UMAS ffliipiii|i'li! 312066 0347^' ■.nm-f..,, i;>, '.t)?,iir' , i8W,:rii.,.ji yi^KM'- (:j.i;(yii;i;wi.;i::-; : ■'/■ v':"^;i,'r'':;M: /■, lliy^''-' ■■:'■'.■ na;f aitV.':---- -iiH ■■':'■■■■ *■' ii-i' ;lffl3i.;---.';i, .;■-: si':^!.:':,. '^:-Tm^ .'.^5W,:.H;.;.i- :■ |J LIBRARY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE sou BCE ..^CDlie^e— -f-LA-n-ci s.. FLOR, DEPT. iDHPRtiTCnEJi'T OF FLOf^ICOUTOI^ U 3 ^ • ^ o^ "^ c- INDEX TO V • -1- The Florists' Exchange VOLUME XLI, 1916 Embracing the 26 Issues from January 1 to June 24, inclusive ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES ARE MARKED WITH AN (*) ASTERISK A Page Abies (Picea Alcockiana), Notes on. 1347 Abies (Picea) concolor. Notes on... 1449 Abutilons, Note^ on 744 Acacia, Fine Specimen, by \V. W. Edgar Co •1037 Acacia paradoxa, Notes on 295 Acanthopanax ricinifoliu.s. Notes on. 1069 Acer Japonicum lacin latum, Notes on *1U11 Acer polymorphum dissectum, Notes on 649 Achyranthes and Coieus, Notes on.. 467 Aconitum Napellus from Seeds. Growing. Notes on 632 Acorns, Prese^^■ing Early Sprouting, Notes on 527 Actinidia poU-g^ania. Notes on 407 Adiantum cuneatum '1082 Adiantum Farleyense *10S2 Advertisements, Some Easter News- paper *829 Advertiser, The Old 1008 Advertising, Finesse in, (W. Atlee Burpee & Co.) 366 Advertising For the Retailer, Best Ways of. by \V. Cleaver Harry... 903 Advertising for the Retail Florists' Trade. Local, by A. H. Seeker .... ♦246 Aggeler & Musser Seed Co. Enjoy an Outing *1226 Agricultural College, to the Flower GrtAving Interests of the State of New York, Relation of the, by Prof. E. A. White, 546, 670, 752, 889 670, 752. 889 Albizzia lophantha, Notes on 745 Alexander, J. K. ( Dahlias) 74 Allen. C. L. (New Giant Freesias) . 380 Alonsoa Warscewiczii, Notes on . . 744 Alsophila Australis in the open, Growing, Notes on 333 Amateur? Who is an 1358 American Association of Nurserv- men- 888. 1303". 150S American Carnation Society's Show 72, 176, 236, 606; Meeting and Exhibition 122. 238, 300 American Dahlia Society, 544, 664, 965; May Bulletin of 1357 American Gladiolus Society 665 American Peony Societv's Show, 1411; 14th Annual Meeting and Ex- * hibition 1458 American Products and S. A. F 1247 "American Rose Annual" 739 American Rose Society, 178. 419, 542, 665. 1244; Annual Meeting 823 American Seed Trade Association, 1456; Executive Meeting, 105; An- nual Convention. 1283; (Portraits). 1512 American Sweet Pea Society, Show at Bar Harbor, Me., 124; Sched- ule for San Francisco Show, 299; Support the 967 Amherst. Mass., A Festival of Flow- ers at, 497; Busy Days at 592 Ammann. J. F. (Portrait) 300 Amorpha fruticosa. Notes on 1291 Ampelopsis Yeitchii. Trouble with. Notes on 11 Andromeda mariana, Notes on 1347 Anemone Chrysanthemums, Some- thing good in * 25 Anemone sylvestris *605 Ankle Bouquet. I^enouncing the 79 Annuals for Cuttings, Notes on. 1072; for Spring Sales. Notes on. 1502; in Pots for May 15. 659: Some Good. 745; Time to Sow, 558; T;me to Sow Several 659 Antirrhinum Enchantress *1081 Antirrhinum. Growths Destroyed, Notes on. 80.; Popularity of the. 745: Rust (Pathologist's Report). 608 Antirrhinums, and Bees. 418; Dis- eased, Notes on 662 Ants in Garden. Best and Surest Way to Kill, Notes on 1451 Aphides on Carnations, To Destroy, Notes on 1042 ■ Appearance, The Importance of a Good •1188, •1247 Apple Growing. ProHtable 1266 Apple Tree, Monument to an 842 Araucaria imbricata. Notes on 407 Arbor Day, May 5 909 Arboreta. American 1025 Argentine and Locusts 1248 Argentine, Sending Seeds to the.... 1439 Aristolochia Sipho. Notes on 471 i. -Ashes for Tobacco Dust, Notes on.. 198 '-Asparagus, Baskets, Notes on. 595; c. Growing Esculent, Notes on, 1454; — Hatcheri. Notes on. 68; jilumosus , , nanus. Notes on. 68; Sjirengeri. - •-' Notes on (JS, 1296 Aspidium Tsussimense *1082 Asplenium Nidus *10S3 ' Associated Retail Florists. Inc. and '"^ Greek-American Florists" Associa- tion, Dinner *303 Page Associated Retail Florists, New York. l_>edicated to the 369 Ass'n of American Agric. Colleges and Experiment Stations 13 Aster Crop. The. 1234; Wilt (Path- ologist's Report) 608 Asters. Best Strains of. Notes on, 770; in Pots. Growing, 771; Notes on. 534. 1238: Suitable Land for. Notes on, 49S ; to Follow Carna- tions. Notes on, 552; to Grow Len- der Glass. What. Notes on. 632: Varieties of. Notes on 442 Atmosphere of the Houses, Notes on 87 8 Attention to Detail 20 Azalea calendulacea. Notes on, •1233; Pink Pearl. Notes on •1175 Azaleas and Rhododendrons, Notes on. 534; Boxwood and Bay Trees, Wintering. Notes on, 1263: Treat- ment of, Notes on 498 B Bachelor's Buttons, Single or Double, Notes on 1450 Bamboos. Warning to all Growers of 1357 Bar Harbor Sweet Pea Society 124 Basket Willow. Use of the 7S3 Basket Worm. Control of 324 Baskets. Asparagus. Notes on. 595; Hanging. and Window Boxes. •1025: Standard Sizes for 1476 Baum, Chas. L. (Portrait), 179; Bill- board of »13G1 Baum. Karl P. (Portrait) 544 Baur & Steinkamp's New Carnation Merry Christmas 'SSS Bay Trees. Boxwood and Azaleas. Wintering. Notes on, 1263; Notes on 712 Bayersdorfer & Co., H.. Open Air Wedding Scene •1416 Bedding Plants. What to Grow Af- ter. Notes on. 1524; Season. The End of the. Notes on. 1452; Stock, Arranging Your, Notes on, 1016; Stock, Notes on 804. 952 Beech. American. Notes on 1449 Beech. Fern-leaved. Transplanting the. Notes on 869 Bees and Antirrhinums 418 Begerow. A. C. Preparedness Win- dow of. *1253; Wedding Decora- tion by 'loss Begonias. 748; Bedding. Notes on. 170; Cincinnati. Notes on. 116; Cut- tings of Fibrous Rooted. Notes on. 498; Extra Choice. Notes on, 356; Mr^. J. A. Peterson (A Notable Plant Acquisition). 25; Gloire de Cliatelaine. Notes on, 728; Notes on. 728; Tuberous Rooted. Notes on. 116: Tuberous Rooted. Notes on.ll80 Belgian Sjiring Shipments 1223 Bemb. L... Floral Co. (Orchid Show in Retail Store) *679 Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium. Notes on •65 Berberis (Mahonia) Japonica, Notes on •ll Berberises. The Itahonia and Other. 891 Bermuda 1519 Bertermann, Irwin (Portrait) 178 Betula alba. Purple-Leaved. Notes on 869 Bids for Free Seeds Ojjened 103 Bignonias (Trumpet Vines). Notes on 1175 Bill Against Delinquent Debtors.... 289 Bills of Lading and Invoices, De- layed 515. 621 Bird Houses 480, 606 Bird Housing ^751 Bird Housing, by Charles Living- ston Bull ^1024, '1134 Birds as a Side Line "61 Birds, Bird Habits and Bird Homes. 665 Birds, Brin^ Back the 815, 961 Bittersweets, Notes on 1123 Black, Charles (Top Grafting Trees in Winter) 306 Black Scab and Wart of Potatoes... 552 Boiler Capacity. Providing, for Fu- ture Additions to Greenhouse 558 Bolgiano, C. J.. Gift of a Building bv.l392 Bolgiano. F. W. (Portrait). Second Vice-Pres. American Seed Trade Ass'n ^1513 Boltonias, Notes on 1405 Bolze, F. A.. Entrances to Establish- ment of •1188. 1189 Books. Reviews of "Carnation Year Book." lOSl; "How to Grow Roses." 1083, 1151: Plant Propagation, 1286; Practical Landscape Garden- ing, Cridland, 1354; "Suburban Home Grounds, How to Lay Out" (Kellaway) 739 Borax in Manure Injurious to Plants? Is, Notes on 366 Borax-treated Manure, Notes bv Howard A. Safford ". 546 Page Boronia polygalaefolia •1365 Bostain Floral Co. (First Casket Blanket Made in Tampa, Fla.).... 77 Boston Fern. Repotting a. Notes on. . 498 Boston Gardeners and Florists' Club. 423, 1023, 1514; Banquet •416 Boston Spring Show ^741, '1246 Botanical Garden, New York 1080 Bougainvilleas. New 418 Boughs of Foliage, Prepared, Notes on 333 Bouvardia Humboldtii, Notes on.... 804 Bouvardias. Cultivation of 1493 Boxes, Window, and Hanging Baskets ^1025 Boxwood, Bay Trees and Azaleas, Wintering, Notes on 1263 Boxwood. Notes on 534 Bowlers. Florist. A Call to 606 Boylan & Sons. J.. Planting Schemes of •1248 Brant Bros.. Establishment of ^538 Brasslca. Types of •SSS Brazil's Fruit Exhibit 1022 Brinkgrieve. Harry (A Blind Florist) 13 Britain Holds up Seeds 279 British Empire Fair •538 British Novelties of Merit 1506 Brooklyn Botanical Garden. N. Y. ..114U Browallia speciosa major. Notes on. . 745 Brown, Asa Eldridge, Death of (Portrait) 642 Bruckner, E. C. (Portrait) 654 Buddleia variabilis. Notes on 1291 Buddleia variabilis magniflca. Notes on 170 Buddleias. Notes on 1352 Bulb, and Plant Imports 1341 Growing in New York State. ^1459; Stock. Dutch, Notes on, 232; Stock, Easter, Notes on 658 Bulbs, Dutch, Not Flowering, Notes on, 595; Dutch, Presentation of, 1021; Experiments with. 11S7. 1246; from Holland, 1302; Tulip, That Duty on, 622; Unfit for Food 585 Bull, Chas, Livingston, (Bird Hous- ing) 751, •1024 ^1134 Bull's Nursery, Passing of 708 Burbank Files Suit Against Luther Burbank Co 57 Burgevin, David (Portrait) 737 Burgevin, George (Portrait) 737 Burpee & Co.. W. Atlee. A Novel Folder bv, 1284; Finesse in Adver- tising, 366; Part of Exhibit of Spencer Peas by •816 Burpee Service, Forty Years of. . . . 105 Burton. George (Portrait) 178 Busiest Season, The 1186 c Cabbage Heading, About. Notes on. 1319 Cahill. Wm. E. (Portrait) 382 Caladium esculentum. Notes on, 535, 952 Caladiums, Fancy leaved. Notes on. 952 Calceolarias. Growing. Notes on.... 197 Calceolarias. Notes on... 357, 744. 1502 Calendula. Temperature for Grow- ing. Notes on 198 Calendulas and Cardinal Climber, Notes on 712 California Association of Nursery- men, Transactions of " . 237 California, Lower Freight Rates to. 635 California Nursery Co 13 California Problem, Notes on a .... 271 California Seed Crops 340, 1285 Callas. Growing, Notes on 1042 Callas, Notes on 332, 41a Calliearpas in Pots, Notes on 717 Callicarpas, Notes on, 347 Calycanthus floridus. Notes on 1347 Camellia Japonica, Treatment of. Notes on 712 Canna Roots, Keeping, Notes on . . . 332 Cannas, Notes on 170, 477 Cannas, Time for Planting, Notes on 632 Canners' Convention, The 480 Canterbury Bells, Notes on .■ 1238 Capital. What City Wants This, 419, 480 Cardinal Climber and Calendulas. Notes on 712 Carnation, Blooms per Plant and Profits from Greenhouse, 914; nicioms. Cuttings From Shoots Producing Split, Notes on, 552; Branch Rot. Notes on, SO; Branch Rot of (I'athologisfs Report), 608; Calyxes Sjilitting, Notes on. 914; Criticisms. 604. 669 ; New, Red Wing, 419; Plants Diseased, Notes on 913; Societ.v, Perpetual Flowering, 1247; Soil, Notes on, 1352; Spot Disease, Notes on, 196; Sport, To obtain Cuttings from a. 333: Stem Rot, Notes on. 662: "Yellows" by Geo. L. Peltier 303. 1456 Carnations Alice and Gorgeous, 1023; Among the New. 418: and Chrys- anthemums, ,3tock Plants of, 439; Page and McKinley Day. 176: and Stem Rot, 1081; .\sters to Follow, Notes on, 552: Cultural Notes, 69: in Beds or Benches, Notes on, 366: in the Field. '359; for Wholesale Market. Growing. Notes on, 1322: Indoor Culture of. Notes on. 1016 Liquid Manure for. Notes on, 198: ■ Notes on, 170, 290. 410, 712, 1016, 1238; To Destroy Aphides on, Notes on 1042 Carnations, Varieties: Cottage Maid, 241: Laura Weber, 420; Merry Christmas, 606; Miss Theo, ^240; Meri-y Christmas •SSS Catalogs, On, 727; Mailing of. An- other Bill Re, 639: Postage on, 935: 1003, 1022; That Enhance . Prices 1005 Catalpa Bungei, E. Y. Teas on 419 Catalpas, Hardy, Notes on 589 Cattleya Leaves Diseased, Notes on 1319 Cattleya Shoots Infested, Notes by John E. Lager 442 Celery for Growing in Greenhouses, Notes on 198 Celosias, Growing, as Pot Plants, . . . 807 Celtis sinensis. Notes on ^797 Censorship, Imports and, 1059: Modified, 1167: More Re, 1223: Protest Against, 703: Protest re.. 1115 Centaurea gymnocarpa. Notes on... 290 Cerasus rosea pendula. Notes on..^589 Cercis Canadensis. The White Flowered. 649; Notes on ^943 Chestnut Tree Blight in Oswego County. N. Y ' 311 Chicago Florists' Club. 126, 420, 666, 961 1459 Chicago at Easter 1077 China Tree, Hardiness of the. Notes on 589 Chinquapin Chestnut, Notes on 1011 Chiswickians and Kewites 606 Christmas Letter, New York City.. 21 (IJhristmas Window by Knoble Bros.^318 Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Shows. 1188; Plants. Bush. 535: Plants. Care of Small, Notes on 1042 Chrysanthemum Society of America, Review of Work of Examining Committee 759 Chrj-santhemums, 73 ; and Carna- tions, Stock Plants of, 439; Best Pompon and Single Varieties, 22: Crown Bud of. Notes on, 439: Cultural and other Hints,, 195; Flowering of. Notes on, 1322; Growing Outdoor, Notes on, 1453: Notes on. 290, 1352; Observations on Single, Pompon and Anemone, •124; Outdoor, Notes on, 1238; Pompon, Notes on, 1502;- Single Notes on, 1453: Soil for. Notes on 1352; The Best, 72: Varieties of Early and Late Commercial, Notes on, 334: Zinnias. Geraniums. Fol- iage Burning on. ,\otes on, 1382: When to Take Buds 1524 Chrysanthemums, Varieties: Anem- one, C. L. Hutchinson, •124; New Anemone Emma, ^25; Jlrs. E. H. Wells. •125: Nippon '124 Cibotium Schledei '1082 Cincinnati Seed Trade Organizes . . 518 Cinerarias. Notes on 1502 Cinerarias. Pinching Back, Notes on 195 Citrus trifoliata. Notes on 165 Clematis, Herbaceous, Notes on, 1233: paniculata. Time to Sow, Notes on, 1042; tangutica. Notes on, 1069; Vines Sending Out Shoots, Notes on 662 Cleveland, Another Flower Show at, 1306: Flower Store Blossoms Into the Movies, 1517: for the Next National Show, 88S; to Have Audi- torium. 1132: How it is Done in.. 369 Climbers, Evergreens, Books, Ques- tions on 498 Cloche Co.. The (Continuous Seed and Plant Forcer) 4 Coal. Cheapest. Notes on (P. Lauten- schlager) 391 Coal. Price of 363 Cobiea scandens. Notes on 658 CobPBas, Notes on 953 Cocas Weddelliana, Notes on 809 Coddington, L. IJ. — Men We Meet..^358 Cold Cellar. Proper Construction of. Notes on 1042 Cold Snap Strikes So. California ... 57 Soleus and Achyranthes, Notes on.. 476 Coieus. Notes on 952 College Florists. Organization of... 1037 Colonial Forest Laws 1476 Columbines. Notes on 1405 Competition. "Unfair." Not a Bless- ing in Disguise? Is 679 Comptonia asplenifolia. Notes on ...283 Congestion of Imports 664 Index to The Florists' Exchange, Vol. XLI Pase Congress, In SS4 Conlon, the Florist, Estab 416 Convention Hall, Philadelphia, National Flower Show *666 Conversion of Peat into Manure, Notes on 271 Cook, W. C, Southern Cultural Notes 1445 Co-operation Between Florists and Nurserymen . 179 Copyright, Infringement of 1117 Coreopsis and Gaillardias, Notes on. 1404 Corfield, H. J., Activities of 647 Corn and Allied Plants, Diseases of. 1392 Corn, Peas and Tomatoes, Acreage under 843 Cornell Students' Observation Tour. "126 Cornflowers, Double, Notes on. 117, 1128 Cornus alba Spfethli, Notes on .... 717 Correspondence School of Flori- culture, Notes on 632 . Cotton and Tobacco for Pot Plants, How to Grow 770 Crab Grass in Lawns 1236, 1399 Craig Co., Robt., View of Rose Garden of the 'SIS, *819 Grain, G. D., (Florists' Round Table) •75, 553. 677, 971, 1084, 1191, 1249, 1461, 1515; A Florist's Window Which Was "The Best Window in Town," •1027; Disposing of Surplus Stock at a Profit 27 Crash 1083 Crataegus Oxyacantha pendula. Notes on 165 Crepe Chase Again, The 681 Crimean Linden. Notes on 1069 Crctons, Notes on 1072 Crvptomeriaand Nelumbiums (Frank H. Presby) • 74 Crvptomeria Japonica Hedge, Notes on 471 Cucumbers Grown in Michigan .... 777 Cunningham, J, H. (Change of Ownership) 56 Cupheargnea, Notes on 744 Cupid and The Florist by Ella Grant Wilson *313 Cupressus Lawsoniana, Triumph of Boskoop, Notes on 797 Customs Decisions 4 Customs Tolls 311 Cut Flowers for May and June, Notes on 476 Cut Flowers Pickled? Are 1133 Cut Flowers, Problems in Keeping. , 423 Cuthbertson, Frank G., (Points for California Sweet Pea Growers) . . 966 Cuttings in Sand, Shading, Notefe on 662 Cuttings, Setting Out 744 Cutworm Poison 1288 Cyclamen, 1150: and Primroses Through the Summer, Keeping, Notes on, 439; Notes on, 290, 1352; Plants in Too High a Temperature, Notes on 198 Cydonia (Pyrus) japonica. Notes on. 1399 Cypress, The Variable Lawson, Notes on 1123 Cvrtomium falcatum Rochfordianum, Notes on 'lOSS D Daffodil and Jonquil •545 "Daffodil Year Book. 1915" 889 Daffodils at End of May 1355 Daffodils, Some Newer 135S Dahlia and Chrysanthemum Shows. 1188; Bertha von Suttner, 306: Blooms Blighting. Notes on, 1263; Contest in Kentucky. 1411; Literature and Commercial Va- rieties. Notes on, 1042; Shows. Dates of, 1080: Dahlias, American, in England, 1371; and Gladioli. Notes on, 1296 : and Pansies, Method of Propagating, Notes on. 1320: and their Culture, 178; Harvesting and Packing for Win- ter, 74; in San Francisco. Best. 73; Notes on 535. 1072 Dahlias. Varieties: Decorative, Bertha von Suttner, *256: John Wanamaker *256 Daily Press and Gardening 814 Daisies and Porgetmenots, Notes on 14 Daisies, English, Annual Flowers and 366 Daisies. Shasta. Notes on 476, 1405 "Damping Off." Control of 1318 Danish Ran on Flowers 778 Darlington. H. D. (Growing Otaheite Oranges), 292; Notes on Acacia paradoxa 295 Daphne Mezereum, Notes on 225 Datura cornucopia, "Notes on 745 Davenport. A. M.. Exhibit at Boston Spring Show of. •1246 Davey Tree Expert Co.. Inc., Sues.. 884 Decumaria bartaara. Notes on 65 Delphinium cardinale Plants Wanted, 770; More About 1129 Delphiniums for Cut Flowers, Hardy 69 Dench, Ernest A. (L.et the Movies Help You) ' 827 Dept. of Agriculture Notes 1349 DePauw, Jerome, A Call From the Potting Shed 1409 Deutzia gracilis. Notes on 117 Deutzias. Double Flowered. Notes on 943 Dickson, Hugh, Wins $1000 Rose Prize 122 Diervilla rosea variegata (Weigela), •Notes on •1347 Digitalis or Foxglove. Notes on 1404 Dirca palustris. Notes on 869 Dirt Bands. Notes on 594 Discussion on Bedding Plants *744 Diseases of Corn and Allied Plants. 1392 Disinfectants. Use of. Notes on 271 Display at Boston, A Scottish, by Penn, the Florist 369 Disposing of Surplus Stock at a Profit bv G. b. Grain. Jr 27 Distribution, The Question of.... 36 Dracpena indivisa. Notes on . . . .170, 1452 Draccena indivisa from Seeds, Notes on 1042 Dracsena Craigii * 25 Dreer, Henrv A.. Rose Garden bv. *81S; Nurserv, Substantial. 884: Page Additions to the *243 the *243 Dressel, Frederick H., Hydrangeas Grown by 668 "Dubs" 360 Dutch Bulbs Exporters' Assn 73 Dye Wanted for Coloring Flowers. 770 Dynamite in Cultivation, Use of.... 1225 E Eadie, James (New Bougainvilleas) . 418 Easter and Memorial Dav, Shrub Flowers for. 649 : Bulb Stock, Notes on 658; Chicago at. 1077; Crops Too Late for, 878: Eggs in Vase Form, 973; Memoranda for. bv Ella Grant Wilson, *968; 1916. Notes on. 952: New York at 1075: Stock, About Your, 728; Stock, Storing, Notes on. 804 Edgar Co., W. W., Fine Specimen Acacia *1037 Edwards Floral Hall Co., Picture of Natural Flowers by *823 ElEeagnus Simoni. Notes on 65 Elder. Common (Sanibucus can- adensis). Notes on ^1499 Elders. Red Berried, Notes on 7 97 Elliott & Sons, Wm. (Britain Holds up Seeds) 279 Elm, American Weeping. Notes on.. 165 Embargo. Danish, on Root Seeds. . . . 51S Embargoes by the Railroads, 630 : Railroad, Lifting on Freight 859 English Oak. Weeping, Notes on (Quercus Robur) 589 English Scions on Black Walnut Stocks, Grafting 366 Entrances. Front, *1188, *1247 Epiphvllum, Stock on Which to Graft. Notes on 80 Erica vagans, Notes on 1011 Ericas. Culture of 322 Eriobotrya (Mespilus) Japonica, Notes on 31 Erythronium, Dog's-tooth Violet. . .*605 Eucalyptus globulus, Notes on 745 Eucalyptus, Hardy (?) Notes on.... 113 Eucalyptuses, The Hardiness of . . . 306 Eucalyptu.s, Hardy 179 Euonvmus, americanus. Notes on 1233; or Evonymus? 1190; radicans vegeta. Notes on. 138: Scale. Notes on, 649: The "U" in. 1^57; vs. Evonymus. Explanation of 1247 Evergreen Hollies. Plant in Spring. 407 Evergreens, Climbers, Books, Ques- tions on, 498; Dwarf, Notes on, 332; Low Flowering, Notes on. 498: Time to Plant 960 Evonymus or Euonymus? 1190. 1247 Exchange. The, and the Shows 961 Experiment Stations 614 Experiment Station. New. for Texas 644 Experimental Station for Georgia. Suggested 90 Experimental Work in New York State 1305 Fagus americana. Notes on 1449 Fagus purpurea. Notes on 471 Farmers' Week at Columbia, Mo... 262 Farmers' Week at Ithaca 21 Federal Examinations 261 Federal Income Tax and Deprecia- tion of Greenhouse Property ....1409 Federation of New York State Floral Clubs 422 Pence, Cost of Durable 919 Ferns, Boston, Notes on, 1072, 1263, 1296, 1502 Ferns, Small Table, as a Paying Crop *1082 Ferns. Time Required to Grow .... 808 Fertilizer Situation, The 362 Fertilizers for Carnation Soils 302 Fertilizers for Carnations, Notes on 334 Fertilizers for Peonies, Notes on . . . 442 Field, Our 480 Figs, The Culture of. Notes on 1451 Finger Spades Wanted 632 Fir and the Spruce, Notes on 471 Fischer, Rudolph, Home of Famous Freesias *1466 Fish Worms, to Destroy, Notes on.. 198 Fletcher & Co., Inc.. F. W., Antir- rhinum Enchantress +1081 Floods in North Holland 518 Flora Near Banff and Lake Louise. The *47 FLORAL DECORATIONS (All •): Ballroom at New Haven (Conn.). 77 : Cleveland City Council, 369 ; Clock Decoration. 429 ; Easter Wedding Table. 968; Table, 187; Table, bv Mullanphy Florists, 302; Table, by Windier 301 FLORAL DESIGNS (All *). Baskets: At American Sweet Pea Society. 761; Feature for St. Valentine's Day. 246, 247. 249; Hydrangeas. 1465: Presentation of orchids and Roses. 557; Roses. 1307; Schling's Orchid Baskets. 1084. Easter Bas- kets: Azalea, Rambler Roses and Adiantum Farleyense. 906; Azalea, Erica persoluta. etc., 903 : Bauera rubloides, White Astilbe, 971; Bougainvillea and Erica melan- thera, 906; Calla Elliottiana and Pussy Willow. 967; Easter Egg. with Foliage Plants, 973: Erica cu- pressina, 904 : Heart-shaped of Dwarf Bougainvillea, 908: Lilac, Roses and Rauera rubioides. 907; Rose Dorothv Perkins, 907; Valley, Erica, etc., 968. Bouquet: Bridal Bouquet of Valley and White Den- drobiums, 1413 : Bride's Bouquet, 1195: Bouquet of Roses. 1251. 1363; Miniature Roses, 1519; Old-Fash- ioned Bouquet, 1515. Corsages: Carnations, etc., 1311; Roses and Lilv of the Valley, 1517. Boxes: Ericas and Pteris, 827 ; Heart- shaped box for St. Valentine's Day, 249; Primula obconica ^nd Erica Pago persoluta, 904. Sprays: Funeral of Lilies and Iris, 765: Funeral of Roses and Lilac, 130. Wreaths: Hemlock Sprays and Pine Cones, 75; Ten Week Stocks and Sweet Peas, 677. Miscellaneous: Clock, 555; Double Heart for St. Valen- tine's Day, 367; Easter Eggs, 1086; Gates Ajar, 31; Harp, 763: Horse's Head, 617; Lvre, 430; Nemesia as a Pot Plant, 914; Pan of Tulips, and Pussy Willow, 905; Picture of Real orchids, 3 461; Scroll to President of Harvard, 1309; Seal of Minne- sota, 425; Watch Made by Silman The Florist 553 Floricultural Teaching in Massachu- setts 1503 Floricultiire and Vegetable. Culture at Cornell, The School for 608 Floriculture, Correspondence School of, Notes on 632 Florist and Perennials. Notes on.... 1404 Florist and the President *1510 Florists and Shakespeare 615 Florists' Club of Philadelphia 1134 Florists' Hail Association 542, 602 Florists' Telegraph Deliverv. The, 75. 179, 367. 903: An Invaluable Or- ganization. 72; Enterprise 666 Florists, The Honesty of 1493 Flower Dav. The Next (Mother's Day) 1086 Flower Land, In 647 Flower Show at Country Life Ex- position. N. Y 299 Flower Show is Here 738 Flower Shows, Annual 1037 Flower Shows are Increasing 1132 Flower Shows of the Future 1244 Flower Shows, Spring 418 Flower Show. The Fourth National. 73 Flower Store. The Up-To-Date (Ella Grant Wilson and W. R. Horn- berger) *128. 184 Flowers at School. Prohibiting. .602, 664 Flowers, Old-Fashioned, Notes on... 804 Flowers on Telegraphed Orders, De- livering *814 Flowers Used for Insect Powder.... 734 Fly, White, on Tomato and Helio- trope Plants. To Kill, Notes on, 80; Destroy, Notes on -. 195 Foliage Plants 745 Foliage Plants, Ornamental, That Can Be Grown in a Palm House. List of 913 Forcing Tests with Darwin Tulips.. 1190 Foreign Trade Opportunities 324 Forestry Association Meets 244 Forestry Essay Contest 592 Forgetmenots and Daisies, Notes on. 14 Formaldehyde 770 Formaldehyde and Potato Scab 1513 Formosum Lilies, Treatment of. Notes on 198 Forsythia intermedia. Notes on 797 Forsythia. Notes on Forcing the.... 347 Forwarding Companies, Responsibil- ity of 330 Fothergilla alnifolia. Notes on *1449 Foxglove, Digitalis or. Notes on.... 1404 Free, M.. on Experiments with Bulbs. 11 87 Freesia, New, Large Lavender 545 Freesias. New Giant (C. L. Allen).. 380 Freight Charges. Refund of 1492 Freight Rates to California, Lower. 635 Freightage Congestion 642 Fuchsia Leaves Damaged by Insects 770 Fuchsias, Notes on 116. 744 Fuchsias. Revival of Interest in (by H. Jungerius) *482 Fumigating and Spraying, Notes on. 356 Furrow & Co., Carnations in the Field *1359 G Gaillardias and Coreopsis, Notes on. 1404 Garden? How Big is a *1007 Garden Greens 727 Garden Notes, Early Winter 4 Gardeners and Florists' Club of Bos- ton 180, 739, 1266 Gardeners and Parksmen's Field Day 1456 Gardeners' Essays 604, 1132 Gardenia Culture, Book on 552 Gardening and the Daily Press 814 Gardening at St. Louis, School of...l083~ Gardens. Children's 1219 Gaura Lindheimeri, Notes on 745 Gazania splendens. Notes on 744 Gelsemium sempervirens. Notes on. 1347 Geranium City, The Red 608 Geranium. Cuttings Not Rooting Well. Notes on, 552; Leaves. Dis- eased, Notes on, 80: Origin of S. A. Nutt. 469, 545. Geraniums and Salvias, Trouble With. Notes on, 1263 ; Chrysanthemums, Zinnias, Foliage Burning on. Notes on, 1382; Diseased. Notes on. 659; for Stock Plants. 1425: in Coldframes and Hotbeds. Growing, Notes on. 439; Notes on, 410, 712, 1503; Old. Notes on. S05: Rooting. Notes on, 266; What to Grow After. Notes on. .. .1451 Giganteums, Notes on 594 Gillespie's Flower Shop *555 Ginkgo, Pyramidal. Notes on...:... 797 Ginkgos. Fastigiate, Notes on 225 Gladioli and Dahlias, Notes on. 1296; and Narcissi, Forced Bulbs of. Notes on. 439: Culture, Book on, 552; Notes on : 290, 1072 Gladiolus America Between Carna- tions, Time to Plant, 334: Annual. The. 545; Bulbs, Forced. Notes on, 442; Nanus, Forcing, Notes on.... 26 GlechQma, Notes on 658 Gloeckner. Wm., St. Valentine Adver- tising by. *491; Gloeckner Has It. .1416 Gloxinias as Commercial Cut Flow- ers. Notes on, 1042; Notes on. 117. 1180 Golden Bell, Notes on Forcing the.. 347 Gooseberry Culture, Prohibition of.. 1225 Gordonia Lasianthus. Notes on 1399 Government Co-operation with the Trade Press, 1248; Free Seed Page Awards, 275; Purchases of Seeds ■ in 1915 '216 Gi^cey, J. C, Philadelphia, Picture of Real Flowers Shown by *818 Grass Seed 729 Grass Seed Dealers' Association, Eighth Annual Convention 1491 Grass. Sudan, for Ohio 809 Great Britain, Stray Notes from, by T. A. Weston 894, 1024 Greenhouse and Horticultural Ex- periments in Ohio 727 Green Pea Louse, Remedy for. Notes on 1320 Greenhouse at Cornell. Appropria- tions for 739 Greenhouse Construction, Commer- cial 1411, 1460 "Greenhouse Heating" 1508 Greenhouse Measurement *619 (Greenhouse Plants and Nursery Stock. Assessed Valuation of 360 Greenhouse, Profits from. Notes on. 442 Greenhouse Property and the Fed- eral Income Tax. Depreciation of. 1409 Greenhouses, Atmosphere of the. . . . 878 Greenhouses, Insurance on. Notes on 807 Greenville Floral Co., Notes on 1181 Grevillea robusta. Notes on 170, 745 Gude. Wm. F., Active at the Capitol. 1422; The Florist and the Presi- dent *1510 H Halimodendron argenteum. Notes on 1069 Hands Across the Sea 1080 Hazels. Fertilization of. Notes on. . . . 65 Hardy Flower Garden Encircled with Arches of Dorothy Perkins Roses. *747 Hardy Flowers. Twelve Best 1463 Harmon, J. B., Greenhouse of *558 Harrison, C. S.. A Successful Way to Raise Peonies 1359 Harry, W. Cleaver. Best Ways of Advertising for the Retailer, 903; Imagination and Enthusiasm, 425; Initiative in the Florists' Business, *367: Tact and Courtesy, Priceless Assets to the Retailer, 761; What is to be Done with the Rising Cost in Retailing? 1413 Hastings, H. G. (Portrait) *1512 Havemever, T. A.. Exhibit of Lilacs and Tulips by 1292 Heacock Co., Jos.. Second Prize Dis- play of Cut Roses *889 Heating Queries 1264, 1471 Hedera Helix, Notes on 1347 Hedge Along Main Thoroughfare. . .*. 332 Helesia diptera, Hardiness of. Notes on 113 Helichrysum petrolatum. Notes on. 745 Heliotropes. Notes on 952 Henderson. Alex. (Portrait) 178 Henderson & Co.. Peter. The Annual Dinner of Employees of 219 Herbaceous Plants of Shrub-like Character, Notes on 869 Herr. Albert M.. Looking Backward and Looking Forward 1358 Hershey (Pa.) Flower Show ..1040 Hess. J. J. (Portrait) *1511 Hickory Trees in Plantings, Use More 225 Hill, E. Gurney, Discusses the Newer Roses, 421; Portraits. .. .178. 421, 544 Hill, Joseph H. (Portrait) 178 Holbrook. Gennett L. (Death of a Nonagenarian Florist) 237 Holland. Bulbs from 1302 Hollanders to Charge for Cases and Packing 73 Hollies, Gold and Silver Leaved, Notes on 1291 Hollies, Yellow Berries, Notes on... 11 HoUister. G. H. (Portrait) 166 Holm & Olson Club *493 Home Grounds. Improve Your 430 Hornberger. W. R. (The Up-To-Date Flower Store) *128. *1S4 Horse Chestnuts, The Flowering of. Notes on 943 Horticultural Crops in Southern France 362 Horticultural Society of New York, 122, 298, 423, 542, 739, 1022, 1132, 1245 Horticultural Sports .'. . 179 Horticulture in Minnesota 1371 Hotbeds and Sashes. Notes on, 232; for National Flower Show Week, March 25 to April 2. 1916, 740; Notes on 878 Houston's Beautiful Boulevards, *24; Convention Garden, 1187, 1247; Ho- venia dulcis. Notes on 165 Howard's New Rose Los Angeles. Naming of (Howard & Smith) . . .•1278 Humea elegans. Notes on 745 Hyacinth, Grape, The White *604 Hvacinths. Bringing Into Flower. 479; to Bloom. Time Required for. 439 Hydrangea Hortensia, Notes on, 527; Hortensfs, Pruning, Notes on, 1322; Otaksa. Treatment of. Notes on. 330; paniculata. Notes on, 225; Teas' Snowball, Notes on 1291 Hvdrangeas for Christmas. *669; Easter, Notes on, 117, 476; for Eas- ter, Growing, Notes on, 913; French, Some of the Newer. *668: French. Notes on. 728; Hardy, Notes on 1180: Notes on 410, 1128 Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. Using, Notes on 632 I Iceland Poppies, Notes on S78 Ideas, New 1037 Illinois State Florists' Association, 362, 667; Convention of, 244, 419; Arrangement Committee for An- nual Convention of, '5S9; Com- mittee in Charge, *569; Exhibition and Meeting, 607; Judges for 545 Imagination and Enthusiasm, W. Cleaver Harry 425 Immortelles, Importation of 1410 Impatiens Holstli, Notes on 744 Index to The Florists' Exchange, Vol. XLI Page Import Oecisions. Recent .. .528. 656. "-«. 1157. la.'iS Import Restrictions in (Jreat ICritjiln. Further. 1244; Situation Improving 935 Iiiir'orlations Found to be Nearly Worthle.ss, Delayed 1287 liTiiHirts and t^ensor.ship. 1059; Con- gestion ol*. ti»J4; from I'Uirftpe. 579; to Great Hritain Restricted 1223 Importers. \'exatious and I'ncalled for iielays .Still Continue to Har- rass (.McHutchison & Co.) 64U Indiana State Florists' Association. 122. 299. 888. SGd Indianapolis. Florists' Co-operative .\dvt. for .Mother's Day •1202 Initiative in the Florists' Itusiness. Iiy W. Cleaver Harry ♦307 Insect I'owder. Flowers -l^sed for... 734 Insecticide for Flowering Plants, .Voles on 198 Insecticides of Higher Quality 363 InscLls. Scale. 1168; To Destroy Various. Notes on 1451 Insurance on Greenhouses. Notes on. 807 International Garden Club. 1303; Cu]! of the. •9Ci;: First Open Air Show. '1410; Preliminary Sched- "le 1037 International Flower Show. New York 362. 890 Invoices and Bills of Lading. De- , layed 515, 621 Iowa Seed Dealers Meet 1492 Iris. German, after Blooming, Re- moving the Flower Stalks, Notes on. 1450; pallida Dalmatica, Notes , on 1128 Irises and Vincas. Notes on. 1128; Early Bulhou."!. 'BOS; Spanish, Soil , for 1471 Ivy. Hoston. Notes on. 804; English. Cut-Leaved. Notes on 1347 J James, Eric (Portrait) 178 Jarvis Testimonial. "The Exchange" and the 1186 Jerusalem Cherries, Notes on (Solan- . ""IS) 356 Johanne Bonhomme" 1168 Johansen. Victor. Seed Co., Seed tlrounds of *733 "Johnny Appleseed" 1382 Johnson. Chas.. of Former Days.... 1440 Jonquil and Daffodil •545 Joy, T. H. ( Portrait) 544 Jungerius, H. (Revival of Interest in Fuchsias) ^482 Juniperus communis. Notes on. ... ! !*471 Jurgens. William. Notes re Estab- lishment of 1183 K Kalmia latifolia. Notes on 943 Kasting. The Late William F., 1508; Wni.. Wins Suit 1074 Keimel, W. J. ( Portrait) 23 Kentucky Pure Seed Bill 582 Kentucky State Horticultural Society 261 Kerr. R. C. (Portrait) 23 Kessler. Geo. E. IPortrait) 179 Kew Men in America. To 738 Kew-ites and Chiswickians. 606; in America, To, 480; Reunion 965 King, W. Guy — How to Decorate the Dinner Table i^gg Knoble Bros. (Christmas Window). '.'ilS; Easter Window Decoration of •1193 Knoble, H. P. (Local Advertising for the Retail Trade) 316 Knoxville Florists' Society (Mid- winter Banquet)) •160-161 Kroeschell .Medals at National Flow- er Show *540 L Labor Saving Devices Wanted 961; The Rising Cost of 1302 Loco- Weed j90 Ladies' Society of American Florists 664 Lager, John E. (Orchids for Commer- cial Cut Flowers) 74, 181, 483 T .„.>.„■ *^'- '52, 967. 1466 Land of the Rising Sun. The 1508 Landreth Seed Co., D. (Pedigree Seeds) .. 156 Landscape Gardening, The Prairie Style of, 741: Gardening, Prairie Spirit in (Wilhelm Miller) 176 Larkspur. Annual, Notes on 1128 Larkspurs and Stocks for Exhibition, Notes on 19g Laurel, English. Notes on Winter Protection of 347 Lautenschlager, F. (Cheapest Coal) ! 391 Law and the Seed Trade 165 Lenz, Alfred (Preserving Flowers by \\ a.\ Process) 299 Leopard Moth 895 Lettuce and Other Vegetables, Grow- ing, Under Glass Notes on, 808; Crop. Substitute for a. Notes on.. 333 Leueothoe axillaris. Notes on 1233 Libocedrus decurrens, Notes on 1291 Ligustrum ovalifolium tricolor 606 Ligustrums, Notes on 1175, 1233 Lilac Blooms of Two Colors on One Lush. Notes on, 1450: Sunday at Rochester. N. Y I357 ^'1^1?', ■^".. ^^•e of. Notes' ■ on, •1123; and Tulips, Exhibit of 12.12- Double, Notes on. 1399; for Forc- ing. .Notes on. 471; Forcing Notes on. 232; Improved .Modern.... 1357 Lihes. Easter. Notes on. 476 594- for Bloom in July, Planting. Notes on, 440: Forcing, Notes on, 26: Gi- ganteum. Notes on, 68: Speciosum for Summer Use. Notes on, 878: Water, for the Home Garden and Market 422 Lilium giganteum and Lilv of'tlie \a_lley. Growing, 198; Notes on, 10 12: Planting, Notes on, 196' Temperature for. Notes on. . 439 Lihum Harrisii Into Bloom Outdoors for Easter, Bringing, Notes on 366 Lily as a Symbol f(»r l':aster Adver- tising, 909; Roots Decaying, Notes on 439 Lily of the Valley, and Lllium gigan- teum, Crowing. Notes on 198 I-iilinil;niil.ar styr.i.llliia. Notes on. . .1011 l.iriodericlroii fastlKiala. Notes on.. 1449 Llttlertcld & Wymaii (View of House of the .New Carnation Miss Theo).^240 Lobelias. Double. .Notes on, 410; Trailing, Notes im 68 Locusts and .Argentine 1248 Loeben, R. E., GloversvUle, N. Y., Scene at ^794 Lonicera Heckrottii, Notes on, 1291; sempervirens. Notes on 1449 I^ooking Backward and Looking For- ward, by .\lbert M. Herr. 1358 Lotus pelior.vnchus in Roof Boxes, (Growing. Notes on 366 Lupines, Hardy, Notes on 1404 Lupton, John M. (Portrait) ^1512 M McCall, James, In Memory of 26 McHutchison & Co., Delayed In- voices and Bills of Lading, 615, 621: Hemo\e to Permanent C^uar- ters. ^1227: Vexatious and Un- called for Delays Still Continue to Harrass Importers 640 McKinley Day and Carnations...!.! 176 MacLellan, .\lex. (Paper on Sweet Pea Culture) 311 MacRorie. Daniel (Portrait). 23; President MacRorie's Journey to Philadelphia ". . . . 798 JIacRorie-.McLaren Co., Interior View of Store of *113S Magnolia and Tulip Tree Scale, Notes on. 527; Evergreen, Trans- planting. Notes on, 1175: ^'Lvjca, Notes on, •1069; Kobus, Notes on, 717; macrophylla. Notes on, 65; Yellow, Notes on 649 Magnolias from Seeds, Prop.^!^ation of. Notes on 60 Magnolias. Notes on 1175 Mahonia and Other Berberises 891 Maine State Florists' Society 481 Making Room Indoors. Notes on..,. 658 Malefyt. K. E. de Waal, Seedling Double Pyrethrums 1392 Malus (Pyrus) Halliana, Notes on.. 869 Mamaroneck, N. Y"., Show at 1524 Manker, Charles, Estab. of 416 Maple, Ash-leaved, Notes on 1449 Maple Trees, Injured. How to Stop from Bleeding and Time to Prune, Notes on 552 Marguerite, Mrs. F. Sander, Notes on 1452 Marguerites for Easter, Notes on.. 410 Marguerites. Notes on 1128 Marigolds for Winter, Culture of... 1503 Market Gardener. The 1227 Marks. Joe. Portrait of •1213 Massachusetts .Agricultural College 769 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Big Boston Show, 178; Spring Show of 1133, 1514 Massey, W. F. (Some Old Time Recollections) 25 Maurandia, Notes on 658 Maynard, Mrs. Charles H., Retires.. 180 Meehan, Joseph, Notes on Spring Propagation of Trees and Shrubs, 605: Sunjmer Propagation of Trees and Shrubs 1304 Meehan & Sons. Thomas 1454 Meiklejohn, J.. Preparedness (Illus.) by, 1321: Suggestion to Growers . •1364 Memorial Day, 1186: Easter, Shr,ub Flowers for, 649: Tuesday is 1302 Men We Met; Burgevin Bros. (Por- traits). 737- L. B. Coddington (Portrait) 358 Mice and Rabbits. Havoc by 622 Michell Co.. Henry F., Truck for Seed House Requirements of *939 Mildew on Tomatoes, Notes on 1263 Miller, V\'ilhelm (Landscape Garden- ing, Prairie Spirit in) 176 Millipedes, Remedy- for. Notes on.. 1319 Minneapolis Park System (Theo. ^Virth) 25 Minnesota Nurseries. Concerning. . 1303 Mirabilis jalapa. Notes on 745 Missouri State Floral Show.... 961, 14Z6 Missouri State Hort. Society ". . 22 Mock Oranges, Sweet Scented, Notes on 943 Moles, Destroying •1322 Money, Making, Notes on 804 Montana's Ice and Snow, Amid 546 Morse (Mrs. L. L.) Undergoes Surgi- cal Operation 156 Moth, Leopard 895 Mother's Dav, 1080, 1186; .Appeal by S. A. P., 1303; Be Advertised'? Should, 1244; Co-operative Ad. by Indianapolis Florists. •1202: High Prices for Flowers on. 1253: in Virginia, 1253; Window at Topeka (The Rosery) "1087 Mothering Sunday, an Old English Custom 1513 Moths with Parasites, Fighting 46 Mt. Gallant Floral Co.. Notes on 1181 Mountain I,aurel the National Flower. 'IIOS, 1456: Endorsed as National Flower 1457 Movies Help Y'ou, Let the, by Ernest A. Dench 827 Muncie. Prof. F. W., on Fertilizers for Roses . 608 Mushroom Growers. Warning to.... 1037 "My Growing Garden" 1409 Myosotis at Wisley, Trial of 1392 N Narcissi and Gladioli, Forced Bulbs of. Notes on 439 Narcissus biflorus in Pan, ♦604; Name of. Wanted 770 Nassau County Horticultural So- ciety. Dinner of the, •294; Rose Show of the 1524 Nation's Parks, The 241 National Ass'n of (gardeners 22, 73 National Association of Manufactur- ers (Publicity for Business) 909 National Canncrs' Association 400 National Floral Corp 118, 1028 National Flower, .Mountain Laurel the 1466 National Flower Show, Philadeliihia, •123, 177, 298, 361, 419, 481. 544, 606, ♦666, 740, 961; Attendance, 812, 885; Awards, 825; Hotels, ♦125: .New Ideas at, 888: I'oster. 12:i: Report ♦816, 892 National Park System, Bill to Estab- lish a 666 Nature's Marvel, the Seed....' 730 Nebraska, Horticulture in 888 Nelumbiums and Cryiitomerla(Frank N. Presby) #74 .Netherlands, No Parcel Post to!!!!!l080 New England Nurserymen's Associa- tion 293 New Haven Co, (Conn,) Horticul- tural Society 355 New Jersey Association of Nursery- ^meii 298, 442 New Jersey Legislation, Proposed.. 275 New Jersey Seed Law 859 New Year Homily. .\ 22 New York and .New Jersey Plant Growers' Ass'n. 122, 1508; Annual Dinner ^544 New York at Easter !!!!!!!! 1075 "New York Day" at National Flower Show... 236, 418, 443, 544, 60.S. 666, 682 New York State Federation of Floral '^lubs 123, 360 New York Florists' Club, 125 420, 666, 961, 1188, 1459; Annual Ban- ^ Qfet «965 New Y'ork is Greatest World Port... 1466 New York Retail Florists, Co-opera- tive Ad. of ^1028 New York Spring Flower Show, 178, 826, 1022; Report of, 890 962; Trade Exhibits 895. 986 New Y'ork, Summer Flower Show „for 666 New Y ork to Philadelphia 838 Nico-Fume as a Fumigant 168 Nicotiana Sanderfe, Notes on 745 Nlcotianas, Notes on 745 Nierembergia frutescens. Notes on.. 745 Nitrogen Situation. The 363 Nomenclature. Some Rules of 1187 Non-warranty Clause in Danger, Is the 460 Northerners and Peonies 1466 Norway Maples as a Flowering Tree, Notes on 717 Nursery Inspection Laws, 604: Spe- cialists, A Call for, 1244; Imported, 1303, 1409; Stock and Greenhouse Plants, Assessed Valuation of, 360; Stock Sales. Regulation of, 544: Trade, The English 1357 Nurserymen Arouse Themselves. 1081: French, and the War, 431; News for 481 "Nut" Seeds, Handling 744 o Obituary: Bain, Sackville S.. 739; Baize. Frederick. 1081; Baxter. Al- fred W., 123; Bayles, James A., 177: Bergsterman, Conrad, 543; Berman, Harold. 665; Bradshaw, Herman Newbold (Portrait), 1246- Drinker, Wm. B.. 73; Brown. Asa Eldridge. 642: Brown. Mrs. Mary Rietschy, 603: Bruenig, Frederick W., 543; Budlong, Miss Melissa M., 177; Bufflnton, Frank, 815; Cardwell. Geo. W.. 1246: Colman Louis, 1081; Crumbaugh, Edwin N, 123: Cunningham, Jos. H., 665: Curtis, Lyman, 665; Dixon. Thomas John, 237; Dovle, Wm. E.. 102:j- Due Rie, W. B., 17 7: Ehrhardt. John Jacob, 177; Ellacombe, Rev. Canon. 665: Ferguson, William H. 299: Fischer, Jacob, 889; Fisher Oeo. W 361; Fowler, J. Gurney, 1303; Freeman, Geo. L., 739- Gravereaux. Jules. 1187; Haentze, Robert, 1245: Halle, Hagbarth P., 123; Hammond, Arthur. 1023: Hol- singer. Ma]. Frank, 123: Huesman, Henry J.. 237; Jackson, J. R. 21- Junge. August. 481: Kasting. Will- iam F. (Portrait). 1509; Krai. John, 1303; Kruchten, Nicholas, 1467; Krueger, .August, 665; Lar- kin, Patrick, 1303; Lorenzen, Im- manuel. 123: Lovell, Edward 0„ 739: McCullough, Albert, 177; McKay, William L., 1357; Mc- Knight, Andrew. 1081; MacMachan, James, 1081; Marvin. Ira G., 1133; Matheson, Donald, 361; Mitting, Alfred, 1245: Moody. George H.. 1133: Muench. Charles. 1303: Nash, Jonathan, 1367, (Portrait), 1457; Packard, Alpheus, 961; Penndorf, Sebastian, 21; Pflngstl, Joseph, 1023; Pierce, Charles IS.. 739; Power. Frank AV., 1409; Ribsam, Carlman (Portrait), 299; Roper, Sr.,' Albert (Portrait), 603; Ross, Alfred, 1303; liowand, W. G.. 1245; Rudolph, Max, 543, (Portrait). 603; Savageau, John B., 1133; Schramm. Bernard, 237: Seymour. Elias A 1409: Sheain, John R.. 889; Smith, Charles W., 123: Sn.vder, Orlando C, 1409; Stecher, Frank A., 1409; Stiefel. Mrs. Kate. 1510; Supper, Gottlieb (Portrait), 1397: Tromey George (Portrait), 816: Turner' John K. 815: Ullenbruch. Mrs Math.. 1245: A'avrous. Joseph F, 603: A'iviand-Morel. M.. 665: Wake- man, Uriah B., 1245; Ward, H. AV 665; Watrous, Capt. Charles L, 481: Weeks, John Brown, 41 !i- AVelch, Edward, 237: Wells. Sr.. AA^ (Portrait), 543: Wilson, Miss A. L., 1467; AA'right. John 1303 Omaha, the Peony City 1514 Onion Crop, Texas, 1006: (jrop, Texas Bermuda, 1224; Seed, American, for Bermuda, 727; Seed Crop Ten- erlffe. 1284; Sets, Classincatlon of. 963: Spring goi Oranges. Growing Otahelte. . •>92 Orchid Show in Retail Store '•679 (Jrchiils. Duty on Imported. 1239; for Conimenial Cut Flowers, bv John E. Lager, 74, 181, 466, 483, 667, 752, 967 o»manth_us aquifolium, .Notes on 1175 Ostrich Fern Ourselves Notes on. 1399 815 P Packing Free 552 Palm Suffering from .s7 Pennisetum longistyllum. Notes on, 290; longistyllum Seeds Wanted.. 632 Pennock, S. S. (Portrait) 178 823 Penstemons, Notes on 595 744 Peonies, A Successful Way to Raise' 1359; Fertilizers for 442; North- erners and, 1466; Notes on, 1180, 1239; AA'hat A'arieties to Grow.... 332 Perennials, Notes on 878 Pericafs Greenhouses, Damage to! ! ^848 Perennials from Seed, Growing, Notes on 'l404 Perennials, The Florist and. Notes „"". • 1404 Persimmon, Our Native, Notes on.. 717 Persimmons, Japanese. Notes on.. '83 Peterson & Sons, J. A., AA'estwood, Cincinnati, Ohio *Z5B Petunias, Bedding, Notes on, ' 594- Notes on, 356: Rosy Morn, Notes „."", ■, • ■ • • ■ 1016, 1502 Phellodendrons, Notes on. . . 649 Philadelphia. Awards at ''' 825 Philadelphia Florists' Club. 306, 608', 894 Philadelphia, On to 361 Phlox, Hardy, Notes on... Il'>8 Phosphat Situation, The. . . '' 362 Picea (Abies) Alcockiana. Notes on 1347: concolor. Notes on, 1449' Engelmanni, Notes on 65 113 Pierson, Inc., A. N., Rose Garden by' •819; Rose Baby Elegance •1189 Pierson Co.. F. R., Display of Cut Roses, '889; Exhibit at Boston Spring Show of ^1246 Pinckneya pubens. Notes on 165, 347 Pine, AVestern, Safeguarding 812 Pinus Austriaca, Notes on •283 Pipe Required for Small House, Notes on 271 Plant Acquisition, A Notable (Be- gonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson) 25 Plant and Bulb Imports 1341 Plant Names, Changing !! 298 Plant Quarantine. Few Violations of 168 Planting tor Effect. Notes on 1296 Planting-up Dav 669 Plants by Parcel Post. Sending, 662: from China, 555: New, Trying Out, 738, 815; A^ariations in Seedlings and Other, Notes on, 627; AVhose Foliage and Blooms Could be Used for Table Decoration, Notes on, 498; Why Not Have a Greater Va- riety of Hardy 750 Poinsettias, Notes on, 14, 1180; Root- ing, Notes on 1451 Policy, Not a AVinnlng 1408, 1513 Pomegranates Outdoors, Notes on... 283 Pompon Chrysanthemum. The True Type of 73 Poplar Tree, Moving a Large, Notes on so Poppies, Iceland, Notes on. 878; Oriental. Notes on 1405 Post Office News Item 236. 1263 Postage for Catalogs, Bulk, 515; on Catalogs 935 Postal Savings Bank 1351 Postal Scales and New Postal Rates in Britain 25 Pot Boiling, Keep the !!! !' 960 Pot Plants, Notes on 1452 Potash in AA'estern Utah, 1506; Situa- tion, The 362 Potassium Cyanide and Sodium Cyanide 1135 Potato Scab and Formaldehyde 1513 Potatoes, Powdery Scab of, 1016; AA'art and Black Scab of 552 Potted Plants to Grow on a North Side Bench. What, Notes on 1524 Potting Shed, A Call from the 1409 Powdery Scab, Quarantine Against, Removed 6 Preparations for the Future, Notes on 1453 Preparedness (Illus.), by J. Meikle- john 1321 Presby. Frank H. (Cryptomeria and Nelumbiums) 74 Preserving Flowers by Wa-x Process (Alfred Lenz) ^. 299 Prices, On Raising 1356 Index to The Florists' Exchange, Vol. XLI Page Primroses and Cyclamen Through the Summer, Keeping', Notes on, 439: Hardy, as Greenhouse Plants. *1460 Primula for Florists. Another New, 126; malacoides King_\ibert. *891; malacoides, Notes on, 14; obconica, Notes on, 14, 1452; veris, Notes on 14 Primulas, Notes on 356 Privet. Regel, Notes on 1175 Privets, Evergreen, Notes on 1233 Profits from Greenhouse and Aver- age Carnation Blooms per Plant.. 914 Propagation, Spring, of Trees and Shrubs, by Joseph Meehan 605 Propagation. Summer, of Trees and Shrubs 1304 Protection vs. Free Trade 1244 Prune Shrubs, When to 622 Prunus Laurocerasus Schipksensis, Notes on 113 Pteris nana compacta *1083 Pteris Victoria *1083 Pterost>Tax hispida. Notes on 347 Publications Change Names 482 Publicity 1356 Publicity. National, and the S. A. F. . 741 Publicity. The Seeker After 545 Publishing Business. Increasing Cost of the 814 Purple Beech. Varieties of the, Notes on 471 Pyrethrum roseum. Notes on 1404 Pyrethrums. Double, Seedling 1392 Pyrus floribunda. Notes on. *649 ; japonica (Cydonia). Notes on, 1399; Malus baccata. Notes on. *717; Malus flexilis. Notes on '527 0 Quarantine Against Powdery Scab Removed, 6; Laws, California, 602; Regulations 1531 Quercus Cerris (Weeping Turkey- Oak), Notes on, 407 ; Michauxi, Notes on, 649; nigra. Notes on, 2S3; obtusiloba. Notes on, 589; Prinus, Notes on. 14 99 ; Robur (Weeping English Oak), Notes on. 589 R Rabbits and Mice, Havoc by 622 Ramblers, Leftover, Notes on 1072 Recollections, Some Old Time 25 Rehmannia angulata. Notes on 745 Rennie Co.'s Loss 630 Retail Business, Suggestions for Conducting 90S Retinispora obtusa. Notes on. *347; obtusa Crippsi, Notes on. *407; Over pruning. Notes on, 11; pisi- f era aurea. Notes on 407 Rhododendron Catawbiense, Notes on 347 Rhododendrons and Azaleas, Notes on, 534; Pruning Native, Notes on. 197 Rhus aromatica, Notes on, 283; gla- bra in Groups, Notes on 527- Rising Cost in Retailing? What is to be Done with the 1413 Rock Garden *749 Roehrs Co., Julius, Rock Garden Exhibit of *1023 Roland, Thos., Acacias Shown by, *823; Acacias Go to Kleinheinz . . . 415 Roof Garden in New Zealand 415 Rosa laxa as a Stock for Light Soils 1180 Rose and Carnation Show in New York, 419; Annual, The American, 481; Bushes Destroyed, 331; Con- rad Ferdinand Mever. Notes on, 480; Culture, Notes on. 1320; Cut- tings in Cellar, Treatment of, Notes on, 498; Garden at Cornell, 1456; Ophelia, Pink Sport from, 751; Plants, 1150; Prize ($1000) Hugh Dickson Wins, 122; (Red) Pays Yearly for Pipe Line Li- cense^ 409; Shop. Lancaster, Pa., Interior View of the, *795; Tau- sendschon. Notes on. 1128; Test Garden, 1305; Tests at Arlington, Va., 1457; Tests at Bagatelle, near Paris, France, 237; To Study Dis- eases of the, 1506; Tausendschon, Arches of. *1459; Tausendschon over Winter, How to Carry, Notes on, 1383; Wild Prairie 1025 Roses Varieties: American Pillar, *1511; Babv Elegance, *11S9; J. L. Mock, Sport of. *606; Lady Ash- town. Bed of. *746; Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) *362 Roses, 1506 ; Baby Rambler, Gar- den View Showing, *747; Best of Newer. *746: Black Spot on, Notes on, 198; Cecile Brunner, Notes on, 878; Climbing Outdoor. Notes on. 170; Easter, Notes on, 658; Fertili- zers for (Prof. F. W. Muncie), 60S; for a Rose House? 2l^in. pots or Year-Old Outdoor, 366; for Easter. Rambler, 116; for Indoors Near the ocean, 442; hvbrid tea, Notes on, 1453; Pruning 660 Roserv. Mother's Day Window bv The *1087 Rossi, Angelo J. (Portrait) 23 Roval Horticultural Society, 622; Journal of the 1205 Rubus deliciosus. Notes on 407 Ruseus Test Case re Imported 505 Russell Rose, Notes on 804 s Safford, Howard A. on Borax- treated Manure 546 St. Valentine's Day, *313; Billboard, 429; in Cleveland, How We Ex- ploited, by Ella Grant Wilson.. 428 Salads for Exhibition. Notes on... 1450 Salvia azurea grandiflora. Notes on 1404; Seedling Plants from Damp- ing Off, To Prevent. / 1042 Salvias and Geraniums, Notes on 1263; Notes on 232 Sambucus canadensis, Red Berried Elders, Notes on 797, *1499 Page San Francisco and Bar Harbor Sweet Pea Shows 299 San Francisco Sweet ^.?a .Siiow. . . 960 Saxifrage, Encrusted •604 Scale Insects 1168 Scale Insects on Perns. Notes on.. 333 Schiffmann, Dr. Rudolph, Garden of 1480 Schizanthus. Notes on 116 Schizophragma hvdrangeoides, Notes on 1499 Schling. Max, Decorative Exhibit of, •967; (Some Side Effects of the War) : 1137 School Gardening? Are You Doing Any 1138 School of Horticulture. A New. 122; An Appeal for a 542 School of Gardening at St. Louis.. 1083 Schubert. Geo., Shrubs Around House of *1247 Scientific -Naming Overdone 1037 Scilla italica, Italian Squill *605 Scranton (Pa.) Flower Show *955 Seeker. A. H. (Local Advertising for the Retail Florists' Trade) 246 Secretaries Will Appreciate This... 1134 Seed, American, for Ontario. 1392; Bill, New Jersey, Fight Against, *396, 859: Bill, Pure, Kentuckv. 582; Catalog, Views on the, 734: Corn, Test, 294; Distribution in Uruguay. 1169; Flats. Notes on. 232; Free, Humbug Persists. 1003; Germination vs. Seed Vitality, 518; Growing a "Reserved" Occupation, 280; Growing in the San Gabriel Valley, '733; Importance of Pure, by Dr. Will W. Tracey, 1341; Laws, New, Review of. 787; Potato Case, A, 460; Situation in Canada. 520; The, Nature's Marvel. 730; Trade Meeting at Washington. D. C, 395; Vitality vs. Seed Germination 518 Seedlings and Other Plants, Varia- tions in. Notes on 527 Seeds by Aeroplane Mail, 844; Free, Bids for, Opened, 103; from Rus- sia. Exportation of, 1116; Impor- tations of, 1287; in 1915. Govern- inent Purchases of, 216; Pedigree (D. Landreth Seed Co.). 156; to Sow, Notes on, 14: to the Argen- tine. Sending 1439 Seedsmen Endorse Non-Warranty Clause. 639; Straight Talk to the... 1512 Seedsmen's Disclaimer. The 1456 Seligman, Sam. Portrait of *1213 Selling at Wholesale 602 Shakespeare and Florists. 615; Flow- ers of 667 Shakespearean Garden, A 751 Shasta Daisies, Notes on 476 Sheldon, Prof. C. S., Daffodil. Field of •1458 Shipping Documents, Undue Deten- tion of 787 Show. After the 814 Showing Off — Nothing Back of it.. 876 Shrub Flowers for Easter and Me- morial Day 649 Shrubbery, Please, More 1083 Shrubs and Trees, 1306; and Trees Summer Propagation of, 1304-; Caring for. 1206; for Spring, Notes on. 658; Questions and Answers re, 1354: When to Prune 622 Snow and Its Equivalent in Rain- fall 726 Skimmia Japonica, Notes on 165 Simpson. Robert. Depreciation of Greenhouse Property and the Fed- eral Income Tax by 1409 Slauson. H. B. (The Hardiness of Eucalyptuses) 306 Small & Sons, J. H., New Store Es- tablishment of "1191 Smilax, Notes on, 290; Treatment of Notes on 1454 Snapdragon to Bloom for Easter, December Planted 441 Snapdragons, Notes on 356 Society of American Florists and Or- namental Horticulturists, 237. 60S, 1187; Affiliation Directors (Por- traits), 178; and American Prod- ucts, 1247; and National Publicity. 741: Appointments by Pres. D. MacRorie. 23; Convention, The 1916, 236; 1078; Executive Board, 1078; Headquarters for Convention in August of, *11S7; Houston Con- vention, 1511; Houston Convention Garden. 1247; Matters Concerning the. 1080; Mother's Day. Appeal by 1303; Proposed Amendments 1133 Society of American Florists and Or- namental Horticulturists Regis- trations, Cattleya Percivaliana au- rora, Cattleya Percivaliana Specta- bile, Cattleya Percivaliana Re- splendens, Cattleya Percivaliana Stanley Ranger, Cattleya Perci-- valiana Superba, Cattleya Perci- valiana grandiflora, Cattleya Per- civaliana gigantea. Cattleya Perci- valiana Expansa, Cattleya Perci- valiana Atropurpurea, all 142, 438; Cattleya Percivaliana Oreol, 142, 200, 438; Cattleya Percivaliana Roeblingiana. 48, 438; Freesia splendens, 1288; Rose Bedford Belle, 595, 1064 Sodium Cyanide and Potassium Cya- nide, 1135; Cyanide as a Substitute for Potassium Cyanide, Notes on.. 1042 Soil, Dynamiting, 707; for Rose Plants. Notes on, 366; for Spanish Irises, 1471; in Benches and Fer- tilizers, Changing, Notes on 1042 Solanums. Notes on (Jerusalem Cherries) 356 Sophora Japonica. Notes on 943 Sorbus (Pyrus) Aucuparia, Notes on 589 South Africa and South America, Service Between 1207 Southern California Cold Snap Strikes 57 - Southern Cultural Notes, 230, 951 1150. 1236. 1349. 1445 Southern Plants Northward, Testing. Notes on 589 i*!-^. Page Spider. Red, Combating 1360 Spir^a arisefolia. Notes on. 471; prunifolia. Notes on 347 Spireeas, Easter. Notes on 232 Spraying and Fumigating Notes on 356 Spring Flowers. We Can Have, Al- though Snows Lie Deep. •604; Owed to, 731; Show at Kansas City. Mo., *1409: Shrubs for. Notes on, 658; Work in the Nurseries... 744 Spruce and the Fir, Notes on 471 State Florists Ass'n of Indiana, The (Annual Meeting) 72 State Horticultural Buildings on Long Island 360 State Nursery Co. (Seed Warehouse to be Built), 157; Establishment of 546 State Organization for Michigan?.. 739 Steam Heat for Two Houses, Notes on 271 Steding. Chas. H., Ruins of Estab. of *296 Stems, Length of Flower, Notes on 1450 Stevia Cuttings, Taking, Notes on. . . 552 Stevias. Notes on 1180 Stock, Late Planted 1186 Stocks and Larkspurs for exhibition, Notes on. 198; Notes on 117 Store Window Dressing Contest.... 187 Stray Notes from Gt. Britain (T A. Weston), 'ISO; 545. 1083. 1460 Stumpp & Walter Co.'s Bulbs *1005 Stumpp. G. E. M. (Miniature rooted Christmas Trees in 4^^ in. Pot).. *79 Styrax hemslevanum 298 Sugar Beets, 1915 729 Suggestions. Timely. Notes on 805 Summer Flowers. Notes on. 1238 : Outdoor, Notes on 198 Summer Flower Show for New York, 544. 967 Summer Idyi 1022 Sunday Closing. 1304; (New York Flo- rists Be Warned). 20: Partial .... 1508 Sunken Garden at Spokane. Wash., View of the *323 Swainsona. Notes on 1072 Sweet Pea Annual. The, 74; Show at San Francisco, 1356; Show at San Jos6, Cal., *1459; Spencer, Ford- hook Countess. *1506; Stems Dis- eased, Notes on, 442; Stems Short, Notes on 498 Sweet Peas. 749, •1304: as Cordons. Notes on. 1042: Extra Early Out- door, Notes on, 534: for Florists. 966; in Austrialia. 1134: Outdoor. Notes on, 594 ; Spencer, Growing, Notes on, 662; Failing, Notes on, 198: Up-to-Date 177 Sweet William, Notes on 1404 Swindle, Mail Order 57 Syringa Japonica, Notes on, 1069; persica pendula. Notes on, 1499; Rothomagensis. Notes on 1069 Table Decoration. Plants Whose Foliage and Blooms Could be Used for. Notes on, 496: Dinner, How to Decorate the (by W. Guy King).*489 Tact and Courtesy. Priceless Assets to the Retailer, by W. Cleaver Harry *761 Tarrytown Hort. Society, Dinner of the, 123; June Exhibition 1514 Taubenhaus, J. J. (Pathological Ap- pointment) 363 Taxodium distichum, Notes on 113 Taxus baccata elegantissima, Notes on *113 Teas, E. Y., on Catalpa Bungei 419 Telegraph Delivery Idea, Pushing the *1361-65 Telegraph Orders, Redirected *1S7 Telegraphed Orders. Delivering Flowers on ♦814 Tennessee Horticulture. 525; State Florists' Association, *483; at Nashville 240 Texas Bermuda Onion Crop, 1224; In 1511 Texas Nurserymen's Association. ... 1508 "The Exchange" and the Jarvis Tes- timonial 1186 Therkildson, Wm. F. (Portrait) 73 Thrips, To Destroy, Notes on 809 Thuja occidentalis Vervseneana, Notes on, *165; Sibirica (Ware- ana). Notes on 11 T^iunbergia, Notes on 658 Tilia dosystyla. Notes on 1069 Tobacco and Cotton for Pot Plants, How to Grow 770 Tobacco Stems, A Mulch of, Notes on 196 To Do Things Right. Notes on 594 Tomato Blossoms Falling, Notes on 807 ; for Forcing. Notes on. 196 : Plants Growing Yellow, Notes on, 1322; Sauce in Demand 293 Tomatoes, Extra Early, Notes on. 476; I\Hldew on. Notes on. 1263; to Grow Under Glass. Varieties of, Notes on, 1524: Under Glass, Grow- ing, Notes on 1042 Torenia Fournieri, Notes on 745 Trade Exhibits at National Flower Show 832 Tracv. Dr, Will W.. Importance of Pure Seed 1341 Trade Record. Unparalleled 72 Transplanting with Balls of Soil, Notes on 1132 Treasury Decisions 293 Tree Seeds Indoors, Sowing 1011 Trees and Shrubs, 1306; and Shrubs. Spring Propagation of, by Joseph Meehan. 605; and Shrubs, Sumn^er Propagation of. 1304; Decayed, Re- inforcing and Treating, *670; Re- tarding the Growth of. Notes on, 1175 for a Windbreak, Notes on.. 195 Tricker. W. E. (Decorative Plants for Easter) 607 Trumpet Vines (Bignonias), Notes on .- 1175 Tsuga Canadensis compacta. Notes on ^225 Tulip Bulbs. Importing, 298; Bulbs Not Flowering. Notes on. 1263; Bulbs, That Duty on. 622; Nomen- clature and Classification, 1135; Tree and Magnolia Scale, Notes on 527 Tulips, Darwin. Branching. •1441- Darwin, Forcing Tests with, 1190; Double, Notes on 410 u Ulunis parvifolia for Street Plant- ing. Notes on. 797; parvifolia. Notes on •869 Umbellularia (Oreodaphne) Cal'i- fornica. How Hardy is? 225 Uncle Sam as Publisher 240 U. S. Government Bulb Farm 726 United States Official Postal Guide. 1493 Urbana Students Show at 1105 Uttley, Chas., Easter Bride Exhiibt of *976 v Valentine Suggestions 'Sis Valley Soaring, Price of 738 Vaughan's Seed Store 366 Vegetable Seeds from England 1493 Vegetables and Lettuce Under Glass, Growing, Notes on, SOS; How to Cook, 106; in Germany. To Raise More 1225 Ventilators. Greenhouse, ' To Pre- vent Ice Forming Under, Notes on. 1042 Verbena Cuttings, Treatment of Notes on 442 Verbena. Lemon, Propagating .!!!!!l322 Verbenas, Notes on 68 Vesey, Jr., W. J. (Portrait) '.'. 301 Viburnum Carlesii, Notes on 869 Viburnum Lentago, Notes on •1399 Vick's Sons, James (Aster Crop) . . . .1234 Vinca rosea. Notes on 68. 745 Vincas, Notes on 1296 Vincas and Irises, Notes on 1128 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., Shipment of Geraniums by ^190 Violet Culture, Notes on 1319 Violet, Dog's Tooth, Erythronium . . •605 Violets in the Field. Notes on 1238 Vitis Coignetiae. Notes on 1123 Vose, The Florist, Auto of ^631 Walker Co.. Wm., — A Florist's Window Which Was "The Best w Window in Town," ♦1027; Prize- winn- ing Window of 'lies Walnut, English, Cut-Leaved, Notes on 797 War. After the 1508 War, Some Side Effects of the 1137 Ward, Admiral, Rose Garden of. . . . 960 Wart and Black Scab of Potatoes.. 552 Watermelon Anthracnose 1288 Watering. Notes on 1180 Wedding Decoration (by A. C. Begeraw) •lOSS Wedding Scene, Open Air *1414 Weigelas, Notes on ^1347 Weights and Measures, New Bill on. 920 Weir & Co.. J. Ebb. Estab. of 416 Welch, Patrick, At Philadelphia. . .*894 Weston, Henrv (Portrait) 178 Weston, T. A. (Stray Notes from Great Britain), 180; 545, S94, 1083, KI24. 1460; Oft to the War 1456 Wheeler, W. A., is Appointed Specialist in Market Seeds 1492 Whilldin Pottery Co., Antique Pot- ter.v by ^993 ^\'hitaker's Almanac 107 White Fly, Using Potassium Cyanide Against 737 White. Prank B. (Straight Talk to the Seedsmen) 1512 White Pine Blister Rust 237 White, Prof. E. A. (The Relation of the Agricultural College to the Flower Growing Interests of the State of New York), 546; 670; 752, 889 Whiting Now DitTicult to Obtain, Is, and What Are Substitutes for Shading Glass'? 808 Wholesalers Supply? Whom Should. 1456 Wilkem's Logan Flower Shop, Pic- ture of Real Flowers by *S16 Willows, Cutting Back, Notes on . . 632 Wilson, Ella G. (The Up-to-Date Flower Store). *128, *1S4; Cupid and The Florist. •313; How We Exploited St. Valentine's Day in (^'leveland, 428; Memoranda for Easter •968 Window Decoration, Prize *1463 Winter, Preparing for Next, Notes on 1296 ^'inter Boxwood, Bay Trees and Azaleas. Notes on 1263 Wirth, Theo. (Minneapolis Park System) 25 Wistaria Fiber for Basket Material, Preparation of, Notes on 662 Wisteria sinensis alba. Notes on..*1291 Witt, Detlef (Portrait) 199 Woodruff, Watson S. (Portrait) •ISIS Women as Gardeners 11S7 Women on the Land 431 Women's National Agricultural and Horticultural Association 1187 \^'ood Ashes and Tobacco Dust in Outside Soil. Effect of Upon Insects 1263 Workman, W. H. First Prize Window *957 X Xanthoceras sorbifolia. Notes on... 1233 Year Book of the Dept of Agri- culture, 1915 1371 Y Yuccas, Hardy, Notes on 407 z Zanthorrhiza apiifolia. Notes on... 2S3 Zinnias, Geraniums, Chrysanthe- mums.. Foliage Burning on. Notes on 13S2 EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH— THE NATIONAL TRADE PAPER We are a ttraight shoot and aim to grow into a oigorout plant" A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN. SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL VOL. XLI. NO. 1 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, JANUARY 1, 1916 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferna is now exceptionally fine. We can give better value at this season of the year than we can at any other time. Those who have facilities for growing on the stocl£ will find it to their advantage to purchase now. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pota, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in.. 16.00 per doz ; 3H-in.. tl.80 per doz ; 2}i-in.. $6,00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS elegantisslma compacta. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantlssima. Extra large specimens, lO-in.. $2.50 each; g-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in,. $6.00 per doz ; 2>i-in., $6.00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS. Dwarf Boston. 8-in. pota, $12.00 per doz CIBOTIUM Schledel. Extra fine, large specimens. 10-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants. 3H-in. pots $15.00 per 100: 2K-in.. $3 50 per 100. ASPARAGUS PIumoEus Nanus. Strong planta, from 2K-in. pota, $4.00 per 100. FINE NAMED HYACINTHS We offer u tine stock of the foUowiDg varieties, viz.: Gertrude, Koh-i-Noor, Jacques, Robt. Stelger. Rose Pompon, Grand Blanche, Noble par Merite. etc. S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. NARCISSUS BiCOLOR VICTORIA This U tbe finest of all the bicolor varieties. Eztr&r«ized bulbs, $15.00 per 1000. Lilium Giganteum I to 10 inch bulbs. 200 to the case, $17.00 per case. Cold Storaee Lilv of the Valley We offer only one grade of Lily of the Valley and that THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY OBTAINABLE. Packed in cases of 600 pips at $9.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ONHUDSON NENA/ YORK GlTc credit where cr*'dlt Is dne — Mention the Exchange BULBS Giganteum - - NEW STOCK READY NOW 7-9, $6.00 per 100. Case 300 $16.00 9-10, 9.00 per 100. Case 200 17.50 Lilium Formosumi'-^'- '■•" "" "^- ""^ ""' ''■'' Magniflcum I 9-10, \ 8-9, 9.00 per 100. Caae 160 14.00 5.50 per 100. Case 200 10.00 HYDRANGEA OTAKSA FIELD-GROWN, FINE STOCK. 1-10 branches, 5c-35c. Pot-grown, 1-10 branches, 8c.-40c. Special price by the 1000 branches. SPIRAEA GLADSTONE. Surplus stock Per dot. $1.00 Pei 100 $6.00 FRENCH GROWN HYDRANGEAS Following varieties: Bouquet Rose, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Mme. E. Moulliere, Radiant, out of 6-inch pots. 7-10 branches $25.00 per 100 5-6 branches $20.00 per 100. 4 branches $15.00 per 100. All less 3% discount for cash with order. WM. F. HASTING CO., 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. ♦It» CT-MIt whwa erMlt to d»e — MeatloB the faebanyg B^^ ^^^^m^^^m^^^^ Our Wholesale Catalog For 1916 is ready (or mailing. We hope you are on our mail- ing list. If you have not been receiving it regularly, send us a card and we'll see that you get our catalog. This wholesale list is confined absolutely to the trade and references must be given unless rating by commercial agencies establishes the fact that you are in the florist business. Prices quoted by us in the trade papers are wholesale prices intended for the trade. ^X'e protect the trade and expect their co-operation in keeping wholesale prices to those entitled to them. A.RFlEl\SON Tsc. ^^'^C^MWELL Conn FUCHSIAS Black Prince, Marinka, Minnesota and Gerbert. Extra strong Sum- mer propagated stock, $3.00 per 100. BEGONIA Gloire de Chatelaine, Prima Donna and Pfitzer Triumpfi. 2-inch, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 3-inch, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. GERANIUMS. A good assortment of standard sorts, also scented and Ivy-leaved varieties, at $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000, for 2-inch; $3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000, for 3-inch. Over 250 new varieties and novelties at $6.00 per 100, up to 50c. each. Geraniums from 4-inch pots, red, white and pink, $8.00 per 100. ALYSSUM (Giant and Dwarf, Double). ALTERNANTHERA (8 varieties). BEGONIA (Vernon Mixed). COLEUS (Golden Bedder, etc.). LEMON VERBENA. MOONVINE (Blue and White). SENECIO ARGENTEUS (Dusty Miller). SALVIA (Bonfire and Zurich). SWAINSONA (Alba and Rosea). AGERATUM (6 varieties). CUPHEA (Cigar Plant). FUCHSIAS (10 varieties). LANTANAS (10 varieties). PARLOR rVY (Senecio Scandens). PETUNIAS (Double and Single). 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. 3-inch, 3.00 per 100, 25.00 per 1000. COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM, HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, S5.00 per 1000; larger quantities, $4.50 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS, whole field clumps, $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. Cash with order. 17. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND Will help all around !f yoti m'='ntk>n the Eichmge CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 19. CLASSIFIED Pages 32 to 35 The Florists' Exchange Happy Hew Year jf To All ************************** J J FAREWELL OLD 1915 J 3f )f 3f )f • )f 3f Jf 5f * • 30 .35 Flower Seeds For Early Spring Tr. pkt. Oz. AGERATUM, Blue Perfection. . $0.15 $0.50 ALYSSUM, Little Gem 10 ALYSS0M, Carpet of Snow 10 ANTIRRHINUM, Nelrsose Pink .50 ASTERS, Queen of the Market Separate colors 20 CANDYTUFT, Giant Empress . . .10 COB.S)A Scandens 15 LOBELIA, C. P. Compacta 25 MYOSOTIS, Victoria 25 GOLDEN FEATHER 10 SALVIA, Bonfire 25 VINCA, 3 colors 15 VERBENAS, Mam., 4 colors 20 ZINNIA, Giant Robusta 10 .75 .20 .40 1.25 .75 .25 2.00 .60 .75 .35 5f 3f WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK \ WUen orderins- nl'^nse nn^ntion Tht? Exclintige FLOWER SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST For Immediate Planting- Lily of the Valley From our own cold storage plant. $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Prompt ehipment. fOTTLER, fISKf, RAWSON CO., ihiseedston Paneuil Hall Square, Boston MEYER'S^B RAND GIGANTEUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY EX COLD STORAGE LATER ON CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK ORDER NOW For delivery this WJDler and Ne«t Spring your wants in Dormant Rosen, Hybrlda' Polyantha*. etc. low budded and tree roses, Rhododendrona, Azalea Mollis, Aucubas, Cherry Laurel, Everflreeos, Boiwood in bush, pyramid and ball shapes; hardy Japan Lilies, etc. AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS siBarciaYSt..orP.o.Box7S2. New York iL-diM'ing. phMse m I'll t inn 'i'ln'* Lily of the Valley Berlin and Hamburg FRESH PIPS Case of 3000 »''2 00 Case of 1000 15 00 Case of 600 8 00 Berlin and Hamburg COLD STORAGE PIPS Case of 3000 t45 00 Case of 1000 16 00 Case of 2.i0 ■•■50 J. M. THORBURN & CO. 5i Barclay St.. thron|:h to 54 Park Place NEW YORK SEEDS Bind BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street Prrr^URGH. pa. (North Side) When oi'di'riiii.-. nI'Mvi' iiii'iiti.pi '111.' K_\i'lnnige David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michigan Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. When orderiug, please mentiou The Exchange WIhml nnliTiinr. pir:i-^i- mfllti.iii Tin- i:\.'li;iii-..! Sweet Peas for Profit J. HARRISON DICK $1.50 A. T. Da La Mara Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd, N. V S. & W. Co.'s Superior RETARDED Lily of the Valley In judging the price of our superior LIIiY OF THE VALLEY, please remember that the best is the cheapest. Our Valley is positively among the best. Is bought at open prices, with instructions for a selection of Ihe best-developed pips. Our long experience and large importations have commanded this extra selection. Introduced a few .vears ago, it has now become famous, being forced very extensively by a large number of cele- brated Lily of the Valley growers. S. & W. Co.'s SUPERIOR VALLEY produces strong spikes of flowers, about 15 inches in height, bearing from twelve to twenty extra- large, pure white bells, which are delightfully fragrant. For forcing, these pips are the very best that can be planted. We can offer, subject to prior sale, this SUPERIOR VALLEY, in original cases of 250 Pips $4.50 per case 1000 Pips . .$16.00 per case 500 Pips 8.50 per case 2000 Pips . . 31.00 per case 2500 Pips $38.00 per case STUMPP & WALTER CO., '?,ew"y^rk T^-. iiI''.iS'- ni'Miti,-in Tho r:\-cli:inge OUR1MOTTO:H**THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS* Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, N[W YORK from Cold Storage New York or Chicago $16.00 per 1000; $8.50 per 500; $4.50 per 250 Pips \MiPiu (ii'ik'riiig. please mention 'i'ln- Kxcli;iiige BEANS, PEAS, RADISH and nd eU GARDEN 0'^'?"° ^ jj i^/^ dNioN SETS ^^^^^Lfe9„^;i:s^ '^^^^ When ordering, please mpntlon ThP Kxrliiingp We offer fhe best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, 154-in. and up. Pink Augusta, our special White aad Light Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensis, fine bulbs. Princeps, Little Blush, De Lamarck. Elaborate, first size, I^-in up. $8.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Ro>vehl & Granz Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. Wli.'ii i.nliTiiiir. iilf.;i.!p ni'iiti.iii Tho Ev SEEDSMEN Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER LITHOGRAPHIC COMPANY Dept. S, Rochester, N. Y. A "1-- :i oniering. please rn''nti0 seeds, $1.00; ^ pkt. 5Qo. CHRISTMAS PEPPERS. Very tine, deep red, 20o. CINERARI.\. l.ari;e-tiowering, dwarf, mixed, fine, 1000 seeds. 50c.; J-a pkt. 2vSc. COBAEA Scandens. Purple. Pkt. 20o. COLEUS. N'ew giants, finest large leaved. 20o. CANDYTUFF. New white giant, grand. Pkt. 20o. CYCLAMEN GIfianteutn. Finest Giants, mixed. 250 seetls, $1.00; \-j pkt. 50c. JERUSALEM CHERRY Melvinil. Conical, new, and FRA IXAVOLO, large, round. Each 20o. PANSY. Giants Mixed. Finest grown, critically Belecte. Woodrulf & Sons, 49 pkgs. seed; H. F. Darrow & Co., 257 pkgs. seed. S. S. Rotterdam — MacNift Hort. Co., 68 pkgs. plants. New York Seed Trade All the seed stores in this city were closed on Christmas Day, B^riday, Dec. 24, practically ended the sales of Christ- mas plants, greens and other distinctively holiday gtxids at sucli of tiie seed stores as handle these and in the auction rooms where these are offered for sale. The pleasant weather during all the week, which ended Christmas Day, was of course favorable to this line of business. There is still a little demand for greens and plants which no doubt will continue up to New Year. A meeting of the executive committee of the American Seed Trade Association will be held at the Hotel Astor at 10 a.m. on Jan. 7, 1916. The MacNifE Horticultural Co., 54 to 56 Vesey St., held its closing auction sale of the season on Friday, Dec. 24, when it disposed of a large stock of Christmas greens and plants. This season, which opened in September, has been the most successful which this company has ever experienced. The quantity of Holland bulbs and nursery stock and of domestic stock, which it received and which it dis- posed of at its bi-weekly auctions, was nearly or quite double that of any pre- ceding year. The retail department also of this store has had both at the main store and at its Fulton st. branch a remarkably successful season. James W. Stirling, formerly for about two years with Weeber & Don of this city, and before that for 20 years with Dickson & Co. of Edinburgh. Scotland, both as a traveler and manager for that firm, is now in charge of the seed department of this company. It should be noted that ithe statement in these columns in a previous issue that John M. McCauley was in charge of the seed department of this company was premature, as Mr. McCauley is with S. D. Woodruff & Sons of this city, with whom he has been connected for many years, John B. Deamud, manager of Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay St., is spending his Chrismas holidays in Chi- cago. The entire store force is busy this week clearing the deck after the Christ- mas trade and making active preparation to take care of Spring business. Wm. C. Rickards of the traveling force of J, M. Thorbum & Co., 53 Bar- clay St., came from eastern Connecticut to spend Christmas at home. He re- turned again to the field of his present labors on Monday. The renovation and repainting of the great seed store of Peter Henderson & Co., 35 to 37 Cortlandt st., has been completed, and preparation for Spring business is under way. The general dis- tribution of the 1916 catalog will begin next week. Arthur T. Boddington Co., Inc., now of 342 W. 14th St. hut to be located after .Ian. 1 at 128 Chambers St., is featui^ ing choice flower seeds in variety, and reports that orders in response to its ad- vertisement of these are coming in freely. This company expects to send out both its wholesale and retail catalogs next week. W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W, 23d St., have just received a Iarge_ shipment of fresh Lily of the Valley pips. Harry A. Bunyard Co., Inc., 40 W. 2Sth St., reports a complete cleanup of the fine line of Christmas flowering plants which it offered, and of nearly all foliage plants. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 'Vesey St., re- port an exceptionally fine holiday trade. They are now getting ready for the Spring campaign. Their seed catalog will be ready Jan. 1. Stumpp & Walter Co., 30 to 32 Barclay St.. is featuring incubators, brooders, and a full line of requisites for the poultry house, and also poultry food, medicines and literature. 'This company probably carries a more comprehensive supply of this line of goods than any other seed store in this city. Precaution For the lack of a nail, the shoe was lost, for the lack of a shoe the horse was lost, for the lack of a horse the rider was lost — and for the lack of Horseshoe Brand bulbs the crop was lost. Thus precaution would have saved your crop of lilies. At any rate it would have bettered your crop, because there are no lily bulbs grown which will net as high average flowering results as Horse- shoe Brand Giganteum. Some growers do not discriminate in their buy- ing. Some do, and those who do always buy Horse- shoe Brand lily bulbs be- cause they know they are better bulbs. You can profit by the experience of successful lily growers by getting Horseshoe Brand bulbs to start, thus saving yourself the loss due to experimenting with various brands of un- known standard value. The prices are as follows: GIGANTEUM )nr rnse of 7x 9 $18.00 - - 300 bulbs 8x10 20.00 - - 250 bulbs 9x10 20.00 - - 200 bulbs 9x11 20.00 - - ISO bulbs Order now for delivery later from Cold Storage. Supply Limited. Ralph M. Ward Not How Cheap But H«w Good &Co. The Lily House 71 Murray Street New York ^Vhen ordering, please mention The Exchange The Florists' Exchange Fill Your Empty Benches Now With GLADIOLUS We are growers of this stock in quantity, and the bulbs we send out for forcing under glass are especially selected for this purpose. Mrs. Francis Ring. First size Augusta " " America " " Chicago Wiiite " " Florist XXX Mixed " " Write Ror K»rices and Samples MEDIUM SIZE" bulbs of the above varieties. We can also supply 1916 prices on all leading kinds are ready. Gladloliu VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE CHICAGO NEW YORK GWe credit where credit Is doe — Mention the Bxcbange uuiiniiiiiiiii] luimimii Berlin Valley Pips HIGH GRADE DORMANT PIPS, 1914 CROP Shipped from Philadelphia cold storage. Case lots— 2500 pips per case WRITE FOR PRICES AND PARTICULARS McHutchison & Co., i^Mrr^am NEW YORK 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds, Onion Sets. Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. mimiiiiiiiioi WluM^ nnlerinj;. please ni'^ntl.in 'Him l-:x<-linn^p If You Are Interested we want you to haet our new Catalogue of GLADIOLI They won the Grand Prize at San Francisco this year JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. Y. When onlriilie. riense meiiti.-in The Exchange Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1-35 11.00 Brenchleyensis, red. . . 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet. . 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, III. When ord'Ting iilt'UPf inriitinii 'Yhi' ExohHnpe S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN. CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com, - Corrctpondence Solicited, When ordering, please mention The Eixchange Mastodon Pansies Fine, stocky, transplanted private stock. Mixed, Sl.OO per 100, S8.00 per 1000. Seedlings, large or standard size. East of Chicago, order from the Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicl^sTille, L. I.. N. Y. MASTODON, Mlied. H oz. 75c., oz. $5.00. MASTODON, Mixed, Private Stock. H oz $1.00, oz. S7.00. New catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON When ordei'inc. plij.'ise mt'iitinu The Exeiiaiitfe Plants PANSIES Seed 200,000 MY GIANT PANSIES are now ready to ship Slna field-grown plants. Finest mixture in superb colors. All grown from selected stock. 100 by parcel post, 50o.; 1000 by express, $3.50; 500 12.00; 3000 $10.00. Large, strong plants in bud for Winter blooming, $1.00 per 100 by express. Seed, finest mixture. 5000 seeds $1.00. 1 ob. $4.00, 3 OS. $10 00. Cash witli order. Lock Box 254 SOUTHPORT, CONN. "OBOWBR ONLY OF FINE PANSIBS" Wlien ordering, please nn-Tilinn The Excli:niL'e E. B. JENNINGS, The L D.Waller Seed Co. GUADALUPf, CALIFORNIA SWEET PEA and NASTURTIUM SPECIALISTS Oarraspondenoe Solloltad When ordering, please mention The Bxchange Chicago Seed Trade Texas diplomatically sidesteps the thermometer recoFd by the purchase of garden seed in large quantities, and boasts of another crop of Strawberries. Vaughan's Seed Store reports a large trade in Christmas greens and decorative plants, all stock cleaning up well. Gla- dioli for Winter forcing are in good de- mand ; florists are filling their empty benches caused from heavy sales for Christmas trade. Winterson's Seed Store had a splendid trade in all decorative material and pot plants for the holidays. Holly and green never sold better; they were practically all cleaned up by Christmas eve. A. Henderson & Co. spent their first Christmas in their new store 211 N. State St. It will take a little time yet before the finishing touches can be put on the interior, as seed bins, show cases, counters and many other improvements will have to be installed before the com- pany will be fixed up to satisfaction. According to Arnold Ringier, the Christmas sales of the W. W. Barnard Co. on holiday goods were the largest on record. All the salesmen of the house spent Christmas with their families and will leave for their respective territories the first of the new year. The National Canners' Convention in Louisville, Ky., in February, is the next important event to the seed trade of the city that is in- terested in the canning industry. Carters Tested Seeds, London, have established an agency in Chicago at 230 South La Salle st. It is stated on good authority that there will be no Hamburg Valley pips this season. One large grower in Chi- cago is in possession of information of this fact. Continuous Seed and Plant Forcer We have referred more than once to the fonn of cloche or plant forcer that has been introduced by the Cloche Co., 131 Hudson St., New Tork City, and a new illustrated little list has recently been published. The cloche is in various shapes, and consists of panes of glass held together by wires in forms that are patented. The pamphlet will tell by means of its illustrations and text much better than any words of ours, the merits of these "plant forcers." Early-Winter Garden Notes Bulb beds ought to be mulched with Coarse, strawy manure as soon as the ground begins to Ireeze. Hubbard Squashes are among the best vaiieties to keep through early Winter. Baked and served like Sweet Potatoes tuey are a very delicious vegetable. Clean straw or other loose, light ma- terial, free from weed seed, put on about 3iu. or 4in. deep, is the best mulch for the Strawberry bed. Cabbages are an excellent Winter feed for poultry. The less salable heads should be pitted in the field to protect from severe freezing and used for chicken feed. The Fall dug or plowed garden will have less undecayed trash and weeds and tewer insects and may be tilled earlier in Spring for first planting. If you neglected plowing do it yet if possible. Sweet Potato tubers keep best in a thoroughly dry place at a temperature of 45 deg. to 5U deg. Irish Potatoes and most root crops keep best at a tempera- ture as near the freezing point as possible. Tender Canna and Dahlia bulbs should not be stored in deep piles as they may heat and turn moldy. They should be stored in shallow boxes or on shelves only one layer deep. If stored where the air is dry, they ought to be covered with enough sand to keep them from wither- ing. Hyacinths, Chinese Lilies and other bulbs which are to be forced in water or pots for Winter blooming should be started in a cool, dark place until the roots are well formed ; if put in a warm, light place at first the top growth will be in excess of root growth and the flowers will be weak. Parsnips and Salsify may be left in the ground over Winter. Enough may be dug and pitted out of doors to use during cold periods in Winter when the soil is frozen. An additional supply can be dug during thawing spells in Winter from time to time, and the roots saved for Spring use remain in the soU until Spring. In mulching Roses and semi-hardy perennials, the mulch should not be put on thick enough to smother the plants. Straw or other light, loose material makes the best general mulch. An inch or two of dry, old, rotted manure, how- ever, may be used on the surface of the ground around the plants beneath the mulch. If the Blue Grass on the lawn is getting thin, the best treatment is to apply a dressing of manure about the tiiiie the ground freezes ; on most Missouri soils fresh strawy manure is best. In early Spring the coarser parts of thp manure may be raked off, and a little Blue Grass seed sown over the bare spots. Even on bare, newly graded clay, fresh horse manure will not only prevent washing of the soil during Winter, but perhaps through its fermentation process bring our Missouri soils into better con- dition for Spring growth of grass than does old rotted manure. These methods are used and recommended by the Missouri College of Agriculture. — J. C. WiiiTTEN, Dniv. of Missouri, College of Agri. Seed Trade Meets A meeting of the executive committee of the American Seed Trade Ass'n will be held at 10 a.m. on Frida.v, Jan. 7, at the Hotel Astor, New York. As Lester L. Morse is still in town and as others from considerable distances are expected to attend, this is likely to be an important meeting. Customs Decisions No. 38756— Protest 768389 of Theo. H. Da vies & Co., (San Francisco) Lupins — Vegetables in Natueal State. — Italian Lupins classified as vege- table in their natural state, at 15 per cent, ad valorem under paragraph 215, tariff act of 1913, were claimed free of duty as grass seed, under paragraph 59.5, or under tlie provision for "guano, manures, and all substances used only for manure" in paragraph 499. Opinion by G.,A. Waite : It was found that the Lupins in question were im- ported for seeding purposes, to raise forage, or a growth to plow tmder as a dressing or manure ; but there was no evidence that the Lupins were ever used as manure in the condition imported. Protest overruled. January 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS' SEEDS FOR EARLY SOWING THE BEST OBTAINABLE AGERATUM Trade pkt. Os. Album. Whit«. 2 ft $0.10 J0.40 Blue. 2 ft 10 .40 Blue Perfection. 1ft 10 .50 Mauve Beauty. 6 in. Compact 15 .75 ALYSSUM Benthami (Sweet) U lb. 50o. .10 .15 Carpet of Snow. For hanging-basketa and borders 10 .50 Little Gem. Splendid for pots 10 .30 White Gem. Very compact; fine for car- pet bedding 25 .75 ANTIRRHINUM (SnapdragoD) TALL VARIETIES NELROSE. Flowers silvery pink; produces stems a yard long 30 SILVER-PINK. Its name describes it. Sold onlv in originator's packets 1.00 Coral-Red. Striking color 25 1.00 Daybreak. Pink, white throat 25 1.50 Lllacinum. Beautiful lilac 25 1.00 Luteum. Yellow 25 1.00 Queen Victoria. Pure white 25 1.00 Romeo, Deep rose 25 1.00 INTERMEDIATE VARIETIES Golden Queen 20 1.00 Orange Kinfi. Glowing orange self 25 2.00 Pink Queen. Creamy pink 25 2.50 Queen of the North. White 20 1.00 ASTERS EARLY WONDER Produces large flowers of flue shape, which stand well when cut. Trade pkt. Oz. Lavender $0.25 $3.00 Pink 25 2.00 White 25 2.00 BRANCHING This vigorous type forms broad, handsome bushes, covered with large, long-stemmed and long-petaled flowers. MYOSOTIS (Forget Me-Not) Trade pkt. Oi. Boddlngton's Pot. Produces fine, free-growing specimens $0.50 Alpeatris, Royal Blue. Very deep blue 25 $1.50 Alpestris Victoria. Sky blue 25 1.75 PETUNIAS Boddlngton's Quality Double Fringed. May be con- fidently relied on to produce a large proportion of double flowers of exquisite beauty and great size. >^ trade pkt. GOctfl., trade pkt. $1.00. Century prize. Gigantic, single flower, having the edges deei)ly ruffled or fluted. 3^ trade pkt. 60 cts., trade pkt. $1.00. Trade pkt. Bar Harbor Beauty. Beautiful rose $0.25 Emperor. Single. Large blossoms 50 Kosp Morn. Soft carmine pink 25 Ruffled Giants Single fringed 50 PYRETHRUM Trade pkt. Oi. Aureum (Golden Feather) $0.10 $0.30 Selaginoides. Finely serrated 10 .50 SALVIA Clara Bedman (Bonfire) 25 2.50 Splendens (Scarlet Sage) 20 1.25 Splendens pendula. Drooping 25 3.00 Splendens Zurich 25 3.50 Trade pkt. O2. Carlson's Laven- der $0.25 $1.00 Semple's Shell Pink 25 1.00 Semple's Upright White 25 1.00 Trade pkt. Oa. Vick's Crimson. . $0.25 $1.00 Purple 25 Rose 25 Violet 25 White 25 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 QIIEEN OF THE MARKET Large-flowered and very early. Trade pkt. 0». I Crimson $0 15 $1.00 Dark Blue IS 1.00 Flesh Color.. Peach Blossom . 1.00 1.00 Trade pkt. Oz. Pink $0.16 $1.00 Rose 15 1.00 Scarlet 15 1.00 White 15 1.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus. True greenhouse-grown. 50 cts. 100 seeds, $1.00 250 seeds, $3.50 1000 seeds, $32.50 10,000 seeds. Plumosus nanus. California-grown. 50 cts. 100 seeds, 75 cts. 250 seeds, $2.50 1000 seeds, $22.50 10,000 seeds. Sprengeri. 25 eta. 250 seeds, 75 cts. 1000 seeds, $3.00 for 5000 seeds. BEGONIA Trade pkt Boddtngton*8 Crimson Bedder $0.50 Erf ordii. Carmine 25 Seniperflorens 25 Vernon ^andifiora 25 Petunia, Boddington*" Century Prize CANDYTUFT Trade pkt. o.. Boddington's Giant Hyacinth -Flowered. Large pure white, spiral spikes $0.25 $1.00 Empress. 1 ft. Pure white, pyramidal 10 .35 True Irish. SHAMROCK Small-Leaved .25 1.00 CENTAUREA Candidlsslma. Gymnocarpa. . Very scarce 25 10 CINERARIA Maritima. Marltlma ' serrated . . IH ft 'Diamond.' Foliage very white, leaves .10 .30 .20 1.00 Trade pkt. Flesh Color $0.25 Light Blue 25 Scarlet 25 Snow White... . .25 01. $3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25 COBAEA Scandens. Blue 10 .30 Alba. White 15 1.00 COLEUS Boddington's Magnificent Rainbow Hybrids 50 GREVILLEA Robusta (Silk Oak) 25 1.00 LOBELIA Crystal Palace compacta 25 2.00 Emperor William compacta 25 1.75 Erinus gracilis. Light blue 15 .75 Erlnus speciosa. Deep blue 15 75 MIGNONETTE Boddington's Majesty. The finest of all fancy varieties of Mignonette for under glass or pot culture. Trade pkt. 60 cts., a oz. $1.00, oz, $7 50. Allen's Defiance (Originator's stock). Trade pkt. 50 cts., H oz. $1.00. New York Market. An ideal variety for florists. Trade pkt. 60 cts., oz. $6.50. REMEMBER, YOU MAY DEDUCT 5 PER CENT. IF CASH ACCOMPANIES ORDER SMILAX Trade pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50o. STOCKS GERMAN TEN-WEEK Trade pkt. Oz. Brilliant Rose . . $0.25 $3.25 Canary Yellow.. .25 3.25 Crimson 25 3.25 Dark Purple 25 3.25 CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN Flower continuously through the Summer. Princess Alice. White 25 Apple Blossom. Light pink 25 Peach Blossom. Soft pink 25 Chamoise 25 Bridesmaid. Rose 25 Canary. Yellow 25 Flamingo. Blood red 25 Blue Jay. Light blue 25 Violet. Dark blue 25 Carminea. Crimson 25 GIANT PERFECTION White. Pyramidal, long spikes of large, double flowers. pkt. 25ct3., oz. $3.50. VERBENAS Trade pkt. O.. Mammoth Hybrids. _Mixed $0.25 $1.00 4.50 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Trade Auricula-flowered. White eye 25 Blue 25 Pink 25 Scarlet Defiance 25 White (Candidlsslma) 25 Lemon (Aloysia citriodora) 25 Alba. Rosea. VINCA Trade pkt. Oz. Rosea alba. White $0.15 $0.75 and white. . Rose 15 .75 Mbsed Rose .15 .10 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.50 Arfiiur T. Boddington Company, Inc., seedsmen REMOVAL NOTICE. We have moved to our new and more convenient quarters, 128 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK Catalogs Received Domestic Hick's Nuesebies, Westbury. L. I., N. Y. — A catalog of evergreens for Win- ter beauty, screens and windbreaks. This is, as usual with all the publications of the Hicks' Nurseries, a well printed and freely illustrated catalog, the illustra- tions being both interesting, practical, and therefore of value to the user of the list. There are two half page pic- tures in color, shovving the value of ever- greens around the house or in landscape effect, the subjects being Pine. Fir. and Blue Spruce. Illustrations of large trees being transported on tree planting ma- chines are shown. The statement is made _ that "you can plant evergreens now, in December or January or Febru- ary." The firm guarantees success, economy and rare beauty during a period which is otherwise desolate. Forel^ HjALMAB Habtmann & Co.. Copen- hagen, Denmark. — Surplus offer of Dan- ish seeds. 191.5-1916. Sole agents for the V. S. and Canada : Loechner & Co., 11 Warren St., New York. Vaughan's Calendar for Gardeners Among the many calendars, with spaces for memoranda, that are published by business houses, the one from Vaughan's Seed Store, New York and Chicago, is one of the most convenient and useful of any we know. It contains a large amount of information of the kind that is wanted oftenest, with lists of seeds and plants for sowing to suit a great variety of conditions; some of the lists are grouped according to their color, as in the case of the best annuals. It is marvelous indeed, what a great variety of helpful data is crowded to- gether in a very few pages. The whole book is prepared with a view to being a reference work the whole year round. Burpee's Annual for 1916 The fortieth issue of this Annual is before us, and is the same size as its immediate predecessors. The style is also the same, the pages being packed with information and descriptions of va- rieties, the best of their kind in both flowers and vegetables. Every page con- tains oue or two illustrations. The novelties in Sweet I'eas and other flower seeds are comprised in the eight pink pages in the center of the book, while some of the choicest varieties of vege- tables are by themselves in other pink pages at the front of the book. Beside the colored covers (the frontispiece show- ing the new Sweet Pea Fiery Cross) there are colored plates of varieties of Musk- melon, the new Fordhook Hybrid Gla- dioli, and four varieties of Sweet Peas, namely Phantom Blue, Cherub, Yarrawa, Robt. Sydenham. Publications Received Honeybees: Wintering, Yields. Imports and Exports of Honev. bv samuel A. Jones. Bulletin No. 325, of the U. S. Dept. of Agri. Aerncnltnral Statistics of Ontario, be- Ina: the annual report of the Bureau of Industries for the Province of Ontario, 1914; containing also Part 2, Chattel Mortgages. MlssoTirl Botanical Oaiden Bulletin, Dec, 1915. Besides other smaller and general notes there is a contribution on "Variegated Leaves." with illustrations, and another on "Holly and Mistletoe." This bulletin Is published monthly from St. Louis, Mo. Coming, Meetings and Exhibitions (.Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly particulars as to forthcominiE exhibitions.) Amherst, Mass, — Graduates School of .\griculture. in connection with the .Mass. Agricultural College, July 3-28. 1916. Columbia, Mo. — Junior Farmers' Week, in connection with Missouri College of Agriculture, Jan. 3-7, 1916. Cornell, N. T, — Farmers' Week, in connection with N. T. State College of Agriculture, Feb. 7-12, 1916. IiOulsTllle, Ky. — National Canners* Con- vention, February, 1916. Hew Tork, April 5-12, 1916. — Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New York and the New York Florists' Club, Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary, 63 West 28th St., New York. FhUadelpUa, Pa., March 25-Aprll 2. — Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- can Florists, Convention Hall, Broad St. and Allegheny ave. John Young, secretary, 63 West 28th St., New York. St. XonlB, Mo„ January 26 and 27, 1916. — Annual convention and exhibition of the American Carnation Society. A. P. J. Baur, secretary. Thirty-eighth and Rockwood ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 6 The Florists' Exchange Micheirs New Crop Flower Seeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Nor- thern Greenhouse Grown). 1000 seeds.. .$3.60 I 10.000 seeds. .$30.00 5000 seeds. .. 15.50 I 25.000 seeds. . 72.50 ASPARAGUS Hatcheri. 100 seeds. $0.75 I 500 .seeds $3.00 1000 seeds. . . $5.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 1000 seeds.. $0.75 I 10.000 seeds. . .$5.60 5000 seeds.. . 3.00 1 25.000 seeds. . .12.50 CENTAUREA. 1000 seeds Oz. Candidissima $0.30 $2.00 Gymnocarpa 15 .40 LOBELIA Tr. pkt. Oz. Crystal Palace Compacta $0.30 $1.25 Crystal Palace Speciosa. . . .15 .50 PETUNIA. Michell's Monstrosus. . . . 1.00 (California Giants 50 Grandifiora Fringed 50 I>warf Inimitable 50 1.25 PHLOX DRUMMONDI, Dwarf. Tr. pkt. Oz. Cecily. Large flowering: mixed colors $0.50 $2.25 Crimson with eye 40 2.00 Deep Scarlet 40 2.25 Fair Maid. Soft pink 40 .225 PHLOX DRUMMONDI, Dwarf— Cont"' Tr. pkt. Oz. Fireball. Scarlet $0-40 » 1 .75 Pink 40 2.00 Snowball. White 40 1.75 Violet with eye 40 2.00 Choice Mixed 40 1.25 SALVIA. Tr. pkt. Oz. Scarlet Gem $0.50 $3.00 Bonfire 40 2.25 Zurich 50 3.25 King of Carpets 50 2.50 Splendens 25 1.25 THLTNBERGIA. Mixed Colors 15 .50 VERBENA. Micheirs Mammoth Fancy. Tr. pkt. Oz. Blue $0.30 $1.25 Pink 30 1.25 Scarlet 30 1.25 Striped 30 1.25 White 30 1.25 Mixed 30 1.00 VINCA. Alba 15 .60 Alba Pura 15 .60 Rosea 15 .60 Mixed 15 .50 Also all other seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist. Send for Wholesale Catalogue. Henry F. Michell Co Jirt;'i.frp' VniAti ordorine. please mention The Exchange SINCE Easter in 1916 will be so late— April 23rd— everybody can get LILIUM GIGANTEUM in good time. Lilies are still the Easter flower, and Qiganteum the Easter Lily Ours may not be the best, but they don't come any better, F. O. B. Chicago, New York, Philadelphia or Detroit -300 per case *59 22 -250 per case 65.00 7-9 8-9 8-10 — 225 per case. 80.00 9-10—200 per case ,• ■ ,• ,• • • ^'^ Will also have them in cold rtorB«e ihippcd uAm l/m Irani Ui«m. BEGONIA CHATELAINE. 2J^-in., strong, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. CYCLAMEN. 3-in., $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000; 4-m., $20.00 per 100. For ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS, FERNS, CARNATION PLANTS, SEED, other BULBS, etc., write for our catalogue. We will be glad to send it to you. S. S. SKI DELSKY & CO., '^^t.';^E^^Srr.t ♦- I I Southern States Watch for our Trade Mart stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper erades is thus easily exposed. Fresh saniple brick, with illustrated book, mailed ^^''-'-'^-v^ postpaid by manufactuiers upon rr, AMERICAN SPAWN CO. Trad: Mark g,. PALL, MINN. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Beans Wanted Quote prices and mail samples, new crop BEAN SEED. I pay cash. CBRIS.RtlTER"''"?:'""* When on]. Ting. plr;is>- mention Tho Exchnnge DAHLIAS A good line of cut flower varieties YouT inquiriea solidted LYNDHURST FARM Hammonton, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange When, ordering, please mention TliP Exchnnge DAHLIAS Beat new and standard Tarietlea. Write for prlcsw before ordering elsewfaere PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS BERLIN, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Quarantine Against Powdery Scab Removed The Federal quarantine against ship- ments from foreign countries of "Irish" Potatoes affected with powdery scab is removed by an order of the Department of A^griculture, effective Jan. 1, 1916. This permits a number of Potato-produc- ing countries to resume shipment of Po- tatoes to the United States. In the case of Canada, the new order in addition to removing the quarantine provides that Potatoes may be shipped in without cer- tification by Canadian ofJicials, under an arrangement with the Canadian Minister of Agriculture that Canada will offer for export to the United States only Pota- toes free from injurious diseases and insect pests. The removal of the foreign quarantine for powdery scab follows the lifting of the domestic quarantine against this disease September 1. 1915. Houston, Tex. A Fragrant ChTistmas The above caption was used by H. H. Kuhlmann for a salutatory in ad- dressing his Christmas trade, published and on display in his several show win- dows, and iu other foi-ms of notice, the text of which is: "Sentiment never ex- pressed itself better than in flowers. The very spirit of all that is good and beau- tiful seems to be embodied in them. They speak of 'Peace on earth and good will to men,' the real Christmas spirit of service. The fragrance of the Rose remains after ail is said and done, and with it the memory of one who knows how best to express himself. There is nothing to ridicule or grow out of fashion with the gift of flowers, but one points with pride to the judgment that sees beyond the mercenary and knows that life is more than food or raiment. We are ever conscious of the requirements of flower lovers, and are constantly endeavoring to serve you bet- ter, not with the extravagant notions of waste but with gorgeous ideas in flowers, together with practical, inexpensive ex- pressions of every sentiment. We em- ploy the Christmas spirit of service the whole year through, yet could never serve you better than now. We would suggest you leave your orders earlv. so you may realize the best evidence of this service." Mr. Kuhlmann reports his holiday trade very satisfactory and about 50 per cent, better than last year. He employed seven people in addition to his regular staff to serve the public, and delivered in two automobiles, two wagons and with several boys as messengers. He has re- cently added a line of fine candies to his store, getting in an attractive shipment in boxes for the holidays, on which he enjoyed a splendid business. R. C. Kerr, just before the holiday had enlarged his Main st. front to twice tile capacity, to make more space needed in his selling departments. It was for- tunate that he had this room, for his was the largest in blooming plant stock ever seen in Houston for a Christmas trade. It was worth a visit to this flower show to get a line on what one florist's establishment had prepared. The stock, too, was practically all shipped from" outside the State, from many grow- ers and was of unusual quality. Mr. Kerr ordered far more heavily than he had done on any similar occasion, and his business developed full 50 per cent. SEEDS Bunyard's Invincible START TO sow NOW SALVIA Tr. pkt. Oz. Clara Bedman (Bonfire) SO.2.5 $1 .50 Splendens 20 1.00 Splendens Zurich 25 2.50 PETUNIAS Tr. pkt Bunyard's Invincible Double Fringed. May be confidently relied on to produce a large proportion of double flowers of ex- quisite beauty and great size -■„■■•», ^ J, tr. pkt. 60o. $1.00 Century Prize. Gigantic, single flower, hav- ing the edges deeply ruffled or fluted y^ trade pkt. 60o. 1.00 Giant White 25 Emperor, Single. Large blossoms 50 Rosy Morn. Soft carmine pink 25 Ruffled Giants. Single fringed 50 GRIVILLEA Tr pkt. Oz. Robusta (Silk Oak) $0.25 $1.00 LOBELIA Crystal Palace compacta 25 2.00 Emperor William compacta 25 1.75 Erinus gracilis. Light blue 15 .75 Erinus speciosa. Deep blue 15 .75 MIGNONETTE Bunyard's Invincible. The finest Mignonette for under glass or pot culture. Tr,ide pkt. 25c., }i oz. $1.50. Jo oz. $2.75, oz. $5.00. Allen's Defiance. Trade pkt. 50c., H oz. $1.00. COBAEA Tr pkt. Oz. Scandens. Blue $010 $0.25 Alba. White. SMILAX Trade pkt. 10c. , oz. 40c. .15 1.00 ALYSSUM Trade pkt. Oz. Benthami K lb. 50c. $0.10 $0.15 Carpet of Snow JO .OU Little <;em 10 .30 White Gem 25 .75 CENTAUREA Candidissima 25 Gymnocarpa. - ■ -10 •o*J CINERARIA Maritima. I'zJt 10 -30 Maritlma " Diamond ' Serrated. .20 1.00 VERBENAS Invincible Hybrids. Blue Pink Scarlet White Lemon .25 1.00 .25 1.00 .25 1.00 .25 1.00 .25 1.00 .25 2.00 VINCA Alba. White 15 H Rosea. Rose . • }^ -'J Rosea alba. Rose and white 15 .Jo Mixed ASPARAGUS .10 .50 Plumosus nanus. True greenhouse grown. 100 seeds 50c., 250 seeds $1.00, 1000 seeds $3.60, 10,000 seeds $32.50. Plumosus nanus. California grown. 100 seeds 50c., 250 seeds 75c., lOOO seeds $2.50, 10,000 seeds Sprengeri. 250 seeds 25c., 1000 seeds 75c., 5000 seeds $3.00. BEGONIA Trade pkt. Erfordii. Carmine $0-25 Semperflorens ^* Vernon grandifiora -^^ And All Other Seasonable Seeds Remember, you may deduct 5 per cent, if cash accompanies order HarryA.BunyardCo.,lnc. The Uptown Seed Store 40 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK CITY Whrii tirderiiic- ploase m.'iiti"ii Thi^ Excbange Cannas, Gladioli, Dahlias, etc We growfle veral million commercial kiudt inoiuding all the new ones. "FirBt class quality and true to name" our motto. Ranging from $7.00 per 1000 up. Write for price list SHELLROAD CANNA FARMS GRANGE, BALTIMORE. MD. G/\RDEN SEED BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP. RADISH and GARDEN PEA SEED in Tariety; »l»o other item» of the «hort crop of thi» part eeMon, u well a< & full lino of Garden sceda. will be quoted you upon applioatioD to S. D. WOODRUff i SONS. 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK and ORANGE. CONN. Jnmiiiry 1, lUlli. The Florists' Exchange The MacNiff Horticultural Company The Largest Horticuliurat Auction Rooms in the World 54 and 56 Vcscy Street NEW YORK We are in a position to handle consignments of any size, large or small Prompt remittances made immediately goods are sold. -TO THE TRADE HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany (EotabliAhod in 1787) Grower and Bxi>orter on the Teiy largest scale of all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Ooions, PeaSi Ramshes, Spinach. Turnipa, Swedes. Asters, BalaamB, Begonias, Carnations. Cinerarias, Gloiiniaa. Larkspurs. Nasturtiums. Pansiea, Petunias, Phlox, Primula, Scabious, Stocks. Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. CataloRue free on application, HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mUed). The most perfect and most beautiful In the world, $3.00 per os., $1.75 per >i os., $1.00 per H ot. Postage paid. Cash with order. All seeds offered are grown under ray personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. NARCISSUS PAPERWHITE GRANDIFLORUM $12.00 per 1000 FINE NAMED HYACINTHS Gertrude Robert Steyger, Grande Blanche Gigantea Moreno $21.00 per 1000 MINIATURE HYACINTHS Same varieties as above at $10.00 per 1000 5% Discount for Cash with orders HOGEWONING © SONS, 32 Broadway, New York SOUTHERN STATES— Continned more than last year, which was in turn 25 per cent, better than the year before. He bought a new delivery automobile for the occasion, which made a delivery service of three, besides numerous mes- senger boys. He introduced fruiting Kumquats very successfully for decora- tion, closing out his entire stock of them. His out of town orders were three times as much as last year, and in all his sell- ing departments he employed 12 extra people to attend the public. The Brazos Greenhouses were found to be almost crowded with customers at their INIain and McGowan place, and R. C. Hewitt, in the rush of business all around him, said hurriedly : "Just say for me that I am more than doubling my business of last year, and that is not overdrawing the mark." He had four Ford delivery cars busy day and night, and added messenger service. He em- ployed six extra salesladies and three more shipping clerks and designers of basket and floral work. "I find." said Mr. Hewitt, "that of sales we are mak- ing here about I't per cent, are charged on our books and 2.5 per cent, cash, but at our uptown store, which is doing a rushing business, nearly all sales are cash. The Forestdale Nurseries, under the efficient management of Mrs. Etta Richards, were rushed practically all the week with an added force to take care of an increased trade. Being centrally_ lo- cated they commanded a large transient trade and too, hotels, which added to their regular local trade gave them a full share of the business. Their show windows were very appropriate and tastefid. being the arrangement of Mrs. Richards, and the excellence of the work created much favorable comment. Gulf Florists had their greenhouse and flower show filled overflowing with blooming plants of all kinds, and report a far better business than last year, with a good many wedding orders booked dur- ing the time. Their display was a beau- tiful arrangement, that could be seen P ERRY'S Special Offer of PERENNIAL and ALPINE SEEDS Contains many lines that cannot be obtained from any other source Perry's Hardy Plant Farm ENFIELD, MIDDX, ENG. from a distance, and on its merits brought many customers. Mr. Retzer ex- pressed himself as very well pleased with what the season had done for him, with practically a cleanup. Mrs. Bundren, the cemetery florist, bought a largely increased stock and sold about all of it. Mrs. Frank L. Cotney did considerable Christmas business, though being handi- capped somewhat in advance by serious illness in the family. The new store into which she has recently entered was very attractive with the Christmas spirit in flowers. Chas. Blecker said there would be some increase in this season's business over last year, but was unable to say just how much. He practically cleaned up all the stock he had placed for the occasion and was more than satisfied with the business. W. T. Hauser. who grows for the wholesale trade, did quite a lot of ship- ping for the holiday demand, as well as a share of retail trade from his range of houses on Dumble St. He reports a better business than last year. There was not an unsatisfactory com- ment from any florist on the holiday business, and the verdict is that it was invariably ahead of last year. If there '^''lv^F1^ s^^i-in ".'.'.'.'. THE STORRS & HARRISON €07 -Painesville.OhTo lUflMumpuiMmniniiniiininimiiunniminnqpTiiiffmHm lEmmi We are aU booked up on rooted and unrooted GERANIUM CUTTINGS e "T^^xu f^^'l *'^ ^' ^'' ""'^ ^°°^^ °^«" f°' February delivery. S. A. NUTT A. RICARD, SCARLET REDDER, POITEVINE JOHN DOYLE, MME. BUCHNER ' Rooted cuttings, $15.00 P?J WOO-^nr^ed^cuttings, $7.50 per 1000. we re also booldng orders ^s^j,- GERANIUMS^in buc, jnd bloon. for Spring deUvery. WE ALSO HAVE UNROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS MATCm.ESS. ENCHANTRESS SUPREME.^EURE^A and mL^ c' ^ VaRI, •MUM STOCK PLANTS THE BURT OLNEY GREENHOUSES J. W. LANGENBACH. Manager ALBION, NEW YORK fcmmmiimiiiimHimiiimiiiinmiimiimiimimiimiiiiimiMiiuiiM -^ " li'-ri oi.l.-nnL-. |.1,.;,m. iiI'IiII.iti TUr E.K.'I Seasonable Stock Pp'^i^m'^'A?- ^V^' ■*-'"- 512.00 per 100. SJpAR^^ns p.""- *'S0O P?^ 100; 5 ''nd 5J^-m., 25c. to 35c. each. ^'ToO;'lj|ir!"$roo";er'ioO ^^'^°°^^' ''■'' ''' '''' '''■'' P- '^^^IMO.^'^^ Sprengeri, 2-in. (strong), $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per DRAG^isiA Indivisa, 2-m., $2.00 per 100 WETTLIN FLORAL CO., Hornell. N. Y. i-lEUIOTROPE • 1 en inn When, ordering, nlenae m.-ntion Thp Escllangp *^^?n'^'^,T'?^'*'^^- ^"d '""' yellow. Vl?rHi-in.. 5.00 ROMAN J. IRWIN, Phone FARRAGUT 2326 GERANIUMS Strong 2.'4-ili. plants Now readv, very fine stock. Rlcard, Poltevine, Nutt, Helen Michcll, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. These are well established plantfi Miscellaneous Stock ASPARAGl S Plumosus Seedlings. $S.00 per 1000; in 5,000 l.,ts at $7. TO per 1000; in 2i.,-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va- rieties. Prices on application. 100 1000 BOUGAINVILLEA Sanderlana, strong. 4-in $15.00 5-in 25.00 CALCEOLARIAS, Carter's Prize Hybrids. Finest mixed, 2^4- in 7.00 CINERARIAS,Giant Flowering Half Dwarf. Finest mixed 2M-in 3.00 $25.00 3-in 6.00 50.00 PANSY PLANTS. Stroilg, stocky plants. Giant Flowering, finest strain. .54. UU per 1000, .5000 lots at i.i.M per 1000. PELARGONIUMS Ready now 100 Lucy Becker. 2-in $10.00 Wurtembergia. 2-in 10.00 Swabian Maid. 2-in 10 00 Easter Greeting. 2-in., ready Jan. 1st. .S.OO These are true to name, well grown and free from white fly. 100 1000 PRIMULA Veris Superba. 3-in $8.00 SNAPDRAGONS. Silver Pink Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. . 2.00 $15.00 Silver Pink. Pure White, Giant Yellow, -".-iii ,4.00 35.00 GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Size Long? Island (;rown (Now Ready) 100 1000 America $1.50 $11.00 Augusta 1.50 12.00 Halley (Salmon) 2.50 20.00 Brenchleyensis (Scarlet). . . . 1.50 11.00 May 200 IS.OO Peace '. 5.00 40.00 Mrs. Frank' Pendleton 8.00 75.00 Mrs. Francis King 1.50 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 175 14.00 NewCropFlorists'FlowerSeeds AS1'.\R.\GI .SJPlumo.iUS'Nanus (Green- house grown). So.OO per 1000; jOOO.at $3.00 per 1000. , . ^ Tr. pkt. Oz. SALVIA Bonfire $0.25 $2.00 Splendens 2o 1.50 Zurich 3o 3.50 Tr. pkt. BEGONIA'Luminosa. A 02. $1.00.. $0.25 Erfordia. iS ov.. 75c «. .2.5 Vernon. A or.. 50c 2.> Prima Donna, j, or.. Sl.no. . . . . .2.) VERBENA. '.''■f'"- ,?^-„ Mammoth Choice Mlxed.S0.2.T $l.oO Mammoth .Sep. <:olors . . .25 1..50 .•\11 other choice flower seeds, frend for list. OBCONICA PRIMROSES Out of S-inch pots, ready for S-inch, SS.OO per 100. Choice assortment. Clean, healthy stock for immediate effect. A. L. MILLER Sutphln Road and Rockaway Bvd. Phone: Jamaica 505. JAMAICA, N. Y. 108 W. 28111 SL, NEW YORK A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACj€NA Indivlsa. 2-in., So.; 3-in., lOo.; 4-in., 15o.; 5-in . 25p. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2,i.i-in.. $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevine. Rlcard, Per- kins and Buchner. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc: 4-in., 15c.; 5-in.. 25o.; from bed for 2>^- and 3-iD. pots, $5.00 per 100. VINCA Torleftata. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J. When orderinc please moutlon The Excluui^e. 10 The Florists' Exchange NURSERY STOCK For Florist Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Slirubs, Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, Paeonies, Herbaceous Plants and Small Fruits Our Specialties for Fall are Barberry Thunbergii Phlox Paeonies Write for our Wholeeale Trade List I W. & T. SMITH CO., 67 YEARS 1000 ACRES Geneva, N. Y. Whpiii ordering, pleiise m'Titlnn The Exclumge California Privet and Berberis Thunbergii Largest grower in the country. Can supply you with any quantity or grade you wish. Stock first class in every particular. Do not fail to get my prices, it will pay you. C. A. BENNETT. 'gS^S!' Robbinsville, N.J. Fruit and Ornamenfal 1,500,000 SHRUBBERY 230 varieties 200,000 PERENNIALS 120 varieties strong, young and thrifty, with excellent fibrous roots. Guaranteed strictly true to name. References: The Mercantile Agencies. Price list ready. LEWIS ROESCH, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. When- ordering, please mention The Excbanpe OwD Eoot Rosea. P^fi. GSs^H ^ "DESERT CLIMATE ""'• , . , I , „ GROWN," are propa- JTam. TPipIId gated in the hot. dry Summertime, from soft wood «'™'»1)" u.frt All others listed are on own-roots. Send for revised list. AVlii'u nrdrriiig. ph-nse mention The Exchiipge HEADQUARTERS California Privet to uiy Quantity and any itee desired. My Privet has more branofaea than what is uBu^y sent out and I srade better. Carloads a specialty. — ALSO— AMOOR RIVER PRIVBT BERBERIS THUNBERGII Well grown and In large supply. J. T. LOVETT LITTLE SILVER, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange HUrs Evergreens BECT FOR OVER HALp" CENTURY Complete assortment in larfte and small sizes. Price list now ready, fbe D. Hill NarseryCo., Inc., nuNSkriix. Everflreen Specialists Largest Growers lo America P. OUWERKERK 916 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azaleas^lSpiraeas Japonica, Lilium Speciosum, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the hest sorts. PRICES MODERATE When ordering, please mf^nti.in Tlip Kxcliniigp Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Price* The Conard ®. Jones Co. WEST GROVL. PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange When ordering, please mention' The Exchange EXPORT NURSERIES ^mtem get your profit msM. To ofifer— ^0,000 BUDDED DWARF ROSES, 5000 Standards and 10,000 Climbing Roses for EARLY SPRING DELIVERY, all extra selected, strong stems with fibrous roots. Order at once to secure for yourselves the quantity and varieties required. TERMS: Subject to our WTiolesale Catalogue (Due May 1st, 1916) or 5% discount for cash with order. From unknown correapondenta, references required. rfcW A FJIT nr^CirC Purchaser's selection, $50.00 per 1000; our choice, U W >^ k\ E I\yj^£^^ $40.00 per 1000. All marked * at $6.00 per 100. American Beauty H, Munch Marg. Dickson Amalie Hugh Dickson Mad. Car. Testout Anna de Diesbach A. R. Goodwin* Jules Margottin J. B. Clark J. J. L. Mock Mad. Abel Chatenay Melody* Bernard Paul Mad. Gabriel Lulzet Baron de Rothschild Mad. Ravary Belle Siebrecht Mabel Morrison Betty Juliet Mrs. A. Munt* Captain Hayward K. A. Victoria* Mrs. John Laing Celine Forestler KUlarney Mrs. Aaron Ward* Clio Lady Hillingdon Paul Neyron Conrad Ferd. Meyer Lady Ashtown Pxonia Cornwallis West* Victor Verdier Pius 1 Edu. Meyer La France DAILY MAIL* Etoile de France Lady Cat. Breslau"^ Perle Blanches Florence Haswell Veith Le Progres Prince Bulgarle Frau Karl Druschki Louis von Houtte Richmond Cen. Washington Lyon Rose Sunburst* G. C. Wood Mad. Jules Grolez Saksengrusz Gen. Jacqueminot Mad. E. Herriot Sup. A. Jansen* George Dickens* Mad. Segond-Weber* Stanley* Gen. MacArthur Mrs. Frank Workman* Therese Gruss an Teplitz Marie Dermar Ulr. Brunner Gustave Regis Magna Charta Vise. Carlow* Per 100 Per 1000 STANDARD ROSES, mostly in above-mentioned sorts $15.00 $125.00 Our Selection 12.00 100.00 CLIMBING ROSES in the leading varieties, as American Pillar. Crimson Rambler, Flower of Fairfield, Gloire de Dijon, Marechal Niel. W. A. Richardson, Aviateur Bleriot, Dorothy Perkins, Hiawatha, Mrs. Flight, Thalia. Alberic Barbier, Tau- sendschon, Veilchenblau, etc., $6.00 per 100, $00.00 per 1000. OWN ROOT. Very strong roots this season, $40.00 per 1000. 6-8 feet high. Our Selection. $30.00 per 1000. 6-8 feet high. DWARF.POLYANTHA ROSES. Estra for Forcing Annchen Muller, Baby Dorothy, . Louise Walter, Erna Teschendorf •, George Eljiens*, Jeanne de ArcCath. Zeim- et*, Maman Levavasseur, Baby Rambler, Mrs. W. H. Cutbush, Orleans Rose, Rodhatte, Vessie, Yvonne Rabier*, etc. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Sorts marked *, $0.00 per 100. For quotation F. O. B. New Tork. please inquire ot our New York address, c/o Messrs. Maltus & Ware, 14 Stone St., New York, from where our new revised Wholesale Catalogue will be mailed on application A. KOLOOS & CO. Whi^ii ordering, please meution The Exchange The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Sach as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. A,k for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND When, ordering, phrase mention Tbi' Kxfliangt.* fO VERY GOOD "*"■" ■""•*"' S STOCK OFFERED BY Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland I Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. Whera ordering. pleHSe meptlon The Es change TRBBS Largest assortmeot la New England. Ever — <> SHRUBS varletlee. Stnrdy, ohoice 1-1 cr€L. — , — , , \ \ i-f anrl Hvbrid Khortodfln. ®5^PJ^.!i-.,??"!i!5!l'^5^fl**8 rl Masa. ^VV^ l:J ft<^cllmated. Send your 1 tBtB. I^et ns 691 Imat - and special trade Dtjces. your «'. Whpni ordering, please mention The Excli.inge Headquarters for Trees, 8-12 ft., in Hemlock, Nor- ivay and White Spruce, Austrian andScotcti Pines TheF.E.CONIfilETURSERYCO. STRATFORD, CONN. Wlirii ordci'iiic. (lipase nn'nfion The E.\ change Mountain View Floral Go. PORTLAND, OREGON Larftct Grower, of Pamoua Portland Ro.«fl Field-Grown Plants, unsurpassed quality, choice collection. Hydrangeas, Orna- mentals, Hardy Perennials. Ask for Price List ^Tien orderins. ple-ise mintion The Kxcllnnce DISPLAY ADVERTISING CLASSIFIED OUR STOCK AND MATERIAL INDEX, PAGE 19 January 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 11 Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OP NURSERYMBN FrMldeot, E. 8. WitcH, Shen»ndo»h, I*.; V(o»- pmident, John Wat»on, N. Y.; Trea»urer. Piriw YouNCHM, Geneva, Neb.; SecreUry. John Uali, Rochnter, N. Y. Neit Annuel Convention will be held in Milweukeek Wis., 1816. Berberis (Mahonia) Japonica {Subject of this week's illustration.) There is no otlier hardy species of Barberry of equal merit to B. Japonica for beauty of foliage, flowers and hardiness. There are many more plants of B. aquifolium pliuited than of JaponiC[^ but this is because it is a good cover plant, hence is set out in large quantities together. It is different with Japonica; it is not one used for massing in great quantities but more for planting singly or in small groups. Its hardiness is greatly in its favor; there are no half killed leaves to displease in Spring, instead, the leaves are of the same shin- ing green color it presented all Summer. This appearance will be appreciated by those familiar with the scarred appear- ance of so many other sorts after the freezings of Winter. As this Berberis is Japanese, while aquifolium is a native, it surprises many to find the latter so weatherbeaten in Spring, not knowing it comes from Ore- gon, where our hard Winters are not experienced. Our illustration is of quite a young plant, but gives a good representation of the species. It attains a height of about Sft. to 6ft. in time, but is rarely seen with us over 4ft. As it gets taller it loses much of its bushiness at base, unless it makes fresh shoots from the ground, as by judicious pruning it may be encour- aged to do. The beautiful flowers of this Berberis need mention. They are displayed in early Spring. Each strong shoot is crowned with a cluster of lovely yellow flowers, well placed above the foliage. With the decay of the flowers berries form, which in a short time ripen, when they are of a black color, again attract- ing attention to the plant as its flowers did. These berries, cleaned of pulp and sown at once, vegetate by Spring, so stock of plants is not difficult to get. Berberis are increased from seeds, sown as soon as ripe, also by layers made in early Spring. _ , When Retinisporas re- Overpruning ^^^ pruning the best when new growth is forming in Spring. Done then, looking to the cutting back of the leading shoots, the side growths are encouraged to grow, which soon make a specimen much bushier than before. But our thoughts, when we put the title to this article, were that one sees more of these trees overpruned than needing pruning. Close clipping is more the rule than free growth. In many cases this is a great mistake, for the beauty of a planting is often the free growth of the plants. Of the golden sorts best known, R. obtusa plumosa aurea and R. pisifera aurea, it is the former which is most often seen, and in nearly all cases the plant has been subjected to pruning. Pisifera aurea it is common to see grow- ing freely, without pruning, and it is the one which then gives the most pleasure. All the pruning these two require is to cut back an overventuresome shoot, which has outstripped the others, but in this case a little ir- regularity of outline is more pleasing than a closely sheared one. There are very few trees on a lawn im- proved by close shearing. There is one evil connected with the close pruning of evergreens not always thought of: this is the forming of a dense mass of foliage which, while preventing the free action of air, forms a refuge for red spider and injurious insects of many kind.s, the density of growth preventing the dropping to the ground of the decayed foliage. Retinisporas propagate readily from cuttings under glass in early Winter. », , , . , A subscriber of The Exch.vnge iTouble witto ,^^jjg5 jjg ^f trouble he has had Ampelopsis VeitchU j^^^ Ampelopsis Veitchii. It is of the falling foliage he complains. He says that in early Autumn the vine conunences to shed its leaves, and these leaves, being thick, and heavj-, fall without first de- caying, and their heavy weight smothers out any small plants that may be growing within a foot or so of the wall or to whatever surface the vine is attached. His loss has comprised ferns, and many flowering plants which would have been in good condition for some time Liter had it not been for the smothering out received. That the heaviness of the leaves of this vine does form a weighty blanket on the ground is well known, falling in a semi-fresh state as they do. Our correspondent has, he says, cut down the vine where his ferns were growing as it was a particularly nice place for them, and as many of these were of an evergreen character he could enjoy tliem for several weeks longer, until snow came, with no interference from the Ampelopsis leaves. Everyone kniws tlie beauty of the .Japanese .\mpelopsis .-y.-* '*■-*», >^^S^--v ^^ Berberis (Mahonia) Japonica on many a wall, and would be loath to part with it if it could be avoided. But some other vine would answer as well, and better in cases similar to that our correspon- dent names. There is Euonymus radicans, and the Eng- lish Ivy in some of its varieties, neither of which shed their leaves before they decay, so would not smother growing plants at their base. Both are evergreen, an additional merit in many cases. The fact that Eriobotrya (Mes- pilus) Ja])oniea has been known to Winter safely outdoors in Eriobotrya (Mespilus) Japonica \ ,», ♦ well as the Rhodwiendron. Our common Hemlock, 'I'suja Canadensis, we have seen nearly killed in Win- ter when standing alone in a bad position. All such plants require protection, either by planting additional trees near them or by artificial methods. With this attended to there are many plants deemed partly tender lliat could be safely wintered outdoors. There are many horticulturists who Thuja Sibirica, consider Thuja Sibirica a species of (Wareana) Arborvitai, but this it is not, being but a variety or form of T. occidentalis. It is this error regarding its specific character that causes it to be classed as a superior "hardy" ArborvitK. It is hardy enough wherever occidentalis is, but it has nothing to do with Siberia. How it got this name does not appear. It has been so called for half a cen- tury or more, to the writer's knowledge. Its true title is Thuja occidentalis Si- liirica, if we wish to retain the name Sibirica, but it has also the common name of Wareana, the one chiefly used in Europe to designate it. Us merits are simply its dwarf, denser habit than occidentalis. It never makes the height the other does, growing slower and denser always. It is this habit, coupled with a rather greener tint of foliage, that makes it popular with planters, there being many positions it fills where occidentalis itself would be taller than required. The number of varieties of Thuja occi- dentalis surprises many. Not fewer than 50 could probably be named, which would include almost every form of growth as well as variegated and golden foliaged sorts. The one of these notes, Sibirica, is found in all nurseries, so are globosa, pumila, and other dwarf forms, but one of the most popular is the golden form, occidentalis aurea, commonly caUed George Peabody Arborvitae. This is a gem. It grows in the same shape as the common occidentalis, so its beauty on a lawn can be imagined. And then its beauty is permanent, its golden color be- ing maintained the whole year through. Nurserymen keep up a large eollectjon of Arborvitaes, of course, but it is not too much to say that oi the American type, occidentaUs, George Peabody, Sibinca, and globosa are the mainstay of a col- lection. And Arborvitaes are popular with propagators as well as with plant- ers for cuttings made in early Winter, placed under glass, in heat, are sure to grow. The fact that there are Yellow Berried yellow berried Hollies Hollies ha^ long been known, lot only of the common Ilex opaca, but also of the deciduous one, Prinos verti- cillatus, which is evidenced in the refer- ence to it in many botanies and cyclopedias. Besides this, European nurserymen have catalogued such plants in the past, and some still offer them. Relying on seedUngs from such yellow berried sorU will surely be a tiresome and vexatious business; tire- some because of the long time one would have to wait for the plants to flower, and probably vexatious in the plants bearing normal colored berries instead of yellow ones In addition it is impossible to know until the flowers whether or not it is berry bearing or The best way, and the only sure one, is to get •'••■• ' >-: — This IS i^-S^^ plant barren. the vicinity of Pliil.idelphia has led some persons to look up a stock by grafting, budding, or inarching. This is on this shrub as hardy thereabouts, but it is a mistake not so difficult as one may think. There are propagators to take it in this way. The cases where it has survived the Winters are those where a good deal of protection was given it in the way of buildings near it and other things tended to ameliorate the cold. In this way many shrubs and trees weather the cold of Winter. There are many plants which are not considered quite hardy which would prove so were attention paid to placing them in proper positions. Many of them do not object to great cold if free from much light in VV'inter. Take the Rhododendron for example. Place it in an open, exposed position and native though it be, it will be nearly dead by Spring. In the same position, with protection from the sun and high winds, it will lie quite unharmed in any way, provided the soil has con- tained all the moisture requisite. Any other evergreen will serve as an illustration as who have succeeded in all these methods, witness the stock offered in some European lists; and some years ago a Philadelphia firm was offering berried deciduous Holly plants which had been increased in one or the other of these ways. Many a purchaser of a Holly plant has been grevi- ously disappointed where his plant flowered and it proved a barren flowered one. A nurseryman who had a stock of plants he could guarantee berry bearing could find a ready sale and get a good price for thetn, and, as we have said, there is nothing to prevent his having them. But he must be sure that the tree from which grafts are taken is really perfect flowered, and not one relying on a fellow tree near by for fertiliza- tion. 12 The Florists' Exchange THE ROSE COMIIVa— CHAMP WEILAND -IIN MARCH Exquisite in color, remarkable in size, beauty and foliage YOU NEED THE BIG MONEY MAKER OF 1916 OWN ROOT 100 Plants for S30.00 250 Plants for 70.00 500 Plants for 125.00 1000 Plants for 250.00 Orders Hlled strictly in the order as booked GRAFTED 100 Plants for $35.00 260 Plants for 82.50 .500 Plants for 160.00 1000 Plants for 300.00 WEILAND & RISCH Originators and Growere 154 North Wabash Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. ARE YOU GROWING THE BEST Chrysanthemums? This question must confront every grower — when considering his next year's requirements Those who consign their crop must have those that will withstand the necessary handling Those retailing their cut may advantageously grow a greater variety If not fully satisfied with your present kinds let us — suQfSfest We grow nothing but CHRYSANTHEMUMS Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich. l.l.-M.^P IIMllillll Till- EXC'llMllgl- iiinuiuiiiuiiJuuiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiJiiiuiiiiniiiiiiuiiniiiiiiii umiiiininiiniiinniiginiiiniiinnininiimiiiniiiDniniiiiiiiioiiuMniiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiniiiiiiiiii Miss Theo The most prolific ROSE PINK CARNATION on the market. Every visitor places an order. See previous ads. Rooted Cuttings: $12.00 per 100,'$100.00 per 1000. LITTLEFIELD & WYMAN, NOPth ADlDQtOn, Mass. junimiiiJDiiiuiiiiiiiiinniiiniiimjimiinujiii \\'b<^iL ordiTiiig. pleaae m'-lUl ^<;^LL L U LL \spRiwcriELDOHio j Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchange Carnations and Plumosus Matchless and Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, strong, well-rooted Cuttings, from fine healthy Btock, at $25.00 per 1000. Plumosus, by the thousand or ten thousand, at $25.00 per 1000. Cash or approved credit W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. When ordering. plen8o mention The Exchniige CARIVATIOIV CUTTIIVOS Ready after JANUARY FIRST QUIDNICK 6R(fNnOUS[S, I. H. Dishing, Prop. ANTHONY P. C, QinDNICK, R. I. When ordering, nlense nr-ntinn Thp Ext-hnnge SPLIT CARNATIONS Qoiokly, eaaily a&d oheaply mended. No Tools required Pillsbury Carnation Staple Patented 1906 1000. SSo.i 3000. tLOa postpaid I. L. PILLSBURY CALESBVRG. ILL. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Shipment of Inferior Stock About the worst deal in a whole- sale way that Houston, and perhaps Texas, ever got in out flowers, was that of shipments received from some whole- sale growers in the North and Middle West during the past Christmas season. The trouble is in the condition that the flowers were received, apparently due to poor keeping qualities, or anticipating the great volume of business just before Christmas, flowers were picked from greenhouses in advance of sihipping date to be available in the volume of stock wanted. While this applies to some extent on Roses, it was experienced much more on Carnations, where consideralile quanti- ties of pickled stock were found in the shipping boxes, entirely asleep and worthless, and immediately dumped into the garbage cans. The invoices on the boxes should often have accompanied the useless flowers, hut unfortunately these had to be retained as memoranda for payment in full. It is a hardship on florists who are ex- pected to gain something out of a retail business that these things occur, and the only outcome the.v have to retrench against loss is to charge the buying pub- lic prohibitive prices for the percentage that does arrive that are salable so that thev mav hope to figure even on the deal. The prevailing price of Carnations at Houston during this time was $3 per doz. The florists almost trembled when they had to ask it, and the patrons bought with a noticeable reluctance at being overtaxed because it was Christ- mas. This is the outcome of expressions from at_ least four of Houston's leading re- tailers, and they were of the opinion 'that if such practices continued, it would result in the destruction of the cut flower (business at Christmas, and instead, the 'buying public would avail themselves of Blooming plants. As it i.s even now. the plant trade is getting far ahead of the cut flower busi- ness for this reason. Two florists expressed themselves : "No more cut flowers, especially Carna- tions, for me at Christmas hereafter; it will be practically blooming plants ex- clusively." Why can't the shipping qualities of 'Carnations be tested occasionally by the CTOwers to know that they will reach the retailer in merchantable condition? They can 1^ boxed for shipment as usual, and retained to be opened up after 36 hours and the condition noted, as an example of what his customer would receive. Certainly the retailer deserves this pro- tective consideration. S, J. M. This is Renewal Time There is no doubt that most all of us do certain things at certain periods. When the dark evenings come along, the young folk, and some of the old ones, too, begin to look for the latest produc- tions at the theaters. Others begin to increase their visits to the library, and so on : but the one thing that the be- ginning of the year suggests to all of us is the renewal of our various subscrip- tions to magazines and trade papers, and a goodly majority of the trade think of their diitv to The Floeists' Exchange at this time. Are you doing so? Tour remittance to us will mean a change of date ort the address label attached to your conv and "nothing to worry about" for twelve months. Clubbing Magazine Offers As many of our readers make it a point to subscribe for several maga- zines or periodicals at this time of the year, we have made up a number of clubbing offers which we give below. These combinations are with the concurrence of the publishers of the various magazines listed, and offer < reduced rates when ordered together as a club. If readers prefer to make their own cotnblnation and will send in their list, we wUl be glad to quote them the best figures obtainable. American Magazine $1.50 Woman's Home Companion 1.50 Pictorial Review ■ 150 AU 3 above for $3.00 $4-50 Collier's Weekly $2.50 Harper's Magazine 4.00 Everybody's Magazine ■ 1-50 All 3 above for $6.25 $8.00 Delineator $1-50 Everybody's 1.50 McClure's • 1.00 AU 3 above for $3.00 $4-00 Mother's Magazine $1.50 Ladies' World l-OO McCall's Magazine .50 AU 3 above for $1.50 $3XX) Housewife $0.50 Today's Magazine 50 McCall's Magazine .50 AU 3 above for $1.00 $1.50 Modem Priscilla $1.00 Pictorial Review 1.50 Ladies' Worid 100 AU 3 above for $2.50 $3-50 World's Work $3.00 Scribner's Magazine 3.00 Metropolitan Magazine • 1-50 AU 3 above for $5.75 $7.50 Garden Magazine ^^'^ The Florists' Exchange 100 Both above for $2.85 $2.50 Country Life in America $4.00 The Florists' Exchange 1.00 Both above for $4.50 $5.00 Century Magazine $4.00 Outlook ■ 3.00 Both above for $5.00 $7.00 Boys' Magazine $1.00 Housewife ..50 Both above for $1.00 $1.50 Collier's Weekly $2.50 Puck 5.00 Both above for $5.00 $7.50 House and Garden $3.00 Scientific American 3.00 Both above for $5.00 $6.00 Metropolitan Magazine $1.50 Pictorial Review 1.50 Both above for $2.00 $3.08 Review of Reviews $3.00 Worid's Work 3.00 Both above for $4.25 $6.00 Address BOOK DEPARTMENT THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Box 100 Times Square Station New York City 'MUMS STOCK PLANTS Wm. Turner, $5.00 per 100. BonnaBon, Patty, Wells' Late Pink, $4.00 per 100. Extra fine stock THEO. KISSIIK6. '"^'iiSi^SiiruT' When nnlerhig. nli':i.^'^ mfntinn The I'vclKuige YOURS '^"'Vhe ASKING Opportunity in every issue of The Exchange January 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 13 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiininiiiiiiiiNinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mill Ill in iiiiiiii I I iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiitiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii niiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiwitiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiin i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiniii me New bosc mrs. BAYARD THAYER that we are offering this season, will make a fine addition to a class of large-flowered Roses which is rapidly coming to the front, since we introduced Mrs. Charles Russell, of which the new claimant is a sport. The color is a most beautiful clear rose pink, inside of petals a shade lighter. The foliage heavy and smooth and carried on strong stems. It won the American Rose Society Medal over a strong class of competitors at the Cleveland Show, scoring 90 points. PRICE LIST 100 250 500 1000 Grafts: $35.00 S82.50 $150.00 $.300.00 Eyes: 27.00 62.50 110.00 220.00 Grafted Plants (only) ready after March 1st, 1916. 2500 5000 10000 $690.00 $1250.00 $2300.00 490.00 850.00 1500.00 Eyes ready in January, l^lb. WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES, Natick, Mass. iiiiniiiitiiiiniiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiTiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiNiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiminiiiiitiH^ tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMtiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mi iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iinimiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii'iiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiMiii tinitiiiiiiiiiiiiiimm iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. Give credit where crt-dit Is due — Mtiitlun the ExcUatige ^___ A Blind Florist Stricken ivith blindness three years ago. after 20 years of work as a florist, deprived of his oociipation for years and re-educating his faculties so that he luight renew his early calling — that, in brief, is the history of Harry Brink- grieve, who now raises some of the hand- somest and finest Clirysanthemums on his place at Hyde Park, near Boston, Mass. After becoming blind he realized that he nui.c. per copy has been placed upon it. There is an index to the subjects. .\cacias. Camphor tree. Camellias. .\ns- | tralian Bottle-brush. Eucalyptus. Eng- lish Holly, common and variegated , Myrtle. Pimelea. Spanish Broom, and other things that are too tender for out- door culture with us in the East are all especially illustrated here, and flour- ish in the middle and lower sections of California. The catalog is divided into Ifi departments, and extends to 128 pages lOin. x Tin. A. F. J. Baur O. E. Steinkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAUR & STEINKAMP, Indldnapills, indlaoa Carnation Breeders \Vli,-ll, .•fir Special Offer ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- geri. Strong, 2Jf in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. PRIMULA Obconica and Mala- coides. 4-in., in bud and bloom, So.OO per 100. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Poite- vine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2i2-in., $2.00 per 100; .300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3- in., right for Easter. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2'.2-in., mixed, $2.00 per 100; 300 for .$5.00. SNAPDRAGON. Out of 2J^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. CINERARIAS. Prize strain, 2]2-in., $2.00 per 100 ; 300 for $5.00. STOCKS. Strong, out ol'2}4-m.', Beauty of Nice and Rivoire, $2.00 per 100; 300 for So.OO. CALCEOLARIAS. Prize striiin, 2- in., $2.00 per 100. LETTUCE, Grand Rapids and Big Boston. $1.00 per 1000, $8.50 per 10,000. PARSLEY. Double curled, field grown. $1.50 per 1000. J.C.SCHMIDT BRISTOL, PA. Paper Pol$ and Dirt Bands When orderhiR. please m.-'Utiuu The E,^cliaiige IJIRT BANDS (Paper Vots without bottoms, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottoms.) Inch 1000 5000 10.000 20.000 50.000 100,000 1»4....S0.70 $2,10 $3.90 S7.00 $15.50 $28.00 2: 80 2.50 4.50 8.20 18.00 32.00 2^ ... .00 3.10 5.75 11.00 20.50 50.00 3. 1.00 3.90 7.50 11.00 32.50 60.00 3,1^.... 1.15 4.70 8.75 17.00 40.00 76.00 4. .... 1.25 5.60 11.00 22.00 52.50 96.00 VA--.- 1.50 6.85 13.00 24.00 5.5.00 lOo.OO 5^.... 1.70 7.90 15.00 28.00 65.00 120.00 6 2.10 9.80 19.00 36.00 85.00 160.00 No tacks or folding blocks needed. Samples FREE. SQUARE PAPER POTS (FoldinE block and tacks included.) Inch 500 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 50 000 l?i....$0.65 $0.90 $-l.00 $7.00 $12.00 $25.00 2 70 1.00 4.65 8 70 16.00 35.00 24 90 1.25 5.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 3 ... 1.10 1.50 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 .. 1.60 2.15 10.00 19.00 37..50 90.00 5 2.50 3.75 18.00 3.5.00 66.00 150.00 6 .. 3.50 4.75 23.00 45.00 85.00 200.00 7; : : : : . 4.25 5.75 28.00 54.00 102.00 240.00 Copyright Directions for use with each order. Send for Big Folder giving experiences of 54 growers. Samples FREE. Try our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands free. Ordc' what you want— try them according to our Mxec- tions. and if not satisfactory ship them back ana we will refund your money. F. W. Rochelle & Sons CHESTER, NEW JERSEY When ordering, please mention The Exchange 14 The Florists' Exchange FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Over 200,000 to Belect from. Healthy, busby, full growD, 2^-in. atock, in aseortmeDt of 10 or more beat vaneties. guaranteed to pleaae, $3.00 per 100, 126.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana and COCOS WeddeU- ana. Clean, thrifty, 2^-in. atock, right aiae for center planta. 11.30 per doa., $10.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston, Roosevelt. Teddy Jr., and Scottll. Compact, shapely planta, grown with sufiBoient apace, and in moat perfect condition. 6-in., Se.OO per doi., $45.00 per 100; 7-in., $12.00 per doi.. $90.00 per 100: 8-in.,.$18.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schledel (King of Fema). Well grown. 3-in. stook, $4.00 per dos.. $30.00 per 100. ADIANTUM i Farleyense^ Glorloaa. Strongest, prettieat and hardieat of fancy Adiantuma; atock IQ best condition. 2>^-in.. $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100: 3-io., $2.00 per doa., $16.00 per 100: 4-in., $3.60 per doz., $26.00 per 100. Large cut fronds shipped safely any distance, $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUMCFarleyense. Strong, 3-iii., $3.60 per doz, $26.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong, stocky, 3-in plants, $6.00 per 100, $66.00 per 1000. Order* booked now for nert crop of Table Fern Seedlings, ready January 1st. $1.00 per 100, $9.60 par 1000. List, iilustratingxSO beat varietiea, on appHoation. J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT.LHILLS, LN. J. WIU h«lD all aroand If yon mention the Excbanfa ARAUCARIAS fine planta, 3 tiers, 60o., each. ASSORTED TABLE FERNS $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. PALMS, Kentia Belmoreana 3H in. pots, 12-16 in. high, $12.00 per 100. PALMS, Kentia Forsteriana 3H in. pots, 15-18 in. high, $16.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata Strong, field-rooted tips, 2-3 leads, from 2J^-in, pots, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. JAMES VICK*S SONS Rochester, N. Y. WTien ortlerfiiK. plonae mpiitlon The Exchange F E:R N S Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full grown, fine stock, from 2>i-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. COCOS|Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmore- Bna. ForXcenter planta.ii 2>^-in., $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per, 100. High^Grade Stock. Cash, or Batiafactory ^references. C. \. PETERSON WOOD COC/Rr.«tTarrytown-on-Hudson,N.Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange THE HOME OF THE SCOTTII FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET BROOKLYN. NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The E.\cliange Table Ferns Kne, busby plants, assorted varieties, from 2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. R. G. Hanford, Norwalk, Conn. When orderine. please ni'TiIi'in The E"xchanse Ferns for Dishes Id 0 to 8 best m»Tket varieties from 2>i-in. po e ftt 8.00 per 100. $JS.OO per 1000. Cocos and Kentias jQ8trighttorcflnt«rM, from iii-in. pota. at $10.00 p«r loa THOMAS P. CflRISTENSEN, Short Hills, s. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange U/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Seeds to Sow start Out in Good Season The seeds the average retail grower needs for the usual Spring .stock make a long list, and it is from now on that we shall start in to get busy in ordering. There will be no let up until late in Spring and I suggest picking up the ad- vance list of your seedsman and follow up the ads. in TUE Florists' Exchange and place your order for what is wanted early. Hardly ever do we see Verbenas, Begonias or other stock grown from seed too large in Spring; usually it is the other way, stock which should at least have had another month under glass is offered for sale. In so many instances the grower waits with ordering his wants until the last minute, or the seed is left nicely in the packages until one gets good and ready to sow it. Bedding Begonias from seed is awfully slow ; you cannot sow the seed in March and have a good plant ready by May 15, and to plant out small 2%in. stock is wast- ing time, for it will be the end of July before the beds or borders amount to anything. You should have a good strong plant in full bloom out of a 4in. pot, and in order to get such, seed should be sown right after Christmas. There is nothing like starting in proper time with the seeds ; delay means money out of your pocket. You want stock ready early in Spring. While in most locali- ties good prices are obtained for every- thing ready in the bedding plant line be- fore and up to Memorial Day, there usually is a big drop in prices right after that date. A well flowered Petunia in a 4in. pot will bring $1.75 per doz. dur- ing May. while it may be hard to move the same, at any price, toward the middle or end of June, and so with good Salvias. Verbenas and others we grow from seed. Why not start early this year with the seeds? Get some stock under way a little ahead of time instead of dragging behind. Poinsettias Care of Stock Plants While your stock plants of Chrysan- themums must have water from time to time in order to keep them in good con- dition, the Poinsettias set aside now and intended to furnish cuttings next June, have to be kept perfectly dry for the next four months. Those grown in pots where the bracts have been cut down form ideal stock plants. Let them re- main in the pots and lie on their sides below some bench where there is little or no drip from above. If you are short of stock and wish to grow a larger num- ber of plants for another year, the pres- ent is the time to look around for stock plants. It is a simple matter to start the old plants into growth in May, root the cuttings and handle the young stock during the Summer and Fall months; the trouble begins when cold nights start and the firing isn't attended to the way it should be in order to maintain an even temperature. Primula obconica While we made use of Primulas for Christmas, especially in plant arrange- ments, it is from now on up to Easter that we appreciate them most ; if you have plants in 4in. pots let them have a shift into 5's and give them a house just a little warmer than where the Car- nations are doing their best. With a sunny bench and not neglected with wa- tering, the plants will furnish flowers for the next four months to come. If you have design work these Primulas can be used to the very best advantage and answer as well as Carnations or Roses; there are ahvays plants not quite as good in shape as others ; make use of such to cut from and reserve the others to be sold as pot plants. A plant pot bound at this time of the year soon goes to pieces and becomes worthless. The Obconicas want plenty of root room and a good soil ; if you have a bench where the pots can be plunged in up to their rim._ so much the better, they seem to do twice as well as when ex- posed on a dry bench. It is always well to keep all old flowers removed ; when a flowerhead is past its best it should be taken out. Primula malacoides Even small 2^in. stock of this won- derful florists' Primula shifted now into 4"s will make excellent stock for Easter flowering. Keep the first flowers pinched out ; this will encourage new growth and give you flowers when the larger plants are all through blooming. Now that we have more time and room it might be well to go over the plants, give them a good cleaning, and avoid a crowded condition. If you want them just for the flowers a good way to do is to plant them out on a bench in the Carnation house, you will get larger flowers that way, longer stems and a whole lot more^ of them. Two years ago, about Thanksgiving time, one of our boys broke a 3i^in. pot of a Primula mala- coides while carrying plants from one house into another. Not having another pot handy, he made a little hole along the edge of a Carnation bench and planted it out. "This plant did just twice as well as those we had in pots, and so we plant a few out every Winter and find it a good thing. Primula*veris Have you placed a nice lot of Primula veris into a coldframe so you can get at them about the 10th of March? At Easter anything in the way of Spring flowers goes, and these Primulas are most desirable for pans and dishes. If potted up and placed into a Carnation house about March 10 to 15, they w'ill be in full bloom by April 20. You might also consider starting some a little earlier, and let them come along in a Violet house temperature ; the slower they are allowed to come the better the foliage and the flowers. This holds good with many of the plants we force for Christmas or Easter. Plants greatly im- prove if they are allowed to finish their flowers properly instead of being ex- posed or heated up to the last minute. Pansies For Iiate Flowering The first week in January is a good time to sow out Pansies. The ones you have outdoors in frames will be in flower in early Spring, and will be used for early sales, while those sown now will start to flower in May and keep it up during the Summer months. If you use Pansies for bedding it is always well to purchase at least a part of .vour requirements in seed in separate colors, for not all the plants will be in flower when sold next Spring; so if you have the colors separate and the plants properly labeled you can fill an order for yellow, white, blue or black, as the case may be, without much trou- ble. Sow thinly in flats in a house not over 50 at night. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant into other flats about 2in. apart, the plants can remain there up to the time you plant them out into a frame the middle or end of March. A mild hotbed will not hurt them in the least, as long as you provide plenty of ventilation. Daisies and Forgetmenots Soxr Now for Spring TJso Both of these can be sown now in order to get salable stock for nest Spring; there is always more or less demand for both of these little flowers and every retail grower should carry a good stock of them. They can be treated the same as the Pansies. Among the BeUis we used to have a splendid red sort about 40 years ago over on the other side, but have never been able to get hold of such here. All we have is white, light and dark pink, but no red, and that is a color we are short of dur- ing early Summer ; while we have an abundance of white and pink as well as yellow we haven't much in red. If .vou have Fall sown Forgetmenots, bear in mind that these plants if lifted a month or so before Easter and treated carefully will be in flower for Easter week, and you will find all kinds of good use for them. Everybody loves Forgetmenots. and bushy plants trjl of flowers find ready sale. PALMS 5,000 Kentia Belmoreana, from 2K-in. pots, 3-4 leaves, 8- 10-in. high, S6.50 per 100; ASSORTED TABLE EERNS Out of 2}j-inch pots, tS.OO pet 100; EERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIALTY lo or out of flats. JUNE DELIVERY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Ttom 2ii-iDeb pots, S3.00 per 100. All express orders, cash or satisfao- totjr reference with order. B. SOITAU EERNERY feVsey'=SSl.J!.T- When ordering Thf Rxohnnge GOOD STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES 100 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2}i-in. pota $2.50 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-in. pota 6.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. IM-in. pots 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-m. pots 4.00 DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 3-in. pots S.OO Marguerite DAISY. Large yellow. 2>i-u». pots 2.50 FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2i.i-in, pots 2.00 rVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2K-in- pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2J.i-in. pots 2.50 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS (Rams- burg's strain). 2>i-in 2.60 F. A. EMMONS, Florist West Kennebunk, Me. When ordering, plon-se nT'iitton The Exchange FoUowing list of plants are from 2>i-in. pots. Well rooted and in fine shape. GERANIUMS S. A. Nutt, Mme. Sallerol, Rlcard, Poltevlne, Mme. Jaulin, Perkins, A. Schaffer, Thos. Meehan. $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Ed. Blanc, Landry, Rose and Ivy Geraniums, $2.50 per 100. $22.50 per 1000. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS From strong, clean plants. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 10000. READY JANUARY FIRST Enchantress, Enchantress Supreme, Rose Pink Enchantress, Pink Enchantress, White Enchantress, Beacon, Benora, Philadelphia, Rosette, Mrs. C. W. Ward and White Wonder. GERMAN rVY, ACHYRANTHES, two colors; TRADESCANTIA variegated, three varietiea, $2.00 per 100, from 2).i-in. pots. COLEUS, ten varieties; 'MUMS and POM- PONS, 30 varieties: prices on application. These prices are for cash. MAGNUS PIERSON, '''"So^}''- CYCLAMEN Splendens Glganteua Hybrids Our strain of CYCLAMEN ia second ts none. Well budded and grown planta; Bright red, dark red, pink, white, white with red center, salmon, from 3-in. pota, $7.00; from 3H- in pota, $10.00; from 4-in. pota, $15.00, per 100. PRIMULA Chinensis, PRIMin-A Obcon- ica Glgantea, PRIMULA Malacoides, from 2H-in. pota, $3.00 per 100. DRACAENA Ind tvlsa. Strong planta, from 2^-in. pota, $3.00; from 3-in. pots $5.00, pel 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2>i-in. pota. $3.00 per 100; ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, from 3-in. pota, $4.00 per 100. SatiafaotioD guaranteed. PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg,Pa. Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 AGERATUMS. Stella Gumey and Little Blue Star $0.60 $6.00 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The beat selected, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 9.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 9.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock .76 6.00 SALVIAS Bonfire and Zurich 75 6.00 Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA Mt. Freedom, N. J. Wten ordering, pleat>e meutiou The Excliange The Florists' Exchange 15 ROSES RED RADIANCE. A sport of Radiance that will bo wclroiufd as a valuable addition to tho list of greenhouse Koscs and will be of greatest value for the garden. Grafted or Own Root, 2>.i-in., S2.50 per doz.. $17.50 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. MRS. WM. R. HEARST. A clear, dark pink sport of My Maryland. The equal of Maryland in habit and growth, and far superior to it in color. Grafted or Own Root, 2i.i-in., $2.60 per doz., $17.50 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. HOOSIER BEAUTY. Deep, rich crimson in color. We have a large stock of this new Rose and can fill your order to your satisfaction. Grafted, 2i.i-in., $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000; Own Root, 2M-in.. S1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. HADLET. With both Hadley and the above-named variety we have to offer the two best red Roses in commerce. Grafted, 2i^-in., $1.50 per doz., $12.50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000: Own Root, 2Vi-in., $1.00 per doz., $7.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. NEW CARNATIONS That Are Making Good GOOD CHEER. We planted Good Cheer heavily because we believed in it. Today it is the finest Carnation on our place. It is a clear rose pink — a Carnation that every grower needs. Rooted Cut- tings, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. MATCHLESS and ENCHANTRESS SUPREME. Two leaders in Carnations. Early delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ALICE. For freedom of flowering and as a money maker, Alice has made good. We cut from it earlier than any other variety. It is a quick plant maker. It is a good commercial shell pink. Plant Alice. December and January. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. GERANIUMS 20,000 ALPHONSE RICARD and BEAUTE POITkviNE, from 2}^-in. pots for delivery early in January, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS We make a specialty of seedlings. We ofJer now 50,000 seedlings ready for potting. Big, strong seed- lings. Big value at $8.00 per 1000; 2500 at $7.50 per 1000; 5000 at $7.00 per 1000. We deliver anywhere, all charges paid, for 50c. per 1000 in addition to price quoted. Prices to The Trade only A.JNJPI&E30N >cftOMWCLL com. CHRYSANTHEMUMS GOLDEN GLEAM Our Novelty for 1916 As a novelty of the year we are offering a seedling of our own raising. It is a bright, glistening yel- low in color; medium dwarf in growth. Fully aa good two to a plant as single. Matures Oct. 20th to Nov. Ist. Second crown buds were tht? bpst 2>^*in., $1.50 per doz., $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. NEW 'MUMS OF THIS SEASON WHITE CHIEFTAIN. For early delivery we offer fine stock of this high-class variety at $4.00 per 100, S35.00 per 1000. This means January and February delivery, and we have ample stock for your requirements. GOLDEN EATON. Better in color than Yellow Eaton. One of the finest of the new 'Mums. Early delivery. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. PEACE. A beautiful shell pink; one of the finest varieties ever offered. 2>i-in., $2.00 per doz.. $15.00 per 100. HILDA CANNING. The bronze novelty ia offered for 1917 delivery. Order early as the sale will be heavy and orders will bf filled in rotation. 23^- in., $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. NOVELTIES IN SINGLE 'MUMS After testing the Johnson seedlings from Mount Greenwood, we have selected six of the finest novelties ever offered. These will be offered in our wholesale catalogue as the Mount Greenwood Novelty Set. Our own seedlings are offered as the Cromwell Gar- dens Set of Six. They are fine commercial varieties for cut flower trade. " Dusky Maid " for Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful acquisition. Get our new catalogue that will be mailed early in January. Our Chrysanthemums give satisfaction and we want your order. We have six big houses in stock plants. Let us know your requirements. BEDDING PLANTS COLEDS, HELIOTROPET, SALVIA, PETUNIAS, FUCHSIAS and other stock. VINCA VAKIEGATA cuttinga. Write us yoxir wants. ♦•~- ! Middle Atlantic States \ Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Cbas. L. Scybold, supt. of parks, ^ is building: several new parks, extending parks and disseminating landscape and florieultural knowledge. a!nd has been quite successful in enlisting the public in favor of parks, park extensions, play- grounds, etc. The city greenhouses and garden work have been a great feature. Business in the anthracite region seems to become more and more prosper- ous. Evergreen decorative material _ is being used freely, much of it coming from the neighboring mountains. The park bureau and the merchants of the Slarket st. shopning district have introduced a new Christmas decorative innovation by using hundreds of Spruce trees of large size with Kalmia festoon- ing along the entire length of the street and across streets, light standards and even across the railroad stations. This forest of evergreens with tinsel and light effect extending along the street shows up to better artistic advantage and more so than a dozen community trees. S. Pittsburgh, Pa. Christmas is past, and it was a bet- 'ter one all around than was looked for. The weather the day before Christmas was fine, rather warm, and the streets were thronged with people, next day just the reverse, raining and snowing, so we had a white Christmas partly. The cut flower and plant trade was good, much better than last year, stock rather scarce aud prices somewhat high. The demand for cut flowers was good, but rather better for plants, which were cleaned up well. Roses were in good sup- ply from 6c. up, according to quality. Carnations were never so scarce at "Christmas as this year; the demand was far greater than the supply, and prices were from 6e. up. retailing at $1 to .$2 per doz. ; the first price named was by the market stands, always selling cheaper than the stores, although their supply, which was very limited, was soon ex- nansted. Bulbous stock was mainly Paperwhite Narcissus, which sold fairly well, being cheap. Not many Romau Hyacinths were noticed. Lilies were quoted from $3 per c Moh. 4-m.. 200. Moh. aU-ia I CUUJl *l ■ p,, 100, $60.00 p«c 1000. FLNKIAS— Field-Crown, large clumps, $15.00 per 100. CAMPBELL BROS., - Penllyn. Pa. When, orderiug. please mi'ntlon The Exchange PRIMROSES 100 1000 (1.60 $10.00 2.00 16.00 Obconloi alba, rona ud Rubj Obconlca ftlftantea. 2>i-u>. POt*- - ASPARAGUS Plumoiu..2M-in. pot. 1.76 17.00 VINCA Varl.««t«. SH-in. pota. «t back *■«> PANSY PLANTS, ai"* Sowwim »•"• BOSTON FERNS, &»"> *>•<*« re»dy for 6-in. pota 1*00 Cuh JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM S3S W««« WIlHun St.. D«UwnM. Ohl» When ordering, please mfntlon The K-tcliange 100 1000 Whitmani Improred Whitmaiii Gompacta KeoseTclts Bostons 250 at I0«0 tata HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN. MASS. When ordering, nleane mention The Exehange F E R IN S *«°?I![?,TiEs B«nn(, hnlthj plnnln, horn 3M-i- in. pots 3-00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue, Rooted Cut- tinga 1.60 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2M-in. pots 4.00 Lantanas. 2^-in. pots 3.00 Moon Vine. True white, Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 15.00 Salvia. New sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.50 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1-00 8.00 Smilax. Strong. 2H-in. Pots 3.00 Vinca Variegata and Elegans. 4-iD. pota 10.00 Vinca Variegata and Elegans. 2}i- in.pota 3.00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL,N.Y. Wben ordering, pleaae men Hon The Exchange GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Per looo S. A. Nutt and Buchner $12.60 Ricard, Doyle, Perkina and Vlaud 15.00 Cash with order FRED W. RITCHY Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, please mention The EJxcbange Jnnuarv 1, 191(). The Florists' Exchange 17 miiiiiiiiiiiujiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiuiJimimiJiiiiJiiuiMiiiiuiiiniiJiiJiJiiJii FERNS FERNS. 3 housea full, all pot grown. Bos- ton, SJ'i-in. pota. 40c.; 6-in. pota, 50c.; 7-in.. 75o.: 8-in. (Aialea pota). Bpecimen plants, Sl.OO, very handBoine. Whltmanl C^mpacta, 6H-id. pots. 40c.: 6-in. pota, 50o.; 7-in., 60o -75o Roosevelt, 6-in. potB, 60o. Scottll. 6H-in. pota, 40o.; 6-in. pota, heavy, SOc; 7-in. (Atalea Dots), 60o.: 7-in. pot«, very heavy, 75c. Teddy, Jr., new dwarf fern. 6-in. pota, 50o.; 7-in. (Azalea pota). 76c.; 6-in. {Aialea petal, 30o.; 4-in. pota, 20o. 6-in. pans PTERIS WILSONI, Holly Fern, Albo-Lineata. PTERIS VICTORIA. Three ptanta in one pan, 2So. ARAUCARIAS ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. 4-5 tiers, 24 in. high, 76o.; 30 in high, Sl.OO. ARAUCARIA Glauca. 6-in. pot«. lS-20 in. high, tl.OO: &-in. poU, 22-24 m. high, tl.2fi; 28-30 in. high, $1.50. ARAUCARIA Robusta Compacta. 7-in. poU, 2H-3 ft. high, tl.50. KENTIA FORSTERIANA KENTIA Forstcrlana. 4 1^-5 ft. high, made-up Bpecimens in U-in. green tubs, H.50 each; 7-in. poU. single, 38-40 in. high, $2.00; 7-in. potB, 40-42 in high, »2.50; li-in. poU, 36 in. high, $1.50; 6-in. pota, 28-30 in. high, $1.00: 4-m. pots, 16-18 in. high, 30o. KENTIA BELMOREANA KENTIA Belmoreana. 24-in. high, $1.00; 24-26 in. high, $1.25: 28-30 in. high, $1.60: 4-in. pots. 16-18 in. high, 30o. LIVISTONA Rotundiflora, or Fan Palm. 4-in., 30c.: 5-in , 40o. DRACAENAS DRACAENA Termlnalls. 5-in. pots. 40c.; 5H-in. pots, 60c.-60o. DRACAENA Fraftrans. 4-in. pots, 25o.; 6-in. pota, 50o.-60o. PANDANUS Veitchii 6-in. pota. 75o. DISH FERNS for pane, aasorted varietiee, 2U-in. pota, »4.00 per 100. GODFREY ASCHMANN importer and Grower of Potted Plants irmimmmmmnnimimmimimniimiirimiiimiiiiiiinmiinrrmiiiTinrniimmiiimnnrinnninMm The National Nurseryman The official organ of the American Asso- ciation of Nurserymen. Circulated among the trade only. Published monthly. Subscription price, one dollar per year, in advance. Foreign subscriptions, one dollar and fifty cents per year, in advance. Sample copies free upon application from those in the trade, enclosing their business card. THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY Inc. 218 Livingston BIdg., Rocliester, N.Y. Wben ordering, plpase mi^ntlon The Exchange GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Poitevine, Ricard ^'mo 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. i PHILADELPHIA, PA. I iiiiuiiuiuiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiimiiiiiMiiniiMiimitl When onlei'ing. pk'ase mrTiticm The Exclimigp Geraniunis Guaranteed to reach any point in the United States east of the Mississippi River. On account of the heavy demand through Janu- ary, you stand a better chance of getting your order filled by sending the cash right along and naming latest date you would want it delivered. If I am unable to fill it for that date, the money is returned the same day it ia received. jqqq S. A. Nutt $12.60 Ricard and Poltevlne 15.00 Plumosus (Rose pota) 25.00 Albert M* Herr, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange MIDDLE ATIiANTIO STATES— Oontinaed Nutt, Buchner CASH WITH ORDER (12.00 per 1000 PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Rxphnnfre ORCHIDS EXTRA floe lot. TrUurn, Potted, ready to flower. Pricea low. NEW STOCK should be ordered now for Spring delivery. We have new bag ■plendid black Peat. Prioea right. GEORGE L. FREEMAN Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., Box 439 FALL RIVER. MASS. When ordering, please mention The Kxehnnge ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Will leave eoon for South America to oolleot the belt Conunercial Orchids. Book orders now for early Spring delivery, 1010. For prioea write to JOHN DeBUOK 719 Cheetnut PUce SECAUCUS. N. J. When orilerinp. plense mention The Exehniige Newark, N. J. Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. OROHIOS, PALMS and pUala ol every variety When orderrnfT, please mention The Exchnnce The Christmas rush has passed and everyone seems to be entirely satisfied. The impression is that the 1015 Christ- mas was much better than last year's. Plants, fancy baskets, cut flowers, roping. Holly and Holly wreaths all sold well. Cut flowers were very high, the demand being much greater than the supply. Carnations brought from 6c. and Sc. for white and pink to 15c. for red. Koses were high also, red Roses late Friday being almost impossible to be had. Quite a few cut Poinsettias were sold. In plants, Poinsettias in pots and pans and fancy baskets were the favorite and some beautiful effects were seen. Cyclamen. Ardisias, Azaleas and palms and ferns were also disposed of in large quantities and the growers, both large and small, were completely sold out by the middle of the week. E. Kemp of Grove st. had a fine lot of Primroses, Poinsettias and Azaleas, all of which were sold completely. Mr. Kemp also sold a large quantity of green wreaths and red designs for use in the cemetery adjoining his property. The Irvington Greenhouses made large shipments of Carnations, and it must be said their stock this year is the finest they have ever had. Especially fine are their Pink Delight, Good Cheer and White Wonder. Hansman Bros, of Hilton are picking some fine Spencer Peas, which are quickly disposed of at good prices. J. Hauck, Bloomfield, is also growing Peas this year. Phillips Bros, say the Christmas busi- ness was very good. They sold a large number of American Beauty Roses and cut Poinsettias. Plant trade was equally good. They had some fine baskets of Poinsettias and Begonias, which brought good money, and were entirely dis- posed of. Begerow Floral Co. report business as being fair but not as large as they ex- pected, with the newspapers being full of the cry of "Prosperity." Business in general has been good and receptions to debutantes and coming out parties have created a large demand for the better Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA Ll/TESCENS E«oh 6-in. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high $0 76 6-in. " 3 " " 24 to 28 in. " 1.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot Leave* In. high Each Per doi 2)4-m. 4 8 to 10 J150 3-in. 6 12 200 4-in. 6 to 6 15 jo.40 4!60 6-m. 6to7 18 60 6.00 6-m. 6 to 7 24 i.QO 12 00 6-m. 6 to 7 26 1.26 ifiloo ^t"^r„ . ^^^ 28 to 30 1.60 18.00 Cedar Tub 7-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 2.60 30.00 9-in. 6 to 7 6 ft., very heary 8.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot I^vea In. high Each Per doi. 6-m. 6 to 6 28to30 Jl OO $12 00 6-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 1.6O 18^00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Cedar Planta Tub in Tub Height Each 7-m. 4 36 in .2 60 7-in. 4 36 to 40 in 300 8-in. 4 40 to 42 in .I'oo 12-in. 4 6 to 8>^ ft., heavy looo 12-in. 4 5M to 6 ft., heavy 1260 12-in. 4 6 to 7 ft., heavy jjoo 12-m. 6 7 to 8 ft., heavy !!!!!!l8!oo JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., ""SHVoy Wyncote, Pa. When orderinK, please mention The Exclianjre Field Grown ROSES Two year Dormant Baby Tausendschon Ema Teschendorf Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Klllarney Gen. McArthur Jonkheer J. L. Mock Mme. Jules Grolez (Red Kaiaeiin) Farbenkonlgln Prince de Bulgarie Dean Hole Mme. Ravary Clothilde Soupert, $12.00 per 100. Unless otherwise noted. SI 5.00 per 100 Climbing Roses Climbing American Beauty, J17.50 Eicelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins) $12.00 1 per 100. per 100. I Crimson Rambler, $12.00 per 100. | Hiawatha, $12.00 per 100. I White Dorothy, $10.00 per 100. I A Full Umt 0/ All Rommm on Dmmmnd I THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.. PainesviNe. Ohio When ordering, please mentlop The Exchance VERBENAS Decorative Plank We are now booking orden Let us have yours J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. When orderlnE. please m-'ntltm The Exchanjje ALYSSUM, DOUBLE GIANT Tb« tnx floww Idnd. You w»tit some of this oa th* ed<« of your Carnation beds. Mn., (2.00 POT 100, tlg.OO par 1000. SMIIAX. No. 1 plaata, 2-iiL. tl J8 pn 100. DAISY, Mrs. P. Sander. Balaetad stod[. S-ia. n.OO pw 100. 118.00 par 1000. E. RAWLINCS, Allegany, N. Y. WbolMal* Gfowar Wben ordering, please mention The Bxcfaanfe RflbLCraigCcSrS."?:. When orderlni^. please mentlop The K^trhnnge SOO YELLOW RAZER (Lena Baom). Fine stock plants, $1.00 per do».. $7.50 per 100. 6000 Fine NELROSE Snapdragon oeedUnga. $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. HENRY EICHHOLZ Wayaesboro, Pa. When ordering, please mention Tbe £xcbaiife 18 The Florists' Exchange MiaiMiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiim Have You Placed Your Advertisement in Tlie Gardeners and Florists' Annual for 1916 ENTIRELY NEW JJND REVISED EDITION The 1915 edition of this Annual, the first ever published, was an immediate success, a second printing being necessary within three months. Orders still come, eleven months after publication. This Annual has become The Standard Book of Reference for the Trade and All Horticulturists The 1916 Annual will be better than its predecessor, containing new and up-to-date matter. We confidently predict even greater popularity than attained by the initial volume. Xn AHvPrti^f^r^ ^ standing, year-around advertisement in this book will keep your name before thousands of buyers 366 lu v-mv^;iuo<^io days in 1916. Rates: One full page, 3M-in. wide x 6-in deep, $20.00; half page, 3M-in. wide x 3-in. deep, $11; quarter page, 3^-in. wide x l^-in deep, $6.00. Early orders secure best positions. Write today. The Annual will be priced 50c. postpaid. Send in your orders now. A.T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. Ltd., 438 to 448 West 37th St., New York Proprietors and Publishers THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE miMininiiniiiiniiiMiimmiiiiiiH MIDDLE ATLAimO STATES Ooatimnea grade of flowers. Mr. Begerovv has just sent out a neat little advertisement in the form of a telephone handy list, which is a very useful article and will always be before his customers. Harry Strobell reports business espe- cially good. Cut flower trade is Mr. Strobell's leading feature and a large number of Roses, Carnations, Violets, etc., were sold. H. C. Strobell & Co. report business better than last year. When the writer was In this store Mr. Strobell was just iarranging some fancy baskets of Holly and cut Poinsettias for a table decora- tion, and the whole arrangement was very tasty. "Best business since the store was opened" are the exact words of H. I. Stem of Hahne & Co.'s flower dept. Mr. Stern sold an enormous quantity of red roping and red designs of all kinds as well as Holly. Princess Pine, Laurel and green roping and wreaths. The Hahne department store was always crowded and Mr. Stern had two con- spicuous counters and people could not get by without seeing his display. Flow- ering plants, ferns, palms and cut flow- ers were all sold in large quantities and on Friday night there was practically ^lothing left. McLaughlin & Murphy say this was the best Christmas in years. Toward ttie end they had to take their decora- tions off their walls and out of their win- dows to meet the demand. ij All in all the holiday trade in Newark •was all that could be asked for and was tery much better than last year, and the florists had a Merry Christmas once again. J. E. J. Buffalo, N. Y. "Z kThe Christmas rush is over and so r by all reports it was a very satisfac- tory one. The volume of business may have been larger in some lines and on others slightly smaller. The sale of arti- ficial material was larger by 25 per cent., ithough it seems that the plant trade had somewhat decreased. The supply of (plants was about the same as the previ- ous year, and Cyclamen were a trifle short. Begonias were too plentiful to command high prices and consequently there was a surplus carried over. '■ Poin- sejtia plants had the best demand, sell- ing out early ; there were fewer of these than in other years. Laurel was the best seller in decorative material ; this be- gan soon after Thanksgiving and ended practically the 2.Sd. The spirit of decorating by larger firms caused the supply to run short at times, tiough all orders were filled even if de- layed in transit. Pine in crates also began to sell early and this cleaned up quickly. Those dealers that offered Pine roping secured better prices than in pre- vious years. HoUy was in good supply, iiud while the pricfs were a tritlc higher, the grade of material was berter. The markets had a fair cleaning up on this. Other decorative material had a good sale. Mistletoe was good in quality though the demand lacked. The cut flower business was about equal to previous years. American Beauty Roses sold 25 per cent, less in price. Quality was good, though the amount sold fell behind iast year. The demand fell toward Milady, Richmond, Russell and Scott Key, which in many cases filled the bill and at lower prices. Other Roses were in good supply, though the supply was a little short in corsage Roses. Valley was plentiful euough; there was fine Mignonette, some Spencer Peas, plenty of :Stevias, Narcissus, Lil- ies, etc. There were also a good .-^upplj- of Carnations, the largest amount being white. \\'ard and reds commanded the liigh mark, tliougli Enchantress of good color sold well. The market on Friday cleaned up well except on Violets, which were lost in transit and were a day or two late in reaching the wholesaler. On Monday, Dec. 27, the market opened up briskly, floral work being in heavy, dje- mand and the market cleaned up early."- E. C. B. Syracuse, N. Y. As predicted in previous notes, the Christmas trade here for 1915 was a record breaker in all lines, although the call for cut flowers was very heavy there would have been a larger sale had not such increased prices had to be asked. .\s a consequence a larger sale of pot plants and medium priced baskets was noted. The sale of large or expensive plants as a rule is a thing of the past. There was a notable increase in the number of plants and cut flowers sent to the hospitals and sick friends. Poinset- tias, Azaleas, Cyclamen, Heaths and Ar- disiag were the best sellers. Cherries, Begonias and Primulas did not move as freely as in former years. In cut flow- ers Roses had the call. Carnations being a close second. The sale of orchids. Gar- denias and Valley was limited. Holly was scarce, its sale being confined mainly to the florist ; it was of uncertain quality, some were fortunate in getting 'a good quality, others dried and poor. Christ- mas trees were * in poor supply, not enough to go round. Since the slaughter two years ago the State officials have kept a close watch on the forests, and the nearby woods have been practically cleaned up. As usual the P. R. Quinlan stores were filled with a fine lot of plants. The greenhouse in the rear of the Salina st. store was a gorgeous sight, with Poin- settias predominating. They report a splendid sale, with a notable increase in the call for Heaths and Ardisias. Their sale of cut flowers was very heavv. Bellamy Bros, are weU satisfied as their trade was larger than anticipated. Their leaders wt-re fancy baskets and I'oinsettias. Fancy wreaths are a spe- cialty with them. Werner Bultman had his long store filled to overflowing with a splendid as- sortment of Poinsettias, Azaleas, Be- gonias, Heaths, Ardisias, etc., and re- ports a complete cleanup. Chester Harris is highly pleased with his trade. Medium priced baskets and fancy wreaths were a specialty with him. He reports a heavy sale of cut flowers. This was Bob Bard's first Christmas experience as a storekeeper, and he is vei-y satisfied with the results. He could have sold more stock if he had been able to store it. Henry Morris reports a highly satis- factory sale of plants and cut flowers. Prices for cut flowers w'ere as follows : Roses, Am. Beauty, $6 to $15; red Roses, $3 to $6; other sorts, $2.50 to $4. Carnations, red, $2.50 to $3 ; white and pink. $1.50 to $2.50. Poinsettias, $6' to .$9. Orchids and Gardenias, $12. Valley and Paperwhite, $1. Violets, $2.50 to $3 per 100. Sweet Peas. 75c. to $1 per bunch. Pot plants : Azaleas, 75c. to $5 each ; Ardisias, $1.50 to $3 ; Begonias, 50c. to $1..50; Cvclamen, 75c. to $3; Heaths, $1.25 to $3; Poinsettias, 50c. to .$2 ; Poinsettias and ferns in pans, 75c. to $3; Primulas, 50c. to $1; fancy bas- kets, $1 to $5. The call for more expensive stock was not large eiiough to note. Holly, 25c. per lb. ; H611y wreaths, 15c. to $1.50 each ; fancy wreaths. 50c. to $1.50; Christmas trees, 75e. to $5 each. Rain fell Friday and Saturday, so de- livery was easy. There was a very heavy call for fancy cemetery wreaths. H. YOtTBLI.. ''General Trade Notes Qdincy, III. — August Kroner, florist, had a narrow escape from electrocution on Dec. 14 when he took hold of a live wire in the boiler room of the greenhouse and was unable to loosen his hold until help came and the current was cut off. Mr. Kroner had gone to the boiler room to jiiit in some coal, the place being dark he took hold of a wire where the insula- tion had worn off. After being relieved from his dangerous position an examina- tion was made of. his heart, and while it was found that his condition was not serious it will be several days before he will be entirely recovered from the shock. Clinton, Ia. — Geo. E. Dallam, pro- prietor of the Lyons Greenhouses, has opened a downtown retail store at 109 iS. Sixth St. The room has been refitted and special cases provided for the dis- play of flowers and potted plants. Miss Florence Weber is assisting in the new store. Cleveland, O. — ^The Riverside Green- house Co. purchased from Peter Barthel- man and wife eight acres of Riverside road for the consideration of $10,500. The purchase will be addt'd to the pres- ent greenhouse property and part of it will be improved with buildings. Topb:ka, Kans. — ^The formal opening of the new Hayes Flower shop was held on Dec. 16. Three weeks previously the huilding in which this shop was located was entirely destroyed. In the new building there is added floor space and in many other ways a great improvement over the former location. Indlanapolis, Ind. — Harry Pahud, a florist on North Senate ave., was fined $1 and costs for speeding on Dec. 15, in Monte C. Fiscus court. .Tohn Dietz, a constable, had followed him through sev- eral cross streets and alleys to Pahud's home. Clinton, III.— Geo. W. Jacobs, the florist, had a splendid holiday display of Azaleas, Poinsettias, and Cyclamen in the drapery department of Greer's de- partment store, upon which he received many compliments atid reports a good trade. Albert Lea, Minn. — (Robt. H. Black and Miss Carol H. Pankhurst were mar- ried on Dec. 18 at Rochester, 156 miles from Albert Lea. The couple and sev- eral friends and relatives reached there by automobiles. Weeneestoxe, Pa. — John W. EllJott, florist at the State Asylum, died on Wednesday, Dec. 15. He had been an inmate -of the asyluna for about 20 years and had charge of the greenhouses for about 15 years. Mellenvtlle, N. Y. — C. J. Anderson, well known florist of this city, had about completed fie erection of an up-to-date greenhouse when the storm came. The weight of the snow-on the roof resulted in part of the building collapsing, insur-i ring a damage of about $160. Topeka, Kans.— ^Jas, Hayes' Flower Shop of 819 Kansas ave.. was re-opened for business on Dec. 16, just about three weeks after the disastrous fire that com- pletely destroyed the property of this concern. New furnishings have been in- stalled and the store is one of the finest in this city. XoEWELL,. Mass.— Charles A. Berry of Main St., has just built a new green- house. Riplet, N. T.— C:. Burton Wright of Burton ave., has just opened two green- houses, each 15ft. by 38ft. iStonington, Conn. — J. Henry Schaf- fer, who recently . started a flower store, in New London, reports good business. Cleveland, O. — The Riverside Green- house Co. purchased from Peter Barthel- man on Dec. 15 eight acres on Riverside road for a consideration of $10,500. The purchase will be added to the present pTpenbouse and part of it improved with buildings. Jiimmry 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 19 List of Advertisers ■ ■: Index to Stock Advertised Advance Co 51 Albert & Davidson Inc 48 Allen, J. K 40 Allen Co.. Wm Stuart 40 Amer. Spawn Co 6 AnderBon, J. F 14 Anderaon. S. A ^S Anaermueller, Geo. A 36 Aphine Mfg. Co 46 Armes. 11. W 36 Arnold 4 Co., Inc., D. C 40 Aschmann Bros 16 Aschmann Godfrey. . . 17 Ashley, Ernest 28 Badgley & Bishop, Ino 41 Baker Bros 2>l Baker, Wm. J 42 Barrett, The Florist. . .31 Barrows i Son, H. H..10 Baumer. A. R 30 Baur & Steinkamp. . . i;i Bayersdorfer A Co. . .^7 Bay State Nurs., The. .10 Heaven, E. A 37 Beckert's .Seed Store. . . 2 Begerow Floral Co 30 Bemb Floral Co..The. .20 Bennett. C. A 10 Berger Bros 42 Bertermann Bros Co. .30 Blatchley's Flower Shop 30 Boddington Co., Inc., Arthur 5 BolgianoA Sons. J 4 Bonnet & Blake 41 Bonnot Bros 41 Bowe. M. A 30 Brant Bros, Ino 31 Brown. Peter 17 Bryan. Alonzo J 10 Buckbee, H. W 31 Bunyard, A. T.. Flo- rist 30 Bunyard Co., Inc., Harry A 6 Burnett Bros 3 Burpee, W. A. & Co.. . 2 Burt Olney Gnhs., The 8 Butler & Ullman 31 Byer Bros Hi Caldwell The Woods- man Co 37 Campbell Bros Iti Camp Conduit Co.. . .47 Cannata. J. P 14 Carbone Florist 2S Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The 44 Childa, John Lewis 4 Chinnick, W.J 8 Christensen, Thos. P. . . 14 Clare, W. G 36-37 Clarke's Sons, David. . . 30 Clay & Son 40 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 28 Coan, J. J 40 Cokely, B. E. & J.T.. 37 Conard & Jones Co., The 10 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 10 Coombs, Florist 29 Cowee, W. J 36 Cowen's Sons, N 48 Craig Co.. Robt 17 Crouch. Mrs. J. W....28 Crowl Fern Co 30 Crump. F. F 28 Cunningham, Jos. H.. . 10 Cut Flower Eich 41 Danker, Florist 28 Davis. Walter 43 Dawson, William 15 Day Co., W. E 31 De Buck. John... ... .17 Deutacher & Glazer. . 43 DietschCo.. A .W Diller, Caskey & Keen 4S Dillon, J. L 17 Dobbs & Son IS Dorner & Sonfl Co., F 12 Dreer, Henry A., Inc. 45-46 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 47 Eagle Wire Works 37 Eble, Chaa 30 Edlefsen-Leidieer Co. . 30 Edwards' Fololng Box Co 37 Eichholz, Henry 17 Elliott & Sons, Wm 2 Emmans, Geo. M 9 Emmons, F. A 14 Erne & Klingel 44 Eskesen, Frank N 16 Esler, John G 37 Evans Co., 'The John A 47 Evenden Bros 31 Eyres, Florist 28 Fallon, Florist 31 Fletcher & Co . Inc., F. W 3 Fletcher & Son 45 Florista Hail Assn ... 37 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co., The 47 Ford, M. C 39 Ford, Wm. P 40 Forestdale 29 Fortunes, A. L 43 Fottler. Fiske, Rawson Co 2 Fowler. Mrs. L P 31 Freeman. Geo. L 17 Freeman-Lewis 30 Friedman, Florist 28 Friedman. J. J 40 Froment. H. E 41 Frost. Chas. 2 Furrow A Co 31 Galvin. Thos. F 30 GasaerCo.. J. M 28 Giblin 4 Co 50 Gibbons, The Smilax Man 38 Girvin, Willis B 12 Gloeckner, Wm 2S Gove, The Florist 28 Graham & Son, A 28 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn., Inc 41 Growers' Cut Flower Co 40 GudeBros. Co 31 Gunther Bros 41 Guttman & Raynor, Ino 38 Habermehl's Sons, J. J 31 Hanford, R. 0 14 Moninger Co . John C 47 Moore. Hentz A Nash 4 1 Mountain View Floral Co 10 Mullanphy. Florist. . . 31 Murray, Samuel 30 Nason, I,. B 41 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 30 Nat'l Nurseryman Pub. Co., Inc 17 Neidinger, Jos G.. ... 36 New England Florist Supply Co ,42 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 40 Niesaen Co., The Leo 43 Noe, L. M 41 Ouwerkerk, P 10 Palmer. F. E 28 Palmer & Son, W.J. . . .28 Park Floral Co, The. .29 Park Floral Co 31 Parshelsky Bros.. Inc. 48 Peacock Dahlia Farms 6 Pearce, George 60 Pcirce. E. Allan 45 Penn The Florist 28 Harris, Chester 31 Pennock-Meehan Co. S 43 Perry's Hardy Plant Farm 7 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 45 Peterson, C. A 14 Pfaff 4 KendaU. . 47 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 43 Philips Bros 30 Pierce 4 Co , .28 Pierce Co.. F. O.. .47 Pierson. Inc.. A. N.. .1-15 Pierson Co.. F R . 1 Pierson. Mafinus 14 Pikes Peak Flor. Co... 28 Pillsbury. 1. L Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co Polykranaa. G. J. . . . Potter Floral Co Pulverized Manure Co., The Pyfer 4 Co., A. T Quidnick Gnhs 12 Ramsburg, G. S 8 Randall. A L. Co 44 Randall's Flower Shop 31 Rawlings, Elmer, . ,17 Rawson, The Florist.. ,29 Reed 4 Keller 36 Reinberg, Reuter, Chris. Rice Co., M 37 Riedel 4 Meyer, Inc. . ,40 Richmond Cedar Wks. 45 Ritchy, F. W 16 Robinson 4 Co.. Inc. H.M 36 Robinson Co. (Inc.) H. M 40 Robinson. L. D 31 RochelleASons.F.W., ,13 Rock Flower Co., W., ,30 Roehrs Co., Julius., 17 Roesch. Lcwi.'^ 10 Rolker & Sons, A 2 Rosemont Gardens. ... 30 Rosery Flower Shop. . .28 Rosery, The 31 Rowehl 4 Granz 2 Routzahn Seed Co ... . 2 Roy, David D. P 2 Royal Glass Works 50 Rupp, John F 3 Russin 4 Hanfling. ... 37 SaliUKt-r, M. L 37 Salter Bros 31 Saltford Flower Shop, The 31 Sander, Florist 31 Sohlin?. Max 30Abutili Schmidt, J. 0 13 Scholts, The Florist. . .28 Schuiz Co., Jacob .30 Schwake A Co., Inc., Chas 2 Scollay, Inc., John A.. .45 Scott. John 14 Sharp, Partridge A Co. .50 Shellroad Canna Farms 6 Sheridan, Walter F. .. .41 Siebrecht, Geo. C 41 Skidelaky Co., S. .S 6 Skioner Irrigation Co. The 50 SUnn, B. S., Jr 41 Slinn, Clarence 41 Smith, Elmer D., 4 Co 12 Smith A Fetters Co.. . .28 Smith A Hemenway. . .45 Smith, Henry 29 Smith Co.. W. 4 T 10 Smith, P. J 40 Smith, The Florist 29 Snyder Co., B. A 42 Solomon A Son, L ..47 Soltau Fernery, B .14 .Standard Thermometer Co 47 Stecher Litho. Co 2 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 4 Stokes Seed Farms !on. . 1 a Vegetable Seeds 2-3-6 Verbenaa 1-2-3- 5-6-7-9-16-17 Vincaa. . .2-5-6-9-14-15-16 Violets 8 R, ,__.„.„ Weigelas 16 °"'^P_*" '^ Zinnias 2-7 Achyranthes 14-16 .Adiantum 8-14-19 Agerntum.. . 1-2-3-5-14-16 Altornanthcra-s.. . , 1-8-16 Alyssum 1-2-3-5- 0-13-16-17 .\ntirrhinum9 . . . 2-3-.5-8 Araucariaa 14-16-17 Areca Lutcscens 17 Asparagus 1-5-6- 8-9-12-13-14-15-16 Asters 2-5-7 Aucubas 2 Azaleas 2-10 Beans 6 Begonias 1-5-6-7-9 Berberis 10 Bleeding Heart 10 Boxwood 2-10-16 Bougainvilleas 8-9 Bouvardia 43 Bulbs 1-2-3^-6-9-16 r- i ^«i • \ RrowilliR 3 Cards (Mourning) rsrowama w t)t '^i.-:-* t'- — ^< Calceolarias 9-13 Candytuft 2-3-5 Cannas 6-10-16 Carnations 6-7-8-9- 12-13-14-1&43 Centaurea 5-6 Christmas Trees 36 Chrysanthemums. . . ,8-9- 12-14-15 Cibotium 1-14 Co., Inc 3 Cinerarias. . 3-5-6-7-8-9-13 Storrs 4 Harrison Co . S-17 1915, The Year 20 American Seed Trade A.ss'n (Execu- tive Committee Meeting) 4 Ass'n of American Aeri. Colleges and Kxperiment Stations 13 Attention to Detail 20 Annual for 1916 B Bnsinegs Brlsgln? Enterprise 40 MISCELLANEOUS California Nursery catalog, A Notable. 13 Aphine 46 Catalogs Becelvea 5 Auctions 7 Chrysanthemum Election 22 Baskets 36-37 Chry.santhemums. Anemone, Something Benches. '. .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. . .47 Goo6 In (Illus.) 25 Bench Fittings 48-51 cinb and Societies: Berries 36 Essex Co. (N. J.) Florists' Club 39 Boilers 47-48-49-50 Customs Decisions 4 Bowls 36 Distribution, Que.stlon of 36 Boxes 36-37^7 Draccena Cralgii (Illus.) 25 Bo°x:oodwTa'ths.:::;36 Exhibitions and Meetings, Coming.... 5 Fighting Moths With Parasites 46 Flora, The, Near Banff and Lake Louise (Illus.) 47, 48 Florist, A Blind 13 Garden Notes, Early Winter 4 Houston's Beautiful Boulevards and Streets (Illus.) 24 Incorporation 40 Brackets 51 Burners 36 - 37 Christmas Tree Stands 36 Cedar 47-50 Chicken Founts 45 Cypress 47-49-50 StoothoffCo.H, A . .46 Struck Co., Inc.. Al- fred 49 Stumpp. Geo M 30 Stumpp 4 Walter Co . . 2 Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co 45 Swiss Floral Co 3 Syracuse Pottery Co. . .45 Thompson 4 Co.. C. B 30 Thompson, W. W . .37 Thorburn.J. M..ACO. 2 Tomhnaon Key Floral Co 30 Totty, Chas. H 12 Traendly A Schenck. . .41 United Cut Flower Co., Ino 40 Van Aasche, Frank . . .47 Van Gelderen. G W.. .10 Vaughan's Seed Store. 4 Vick's Sons, James. ... 14 Vincent, Jr., A Sons Co., R 1 :ller 36 „!„;„' TI ' i 30 Holly Treea 36 I Peter 44 Virgin, U. J 30 jj j^thj 1.7 I Harris, Ernest 16 Hart, Geo. B 36 Hatcher, John C 28 Heacock Co., Jos 17 Heiss Co 2S Henderson A Co., A . , 4 Henahaw 4 Fenrich . . 39 Herr, A. M 17 Hews Co.. A. H 45 Highland Park Green- houses, The 29 Hilfinger Bros 45 Hill Co., E. G 28 Hill Floral Co., E. G . 44 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 10 llnticwnning & Sons, , 7 Holland Nurs., The. ... 10 Hollywood Gardens. .31 Holm 4 Olson 31 Holton A HunkeICo,. .42 Home Correspondence School 37 Horan, E. C 41 Howard Rose Co 10 Hudson Carbon Co ... 46 Idle Hour Nurs 30 Igoe Bros 36 Irwin, R. J 9 Isbeil A Co., S. M 4 Jackson 4 Perkins Co. . 16 Jacobs, S., A Sons. . . 48-50 Jennings, E. B 4 Johnston Bros 31 Johnston A Co., T. J 31 Joseph's Florist 31 Joy Floral Co 30 Kasting. Wm. F , Co.. . 1 Keller.JohnA 30 Keller Pottery Co 45 Keller Sons. J. B 31 Kerr, The Florist 29 Kervan Co., The 36 Keaaler, Wm .41 King Construction Co. 50 Kissling, Theo 12 Knight & Struck Co . . . 9 Knoble Bros 28 Koloos 4 Co., A 10 Komada Bros 42 Kooyman. C 44 Kroeschell Bros, Co... 48 Kuebler, Wm. H 41 Lang Floral 4 Nurs. Co 28 Lange, A 28 Lange, H. F. A.... . . . .31 Langjahr, A. H 40 Leedle Floral Co 12 Lehman Bros 37 Leonard Seed Co 2 Sauter, A 41 _ Littlefleld, Florist 31 Sceery, Ed 31 Young 4 Co., John.. . .40 Litticfield 4 Wyman.. .12 Schlatter 4'Son, Wm. 37 Young's Florist 31 Lockland Lumber Co. .47 London Flower Shop. .31 Lord & Burnhani Co. ,52 Lovett. J. T 10 Ludwig Floral Co , E. C 31 Lyndhurst Farm 6 MacNifl Hort. Co., The 7 Mader, Paul 14 Marshall 4 Co. . W E.. . 2 Matthews A Varney. . . 8 McCallum Co., The.. .42 McConnell, Alex 30 McCray Refrigerator Co 36 McHutchison A Co.... 4 MoManus, James 41 Menand, L 28 Metairie Ridge Nura. Co., Ltd., The 30 Metropolitan Material Co 49-50 Mette. Henry 7 Meyer, Chaa. F 2 Michell Co., Henry F 6 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 37 Michler Bros. Co 30 Miller, A. L 9 Miller. Stuart H 43 Mills, The Florist, Ino . 30 Minge Floral Co., The 30 Decorative Plants. . 16-17 Inferior Stock, Shipments of 12 Directory of Reliable Ithaca, Farmers' Week at 21 Retail Houses^^._^._^^27- j^^^^^^ Review, Weekly 39 Dirt Bands " 13 Meetings and Events, The Week's 20 Dagger Ferns 36-43 Meetings and Exhibitions, Coming... 6 Fancy Ferns 36 „,„„,„ Atl^^tfo st.»t« 15 Waban Rose Conserva- tories 13 Waller Seed Co , The L. D 4 Warburton, Florist. ... 29 Ward 4 Co., R. M... . 3 Warendorff, A 31 Wax Bros 28 Weiland A Risch 12 Welch Bros. Co 42 Welch. Patrick.. . 42 Welch, The Florist 29 Wettlin Floral Co 8 WhiUdin Pottery Co.. .45 Whitted Floral Co 30 Wielor Bros 44 Williamsport Floral Co 31 Wilson, H. E 31 Wilson, R. G 28 Winter, Hon & Co 7 Winterson's Seed Store.44 Wolfinger Florist 30 Wood Bros 16 Wood. Stubbs4 Co. .16 Woodrow 4 Marketos 41 WoodruS 4 Sons, S. D 6 Young A Co., Inc., A. L 40 Clematis 10 xauuy reiua ou -,,,!,,,_ A+lan+lo Stntpa Cobffia 2-3-ii-6 Fertilizers 46 MiaSle Atlantic States Cocoa 14-16 Fiber 36 Coleus. . . l-3-.';-8-14-15-16 Florists' Accounts In- Cut Flowers 39- sured 36 40-41-12-43-44 Florists' Supplies. . .36-37 Cuphea 1-16 Fungine 46 Cyclamen 3-6-8-9 Galax Leaves 36-43 Cyrtomium 16 Glass 47-48-60 Dahlias 1-6 Glass Cutters 49 Daisies. .9-13-14-16-17-43 Glass Insurance 37 Glazing Points 46 Gold Letters 37 Grass 36 Greenhouse BIdg. . .49-52 Greenhouse Fittings. . .51 Greenhouse Lumber.. 47 Greenhouse Material 47-49-50-52 Greening Pins 37 Guards 36 Gutters 48-50-51 Hardware 50 Heating 47-49 Holly 36 Rp.aii rieot (Illus) 27-31 HoUy Wreaths 36 Ketau uept. tiuus.; Hotbed Sash.... 47-49-50 ~ - - — ^ Hyacinths 1-7 Insecticides 2-46 Hydrangeas 1-8-10 Irrigation 50 Ivy 1-14-16 Labels 36 Jerusalem Cherries. ... 3 Laurel 36 Kentias 8-14-17 Laurel Festooning 36 Laurel Wreaths 36 Deutzia 16 Dracajnas.. . .8-9-11-16-17 Evergreens 2-10 Ferns. 1-6-8-9-14-16-17-43 Feverfew 14-16 Ficus 8-16 Fuchsias 1-8-14-15-16 Gardenias 43 Geraniums 1-8- 9-13-14-15-16-17 Gladiolus 2-4-6-9 Gloxinias 7 Golden Feather 2 Grevillea 5-6 Heliotrope 8-14-15-16 - - .36 Minneapolis Park System 25 Missing Husband. A 19 Missouri State Hort. Society 22 National Association of Gardeners. . .22 New England States 37 New Year Hnmilv. A 22 New York Citv Christmas Letter 21 New York Florists Be Warned 20 Ninth-Story Window, Prom A 21 Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 11 Obituary: ^ . Jackson, .1. R.; Penndorf, Sebastian. 21 Plant Acquisition. A Notable 25 Postal Scales and New Postal Rates in Britain 25 Publications Eeceived 5 Quarantine Against Powdery Scab Removed ° Question Box 26 President Mac- A Missing Husband Lantanas 1-8-16 Larkspurs 7 Lilac 1^43 Lilies 1-2-3-6 Lilium Formosum 1 Lilium CJiganteum. 1-2-3-6 Lilium Magnificum. ... 1 Lily of the Valley.. 1-2^3 Livistona 16-17 Lobelia 2-5-6-16 Manetti 16 Marguerites 3-14 Mignonette 5-43 Moonvines. 1-16 Myosotis 2-5 Narcissus 1-7-43 Nasturtiums 2-4-7 Nephrolepis 1-16 Nursery Stock 10 Orchids 17^3 Palms 8-14-16-17-36 Pandanus 17 Pansies 2-3-1-7-9-16 PEBonies 10 Pelargoniums 9 Peppers 3 Petunias 1-3-5- 6-7-13-14-15-16 Phlox 3-6-7-10 Pips 2^ Primroses 3-9-16 Leucothoe Sprays 36 Lithographic Work. ... 2 Manure 46 Mastica 47 Mistletoe 36 Moss 36-37 Mushroom Spawn 6 Nikoteen. 46 Nikotiana 46 Onion Sets 2-4 Palmetto Leaves 37 Pans 45 Paper Pots 13-45 Partridge Berries 36 Pecky Cypress. ...... .47 Pipe 47-18 Pipe Fittings 47 Posts 47-50 Pota 45 Princess Pine 36 Pussywillow 36-43 Refrigerators 36 Roof .Supports 48 Ropings 36 Ruscus 36 Sash 47-49-50 Saucers 45 Scaline 46 SchooU 37 Smilax.. . 5-6-16-17-36-37 _. A. P. and O. H.: Appointments by Rorie ., 53 Dept. of Plant Registration 48 Seed Trade Report 3 Some Old Time Recollections 25 Southern States ^ Trade Notes: . Baltimore " Boston 4j Bridgeport j; Buffalo \l Chicago 5; Cincinnati *° Cleveland »| Clinton J" Cromwell , » ' Dayton '; Detroit 35 Pitchburg Fort Wayne *| Houston Kalamazoo .35 Kansas City " , , ,. ... , „„ Primulas. .. .7-8-13-14-16 Sphagnum Moss 36 Information .■oni-erning the where- p^vet 10 Stakes 36 nhouts of W. S. Crassie. who completely pyrethrum 5 Staples 12 dropped out of .sight April 7, 1915, would Rhododendrons 2-10 Supports 36-18 be greatly appreciated by his wife. Roses ■,■-■; i,^;'ft% On the morning of April 7 Mr. Gras; ^^^^ ^^'^'^-2^3- "" 5-6^9-14-15-16 Seeds 2-3-5-6-7 Shamrock 5 Shrubs 10-18 Snapdragon 3-8- 9-13-14-1743 Spiraea 1-10-16 Stocks 5-7-13 Swainsona 1 sie Started to pack up some clothes and told his wife he was going away. There hnd been no troulile between them and they had only been married three years and had no children. He left only a small sum of money in the house. Mr. Grassie was born in Scotland and was 34 years of age. Business troubles may have worried liim. His wife cannot sell or leave the place, and is finding things pretty hard. Any comnninications regarding the missing man should be addressed to Mrs. William S. Grassie, 92 Bartlett ave., Waverley, Mass. Sweet Peas 2-4 Sweet Williams 3 'Thunbergia 3-6 Tanks 49 Thermostat 47 Tobacco Products 46 Toothpicks 36 Tubes 36 Tuba 45 Vaporizing Pans 48 Ventilating Apparatus 48-51 Vermine 46 Wagon Heater 37 Wants 32-33-34 Wholesale Florists 39- 40-41-12-43^4 Wire 36-37 Lancaster Leominster . Louisville . . . Nashville . . . Newark New Haven Newport ., New York ii. Omaha JV Philadelphia " Pittsburgh j2 Providence "" St. Louis . . Springfield Syracuse . Washington :i Wilkes-Barre -^ ■ • i ? Vaughan's Calendar for Gardeners... 5 mr^ek's Work. The: Seeds to Sow. Polnsettias; Primula obconlca: Primula malacoides. Primula veris; Pansies: Daisies and Forgetmenots .49 .26 .18 .9 .14 Torenia 3 Wire Designs 36-37 Tradescantia 14 Wire Frames 37 Trees 10 Wire Novelties 37 Vegetable Plants 3 Wreaths 36 Franklin, Pa. — The Bell Floral Co. is to be incorporated, tlie applicants for a State charter being Philip Bell. A. Edward Bell, Baobel L. Bell and Anna Bell. X. C'liESiiiBE, CoN.N.— Considerable damage was done last week to the green- house of Percy Sloper, the weight of the snow breaking the roof and several panes of Our Advertising Columns ^ Read for Profits a V Used for Results ^ 20 The Florists' Exchange FOtrmiEs iir isss A Weekly Medinm of Interchang'e for Florists, Nursery- men, Seedsmen and tlie Trade in Qeneral Exclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Post Office as Second Class Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd., Proprietors. 438 to 448 West 37th St., New York. A. T. 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Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, Jan. 3. — Elberon (N. J.I Horticultural Society. — Montreal (Canada) Gardeners & Florists' Club. — New Bedford (Mass.) Horti- cultural Society. — New Jersey Floricultural Society. Paterson. N. J. — Washinston (t>. C.) Florists' Club.— The Garden Club of Lenox. Mass. — Detroit (Mich.) Florists' Club. — Retail Florists' Association of St. Louis, Mo. Tuesday, Jan. 4. — Florists* Club of Philadelphia. Pa. — Los Anneles County (Cal.)IHorticuHurarSociety. — Paterson (N. J.) Floricultural Society. — Philadelphia7'(Pa.) Florists' Club.— Buffalo (N. Y.) Florists' Club. — State Florists' AssociationTof Indiana. — Florists' Club of Washington. — Knoxyille'J(Tenn,)f Florists' Society. — Min- neapolis (Minn.) Florists' Club. — Pittsburgh (Pa.) Florists and Gardeners' Club. Wednesday, Jan. 5. — Tuxedo (N. Y.) Horticultural Society. — The Wecders' Club, Haverford. Pa. — Kentucky Society of Florists, Louisville. Thursday, Jan. 6. — Chicago (III.) Florists' Club.— Bernardsville (N. J.) Horticultural Society. — Shelter Island (N. Y.) Horticultural and Agricultural Society. — Southampton (N. Y.) Horticultural Society — The Garden Club of Hartford County, Benson, Md. — The Larch- mont Garden Club, N. Y.— Albany (N. Y.) Florists' Club.— Dayton (Ohio) Florists' Club. — Milwaukee (Wis.) Florists' Club. — Reading (Pa.) Florists' Association. — Terre Haute (Ind.) Florists' Club. Friday, Jan. 7. — North Shore (Mass.) Horticultural Society. — North Shore (111.) HorticulturallSociety. — Pasadena (Cal.) Horticultural Society. — People's Park 5 Cottage Gardeners' Associaton. — Lewiston 6 Auburn (Me.) Gardeners' Union-. New York Florists Be Warned BlU to Prohibit Work on Sunday Following a decision by Judge Malone in General Ses- sions, on Dec. .91, that it is illegal for a professional photographer to take pictures on Sunday, the New.Yorls Sabbath Committee inaugurated a campaign whose suc- cess would return New Yorls to its ancient blue laws. Powell Crichton, counsel for the committee, announced that its next move would be to introduce a bill at Albany prohibiting florists from plying their trade on Sunday, except during restricted hours, and tliat a similar law would be sought by which bootblacks will have to cease toil during certain hours. — N. Y. World. The Year 1915 We look back upon work that has been accomplished with mingled feelings, feelings of satisfaction if the work has been good, or with regret if the work could have been done better. Also, according to how the times have treated us, do we regard the months or the year that has sped. As to the business outlook, the year 1915 has been marked for its fluctuations; on the whole, conserva- tive ideas prevailed and trading was much restricted to actual wants imtil about three months ago when, in common with all other forms of industry, an opti- mistic tone impressed itself on the country, since which time the conditions have bettered remarkably so that today the outlook is bright in the ex- extreme. From the point of view of those who grow outdoor plants and collections, the year was very favorable, vrith a cool Summer, terminating in a warm, dry Autumn. Outdoor gardening was on the whole pleasurable and profitable. The European war has not resulted in smy in- eradicable detriment to any part of the florists', nur- serymen's or seed trade interests, but in the year to come it is more than likely that the seed and florists' trades will have to look elsewhere than to Europe for some of the things that have come regularly Mean- while, minds in this country are turning, not without success, to the possibilities of internal developments, so that the country may become economically inde- pendent as regards seed and plant crops. Every acre of broken land in Cahfomia has been sown, or wiU be sown, and a committee for the development of American products is at work for the Society of American Flo- rists and Ornamental Horticulturists. Florists' sup- plies that came from Europe may now come from Japan and the East, and closer connections wiU be made by the new steamship lines and sailings between this country and the countries of the sub-continents. Considerable interest has been displayed during the yeai in regard to the practicability of producing so- called Dutch bulbs in this country, the U. S. Dopt. of Agriculture having proved that marketable bulbs can be grown in many sections. Roses, Lilacs, Azaleas, and even Lily of the Valley have been produced in several places with entire satisfaction "The year has been a good one for the nursery trade. Enormous quantities of evergreens have been sold and planted; new estates are being developed or altered in every part of the country, while as a means of spreading a love of gardening, there have been splendid exhibits in most of the large cities, notably at Cleveland, Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadel- phia, Rochester, Houston, San Francisco, and in the lesser cities. One need only mention the Cleveland show to recall the many lessons that the promoters of that wonderful exhibition taught the members of our trade generaUy. Hereafter we can comprehend at the outset what is necessary in order to make a big new show a thorough success. The Florists' Telegraph Delivery has been very active, and although its work is only beginning, one can see how greatly the public will be benefited and facilitated by the telegraphic ordering of flowers and gifts of plants. Almost every day The Florists' Exchange has evidence of the need that exists for the F. T. D. Success, too, has been made with the parcel post system, and by the utilization of the newer forms of boxes for flowers these can be sent safely and quickly, as a rule, over considerable distances. The usual storms, whether of liaQ or snow or wind, have taken their toll, but happily no serious or wide- spread devastation was recorded. The raisers of new plsmts have been busy, and particularly in Roses, Anemone and pompon Chrysan- themums, Cannas, Freesias, ferns and Draca-nas have notable additions been made. Some of Wilson's hardy ornamental shrubs are also becoming better known, smd are graduaUy being added to nursery collections. The Federal Horticultural Board has pointed out the danger of root-knot eelworm, and this, with other pests and diseases, none however having attained the exteii„ of an epidemic, have been dealt with in bulletins issued by the Department of Agriculture at Washington, D. C. We are blessed in having a very active and well managed Department of Agriculture, which furnishes timely warnings of any serious pest, whether of plants or animals The ex-perimental stations and agricul- tural colleges which include horticultural branches, are likewise to be commended on their excellent work, and this field of education is so well endowed that America is likely soon to stand first among the nations in regard to its general horticultural activities and attainments. Legislation goes on all the time, and the S. A. F , the A. S. T. A., and A. A. of N., have all " to keep their powder dry " and be ready constantly to meet attacks of " the enemy," the busybody legislator. The florists of Ohio had a stiff fight against the Firemen's Union of their State, which tried subtly to have legis- lation enforced making it a legal necessity ' for the florists who own boilers developing 30 h.p. or over, to employ a licensed fireman. That fight the florists won, but it was in Ohio that the tax of florists' stock as personal property, we remember, was carried through last year. There have been some notable and grievous losses by death in 1915, chief among these beuig W. Atlee Burpee, Jolm MacDill Clark, John F. Cowell, H. Frank Darrow, Wm. Hy. Egee, Laurence W. Kervem, Edwin Lonsdale, Nicholas Hallock, John Monson, Jesse Northrup, W. B. Paterson, Fred W. Timme, Otto Stumpp, Gustav A. Taepke, John White, Sr., and Wm. H. Westcott. Swiftly as the year has sped, much has been accom- plished, much of hope remains. Greenhouse building and extensions will be very active, landscape gardeners never busier, all branches of the trade will enjoy a liberal share of the prosperity that has come to the nation, and the man or firm that is active, prescient, and enterprising is the one that will benefit the most. Be ye, therefore, not slothful now. Attention to Detail In a recent editorial we asked, What is success? and some factors were reviewed in that connection. As one thinks more of the matter it wiU be seen that the most successful men are those who have pEud close attention at all times to matters of detail. A letter received from one of the most prominent retafl florists in Florida, who has achieved distinct success in the last 25 or 30 years, emphasizes this fact once more. He says: I made a success of my business through hard work, paying strict attention to every detail, giving the people what they wanted when they wanted it. and the best stock that could be purchased. I have always told my customers that I did not pretend or claim to be the cheapest florist, but did claim to give them the best that could be got. To the strict adherence to this policy I attribute the success of my business. In reading a review of the biography of the late Lord Strathcona and Moimt Royal, the man who brought glory to Canada, who started life as an appren- tice and who became the leading figure in Canadian life, tliis same matter of attention to detail is again illustrated. His biographer makes the remark that, "Like nearly all those who are able to make great enter- prises succeed. Lord Strathcona had a genius for detail; his insistence on the greatness of little things never failed to impress those who came in contact with him, and this was combined with his distrust of conventions and emphasis on the reliability of plain common sense." Yet, we have heard it said by prag- matical and didactic people that " any fool can look after details; it takes a man with brains to accomplish the big things." The same truth that we are trying to emphasize is contained in the phrase or axiom, " Take care of the pennies and the doUars wiU take'care'of themselves." Few businesses can succeed where^the smaU things aia habitually neglected. Make your foreman a New Year gift of THE EXCHANGE, one year; it will please him greatly. January 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 21 HtATiiiiR is the general selling iiiiuie in tlie trade for all the Ericas. Some notes upon the train service by which flowers from California reach Kansas City twice a week, will be found in tlie Kansas City newsletter of last week. Yes, it was a "Merry Christmas" among the retailers who, like the men of the postal service, were harder at work than ever. Hut they will liave their time of ease later, and money to spend with it. Our weather paragraph; December 20 to 27, mild with bright intervals until Christmas night when a vio- lent storm S]>rang up accompanied by thunder, lightning and snow. Frost followed on Sunday night, but Mon- day and Tuesday were again mild and drizzly. Theke are numerous signs that trade between South Africa and the United States on the one hand, and Aus- tralia and New Zealand and the United States on the other is increasing month by month. Numerous para- graphs in the official papers that reach us give sure evi- dence of this fact. SiuE by side with the cry that the coimtry is begging loudly for ships, comes the report that at the present time nearly 100 of various sizes, from 3000 tons to 10,000 tons gross weight are being built in the yards of this country. Of course, 100 may not be many, yet it is hardly a fact to weep over. Geohoe Dobbs, whose death was recorded in The Ex- change last week, was born in England on March 24, 1851, and came to America when six years old. He went back to his native country in 187C and worked on one of tlie Welsh railroads. He got married there and returned to the United States in 1880 with his wife and 18-month boy, who is the son Wm. G., who has now succeeded to the business. DioEST of the news: There will be no more Berlin Valley coming in. — Carters Tested Seeds firm has now an agency in Chicago as well as its shops in Boston and Toronto. — Fleischman Floral C/O., Chicago, had full-page advertisements in the newspapers at Christmas. — Forced English Irises, also Tricker's new Water Lilies, the Mrs. Peterson Begonia, the white and salmon pink Poinsettias and the Glory Fern (Adiantum Farleyense gloriosa) were about the only "novelties" in New York stores last week. The price of gum tragacanth has increased 5 to 10 per cent, since the outbreak of hostilities in Europe. The various species of Astragalus, known in Persia as "kevin," from which gum tragacanth is obtained, grow on the mountain ranges which surround the Persian plain. The bushes producing the gum grow to a height of 2 feet. In the Spring when the sap rises a part of the branches are cut away, thereby allowing the sap to flow out, which coagulates within a few hours on the surface of the stalk. Two years ago The Florists' Exchange called atten- tion to the fact that many larger towns and cities had furnished Christmas trees in one of their public parks, or in an open place in a central situation. During the two Christmasses since then it would seem as though the idea of the municipal Christmas tree has spread far and wide, since not only the larger cities, but the smaller towns and also the suburbs of the larger cities, have now their own electrically lighted trees, and at the same time are making provision for bands and music on New Year's eve. Proper Preparation Overcomes Popular Prejudice says a domestic scientist. "I loathe, abhor, detest, despise. Abominate dried-apple pies" was written by someone who had not tasted the delicious dishes prepared from dried fruits by the modern house- wife, if we can believe Miss Carrie Pancoast of the Mis- souri College of Agriculture. She has only good words for the practice of modern canning. But insists that when properly prepared, dried fruits are both wholesome and toothsome, and are important sources of variety in the diet. The U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, through its Bureau of Plant Industry, has been making explorations in China which have resulted in the introduction of several promis- ing plants, the more important of which are special varie- ties of Persimmons, and large fruited varieties of Chinese Chestnut. It was this Bureau that introduced the Sudan grass, and has suggested also the importance of utiliz- ing Onions of the Denia type for culture here thus indi- cating that it may be possible to produce successfully in this coimtry a grade of Onion seed which will give re- sults ipiHe as satisfactory as have been obtained from imported seed. That even the common liouse fly or mosquitoes can be banished from a city seems to be made apparent from the fact that Habana, the capital of Cuba, is actually « flylcss town, and according to a note in a recent Com- merce Report, the absence of these pests is simply the result of municipal cleanliness. The greatest care is t.iken to watch for breeding sources of the flics or mosquitoes. Orders were recently issued for the de- struction of a number of plants resembling a Fig, on which it was asserted the flies laid their eggs. Notwith- standing these assurances of the Commerce Report, this looks like a lish story so far as Habana is concerned. Few of us realize the importance and extent of the work done by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Its work is chiefly concerned with the broad problems of crop production and crop utiliza- tion. The Bureau is divided into 31 offices or branches, with a director at the head of each. The Arlington Ex- perimental Farm, where the American Rose Society has its test garden, is only one of these branches of the work, others being dc\-oted to investigations in diseases, fiber plants, drug plants, foreign seed and plant introduc- tion and so on and .so on. The present report deals mainly with the numerous investigations that have taken place during the year, and may be had, we presume, upon application. Farmers' Week at Ithaca Farmers' Week for New York State comes this year from February 7 to 12. During this week the College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y., en- deavors to condense into practical form all of the information which it has on better farming and the management of the farm home. Tliere will be lectures, exhibits and practical demonstrations on various farm subjects, such as Potato growing, poultry, rais- ing, dairying, forestry, home-making, farm manage- ment, insect control, vegetable gardening, and flower growing. Rural schools, churches, and community or- ganizations will also receive a large share of attention. At the same time there will be held a number of con- ventions or conferences of various societies. New York City Christmas Letter General Conditions The number of plants and flowers sold, and the total amount for which they were sold, made the week ending Christmas night 1915, the most successful the florists of New York City ever experienced. The weather condi- tions too, during the entire week were such as to make the delivery of plants and cut flowers by the growers expeditious and safe, the visits of the people to the retail flower stores comfortable and pleasant, and the delivery by the retail stores as easy as hard work could be. The Plant Grovrers The plant growing establishments which dispose of their products in New York City, were well stocked, but so large was the demand that it became apparent several days before Christmas that there would be little surplus this year. This was especially true of flowering plants; every one that carried even a few blooms was disposed of readily. Not a few flowering and foliage plants, especially Crotons and some varieties of Dracaenas, from the plant growing establishments in and about Philadel- phia, found a market this Christmas in New York City. Prices of Plants at Wholesale It would be somewhat difficult to give accurately the wholesale prices of all plants in each of the several sizes in which they are grown, but the following ranges of prices covering diff'erent sizes, and qualities of each, which were furnished through the courtesy of Woodrow & -Marketos, 37-39 W. 28th St., New York City, are approxi- mately correct. Flowebino Plants. — Azaleas, 50c. to .f .5 each ; the small to medium sizes in rather short supply and the large sizes very scarce. Begonia de Lxirraine and related va- rieties from 25c. to ¥3 each; in abundant supply. Bou- gainvilleas from 75c. to $7.50 each; a very limited supply. Cyclamen, 50c. to $3; a short supply of good plants. Camellias, .$1.50 to $1 each; in abundant supply. Ericas, 50c. to $7; large supply. Rubrum Lilies, 15c. per flower; short supply. Marguerites, .$1.50 to ,$2.50 each; short supply. Poinsettias, 25c. to 35c. per bloom ; a full supply which sold well. Primula obconica and chinensis, $3 per doz. ; small supply. Berried Plants. — Aucubas, $1.25 to $2.50 each; a very .short supply as the berries failed to color well this .sea- son. Ardisias, $1.50 to $3; moderate supply. Christmas Peppers, $3 per doz.; specimen pans, 75c. each; supply limited. Holly trees, $1 to ¥3. Jerusalem Cherries, 25c. to 50c. each; supply quite limited. Orange trees, 25c. per fruit; medium supply. Skimmia Japonica, 75c. to $1 each; very short supply and quality very poor. FoLiAon Plants. — Araucarias, $1 to $3.50 each; small specimens in short supply and of poor quality; large specimens better and more abundant. Crotons, 50c. to $1.50 each for plants in lin. to 6in. pots; a large supply of plants of superior quality. Dracaena terminalis and other bright colored varieties, 50c. to $1.50 each; a large supply which met with a strong demand. Dracaena God- sefliana, 35c. to $2 each; a good supply which cleaned up well, the plants being much used in combinations. Neph- rolepis ferns, 75c. to .$3 each; a full supply which met with a good demand. Pandanus Veitchii, 7Sc. to $2 each; full supply, active demand. Cut Flower Growing Establishment General Remarks The plant growers, whose products find a market in New York, are nearly all located within twenty-five miles of the city, and a large majority within ten miles. Although most of the cut flower establishments whose output is shipped to New York, are located within forty miles of the city, a considerable number of the largest are situated a hundred or more miles away. The number of different kinds of flowers, especially of Roses and Carnations which the cut flower growers shipped into the wholesale market during Christmas week 1915, was never larger, and probably never so large. A moderate supply, a fair demand, and the anticipa- tion of its increase, caused prices, especially of Carifa- tions and Roses, to advance during the early days of the week, but, strange as it may seem, as Christmas ap- proached the prices of the previous week on Cattleyas could not, on the whole, be maintained. Furthermore, the prices of longiflorum and rubrum Lilies, Paperwhite and Soleil d'Or Narcissi, Lily of the Valley, and white Roman Hyacinths, showed no advance over that of the previous week, which is not strange, as their color, except in the case of the rubrum Lilies, is not such as to make them distinctly Christmas flowers. The prices of cut flowers at wholesale from Friday afternoon till noon on Christmas day were about as follows: Roses: American Beauty, specials, 40c. to $1 each, fancies, 35c. to 75c., other grades at correspond- ing prices; Hadley, 5c. to 75c., a few at $1; Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna), 8c. to 50c.; Hoosier Beauty, Sc. to 35c.; Richmond, 4c., to 40c.; Key, 6c. to 35c.; Killarney Queen, 4c. to 30c.; Bulgarie, Killarney Brilliant, Ward, Shawyer, Sunburst, Stanley, Hillingdon, Radiance, Mock, Russell and Ophelia, 4c. to 20c., a few realizing 25c.; Pink and White Killarney and Maryland, 3c. to 15c.; Bridesmaids, 4c. to 12c.; Brides, 4c. to 10c. ; Cecile Brunner, Elgar and other bunch Roses, 2Sc. to 75c. per bunch. Carnations: Red, Sc. to 12c.; pink, 4c. to 10c. ; varie- gated fie. to 8c.; white, 4c. to fie; splits and culls, 2c. to 3c. Orchids: Cattleyas, 25c. to 60c. each, a few realizing 75c. ; Dendrobium formosum, 25c. to 30q., each ; Oncidium, 10c. to 12c. each; Cypripediums per doz., $1.50 to $2, a few of choice varieties, 25c. to 30c. each. Gardenias per doz., $4 to .$9. Lilies, white, 6c. to 8c., a few at 10c. ; Rubrum, same prices. Lily of the Valley, $2 to $4 per 100, some extra special at $5. Antirrhinum, per doz., 50c. to $3; Bouvardia, per bunch, 25c. to 75c.; Calendula, per bunch, 35c. to 50c.; Forgetmenots, per bunch, 25c. to 35c.; Lilac, per bunch, $1, (arrived late in poor condition); Mignonette, per doz., 50c. to $1 ; Narcissi, Paperwhite and Soleil d'Or, per bunch, 40c. to 50c.; Roman Hyacinth.s, Ii2 to $4 per 100; Callas, per doz., $1 to $2; Chrysanthemums, per doz., $1 to $3; Poinsettias, per doz., $1.50 to $t; Stevia per bunch, 15c. to 2Sc. ; Sweet Peas, grandiflora, per doz. bunches, 50c. to $1, Spencers per 100, 60c. to $2; Violets, double, 50c. to $1.25, a few at $1.50, per 100; Gov. {Continued on next page) J. R. Jackson We regret to announce the death of J. R. Jackson, who h.nd charge of the advertising department of the well known fertilizer firm of Clay & Son, Stratford, Lon- don, England, who died on Dec. 4, after a long illness. He was in his 55th year. He was highly esteemed as a conscientious gentleman, and for his pleasant manner and kindness of heart. Sebastian Penndorf Sebastian Penndorf of 81 Oak St., for 40 years a florist and luireseryman in New Rochelle, N. Y., died of pneu- monia in the New Rochelle hospital on Dec. 16 at the age of 69 yeai'S. Mr. Penndorf was a native of Ger- many. He was well known throughout Westchester Co. and was a member of the Royal Arcanum. A widow and two sons survive him. 22 The Florists' Exchange {Continued from previous page) Herrick, 40c. to 75c., Princess of Wales and California, $1 to §1.25; Wallflower, per buneli, 35c. to 50c. Adiantum, SOc. to •¥! per 100; Asparagus, per liuncli, 15c. to 25c.; Silax, per doz. strings, $1 to $1.50. Among the Retailers Sales of plants among the retailers began early, and were unprecedentedly large. An increasing love for plants and flowers among aJl classes of the people, the ])resent prosperity of our country, and Ideal weather, ,ill combined to bring this result. At one prominent Broadway store the sales of plants as early as Wednesday amounted to $1300 on that day. Another leading florist said on Thursday that the demand for plants was so hea\'y at his store that he had been obliged to hide a sufficient number of these in his cellar and elsewhere to fill orders booked in advance for his outof-town customers, and that he could have disposed of his entire stock of plants and plant combinations to those who visited his store. A few remarks on what plants were in the majority may be of some interest to our florist readers outside of New York City. The Poinsettia certainly came back again this Christmas; pans filled with several low grow- ing plants of these, with trimming of Asparagus or ferns, which concealed the leafless part of the Poinsettia stems, were the most brilliant feature. Blooming plants of (^attleyas in considerable numbers, and not a few speci- men plants of Dendrobium and Oncidium, made an ele- gant appearance. At least two leading florists made crchid plants and blooms the main feature of their win- dow display. Well-grown Camellias claimed their place again as Christmas plants. Many elegant specimens of !5egonia Lorraine and its varieties, both in pots and litiskets arranged for hanging in the window, were noted. Crotons were much in evidence and were easily the lead- ing ornamental foliage plants this Christmas, some large specimens in tubs being remarkably handsome. Next to the Crotons in prominence and high quality came Dracaenas of the tcrminalis type of color. Large Ota- heite Orange plants, bearing numerous well colored fruits, were easily the leaders in the ornamental fruit- bearing plant.looms of blue Iris, of the large flowering English type. The most satisfactory Christmas in the plant and cut flower business ever coming within their experience, is the unanimous verdict of the wholesale and retail florists here. A New Year Homily With the beginning of each year we find ourselves ready to more clearly recognize our faults and short- sightedness and equally so to make good resolutions, plans to better our condition, mentally, morally, spiritu- ally or financially. Do we weigh these good thoughts with due consideration to their real value in tlie newly planned life which we intend to weave out of the old. Every young man should realize, seriously realize, that the world today is calling more loudly from every quarter for efficiency, trained heads, hearts and hands, qualified to do good work, and with a consecration to the service to be performed. Loyalty to the employer and his in- terests is also a vital point, establishing in a very definite way the success of the business enterprise. The young man who works hard and honestly, whether on the farm or in other lines, who values his time and by its judicious use builds a daily and weekly increasing efficiency, is bound to make his employer's business a success identical with his own. No employer is so blind as to fail utterly to recognize real merit in the employee, and he stands ready to pay for efficient, honest service in dollars and cents at just what you measure yourself up to be worth. Habit controls: the young man who cultivates good habits will grow into one of the strongest assets of man- hood. Little things count. The young man who is waste- ful of his time, who will day after day pass by some tool or implement content to see it rot on the ground is losing out with the employer, and cultivating a bad habit that is contagious. This is a very common fault; he would not pass by a silver quarter or half dollar, yet equal values in other forms are neglected. You can- not help to protect the interests of your employer and help others without materially benefiting yourself. Beaufort, S. C. " J. L. C. Chrysanthemums Best Pompon and Single Varieties Early in December The Florists' Exchange sent out a letter to a list of about three dozen of those whom it was deemed would know what are the best pompon and single Chrysanthemums. The letter read as follows: "Voting by experts is one of the best ways of finding the true position of varieties of commercial flowers. It is often said that at present there are too many varieties of pompon and single Chrysanthemums, which results in confusion in the minds of growers and would-be grow- ers. Please, therefore, name what you regard as the best eigrht varieties each of pompon and single Chrys- anthemums for the cut flower market, preferably for bench cultivation under glass." Twenty-two of the most notable and representative growers responded, and to them our sincere thanks are tendered. They have helped to simplify the lists and must have done many of the ordinaray growers a good service. Considerable interest has developed in recent years in the better pompons, and some handsome, brightly colored and good sized yet neat blooming varieties have been introduced. The tendency to get bigger and coarser pompons should be guarded against. The true pompon looks best, it seems to us, when it is neat, com- pact, and about ly^'m. across. Lillian Doty is really in a class by itself. In regard to single Chrysanthemums, the best of those for cut flowers for market come well to the top. Mensa is the ideal. It is a spotless, almost glistening, solid looking white, firm and strong and does not crush or bruise readily when packed and shipped. Several very beautiful singles have petals that are too loose or long and easily spoiled. A notable fact is that half a dozen of those who voted for the pompons stated that they grow no singles, and others only a very limited number of singles. It would seem that there is a field open here for the raisers. Furnish the Mensa type of bloom in other colors and the varieties, if free flowering and vigorous, will certainly be grown. Most of the best florists try several novelties each year in order, as one said, "to keep up in tlie race." Best Pompons 1 — Frank Wilcox* 14 2 — Lillian Doty 11 Golden Climax ....10 3 — Helen Newberry 10 4 — Western Beauty .... 9 5 — Fairy Queen 8 Julia Lagravere .... 8 Zenobia 8 6 — Diana 6 Queen of Whites... 6 Quinolia 6 7 — Golden Harvest .... 5 Harvest Moon 5 8 — Baby 4 Elva 4 Golden West 4 *It was agreed at the annual meeting of the Chrysan- themum Society of America at Cleveland in November last that the varieties that have been named Souvenir d'Or and Mrs. Frank Beu be hereafter called by their original name. Frank Wilcox, with which they are synonymous. In the voting papers received by us Frank Wilcox was named six times and Mrs. F, Beu, eight limes. We have tlierefore counted the votes together. Lilia received three votes, and the following two votes each: Baby Margaret, Clorinda, Ida, Madge, Nesco and Rufus. Forty-six received only one vote each. Anemone Varieties .\lninst the only .Anemone variety today is Garza which was named five times. We venture to predict a great difference in three or four years even. There are at least two raisers actively engaged in improving this section, which, at its best, is really very decorative and beautiful. Best Singles 1 — ^Mensa 15 6 — Josephine 5 2 — Wm. Buckingham. . .13 7 — Ceddie Mason 4 3 — Golden Mensa 11 Dorothy Duggan .. 4 4 — Mrs. E. D. Godfrey. 7 Mersthan Jewel ... 4 5 — Mary Richardson . . 6 8 — Mrs. Whitehorn .... 3 The following had two votes each: Dorothy Dann, Excelsior, Kitty Bourne, Mrs. Loo Thompson, Margaret Walker, Miss M. Pope, Miss Isabel, Red Ridinghood, and Stanley Ven. Twenty-eight received only one vote each. If you had asked us to name 25 each of pompons and single we could have done so with greater ease. In picking out eight of each you must leave o-ut a lot of good ones. All we mention are good, but there are others. James T. Scott. We exceeded the limit by naming nine varieties, and we do not believe it possible to arrange a proper planting of market pompons with a list of Jcss than fifteen varie- ties, if you expect to cover the season, allowing for a season of six weeks, and no variety should be in crop longer than two weeks to have the flowers in best condi- tion for shipment. The list of good commercial singles is much smaller than the good commercial pompons ow- ing to the character of the flowers. There are many beautiful singles that are positively worthless from the market cut flower standpoint. — A. N. Pierson, Inc. List of Voters 1 — J. F. Ammann, Fdwardsville, Illinois. 2 — Herbert Bate, Cleveland Cut Flower Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 3 — I. Bertermann, Indianapolis, Ind. 4 — Fred Breitmeyer, Mt. Clemens, Mich. 5 — F. Burki, Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 — F. C. Bartels, c|o J. M. Gasser Co., Cleveland, O. 7 — S. W. Carlquist, Lenox, Mass. 8 — T. W. Duggan, Dale Estate, Brampton, Ontario, Canada. 9 — C. W. Johnson, Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Co., Chi- cago, 111. 10 — E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Indiana. 11 — Lamborn Floral Co., Alliance, Ohio. 12 — .\lex. MacLellan, Newport, R. I. 13 — A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. 14 — Frank R. Putnam, No. Tewksbury, Mass. 15 — W. J. Palmer, Lancaster. N. T. 16 — Elmer D. Smith & Co.. Adrian, Mich. 17 — Chas. L. Stanley, Plainfleld, N. J. IS — Jas. T. Scott, Scott Bros., Blmsford, N. Y. 19 — W. B. Tricker. Western Springs, 111. 20 — C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. 21 — W. Vert, Port Washington, N. Y. 22 — R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. Voters' Comments There is any number of good varieties which we do not grow and I find one must keep discarding and getting new varieties all the time to keep in the race. Some of our seedlings are similar to other varieties on the market. Herbert Bate, Cleveland Cut Flo. Co. We only have one grower in Newjxirt, R. I., growing them to any great extent, namely William Jurgens, who has done well for the past two or three years, and the present season has been the best. I shall give you his selection. New varieties are being tested right along to keep stock up-to-date. Alexander MacLellan. I find certain varieties sell best in Boston; others, and those of the exhibition varieties, bring a much better price in New York City. Those I name are from over one hundred varieties of singles that I grow for the market. Frank P. Putnam. National Association of Gardeners The National Co-operative Committee of the National Association of Ciardeners has issued a communication to local horticultural societies to supply a series of papers on horticultural subjects for discussion at their monthly meetings during the year 1916. The committee announces that this offer is also ex- tended to any other horticultural organization or edu- cational institution, and it will be glad to hear from those that would be interested in receiving the papers, which will be provided as outlined in its letter. If any of the horticultural societies or clubs have been CKverlooked and have not received a letter but desire to obtain this service, the committee asks them to com- municate with it. Tlie communication follows: "At the convention of the National Association of Gardeners, held in Boston recently, a number of papers were read which elided the comment that they were among the best essays ever presented in Horticultural Hall of that city. "The subjects related to the profession of gardening, oomitry estate management and the young gardener's opportunity in this country. "It was proposed that some provision be made to give general publicity in gardeners' circles to the contents of these papers, so, in order to carry out this sugges- tion, the National Co-operative Committee has decided to supply a copy of the first of these papers, entitled 'Is Gardening a Profession?' by W. W. Ohlweiler, of Missouri, (and which is herewith enclosed) to the dif- ferent local societies and clubs, that it may be pre- sented at the January meetings. "To all societies sufficiently interested to receive the remaining papers for succeeding meetings, and a paper devoted to a horticultural subject for discussion, if opportunity offers, for each successive meeting follow- ing, during 1916, the National Co-operative Committee of the National Association of Gardeners will be pleased to supply them. "This service will be free of any expense to the local societies, the motive for this offer being solely to arouse a greater interest in horticulture and to develop a greater co-operative spirit among those engaged in the profession of gardening. "If the offer is accepted, kindly advise M. C. Ebel, secretary, Madison, N. J., at your early convenience, that the name of your organization may be properly recorded to regularly receive the papers." Missouri State Horticultural Society The program for tlie annual meeting of this society has been issued. Tlic gathering takes place at Planters Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- day, Jan. 13, 13 and 14. The St. Louis Floi-ists' Club will co-operate. It is many years since the M. S. H. S. last held its annual meeting in St. Louis, as different parts of the State have been visited. Exhibits of novel- ties or of choice or rare fruits, flowers, plants or vege- tables are invited. Notice should be sent to H. C. Irish, 1^7 Childress .ave., St. IjOuis, at least two days before the meeting. January 1, lOlC. The Florists' Exchange 23 I'atliologlst — Geo. L. Peltier, Urbana, 111. (University uf 111.). Eiitomoiloglst — Dr. T. F. Headlee, N. J. Agriculture I3xp. Sla., New Hrunswick, N. J. State Vice-Presidents Daniel MucRorie, San Francisco, Cal. PrcsiJent S. A. F. and 0. H. i. — S. A. F. and 0. H. \ \ — \ Appointments by President D. MacRorie Directors Two years. (Unexpired term of R. C. Kerr). W. J. Keimel,, Elmhurst, 111. Three years. Ang'elo J. Bossl, San Francisco, Cal. Three years. Clias. Ii. Baiuu, Knoxville. Tenn. National Flower Show Committee Six years. Patrick Welch, Boston. Mass. Alabania.^ — W. B. I'aterson, Jr., Monttjomcry. Arkansas. — Thomas Shel- ton, Fayetleville. California. — Hans Plath, San Francisco — North. Fred Howard, Los Aii- p:eles — South. Connecticut. — H. C. Neu- bi'and, Cromwell. Colorado. — Emll Glauber, Montclair. District of Columbia. — George H. Cooke, Wash- ington. Florida. — C. D. Mills, Jacksonville. Georgia. — A. C. Oelschig, Savannah. Idaho.— Mrs. M. W. Krunim, Hansen. Illinois. — Leonard H. Vaughan, Chicago — North. E. W. Guy, Belle- ville— South. Indiana. — G. R. Gauze, Richmond — North. W. J. Vesey, Jr., Fori Wayne —South. Iowa. — Roy F. Wilcox. Council Bluffs. Kansas. — Chas. P. Mueller, Wichita. Kentucky. — Geo. E. Schutz, Louisville. Louisiana. — Wm. Allen, New Orleans, Maine. — A. E. Thatcher, Bar Harbor. Maryland. — Geurge Morri- son, Carroll p. O. — South. N. L. Flitton. Baltimore — North. Massachusetts. — W. J. Kennedy, Chestnut Hill — South. A. J. Loveless. Lenox — North. Michigan. — A. J. Stahelin, Redford — North. John R. Van Bochove, Kal- amazoo— South. Minnesota. — C. N. Rued- linger, Minneapolis. Mississippi. — S. W. Cro- well, Roseacres. Missouri. — Wm. L. Rock, ICansas City — North. F. H. Meinhardt, St. Louis —South. Montana. — T. E. Mills, Helena. Wm. F. Washington Representative Gude, Washington, D. C. Tariff and Legislative Committee Wm. F. Gude, Chairman, Washington, D. C. James McHutchison, New York. Wm. F. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y. Ralph M. Ward. New York. Julius Roehrs, Rutherford, N. J. Wm. H. Siebrecht, Jr., Long sland City, N. Y. Committee on School Gardens Benjamin Hammond, Chairman, Beacon, N. T. Irwin Bertermann. Indianapolis. Ind. Gust. X. Amrhyn. New Haven, Conn. Michael Barker, Chicago, 111. - Leonard Barron. Garden City. N. Y. Botanist — John Dunbar, City Hall, Rochester, N. Y. Frey. Nt-braska.— Irwin F. Line. In. New Hampshire. — Donald McLcod, Concord. New Jersey. — J. G. Es- ler. .Saddle Kiver. New York. — J. H. Pepper, Hemp.stead — East. S. A. Anderson, Buffalo — West. N. Carolina. — J. Van Lind- ley. Pomona. N. Dakota. — M. Bartholo- mew, Willlston. Ohio.— C. E. CrItchell. Cincinnati — South. G. W. Bate. Cleveland- North. Oklahoma — Lou Foster, Oklahoma City. Oregon — J. B. Pllkington, Portland. Pennsylvania — H. S. Betz, Philadelphia — East. Ben. L. Elliott, Pittsburgh — West. Rhode Island. — Geo. I... Stillman, Westerley. S. Carolina. — C. A. Moss, Spartanburg. S. Dakota. — W. T. March. Mitchell. Tennessee. — Chas. W. Crouch, Knoxville. Texas. — A. Koehle, Sher- man. Utah. — R. Miller, Farm- ington. Vermont. — W. E. Peters, Burlington. Virginia. — F. Steinbach, Richmond. Washington. — J. W. Dun- can, Spokane. West Virginia. — C. ' P. Dudley, Parkersburg. Wisconsin. — W. A. Ken- nedy, Milwaukee. Alberta. — A. N. Terrill, Calgary. Manitoba. — H. E. Philpott, Winnipeg. Ontario. — H. Dillemuth, Toronto. Quebec. — Geo. A. Robin- son. Montreal. Holland.— Wm. DeGraff. Hendrick, Leiden. R. C. Kerr, Houston, Tex. Vice-President, S. A. F. and O. H. Up a good position as supt. of a large foundry. He began without any means whatever, and built a small greenlinuse 20ft. by 50ft., heated with an old-fashioned brick flue. He grew Carnations, beginning with Old Portio, Silver Spray, Grace Wilder, Daybreak and has since tried all the newcomers. Now he has at least nine houses each 25ft. x 150ft. devoted exclusively to Carnations; five in Roses, etc., altogether SVa acres under glass. Mr. Baum is president Knoxville Florists' Soc.; has been State vice-president, S. A. F. for Ten- nessee for several years. He is a Past Noble Grand I. O. O. F., and a 32 deg. Scottish Rite Mason. Angelo J. Rossi is a partner in tlie retail firm of Pelicano, Rossi & Co., of San Francisco. He has taken an active part in public movements in his city and is well known and liked. W. J. Keimel of Wendland & Keimel, growers of Elmhurst, 111., is popular with the Chicago trade, being president of the Chicago Florists' Club in 1915. Angelo J. Rossi, San Francisco, Cal. S. A. F. Director for three years The^^New President of the S. A. F. Daniel MacRorie is president of tiie MacRorie-Mc- Laren Co., landscape engineers and general nurserymen, with nurseries at San Mateo, Cal. and main offices at Phelan bldg., San Francisco, Cal. He was born in the village of Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland, on October 10, 1969. After coming to this country Mr. MacRorie worked in the gardens of Gen. George B. McClellan of Orange, N. J.; Thomas A. Edison, Llewelyn Park, West Orange, N. J., for three years ; Cockcroft Estate, Saugatuck, Conn., one year; Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., three years, and with W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., 15 years. He started in business in San Francisco, on January 1, 1909, and on the first of June of the same year en- tered into partnership with Donald McLaren under the name of MacRorie-McLaren Company, wiiich was in- corporated in October, 1910. He is a member of Knights Templar, California Commandery, Mystic Shrine and Elks, also a life mem- ber of the S. A.'F. The new president is married and has one daughter. R. C. Kerr, Vice-President S. A. F Mr. Kerr is the son of the first commercial nursery- man in Texas, who entered into the business immediately following the Civil War. He graduated from the A. & M. College of Texas in 1902. After graduation the firm added the florist department to its business and "R. C." took charge. The first year's sales were $'1-25. It has grown now to be among the largest in the South. Nine years ago, Mr. Kerr Iwught out tin- iiorist department nnd conducted it independently of the other part of the business. He has been largely instrumental in organizing the florists' clubs of Houston, San .\nt<)nio, Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas and centralized these by organizing the Texas State Florists' Ass'n of which lie is president. He also directed the staging and management of the first annual State Flower Show, held at Houston, Texas, Nov. 12 to \\, 191L a grand success. Is also president of Houston F. C; member of tiie Board of Directors, Hous- ton Rotary Club, Chairman, Civic Affairs Committee, and member of the Board of Directors Houston Ad. Club. The New Directors Mr. Baum was born in Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 2, 1863. Before embarking in the florists' business, 25 years ago, he was an iron moulder for IGJ/^ years, and gave New Year's Greeting from President D. MacRorie There is no day in all the year that brings more expectant joy to the heart of every man than the advent of a new year. The privilege, as president of the S. A. F. and O. H., of extending to its members and to their families the sincere wish for a liappy and prosperous New Year, gives me extreme ple;isure. Tliere is no doubt whatever in my mind but that it W. J. Keimel, Elmhurst, 111. S. A. F. Director for two years 24 The Florists' Exchange , ^^>^ -J'fy^'^. - ■ f' ■" Ift^i^ Palms and Southern evergreens in front of a residence at Houston, Texas Planting around a resilience in Houston, Texas, by Teas Nursery Co., siiowlng Ligustruni Quilioui and hedge of Amoor River Privet will be a prosperous year, and inasmuch as prosperity and happiness go hand in hand, I call readily assume that it will be a happy one. Trade conditions through- out the country are very healthy. We have harvested the largest crops in our history and this is the back- bone of prosperity in any country. We have more to hope for in tlie year 1911 than we have ever had before. Our country has been saved from the horrible calamity which has overwhelmed Europe, and we are hopeful that we will be spared from such a fate, not only this year, but for all years to come. It is with great personal gratification that I can loolt upon the S. A. F. and O. H. as more truly a national body than it has ever been. The convention held in San Francisco in 1915, was, in my opinion a step forward. Its convening in Houston, Te.xas, in 1916, will be another step toward making it a really national organization in every sense of the word. By extending our conventions to the West and Soutli, we not only benefit those sections, but the society itself gains much by securing large numbers of recruits from the new territory which has thereby become attached to it. Every section of the country is benefited and the members are already drawn closer together than ever before, forming a universal brotherhood for the promotion of all that is beneficial to the individual and to the society as a whole. As the president of this worthy organization I am proud to be able to send a kind greeting to all the crafts- men of the society. Our membership is increas- ing steadily and I know that it will continue to do so. This larger membership will make it possible for us to undertake in the future many things that would be otherwise impossible. I am particularly desirous that every man associated with our profession should have the opportunities which our society affords and as a slight stimulant toward increasing our membership, I am of- fering 5il50 in gold the same as was done by my prede- cessor, Mr. P. Welch. This I will hand to Mr. John Young, secretary, as an award to the member who will bring in the largest number of new members between the period of January 1 and July 31, 1916, the only stipula- tion being that the winner must bring at least thirty new members. I hope that the vice-president in every State, as well as every member of the Board of Directors, and that every permanent committee will co-operate with me in pushing forward this endeavor to increase our member- ship. In order that these heads may attain the required success it will be necessary for every individual who is fortunate enough to be a member of the S. A. F, and (). II. to give forth his best efforts, for "in unity there is strength," and if these efforts are put forth untiringly, we will, beyond a doubt, soon have a membership list three times what it is today. It is the sincere desire of this society to build up a permanent institution founded on the pillars of fairness and good will, and I hope every member will lend his efforts to this end. Again extending a message of hearty good wishes and unbounded blessings for the New Year, I am, Faithfully yours, U. MacRobie. Houston's Beautiful Boulevards The city of Houston is attracting nationwide attention, not only among the florist brethren, who are looking forward to the coming S. A. F. convention, but by bankers, investors— the big interests of the comitry, as well as the hosts of people who long for the charms of the Southern climate, where fiowers bloom the whole year round and blizzards are forgotten. To one accustomed to deep snows, long, cold Winters, slush and sleet, the perfume of the Roses and Orange blossoms comes as a fine relief. Balmy ocean breezes temper the Summers, which are much less stinging than farther north, while to those accustomed to frost and snow, our Winters were "paradise enow." The coldest night last Winter was 8 deg. of frost at sunrise, and by 9 o'clock it was as balmy as a morning in May. It is not because "seventeen railroads meet the sea," not because the bank clearings are so great nor our fac- tories and shops so well known that we sing her praises. It is the wealth of her natural resources and possibili- ties and the home-like atmosphere in this "land of sun- shine and flowers" that makes our "Song Bird City" so dear to the hearts of our people and welcomes the stranger within our gates. To one who looks past the vast millions of beuik clear- ings to the beauties of the landscape, Houston is indeed a wonderland. The lovely "pot plants" so tenderly nursed in the conservatories of the North, here welcome us with no uncertain greeting. Poinsettias growing in the "hardy border" not at the upstair windows. Bananas in the parkings are planted for street trees. Oleanders taller than the housetops perfume the air. Crepe Myrtle trees with their delicate, showy blossoms add their tints and colors throughout the Summer. Roses run riot. Marechal Niel, Reine Marie Henriette, Climbing Wooton, Climbing Kaiserin, the Banksias and all the "tender" climbers reach the housetops, while Brides and Maids, Cochets and all the teas, hybrid teas. Noisettes, Bour- bons and Bengals grow into great bushes and bloom almost continuously the whole year through. Stately palms 20ft. or more in height or breadth are passing common, while the beautiful evergreen Southern Magnolias (M. grandiflora), hold their place among the monarchs of the forest and giant Live Oaks, 100ft. from tip to tip of branches, give welcome shade. Hedges of Gardenias (Cape Jasmines) and Oleanders grow like old Lilac hedges in the North, and occasionally Camellias and Azaleas reach great perfection in shady nooks. Gera- niums, Alternantheras, Abutilons, Acalyphas and many similar plants frequently live out unprotected through the mild Winters. The gardens afford fresh vegetables at all seasons of the year, with delicious ripe Straw- berries usually from Thanksgiving till May or June. Our new ship channel for ocean craft making Houston a seaport city, close to the Panama Canal, brings the markets of the world to our door, with all the varied markets of the tropics, as well as the advantage of the low water rates on the commoner commodities. Many rare and beautiful plants from foreign lands find here a soil and climate congenial to their growth, adding to the vast collection of native species the floral treasures of the "Flowery Kingdom," particularly North- ern and Western China, Japan, Nepaul, India, Southern Europe, Austrtdia and Latin America and many other temperate countries. California, our elder sister State, has much in common with us in fine gardening and its possibilities, but while we are younger in the perfection of the art of landscape gardening, we hold many advantages, as in a bountiful rainfall, fertile soils and lower land values. Many tine landscape plantings show the beautiful effects which may be carried out by the use of the almost end- less varieties of ornamental trees, shrubs, vines and plants, giving particular attention to the great number of handsome broad leaved evergreen trees and shrubs. Fine evergreen effects combined with shrubs and flowers, which contribute their additional charm of bright blossoms, colored foliage, showy fruit, etc., lend color and beauty to the landscape, affording an ever changing pan- orama, interesting and attractive every day in the year. The accompanying photographs show some of the re- cent landscape plantings it hiis been our privilege to add to the home ground and boulevards of Houston. Many of these are of quite recent planting and all have been executed by the Teas Nursery Co. within the past four years. Edward Teas. A boulevard in Houston, Texas Planted by Teas Nuraery Co. Anotlier portion of boulevard planting at Houston, Texas Juuuary 1, 1916. Some Old Time Recollections Somclimes in rrailiiij; tlie rei)orts in Tuk Exchanoe from llie various sei-tions one gets an idea of the advance in fioric-ulturo in varion.s jiarls of the country. In tliis week's |)aj)cr 1 sec illustrations of a flower show at Hous- ton, Texas. I was in Huuslou ili years ago (uid have not been there since. When I was there, Houston was a small rough place, and the only railroad tlien in Texas was from Houston to Hempstead on the Hrazos ttiver. 1 tied from the yellow Icier in Houston to Hempstead only to lind it worse there, and caught a stage going up country and linally left the fever at Chapel Hill. At that time the idea of a tlorisl in Tex;is would have seemed absurd, for we had more use for revolvers and rifles Uian for flower pots. 1 was in Austin on the day of Cien'l Houston's inauguration as Ciovernor for the last time. The Legislature was opposed to him, and disposed to annoy him. A day or so before the inauguration he sent word to the Legislature that he had heard that the galleries in the old Capitol building were unsafe, and suggested that the ceremony should take place in front of the Alamo monument on the portico. The Legislature sent word that they would have the galleries fixed. They had timber props placed under them. The next morning I thought that I would be on tap, and so went into the gallery. The old General came in dressed in his ordinary coat, with a red scarf around his neck and a leopard skin vest. He walked up to the Speaker's desk, took the oath of office, and turning to the crowd said: "Ladies and gen- tlemen, any one who wishes to hear any remarks I have to make will adjourn to the front of the Alamo monu- ment. 'Lhey can take a horse to water, but they can- not make him drink." Then the whole assembly had to tumble out after him. It was a beautiful baimy day in late December and the crowd certainly enjoyed the victory of the General. The wonderful growth of the Texas cities has brought wealth and refinement, and, of course, the florists follow, but at the time when I spent a winter there I never heard of such an animal as a florist in Texas. Then Texas people spoke of the rest of the country as "the States." Going to the post office I was frequently told "No mail from the States this morning," for the stage coach was very uncertain as to its time of arrival. Now one can telegraph to Texas and have flowers delivered anywhere in the State, and the little 70 miles of railroad then in use have expanded to thousands and thousands of miles. The Winter I was there a Mexican bimdit named Cortinas captured Brownsville and held it, and the Rangers were gathering to fight him. A member of the Legislature, who had been a volunteer colonel in our war with Mexico, was passing down the street, and met his eldest son riding on one of his horses. "What are you doing here, John?" "I thought I would go with the Rangers to fight the greasers." "Well, John, if you are spilin' for a fight, all right, but you can't take that horse. I will buy you one here, for I think a heap of that horse." It was all right for the son to go, but the horse had to be saved. Some Maryland Notes But this is not much floral news. Benedict, our lead- ing florist, who has an extensive range of glass a few miles The Florists' Exchange 25 from this city, has built a fine show house on a business street, where he lives while his son manages the home range, and as fliis show house runs through and fronts on two streets it makes a very attractive establish- ment, and is kept in show condition. Mr. Benedict came here from New York State, having sold his glass there seeking u uulder climate. He has gotten ahead of the old Jackson place. That pretty show wagon of O'Quinn & Co. of Raleigh, N. C, reminds mc of the rise and progress of Mr. O'tjuinn, whom 1 rciiicinhcr coming to Raleigh and working as a hand with an old florist, and now has \ery completely eclijjsed his old employer. Mr. Meetum recently mentioned the plant of Japan Euonyinus here of which I had written. I pass the tree daily. U reaches to the second story windows of the house in front of which it stands, and though I am over six feet tall I can stand erect under its wide branching limbs. It is now loaded with its red berries. Our climate here is much modified by the ocean on one side and the bay on the other, so that many things of a half hardy nature thrive. The double flowered Pome- granate grows well on the city lawns and never seems to get injured. Crape Myrtles assume a tree-like stature, and make a gorgeous display the greater part of the Summer. This seems to be the northern limit of the China trees, Melia Azedarach. They are plentiful here, both in the old form and the Umbrella tree, but I have never seen a China tree north of this town. Our snowfall is usually light, and we are glad of it, for snow here soon turns to slush and gives no sleighing more than a little about once in ten years. So far this Winter we have had none except a little fall like a hoar frost that did not e\en hide the ground. W. F. Massey. Dracsna Craigil One of the finest of the new seedlings of Robt. Craig Co. Philadelphia, The color of the young leaves is green^ primrose and pink Postal Scales and New Postal Rales in Britain To meet the request of some of our readers we publish the new scale of British postal rates: The inland postal rates, which apply to all corre- spondence posted within the United Kingdom and ad- dressed to places in the United Kingdom (including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) were from Nov. 1, 1915, fixed as follows: Letters — not exceeding 1 ounce in weight. Id. (2 cents) ; exceeding 1 ounce but not ex- ceeding 3 ounces in weight, 2d. (4 cents), for every additional 2 ounces or fraction of 2 ounces, y^d. (1 cent) ; books — not exceeding 2 ounces in weight, Vad. (1 cent), every additional 2 ounces or fraction of 2 ounces, y^d. (1 cent). No packet will be transmissible at the book rate of postage that exceeds 5 pounds in weight, 2 feet in length, and 1 foot in width or depth. The newspaper rate is as follows: For every copy not exceeding 6 ounces in weight y^d. (1 cent), with a further y^d. for every additional 6 ounces or fraction of 6 ounces. No packet will be admissible at the newspaper rate of postage that exceeds 2 pounds in weight. For samples the rates are as follows: Not exceed- ing 4 ounces, 1 d. (2 cents) ; between 4 and 6 ounces, IVod. (3 cents); between 6 and 8 ounces, 2d. (4 cents). No packet will be transmissible at this rate that exceeds 8 ounces in weight, 12 inches in length, 8 inches in width, or 4 inches in depth. The following parcel rates are in force: Not exceed- ing 1 pound, 4d. (8 cents); not exceeding 2 pounds, 5d. (10 cents); not exceeding .3 pounds (6d. (12 cents); not exceeding 5 pounds, 7 d. (14 cents); not exceeding 7 pounds, 8d. (1« cents) ; not exceeding 8 pounds, 9d. (18 cents); not exceeding 9 pounds, lOd. (20 cents); not exceeding 10 pounds; lid. (22 cents); not exceeding 11 pounds. Is. (24 cents). A Notable Plant Acquisition Begonia Mr8. Peterson is a Florist's Treasure Probably not since the introduction of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine itself have the florists had so fine a plant put before them as the new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson. This has both been advertised and written about in the florists' papers many times during the last year or year and a half, since it was first shown, but we venture to predict that after the present Christmas it will be re- garded as one of the greatest plant acquisitions of the last ten years. It c.innot displace Gloire de Lorraine, and indeed no one would expect it to, but its richer color, its ruddy metallic foliage, and perfect habit, make it an ideal decorative plant for the dull Winter months. Mr. Peterson is to be congratulated on being the raiser and introducer of this fine hybrid, the parents, we believe, being Gloire de Ixirraine and Gloire de Sceaux. We have seen it in places where it was spoken of as not having a good color, or not being a good grower, but the remark- ably fine examples seen in the New York retail stores in the last week prove conclusively that in the new Mrs. Peterson the florists have a plant that grows with per- fect freedom, is ideal as to color, form and all other ornamental qualities, and one moreover, which ships very well indeed. Dinda's new seedling Anemone Chrysanthemum Emm Somediing Good in Anemone Chrysanthemums Frank Dinda, I-'armingdale, L, I., originator of the new seedling Anemone Chrysanthemum Emma, for which Guttman & Raynor, 101 West 28th St., New York, are sole agents, writes as follows: "Emma is a seedling Anemone of the Garza type, double, solid, full bloom, comes before middle of No- vember, finishes about 10th of December. We averaged O'c. and over for each spray on about 8000 sprays. Ck)lor of the petals very pale pink, with still paler center in disc. A splendid keeper and shipper. Everylwdy likes it. Sold as high as 8e. for each sprav; never less than 4c." Minneapolis Park System Some 200 prominent citizens of Minneapolis enter- tained Theodore Wirth, superintendent of parks of that city, last week, and presented him with a silver service to mark the occasion of iiis tenth emniversary in his present position. Some interesting speeches were made at the dinner. It was stated that 10 years ago, when Mr. Wirth went from Hartford, the Minneapolis parks extended over 1800 acres, and the annual expenditure for maintenance was $141,000; now the system covers 3800 acres, and has a current appropriation of $520,000. The cost of the system was $7,500,000 as compared with $3,500,000 be- fore. Chas. M. Loring, styled "the father of the Minneapolis park system," was unable to attend, but sent a letter, in which he praised the work of Mr. Wirth and said that, "He had put our outdoor attractions in the front rank of cities," and suggested tnat the sum of .$200,000 a year for 10 years be expended to finish the improve- ment in the parks. In replying, Mr. Wirth spoke warmly of the support given him by the parks commissioners, and by the citizens themselves in the upbuilding of the recreation grounds, adding: "Our parks are not detached, but connected in a chain of drives, lakes, gardens and groves. That is largely because few changes have been made in the personnel of the board of commissioners and the officers, and because of the absence of politics in the work. We will need but little more land, and our main work is to provide for play spaces. We must be willing to pay as we go, by assessments, for we can get little more by bond issues." 26 The Florists' Exchange flew^ ^ear Qift 3ooKs «1. 50 each I Rose Culture i DELIVERED POSTPAID I Commercial | I Carnation Culture ; each V — .^ , — ^ I Commercial j ; Violet Culture ) I Sweet Peas | I for Profit I 1"- ; ) I Plant Culture I i # I Bulbs and Tuberous | I Rooted Plants | Greenhouse | Management | I if"- The Nursery Book I MAIL YOUR ORDER, WITH CHEQUE, TO A. T. De La Mare ?ti. & Pub. Co. Ltd., Box 100 Times Square Station, New York A Good "AD'' for You, Too Strengthen the Claims of Your Firm on Your Customers Through the Liberal Distribution of Our Cultural Directions Specially prepared for the use of your customers. These Leaflets are just the neat little factor to promote business and establish better relations between the dealer and his customer. They have been written by experts; they are fuller, and contain more detailed directions than it is possible to embrace in a catalogue. Hand one out with each sale. It will save your time, quicken and increase business, and aid you please your customer. We offer in stock: AmarylUs (Hlppeastrum) Annuals from Seed Asparagus Asters Azaleas BegoQia, Tuberous Bulbs Cabbage and Cauliflower Canna Carnations, Monthly Cauliflower. Radish and Beans iinder Glass Celery Chinese Sacred Lily Chrysanthemum Climbing Plants. Hardy Coleus, and other bedders Crocus. Snowdrop and SclUa Slblrlca Cucumbers under Glass Cyclamen Dahlia Deciduous Trees and Shrubs Evergreen Trees and Shrubs Ferns Freesia Geranium Gladiolus Gloxinia Hotbeds and Frames House Plants, Care of Hyacinths, Dutch and Roman Iris and Trltoma Lawns Lettuce In the Open and under Glass Lily Culture for House and Garden Melons under Glass and In the Open Mushroom Culture Onions Palms, House Culture of Pansy Peonies Perennials, Hardy Primula Rhubarb and Asparagus under Glass Rose Culture Small Fruits Standard Fruits Strawberries under Glass Sweet Pea, The Tomatoes, Outdoors Tomatoes under Glass Tuberose TuUp Vegetables Violets Water Garden, How to Make and Manage Your selectioa of not less than lOD of a kind, delivered carriage paid. printed on white paper, clear type, size 6x9}/^ inches, 500 for $1.50; 1000 for $2.50. Space Is left at the bottom of each leaflet for your name, address, etc. If you desire this Imprint (3 lines) add 50 cents for 500 copies, 75 cents for 1000. Special quotations on quantities of 3500 or over. Full sample set for 50 cents. This charge will be deducted from your flrst purchase of $5 worth of '*Culturals.*' A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Go. Ltd. Pubr*. The Florists' Exchange. Box 100 Times Square Station, N. Y. In the Memory of a Devoted Employee In the Fishkill Standard of Dec. 25, Benjamin Hammond pays a splendid tribute lo the memory of James McCall who tliirty-one years afro ( Def.. 1884). lieeame foreman of the Hammond Paint and Slug Shot Works at the time Mr. Hammond had just completed his then new building on the filling of the old Long Wharf. Of him Mr. Hammond says; For these thirty-one years, with- out a breali, this man was an example of intelligent, faithful service. Exact in all details, by experienced judgment able lo detect any error in material, and at no time was lie ever a clock watcher. Such men are not to be passed by un- noticed, and when death comes the ver- dict : "Well done, good and faithful ser- vant," is the motto on liis crown. He was buried from Saint John's church i>n Tuesday, Dec. 21. Cincinnati, 0. The Market Roses were fairly plentiful for Christmas and generally of a good qual- ity. All varieties are now in a good supply. Carnations are not very plenti- ful. The cut of Easter Lilies is large and equal to all present demands. Poin- settia offerings are excellent. The call for orchids, Lily of the \'aney and Vio- lets did not quite come up to expecta- tions. The suppy of eacli of these is large and good. Other offerings include magnificum Lilies, Callas, Narcissus. Stevia and Sweet Peas. Notes P. J. dinger had a very fine cut of Roses for Christmas. This is espe- cially true of the red ones. C. E. Critchell has been having an excellent lot of the fancy varieties of Roses. Delivery autos of Fred Gear and of Jliss Edith Kyrk collided on Christmas" morning. Both machines were put out of commission temporarily. Among recent visitors were Chas. Winner, Lebanon, O., Wm. Gardner. New Castle, Ind., and Mr. Uhl. Green- field, O. Teddy. Porcing Gladiolas XTanns. — When should I bring Gladioli (nanus type) in from the coldframe to a temperature of 45 deg. by night, rising 10 deg. to 15 deg. by day. so that thev will flower about 5th to 12th of April? — C. R. N. Y. — Gladiolus nanus usually comes into bloom during the latter part of April and beginning of May, even if planted in tile greeniiouse in the month of Oc- tober. With the conditions described of 45 deg. at night, I am positive that Gladiolus nanus cannot be made to bloom until some time in May, and it is but reasonable to say that the flats should be taken from the coldframe at once and placed in the greenhouse. — M. F. Booting' Geraniiuus. — I am rooting Geraniums at a rate of 95 per cent., and the remainder of the cuttings rot. I ex- amined carefully the decayed portion, and observed on some very minute white maggots appearing to be very active on the rotted material. Will you please tell me about the minute maggots? — S. S., N. J. — If the inquirer is obtaining 95 per cent, results in rooting his Geraniums, lie should certainly say "Amen," and be perfectly satisfied, for that is indeed a goodly per cent. It is quite probable that the decay in the other 5 per cent., which is followed by white maggots, is caused originally by some injury to the cuttings. This injury, as usual, is fol- lowed by a sloughing off of the injured part of the plant, and in many cases the insect lays its eggs and the maggot breeds in this decayed matter. Forcing Iillies. — Please state through your valuable paper what I am to do after my Lilies show out of the soil in pots. I have a lot of Lilium giganteum. Will I have to water just as much as I have been watering before they show up, or less? I wish to be on the safe side. Some say I must not water as much as before. — L. I. — When the pots in which the Lilies were planted are full of roots, and the sprout is 2in. or Sin. above the top of the soil, the Lilies should be brought into a greenhouse and placed on the benches and given a temperature at night of about 45 deg. to 60 deg., with 10 deg to 15 deg. higher in the daytime. For a week or two after that, the tempera- ture may be increased gradually up to 60 deg. at night, with the rise in tempera- ture before mentioned in the day time. It is customary when potting Lily bulbs to see to it that both the soil and the pot itself is thoroughly soaked with water, and if they are placed in suitable quarters, as a rule they do not need any more water until they are brought in from the coldframe or pit or cellar, or wherever they may have been kept dur- ing the rooting period, and placed on the benches. As the Lilies grow and the temperature is raised, they will need more and more water. The rule with them is about the same as with nearly all pot plants, namely the soil should be kept moist throughout, but not over- wet. Springfield, Mass. Mark Aiken, a local florist, was awarded the silver cup offered by the promoters of the recent automobile show in this city for the best decorated win- dow, the decorations to be in the club's colors — red, green and white. In spite of the fact that railroad and deliver service was rather upset by the heavy snowstorm of a dozen days ago, the trade with local florists this Christmas time was excellent, and the plants and flowers were in very good condition. Carnations, especially Eureka, were a bit scarce and sold from sevent.v-five cents to a dollar and a half or more a dozen. Some of the florists refused Carnation orders after the Tuesday before Christ- mas, as the blooms were hard to get in great quantities on account of the many dull days we have lately had. Roses. Violets, Baby Primroses and ferns were popular, while the more expensive flow- ering plants met with ready sales. On December 26 a small hurricane visited Springfield, threatening us with an old-fashioned Winter storm, but toward nightfall the wind decreased and the flakes which had fallen earlier in the day were melting. A. I. G. January 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 27 DISPOSING OF SURPLUS STOCK AT A PROFIT C. B. Thompson Company of Louisville, Ky., Struck a Clever System That Moves Stock and Brings Steady Business at Short Credit By G. D. GRAIN, Jr. The Problem What to do with the surphis is always a problem witli the retail florist. The goods have to be disposed of promptly, in one way or another, because — and this is no secret to anyliody — they do not stay fresh. Many plans have been attempted by many florists to dis- pose of their left-over stock. There are the "dollar boxes" and the "Saturday specials"; there are friends who are remembered with donations; there are flower distributing cliilis which talie the stoclj doomed to waste oft' the florists' hands at cost or less and distribute it among tlie hospitals; there are the charitable institu- tions "whicli often are made the objects of the florists' bounty. There is the cut rate and, lastly, the garbage barrel. Some of these plans have their merits, certainly. Some of them serve the best interests of the florist, but those which provide for sales to customers on a reduced price basis, which franlily offer good, crisp fresh stock, to all comers at rates below the market, are dangerous in the extreme. No retail merchant, wliatever line lie is in, needs to be told that whenever he cuts a price he is doing the one thing best calculated to ruin a cus- tomer. The florist fully appreciates that once a flower buyer has found how to get bargains, he or she will tliereafter be always in search of more bargains and object to paying full prices. On the other hand, any close-fisted pwlicy which destines stocks of otherwise good flowers to the waste heap, is going to mean a hea\y loss. If a retail florist who buys the greater part of his stock from the growers, has to buy with the expectation that tliose which do not sell will go into the waste heap, that florist is going to buy closely and often will find this policy is hurting business through the meagerness of the stock. Fresh flowers are fresh flowers only for a short time. They may be made to look fresh in the iceboxes, but there is trouble ahead for the retailer who sells such stock, which can be depended upon to drop petals and dis- color just as soon as it reaches the warm air of the average living room. C. B. Thompson & Co. of Louisville, Ky., had the same ])roblems as to disposing of surplus stocks as is the case with every other retail establishment doing a busi- ness of considerable volume. This company has tried, from time to time, the various means that have been in operation generally, meeting success with some and dis- appi>intment with others. It hiis some good customers who hnve standing orders for delivery of flowers at regular intervals, just as it has many other customers who have wants in the flower line only at intervals. The Idea Gomes Last year at Christmas time the wife of the minister of the city church which the members of the family at- tend, in quest of something to give her husband for Christmas, called at the Thompson store and discussed lier problem with Mrs. Thompson. She had in nund something in the way of an evergreen and evergrowing plant which she could give him, to be always before him in his study, something that would serve in the way of an inspiration to him in preparing his sermons. Tliis idea she mentioned to Mrs. Thompson and together they looked over the stock of pot plants and shrubs. Then Mrs. Thompson made the suggestion: "Instead of a plant like that, why don't you leave an order with us for delivery to his study, twice each week, of a bouquet of fresh flowers, letting us make the selec- tion each time and keeping fresh and fragrant flowers. l)efore him on his desk all the year around?" An Ideal Xmas Gift — A— "Thompson Club Membership" FOR Flowers DELIVERED TIVICE EACH WEEK As long as desired. A Gift of this nature will be ENJOYED INDEFINITELY Phone for information, Flowers Telegraphed Everywhere. C B. Thompson & Co. Incorporated 532 Fourth Avenue Phones 1050 Bet. Walnut and Chestnut They created interest in "something new" by advertising in the daily paper The minister's wife was very much interested. She thought over the idea and together she and Mrs. Thomp- son elaborated it, naming the seasonable flowers that could be kept before the minister while he worked. Mrs. Thompson was readily able to run through the whole year and to name the flowers that, week after week, would be available for delivery to that minister. The cost? Mrs. Thompson could arrange to make twice-a- week deliveries of not too large a bunch of flowers, for a dollar a week, and the minister's wife could pay for tlie service each niflnth. "That was more money than I thought I could afford," she said, "but spread out that way it would never be more than four or five dollars a month. We'll just do that, and will you arrange to deliver the first bouquet on the afternoon before the Christmas service. I'll write a note to go with it." This was the beginning of the plan which the Thomp- son Company has now extended to constitute its means for disposing of all its surplus. The minister in ques- tion Wits deUghted. On Christmas day the first of the series of bouquets, made up in a more elaborate way than the others would be, had the place of honor on the pulpit. It went back witli liim to liis study and remained until the half of the week wits gone, when it was replaced by another, something difl'erent. I' roni Tuesday to Saturday of each week thereafter that minister had always a fresh "surprise" bouquet on his study desk, to he replaced as the flowers began to wither and as the bouquet thinned, by another fresh selection on Saturday. Every Sunday service saw that minister come from his study upon the rostrum, bearing a vase of flowers, which he always set on the pulpit while he delivered his sermon. The members of the church got to expecting it and the manner in which the service was arranged came to their attention. Incidental- ly, without further effort on the part of the Tliompson Company, there were requests for similar service from those who so learned of it. And the minister himself seldom passed the store without stopping in to express his appreciation of the service and to say something about the good he was getting from the flowers. Once he preached a sermon on flowers, and he, who until the service was begun, with himself as the beneficiary, had the average man's api>re- ciation of what the florist can do to make life pleasanter, became a warm and an influentiEd advo<'ate of flowers on the tables and in the home. Flowers do for people what music does, he used to say, and his frequent expressions on the subject led many to a larger appreciation of flowers. Then More People Wanted This Service This one experience was the beginning of the "Thomp- son Club" plan which has this season been fully worked out, and which was put into effect soon enough before Christmas to practically fill out the club limitations be- fore that big and busy day passed. The minister's wife was the first to get into the club, and through her several other people came in and asked about it before there was any general advertising of the proposition. Then came the general announcement in the newspaper ad- vertising, asking that those who were interested ask for fuller information. To all comers the plan was explained, simply and frankly; "You know that we often have flowers left over, which we have to give away or throw away. Now we cannot afford to do either, and by this club plan we expect to be able to obtain enough regular order customers to be able to dispose of this surplus without losing money. In view of this condition we will be able to give you more flowers for your money than we would possibly be able to give you if you came in and bought at the regular rates or if you telephoned." In addition to the general newspaper publicity in the form of display advertisements, the company had a quan- tity of slips printed, the proposition being stated on the face of the sUp and the con*ract on the back. These were mailed out in the regular statements and otherwise, to customers who were not already on a regular service basis, and displayed to those who called to ask for more information. Included in the offer is a vase, which does not require much outlay on the part of the company, while on the other hand it is required that the customer contract for at least three months' service, the contract to terminate, naturally, at times when the customer is not "more than pleased with the service." Payments are provided for at the rate of one dollar a week, and it is required that full settlements must be made each month. It is obvious that if there were to be collection losses and added collection costs, there couUl not be a great deal of profit figured on this basis. JoiDing the THOMPSON CLUB means freflt flowerfl on your tabic continually. A memterslii'p of 100 will tatc care of tlic uoavoidaUe surplas of flowerfl. Twice-a-week Tuesday and Saturday we deliver to your Dome a surprise l>uiicn of flowers for your vase. Every fresb table setting of flower* ^inll be a surprise of bounti- ful and pleasinf* variations. Tbcsc ^vill be far more flowers tbao you conld poasibly purcnase for tlie amount tbat your membersbip costs. Tbe membersbip is of necessity limited to 100. Wc suf^est your making an early decision. C. B. ihompson & Co. APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Lomsville. Ky 191.... C. B. THOMPSON 6^ CO. Dear Sirs : You may turnisK roe witK a Flower Vase and MORE THAN MY SHARE of flowers. twice-a-weelt. tor . montliB. bcginnin^f _ _ _ _ 191 for 'wLicK I a^rcc to pay $1.00 eacK week. It IS understood tKat this agreement terminates whenever 1 am not MORE THAN PLEASED witK tKe service. Name AdJrcM luformation on one side TERM5 :- Payments must be made monthly Going after business— Membership blank of the Thompson Club Application on the other 28 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses ^ff Florlsca In good standing throughout the country can avail themselves of the advertisers* ofifers In this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their (ocal customers, transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade which ar open to all. Let your customers know you flU orders by tele graph to any part of the country. When the design Is placed In the advertiser's card It Indicates * membership In the Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- graphio order. Personal attention given and satiafaction guaranteed ALBANY yN.Y. XSOOOBiXXiSQSOSQOeBtiSBBOBi, loiJR ALBUM of I FLORAL DESIGNS V {Solicitor's Design Book) p NEW AND VASTLY EVIPROVED EDITION X JDST OUT H -J a PAGES AND COVER: size 9x12 in. In- X •-'^ eludes four pages in two color effect and four M pages in four color effect; all admirably rendered. O Your name and address printed on front cover on H orders of twelve copies or over. X Price, delivery prepaid: Twelve copies, $4.50; X 25 copies, $8.75; 50 copies, $16.50; 100 copies, Q $30.00. Sample copy, 50c. Address: THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Box 100 Times Sq., New York CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glasa Flowers ^"'^^^^ Send yoiir orders for the CAPITAL DISTRICT, which iDoludea all of Eastern NewjYork Bute, to I THE ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Confiress Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. /Nationali , Iflorisl William Gloeckner We ffuaranUe absolute talUfactiou. ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Afines Cemeteries Ave. Write. Telephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION BOSTON, MASS. 37-43 Bromfield St. "Penn, the Tele- graph Florist" We cover all points in New England. CINCINNATI. OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. ALBANY, N. Y. 23 Steuben Street The best flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders. BQSTOP, CLEVELAND, OHIO MASSACHUSnrS 143 Tremont St. The centrally located Florist Shop. Yours for reciprocity. BROOKLINE, MASS.i""ffl^SKiJ?'" Alientown, Pa. Ernest Asnie ishley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St Both Telephones ^^ Can fill your Telegragb Order. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike ^^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT 220 Wastiington St BROOKLINE, MASS. Established 1886 THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fill your orders for Designs or Cut Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE F.E. Palmer Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. SCHENECTADY, N. Y. Brooklyn, N.Y. '4h. CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue AUBURN, NEW YORK U0-I5« SOUTH^IDIVISION STREET A*,^^\„^,^S^ We deliver to all points ixr_i- II in Central New York, Wella yuofioraill fverylhing in Flowers \M'>"^j and Cornell Colleses. Fulton Si. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries In BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS. LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street <^^ "The House of Flowers" WJPAL i^SON We can fill your orders Day or Nl£ht for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always have ooiDpl6t« stock on band. Regular duoount allowed the Trade. -fS^ KNOBLE BROS.. "d^E^^lffof^H^iST' ^^ CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. _^j|^ Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. ^^\ ^T"^ Colorado Springs ^„v promptly and eare/uUy exeeuted by The Pikes Peak: Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street Caitone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Burlington, Vt. Orders for Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. aied to your entire aat^s- tion. <^A DALLAS, TEXAS LAN6 FLORIIL Ai NURSERY GO. FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE IMtlioiiall Steamship si found ailings will be S^rtf 0ltZ, % JlnHBt, Jnr. on page 30 CHARLOTTE, N. C. Charlotte and Vicinity /' FLORISTS 112 So DAYTON, OHIO FLORISTS 112 South Main St. ^ January 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 29 VJta SPar/: ^lorai Co. DENVER, COLO. J. A. VALENTINE. President Colorada, Utah, Western Nebra'^ka 164S Broadway and Wyoming points reached by express. Ordera promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency- Telegraph Us. ALBERT POCHELON, ^MITH "THE FLORISl - / '•*• '^*'" Street stores. 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street ^m ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE PLANE ISO .ASYLUM STREET tiailford Connecticut Highland Park Greenhouses w^nd sf HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of -^^^SSfc^^ Chicago, as far as Milwaukee * HOUSTON, TEXAS "ForesMale" n.^S'ii.op 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 36' and 37 CHRISTMAS FLOWERS cur FLOWERS r alley Lilm $1.00 noktS Sy-M Pe Hundnd Ax hat Eojgliih Double ViotnO BLOOMING PLANTS hidi $ 1.50 n..l">) / = Orchids S 1.50 Grt-en Orchids Cf\ (hU.yc.,..).«...1I) J L/C Gardenias 7^„ Killarmy Rous $ 0.00 1-1"-) ~^T^ Aarm IVarJ Roses $0.00 Planted Baskets We display a wondetful assoitmcnt of various colored growing plants arranged in odd and beauliKit liaskels. lliese planlt-d baskets are decorated with novelty nbbons and aitificial birds thai nval naluie in ibcir colorings. Christmas Flowsrs purchased at Fleijchman's are guaran- teed as to iheir freshness and quality. Tbe best and rnofl beautiful blooms may be obtained heie (or even Ics than you would pay for an inferiot grade elsewhere. Oui giulfi volume of btuincM Fnibin in lo lupply youi Rowei want) laar clFicicnllir *■ la d'^liveF>, coodilioD ol flowen sdJ econoatj. Prompt DeHveriei (Railway Exchange Building) [iJ4l ° *• 13341 ^ """""• I jjjj Jackson and Michigan Boulevards p^«n« «-".«« [iJ« New Yoric Aiirm: 42d ifld Fifth Avt Full page advt. in the "Chicago DaUy Tribune" of Dec. 2i, by Flei c iman; cost between $500 and $600 Buy Flowers and Plants for Christmas! ^^^^ Flower.t Haiie a Language of Their Oicn That Speaks in Meaning Words Can Never Convey. WnulJ voii ^end ,i C'ldsima. dll ih^ii speaks unlv of lenjn llip ihoi.^hii iliji .'ilLn lir riwi Otcp lor tes"^ Then S«i>^ — Violets. Roses, Carnations, Poinsettias, Cut Flowers, Corsages. • t. hn,.. '«..» .wv, In Friendship's Realm No {■'> fJipirwps tctintmeiii tmt J'lKMy ot lefJinu to much » A Blooming Plant. tiS b«auty IW'li- Ic it*, ^ea^on itvl tlir p!»nl may br ktpl l(i> yt»'s They ntf (0 »t had now in A zaIeaB, CvclomanM. Ardfias Pmn«i-(tPOfl, Bcgottia*. Chri»tmaa Ch*rr>*» Alan Folioi}e Planfa — Araucariom. Bnnton Ferrut, Tiracaana*, Patnu, Your Floriti » nprcuilr wrD pirpatnl lo lupplr >aa with *nr if ilw or Rukrt* at Wruiht But C«<1j. August R. Bautner, Jacob SchuJz Co.. Hi'nry Fucha. AtttJm Uuild.na. f ou"f> aii b,a.,d,^n M D. Reimem. Fred Haupt Co- lit M- ;•)/••»•> St. ■^^ S. E, Thompson. The Roaery ■ m«<» w«". v v*um- c^ F. Walkitr U Co. C. B. Thompson V Co„ E. G. Rtimtr» 6) Son Co. Full page cc-operative advt. in the "Louisville (Ky.) Evening Post" of Dec. 21, in which ten florists joined 30 The Florists' Exchange ^tmmmBmA Indianapolis, ind, 241 Massachusetts Ave. prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann'a flowers excel MILLS Jacksonville, We reach all Florida and South Fla ^he Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Georgia points KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Mur^ 1917 GRAND AVENUE LEXINGTON, KY. EAST SIXTH STREET N T u c K y; ! r* C O C P O R_AT E. D ^( W ' ErTABLIXMEO 1875 '^ TilE riOWER .VHOP 550 rourlli Avenue Louiyville Thi _ South's Most Modern Floral and Art Establishment ClJ^i^^T^" Louisvi/re.Ky. S32 Fanih Ave. JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washinprton, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. 219 MAIN STREET JNalioiialV f jfloristj Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE LAND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Georgia All Choice CUT FLOWERS in Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street MEW/^^K, Mo Jo We do the most extensive Floral and Ptearaer Work in the State ^h ^ It ' ^^^ Broad St. Wol^vrK^ NEWARK, H. I. EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS Sailings of foreign owned steamships may be canceled without notice. LEXINGTON, KY. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky Prompt Delivery to all So. Calif. Pointi 212 West 4th St. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE J' AUGUST R. BAUMER <^^ From New York Pastores Sailing D&J Eoiir Jan .1- I-IO.OO am. 3- 2.00 pm. •• 4-12.00 m. '1 4- 3.00 pm. " 6-12.00 m. " 6- '• 8-10.00 am. 8- 3.00 pm. " 8-10.00 am. '• 8- 8-11.30 am. 8-12.00 m. " 13- " 15- 3.00 pm. " 16-10.00 am. •• 21- " 23- 3.00 pm. " 22-10.00 am. " 22-10.00 pm. ■■ 29-10.00 am. Feb. 3- 2.00 pm. Pier Pier 16. E. R. W. 14th St. 17th St., Hoboken 5th St., Hoboken W. 15th St Pier 16, E. R. Pier 60, N R. W. 27th St. W.2lBtSt. W. 15th St. W. 14th St, Pier 8, E. R. Roberts Stores, Bkyn. Pier 62, N.R. W. 27th St., W. 15th St. W. 14th St. 31st St., Bkyn. W. loth St. W. 14th St. Roberts Stores, Bkyn. W. 14th St. 17th St., Hoboken Destination Colont United States Ryndam Rochambeau Christianaand- Christiania- Copenhagen Rotterdam Bordeaux Colont Baltic Colont Azores-Gib.- Nap.-Gen. Bordeaux Liverpool Cadiz-Barce- lona So. Am. Ports La Touraine Cameronia Montevideo St. Louis Liverpool Colont Lafayette Bordeaux Liverpool Gib.-Barcelona Bordeaux Tuscania. Liverpool So. Am. Pts. California Hellig Olav Liverpool Christiania- Christiansand- Copenhagen t (Cristobal) Whitted Floral Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED, Tnwp OPERATING THRET. STORES MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception S'. Careful attention given ail orders i^osemont Sardens MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited Blatchley's Flower Shop GrotDers and l^etailtrs MERIDEN, CONN. Special attention to all Connecticut orders w^ Nashville, Tennessee S Fresli Flowefs and Best Service Choicest of Flowers Best of Service We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York NEW ORLEANS, LA. 121 Baronne Street '^fiotMSt ,^^ oTvif ^''^^2^:^^^^^.2^ 38 C»' .o»* TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS r\'CE>J CARE OP IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street Thoneallttll Murray HiU Onr Molto TBE GOUBN RUU We Guarantee Satisfaction NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at FLORIST 48th Street , 2159-2141 Broadway NEW YORK CITY Phones] .553 [ Columbus ESTABLISHED 1849 j^/f' Inc. New York Vanderbilt Hotel DOSIOII 799 Boylston street Deliveiies to Steamers and all Eastern Points c^^M'i NEW YORK 611 Fifth Avenue Reference or Cash must accompany all orders from unknown correspondents ^•lorist GEO. E. M. STUMPP '? ™' NEW YORK ORDERS FOR 200,000 Feet of Glass NEWARK, N. J. 946 Broad Street Deliveries throughout the State and to all steamship docks in Hoboken, N. J. and New York NEW YORK WIRE OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLING 22 West 59lh Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel European Orders Executed Best Florists in the States as References ^«^ < ^ Providence, RHODE ISLAND ^anOatS Johnston Brothers LEADING FLORISTS ^^ 58 Dorrance Street '^ Roanoke, Va, Fallon, The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable residential district WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS 623 Clara Ave. Young^s ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receive prompt and careful attention. Wire ufl your orders. m^ ROCHESTER, N. Y. 25 Clinton Ave., North (^§61^0^ Flowers delivered promptly in Rochester and surrounding country. Com- plete line always rea-Jj . Salter Bros. "%T"' FLORISTS 38 Main St., West ROCHESTER, N. Y. 8A Main Street, East nowen and dcaigiu debvered promptly in Rocheater and all Weateni New Yock towBB. ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street Wo fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in < jreat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. Seattle, Wash. Hottywoott Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. ^rs* Louisa P. Foivler SK.ATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON. N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England ,<;^¥ife^ 125.000 Square feet of Glass *i-in. plants, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AQUATICS WATEB GARDENING, THE BOOK OF— Peter Biaset. Size TH i 10 in.; 200 pages, illustrated. Contains all the prsotioat information necessary to the selection, grouping and suooessful cultiva- tion of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a water garden and its surroundings. Sample pages on application. Postpaid SZ.fM). A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co., Boi 100, Times Square Station, N. Y. A3IABTI.LIS AMARYLLIS — Will have five thousand to ship in Winter 1916 and 1917. Will contract now. No better stock than mine. C. S Tait, Brunswick, Ga. ASPARAGUS ■by ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, 81.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000 express. Delivered anywhere for 50c. per 1000 extra. 2.li-in. plants, $3.00 per 100, 825.00 per 1000, A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 2}i-in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 500 Asparagus Sprengen, 4-in , SS 00 per 100. W. Oehlenschlager, Oconomowoc. Wis, ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Fine 214-in., $2,60 per 100, $20,00 per 1000. Large seedlings. $1,00 ger 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash, please. M. F. yxbee, Norwalk, Conn. Contlnned ta Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE ASPARAGUS AsparagusPlumosus Exceptionally fine lot of 15,000 plants, 2H- Inch pots, extra heavy, $J.OO per 100, $25.00 per JOOO. Special price for the lot. Write for our Monthly Plant BuUetln. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlovr St.. Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in. at $5.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.50. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe A Division Aves., Grand Rapida, Michigan. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Thumb pot plants, 3 to &-in. above pots; bushy; sure to please. $1.50 per 100. The B. C. Blaike Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— 76o. per 1000. 10,000 lota at 50o. Seedlings $6.00 per 1000. Express prepaid if you send cash with order. H. Bailey, R F. D No. 6, Los Angeles, Cal. 6000 EXTRA FINE HEAVY SPRENGERI— 2>^, ready for 3^ or 4-in. pots now. $2.26 per 100, $20,00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs A Son. Auburn, N. Y. 2000 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2-in., $1.75 per 100. Cash. LeRoy N. Brown & Son, 129 Wood- and Ave., Clyde, Ohio. ASPARAGUS well rooted, please. Fred G. PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong, 2-in., $15.00 per 1000. Cash, Lewis, Lockport, N. Y. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Big stuff for bedding, 3-in.. $4 00 per 100. Cash. J. W..^ Miller, Shiremaiistown, Pa. ASPARAGUS Sl'RENGERI ANtTPLUMOSUS— Strong, 2H-in,. $2,00 per 100. 300 for $6.00. J. C. Schmidt. Bristol. Pa. ASPARAGUS~PLUMOSUS— 2H-in.. $3.00 per 100. $25 00 per 1000 Good, strong plants. W. B. Girvin, Florist, Leola, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA SEEDLING— Strong stock for potting up Dow, $5,00 per 1000, Col- lingdale Greenhouses, Collingdale. Pa, ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Edward W. Schuster, Crookston, Minn. AZAI.EAS Early Wm. Petrick Verv£eneana Pink & White Simon Mardner Late Van der Cruyssen Niobe J. Llewellyn Wm. Jos. Vervffino 65c-, S5c. and $1.10 each. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL BEGONIAS BEGONIAS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 3-in $22,50 Cincinnati, 4-in 40,00 Lorraine, 3-in 18.00 Lorraine, 4-in 35.00 Chatelaine, 3-in 11.00 $95.00 Chatelaine, 4-in 15,00 Luminosa, 4-in 10 00 90.00 Magnifica, 3-in 8.00 75.00 Magnifica. 4-in 12.00 115.00 Magnifica, 5-in 35,00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa iEGO riAS— Cincinnati, 2M-in.. $14.00; 4-in. $30.00; 5-in , $50.00 per 100; 6-in., $1.00 each Melior, 4-in., $50.00; 5-in., $75,00 per 100; 6-in. $1 50 each. Chatelaine, 2Ji-in., $3.50; 3-in,, $7,00 per 100; Xmas Red, 2M-in., $6,00; 3-in., $10.00 per 100, Feuerzauber (new), 2,'.4-in,, $10.00 per 100. Erfordia. 2!4-in„ $3,00; 3-in., 86,00 per 100. Prima Donna, 2M-in, $3.00; 3-in., $6,00 per 100. Smithii. 2y-in,, $3.00; 3-in., $6.00 per 100. Cash, please. Ernest Rober, Wilmette, 111. BEGONIA Lorraine, 2H-in , $12,00 per 100; 3-in,, $20.00 per 100; 4-in., $35.00 per 100; 5-in., $50,00 per 100, Begonia Cincinnati, 2H-in., $15,00 per 100; 3-in., $25 00 per 100; 3)^-in,, $30,00 per 100; 4H-in,, $40.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co,, Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS— Ready Dec. 27. 5,000 rooted cut- tings. Begonia Chatelaine, $2,00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Stephen Chase, Nashua, N. H. BEGONIAS — Lorraine. Cinciimati Chatelaine, eto. See display ad., page 9. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. BEGONIAS — Flowering and fohage, 15c., 25c, and 50c, each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Mich^ BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For June delivery. $15.00 per 100. 8145,00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc, Cromwell, Conn. BERBERIS THUNBERGU BERBERIS THUNBERGU- 18 to 24-in., strong, $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Continued to Next Pago January 1, 1916. The Florists^ Exchange 33 ^tw:k^forsa^ BERRIED PLANTS BERRIED PLANTS— Peppers, 6 in. at 25c. each. Jerusalem Cherry, 15c., 25o. and 50c. each. Henry Smith, cor. iMooroe & Division Avea, Grand Rapiaa. Mich. BOX TREES BOX TREES— Standards. Pyramids and Busb In various sizes. Price list on demand lullus Roehrs Co.. Rutherford. N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, hea\'y epeciraenfl. 2 ft., at $2.25 each; 2H ft., at $2.75 each; 3 ft., at $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each. Price inc'udea tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in , balled, at 35o. each 1^ in. balled, at 40o. each; IS in., balled, at 50o. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., Box 407 Dundee, IllinoiB. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— A Winter-blooming variety that every florist should grow, either for cut flowers or as a pot plant. Rooted Cuttings, parcel post, $2.50 per 100 from Rose pots; via express, $5.00 per 100. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa^ ___^ BUTTERFLY BUSH— A new flower of merit. Hardwood cuttings, $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. W. N. Scarff. New Carlisle, Ohio. BUI.B8 GLADIOLI BULBS AND PERENNIALS in all varieties for Fall or Spring delivery. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, Hillegom, Holland. Please write to our American office, C. J. Van Bourgon- dien, 147 Magnolia Ave., Arlington, N. J. GANNAS CANNAS — True to name, two to three eve pieces King Humbert, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000; R. WallaPG, Allcmania, Flor. Vaughan. S1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; America. A. Bouvier. Chas. Henderson, D Harum, Egandale, Mile. Berat, Shenandoah. Fire King, Louisiana, Pennsj-lvania, Wvoming, Pres. Cleveland, Alsace, Wm. Boffinger. J. D. Eisele. etc.. $1 75 per 100, S15.00 per 1000. For other kinds, including all the new winners, ask for price list. Ca.sh or C. O. D. Deduct 5 per cent. on orders before .Ian. 15, 1916. ' Shellroad Canna Farms, Grange, Baltimore, Md. NEW CANNAS— Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. CARNATIONS ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 C. Akehurst. Rose pink $6.00 $50.00 Alice. Salmon shade 6.00 50.00 Siegward 5.00 40.00 Enchantress Supreme. Light salmon. 3.50 ' 30.00 Philadelphia. Rose pink 5.00 35.00 C.W.Ward. Good rose pink 3.00 25.00 Gorgeous 5.00 35.00 R. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.50 L. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 22.50 Winsor 3.00 22.50 Pink Delight 5.00 45.00 Matchless. White 3.00 25.00 Enchantress. White 3.00 22.50 Perfection. White 3.00 22.50 Wonder. White 3.00 22.50 A. Ward. White 3.00 22.50 Beacon. Red 3.00 22.50 Victory. Red 3.00 22.50 Champion. Red 4.00 35.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 250 at the 1000 rate. Only first-class stock sent out. We guarantee satisfaction. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 RACE STREET fc» PHILADELPHIA, FA. CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to Carnation Cuttings again this year and have selected varieties which we think are the very best for the ordinary commercial grower. We guarantee our stock and if it is not what you want may be returned. We are sure we can please you. 100 1000 Alice, very fine light pmk $5.00 $45.00 Matchless, excellent white 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantre-ss 2.50 22.50 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 22 50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 22.50 Cash with order. Orders for Root«d Cuttings received before Jan. 1, we will allow a discount of 10 per cent, from the above prices. FIELD PLANTS We still have a few thousand field plants well protected in frames, and we offer them almost at rooted cutting prices, viz.: No. 1 size, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; No. 2 size, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Varieties Matchless, Enchantress, White Enchantress, Supreme and a few odd varie- ties. If you have any spare bench room it will pay you to fill it up with these. SMITH & GANNETT Geneva, N. Y. 30.000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. White. Eochantreas; pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co.. IVaahville. Tenn. Continued to Next Colnmn Our Advertising Columns _ READ FOR PROFIT ^ USE FOR RESULTS STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS January Ist delivery. 100 1000 Aviator tl2.00 $100 00 Alice 6.00 60,00 GoodChecr 6.00 60.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 60.00 Mrs. C. Edw. Akehurst 6.00 60 00 Beacon 3.00 25 00 White Wonder 3.00 2.5 00 Matchless 3.00 25 00 Gloria 3.00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 25 00 Benora 3.00 25.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2..50 20,00 Champion 2.50 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.S0 20.00 Enchantress 2.50 20 00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 Peerless Fink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.60 20.00 Conquest 2.60 20 00 White Enchantress 2.60 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-clasa guaranteed cuttinca. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY Joliet, 111. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND SMALL A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward 82.00 $17.50 Enchantress 2.00 17.50 Philadelphia 2.00 17.50 Beacon 2.25 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20,00 Matchless 2.25 20.00 White Wonder 2.25 20.00 White Enchantress 2.25 20.00 Benora 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from fine, healthy stock. 100 1000 White Enchantress $3.00 $25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 26.00 Pink Delight 5.00 45.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Crimson Glow 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 26.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 36.00 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES, Jewett City. Conn. CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora , $3 00 $26.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Champion 4.00 36.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 26.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. CARNATIONS Some field stock left, carefully protected. 100 1000 No. 2 100 Enchantress $4.50 $40.00 $2.50 Matchless 4.50 40.00 2.50 Less 5 per cent, cash with order. Booldng orders now for Rooted Cuttings or Pot Stock for Spring delivery. A.^. GANNETT GENEVA, N. Y. UNROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS »1 1000 White Enchantress $10.00 Eureka Scarlet 10.00 White Wonder 12.00 Pink Delight 12 00 Enchantress 8.00 THE WORCESTER CONSERVATORIES. WORCESTER. MASS. CARNATIONS— We have a large block of good, strong, healthy Rose Pink Enchantress. These are large, bushy plants and will guarantee them to please. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Henry A. Bester & Sons, Hagerstown, Md. CARNATIONS— 3000 Enchantress, field grown plants, to clean up, at $36.00 per 1000; extra nice plants, $4.00 per 100. J. H. Gushing, Anthony P. O., Quidnick. R. I. CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, Enchan- tress, $3.00 per 100. My plants are free from frost, and are all in the greenhouse. Cash. M J. Schaaf, Dansville. N. Y. 20,000 CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS— Enchantress, ^Miite Enchantress, first-class. $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. N. Krapish, First St.. New Rochclle, N. Y. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 9. Roman J. Irwin, lOS West 28th St., New York. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Enchantress, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Orders filled in turn. John Harth, Boi 42, MiUburn, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Chrysolora, Golden Glow, Early Snow, Chas. Razor, Lynnwood Hall, White and Yellow Bonnaf- fon, 60o. per doz.. $3.00 per 100. Cash, please J. J. Clayton A Son, West Grove, P». CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Stock plants for sale, all varieties, $3.00 per 100. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton, N. J. Continued to Next Colmuu STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS A few of the best commercial varieties at reason- able prices. Smith's Ideal, Oconto. Excellent whites. E. A. Seidcwit/,. Grand Late Pink. $S.OO per 100, 25 at 100 rate. Tints of Gold Lynnwood Hall Chieftain Hotimn Gold Chrysolora Maj. lionnalTon Pacific Supreme M. Dean E. Snow Pompons in variety. $3.50 per 100, 25 at 100 rate. White Chadwick Golden Chadwick $8.00 per 100, 25 at 100 rate. First two named, everyone should have. ARTHUR COOMBS, West Hartford CONN. Chrysanthemums by the 10,000 SAND ROOTED CUTTINGS— NOW READY Per 1000 Wm. H. Duckham $8,00 Smith's Advance 8,00 Golden Glow 8.00 Unaka 8.00 Pacific Supreme 7.00 Mercer 10.00 White Touset 8.00 Petris May 10.00 Chrysolora 9.00 Please order at once, as we will have thousands. C. RIBSAM 31 WALL ST.. TRENTON, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR NEXT SEASON'S PLANTING GOLDEN QUEEN. For the first two weeks. CRYSTAL QUEEN. White, for second week. MARIGOLD. Bright yellow, for third week. EARLY FROST. A new early white of last season. Are booking orders now for January. February and March delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 000. Will be pleased to quote prices on all standard kinds including Anemones, Pompons and Singles, either from pots or rooted cuttings. Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Micb Stock Plants of New Dcsirafclc (hrysanthemums Golden Queen, Marigold Crystal Gem, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. Tekonsha and Mo- dello (novelties), 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. Oconto, Nerissa, 35c. each, $3.00 per doz. Smith's Sensa- tion, $1.00 per doz. New desirable Pompons: Rodi, Illona, Neola. 25c. each. Ceico and Nesco, $2,00 per doz. DAILLEDOUZE BROS. Lenox ®. Troy Aves., BROOKLYN, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pornpons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Yellow and White Eaton, Roman Gold, Yellow and White Bonnaffon, Chas. Rager, Chadwick Im- proved and Christmas White. Above at $2.00 per 100. The Worcester Con- servatoriee. Worcester, Mass. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. See display ad., page 9. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. ___^ CINERARIAS STRONG 3-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000, Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St.. New York. COLEUS COLEUS The best bedders Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand, Versehaffeltii. 75c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000, by express; $7.50 per 1000, all charges paid. Send for complete list. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conui COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Versehaffeltii. Queen Victoria, Firebrand and alt leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfactioD guaranteed. Send for list. Largest grower of Coleus in the tl. S. A. Nahlik. 261-275 Lawrence St , Flushing. N. Y. COLEUS — R. C, strong, best varieties, including Golden Bedder. Versehaffeltii, and Trail Queen, 50c. per 100. S3 75 per 1000 Golden Bedder, $3.25 per 1000. Cash. See Salleroi ad. Greeve Floral Co.. Oskaloosa. Iowa. CROTONS CROTONS— From 3-in. pota, 8 to 10 in. high in 8 varieties, $15.00 per 100; from 2ki-in. pots, in 10 varieties. $5 00 per 100. B. M. Wichers & Co., Gretna. La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM— Wandsbek strain. ready now for immediate ehipmcnt. assorted colors, including Glory of WandsbcK. 3>4-in., $10.00 per 100; 4-in.. $15.00 per 100; 6-in., 50o. each. All our Cyclamen shipped in paper pota. Cash, please. Aurora Greenhouse Co., Aurora. IlL CYCLAMEN— 7-in. and 8-in. Azalea pans; full of bud and bloom. $1.50 each. 6-in. extra fine plants, 75c. and $1.00 each. Good plants, 25c. and 50c. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Ave?.. Grand Rapids. Mich. CYCLAMEN — Eight colors from 3-in. to 4-in. pots. $6.00 per 100. $1.00 per doz. C S.^Tait, Brunswick. Ga. Continned to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM Improved Wandsbek Typo In excellent condition, ready for shift; mostly pink, red and salmon. IQO 2H-in $4.00 3-in 7.00 3-in., select 10.00 4-in 12.50 4-in.. select 18.00 5-in., select 40.00 5-in., in bloom $35.00 to 60.00 Seedlings (August) Improved Wandsbek. 8 varieties, equally divided, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. 600 at 1000 rato. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to Oap. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. DATTT.TAa DAHLIAS The beet Peony-flowered Dahlias in the newer and newest varieties, direct from the originator. Cheapest way to get tbem is through our branch bouse. Address all communications to GT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF. PHILADELPHIA. PA. P. O. Box 416. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps, $25.00 per 100, $3.50 per doz. Strong divisions, $10.00 per 100, $1.50 per doz. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens. Hicksvillc, L. I.. N. Y. " THE DAHLIA KING " has 800.000 clumpe to offer at rock bottom prices. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on your list of wants. J. K. Alexander, " The Dahlia King," East Bridge- water, Mass. WHITE'S EXQUISITE DAHLIAS— 200 varie- ties. Trade list. Clifford E. White. Grosse He. Mich. ' DAHLIAS — Fall or Spring delivery. Write for price list. Van Kirk Floral Co., Atco, N. J. DRAOaiNAS DRACiENA INDIVI3A— Twice transplanted, $2 00 per 100. postpaid. $16.00 per 1000. Cash or C. O. D. W. Ehmann, Corfu, N. Y. DRAC^NA INDIVISA^in. pots, 6c. Cash. please. The B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield. Ohio. DRAC^NA INDIVISA— 2H-in. pots. 3Hc. Cash. M. F. Bj^bee, Nor^alk, Conn. FERNS BENCH FERNS. FINE STOCK Bostons. Ready for 4-in. lOo. to 12o. Bostons. Ready for 6-in. 16o. to 20e. Whitmani. Ready for 4-in. 12o. to 16o. Whitmani. Ready for &-in. 20o. to 25o. 6 per cent. off. cash with order. Smith A Gannett, Geneva, N. Y. FERNS — Boston and Roosevelt. 6-in., 35o ; 8-in., SOc; 11-in., $1.75; 12-in , $2.00. These Ferns are in first-class condition, and guaranteed aa good as any on the market. Felix Kramer, Blaine St., Niles, Ohio. BOSTON FERNS— Extra fine stock. Large 4-in. pots at S2.00 per doz.. $15.00 per 100; large 6-in. pots at $4.50 per doz,. $35.00 per 100. Chas. W. Schneider. Little Silver, N. J. FERNS — Robusta. Whitmani, Elegantissima Im- proved, 6-in.. 50c, each, $5.00 per doi Any of the above 4-in., $16 00 per 100. Collingdale Green- houses, Collingdale. Pa. FERNS — Immediate delivery, 2-in. pot-^own Bostons, 3c ; Roosevelt, 4c,; Elegantissima Compacta, 3Hc.; Whitmani, 3c. Casn, please. The B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. FERN SEEDLINGS— In aU varietiea; aUo all other Ferns, 2^-in.. etc See display ad., page 9. Roman J, Irwin. 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; see advertisement on page 14. J. F. Anderson, Fern 8pecialiBt.'8hort HiUa, N. J. FERNS — From the bench, ready for 6-in. pots. Boston, 12>^c., Springfield 15c. Extra fine stock for the money. Brant Bros., Inc.. Utica. N. Y. BOSTON FERNS— Pot-grown, good. 4-in., each 12c., 6-in., each 26c., 6-in., each 40c. W. G. Eisele. West End. N. J. FUNKIAS FUNKU UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyea. Strong Clumps. Can be di\nded. $2.00 per doz., $16.00 per 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL. GARDENIAS Gardenias 2}^-mch pots, Januaiy and later delivery, extra fine. $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000. Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEIL\N CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. PhUadelphla, Pa. Continned to Next Page 34 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE GERANIXTMS There haa never been a season that we have not been obliged to refuse hundreds of orders for Geraniums, both rooted cuttings and pot plants. IF YOU ARE WISE. YOU WILL ORDER AT ONCE, even if you do not want them delivered until January or February. ROOTED CUTTINGS— READY NOW. S. A. Nutt, $12.50 per 1000. American Beauty, $15.00 per 1000. Ready Jan. 1st PLANTS FROM POTS STANDARD VARIETIES, SINGLE — 2-inch — -2^-inch- — .S-inch^ 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Feuer $3 SO $30.00 $4.00 $35.00 $5.00 $40.00 Granville.. 2.60 20 00 3.00 26.00 5.00 40.00 Hill 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5.00 40.00 DOUBLE MERRY WIDOW. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 Salmon pink, same shade as Poitevine, a decided improvement in that the color does not. fade. — 2-inch — -2>i-inch- — 3-inch — 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Ricard $3.00 $25.00 $3.50 $27.50 $5.00 $45.00 Poitevine.. 3.00 25.00 3.50 27.50 5.00 46.00 PresUly.... 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5 00 40.00 Viaud 3..50 30.00 4.00 35.00 5,00 45.00 La Favorite 2 60 20 00 3.00 25 00 5 00 40.00 CasteUane. 2 50 20 00 3.00 25 00 6.00 40.00 Perkins.... 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6.00 40.00 Landry.. . . 2 50 20 00 3.00 25.00 6.00 40 00 Nutt 2.50 20.00 3,00 25,00 5 00 40.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa CUTTINGS— 8. A, Nutt. $100 per 100; Jean Viaud, Poitevine, Ricard, Berthe de Preeilly. Julius Vassar, La Favorite, $1.25 per 100, $11 00 per 1000; 2H-'n Ricard. La Favorite. $2.00 per 100; S. A. Nutt. $1.60 pet 100. Van Kirk Flora' Co.. Atoo. N J. GERANIUMS— 50,000 ready Jan. Ist. Orders filled in rotation. Poitevine. Nutt, Ricard. 2)4-in. potB. $20.00 per 1000. All Michell sold till Feb. Cash with order Garreau Bros., Blvd & Graham St.. Jersey City, N. J. GERANIUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Grant, Oberle and Viaud. $15.00 per 1000; 2H->n. stock, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C Daly, 1510 Hackeosack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N J. STRONG. WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— 3-in 8. A. Nutt, Piffln. Harrison, La Favorite, $25.00 per 1000. Jean Viaud, Beaute Poitevine, Perkins, Mad. Landry, strong. 3-in., $27.60 per 1000 Peterson Floral Co., Gibson City, 111. GERANIUMS — Strong, rooted cuttings, double Grant, Buchner, Montraort, $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000; Nutt, 2-in., $1.75 per 100; Poitevine, Oberle, Nutt, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash. Adin Smith, Route 49, Schenectady, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Ricard, Doyle, Nutt, Poitevine and Chevalier, from 2>i-in. pots, immediate or later deUvery. $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm. F. Koenig, 566 Hamilton Ave., West New York, N. J. GERANIUMS— Rooted in Silica Rock Sand, show a better color and grow better. Let me have your order for Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine and La Favorite, $12.50 per 1000. Cash. James Moss, Johosville, Pa. GERANIUMS — Salleroi, R. C, eitra fine and strong, 90c. per 100; $8.00 per 1000. Now is the time to get them. Cash. See Coleus ad. Greeve Floral Co., Oskaloosa, Iowa. GERANIUMS— Ready Dec. 15, 5000 strong, well rooted S. A. Nutt cuttings, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order.- Stephen Chase, Nashua, N. H. GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2H-in. pot plants. See display ad., page 9. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, Grant, large, well rooted top cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Ross Bros., Dubois, Pa. GERANIUMS— Poitevine and Ricard. 2}i-in.. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS— Ready Dec. 15. 6000 strong, well rooted S. A. Nutt cuttings. $12,50 per 100. Cash with order. Stephen Chase. Nashua, N. H. GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS Cash only, per 100 I'A IK 1 in in. in. America $0 75 $0.60 $0 40 King 80 60 .40 Niagara 2.76 2.25 2.00 Brenchleyensis 76 .60 .40 Peace 3,00 2,50 2.00 Mixed 65 50 .40 Glory 2 00 150 100 GEORGE HALL, ADELPHIA, N. J. SPECIAL OFFER To introduce my fancy florists' mixture Gladioli, I will send 5000 yearling bulbs for $6.00. Cash. Size No. 6, about 5^ to 3-^ in.; or one-half the amount at same rate. These are vigorous, healthy stock, mostly named and standard florists' sorts A large flowering, light colored mixture. Better take this opportunity to get a large stock of fancy varieties at a very small outlay. H. E. MEADER DOVER, N. H. Contiuned to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS BULBS 1st size 2d size 1000 1000 America $10.00 $ 8.00 Augusta 11.00 900 Klondyke 11.00 9.00 Brenohleyensis 10.00 8.00 Mrs. F. King 10 00 8.00 Baron Hulot 12.00 Halley 12 00 Independence 12.00 8 00 Taconic 15,00 12.00 Victory 14 00 10.00 Minnesota 14.00 10,00 . Madame Monneret 16.00 12.00 Shakespeare 30.00 Hyde Park 36.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 70.00 1st Size Ist Size 100 25 Kunderdi Glory.. .$ 3.00 Senator Volland..$l 00 Pink Augusta 3.00 Contrast 1.25 Sulphur King 12.00 Nelrose 1.00 Niagara 10 00 Panama 2.50 Eugene Scribe 2.00 W. Falconer 2.25 Princeps 3.00 Chicago White ... 1.50 Golden Queen .4.00 Write for copy of our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 :Ludlow St,, Philadelphia, Pa. GLADIOLUS Mixed Sizes — Ista and 2da Per 100 America $8.00 Brencbleyensis 8.00 B Hulot 10 00 A ugusta 8.00 Halley 10.00 All nice size bulbs, home grown. C. S. TAIT BRUNSWICK, GA. FINE GLADIOLUS BULBS— My own growing; none better. America, first size, $6.00 per 1000; Mrs. King, $7.00; Minnesota, fine florists' light early, $10.00; Cracker Jack, $10,00 and $12.00; Panama, $20.00; Halley, $10.00; Meadowvale, S12.00; Maude (better than Klondyke), $18.00; Lily Lehman, $20,00 and $25,00, Send for whole- sale list of over 70 sorts. Cash. Geo. S. Woodruff, Independence, Iowa, GLADIOLUS BULBS— My own growing, true to name. America, lat size, $8 00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00; Mrs, Francis King, 1st size, $9,00, 2Dd Bize, $7.00; AuguBU, lat size, $10.00, 2nd size, $8.00. Over 30 other varieties. Write for complete price list. N. Leon Wintaer, West Grove, Pa. LONG ISLAND-GROWN GLADIOLI- Augusta. America, Brencbleyensis, Columbia, May. Mrs. King, Reine Blanche, Scarsdale, .Shakespeare and many others, all sizes. Send for list. Geo. J. .loerg, Ne%v Hyde Park, L. I., N. Y. ULAUIOLUS BULBS — America and Mrs, Francis King, $1 00 per 100; also baby bulbs of same. .Mixed varieties of bulbs, including the best colors and varieties, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. M. J. Schaaf, Dansville, N. Y. . GLADIOLI — My own growing — true to name. First size- Halley, $1000; Panama, $26.00; Princess, $10.00: Pendleton, $60 00; War. $60 00; and 7^ more, just as reasonable. Send for list. Raymond W. Swett, Sazonville, Mass. GLADIOLI— America, 1st size, $7.00 per 1000; Klondyke, 1st size, $10.00 per 1000. A. P. Home & Co., Manchester, N. H. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 9. Roman J. Irwin, lOS West 2Sth_St. , New York. GLADIOLI — For forcing. America and Augusta. Home-grown mammoth bulbs. $2.00 per 100, $14.00 per 1000. John Holmes, Saugus, Mass. HARDY PERENNIALS Hardy Perennials We have a splendid aBsortment. PlantB very fine. Iris, Pyrethrums, Coreopsis, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc. Ask for prices. WOOD STUBBS & CO , Louisville, Ky. HEATHER THE HEATHER: IN LORE, LYRIC AND LAY— By Alexander Wallace. Is a book that should be in the liljrary of every florist, whether his ancestors came from the land of the " bonnie purple Heather " or not. Poatpald $1.00. A. T. De La Mare Ptg. 4 Pub. Co., Box 100, Times Square Station, N. Y, HELIOTROPE -in. plants HELIOTROPE Centefleur, La Duse, Lome. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Standard Heliotrope. Prices on application. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. HTDRANGEAS STOCK FOR SALE IBIS IRIS SIBERICA — Snow Queen strong divisions, $4.00 per 100, Iris Florentine, $2.00 per 100, Iris Mrs, H, Darwin, $3.00 per 100: Iris Sans Souci $1.60 per 100, Iris Madam Chereau, $2,60 per 100. Wood, Stubbs 4 Co., Louisville, Ky. IVIES IVIES— Fine field-grown, $5.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Cash with order. 8. N. Pentecost, 1790 E. 101st St., Cleveland, Ohio. IVIES — English. Field-grown, nice, large plants, 2H-3 ft., $6.00 per 100. J. W. C. Sealy. Lyn- brook, N. Y. ENGLISH IVIES— Field grown, $5.00 per 100. Cash. M. J. Bohaaf, Dansville, N. Y. MYRTLE MYRTUS COMMUNIS— Fine buahy 2>i-in. stock, $600 per 100. John C. Daly, 1610 Hack- ensack Plank Road, North Bergen, N J. NTTRSEBT STOCK NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oaks, Oriental Plane in all sizes. Send for price list. Audubon Nur series. Box 731, Wilmington, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES— 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 5-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H. "Troy, New Rocbelle, N. Y. PANDANTTS PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a few days only will make special low price for cash with order Size for 2H-in. pots, $4 60 per 100. Size for 3 -in. pots, 600 per 100, Size for 4 -in pots, 8.00 per 100 Size for 6 -in, pota, 12 00 per 100 Beet pot--grown, nicely variegated, 3-in. pots, $10 00 pet 100. Pandfanus suckers, $2 00 and $4.00 per 100. J. J. Soar, Little River, Fla. FANSIES PANSIES — The big giant-flowering kind, $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $5.00 and $15.00 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice plants and hundreds of testimonials, I would be flooded with new business. James Moss, Johnsviile, Pa PEONIES RARE and Continental varieties: James Kelway Baroness Schroder, Eugenie Verdier, Mile Roeseau. Nlireil'e, Mme. Loise Mere, $1.00 each $10 00 per doz, Mons. M. Cahuzao, $2.50 each $25.00 per doz. Soulange, 'Tourangele. Mignon Primevere, Mme Auguste Dessert, Rosa Bonheur Send for list. D. W, C. Ruff, Buena Vista Gardens St Paul, Miim. PEONIES — 14 acre*, 1200 sorts, all good one*. C. Betadier, Canal Dover, Ohio. PETUNIAS HYDRANGEAS — Radiant, Mme. MouUiere, Gen. de Vibraye. From 3H-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Radiant, La Lorraine, Mme. Hamar, Otaksa From 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 JACKSON & PERIClNfe COMPANY NEWABJv, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $5.00, 5-in. at 20c., 6-in. at 26c. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Mich. Continued to Next Column PETUNIAS Double White, Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Delivered anywhere at $10.50 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. PRIMITLAS PRIMULAS — We have a lot of Primula Obconica, 3-in. pots, in four best commercial colors at $5.00 per 100. Cash. Henry Schmidt, 673 Church Lane, North Bergen, N. J. ^_^___^ PRIVET BALL PRIVET— Fine, perfect plants, 12-in. to 18-in., $4 00 per doz., $25.00 per 100; 18-in. to 24-in., $5.00 per doz., $35 00 per 100. Standard, strong stems, 3 ft. to 4 ft.. 12 to 18 heads, $400 per doz., $30.00 per 100; 18 to 24 heads, $5.00 per doz,, $40.00 per 100; 4 ft. to 5 ft., 18 to 24 heads. $6 00 per dxjz . $40,00 per 100. Chas. Black, HightstowD, N. J. RHODODENDRONS RHODODENDRONS — Pink Pearl and White Pearl, forcing and hardy varieties. Ask for price and varieties. Sliedrecht & Co., Boskoop, Holland. Care Maltus & Ware, 14 Stone St., New York. ROSES ROSES Doz. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15.00 Erna Teschendorff 2.00 15,00 Hermosa 2.00 15.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 Ellen Poulsen 2.60 18.00 Tausendschon 2.50 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. FIELD GROWN ROSES— 200 new and standard varieties, all two years' old, fine, healthy, own root stock. Get our price before ordering. De- cember to March shipment. Western Rose Co., Pasadena, Calif. Contlnned to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE BOSES ROSES — 2 yi. old, American, field-grown. See display ad., page 9. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E Wert 28th St., New York. FALL PRICE LIST—'* Firrt Aid to Buyere.'. Leedle Co., Expert Rom Growera. Springfield. O' SAIiVIAS SALVIA — Bonfire, King of the Carpet, Splendena, Zurich. Rooted Cuttings. 75c. per 100. $7.00 per 1000, delivered anywhere. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. SEEDS BEGONIA SEEDS Collected by an expert. Guaranteed 1915 crop tested seeds. Price Price for trade per fj Name packet oz. Begonia Vernon. Red $0.25 $0.50 Begonia Vernon. Pink 25 .50 Begonia Semperflorens. Pink and red mixed 25 .50 Begonia Luminosa 50 1.00 Begonia Prima Donna 50 Cash, please. Gysemans R. R. 4 Evansville. Indiana. Seed Corn. Whatley's Early Prolific, a splendid field Corn; white with red cob, $2.50 per bushel. Velvet Beans. 100 Day Kind, $3.00 per bushel. Yokohama Kind, $6.00 per bushel, Chufaa, $3.50 per bushel. Ask for prices on large quantities of above. PARKER & TAIT BRUNSWICK, GA. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— AH greenhouse-grown and well ripened. Send your orders early. 1000 seeds at $3.00 per 1000, 5000 seeds at $2.75 per 1000, 10,000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000. Special prices on large ordera. W. H. El- liott, BnghtOD, Mass. SPECIAL OFFER 800 seeds for 50c., free by mail; 200 Asparagus plumosus; 200 Asparagus sprengeri, 100 Phcenix Canariensis, 100 Chamierops excelsa, 100 Mexican Pepper tree, 100 Cassia artemeaioides. Geo. Leaver, P. 0, Box 1049, Los^ngeles^^UL ASTER SEED^We are cleaning a nice stock of our well-known strains, all best varieties. No grower can offer stock superior to this. We solicit inquiries from florists and large growers. Ralph E. Hunting- ton. Fainesville, Ohio. ONION SEED — Are you interested in good commercial Onion? We offer Ohio Yellow Danvers. the finest strain on earth. Ralph E. Huntington. Painesville. Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEEDS— Greenhouse grown, per 100 50c.; 1000 $2.50; 10.000 $22.50. ANGLIN BROS., 335 Broadway, New York City. BRAZILIAN PALM seeds, Orchids, D. Hacaena, Caladiums. Apply to Th. Moser Lietze, Box 644, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— New, clean seed, $1.25 a lb., net. Frank Hadden, 326 Washington St.. Providence. R I. SHRUBS Shrubs STOCK Altheas, Spines, Van Houtti, Berberia Thunbergil, C^doDia, PhiladelphUB, Deutiia Pride of Rochester, Weigelas, etc. Send uB a list of your requirements. WOOD STUBBS & CO., loMisville, Ky. SMILAX SMILAX — 700 strong, clean, bench-grown plants, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. Speak quick; we must have room. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa^ ^=^— -^^^— ^=^^= SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGONS Silver-pink, white, yellow, 2H-in., *6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000; Silver-pink, 3-in., S8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000; 3K-in., $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletm. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS— Silver Pink, Giant White. Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 2^4 -in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. WHEN buying my Silver Pink Snapdragon, be sure that you get SEEDLING plants. See display ad. O. 8. Ramsburg, Somereworth. N. H. SPIBg:A spir.«;a queen Alexandra $1.75 per doz., $12.00 per 100. Spirea Gladstone $1.50 per doz.. $10.00 per 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, I .L SWEET PEAS SWEET PEAS FOR PROFIT— J. Harrison Dick. A practical guide to the most uptodate methods of growing Sweet Peas under glass m Winter and in the open air for a Summer crop. Well printed and freely illustrated; strongly bound; 147 pages, with complete index. Sample pages on application Postpaid, $1.60. A. T. De L« Mare Ptg. 4 Pub. Co., Boi 100 Times Square Station, N. Y. Continued to Next Page January 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 35 STOCK FOR SALE swExrr PEAS SURPLUS SUMMIiK-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED — Now ia the time to try this typo outdoora or insulc: Countess Spencer. Pink Spen- cer, White Spencer. Blanche Ferry, Spencer; Nor- ton, Spencer; Aata Ohr, Helen Lewis. King Ed- ward. Spencer. All at SI. 25 per pound. •Frank Dolby. Lady Hamilton, King Edward 7lli. Gladys Unwin, Nora Unwin, at 50o. per lb. By express. No leas than y> lb. of each variety. No better or more fixed seecf can be bought for twice the price. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Sweet Pea Ranch, Lompoc, Cat, VINOAS VINCA VAUIEGATA— Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. VINCAS— V>rieg«t«d. field-root«d tips. S1.2t par 100. postpaid; $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Inria. 108 Wast 28th St.. N«w York. VINOAS — Fine, variegated, field-grown, at $5.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. Cash with order. 8. N. Pentecost, 1790 E. lOlst St., Clevaland. Ohio. VINOAS— Field-grown, largo plants, $5.00 per 100. J. W. 0. Sealy, Lynbrook, N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— Field-grown. $5.00 po* 100. Cash. M J. Schaaf, Dansrille, N. Y. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK GERANIUMS — Good, strong plants from 2-in. and 2'-i-in. pots, well est.ibii3hed. A. Ricard, J. Viaud. Beauty Poitcvine, at S2..50 per 100, S24.00 per 1000; S. A. Nutt and La Favorite, $2.00 per 100, SIS.OO per 1000. C.\NN.\S — King Humbert, $25 00 per 1000; Souv. de A. Crozy. Egandale, A. Bouvier, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. Jas. Ambacher, West End, N. J. BOSTON FERNS — 6-in. Boston Ferns at 3Bc.; assorted table Ferns. $3.00 per 100. 1000 Carnation plants in bloom, mostly Ward, in 6-in. pots. $25.00 per 100. Callas, in 4-in. and 5-in. pots, some in bloom, Sc. and 10c. Cash with order. G. Marti. Arlington. N. J. SNAPDRAGONS — Silver Pink, 3H-in pots, $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench. 2V^ to 6-in. pots. Writ© for prices. Paul J. Burgevin, Port Chester. N. Y. VEGETABLE PLANTS 10,000 GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE PLANTS— Seedlings, $1.00 per 1000; transplanted. $2.50 per 1000. These are strong stocky plants. Cash with order. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa LETTUCE PLANTS — Big Boston and Boston Market, fine plants, ready to set out, $2.00 per 1000. Cash with order. V. Obecny & Son, Hun- tington, L. L, N._Y\ GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plants, $2.50 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton. N. J. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE SMILAX — Strong, bushy plants from 3-in. pota, $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. Extra fine 2-in., $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Prompt shipment. Will exchange same for Ferns or Palms. We are cutting price aa you will notice to clean out stock, as it is getting late and we need the room. R. Kilbourn. Chnton. N. Y 2000 ENCII.W'TRESS. 500 White Enchantress and 500 Kingston Pet, rooted Carnation cut- tings, for rooted Geranium cuttings of the following vaneties: Poitevine, John Doyle, Ricard or Mar- quise de Castellane. Ed. A. Lorentz, Middletown, N. Y. STOCK WANTED Wanted offers of Oriental Plane Trees per 100, 8-10 ft. high and 10-12 ft. high. H. Horsford, Charlotte, VennoDt WANTED for Spring delivery Cannas and Dahlias, mixed and named. Send prices and full particu- lars. The Property Owner's Improvdmcnt Co., FePllyn, Pa. FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE — Property consisting of 2 acces land 2 greenhouses, built 1912, 5500 sq. ft. glass. 7 room dwelling, steam heat, electric lights, city water; barn, workshop; sash and all requisite implements. 1 greenhouse of Carnations in excel- lent crop, the other in Asparagus Fern, stock 'Mums of standard varieties, also Geraniums for Spring trade. 9 miles from N'ew York City. Chaa. W. Mesier, New Springville, S. I. POR SALE — Greenhouse and flower business; -about 9000 ft. of gla.s3. All retail trade. Owner sick; must sell. A bargain, easy terms. For full particulars address John L. White, Stoneham, Mass. L or E. V. Upton, 166 Devonshire St.. Boston, Mass. FOR SALE — Florist's Ice Box and Seed Cabinet. or will rent my store to responsible party. Good location, excellent trade. Call and inspect. 174 Main St., Telephone 2380, New Rochelle. N. Y. POR SALE — A« a whole or in part, or will tnoor- porat«, my Qorist busiaesB, paying a net profit for 16 yearB of $10,000 yearly. Louia L. Qreen, 00 State et, BoBton. Maaa. FOR SALE — Good retail store in New York suburb ban town. Fine opportunity for a huatler. Address C. E., care The Florists' Exchange. Continaed to Next Oolnma SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR SALE CUUAP 5 greenhouses at Elizabeth, N. J., and 6 green- houses near City Island. N. Y. Real estate can be bought or leased. I will sell these houses together or piecemeal. Comprises all kinds of lumber, glass, ventilating apparatus, hotbed sash, boilers, cast and wrought iron pipe, lot of tools. Pansy boxes. What can you use? H. WERBIN 751 GREENE AVE.. BROOKLYN, N. Y. FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use, l-in., 2Hc.: 1} ' 3Mo.; m-in., 4Ho.: 2-io., 6Ho. P«r ft. PE CYPRESS, *17.00 and up per thousand iq. ft. Metropolitan Material Co., 139S-1408 Metropolitan At«., Brooklyn. N. Y. ^ FOR SALE — I Furman hot water boiler, 9 sections. 30-inoh grate. In good running order. Prsoti- o&Uy AS good aa new. Am putting steam boiler in its place. Will heat 9000 ft. of glass for Carnations. Price $100.00. J. H. Gushing. Anthony P. O., Quidoick. R. I. FOR S.4LE — Boiler, Hitchinii;a, 8-seotional, flrst- clai»s condition, in use three years. J. H. Schnauler, 969 E. ISOth St., Bronj;, N. Y. CONATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Best staple on the market, 35o. per 1000; 3000 for Sl.OO. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. GLASS «x8, 8x10, 10x12 or 10x14 Single Strength, $1.60 per box; Double Streng;th. $2.80 per box. 7x9, or 9x12, Single Strength, $2.00 per box; Double Strength, $2.80 per box. 10x16, 12x14, 12x16, or 16x18, Single Strength, $2.10 per box; Double Strength, $3.05 per box. 16x24, Single Strength, $2.20 per box; Double Strnegth, $3.25 per box. All glass packed 50 square feet to the box._ We carry any size glass you want. Send us a list of your requirements for quotations. C. N. Robin- son & Bro., Dept. 25, Baltimore, Md. GLASS CUTTERS "RED DEVIL" GLASS CUTTER— Best for cut- ting greenhouse glass. Avoids breakage and splinters. Sample 10c. Booklet free. Smith & Hemenway Co., 141B Chambers St., New York City^ , GOLD FISH GOLD FISH, aquarium plants, castles, globes and all BuppUes. Send for wholesale catalogs. Aubumdale Gold Fish Co., 1449 Madison St.. Tel. Haymarket 152, Chicago, 111. POTS PAPER POTS, Clay Pota, Paper Dirt Bands Veneer Dirt Bands Write for special wholesale prices. 0. N. Robinson A Bro.. Dept 25, Balti- more, Md. SASH BTANDAHD HOT BED SASH— IH in. thick with cross bar, 80a. each, or lota of 25 and over at 76o. each. Blind tenons. White leaded in joints. The life of a sash depends on this construction. We GUARANTEE our sash to be satisfactory or refimd your money. Glass 6x8, 8x10. 10x12 or 10x14 at $1.60 per box of 60 sq. ft. C. N. Robinson & Bro., Dept. 26, Baltimore, Md. SPHAOmTM MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbl. bale, $2.25, 6 bales $10.00; 5-bbl. bale, $105, 6 bales $5.00. Bur- lapped, 25o. extra. Dry Oak leaves, $1.50 per bale. Jos. H. Paul, Box 156, Manahawkin, N. J. FRESH GATHERED CLEAN MOSS— $1.00 per 5-bbl. bale. Cash with order, please. George Thoren. Mayetta. N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 5-bbl. bales, $1.00 per bale: 10 per cent, discount for cash. Crammer Moss Co., Mayetta. N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales. 200 Iba.. $200; 800 lbs., $4.00; lOOO lbs., $7.00; ton, $13.00. Also Dust. Scharff Bros., Florists, Van Wert, Ohio. WntB WORK WE are the largest manufacturers of Wire Work in the West. E. F. Wintereon Co., 166 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. BOOKS SET of Prof. L. H. Bailey's Encyclopedia of American Horticulture. Six volumes, good as new, no pages marked; cost, new, S25.00; sell for cash $15.00. F. T. Langc, North Bergen. N. J. Kalamazoo, Midi. While it is somewhat early for exact comp.irison, Christmas business of 1915 will overtop any previous year by a wide margin. An exceptionally large volume of business was done. The weather man was exceedingly kind, there being neither storms nor cold spells during the entire week, consequently the shoppers were out early and often ; besides, the additional work of extra wrapping could be dis- pensed with. -V large amount of money was placed in circulation when the hanks paid out their "Christmas presents fund." This is a very poptilar thing with our people and consists of a small weekly deposit for .50 weeks, the smallest being 25c. then upwards to .$2, principal and interest being mailed to members about the mid- dle of December. It is said one bank alone sent out upwards of $70,000 and as nearly all the banks have them quite a cheerful sum was placed in circula- tion at the right time among those who are happy spenders. Wholesale business was equally good ; Am. Beauty Koses quoted at $8 and up per doz., red lioses $6 to $18 per 100, otlier kinds $G to $15 per 100; Carna- tions, $0 to $8, reds a little higher. Vio- lets, $2: bulb stuff, $4 to $5. Retail, Roses, Am. Beauty, $8 to $12 for good stock; other Roses, $1 to $.S.50. Car- nations. .$1 per doz. at the average ; Vio- lets, ."ratoni and Dig- play Cases for Florists McCRAY REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 790 Lake St., Kendallvllle. Ind When ordering, please mention The Exchange January 1, 191(i. The Florists' Exhcange 37 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists pmimiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiir THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA PREPAREDNESS is the Order of the Day Why not start in now and prepare for special occasions? Special announcements from time to time will keep you posted. Send in your orders for general supplies, we will take care of them. If you haven't our catalog, write for it. HR A V^ITD Cr^tf^DirirD X i^i^ 1129 arch street . ijAi IL/KoUWKU ILrK c\ i^U., Philadelphia, pa. iiiiwiiiniiimiiiiiiiiBBiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiimiiiBiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiii niimiiiBiiiiiii niinnminiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiniiiDiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin^ iiiDiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiinniniiiiiiiiniiiniiiniiiniiiniiiniiiniiiniiiniiiniiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiin^ New Yell's Gi'eetir^gs I From I The House of Rice I 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. iiuinnimuiintiiniiiiiiiJiiioiJiiDiiuiiniraiuiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiJiiiiiiiiuiiiwiiiiiiiJUiriiiituiiiuiiiiijriiJiiiuiiiuiiiuiin \\ 'n-u unl'-[.i,L' nil-. SI- 111 iilJHii llir l^x.'ii^.iJ^;.- Mourning Cards and Gold Letters Our Specialty Send for Samples M. L. SALINGER New York Office 24 EAST 28th STREET Tel. CONN. Brooklyn Office UOO BROADWAY Tel. CONN. SOITHERN WILD SMILAX Now RMdjr for Shipment, ta 10 p«r < Natural Moss - • Perpetuated Moss P«r bx - $L76 - 3.50 E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. RUSSIN & HANFLING Offloe and BalMroom IM West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Squ&re 3053 "55^:^^^^ Willow and Faacy Baskets for Ftorists Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 4VOur fpeoioltie* — Wheat Sheavea and Baskets Wbfn ordfrliig. nlpnsp m'TlJun Th.' l':\.-li]iiit:o Southern Wild Smilax S3.2fi per ean Prompt ihipment W.W.THOMPSON HIXON, ALABAMA When ordering. plPiiwp mi-ntloii The ExcbaPRe MICHIOAIN CIT FLOWER EXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesnle Goounission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-286 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. When nnlering. pIparp m'-ntl<>n Thp ETclmn^'e CUT FLOWER BOXESi EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. When orderlnc please mention The Exchange Tlm^ l( llAn^ll Save H^e time gret^ams your i lUIC IS nVIICy deagna by uains FLORISTS' GREENING PINS, 20o. per lb., and you get from 1000 to UOO to the lb. Ten Iba. or over, 16c. per lb 8v9e%al Pneu to yoMMrt. WM. SCHUTTCR & SON, Springfield, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Florists' Hail Association himrei 4 1 ,000,000 square feetof glaia and hai a R* arve Fund of over $36,000. For part) culara addr*a JOHN G. ESLER, Sec., Saddle RlTer, N. J INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When ordering, plense mention The Exciiange I New England States | Cromwell, Conn. A. G. Blomberg, who is now a fore- man in A. Afulg's establishment at Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, is visiting relatives in town. Mr. Blomberg was an employee at A. N. Pierson's for many years. Herbert Astergren, who is employed at Menand's place at Albany, N. Y., is spending the holiday with his parent.s here. Cromwell was visited by a violent wind storm last Sunday, which did consider- able damage at A. N. Pierson's, Inc., and Magnus Pierson's greenhouses. In one of the palm houses of the first named several hundred panes of glass were blown out. Angelo Crego has purchased the green- houses of J. H. Shumwav in Berlin. N. Y., and has removed them to his place in Middletown. W. H. B. New Haven, Conn. The florists of New Haven were all very busv during Christmas week. Jno. N. Champion & Co. of 102G Chapel St. did a thriving trade. The store was the resort of crowds. It miist have reminded Mr. Champion of the years past when there were fewer flo- rists in the center of the city and when "Champion" stood at the head of the lisr. The S. H. Moore Co. of 1054 Chapel St. also reported business as very gofwl. "The Christmas trade was all that cnnUI be expected" said Mr. Moore. And j.iCSsrs. Iloogkirk and McQuiggan of the company echoed his sentiment. At the Myers Flower Shop. 936 Chapel I St.. the shop could not have been made more attractive. The floral decorations were in very good taste. Here and there Eagle Wire Works ■ MANUFACTURERS OF - FLORAL DESIGNS HANGING BASKETS WIRE WINDOW GUARDS OFFICE RAILINGS LAMP SHADE FRAMES AND ALL FANCY WORKS WRITE FOR PRICES 2187 E. 2d St., CLEVELAND, 0. FROST INSURANCE You can insure your plants against freezing, at a trifling cost, by using a Lehman Wagon Heater There is no danger of fire: no smoke, dirt or gases to injure the plants. They burn Lehman Coal, which costs less than half a cent per hour. I®~350,000 Lehman Heaters are in actual use, which shows they have merit. Florists everywhere use and recommend them. HAVE YOU ONE? BEWARE OF IMITATIONS! Write for circular telling more about them today. LEHMAN BROS. Manulactarers lOBond street. NEW YORK W. ERRINGER. General Western Sales Agent 20 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL Landscape Gardening A Aonne for Gftrden- er», Florift* and Home m&kers, taught br Prof. BwU of Cornell UniTer- Proi SPECIAL PRICES WIRE FRAMES GOLD LETTERS and CYGAS LEAVES 8«od HI your Urt aad let u qncteyou out epeeUI pricea. SAVK MCNKY. B.E.& J.L COKELY, Scranton, Pa. When ordering, plofise m-'iitlon Tbe Rxcliiinge PALMETTO LEAVES SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX Pbop. Bbal 8«Dd for oataloguB. ro^r«MiT« Floriata reoornisA the frowing bnport&n«e of » knowl- edge of Luid«oap« Art. W« &l*o offer a prmo- tiaml oouTM ID Florimtl- iure. inoludicLC Or«Ni< houM CoiiaUuotioD mnd Greaubousa Manac** ment. Addr« The Home Correspondence School Dapt. C P.. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. $3.M p«r caM. PrMh Cut $0.00 pw 1000 Cabbafte Palm L«ftrM 3.0O par 100 Needle Plnea 4.00 per 100 Florida Crej Mooa 3.00. 100 Ibi. Freeh MaftnoUa Leare« 2.00 prr 2000 Pine Conei. AU aiiee 3.00 per 1000 Freeh Cut Ferna 3.00 per 5000 Caab with Order W. G. CLARE. Fernandlna, Fla. When ordering, please mention The E^cchauge '• When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange Natural Moss - - - - pi" SJ, Perpetuated Moss - pJ^iJS, CALDWCll THf WOODSMAN CO., fvenreefl, Aia. 38 The Florists' Exchange ROSES. CARNATIONS, LILIES, „ ^,X^ PANSIES, Blue and Pink Corn- >^' ■'^*^^^^i^>. flowers, Single and < »r^ Double Violets ^-O s>. h^f \i "imww i^*: I? ^% i Growers!!! i We have the 1 largest and best ^^^^ I equipped store in New ^*&?°^°qf. I York. \- ^ .^^.-A^v A-5 Order early from ^*/': r¥: 0^ .^^^ Guttman&Raynor^inc "^k '^y%% L^'f^^f ii>>« , 568 TElS.FARRAGUT^iose 2037 Whoiesale Florists 101 W. 28th St., NEW YORK Of iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii GiTe crgdit where credit 1» due — Mention the BichaDge NEW ENGLAND STATES— Continned were neatly made parcels, ready to be ■delivered, while customers were being served. This was a daily occurrence. Extra help was employed to meet the de- mand. The Cowan-Heller Floral Co. of 96 College St. had its store dressed finely. Beautiful flowering plants, cut flowers and fancy articles made a pleasing setting. The Doolittle Floral Co., corner of Orange and Court sts.. did a good busi- ness during the entire week, M. B. Farquharson of 123 Church st. was well pleased with his Christmas trade. It was far beyond his expecta- tions. Charles Munio of 974 Chapel'st. made one of the be.st C'lristmas displays ever seen in New Haven, His show houses back ol his flow«r store were filled with the choicest Azaleas, PoinsPttias and Cy- clamen— a vast sea of cub r that was literally gorgeous, and he was well re- paid. All through the week, parcels, boxes and plants could be seen in thick profusion addressed to parties all over Connecticut, as well as New Haven and vicinity. J. J. Sokol, wholesale florist in West- ville, reports one of the largest Christ- mas sales he has ever experienced. His autos were extremely busy. His sales were made not only in New Haven and vicinity but in towns in the Naugatuck Valley and elsewhere in Connecticut. W, C. McI. Bridgeport, Conn. Te scribe wishes the entire staff of The Exchange, the local trade, and the trade at large a very prosperous, and happy New Year. Christmas sales lo- cally were beyond our expectations and Si larger amount of business would have been done if stock could have been ob- -tained, also if shipments had arrived on itime. This was very annoying, as some of the cut flower stock did not arrive until Cbristmas afternoon, too late to be of use. As far as the w«atlier was con- cerned, we could not have wished for better. Every day of the entire week was- excellent both tor the shopper, and fqjj Jthe trade. -This was a great Ijelp iii tile delivery of plants, etc.; as very little covering was needed,- and in some cases no protection was used at all. ,-Snme of the finest basket arrangements of plants were disposed of this year and these brought better prices tban a year ago. Stock was scarce, especially cut flowers of all kinds. IRed Carnations sold from $2 to $3 per dozen, and other colors from 75c. to $1.50 per doz. Roses from $1.50 for common varieties, to $H and $4, and .$12 and $15 for American Beauty. Narcissus came in very handy, bringing 75c. per doz. PoinsetHas and Begonias were as usual the most popular in the plant line, and these were ar- ranged l>eautifully in combination with other flowering and foliage plants, such as Crotons, Heaths, Cyclamen, Ardisias, and the different varieties of small palms and ferns. Christmas trees were at a premium. There seemed to be plenty to go around, hut the demand for them soon exhausted the supply long before the end of the week. Other greens such as Holly, Laurel, Boxwood, Princess Pine, etc., were in fair stipply, and cleaned up well. Julius Reck reports the best Christmas trade he has ever had. Some extra fine iBouvardia, and Valley were disposed of. We are very glad to report that Mr. Reck is again able to attend to his business. His oldest son was also on the sick list, but is better at this writing. James Horan & Sou had an excellent Christmas trade. Nearly all flowering plants were cleaned up. while Carnations were scarce. They also had a large number of funeral "orders to fill. Some excellent baskets of the various Christ- mas plants were seen here. Robt. Hawkins says his trade was exceedingly Large. All sorts of flowering plants were arranged artistically, and were disposed of at very good prices. He experienced a great deal of difliculty in getting his shipment of cut flowers, and Holly on time, in fact one shipment of Rose?, which amounted to a goodly sum, was too late to be of any use for the filling of Christmas orders. •Tames E. Beach has nothing to eom- plam of. The sale of plants and cut flowers was the largest he ever had. He had to buy large quantities of cut flower stock to supply his orders. Several casket covers were made, which called for a large number of Roses. Poinset- ■tias and Begonias were the leaders in flowering plants, while mftre of Boston ft-tid Whitman! ferns were disposed of than a year ago. Geo. Pflomm says the Christmas trade was great. He disposed of a large flum- ber of plants. Christmas trees and greens sold unnsually w^ell. 7 John Reck & Son report a bigger de- mand than usual for all kinds of flower- ing plants. They also were put to a great deal of trouble by the delay of both freight and express shipments. iSome of their goods did not arrive until Dec. 27. Geo. Mallett & Co. report excellent sales for the holidays. They had a great deal of trouble in getting stock enough to flll their orders. G, C. Bouton & Son never had a better Christmas trade. They were cleaned out of flowering plants of all kinds and had a big run on ferns. 'There were several large orders for fu- neral work, booked for the day follow- ing^ Christmas,, which made it difficult to get stock enough to fill them. F. E. B. Newport, R. I. The Christmas trade seems to increase in volume from year to year ; some items may fall out by the way but others appear on time to take their place. In reply to our query "how was busi- ness during the holidays" the invariable answer was, "All sold out." Plants and cut flowers alike were eagerly bought up; there was an in- sufficient supply of red Carnations, also of Violets. Small pots of Heaths and .Vzaleas, "tiny Tims," in 3%in. pots were sold on sight, and many more of them could have been disposed of, had they been available. In greenery, wreaths and roping were also in short supply. The Mistletoe and Holly was mostly of inferior quality but even that was all sold. The Newport Hardware Co. sold a larger number of Christmas trees than ever. In plants Azaleas were top liners as usual, followed by Poinsettias, Begonias, Cyclamen, Heaths and ferns. At Gibson Bros, madeup baskets of Begonia sold well. The price of cut flowers was about as follows : Roses, $2.50 to $4 per doz. ; Carnations, $1.25 to $2; Violets, $2.50 to $3 per 100; Valley, $1.50 to $2 per bunch ; Cattleyas, $1 each. There was less than the usual amount of material used in church decorations this year. The advice to shop early was evidently heeded by those in search of plants for Christmas, as by Friday night most lines were sold out, and with such mild weather no extra wrapping was required whatever, making deii\<'ry an easy mat- ter. The 80-mile-an-hour gale of Sunday afternoon did practically nu damage to greenhouses worth " mentioning, that is, so far as we have heard. Miss Marguerite Ritchie has accepted a position in the flower store of Charles Stanley at Plainfield. N. J., and leaves here on Friday night. Her sister. Miss .\unie, having gone to Daytona, Florida, a few weeks ago to fill a similar posi- tion, this leaves Miss Ritchie "Emma" to run the store with the aid of hired help. All have been brought up in the business. A. McL. Providence, R. 1. Christmas, 1915, will go on record as the largest holiday business ever done in this city ; almost every florist cleaned up. Stock was scarce; Carnations brought from 5c, to 12 %c. ; short Roses were bringing as high as 6c. ; Violets $1 and $1..50 per 100; Valley, $3 to $5 per 100; Poinsettias. $1.50 to $5 per dozen. In plants, stores were all carrying an excellent stock of Azaleas, Poinsettias, Cyclamen, Heaths, Primroses and also their usual stock of foliage plants. Every stqreman stocked up unusually heavy anticipating the rush. Evergreens were unusually good this season and very scarce. Wreaths that in past year could be bought at $5 per 100 were bringing as high as $12.50 per 100 and were scarce at that. T. J. Johnson Co. cleaned up entirely. By noon of Christmas Day the store was entirely depleted. Smith the Florist had extra help from Boston to help him fill out his orders as the rush was so great. MeNair the florist featured berry globes having a special small globe that sold for 25c. Johnston Bros, have announced the fopening of their new greenhouses on Hope St. Edmund J. Johnson will be in charge. They report business as very good. O'Connor specialized in fancy basket arrangements. W. A. Bowers. Clinton, Mass. F. P. Sawyer has recently doubled the size of his store and with the increased space and display has materially in- creased his business. J. H. G. Leominster, Mass. This town is famous for the manufac- ture of baby carriages and the demand is said to be unprecedented. At least everybody in town is employed at good wages and the florists are profiting ac- cordingly. - - Mr. Fuller has opened a store on Main St. for the holidays. It is well stocked with seasonable flowers and plants. Lyon's shop on Pleasant st. shows every evidence of prosperity. Between the 'phone and counter customers he was kept on the jump all the week. J. H. G. Fitchburg, Mass. The holiday trade in this and all the neighboring towns was the best ever ex- perienced. This is no doubt due in part to the exceptionally fine weather. The sleighing is excellent and the temperature is not too cold for comfort. C. W. Moeckel has been busy all the month. He is giving his numerous regu- lar customers a handsome hand painted calendar. Otto.Mallgray. has a handsome shop in Main st. He is rapidly recovering from his severe losses by fire last year. Ritter, 169 Main st., has had a big holiday trade, the best he has ever had. His store shows every evidence of an active trade. Between his store trade and outside orders he has been kept busy from early morn to late at night. Lesure, the Putnam st. florist, has had a busy week of it, although he savs busi- ness might be better. J. II. G, North Adams, Mass. — Warren M. Quadland, of C. Quadland's S'ons, was elected to the oflice of councilman by a majority of 719 votes, receiving 1806 votes, which is an extra large number for this town. JiiniKirv 1, IDIIi. The Florists' Exchange 39 The entire cut of 200,000 plants, all choice blooms M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Telephones, Fatragut 3870-3871 Whet> ordering, plense m^'titlnn The Exchnnpe *J^aae4 •--.tiVjfil tc • (hcA^.^ CaMiatunu ^ ^l&ZCe^' M^^^VSJ** jGoAa^aaiui J^^^yN *^ _ zAnv^WJ^ »- • ^>^ m\ •! Wew Tork, Dec. 28. 1915. — The arrivals of flowers today. Tuesday, are very mod- erate. There is a fair demand in general, and prices are about the same as on the Tuesday before Christmas. Am. Beauty Roses are in fair supply, and special grade blooms are selling at from 30e. to 60c. each, and the other grades at corresponding prices. The supply of hybrid tea Roses is about normal for the season; top grade blooms are selling all the way from 8c. to 15c., with the exception of Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna), and Hadley which are .realizing 40c. and Hoosier Beauty 20c. "to 30c. Bottom grade blooms are sell- ing at from 3c. to 5c. each. The demand fnr the high grade blooms is not very ai. tive. '.'arnations are not in large supply. Tliere is a fair demand and the range of price covering all grades and colors is fit in 3c. to 8c., the latter figure being for the choicest Wards and reds. Cattleya orchids are in large supply, owing to the fact that thousands were left unsold at Christmas time, and these aciumulations have not been disposed of. and the arrivals are quite large. The raiipre of price today covering all grades is from 15c. to 35c. in general, a few choice blooms realizing 40c. to BOc Gar- '^> 'lias are scarce and high prices still , namely ?3 to $6 per doz. The d»- iid is sufficient to absorb the supply. J_ 'i,^iflorum and rubrum Lilies are in fair siiiii.ly. and are moving moderately well at ?(> to $8 per 100; a few realizing $10. I.ilv of the Valley is in heavy supply, and the demand has fallen off; $2 to $3 pri- 100 is the prevailing price, extra spiuial blooms realizing $4. In other flowers there is a moderate supply of Antirrhinum; an abundance of Eouvardia; an increasing supply of Cal- las; very few Daisies; plenty of Forget- minots; a limited supply of Lilac; an aliundance of good Mignonette; Pansies in large supply; a considerable supply of Poinsettias left over from Christmas; pit nty of Primula malacoides and other \.;rieties; a moderate supply of Stevia; pl- iity of Sweet Peas; a moderate supply of Violets; an abundance of Wallflowers; Adiantum, Asparagus and Smilax in any d. sired quantities, all meeting with a mMfjerately good demand at quoted prices. Boston, Dec. 28, 1915. — Christmas busi- ness at the wholesale flower markets was in excess of any previous year. The supply of flowers was not overabundant, consequently this made for higher prices. Thtre was a fair quantity of good Hoses. American Beauty were in fair supply and quality good. There was an ..excellent call for special blooms from 1 50c. to 75c. each; this grade sold better jthan any other, although there was a very pleasing call for other grades at very good figures. The hybrid tea Roses [that had the biggest demand were Had- fley, Russell and Richmond. Special Dlooms of Hadley and Russell sold from 25c. to 35c. each. Good Richmond Roses varied from 8c. to 20c.; Killarney Bril- !(liant and Killarney Queen from 5c. to 20c. each; Sunburst, Killarney, Ward, 4c. fito 12 c. Carnations w^ere scarce and prices I red high. Red kinds were in short ippy and Champion, Rosette and Bea- con, special blooms, sold for 10c. to 12 ^c. each. Pink Delight. Benora, Matchless, and other varieties were from 5c. to 8c. each. Some inferior blooms sold lower. Orchids sold exceptionally well. Cat- tleya flowers brought from 50c. to 75c. each. Gardenias were in good demand ■ — fancy flowers at BOc. each. There was a good crop of Violets and most of them sold for $1.50 per 100, while a few went even higher at $2 per 100, but the latter figure was not the rule. The markets cleaned up better than we have seen at any former holi- day. The demand for plants exceeded all expectations. Greenery of all kinds was sold out. and all kinds of Christmas supplies moved well. This week the supply of flowers at the markets is less than we have seen for some time. Growers cut close for Christmas, and with dull weather the supply is meager . Cattleyas are more plentiful but prices are holding up well at $6 to $9 per doz. Cypripediums are in good supply at $1.50 to $2 per doz. Gardenias are in medium supply with a fair demand at $4 to $6 per doz. I.,ilies are in medium supply at 10c. each. Callas are becoming more plenti- ful. Paperwhites are much more plen- tiful and selling well. There are a few Narcissus Golden Spur being offered, but the supply is small yet. Lily of the Valley is in fair quantity at $3 to $4 per 100. The supply of Freesias is be- coming more plentiful. There is only a very small amount of Sweet Peas arriving at the market, and quality is poor. The price varies but little from $1 per 100. Violets are plentiful now. out there is a good call for them at $1 per 100. The supply of Snapdragon is increas- ing and the stems are lengthening out somewhat. There is a big supply of Stevia at three bunches for $1. Yellow Marguer- ites are improving in quality. There is quite a little supply of Wallflowers and Yellow English Primroses. R. C. PhUadelpUla, Dec. 27, 1915. — There Is a general air of satisfaction in the mar- ket over the Christmas outcome, as it exceeded expectations. There was a cnn- Mnued and steady demand, and with but few exceptions everything cleaned up well. In every way it was a better Christ- mas than last year, and coupled with the most favorable weather conditions, was all that it could be desired. There was a splendid supply of Am. -Beauty Roses and they were in active demand, both locally and out of town. Prices on specials were $9 per doz. Mrs. Chas. Russell was in good supply and long stemmed specials brought $6 per doz. There were not very many of these, however, and the majority of the stock sold at $4 per doz. on long grades. The finest Hadley and Richmond were readily marketed at $30 to $35 per 100. White Roses hung fire, especially in the long grades. The short and mediums went briskly; this applies also to pink. The heaviest call was for the medium grade stock at 8c., 10c. and 12c. Top price on the best Killameys was 15c. and it had to be gilt edge stock to bring that figure. Ward and Ophelia were In good demand at 8c. to 12c. The shortage in Carnations buoyed up the Rosos. Carnations were probably the shortest item In the market. Reds, of course, brought the highest figures, and 12c. was the price on good stock. Lower grades brought 10c. A few fancy reds, it is stated, sold at 15c. Good Ward and Enchantress sold at 8c. and 10c. All good whites sold at 8c. There wero some 6c. Carnations — these included shorts, splits and inferior grades. Catt- leyas held up strongly at the beginning of the week with a light supply of Trl- ana> at 75c. each, but they broke with the heavy and unexpected receipts on Friday. Gardenias were not very plen- tiful at $5 and $6 per doz. There was a good supply of longl- fiorum Lilies that met with a steady demand at $2 per doz. Sweet Peas were in fair amount at $2.50 and $3 per 100 on the Spencer type. Violets sold better this Christmas than for a number of years past at $1 and $2 per 100. Valley was short of the supply at $4 per 100 and rather poor in quality. Poinsettias sold well at $3 and $4 per doz. ; they were in fair supply. Paper- white Narcissus moved rapidly at $4 per 100. In contrast to other years they were in light receipt. There was a very limited supply of white Lilac at $1.50 per bunch: the supply was unequal to the demand. There was a limited sup- ply of Callas at $2 per doz. In "the miscellaneous fiowers more or less in limited supply were Pansies, a good quality of Stevia, less of Mignon- ette, very few Snapdragon at $1.50 per bunch, some Bouvardias, Calendulas, and a few scattered Nonin Chrysanthemums. Asparagus and Smilax sold well at the usual quotations. All told, it was a satisfactory Christ- mas and this week is opening up with a low supply and an active demand, for an unusual amount of funeral work is going on, with the death list in the papers occupying whole pages. Chicago, Dec. 28. 1915. — The Christmas market of 1915 will go on record as one of the most satisfactory of many years. All conditions necessary to make the market what it was were present, so that the most pessimistic could ask for noth- ing more. The weather was ideal, buy- ers were out in force and orders by mail and wire for shipping came in heavily until the last minute. In a general way there was enough stock; in Carnations and a few other items more could be sold if it was to be had. The prices set at the opening of the Christmas market were maintained throughout. All orders were filled excepting some of the very late ones, and even these were in the main satisfied. The stock to be disposed of evened up fairly well with the demand, so that by Saturday morning when all the orders were filled and the local buyers through for the day the wholesalers found them- selves with little or no stock on hand, so all closed up and went home to en- joy the day with their friends and fami- lies. Everything was cut so close for Christmas that there was but little stock to come in on Sunday. This also was well enough as there was also but little demand. On Monday stock came in more freely, but in no large quantities and the market, up to this writing, is in a good condition and it looks as if all prices during the past week will be maintained throughout the entire week. American Beauty Roses were in good supply, probably more so than any other commodity on the market. There was an influx of Eastern-grown stock that swelled the home supply, but unlike a year ago, it made no impression on the market, the resources of which were equal to consume it all. Really good Am. Beauty Roses were not plentiful, and brought record-breaking prices. It was in the medium, and short stock the mar- ket abounded. Richmond and Milady were the best sellers in the other varieties; all of this stock to be had sold readily at list prices. Mrs. Russell and Killarney Bril- liant were next in popularity with the buyers. Ophelia, Mrs. Ward, Sunburst, all sold; sales of these were made in manv instances when buyers could not get what they wanted in other colors. The demand by the retailers for corsage work cleaned up all there was in the litttle varieties, such as Geo. Elgar and Cecile Brunner. Carnations were decidedly on the short side for Christmas, but what there was brought good prices. Fancy reds sold for $10 per 100. Dark pinks and medium reds brought uniformly $8 per 100. There was nothing less than $6 in any of the other colors of any merit whatever. Car- nation stock is still scarce, but on ac- count of the rather light demand on Monday prices were more easy. The growers do not look for a good supply of Carnations before the middle of Janu- ary. Easter Lilies and Valley were in sup- ply equal to the demand and moved at list prices. Orchids were in fair sup- ply; a large portion of this stock came from Eastern growers. Good Cattleyas sold at from $9 to $12 per doz. For 1916 We are better than ever prepared to satisfy the wants of Grower and retailer HENSHAW & FENRICH Wholeaale FlorliU 51 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Phone* Mad. Sq., 325, 5583. 5583 When ordi-rlne. pl.-jse m-ink'n Tlic; Kxcliimee Paperwhite Narcissus sold well at from $3 to $4 per 100. Grand Soleil d'Or brought $4. Violets in single and double were in supply commensurate with the demand, all of which brought list prices. Sweet Peas were scarce; all medium stock brought $2 per 100. Poinsettias were plentiful and all good stock sold well at ?4 per doz. Some short stock or this that had the appearance of being held too long went unsold. Roman Hya- cinths, Daisies. Snapdragons, Stevia and Calendula were in supply sufticlent for all demand and brought full prices. All good Holly sold; some dealers who had poor stock were unable to move it at any price. Mistletoe was plentiful; some small left-over stocks was to be seen on Monday. Winterberries were never so scarce, being practically off • the market for some time before Christ- The prospects are that the week just begun will be another week of excellent business. The demand for the X. Year shipping trade will open on Wednes- day and the indications are that the local trade will be strong also. The supply will be sufficient and while price'J will be Arm, it is believed that toward the end of the week the market will be easier. * \ \ Essex Co. (N. J.) Florists' Club At the last meeting of the Essex Co. Florists' Club, H. Hunecker, v. p., in the chair, E. W. Fengar, Geo. Davis and Carl Flemer were elected to member- ship. The entertainment committee was. given full power to act in arranging for the ladies' night to be held In Feb- ruarv. It is expected that some very good' talent will be had on that even- ing, and the members of the committee are working hard to make it a success. Judging by the success of our last clambake, this "indoor sport" will be something worth while, and no member should miss the opportunity to be present and bring his wife or some one else with him. The following names were offered by the nominating committee for officers for the year 1916; President, J. Hauck, J. Rassbach, H. Hgnecker. E. Fearrson; vice-president, Fred. Phillips, H. Strobell. J. Pfeuffer; secretary, D. Murphy, H. Haas, J. Edw. Jacob; treasurer, J. McLaughlin, D. Yuill, B. Jacob. Sr., \Vm. Muller, E. Pearrson; trustee for three years, J. L. Pfeuffer, J. Hauck. At the Januai-y meeting, Thurs., Jan. 20, 1916, further nominations will be in order and election of officers for the year 1916 will follow. A large atten- dance is looked for at this meeting as the vear 1916 should be a banner one for the Newark florists and the Essex Co. Florists' Club. J. E. J. I Clubs and Societies Salt Lake City, Utah. — Ernest Lamboume. well known in the floral business, expects to open a flower shop at 7,3 Main st. 40 The Florists' Exchange Bouvardia, Carnations, Doses, Swccl Peas All Other Seasonable Flowers and Greens WILLIAM P. rORD Wholetale FloHtt 107 West 28th Street. New York Telephone Farragut 5335 !BBSBa»a!K«BBgfiifiai!Ii!Ji!liU;H Carnations, Roses, Bouvardia, Pansies, Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., mc, ^« - '« HBRIVIAIN WBI8S. IVIanaEer 1 12 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY •9 *»■''•» Florists SI* Telephone. Farragut 2287 RIEDEL & MEYER/JS: Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of All Kinds. The Best of 'Service to Growera and Retail Florists. Twenty-flve years* experience In the Flower Business. Consl^ments Solicited. 49 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones 4024-4025 Madison Square When iirdtTing. pIi^hsp m'^'ntlon Thp Rxdmnge William Stuart Allen Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN CUT FLOWERS 53 West 28tb Street. NEW YORK Telephone : 350 Madison Square "When ordering. pl<'iisp miMitdm Tlip Exclinni ;££ Alfred H. Langjahr WHOLESALE FLORIST 130 West 28th St. New York Telephones — Madlaon Square 4636-4627 When ordering, pleage mpntl^n Tlip Exchange John Younft Georfte HUdanbrand John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SOUARB 73«2 Wben nnlrrint:- nbvisf mi'nti.>ii Tlip Exclinnge A.LYOUNG&CO.,inc. Wholesale Florists A. L. YOUNG, Pre«. and Treas. R. R. SCOMMODAU. Vlce-Prea. F. LIGHTFOOT, Sec'y Growers* Cui riower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J. VanReyper, Mftr. Consignments Solicited 129 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones— 6237-3563 Farragut Whpn onU'rihg. nlo-sp in nti-.n Tin' r':xclinnge Incorporation Queens, N. Y. — The Rockaway Floral Co. was incorporated with a capital stock of .?10,000. The incorporators are F. Jellenix, W. A. Herrmann and J. J. Michael. 54 West 28th Street, NEW YORK When ordering. iiN^ksp m'litinn The Kxclmnge Business Bringing Enterprise The Barteldes Seed Co., Denver, Colo. — Christmas Decorations. A four- page folder with illustrations of all sorts of Christmas goods for the retail florist. Whilldin Pottery, 7th and Wharton sts., Philadelphia.^ — The WhLlldin Pot- tery recently distributed to its customers an order card in rich orange yellow, with a tear-off edge to it. Spaces for order- ing the standard pots. Azalea pots and seed pans are set out and a few words about the Whilldin pots are printed, making the postal and its fly convenient and excellent for the purpose intended. A neat and brightly worded Christmas card was sent around to his friends in the trade by John Watson of Newark, N. Y. John Dunlop, Florist, S and 10 W. Adelaide St., Toronto, Canada. — Mr. Dunlop has prepared an admirable price list for Christmas and the New Year, with illustrations of bis store, which is undoubtedly one of the finest, probably the finest, store of its kind in Canada. In the foreword he says that owing to the war, no Azaleas, Lilacs or Rhododen- drons are to be had. as the m.T.iority of these plants come from Germany and Belgium, and according to the ruling of the British and Canadian governments, these countries are prohibited from doing an.v trade with Germany or districts now under German control, a fact that em- phasizes the difference between the U. S. A. and our friends across the bor- der. ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. All Other flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist MadT^^^u?^''.^ 131 W. 28fh St., NEW YORK CITY Wbeni ordering, plenae mention The Excliange Jv ^ M ^i ^» M ■ ^ Y ESTABLISHED 1887 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK CuL FlOWerS Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 My new plane is unexeelled for ooavenieDce. Groweraof Roses and CamationB contemplating a ohancewil have my pereonal attention. Pleased to have you oall or oorrespond. Shipping orders promptly attended to Every Facility for the Care and Sale of Cut Flowers of All Kinds Wlieni ordering. pl>';ise m-^ntion The Exchange United Cut Flower Co., mc. WHOLESALERS 111 West 28th Street. NEW YORK TELEPHONES— FARRAGUT 4422-4423 PERCY W. RICHTERS, Manager High Class Roses KEY, OPHELIA, RUSSELL SUNBURST, Etc. Bouvardia, Narcissus Other Seasonable Flowers ConBignmenta Solicited J. J.COAN, W^holesale FJ|of*i«t 115 West 28th Street. NEW YORK ' Telephones: Farragut 5413-5891 Wlieni ortlerin^r. please mention The Exchange GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist SHIP US YOUR FLOWERS FOR THE HOLIDAYS EARLY 104 West 28th Street ^L'F-l'riut NEW YORK Wheni orderinp, please mmitlon The Excliiinpe Fruits Sf Vegetables Under Gleiss WM. TURNER. Price $5.00 A. X. Oe Ua Mare Printing and Putsllshins Co., Ltd. 438 TO 448 WEST 37th STREET, NEW YORK Consignments Solicited from Growers who know a square deal when they get it. HENRY M. ROBINSON COMPANY WHOLESALE RUORISTS OF NEW YORK SS-S7 west 36th street ^^ ■ 1 ^ fc- W W I >• ■ « I % Telephones: 13 and 8S10 MAOISOM SQUARE January 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 41 G. Bonnet G. II. Blake Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. lolepboncs: I293-i Main Out-of-town orders careiully attended to. ES^ (ilve us a trial. CutFlowerExchange Sixth Avenue and 26th Street OOOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open every Moraine at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. W&O apace for advertising purposes for Rent. V. S. DORVAL. Jr.. Secretary BONNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT nOW[R tXCHAN6[ FlOnR. COOGAN BIDG. Opeo An Day TeI*pbofi^ 830 M«dl»oii Squar* Write tbem you read this advt. In tbe Exchange H. H. Jahn. Pn . Robt. Q. Wltaoft. Trwu GREATER NEW YORK FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers In CutLPlowers and Supplies 162 Livingston St, BROOKLYN, N. Y. GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephoae 551 Madison Square Consignments of choice flowers solicited William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby Street T^rf «w' M«m BROOKLYN, N. Y. Badglcy S^ Bishop, Inc. Phone]}^^|Maxl. Sq. 34 West 28th St., New Yoric City Recervets and Distributors of Cho'ce Cut Flowers Write them you rea.l ttilg lidvt. lu the Exchange L. B. MASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 2315 Madison Square rovsiGN'MEN'TS SOLICITED PThen ordering, please mention The Eschnnge WHOLESALE FLORIST i5 West 26th Street NEW YORK ■^^LFPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE Vhen nivl.-riiic. |.l,-.;i-, CARNATIONS, ORCHIDS, ANTIRRHINUM MYOSOTIS, CHLENDULA, BOUVARDIA, PRIMUIA and a general line of Novelties not found elsewhere When ordfrliic. t.lpnse monttnn Tho E?;ohiinge EDW. C. HORAN 55 >A/est 28th St , NEVA/ YORK Te,.pbon..{ii»»}M.d.«»s<,a.«Cut Flowcrs hI Wholesalc \\heu orderioc. please mentloQ The E-xchange George CSiebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square The best source of supply in the city Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnation Persooal Attention— Consignments Solicited — Satisfoctioa Guaranteed When ordering, please mention The Kxclmiige B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York V I O I. F T ^ CARNATIONS ' "V^ *-«*-* O AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When ordering, please mention The ICxolittiige Louis M.Noe buisA.Noe Wholesale Commission Plorlsta MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square American Beauties a Specialty THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 16th St. NEW YORK Whfii nr.ifi-i[i^', ].liM-f nii-iiti.i[i 'Ihi' Kxclinnge VIOLETS SINGLB AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal attention anti aatisfaotioD g:uaranteed. Also a full line of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wholesale Florist, IW West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farxagut 2453 When ordering, iile-ise mt-ntion The Excharute New York City I I **Most Successful.*' The wholesale and retail flower trade of New York is now rejoicing over the most successful Christmas holiday season in its history, everythinc being taken into consideration. A fuller re- port of prices of plants and cut flowers and conditions and results is given in the New York Christmas letter in this Max Schling, 22 West 59th s't.. has a new Ford car on the run. On Friday last he made a shipment of plants to Porto Rico. Mr. Schling in order to take care of his unprecedented volume of Christmas business employed 62 hands and several extra auto deliverv cars. Geo. E. M. Stumpn of 761 Fifth ave. expects to issue a catalog soon of flo- rists' accessories, especially of vases, flower holders and dishes in various kinds of fancy glass and pottery. David Clarke's Sons, 2139 to 2141 Broadway, did the greatest Christmas business in the history of this old and well known tirm : the day's business as early as the Wednesday before Christ- mas was unprecedented. Robt. G. Wilson of Fulton st. and Greene ave. and 339 to 347 Greene ave., Brooklyn, reports the most successful Christmas business which he has had for years. Plants were in demand all the time. The delay in the arrival of several shipments of flowers from various grow- ers, due in this city on Friday and Fri- day night of last week until Saturday, Christmas morning, caused much disap- pointment and loss, since they were both damaged by the delay and could have been disposed of at excellent prices if they had arrived in good condition and on regular time. Guttman & Raynor. 301 W. 28th st., report an increase of 200 per cent, in I heir business in 1915 over that of 1914. Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) was their leader in Roses for Christmas. Wm. 11. Miller, well known to the trade in this city as a skillful floral decorator, botli in church and house wed- 42 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBURGH CUT FLOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St, PIHSBURGH, PA. 'ftedprodtg — Saw <* to tbo Binbango dings and on bauquot occasions, has been ill. but lias now recovered and is at- tending to liis contracts for holiday work. There is still another retail store on 28th St., between Sixth ave. and Broad- way, J. N. Hills & Oo. haying opened at No. 36. Some very fine Myosotis was noted this week at Riedel & Meyer's, 49 W. 29th Et. The New York Florists' Bowling Club turkey was won by P. Jacobson, last week, but so great was his rejoicing over the turkey that he neglected to send in the bowling score to The Florists' Ex- change. Some wonderfully fine Rubrum Lilies and Hadley Roses were noted this week at P. J. Smith's, 131 W. 28th st. This Rose was, of course, Mr. Smith's leader during the holidays, and was easily sold for American Beauty prices. Alfred C. Hottes of the Department of Flonculfure, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. \., IS a good example of the model teacher. In order to be in a position to post his students on the Christmas work of the retailer Mr. Hottes came to New lork and worked until Christmas Day for Geo. E. M. Stumpp, thus gaining a thorough insight into the retail business as handled m a first class store during the holiday pressure. Mr. Hottes went to California last August with the dele- gation from the New York Florists' Club, and since his return has given three Illustrated lectures on the Canadian Rockies and scenes along the Canadian Pacific R. R. j}^}'^ members of the firm of Aug. Kolker & Sons, seedsmen, 51 Barclay st are mourning the loss of their cousin! Alfred Rolker, late president of the Lierman Savings Bank in this city, who deceased on Dec. 22, in his seventy-ninth year. Donald Matheson, for over forty-five years landscape gardener for the Will- M^T ■ '•"■ Phelps estate at Teaneck, N. J ,s an inmate of the Hackensack Hospital, Hackensack, N. J., to which Ar ""^^ removed about two weeks ago. Mr. Matheson is suffering from an old trouble of the stomach and his condition last bunday was quite serious. I I Boston Wholesale and Retail Florists I I -* In last week's Boston notes it was P^d'ctea that if the weather was favor- able Christmas business would exceed that of ally previous year. The weather during Christmas was all that could be wished for consequently the predictions were fulfilled. The writer interviewed the man who has been in the wholesale cut flower business longer than any other in thLS city, P. Welch and he said : "In ,?^. °°f„^^P''"<'°<^« I l"i^e never seen a better Christmas business than the one just passed ; everything, both flowers and plants, sold well." On the same day, • ^^^'^ interviewed Thomas F. Gal- inn, w^io has been in the retail trade of Boston for half a century. He said: We have done the best Christmas busi- ness we ever did since I have been in busmess. Never before did I see such a demand for high grade plants. People bought lavishly and were willing to pay good prices." All kinds of plants sold well and all Want growers were cleaned up by the middle of the week. Flowers sold well ■ the quantity was not quite as large as m some former years but the quality was excellent. Roses sold exceptionally ■well and brought good prices. Carna"- tions were not over abundant and big prices were realized for the flowers. The Waban Rose Conservatories had a heavy cut of high grade Roses which included Russell, Hadley, Ophelia, Kil- larney Queen, Killamey Brilliant Mrs. Story and Mrs. Bayard Thayer. Mr. Uartwriffht, the company's head sales- man, said it was the best Christmas they nave ever had. They had a good cut and got good prices. New England Florist Supply Co. SPECI AL-50 Tumbler Baskets with glasses, $ 1 0.00. 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones : SSL"lVw* Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. When ordering, please mention Thf Exchange Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers PrlcM qaoted are b7 the hundrml onleu otberwUe noted Buffalo Deo. 27, 1918 Cincinnati Deo. 27, 1915 .. to 62.50 .. to 50.00 . . to 33.50 .. to 20.00 .. to ., .. to .. 6.00 to 15.00 5.00 to 15.00 5.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 20.00 6.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 12.50 8.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 15.001 6.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 15,00' 4.00 to 15.00 1.00 to 1.25 . . . to ... .25 to .50 .25 to .50 8.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 NAMES AND VARIETIES to 4.00 to 5 00 4.00 to 5 00 4.00 to 5 00 4.00 to 5.00 1.00 to 1.50 to .20 to .15 30.00 to 40.00 in.oo to 12.00 3.00 to 4.00 60.00 to 75.00 1.80 to 2.40 1.00 to 2,00 1.00 to 1.251 .75 to 1.25! to 60.00 to 50.00 to 40.00 to 30.00 to 25.00 to .. to .. 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 16.00 to 6.00 to 12.00 to . to . 4.00 to 12.00 to .. to . to 20.00; 6.00 to 15.00 to to 1.00 to .20 to .25 .20 to .25 to I to to 4.00 to 4,00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 6 oo! to 6-00 to 6,00 to 6,00 to to .151 to .lOi to . , to 10 00 ... to 4.00 75,00 to 85,00 . . , to 1.,'iO I.OO to 1.5IJ 1.00 to 1.50 1.00 to 1.50 Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Cbas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft) Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adiantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus, Flumosus, per bunch " Sprengeri, per bunch Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col {White Pink Red Yellow and var.. . •Fancy ("White CTlie hlBh-J Pink est grades ofl Red 8taMv,ir«.) LveUow and var.. . Daisies Ferns. Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Lilium Longlflorum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas Smilax, per doz. strings Sweet Peas Violets, single Double Boston Deo. 28. 1916 50.00 to 60.00 40.00 to 50.00 30.00 to 40.00 20.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 15.00 to . 4.00 to 20.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 20.00 3.00 to 12.00 to . . 4.00 to 20.00 3.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 to 1.00 to .25 to .50 .20 to .40 8.00 to 10.00 to 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 6.00 to 6 00 5.00 to 6.00 5.00 to 6.00 5.00 to 6.00 to to to 25.00 to 35.00 S.OO to 10.00 3.00 to 4.00 50.00 to 75,00 to . . to 1.00 .75 to 1.00 to St. Louis I Pittsburgh Deo. 27, 1915 Deo. 20. 191S to to to . . to . . .. to .. .. to .. .. to .. .00 to 10 00 00 to 10.00 . . to .... .00 to S.OO ,00 to 20.00 .. to . . to ,00 to 12.50 . . to ,00 to 15.00: 00 to 10.00 .. to ..to 1.00 to .25 to .75 .25 to .50 . . to 10.00 to ...to 6.00 . . . to 5.00 . . . to 6.00 . . . to ... to 600 . . . to 6.00 . . . to 6.00 . . . to 6.00 ... to ...to .20 . .. to.l2H ... to . . . to 10.00 . . . to 4.00 , . to L.IOto 2.00! .6J to 2 50 . . . to .50 . . . to Jo 76.00 to 60.00 to 50.00 to 30.00 16.00 to 20.00 .... to 10.00 to 6.00 to 20.00 6.00 to 20.00 20.00 to 35.00 10.00 to 20.00 12.00 to 25.00 10.00 to 20.00 10 00 to 18.00 15.00 to 35.00 10.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 25.00 to to 1.00 to 1.25 to to to to to to 6.00 . . to 6.00 6.00 to 10.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 8.00 to 12.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 ....to .15 to.l2H to 10.00 to 12.00 4,00 to 5.00 75.00 to 85.00 1.60 to 1.80 2 50 to 4.00 . . . to 1.25 to 1.75 PATRICK WELCH 'SS" 262 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beauties. Orchids, Valley. Camatloni. Calendulas. Cornflowers, English Primroaes, Yellow Daisies, Sweet Peas and LlUum Longiflorum. All the novelties In the Gut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. Store open for business at 6 A. M. TBUBPHOrNE, AlAirv 369B B. A. SNYDER WHOLESALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort Hill 1085-25017-25552 ClTe credit where credit is i3ne — Mention Exchange U/nm none AA wholesale cut WCLtn DKUO. tU. Flower Market Daily consignments from Full line of Florists' Write for quotations before leading growers Supplies. ordering elsewliere. 226 DEVONSHIRE STREET. BOSTON, MASS. Telephone. Main 6267-6268 ■• -^^ ^» ■ -^^ ■ » j awBr-m^^^^i Reciprocity — Saw It In the Exchange Penn's new store on Tremont St., which was opened a week ago, did an immense big business ; Mr. Penn says it surpassed tlieir expectations. The Penn store on Bromfield St., did the largest business in its history. All plants and flowers sold well. Esty Bros, of Newton Centre had 20,000 Violets of good quality for their Christmas customers and they received ver.v pleasing figures for their flowers. At Galvin's Park st. store the call for Ardisias, Cattleya plants in flower and heavily fruited Oranges was quite notice- able. Large specimen Heaths trimmed with ribbon sold exceptionally well. Large specimen Azaleas were in good demand. Tliere was a splendid demand for American Beauty and other high grade Roses. They sold 1500 Cattleya flowers. Henry M. Robinson & Co. did the largest Christmas business ever they did ; flowers and supplies of all kinds were in heavy demand. The help worked on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until midnight, and on Thursday and Friday all night so as to keep up with the orders. Although there was quite a scarcity of flowers, on Monday. Dec. 27, we noted large supplies of fresh Roses and Carnations and also a large box of Rose Mme. Paul Euler, also the first Golden Spur Narcissus we have seen this season. At Henry Comley's store on Park st. (business was much larger than any pre- vious Christmas. In answer to the ques- tioji: "Was there a call for special plants?" Mt. Comley said : "Yes, there were frequent inquiries for new plants and new ideas. Large Cattleya plants HOLTON&HUNKGLGO. FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES Mamufaotjirers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Mi(wauh«« Street. MILWAUKEE, WIS, Fbone— Main 8M. P.O. Bsa— Mt When ordering, please mention The Exchange U/>e McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower and plant baskets Is the best you can get. Pittsburgh. Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exciiange sold well. Oranges and Heaths were gen- eral favorites." A. Leuthy of Roslindale had a large lot of extra nice Azaleas, many of them new varieties to the trade. All were; cleaned up early in the week, in fact, he had more orders than he could fill. Begonias, Cyclamen and all other sea- sonable plants sold well. The W. W. Edgar Co. of Waverley had probably the largest number of plants it has ever grown for Christmas, and all of exceptionally fine quality. Begonias, Cyclamen and Aaaleas were hard to surpass and all were cleaned up at good prices. A. L. Bock, who has been in the cm- ploy of Wax Bros, on Tremont st. for some time, is now with Penn the Florist in the Bromfield st. store. At Christmas some of the seed stores have large displays of plants and get quite a bit of business in this line. R. & J. Farquhar & Co. and Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co. had big displays and extra nice plants of Azaleas, Begonias and Cyclamen. George iSmall, assistant manager at the Co-operative Flower Market, was presented on Christmas morning with $50 in gold, which was given by the stallholders and salesmen of the market. Frank J. Dolansky of Lynn had 6000 Cattleya flowers and 2000 Gar- denias for his Christmas customers. He found no difficulty in disposing of this large number at good prices. Wm. Sim of Cliftondale had a nice lot of Vioiets. which were in good demand- His houses of Sweet Peas are looking well and there is every indication of a bountiful crop in a short time. Edward Stout is now in the employ of Penn the Florist at the Bromfield st. store. The report from the New Bnglantf Florist Supply Co. is that the demand Berger Bros. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Choicest Seasonable Flowers ,J; 1225 Race St., PHIIADEIPHIA, PA. In qiuintltV "U'lipn ordering, nlease mention The Exchange WM. J. BAKER WHOLESALE FLORIST CARNATIONS, SMILAX and DAISIES 12 South Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. Wlipn oriifi-iiig. please m>-'ntion Thn Kxphnnge Bell Telephone Keyetone Telepbona KOMADA BROTHERS ^s'^X7f Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Any Wire Design at Short Notice 1008 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. When ordering, nleflae mention The ExchHnge THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE— A weekly changing market of stock calling on nearly 10,000 buyers each week. Jainuirv 1. IHlfi. The Florists' Exchange 43 High Grade Beauties During the entire month of January we expect to have an ample supply of Beauties. You have every assurance of buying the Best Beauties in the market, if you place your orders with us. WHITE LILAC p„"b^"„ch A fresh supply every morning. Can supply a hundred bunches on short notice. VALLEY $3.00 to $4.00 per 100. NARCISSUS $3.00 to $4.00 per 100. SNAPDRAGON $1.50 per dozen DAISIES $2.00 to $3.00 per 100 CATTLEYAS $6.00 to $7.50 per dozen MIGNONETTE $6.00 to $8.00 per 100 PUSSY WILLOW 50c. to 75c. per bunch BOUVARDIA "O"^'^^ $8.00 per 100 PINK WE ARE /^ A "D 1^17 XTT A Q *^'"' *" **'"' HEADQUARTERS FOR Vj/^rvJL' J_J per dozen The difference in the quahty is in the size of the flowers and length of stems. At aU prices they are perfect flowers. Brilliant — Killarney — Stiawyer^RicKmond — Hadley Thora — Ophelia — Sunburst — Russell Our growers are cutting Roses in large quantity of the medium and better grades. We can assure you of carefully selected stock and the best market value. Good quality in all grades and reasonable prices. The Leo Niessen Co. Washington, D. C. 1214 F St., N. W. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Philadelphia, Pa. i2o:-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Centre St. Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Philadelphia, Dec. 27, 1915 Price« quoted are by the hundred unless otherwUe noted -A. Beauty. Special 62,50 to 75.00 •• Fancy 50.00 to 62.50 " Eitra 35.00 to 40.00 No. 1 2.500to30.00 No.2 !15.00to20.00 No. 3 10 00 to 15.00 KaiieriD Aug. Vict to .... KUlamey 4.00 to 12.00 White Killamey 4.00 to 12.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward 5 00 to 10.00 My Maryland , 5.00 to 12.00 Pnnce do Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft) I to Radiance 5.00 to 15.00 Richmond 6.00 to 15.00 Sunburst , 6.00 to 15.00 5.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 35.00 6.00 to 15 00 Kiliamey Brilliant. J.J. L. Mock Mra. Charles RuBSeU. . . . Mra. Francis Scott Key. Mrs. Geo Shawyer i 5.00 to 12.00 Hadley. Ophelia Adlflntum, Ordinary Aatirrhlnum, per bunch Aaparagus, Plumosua, per bunch. . . . " Sprengeri, per bunch.* . , Aaten Bouvardia CaUas Chrysanthemums, Ordinary Fancy 5.00 to 20.00 5.00 to 15.00 to 1.00 .50 to .35 to .25 to to 3.00 to 15.00 to 20.00 to to 2.00 .50 .60 s'.oo C amatlons. Inf. grades, all ool. . r White Standard. .J Pink Varieties ] Red L Yellow and Tar. , {White Pink Red , Yellow and var. . Dahlias Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Gladiolus Lilium Lon&iflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per dox., ordinary. fancy Orchids — Cattleyaa Cyprlpediums Dendroblum formosum. Pansies per 100 bunches Smllax. per doz. strings Sweet Peas Tuberoses Violets. Single Double Wallflowers, per bunch 2.00 to 3 00 4.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 to 5.00 to 600 5.00 to 6.00 5.00 to 6.00 to to 2.00 to 3.00 .10 to .15 .10 to .15 17.00 to 35.00 to 10.00 10.00 to 12 00 5.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 4.00 .35 to .50 .60 to .78 35.00 to 50.00 12.50 to 15.00 40.00 to 60.00 4.00 to 6.00 1.80 to 2.40 1.00 to 2 50 .. to .35 to 1.00 100 to 1.60 .25 to .50 to OALAX LEAVES FANCY reRNS tl.60 per 1000 DAGGER FFRNS $1.00 per 1000 GREEN or BROWN GAUX 75o. per 1000 A. L. Fortunes 1626 Ludlow St. PLILADELPHIA, PA. lil-\-isi. m iilinii 'IIk- nxcli;ince for all kinds of florists' supplies sur- passed all expectations. The demand for Boxwood. Laurel, red Ruscus and red roping was much in excess of previous years. The finest Ardisias and Oranges seen in the cit.v cauie from Tarrytown, N. Y. J. T. Butterworth of South Framing- ham had a fine cut of Cattleya flowers and a big supply of Cypripedium insigne flowers. The Boston Florists' Bowline League will hold its next match on Thursday, Dee. 30. Carbone vs. Zinn. Flower Exchange vs. Galvin's. Flower Market vs. Pansies. Robinson vs. McDonald & McAlpine. Wo'eh Bros. Co. reports a heavy dhrisnnas business. Shipping business was e.xceUent and the weather was all STUART H. MILLER A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ranslead St. When ord'^rJTi^j. iil<-;isr PHILADELPtlld, PA. m 'Titi"l] Till' iCX'-limige that could be wished for at this season. Kidder Bros, had a splendid lot of Violets for the past week and in addi- tion to these they have the finest Stevia arrivin;^ at this market. The Halifax Garden Co. cut last week 20,000 Roses. ."KK) dozen spikes of Mignonette, and 7000 Lily of the Valley. Bert Sloane. one of the partners of the New England Florist Supply Co., has announced his enga;:Hnient to Miss Franci.s Gresaver of Winthrop. Mass. The marriage is to take place on Jan. 26, 1910. The first lecture in the Winter course given by the Mass. Ilort. Society will be held on Saturday, Jan. ,'', at Horticul- tural Hall at 2 p.m. The lecturer on that date will be E. H. Wilson, the re- nowned plant collector, and his subject will be "The Flowers and Gardens cf Japan." R. C. ^iintiiimiininiiiminiinMiiiiminniimiiinniitriniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiraiiiiiiininiiiniiiniiinnrairaiuiiiiraiiiiiiiiiiinniiimi^ THE WISE GROWER PROVIDES FOR HIS STOCK OF YOUNG ROSE PLANTS AND CARNATION CUTTINGS EARLY NEW R©SES Own Root 100 1000 $150.00 150.00 2.50.00 250.00 O raited Red RadUnce 117.50 Mrs. William R. Hearst 17-60 Cleveland 30.00 Gorfteous 30.00 Mrs. Bayard Thayer. Grafting Eyes, $220.00 per 1000 „™ ™ Baby Doll 25.00 200.00 Champ WIeland 30.00 260.00 Red Russell. Eyes, $220.00 per 1000 Recent Introductions and Standard Varieties 100 $17.60 17.60 35 00 35.00 30.00 35.00 35.00 1000 $160.00 150.00 300.00 300.00 260.00 300.00 300.00 12.60 16.00 15.00 16.00 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.00 12.60 12.00 125.00 140.00 140.00 126.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 110.00 Hadley 10-00 Mrs. Charles Russell 12.00 Hoosler Beauty 10.00 Ophelia 7.50 Mock 7.60 Double White Killarney 7.50 Mrs. tJeorfte Shawyer 7.50 Pink Killarney 7.00 White Killarney 7.00 Lady lllllinedon 7.00 Sunburst S-OO Radiance 7.50 Maryland 7.60 Mrs. Aaron Ward 7.50 Mrs. Taft 7.50 Richmond 7.00 Kaiserin 7.00 Milady 7.50 Lady Alice Stanley 7.60 Cccile Brunner 7.60 Old Gold 10.00 Crimson Queen 7.50 Edward Herriott 12-50 American Beauty 8.00 CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new varieties If you wish December or January delivery 90.00 100.00 90.00 60 00 60.00 60.00 60.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 80.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 55.00 55.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 90.00 60.00 120.00 70.00 FOR FEBRUARY AND LATER DELIVERY 12.60 12.60 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.00 12.60 12.60 12.60 16.00 12.60 17.60 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 125.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 140.00 120.00 160.00 THE THREE NEW REDS. 100 1000. Nebraska $12.00 SIOO.O^ Belle Washburn 12.00 lOO.O" Aviator 12.00 lOO.OO THE FOUR NEW PINKS. Alice Coombs 12.00 100.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Morning Glow S 00 75.00 Nancy. Light salmon pink, a little darker than Pink Delisht, a more even color. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000, RECENT INTRODUCTIONS. 100 Alice $6.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 Champion 4.00 Good Cheer 6.00 The Herald 400 Enchantress Supreme 3.50 Matchless -- - . ■ 3.00 PINK. 100 1000 Mrs. C, Edward Akehurst (rose pink) $6.00 $50.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Enchantrees 3.00 22.60 Pink Dellftht 5.00 40.00 Gloriosa 3.00 25.00 Chas. Siefiwart 5.00 40.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Rosette 3.50 27.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 25.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 35.00 Gorgeous 3.00 22.60 Northport 3.00 25.00 Philadelphia 3.00 22.50 Standard Varieties RED. .100 Princess Dagmar $4.00 Pocahontas 4.00 Beacon 3.00 St. Nicholas 3.60 Comfort 2.60 Harlowarden 3-00 Victory 3-00 Bonfire 3-00 WHITE. White Wonder 3.00 White Perfection 3.00 White Enchantress 3.00 AhnaWard 3.00 VARIEGATED. Benora 4.00 YELLOW. Yellow Prince 4.00 1000 $50.00 60.00 35.00 50.00 35.00 30.00 25.00 1000 135.00 3500 25.00 20.00 20.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 30.00 30.00 For CompieteiUst with Descriprions, send for our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA New York Baltimore Washington 117 W. 28th St. FrankUn & St. Paul Sts. 1216 H St., N. W. iiiniiiiiiiiiuiiiiiinMmnmiiiiiuninininiiiiMniiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiitmiiiiiriuiiimimuiniiiin^ Wli.-li finliTing. pl'-)L.-^(? m--llli<-Il Til-- l-:-\clj:ili^''- , Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St. Wl SELL. Al_L YOU GROW TRY US AlSfD SEE IHEPHILADELPBIA WHOLESALE ELORISTS EXCHANGE KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOUBLE KILLARNEY Finest Orchids, Gardenias and Violets. Open Sundays from 9 to 12 DEUTSCHER & GLAZER, PROPS., 623 RANSTEAD ST. PHILADELPHIA. PA, When ordering, please meptloo The Excbnnge WhoiosalB Florist WALTER DAVIS 1713 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Consignments of Good Stock Solicited— Prompt Returns When orderlDR. please mention The Exchange Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street ROSES, CARNATIONS, YELLOW DAISIES, Pink and White PRIMROSES and aU other novelties. Special week end prices — Write ua. PHILADELPHIA, PA. When, ordertne, please mentlnn The Exchange The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange arc for THE TRADE ONLY. 44 The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS' SUPPLIES SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, ETC. Wholesale Commission Cat Flowers 166 North Wabash Ave Winterson's Seed Store When ordering, please mention Thp Exchange DAILY SHIPMENTS FROM SIXTY GROWERS Chicago The Chicago Flower Growers Association Wholesale Growers of Cut Flowers and Plants 182 IN. Wabash Ave, : : CHICAGO fAVL R. KLINGSrORN, Managn BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, and Every thinft SeasonaUe E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange RRNE ft KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAK-INE •30 Bast Randolph Street CHICAGO When ordering, please mention The E.\ehange I I Philadelphia Wholesale and Retail Florists It was a splendkl Cbristmns, from all reports; tliey all wiv su, rL-ailer. wliole- saler. si pplyman ai.J grower. Tliere was unquestijiiably a large volume of Christ- mas business done in I'niiadelphia this year, speaking cf bi;siness in jreneral Tbe department stores broke all records as all other lines show a decided increase.' with -resultant benefits to the florists' trade. It was a plant Christmas; more plants were handled than ever before and thev sold well. There was a big call for cut flowers (see market report elsewhere). Ihe demand for wreaths, greens am] ar- tificial novelties was considerable. .Nothing new or startling was noted in any of the shops, but the general run of plant baskets and combination boxes sold well. Large Cyclamen plants sold freely • there, were fewer Begonias of the Lor- raine type this year than previously. Ihey seem to be losing favor. Poinset- tias were as popuar as ever, notably the madeup stock. The Azalea did not sell as freely. The supply men had a banner season- they sold more goods than ever before. ihere was a good demand for greens Boxwood selling well. IIoUv was poor- Laurel roping is being used less every year. -" The .Tfintiary meeting of tlie Florists' Cub will be held next Tuesday evening. The debate will be. "Is a grower or his agent entitled to sell both at wholesale and retail Aflirmative is assigned to Wm. H. Taphn ; negative to Arthur A Niessen. These monthly debates are proving to be immensely interesting, and are the means of bringing out a splendid attent^ance. Any florist not a member should* join now, as there will be no entrance fee to anyone joining in Janu- ary and February. Join now. save five dollars and enjoy good fellowship. Notes John Habermehl said "it was the ^Z\ *? « i^*;, enormous business was done at the Bellevue and the Ritz. The Orchid Shop and the Twenty-second and IJiamond st. place were also rushed to the limit. Mr Tabor of the London Flower Shop stated that the Christmas and December business doubled that of last year Ten students from the University of Pennsyl- vania were employed in the delivery de- partment. ■" Pennock Bros, report the best Christ- mas business thev have ever had Their big conservatory was denuded of all plants^ and baiskets. An immense quan- tity of cut flowers was disposed of. Ludwig P. Vollers had a great Christ- mas; all hands were fagged otit from the rush. Uncle Robert had to take Monday off to recuperate. George Craig said it was verv good. Ju J""^,,'' ^V^ '°' "f plants and baskets that sold briskly. Cut flowers were too nigh; most people took plants. H. E. Philpott, Ptm. V. Bezdek, Vice-Prei. Long Distance Telephone Central 3373 Nettib L. Parkbr. Sec'y A. T. Pyfbr, Treaa. & Mnaager WHOLESALE FLORISTS CHICAGO, ILL.. ?;?«frr A. T. PYFER ®. CO. 30 East Randolph Street When ordprlng- please mention The Exchnnge Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, Dec. 28, 1915 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES— American Beauty. Specials per^doz. 36-inch stems 30-inch stems " 24-inch stems 18 to 20 inch Short Cecile Brunner Geo. Elgar Fire Flame White and Pink Klllamey. Specials Fancy Medium Short Klllamey Brilliant, specials Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds - Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taft. Fancy Medium Short 8.00 6.00 6.00 3.00 2.00 8.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 4.00 12.00 10.00 6.00 15.00 12.00 SOO 6.00 1000 8.00 4.00 20 00 18,00 15,00 10,00 6,00 12,00 8.00 8.00 10 00 8.00 6.00 12.00 10.00 4.00 to 10.00 to 8.00 to 6.00 ' to 4.00 to 3.00 to 10,00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 15.00 to 12.00 to 10.00 to 6.00 : to 15.00 > to 12.00 i to 8.00 to 18.00 to 15.00 to 10-00 to 8.00 to 15.00 to 10.00 to 6.00 to 25.00 to 20.00 to 18.00 to 12.00 to 8.00 to 15,00 to 12.00 to 10.00 to 6.00 to 12,00 to 10,00 to 8.00 to 15.00 to 12.00 to 6.00 to .. to to to ROSES — Continued Ophelia. Special [12,00 to 15.00 Select \ 10,00 to 12.00 8 00 to 10,00 6.00 to 8.00 Medium. Short CARNATIONS— Standard Varieties White., Pink. . . Red..., Splits, assorted colors. •Fancy I whit^ (•The Highest I "ojte. . Grades ot st'd S rmk. . . Varieties.) Red II Adlantum . Asparagus, Bunch " Sprengeri " Strings BouTardlas Boxwood, per lb Daflodila Dasies Gardenias, per doz Ferns, Hardy, per 1000 Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays Lilium Longlflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mexican Ivy Mignonette Narcissus, Paper White Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz. , Dendrobiums Oncidlums Roman Hyacinths Smilai Snapdragons Stevia Sweet Peas, Spencers Violets, Single Double Poinsettias, per doz 4.00 4.00 4.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 4.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 25 25 60.00 4.00 2.00 3.00 .25 8.00 6.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 9.00 8,00 3,00 6,00 1.60 3.00 1.50 1.50 3.00 to 8.00 to 8.00 to 8.00 to 1.00 to .35 to .30 to 60.00 to 6.00 to .15 to 5.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 I to 2.50 to 1.25 to .50 to 10.00 to 8,00 1 to 4,00 to .75 to 6,00 to 4.00 to 12.00 I to 10.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 15.00 to 8-00 to 2.00 to 4.00 to 2.00 to 2,00 to 4.00 to a.'S.'S'""' ROSES AND CARNATIONS PETER REINBERG Wholesale Cut Flower^ i^Vi^^^'i^^^Y^i^m^ 30 East Randolph Streetc CHICAGO. ILLo When orderiuff. please mention The Exchange Robert Crawford, Jr., did a big Christ- mas business. He had a fine lot of plants and Poinsettias from his greenhouses at Secane. There was a big business done at the Sign of the Rose, the best they ever had. Cut flowers and plants sold in eqial proportion. M. J. Callahan met a great demand for everything in the plant and flower line. He was rather unfortunate in hav- ing one of his delivery cars smashed by a trolley car the day before Christmas. Charles Grakelow said his first Christ- mas on Broad st. was a hummer; it ex- ceeded all expectations. Word has been received that W. W. Foster of Westerly. R. I., dropped dead of heart trouble last Sunday. Mr. Foster was the brother-in-law of S. S. Pennock. and was in the Rose growing business for 14 years. A year ago he leased his place to L. Rankin, who was foreman to William Leonard at Lansdowne. Michael jMcCaffrey. one of the best liked, salesmen of the Henry F. Michell Co., is dead. He was buried last Mon- day. Mr. McCaffrey looked after the piivate trade along the main line, and his happy and genial disposition made him a favorite witli the gardeners in that territory. The deceased was in his sixty-ninth year and is survived bv his widow. He had been ill for five months and died the day before Christmas. The M. Rice Co. entertained about forty of its male employees to a banquet at the Bingham, and a visit to Keith's on Wednesday evening of this week. It was a gala occasion and all the lueniljers of the firm were present. Tiiis is an annual aftair with this house and is always looked forward to with pleasure. John W. Mclntyre is now buyer for the J. J. Habermehl's Sons. The Pennock-Meehan Co. reports a splendid Christmas, with everything in demand at good prices. Its other branches at Baltimore, New York and Washington were also very busy. J. Otto Thilow, chairman of lectures for the National Flower Show, has com- pleted all arrangements for tlie lantern and stereopticon views. The lecture program has all been completed. The Leo Niessen Co. states that Christ- mas business has been very satisfactory, not only in this city but at its other branches at Baltimore and Washington. Wm. J. Baker reports a complete cleanup in everything including greens. Berger Bros, had a good supply of seasonable stock that cleaned up well. .\lfred JI. Campbell was on with a full crop Asparagus plumost:s, of the CoUingdale brand. The Aschmann Bros, report a big business in blooming plants ; all Cycla- men, Poinsettias and Azaleas were dis- posed of. Blooming stock sold first ; ferns and foliage plants were not so ac- tive in demand. Stuart H. Miller had a lively time over the rush ; all hands wei;e kept busy. Georp-e Auegle stated it was the busiest Christmas the Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. ever had. Robert .\. Craig said it was a record A. L RANDALL CO. ^^^ Wabash Ave. SLalieSL ^mi^ ^^!H^S9 CHICAGO, III. ^S^^ Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists* Supplies When ord.TiiiL-. pliase m.-ntinn The Exchange WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders / Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. When ordorinp, plf-asf* m'^nti.>n The Exchange C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORISl 27 Saint Anne Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION Phone. SUTTER 540 When ordering, tilease mention The Exchange breaker. His company cleaned up on nearly all of its Cyclamen that were in bloom, and they were unusually fine this year. Poinsettias are almost all gone and the company practically cleaned up on Begonias. A 2tl0tt. house ot Heather was sold out completely, while the de- mand tor Crotons and Dractenas was unprecendented. Business since Christ- mas has been excellent, and heavy ship- ments have been made to New York and other Eastern cities. Jos. Aschmann is well pleased as he cleaned up on all blooming plants with the exception of a few white Azaleas. He had a fine house of Begonias that went fast. In foliage plants Araucarlas sold well. Walter Davis anticipates some very fine white Lilac in January. He had a limited quantity of it for Christmas that was all engaged before its arrival. ( rHirAr.n Awn thf wpqt \ CHICAGO AND THE WEST Wholesale and Retail Florists \ Notes on Christmas Offerings The best Christmas trade on rec- ord, is the verdict of the wholesale and retail trade of Chicago. It was a white Christmas, and the merriest ever. It began snowing early in the afternoon of Christmas eve and continued through the night. The city awoke on Christmas morning to find itself beneath a blanket of snow that had transformed the parks into fairylands and made the telephone wires stretched across the streets look like white ribbons. It was an old fash- ioned Christmas setting, yet not enough to interfere very much with deliveries or impede trafiic to any great extent. The retail stores made elaborate dis- plays and their sales forces had to be doubed and trebled in many instances to wait on the great army ot shoppers and prepare for delivery the many attractive offerings in baskets, specimen plants and cut flowers that all were abundantly sup- plied with. In all lines of trade the merchants were glad, their books showed a record shopping list, totaling almost $70,000,000. of which the florists trade received its proportionate part. In making the. rounds of the leading retail stores there was nothing absolutely new or any feature in the makeup of the stock offered that has not been seen here previously on similar occasions. In large blooming plants and madeup baskets the sunply was large, and the quality of the stock used of such a high character that any embellishment, outside of a pot cover Januarv 1, lOIS. The Florists' Exchange 45 EST. 1765 INC. 1904 HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD AZALEA BULB, ORCHID, FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSED ROSE, CARNATION, PALM, CYCLAMEN CUT-FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS, etc Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World's Largest Manufacturers A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Smt ViuiuiimnciiJiuiiuiJiciiiMiimuitiiJiiinuiiaiiiiuiiuuiiiuiiiiiiiiiiciiiJuiiiiiiiEiiiiiiiiiiiiiEiiiiiiiiuiiiEiiiiiiiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ I Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs! I "ANCHOR BRAND" | OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoneii, selected Virginia White Cedar — we use no substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant Tub that money can buy. Write for booklet and prices. 9 n I RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS I i Largest Manufacturers of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND, VA. = SiiJiiiiinuuiiiiiiiiiiificiiiiiiimiiiciiiiiiiiiniiciiiiiiiiiiiiicjiiiiiiiuiiiniiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiii tiiiiii ini iiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiciiiiiJiiiiriiciiiiniinuica When ordering, please- m'^ntlon The Kxcliamje DREER*S"R|VERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub No.Dlam.Each Doz 100 10 20 in. »1.46»16 00»130 00 20 18 in. 1.30 14 OU iiscn 30 16 in. 1.00 11.25 92.00 40 14 in. .65 7.00 66 00 50 12 in. .45 6.00 40 00 60 10 in. .38 400 32 00 70 9 in. .30 3 50 28,00 Manufactured for us eiclueively. The best tub ever introduced. The neateet. lightest aoc cheapeat. Painted CT^^en, with electric welded hoops. The four largest 8ize& have drop bandies. HENRY A. DREER,«E''jj^„NTs ..BuiBs. 714 chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. When ordering, please mention The E.xctianse ancj a knot or two of Christmas ribbon would be out of place. A. Lange, 25 E. Madison st., had a spi 'ial window of orchids, a large pyra- iiiil of Cattleyas. Dendrobiums, Phalae- ii"li-is, and Oncidiums composing the ceiitor. which was surrounded by several plants of Cattleyas in full bloom. In plant stock there were Begonias, Cycla- men. Azaleas, Ardisias and Poinsettias. In niadeiip baskets there was an endless variety from very small to large and co.stly productions. Medium sized bas- kets filled with Otaheite Orange plants, Willi abimdance of nice fruit, and trimmed with flowering plants and ferns with a bow of yellow ribbon to match tile fruit, were attractive and sold well. ijeo. Wienhoeber made a feature of laiL'o plants of Erica melanthera and niadenp l.askets of Crotons, Poinsettias, rn:h ii;i<. Pandanus Veitchii, Azaleas and Cyclamen. Specially selected large .\zaleas, some with 24in. crowns and berried Aucubas in 12in. tubs, were lead- im: features, individual plants selling as hiili as .$25 each. In cut flowers a spe- cialty was made of Am. Beauty Roses, thousands of which were disposed of. At Schillers' Wabash ave. store, a com- pl- le line of everything in flowering plants was in tasteful display. Scotch lb atlier, the selling name of the Ericas, \va^ a feature. A few bows of tartan plaiil gave each plant a distinctiveness '<{ . liaracter that was catchy and in good ta-te. A number of small tumbler bas- k'l- filled with bright flowers and sus- III ailed by small red ribbon of irregular leii^Mlis from the ceiling of the windows, made a handsome overhead display for all the other attractive plants and bas- kets the window contained. r.'ihannon Floral Co.. .57 E. Monroe St,, had a good supply of Otaheite Or- anges in specimen plants and also in mndeup baskets. .\zaloas in all .sizes. Mme. Petrick. in small and medium sized, and Vervieneana in large 24in. crown plants, well flowered and trimmed with bright pot covers, and here and there a bow of Christmas ribbon. . In the makeup of the baskets, gilt lettering was used on the streamers attached, bearing appropriate seasonable mottoes. The Fleischmann Floral Co., 84 E. Jackson blvd., had a wonderful assort- ment of various colored growing plants arranged in odd and beautiful baskets. These plant baskets were decorated with novelty ribbon and artificial birds that rival nature in their colorings. Baskets of well berried plants of Solanums with suitable trimming were seasonable and attractive. Ardisia crenulata, berried well and set in red wicker baskets, sold in a way to convince all plant growers that more of this stock could be sold every season if it could be bad in large and attractive size plants. The collec- tion of Dracasnas was very complete with some specimen plants of Lord Wolseley, Imperialis. Baptisti, and terminalis. In cut flowers, orchids. Violets and Reses were made the leading features. O. J. Friedman. .522 S. Michigan ave.. displayed a fine lot of flowering plants and probably had the largest Ericas and Ardisias in the city. His madeup baskets and hampers were tastefully arranged and the stock used was the best to be obtained anywhere. The minimum price was $5. and up to $50 where the require- ments of the purchaser would justify. Violets, orchids and Ro.ses were featured as specialties for the Christmas sales. John Mangel, the Palmer House florist, as usual had a most attractive window this Christmas. On account of the re- cent addition to his store of a conserva- tory in the rear, the plant display was on a larger scale than ever. The best and rarest products of all eastern plant grow- ers, as well as the best selection from all local growers, were represented in the Christmas display in store room and conservatory. In the center of the win- dow display was a large vase of white Poinsettias that was regarded by many as sornething entirely new in that line. Poinsettia pulcherrima alba is an old variety and has for several decades been known in private collections. As a com- mercial variety it has been overshadowed RED POTS That you will b« proud to have on your benches are the kind we have to offer. We use nothing but the best material and skilled labor and offer you a first class r>nt at a popular price. All goods are carefully selected and packed, thus insurmg full count upon opening your crates — isn't that worth considering? We also have a full line of Azalea pots, Hanging Baskets and other goods used by Florista — Ask for catalogue We also make the famous " MOSS AZTEC " ware THE PETERS AND REED POTTERY CO. Gen'l Office and Works Chicago Office and Sample Room SO. ZANESVILLE, O. H. A. HARRISON, 6 E. Lake St. New York OUice and Sample Room— WM. M. WARRIN, 16 W. 23rd S«. STANDARD FLOWER POTS 1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flower Pfvts and Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at an hour's notice. Price per crate as follows: 10003-inch $6 00 800 3H-inch 6 80 500 4-ineh 4 50 466 4H-inrh 5.24 320 5-inch 4,61 Our Specialty, Long Distance and Export Trade. HILFINGER BROTHERS, - - Pottery. FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK AlICllST ROLKER & SONS. 51 Barclay Street. New York (:ii> AHenr. 1000 l}4inch $6 00 1500 2-inoli 4.88 1500 2M-ineh 6.26 600 2^-inch fi 00 ai05^-inch »3.73 144 6-iDeh 3.18 120 7-ineh 4.20 60 8-inch 8.00 SAeWHILLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN WAREHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y Wlipn ordering, nleiis*? ni'ntion Tlif Kxrlumge Red Sliindard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this FALL to stock your greenhouses. Flctco Paper Pots Ihe Pot That Needs No Bottom The standard fur shipping small plants. Per 1000 2-incb i51.20 2Vi-inch 1.30 2H-incli ... 1.50 3-inch ... 2.00 Many Carnation Growers are using our square plant boxes for Rooted Cuttings. It is a paying proposition. Price; One to fifty thousand, SI. 10 per 1000. Cash w-ith order. Fletcher & Son, ^uburndale, Mass. When ordering, please m'ntien I'be Rxeiiange by its red namesake on account of its popularity fur the holiday trade. The numerous other stores in the vari- ous sections of the city wore as well sup- plied with everything in the line of plants and baskets as those within the loop or busincs.s section. .Vny attempt to describe them would be a mere repe- tition of the foregoing. It was distinc- lively a plant Christmas. Cut flowers for corsage work were in good demand. Red frieze roping and made up in wreaths sold well. Holly wreaths and sprays. Mistletoe, Boxwood and Jlag- Think of us. Write as. Try m The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl SI., Norristown, Pa. When ordering, please iii.nl-l.iii 'Hie K\eleinge SYRACUSE RED POTS FERN POTS, PANS and SAUCERS, up to and Includlnjt 13-lnch, all machine made. A great Improvement over the old style turned pota. Wnte Jar CataloTM SYRACUSE POHERY C. BREITSCHWERTH, Prop. SYRACUSE, N.Y. When ordering, pi" Peirce Paper Flow ot Mode Id ttandard aiaet o(7-in. tod-in. The bert Paper Pot for shippinc purpose*. Bauiplei fur- ninbed free. Ask your dealer (or them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 4030akSt.Waltham..Mau THE EXCHANGE— Besl Advertising MediuiD 46 The Florists' Exchange (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS $3.00 per 100 lb. ALL APHIS Bag on Cars York, Pa. WE SELL DIRECT TO THI iEDSMEN CANNOT SELL IT TO YOUx, If you desTfgTT Tob&cco Powder tESfTs^Tuaraiiteed to Bum, i will Burn aad Give Perfect Satisfactioo, or Money Back)..' THE U. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK, PA. "UTipn nrdPring. pif.nso nr'ntion Thf^ F.xcliRngp J THE RENONVNED FOOD FOR PLANTS MANUFACTURED BY CLAY &, SON, STRATFORD LONDON, ENGLAND When ordering- please mention Tlio T''\p|):ingp The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, white fly, thrips and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; g-al., $2.50. FUNGINE An Infallible spray remedy for Roee mildew. Carnation and Chrysanthemum rust. Qt., 75c., gal., $2.00. VERMINE A soil sterilizer for cut. eel, wire and angle worms. Qt., $1.00; ffal., $3.00. SCALINE Uneqnaled for Greenbonse bm Landscape FertUainif The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CailGAGO J±. m''ntion The Exchange For San Jose and various scale on trees and hardy stock. Qt. 75o.; gaL, 91.50. NIKOTIANA A 12 per cent nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumlgratingr or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.50; g-al., $4.50. If yon cannot obtain oar prodnoti from your local dealer, send na yonr or- der and we will aMp inunedlately tliroatrli OUT nearest agent. mm MANUFACTURING CO. MADISON, N. J. Geo. A. Biunlaton, Prea. M. C. Ebel, Treaa. When ordering, please mention The Esebange Fertilizers FACTORY PRICES. Csah witfa Order. Per ton 2001b.. Sheep $28.00 $3.50 Bone 35.00 4.60 Blood and Bone 60.00 6.00 Davldge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40.00 6.00 Blood 75.00 8.00 Tankage 30.00 4.00 Acid Phosphate 20.00 2.50 Wood Ashes 20.00 2.50 Hudson Carbon Go. BaiistonSpa,H.V. When ordering:, please mention The Exchange The Exhange-Alertand Up-to-date FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c.lb.^b'.~ TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ^^Z> TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. .g" iSJ. TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. TblSS Large Bale, weighing 400 to 500 lbs., $2.60 Special prices In Tons and Carload Lots J.J Friednian7'*a^i?K:"S."r NIKOTEEN For 6pr«ying. APHIS PUNK For Fumig.tinc. A.k your dealer for it NICOTINE MFG. Co. ST. LOUIS )reer'8 Peerlessi Glazing Points For Greenliouses Drive easy and tnie. because botli bevels aie on the same iide^ Can't twist and break the glass in driving. Gaivan* Ized and will doc lust. No liebts or leftl The Peerless Glazing Point ispatented. Noothera liko^ it. Order from your deale^ or direct irom us. 1000, 75c. postpaid. Samples free. BEHSTA. DSEEB.I 714 Ctrestnat Street^ PUlftdelpblfc. When ordei'inff, please mention The Exchange nolia wreaths, Laurel and L.vcopodium wreathing, wild Sinilax and red Ruscus in bulk and wreaths with Christmas trees, were bought more extensively and were more heavily laden than usual. There was but little plant stock left over, and the general cleanup in cut flower stock at good prices was among the many reasons for the satisfied chuckle of the retail trade of Chicago over their 1915 Christmas sales. Other Notes R. J. Parker of the Poehlmanu Bros. Co., helped out at the Fleischman Floral Co. during the Christmas rush. The company's full page ads. in the Chicago Daily Tribune and Herald of Dec. 22 and 23, were timely suggestions for Christmas shoppers and a matter of in- terest to the trade in general. The annual exhibit of Winter flower- ing plants opened in the Gariield Park (^'onservatories on Christmas day under the auspices of the West Chicago Park Commissioners. It is open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. until Jan. 9. Five thousand various specimens are on dis- play which comprise everything seen in commercial collections, as well as many odd and interesting old plants only rarely seen in the general iJorists' trade. H. N. Bruns, 3034 W. Madison St., had a record breaking cut of Valley one day the past week for his Christmas trade. A cut of 22,OtX> on one day ex- ceeded all previous records. This at a season when all stock is clearing at good piices and makes a satisfactory showing on the credit side of the ledger. Ernest Rober, Wilmette, reports the best plant trade since he has been in business. Poinsettias, Begonias, Cycla- men. Azaleas and Primroses sold well. At present he is preparing a large stock of pot grown Roses for the Spring trade. The next meeting of the Chicago Flo- rists' Club will be held on Jan. 6, at which the installation of ofiicers for the coming year will take place. The vari- ous committees will be appointed and the plan of work for the coming year will be mapped out. E. C. Pruner, who has been resting for a few weeks during the holidays, will start on Sunday, Jan. 2, for an extended trip through his territory in the inter- est of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. During his stay in the city he has helped to en- tertain all visiting florists who came to the city to do some holiday shopping. Miss O'Neill, bookkeeper at the Geo. Ueinberg wholesale establishment, has been receiving the sympathy of the trade on the death of her father, which oc- curred on Friday, Dec. 24, last. Joe Bieber has been helping A. Lange with his iChristmas trade for the past three weeks, Mr. Lange reports the best trade on record ; between salespeople, helpers, and delivery messengers he had 130 people on his payroll for the past two weeks, all of whom had plenty to do to keep up with the large amount of trade handled. The plant growers had an excellent season. While thev were heavily sup- plied with plants for the holiday trade the stock all moved to advantage: very few report anything left over that was ready for the past week's trade. Azaleas that were in a larger supply than ever sold well and were on the short side with many growers at tile close of the week's trade. The automobile show opens at the Col- iseum on Jan. 22. The decorations for this show are always the most elaborate of any exhibition held here. This is a matter of interest to all in the trade who make decorative work a specialty. Felix Reicliling says tie Christmas trade of Peter Reinberg was the best in the history of the house. They were on hand with an abundant supply of Roses, all of which sold for the best prices of the vear. While they had a fair supply of Carnations, many more could have been soW if thev had them. A. T. Pyfer & Co. report a most sat- isfactory Christmas trade — everything at good prices. They had enough stock to satisfy their trade. Harry E. Philpott, who helped out at the greenhouses at Wilmette during the rush, left for his home in Winnipeg on Monday by way of St. Paul and Minneapolis, where he will spend a few days before starting for his final destination. Berkel & Reding, Wilmette, are mak- ing arrangements to erect two large greenhouses at that place. The green- houses will be complete soon enough to raise a Spring crop of Cucumbers, after which it is their intention to plant them in Carnations for next Fall and Winter trade. Paul Klingsporn of the Chicago Flower Growers' Association, reports the best Chrislmas trade in the history of the association. Their growers were in good crop. This house has been handling a fine lot of Cypripedium insigne, also known as Lady's Slipper. In the local advertising of some of the leading re- tailers it has been offered to the public as the "green orchid." Weiland & Risch saved the market when it came to the Poinsettia supply; their stock was the finest to be had and was cut and prepared in such condition that it held up to its best until it all sold. Their trade for the week was excellent, John Risch says it will take some time to figure out the full extent of business accomplished and how it will compare with former seasons. John Michelson says the Christmas trade of the E. C. Amiing Co. was the best ever. Stock of Christmas flowers was never so complete, and for variety the first of the Spring flowers came in too, just before Christmas. The first Jonquils of the season arrived to give still further variety to the Christmas market. Louis Winterson says that 1916 looks good to him and believes it will be a record breaker in point of trade to his hou.se. The warehouse used for their Christmas green supply on Ijake St., is well cleaned out. The cut flower trade of E. F. Winterson was entirely satis- . factory. All customers were supplied i and nothing left over. J. B. Deanuid. '"anager of Vaughan's Seed Store, New York, was in the city on Monday looking as dapper as ever. His many 'friends in Chicago were glad to see him once more. Wietor Bros, had a most successful Christmas trade. They were there with a large crop of American Beauty Roses, most of them in the fancy class, and brought in the coin. Erne ■'i Klingel had the best Christmas trade since they have been in business. When stock on hand measures up to the demand so that all customers are satis- fied, and the growers receive the limit of holiday prices, it is a case of general satisfaction to themselves and all others interested. The A. L. Randall Co. reports Christ- I mas trade and the business in general of 191.5 to be a record-breaker. "The suc- cess met in all departments during the past year has been beyond the company's highest ambition. The greenhouses of Vaughan's Seed IStore at Western Springs had a full line of Chri.stmas plants that were sold to the leading retailers. In Azaleas they had a large supply; all in bloom for Christ- mas sold out. Mr. Tricker is making his plans for the best supply of flowering plants for Easter and Spring trade that this establishment ever turned out. Victor Young & Co., who recently opened a new retail store on N. Clark St.. are highly elated over the success of their first Christmas in business. Mrs. J. A. Evans, who was recently operated on at the Mercy Hospital in this city for appendicitis, is making splendid ' progress. .Tolm Evans is still at the Lexington Hotel, and will remain until Mrs. Evans is suSiciently recovered to accompany him back home to Rich- mond, Ind. Cyclamen were never better than they were this year with Frank Oechslin for his Christinas trade. The large stock of Poinsettias and Begonias were sold out early in the week so that work of bring- ing in succession crops for later trade was commenced immediately. Dutch Hyacinths, Jonquils, and early Tulips will be ready this week. Fighting Moths With Parasites | Over 12,000,000 specimens^ of two parasites which prey on the gipsy moth and brown-tail moth were released ^ in 201 towns in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island during the Fall of 1914 and Spring of 1915, according to the annual report of the Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture. As a re- sult of the successful establishment of rwlonies of these and other parasites which feed on the gipsy and brown-tail moths, marked progress is being made in , reducing these pests. Effective co-opera- tion is being afforded by the States, which carry on as much work as possible within the infested acreas, thus allowing the Federal authorities to carry on field work along the outer border of infesta- tion, so as to retard the gipsy moth's spread. January 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 47 A r *^.^^^.TM1KEN iitir '^, ^1 L 1 r W M' ■ ' 7() ^ f ,\W \,o.\""V'" ■' /, '7 '1^ f ? v; ' ' ^0 / / \ \ STftND ^RO / / T^, PERATUF Vc-'eeJ E CO )ftROL Diameter 6 inches Prlce»$5.00 You Insure Your Life Why not the MEANS by which you live ? Why run tliu risk of luainir the work of months, the crop of plante on which depends, at least, a part of your family's bread und butter? Frost is here. Firemen are human, and temperatures will vary, sometimes enough to kill stock. Thia Standard Thermostat is me- chanical and absolutely reliable. A variation outside the minimum and maximum temperatures will cause an alarm to ring at your bedside. Save your crop. This $5 Ther- mostat will do Ic. We also manufacture an ideaJ foo' proof Borista' thermostat at $10. Standard Thermomefer Co. 65 Shirley Sfreel, BOSTON, MASS. lii;. l.k- m''nti..u Til.' ExellllIl^,■e The Flora Near Banff and Lake Louise The traveler to Banff Springs and Lake Louise at Laggan in August finds a iiiagniticent alpine flora quite individ- ual in its great diversity of genera and adaptation of the species for their par- ticular modes of life. These notes record onlj- the observations of the tourist They are not the careful, comprehensive sur- veys of a Iwtanist, but comprise only euch commion flowers as each person in- terested in plants would see in taking a short walk following the main highways of the resorts. So dainty are some of lihese little plants, and so brilliant are others, that one inquires right and left to find their names. Wlen one knows their names, he is not alone in the moun- tains but among in-timajte friendt,. The tree life in this particular part of the Canadian Rockies is somewhat limited. The principal, and almost the only, evergreen tree seen at Lake Louise is the columnar white Spruce (Picea En- gelmannii). growing to a height of 40ft. to 100ft., and many times 400 years old. Perhaps the next in prominence is the Balsam Fir (.Abies subalpina). This can be easily distinguished from the Spruce by the fact that the leaves are rounded at the apex, and the buds and branches have small pustules of resin upon them. Two species of Pine are found, Pinus Murrayana and P. albi- caulis. Pinus Murrayana is the black Pine, a small, slender tree never found in the higher altitudes. Pinus albicaulis, or the white-barked Pine, is found at greater heights, though it is not very common. Douglas Spruce (Pseudotsuga Douglasi). now being planted to quite an extent in the Eastern States, was found chiefly in altitudes equal to that of Banff, which is 4.500ft. Climbing the winding pony path from the chalet at Lake Louise, one encoun- ters two pretty lakes appropriately christened the Lakes in the Clouds, the lower being Mirror Lake, and a few hundred feet above this, at an altitude of 6S7.5ft., near the base of the Beehive Mountain, lies Lake .Vgnes. It is here that the weather-torn, irregular Lyall's Larch (Larix Lyallii) casts its light shade showing the clear blue sky between the branches. It is one of the most graceful and interesting of the trees. It possesses very little branches which, due to its hard combat with snow and wind, strew the ground. Among the deciduous trees two Poplars are prominent, namely, the aspen Poplar (Populus tremuloides). and the Cotton- wood (P. balsamifera). These are found abundantly throughout the Rockies. A shrubby Birch of roundish leaves (Betula glandulosa), also forms clumps in the valleys and in season causes the lakes to be covered with a yellowish scum due to the profusion with which its pollen is borne. A species or two of Willow are also found. Aside from these few decidu- ous trees, the remainder are coniferous evergreens. All through the areas burned over by forest fires, one sees the pretty purple flower somewhat resembling a Clarkia. We are told it is called the Fire Weed (Chatnaenerion angustifolium). Since the color is not flame scarlet, we wonder at its name and find that it is derived, not from fihe color, but frem the fact that it springs up after fires. After blooming, the long seed pods split open in four di- visions and fluffy seeds escape. The order Scropulariace* is repre- sented by interesting forms of Castilleia, Pentstemon, Pedicularis, and Mimulus. There are. perhaps, several species of the Indian Faint Brush, or Castilleia. The showy bracts are orange or yellowish- orange and scarlet, while the flowers are not conspicuous. This liandsome peren- nial covers the roclcy open places throughout this region. Various species of Pentstemon are found, especially P. Menriesii. or the Large Purple Beard- tongue. Many persons in this vicinity erroneously call this a Gentian. The At Banff, Alberta, Canada View from Hot Sulphur Springs, situated two or three hundred feet above the level of the Hotel Banff. With the mountains to right and left, two impetuous rivers several hundred feet below you — the Bnw and the Spray — coursing merrily along in the midground, the whole bounded in the distance by other mountain chains, this scene was one of the finest which met the eyes of the New York delegates on their journey to the Pacific Coast. HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, IJ^ and Ij^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO 1866—9115 "ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER nleriiij:. please mention The ExcliaiiKe A STIC A feenliouseqiaanjj U5EJTII0W. F.O. PIERCE CO. it W BROADWAt 'Htm TORK PIPE New and Second Hand Mattlca Is elastic and lenacious, admits of expansion and contraction. Putty becomes hard and brittle. Broken glaaa more easily removed wltbout breaklnfi of other glass as occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. When ordering, please mention The Exchanne i^H TO CLOSE OUTt 500 Boxes S x 10 , 200 " 6x8 GLASS *' B " quality double thick. A great chance to save money. How many ■^o you vant t L SOIOMON & SON, 199-201 Wooster SL, New York WhoUaaU Window Claw Wlioii .•iriIrriTij:r. iil.'iisi-" iii-'ntu.n The Exchange — PIPE— Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. 14*foo1 lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Established 1902 PFAFf & KENDALL,Fen¥& Foflodry Sts., Newark,!. I. Wlmn ordering, plt'iiso m^'ntlon TIio Kxcliance Greenhouse Construction Boilers Get our oataiogue before you fiffvtre Get our figures before you buy John G. Monin^er Co. : Chicago 906 BLACKHAWK STREET NEW YORK, Marbridfte Bulldlnt When ordering, ploase menllon The Exchange All Pipe guaranteed with perfect tbreada and couplings and sound in every respect We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East. We Cat and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists. CofTe«pond«n«« lnvlt«d EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Inc. 30 Church St. N. Y. CITY When orilerlnp. pletise mention The Exrliange Change of Name FROM Qiikff City Madiiiic Co. TO The John A. Evans Co. BICHMOND. INDIANA When ordering, pleiise mention The iCxolinnge Greenhouse Materials J:rS^:!,, IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lengths up to 33 feet Milled to any det&U furnished, or will furolsh details and out materials ready (or erection. FranL V;in Accrho Fulton Ave.. Rose Ave. and imnH Tdn m^mhc, owigtitst.. jersey city. n.j. When ordering. plr-»,sf m''nti.»n Tlio Kxcluinge CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factory coat of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a lifetime Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. When ordering, please mention The Excbange 48 The Florists' Exchange Is Mr, Grillo please:! with his three new Jacobs Greenhouses? Ask him — he has three. Every Greenhouse we build is so planned and erected as to attain the maximum of satisfactory results at a minimum of cost. The ventilation and heating systems, which we perfected have withstood the most rigid tests- They have never yet failed to do their share in producing an abundant and healthy stock. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO. If you contemplate building a gieenhouse write us — ^we can save money for you» S. JACOBS & SONS Greenhouse Builders 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. ^\'Tien' ordering, please m'-'utlon The Escliange The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter Patent Iron Bench fittings and Roof Supports. Ventilating Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etco ^^s DILLER. CASKEY © KKK'Sj^l^Y^Hi'iA S W CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA. KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE ri,^ -^T Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO When orderine. pletise m*Tition The Excli;int:e GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glaaa in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rook Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeds, Con- servatories and all other purposes. Get our fifture before buying. Estimates freely eiven. GLASS N. COWEN'S SON, ">^^TJSk'' When ordering, please mention The Exchange WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and couphngs. Guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. Pipe cut to sketch. It will pay to correspond with us. ALBERT ® DAVIDSON. Inc. 217-22J Union Ave.. Brooklyn, N. V. ^\TieQ ordering, please mention The Exchange plant is low-growing and is found especi- ally in shaded, damp places. It grew nbiindantly at Lake Agnes. The Eastern eye accustomed to seeing •a low-growing species of wood betony, found here one of gigantic proportions, with yellow flowers, called the Tall l/ousewort, or Pedicularis bracteosa. This is also the habitat of Spiraea lucifla, the birch-Ieayed' spiraea; Gail- lardia aristata. Blanket Flower; Heli- anthus giganteus and Maximillianus, liot'h tall-growing perennial sunflowers ; Shepiierdia Cana'densis, the Canada Buf- falo Berry ; Aster conspicuus, all of which are interesting in cultivatioD in the East. The White Mountain Rhododendron, Rhododendron albiflorum, is especially attractive. Another representative of the Ericaceffi is the Cassiope, Cassiope Mer- teusiana. This is a peculiar Lycopodium- like plant, bearing smaJl pinkish flowers and four-ranked, keeled leaves. At the Beehive near I^ake Agnes, this plant grows abundantly. The botanist recog- nizes no true heathers in this region, but nn interesting henjther-like plant is Bryanthus (Phyllodoce) empetriformis. or "the Red False Heather, and usually near bv is found a yellowish species, B. glanduiiflora. Besides these two, an in- termediate or hybrid form, B. intermedia, is plentiful. Several .species of Vaccin- ium are found, called variously Blue- berries, Huckleberries or Cranberries. A low-growing red one, the Mountain .Cranberry (V, Vitis-Idsea) was attrac- tive, , , 'There are two noteworthy genera ot tibe Pyrolaccae. Pyrola, of which there are at least three very common species, and Mon6se.s, wiitih a single specaes. Pyrola is tJie shdn leaf or Wintergreen, the three species being P, chlorantha, or the Green-flowered Wintergreen ; P. asarifolia, the Red Wintergreen; P. se- cunda the one-sided Wintergreen. P. asarifolia is found in the damper spots. Moneses uniflora, or the One-flowered Looking down at Lake Louise Here is a view taken from a point some 1500ft. above the great hotel at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, which latter itseli is 5670ft. above sea level. The slope shown in the fore- ground marks the foot of Beehive Mountain. The nearest lake is .Mirror Lake. 6655ft. above sea level; then, in the distance is Lake Louise and the hotel buildings, with a background of more snow-capped mountains. The mountain- sides here were covered with wild fJowera in August. Wintergreen. bears a rose-tinged white flower surrounded by a cluster of round- ish thin leaves. Everyone notices the sweet-scented Northern Twin- flower (Linnaea bore- aJis). From a little slender creeping evergreen with rounded-oval leaves, rise slender ped'uncles bearing two delicaite nodding purplish white bells. So fra- grant are these miniature beauties that one must pick a small bunch and enjoy their charm. Saxifrages are abundant, especially S. nivalis, or the Ailpine Saxifrage ; S. Nut- kana, the Tall Saxifrage ; and S. aizoides, a species with small foliage and yellow flowers. Interesting and peculiar were the Drummond's Dryas or the Alpine Avens (Dryas Drummondii). These are dwarf, matted, shrubby plants, with toothed leaves and small solitary flowers which are followed by vei"y showy, twisted, plu- mose styles of the pistils. The Lily Ifiamilo' Bs represented by Allium recurvatum, or the pink Garlic, which bears a slightly nodding umbel of pinkish-white. Onion-like flowers. Vera- trura viride, or False Hellebore, is a coarse, tall perennial bearing deeply- veined leaves. Zygadenus elegans, called the Tall Zygademe Lily, bears leaves which are long, narrow and keeled, the flowers being greenish-white. It is found especially abundant near Sulphur ISprings, Banff. The composiites are very numerous. Many genera are here found Which axe hardly represented in the Bast Be- sides there are species of Solidago, An- itennaria, Gnaphalium, Rudbeckia, Heli- anthus, Gaillardia, Anthemis, Achillea, Chr.ysanithemum, Artemesia, Arnica, .Senecio, Carduus, Lacu ea. and many other genera, all of which comprise spe- cies differing widely from those in parts of I'jastern United States. Trollius albiflorus. the white Globe Flower with its rather abbreviated pet- als, Amiilegia cferulea, the Kotky Moun- tain Columbine; Delphinium Brownii, the Mountain Larkspur, found abundant- ly on the road toward Lake Minnewanka, near Banff ; Anemone globosa, and sev- eral species of Ranunculus are tlie prin- cipal representatives of the Ranuncula- ce.a?. Not least, but foremost, among the really charmang flowers of Lake Louise and Banff is the miniature blue hare- bell (Campanula rotundif oUa ) . The naming of this species is very interest- ing. The root-leaves, which early wither away, are round-cordate, hence the spe- cific name rotundifolia. In the vicinity is found an excellent Valerian or white Heliotrope (Valeriana Sitchensis). The flowers are white, though they often become somewhat rosy. Tlve plants grow about two feet tall. To describe all the flowering herbace- ous and woody plants of this interesting beauty spot of the Canadian Rockies would require much space, therefore the foregoing meager list must suffice for the present. The reader should consult Julia Henslow's "Mountain Wild Flowers of America," Coulter and Nelson's "New Manual of Rocky Mountain Botany," the intensely interesting account of the Canadian Rockies by Walter D, Wilcox or any one of the numerous botanical works devoted to the botany of the Rocky Mountains or Western Canada. Alfred C. Hottes. Department of Floriculture, Cornell Uniiversdty, Ithaca, N. T. S. A. F. and 0. H. Department of Plant Registration Public notice is hereby given that Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., offer for registration the Cattleya mentioned below. Any person objecting to the use of the proposed name or registration is requested to communicate with the sec- retary at once. Failing to receive ob- jection to the registration, the same will be made three weeks from this date, Cattleya Fercivaliana Roebllnerlana. Sepals and petals pure white, lip rose and crimson purple with a broad white border. Discovered. December. 1916. Dec. 27. 1915. JOHN YOUNG, Sec'y. Fort Wayne, Ind. Christmas Market A white Christmas was Nature's verdict for 1915, and the snow lent a very Christmassy spirit to the late holi- day shopper on Christmas eve. The tem- perature was very moderate, and for the most time below freezing, while the snow was almost a foot deep. The consensus of opinion among florists is that this holi- day went far ahead of last year. The holiday shoppers began their shopping quite early. This was a great plant Christmas, for plants of every description and size sold well. Azaleas were great Looking up at Victoria Glacier This picture shows a portion of Lake Louise. The mountain in center of picture is Victoria Glacier. 13.356ft. high. Snow lies on the front of this glacier never less than 200ft. high, and in some of the pockets, visible from the hotel, the snow will lie in Spring to a depth of 600ft. To the left is Mt. Whyte. also perpetually snow covered. January 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 49 Choice Red Cypress Greenhouse Material Hotbed Sash and Tanks Write for our prices Alfred Struck Co., Inc. Garden and Chestnut Streets, Louisville, Ky. \\ lu'ii orciefing use mention Tbe Excliauge favorites, and the baby Azaleas were in constant demand. I'oinsettias were en- tirely sold out in nearly all the stores, while Cyclamen had a record sale. The variety of small plants including Hya- cinths, Primroses, Tulips, Crocuses, Nar- cissi and the large Scotch and S. African Heather plants all came in for their share of popularity. Cut flowers sold better than ever, even the highest priced Roses were in great demand. Am. Beauty, Mrs. Chas. Rus- sell, Shawyer, Ophelia, Sunburst, Killar- ney and Richmond were the leaders in popularity, while for corsage work of which there was a large amount, Cecile Brunner and Aaron Ward were in de- mand, besides Valley, orchids and single Violets, Sweet Peas, Hyacinths and Swainsona all came in for their share of public approval. Christmas greens sold extremely well. Mistletoe was of splendid quality, and Southern Holly was also good. Boxwood and Southern Suiilax were sold by the case, and Kuscus, immortelles, Diana Grass, etc., made up in baskets proved very popular. Wreaths of Holly, Scotch Heather, Boxwood, Ruscus and immor- telles sold well, and the small auto wreaths were as popular as ever. There was a good demand this Christmas for Whitmani and Boston ferns, Cocos, Cro- tons and other foliage plants. Notes A visitor last week was a repre- sentative of the Egry Register Co. of Dayton, 0. The Doswell Floral Co. did an enor- mous business at its two stores, one on Main st. and the South branch on Cal- houn St. The company was entirely sold out of its large stock of plants. The new Overland delivery car was seen on the streets. Mrs. Cecil Jlax, of Mobile, Alabama, is the guest of her father Judge W. J. Vesey, and family. There was an enor- mous cut of Roses in the Shawyer, Sun- burst and Richmond varieties from the Vesey greenhouses for Christmas. Their cut of orchids numbered over one thou- sand. Frank Kneeht & Co. sent some excel- lent Mrs. Chas. Russell Roses to this market for the holiday business. The Flick Floral Co. had a big de- mand for Roses. Its cut flower trade was enormous and the plants particularly fine. The corsage work was very heavy and many hundreds of Violets, beside or- chids and Valley, were used for this work. Herbert Zurmuhlinof of the Auger Flower Shop had a record plant Christ- mas. D. B. St. Louis, Mo. The Market Christmas week could be character- ized as a cleanup week. Every florist in town did a land office business. Cut flow- ers for the most part were sky high, and this fact had a tendency to augment plant sales. As a matter of fact if the little snowstorm had not hit Christ- mas eve, a great many of the florists would not have had goods enough to sup- ply the trade. The dark weather caught Carnations partly off crop, and prices soared to 6c. to 10c. ; good red brought as high as 12o. Roses sold anywhere trom 6c. for short to 2.5c. for extra good. A few fine Ophelia and Hoosier Beauty brought 3oc. Am. Beauty could hardly be touched and then only at $6 to .$12 per doz. Valley was much in demand at 4e. and 5c. A few nice Sweet Peas were about at $1.50 to .$2 per 100. Violets were rather plentiful and cleaned up at *1 to $2 per 100. Cut Poinsettias brought 10c. to 35c. each ; they were plentiful, lireens were in abundance at the usual prices. Narcissus sold for 3c. to -Ic. A meeting of the officers of the St. Louis Florists' Club will take place on Jan. C at the home of Vice-President Wells. Plans will be discussed for an interesting meeting of the club on Jan. 13. All the West End florists had beautiful windows Christmas week. Poinsettias and hamper arrangements predominated. Jules Bourdet claims he sold every Azalea that had a flower or a semblance of one for Christmas trade. This speaks volumes for the grand old plant. Poin- settias also went well at his establish- ment. Good ones were quite scarce everywhere because for some reason they were a little too advanced. The wholesale men, Berning, Anger- mueller. Windier, Kuehn and Smith wore a smile on the Sunday after Christmas. "Everything," they say, "cleaned up fine." Mullanphy Florists did a good share of the Christmas business at their two stores. A large part of their business was cut flowers and they had quite a time to get out their corsage orders promptly owing to the snow-filled streets. Out of town orders were much in evi- dence at the Grimm & Gorley store. Business at the East Side store was also fine according to the manager, Marion Uhlschmidt. The Reynols & Stolzing Co. consigned some fine ferns to the St. Louis Seed Co. for Christmas trade. The Frow Co. of Normandy sent some fine cut Poinsettias to the commis- sion men Christmas week. Some of these measured ISin. to 24in. in diameter. Alex. Johnson sold a part of his Poin- settias and Chatelaine Begonias to A. Siegel and Stex-Baer ,& Fuller Co. F. L. S. Dayton, 0. The holiday trade surely surpassed all expectations, as business had been rather dull for several weeks before, but in Christmas week the rush began and lasted ^through. There was the usual sale of cut flowers. Roses were favorites, while Carnations, Violets and Sweet Peas came in for a good call. The plant trade was tremendous, especially in Cyclamen. There was double the quantity sold over Oast year. Begonias, Primula obconia. Azaleas and the Christmas Cherries found a ready sale. Death has again entered our ranks. Mrs. B. Hendricks, who has been ailing for several years, passed away at 10 o'clock on Sunday, Dec. 2G, at her home on La Bell st. Mrs. Hendricks had been In the floriil business on East Fifth st. for the past 20 years, and was well liked by all who knew her. K. E. Y. Kansas City, Mo. Christmas brought the heaviest busi- ness of several years and practically every dealer in the city was forced to keep open long into the night filling the orders for cut flowers and plants that piled in. Stock was heavy with the exception of Carnations, and prices of $2.50 and $S were not unusual in the retail shops. The first three days of the week pre- ceding Christmas Day were warm and sunshiny, and this helped to some extent in forcing the plants to bloom. The Rosery. Armour blvd. and Main St. made a specialty of pot plants for the Christmas nish. In this Edward Ellsworth, the proprietor, was unusually successful. He made a tasteful window decoration and, as a result, was able to THIS greenhouse, which is being used for Sweet Pea growing, was a repeat order. The first Metropolitan greenhouse erected for Mr. T. F. Polbos, of Sea Chff, Long Island, had demonstrated to his complete satisfaction the thoroughness of our style of construction. THOROUGHNESS is "the keynote of Metropolitan workman- ship, not merely the thoroughness of our force right on the job, but the thoroughness of our entire organization — the work of many units whose knowledge and experience enable our field forces to carry their work of erection to a successful completion, with the least expenditure of the owner's time and money. PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US. We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. I398-I408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. When ordering, plpnfle mpntlon The Exchfingp Sunken Path House Small Ready-Made Greenhouses Covered Top And Sides With --=^^- lor Hot beds aad Cokf-lrames Bench Houm These Sunlight Sashes as adjusted on the Greenhouses are removable at will They may be transferred to Coldframes or Hotbeds and are incomparably superior to all others for such use. They are complete in themselves for they have two layers of glass enclosing- an a.ir space that is a better protection than mats and shutters and does away with buymg and usmg these extra covers. Besides, the plants get all the light all the tune and are stronger and earlier, also far more profitable. The Sunlight Double Glass Sash, as thousands of the best florists and gardeners testify, 13 simply perfect. Get our free Catalogue. You need it. SUNLIGHT DOUBLE GLASS SASH CO., ro'uFsv.lTlfrf' ■-il.--,'i!ii? mrntl.in The r.^r STEAM >•' IIOTWATER BOILERS SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT IRON TYPES HIGHEST QUALITY GUARANTEED Our engineering department will cheer- fully help you with your problems Do not be ajraid to write ^ JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE.. BROOKLYN, N. Y. Established over Fifty Yeart nrilfi-ing. plf.isp ni''nt1on Tho Kxcli.-ingf bv avoidinf) breakaqe and splint*''' in cutting Greenhouse Glass. REDUCE GREENHOUSE UPKEEP \fUin)e\:it' GlasB Cutters reduce breakage by cutting glass clean and clear with the lightest pressure. Sample No. 024 — the standard glazier's tool, sent for 8c. BOOKLET ON REQUEST SMITH & HEMENWAY CO.. Inc.. '^^^V^^^^S.^l'- When orderlDK, please mention The Exchange so The Florists' Exchange OTiiiniiiiiiiiiiii nil iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii nil iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiii i miii iiiiiiii i iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiniii iiiiiiiiiiiiu i iiiiiiiiiiiiii| I 10,000 I King Hot Bed Sash | Size 3 ft. wide and 6 ft. long, 1% in. thick. Made of strictly dear sun | dried CAL,IFORNIA REDWOOD. | Three rows 10 in. glass wide. Blind mortise and tenons. Three-eighths g inch galvanized steel center rod. | Made the Best We^ Know How. | Prices of Sash only— Unpainted. | Lots of 12 Sash $0.95 each Lots of 48 Sash $0.85 each | Lots of 24 Sash 90 each Lots of 90 Sash 80 each | Prices of Glass, Paint, Putty and Zinc Glazing Nails. | Enough for 12 Sash $17.00 Enough for 48 Sash $60.00 | Enough for 24 Sash 32.00 Enough for 96 Sash 115.00 | The glass is double thick B. qualit.v. The paint — enough for two coats — j and the putty are made of the pure raw materials only. | Ready for delivery now. All order) filled in rotatinii. | Terms :~~Ca^h mth order. | King Construction Co., n. T^olTawlnda, n. y. | l,,n,M,,,,,,,,,,i,,iiiiiiiiiii[iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]iiiiiiii[iiiiiii[iiii 1 IIIIIIII1 1 iiiiiiiiiiii Ill iiiNiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiniiiiiiiiiii ■" Write them you read this advt. In the Exchange WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c each Oure are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 uj>. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. S. JACOBS & SONS, I36S-I379 FTIuMhlns: A-va. BROOKLYIN. rv. Y. When ordering, please mention The Excliiinge GreenhouseMaterial^Hot-BedSash t of Louisiaoa Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhousa Hardwara and Poatar— Patent V and U Gutten Ow Grade InvariaMr tba Baat. Our Prices Rlftbt \. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Skeffidd Ave., CHKA60, 111. 1 When ordering, please mention The Exchange HIGHEST PRICED «. CHEAPEST BOIUBRS 1V1A.DB GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBUlIN A CO. 107 Broad Street, Utlca, N. Y. LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THBM When ordering, please mention The Escbnnge Grbenhouse GLASS SSS;ou?'p?£« '^"' SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, lU. When ordering, please mention The Exchange persuade many customers who wanted Carnations to purchase pot plants. The Alpha Floral Co., Eleventh and Walnut scs., did a business practically a third larger than a year ago. Alpha Elberfield, the proprietor, more than doubled his regular sales force, added greatly to his delivery system, and thus handled his business quickly. John Stevens, florist of Fifty-eighth and Bennington sts., is sorry Christmas wasn't a week later than it was. "Post- pone Christmas a week and I can make flOOO on red Carnations alone," he said. "All my plants are just coming out and will miss Christmas by only a few days." Samuel Murray, 1017 Grand ave., made a Christmas specialty of orchids. He advertised widely that he had the largest quantity of orchids ever grown in Kansas City. His window was given over to them almost entirely and he sold them for corsages in large quanti- ties. James W. Masson, florist on the Kansas side, went after the trade on pot plants this year. He found that higher prices on the cut flowers caused many persons to incline toward the plants and he sold them heavily. He also has supplied plants instead of cut flowers at several recent funerals. The Humfeld-Orear Floral Co. was one of the few florists to obtain an adequate stock of all kinds of flowers. "Lots of money and war prices," is tbe way A. Newell, Tenth st. and Grand ave., summed up his Christmas trade. It was the largest he has known. Kansas City wholesalers were swamped with orders from local and out of town dealers. T. J. Noll & Co. made a leader of California Violets and Roses and supplied them to dealers all over Missouri and Kansas. A Christmas tree store was opened at 510 Minnesota ave. on the Kansas side, by Juvenal & Son. who had ,iust re- ceived a carload of Spruce and Washing- ton Fir trees. They also put in a big supply of Mistletoe and Holly. The handling of cut flowers and even plants by the department stores and ten cent stores has been the chief factor in eliminating the market on the city square for these items. The Christmas season has usually been a good one for florists who have no retail stores, some of them making that their only or their chief outlet for flowers and plants. But the number of florists standing there has dwindled. The cost of the stands has increased also, while the opportunities for sales have declined. The license is $15 a year, on top of which each florist has to pay 25c. a day each day he has his wagon there. The largely increased delivery facilities of the uptown florists is also a factor in the development, and the telephone combines with the delivery service to this end. Joseph Austin had an abundance of plants for the Christmas .season, and did a very large business in them. The store is at 31st st. and_ Troost ave., a busy suburban commercial comer, in the midst of a prosperous residence dis- trict. B. S. B. The Heating Problem Solved Judging strictly according to mechanical merits. It's the METROPOLITAN PATENTED BOILER you want. Omaha, Neb. December was rather a gloomy month for the growers, they all complained of not being able to produce the usual amount and quality of cut flowers, con- sequently there was a shortage which made itself felt Thanksgiving I)ay and through the mouth of December. The shortage was greatly felt on Christmas Day and retail prices were high. In spiiie of this trade was brisk and every- thing was pretty well sold out. All flo- rists were pretty well stocked up with pot plants, which moved well. Hess & Swaboda, even a few days be- fore Christmas had their greenhouse force helping pack up orders in the store and J. Hess was too busy to talk to anybody. Hess & Swoboda had cer- tainly a fine assortment of various pot plants to satisfy the most critical buyer. Lewis Henderson moved again back to his old location, 1519 Farnam st. into a new building. Lewis is all smiles and feels at home again in his old neighbor- hood. P. B. Floth had a fine lot of Chrysan- themum flowers this Fall and was the only one who was cutting them way into December. Bulb sales this Fall were brisk. Stew- art Seed Store reported sold out two weeks earlier than usual, and this in spite of very late arrival of the bulbs and double last year's supply. R. T. Because of their proven scientifioally perfect oon- ■truotion. Metropolitan Patented Boilers will heat a given amount of water quicker, with less fuel, and less attention than any other boilers on the market. The remarkable heating efBoienoy and quiok steaming qualities of these boilers are due to their large ana effective heating surface. Just a few points of Metropolitan Patented Boiler merit; Smooth, perfect fihished castings. Push nipple connections. Large nre-box, providing ample combustion ehamber, and permitting a sufficient charge of fuel to require attention only at long interrals. Deep ash pita, making the removal of aabea a alight task. Large Bues, making the boiler easy to dean. Grates that are made for hard usage an'd long And above all, they are Fuel Saving, Not FiM Wasting. We also make soft coal boilers wtuoh are smoks- leas, and save 60 per cent, in coal. Put Your Heating Problems Up To Us We've Been At It for 44 Years METROPOLITAN MATERIAL COMPANY' 1 398-1 408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Wlien iinlrriiiL'. Iil'-Jisi- nu'llli'ili I'lu- Exctiange j KINNER rX)N TRO L'complete. Pre *^ vents drought loMce Reduces labor blllB. In creases prortt. SpeclalPort able line for $11.76. Send for new Bulletin. THE skinn»:r IRRIGATION CO. 226 Water 8t., Troy, Ohio YSTEM OF IRRIGATION J When ordering. pl*'nsp mftitlon The Exchange IF YOU WANT THE BEST Frae from rot ProduelnalappUaBMI GET A Pearce-built Greenhouse GEORGE PESRCE Telephone 962-M 203 Trement Avenue, Oranee, N.J> •Wlipn ordfring. dIphrp nn-nfinn TIip K?;rliniige Greenhouse Glass Double and sin^ thick lelected GlaM all sizes from 6 z 8 to 16 x 24. Ten boxes or more at whcdesale prices. ROYAL GLASSWORKS! 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N. Whpn ordering, plpfigp mention Thp Exchaii|i THE EXrHANGE— Alert and upto dati jnuary 1, 191(1. The Florists' Exchange 51 5ELF=LOCKINQ HE ADVANCE VENTILATING AP- PARATUS with a worm and gear will securely hold your sash in any position. No danger of sash falling and breaking glass. No danger when operating the machine. This machine will meet any requirements you may have and the operation will be easy. All up-to-date florists consider the ADVANCE a standard, due to the far advanced ideas and designs. It is no use to try and find a machine that is better or equal to this, for no con- cern has, f.s yet, been able to market one. If you are needing a sash operator at the present time, or will need one a little later, you will find it to your interest to let us figure with you. You know what proper VENTILATION means in your houses and the only machine that insures that is the ADV AN CE. We do not have a single customer that is not satisfied and we have customers everywhere too. Just ask anyone using our material how they like it. Our customers are our largest and best advertisements and we see no reason why you should not get in touch with us and do away with one of your worst troubles: Ventilation. Also, we would like for you to see our line of GREENHOUSE FIT- TINGS such as Split Gutter Brackets. Column Brackets (set screw type), Split Tees and many other useful fittings you need from time to time. All fittings are very easily erected and are so designed that they will stay where you want them and last forever. We are certain that you will readily be con- vinced of the many superior merits of our material if you once place an order with us. We give all inquiries special, prompt attention andiwill be glad to take up any proposition you may have. Being able to ship orders the same day they are received is only another one of the many advantages you get when dealing with us. To start the New Year going right just drop us a card and ask for one of our catalogs U. It will he sent free. Don't Wait, DO IT NOW. ADVANCE CO., RICHMOND, INDIANA When orck-riiig. please mfiitinn The KxcluiiiKc 52 The Florists' Exchange January 1, 19 ' Notice the fine open center space in this 72-foot house erected for W. J. Chaplin, at St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It Took Over Thirty Years To Build This House No. I. No needless, complicated and cum- brous framing at the ridge, but just a simple double rafter spbce plate, to which the cy- press ridge is bolted through and through." No. 2. You should have seen the stress diagrams and the pages and pages of figures our engineers worked out, before adopting tbisxex- act truss and its con- nections. OT actually thirty years to'.build it, but the way it is built is the result ofour thirty years' development in Iron Frame Houses. No one knew a thing about how Iron Frame J-Iouses should be built thirty years ago. We built the first one built. Our construction engineering experts have grown up in the business. They know greenhouse construction from stem to stem. You cannot go outside of the greenhouse business and get construction engineers, whose knowledge of building steel structures of other kinds can be satisfactorily applied to present day greenhouse construction. They are determined to put needlessly heavy, cumbrous members in some parts, and neglect stress and strain at others. They are accustomed to working with wind pressures against vertical buildings. They have no experience, no facts, no figures, to guide them in wind pressure against the angles of a glass roof surface. They think in big I-beams and ponderous columns. They will tell you that our houses are too light. Still, thirty years have passed, and never a house has gone down with snow or blow. The man who says: "It looks to me as if that strut is too light"; or, "it seems to me that side post ought to be heavier," isn't safe to take seriously. It is the men who say: "Here are /ads and figures that prove these things are right" these are the men who are safe to listen to. We have not only one such /ac/ and figure mem; but many just such men. The fact that other builders are con- tinually claiming their houses to be "just as good as Lord & Burnham's" proves most conclusively that ours are the best. Ever think of it that way? Want to talk building? Say when and where, and we wi there. ford^GJBtirnhamlo No. 3. Rafters. Col- umn and Truss Binding Plate. You should have seen the actual framea of houses, put up in our factory, and tested with weights far in exceaa of what they will actually have to stand. Not ' ' paper weights;" but tons and tons of iron with all its dead weight. No. 4. Steel rafters; wrought iron post; and double steel gusset plate; with galvanized angle iron eave. «,.r..^r-^i NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER CLEVELAND TORONTO MONTREAL SALES OFFICES I 42d Street Bldg. Tremcnt Bids. Fmnklin Bank BIdg. Rookery Bldg. Granite BIdg. Swelland Bldg. Royal Bank Bldg. Traniportation Bldg. FACTORIES : Irvington. N. Y. Dea Plaines. 111. Si. Catharines. Canada EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH— THE NATIONAL TRADE PAPER a.L 'We are a ttraight shoot and aim to grow into a oigorou* plant" A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NVTRSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL VOL. XLI. NO. 2 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, JANUARY 8. 1916 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is now exceptionally fine. We can give better value at this season of the year than we can at any other time. Those who have facilitiea for growing on the stock will find it to their advantage to purchase now. We offer the following; NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, 112.00 per dot.; 6-in., te.OO per doi.; 3H-'n., J1.80 per doi.; 2>i-in.. $6.00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS eleftantlsslma compacts. 8-in. pots, JI2.00 per dor. NEPHROLEPIS elefeantlsslma. Extra large specimens, lD-in„ $2.60 each; 8-in., S12.0D per dos.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz.; 2)i-in., $6.00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS. Dwarf Boston. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per dos. CIBOTIUM Schtedei. Extra fine, large specimens. 10-in., $7.60 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN P,^NS. Assorted varieties, strong plants. 3H-in. pots $16.00 per 100; 2>i-in., $3.60 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong plants, from 2K-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. FINE NAMED HYACINTHS We offer a fine stock of the following varieties, vis.: Gertrude, Koh-I-Noor, Jccquea, Robt. Stelger, Rose Pompon, Grand Blanche, Noble par Merite, ete. $3.00 per 100, $2«.00 per 1000. NARCISSUS BICOLOR VICTORIA This is the &neet of all the bicolor varieties. Extrareued bulbs, $16.00 per 1000. Lilium Giganteum Cold Storaee Lilv of the Valley 9 to 10 inch bulbs, 200 to the ( per case. e, $17.00 We offer only one grade of Lily of the Valley and that THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY OBTAINABLE. Packed in cases of 600 pips at $10.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NE>V YORK GItb credit where '-' DELAY NO LONGER. SEND FOR THE FOLLOWING SEED. Flower Seeds For Early Spring Tr. pkt. Oz. AGERATUM,BlucPerfection.$0.15 $0.50 ALYSSUM, Little Gem ALYSSUM, Carpet of Snow. . ANTIRRHLNUM, Nelrose PUik ASTERS, Queen of the Market Separate colors 20 CANDYTUFT, Giant Empress COB.aiA Scandens LOBELIA, C. P. Compacta.. . MYOSOTIS, Victoria GOLDEN FEATHER SALVIA, Bonfire VINCA, 3 colors VERBENAS, Mam., 4 colors. . ZINNIA, Giant Robusta .10 .30 .10 .35 .50 .20 .75 .10 .20 .15 .40 .25 1.85 .25 .75 .10 .25 .25 2.00 .15 .60 .20 .75 .10 .35 FLOWER SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST For Immediate Planting- Lily of the Valley Prom our own cold storage plant. $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Prompt shipment fOITL[R, fISKE, RAWSON CO., ne seed store faneuil Hall Square, Boston Whem ordering, jplease mention The Exchange MEYER'S T BRAND GIGANTEUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER lORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY EX COLD STORAGE LATER ON CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK When, ordering, plense mention The Escliange ORDER NOW For delivery this Wint^ and Next Spring your wants in Dormant Roses, Hybrids* Polyanthan, etc., low budded and tr«e roses; Rhododendrons, Azalea Mollis* Aucubas, Cherry Laurel, Evergreens, Boxwood in bush, pyramid and ball shapes; hardy Japan Lilies, eto. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS BrBircia7st.:ir p. o. bo. 7S2 New York Wbeni ordering, please mention The Excbange Giant Pansy Seed Kenilworth Mixture Kenilworth CutFlower Mixture Giant Tliree and Five Blotched Masterpiece Curled Wavy Kenilworth Show Giant Bronze Mixture Giant Orchid Mixture Giant Royal Purple Giant Emperor William Giant King of the Blacks Giant Lord Beaconafield Giant Yellow, dark eye Giant White, dark eye Giant White . Giant Yellow 5000, SI. 00; H oz.. Giant Red Giant Light Blue Giant Dark Blue Giant Zebra Giant McKinley Giant Adonis Giant Psyche Giant Mme. Perret 1000 seeds, 25o.: $1.25; oz., 95.00. 1000 seeds of Rainbow, free with every $1.00 worth of Pansy Seed Princess (new upright Pansy). 1000 seeds, 35c: H 02.81.00; >ioz. $2.00; oz.. $7.50. When ririlerinc. rilf^se monti^ David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michigan Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Pknts PANSIES Seed 200,000 MT GIANT PANStES are now ready to ship. Fine fleld-KTOwn plants. Pineet mixture in superb oolore. Al) grown from seIeot«d etook. 100 by panel post, SOo.; 1000 by eipress, $3.60; SCO i2.00;3000tl0.00. Large. BtroDg plants in bud for ^K^ter bloomkig, 11.00 per 100 by eipresa. Seed, anest mixture. 6000 ieed« tl.OO, 1 oi. 14.00. a OI. tlO 00. SALVIA Bonfire. Oz. $1.00, H oz. 75c. Cash with order. ER IFMNIMAC Lock Box 2S4 . D. jtnmnuo, southport, conn. "OBOWBR ONLY OF Fl NB PANSTBS" W.E. Marshall & Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23(1 St., NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange S. & W. Co.'s Superior RETARDED Lily of the Valley In judging the price of our superior LILT OF THE VALLET, please remember that the best is the cheapest. Our Valley is positively among the best. Is bought at open prices, with instructions for a selection of the best-developed pips. Our long experience and large importations have commanded this extra selection. Introduced a few years ago, it has now become famous, being forced very extensively by a large number of cele- brated Lily of the Valley growers. S. & 'W. Co.'s SUPERIOR VALLEY produces strong spikes of flowers, about 15 inches in height, bearing from twelve to twenty extra- large, pure white bells, which arc delightfully fragrant. For forcing, these pips are the very best that can be planted. We can offer, subject to prior sale, this SUPERIOR VALLET, in original cases of 250 Pips $4.50 per case 1000 Pips. . .$16.00 per case 500 Pips 8.50 per case 2000 jPips. . . 31.00 per case 2500 Pips $38.00 per case STIMPP 4 WALTER CO., ^I'rv^Rt Wheni ordering, please m>'ntlnn Thp Exchange OUR MOTTOt "THS BEST THB MARKET AFFORDS ■* Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK From Cold Storage New York or Chicago $16.00 per 1000; $8.50 per 500; $4.50 per 250 Pips Wheni nriitTMiL'. i^li-iise m-'ntlou The Exchange BEANS, PEAS» RADISH and ad all GARDEN SEEDS -IT ^/V ONION SETS ^^^'^^UP:^^'^^^^ Whem ordering, please mpntlon The Exrlmngp Write us for price on AMERICAN GROWN GLADIOLUS BALLEY JOHN LEWIS CHILDS Inc. Flowerfield, L. I., N.Y. When onlpriiig. please m-'ntlon The Kvclinnge Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for iwofit. Whon oriiorinE. iilpnsp m-'ntinn Tli.> Kxolianee S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN. CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Cora. Corregpondcnce Solicited. When ordering, please meution The Exchanee Lily ol the Valley Pips Serlin and Hamburg Cold Storage Each In cases of 3000 pips . .$40.00 " " " 1000 pips . . 14.00 " " " 250 pips . . 4.00 J. M. THORBURN & CO. 53 Barclay St.. through to 54 Park Place NEW YORK When nrderintr. plense ni'^ntj'Hi Tin' Kxrlmiiire The L D.Waller Seed Co. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA SWfET PEA and NASTURTIUM SPEOIALI6TS Oorrupondenoe Sc^olted W^en ordering, nleiisi^ rni'ntlun 'Vhc Rxrhnnge Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed ^^.'^''^-v.,.^^ postpaid by manufactuiers upon ^_jP.C|^^ receipt of 40 cents m postaf^e, T^^rk AMERICAN SPAWN CO. "'"^- """ ST. PALL, MINN. Wlien ordering, iilease mention The Exchange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS faauary 8, WU> The Florists' Exchange 55 XXX SEEDS AGERATUM. Blue Star. Beat dwarf. Pkt. 20o. ALYSSUM Snowball. Finest dwarf, very com- pact, fine for pol3. only true dwarf. Pkt. 20c. BROWALLIA. New giant blue. Fine. 2Qc. CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown, single and double. Mixed. O.iO seeds. Jl.tW; H pkt. 50o. CHRISTMAS PEPPERS. Very fine, deep red, 20o. CINER.\RI.\. L.irj:e-llowerinK. dwarf, mixed, fine, lOOO seeds. 50c.: .'3 pkt. 25o. t:()UAEA Scandens. Purple. Pkt. 20c. t'Ol.EUS. New giants, finest large leaved. 20o. t:ANI)YTlIFT. New white giant, grand. Pkt. 20o. iCYCLAMEN Cilfianteum. Finest Giants, mixed. 250 seeds, Jl 01); '3 pkt. 50c. 'JERIIS.\LEM CHERRY Melvlnll. Conical, new, I and FRA DIAVOLO. large, round. Each 20o. iPANSY. Giants Mixed. Finest grown, critically selected. lillOU seeds. Sl.OO; J-a pkt. 50o.; oz. $3.00 PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20o. PETUNIA New California Giants. Mixed. 20o. PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, single, very showy, profuse bloomer and grand bedder. Most attractive Petunia- grown. Pkt. 50o. PHLOX Drummondll. New dwarf, large flower- ing. Grand, finest colors and beauties. 20o. SALVIA Scarlet Glow. New, the finest intense dark scarlet and medium dwarf early blooniing Salvia grown: color as a glowing fire. Pkt. 20o. SNAPDRAGON, Giant White. Pink or Mixed. 20o SWEET WILLIAMS. New giant fancy mixed. 20e. THUNBERGIA, Black-Eyed Susan. Mixed. 20o. TORENI.^. New giant. Extra fine and showy. 20c. VERBENA. New giants. Finest grown, mixed or separate colors, in pink, purple, scarlet, whit« and white-eyed. Each, per pkt. 20c. Cash. Liberal pkts. Six 20o. pkts., tl.OO. JOHN F. RUPP.Shiremanstown, Pa. When onlerhiK. pli'ase m.'ntioii Thi? Exchange -f Pride of Portland Petunia and its companions, White Beauty, Scarlet Beauty, Elk*s Pride and Irvington Beauty Have pleased the masses of people in (jur city more than any other flowers ever seen here; used in window-boxes, tubs and flower beds. Growers have found them big money makers, and those florists in other states who grow bedding stock will tind these Petunias easy to grow and tlie best sellers ever handled. Seed now ready in trade packets of 1000 I seeds at Sl.OO; 3 packets for S2.50. I THE SWISS FLORAL CO. ! PORTLAND, ORE. orfli^rinp. [ f.W. Fletchers Co. Inc. AUBURNDALE, MASS. Antirrhinums Nelroso Seed, trade packeU, Sl.OO. Marguerites Reve d'Or. best yellow. Rooted Cuttings, immediate delivery, $4.00 per 100. AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Preeideut. John M. Lupton, Mattituck. .•>). Y.; first vii-e-nreaident, Kirby B. White, Detroit, Mich.; second vice-president, F W. Bolciano, WaehingtOD. D. C.; aecretary-treasurer, C. £. Khndbi.. 2010 Ootario St.. Clevet&nd, O.; usistant a«eretary. S. F. WiLLARD, Jr., Cleveland, O. Importations of European Seed "We are getting in our Hue of flower siod from Germany witli usual regular- ity," said Earnest Schwenke of Ileichardt & Schulte's sales department. "They come via Holland by parcel post with- out difficulty, and the report that parcel post from that country is in any way infected is not the case in our experience. We are also well supplied with the usual parden vegetable seeds from Holland, our complete stock recently arriving in the usual varieties. "We have one drawback, however, in I he failure of the general line of Wax Heans throughout the country. We will liave only comparatively few of them, probably not more than enough to last IS a month in the entire 1916 trade. , "Our supply of Cotton seed for South- ern planters will be of excellent quality, but the price will be probably 20 per cent, in advance of last season in line with the general advance of cotton and the short crop of 1915. "We have had somewhat of a falling off in our usual good business this Fall over that of former years, the season being decidedly against us, but there is every indication that the Winter and Spring trade will be of such satisfactory character as to make up for this de- ficiency. "Our annual catalog went out last week, about 20,000 of them, an attractive lOO-page volume which we are distribut- ing principally in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and quite a few to the West as far as California." S. J. M. When ordering- please m'^ntjon Thf E^xchnDge Burnett Bros. aCEOSMEM Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, New York City Contract Growers of PEPPER EGG PLANT KALE OEJIA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS. Inc. MOORESTOWN, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exch.Tnge Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new readers weekly. Imports at New York Dec. 25-27. — S. S. Guiana — A. E. Outer- bridge & Co.. 9 boxes palm seed: S. S. Stockholm — Stumpp & Walter Co., 60 cases Lilv roots; Loechner & Co., 184 cases bulbs. S. S. Stampalia — E. F. Bauer. 500 bags seed; G. W. Sheldon & Co., 300 bags seed; MuUer, Schall & Co., 300 bags, seed; A. J. Corraro. 7 bags seed; Dec. 28 — S. S. United States — J. M. Thorbum & Co.. 1 bag seed; Loechner & Co., 206 pkgs. seed, etc., 1 case plants; J. A. Bruce & Co., 2 cases seed; Lake Shore Seed Co., 33 bags seed; O. G. Hempstead & Son, 5 cases seed; Wakem & McLaughlin, 2 cases seed; E. P. Bauer. 512 bags seed; P. Henderson & Co., 22 cases Lily pips; Maltus & Ware. 21 pkgs. seed; Davies & Turner Co., 12 pkgs. seed, etc.; Loewith, Larsen & Co., 57 bbls. seed; J. M. Thorburn & Co., 20 bbls. roots. S. S. Devon City — P C. Kuyper & Co., 2 cases plants; MuUer Schall & Co. 200 bbls. Clover seed. S. S. New York — F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 5 cases plants, etc. Dec. 29. — S. S. Rochambeau — J. M. Thorburn & Co., 1 case seed; Vaughan's Seed Store, 2 sacks seed; F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 1 case seed; 57 cases plants; 18 pkgs. plants. S. S. Araluen — Hillsdon, Watts & Co., 23 cases palm seed. Dec. 30-31. Jan. 1 and 2 — S. S. Baltic — Maltus & Ware, 2 cases trees; J. B. Duke, 1 case trees. Jan. 3 — S. S. Manhattan — R. F. Lang, 8 cases Rose trees; Maltus & Ware, 3 pkgs. Rose trees; C. B. Richard & Co., 6 cases trees; S. S. Ryndam — Maltus & Ware 48 cases bubs; 8 cases shrubs; Lunham & Moore. 92 bbls. seed; P. Henderson & Co., 217 bags seed; H. P. Darrow, 6 bags seed; Tice & Lynch, 51 bags seed; J. L. Vandever, 72 bags seed- J. E. Bauer. 34 bags seed; 4 cases trees; O. G. Hempstead & Son. 5 cases shrubs: A. Rolker & Sons, 65 cases, etc : Stumpp & Walter Co., 25 cases roots; Vaughan's Seed Store, 1 case roots: C. P. Meyers, 9 cases roots; CH. Wvman & Co., 18 cases bulbs; Julius Ro'ehrs Co., 5 cases shrubs: McHutchi- son Co., 4 cases trees, etc., M. p. T. Co., 5 cases roots; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 72 cases shrubs. 35 cases roots, etc. New York Seed Trade In the seed stores of this city at this time the leading features are the arrival of American grown seeds in large quan- tities, and of not a few seeds from Ger- many and other foreign countries; the mailing out of catalogs from such stores OS have already received these from the printers, the completion of copy for cata- logs for the printer; the testing, packet- in" and bagging of seeds. In short the present occupation in the seed stores m this city is the preparation for the busi- ness of the season which will soon open. Among the seedsmen who are already sending out their 191(i catalogs are I'eter Henderson & Co., .T. M. Thorburn & Co., Harry A. Bunyard Co., inc., and Burnett Bros. W. E. Marshall, of W. E. Marshall & Co., 16() W. 2Sth St., received news on Monday morning of this week of the death of his brother, Dr. John Marshall of Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Marshall had been rector of tlie Royal High School of Edinburgh for 25 years, and before his appointment to that position was professor in Ijeeds University of Eng- land of Greek and Latin for several years. In fact Dr. Marshall, who was 75 years old at the time of his death, was a Greek and Latin scholar of much renown throughout Scotland and Eng- gland. Harry A. Bunyard Co.. Inc., 40 W. 28th St., reports the arrival of flower seeds from Germany and also of many American grown seeds. The plant busi- ness of this company for New Year's as well as for Christmas was very satisfac- tory. Mr. Bunyard, the head of the com- pany, celebrated his birthday on Monday of this week. The MacNiff Horticultural Co., 54 to 56 Vesey st., having reached the close of a most successful year's business in its auction and retail plant departments, is busy working on the 1916 catalog, which is soon to appear and also enlarging and putting in order its seed department so that it may more readily take care of the increasing business of this department. Walter A. Feeney of the flower seed department of Peter Henderson & Co.. 35 Cortlandt St., passed the holidays pleasantly with kinsmen in Boston, Mass. The internal changes at the store of Stumpp & Walter Co.. 30 to 32 Barclay St., including the moving of the office from the rear of the main floor to the front of the first floor, a change which both gave more salesroom space and much enlarged office quarters, has been completed, and the thorough renovation of the store throughout all of its floors and departments and repainting of the same has also been finished. This puts this fine. large store in better shape even than it has ever been before to attend to the increasing business of its seed, bulb, horticultural implement and sundry departments. Wm. Elliott & iSons, 42 Vesey St., are making a special offer of flower seeds for early Spring nlanting. Their offer in- cludes many seasonable seeds. J. B. Deamud. manager of Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay St., returned on Monday of this week from a ten days' holiday trip to Chicago, and has resumed the helm at the Barclay st. store, where all the employees are hustling to get everything in shape for the anticipated rush of Spring business. Arthur T. Boddington Co., Inc., has « ■rthtiif SINCE Easter in 1916 will be so late— April 23rd— everybody can get LILIUM GIGANTEUM in good time. Lilies are still the Easter flower, and Qiganteum the Easter Lily Ours may not be the best, but they don't come any better. F O. B. Chicago, New York, Philadelphia or Detroit 7-9 —300 per case *59 22 8-9 —250 per case 6500 8-10 — 225 per case oO-JW 9-10—200 per case ■ • 90.00 Will also have them in cold atorage ihipped ichen you xoant Uitm. BEGONIA CHATELAINE. 2H-in., strong, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. CYCLAMEN. 3-in., $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000; 4-in., $20.00 per 100. For ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. FERNS, CARNATION PLANTS, SEED, other BULBS, etc., write for our catalogue. We wiU be glad to send it to you. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO., '^^l^^^^^Sir^l: When, nrdoriiig. pli-nsp rppntlnn Th^ Exphnngf imiiuiiiiuniiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiinimiuiiiuiiimiifliumiiiiiiiuiiuiiiiMiDiiiniiiniiuiiiinn Begonia land Gloxinia Bulbs | Singles and doubles, first size bulbs, in case lots at import prices. s WRITE FOR PRICES AND PARTICULARS. | NEW YORK I McHutchison & Co., The Import House 17 Murray St. iuiiiiBi«»i«mimi«iini«nii««nn«««™»"" iiinniimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiii i iiii"ni»i«i miiiiiiiniiiiiinniniiiiimn niiiiiii iiiiiiiinniiniiiiiniiminii When ordering, please mentlop The Exchange Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensls, red. . . 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet.. 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, III. When ordering, niease montion Thf Rxi-hnnge Beans Wanted Quote prices and mail samples, new crop BEAN SEED. I pay cash. CHRIS. RtlTCR "'"^ ?a'^ "^ When ordering, please mention The Exchange SEEDS and BULBS ,Beckert's Seed Store lOl'lOS Federal Street iPrrrSBURGH, pa. (North Sidel When ordering, nlease mention The E:tehange ■Both Ways Our advertlsloA columna wtll aell jout ■tock or furnish your wanta. Uaad either way they wUI be of proBt to you. 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds, Onion Sets. Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedl^ee Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. Whe UK. I>li' mt-ntion The Exchange on his customary annual business trip for the house. J. R. Deamud, manager of the New York store, who spent Christ- mas in the city, has returned to his posi- tion in New York. Geo. _Mohn. a for- mer valued employee of this house, who severed his connection a year ago to go into the retail cut fiower trade, has just canceled this engagement and returned to his former position with Vaughan's Seed Store, commencing Jan. 3. Winterson's Seed Store is making preparations for a large Spring trade. The wholesale price list and large Spring retail catalog will be ready for mailing toward the end of the month. John Degnan, manager, says it has been remarked by one or two of _ the correspondents that the publicity given to the GladioU*has given, and undoubt- edly will give, a great impetus to the growing of Gladioli the coming season. Probably no publicity ever given it in catalog, magazine, or any other medium, has had the far reaching effect that is obtained on the screens of the thousands of moving picture shows throughout the country. Cowee's Gladioli fields has been extensively shown in the Chicago movies, but the fact that his name is mentioned in such a small way does not make a personal issue nor does it give Mr. Cowee the credit he deserves. It is obvious, however, that these exhibi- tions bring the Gladioli more promi- nently before the public than any other mode of advertising, all of which will incidentally benefit the trade. D. D. P. Roy has moved his office quarters In the Federal building to room 1005, where he has much larger office facilities, with a show room In connec- tion. The Albert Dickinson Co.. 35th st. and California ave., commenced its first season's business in its new quarters. Being situated on the drainage canal gives the company both rail and water freight. In grass and field seeds the business runs into enormous propor- tions. Robt. Nicholson's (Dallas, Tex.) an- nual illustrated catalog of garden and field seeds is the first one to come to hand in which no prices are quoted on anything offered. Prices are left out because quotations on a great many seeds- change considerably during the year, and where prices are quoted in a catalog they are usually made high eiiiiugli to cover any changes that may happen during the year. A price list is issued every month giving lowest mar- ket quotations. County Superintendent of School Ed- ward J. Tobin's annual report shows that twenty-five hundred pupils took field and garden school-home products, that have been put into the school course otj study. Land was cultivated, rented for that purpose as part of their regular school work. One boy is reported to have made $370 from an acre of pickles. About .300 pupils were "drowned out" and made nothing. The total amount earned by the children will exceed $15,000. Catalogs Received Domestic Williams Seed Co., Norfolk, Va- — A catalog of seeds, bulbs and plants, con- taining a section devoted to Incubators and poultry supplies, also fertilizers and Insecticides. A freely illustrated cata- log of 64pp. and colored cover. The Barteldes Seed Co., Lawrence, Kansas. — A freely illustrated catalog dealing with vegetables, flower seeds, bulbs, nursery stock, shrubs, grains and tree seeds. There is also a section de- voted to Insecticides, incubators and poultry supplies. 112pp. with colored cover, including index. Harry A. Btmyard Co., Inc., the Uptown Seed Store. 40 W. 2Sth St., New York. — Spring catalog of seeds, bulbs, plants and garden supplies. A neatly printed and well gotten up catalog; no Illustra- tions. 112pp. with colored cover. S U Isbell 8c Co., Jackson, Mich. — Isbell'3 Seed Annual, 1916. The greater part of this catalog deals with vegeta- bles and fruits, but there is a section devoted to flower seeds. A very neat and freely illustrated catalog; 120pp. with colored cover, including an index. Jacbson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. T. — A neat 12pp. catalog, dealing with Boses hardy perennial plants. Peonies, shrubs, ornamental and shade trees and evergreens. This catalog also contains a section devoted to small fruits. A very useful list; no illustrations. J, M. Thorbtirn & Co., 53 Barclay St., New York City. — Thorburn Seeds, 1916, dealing with vegetable seeds, lawn grass seed deciduous tree and shrub seeds, and a large section devoted to flower seeds. There is also a section given up to fertilizers. A neat, useful and freely illustrated catalog of 144pp. with index. Senry A. Dreer, Inc., 714-716 Chest- ; nut St., Philadelphia, Pa.— Dreer' s Gar- den Book, 1916, being the seventy-eighth annual edition. This catalog is neatly printed and very freely illustrated, con- taining Ave full page colored illustra- tions of the best varieties of vegetables, ■ Sweet Peas, Gladioli, Roses and Phlox. There Is also a section devoted to garden tools poultry supplies, insecticides and fungicides. A very useful list to have; 288pp. Burnett Bros., 98 Chambers St., be- tween Broadway and Church St., New- York — Seeds. — A well arranged seed list of 100 pages, with index, containing il- lustrations and descriptions of many popular flowers and vegetables, also a very full catalog of sundries, implements mowing machines, sprays and fertilizers. Hardy Phloxes and some fruit trees and / Strawberries are also listed. S Foreiern '\ M. Herb, Via Trivio 24-36, Naples. ' Italy. — Wholesale catalog of seeds. This catalog is printed in Italian, and runs to 48pp. and cover. Hialmar Hartmann 8c Co., Copenhagen. Denmark. — Surplus Offer of Danish Seeds, 1915-1916. A useful 8pp. folder. Sole kgents for the United States and Canada! Loechner & Co., 11 Warren st.. New York. Change of Ownership J H. Cunningham, florist, Delaware. Ohio, has purchased the J. C. Cox seed business there, the deal becoming effective- the first of the new year. Mr. Cunning- ham will continue the seed business la the same room on West Winter St., and in addition will add a line of cut fiowers. Miss Jennie Cox will later open at her residence, 100 N. Sandusky St., ivith her line of cards and small gifts. For the present she will take a much needed '^ The J. C. Cox Seed Store has been known to residents of Delaware and Delaware County for over a fourth ot a century. Mr. Cox established the busi- ness 26 years ago and at his death ten years later, his daughter, Miss Jennie- Cox, continued the business with great success. Januarr 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 57 FLORISTS' SEEDS FOR EARLY SOWING oT..Se .so .30 .75 AGERATUM Trade pkt. Oi. Album. White. 2 ft tO. 10 $0.40 Blue. 2ft 10 .40 Blue Perfection. 1ft. 10 .80 Mauve Beauty. 6 in. Compact. 15 .75 ALYSSUM Benthaml (Sweet) ^i lb. 60c. .10 .16 Carpet of Snow. For hanginK-baakets and borders 10 Little Gem. Splendid for pots 10 White Gem. Very compact; fine for car- pot bedding 25 ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) TALL VARIETIES NELROSE. Flowers silvery pink; produces sterna a yard long 30 SILVER-PINK. Its name describes it. Sold only in originator's packets 1.00 Coral-Red. Striking color 25 1.00 Daybreak. Pink, white throat 25 1.50 Lilaclnum. BeautifulUlac .25 1.00 Luteum. Yellow 25 1.00 Oueen Victoria. Pure white 25 1.00 Romeo. Deep rose 25 1.00 INTERMEDIATE VARIETIES Golden Queen 20 1 .00 Orange King. Glowing orange self 25 2.00 Pink Oueen. Creamy pink 25 2.50 Oueen of the North. White 20 1.00 ASTERS EARLY WONDER Produces large flowers of fine shape, which stand well when cut. Trade pkt. Oz. Lavender $0.25 J3.00 Pink .25 2.00 White 25 2.00 BRANCHING This vigorous type forms broad, handsome bushes, covered with large, long-stemmed and long-petaled Sowers. MYOSOTIS (Forget-M«-Not) Trade pkt. Oi. BoddlnSton's Pot. Produces fine, free-growing Bpeoimens ■.■.■■■•.'•' •;*. * ^^ •. ka Alpogtrls, Royal Blue. Very deep blue '^ *!S? Alpostrls Victoria. Sky blue .25 1.75 PETUNIAS Boddlniiton'a Quality Double Fringed. May be con- fidently relied on to produce a hirge pronortion of double flowers of exquisite beauty and great size. J^ trade pkt. 80 cts., trade pkt. $1.00. .^ . .t j Century prize. Gigantic, single flower, having the edges deeply ruffled or fluted. H trade pkt. 60 cte.. trade pkt. $1.00. Trade pkt. Bat Harbor Beauty. Beautiful rose ^''IS Emperor. Single. Large blossoms 50 Rosp Mom. Soft carmine pink .^ Ruffled Giants Single fringed 00 PYRETHRUM Trade pkt. Oi. Aureum (Golden Feather) $0.10 $0.30 Selaglnoldes. Finely serrated 10 .ou SALVIA Clara Bedman (Bonfire) *25 Splendens (Scarlet Sage) **^ Splendens pendula. Drooping -^^ Splendens Zurich 25 SHAMROCK 2.60 1.25 3.00 3.50 Trade pkt. Os. Carlson's Laven- der $0.25 $1.00 Semple's Shell Pink 25 1.00 Semple's Upright White 25 1.00 Trade pkt. Oi. Vlck's Crimson.. .$0.25 $1.00 " Purple 25 1.00 " Rose 25 1.00 " Violet 25 1.00 " White 25 1.00 Petunia, Boddlnfiton*^ Century Prize CANDYTUFT Trade pkt. Oz. Boddington's Giant Hyadnth-Flowered. Large pure white, spiral spikes $0.25 $1.00 True Irish. Small-Leaved 25 1.00 Empress. 1 ft. Candidissima. Gymnocarpa. . , Pure white, pyramidal. CENTAUREA Very scarce .10 .25 .10 CINERARIA Maritlma. IJ^ ft 10 Maritlnaa **Dlainond." Foliage very white, leaves serrated 20 OUEEN OF THE MARKET Large-flowered and very early. Trade pkt. Oi. Crimson $0 15 $1.00 Dark Blue 15 1.00 Flesh Color 15 1.00 Peach Blossom .. . 15 1.00 Trade pkt. 0«. Pink $0.15 $1.00 Rose 15 1.00 Scarlet 15 1.00 White 15 1.00 COBAEA Scandens. Blue. Alba. White .10 .15 .35 .50 .30 1.00 .30 100 SMILAX Trade pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50o. Trade pkt. Oi. Flesh Color $0.25 $3.25 STOCKS GERMAN TEN-WEEK Trade pkt. Oa. Brilliant Rose . . . $0.25 $3.25 Canary Yellow.. .25 3.25 Crimson 25 3.25 Dark Purple 25 3.25 CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN Flower continuously through the Summer. Princess AUce. White ^o Apple Blossom. Light pink f° Peach Blossom. Soft pink ^o Cbamolse Bridesmaid. Rose Light Blue 25 Scarlet 25 Snow White... .25 3.25 3.25 3.25 ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus. True greenhouse-grown. 50 cts. 100 seeds, $1.00 250 seeds, $3.50 1000 seeds, $32.50 10,000 seeds. Plumosus nanus. California-grown. 60 cts. 100 seeds, 75 ct8. 250 seeds, 82.50 1000 seeds, $22.50 10.000 seeds. Sprengeri. 25 eta. 250 seeds, 75 cts. 1000 seeds, $3.00 for 5000 seeds. BEGONIA Trade pkt BoddIngton*8 Crimson Bedder $0.50 Erf ordii. Carmine 25 Semperflorens 25 Vernon grandiflora 25 COLEUS Boddlngton's Magnificent Rainbow Hybrids 50 GREVILLEA Robusta (Silk Oak) 25 LOBELIA Crystal Palace compacta 25 Emperor William compacta 25 Erinus gracilis. Light blue 15 Erinus speciosa. Deep blue 15 MIGNONETTE Boddlngton's Majesty. The finest of all fancy varieties of Mignonette for under glass or pot culture. Trade pkt. 60 cts., H oz. $1.00, oz. $7 50 Allen's Defiance (Originator's stock). Trade pkt. 50 cts., H oz. $1.00. New York Market. An ideal variety for florists. Trade pkt. 50 cts., oz. $6.50. .25 4.60 4.00 400 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 1.00 2.00 1.75 .75 .75 Trade .25 .25 Canary. Yellow ^\ Flamingo. Blood red ;^ Blue Jay. Light blue i^ Violet. Dark blue i% Carminea. Crimson GIANT PERFECTION White. Pyramidal, long spikes of large, double flowers, pkt. 25ct3 , oz. $3.50. VERBENAS Trade pkt. Oz. Mammoth Hybrids. Mixed $0.25 $1.00 Auricula-flowered, Blue Pink ,, Scarlet Defiance ;? White (Candidissima) jft Lemon (Aloysia dtrlodora) ■=» VINCA Trade pkt. Oz. Rosea alba. Rose Alba. White $0.15 $0.75 and white 15 Rosea. Rose 15 White eye 25 !2S .75 MUed 10 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.50 REMEMBER, YOU MAY DEDUCrf 5 PER CENT. IF GASH ACCOMPANIES ORDER Arthur T. Boddington Company, Inc., seedsmen REMOVAL NOTICE. We have moved to our new and more convenient quarters, 128 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK When onierinc. please mention The Excliiince Cold Snap Strikes So. California .\t Perris, 17 miles southeast of River- ■^'uh'. 7^in. of snow was reported Dec. • '►<*. Eucal.vptus trees, serving as wind- bceaks. are reported to have suffered con- siderable damage. At Baikersfield the first snow fell in ten years. At Los •\ngeles snow fell for a few minutes be- fore 10 o'clock on the morning of Dec. 30. At Sacramento the temperature dropped to 30 deg. at 7 o'clock in the nn.rning. At Fresno the temperature on tin- sround, Dec. 29, was 28 deg., but it i- iM-lieved that it has not affected the Ciinis fruit. At Stockton the thermome- ter registered 30 deg. Russeilvilie, Ky. Wilson & Son is the name of a new concern at Russeilvilie, Ky., which will handle both wholesale and retail seed. The firm is composed of P. W. Wilson and his son William Wilson. F. W. Wilson was formerly in business at Lewisburg, Ky. .\ows reached New York this week that Louis L. de Vilmorin, a senior mid- shipman in the French navy, has been accorded the honor of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Previously he had been awarded the "war cross," having '■"iiHnanded a section of auto guns at tlir French front. He is the third of thf tivp ^'ilraorin brothers now serving in the French forces. Burbank Files Suit Against Luther Burbank Co. Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa, Cal., filed suit against the Luther Burbank Qo. of San Francisco Dec. 29 last, for the collection of $9775 in two notes given him by that concern. The Luther Burbank Co. is further notified of the cancellation of the contract by which it had the exclusive right to sell Burbank's products, and it is also prohibited the further use of his name. The Luther Burbank Co.'s main offices are 301 Mar- ket St., San Francisco. It is stated that stock in this company to the amount of $37.5,000 has been sold to the public at par. The companv agreed to pa.v Bur- bank $300,000, of which $30,000 'was to be in cash and $1.').(X)0 a year. It was to have exclusive rights to sell all Bur- bank's "experiments." It is stated that the compajiy has paid Burbank the $30,000, but that is all. Assets of the compan.v include a stock of Spring seeds on hand and farms at Sevastopol, Liver- more and Dixon. Mail Order Swindle The Henry Field Seed Co. of Shenan- doah, la., the Louisville Seed Co. of Louisville, Ivy., and a number of other concerns are complainants in connection with a big mail order swindle in Eastern Kentucky. Federal authorities have re- turned thirty-five indictments against a score of alleged firms and individuals in Floyd, Johnson and Magotfin countie-s. It is alleged that these firms ordered quantities of merchandise from a large number of mail order and wholesale con- cerns. Fake letter heads were used, and one of the alleged firms would give the others for reference. A hearing will shortly be given the cases at Cattletts- burg, Ky., the nearest Federal Court. The preliminary hearing, and the in- dictments were relumed at London, Ky., The Louisville Seed Co. was one of the concerns to file the first complaints against the mail order swindlers. G. D. C. A Question for Readers A seed and horticultural supply com- pany at Baltimore, Md., asks for in- formation regarding a brand of sheep manure NGC, and also of a brand of fertilizer under the name of Coe and Mortimer, .\nyone knowing of these will confer a favor on our inquirer, and on other readers if they wUl send us the information. An interesting fact in connection with the catalog of M. Herb. Naples, Ital.v, which has just reached us, was that it was posted at Zurich, Switzerland. New Brunswick, N. J. — An interest- ing case was decided in the suit of Louis Meyers against Joseph Gameau. ilr. Meyers was hired as a watchman, and finding time irksome on his hands, set about repairing the roof of a greenhouse, and while thus employed fell through, sustaining severe injuries. The under- taking being voluntary on Meyers' part, the court dismissed the case. 58 The Florists' Exchange Micheirs New Crop Flower Seeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Nor- thern Greenhouse Grown). 1000 seeds.. .S3. 50 I 10.000 seeds. .S30.00 5000 seeds.. . 16.50 ( 26,000 seeds. . 72.50 ASPARAGUS Hatcherl. 100 seeds.. . .80.75 I 600 seeds $3.00 1000 seeds $5.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 1000 seeds.. .80.75 | 10.000 seeds. . .J5.60 6000 seeds.. . 3.00 | 25,000 seeds. . . 12.50 CENTAUREA. 1000 seeds Oz. Candidissima $0.30 $2.00 Gymnocarpa 15 .40 LOBELIA Tr. pkt. Oz. Crystal Palace Compacta $0.30 $1.25 Crystal Palace Speciosa.. . .15 .60 PETUNIA. Michell's Monstrosus. . . . 1.00 California Giants 50 Grandiflora Fringed 50 Dwarf Inimitable 50 1.25 PHLOX DRUMMONDI. Dwarf. ^ , Tr. pkt. Oz. Cecily. Large flowering; mixed colors $0.50 $2.26 Crimson with eye .40 2.00 Deep Scarlet 40 2.26 Fair Maid. Soft pink 40 .226 PHLOX DRUMMONDI, Dwarf— Cont'd Tr. pkt. Oz. FirebaU. Scarlet $0.40 $1.75 Pink 40 2.00 Snowball. White 40 1.75 Violet with eye 40 2.00 Choice Mixed 40 1.25 SALVIA. Tr. pkt. Oz . Scarlet Gem $0.50 $3.00 Bonfire 40 2.25 Zurich 50 3.25 King of Carpets 50 2.60 Splendens 25 1.25 THUNBERGIA. Mixed Colors 15 .50 VERBENA. Micheirs Mammoth Fancy. Tr. pkt. Oz. Blue $0.30 $1.25 Pink 30 1.25 Scarlet 30 1.25 Striped 30 1.25 White 30 1.25 Mixed 30 1.00 SPECIAL OFFER 5000 Ophejla Roses On own roots, from 23.i-inch pots. Strong, healthy plants. $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. Also all other seasonable Seeds and Supplies forjthe Florist. Send for 1916 Wholesale Catalogue— Just Out. Henry F. Michell Co. 518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. piniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiNiiiiiiiiiii^ King Seed Cabinet | I 50 DRAWERS | i 3 inches wide, 232 inches deep. | 1 8 inches long. | I Oak case and partitions. | 1 Oak fronts and backs to drawers. | J Steel bottoms and sides to drawers. 1 1 Just the thing for your potting 1 1 shed. 1 I Price, $15.00 net f. o. b. factory. 1 j KINO CONSTRUCTION CO. I j NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. | iiiuiniiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil \Mi^-ii <.rtUMMjij. i,lr;,s.- m Exrlmnge DAHLIAS BeK new and standard varieties. Write for prices before ordering elsewhere PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS BERLIN, N. J. When ordering, please mention The E,xchan(;e 100,000 GERANIUMS ^^"^ Thousands more corning nn e\ery day from 2 and 2>^-inch pots: A. Ricard, Beaute Poltevine, S. A. Nutt, Montmore, Grant, Henderson. Doyle, Buchner, La Favorite, etc., etc., $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Fully as good as last year's — try them. Abundance of CANNA bulbs and other atock. Correspondence solicited. ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist, Washrngton, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ALYSSUM, DOUBLE GIANT The oat flower kind. You want loine of tbia on the edge of yoiir Carnation b«da. 24n.. $2 00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. SMILAX. No. 1 plant*. 2-ul, $1.2S per 100. DAISY, Mr*. F. Sander. Selected (took. 2-in »2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. E. RAWLING», Allegany, N. Y. Wholeeale Grower When orderfne. please mention The Exchange Montgomery, Ala. still Talking of Christmas Tlie holiday business this year ex- ceeded the most sanguine expectations of our florists. The call for plants com- menoed earlv on Monday and continued to grow until there was a perfect rush. Thursday, Friday and to Saturday. 3 p.m., extra help was provided and every- thing salable was eagerly purchased : very few exceptions being made as to prices. Cut flowers were plentiful and every- thing taken. The wholsale trade was much better than at any time in the his- tory of Rosemont Gardens, especially in plants. Some seven hundred Azaleas alone were shipped, besides Cyclamen. Poinsettias ; Roman Hyacinths. and many orders refused. .\zaleas sold clean out. Although Ri'semont had a carload imported (some IfiOO). more could have been sold. Prices rnnged from .$1.50 to $20. hut the call was mostly for the Sl.ryO to $5 sizes, Madame_ Petrick being the favorite. Poinsettias came next in order, with Cyclamen a close third. Roman Hya- cinths in sizes from 50c. to .$1.50 were good sellers. More Valley was handled than ever before and brought $1 per doz., whether cut or in pots. Madeup baskets, rustic pans and boxes were prime sellers; indeed it is difficult to designate, outside of the first three articles named, which In cut flowers Roses sold short. Prices : White and pink, $3 ; red, $4 and $5. Carnations, white and pink, $2.50; red, $3. Hyacinths and Narcissi, $1 ; LUy of the Valley, $1. Am. Beauty, $10. and $15, and dozens of orders refused. Poinsettias, $6 to $9 per doz. Violets, $3 per 100. Corsage bouquets, $2 to $5. Everything, except a small shipment of Carnations, was home grown. The business of 1914 exceeded 1913 by 20 per cent., while 1915 was a 40 per cent, increase on 1914. To add to the general rush, three heavy funeral orders were placed so that not one person or minute was idle, but so thoroughly systematized was everything that not a hitch was notieable. The Azalea orders for next season will be increased to 2000 plants with Skim- mias. Camellias in increased numbers. The most mystifying part of this whole business is that Montgomery, with a population of one third of Birmingham, and a fourth of Atlanta, can supply such a territory and have the wholesale trade growing by leaps and bounds, demand- ing increased production in all branches, while the larger cities are seemingly standing still. Energy and push seems lacking in those localities and they are allowing golden opportunities to slip by. In new plants Begonias Melior and Mrs. Peterson found instant favor, while small Norway Spruces, potted for Christ- mas trees, sold well. In wreaths, bouquet green was the favorite and hundreds more could have been sold. Holly seemingly has lost favor in this market. A very notable wedding took place on Wednesday evening calling for the largest display of bouquets ever carried on one occasion in this city, and with the Beauty Ball and a quantity of social functions the coming week foretells of lively times ahead. Verily prosperity has struck this neck of the woods with a capital P. H. A. Mitting reports the largest busi- ness he has done since coming to this city. Failure to reach him prevents my giving particulars. W. C. CoOK. Nashville, Tenn. Very Mild AVeather The week after Christmas has proved to be one of unusually heavy busi- ness, as there have been many society events. It seems that there has been more business than there were flowers the past week with almost everyone. Some of the largest decorations of the season were this week, and funeral business was heavy as well. The week has been unseasonably warm, most of the nights. But we have had an unusual amount of rain, most of the days being cloudy. As a result, the sup- ply of cut flowers has been less than for some time. Carnations are in better supply than Roses, perhaps. The first Peas of the season put in their appear- ance about ten days ago, and they are coming in slowly. The quality is pretty good, and what there are, sell as soon as they come in. Home grown orchids are appearing now, though the most that are used are still shipped in. Our grow- ers are producing more orchids every year, but they have not yet learned how to have a supply at all times. We have seen more good Callas the past two weeks than for a long time. They are extra large and good too. Vio- lets are beginning to come in reasonably freely, though there are not enough here to fill the demand by any means. We saw a few Chrysanthemums at the close of the week, white ones ; they were being used in design work. This is the latest that we ever remember having seen 'Mums on this market. That we may_ show the sort of season we have had this year thus far, we saw some Roses blooming in the open last week, also some hardy Chrysanthemums. Of course they were protected by build- ings, but they had never been covered. Notes Geny Bros, have cleaned up all the Azaleas they had left from the Christ- mas sales. They are cutting Roses freely, and most of them are of excellent qual- ity. Their Russell is about the best we have seen this year. Jniniary 8, 1910. The Florists' Exchange 61 The MacNiff Horticultural Company The Largest HoHlculiural Auction Rooms in tite World 54 and 56 Vcscy Street NEW YORK We are in a position to handle consignments of any size, large or small. Prompt remittances made immediately goods are sold* R. van der School & Son HILLEGOM, HOLLAND (Established 1830) Have still a Large Stock of Lily of the Valley Best Crowns, OF THEIR OWN enow I NO Per 1000 A. — Foliage oval shape. . . $8.00 B.— A longish Shape 6.00 Solomon's Seal, giganteum. 8.00 Solomon's Seal, macrophyl- lum 9.00 ROSES Surplus in the following best quality, on Canina Per 100 Mrs. Andrew Carnegie $6.00 Edward Mawley 5.00 Mrs. Herbert Stevens 6.00 Louise Cath. de Breslau. . . 6.00 Mdme. Edouard Herriot... 7.00 Marie Adelaide Grand Duchesse de Luxembourg 6.00 Rayon d'Or 4.50 Sunburst 5.00 Willowmere 6.00 STANDARDS Mdme. Ed. Herriot $24.00 Very large stock of Roses. List of varielies on application PAEONIAS Sinensis, in 24 best named varie- ties, $40.00 per 1000. We are growers of about 8 acres of them DEGOMAS Best strain Icnown Single to color. . .$13.00 per 1000 Double to color. . 17.00 per 1000 For fancy sorts see our Spring list. VUnt List (Spring i9J6) NoTt) Ready "W'bfn orflorinc- nl'^ 'nil- K\^^l^:^nge P ERRY'S Special Offer of PERENNIAL and ALPINE SEEDS Contains many lines that cannot be obtained from any other source Perry's Hardy Plant Farm ENFIELD, MIDDX, ENG. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued At Joys we saw a bloom of a new Carnation, a sport of Sensation, that ap- peared in their houses some time ago. The bloom had boon open three weclis but was still in perfect condition, proof enough of its lusting qaulities. It meas- ured 4in. across without flattening in any way, surely large enough to please, and the color was a deep rose pink, possibly a shade deeper than rose pink, but one that showed up wonderfully well under electric light, and lastly it was as liighly perfumed as any Carnation I have ever smcUed. They are propagating it. Frank Cornell has been having some trouble with the city over filling in a grade that has darkened his houses and turned the surface water So that it floods his grounds. Leslie Littcl has his house filled with Lettuces and is propagating bedding plants as rapidly as possible. Mclntyre Bros, are well cleaned up every day this week. They had one of the best decorations of the season dur- ing the week, one that required five large cases of wild Smilax alone, besides plants and cut flowers galore. It required two days to get everything in place. M. B. THE EXCHANGE -Best Advertising Hediyra Louisville, Ky. As Bnsy as Bees The holiday week with the Louis- \-ilIe florists was pronounced to have been the best on record without excep- tion. Numerous social affairs brought out a volume of decorative work as well as a demand for cut flowers, French bouquets, etc., and both the growers and retailers were very busy. In fact some of the concerns worked their extra help, employed for the Christmas rush, through the entire week and had work enough to keep them all going. Fred Haupt supplied flowers and deco- rations for a banquet held by the Cir- cuit Court judges, at the Seelbach Hotel, last week, and also for a meeting of about 500 Rotarians at a big banquet of the Louisville Kotary Club, of which he is a member. The store was busy on small orders, and a nice volume of funeral work. John Skrobanek. the Taylor blvd. flo- rist, was unfortunate in not being able to get his Carnations into bloom for the holidays, but had a big stock of Poinset- tias. The bulbous stock is also late_ in blooming. Mr. Skrobanek is now potting about 10,000 Geraniums for Spring trade. A handsome new delivery truck has been placed in serWce by the .Tacob Schulz C«ttuoei, Onionfl, Pew, RacUBbea, Spinach, Turnipa, Swedea. Asters, BalaamB, Begonias, Carnatioos, Cinerarias, Gloxinias, Larlcflpura, NaaturtiuniH, Pansies, Petuniaa, Phlox, Primula, Scabious. Stocks. Verbenas. Zinnias. etc. Catalogue free on application. HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed). The most perfect and moat beautiful in the world, »6.00 per os., $1.75 per H o»-. $100 P*' H o»- Poetago paid. Cash with order. , All geeds oflered ore grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. Before Placing Future Orders, Ask Our Special Price for Spring and Fall Bulbs HOGEWONING © SONS, RYNSBURG. HOLLAND 32 BROADWAY, NEW YORK to you one of Cheerful Yesterdays, Glori- ous Todays and Confident Tomorrows." Mrs. M. D. Reimers reports that she handled an excellent volume of plant or- ders during the holiday season, and had an unusually large and attractive stock to select from. While Mrs. Reimers did not handle so many big afl'airs during the holidays, she handled numerous small ones in which the profits were larger than is usually the case with the large decorative orders. Sam Pontrich is now cutting plenty of Roses, and the Carnations which are late this season are now coming in nicely. In the plant line Cyclamen showed up extremely well this Winter, and have been in good demand. Getting ready for the Easter season has already started at the greenhouses of H. Kleinstarink. The 1916 season has started off well, and Mr. Kleinstarink is looking forward to a banner year. More flowers and better ones is the program for the New Year. Cuttings are now being made of Carnations, Pa- perwhite Narcissus, Stevia and Violets, and the Sweet Peas will soon be in. Two new houses will be started In the Spring. These houses will be 25ft. x 200ft. Mr. Kleinstarink has plenty of room for ex- pansion, having about ten acres which at present are used for open planting of hardy plants. Gladioli and Dahlias. Poole & Purllant of Winchester. Ky.. made arrangements whereby a big dis- play of flowers was made during the holi- day season in a large storeroom in the opera house block, for the purpose of showing the people of Winchester what the florists had to offer at the green- houses. Ira Montgomery of Madison, Ind., has installed motor driven machinery with which to operate his wholesale seed clean- ing plant. Mr. Montgomery will here- after endeavor to clean a large volume of the field seed raised in the Madison district. G. D. C. Washington, D. C. A Sport of "Mock" Rose Business has kept up fine since the holidays. With most of the stores there was quite a number of decorations and table work during Christmas week and New Year. Stock has shortened up considerably. Tlie wholesale houses were pretty well cleaned up. Carnations are especially shy. A wind storm blew a telephone pole down at Christmas over at the Georgia ave. est.iblishment of Freeman's. It fell ROSES If in want of Rose Plants to plant after Chrysan- themums, refer to our advertisement in FlorisU' Exchajioe of Deo. 4, 1915. Per Per 100 1000 Asparagus Hatcheri. 3-in. pots $8.00 Asparagus Sprengerl. 2>^-in. pots. . 3.00 Asparagus Sprengerl. 3-in. pot£... 6.00 AbutUon Savltzii. 2>i-in. pota 3.00 Achyranthes. 6 sorts, Rooted Cut^ tings 1.00 $8.00 Ageratum. Blue and white, Rootod Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 25 sorts, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rootea Cuttings 1.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 3-in. pots.... 8.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 4-in. pots. . . .12.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 5-in. pota. . . .20.00 Feverfew. Double white. Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12,00 Fuchsias. Double and single, Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12.00 Fuchsiasv Double and single. 2>i- in. pots 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue, Rooted Cut- tings 1.50 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2>^-in. pots 4.00 Lantanas. 2^-in. pota 3.00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 15.00 Salvia. New sorts, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.60 12.00 Salvia, Splendena and Bedman. Rooted CutUngs 1.00 8.00 Smjiax. Strong. 2J^-in. poU 3.00 Vlnca Variegata and Elegans. 4-in. pots 10.00 Vinca Variegata and Eleftans. 2^- in. pots 3.00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL.N.Y. Wtion ordoring. pli-nsp ni-^nt1.-n Tli.-- Exrhnnpe VIOLETS— VIOLETS Marie Louise Clean and healthy in every particular, 8-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. Cash with order. W. J. CHINNICK, Trenton, N. J. When ordorhitr- i.l'-;is mi. mi 111-' t-:>;rluinco VERBENAS We are now booking orders Let us have yours J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. \\Tien orderlnp. please mt'ntlli'nsf iii''Mtinn Thr KToluingp nnmiiDniniinniinniiininiininniniiiniiinuniRiiiuiumnD Miss Theo The most prolific ROSE PINK CARNATION on the market. Every visitor places an order. See previous ads. Rooted Cuttings: $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. LITTLEriELD & WYMAN, INOPth ADf ngton, MOSS. \\'h.^ii ordpriiig. iih^ii-se rU'-iitloD 'I'hr l':xrhmi>:e Carnations andPlumosus Matchless and Mrs C. W. Waxd. Good, strong, well-rooted Cuttings, from fine healthy stock, at $25.00 per 1000. Plumosus, by the thouaand or ten thousand, at $25.00 per 1000. Cash or approved credit W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. When orderlnp, please mention The Exchange iZ' Ros^ ''^^LL E B LL \sPRINCinCLD-0HIO J CARNATIOIV OUTTIIVOS Ready after JANUARY FIRST QUIDNICK GRf^NHOUSES, I. H. Cusiiing, Prop. ANTHONY P. O., QUIDNICK, R. I. Wben ordering, please mentloa The Exchange CIIRYSANMMIIMS CARNATIONS AND ROSES CHARLES H. TOTTT MADISON • NK>V JERSEY Wben orderlnfT, please mention The Exchange SPLIT CARNATIONS Qafcokly, aulb[ and obaaplv mended. No Tools rvgalred Pillsbury Carnation Staple PKtested 1S06 1000. 3«<>.i 3000. tl 00 p (iROWN Two-year-old, Hybrid Teas, Hybrid Perpetual, Baby Ramblers, Climbers. List of varipticH and prirps on application. BEGONIAS Do.. 100 CIIATF.LAINE. 2>i-in »5.00 J45.00 .StronK, ;i-in 8.00 .Strong, 4-in 12.00 REX. 2 W-in. very beat varieties, assorted. (5.00 per 100, (40.00 p«r 1000. CARNATIONS ROOTED CirrrlNGS 100 1000 AUce (0.00 (50.00 Good Cheer. Best deep pink Car- nation in existence. Be sure to plant this to replace Ward 6.00 50.00 Pink Uelleht 5.00 40.00 Champion. Select stock 3.60 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.50 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very free) 12.00 100.00 FoUon-ing at (3.00 per 100, (25.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Princess Dagmar Rose Pink En- Harlowarden chantress White Wonder Herald Pink Wlnsor 250 or more at tlie thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The follo^viog are the best newer varieites of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 ModeUo (7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.0O 60.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden ThanksKivins yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 25.00 White Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a full list of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants In best commercial varietiea. S3.00 to $5.00 per 100. Send for list. CYCLAMEN GIANT FLOWERING Best strain and colors obtainable. XmaS Red, Bright Pink, Pure White, White with Red Eye. 100 1000 Strong, 3-in $8.00 $75.00 Strong, 4-in 15.00 Selected. 4-in 18.00 CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS strong, twice transplanted, very beat strain. In all colors. (3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varietiea 100 1000 D.\ISIES,Boston Yellow. Strong 'il^'in. bushy planta, 25 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2i.4-in..$6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Giant White - Flowering. Hooted Cuttings 2.00 15.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 25.00 Hooted Cuttings 1.75 15.00 Single White. Best variety for pots: large flowering. 2^-in.. 5.00 GERANIUMS Strong l.','4-in. plants Now ready, very fine stock. Ricard, Poltevine, Nutt, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. These are well eatabliahed planta. ROMAN J. IRWIN, Phone FARRAGUT 2328 FERNS FERNS. Table Ferna. In be«t 100 1000 varieties. 2>i-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston' Ferns. 2}i-in 4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt, Whitmanl com- pacta. SchoUell, Scottll, aU 2>i-in 6.00 40.00 Teddy, Jr., Elcgantissima Imp.. Elcgantissima com- pacts. 2JNanu8 (Green- house grown). $3.50.,per 1000; 5000 at $3.00 per 1000. , . o Tr. pkt. Oi. SALVIA'Bonare $0.25 (2.00 Splendens 25 1.50 Zurich 35 3.50 Tr. pkt. BEGONIAlLuminosa. A oz. $1.00.. $0.25 Erfordla. V, ox. 75c 25 Vernon, -ft ox. 50o 25 Prima Donna, y, ox. $1.00 .25 VERBENA. Tr. pkt. Ox. Mammoth Choice Mlicd.$0 25 $1.50 MammothlSep. Colors. . . .25 1.50 All other choice flower seeds. Send for list. 108 W.28tliSL, NEW YORK GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Penooo S. A. Nutt and Buchner $12.60 Ricard, Doyle. Perkins and Vlaud 15.00 Cash with order FRED W. RITCHY I ancaster, Pa. W'heu ordering, pleuse mt'iitiou Tbe Eichange nr ntinn Tho rx'-l'imirf aeRAiNiuivis 100 1000 2-in. pots. Nutt and Buchner $1.80 $18.00 Poltevine. Ricard, Doyle 2.00 20.00 VINCA Variegata. Rooted Cuttings. 1.00 2-in 1.60 SALVIAS and COLEUS. Rooted Cuttings 60 FUCHSIAS and HELIOTROPES... 1.00 Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS. DELANSON, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The ExebaDge 64 The Florists' Exchange r NURSERY STOCK For Florist Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Slirubs, Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, Paeonies, Herbaceous Plants and Small Fruits Our Specialties for Fall are Barberry Thunbergii Phlox Paeonies Write for our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH CO., xSo^c'fls Geneva, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exclinnge Fruit and Ornamental 1,500,000 SHRUBBERY 230 varieties 200,000 PERENNIALS 120 varieties Strong, young and thrifty, with excellent fibrous roots. Guaranteed strictly true to name. References: The Mercantile Agencies. Price list ready. LEWIS ROESCH, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such aa HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGRllENS, PEONIES, etc. AA (or Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Whea ordering, please mention The Excliango VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFERED BY Van Gelderen & Co., Beskoop, tlolland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. Wheni ordering, please mention The Exchange HEADQUARTERS California Privet U aiu* qnantity and any rise defied. My Privet haa more branidiefl than what ia usually sent out and I grade better. Carloads a specialty. — ALSO— AM DOR RIVER PRIVET BERBERIS THUNBERGII Well f[TowD and In larj^ supply. J. T. LOVETT LITTLE SILVER. N. J. Wllfn nriicriiig. i>li.,i«.. nii'nll..Ti Thp E^rtmnge Mountain View Floral Co. PORTI.AND, OREGON L«r£e«t Growers of Famous Portland Roses Field-Grown Plants, unsurpassed quality, choice collection. Hydrangeas, Orna- mentals, Hardy Perennials. Ask for Price List When orderinjr. plo; mi-n(inn The Exchange THE EXCHANGE-Best Wvertising Wedium Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Price* The Conard © Jones Co. WEST GROVL. PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange JACKSON & PERKINS CO. NEWARK. NEW YORK Wholesale Growers for the trade TREES and PLANTS of all kinds Send for Ulst When nrderine-. T'le::«.' nt'titinn The Exchange Headquarters for Trees, 8-12 ft., in Hemlock, Nor- ivay and White Spruce, Austrian and Scotch Pines The F.E.CONINE NURSERY CO. STRATFORD, CONN. VThen ordering, please mention The Exchange California Privet and Berberls Thunbergii Largest grower in the country. Can supply you with any quantity or grade you wish. Stock first class in every particular. Do not feul to get my prices, it will pay you. Robbinsville, N.J. C. A. BENNETT, Bobbinsville NarserieSy piease mention The Exchange XREBS Largest assortment In New England. Ever greens, deciduoas trees. Both coninioD aixl rarer varieties. Sturdy. cho*ce stock that can tw depend edupon. Send for catalog and special trade Djjcea. .'-?.'g-TL'-'-r.*wi-.----',.*^-: TK4Br^ r^. -^^^ SHRUBS North AbinfiloD Mass. rinest of Bhmbs. Special ■ftfie prices. By tbe thousands, hardy Nattre and Hybrid Khododen- drons— transplanted and . acclimated. Send your llBts. [.et us esrtmate. When ordering, please mention The Exchange All Nurserymen Seedsmen and Florists Wishing to do business with Europe should send for the ** Horticultural Advertiser" This is The British Trade Paper being read weekly by all Horticuttural traders. It is also taken by over 1000 of the beat Continental houses. Annual subscription to cover cost of postage, 75 cents. Money orders payable at Lowdham, Notts. As tbe H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants should, with the subsoriptionB, send a copy of their catalogue or other evidence that they belong to the nursery or seed trades. Address Editors of the "H.A." Cliilwell Nurseries, Lowdliam, Notts European Agents for THE AMERICAN CARNATION When ordering, plensp mention Thp Exfli;ince We Have Something Special to Offer in Weigelias — Canida and Eva Rathke, Philadelphus, Pyrus Japonica, Deutzlas, Spiraea van Houttei, and other Shrubs. also HARDY PERENNIALS Send us your list of requirements. WOOD, STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. WTien orderhip. r'U^nsp mriUtnn Tin- Kxr-liiinge P. OUWERKERK 216 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azaleas,iSpiraeas Japonica, Lilinm Speciosnm, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATE When ordering. pU'msp ni^ntinn Thn Ex-phnnge Hill's Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF^ CENTURY Complete assortment In Inrfie and small elzea. Price list now ready, NarseryCo., Inc., dundee/ill. BTerftreen Speda lists I,«r£e8t Growers In America TbtD. 9.00 9.00 6.00 6.00 When ordering, please nieutiou The Exchange ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 AGERATUMS. Stella Gurney and Little Blue Star S0.60 $5.00 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The best seleeted, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 75 SALVIAS Bonfire and Zurich 75 PLANTS PETUNIAS. Dreer's Double Fringed. Mixed colors, strong plants, from 2-in. pots 2.00 Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. When orderlnpr. please mi'iittnn Tlip ICxchanRe CYCLAMEN ''""'TbrS's""""" Our itnun of CYCLAMEN ii ucond to none. Well budded and grown plants: Bright red, dark red, pink, white, white with red center, salmon, from 3-in. pots, $7.00; from 3>^- in. pou, $10.00; from 4-in. pots, $15.00, per 100. PRIMUl-A Chlnensis, PRIMULA Obcon- ica Glgantea, PRIMULA MalacoidM, from 2H-ii>- pota, $3.00 per 100. DRACAENA Indlvisa. Strong planta, from 2H-iiL pots, $3.00; from 3-in. pots $5.00, per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumoaus Nanus. From 2Ji-in.>pota, $3.00 per 100; ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Satisfaotion guaranteed. PAUL MADER, East Stroudsbiirg,Pa. I I When ordpriiig- rdi'iise mi'iitiim 'Hif Exclinnee GOOD STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES 100 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2M-in. pots $2.80 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-iii. pota 6.0O ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. l«-in. pots 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-m. pota 4.00 DRAC/ENA IndiTisa. 3-in. pots 6.00 Marguerite DAISY. Large yellow. 2H-u>- pota 2.50 FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2}i-in. pota 2.00 rVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2>i-in. pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2)4-in. pots 2.50 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS CRams- burg's strain). 2>i-in 2.50 r. A. EMMONS, Florist West Kennebunk, Me. When ordering, please mention Tiic Exchange A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACjD^A Indlvisa. 2-in., 6c.; 3-in., 10c. ; 4-in., 15c.; 5-in . 25o. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-in.. $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevine, Ricard, Per- kins and Bucbner. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc; 4-in.. 16o. ; 6-in., 25o. ; from bed for 2H- and 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. VINCA variegata. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton. N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Juuuary 8, 1U16. The Florists' Exchange 65 Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN PmUleiit, E. 6. Welch, b'baiuuidoah, I».j Vto*. prcftidmt, John Wat»on. N. Y.; Tr«u«ur«r, Prrsji YouNCEM. G«iuv>, N«b.; Srcirtary. John Hall, Iiocbe«t«r, N. Y. Next AimuAl Convaatioa will b« h«ld in MilwaukMk Wu., igis. Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium [iSubjevt of this week's illtistration.) Being a native «f ttie Pacific States, found ■(is oru'e ativiscii tlic writer nnt \ -• from to wiLsli tile pulp and w.isli and drv tlicm make a mistaljc. Thcr will not Ironi llieni as tliey germinated Ijettcr witli it on. Tliis (.'row if allowed to becojiie dry for any length of time advice was good if the seeds were to be kept on liand Tliis drying is wliat causes inany fiulures with these a montli or more before sowing, as drying out of the seeds. British Columbia to Oregon, Berberis aquifolium, better seeds would not go on so rai)idiy, but if for immediate Because of the silvery blue color of Picea known to horticulturists as Mahonia aquifolia, is not so sowing ]iulp should be washed otf, as it is apt to pro- "'cea hardy as it should be for general planting in the Eastern duce fungus among the seeds. "' States. But where well sheltered it thrives well in It will be seen that the seed,s sliould be sown in Autumn, sown or preserved in some damp material. Then seedlings may be confidently looked for in Spring. Very many failures with tree and shrub seeds arise from their having been kept too dry during storage. Pennsylvania and along the Coast States, though when exposed to the high winds of Winter its foliage becomes so much injured as to mar its beauty. When in per- fection tlie foliage is its chief attraction, being of u lustrous green color, changing in Autumn to a dark bronze. One way to save its foliage in Winter is to set many plants close together that there may be mutual protection among them. As this Berberis flourishes well under large trees, it is frequently met with in groups, and Ls then seen in its best condition, the foliage remaining In good condition through the Winter. Early in Spring its flowers appear, borne on the extremity of its branches, in clusters. They are yellow in color, followed by berries blue when ripe. When its foliage has been preserved through the Winter and is surmounted by its clusters of flowers in Spring, this Ber- beris presents a handsome appearance. But though losing its foliage in severe exposures, it should not be discarded on that account, for its general beauty in Spring and throughout the season until Winter sets in may well be gathered from the picture we present. There is another species growing with it in its wild condition, B. repens, a much smaller shrub than aquifolium, of use as a covert plant where something of a lower growth than the other is desired. The foliage of B. aquifolium is so pretty and so lasting when cut that our florists now use a great deal of it in their decorations of rooms and for similar pur- poses. Barberries are increased from seeds, sown as soon as ripe. Some sorts may be divided, also layered to advantage. •> _^..i ^ When but a single bush ? n . ° °f Hazel Nut, Corylus, is ol uazels jgj ^yj^ jljpj.g jg ^jpji much disappointement on account of the failure to secure any nuts. This failure is usually the result of lack of fertiliza- tion. The Hazel is one of many other plants having the male and female flow- ers apart, though on the same plant. In the case of the Hazel the male, or poUen-bearing flower, is in the shape of a lengthy catkin, while the female is a tiny pinkish red one, sitting closely to the branch, or shoots. Now, if both sexes of flower open at the same time fertiliza- tion may be looked for, but not if the opposite be the case. As it is not certain that fertiliza- tion may be expected from any one bush, those who grow the Hazel for profit may plant many bushes near each other, so that the pollen from one plant may help the flowers of another, should need be. In this way good results usually follow backward flowers on one bush get- ting all the pollen needed from another. Were these facts explained to prospective purchasers, it would lead to satisfaction for them in the end, besides increasing the sales of the nurseryman. Fresh nuts of the Hazel, kept damp through the Winter and sown in Spring, may be relied on. Layering may also be resorted to. __ ., , Although Magnolias grow easily Propagation of f^^m seeds, failures oftener than MagnoUas from Seeds ^^^^^^^^ ^^^ the result of sow- ing them. The chief trouble is that the seeds have lost vitality before they are sown. They soon become worth- less for sowing when kept dry, yet this is the way they are usually kept. Seed dealers are not always nursery- men, hence have no practical experience in sowing. The seeds are bought from collectors, cleaned of pulp, in which condition they are worthless in a short time. This is mainly the reason why they fail. The proper way to treat the seeds is to clean them of pulp and sow at once. If not ready for sowing then place the seetls in damp moss or soil until ready. It is useless to ex- pect them to grow if kept dry. A collector of these r-'-l^ -•;X- * "' V ^ f -i k ■'^^■' -:• A' ^.^ J K^i^' -.? >i;^ Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium Magnolia macrophylla .•\mong the half dozen or so of native Magnolias there is one, M. macrophylla, which is singularly rare in collections while in some respects the most worthy of the lot. It is its very large leaves and flowers that make it so promi- nent. The evergreen species, M. grandiflora, is renowned for its large white flowers, but macrophylla has them as large or larger. The tree itself is of strong, upright growtli. stouter tlian the others in many respects, making an erect growth, well branched from its earliest years. The seed corms of this JIagnolia lack the rosy pink color of tripetala also the length; they arc almost round, and when ripe have but a faint pink tinge, not bright enough to make them attractive. It is chiefly its size of leaf and flower that has called attention to it. So far as hardiness is concerned it may safely be planted wherever any of the other species thrive. In Pennsylvania we have never known of its being injured by the cold. Though a native of Virginia and southward, it is a mountainous species, where in its native home it meets with severe cold. It is this fact that makes it hardy much further north than where found wild, as is the case with many other similarly situated southern trees and shrut)S. Eneelmannl P""B^"* attracting so much attention to it, Picea Engclmanni, the one of our notes, has been very much overlooked. In the opinion of myny of those well acquainted with it, it has merits which will result in its becoming one of our most popular evergreens in the end. Coming from Colorado in the first place, it is of the hardiest nature, its first and most desirable merit. It does not possess the silvery green color of foliage for which the Colorado Blue Spruce is noted. On the contrary, it is of a dull green color, in no wise to the discredit of an evergreen, and in many instances it is a relief to the ever present silvery color of the Colorado Blue Spruce, caused by its extensive planting. Picea Engel- nianni hiis merit, too, in its ascending habit of branches. They are not CTen of horizontal habit, but e.-ich branch has an upward angle, the whole forming an outline of great symmetrj-. While there are not many large specimens of this Spruce in the Eastern States, such as there are give no evidence of losing their lower branches, as happens to the Colo- rado Blue Spruce, it is said. While this Spruce is usually considered as of Colorado, it is found "also in Ore- gon, Utali, Montana and Idaho, but the Colorado one is to he preferred, giving us a tall growing, yet thoroughly hardy tree. One or more varieties of this Spruce have been noticed, one of which is of a bluish tint of foliage, another with small- er foliage than the type. Florists and others would find a small stock of the Engelmanni Spruce a ready seller. Its seeds are very small, hence an ounce of it, sown indoors, in boxes, would give many hundreds of seedlings. Being under cover attention can be given to the little plants not possible when the seeds are sown outdoors. El»asnu8 J* '' T ""•" *'^' ^'"l" Simonl ^&""s Simom is seen m col- lections, mainly from an erroneous idea that it is not hardy. It is a mistake to so misjudge it. There are a few nice specimens 'to be seen here and there, which flourish well. These are pro- tected in Winter, it is true, but this is to preserve the foliage then, which otherwise would be lost. This fine shrub is evergreen, and when unprotected it loses its leaves in Winter. To preserve them is worth while, for everj-one knows how much more satisfactory it is to have evergreen foliage in sight in early Spring that it is to see dead or nearly dead leaves. The flowers of Siraoni are of a white color, and of a peculiarly sweet perfume. They expand late in Au- tumn and occasionally set a few berries, which ripen in Spring. It is increased from layers and from seeds. Decumarla barbara Decumaria barbara is a climber one rarely sees in culitvation, partly for the reason that it is a southern one, growing in its wild state from N. Carolina to Florida, and this leads many to suppose it lacks the hardiness necessary to endure our more northern Winters. But this suppo- sition must not be entertained in this case, for this vine, even when had from S. Carolina, has withstood the Win- ters of eastern Pennsylvania with no Injury whatever. It is not alone in enduring more cold than met with in its wild home. There are many plants known to do the same; therefore one m.ay always venture on trials with such plants. The foliage of this Decumaria is attractive. The leaves are roundish, as large as those of the common Ivy, Hedera, and of a fleshy texture and of a deep preen. They are not evergreen. The flowers are white, numerous, in terminal clusters There is no better way to propagate this and all other "i the side branches, very Interesting, and so different Magnolias than by seeds when they can be obtained, from any other flowering vine. Tliey must be sown as soon as ripe or be kept in damp This Decumaria adheres to walls just as the Ivy does, sand or soil until sown. Collectors who gather the seeds its rootlets holding tightly to the surfaces it meets with. 66 The Florists' Exchange Grade Count Shipments up to March 15, 1916 NO. 1 GRADE— Teas and Hybrid Teas. 18 inches, and up to 24 Inches. Climbers and Hybrid Perpetuals, 24 inches, and up to 30 inches. (All tied in tens) Each 460 Aggrippina 10 30 Alexander Hill Gray. . 10 3,000 American Beauty. . . 100 830 Antoine Rivoire 10 150 Archduo Charles 8 2,600 Baby Rambler (Crim) 7 220 Baby Dorothy (Pink) . 7 330 Baby Joan d'Arc(Wh) 7 200 Baby ErnaTschendorf 7 230Bardo.Tob 8 1,180 Bessie Brown 10 35 Bride 10 80 Captain Christy 7 800 Captain Hayward. ... 7 1,160 Cherokee, double 7 500 Chreokee , single 10 610 Chreokee (Pink) 10 890 Cherokee, Ramona. . . 10 39 Clbg. .\mer. Beauty. . 15 200 Clbg. Babv Rambler.. 10 1,490 Clbg. Cecil Brunner. . 10 780 Clbg. Etoile d'France.lO 140 Clbg. Helen Gould. . . 10 960 Clbg. Kaiserin 10 370 Clbg. Killarney 10 78 Clbg. Liberty 10 300 Clbg. Papa Gontier.. . 10 60 Clbg. Sunburst 50 1,300 Clbg. Souv. Wooton. . 10 800 Clbg. White Cochet. . 10 240 Conrad F. Meyer. ... 10 130 Coq. des Alps 10 36 Crimson Queen 20 10,000 Crimson Rambler 7 400 Docteur Grill 10 1.720 Dorothy Perkins 7 37 Dorothy Page Rob- erts 12 160 Duchess of Albany. . . 10 SO Earl of Dufferin 10 420 Ecarlate 10 20 Edith Part (Red). . . .20 ..... J , ^ Cent^ (All tied in tens) Each 190 Edward Mawley 12 1,460 Etoile de France 10 700 Flower of Fairfield 8 340 Francesca Kruger 10 50 Excelsa (R. Dorothy).. 10 860 Frau K. Druschld 10 76 Gainsboro 10 10 George Elger 30 3,940 Gen. Jacqueminot 8 2,340 Gen. McArthur 12 40 Gen. Sup. A. Janssen. .20 310 Gladys Harkness 10 100 Gloire de Dijon 15 920 Gloire de Margottin. . . 8 1.060 Gold Ophir 7 2,050 Gruss an TepUtz 10 1,300 HeleneGambier 8 650 Helen Gould 10 110 Helen Good 8 1,910 Hermosa 7 90 His Majesty 10 310 Homer 10 250 Johannes Wesselhoft.. . 10 170 Jubilee 10 67 Juliett 15 1,520 Kaiserin 10 380Kllarney 10 290 Lady Battersea 12 27 Lady Penzance 12 1,900 Lady Gay 7 297 Lady HiUingdon 15 170 Lamarque 10 620 La Detroit 10 2,000 La France 10 1,720 Mme. Abel Chatenay. .10 970 Mme. Alt. Carriere 7 1,060 Mme. Cecil Brunner.. .10 1,140 Mme. C. Testout 12 286 Mme. Const. Soupert. . 10 14 Mme. Edw. Herriot. . 100 40 Mme. E. Sablayrolles. . 10 270 Mme. J. Guillemont. . . 10 /All ^ .9 ■ . , Cents (All tied in tens) Each 240 Mme. Lambard 10 1,030 Mme. Pernet-Ducher. . 8 270 Mme. Wagram 8 18 Mabel Morrison 10 70 Madison 10 1,730 Maman Cochet 10 340 Marq. de Querhoent. . . 10 760 Marie van\Houtte 12 800 Meteor. . . 7 10 1,210 Mrs. A. R. Waddell. . .10 42 Margaret Dickson 10 88 Miss A. de Rothschild . 12 60 Nova Zembla 10 500 Olivia 10 40 Othello 30 30 Paula 10 2,560 Paul Neyron 8 540 Perled'Or 10 137 Prince C. de Rohan 10 117 Prince C. d'Arenberg. .12 730 Ragged Robin 7 800 Rainbow 10 270 Heine M. Henriette 10 430 R. O. Wourtembourg. . 7 33 Rhea Reid 12 260 Safrano 10 240 Shower of Gold 10 100 Souv. Pres. Carnot 15 670 Soleil d'Or 12 180 Str. R. M. Henriette.. . 7 2,200 Tausendschoen 7 710 Ulrich Brunner 8 6 Vick's Caprice 10 480 Viscountess Folkstone. 10 470 White Banksia 10 80 White Cecil Brunner.. . 20 1,190 White Cochet 10 127 White Dor. Perkins 12 10 White Killarney 12 70 White Testout 20 960 Winnie Davis 10 190 Wm. A. Richardson. . .10 460 Yellow Banksia 10 No. 2 GRADE— Teas and Hybrid Teas, 12 Inches, and up to 18 inches. Climbers and Hybrid Perpetuals. 18 inches, and up to 24 inches. Cents Each 680 Aggrippina 7 99 Alexander Hill Gray. . . 7 20 Aline Schneider 9 1,500 American Beauty 7 440 Antoine Rivoire 7 90 Archduc Charles 7 250 Baby Rambler (Crim.). 5 140 Baby Dorothy (Pink).. 5 140 Baby Joan d'Arc 5 90 Bardo Job 5 520 Bessie Brown 7 250 Captain Christy 5 570 Captain Hayward 5 220 Cherokee, double (Wb.) 5 780 Cherokee, single (Wh.). 7 190 Cherokee (Pink) 7 380 Cherokee, Ramona 7 10 Clbg. Babv Rambler... 7 480 Clbg. C. Brunner 7 320 Clbg. Etoile de France.. 7 60 Clbg. Helen Gould. ... 7 860 Clbg. Kaiserin 7 250 Clbg. KiUarney 7 10 Clbg. Liberty 7 190 Clbg. Meteor 7 340 Clbg. P. Gontier 7 110 Clbg. Sunburst 30 480 Clbg. Souv. Wooton. . . 7 660 Clbg. White Cochet. . . 7 45 Cleo 7 60 Conrad F. Meyer 7 10 Coq. des Alps 7 190 Countess of.Gossford . . 7 14 Crimson Queen 15 4,000 Crimson Rambler 5 800 Docteur Grill 7 440 Dorothy Perkins 5 84 Duchess d'Auerstaedt.. 15 240 Duchess of Albany .... 7 140 Earl of Dufferin 7 150 Ecarlate 7 23 Dorothy P. Roberts ... 9 30 Edith Part 16 560 Edward Mawley 9 620 Etoile de France 7 680 Francesca Kruger 7 Cents Each 25 Francis Scott Key IS 980 Frau Karl Druschki ... 7 16 Gainsboro 7 40 George Elger 20 1,360 Gen. Jacqueminot 6 4,420 Gen, McArthur 9 160 Gen. Sup. A. Janssen. .15 220 Gladys Harkness 7 34 Gloire de Dijon 12 260 Gloire de Margottin. . . 6 170 Gold of Ophir 5 1,600 Gruss an Teplitz 7 10 Harry Kirk 20 190 Helene Gambler 5 190 Helen Gould 7 180 Helen Good 5 207 Herz. M. Antoinette. . . 15 120 His Majesty 7 90 Homer 7 169 Johanna Wesselhoft. . . 7 130 Jubilee 7 4,070 Kaiserin 7 330 Killarney 7 50 Killarney BriUiant 12 566 Lady Battersea 9 800 Lady Gay 6 1,756 Lady Hillingdon 12 130 Lamarque 7 60 Laurent Carle 12 150 La Detroit 7 2,420 La France 7 2,0(M Mme. A- Chatenay 7 140 Mme. Alf. Carriere. ... 5 790 Mme. Cecil Brunner.. . 7 2,510 Mme. C. Testout 9 283 Mme. Const Soupert. . 7 110 Mme. Ed. Sablayrolles. 7 90 Mme. J . Guillimot 7 600 Mme. Lambard 7 440 Mme. Pernet-Ducher. . 5 290 Mme. Wagram 5 30 Mabel Morrison 7 10 Mme. Melanie Soupert.l2 17 Mme. Ravary 12 180 Madison 7 Cents Each 5,990 Maman Cochet 7 194 Marecehal Neil 16 900 Marq. de Querhoent. . . 7 2,200 Marie van Houtte 9 460 Meteor 7 210 Mrs . Aaron Ward 16 560 Mrs A. R. Waddell. . . 7 16 Mrs. T. HilUs 20 193 MissAlicedeRothschild 9 90 Mile. Cecil Berthod 7 20 Nova Zembla 7 100 Old Gold 30 1,080 Olivia 7 10 Ophelia 30 330 Papa Gontier 7 180 Paula 7 330 Paul Neyron 5 280 Perle des Jardines 12 38 President Talt 12 230 Prince C. de Rohan... 7 80 Pr C. E. d' Arenberg . . 9 200 Ragged Robin 5 1,000 Rainbow 7 360 Reine M. Henriette 7 170 R. O. Wourtembourg. . 5 50 Reve d'Or 9 16 Rhea Reid 9 20 Robin Hood 9 420 Safrano 7 26 Senateur Mascourand.. 9 100 Shower of Gold 7 1(30 Souv. Pres. Carnot. ... 9 27 Souv. de P. Notting. . . 9 1.30 Str. R. M. Henriette. . 7 310 Sunburst Is 1,500 Tausendschoen 5 70 Ulrich Brunner 5 120 White Banksia 5 97 White Cecil Brunner.. . I5 3,.50O White Cochet 7 70 Wh. Dorothy Perkins . . 7 116 White C. Testout I9 28 White Killarney 5 620 Winnie Davis 9 390 Wm. A Richardson. . . 7 380 Yellow Banksia. : 7 60 Magna Charta 5 WHOLESALE ONLY — Price per bush given, and applies to all orders. Ten plants of one kind means wholesale, if you are in the Trade. _ Do not order less, for we do not like to cut strings. Use printed stationery, please. TRANSPORTATION— Eastern: If by Express, rate guaranteed nofto'exceed J^c. per zone number, i. e., in 8th zone, 2c. per plant. This applies to No. 1 grade. Rate on No 2 grade will be 20% to 50% less. If by freight, via Cold Storage, deliveries after Feb. 25, 1916. West Coast Points: Express, ._rate guaranteed, or by Freight. We recommend express shipments. Field T^ ^\0¥J^0 Two year Grown jL^^Vr%31L%3 Dormant Baby Tausendschon Ema Teschendorf Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Killarney Gen. McArthur Jonkheer J. L. Mock Mme. Jules Grolez (Red Kaiserin) Farbenkonigln Prince de Bulgarle Dean Hole Mme. Ravary Clotbilde Soupert, $12.00 per 100. Unless otherwise noted, $15.00 per 100. Climbing Roses Climbing American Beauty, $17.50 i Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkina) $12.00 per 100. I per 100. Crimson Rambler, $12.00 per 100. I Hiawatlia, $12.00 per 100. White Dorothy, $10.00 per 100. A Full LImt of All Roses on OemantI THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville, Ohio When ordering, please mention The EichanRe Seasonable Stock CINERARIAS, Dwarf, 4-iii., $12.00 per 100. PRIMULA Obconica, 4-in., $12.00 per 100; 5H-in., $20.00 per 100. PRIMULA, Chinese, 4-in., $12.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN, 4-in., $15.00 per 100; 5 and 5J^in., 25c. to 35c. each. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2-in. (strong), $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000; 2M-in., $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in. (strong), $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. DRACi«NA Indivisa, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. WETTLIN FLORAL CO., HorneU, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange R|3> O ]VI <2 . ASSORTED C rC 1^ ^ VARIETIES Btrons, haalthjr plmnta, bom 2ii-iD. poU, t3.00 IMT 100, t2S.OO per 1000. COCOS Waddeliana and KENTIA Belmoreana. 3H-in., tl.30 per doi., tlO.OO per 100. NEPHROLEPIS Whltmani and Bleiiantlasliiia. 0-in., 60c. each. BOSTON Ferns and NEPHROLEPIS HarriaU. 4-in., «20.00 per 100; O-in., 60o. each, MS.OO pel 100; 7-in., $1.00 each; 8-ia., tl.26 each. FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange TaDie Ferns F^e, bushy plants, assorted vorietiea, from 2-in. poU, $3.00 per 100. R. G. Hanford, Norwalk, Conn. When ordering, please mention The R?tcliange Incorporation Westburt, N. Y. — The firm of An- drew R. Kennedy, dealers in seeds, bulbs, nursery stock and garden tools has been incorporated with a capital stock o£ $10,000. The incorporators are C, C. C. and A. R. Kennedy. When orderlnc. please mention The Exchange Oswego, N. Y. Christmas trade here was a record breaker, consequently all are feeling very happy. This city. like most others, is enjoying prosperity to the full. The sale of pot plants and baskets was very large. 'The call for wreaths was far in excess of previous years. As usual Walt. Workman had his store filled with a remarkably fine lot of Azaleas, Cyclamen, Primulas and Poin- settias. Tile last aamed proved a splen- did selling medium. Priced baskets moved off remarkably well. The sale of cut flowers was very heavy and prices ruled high. W. D. Stewart was fortunate in hav- ing a good cut of Carnations and his Jerusalem Cherries were in fine shape. Carl Beckstedt opened a store on B. Bridge st. for the Christmas season, and is well satisfied with the result. New Year's trade was in excess of previous years. All are looking forward to a splendid Spring and Easter trade. H. Y. ferns; FOR FERN DISHES. Over 200,000 to select from. Healthy, bushy, full arown, 2W-in. stock, in aaaortment of 10 or naore oeat vanetiee, guaranteed to please, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana and COCOS Weddell- ■nfl. Clean, thrifty. 2>i-in. stock, right else for center plants S1.30 per dos.. (10.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston, Roosevelt, Teddy' Jr., and Scotcli. Compact, ehapely plante, grown with •uffioient space, and in most perfect condition. 8-in., ja.OO per doi., S45.00 per 100; 7-in., »12.00 per daB„ (90.00 per 100; g-in.,. (18.00 per dot. CIBOTIUM SchJedel (King of Femi). Well grown. 3-in. etook, (4.00 per doi., (30.00 par 100. ADIAtfTUM Farleyense^ Glorlosa. Strongest, prettieet and hardiest of fancy Adiantiuna; etook in best condition. 2>^-in., (1.20 per doz., (0.00 per 100; 3-in . (2 00 per doi., (15.00 per 100; 4-in., (3.60 per dos., (26.00 per 100. Large cut (ronda shipped safely any distance, (10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Farleyense. Strong, S-in., (3.60 par doi, (25.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong, stocky, 3-in plants. (6.00 per 100, (66.00 per 1000. Orders booked now for next crop of Table Fern Seedlings, ready January 1st. (1.00 per 100, (9.60 per 1000. Lilt, illustrating 30 best varieties, on application. J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS. N. J. When order! Dg. please ni'Mitinn The Exchange THE HOME OF THE SCOnil FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Whi'n nrdpflng. oTpji^e m'^ntion The KTchflnee BUYING MADE EASY CONSULT OUR STOCK and MATERIAL INDEX Page 71 January 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 67 Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS 6-iii. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high . 6-in. '• 3 " " 24 to 28 in. " . Each .»0.75 . 1.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot 2H-in. 3-in. 4-in. 6-in. 6-in. e-in. 6-in. Cedar Tub 7-in. 9-in. Pot 6-in. 6-in. Each Leaves In. high 4 8 to 10 6 12 6to6 15 *0.40 6 to 7 18 50 6 to 7 24 1.00 6 to 7 26 1.25 6 to 7 28 to 30 1.60 6 to 7 34 to 36 2.50 6 to 7 5 ft., very heavy 8.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Leaves 6 to6 6to7 In. high Each 28 to 30 Jl.OO 84 to 36 1.50 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Cedar Tub 7-in. 7-in. 0-in. 12-in. I2-in. 12-in. 12-in. Plants in Tub 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 Height 36 in 36 to 40 in 40 to 42 in.... 6 to 5}^ ft., heavy. . 5)^ to 6 ft., heavy. 6 to 7 ft., heavy 7 to 8 ft., heavy.... Per doi »1.50 2.00 4.50 6.00 12.00 16.00 18.00 30.00 Per do». $12.00 18.00 Each .$2.60 . 3.00 . 4.00 . 10.00 .12.60 .16.00 . 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO./^'SnVo? Wyncote, Pa. Whon orMfrlnc. TjI'^jisp m'^ntlon Tim K\rh\ FERNS FERNS. 3 houses full, all pot grown. Bos- ton. 5H-U1- pota, 40c.; 6-iD. pota, 60c.; 7-in,. 75o.; 8-in. (Azalea pots), epecimeD planta. 91.00, very handsome. Whitmanl Coznpacta, 6H-m. pots, 40c.; 6-in. pota, 50c.; 7-in., 60o -76o. Roosevelt, &-in. pota, 50c. Scottli, 5}4-in. pota, 40o.; 6-in. pota, heavy, 60c.; 7-in. (Azalea pota), 60o.; 7-in. pota, very heavy, 75o. Teddy, Jr., new dwarf fern. 6-in. pota, 60o.; 7-in. (Azalea pota), 75o.; 6-in. (Aealea pota\ 30c.; 4-in. pota. 20o. 6-in. pans PTERIS WILSON!. Holly Fern, Albo-Llneata, PTERIS VICTORIA. Three plants in one pan, 25o. ARAUCARIAS ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. 4-5 tiers, 24 in. high. 760.; 30 in. high, $1.00. ARAUCARIA Glauca. 6-in. pots, 18-20 in. high, »1.00; 6-in. pots, 22-24 in. high, $1.25; 28-30 in. high, $1.50. ARAUCARIA Robusta Compacta. pou, 2H-3 It. high, $1.50. 7-in. I Importer and Grower of i Petted Plants pjfniPfTipi ip r nninrninmrnitinimt quiIIIH 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA. KENTIA FORSTERIANA KENTIA Forsterlana. 4H-6 ft. high, mode-up specimens in 9-in. green tubs, $4.50 eaoh; 7-in. pots, single, 38-40 in high, $2.00; 7-in. pots, 40-42 in. high, $2.50; 6-in. pots, 36 in. high, $1.50; 6-in. pots, 23-30 in. high, $1.00; 4-m. pots, 16-18 in. high, 30o. KENTIA BELMOREANA KENTIA Belmoreana. 24-in. high, $1.00; 24-26 in. high, $1.25; 28-30 in. high, $1.50; 4-in. pota, 16-18 in. high, 30o. LIVISTONA RotundiSora, or Fan Palm. 4-in., 30c.; 5-in , 40c. DRACAENAS DRACAENA Termlnalls. 6-in. pots. 40c.; 5>^-in. pots. S0c.-60o. DRACAENA Fra^rans. 4-in. pota, 25o.; 6-in. pots, 50c.-60c. PANDANUS Veitchii 6-in, pota. 75o. 1 DISH FERNS i for pans, aasorted varieties, 2K-in- pota, 1 $4.00 per 100. i GODFREY ASCHMANN miinniE Teddy Jr. i FERNS 8-i>., $1 00 aacli. 7-ln., 79c each. 6-ia., 600. eaoh. 4-iB., 20o. each. 2M-i«.. $8.00 „„„..,, per 100. $50.00 per 1000. »»ww»»ie ft.ini]h, 60o e«ch FUNKIAS— Field-Grown, large clumps, $15.00 per 100, CaaA*:: 2H->».. $600 per CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa. WhpTL ordering, plpfise tP'Titlon TTip Exclmncp Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS The E. G. Hill Co. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND INDIANA Two Novelty Roses For 1916 TIPPERARY (McGrcdy) Buds, long and pointed. Color, good, even yellow. A free-growing, wide awake Mrs. Ward in habit, does not go sleepy in Winter; extremely free in production; a seedling from Ward and a fine companion or alter- nate for it. OWN ROOT: $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000. GRAFTED: $30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000. TIP-TOP (Baby Doll) The prettiest of the "Sweetheart" or "Baby" Roses. The color is absolutely new, deep orange at the base, with shaded margin of rose cerise. A startlingly beautiful corsage Rose which will sell on sight to an appreciative retail trade. Same price as TIPPER.\RY. These two varieties are fine additions to the very popular list of dainty Roses which are now in heavy demand for low table decorations and for bouquets. Our BRITISH MIANETTI are exceptionally fine this year. May we book your order ? NOW for GRAFTED ROSES Standard varieties, including Ophelia. $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. For NEWER SORTS, see our calalog. Our Own-Root Roses have a fine reputation ; Summer propagated, once repotted, quality .A I. Send for our list, or lei us quote you. THE E. G. HILL CO. ""=""•"'' INDIANA :|l. Wben orderlDg. pleaae mention The Eichange 68 The Florists' Exchange PRIMULA Obconlca, Giant Eermesina, Rosea, Arendi and mixed, also Grandiflora Compacta, Alba Lilac, Rosea and Sangamea, Malacoides, White, 3-in., $1.50 per 100. MME. SALLEROI. 2-in., «2.00 per 100. DAISY, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. WHITMANI, ELEGANTISSIMA and TABLE FERNS 2-in., $.3.00 per 100. DRACAENA Indlvisa. 4-in.. 10c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-in . $2.00 per 100; 3-in., 4c. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, no white, 2;^-in., »2.50 per 100. WEEPING LANTANA, FEVERFEW Gem, GIANT WHITE DAISY, ROSE GERANIUM, DOUBLE ALYSSUM. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 75c. per 100. ALTERNANTHERA Brilliantissima. $5.00 per 1000. 3 others, $4.50 per 1000. AGERATUM, Gurney, Pauline, Star. 60o. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. VINCA Variegata. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 75c. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds, (SOc. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 75c. per 100. YELLOW DAISY, Etoile d'Or. $2.00 per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. .»1,00 per 100. $9 00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1.00 per 100. FERNS Benoh. Nice, clean stock. Boston. 4-in., lOc; 3-ijl., 6o.; 5-in., 12Hc. Cash BYER BROS., ''"^"«^1««"''« When ordering, please mention The Excbange ASPARAGUS 100 1000 Plumosus. 2%-in. pots. . .$1.75 $17.00 CANNAS. 1-3 eyes, Alle- mauia 1.00 Vaughan, Italia, Fatry, B. Prince, Bovira, Burbank, Gray, Fla- mingo, Berat, Hen- derson 1.25 OBCONICA Primroses . . 1.50 GERANIUMS. 2%-in. pots, S. A. Nutt 4.00 Other varieties 2.50 20.00 VINCA Variegata. 3%- in pots 5.00 BOSTON FERNS, from bed 15.00 COLEUS. 10 varieties 2.00 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Flowering 2.50 Cash JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM 325 W. Waiiam St., Delaware, Ohio When ordeiiiic. plo;tHp mf^ntlon The Excbange GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Poitevine, Ricard pU'ood Nutt, Buchner "\S«V" CASH WITH ORDER PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, Lancaster, Pa. When nrdprtng. nlense mention Thp Exchange A NO. 1 CHATELAINE BEGONIAS 2-in. pots, $3.50 per 100; 3-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. 1000 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots, $35.00 for the lot. FUCHSIAS. 2H-in. pota. $1.75 per 100. HELIOTROPE. 2'A-m. pota, $1.60 per 100. Stock guaranteed or money returned. Cash with order. Give us a trial. MATTHEWS la VARNEY Successors to J. E. Felthousen, Florist. S20 Van Vranken Ave., SCHENECTADY. N. Y. Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHEIffORD, N. L OROHID8, PAt.MS and plant* ol ev«ry variety U/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR VVtieu ordering, please mention Tbe s-xeutiuge Trailing Lobelias Of the many useful little plants we might mention for the Spring sales, the trailing Lobelias are among the best. As with anything else, there is the greatest difference between a good plant and a poor one. To sow seed of those Lobelias about March the 1st, squeeze 15 or 20 of the small seedlings into a 2%in. pot and let it go at that, means to waste time and money. There is nothing about such stock, even if partly in bloom, to do justice to them. WTiile one can wait with sowing seed of the dwarf varieties for weeks yet, the trailing sorts should be sown now, and if you need just a few hundred plants, a trade package of seed is all you want. Sow thinly and when the seedlings are large enough to trans- plant don't use six or eight little plants together but plant them singly ; later on pot up and pinch the plants, several times. Keep on shifting the stock until you have bushy specimens in 3%in. or 4in. pots. Plants with trailing branches 18in. to 2ft. long, covered with buds and flowers, will sell and sell well. They will be of great value to you to fill your hanging baskets and window boxes. People as a rule like a touch of blue in plant arrangements. Sow now and grow cool as soon as the seedlings get to a stage where they can stand it. Later on. the house where your Geraniums are doing their best will be a good place for the Lobelias. Place them along the edge of the bench where they can hang over. There are about a half dozen trailing sorts of Lobelia. Among them. Lobelia hybrida pendula Sapphire is a beautiful deep blue one ; the variety Amanda has soft lilac blue flowers; while Angelina is one of the latest, with small white flow- ers. They are all good, but the blue opes are the most desirable, as is the case with the dwarf growing sorts. Vinca rosea Reciuires Months to Grow Good Plants If you handle Vinca rosea or alba among your Spring bedding stock, the sooner you get at the sowing of the seed the better. They are awfully slow and require months to grow into fair sized plants. About 20 years ago we made use of great numbers of these Vincas for the planting of formal beds and borders. Then we noticed a gradual falling off in the demand for them, and for about 15 years we didn't grow any at all, but of late they seem to be coming back in favor and in the past three seasons we sold clean out. For a bed or border to be in full bloom every day during the Summer season up to the time the first good hard frost finishes things, ^ these Vincas are hard to beat, and even if you have not grown any of late, it might be well to do so this year. You want a strong bottom heat for the seed to germinate, and a warm house for the young stock. Do not overpot, but rather make use of a rich soil and good drain- age. Verbenas Sow Now for Heavy Stock Tou do not want very many Verbenas : what is more important than numbers is to have the plants good, and there is a great difference between a 2in. pot plant with a single flower stem, and one in a 3%in. pot with seven or eight buds and flowers. To grow the latter means to sow seed in January and keep the stock in a cool house. After you get the little seedlings transplanted into flats, about the end of February, the plants can be pinched, and if you wish you can root the tops in sand or throw them away and make a second sowing instead, and still another about the middle of March. Ju that way you will have _ three lots coming along of different sizes. Sow separate colors and bear in mind that the pink shades are the most desirable ; next comes the whites, the reds, and the blue, and a very few striped. There is only one strain to use and that is the very best your seedsman has to offer. ^ Asparagus Sprengeri I doubt whether there is any other green we have on hand today better known, more used or grown in almost every florists' establishment than As- paragus Sprengeri. There is no end to its uses, and whether you want plants for the filling of dishes or pans, for hang- ing baskets, for planting on a bench or window boxes, sow now. One can divide the old clumps but the seedlings have more vigor and life in them than old plants. Of course, if you only use a very small number it might be as well, if not better, to buy good thrifty stock in Spring, but if you require a quantity of plants it really pays you to grow on your own plants from seed, which is offered at very reasonable prices. Asparagus plumosus nanus and Asparagus Hatcheri Small 2%in. stock of Asparagus plu- mosus nanus comes in always most use- ful with the retail grower. You would not want anything more suitable for the filling of fern dishes or to be used to give the proper setting for a plant ar- rangement. It doesn't pay the smaller grower to plant out stock to grow into strings except for the man who is lo- cated far away from the larger towns when, in case of a hurry up order, he appreciates being able to cut a string or two from the bench ; otherwise it is cheaper by far to buy the cut strings, which, when fresh cut, will last for days. Seed sown now in pans and the small stock later on potted up into thumb pots, will soon grow into useful material, and it you have bench room you can with but little trouble grow on the small stock you need. While Asparagus Hatcheri hasn't taken the place of either Spren- geri or plumosus, for all that it is still a splendid florists' form and has made m,iny friends. Seed of this variety can also be sown from now on. Giganteum^Ulies The Easter Stock Even with Easter as late as the 23d of April, the giganteum Lilies do not want to be carried along in a house at 50 deg. temperature. They should never have less than at least 55 deg. at night, and a little warmer if possible ; they differ in this respect from the for- mosums. If your giganteums are now well above the pots, just let them come along. If there is any holding back to do, do it next March. Get a good stem be- tween now and then. If the plants show buds by the end of February, which they ought to, there will be no trouble in keep- ing the house they are in a little cooler, and time it so that the flowers come in just right. To many of us a 23d of April Easter is anything hut agreeable, espe- ciaUy if we do a bedding plant business, for such a late date only gives us a few short weeks, but it will be a relief to many of us this year not to have to resort to 100 in the shade in order to coax the giganteums or have more buds than flow- ers on a stalk. Yet don't depend too much on the time you have. A well rooted plant in healthy condition other- wise, will not set bud because you give it 55 or 60 deg. during the latter part of January. It is going to make a stem and that is what you want. Short Lilies are all right as long as we have no other, and look mighty good to us, but the ideal Easter Lily has at least a 2ft. stem ; and one 3ft., with good foli- age, is preferred by many over shorter ones. I guess we would all rather have them 4ft. long than only 12in. It is between now and the middle of February that you get that stem, so let the plants have a nice light bench and care. You can still pot up bulbs and get them in by Easter, but every day counts. Start a little slowly, but as soon as the white, thick roots begin to run around the inside of the pots, that is a sign for warmer quarters. Let them have it up to 60 or 65 deg., it will suit the plants. Special Offer ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- geri. Strong, 2J^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. PRIMULA Obconica, 4-in., in bud and bloom, $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Polte vine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3- in., right for Easter. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2J^-in., mixed, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DRACAENA Indivisa. Fine plants, out of 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. PANSIES. Strong plants, from our well known strain, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. SNAPDRAGON. Out of 2K-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. CINERARIAS. Prize strain, 2}4-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. STOCKS. Strong, out of 2}4-in., Beauty of Nice and Rivoire, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $500. J.C.SCHIV1IDT BRISTOL, PA. Wben ordering, please mention The Bicbange Coleus Cuttings Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leadingandbest fancy varieties. Clean, strong, well rooted cuttings. 60c. per 100 $4.00 per ICOO Cash with order. Send for liat with testimonials. A. NAHLIK 261-275 lawrcnce Street, flUSHING, N. Y. Largest grower of Coleus in the U.S.A. When ordering, please mention The Exchanse OBCONICA PRIMROSES Out of 3-inch pots, ready for 5-inch, $5.00 per 100. Choice assortment. Clean, healthy stock for immediate effect. A. L. MILLER Sutphin Road and Rockaway Bvd. Phone: Jamaica 505. JAMAICA, N. Y. Wben ordering, please mention The Excbange ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the best Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 Chestnut Place SECAUCUS, N. J. Wten orderlne, please mention The Exchange January 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 69 ^^^^^^^MsmM^gmMMSf^^^^^^^w^M^MM'Wmsiw^mMs^MMi rcfjfc^a:ri^.n,-c^^m ROSES RED RADIANCE. A sport of Radinnco that will be welcomed as a valuable addition to the list of greenhouse Roses and will be of greatest value for the garden. Grafted or Own Root, 2j.4-in., $2.50 per doz.. S17.50 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. MRS. WM. R. HEARST. A clear, dark pink sport of My Maryland. The equal of Maryland in habit and growth, and far superior to it in color. Grafted or Own Root, 2}i in.. $2.50 per doz , $17.50 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. HOOSIER BEAUTY. Deep, rich crimson in color. We have a hirge stock of this new Rose and can fill your order to your satisfaction. Grafted, 2K-in., $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000; Own Root, 2K-in., $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. HAOLEY. With both Hadley and the above-named variety we have to o£fer the two best red Roses in commerce. Grafted, 2J^-in., $1.50 per doz , $12.50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000: Own Root. 2K-in , $1.00 per doz., $7.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. NEW CARNATIONS That Are Making Good GOOD CHEER. We planted Good Cheer heavily because we believed in it. Today it is the finest Carnation on our place. It is a clear rose pink — a Carnation that every grower needs. Rooted Cut- tings, $6 00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. MATCHLESS and ENCHANTRESS SUPREME. Two leaders in Carnations. Early delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ALICE. For freedom of flowering and as a money maker, Alice has made good. We cut from it earlier than any other variety. It ia a quick plant maker. It is a good commercial shell pink. Plant Alice. December and January. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. GERANIUMS 20.000 ALPHONSE RICARD and BEAUTE POITEVINE, from 2yi-m. pots for delivery early in January, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS \\'o rn.-ike a specialty of seedlings. We offer now 50,000 seedlings ready for potting Big, strong seed- lings. Big value at $.S.OO per 1000; 2500 at $7 50 per 1000; 5000 at $7.00 per 1000. We deliver anywhere, all charges paid, for 50c. per 1000 in addition to price quoted. Prices to The Trade only A.W.PI&R30N INC. 'CROMwcLL com. CHRYSANTHEMUMS OOLDEN GLEAM Our Novelty for 1916 As a novelty of the year we are ofTcring a seedling of our own raising. It is a bright, glistening yel- low ill color; medium dwarf in growth. Fully as good Iwo to a plant as single. Matures Oct. 20th to Nov l.st. Second crrjwn buds were the Ix'st 2!4.1n., $1.60 per doz., $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. NEW 'MUMS OF THIS SEASON WHITE CHIEFTAIN. For early delivery we offer fine stock of this high-class variety at $1.11(1 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. This means January and I'ebruary delivery, and we have ample stock for your retiuirements. GOLDEN EATON. Better in color than Yellow Eaton. One of the finest of the new 'Mums. Early delivery. $4.00 per 100, $.35.00 per 1000. PEACE. A beautiful shell pink; one of the finest varieties ever offered. 2K-in.. $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. HILDA CANNING. The bronze novelty is offered for 1917 delivery. Order early as the sale will be heavy and orders will b* filled in rotation. 2%- in . $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. NOVELTIES IN SINGLE 'MUMS After testing the Johnson seedlings from Mount Greenwood, we have selected six of the finest novelties ever offered. These will be offered in our wholesale catalogue as the Mount Greenwood Novelty Set. Our own seedlings are offered aa the Cromwell Gar- dens Set of Six. They are fine commercial varieties for cut flower trade ** Dusky Maid " for Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful acquisition. Get our new catalogue that will be mailed early in January. Our Chrysanthemums give satisfaction and we want your order. We have six big houses in stock plants. Let ua know your requirements. BEDDING PLANTS COLEUS, HELIOTROPE, SALVIA, PETUNIAS, FUCHSIAS and other stock. VINCA VAREEGATA cuttings. Write us your wants. Carnations: Cultural Notes It is really from now on that we get the most out of our Carnation benches. Eight, ten and twelve cents for Christ- mas is all right, but the retail grower makes just as much and more, out of his plants when the flowers retail at 75o. per dozen, and his stock is produc- ing a steady supply for a steady de- mand. There is room for .$1.50 and .$2 per doz. Carnations, but most of us have no trouble in counting the customers we have who are willing to pay that price right along. On the other hand we have no trouble to realize 75c. and sell a lot of flowers, and one can afford to grow them for that price and make money. Keep the Carnation houses cool — near the 50 deg. point is best. Examine the soil in the benches and don't water ex- cept the soil is on the dry side. There cannot he any worse condition than soaking wet soil for any length of time ; it is bound to cause trouble. You must pay attention to this in order to get satisfactory results. When your plants are once .sick, don't look for advice from someone in order to get them well again ; a sick Carnation might as well be dead. Careful watering, proper temperature, keeping all yellow or decayed leaves re- moved from the plants and cultivating the surface of the benches lightly, are the things which keep the stock healthy. Every good grower will tell you that during dark, short days, it is an evil to try to push the plants. You cannot do it and come out ahead. Keep on dis- budding, cleaning, supporting the flow- ering shoots, fumigating or spraying to keep the stock free from greenfly. Don't be under the impression that the plants, after this, won't need much more atten- tion. They do and will need it as long as they are expected to bring in dollars. Good stock shotild keep on flowering from now until Easter; the plants if treated right, will keep on sending up fresh flowering shoots to take the place of those you remove, and if you perchance have a few more than you can sell, don't try to work off old flowers on a cus- tomer; throw them away and only sell the good ones, for only such will "bring in more orders. Hardy Delphiniums for Cut Flowers When you make up your order sheet of seeds, don't overlook including at least one ounce of Delphinium of the Belladonna hybrids. If you are a retail grower you cannot very well do without these beautiful flowers. Even if you never have a call for perennial plants you sliould have a good number of Del- phiniums planted on your grounds. They are as valuable to cut from during the Summer months as any flower you can grow, and what can there be of easier culture or require less attention when once established? While one gets an as- sortment of the most beautiful shades of light blue among the Belladonna hy- brids, the old standby, Delphinium for- mosum, furnishes the real dark blue, but we can hardly dispose of these when the others are to be had. Sow during Jan- uary, grow on in flats until time for planting out; the young stock will flower the first year and no matter just what month or week, there is always good isc for them. Delphiniums are perfectly hardy and can be increased by divi.sion as well, but seed of all the fine varieties to be had today is so reasonable that it doesn't pay to bother with carrying over three and four year old clumps. Keep on sowing a little seed each year; the young stock is less liable to disease and flowers more freely the second .year than old clumps, and the average florist who just uses his plants for cut flowers, or .sells a few dozen for his customers' hardy borders, is usually not called upon to deliver named varieties true to label. We can make use of every spike as long as they are of good size and fair color. So for next Summer and the one to fol- low sow now. and enough seed to give you abundance of plants. Publications Received The Margrnerite Ply, by jr. T. Smul- yan. B. .S.. containine the life history, habits and methods of control of thus greenhouse pest. Bulletin No. l.'iT of the Ma.ss. Agri. Exp. Sta. Amherst. Mass. Insect Pests of the Oreenhonse, Some Important, by R. D. Whitmarsh, deal- ing with white fly, Aleyrodes. mealy wing, snowy fly. Circular No. 154, Ohio Agri. Exp. Sta., Wooster, Ohio. A. F. J. Baur O. E. Steinkamp Send for our price list of -young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAUR & STEINKAMP, Indianapolis, Indiana Carnation Breeders When, ordorinc. iilcasv.- tn>'iili>i Geraniums 2>4-in. pcit.i. S. A. Nutt und Mnle. .Sallerol. S2,25 per 100. S20.(X) per 1000. Mme. Julian, Ed. Blanc, A. SchafTer, Thos. Meehan, Perkins. Ricard. Rose .ind Ivy (.c- raniums. S2.50 per 100. J22..50 per 1000. LOBELIA. Emperor William and Crystal Palace: TRADE.SCANTIA. variegated, three va- rieties: ACHYRANTHES, two varieties; GER- MAN IVV. FUCII.SIAS, double mixed, $2.25 per 100, 820.00 per 1000. CARNATIONS. 2M-in. pota, J3.00 per 100. $2.'j.00 per 1000; Rooted Cuttings, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS and POMPONS, thirty vnrieties: C;OLEUS, fen varieties. List and prices nn rippli^Titinn. MAGNUS PIERSOW, Cromwell, Conn. GERANIUMS Thank >ou for the generous order..j you h:ive sent me and ple.-ise st/ip sending for anythinR more in the Geranium line that you would want delivered before the middle of February. If the weather had been half as generous aa you, there would have been al- most twiee aa many cuttings to supply your wants. but quality with me is ahead of quantity and cut- tings forced by steam heat are no good. With the ad- vent of the Spring sun I will have a fine lot of cut- tings for latter February and earlv Nl.ireh. S. A. Nutt and Buchner, $12.50 per 1000. Ricard and Poitevlne, $15,00 per 1000. Heady now: ASPARAGUS Plumosus at $25.00 per 1000. BUDDLEIA Asiatlca. Rooted Cuttings, $2. .50 per 100: pnt plants. $5,00 per 100. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. 100 1000 WhKmani ImproTed - - $5.00 $40.00 WhKoiani Compacta - - 5.00 40.00 RooseveKs 5.00 40.00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN. MASS. Wlien nrderfnc. 1. 1, ■;,-.• in ,iil..i) The K-celmngp Ferns for Dishes Id 6 to 8 baat iB»Tket vahetiei from 2>^-iii. po i at 8.00 per 100, (Jfi.OO per 1000. Cocos and Kentias Juat right far ceDt«rw, from 8>i-in poU,at$10.00 per 100. IHOMAS P. CflRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N. J. FERNS Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full crown, fine stock, from 2K-in pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000, COCOS Weddellana and KENTIA Belmore- ana. For center plants. 2\^-\ti., $1.30 per doi., $10.00 per 100. Hlfth Grade Stock. ^LCaah. or satisfactory references. C. 4. PETERSON WOOD COURT Tairytown-on-Hudson.N.y When orderlnp. ple.nse m-'iitlun Thp Exchange COMING- The Florists' Exchange -IN MA.RCH THE NEW PINK FORCING ROSE CHAMP WEILAND Exquisite in color, remarkable in eize, beauty and foliage you NEED THE BIG MONEY MAKER OF 1916 OWN ROOT 00 PlanU for S30.00 250 I'lants for 70.00 600 plants for 125.00 1000 Plants for 250.00 Orders filled strictly in the order as booked GRAFTED 100 Plants lor J35.00 250 Plants lor 82,50 SOD P'ants for 150.00 1000 Plants tor 300.00 WEILAND & RISCH Origina'tors 154 North Wabash Avenue and Gro\*/ora CHICAGO, ILL. guimimjiniiiiiiiiiJiMMii iiiiiiiiniiiiinininiiiaiiiniiiniuiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiinniiiDiiuiiiiiiiunuiuiiiDiHiuiiiuuiiiiiiiwiuiiiiiumiii^^ iiiiiiiiuiiniiii^ Palms, Ferns and Araucarias We are exceptionally strong on fo- liage plants this Christmas. Our houses are filled with extra fine stock that will just suit your trade. In .ill sizes. NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. The best tern of them all. Slightly crested habit, same as Scottii ; very fine : a good seller. 4-in. pots, $2.00 per doz. ; 6-in. pots, strong plants, $6.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots .$1.00, extra strong $1.25 each. NEPHROLEPIS Scottii. Good, strong plants. 4-in. pots, $1.80 per doz.; 6-in. pots, $4.20 and $5.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots, $1.00 each. NEPHROLEPIS Elegantissima Improved. 6-in. pots, $5.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots, $1.00 each. CYRTOMIUM Rochfordiannm (Holly Fern). 4-in. pots, $1.80 per doz.; 21/o-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Hybridum. 3-in. pots, fine for basket work, $7.00 per 100. DISH FERNS. The best varieties, only $4.00 per 100; 2%-in. pots, fine plants. ASPARAGUS Plnmosns. 3-in. pots, heavy stock, $5.00 per 100. ARAU'CARIA Excelsa. Fine, stocky, perfect plants, 12-16 in. high, 3-4 tiers, 50c. and 75c. each. BOXAVOOD. 12-in. to 15-in., bushy, 35c. each ; 15-iu. to 18-in., very bushy, 45c. each. Pyramid-shaped. 2-ft. to 2y2ft., $1.50 each; 3-ft. very fine, $2.00 each. Palms and Decorative Stock We have added the past year one large house devoted to this stock, which is very fine. KENTIA Belmoreaaa. 5%-iii. pots, 5-6 leaves, 20-22 in. high, 75c. each ; 7-in. pots. 22 in. high, 8 leaves, $1.50 to $2.00 each. KENTIA Forsteriana. 5%-in. pots, 5-6 leaves, 22-30 in. high, 75c. each; 5-6 leaves, 28-30 in. high, $1.00 each ; 7-in. pots, 6-7 leaves, 34-36 in. high, $2.00 each; 7-in. pots, 6-7 leaves, 38-40 in. high, $2.00 and $2.50 each. ASCHMANN BROS., LIVISTONA Rotnndifolia. Fan Palm. 4-in. pots, 35c. each. DRACffiNA Lord Wolsley and Terminalis. 5-in. pots, fine col- ored, 50c. each. DRACXNA Fragrans. 6-in. pots, strong plants, 50c. each. FICUS Elastica (Rubber Plant). 6-in. pots, 35c. each ; 7-in. pots, 75c. each. To save express charges, please mention if pots are wanted. Cash with order. 7he Hustlers Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA ■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiDiiiiiiiiDiiioniniiiwiniiininiiiuinniiiiiiiiiuiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiniiiniuniiiinnnioniiiniiin'iinniiniNni^ We are all booked up on rooted and unrooted GERANIUM CUTTINGS until February 1st. We are now booking orders for February delivery. S. A. NUTT, A. RICARD, SCARLET BEDDER, POITEVINE, JOHN DOYLE, MME. BUCHNER Rooted cuttings, $15.00 per 1000; Unrooted cuttings, $7.50 per 1000. CASH WITH ORDER We re also booking orders for 4-in. GERANIUMS in bud and bloom for Spring delivery. »8.00 per 100 or $75.00 per 1000. WE ALSO HAVE UNROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS MATCHI-ESS, ENCHANTRESS SUPREME, EUREKA and MRS. C. W. WARD »10.00 per 1000. •MUM STOCK PLANTS CHRVSOLORA, OCONTO, GOLDEN CHADWICK, W. H. CHADWICK, PACIFIC SUPREME, CHIEFTAIN, CHARLES RAZER, EDWIN SEIDEWITZ, MAUD DEAN, MAJOR BONNAFFON. 60o. per doz., $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. THE BURT OLNEY GREENHOUSES J. W. LANGENBACH, Manager ALBION, NEW YORK Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT f USE FOR RESULTS N0TieE TO GROWERS --WnOlKAlERS ol cut lluwcrs, plants and floral novelties, with quick shipping facilities to Aiken, s. c. Please send price lists, etc., to JOHN WALLENBIRG Gift Shop AIKEN, S. C. U'brii urdLTiiiK. pl'' ORCHIDS EXTRA fine lot. Trlanffi. Potted, ready to flower. Pricea low. NEW STOCK should be ordered now for Spring delivery. We have new bag splendid black Peat Prices right. GEORGE L. FREEMAN Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., Box 429 FALL RIVER . MASS. WluMi orrlerinp. please mention The EixchanEe CleTelandy 0. Crane*s New Store This now flower and candy store is unique in its dooorative scheme. So far as I know it is the first store to use black as a basis for a decorative scheme. It is a sort of adaptation of the Chinese principles of decoration. Gold is used profusely on tlie 'back- rround of black. Paneled mirrors with decorative paintings at the top of each in brigbt colors, with Chinese lanterns softening the lights;, reallv make a verv pi^tty interior. The windows are mar- ^^els of richness. Black velvet is the foundation of the window on whidi were plnr-pd red boxes: t''psp oontaine-l oandv. while a big vase of Poinsettias banked ■'"'prneath with ^riidenhair formed a r=,h bnf sininV decora tioTi. The sto^-p O'^lnr blending. One of the dailv panprs «i>fi_ in commentinET on it "Not a fan- *- ■':^. hiif r, faiu-if"! jniT'inn^ipTi i^io -"'ov, flip nlnnp an p^ti-nordinarv rlarn-r.-, ^^ r-bjirm and ^'"'' m'^de of it an eTJiTnnin '^'-if pin he followed with ma"^ kiTT^c ■'^ nrofits bv wisf^ merchant*!. Tt wn^lrl '>" en«T' to imfifino tbo storo a«! tn kinrr -^ a funeral nfmnsphere. hi'*" entirftlv ♦^v-o oontrarv is the ca«p. Green ^^'^'^ ni^v. nnd almost of oayv infimacv. iPi*-v Forpster John ■Rndrlv bn.; bno" i.ovfiv Violef Hiat will pnt^MTip thp f^-n- •^rnnfrt of the Gerrri'^n and T^n^ish A'in- Ir^f T^if-h thp ha^dinp^s of our nnri"" (vrni— 11 vnrietipfi. T-Tp bonps if l^e cuccp-^'^--- •^o fill tb" I'^w h'in" imrts of the n^-V ovqtp"' nf Clpvplnnd with l>pds of *^br. new Violpf^ nnd tlipn Clpvplnnd may mr^Up p f^^pf of them tn the nnli/in. TM^r, r;qc«f,r Oo. bad dnnble onlnmn nd'^ : •- nil d 1 ' 1 V -ni np Y-o n ff pvi n -^ SI bo^^s o f Roepc fo'' New YA-^r'-a Dnv. PreHv pfii-iv for thnf ifind of work. Perhaps its a thank offerinjr. Ella Grant Wilson. Paper Pols and Din Bands DIRT BANDS I Paper Pot.5 without bottoms, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottcms.) Inch 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 50,000 100,000 154 $0.70 $2.10 S3.90 $7.00 $16.60 $28.00 2 80 2.60 4.50 8.20 18.00 32,00 2H 90 3.10 5.75 11.00 26.60 60.00 3 1.00 3.90 7.60 14.00 32.60 60.00 3i4 1.15 4.70 8.75 17.00 40.00 76.00 6 1.25 5.60 11.00 22.00 62.50 96.00 4H.... 1.50 6.85 13.00 24.00 56.00 105.00 4 1.70 7.90 15.00 28.00 66.00 120.00 6 2.10 9.86 19.00 36.00 86.00 160.00 No tacks or folding blocks needed. Samples FREE. SQUARE PAPER POTS (Folding block and tacks included.) Inch 500 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 60.000 1K....S0.65 $0.90 $4.00 $7.00 $12.00 $25.00 2 70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16.00 35.00 2ii 90 1.25 5.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 3 1.10 1.50 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 1.60 2.15 10.00 19.00 37.50 90.00 5 2.50 3.75 18.00 36.00 66.00 160.00 6 3.50 4.75 23.00 46.00 85.00 200.00 7 4.26 5.76 28.00 64.00 102.00 240.00 Copyright Directions for use with each order. Send for Big Folder giving experiences of 64 growers. Samples FREE. Try our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands free. Order what you want — try them according to our dlree- tions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money. F.W. Rochelle & Sons CHESTER, NEW JERSEY U'li.-ri .,ni,TJi.L-. i.l,,i^,' ni.tifi.'ii 'liii- F.xclinnce ASSORTED TABLE f[RNS Out of 2}i-ii)cb pots, $3.00 per 100, fERN SEE»LINGS A SPECIALTY In or 'out of Bats. JUNE DELIVERY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS From 2)i-inoh pota, $3.00 per 100. All expreas orden, cash or satisfac- tory refereoce with order. B.SOLTAUfERNERYflAe,XN-!: ASSORTED TABLE FERNS $3.50 p« 100, $30.00 per 1000. PALMS, Kentia Belmoreana 3H in pots, 12-16 in. high, $12.00 per 100 PALMS, Kentia Forsteriana 3^ in. pots, 16-18 in. high, $15.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata Strong, field-rooted tips, 2-3 leads, from 2ii-in. pots, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. JAMES VICK'S SONS Rochester, N. Y. ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED. We offet the following; CATTLEYAS Sklnnerl, Lablata, Triana, MosriK, PerclvaUana. Gaskelllana; L/«LIAS acuminata, superblens; ONCIDIUMS blcalio- suni, Cebolleta, omlthorynchum, spbacela- tum. splcndldum and the Holy Ghost Orchid, PERISTERIA elata. Wriit for prictt. LAGER & HURRCI.L Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange January 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 71 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised Tiinka 07 Vermine 96 Tobacco Producta 90 Wauon llcat«r 80 Tootlipicloi 86 Wants 81-82-83-84 Tubes 86 Wholcimle FloriuM 89- Tub» OS UO-9 1-92-93-94 Vaporiiing Pnnii 97 Wire 85-8G \'tuti!atinK AppnratuH Wire Dcjtipns Wi 97 Wire Fraiiic3 S5 Advance Co. . . ._ i''.' Albert & Davidson Ino !'') Allen, J. K '.m Allen Co.. Wm. Stuart. !I0 Ainer. G'huiino Miii. Cn !)'.! Amer. Spawn Co 5-i Anderson, J. F Oi'i Anderson, S. A 70 Angermueller, Geo. H SO Aphine Mt(t. Co 96 Attnea, H. W ,S6 Arnold & Co., Inc., D. C W1 Aschmann Bros 7(t Aschraann Godfrey. . . 07 Ashley, Ernest 70 Badgley & Bishop, Ino Ill Baker Bros 77 Baker, Wm. J !I2 liixrclivv Nura ■'>>> Barrett, The Florist. . . 70 Barrows & Son, H. H..09 Baumer, A. R 7s Baur & Steinkamp. . . .Oil Bftyersdorfer & Co. ..s,> Bay State Nurs., The. . M Beaven. E. A .s.", Beckert's Seed Store. . . oil Begerow Floral Co 7s Bemb Floral Co.,The. .77 Bennett, C. A >! Berger Bros il2 Bertermann Bros. Co. .77 Boddington Co., Inc., Arthur 57 Bolgiano A Sons, J 50 Bonnet & Blake ill Bonnot Bros '.U Bowe, M. A 7S Brant Bros., Ino 79 Brown, Peter OS Bryan, Alonzo J GO Buckbee, H. W 79 Bunyard, A. T., Flo- rist 78 Bunyard Co., Inc., Harry A 5S Burnett Bros 55 Burpee, W. A. & Co. . . 54 Burt Olney Gnhe., The 70 Butler & UUman 7s Byer Bros OS Caldwell The Woods- man Co '^5 Campbell Bros 07 Camp Conduit Co ii'.l Cannata, J. P 04 Carbone Florist 70 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The 94 Childs, John Lewis.. . . . 54 Chinnick.W.J 01 Chriatensen, Thos. P. . . O'.l Clare, W. G S5-S0 Clarke's Sons, David. . . 7s Clay & Son .'JO Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 70 Coan, J.J '.10 Cokely, B. E. & J. T...S5 Conard & Jones Co., The 04 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 04 Coombs, Florist 77 Cowee, W.J S6 Cowen's Sons, N 'I.S Craig Co., Robt 00 Crouch, Mrs. J. W 70 Crowl Fern Co SO Crump, F. F 70 Cunningham, Jos. H. . .OS Cut Flower Eich 01 Danker, Florist 70 Davis, Walter '.13 Dawson, William 02 Day Co., W. E 7'J De Buck. John OS Deutscher & Glazer. . . 93 DietachCo., A '.is Diller, Caskey & Keen '17 Dillon, J. L 01 Dobbs 4 Son 70 Dorner & Sons Co., F 62 Dreer, Henry A., Ino. 59-eO-97-9.S Eacle Pipe t^upply Co . The 9S Eble, Chas 7S Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. . . 7S Edwards' Folding Box Co SO Eichholz, Henry 59 Elliott & Sons, Wm 54 Emmans, Geo. M 01 Emmons, F. A 04 Erne & Kliogel 94 Eskesen. Frank N 06 Esler, John G 85 Evans Co., The John A 99 EvendenBros 79 Eyres, Florist 76 Fallon, Florist 79 Fletcher & Co., Inc., F. W 55 Fletcher & Son 95 Florists Hail Assn .... So Foley Gnha. Mfg. Co., The 97 Ford, M. C SS Ford, Wm. P 90 Forestdale 77 Fottler, Fiske, Uawson Co 54 Fowler, Mrs. L. P 79 Freeman, Geo. L 70 Freeraan-I.ewis 7S Friedman, Florist 70 Friedman, J. J 90 Froment, H. E 91 Frost, Chas M Furrow 4 Co 78 Galvin, Thos. F 7s GasserCo.. J. M 70 Giblin & Co 99 Gibbons, The Smilax Man S5 Girvin, Wilhs B 02 Gloeckner, Wm 70 Gove, The Florist 70 Graham & Son, A 7ii Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn., Ino 91 Growers' Cut Flower Co 90 GudeBros. Co 79 Gunther Bros 91 Guttman & Raynor, Ino SS Habermehl's Sons, J. J 7S Hanford. R. G 00 Harris, Chester 79 Harris, Ernest 63 Hart, Geo. B 86 Hatcher, John C 70 Heacock Co., Jos 67 Heiss Co 77 Henderson & Co., A. . .50 Henshaw A Fenrich. . ..SS Herr, A. M 09 Hews Co., AH 93 Highland Park Green- houses, The 77 Hilfinger Bros 95 Hill Co., E. G 07-94 Hill Floral Co., E. G.. .70 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 64 Hitchings & Co 100 Hogewoning & Sons ... 6 1 Holland Nurs., The 04 Hollywood Gardens. . . 79 Holm 4 Olson 79 Holton & Hunkel Co. . . 92 Home Correspondence School S4 Horan, E. C 91 Horticult'l Advertiser.. 04 Howard Rose Co 66 Hudson Carbon Co .... 90 Idle Hour Nurs 7S Igoo Bros S6 Irwin, R. J 63 Isbell 4Co., S. M 54 J ackson 4 Perkina Co . .04 Jacobs, 8., 4 Sons. . .97-99 Jennings, E. B 54 Johnston Bros 79 Johnston 4 Co., T, J 79 Joseph's Florist 79 Joy Floral Co 78 Kaating, Wm. F., Co. . . 53 Keller, John A 7s Keller Pottery Co 95 Keller Sons, J. B 79 Kentucky "Tobacco Product Co 96 Kerr, The Florist 77 Kervan Co., The 86 Kessler, Wm 91 lung Construction Co.5S- 9S Knoble Bros 70 Komada Bros 92 Kooyman, C 94 Kroeschell Bros. Co... 97 Kuebler, Wm. H 91 I.at:.T ,\: Hurrcll 70 Lang Floral 4 Nurs. Co 77 Lange, A 70 Lange, H. F. A 79 Langjahr, A. H 90 Leedle Floral Co 02 Lehman Bros SO Leonard Seed Co 54 LittleSeld, Florist 79 Littlefield 4 Wyman. . . 62 Lockland Lumber Co. .. 98 London Flower Shop . .78 Lovett, J. T 64 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 79 MacNiS Hort. Co., The 61 Mader, Paul 04 Marshall 4 Co.,W. E. . . 54 Matthews 4 Varney.. .68 McCallum Co., The...iJ2 McConnell, Alei 7S MoCray Refrigerator Co 87 MoHutchiaon & Co.. . . 56 MoManus, James 91 Menand, L 76 Metairie Ridge Nurs. Co., Ltd., The 78 Metropolitan Material Co 98-99 Mette, Henry 61 Meyer, Chas. F 54 Michell Co., Henry P 58 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 85 Michler Bros. Co 78 Miller, A. L 68 MUler, Stuart H 93 Mills, The Florist. Ino. . 77 Mingo Floral Co., The 78 Moninger Co , John C 99 Moore, Hentz & Nash. 91 Mountain View Floral Co 64 Mullanphy, Florist. . . .79 Murray, Samuel 77 Niilillk. .\ OS Nason, L. B 91 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade S6 Neidinger, Jos, G S4 New England Florist Supply Co 92 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 90 Nioasen Co., The I«o 93 Noe, L. M 91 (llsoii ,t Co 84 Ouwerkerk, P 64 Palmer, F. E 76 Palmer4Son, W. J.. . .70 Park Floral Co, The. .77 Park Floral Co 79 Parsbelsky Bros.. Inc. .97 Peacock Dahlia Farms tlO Pearoe, George 99 Peirce, E. Allan 95 Penn The Florist 70 Pennock-Meehan Co., S. S 93 Perry's Hardy Plant Farm 61 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 95 Peterson, C. A 09 Pfaff 4 Kendall.. ..99 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 93 Philipa Bros 7S Pierce A Co 76 Pierce Co., F. O 98 Picrson. Inc.. A. N.. 53-69 PiersonCo., F. R .53 Pierson, Magnua 09 Pikes Peak Flor. Co.. . . 77 Pillsbury, I. L 02 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 92 Polykranas, G. J 90 Potter Floral Co 77 Pulverized Manure Co., The 96 Pyfer ACo., A. T 94 Quidnick Gnhs 62 Ramsburg, G. S 59 Randall, A. L. Co 94 Randall'B Flower Shop. 79 Rawlings, Elmer 00 Rawson, The Florist. . 77 Reed A Keller S5 Reinberg, Peter '.14 Renter, Chris 56 Rice Co., M SO Riedel A Meyer, Inc. . .90 Richmond Cedar Wka. 95 Ritchy, F. W 63 Robinson 4 Co., Inc. H.M S6-87 Robinson Co. H.M... 90 Robinson. L. D 79 Rochelle4 Sons.F.W. . . 70 Rock Flower Co., W...77 Roehrs Co., Julius.. OS Roesch, Lewis 01 Rolker 4 Sons, A 54 Rosemont Gardens. . . . 7S Rosery Flower Shop. . . 70 Roaery, The 7'.l Rowehl 4 Granz 59 Routzahn Seed Co. . . .5s Roy, David D. P .51 Royal Glass Works 97 Rupp, John F 55 Russin A HanBing .... SO Salter Bros 79 Saltford Flower Shop, The 79 Sander, Florist 79 Sauter, A 91 Sceery, Ed 78 Schlatter A Son, Wm. SO Schling, Max 7s Schmidt, J. C OS Scholtz. The Florist. . .70 Schulz Co., Jacob 78 Schwake 4 Co., Inc., Chas 54 Scollay, Inc., John A.. .98 Scott, John 66 .s.-tton .Mfu. Co., The. .85 Sharp, Partridge 4 Co. .98 .Shellroad Canna Farms 58 Sheridan, Walter F... .91 Sicbrccht, Geo. C 91 SkiJelsky Co.. S. S .50 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 97 Slinn, B. S., Jr 91 Slinn, Clarence 91 Smith, Elmer D., & Co 62 Smith A Fetters Co.. . .76 Smith 4 Hemenway. . .98 Smith, Henry 77 Smith Co., W. 4T 64 Smith, P. J 90 Smith, The Florist 77 SnyderCo., B. A 92 Solomon 4 Son, L 98 Soltau Fernery, B 90 StrarriM Lumber Co., The A. T 99 Stecher Litho. Co 58 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 59 Stokes Seed Farms Co., Inc 55 Storrs A Harrison Co . . 60- 60 StoothoEf Co., H. A 96 Struck Co., Inc., Al- fred 97 Sturapp, Geo. M 78 Stumpp A Walter Co. . . 54 .Sutton & Sena 63 Swiss Floral Co 53 Syracuse Pottery Co. . . 95 Thompson 4 Co., C. B 78 Thompson, W. W 85 Thorburn, J. M., 4 Co. 54 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 77 Totty, Chas. H 62 Traendly A Schenck. . .91 United Cut Flower Co.. loo 90 Van Assche, Frank .... 99 Van der .School A Son. R 61 Van Gelderen, G. W...64 Vaughan's Seed Store. 56 Vick's Sons, James. . . .70 Vincent. Jr.. 4 Sons Co.. R 53 Virgin. U.J 78 Wallcnburg. John 70 Waller Seed Co , The L. D 54 Warburton, Florist 77 Ward A Co.. R. M....55 Warendorff. A 78 Wax Bros 76 Weiland A Riscb 70 Welch Bros. Co 92 Welch. Patrick 92 Welch, The Florist 77 Wettlin Floral Co 66 Whilldin Pottery Co.. .95 Whitted Floral Co 78 Wietor Bros 94 Williamsport Floral Co 79 Wilson, H.E 79 Wilson, R. G 76 Winterson's Seed Store.94 Wolfinger Florist 78 Wood Bros 61 Wood. Stubbs 4 Co. . .64 Woodrow 4 Marketo8.91 Woodruff 4 Sons. 8. D 58 Young 4 Co.. Inc.. A. L 90 Young 4 Co., John 90 Young's Florist 79 ruKii.ANii, ('(i.NN. — Mr. anil Mrs. Keser, tiorisis ot William St., observed the 2.5tli anniversary of tlieir marriaBC on Christmas da.v. Mr. Keser and his wife came to this cit.v 14 years ago, ptirchasinp the ^reenhonses of l'\ S. Sel- lew and since that time have built up a very profitable business. Los .\NOELES, Cai.. — Kramer Bros., leecntly of Sew York, purchased an 11- ncre tract in the Monte Vista district near Ontario. The buyers are experi- enced florists. haviuK cnnducled a flo- rists's business in New York for a num- ber of years. The erection of green- houses will be started at once. Cahtiiaoe. Mo. — The T. R. Johnson prociihinises were suhl at trustee sale at the Court House on I>ec. 2Pi to satisfy a niiirtfraRe held by Oscar de GraDf of .Tiiplin Willi sold ihe property to Mr. Johnson. Mr. De Crad obl.iinod the property on a bid of .$2."i00. .Mr. John- son paid .$,S000 for the property some four years ago, paying .$.5000 down and gave his note secured by the property for .$3000. \liUll|..M .'..S-I.l Aelivraiithi!., . . 01-09 Adiiiiituni 60-06-70 .\gerutuiii .53-.5-1-5.5- .57-.59-6I-04-68 Altcrnantheras 5:i-68 Alyssum 53-54-5.5- 57-58-.59-60-68 Antirrhinums 54- 55-.57-.59 Araucnrias 67-70 .-\rcca Lulcacens 67 .^.ipiiragUH .53-56-.57- 58-60-0 1 -62-03-66-OS- 69-70 Asters 54-57-59-61-64 .\ucubaH 54 .■\zaleas •^1"9'* Bcan.s 56-6 1 Begonias 53-50-57- 38-59-60-61-63-64 Berbcria 64 Bleeding Heart 64 Boxwood. 54-70-86 Bougainvillcas 60-63 Hrowallia 55 Buddlca 09 Bulbs 5.3-5-1-55- 56-58-O9-C0-61-63 Caladiums 60 Calceolarias 6.3 Candytuft.. . . 54-55-57-.59 Cannas 58-64-68 Carnations .56-61- 62-63-09-70-93 Celoaia -59 Ccntfturca 57-.58-59 ChriatmaH Trees 86 Clirysjuithemuma 62- 63-69-70 Cibotium 53-66 Cinerarias 5.5-.57-58- 61-63-66-68 Clematis 64 Cobaja. . . .54-55-57-58-59 Cocoa 66-69 Coleus 53-55-57- 01-68-69 Crocus 58 Cut Flowers 89- 90-91-92-93-94 Cuphea 53-61-68 Cyclamen. 55-56-63-64-68 Cyrtomiura 70 Dahlias 53-58-60 Daisies 60-63-64-68 Decorative Plants.. 60-70 Deutzia 64 Dracsenas 59- 60-61-64-66-67-70 Evergreens '. . 54-64 Fern Balls 58 Ferns 53-.56-60- 63-64-66-07-68-09-70 Feverfew 61-04-68 Ficua ._70 Fuchsiaa 53- 61-63-04-68-69 Gardenias. . 93 Geraniums 53- 63-64-68-69-70 Gladiolus 54- 56-58-59-63 Gloxinias 56-60-01 Golden Feather 54 Grevillca 57-5S-.59 Heliotrope 53- 59-60-61-63-64-68-69 Hyacintha 53-58 Hydrangeas 53-60-64 Iinpatiens. 59 Ipomcea -59 Ivy 53-61-69 Jerusalem Cherries. . . .55 Kentias 60-06-67-09 Lantanas 53-60-61-68 Larkspurs. 61 Lilac 64 Lilies .5:5-54-55-56 Liliuin Fornioaum 53 I.ilium Giganteiim. . . .53- 5-1-55-56 Liliuin Magnifieum. . . .53 Lily of the Valley 5.'J- 54-61 Livistona 07-70 Lobelia. ....... 54-.57-5H- 39-01-09 Manclti 67 Marguerites 53 NIaurandiii 59 Mignonette 57-58-59 NIoonvines 53-61 Muaa 59 Myosotia 54-57 Narcissus 53 Naitturtiunis .'>4-.58-61 Nephrolopia 53-60-70 Nieremliergia 59 Nursery Stock 64 Onion Sets 54 Orchids 68-70 Palms 60-67-68-70 Pandanus 67 Pansies 54-55-59- 61-6:1-08 PaKiniea 61-64 Pelargoniums 6.3 Peppers .Ji5 Petunias 53-55-57- 58-S9-01-6;»-64-68-69 Phlox 55-58-61-64 Pips 54 Primroses 55-04-68 Primulas 61-63-66-68 Privet 64 Pyrethrum 57 Rhododendrons. . . .54-64 Roses 54-58-61- 62-63-64-66-67-60-70-93 .Salem- ,13-5 l-.V.-.'.7- 5S-.59-6 1 -«3-6i-6S-4- 55-.56-57-58-61-4-55- 57-58-59-61-63 Vincaa 54-57-.58- 59-61-03-64-08-69-70 Violets 61 Weigclaa 64 Zinnias 54-61 MISCELLANEOUS .\phine 90 .\uctions 61 Ba-skcta 80 Benches 99 Bench Fittings 97-99 Berries 80 Boilers 97-99 Boxes 85-86-97 Boxwood Sprays SO Burners SO Cabinets (.Seed) 58 Christmas Tree Stands.86 Cedar 98 Chicken Founts 95 Crepe Flowers 85 Cycas 8.5-87 Cypress 97-98-99 Directory of ReUable Retail Houses 7.5- 76-77-78-79 Dirt Bands 70 Dagger Ferns 86 Fancy Ferns 86 Fertilizers 96 Fiber 85-86 Florists' Accounts In- sured 86 Flori-sts' Supplies.. ..85-86- 87 Fungine 96 Galax Leaves 86 Glass 97-98 Glasa Cutters 98 Glass Inaurance 85 Glazing Points 97 Gold Letters 85 Grass 86 Greenhouse Bldg. .. 97-98- 100 Greenhouse Fittings. . .97 Greenhouse Lumber97-98 Greenliou.se Material 97-98-99-100 Greening Pins 86 Ground Pine 86 Guards 86 Gutters 97-98 Hardware 98 Heating 97-99 Hollv 86 Hose 98 Hotbed Sash.... 97-98-99 Insecticides 54-96 Irrigation 97 Labels 86 Laurel 54-86 Laurel Festooning 86 Laurel Wreaths 86 Leucothoo Sprays 86 Lithographic Work.. . .58 I.umbor .97 Magnolia 85-86 Manure 96 Mastica 98 Mistletoe 86 Moss 85-86 Mushroom Spawn 54 N'ikotcen 96 Xikotiana 96 Patinetto Leaves 85 Pans 95 Paper Pots ..70-93 Partridge Berries 86 Pecky Cypress... 97-98-99 Pipe 08-99 Pipe Fittings 99 PosU 98 Pota 95 Prepared Palms 86 Princes.^ Pine 86 Pu.ssy Willow 86 Putty Bulb 98 Rcfrigeralora 87 Roof Supports 97 Ropinga 86 Ruacus 86 Sash 97-98-99 Sash Bars ...99 Sash Operating Device. 99 Saucers 93 Scaline 90 Schools 8-5 Smilax 57-58-59- 00-61-85-SO Sphagnum Moss SO Stakes 80 Staples 62 Supporta 86 Contents PaK© American Carnation Society's Show.. 72 Business Bringlngr Enterprise 90 Cataloffs BeceiTed 56 Chrysanthcniiiins 73 Chrysanthcnnun.K. The Best 72 Clubs and Societies: Newport (H. 1.) Hort. Society 62 Cryptomerla and Nolumblums (Illus.).74 Dahlias 74 Dahlia.s, Hest, In San Francisco 73 Exhibitions and Meeting's, Coming. . . .58 K.\fierirncnt;il Stiition for Gcorjjla, SUKKTIStc.l 90 Fourth .\iiiii.ii.il Flower Show 73 Oreenbonse Bolldinir 87 Hollanders to Charge for Cases and Packing 73 Incorporation 66 Market Beview. Weekly 89 Meetings and Events, The Week's.. 72 Meeting's and Exhibitions, Comlnff....5S Middle Atlantic States 87 Xatinnal Assn ot Gardeners 73 New Engfland States 85 Ninth-Story Window, From a 72 Nursery Bept, (Illus.) 65 Obituary: Briiiker, Wm. B. ; .Nickols, Jesse. .. .73 Orchids for Commercial Cut Flowers.. 74 Orgranization, An Invaluable 72 Pacific Coast Dept 96 Pan-,\mcrican .Scientific Congress. .. .88 Publications Received 69 Question Box 80 Readers' Views, Our: True Type of Pompon Chrysanthe- mums 73 Retail Bept. (Illus.): The Florists' Round Table; The Florists' Telegraph Delivery: First Casket P.lanket Made in Tampa, Fla.; Passenger Steamship Sail- ings; Denouncing the Anltle Bouquet 75-79 Seed Trade Report 55 Southern Cultural Notes 62 Southern States 58 State Florists' Ass'n of Indiana 72 Sweet Pea Annual, The 74 Trade Notes: -Albany 88 Boston 92 Chicago 94 Cincinnati 80 Cleveland 70 Columbus 95 Cromwell 85 Fort Wayne 84 Fort Worth 59 Houston 58 Indianapolis 80 Kalamazoo 84 Kansas City 96 Lancaster 88 Los Angeles 97 Louisville 61 Montgomery 60 Nashville 60 New Bedford 85 New Orleans 59 New York 91 Oswego 66 Pawtucket 85 Philadelphia 93 Portland 97 Providence 85 SL Louis 95 San Francisco 96 Schnectady 87 Syracuse 88 Tampa 58 Taunton 87 Terre Haute 80 Troy 88 Washington 61 Unparalleled Trade Record 72 'Week's Work, The: Trailing Lobelias: Vlnca rosea; Ver- benas; .\sparagus Sprengeri: As- paragus plumosus nanus and As- paragrus Hatcheri; Gigantcum Lilies: Carnation."!: Cultural Notes; Hardy Delphiniums for Cut Flow- ers 68 THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is the only trade paper publishing an Index t« •tocl< advertised In each Issue, end this feature means that a reader In need of, say. Carnations, can look at this Indsi and refer to all advertliements of Cir- nations, large and small alike. It brings the results of Classified Advertisements In addition to the regular displsy sdvsr- tisemenu, and with no extra cost, •«- cept to us. Can you think of better ad- vertising service than thIsT 72 The Florists' Exchange FOriTDES nr 1888 A Weekly Medium of Interchange for Ploriste, Nnrsery- men, Seedsmen and the Trade in General txclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Post Office as Second Class Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Ptff and Pub. Co., Ltd., Proprietors 438 to 448 West 37th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and managing editor; Jas. Griffith, secretary; David Tou- zeau, treasurer. The address of the officers is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New Yorlt. Telephone, Greeley 80, 81, 82. Beglstered Cable Address; florez Wewyork CHICAGO: Our office here Is In the charge of James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: The Florists' Exchange, 143 No. Wabasb Ave., Boom 307. Telephone. Central 3487. FBINCIFAI^ BBANCH OFFICES Boston! Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass. Houston, Tex.: S. J. Mitchell, 3906 Panin st. Indianapolis, Ind.: Irwin Bertermann, 241 Massachu- setts ave. Kansas City, Mo.: Benjamin S. Brown, 205 Corn Belt Building. Los Ang-eles, Cal.: Henry W. Kruckeburg, 237 Frank- lin St. Louisville, Ky.! G. D. Grain, Jr., 1404 Starks Building. Fhilaaelphia! Wm. H. Engler, 4651 Lancaster ave. Bell telephone, Belmont 412. Portland, Ore.: J. G. Baoher, 412 E. 7th St., N. San Francisco, Cal.: G. A. Dailey, care MacRorie- McLaren Co., 430 Phelan Building. Washington, D. C: O. A. C. Oehmler, 1329 G St., N. W. The address label indicates the date when subscrip- tion expires and is our only receipt therefor. Advertising. — Copy should reach the New York Office on Tuesday to secure insertion In issue of following Saturday. Advertising forms go to press Wednesday Yearly Subscription. — United States and Mexico, $1.00, Canada, $2.00. Foreign countries in postal union, $2.50. Payable in advance. Remit by Draft on New Yorli, Post Office or Express Money Order; if paid in money, please register letter. Telegrams. — Telegrams received at this office up to 12 noon Wednesday, containing changes in advertising, will receive attention for the issue of Saturday fol- lowing: likewise telegrams having informative mat- ter intended for our news columns will be received up to Wednesday noon. Telegrams forwarded after 5 p.m., Tuesday, and marked "Night Press Message, Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, Jan. 10. — Cincinnati (O.) Florista' Society. — Gardenera and Florists' Club of Baltimore (Md.). — New York Florists' Club. — Rochester (N. Y.) Florists' Club. — Springfield (O.) Florists' Club. Tuesday, Jan. 11. — Annual meeting and exhibition of the State Florists' Association of Indiana, at Indianapolis, — Annual dinner, "Tarrytown Horticultural Society, at 7 p.m. — Syracuse (N. Y.) Rose Society. — Toledo (O.) Florists' Club. — Tri-City Florists' Club at Davenport (la.). Wednesday, Jan. 12. — Morris County (N. J.) Gardeners and Florists' Society. — Annual meeting Missouri State Horticultural Society, at St. Louis. Thursday, Jan. 13. — Omaha (Neb.) Florists' Club.— St. Louis (Mo.) Florists' Club. The Best Chrysanthemums It frequently happens that an important contribution in our weekly pages is passed over by a large number of those even who are supposed to be most intimately concerned. Possibly that was the case with reference to the election or selection of the best pompon and single Chrysanthemums, which was published on page 22 of the issue of Jan. 1, as the result of the voting of 22 well- known growers. A year ago The Exchange carried through a similar " election," or symposium as some call it, of the best Clirysanthemums of the larger flowered varieties, to cover the early, mid-season and late sections, also the best exhibition varieties. This list has been several times reprinted and has been of service to many. The voting on the pompons and singles was very representative of the best growers throughout the whole country, and probably had there been three or four times as many, the results as to varieties would not have differed materially. The hst of singles will undoubtedly be of value to large numbers of smaller growers who have been befogged until now as to the best kinds to grow. Here they have a list^rovided^for^them^according^o the verdict of leading growers^from all sections. These lists must also be an index as to what is wanted by the retail growers. The State Florists Association of Indiana Annual Meeting The annual meeting and exhibition of the State Flo- rists' Ass'n of Indiana will be held next Tuesday, Jan. )I, at the Chainber of Commerce, or Old &)mmercial Club's Rooms, 28 S. Meridian st., Indianapolis. Mem- bers are requested to assemble promptly at 2.30 o'clocit on the seventh floor for the election of officers and to dispose of the annual reports. There will also be competition for the Indiana Rose and Carnation trophies, the exhibits being staged by 2.30 o'clock. Robert Pettit is the member in charge. The usual 6 o'clocit dinner will be served at $1.25 per plate. Afterwards, the committee has arranged a thea- ter party at Keith's Vaudeville House, free to out of Marion county members. Both ladies and gentlemen are invited. The committee consists of O. E. Steinkamp, H. L. Wiegand, and Chas. C. Thomas. Mr. Steinkamp is sec- retary; his address being 3800 Rookwood ave., Indian- apolis, Ind. An Invaluable Organization Almost daily we have proof of the great value of the Florists' Telegraph Dehvery. The telephone beU rings very frequently and some one reque,sts us to name a florist to whom he can send an order in a given city, and just as often almost, we can point to the name of a member of the F. T. D. Sometimes the requests come from those not in the trade, but who somehow or other get to know of The Florists' Exchange. Other times the requests are from smaller store keepers, who may not be regular readers. Not a few instances have occurred in recent months where requests have been received from the large houses asking for the name of a florist or florists in some foreign cities, and this is a department of the association's work that ought to be strengthened. Of course. Secretary Pochelon and other oflicers of the F. T. D. have done, and are doing, all they can to increase the membership, not only at home but abroad. All of this shows how valuable an organization this is, and year by year the interest of it will become more apparent. An e-xcellent testimonial to the value of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery appears in a contribution in the present issue over the signature of Fritz Bahr, who is not only a grower but a retailer, and who has tested out for himself the monetary results from membership in this organization. What he says in regard to the calling upon members themselves to advertise the existence of the association might well be marked, read, and inwardly digested. Unparalleled Trade Record A total trade of a half billion dollars in the month and of five billion dollars in the year, with exports com- prising two-thirds of the whole, is the unparalleled rec- ord of .'American commerce in November and the 12 months ending with November. Figures made public by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, De- partment of Commerce, show that November imports were valued at $164,319,169, as against $136,467,062 in November, 1914, and that they exceeded by $11,000,000 the former November record made in 1912. Twelve months' imports to November 30, 1915, aggregated $1,- 730,343,229, as compared with $1,858,645,027 in the pre- ceding year. November exports broke all prior records. Gold imports during November, 1915, amounted to $60,981,540, as against $7,391,729 in November, 1914. Twelve months' imports of gold aggregated $410,650,976, as compared with $58,352,035 in the preceding year. November exports of gold were valued at $3,661,153, as against $14,526,483 in November, 1914; while for 12 months ending with November the total was $19,667,557, as compared with ,$233,057,825 in the preceding year. Instead of a net outward gold movement of $174,705,- 790, as in the 12 months ending with November, 1914, the year just ended shows a net inward gold movement of $390,983,419.— Commerce Reports. Okdeus are being booked now by some of the importers for Azaleas, Kentias, Araucarias, Bay trees. Aspidistras and other Belgian-grown stock for Spring and Fall delivery. "Hope springs eternal." At least one of the New York seed and bulb mer- chants has made use in his catalog of the lists of the best Dahlias lately published as a result of a vote taken by The Exchange. He could not have done better. A LEADiNo florist's establishment not a hundred miles from Montgomery, Alabama, at Christmas made 2000 deliveries in its city, sent 200 parcels by express and 500 through the post. But it means hard work, fel- lows. Here's a trusting reader. Says he, as he sends along a remittance to The Exchange, "Kindly put my ad in your paper. ]\Iy father and grandfather advertised in it so I feel it will be all right for me to do the same." The moral is here well applied, "When you have found a good thing stick to it." SoDTHEEN Texas had its first taste of frost on Dec. 28, when as much as 8 deg. was registered. Strawberries had been coming in pretty freely until then, and may have had a little set back; while soft wooded bedding plants have also been somewhat nipped. Sleet and snow fell at the same time. A PAEAGBAPH in The EXCHANGE somc time ago stated that Si/oft. was about the limit of the height of Gladioli blooms. A reader sends us in a list of 20 or more varie- ties, not one of which is less than 48in. in height, and some of the Groff hybrids reach to 6ft., while Gladiolus varabilis, mentioned in Child's catalog, is stated to grow to 7ft. high. Our weather paragraph: From Wednesday, Dec. 29, until Wednesday of this week, the weather has on the whole been mild, with occasional sharp frost and some rain. On Thursday, Dec. 30, the trees, bushes and wires were very beautiful, all being coated in ice, which looked like silver when the sun shone. On Friday and Monday the weather was mild with a drizzling rain at times. We knew a gardener wlio always spelled a spade a spaid, and another friend continually writes ot Azanas, although he must have seen the "e" in Azaleas often enough. These instances are easily condoned, but what on earth impels one of our correspondents always to write Coinations for Carnations, and Antehoinums for the flower we know correctly as Antirrhinums? He must be from the "prairies" of Donegal! An old lady, walking in the park the other day, saw a ix>y throwing a lot of bread into the water. Struck with the boy's action she went up to him, and said, "Why are you throwing all that bread to the ducks, my boy?" "My Siuiday School teacher told me if you cast your bread upon the waters it'll return to you after many days." "And do you think your bread will come back to you?" "Well, mum," replied the boy, "if it don't come back I'U then see about sneaking one o' them ducks." Digest of the news. — Grip is scourging many of the cities; thousands of people are afflicted. Pneumonia too, follows in its wake. Did you ever know such mild weather: one could go without an overcoat. Artificial flowers are in demand because there is such a shortage of the real ones. Birds in large wooden cages, the cage decorated with flowers, creitted special attention as a Christmas attraction at Fleischman's on Fifth ave., New York. Several notable florists were rendered hors de combat as a result of late hours and overwork aroimd Dec. 25. OuB Boston contemporary reports having seen flower- ing plants of Erlangea tomentosa, which were much ad- mired. This should be interesting to readers of The Florists' Exchange, since this plant was illustrated and described in one of the issues in Aug., 1913, and spoken of in terms of praise as being a likely decora- tive subject, especially for private places. Two other plants mentioned at the same time were Eupatorium Kaffilli, a handsome and distinct plant in its way, and Rehmannia Kewensis, a plant that ought surely to have been in commerce long before now. American Carnation Society's Show The annual exhibition of this society will be held at St. Louis, Mo., on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 26 and 27, of this month. We should be glad to hear of any Eastern growers, members of the society or others, who contemplate making the journey. January 8, 1916. The Florists' Exhcange 73 The Fourth National Flower Show Which will open at rhiladelpliia, March 25 next, under llie auspices of tlic Society of American Florists anil Ornamentai Horticulturists, is already receiving some wonderful advance publicity, due in great part to the efforts of the chairman of the publicity committee, Wni. F. Therkililson. iMr. Therkildson has forwarded us a sample copy of the eight-sheet poster which is to be placed on 830 bill boards in rhiladelpliia and Philadelpliia districts and in New York and New York districts. An additional lOOtl single sheet posters (i'S .\ l-') will be billboarded in all the stations of the Keaduig Railroad in its I'hiladelphia districts, as well as on the subway and elevated stations. The official program cover, iis well as the window cards, two sizes of which latter are in preparation, will bear the same design. The design itself is considered one of the best things that has ever been done in the way of pub- licity and, quite naturally, Mr. Therkildson feels some- what proud of that fact as it is a cliild of his own crea- tion. Of the poster stamps, which have been out now for some time, 250,000 have already been distributed and another quarter million have been ordered. One of the large Philadelphia stores uses up 20,000 monthly. The publicity committee, if notliing happens to pre- vent the completion of its present plans, anticipates local publicity for the flower show such as exhibitions of this character have never before received. The Philadel- phia newspapers, among them particularly the Public- Ledger, the Evening Ledger and the Telegraph, are ex- pecting to do something very elaborate which will cover this publicity from time to time as the situation matures. Many other features of publicity are also under advise- ment. The Poor Richard Club, a well known Benjamin Franklin association of Philadelphia, which is contmu- ally doing sterling publicity work for the city, in its Poor Richard Almanac, issue of Jan. 1, gives an article on the approaching National Flower Show and claims credit for the membership of VVm. F. Therkildson, the advertis- ing manager of W. Atlee Burpee & Co., and likewise three others who are on the same committee; namely. President R. H. Durbin, W. Percy Mills and Theodore F. Pohlig. Another Poor Richard member, Chas. Henry Fox, is chairman of the committee on advertising, mid one of Mr. Fox"s assistants, Montgomery H. Wriglit, is also a member of that club. The Poor Richard Almanac says: "Both Therkildson and Fox have established na- tional reputations in their own lines as flower specialists and as publicity experts. • ♦ * The local committee is already hard at work on the plans, and judging from its preparedness, Philadelphia will see a flower siiow that is sure to be a stunner." National Association of Gardeners President \Villi:nn N. Craig of the National Associa- tion of Gardeners has appointed the following directors to serve for three years: John W. Everitt, Glen Cove, N. Y. ; Thomas W. Logan, Jenkintown, Pa.; Robert Cam- eron, Cambridge, Mass.; James MacMachan, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. ; A. Bauer, Deal Beach, N. J.; David Fraser, Pittsburgh, Pa.; George W. Hess, Washington, D. C. To till the unexpired terra of W. N. Craig to serve until 1918: WUUara J. Kennedy, Chestnut Hill, Mass. To fill the unexpired term of A. J. Smith, to serve until 1917: Thomas W. Head, Lake Forest, III. To fill the un- expired term of Theodore Wirth, to serve until 1917: L. P. Jensen, St. Louis, Mo. The following committees have been appointed by President Craig to serve for the year 1916: National Co-Operative Committee: W. N. Craig, Brookline, Mass.; Theodore Wirth, Minneapolis, Minn.; James Stuart, Mamaroneck, N. Y.; Martin C. Ebel, Madison, N. J. Essays and Hobticulturai, Insthcction: William H. Waite, Rumson, N. J.; Edwin Jenkins, Lenox, Mass.; Arthur Smith, Reading, Pa.; Theodore Wirth, Minne- apolis, Minn.; William Downs, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Meritorious Exhibits: William Kleinheinz, Ogontz, Pa.; Alexander Mackenzie, Higldand Falls, N. Y.; Wil- liam Hertrick, San Gabriel, Cal. ; Duncan Finlayson, Brookline, Ma.ss. ; Albin Martini, Lake Geneva, Wis. Bird Pbesebvation and Pbopaoation: — L. P. Jensen, St. Loms, Mo.; Robert Williamson, New Canaan, Conn.; Carl N. Fohn, Colorado Springs, Colo.; William Ren- nie, San Rafael, Cal.; William Reid, Orange, N. J.; A. J. Loveless, Lenox, Mass. Hollanders to Charge for Cases and Packing The board of the Dutch Bulb Exporters' Association, Haarlem, Holland, informs us that it has been resolved, subject to penalty, to invoice in future in wholesale trade, charges for cases and packing at cost price so that it is no longer allowed to sell "packing free." As this was already a general method of business, to which some- times exceptions were made owing to which ungrounded differences in price occurred, this resolution, no doubt, will contribute to increase fair trade. The True Type of Pompon Chrysanthemum 1 do not care about criticizing other growers' opin- ions as 1 quite realize that the salable article is what is required irrespective of true type, hut to place Frank Wilcox, or as I know it. Souvenir d'Or, at the head of the list of pompons in the list on page 22, I think is not right. You say the true pompon looks best when it is compact and about IVi'n. across. Right you are. Undoubtedly Frank Wilcox is a good thing for the grower, a beautiful gold and bronze, and comes in just right for Thanksgiving, making also a good pot plant. Wm. F. Therkildson, chairman of the Publicity Com- mittee of the Fourth National Flower Show The Poor Richard Almanac shows the same portrait, with the cap- tion: " A big man for a big job I" There's the story behind Therk's selection as boss of the publicity work for the National Flower Show." If Golden West and Baby Marguerite are the true types of pompon flowers, how can Frank Wilcox be rightfully called a pompon, as the form of flower is quite diilerent. But, as said, it is a good thing and the growers evidently took tiris into consideration when \oting for it. A fine single that will get into the list when better known is Gertie Ladds, of last year's dissemination. It is brilliant crimson, with wire edge of gold. The ])etals stand out stiff with stems like a steel rod, and substance to spare everywhere. Thomas Rtan, Port Chester. Chrysanthemums Best Pompons VOTES 1— Frank Wilcox 14. 2— Lillian Doty 11 Golden Climax 10 3 — Helen Newberry .... 10 1 — Western Beauty .... 9 VOTES 6 — Diana 6 Queen of Whites .... 6 Quinola 6 7 — Golden Harvest .... ,5 Harvest Moon S Fairy Queen 8 8 — Baby 4 Julia Lagravere 8 Elva i Zenobia 8 Golden West i Best Singles VOTES VOTES 1 — Mensa IS 6 — Josephine 5 2 — Wm. Buckingham . . 13 7 — Ceddie Mason 4 3 — Golden Mensa 11 Dorothy Duggan ... 4 4 — Mrs. E. D. Godfrey.. 7 Merstham Jewel 4 .5— Mary Richardson'.. 6 8— Mrs. Whitehorn 3 Two votes each: Dorothy Dann, Excelsior, Kitty Bourne, Mrs. Loo Thompson, Margaret Walker, Miss M. Pope, Miss Isabel, Red Ridinghood and Stanley Ven. ""'These lists are the result of an election held by The I'l.oRisTs' Exchange in December. Best Dahlias in San Francisco •Tliis list is the selection of the best Dahlias grown in San Francisco and the Panama-Paciflc Exposition Ciardens: Decorative. — Mrs. Richard I/>hrmann, golden yellow giiuit; Mignon, lavender, pink giant; Minnie Burgle, crimson; Francis A. Butt, flesh, white and lavender giant; Mrs. Minnie O'Brien, red tipped with white; Le Gr.ind Manitou, heliotrope, speckled red and purple; F. Grinsted, yellow striped with red; La France, bright pink; King Albert, maroon giant; Jeanne Charmet, pinkish lilac; Cream King, primrose and cream; Fu- turity, flesh color; White Minnie Burgle; Beliot, purple. P.eonv-Flowehed. — Merveille, Geisha, Sunstar, Mata- dor, Great Britain, Elsa, Wihnore's Masterpiece, Yeliovi (ieisha, Mrs. Twitehett, Rembrandt, Amber Queen, Duchess of Brunswick, Leo Xlll, .Madame Cossiard, Myerbeer, Norah Lindsay, Zeppelin, Bertha von Suttner, Tango, H. J. Lovinck, Hortulanus Viet, Hortulanus Witte, Liberty, Lord Milner, Mrs. G. Gordon, Raphael, Pathfinder, Walkiire, Goldflame, and Holman Hunt. Giant Show. — Esmond, yeltow; W. W. Raw9on, white lavender tips; The Rose, pink; Black Diamond, black; Mrs. Roosevelt, white shaded pink; Ruth Cook, wliite tipped vN-ith purple; Grand Duchess Marie, burnt orange; Royal Purple, purple; Gold Medal, canary yel- low striped red; W. H. Williams, crimson; Henry Clark, purple, flesh center; Claret Cup, claret, edged with gold; John Walker, pure white; Tom Jones, cream, mauve tips; Dreer's White, white; Cuban Giant, pur- plish maroon. Cactus.— Kali f, Etruria, Sovereignty, Mrs. George Scheer, Miss Skredwick, Wodan, Margaret Bouchon, Vater Rhein, Sweetbriar, Tom Lundy, George Walters, Lacemaker, Douglas Fleming, Dr. Roy Appleton, Johannesburg, New York, Conquest, Imp, Pierrot, Mary Furrier, Sir John Sinclair, Crepuscule, Empress, Coun- tess of Beauchamp, F. W. F'ellows, Narcissus, Golden Gate. The Collarette type is just becoming popular. San Francisco, Cal. A. Twitchett. \ #fait'uarg J (^ Wm. B. Brinker \\ ni. B. Brinker died on Dec. 31 and funeral services were held at liLs home on Cedar ave., Cleveland, O., on -Monday, Jan. 3. It was only a month ago that his wife died. They left no children. Mr. Brinker for 20 years was in the seed business. He first opened a store on 9th St., where the Sliles Theatre is now located. He moved from there to Prospect St., where he was located for many years. About two years ago, on account of the infirmities of age creeping upon him, he sold his business to Johnson, who changed the name of the business to Johnson's Seed Store, under which title it Ls now oper- ated. Last August the store was removed to 9th st. ■Mr. Brinker was about 75 years old. He was bora and brought up at Alliance, and his remains will be taken there for burial. E. G. Wilson. Jesse Nickels Jesse Nickols had the record of being the oldest man who was born in Cleveland. He was born in a little log cabin on what is now 105th st. on Aug. I, 1826. He was 8!) yrs., 5 mo. old at the time of his death. Mr. Nickols' life was embittered by a legal fight which h;is lasted from ISSI3. His greenhouses and homestead were part of the land that was needed to complete Wade Park and Rocke- feller blvd., his land was condemned and he was awarded .*4O00 for it. He claimed it was worth $10,000 and com- menced suit to recover it. The same land is now worth :?200,000. It has been carried througli all the courts to the U. S. Supreme Court, which threw it out and re- manded it for trial to a Cuyahoga Court. Miss Viola Nickols, his daughter, studied law, so as to help her father in his case. Tlie constitutionality of the law was attacked, and the case vf&s decided adversely to Mr. Nickols on Dec. 20. They now accepted payment for the property and so they claim it has now been settled. This last adverse decision bore heavily on Mr. Nickols and it, with his advanced age, was too much for him. His wife died some years ago. He leaves two sons, Jesse Nickols, Jr., Gordon C. Nickols, and a daughter, Miss Viola M. Nickols, who lives in Buffalo, N. Y. E. G. Wilson. 74 The Florists' Exchange Orchids for Commercial Cut Flowers By JOHN E. LAGER Cypripediiuns {Contiivued from pae/e HH, issue of Dec. 25.) The following belong to the Selenipedium group of Cypripediums and are even less known than those above mentioned, but tliere are among them kindb that well deserve growing, both for cut flowers and for pot plants, for decorative and advertising purposes. Nearly all have tail scapes, from which issue several flowers in succession, for when one is cut or passed, another takes its place. Some will have several flowers open at one time, that is, from one scape. The foliage is without exception green and the plants very strong, vigorous growers, increasing rapidly in size. The colors as a whole are also distinct from other Cypripediums. C. X calurum, flowers large on tall scapes, rose purple. C. X Cleola and tenellam are both rose colored, of medium size. C. X Penelaus is similar to calurum, possibly some- what stronger. C. X Brysa is handsome in the extreme with large flowers, white sufl'used with rose. C. X Perseus is one of the handsomest of all; the flowers are large, white, suft'used with rose and purple. I have seen this plant with as many as eight flowers open all at once, on one scape. C. X Sehroederte. — This is also a fine thing, with very large flowers and deserves a more minute description. The dorsal sepal is pale whitish green lined with purple. The petals are long, rather broad and ribbon-like, wliitisli green stained with purple crimson, wliile the large pouch or lip is dull crimson. C. X Mrs. W. A. Roebling is very much like the pre- ceding in shape but the color is rose suffused with greenish yellow. In green or yellow green, there are C. conchiferura and C. longifolium and in green with brownisli purple, there are C. X Uranus, C. X UrgandiiE and titanum. These three last mentioned are very large growing plants producing scapes 3ft. to Sft. high, from which issue flowers sometimes for more than six months. Tlie following have all very large, ribbon-like petals and are strikingly beautiful. C. X grande. — Yellowish green, suffused with brownish purple. C. X nitidissimum. — Very similar to the foregoing but much darker in color. The beautiful, long, ribbon-Uke petals (from Sin. to 13in. long) form a distinct and handsome appearance in both of these kinds. C. caudatum. — This is a species of miusual beauty and with a distinctiveness all its own. It is one of the parents of several of the long petaled kinds and deserves more than passing notice. The upper sepal is creamy white with greenish veins, the petals ribbon-like, attain- ing a length of 20in. and ^4in., sometimes as much as 30in. of a brownish crimson shaded with yellow at the base; the lip or pouch is bronzy green. Tlie flowers are pro- duced from scapes 12in. to 18in. long and will carry two, sometimes three, flowers, but whatever the number it always draws attention, wherever or whenever seen. It flowers in April and May. While personally I believe it would pay to grow some of all the kinds described where room could be spared, I realize at the same time that some grower or growers would prefer to have less variety and for such I am using the following table of elimination: The best 25 Cypripediums of all those described are as follows: callosum, Chas. Canham, gigas, insigne, insigne Harefield Hall, insigne Brightness, insigne Laura Kimball, insigne Sandera;, insigne Westgatense, Joseph- ianum, Leeanum, Leeanum Clinkaberryanum, Maudia?, aureura Hyeanum, Sallierii nigro-maculatum, Spicev- ianum; Thompsonii, villosum, calurum, Brysa, Perseus, SchroedercE, caudatum, nitidissimum, Wahlera?. The best 13 would be as follows: Insigne, insigne Harefield Hall, insigne Sandera;, Leeanum, Leeanum Clinkaberryanum, Maudise, aureum Hyeanum, Sallierii nigro-maculatum, villosum, Perseus, Schrcederoe, cauda- tum. The best six are as follows: Insigne Harefield Hall, insigne Sanderae, Leeanum, Leeanum Clinkaberryanum, Sallierii nigro-maculatum, villosum. The best three and also the finest of all Cypripediums: Insigne Harefield Hall, insigne Sanderas and Leeanum Clinkaberryanum. The finest one, insigne Sanderae. For anyone wishing to grow two or three kinds in quantity and where the obtaining of the plants at low price would figure as a necessity, I recommend lb following in the order named; Leeanum, villosum and insigne. These are not the finest but the best avail- able for the purpose, and as they would flower from November to about March first, would be in itself an object to consider. Before leaving the subject of Cypripediums, I again wish to revert to the three best ones mentioned, viz., i. Harefield Hall, i. Sandera; and Leeanum Clinkaberry- anum, for they are without any doubt the finest Cypri- pediums known for commercial purposes. There is abso- lutely nothing else that compares with them from any angle whatever. In size, color and effectiveness they stand supreme, adding to this their robust habits and consequently easy culture, no mistake need be made in investing in these varieties, for they will pay without fail. {To be continued.) Cryptomeria (central tree) in the garden of Frank H. Presby, Montclair, N. J. See notes Dahlias Harvesting and Packing for Winter To have a successful Dahlia garden during the Summer, it is essential to have good roots to plant, so that the harvesting and packing for Winter are very important, upon which your future success depends. If" Dahlias are lost during the Winter you will be obliged to buy new ones in the Spring. Dahlias should be harvested shortly after their foliage has been killed by frost. I find from experience that as soon as the frost kills the foliage the strength of the stalk recedes into the bulbs. If they are not harvested sjiortly, each bulb sends forth a sprout, which becomes a shoot, and if left sufficiently long, a stalk. As there is danger of severe frost any time after the first frost, no matter how long left, it can never grow long enough to reach maturity and blossom before being killed. This sprout or shoot is new, of brittle growth and not hard and woody like the stalk. When the clumps are har- vested, if this sprout is only two or three inches long it is generally allowed to remain, if a foot or so long, it is cut off the same as the stalk. In either case this new brittle growth lacks substance, and not having sufficient substance to carry it through the Winter the sprout be- gins to decay, often affecting tlie whole clump. In any e\ent the plant life and vitality required to grow this is wa.sted, because it is taken from the clump. This same life and vitality should be used in the Spring, when it would be ten times more valual)le. By digging two or three days after your plant has lieen killed by frost your clumps are in perfectly dormant condition; having no sprouts, and wiU keep perfectly all Winter, sending forth sprouts in the Spring. Dahlias may be dug with fork, spade or plow. In digging or harvesting the clumps great care should be taken. Dig the clumps very carefully; do not pull them up. Each bulb has a neck where it joins the stalk and the clump must be lifted carefully so as not to break thi.s. If you crack, girdle or break these necks the bulbs will frequently dry up or decay. When the clump is divided, the Inilh witli a broken neck is weak and a longer time is required for such a bulb to begin growing after being planted in the Spring. The clump should first be shaken gently to remove the sodl that will naturally fall off. Then cut off the top within two or three inches above the top of this clump, following this by exposure to the sun and air for an hour or two; not more. Do not allow them to stay out two or three days and then wonder why they wither and subsequently fail to sprout. They should be packed in a cool, frost-proof place, with an average temperature of about 45 degrees. Do not cover or pack in any material or with any sulv stance; cork, sawdust, shavings, coal ashes, sand or earth. Nelumbiums in water pool in the garden of Frank H. Presby, Montclair, N. J. all retain an undesirable dampness and are too compact, for which reason they produce mildew or decay. All that is necessary is to pack the clumps one on top of the other, placing each clump upside down. If clumps are packed with the stalk up, the watery substance in the interior will flow back into the ground and cause decay, whereas if the chimps are placed upside down they will remain in a perfectly dormant condition. A good way is to pack them in boxes or barrels, one on top of the other. In an old fashioned cellar Dahlias will keep in first-class shape without any covering. In a cellar with a cement floor nr where there is heat, the containers shoultl be lined with liea\y paper and covered on the outside. Covering with ]>aper or lnirla]i excludes the air and produces an even temper.ature. Where there is heat, the circulation of warm air causes the bulbs to shrivel aJid dry up. .T. K. Alexander in Plymouth {Mass.) County Farmer. Cryptomeria and Nelumbiums I was very much interested in reading Mr. Foulk's letter sometime ago regarding evergreens, as I have a fine Cryptomeria wiiioh, when planted about 10 years ago, was not over (jft. high and is now over 32ft. high. I enclose a photo which, while it does not show you how fine it is and how well placed in my shrubbery [>order, will give jou some idea of how it looks. Jly place, on the side of our Jlontclair Mountain (New .Jersey), is over 400ft. above tide-water, and I can assure you that we have had many very cold Winters since this tree was planted, but nothing seems to harm it, and it just keeps on growing, and I am glad to say no "red spider" attacks it. There are a number of Cryp- tomerias in town, all growing well, but none as tall as this one. I am also enclosing some photos of my pool planted in the Spring of 1914 by my old friend Tricker. It con- tains the following sorts of Nelumbiums: Kermesinum, Pekinensis Knbruni, Shiroman and SjJeciosum. We had over 30 flowers this year and one of the stems showing in photo was Sft. high. Frank H. Presby. The Sweet Pea Annual Tlie twelfth issue of this widely known and greatly ap- jireciated year-b)X)k i>f the National Sweet Pea Society has come to hand in excellent time. To be of real service these Annuals ought to appear with the opening year, and the present edition is a bright and good one. J. S. Brunton, the editor, has furnished one of the iiest Annuals of the series, with a selection of articles on topical and current subjects and events in the Sweet Pea world, in- cluding contributions from the U. S. A. and Australia as well as those from nearer home. The pictures of notable Sweet Pea exhibits, ,ind of the visitors to the outings of the society have a charm that can scarcely be expressed in words; or is it that the Sweet Pea actually exercises a specially pleasing influence over one? We associate it with sunshine. Summer days, sky larks singing, pink frocks and Strawberry feasts, while it itself is always beautiful, dainty and fragrant. E. W. King is president this year and deserves the honor. When we have digested the contents we may redeliver them to F. E. readers, but meanwhile call attention to the issue of this Annual which costs 2s. post free in England, possibly about 75c. to get it here. The secretary is Hy. D. Tigwell, Green- ford, Mdx, England. ,r;inuary 8, 1016. The Florists' Exchange 73 ^ THE FLORISTS' ROUND TABLE ^ The Small Orders^The Carnation Ruined by Sales Showing Finished Pieces Good Service "Smile, d — you smile! «v G. D. CRAINl Take Pains with Small Orders It is probably true tliat many retail florists arc more iimio}'cd than benefited by the patronage of those who eonie in and get a quarter's worth of Howers for the center of their dinner tables. Of course most of such customers are people of limited means, who, while they like and want flowers, are not in position financial- ly to gratify these wants. Yet they are among the people who, from time to lime, buy funeral wreaths or other pieces. Everybody has to do that, and it stands to reason that the people who like and want Howers are the very jieople who on occasions of this kind will honor the demand upon tlieir sympatliics. The writer was talking to one of these "twonty-five-ctnts-at-a-tiiue-lniyers" the other day and she commented with some warmth on the careless aiul slipshod way in which most of the florists in her town treat her when she goes in for small pur- cases. Of course, 1 don't expect a box when 1 buy only a quarter's worth." she said, "but I do expect that tlie tliiwers will be wrapped up carefully and that 1 c;in take them home whole. Most of the shops here are very careless with these little orders. They crush the fern lea\es under the wax pa]ier and often break the stems — double the flower heads over and muss them up, or even palm off some lialf stale flowers on me for my quarter. But there is one shop where they take just as much ])ains in pinning up a wax paper twenty-flve-cent package as they do with packing of a .$5 box, so when I do have occasion to buy something elaborate, or when I am buying for tlie club committee or when 1 do happen to have more to spend, my business always goes to that shop. I never find pins stuck through the stems of the green fern leaves and the stems l)roken in the quarter bunches 1 get there." There may be no money in very small orders and such customers may inter- fere with execution of bigger orders, but small beginnings often have big endings, aiitl it LS wise to make friends whenever they can be made. Forlorn Shop, But A No. 1 Service In this connection it may be stated that the shop referred to is not at all prepossessing. It is not of a character to lend itself to attractive decorations. The window space is very limited and the ideas of the proprietor as to decorating it seem to be vague. You do not find here the exceedingly attractive displays that some of the more elaborately fitted ■ out shops provide. But in this shop you do get service. The incident of the twenty-five-cent cus- tomer illustrates the way the customers of this establish- ment are treated. And a result is, that, without the ex])enditure necessary to make the elaborate displays and to maintain them, this establishment does one of the really liig and really profitable businesses of the town in which it is located, Tliis is not to say that well planned and well carried out displays and elalwrately fitted stores are not tremendous assets to the retail florists' business, for they certainly are. But it does go to bear out the statement that even without these big aids, a big business can be done with service to customers as the principal thing to go on. If this particular business were to be housed in one of the elaborate stores in its city, there is no telling to what volume its trade would go. Then it would have the advantage of attracting new customers, whereas under the present conditions, it is making good largely through its ability to hold the old ones. Showing Finished Pieces Always in a certain first-cl.'uss florist's store there is to be seen in the central division of the glazed refrig- erator a made-up funeral design. Sometimes it is a wreath of green Galax leaves, made up with American Beauty Roses; sometimes it is of brown Galax leaves with Roses; again the design will be a cross, or a harp or some of the other ]>opuIar designs. People who are acciLS- tomed to go into this establislunent always look to see what design is on display and before long have a liberal educa- tion :is to what is what ill the way of funeral designs. .'Vgain there is usually a funeral in prospect in almost every town and often it is possible to fill an order for a wreath simply by descriliing the piece already made up. Even if it is not sold the loss usually is only that repre- sented by a dozen or more short stemmed Roses and the lalKir of putting the piece together; the frame itself is as good and as serviceable as ever. Going to the other extreme, consider the French bouquet, which is so popular once more. Why not make up one or more of these for display purposes? The very sight of them will often suggest similar J>urehases to callers, or those who pass tlie store. There is profit in these jiiec'cs, the cost of the materials for a small bouquet is not great, and the ^Wreatli of Hemlock sprays and Pine cones By Tboa. F. Galvin, Inc., New Yorlv sight of one alone is often sufficient to bring the order that is wanted. What Cut Prices Did to One Flower "The Carnation is ruined in this town," complained a well-known florist in a Middle Western city not long ago. "The only thing we can use them on now is funeral work. They are not even acceptable as alternative flow- ers in case we are not able to furnish the kind asked for. "When I say to a young man: 'If I am not able to supply the Violets you order for a week from toilay, may I send some other flower, Roses, Lily of the Valley or Carnations?' " 'Anything but Carnation.s,' he will say, 'I don't want my friend to think I am sending her flowers at 25 cents a dozen.' "The 'Carnation si)ecials' have ruined, in this town, what is in every way a perfectly good flower. It has been sold so cheap for some time now and on so many different occasions, that it has got the name of a cheap flower, whereas it ought not to Ihn in sjjite of the fact that it can be produced more readily than some other flowers. Having been sold as a special bargain at 25 cents so often it has come to be considered as a 23-cent flower by a large proportion of jieople and will not sell except to those who are admittedly looking for a cheap flower. I think it is a very fine flower, it has an aroma of its own, it lasts well and is excellent for sick rooms. liut because it lias been sold cheap it is cheap, and the florist is deprived of that which might have been a good stand-by." Keeping Up with Customs There are numbers of pretty customs which have been conne>^ and Cornell CoHeKeB. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street <^^ "The Mouse of Flowers" Burl!ngton,Vt. Orders for Ver- mont and Nortb- ern N, Y filled tu your entire sat s fac- tion m0^ ioUR ALBUM ofl FLORAL DESIGNS {Solicitor's Design Book) Citone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Steamship sailings >vill be found on page 78 NEW AND VASTLY IMPROVED EDITION JUST OUT ^« PAGES AND COVER: size 9x12 in. In- ^ dudes four pages in two color effect and four pages in four color effect; all admirably rendered. Your name and address printed on front cover on orders of twelve copies or over. Price, delivery prepaid: Twelve copies, $4.50; 25 copies, $8.75; 50 copies, $16.50; 100 copies, $30.00. Sample copy, 50c. Address: THE FLORISTS* EXCHANGE Box 100 Times Sq., New York BROOKLINE, MASS. ^'"'^^^^^Vo^'"''' LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT F. E.P^lnicr BRSo^i^uNfmss!"^^ ■* • "^^ •*ii»i'WA Establish-^) 1886 ^^^ ^^ ^m • Brooklyn, N.Y. ^^Vr^ »/w% FuHon St. and Greene Ave. / / 1 1 KnJi Plione, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 / »'*diS*BP**'^> Branch Store ,,^0^^ 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliver es anywt ere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Lone Island Trade orders rared for from all parts of the country and i.eli^ ercd at tieatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON CHARLOTTE, N. C. Charlotte and Vicinity CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glass Flowers ^"'^^^^ ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Court! sles Eitended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. CINCINNATI, OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVEUND CUT FLOWER CO. Will Ell your orders for Designs or Cut Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE '/Tfe CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can fill your orders Day or Nl£ht for Cleveland and State of Ohio IK Alwayi have complete stock on band. Regular discount X allowed the Trade -fsy % KNOBLE BROS.. '??L'E^Bu^l{?Df^H^,g!-- *^^ 1^ CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Tele-'rapliic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. January 8, 191(). The Florists' Exchange 77 %IT^ Colorado Springs OJSnitv promptly uid canluUy at««uied by The Pikes Peak Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS WFLOmiL AND NURSERY CO. /S^ FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE // FLORISTS 112 So DAYTON, OHIO 112 South Main St. ZiAa iPar/c Slorai Co. DENVER, COLO. J. A. VALENTINE, President Colnrada, Utah, Western Nebraska 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH, AUDIT POCHELON, If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Us. ^MJTH "^HE FLORISl KJlfll 1 J-J-t EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobiles ia East, West and Sout h Orange alsoGlea Ridge. M)atclair, Blo^m&jld.jN'gwaik and New York %awson the Florist ^'^^^^ V* "^^^^ ' 107 W. Market St. IN- V. Deliveries to Ithaca, Blnghamton, Homell, Coming and other points. Qyj Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS he join tlicm and help push? Not much. Great credit is due to iiicn liiic Albert Pochcloti of Detroit, and a few ollier.s for all the time and effort given in promoting and ailverti.'^ing the Florists' Telegra|)h Delivery, and it almost would seem that every liberal minded man in the business would see his way clear and feel hke lielping to push a projiosition from which lie himself is bound to gain so nnich. As you demonstrate to the jiublic that an order in- trusted to your care is going to he filled in the be5t pos- sible manner, you can absolutely depend on it that it means either repetition or orders from others. Friends and acquaintances don't live all in one town, or any one section of the country. What could possibly pay us better than to get people in the habit of making use of flowers in remembering them. There is nothing more pleasant in conducting a retail store than to fdl telegraph order.s, but as yet the percentage of them is not one- tenth what it should be. Some actually have to be pushed into filling orders in this manner in order to be made to realize what it all means, and the wonderful possibilities there are in store for them. Why not come, brother, and join and In every way you can help to further this important new branch of our business!' Advertise, let your customers know that you can handle their order, don't be satisfied with a single announcement, tell them a hundred times, but each time just a little different, but keep on telling: there are ever so many ways this can be done. Even more important is to fill every order you get in the very best way you know how. No, you won't suffer in the least by giving even a trifle more than is expected from you. It will aU come back; it is bound to. Nothing that we could do to give telegraph orders a black eye woiUd be more effective than ^st to fill a few orders unsatisfactorily. Certainly there are bound to be people unreasonable, no matter how we try to please them, but in most instances if there is any trouble with an order of this kind you can trace it right to the spot where it was put up. If you are really concerned and earnest in your desire to start out right in 1916, and actually to do somettiing to secure the largest business ever, join this great movement and become an actual "pusher." You will never regret it, for it is bound to become the greatest business getter that has arisen of late years. Just how much we all benefit from it, depends entirely with us. FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. Ft. Worth Texas FLOWERS - -PLANTS ^ TREES HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. 741 Main Street 364 Asylum Street Greenhouaes: B nton Stree* DREW W WELCH GEORGE ELANE SO ASYLUM STREET Telephones 75 and 85 HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of Chicago, as far as Milwaukee HOUSTON, TEXAS "Forcstdalc" fioJ^'shop 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS (S€^ter/nam£m^ Indianapolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave. Prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana, 'Bertermaiin'a flowers excel MILLS ,..._ We reach all Florida and South TTlia ^he Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Georgia points First Casket Blanket Made in Tampa, Fla. The Bostain Floral Co., (Thos. H. Davis, manager), of Tampa, Fla., writes us under date of Dec. 27: "Your Christmas number received and wiU say it is surely a wonderful piece of work ; you deserve considerable praise for it. We had the honor of making the first casket blanket that was ever made in this city last week. It was composed entirely of white Roses and Alyssum, trimmed with Lantanas and Violets; it was a beauty. The order came in from Omaha, Neb. We did a nice Christmas business; trade was brisk all day." JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray 1017 GRAND AVENUE Kansas City, MO. Hartford Connecticut Highland Park Greenhouses A Recent Ballroom Decoration at New Haven, (Ctonn.), Tovm Club, by Munro 78 The Florists' Exchange LEXINGTON, KY. JOMM Ac liELL EAST SIXTH STREET LEXINGTON, KY. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky ► Prompt Delivery to I all So. Calif. Points 212. I West 4tli S«. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE ^ AUGUST R. BAUMER Kentucky: fnC fLOWER .VHOP 550 Fourth Avenue ixiULn/ille The _ South'} Most Modern Floral and Art Establishment S32 Fourth Aiv |2^^^$^" Louisvfl/e.Ky. JNnliDiinU [lliorisll Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE LAND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Placon, Georgia AH Choice CUT FLOWERS in Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Tiiird St. Whitted Floral Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED, Bb«). OPERATING THREP. STORES MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception St. Careful attentiOD ^ven all orders S/iosemont Sard ens MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correapondence Solicited ^iorist We Guaraotee Satisfaction NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at FLORIST 48th Street. (W*- Nashville, Tennessee <^ P^VID AA^ d n, NEWARK, N. J. 946 Broad Street ^ and to all steamship docks in Fresh Flowers and Best Service Hoboken. N. J. and New York PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. NEWARK, N. J. Best of Service We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS Sailings of foreign owned steamships may be canceled without notice. Prom New York La Touraine Montevideo Sailing Day Hour Jan. 8- 3.00 pm. '■ 8- •• 8-11.30 am. 8-12.00 m. 8- " 9-10.00 am. " 12- " 12-12.00 m. " 12-10.00 am. " 13- " 15- 3.00 pm. '• 15-10.00 am. ■■ 1,1-12.00 m. ■' lS-12.00 m. ■■ 20- •• 21- " 22- 3.00 pm. " 22-10.00 am. " 22-10.00 pm. ■' 25-12.00 m. " 29-10.00 am. Feb. 3- 2.00 pm. •' 15-10.00 am. '■ 17- 2.00 pm. Pier W. 15th St. Pier 8, E. R. Roberta Stores, Bkyn. Pier 62, N. R. Pier 16, E. R. W. 21at St. Pier 16. E. R. PiertiO. N.R. W. 14th St. W. 27th St., W. 15th St. W. 14th St. Pier 02, N.R. 6th St., Hoboken W. 27th St. Slat St., Bkyn. W. 15th St. W. 14th St. Roberts Stores, Bkyn. 6th St., Hoboken W. 14th St. 17th St., Hoboken W.21 St St. 17th St., Hoboken DeBtinatioD Bordeaux Cadiz-Barce- lona St. Louis Calamares Liverpool Colnnt Azores-Gib.- Carrilln ... . Nap.-Gen. Colont Liverpool Liverpiio Colont Cameronia Lafayette Bordeaux Liverpool Liverpool Rotterdam Colont Philadelphia New .\msterdani. .\dvanee Tuscania Liverpool So. Am. Pts. Rotterdam Liverpool Chriatiania- Christiansand Copenhagen Azores-Gib. - Nap. -Gen. Christiansand- Noordain California Hellig Olav Cretic Oscar 11 Copenhagen r (Cristobal) y. NEW ORLEANS, '^florist lA 121 Baronne Street 0Si 0^' jiA^S. 38 Ca' ^ot.-- TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKEV CARE OF Ji^^j^me, IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street •Phones {Ittll Murray Hill Car Motto: TAB GOUEN RDU 2139-2141 Broadway NEW YORK CITY Phones { {553 } Columbus ESTABLISHED 184« /A4?//ii^l^/^ Inc. New York "'""^"•' Boston ' '""' ""** Vanderbilt Hotel UUdlUII 799 Boylston Street Deliveries to Steamers and all Eastern Points c/^M\ NEW YORK 611 Fifth Avenue Reference or Cash must accompany all orders from unknown correspondents ORDERS FOR NEW YORK WIRE OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLINC 22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel European Orders Executed Best Florists in the States as References GEO. E. M. STUMPP 'lUnlu? NEW YORK <^^ "If wc say if, wc will do if*' A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY <^^ MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED '^'^l?^ |-|, \^, PI^I^Q Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Florist BUTLER & ULLMAN ^^ Furrow & Company ^^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, New Jersey and Diamond i Do you want flowerg in Philadelphia? We furnish the beat, artistically arranged PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 85 to 87 January 8, 1918. The Florists' Exchange 79 Pittsburgh Pa. ms^^ ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street ZIO East Diair.ond Street North Side OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER STOKt OPEN DAY AND NIGHT P0U6HKEEPSIE. N. Y. CMa SXLTFOBD PI mi/PD y The Retail Advertisers in these columns are the men you will find it to your interest to deal with. 80 The Florists' Exchange high temperature, or uneven watering, that is, neglecting the plants until they become too dry, and then giving them more water than they can absorb. Diseased Geranium Iieaves. — I send you two Geranium leaves from cuttings which I bought a couple of weeks ago, and ask you kindly to advise me what I can do, if you decide from their ap- pearance that they are diseased. Should I take them away from the other plants? —A. M., N. J. — Cut off the diseased leaves and burn them. If all the leaves are decidedly brown or yellow on any of the cuttings, and the stalks themselves have the same appearance, it would be advisable to burn the entire cutting. In short, save such as look fairly healthy, and give them as careful attention as you would high priced plants of other kinds (some- thing which Geraniums do not often get), and throw away those apparently sick beyond recovery. Carnation Brancli Bot. — I am send- ing you a few samples of my Carnations. I consider the trouble to be very seri- ous, as all of my benches seem to have more or less of it. Is it what is gen- erally known as branch rot? I have been a successful grower of Carnations for a number of years, but have never until now encountered this trouble. Please tell me. if you can, the cause and rem- edy of this disease. I have done noth- ing so far except to take oft the dead leaves around the base of the plants. I have been very careful in regard to ven- tilation and watering. — C. H. P., N. J. — The sample Carnation plants pre- sent a bad case of branch rot, a disease which it is almost impossible to eradi- cate. It may usually be prevented by using cuttings from perfectly healthy plants, rooting them in clean sand under proper conditions, and continuing such conditions in the field, and later in the house. If the plants continue to de- teriorate, and produce few or no blooms, it will be better, we think, to throw them out and use some catch crop in the houses from which you may receive returns Easter and Memorial Day. "Commercial Carnation Culture," price $1.60 postpaid, and obtainable through The Florists' Exchange, takes up this and other Carnation diseases and would probably be of much help to you in many ways. Movingf a large Poplar Tree. — Which is the best way to replant a Populus Canadensis with a lOin. trunk? — F. W. O. S., N. Y. — Saw off the upper half of the head of the tree and shorten the remaining branches to within a foot or two of the trunk. Next dig around the tree far enough away so as to leave a ball of earth 4ft. in diameter on its roots. Wrap this ball of earth with burlap or canvas, and confine it to keep the ball of earth intact, remove carefully on wagon or drag, and replant very firmly a few inches deeper than it was grow- ing before removal. Stock on WMcli to Qraft Eplpbyllum. — Kindly let me know the botanical name of the plant on which I can graft Epiphyllum or Christmas Cactus, as I would like to raise some standards. The plant has thick leaves and thorns on the wood. — P. K., 111. — Epiphyllums are grafted on Cereus triangularis, C. grandiflorus, and C. ser- pentinus, but are said to give best re- sults when grafted on Pereskia acu- leata. To Kill White Fly on Tomato and Heliotrope Plants. — Will you kindly let me know in next number of The Ex- change the best method of killing white fly on Tomato and Heliotrope plants in same house? — H. V., N. T. — Try some of the insecticides which are said to destroy white fly, offered weekly in the colunms of The Exchange. Give them a fair and thorough trial ac- cording to the directions — not a single, but repeated applications, at regular in- tervals. This will undoubtedly be need- ed ta destory those little pests. Antlrrhinnm G-rowtbs Destroyed. — Kindly tell me what is the matter with the Antirrhinum growths which I am sending you. I have several growths affected in the same way, and would much appreciate your suggesting a rem- edy.— B. P., N. T. - — The Antirrhinum growths sent for examination appear to be entirely free from insects, and not to be affected with any well know disease. The destruction of the foliage, especially at the tips of the growths, may be attributable to several causes, namely overfeeding, too little ventilation, watering too late in the day, overfumigation, an uneven or too Indianapolis, Ind. Tall Prices The holiday season of 1915 has gone into florists' records as a most won- derful one. Trade in all departments ex- ceeded expectations, and reports from the \vholesalers and retailers indicate a larger volume of business than in any year since 1906. A heavy call was an- ticipated, but it is hard to fathom the reason for the unusual requests made upon the flower market. Buying opened earlier than in other years, but it did not diminish any until noon Christmas. In fact, trade kept getting heavier all the time and deliveries more burdensome for an overloaded force. It was a plant Christmas in every re- spect, and the many thousands disposed of, left grower and dealer satisfied alike as to the outcome. There was little ques- tioning as to the value of articles, and prices in general ran heavier than last season. Staples as well as novelties met with equal favor and everything of par- ticular worth sold on short order. Among some of the better selling plants were Ardisias at $1.50 to $6 each ; Poinsettia plants at $1.50 to $7.50; heather plants. $2 to $20 ; Aucuhas at $2 to $10 ; Azaleas at $1.50 to $10; Holly trees at $5 to S15 ; Cyclamen at $1 to $5 ; Primroses, $1 to $3 ; and Begonias at $2 to $5. Made up baskets, hampers and novel- ties of miscellaneous plants, bedecked with ribbons and ornaments, had an un- usually good sale. These went quickly at from $2 to $15 each. Low pans of Lily of the Valley, Roses, Poinsettias and Violets were among the quick sellers. The seed houses and other dealers in green goods cleaned up nicely long be- fore Christmas, and frantic calls were sent out for Holly, Laurel and other green goods for last minute selling. There was absolutely nothing of this left the day after Christmas. Christmas trees were perhaps the only drug in this field and were not of much profit because of the strong competition from the North- ern woods. Roses easily carried off the honors dur- ing the holida.vs in point of quality and income from sales. The many new va- rieties of late years added much interest (Fine long stem Opyhelia, Killarney Bril- liant, Hoosier Beauty, Hadley and others- brought from $3 to $6 per dozen retail. Pew Russells were sold under $5 per dozen, and from that on up to -$9. Small iRoses for corsage work sold very quickly and there were not enough to meet the demand. Among the more noticeable ones were Cecile Brrnner, Ceo. Elgar, Baby Doll and Baby Tausendschon. As a rule the.«:e retailed at 50c. to 75c. per dozen. It was predicted early in December that there would be few orchids for Christmas, but this condition was re- versed and there was a great supply at very moderate prices. Excellent Catt- leyas were sold at from 50c. to $1 each, and Cypripediunis were more than plenti- ful at 35c. to 50c. each. Gardenias were in the market but were difficult to han- dle at the prevailing prices, $-5 and $C per dozen ; a few of them were sold but more went to waste. Lily of the Val- ley were in fine condition and much used at $4 to -$5 per hundred, as was iBouvardia at -50c. ijer spray and Mignon- ette at $1 per dozen, large spikes. Paper- white Narcissus at $4 per hundred, Dafifodils at $4 to $5 per hundred, and Stevia at $1 to $2 per hundred added greatly as fillers in made up work and cut flower boxes. The supply of Eastern Violets was abundant and the retail sale of them was wonderful at $3 to $4 per hundred. It is hpped in all quarters that the good start will be maintained for a long du- ration. The flower shops were thronged with l>uyers throug'hout the period between Christmas and New Year and the close was just as brisk as the business for Christmas proper. There were many more parties in In- dianapolis this season, and as a conse- quence calls for more corsage bouquets and decorations were stronger than in other years. rfetrs Items Henry Diiderstadt. plant grower at Berterniann Bros.' East Washington St. establishment, passed away Dec. 31. Mr. Duderstadt was in poor health and having been told of the dangerous condi- tion of his wife, took his own life by cut- ting his throat. There were few better plantsmen than Henry Duderstadt in the country, and he was also possessed of a warm, lonng disposition. His many friends are sorry that a rash moment took with it a man who had far better qualifications to live than the average. His burial took place Jan. 3, at Grown Hill Cemetery. A. Wiegand's Sons Co. repoi'ts a heavy plant Christmas. The company was well prepared for the same and was nearly cleaned up before the holidays were over. Bertermann Bros. Co. reports the heaviest holiday trade and decorative work in the history of the house and is well satisfied. C. C. Thomas, of the E. G. Hill Co., says trade far surpassed last season, and he is more than satisfied with the out- come. John Rieman, the Pahud Floral Co., Henry Rieman, Lester (Benson, Reynolds Flower Shop and many others report along the same lines. They are all in good spirits over the holiday business. The epidemic of grip played havoc with the store forces and it was with difliculty at times that matters proceeded smoothly. It seems that every shop was unfortunate in having from one to four missing from the usual list. John Rieman is again able to be about, as is Alvin Schreiber, who has been un- der the weather for over a week. Bertermann's have put an auxiliary automobile into service. It is a small one and they call it Pollyanna. It is white, just like the rest of them and hustles with small business to the far end of Indianapolis. I. B. Terre Haute, Ind. Christmas trade this year was much better than last year, say one-third larger, judging from reports from all the florists here. The weather was delight- ful up to noon of Dec. 24, when it began to snow, and it rained and snowed all day and night which made it very hard for deliveries. All deliveries were com- pleted at 2 p.m. Saturday. Plants and cut flowers were in good shape, and gave good satisfaction. Hundreds of Immor- telles and prepared wreaths were dis- posed of for cemetery purposes. Taking it as a whole everyone is very well satis- fied. Heine & Webber sold 1100 cut Poin- settias. Cowan Bros. & Co. report the largest trade they ever had at Christmas time. Terre Haute Rose & Carnation Co. had a fine crop of Carnations and Roses which were cleaned up in good shape. Fred Wunker at Highland Lawn Ceme- tery reports a fine trade in prepared wreaths and baskets. Henrv Orn'mm also reports ,n pood Christmas trade. N. B. S. Cincinnati, 0. The Market American Beauty, Lily of the Val- ley, ^'iolcts and orchids were in a great demand for New Year. The fir.st named was used especially in the floral offer- ings for the incoming city oflicials and judges, while the last three named were in demand for corsages and the like. All other flowers also cleaned up readily for this day. Roses are in a good supply. The re- ceipts include some fine Killarney. \Vbite Killarney. Ophelia, Shawyer, ' Hoosier Beauty, Richmond, Sunburst and Ameri- can Beauty. C-arnations are still rather scarce. Lilies are good and are plenti- ful. Paperwhite Narcissus are becoming more plentiful. Other offerings include iSweet Peas, Poinsettias, Callas, Stevia. Daffodils, Freesia, Roman Hyacinths and magnificum Lilies. The supply of greens is sufficient for all present needs and among others in- cludes some very fine heavy Smilax. Club Meeting The Cincinnati Florists' Society will hold its next regular meeting on next Monday, Jan. 10 at Labold & New- burgh's, 8 East Third st. Notes Mrs. Katherine Baer, wife of Harry Baer, was aecidently asphyxiated at her home on New Year's evening, a victim of natural gas fumes. Mr. Baer has the "sympathy of his friends in his bereavement. Mis. Baer's sister, who was also in the room, recovered. C. E. Critehell has been offering Pussy Willows for the past week. The Walnut Hills Floral Bazaar had several large decorations at the County Club last week. B. G. Gillett had a most excellent holi- day business. The Yuletide and New Year business of L. H. Kyrk was the largest and best he has ever had. Teddy. General Trade Notes Bbidgeton, N. J. — James Dennington, the florist, is ill in bed with the grippe at his home on North Pearl st, NoETH Wales, Pa. — The Florex Gar- dens Co. is preparing plans for another monster greenhouse in the Spring. Gkeenville, O. — The seed store of Mace & Mansfield, 620 S. Broadway, was taken over by McCartney Bros, on Jan. 1. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. — William God- ding of the Poughkeepsie Nursery Co. sailed on Dec. 14 for Holland, where he will spend some time buying stock. Haetfobd, Conn. — Considerable dam- age was done to the greenhouses of Eugene S. Drake of 453 Fairfield ave. by the fall of his 20-ton brick chimney. Westerly, R. I. — George L. Stillman has leased for a term of five years, from Alex. C. Thompson, six acres in Beach St., to be devoted to Dahlia growing. Manchester, N. II. — W. A. Ingram, J. H. Clark, successor, reports the best holiday trade he has ever had. He is one of the live florists of the "Granite State." Haddon Heights, N. J. — Geo. Schenck of Sth ave. has made a substan- tial addition to his greenhouses, and has now one of the finest places in this sec- tion. ' Worcester Mass. — The wind broke 200 panes of glass and blew off a dozen glass ventilators in the greenhouses of Paul F. Brigham of Lyman st. on Dec. 26. Toledo, Q. — Edwin N. Crumbaugh, president of the Crumbaugh-Kuehn Co., grain and seed dealers, died on Dec. 29. Mr. Crumbaugh was prominent in Ma- sonic circles. Leominster, Mass. — The wind and rainstorm which passed over this city on Dec. 27 did much damage to the green- houses of John W. Lowe, florist of 545 Pleasant st. . Allen hurst, N. J. — Hans Nelson, 58 years old, employed as a gardener at the Allenhurst Nurseries on Cedar ave., com- mitted suicide on Dec. 30 by hanging himself in one of the greenhouses. Maysville, Ky. — John Foster, a flo- rist of New Albany, died following an attack by negroes in which his skuU was fractured with a paling while he was on his way home accompanied by a son. Hazelton, Pa. — The Ford auto truck of B. E. Smith, florist, was destroyed while on a trip to the North Side on Christmas eve. The car was burned up when it backfired at a point near Drifton. SotTTHAMPTON, L. I. — William F. Halsey, florist for many years, died in the Southampton Hospital on Jan. 1 of gangrene. Mr. Halsey was 60 years old. He is survived by a widow and two children. St. Lotus, Mo. — C. Young & Sons have purchased a handsome auto for use in connection with their business. Dur- ing the past few months a large number of deliver.v cars have been bought by St. Louis florists. Atlanta, Ga. — Jake Matthiessen, di- rector of the Forsyth theater orchestra, and one of the city's most popular musi- cians, has opened a florists' shop in the Forsyth building in the theater lobby, llis flowers are secured from his green- houses at Cherokee ave. and Fair st. Columbus, Ga. — A unique attraction for the lovers of flowers and growing plants is the greenhouse recently built by the Smith Seed Co. on the roof of its store on Broad st. A system of heat- ing has been installed and the house is filled with growing plants aU ready for inspection. Des Moines, Ia. — J. S. Wilson Floral Co., "Des Moines' Leading Florist," had a full page ad. in the Des Moines Capi- tal on Dec. 21. American Beauty Roses were offered at from $8 to $15 per doz.. Carnations atfrom $1..50 to $2 a doz. A new Rose Minnetonka. similar to Am. Beauty, was figured prominently in their advertising. January 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 81 M I -, I |_ I I ^. II ^ ■■ ^ II ^ ■■ ^ H ^ ■■ ^ ■■ * >> * *' * ■' » H "» II » II > H "> H "» H » H "> 11 ~» ■! '» II % I III II » I »l II ^ II " I> II l> I 'Ill II '» II l> II l> II nil > II '* ll~ll II -^ II » 11 fc II * H » l« ^11 ^ M ^ »| ^ n ^ 11^ Classified Advertisements i ++ TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER 4.4^ . r^^ SITUATIONS WANTED NOTICE TO ROSE GROWERS WANTED — The address of a Rnse Rrowcr and working foreman, who. 5 or 6 years back, rame to Williamsport from the West to take a position with D. E. Gorman, Florist, of Williamsport. but did not accept same on account of plant being too small fora man of his ability; same party also called on Evenden Bros., stating he was leaN-ing the Weat on account of the health of his family. An early reply wiU be appreciated. EVENDEN BROS.. Williamsport, Pa. SITUATION WANTED— By head working gar- dener; English, on private estate. Ist-class ex- perience in all branches of horticulture. A success- ful grower of fruits under glass. Orchids, "Mums, Roses, etc.. also Alpines, Herbaceous Plants. Vefie- tnblea and Hardy Fruit. Excellent references. Married, no famili'. Address D. F., care The Klo- rista' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED—By sober, hustling grower of Roses, Carnations and general stock. Over 20 years' experience on good wholesale and retail places. Capable of taking full charge, and making place pay. Good references. W^ould take place on salary or shares. Box 136, New Market, N.J. ■ SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or assistant on private or commercial place, by one who has a knowledge of the growing of cut flowers and es- pecially successful in propagation and growing of all kinds of pot plants. Have first-class references. A total abstainer and not afraid of work. Address D. Q., care The Florists' Exchange. POSITION WANTED — around private or commer- cial place. 3 years' experience in machine shop, and around autos, also some experience on orna- mental farm. Wages $12.00 per week to start. Age 22. Foster Duncan, 130 Leighton Ave,. Red Bank, N. J. SITUATION WANTED — As gardener or foreman; 16 years' greenhouse and outside experience. Good knowledge of fruit, Roses, Orchids. 'Mums, all kinds of pot plants, forcing, etc. English ; single; age 31. Please state salary. Address Florist, Box 72. Central Valley, New York. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of America begs to offer the servicee of first-class private gardeners, superintendents and managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Drawer 138, Short Hills. N. J. SITUATION WANTED — As working foreman or otherwise, by middle aged man, thoroughly ex- perienced grower of pot and bedding plants, also cut flowers. Wages $16.00 to SIS. 00 per week. Address D. C, care The Florists' Exchange. NURSERY SITUATION WANTED— As fore- man, life experience in growing high-class stock in fruits and ornamentals. Thorough knowledge of all forma of propagation. References. Address D. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED—By a single greenhouse man; 35 years of age. Life experience in all kinds of cut flowers and pot plants. Sober and honest. State salary and particulars in first letter. Address Gardener. 94 So. 1st St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. YOUNG MARRIED MAN— Wants permanent position in private or commercial place; 10 years' experience, greenhouse and outside gardening; steady and sober. References. Address D. L, caer The Florists' Exchange. FIRST-CLASS greenhouse, agricultural man, also ^ape grower under glass, and all- around florist, wishes position in private place. G. Eastwood. 155 Berry St., Brooklyn, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED—By experienced Ger- man; good knowledge of pot plants, cut flowers and general stock. Address H. Waltz, Gen, Del., Greenfield, Mass. SITUATION WANTED—By first-class designer and decorator; years of experience. Al refer- ences. State salary. F. Pierson, 28B., Washing- ton Barracks, Washington, D. C. MAN, 25, 10 years' experience, two years as manager, wants a position as manager or assistant in a first-class store. Good reference. Address C. D., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED—By grower of Gardenias. Roses, Carnations and 'Mums. Address S. C.. care of Ludwig Wild, Florist, Bound Brook, N. J- SITUATION WANTED—By Ist-class designer' decorator and storeman. Al references. Ad- dress D. H., care The Florista' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED—By single man, as green- house assistant. Private or commercial. Ad- dress D. P.. care The Florists' Exchange. __JiEIPWAJ;4TED___ AGENTS WANTED TO SELL •* OUR (NEW) ALBUM OF FLORAL DESIGNS " The new book with color plates that everyone la talking about Brooklyn and New Jersey territory is still open and there are also numerous other large cities with- out sales representatives. This offers a good op- portunity to a man who could spare a few hours each day We pay oommisaioD only. No traveling ez- peasea. For iHutioulan apply to BOOK DEPARTMENT. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE, Bo» 100 Time* Square Station NEW YORK Contlaaed t« Next Colunuk The columns under this beading are reserved for advertisements of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, oi other Wants; also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials, eto.^ for Sale or Rent. Our charge is 10 ots. per hne (7 words to the line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this, without oisplay. No advt. accepted for less than thirty cents. Advts. set ID heavy faced type. 15 eta. per line (0 words to the line). Display advts. in these oolumns. ll.M per inch. If repHes to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted or other advertisements are to be addressed care of this office, please add 10 ots. to oover expense of forwarding. Copy must reach New York office. Nob. 438- 448 Weat 37th Street, or P. O Box 100 Times Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure insertion in issue of following Saturday. Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- vertise under initials, may save time by having answers directed care our Chicago representa- tive, James Morton, Room 307. 143 No. Wabash Ave. STOCK FOR SALE \ I I -A HELP WANTED WANTED 1 ST-CIass experienced ener- getic store man, expert de- signer; must be capable of handling best class of trade. Permanent position and good salary to right man. Address, W. H. ENGLER 4651 Lancaster Ave., Phila, Pa, EXPERIENCED SALESMAN AND LAND- SCAPE ARCHITECT One accustomed to interviewing prospective clients for landscape work. Must be sober, ener- getic and have a punch; one not afraid of work and capable of handling men. Must speak Englisli without accent. In reply, state fully, experience, past record, age and by whom formerly employed. Give references and lowest wages wiHing to begin with. The Akron Nurseries, Akron, O. Note. — Please don't waste our time and yours, unless you know you are fully capable. WANTED — A competent single man, who can take care of two very small greenhouses, and un- derstands how to grow 'Mums, Carnations, Stocks, etc., and all hardy outdoor Bowers; willing to assist with vegetables and lawns in season. A permanent position open to a strictly sober and industrious man, who can furnish satisfactory references. State age, nationality and wages expected, without board. Address Box 546, Flemington, N. J. WANTED — Fully qualified man to act as superin- tendent on a nursery in one of the best Eastern sections. Nursery well established, with a high class country estate trade. Only those who wish to become financially interested need apply. Ist- class opening for the right man. Address B. H., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Stenographer and typewriter for land- scape office in Jersey; 10 miles from New York. Only a young woman that can make good need ap- ply, and one that has had experience in this line. Good salary and steady position. Apply to Stenog- rapher. Box 4, So. Orange, N. J. WANTED — Two good section men, one familiar with and able to grow Poinsettias, LiUes, etc.; one for Carnations, 'Mums and small stock. None but competent, steady and practical men need apply. Address C. C., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Foreman for modern range of Ho-so houses, on up-to-date place. Must be experienced furnish Ist-class references and capable of handling help. Address, with full particulars, D. A., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — General greenhouse assistant on a small commercial place, who will assist with night firing. Give age. references and wages expected in first letter. Address D. J., care The Florists' Ex- change^ WANTED AT ONCE— Thoroughly experienced grower of Carnations, 'Mums, pot plants and Easter stock. Also good maker up. No boozers wanted. Address D. G , care The Florists' Ex- change. WANTED — Man for general greenhouse work; must know how to grow Carnations and Chrysan- themums and general line of potted plants. None but competent, steady and practical men need ap- ply. Jos. A. Greenbacker. Meriden, Conn. WANTED — Ist-class nursery foreman and sales- man for retail nursery. No has-beens and drinkers need apply. Splendid opening for the ex- perienced man that can make good. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y. WANTED — A man for night firing in Connecticut One willing to do potting. Steady position. State wages expected. Address D. D., care The Florists' Exchange. THE FLUSHING ROSE GARDENS has opening for thoroughly experienced section man. State reference, salary, etc. Flushing Rose Gardens, 60 Colden Ave., Flushing, L. I. W.WTED — Young man, must have experience in Sweet Peas. Carnations, 'Mums and Bedding Stock. German preferred. S25.00 per month. G. Oswald Lange, Cape May Court House, N. J. WANTED — TraveUng salesman for general seed and bulb line. Address D. O.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Orchid grower. State salary wanted, experience and referencea. Address Geo. Warren, P. O. Box 43, Elmwood, R. I. ContlAaed t« Next C»liiiiui HELP WANTED WANTED — A young man of ability as decorator, one who can make corsage bouquets and bouquets. One of good address. Chas. Uttley, 321 Walnut St., Harrisburg. Pa. WANTED — In Providence, R. I., a nursery sales- man and landscape gardener. Only experienced man with good references need apply. Address A. D., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Man for general greenhouse work. State wages, experience and reference in first letter. Address The Flower Shop, Attleboro, Mass. ^^business^op^r™ity^ A WHOLESALE FLORIST with well established prosperous business, wishes to get into communi- cation with responsible party; competent to act as working partner, and capable of making a one-third investment in a S40;000 proposition. Unusual opportunity for the right man. Address D. B., care The Florists' E.\change. __STOCKJDRSALE_2 ABUTILOK ABUTILON SEYBOLDII— New, golden varie- gated variety. 3-in. plants, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. A. N. Pieraon, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ACALYPHA ACALYPHA MACATEANA— 2Ji-in. plants, $3.50 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ACHYRANTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-muellerii, Brilliantissima, Lindenii, Panache de Bailey, Formosa. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. AGERATPM AGERATDM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2}4-in. plants, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AQUATICS WATER GARDENING, THE BOOK OF— Peter BisKt. Siie 7^ i 10 in.: 200 pages, iUuatrated. Contains alt the practical information necessary to the selectioQ, grouping and suooeasful cultiva- tion of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a water garden and its surroundings. Sample pages on appUoation. Postpaid $2.50. A. T De La Mar« Ptg. & Pub. Co., Boi 100, Timea Square Station, N. Y. AMARTI.LIS AMARYLLIS— Will have five thousand to ship in Winter 1916 and 1917. Will contract now. No better stock than mine. C. S Tait, Brunswick, Ga. ASPARAGUS Asparagus Plumosus Eiceptlonally fine lot of 15,000 plants, 2H- Inch pots, extra heavy, $J.OO per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Special price for the lot. Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Phlladelpbia, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000 — by express. Delivered anywhere for 50c. per 1000 extra. 2>i-in. plants. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS .SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $.5.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 2)i-in. pots at 83.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-in.-$6.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Fine 2K-in.. $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Large seedlings. $1.00 ger 100. $800 per 1000. Cash, please. M. F. yxbee, Norwalk. Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in at $5.00 per 100, 4-ill. at $12.60. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe A DivisioD Aves., Grand Rapids, Michigan. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Thumb pot plants. 3 to 5-in. above pots; bushv; sure to S lease. $1.60 per 100. The B. C. Blake Co., pringfield, Ohio. Contlnned t« Next Colnma ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— 75c per 1000, 10,000 lots at 60o. Seedlings $8 00 per 1000. Express prepaid if you send cash with order H. Bailey, R F. D No. 8, Los Angeles, Cal. 8000 EXTRA FINE HEAVY SPRENGERI— 2H, ready lor 3H ot 4-in. pots now. $2.28 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs A Son, Auburn, N. Y. 2000 ASPAR.VGUS PLUMOSUS— 2-in.. $1.75 per 100. Cash. LeRoy N. Brown 4 Son, 129 Wood- and Ave., Clyde, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong, well rooted, 2-in., $15.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Fred G. Lewis, Lockport. N. Y. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI AND PLUMOSUS— Strong. 2H-in , $2 00 per 100, 300 for $8.00. J. C. Schmidt, Bristol. Pa. ASPARAGUS~PLUMOSUS— 2H-in., $3 00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000 Good, strong plants W B. Girvin. Florist, Leola. Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA SEEDLING— Strong stock for potting up now, $5 00 per 1000 Col- lingdale Greenhouses, Collingdale. Pa ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— $1 00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Edward W. Schuster, Crookston. Minn. AURACARIAS AURACARIAS — Fine, sturdy plants. 3 to 5 tiers, 5-in. pots, 12-in. to 15-in., $6.00 and $7.50 per 100. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Ag;Af.ii;AB Early Wm Petrick Vervfieneana Pink & White Simon Mardner 65c , 85c. and $1.10 each. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL Late Van der Cruyssen Niobe J. Llewellyn Wm. Jos. Verviene BEGONIAS BEGONIAS 100 1000 Cincmnati, 3-m $22.50 Cincinnati, 4-in 40.00 Lorraine, 3-in 18.00 Lorraine, 4-in 35.00 Chatelaine, 3-in 11.00 $95.00 Chatelaine, 4-in 15.00 Luminosa, 4-in 10 00 90.00 Magnifica, 3-in 8.00 75.00 Magnifica, 4-in 12.00 115.00 Magnifica, 5-in 35.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin, S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa . 3EG0 JIAS — ancinnati, 2K-in., $14.00; 4-in. $30.00; 5-in , $50.00 per 100; 6-in., $1.00 each Melior, 4-in., $50.00: 5-in., $75.00 per 100; 6-in. $1 50 each. Chatelame, 23<-in.. $3.50; 3-in.. $7 00 per 100; Xmas Red, 2)i-in., $6.00; 3-in., $10.00 per 100. Feuerzauber (new), 2>i-in , $10.00 per 100. Ertordia. 2>i-in.. $3,00; 3-in., $6.00 per 100. Prima Donna, 2>i-m. $3.00; 3-in., $6,00 per 100. Smithii. 2)i-in., $3.00: 3-in., $6.00 per 100. Cash, please. Ernest Rober. Wilmette, 111. BEGONIA Lorraine, 2H-in., $1200 per 100; 3-in., $20.00 per 100; 4-in., $35.00 per 100; 5-in., $150.00 per 100. Begonia Cincinnati, 2H-in.. $15.00 per 100; 3-in , $25 00 per 100; 3><-in., $30 00 per 100; 4H-in , $10.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co , Rutherford. N. J. BEGONIAS— Ready Dec. 27. 6,000 rooted cut- tinge. Begonia Chatelaine, $2.00 per 100, $18,00 per 1000. Cash with order. Stephen Chase, Nashua, N. H. BEGONIAS— Flowering and foliage, 15c., 25c and 60c each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Avea., Grand Rapids, Mich. BEGONU CINCINNATI— For June delivery $15.00 per 100, $145.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS — Chatelaine, etc. See display ad page 63. Roman J. Irwin, 103 W. 2Sih .St , N. Y . BERBERIS THUNOERGn BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong, trans- planted, 2-yr. plants, 15-in. to 20-in., $1.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; 10-in. to 15-in., $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will please. No charge for packing. Chas. Black, Hightstowo, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— IS to 24-in., strong, $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BERRIED PLANTS BERRIED PLANTS— Peppers. 6 in. at 25c. each. Jerusalem Cherry. 15c.. 25o. and 50c. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves, Grand Rapids, Mich. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards. Pyramids and Bush In various sizes. Price list on demand JuUus Roehrs Co.. Rutherford. N. J. Contlnned to Next Psb* 82 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE BOX^VOOP BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at $2.25 each; 2H ft., at t2.75 each; 3 ft., at 83.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each Price includes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in , balled, at 35c. each It in. balled, at 40c. each; 18 in., balled, at 50o. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., Box 407 Dundee, Illinois. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— A Winter-blooming variety that every florist should grow, either for cut flowers or as a pot plant. Rooted Cuttings, parcel post, $2.50 per 100 from Rose pots; via express, $5.00 per 100. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa^ __^ BUTTERFLY BUSH— A new flower of merit. Hardwood cuttings, $1.50 per 100, $1000 per 1000. Cash. W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, Ohio. BUMS GLADIOLI BULBS AND PERENNIALS in all varieties for Fall or Spring delivery. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, Hillegom, Holland. Please write to our American office, C. J. Van Bourgon- dien, 147 Magnolia Ave., Arlington, N. J. OANNAS CANNAS — True to name, two to three eye pieces King Humbert, $2.50 per 100. $22.60 per 1000; R. Wallace, Allemania, Flor. Vaugban, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; America. A. Bouvier, Chas. Henderson, D. Harum, Egandale. MUe. Berat, Shenandoah. Fire King, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Pres. Cleveland, Alsace, Wm. Boffinger, J. D. Eiselc, etc., $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. For other kinds, including all the new winners, ask for price list. Cash or C. O. D. Deduct 5 per cent, on orders before Jan. 15,' 1916. Shellroad Canna Farms, Grange, Baltimore, Md. CANNAS— King Humbert, $25.00 per 1000; Souv. de A. Crozy, Egandale, A. Bouvier, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order, plcise. Jas. Ambacher. West End, N. J. NEW CANNAS— Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove. Pa. CARNATIONS CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to Carnation Cuttings again this year and have selected varieties which we think are the very best for the ordinary commercial grower. We guarantee our stock and if it is not what you want may be returned. We are sure we can please you. 100 1000 Alice, very fine light pink $5.00 $45.00 Matchless, excellent white 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantress 2.50 22.60 Rose Pink Enchantress 2 50 22 50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 22.50 Cash with order. Orders for Rooted Cuttings received before Jan. 1, we will allow a discount of 10 per cent, from the above prices. FIELD PLANTS We still have a few thousand field plants well protected in frames, and we offer them almost at rooted cutting prices, viz.: No. 1 size, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; No. 2 size, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Varieties Matchless, Enchantress, White Enchantress, Supreme and a few odd varie- ties. If you have any spare bench room it will pay you to fill it up with these. SMITH & GANNETT Geneva, N. Y. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 C. Akehurst. Rose pink S6.00 $50.00 Alice. Salmon shade 6.00 60.00 Siegward , 5.00 40.00 Enchantress Supreme. Light salmon. 3.50 30.00 Philadelphia. Rose pink 5.00 35.00 C.W.Ward. Good rose pink 3.00 25.00 Gorgeous 5.00 35.00 R. P. Enchantress 3.00 23.50 L. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 22.50 Winsor 3.00 22.50 Pink Delight 5.00 45.00 Matchless. White 3.00 25.00 Enchantress. White 3.00 22.50 Perfection. White 3.00 22.50 Wonder. White 3.00 22.50 A. Ward. White 3.00 22.50 Beacon. Red 3.00 22.60 Victory. Red 3.00 22.60 Champion. Red 4.00 36.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 250 at the 1000 rate. Only first-class stock sent out. We guarantee satisfaction. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.25 $17.50 Alice. . ." S.OO White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.50 20.00 Beacon 2.50 20.00 Winona 2.60 20.00 Winona Sport White Wonder .. 2.50 20.00 Benora . . 2.50 Sensation ... 5.00 Good Cheer 5.00 Pocohontas 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS January Ist delivery. 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 AUce 6.00 60.00 Good Cheer 6.00 60.00 Pink Sensation 6 00 50.00 Mrs. C. Edw. Akehurst 6.00 60.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matehless 3.00 25.00 Gloria 3.00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 26 00 Benora 3.00 25.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Champion 2.50 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Mrs. C.W.Ward 2.60 20.00 Philadelphia 2.60 20.00 Peerless Pink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.50 20.00 Conquest 2.50 20 00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY Joliet, 111. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from fine, healthy stock. 100 lOOO White Enchantress $3.00 $25.00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Pink Delight 5.00 45.00 Beacon 3.00 26.00 Crimson Glow 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 26.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 36.00 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES, Jewett City. Conn. CARN.ATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. Place your order now for shipment soon as stock is ready and in best condition. 100 1000 Alice $5.00 $45.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantress 2.60 22.50 260 at 1000 rate. 5% off for cash with order. A. A. GANNET - ■ - - GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17.50 Enchantress 2.00 17.50 Philadelphia 2.00 17.60 Beacon 2.25 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20.00 Matchless 2,25 20.00 White Wonder 2.25 20.00 White Enchantress 2.26 20.00 Benora 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora $3 00 $25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Champion 4.00 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 26.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CARNATlli.N KdOTlOp CUTTINGS Immediate Delivery 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 C. Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.50 30.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 22..50 WM. H. FOX - - - PARKER FORD, P.A, UNROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 1000 White Enchantress $10.00 Eureka Scarlet 10.00 White Wonder 12.00 Pink DeUght 12 00 Enchantress 8.00 THE WORCESTER CONSERVATORIES, WORCESTER, MASS. ROOTED CAKN.\T10N CUTTI.NGS 100 1000 Enchantress 82.00 $18.00 White Enchantress 2.00 IS.OO White Wonder 3.00 25.00 A. J. JOHNSON, EDGEWOOD - - ■ RHODE ISLAND. CARN.^TION CUTTINGS— Well rooted, clean, strong stock, for immediate or future delivery. White, Rose and Light Pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Beacon, at $20.00 per 1000. Cuttings guaranteed. Henry A. Bester & Sous, Hagerstown, Md. CARN.ATION ROOTED CUTTINGS— From strong, healthy plants; Matchless and Enchant- ress Supreme. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; Pink Delight, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Cash with order please. A. H. Knight, Shrewsbury, Mass. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Enchantress, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Orders filled in turn. John Harth, Box 42, Millburn. N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATIONS— Strong, cool. Rooted Cuttings. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, White En- chantress, Bonfire, and Herald, $2. .50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Gorgeous, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Rosemont Gardens, Mcmtt:omery. .\la. 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. White, Enchantress; pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $60.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., Nashville, Tenn. CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, Enchan- tress, $3.00 per 100. My plants are free from frost, and are all in the greenhouse. Cash, M J. Schaaf, Dansville. N. Y. 20,000 CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS— Enchantress, White Enchantress, first-class. $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. N. Krapish, First St., New Rochelle, N. Y. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 63. Roman J. Irwin, lOS West 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS A few of the best commercial varieties at reason- able prices. Smith's Ideal, Oconto. Excellent whites. E. A. Seidewitz. Grand Late Pink. $8.00 per 100, 25 at 100 rate. Tints of Gold Lynnwood Hall Chieftain Roman Gold Chrysolora Maj. Bonnaffon Pacific Supreme M. Dean E. Snow Pompons in variety. $3.50 per 100, 25 at 100 rate. White Chadwick Golden Chadwick $8.00 per 100, 25 at 100 rate. First two named, everyone should have. ARTHUR COOMBS, West Hartford CONN. Chrysanthemums by the 10,000 SAND ROOTED CUTTINGS— NOW READY Per 1000 Wm. H. Duckham $8.00 Smith's Advtince 8.00 Golden Glow 8.00 Unaka 8.00 Pacific Supreme 7.00 Mercer 10.00 White Touset 8.00 Petris May 10.00 Chrysolora 9.00 Please order at once, as we will have thousands. C. RIBSAM 31 WALL ST.. TRENTON. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR NEXT SEASON'S PLANTING GOLDEN QUEEN. For the first two weeks. CRYSTAL QUEEN. White, for second week. MARIGOLD. Bright yellow, for third week. EARLY FROST. A new early white of last season. Are booking orders now for January, February and March delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 000. Win be pleased to quote prices on all standard kinds including Anemones, Pompons and Singles, either from pots or rooted cuttings. Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian. Mich. Stock Plants Of Rew Dcsjrablc Chrysanthemums Golden Queen, Marigold Crystal Gem, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. Tekonsha and Mo- dello (novelties), 60c. each, $5.00 per doz. Oconto, Nerissa, 35c. each, $3.00 per doz. Smith's Sanaa* tion, $1.00 per doz. New desirable Pompons: Rodl, lUona, Neola, 25o. each. Celco and Nesco, $2.00 per doz. DAILLEDOUZE BROS. Lenox © Troy Avea.. BROOKLYN, N- Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Diana, Garza, Azclda. Golden Baby, 60c. per doz., $4.00 per 100. Golden Climax, Sc. White Ivory, Alice Salomon, Polly Rose, Patty, Merry Jane, Donatello, Odessa, Harvard, 60c. per doz., $4.00 per 100. Smith's Ideal, Oconto, Naomah, Chieftain, Elberon, Edw. Seidewitz, Golden Salomon, Nakota, 75c. per doz., $6.00 per 100. Many others. Also booking orders for Rooted Cuttings of Early Frost, Golden Queen, Marigold, at 86.00 per 100. STAFFORD CONSERVATORIES, STAFFORD SPRINGS. CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— YeUow and White Eaton, Roman Gold. YeUow and White Bonnaffon, Chas. Rager, Chadwick Im- proved and Christmas White. Above at $2.00 per 100. The Worcester Con- servatories, JWorcester^RIasa^ The following list of Chrysanthemum stock plants for sale at $4.00 per 100: Chrysolora, Golden Glow, Ramapo, Tint of Gold, Chas. Razer, Harvard, Chieftain (pink). Pink Gem, Well's Late Pink. Pompons: Klondykc, Lulu, and Diana. Jatiips T. Heal. Beverly. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. See display ad., page 03. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2Sth St., New York. _^___ CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Stock planta for sale, all varieties, $3.00 per 100. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton. N. J. Continued to Next Column Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results STOCK FOR SALE COLEUS COLEUS The best bedders Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand, Verschafleltii. 75c. per 100, S7.00 per 1000,/ by express; S7.50 per 1000, all charges paid. Send for complete list. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Cr)LEr.S, Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings, GOc. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for list. Largest grower of Coleus in the U. S. A. Nahlik, 261-275 Lawrence St., Flu.shing, N. Y. CROTONS CROTONS — From 3-in. pots, 8 to 10 in. high in 8 varieties, S15.00 per 100; from 2ki-in. pots, in 10 varieties, $5.00 per 100. B. M. Wichers & Co., Gretna, La. CYCIiAMEK CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM Improved Wandsbek Type In excellent condition, ready for shift; mostly pink, red and salmon. 100 2H-in $4.00 3-in 7 00 3-in., select 10.00 4-in 12.50 4-in., select 18.00 5-in., select 40.00 5-in., in bloom $35 00 to SO.OO Seedlings (August) Improved Wandsbek, 8 varieties, equally divided, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rate. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL. CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM— Wandsbek strain, ready now for immediate shipment, assorted colors, including Glory of Wandsbek, 3H-in., $10.00 per 100; 4-in., $15.00 per 100; ft-in., 60o. each. AU our Cyclamen shipped in paper pots. Cash, please. Aurora Greennouse Co., Aurora, IlL CYCLAMEN— 7-in. and 8-in. Azalea pans; full of bud and bloom, 81.50 each. 6-in. extra fine plants, 75o. and Sl.OO each. Good plants. 25o. and 50c. each. Henry Smith,_ cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Mich. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 3.Sth St., New York. CYCLAMEN— Eight colors from 3-in. to 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $1.00 per doz. C S..Tait Brunswick, Ga. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to ship. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. DAHUAS DAHLIAS The best Peony-flowered Dahlias in the newel and newest varieties, direct from the originator. Cheapest way to get them is through our branch house. Address all communications to GT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF. PHILADELPHIA, PA. P. O. Box 418. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps, $25.00 per 100, $3.60 per doz. Strong divisions, $10.00 per 100, $1.60 per doz. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. " THE DAHLIA KING " has 800,000 clumps to offer at rook bottom prices. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on your list of wants. J. K. Alexander, " The Dahlia King," East Bridge- water, Mass. WHITE'S EXQUISITE DAHLIAS— 200 varie- ties. Trade list. Clifford E. White, Grosse He, Mich. DAHLIAS— Fall or Spring delivery. Write for price list. Van Kirk Floral Co.. Atco. N. J. drao2:nas DRACENA INDIVISA— Twice transplanted, $2.00 per 100, postpaid, $15 00 per 1000. Cash or C. O. D. W. Ehmann, Corfu, N. Y. DRAC^NA INDIVISA— 4-in. please. The B. C. Blake Co , pots, 6o. Cash, Springfield, Ohio. DRACiENA INDIVISA— 2H-in. pots. 3}^c. Cash. M. F. Byxbee, Norwalk, Conn. FERNS BENCH FERNS. FINE STOCK Bostons. Ready for 4-in. lOo. to 12o. Bostons. Ready for 6-in. 15o. to 20o. Whitmani. Ready for 4-in. 12o. to 15o. Whitmani. Ready for 6-in. 20o. to 25e. 6 per cent, off, oaeh with order. Smith A Gannett. Genevm. N. Y. FERNS — Roosevelt, Scottii, Whitmani, 2>4-in. pots, $35.00 per 1000; Teddy Jr., Roosevelt. Scottii, 4-in., $12.00 per 100; Scottii, 6-in., $35.00 per 100; Roosevelt, Scottii, 7-in., $50.00 per 100; Roosevelt, Scottii, 8-in., S5c. each. Larger plants ask for prices. My own grown. Cash please. M. Hilpert, Sta. O — 313, Belair Rd., Baltimore. Md FINE S'l-IN. POT PLANTS 400 Scottii, 500 Roosevelt, 200 Whitmani, 300 Boston, 4c.; 200 Teddy Jr., 5c. F. O. B., West Grove. Pa. ,,.„„. CONARD & JONES CO. - WEST GROVE, PA. Contuined to Next Pbe^ January 8, IflKi. The Florists' Exchange 83 STOCK FOR SALE FERNS FERNS — Boston and Roosevelt, 6-in., 35o ; 8-in., 80o.: ll-in.. »1.75: 12-in , $2 00. These Ferns are in first-elnss condition, and guaranteed as good as any on the market. Felix Kramer, Blaine St., Niles. Ohio. BOSTON FERNS— Extra fine stock. Large 4-in. pots at S2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100; large 6-in. Sots at $-1.60 per doi., $35.00 per 100. Chas. W. chneider, Little Silver, N. J. FERNS — Robuats, Whitman!, Elegantissima Im- proved, fr-in., 50o. each, $5.00 per doi Any of the above 4-in., $16 00 per 100. CoUingdale Green- houaea. CoUingdale, Pa. FERNS — Immediate delivery, 2-in. pot-grown Bostons, 3c.; Roosevelt, 4o.: Elegantissima Compacts. 33^0.; Whitmani, 3o. Caan, please. The B C. Blake Co., Sprinefield, Ohio. FERN SEEDLINGS — In all varieties; also all other Ferns, 2>i-in., etc. See display ad . page 6.!. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28tb St., N. Y. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; see advertisement on page 00, J. F. Audereon. Fern Specialist, Short Hilla. N. J. FERNS — From the bench, ready for 5-in. pots. Boston, 12Mc., Springfield 15c. Extra fine stock for the money. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. BOSTON FERNS — Pot-grown, good. 4-in., each 12c., 5-in., each 26o., 6-in., each 40o. W. G. Eiaele. West End. N. J. " FUNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.0n per d02., $15.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL. GARDENIAS Gardenias 2W-inch pots. Januaiy and later delivery, extra fine, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000. Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2j4-in. stock, ready for shift. Ricard. Viaud, Buchner, Poitevine. $2.50 per 100, S22.50 per 1000. S. A. Nutt, S2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co., Monroe, N. Y. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings. S. A. NuU, $12..50 per 1000; B. Poitevine, $15.00 per 1000. Only a few thousand left; later in the month will have more, also Ricard and Scarlet Redder. Cash with order, please. Rudolf Nagel, 515 South West End Ave., Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS — Good, strong plants from 2-in. and 2 '4-in. pots, well established. A. Ricard, J. Viaud, Beauty Poitevine, at 82.50 per 100, $24.(H) per 1000; S. A. Nutt and La Favorite, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. Jas. Ambacber. West End. N. J. CUTTINGS— 8. A. Nutt, 11.00 per 100; Jean Viaud. Poitevine, Ricard, Berthe de Preeilly, Julius Vasaar, La Favorite $1.25 per 100. $11 00 per 1000; 2H-in. Ricard. La Favorite. $2.00 per 100; S. A. Nutt. $1.60 per 100. Van Kirk Floral Co., Atco, N. J. GERANIUMS— 50,000 ready Jan. Ist. Orders filled in rotation. Poitevine, Nutt, Ricard, 2>i-in. pots, $20.00 per 1000. All Michell sold till Feb. Cash with order. Garreau Bros., Blvd. & Graham St., Jersey City, N. J. GERANIUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Grant, Oberle and Viaud, $15.00 per 1000; 2M->n. stock, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd.. North Bergen, N J. STRONG, WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS — 3-in 8. A. Nutt. Piffln, Harrison, La Favorite. $25 00 per 1000. Jean Viaud, Beaute Poit^-3 ft., $0.00 per 100. J. W. C. Sealy. Lyn- brook, N. Y. GERMAN AND PARLOR IVY— Strong Rooted Cuttings, heavy roots, 75c. per 100; prepaid. W. K. King. Box 3(12. Li(Ho Silver, N. J. ENGLISH IVIES— Field grown, $5.00 per 100. Cash. M. J. Schaaf, DansviUe, N. Y. MTRTIX MYRTU8 COMMUNIS— Fine buahy 2)i-in. etock, $6.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hack- enaaok Plank Road, North Bergen, N. J. NTTRSERT STOCK NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oak«, Oriental Plana in all sizes. Bend for price list. Audubon Nur series. Box 731, Wilmington, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES— 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 5-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y. pahdanits PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a few daya only will make special low price for cash with order. Size for 2H-in. pots, $4 60 per 100. Size for 3 -in. pots, 6.00 per 100. Size for 4 -in. pota, 8.00 per 100. Size for 8 -in. pots. 12.00 per 100. Beat pot-grown, nicely variegated. 3-in. pota, $10.00 per 100. Pandanus suckers, $2,00 and $4.00 per 100. J. J. Soar, Little River. Fla. PANSIES PANSIES— The big giant-flowering kind, $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $6.00 and $15.00 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice planta and hundreds of testimonials. I would be flooded with new business. James Moss, Jobnsville, Pa PEOHIEg RARE and Continental varieties; Jamea Kelway Baroness Schroder, Eugenie Verdier, Mile Rosseau, Mireille. Mme. Loise Mere, $1.()0 each $10 00 per doz. Mons. M. Cahuzac, $2.50 each $25.00 per doz. Soulange, Tourangele. Mignon Primevere, Mme. Auguste Dessert, Rosa Bonneur Send for list. D. W. C. Rufl, Buena Vista Gardens St Paul. Minn. PEONIES— 14 acrea, 1200 aorta, all good onea. C. Betacher. Canal Dover. Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNLAS Double White, Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings. $10.00 per 1000. Delivered anywhere at $10.50 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. PETUNIAS — Rooted Cuttings. See display ad; page 63. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. POPPIES 5,000 POPPY, Oriental, strong 2-year, field-grown plants. Price hst ready. Lewis Roesch, Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y. PRIMUI.AS PRIMULAS — We have a lot of Primula Obconica, 3-in. pots, in four best commercial colors at $5.(X) per 100. Cash. Henry Schmidt, 673 Church Lane, North Bergen, N. J, PRIMULA MALACOIDES— White and pink, in full bloom, strong and bushy, out of 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. Fred Holtke, 5th & Broad Sts., Carlstadt, N. J. PRIVET BALL PRIVET— Fine, perfect planta, 12-in. to 18-in., $4.00 per doz., $25.00 per 100; 18-in. to 24-in., $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. Standard, strong stems, 3 ft. to 4 ft., 12 to 18 heads, $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per 100; 18 to 24 heads, $5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100; 4 ft. to 5 ft., 18 to 24 heads, $6 00 per doz., $40.00 per 100. Chaa. Black, Hightatown, N. J. ROSES ROSES Doz. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15.00 Erna Teschendorff 2.00 15.00 Hermosa 2.00 15.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 Ellen Poulsen 2.50 18.00 Tauscndschon 2.50 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. FIELD GROWN ROSES — 200 new and standard varieties, all two years' old, fine, healthy, own root stock. Get our price before ordering. De- cember to March shipment. Western Rose Co., Pasadena, Calif. Continned to Next Page 84 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE ROSES Special Offer 5000 Ophelia Roses On own roots, from 2J4-inch pots Strong, healthy plants $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000 HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 518 Market St., PHILA. Rooted Cuttings of Ophelia Rose at $4.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings of Ophelia Rose at $35.00 per 1000. L. B. CODDINGTON - - MURRAY HILL. N. J ROSES — 4000 Ophelia Roses, own root. $50.00 per 1000. Quidnick Greenhouses. J. H. Gushing. Prop.. Quidnick. R. I _^ ROSES — 2 yr. old. American, field-erown. S« display ad., page t>3. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E We«t 28th St., New York. " SALVIAS SALVIA — Bonfire. King of the Carpet. Splendens. Zurich. Rooted Cuttings. 75e. per 100. $7.00 per 1000. delivered anywhere. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell. Conn. STOCK FOR SALE SWEET PEAS SURPLUS SUMMER-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED — Now is the time to try this type outdoors or inside: Countess Spencer. Pink Spen- cer. White Spencer, Blanche Ferry. Spencer: Nor- ton. Spencer; Asta Ohr. Helen Lewis. King Ed- ward. Spencer. All at $1.25 per pound. Frank Dolby. Lady Hamilton. King Edward 7th. Gladys Unwin. Nora Unwin, at 50c. per lb. By express. No less than 3-^ lb. of each variety. No better or more fixed seed can be bought for twice the price. Ant C Zvolanek. Sweet Pea Ranch. Lompoe. Cal. VINCAS VINCA VARIEGATA— Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc.. Cromwell. Conn. VINCAS— Varieiated, field-rooted tlpi, tl.2fi par 100, postpaid: $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W««t 28th St., New York. VINCAS — Fine, variegated, field-grown, at $5.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. Cash with order. S N. Pentecost, 1790 E. lOlet St., Cleveland. Ohio. VINCAS— Field-grown, large plants, $5.00 per 100. J. W. C. Sealy, Lynbrook, N. Y. SEEDS Seed Corn. Whatley's Early Prolific, a splendid field Corn: white with red cob. $2.50 per bushel. Velvet Beans. 100 Day Kind. $3.00 per bushel. Yokohama Kind. $6.00 per bushel. Chufas. $3. .50 per bushel. Ask for prices on large quantities of above. PARKER & TAIT BRUNSWICK. GA. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— All greenhouse-grown and well ripened. Send your orders early. 1000 seeds at $3.00 per 1000. 6000 seeds at $2.75 per 1000. 10.000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000. Special prices on large orders. W. H. Kl- liott. Brighton, Mass. . SPECIAL OFFER 800 seeds for 50c.. free by mail: 200 Asparagus plumosus; 200 Asparagus sprengeri, 100 Phcenix Canariensis. 100 Chamsrops excelsa. 100 Mexican Pepper tree. 100 Cassia artemesioides. Geo. Leaver. P. O. Box 1049. Los Angeles. Calif. BRAZILIAN PALM seeds. Orchids. D. Hacana, Caladiums. Apply to Th. Moser Lietze. Box 644, Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. AMEPLOPSIS VEITCHII— New. clean seed. $1.25. L. B.. net. Frank Hadden. 326 Wash- ington St., Providence, R. I. SHRUBS Shrubs I4SS AJtheas, Spirffla, Van Houttl, Berberis Thunbergii, cS'donia, Philadelphua, Deuteia Pride of Rocheeter, Welgelas, etc. Send us a list of your requirements. WOOD STUBBS & CO., Louisville, hy. SNAPDRAGONS 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink $6.00 $50.00 White. 2H-in 600 50.00 Yellow. 2K2-in ,.,■.. 6.00 50.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. SNAPDRAGONS — In 2-in. pots, well established plants. 300 Buxton's Silver Pink and 150 Nelrose. $3 00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Cash with order. please. A. H. Knight. Shrewsbury. Mass. ROOTED CUTTINGS — Silver Pink. Giant White. Giant Yellow. $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000 2ii-m. pots. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. WHEN buying my Silver Pink Snapdragon, be euT» that you get SEEDLING plants. See display ad O. 8. Ramsburg. Somersworth. N H SNAPDRAGON — Nelrose. fine seedlings. $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. Fred Holtke. cor. 6th & Broad Sts.. Cjirlstadt. N. J. SPIR^A SPIR.*;A QUEEN ALEXANDRA $1.75 per doz.. $12.00 per 100. Spirea Gladstone $1.50 per doz.. $10.00 per 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. I .L 10.000 SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Koesch. Box Y. Frcdonia. N. Y. SWEET PEAS SWEET PEAS FOR PROFIT— J Harrison Dick A practical guide to the most uptodate method? of growing Sweet Peas under glass in Winter and in the open air for a Summer crop. Well printed and freely illustrated; strongly bound; 147 pages, with complete index. Sample pages on application Postpaid, $1 60 A T De La Mare Ptg. 4 Pub Co., Box 100 Tiroes Square Station, N. Y. Continned t« Next Colnmn SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use, 1-in.. 2Ho.; \}i-^-i 3Ho.; m-in., 4Ho.; 2-ln., 6Ho. per ft. PECKY CYPRESS, $17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE — Boiler, Hitchings, 8-sectional. first- class condition, in use three years. J. H. Schnaufer, 969 E. ISOth St., Bronx, N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— Field-grown, $5 00 per 100. Cash. M. J. Schaaf, Dansville. N Y. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK LOBELIA KATHERYN MALLARD— The new double cuttings, from sand, well rooted, 60c. per 100. $4.00 per 1000; by mail. Cinerarias, dwarf mixed, extra large plants, brilliant strain. 2}ri-m. ready for 3-in.. $2.00 per 100: 300 for $5.00 Whit- ton & Sons, corner City & Green sts . Utica. N. Y. BOSTON FERNS— 6-in. Boston Ferns at 35c.; assorted table Ferns. $3.00 per 100. 1000 Carnation plants in bloom, mostly Ward, in 6-in. pots. $26.00 per 100. Callas. in 4-in. and 5^in. pots, some in bloom. 8c. and 10c. Cash with order. G. Marti. Arlington. N. J. SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, 3H-in pots, $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2H to 6-in. pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin, Port Chester, N. Y. HOLLAND LILY of the Valley Pips, $10.00 per 1000; Oxalis. $2.00 per 1000. Plant now for St. Patrick's I)ay. Gladiolus bulbs of all kinds. .Send for list. Thos. Cogger. Melrose. Mass. VEGETABLE PLANTS GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE- Transplanted plants. $2.50 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton. N. J. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE 2000 ENCHANTRESS, 500 White Enchantress and 500 Kingston Pet, rooted Carnation cut- tings, for rooted Geranium cuttings of the following varieties: Poitevine, John Doyle, Ricard or Mar- quise de Castellane. Ed. A. Lorentz, Middletown, N. Y. ; FOR SALE OR RENT TorIalF Live Florist Retail Store. 9 miles from New York. Address D. K., care of The Florists' Ex- change. FOR SALE — Retail and wholesale florists' business, near railroad station and trolleys; 18 minutes to New York by train. Residential district. Will lease land with otion to buy. Dwelling house on the place. 5 more years lease. Price $1500; $1000 cash. Three houses are planted with 3500 Carnations, bulbous stock and other plants. Business in best condition. Petersen. 79 Central Ave., Flushing, L. L. N. Y. FOR SALE — Property consisting of 2 acres land, 2 greenhouses, built 1912. 5500 sq. ft. glass, 7 room dwelling, steam heat, electric lights, city water; barn, workshop; sash and all requisite implements. 1 greenhouse of Carnations in excel- Irnt crop, the other in Asparagus Fern, stock 'Mums of standard varieties, also Geraniums for Spring trade. 9 miles from New York City. Chas. W. Mesier. New Springville, S. I. FOR SALE — 5 greenhouses, 4 acres of land, fruit trees and berries. Houses are stocked with Sweet Peas, Carnations. Asparagus, Callas, and Bedding Stock. Doing good business, only florist in this vicinity. G-room house, barn and outside buildings. Price "S4500. Address D, M., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Florist business in city of over 100.000; situated in the best part of city. Owner going away. Grand chance for a couple of young men with a little capital. Write for details. Fred Reynolds. 140 Court St., New Bedford. Mass. FOR SALE — Florist's Ice Box and Seed Cabinet. or will rent my store to responsible party. Good location, excellent trade. Call and inspect. 174 Main St., Telephone 2380, New Rochelle. N. Y. FOR SALE — Aa a whole or in part, or will iDoor- borate, my florist business, paying a net proflt for 16 years of $10,000 yearly. Louis L. Green, 60 8tat« &U Boaton, Maas- Contiiined t* Next Colamn CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Beat staple on the markA. 35c. per 1000; 3000 for 81.00. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264 Randolph St.. Detroit, Mich. GLASS 6x8. 8x10. 10x12 or 10x14 Single Strength. $1.50 per box; Double Strength. $2.80 per box. 7x9. or 9x12, Single Strength, $2.00 per box; Double Strength. $2.80 per box. 10x16. 12x14, 12x16. or 16x18. Single Strength, $2.10 per box; Double Strength. $3.05 per box. 16x24, Single Strength, $2.20 per box; Double Strnegth, $3.25 per box. All glass packed 50 square feet to the box. We carry any size glass you want Send us a list of your requirementa for quotations. 0. N. Robin- son & Bro.. Dept. 25, Baltimore, Md. GLASS CUTTERS "RED DEVIL" GLASS CUTTER— Beat for cut- ting greenhouse glass. Avoids breakage and splinters. Sample 10c. Booklet free. Smith & Hemenway Co., 141B Chambers St., New York City. GOLD FISH GOLD FISH, aquarium plants, castles, globes and all Bupplies. Send for wholesale catalogs Auburndale Gold Fish Co.. 1449 Madison St., Tel, Haymarket 152, Chicago, III. POTS PAPER POTS, Clay PoU. Paper Dirt Bands Veneer Dirt Bands Write for special wholesale prices. C. N. Robinson A Bro., Dept 25, Balti- more, Md. SASH STANDARD HOT BED SASH— IH in thick with cross bar, 80o. each, or lots of 25 and over at 75o. each. Blind tenons. White leaded in }ointa. The life of a sash depends on this construction. We GUARANTEE our sash to be satiafaotory or refund your money. Glaaa 6x8. 8x10. 10x12 or 10x14 at $1.60 per box of 50 sq. ft. C N. Robinson & Bro., Dept. 25, Baltimore. Md^ SPHAGNUM MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— lO-bbl. bale. $2.25. 5 bales $10.00: 5-bbl. bale, $1.00, 5 bales $4.50. Bur- lapped, 25c. extra. Fresh gathered Peat, 5 bags $4.00- Jos. H. Paul, Box 156, Manahawkin, N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales. 200 lbs., $2.00: 500 lbs.. $4 00; 1000 lbs. $7 00; ton, $1300 Also Dust. Scharff Bros., Florists. Van Wert. Ohio. WIRE WORK WE are the largest manufacturers of Wire Work in the West E F Winterson Co.. 166 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. WANTED TO BUY Special Offer— A I Stock Doz. 100 CYCLAMEN in bloom. 4-in $2.50 $18.00 5-in. ...... . 6.00 40.00 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2K-in 50 3.50 4-in 2.00 15.00 SNAPDRAGON. Silver Pink. 2-in 2.50 / 2H-in 3.50 ' DOUBLE PETUNIAS, Phelps' White. 2ii-in 3.00 2>i-in 2.50 100 1000 GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. 2-in.. $2.25 $20.00 SIMLAX. 2!^-in 1.75 15.00 COLEUS. Rooted Cuttings. Ver- schafleltll and Golden Bedder .75 7.00 10 other varieties 75 6.00 Queen Victoria, Trailing Queen, Firebrand, Nero and others; all fancy varieties. Cash with order. OLSON & CO., "towtrs^""' Webster, Mass. AMien oideriiig. please mention The Exrhniige Roses for the dances, and table decora- tions for the dinner party, reception, tea, etc., were the order of the day, aad for these great quantities of flowers of all varieties, but mostly Roses, 'were used. Calla and Easter Lilies have been used as well as foliage wreaths with clusters of flowers for funeral work. Ferns of all kinds are abundant. Notes Miss Catherine Vesey has returned to Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, O., after spending the holiday with Judge W. J. Vesey and family. Mrs. Lydia B. Auger of the Auger Flower Shop is recovering slowly from a very serious operation for gall stones to which she submitted at St. Joseph's Hospital several weeks ago. The Fort Wayne Flower Shop, which has been located at 828 S. Calhoun St., for the past few months operating under Mr. Beanbeau of Chicago, has gone out of business. The Flick Floral Co. reports a brisk New Year's trade in flowers and plants. They are showing some handsome I'ink I'earl and White Rhododendrons and Charles X Lilac plants which were grown at the Flick Greenhouses on Thompson ave. A new flower stand is to be opened by the New Haven Floral Co. in the Aurenty Candy Store on West Wayne St. The stand is to be in charge of Skelly Aurenty, brother of the confec- tioner, who recently sold out his grocery business on West Main st. in order to embark in this new venture. Miss Rhoda Doswell of the Doswell Floral Co. reports a fine trade for New Year's. She has been kept busy with decorations and corsages for the many dances during the past week. Some fine single Violets were noted at the Doswell Floral Company's store on West Main St. These were grown at their own greenhouses, this being the first year they have attempted the culture of Violets and they are proving very succesful. D. B. WANTED TO BUY OR RENT— A retail nursery within 100 miles of New York, or would Uke to take a position in some place, and take it over later on my own account. Give full particulars, price. etc. Address D. M.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO BUY— Modern, live retail place- land, dwelling, greenhouses. State terms, size, condition and other particulars. Box 136, New Market, N. J. Fort Wayne, Ind. The preparations made by llie local florists for New Year's were fully justi- fied by the immense business which came their way the two or three days pre- ceding. All varieties of cut flowers and plants were in demnnd. Cyclamen, Be- gonias, Azaleas and Rhododendrons sold as well as the smaller pots of Hyacinths. Primroses. Heather .Tnd Narcissus. Long stemmed Roses were in big demand. Russell, Shanyer. Sunburst, Ophelia and Killarney .all sold exceptionally well. There were corsages galore, and for these immense quantities of Violets, Lily of the Valley, orchids. Sweetheart Roses. Cecil Brunner. Ward and the smaller Lady Hillingdon Roses were all in great demand. Tlie weather was very change- able last week, but managed to hold out until New Year's eve, when a steady rain .set in and also a heavy fog, which oonditions were exceedingly unfavorable for tlie delivery of the quantities of cut flowers which had been ordered for New Year's Day. Funeral work has been in big demand since the holidays and stock is somewhat scarce owing to the stringent demand made upon it not only for the holidays, but for the numerous society affairs during holiday week. Decorations of Southern Smilax and Kalamazoo, Mich. Holiday trade as previously noted was said to be extra good, and on further inquiry it developed the above report correctly sized up the situation. All through the week business continued first class. Good Am. Beauty are worth $1 each, Russells, $3 to $6 per doz., other Roses .$1.50 to $3.50. Carnations are scarce and quoted at $1.2.t per doz. Lilies .$3. Valley $1, bulb stuff 75c., Violets 50c. per binch. orchids $1 to $2 each. Nearly everyone cleaned up on Holly, etc.. which mostly was of a fair average quality. Pot plants cleaned up nicely at stand- ard prices there being no surplus of good plants. Mild weather prevailed all through which made deliveries compara- tively easy. Business prospects for the next few weeks are good so that the New Year starts out quite auspiciously. The writer will shortly mail you hi.s 21st annual sub.scription without inter- mission or change of address, which in these days of changability and unrest would go to show THE E.XCHANGE, main- tains a good hold as well as a strong pull. The Van Bochoves team of bowlers, although the strongest team in the mer- chants' league, went down to defeat be- fore the boys of the Y. M. C. A. on Christmas afternoon. It was a_ classy game and well attended, ladies being spe- cially invited. Miss Erb of Detroit is visiting her sis- ter here and helping out at the store dur- ing the holidays. They are pleased with their first Christmas trade. S. B. I January 8, ISlIli. The Florists' Exchange 85 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists piiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'^ THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA ! OUR CREN FltWERS ADIANTUM, in making-up novelty baskets. are used to a considerable extent in connection with the natural flowers in making- up work, and can scarcely be detected from the real ones; and then thev are cheaper. Try a sample lot of our ROSES, SWEET PEAS, ASTERS, VALLEY; also We have everything in arcifici.il flowers. Try us and see. PREPAREDNESS is the Order of the Day Why not start in now and prepare for special occasions ? Send in your orders for general supplies, we will take care of them. Special announcements from time to time will keep you posted. OUR CATALOG WILL HELP YOU— MAY WE SEND YOU ONE? H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 ARCH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. TimiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiitiniiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM When ordering, pleaae mention Tho 10xcliiLiit:f PALMETTO LEAVES Fresh Cut, large size $5.00 per 1000 Cabbage Palm Leaves 2. SO per 100 Wild SmUas Case $2.60; 2 cases S4.00 Florida Grey Moss. Fresh $1.25 per 100 lbs. Fresh Magnolia Leaves SI. 25 per 2000 Pine Cones, all sizes $3.00 per 100 lbs. Florida Palm Fibre (sheets) ... $7.50 per 100 lbs. Cash Ts'ith order, please. W. G. CLARE, When nnli'ring. nU Fernandina, Fla. nr-ntlnn The F.XfHi*nee GIBBONS Ihe Smilax Man RED LEVEL, ALA. For HOLLT, FIXES and BMILAZ. Ask for contract prices. When ordering, plfase iir'ntlon The Exehnnce SOITHERN WILD SMILAX Now R«ady for Shlpmant. $S.flO pa oaae. Par b«g - $L75 - - 3.50 GOOD flowers look better in good boxes. Always pack your flowers in Sefton Flower Boxes; they're made to satisfy your every need. You'll find a good variety of styles and shades; handsome, serviceable. We'll be glad to give you all the information you want about them. *'./->"i' your paper jobber" THE SEFTON MFG. CO. "^^.^ASoMr' Wlji-n urjeiiug. please mention The Exchange I New England States | Natural Moss - - • Perpetuated Moss - E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. When ordering, nleaae mnntlon The Excha ige SOITHERN WILD SMILAX $2.50 per cai*. $1.75 ' p«r bag Natural Moss — - Perpetuated Moss - ^-^^ UlDWflLlTHE WOODSMAN CO., Eveifreen, Ala. When ordering, plensp mention The Riretinnge ^VIICHIQAIN CIT FLOWER FXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Conunission Florid Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. When ordering, nleflge mention The PJxchange Southern Wild Smilax $2.2S per case Prompt shipment W.W.THOMPSON HIXON, ALABAMA , When ordering, please mention The Excliange The Florists' Hail Association llwuTet 41,000,000iquare f,et of glum and ha£ aK«- 6 »v« Fund of over $36,000. For part' cuiara »ddr», JOHN G. ESLER. Sec., Saddle River, N. J- INSURE YOVR GLASS NOW Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchange Cromwell, Conn. Two Deaths William P. Hanscom, who was employed in the office at A. N. Pierson, Inc.,. as order clerk for 15 years, died at the home of his sister in Middletown on Tuesday, Dee. 28, after an illness of several months — aged 64 years. Mr. Hanscom was well known among the New England florists, for in his capae- it.v as order clerk he came in direct con- tact with them and with many became personal friends, for being of even tem- perament and jovial disposition he made friends easily. Among the employees of Pierson's he was highly esteemed. As a last tribute to him they sent a large standing wreath. The funeral was held on Friday, Dec. 31, at 2 p.m., and was largely attended. George Johannes, another employee at A. N. Pierson's for 20 years, died sud- denly, on New Year's Day, of heart trouble. Mr. Johannes, who was in the p.ilm and fern department, was a faith- ful worker who had the esteem of his employer and his fellows. W. H. B. Providence, R. I. stock has been unusually scarce, and this fact, with design work, coming out and New Year parties, and the combina- ti. GROUND PINE, So. per lb. Made Into feetoonipg, 60.. 8e. and 10c. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, S1.76 to S3.00 per doi. PINE WREATHS, $1.50 to $3.00 per do». We aleo make special sizes when wanted. Samples sent if desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX, 60-lb. cases, $5.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows, $7.00 pel' fiO-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh stock. PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only lOo. per bunch of 60 sprays. Try them. All KIn'de of Everfireens. Megraph OffiM: New Sdem, Mats. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON. MASS. WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let ua quote you on your next order. If lt*« made of wire we can make It, GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-50 Stone St.. ROCHESTER. N. Y. "RED LEAF" SHIPPING LABELS When you use the " Red Leaf *' Shipping Labels, your ehipments of cut flowers, plants, etc., are not mishandled by express agents, as the label distinctly indicates the contents of your package and thereby insures prompt and careful delivery of your goods — save time and annoyance. Prices (according to size) on application. (Samples free.) GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER Wholesale Florist 1324 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo* When <:T(liTiti!,', i.ltNi.^c m''iiti''ii 'V\\'- l-lxcliiiiige SHEET MOSS Natural Per bac 11.00 Fadelese Per bac 2.00 Leucothoe Sprays. ^S^i^Z'^!ii'il H. W. ARNES Bryson City, N. C. THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS RED WINTER BERRIES MISTLETOE (Large White Berries) CHRISTMAS TREES. For table use CHRISTMAS TREE STANDS PRINCESS PINE (Bouquet Green) SHEET MOSS tr« ham the largal ttock of Chritlmaa Greens «n PARTRIDGE BERRIES BERRY BOWLS (Filled or UnfiUed) HOLLY LAUREL ROPING LAUREL WREATHS PRINCESS PINE ROPING PUSSY WILLOW SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES .America. Ask for our special Chrutmae list. 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Tlmik le llAnAII Save V$ the time greening your I IWC 1» mUUCy designs by using FLORISTS' GREENING PINS, 20o. per lb., and you get from 1000 to 1 100 to the lb. Ten lbs. or over, Ifio. per lb 3p€ciai Prxee* to Jobbers. WM. SCHLAnER & SON, Springfield, Mass. t ^ -^ * CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO 1 MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. ;VheQ ordering, please mention The Escbange RUSSIN & HANFUNG Offic« and Salevrooin 134 West 28th St.. NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 ^i!^^Sot Willow and fancy Baskets for Ftorisls Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 49~0ur speoialtiea — Wheat Sheaves and Basket* WtiPn orilering. pIpiisp mf ntlnn Tbo Rxdiangfr WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,009, 11.75; 50.000,17.50 Mannfmoiurmd by W.J. CO WEE, Berlin, N.Yj Samples Free. For Sale by Dealera. When ordering, plensp mpfitlon The Exchange Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will be the best ever issued. It will contain credit ratings on about 5000 people. Subscribe now before the edition i& exhausted. For particulars write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET. New York City When ordering, please mention The Exctmiige- Prepared Palms Plants and Leaves. All varieties. Fiber, Moss, Grasses, Tin Tubes. Dried, Pressed, Painted Magnolias. Painted Pine Cones,, all colors. Painted Ruscua. Sea Moss. Buj/ from Beadguartert. Oct Catalog. W. G. CLARE, Fernasdina, Fla. When ordering. pIpasp mPTitInn Thp K^flinnge THE MODEL Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tying Wire; Rubbish Burners. Shrub I*rotectors, Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. WtiU for Complete Catilogue IfiAF RRfl^ 61-73 Metronolitan Avenue, IIUIC DHUd.y BRODKLYN, N. V. Whea ordering, please mention The Escbange.' January S, 191G. The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists Just Think, Mr. Florist Last month we offered you ONE MILLION CYCAS at less than one-half regular price. We were not surprised to receive a rush of orders, as Florists could easily see their chance to save 50c. on every dollar's worth purchased from us. With all sizes now in stock we offer again the same unusual opportunity Compare Our Prices With Others Size Per 100 Per 1000 8 to 12 $1.50 $12.50 12 to 16 2.00 16.00 16 to 20 2.50 21.00 20 to 24 3.00 26.00 24 to 28 3.50 32.00 28 to 32 4.50 37.00 32 to 36 5.00 42.00 36 to 40 5.50 50.00 40 to 44 6.00 55.00 44 to 48 6.50 60.00 The price of Cycas will surely rise. BUY NOW AND RE SAFE. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. Whotosale Florists' Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies Hardy Cut Evergreens Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order 2 WINTUKOP SQUABG RnCTniU IMytCG 32 OTIS STREET mM\W^ ■ VTI^y Ivf^Sa* TELEPHONES: Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618; Fort Hill, 25290 Whfii itnkTuik'. plc;ise lip'ntl.m Thr l;xl■ll;lll^ NE^V ENGI.AI STATES— Continued Ernest Chamberlain, as well as Jos. V. Peirce & Co., had extra stores in the center of the city for Christmas. Ed. Enos has left the employ of Post & Gray. F. R. Taunton, Mass. The holiday trade has been exception- ally good, although the late frosts de- layed business somewhat. B. M. Woodward of The Flower Shop is the latest addition to the florists of the town. His place occupies a choice location and he reports an excellent busi- ness, especially during the month of De- cember. Hall the Florist at North Main st. has had a busy month. His window is one of the sights of the city and the conspicuous location makes it a draw- ing advertiseuipnt. J. W. G. Greenhouse Building Red Bank, N. .J. — Obadiah Hallen- bake of River st. is building a green- house on the rear of his lot. The build- ing will be 10ft. X 28ft., when completed. Mr. Hallenbake will have three green- houses in all. Hudson Falls, N. Y. — Samuel E. Hagen, the Willow st. florist, is about to increase his business. Mr. Hagen pur- chased property on Schuyler St. on which he will erect an uptodate green- house, the size of which will be 25tt. x 28ft. Brockton, Mass. — ^Jahn reports a fine holiday trade, but was troubled consid- erably by the high price of cut flowers, especially Carnations. J. H. G. I Middle Atlantic States | Schenectady, N. Y. Our "Electric Cit/' also can speak .very highly of the holiday trade. Every florist was a busy man. Christmas and New Tear trade more than doubled this year. The department stores and hotels put up some very expensive decorations, not only in greens but plants as well. The cut flower trade was fine ; fancy bas- kets were leaders, while the plant busi- ness held its own but only in the cheaper class. Every one of our florists say it has been the best for years. Florists Hold Banquet On March 2, 1915, a number of 1 growers and florists got together and or- ganized as a body known as the Schencc- I tady Florists' Club. The regular meet- ing night is every second Monday of each month. They also elected the following officers : President, M. P. Champlin ; vice- j ipresident, G. E. Kopper; secretary, H. B. j Ebcrhardt; treasurer, O. H. Selke. The membership roll is small, about twenty, but the club had a friendly gathering and banquet at Edson Hotel on Wednesday. Dec. 29. The.v also invited some of their out of town friends and sonic of the busi- ness men of Albany. The banquet hall was artistically decorated by Secretary E'berhardt with wild Smilax, palms and flowering plants. The table was draped with strings of Smilax and. had large fancy baskets of Erica. Primulas and Azaleas. Among the invited guests were Tlios. Tracy, manager of the Albany Cut Flower Exchange ; Louis H. Schaefer. seedsman of Albany, also representing TWe Florists' ExcnANOE. New York. One of the speakers wasMr, Grupe. who has been in the florists' business for over fifty years in this city. He spoke illl'lllll'llll'TTITlTTTIII llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinTlilll iiiniiiifflF^'" U-' Stop That Leak In Your Profits Don't continue day after day to dump good money ,in your garbage can in the form of withered flowers. Stop the loss— this fearful leak in your profits by preserving your stock in a McCray Florist s Refrigerator Then you will realize on them and get your cost and profit out before they wither and spoil and become unsalable. The McCray preserves your goods in an even temperature 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and keeps them fresh and cool. The McCray System is scientific and is acknowledged by florists as the best method for keeping cut flowers in good condition all the time. The McCray with its handsome doors and sides of beautiful plate glass provides for an inviting and attractive display. It helps sell goods. The compartments vary in dimensions to allow for the different length stems. Stop the leak in your profits. You can do it with a McCray. investigate and find out how the McCray will help you make more money. Write now— before you forget^ Send for these Catalogs No. 73— For FIon»t» No. 92— For Residences McCray Refrigerator Company 790 Lake Street, Kendallville, Ind. For Salesroom in your City, see your Local Telephone Book ™1iiiim1 In A Hurry To Catch The Mail ? OUR STOCK AND MATERIAL INDEX WILL HELP. See page 71 88 The Florists' Exchange jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniniiininiiiniiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin^ '>v ROSES, CARNATIONS, iiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ^^•<^- LILIES, PANSIES, Blue and Pink Corn- ^ Oj^ flowers. Single and \J .N0<0 s^K9:6 --^^ Double Violets fARLEY[NSr .^V <,s^« V' <* as coal bought now is just twice the price of the Summer contracts, a pretty hard proposition for the grower. In the New Year parade, B. F. Barr had a float, on which he had erected a very neat little greenhouse, and in it were two of his employees working and demonstrating that it requires work to produce the plants he showed In it. Fortunately the day, while cloudy and dreary, was very mild and made the dis- play an easy proposition as far as heat- ing was concerned. Albert M. Hebe. '*-'Z^.> _ Growers!!! ^^*>°''^^ 1 We have the 1 largest and best I equ ipped store in New I York. 1 Can handle more consignments I of Good Stock! 1 One good turn I deserves 1 another y^iji^ ■^r- S>>M rpmlum. holdiay prices still prevail. Splits are selling at $3 per 100. Outside of what supply of Roses and Carnations there is, the market is quite bare of other stock. In Easter Lilies the supply is probably the largest, but prices remain firm on account of the tightness of other stock. Valley is just about eoual to the demand with no change in price. Violets are fairly plentiful, all of which sells at from $1 to $1.50 per 100. Orchids are on the <=hort side but there i<= no special demand for these just now. The great demand is for short and medium stock in anything that will make up in funeral work, which Just a word of thanks to those growers and customers who made possible the biggest Xmas and New Year's business we have ever experienced. HENSHAW & FENRICH Wholetale FlorUta 51 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Phones Mad. Sq.. 325, 5582, S5«3 WhPII nriloring- pI'misp ul'-ntiMTi Tlif Exfhnnge is very heavy; this is the hardest de- mand there is to satisfy. Paperwhite Narcissus are not as plen- tiful as they were, and sell from $3 to $4 per 100. A good many of the grow- ers complain that their Paperwhites are coming blind this season from one trouble or another. White Roman Hya- cinths are selling at from $3 to J4 per 100, and Jonquils at from J5 to $6 per 100. Sweet Peas are quite scarce; whatever good stock comes in sells readily at top prices. In Snapdragons, Bouvardlas. and all miscellaneous stock there Is no large supply. The market on green goods is well supplied and prices on this remain normal. Baltimore, Md. Chas. H. r.i.ik. Cntonsville. had a sntisfactory holiday lmsine.«s. Mr. Cook's excuse for" not attending the club meet- ing is the high cost of gasoline. .Tohn P. Harmon. Catonsvillc. sold his Carnations for $2 a dozen and had a good call. Hamilton the Florist had n large vol- ume of holiday trade. Fine business was done and some large funeral work booked. His hands had all night .i"l>s ; Wis Oiarles St. store is still tastefully decorated and his large range of houses are in tiptop sliape. John P. Willheim, Ra.sphiirg. Md.. re- ports that he had a good holiday business and sold out completely. Chas. Hoch- stedt, Hamilton. Md., also had a satis- faclon- Christmas trade. T. Walter Orav. Catonsville. has had one of the most successful Christmas businesses and had a heavy call for pot P'ants. Fred Michael. Rossville, Md.. was leader last Friday in the market with pink Carnations. .Tohn Cook. Charles St.. had a busy Cliristmas trade and handled a large amm-nt of orders of all kinds. Some time ago Mr. Cook brought home with him from Florida a Croxalaria, He was 1.S months gelling the tree to bloom. Tlie flowers are a good size, and fine in bas- ket work. It is a good keeper when cut. stem average 4ft. to .5ft. His range of houses is looking its best. Business the past week has slackened np after the holidays. Still, everybody had a good time. High prices still prevail. The retailer is UP airainst it with little prospects of relief. Funeral work is in demand and the scarcity of cut flowers makes us play a guessing part. The public has been educated to the cheap prices of flowers and the hitrh jmnp is telling. Oeorge Cook. Arlinston. Md., was busy for New Year. All his cut flowers were sold. ,,^ , , C. Gregorius. Arlington. Md., had a heavy cut of Smilax. PnVk^vav florist. E. Xorth ave.. is still busy. He handled a fine cut flower trade. J. L. T. 90 The Florists' Exchange !Bli!iaB!fi!HiaHnB!li!Biafi!fi!rafi!n!^^ Bouvardia, Carnations, fioses, Sweet Peas All Other Seasonable Flowers and Greens WILLIAM P. rORD 107 West 28th Street. New York Telephone Farragut 5335 Wholetale Florist I!fi!{E!Z{Z!3f»;!ii>{»i!ii!ii!i Carnations, Roses, Bouvardia, Pansies, Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., mc. Wholesale Florists HBRIVIAtN \VBISS. IVIanaeet- I I 2 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone. Farragut 2287 RIEDEL & MEYER,!!!^ Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of AH Kinds. The Best of Service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years' experience In the Flower Business. Consignments SoUdted. 49 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones 4024-4025 Madlaon Square Whpn orfit^ritig. nlofise ippntlon Tlip Exchange William Stuart Allen Co. COMMISSION MERCHJNTS IN CUT FLOWERS 53 West 28tb Street, NEW YORK Telephone: 364 Madison Square Wlien ordering, plpaso mention The Exebange Alfred H. Langjahr WHOLESALE FLORIST 130 West 2SthSt. New York T*la|itaoaw— MadtMn Square 46M-M37 When ordering, pleiise m>^ntlon The Exchange JobB Yoana Gcarfte HUdanbrand John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Taltpbone, MADISON SOUARX 7M2 When ordering, plense mfntlon The Exchnnge A.L.YOUNG&CO.,inc. Wholesale Florists A. L. YOUNG, Pre*, and Treaa. H. R. SCOMMODAU, Vlce>Prea. P. LIGHTFOOT. Sec'y 54 West 2gth Street, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The E-vchange Business Bringing Enterprise Braslan Seed Growers Co., Inc., San Jos6, Calif. — This company recently sent to its customers a neat and brightly worded card. J. Ii. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa. — Mr. Dillon sent to his friends in the trade a bright card wishing them a happy and prosperous new year. Clarence MacDanlel, florist and land- scape gardener. Tannersville, N. Y., re- cently sent to his friends with his com- pliments a very pretty calendar. The 3. Clias. aicCnllong-h Seed Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. — This company re- cently sent out a neat card extending best wishes to the trade for the new year. Imperial Seed and Plant Co., Grange, Baltimore, Md. — This company recently sent out a neat blotter, on which there was a suggestion entitled "Buy Your Bulbs Direct from Growers." | Hammond's Faint and Sing' Shot ' Works, Beacon, N. Y. — Mr. Hammond has mailed to his friends a large, use- , ful and interesting calendar for 1916, ! containing quite a few suggestions in regard to the use of slug shot. ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality Longifloruxn and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. All Other flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist MadlS^^A"u?;^.w. 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Wheni ordering, please mpntlon The Exohange J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Cut, Flowers Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 My new plane is unezoelled for oonvcnience. Groweraof Rosea and Carnations contemplating a change wil have my personal attention. Pleased to have you call or correspond. Shipping orders promptly attended to Every Facility for the Care and Sale of Cut Flowers of All Hinds Whenl ordering, please mention The Exchange ESTABLISHKD 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in Growers' Cut Flower €0. Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J. Van Reyper, Mftr. Consignments Solicited | 129 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones— 6237-3563 Farragut When ordering, please mention The Exchange Suggested Experimental Station for Georgia A bill has been introduced into Con- gress by Representative Park of Georgia (H. R. 6068) providing for an appro- priation of $25,000 for the purpose of es- tablishing, under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, an agricultural, plant, shrub, fruit and ornamental tree, berry, and vegetable experimental sta- tion and farm, at or near the city of Colquitt, in MUler County, Georgia, to demonstrate the character of plants, shrubs and trees best adapted to the soil and climate of that section, and for the purchase of necessary stock, implements and machinery and necessary lands for tlie same, and for the erection of suit- able buildings and other improvements thereon to be used for such purposes. E. A. D. United Cut Flower Co., mc. WHOLESALERS 111 West 28th Street. NEW YORK TELEPHONES— FARRAGUT 4422. 4A23 PERCY W. RICHTERS, Manager Wli'l-jii ordering, ple.'ise mi^ntlon The Exr-linnge High Class Roses KEY, OPHELIA, RUSSELL SUNBURST, MRS. STOREY and all the KILLARNEYS Bouvardla, Narclssus.Tulips, Carnations, Rubrum Lilies, Sweet Peas, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignments Solicited J. J.GOAN, \Vhole*^ale> Florlat: 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Farragut 5413-5891 When ordering, please mptitlon The Exchange GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Gommission Florist SHIP US YOUR FLOWERS FOR THE HOLIDAYS EARLY 104 West 28fh Street 27^'f^^^^u. NEW YORK When, ordering, please mention The Exchange Plymouth, Mass. — Fritz J. Schlecht & Co., the Alleston Greenhouses, have had a fine Christmas trade. This, how- ever, is the dullest season of the year, as local business depends largely upon Summer patronage. Stevens reports a fine trade in greens, but high prices of cut flowers has les- sened 'he profits of the Christmns tr.ndo. Parkersbueg, W. Va. — Ernest J. Hiehle purchased one half interest in the property at the corner of Fifth and Juliana sts., occupied by the florist es- tablishment of J. W. Dudley & Sons Co. The consideration is understood to have been .$7000. Mr. Hiehle is a well known florist and has charge of the Dudley Fivenhouses. Consignments Solicited from Growers who know a square deal when they get it* HENRY M. ROBINSON COMPANY WHOLHSALB RLORiSTS OF NEW YORK SS-S7 WEST 36th STREET Telephones: 13 and BSIO MADISON SQUARE .T iiiuary 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 01 C. Bonnet G. H. Bloke Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. I'elepbones: 1293-1 Mnia Out-of-town orders careEully attended to. Give us a trial. Cut Flower Exchange Sixth Avenue and 26th Street :OOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK •jpen every Morninc at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. Wall space for advertising purposes for Rent. V. S. DQRVAL. Jr.. Secretary BONNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK J CUT flOWER tXCHANGE flOOR, COOGAN BIDG. ' Open All Day Telephone. S30 Madison Square Write tbem you read this advt. In the Bichange H. H. Jahn, Pres. Robt. G. Wilson, Treaa. GREATER NEW YORK FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers tn Cut ^Flowers and Supplies 162 Livingston St, BROOKLYN, N. Y. GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholeaale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone 551 Madison Square ConslAnnients of choice flowers solicited William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby Street r^ jKOf Mam BROOKLYN, N. Y. Badgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone ]}^[MaxJ.Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of Choice Cut Rowers Writs them yog read this adrt. Ig the Eichange L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 2315 Madison Square CON-SIGNMENTS SOLICITED When orderlpg, please mention The Esofaflnge WHOLESALE FLORIST % West 26th Street. NEW YORK ?FLEPHONe 8946 MADISON SQUARC When ordering. plfHsp nr^ntlon Tbe Exchange HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HIGHEST \/AI I CV ALWAYS GRADE OF VALLb.T ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. telephone 105 w. 28th St., New York Frank H Traendly Charles Schenck Telephone 3860 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK i WOODROW & marketos Wholaamlo Florlmf 436 6th Ave., bet. 26th and 27th Sts. New York City and Cut Flower Exchange CoDsignmsntB Soboited Phones: Farragut 797-798-799 WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK H. E. FROMENT, ""ToMir'' 148 WEST 28th STREET tel.{|!!«} farragut NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS. RICHMOND, OPHELIA. SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON When ordering, pteafle mention Tbe Exchange Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, January 4, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m., Tuesday ROSES— 25.00 to 50.00 1 15.00 to 30.00 10 00 to 20.00 8.00 to 12.00 3 00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 20.00 4.00 to 12.00 4 00 to 12.00 3.00 to 12.00 CARNATIONS— .... to 3.00 r White 4.00 to 6.00 •' Extra Standard J Pink 6.00 to 6 00 No. 1 6.00 to 6.00 No. 2 l^ Yellow and var 4.00 to 5.00 No. 3.. 6.00 to 6.00 6.00 to 8 00 Friilnnioy Rrilliflnt Grades of St'dT Red 6.00 to 8 00 Varieties.) ^ YeUow and var 6.00 to 6.00 to 8.00 to .25 to .35 to Hftdley 5.00 to 40.00 4.00 to 20.00 4.00 to 15 00 ** i>er bunoh Dahlias to to Key 1.00 to 4.00 to CecUe Brunner, Elgar, eto 2 00 to 3.00 to to 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 to 1.00 8 00 to 10 00 '* No 1 6.00 to 8 00 No 2 Lily of the Valley 100 to 4 00 Prima Donna (Mme. Paul Euler) . Prince de Bulsarie 10 00 to 30.00 4 00 to 12 00 .28 to 100 Narcissus. P. W.. ner bunoh .35 to SO .7.S to 1 00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 15 00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 15 00 4.00 to 15.00 .25 to .60 .60 to .76 .75 to 1.50 .10 to .25 Panstes 1.00 to 2 00 to to to 15.00 to 50.00 J J L Mock 1.60 to 2.00 Mrs Charlea Ruasell 26.00 to 30.00 5.00 to 6.00 Hybridum and Croweanum .75 to 1.60 .10 to .25 Asparagus Plumoaus, bunches to to . . BouTardia, per bunch .25 to .50 .36 to .50 1.00 to 2.00 .60 to 1.00 1.00 to 1.60 to .... Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doi. bunches. .40 to 1.01 .60 to 1.50 .40 to .60 Daisies Violets, Double .50 to .75 Ferns, per 1000 Single, Princess of Wales.. " Single, Gov. Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch .... to 1.00 Freeslas, per bunch .35 to .60 Galax, green and bronse, per 1000 . . Leucothoe, per 1000 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.60 .25 to .60 All the new and standard ROSES Fine Grade CARNATIONS and all seasonable CUT FLOWERS Ufill TCD r CUrDinAN ^^^ ^^*^ ^^^ ^^- ^^^ york IfflLILIl Wm dnLlllUHIly Telephone, Farragut 3533 When ordering, please mention The Exchange NA/ILLIAM KESSLER NEW YORK 113 West 28th Street 233T l^frr^Sut WHOLESALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN LRIES,'V4LlEr. MUM >, C4RN4TI0NS, 0RC4IDS, ANnRRHINUM, Mirosoris, cuendula. bouvardia, primula and a general Une of Novelties not found elsewhere When ordering, please meptlon Tbe Exchange EDW. C. HORAN 55 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones {IfJ} Madison square Cut FlOWCrS Ht WhokSalC When ordering, please mention The Eichange George CSiebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. 608-609 Farraftut The best source of supply in the city Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations Pcisonal Attention — Consignments Solicited — Satisfaction Guaranteed When orderln(r. please mi'ntlnn The RxctinnRe B. S. SLINN, JR« Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York Vf O I F X Q CARNATIONS i. *J 1j K^ I a AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When ordering, please mention The Exchange LouisM.Noe LouisA.Noe Wholesale Commission Florists MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square American Beauties a Specialty THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 26th St.. NEW YORK When ordeririK. plpase nii-ntlnn Tin- RxctianEe VIOLETS SINGLB AN!3 DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal attention and satisfaotion guaranteed. Also a full line of ROSES and CARNATIONS.| CLARENCE SLINN, Wholesale Florist, 133 West 28tb Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordering, please mt-ntlon Tbe Exchange New York City j The regular meeting of the New York Florists' Cluh will be held at the club's rooms, Grand Opera House building, 23d St. and Eighth ave., at 7.30 o'clock on the evening of Monda.v, Jan. 10. This will be installation night at the club. Philip F. Kessler, chairman of the house eommittee, promises some good instru- mental music as well as the usual sub- stantial entertainment along other lines. Full attendance is expected and desired. Dr. John S. Adriance of Williamstown. Mass., will lecture on "How Shall the Soil be Prepared to Yield the Maximum Money Value." Peter Beuerleln of Elmhurst, L. I., secretary of the Growers' Cut Flower Co., 129 W. 2Sth St., met with a con- siderable property loss on Christmas morning. Somewhere between half past eleven Christmas eve and half past twelve Christmas morning, fire broke out in the shed adjoining his greenhouses, partly destroyed this and also swept through two of the greenhouses them- selves, nearly destroying these and wholly ruining 1.5,000 Narcissus Paperwhite, which were in these houses in flats and coming into bloom. The cause of the fire has not yet been reported. Some of the finest Mock Roses arriv- ing in the wholesale market, and along with these some equally fine Stanley, Ophelia and Hoosier Beauty, were noted at Traendly & Schenck's, 436 Sixth ave. this week. Clarence Slinn, tbe Violet specialist of 123 W. 2Sth St., is receiving a full line of all the popular varieties of Violets, including the favorite old double variety Marie Louise and the popular single va- rieties Princess of Wales and Gov. Her- rick, also Pink and White I^illaraey Roses, of fine quality. Even this early in January J. J. Coan, 115 W. 2Slh St.. is receiving several va- rieties of fine Tulip blooms, including yellows. Flamingo and some of the pink and white varieties, and in other bulbous stock, some fine Paperwhite Narcissi. 92 The Florists' Exchange PinSBURGH CUT FLOWER cm^m WHOLESALE GRXMVIltS 121 Seventh St, PinSBURGH, PA. Reciprocity — Saw It Id the Exchaose Other flowers noted at this same store are Mignonette, Bouvardia and a full line of Roses, including the new variety Mrs. Moorefield Storey. Henry M. Robinson Co. of 55 to 57 W. 2_6th St., is as usual giving much atten- tion to its shipping business, as well as to its large town trade. It is receiving an especially fine line of Carnations of all the leading varieties, also the newer Roses, Spencer Sweet Peas and Daffo- dils. The increasing business of Guttman & Gaynor, 101 W. 28th St., has obliged them to add another young lady to their office force. The flower show committee will hold a meeting at the Hotel Breslin on Mon- day next. Some of the first Trumpet Major and French Golden Spur Narcissi of the sea- son, and some of the finest Northern grown greenhouse Asparagus, known now in the market as the Bound Brook strain, is noted this week at Philip F. Kessler's, 55 W. 26th St. Some of the very finest Killamey Queen, Double White Killarney, Mary- land and Ophelia Roses arriving in the market were seen this week at Moore. Hentz & Nash, 55 W. 26th st. Among the callers in town this week were Charles H. Vick of Rochester, N. Y and Louis .T. Renter of Westerly, R I Donald Matheson is still at the Hack- ensack Hospital, Hackensack, N. J., and remains in about the same condition as last reported. Brooklyn Items Much interest has been displayed on the Park Slope, over the opening of Jno. V. Phillip's new retail flower shop. It IS a beautiful store, well equipped and appointed, and under Mr. Phillips' ex- cellent management we feel sure it will prove a moneymaking establishment. It is a pleasure to see a beaming smile on the face of every Brooklyn florist these days. And well thcv may smile, for every one has enjoyed a prosperous lOhnstmas, nurserymen, wholesalers, re- tailers, and evergreen dealers alike. The little snowfall which we had a fortnight or so ago was just enough to make things comfortable for the evergreennian. Stock ■was not too .scarce or too plentiful for the commission man, and there was no snow directly before Christmas to hin- der the retailers' deliveries. A number of Brooklyn florists are wondering where William H. Kuebler is getting his supply of beautiful Chrv.san- themums so late in the season. Keep them guessing. Bill, that's part of the ga™". G. A. C. I I Boston Wholerale and Retail Florists Owing to dull sunless weather, prob- ably more than anything else, there is quite a shortage of all kinds of flowers. Some say that there hasn't been such a shortage at this season of the year in the past two decades. Carnations are espe- cially short, and Roses are not much more plentiful. The business throughout the city is rather quiet; if it was not for this there would be a regular famine in flowers. The next meeting of the Gardeners and Florists' Club will be on Jan. 18, at which time the new officers will be in- stalled. It will be also ladies' night, and the committee in charge is preparing an elaborate program of entertainment for the occasion. The annual banquet will be held on Feb. 9 at the American House. The heavy windstorm of Dec. 26 caused a good deal of anxiety to many growers. The losses were not particu- larly large, but quite a number of grow- ers had glass blown out. On Dec. 23 the stork left a Christmas present at the home of Francis L. Wheeler and Mrs.' Wheeler of Natick. It was a six pound boy. Mother and boy are doing nicely. The annual inaugural meeting of the Mass. Hort. Society will be held on ,Tan. 8. The new president will deliver his New England Florist Supply Co. HOITON & HilNm CO. SPECI AL-50 Tumbler Baskets with glasses, $ 1 0.00. 276 Devonshire Steeet. BOSTON, MASS. Telephonm : fSSt^nbaV^ Open 6 a. m. to 7 i>. tn. Whea ordering, please ^mention The Exchange Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Prices qoetad an by the hnndrad nnlssa Mlianria* noted Buffalo Cindimatl Jan. 3, 1916 Jan. 3, 1916 to 50.00 to 40.00 to 40.00 .... to 30.00 to 30.00 to 26.00 .... to 15.00 to 20.00 to 15.00 .... to .... .... to . . 6.00 to 15.00 .... to .... 5.00 to 16.00 3.00 to 8.00 5.00 to 15.00 3,00 to 8.00 6.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 20.00 to 6.00 to 15.00 to 6.00 to 12.50 3.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 15.00 to 6.00 to 16.00 3.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 15.0C 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 15.00 to .... 1.00 to 1.25 to 1.00 to ... to .25 to .80 .20 to .25 .26 to .50 .20 to J26I 8.00 to 12.00 8.00 to lo.oo; 2.50 to 3.00 to 2.50 to 3.00 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 to 3.00 2,50 to 3.00 to S.OOI 2.60 to 3.00 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.001 3.00 to 4.00 .... to 4.00 1.00 to 1.50 to to .20 to .16 to .15 to .10 30.00 to 40.00 to 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 60.00 to 75.00 35.00 to 50.00 1.80 to 2.40 to 1.60 1.00 to 2.O0 .75 to 1.00, 1.00 to 1.25 .75 to i.oo: .75 to 1.25 .76 to 1.00 NAMES AND VARIETIES Roses — A. Beauty — Special.. " Fancy. . . " Extra No. 1..., No. 2. . . . No. 3..., Hadley , Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft). Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adlantum, ordinary Antlrrfalnums, per bunch. . . Asparagus, Plumosus, per bunch " Sprengeri, per bunch Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col rwhita Standard J Pink Varieties | Red l,.YeIlow and var.. , •Fancy rwhite (•The high- 1 Pink. est grades on Red sta'a yars.) ^Yellow and var.. . Daisies Ferns, Hardy Gaiaz Leaves Gardenias Llllum Longiflorum Liiy of ttie Valley Orciiids — Cattleyas Smllax, per doz. strings Sweet Peas Violets, single Double Boston St. Louis Jan. 4, 1916 Jan. 3. 1916 60.00 40.00 30.00 20.00 8.00 4.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 8.00 5.00 6.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 6.00 to 60.00 to 50.00 to 40.00 to 30.00 to to to 25.00 to 12.00 to 12.00 to 20.00 to 12.00 to 25.00 to 20.00 to .26 .25 12.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 5.00 to 15.00 to 15.00 to 12.00 to 12.00 to 20.00 to 1.00 to to .50 to .40 to 20.00 to to 6.00 to 5.00 to 6.00 to 5.00 to to 6.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 25.00 10.00 40.00 .60 to . to . to 50.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 50.00 to . to 2,00 to 1.00 to . . to 60.00 . . to 50.00 .00 to 40.00 . . to . . . to . . , to . . . to . ,00 to 10,00 ,00 to 10.00 to .00 to 8.00 .00 to 20.00 .. to ., . . to ., ,00 to 12.60 .. to ., .00 to 16.00 .00 to 10.00 . . to .. ..to I.OO .. to .. .25 to .76 .26 to .40 .00 to 12.60 .. to . , .. to 4.00 . . to 4.00 Pittsburgh Jan. 3. 1916 to . . to . .. to 600 . . to 6.00 , . to 6.00 . . to 8.00 .. to ., . . to .20 . . to.l2H .. to .. to . . to 4.00 to 1.60 to 1.80 .60 to 1.50 .50 to 1.00 . . . to . to 60.00 to 40.00 25.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 6.00 to 2.00 6.00 to 16.00 4.00 to 12 00 4.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 15.00 4 00 to 12.00 8.00 to 15.00 6,00 to 15.00 6.00 to 15.00 ... to ... to .76 to 1.25 ... to .25 to .35 .30 to .60 8.00 to 12.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 ,.. to 4.00 ... to 4.00 ... to 4.00 .,, to 4.00 ... to 3.00 to .20 to.l2}i to 12.00 to 16.00 3.00 to 5.00 ... to 76.00 1.50 to 1.80 3.00 to 6.00 to .75 to l.Oo PATRICK WELCH ^'^S' 226 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Carnations. Calendulas, Cornflowers, English Primroses, Yellow Daisies, Sweet Peas and Lillium Longlflorum. All the novelties tn the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. Store open for business at 6 A. M. TBL.ef>MOINB. JVIAIIV 3698 B. A. SNYDER CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. Telephone. Fort Hill 1085-25017-25552 Clre credH where credit fla itae — Mention EicbaPEe Wholesale Cut Flower Market Daily consignments from leading firowers Full line of Florists' Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-6268 When orderinK. please mention The Exchange inaugural address. The treasurer and secretary will read their reports and the chairmen of the various committees will also read their reports. J. A. Nelson of South Framingham is fortunate in having a nice supply of good Carnations. He has also good Violets and Sweet Peas. Mr. Nelson is steadily regaining his health after his severe siCKness The Halifax Garden Co. of Halifax,. Mhss., is cutting a medium, crop of good Roses and a fair supply of Carnations. For the past three weeks McAIpine & McDonald at 256 Devonshire st. have been receiving from Frank P. Putnam, North Tevvksbury, very nice Spanish Irises and Roman Anemones. They have just added to their equipment a handsome Hudson delivery truck. C. H. Rice of Lexington is sending the firm a very fine cut of Carnations of such va- rieties as Gloriosa, Beacon, Matchless, Benora and White Encliantress. Welch Bros. Co. reports business as rood, but there is a shortage of flowers. ,Shipping business is brisk. Wm. Sim is cutting a good supply of Mignonette and also has very good Vio- lets. His choice strain of Pansies is flowering nicely now. The next meeting of the Horticultural Club will be at the Parker House on Wednesday, Jan. 5. W. A. Manda of South Orange, N. J., will read a paper on hardy herbaceous plants. John McFarland of North Easton has a good supply of Lilies and the flowers are of good quality. He always has good Lily of the Valley and is fortunate at this time to have a good supply. The demand for flowering plants is holding up well, and Thomas Roland is marketing Cyclamen, heaths and Be- gonias. From his large new Lord & Burnham house at Revere he is cutting remarkably fine Ophelia and Killarney Queen Roses. Pierce Bros, of Waltham are cutting a nice lot of Ophelia and Prince d'Am- berg Roses. At.Penn's new retail store on Tremont St. there is a choice display of heath plants in the window Business since the FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES ManuEacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 MitwaDkM Street, MILWAUKEE NIS, Phooe— Main 874. P.O.Ba>— OS When ordering, please mention The Bxehange U/>e McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower and plant basket! is the best you can get. Pittsburgh. Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange opening of the store has been excep- tionally good At the Bromfield store they have had a very busy week with funeral orders. W. C. Stickel of Lexington is a Car- nation specialist and his plants in his big Carnation houses look exceptionally well. He is cutting now very nice flow- ers of Pink Delight, Enchantress Su- preme, Matchless, White Wonder and Beacon. The result of the match of the Bos- ton Florists' Bowling League, played on Thursday, Dec. 30, is as follows : Won Lost Galvin 34 6 Flower Market 29 11 Carbone 26 14 Pansies 18 22 Zinn 18 22 Flower Exchange 13 27 H. M. Robinson 12 28 McAIpine & illcDonald 10 30 John McKenzie of North Cambridge did a big business at his store on Massa- chusetts ave. during Christmas week. The new retail store in Arlington had all the business that could be attended to. Fred C. Becker of Cambridge had the biggest plant business at Christmas that he has had for years. All kinds of plants sold well and Mr. Becker grows all of his own. Eber Holmes, who is now traveling salesman for W. A. Manda of South Or- ange has just returned from a long trip in the West. Among his specialties at this time, for which he is taking orders, is a big collection of rare and little known herbaceous Japanese plants. R. C. Walter F. Feeney, of the flower seed department of Peter Henderson & Co., 35 to 37 Cortlandt St., New York City was among the visitors in town during the Christmas holidays. Mr. Feeney was entertained by his kinsmen in this city. Berger Bros. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Choicest Seasonable Flowers , Jl^tiD 1225 Race St., PHIUDEIPHIA, PA. When ordering, plea.se mention The Exchange W1V1. J. BAKER WHOLESALE FLORIST CARNATIONS, SMILAX and DAISIES 12 South Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. When ordering, please m'^tillnn Thp Exchnnge I Bell Telephone KOMADA Keystcme T«]ephona BROTHERS .r^-^dT? Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Any Wire Deslfn at Short Nodce 1008 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Wtien ordering, ploase mnntlon Thp Kxt-hnnge THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE— A weekly changing market of stock calling on nearly 10,000 buyers each week. " January 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 93 GARDENIAS THE BEST: $25.00 per 100. FANCY STOCK: $20.00 per 100. Thecntirecut of the largest Gardenia grower in this section wo have to offer you. Where you always find a good supply, your order is likely to receive the best attention. BEAUTIES Mostly long Beauties, stems 36 inches and over. We expect an ample supply and you can always depend on us to fill your orders for Beauties, °?,'i:fK" BOUVARDIA When you have a call for something ehoice in Pink, recommend Bouvardia. Our Bouvardia is high grade stock, and it will surely please your customers. CATTLEYAS Extra Choice Flowers; $7.50 per dozen, $50.00 per 100. Good Flowers, $6.00 per dozen, $40.00 per 100. Good Cattleyas can be bought at reasonable prices. We know how to handle them and can assure you of their arrival in perfect condition. We will furnish you the best stock on the market at the prices we have quoted. $1.50 per bunch You can depend on getting Lilac at all times, if you look to us to supply it. DAISIES $2.00 and $3.00 per 100 WHITE LILAC CALENDULA MARIGOLD - $5.00 per 100 MIGNONETTE $5.00 to $6.00 per 100 PUSSY WILLOW 50c. to 75c. per bunch NARCISSUS $4.00 per 100. CALLAS $2.50 per dozen RUBRUM $8.00 per 100 EASTER LILIES $12.00 to $15.00 per 100 The Leo Niessen Co. Washington, D. C. iai4 F St., N. W. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Philadelphia, Pa. I20I-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Centre St. ^iinnuoumiinimMui Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, Philadelphia, Jan. 3, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROMS — A. Beauty, Sp«oi&l " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Kaiwrin Aug. Viet Killamey White Killamey Mrs. Aaron Ward My Maryland Pnne* de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft) Radiance Riohmond Sonburst KUlamey Brilliant J.J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles RusaeU Mrs, Francis Scott Key Mrs. Geo. Shawyer Hadley Ophelia Adlantum, Ordinary AntiTThlliuin, per bunoh Asparagus, Plumomis, per bunch.. . " Sprengeri, per bunchV. Asters Bouvardia Callas ChrysaQthemums, Ordinary Fancy 50 00 to 60.00 35.00 to 40.00 , 25.00 to 30.00 20.00 to 25.00 1 15.00 to 20.00 10.00 to 12.00 to 5.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 12.00 6.00 to IS.OO to to 6.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 35.00 to 5.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 20.00 6.00 to 15.00 to 1.00 .50 to .35 to .25 to to 3.00 to 12.50 to 15.00 to to Standard. Varieties Fancy.. 2.00 .60 .60 5.66 Carnations, Inf. grades, all col. . C White 1 Pink ^ Red L Yellow and var. , rWhiU . I Pink Varieties .. 1 Red ^Yellow and var. . , Dahlias Daisies Feme, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Gladiolus LiUum Longiflonim Rubrum Lily of the VaUey i Mignonette, per dos., ordinary. fancy Orchids — Cattleyas Cypripediums Dendrobium formosum Panslea per 100 bunches Smilax, per dos. strings Sweet Peas Tuberoses Violets. Single Double I Wallflowers, per bunoh 4.00 to 6 00 4.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6.00 to to 5.00 to 600 6.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 6.00 to . . . . to 1.50 to 3.00 .10 to .15 .10 to .16 16.00 to 40.00 6.00 to 8.00 ... to 12.50 6.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 5.00 .26 to .35 .50 to .76 25.00 to 50.00 10.00 to 15.00 35.00 to 60.00 5.00 to 6.00 1.80 to 2.40 1.00 to ... to .36 to .76 to 1.25 .02 to .04 to 3 00 1.66 ( Philadelphia i I Wholesale and Retail Florists } Club Meeting There was a fair attendance at the regular monthly meeting of the Flo- rists' Club on Tuesday evening. There was nothing special in the way of new business. It was voted to have a ban- quet for the visiting florists at the Na- tional Flower Show. The posters and show cards to advertise the show were shown by W. F. Therkildson. publicity chairman. The debate of the evening, "Is the Grower or his Agent entitled to sell both at Wholesale and Retail," was interesting. Wm. H. Taplin ably upheld the affirmative, and Arthur A. Niessen as capably expounded the negative side. Following a short debate the majority mled in favor of the affirmative. The new members elected were -^. Paul Allman, II. John JIuIler, Fred. Schermer- horn, Alexander Wilkie, Edward Cox, Eugene Burkhart. The Florex Gardens, North Wales. Pa., showed several yases o£ Mme. Paul Euler Rose. National Flower Show There was a splendid meeting of the joint committees of the National Flower STUART H. MILLER A complete line of everything in cut fiowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ransfead St. When orderintr. please PHILADELPHIA, PA. menfinn Ttio Exelij>nire Show on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 4, in the Chamber of Commerce Rooms in the Widener Building. All the committees reported plans completed up to date. The posters and show cards were on display and the artistic design embodied therein was highly commended by all. Tliey will be ready for distribution by February first. Notes Business has been excellent since Christmas. There has been an unusual amount of funeral work that has kept every one on the qui vive, wath a cut flower market decidedly on the short side. On Monday the market was swept bare owing to the heavy demand for flowers for the mayoralty inauguration and its attendant functions. There has also been an active call for blooming plants and brightly colored foliage stock. Api>ar- TliE WISE GROWER PROVIDK.S FOR HIS STOCK OP YOLNG ROSE PLANTS AND CARNATION CUTTINGS EARLY NEW ROSES Own Root 100 1000 Jl.'iO.OO 150.00 2.'-)0.00 260.00 OraftKl 100 J17.60 17.60 35.00 3500 35.00 30.00 35.00 35.00 1000 $160.00 150.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 260.00 300.00 300.00 12.50 15.00 16.00 16.00 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.00 12.60 12.00 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.60 12.50 12.00 12.50 12.50 12.60 16.00 12.60 17.60 125.00 140.00 140.00 126.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 110.00 Red Radiance $17.60 Mrs. Wllltam R. Hearst 17.60 Clivcland 30.00 (iorfteoua 30.00 Mrs. Bayard Thayer. Grafting Eyes, $220.00 per 1000 Baby Doll 25.00 200.00 Champ WIeland 30.00 260.00 Red Russell. Eyes. $220.00 per 1000 Recent Introductions and Standard Varieties Hadley 10.00 Mrs. Charles Russell ^^"99 lloosler Beauty 10.00 Ophelia 7.60 Mock 7.50 Double White Killamey 7.50 Mrs. CJeorge Sliawyer 7.50 Pink Killamey 7.00 White Kliiarney 7.00 Lady lilllingdon 7.00 Sunburst .- 900 Radiance 7.50 Maryland 7.50 Mrs. Aaron Ward 7.50 Mrs. Taft 7.50 Richmond 7.00 Kaiserin 7.00 Mliady 7.50 Lady Alice Stanley 7.60 Cecile Brunner 7.50 Old Gold 10.00 Crimson Queen 7.60 Edward Herriott 12-80 American Beauty 8.00 CARNATION CUTTINGS PUce your order NOW for the new varieties If you wish January or February delivery. RECENT INTRODUCTIONS. 100 1000 Alice »6.00 $50.00 90.00 100.00 90.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 65.00 60.00 65.00 80.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 65.00 65.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 90.00 60.00 120.00 70.00 FOR FEBRUARY AND LATER DELIVERY 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 125.00 iiaoo 120.00 120.00 120.00 140.00 120.00 160.00 THE THREE NEW REDS. 100 1000, Nebraska $12.00 $100.oO Belle Washburn 12.00 lOO.oO Aviator 12.00 lOO.OO THE FOUR NEW PINKS. Alice Coombs 12.00 100.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Morning Glow 8.00 75.00 Nancy. Light salmon pink, a little darker than Pink Delight, a more even color. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000, Pink Sensation 6.00 Champion 4.00 Good Cheer 6.00 The Herald 4.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.50 Matchless 3.00 PINK. 100 1000 Mrs. C. Edward Akehurst (rose pink) $6.00 $50.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Enchantrees 3.00 22.60 Pink DeUght 6.00 40.00 Gloriosa 3.00 25.00 Chas. Siegwart 5.00 40.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Rosette 3.60 27.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 25.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 35.00 Gorgeous 3.00 22.60 Northport 3.00 25.00 Philadelphia 3.00 22.60 Standard Varieties RED. .100 Princess Dagmar $4.00 Pocahontas 4.00 Beacon 3.00 St. Nicholas 3.50 Comfort 2-60 Harlowarden 3.00 Victory 3.00 BonBre 3.00 WHITE. „ ^ White Wonder 3.00 White Perfection 3.00 White Enchantress 3.00 Alma Ward 3.00 VARIEGATED. Benora *00 YELLOW. , ^ Yellow Prince *.00 60.00 35.00 50.00 36.00 30.00 25.00 1000 $35.00 35.00 25,00 20.00 20.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 26.00 25.00 30.00 For CompieteJList'wrth Descriptions, send for our Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St. New York U7 W. 28thSt. Baltimore Franklin & St. Paul Sts. Washington 1216 H St., N. W. eiinniDiinBiuiiiiiiiiin When ordering, please mention The Eidiange \h/\ GRO>V SELL ALL YOU TRY US AND SEE ^_ IMPHILADELPBIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS EXCHANGE KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOUBLE KILLARNEY Finest Orchids, Gardenias and Violets. Open Sundays from 9 to 13 DEUTSCHER & GLAZER, PROPS., 625 RANSTEAD ST. PHILADELPHIA. PA, Whpn orrlprlng. plpfl.qp mpntlon The Exchange WALTER DAVIS '"I^hs/'' 1713 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Consignments of Good Stock Solicited— Prompt Returns When ordering, please mention The ExcbanRe Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street ROSES, CARNATIONS, YELLOW DAISIES, Pink and White PRIMROSES and all other novelties. Special week end price« — Write us. PHILADELPHIA, PA. WTipn. nrflprtnc. iilt-nsp ropntldn Ttio Bt<'hnncp The Prices Advertised in the Florists Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY 94 The Florists' Exchange ^^93l^X^L^VZ]^}^^^ The Chicago flower Growers Association [IPMBNTS PROM V GROWERS Chicago SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, ETC Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers DAILY SHIPMENTS PROM SIXTY GROWERS 182 166 North Wabash Ave. When ordering, rlense mention The Exchange Winterson's Seed Store Wholesale Growers of Cut Flowers and Plants IN. Wabash Ave. : : CHICAGO rAUL R. KUNGSrOKN. Manager BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, "li^f^wJ"* When ordering, plp.-ise rp'-ntlon Tbp F.xt^linntre E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. When ordering, please mention The Exchange RRNE ft KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAK.INI ao Bast Randolph Street cmcAao When ordering, plense menttnn The Exchnnce entl.v conditions appear to be "blooming- ly rosy." The M. Rice Co. has let out the con- tract for the erection of its new supply house, 1220-22-24 Spring Garden st. The ibuilding will be five stories and a base- ment, and will extend back to Nectarine St. on the rear. .The plans call for the latest type of loft building, absolutely fireproof, to be constructed of steel and concrete, with all the latest appliances and conveniences. It is proposed to make it a mode] structure of its kind. It will be ready for occupancy by July. M. Rice Co. will use the entire building. The Henry A. Preer. Inc.. ha.s just received another Packard truck of two tons capacity. This is the third car of this make tire firm has now in use. Dreer's Garden Hook for 1916, the seventy-eighth annual edition, has been mailed to customers. It is one of the handsoniest catalogs issued in this city, beautifully' illustrated, and a work of art. The firm*s wholesale catalog has also been forwarded and it is replete with Dreer's well-known specialties. August Doemling had a fine crop of Roses for Christmas, including Hadley, d'Arenburg, Brilliant and Killarney. Paul Berkowitz states that the demand for artificial flowers has increased con- siderably within the past two weeks. Baskets and accessories are also in ac- tive demand. The Henry F. Michell Co. is showing a full line of prize cups that are to be awarded to the winners at its poultry show to be held in the store the 12th and 13th of this month. The .J. J. Hahermehl's Sons had seven automobile loads of fancy baskets and cut flowers at the City Hall on Monday for the incoming mayor and councilmen. H. Bayersdorfer & Co. had an order from fl florist for two immense metallic horse- shoes, something unusual for an occa- sion of this kind. i William Graham departs this week for Chicago to take up his position as head decorator for Fleischman. George Burton had a bumper crop of Am. Beauty for Christmas that ran into the thousands, principally longs and spe- cials. H. E. Philpott, Pres. V. BE2DEK, Vioe-PrM. Lonft Dlatance Telephoae Central 3373 YOTTNGSTOWN, O. — The Kay-Diamons Co. had two stores on North Phelps st. for the holiday trade. Christmas flow- ering and ornamental plants and modest as well as elaborate basket arrangements by floral experts were offered to cus- tomers. Wheeling, W. Va. — The Virginia Flower Shop, successors to Forbes & Donahey had a special display of plants and cut flowers in the store in the Mc- Lure Hotel block. In local advertising the firm advertises that "The beauty of their business is — Flowers." Maeqtjette, Mich. — T. M. Sorensen. in his holiday advertising, stated that "The fragrance of a Rose or a Carnation embodies the beautiful Christmas spirit. The donor of flowers sends with them his message of good cheer." Nbttib L. Parkbr. Sec'y A. T. Pyfbr, Tre«>. & Mnaager Everything In * T I>ViririJ /5i ^t\ WHOLESALE Cut Flowers *»• * ' * * * Erf 1\ «Cfc %^V/. FLORISTS 30 East Randolph Street CHICAGO, lUI-. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, Chicago, Jan. 4, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES— American Beauty. Specials per doz. 36-inch sterna " 30-inch stems " 24-inch stems " 18 to 20 inch Short Cecile Brunner Geo. Elgar Fire Flame White and Pink KlUamey. Specials Fancy Medium Short KlUamey Brilliant, specials Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taft. Fancy Medium Short 5.00 to 6.00 4.00 to S.OO 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.50 to 2.00 4.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 10 00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 15.00 to 18.00 12.00 to 15.00 8 00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 10,00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 18.00 to 20.00 15.00 to 18.00 12.00 to 15.00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 10 00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 to to to to ROSES — Continued Ophelia. Special Select Medium Short CARNATIONS— Standard Varieties (•The Highest Grades of Varieties, { ;ec ligheBtJ ^ t st'd< P' White. Pink. . , Red... Splits, assorted colors. . "Fancy White., Pink. . . Red..., Adlantum. Asparagus, Bunch . . _. " Sprengeri " Strings Bouyardlas Boxwood, per lb DaHodils Dasies Gardenias, per doz Ferns, Hardy, per 1000 Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays Lllium Longlflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mexican Ivy Mignonette Narcissus, Paper White Orchids— Cattleyas, per doz. Dendrobiums Oncldlums Roman Hyacinths Smllax Snapdragons Stevia Sweet Peas. Spencers Violets. .Single Double Poinsettias. per doz 10.00 to 12,00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5,00 4.00 to 5.00 2.00 to 3.00 5.00 to fi.OO 5,00 to 0.00 5.00 to 6.00 to 1.00 .25 to .35 .25 to .30 60.00 to 60.00 4.00 to 6.00 ... to .15 5.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 ... to 2.60 ... to 1.25 .25 to .50 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4,00 ... to .75 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4,00 6.00 to 7.50 6.00 to 8.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 ... to 15.00 6.00 to 8.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 to 1,50 1.00 to 1 50 3.00 to 4.00 ... to l^&tS^' ROSES AND CARNATIONS PETER REINBERG Wholesale Cut Flowers 30 East Randolph Streeto CHICAGO. ILL When ordering, please mention The Exchange HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSSS CHICAGO and the WEST i Wholesale and Retail Florists I According to the figures in the Chi- cago Daily Trihiinc, giving an estimate of tlie vahjc of Chicago's wholesale trade for the past year, an increase of ,$138,- (KKJ is shown in the cut flower trade of 1015 over that of 1914. The figures are : 1914. .$2,750,000 ; 191.5, .$2.SSS,000. Large quantities of flowers were used for the decorations of the various hotels for the New Year eve celebrations, which were enjoyed on a more elaborate scale this season than in recent years. C. Clemensou had the decoration for the South Shore Country Club, which were very handsome. R. J. Parker helped him out with the work. Arthur Blewitt, son of Henry Blewitt, is seriously ill at his home at Des Plaines. His many friends in the trade are hoping for a safe and speedy re- covery. Louis Schoof, Homewood, 111., was in the city on Saturday and states that he had an entirely satisfactory season's Irade and has besides prepared a splen- did lot of perennials for the coming sea- son. He expects to go into the land- scape gardening branch of the trade more or less the coming season. One of the largest loop fires in recent years threatened the entire block on Wabash ave. between Randolph and Washington sts. on Wednesday morning, Dee. 29. For a time it was feared the entire block was in danger. The cut flower store of Harry C. Rowe at 121 N. Wabash ave. was completely demol- ished. Tile fire spread to the new build- ing recently remodeled, that up to a few months ago was the wholesale house of Bas.'ctt & Washburn, and also the old storerooms and office quarters of the old firm of E. H. Hunt, Inc. Harry Rowe was fully insured and expects to start in business again in another location as soon as his loss is adjusted by the in- surance company. The American Greenhouse Mfg. Co. has issued a large and attractive office calendar to friends in the trade. Work is progressing on the large Amling con- tract at Maywood ; a temporary board- ing house has been erected on the ground AA-here the large force of men employed can be taken care of during the progress of the 'work. .\llie Zech and Matt Mann of the firm of Zech & .Mann, were the first to an- A. L. RANDALL CO. g^P^a Wabash Ave. & Lake SL c^ii^ f^^mms} CHICAGO, lu. e^ki^ Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists* Supplies When ordering, please mention The Exchange WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders ^c Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mention The Eschange C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORISl 27 Saint Anne Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES. FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION Phona, SUTTER 640 When ordering, please mention The Eschange nounce their intentions of attending the meeting and exhibition of the Americaa Carnation Society in St. Louis on the 2(i and 27 inst. P. W. Peterson, of the J. D. Thompson Carnation Co., Joliet, will also attend and will be an exhibitor in several classes. Weiland & Risch are cutting some nice Nelrose .Snapdragons that come in nicely now that there is quite a scarcity of other stock. Propagation of the new Rose Champ Weiland is being pushed rapidly ; orders for this are coming in freely, many of the leading rosarians of the country have decided to add it to their list the coming season. Erne & Klingel state that the past .year was a most successful one in their business and the start the New Tear is making is a record breaker in point of supply and demand. Stock is so scarce that everj-thing sells, and mudh diplomacy has to be used in dividing among the customers of the house whatever comes in daily. Felix Eeichllng states that they will go in for the growing of all the good things in trade this season at the Peter Reinberg greenhouses. Belle Washburn, the new Carnation of Bassett & Wash- burn, has been ordered and will he planted in liberal quantity. The new Rose Champ Weiland has also been or- dered and will be grown extensively. Carnations were never so scarce at this season : orders were received from Rochester and other points in New York State on Monday that could not he. filled. \. T. Pyfer says that his company has had .a most prosperous period of business since its incorporation last Spring. He is quite optimistic regarding the future and believes that the present year will be a good one for trade in general. As is well known, Mr. Pyfer is an old time Carnation fancier and will attend the St. Louis meeting and exhibition this month. Paul Klingsporn, of the Flower Grow- ers' Association was confined to his home two da.vs the past week with a severe attack of grip but was able to be at his post Jlonday. He says the December business of his association was 100 per cent, better than it was a year ago. The E. C. Amling Co. had the first Frecsia Purity the past week. There is a limited supply of all early bulb stock coming in and if the present prices can he maintained it will he a great season for the growers of bulbous stock. With Daffodils bringinf six cents and Paper- white Narcissus four cents, there should be good profit for the .growers. A. Lange has had a large run of fn- neral work the past week: a large part January 8, 191(). The Florists' Exchange 95 EST. 17U INC. 1904 HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD, AZALEA, BULB, ORCHID, FERN,HANGINQ, EMBOSSED ROSE, CARNATION, PALM, CYCLAMEN CDT -FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS, etc Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World's Largest Manufacturers A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. SFrv ni''till..n 'I'lii Vuuuiiinu]nimmuu]iimimut]umiuoBummiuuic]iMiiuuHiEiumnuiu[]iiuuuuiiE]Miiuiuiucituiiuiiiiic]m Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs! "ANCHOR BRAND" § OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoned, selected Virginia White Cedar — we use no substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Titbs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant Tdb that money can buy. Write for booklet and pricea. m RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS | i Largest Manufacturers of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND, VA. g ii]iiiiiiiiiiiu]iiiuiiiiinciijiiuiiiiu[]ijniiiiiiii[iiiiiiiiiiiij[]iiiiriiniiiniiiiiiiiiiii[]iiiiiiiiiiiit]iiiiinimic]iiiiiiiiniit]iiimiiiiiitiiiiiini[ini]iiiiiiiuiiiid When ordering, please mention The Exchange of the employees had to work overtime to keep up with the demand. Mr. Lange is one of the most persistent advertisers among the local retailers; a tasteful and timely advertisement in the way of a New Tear's greeting appeared in the Daily Tribune of Dec. 31. Rudolph Kurowski. of the J. C. Mon- inger Co.. who has been confined at his home with a severe cold, was able to be back in the ofEce the past week very much improved in health. That indica- tions are that it will be a good year for greenhouse construction is noted from the numerous inquiries that are coming in from various sections of the country. T. E. Waters of the supply department of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. has only last week been able to put his department in shape since the holiday rush. B. C. Pruner. A. F. Longren, and Mr. San- ders, all traveling representatives of the house, left on Sunday for their respective territories on the ro.nd. St. Louis, Mo. The Market Holiday activities continue to make bii.sine-«s good and stock scarce. The demand tor cut flowers at Christmas and New Tear seems to have surpassed any preceding year. Carnations are cleaning up well at from Gc. to lOc, and with not enough to go around. Roses are very scarce from 6c. to 20c. each. Am. Beauty are sky-high from $4 to .$10 per dozen. The dark weather is causing (Sweet Peas to drop their flowers. This makes thi.^ onmmodity very scarce. They run .?1 to $2 per 100. Violets, especially the home-grown, are few and are going at ,$1 to .$2 per 100. Poin.settias range from lOp. to 2.5c. each. Cattleyas are quoted at $7..50 per dozen ; Mexican Ivy at 50c. per 100. Valley stays at 4c. to .v., I/ilies, 8c. to 12c. Greens are plen- tiful. Notes Chas. W. Pullgraf. the well known forester and landscape gardener, made known his marriage to Miss Laura Good on Christmas Day. The wedding took place on October 7 at Vandalia, 111., and the announcement came out as a little Christmas surprise to hi.s man.v friends. The young couple have the congratula- tions of the trade in general. Paul Scheider of Clayton is cutting some nice Sweet Peas for the market. 'Ine dark weather, he says, is causing the flowers to drop badly. Jno. Touncr. of Toung Brothers Co., re- ports excellent Christmas business. Sanders Nurseries put up several fine church decorations on Christmas day at St. Johns M, E. Church and at the Central Presbyterian. Grim & Gorly, and The Mullanphy Flo- rists were busy decorating on Friday for several big New Tear fetes. Geo. Augermueller was showing some fine specimen Cattleyas and Dendrobiums t;he past week. The Wm. C. Smith Co, had some fine Cyclamen consigned to it the past week by Chas, Meyer of Kirkwood, Theo, Miller & Jno, Boerm were mak- ing fine window displays of Ericas and Azaleas during the holidays. The Kelley Floral Co, reports the fish and aquarium business as good at Chris- mas. Mr. Kelley also has charge of the exhibit of fish in the 'Frisco Building. Alexander Johnson furnished a great many decorating plants to be used at the grand January sale. F, L. S. Columbus, 0. Christmas and New Tear's trade ex- ceeded that of any previous year. Most of the leading florists of this city went together and had a co-operative ad. in the daily papers. .\11 during Fall stock in most, every instance was scarce and the cloudy weather which prevailed shortly before Christmas made it much worse. Am. Beauty Roses were good onlyin the longer grades, the shorter ones being mostly crippled. Mrs. Russell, which iu many of the cities takes partly the place of Am. Beauty, was seen only in a few stores, and these were shipped in. None of the growers here ' has taken it up on a large scale. There were some other very fine Roses on the market, especially Sunburst and Ophelia which brought from $8 to $10 a doz. retail. But the Killarneys were still the leaders in quan- tity. Owing to the shortage of Carnations. Paperwhites sold extra well, many of them being used also in funeral work. There was a brisk demand for corsage bouquets, in which orchids, Valley, Vio- lets, and Sweet Peas were mainly used. Colonial st.vle being very popular. The shortage and higher prices for cut flow- ers caused the sale of more pot plants than ever. ' ♦' Ons Ackerman of the Riverside Floral Co. is still on the sick list. The Livingston Seed Co, had some at- tractive plant baskets in the holiday win- dow. The Fifth Avenue Floral Co. had a fine cut of Carnation for Christmas. The Columbus Floral Co, reports a total cleanup of stock on Christmas, Rich Winter had an extra good cut of Sweet Peas and nearly supplied the en- tire local market with them. The Jliink Floral Co. had a record RED POTS Ttat yoo will be proud to have on your benches are the kind we have to o£fer. Vfe use nothing but the best material and skilled labor and offer you a first class pot at a popular price. All goods are carefully selected and packed, thus insuring full count upon opening your crates — isn't that worth considering ? We also have a full line of Azalea pots. Hanging Baskets and other goods used by Florista — Ask for catalogue We also make the famous " MOSS AZTEC " ware. THE PETERS AND REED POTTERY CO. Gen'l Office and Works Chicago Office and Sample Room SO. ZANESVILLE, O. H. A. HARRISON, 6 E. Lake St. New York Office and Sample Room— WM. M. WARRIN, 16 W. 23rd St. STANDARD FLOWER POTS 1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flowe* Pots and Bulb Pans, Can be ehlpred at aD hour's notice. Price per crate as follows: 1000 3-inoh »5 00 8003H-inoh 6.80 6004-iDch 480 486 4H-inoh 5.24 .. - _- 3206-inch 4 61 Our Specialty, Long Distance and Export Trade, HILFINGER BROTHERS, - - Pottery, FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK AUGUST ROLKER & SONS SI Barclay Street, New York City A|len» 1000 IJi-inoh $6.00 1600 2-inoh 4.88 1500 2Ji-inoh 6-26 600 2>i-inoh 6.00 210 6>i-inch »3 78 144 6-inch 3.16 120 7-inoh 4.20 60 8-inch 3.00 SAeWHlLLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN PHILADELPHIA WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y When ordering, please mention The E?:clinnRe Flctco Paper Pols The Pot That Needs No Bottom The standard for shipping small plants. Per 1000 2-incb «1.20 2>i-in(!h 1.30 2>^-inch 1.50 3-inch 2.00 Many Carnation Growers are using our square plant boxes for Rooted Cuttings. It is a paying proposition. Price: One to fifty thousand, $1.10 per 1000. Cash with order. Fletcher & Son, Auburndale, Mass. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this FALL to stock your greenhouses. Think of us. Write as. Try » The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St., Norristown, Pa. ] When ordprinp. I'lf ni>ntl"n The ExchnDge SYRACUSE RED POTS FBRN POTS. PANS and SAUCERS, op to and Including 12-tDch. all machine tnade. A great improvement over the old ftyle turned potfl Writs /or CaialoQw SYRACUSE POHERY C. BRElTSCirWERTH. Prop. SYRACUSE, N.Y. busiiie-ss with an extra iiij<' <'iit of Rosi-s. Shortl.v hefi)r>- t'liri-stnias four of oi r local Horisis added a new delivery car to there service. They were ; T, J. Lud- \\\g, S. F. Stephens. I'nderwood Bros., and Franklin I'ark Floral Co. The yonuff people's social florists' club will meet .Jan. Ill in the home of E. R, Monk, llfil S, High st, .W, J, E. John K, Hellenthal of this city says his Christmas trade was best ever known : better prices, and a greater de- mand for better stock. Business in gen- eral was better than even the outlook is for a better 1916. Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made In nandard sIsm of 3-in. to 5-io. The best Paper Pot for shipping purpoaea. Bamplei fur- niahed free. Aisk your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 403 Oak St. Wattham..Mass THE EXCHANGF— Alert and up-to-date 96 The Florists' Exchange LIQUID = 40% NICOTINE 8-lb. can $10^0 4-lb. can 6.50 1-lb. can 1.50 M-Ib. can .50 H NICO-FUME " = PAPER 2S8-6heet can 17^9 144-9heet can 4.00 34-sheet can 85 THRIPS, - APHIS SPRAYING— VAPORIZING— FUMIGATING YOUR de:al£:r has these prices Manufactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Incorporated, LouisviUe. Ky. Reciprocity — Saw It In the Bxcbange W'lien nrdi.'iiim. |iii' til ill The Kxclmnce (FORMERLY THB FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL APHIS $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. iMi^Nnwiaitttatom WE SELL DIRECT TO THi EDSMEN__QA.M.MPT SELL JT. j[g yjsi U you desTYear ToBScco^owd&r^BSfTs^iuaranteeatoBurii, ttH will Burn atsd Give Perfect Satisfaction, or Money Back^ N^ftH Qj^r Qi(g£t ^ ^jf. THB H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK. PA. ■ III I TM0. SCALINE NIKOTEEN For BpTsying. S APHIS PUNK For Fiunigating. Aak your dealer for it NICOTINE MFG. CO. ST. LOUIS For San Jose and various scale on trees and hardy stoclc Qt. 7So.; gal^ $1.50. NIKOTIANA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumlg-atlng- or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.50; g-al., $4.50. Our Advertising Golumsn Read for Profit — Use for Results If yon cannot obtain onr product! from your local dealer, send us your or- der and we will Blilp immediately throngrli onr nearest agent. APHINf MAI^ACTURING CO. MADISON, N. J. Geo. A. Burnlston, Pres. M. G. Ebel. Treaa When orderfng. please meption Tbe Escbange ^Sf^ .. li "^sas^^^ / 'hflNURES -^ — -<^ Sv Unequaled for Greenhouse and Landscape FertilizHiit The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CailCAGO Kansas City, Mo. Those Californian Violets The demand for flowers of all grades continued active, culminatinK in a big demand for corsages at New Year. Stocks of all Isinds were low after the Christmas rush. Carnations are still in I demand, particularly among the smaller dealers whose own supply gave out under the continued holiday buying. The California Violet was especially popular during the Christmas buying. The big uptown stores — Rock. Murray, Newell, Alpha and the K. C. Floral Co. — all made purchases from T. J. Noll & Co., wholesalers, who had arranged for more than 200 dozen bunches Christmas we%k, with a continuing supply there- after of half as much weekly. Kellogg was almost the only large retail dealer who arranged supplies to come direct from the growers. The florists in Springfield, Mo., were particularly insistent upon receiving shipments from Kansas City. Several big funerals there were the cause. Tlie Springfield Seed Co. obtained one ship- ment of $200 worth of flowers wholesale, after several other smaller orders. J. W. Stokes also bought heavily here. John Eggleston, Lexington, Mo., is an out of town dealer who called upon Kansas City wholesalers to furnish him stocks for two big funerals. Ed Tatro, Salina, Kas., is a Carnation grower, but who was unable to supply his own demands. He wired to Kansas City one day last week for five hundred Carnations at whatever price they would be supplied. Texas figured largely in the wholesal- ing from Kansas City. Two nice orders of Carnations, Roses, Lilies and Stevia came from the Miller Greenhouse, Long- view, Tex., and the Rose Lawn Floral Co., Yoakum, Tex. A new greenhouse supplying Kansas City with Carnations and Sweet Peas is the Pinehurst Gardens, Pleasant Hill, Mo. The Pinehurst Co. has been well known for several years supplying vege- table stocks. Now, however, its entire output is flowers. George Rye, Fort Smith, Ark., stated his demands very plainly in telegrams, offering eight cents for red Carnations here. "Won't take no for an answer," he wired. He got the stocks. G. K. Parker, president of the Flo- rists' Club and manager of the George M. Kellogg Co., took a hunting vacation during Christmas week. He ruslied down to Kingsville, Mo., and bagged thirty-seven rabbits and five quail in one day. Then he rushed back to work. His Christmas trade was so heavy, by the way, that he added fourteen helpers. B. S. B. San Francisco, Cal. The Christmas Market Prosperity was written in great big letters in the flower stores of San Fran- cisco during Christmas week. This ia speaking collectiely. Possibly some only did their usual Christmas business, but those that made an effort and spent money advertising and fixing up their display windows increased their Christ- mas sales tremendously — some as much as 50 per cent. Many were sold out, and some found they were oversold. It is pleasing to note that there was a marked increase in cash sales — a sign that there is lots of ready money in town. Pot stock was of course the best sell- ing. Of these. Cyclamen had the lead and possibly will always have. Begonias sold well also, and brought good prices, selling from $3 to $7 in the better down- town shops. Poinsettias this year lagged a bit and were poor in foliage ; they sold excellently, however, made up in huge baskets with ferns. The fern trade was unusually good and becomes better every year. Pans of mixed ferns with flower- ing plants were popular. Roses sold fairly well, at least well enough to completely clean out all of the wholesalers and whoop the priee up tm it scraped. Ophelia was very popu- lar this season. Am. Beauty sold readily in the downtown stores at $12 a doz. Carnation Groxrers Break Just after Christmas the Carna- tion "ti-ust" broke up after considerable internal trouble. Now each grower sells his own stock. As a result the price on the best red Carnations has dropped from $1 to 75e. a bunch. Carnations were not as good sellers as could be ex- pected at Christmas but for the last few days their sales have picked up and they are moving quite well. Many of the stores sold out their sup- ply of Violets before Christmas Eve. The price for these remained the same, 15c. a bunch. Double Violets sold for 25c. Trade Notes Among those reporting a prosper- ous Christmas trade was B. M. Josephs of Josephs' Flower Shop in Grant ave. This is good news coming from a year- old store. Mr. Josephs states that the business increase was something over 50 per cent. The Fairmount Floral on Powell st. (also reports that their Christmas business was above the usual holiday mark. Caf6 decorating and counter business has kept up nicely with them since the Christmas rush. Erie James of Elmhurst, one of our leading growers, added a bit of variety to the usual Christmas pot stock by bringing into flower some fine specimen Bougainvilleas. These sold well for nov- elties, but their coloring is somewhat against them to make a regular com- modity. The December issue of the Architect, a local architectural publication, had an interesting article on "Greenhouses in California." This was well illustrated and was written by Geo. C. Pape of Berkeley, the Western representative of the Lord & Burnham Co. of New York. In this issue also appeared the first of a series of articles on landscape garden- ing by Prof. E. T. Stevens of the Dept. of Landscape Engineering in the Uni- versity of California. Luther Bnrbank Co. Fails The Luther Burbank Co.. which opened up here a little over a year ago and which had the exclusive right of handling the "creations" of the Santa Rosa plant wizard, went to the wall here this week as a result of a suit filed by Luther Burbank demanding his annujil unpaid royalty of $15,000. This was a great surprise to many of the tradesmen here, but more so to an eager throng of stockholders. Among those wholesalers enjoying a prosperous Christmas was the Visitation Valley Nurseries. Mr. Schwrin of this firm states that they were almost cleaned out of pot stock. Since Christmas the January 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 97 KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO KINNER pONTROL complete. Pre ^— ventB droiiHht losses Redacea labor bills. In creases prortt. SpeclalPort able line for SU.76. Send for new Bulletin. THE SKINNER IRRldlATlON CO. 226 Water St., Troy, OUlo YSTEM OF IRRIGATION GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices c&n be had by mail, and it wiUpay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a earload on a one-day Dotioe, and at Rook Bottom Prioea. PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N. V. )reer's Peerlessi Glazing Points For Greenbouses Drive easy and true, because both bevels are on the same •ide. Can't twist and bieak the glass in dnviag, Galvaa* ized and will not rasL No | rights or left! The Peerless Glazioe Point Is patented. No others like _, it. Order from yoQtdeale^ or direct from os. 1000.75c. postpaid, f Samples free. EEKKT A. I)REEft,l 714 ChestDQt 8tr««t\ PUla^stplLU. FULL^ SIZE.; N£ 2 Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick (elected Glaaa all axes from 6 x 8 to 16 z 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N. Y. THE SHORTEST WAY CONSULT OUR STOCK and MATERIAL INDEX Page 71 PACIFIC COAST— Continned great dfrnanj tor \'ulley has cleaned out those people diiil.v. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pacific Coast Ilorlicultuial Sot'iet.v 'will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. llans I'lath at their home on Lau ranee avo. of ibis cit.v next Frida.v evening, and as we all know what a good host and hostess Mr. and Mrs. Plath are, we are sure everyone present will tind the evening enjoyable. We regret tu reitort I hat the father of. Mrs. John Folheringhani is quite ill at present, and we all wish him a speedy recovery. A. Schnutenhanse, probably better known in some of the shops as "Shorty" an account of his lengthy proportions, has recently acquired some five acres of land at Palo AUo and has commenced growing outdoor stock for the lOlG mar- ket. Mr. Schnutenhanse intends start- ing on anniials and perennials and later developing the establishment into a glass and lath outlay. Mr. Schnutenhause is connected with Schwrin Bros, of the Visitation Valley Nurseries. A. O. Stein, one of our leading decora- tors, has recently purchased a new Cadillac delivery car, thus putting three cars on his delivery force. Mr. Stein, besides reporting an excellent Christmas trade, states that he executed the Fried- man wedding decorations at the Palace Hotel recently. At this affair Wood- wardias were used with pink Roses, Car- nations and Cyclamen. H. Plath of the Ferneries supplied the 'Christmas market with some unusually fine madeup baskets of ferns and Primu- las. These were put up in baskets made of Cork Elm branches, giving the whole a rustic and pleasing appearance. The E. Mc Lei Ian Co. in Bush st. was as usual completely cleaned out during the holidays. Roses were in much de- mand. The doors had to be closed sev- eral times so large was the number of orders that came in. These people are at present cutting a fine stock of long stemmed American Beauty Roses. The Pelicano-Rossi Co. in Kearny st. was forced to seek additional floor space during Christmas week, and as a result opened a commodious annex on Sutter St. All the delivery cars were kept on the jump day and night, and the com- pany reports one of the best holiday businesses ever experienced. Bianchini's on Polk st. was another shop that opened up an additional store during the Christmas holidays. These people were forced to put up the "Sold Out" sign Christmas eve, so large was their orders. O. A. Dailet. Los Angeles, Cal. This is one of those rainy, chilly days, with an atmosphere which penetrates to the marrow, which comes this way occa- sionall.r, and yet my Callas are in full bloom, the leaves and flowers over 4ft. Biigh. These plants get about a foot of chicken manure for a top dressing during ■the year, and an abundance of water from the first of October to the first of May, when they are put to rest. Down the street a few doors there is a house with a front festooned with long strings of Bignonia venusta, and what a sight it is. Bougainvilleas are a riot of flowers, especially B. brasiliensis. On Christ- mas Oay I cut a scape of Crinum Moorei. It is 2ft. tall, crowned with an umbel of its beautiful pink flowers. My Thunbergia Harris! and T. coccinea are just coming into flower, and the gorgeous flowering shrub Oantua buxifolia, will be a mass of crimson colored tubular flowers in about a week. If any of .vour readers, who have a conservatory and love the spectacular in the floral kingdom, have not this plant, I shall be pleased to send them some hard wood cuttings about the first of March when I cut it back. It grows readily from such material. If you make this announcement in your col- umns, please say that I must have enough postage to pay for the mailing. P. D. Baknhart. Portland, Ore. Recent Trade Christmas. 191.^, in all instances was very satisfactory indeed, and all good stock was entirely cleaned up. Lnrge quanrities of potted plants of all kinds found a ready sale, which left the pre- diction of an oversupply unfounded as most growers cleaned up well. Potted Is Mr. Grillo pleased with bis new Jacobs Greenhouses? Ask him — he has three. Every Greenhouse we build is so planned and erected as to attain the maximum of satisfactory results at a minimum of cost. The ventilation and heating systems, which we perfected have ^vithstood tlie most rigid tests- They have never yet failed to do their share in producing an abundant and healthy stock. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO. If you contemplate building a greenhouse write us — we can save money for you. S. JACOBS & SONS Greenhouse Builders 1365-1379 Flushing Ave.. BROOKLYN. N. Y. ordfrlne. filejise m-'ntlnn The Ksrliimce HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, IJ^ and Ij^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO Choice Red Cypress Greenhouse Material Hotbed Sash and Tanks Write for our price* Alfred Struck Co., Inc. Garden and Chestnut Streets, Louisville, Ky. When orderlDE. please mention The Exchange The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Roof Supports. Ventilating Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc. Oandfor T\¥F T ITID ^ A C W IT 'V /jpi W IT* IPIM Successor* « Otrcnlara iJlLtLtC^M\, ^AO IV. IL< I UiL IVIltf 11/ PI JENNINGS BROe'. 8, W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK ST8., PHILAOELFHIA, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 98 The Florists' Exchange THIS greenhouse, which is being used for Sweet Pea growing, was a repeat order. The first Metropolitan greenhouse erected for Mr. T. F. Polbos, of Sea ClifF, Long Island, had demonstrated to his complete satisfaction the thoroughness of our style of construction. THOROUGHNESS is the keynote of Metropolitan worknian- ship, not merely the thoroughness of our force right on the job, but the thoroughness of our entire organization — the work of many units whose knowledge and experience enable our field forces to carry their work of erection to a successful completion, with the least expenditure of the owner's time and money. PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US. We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. I398-I408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Wbgr. orderlnp. pleaae meptlon The Exchange 1866—9115 •ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR. POSTS. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., LocJdand, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER When ordering, please mention The Eichange GRE[NtlOUSEMATERIALi^l10T-BB)SASn t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posu— Patent V and U Gutteta Our Grade Invariable the Best. Our Prices Right 4. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sbeffield Av(., CHICAGO, ILL t When ordering, please mention The Eschaiifre g^ LEADERS IN ^| M A#l Greenhouse GLASS hSf.'ourpricIi'"''" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, lU. tl.qi Tb.^ K\. BOOKLET head and 3 X^ Ji(L FREE sharp extra steel wheels in remov- able handle. Fitted with hand-honed genu- ine \RgnDevU7 wheels. SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 141 Chambers Street. New York City Has one wheel rderillg. pl''as mi'nti.in 'l'ln] Excbange KING The name that assures " the most for the money " in GREENHOUSES Write for BuUetin No. 47 and you will see why. KING CONSTRUCTION CO. I 26 King's Road, N. Tonawanda, N. Y. I 14Ho. 140. 130. l2Ho. When ordt'ring. ple.ise mpntinit Tlie Exoliance DREER'S FLORIST SPECIALTIES New Bra nd New Style "HOSE RIVERTON" Fumiehed in lengtbe up to 600 feet withoat ■earn or Joint. TheHOSEfortheFLORIST 9i-iiioh. per ft.. lOo. Keel of 600 ft." aReela,1000 feet - - " H-inoh - - " Reel«,600ft. " Couplings furnished HENRY A. DREER. 714 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. When ordering, please m^iiti'in The Excliange For Grecoihouaea. Graperies, Hotbeds, Coa- ■erratories and all other ptirpoaes. Get our ^tire before btiyinft. fistlixiacee freely ftiven. GLASS N. COWEN'S SON, 'Mi^'?^?K'* Wbfn orciprlng. plensp mpntlon Ttip Excl-inntre ^^ TO CLOSE OUTi 500 Boxes 8 x 10 , 200 " 6x8 " B ** quality double thick. A great ohanee to savs money. How many jO |/^' A^ROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and >upUng8. Guaranteed to give entire satisfaction, ipe cut to sketch. It will pay to correspond with ALBERT © DAVIDSON. Inc. 17-223 Union Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. lien ordering, please mention The Exchange Houses of M. 'T"«^-^ Stearns im^ "---.-^. ,,{5,., Cypress ---H^ — I r7Tm^,,^armmi } "-^ ■^■'"^'vmnn^ ^''*— ^ -*«^; 26 Years In Use BUILT IN 1889 HOT BED SASH. PECHV CYPRESS BENCH STOCK. Our Cypress Houses Last longer than iron Break less glass tlian iron Are less expensive than iron ask: POR CIRCUUA.R 13 THE A. T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY -:- Neponset-Boston, Mass. Will help all nround If ynu mi-ntlon the Erchange CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factory cost of material. No skilled ubor required. It Is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a Ufetlme. Can be taken down and reset. No home for Tennln or bufts. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. When order! nc. please mention The E.tcli:inue Greenhouse Materials T^tL IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lenitha up to 33 feet Milled to any detail furniahed, or will furnish detaila and out materiaU ready for erection. Franb Van Accrha FuKon Ave., Rose Ave. and I idiiK Tdn A!>6ine, owight st.. jersey city, n. j. When onipriiiK, please mention The Escbaufie PACIFIC COAST— Continned We have another ease o£ the sudden disappearance of one of the recently (iiened stores operated under the name of Henry Clemens, florist, conducted by Mr. Langstaff, as the former gentleman was no longer connected with the concern. It seems as though this gentleman suc- ceeded in getting quite an amount of credit and as he could see by the writ- ing on the wall that if he paid his bills there would not be much left, he decided to go fishing while he had the cash. No one is to blame but th^ growers them- selves. We all welcome competitors who pay their bills but it is next to im- possible for anyone to compete with those who don't. If this class of busi- ness is encouraged it hurts the one who sells the plants the most, for the chances are that stock sold by this unfair com- petition might be sold to some reliable firm the only difference being that in the first instance the stock is not paid for and in the last it is. The time will come when a man will have to show something as a basis of credit; then such things are not so likely to happen. H. NlKLAS. Every Greenhouse Owner That has his houses equipped with Advance Sash Oper- ating Device is more than pleased with the operation. Ask them; they will tell you; or, better yet, send us a trial order and see for yourself. We also ha\e all kinds of Greenhouse Fittings. Catalogue will be sent on re- quest. Don't wait. Write us now. ADVANCE CO., Richmond, Ind. WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c each Oura are all made from the very beet grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for esdmate. S. JACOBS & SONS, ■"'^^^^I^'oKuviC!".?. r-- Wlien ordering, please mention The Kycliange Little Rock, Akk. — Burglars entered the florist store of Paul M. Palez on Tuesday night. Dee. 21, and obtained an amount of money and some stamps. Mrs. A. H. Reaves, who had an art exhibit in the store, also suffered loss. The burglars were caught and bound over to the grand jury by Municipal Judge Woodruff. HIGHEST PRICED ^ CHEAPEST GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBuirs <» CO. 107 Broad Street, Ulica, N. Y. UT US TELL tOU ABOUT THEM When ordering, please mention The Kxchange PERFECT GREENHOISES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE i'iiuM,i!iMj|iiJi,'.l».^.j,tfrrni 150J MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING — PIPE — Wronftbt Iron of soiind Mcond-hand quality with new thresda and coapUnOa. 14>foot lenftthB and up. Alao pipe cue to aketch. We guarantee entve catlafaction or return mooey. Eetabttahed 1903 PfAFf & KHDAHJeay i fiudry Sts., Nmrk.l.l lOO The Florists' Exchange January 8, 1916. "Giving The Laugh" To The Greenhouse Expert ^HE laugh is on us. Or it isn't. Let's see which. First : Perhaps we had better start by backing up ten years. Ten years ago it was; we had then been in the greenhouse heating busi- ness for over sixty years, and in the greenhouse building end for a quarter of a century. It seemed that with the experience of all those years, and the reputation that we had gained, we ought to come pretty close to being greenhouse ex- perts. So our advertising man started in to beat the big base drum about it. What he said was sure enough the whole truth. Those ads. were full of real facts on Hitchings* expert service, from putty to iron frame houses. Those ads. showed you and me the tremendous value of expert greenhouse building service advice. But speaking of expertness, yesterday I certainly did get a jolt. The 'phone rang about two o'clock and one of the large growers said he was going to build a couple of big houses, and wanted to know if one of us would come right down and talk it over with him and his foreman. The first thing that man handed me when I landed was this: "Your concern makes a big noise in the Florists' papers' ads. about your being such greenhouse build, ing experts; but when I go around and see some of the freak, punk things you have built it makes me laugh. "If they are what you call the results of expert ad- vice, then you can just leave it out when you figure on our plan." Then he proceeded to tell me just how his green- houses rnust be located and built. He gave me to understand that " he was paying for them, and he was going to have them exactly the way he wanted them." "No, not even a valve could be changed on the heating." After a very delightful lunch, at which no further mention was made of his houses, we again started to look over his rough plan. After a while, I said: "Do you know why some of those houses that we built and that you criti- cized, are such freaks ? It's because the owners insisted, (just as you are insist- ing,) on having the houses just as they wanted them. They were their houses and they insisted on having them their way. They refused to take advantage of our one-quarter of a century's ex- perience. "Of course, I am not going to flatly refuse to build your houses the way you want them; but, before doing it, we must have it in writing, that the responsibility for their success or fail- ure is entirely yours. We also insist on your having a plan and specification of the way our experts think they should be located, built and heated. " You think you are laughing at our expert advice. When you come to think over, isn't the laugh the other way 'round ? " Was he angry ? Of course not ! He knocked the ashes off his cigar, asked his son to bring around his car, and said : " I'll take you down to the station." Just as the train came in, he remarked off-hand : " Can you have plans and specifications here by Fri- day, based on the way your experts think those houses ought to be built ? " I took them over on Thursday. Yesterday afternoon he gave us the order. When the houses are up we will show you a photo. Right now, if anyone should ask your opinion of Hitchings' Expert Service, what would you answer? And remember, we go anywhere for business. Or to talk business. Hitchings & Company, Elizabeth, N. J. New York, 1170 Broadway. Boston, 49 Federal Street. Philadelphia, 40 South 1 5th Street. AN UP-TO-DATE FLOWER SHOP WITH PLANS "We are a atraight shoot and aim to grow into a oigoroua plant*' A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL VOL. XLI. NO. 3 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, JANUARY 15. 1916 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our atock of Ferna ia now exceptionally fine. We can give better value at thia season of the year than we can at any other time. Those who have facilities for growing on the stock will find it to their advantage to purchase now. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per dos.; 6-in., $6.00 per doi.; 3H-in.. $1.80 per doi.; 2>i-in.. $6.00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS elefiantissima compacta. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doi. NEPHROLEPIS elejiantisslma. Extra large apeoimena, 10-in., $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doi.; d-in., $6.00 per dot.: 2>i-in.. $6.00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS. Dwarf Boston. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per dos. CIBOTIUM Schledei. Extra fine, large epecimens. 10-in., $7.60 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants. 3H-in- POta, $16.00 per 100: 2>i-in.. $3.60 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong plants, from iii-m. pots, $4.00 per 100. FINE NAMED HYACINTHS We offer a fine itock of tbe followioK varieties, vis.: Gertrude, Koh-I-Noor, Jacques, Robt. Stelger, Rose Pompon. Grand Blanche, Noble par Merite, etc. $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. NARCISSUS BICOLOR VICTORIA This ia the finttst of all the bicolor varieties. Eitra-died bulbs, $18.00 per 1000. Lilium Giganteum I to 10 inch bulbs, 200 to the case, $17.00 per case. Cold Storaee Lily of the Valley We offer only one grade of Lily of the VaUey and that THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY OBTAINABLE. Packed in cases of £00 pipa at $10.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NOV YORK Give credit where credit U dae — Ifentlon the Exchange BULBS NEW STOCK READY NOW Giganteum - - | Lilium Formosum ]'■'"' '■'' ""' '''■ ""^^ ''' "■'' 7-9, $6.00 per 100. Case 300 $17.00 9-10, 9.00 per 100. Case 200 17.50 Magnificum - - 9-10, 9.00 per 100. Case 160 14.00 I 8-9, 5.50 per 100. Case 200 10.00 HYDRANGEA OTAKSA FIELD-GROWN, FINE STOCK. 1-10 branches, 6c-36c. Pot-grown, 1-10 branches, 8c.-40c. Special price by the 1000 branches. FRENCH GROWN HYDRANGEAS Following varieties: Bouquet Rose, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Mme. E. Moulliere, Radiant, out of 6-inch pota. 7-10 branches $25.00 per 100 5-6 branches $20.00 per 100. 4 branches $15.00 per 100. All less 3% discount for cash with order. m. F. HASTING CO, ^Sfr'Air".?. OWe crMlt wher> erftdlt !■ d«e — Ifenttoa the Bieliang» i^aa^g^^^^^^^i Buy Direct From The Producer Order from our Wholesale Catalog which is now being mailed, or order from our salesmen who call on you. If they do not call on you. advise us and we shall be pleased to correct their traveling sched- ules to include a visit to your place. We grow what we sell and stand back ol the goods we send out. Our prices are reeisonable and values are good. Ourspecialty is "Rose Plants for Green- house Growing." Let us quote you if your order is big. Our price will interest you and the goods shipp)ed will please you. Refer to our other advertisements in this paper. A.N.FiEi^soN INC. Ci^MVELL Conn r.i.TliiK. lil.-. FUCHSIAS Black Prince, Marinka, Minnesota and Gerbert. mer propagated stock, $3.00 per 100. Extra strong Sum- BEGONIA Gloire de Chatelaine, Prima Donna and Pfitzer Triumph. 2-inch, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 3-inch, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. GERANIUMS. A good assortment of standard sorts, also scented and Ivy-leaved varieties, at $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000, for 2-inch; $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000, for 3-inch. Over 250 new varieties and novelties at $6.00 per 100, up to 50c. each. Geraniums from 4-inch pots, red, white and pink, $8.00 per 100. ALYSSUM (Giant and Dwarf, Double). ALTERNANTHERA (8 varieties). BEGONIA (Vernon Mixed). COLEUS (Golden Bedder, etc.). LEMON VERBENA. MOONVINE (Blue and White). SENECIO ARGENTEUS (Dusty Miller). SALVIA (Bonfire and Zurich). SWAINSONA (Alba and Rosea). AGERATUM (6 varieties). CUPHEA (Cigar Plant). FUCHSIAS (10 varieties). LANTANAS (10 varieties). PARLOR rVY (Senecio Scandens). PETUNIAS (Double and Single). 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. 3-inch, 3.00 per 100, 25.00 per 1000. COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM, HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000; larger quantities, $4.50 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS, whole field clumps, $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. Cash with order. 17. VINCENT, Jr. A SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND Will help all aronDd If yoD mention the Ezcbanc* CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 121. CLASSIFIED Pages 133 to 136 102 The Florists' Exchange ••*•*•****•***********-*'**** Coldf rame Mats l to cover two frames Burlap, $15.00 per dozen Stra^^ Rye $18.00 per dozen refuse for propagating $1.25 per bushel -K Cocoanut Fibre M Scotch Soot, 112 lbs. -K Fine Ground Bone, I WM. ELLIOn & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK - - - $4.00 200 lbs.. $4.50 3f 3f Whpn orilprir ni^'iitinn Tho FLOWER SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST For Immediate Planting' Lily of the Valley Prom our own cold storage plant. $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Prompt shipment' roniER, nSKE, RAWSON CO., ne seed store faneujl Hall Square, Boston WlitMi or.l.TliiL- pli'M-^p ni'-ntlnn The Ksfluincp MEYER'S T BRAND GIGANTEUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A, PEER ORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY EX COLD STORAGE LATER ON CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street. NEW YORK nti,>n Tim V\o >VE BOOK NOW ORFiFR^ for delivery this Spring or next Fall, for the full line of Florists' Forcing V/±VL»J-ostpaid by manufacturers upon ^•^'^\,^ receipt of 40 cents in postage. ^^ AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Trad: Mark Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensis. red. . . 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet.. 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, III. When ordering, please mention The E.xchange GARDEN SEED BBBT, CARROT. PARSNIP. RADISH and GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other items of the short erop of this past season, as well as a full line of Garden seeds, will be quoted you upon applioation to S D. WWDRUff & SONS. 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK and ORANGE. CONN. When ordering, please mention The Exchange S. &, W. Co.'s Superior RETARDED Lily of the Valley In judging the price of our superior LHY OF THE VAIiLET, please remember that the best is the cheapest. Our Valley is positively among the best. Is bought at open prices, with instructions for a selection of the best-developed pips. Our long experience and large importations have commanded this extra selection. Introduced a few years ago, it has now become famous, being forced very extensively by a large number of cele- brated Lily of the Valley growers. S. & W. Co.'s SUPERIOR VALLEY produces strong spikes of flowers, about 15 inches in height, bearing from twelve to twenty extra- large, pure white bells, which are delightfully fragrant. For forcing, these pips are the very best that can be planted. We can offer, subject to prior sale, this SUPERIOR VALI/ET, in original cases of 250 Pips $4.50 per case 500 Pips 8.50 per case 1000 Pips. . .$16.00 per case 2000 iPips. . . 31.00 per case STllMPP & WALTER CO., '"NE^'^SkfJ When orilertiit-' I'U-'ige mention The Rxrhnnge OUR MOTTO. •THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS' Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, N[W YORK From Cold Storage New York or Chicago $16.00 per 1000; $8.50 per 500; $4.50 per 250 Pips -lining, iili'iisp nT'iiU'iii Th<^ KxcIimiil' 0EANS, PEAS, RADISH and I ad aU GARDEN SEEDS — -IT ^t% ©NION SETS ^^^'^^Ll^^ZT''^^^^ Whpft ordering, pleaae mpntloo The Exohsnge Mastodon Pansies F^ne, etoeky, transplanted private stock. Mixed, SI.OO per 100, »8.00 per 1000. Seedlings, large or standard size. East of Chicago, order from the Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hlcksville, L. I., N. Y. MASTODON, Mixed. H oz. 75c., oz. $5.00. MASTODON, Mixed, Private Steele. H oz $1.00, oz. $7.00. New catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. (N'stal Palace compacta 25 2 00 Emperor VVlIllam compacta 25 1.75 Erlnus gracilis. l.iKlit blue 15 .75 Erlnus speclosa. Deep blue 15 .75 MIGNONETTE Bunyard's Invincible. The finest Mignonette for under glass or pot culture. Trade pkt. 25c., ^ oz. $1.50. ij 02. $2.75, oz. $5.00. Allen's Defiance. Trade pkt. 50o , H oz. $1.00. Scandens. Blue. , Alba. White. COBAEA Tr. pkt. . ..$0.10 . .. .15 Oz. $0.25 1.00 SMILAX Trade pkt. lOc, oz. 40c. ALYSSUM Trade pkt. Benthami >i lb. 50o. $0.10 Carpet of Snow 10 Little Gem 10 White Gem 25 CENTAUREA Candidissima 25 Gynuiocarpa 10 .50 Oz. $0.15 .50 .30 .75 Marltima. lyi ft Maiitima " Diamond ' CINERARIA 10 Serrated . .20 VERBENAS Invlncible.Hybrids. Mixed 25 Blue 25 Pink 25 Scarlet 25 White 25 Lemon 25 VINCA Alba. White 15 Rosea alba. Rose and white Mined .15 .10 ASPARAGUS .30 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 .75 .75 .75 .50 Plumosus^nanus. True greenhouse grown. 100 seedslSOc, 250 seeds $1.00, 1000 seeds $3.50, 10,000 seeds 832.50. Plumosus nanus. California grown. 100 seeds 50c., 250 seeds 75o., 1000 seeds $2.60, 10,000 seeds $22.60. Sprenjeri. 250 seeds 25c., 1000 seeds 75o., 5000 seeds $3.00. BEGONIA Trade pkt Erfordil. Carmine $0.25 Semperflorens 25 Vernon grandiflora 25 [And All Other Seasonable Seeds Remember, you may deduct 5 per cent. If cash accompanies order HarryA.BunyardCo.Jnc. The Uptown Seed Store 40 WEST,28th ST., NEW YORK CITY ^'hen orjpriii;.-. please mention The E-^change Contract Growers of PEPPERJ I EGG PLANT KALE OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS. Inc. 2^:?::r MOORESTOWN, N, J. When ordering, pleuse mention The Exchange David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michigan Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mention The Exchange AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. PreoideDt. John M. Lupton, Mattituck. N. Y.; first vii-e-preaideDt, Kmny B. Whitb, Detroit, Miob.; second vico-president, F. W. Hui-Ciano, Washington, D. C.; secretary-treasurer, C. E. Kejsdel. 2010 Ontario St., Cleveland, O.; assistant secrvtary, 8. F. Wita.ARD, Jr., Cleveland, O. Bids for Free Seeds Opened Sixl.v-oiie proposals were received on Jan. 11 b.v the Department of Agricul- ture for the furnishing of various flower and vegetable seeds. As in previous .years, the items were read but the quan- tities quoted upon and such other in- formation as w.*is submitted in the pro- posals by the bidders were withheld. The bidding on some of the individual items was very light, and but few foreign bids were received. Immediately following the opening of the bids, work was com- menced on tabulating tlie items w'ith a view to the making of awards at an early date. A number of bidders from the West Coast, as well as from Eastern points were present at the opening. The quantities called for were : Vegretable Seeds Corn. Sweet, 3000 bus.; Beans, dwarf (hand picked), 1000 bus.; Beans, Pole (hand picked), 1200 bus.; Beans, Lima (hand picked), 1200 bus.; Peas (hand picked), 3000 bus.; Beet, 25,000 lbs. ; Brussels Sprouts, 2000 lbs. ; Carrot, 20,000 lbs.; Collards, 3000 lbs.; Cucum- ber. 30.000 lbs. ; Endive. 5000 lbs. ; Kale, 3000 lbs. ; Kohl-Rabi. 2000 lbs. ; Lettuce, 80.000 lbs. ; Muskmelon. 40,000 lbs. ; Okra, 4000 lbs.; Onion, 30.000 lbs.; Parsnip, SOOO lbs.; Parsley, 5000 lbs.; Radish, 1.30,000 lbs.; Squash. Summer, 15,000 lbs. ; Tomato, 10.000 lbs. ; Turnip, 30,000 lbs. ; Watermelon, 10,000 lbs. Flower Seeds Antirrhinum, 300 lbs. ; Balsam, Camellia flowering, 500 lbs. ; Calendula officinalis, 1600 lbs. ; Candytuft, Em- press. 3000 lbs. ; Celosia cristata, dwarf mixed, 500 lbs. ; Celosia plumosa, os- trich feather, 500 lbs. ; Centaurea cyanis, 800 lbs. ; Coreopsis : bicolor, tinctoria and coronata, 900 lbs.; Cosmos (early flowering), 1000 lbs.; Delphinium, an- nual, 400 lbs. ; Dianthus, Heddewigii (single), 1000 lbs.; Dianthus, Chinen- sis (double). 1000 lbs.; Eschscholtzia Califomica, 1500 lbs. ; Kochia tricho- phila (improved type). 1000 lbs.; Morn- ing Glorv, dwarf. 1000 lbs. ; Morning Glory, tall, 20OO lbs.; Mignonette (large flowering, choice mixed), 3000 lbs.; Nas- turtium, dwarf, choice mixed, 3000 lbs. ; Nasturtium, tall, choice mixed, 3000 lbs. ; Pansy, choice mixed, 1000 lbs. ; Petunia, Countess of EUesmere or varieties of same type, 250 lbs. ; Poppy, Peony-flow- ering, 1800 pounds ; Poppy, Shirley, 1800 lbs. ; Portulaca, mixed. 400 lbs. ; Sweet Peas (choice mixed), (3000 lbs.; Zinnia, giant-flowering, double mixed, 1000 lbs. ; Zinnia, dwarf, double mixed, 500 lbs. Bids were also invited on the follow- ing seeds in cases where there was a shortage of any of the above varieties, quotations to be considered for 100 lbs. or more : Aster, choice mixed, Chrysan- themum tricolor coronarium. Cypress Vine, Verbena, choice mixed. Lobelia erinus. Salpiglossis, Sweet Alyssum, Vir- ginia Stocks. Among the bidders were the following : Routzahn Seed Co., Arroyo Grande. Cal. ; Upper Columbia Co., Marble, Wash, ; S. D. Woodruff & Sons, Orange, Conn. : Waldo Rohnert, Gilroy, Cal. ; John Bod- ger & Sons Co., Los Angeles, Cal. ; J. W. Jung Seed Co.. Randolph, Wis.; D. V. Burrell, Rocky Ford. Col. ; S. H. Pollock, Kocky Ford. Col. ; Kelway & Son. Lang- port. England ; Norton H. Morrison. Fairfield. Wash. ; Vilmorin Andrieux & Co., Paris, France ; Peters-Wheeler Seed Co., Gilroy, Cal. ; Victor Johansen Seed Co., Los Angeles, Cal. ; Jones Bros., Somerville, Ga. ; George W. Smith. Rolla. Kans. ; Edward B. Clarke Seed Co.. Mil- ford, Conn. ; G. W. Oliver, Rocky Ford. Col.; R. H. James, Rocky Ford, Col.; J. S. Friener. Garden City, Kans. ; W. F. Woodside, Rocky Ford, Col. ; Hunter Seed Co.. San Francisco, Cal. ; Lake Shore Seed Co., Dunkirk, N. Y. ; Califor- nia Seed Growers Ass'n. Inc.. San JosS, Cal. ; W. H. Robinson, Cairo, Ga. ; King Pharr, Catherine. Ala. ; L. C. Pharr, Catherine. Ala.; Philip C. Riefel. Rocky Ford. Col.; Sioux City Seed & Nur- sery Co.. Sioux City, la. ; Braslan Seed (iruweis V,u., Inc., San Jos6, Cal.; James L. Mauldin, Cairo, Ga. ; II. Van Bus- kirk Seed Co., Rocky Ford, Cal. ; C. Herbert Coy Seed Co., \'alley. Neb. ; Rogers Bi'os., Aipina, Mich.; S. C. Wood, Rocky Ford, Col.; Delia Shaulis, Rocky Ford. Col.; J. .\. Shaulis, Rocky Ford, (.'ol.; t'lii'smiire lOastlake Aler. Co., St. Joseph, .\ln. : Denaiffe & Sons, Berkeley, Cal.; Lonuwec .Seed Co., Blisstield, Mich. ; Wm. McGery, Rolla, Kans. ; Hartwell Wagoner, Rockv Ford, Col.; E. R. Bliss, Greeley, Cal.; Geo. R. Ped- rick, Pedricktown, N. J. ; W. W. Bar- nard Co., Chicago, 111. ; Kimberlin Seed Co., Santa Clara, Cal. ; Western Seed & Irrigation Co., Fremont, Neb. ; Ebbertt Seed Co., Rocky Ford, Col.; S. P. God- win, Cairo, Ga. ; G. H. Booth, Cairo, Ga. ; M. H. Coon, Rocky Ford, Col. ; Barteldes Seed Co., Lawrence, Kans. ; Norton H. Morrison, Fairfield, Wash. ; Chauncey P. Coy & Son, Waterloo, Neb. ; Aggeler & Musser Seed Co., Los .Vngeles, Cal. ; Ii'vin Bros., Rocky Ford, Col. ; Henry Fish Seed Co., Carpenteria, Cal. ; F. W. Bolgiano Co.. Washington, D. C. ; Arkansas Valley .Seed Hou.se, Lakin, Kans. ; B. A. Gilbert. Monticello, Fla. E. A. D. IMPORTS, ETC.— Jan. 4.— S. S. Ardgo- wan — G. W. Sheldon & Co., 500 bis. Clover seed, 100 bis. Colza seed; Lun- ham & Moore, 60 pkgs. seed. S. S Kursk — P. c. Kuyper & Co.. 1 case plants. S. S. Finland— G. W. Sheldon & Co., 20 pkgs. seed. Jan. 6 — S. S. La Touraine — F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 2 cases plants. European Notes MentaUy and materially the "gay and festive season" finds us enveloped in gloom. The sad events of the past, and the terrible uncertainties of the future, are a heavy burden on our minds which we cannot shake off, while the persist- ently damp and depressing weather affects our bodies in similar fashion. It is all very well for the bare-brained optimist to tell us to "keep smiling" ; the smiles are not forthcoming. Still, in spite of ap- pearances to the contrary, we are bound to believe that the longest and darkest night will have an ending, and the time will come when the horrible nightmare which now holds us in its grip will be- come a memory only, and gentle peace hold sway. These moralizings may seem out of place in the columns of a trade paper, but the writer counts upon the tolerance and sympathy of those whom he has honestly striven to serve these many years in the hospitable pages of The Flo- rists' Exchange. Coming now to business : the damp and depressing weather referred to above makes it almost impossible for us to keep well posted in the condition of the plants of biennials and perennials growing for next year's crops, and our reply to per- sistent and perfectly reasonable inquiries on this point consists mainly of the one work "doubtful." That, however, is the best and only answer we are able to give, as much of our best land is under water and_ we will not be able to do any work on it for man.v weeks to come. .\s many of our plants have never been strong and healthy it is very doubtful if the.v will pull through. There the matter must rest for the present, but it is only fair to add that a very large proportion of our very limited supply of labor is of a very unskilled character, and it is quite possi- ble that crops which, with more .skillful handling, might have been saved will now be lost. The foregoing remarks apply to bien- nials and perennials of evci'y kind usually grown for the production of seed. •Since the last notes were penned there has been quite a considerable drop in the market value of Onion bulbs, so that it is possible that a larger acreage may be planted for seed : this remark does not. however, apply to the silver skinned Italian varieties. The Dutch Government has allowed a certain percentage of round-seeded Spin- Allcnlion Flower Growers GLADIOLI may be a little "off color" just now, but they will "come back" and when they (Jo it will pay you well to be in line with something unique in colors. Childs^ Primulinus Hybrids offer the grower a Golden Opportunity with their colors of Gold, Orange, Lemon, Salmon -Pink, etc., combine(J with grace- ful spikes that lend them- selves to artistic and dainty decorations. Our strain was awarded the Gold Medal at Pana- ma-Pacific Exposition, I9I5. They are easy to grow, their price is low. 40c. per doz., $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Send for our catalogue John Lewis Childs (IINC.) Flowerfield, L I., N. Y. Wben orderiDg, please mention The Eliciiange 104 The Florists' Exchange Fill Your Empty Benches Now With GLADIOLUS We are growers of this stock in quantity, and the bulbs we send out for forcing under glass are especially selected for this purpose. Mrs. Francis King. First size Augusta America Chicago White " ' Florist XXX Mixed " ' Write Por Prices and Samples (..l^jillolui VAUGHAN'S We can also supply "MEDIUM SIZE" bulbs of the above varieties. 1916 prices on all leading kinds are ready. SEED STORE ^^Vr'^^K GWe credit where credit U dne — Mention the Bxcfaange piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiu I Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. | I Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to | I suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage | I Lilies and no mistake. | I You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order | I for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA | I CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc., for next season delivery, | I now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? | I We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to 1 I send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above - | I in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop 1 1 us a postal and you will get it by return mail. | 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds, Onion Sees. Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADELPHIA raiiiiiininiiiNiiiiiiiniiiNiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniirii |iiiiHiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiii iiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiinjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiii iiiiiiiiiii iiiii a I Begonia and Gloxinia Bulbs | g Singles and doubles. 6rst size bulba, in ca'^e lots at import prices. M I WRITE FOR PRICES AND PARTICULARS. | I McHutchison & Co., i? IvK?:^?!?. iiiinniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiniiiini iiNiiiniiiiiiiiiiinii iiiiiiiniiniiiiiiuniiiniiiiiiiiiiiij luiiiniiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iniimiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii 3 NEW YORK We offer the best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, IJi-in. and up. Pink Augusta, our special White amd Light Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensls, fine bulbs. Princeps, Little Blush, De Lamarck. Elaborate, first size, IJ^-in. up. $8.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Ro>vehl & Granz Hicksville. L. i., N. Y. When nrflpring. pleasp mention The Exchange ' When ordering, please mention The Excluinge The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange for THE TRADE ONLY. Lily of the Valley Pips Serlin and Hamburg Cold Storage j;^,^. In cases of 3000 pips . .140.00 " " " 1000 pips . . 14.00 " " " 250 pips . . 4.00 J. M. THORBURN & GO. S3 Barclay St.. through to 54 Park Place NEW YORK WbLMi ordering:, [.k-a.se mention The E.xcbange aeh to be moved at last; tlie ultimate destiny of the balance is, as vet, un- known. We have to be thankful for very small mercies now. (Later A<]i:ices) Tlie ciiugpsted condition of every avail- able means of transport seriously de- ranges all our plans for the forwarding of such seeds as have already reached us from our farms and preventctl our grow- ers in other countries from dcliveriag su<:"h portions of their miserable crops as they have been able to prepare for ship- ment. These are the main causes for the de- lays in our shipments to your side which have become quite intolerable to ourselves and must be very annoying to our friends. Our crops of Spinach are now begin- ning to arrive and will soon be en route to America, but during the weary inter- val while the political manoeuvres have heen going on, a woeful shrinkage has taken place in the crops of varieties that are in greatest demand. In the case of one important variety a shrinkage of more than 40 per cent, has t.nken place; add to this the lo per cent, demanded by the Dutch Government, and the serious mature of our position becomes apparent. In the case of other varielies a deficiency of from lo to 30 per cent, is noted, but the heavy freight and incidental expenses maintain the same high level. Only the round seeded \arietie.s are included in the foregoing remarks : prickly seed is not allowed to leave the country at any price. All these fiacts are qnite well knnwn to the growers and as a result the price de- manded by them for 1910 crops of this article is simply exorbitant. The cessation of the severe frosty spell may enable our growers to mature the last pickings of Nasturtiums for which seed we have ra.Tny inquirie.* just now. The later ripened crops of Sweet Peas are now being delivered but the demand is falling off somewhat, possibly on ac- count of the very high prices demanded. Sweet Pea enthusiasts everywhere will sadly miss the inspiriting influence of W. Atlee Burpee. The man to take bis place is nc5t forthcoming at present. EUR0PE.\N SlCEDS. Alarming Shortage in Certain Seed In response to your in(.iuiry as to our views as respects the seed supply condi- tion write that a similar seed crop calamity, especially as respects Dwarf Snap Beans and some Sugar Corns, like that of this past Autumn, 1915. may have occurred more than once before, but the writer cannot recall a year since 18.50 when there w^ere so many back-sets in garden .seed production. Not all garden seeds are short, because some Peas, for a change, have been harvested in abun- dance, but an alarming number of fami- lies of some other seeds have been marked failures in varying degrees. By the ex- pression "a short crop" the writer means 50 per cent, of expectations at Spring planting season, say last May. By "a failure" he mains under 25 per cent.. 20 per cent.. 10 per cent., 5 per cent., no per cent., and it is now clearly apparent that it will be utterly impossible to fill more than a small percentage of many seeds booked, some not any, even if twenty prices were offered. Seeds cannot be made to order like shoes. Those families most seriously destroyed by rain in Midsummer and frosts in .\u- tumii have been Bush or Snap Beans, liotli (ireen and Wax-pods, only a few reaching 75 per cent, of expectations at planting, most of them under 25 per cent., many not 5 per cent., some not at all. many not returning the planting seed .stock put into the ground. To illustrate the Bean shortage I will point to the six millions of bushels. .SGO.OOO.fKXI pounds, short of white grocery Beans in the one Stale of Michigan. C*ne seed grower in Iowa who let it be known among seed merchants that he had tbree bushels of Burpee's Stringless for sale had forty-four orders tor that special three bushels. This .signifies the shortage, and well known seedsmen are advertising in the trade journals for Beans — a course seldom taken. Stowell's Evergreen Corn, and espe- cially Country Gentleman Sugar Corn, and some other varieties are not nmch better than Beans. The seed of Summer Squashes has been saved in limited quan- tity. Some sorts of Pepper seed have been harvested in reduced quantities. Onion seed has proved to be short and prices have doubled. Salsify is alarm- ingly reduced : Europe has taken it iu large blocks at .$1.25 per pound. Some varieties of Tomato seed have been saved in Hunted quantities. This is only a partial reference to some seeds. of American production. Now those sorts of European seeds relied upon in the United States have been most seriously curtailed as the war there has not only had the effect of cut- ting oft' totally the shipment of German seeds in bulk to America, as such in quan- tity could not get out of Germany, but has to a marked degree diminished the shipment of French, English and Holland seed, and not only that but thnse same countries have been purchasing seeds in the United States to make up their own shortages consequent upon the diminu- tion of labor in those couutries and the almost total stoppage of garden seed cul- ture in the war-devastated districts of Europe. These Autumn purchases of American seeds by Europeans, and most of it by cable, have absorbed all California sur- pluses, possibly some hundreds of thou- sands of pounds of Onion. Lettuce, Leek, Salsify, I5eet, Kadish and other things, and next year the present values will not only be maintained but certainly further advanced as a consequence of iOuropeau contracts already made. A continuation of the war is more destructive to seed growing interests abroad than to the manufacture of any kind of factory or mill-made goods, for mills may get to work at any season of the year and at short notice. It must not be overlooked that far- seeing seed merchants have to take a more extended view of the world's con- ditions than do the dealers in shoes, blan- kets, hardware, or most anything else, as nine-tenths of these can be made out- right by machinery, but not one nor one hundred machines can make seeds : they are only made by the slow prncess of nature, at all times subject to lunst un- expected setbacks of rain or drought, heat or cold, insects or fungi, and now comes the condition that the United States has to supply not only its own needs but a portion of the wants of Europe and the world. Seed merchants will do well to nail on the spot all good offers, for to lose time gunning around most likely will re- sult in the payment of increased values Taniiarv 1.5, 1016. The Florists' Exchange 105 FLORISTS' SEEDS FOR EARLY SOWING JSr^^^iL Album. White. Blue. 2 ft Blue Perfection. 1 ft, Mauve Beauty. 6 in. AGERATUM Trade pict. Oi 2 ft $0.10 $0.40 10 .40 10 50 Compact 15 .75 ALYSSUM Bonthaml (Sweet) J^ lb. 5Co. .10 .15 Carpet of Snow. For bangiog-boaketa and iiorderg 10 .50 Little Gem. SDloDcUd for pota 10 .30 White Gem. Very compact; fine for car- pet bedding 25 .75 ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) TALL VARIETIES NELROSE. Flowers silvery pink; produces stems a yard long 30 SILVER-PINK. Its name describes it. Sold onlv in orisinator's packets 1 .00 Coral-Red. Striking color 25 1.00 Daybreak. Pink, white throat 25 1.50 Lllaclnum. Beautiful lilac 25 1.00 Luteum Yellow 25 1.00 Ouecn Victoria. Pure white 25 1.00 Romeo. Deep rose 25 1.00 INTERMEDIATE VARIETIES Golden Ouocn 20 1.00 Oratige King. Glowing orange self 25 2 00 Pink Queen. Creamy pink 25 2 50 Queen of the Nortli. White 20 100 ASTERS EARLY WONDER Produces large flowers of fine shape, which stand well when cut. Trade pkt. Oz Lavender $0.25 $3 00 Pink 25 2.00 White 25 2.00 BRANCHING This vigorous type forms broad, handsome bushes, covered with large, long-stemmed and long-petaled flowers. Trade pkt. Oz. Carlson's Laven- der $0.25 $1.00 Semple's Shell Pink 25 1.00 Semple's Upright White 25 1.00 QUEEN OF THE MARKET Large-flowered and very early Tisde pkt. Oi. Crimson $0.15 $1.00 Trade pkt. Oz. Vick's Crimson. . .$0.25 $1.00 Purple 25 Rose 25 Violet 25 White 25 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Dark Blue. , Flesh Color Peach Blossom. .15 .15 .15 1.00 1.00 1.00 Trade pkt. 0». Pink $0.15 $1.00 Rose, 15 1.00 Scarlet 15 1.00 White 16 1.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus. True greenhouse-grown, 50 cts. 100 seeds, $1,00 250 seeds. $3.50 1000 seeds, $32.50 10.000 seeds. Plumosus nanus. California-grown. 50 cts. 100 seeds, 75 cts. 250 seeds. $2.50 1000 seeds. $22,50 10,000 seeds. Sprengeri. 25 cts. 250 seeds, 75 cU. 1000 seeds, $3.00 for 5000 seeds. BEGONIA Trade pkt. Boddlngton's Crimson Bedder $0.50 Erfordii. Carmine 25 Semperflorens 25 Vernon grandlflora 25 Petunia, Boddlngton's Century Prize Oz. Trade pkt. Large $0.25 $1.00 10 .35 .10 .60 CANDYTUFT Boddinfiton's Giant Hyacinth-Flowered. pure white, spiral spikes Empress. 1 ft. Pure white, pyramidal CENTAUREA Candidlssltna. Very scarce 25 Gymnocarpa CINERARIA Maritima. l»i ft 10 Maritima "Diamond." Foliage very white, leaves serrated 20 COBAEA Scandens. Blue 10 Alba. White 15 COLEUS Boddlngton'B Magnificent Rainbow Hybrids 50 GREVILLEA Robusta (Silk Oak) 25 LOBELIA Crystal Palace compacta 25 Emperor William compacta 25 Erinus gracilis. Light bhie 15 Erinus speciosa. Deep blue 15 MIGNONETTE Boddlngton'a Majesty. The finest of all fancy varieties of Mignonette for under glass or pot culture. Trade pkt, 60 eta., yi oz, $1.00, oz, $7,50 .30 1.00 .30 1,00 1.00 2.00 1.75 .75 ,75 Allen's Defiance (Originator's stock) $1.00, New Y'ork Market. An ideal variety for florists. 60 cts,, oz. $6.50. Trade pkt. 50 cts., H oz. Trade pkt. MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not) Trade pkl. Oi. Boddlngton's Pot. Produces fine, free-growing specimens $0.50 Alpegtrls, Royal Blue. Very deep blue 28 $1.80 Alpestrls Victoria. Sky blue 25 1.78 PETUNIAS Boddlngton*s Quality Double Fringed. May be con- fidently reUed on to produce a lurge protiortion of double Howers of exquisite beauty and great size. J^ trade pkt. 00 cts., trade pkt. $1.00. Century prize. Gigantic, single flower, hnvins the edges deeply ruffled or fluted. >^ trade pkt. 60 eta., trade pkt. $1.00. Trade pkt. Bar Harbor Beauty. Beautiful rose $0.25 Emperor. Single. Large blosaoma 50 Rosp Morn. Hoft carmine pink 26 Ruffled Giants Single fringed 50 PYRETHRUM Trade pkt. Oi. Aureum (Golden Feather) $0.10 $0.30 Selaginoidea. Finely serrated 10 .60 SALVL\ Clara Bedman (Bonfire) 25 Splendens (Scarlet Sage) ^0 Splcndena pendula. Drooping 25 Splendena Zurich 2S SHAMROCK True Irish. Small-Leaved 25 SMILAX Trade pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50o STOCKS GERMAN TEN-WEEK Trade pkt. 0«, 2.80 1.25 3.00 3,80 1.00 Trade pkl. Flesb Color.... $0.25 Llebt Blue .26 Scarlet 28 Snow White... .28 0.. $3.25 3.25 3.25 3.26 BrllUant Rose, . .$0.25 $3.25 Canary Yellow.. .25 3.25 Crimson 26 3.25 Dark Purple 25 3.25 CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN Flower continuously through the Summer. Princess Alice. White 25 Apple Blossom. Light pink 25 Peach Blossom. Soft pmk 25 Chamoise 25 Bridesmaid. Rose ;^5 Canary. Yellow 25 Flamingo. Blood red *5 Blue Jay. Light blue 25 Violet. Dark blue 25 Carminea. Crimson 25 GIANT PERFECTION White. PyAmidal, long spikes of large, double flowers, pkt. 25ct3., oz, $3.50. VERBENAS Trade pkt. O.. Mammoth Hybrids. Mixed $0.25 $1.00 4.50 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Trade Auricula-flowered. White eye 25 Blue 25 Pink 2S Scarlet Defiance *o White (Candidisslma) 25 Lemon (Aloysia dtriodora) 25 VINCA Trade pkt. 0». Rosea alba. Rose Alba. White $0.15 $0.75 and white 15 Rosea. Rose 15 .75 MUed 10 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.50 .76 .50 REMEMBER, YOU MAY DEDUCT 5 PER CENT. IF CASH ACCOMPANIES ORDER Arthur T. Boddington Company, Inc., seedsmen NOTE CHANGE OF ADDRESS: 128 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchanpe for inferior stocks, as the best will be bought up first. D. Lamjketu Seed Co., Bristol. I'a. American Seed Trade Association Executive Meeting A mertiug of tlie exeoutive committee of this association was held at the Hotel Astor. New York, on Friday, Dec. 7, when there were present President W. M. Lupton, Mattituck, X. Y. ; .Secretary- treasurer C. E. Kendel, 2010 Ontario st., Cleveland, O. ; Henry Nungesser of the Nungesser-Dickinson Seed Co.. Hoboken, N. J., also M. H. Duryea of the Nun- gesser-Dickinson Seed Co. : Watson S. Woodruff of S. D. Woodruff & Sons. Or- ange, Ct22 at Chicago, will be tliese : "Tliat the executive committee of the American Seed Trade Association in ajl- nual meeting: assembled recommends to the Association that beginning Jan. 1, 1917, this association and its members use the cental system exclusively by offering- all Grass, Clover, Garden and rield Seeds, Potatoes and Onion-sets by the pound and hundred pounds and abolishing- the listing- or trading- in quarts, pecks and bushels." tCental system, a method of buying and selling by the cental or hundredweight, a weight, in the United States, of one hundred pounds avoirdupois. "Forty Years of Burpee Service" New York Seed Trade The House of Burpee has published a fortieth anniversary supplement of very artistic get-up, the cover being in light brown witli carmine embossed lettering and a spray of conventional Sweet Peas. The contents describe the activities of the company, both at its seed stores, and on the flower farms, the articles being mainly j-eprints of outstanding contributions to various journals and publications of re- cent times. For instance, the article by the late Elbert Hubbard on "Flowers and Fruits," based on some of the -work of the late Mr. Burpee, is reproduced from The Fra, March, 101.5, -while an ar- ticle on the business conduct of the firm's affairs is reprinted from Printers' Ink of last .Tune. There are several other more or less extended articles, and no end of excellent photographic illustrations. The paper is smooth and .stout, so that the printing is reproduced clearly and to the maximum advantage. The publication gives a good insight to the diversity and extent of the business of this world re- nowned firm. I'reparatory work for tilling Spring or- ders promptly is the chief feature in the seed stores of this city at this time, as far as the retail trade is concerned. Those stores, however, which are engaged in selling at wholesale, as w-ell as retail, re- port that they are becoming very busy billing orders for .lanuary delivery. Tuberous-rooted Begonias and Gloxinias are now arriving, and in some stores are already on sale. Seed catalogs, with a few exceptions, are already being mailed, but they have not yet been placed on the I counters for general distribution among transient buyers. Wm, .\ttwood. of the store force of Arthur T. Boddington Co., Inc., 128 Chambei-^ St., who has been abroad since September of last year, visiting in Eng- land. Scotland and Wales, returned to this country on the S. S. Baltic a week ago last Saturday, and is again seen at the Boddington store. Mr. Attwood re- ports that as far as his observation goes everything -nas going on as usual in the industries of the .several countries visited, including the seed growing industry, the actual work in the latter being earned 106 The Florists' Exchange Michells Bulbs CANNA ROOTS doz ALPHONSE BOUVIER. Crimson $0.50 CHAS. HENDERSON. Crimson 60 DR. E. ACKERNECHT. Carmine, suffused red. . .75 FLORENCE VAUGHAN, Yellow, spotted red . . ..50 C;i'.STAV GUMPPER. Rich yellow 50 KING HUMBERT. Orange red 60 MR.S. ALFRED F. CONARD. Salmon pink 1.25 MME. CROZY. Scarlet, bordered golden 50 PINK BEAUTY OF HUNGARIA. Salmon rose. . 1.00 RICHARD WALLACE. Bright yellow 60 ROSEA GIGANTEA. Rose pink 1.25 WM. GRIESINGER. Yellow, dotted carmine. . . .50 GLADIOLUS BULBS AMERICA. Delicate pink AUGUSTA. Pure white, slightly penciled in throat. BRENCHLEYENSIS. Brilliant scarlet HALLEY. Large; salmon pink HOLLANDIA. Salmon yellow MAY. White, penciled crimson MRS. FRANCIS KING. Gigantic spikes; bril- liant scarlet PINK BEAUTY. Deep rose, with crimson blotch. MICHELL'S SPECIAL WHITE and LIGHT MIXTURE for FLORISTS 100 S2.50 2..'=0 5.00 2.50 2.25 3.25 8.00 2.25 6.00 3.00 9.00 2.50 1000 820.00 20.00 40.00 22.60 17.50 27..W 75.00 17.50 50.00 25.00 75.00 22.00 .30 1.25 10,00 1..50 12..50 1.40 11.00 .30 1.50 12.00 .20 .25 ,30 1.60 14.00 .35 2.00 18.00 .25 1.50 12.00 .30 1.60 14.00 .30 1.75 16.00 BEGONIA BULBS SINGLE. Separate colors 40 2.,50 22.00 SINGLE. Mixed colors 30 2.25 20.00 DOUBLE. Separate colors 65 4.00 35.00 DOUBLE. Mixed colors 50 3.75 33.00 GLOXINIA BULBS SEPARATE COLORS 60 3.25 30.00 MIXED COLORS 50 3.00 27..50 TUBEROSE BULBS MAMMOTH PEARL. Hand selected, extra fine, SI. 10 per 100, $9.50 per 1000. Also all other Seasonable Bulbs, Seeds and Supplies for the Florist. SEND FOR OUR NEW WHOLESALE CATALOGUE IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED A COPY Michell's Seed He use, 518 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ■ing. ple.nse m'-ntlon The Exclinuge CANNA ROOTS Home-grown and in perfect condition; strictly true to name. Strong roots, 2 and 3 eyes each. Orders of 1000 or more will be supplied at 1000»rates — taken in any number of the different varieties desired; provided, always, that not less than 50 of a variety are called for. Compte de Bouchard. 4 ft. Bright yellow, with small red dots. Similar to 100 1000 Gladiator $1.50 $12,00 David Harum. 4 ft. Bronze foliage. Bright vermilion flowers 1.50 12.00 Egandale. 4 ft. Chocolate red foliage. Bright cherry red flowers 1.75 15.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Canary yellow flowers, dotted with red 1.75 15.00 Gladiator. 3 ft. Bassy yellow, speckled with dull red 1.75 15.00 HON. BENJ. F. HOWELL. 6 ft. In some ways superior to King Humbert, which it much resembles in foliage and flower 1.75 15.00 Mephisto. 3!'2 ft. Intense deep rich crimson flowers 1.75 15.00 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Large orange scarlet flowers, with dashes of yellow 1.75 15.00 Oueen Charlotte. 4 ft. Bright scarlet flowers, with broad band of light yellow. . . . 2.00 18.00 VENUS. 4 ft. Soft light rosy pink flowers, with many large mottlings of creamy yellow. Free flowering and very gay 1.75 15.00 Wyoming. 7 ft. Rich purple foliage. Large orange scarlet flowers 1.50 12.00 Yellow Crozy. 3U ft. Pure golden yellow flowers 2.00 IS.OO MIXED VARIETIES. Named varieties, but without labels. (In tall or dwarf va- rieties mixed, as preferred) 1.25 10.00 Gladiolus America. 2 in. and up in diameter 1.25 10.00 Gladiolus America. lM-2 in. in diameter 1.00 8.00 Kemp's Hybrids. Mixed; white, light pink, bright pink, red, dark red, salmon and shades of yellow, evenly blended; all new varieties. A remarkable lot of seedling Gladiolus; all large bulbs 1,25 10.00 Packed free for cash with order. J. T. LOVETT, - Little Silver, IM. J. WlTi^n nrrifrtiiL^ plr^ GLADIOLI Long Island Grown, Sound and True. FIRST SIZE 100 1000 AMERICA $1.00 $8.00 AUGUSTA 1.2.5 10.00 BRENCHLEYENSIS - - 1.00 S.OO MAY 1.50 14.00 SCARSDALE 2.75 25.00 SHAKESPEARE - - - 2.75 25.00 Cask with order. GEORGE I. lOlRG, New Hyde Park, 1. 1., N.Y. QROWBR When ordering, please mention The Exchnnge Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Cal. Sweet Pea and Nastiirtium Specialists ^ ^ ^WliolewI*;GTow«n « VvU LUt o( S; E nUDWER and GAltDEN SEEDS Wlien ordering, please mention The Esehange on b.v the men too .vouDg for military dut.y and by tho.se who are too old. Higher prices for whatever purchase one tried to make, and the sight of .soldiers pre- paring to go to the front, were the only : indications of war there. Business at the j new quarters of the Boddington Co. is now going on, and everything apparently will be in order there within a few days. Burnett Bros., 98 Chambers St., re- ceived a shipment of Lily of the Valley pips from Germany last week. These pips are reported to be extra fine. This firm is now sending out a list of specialties which includes several tall and dwarf varieties of Antirrhinum, Cosmos, Del- phinium, Primula, a new Inula, Elsch- scholtzia, Sunflowers, Schizanthus and Sweet Peas. The annual catalog is also being mailed out now, and the traveling staff has opened up the Spring campaign. MicHutchison & Co.. 17 Murray St., are featuring Begonia and Gloxinia bulbs in case lots. Stnmpp & Walter Co., 30-32 Barclay St., is now sending out its annual cata- log. Its Tuberous-rooted Begonias and Gloxinias have arrived and are on sale. It is also featuring retarded Lily of the Valley. Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers st., are making a very complete window display this week of horticultural, agricultural and farm books, arranged in such a way as to suggest that these books can be profitaby read during the long Winter evenings. They are also giving much at- tention at this time to pruning tools and spraying apparatus. The MacNiff Horicutural Co., 54-56 Vesey St., is now giving attention to store renovation and changes, including the en- largement of the seed department. The outlook for the arrivals of large shipments of Holland nursery stock in the Spring, and also for the sale of this same stock, judging from the fact that orders are al- ready coming in freely, is reported by this company to be very promising. Cold storage Lilium giganteum is reported to be very scarce. F. W. Bruggerhof, of J. M. Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay St., is now seen in his office again, after being confined at his home for the last week or ten days with a severe cold. The wholesale business in vegetable seeds is reported at this store to be very brisk, and the retail trade in flower seeds to be active. This firm is now distributing its 1916 catalog. Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay St., will mail out its catalog next week. The wholesale flower seed orders are coming in very freely indeed. English and Ameri- can Mushroom spawn is being featured in the window display this week. W. E. Marshall & Co.. 166 W. 23d St., are very busy now with itheir counter and mail order seed trade. Harry A. Bunyard Co., Inc., 40 W. 2Sth St., reports that its seed catalogs are being mailed out in large numbers, and that the seasonable flower seeds, of which it is offering a comprehensive supply, are in active demand. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th st., has had in his office this week on exhibition some very handsome blooms of the new Carnation Nancy, a salmon-pink variety, which is being disseminated this year by Dorner & Sons Co., La Payette, Ind., and also two new Carnations which will be sent out by the same firm in 1917, one under the name of Rosalia, a scarlet variety, and the other under the name of Old Gold, a yellow variety with a red edge. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St., will mail out their 1916 catalog next week. The.y report that the flower seeds are moving well, and the outlook for good business this Spring is very promising. Among the callers in town this week were C. R. Kimberly. of the Kimberly Seed Co., San Jos§. Cal., and Mr. Agnew, of the Pacific Seed Growers' Ass'n. Cliicago Seed Trade Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Ferrell,^ Saginaw, Mich., are in the city on their way to Hot Springs, Arizona. Vaughan's Seed Store has received, three lots of German grown Valley re- cently and has placed same in ice storage for Summer trade. The Gate City Seed Co., Keokuk, la., ' lost its buildings by fire on Dec. 28. The loss is estimated at $26,700 by A. M. Davidson, president of the company. .D. D. P. Roy has been confined to his home for several days the past week with a case of grip, and was able to be at his oflice for a short time on Saturday in a very much improved condition. The Griswold Seed Co., Lincoln, Neb., went into bankruptcy on Jan. 4. The first meeting of creditors will be held in the Federal Court, Lincoln, Neb., on Jan. 18. There are more Danish Valley pips coming to this country this season than there is any previous record of. Someone said, "A Rose by any other name is just as sweet." Edwin N. Crumbaugh, president of the Crumbaugh-Kuehn Co., grain and seed merchants of Toledo, O., died a his home, 2048 Warren St., on Dec. 29. He had been ill for more than a year. Vaughan's Seed Store will begin mail- ing its retail catalog this week. The trade in flower seed for early sowing has been quite active since the first of the year. Gladioli for greenhouse planting and Canna Firebird are in good demand at present. Arnold Ringier reports a great improve- ment in the health of W. W. Barnard the president of the W. W. Barnard Co. When sufficiently strong to make the trip he will leave for the South for sev- eral weeks to recuperate. The seed trade of the house has opened up nicely. The annual catalog will be ready for mailing the present week. Winterson's Seed Store, 166 N. Wabash ave., reports the arrival of its new crop of flower seeds for which a good opening is already noted. Louis Winterson is of the opinion that the coming season wiU be one of the best on record for the seed trade. Seedsmen who handle nursery stock should not lose sight of the handsome new shrub Buddleia Veitchiana magnifica, and other varieties of this very popular shrub, in including it in their price lists, and laying in a good supply. Its hardiness has been questioned in very cold latitudes, but it can be carried through by mulch- ing. While the tops die down it will send up strong new shoots in Spring when properly protected. Articles of incorporation were filed on Dec. 24 with the secretary of State at Boise, Idaho, by the Northern Idaho Seed Growers' Association which gives its head- quarters as Bonners Ferry. The com- pany capitalized for $25,000 with the fol- lowing people named as stockholders : J. Kent. Francis J. Wells, Eugene Ralph, W. T. Jones, C. W. H. Heitman, H. M. Leslie, W. M. Miller, O. Philips, W. E. Aldridge, E. H. Wells. The Minnesota Seed Laboratory, Uni- versity Farm, St. Paul, has sent out a warning against someone who has been selling the seed of what he calls the "Wonderful Forage Plant." Such a man has been working in the vicinity of French Lake, Minnesota, selling his seed at $5 per pound. He promises by hand- bills and other modes of advertising that from three to five mowings could be se- cured each season : that the nutritive value of this forage plant exceeded that of any other and that if grown for seed would produce 3000 pounds to an acre. The cashier of the Farmers' State Bank at French Lake, becoming suspicious of the value of the seed offered by the man. secured a sample and sent it to the seed laboratory where it was discovered to be nothing more than Pearl Millet, which may be bought anywhere at from Se. to 10c. per pound. On the strength of this information the farmers have been warned to look out for this fake seedsman. How to Cook Vegetables We have just received a booklet under the title "Best Ways to Cook Fresh \'ege- tables, " by Mrs. Anna B. Scott, from W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, and is published solely for the friends and customers of the company. It is a neatly printed and well_ gotten up booklet, con- taining many recipes on the best methods of cooking vegetables, and other helpful suggestions. Very handy and useful. January IS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 107 Miscellaneous Notes The Hafendorfer Thornton Co., of Owensboro, Ky., has been incorporated with a capital stoolj of $12,000, and will handle seeds, implements and other lines. Tlie concern takes over the business of John W. Field, on Prederica St. The incorporators arc II. Ilafeudorfcr, C. B. Thornton and A. Bresler. The limit of indebtedness is $10,000. • • • Charles W. Wilbcck, formerly with the S. M. Isboll Seed Co., of .lackson, Mich., has accepted a position with the Texas Seed & Floral Co. of Dallas. Tex. Mr. Witbeck will have charse of the mail order business for the company. • * • A. T. C00J5. seed grower of Hyde Park. X. Y., has sent out a folder describing in very glowing terms the in- terest that arises from the sowing of Potato .seeds. Just what the operator might expect from sowing Potato seeds other than amusement, and of course the chance of a good varilety. one fails to see. However, here one can get Potato seeds if they are wanted. • * * Reports from Ohio indicate that the Onion seed crop is so very short that many dealers will have but sufficient to fill their contract orders on most of the varieties. The Onion seed crop is re- ported short also, with a very heavy shrinkage. Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly partioulare as to fortbcomio^ exhibitioDS.) Amherst, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, in connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 3-28, 1916. Cornell, K". Y. — Farmers' Week, In connection with N. Y. State College of Agriculture, Feb. 7-12, 1916. ^oolsviUe, Ky. — National Canners* Con- vention, February, 1916. ITew York, April 6-12, 1916. — Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New York and the New York Florists' Club, Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary, 63 West 28th St., New York. JSte-w York. — The eighth annual banquet of the New York and New Jersey As- sociation of Plant Growers, Hotel Mc- Alpin. Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets, $5 per person. Sec'y, Wm. H. Siebrecht, Jr., Queens Plaza Court, Long Island City, N. Y. FhUadelphia, Pa., March 26-April 2. — Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- can Florists, Convention Hall, Broad St. and Allegheny ave. John Young, secretary. 53 West 28th at.. New York. St. KOTils, Mo., January 26 and 27, 1916. — Annual convention and exhibition of the American Carnation Society. A. F. J. Baur, secretary. Thirty-eighth and Rockwood ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Business Troubles Dansville. N. Y. — A petition in bank- ruptcy was filed in the United States Court on Jan. 3 by G. Walter Williams, surviving partner of the firm of Denton, Williams & Denton, in the nursery busi- ness in this citv. Debts amount to $17,- 338.20 and assets, $34,948.88. Whitaker's Almanac We have received a copy of the American Whitaker's -Umanac f6r 1916, which is, as usual, strongly bound in dark blue with gold lettering, which makes it look handsome. There are many facts and interesting references in regard to tides, sun-setting and in regard to the various countries and peoples of the world : statistics of immigration, emigra- tion, imports, governments, etc., tables of weights and measures, foreign commerce, shipping, farming and a very extended section dealing with the States and terri- tories of the Union, which in its way is quite a gazetteer. Not only are the United States well treated, but other countries likewise. The account of the great war extends over 30 closely printed pages. In addition there is a very volumi- nous index, making it possible to find almost any item readily. Write The Florists' Exchange for par- ticulars of its Book of Floral Deslgni de Luxe. The most elaborate work ever published. Now Ready. DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS In spite of tlie War, we have received from many of our regular growers our usual supply of high-grade flower seeds, ami are ready to take care of your orders. We offer below a few items that it is well to sow early. For complete list, see our Wholesale .Catalogue, just issued. If you nave not re- ceived one, we will be pleased to send a copyJto.iany florist on request. Tr. pkt. Oz Abutilon. Choicest mixed $0,130 $2.00 Crimson 25 Lavender 25 Pink 25 Purple 25 White...; 25 Finest mixed 20 Ageratum. Imperial Dwarf Blue 10 Ageratum. Imperial Dwarf White 10 Alyssum. Carpet of .Snow 15 Aster, Queen of the Market. Bright rose 25 Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Begonia gracilis rosea 30 Begonia Vernon. Red 30 Begonia semperflorens. Mixed 30 Candytuft, Empress 10 Celosia cristata. Glasgow Prize 30 Celosia plumosa. Thompson's Superb 20 Centaurea cyanus. Double blue 15 Centaurea candidissima 40 Centaurea gymnocarpa 15 Cineraria maritima candidissima 10 Cobaea scandens. Blue 15 Cobsea scandens. White 20 Dracaena indivisa 10 Dracaena indivisa lineata 15 Dracaena Australis 15 Grevillea robusta 25 Grass, Pennisetum Rueppelianum 10 Heliotrope. Lemoine's Giant 30 Heliotrope. Finest mixed 25 Impatiens Sultani 50 Impatiens Holsti Hybrids. 50 Ipomoea grandiflora 15 Lobelia Crystal Palace compacta 25 Lobelia gracilis 15 Lobelia speciosa 15 Maurandia. Mixed 25 Mignonette. Defiance 15 Mignonette. Goliath 15 Musa Ensete 100 seeds $1.00 Nierembergia frutescens 15 Petunia. Dreer's Superb .Single Fringed 50 Petunia. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed 500 seeds 75c. 1000 seeds $1.50 Pyrethrum aureum 10 .30 .30 .50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1. 00 1.00 1.00 .75 2.00 .20 1.50 .60 .60 2.00 .40 .25 .40 .75 .30 .60 .50 1.00 .30 1.50 1.25 .40 1.25 .50 .50 1.00 .40 .50 .50 .25 Dreer's Superb Double-Fringed Petunias Tr Salvia splendens Salvia splendens Bonfire Salvia splendens Zurich Smilax Solanum capsicastrum Solanum Fra Diavolo Thunbergia. Mixed Torenia Fournieri Verbena. Dreer's Mammoth Pink Dreer's Mammoth Purple.. Dreer's Mammoth Scarlet. , Dreer's Mammoth Blue. . . . Dreer's Mammoth Striped.. Dreer's Mammoth White.. . Dreer's Mammoth Mixed. . Lemon-scented Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Vinca rosea Vinca rosea alba Vinca rosea alba pura Vinca rosea. Mixed. . . pkt. Oz. $0.25 $1.25 .50 2.,50 .50 4.00 .10 .35 .10 .25 .15 .50 .15 .60 .50 2.,')0 .30 1.50 .30 l.,50 .30 1.50 .30 1..50 .30 1..50 .30 l.,50 .25 1.00 .30 1.50 .15 .60 .15 .60 .15 .60 .15 .50 HENRY A. DREER, cHElVyj^sx Philadelphia, Pa. WTion nrdprlng. t>Tp!isp m'^ntlnn Thf Rxrlmngp BEGINNING and ENDING No matter how the proverb. " Beginning and ending," goes, every live Borist knows that if ha doesn't begin right and on time the odds are strongly against him. By sowing seed of Snapdragon now a good beginning is made, and plants can be had in bloom in 3'-2 antl 4-in. pots for early sales. They will sell themselves and make more clear money than anything on the place. Get busy this month. Every^seed that we offer was grown under glass, in separate houses, on our premises. The quality is the highest and our prices are as follows: Seed of our famous Silver Pink. SI.OO per pkt., 3 for $2.50, 7 for $5.00. Seed of Nelrose. Garnet, Wiiite, Yellow. Buxton and Mixed. .35c. per pkt.. 3 for $1.00. We have plenty of Snapdragon Plants that will make good at Easter and Memorial— the two big flower davs. Plants now ready: Silver Pink Seedlings, Nelrose, Garnet. White and Yellow, at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Silver Queen, 50c. each, S3. 00 per doz. Begin today. All orders cash or C. O. D. Free directions. Look up the New Band on page 108. Great for little Snaps. G. S. RAMSBURG, Somers^vorth, N. H. When ordering. ple;ise mention The Exchnnpe f.W.fletcher&Co.inc. AUBURNDALE, MASS. Antirrhinums Nelrose Seed, trade packets, $1.00. Marguerites Reve d'Otj best yellow. Rooted Cuttings, immediate delivery, $4.00 per 100. Giant Pansy Seed Something New !! ^■■vJll^^Y Kenilworth Mixture Kenilworth CutFlower Mixture Giant Three and Five Blotched Masterpiece Curled Wavy Kenilworth Show Giant Bronze Mixture Giant Orchid Mixture When ordering, please mention The Exchange Snapdragon "Nelrose" HYBRIDS Through self seeding during the last two years we have attained a strain of " Xelrose " type Snap- dragon in different colors, ranging from almost white to almost red, through alTpink and purple shades. For bedding purposes, pot plant sales or cut flowers, it is a novelty of first rank. To intro- duce same as widely as possible, we offer it at: 50c. per trade package of about 1000 seeds. $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000, from 2>i-in. pots. Your money back if not satisfactory. HENRY EICHHOLZ «"'y"p«';''™. When ordering, please mention The Exchange' When ordering, please mention The Exchange Giant Red Giant Light Blue Giant Dark Blue Giant Zebra Giant McKinley Giant Adonis Giant Psyche Giant Mme. Ferret 1000 seeds, 25o.: $1.25; 01. $5 00. lOOO seeds of Rainbow, free with every $1.00 worth of Pansy Seed Princess (new upright Pansy). 1000 seeds, 35o; Hob. $1.00; H oz. $2.00; OS., $7.50. Giant Royal Purple Giant Emperor William Giant liing of the Blacks Giant Lord Beaconsfield Giant Yellow, dark eye Giant White, dark eye Giant White Giant Yellow 6000. $1.00; H ot.. 108 The Florists' Exchange MiraimMiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiniiiiiiNiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiijijniin iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniuiig Superior Tuberous-Rooted Begonias, Gloxinias and Fancy- Leaved Caiadium«i We are pleased to state that the Tuberous Rooted Begonias and Gloxinias which we offer this season are bulbs of superior quality which have again been grown for us by the same Belgian expert and specialist who has been supplying us for more than a quarter of a century and with the quality of which our customers are acquainted. vou Mag Buy Cheaper, Bur Not Belter stoch Doz. 100 1000 Begonia, Single Varieties to Color. Scarlet, Crimson. White, Rose, Yellow, Orange $0.40 $2.50 S22..50 Begonia, Single Varieties in Choicest Mixture. . .35 2.25 20.00 Begonia, Double Varieties to Color. Scarlet, Rose, White. Yellow. Crimson 60 4.50 40.00 Begonia. Double Varieties in Choicest Mixture. .50 4.00 35.00 Begonia, Double Fringed Varieties, New. White, Scarlet and Rose 1.50 10.00 90.00 Begonia, Single Frilled Varieties. Scarlet, white, Fink and Yellow 85 6.00 50.00 Begonia Zeppelin * 1.25 8.00 70.00 Begonia Lafayette 1.50 12.00 Gloxinias. Blue. Red, White, Blue with White Edge. Red with White Edge, or Finest Mixed 60 3.50 30.00 Gloxinia, New Emperor Varieties. Hybrida Im- perialis, Choicest Mixed 76 5.00 40.00 Fancy-Leaved Caladiums. An immense stock of the choicest varieties. Fine Standard Varieties 1.75 12.00 100.00 Rare and New Varieties 2.25 15.00 140.00 Rare and New Varieties 3.60 25.00 Choice Mixed Varieties 1.60 10 00 90 00 For a complete list of seasonable Seeds, Plants and Bulbs, see our Garden Book for 1916, and also our current Wholesale List. If you have not received them please write us. Dreer's Select GloxSnia* 714-716 CHESTNLT STREET tltllNKl Am UKttlK PHILADELPHIA, PA. i The above prices are for the Trade only 1 BiiimiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiliiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiM iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiii When ordering, please mention The Exciumge XXX SEEDS AGERATUM, Blue Star. Best dwarf. Pkt. 20o- ALYSSUM Snowball. Finest dwarf, very com- pact, fine for pots, only true dwarf. Pkt. 20o. ASTERS. Finest giants grown. Mixed, pkt. 20c. BROWALLIA. New giant blue. Fine. 20c. CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown, single and double. Mixed. 650 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. 50o. CHRISTMAS PEPPERS. Very fine, deep red. 20o. CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed, fine. 1000 seeds, 50c.; }-2 pkt. 25o. COBAEA Scandens. Purple. Pkt. 20o. COLEUS. New giants, finest large leaved. 20o. CANDYTUFT. New white giant, grand. Pkt. 20o. CYCLAMEN Giganteum. Finest Giants, mixed. 250 seeds, 81.00; H pkt. 50o. JERUSALEM CHERRY Melvinii. Conical, new. and FRA DIAVOLO, large, round. Bach 20o. PANSY. Giants Mixed. Finest grown, critically selected. 6000 seeds, $1.00; '2 pkt. 60c.; oz. $3.00 PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20c. PETUNIA New California Giants. Mixed. 20o. PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, single, very ehowy, profuse bloomer and grand bedder. Most attractive Petunia grown. Pkt. 60c. PHLOX Drumtnondli. New dwarf, large flower- ing. Grand, finest colors and beauties. 20c. SALVIA Scarlet Glow. New, the finest intense dark scarlet and medium dwarf early blooming Salvia grown; color as a glowing fire. Pkt. 20c. SNAPDRAGON, Giant White. Pink or Mixed. 20c THUNBERGIA, Black-Eyed Susan. Mixed. 20o. TORENIA. New giant. Extra fine and showy. 20o. VERBENA. New giants. Finest grown, mixed or separate colors, in pink, purple, scarlet, white and white-eyed. Each, per pkt. 20c. Cash. Liberal pkts. Six 20o. pkts.. $1.00. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange FERN BALLS 5-6 in.. S15.00 per 100 7-9 in.. $26.00 per 100 FRENCH ROMAN HYACINTHS 4000, 13-15 cm., :iH.OO per 1000 Cash with order. The Barclay Nursery " TrT'" 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway, NEW YORK. Telephone. Cortlandt 1618 When orde-rins. plea.sc mention The Exciumge Both Ways Our adverttslnfl columns will aell your •Mck or furnish your wants. Used either way tkoy wlU be of profit to you. I Southern States | Houston, Tex. Resolutions Against Shipments of Inferior Flowers A most impoitant meeting of the members of the Florists' Club was lield at the club hail on the uigbt of Jan. 2, and nearly tlie whole session was con- sumed in titresbing out the matter of tlieir defense against having to pay in full for worthless out flowers the.v had received from wholesalers during the holidays. The discussion developed that there had been received during this time no 'less ( to malse it entirely within con- servatism), than 7.5 per cent, of all cut flowers that were entirely worthless. Flori.sts at the time of unpacking brought in creditable witnesses to vouch for every worthless shipment received, and in many cases there was no doubt but that the flowers were pickled. The discussion developed that on Christmas occasions in future, perhaps a buyer located at each of two or three points of shipment, to examine the stock before shipping, would be the best way out of it, he being empowered to pay cash at once for the flow-ers when he was satisfied they were fit to ship and close the transaction at that time. Eventually it was thought best to discourage this market during Christmas as far as possi- ble on the use of cut flowers, and the following resolution was passed unani- mously : "Resolved that the Houston Flo- rists' Club discourage in every way possible the buying and selling of all cut flowers during the Christmas season, and in the local advertis- ing and every other .proposition to the buying public that blooming plants be urged as in every way more satisfactory." Best Greenhouses for Southern Climate Peculiarly pertinent after the cut flower discussion, was that of encour- aging home grown flowers, and the best houses in which to grow them. The re- tailers were of the opinion that whole- sale growing should not be attempted by them, only when there was no other way to get the stock satisfactorily. It was the opinion that wholesale growers should be encouraged to invest liere in ranges of glass with the assurance that their stock would be contracted for in advance of the growing by Houston florists at fair prices. A prominent grower in Indiana has already visited Houston, with the idea of ultimately putting in a large wholesale range of gla.ss near the city, and any such propositions will meet with most flattering encouragment, both as to patronage and financing. Greenliouses for the South It. C. Kerr delivered an address to the club in lieu of a paper he was to read on "Greenhouses for the South." He spoke in substance as follows ; "It's the biggest subject ever before this club, and the one point above all I others in this climate is that of ventilat- ing. The ventilators should be wide and liigh, with the gutters not less than Oft. liigh and width of houses 25ft. to 27ft. Houses should be built singly and not in ranges, leaving 12ft. to 20ft. space betw'een each house, and this space can be utilized at certain times by being cov- ered with lath or canvas for growing Sweet Peas or other stock. Carnations will require a house built especially for them ill this climate. I should prefer to plant them in beds during Spring, and not have to transplant in August. "Greenhouses should be narrow and built of sash all the way. They should have slight protection during the Sum- mer with lath, plenty of ventilation and glass sash covering commencing during October and every sash constructed as a ventilator for warm days, commencing fire heat during November. We cannot grow Carnations as well here in the modem type of greenhouses, hut I be- lieve with the narrow sashhouses they can b.e made a success. "Now for Roses, it's entirely different, and we can use the regular modern green- houses for them, but they will require high sides, plenty of ventilators during our long, warm Summers. The New Band Not the jingo brass band, nor the melodious .string band, but the up-to-date RAMSBURG DIRT BAND. The use of square dirt bands in growing plants is no longer a question of economy or advantage; it simply turns to the point, " Where can I get the best band for the least money? " If time is valuable, buy our ready-use bands. If there is spare time for folding, buy our plain bands. They are made from special stock and are scientifically right. Note low prices and send for free samples. PRICES OF PLAIN SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 .50,000 100,000 2-in. . $0.70 $2.20 $4.10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 2^iii. .80 3.00 5.2510.60 26.00 48.00 3-in.. .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 3^in. 1.00 4.40 8.3016.10 39.00 75.00 4-iii.. 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 Plain bauds require folding, but our simplified instructions make it easy. PRICES OF READY-USE SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 5,000 10,000 50,000 100,000 2x2x2-10. $1.00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2^x24x2-in. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3x3x2-in... 1.25 6.00 10.00 47.50 92.00 Our ready-use bands are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down and each band opens up square. No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Square Dirt Bauds add greatly to the profit and pleasure of plant growing. Double the amount of soil to same bench space, and half the amount of water as clay pots require, are only two of many good points. Send for free samples today and get in touch with the newest and best SQUARE DIRT BAND. " The best band in the land " is the way one enthusiast puts it. If you don't know the value of dirt bands, begin by putting your Carnation Plants into size two or two and one-half inch. You will forever sing praises to the Square Band. They take care of all plants just as well, and any- thing that grows in a pot ^^11 grow better in a band. . Write for free samples today. Ail orders cash. Satisfaction guaranteed. G. S. RAMSBURG SOMERSWORTH, N. H. When ordering, nlpnse mi'ntion The Explmnire S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radish, Muskinelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com. Correspondence Solicited. When orderioE. plea.^e mention Thf Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-daf January 15, 1016. The Florists' Exchange 109 54 and 56 Vesey Street NEW YORK The MacNiff Horticultural Company The Largest Horiicutiurat Auction Rooms in tite World We are in a position to handle consignments of any size, large or small* Prompt remittances made immediately goods are sold. R. van der School & Son HILLEGOM, HOLLAND (Established 1830) Have still a Large Stock of Lily of the Valley Best Crowns, OF THEIR OWN GROWINO Per 1000 A.— Foliage oval shape. . . $S.0O B.— A longish Shape 6.00 Solomon's Seal, giganteum. 8.00 Solomon's Seal, macrophyl- lum 9.00 ROSES Surplus in the following best quality, on Canina Per 100 Mrs. Andrew Carnegie $6.00 Edward Mawley 5.00 Mrs. Herbert Stevens 6.00 Louise Cath. de Breslau. . . 6.00 Mdme. Edouard Herriot... 7.00 Marie Adelaide Grand Duchesse de Luxembourg 6.00 Rayon d'Or 4.50 Sunburst 5.00 Willowmere 6.00 STANDARDS Mdme. Ed. Herriot $24.00 Very large stock of Roses. Lisi of varieties on application PSEONIAS Sinensis, in 2-1 best named varie- ties, $40.00 per 1000. We are growers of about 8 acres of them BEGONIAS Best strain known Single to color. . .$13.00 per 1000 Double to color.. 17.00 per 1000 For fancy sorts see our Spring list. TUntList (Spring 19 J 6) NdVt) Ready P ERRY'S Special Ofifer of PERENNIAL and ALPINE SEEDS Contains many lines that cannot be obtained from any other source Perry's Hardy Plant Farm ENFIELD, MIDDX, ENG. tll'lltl-ill T h • • Ex^-in 3.00 2W-in 2.50 ^ 100 1000 GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. 2-in... $2.25 $20 00 SIMLAX. 2H-in 1.75 15.00 COLEUS.- Rooted Cuttings, Vet- ^ (KschaffelHi and Golden Bedder .75 7.00 10 other varieties 75 6.00 Queen Victoria, Trailing Queen, Firebrand, Nero and others; all fancy varieties. Cash with order. OLSON & CO., '"trotrs'""' Webster, Mass. When ordering, please mention The ExchaDge DAHLIAS Baat new and standard vatietlea. Write for price* before ordering dsemboe PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS BERUN, N. J. Wben ordering, please mentloa Tbe Bxchanfe SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Austin, Tex. The new year came in as mild aud balmy as if it were Spring, rather than its real date in the calendar. A large bush of Lamarque Rose on the end of our greenhouse lias been producing lovely blossoms, and the honeybees and mocking birds hovering about get one mixed as to just where one is at as to seasons, since our neighbors from Indiana teU us the last letter reported zero, and heavy fall of snow. I have never seen as good growth of Sweet Peas and Callas as the Hall's have in their greenhouses at pres- ent, and the secret lies in their being planted in sandy leafmold, and the moral is, that we are gradually learning how to do things and do them well. Fred Hall is developing into a first class florist at the growing end, he having graduated from the make up and selling department down town. Olsen's man Duffy has a splendid lot of Roses under glass, and while he has lost heavily on Carnations, the Roses and 'Mums have been a straight success. The work of our florists and the con- tinued efforts of the mayor of our city to advance civic pride and beauty are having a marked effect in the trade sales. Mayor Wooldridge, the head of our com- mission form of city government is a cultured gentleman of good taste and wide experience, and has done very much to give us a city beautiful. The Alfs keep busy at an ever increas- ing trade, both in flowers, planting and plant growing. The United States and counties from Austin to San Antonio have .iointly built a postroad, and it is to be planted with trees the whole 82 miles of its length, and to be beautified at intervals by well planted and kept roadside inns. H. B. Beck. Galveston, Tex. storm Damage Overcome There is practically no complaint in this city among the seven florists, about Christmas business or that of the past several months. All of these are retailers, and as a rule very little that is sold in cut flowers is Galveston grown at any season. Shipping, especially to foreign ports is very brisk at this time so that the city generally is prosperous enough to have rebuilt most that the storm damaged, which was reduced to a Azaleas — ^^Hydrangeas and other Choice Stock lo grow for Easier Sales In AZALEAS, we have the beat commercial varieties, such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, Vervseneana, Vervseneana alba, John Llewellyn, Simon Mardner, Jean Peters. Well budded and good shapely plants, 75c.. $1.25, SI. 50. $2.00. HYDRANGEAS. Both Otaksa and the now French varieties, such as Mme. Emil MouIUere, Avalanche, E. G. Hill, Gen. De Vibraye, Mme. Hamar, Mme. E. Chautard. G-in. pots. 4-0 flowering shoots, 25c., 35c., 7-in. pots, 75c.-$1.0O; 6-in. pots, 0-S branches, 50c. RHODODENDRONS. 7-iu. pots. 6.8 buds, Sl.OO. $1.50. CINERARIAS. Large, flowering. 4-8in.pota, 10c. ; strong plants, o-in. pots, 15c. CYCLAMEN Giganteum. 4-iu. pots. 20c.; 5-in. pota, 35c.-50c., in bud. PRIMULA Obconica. In bloom, 4-in. pots- 12c. CHINESE PRIMROSES. 5-in. pots, in bloom, 20c. BEGONIA Lumlnosa and Magnlfica. 4-in. pots, I5c. BEGONIA Lorraine. 3-in pota, 12c. ROSES for Easter forcing, such as Baby Rambler, Ulrich Brunner and Magna Charta. 6-in. pots, 35r. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in. pots, 5c. ; 23^-in pots, 3c.; 4-in. pots, 10c. ASPARAGUS Sprenfieri. 3-in. pots, 6c. HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. COGOS Weddeliana. 3-in. pots, 15c.; 4-in. pots, 25c. GODFREY ASCHMANN iporter and Grower of Potted Plants 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA. When, ordering, please m'litinn Thf I'^xcimnge comparative minimum on account of the effective protection of the sea wall, which was of itself not damaged. The great causeway, connecting the island with the mainland is perhaps two-thirds damaged, with no arrangements as yet to repair, which will be an undertaking requiring vast financing. Except for automobile tratfic to the island for this cause, all other transportation is as effective as ever. The Galveston Floral Co., since the storm, has moved its office and sales- rooms to 528 Tremont st., being better located, and continuing with an im- proved business over that of a year ago. Christmas sold out a very large stock, especially in plants, and with many fu- nerals of late, many social functions and more than the usual number of Winter weddings, coming several each week, trade is good. Mrs. M. A. Hansen, overlooking the sea wall at 701 Boulevard, has practi- cally nothing left from the largest Christ- mas stock she has ever carried, especially in Azaleas and blooming plants. She is another of Texas retailers who has cause for complaining about receiving worthless cut flowers from Northern growers, a very large per cent, coming entirely damaged. Mrs. Hansen has been suffer- ing from grip for a few days, but is now able to attend to business again. J. D. Pruessner at 419 20th St., says Christmas business has been good, and flowers shipped him from North Texas greenhouses at Dallas have come in fine condition. "But," says he, "I find the cut flower market of New York and Phila- delphia very satisfactory indeed in shipping this distance, requiring 3% days, but as the stock sent is so good and the packing excellent, with prices cheaper, I find this an excellent market for me. I have had Roses and Carnations from Leo Niessen Co. at Philadelphia that came in fine condition. I found this firm in The Florists' E.xohange, also one in New York City. What I like about them is the interest they take in seeming to fol- low up the shipment to see that I get it in every way satisfactory, writing a letter each time to know the details of condition of the flowers. This kind of interest will win my business." Chas. Steding reports a fair business, being handicapped somewhat by loss of several houses by storm of which only part is rebuilt, but the remainder will soon be under construction. "You see," .said Mr. Steding, "we had salt water over the place here, and it will require perhaps a year for this to wash out of the soil so that we can use it again to advantage ; soil with us is a very im- portant item. Mr. Steding has a good stock of Winter blooming bedding plants and quite a lot of palms and other nur- sery stock of his own growing. Wm. Jensen at 3714 ave. has been doing but little with his growing or re- tail business for several months on ac- count of poor health. He will probably spend several months away from home to a higher climate for improvement in the near future. Mrs. Mary Offer reports a growing business at her home flower shop and has been taking all the local orders in her part of the city that her limited help allows her to handle. Mrs. John Maurer continues with a good local business, with a good number of funerals and weddings to keep him busy. M. P. Hargrave, the Galveston seeds- man, reports business very fair, with PRIMULA Obconica, Giant Kermesina, Rosea, Arendi and mixed, also Grandiflora Compacta, Alba Lilac, Rosea and Sangamea, Malacoides, White, 2-in., SI.50 per 100. MME. SALLEROI. 2-in., S2.00 per 100. DAISY, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in.. S2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. WHITMANI, ELEGANTISSIMA and TABLE FERNS 2-in., S3.00 per 100. DRACAENA Indivisa. 4-in., 10c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., 4o. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, no white, 2H-in., $2.60 per 100. WEEPING LANTANA, FEVERFEW Gem, GIANT WHITE DAISY, ROSE GERANIUM, DOUBLE ALYSSUM. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 7Sc. per 100. ALTERNANTHERA BrilUantisslma. $5.00 per 1000. 3 ottiers, $4.50 per 1000. AGERATUM, Gumey, Pauline, Star. 60o. per 100. $5.00 per lOOO. VINCA Variegata. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 75c. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds. 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, Bon&re and Splendens. 75c. per 100. YELLOW DAISY, Etoile d'Or. $2.00 per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. Sl.OO per 100, $9.00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1.00 per 100. FERNS Bench. Nice, clean stock. Boston, 4-in., 10c. : 3-in., 6o.; 6-in., 12>^o. Cash BYER BROS., •'"^"«^«««"«'^ Whpn nrdprlng. ph'rt^f mPTitlnti The Fychnnge Coleus Cuttings Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leadingandbestfancy varieties. Clean, strong, well rooted cuttings. 60c. per 100 $4.00 per ICOO Cash with order. Send for list with testi moniala. A. NAHLIK 61-275 lawrence Street, FLUSHING, N. Y. Largest grower of Coleus in the U.S.A. When ordering, please mention The Exchange A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACiCNA Indivisa. 2-in., So.i 3-in., lOo.; 4-iil., 16o.: fr-in., 25o. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2)i-in., $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevlne, Rlcard, Per- kins and Buchner. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-iii., $6.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOo.I 4-in., 16c.; 5-in., 2&0.; from bed for 2H- and 3-in. pota, $6.00 per 100. VINCA Tarleftata. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Elxchanre January 15, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 111 Special Offer ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- geri. Strong, 2'.-',-m., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Poite- ¥ine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 214-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3- in., right for Easter. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2}^-in., muted, S2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DRAC^NA Indivisa. Fine plants, out of 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. PANSIES. Strong plants, from our well known strain, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. SNAPDRAGON. Out of 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. STOCKS. Strong, out of 2J^in., Beauty of Nice and Rivoire, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5 00. JX.SCHIV1IDT BRISTOL, PA. When ordering, please mi'iitlnn The Exchnnge ROSES If in want of Rose Plants to plant after Chrysan< themums, refer to our advertisement in FloriaU* Exchange of Dec. 4, 1915. Per Per 100 1000 Asparagus Hatcheri. 3-in. pots S8.00 Asparagus Sprengeri. 2>^-in. pots. . 3.00 Asparagus Sprengeri. 3-jn. pots... 5.00 Abutilon Saviteil. 2>i-in. pots 3.00 Achyranthes. 6 sorts, Rooted Cut- tings 1.00 S8.00 Ageratum. Blue and white, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 25 sorts, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rootea Cuttings 1.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 3-in. pots.... 8.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 4-in. pots. . . .12.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 5-in. pots. . . .20.00 Feverfew. Double white, Rooted Cuttings 1.50 12 00 Fuchsias. Double and single, Rooted Cuttings 1.50 12.00 Fuchsias Double and single. 2}>i- in. pots 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut* tings 1.50 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2>i-in. pots 4.00 Lantanas- 2j^-in. pots 3.00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 15.00 Salvia. New sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.50 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Smilax. Strong, 2H-in. pots 3.00 Vinca Variegata and Elegans. 4-in. pots 10.00 Vinca Variegata and Elegans. 2}i- in. pots 3.00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N.Y. When ordering, please nn'iitlnn The F/Xctinngg ALYSSUM, DOUBLE GIANT The ent flow«r kind. T*u want lome of this on th* •d(« of your Carnation beds. 3-tn., 12.00 pa 100, (18.00 pa 1000. SMILAX. No. 1 pUata, 2-in., (1.2S pa 100. DAISY, Mn. F. Sanda. BelesUid (took. 24b. 13.00 pa 100, 118.00 pa 1000. E. RAWLINCS, Allegany, N. Y. WhalMale Crawar Wlien ordering, please mention The Bxctaange SOUTHERN STATES— Continned I'lii^lit i)r.iypi'<-ls niH'nii l"nr Winter plant- iiiK. Tlic Park nrouiid the Gnlvez Hotel under the care of G. U. MilledEe is a .study in yellow bloom. (leliKhlfully pro- fuse in Oxnlis of splendid sturdy growth. 'J'lie beddini; here is a pieture at this lime ipf yr:\y, aliniist in tnnch with the surf from tlie (Iiilf. .\lso in hloom out- Miile. are Ililiisciis. L;inlaria. <'alendul;is, I'Idox. and arnoii;,' thi' ni ii:inii>n(als are .Xcaxt's. 'J'aniarisji and Sali.-il and \\'asii- iiiKtnnia palms (d" (ireal si/f aneautiful deco- ration on Thursday, for the occasion of the first ball of the "Twelfth Night "'Revelers." Rieth, the Florist, has a beautiful dis- play of RhiKlodendrons ani-ln. very beat Tarietlee, assorted. (S.OO per 100, S40.00 per 1000. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTING.S 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer. Best deep pink Car- nation in existence. Be sure to plant this to replace Ward 0.00 50.00 Pink Delight 5.00 40.00 Champion. Select stock 3.50 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.60 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very free) 12.00 100.00 Following at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Princess Dagmar Rose Pink En- Harlowarden chantress White Wonder Herald Pink Winsor 250 or more at the thousand rate IVY ENGLISH IVY, ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra strong, from soil. Propagated last .\ugust. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The following are the best newer varieites of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 Modello $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Crystal Geni 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 25.00 White Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a full list of all other commercial varieties. Prices on appUcation. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants In best commercial varietiae. $3.00 to $5.00 per 100. Send for liat. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS strong, twice transplanted, very best strain. In all colors. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varieties 100 1000 DAISIES,Boston Yellow. Strong 3?-^-in. bushy plants, 25 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2>i-in..$6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 15.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 25.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.75 15.00 Single White. Best variety for pots: large flowering. 2)^-in.. 5.00 ROMAN J. IRWIN, Phone FARRAGUT 2326 FERNS FERNS. Tbble Ferns. In best 100 1000 varieties. 2J^-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston Ferns. 2K-in 4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt, Wbitmanl com- pacta, Scholzell, Scottll, all 2)i-in 6.00 40.00 Teddy, Jr., Elegantlsslma Imp., Elegantlsslma com- pacta. 2>i-in 6.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per flat; 5 flats, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats, $1.00 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. Miscellaneous Stock ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings. $.S 00 per 1000; in 6,000 lots at $7..50 per 1000; in 2J4-in„ $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va- rieties. Prices on application. 100 1000 BOUGAINVILLEA Sanderlana. strong, 4-in $15.00 6-in 25.00 CALCEOLARIAS, Carter's Prize Hybrids. Finest mixed, 2)4- in 7.00 CINERARIAS.Giant Flowering Half Dwarf. Finest mixed 2K-in 3.00 $26.00 3-in 6.00 50.00 Stellata. 4-in., strong 10 00 FUCHSIAS. Rooted cuttings. Little Beauty and other best varieties 1.00 10.00 PANSY PLANTS. Strong, stocky plants. Giant Flowering, finest strain. $4.00 per 1000, 5000 lots at $3.50 per 1000. PETUNIAS. Rooted cuttings. Double white, assorted dou- ble, assorted single. Deliv- ered anywhere 1.15 10.50 VERBENAS. Giant flowering, rooted cuttings. Postpaid. . . .75 6.75 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings 75 7.00 PELARGONIUMS Ready now 100 Lucy Becker. 2-in $10.00 Wurtembergia. 2-in 10.00 Swabian Maid. 2-in lO.OO Easter Greeting. 2-in., ready Jan. 1st. 8.00 These are true to name, well grown and free from white fly. lOO 1000 PRIMULA Veris Superba. 3-in $8.00 SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Pink Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. . 2.00 $15.00 Silver Pink, Giant Yellow 2>i-in 4.00 35.00 GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Size Long Island Grown (Now Ready) 100 1000 America $1.50 $11.00 Augusta 1.60 12.00 Halley (Sabnon) 2.60 20.00 Brenchleyensis (Scarlet). . . . 1.50 11.00 May 2.00 18.00 Peace 5.00 40.00 Mrs. Frank'Pendleton 8.00 75.00 Mrs. Francis King r.50 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 1.75 14.00 New Crop Florists'FlowerSeeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus' Nanus (Green- house grown). $3.50,.per 1000; 5000 at $3.00 per 1000. Tr. pkt. Ot. SALVIA'Bonfire $0.25 $2.00 Splendens 25 1.60 Zurich 35 3.60 Tr. pkt. BEGONIA'Luminosa. A oz. $1.00.. $0.25 Erfordia. A oz. 75o 25 Vernon. A oz. 50o 25 Prima Donna. A oz. $1.00 25 VERBENA. Tr. pkt. Oz. Mammoth Choice Mlied.$0.25 $1.60 MammothlSep. Colors. .. .25 1.50 All other choice flower seeds. Send for list. 108 W. 28th St., NEW YORK Whon ortlprinir- pIpdup m'^ntlnn Thp Rxfluinpp Dddralive Plank VERBENAS We are now booking order* Let us have yours 49«0MadietStree PHIUDOffllA.PA When ordering, please mention Thp ElxcliaiiKe When ordering, please mention The Exchange ROlt. CraiS Co. , PHiuDOfniA, pa J. L. DILLON, lleomsburg, Pa. 112 The Florists' Exchange NURSERY STOCK For Florist Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, Paeonies, Herbaceous Plants and Small Fruits Our Specialties for Fall are Barberry Thunbergii Phlox Paeonies Write for our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH CO., Z^^l^ls Geneva, N. Y. When orderfnfr. please m-'ntlnn The Exchange California Privet and Berberls Thunbergii Largest grower in the country. Can supply you with any quantity or grade you wish. Stock first class in every particular. Do not fail to get my prices, it will pay you. C. A. BENNETT, Tu^a!' Robbinsville, N. J. Field Grown ROSES Two year Dormant Baby Tausendschon Ema Teschendorf Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Killamey Gen. McArtliur Jonl^tieer J. L. Moclc Mme. Jules Grolez (Red Kaiserin) Farbenlionlgln Prince de Bulgarie Dean Hole Mme. Ravary Ootbilde Soupert, $12.00 per 100. Unlesa otherwiae noted. J15.00 per 100, Climbing Roses Climbing American Beauty, $17.60 \ Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins) $12.00 per 100. per 100. Crimson Rambler, $12.00 per 100. Hiawatba, $12.00 per 100. White Dorothy, $10.00 per 100. A Full LImt of All Rosea on Demand THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesviile, Ohio W'hHn order ine. please m<'Dtiiin The Exclijince Wht^Hi order ing- plense mi-ntlon The KxclLince Fruit and Ornamental 1,500,000 SHRUBBERY 230 varieties 200,000 PERENNIALS 120 varieties Strong, young and thrifty, with excellent fibrous roots. Guaranteed strictly true to name. BLeferences: The Mercantile Agencies. Price list ready. LEWIS ROESCH, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. iiiHiinmiHDimiiii TREES Largeet asBortment In New England. Ever greens, decldnons trees, both common and rarer varieties. Stnrdy, choice stock that can be depend ed upon. Send for catalog and Bfiecial trade Ddces. ii,^ :SHRUBS Finest of BhrohB. Special trade prices. By the thonsandB, hardy NatiTe and Hybrid lOiododeD- drons— transplanted and acclimated. Send youi lists. Let 08 estimate. I When ordortng. plpfi^p monftnn Thf KTfhnnge P. OUWERKERK 216 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azaleas^lSpiraeas Japonica, Lilinm Speciosom, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATE Wlien ordering, plensp mi'nflon Thp F.srliHngp The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such aa HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. A.k for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND When, ordering, plenpe mention The Ercbange VERY GOOD JACKSON & PERKINS CO. NEWARK. NEW YORK Wholesale Growers for the trade TREES and PLANTS of all kinds Send for Ulst: When nrderlng. nlensp mention The T^Tchange When ordering, plense nr^ntlon Thp Exchange We Have Something Special to Offer in Weigelias— Canlda and Eva Rathke, Philadelphus, Pynis Japonica, Deutzias, Spiraea van Houttei, and other Shrubs. also HARDY PERENNIALS Send us your list of requirements. WOOD, STIBBS&CO., Louisville, Ky. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Headquarters for Trees, 8-] 2 ft., in Hemlock, Nor- ivay and White Spruce, Austrian and Scotch Pines TheF.E.CONlNENURSERYCO. STRATFORD, CONN. When ordering, nlenne mr-ntlnn The TOxehange Mountain View Floral Go. PORTLAND, OREGON Larfteat Growers of Famoua Portland Rosea Field-Grown Plants, unsurpassed quality, choice collection. Hydrangeas, Orna- mentals, Hardy Perennials. Ask for Price List Whpn nrtlprlng. nipnsp mention Thp Rrflmnr.. 1 Whpn nrflpring- niPHsp mpntinn Thp Rxpliange HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFERED BY Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. Wheni ordering, plense mention The Exehfinge Hill's Evergreens BBST FOR OVER nALVA CENTURY Complete aasortment In large and amaH sizes. Price ttst now ready, IbeD. Hill NarseryCo, Int., dunSbShx. Bvergreen SpedaHsts Largest Growers In America California Privet Cuttings from heavy two-year- old stock Canes from 2-4 ft. or will sell in 8-in. cuttings Any one wanting these cuttings will do better by ordering now. Prices and samples on application THE HILLSIDE NIRSERY ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. mi'iitiuii Thp Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULTS GOOD STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES 100 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2 Ji-in. pots »2.60 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-in. pots 6.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. l>i-in. pots 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-m. pots 4.00 DRACyBNA Indlvisa. 3-in. pots 6.00 Marguerite DAISY. Large yellow. 2>^-m. pots 2.60 FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2Ji-in. pots 2.00 rVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2)i-in. pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2 Ji-in. pots 2.60 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS (Rams- burs's strain). 2}^-m 2.60 r. A. ENNONS, Florist West Kennebunk, Me. When ordering. i»le;ise m'^ntinti The Rxchange ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 lOOOO AGERATUMS. Stella Gurney and Little Blue Star $0.60 $6.00 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The best selected, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 75 SALVIAS Bonfire and Zurich 75 9.00 9.00 6.00 6.00 PLANTS PETUNIAS. Dreer's Double Fringed. Mixed colors, strong plants, from 2-in. pots 2.00 Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. THE SHORTEST WAY CONSULT OUR STOCK and MATERIAL INDEX Page 121 January IS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 113 I Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSKRYMBN Praaldmt, E. 8. Wilch, Shtnudoab. la.; VV»- preoident, Joini Wxt^oN, N. Y.; Tr«B«ur«r, Prrmm VouNGBHi, G«iMTn, Ntt).; SecrrtATT, John Hau., Rocbe*t«r. N. Y. Nsit AnnuAl Coarantion vUl b« haU in MUwaukaaL Wla., l»ie. Taxus baccata elegantissima {Subject of this u'eek's ilhuitnition) The many varieties of tlie Kii^lisli Yew arc more rominent than the species itself in general collections. Ispeciaily is this true of the several goklen varieties, one if which, elcgantLiisima, is particularly noticeable wher- ver collections of hardy evergreens are found. It and he fastigiate Yew in its golden form are rarely absent rom such collections. Their golden colored foliage in •arly Hummer helps so much the beauty of evergreen oUections by their contrast of gold and dark green oUage. The common Yew is well known for he sombre hue of its foliage, with which the rolden color of such varieties contrasts to great idvantage. I Where allowed to grow at will the one of our liotes, elegantissima, makes a spreading form nueh like the type, but a little pruning makes It bushier and more conical, so its exact form s in the hands of the pruner to a consider- ible extent. Cutting back of the extreme Mints of the growtlis in early Summer wlien cheir extension is still forming causes a speci- nen to become bushy, the side shoots getting nore encouragement. Pruning at this season s well understood as the proper time to prune ill trees for the sake of bushiness, nipping off the leaders of shoots that are forming. Yews are all of slow growth, and when raised from cuttings, as nearly all are, they are less inclined to make height than width. Cuttings ire made in early Winter, placed in a green- house with but little heat for the first month or two, but which should be increased later. The cuttings should be well rooted by Spring. The English Yew, baccata, and its varieties ire hardy in the Middle States, but in the cold i. l^tcrn ones they are not, the only ones that are hardy there are the native prostrate grow- ing one, canadensis, and the Japanese one, ciLspidata, the latter making a large tree. Yews are increased from seeds, cuttings, layers and grafting. Varieties such as elegan- tissima cannot be had from seeds. Cuttings under glass through Summer and Autumn, layers in Summer, and grafting in Spring, ac- complish it. Owing to the strong color of the foliage of the Colorado Blue European nurseries treat P. I,. Scbipkacnsis as quite hardy in nearly all situations there, and that it exceeds the old common Laurel in this respect, there appears no doubt. It must not be forgotten that darkness in Winter is of great benefit to evergreens in regard to their endur- ance of severe cold. Tlie loss of moisture by transpira- tion is far more rapid in bright light. This is why shad- ing and covering of such plants is recommended; this and protection from winds, which also deprive the plants of moisture. Therefore when such plants as referred to are planted Spruce, a companion evergreen Picea Engelmanni to it in Colorado, the Picea Engelmanni been greatly overlooked. In many respects it 'is preferable to the Blue Spruce. For one thing the Blue one has been so extolled that it is being overplanted except in localities where it is almost unknown as yet. Then, too, little ;irc has been given to planting it in proper Icic-.itions It is not at all uncommon to find >l'fi-imens set out imder trees, often trees ol dense shade, such as the Norway Maple. A place more unsuitable for it, or for any I'llier .Spruce, could not be named. The trees lir'DMic the prey of red spider and other in- M its, and are rather an eyesore than a pleasure tu all who see them. \\'hat it needs ;ind what makes it thrive is to be ptinted in an entirely open position. Should insects attack it there, as in hot dry Summers they are apt to do, spraying with some of the various oily compounds soon rids the tree of the pests, and leaves the tree in good condition. In Picea Engelmanni we have a tree not devoid of some blue color, but it is faint compared with the Blue, rather a dark blue one might call it. The tree itself is of pleasing outline, more pyramidal than the Blue, and its branches are less horizontal than those of the other. Its whole outline is less broad. It pleases at all times, particularly is it admired when standing alone in some prominent place. Its seeds can be easily had from dealers, and they germinate easily. D T In the case of plants the Prunus LaurocerasuB hardiness of which is in Schipkaensis ^^^1,^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ plant them is in Spring, that roothold of the soil may , establish them before the cold of Winter has to be ' endured. Prunus Laurocer.osus Schipkaensis is one of tlie plants of this class. It has been distributed as a h;irdy plant capable of enduring the cold of the vicin- ity of Rochester, N. Y., but there are few records of wliit it really has endured. It is probable that it is inure hardy than the typical English Laurel, Prunus L.aurocerasus, and it will Winter successfully at Phila- ' delphia when well sheltered. Taxus baccata elegantissima see that the position selected is one which permits of the shading and covering in Winter, for on this will depend its hardiness. A correspondent wrote us some time Hardy (?) j^g^ {jj^t. j^g [,aci read an advertisement Eucalyptus ^j ^ i^„^ company, which stated that there were Eucalyptus which would thrive in Florida, and he desired us to name the hardy sorts if we could. There are no hardy Eucalyptus anywhere in this coun- try, except in a small portion of it where no frosts pre- vail or where the freezings do not exceed a degree or two. In California, where the excessive dryness of Summer hardens the growth, ripening it so well, there are several sorts of this tree that will endure a few degrees of frost, but the same cold — a few degrees- would kill them in Florida, where the climate does not permit of the same ripening. Along the south Coast of England one or two species of this tree have endured several degrees of frost, but there the cloudiness and the incessant rains of Winter quickly prevent damage from a night of a few degrees of freezing by the thaw- ings that succeed. We once wrote to Australia for information on this subject, and were told by our correspondent that Euca- hT^tus were found almost to the snow line on the moun- tains there, where they certainly met with some frost, but that the species found there were of a dwarf nature, Taxodlum distichum of no use when considered in the way of forest trees. Any one setting out Eucalyptus trees for forestry pur- poses, except in such situations as aforesaid, would lose money and good temper, for failure would be the only reward. Those of us here in Pennsylvania who have grown E. gIobulu.s, the Blue Gum, for ornamental planting, know that the first frost in September de- stroys its foliage. The Pacific Qarden has this to say of a species as it grows in Southern California: "One of the desirable Eucalypts for street planting or for fine effect on large estates is polyanthemos. The foliage is broadly ovate, of a steel gray color; the flow- ers are small, white, borne in br.anched clusters. The bark is persistent, which is a virtue not found in some other species, which litter yards and gardens with their bark annually. It is frost and drought resistent to a remarkable degree." The seeds of Eucalyptus are almost dust-like in many species and small in all. Fresh seeds grow readily in a short time after sowing. The deciduous Cypress, Taxodium distichum, though a dLstinctly Southern tree, is one of a few other Southern trees which have proved hardy much north of their home. There are many nf them in Pennsylvania, and a few years' growth appear immune to the cold they meet. Wher- ever planted it is rare to find one differing from the usual type in its tall, slim outline. Even the weeping form of it, though it droops, has still the same slim outline of growth. There is one peculiarity all Southern trees possess when planted north of their native homes. This is the retention of their foliage in an unripened condition long after the native Northern trees have shed theirs. And this is why many are injured North. Their growth is in an unripened condition, easily injured when freezings come. The late growth character they ire loath to change. It takes several years be- fore they learn to ripen earlier, but thev do it in time; then they prover hardier than before. The trees may be of the same species as those they are planted near in the North, still the result is the same. Take, for instance, a i^uercus coccinea from Tennessee, and plant it North near a similar species, the Northern one will have shed its foliage some time before freezings but not so the Southern one. It is these facts that one has to consider in the planting of trees, for it proves that, temporarily at least, climate does change the character of trees. Toxodium distichum for one will often have its latest growths injured the first few Winters wlien planted North, but not after it has learned to cease growing earlier in Autumn. _. There are many good sized Hardiness of .specimens of Halesia dip- Hales.a dlptera ^[^^ flourishing about Philadelphia to prove its hardiness, something of which there is often heard doubts expressed by those unacquainted with these flourishing examples. In fact, so far as can be ascertained no injury has ever been reported as ocoirring to plants tested in the vicinity. In Montgomery County, north of Philadelphia, there is a particularly fine speci- men of this species. It is in bush shape, some 1.5ft. high, and was not injured in the slightest degree in the ex- tremely low temperature of the Winter of 1911-12. It would appear that its limit of hardiness can be .shifted safely considerably north of Philadelphia, the point now given in cyclopedias as the limit. As it grows here, it is of heavier growth than the well known H. tetraptera, its limbs are heavier and its leaves larger. So far as its flowers are concerned, they are the equal of the other in beauty, but they expand about two weeks later. In ordinary seasons tetrap- tera blooms in the early days of May, diptera .about the l,')th of the month, hut in warm Aprils tetraptera has been seen in flower in the last week of the month. In its wild condition H. diptera is found from Caro- lina southward, while tetraptera is found in Virginia as well as farther .south, which would account for dip- tera being less hardy than the other. Besides other dis- tinguishing characteristics, those of the seeds are good ones. Those of tetraptera are usually four angled, while those of diptera are but two. .^s both species seed freely, they are easily propagated; seed should be sown in .\utumn soon after ripening, or else kept in damp sand over Winter and then sown in Spring. 114 The Florists' Exchange Grade Count Shipments up to March IS, 1916 NO. 1 GRADE— Teas and Hybrid Teas 18 inches, and up to 24 Inches, cumbers and Hybrid Perpetuals, 24 inches, and up to 30 inches. Cents (All tied in tens) Each 460 Aggrippina 10 30 Alexander Hill Gray. . 10 3,000 American Beauty. . . 100 830 Antoine Rivoire 10 150 Archduo Charles 8 2,600 Baby Rambler (Crim) 7 220 Baby Dorothy (Pink). 7 330 Baby Joan d'Are(Wh) 7 200 Baby ErnaTschendorf 7 230Bardo Job 8 1,180 Bessie Brown 10 35 Bride 10 80 Captain Christy 7 800 Captain Hayward 7 1,160 Cherokee, double 7 600 Chreokee, single 10 510 Chreokee (Pink) 10 890 Cherokee, Ramona. . . 10 39 Clbg. Amer. Beauty. . 16 200 Clbg. Baby Rambler.. 10 1,490 Clbg. CecU Brunner. .10 780 Clbg. Etoile d'France.lO 140 Clbg. Helen Gould ... 10 960 Clbg. Kaiserin 10 370 Clbg. KiUarney 10 78 Clbg. Liberty 10 300 Clbg. Papa Gontier.. . 10 60 Clbg. Sunburst 50 1,300 Clbg. Souv. Wooton. . 10 800 Clbg. White Cochet. .10 240 Conrad F. Meyer. ... 10 130 Coq. des Alps 10 36 Crimson Queen 20 10,000 Crimson Rambler 7 400 Docteur Grill 10 1,720 Dorothy Perkins 7 37 Dorothy Page Rob- erts 12 160 Duchess of Albany. . . 10 80 Earl of Duflerin 10 420Ecarlate 10 20 Edith Part (Red). . . -20 Cents (All tied in tens) Each 190 Edward Mawley 12 1,450 Etoile de France 10 700 Flower of Fairfield 8 340 Franceses Kruger 10 60 Excelsa (R. Dorothy). . 10 860 Frau K. Druschki 10 76 Gaiusboro 10 10 George Elger 30 3,940 Gen. Jacqueminot 8 2,340 Gen. McArthur 12 40 Gen. Sup. A. Janssen. .20 310 Gladys Harkness 10 100 Gloire de Dijon 15 920 Gloire de Margottin. . . 8 1,060 Gold Ophir 7 2,050 Gruss an Teplitz 10 1,300 Helene Gambler 8 650 Helen Gould 10 110 Helen Good 8 1,910 Hermosa 7 90 His Majesty 10 310 Homer 10 256 Johannes Wesselhoft.. . 10 170 JubUee 10 67 Juliett 15 1,520 Kaiserin 10 380 Killamey 10 290 Lady Battersea 12 27 Lady Penzance 12 1,900 Lady Gay 7 297 Lady Hillingdon 15 170 Lamarque 10 620 La Detroit 10 2,000 La France 10 1,720 Mme. Abel Chatenay . . 10 970 Mme. AJf. Carriere. ... 7 1,060 Mme. Cecil Brunner.. . 10 1,140 Mme. C. Testout 12 286 Mme. Const. Soupert. , 10 14 Mme. Edw. Herriot. . 100 40 Mme. E. Sablayrolles. . 10 270 Mme. J. Guillemont. . . 10 " Cents (All tied In tens) Each 240 Mme. Lambard 10 1,030 Mme. Pernet-Ducher. . 8 270 Mme. Wagram 8 18 Mabel Morrison 10 70 Madison 10 1,730 Maman Cochet 10 340 Marq. de Querhoent. . . 10 760 Marie van Houtte 12 800 Meteor 10 1,210 Mrs. A. R. Waddell. . . 10 42 Margaret Dickson 10 88 Miss A. de Rothschild . 12 60 Nova Zembla 10 500 Olivia 10 40 Othello 30 30 Paula 10 2,560 Paul Neyron 8 540 Perle d'Or 10 137 Prince C. de Rohan 10 117 Prince C. d'Arenberg. .12 730 Ragged Robin 7 800 Rainbow 10 270 Reine M. Henriette.. . . 10 430 R. O. Wourtembourg. . 7 33 RheaReid 12 260 Safrano 10 240 Shower of Gold 10 100 Souv. Pres. Carnot. ... 15 670 Soleil d'Or 12 180 Str. R. M. Henriette.. . 7 2,200 Tausendschoen 7 710 Ulrich Brunner 8 6 Vick's Caprice 10 480 Viscountess Folketone. 10 470 White Banksia 10 80 White Cecil Brunner.. . 20 1,190 White Cochet 10 127 White Dor. Perkins — 12 10 White Killamey 12 70 White Testout 20 960 Winnie Davis 10 190 Wm. A. Richardson. . . 10 460 Yellow Banksia 10 No 2 GRADE— Teas and Hybrid Teas, 12 Inches, and up to 18 inches, cumbers and Hybrid Perpetuals, 18 inches, and up to 24 Inches. Cents 9?°*,^ Each ^ ,^ Each 25 Francis Scott Key 15 5,990 Maman Cochet 7 980 Frau Karl Druschki ... 7 194 MarecehalNeil ....... 16 16 Gainaboro 7 40 George Elger 20 1,360 Gen. Jacqueminot 5 4,420 Gen, McArthur 9 150 Gen. Sup. A. Janssen. .15 220 Gladys Harkness 7 34 Gloire de Dijon 12 260 Gloire de Margottin. . . 5 170 Gold of Ophir 5 1,500 Gruss an Teplitz 7 10 Harry Kirk 20 190 Helene Gambler 5 190 Helen Gould 7 180 Helen Good 5 207 Herz. M. Antoinette. . . 15 120 His Majesty 7 90 Homer 7 169 Johanna Wesselhoft. . . 7 130 JubUee 7 4.070 Kaiserin 7 330 KiUarney 7 60 Killamey Brilliant 12 566 Lady Battersea 9 800 Lady Gay 5 1,766 Lady Hillingdon 12 130 Lamarque 7 60 Laurent Carle 12 150 La Detroit 7 2,420 La France 7 2,000 Mme. A. Chatenay. ... 7 140 Mme. Alf. Carriere. ... 5 790 Mme. Cecil Brujmer. . . 7 2,510 Mme. C. Testout 9 283 Mme. Const Soupert.. 7 110 Mme. Ed. Sablayrolles. 7 90 Mme. J. GuilUmot 7 500 Mme. Lambard 7 440 Mme. Pernet-Ducher. . 5 290 Mme. Wagram 5 30 Mabel Morrison 7 10 Mme. Melanie Soupert.l2 17 Mme. Ravary 12 180 Madison 7 60 Magna Charta 5 WHOI ESALE ONLY— Price per bush given, and applies to all orders. Ten plants of one kind^ns whdJsale if you are fn the Trade.^_ Do not or&r less, for we do not hke to cut strmgs. Use printed stationery, please. I^s'^^^^fi^b^EVrT... rate guaranteed not to exceed «c. per .one ""-"b", f^ e in 8«i zone, 20 per plant. This applies to No. 1 grade. Rate on No 2 grade wiU be 20% to 50% less, shipments. Cents Each 580 Aggrippina. 7 99 Alexander Hill Gray. . . 7 20 Aline Schneider 9 1,500 American Beauty 7 440 Antoine Rivoire 7 90 Archduc Charles 7 250 Baby Rambler (Crim.). 5 140 Baby Dorothy (Pink).. 5 140 Baby Joan d'Arc 5 90Bardo Job 5 520 Bessie Brown 7 250 Captain Christy 5 570 Captain Hayward 5 220 Cherokee, double (Wh.) 5 780 Cherokee, single (Wh.). 7 190 Cherokee (Pink) 7 380 Cherokee, Ramona 7 10 Clbg. Baby Rambler.. . 7 480 Clbg. C. Brunner 7 320 Clbg. Etoile de France.. 7 60 Clbg. Helen Gould. ... 7 860 Clbg. Kaiserin 7 250 Clbg. KiUarney 7 10 Clbg. Liberty 7 190 Clbg. Meteor 7 340 Clbg. P. Gontier 7 110 Clbg. Sunburst 30 480 Clbg. Souv. Wooton. . . 7 660 Clbg. White Cochet. . . 7 45 Cleo I 60 Conrad F. Meyer 7 10 Coq. des Alps 7 190 Countess of.Gossford . . 7 14 Crimson Queen 15 4,000 Crimson Rambler 5 800 Docteur GriU 7 440 Dorothy Perkins 5 84 Duchess d'Auerstaedt.. 15 240 Duchess of Albany .... 7 140 Earl of Dufferin 7 ISOEcarlate 7 23 Dorothy P. Roberts ... 9 30 Edith Part 16 560 Edward Mawley 9 520 Etoile de France 7 680 Francesca Kruger 7 900 Marq. de Querhoent. . . 7 2,200 Marie van Houtte 9 450 Meteor 7 210 Mrs .Aaron Ward 15 550 Mrs A. R. WaddeU. . . 7 16 Mrs. T. HiUis 20 193 MissAhcedeRothsciuld 9 90 Mile. Cecil Berthod 7 20 Nova Zembla 7 100 Old Gold 30 1,080 OUvia 7 10 Ophelia 30 330 Papa Gontier 7 180 Paula 7 330 Paul Neyron 5 280 Perle des Jardines 12 38 President Taft 12 230 Prince C. de Rohan — 7 80 Pr. C. E. d' Arenberg . . 9 200 Ragged Robin 5 1,000 Rainbow 7 360 Reine M. Henriette.. . . 7 170 R. O. Wourtembourg. . 5 50 Reve d'Or 9 15 Rhea Reid 9 20 Robin Hood 9 420 Safrano 7 25 Senateur Mascourand.. 9 100 Shower of Gold 7 100 Souv. Pres. Carnot. ... 9 27 Souv. de P. Notting. . . 9 1.30 Str. R. M. Henriette. . 7 310 Sunburst l5 1,500 Tausendschoen 5 70 Ulrich Brunner 6 120 White Banksia 6 97 White Cecil Brunner.. . I5 3,500 White Cochet 7 70 Wh. Dorothy Perkins . . 7 116 White C. Testout I9 28 White KiUarney 5 620 Winnie Davis 9 390 Wm. A Richardson. . 7 360 Yellow Banksia 7 Ten planta of one SOUtJHERN STATES (Continued from page 111) caused many anxious buds to open up. The demand for plants of all kinds was very great and the evening of the 25th found but very few salable plants left. The demand for red flowers was very preat and everything in this color was sold out long before trade was over. It is conservative to say that trade was 2.5 per cent, better than any previous Christmas, and with some it was practi- cally as good as Easter trade. State Organizations Meet The Knoxville FlorisLs' Club held its annual Midwinter banquet on Monday night, Jan. 10 at the Hotel Atkin. A full attendance of the members was ex- pected, while several guests were invited from other cities. A program of talks and music was enjoyed. The Tennessee State Florists' Associa- tion will hold its second annual meeting in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 24, headquarters at the Maxwell House, which is in the same week as the meet- ings of the State Nurserymen's and Bee- keepers organizations, and is also the same week of the Masonic Grand Lodge meetings, and special railroad rates will be given from all over the State. Karl P. Baum and Professor Bentley of Knox- ville, and W. H. Lewis of Nashville, who constitute the membership committee, have been working very hard of late, and it is believed that practically every florist and nurseryman of the State will be present at the meeting, as several have already sent in their applications for membership. Everything seems to point toward an enthusiastic and successful meeting. Members of the society congratulate C. L. Baum on his appointment as a di- rector of the S. A. F. & O. H. Addison J. McNutt suffered quite a loss on Dec. 26 when a fire broke out in his section of the City Market House. It consumed practically all of his store fixtures and burned up some of his Christ- mas charges which had been overlooked and left out of the safe. Friends of Mrs. McNutt regret very much to bear of the death of her mother, Mrs. Clayton. A. J. M. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Louisville, Ky. "Grip" I.eadg to Sale of Flowers A severe epidemic of grip, or iu- fluenza, which has been experienced in Louisville for the past two or three weeks, is having an extremely good ef- fect on the floral business. Hundreds of people are ill and the demand for cut flowers has been larger than usual for this season of the year. Several deatlis are reported to have resulted from at- tacks of grip, and there has been a steady run of small funeral work since New Year. Louis Kirch, elected president of the Kentucky Society of Florists at the De- cember meeting, resigned his position at the meeting teld at the shop of August Baumer on the evening of Jan. 5. H. Kleinstarink, Jr., the vice-president, was elected to the office, and Jacob Scliuiz, former president of the organi- zation, was elected to tlie vice-presidency. Only a tew florists were present at the meeting, which was one of the most in- teresting held for some time. At this session arrangements were made whereby a special paper will he prepared and read by some member of the association at each meeting during the year. It is planned to have the growers and retailers alternate in delivering these readings, a grower delivering a talk one month, and a retailer the next. Mr. Kleinstarink. August Baumer, the secre- tary, and otiier oflicers of the organiza- tion, will hold a meeting in a few days to outline a program or policy for the new year. It is the intention of the oflicers to wake up the organization in order that .some big things may be ac- complished in 1916, and the value of the society enluaneed to every memlier. Mr. Kleinstarink will name his committees at the February meeting. The Hall iSeed Co. of Louisville has just mailed out a handsome new thirty- six page catalog advertising its "premium seeds," gardeners' tools, etc. The out- side cover of the booklet is printed in four colors, and is very attractive. The parcel post schedules and regulations are printed on the inside cover, and many other interesting items about ordering by mail. W. P. Hall, president of the com- pany.'has just returned from St. Louis, and W. O. Bunton, the vice-president re- Geraniums 2^-in. pots, S. A. Nutt and Mme. Sallerol, $2.25 per 100, $20,00 per 1000. Mme. Julian, Ed. Blanc, A. Schaffer, Thos. Meehan, Perkins, Ricard, Rose and Ivy Ge- raniums, $2.50 per 100, $22,50 per 1000. LOBELIA, Emperor William and Crystal Palace; TRADESCANTIA, varleftated, three va- rieties; ACHYRANTHES, two varieties; GER- MAN IVY, FUCHSIAS, double mixed, $2,25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. CARNATIONS. 2M-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. $26.00 per 1000; Rooted Cuttings, $2,25 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS and POMPONS, thirty varieties; COLEUS, ten varieties. List and prices on apphcation. MAGNUS PIERSON, fromwell, Conn. GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Poitevine $15.00 per 1000 Bucbner 12.00 per 1000 CASH WITH ORDER PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange GERANIUMS Unless we have exceptionally fine weather all the cuttings that I can supply between now and Febru- ary 2l9t are sold. Orders booked for February and March delivery, at 312.50 for S. A. NUTT and S15.00 for RICARD and POITEVINE, per 1000. Guaranteed stock. BUDDLEIA Aslatlca Ready now, from Rose pots, fine plants, at $5.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings in February, at $2.50 per 100. PLUMOSUS, at $25,00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. When ordcriiic. pli^asc nn-iitioii Thi* Exclian^e 100,000 GERANIUMS "^^ Thousands more coming on every day from 2 and 23<-inch pots: A, Ricard, Beaute Poitevine, S. A. Nutt, Montmore, Grant, Henderson, Doyle, Buchner, La Favorite, etc., etc., $2.25 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Fully as good as last year's— try them. Abundance of CANNA bulbs and other stock. Correspondence solicited. ALONZO J. BRV AN, ^olesale Florist, Washington, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange QER AINI UMS 100 1000 2-in. pota, Nutt and Buchner $1.80 $18.00 Poitevine, Ricard, Doyle 2.00 20.00 VINCA Variegata. Rooted Cuttings. 1.00 2-in 1.60 SALVIAS and COtEUS. Rooted Cuttings 60 Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, DELANSON, N. V. When ordering iili^jise nn'titlnn The Exchane* ORCHIDS Order 1916 freshly imported stock NOW in order to receive them from first ARRIVALS. A splendid lot of VANDA C^RULEA, the only Blue Orchid; always a great seller. AVrite for prices. GEORGE L. FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., When urdoriiip. plr-nso un'iitinti Tho'^Kxclianfre ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the best Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 Chestnut Place SECAUCUS, N. J. When ordering, please mention The EsohanEe Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. I. ORCHIDS, PAUMS and flaaim of ov«ry vwlety When ordering, pleaB, mention The ^change January 15, 191(i. The Florists' Exchange 115 RED WING The Scarlet Carnation That Will Bring You In The Dollars This is the variety that I believe will replace Beacon as the money-making Scarlet. It is a clear scarlet color, with a long, perfect stem; clean, healthy grower. Begins to flower early in the season and produces continu- ally until thrown out in the Summer. The flowers are nicely formed, do not split the calyx, and for keeping qualities cannot be beaten. Anyone can grow this variety and produce from 20 to 30 perfect flowers per plant. Pronounced the coming commercial red by all growers who have seen it. RED WING was awarded a Certificate of Merit at the exhibition of the American Carnation Society at Bufi'alo, and a First-Class Certificate by the Connecticut Horticultural Society. The stock is limited and all orders will be filled strictly in the order they are taken. Can make early delivery. Clean, well-rooted cuttings at $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Inspection of my stock is invited. Cash with order or satisfactory references front parties unknown to us My place is but five minutes' walk from the Willimantic R. R. Depot. WILLIAM A. DAWSON WILLIMANTIC, CONN. niitiilMn 'I'hf Exc SOUTHERN STATES— Continued fvntly returneorders of Smilax, and on the walls were empire wreaths of red berries tied with red tulle bows. C. B. Thompson & Co. arranged one New Salmon Pink Carnation "NANCY" ( '(iliir li(;ljl sulriKiM jiiiik, little darker than Pink Dcliglit and more even color. Bldoiiis :irr good cuninicrcial size, 3 in. and over, nicely loniicd and have never shown u hiM-.^ited calyx. Stems always hold the flower upright. The habit is a ([uick prochictive growth and as a producer it stands highest among commercial varieties. Color docs not fade. Fragrance is very noticeable. Having an excellent (-(^rise pink and an improved yellow to offer in 1917, we have decided to dissciiiinute the variety "Nancy" this year, 1916. For a liglit pink that will produce quantities of bloom and is commereiidly good in every respect, plant "Nancy." The stock is limited and orders will be filled in rotation as received. Price. Rooted Cuttings: $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. First deliveries in January. Standard Varieties of CARNATIONS and 1915 Introductions READY NOW 100 1000 Pink Sensation $0.00 $50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Matchless 3.50 30.00 Yellow Prince 3..50 30.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Yellowstone 3.00 25.00 100 1(100 White Wonder $3.00 .$25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Rosette 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Gloriosa 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 Chrysanthemum "EARLY FROST" THE EARLY WHITE 'MUM This variety has proven so satisfactory that the demand for stock will be greater than the supply. Place your orders now. We have a large stock. Rooted Cuttings: $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. February DeUvery. f. DORNER & SONS CO., Larayciie, ind. oril'-ring. please mfntion Tbe Exchange of the most handsome decorations of the season at the Seelbadi Hotel for the L. H. Wymond debutante ball. The m.ain dining room, parlor floor and entire sec- ond floor was decorated. The general decorations consisted of Southern Smilax, Gedar and Pine trees, with snow and icicles. The halls and every room on the second floor, which had been con- verted into card and sitting rooms, were decorated with garlands of Cedar cov- ered with artificial snow and icicles, form- ing a canopy ovei'head. The electric fix- tures were covered with masses of greens, and a large snowball was suspended from each. In the ballroom there were gar- lands of Cedar, covered with snow, and reaching from the central lighting fix- tures to the side walls. Over the doors and windows were ropes of Cedar. Along the side walls were rows of miniature Cedar trees, alternating with Pine trees which were all covered with icicles and snow. From the entrance of the ball- room to the elevator as an avenue of evergreen trees. The decorations were so handsome that many guests asked who handled the work and the company has received many congratulations concerning the artistic way in which the work was handled. Mrs. H. Kleinstarink, Sr., and other members of the Kleinstarink family, who have been suffering from grip, have re- covered. G. D. C. Nashville, Tenn. R. C. Kerr of Houston, Tex., vice- president of the S. A. F. and O. H., is to lecture before the Tennessee State Florists' .Association in this city on Jan. 24 : his subject will be, "What the Com- ing of the S. A. F. and O. H. to the iSouth Means to the Southern Florists." A public discussion of the subject should assi.st in stirring up further interest all throughout the Southland in the coming Houston convention. Mr. Kerr advises us that it is more than likely he will try to arrange for meetings at some of the other important Southern cities, either on his way to Nashville or return therefrom. Baltimore, Md. F. C. Bauer, Govans, has a range of houses worth seeing. He has a miscel- laneous line and gets almost anything one might call for. He has a fine lot of Kadiance Eoses on benches, stems 3ft., flowers of large size. He had some cut that he gets $5 a dozen for retail. His ibamations were on crop and being in fine condition found a ready sale. His new red Benora, a sport, if at its best in size and color. Stems average Gin. longer than Benora. Beautiful yellow ISnapdragon was seen. Mc Bauer takes great interest in his place and is a lover of pets and fish. Isaac H. Moss and D. C. Bauer missed the club meeting last _ Monday night and everybody is guessing. Tney are such regular attendants. Andrew Anderson, Govans, has his Koses in tip-top shape, only the short crop has been a setback. A little sun- shine will help the buds. Mr. Anderson is a good Rose grower, J. P. Harmon, Catonsville, lias a prom- ising lot of Carnations, especially Mrs. ISeigwait that certainly has good size and color. He has a good call for Mignonette and Sweet Peas. Trade Conditions Trade is not so brisk, and it is mighity good that it is so as it is rather a difficult matter to procure stock. Prices are still as last week. Carnations and (Roses are short in supply. There is a steady call for Carnations. Koses are almost the same. The retailer has to be very cautious in taking orders. Last Monday evening two of the wholesale houses had sold out entirely. Callas are not overplentiful and are having good calls. Papemiiites are in moderate lots onl.v. Romans are coming in slowly, in fact any kind of flowers sell. Greens are in good supply and demand. High prices and no flowers are putting the retailers in difficulties and orders are lost. J. L. T. 116 The Florists' Exchange FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. V Over 200.000 to ■elect from. Healthy, buehy, fuU ffrown, 2^ -in. itook, in aeeortment of 10 or more beet varieties, luarsnteed to pleue, 13.00 per 100, «2e.00 per 1000. KENTIA Bslmoreuia uid COCOS WeddeU- ana. Clean, tbriity, 2ii-in. itook, risht use for center plmaU. 11.30 per dos., $10.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston, RooMTolt, Teddy Jr., and Scottll. Compaot, ehapely pUnta, growo with suffioiant apaoe, and in moat perfect oonditioa. •-in., ta.OO par doi.. I4S.00 par 100: 7-in., (12.00 par doi.. 190.00 par 100: 8-in., 118.00 par doi. CIBOTIUM Schledei (King of Fama). WeU crown. 3-in: etock, tl.OO par doiM S30.00 par 100. ADIANTUM Farleyenaa Glortoaa. Stronseat, prattiaat and hardieet of fancy Adiantuma; stock m b«t oondittoB 2H->a., tl.20 par doi., $9.00 par 100; 3-iii., $2.00 par dos., $16.00 par 100: 4-in., $3.60 par dos., $26.00 par 100. large cut fronds shipped safely any distance, $10.00 par 100. ADIANTUM^ Farleyense. Strong, 3-in.. $3.80 par dos., $26.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong, stocky, S-in plants, $6.00 par 100, $6eJX) per 1000. Ordaia booked now for next crop of Table Fam BaadliBga, ready January 1st. $1.00 per 100, $9.60 par 1000. List, iUuatrsting 30 beat Tariebea, on J. r. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ASSORTED TABLE FERNS $3.6« par 100, $30.00 per 1000. PALMS, Kentia Belmoreana ;3H in. pots, 12-15 in. high, $12.00 per 100. PALMS, Kentia Forsteriana 3H in. pots, 16-18 in. high, $16.00 per 100. JAMES VICK*S SONS Rochester, N. Y. When ordering, please nn'ntion The Exchange FERNS FORDISHLS In 6 to 8 best market vaiieties from 2}^-in. pots at $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000: in 3-in. pota at $6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2}i-in. pots at S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cocos, Weddeliana, Kentias and Belmoreana In 2J^-in. pots. Just right for centers. $10.00 per lUO THOMAS P- CHRISTENSlN, Short Hills, K.J. Wlieii ordering, please mt'iition The Exchange 100 1000 Whitmani Improved - - $5.00 $40.00 Whitmani Compada • - 5.00 40.00 Roosevelts 5.00 40.00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 250 at lOOe rata HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN. MASS. When ordering, please mention The Exchange BOSTON FERNS From the bench, 12J^c. Extra strong ferns and good clean, thrifty stock; bargain at this price. Fine for potting up in 5- inch for Easter and Spring trade. BRANT BROS. Inc., Utica, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The ExchJinge FERNS ■.Perns for Fern Dishes. Full grown, 6ne stock, from 2>^-m. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. COCOS Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmore- sna. For center plants. 2>i-iii.t $1.30 per dos., $10.00 per 100. High Grade Stock. Ca8b,.or satisfactory t.refeiences. C. A.PETERSON WOOD COURT .Tarrytown-on-Hudeon,N.Y When ordering, please mention The Bxchange U/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Tuberous Rooted Begonias start Now for Easter Flowering I don't know just how much longer it will take before the majority of retail growers throughout the country will fully appreciate the great value of the Tuber- ous Rooted Begonias, but it is bound to come ; this class of plants is by far too beautiful to be treated as they are in the average establishment. There are many florists today who consider them of but little account just because they don't compare with Geraniums as bedders or with the few neglected plants on the place there appears to be but little call for them. The real facts are that if given just a little bit of consideration these Begonias make excellent bedders, and as is the case especially with the single fringed and the double sorts one coiddn't ask for more beautiful show plants for the greenhouse during the Spring and Summer months, as well as your customer's residence. If there is any fault to find it Is with us and not these Begonias. Many a man will bother and worry about a lot of bedding stock in which there is hardly any margin of profit, but it is grown from year to year for the only reason that somebody buys it. No attempt whatever is being made to find out what really paid and what didn't, what deserves pushing or what should be discarded. We get into a rut and don't want to get out. T. R. Be- gonias started now in a layer of sandy soil in flats placed on the hot water re- turns and later potted up, kept growing and shifted, will flower for Easter, and you can make up the most attractive baskets, hampers or pans with them which will sell at sight. Such as are left over or won't flower in time for Easter will come in useful the week or month after, it is always well to be able to show a customer a few plants in bloom when trying to sell stock for bedding out. Cincinnati Begonias About Propagating Yonr Ovra Stock No, it doesn't pay you to propagate j your own stock, not that there is a se- j cret attached to it or that the man who makes a specialty out of Begonias wants j to live too, but in order to be successful with these Begonias, including Lorraines and the few others similar to Cincinnati, you must pay strict attention to the plants, and that is almost impossible for the average retail grower to do with a couple of hundred plants. With every one of us in the retail growing business there is more and more to t>e attended to as we go along; we keep on branching out a little, the number of varieties of plants to be handled keeps on increas- ing from year to year and the quality of stock our customers ask us to carry means a better grade each season. The only kind we can hope to make any money on is the best ; to produce such takes more care and culture than the average man can afford to give. Your time is or should be worth more than to bother with these Begonias from the time when you select the leaves and place them into sand up to Christmas week following. It is dollars to doughnuts when the Yuletide approaches you pick up The Exchange to find out who has some nice 6in. Begonias to offer, and you try to work your own stock in with it the best you can in order to get rid of it during the holidays. No, if I have any suggestions to offer regarding these beau- tiful Winter flowering Begonias it is to leave the growing part of them alone. There are all sorts of other things you can grow, you will have no trouble whatever to purchase next Summer, well established 2in. stock ready to go ahead ; they will be easier to manage from June or July on and will do for moderate size plants. You are bound to have call for next Winter and buy your fancy stock, such as your customers will want and are willing to pay for, late next Pall. You will be money ahead and save your- self all kinds of worry. CYCLAMEN Schizanthus Still time to sow, and as with the Corn- flowers, it is better to grow on in little pots than to sow into the bench, but it you allow your plants to become pot bound that means to stunt their growth, and such plants hardly ever amount to anything afterwards. If you have large plants on hand and they are bushy, it is as well to let them set bud and flower | when ready. There is no trouble in making the very best use of the flowers, the lighter shades in particular. Almost every florist usually finds himself short of small flowers such as he can use with Carnations or long stemmed Roses ; the Schizanthus are just the thing for this purpose and we don't see nearly enough of them. The smaller grower who needs them most hardly knows what they are, or doesn't think much of them. Fuchsias Good Plants Pay in Spring We have noticed quite an increase of late years in the demand for Fuchsias. This seems good, for these old favorites used to be appreciated years ago ; there was hardly a florist anywhere, here or abroad, who didn't carry a good stock of them. The plants would not only sell dumg the Spring months but all Sum- mer. As with many other plants, the Fuchsias have been absent in many flo- rists' establishments so that customers almost consider them something new when a few plants do make their ap- pearance. Fuchsias cannot be considered ideal bedders, but in semi-shady posi- tions they will make a good showing. Black Prince is one of the very best of sorts for that purpose, if you have win- dow boxes to fill not in positions sunny enough for Geraniums. Fuchsias will fill the bill. Old stock plants started into growth now will give you fine cuttings in a short time and the sooner you root them the better the plants. If you are short on stock and have to purchase tiy to get last Summer's propagated plants; these, if allowed to come along in a mod- erately warm house and plenty of mois- ture, will make ideal plants by early May, which when in full bloom will find ready sale. There are several good sorts of the trailing variety excellent for hanging bas- kets, which will be attractive all Sum- mer if at all taken care of. To get the best results it is best to plant five to seven, 2%in. pot plants into a 12in. bas- ket in February or early March and hang the baskets up. In this way the plants will grow_ three times as fast as when grown on in pots. By the end of May the basket will be covered entirely. It will be a mass of foliage and flowers, a happy change from the usual variegated Vinca, Golden Bedder Coleus, Dusty Miller and Nutt Geranium arrangement seen everywhere, and you will have no trouble in selling it. Rambler Roses for Easter Should Be Brought in Nonr Get at the Roses you placed in the coldframe a month or six weeks ago and get them indoors if you intend to have plants in flower for Easter Sunday. All of the Ramblers, whether freshly potted or pot grown in order to do their best, should be given plenty of time. Easter coming so late this year should make it possible to have this beautiful class of Roses at their very best, but don't put the housing of the plants off. It is far better to let the stock have a 45 deg. house now where with light and sun dur- ing the daytime the plants will slowly start to make new roots, and in a few weeks begin to break into new life. Don't make the mistake of placing these Roses at once into 55 or 60 deg. ; many may never need 60 at any time this Spring in order to get them in. Let them come along slowly and if you see by the end of February that a little push- ing might help, you still have seven weeks in order to get there, aud that is quite some time to coax a backward plant to get busy. Splendens Glganten i Hybrids Oui itrain of CYCLAMEN U tcoai i» Done. WeU budded and grown plmnU: Bricht red, dark red, pink, white, white with red center, salmon, from ^in. pota, $7.00; from 8H- in. pota, *10.00; from 4-in. pota, (15.00, per 100. . PRIMULA Chloenala, PRIMULA Obcoo- Ica Glgantea, PRIMULA Malacoldaa, from 2>j-in. pots, t3.00 per 100. DRACVNA lodivlaa. Strang plants, fnn 2K-in. pota, S3.00; from 3-in. pota tS.OO, p«i 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosua Nanus. From 2ii-in. potSk 13.00 par 100; ASPARAGUS Sprenserl, from 3-in. pota, U.OO par 100. Satisfaotion fuarantaad. PAUL MADER, East Stroiuisburg,Pa. When ordering, please me'iitinn Thf Exehange ASSORTED TABLE TERNS Out of 2K-inch pots, t3.(K) per 100; TERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIALTY In or^out of flats. JUNE DELIVERY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS.NANUS From 2)i-inoh pots, $3.00 par 100. All express ordem, eaah or latisfao- tory reference with order. B.SOLTAU FERNERY Je^rlere1!?.N*T- When ordering, plense Whpn ordering. nlPiise piiiiti.in Tlif Kxplmngi* THE HOME OF THE SCOnil FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK WhPn nr,1prlng. niPnsp TnPntlon Thp F.xclinnpp PI=7 D IXJ a ASSORTED «— » •<. -1^^ ^ VARIETIES Btronx, healthy plania, from 2K-i^. PO", (3.00 per 100, $29.00 per 1000. COCOS Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmoreana. 2>i-m., S1.30 per dos., tlO.OO per 100. NEPHROLEPIS Whitman! and Elefiantisalma. 0-in., 60o. each. BOSTON Perns and NEPHROLEPIS HarrUU. t-m., $20.00 per 100; «-in., SOo. eaoh, $46.00 pat 100; 7-in., $1.00 aaeh; 8-in., $1.25 each. FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N.J. When ordering. ple.ige mention The Exchange TaMe Ferns Pine, buihy plants, assorted varieties, from 2-in. poU, $3.00 per 100. R. G. Hanf ord, Norwalk, Conn. When ordering, please mi^ntlnn Th'^ Exclninge A NO. 1 CHATELAINE BEGONIAS 2-in. pota, $3.50 per 100; 3-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. 1000 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pota, $35.00 for the lot. FUCHSIAS. 2M-'n. pota. $1.75 per 100. HELIOTROPE. 2H-ia. pota, $1.50 per 100. Stock guaranteed or money returned. Caah with order. Give us a trial. MATTHEWS © VARNEY Successors to J. £. Felthousen, Florist. 320 Van Vranken Ave., SCHENECTADY, N. Y. Vinca Variegata 100 1000 3-in. pota $3.25 $30.00 3>a-in. pota 5.00 45.00 I am alao booldng orders for Spring delivery. SMILAX Cut strings the year round. CARL E. HOLM, Madison, N. J. iilinn The Exclmnge Geraniums Heliotrope and other Bedding Plants in their season \A/. J. CHINNICK TRENTON, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Jmiuarv 15, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1 17 i ROSES RED RADIANCE. .V sport of Hiicliiiuce that will bo wel- euiiiod tw a valuable addition to the list of grt't'iihouse lto3t'3 and will be of greatest value for the garden. Grafted or Own Root, 2>-4-in., $2.50 per doz., J17.50 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. MRS. \VM. R. HEARST. A clear, dark pink «port of My Maryland. The equal of Maryland in habit and pro\sth, and far superior to it in color. Grafted or Own Hoot, ■J'-i-in., Jl'.OO per doj., $17.50 per 100. $150.00 per 1000. HOOSIER BEAUTY. Deep, rich crimson in color. We have a large stock of this new Rose and can fill your or- der to your satisfaction. Grafted, 23-j-in., S2.00 per doz,, $15.00 per 100, $140,00 per 1000; Own Root, 2>j-in., $1.50 per doz., $10 00 per 100, S90.00 per 1000. HADLEY. With both Hadley and the above-named va- riety wo have to offer the two best red Roses in commerce. Grafted, 21.4-in., $1.50 per doz., 812..W per 100. $120.00 per 1000; Own Root. 21.4-in., $1.00 per doz., $7.50 per 100, SGO.OO per 1000. CARNATION NOVELTIES MISS THEO. (Littlefield & Wynian.) We have 4000 planta of Miss Theo growing here at Cromwell. We can verify the assertion that it is the moat proUfic Carnation on the market today. The color ia true rose pink. The flower is well formed, but not large. It will be a profit- able variety. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. NEBRASKA. We can fill your order for this new scarlet. It appears to us to be one of the finest of the novelties of the year. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000. RED WING. From observation of this variety growing! we believe it ia well worth a thorough trial. It looks pro- lific and the flowers are of fine quality. Rooted Cut- tings. $12,00 per 100, $100 00 per 1000. ALICE. By far the finest light pink Carnation from the standpoint of freedom and profitableness. We have excellent stock for Febnmry deUvery. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000. We cannot accept orders for Good Cheer for earlier than Rlarch 15th delivery. THE BIG FOUR OPHELIA. DOUBLE WHITE KILLARNEY, KIL- LARNEY BRILLIANT and MRS. AARON WARD. The four best greenhouse Roses for general growing. $12.50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000. These varieties are better grafted than own root. If wanted on own roots, the price is $7.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. MRS. AARON WARD COLEUS.SHELIOTROPE, SALVIA, PETUNIAS. FUCHSIAS and other stock.U VINCA VARIEGATA cuttings. Write us your wants. Refer to the classified ads. BEDDING PLANTS lOTROPE, SALVIA, PETUNIAS. CA VARIEGATA cuttings. Writ! tied ads. Prices to the Trade only A.N.PtBR30N t(^C. 'CROCOWCLC CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUMS GOLDEN GLEAM °'i,^R^%^6''^^ Ah a novelty of the year we are oflfering a seedling of our own raiding. It is a bright, Klistening yellow in color; me- dium dwarf in growth. Fully as good two to a plant as HiiiKJe. Matures Oct. 2nth to Nov. Ist. Second crown biui.s were the best. 2)^-In., $1.50 per doz., $12.00 per ItiU, $100.00 per 1000. LAST SEASON'S NOVELTIES Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 100, SIIO.OO per 1(»0. CRYSTAL GEM. A fine, pure white. Midscason. EARLY FROST. The best early white variety We have a big lot ready for delivery. GOLDEN OUEEN. The best yellow since Chrysolora. Thi^ is the general opinion. MARIGOLD. A fancy 'Mum for the careful grower. When well done, it is the best yellow variety in commerce. MODELLO. Bronze, maturing in early November. Handsome as a Cactus DahUa. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. For early delivery we ofler Bne stock of this high-class variety at $4.00 per 100, J.35.0O per 1000. Tliis means January and February delivery, and we have ample atock for your requirements. GOLDEN EATON. Better in color than Yellow Eaton One of the finest of the new 'Mums. Early delivery. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. A NEW POMPON PEACE. A beautiful shell pink; one of tfie finest varieties ever offered. 2^4-in., $2,00 per doz.. $15.00 per 100. SINGLES RAMONA. Deep, rich bronze in color. One of the finest varieties ever offered. P^xhibited in the winning five vases at Cleveland. 23i-in., $2.00 per doz.. $15.00 per 100. DUSKY MAID. Orange-bronze in color. Well-built, semi-double flowers carried well apart on spray. Thi- finest variety for Thanksgiving. 2>4-in., $2.00 per doz.. $15 00 per 100. The Cromwell Gardens Set and the Mount Green- wood Set are offered in our catalog. Look them over They are improvements on existing varieties and worthy of general growing. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus We make a specialty of seedlings. We offer now o0,0n Th'' KvplKingp Miss Theo The most prolific ROSE PINK CARNATION on the market. Every visitor places an order. See previous ads. Rooted Cuttings: $12.00 per 100, tlOO.OO per 1000. LITTLEFIELD & WYIMAN, North ADIngton, M9$$. VVIifii ■irtlennK- plfrtUt- mHnilim 'llii' Kxi "ALICE HAS MADE GOOD" By proving to be THE BEST COMMERCIAL CARNATION disseminated in years. Hundreds who tried it are delighted, and will largely increase their plantings next season. Cuttings ready NOW. Prices: per 100, 16.00; per 1000, $50.00 Descriptive circular mailed on request PETER FISHER, Ellis, Mass. Wh'^Ti orOiMing. T'I^-;t-"e m'^ntlun Tht^ Exrliiiii nf A. F. J. Baur O. E. Steinkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAlR & STEINKAMP, Indianapolis, Indiana Carnation Breeders When, firili-riiic. i.lf ELMER D. SMITH & CO. Chrysanthemums Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN - - - MICH. Wheu ordering, please m(*ntioii The Exchange CARNATIOIV CUTTIIVOS Ready after JANUARY FIRST QUIDNICK GRCtNnOUSES, I. H. Cushing, Prop. ANTHONY P. O.. QUIDNICK, R. I. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Look up the NE\A/ BAND On page 108 When ortlpring. r'lf.i.'^e mfntinn Thi- Kxplinnge National Floral Corporation The story behind the National Floral Corporation, its plan of action and the results to date, appeared in Printers^ Ink, a iournal for advertisers, in the issue of Jan. 6, several pages being devoted to the article. The difference in the meth- ods of the National Floral Corporation and the Florists' Telegraph Delivery is explained and the campaijyn that was made for members analyzed. Advertise- ments were rim in December magazines for Christmas business, and so far the work of the corporation has met with encouraging interest. Hugo Mock, presi- dent of the corporation, is the New Yorker who is given credit for the idea. I New England States \ New Haven, Conn. The market for flowers and plants is almost as prosperous and just as promis- ing as it has been during the holiday sea- son. While the sales are not quite as large, the demand keeps up and the flo- rists are well satisfied. The demand for Carnations is greater than the supply. Many of the florists are disappointed in their Rose crop. Bulbous stock is filling up the greenhouses everywhere. The sales begin well. The prospect is for a heavy demand. Paperwhite Narcissus, Daffodils, Hyacinths, Tulips and Freesias are crowding all the space that the flo- rists have. Many of the more extensive growers have fine lots of Lilies and Callas which will always be called for. In many of the greenhouses are to be seen large stocks of Begonias, Cyclamen and Azaleas, while Primroses figure prominently in the stock of some of the florists. Sweet Peas are in demand and every day's stock commands a ready sale. The demand for Lily of the Valley is much greater than the supply. Violets are even called for more now than during the holidays. Charles Munro of 974 Chapel st. has been very busy of late. He has bad sev- eral fine decorations in hand. One of these, the celebration of the twenty-fifth wed- ding anniversary of Mr. Rutherford Trowbridge, was one of the most elabor- ate New Haven has ever had. The floral decorations were magnificent. Orchids, -Vnierican Beauty Hoses and other rare flowers were very extensively used. Mr. Munro is one of the few florists who can boast of having a fine crop of Roses. He pins his faith to the Killarneys, and his Roses are practically all of the Killarney type. He has two large houses filled with them. In bulbous plants he has a very large growth of Paperwhites, Daffodils, Tulips and Freesias. J. J. Sokol of WestvUle has in pros- pect the making of some changes in his establishment. He is talking of remodel- ing his greenhouses and is seriously think- ing of adding one or two new houses this year. He has two houses of Carnations, a house of Azaleas which will be in flower for Easter, and a house of palms and Lilies. He has some of the finest Be- gonias and Cyclamen to be found any- where. Here is a fine lot of Primroses and next to them is a house of the finest ferns. His bulbous stock fills up all the spare stock at Ills disposal. Paperwhites. Daf- fodils. Tulips, Narcissus, Hyacinths and Freesias are just beginning to show color and his supply will be very large. W. C. McI. Willimantic, Conn. Dawson's New Caruation Wm. A. Dawson, whose store and greenhouses are just "over the river," has had a full share of the prosperity which lias come to the florists' business in New England. He has received many very flaf;tering letters from purchasers of his new Red Wang Carnation. It seems to be a novelty of great merit aud the de- mand for it is increasing rapidly. This variety has been well shown at several leading, exhibitions and won a certificate last January when shown before the American Carnation Society at Buffalo. J. H. G. Paper Pol$ and Din Kands DIRT BANDS tPaper Pots without bottoms, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottoms.) Inch 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 60,000 100,000 1M....$0.70 $2.10 S3.90 S7.00 815.50 128.00 2 80 2.50 4.50 8.20 18.00 32.00 2>^ 90 3.10 6.75 11.00 26.50 50.00 3 1.00 3.90 7.60 14.00 32.50 60.00 3H.... 1.15 4.70 8.75 17.00 40.00 76.00 5 1.26 5.60 11.00 22.00 52.50 96.00 4H 1.50 8.85 13.00 24.00 65.00 105.00 4 1.70 7.90 15.00 28.00 65.00 120.00 6 2.10 9.85 19.00 36.00 85.00 160.00 No tacks or folding blocks needed. Samples FPIEE. SQUARE PAPER POTS (Folding block and tacks included.) Inch 500 1000 6000 10,000 20,000 60.000 VA S0.65 t0.90 »4.00 S7.00 S12.00 $25.00 2 70 1.00 4.66 8.70 16.00 35.00 2\i 90 1.25 5.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 3 1.10 1.50 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 1.60 2.15 10.00 19.00 37.50 90.00 5 2.50 3.75 18.00 35.00 66.00 160.00 6 3.50 4.76 23.00 45.00 85.00 200.00 7 4.26 5.76 28.00 64.00 102.00 240.00 Copyright Directions for use with each order. Send for Big Folder giving experiences of 64 growers. Samples FREE. Try our Paper Pota and Dirt Bands free. Order what you want — try them according to our direc- tions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money. F. W. Rochelle & Sons CHESTER, NEW JERSEY When nrtlprinir. nl'-n.'jp ni-'Titi..n Thi^ Rxnhnnge OBCOMCA PRIMROSES Out of 3-inch pots, ready for &-inch, $5.00 per 100. Choice assortment. Clean, healthy stock for immediate effect. A. L. MILLER Sutphin Road and Rockaway Bvd. Phone: Jamaica 505. JAMAICA, N. Y- When ordering, please mPntlon The Exchange CHRYSANMIIHIMS CARNATIINS AND ROSES CHARLES H. TOTTT MADISON . NK>V JKR8KV Wbeo ordering, please mpotlon The Exchange lS Roses <5Hf I rrni rf-oRAi company \ ^i-in 4.00 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. - Painesville, Ohio AVlu'ii. (ii-tliTinc. ij]e;ise nii'ntiun The Excliauge NEW ENGLAND STATES— Continned Newburyport, Mass. Joseph J. Comley of Pleasant st. re- ports a good trade. Mr. Comley comes from au ancestry that has had noted flo- rists. Both his father and grandfather have been successful in this line, his father being one of the very first sub- scribers to TuE Flokists' Exchange. E. W. Pearson, State St., has had a holiday trade at least 25 per cent, above the average and business is still good. J. H. G. Haverhill, Mass. All the factories are running full time, some both night and day ; the result is plenty of money in town and the flo- rists are getting their share of it. Minton. Main St., reports sales for the latter part of 1915 considerably above former years. Kaulbach, Main St., also reports good business. Charles Emerson & Sons, Merimack St.. are making a fine display of season- able flowers and report a big holiday trade. Karl S. Brackett, Winter st., has a beautiful shop and naturally does a fine business. J. H. G. New Bedford, Mass. The very high prices and scarcity of flowers does not entirely kill business. In general it is good, as of late funeral work has been in abundance. Coal has taken a new rise and that, too, will have a tendency toward keep- ing up high prices, Wm. S. Brown is replacing his wooden benches with cement slabs. Carrie Look, an employee at Brown's, was out for the first time on Saturday, after illness. She is expected to be ready for work in a couple of weeks. A child was liorn to Mr. and Mi-s. Frank Nelson. Jlr. Nelson is employed at W. S. Brown's. Ed Davis has lieen cutting a fine sup- ply of Paperwhites. Geo. Read, foreman Peckbam Floral 'Co,, has arrived back home from his honeymoon. Sam'l Peckbam has bought a new moflel lOlli Overland. He intends to re- build his other as a delivery car. Fred Reynolds has had a heavy week of funeral work. A. B. Hathaway is soon to undei'go an operation. Ernest Chamberlain is to open a new store in fhe Winslow Bldg. ; he was mucl] encouraged by his Christmas business, the bulk of which was done in the new store. He is to vacate his old stand. Wm. H. Davenport is also moving to a larger place at Middle and Purcbase st.s. This makes him the only florist on the Main st. being near the post ofiioe. new theater and a new hotel which is to be buHt soon. He says there is nothing like taking a chance. Fked Reynolds. Attleboro, Mass. "The Jewelry Town" The so-called "jewelry towns" of New England, the towns whose chief source of income is from the manufac- ture and sale of jewelry, have not pros- pered as have their neighbors who pro- duce war supplies, and in consequence Ihe florists' ]ioli.. lA.OO NrilTTII 100, 140.00 per lOoe. 1000 WVWmi ft.|„„i,. 80e eech. CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa. When, nrderlns. plenfle mention Tbe Exchange J. C Neuschulz, North Attleboro, re- poris business as very good at the Bank St. greenhouses. He is meeting and avoid- ing competition by being strictly up-to- date in conducting his business which is chiefly local. J. H. G. Westfield, Mass. Bu.siness in town is exceptionally good for this season of the year. There is some complaints about the scarcity and high price of cut flowers. James H. Nicholas reports good holi- day trade and funeral work has been Carnations and Plumosus Matchlesa and Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, stronK. wel'-rooted Cuttings, from 6ne healthy stock. at $25.00 per 1000. Plumosus, by the thouaand or teo thousand, at $25.00 per 1000. Ca$h or approved credit W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. When orderlnir. please mention The Exchange The prlcea Advertised In The Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY. 120 The Florists' Exchange M.m B**"* You, too, can have an Old English Garden MANY a visitor to England has returned with a mingled feeUng of despair and envy when remembering the charming floral profusion of the English Gardens High and low, rich or poor, these beauty spots are everywhere. Upon the right seeds largely depends their surpassing success. For over one hundred years, Sutton & Sons have been the most noted seed house in England, their customers ranging from England's Ivings and Queens down to the smallest cottager. There certainly are plenty of reasons why this is so; for instance: not only are Sutton's seeds grown and bred with a care equal to that of pedi- gree horses, but they are continually tested by actual growth in our own seed test grounds, many miles in extent. All seeds, in addition, pass through an unequaled system of cleaning and pacTdng. In buying them you can absolutely depend on their being true to name, and of highest germinating power. Sutton's New Garden Guide tells the whole story of Gardening Successes. It likewise shows how you can duplicate England's charming floral pictures. This Guide is so elaborate and expensive to produce, that you will readily appreciate why we make a small charge of 35c. for a copy; but this is promptly refunded with your order for $5 or more. Ai*^fet -Stfl^W. oico Royal Seed Establishment Reading, England WINTER, SON & COMPANY 64-F Wall St., New York Sole Agents East of the Rocky Mountains THE SHERMAN T. BLAKE CO. Pacific Coast Agents. 429 Sacramento Street San Francisco, California N©TieE TO GROWERS and WHOLESALERS of cut flowers, plants and floral novelties, with quick shipping facilities to Aiken, S. C. Please send price lists, etc., to JOHN WALLENBIRG Gift Shop AIKEN, S. C. Have you heard of the NEVA/ BAND? See page 108 SPLIT CARNATIONS Qukikly, easily and oheapl; mended. No TOOI0 requtred Pillsbury Carnation Staple Patented 1906 1000. 3So. ; 3000. tl 00 postpaid I. L. PILLSBURY GALESBI/RG. ILL. NEW ENGLAND STATES— Con tinned unusually large. He lias had to make special trips to Croffiwell, Conn., and Boston to keep up with his trade. Jacobs reports trade as being much better than usual at this season. Since lie is a large grower as well as retailer he is not seriously affected by the high prices. Mrs. K. Carter of Bush st. says either she is a good buyer or a good seller or both as she ordered just the right quan- tity of flowers for the holidays, buying them at bottom prices and selling tiem at a good profit. J. H. G. Providence, R. I. Tlie continued dark days have kept stock very short, almost every flower is being sold at a premium. Business has also been on the rush and with the scarc- ity of flowers storemen are having their troubles in filling orders. Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS Each 6-in. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high $0.76 6-in. " 3 •■ " 24 to 28 in. " 1.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per doi 2H-in. 4 8 to 10 $1.60 3-in. 6 12 2.00 4-in. e to 6 15 »0.40 4.50 6-in. 6 to 7 18 60 6.00 6-in. 6 to 7 24 1.00 12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 26 1.26 16.00 6-in. 6 to 7 28 to 30 1.60 18.00 Cedar Tub 7-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 2.50 30.00 9-in. 6 to 7 6 ft., very heavy 8.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per doi. 6-in. 6 to 6 28 to 30 »1.00 $12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 1.50 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Height E^ach 36 in $2.60 36 to 40 in 3.00 40 to 42 in 4.00 6 to 5H ft., heavy 10.00 5H to 6 ft., heavy 12.60 6 to 7 ft., heavy 16.00 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., 'r^l^JZr Wyncote, Pa. Cedat Plants Tub in Tub 7-in. 7-in. 9-in. 12-in. 12-in. 12-in. 12-in. 6 ordt riiitf. I'lt-ii' itl.in Thp KxcliMiige *^x-yif* 0. H. HERMAN COUNCIL bluffs:; 10 Pearl Street IOWA All Steel and iron except belt. Nothing to wear out. Conveyor belt can be replaced in 14-in. sec- tions. Save this ad, or send for circular. Every florist needs one. Herman's Soil and Manure Grinder No. 10. $150.00. A^ lii'i> ordering, nler-se m'^ntinn ThP F.xcli:iiipe Miss O'Connor has a new white de- livery car ordered. Hoxsie Nurseries are cutting their first (iolden Spur, and are shipping them to the Boston market. A banquet was given in honor of M. Koppelman of Palestine, Turkey. Among tlie guests was Joseph Koppelman. Samuel Resnick. Mrs. Max, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, M. Fishelson, I. Mirsky and Ixobert Koppelman of Boston. He related his experience in getting away from the war zone. W. A. EoWERS. Pawtudtet, R I. Cold weather with little sunshine is causing a big setback to stock and flowers ; especially Carnations and Roses are not very plentiful. III. J. Leach & Sons, Broad st., are having a busy season. The Westminster Street Greenhouses, Inc., Providence, R. I., is defendant in two suits for damages filed in Superior Court and aggregating .$2000. It is al- leged that Giovanni Silvio was hit and injured by the defendant's automobile at the comer of Broadway and America st. on Oct. 12. 1915. The injured lad, a minor, sues for $1000 and his father. Francesco Silvio, sues for $1000, as a compensation for loss of his son's ser- vices. Edward T. Ely of Providence. R. I., has been appointed by (.overnor Beeck- man to Metropolitan Park Commission of Providence Plantations, for a term of five years ending Jan. .31, 1921. C. A. K. Newport, R. I. An error occurred in my last notes where it was made to appear that the J. M. Thorbuni & Co., N. Y., were the donors of a silver cup for the Summer show, when it should have been the iStumpp & Walter Co., also of New York City, the oft'er being made through its representative, A. J. Rickards. We have learned that some of those who bought the Florists' Design Book De Luxe are finding it of great value, it being a means of giving customers ideas whereby good orders are secured. The flower trade is a trifle dull ; the price of Valley has gone up $1.50 per 100. A. M. L. Questions Exchange Readers are Asked to Solve A Southern reader asks what use can be made of thousands of tons of hard or soft coal ashes which every florist has. Can they be put to a profitable use, especially the ashes of hard coal, other than, say, the lightening of heavy soil or for use in mixing with cement in some instances? We will ourselves answer "a question for readers" which, through error, ap- peared under this leading last week, by stating that the brand of sheep manure NGC is sold by the Natural Guano Co., of Aurora, 111., and that Coe Mortimer & Co., are well known dealers and manu- facturers of fertilizers whose address Is 61 Chambers St., New York City. Jniuiarv 1."), lillB. The Florists' Exchange 121 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised 1 ubos l.'IS lulls 117 \HporiziiiK Pulls Mil \ t'lililutioK AppurutUM 11!) WTI.lilll' IIS W.iiiu 1:13-34-35-36 Wliulesutc FlorialJ. . . 141- 14^-43-44-40-16 Wire 137-38 Wire DeniRni 137-38 Wir,- Vr., », . , 137-38 Advance Co 151 Albert & Davidson Ido 150 Allen. J. K 142 Allen Co.. Wm. Stuart. 142 Anier. G'house Mlp. Co 151 Anier. Spawn Co 102 Anderson, J. F 116 Anderson. S. A 127 AnKermueller. Geo. H 137 Aphine Mfg. Co H-* Amies. H. W 137 Arnold i Co.. Inc.. D. C 142 Aschmann Bros 1H> Ascbmann Godfrey. . 1 10 Ashley, Ernest 127 Badgley 4 Bishop, Ino 143 Baiter Bros 130 Baker. Wm. J 145 Barclay Nurs lOS Barrett, The Florist 132 Barrows 4 Son. H, H 111) Baumer. A. R 130 Baur & Steinkamp. . ll>i Bayersdorfer & Co. 137 Bay State Nurs.. The 112 Beaven, E. A 137 Beckerfs Seed Store. 102 Begerow Floral Co.. .131 Bemb Floral Co.,The 1.30 Bennett. C. A 112 Berger Bros 145 Bertermann Bros Co. 130 Boddington Co.. Inc.. Arthur 105 Bolgiano & Sons, J.. . . 104 Bonnet & Blake 143 Bonnot Bros 143 Boston Humus Co., The 148 Bowe, M. A 131 Brant Bros , Ino. . . 116-32 Brown. Peter 114 Bryan, Alonxo J 114 Buckbee, H. W 132 Bunyard, A. T., Flo- rist ...131 Bunyard Co., Inc., Harry A 103 Burnett Bros 109 Burpee. W. A. & Co.. 102 Burt Olney Gnhs., The 110 Butler & Ullmnn 131 Byer Bros .110 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 13S Campbell Bros 119 Camp Conduit Co.. . . 150 Cannata, J. P 112 Carbone Florist 127 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn.. The 146 Childs, John Lewis.. . . 103 Chinnick, W.J 116 Christensen, Thos. P. 116 Clare, W. G 137-38 Clarke's Sons, David.. 131 Clay & Son 148 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 127 Coan, J. J 142 Cokely, B. E. & J T 137 Conard 4 Jones Co., The 109 Conine Nurs. Co.. The F E 112 Coombs. Florist 130 Cowee. W. J 137 Cowen's Sons, N 149 Craig Co., Robt Ill Crouch, Mrs. J. W.. ,127 Crowl Fern Co 137 Crump, F. F 127 Cunningham, Jos. H. . 1 10 Cut Flower Eich 143 Danker, Florist 127 Davis, Walter 145 Dawson, William 112 Day Co., W. E 1.32 De Buck, John 114 Deutflcher 4 Glazer. 145 DietschCo., A I'M Diller, Caskey 4 Keenl49 Dillon, J. L Ill Dobbs 4 Son 127 Dorner 4 Sons Co., F 1 15 Dreer, Henry A.. Inc. 107-0.S-47-49 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 149 Eble, Chas 131 Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. 131 Edwards' Folding Box Co 137 Eiehholz, Henry 107 Elliott & Sons, Wm. .102 Emmans. Geo. M .... 1 1 0 Emmons. F. A 112 Erne 4 Klingel 146 Eskesen. Frank N 116 Esler, John G 137 Evans Co., The John A 148 Evenden Bros 132 Eyres, Florist 127 Fallon, Florist 132 Fischer, Peter 118 Fletcher 4 Co , Inc., F. W 107 Fletcher 4 Son 147 Florists Hail Assn ... 137 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co., The 150 Ford, M. C 141 Ford, Wm. P 142 Foresldala 130 l-"inHinctt. A. L 145 Fottler, I-^ke, Rawson Co 102 Fowler. Mrs. L. P. . . 1.32 Freeman. Geo. L. . . . 114 Freeman- Lewis 1.30 Friedman, Florist. . . 127 Friedman, J.J 14s Froment, H. E 143 Frost. Chaa 107 Furrow 4 Co . . 131 Galveston Floral Co .130 Calvin. Thos. F 131 Gaa8erCo..J. M 127 Giblin & Co 151 Gibbons, The Smilax Man 13.S Girvin, Willie B 119 Gloeokner, Wm 127 Gove, The Florist ...127 Graham 4 Son, A. . . 127 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn., Inc. . . 143 Growers' Cut Flower Co 142 GudeBros. Co 132 Gunther Bros 143 Guttman 4 Raynor, Ine 140 Habermehl's Sons, J. J 131 Hanford, R. G 116 Harris, Chester 132 Harris. Ernest 114 Hart, Geo, B 137 Hatcher, John C 127 Heacock Co., Jos 120 Heiss Co 130 Henderson 4 Co., A. . 102 Henshaw 4 Fenrich. . 141 Herman, O. H 120 Herr, A. M 114 Hews Co., A, H 147 Highland Park Green- houses, The 130 Hilfinger Bros 147 Hill Co.. EG 146 Hill Floral Co.. E. G..I27 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 112 Hillside Nursery. The. 112 Hogewoning 4 Sons . .109 Holm. Carl E llfi Holm 4 Olson 132 Holland Nurs.. The. . .112 Hollywood Gardens. , 132 Hollon 4 Hunkel Co. 144 Home Correspondence School 137 Horan. E. C 143 Howard Rose Co 114 Hudson Carbon Co. . . 14s Idle Hour Nurs 131 Igoe Bros 137 Imperial Plant 4 .Seed Co 102 Irwin. R. J Ill Isbell 4 Co.. 8. M.. . ,101 Jackson 4 Perkins Co 112 Jacobs. S.. 4 Sons. 150-51 Jennings. E. B. . . , 102 Joerc, Geo. J 106 Johnston Bros 131 Johnston 4 Co , T. J 131 Joseph's Florist 132 Joy Floral Co 131 Kasting, Wm. F., Co. 101 Keller, John A 130 Keller Pottery Co 147 Keller Sons, J. B 132 Kerr, The Florist 130 Kervan Co., The 138 Kesaler, Wm 143 King Construction Co. 149 Knoble Bros 127 Komada Bros 145 Kooyman, C 146 Kroeschell Bros. Co.. U9 Kuebler, Wm. H 143 Lang Floral 4 Nurs. Co 130 Lange, A 127 Lange. H. F. A 132 Langjahr, A. H 142 Leedio Floral Co 118 Leonard Seed Co 102 Littlcfleld, Florist 132 Littlefield 4 Wyman. lis Lockland Lumber Co. .151 London Flower Shop 131 Lord & Burnliam Co 152 Lovett, J. T 106 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 131 MacNiff Hort. Co.. The 109 Mader, Paul 116 Marshall 4 Co.,W E. 102 Matthews 4 Varney. 116 McCallum Co., The 144 McConnell, Alex. . 131 McCray Refrigerator Co 130 McHutohison 4 Co.. 104 MoManus, James. . 143 Menand, L 127 Metairie Ridge Nurs. Co., Ltd., The 131 Metropolitan Material Co 149-50 Mette, Henry 109 Meyer, Chas. F 102 Michell Co., Henry F 106 Michigan Cut Flower Exonange 137 Michler Bros. Co 130 Miller, A. L 118 Miller, Stuart H 145 Mills. The Florist. Ino 130 %linge Floral Co., The 131 Moninger Co , John C 151 Moore, HentB4 Nash. 143 ^lountain View Floral Co 112 Mullanphy, Florist. . , 132 Murray, Samuel 130 NahUk. A 110 Nason, L. B 143 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 137 Neidinger, Jos. G 137 New England Florist Supply Co 144 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 148 Niessen Co., The Uo 145 Noe, L. M 143 Olson 4 Co no Ouwerkerk, P 112 Palmer F. E 127 Palmer 4 Son, W. J.. 127 Park Floral Co., The 130 Park Floral Co 132 Parshelaky Bros., Inc 149 Peacock Dahlia FarmsllO Pearce, George 149 Peirce, E. Allan 147 Penn The FlorUt 127 Pennock-Meehan Co., S, S 145 Perry's Hardy Plant Farm 109 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 147 Peterson, C. A 116 PfafI 4 Kendall.. .149 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 145 Philips Bros 131 Pierce 4 Co 127 Pierce Co.. F. 0 149 Pierson, Inc., A. N.. . 101- 117 Pierson Co., F. R....101 Pierson, Magnus 114 Pikes Peak Flor. Co... 1.30 Pillsbury, I. L 120 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 144 Polykranas, G. J 142 Potter Floral Co 130 Pulverized Manure Co., The 148 Pyfer4 Co., A. T 148 Quidnick Gnhs 1 18 Ramsburg. 0.8... 107-08 Randall. A L. Co. ...148 Randall's Flower Shopl32 Rawlings. Elmer Ill RawBon, The Florist.. 130 Reed 4 Keller 138 Reinberg, Peter 148 Rice Co., M 13s Riedel 4 Meyer, Ino. . 142 Richmond Cedar Wk3l47 Ritchy, F W US Robinson 4 Co.. Inc. H.M 138 Robinson Co. H. M 139-12 Robinson. L. D 132 Rochelle4Sons.F.W. lis Rock Flower Co.. W. 130 Roebrs Co.. Julius 114 Roesch, Lewis 112 Uolker 4 Sons, A... ,102 Rosemont Gardens. . . 131 Rosery Flower Shop. 127 Rosery, The 132 Rowehl 4 Gram 104 Routzahn Seed Co. . . 106 Roy, David DP 103 Royal Glass Works. . . 150 Rupp. John F 108 Russin 4 Hanfling. , .137 Salter Bros 132 Saltford Flower Shop, The 131 Sander, Florist 132 Sauter, A 143 Sceery, Ed 131 Schlatter 4 Son, Wm.l37 Schling, Max 131 Schmidt, J. C Ill Scholti, The Florist. . 127 Schuli Co., Jacob 131 Schwake 4 Co., Inc., Chas 102 Scollay, Inc., John, A.. 151 Scott. John 116 Sharp, Partridge4Co 1.50 Sheridan, Walter F.. . 143 Siebrecht, Geo. C 143 Skidelsky Co.,8. S.. . .104 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 150 Slinn, B. S., Jr 143 Slinn, Clarence 143 Smith, Elmer D., 4 Co 118 Smith 4 Fetters Co.. . 127 Smith 4 Hemenway. 149 Smith, Henry 130 SmithCo, W. 4T....112 Smith, P. J 142 Smith, The Florist ... 1.30 Snyder Co.. B. A 144 Solomon 4 Son, L . . . . 149 Soltau Fernery, B...116 Standard Thermome- ter Co 151 Stecher Litho. Co .... 102 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 102 Stokes Seed Farms Co., Ino 103 Storrs 4 Harrison Co 112- 119 StoothoffCo., H. A. , .148 Struck Co., Inc., Al- fred 149 Stumpp, Geo M 131 Stumpp 4 Walter Co. , 102 Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co ISO Sutton & Sons 120 Syracuse Pottery Co. . 147 Thompson 4 Co., C. B 131 Thompson, W. W. . . , 138 Thorburn. J. M.. 4 Co.l04 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 130 Totty, Chas. H 118 Traendly 4 Schenck. . 143 United Cut Flower Co., Inc 142 Van Asacbe, Frank ... 148 Van der Schoot & Son, R 109 Van Gelderen, G. W...112 Vaughan's Seed Store. .104 Vick's Sons. James. . . 116 Vincent. Jr., 4 Sons Co., R 101 Virgin, U.J 131 Waban Rose Cons.. . . 119 Wallenburg, John .... 120 Waller Seed Co , The L. D 109 Warburton, Florist. . . 130 Warendorff, A 131 Wax Bros 127 WeUand 4 Risch 118 Welch Bros. Co 144 Welch. Patrick 144 Welch, The Florist. . . 130 Wettlin Floral Co 110 Whilldin Pottery Co. , 147 Whitted Floral Co.. . , 131 Wietor Bros 146 Williamsport Flora] Co 132 Wilson, H. E 132 Wilson. R. G 127 Wiuterson's Seed Store 146 Wolfinger Florist 131 Wood Bros Ill Wood. Stubbs 4 Co. , 112 Woodrow 4 Marketos.143 Woodruff 4 Sons, S. D 102 Young 4 Co., Inc., A. L 142 Young 4 Co.. John.. 142 Young's Florist 132 Detroit, Mich. The last and present week finds u.s in the throes of a serious shortness in all lines of cut flowers. Retailers in gen- eral, while quite busy with work of all descriptions, not only find it difficult to fill orders but also to fill them and make a fair profit. A splendid lot of orders from hotels and clubs as well as private individuals, kept all kinds of stock moving very fast and all the boys were busy till a late hour on New Tear's eve. Corsages played a very important part with Violets and orchids preferred. This closes up a very busy season for which we all are profoundly thankful, yet a few days of quiet are needed to repair ourselves from the heavy strain a season of this kind puts on everybody's nerves. .UmuiI..!! 107-11 Arlirynnthcs 111-14 Adiantiim 116-19 Agcrutuni.... 101-05-07-08- 110-11-12 Alternantheras. . . . 101-10 Alyasum.. . . 10I-O3-0.5-07- 108-10-11 Antirrhinums 10.5-07 Aruucaria-i 119 Arcca Lut^sccns 120 Asparagus, . 101-03-05-10- 111-12-16-17-19 Asters 10.5-07-08-09 Azalcaa 102-10-12 Begonias.. . . 101-03-04-0.5- 106-07-08-09-10-11 Belmoreana 116 Berberis 112 Bleeding Heart 112 Boxwood 119-37-38 Bougainvilleas 111-19 BrowalUa 108 Buddleia 114 Bulbs. . . .101-02-03-04^6- 108-11 Caladiums 108 Calceolarias Ill Candytuft 105-07-08 Cannas 102-06-09-10 Carnations 104-09-10- 111-14-15-17-18 Celosia 107 Centaurea 103-05-07 Chry San themuma..l 10-1 1- 114-15-17-18 Cibotium 101-16 Cinerarias 103-05-07- 108-09-10-11 Clematis 112 Cobaea 103-05-07-08 Cocos 116 Coleus 101- 105-08-10-11-14-17 Cut Flowers 141- 142-43-44-45-46 Cuphea 101-10-11 Cyclamen 104- 108-10-11-16 Cyrtomium 119 DahUas 101-02-10 Daisies 110-11-12 Decorative Plants. 111-19 Deutzia 112 DracEenas. 107- 110-11-12-16-19 Evergreens 112 Fern Balls 108 Ferns 101- 110-11-16-19 Feverfew 110-11-12 Ficus 119 Fuchsias 101- 111-12-14-16-17 Funkias 119 Genista 110 Geraniums 101- 110-11-12-14-16-18 Gladiolus 102- 103-04-06-11 Gloxinias 104-08-09 Grevillea 103-05-07 Heliotrope 101- 107-10-11-12-16-17-19 Hyacinths 101-08 Hydrangeas. 101-10-12-19 Impatiena 107 Ipomoea 107 Ivy 101-10-11-14 Jerusalem Cherries. . . 108 Kentiaa 116-19-20 Lantanas.. . .101-10-11-19 Larkspurs 109 Lilac 112 Lilies 102-04 Lilium Formoaum, ... 101 Lilium Giganteum.. . . 101 Lilium Magnificum... . 101 Lilium Speciosum .... 1 12 Lily of the Valley.. . , 101- 102-09 Livistona 119 Lobelia.. .103-05-07-11-14 Marguerites 107 Maurandia 107 Mignonette 103-05 Moonvines 101-11 Musa 107 Myosotis 105 Narcissus 101 Nasturtiums 106-09 Neohrolepis 101-19 Nierembergia 107 Nursery St^ick 112 Onion Sets 102-04 Orchids 114 Palms 102-19-20 Pansies. . 102-07-08-09-10- 111 Pieonies 109-12 Pelargoniums Ill Peppers 108 Petunias.. . . 101-03-05-07- 108-09-10-11-12-17 Phlox 108-09-12 Pips 102-04 Primroses 108-10-18 Primulas.. ..109-10-11-16 PrirauUnus 103 Privet 112 Pyrethrum 105 Rhododendrons. 102-10-12 Rosca.101-02-09-10-11-12- 114-17-18-19 Salvias 101-03-05- 107-08-10-11-12-14- 117 Seeds 102-03-05- 107-08-09-11 Seneeio Argentius. . . .101 fa .SliiiMir.M-k 1U.5 .Shrubs 112 Snapdragon 107- 108-10-11-12 .Solanum 107 Spiriea 112 Stocks 10.5-09-11 Swainsona 101 Sweet Peas 106-09 Thunbergia 107-08 Torenia, 107-(ls Tradcscantia 114 Trees 112 Tuberose 106 Vegetable Plants 112 Vegetable Seeds 102- 10.3-04-08-09 Verbenas 101- 103-05-07-08-09-11 Vincna 103-05-07- 110-11-14-17 Weddclliana 116 Weigclas 112 Zinnias 100 MISCELLANEOUS Aphine 148 Auctions 109 Baskets 137 Benches 150 Bench Fittings 149 Boilers 149-50-51 Boxes 137-38-50 Boxwood Sprays 138 Burlap 102 Burners 137 Cedar 150 Chicken Founts 147 Cocoanut Fibre 102 Crepe Flowers 137 Cvcas 137-.39 Cypress .150-51 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses , , 127-28- 129-30-31-32 Dirt Bands 108-18 Dagger Ferns 137-38 Fancv Ferns 137-38 Fertilizers 148 Fiber 102-37-38 Florists* Accounts In- sured 137 Florists' Supplies. . . . 137- 138-39 Fungine 148 Galax Leaves 137-38 Glass 107-49-50 Glass Cutters 149 Glass Insurance 137 Glazing Points 149 Gold Letters 137 Grass 137-38 Greenhouse Bldg , . . . 149- 151-52 Greenhouse Fittings .151- 152 Greenhouse Lumber.. 151- 152 Greenhouse Material. 148- 149-50-52 Greening Pins 137 Ground Bone 102 Ground Pine 137 Guards 137 Gutters 149-50 Hardware 150 Heating 149-50-51 Hotbed Sash. . , 149-50-51 Humus 148 Insecticides 102-48 Irrigation 150 Labels 137 Laurel 137 Laurel Festooning. ... 137 Laurel Wreaths 137 Leucothce Sprays. . 137-38 Lithographic Work. . . 102 Lumber 150 Magnolia 138 Manure 148 Manure Grinder 120 Mastica 149 Mats 102 Moss 137-38 Mushroom Spawn. . . . 102 Nikoteen 148 Nikotiana. 148 Palmetto Leaves. . 137-38 Pans 147 Paper Pots 118^7 Partridge Berries 137 Pecky Cypress .... 150-51 Pines 138 Pipe 149-50 Pipe Fittings 149 Posts 150-51 Pots 147 Prepared Palms 138 Pussy Willow Lis Refrigerators 139 Roof Supports 149 Ruscus 138 Saah 150 Sash Bars 148 Saucers 147 Scaline 148 Schools 137 Scotch Soot 102 Soil Grinder 120 Smilax 103- 1054)7-10-11-37-38 Sphagnum Moss 137 Stakes 137 Staples 120 Straw. Rye 110 Supports 137 Tanks 149 Thermostat 151 Tobacco Products 148 Toothpicks 137 Contents | Page American ('.irnaliun Sociyly 122 Kusine.ss i'.rinty iiis will turns over his estate of Compton for the public use forever. Tlie gift is said to be worth millions. It is a 70-acre tract wliich lie improved, and is to be used for the teach- ing of horticulture, botany and for the maintenance of a museum. Mr. Morris was known to some of our readers, and at various times had asketl Josepii Meehan, etlitor of the Nursery Department of The Exchange, for information of names of specimens, and some of the photographs of trees on his estate have appeared in the columns of this jiaper. Accompanying the bequest is an endowment of more than one million dollars. Mr. Morris died on Aug. 15 last, leaving personal estate valued at .$1,800,000. He was a member of the Society of Friends, and was unmarried, but leaves a sister. Miss Lydia T. Morris, who lived with him. Tlie will gives her a life interest in his property, the be- quests becoming effective at her death. Compton is one of the most beautiful estates in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood, having Japanese gardens, an Italian garden, tea house, beds, shrubbery, ferns and ponds. The botanical garden and school of horticulture will he under a body of managers to be named by Haver- ford College, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila- delphia, and the University of Pennsylvania, who each nominate one member, and the three thus chosen shall select other nine. Deaf students are to receive prefer- ence. There is also ])rovision made for the building of board- ing houses, scholarships, etc., and the lines upon which instruction shall be given arc set out in the will. The whole scheme would seem to imjily the establish- ment of a very notable gardening and small farming, as well as botanical, school at Philaedlphia, and its develop- ment will be watched with peculiar interest by all in the horticultural and floricultural business. American Carnation Society Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting and Exhibition, St. Louis, Jan. 26-27 The schedule of premiums for the silver jubilee of this society has been issued. Arrangements have been made to hold both exhibition and business sessions in the Planters' Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., which offers facilities unsurpassed for that purpose. This being the first con- vention that has been held in this Middle Western city, special effort is desired by members to bring out a large attendance. The city is the terminus of many of the East- em railroad systems, thus affording facilities for those from many quarters to reach the convention. There should also be a large attendance from West of the Mississippi, giving growers there an opportunity they have never had before. The exhibition will be staged by one o'clock, and it will be open for inspection until 8 o'clock, when the first business session will be called to order, while the second session will be held on Thurs- day morning. All express charges must be prepaid on exhibits that are sent, and packages should be addressed in care of J. F. Amniann, Planters' Hotel, St. Louis. Members who wish to make non-competitive displays are requested to write to Mr. Ammann at Edwardsville, III., in good time. The judges on this occasion wUl be Chas. W. Johnson, Morgan Park, III.; Wm. Nicholson, Framingham, Mass.; Richard Witterstaetter, Cincinnati, Ohio; Eugene Dail- ledouze, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; E. A. Stroud, Strafford, Pa.; and W. J. Palmer, Buffalo, N. Y. The St. 1/Ouis Florists' Club will entertain the visitors. The schedule runs to 50 classes, and is on the usual lines. In Section C prizes are offered for Pink Sensa- tion, Good Cheer, Alice and Mrs. C. E. Akehurst, varie- ties disseminated during the .season of 1911-1915, SO blooms of each. Special S. A. F. and O. H. medals are awarded in Section D for tmdisseminated varieties of American origin, while the Dorner Memorial Medal com- petition is open to four varieties that qualified last year, namely Domer's No. 53 (11), Sunbeam, Laura Weber and Commonwealth. Certificates of Merit and special premiums will also be awarded in other classes. The schedule may be had on application to A. F. J. Baur, Indianapolis, Ind. Chicago to St. Louis The Chicago Florists' Club has selected the Wabash Railroad for the trip between Chicago and St. I-ouis, Mo., both going and returning, on the occasion of the annual convention of the American Carnation Society, to be held in the latter city, January 36-37. A special car will be attached to the Banner Midnight Flyer leav- ing the Dearborn station, Chicago (Polk and Dearborn sts.), Januar}' 25 at 11.55 p.m., arriving at St. Louis (Union station), at 7.53 a.m. 'The one way rate, Chi- cago to .St. Louis, is •1'5.8U, if there is a party of 10 or more on the train for this meeting. The Pullman rates Chicago to St. Louis are: double lower berth, $3; upper berth, $1; drawing-room, ^7. Berths will be ready for passengers at 10 p.m. For berth reservations and trans- portation address H. L. Purdy, Wabash Railroad, West Adams St., Chicago. Telephone, Harrison 4,500. Eastern delegations for the convention are invited to join the Chi- cago contingent and on request the special car of parties going to St. Louis by way of Chicago can be switched to the Banner Midnight Flyer without change of baggage or other charge. A representative of the Wabash Rail- road will be on hand in convention hall, St. I^ouis, to arrange for the return trip. Michael Barker, Chairman Transportation Committee, Chicago Florists' Club. Boston to St. Louis The Boston delegation will leave the South Station at '3 p.m. on Jan. 34., reaching St. Louis the following evening. S. J. Uoddard has the arrangements in charge. Indiana State Florists' Association The Annual Meeting This meeting was held at Indianapolis in the Commer- cial Club Rooms on Jan. 11, when there were 50 mem- bers present. The chief business was the election of officers, the following being appointed: President, W. J. Vesey, Fort Wayne; first vice-president, Irwin Bertermann; second vice-persident, Theodore Dorner; treasurer, Homer Wiegand; secretary, Oliver Steinkamp. A unanimous invitation to the American Carnation So- ciety to hold its meeting in 1917 here, was extended. A bimquet was held at the Commercial Club's rooms after the business session, wliicli was well attended and greatly enjoyed. The competition for the Indiana Rose trophy brought only one entry, an extremely fine vase of Pink and White Kiliarney and Hoosier Beauty. It was well worthy of the challenge cup, and came from Frank & Sons, Port- land, Ind. For the Carnation trophy, there were five vases en- tered, Baur & Steinkamp being winners of the cup. Ber- termann Bros. Co., received honorable mention, while E. (i. Hill Co., Stuart, Haugh, Hartje & Elder, each had commendable displays. Fine vases of Hoosier Beauty, Ophelia and Tipperary Roses were shown by E. G. Hill Co., Richmond. The Waban Conservatories, Mass., had a fine dark sport of Russell Rose, also their new Mrs. Bayard Thayer, and a new beautiful Primula. The Roepke Floral Co., Indianapolis, was higlUy com- mended for well grown Cyclamen. Rcse Mme. Paul Euler was shown by the Florex (Jardens, North Wales, Pa., while John Eitel & Son, (Irecncastle, had an exhibit of a fine scarlet seedling Carnation. An excellent vase of Carnation Aviator came from J. D. Thompson Carnation Co., Jodiet, 111. An- other notable exhibit was a rose-colored variety of Prim- ula malacoides, shown by Fred. H. Lemon & Co., Rich- mond, Ind., this being far superior to the old type. A vase of Carnation Rosalie from F. Dorner & Sons Co., of a good cerise-pink, scored *6 pts. No. 135 from the same firm scored 87 points, and Nancy, another novelty, has the appearance of a good commercial va- riety. Several other promising seedlings were also sent by the Dorner Co. A fine display of well grown plants was made by Bertermann Bros Co. I. B. Horticultural Society of New York There will be an exhibition of plants and flowers given by this society at the American Museum of Natural History en Wednesday, January 19. Schedules are now ready and will be sent on application to Secretary George V. Nash, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. City. Premiums are offered for orchids. Carnations, Sweet Peas, Schizanthus and Snapdragons. One of the uses of these monthly exhibitions is to furnish opportunity to gardeners to exhibit whatever they may have in fine condition at that time, and for this reason the exhibition committee is empowered to award special prizes for things not provided for in the schedule. Gardeners are therefore invited to bring in plants or flowers of unusual interest or of unusual excellence in cultivation. The medals of the society may also be awarded to the best vases of new varieties of Carnations. A meeting of the society will be held in the afternoon at 3.15, followed at 4 by a lecture by W. N. Craig, superintendent at Faulker Farm, Brookline, Mass., on "The Home Flower Garden." This announcement in- sures an interesting and practical talk on a subject of much interest at the present time. George V. Nash, Secretary. Jmiuary IS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 123 The Fourlh National Flower Show Mnttcrs pcrtiiiniiig to ttic Njitinnal l*'kt\vei' Show \vs: Saturday, M.'irt'h -.>, W. X. Uiuld. t'hicagd. 111., on "Monie Grounds," Illus- trated j .Monday, March 37, I'rof. E. A. White, Cornell laiiversity, "What Seienec Has Done for Florieulture"; Tuesday, March -'H, Hoherl Pyle, West Grove, I'a., "Hoses," illustrated; Wednesday, March, 29, ,T. Horace .McFarlarul, Harrishurj?, I'.a., President American Civic .Vssociation, on "Ci\ics for llonu' and Municipalities," illustrated; Thursday, Jlarch ;tO, ,1. Otto Tliilow, "b'low- ers from Snow to .Snitw," illustrated; Friday, April 1, Arthur Cowee, illustrated lecture on "Gl.idioli." The lecture conunittec e\pcets to have Pro. Fairchild or Frank M. -Meyer, ajiricultur.il explorer, or Mr. Uissett of the Bureau of I'laid Industry at Washington, to take some part in the lectures. iMa.x Sehliug of New York wiU demonstrate the practical use of cut flowers. In the afternoon it is projiosed to have mo\ing pictures of special interest to ladies and children, one of which will he the film showing the Uose carnival at Portland, Ore. It is also expected that Kichard Hothe will give an illustrated lecture on "Rock (,-»ardcns." Frt>m the above program it is easily seen at a glance that the lec- ture committee has done splendid work. A joint meeting of the National ]$oard and the lAJcal Coimuittee took place on Wednesday afternoon this week at the executive office in the Widener lildg. Fred Cowperthwaite, chairman of the inforpiation com- mittee of the National Flower Show. ad\ises us that he is gathering a corjis cf assistants who will be at the dis])osal of visitors seeking information as to the various metluKls of growing ]>lants and who will be able to dis- pense information tending to interest and educate ama- teurs in search of knowledge. The National Flower Show Poster Through the courtesy of Wm. F. Therkildson, chair- m;ui of the publicity committee of the National Flower .Show, we have been favored with one of the eight-sheet posters of which we made mention in our issue of Jan. « and of which 830 co]>ies are to be billlioarded in Phila- delphia and New- York. The jtoster under discussion is the largest, we believe, ever gotten out for one of our National Flower Shows, and in fact it is the largest single poster we have e\ er seen. At any rate, it is 7ft. 6in. wide by 8ft. lOin. high — some size! On the poster is printed the wording: National Flower Show, Philadelphia March 35 to April 2, 1916 Convention Hall, Broad and Allegheny Ave. That which will naturally first strike the eye is the picture of a quite attarctive young country damsel, becomingly attired in white, with sunbonnet on head and lavender scarf thrown over her shoulders. In one of her hands, she holds a b;isket while with the other she is plucking flowers for said basket. She is standing in a slightly stooping position among the flowers; a few feet away from her is a garden sundial on a pedestal l)rcsuinal)ly of white marble. Naturally, the flowers with which she is surrounded follow conventional idea. A bit of local color is given to the poster by a bird- house overhead with birds flying to and from it. All in all, this poster is well conceived, attractive in the ex- treme, and should be the means of drawing the atten- tion of countless thousands. Others who see the poster will, we are sure, unite with us in giving all due credit to W. F. Therkildson under whose suggestion this unique creation was produced. New York Federation of Floral Clubs The annual meeting of the N. Y. State Federation of Horticultural Societies and Floral Clubs will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. There will be pajiers by well-known men, as follows: "Problems in Keeping Cut Flowers," by E. C. Volz, 9 a.m.; "Water Lilies for the Home and Market," by Will. Trieker, 10 a.m.; "Garden Roses," by Prof. A. C. lie.al, 11 a.m. Luncheon will be followed by a business meeting of the Federation at 13 m. "The Relation of the Agricultural College to the Flower Growing In- terests of the State," will be given l>y Prof. E. A. White, at 2 p.m.; and "Problems in Advertising in the Dis- jmsal of Flowers and Plants," by Prof. Bristow Adams, at 3 p.m. Pansies Blooming in Texas Through our correspondent at Houston, S. J. Mitchell, we have received blooms of Pansies from Vaughan's In- ternatinnal mixture, which sells at $5 per ounce of seed, the blooms h.aving been gathered a day or two ago at the nursery of Chas. H. Steding, florist, 3531 Ave. O., Galveston, Texas. They are now blooming in open beds there and are making, he says, a very fine effect. The seed was sown by Mr. Steding about Sept. 15. Dinner of the Tarrytown Horticultural Society One of tlie most sociable dinners of the season is the annual dinner of the Tarrytown Horticultural Society, and the 17th anniversary of this occasion, held in tl'ie comfortable F'lorenec Inn, Tarrytown, N. Y., on Tues- day evening, Jan. 11, measured up to the reputation of the Society. The weather was fair early in the evening, and a good attendance resulted. The tables were deco- rated with pot plants of Cyclamen, Primuhis and ferns, which gave a pretty and unusual effect. William Janiic- -son, superintendent of the E. Berolzcimer estate, Tarry- town, last year's president, furnished the plants. ."M 7.15 the members and guests assembled in the din- ing room, and President Featherston welcomed the diners. Following grace by Rev. Ashmead and singing of the Star Spangled Banner, all sat dwvn to a splendid and bounteous dinner, during which musical features were supplied by instrumental pieces and a quartette. When coffee anil cigars were reached, Mr. Feather- ston called attention to the fact that he was surrounded by three ministers of the Go.spel on one side and an undertaker on the other, and was himself supposed to represent the cemetery. (Mr. Featherston is superin- tent of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.) Therefore anyone who envied his job was welcome to it. He then in- troduced Mr. Charles Vanderbilt as toastmaster of the evening, wiio promptly called upon Frank R. Pierson, president of Tarrytown village, as the first speaker. NATIONAL FIOMISIOW MARCH 25- TO APRIL 2"^ 1916 €©iRf©EtS®E Hall Broad & Allegheny Ave. ^i} j-^ftv National Flower Show Poster Mr. Pierson added to the welcome of the president and said that one of the results of his traveling about the coun- try, visiting flower shows, was his belief that the Tarry- town Horticultural Society was fully equal to the best, and tluit its exhibitions were, for quality, on a par with any others he had seen. He stated that there were now 207 members in the Society and that the finances were on a sound basis, a substantial permanent fund having been built up. He mentioned a most important piece of work that the county is planning, which is that the Board of Supervisors of W'estchester County has appointed a County Planning Committee to plan a definite scheme of parks, parkways and roadways to connect New York City with the great Croton water- shed. The work was being promoted by the Chamber of Comnierce and the Board of .Supervisors, and he believed that it would have a most beneficial effect on the onunty. -Mr. Pierson was followed by the Rev. J. J. Henry of the .M. F. Church. Mr. Henry took for his subject ".Manhood," and in a most interesting talk entertained the company with his wit and appropriate quotations of verse, his remarks having at the same time a deeper significance than mere entertainment. He pointed out the fact that horticulturists should be good men since they recognize the work of the Almighty in the develop- ment and the cultivation of flowers. Letters of regret were read from several familiar ])eople in the trade. Dr. Carroll Dunham of Irvington related his exj^eri- cnces with perennials, shrubs and trees, and surprised his audience by his knowledge of technical names. He was followed by William R. Bull of Port Chester and the Hon. Frank L. Young, newly appwinted county judge, who spoke of the duties of public life. Charles D. Millard, Supervisor of the County, also sjwke, and was followed by Robt. .\. Patteson, County Ounptroller, who s;iiil he knew something of horticulture hiiiLself and had .'ilways had goud success with siiih iilants as E. Pluribus Unum, Nux Vomica and Sic Semper Tyrannus. He knew that lie had on his place 26 varieties of flow- ers, 337 varieties of weeds and 87 varieties of bugs, and that was ;ls far ius he got as a horticulturist. The Rev. Lucas Boeve made an interesting speech, jxiking some gond-natured fun at liLs neighbors, but giv- ing .sonic sound thoughts on life at the same time. Other speakers were Counsellor Davis and Wallace Odell. During the speaking some musical seleetion.s were ren- dered and the diners joined in chorus. The outstanding fValiirc of the evening was the fine sociability and goodfcllowship around the tables, and when the gathering dispersed, shortly before midnight, the representative of Tiiu Froiiisi-s' Excha.vge felt that the Tarrytown Horticultural Society must owe at least part of its success to its warm spirit of camaraderie. Alfred W. Baxter Alfred W. Baxter, a prominent florist and one of the best known business men in Waterloo, la., died suddenly on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at the home of friends at 139 Hoyt St., Brooklyn, N. Y., wiiom he was visiting. The re- mains have been sent to Waterloo for services and in- terment. Edwin N. Crumbaugh Edwin N. Crumbaugh, priisidcnt of the Crumbaugh- Kuelin Co., grain and seed merchants, died on Wednes- day afternoon, Dec. 30, at his home at 2018 Warren st., Toledo, Ohio. He was prominent in .Masonic circles, and well respected in his business. Charles W. Smith We regret to announce the death of Ch;is. W. Smith, for more than 33 years secretary of the Rhode Island Horticultural .Society, and previous to his retirement t'rmn active business some time ago, a real estate dealer. He died at the home of his Son B. W. Smith, 389 Angell St., Providence, R. L, on Jan. 6. He was 83 years old, and was a direct descendant of one of the Pilgrims who came over in the Mayflower. Maj. Frank Holsinger The death is annuoiiccd of cue of tlic leading horti- culturists of Missouri, who died suddenly on Jan. 3 at his home in Rosedale, Kansas. He had been in good health up to the very evening of his pa.ssing away. -Maj. Holsinger has been one of the most important fat-tors in the develo]>uients of horticulture in tlic Missouri Val- ley, having held various offices in the Kansas City Horti- cultural Society, several times as president. He also helped to organize the Missouri State Horticultural Society, and was a raiser and cultivator of fruit trees. He was horn in Bedford Co., Pa., ;\pril. 3, 1836. Immanuel Lorenzen Immanuel Lorenzen of 171 Edgew-ood St., one of the oldest florists in Hartford, Conn., died at the Hartford Hospital, on Jan. 1, following an operation for peri- tonitis. He was liorn in Germany and was 69 years old. For many years he had been in the florists' business at 231 Park st. He leaves a son, Edmund J. Lorenzen, who was associated with him in business. Tlie funeral was held from his late home on Tuesday afternoon, Jan J., the Rev. Edmund C. Thomas, rector of St. James' Church, officiated. The bearers were representatives from organizations in which Mr. Ixirenzen held mem- berslii]). Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. K. E. Feexch. Hagbarth F. Halle H. F. Halle, one of the oldest and Invst known florists in the city, died at the residence of his brother-in-law, H. N. Bruiis, 3025 Warren ave., Chicago, on Jan. 7. For several years he conducted a cut flower store at the corner of Sheridan road and Broadway but more re- cently moved to another location in that neighborhod. Some years ago he was in business on Ogden ave. near W. Madison st., when he sold out to Chas. H. Fisk. The deceased had been a familiar figure around the market for the past thirty years and had a wide circle of friends. He was 66 years of age and a member of Garfield Lodge, A. F. & A. M. and Oriental Dmsistory. The funeral was held on Sunday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. from the home of H. N. Bruns with .Masonic services at Graceland Chapel. He leaves a widow, Anna Halle. 124 The Florists' Exchange i^ I Observations on Single, Pompon / ^ and Anemone Chrysanthemums i I was very much pleased to see the reprint in last week's issue of The Exchange, of the best singles and pompons, as determined by a vote of the growers, be- cause doubtless many growers who are interested in these types were so busy they either passed it by alto- gether or eke gave it the most cursory examination, and vet that list is very valuable to the growers who want to malie the best use of their space. In regard to prices, the singles brought better money than the pompons in the New York market last Fidl, where the right varieties were handled. By "right varie- ties" I mean the ones that are good growers, good in color with sUff, erect stems and the petals of good substance. All the singles mentioned in the list, with the exception of one variety, Dorothy Duggan— and this is almast a duplicate of Mensa— were my introductions, fend it is a pleasure to me to see this result after some ten years of persistent effort to popularize the single 'Mums. Kvery retailer knows that the singles are much more artistic" than tlie pompons, although in many oases tlie latter are liarder in the flower than the singles, and stand shipping better. There is a t/ood deal of confusion at the 'present time in regard tn Anemones and singles. These are two en- tirely different forms, and yet they are often classed to- gether, mimy growers insisting on grouping Garza and Yellow CJarza as singles, and some class them altogether and call them pompons! In addition to the pompons and singles, the Anemones should be given due recoignition, but they were not in- cluded in your vote. Godfrey's Perfection is a much better variety than Garza and can be kept from Thanks- giving to Christmas if desired. Snow Queen, another Anemone, is a very handsome variety and we think quite a little of our introduction of last year, C. L. Hutcliiji- son. These three, with Yellow Garza, make a quartette that can he grown with profit in conjunction with the smaller types of 'Mums, by any man to ship to the wholesale market. Madison, N. J. Chakles H. Totty. The review of single and pompon Chrysanthemums in last week's Florists' Exchange was especially in- teresting to me because Golden Climax, Western Beauty, Harvest Moon, Golden Harvest and Golden West are my seedlings. To have live in the leading list is not so bad. They were sent out by A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Chas. W. Johnson. Chicago, 111. We are glad to see Mr. Totty emphasizing the fact that mucli confusion exists in regard to singles and ** Single " Chrysanthemum A good example of a single Chrysanthemum, variety Mrs. E. H. Wells, pale creamy white, shading to lavender on the outer edges. One of Chas. H. Totty's new introductions Anemones, these particularly, altliough even pompons get mixed up somehow or other in the minds of many of the growers, but how tliis should be is difficult to imagine. European growers who have visited our shows in the Fall have been at once struck by the want of limitation and distinction in some of tlie classes of Chrysanthemums, notably those above mentioned, and it is a good thing that the Chrysanthemum Society of American will have these matters up for discussion shortly, as w;is mentioned on page 22 of our issue of Jan. 1. Proper standards and distinction of the types should be promulgated and put out authoritatively by the C. S. A. Especially is it desirable in the case of pom- pons, where hardy outdoor decorative varieties of what should be classed with the decorative forms, are fre- quently included in collections at exhibitions with true pompons. Likewise Anemone varieties are mixed with true singles. Perhaps the three illustrations which accompany these notes may have a teaching value and serve to correct any doubt that may exist in some minds. We again quote the list of varieties that won chief places in the recent election held by The Exchange. Best Pompons An "Anemone" Chrysanthemum Sometimes the .\nemones have a larger, more raised center and smaller ray petals than this, the big, expansive, cushion-like center being the distinguishing feature between them and the true singles. This one shows the massed, raised center of tubular Horets, these being uauaUy colored contrastingly to the petals. The variety is C. L. Hutchinson, one of Chas. H. Totty s novelties of this year, and said to be an ideal .\nemone 'Mum. The petals are pure white, while the Anemone center is bright yellow, making a beautiful contrast VOTES 1 — Frank Wilcox 14 2— Lillian Doty 11 Golden Climax 10 3 — Helen Newbury 10 1 — Western Beauty .... 9 5 — Fairj' Queen 8 Julia Lagravere .... 8 Zenobia 8 VOTES 6 — Diana 6 Queen of Whites 6 Quinola 6 7 — Golden Harvest S Havrest Moon 5 8— Baby 4 Elva 4 Golden West 4 Best Singles VOTES 1 — Mensa 15 2 — Wm. Buckingham ..13 3 — Golden Mensa 11 4— Mrs. E. D. Godfrey.. 7 5 — Mary Richardson . . 6 VOTES 6 — Josephine 5 7 — Ceddie Mason 4 Dorothy Duggan ... 4 Merstham Jewel .... 4 8— Mrs. Whitehorn 3 Bar Harbor Sweet Pea Show Our friends at Bar Harbor, Me., captured the annual exhibition of the American Sweet Pea Society by their arguments at Newport, K. I., last July, that Is to say, the annual exhibition of the A. S. P. S. goes this year to Bar Harbor. They have got their preparations well under way, and have begun their advertising campaign ti> make this show a great success. Two stalwarts in the persons of John S. Stalford and \. F. Thatcher, eacli of the Bar Harbor Horticultural -Society, were present at the New York Florists' Club meeting on Monday of this week, and made speeches ill support of the fortlicoming show, wliich will be held July U-15. Bar Harbor is a very wealthy and well patronized .Summer resort — a sort of Northern Newport, so that tlicre is likely to be keen local interest. Mr. Stalford assured us that the schedule of premiums embraces the whole of the classes represented at Newport show, to- gether with additional prizes. This means that there are more inducements actually than Newport show pro- \ ided, and that was a great success horticulturally. At the meeting, A. E. Thatcher, mgr. of the Mt. Desert Nurseries, offered a prize of a gold watch for the most meritorious exliibit of Sweet Peas coming from New ■^'ork. New Jersey or Long Island, and Mr. Stalford offered in addition to pay the exliibitor's expenses to Har Harbor. These offers were received with cheers, and later Clias. W. Weathered, a member of the club, proposed that in recognition of the generosity of the Bar Harbor friends, the New York Florists' Club vote a sum of tf35 toward the premiums of the Bar Harbor show. This was seconded and carried umuiimously. So get your Peas and plans in order ! What Indiana Says "I have been in several branches of business, and have subscribed to many trade papers, but must say that you have the neatest, best arranged and most com- prehensive of any I ever saw." — E. L, Kunzman, Indiana Dahlia Farm, New Albany, Ind. January IS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 125 Hotels for National Flower Show Week— March 25 to April 2, 1916 The following timely information has been forwarded us by Fred. Cowperthwaitc, CJiuirnian Cnnimittec on Informa- tion, in regard to rates, distance, what car to take to Convention Hall, Philadelphia, and time consumed to get there. HOTEL Koom without Bath for One Person Per Day tl.CIO to J1.60 1.50 to 2 00 2.50 to 4.00 1.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 1.50 & up 1.00 1.00 to 1.50 Room with Bath for One Person Per Day tl.50 to$2.00 2.00 & up 3.50 to 5.00 3.50 to 4.00 3.00 1.50 to 3.00 2.50 1.50 1.50 & up 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 & up 2.00 2.00 to 2,50 2.00 .Si up Room without I Room with Bath for Bath for Two Per.sons Two Persona Per Day t2.00 to t2.50 3.00 to 3.50 3.50 to 5.00 1.50 2.50 2 00 3.00 & up 2.50 1.50 to 2.m Per Day Take Car on 13th St. Hanover (13th & Arch) Walton (Broad & Locust) B^evue-Stratford. . . . (Broad & Walnut) Rita-Carlton (Broad & Walnut) Adelphia (13th & Cheatnut) Continental (9th & Chestnut) BteDton (Broad & Spruce) Windsor (1217 Filhert) Majestic (Broad & Girard) St. James. (13th & Walnut) Bingham (11th & Market) Colonade (15th & Chestnut) Green's (8th & Chestnut) Vendig (13th & Filbert) The executive offices of the National Flower Show are in Room 1205, Widener Building, Juniper and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. (BeU 'Phone, Wal. 3843). !*>-*—'-*-••'«— '^^"-*-«—*-"-*-»»^«,-"-«'^"-«^"-*-"^*-«'^^"--^"-*-"^^«—*-**S In appointing our standing committees for the year I have deemed it advisable to return to the custom of the years preceding last year, observing the same as regards the numerical strength of the committees. Ample trial was made last year of large committees, but they were not found conducive to the best interests of the club. We have entered upon a year which it is fervently hoped will prove to be a good one for our trade, and there is every reason to believe that our hopes may materialize. Indications of a condition of prosperity among our great industries are not wanting, and when prosperity reigns the florists' trade is sufficiently active to insure good business. From the bottom of my heart I wish you all a most happy and prosperous year, and I trust that at its close I shall take into retirement with me a remembrance of your loyal and unstinted help in the administration of the office you have reposed in me, and the assurance that we together have added another to the many successful years of our club's existence. $2.50 to »3.50 8.50 & up 4.50 to 6.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 to 3.50 4.00 2.50 2..10 & up 3.00 to 4.50 3.50 to 4.00 3 50 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 A up No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 63 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 Minutes Required. 25 30 30 30 30 30 35 25 20 35 30 30 35 30 Distance in Squares. 32 35 34 34 32 35 35 31 20 34 34 32 32 32 i New York Florists' Club | h a Installation of Officers — A Very Bright, Varied and Enjoyable Evening The monthly meeting of this club was held on Monday, Jan. 10, at the Club's rooms, Grand Opera House Bldg., 33d St. and Eighth ave., and there was a large attendance. Philip Kessler, of the House Committee, excelled him- self in having the platform decorated in banners of the stars and stripes, and displayed two large fragrant vases of Purity Freesias at either side, these having been grown by John Lappe. Mr. Kessler also later in the evening supplied a musical entertainment, thoroughly good and highly enjoyable. The Coogan Quartette delighted the company with their banjo selections. The players are young men engaged in the wholesale florists' business in the Owgan Bldg. And no words of praise can be too liigh for the remarkably fine singing by Wm. Sehilowsky, grower of Woodside, L. 1., who sang both in English and German, and received ajiplause upon applause. The usual turkey sandwiches and liquid refreshments were also in evidence at this meeting. President Harry A. Bimyard opened the proceedings, and after thanking the members for the support they had given him during the year, said that they had had from him the best he was capable of, and he hoped they would think well of what he had tried to do (cheers). He then gave the right hand of welcome to the incoming president, Harry Weston, of Hempstead, L. 1. Jlr. Weston in his address said: Fellow Members of the New York Florists' Club: In taking the chair as your presiding officer for 1916, again let me express my grateful appreciation of the honor you have done to me in electing me to this high office, the duties of which it shall be my endeavor to discharge in a manner satisfactory to you, and in the best interests of the club. The work of our organization is well and favorably known, not only throughout our own country, but abroad. It is known for the business-like features which char- acterize its management and insure a continuous growth of its membership. It is known for the great harmony and good fellowship which exists within it, making its motto "All One." truly a descriptive one. .A.nd it is known for the excellent work it has done and is doing for the uplift of floriculture and the wel- fare of all connected with the art. It is an organiza- tion to which all of us are proud to belong, and with whose work we feel honored to be connected. The club's work has been so well organized and con- ducted, so well thought out, and opportunities for action so well conceived that little, if anything, can be sug- gested at the present time as likely to increase the use- fulness of the club, or work out to our advantage. Our greatest work at this time is, of course, to be found in the preparations for our forthcoming Spring flower show in New York, and this work, I am glad to say, is in most capable hands, and the indications are that we shall score another great success, thereby enhancing the reputation of our club among our fellow workers the world over. Last year we invited the S. A. F. and O. H. to hold its 32d annual convention in our city this year, but unfortunately, prior claims made by the Southern city of Houston prevailed, and our invitation failed of ac- ceptance. The desirability of making an effort to in- duce the National Society to hold its 1917 convention here is a matter which should early be discussed. I understand that the society will at the Houston conven- tion also decide upon the city in which to hold its 1918 convention, in order that more time may be available for the establishment of the Convention Garden. This being the case, our chance for securing at least one of these conventions should be good. The officers were now duly installed. John Young was eloquent in praise of the standing of the club financially and in every other respect. Each of the officers present expressed his intention of serving the club to the utmost of his ability. Standing Committees President Weston then named the Standing Committees for the year 191C as follows: Legislation. — Walter F. Sheridan, chairman; W. H. Siebrecht, Jr., and .Jas. McHutchison. Essay and Lecture. — John H. Pepper, chairman; A. F. Faulkner and J. R. Lewis. Committee on Awards. — P. W. Popp, chairman; Marius Matheron, Louis J. Reuter, Chas. H. Totty, W. H. Siebrecht, Sr., Julius Roehrs, Chas. Weber. Annual Dinner. — Chas. B. Weathered, chairman; John H. .Nugent, Ihos. liuothe de Forest. Jos. .Manda, Walter 1'. Sheridan, limil Schlo.-is, A. KottmiUer. Air. Weath- ered thanked the president lor his nomination, but de- clined the chairmanship. House Committee. — Geo. ilildenbrand, chairman; Jos Vocke, and A. N. Kinni'y. Exhibition. — Robt. Koehne, chairman; Roman J. Ir- win, C. C. Knight, Peter Heuerlein and Percy B. Rigby. The minutes of the ItLst meeting were read and ap- proved. C. li. AUcnder of New Vork was introduced as a new member, atid the nomination of N. deVries, 347 W. l-Ust St., took the usual course. A, L. Aliller reported gootl progress in regard to the flower show. John H. Stalford and A. E. Thatcher, each of Bar Harbor, Me., were introduced and made interesting speeches on behalf of their forthcoming Sweet Pea show; allusion to this is made elsewhere. It was agreed that resolutions of sympathy on tlic death of the elder brother of W. E. Marshall be pre- pared and presented at the next meeting, the eoimuittec in charge l)eing J. Harrison Dick, W. A. Sperling and \V. C. Hickards, ,fr. Employment Agency Alax Schling suggested that an employment agency or bureau be a feature of the club's work. He thought it should be known that if men wishing employment and employers wishing men could meet say, an hour before tlie monthly meetings, ;ui emi>l((jment agency might be built up. He himself hiid had ujiward of -M ai)plications for places by gardeners recently, but had only been able to find jobs for five. He thought that this agency would be of great assistance. HLs remarks were greeted with general approval. Kobt. koehne, on behalf of the tnistees, stated that the balance in favor of the club at the bank Dee. 31, 1915, was $9,510.38, an increase of $2,643.03 over 1914, the profits on the flower show of last year amounting to $3,297.44. Chas. B. Weathered suggested that the profits arising out of the flower show should be kept as a sepa- rate account, so that anyone at any time could quickly discover what these exhibitions earned. The treasurer's report was read by Mr. Rickards. A letter withdrawing liis membership from the club, owing to being located now at Philadelphia, where he has charge of Henry F. Michell Co.'s houses and trial grounds, was read from Wm. Saville. Everything being in order the resignation was accepted. National Flower Sliow A letter was read from Wm. Kleinheinz, chairman of the exMbition committee of the National Flower Show, Philadelphia, drawing attention to the excellent prizes of- fered at the forthcoming show in March, and urging the members to support the exhibition with exhibits. It was understood that the members would take notice of these suggestions and do their best. A. L. Miller, chairman of the club's flower show com- mittee draws attention to "New Vork Day" at the Na- tional Flower Show in a circular just issued. "I would like to draw your attention," says Mr. Miller, "to the Fourth National Flower Show to be held at Philadelphia, Pa., March 25 to April 2, 1916. By resolu- tion passed at its last meeting a committee was ap- pointed to apply to the National Flower Show Com- mittee for a New York Day and to make complete ar- rangements for a special train to convey our members A True "Pompon" Ch2-in. in diameter 126 The Florists' Exchange and friends to Philadelphia. Will not this event create a good feeling toward our brother florists and the S. A. F. and O. H. ? You will be notified and kept posted as arrangements progress." Exhibits There were several exhibits, the most notable being a new variety of Primula maJaeoides named Townsendl, from Jas. Duthie, Oyster Bay, wliich received a C. M. (See other notes elsewhere). A cultural certificate was awarded to Mr. Lappe for his Freesias. Votes of thanks were accorded to Frank Dinda for Carnation Peace; Chas. Weber for Carnation Laura Weber, and Florex Gardens for Rose Mme. Paul Euler, each exhibited per Guttman & Ilaynor. A vote of thanks was also accorded to W. A. JIanda, So. Orange, N. J., for a new rosy-salmon Carnation unnamed. Its color is bright and distinctive, but it looked rather soft in petal, otherwise it had good merits. The evening's proceedings were terminated by a lec- ture on manures by Prof. John S. Adriance, Williams- town Ooilege, Mass., who showed a series of stereopticon slides and examples of fertilizers. Lecture on Fertilizers In his opening remarks Prof. Adriance emphasized the fact that soils must be in good mechanical condition and be well worked in order to furnish the maximum availaljle amount of plant food. Pliuits were like human beings and require feeding, but feeding nmst be correct. Tliey cannot pass off poisonU'US or waste materials as animals do. The soil also may become foul or laden with toxic products which have either to be removed or neutralized. One of the best neutrabzers, as well as be- ing a plant food, is lime in one or lOther of its several fonns, such as quicklime, slaked lime (which is nearly akin to hydrate of lime), limestone, and land pbister. Each of tliese contain calcium, which is tlie active com- ponent of them. Lime may be spread upon the land by means of a Ward distributor, and the liner the lime tlie more easily utilizable it is, and the more effective. Lime as tine as a powder should be employed, and can be put on either in Fall or Autimin. Use gromid limestone at two tons to the acre, yet it do«s not matter how much is applied, it will do no harm; the only thing is that more than two tons is not profitable. The cost, in Massacliusetts, is if;J per ton delivered at the depot. The diagrams and photographs shown on the screen proved what excellent results are got from the expenditure of a mere $4 it is scarcely creditable. Lime makes a stiff soil more open and porous, while it does the opposite to a sandy soil. It also frees the pot- ash in the soil. Potash, nitrogen, phosphorus and water are the chief food "elements" necessary to plant life. Organic matter, of course, must be suppUed too, and this is got in the form of stable manure or cow manure. Phosphorous is got from rock phosphate found in Ten- nessee, and throughout many parts of the South, which contains M per cent, of phosphorus; rock phosphate will cost .$5 per ton; 230 pounds acid ])hosphate costs $35. Acid phosphate and superphospliate are said to be one and the same. By the application of six tons of farmyard manure, two tons of limestone and 1000 pounds of rock phosjihate per acre as a fertilizing dressing, the produce of hay fields. Corn fields. Potatoes and Clover was doubled and trebled in some cases as shown by actual results. A four ton hay crop per acre, and i6;3 bushels of Potatoes per acre, were among these results. The earliest work on soils was liegmi by Gilbert & Lawes at Rothainsted, England, in 1839; at Leipzig, Ger- many, in 1848, and in the United States the first investi- gation and exjieriments began in -IBb'S. The lecture was chiefly devoted to impressing the audi- ence with a respect for tlie use of lime, for better tillage, and for the economical but intelligent use of well com- pounded fertilizers m which phosi)hate, lime and yard manure were included. Chicago Florists' Club The Chicago Florists' Club held its regular monthly meeting at the Morrison Hotel on Thursday evening, Jan. t), which was also the occasion for the annual instal- lation of officers. Tlie applications of W. W. Randall, Michael Staclonik and J. E. PoUworth handed in at the Jjuiuary meeting were to be balloted on. E. G. Hill, Richmond, wjis present and handed in his application, also that of his son, Joe Hill, for membership. In order to secure two such excellent members from out of the city without delay all the applicants were elected by acclamation. The following officers for the ensuing year were present and duly installed into office: Alex. Henderson, pres.; Win. Trickcr, vice-pres.; Paul R. Klingsporn, treas. ; Guy W. French, secy.; H. N. Bruns, trustee. It was decided that the next regular meeting of the club, which will be Feb. 10, shall be Novelty Night, when all growers who have anything new in plants or cut flowers to offer to the trade will be invited to send an exhibit to this meeting. President Henderson appointed on this committee W. J. Keimel, A. Miller, E. A. Ollinger, H. Nichols, Wni. Tricker. M. Barker, chairman of the transportation committee, reported the selection of the Wabash R. R. for the trip to St. Louis to the meeting of the American Carnation Society there on the :36t]i and 37th inst. The train leaving Chicago at 11 ji.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, was selected as the most convenient one for the trip. Fare including sleeper iP5.80 one way. About ten of the members present signified their intention of attending the meet- The illness of John Poehlmann was reported and the President was instructed to write him a letter express- ing the synipatliy of the cluli. The club has on hand a handsome silver punch bowl donated by the Chicago Greenhouse • Manufacturers' Assoiciation to the club for a premium at the recent Grand Floral festival, for which there happened to he no competition. It is the desire of the club that this should be turned into cash for its benefit. The sum of $1,50 was only recently paid for this bowl. The matter was left in the hands of the trustees, who propose to sell a limited number of tickets to those in the trade and these will be drawn for at the next meeting. E. G. Hill, Richmond, III., made one of his most en- joyalile talks before the club. It was a special feature of tlie meeting. Another New Primula for Florists Exhiliited at the New York Florists' Club meeting on Monday, Jan. 10, were six plants of a new variety i-f Primula malacoides named Townsendi, from James Outhie, Oyster Bay, L. I. This is so distinct from the well known form of malacoides and so notably meri- torious as to deserve a special paragraph. A. L. Miller, Julius Roehrs and other well known growers for the New Yor market felt it would make a good Christmas plant. It is remarkably stocky, u])right growing, free m flower, the flowers two-thirds as large as those of P. obconica, but with the characteristic notching of mala- coides. They are in close-set, yet graceful, tiers, and the color is a bright warm salmon-pink or rosy-salmon. The leaves are somewhat crenulated or crisped. Alto- gether it is an admirable introduction, and if it becomes a commercial plant will very likely be called "the Tcwnsend Primrose." Air Dutliie records that it orginated with him in the Winter of 1913-lUlI as a sport from malacoides, one plant only in a large batch of this latter. The plant was saved and seed got from it, and from the resulting seed- lings a large percentage came true to the new type. Eight of the finest plants frsm the batch were saved, and these were di\ided, as well as seed being saved from them. During the present Winter from 183 seedlings there were only six plants that reverted to malacoides, which would seem to prove that Townsendi will come pretty true from seed. Mr. Dutliie last year exhibited this variety before the Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Horticultural Society and was awarded a certificate of merit, he also exhibited it at Glen Cove, before the Nassau County Hort. Soe. The committee on awards of the N. Y. F. C. gave this novelty a certificate of merit. Cornell Students' Observation Trip A number of students in floriculture, aoeompanied by Professor W^hite, had a most instructive observation trip to New York City and vicinity on the sixth, seventh and eightli of January. Those taking the trip were C. Aubrey, Cald- well, N. J. ; R. B. Oorbin, Stamford, N T • F. M. Dunlop, Richmond Hill, Ont. ;' 'D. S. Dunlap, Altoona, Pa. ; S. B. Emerson, Lebanon, N. H.; J. Rosen- thal, New York City, H. E. Stern, Phila- delphia, Pa. ; and 0. E. Tefft, Cambridge, N. Y. Thursday was spent in Northern New Jersey, tlie first stop being at Madison, where Charles E. Totty took the stu- dents in automobiles to his ranges of igreenhouses. After a careful study of crops and methods, Mr. Totty took the men to Mrs. James' estate to see the splendid results obtained by Wm. Duck- ham. The immense "American Beauty" establishment of Lewis A. Noe was next visited. Mr. Ruzicka here explained the details of culture practised in the pro- duction of his specialty. At Summit, N. J. Ihe party was most cordially wel- comed by Messrs. Lager & Hurrell, who showed the results of their remarkable skill in orchid culture. Rutherford was next visited and the Roehrs did every- thing possible to show the students tbeir varied crops and to explain their meth- ods. Much to the party's regret time did not permit a visit to the nurseries of Bobbink & Atkins as had been ar- ranged. Friday morning at six-thirty the party was ready for a study of the methods practised in the wholesale disposal of the products of the flower grower. The New York Cut Flower Market and other wholesale markets at 53 W. 26th St., were visited, also Traendly & Schenek's, Guttman & Raynor's, Pennoek-Meehan's and John Young's. Robert MacNiff next described methods of disposal of plants at auction, after which Patrick O'Mara explained the details of the seed business of Peter Henderson & Co. The next place of interest was a visit to the A. T. De La Mare Publishing House, where Messrs. De La Mare, Dick and Lewis gave most generously of their time to explain the manufacture of The Florists' E'xcuange, and other particu- lars of the work of their commodious printing esliablishment. Friday after- noon visits were made to the following retail stores : Peter Okkerse & Son, Wad- ley & Smythe. Ferdinand Fleisehman, niomas Galvin, Inc., Charles Thorley, Alex. McConnell, George Stumpp, Max Sehling and C. C. Treple (iBlooming- dale's). At all of these stores the stu- dents were most cordially received and proprietors and managers showed them much of value and interest. On Satuixiay the men were Ihe guests of P. R. Pierson, who entertained them most generously. Tarry town was reached at 8.30 a.m., and the host was waiting with automobiles. Mr. Pierson's retail store was the first point of interest. This unique and wonderful building was much admired. After visiting the greenhouses at Tarrytown and studying methods prac- Comell floricultural studenis on an observation trip to W. J. Palmer & Son's greenliouses, Lancaster, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1915 tised in growing Nephrolepis, the party w'as taken to the conservatories on the William Rockefeller estate. Here Super- intendent Middleton spared no i>ains to show the many interesting features of Ills greenliouses, and carefully explained his method of growing fruit, flowers and vegetables under glass. F. R. Pierson's Rase houses at Scarborough were next visited, and a careful study was here made of methods of groT\ing his superb products. The students were then taken to the Briarcllff greenhouses of P. M. Pierson, where Foreman Bushel gave them much valuable information on the culture of American Beauty Roses. A most sumptuous banquet provided liy the host at Florence Iim, Tarrytown, was most thoroughly enjoyed and appre- ciated. On Saturday afternoon John D. Rocke- fellar's estate was visited and a guide showed the wonderful landscape features about the grounds. Here of special in- terest W'as the house provided for Winter storage of the liuge Orange, Lemon, Tan- gerine and other broad-leaved evergreens used to decoiaie the grounds in Summer. The conservatories of Mrs. Helen (Tould iShepard were also visited. Su- perintendent Russell .showed the unusu- ally fine collection of palms and other exotics in a way -nliich was mo«t in- structive. The last place visited was Lord & Burnham's manufacturing es- tablishment at Irvington. Superintend- ent Elder accompanied the students through the factory, explaining the differ- ent processes in the manufacture of greenhouses and their heating equipment The cordial welcome and the generous hospitality extended throughout the trip are most heartily appreciated. To Alessrs. Totty and Pierson especially, both students and iustructor are deeply indehte But how Good "rh0lt2, tl|^ iFlnrtBt, Jnr. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Charlotte and Vicinity ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Wrtte. Telephone or Telegraph. ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N. Y. 23 Steuben Street The best flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders BROOKLINE, MASS. *''°f=/I^Er/o^''^'^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT Fr Tk.r^ 1 «M a «• 220 Washington St. . E Palmer »«rr>rr- Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders cared for from all parta of the country and deli\ ercd at tlieatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glass Flowers CHICAGO, ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y CINCINNATI. OHIO Allentown, Pa. Ernest Ashley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telej'hones ^^ Can fill your Telegragh Order. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike ^5 Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deUveries in BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS, LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. ^ E. G. Hill Floral Co. .SCHENECTADY, N. Y. Everything in flowers AUBURN, NEW YORK 140-IS* SOUTH DIVISION STREET We deliver to all points iAr_.- II in Central New York, Wellj l«l'K"W'V and Cornell CoIl.,»i. SKAPAtMER BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street <^^ "The House of Flowers" Burl:ngton,Vt. < 'rdcrd lor Ver- mont and Xorth- ern N'. V. filled to your entire sat s- fac- tion 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fill your orders for DeeiRns or Cut Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE m0^ i Carbone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street HBSBoaaosooqt OUR ALBUM o^ FLORAL DESIGNS (Solicitor's Design Book) NEW AND VASTLY IMPROVED EDmON JUST OUT -2« PAGES AND COVER: size 9x12 in. In- "^" eludes four pages in two color efifect and four pages in four color effect; all admirably rendered. Your name and address printed on front cover on orders of twelve copies or over. Price, delivery prepaid: Twelve copies, $4.50; 25 copies, J8.75; 50 copies, $16.50; 100 copies, $30.00. Sample copy, 50c. Address: '^)fe CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can fill your orders Day or Niftht for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always have complete stock on band. Regular discount allowed the Trade. WTvmii V nrnic i836 w. 35th street, HIMJdLIIj DnUd., CLEVELAND, OHIO. Steamship sailings will be | THE FLORISTS* EXCHANGE , a ci i-^Q 3« Box 100 Timas Sq., New York ^ ZOUna on page l^zf iaegaaooaaaeooooogopoeoeeaegeeeaeaBW I ''U0f CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. 128 The Florists' Exchange ^THE UP-TO-DATE FLOWER STORE ^ By ELLA GRANT WILSON and W. R. HORNBERGER "You cannot get ideas, or produce new things, if y6ur surroundings are out of harmony with your soul. You, your assistants, your store, must be in love with the most beautiful thing in nature — flowers." Some time ago 1 read something like this; I do not know the author of it. As flowers are your business, therefore a flower store should be the most beautiful of stores. So with tills end in view, we have started the develop- ment of the Up-to-Date Flower Store, and I have tried to embody some of my dreams (practical ones I hope) in this last one of the studies we shall present for your consideration. We hope that even if you cannot build, such a store some of the suggestions made will prove tio be of use. We have embodied as many of the new ideas in con- struction and efficiency in operation as we could. It is the store of the future, of the flower store that is soon to be, of the flower department store. We have en- deavored to combine both the artistic and the practical, to make it a veritable temple for the Goddess Flora. Of course, this proix)sition has been developed on lines that would only be possible in a large city, for only in a large city could it be maintained, only in a large city would there be the clientele that could support it. For such a store as we have planned, it would be necessary for an old established firm to open it, one that had already de- veloped a large business. A new floral venture could not make it pay, but it should be in line with the develop- ment of a good growing business in a large city. It would have to be conducted along popular lines to pay. It should cater to both elements, quality and quan- tity, catering to both first-class trade, and to the man who wants to spend ten cents. This store must turn over and handle every day an immense stock of flowers and have the facilities to do it with. It must be thor- oughly organized from president to messenger boy. It must hold sales of all sorts and kinds: "Hour Sales," "Special Sales," "Four O'clock Sales," sales of small vases filled with flowers, 25c., 50c. ajid $1 each. All these sales are planned to be held on the second floor, and are to be conducted on the lines that department stores now employ to advantage. Sales of ribbons, of jardinieres, of vases, baskets, ferneries could be featured, as well as special sales for Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, St. Valentine's Day, and all the other holidays during the year. The Front Elevation This is a building that has been planned for a large city where real estate is valuable. The limits of the building lot are 30ft. x 100ft. deep, and we have been obliged to use only part of the lot so as to conform to the building regulations in regard to light, exposure and \entilation. We have arranged these plans for an inside lot, but if it could be placed on a comer, it would be greatly improved, and would prove to be a very lorna- mental building. It is a building that would attract at- tention, even if placed among large structures. As you can see, it was designed on the lines of the modern business block, with the distinctive feature of a con- servatory dome roof, which is essentially typical of our business. The glass roof can be seen at a long distance, especially at night when it is illuminated, and it is then the feature of the building. White glazed terra cotta tile is used in the front wall, with moss green tiles for decorative touches. This glazed terra cotta can be eas- ily washed and made to look like new whenever grimy and dirty. The side walls and back are constructed of brick. Iron beams carry the floors. As in our other de- signs, we have kept out useless ornamentation, striving to keep in mind good lines, good design, light, heat and ventilation. We have also studied to give the store front all the glass possible without weakening the front walls. The addition of the marquise over the sidewalk affords protection to patrons in case of storm and gives dis- tinction to the establishment, as well as forming an efl'ective addition decoratively to the building, with- out obstructing materially the light, as it is constructed of glass and iron. It does not form any obstruction on the sidewalk, as it is carried and suspended from the building by iron cables and beams. Electric lights are placed under the valance of glass, which not only creates a beautiful effect through the cathedral glass, but throws a strong light also on the show window. The Store Entrance There are two entrances, one on either side of the large show window. This has been done so that in case the upper floors were desired to be used separately for other business purposes, entrance would be made direct to them without confusion to the entrance to the flower store proper. But, as we are planning a department store for a florist to sell flowers, we shall in these plans use the entire building. Two entrances to a store are also two invi- tations to enter, and I believe in making a store as easy of access as possible. The signs employed are in character with the building. There is one large sign over the first floor, and space has been left at the top for another if desired; also a large electric sign could be suspended reading up and down in the plain spaces to the sides of the central windows on the second and third floors. Illuminated window signs could be con- nected, as well as several small framed signs to be placed in the window at the discretion of the window trimmer. A flag staff surmounts the whole and gives opportunity for patriotic display. Arrangements have been made for a narrow stairway around the iron pole to the roof through a window which does not show in the front eleva- I [Recently we published a series of articles } j mtder the title of "The Foundations for Success i ' in the Retail Business," by Ella Grant Wilson, - I which gave practical information on the retail ( i phase of the florists' business. Two sets of 1 : plans were published, one "Plans for a Small i I Flower Shop," the second "A First-Class Flower | 1 Shop." Uereioith appears the third and last ) : article of the series, on an establishment to \ i cost $25,000. If the plans are somewhat ahead t ] of present day needs, except in the largest ] - cities, many valuable pointers will be gleaned j t for today's use and an idea will be gained of ) the flower shop of tomorrow. — Editor.] ^ ; [ tion. This flag pole passes through the dome roof and is bedded in a block of cement in the floor of the conserva- tory. Ventilation and a current of air is secured by hinged transoms over both the front doors and above the show windows. A colorea man in the store uniform stands at the front door and opens doors to machines, and keeps an overlook generally over the exterior of the building. He can also be made responsible for the con- dition of Boxwoods, Bay trees, or any other feature of outside decoration. All special delivery boys wear the store uniform, as well as drivers and jumpers on the auto deliveries. Floors Floors are an important feature of the flower store of today. They should be impervious to moisture, easy and resilient to the action of the foot, and provide a firm foothold. A concrete floor is provided for the basement with a slight drain to carry off all surplus water. The first floor is of a light gray-green rubber tile in a square pattern. This is easy to walk on, and can be washed or flushed down by the hose. The color harmonizes with all flowers and plants, and is withal restful and not obstructive. The second floor as well as the third, has the same covering only in a less expensive form. The fourth, or conservatory, floor is of tile concrete. All floors are so constructed" that they naturally drain to the sewers and carry off all surplus water. Decorative Helps As this building is built of iron and concrete, it would be open to the same objection all buildings formed of these materials have, viz.: no way of fastening or suspending things from the ceiling or walls. As this is very desir- able for a flori.st, for he has many special occasions, such as decorations for Christmas, Easter, etc., provision has been made in the construction of the building to admit of it. This has been done by using ornamental round studs with holes 1/4 in. running through them, like a bead. A short wire put through this hole would sus- pend anything of ordinary weight, such as wreathing, Southern Smilax, ferns, baskets, etc. The studs are also a part of the ornamental picture- mouldings. These knobs or hooks are unobtrusive and are made to follow beams and mouldings, and as they are painted with the side walls or ceiling, they are not noticed and form a part of the decorative effect. All department signs are electric. These are really simply glass boxes 15in. x 6m. x 4in. depth, suitably lettered, with lights inside. They are arranged to be suspended over whatever display it is intended to em- phasize, as "Orchids," "American Beauties," "Carnation Sale Today," "Special Sale of Baskets," etc. By plac- ing these signs over departments you constantly advertise and suggest to customers, as well as make it easy for the customers to find what they desire. The Basement The foundation wall extends out the full size of the lot and under the sidewalk in front. The space so gained is used for cold storage, a carpenter's bench, coal storage, and a fan room to distribute air both warm and cold throughout the building. The boiler room adjourns, while the refrigerating apparatus is in an enclosed room in front of it. The flowers when brought in are carried direct to the distributing tables, either from the side- walk elevator or from the rear alleyway and down the stairs. A machine or wagon can be backed up from the alley and the goods carried directly into the basement. All heavy goods should be so brought in, such as cases of greens, sphagnum, wire work, etc., but to obviate trouble in the busy portion of the day when the rear alleyway may be blocked with teams, provision has been made to get in or out with rush deliveries quickly by the use of the front sidewalk elevator. A covered stair- way can be substituted for the elevator if desired. Our business is of such a character that unusual methods must often be employed to get orders out at the time demanded, and a congested city is a hard place to_ do it in, especially such a city as New York, where the ferries and time tables have to be so closely studied. At a pinch, orders can be carried from the basement out through the store, but I would not recommend it, unless it were positively necessary. Customers do not like to be jostled by messenger boys. Very large cold storage faculties are provided here, for oftentimes large stocks must be carried, and facili- ties must be provided so as to place all flowers in cool air during the night. The large stocks of Galax, Leu- cothoe leaves, cut ferns and Smilax, which must be car- ried are taken care of here. The men's toilet and wash- room is just back of the stairs. This has been provided not only with toilet facilities, but with a shower bath, so that" all the employees can be given an opportunity to be kept physically clean, and consequently fit. All bulk debveries are to be brought into the basement and distributed from there. The buyer should have all goods bought, so marked that they could be sent to the departments they are for, without useless handling. To do so a rapid checking department is necessary, and this is located in the basement through which all goods are distributed to different floors. Every department should be charged with what stock it receives and all sales credited, otherwise the manager would not know M which was making a profit, and which was causing a loss, f yVIso, by this means you create a competition for trade, and the salespeople try much harder to please, knowing that what they sell will all be credited to them indi- vidually. The Show Window The importance of a fine show window and its great value as an advertising medium to the florist has im- j pelled us to give every inch available to it. People judge the show window and consider it as the index to the char- acter of the store, whether it is of the artistic type, or only just the ordinary flower store. To accomplish the best results in window arrangements all fixtures should be made removable, so, although we have planned coliunns as a background, stUl they are removable. It is designed to have these built in sections and put together with slides and large screws, so as to be entirely removed when desired. The window space is 13ft. wide by 13ft. deep at its greatest depth. Small openings have been left at intervals of every four inches around the outside glass, through which a current of air can be maintained and so frost kept off the windows at all times, and also to keep the window cool in Summer. Many electric connections have been made in the floor base, so that electrical displays can be added at any time required. Also water and drain pipes, so that water scenes can be easily introduced as features. January 15, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 129 Daseme-nt Plan Up-To-Date Flowe-R Store WB-HOKMOtRCtR. APCMlTljCT The Lighting of the Windows The lights are placed in white reflectors at Ijoth top and bottom of the window following the curve of the glass concealed by moss green tile. All light by this jirinciple is throw-n directly on the displays, and also does not dazzle the eyes of the observer. Arrangement has been made for the introduction of cool air to offset the heat from the globes. A Grecian temple effect is given by the four columns outlining the inner edge of the window space; in fact, a Grecian decorative effect is carried throughout the store on the first floor. To give a suggestion to the passerby, we have used a quotation from Rose Tarry Cooke, which has been deftly worlied in upon the panels' over the arches in the window and gives the keynote to the window: First FuboR Pi>N Up-To-Date Flower. 3tor£ W R MORMfltR^fR - ARCM ITCCT Tiitf i I r I ' ' I f • r i' r "iri7/i such uncomciaus (/race, As makes thee dream of art." The First Floor This is designed to care for what you miglit dejiomi- nate "quality" trade. Only the finest stock is to be kept here, orchids, American Beauty Roses, Violets. E^■erything shown is to be of the very best of its kind, 130 The Florists' Exchange ^^'^"^ Colorado Springs OJSn,tv promptly and carefully eieouted by The Pikes Peak: Ploval Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS LANG FLORAL ANO NURSERY CO. FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE ifflorist , /' FLORISTS 112 So DAYTON, OHIO 112 South Main St. VA, -DENVER, COLO. ^__7 5ry_~»-y/\. J. A. VALENTINE, President Western Nebraska 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points reached by express. Orders promptly 6lled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency* Telegraph Us. and guaranteed absolutely fresh to the best of your knowledge. Here is where you keep your artists and your best salesmen. The second floor should take care of all second grades and flowers which, though not so fresh, are still salable. This Flower Sales Department should be a feature ot the store and should be consistently advertised as such. There are some who jirefer to pay the price to get fresh flowers, and tliere are many more who want a cheaper grade, and if your floor manager is up on his job, he can easily get them interested to buy the best flowers, or he can get them to go to the second floor without their feeling they are "cheap." Hy having this outlet for -stock on the second fl-oor, the buyer can purchase in much larger quantities, so enabling a lower price on the second grade, and using the selects and extra selects for sale to the best trade on the first floor where prices can be maintained, and thus keep up the reputation of the house for both quality and freslmess of goods, and cheapness where the customer demands it. The cashier's desk has been centrally pla<^ed purposely, so that she can see all who enter or leave, and can direct customers to the elevators, can summon clerks or floor manager as desired, by simply pressing the right button. This really partakes of the character of an Information Desk, and It can be occupied by two clerks if the business warrants it. AUiaiT POCHELON, U0-t»9 PATL* 3T ^MJTM "J^HE FLORIST KJlfll I llf EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobiles in East, West and Sout b Orange alsoGlea Rid^e, M)ntclair, Blooinfield,.Newaik aad NewYork Dawson the Florist E^J^iX^' Vr* '"*^ *^ 107 W. Market St. i>- >• Deliveries to Ithaca, Blnghamton, Homell, Coming and other points. Q^^^ Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros, ^r^ FLOWERS * PLANTS ^ TREES Mrs. N. Updilie Mgr. Galveston Floral Co., Quality in out flowers, plants and floral work Galveston, Texas Orders for Texas and Steamers from HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. „, „ (741 Main Street stores. ^3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street DREW W.WELCH GEORGE F.LANE ISO ASYLUM STREET Hartford Connecticut Funeral spray of My Maryland Roses, white LUac and Asparagus plumosus as a background By A. Lange, Chicago The walls on both sides of the two entrances are lined with mirrors which add to the apparent width of the store, and also hel]) to Increase the effectiveness of the displays, especially the window displays. Two elevators, ;is well as a broad stairway, connect with each floor, and enable the customer to enjoy the roof conservatory on the fourth floor without effort. The Show Case for Flowers The room for the showing of flowers Ls opposite the elevators and the stairway. It is curved on its front Une to be in character with other features of the store. All the pipes are out of sight, and it is cooled from the re- frigerating plant in the basement. An inner room has been provided in the plan, whereby much of the work can be done inside the cooling room without opening doors and consequent loss of cold air. A sink, under which is a rubbish chute which connects with the basement, allows the changing o{ water in vases, and the discard- ing of stenjs and leaves with a niininmm of exertion. By closing the division door only a jiart of the case may be used as the pipes are in separate coils. All pipes are in an ornamental cove which conceals them from direct view, and still leaves them open to allow complete circulation of the cooled air. An automatic thermometer regulates the inside temperature, and when it reaches a Highland Park Greenhouses 'wTndSr HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of .^jsSjJJ&k, Chicago, aa f ar as Milwaukee X5^JjgS> HOUSTON, TEXAS "ForesWale" n-J^W 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS ^^mam(Sm.A Indianapolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave. Prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann'a flowers excel MILLS ,_ We reach all Florida and South TTlci T/ie Florist^ inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Georgia points JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO Samuel 1«17 GRAND AVENUE floWERS Kansas City, MO. LEXINGTON. KY. lOHM Ao SiELILE EAST SIXTH STREET ^ LEXINGTON, KY. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky Prompt Delivery to 'all So. Calif. Points 212 West 4
  • e«/e^uKa d NEWARK, N. J. 946 Broad Street ^^^^V'W/fc/*.'V-^^v «#- j^pii^.gries throughout the State w and to all steamship dorks in Fresh Flowers and Beat Service Hoboken. N. J. and New York PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. NEWARK, N. J. Best of Service We deliver artywhtre in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York NEW ORLEANS, lA. 121 Baronne Street 'l^iorist ^t^ 38 TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDKRS T\'CEV CARE OP The Workroom The workroom has been equipped with everything that has been enumerated in the "First-Class Flower Shop." Each individual clerk has his own tool-box equipped with an assortment of necessary tools, and the work tables are so arranged tht each tool-box slides under the table- top when not in use, and can be locked tliere. When needed, it is quickly pulled out, opened and assorted wires, wire shears, luiife, plyers, scissors, toothpicks and matehsticks are ready. Every employee takes care of and mvns his own kit, and takes pleasure in seeing that it is in order. Each man has his own place to work at unless an unusual pressure of work comes in. The light is good to work by. All mossing and heavy work is done in the basement. I have found that a floral workroom is a great attrac- tion to a customer, so on this floor, where we only expect to have our first-class employees and artists, the work- room or artists' studio is open to the public. A system of standing screens could be devised if it was desirable to shut off the view from the store. Direct entrance to the workroom is obtained from tlie rear alleyway, and the space reserved under the building restrictions can be utilized for auto deliveries, and they could back right up to the entrance of the basement. {To be continued) IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street ■Phones {14J1} Murray HiU OuKotlo: TEE GOLDEN RHU We Guarantee Satisfaction NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at FLORIST 48th Street , 2139-2141 Broadway NEW YORK CITY ^{\fdV ESTABLISHED 1849 -^^ Furrow & Company ^^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, New Jersey ~^ ~^ZZ, PHIUDELPHU, ^muyS^acvid PA. ii^t^^^^^ The Bellevue-Strattord ^^^■^^ and Diamond & 22d Sts. Do>ou want flowers in Philadelphia? Wefumlsh the best, artistically arranged PHILADELPHIA and YldNITT 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. Pittsburgh Pa P^ViD ^RI. c. Gude Bros, Co, Florists <^^ 1214 F. STREET. N. W. iDnrk ITIOVHI COmPHnV largest growers in central PENNSYLVANIA R. ABBOTT Both Telephones FLORISTS Greenhniis*'8t Bnrbanan. Lafayette and Schiller A ves.. Brnad St. Park TRENTON. N. J, EVEN BEN BROS, <4 ROCKFORI) i^-y FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL. ^€ Oulck service to Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA B. M. JOSEPH Phone, Sutter 423 Joseph SAN FRANCISCO ? FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS S FLORISTS' Novelties for "Weloominc" ar'd "Pon Vryage" packages. Flowera deli^ered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE LoDg'DisUnoe 'Phooes BeHTjler 1101 Rm., Ceotial 413 SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone most carefully executed at once. Floral designs a specialty PASSENGER STEAMSHIP S^LINOS WILLI4MSP0RT, PA. Sailings of foreign owned ateamahipa may be canceled, without notice ' WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS cMrs. Louisa P. Foivter SNiATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. , H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125.000 Square teet of Glass iGo D=®ODSi ®u The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the; fashionable residential district Prom New York Lafayette Sailing Daj Hoar Jan. 15- 3.00 pm. •• 16-10.00 am. " 15-12.00 m. " 15-10.00 am. " lS-12.00 m. " 19-12.00 m. ■• 20- " 21- '■ 22- 3.00 pm. " 22-lO.OO.am. " 22-10.00 pm. " 22-12.00 m. " 25-12.00 m. •■ 27- " 28-12.00 m. " 29r 3.00 pm. " 29-10.00 am. Feb. 1-12.00 m. 2-12.00 m. 3- 2.00 pm. " .5- 3.00 pm. 5-10.00 am. 5-10.30 am. " 8- " 15-10.00 am. " 17- 2.00 pm. •• 29- Pier W. ISth St. W. 14th St. Pier62. N. R. W. 14th St., 5th St.. Hoboken Pier 62, N. R. W 27th St. 31st St.. Bkyn. W. ISth St. W. 14th St. Roberta Stores, Bkyn. W. 23rd St. 5th St.. Hoboken W. 27th St. Pier 60. N. R. W. 15th St. W. 14th St. 5th St.. Hoboken W. 19th St. 17th St., Hoboken W. 15th St. W. 14th St. Roberts Stores Bkyn. 31st St.. Bkyn. W.21stSt. I7th St.. Hoboken W. 21st St. DflstinatioB Bordeaux Philadelphia C'.imeronia New Amsterdam. Finland Advance Liverpool Glasgow Rotterdam Liverpool Colont Espagne Tnacania Voltaire .... Bordeaux Liverpool So Am 'Pte St Paul Liverpool Rotterdam Noordam Liverpool Bordeaux Liverpool Rotterdam Liverpool Christiania- Christiansand- Copenhagen Bordeaux Liverpool Rochambeau California Rotterdam Hellig Olav ChicaEo So. Am. Ports Naples Azores-Gib.- Nap.-Gen. Christiansand- Oscar 11 Canopio 1 ari-«tob»!) Copeohagen Azorea-Gib.- Nap.-Gen. Fugfef. WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 409 Main St. 623 Clara Ave. The Retail Advertisers in these columns are the men you will find it to your interest to deal with. Worcester, Mass. 13 Pleasant Street Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receive prompt and carelul attention. Wire UB your orders. ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the ^^"^-^^ Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in <^fE'f ^^> great variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day ^^^i>^^ Seattle, Wash. Holtyvifood Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 137 to 139 HAVE YOUR NEW FLOWER 5H0P OR HOME PE5IGNEP, TO SUIT REOUIRLMENT^, DY ONE WHO HA5 GIVEN TME5L SUBJECTS ESPECIAL 5TUDY W R. HORNBLRGER - ARCHITECT 15 PENROSE 3T E CLEVEIAND Q MR. HORNBERGER IS THE EFFICIENT ARCHITECT WHOSE PLANS FOR AN UP-TO-DATE FLOWER SHOP ARE SHOWN IN THIS ISSUE January IS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 133 I Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED NOTICE TO ROSE GROWERS WANTED — The address of a Koso crowor and working foreman, who, 5 or 6 years back, came to Williamsport from the West to take a position with D. E. Gorman, Florist, of Williantaport, but did not accept same on account of plant being too small fora man of his ahilit.v;3ome party also called on Evenden Bros., stating he was leaving the VV>st on account of the health of his family. An early reply will be appreciated. EVENDEN BROS., Williamsport, Pa. SITUATION WANTED— By head working gar- dener; English, on private estate. Ist-class ex- perience ill all branches of horticulture. A succesa- ful grower of fruits under glass. Orchids, 'Muma, Roses, etc., also Alpines, Herbaceous Plants, Vege- tables and Hardy Fruit. Excellent references. Married, no family. Address D. F., care The Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — By head working gar- dener in private estate. 22 years' experience in horticulture, Europe and here. A successful grower of Roses. Carnations, 'Mums, Orchids, Ferns, Her- baceous Alpines, all annuals, hardy fruits, etc. Ist-class references. Married; 2 children. Address E. G.. care The Florists' Exchnage SITUATION' WANTED — Ist-class designer, deco- rator and landscape gardener; 10 years' in his own business. Also holds reference from New York's best stores; would like a steady offer in or out of town. Age 32, married; no children. Knickman, florist, 44 Shaw Ave., Woodhaven, L. I. N. Y. Phone No. 2432 J Richmond Hill. SITUATION WANTED— By good grower of Roses, Carnations and pot stock, with over 18 years' experience on good wholesale and retail places. No drinker; married. Capable of taking charge; hustler. References. Address E. K., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Competent and am- bitious pot plant grower in an up-to-date con- cern. A place oi about 15,000 to 20.000 feet of glass where owner wishes to rent or sell inside of two years preferred. Address E. L., care The Flo- rists' Exchnage. SITUATION WANTED — As gardener or foreman; 16 years' greenhouse and outside experience- Good knowledge of fruit, Roses, Orchids, 'Mums, all kinds of pot plants, forcing, etc. English; single; age 31. Please state salary. Address Florist, Box 72, Central Valley. New York. SITUATION WANTED— After Feb. 1, as head gardener on private place. Competent in all branches; vegetables, glass, dairy, poultry. 12 years' in last place. Married. Best of references. Lock Box 35, Oceanic, N. J. ^ SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, married, no children; age 24. Practical experience in all branches of horticulture. W^hes position as work- ing foreman on gentleman's private estate. Ad- dress Gardener. 61 3rd St.. Hoboken, N. J. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of America beps to offer the services of first-class private gardenere, superintendents and managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm. Dobba' Ferry, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By landscape gardener, understands greenhouse growing of flowers and vegetables, also expert Rose garden and lawn maker. Single. References. John Bolint, Box 64, Ber- nardsville. N. J. NURSERY SITUATION WANTED— As fore- man, life experience in growing high-class stock in fruits and ornamentals. Thorough knowledge of all forms of propagation. References. Address D. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By a single greenhouse man; 35 years of age. Life experience in all kinds of cut flowers and pot plants. Sober and honest. State salary and particulars in first letter. Address Gardener, 94 So.^st St., Brooklyn, N. Y. YOUNG MARRIED MAN— Wants permanent position in private or commercial place; 10 years' experience, greenhouse and outside gardening; steady and sober. References. Address D. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— -By first-class designer and decorator; years of experience. Al refer- ences. State salary. F. Pierson, 2SB., Washing- ton Barracks, Washington. D. C SITUATION WANTED— By young man. 23, with small commercial grower nesir New York. 2^ years' experience in general greenhouse work. Best of reference. Box 1H4, Sea Cliff. L. I. SITUATION WANTED— With seed or floral firm, by ambitious young man, a hustler with experience. Address E. A., care The FIo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By a single Carnation and 'Mum grower. 25 years' experience in all cut flowers. Salary and particulars in first letter. Gardener. 94 So. Firat St.. Brooklyn. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By middle-aged Ger- man, with life experience on cut flowers and pot plants. Permanent. Address G. Eder, 1910 Third Ave., New York. ENERGETIC YOUNG MAN— Experienced in store work and knowledge of decorating, desires steady position. Address E. M., care The Florists' Exchange. ContiiLaed t« Next Colnzoa TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER ++" The columns under this beading are reserved for advertisements of Stock for Sale. Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Situation! Wanted, or other Wanta; alno of GreenhouBes, Land, SecoDd-hand NlateriaU, etc, for Sale or Rent. Our charge is 10 ots. per bne (7 words to the line), set solid in ordinary reading type like this, without uiaplay. No advt. accepted for less than thirty cents. Advts. set in heavy faced type, 15 ota. per line (0 words to the line). Display advts. in these columns, SI. 50 per inch. If replies to Help Wanted. Situation Wanted or other adveriisemeDts are to be addressed care of this office, please add 10 ots. to oover expense of forwardiii£. Copy must reach New York office, Nos. 438- 448 West 37tb Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure insertion in issue of following Saturday. Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- rertise under initials, may save time by having answers directed care our Chicago representa* tive, James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Ave. HELPWANTED WANTED 1 ST-CIass experienced ener- getic store man, expert de- signer; must be capable of handling best class of trade. Permanent position and good salary to right man. Address, W. H. ENGLER 4551 Lancaster Ave., Phila, Pa. Philadelphia Office The Florists' Exchange HELP WANTED A large Wholesale Cut Flower and Florists Sup- ply Establishment offers a permanent position with good opportunities for advancement to a reliable, sober, intelligent and experienced man. Only applicants thoroughly familiar with all branches of the business and who have had no less than 10 years' experience need apply. Let your application contain full data relative to age, reference, married or single.and how long employed in present position. All correspondence will be treated in confidence. Address all communications to E. B. Care The Florists' Exchange. AGENTS WANTED TO SELL " OUR (NEW) ALBUM OF FLORAL DESIGNS " The new book with color places that everyone la talking about Brooklyn and New Jersey territory is still open and there are also numerous other large cities with- out sales representatives. This offers a good op- portunity to a man who could spare a few hours each day We pay commission only. No traveling ex- penses. For particulars apply to BOOK DEPARTMENT. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE, Box 100 Times Square Station NEW YORK EXPERIENCED SALESMAN AND LAND- SCAPE ARCHITECT One accustomed to interviewing prospective clients for landscape work. Must be sober, ener- getic and have a punch; one not afraid of work and capable of handling men. Must speak English without accent. In reply, state fully, experience, past record, age and by whom formerly employed. Give references and lowest wages willing to begin with. The Akron Nurseries, Akron, O. Note. — Please don't waste our time and yours, unless you know you are fully capable. FLORIST WANTED— On large modern green- house establishment, located near Boston. Must be married and have good recommendations. Must understand growing Carnations. Excellent chance for advancement. Wages to start $60.00 a month, with a 7-room dwelling with bath. State age, na- tionality and give full information. Address E. J., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Man to take charge of the growing end of a retail greenhouse place. Must be a let- class grower of Roses and Carnations, and experi- enced in growing all kinds of plants and flowers. Do not answer unless you are a live experienced, sober man. Address, stating age, experience, with full particulars, and wages expected, P. O. Box 2925. Boston, Mass. WANTED — Fully qualified man to act as superin- tendent on a nursery in one of the best Eastern sections. Nursery well established, with a high class country estate trade. Only those who wish to become financially interested need apply. Ist- class opening for the right man. Address B. H., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Stenographer and typewriter for land- scape office in Jersey; 10 miles from New York. Only a young woman that can make good need ap- ply, and one that has had experience in this line. Good salary and steady position. Apply to Stenog- rapher, Box 4. So. Orange. N. J. WANTED — ^At once, a Ist-class grower on com- mercial place. Must be a hustler who can make a place pay. Salary $15.00 to start. If satisfactory results are given will give an interest in business. Drinkers need not apply. Address E. D., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED A steady, honest young man, as assistant in city store, one who can make up flowers and wail on trade. A good chance to advance for the right young man. Apply to Jas. Horan & Son, Florists, Bridgeport, Conn. Continaed t* Next C*laiun HELP WANTED WANTED — Ist-clasa nursery foreman and sales- man for retail nursery. No has-beens and drinkers need apply. Splendid opening for the ex- perienced man that can make good. J. H. Troy, New Itochelle, N. Y. WANTED — Two good section men, one familiar with and able to grow Poinsettias, Lilies, etc.; one for Carnations. 'Mums and small stock. None but competent, steady and practical men need apply. Address C. C. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Foreman for modern range of Rose houses, on up-to-date place. Must be experienced furnish Ist-class references and capable of handling help. Address, with full particulars, D. A,, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — General greenhouse assistant on a small commercial place, who will assist with night firing. Give age, references and wages expected in first letter. Address D. J., care The Florists' Ex- change^ WANTED — Immediately, an Al Carnation grower and general greenhouse man. Wages $15.00 a week. Steady position. References and recom- mendations of previous employers must accompany application. John Reck & Son, Bridgeport. Conn YOUNG MAN wanted to run New York florist store. $15.00 and commission after ability is proven. Address E. F., care The Florists' Exchange WANTED — Orchid grower. State salary wanted, experience and references. Address Geo. Warren, P. O. Box 43. Elmwood. R. I. __STOCK FOR SALE_^ ABUTILOM ABUTILON SEYBOLDII— New, golden varie- gated variety. 3-in. plants, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. A. N. Pieraon, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. ACAJLTPHA ACALYPHA MACAFEANA— 2M-in. pUnta, $3.50 per 100. A. N. Pieraon, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. AOHYRAWTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-muellerii, Brilliantissima, Lindenii, Panache de Bailey, Formosa. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. AGEBATUM AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2X-in. plants, 75c. per doz.. S.'J.OO per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AQUATICS WATER QARDENINQ. THE BOOK OF— Petei BiBset Siie 7>i i 10 in.: 200 pages iMuatrated. Contains all the practical Information necessary to the selection, grouping and successful cultiva tion of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a water gartJen and its siirroundings. Sample pages on application. Postpaid $2.50. A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub Co , Boi 100, Times Squafe Station. N Y ASPARAGUS AsparagusPlumosus Eiceptlonally fine lot of 15.000 plants, 2H- inch pots, eitra heavy, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Special price for the lot. Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000— by express. Delivered anywhere for 50c. per 1000 extra. 2>i-in. plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— GriH^- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7,50 per 1000. 2M-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-in. $6.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. '__ ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Fine 2M-in., $2.60 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Large seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $800 per 1000. Cash, please. M. F. Byxbee, Norwalk, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUSXNDSPIIENGERI— 3-in. at $9.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.50. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, MichigftD. Contlmned t» Next Column STOCK FOR SALE ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— 76o per 1000' 10,000 lots at 60o. Seedlings $6.00 per 1000- Express prepaid if you send cash with order. H- Bailey, R F. D No. 6, Los Angeles, Cal. 8000 EXTRA FINE HEAVY SPRENGERI- 2H, ready lor 3H or 4-in. pots now. $2.26 per 100, $2000 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs A Son. Auburn. N. Y. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI -2000 nice 3-in. plants. We must have room. Write us if you want a bargain. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot plants, 3-in. to 5-in. above poto, $1.30 per 100, sure to please; .3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash, plciisc. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI AND PLUMOSUS— Strong, 2H-in.. $2.00 per 100, 300 lor $5.00. J. C^ Schmidt, Bristol. Pa. $3!00 per ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2 Ji-in 100, $25.00 per 1000 Good, strong plants B. Oirvin, Florist, Leota. Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA SEEDLING— Strong stock (or potting up now, $5.00 per 1000 Col- lingdals Greenhouses, Collingdale, Pa. AURACARIAS AURACARIAS — Fine, sturdy plants, 3 to 5 tiers, 5-in. pots, 12-in. to 15-in., $6.00 and $7.50 per dos. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa. Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. AZALEAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, J. Llewellny, and Wm. J. Vervjene. 65c., 8.5c.. $1.10, up to $2.50 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmette, 111. BEGONIAS BEGONIAS 100 1000 Cincmnati, 3-m $22.50 Cincinnati, 4-in 40,00 Lorraine. 3-in 18.00 Lorraine, 4-in 35.00 Chatelaine, 3-in 11.00 $95.00 Chatelaine, 4-in 15.00 Luminosa, 4-in 10 00 90.00 Magnifica, 3-in 8.00 75.00 Magni6ca. 4-in 12.00 115.00 Magnifica, 5-in 35.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. 8. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa BEGONIAS 100 Christmas Red, 2^-in $6.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2}<-in 3.00 Erfordii. 3-in 6.00 Prima Donna, 2>^-in 3.00 Smithii, 2J<-in 3.00 Chatelaine, 2J-4-in 3. .50 ERNEST ROBER . - - - WILMETTE, ILL. BEGONIA Lorraine, 2H-in., $1200 per 100: 3-in., $20.00 per 100; 4-in., $35.00 per 100: 6-in., $50.00 per 100. Begonia Cincinnati, 2H-in.. $16.00 per 100; 3-in , $25 00 per 100; 3H-in , $30 00 per 100; 4H-in., $40.00 per 100. Julius Roebri Co , Rutherford, N^J^ BEGONIAS— Ready Dec. 27. 5,000 rooted cut- tings. Begonia Chatelaine, $2.00 per 100, $18 00 per 1000. Cash with order. Stephen Chase. Nashua, N. H. BEGONLA CINCINNATI— For June delivery $15.00 per 100, $145.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIA.S — Chatelaine, Rex. etc. See display ad. page 111. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2Sth St., N. Y. BERBERIS THUNGERGII BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong, trans- planted, 2-yr. plants, 15-in. to 20-in., $1,00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; 10-in. to 15-in., S3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will plcMse. No charge for packing, Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-in.. strong. $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BERBERIS THUNBERGII SEED in the .Shell, 50c. per lb., $4.50 per 10 lb. Ca.sli, please, J. F. Dvorak, 131 -Main St., Flushing, N. Y'. BOUVABDIAS BOUVARDIA — Stock roow, pink and red, $5.00 per 100. New white with delicate pink tube, large and free-flowering, SI. 00 per doz. Stock limited. John .Savage, Gw>-ned(l Valley, Pa. BOX TBEES BOX TREES — Standards. Pyramids and Bush In Tarious sizes. Price list on demand Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford. N. J. Coutlnned to Next Page 134 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at t2.26 each; 2M ft., at »2.75 each; 3 ft., at 13.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each Price inc'udea tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. . „ . ,. 10-12 in , balled, at 35c. each li in. balled, at 40c. each; 18 in., balled, at 50c. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., Box 407 Dundee, Xllinois. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— A Winter-blooming variety that every Borist should grow, either for cut flowers or as a pot plant. Rooted Cuttings, parcel post, $2.60 per 100 from Rose pots; via express, $5.00 per 100 Albert M. Hcrr. Lancaster, Pa. . BUTTERFLY BUSH — A new flower of merit Hardwood cuttings, $1.50 per 100, $10 00 per 1000. Cash. W. N. Scarg. New Carlisle. Ohio. BTTI3S GLADIOLI BULBS AND PERENNIALS in aU varieties lor Fall or Spring delivery. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons. Hillegom, Holland. Please write to our American office. C. J. Van Bourgon- dien, 147 Magnolia Ave.. Arlington. N. J. OAMNAS STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to Carnation Cuttings again this year and have selected varieties which we thinlc are the very best for the ordinary commercial grower. We guarantee our stock and if it is not what you want may be returned. We are sure we can please you. Alice, very fine light pink $5.00 $45.00 Matchless, excellent white 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Rose Pink Enchantress 2,50 22.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 22.50 5 per cent, off if cash accompanies order. FIELD PLANTS We still have a few thousand field plants well protected in frames, and we offer them almost at Rooted Cutting prices, viz.: No. 1 size, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000: No. 2 size, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Varieties Matchless, Enchantress, White Enchantress, Supreme and a few odd varie- ties. If you have any spare bench room it will pay you to fill it up with these. .SMITH & GANNETT Geneva, N. Y. STOCK FOR SALE CANNA,S— King Humbert. $25.00 per 1000; Souv. de A. Crozy, Egandale, A. Bouvier, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. Jas. Ambacher, West End, N. J. NEW CANNAS — Gold Medal winders San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove. Pa. CARNATIONS ' CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new vaiieties if von wish Januarv and February delivery. THE THREE NEW REDS— 100 1000 Nebraska $12 00 $100.00 Belle Washburn 12.00 100.00 Aviator 12.00 100.00 THE FOUR NEW PINKS— Alice Coombs .. 12-00 100.00 MissTheo 12.00 100.00 Morning Glow ... 8.00 75.00 Nancy, light salmon piiik. a little darker than Pink Delight, a more even color 12.00 100.00 RECENT INTRODUCTIONS— Alice 6.00 50.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 50.00 Champion 4.00 35.00 TheHerald 4.00 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.50 30.UU Matchless 3.00 25.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 STANDARD VARIETIES PINK— Mrs. C. Edward Akehurst Crose- pink) $6.00 $50.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Enchantress 3.00 22.50 • Pink Delight -100 40.00 Gloriosa 3.00 2o.00 Chat. Siegwart 5.00 40.00 Rose-pink Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Rosette 3.50 27.60 Peerless Pink 4.00 .35.00 Gorgeous 3.00 22.50 Northport 3,00 25.00 Philadelphia 3,00 22,50 RED— Princess Dagmar 4.00 3o.00 Pocahontas 4,00 3.5,00 Beacon 3.00 25,00 Harlowarden 3.00 25.00 Victory 3.00 25.00 WHITE White Wonder 3.00 25,00 White Perfection 3,00 25.00 White Enchantress 3,00 25.00 Alma Ward 3,00 25.00 VARIEGATED- Benora 4.00 30.00 Yellow Prince 4.00 30.00 ORDER NOW. FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS Send for our monthly plant bulletin. S, S, PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO,, 1608-1620 I.udlow St., Philadelphia, Pa, ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 C. Akehurst. Rose pink $6.00 $50.00 Alice. Salmon shade 6.00 60.00 Siegward 5-00 40.00 Enchantress Supreme. Light salmon. 3.50 30.00 Philadelphia. Rose pink. 5.00 35.00 C W Ward. Good rose pink 3.00 25.00 Gorgeous 5.00 35.00 RP Enchantress 3.00 22.50 L. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 22.50 Winsor J.™ tf S Pink Delight 5-00 45.00 Matchless. White 3.00 25,00 Enchantress, White 3.00 22.50 Perfection. White 3.00 22.50 Wonder. White 3.00 22.60 A.Ward. White 3,00 22.60 Bkacon Red 3.00 22.60 vfctorv Red 3.00 22.60 Xhamp^ion'^Red.-;:: 4.00 35.00 Benora 3-00 25.00 250 at the 1000 rate. Only first-claaa stock sent out. We guarantee satisfaction, THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. Continued to Next Column ROOTED CARNATON CUTTINGS Feverfew Plants, VA-in. pots, $5.00 per 100 Money with order or good reference J. A. NELSON PROSPECT ST., FRAMINGHAM, MASS. —OR— W. A. HASTINGS Boston Flower Fxchange, Boston, fass. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS January 1st delivery. 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 AUce 6.00 50.00 GoodCheer 6.00 60.00 Pink Sensation 5 00 50.00 Mrs. C. Edw. Akehurst 6.00 60.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 WhiteWonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25,00 Gloria 3.00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 26 00 Benora 3.00 26.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Champion 2.50 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.60 20 00 Mrs, C, W. Ward 2.60 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 Peerless Pink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.60 20.00 Conquest 2 60 20 00 White Enchantress 2 60 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J D THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY Joliet, lU. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.25 $17.60 Alice 6.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.50 20.00 Beacon 2.50 20.00 Winona 2.60 20.00 WinonaSport White Wonder 2.60 20.00 Benora 2.50 Sensation 6.00 Good Cheer 6.00 Pocohontas 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from 6ne, healthy stock. 100 1000 White Enchantress $3.00 $25.00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Pink Delight 6.00 45.00 Beacon 3.00 26.00 Crimson Glow 3.00 26.00 Benora 3.00 25 00 Peerless Pink 4.00 35 00 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES, Jewett City. Conn. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. Place your order now for shipment soon as stock is ready and in best condition. 100 1000 Alice S5-00 $45.00 Matchless 3,00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3,00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantress 2.60 22.50 250 at 1000 rate. 5% off for cash with order. A. A. GANNET ■ - - - GENEVA. N. Y. Continued to Next Column CARNATIONS CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2,00 $17.50 Enchantress 2,00 17 50 Philadelphia 2.00 17.50 Beacon 2.25 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20.00 Matchless 2,26 20,00 White Wonder 2,25 20,00 White Enchantress 2.25 20.00 Benora 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora $3 00 $25.00 Beacon 3.00 26.00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Mrs C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Champion 4.00 35 00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS Immediate Delivery 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 C. Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.50 30.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 C. W Ward 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 22.50 WM. H. FOX - - - PARKER FORD, PA. UNROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 1000 White Enchantress $10.00 Eureka Scarlet 10.00 White Wonder 12.00 Pink Delight 12 00 Enchantress 8. 00 THE WORCESTER CONSERVATORIES, WORCESTER, MASS. CARNATIONS— Matchless, $25.00 per 1000; En- chantress Supreme, $30,00 per 1000; Rose Pink Enchantress. $25.00 per 1000; White Enchantress, $25.00 per 1000; Washington. (Dark Pink Enchan- tress), $25.00 per 1000; Victory, $25.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. The above are healthy and well rooted for im- mediate shipment. Alex. A. Laub, New Hamburg, N. Y. CARNATION CUTTINGS 1000 Philadelphia. Rose-pink $20.00 Enchantress 15.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 15.00 White Enchantress 20.00 Ready for delivery Jan. 1. Cash with order. P N. HERMES. R. R. 3. Merriam Park, Minn. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Well rooted, clean, strong stock, for immediate or future delivery. White, Rose and Light Pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Beacon, at $20,00 per 1000. Cuttings guaranteed. Henry A. Bester & Sons, Hagerstown, Md. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS— From strong, healthy plants; Matchless and Enchants ress Supreme, $3 00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000; Pink Delight, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Cash with order please. A. H. Knight, Shrewsbury, Mass. CARNATION— Pink Enchantress, Rooted Cut- tings, strong, clean stem cuttings for immediate sale. A bargain while they last. Have 14,000 to offer. Price $14.00 per 1000. V. Bezdek, Grosse Point, lU. CARNATION CUTTINGS from sand or soil; White Enchantress, Matchless, Mrs. Ward, Philadelphia, Victory, Champion, Benora, $20.00 per 1000. Enchantress Supreme and Alice, $25.00 per 1000. H. Maniitsch, Englewood, N. J. CARNATIONS— Strong, cool. Rooted Cuttings. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, White En- chantress, Bonfire, and Herald, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Gorgeous, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Rosemont Gardens, Montgomery, Ala 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. White, Enchantress; pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., Nashville, Tenn. CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, Enchan- tress, $3.00 per 100. My plants are free from frost, and are all in the greenhouse. Cash. M J. Schaaf, Dansville. N. Y. 20,000 CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS— Enchantress, White Enchantress, first-class. $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. N. Krapish, First St., New Rochelle, N. Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS— White Enchantress, White Perfection, C. W. Ward, En- chantress Supreme, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Henry K. Lewis, Dorothy, N J. CARNATIONS— Well-rooted Cuttings, L. P. En- chantress, W. Enchantress, Philadelphia and Matchless, $20.00 per 1000. Ca.sh with order. L. Hocbel, West Fort Lee, N. J. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 111. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Enchantress, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Orders filled in turn. John Harth, Box 42, MiUburn. N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS A tew of the beat commercial varieties at reason- able prices. Smith's Ideal. Oconto. Excellent whites. E. A. Seidewitz, Grand Late Pink. $8,00 per 100. 25 at 100 rate. Tints of Gold Lynnwood Hall Chieftain Roman Gold Chrysolora Maj Bonnaffon Pacific Supreme M. Dean E. Snow Pompons in variety. $3.50 per 100, 25 at 100 rate. White Chadwick Golden Chadwick $8.00 per 100. 25 at 100 rate. First two named, everyone should have. ARTHUR COOMBS, West Hartford CONN. Chrysanthemums by the 10,000 SAND ROOTED CUTTINGS— NOW READY Per 1000 Wm. H. Duckham $8.00 Smith's Advance 8.00 Golden Glow 8.00 Unaka 8.00 Pacific Supreme 7.00 Mercer 10.00 White Touset 8.00 Petris May 10.00 Chrysolora 9.00 Please order at once, as we will have thousands. C. RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR NEXT SEASON'S PLANTING GOLDEN QUEEN. For the first two weeks, CRYSTAL QUEEN. White, for second week. MARIGOLD. Bright yellow, for third week EARLY FROST A new early white of last season. Are booking orders now for January February and March deUvery. Rooted Cuttings. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 000. Will be pleased to quote prices on all standard kinds including Anemones, Pompons and Singles, either from pots or rooted cuttings. Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich Stock Plants Of New Desirablc Chrysanthemums Golden Queen, Marigold Crystal Gem, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. Tekonsha and Mo- dello (novelties), 506. each, $5.00 per doz. Oconto, Nerissa. 36c. each, $3.00 per doz. Smith's Sensa- tion, $1 00 per doz. New desirable Pompons: Rodl, lUona. Neola, 25o each. Celco and Nesco, $2.00 per doz. DAILLEDOUZE BROS. Lenox ® Troy Avea., BROOKLYN, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Diana. Garza. Azelda, Golden Baby, 60c. per doz., $4.00 per 100. Golden Climax, 8c. White Ivory, Alice Salomon. PoUv Rose, Patty, Merry Jane, Donatello. Odessa, Harvard, 60c. per doz., $4 00 per 100. Smith's Ideal, Oconto, Naomah, Chieftain, Elberon, Edw. Seidewitz, Golden Salomon, Nakota, 76c. per doz., $6 00 per 100. Many others. Also booking orders for Rooted Cuttings of Early Frost, Golden Queen, Marigold, at $6.00 per 100, STAFFORD CONSERVATORIES, STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Grown cool, not cut back. Wm. Turner, Chas. Razer, Maj. Bonnaffon, Pacific Supreme, Smith's Ad- vance, Golden Glow, Pink and White Ivory. 60c per doz., $3.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings of the above varieties ready in February, $1.60 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, postpaid. Henry K. Lewis. Dorothy, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Now ready. Unaka, 88.00 per 1000; Pacific Supreme. $7.00 per 1000; Alice .Salomon, $9.00 per 1000; Smith's Sdvance, $8.00 per 1000; Maj. Bon- naffon, $7.00 per 1000; White Bonnaffon, $8.00 per lOOO. Ridge Lawn Greenhouses, Pine Ridge, Buffalo, N. Y. . CHRYSANTHEMUMS Eidiibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Yellow and White Eaton, Roman Gold, Yellow and White Bonnaffon, Chas- Rager, Chadwick Im- proved and Christmas White. Above at $2 00 per 100. The Worcester Con- servatories, Worcester, Mass. The following list of Chrysanthemum stock plants for sale at $4.00 per 100: Chrysolora, Golden Glow, Ramapo, Tint of Gold, Chas. Razer, Harvard, Chieftain (pink). Pink Gem, Well's Late Pink. Pompons: Klondyke. Lulu, and Diana. James T. Heal, Beverly, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. Seedisplayad.,pageHl. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. COLEUS COLEUS The best bedders Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand, Verschafleltii. 75c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000, by express; $7.50 per 1000, all charges paid. Send for complete list. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $400 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for hst. Largest grower of Coleus in the U. S. A. Nahlik, 261-275 Lawrence St., Flushing, N. Y. Continued to Next Fas* January IS, 1910. TheTFlorists' Exchange 135 OROTONS CR0TON8 — From 3-in. pota, 8 to 10 in. hijth in 8 varietiM, $18 00 per 100; from 2H(-in. pot», in 10 varieties, $600 per 100. B. M. Wiohere & Co., Gretna, La. ^^^^^^^___ CYCLAMEIT , CYCLAMEN Improved Wiindsbek Tj-pe. In cxroUont condition, ready for shift, mostly pink, red and sulniun colors. Per 100 2'i-in $5.00 3.'in 7.00 and $10.00 4.in 12.50 and IS.OO S-in .15.00 and 50.00 SEEDLINGS (AUGUST) Improved Wnnusbek Type. 8 Varieties, etjuallv diviiUni. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. .'idO at 1000 rate. EKNEST KOIJER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN OiaANTEUM— Wandebek rtrain, ready now for immediata shipment, assorted oolors. including Glory of Wandsbek, 3H-in., $10.00 per 100; 4-in., $15.00 per 100; S-in., SOc. each. All our Cyclamen shipped in paper pots. Cash, please. Aurora Greenhouse Co., Aurora, IlL CYCLAMEN — 7-in. and 8-in. Aialea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.50 each. 6-in. extra fine plants, 75o. and $1.00 each. Good planta 25o. and 50o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Mich. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS — Giant Oowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3 50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2Sth St.. New York. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to ship. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. A. N. PierBon, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. nAWT.TAS DAHLIAS The beat Peony-6owered Dahlias in the newer and newest rtirietiee, direct from the originator. Cheapest way to get them is through our branch house. Address all communications to GT. VAN WAVEREN 4 KRnYFF, PHILADELPHIA, PA. P. O. Box 416. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps, $25.00 per 100, $3.50 per doz. Strong divisions, $10.00 per 100, $1.50 per doz. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. "THE DAHLIA KING" has 800,000 clumps to offer at rock bottom prices. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on' your list of wants. J. K. Alexander, "The Dahlia King," East Bridge- water. Mass. DAHLI.\S — Large field-grown clumps. Sylvia, Jack Rose. Red Hussar, Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Ilatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatboro, Pa. WHITE'S EXQUISITE DAHLIAS— 200 varie- ties. Trade list. Clifford E. White, Groase lie, Mich. DAHLIAS — Fall or Spring delivery. Write loi pries list. Van Kirk Floral Co.. Atco. N. J. DAISIES YELLOW DAISIE.S — Strong plants. 2>i-in.. $5.00 per 100. John Savage, Gwynedd Valley. Pa^ PRAOJEWAS DRACAENA INDIVISA— Twice transplanted, $2.00 pet 100, postpaid, $15.00 per 1000. Cash or C. O. P. W. Ehmann. Corfu. N. Y. DRACAENA INDIVISA— 3-in. pots, 3e., 4-in. pots, Gc.; well established. Cash, plea.se. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DRACj«NA INDIVISA— 2H-ln. pots, 3Hc. Cash. M. F. Byxbee. Norwalk. Conn. FERNS FERNS — Roosevelt, Scottii. Whitmani, 2}i-iii. pots, $35.00 per 1000: Teddy Jr., Roosevelt, Scottii, 4-in.. $12.00 per 100; Scottii, 6-in., $35.00 per 100; Roosevelt, Scottii, 7-in., $50.00 per 100; Roosevelt, Scottii, 8-in., 85o. each. Larger plants ask for prices. My own grown. Cash please. M. Hilpert, Sta. O — 313. Belair Rd.. Baltimore, Md FINE 2>i-IN. POT PLANTS 400 Scottii, 500 Roosevelt, 200 Whitmani, 300 Boston, 40.; 200 Teddy Jr., 5o. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa. CONARD & JONES CO. - WEST GROVE, PA. FERNS — From 2-in. pots, immediate deliverj-; Boston, 3c., Roosevelt. 4c,, Teddy. Jr., 5c.; 4-in. Boston, 12c.; 4-in. Teddy Jr.. 15c., extra heavy. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERNS — Boston and Roosevelt, 6-in., 35o.; 8-in.. 80c.; U-in.. $1.75; 12-in,, $2.00. These Ferns are in first^ilass condition^and guaranteed as good as any on the market. Felix Kramer, Blaine St.. Niles, Ohio. BOSTON FERNS— Extra fine stock. Large 4-in. pots at $2.00 per doz., $16.00 per 100; large 6-in. note at $4.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100. Chas. W. Schneider. Little Silver. N. J. Contiiined to Next Colaaui Keeping Them Busy "Will you kindly discon- tinue our advertisement until further notice to al- low us to catcli up with our orders .'' " VAN KIRK FLORAL CO. Atco, N. J. STOCK FOR SALE FERNS FERNS — Robusta, Whitmani. Elegantissima Im- proved. 6-in.. 50o. each, $5.00 per doz. Any of the above 4-in., $16.00 per 100. CoUingdale Green- houflea, Colli"gd*^e, Pa. FERN.S — Boston, cool-grown bench stock, fine plants, 816.00 per 100. Cash. Hillside Flo- ists. Box 07, Wortendyke, N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varieties; also al' other Ferns. 2>i-in., etc. See display ad., page 111. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity: see advertisement on page IIG J. F. Anderson. Fern Specialist, Short Hilla. N. J BOSTON FERNS— Pot^grown, good. 4-in.. each 12o.. 5-in., each 25o.. 6-in., each 40c. W. G. Eisele. West End. N. J. FTTNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Stronjj Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per doz.. $15.00 per 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS JaniKiry and later delivery 23'-'-in. pots Extra fine, S8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Write for our monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS-ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 American Be.iuty S3.00 S25.00 Pres. Newman, J. Viaud 15.00 Jean Oberle (I.iEht pink), Thomas MeehJn, Landry, S. S. Nott . . 12.50 POTTED PLANTS Over 50 varieties, 23^ and 3-inch Write for Plant Bulletin S. S. PEN.VOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608.1520 Ludlow Streat, Phil.delphli, Pa. GERANIUMS 100 1000 S. A. Nutt, 2in $2.00 $18,00 M. Montmort, 2 in 2.00 18.00 E. G. Hill, 2 in 2.00 18.00 F. Perkins, 2 in 1.75 15.00 La Favorite, 2 in 1.75 15.00 J. Doyle, 2'Am 2.00 20.00 J. Viaud, 2M in 2.00 20.00 Cash, please. R. L. TUTTLE PAW PAW, MICH. Geranium ■ Rooted Cuttings — 30,000 ready for Shipment 100 1000 Gen. Grant $1.00 $10.00 S. A. Nutt 1.20 12.00 Beaute Poitevine 1.20 12.00 Mme. Buchner 1.10 11.00 Cash. N. GRIMM, P. O. Box 78. ROCHELLE P.\RK. N. J. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2^-in. stock, ready for shift. Ricard, Viaud, Buchner. Poitevine, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. S. A. Nutt, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co.. Monroe. N. Y. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings. S. A. Nutt, $12.50 per 1000; D. Poitevine, $15.00 per 1000. Only a few thousand left; later in the month will have more, also Ricard and Scarlet Bedder. Cash with order, please. Rudolf Nagel, 515 South West End Ave., Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS — Good, strong planu from 2-in. and 2^-in. pots, well established. A. Ricard, J. Viaud, Beauty Poitevine, at $2.50 per 100, $24.00 per 1000; S. A. Nutt and La Favorite, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. J as Ambacher, West End, N. J. GERANIUMS — Strong plants from 2)i-in. pots, Ricard, Poitevine or Viaud, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Fruhauf, Hudson Heights, N.J. Continued to Next Colnnui STOCK FOR SALE GERANIUMS STRONG. WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— S-in. 8. A. Nutt, Piffln. Harrison. La Favorite. $28.00 per 1000. Jean Viaud. Beaute Poitevine, Perkins. Mad. Landry, strong. 3-in, $27.60 per 1000. Peterson Floral Co.. Glbaon City. III. GERANIU.M.-*— 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings, $1.50 per 100. S. A. Nutt, Poitevine. Ricard. Buchner and Jean Viaud, mixed, $18.50 per 1000. Cash. A. G. Ueanimer, Warren Point, N. J. GERANIUMS— Rooted in Silica Rock Sand, show a better color and grow better. Let me have your order for Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine and La Favorite, $12.50 per 1000. Cash. James Moss, Johnsville, Pa. GERANIUMS— Ricard, Doyle. Nutt, Poitevine and White, from 2^-in. pots, immediate or late delivery, $20 00 per 1000; Rooted Cuttings, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm. F. Koenig, 566 Hamilton Ave., West New York. N. J. GERANIUMS— Poitevine, Ricard, 2H-in. pots. $2.50 per 100; Nutt, 2H-in., $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; 3-in., $3.60 per 100. Mount Tom Nur- series, 139 Drake Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings, .W.OOO S. A. Nutt and Buchner, strong rooted tips from field plants, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Cash. Russell Bros., Syracuse, N. Y. GERANIUMS — Strong, 2;.i-in. Mme. Salleroi, ready to shift, at $2.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. Harry H. Ramsey, 84 Lake Ave., Auburn, N. Y. GERANIUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Grant, Oberle and Viaud. $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. GERANIUiMS— S. A. Nutt. Grant, Buchner, La Favorite, mixed. Large, well-rooted top cut- tings, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Ross Bros., DuBois, Pa^ GERANIUMS— Poitevine and Ricard. 2ii-\n. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS — Ready now! 2ji'-'in7 pot plan'ts. See display ad, page .ill Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS sold until February 1st. Garreau Bros., Blvd. & Graham St., Jersey City, N. J. GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS BULBS. 1st size 2nd size 1000 1000 America $10.00 $8.00 Augusta 11.00 9.00 Klondyke 11.00 9.00 Brenchleyensis 10.00 8.00 Mrs. F. King 10.00 8.00 Baron Hulot 12.00 Halley 15.00 Independence 12,00 8.00 Taconic 15.00 12.00 Victory 14.00 10.00 Minnesota 14.00 10.00 Madame Monneret 15.00 12.00 Shakespeare 30.00 Hyde Park 35.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 70.00 1st size Ist size 100 25 Kunderdi Glory... $3.00 Senator Volland.. .$1.00 Pink Augusta 3.00 Contrast 1.25 Sulphur King 12.00 Nelrose 1.00 Niagara 10.00 Panama 2.50 Eugene Scribe 2.00 W. Falconer 2.25 Princeps 3.00 Chicago White 1.50 Golden Queen 4.00 Write for copy of our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. Pa. STOCK FOR SALE GLADIOLUS Cash only, per 100. IH .IH America $0.75 $0.60 $0 40 King 80 .60 .40 Niagara 2.75 2.25 2.00 Brenchleyensis 75 .60 .40 Peace 3.00 2.50 2.00 Mixed 65 60 .40 Glory 2.00 150 1.00 GEORGE HALL. ADELPHIA. N. J. GLADIOLUS Per 1(X)0 America, 1-in. to 1 H-in $10.00 America, 1-in. to 1^-in 6.00 Francis King, 1-in. to IJ^-in 10.00 Francis lung, 1-in. to 1^-in 6.00 Brenchleyensis, 1-in. to IH-in 10.00 Brenchleyensis, 1-iu. to lii-in 5.00 RINGLER ROSE CO. 331 W. Randolph St., CHICAGO, ILL. $2.00 CASH 1 Will buy 1000 Baby Gladiolus bulbs, size about H to la-in. diam.; half at same rate. Plump, clean stock, mostly standard cut flower sorts, worth many times the price. A fancy-flowering inLxture, specially blended for floriata. Send now for a fine stock at a small outlay. Get my list. H. E. Meader, Gladiolus Specialist, Dover, N. H. GLADIOLI My new wholesale list of 85 varieties of GladioU is now ready for distribution. It is free for the asking. My stock of bulbs is of good cjuality and will give satisfaction. E. E. STEWART. R. F. D., BROOKLYN. MICH. Contiiined to Next Colnmn GLADIOLI GLADIOLI FOR FORCING— Long Island grown stock. Augusta, white; XX Florista' Mixture; white and light colors, IH in. to 2U-in. bulbs. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000: second size. 1-in. to IH-in.. $6.00 per 1000. Cash. Mannetto Hill Nurseries. Hicksville, L. I.. N. Y. GLADIOLUS BULBS— My own irowinc true to name. America, 1st size, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6 00: Mrs. Francis King, 1st sue, $9 00, 2nd size, $7.00; AugusU, 1st size, $10.00. 2nd size, $8.0O. Over 30 other varieties. Write for complete price list. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. GLADIOLUS BULBS— America and Mrs. Francis King, $1.00 per 100; also baby bulbs of same. Mixed varieties of bulbs, including the best coloiv and varieties, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. M J. Schaaf, Dansville, N. Y. GLADIOLI — My own growing — true to name. First size: Halley, $10 00: Panama, $26.00; Princess, $10.00: Pendleton. $60 00; War, $60 00; and 75 more, just as reasonable. Send for list. Raymond W. Swett, Sazonville, Mass. GLADIOLI — America. 1st size. $7.00 per 1000; Klondyke, Ist size, $10.00 per 1000. A. P. Borne & Co.. Manchester, N. H. GLADIOLUS — Beat forcing varieties. See display ad. page. Ill, Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. HARDY PERENNIALS Hardy Perennials We have a ^lendid assortment Plants very fine. Iris, PyrethrumB, Coreopsis, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc. Ask for prices. WOOD STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. HEATHER THE HEATHER: IN LORE. LYRIC AND LAY — By Alexander Wallace. Is a book that should be in the library of every florist, whether his ancestors came from the land of the " bonnie purple Heather " or not. Poetpald $1.00. A. T. De La Mare Ptg. ft Pob. Co., Box 100, Timee Square Station. N. Y. HELIOTROPE HELIOTROPE Centefleur. La Duse, Lome. 21^-in. planta $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Standard HeUotrope. Prices on application. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. HYDRANGEAS HYDR.\NGEAS— Radiant, Mme. Moulliere, Gen de Vibraye. From 3H-in. pots. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Radiant, La Lorraine, Mme. Hamar. Otaksa. From 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY NEWARK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $5.00. 6-in. at 20c.. 6-in. at 25o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves.. Grand Rapids. Mich. 10,000 HYDRANGEA P. G.— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Roescb, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. IBIS 60.000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong divisions. Price list ready, ijewis Roeech. Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y, IVIES IVIES— Fine fleld-crown, $6.00 per 100. $60.00 .... _ . . . a; N. - Pentecost, per 1000. Cash with order. 1790 E. 101st St.. Cleveland, Ohio, IVIES — EnglLsh. Field-grown, nice, large plantj 2'2-3 ft., 86.00 per 100. Cash with order. J. W C. Sealy, Lynbrook, N. Y. GERMAN AND PARLOR IVY— Strong Rooted Cuttings, heavy roots, 75c. per 100; prepaid. W. E King, Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. ENGLISH IVIES— Field grown. $6.00 per 100. Cash. M. J. Schaaf. Dansville. N. Y. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHERV.N MALLARD- The new double cuttings, from sand, and well rf>oteurg. Soroersworth. N. H. SNAPDRAGON— Nelrose. fine seedlings. $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. Fred Holtke. cor. 6th & Broad Sts.. Carlstadt. N. J. SPIRJEA SPIRffiA QUEEN ALEXANDRA $1.75 per doz.. $12.00 per 100. Spirea Gladstone $1.50 per doz.. $10.00 per 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. I -L 10,000 SPIRiEA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Kuesch, Bos Y. Fredonia. N. Y. SWEET PEAS SURPLUS SUMMER-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED — Now is the time to try this type outdoors or inside: Countess Spencer. Pink Spen- cer. White Spencer. Blanche Ferni. Spencer; Nor- ton. Spencer; Asta Ohr. Helen Lewis, King Ed- ward, Spencer. All at $1.25 per pound. Frank Dolby. Lady Hamilton, King Edward 7th, Gladys Unwin, Nora Unwin. at 50c. per lb. By express. No less than H lb. of each variety. No better or more fixed seed can be bought for twice the price. Ant. C. Zvolanek. Sweet Pea Ranch. Lompoc. Cal. SWEET PEAS FOR PROFIT— J. Harrison Dick. A practical guide to the most uptodate methods of growing Sweet Peas under glass in Winter and in the open air for a Summer crop. Well printed and freely illustrated; strongly bound; 147 pages, with complete index. Sample pages on applioation. Postpaid. $1.60. A. T. De La Mare Ptg. 4 Pub. Co., Box 100 Times Square Station, N. Y. Continued t* Next Celnmn VINCA VARIEGATA— Rooted Cuttings. $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. TINCAS — Variegated, field-rooted tips, $1.25 per 100, postpaid; $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 West 28th St., New York. VINCAS — Fine, variegated, field-grown, at $5.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. Cash with order. S N. Pentecost, 1790 E. 101st St., Cleveland. Ohio. VINCA VARIEGATA— Field-grown, $5.00 per 100. Cash. M. J. Sohaaf, DansvUle, N. Y. VINCAS— Field-grown, large plants. $5.00 per 100- Cash with order. J. W. C. Sealy Lynbrook. N. Y MISCELLANEOUS STOCK BOSTON FERNS — 6-in. Boston Ferns at 35c.; assorted table Ferns. $3.00 per 100. 1000 Carnation plants in bloom, mostly Ward, in 6-in. pots. $25.00 per 100. Callas. in 4-in. and 5-in. pots, some in bloom. So. and 10c. Cash with order. G. Marti. Arlington, N. J. 100 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2H-in.. strong plants, ready for shift, $3.00. 100 Calendula, Orange King, 3J-2-in. strong plants. $3.00. Cash. Edgewood Greenhouses. J. F. Freehan. Mgr.. Gt. Barrington, Mass. SNAPDRAGONS— SUver Pink. 3H-in pots, $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitman!, out of pot and bench, 2H to 6-in. pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin, Port Chester, N. Y. HOLLAND LILY of the Valley Pips, $10.00 per 1000; Oxalis, $2.00 per 1000. Plant now for St. Patrick's Day. Gladiolus bulbs of all kinds. Send for list. Thos. Cogger, Melrose, Mass. VINCA VARIEGATA— 3H-in.. $6.00 per 100. Dracsna indivisa, 2-in.. 3-in. and 5-in. pots, at 2o.. 5c. and 15c. Tripp Floral Co.. Walton, N. Y VEGETABLE PLANTS GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plants, $2.50 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton, N. J. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE 2000 ENCHANTRESS, 500 White Enchantress and 500 Kingston Pet, rooted Carnation cut- tings, for rooted Geranium cuttings of the following varieties: Poitevine, John Doyle, Ricard or Mar- quise de Castellane. Ed. A. Lorentz, Middletown, N. Y. 100 CALLAS (Godfrey) in 4 in. pots, ready to bloom, $20.00, or will exchange for seedling Cyclamen, 2!^-in. Begonia Lorraine, Gladiolus bulbs, or what have you? Henry B. Wisner, Middletown. N. Y. BOSTON FERNS from bench, nice stock, ready for 5-in., Geranium cuttings, S. A. Nutt, Poite- vine, Cuphea and Heliotrope. Sample 15c. Theo. Strezeski, Wortendyke, N. J. WANTED ORCHIDS— Will exchange 7-passenger automobile which cost $5000, or sell cheap for cash. Chance of a lifetime. Address Edgar L, Nock 193-195 Broad St., Providence. R. I. _FORSALEORJRENT^ FOR SALE Live Florist Retail Store, 9 miles from New York. Address D, K., care of The Florists' Ex- change. FOR SALE — Property consisting of 2 acres land 2 greenhouses, built 1912, 5500 sq. ft. glass. 7 room dwelling, steam heat, electric lights, city water; barn, workshop; sash and all requisite implements. 1 greenhouse of Carnations in excel- lent crop, the other in Asparagus Fern, stock 'Mums of standard varieties, also Geraniums for Spring trade. 9 miles from New York City. Chaa. W. Mesier, New Springville, S- I. FOR SALE — Retail and wholesale florists' busi- ness, near railroad station and trolleys. Rest dential district. About 3500 ft. of glass. Will lease land with option to buy. 5 more years' lease. Green- houses are planted with 3500 Carnations, Bulbous Stock and other plants. Business in the best of condition. Price $1500, $1000 cash. Petersen, 79 Central Ave.. Flushing, L. L. N. Y. FOR SALE — Two greenhouses, store attached and ten-room dwelling house. Well established busi" ness. Just the right place for an industrious man. For particulars address E. E., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Garden and lawn nursery, also gen- eral horticultural supply agency; located in Mary- land. Low price to quick buyer. Fullest parti- culars furnished. Address E. C, care The Florists' Exchange. TO RENT — i greenhouses in good running order, (partly stocked), a 4-room bungalow, and ground adjoining. Cheap. Address O. J. Prall, New Springville, S. I., N. Y. _^^ FOR SALE — An a whole or in part, or will inoor- porate, my florist busineaB. p«yin^ a net profit for 15 years of $10,000 yearly. Louu L. Qi«en. 60 Bute St., Botton. Man. Continned t* Next Column FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE OR RENT— 7 greenhouse.3, house, barn, 2 acres soil; possession immediately. Mrs, Chapin, 6 Lincoln Terrace, Caldwell, N. J FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use, 1-in.. 2^0.; l>i-in., 3Hc.; IH-in., 4Ho.; 2-in., 6Mo. per ft. PECKY CYPRESS, $17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Metropolitan Material Co., 139S-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Best staple on the market, 35o. per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Eichange, 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. GLASS 6x8, 8x10, 10x12 or 10x14 Single Strength, $1.50 per box; Double Strength. $2.80 per box. 7x9. or 9x12. Single Strength. $2.00 per box; Double Strength, $2.80 per box. 10x16, 12x14, 12x16. or 16x18. Single Strength, $2.10 per box; Double Strength. $3.05 per box. 16x24. Single Strength. $2.20 per box; Double Strnegth. $3.25 per box. All gtaiss packed 50 square feet to the box.^ We carry any size glass you want. Send us a list of your requirements for quotations. C. N. Robin- son A Bro.. Dept. 25. Baltimore. Md. GLASS CUTTERS "RED DEVIL" GLASS CUTTER— Best for cut- ting greenhouse glass. Avoids breakage _ and splinters. Sample 10c. Booklet free. Smith & Hemenway Co., 141B Chambers St., New York City. GOLD FISH GOLD FISH, aquarium plants, castles, globes and all supplies. Send for wholesale catalogs. Aubumdale Gold Fish Co., 1449 Madison St., Tel. Haymarket 152, Chicago. Dl. POTS PAPER POTS, Clay Pots, Paper Dirt Bands Veneer Dirt Bands Write for special wholesale pricea. C. N. Robinson A Bro., Dept 25, Balti- mort. Md, SASH STANDARD HOT BED SASH— IM in. thick with orosfl bar, 80o. each, or lots of 26 and over at 75o. each. Blind tenons. White leaded in }oint8. The life of a sash depends on this construction. We GUARANTEE our sash to be satisfactory or refund your money. Glass 6x3, 8x10. 10x12 or 10x14 at $1.60 per box of 50 sq. ft. C. N. Robinson A Bro., Dept. 25, Baltimore, Md. SPHAGinTM MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbl. bale. $2.25. 5 bales $10.00; 5-bbl. bale. $1.00. 5 bales $4.50. Bur- lapped, 25c. extra. Fresh gathered Peat. 5 bags $4.00. Jos. H. Paul. Box 156. Manahawkin. N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales. 200 lbs.. $2.00; 600 lbs., $4.00; 1000 Iba., $7.00; ton. $13.00. Also Duit. ScharS Bros., Florists. Van Wert. Ohio. WIRE WORK WE are the largeflt manulacturera of Wire Work in the West E. F. Winterson Co., 166 N. Wabash Ave.. Chicago. 111. __WANTEDj;OJBUY__ WANTED TO BUY OR RENT— A retail nursery within 100 miles of New York, or would like to take a position in some place, and take it over later on my own account. Give full particulars, price, etc. Address D. M.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO BUY— Retail greenhouses, land, dwelling. State size, price, terms. No run down place wanted. East or West. Large town. Box 136, New Market, N.^. WANTED TO BUY— 10.000 to 20,000 ft. of glass and some laud near New York City. State full particulars. Address E. H.. care The Florists' Exchange^ WANTED — Fifty acclimated Rhododendrons, 4 ft. and fifteen 5 ft., well branched and budded, dif- ferent colors. Guaranteed stock. Chas. Honess & Son. 539 Forest Ave.. Bellevue. Pa. Cleveland, 0. At the reguhvr meeting of the Cleve- land Florists' Club in the Hollenden, re- ports were received from M. A. Vinson, from Chas. Graham, chairman of bowling, from Ella Grant Wilson on the publicity worlj for the, year. The entertainment committee reported plans for a jollifica- tion banquet to be held at the Hollenden on Jan. 12. Everyone is iurited who took part in the work of the flower show. Plates. $1.50 each. Frank Ritzenthaler is the chairman of the committee in charge of this event. The Gasser Co. has had a fine window in blacks and whites this week. F. C. W. Brown, the manager, has been in New York and the East buying supplies and stock. The Crane Co. has given up the old store on Euclid and is in its new store opposite the Hotel Statler. E. G. W. January 15, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 137 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists 2ilimillllillllilllliiliMiHlllllllllllllimi]lllimilll]limi^lll'""iii""''ii"'rainiiminniimiinimiiii r niiimmiiiiniiiiiriiniiiimiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiniimiiiiiiiiimiimiiLitniniii iiiiiiiiMiiiiiuiiiiiiMiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiMiminmuriimiiiLiiiiiiiiuiiHiiiriiiiiMiiiiii iiimiuniiiliiiiiiiiUillllllllllllUlimiimiimimm] tuiiniLmiirniNiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiTuiiLinitiiiuirNriniiiiiinitiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiMiTiiiM »mtlM)i^ THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA are used to a considerable extent in connection with the natural flowers in making- up work, and can scarcely be detected from the real ones; and then they are cheaper. Try a sample lot of our ROSES, SWEET PEAS, ASTERS, VALLEY; also We have everything in artificial flowers. Try us and see. OIR CREPE FLOWERS ADIANTUM, in making-up novelty baskets. PREPAREDNESS is the Order of the Day To^\;ilTi::JZ7'''%lT\l your orders for general supplies, we will take care of them. Special announcements from time to time will keep you posted. Are You Preparing for Valelntine's Day? OUR CATALOG WILL HELP YOU^MAY WE SEND YOU ONE? We have a full supply of novelties for that occasion. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO.. 1129 ARCH STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. raiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiimiiJiiiiuiiiiiiitJiimuiiiJiiMiijmiiMiiiniuiimMiiiu umi' nin'i'm iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin iiiiiiiumjiiiiiiiiDiiiimiiniiiiiiiiiiii aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiS SPECIAL PRICES WIRE FRAMES GOLD LETTERS CYCAS LEAVES Send OB your Uai ftad let tu qaote you our ipeoiA pricaa. SAVE MONBY. B.E.&J.T. COKELY, Scranton, Pa. U'hpn iirdt'rinp ni'ntlnn Ttip Rxclmnpe MICHIOAIS CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich Whon orrlorltiL'. iOi-i>>iP mrntlnn Th.- Kxclifinge SOITHERIN WILD SMILAX Now R«ad7 for Shipment. $2.50 par ca.e. Per bai $1.75 3.50 Natural Moss - - - Perpetuated Moss - £. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. "RED LEAF" SHIPPING LABELS When you uae the " Red Leaf *' Shipping Labels, your shipments of cut flowers, plants, etc., are not miahandled by express agents, as the label distinctly indicates the contents of your package and thereby insures prompt and careful delivery of your gooda— Bave time and annoyance. Prices (according to aixe) on application. (Samples free.) GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER Wholesale Florist 1324 Pine St.. St. Louis. Mo MTien ordoring. pk-iiy<- pi'Mitiuii Th** Esctiaoge RUSSIN & HANFLING Offic« and Salesrooni 154 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 ^i^^^ot Willow and fdoq Baskets for florists Dealers in FLORISTS* SUPPLIES 49~0ur specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskets WhPn nrdprinc- hIpusp nirnltun Th'' K\plinnge 1 ^ \ L CUT FLOWER BOXES • EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. 4 \ / L THE MODEL Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tylnft Wire; Rubbish Burners. ShrubProtectors, Tree Guards. Lawn and Flovrer Bed Guards. WriU for CompUtt Catalogue IGOE BROS., ""bSSSSKS;".?:"""' WhPii ordortiiK. plpase mpntlon The Exchange The Florists' Hail Association Iniura 41, 000,000 iquare fMt of glaa and hu a R»- s arv% Fund of over $30,000. For p&rtioujArs addra. JOHN G. BSLER, S«c., Saddia RlTar, N. J* ■ NSVRE YOVR GLASS NOW Wlien ordering, please mpnfion The Exchange I Middle Atlantic States | Buffalo, N. Y. Wbeu ordering, please mention The Eschange "A Healthy Increase" Notwithstanding the discouraging reports of some of the local dailies, the old year finished up with a rush and the new one began very promisingly. Now that the Christmas rush is over and the new year has a few days good start, the local florists are taking a long breath and at the same time surveying their de- pleted stocks. However, after tallying up, all agree that the New Year's, as well as the Christmas business done by our wholesale and retail florists exceeded their expectations by a great deal, and many were agreeably surprised to find their totals show a healthy increase over all previous years. The past week was a busy one for all the craft, as society folk have been very active, and the various festivities caused a lively demand for corsages, baskets and centerpieces. Charles Sandiford, proprietor of the Central Park greenhouses, is growing some excellent Sweet Peas and claims that they are his best paying crop. This year he has been growing only one row, planted along the south side of a 150ft. Carnation bench, but by this time next year he expects to have about three times this amount. His best paying varieties are Bohemian, Pink and White Orchid, Orange Orchid and Lavender Orchid. Among other good things that Charlie is growing are SOO Rose plants, the best two being Excelsior and Dorothy Perkins. A. J. Reichert had the big decoration for the Civic (iovernment dinner held last Saturday in Elmwood Music Hall. The dinner was given in honor of Mayor Fuhrmann and the four new councilmen. L. H. Neubeck is the owner of a new Ford delivery car which is very attractive in design and finishings. Mr. Neubeck says that it has given him the best of service so far. and finds that it gets around a great deal faster than the heavier car he used previously. Louis Neubeck Jr. was operated on for appendicitus on Dec. 31. We all sympa- NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.25 per lOOO DISCOUNTS ON LAUREL FESTOONING, for Winter weddings. nothing better. Fresh etock lupptied on abort notice. Wire or phone your order.. We will do the reat. 4a , 6c. and 60. per yard. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, T*ry fine and Ur£e, J6.00 per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, $1.00 per 1000 or S7.00 per case of 10,000. LARGE ORDERS SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40o. per sack. BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 36o. GROUND PINE, 80. per lb. Made Into festooning, 60., 80. and lOo. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, J1.75 to »3.00 per dos. PINE WREATHS, $1.60 to J3.00 per dos. We also make speoial sises when wanted. Samples sent if desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX, 80-lb. cases, »5.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grow^ J7.00 per £0-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh stock. 1 PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only 10c. per bunch of 60 sprays. Try them. All Kinds of Evergreens. Telegraph Office: New Salem, Mats. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON. MASS. JOS. G. NEIDINGER CO., florists' Supplies 1309-11 North Second Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. ^Vhen. orderlnc please mention The Exrhange PALMETTO LEAVES Fresh Cut. large size $5.00 per 1000 Cabbaftc Palm Leaves 2.80 per 100 Wild Smilax Case t2.50; 2 cases S4.00 Florida Grey Moss. Fresh $1.25 per 100 lbs. Fresh Maftnolla Leaves $1.25 per 2000 Pine Cones, all sizes S.'i.OO per 100 lbs. Florida Palm Fibre (sheeta) . . $7.50 per 100 lbs. Cash with order, please. W. G. CLARE, Fernandlna, Fla. m''iif1"ii Thf F,\.'liiiiiL'-e SHEET MOSS Natural Per bag »1 00 Fadeless Per bag 2.00 Leucothoe Sprays. *T^r^.J's."»i^i H. W. ARMES Bryson Cily, N. C will help all around If you tnentlon the Exchaiige Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will be the beat ever isaued. ft will contain credit ratiogB on about 5000 people. Subfloribe now before the edition ia exhausted. For particulars write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City When ordering, please m'-ntlon The Exchange Landscape Gardening Prop. Beai. Send for oataloffue. A eourae for Qardazk- era. Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- sity. pTO^renMivt Florists reoogm»e the growing Importanoe of a knowt- edse of Landscape Art. We also offer a prao> tioal oourse in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Greenhouse Manage* ment. Addrei The Home Correspondence School Dcpt. C. P., SPRINGFIELD. MASS. ii'i-ii Thf l':.\.- TIB^ K llan^n Save H the time greenins your 1 IHC 19 nVUvy deaigns by using FLORISTS' GREENING PINS, 20o. per lb., and you get from 1000 to 1100 to the lb. Ten lbs. or o-rer. 16c. per lb Special Pneet U> Jobhtr*. WM. SCHLATTER & SON, Springfield, Mass. will help all around If you mention the Exchange WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,009, tl.75; 50,000, $7.50 W.J.COWEE, Berlin, N.Y. Samples Froe. For Sale by D«al«ra, ■UTiPn ordcrlnc. picnse m-ntlnn Tlie Exclinnge WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let as quote you on your next order. If It'i made of wire we can mak* It. GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone St.. ROCHESTER. N.V. Give credit where credit Isdae — Mention Exchange Index to Slock and Material Advertised SEE PAGE 121 138 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists CUT BOXWOOD EXCEPTIONALLY FINE QUALITY $15.00 PER HUNDRED POUNDS. We have made arrangements for 60,000 pounds of Boxwood. Stock exceptionally fine. ORDER NOIV All Boxwood shipped by us guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. ^^ m.-%^^M^m.-% ^-m-^^ Low Special Price BOXES Manila Pa loo 18 X 5x3... $1.50 21 X 5x3M-. 1-65 24 X 5x31^.. 2.15 28 X 5x3H 21x 8x5.. 30 X SxiVi 24 X 8x5. 2.65 2.65 2.85 3.00 Manila 28 X 8x5. 30 X 8x5. 36x 8x5. 30x12x6 36x14x6. 36x12x6. Per 100 .$3.30 . 4.00 . 5.00 . 5.80 . 7.00 . 6.85 BOUQUET BOXES WREATH 16x16x7. 18x18x8. 20x20x9. 22x22x9. BOXES Per 100 ...$5.00 ... 6.00 ... 7.00 ... 8.00 VIOLn BOXES Fw ISO 8 X 5x3... $1.60 93^x6x4... 1.90 10 x7x6... a.50 12 x8x7... 3.00 PRINTING — 300 or over, one copy, one color ink— NO CHARGE. Dagger and Fancy Ferns Finest Quality 19 X 9 X 8. ... Manila $4.75 19x9x8... Mist Gray 5.00 $1.50 per 1000. In order to secure these low prices, please mention this ad SPECIAL Galax BRONZE - GREEN SELECTED $1.00 per 1000. $7.50 per 10,000. Mist Gray CUT FLOWER BOXES 18 X 21 X 24x 28x 21 X 30x 36 X 5x3.. 5x3H 5x3M 5x3H 8x5.. 5x3H 5x31^ .$1.85 . 2.25 . 2.50 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 3.25 . 4.25 24x 8x5... 28x 8x5... 30 X 8x5.. 36 X 8x5.. 30x12x6.. 36x12x6.. P«r 100 .$4.00 . 4.50 . 5.50 . 6.00 . 7.00 . 8.50 Talephone* Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE y 32 OTIS STREET MAmJFACrURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES ^ HARDY CUT EVERGREENS HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc Bostm, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN IVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, Wild and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK jilcaSf iiiciilinii Tim Ex.-hiiiific REED & KELLER g^M««h^.u« FLORISTS' SUPPLIES r„?iiffeS?" S§gK 122 W. 25th Street NEW YORK Whi-n nril^rlnc p'''"^*' m'ntlnp Thi' Fxrlmngp M. RICE CO. KEYSTONE QUALITY " -Florists* Supplies Excel - 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA. PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange $1.7S per bafl SOUTHERN WILD SMiux Prepared Palms $3.50 per caae. * ' Plants and Leaves. All varieties. Fiber, Moss, Grasses, Tin Tubes. Dried, Pressed, Painted Magnolias. Painted Pine Cones, all colors. Painted Ruscus. Birch Bark. Buj/ from Headquariert. Oet Catalog. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina. Fla. When ordering, please nn-ntlim The Exchange Southern Wild Smilax $2.25 per ease Prompt ahipment W.W.THOMPSON HIXON, ALABAMA When ordorlnp. please mention The Exchange Natural Moss — Perpetuated Moss - p^Wg ULDWELl TH[ WOODSMAN CO., Eversreen, Ala. When orderinK, please mention The Exchaiice GIBBONS The Smilax Man RED LEVEL. ALA. For HOIXT, FINES and SMILAX. Ask {or contract pricea. When ordering, please mi'ntiou The E.vehaujie Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT 1 USE FOR RESULTS MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES OontinneA thize with liiin ill liis illness and trust that he will have a speedy recovery. George Ivayser, superintendent of the Delaware Park Greenhouses, is busy getting his houses in shape as he expects a visit in the near future from John F. Malone, the new Commissioner of Parks. George Eokert of the Elmwood Floral Shop, reports business as having been very good for the past week. He made a specialty of New Years' boxes made of birch bark and filled with Proserpine Tulips. Out of town visitors last week were Mr. Koning of Boskoop, Holland; J. J. GruUeman of Lisse, Holland: Walter Stroh of Batavia, N. Y. ; and Mr. Cook of Stumpp & Walter Co.. New York City. Galley Bros, of Gardenville have 100,000 rooted Geranium cuttings and 125,000 bedding plants all looking in fine healthy condition at the present writing. Instead of rooting his Carnation cuttings in the bench, Mr. Galley puts them in flats of sand and then places them on shelves near the glass. A new Lippert- Stewart truck is the latest edition to this ilrm. The regular meeting of the Buffalo Flo- rists' Club was held on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Kasting's hall. Good Sweet Peas William Scott reports that Ma brother David of Corfu, N. Y., is send- ing him some of the finest Sweet Peas that he has seen this season. The flow- ers have long stems and are of a large size and good color. Mr. Scott has just cut his first Yellow Prince Tulips. W. J. Palmer has been somewhat handicapped lately as six of his regular help have been ill witli the grip. This firm was quite busy during the past week, having the Cook reception, the Wilson reception at the Twentieth Century Club, and an all-on-hid decoration for the For- nian dinner in which 200 orchids were used. Since Christmas the Colonial Flower Shop on Delaware ave., have had a wooden Colonial figure of the George Washington type, standing at the front door bowing the customers into the shop. The figure has caused a great deal of favorable comment among the local^ flo- rists and town folk and much credit is given to this firm for its novel idea. Barney Meyers, foreman for W. J. Palmer i& Son at Lancaster. N. Y.. has just completed a new King house, 100ft. x 20ft., to be devoted to the growing of nine varieties of Cattleya orchids, which will flower the year round. Mr. Meyers will buy semi-established plants and ex- pects to have them well started by next September. The house will hold about 1000 plants. Mr. Meyers has 80,000 Car- nation cuttings in the propagating benches at present and says he never has seen better looking cuttings. White Won- der and Beacon have already been shifted into the small pots. William Legg says he has had a very busy two weeks and that a general clean up in all lines of flowering plants was effected. J. Benson Stafford had the decorations and bouquets for the Kennedy wedding, which was one of the most talked of so- cial affairs in the city. The bride's bou- quet was distinctly novel, being made of sprigs of Partridge berries and Lily of the Valley, while the bridesmaids car- ried bouquets of red Carnations and Holly, tied with nile green ribbon. Mr. Stafford also had the decorations for the Country Club dance and the Buffalo Club Ball. Mr. Albert of the Lenox Flower Shop reports business as being rather quiet. He has lately been supplying some of the large restaurants w-ith Begonias for table decoration. As a final review, it can be stated that the business of the wholesalers and retail- ers of the Bison city is surprisingly good. Makk Palmek. As a rule, and which has been found to be true for years previous, beginning with the first of the .vear and continu- ing for at least fifteen to twenty days, flowers of every kind and variety, save possibly Paperwhite Narcissus, are in short "supply. Everyone knows the cause of this scarcity, because it happens every season and at the same time. The week just past found the situa- tion very trying. The many deaths re- ported in the cities and country has caused an unusual demand for floral work, short Roses being in great demand, which at this time are not plentiful, though there are quite suflicient special and extra. The demand also is for Car- nations of light colors, and these, too, are in limited supply. Tlie weather has been such that flow- ers have not been blooming: this applies to Lilies and other stock. There is only a normal supply of Violets. Valley, or- chids, Mignonette, Freesia, Roman Hya- cinths, Paperwhites, American Beauty January 15, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 139 Just Think, Mr. Florist Last month we offered you ONE MILLION CYCAS at less than one-half regular price. We were not surprised to receive a rush of orders, as Florists could easily see their chance to save 50c. on every dollar's worth purchased from us. With all sizes now in stock we offer again the same unusual opportunity. Compare Our Prices With Others Size 8 to 12 $1.50 12 to 16 16. 2.00 to 20 2.50 20 to 24 3.00 24 to 28 3.50 28 to 32 4.50 32 to 36 5.00 36 40 to 40 5.50 to 44. Per 100 Per 1000 $12.50 16.00 21.00 26.00 32.00 37.00 42.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 6.00 44 to 48 6.50 The price of Cycas vill surely rise. BUY NOW AND RE SAFE. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. WholBsale FloHsts Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies Hardy Cut Evergreens Unknown customers please ^ve^reference, or cash with order 2 WINTHROP SQUABG RflCTAN MAC& S3 OTIS STREET OVS I Vn, ITiMaS. TELEPHONES: Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618; Fort BUI, 25290 When onlpring. plense ni'-ntion Thp Exolinnge MIDDLE ATXANTIO STATES— Oontlnned and Lilies, and the market is cleaned up daily. There have been some elaborate weddiuj decorations, also club dinner decorations, which have called for a good portion of decorative greens and flowers. Corsage material, too, has been in heavy call, the demand falling on Wards. Sun- burst, Hon .Sileue, Safrano. Iticliniunds, Cecile Brunner. It is hoped that with the coming week stock will come in better quantity and that business may continue at its height. At the regular meeting of the Buffalo Florists' CHub held on Tuesday, .Ian. 4, Charles Guenther, well known to the trade and whose greenhouses are located at Hamburg. N. Y., brought in and placed on exhibition a vase of Chrysanthemums. These were a pure white Maud Dean, not a particle of pink could be seen on any one of them. The blooms certainly were very fine, .also the stem and foliage. Mr. Guenther state ^'V*-4 '«'^; vention i ^^Guttman & Raynor, mc. Tcc c.Do.rnx ( S*! Wholesale Florists TE.S.FARR.CUTJ2.36 IQI W. 28th St., NEW YORK ■■ "" '""""""■' wi«i"«MiiiiMi»iMiiiiii»iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiipiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiiiDiiiiiMiiiiniiiiiiiii iiiiii] i ■iiiiiiiiiiii im mi ■■■nm — Give credit where credit la due — Mentlop the Exchange %, •'^4*'^^' ^<>X1 yn4 Ot4:A.cctHN YOUNG, Secretary. I Consignments Solicited from Growers who know a square deal when they get it. HENRY M. ROBINSON COMPANY WHOLESALE FLORISTS QF NEW YORK SS-Sy WEST 36th STREET Telephones : 13 and BS10 MAOISOM SQUARE January 15, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 143 C. Bonnet G. H. Blake Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. I'elephoDea: 12i);i-4 iMiiin Out-of-town orders carefully attended to. Clve U9 a trial. CutFlower Exchange sixth Avenue and 25th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Jpca every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. WaQ space for advertising purposes for Rent. V. S. DORVAJL. Jr.. Secretary BONNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT flOWER UCHANGf flOOR, COOGAN BIDG. Open An Day Telephone. 830 MadUon Square yrite them yon read this advt. In the Eichange H. H. Jahn, Pres. Robt. G. Wilson, Treaa. GREATER NEW YORK FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers In Cut ^^Flowers acd Supplies 162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. 'ft'holeaale Commlssloa Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone 551 Madison Square ^fultfnmen ts of choice flowers solicited William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in GUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughhy Street ifrf 4801 M.m BROOKLYN, N. Y. fiadgley St Bishop, Inc. Phone|}^|Max{. Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of dojce Cut Flowers Write them yon read thla advt. In the Exchange L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 2315 Madison Square CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchange WHOLESALE FLORIST %\t West 26th street. NEW YORK ^^l.ePHON£ 8940 MADISON SQUARE When ordering, please mp_ntjnn The Exchange HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY "■ "iSSSIV VALLEY •^'SK.»p GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS, ^VweuT^T^^a ^^^ W. 28th St., New York Frank H Traendly Cbarlea Scbenck Telephone 3860 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & marketos WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK Wholaamlo Florlmta 436 5th Ave., bet. 26th and 27th Sts. New York City and Cut riower Exchange ConaiKDiiient* Solicited Phones: Farragut 797-798-799 H. E. FROMENT, "'^i'^l&f^ 148 WEST 28th STREET tel. ||»;}FARRAGirr NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS. CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON When ordering, please mention The Exchange Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, New Yorkjanuary 11,1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m., Tuesday A. Beauty, Special. " Fancy. . Extra. No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Killarney Killaraey Brilliant Killarney Queen Wtiite Killarney My Maryland Richmond Arenberg Hodley Hooaier Beauty Key Lady HilUngdon CecUe Brunner, Elgar, etc Bride 4 Maid. Special , " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 Prima Donna (Mme. Paul Euler) Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mre. George Shawyer Sunburst Mrs. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mre. Charlea Russell Adlantum Cuneatiim Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, bunches oprengeri, bunches Bouvardlfl, per bunch Calendula, per bunch CaUas, per doi Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freeslas, per bunch Galax, green and bronse, per 1000. . Leucothoe, per 1000 26 00 15.00 10 00 SOO 300 2.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3 00 3.00 500 4 00 4.00 4 00 100 8.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 10 00 4.00 400 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 .25 .76 .75 .10 .25 .35 1.00 1.00 1.00 .75 4.00 to 50.00 to 30 00 to 20.00 to 12.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 10.00 to 12.00 to LI 00 to 10.00 to 10.00 to 12 00 to to 40.00 to 15 00 to 15 00 to 10 00 to 2.00 to to 000 to SOO to 6.00 to 4.00 to 30.00 to 12 00 to 1200 to 15.00 to 12.00 to 15.00 to 15.00 to 15.00 to 15.00 to 15.00 to .50 to 1.00 to 1.50 to .25 to to .50 to .60 to 2.00 to 3 00 to 1.60 to to 1.00 to 7.50 CARNATIONS— ' Inferior grades, all colors I 1.00 to rWhite I 2.00to Standard J Pink | 2.00 to Varieties T Red 2.00 to L Yellow and var 2.00 to •Fancy r White 3 00 to (•The Highest J Pink [ 3.00 to Oradea of at'd^i Red I 3.00 to Varieties.) L Yellow and var ! 3 00 to NoveWea I 6.00 to Asters .... to Forgetmenots, per bunch .25 to Chrysanthemums, per dos ! . . . . to '* per bunoh to Dahlias ] .... to Gardenias, per doi 1.00 to Gladiolus, per doz I. . . . to Gladiolus, Baby, per dos j . . . . to Iris, per bunch ! . . . to Lilac, per bunoh : .75 to Lilies, LoDgif ortun 8,00 to Rubrum i 5.00 to Lily of the Valley 1 00 to Mignonette, per dos ' .26 to Narcissus, P. W.. per bunch .30 to Narcissus, DafTodils, per bunch .50 to Pansles 1 00 to Peonies, per doi ! . . . . to Poinsettlas, per doi .... to Primula, per bunch .10 to Orchids. Cattleyas 15.00 to Cypripediums, per doj 1.25 to Dendrobium formosum 20.00 to Oncidiura 6.00 to Smilax, per dos. strings j .75 to Stevia, per bunoh I .10 to Stocks, Double, per bunch .... to *' Single, per bunch .... to Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doi. bunches. .40 to Spencere , .50 to Tulips, per doi , .40 to Violets. Double i .25 to Single, Princess of Wales. . | .50 to " Single, Gov. Herriok i .10 to Wallflowers, per bunch .25 to 2.00 3.00 3 00 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 4,00 4 00 6.00 ".36 1.00 10.00 8 00 4 00 .75 .40 .75 2,00 .20 30.00 1.50 26.00 8.00 1.50 .26 1.00 1.50 .60 .50 .75 .20 .60 All the new and standard ROSES Fine Grade CARNATIONS and all seasonable CUT FLOWERS WALTER F. SHERIDAN, 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, Farragut 3S3J When ordprlrg. plpase mention Thf KTfiinncp WILLIAM KESSLER 113 Wes< 28th Street 2S36Vi'rra4ut NEW YORK WHOLESALE FLORIST AND1PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Myosotis, Calendula, Bouvardia, Primula Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. When ordering, plense mention The Bxclinnce EDW. C. HORAN 55 >A/est 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones {5«|} Madison square Cut FlOWerS 3.t WholCSalC Wlien orderlns, please meDtloQ The Gxchanxe George CSiebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. 608-609 Farragut The best source of supply in the city Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations Personal Attention— Consignments Solicited— Satisfaction Guaranteed When ordering, plcnse menlloo The Rxehnnge B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York V I O L E T 55 CARNATIONS '^ ■^ *- * »* AND ROSES Shippmg orders receive prompt attention When ordering, please mention The E:schnnge LouisM.Noe LouisA.Noe Wholesale Commission Florists MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square American Beauties a Specialty THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-5711. 26th St.. NEW YORK When ordtTliit;. ploM^e m--ntif.n Thp EYrliance VIOLETS SINGLB AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal attention and eatiafaotion guaranteed. Also a full line of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wholesule Florist, 123 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordering, please mention The Exchanfire New York City I I The January meeting of the New York Florists' Club was held at the club's rooms in the Grand Opera House build- ing, 8th ave. and 23d st. on Monday night of this -week. A full account of the meeting will be found elsewhere in the columns of this issue. There was a meeting of the American iRose Society on Monday afternoon of this week at the office of Traendly & Schenek. 436 Sixth ave. There were present at this meeting E*resident S. S. Pennock, Treasurer Harry O. May, Sec- retary benjamin Hammond, and also Robert Simpson, and Robert Pyle and J. Horace MeParland the editor of the annual bulletin. Some of the first Acacia pubescens of the season was noted this week at Geo. (j. Siebrecht, 109 W. 2Sth st. A full line of boughs of blooming shrubs, including Quince, Almond, For- sythia and Spiraea were noted this week at Wm. Kesslcr's. 113 W. 2Sth st.. and in the plant department some fine Cy- clamen, Primroses and Dutch Hyacinths. The best yellow Daisies now received in the market are noted at Guttman & Ra.vnor's, 101 W. 2Sth st., and along with these some fine Sweet Peas, Cattleya or- chids and a full line of Roses. It is hardly probable that anything in the line of a Crimson Rose ever came in lart-e numbers, and in regular supply into the New York market superior or even equal to the splendid Hadley Roses seen at P. J. Smith's, 101 W. 28th st., and along with those may be seen daily a full supply of the best Longiflorum and Riilirum Lilies. Alone with their regular line of choice blooms of the different kinds of flowers, Henshaw & Fenrich. .51 W. 2Sth St., are receiving now Buddleia Asiatica, Oncid- ium orchids, and also Tillandsia sprays from the South. Thomas Martin, head salesman for Traendly & Schenek, 436 Sixth ave., is 144 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBURGH CUT riowER cmvm\ WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St, PinSBURGH. PA. Reclprocitr — Saw it in the Eichangft confinpfl to liis borne in tliLs cit.v. seri- ously ill. Geo. W. Crawbuck, manager of tbe Greater New York Florists' Ass'n, 1G2 fvivingston St.. Brooklyn, and one of bis sale.smen Eugene Keenan. bave in turn botb been laid up witb severe attacks of the grip. Former acquaintances of Frank Mau- rice, a florist, wbii bas workes., dark complexion and wears a dark mous- itaehe. P. G. Petro, a florist doing business under the name of Love Bros, at hj-i'2 Second ave., was taken to the Flower Hospital on Monday of this week, very seriously ill. Tbe mother of Maurice Fuld celebrated her .SGtb birthday on Jan. SJ at the house of her danghtet in Baltimore. Mr. Fuld visited liis mother and sister, and among the presents received by Mrs. Fuld were 86 Ophelia Roses sent by the veteran John Cook, himself now S3. Mr. Fuld lectured last week before the ladies' Gar- den Club at Scranton, Pa., on "Peren- nials," on Thursday of last week. There was a very large attendance, and the lecture lasted three and a half hours. It will interest many of our readers to know that Emil Schloss, of Schloss Bros. Co., tbe Kibbon House, of this city, was the winner of the $2U() prize offered by the new chewing gum manufacturers for having solved the "7th point." The com- pany in its advertisements named six points of merit or use for its gum, leaving the seventh to be filled in by the public. Mrs. Towle, widow of ,Toseph H. Towle, formerly a florist of Paterson, N. J., a sister-in-law of .T. K. Allen, wholesale florist of lis W. 2Sfh si., mother of Harry Towle, a florist of Hale- don N. J. and also of Jlrs. Cox, wife of Philip Cox of Hitchings & Co. of Eliza- beth, N. .J., died in her home at Paterson, N. J., on Friday morning of last week in the Oiith year of her age. Some fine Lilac and California Vio- l.ts of excellent quality were noted this week at E. C. Koran's, 55 W. 2Sth st. William P. Ford, 107 W. 2Sth St., is receiving Hadley Roses, which are said to be second to none in the market. Also regular sliipments of Hoosier Beauty Roses, fine Calendula and Lilac. William Sullivan, salesnjan for P. J. Smith, 101 W. 2Sth st.. is suffering from blood-iKiisoning brought on by an injury received from a Rose thorn. Badgley & Bishop, Inc., 34 W. 28th St., are receiving some fine Rubrum and Longiflorum Lilies, and Paperwbite Nar- cissus of extraordinarily good quality. Blooms of the handsome new Rose Mrs. Moorefield Storey were noted this week at John Young & Co., 53 W. 2Sth St., and along with these some fine Sweet Peas, Carnations, and in the green goods line, Asparagus and Adiantum ferns. N. Y. Florists' Bowling Club Scoke, Thursday, Jan. 6. 1st game 2d game 3d game Maesem 157 170 1.59 Siebrecbt 147 154 149 IScott 152 150 147 Ford 1.55 160 152 Jaoobson 152 144 148 Smith 142 149 152 Meconi 148 156 Riedel 147 176 151 Greenhouse Building Red Bank, N. J. — Fred Heyer of Leighton ave. will erect another green- house on the rear of his lot. The house will be 10ft. X 12ft. TJtioa, N. Y. — Brant Bros, have re- ceived permission to build a greenhouse at 1333 Sunset ave. at a cost of $7000. New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL-VALENTINE BOXES "?nJo°' 35c 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: J^iL^lysoT Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m Wbea ordering, please tppntlon The Exchange Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Prtc«* qaored are by tbe bundred nnleii etberwise noted Buffalo Cincinnati Jan. 10, 1916 Jan. 10, 1916 .... to 60.00 to40.00 to 50.00 .... to 30.00 to 40.00 to 25.00 to 25.00 .... to 20.00 .... to .... to 15.00 to to 6.00 to 15.00 to 5,00 to 15.00 3.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 15.00 3.00 to Kill) 6.00 to 12.00 .. .. to 4.00 to 8.00 3.00 to X.IIO 8.00 to 20.00 to 6.00 to 15.00 to 6.00 to 12.50 3.00 to 8(10 8.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 8,00 6.00 to 15.00 to 6.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 8,00 6.00 to 15 00 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 15.00 to .. 1.00 to 1.25 to 1.00 to .. to .25 to .60 .20 to 2.'. .26 to .50 .20 to 25 8.00 to 12.00 ... to 10.00 3.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 2 00 3.00 to 4.00 to 2 00 3.00 to 4.00 to 2 00 3.00 to 4.00 to 2 00 4.00 to 5.00 to 3 (10 4.00 to 6.00 to 3.(10 4.00 to 5 00 to 3 (HI 4.00 to 5.no to 3 00 1.00 to 1.50 to to .20 to 2(1 to .15 to .1(1 30.00 to 40.00 to in.OO to 12.00 - . to 3.00 to 4.00 4.00 to .=. (1(1 60.00 to 75.00 35 00 to 50 no 1.80 to 2.40 to 1 .'id 1.00 to 2.00 .75 to 1 (1(1 l.Onto 125 .75 to 1 on .75 to 1^5 .75 to 1.00 NAMES AND VARIETIES Boston Jan. 11, 1916 Roses— A. Beauty— Special 50.00 to 60.00 Fancy 40.00to50.00 30,00 to 40.00 1.5,00 to 20.00 to . Extra. No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Ci.OO to 20.00 Killarney (LOO to 12.00 White Killarney dOO to 12,00 Killarney Queen (iOO to 12,00 Mrs. Aaron Ward .i 00 to IIJ.OO Mrs. Chas. Russell (i.OO to 20.00 Mrs. George Shawyer 11.00 to 12.00 My Maryland Ophelia 'i.OO to 15.00 Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft). liOO to 15,00 Richmond liOO to 12.00 Sunburst liOO to l.j,00 Killarney Brilliant [ li.OO to 12.00 Adiantum, ordinary to 1.00 Antirrhinums, per bunch | . . . . to Asparagus, Plumosus. per bunch I .25 to .50 Sprengeri, per bunch; ,25 to ,50 Catlas. Carnations, Inf. grades, all col . rwhit* Standard J Pink Varieties 1 Red l^Yellow and var.. . . •Fancy rwhite (•The blBb-J Pink est grades oV\ Red sta'dvarB.) ^Yellow and var... . Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Lilium Lon^florum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas Smilax, per doz. strings.. 1(1.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to to 4.00 to 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 to 500 to to 35.00 to 50 00 10.00 to 12.00 3 110 to 5.00 35.00 to 50.00 to Sweet Peas ] 1.00 to 1 50 Violets, single to 1 00 Double I to .... St. Loula Jan. 10. 1916 35 00 to 60.00 20.00 to 25.00 S.OO to 15.00 , , to to 4 00 to 10 00 4,00 to 10.00, - . , to 4.00 to 6.001 ... to [ ... to , . , to 6 00 to 12.50 .. to .... 4,00 to .SOO 5 00 to 10,00 5,00 to 10,00 .to 1.00 ... to .25 to .75 .25 to 50 S.OO to 10.00 ... to Pittsburgh Jan. 3. 1916 . to 50.00 . to 40,00 25.00 to 30 00 10.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 6 00 . . . to 2 00 6.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 12 00 4.00 to 12.00 to to to to to to to to to 5 00 5.00 5.00 6.00 . .. to ... to .26 ... to.l2H ... to . . to 3.00 to 4.00 to 50.00 1-20 to ISO 1 00 to 2 (10 .50 to .(10 4.00 to 12.00 S.OO to 15,00 6,00 to 15 00 4 00 to 12.00 8.00 to 15,00 6 00 to 15.00 6.00 to 15 00 to to .76 to 1.25 to .25 to .35 .30 to .50 8.00 to 12.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to .20 ta.12}^ to 12.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 6.00 .to 76.00 1.50 to 1.80 3.00 to 6.00 . ■ . to . ... .75 to 1.00 PATRICK WELCH *AS" 226 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beauties. Orchids, Valley. Carnations, Calendulas, Cornflowers, English Primroses. Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Llllium Longiflorum. All the novelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. Store open for business at 6 A. M. TBLBPMorNB. >1AI^^ a&QS B. A. SNYDER CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort Hill I083-250I7-25552 Ct" -"-oH rj/o«fr'on F-TohaneP WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before orderinE elsewhere Wholesale Tut Flower Market Daily consignments from leading growers Full line of Florists' Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. Telephone Main 6267-6263 Wtipn orderiiie. plpiise mPntion The Excltnntre I Boston ( } Wholesale and Retail Florists \ Business tbroughout the city i.s rather (lull. There has been during the past "week very little improvement in the weather ; it is still sunless and very un- settled. The production of flowers is still light, and prices continue high. There is a slight increase in the cut of Carnation flowers, and a few bright, isunny days will bring a plentiful crop. It seems too bad that many of the students at tbe various colleges are giv- ing up the use of flowers at their func- tions. Only last week the committee in charge o£ the junior "prom" at Harvard University requested all who are to at- tend the afi'air to omit sending flowers to their feminine friends. Tliis is part of the economy program which the college men are operating this season. At one time the studi'nl.s speut lavishly on flow- ers. Massachusetts Hort. Society Tbe .Tnuual inaugural meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society was held at Horticultural Hall on Satur- day. Jan. 8. Mt. Saltonstall. the new president gave an excellent address. In talking about the society's building he said that the trustees had real estate experts go over the building and see if it would be a paying investment to make certain changes in the building, but the experts reported tliat it would not be advisable to make these cliauges at this time. The land ou whi<'b tlie build- ing stands bas doubled in value since tbe society bought it. He called attention to the fact that the society had as many members fifty years ago as toda.v. He asked that more attention be given to the cultivation of Pears. He said it was a regrettable fact that ouly three fruit stores in Boston handled good Pears in the Winter, whereas every fruit store in New York sold them. The treasurer's, HOLION&HUNKacO. >VlTole8ale FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaulwe Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS, !°hone— Main 874. P. O. Boz— lli» When ordering, please mention Tlie Exchnnee Uhe McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower and plant baskets is the best you can get. Pittsburgh. Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exetiunge secretary's, and other reports were read. In the afternoon E. H. Wilson lectured on the "Flowers and CJardens of Japan." On iSaturday. Jan. 15. Edwin Jenkins o£ Lenox will lecture on "Vegetables for Home and Exhibition." Notes Tlie Boston Rose Co. is receiving from the -Montgomery Co.. Hadley. a very fair cut of Roses. The quality of the flowers hardly could be surpassed. Espe- cially noteworthy are the Ophelia, Kil- larney Queen. Killarney Brilliant, Had- ley and Russell. Wni. K. Nicholson of Framiugham is fortuuate in having a good cut of Gama- tious at this time, and the flowers are of excellent quality. He is especially well pleased with the variety iVlice, and is to grow it in larger quantity next year. For white he gro«'s Matchless, and it proves very satisfactory. He has a bench of white Snapdragon witb long stems which is producing a heavy crop at this time. He has a heavy demand for Car- nation cuttings. Wm. Riggs of -\ubunidale reports that his Christmas iiusiuess was far in excess of last year and that he did an excellent business at bis retail store. There is on exhibition at the Boston Flower Exchange a grand display of valuable prizes which have been given to the Florists' Bowling Association of (Boston and which will lie awarded to the winners later. There are silver cups from Benny Green. H. M. Robinson & Co., B. F. Letson and J. M. Cohen ; Car- lione gives a terra cotta eagle ; Thomas .1. Grey Co. a handsome cut glass vase, and Boston Plate Glass Co. a handsome mirror. The Horticultura.1 Club of Boston held its monthly meeting at the Parker House on Wednesday evening, Jan. 5. The meeting was well attended and W. A. Manda gave an excellent address on hardy herbaceous plants which was thor- ouglJy interesting, and was followed by a good discussion. The E. & J. Farquhar Co. exhibited a plant of Erlangea fomen- tosa in bloom, and Mr. Manda had a handsome vase of his new cerise Carna- tion. Henry M. Robinson & Co. have at their large wholesale rooms a big supply of such Roses at Hadley. Opbelia. Rus- sell. Killarnev Queen. Killarnev Brilliant, Sunburst, Ward and Double White Kil- larney. In Carnations, Pink Delight, -Mice. Matchless, White Wonder and Benora were in good supply. Ship- ping trade is excellent. They are re- ceiving from Wm. Sim a good supply of his fine Mignonette; also iSim's special fancy Paasies and Violets. Tbe company is.al.so receiving from John McFarland of N'orth Easton. a fine grade of Lilies and Valley. An.yone intending to go to the Carna- tion Convention at St. Louis on Jan. 26 and 27 should notify Samuel J. Goddard of Framingham as soon as possible. The Boston contingent will leave South Sta- tion on Jan. 24 at 2 p.m.. on the Wolverine Express due in St. Louis the following day at 9.55 p.m. The fare is $28.50; party of ten or more, .$2G.3-'5 each; lower berths, $6.50; upper berths, $5.20. We noted today in the Boston Flower Exchange the large poster of the National Flower .Show. Wm. A. Hastings at the Boston Flower Exchange is receiving from J. A. Nelson of South Framingham, fine Carnations, and from R. P. Peterson of Saxonville, very good Spencer Sweet Peas, Forgetme- nots and Snapdragon. Ji\mi.ir\- 1."), inili. The Florists' Exchange 14S GARDENIAS THE BEST: $25.00 per hundred. FANCY: $20.00 per hundred. 50 at the hundred rate. The quality of our Gardenias is the very best now. W'c IkuicIIc the entire cut of the largest Gardenia grower in this section. WHITE LILAC .?1.50 per bunch A hun'alley, the market is liberally supplied with other flowers. Bulbous flowers are steadily on the in- crease. Out at Wm. K. Harris's they are cut- ting some very good early Frenoh and Dutch grown Golden Spurs that are in active demand. A fine house of Lilies hit the market right for the holidays. The Pennock-Meehan Co. is receiving some wonderfully fine Russell Roses from .\lfred Burton and the C. & G. L. Pen- nock places. The late John T. Morris has made a most generous bequest that showed his fine public spirit in giving over to the public his most magnificent estate to be Spencer Peas Splendid quality in dark and light pink, cerise and white. Some extra long stems, $2.1)(; and S2..50 per KM); good medium stems, $1.01) and ZMM per 1(10. Gardenias SM.III) aiul SI. Ill) IH-I ilo/.eri. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. Ths >Vhol«sale Florist* of Philadelphia PHILAULLl'llIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklin and St. Paul Sts. WASHINGTON, 1216 H St., N. W. ni'Titimi The KxcliiiDge "\A/E. SELL. Al-L YOU GRO^A/' TRY US AND SEE ILEPHIUDELPHIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS EXCHANGE KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOUBLE KILLARNEY Finest Orchids, Gardenias and Violets. Open Sundays from 9 to 12 DEUTSCHER & GLAZER, PROPS., ' ^Sf la^d^e^'lVh^aM: Wtien ordering, please meptlon The Exchange WALTER DAVIS ^^Sf^ 1713 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The finest WHITE LILAC and SINGLE and DOUBLE VIOLETS When ortlerlne. plense mpntlop Thp Ejichnticp Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street ROSES, CARNATIONS, YELLOW DAISIES, Pink and White PRIMROSES and all other novelties. Special week end priceo — Wnie us. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Berger Bros. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Choicest Seasonable Flowers ^^^n,, 1225 Race St., PtIIUDflPIIIA, PA. WM. J. BAKER WHOLESALE FLORIST CARNATIONS, SWEET PEAS, MIGNONETTE and DAISIES STUART H. MILLER A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ranslead SI. Whsii ..1 ' PHILADEI PHIA, PA. mainlained as a iHitauii-al g'arden and school of horticulture. The Morris es- itate is one of the show places of the beautiful Chestnut Hill district compris- ing seventy acres of woodland, garden and lawn, a (•oml)ination of varied beauty. A large fund has also been provided for proper maintenance of the school and estate. There was a lively time at the store of the Henry F. Michell Co. this week with the annu.1I poultry show. While the chicken was considerably in the pre- ponderance there was also noted an ad- miring collection of roosters, both inside and outside the cages. Walter Davis is receiving some very fine while Lilac that meets wiOi a steady demand, al.so single and double Violets. Jlore glass is going up: Clarence Alhvine. .Vklan. Vn., is clearing ground for a 200ft. hou.se. It is also reported that the I'More.v Gardens, North Wales, are making plans for the erection of an- other one of those houses that covers ground by the acre. The first Assembly Ball took place last week a' the Bellevue Stratford and kept the Habermehl's force very busy. The next assembly will be March 3. Edward Habermehl looks for good business, due to the late Easter, which makes for a long social season. Berger Bros, are showing some very fine B'reesias that meet with a ready response. 12 South Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. WliPi. nrcl.- Cx^li.inge Bell Telephone Keystone Telephoo. KOMADA BROTHERS o^^-^S-tr^ Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Any Win Dedgn ac Sbort Notlc« 1008 Vine Street. Philadelphia, Pa. When onlprln^-. plfii^jp ni' iiti'- FTctinnye FANCY FERNS $1.50 per 1000 DAGGER FERNS »1.0O per 1000 GREEN or BROWN GAUX 750. per 1000 A.. L,. Fortunes 16]6 Ludlow St. PLILADELPHIA, PA. I When ordering, please mention Tbe Excbanee 146 The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS' SUPPLIES SEEDS, BXJLBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, ETC. Wholesale Commission Cat Flowers Winterson's Seed Store DAILY SHIPMENTS FROM SIXTY GROWERS 166 North Wabash Ave. i>rcl faring, jileiise iii"nttnn TYiP^ Kxfliiinge Chicago The Chicago Flower Growers Association Wholesale Gro-wera of Cut Flo'wers and Plants 182 IV. Wabash Ave. ; : CHICAGO rAVL R. KUfKSSfORM, Manmamt BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, '"leSS'SMi"* Whpn ordering, plpfise mention The Exdi.ntipe E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. When ordering, please mention The Exch.nnce FRNE & HLINGEI Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAH-rai ao Bast Randolph Street CHICAOO When ordering, pleafie mention Tbe Exchange Beginning on January 1, William Saville, lately with Charles L. Stan- ley, Plainfield, New Jersey, took charge as superintendent of Henry F. Mi- chell Co.'s growing establishment at Andalusia, Pa. The firm has just com- pleted three new houses 25ft. x 125ft. for pot Roses for Spring trade, also a con- necting house 14.5ft. X .35ft., into which thirteen other houses open. A King- Richon heating system has just been in- stalled to heat all the houses from a cen- tral point. A new otlice building and garage will be built this Spring. The firm is also buying a three-ton Packard truck to run from the growing establishment to the store in Philadelphia, and as a further proof of its progress it has leased an ad- ditional 10 acres of land, which now gives it 49 acres under cultivation. We wish Mr. Saville full success in his new and much larger sphere of activity, and do not doubt but that he will achieve it. I CHICAGO AND THE WEST i i Wholesale and Retail Florlsta 1 ♦•~ .~ .^ .^* The Chicago Floral Co. has leased the store 142 N. State st. in the Bay State Building for a term from Jan. 1, at an annual rental of $6500. This will be the first permanent retail flower store on State St. within the loop in several years. The National Plant & Flower Co. is preparing to add to its greenhouse prop- erty at 61st and Troop st. Two houses 22ft. X 225ft. each and a service building will be erected as soon as possible. The funeral of H. F. Halle was held Sunday afternoon from the residence of H. N. Bruns, 3023 Warren ave. and was largely attended by many prominent in the trade. Fred Lautenschlager of the Kroeschell Bros. Co. believes it is going to be a great year for the greenhouse construction and boiler trade, judging from the way in- quiries are coming in. Mr. Lauten- schlager will attend the meeting and ex- hibition of the American Carnation So- ciety at St. Louis this month. Aug. Jurgens is cutting some fine Golden Spur Narcissus that are bringing the highest market price. Mr. Jurgens says that while $6 per 100 looks to be a good price when one takes into considera- tion the amount of these bulbs that come blind and produce no flowers whatever, it is only a fair average. R. J. Parker, who has been with the Poehlmann Bros. Co. for the past year as city salesman, has joined the forces of the A. L. Randall Co. in the latter's supply department. W.^ F. Gullett of Lincoln, 111., was in the city the past week and went to Evans- ton to look at the new Rose Champ Wei- land at the Weiland & Risch greenhouses. Preparations have already begun at Lake Forest for the entertainment of the annual convention of the National Society of Garden Clubs of America in June, 1917. Representatives from all the gar- den clubs in this country and some from England are expected. H. E. Philpott, Ptm. V. Bezdek. Vioe-Pre«. Lon£ Distance Telephone Central 3373 Nettie L. Parker, Seo'y A. T. Pyfer. Trea«. & Mnaager Everything in A T PViriTIJ /S% g^ f\ WHOLESALE Cut Flowers **■* * ' .T 4 1; Ei>I\ «Cfc V^V/. FLORISTS 30 East Randolph Street CHICAGO, ILI-. Wlien ordering, pleii-qp mention The Exehanc nge Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, Jan. 11, 1916 Prices quoted are by tbe hundred unless othervrlse noted ROSES — American Beauty. Specials per^doz. 3&-inch stems " 30-inch stems " 24-inch stems " 18 to 20 inch " Short CecUe Brunner Geo. Elftar Fire Flame White and Pink KlUamey. Specials Fancy Medium Short Klllamey Brilliant, specials Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taf t. Fancy Medium Short 5.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.50 to 2.00 4.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 15,00 to 18.00 12.00 to 15.00 8 00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8 00 4.00 to 6.00 18.00 to 20.00 15.00 to 18.00 12.00 to 15.00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8 00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 10 00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 to to to to ROSES— Continued Ophelia. I Special Select Medium Short CARNATIONS— fwhite. , <^ Pink. . . 1 Red. . . Standard Varieties Splits, assorted colors. . •Fancy fwliit« (•The Highest! "Wte.. Grades of Sf dS Piif- • • Varieties.) Red Adlantum Asparagus, Bunch Sprengeri Strings Bouvardias BoxYvood, per lb DaSodils Dasies Gardenias, per doz Ferns, Hardy, per 1000 Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays Lilium Longifloruna Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mexican Ivy Mignonette Narcissus, Paper White Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz. Dcndrobiums Oncidiums Roman Hyacinths Smilax Snapdragons Stevia Sweet Peas, Spencers Violets, Single " Double 00 to 12.00 00 to 10.00 00 to 8.00 00 to 6.00 ,00 to 5.00 00 to 5.00 ,00 to 5.00 ,00 to 6,00 ,00 to 6.00 ,00 to 6.00 . . to 1.00 ,25 to 35 ,25 to 30 ,00 to 60.00 ,00 to 6.00 ..to .15 . . to 6,00 ,00 to 3 00 ,00 to 4.00 . . to 2.50 . . to 1.25 ,25 to .60 ,00 to 12.00 .00 to 10,00 ,00 to 4.00 . . to .75 .00 to 6.00 .00 to 5,00 ,00 to 7.50 .00 to 8.00 . to 6.00 .00 to 4.00 . . to 15.00 .00 to 8.00 .50 to 2.00 .50 to 2.00 .75 to 1.00 .75 to 1,00 .. to .. to ^liiXM-"' ROSES AND CARNATIONS PETER REINBERG Wholesale Cut Flower» 30 East Randolph Streeto CHICAGO. ILL When ordering, pleflse mention Tbe Exchnnge HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSSS The L. A. Budloug Co., for many years the most extensive market gardeners in Chicago, are considering building an ex- tensive and up-to-date range of green- houses the coming season for cut flower growdng. John Poehlmann, of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. is seriously ill at the German Hospital in this city. An operation was to have been performed on him on Friday last for stomach trouble, but on consul- tation of the attending physicians the operation was indefinitely deferred. A. T. Pyfer & Co. have been cutting a continuous crop of Easter Lilies since last Fall. Peter Olsem is busy at the greenhouses at Wilmette preparing a fine lot of blooming pot grown plants for their Easter trade. Zech & Mann are handling a nice crop of Freesia Purity that are sold about as quickly as they reach the store. Allie Zeeh says that stock is so scarce that it keeps one busy all the time studying out the best disposition to make of what is received daily. N. J. Wietor is of the opinion that the general scarcity of cut flowers will con- tinue well into February. Every whole- sale cut flower market in the Middle West complains of a great scarcity, and all are looking to the Chicago market for relief, with but little satisfaction. E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind., spent a few days in the city the past week and is quite optimistic concerning the coming season's trade. All the new Roses his company is offering this seEison are prom- ised to l)e on exhibition before the next meeting of the Chicago Florists' Club on its novelty night, Feb. 10. The J. D. Thompson Carnation Co., Joliet, report a good sale of its new Carnation Aviator, as well as all the other standard varieties. The propaga- tion of all varieties is being pushed with vigor, a large force of employees being constantly at work in the propagating department. At Peter Reinberg's, according to Supt. Emil Reichling, over one-half million Carnation cuttings are in the sand in the propagating department of their green- house establishment. In young Roses of all the standard varieties they are also going strong on tihe propagation; 150,000 are already in small pots. W. Metzger, Wenona, 111., was in the city on Monday laying in a line of sup- plies that will run him over St. Valen- tine's Day. He reports good business in his locality, so much so that he added anotJier greenhouse to his establishment last Fall and bought a new Ford truck for delivery purposes. T. B. Waters, of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. supply department, says that the New Year is opening well. 'The salesmen on the road report good business and boxes and other St. Valentine's Day nov- elties are in lively demand. V. Bezdek, Grosse Pointe. is beginning to cut some fine iSweet Peas that he planted to follow his crop of Chrysan- themums. With a couple of weeks of ibright weather he is of the opinion that I Carnations will be plentiful again. A. L RANDALL CO. ^^ Wabash Ave. & Lake SL r^^^ ^^^''^^^ CHICAGO, ILL. ^^^BWB^te^ Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists' Supplies WTien ordering, pleuae montlon The Exchange WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders ^ Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. Wben ordering, please mt^ntlon The ExchanK* C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORIS1 27 Saint Anne Streot SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SITPPLIES, FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION Phone, SUTTER 640 Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange The funeral of Catherine Goggin, presi- dent of the Chicago Federation of 'Teach- ers, who was killed by an auto truck last week, was held at the Holy Name Cathedral on North State st. on Satur- day last There were six machine loads of fioral tributes. The largest piece was a five foot representation of the seal of the Chicago Federation of Labor; twelve hundred Roses and Carnations, it is esti- mated, were used in the piece. The work was fairly well distributed among the leading retailers. C. Young of St. Louis came up the past week looking for stock for a large order. P. Clausen, Albert Lea, Minn., was among the visitors of the past week. Fred Hinks of Hubbard Woods, spent Monday in the city. Kansas City, Mo. Shortages Still Wholesale dealers in Kansas City and its territory still report the same shortages in stocks that marked the Christmas and New Tear seasons, al- though local retail trade has slacked up and the majority of the orders coming into this market are from outside sources. Roses particularly are in demand just now and few orders are being filled completely, he situation in regard to Carnations has eased up slightly and some local growers are suppl.vlng the market with flowers that should have been ready for sale about Christmas time. Prices on Carnations still remain good, with 5c. and 6c. being paid by the retailer. The demand for Roses far exceeds the supply. The local supply is practically nothing and all stocks are being bought in Chicago. There likewise seems to be a shortage there and consequently Kansas City florists are taking whatever they can get. Chicago concerns that formerly sold Roses to Kansas City in thousand lots seldom include more than a few dozen or a hundred in a shipment now and pros- pects are that this under-supply will con- tinue some time. The Western Implement, Vehicle and Hardware Association is holding its an- '- nual convention here this week and that has further complicated the demands. Samuel Murray has orders to supply about three hundred corsage bouquets for the annual dinner and is having a hard time to obtain some of the cut flowers necessary. All of the big implement firms are decorating their sales and sample rooms with potted plants, Smilax and January IS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 147 HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD AZALEA BULB ORCHID, FERN. HANGING, EMBOSSEDROSE, CARNATION, PALM, CYCLAMEN ^U?T|f^WER SPECIAL SHAPES TO CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS, etc Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World's Largest Manufacturers A. H. HEWS 6, CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. WARKHOUSESi CambrldAe, Mais. Nfw Ynrk, N. Y. PiuimimntiiimiiuiticiiiiiiiiuiiitijjuiiiiaEiuiuiiuuJciLiiiuiiiiiiciiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiLiiiuiiiciiJiiiiiuiiiciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiuiiiiiiciinimuuuiiiiiiiuuiiig I Cedar Tree or Plant Tubsj I "ANCHOR BRAND" § OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoned, selected Virginia White Cedar — we use no substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant ToB that money can buy. Write for booklet and prices. i Si i RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS | I Largest ManufactuTCTs of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND, VA. | SiiiiiiiiiniuiiiiiiiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitjiiiiiiiiiiiiniJiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiintiiiiiiiiiinitiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiriiiiiiiiiJtiiiiiiiiiimriiiiiiiiiiiind DREER'S^'RIVERTON SPECIAL'' Plant Tub No.Dlam. Each Doz 100 10 20 in. »1.46 $16.00 J130.00 20 18 in. 1.30 14 00 115.C0 1.00 11.25 92.00 .65 7.00 6600 .45 6.00 4000 .38 4.00 32.00 .30 3 60 28.00 - Deateet, lightest and Painted vreen, with electric welded hoopp. The fourlnrftestBlzebhavedrop handles. HENRY A. DREER,«^''fif ^JUpI.e!'^''*- 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. cut flowers aud many of the bigger up- town florists are making a nice business out of this. J. Heptung. whose greenhouses here supply some of the wholesale dealers, has been bringing about 1000 Carnations into the city every day this week. He is one of the few growers who has been able to supply much recently. Stocks are down somewhat on Nar- cissus. A good-sized demand for them has followed the Christmas and New Year business and dealers are having dif- ficulty in ot)taining them. E. Pranson, Kansas City grower, ex- pected to put 3000 red Carnations and 21X10 Roses on the market for the Christ- mas trade. .\s an illustration of the backwardness of the plants this year, he was able to cut only about 800 Carnations and 200 Roses. T. J. Noll & Co. have been unable to purchase Asparagus from any of the Kansas City growers and consequently have been forced to order from San Fran- cisco, the first shipment of which has just been received. Kansas Citv houses have been practically unable to obtain any California Violets since New Year's Day. Shipments have been held up because of storms and snows that reached as far South as Los Angeles, according to reports received here. Dr. .T. A. Cannaday. head of the State Fair Floral Co., Sedalia. Mo., is a flo- rist who believes in prohibition and has taken a leading part in every such cam- paign in Central Missouri in recent years. Dealers here who have sold him flowers have noticed recently that his checks are printed with the line. "This check is void if cashed in a saloon." The Longview Farm may soon have several acres under glass for raising cut flowers. The farm, owned by R. A. Long, mulli-millionaire himbermaii. is one of the finest country places in this part of the United States. It contains about 1600 acres and already ^^^. Long has spent at least a million dollars in building his country home, his fine dairy and stables and race tracks for his daughter's string of show horses. Four small greenhouses. each about -IHlft. in length, have been built, and for some time local dealers have been obtaining 200 or 300 Roses and Carnations from there every day. Now it is understood Mr. Long is con- templating increasing his greenhouses very materially. Local wholesalers are hoping this will be done so good supplies may be counted on in Kansas City. The farm is located at Lee's Summit, one of the city's suburbs. The Rumstedt Greenhouse, Ottawa, Kas., called on Kansas City concerns last week to furnish large stocks for a big funeral there. Frank Stuppy of St. Joseph, Mo., was a recent visitor to this city, returning to St. Joseph from a short vacation. Mr. Stuppy is one of the three largest grow- ers in this_ section of the country and his stocks vie in amount with those of Kellogg here and Wilcox at Council Bluffs, la. But he has gone to the open market re- cently for supplies for his retail trade and believes that Roses will continue to be scarce for several weeks. However, he predicts there will be lots of Carnations in a short time. The Famham Floral Co. of CarroUton. Mo., has been a heavy buyer this week, having had to fill big funeral orders. B. S. B. St. Louis, Mo. Market Prices Business now is about down to norma! although scenes around many of the stores still bear something of a holi- day aspect. Carnations are in fair sup- ply and are cleaning up from 2%c. to .'k'. Roses are not quite so plentiful. Killarney, Milady and Sunburst being Mc. to KIc. ; Wards, ;Sc. to 6c. ; while Russell and good Ophelia command (>c. to 15e. .\ few extra choice of the Rus- sell brought 20c. Narcissi continue to come in strong, but move fairly well at .■^c. to 4c. A few yellow Narcissus are about at 4c. Choice Lilies being 10c. to I2V2C. Some fine Rubrum Lilies are making RED POTS That you will be proud to have on your benches are the kind we have to offer. We use nothing but the best material and skilled labor and offer you a first class pot at a popular price. All goods are carefully selected and packed, thus insuring full count upon opening your crates — isn't that worth considering? We also have a full line of Azalea pots. Hanging Baskets and other goods used by Florists — Ask for catalogue. We also make the famous " MOSS AZTEC " ware. THE PETERS AND REED POTTERY CO. Gen'l Office and Works Chicago Office and Sample Room SO. ZANESVILLE, O. H. A, HARRISON, 6 E. Lake St. New York Office and Sample Room— WM. M. WARRIN, 16 W. 23rd Si. STANDARD FLOWER POTS tOOO ready packed crates of Standard Flower Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at ao hour's notice. Price per crate as follows: 1000 a-ineh »6 00 800 SH-inoh 6.80 600 4-^nch 4 60 4664H-inch 6.24 .. 320S-inch 4.61 Our Specialty, Long Distance and Export Trade HILFINGER BROTHERS, - - Pottery, FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 51 BarcUy Street, New Yorkaty. Agents 1000 l5i-inoh »6.00 1800 2-inch 4.88 1600 2>i-inoh 6.25 600 2^-inrh 6 00 210 6H-inoh »3.78 144 6-inch 8.16 1207-inoh 4.a0 60 8-inch 8.08 S^eWHlLLDlN FO ITERY LOMPANY FLOWER pots MADE IN PHILADELPHIA WAREHOUSE IN LONr; ISI AND CITY. N. Y Flctco Paper Pols Ihe Pot That Needs No Bottom The standard for shipping small plants. Per 1000 2-inch $1.20 2}i-inch 1.30 2H-inch 1.50 3-inch 2.00 Many Carnation Growers are using our square plant boxes for Rooted Cuttings. It is a paying proposition. Price: One to fifty thousand. SI. 10 per 1000. Cash with order. Fletcher & Son, Auburndale, Mass. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Winter to stock your greenhouses. Think of us. Write ns. Try n The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St., Norristown, Pa. Wlipn nrdorlng. ple.Tse m'Mition Thp E.xplinnge their appearance ami are bringing 8c. per flower. Roman Ilyaeinths marking the entrance of bulb stock are going for 2c. to 3c. Stevia is about finished. The Jast benches of this'bringing 3oc. to 50c. Cattleyas are fairly plentiful and much in demand now, during the corsage sea- .son. The price of these is $7.50 per dozen. Adiantum and .-Vsparagus plumo- sus are all that cotJd be wished for. Notes Prof. H. C. Irish, vice-pres. of the Missouri State Horticultural Society invited all the florists to attend the meet- ings of the society, Jan. 12-14, at the Planters' Hotel. SYRACUSE RED POTS FERN POTS, PANS and SAUCERS, up to and Including 13-lncb, all machine made. A great improvemeDt over the old style turned pots. Writ* /or Caialoaut SYRACUSE POTTERY C. BREITSCHWERTH, Prop, SYRACUSE, N. Y. Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made In standard sUm of 2-in. to ft-in. Th* beat Paper Pot for aMppint purposes. Samples hir» Dished free. Ask rour dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCae 403OaliSt.Wattluin..Mai« nT'nilnn Thp Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-date 148 The Florists' Exchange The Boston Humus Co. East Lexington, Mass. Manufacturer of BOSTON HUIVIUS a fertilizer and soil builder combined of high standard, prepared especially for landscape and lawn work and for conservatory use, requires Representatives 22^ Distributors in territory East of Mississippi River. Nurs- erymen, landscape contractors or high grade salesmen, familiar with soils, fertilizers and landscape work, are requested to communicate with the Company. When ordering, please meotloii The Exchange (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL APHIS $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. If you desfft'T'ToBiccb Powder"'t"BSr'TB"Cuaran?eeT'{o Bum, mi, will Burn and Give Perfect Satisfaction, or Money Back^ Mfljl Qjjjjr Qjdj^t Jg ^3. THE H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK, PA, J pn ort^prlng. plfnsp nii'nflnn The Krchnnee THE RENO>VNED FOOD FOR PLANTS MANUPACTUREO BY CLAY A SON, STRATFORD LONDON, ENGLAND Whpn nrdpring. pleaae mention The Rxchnngp Uneqoaled for Greenhoase and Landscape Ferlilizin|{ The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO Th.. K\ph»nf The first elub meeting of the year took plaoe Jan. 13 in Odtl Fellow's Hall. C C. Sanders is contemplating the erection of a splendid Rose house this Summer. M. Homer, of the St. Louis Seed Co., was very successful in obtaining dona- tions for the entertainment of the Car- nation 'Society, Jan. 20. and 27. The executire committee for the Ameri- can Carnation Society convention of which J. F. Ammann is chairman lleld a meeting Dee. 30, at the Smith Wliolesale Oo.'s. All the various sub-committees sho\^ed sood work and (he meeting of the Carnaliou Society should be a grand suc- cess. On Dec. 31 Mrs. M. M. Ayres retired from the florists' business. About a year ago Mrs. Ayres sold her interest in the Ayres Floral Co. to Rictiard Tuhesing and brother, and her agreement to stay with the purchasers expired after Christ- mas. Mrs. Ayres has been in the flo- rists' business for 3.5 years, first as mana- ger for Luther Armstrong and the re- maining time as head of the Ayres Floral \Co. Mrs. .\yres resigned from the cluli tprior to Thanksgiving. Her relations with the trade in' general were always friendly and cordial. The SchoenJe Fioral Co. 'was busy with large funeral orders the past week. Geo. Walbart reports an excellent holi- day trade. Young Brothers Co. and Grimm & GorJy are beginning to advertise their dollar boxes extensively. Otto Sander, formerly with Mullanphy Florists, is now with Fred H. Weber. F. L. S. NIKOTEEN For Sprayioc. APHIS PUNK For Fumitfttlnt. Ask your dealer for it NICOTINE MrG. CO. ST. LOUS pk\nse mf'iitjon The Exchange PACIFIC COAST— Continued San Francisco, Cal. The Market Business for the past week (end- ing Jan. 5) has been very quiet with tlie exception of funeral work. This can ibe expected after .such a good selling period as Christmas week, for every flower purchaser undoubtedly has his or lier rooms filled with flowering plants — at least enough to Jast several weeks. Flowei-s for funeral work and .set pieces are in good demand and "shorts" of all slock clean up well. Short stemmed Iloses sell well while the better ones go 'i>egging. Just at present, despite tlie cool cloudy weather, we have a good sup- ply of excellent Killarney Queen, Shaw- yer. Ophelia, Hadley and Am. Beauty Roses. The weather is holding back the larger share of the stock — lucky for tlie grower. A few excellent Baby Roses are on the market, the best we have ever seen. The supply, however, is quite limiited and most of them are shipped East. They retail here for .50c. a bunch — double the usual price. 'Mums have been entirely cleaned out by the storm this week, which was, by tlie way. one of the worst we have had ill 2t> yenrs. Between Seasons We are just between seasons at present.. The Fall .stock is disappearing and a few early buUis are being fon^d in for the trade. Tulips arrived for the first time this week. Paperwhite Nar- cissus are in good demand and clean up readilv at the wbolesale price of $1.50 per 100. Early Cydouia (Quince) and Pussy Willow are already being used by the decorators, and further signs of Spring are making themselves felt by forced Lilies. Violets suffered somewhat from the rains but are increasing in supply since the holiday shortage. FlialjenopsKS, Oncidium. and Cattleyas are gtK)d sellers this week, nnd there is an increasing demand for Cyclamen flow- ers. Quantities of Oalax leaves are arriving. Kotes This week marks tlie opening of a new flower store in Bush .st., near Oc- itavia. It will be run by Irving Harris, formerly of the Woodlawn Floral Co. of iSeattle, Wa.sh.. and Ohas. Cole who w-as recently connected with the Francis Floral Oo. of this city. These young men liave chosen an entirely new location and we wish them much luck in their new \'enture. Thursday evening, .Jan. 6, i\Ir. and Mrs. II. Plath entertained a large and representative gathering of local trades- men and their wives at their liome in this city. The occasion was a social gathering of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pacific Coast Horticultural Societ.v and, although the night was a stormy one. it passed cheerfully with cards, music and refreshments. Among those who en- joyed Mr. and Mrs. Plath's hospitality were: Jlr. and Jlrs. Daniel MacRorie. Mr. and ilrs. .lohn Vallance, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Mver, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rose. Mr. W. .\. Hofinghoff. his mother, Mrs. Olga Ilofinglioff. and sister Miss Ileleiie Hofinghoff, .Mr. and Mrs. John Gill, Mrs. Julia Wessel, Miss Mary Wilkie, Mr. and Mrs. Carlmichal. Mark Ebel was a visitor here from Sacramento last week. Mr. Ebel was taken away from his store during the business rns(h due to the sudden death of his mother-in-law in ISaai Rafael. The Luther Burbank Oo. had its final ending this week and all fixtures were removed from the spacious store that has occupied the building at the corner of Market and Beale sts. for over a year. \ tremendous amount of capital was lost, most of which came from well known but unsuspecting business men of this city. The E. W. McLellan Co. reports a slight damage of broken glass at its Burlingame establishment during the re- cent storm. Mr. Axell of this firm states itliat they never sold as many Gardenias as this past Christmas. Francis Schlotzhauer, of the Francis Floral Co. of this city, sitates this week that Christmas was the most prosperous one for liim since he has been in busi- ness* here. Mr. Schlotzhauer takes ad- vantage of dull spells such as at present The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, white fly, thrlps and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; gal^ $2.50. FUNGINE An Infallible spray remedy for 'Rob% mildew, Caxnation and Chrysanthemuin rust. Qt., 75c, gal., $2.00. VERMINE A soil sterilizer for cut, eel, wire and angle worms. Qt., $1.00; gal., $3J>0. SCALINE For San Jose and various scale on trees and hardy stock. Qt. 75o.; ffaLa $1.50. NIKOTIANA A 12 per cent nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumlg-atlng or vapor* Izlng. Qt., $1.50; g-al., $4.50. If yon cannot obtain onr prodnets from your local dealer, send na yonr or- der and we will ship Immediatelj throog'b our nearest affent. APHINE MANltf ACTURING CO. MADISON, N. J. Geo. A. Burnlston, Prea. M. C. Ebel. Treat Fertilizers FACTORY PRICES. Coah with Order. Per ton 200 Ibl. Sheep $28.00 $3.60 Bone 35.00 4.60 Blood and Bone 50.00 6.00 Davldge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40.00 6.00 Blood 76.00 8.00 Tankage 30.00 4.00 Acid Phosphate 20.00 2.50 Wood Ashes. 20.00 2.50 Hudson Carbon Co. BaiistonSpa,H.y. WTien ordering, plense mTtlon The RxcbflPKe FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c Ib.i^-b'^ TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ,|fb*^ TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,ifi^ TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. r^S Large Bale, weighing 400 to 600 Iba.. t2.50 Special prices In Tons and Carload Lota J I Crinilmiin 285-289 Metropolitan Ave ■ J rilBOman, BROOKLyKi. N. Y. Change of Name FROM Qaaker Cky Machioe Co. TO The lohn A. Evans Co. RICHMOND, INDIANA WtiPR ordering, plense mention The E:cchflnge Greenhouse Materials andtected IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lenfttha up to 32 f«et Milled to soy detail furnished, or will furniah details and out materials ready for erection. Frank Van Accrhi) Fulton Ave., Rose Ave. and I idnn TdH Awine, 0»,,ight st.. jersey city, n. j. When ordering, please mention The Exchange i anuiirv Ij. IliKi. The Florists' Exchange 149 Choice Red Cypress Greenhouse Material Hotbed Sash and Tanks Write for our prices Alfred Struck Co., Inc. Garden and Chestnut Streets, Louisville, Ky. i:xi-ll;.lit.-i- KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO PIPE New and Second Hand GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by moil, and it will pay you to get them We carry the largeflt stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. )reer's Pserlsssi Glazing Points ■For Greenliouses Drive easy and true, becaase both bevels ate oa the same , ■ide. Can't twist and break the glass in drivioe. Galvan- ized and will DOt msL. No Tights or lefti The Peerless Glazlne Poia li patented. No othen like it Order from your deale^x or direct from us. I000.75c. poiipaid. | Sample! free, HENRT A. DREES, I 714 Cheitnnt Btr«etX PhllftdetpUk When ordering, please mention The Exchange All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threada and couplings and sound in every reapect. We carry the- largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East. We Cu< and Thread Pipe to Sketch Special Prices to Florists. Correspondenoe Invited EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Inc 30 Church St. N. Y. CITY — PIPE — Wrought Iron of soond second-hand quall«> with new threads and couplings. 14-fooi leaftths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. EstabUabed 1902 PFArrS KENDAL[,ferfY& foundry Sts.. Newark. N.I. PAGIFIG COAST— Continned and imiis liis hiiiul to (Ii'.>^i^ning nrt bns- kels al'lor his own weave. Chas. Shellgraue. of J. B. Boknd Co., on Kearny st., is another to report an excellent i.'hristmas and states that ever isince funeral work has kept hi.s forces well occupied. The 7<>-niile-nn-honr wind that kept up here for some 12 hours toppled over many of the large trees on the Exposition grounds that for the past year have been to beautify the buildings and The majority of these trees are side-boxed ready to be traus- servmsr grounds, already planted. Hans Keunzejl, who some months ago openefl a -small flower shop near Sutter and Franklin sts.. was forced to close up on Christmas week due 'to unfortunate financial complications. Frank G. Cntbhertson. of the C. C. Morse Co.. of this city, who had charge of the arrangements for the Sweet Pea show last Summer, states tbnt already preparations are being made for 1010, especially the giving out of information regarding varieties of Peas to plaiit. It is stated that the show will be held in the memorial auditorium in the civic ■center. C. Kooyman. of the Hoyan Kooyman Co.. of this city, wears the broad smile of prosperity as a re.snlt of holiday husi- iness and says things have not slacked up since last week's rush. G. A. D. Los Angeles, Cal. The Planting Season Opens T'siially the lilanting season opens in California with the first advent of the Winter rains. This flucti'ates more or less, but usually by the first to middle of .Tanuary enough moisture has been pre- cipitated to justify nnrserymen and seeds- men to commenoe advertising and to push for trade. At this writing (.Tan. 4) the rain is coniine: down in ffoori shape, and though not "the whole tluug" in business, it has an influence here to be reckoned witli. The seed, florist and nursery trade is certainly in a more optimistic tnor)! than it was. sav three months agrt. StocVs are beginning to move, and inquiries and C()rre.si)ondence nn the increase. Stc-e good sales are beinEr made in ornauienta's as well as fruit trees, while the seedsmen seem to be busy and hnpefiil of a good season's business. Citrus fruit stn"k^. however, are movinsr i-ather slowly, but deciduous is in healthier demand. Legislation and tlie Trade At the late State Fruit Gmwers' convention the matter of a genej-al re- vision of all laws dealing witli horticul- ture, and more especially quarantine and inspection, came up rather strong. The initiative was taken by George 11. Ilecke of Wot)dland. one of mir foremost [xunolo- ?ists and a hortictilturist of wide ex- perienr-e. Mis plea was for a complete revision of codilication of existing legis- lation with a view to eliniinatine its weak and obieetionable features, and then enact sucli laws as will prove adequate and meet with the approval of all interests "^■oncerned. A strong committee was ap- Itointed to take the matter up. consisting of Mr. Ilecke as chairman, and Prof. Edward J. Wickson and Dr. A. J. Cook, THE WISE COURSE When contemplating the building of a Greenhouse, the wise course is to avoid extravagance and delay by hiring an organization which features economy and speed. Our past is an open book, so is our present, and we invite you to investigate both. Pir YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS IP TO IS We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Meiropolltan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Whi'n ordering. plPHse nn-nllnn TliP E^rhMngp The Jennings Improved Iron Guttei Patent Iron Bench t^'ittin^s and Rool Supports. Ventilating Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc. ^L°?, DILLER. CASKEY n "ni.^ ]'.\.-u-:vs.- KING The name that assures " the most for the money " In GREENHOUSES Write for Bulletin No. 47 and you will see why. KNG CONSTRUCTION CO. I 26 King's Road, N. Tonawanda, N. Y. I MiaD'^^^ Florist s Flier No. 622-51.^ in. Cuts the finest bou- quet wires. Far superior to shears. Hand-honed and tested cutting edges. Scientific handles fit hand and pro- duce greater leverage. Sample 70c. Descriptive Booklet Free SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 141 Chambers St., New York City IF YOU WANT THE BEST H^iiii ^1 m^gj=i^^ ^m A STIC A USE IT NOW. Pre« from rot Produdaft appliance* GET A F.O. PIERCE CO. ■!2 W BR04nW/»: new roll* Pearce-built Greenhouse GEORGE PESRCE Telephone 962- M 203 Trement Avenue. Orange. N.J \Vh.'n ..fil.Tlnc. n|p;i^p ni"riri<-n Thp Fyphiince For Greenhouses, Graperlea. Hotbede, Con- ■erTBtorlea and all other purposes. Get our fifture before buylnft. Estimates freely (Uven. GLASS N. COWEN'S SON, '^Ji^Tcifk" When ordprlnc. plcaae nteDtloD The Ezchanpe Masrlca Is elastic and ceoadous. admits of expaosloD and contrHcrtoD. Putty becomes hard and brittle. Bruken glass more easily removed without breaking of other glasii ae occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. Whfn nrdprine i.]. ■■.-■■ ni.ntj.i-i Th.^ ^Tf Imnge ^■M TO CLOSE OUT I .500 Boxes 8x10, 200 " 6x8 " B " quality double thick A greet ehenes to Bare money How many ,o you vantt L SOIOMON & SONJ 99-201 Woosttr SL, Nm Ywk WhoUsaU Window Cta»» \\'hcQ nrderltiK. pUurii- metitUm The Excbange GLASS 150 The Florists' Exchange HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, IJ^ and 1^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO Small Ready-Made Greenhousfs Covered Top And Sides With Sunken Path House Bench House These Sunlight Sashes as adjusted on the Greenhouses are removable at will They may be transferred to Coldframes or Hotbeds and are incomparably superior to all others for such use. They are complete in themselves for they have two layers of glass enclosing an au' space that is a better protection than mats and shutters and does away with buying and using these extra covers. Besides, the plants get all the light all the time and are stronger and earlier, also far more profitable. The Sunlight Double Glass Sash, as thousands of the best florists and gardeners testify, 13 simply perfect. Get our free Catalogue. You need it. SUNLIGHT DOUBLE GLASS SASH CO., ra^fsvPiTEIf k?; WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c each Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. s. JACOBS & SONS, '"'•^^iL'oKuviiji-r.^. r^- WhPii rTflerlng. plt'HSf mPtlTl'iR Tho l-lxoliitniTP GRaNHousEMATERiALi^ Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts — Patent V and U Gutters Our Grade Invariabl; the Best. Our Prices Right \. METSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., CHICAGO, III. t When ordering plr.-ise nrntlon Tin- Hxcliniige Greenhouse GLASS gS?.''J!;7pS?2'^'"' SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, lU. WbeD ordering, pleaBe mention The Exctaanxe PACIFIC COAST— Contlnned State Commissioner. Inasmuch as there are laws now in force govei'ning the seed and nursery trade, it is up to these in- terests to co-operate with this commit- tee. This is imperative, if the trade is to command the consideration that its importance merits. Heretofore the seed and nursery interests have sat supinely by and tolerated the enactment of legis- lation inimical to its progress and de- velopment. The thing to do. is to exer- cise vigilance and so prevent vicious legislation. Here is where the California Seed Trade and the California Associa- tion of Nurserymen should be wide awake, and make their influence felt. It is none too soon to begin agitating the matter. Horticultural Journalism The Pacific Garden has long been under the editorial supervision of P. D. Bamhart, long recognized as a valuable contributor to The Florists' Exchange. It has always been the property of people comprising the Pasadena Horticultural Society,_ which organization has sus- tained it for the past ten years. Being published in Pasadena, it has maintained a somewhat local flavor, but has taken high ground in its editorial policy, and established a record at once clean and patriotic for the best that there is in horticulture. Its sponsors have always felt that it was entitled to a broader field and a wider usefulness, and so have turned it over to The Kruckeberg Press of Los Angeles, who will continue its publication, preserving all its features and adding to them as exigencies may de- mand. In the future it will be known as Suhurban California and Pacific Garden. Trade Notes and Personals At the meeting of the Horticul- tural Society under date of Jan. 4,, Henry W. Turner, of Montebello, gave a timely, lucid and practical talk on Roses that proved interesting and instructive to a degree much beyond the ordinary. Two plant books have appeared within a month that possess more than passing interest. The first is Theodore Payne's "California Wild Flowers," a subject he has specialized on commercially for a number of years; and Ernest Braunton's "The Garden Beautiful," which treats of the subject purely from a Southern Cali- fornia point of view. H. L. Berry has started the manufac- ture of perfumery from California grown flowers in San Diego. The experiment will be watched with interest by planters and growers. At the February meeting of the San Diego Floral Association, the subjects up for addresses and discussion will be "Roses" and "Lawns." John S. Armstrong, of the Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, is certainly setting the pace in plant advertising this year. Like the big automobile publicity Mr. Armstrong is using double page announce- ments in the California agricultural pa- pers. The Braun Corporation of Los Angeles has just published an exhaustive treatise on fumigation for the destruction of in- sect pests in orchard and greenhouse, a copy of which should be in the hands of every nurseryman, seedsman and florist. The price is .50c., constituting the biggest value on this subject known to the writer. Among Eastern visitors must be men- tioned John C. Wister, laudscapist of Philadelphia, who is to remain in Cali- fornia for a couple of months studying our parks and gardens. At the January meeting of the L. A. Horticultural Society the following of- ficers were elected for 1916 : President, W. W. Pelgate, Sierra Madre; vice- president, James Taylor, Hollywood : sec- retary, Hal. S. Kruckeberg, Los Ajigeles ; treasurer, James MacGillivray, Los An- geles. It will interest the trade in the Bast to learn something of the cost in fighting insect pests in California. The growers of Oranges in the Pomona Valley have just spent .$70,000 for fumigating 4000 acres of groves. Six carloads of cyanide were used in the operation. It is esti- mated that Los Angeles county expends a quarter million dollars annually fight- ing insect pests. The Fresno Nursery Co. has moved into new quarters in the Hughes Build- ing, Fresno, where they have fitted up with every convenience for efliciency in the handling of their plant and tree busi- ness. This company is now under the personal direction of Frank H. Wihson, with M. R. Jaek.son as superintendent. George C. Roeding, of the Fancher Creek Nurseries, reports a healthy de- I The Heating Problem So etf I Judging strictly according to meet deal meriu, it's the METROPOLITAN PATI rEI> BOILER you want. Because of tbeir proveu ctcieutifically perf ■iruction. Metropolitan Patented Boilers v a given amount of water quicker, with less f less attention than any other boilers on the The remarkable heating efficiency an< steaming qualities of these boilers are due large and eEFeotive heating surface. Just a few points of Metropolitan P Boiler merit: Smooth, perfect finished castings. Push nipple connections. Large nre-box. providing ample oon ehamber. and permitting a sufficient cbargi to require attention only at long interrala. Deep ash pita, making the removal of alight task. Large flues, making the boiler easy to ele Grates that are made for hard usage a service. And above all. they are Fuel Saving. ^ Wasting. We also make soft coal boilers which art less, and save 60 per cent, in coal. Put Your Heating Problems Up 1 We've Been At It for 44 Years METROPOLITAN MATERIAL COP I39S-I408 Metropolitan Ave.. BROOKLYN Whpn ordpring. pIphsp oiPnUon Thp E con- heat and rket. luiok their tnted Btios fuel lee a lon£ Fue lok*- Us ANY Y, a nee r^KINNEP ^ CONTROL complete. vent8 drought Ic Reduces labor blllB, creases profit. Speclar able line for 811. 7B. for new Bulletin. THE BKINNfc:B IRKI^ATION OC 225 Water St., Troy, I YSTEN OF IRRlGATIOr When ordf ling, nlpasp m''ntinn Thi^ K Greenhouse Giss Double and single thick selectee all sizes from 6 x 8 to 16 x 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale pi ROYAL GLASS WOR 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK ll. Y. \A'1m'I1 iinifi-ing. I'Ip^isp niPntlon The E i:;ngi last' 1 CLAY TILE BENCIES Low factory coat of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a 11 Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or hugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Clevelab, 0. Whpn ordtrine. please mpntion Thp E p:inge WROUGHT IRON PPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new thre. i and' couplings. Guaranteed to give entire satii ?tion. Pipe cut to sketch. It will pay to correapc with' us. ALBERT m DAVIDSON, InCc^ 217-223 Union Ave.. Brooklyn. I. Y. Wbeu ordering', please mention The E langs Jjimmrv 1."). IDHi. The Florists' Exchange 151 Price, $10.00 73-7 VVrife BEFORE (rosl comes- Fool- Prool SAFEGUARD AGAINST FROST 'I'liifi is styk- II of our family of Florists' Stamlaril Tlierino- stats. After you set tin- liainis (like a watcli), if your fire iliis ■ lown an 1 it gets too cold, or an I'xce-s of heat tlireatens danger, you will be awakened by an iloctric alarm bell — under your pillow if you like. And you can lock the case willi a key, and be sure no one will tamper with it. You can turn the hose on it. too. ft fool-Proof Thermostat Makes A Frost-Proof Greenhouse STANDARD THERMOMETER CO., es sh.r.cy >.'.->. DUSTON. MASS. Itgclpri")r'.ty — Saw It Id tbe Eichange UP-TO-DATE GREENHOUSES Are equipped with Advance Sash Operating Device. Many critical buyers specify Advance only. Wliy can't yon got acquainted with us? We consider it a pleasure as well as a business transaction to figure on your requirements. You can make no mistake in dealing with us and we want to show you what square treatment is. We have a complete line of Greenhouse Fittings and will be pleased to send you our catalog free on request. ADVANCE CO., Richmond, Ind. PACtFIO COAST— Continned iiiand for fruit trops am] ornaniontals. Just at present he is busily occupied in fretting out a new and revised edition of Ills little but practical treatise on "'Pruu- inc Orchard Trees and Grape Vines." Mr. Roeding is a freipient visitor to the Los Angeles office of The Flobists' E.\- CRANOE. H. Campbell has opened a new busi- ni-ss under the name and style of the Hi-llflower Nursery. The location is on Fliiwer St in Los Angeles. \V. V. Eberly. manager of the Cali- fernia Nursery Co. and his able assistant, W. B. Clarke, are to be congratulated on the correct and finely illustrated catalog of the California Nursery Co. at Niles. Folloiying the recommendations of the committee on nomenclature of the Cali- fornia Association of Nurserymen, it has followed Bailey's Cyclopedia "of Horticul- ture in its classification and nomencla- ture, thus producing one of the most wi'viceable hooks of its class that has Vver been turned out on this Coast. X>'itlier The Flokists' Exchange nor its representative had anything to do with Its production ; nevertheless it glories in a work pos-sessing both high technical ahility and one that is a credit to the imnling craft. He.NRY W. KRtCKEEERG. Portland, Ore. Market Notes We have now had six davs of drought since the town went drv and a good year ahead; but cheer up. "water wont kill you. and the water pipes are full. It won't affect ns as we nil sell watered stock. With a drop in tempera- ture and snow on the sround we started tlip year, and flowers are none too plen- tiful; as a matter of fact it requires some stretching to make them go around. Jirnations still are somewhat scarce and I'ld to be so for some time, especially in the better grades, as the weather still eontinues cloudy. Carnation growers all r«'p4rt that the Carnation plants have .suffered considerably and will show the ettect for some time. 'Mums still are to "" «e*n. 'nit the large run on funeral "ork of all kinds soon empties the vases I- unerals have been the main issue of the week, as the weather did not encourage entertaining. Roses are ii.sed up from day to day. and with some stretching they are made to serve. Freesias are now to be seen in limited quantities, and the demand for this flower warrants more interest in it from the growers, as it does very well. Unmans are increasing in supply, and the limited amount of Nar- cissi finds a ready sale. It looks very much as if the quantity of both Narcissi and Romans grown have been substan- tially reduced, which makes it better for every one concerned. Trumpet Major has made its appearance and looks mighty small, but sells well as people are looking for Spring flowers and bulbous stock. Good plants with the exception of Aza- leas were nearly all used up for Christ- mas and New Year, and are rare. The first p »t'(Ml yellow Tulips have made their appearance, and they add the neces- sary \'ariet.v. Various Notes Fred Wcideman has di.scontinced his retail store in the Swetland I?ldg. He said he had no idea as to the amount of expense connected with the retail end of the business. He prizes his experi- ences highly. Max M. Sniitli is contemplating renting his greenhouse. He says as he is unable to look after the stock himself it is cheaper to buy it. Mr. Geiger has also given up his store in town. Clarke Bros, have shown the first polled Tulips, as is usually the case. This firm always has their" bulb stock tip-top. (iiirgeous has been a disappointment to all growers of this variety, as it did Jiot stand the divrk weather. Even the local disseminators (Martin & Forbes) have not found it .as good as List year, when wc had nearly the entire Fall with unadulterated siin.shine. With most growers it is a complete failure. Martin & Forbes are the only growers doing this variety anywhere near justice. The se- lect grade is bringing them -$2 per dozen. The Rose Festival Association has re- sponded heartily to the showing made by the florists last year and is going to spend .^S.OOO on the floral center this vear. .\II memliers of the Portland Flor.al Society desiring information will find (he same at the next meeting, Tuesday, the ISth. The plans will then be ready and Mr. Passche will explain matters. H. NiKLAS. \L\x-n the little " lean-to" greenhouses, such as the one illustrated above, which we built at Plandome, Long Island, are planned and erected with the greatest care, as they require all the fine details that make for the successful operation of the professional growers' structures. The reputation we have gained for fast work is only to be equaled by our reputation for fine work, and the particular feature of our service is that we can give both at the •■•ame time. We owe our success not only to the efficiency of our methods, but also to the quality of our work. We Know What To Do and What Not To Do If you contemplate building a greenhouse write us — we can save money for \r)U. S. JACOBS & SONS Greenhouse Bullderu 1365-1379 Flushing Awe. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Whon ordering, please mi-nllon Thf> tlxoliiiiiKe STEAM ••' HOTWATER BOILERS SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT mON TYPES HIGHEST QUALITY GUARANTEED Our engineering department will cheer- fully help you with your problems Do not be afraid to write JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y. EatabUahed otct Fifty Yean Wli.-n .inl.Tiiig. ;ile:isc m.-nlli.n The KxcliMiice 1866—9115 •ALL-HEART" CYPKESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER Whf'n ordering, pleaae mention Tbp Rxchanpe HIGHEST PRICED -... CHEAPEST ■-I, ^- BOIUBR8 JVIADB _^ GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBuip* <» CO. 107 Broad Street. Utlca, N. Y. LST DS TBLL fOU ABOUT THBM When nrderlnc. plenfle mention Ttie ExchRpge PERFECT GREEN HOISES Greenhouse Construction GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE Boilers Oet OUT eat&logrue before you figure Get our figuree before you buy A.:^ G ^T" M'^'^©'^ John C. Monin^er Co. : Chicago ■.■'n;iJI7lil-l.i.,i,l|i'H„'ffru« »!<*«««» Buy Direct From The Producer Order from our Wholesale Catalog which haa been mailed, or order from our salesmen who call on you. If they do not call on you. advise us and we shall be pleased to correct their traveling sched- qVe to include a visit to your place. •|ne jti^*'^**3 /• "*" ^^^ stand back of the goods ^^^i^^^»|y ^ ' s are reasonable and values '^1^ ,' is "Rose Plants for Green- house Vji«^ .. - '*'tfo# • us quote you if your order ia big. Our price win interest you and the goods shipF}ed will pleeise you. Refer to our other display advertisements in this paper and the classified section. A.RFlE^SON INC. ^^'c^pMVELL Conk iiniiTiiij,'. pk'a.He mi'[itl<.in Th WE HAVE 2,000,000 PLANTS For Immediate Shipment 2-in. 2-in. 100 1000 PETCTNIAS,' Double and Single S2.00 $18.50 3-in. 3-iD. 100 1000 $3.00 $25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGONIAS, Gloire de Chatelaine 3.00 25.00 Vernon, Muced 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 MOONVINE, White and Blue 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 FUCHSIAS, In variety 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 GERANIUMS, St iinciard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 ALTERNANTHERA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 AGERATUM 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PARLOR rVY 2.00 18.50 3.00 2,';.00 SENECIO ARGENTECS 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 ALYSSUM 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 COLEUS 2.00 18..50 3.00 25.00 SALVIA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LANTANAS 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PETUNIAS 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM, and HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100. S5.00 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS. Whole field clumps, $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. CANNA ROOTS. $2.00 per 100 and up. Cash with order. R. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS CO, WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND Whpn ordering, please mention The Excbange CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 175. CLASSIFIED Pages 191 to 194 154 The Florists' Exchange j^^jfj^^jfjf^^jf^^-^jf^jf^^^^^^^^^^^* 5f Oft, 'n The Stilly Night Our Slumbers Have Been Awakened To The Fact We Have Omitted BEGONIAS ,00 SINGLE White S2.00 SINGLE Red 2.00 SINGLE Rose 2.00 SINGLE Orange 2.00 SINGLE Mixed 2.00 DOUBLE. Yellow, Rose, White, Or- ange, Red, White and MUed 3.00 $0.00 .30 .35 Tr. pkt. GOLDEN FEATHER SO 10 $0.25 SALVIA, Bonfire 25 2.00 VINCA, 3 colors 15 .60 VERBENAS, Mam., 4 colora .20 .75 ZINNIA, Giant Robusta. .. .10 .35 New Flower Seeds for Early Spring Tr. pkt. Oz . AGERATUM, Blue Perfection. $0.15 ALVSSUM. Little Gem 10 ALYSSUM. Carpet of Snow 10 ANTIRRHINUM, Nelrose Pink. .50 ASTERS, Oueen of the Market. Separate colors 20 CANDYTUFT, Giant Empress.. .10 COBMA Scandens 15 LOBELIA, C. P. Compacta 25 MYOSOTIS, Victoria 25 .75 .20 .40 1.25 .76 WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK t *************************** rdprlng- pIpusp mention TtiP Kxfhance SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST STOCKS BOSTON FLOWER MARKET Unsurpassed for the largest per- centage of double flowers. We have crimson, canary yellow, dark blue, deep blood red- apple blossom, bright rose, light blue, scarlet. Trade pkt. Sl-OO- Pure white, trade pkt. SI. 50. Sweet Peas, Asters, Cyclamen, Petunia, Primula, Lily of the Valley From our Own Cold Storage Plant. Our Trade List mailed on application. fOTTlER, fISKE, RAWSON CO., iheseedstore faneuil Hall Square, Boston Whpn. ordering, plpnae mpntinn The Kyehange MEYER'S T BRAND GIGANTEUMS THE LILY WITHOUT AIPEERi lORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY EX COLD STORAGE LATER ON- CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK nlinn Th.' lA VJE. BOOK NOW /-\T»T\'C»T>C? for delivery this Spring or next Fall, for the full line of Florists* Forcing UrvLUtKS Bulbs and Plants; such as LILIES, FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLUS, CANNAS, DAHLIAS, ROSES, PALMS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, BUXUS, Etc., Etc. Let us appraise your wants. SI BARCUAV STRBBT NFUI VflRK or P. O. Boi 752 WHl IWnn AU&UST ROLKER & SONS, When orderinK. please mention The Exchange pw-PANSIES Seed 200,000 MT GIANT PANSmS ue now rgady (o ihip. FliM fleld-sTowD plante. Finest mixture in superb oolors. All ffrown frt>m selected stock. 100 by pu«el post. 60o.; 1000 by eipreas. t3.S0; 500 KMl 3000 tlO.OO. t&rge, stroDs plants in bad for Winter bloonnniE. 11.00 per 100 by express. Seed, finest ndxtnre. SOOO seeds (1.00, I u. M-OO. 3 OS. tlO.OO. SALVIA Bonfire. Oi. Sl.OO, H oi. 76o. Ca«h with order, E. B. JENNINGS, southport, conn. "OaOWEB ONLY OF FINE PANSIBS" When ordering, nlease mention The Kxctijinse GARDEN SEED D«>., CARROT, PARSNIP. RADISH mad GARDEN P&A SEXD in nrietr; aUo other iteau of tlu abort erop of this past asuoo. ai well as a fttU line of Garden eeBda, wiD be quoted you opon S, D. WOODRUff & SONS. 82 Der Street, NfW YORK uad OKAMGC. CONN. Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchsn^e Forcing Gladiolus ALL^FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10,00 Augusta, white 1.35 11,00 Brenchleyensls, red.,, 1,25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet. , 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, III. Wben ordering, please mention The Elschange SEEDSMEN Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER UTHOfiRAPHIC COMPANY Dept. S, Rochester. N. Y. When ordering, please mention Hie Bxchange niiiniiiniiiniiiniimniniiiiiimiimiinuiiiiirnnmiiiniiniiiiiiininniiiininnnmnnnmiBianiiinmMniniiniiimiiinrimiiiiiiiminii Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc, for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. 1004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADELPHIA igiiiiiniiiinnniiiiiiiiniMiDiiniDniiiiiiiiiiiiiiJimiJiuninmmummjiiiiimMMimiiiitiionimiiiiniiiJniiin yii'MSf nil i]ti. Oint MOTTO: ' THB BEST THB MARKET AFFORDS ' Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK From Cold Storage New York or Chicago $16.00 per 1000; $8.50 per 500; $4.50 per 250 Pips Will-Ill oriliTiTie. |ilp;i3P m 'lit ion The RxphHiigp BEANS, PEAS, RADISH •od aU GARDEN .- ."^priiiK months has led to the florist forcing them from April to June, planting them largely among Carnations and enjoying a double crop out of the house. , • ■ To extend the flowering season thev should be planted successively m batches from January, care bemg taken not (o have a too high temperature for early forcing— .50 degrees at night and GO degrees during the day is considered best. It rcciuircs from 10 to 12 weeks to bring the Gladiolus into bloom. Many florists plant them in flats m April and remove to coldframc' when tliey have made roots about one inch long; in this way they get flowers about a month in advance of those planted in the open. . t j j it. • i Mulch and water liberally, when well advanced in growth, but during early stages only when dry and then only spanngly. Best Forcing Sorts Suitable also for Outdoor Forcing America. Delicate even shade of pink; one of the best and most popular Gladiol' for forcinc or outdoor planting. Selected first-size bulbs. 25c. per doz., $1.50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000. Augusta. Select florists' variety for forcing and outtloor planting. White, slightly penciled pink flowers; large and well arranged on the spike. Select first-size bulbs. 25e. per doz., $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Brenchleyensis. Bright scarlet; straight stem, the Bowers opening well; suitable for forcing "as well as outdoor planting. Extra strong bulbs. 20c. per doz., $1.50 per 100, SI 2.00 per 1000. Kunderdi " Glory." This beautiful ruffled Gladiolus is adapted for forcing as well aa outdoor planting. A delicate creamy pink color. 75c. per doz., $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per iOOO. May. A notable white variety, lightly flecked crimson. Splendid forcer. 50c. per doz., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Pink Beauty. A variety that will prove as popular for early forcing aa Augusta. The flo%ver3 have the same good habit, and are a uniform pink in color, slightly darker in the throat. This is without a doubt the earliest Gladiolus for outdoor planting as well. 25c. per doz., $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Mrs. Francis King. Without a doubt the finest scarlet Gladiolus to date. A variety that will force very well and produce gigantic spikes of large, well-opened and well spaced flowers. Extra strong bulbs, 1 }-2 inches and up. 40c. per doz., $2.25 per 100, $20-00 per 1000. Choice bulbs. IM to IH inches. 30c. per doz., $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. Shakespeare. White, flaked carmine, striped pink. A standard florists' forcing variety. Early and a splendid bloomer. 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Choice Named Gladioli The following list of Gladioli contains the best varieties for outdoor blooming. We beg to call attention to the several Novelties listed, as they are distinctly superior va- rieties, and every florist should place a trial order for some of them. The varieties listed under Best Forcinfi Sorts are also good standards for outdoor planting. The Gladiolus delights in a sunny position and requires a liberal amount of plant^food in the form of sheep manure, with bone meal for top dressing. Attraction. Deep, dark, rich crimson, with a very conspicuous pure white center and throat; enormous flower. 40c. per doz., $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Baron Flulot. Splendid, rich violet blue; excellent to use in combination with'yellow sorts as a cut-fiower for decorative work. 30c.perdoz.. $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Canary-Bird. The need of a good yellow Gladiolus is realized in Canary-Bird; excel- lent when used in combination with Baron Hulot. $1.00 per doz., $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Empress of India. Rich, deep maroon, splendid to use in combination with Niagara, offered in this list. 50c. per doz., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. George Paul. Very large-flowering sort, of deep, rich crimson. 75c, per doz., $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000. HALLEY. A variety of excellent merit on account of its earliness. Bulbs planted in our trials late in April have yielded splendid spikes of bloom in June. The flowers are large and of a beautiful salmon pink, ■with a creamy white blotch in the throat, which greatly enhances its beauty. For cutting we know of no variety in our list that will give more general satisfaction. 40c. per doz., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. LILY LEHMAN. A variety that proved satisfactory in our trials. There are many white varieties, but we believe this ia quite as good as most._ The general effect of the flower is a pure, glistening white, with just a tinting of pink on the tips of the petals. 40c. per doz.. $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Nezinscott. Bright blood scarlet, with deep, velvety crimson-black blotches and white mottlings. 90c. per doz., $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. NIAGARA. A splendid companion to America, introduced by the originator of thia now universally popular sort. While it resembles it in form, the flowers are somewhat larger and the spike is taller. The color is soft primrose; deep in the throat of the flower are lines of faint lilac; the purple stamens and pale carmine stigmas give the flower a delightful, pleasing color. $1.00 per doz., $7.00 per 100. $65.00 per 1000. PAJ*JAMA. Exquisite and magnificent, fully the equal of America in form and size, but superior to it in color, being a deeper shade of pure rose pink, similar to that of the popular Rose, Mrs. John Laing. Wherever this variety has been exhibited it has secured first premiums. European growers have endeavored to secure the entire stock in some cases, offering $1.00 each for the bulbs or bulblets when it was first introduced. 75c. per aoz.,^$5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Peace. A grand, pure white flower with just a slight marking of a lilac feather on the lower petal. Enormous flower, borne on plants frequently 5 feet tall. 90c. per doz., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Princeps. Brilliant crimson scarlet; a variety that will bo more largely grown thia year on account of the more moderate price. 30c. per doz., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Sulphur King. A trifle larger and better formed than Canary- Bird. A pure sulphur yellow. $1.50 per dot., $12.00 per 100. Taconic. A flower of striking appearance; flecked pink, lower petals stained maroon. 60c. per dor., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 30-32 Barclay St. NEW YORK CITY iill.in Til.. Kx.-hiMii:.. New York Seed Trade Seed selling for the season of 1916 has already made a good beginning; the business is confined so far chiefly to mail and travelers' orders, and there is little counter trade thus far. Summer flower- ing bulbs are also in demand as well as seeds. The 1016 catalogs thus far sent out are reported to be bringing in large, and early orders. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 5.3 Barclay st., are mailing their 1916 Market Garden- ers' catalog. They report that orders in response to their retail catalog, which they have been sending out for several weeks, are very satisfactory. Stumpp & Walter Co., 30-32 Barclay .«t.. is making a comprehensive offering of flower seeds, and also of Begonias and Gloxinias, all of which are meeting with an excellent demand. Weeber & Don, 114 Chamber St., are mailing out their annual catalog. Mail and travelers' orders are coming in freely. The MacNift Horticultural Co. of 54 to 56 Vesey st. has leased the adjacent five-story building at 52 Vesey st This building, after undergoing necessary in- ternal changes, including, an inside en- trance into No. 54 on the main floor and in the cellar, will be used as an addi- tion to the auction department and the five-story building at No. .56, now having an internal entrance to No. 54, will be given up to the seed department. The Arthur T. Boddington Co., Inc., 128 Chambers St., is well settled in its new quarters, and has begun mailing out its retail catalog. Flower seeds are meeting with a large demand. Burnett Bro.s.. 9.S Chambers St., are of- fering a new flexible metal hose. Their cold storage Lily of the Valley is meet- ing with an excellent demand. Incuba- tors and poultry sundries are moving well. At Vaughan's Seed Store. 43 Barclay St., many and large orders are coming in for Gladioli, Cannas, Dahlias, Caladi- ums, Tuberose and other Summer flower- ing bulbs. Tuberous Begonias and Gloxinias are expected to arrive very soon. W. E. Marshall, of \V. E. Marshall & Co., 166 West 23d st., left early this week for Detroit, Mich. He will make an extended Western trip during the next four weeks or more. The 1916 catalog is being mailed out from the store. Teter Henderson & Co., 35 to 37 Cort- landt St., are sending out their Market Gardeners' catalog this week. Their re- tail catalog, now pretty well distributed over the country, is already drawing or- ders from every State in the Union. S. D. Woodruff & Sons, 82 Dey St., have opened np a flower, seed and bulb department, which will be in charge of Ed. Holberg, formerly for many years with the Vaughan Store. This firm re- 156 The Florists' Exchange Tuberoses I True Dwarf Pearl i Carload lots of bulbs are in | warehouse, frost free, and M ready for shipping g F. O. B. New York lOOO g First Size, 4-6 in $8.50 I Medium Size, 3-4 in 4.50 | Gladiolus | Double your returns by plant- ■ ing between the Carnations as a ■ catch crop. ■ Grown by us | Mrs. Francis Kinq, 1st Size"! Write Augusta, " «or America, " ^ Prices Chicago White " and riorist XXX Mixed " J Samples We can also supply "Medi"m Size" bulbs of the above varieties 1916 Prices on all leading kinds are ready The Dwarf Pearl Tuberose llllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllll!llll{|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ASPAKAGUS I Plumosus Seedlings | $8.00 per 100 § Vaughan's Seed Store | Chicago INew York g II " SS¥'h'§u''sI CUCUMBER Especially desirable for growing in HOTHOUSES or HOTBEDS Runs uniform in size — averaging eight to nine inches in length — dark green color — exceedingly productive. The money-maker. Oz. 75c., J4 lb. $2.00, 1 lb. $6.00. Postage paid. Our 1916 Catalogue, also Market Gardeners' List, mailed Free. FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON Co.. FaneuU HaJI square, BostOH ' I he Seed Store **w^fcwii f.W.fl4clierXCo.i»e. AUBURNDALE, MASS. Antirrhinums NelroM Seed, tnde paoketi, $1.00. Marguerites Reve d*Or, best yellow. Rooted Cuttinsi, immediato deUvery, $4.00 per 100. Whpn nrdPflng plP«Bf mi'ntlon Thp Rxrhnnge Mastodon Pansies Fine, stocky, transplanted private stock. Mixed, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Seedlings, large or standard size. East of Chicago, order from the Long Island DabUa Gardens, HlcksvUle, L. I.. N. Y. MASTODON, Mixed. H o«. 75o., oi. $5.00. MASTODON, MUed, Private Stock. H oz $1.00, oz. $7.00. New catalos. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON When ordering, please mention The Elichange Readers wUl confer a favor upon us of more than passinfi value If. vrhen ordering stock of Our advertisers, they will mention seeing the ■dvt. In THE EXCHANGE. 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds. Onion Sets. Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. ports that the shortage of the Potato crop this year, according to the report of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, amounts to more than all the Potatoes usually raised South of Maryland. Seed Potatoes are already commanding high prices, and a further advance is sure to come later. White Onion sets are prac- tically out of the market, and those of the other colors are scarce, so great has been the loss from decay. William EUiott & Sons, 42 Vesey st., are making a special offer of single and double tuberous-rooted Begonias, and new flower seeds. Jos. LuDnemann, who is to travel in the United iStates and Canada in behalf of Kallen & Sunnemann, Boskoop, Hol- land, is to sail on S. S. Noordam, due to arrive in Hoboken around January 18. Mr. Lunnemann will make his head- quarters at Maltus & Ware, 14 Stone St., New York City. Qiicago Seed Trade The thirty-fourth annual convention of the American Seed Trade Association will be held in Chicago on June 20 to 22 next. W. W. Barnard, president of the W. W. Barnard Co., seedsmen, left on Sunday, Jan. 16, for Santa Barbara, Cal., where he will rest and recuperate from his recent illness. The report of the death of Albert Mc- Cullough, the veteran seedsman of Cin- cinnati, O., was received in the city on Friday and was a matter of deep regret to his many friends in the seed trade of this city. A. T. Ferrell & Co., manufacturers of seed cleaning and canning machinery of Saginaw, Mich., have filed articles of in- corporation, fixing their capitalization at $500,000. The company incorporated so as to be better able to take care of its rapidly increasing business. The mail order seed trade has opened well and representatives traveling out of Chicago report good business in all sec- tions of the country. As yet a few of the seed houses have not mailed their 1916 catalogs or trade lists, but these will all be in the mails in the course of the next ten days. Vaughan's Seed Store reports the ar- rival of a carload of Tuberoses in splen- did condition, and the receipt of a large amount of Gladioli coming in from the warehouses on the farms to be ready for immediate shipping. A large force of people have been employed the past week in mailing the wholesale and retail cata- logs of the house. Advice by cable is to the effect that the usual supply of flower seed from southern France is on the way. The numerous travelers that represent the house on the road are all making their Midwinter trips and are sending in a large volume of business. Chas. M. Jackman, who has been in Kurope since last June attending to the shipping of goods for this house, was due on his return trip at New York on Jan. 16, and will reach Chicago in a few days, when he will join the traveling forces of the house on the road. Winterson's Seed Store is having a good demand for flower seed for early planting. Cold storage stock in Lilies is in good demand. The last forms of the retail catalog go to press_ this week and will be ready for mailing in a short time. A charter has been granted to the Kirbv Seed Co.. Oaffney, S. C, with a capital stock of $10,000. The officers are A. B. Kirby, president and general manager; D. C. Ross, vice-president, and Maynard Smith, secretary and treasurer. Fire at Waco, Tex., caused a loss of about $18,000 on Jan. 11. The chief losers are the Park Seed Co. and the Mel L. Webster Co. Both of the companies were protected by insurance. The Alton Seed Co., Sidney, O., was recently incorporated. The capital stock is given at $15,000. W. L. Allen, B. T. Bull, L. E. Marrs, H. E. Bennett and E. L. Alton are the incorporators. Two thousand bushels of carefully selected seed Corn are being tested in Ames, la., these days, which will become the nucleus of the crop next year in that zone. The Com is in the big build- ing of the Ames Seed Co. and the result of the tests means much to that part of the State. The tests employed are fully endorsed by the State College and members of the faculty are personally interested in this wholesale work. F. P. Lilly, representing the Chas. H. Lilly Co., Seattle, Wash., was a caller on the seed trade on Monday on his way to New York and other eastern cities. Mrs. Morse Undergoes Surgical Operation Mr. and Mrs. Lester L. Morse are in Philadelphia where Mrs. Morse under- went a serious operation last week. She is reported as doing splendidly and Mr. Morse states that he hopes to be able to start for home in about three or four weeks, going direct to San Francisco. Mr. Morse himself is in excellent health, in fact says he never felt better. Pedigree Seeds In the opening pages of the new cata- log of the D. Candreth Seed Co., Bris- tol, Pa,, there are some interesting notes regarding Pedigree Seeds. Good or bad qualities are sooner seen in plants than in animals, and the results of careless breeding or no breeding at all often stand out in glaring ugliness a few months after sowing. This is different in the case of Pedigree Seed, that is, plants from seed selected continuously for sev- eral generations: these inherit the good qualities, which are fixed and established. Nothing is more irritating to the intelli- gent gardener than vegetables that are unfixed or sportive in their development. They indicate that the seeds were usually from poorly selected parents, and poor seed is generally cheap seed. SEEDS Bunyard's Invincible START TO SOW NOW SALVIA Tr.pkt. o.. Clara Bedman (Bonfire) $0.25 $1.S0 Splendens 20 1.00 Splendens Zurich 2S 2.50 PETUNIAS Trpkt Bunyard*8 Invincible Double Fringed. May be confidently relied on to produce a large proportion of double flowers of ex- quisite beauty and great size H tr. pkt. 60c. $1.00 Century Prize. Gigantic, single flower, hav- ing the edges deeply ruffled or fluted K trade pkt. 60o. 1.00 Giant White 26 Emperor. Single. Large blossoms 50 Rosy Mom. Soft carmine pink 25 Ruffled Giants. Single fringed 50 GRIVILLEA Tr.pkt. OS. Robusta (Silk Oak) $0.25 $1.00 LOBELIA Crystal Palace compacta 25 2 00 Emperor William compacta 25 1.75 Erinus gracilis. Light blue 15 .75 Erinus speclosa. Deep blue 15 .75 MIGNONETTE Bunyard's Invincible. The finest Mignonette for under glass or pot culture. Trade pkt. 25c., 3^ -OZ. $1.50. H oi. $2.75. 02. S5.00. Allen's Defiance. Trade pkt. 50c., H ox. $1.00. COBAEA Tr.pkt. Oz. Scandens. Blue $0.10 $0.25 Alba. White 15 1.00 SMILAX Trade pkt lOc. oz. 40o. ALYSSUM Trade pkt. Oz. Benthaml M lb. 50o. $0.10 $0.16 Carpet of Snow 10 .50 Little Gem 10 .30 White Gem 25 .76 CENTAUREA Candldlssima 25 Gymnocarpa* 10 .60 CINERARIA Marltlma. 1)^ ft 10 .30 Marltima " Diamond ". Serrated. .20 l.OO VERBENAS Invincible Hybrids. Mixed 25 1 .00 Blue \ 25 1.00 Pink 25 1.00 Scarlet 25 1.00 White 25 1.00 Lemon 25 2.00 VINCA Alba. White Rosea. Rose Rosea alba. Miied Rose and white. .15 .15 .15 .10 .76 .75 .75 .SO ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus. ■ True greenhouse grown. 100 seeds 50o., 260 seeds $1.00, 1000 seeds $3.50, 10,000 seeds $32.50. Plumosus nanus. California grown. 100 seeds 50o, 250 seeds 75c., 1000 seeds $2.50, 10,000 seeds $22 50. Spreiigeri. 250 seeds 25c., 1000 seeds 75o , 5000 seeds $3.00. BEGONIA Trade pkt. ErfordU. Carmine $0.25 Semperflorens 25 Vernon grandifiora 26 And All Other Seasonable Seeds Remember, you may deduct 5 per cent, if cash accompanies order HarryA.BunyardCo.,lnc. The Uptown Seed Store 40 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchange S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN, CUCUMBER. TOMATO Radteh, Muskxnelon, Squash. Watermelon. Sweet Com. Correspondence Solicited. WTien orderinff, nlfflsp mt^nflnn The RxotiHOfre David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michigan Avenue CHICAGO. ILL. When ordering, please mentloa The Elxchanfie January 23, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 157 Large Seed Warehouse to be Built Thty State Xurscry Coiiipaiiy of Mon- tana has passed plans for tiu' erection of a large seed warehouse on the Great Northern right of way, and work will be started as soon as the weather per- mits. This struoturc will cost $;iO.OOO. and is said will be the largest and best seed warehouse in the Northwest. The company has lately made considerable seed purchases, particularly of Alfalfa seed. A picture of the proposed struc- ture as it will appear when completed, appeared in the Montana Daily Record of Jan. 8. Miscellaneous Notes W. W. Harnden, president of the Harnden Seed Co., Kansas City, Mo., re- marked recently that the situation as to seed supplies this year would not be a patch on the situation of nest year. The firm has lost at least two foreign ship- ments already, one from Great Britain and one from Denmark. It is said that prices are up to double former levels wholesale, and that the jobbers and re- tailers will raise prices correspondingly in this section. While the Harnden Seed Co. has always had much stock grown for it, it has bought a great deal on the market. Next year it will contract for growing practically all its supplies, tak- ing no risks on the foreign or domestic stocks that may be available when wanted, * * * The Tucker Seed House at Carthage, Mo., has found it necessary to increase its store space, and has leased the rooms adjoining its retail establishment, and cut an arch through. The company has its warehouse and clearing rooms in another part of the same building. Catalogs Received J. p. NoU & Co., Inc., 115 Mulberry St., Newark, N. J. — High Grade Vege- table Seeds for Market Gardeners. Wholesale price list. Twenty pages with cover. McHntciLlBon & Co., 17 Murray st, New York. — Circular price list of Belgian stock for Spring and Fall shipment. ZTniiEreBser-DicldiiBOii Seed Co., 1203- 1209 Hudson st, Hoboken, N. J., also P. O. Box 202, New York. — Wholesale price list of grass and Clover seed. Chris. Benter, New Orleans, La. — Seeds for the South, Spring 1916. A busy looking catalog of 96 pages with cover, full of illustrations and useful notes; one that is of interest to all those in the South. Sillier D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich. — Chrysanthemums for every purpose; 24 pages in golden yellow cover and being as usual, freely illustrated with good photographs of Chrysanthemum novel- ties of the year, a catalog every 'Mum grower must have. Boman J. Irwin, 108 VT. 28tli St., Xfew Yorlc. — Florists' Wholesale Catalog of plants, cuttings, bulbs and choice flower seeds. There are a number of illustra- tions of the most popular decorative plants and some novelties. A useful list of the best plants for the florist. E. O. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind. — Cata- log of Roses, Chrysanthemums and Car- nations. The pages are large, thereby giving ample space for good illustrations of the newer Roses, Carnations and Chrysanthemums. Hill's list is another of those that the up-to-date grower likes to have. Pettier, Flske, Bawson Co., 12 and 13 Faneail Hall sq., Boston, Mass. — Com- plete assortment of poultry supplies. In- cubators and brooders, poultry foods and grains. J. M. Thorburn fe Co., 53 Barclay st., New York. — Seed catalog of 144 pages with Index, and having a very beautiful front cover showing the first store of this firm, which was established in 1802. The contents embrace the whole gamut of flowers from seeds, as well as having lists of tree seeds and a good section devoted to vegetables. Freely Illus- trated. Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. • — Floral Guide. 1916. There are colored plates 'of Roses and of Cannas. The guide extends to 9G pages and deals with all classes of the Rose and Canna par- ticularly, while there are good sections devoted to Irises. Peonies and Phloxes and other ornamental plants from seeds or roots. For its Rose section alone this catalog will be in request. Henry P. JOichell Co., 518 Market St., Philadelphia. Pa. — Michell's Seeds, wholesale price list, January to July, also including bulbs, plants, fertilizers, garden tools, insect destroyers and poul- try supplies. The catalog runs to 108 pages and is well illustrated. It is al- ready strung so that it can be hung up in a convenient place for ready refer- ence. BODDINGTONS CaNNAS First-class dormant roots in sound condition, with not less than two or three eyes each, true to name. Perishable goods sliipped by freight at owner's risk One box of 250 sold at thousand rate; it Is cheaper for you to buy a box of 250 than 200 at 100 rate. For fuller description of Cannas. also Caladlums, Begonias and other Spring Bulbs send for new Wholesale Catalogue now ready Red-Flowering, Green Foliage Cannas Doz. A. Bouvier. 5 ft. Dark crimson $0 25 Beaute Poltevine. 3>^ ft. Dark crimson 40 Black Prince. 3 to 4 ft. Dark velvety maroon 40 Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crimson 25 Cherokee. 4 ft. Intense, deep rich maroon 25 Crimson Bedder. 3 ft. Intense scarlet 40 Dr. Robert Funke. 4K ft- Color same as Scarlet SaRC 80 Duke of Marlboro. 4K ft. Dark crimson 25 Express. 2 to 2^2 ft. Scarlet crimson 40 Furst Bismarck. 4 ft. Rich scarlet crimson 25 Grand Chancellor Bulow. 3 ft. Crimson scarlet. overlaid with maroon 25 J. D. Elsele. 5 ft. Brilliant vermilion scarlet 40 Louisiana. 7 ft. Vivid scarlet 25 Mephlsto. 3>^ ft. The darkest crimson 25 Meteor. 4 ft. Deep crimson 2.50 Musafolla. 5 ft. Green leaves for foliage effect only. . .25 Pennsylvania. 5 ft, Deep orange scarlet 25 President Cleveland. 3 ft. Bright orange scarlet. . . .30 Pres. McKinley. 2j^ to 3 ft. Brilliant crimson 30 Pres. Meyer. 4 ft. Cherry carmine 30 Pillar of Fire. 6 to 7 ft. high. Bright crimson scarlet . .30 Tarrytown. 3H ft. Crimson 30 lOU $1.65 2 75 2.75 1 65 1.35 2.75 5.25 1.50 2.73 1.50 1.65 2.25 1.50 1.35 18.00 150 1.50 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.0Q 2.00 1000 $1.5.00 25 00 25.00 15.00 12.00 25.00 50 00 14.00 25.00 14.00 15.00 20.00 14.00 12.00 175.00 14.00 14.00 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 Pink-Flowering Cannas Hungarla. 3 to 3U ft. Pink, color of the Paul Neyron Rose 55 3.75 35.00 Louise. 5 ft. Rose. Somewhat similar to MUo. Herat. .30 2.00 17.60 Mile. Berat. iyi ft. Rose carmine 30 2.00 17.50 Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. 4 ft. Exquisite salmon pink. .55 3.75 35.00 Rosea gigantea. 3H ft. Rich rose, extra large 1.60 12.00 110.00 Venue. 33-a ft. Rosy pink, mottled border of creamy yellow .50 3.25 30.00 Bronze-Leaved, Red-Flowering Cannas Brandywine. 4 to 5 ft. Intense vinous red, mottled with deep crimson; sometimes narrowly edged with bright gold 40 2.75 2500 David Harum. 3^ ft. Vermilion scarlet 40 2.75 25.00 Dr. E. Ackerknecht. 4 ft. Carmine lake, suffused with deep carmine; foliage bronze 40 2.75 25.00 Dr. Budinften. 4 ft. Scarlet* bronze foUage 25 1.50 14.00 Eftandale. 4 ft. Currant red 35 2.25 20,00 King Humbert. 5 ft. Orange scarlet 30 2 00 17.50 Robusta. 6 to 8 ft. Foliage effect only, small red flowers ■ 30 2.00 17.50 Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon 25 1.65 15.00 William Saunders. 3>^ ft. Bronze-leaved, bright crimson scarlet 40 2.75 25.00 Orange Shades Dos. 100 1000 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Green foliage; otange scarlet and yellow J0.25 $1.65 $15.00 Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orange colored .26 1.50 14.00 Red, Gold-Edged, and Spotted Cannas Doz. 100 1000 Duke of York. 4 to 5 ft. Rich, deep rrim.'^on, throat mottled creamy white, each petal edged with fine gold, $0.75 $5.25 $50.00 General Merkel. Scarlet, suffused with orange, base and edge of flower marbled with golden yellow 25 1.65 15.00 Gladiator. 4 ft. Bright yellow, spotted crimson 25 1.65 15.00 Gladlo-Flora. 3H ft. Crimson, cnanging to carmine rose, with edge of gold 40 2.75 25.00 Jean Tlssot. 5 ft. Intense, brilliaiit vermilion, with bright orange shadings 40 2.75 25.00 Mad. Crozy. 5"^ ft. Vermilion with gold border 35 2.25 20.00 Queen Charlotte. 3H ft- Golden belt around each petal, center brilliant orange scarlet, with crimson tones 40 2.75 25,00 Souv. de A. Crozy. 4 ft. Crimson, with gold band. . .35 2.25 20.00 Yellow Shades Florence Vaufthan. 5 ft. Yellow, spotted crimson. . .25 1.65 15.00 Gustav Gumpper. 4 ft. Clear chrome yellow 1.00 8.00 75.00 Johanna Kanzlelter. 3H to 4 ft. Light amber yel- low, changing to creamy white 25 1.50 14.00 Richard Wallace. 4>^ ft. Canary yellow, green fo- liage 25 1.50 14.00 Orchid-Flowering Cannas Allemannla. 4 to 5 ft. Green foliage ; scarlet and yellow 25 1.35 12.00 America. 5 ft. Crimson, wide and irregular gold edge. .25 1.35 12.00 Austria. 5 ft. Pure canary yellow 25 1.50 14.00 Indiana. 3 to 4 ft. Color golden orange, daintily marked and striped with red 25 1.35 12.00 Italia. 4Hft. Green foliage. Red, bordered yellow. . .25 1.50 14.00 White and Cream Shades Alsace. 3H ft Creamy white 35 2.25 20.00 Mont Blanc. Imp. S}^ ft. Almost a pure white 55 3.75 35.00 Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ear) Doz. 100 1000 6"to 8 in. in circumference. 200 in a case $0.25 $2.25 $20.00 8 to 10 in. in circumference. 100 in a case 50 3.60 30.00 10 to 12 in. in circumference. 75 in a case 75 5.50 60.00 12 to 13 in. in circumference. 50 in a case 1.00 8.00 75.00 Monsters, measuring 13 in. and upward in circumfer- eocd. 25 in a case 1.60 12.00 Full cases at 1000 rate Fancy-Leaved Caladiums English Collection, the cream of the best sorts. Ex- tra fine bulbs in 12 varieties 2.25 16.00 BraziUan Collection of 12 varieties 1-50 12.00 MUed Brazilian Varieties 1.25 10.00 Gloxinia Erecta Grandiflora Omx strains of Gloxinias are the true, erect-flowering type, Doz. IC Blanche de Vera. White, rose bordered $0.60 $4.25 Defiance. Glittering crimson 60 Emperor William. Blue, white border 60 Etoile de Feu. Carmine red 60 Kaiser Frederick. Scarlet, white margin 60 KinS of the Reds. Dark scarlet 60 Madame Helene. White, with violet crown 50 Marquis de Peralta. White, red bordered 60 Mont Blanc. Snow white 60 Prince Albert. Deep purple 60 Princess Elizabeth. White, bordered blue 60 Princess Mathilde. White, with rose crown 60 Queen Wilhelmina. Dark rose 60 Boddinfiton's Spotted Varieties. These contain the most distinct and remarkable colors 60 All Colors Mixed 50 100 1000 (4.25 t40 00 4.25 40,00 4.25 40 00 4 25 40.00 4,25 40 00 4,25 40 00 4.25 40.00 4 25 40.00 4.25 40.00 4.25 40.00 4.25 4000 4.25 40.00 4.25 40.00 4 25 40 00 3.75 36.00 TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS SlNe;LE-FLO\VERliNG Crimson, Scarlet, Pure White. Rose, Light Pink, Yellow, Salmon, Orange. Copper or Mixed, all colors. Doz. 100 1000 Bulbs, IMin. diara. and up tO.35 $2 25 $20,00 Bulbs, l^i in. diam. aud up 40 2.75 25.00 DOUBLE-FLO\VERlN<; Crimson, Scarlet, Rose, Pure White, Copper-Bronze, Salmon, Yellow, Orange, Light Pink, or Mixed, all colors. Doz. 100 1000 Bulbs, \'4 in. diam. and up $0.50 $3.50 $30.00 Bulbs. IH in. diam. and up 65 4.00 35.00 Arthur T. Boddington Company, Inc., Seedsmen Note Change of address; 128 CHAMaEftS ST., NEW YORK SNAPDRAGON PLANTS We can now make immediate shipment of the foUoBing varieties of Snap- dragon plants, out of 2 x .3 rose pots: Our famous Silver Pink, Nelrose, Phelps' White, White Star and Garnet, at $5.00 per 100, S45.()0 per 1000. Will have plants of yellow in about ten days. Sends should be sown at once to have large plants in bloom for early sales. Price of seeds: iMy original Silver Pink, SI. 00 per pkt., 3 for .?2.50, 7 for S5.0O. Seed of Nelrose, Garnet, White, Yellow, Buxton and Fancy Mixed, 35c. per pkt., 3 for $1.00. All orders positively cash, or C. O. D. Free cultural directions. Snapdragon growing is our business. We have all of the best ones. Try growing them in square bands. See our ad. of bands on page 163. G. S. RAMS BURG, - Somers worth, N. H. 158 The Florists' Exchange DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS In spite of the War, we have received from many of our regular growers our usual supply of high-grade flower seeds, and are ready to take care of your orders. We offer below a few items that it is well to sow early. For complete list, see our Wholesale Catalogue, just issued. If you have not re- ceived one, we will be pleased to send a copy to any ilorist Tr. pkt. Oz. Choicest mixed. . .^ $0.30 $2.00 !30 .50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .75 on request. Abutilon. Ageratuui, Ageratum Alyssum. Bright rose 25 Crimson 25 Lavender 25 Pink .25 Purple 25 White 25 Finest mixed 20 30 30 Imperial Dwarf Blue 10 Imperial Dwarf White 10 ___^ Carpet of Snow 15 Aster, Queen of the Market. " " Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Begonia gracilis rosea Begonia Vernon. Red Begonia 8emperflorens. Mixed rfo Candytuft, Empress 10 Celosia cristata. Glasgow Prize. gU Celosia plumosa. Thompson s Superb ^u Centaurea cyanus. Double blue 15 Centaurea candidissima 40 Centaurea gymnocarpa jo Cineraria maritima candidissima JO Cobaea scandens. Blue 15 Cobaea scandens. White ^o Dracsena indivisa JO Dracaena indivisa lineata Jo Dracaena Australis 15 Grevillea robusta fO Grass, Pennisetum Rueppehanum lu Heliotrope. Lemoine's Giant w Heliotrope. Finest mixed ^ Impatiens Sultani 50 Impatiens Holsti Hybrids 5U Ipomoea grandiflora 15 Lobelia Crystal Palace compacta ^o Lobelia gracilis J5 Lobelia speciosa lo Maurandia. Mixed ^o Mignonette. Defiance JO Mignonette. Gohath „• ' ' • j- »,AA Musa Ensete 100 seeds $1.00 Nierembergia frutescens 15 Petunia. Dreer's Superb Smgle Fringed.. ou Petunia. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed 500 seeds 75c. 1000 seeds $1.50 Pyrethrum aureum 10 HENRY A. DREER, .50 .25 Dreer'K Superb Double-Fringed Petunias Tr. Salvia splendens ! Salvia splendens Bonfire Salvia splendens Zurich Smilax Solanum capsicastrum Solanum Fra Diavolo Thunbergia. Mixed Torenia Fournieri Verbena. Dreer's Mammoth Pink Dreer's Mammoth Purple Dreer's Mammoth Scarlet Dreer's Mammoth Blue Dreer's Mammoth Striped Dreer's Mammoth White Dreer's Mammoth Mixed Lemon-scented Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Vinca rosea Vinca rosea alba Vinca rosea alba pura Vinca rosea. Mixed. . pkt. Oz. sO.25 $1.25 .50 2.50 .50 4.00 .10 .35 .10 .25 .15 .50 .15 .60 .50 2.50 .30 1.50 .30 1.50 .30 1.50 .30 1.50 .30 1.50 .30 1.50 .25 1.00 .30 1.50 .15 .60 .15 .60 .15 .60 .15 .50 714-716 CHESTNUT ST. Philadelphia, Pa. VtTiPTi ordpring- nipnsf mpntlnn TtiP Rxrhnngp DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FALL and SPRING SHIPMENTS VALLEY PIPS. Beat Berlin and Hamburg AZM?EAS, PALMS, BAYS, ETC., from BOXWOODS, ROSES, ETC., from Bos- koop, Holland. MAPLES, PLANES, ETC., from Ouden- FRuTt "aSd ''ornamental STOCKS BEGONIA°AND GLOXINIA BULBS, De- cember shipment. D„m„ English Manetrt, Japanese Lilies, RaHta, Kentia Seeds, etc. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST. McHUTCHISON & CO. The Import House n Murray St., New York When orileriiig. please ni'iiti.m Tli.- ENrlinnge SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH. PA. (North Side) When ordering, please mention The Exchange Houston, Tex. R. C. Kerr to Attend Tennessee CouTention Vice-president R. C. Kerr of the S. A. F. has received an invitation from Mr. Baum of the program committee of the Tennessee State Florists' Ass'n, to deliver an address before the annual con- vention which meets in Nasliville on Jan. 24. Mr. Kerr at once accepted the invitation and is now preparing his ad- dress on the subject, "What the S. A. F. Convention at Houston Means to Flo- rists of the South." He will leave Hous- ton a few days in advance of the ap- pointed date that he may meet florists in several important Southern cities en route to Nashville, with a view to an increased membership in the S. A. F., as well as to insure a large attendance at Houston next August. He anticipates a great deal of pleasure in meeting a very large number of florists in person, toward mutual good that is in store for them in the broadening of the National body. Adjoining the Country Club grounds, and about three miles from the city, is the establishment of A. J. Reiss, who lost quite extensively in houses and glass during the August storm. Mr. Reiss has rebuilt in part, and will build more houses later on, but as he says they will all be practically storm proof hereafter, and of design particularly adapted to our Southern climate. The new house is of unusually heavy timbers along the sides so that no amount of wind can twist it in the least, and another feature is that the sides are unusually high and splen- didly arranged for ventilation. While Mr. Reiss has done an excel- lent business in supplying Houston re- tailers with ferns as well as Begonias and other timely stock, he has made a hit this season with his Pansies, many thousands of which are blooming and bring ready sale when retailed at 50c. per dozen plants. It would seem that with his unusual success with them this year, and in such quantities, he will from them alone reap a business of such profit as will take care of all his storm damage. These Pansies are eagerly sought after by all retailers in the city, being about the finest and most advanced of any on the local market. I Cut Flotpers from Eastern Markets Since the almost general disap- pointment in cut flowers that reached this locality during the holidays, there has been quite a movement among flo- rists to try Eastern markets for cut flowers, especially Philadelphia and New York, and shipments that have lately ar- rived from dealers in these sections so far, have been attended with satisfaction. Of Local Importance .\ 16ft. wreath for a reception ds not often heard of, but a leading so- ciety family in the city has just ordered one of Brazos Greenhouses, to conform to a reception table of about the same size. Mr. Hewitt, the manager, has been searching all over Texas to get the ma- terials, which must be lilac iSweet Peas and Violets, as nothing else in color will answer to conform to the color scheme. 25 Years Ago we were among the first to see the possibilities in Named Gladioli and since tiiat time we liave pro- duced, named and introduced over 100 Varieties of Merit, (a record number, we think). In response to a demand for a REAL YELLOW we produced Sulphur King One customer wrote us that Childs' Gladioli seem educated — they are so highly developed. At the Panama-Pacific Expositloi in San Francisco, 1915, we were awarded the Grand Prize for Variety and Quality and the Gold Medal went to our strain of Primulinus Hybrids. A severe test, but they always stand it. Send for Catalogue. John Lewis Chllds, Inc Flowerfield, I. I., N. Y. Will help all aronnd if yog mention the Eichapjff XXX SEEDS \GERATUM, Blue Star. Beat dwarf. Pkt. 20o \LYSSUM Snowball. Finest dwarf, very oom- pact, fine for pots, only true dwarf. Pkt. 20o. ASTERS. Fineat giants grown. Mixed, pkt. 20o. BROWALLIA. New giant blue. Fine. 20o. CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown, single and double. Mixed, 650 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. 50o. CHRISTMAS PEPPERS. Very fine, deep red. 20o. CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed, fine, 1000 seeds, 50o. ; H pkt. 25o. COBAEA Scandens. Purple. Pkt. 20o. COLE US. New giants, finest large leaved. 20o, CANDYTUFT. New white giant, grand. Pkt. 20o. CYCLAMEN Glganteum. Fineat Gianta, mixed. 250 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. 50o. JERUSALEM CHERRY Melvinil. Conical, new, and FRA DIAVOLO, large, round. Each 200. PANSY. Giants Mixed. Finest grown, critically selected. 6000 seeds. $1.00; H pkt. 50c.; oz. $3.00 PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20o. PETUNIA New CallforaU GUnts. Mixed. 20o. PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, single, very showy, profuse bloomer and grand bedder. Moat attractive Petunia grown. Pkt. 50o, PHLOX Drummondil. New dwarf, large flower- ing Grand, finest colors and beauties. 20o. B SALVIA Scarlet Glow. New, the finest intense dark scarlet and medium dwarf early blooming Salvia grown; color as a glowing fire. Pkt. 20o. SNAPDRAGON, Giant Whiu. Pink or Mixed. 20« THUNBERGIA. Black-Eyed Susan. MUed. 20e. TORENIA. New giant. Extra fine and showjr. 20o. VERBENA. New giants. Finest grown, mixed or separate colors, in pink, purple, scarlet, white and white-eyed. Each, per pkt. 20o. Cash. Liberal pkts. Six 20o. pkta., $1.00. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. When ordering, please meutlou The Exchange fturpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of Wholeaala Price* m^ed only to those who plant for pro6t. When orflering. plenuf^ m'^ntinn The Rxchnnge FERN BALLS 5-6 in.. $15.00 per 100 7.9 in., $25.00 per 100 Assorted Japanese Fern Designs $9.00 per doz. Cash with order. The Barclay Nursery "^r«r'" 60 Barclay St and 14 W. Broadway. NEW YORK. Telephone, Cortlaadt 1518 WUon nrdpring- nl--.|gp m'nll..n Thp RTfhnnge Readers will confer a favor upon us of mora than pLisslng value If, when ordering stock of our advertisers, they will men t on seelnfi th« adv. In THE EXCHANGE. January 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 159 HIIIIIIIHIIIIIII VAUGHANS SEED STORE niiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii CHICAGO NEW YORK I Edw. H. Robt. E. Carl H. W. J. John Geo. H. Edw. Chas. M. Jno. B. I Goldenstein Ncwcomb Vau^han Smart Fuhlbrueggc Mohn Boylan Jackman Dcamud I These travelers are now making their midwinter trips. I If you have not received advance card please write us. igiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiy«iiiiittiiii{ii{iiiiniiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin^ Whf^it nrdorinc. please m''ntlnn Thf I'.Xfl SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Sam Young of Sprinjr, near Houston, was in the city this week talking care o£ his trade in furnishing Southern Moss and Smilax, with whicli he has been un- usually busy. Sam is a natural woods- man and combines the business of hunt- ing out wild Smilax and gathering moss with that of the chase in hunting. His pack of trained dogs, together with those of his friends, run the woods in advance of the hunters in chasing the opossum and raccoon, and other varmints, consuming all night in the sport. Any florist com- ing down this way from the frozen North, on communicating with Mr. Young, will be given a chance at the sport of a life time. Representing H. Bayersdorfer & Co., riiiladelpliia. Jlr. Martin Ueukanf blew into the city, attended by a regular March wind, and mild Spring weather. He was successful in landing a good busi- ness in floral supplies, as the holidays tad depleted stocks and buying was ear- nestly vigorous. - S. J. M. :iii!!iilini Montgomery, Ala. The grip is epidemic here. W. C. Cook, with the Rosemont Gardens, is down with it and confined to his borne. Louisville, Ky. Apparently there is not going to be any let-up for some time to come in the volume of business. JJue to the epidemic of grip and changeable weather, there has been an unusual amount of sickness and a large number of deaths in llie city since the holiday season, and the demand for cut flowers is holding up exceptionally well. The entire trade is satished with existing conditions and is making ar- rangements for a big l-Jaster season. Last week it was reported that a bill was about to be introduced iuto the Legislature to prohibit false and mislead- ing advertising under penalties. During the week of Jan. lU this bill was intro- duced. Florists and merchants in all lines of business, employing the columns of the daily press, are strongly in favor of stich a law, it being claimed that the public has lost confidence in newspaper advertisements to a large extent, and that the law would prove of great benefit. H. Kleinstarink, Jr., president of the Kentucky Society of Florists, August Eaumer, the sccret;iry, and other officers met at the shop of Mr. Baumer last week to discuss a program for the florists dur- ing 1916. Only a few members were present, however, and it was decided to hold up definite action until the regular February meeting of the organization. A. F. Longren, representing the Poelil- mann Bros. Co., Chicago, and also the Burlington Willoware Co.. of Burling- ton, la., was recently in Louisville, where he booked a number of nice orders. Announcement has been made in Louisville of the forthcoming marriage of Lee Walker, of the William Walker Co., to Miss Aneda Meyer, also of Louis- ville. The wedding will take place in a few days. C. B. Thompson & Co. had the family order for the funeral of Miss Margaret Merker, of Louisville, who died last week. This order consisted of a 7ft. cross of Lilies and White Killarney Roses : a cluster of Violets and Lily o"f the Valley adorned the center of the cross. Nearly every florist in the city had quantities of work for the funeral. On one of the coldest nights experi- enced this Winter a boiler let down at the plant of N. Pontrich. Through quick work the Pontrich boys managed to get a new 1.5 h-p.. boiler installed inside of forty-eight hours, and very little damage resulted. Business is good with the CannaRoots CannaRoots I offer to the trade OTie hundred thousand home-grown Canna roots, strictly true to name. I send out only good, strong divisions of two and three eyes to each root. Orders of one thousand or more will be supplied at thousand rates — taken in any number of the different varieties as desired; provided always that not less than fifty of a variety are called for. 100 1000 Comte de Bouchard. 4 ft. Bright yellow, with small, red dots. .Similar to Gladiator $1.50 $12.00 David Harum. 4 ft. Bronze foliage. Bright vermilion flowers 1.50 100 1000 Egandale. 4 ft. Chocolate red foUage; bright clierry-red flowers $1.75 $15.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Canary yellow flowers, dotted with red 1.75 Gladiator. 3 ft. Brassy yellow, speckled with duUred 1.75 HON. BENJ. F. HOWELL. 6 ft. In some ways superior to King Humbert, which it much re- sembles in foliage .and flower 1.75 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Large, orange scarlet flow- ers, with dashes of yellow 1.75 Mepliisto. 3^-2 ft. Intense, deep, rich crimson flowers 1.75 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 12.00 100 1000 Queen Charlotte. 4 It. Bright scarlet flowers, with broad band of Ught yeUow $2.00 $18.00 VENUS. 4 ft. Soft, light, rosy pink flowers, with many large mottlings of creamy yellow. Free flowering and very gay 1.75 Wyoming. 7 ft. Rich, purple foliage: large, orange- scarlet flowers. . . .' 1.50 Yellow Crozy. 3},^ ft. Pure, golden .vellow flowers. 2.00 MIXED VARIETIES. Named varieties without labels. (In tall or dwarf varieties mixed, as pre- ferred) 1.25 15.00 12.00 18.00 10.00 Packed free vehl & Granz Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. W. E. Marshall & Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d SL, NEW YORK Burnett Bros. SeEOSMEM Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street. New York Oty T-uc cwnn'Tcc'T' iir A v consult our stock InE ^nUKlE^l WAY AND MATERIAL INDEX PAGE 173 160 The Florists' Exchange mniininniiiniininiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiniiimiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiniita This Information Is For You If you want first-class DUTCH GOLDEN SPUR, at $6.00 per 100, in unlimited quantities, we can supply, as we are cutting from 100,000 bulbs. Also RED, YELLOW and WHITE TULIPS, at $4.00 and $5.00 per 100. We will accept all orders, large or small. A trial shipment will convince you of the quality. GEO. B. HART, Wholesale FloHst, 47-51 STONE STREET, ROCHESTER, N. Y. '""> iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiii iiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiniiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiitiiiiniiiiiiiiii iiHiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnniiinniiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiN iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin'' MICHELL'S NEW CROP FLOWER SEEDS ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Nor- tliern Greenhouse Grown). 1000 seeds.. .S3. 50 I 10.000 seeds. $30.00 5000 seeds.. .15.50 | 25,000 seeds. 72.50 ASPARAGUS Hatcheri. 100 seeds . 80.75 I 600 seeds S3.00 1000 seeds $5.00 ASTER Oueen of the Market. Tr. pkt. Oz. White. . SO. 20 S0.65 Rose pink .20 .65 Blush pink .20 .65 Dark Blue 20 .65 Light Blue 20" .65 Crimson. , 20 .65 Mixed 20 .55 ASTER EARLY WONDER Pink 40 2.00 White 40 2.00 PETUNIA. Michell's Monstrous 1.00 California Giants 50 Grandifiora Fringed 50 Dwarf Inimitable 50 1.25 PHLOX DRUMMONDI, Dwarf. Tr. pkt. Cecily. Large flowering: . .80.50 $2.25 Crimson with Eye ... . . .40 2.00 Deep Scarlet . . .40 2.25 Fair Maid. Soft pink.. . . . .40 2.25 FIrebaU. Scarlet . . .40 1.75 Pink 2.00 Snowball. White . . .40 1.75 . . .40 Choice Mixed 40 1 25 SALVIA. .. .50 3.00 Bonfire . . .40 2.25 Zurich .. .50 3.25 .. .50 2.50 Splendens .. .25 1.25 THUNBERGIA. Mixed Colors 15 .50 Also all other seasonable .Seeds and Supplies for the Florist. I Send for our New Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy Henry F. Michel! Co., 518 Market St. 7HILADELPHIA, PA. gjimiiiniiuiniiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii IlllllWIIIIIIg! I Xing Seed Cabinet 50 DRAWERS 3 inches wide, 23^ inches deep. 1 8 inches long. j Oak case and partitions. I Oak fronts and backs to drawers. I Steel bottoms and sides to drawers. I Just the thing for your potting g shed. I Price, $1 5.00 net f. o. b. factory. I KING CONSTRUCTION CO | I NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. I ^jllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllOlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllg When ordenuK. jiltrase m.-ntioii ibe l^xeliange SOUTHERN STATES— Coutinned Association. Officpr.s of tlie organization are: I'rosidenl, William O. Wykoff ; vice- president, W. Hurley Ashby ; secretary- treasurer, Burr R. Callis. The associa- tion does not propose to grow Dahlias as a_ commercial proposition. The organiza- tion was effected to stimulate interest in this beautiful flower and to encourage more e.xtenslve plantings locally, espe- cially the newer and more beautiful va- rieties. The association proposes to hold its first annual show during the first week of October. John Tarpley of Clarksville. Tenn., has disposed of his Interests In the McRey- nolds-Tarpley Co.. and on Jan. 1 opened a new store on Third st. in which he win handle flowers and decorative ma- terials of various kinds. He has made arrangements to handle a flower agency for the Joy Plonil Co. of Nashville. B. F. Gregory, manager of the Louis- ville Chemical Co., manufacturers and dealers in various kinds of Insecticides, spraying materials, etc., has been laid up with a severe attack of the grip, but is back on the job again. John W. Field of Owensboro, Ky., whose former seed business was recently taken over by the Hafendorfer-Thornton Co., a newly incorporated company, has opened a new business house on Third St., and will continue in the field seed business. _ Lewis & Dye, seedsmen of Lebanon, Ky., have moved their business from Main st. and consolidated it with their garage business on Proctor Knott ave. Special quarters have been arranged for the seed business in a portion of the building which has been remodeled. H. C. Garfin is manager for the concern. G. D. C. Attention GroHvers of Bedding Stock THE PRIDE OF PORTLAND PETUNIAS have outsold all other bedding plants in our flower city the last two years. Everybody admires and plants them, and for commer- cial returns they are the best moneymakers to all growers here. This novelty will prove its value and charms wherever grown and florists who care to please the best trade next season will find these Petunias wonderful sellers and sure to please the public. Large single fringed flowers, color Testout Pink, white throat, easily grown from our Originator's stock of seed. Trade Packets of 1000 Seeds $1.00. Three Packets of 1000 Seeds $2.50. THE SWISS FLORAL CO. PORTLAND, ORE. %VhPii ^nlrrin'r, pli^ Exchange Special Offer of MARGUERITES Wliite Paris Daisy A limited quantity of our celebrated healthy stock, out of 2J^-in. pots, at $3.50 per 100. A. L. MILLER Sutpbin Road and Rockaway Blvd. Phone: Jamaica 505. JAMAICA, N. Y. VERBENAS Our first batch of Cuttings have been shipped in fine condition. Have you sent us your order yet? J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. When ordprlDg, please mention The ilichange Midwinter banquet of the Knoxville Florists' Society held on Monday, Jan. 10, at the Hotel Athens, Knoxville, Tenn. See notes on opposite page January Ji, lOlC. The Florists' Exchange 161 The MacNiff Horticultural Company The Largest Horiicuiiurai Auction Rooms in the World 54 and 56 Vcscy Street NEW YORK We are in a position to handle consignments of any size, large or small Prompt remittances made immediately goods are sold. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Knoxville, Tenn. Club's Banquet The weather for the last week has been abuiit the coldest of the Winter, the temperature dropping: as low as 12 de- grees above zero at night ; i. e., 20 de- gress of frost. Trade has been i-ather quiet, while stock is plentiful. The Knoxville Florists' Society held its Midwinter banquet on Monda.v night, Jan. 10, at the Hotel Atkin with about fifty persons present. Dr. Sam Boyd, an honorary member of the society, pre- sided as toastniaster. There were sev- eral guest.s. among them John Van Zonne- veld of Sassenheim, Holland, and Judge 'Eobt. P. Williams, City Judge of Knox- ville. Von Zonneveld spoke on busine.>^s conditions both in America and Europe. He slated that he believed the florists' busine-ss in America is better at the present time than ever before, and that in Europe, while the business has been injured to a great extent, the florists are making a living. Judge Williams spoke very fluently on co-operation, and commended the society for the work it is doing. Prof. G. M. Bentley, secretary of the Tennessee State Florists' Ass'n, in his address of the evening, urged everyone that possibly could to attend the State florists' meet- ing on Jan. 24 in Nashville. He an- nounced that R. C. Kerr of Houston, Texas, vice-president of the S. A. F. and O. H., would be present at the meeting, while probably a number of other live- wires from over the country would be there. <". L. Bauni. ex-president, and A. J. McXott. president-elect of fhe local FliiristK' Soi-iciy. made an appeal for support in both the local and State so- cieties. Karl P. Baum made a very in- teresting talk on his recent trip through the West. Brockway Crouch, second vice-president of the society, rendered some ver>- fine music on his violin. Prof. O. M. Watson during his address, extended an invitation to the society to meet at one of the halls of the Univer- sity on the next regular meeting night, which will be Feb. 14. The invitation was accepted. R. E. Mapes was pre- sented with a handsome belt as a token of the societ.v's appreciation for the free- will services rendered, and uiron the resignation of A. H. Dailey he was unanimou.sly elected secretary-treasurer. Flowers and decorations for the banquet were furnished by all the florists. Frank McCabe. of A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, was in Knoxville on Jan, 9. "Fattv Arbucle Shock," who travels for the House of Rice, Philadelphia, Pa., was in Knoxville on Jan. 13. This was his first trip through this section, which was formerly worked by Mr. Zirkman. The trade is sorry to lose Mr. Zirkman, but is glad also to make the acquaint- ance of Mr. Shock. SotlTHBO. mnujuiuuijiiiimiiiiiiiuiiiiimiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiJi uumMiuMumuiHiUttiiiiiuiuiiainiiJiiiiiiwiuuiuiiiiiimiuiiiiniiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiniiiniiiioniniiinim Fort Wayne, Ind. Weather conditions during the past two weeks have been extremely unfavor- able for the prwluction of quantities of quality flowers. It has, for the most part, been very dark, with very little sunshine, while last Thursday the mer- cury dropped to zero and low tempera- tures have been prevalent since then. An alarming shortage of cut flowers, es- pecially in Carnations and Roses, has re- sulted and in view of the very great de- mand, every flower almost is at a prem- ium. A serious epidemic of grip, often followed by pneumonia, prevails, and the deaths are numerous. It is stated that in this city of 85,000 population, there Superior Tuberous-Rooted Begonias, Gloxinias and Fancy- Leaved Caladlums We are pleased to state that the Tuberous Rooted Begonias and Gloxinias which we offer this season are bulbs of superior quaUty which have again been grown for us by the same Belgian expert and specialist who has been supplying us for more than a quarter of a century and with the quality of which our customers are acquainted. vou May Buy Cheaper, But Not Better Stoch Doz. 100 1000 Begonia, Single Varieties to Color. Scarlet, Crimson. White. Rose. Yellow, Orange $0.40 $2.50 S22.50 Begonia, Single Varieties in Choicest Mixture. . .35 2.25 20.00 Begonia, Double Varieties to Color. Scarlet. Rose. White, Yellow. Crimson 60 4.50 40.00 Begonia, Double Varieties in Choicest Mllture. .50 4.00 35.00 Begonia, Double Fringed Varieties, New. White. Scarlet and Rose 1.50 10.00 90.00 Begonia. Single Frilled Varieties. Scarlet, white. Pink and Yellow 85 6.00 50.00 Begonia Zeppelin 1-25 8.00 70.00 Begonia Lafayette 150 12.00 Gloilnias. Blue. Red. White, Blue with White Edge, Red with White Edge, or Finest Mixed 60 3.50 30.00 Gloxinia, New Emperor Varieties. Hybrids Im- perialis. Choicest Mixed 75 5.00 40.00 Fancy-Leaved Caladiums. An immense stock of the choicest varieties. Fine Standard Varieties 1-75 12.00 100.00 Rare and New Varieties , 2.25 15.00 140.00 Rare and New Varieties 3.50 25.00 Choice Mixed Varieties 1.60 10.00 00.00 For a complete list of seasonable Seeds, Plants and Bulbs, see our Garden Book for 1916, and also our current Wholesale List. If.you have not received them please write us. HENRY A. DREER Dreer's Select Gloxlalas miiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiti The above prices are for the Trade only iiiiui]iiiniiiiui[iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiMiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiui]tiiiitiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ \Vhi--n nrd-TIHL'. |.l.M.^t. ni''Tltl-Ii 'I'hr r,\rh:rTl;:.. 714-716 CMESTNLT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. niiiiiiiiuiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioiiniiJiiiiniiniuiiii are at present 12,000 cases of grip. Fu- neral work is very heavy and flowers for the sick are also in great demand. The social season 'is in full swing and deco- rative work for balls, receptions, dinners and parties, as well as corsages for same, have kept the forces of the florists a hustling. Lilies have been utilized to a great ex- tent for funeral work as well as foliage wreaths of Magnolia and green and bronze Galax on account of the scarcity of flowers. There are not nearly enough Carnations to meet the demand and the Carnation stock has suffered noticably from the continued dark spell. Roses are in a little better condition. Killarney seems to be the most prolific variety and Shawyer, Sunburst, Ophelia and Ward are also good. White Roses are ex- tremely scarce, and red Roses are little better. As for the Spring flowers, Spencer Sweet Peas are coming in splendidly. Freesias and Tulips are appearing on the local market and the first Jonquils are also in, although in small quantities. Trumpet major. Narcissi and Romans are continuing to appear and sell readily, as do all varieties of Spring flowers at this time of the year. Some good blooming plants are on the market. Cyclamen, Primroses, Hyacinths and Begonias in the medium sized stock and some handsome Seasonable Stock CINERARIAS, Dwarf, 4-in., $12.00 per 100. PRIMULA Obconica, 4-in., $12.00 per 100; 5H-in., $20.00 per 100. PRIMULA, Chinese, 4-in., $12.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN, 4-in., J15.00 per 100; 5 and 5H-in., 25c. to 35c. each. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2-in. (strong), $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000; 2H-in., $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2-in. (strong), $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. DRACySNA IndWlsa, 2-in., $3.00 per 100. WETTLIN FLORAL CO., Hornell, N. Y. Wlieu urderlDg, pleaae meotlon The ExcliuDKe Decorative Plants ALYSSUM, DOUBLE GIANT The ent flower land. Ton wimt iome of this on the edi« o( your CamBtlon bwla. Ma., $3.W per 100. 118.00 p«r 1000. SMIUVX. No. 1 plsota, 2-ilL, *1.2B par 100. DAISY, Mra. P. Sender. Selaetad etoak, Ms. (2.00 per ioO, 118.00 per 1000. e. RAWLINCS, Alleflany, N. Y. Wholwle Gnmm Wben orderlnK. pli'ai«G mt-Dtlon The Eicbange ' .Wbpn orderlnz. pleiiwe mention The Dxchaoce Robi. Irflijlo., piiiuDftPHw,M 162 The Florists' Exchange tA r.f',».^ T^i^- You might ride all day among our test plots and would yet have as much again to see. If Any Seed Will Grow, Sutton's Will You can depend on high germination and be sure they are true to name fJ^^^ YOU can depend on Sutton's Seeds, be- cause Sutton & Sons test their seeds more esactingly than any one else. This is not a bragging statement. Those of you who have visited our plant at Reading, England, and ridden along our miles and miles of test plots, know ail this fuU well. From every single batch of seeds we re- ceive we grow a test to check up germina- tion, quality, and trueness to name. It's an expensive method, but i'ts the only way our 100 years in the business has proven to us is sure. Our 1916 catalog contains 190 pages. In it you will find many fine new things, and many things long known over here, but yet little known in your country. If you are in search of unusual things to liven up your sales, send us 35c. for the cata- log. We will return this amount to you with your first purchase of $5. ■^ WINTER, SON & COMPANY 64-F WaU St., New York Sole Agents East of Rocky Mountains ^Ki^^^t enia THE SHERMAN T. BLAKE GO. Pacific Coast Agents 429 Sacramento Street San Francisco, California Royal Seed Establishment, Reading, England -TO THE TRADE- HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany ^^~^"^^^ (Estftbliihsd In 1787) Grower and Exporter on the rery large«t>cale of >1] CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS SpecialtlMt Beana, Beeta. Oabb&sea, CarrotA, Eohl-RAbl. Leeks, Lettnoes. Onions, Peas, Raaiahee, Spinach, Turnipa. Swedes, Asters. BalsamB, Begonias, Carnationfl, Cinerarias, Gloxinias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Panaies, Petunias, Phlox, Primula, Scabious, Stocks. Verbenaa, Zinnias, eto. Catalogue free on application. HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed). The moat perfect and moat beauti/ul in the world. $6.00 per os., $1.75 per ^ oi., $1.00 per H oz. Postage paid. Caah with order. All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. Before Placing Future Orders, Ask Our Special Price for Spring and Fall Bulbs HOGEWONING © SONS, RYNSBURG, HOLLAND 32 BROADWAY, NEW YORK ERRY'S P Special Offer of PERENNIAL and ALPINE SEEDS Contains many lines that cannot be obtained from any other source Perry's Hardy Plant Farm ENFIELD, MIDDX, ENG. Wbpn ordering. pIpbbp mi^ntlon Thp Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-dat. SOUTHERN STATES — Continued Azaleas and Rhododendrons which could not be brought in in time for Christmas. Smilnx, plumosus and Sprengeri are in moderate supply. Notes The automobile show, which is an annual occurrence in this city, was the occasion for the use of ferns and palms, and cut flowers in great quantities. The show was held from the 10th to 15th of January. The Fort Wayne Flower Shop has rented a store in a new location. They are having this store remodeled. An at- tractive feature of the store will be a l.irge show window and they expect to be- gin business about Feb. 1. Some fine Spencer Sweet Peas are on the market from the Doswell Floral Co.'s green- houses on West Main st. They have been very busy at their Main st. store with decorations and funeral work. W. J. and M. S. Vesey are cutting some good Shawyer Roses, although in limited supply. Their cut of Cattleyas is increasing. Will J. Vesey, Jr., is home from the January meeting of the Indiana State Florists' Ass'n, Indianapolis, where he was re-elected president of the Associa- tion. Miss Mildred Flick of the Flick Floral Co. has gone to visit her aunt, Miss Clara B. Flick, who is staying with Miss Helen Patten of the Patten Flower Shop, Toledo, O. Miss Flick has been suffer- ing with a very severe attack of grip, but is now well on the road to recovery. Visitors during the past two weeks were J. F. Dayton, representing the Madison Basketcraft Co. of Madison. O., the representative of Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, 111., and the representa- tive of the Luther Burbank Seed Co. of San Francisco, Cal. D. B. New Orleans, La. Business still continues brisk for this time of the year. The carnival season is quickly approaching with its balls, par- ties, dances, and luncheons. AH of these occasions call for elaborate decorations. This is going to keep the florists rushed for quite a while. There will be a meeting of the Horti- cultural Society of New Orleans on Thursday, Jan. 20, in the Association Hall of Commerce. At this meeting the subject of the coming flower show will be taken up. It was said that out of town florists will be admitted into the show as exhibitors. Full particulars will be given at the coming meeting. Mr. Bruno Wernes is confined to bed with a severe illness. He will most prob- ably have to remain in bed for a month or two. The Metairie Ridge Nursery Co. has a beautiful interior decoration this week. At the entrance, a little to the right is a most beautiful bower supported by six large stately Colonial posts. The wood- work is all white enameled, and Wis- taria blossoms are draped about the ar- bor. Under this bower is a fountain con- taining goldfish, around this are choice ferns and palms. Among the palms is stood a white marble statue of "Pan" the god of music. M. B. R. van der Schools Son HILLEGOM, HOLLAND (Established 1830) Have still a Large Stock of Lily of the Valley Best Crowns, OF THEIR OWN OROWINB Per 1000 A.— Foliage oval shape. . . $8.00 B.— A longish Shape 6.00 Solomon's Seal, giganteum. 8.00 Solomon's Seal, macrophyl- lum 9.00 ROSES Surplus in the following best quality, on Canina Per 100 Mrs. Andrew Carnegie $6.00 Edward Mawley 5.00 Mrs. Herbert Stevens 6.00 Louise Oath, de Breslau. . . 6.00 Mdme. Edouard Herriot... 7.00 Marie Adelaide Grand Duchesse de Luxembourg 6.00 Rayon d'Or 4.50 Sunburst 5.00 Willowmere 6.00 STANDARDS Mdme. Ed. Herriot $24.00 Very large stock of Roses. List of varieties on application PSEONIAS Sinensis, in 24 best named varie- ties, $40.00 per 1000. We are growers of about 8 acres of them BEGONIAS Best strain known Single to color. . .$13.00 per 1000 Double to color. . 17.00 per 1000 For fancy sorts see our Spring list. Vlant List (Spring i9t6) Noli} Ready \^'^.■^M mii.-i'iiiL'- f'lf.Ke rn III i'Hi 'I'h''* E^olmnge ASPARAGUS j 100 1000 I Plumosus. 2V4-in. pots. . .$1.75 $17.00 • CANNAS. 1-3 eyes, Alle- mauia 1.00 Vaughan, Italia, Patry, B. Prince, Bovira, Burbank, Gray, Fla- mingo, Berat, Hen- derson 1.25 OBCONICA Primroses . . 1.50 GERANIUMS. 2i,4-in. pots, S. A. Nutt and other va- rieties 2.50 20.00 VINCA Variegata. 3%- in pots 5.00 BOSTON FERNS, from bed 15.00 COLEUS. 10 varieties 2.00 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Flowering 2.50 C.ish JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM 325 W. waiiam St., Delaware, Ohio When oriifTing. please mt^ntlon The Eaicbapga QER AIVI UJVIS 100 1000 2-in. pota, Nutt and Buchner $1.80 $18.00 Poltevine, Rlcard. Doyle 2.00 20.00 VINCA Variegata. Rooted Cuttings, 1.00 2-in 1.60 SALVIAS and COLEUS. Rooted Cuttinga 60 Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, DELANSON, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The ExcbaDjctt January 2i, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 163 The New Band Not the jingo brass band, nor the melodious string band, but the up-to-date RAMSBURG DIRT BAND. The use of square dirt bands in growing plants is no longer a question of economy or advantage; it simply turns to the point, " Where can 1 get the best band for the least money? " If time is valuable, buy our ready-use bands. If there is spare time for folding, buy our plain bands. They are made from special stock and are scientifically right. Note low prices and send for free samples. PRICES OF PLAIN SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 5.000 10.000 20.000 60.000 100,000 2-iii. , $0.70 $2.20 $4.10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 2^ul. .80 3.00 5.2510.60 26.00 48.00 3-in.. .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 BJ-in. 1.00 4.40 8.3016.10 39.00 75.00 4-iii.. 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 Plain bands require folding, but our simplified instructions make it easy. PRICES OF READY-USE SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 5.000 10,000 50.000 100,000 2i2i2-'m . . . $1 .00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2ix2^x2-m. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3x3x2-iii... 1.25 6.0010.00 47.50 92.00 Our ready-use bands are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down and each band opens up square. No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Square Dirt Bands add greatly to the profit and pleasure of plant growing. Double the amount of soil to same bench space, and half the amount of water as clay pots require, are only two of many good points. Send for free samples today and get in touch with the newest and best SQUARE DIRT BAND. " The best band in the land " is the way one enthusiast puts it. If you don't know the value of dirt bands, begin by putting your Carnation Plants into size two or two and one-half inch. You will forever sing praises to the Square Band. They take care of all plants just as well, and any- thing that grows in a pot will grow better in a band. Write for free samples today. All orders cash. Satisfaction guaranteed. G. S. RAMSBURG SONERSWORTH, N. H. When ordering, please mention The Exchange A NO. 1 CHATELAINE BEGONIAS 2-m. pots, $3.50 per 100; 3-m. pots, $7.00 per 100. 1000 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-ia. pota, $35.00 for the lot. FUCHSIAS. 2yi-m. pola. $1.75 per 100. HELIOTROPE. 2H-in. pota. $1.50 per 100. Stock guaranteed or money returned. Cash with order. Give ua a triaL MATTHEWS & VARNEY Successors to J. E. Felthousen, Florist. 320 Van Vranken Ave., SCHENECTADY, N. Y. Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchange SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Washington, D. C. A Mother Hubbard Story It has been a long time since stock lias been so scarce. A look-in at the whole- sale house was a Mother Hubbard story. The available flowers on Monday morn- ing were a few short Poinsettias and rubrum Lilies. The Leo Niessen Co. used up several thousand short rubrums in the past two days. Cattleyas are to be bad. A lot of high class funeral work used up considerable Valley, orchids and rubrum Lilies. There has been a heavy demand from the North on the wholesalers tor Carna- tions. The activity in the social set is beginning to be felt. Mrs. Rosina Stauff, the wholesaler who has been ill with a severe case of the grip, is on the mend but still confined to her room. Dan Blackistone reports business very good. There were a number of decorations and dinners in connection with the Pan- American Congress. A new flower store will open on the comer of 14th and K sts. about the 20th and will be knovrn as the New Cochran Flower Shop. .T. Richards, formerly with F. H. Kramer will be the proprietor. The wholesale houses report a big shipping business. (;eorge Cooke has had a number of luncheons and dinners the past week. He has a large decoration on in the very near future at the executive mansion in Richmond. Va. Cude Bros, had an unusual number of out of the ordinary funeral pieces this week. O. A. C. O. Baltimore, Md. At present writing we are in Win- ter's grip, with the thermometer in the country down to 2 above zero. Monday was a cold day with snow. The growers were late getting into the city, but for- tunately their flowers were not frozen. One of the wholesalers jumped bis prices on Carnations on Monday to 5c. ; however, there was a fair supply to be had. There is no change in the past week in the market conditions, except that Car- nations are coming in a little more regu- larly. Prices remain just the same. Stock is scarce — not enough to meet the demands. We have had little sunshine here of late. The high prices and the limited quantity of stock work a hardship on those whose customers demand the cheaper grades and curtail the sales of those dealing with a better class of trade. Carnations are still scarce and of good quality. Some are cutting them a little tight, and they should be in order to help to supply the demand. They have been cleaned up each day at good prices. Roses are scarce and at good call at present. Our death rate has increased and funeral orders are in the lead. In some cases some of the retailers were compelled to turn down orders, on ac- count of the short stock. Short stem Roses are hard to get. Some fine spe- cial can be had at advance prices. Vio- lets, single and double, are in good sup- ply, and down to their average prices. Orchids are having fair call, and in good supply. Valley is in good supply, and can be had in quantities. Both Callas and Eas- ter Lilies are scarce and bring good prices. Bulbous stock is arriving slowly and has a good call. Greens are in good supply and demand. Edward Herman, R. North ave., has a new delivery car with panel body. Edward Kress has a complete garage where his greenhouses formerly stood for many vears, L. Struntz, Westport Md., is disap- pointed in the slow flowering Callas. John P. Willheim, Raspburg, is send- ing some fine Tulips. J. L. T. Marriage Bells The marriage of Roger Wales Peter- son and Miss Isabelle C. Reemelin was solemnized on Jan. 12, at Westwood, Cincinanti. O. The new couple will be at home after Feb. 14 at 3150 McHenry road, Cincinnati, O. SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS ETcrythlnft In cutdnfta and small pot plants. S«nd for complcta catalottus SATISFACTION GUARANTEED ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-o!d. Hybrid Teas. Hybrid Perpetual. Baby Ramblers. Climbers. List of varieties and prices on application. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants In best coramercial varieties. S3.00 to S5.00 per 100. Send for list. FERNS— Continued Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per Hat; 5 flaU, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats, il.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. BEGONIAS Do. 100 CHATELAINE. 2>i-in S5.00 $45.00 Strong, 3-in 8.00 Strong. 4-in 12.00 REX. 2W-in. very beat varieties, usorted. $S 00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer. Best deep pink Car- nation in existence. Be sure to plant this to replace Ward 6.00 50.00 Pink Delight 5.00 40.00 Champion. Select stock 3.50 30.00 YeUow Prince 3.50 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very free) 12.00 100.00 Following at $3.00 per 100. $2500 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Princess Dagmar Rose Pink En- Harlowarden chantress White Wonder Herald Pink Wlnsor 250 or more at the thousand rate IVY ENGLISH IVY. ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra strong, from soil. Propagated last August. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The following are the best newer varieites of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 Modello $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 25.00 White Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.0O 25.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a full list of alt other commercial varieties. Prices on application. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS Strong, twice transplanted, very beat strain. In all colors. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varieties 100 1000 DAISIES,Boston YeUow. Strong 3H-in- bushy plants, 25 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2}i-in..$6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 15.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 25.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.75 15.00 Single White. Best variety for l pota; large flowering. 2>^-iQ.. 5.00 FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In best 100 1000 varieties. 2>i-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston Ferns. 2>i-in 4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt, W'hltmanl com- pacta. Scholzeli, Scottii, all 2,1.4-in 5.00 40.00 Teddy, Jr.. Eleftantlsslma Imp., Elegantlselma com- pacta. 234-in 6.00 ROMAN J. IRWIN, GERANIUMS Strong 2^-in. plants Now ready, very fine stock. Ricard, Poitevine, Nutt, $3.00 per 100; S25.00 per 1000. These are well established plants. Miscellaneous Stock ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings. $8 00 per 1000: in 5.0O0 lots at $7..'j0 per 1000; in 21-4 -in.. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va^ rieties. Prices oo application. 100 1000 BOUGAINVILLEA Sanderlana, strong, 4-in $15.00 5-in 25.00 CALCEOLARIAS. Carter's Prize Hybrids. Finest mixed, 2^- in 7.00 CINERARIAS,GUnt Flowering Half Dwarf. Finest mixed 2}i-in 3.00 $25.00 3-in 6.00 50.00 Stellata. 4-in., strong 10 00 FUCHSIAS. Rooted cuttings. Little Beauty and other best varieties 1.00 10.00 PANSY PLANTS. Strong, stocky plants, Giant Flowering, flnest strain. $4.00 per 1000, 5000 lots at S3.S0 per 1000. PETUNIAS. Rooted cuttings. DQuble white, assorted dou- ble, assorted single. Deliv- ered anywhere 1.15 10.50 POINSETTIAS. Stock Plants. Extra strong selected 14.00 VERBENAS. Giant flowering, rooted cuttings. Postpaid.. . .75 6.75 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings 75 7.00 PELARGONIUMS Ready now 100 Lucy Becker. 2-in $10.00 Wurtembergia. 2-in 10.00 Swabian Maid. 2-in 10.00 Easter Greeting. 2-iD., ready Jan. let. 8.00 These are true to name, well grown and free from white fly. 100 1000 PRIMULA Veris Superba. 3-in $8.00 SNAPDRAGONS. Sliver Pink Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. . 2.00 $15.00 Silver Pink, Giant Yellow 2)i-in 4.00 35.00 GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Size Long Island Grown (Now Ready) 100 1000 America $1.60 $11.00 Augusta 1.50 12.00 Halley (Salmon) 2.50 20.00 Brenchleyensis (Scarlet). .. . 1.50 11.00 May 2.00 18.00 Peace 6.00 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 75.00 Mrs. Francis King 1.60 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 1.75 14.00 NewCropFlorlsts'FlowerSeeds ASPAKAGLS Plumosus Nanus (Green- house grown). $3 50 per ICKW; 5000_at $3.00 per 1000. Tr. pkt. Os. SALVIA Bonfire $0.25 $2.00 Splendens 25 i 1.50 Zurich 35 3.50 Tr. pkt. BEGONIA Lumlnosa. A oi. $1.00.. $0.25 Erfordla. jS oi. 75c 25 Vernon. tV ox. 50o 26 Prima Donna. A ox. $1.00 25 VERBENA. Tr. pkt. Ox. Mammoth Choice Miied.$0.25 $1.60 Mammoth Sep. Colors. . . .25 1.60 All other choice flower seeds. Send for list. Phone FARRAGUT 2326 108 W. 28lh SL, NEW YORK When orderlnc. pl'^'^sp ni' ntlon Tbe Eicbange Heliotrope DAHLIAS W and Other Bedding Plants in their season . J. CHINNICK Best B0W aod •tandazd TmrinrlM, Write for prices baf on ordartag PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS TRENTON, N. J. BERUN, N. J. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Wlien ordering, pleas* mentloii lli« Bxduuifv 164 The Florists' Exchange NURSERY STOCK For Florist Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Slirubs, Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, Paeonies, Herbaceous Plants and Small Fruits Our Specialties for Fall are Barberry Thunbergii Phlox Paeonies Write for our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH CO., 67 YEARS 1000 ACRES Geneva, N. Y. WhiMi. ortlt^riiiL'- ph-usp m-'ntlon Tin- Exclwinpe California Privet and Herberts Thunbergii Largest grower in the country. Can supply you with any quantity or grade you wish. Stock first class in every particular. Do not fail to get my prices, it will pay you. C. A. BENNETT. ^^^: RobbinsvilleJU. Whpn nrd'^ring. rlpflse mention Tlip Kicchnnpe Fruit and Ornamental 1,500,000 SHRUBBERY 230 varieties 200,000 PERENNIALS 120 varieties strong, young and thrifty, with excellent fibrous roots. Guaranteed strictly true to name. References: The Mercantile Agencies. Price list ready. LEWIS ROESCH, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. Whfn ordTlng. nl'^asp ni'-ntlon T1if> Kxrljniige The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYBEID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, OJIMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. AAf^ Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND irdiTliig. ploiisp iTTMittnn The RTPlmiitrp BRAWNINESS r Ow- Foot Ro=es. FSi" G%iW "DESERT CLIMATE ' GROWN," are propa- JTam.. ]FlEb. gated in the hot. dry Summertime, from soft wood -tMT„~ giown in the open field. They are brawny and vigorous. ailJM MLffljr. ■kpfkllMPfk The best yellow ollmber ever pro- n«ti juir.„tad; Krillllirll duced. CUmbing Sunburst ' .az-ncM.p. ■■"■'•'^^■' now 50o. each. Grafted plants, p/ FketanT-. All others listed are on ownroots. Send for revised list. ... o.w stor.j.j ^ dcli«rns aHrr fib. 2S ^ r? ^*^ < Whpn ordering, plpnse m''ntlon Tlip ETCCluince $5 NURSERY DIRECTORY FOR $1 Only exclusive Nursery Directory published. Every State ; Canada and Foreign. Based on official sources. Revised to date. "Worth $5.00 of any man's money." — John Watson, Newark, N.Y. Sent postpaid for $1.00 American Fruits Pubg. Co., Rochester, N.Y Publishers of AMERICAN FRUITS— THE NURSERY TRADE JOURNAL Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchange Hill's Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALWA CENTURY Oomplete asflonmeDt In large and •maU ■Izca. Price B«t now ready, Tbt D. HHI NaneryCo., bic, nuSS^iLL. Brerflreen SpedaBvt* LarfteaC Grower* in America When ordering, please mpntlon The Hxchanpe Nearly 10.000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new readers weekly. EXPORT NURSERIES ^MTElMi GET YOUR PROFIT S^ To offer — 40,000 BUDDED DWARF ROSES, 5000 Standards and 10,000 Climbing Roses for EARLT SPRING DELIVERY, all extra selected. stroDg sterna with fibrous roots. Order at once to secure for yourselves the quantity and varieties required. TERMS: Subject to our Wholesale Catalogue (Due May Ist, 1916) or 5% discount for cash with order. From unknown coireapon dents, references required. nWA^lT T70CFQ Purchaser's selection. $50.00 per lOOO; our choice, U\yfi\ k\£. I\V/OIl«3 $40.00 per 1000. All marked * at $6.00 per 100. American Beauty H Munch Marg. Dickson Amalie Hugh Dickson Mad. Car. Testout Anna de Diesbach A. R. Goodwin* Jules Margottin J. B. Clark J. J. L. Mock Mad. Abel Chatenay Melody* Bernard Paul Mad. Gabriel Luizet Baron de Rothschild Mad. Ravary Belle Slebrecht John Hopper Mabel Morrison Betty JuUet Mrs. A. Munt* Captain Hayward K. A. Victoria* Mrs. John Lalng Celine Fores tier Killarney Mrs. Aaron Ward* CUo Lady Hllllngdon Paul Neyron Conrad Ferd. Meyer Lady Ashtown Paeonia Cornwallis West* Victor Verdier Pius I Edu. Meyer La France DAILY MAIL* Etoile de France Lady Cat. Breslau* Perle Blanches Florence Haswell Veith Le Progres Prince Bulgarie Frau Karl Druschki Louis von Houtte Richmond Gen. Washington Lyon Rose Sunburst* G. C. Wood Mad. Jules Grolez Saksengrusz Gen. Jacqueminot Mad. E. Herriot Sup. A. Jansen* George Dickens* Mad. Segond-Weber* Stanley* Gen. MacArthur Mrs. Frank Workman* Therese Gruss an Teplitz Marie Dermar Ulr. Brunner Gustave Regis Magna Charta Vise. Cariow* Per 100 Per 1000 STANDARD ROSES, mostly in above-mentioned sorts SIS.OO S125.00 Our Selection 12.00 100.00 CLIMBING ROSES in the leading varieties, as American Pillar, Crimson Rambler. Flower of FalrBeld, Gloire de Dijon, Marechal Niel, W. A. Richardson, Avlateur Blerlot, Dorothy Perkins, Hiawatha, Mrs. Flight, Thalia, Alberlc Barbier, Tau- sendschon, Veilchenblau, etc., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. OWN ROOT. Very strong roots this season. $40,00 per 1000. 6-8 feet high. Our Selection, $30.00 per 1000. 6-8 feet high. DWARF POL YANTHA ROSES, Extra for Forcing. Annchen MuUer, Baby Dorothy , Louise Walter, Erna Teschendorf*, George Elgens*, Jeanne de Arc,Gath. Zeim- et*, Maman Levavasseur, Baby Rambler, Mrs. W. H. Cutbush, Orleans Rose, Rodhatte. Yessie, Yvonne Rabler*, etc. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Sorts marked •. $6.00 per 100. For quotation F. O. B. New York, please inquire of our New York address, c/o Messrs. Maltus & Ware, 14 Stone St., New York, from where our new revised Wholesale Catalogue will be mailed on application A. KOLOOS & CO. Wberv ordering, please mention The Escbange VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFERED BY Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, tlolland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. When ordering, please mention The Excban ange Largest assoo-tmeni in J*ew England. Ever eeDB, declduoDS tree§, ith couiinod and rarer varletlefl. Sturdy , choice stock that can tie depend ed apon. Send (or eatak)g and special trade o^es. North Abinston ^W^ 1^^^^^^^^ i^^^ii^^ I SHRLTBS t' Finest of ^brobt. Speeial iPn^S t^n»de prlcM. B; tbe ^^■^'* thonsands. hardy NaOre and Hybrid Rhododfln- L drons— transplanted and ja«^climaf'ed. Send your lists. I..6t as esitanato. iSii^ ■^i^^^^^i^^ aigj!^^ Whoni nrderlng. please mention The Pixchange We Have Something Special to Offer in Weigelias — Canlda and Eva Rathke, Philadelphus, Pynis Japonlca, Deutzias, Spiraea van Houttei, and other Shrubs. also HARDY PERENNIALS Send tu your Iwt of regtUTementi. WOOD, STUBBS & CO.. Louisville, Ky. WTien ordering, please m.-ntlon The ExchnPRe | When orderlnp. pleiise m..iitlon The Exchspge Headquarters for Trees, 8-12 ft., in Hemlock, Nor- way and White Spruce, Austrian andScotcli Pines The F.E. CONINE NURSERY CO. California Privet Cuttings from heavy two-year- old stock Canes from 2-4 ft. or will sell in 8-in. cuttings Any one wanting these cuttings will do better by ordering now. Prices and samples on application THE HILLSIDE NIRSERY ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N.J. Mountain View Floral Co. PORTLAND, OREGON Larten Growera of Famoua Portland Roaea Field-Grown Plants, unsurpaaaed quality, choice collection. Hydrangea*, Orna- mentals, Hardy Perennials. A large for. A meritorious feature of this evergreen is the fact tli.it it holds its lovely red berries such a long time that they still adorn the plant when the next season's flowers expand, so that it may be said to always present eitlier one or the otlicr of these attr.-ictioiis. It is to be re- membered that the Skininiia's fluwers are not always perfect, in fact the jilant may almost be considered as dioecious, and when jiurchasing plants secure two, one a pistillate, and other a staininate, and jilant them near Hovenla dulcls Thuya occidentalis W-i va-iieaiia each other. Such kinds can be supplied by most lead- ing nurseries, the plants being propagated separately. Seeds usually germinate well, and some experts aver the seedlings can be separted in a sexual way by their foliage, but of this we have no experience. Hovenia dulcis is a Japanese tree, intro- duced a half century ago, but which is still rare in cultivation. This rarity is partly due to a reputed lack of hardiness in our colder States, but this can only be conjecture on the part of many, as so many persons, when spoken to of this tree know nothing of it. So far as the eastern counties of Pennsylvania are concerned, the tree is hardy there, and grows to a good size. The "8ft." which some writers have given as its height may be added to four times to represent some of the specimens the writer has seen. The leaves of tliis Hovenia are quite large, often 4 to 5 inches long, but its cymes of flowers are of a white, or greenish white color, making little display. But after flowering the peduncles thicken, and are edible, being of a sweetish taste and pulpy nature, and of a red color. It is a strange character, but in a way the red appearance of the cymes at the time denoted is really the main attraction of its inflorescence. Some of the European lists speak of this Hovenia as an ever- green tree, but this is a mistake, evidently, as with us it is well placed among the truly deciduous trees. Seeds are obtained from Japanese dealers, and cut- CUrus trifoUata 166 The Florists' Exchange OOMIPSra- — »N MARCH THE NEW PINK FORCING ROSE CHAMP WEILAND Exquisite in color, remarkable in size, beauty and foliage YOU NEED THE BIG MONEY MAKER OF 1916 STRONG GRAFTED PLANTS 100 Plants for $35.00 500 Plants for $150.0:1 250 Plants for . . . 82.50 1000 Plants for 300.00 Orders tilled strictly in the order as booked WEILAND & RISCH Originatora and Groy*/ore, 154 North Wabash Avenue CHICAGO. ILL. l.';is.- m'-ntl.in Th.-- Explimitrf Carnations Strong, well rooted cuttings from absolutely healthy plants. Pel 100 Per 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 FRANK P. PUTNAM LOWELL, MASS. Sg^iS^e^^iSS^^^Sg^^li^^ii^^!^^^^ WliMTi nrilt'riiig. I'lfnse nT'nlion The Exclnuice A. F. J. Baur O. E. Stelnkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAIR & STEINKAMP, indkinapolls, Indiana Carnation Breeders \VhPTi, iirdpring. iilfase nr-ntlon The ICxchange "ALICE HAS MADE GOOD" By proving to be THE BEST COMMERCIAL CARNATION disseminated in years. Hundreds who tried it are delighted, and will largely increase their plantings next season. Cuttings ready NOW. Prices: per 100, $6.00; per 1000, $50.00 Descriptive circular mailed on request PETER FISHER, Ellis, Mass. I Clubs and Societies B I Wben ordering, please mention The Glxchange Holyoke and Northampton (Mass.) Gardeners and Florists' Club The regular monthly meeting of this club was held Jan. 11. at the residence of Georgre Rackliffe of Holyoke. Aubrey Butler, our newly elected president, pre- sided over a somewhat smaller attend- ance than usual, several of the members being victims of influenza, but there was no lack of vitality among those present. After an unusually interesting business session, Harry Sinclair of Smith's Ferry gave a graphic account of his experiences in the Rose growing depart- ment of Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago. Two new members were elected. The club was honored by a visit from S. S. Skidelsky of Philadelphia, who spoke of the forthcoming National Flower Show to be held in that city and expressed the hope of meeting some of the mem- bers there, a sentiment heartily recipro- cated. H. E. D. Nassau Co. (N, Y.) Hort. Society A well attended meeting of the Nassau Co. Horticultural Society was held in Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, on Jan. 12 at 2 p.m.. President James McDonald in the chair. Chairman Ernest Brown of th« dinner committee, resported that ail ar- rangements for holding the annual din- ner had been completed. The dinner will be held at the Oriental Hotel, Glen Cove, on Jan. 25th at 6.30 p.m. A communication was received from M. C. Ebel, secretary of the National Ass'n of Gardeners, offering on behalf of that society to supply us with an essay on some subject of interest to the hoticultural profession, for each month of the coming year, so that it may be read at our monthly meetings. It was unanimously decided t,o accept this gen- erous offer. The essay for this meeting received from Mr. Ebel was, "Is Gardening a Profession?" by W. W. Ohlweiler. The paper was a very able one and the es- sayist handled his subject in masterly style. It was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by all the members who were present, and if we are to consider this essay as a standard for those which are to follow we are assured of an interest- ing and instructive course. Messrs. Valentine Clerer, George Hut- ton and George Wilson were appointed judges of the exhibits and made the fol- lowing awards: Best 12 sprays of Free- sias, 1st, Harry Goodband. Best three Poinsettias, 1st, Robt. Jones. Best three heads of Luttuce, 1st, Robt. Jones. Plant of Primula malacoides exhibited by John Everett, a cultural certificate. James Duthie exhibited six plants of Primula malacoides Townsendil, an improved form of Primula malacoides which was much admired, and was awarded a certificate of merit by the judges. Mr. Johnson of R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston, and Mr. Earnshaw of the Bon Arbor Chemical Co., Paterson, were visitors at the meeting. JAMES McCarthy, Corr. Sec'y. Southampton (N. Y,) Hort- Society This society held its annual general meeting in the Village Room, Southamp- ton, N. Y., on Jan. 6th, when the follow- ing oflicers were elected for the coming year: President, M. McLoughlin; vice- pres., W. Malcolm: sec'y, H. Wells; press sec'y, S. R. Candler; fin. sec'y, W. Dick- son; treas., J. Johnson. It was decided to hold the annual dinner on Jan. 27, in the Commercial Hotel, Southampton. The regular meeting will be held on Jan. 20, 8 p.m., in the Odd Fellows Hall. Southampton. S. R. CANDLER, Corr. Sec'y. Connecticut Horticultural Society This society held its first meeting In January on Friday evening, the 14th, and our new president, G. H. HoUister, Superintendent of Keney Park, presided. The meeting had been advertised as "Primrose Night" and the members turned out splendidly. John F. Huss, superintendent for Mrs. James J. Good- win, exhibited some twenty pots of Pv malacoides and a very fine specimen of Kewensis, lemon color. The judges, Warren S. Mason, J. C. Willard, and H. L. Metcalfe, passed upon the merits of the exhibit and awarded a first-class certificate, which was duly ratified by vote of the members. The following members were named to serve as the executive committee: W. W. Hunt, Hartford ; George B. Baker. New Britain; John F. Huss, Hartford; Alex. Gumming, Jr., Cromwell, and Fred. Boss, Elizabeth Park, Hart- ford. The publicity committee is as follows: Alfred Dixon, Wethersfield; Ed. A. Bras- sill, Hartford; John C. Willard, Wethers- field. A communication from the secretary of the Citizen's Committee for the Use and Preservation of the Old State House and City Hall was read, and the secre- tary of the society was instructed to notify the members to endeavor to be present at a public hearing appointed by the mayor to be held in the new Municipal bldg. on Jan. 21, at 8 o'clock. G. H. HolUster Superintendent Keney Park, Hartford, Conn.. and President of the Connecticut Horticultural Society, Hartford It was also voted that the executive committee represent the society with power and use their good offices to the end that this fine old historical build- ing may be «aved to the public. An article read at the recent garden- ers' convention was read by the secre- tary, entitled: "Is Gardening a Profes- sion?" by W. W. Ohlweiler of Missouri; and Mr. Huss gave an interesting talk on the preparation of the soil for the successful propagation and cultivation of Primula seed to maturity. The next . regular meeting of the society will be held on the 28th of this month. ALFRED DIXON. Sec'y. Newport (R.I.) Horticultural Society A regular meeting of the above society was held on the 11 inst., president Urqu- hart presiding. Six applications for membership in the assitsant gardeners' class (associate) were under the rules referred to the executive committee. Andrew J. Dorward had on exhibition a large vase of flowers of Buddleia Asi- atica, to which was awarded a first- class certificate of merit. This is one of the Wilson novelties recently in- troduced from China; the flowers are white reminding one somewhat of the Spiraea aruncus, and has a delightful fragrance of the Freesia order. Mr. Dor- ward, when asked regarding the method of cultivation, said that his plants were pot grown, had been shifted on, and were flowered in Sin. pots. As growth proceeded they had been twice stopped. The last pinching he said, must not be done too late or good spikes will not result. The new classification of Dah- lias as adopted by the American Dahlia Society was brought up and referred to the executive committee. Announcement was made that at the next meeting, to be held on Tuesday, the 25th. William Gray will read a paper on the "Cultivation of Sweet Peas for Exhibition Purposes.* At that meeting visitors will be welcome. Eber Holmes, representing W. A. Manda, was present and made interest- ing remarks, speaking of young gar- (jConlinued on -page 168) I .T.iuiary ^, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 167 January **White** Sale o, w... CHRYSANTHEMUMS s5s' Sal e IS READY NOW ALICE DAY Snow white Beautiful in outline Certificated C. S. A. $6.00— dozen $50.00— hundred MISS ELVIA SCOVILLE The white sport of Wells' Late Pink. A variety of superlative excellence. $15.00— hundred $125.00— thousand AUTOCRAT The Thanksgiving Beauty. $15.00— hundred $125.00 -thousand WHITE PATTY White sport of the well-known Patty. $12.00-hundred SlOO.OO-thousand WHITE CHIEETAIN Pure-white sport of Chieftain. $5.00— hundred $40.00— thousand PRICES: CASH-FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Send for illustrated list; the best Chrysanthemum catalogue ever printed. CHARLES H. TOTTY, Madison, im.j. innmnniiiiDiiiDmoiUDnuniiQ Miss Theo The'most prolific ROSE PINK CARNATION on the market. Every visitor places an order. See previous ads. Rooted Cuttings: $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. llTfLEriELD & WVMAIN,N»rrh AMngton,Na$$. Rooted Carnation Cuttings SPECIAL OFFER 20,000 Matchless - - - $2.50 per 100 $20.00 per 1000 50,000 Enchantress - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " ' 25,000 C. W. Ward - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " Write for prices on other varieties. Address all onlers to J. D. COCKCROFT, - NOPlhpOPl, L I., IN. Y. REMEMBER, WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION CARINATIOIN CUTTIINOS Ready after JANUARY FIRST QUIDNiCK6R((NnOUSES,l. H dishing, Prop ANTHONY P. O., QUIDNICK. R. I. Wbpn ordering- pIphbp m.-ntl.in The Pxf'hnnpo SPLIT CARNATIONS Qtriokly. wuttly and oheaply meoded. No Tools roquired Pillsbury Carnation Staple Patented 1906 1000. 380 . 3000. tl 00 portpsid I. L. PILLSBURY GALESBURG. ILL. Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS Nciv Salmon Pink Carnation "NANCY" Color light salmon pink, little darker than Pink Delight and more even color. Blooms are good commercial size, 3 in. and over, nicely formed and have never shown a bursted calyx. Stems always hold the flower upright. The habit is a quick productive growth and as a producer it stands highest among commercial varieties. Color does not fade. Fragrance is very noticeable. Having an excellent cerise pink and an improved yellow to offer in 1917, we have decided to disseminate the variety "Nancy" this year, 1916. For a Lght pink that will produce quantities of bloom and is commercially good in every respect, plant "Nancy." The stock is limited and orders will be filled in rotation aa received. Price, Rooted Cuttings: $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. First deliveries in January. Standard Varieties of CARNATIONS and 1915 Introductions READY NOW 100 1000 Pink Sensation $6.00 $.50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Matchless 3.50 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.50 30.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Yellowstone 3.00 25.00 100 1000 White Wonder $3.00 $25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 Rosette 3,00 25.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Gloriosa 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 Chrysanthemum "EARLY FROST" THE EARLY WHITE "MUM This variety has proven so satisfactory that the demand for stock will be greater than the supply. Place your orders now. We have a large stock. Rooted Cuttings: $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. February Delivery. F. DORINER & SONS CO., Lafayeiie, ind. 168 The Florists' Exchange (Continiied from page 166) deners and what can be done to interest them tending toward a greater efficiency in the gardens of the future. It was voted that assistant florists be admitted to associate membership on the same terms as assistant gardeners. There was a discussion on nursery inspection laws, it being felt here that Newport suffers more from these than it does from gypsy and brown tail moths, against which the present Federal laws are aimed. The chief hardship is that there is no inspector available nearer than Providence, which is some 30 miles distant. As the laws call for an in- spection, and a certificate on each parcel of plants about to be shipped to States outside the zone aftected by gypsy and brown tail moths, and as the transporta- tion companies refuse to accept ship- ments of trees and shrubs unless accom- panied by a certificate, it may be seen that shipping out is no easy matter. On the other hand, caterpillars of the moths referred to have a free entry on vehicles of all kinds coming into the State, coming in without let or hindrance. A committee of three was appointed by the society to look into this matter. A fire in dry moss in the basement of Thomas J. Gibson's flower store on Washington sq. last Saturday was quenched without damage, even before the fire department reached the scene. ALEX. MacLELLAN. Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield (Conn.) Horticultural Society There was a goodly attendance of members at the regular monthly meet- ing of this society, held in its new home in the Isaac Hubbard Hall, Green- wich, Conn., on Friday evening, Jan. 14, Presi. Sealiey presi-dtng. Special fea- tures were the exhibits for the prize offered by Mr. Grierson, for the most meritorious exhibit and the installation of officers for the ensuing year. Thos. Ryan carried off the honors with a fine vase of Carnations Pink Sensation. The thanks of the society were accorded Jas. Stuart for Euphorbia jacquinseflora; for a display of Carnations Princess Dag- mar, Violets Princess of Wales and Cauliflower from Wm. Graham; and for Grand Soleil d'Or Narcissus from P. W. Pop p. The officers for the ensuing year are as follows. Pres., W. J. Sealey; vice-pres., Owen A. Hunwick; sec'y, J. B. McArdle; treas., Robt. Williamson; corr. sec'y, P. W. Popp. Four new members were elect- ed and several proposals were received and filed. The treasurer's report showed the society to be in a very fiourishing condition financially; the constantly in- creasing membership and the enthusiasm displayed by the members assures the society a bright future. We take this opportunity of thanking our many kind friends who have in many other ways assisted us in making our exhibitions and other events throughout the past year such grand successes and we hope to merit a continuation of the same good will in the future. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted and ordered sent to the bereaved family of the late Geo. I^auder, Jr., of Green- wich, Ct., by whose untimely death the society suffers the loss of an esteemed honorary member and a good friend and patron. It was voted to hold the annual Sum- mer and Pall exhibitions as in past years, dates and location to be an- nounced later. A committee was ap- pointed to arrange for the annual en- tertainment and dance for the mem- bers, their families and friends, to be held in February. Communications were read from Wm. Klelnheinz of Philadelphia, chairman of the exhibition committee for the Na- tional Flower Show, to be held in that city in March; also from the secre- tary of the National Ass'n of Gardeners offering to this society copies of the splendid essays read at Boston in Dec. at the convention of the N. A. G. The offer was unanimously accepted. During recess Messrs. Jas. Stuart and P. W. Popp entertained the members with an account of their recent trip to Boston in connection with the conven- tion of the N. A. G. They voiced their appreciation of the hospitality and en- tertainment afforded by the gardeners and florists of Boston and vicinity and the A. N. Pierson Inc., of Cromwell. At the next meeting, to be held Feb. 11, A. J. Rickards of the Stumpp & Wal- ter Co., of N. Y. City, offers a cash prize for the best flowering plant in bloom: 1st and 2d prizes will be award- ed. There will also be a social session in connection with the meeting. So come along and don't forget your ex- hibit. P. W. POPP, Corr. Sec'y. Rhode Island Horticultural Society The seventy-flrst meeting of the Rhode Island Horticultural Society was held In the Public Library. Providence, on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1916. Dr. Burt L. Hartwell, director of the Experi- ment Station, Rhode Island State Col- lege, lectured on the "Chemistry of the Garden." — ERNEST K. THOMAS, Secy. E. G. HILL'S Carnation Cuttings We have never had finer stock than we can offer this year. They are crisp, clean and plump and thoroughly rooted. Let us book yottT order for early delivery. In NOVELTIES, you will find AUCC COOHflbS a beautiful pink giant of glowing pink, with marvelous keeping qualities, owing to texture. Ready now. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. BELLE WASHBURN, Bassett and Washburn's Scarlet $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Per 100 1000 White Wonder $3.00 $25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 25.00 White Perfeaion 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Rose-Pink 3.00 25.00 Gloriosa 3.00 25.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 50.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Matchless 4.00 35.00 Champion - 3.00 25.00 Pocahontas 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 30.00 Mrs. Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Roses! SEND FOR OUR CATALOG The best offerings of the year and all the standard varieties in high grade stock. We Claim Quality READ ABOUT TIP-TOP ("Baby DoU") AND TIPPERARY AND SEE THEIR PICTURES. THE E. G. HILL CO. RICHMOND, INDIANA Lenox (Mass.) Hort. Society The regular monthly meeting of the Lenox Horticultural Society was held on January 12. The business of the meeting consisted of appointing a com- mittee to arrange for the annual ball in connection with the society to be held the end of the month in the town hall The schedule committee was asked to make arrangements for a competitive floral display to be held in connection with the visit of the members of the Harden Club of America on June 27 and 28. It was unanimously agreed to accept the offer of the National Association of Gardeners to supply copies of the lec- ture papers which were read at the re- cent Boston convention, also other sub- jects of interest to be read and dis- cussed at the meetings of the society. The first of these interesting lectures, entitled: "Is Gardening a Profession?" was read at this meeting and a good discussion followed. The next meeting is on Feb. 10. J. H. FRAMPTON, Asst. Sec'y. Few Violations of Plant Quarantine It is interesting to note that accord- ing to the report of the Attorney General of the United States covering the activi- ties of the Department of Justice, there were but four violations of the Plant Quarnntine Act reported to the United .States attorneys during the fiscal year ended June 30. 1915. The sum of $415 was collected in fines. Nine cases were also reported by the Attorney General as pending at the close of the fiscal year. E. A. D. When ordering:, please mention The Exdjange Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly particulars as to fortticomiog exhibitions.) AmJierst, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, in connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 3-28, 1916. Chicago, III. — American convention of Garden Clubs, June, 1917. Cornell, H. T Farmers' Week, in connection with N. T. State College of Agriculture, Feb. 7-12, 1916. IiOnlBville, Ky National Canners' Con- vention, February, 1916. New Tork, April 6-12, 1916. — Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New York and the New York Florists' Club, Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary, 68 West 28th St., New York. New York. — The eighth annual banquet of the New York and New Jersey As- sociation of Plant Growers, Hotel Mc- Alpin, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets, $6 per person. Sec'y, Wm. H. Siebrecht, Jr., Queens Plaza Court, Long Island City, N. Y. Philadelphia, Pa., March 26-Aprll 2. — Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- can Florists, Convention Hall, Broad St. and Allegheny ave. John Young, secretary. 63 West 28th St., New York. St. I^onlB, Uo., January 26 and 27, 1916. — Annual convention and exhibition of the American Carnation Society. A. F. J. Baur, secretary. Thirty-eighth and Hockwood ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Nico-fume as a Fumigant Recently there has come to our hands testimonials as to the wide-spread use of Nico-fume as a fumigant, and of the recommendations for its use by some of the experimental stations. Circular 154 of the Ohio Agri. Exp. Sta., deals with "Insect Pests of the Greenhouse," and recommends Nico-fume against red spider. The writer of the bulletin recommends Nico-fume as the best spray known to him for use against this pest, using one- half pint of the liquid to two quarts of lime sulphur, thoroughly mixed in 25 gallons of water. For plant lice or aphlds the Nico-fume sheets are recommended, but when only a few plants in the green- house are infested it is hardly practical to fumigate the entire house; in such cases the Nico-fume liquid at the rate of one to two teaspoonfuls to each gallon of water is best to use ; the same applies to mealy bug, or a tobacco soap solution may be adopted. Then, in Bulletin No. 157 of the Mass. Agri. Exp. Sta., the writer deals with the Marguerite fly where quite an extended notice and recom- mendation of the Nico-fume liquid occurs. Nothing more whole-hearted could be said. Again, Bulletin 172 of the Kentucky -Vgri. Exp. Sta., deals with "Fumigation with Tobacco Extracts," including Nico- fume liquid. All of these speak equally well of the value of this nicotine extract for the cleansing of plants by spraying and fumigation. I January 23, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 169 ■ 'i^i^»iv>fiea>-<-' .i tii»:f te*i^f iv>f rsv>.friV>f • ROSES RED RADIANCE. .\ sport of Radiance that will be wel- comed as a valuable addition to the list of Kreenhouse Roses and will be of greatest value for the garden. Grafted or Own Root. 2i.i-in., $2.50 per dot., $17.50 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. MRS. \VM. R. HEARST. A clear, dark pink sport of My Maryland. The equal of Maryland in habit and frowth, and far superior to it in color. Grafted or Own toot. 2'.i-in.. $2.50 per doi., $17.50 per 100 $150.00 per 1000. HOOSIER BEAUTY. Deep, rich crimson in color. We have a large stock of this new Rose and can fill your or- der to your satisfaction. Grafted, 2 W-in., $2.00 per doz., $15 00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000; Own Root, 2>i-in., $1.50 per doz , $10 00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. IIADLEY. With both Hadley and the above-named va- riety we have to offer the two best red Ro.ses in coiiiiiuTce. Grafted, 2J.i-in., $1.50 per doz., $12.50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000; Own Root, 2^-m., $1.00 per doz., $7.50 per 100, $00,00 pec 1000. CARNATION NOVELTIES MISS THEO. (Littlefield & Wyman.) We have 4000 plants of Mi33 Theo erowing here at Cromwell. We can verify tlie assertion that it ia the most prolific Carnation on the market today. The color is true rose pink. The flower is well formed, but not large. It will be a profit- able variety. Hooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100. $100 00 per 1000. NEBRASKA. We can fill your order for this new scarlet. It appears to us to be one of the finest of the novelties of the year. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000. RED WING. From observation of this variety growing, we believe it is well worth a thorough trial. It looks pro- lific and the flowers are of fine quality. Rooted Cut- tings. $12 00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000. ALICE. By far the finest light pink Carnation from the standpoint of freedom and profitableness. We have excellent stock for February delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000. We cannot accept orders for Good Cheer for earlier than March 15th delivery. THE BIG FOUR OPHELIA, DOUBLE WHITE KILLARNEY, KIL- LARNEY BRILLIANT and MRS. AARON WARD. The four best greenhouse Roses for general growing. $12.50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000. These varieties are better grafted than own root. If wanted on own roots, the price ia $7.60 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. ^ <"\N V CHRYSANTHEMUMS GOLDEN GLEAM "^;^^«^J-ty As a novelty of the year we arc oiTerinR a seedling of our own raising, It is a bright, KliHteniiiK ycllowjin color; me- dium dwarf in growth. Fully as good two to a pl&nt aa single. Slatures Oct. 20th to Nov. Ist. Second crown buds were the beM. 2)^i-in., $1.50 per doz., $13.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. LAST SEASON'S NOVELTIES Root«i-ui-. »2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. SINGLES RAMONA. Deep, rich bronze in color. One of the finest varieties ever offered. Exhibited in the winning five vasea at Cleveland. 2>i-in., $2.00 per doz , $15.00 per 100. DUSKY MAID. Orange^bronze in color. Well-built, semi-double flowers carried well apart on spray. The finest variety for Thanksgiving. 2>i-in., $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. The Cromwell Gardens Set and the Mount Green- wood Set are offered in our catalog. Look them over. They are improvements on existing varieties and worthy of general growing. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus We make a specialty of eeedlinga. We offer now 50,000 seedlingsTready for potting. Big, strong seedlings. Big value at $3.00 per 1000; 2500 at $7.50 per 1000; 6000 at $7.00 per 1000. We deliver anywhere, all charges paid, for SOo.'per 1000 in addition to price quoted. ^^^^ijjs^m^m^s^mjiSm^i^^^mW^m^^^!^^s^s^css^m^m^is^wu^s^m^^^?^^m^m Wlipn ordering, plfj's^ mention The P'xeli;iiigp Coleus Cuttings Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leadingandbestfancyvarietieB. Clean, strong, well rooted cuttings. 60c. per 100 $4.00 per ICOO Caab with order. Send for list with testimonials A. NAHLIK 61-275 lawrence Street, FLUSHING, N. Y. Largest grower of Coleus In the U.S.A. Special Offer— A I Stock Questions Exchange Readers are Asked to Solve The Utilization of Hard Coal Ashes In the matter of "Southern Reader's" question, page 120, would say there is nothing better for his garden plot than screeaed hard coal ashes. They should be screened rather fine, say about as am ordinary a^ sifter would screen. Reject all coarse material. I have used the screened ashes from hard coal in this way for twenty years and find them to assist materially in holding moisture. Jewett City, Conn. A. A. Younq. CYCLAMEN in bloom. 4-in. 6- in. S20.00 15.00 25.00 I 7.00 ! 6.00 .$2.60 $18.00 . 6.00 40.00 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2K->n 3.50 4-in 2.00 15.00 SNAPDRAGON. Sliver Pink. 2-in 2.60 Phelps' White 2H-in 3.60 DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Mixed iH-in 2.50 100 1000 GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. 2-in.. . $2.25 SIMLAX. 2-in 1.75 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 2)i-in 3.00 COLEUS. Rooted Cuttings. Ver- schaReltll and Golden Bedder .75 10 other varieties 75 Queen Victoria, Trailing Queen. Firebrand Nero andiothers; all fancy varieties. Caali with order. Ai enu o PA Wholesale Plant OLSON & CO., e„,„, When ordering, plfnse mt-ntlnn Tlie Exchange JACKSON & PERKINS CO. NEWARK. NEW YORK Wholoala Grower* for th« trade TREES and PLANTS of all kinds Send (or L.lst When orflerlng. please mention The Eichange Webster, Mass. Rochester, N. Y. All the Same Story Business here has been very satis- factory for some time and shows on signs of any cessation. Stock of all kinds is extremely scarce and it is as much a task almost to get the material to do business with as it is to get the business. Eoses, Carnations and other stock are particularly scarce and with the present weather conditions prevailing there will, it seems, be no surplus of any kind for some time. The demand for flowers for design work is on the increase, and with the absence of Carnations and shorter grades of Roses the dealers have a hard time of it in getting out their work. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Rochester Florists' Ass'n met recently and elected officers for the coming year, the meeting being held at the home of Mrs. W. L. Keller. The following were elected to serve for the ensuing year. President, Mrs. Fred W. Vick : vice-pres., Mrs. Win- field Wilson : secretary. Mrs. George B. Hart : treasurer, Mrs. Charles Suhr. .Stephen Green was a visitor here last week representing H. Bayersdorfer & Co. He reports satisfactory business along the line. George Cramer is in the city again but intends returning to Buffalo in the near future. Some very fine Tulips are arriving on the market and meeting with quite an active demand. H. B. S. WHY NOT buy your plants and cuttings from the man who can furnish everything you need? We represent the best growers, each being a speciahst in his line. We guaran- tee to please you, both in price and quality. Our PLANT BULLETIN contains a complete descriptive list of all the latest introductions and novelties, as well as the standards and miscellaneous stock. Roses Carnations Geraniums Bouvardia Verbenas Gladiolus Daisies Gardenias Crotons, etc. Let us place your name on our permanent mailing list and a copy will be sent you each month. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA Chrysanthemums Cyclamen Ferns Begonias PHILADELPHIA 1608-1620 Ludlow St. NEW YORK 117 W. 28th St. WASHINGTON 1216 HlSt. N. W. BALTIMORE Franklia'and St. Paul St«. iZ' Roses eeooDcl to none. WvQ buddad and srown plants: Bright red, dark red. pink, wKit«, white with red o«nter, ulmon, from 3-in. pot*. $7 00: from 3V^- in pot«. »10 00; from 4-in pole. tl6 00, per 100. PRIMULA ChlnenslB, PRIMULA Obcon- Ica Gltantea, PRIMULA Malacoldea, from 2H-in pota, $3.00 per 100. DRAG SNA IndlTlaa. Strang plants, from 2H-iii. pota, (3 00; from 3-in. pots (5.00, per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosua Nanus. From 2Ji-iii pots, (300 per 100; ASPARAGUS Sprenfterl. from 3-in. pota. $4.00 per 100. SatlsfastioD guaranteed. PAUL MUER, East Stroudsburg,Pa. GOOD STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES ino ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2K-'n. pota $2.60 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-in. pots 6,00 ASPARAGUS Sprenfteri. l)^-in poU 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprenfteri. 3-m. poU 4.00 DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 3-in. pots 5.00 Marguerite DAISY. Large yellow. 2>i-in. pots 2.50 FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 2>i-in. pots 2.00 IVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2>i-in. pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2Ji-in. pots 2.50 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS (Rams- burg's strain) 2!^ -in 2.60 F. A. EMMONS, Florist West Kennebunk, Me. Whpn orrterhii: |'1im>- i ■ n Tin- P^x.-lmntrc GERANIUMS Unless we have exceptionally 6ne weather all the cuttings that I can supply between now and Febru- ary 21at are sold. Orders booked for February and March delivery at S12.50 for S. A. NUTT and $15.00 for RICAR . and POITEVINE. per lOOO. Guaranteed stock D BUDDLEIA Asiatica Ready now. from Rose pots, fine plants, at S.i.OO per 100. Rooted Cuttings in February, at $2.50 per 100. PLUMOSUS, at $25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. Wlifii ■'r<1erliig. plr-jisf m ntli>n Thi' K.xolinnge Have you heard of the NEW BAND? See page 163 When ordering, please nentlou The BicUange SVSe WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAH R Climbing Outdoor Roses Pot Up Some Now for Spring Sales It matters little just where you are looated, whether East, West, South or North, or whether Roses do especially well around your neighborhood outdoors or not; people will keep on planting them. We can't all live in Portland or Seattle, where one can view the many beautiful climbing Roses at their best, but we can, even in the most exposed sec- tions of our country, have fair results for all that, and it is to our advantage to do what we can to help those among our customers anxious to get the most out of Roses so as to have them feel at least partly repaid for their trouble and mone.v_ expended. The great trouble we have in the growing of most Rambler Roses is the danger of having them Win- ter-killed ; if not properly protected they will freeze down to the ground, start into actual growth again the following Spring, make fine flowering wood during the Summer, only to have it freeze dowm again, and so we keep on repeating with- out ever having a chance to find out whether the Roses are crimson, pink, or white, or whether they really ever do flower. Suppose .yon try this method ; instead of selling your customer field grown plants this Spring, such as you have to cut back, pot up now a good number of plants. Don't prune the long canes, which are the flowering wood, but .iust shorten them a little: tie up and either lay the plants on their sides or. w'hat is better, keep them in the coolest bouse you have and plant them out next Spring for your customers. If not ad- vanced too far and handled right after tliey are planted, a mass of flowers will be the result the first Summer and the purchaser will feel repaid for the money given yon. Buddelia variabilis magnifica Fine Summer Cut Flowers While it is claimed that this plant is quite hardy and the few we tried Inst year are nicely covered up for the Win- ter, we shall purchase a fair sized batch of small stock for Spring planting again so as to be sure of having plants to cut from next Summer. Small stock planted out last year flowered freely from ,Iuly on and furnished many spikes of most useful cut flowers, which attracted con- siderable attention. People are ever ready for something new; they are look- ing ifor it and we should be on the look nut for it. Every retail grower will find this Buddleia a most useful cut flower and should plant at least a few of them fo-r a fair trial this coming season. Carnations Feeding the Stock This is the time your Carnations arc actually benefited by the application of additional food in addition to what they can get out of the soil in the benches. Healthy stock by the middle of Januarv. from which flowers are being cut right along, needs feeding in order to hold up : the roots have used up practically all the soil contained. A light dose of pul- verized sheep manure, just about as much as will cover the surface of the soil, and the same proportion of bone- meal makes a good top dressing. Work it into the surface but be careful not to tear up a lot of the fine roots which I'sually are found near the surface. Rather than do this I should suggest leaving the surface of the soil undis- turbed and mix the fertilizer to be ' ap- plied with soil; put on in this manner one inch or so in thickness, or put the fertilizer on and follow up with the soil, and just use a little care in watering afterward. Don't wash the whole off with the hose. In bouses where the wa- tering is always done from one side of a bench, as would be the case with a side bench, you will find the soil piling up on the opposite side of the bench along the edge ; this is due to careless watering, usually by applying too much force and wanting to get through quickly. Bring some of this soil toward the center of the bench ; it will do more good there, hut don't disturb any more roots than you can help. Dracaena indivisa A Useful Plant for the Retail Growrer If you like to grow on your own stock of this useful vase plant, the present is a good time to sow seed. With all the many beautiful new introductions of Dracaenas we have been favored with in the last ten years, there is none which iH'ite takes the place of D. indivisa as an outdoor vase plant. Sometimes we get tired of it for. a little while and try to substitute something else, if for no other reason than to have a change, but we soon return to it and like it better than ever. The best' vase of ordinary size, filled with the usual Geraniums and Daisies, Vincas and Coleus, is a stiff looking affair without the Dracsena in the center. It takes two years to grow a fair sized Dracaena, and if you only have use for a very few I suggest buying them all ready grown, but if you have use for a hundred or over, grow on your own stock, for they are most easily iiandled. Grevillea robusta Sour Seed Now This is another most useful plant for the retail grower, of which seeds ought to be sown now. You can use it when in a 2in. pot in connection with your small ferns in dishes up to the time the plants are in ,5's or 6's. We make use of it extensively in window boxes and vases during the Spring months. It is easily grown from seed and often takes the place of a Boston fern when the lat- ter can be used to better advantage else- where. Like the r>racipna, when used in connection with Geraniums it_ helps greatly to give an otherwise stiff and crowded looking veranda box a light and graceful appearance. Bedding Begonias With Gloire de Chatelaine there is hardly any use of growing any of the old favorites such as Begonia semper- florens Erfordii, Vernon, Prima Donna or gracilis luminosa, but whenever it is intended to raise any of these from seed, no more time should be lost in getting at it. All of these Begonias are awfully slow in coming along; they remain for weeks without any apparent headway. All Begonia seed is so very small that it takes little to sow a seed pan of lOin. to 12in. in diameter ; therefore be care- ful not only not to waste seed, but the seedlings will be better off if not crowded, which often causes loss through damping off. Might be well to start propagating bedding Begonias through cuttings now ; nothing is gained by wait- ing. Place the stock plants into heat and make use of the young growth ; the hard wooded tops are no good for the purpose of propagating. Cannas In only a few more weeks you will start the Cannas in order to have good sized plants ready for your Spring re- quirements. In the meantime you should not forget altogether about the stock of roots stored away in the root cellar or below the benches. A good many florists find themselves disappointed each March, the time when the main crop of Canna eyes are placed in flats; there is nothing left but a few dried up roots not worth while bothering with, and all the work of taking care of the plants during the previous Summer, taking the field clumps up and storing them, was for nothing. Why not look over the roots, now, examine them : it will just take a few minutes. If you find them too dry of too near the hot water pipes attend to them as is necessary ; it will pay. While on this subject, let me call your attention to the new ones; they are not all good, no mat- ter how well named or large the in- dividual flowers may really be. A good bedding Canna needs more than that, but there are among them some wonderful improvements, and you should know about them, therefore provide a few dol- lars for the purpose of giving them .n fair trial this coming season. If per fliance you get one or two out of n dozen sorts which will do well and make PRIMULA Obconlca Giant Kermeslna, Rosea, Arendl and mixed, also Grandlflora Compacta, Alba Lilac, Rosea and Sangamea, Malacoldes, White, 2-in., $1.50 per 100. MME. SALLEROl. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. DAISY, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in . $1 50 per 100 WHITMANI, ELEGANTISSIMA and TABLE FERNS 2-in., $3.00 per 100, DRACAENA Indivisa. 4-in., 10c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-ln , $2.00 per 100; 3-in., 4o. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, no white, 2J4-in., $2 50 per 100. POINSETTIA. Large stock plants. $5.00 per 100 WEEPING LANTANA, FEVERFEW Gem. GIANT WHITE DAISY and DOUBLE ALYSSUM. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 75c. per 100. ALTERNANTHERA BriUlantissima. $5.00 per 1000. 3 others, $4.50 per 1000. AGERATUM, Gumey, Pauline, Star. 60o per 100, $5.00 per 1000, VINCA Variegata. 75c. per 100, $6,00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 75c. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 75c. per 100. YELLOW DAISY, Etolle d'Or. $2 00 per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1.00 per 100, $9 00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1 00 per 100. ALYSSUM. Giant double, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. PETUNIA. Double. 10 kinds, Dreer's, etc., $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. G kinds, $1.25 per 100. SNAPDRAGON, Silver and White. $1.50 per 100. FERNS ;Iean stock. Casti BYER BROS., Bench. Nice, clean stock. Boston, 4-in., 10c. ; 5-in., 12Hc. Cash CHAMBERSBURG, PA. WTien ordering, please mentlnn The ETchnnire ROSES If in want of Rose Plants to plant after Chryeaii- themumfl, refer to our advertisement in FloriaU' Exchange of Deo. 4. J915. Per Per 100 1000 Asparagus Hatcheii. 3-in. pots S8.00 Asparagus Sprengerl. 2j^-in, pota. . 3.00 Asparagus Sprengerl. 3-in. pots... 5.00 Abutilon Savitzil. 2>i-in. pots 3.00 Achyrantbes. 6 sorts. Rooted Cut- tings 1.00 $8.00 Ageratum. Blue and white, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 25 sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 1 .00 Dracaena Indivisa. 3-in. pots 8.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 4-in. pots. . . . 12.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 5-in. pots. . . .20.00 Feverfew. Double white, Rooted Cuttings 1.50 12 00 Fuchsias. Double and single. Rooted Cuttings 1.50 12.00 Fuchsias Double and single. 2}i- in pots 3-00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings.... 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue, Rooted Cut^ tings 1.50 12.00 Lemon Verbenas. 2)^ -in. pots 4.00 Lantanas 2H-in. pots 3.00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 15.00 Salvia. New sorts, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.50 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Smilax. Strong. 2H-in. pota 300 Vinca Varlegata and Elegans. 4-in pota 10.00 Vinca Varlegata and Elegans. 2K- in pota 3 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISIIMU,N.Y. Wben ordering, please mentlnn The Ejchanpe ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 AGERATUMS. Stella Gurney and Little Blue Star $0.60 $5 00 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The best selected, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mised colors 1.00 9.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 9.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 75 6.00 SALVIAS Bonfire and Zurich 75 6.00 PLANTS PETUNIAS. Dreer's Double Fringed. Mixed colors, strong plants, from 2-in. pots 2.00 Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. When ordering, plea&g m'-utlou The Excliange 1'.', lyiii. The Florists' Exchange 171 Field Grown ROSES Two year Dormant Baby Tausendschon Ema Teschendorf Kalserln Augusta Victoria KUlarney Gen. McArtliur Jonklieer J. L. Mocli Mme. Jules Grolez (Red Kaiserin) Farbenkonlgin Prince de Bulgarie Dean Hole Mme. Ravary C3othilde Soupert, $12.00 per 100. Unlees otherwiM Doted, SI 5.00 per 100. Climbing Roses Climbing American Beauty, $17.50 Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins) $12.00 per 100. per 100. Crimson Rambler, $12.00 per 100. Hiawatha, $12.00 per 100. White Dorothy, $10.00 per 100. A Full Ll»t of All Romea on Demand THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Paine sville, Chip 111' (It l.Jii Tin- ICxeluiiiee Teddy, Jr. FERNS 8'iB., Sl-OO eaob 7-ia.. 7Ac e»oh 50e eaoh. 4-iB., 20e. each. 2M-u> [>er 100, f ftO no pel 1000 FLNKIAS— Field-f rown, large clumps, $15.00 per 100. 8-111.. C*».»**I! 2}<-"»- »500 per ta.OO NrnTTII l6o.t40.00 per 1000. *"**"*" Mnch, 60e encb. CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa. When, ordering, [licuse mi'ntlon The Excbanffe FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in .my tiuantily Excellent 2'4-in. atoek, in best assortmeut, S3. 00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Extra strong, 3-in,. S6.00 per 100. $55.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana and COCOS Weddeliana. Clean, thrifty. 2'4-in. stock, right size for center plauls. $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting, in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100. $9.50 per 1000, undivided clumps. In 10,000 lota or more, $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. CIBOTIUM Schiedei tKing of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, $4.50 per doz.. $35.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.50 per doz.. $50.00 per 100. Boston and Scottii FERNS. Full, shapely plants. in perfect condition, $12.00 per doz., $95.00 per 100. J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. you discard some you have grown for years, it will pay you well for the money expended. Are you going to start a few eyes now so as to obtain some extra iieavy specimens which will be in full IHoom by the first week in May? Notbinj; is finer to take orders from. Your cus- tomer will appreciate seeing a plant in ili)wer of a sort she isn't acquainted with a nd if you try to describe to her, it \\ ill take just one-half the time to close llie deal if you are able to let her look nt what she is going to buy. When iirdeiinc. r'''' lluu The Exchange ASSORTED TABLE FERNS »3.60 per 100, 130.00 per 1000. PALMS, Kentia Belmoreana 3>i in. pots, 12-15 in. high, S12.00 per 100. PALMS, Kentia Forsteriana 3H in. pota, 16-18 in. high, J15.00 per 100. JAMES VICK'S SONS Rochester, N. Y. I.l.'iis nil iitiales PRIMLXA Obconica. In bloom, 4-in. pots 12c, CHINESE PRIMROSES. 5-in. pots in , bloom, 20c. BEGONIA Luminosa and Magnifica 4-xn. pots, 15c. BEGONIA Lorraine. 3-in poto. 12c. ROSES for Easter forcing, such as Baby Rambler, Ulrich Brunner and Magna Charta. 6-in. pots, 35c, ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in. pots, 5c ■ 23'2-in pota, 3c. : 4-in pots. 10c. ASPARAGUS SprenfierL 3-in. pots. 6c HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 3-in. pots. $6 00 per 100. COCOS Weddeliana. 3-ia. pote, 16o.; 4-iD. pots, 25c. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Grower of Potted Plants 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA. W'lu'ii. uidtMiiiK, i>lease m^ ntiun Tlie Excbaujie BOSTON FERNS From the bench, 12}^c. Extra strong ferns and good clean, thrifty stock; bargain at tliis price. Fine for potting up in 5- inch for Easter and Spring trade. BRANT BROS. Inc., Utica, N. Y. F E R IN S When nrdorlng. pli-jisi tl-iii The Kxclmiigp Table Ferns Fine, buahy plants, assorted varietiei, from 2-in. poU, $3.00 per 100. R. G. Hanf ord, Korwalk, Conn. When orderlric. clf m'liil'in 'i'hi- I>r ASSORTED VARIETIES etronn, hMlthr pl»iit«, from 2M-iii. pou. »3 00 per lOU »2S DO per 1000. t~ . ■^ COCOS Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmoreana 2^4 in . «1.30 per do, . »10.00 per 100 NEPHROLEPIS WblCmanI andElegandsalma. fl-in . 60o. eaoh. BOSTON Feme and NEPHROLEPIS Harriill. l-in , »20 00 per 100; »-in.. 80o. eaoh. H5.00 per 100; 7-m.. tl 00 eaoh; g-in . «1.26 each FRANK N. E*>KEaEN, Madison, N. J. Wlu'ii ordcTing. plenyf m'ntl..n Thi- KxclianKe FERNS FORDI&HtS In 6 to 8 best market varieties from 2 W-ia, pote at S3.00 per 100. J25.00 per 1000; in 3-in. pots at $0.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2>i-in. pots at «3 00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Cocos, Weddeliana, Kentias and Belmoreana In 2^-in. pots. Just rinht for oeolers. $10.00 per 100 THOMAS P. CHRISTEN&IN, Skort KilU, ». J. '"ird'T'iii:- f'l'' m ■iitlr>ii lliP Kxrlinnge F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM 172 The Florists' Exchange Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS Each 6-in. pot, 3 plantain a pot, 22 to 24 in. higli $0.75 »-in. " 3 " " 24 to 28 in. " 1.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per doi 2H-in. 4 8 to 10 $1.50 8-in. 6 12 2.00 4-in. 6 to 6 16 $0.40 4.50 5-in. 6 to 7 18 60 6.00 6-in. 6 to 7 24 1.00 12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 26 1.26 16.00 6-in. 6 to 7 28 to 30 1.60 18.00 Cedar Tub 7-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 -. 2.50 30.00 9-in. 6 to 7 6 ft., very heavy 8.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leavea In. high Each Per do». 6-in. 6 to 6 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 1.60 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Cedar Planto Tub in Tub 7-in. 7-in. 9-in. 12-in. 12-in. 12-in. 12-in. 6 Height Each 36 in $2.80 36 to 40 in 3.00 40 to 42 in 4.00 6 to 6H ft., heavy 10.00 5H to 6 ft., heavy 12.50 6 to 7 ft., heavy 16.00 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., RAILWAY STATION, JENKINTOWN, Wyncote,Pa. When orderlns, please mention The Exchange We are all booked up on rooted and unrooted GERANIUM CUTTINGS until February Ist. We are now booking orders for February delivery. S. A. NUTT, A. RICARD, SCARLET BEDDER, POITEVINE, JOHN DOYLE, MME. BUCHNER Rooted cuttings, $15.00 per 1000; Umooted cuttings, $7.50 per 1000. CASH WITH ORDER We rre alio booking ciders for 4-in. GERANIUMS in bud and bloom for Spring delivery (8.00 pet 100 oi 176.00 per 1000. WE ALSO HAVE UNROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS MATCHLESS, ENCHANTRESS SUPREME, EUREKA and MRS. C. W WARD $10.00 per 1000. •MUM STOCK PLANTS CHRYSOLORA, OCONTO, GOLDEN CHADWICK, W. H. CHADWICK, PACIFIC SUPREME, CHIEFTAIN, CHARLES RAZBR, EDWUM SEIDEWITZ, MAUD DEAN. MAJOR BONNAFFON. 60o. per doi., »4.00 per 100. J30.00 per 1000. THE BURT OLNEY GREENHOUSES J. W. LANGENBACH. Manager ALBION, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange ORCHIDS Order 1916 freshly imported stock NOW in order to receive them from first ARRIVALS. A splendid lot of VANDA C/ERULEA, the only Blue Orchid; always a great seller. Write for prices. GEORGE L. FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., When ordering, please mention The Exchange ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN PeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the best Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 Chestnut Place SECAUCUS, X. J. When orderloc, please mention The Eizcbanse ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED. We offer the foUcwing: CATTLEYAS SIdnnerl, LabUta, Trianse, Mosflae, Perdvaliaoa. Gaskelllana; L^^LIAS acuminata, superblene; ONCIDIUMS bicallo- Bum, Cebolleta, ornlthoryncbum, sphacela- tum, splendidum and the Holy Gbost Orchid, PERISTERIA eUta. WriU for pricei. UAOER a HURRELL Orchid Growers and importers SUMIMiT. N. J. Wlipn orrtprlne. nlfnw** mpntinn Thp RTPhangp Whitmaiii Improved - Whitmani Compacta - Roosevelts .■-•-- Bostons .•■■... 100 1000 - $5.00 $40.00 - 5.00 40.00 - 5.00 40.00 - 4.00 35.00 2<0 at 1000 rat* HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. Whea ordering, please mentloa Hie Bzchanee Palms, Ferns and Decorative Stock | NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. The best fern of them all. Slightly crested habit, same as Scottii ; very fine ; a good seller ; 6-iii. pots, strong plants, $6.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots $1.00 each. NEPHROLEPIS ScottU. Good, strong plants, 6-in. pots, $4.20 and $5.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots, $1.00 each. NEPHROLEPIS Elegantissima Improved. 6-in. pots, $5.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots, $1.00 each. CYRTOMIUM Rochfordiannm (Holly Fern). 4-in. pots, $1.80 per doz.; 2y2-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Hybridnm. 3-in. pots, fine for basket work, $7.00 per 100. DISH FERNS. The best varieties, only $4.00 per 100; 2%-in. pots, fine plants. ASPARAGUS Plnmosns. 3-in. pots, heavy stock, $5.00 per 100. ASCHMANN BROS., BOXWOOD. 12-in. to 15-in., bushy, 35c. each ; 15-in. to 18-in., very bushy, 45c. each. Pyramid-shaped. 2-ft. to 2%ft., $1.50 each; 3-ft. very fine, $2.00 each. KENTIA BelmoreaiLa. 514-iii. pots, 5-6 leaves, 20-22 in. high, 75c. each ; 7-in. pots, 22 in. high, 8 leaves, $1.50 to $2.00 each. KENTIA Forsteriana. S^^-ln. pots, 5-6 leaves, 22-30 in. high, 75c. each; 5-6 leaves, 28-30 in. high, $1.00 each; 7-in. pots, 6-7 leaves, 34-36 in. high, $2.00 each; 7-in. pots, 6-7 leaves, 38-40 in. high, .?2.nO and $2.50 each. PRIMULA Obconica. 5-in. pots in Ijloom, $2.00 per doz. ; 6-in. pots, $3.00 per doz. BEGONIA Lnminosa. 5-in. pots, $2.00 per doz. To save express charges, please mention if pots are wanted. Cash with order. The Hustlers 1 Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA. I New England States | New Haven, Conn. The Hort. Society The New Haven County Horticul- tural Society begins the year 1916 with the following officers : President, Wm. J. Rathgeber, New Haven ; vice-president, Alfred E. Doty, Morris Cove ; secretary, W. C. Mcintosh, New Haven ; treasurer, David Kydd, West Haven. The Board of Managers, which has special charge of the annual exhibition is as follows : Al- fred E. Doty, Morris Cove, chairman ; Herbert F. Clark, West Haven ; Robert Paton. New Haven ; A. W. Davidson, Ansonia ; T. H. Dewhurst, Milford ; Nathan A. Miller, Branfoid ; J. H. Mur- ray, New Haven ; John Bocking, New Haven ; Edson L. Bradley, New Haven ; L. B. Linsley, West Haven ; Chas. C. Barnes, New Haven ; C Louis Ailing, West Haven. The newly elected oflicers be- gin the year with a vigorous program. They have taken. a new hall. The old hall was three flights up. The new hall is one flight up and is in the center of the city, and the new hall is given to the society without charge. The motto of the society is "Progress," and the members this year are going to live up to it. Already they are taking new members. The year 1916 will see the membership doubled. Among the ap- plicants for membership at the last meet- in was Geo. A. Cromie, the city forester. The last meeting was in the new hall and the subject for discussion was "Fer- tilizers." The discussion proved to be both interesting and instructive. Those who took particular part in it were John H. Murray, Superintendent Botanical (lardens, Yale Uniersity; John H. Slo- ciimbe, wholesale florist ; Robert Paton, gnrdener for Thos. G. Bennett Esq. of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. ; and tli,> fullowing Dahlia specialists: Nathan A. Miller, Edson L. Bradley, L. B. Lins- ley, W. J. Rathgeber and Alfred E. Doty. A very interesting report was made on the damage caused by the late stornj in tills section. The opening of 1916 found the out- look for the florists' trade very promis- ing. The principal dealers in flowers in the center of the city report trade as good. Death has been reaping its harvest on the Elm City. On Friday and Saturday of last week, the flags on the Yale Uni- versity buildings were at tialf mast. Today tlie city flag on the Central Green, the flag on the Chamber of Commerce and other buildings were at half mast. The University has lost one of its most prominent professors. J. C. Schwab, wihile the city has lost one of its most spirited and respected citizens. Max Ad- ler. These are onl.\- two deaths out nf many at this time. It is very rarely that two such deaths would make so much work for the florists. It was Sunday, Paper Pots and Dirt Bands SQUARE PAPER POTS (Folding block and tacks included.) Inches 500 1000 6000 10.000 20.000 50.000 1% $0.65 S0.90 $4.00 $7.00 $12.00 825.00 2 70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16.00 35.00 2M 90 1.25 6.60 11,00 20.00 45.00 3 1.10 150 6.90 13 60 26.00 60.00 4 1.60 2.15 10.00 19.00 37.50 90.00 6 -.2.50 3.75 18.00 35.00 66.00 150.00 6 3.60 4.76 23.00 45.00 85.00 20000 7 4.25 6.75 28.00 54.00 102.00 240.00 Copyright Directions for use with each order. Send postal for FREE, samples. DIRT BANDS (Paper Pots without bottoms, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottoms.) Inches 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 50.000 100,000 1%... $0.60 S2.00 83.80 $7.10 $16.00 $28.00 2 70 2.20 4.10 7,70 17,25 30.00 2H 80 3.00 5.26 10,60 26,00 48.00 3 90 3,75 7.25 13.70 31.80 56.00 3H-... 1.00 4.40 8,30 18,10 39.00 75.00 4 1.10 5,40 10,20 21,00 48,00 92.00 4H.... 1.25 6.00 11,70 23,00 62,00 100,00 5 1,50 6.86 13,00 25.00 55.00 105.00 6 1.90 9.00 17.00 28.00 60.00 115.00 Copyright Directions for folding them and setting them up with each order. Send postal for FREE samples. There is an EASY and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands, The Directions of how to do this, after 2 years' experiment, we reduced to 37 words and received a Copyright on the Directions in 1914, There is no other EASY and E.XACT way to fold them and no imitator can print these directions, as we have a Copyright on them. We also Copyrighted in 1914 the next and only other two fairly exact methods. We have printed and will send FREE with each order for our Pots or Bands the experiences of 131 FLORISTS in raising in our Pots and Bands every kind of plant. Two thousand Florists use our Pota and Banda. Samples of both FREE, Try our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands free. Order what you want — try them according to our direc- tions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money. F. W. Rochelle & Sons CHESTER, NEW JERSEY WTien ordering, plea.se mintinn The Exchange FERNS Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full grown, fine atock, from 2>i-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. COCOS Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmore- ana. For center plants. 2>^'-in., $1.30 per dos., $10.00 per 100. High Grade Stock. Caah,_or satisfactory^referenoeB. C. A. PETERSON WOOD COURT TarTytonn-on-Hud«>n,N.Y Wlien ordering, please mention Tbe Elxcbange Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new readers weekly. January 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 173 NEW ENGLAND STATES— Continued yesterday, but tour of llie florists' estab- lishments worked all day on funeral work. They are all very busy today. For Prof. Sehwali's funeral, Munro, the florist, had one order for a lloral blanket 4v't. lOin. wide by Oft. tiin. long, con- tnining ten tliousand orders. lli' is only one out of several orders. He is workiufT today on a number of expensive piives for tihe Adler funeral. For both funerals, orchids and Gardenias were nuieh used. At Myers' Flower Shop, the work was continuous all day Sunday. A floral blanket and massive flower pieces con- 'taining tlie dioicest blooms were being put together for the Adler obsequies. At the S. H. Moore Co.'s store, ever.v- one was busy on floral funeral work. About a dozen pieces were being finished. Jno. N. Champion was alert as a cricket. He had much funeral work also. iSome very fine specimens of Cyclamen, orchids and Carnations were to be seen. M. B. Farijuharson, the florist, worked all day Sunday and was feeling done up wihen he was seen on Monday. The Cowan-IIeller Co. reports a very fine business of late. The Doolittle Floral Co. report large orders for funeral work. Large lots of Daffodils and Freesias. especially the lat- ter, are being received from their green- houses. Besides the funeral work, there have been many decorations for society gather- ings and weddings. Daffodils and Free- sias have been arriving in large quanti- ties during the past week. There has been quite a demand by the florists for orchids and Gardenias. The former can easily be had if you pay the price, but the latter are not so plentiful. Shipments of Lilies of the Valley are only fifty per cent, of normal. As a rule. Roses are scarce and they cost more than usual. Carnations are beginning to come in plentifully. W. C. McI. Cromwell, Conn. Albert 'Rosander has been engaged by A. N. Pierson, Inc., having been foreman for H. W. Field at Northampton, Mass., for several years. The company is now mailing its annual wholesale catalog to the trade ; next month it will issue its retail catalog. A. N. Pierson has been ill with the grip. W. H. B. Bridgeport, Conn. Weather conditions the past few weeks have not been very favorable toward bringing out blooming stock. Carnations especially are very scarce, and conse- quently high for this time of year. They bring from 6c. to 8c. wholesale, while Roses, Sweet Peas, etc., with some are i nearly as bad. Anything in the shape of I a flower is being used. There has been yn unusually large demand for funeral work, which has called for large quanti- ' lies of cut flowers of all kinds. Bedding stock is coming on fairly well, and there will be a larger amount grown this year than formerly. All hands are making preparations for a big Easter and Spring trade. Park Gardens and Flower Shop are 1 cutting some splendid Spencer Sweet 1 Peas, also some fine Golden Spur Nar- cissus. The demand here for funeral work keeps all busy. Geo. Mallett & Co. have also been busy with funeral orders. Stock of all kinds has been very hard to get. There has also been a big demand tor ferns and flowering plants of late. They will soon be cutting Von Sion Daffodils and the j newer varieties of Spencer Sweet Peas. 1 .lulius Reck is kept on the jump filling funeral orders. All available stock is cleaned up. His Sweet Peas are com- mencing to bloom in fine shape. He is cutting some splendid Swainsona which comes in mighty handy at this time for funeral work. James E. Beach also is busy with fu- nei*al orders. Bedding stock here is com- ing on in fine shape. Robt. Hawkins reports splendid sales in all lines. James Horan & Son are cutting a goodly number of Carnations. He is quite forti nato in having the.se. as nearly everyone else is off crop at this time. John Reck & Son are commencing to cut Golden Spur Narcissus, Dutch Hya- cinths and Tulips. ia«aa«affiffiffiaaaaaaffiaaaaifiifiifiaifiaaifiaifitfigiifaifi!fifi !fi San Diego and San Francisco Gold Medals ^;^g?a%"s For Swas-Teeka Cannas AN'hen the two greatest exhibitions ever held on the Pacific Coast send their gold medals all thi.-* way Kast, it means something more than auccess at a local show. It means that of all the world's greatest growers, not one could produce Canuaa to etiual Swas-teekas, let alone to beat them. Here are some of tho prize winners and a few others. All these Swas-teekas deserve a medal. Per 12 100 t:iTY OK PORTLAND. Pink (SW ft.) $3.50 CiOLDEN GATE. YeUow (4 ft.) 3.50 P.\NAMA. lied (3 ft.) 2. WINTZER'S COLOSSAL. Red (5 ft.) 3. Twenty, inrluding five each of the above, for $4., delivered; or Four, one of each of the above for $1.50, delivered. $25. 25. 15. 20. Per 12 CONOWINGO. B. red (5 ft.). . GOLDEN GATE. YeUow (4 ft.) . . $3.S0 JUANITA. Chrome yellow (4 ft.). 1.50 KATE F. DEEMER. Yellow (4 ft.) KING HUMBERT. B. red (4 ft.) MAID OF ORLEANS. Pink (4H ft.) MONT BLANC, IMP. White <3Hft.) 100 *4. 25. 10. 4. 3. 10. 3. MRS. ALFRED F. CONARD Per 12 100 Pink (4 ft.) $12.50 OLYMPIC. Red (5 ft.) 15. PANAMA. Red (3 ft.) $2. 15. WABASH. B. pink (4 ft.) 7.50 WM. SAUNDERS. B. red. C4 ft.) 4. WINTZER'S COLOSSAL. Red (5 to 6 ft.) 3. 20. JANE ADD AMS. YeUow (4 ft.) . . 3.50 25. (B. Indicates bronze tolia£e) ALL THESE SWAS-TEEKAS DESERVE A MEDAL You'll surely need some of them this season. Better order now, because the best ones have a habit of getting sold out pretty early. Swas-Teeka Brand Cannas THE CONARD & JONES CO.. West Grove, Pa, m^^Mffitfaitfiifiifiaaffiffiffiffiaififfiffiaaiffitf^aififfiaiifi^ M' ln^n nrd p r i n e. p i ' ■ ;■ ' Look up the NEW BAND On page 163 Wlien ordering, plen.'ie m'-ntlon Thi^ Exclinnge G. C. Bouton & Son have also been very busy with funeral orders. They are cutting some splendid Murillo Tulips. They also find it hard to obtain flowers enough for orders. F. E. B. ' Norwalk, Conn. M. F. Byxbee is doing a nice business at his greenhouse on Harriet st. He is contemplating opening a shop on Main or Wall sts.. in the center of the town. J. H. Magner has opened a shop on Main st. and is making preparations to enlarge his business. J. H. G. Pawtucket, R. I. The Everett Forestry Co., Inc., Provi- dence, was discharged from bankruptcy by Judge Arthur L. Brown, in United States District Court. Neil Ward, tree warden of the town of Cumberland, has a force of men de- stroying moth nests, which he reports are very plentiful this year. C. A. K. Providence, R. I. The scarcity of stock continues ; prices still hold high. Roses are off crop all around the wholesalers and growers have difliculty in filling orders. Carnations are starting to come in a little more freely ; Paperwhites are very scarce. The florists and Gardeners' Club will have its banquet and entertainment at its hall next Monday night, Jan. 24. Com- mittee in charge are Robert Johnson, -Vlexander Macrae and Eugene Appelton. Wst. A. BOWEES. Palms and Other Seasonable Stock A SPLENDID LOT OF KENTIAS IN ALL SIZES KENTIA Belmoreana. Made up, very bushy. Each 8-in. tubs, 36 in. high, at $3.00 10-in. tubs, 40 to 44 in. high, at 5.00 KENTIA Forsteriana. Made up, bushy plants, in good tubs. S-in. tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 40 to,44 in., high, at 4.00 S-in. tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 44 to 48 in. high, at 5.00 9-in. tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 48 to 54 in. high, at 6.00 10-in. tubs, 4 plants in'a tub, 54 to 60 in. high, at 7.50 Per 100 ASPARAGUS Sprcngeri. Strong, 3-m 85.00 DRACa^JA Terminalis. Strong, 5-in., well colored $7.00 per doz. 50.00 FICUS Elastica. 5-in. pots, 18 in. high, broad-leaved, at 40c. HELIOTROPE. 2>i-in., Purple or White 3.00 LANTANAS. 8 varieties, 2}i-in 4.00 SPIR^A CLUMPS, Fine Grade. Florlbunda 600 Gladstone 7.00 Queen Alexandra "-00 Superba 6.00 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. - Painesville, Ohio New Bedford, Mass. Cloudy weather that has prevailed for the past week or two still continues, consequently the prices of flowers will keep up. Paperwhites are exceedingly scarce this year, prices ranging from 2%*?. to 5c., while other years it was hard to get rid of tlieni for 2c. With Roses off crop, the variety of flowers is small and all will welcome the bulb stock which soon ought to be in the market. Jos. V. Peirce & Co. had a booth at the auto show held recently in the State Wh-Mi. nrdprliig, pi' 100,000 GERANIUMS ^^"^ Thousands more coming on every day from 2 and 2>i-inch pota: A. Rlcard, Beauto Poitevlne, S, A. Nutt. Montmore, Grant, Henderson. Doyle, Buchner, La Favorite, etc., etc., $2.25 per 100. J20.00 per lOOO. Fully as good as last year's — try Uiem. Abundance of CANNA bulbs and other stock. Correspondence solicited. ALONZO J. BRIAN, VboleuleFlomt, Washington, N.J. Whpn nnlt-rliiLV t>h--n^c- ni.Tif1.in Ttii* Kiohnnge GERANIUIVIS "c-.n.« Ready now. Per 1000 S. A. Nutt $12 50 PolteTlne 15.00 Ready February 10th. Rlcard. Scarlet Bedder 15.00 Caah with order, please. RUDOLF NAGEL, 515 South West End Ave., L.\NCASTER, PA. THE HOME OF THE SCOnil FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTtAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK pii.se m-'ntlnn ThP KxplinncP GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Poitevine $15.00 per 1000 Buchner 12.00 per 1000 CASH WITH ORDER PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, Laneatter, Pa. ^\'hen order I np. plonse miMitfnn Tho Pixchnnce GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS p„ iooo S. A. Nutt «nd Buchner »12.«0 Poitcvinc, Rlcard. Dojrie. Perkln«& Vlaud IS.OO Caah with order Foltevlno and Buchner ready now. FRED W, RITCMY Lancaster, Pa. 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Pot can be put in shape ready for grafting in a wink's time. Guaranteed absolutely perfect, or money refunded immediately STEPHEN SALERNO ® BRO., TH\t%TH\"Cl'"Zpl'. gniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiuiiiniiii inn nimmnmniunnininmnnnii lunninn niinniiniNnnMniiinnnininnininininnnnininninniiMnnNiinnininniiiniinnninniinninniE Summer and Fall Bearing and all Berry Fruit Flants Strawberries We are headquarters for Summer and Fall Bearing Strawberry Plants, Raspberries, Blackberries, Gooseberries, Currants, Grapes, I'mit Trees, Roses, Oroamental Shrubs, Efegs for Hatching, Crates, Baskets, Seed rotatoes, etc. The very finest stock at rock-bottom prices; 32 years' experience. Our catalog contains mluable information Jar frail grower!). Send far t( to-day — it' a free. U. J. PARMtR, Box 687 Pulaski, IV. Y. ASSORTED TABLE ftRNS Out of 3)i-iDeh pots. S3.00 per 100; PERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIALTY In or out of flats. JUNB DELIVERY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS From 2H-iQ«h pots, t3.00 per 100. All eipr«sB ordera, cash or satisfac- tory reisrenoe with order. t. SOIIAU fHINERV gU.%.'r!: P. OUWERKERK S16 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RBCEIVBD FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azaleas^Spiraeaa Japonica, Lilium Speciosiun, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, PoU Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATE CALIFORMA PRIVET and Cuttings Lowest price. LIIILE SILVER, N um Best stock. . [DWARDS, J. ordering. hIi-ik" Geraniums S. A. Nutt and Mme. SaUeroi, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. CARNATIONS C. W. Ward, Enchantress, Rose Pink En- chantress. White Enchantress, Light Pink Enchantress, Enchantress Supreme, Beacon, Benora, Princess Dagmar, Rosette, White Wonder. Rooted Cuttings, J3.25 per 100, S20.00 per 1000. DRAC/ENA INDIVISA 3-in , $5.00 per 100; 4-in., $10.00 per 100. GERMAN IVY, TRADESCANTIA, 3 varieties; ACHYRANTHES, 2 varieties; HELIOTROPE, LOBELIA (Emperor William, Crystal Pal- ace), $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS and POMPONS, 30 va- rieties; COLEUS, 10 varieties. These prices for cash. MAGNUS PIERSON, CromweU, Conn. When order inc. lil»'"SO un'iitinn The ExohtiiiKe Wheti ordering, please nuiitlun Thi- Exchange NOTieE TO GROWERS and WHOLESALERS of cut flowers, plants and floral novelties, with quick shipping facilities to Aiken, s. c. Please send price lists, etc., to JOHN WALLENBLRG Gift Shop AIKEN, S. C. Reciprocity — Saw II In the Exchange NEW ENGIiAND STATES— Continaed Armory. He had a good display of pot stock. Roses, etc., and he was the only flower exhibitor there. Wm. P. Peirce's greenhouse caught fire during this last cold snap. He put on extra steam with the result that the house caught fire around the chimney. A still alarm was given and the fire ex- tinguished with little damage. Ed. Davis, with greenhouses on Shaw- mut ave., is selling Carnations for 50c. per doz. retail. Ernest Chamberlain intends to open his new store by Feb. 1. Wm. Davenport is nearly settled in his new quarters; he is a busy man of late. James Cleary was in town the other day ; at one time he was in business on Pleasant st. here in this city. Roses are Oc. to 12c. ; Carnations, 4c. to Oc. ; Violets, 50c. to $1 : Sweet Peas, H to $2; Paperwhites, 2y3C. to 5c. ITbed Reynolds. Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULTS West Newbury, Mass. Charles Morse will form a partnership with Herbert Smith, both of West New- bury. Mass., on Feb. 1, to carry on a general plant and seed business. Charles Morse will furnish the greenhouse and seed and plant stocks, and take charge of the growing end. .Mr. Smith will fur- nish the land, tools, truck and farm team, and have charge of the selling end. They will aJso grow a line of vegetables for both wholesale and retail. Their land adjoins land of Brookdale Nursery and is well situated for their new business. Stock in the greenhouses in this local- ity is looking remarkably well and every- one now is getting Spring stock under way. Charles H. Newell. General Trade Notes New Yobk, N. Y. — Abelson Flower Co. has recently leased the second loft nt 29 E. 10th st. Berlin, Conn. — Louis Edelson is hav- ing plans drawn for a greenhouse, which will be 15ft. X 25ft. Oakland, Cal. — J. Murate has re- reived a permit to build a greenhouse ; the estimate cost of same is given at $1800. West Roxbuey, Mass. — Herman F. Borowsky of 161 Mt. Hope st. has De- ceived a permit for the building of a greenhouse. SouTHiNGTON, Conn. — Francis Bros, have recently purchased the interest in the firm of Olson & Francis, proprietors of the greenhouse on Bristol st Billings, Mont. — Articles of incor- poration have been filed for tlie Page- Clark Seed and Nursery Co., with au- thorized capital stock of ,$100,000. Batside, N. Y.- — ^We regret to learn »hat Waller Markel, of the Butler Green- houses, Broadway and 8th sts., Bayside, N. Y., has lost the sum of $500 as well as the fruits of six months' labor at his place, owing to a faulty chimney. Beidoepoet, Conn. — Miss May S. Beach, daughter of James E. Beach, flo- rist of 20iy Park ave., and Carl Dal- j^aard were married on Jan. 8, this date also being the anniversary of Mr. Beach's | liirthday. Dovee, N. H. — C. L. Howe, florist of tJarrison, Hill, gave a banquet to nine of his employees, who have been with liim over five years, on New Year's eve. He also presented each with $5. Little Rock, Aek. — A disastrous' fire on Jan. 5 destroyed the home and most of the greenhouses of H. Meyer. Busi- ness will go on the same from the store, which is located elsewhere and was not injured by the tire. West Hoboken, N. J. — Geo. W. Gold- ner, proprietor of the Rosery, a floral shop in Spring st., has leased the store at 230 Summit ave., where he will open another flower shop. South Manchester, Conn. — P. F. Putter became the sole owner of the Bon Ton Flower Shop in S. Manchester and Hartford, after taking over the interest of his partner, Herman S. Helander. The change took place on Jan. 3. Deposit, N. Y. — The formal opening of the new building of the Deposit Seed Co. took place early in January. The iniilding is three stories high, giving this firm ample room for business. Chelsea, Mass. — On Jan. 11 it was announced among other bequests by Mrs. butler of this city that $10,000 will go to her nephew, Aubrey B. Butler of Butler & UUman, florists of Northamp- ton, Mass. Nashville, Tenn. — ^The Howell Nur- series, Howell, Knox County, Tenn., were incorporated on Jan. 12. Bruce, S. R., C. B. and C. S. Howell and C. R. Trotter, are the incorporators. Capital $.50,000. Manitowoc, Wis. — Henry Leveu- hagen, who has been conducting a flo- rists' business at George Bros.', has rented the building formerly occupied as the VoUendorf Millinery store and moved into it on Jan. 11. Here he has more room for his business. ■Springfield, O. — Fire originating from an overhead smokestack damaged the greenhouses of C. P. Bethard at SlU West Mulberry st. the morning of Jan. 7, to the extent of $300. The tire did not reach the greenhouses proper, but was confined to the front part of the building. Oklahoma Cut, Okla. — Lon Foster, manager of the Furrow Bros. Co., of Oklahoma City has been notified of his appointment by President Dan McRorie as vice-president of the S. A. F. for the State of Oklahoma. The post is a signal honor and gives the holder certain privi- leges and a prestige that is much sought. Jamestown, N. D. — C. L. Stuewig has sold the Jamestown Floral Co. business to Jacob Dekker of Buite, Mont, who took possession on Jan. 8. Mr. Dekker comes highly recommended as a florist, landscape gardener and grower. Mr. Stuewig has not announced his intentions for the future, but his many friends wish him success wherever he goes. Minneapolis, Minn. — Oscar Olson attempted the robbery of the cut flower store of Mrs. E. H. Mazey on Jan. 12. He used his brier pipe wrapped in a handkerchief to scare the inmates. Mar- garet Scanlon, the bookkeeper, opened the front door quietly and called the watchman of the Minneapolis Club who kept the alleged bandit subdued until the police came. Lawrence, Kans. — A. V^an Horebeek, a Belgian, one of the members of the firm of Van Horebeek & Vawter, has pur- chased the greenhouses of C. M. Luther in Lawrence. Mr. Van Horebeek was in the town of Louvain where his brothers own a greenhouse when it was destroyed by the Germans. For some jri months after that he fought in the Bel- iBl gian army. Arrangements for the trans- ^j i fer of the new store has already been i made. Mr. Luther has been in the green- house business in Lawrence for twenty years. HuNTSViLLE, Ala. — E. Elkon, until re- cently ornamental stock and Rose propa- gator fo the HuntsviUe Wliolesale Nur- series, located here, has resigned his posi- tion and has gone into the business on his own account. Mr. Blkon learned the nnrsery business in Germany and has had years of experience, both abroad and in this country, having been employed by Ellwanger & Barry of Rochester, N. Y., 1)V the Chase Nursery Co. of Chase, Ala., and lately with the HuntsviUe Whole- sale Nurseries. Januarr 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 175 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised Tiinka 209 Tolmoco Products. ... 2011 'J'outtipickB 105 I'lilica 19.5 \ iiporicinK Puns 208 \'rntiIiitinK AppftrotuB 20S-n Vormino 206 Wnnts 191-92-93-94 Wholesalo Florinta . 199- 200-01-02-03-04 Wire ll'« Wire DesiKnn 199 Wire Fr.'iinfs 195 211 1 Albert & Davidaon 211 Allen. J. K 200 I Allen Co., Wm. Stunri 200 I Aiiiorican Kruit Pub I ItM Amer. G'bouBe Mfg. Co 2ns Amer. Spawn Co. . . . 151 Anderson. J. F 171 1 Anderson. S. A 183 Angermueller, Geo. Aphine Mfg. Co 206 Armea, H. W Arnold 4 Co., Inc., D C 200 Aachmann Bros 172 Asohmann Godfrey. . 171 Ashley. Erneat 183 Badgley 4 Bishop, Ino Baker Broa ISC, Baker, Wm. J 203 158 Barrett. The Floriat. 188 Barrowa 4 Son, H. H.172 186 Baur & Steinkamp . . 166 Bayeradorfer 4 Co. 197 Bay State Nurs., The IM Beaven. E. A 196 158 Begerow Floral Co. . . 187 Bemb Floral Co., The .186 Bennett. C. A .164 203 Bertermann Bros. C0.IS6 Boddington Co., Inc. Arthur .157 Bolgiano 4 Sons, J.. . .156 Bonnet 4 Blake .201 .201 Bowe, M. A .187 Brant Broa , Inc. . . 171-88 Brown. Peter .173 .173 Buckbee, H. W .188 Bunyard, A. T., Flo- .187 Bunyard Co., Inc. Harry A 156 Burnett Broa .159 Burpee, W. A. 4 Co .158 The .172 Butler 4 UUman. . . .187 .170 Caldwell The Wooda- man Co .195 Campbell Bros .171 Camp Conduit Co.. .208 Cannata, J. P .170 .183 era' Aaan., The... .204 Chdda, John Lewis.. .158 Chinnick,W. J .163 Chriatenaen, Thoa. P .171 Clare, W. 0 195-96 Clarke'a Sona. Davie ..ISV Clay 4 Son .206 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The .183 Coao, J. J .200 Cockcroft. J. D. . . . .167 Cokely, h. E. 4 J. 1 .195 Conard 4 Jones Co The .173 Conine Nurs. Co., The F E .164 Coomba, Florist . 186 Cowee, W. J ..195 Cowen's Sona, N. . . . ,210 Craig Co., Robt.... ..161 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. ..183 Floriata Hail Aaan .106 Foley Gnha. Mfg. Co., The 207 Ford. M. C 199 Ford, Wm. P 200 Forestdale 186 Fottler, Fiake, Rawson Co 154-56 Fowler, Mrs. h. P ISS Freeman. Geo. L 172 Freeman-I.ewia 186 Friedman, Florist. . . 183 Friedman, J. J 206 Froment, H. E 201 Froat, Chaa 154 Furrow 4 Co 187 Galveston Floral Co. . 186 Galvin, Thoa. F 187 GaaeerCo.,J. M 183 Giblin 4 Co 210 Gibbona, The Smilax Man 195 Girvin, Willie B 169 Gloeokner. Wm 183 Gove, The Floriat.... 183 Graham 4 Son, A 183 Greater N. Y. Flo- riat Assn., Inc. .. .201 Growera* Cut Flower Co 200 GudeBroa. Co 188 Gunther Broa 201 Guttman 4 Raynor, Ino 198 Habermehl's Sons, J. J 187 Hanford, R. 0 171 Harris, Chester 188 Harria, Erneat 162 Hart, Geo. B 160-96 Michel! Co., Henry F 160 Michigan Cut Flower Exonange 195 Michler Broa. Co 1S6 Miller, A. L 160 Miller. Stuart H, 203 Milla. The Floriat. Ino 186 Minge Floral Co., The 186 Moninger Co , John C 211 Moore, nents4 Naah.201 Moore Seed Co 159 Mountain View Floral Co 164 MuUanphy, Floriat. . . 188 Murray, Samuel 186 Nacel, Rudolf 173 Nalilik. A 169 Naaon, L. B 201 Nat'l Floral Corp., The 182 Nat'l Floriata' Board of Trade 190 Neidinger, Joe. G 174 New England Floriat Supply Co 202 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 206 Niessen Co., The Leo 203 Noe, L.M 201 Olson 4 Co 109 - - 174 Salter Broa 1S8 Saltford Flower Shop, The 187 Sander, Floriat 188 Sauter, A 201 Sceery. Ed 187 Schlatter 4 Son, Wm.IB5 Schling, Mai 187 Schmidt, J. C 170 Scholta, The Floriat. . 183 Schuls Co., Jacob 180 Schwake 4 Co., Ino., Chaa 164 Soollay. Inc., John A.. 207 Scott, John 173 .Sefton Mfg. Co.. The. 196 Sharp, Partridge 4 Co 1 1 1 Shellruad Canim Farln.s 154 Sheridan, Walter F.. .201 Siebrecht, Geo. C 201 SkidelskyCo.S. S....154 Skinner Irrigation Co. The .207 Slinn, B. S., Jr 201 SUnn, Clarence 201 Smith, Elmer D., 4 Co 160 Smith 4 Fetters Co.. . 183 Smith 4 Hemenway. .210 Smith. Henry 186 SmithCo., W. 4T....164 Smith, P. J Smith, The Floriat Snyder Co., B. A CrowlFernCo 195 Crump, F. F 183 Cunnmgham, Joa. H. . 162 Cut Flower Eich 201 Danker, Floriat 183 Davia, Walter 203 Dawson, William 171 Day Co., W. E 188 De Buck, John 172 Deutacher 4 Glazer. .203 DietschCo., A 211 Diller, Caakey 4 Keen208 DUlon, J. L 160 Dobba 4 Son 183 Dorner 4 Sons Co., F 167 Dreer, Henry A., Inc. 158-61-207-08 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 209 Eble, Chaa 187 Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. . 186 Edwards' Folding Box Co 196 Edwards, H. B 174 Eichholi, Henry 159 Elliott 4 Sona, Wm. . . 154 Emmana. Geo. M. . . . 171 Emmons. F. A 170 Erne 4 Klingel 204 Eakesen. Frank N 171 Ealer. John G 196 Evans Co., The John A 207 Evenden Broa 188 Eyrea, Floriat 183 Fallon, Floriat ..188 Farmer, L. J 174 Fisher, Peter. .... 166 Fletcher & Co, Inc., F. W 156 Fletcher 4 Son 205 Hatoker, John C 183 Heacook Co., Joa 172 Heiaa Co 186 Henderson 4 Co., A. . 154 Henshaw 4 Fenrioh. . 199 Kerr, AM 170 HewaCo., A. H 205 Highland Park Green- houaea. The 186 Hilfinger Broa 205 Hill Co., E.G.... 168-204 Hill Floral Co., E. Q. 183 Hill Nura. Co., The D 164 Hillside Nursery, The. 164 HitchingsA Co 212 Hogewoning 4 Sons. . 162 Holm 4 Olaon 188 Holland Nura., The. . . 164 Hollywood Gardens. . 188 Holton 4 Hunkel Co. 202 Home Correepoodence School 195 Horan,E. C 201 Howard Rose Co 164 Hudson Carbon Co ... 206 Idle Hour Nura 186 Igoe Broa 196 Irwin, R.J 163 labell 4 Co., S. M... 158 JaokaoQ 4 PerkinaCo. 169 Jaooba, 8., 4 Sons. . 208-10 Jennings, E. B 154 Joeig. Geo. J 154 Johnston Broa 187 Johnston 4 Co.. T. J 187 Joaeph'a Florist 188 Joy Floral Co 187 Kaating, Wm. P., Co. 153 Kenturkv Tobacco Prinlurt Co 206 Keller, John A 186 Keller Pottery Co 205 Keller Sona, J. B 188 Kerr, The Florist 186 Kervan Co., The 195 Kesaler, Wm 201 King Construction Co. 160-210 Knoble Bros 183 Ouwerkerk, P - , — - Palmer F. E 183 Solomon 4 Son, L . Palmer4Son, W. J.. .183 Soltau Fernery, B . Park Floral Co., The. 186 Stearns Lumber Co., Park Floral Co 188 A. T Parshelsky Broa., Inc 207 Stecher Litho. Co . . . Peacock Dahlia FarmBl63 Steele'a Panay Gar- Pearce, George 209 dena Peirce. E. Allan 205 Stokea Penn irhe Floriat 183 Pennock-Meehan Co., S S 169-203 Perry'a Hardy Plant Farm 162 Peters & Reed Pot- teryCo 205 Peteraon, C. A 172 Seed Co.. Ino. . . Storra 4 Harrison Co Farms 159 171 173 StoothofICo, H. A. . .206 Struck Co., Ino., Al- fred 209 Stumpp, Geo M 187 Stumpp 4 Walter Co. . 155 M.iild.iii l.^s-7li .\<:hyriiiithc3 170-74 Adiantuin 172 Agorntum. . 153-54-58-70 Altcrnnntheriu). . . .153-70 Alysaum 1.53- 15-I-60-.58-01-70 Antirrhinums 154-.56 -\riiuonriti9. ....... 171-72 .XrtM'u Luteaccns 172 AspiiraKUa 153-56- 160-61-62-03-69-70-71- 172-73-74 Asters 1,54-58-00-62 .\zaleas 154-64-71 Bcgoniua 153-54- 156-.57-.5,S-61-62-6.'i-fl9- 170-71-72 Belmorcana 171-73 Berberis 164 Berry Plants. 174 Boxwood. 164-72-96 Bougainvilleas 163 Bouvardia 169 Browallia 158 Buddleia 170 Bulbs 153-54- 155-58-57-58-59-60- 162-63 Caladiums 157-61 Calceolarias 163 Candytuft 154-58 Cannas 153-54- 157-59-62-73 Carnations 154-82- 163-66-67-68-69-71-72- 174 Celosia 158 Centaurea 156-58 1 EA Chrysanthemums. . . . 163- ^*' 167-69-72-74 Cibotium 153-71 Cinerarias 156- 158-61-62-63-71 Clematis 164 Cobiea 154-58-58 Cocoa 171-72 Coleus 153- 158-62-69-70-74 Crotons 169 Cut Flowers 199- 200-01-02-03-04 •.Ih l.Vl I5S-.59-60-fl2-«:i Senecio Argcnliua. . . . 15.'1 Shruba 161 Snapdragon 157-.58- - 159-63-69-70 Solanum 158 .Spinea 164-73 Slocks 162 Strawberry Plants 174 Swuinaona 153 .Sweet Peas 1-59 Tlmiibcrgia 164-58-60 Torenia 158 Tra- 158-60-62-0.3-69-70 Vincas 156-68-62- 163-09-70-71 Wcddelliana 171 Weigelaa 164 Zinjiias 154-62 MISCELLANEOUS Aphine 206 Auctions 181 Baskets 174-96-97 Benches 208-10 Bench Fittings 208-10 Boilers 207-09-10-11 Boxes 196-97-207 Boxwood Sprays 195 Burners 196 Cabinet for Seeds 160 Cedar 211 Chicken Founts 205 Cycas 195 Cypress 207-09-10-11 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses. . . . 183- 184-85-86-87-88 Florists' Accounts In- sured 196 Florists' Supplies. . . . 195- 196-97 Fungine 206 Galax Leaves 195-96 Glass 207-11 Glass Cutters 210 Glass Insurance 198 Glazing Points 207 .169 Fern Balls 158 Gold Letters 195 Ferns 153-82- .163-69-71-72-74 Feverfew 170 Vaughan's Seed Store. 156- Ficus 173 1 69 Fuchsias .... 163-63-69-70 171 Funkias 171 Gardenias 169 153 Genista 170 1°' Geraniums 153-62- .174 .159 .186 Vick'a Sons, James. . Vincent, Jr., 4 Sona Co., R Virgin, U. J Wallenburg, John WaUer Seed Co , The L. D Warburton. Floriat. Warendorff. A 187 Wax Broa 183 Weiland 4 Riach Weiss, Herman,. Welch Broa Co 202 Welch. Patrick 202 Welch, The Floriat ... 186 Wettlin Floral Co 161 Whilldin Pottery Co.. 205 Whitted Floral Co.. . . 186 Wietor Broa 204 Williamsport Floral Co 188 Wilson, H. E 188 Wilson, R. G 183 ■^interson's Seed Store 204 Wolfinger Florist 187 Wood Bros 170 Wood. Stubbs 4 Co. . 164 Woodrow 4 Marketoa.201 Woodruff 4 Sons, 8. D 154 Young 4 Co., Inc., A. Young 4 Co., John.. 200 Young's Florist. . . . 163-66-69-70-71-72-73. 174 Gladiolus 154-55- 156-58-69-63-69 Gloxinias 157-61-62 Golden Feather 154 .168 Grevillea 156-58 200 Heliotrope 158-63- 169-70-73-74 Glass 168-95-209-10 Greenhouse Bldg. . . .208- 209-11-12 Greenhouse Fittings. . 208- 209-11-12 Greenhouse Lumber. 208- 209-11-12 Greenhouse Material 207-08-09-11-12 Greening Pins 195 Ground Pine 196 Guards 196 Gutters 208-11 Hardware 211 Heating 207-09-10-11 Hose 208 Hotbed Sash 207- 209-10-11 .188 Great Falls, Mont.— Matt Is.ranz boasts of one of the most attractive flower stores in the West. Mr. Kranz came to Great Falls 25 years ago and by persist- ent eftorls has built up a fine business having the distinction of being the pio- neer florist of the city. He has a green- house nl-int of 40.000 sq. ft. of glass and ^^cai;Sl,^;3^«:".'.^:f8? 'rows t^toipy^evs a'nd plants as can " he found anywhere. Southampton, L. I.— The annual meeting of the Southampton Horticu - tural Society was held in ioresters Hall on Thursdav evening, Jan. 6. There was a large att'cndance. The treasurers re- port showed the society to he m a pros- porous condition financially elected were : President Hyacinths 158 Insecticides 169-206 Hydrangeas. . . . 153-64-71 Irrigation 207 Impatiens 158 Labels 195 Ipomooa 158 Laurel 195 Ivy 163-63-70-71-74 Laurel Festooning 195 Jerusalem Cherries. . . 158 Laurel Wreaths 195 Kentias 171-72-73 LeucothcB Sprays 195 Lantaiias 153-70-73 Lithographic Work. . . 164 Larkspurs 162 Lumber 207-11 Lilies 154 Magnolia 195-96 Lilium Formosum. . . . 163 Manure 206 Lilium Giganteum. 163-54 Mastica 209 Lilium Magnificum. . . 153 Mexican Ivy 195 Lily of the Valley. . 154-62 Moss 195-96 Lobelia 154- Mushroom Spawn. . . . 154 156-58-70-74 Nico Fume 206 Marguerites. . . . 158-60-70 Nikoteen 208 Maurandia 158 Nikotiana 206 Mignonette 156-58 Palmetto Leaves. . 195-96 .Moonvincs 153-70 Pans 195-205 Musa 158 Paper Pots 172-205 Myosotis 154 Partridge Berries 195 Nasturtiums 154-59-82 Pecky Cypress 207- Nephrolepis. . . . 153-71-72 210-11 Niercmbergia 158 Pines 164-95 Nursery Stock 164 Pipe 209-10-11 Onion Seta 164-56 Pipe Fittings 209-11 Orchids 169-72 Posts 211 Palms. . . . 154-69-71-72-73 Pot Holder 174 Pansics.. . 154-56-58-62-63 Pots 205 Pa;onics 162.64 Prepared Palms 195 Pelargoniuma 163 Pussy Willow 195 Peppers 158-.59 Putty Bulb 207 Petunias 153- Refrigerators 195 183-188 Seed Trade Report IBB S. A. P. and O. H.: _,._ , ,„. s A. F. and O. H., Afflliatlon Direc- tors (Portraits) J78 Dept. of Plant Registration 200 Sonthern States IBS Stray Notes from Great Britain (Illus.) Trade Notes: Baltimore Boston • Bridgeport Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland ;,, Ci-omweU Ill 161 .180 ..163 ..202 ..173 ..189 ..204 ..208 .209 Dayton Fort ■Worth Houston .IBS xauu»toii ona Indianapolis •••"oXe Kalamazoo Knoxvllle Lancaster 206 161 203 1B9 Louisville "5 ^TIInT^llUoA *OiJ Milwaukee Montgomery . New Bedford New Haven . . New Orleans New York fSi Norwalk \ii Pawtucket ilS Philadelphia ^"f .169 .173 .172 .162 .201 .173 Portland Providence ilj Rochester ^^? St. Louis 206 171 San Francisco • |JJJ .190 .210 .163 .174 .208 The officers Martin Mc- 156-58-60-62-6.3-69-70 Phlox 168-60-62-84 Poinscttias 163-70 Primroses 158-62-71 Primulas 161- 162-63-70-71-72 Privet 164-74 Rhododendrons 154- 164-71 Roses 153-54-62- 163-64-66-68-69-70-71 Roof Supports 208 Ruscus 195 Sash 207-11 Sash Bars : 208 Saucers 205 Scalino 206 Schools 195 Smilax 156-58-61 Scranton Syracuse Toledo Washington ■West Newbury Travelers' Notes, A Week's 'Work, The: Climbing Outdoor Roses, variabilis magnlllca^ Carnations DracEcna Indlvlsa; grevillea busta; Bedding Begonias, Car Witt. Dctlef (Portrait) •■^'"' Buddleia ro- Cannasl70 Mal- Sphagnum Moss 195 Stakes 196 Salvias. . . .... . 153-54-56- Staples 167 158-60-62-63 69-70 Supports 196 I.o»Rhlin; vice-pres. ""' "herV'Wells- colm • recording secretary, Herbert Wells . ...„.^._„. ueasirer. .Tohn John.son : corresponding 169-70-95-96 "e^e tarv Stanley R. Sandler The execu- ""- ""^ tivc committee includes O C. Gardner. \V. G. Fxlpar, Geo. Campbell and WiU- iain A. Frankenback. 176 The Florists' Exchange FOVKBED IN 1888 brated hy his friends and admirers as McKinley Day, and a day on wliich Carnations are to be worn by them. In the years immediately following his death Carnation Day was more widely observed than now, as the habit has more or less fallen into desuetude. At Buffalo, his liome, wliere he died, the florists malte prominent notice of it in their windows and others elsewliere throughout tlie country by advertisements in the newspapers, and now is the time to prepare for such announcements if they are to be made. A Weekly Medinm of Interchang-e for Florists, Nnrsery- men. Seedsmen and tlie Trade tu General Exclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Post Offlce cut Second Class Matter Prairie Spirit ID Landscape Gardening Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Ptg and Pub. Co., Ltd., Proprietors, 438 to 448 West 37th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and managing editor; Jas. 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The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, Jan. 24.-^Knoxville (T., 316 Walnut st of that city. Upon the completion of his school career Mr. Mc- CuUough embarked in the seed business with his father, the late J. M. McCulIough. When his father died Mr. .McCuUough and his brother, J. Charles, assumed charge of the business and later the latter estahlLshed the J. Charles McCulIough Seed Co. Albert McCulIough then founded the firm of which lie was head at the time of his demise. His paternal grandmother is said to have been the first white girl to have set foot in Cincinnati. At the time of his death he was a director of the Fourth National Bank. He formerly was president and a direc- tor of the Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the nominating committee the last year. He was a familiar figure at the affairs of the Queen City, Hyde I'ark Golf and Business Men's Clubs. Surviving him arc his widow, two daughters. Misses Ella M. and Josephine McCuUough; a .son, Harrie B. McCulIough, who is secretary and treasurer of his father's firm; a brother, J. Charles McCulIough, and one sister, Mrs. M. T. Drake, Palm Beach, Fla. Funeral services were held at the residence on Saturday after- noon, Jan. 15, at 2 o'clock, burial being in Spring Grove Cemetery. 178 The Florists' Exchange Irwin Bertermann President Floriata' Telegraph Delivery Joseph H. HIU President American Carnation Society S. S. Pennock President American Rose Society E. G. HUl President Floriata' Hail Association see fit, and return same to Mr. John Young, Mr. F. L. Atkins or myself. Be as liberal as possible so we can be liberal in offering premiums. It is also your duty to grow stock either for exhibition purposes or for competition. No matter how large or small your exhibit may be your name will appear on a placard showing your good wishes for success, and your/' action will further prove to the club your good faith in supporting the sliow. You wiU be suitably rewarded for any exhibit you may send. If you have not received your premium list or have mislaid it, write at once for another. Consider this letter seriously and fill out the blank (this accompanies the appeal) at once. It is not necessary to send your check now; just sign the blank for a good substantial amount, as business is going to continue to be good this season. The committee will not call upon you for pay- ment until about one month before the show. Henry Weston President New York Florists' Club George Burton President Florists' Club of Philadelphia Alex Henderson President Chicago Florists' Club Eric James President Pacific Coast Horticultural Society Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists We present herewith the directors of the Executive Board of the National Society who have become so under affiliation S. A. F. and O. H. I o. /\. r. ana kj, n. j President MacRorie has appointed Thomas H. Joy, Nashville, Tenn., State Vice-President for Tennessee, in the place of C. W. Crouch, resigned. The following become members of the executive board by affiliation, as representatives of their respective or- ganizations : Henry Weston, Hempstead, N. Y., President of the New York Florists' Club. S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia, Pa., President of the American Rose Society. Joseph H. Hill, Richmond, Ind., President of the American Carnation Society. George Burton, Chestnut HUl, Pa., President of the Florists' Club of Philadelphia. Irwin Bertermann, Indianapolis, Ind., President The Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Alex. Henderson, Ciidcago, lU., President of the Chicago Florists' Club. Eric James, Elmhurst, Cal., President of the Pacific Coast Horti- cultural Society. E. G. Hill, President Florists' Hail Ass'n. John Young, Secretary, 53 West 28th St., New York City, N. Y. Last year there were representatives on the Board of Directors under the affiliation scheme from the American Rose Society, American Carnation Society, FloristsC Telegraph Delivery, New York Florists' Club and Phila- delphia Florists' Club, five in all. to produce eitlier natural or rock garden efCects cover- ing not more than 200 sq. ft. Prizes contributed by Chas. A. Stone, Atty. 1st, JlOO; 2d, $50. Flowers Carnations, display, covering not more than 100 sq. ft., any material may be used In arrangement. Prizes contributed by Arthur F. Estabrook and S. Buttrick. 1st.. ?100; 2d, T50. Roses, display covering not more than 100 sq. ft. Prizes contributed by Gen. S. M. Weld and S. Buttrick, 1st, JlOO; 2d, ?50. Display of cut sprays of hardy trees, shrubs or vines. — Foliage of hardy evergreens may be used in arrange- ment. Prizes contributed by Walter Hunnewell and Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Thayer: 1st, JlOO; 2d. $60. Note: To be kept in good condition throughout the ex- hibition and to be Judged each day. Prizes awarded Saturday. Note to Exhibitors: Any competitor winning a $100 prize may elect to be awarded a gold medal or cup In- stead of cash, and any competitor winning a prize of less than $100 may elect to be awarded a cup Instead of cash. The Gladiolus Show in August will be held in connec- tion with the annual exhibition of the American Gladi- olus Society. It will surpass any exhibition previously attempted. The list of prizes is now being prepared and will be on a very liberal scale. — Wm. P. Rich, Secretary. Horticultural Hall, Boston, January 14, 1916. Big Boston Show The Massachusetts Horticultural Society is making extensive preparations for a great exhibition next May. In addition to the regular schedule the following attrac- tive prizes are announced. Plants Amaryllis. — 25 pots, not less than 12 varieties. Prizes contributed by Mrs. John E. Thayer and "a friend," 1st $50; 2d, $25. Azalea Indlca, to cover not more than 200 sq. ft. — Prizes contributed by Oliver Ames and John S, Amas. 1st $100: 2d, $50. Orchids, group arranged for effect, covering 200 sq. ft., any foliage admissible. — I'st, gold medal, silver medal and $200: 2d, $100. Prizes contributed by E. B. Dane, A. W. Preston and H. E. Converse. Rhododendrons, group, not exceeding 300 sq. ft., any variety admissible. Prizes contributed by George E. Barnard and R. M. Saltonstall, 1st, $100: 2d, $50. Group, not exceeding 300 sq. ft., varieties which have grown in Massachusetts without protection for at least five years. Prizes contributed by Mrs. Chas. G. Weld and R. M. Saltonstall, 1st, $100: 2d. $60. Roses, group to CQver not more than 200 sq. ft., all classes admissible. Prizes contributed by Edwin S. Webster, 1st, $100: 2d, $60. Artistic display of flowering plants to cover not less than 200 sq. ft., any foliage may be used in arrange- ment. Prizes contributed by Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Thayer and T. B. Bemls. 1st. cup and silver medal and $100; 2d, $60. Display of Herbaceous and Alpine Plants, arranged New York Spring Flower Show Chairman A. L. Miller Appeals to New York Florists' Club In a publislied appeal to members of the N. Y. Flo- rists' Club, A. L. Miller, chairman of the club's flower show committee, says: You have been informed by our secretary, Mr. John Young, that the next flower show will be held April 5 to 12 inclusive, 1916, at the Grand Central Palace, New York City, under the auspices of the Horticultural So- ciety of New York, and the New York Florists' Club. You are well aware of the great success of our previous shows, last year's attendance being approximately 70,000. W^e intend to make this one a still greater success, and it is up to you to help double these figures. You have enjoyed both the honor and the financial fruits of the previous shows and this is a grand opportunity to enjoy still more. With your co-operation only can our club make this show a great success. It is your duty to put your shoulder to the wheel and to assist the committee which is donating its time and money to bestow another honor upon our club this year. We have obtained more liberal terms from the Grand Central Palace manage- ment and our club has taken care of its part of the guarantee fund. Our president has appointed a special premiimi com- mittee of which I am one. The duty of this committee is to solicit special premiums to lessen the club's risk. This show has become one of the society events of New York City and I request that you, in the interests of the trade, assist financially by signing for any amount you American Rose Society Executive Committee Meeting An executive committee meeting of the American Rose Society was held in New York City on January 10, at which time the proofs of the Annual for 1915 were care- fully gone over, same is to be illustrated in colors and to go to every member of the Rose Society. The prizes agreed upon for a display Rose garden at the coming exhibition in Philadelphia are $500 for the first prke, $300 for the second, and $200 for the third. Forty-one special prizes have been offered for Rose prizes beside the regular schedule. A motion will be brought before the annual meeting as to what action is best to take in regard to renaming Roses that have established names; and the committee upon the standard length of Rose stems for commercial sale will also report at the approaching annual meeting. The next meeting of the executive committee will be held February 1 In Philadelphia, to go into the details of preparation for the annual show. Special Prizes Offered for tlie National Flower Sliow Special prize for Rose Garden, 1st, $600; 2d, $400; 3d, $300. Contributors: Hon. Phillip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich $200.00 Emil Buettner. Park Ridge, 111 25.00 H. G. Bennlng, 1402 Pine st, St. Louis, Mo 26.00 George Burton, Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa 26.00 Edward Campbell, Ardmore, Pa 20.00 Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa., for private growers 26.00 John H. Dunlop, Richmond Hill, Ontario 26.00 Eugene Dallledouze, Platbush, Brooklyn, N. T. .. 26.00 August Doemling, Lansdowne, Pa 26.00 Dlngee & Conard Co.. West Grove, Pa 26.00 William H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass 26.00 Adolph Parenwald, Roslyn Pa 26.00 Florex Gardens, North Wales, Pa., for best vase of 100 blooms of Mrs. Geo. Shawyer Roses. . 25.00 Gude Brothers, Washington, D. C 25.00 George B. Hart, Rochester, N. T 26.00 Hess & Swoboda, Omaha, Neb., for vase 25 Ophelia or Russell Roses 10.00 Benlamln Hammond, Beacon, N. Y., for prettiest vase of Roses to be decided by vote of the ladies 10.00 Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, Pa 50.00 A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass 10.00 B. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., for best 60 Orphelia 25.00 The Joy Floral Co., Nashville, Tenn 25.00 Kroeschell Bros. Co., 420 E. Erie St., Chicago, 111. 26.00 Lord & Burnham Co., 42d St. bldg., N. Y. C 26.00 Michigan Cut Flower Co. Detroit, Mich 26.00 Stephen Mortensen, Southampton, Mass 25.00 Harry O. May, Summit^ N. J 25.00 Martin & Forbes Co.. Portland,^ Ore 26.00 Michell's Seed House, Phlla., Pa., for best vase 25 cut blooms of American Beauty Rose, gold medal. Michell's Seed House. Phlla., Pa., for best vase 26 cut blooms of Mrs. Charles Russell Roses, gold medal. Michell's Seed House, Phila., Pa., for best vase 25 cut blooms of red Roses, gold medal. Waban Rose Conservatories, Natick, Mass., for BO Mrs. Chas. Russell Roses 25.00 Leo Nlessen, Phlla., Pa., for 50 blooms of any new Rose not in commerce 25.00 A. N. Pterson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn 76.00 Pulverized Manure Co., 828 Exchange ave., Union Stock Yards. Chicago, III 25.00 S. J. Reuter & Son, Westerly, R. 1 26.00 M. Rice & Co., Phlla.. Pa 10.00 Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass 25.00 S. S. Skldelsky & Co., Phlla., Pa 10.00 Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J 26.00 Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J 26.00 United States Cut Flower Co., Elmlra, N. T 25.00 Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass 26.00 Beacon, N. Y. Jan. 16, 1916. BENJ. HAMMOND, Secy. Dahlias and their Culture This is the title of Circular 43 published by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station, the author being Prof. F. H. Hall. It runs to 23 pages and has eight pages of half-tone illustrations. First there is a his- tory of the flower, about 4 pp.; next the A. D. S.'s classification of Dahlias ; thirdly, an important and valu- able selection of the best varieties, based on a vote taken by the author; and lastly, nine pages of cultural hints. We regard this as a very important contribution to the literature of the Dahlia in America and adds to the good work of the experiment Station with which Prof. Hall is connected. January 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 179 Florists' Telegraph Delivery Editor The Florists' Excliange: Your editorial on tlie Florists' Telegrajih Delivery and tlie letter of Fritz Balir, are certainly worthy articles. It is hardly fitting that 1 should shower praise upon the Florists' Telegraph Delivery, but reports from all over the country show tliat there was an unprecedented amount of telegraph business transacted and the florists tlieniselves who are members certainly should be worthy of congratulations for the efforts they have maintained in this line during the holidays. It would be impossible to work up a great stimulant of this kind without the personal aid of the many mem- bers of tliis organization. The trade papers in general, and particularly The Exchange have always given worthy thought and attention to this organization, and I am sure that this kindness will be returned indirectly with great profits. Irwin BERTERaiANN, Pres. Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Co-operation Between Florists and Nurserymen Editor The Florists' Exchange: We especially wish to commend the effort which The Exchange has been making to get the florists interested in the simpler aspects and problems of landscape work, especially those in small towns where the local florist is a sort of horticultural plenipotentiary along all the lines of his trade. This work gives the nurseryman and the florist a chance to co-operate to mutual advantage. Most nurserjTnen are broad-minded enough to recommend the need of highlights and brightners for the herbaceous borders and beds of shrubbery in the shape of the annuals and bedding plants of the florist — to give an exsimple. They realize that a planting is not complete in interest, beauty and variety, without the products of the green- house man. On the other hand, we find some florists a little lukewarm, if not somewhat reluctant, in calling the attention of their patrons to the stability, repose and dignity gained only by the judicious use of peren- nials, and the wonderful variety of ornamental shrubs. A little greater feeling of solidarity between these two so closely allied craftsmen seems to us something which might result in giving an impetus to the City Beautiful, and the Country Beautiful movement not before felt. Flint, Mich. G. L. CnBHS. Hardy Eucalyptus Editor The Florists" Excluuigc: The notes by Joseph Meelian on page 113 of the issue of ,Jaii. 15, interested me, especially that part of them in which he says that two or three species of Eucalyptus grow "along tile south coast of England where they have endured several degrees of frost," and thinks tliat the cloudiness and incessant rains of Winter prevent dam- aging from a few degrees of freezing. 1 can assure him, however, that I have seen trees 30ft. high of E. globulus on tlie west coast of Scotland, and in the West- ern Highlands there is a geiitlcniaii, Osgood Mackenzie, •who has experimented with many New Zealand, Aus- tralian and other trees, including Tree-ferns and Euca- lyptuses, and has been able to carry them througli many Winters unharmed. They are now quite a good height. On the cold, dry, east coast of Scotland m Haddingdon- shire, on the estate of Arthur James Balfour, the present head of the British Admiralty and former Prime Mui- ister, at Whittinghame, there is a stately tree of a Eucii- lyptus named after the estate, Whittinghamii. It is said tliat the original seeds or plant was brought from Bal- larat. South Australia, by the late Lord Salisbury, uncle of Mr. Balfour, who was several times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The tree is several feet in diameter and perfectly hardy. — J. H. D., New York. Horticultural Sports Geo. E. Kessler, St. Louis, Mo. He viiH help plan the CoDventioQ Garden Considerations in Regard to their Use in Landscape Gardening The bizarre, garish unconventional individuals that are referred to among humans as "sports" have their coun- terparts in the plant world. One may be introduced to you by a friend, the other by a nursery catalog. You will find that some have a thin veneer of color or an eccentricity of form or action that may be very amus- ing, but that have no real merit or permanent value; while on the other hand there are some sports that have such substantial and worthy qualities that they find a permanent place of honor among your friends, or in your gardens and landscapes. It is to certain of those plant sports that we shall hereafter refer, such as the purple, golden, cut-leaved, pyramidal, table-form, table-topped, and weeping forms that have developed among species of Beech, Birch, Maple, Elm, Catalpa, Elder, Hazel, Dogwood, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, and other groups. These have be- come pretty well established in nurseries, gardens, and lawns, by reason of their vigor, health, distinctive foli- age, or habit of growth. They have been mostly used, however, as specimens, or to give brilliant spots of Summer color in the con- vention patchwork quilt shrub plantations, not as ele- ments of broad landscapes. Before considering their use in landscapes we should recognize that such sports are not always fugitive acci- dental freaks that can be reproduced only by grafting or by cuttings. It has been found, for example, that the seedlings of a conspicuous specimen plant of Wier's Cut-leaf Maple, Purple Beech, or Golden Spirsea will produce so large a percentage of cut-leaved, and purple or golden offspring, that the progeny of an old seeding plant would be likely to establish in time a wide- spreading distinctive group, in which there will be much foliage like the parent, and color transitions due to variations in seedlings, and these would gradually merge the group into the surrounding trees. The Purple Bar- berry has already escaped from cultivation, and made these distinctive groups in open pastures. Much of our broad landscape beauty comes from the deep shadows and the high lights of hill and valley, and of foliage as seen under various atmospheric moods. Individual trees count but little in distant landscape. It is the mass that counts effectively in foliage color and in outline, as shown in the contrasts between the spired cone-bearing evergreens and the rounded out- line of deciduous foliage, or the towering Lombardy Poplars; or again between the dark and solid masses of the Burr Oak foliage, the flickering and glinting sparkle of the Aspen Poplar or the Silver Poplar, or the soft fleecy grayish foliage of the Willows. The really worthy sports of the vegetable world may well have a place that has never been given them in broad landscapes that are seen from a distance. The deep shadows in the valley, or at the ends of a long vista might be given greater emphasis by the use of such long-lived, vigorous forms as the Purple Beech or Purple Maple, that are used in principal masses and outline groups with a suitable backing, flanking, and interlacing of dark green foliage that would merge the purple into the surrounding landscape, to give the deeper shadows and not be unpleasantly obtrusive. At other points the high lights of the landscape in glades through vistas or under arching trees may be given greater emphasis and brilliancy by the use of such plants as the Golden Elder and Spirosa, or the Golden Poplar and Hop-tree. The cut-leaved form of the Birch, Beech, or Maple Chas. L. Baum One of the new directors of the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists. For biographical notes, see page 23, issue of Jan. 1 would give a distinct variation in the texture of the foliage, as seen from a distance, if a sufficient quan- tity were used to count effectively, and they could be very properly associated with the type. There are many places where it would be very de- sirable to establish a ground cover that will not grow high enough to interfere with the view, that will have good healthy foliage, and that can be more readily kept in restraint than can be most vines. Why should we not use the weeping forms of the Mulberry, Moun- tain Ash, Elm, Beech, Dogwood, Pine and Spruce for such a purpose? Some of these forms, such as the Weeping Mulberry and Camperdown Elm, are trailing sports of upright trees, with little tendency to form a leader. They are usually grafted on high stems to make them suggest the umbrella-like form. Other varieties, like the Weeping Beech and the Norway Spruce have a distinct tendency to make a leader. Such forms, grown on their own roots, or grafted so low that the graft can be buried in the ground, to form roots above the union, would have a tendency to scramble over the surface. As such plants as the Mountain Ash and the Mulberry have fruit that the birds like, they would help to form the ideal bird cover. One can conceive of an exceedingly interesting and attractive phase of landscape so treated, for there is enough variation to give high and low foliage masses. There are otiier places where the cushion-shaped trees, such as the dwarf Catalpa, the several dense forms of the Norway Spruce and American Arborvitae, could be massed together to form a distinctive landscape treat- ment of this type. Is there any more reason why the brilliant crimson coloring of the Schwedler's Maple should not be used to give color effects in a large way in the Spring, as we now secure color effects from the Maples, Tupelos, Sumacs, and Birches in the Fall? These are all inter- esting propositions for those who have the courage to break away from the conventional use of material; but they must recognize the danger of such suggestions, because it will .be very easy to produce a garish and disordered effect in landscape, just as is now produced in so many gardens and lawns where spots of such ma- terial are used. Boston. Warren H. MANinNO. Geo. E. Kessler We have pleasure in presenting a portrait of Mr. Kess- ler who is acting in an advisory capacity for the S. A. F. and its convention garden this year at Houston, Texas. Our Southern friends regard themselves as fortunate in having secured Mr. Kessler's services in this work. He has supervised the construction of some of the largest parking systems in the country, notably at Indian- apolis, St. Ixiuis, Fort Wayne, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Memphis, Dallas and Houston. He laid out and carried to completion the parking system of Kansas City, so that he, together with Mr. Brock, ought to produce a very fine convention garden at Houston. 180 The Florists^ Exchange I Stray Notes From Great Britain i By T. A. WESTON I • Quite a long period has elapsed since I penned the last of my "Stay Notes," but now that Christmas has passed, a breathing spell eventuates. The Flohists' Exchange dated Dec. 6 came to hand, and I noted with grief, tempered with pleasure, the splendid tribute accorded me to our departed friend W. Atlee Burpee. It is doubtful whether the seed trade as a whole has ever felt tlie loss of one of its members so keenly, for Mr. Burpee was more than an American; his sphere of operations extended all over Europe which, though now ravaged by war, still recalls with pleasure the many visits of tliis truly international man. It would be futile for me to attempt to elaborate more fully on our late friend's virtues than has already been done. Suffice it to say those who knew him will never forget this kindly, genial man. Cut Flower and Plant Business Despite the war the horticultural trade continues fairly satisfactory. Certainly the pessimistic fears of a year or so ago have proved far less serious than was expressed at that time. The cut flower trade has really been surprising, for at no time has there been a real slump in prices. Chrysanthemums have been a very good trade all through and the caU for bloom during Christ- mas week was up to the average. Carnations have been decidedly scarce, especially the top grades. Roses since October have become very scarce, and the supply of French Sofranos is so erratic, and the quality so variable, that they do not influence matters. This applies to all the French stock. Owing to the delivery delays, the consignments being anything between four and eight days on the way. Some of the French Violets come through very well, and these have been welcome. Lily of the Valley naturally has been very scarce, the best samples ranging up to over $10 a gross. The Cus- toms, of ooTirse, are very chary about Valley crowns, and hold up every consignment until the consignees can prove the goods to be of Dutch or Danish origin. The scarcity of Valley has made Roman Hyacinths an ex- pensive item. The plant trade, too, has been very good. Ericas, par- ticularly, have had a wonderful call. The Carnation Exhibition For the present as is usual just aroimd Christmas time, no flower shows are being held. The last of the year was held on Dec. 8 by the Perpetual Flowering Carnation Society. This show was not so fine as usual owing to the trade members being so short of bloom. Two very important classes, the Geo. Monro cup class, calling for 12 vases of 25 blooms, and the J. S. Brunton cup class for three British novelties, were not competed for. The American cup for three vases of American no\elties was won by W. Wells & Co., with Laura Weber, Pink Sensation and Champion. The single vase classes were fairly well contested, and to a very large extent the winning varieties were of American origin. Aviator was the first in scarlets, a very showy thing, and on color easily beats Champion. The trade non-competitive groups were not so numerous as usual. C. Engelniann refrained from exhibiting for the first time since the society was formed. Stuart Low & Co., Alwood Bros., and A. F. Dutton made excellent displays. The last named liad his novelties Louvain, a deep rosy salmon and Chelsea, a striking pink flake. Quite a number of novelties were shown, seven of which includijng Alice and Aviator, were staged for certificate. Neither succeeded in gaining the necessary 75 points, the first named secur- ing 69 points, Aviator 71. Only one award was made, the successful variety being Mrs. Machay Edgar, an improved May Day, raised by Stuart Low & Co. Mr. W. E. Wallace looks upon this variety with some degree of favor, but it has to win its way. A stall run for the benefit of the Hoticultural War Fund, resulted in nearly $175 being secured. At the present time the fund stands at a high figure, several thousands of pounds sterling. I believe. National. Chrysanthemum Show This was held in November and was an excellent one. It is safe to say that the N. C. S. will not again return to the Crystal Palace. The leading award was for the first time won by Philip Ladds, a noted wholesale grower. The quality of his blooms was not so fine as those shown by W. Wells & Co., but the arrangement was superior. R. F. Felton superintended the work. W. Wells & Co.'s big blooms were phenomenal. I imagine tlie new white Ixjuisa Pockett will cause a bit of a stir on jiour side. Beside it, even Queen Mary and Mrs. Gilbert Drabble will have to give way. Severed new singles and also a pink anemone named Aphrodite, were shown. Many varieties have received certificates but as this sort of thing happens every year and so little is ever heard of most of the novelties again, we refrain from commenting on them. Time is the best judge. One of the features of Wells & Co.'s exhibit at the show was the collection of dwarf grown plants of Queen Mary. These plants were in 6in. pots and while not above 19in. tall, bore each one huge flower fully 10 in. across. The plants were struck in May, and the break bud taken. To many these plants were a source of won- derment. R. H. S. Meetings The R. H. S. meetings during November and early December were somewhat slack, exhibitors being fewer James Methven President G. & F. Club of Boston tlian usual and tlie attendance somewhat sparse. Noth- ing of any great importance gained an award. I staged a vase of Stevia paniculata, the species known and grown on your side as Stevia serrata. American seedsmen should make sure of getting a pure stock. The plants I raised from seed secured from your side were fully 40 per cent. Eupatorium Purpusii, a pretty but rather useless sort of plant. Gardeners and Florists' Club of Boston The regular monthly meeting of the Gardeners Florists' Club was held at Horticultural Hall on T Decorative display of Chrysanthemums by a commercial grower at a London (England) show The group was staged by Philip Ladds, Swanley, Kent, and was awarded the .National Chrysanthemum Society's gold medal for the finest exhibit and Tues- day evening, Jan. 18. The installation of officers and ladies' night brouglit out over 300 members and ladies. President Herman Bartsch opened the meeting. Reso- lutions were read on the death of W. Atlee Burpee. Report of Committee on Floral Art was accepted. The secretary read his report for tlie year 1915. He said 33 members were added to the club. The average at- tendance of members at the meetings was 160. Four field d;iys were held. There are two members in the British army and one in the Canadian army. There were 7860 letters and cards send out by the secretary during the year. There were 54 awards made during the year. The treasurer reported that the finances of the club were in good condition. President Bartsch installed the various officers. The ixeciiti\e committee are Wm. J. Kennedy, Peter Miller, Win. Ru.st, Herman H. Bartsch and Andrew Rogers. The ])resident for 1916 is James Methven, who made a pleasing speech and told of some Important changes whicli he was to make during ttiis year. Tlie vice-president, William Patterson, was absent on account of sickness. William N. Craig is secretary and Peter Fisher is treasurer. It was voted to suspend the rules and go on with the entertainment. Tliere were songs, solos and readings for an hour, tlien refreshments were served. After this there was dancing until midnight. It was a successful meeting right through and all went lionie well pleased with the entertainment and dance. R. c. Mrs. Charles H. Maynard Retires Mrs. Charles H. Maynard, retiring secretary of the Ladies' Society of American Florists, writes extending thanks to The Flohists' Exchange for favors granted during her nine and one-lialf years' service, also to all memliers who personally have aided her in her work. Mrs. Maynard's retirement as secretary of the L. S. • V. F., to be succeeded by Mrs. George Smith of Cleve- land, elected at the San Francisco convention, calls to mind her many activities in behalf of that organization. In November, 1906, under the supervision of the late -Mrs. W. J. Vesey of Fort Waync^ Ind.. she sent out linn letters to florists from coast to coast, suggesting a ladies' society, and in January following took up the work of securing badges, printing, etc. Since 1911 a small salary has gone with the position, but before that she gave largely of her time and money. Mrs. Maynard's work as secretary of the L. S. A. F. will be long remembered. Jaimaiy 2-', I91G. The Florists' Exchange 181 aniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii imiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiw LAST CALL! Have You Placed Your Advertisement in The Gardeners and Florists' Annual for 1916 ENTIRELY NEW JJND REVISED EDITION The 1915 edition of this Annual, the first ever published, was an immediate success, a second printing being necessary within three months. Orders still come, eleven months after publication. This Annual has become The Standard Book of Reference for the Trade and All Horticulturists The 1916 Annual will be better than its predecessor, containing new and up-to-date matter. We confidently predict even greater popularity than attained by the initial volume. Tn A H vf»rficfrc ^ standing, year-around advertisement in this book will keep your name before thousands of buyers 366 lU .rvuvcillSClS days in 1916. Rates: One full page, 3M-in. wide x 6-in deep, $20.00; half page, S^-in. wide x 3-m. deep, 111; quarter page, Sj^-in. wide x l3^-in deep, $6.00. Early orders secure best positions. Write today. The Annual will be priced 50c postpaid. Send in your orders now. A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. Ltd., 438 to 448 West 37tli St., New York Proprietors and Publishers THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE :jiniiiiiiiiBiiiriiiiiiii iiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiMimiBiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiPiiiiii!iiiii:i; iiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiniiBiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinininniiiiiiiio^ : Orchids for Commercial Cut Flowers | I By JOHN E. LAGER | Oncidium] (Continued from page 71, issue of Jan. 8.) Oncidium incurvum. A very pretty, sweet , scented species from Mexico. The flowers are produced on stems two to ttiree feet higti, white, pink and purple blended, rather small, but what is lacking in size is made up in number, for each stem carries a large quantity of flow- ers. The sprays are pleasing to the eye and very grace- ful. This plant, however, sliould be grown in a some- what cooler temperature tiian Cattiej'as or such already mentioned. Oncidium Lanceanum. This species for beauty and distinctii eness stands entirely alone. The plant, like O. Cavcndishianuin and O. biscallosum, lacks pseu4obulbs, and tlie large, broad and stiff leaves spring direct from tlie roots. Tlie infloreseens grows from 12 to 18 inches high, erect and rigid, carrying flowers measuring ly„ to 2 inches across, purple, violet and mauve. It is a strikingly beautiful species and should be grown wherever other orchids are grown. It does well in a temperature of 65 deg. to 70 deg. and liigher with sun. Like all the thick leafed Oncidiums, it is a shade-loving planL Oncidium Marshallianum is undouljtedly the finest yel- low Oncidium tliere is. Tlie flowers are very large, 2V1. inches across, of brilliant yellow with some purple and brown markings on the sepals and petals. The very large lip is clear golden yellow. The scapes attain a size of 2 feet ancl over and are generally brimched, carrying a large number of flowers. For cutting this species is unsurpassed, or for exhibition purposes, in fact for any use whatever. It will grow well in the cool- est end of your Cattleya house. Plants of this species, however, are higher in price than most Oncidiums and they cannot be oljtaincd in large quantities, heiice they will never be a drug on the market. Oncidium ornithorynchum (Love Bird orchid). This is really a C(X)1 house orchid and makes a good companion to O. incurvum. It is a plant of very easy culture and its strung point is to be used as a pot plant. The flow- ers are small, rose colored, on drooping sprays. As many as 10 to 15 sprays are sttmetimes produced on a plant grown in a Gin. pan or basket, when it makes a very attractive plant to sell in a store. It flowers dur- ing October and November, and where a number of plants are grown some will flower as late as Christmas. it is also a plant easily obtained and at low prices. Oncidium oltlongatum is a very handsome species of easy culture and not nearly as well known as it deserves. The flowers are yellow, disposed on slender scapes 2ft. and .Sft. long, very numerous and almost as large in size as those of O. varicosum, and should be grown by everyone growing orchids. It will succeed well hi a mixed house such as referred to previously. It flowers during the Winter months. Oncidium sarcodes, a Brazilian species of rare beauty bearing flowers of chestnut browu and bright yellow, quite large, on graceful arching sprays, and another plant you can grow with your Cattleyas. It flowers in early Spring and never begs for sale either cut or as a plant. Oncidium splendidum is probably too well known to need any description, as it is grown for the market more than any other Oncidium. But for those that possibly do not know it, 1 would say "grow it." The fact that it is -t Winter .ind early Spring tiuwcriiig species witn numerous large yellow fli>wers on stiff, erect stems, keep- ing a long time in perfection, cut or otherwise, and that it sells at all times, should be enough of a recommenda- tion to grow it. Oncidium tigrinum. A pretty Mexican species with deticiously fragr;mt flowers about 2in. across, bright yellow blotched with brown except the lip, which is all yellow. It blooms during November and December and succeeds well in the Cattleya house. Oncidium varicosum (add Rogersii if you want the name longer — to me O. varicosum is quite enough). (To be continued.) '^-^0i LMmmd i 1 I^^^^^BPFT ^^^»«i^!U^^^K . SB ^^4Bt^^' i 1 ' '^-i'''^ <^W iH^W^ h .« American Carnations in England The above represents the three vases of new American Carnations exhibited by W. WclU & Co., Mcrstham, England, at the Perpetual Flowering Carnation Society's show recently. The varieties are Laura Weber on the left, Pink Sensation on the right, and Ohampion in the center 182 The Florists' Exchange [Jlflorisf] First Report JJfelioiinll [ Jilorisl ) r-l of The National Floral Corporation ^ Story That Will Interest Every Retail hlorist THE organization of the National Floral Corporation in the early part of 1915 was received by the retail florists with a mixture of enthusiasm, skepticism and cordiality. It is fitting, therefore, that the National Floral Corporation, having finished its first hohday season, should render some report of its success or failure. The National Floral Corporation has suffered from the fact that there have been previous attempts to form co-operative organizations among florists which were either weak financiaUy, or carried on in bad fedth. The National Floral Corporation has been fortunate in that it immediately secured the co-operation emd assistemce of such repre- sentative florists as Bhck the Florist, Norfolk, Va. ; E. A. Butler & Son, Niagara FaUs, N. Y.; C. P. Mueller, Wichita, Kansas; North Floral Co., Ft. Dodge, la.; The Flower Shop, Pittsfield, Mass., and others; so that its enhstment, although gradufd, already numbers more than seventy representative retail florists in more than thirty States. Among some weU-known florists who have the welfare of the trade at heart there has been a reluctance to join our organization for fear of conflict with the Florists' Telegraph Dehvery, which has oper- ated so imselfishly for the benefit of retaU florists in the last few years. A reading of the next few lines wiU show conclusively why this feeu* is unfounded. The National Floral Corporation in its first hohday season has secured orders for dehvery to florists from over one hundred and twenty- five cities, among which are the foUowing places: Petrograd, Russia; Alexandria, Egypt; Nice, France; Madrid, Spain; Maracaibo, Venezuela; Madras. India; Turin, Italy; Tientsin, China; Cavite, Manila, P. I.; Fort Gibbon, Fairbanks, Ala.; Santiago, Havana, Cuba; Cristobal, Canal Zone; Dawson, Cobalt, Canada; Ft. Oglethorpe. Ga; Copperhill, Tenn.; Grayson, Ky.; Mindon, Baton Rouge, La.; Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Donna, Athens, Ft. Mcintosh, Mission, Texas; Oklahoma City, OUa.; Billings, Mont.; San Francisco, San Diego, Loa Angeles, Monte Vista, El Toro, Long Beach, California; Duke, N. C; Bisbee, Warren, Ariz.; Dodge City, Kansas; Spring- field, Mo.; Para, 111.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Traer, Iowa; Rutland, Vt.; San Acacio, Ouray, Pueblo, Colo; Madison, Wis.; Key West, Pensa- cola, Fla; Coliunbus, N. M.; Vancouver Barracks, Wash., and Port- land, Me. Most of its orders were received from places in which there is no representative of the F. T. D. There can be no doubt that 95% of these orders were CREATED solely by the advertising methods of the National Floral Corporation and that the orders dehvered to its florists this seeison represented an actual increase in the field for retail florists during 1915. A pleasemt feature of its work during the past year has been the enthusiastic approval from influential members of the pubhc who welcomed the National Florist idea and NationeJ Florist service. mal' Though it cannot be said that our advertising for the past season had the effectiveness which the experience of 1915 wUl enaible us to put into oiu- future advertising, yet we can claim the remarkable record of having produced approximately as much business through our 1915 appropriation as the total amount in fees received so far from National Florists throughout the country. A number of oiu' National Florists have already received more than enough business to pay for fees psiid in, although the contracts have been dated from October 1st, 1915 only, and wiU not expire un- til October 1st, 1916. The role of prophet is a dangerous one, but we ventiu-e to predict that the coming years wiU show a considerable treuisformation in the retail florists' business of America. We do not overestimate the value of large orders and the profit in selling American Beauties at $24 per dozen, but we predict that the substantial fortunes in retaU flower seUing in America in the coming generation wiU be made, not on large orders, but from the bountifid repetition of small and profitable orders, a field which has been disdained rather than heretofore cultivated by the retedl florist. Wlien the pubhc learns that it can have dehvered in San Francisco, Toledo, Cliicago, Denver, JacksonviUe, Gedveston, Portland and New York, a floral token at holiday time for substantiaUy a little more than a telegram, the Western Union receipts may grow less, but the bank accounts of the retafl florists wUl profit in proportion. Many of our National Florists are exceedingly enthusiastic, not only from the co-operation they have received from us and the ad- vertising service which we have furnished them, but also with the whole National Florist idea and have taken double pages of news- paper space in their local papers to acquaint the pubhc with the exis- tence of this corporation. Please note, only one National Florist is aUowed in each city and National Florists have generally, in the absence of other connections, preferred to transfer their orders to National Florists in other cities. It is a matter of regret that in cities of considersible importance such as Trenton, N. J.; Birmingham, Ala.; Portland, Me.; Columbia, S. C; Helena, Mont.; Savannah, Ga., and many others, there is not a representative. If you knew what we know of the floral trade, you would immediately telegraph us, preferably mentioning a few refer- ences, to reserve your CITY for you as the Nationed Florist. The facts herein stated in regard to orders received by the Na- tional Flored Corporation have been confirmed by The Florists' Exchange. Write us for further information. '^nHomtll Parfet) National Floral Corporation (jbrat 220 Broadway, New York, N. Y. January S2, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 183 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses FlorUCi lo good ataDdloA throuflhout the countrr can STail tbemaelTe* oi the adfertlsert* offer* In this Department and accept without be«ltatlon, orders from their local customers, iransmli them to an advertiser lo these columns, and thus arall themselvee of tbv opportunities for eitenslon of trade which ar op«n to all. Let your customer* know you 611 orders by fal* graph to any part of the country. When the desldn Is plai-«d in the adTertiser'a card It Indicate* < membcrahtp In the -Florist*' Teleflraph Dellfery. ^ Albarvy, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good IVi^ yraphio order. ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut flowers or floral designs dcliverevington and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVEUND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fiU your orden* for Designs or Cut Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE CLEVELAND, '^ OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can fill your orders Day or Nlftht tor Cleveland and State of Ohio Alwayi have complete stock on bAod. Resular discount allowed the Trade. 1836 W. Mth STREET. CLBVBLAND. OHIO. KNOBLE BROS., CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue iM0, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. 184 The Florists' Exchange p Q i^THE UP-TO-DATE FLOWER STORE ^ "^ '\> M Ctmple of Jflora, By ELLA GRANT WILSON and W. R. HORNBERGER {Concluded from Uist week) The Second Floor The second floor is to be used as the clearing house for flowers. Here we expect to sell quantity. Tables, each to hold a "special" of some sort attended by girls, are the feature of this floor. A large space has been given up to the cooling room, in which to store overnight all flowers left unsold. Everything here is plain, good, but simple, and it is supposed to be the place where the largest amount of stock will be handled. Here are cheap boxes of flowers: $3, $1, even 50c. boxes where they are not to be delivered. An e.xpert buyer will be needed here. He should always know what is in the market, so as to take advantage of any glut. He should be a man who has keen judgment, who knows flowers from A to Z, who knows ribbons, baskets, and stock supplies, in fact, tlie whole success of this department idea venture will depend largely on the buyer. Next in importance to the success of this undertaking is the advertising man. He must not only be in hourly touch with the buyer, but he must know his public, and how to interest them. He should also be a graduate flower salesman, as well as an advertising expert. His ami should be to get the public into the store, to make the store popular, to make people feel they are welcome to roam around, to look, to buy if they wish to, but by all means to make the public feel that it is their store, that they are welcome to look around even if they do not buy. If that something which for want of a better name, we call "atmosphere," can be secured, success will be assured, for whenever you achieve a crowd by the very nature of things business follows A "popular" store is a "successful store." I believe in both men and women clerks. Many women prefer men to wait on them, and I have always noticed that men have confidence in the ability of a pretty sales- woman to suit them. It's the everlasting and funda- mental laws of the sexes, so on this second floor use girls for special sales, and young men for selling corsages, for ushers, etc. Artists, either floral or otherwise, have no sex, they are born. If you get one who can create ideas and has a fine sense of color, then you have secured the artist, that is, if he or she can develop ideas along correct lines. It's a very intangible thing, this artist idea. He must have ideas, but they must be practical ideas. They must be developed in materials that are seasonable, that are possible to obtain with a reasonable amount of cost, otherwise the artist is a distinct loss. We must have even our art on a cash paying basis, and it is an art to make a business pay. The flower coobng room on this floor is 29ft. long by 7ft. 6 in. wide. No divisions are shown in the plan, but could easily be arranged for. The doors slide past one another to open. The sink, with its hot and cold water, and a long bench to change the water in the vases, is conveniently placed opposite. The stairway is in a separate hallway, and is screened by frosted glass which also admits light to it. The cashier's desk for this floor is near the front where the various sales are to be in progress. A large plant box filled with bright Geraniums or a green mass of trimmed Boxwood occupies the front windows and is a Summer feature of this floor, as well as part of the or- namental features of the front elevation. In Winter, evergreens could be substituted. The whole second floor is finished in plain white enamel woodwork, while the wall is a pale olive green. A few mirrors are all the ornamentation allowed, and the severe simplicity is an ex- cellent foil to the ornate Grecian effect on the first floor. The Third Floor This is the business soul of the whole establishment. I was going to say "brains," but concluded it was more necessary to have a soul. It is only lately that souls have been considered necessary in business matters, but it's astonishing how honesty does pay. The almighty dol- lar is not everything, and the square deal is coming again into its own. To be square with the public, to be square with employees, and to be also square with oneself is one of the latest business maxims. A business that is conducted on the principle of a fair profit, fair dealings, that makes no promises that are not planned to be kept, in fact a store that gives a straight deal, is the coming store. Coming up and steppmg out of the elevator, we imme- diately face the bookkeeping department. 'This is for the convenience of customers. The secretary's office ♦Copyright. 1916, Ella Grant Wilson. comes next, while the president, who is also treasurer and general manager, occupies the corner room. The advertising man and the buyer's desk occupy the room in the other front corner with the stenographer's office be- tween them. A store room for fine ribbons, silks and expensi\e silver and glassware or supplies for weddings, has been provided so that such goods can be locked up at night, or it could be used as a dark room to show evening effects, or as a room to keep photographs in, with a photographic outfit, for developing etc. Light may enter all these various rooms from above through side- walk glass used in place of roofing. Back of the bookkeeper's department is the large storeroom for reserve stock. Here are kept the large stock of baskets, vases, and special novelties carried, and all of the special importations that are carried in stock. Stock from this room should be billed out to all depart- ments, and should be under the Ijookkeeper's charge. Any requisition for supplies should be O. K.'d by the floor department manager. In this way a tab can be kept on all stock supplies, and the inventory can be kept up to date. A full stock at all times should be kept of various sizes and lengths of wires, matchsticks, plain toothpicks, wired toothpicks, tinfoil, tapes, string, linen thread, pins, tags, atomizers, and the hundred and one accessories demanded now for the florist worker. Did you read the first installment of this article in last week's Exchange ? If not, do it now, and then conclude it in this issue. This is the most elaborate plan for a florist's establishment ever conceived — the store of tomorrow. The plans are practical, drawn by an architect. Social Welfare Work If you have studied my former article in The Florists' Exchange of August llth, on the First Class Flower Store, you will know that welfare work is very near to my heart. Welfare work develops how mucli soul there is in a business. Good employees, like cliildren, are developed, and the same methods that produce good chil- den produce good and efficient employees. A careful unobtrusive oversight — not dictation — over the general welfare and health will be welcomed and be much appre- ciated by an intelligent employee, and you do not want any other kind. They don't pay. The Dining Room This is a room 18ft. long by lOft lOin. wide. It is well equipped for serving a mid-day lunch. This room is also planned to take care of the weekly talks in which the general manager instructs and creates enthusiasm among his employees. Suggestions should be sought from them, and they given credit for it, and if productive of paying results, they should receive compensation for the ideas they advance. Co-operation should be the watch- word of the up-to-date store, as on no other principle can it be made to pay and survive. I think if I were the manager of such a store I would study not only the man- agement of the large and big stores, but I would give especial attention to the 5c. and 10c. store, and to the methods they employ to make sales popular. The dining-room is reached by coming up in the ele- vators or by the stairway, which is separated entirely from the rest of the floor, and has been so arranged that the man who works in jumpers and overalls in the base- ment can reach liis dinner just as well as the artist who is employed on the first floor, and they both can reach it without intruding among customers. The Trade Papers The leading florists' papers should be within reach loyees. Entertainments can be given here, even dances. Nowadays the employer studies social re- laxation for the employee. Especially would this be de- sirable after a strenuous Christmas or Easter rush. You do not know what an incentive to work is the prospect of play coming later. We are only children of a larger growth, and recreation is necessary if we are to keep up steam. I often have been complimented on the whole- souledness of my work force, how they supported me, and I have appreciated it. One remained with me 14- years, another 18 years, and still another 30 years. I always demanded good work, the best there was in them, but I did ]^rovide play hours as well, and today it is a great pleasure to think of their loyalty to me. Help ]>rovide programs for these, evening club meetings by securing good speakers on live topics. Trouble? Of course it is, but it will pay you. Courses in designing, salesmanship — any subject they are interested in. I re- member one time having ten girls in my employ, and, as they all wanted Spring hats, I secured a teacher from the y. W. C. A. who gave them ten lessons in millinery, and the girls got themselves up some stunning hats that ' Spring. My only trouble was the boys all wanted to help, too. Only the other day I met one of my girls who had been married twenty years, and she innnediately com- menced to tell me "What good times we used to have," and then she told her daughter all about it. Does it pay? I thought so. Today it is called welfare work. As in- terest is the mainspring of enthusiasm and salesmanship, why not employ a lecturer to give talks on efficiency? Illustrated talks on floral art development? The prac- tical making of wreaths, sprays, clusters? The fine art of selecting tints and colors? The harmonizing effect of ribbons, and vice versa? The Kitchen But to return to our plans, the kitchen is well equipped to care for the dining-room. Supplies can be brought January 33, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 185 CoOLe provided for her to rest in. Girls siiimld Jje told to use this privilege judiciously and not to abuse it. The Conservatory on the Roof The plant salesroom is always an inijiortant feature of I he up-to-date store, but in a crowded city it is not easy to achieve. Here it has been made an architectural feature of the building, in fact, it makes the building distinctive, it classilles it immediately and identifies it as the house of flowers. Two elevators land the customers directly in your plant department opposite the fountain. In Summer Pond Lilies can be shown here, and in Winter, if so desired, Fourth Floor Plan Op-To-Date Flower Store W R HORNBCRGtR- AntfliTtCT it can be a table of flowering Begonias, or Poinsettiafi, or any one of a lumdrcd .-ittractive flowering plants — a grotto in Spring, of Spring IJcautie.s, all the things that peo])le in cities do not see. Dogwnod, Peach blossoms, all the country's smells and sights could be used and developed here. The conservatory is large enough to carry a stock of palms for decorative use, iis well as a regular selling stock of ferns. Azaleas, and a variety of house i>lants. It should not be a hospital of sick plants. These should be sent out to the growing establishment at least weekly. The great mistake in most store con- servatories is that they accumulate too much plant rub- bisli. If plants are not in good order send them out to where they can receive proper attention. If not worth it, don't trouble with them — dump them. They will not 186 The Florists' Exchange ORDERS FOR Colorado Springs O^imty promptiy and estediUy eieeutod by The Pikes Peak: Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street LEXINGTON. KY. EAST SIXTH STREET DALLAS, TEXAS lllllGFL0RIILAiNUB8ERyC0.fe'' FINE FLOWERS-PROMPT SERVICE Highland Park Greenhouses Telephones HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 75 and 85 .„sa^ Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of <<^J^ft> ^ ^ Chicago, as far as Milwaukee ^--OJ^ LEXINGTON KY. HOUSTON* TEXAS Mechleir Bko^o Co« ■*• ^^ * Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky //^ FLOi DAYTON, OHIO *Tore$tdale'' FiaJr^shop 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids FLORISTS 112 South Main St ORDERS FOR TEXAS VA^ DENVER, COLO. /a J !r> V /*,. J- A. VALENTINE, President irark J^lOral LlO, Colorado, Utab. ^-s-T-fi. Western Nebraska 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points ^~~i^ reached by expresa. Orders promptly filled. Usual diacounta. ► Prompt Delivery to '?»nSo. CaW. Points 212 West 4lli S(. LOS ANOELES, CAL. DETROIT, MICH. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 241 Massachusetts Ave. Prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann's flowers encel Louisville. Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE AUGUST R. BAUMER ALBERT POCHEUON, ■39-I9B BATU at. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Us. {Continued fwm page 185) pay you for the labor they will cost you A workroom to pot plants in, fiU ferneries, make plant baskets, or do the hundred and one things needed in the care of a greenhouse or store has been provided in the rear. The conservatory roof can be continued over the workshop if desired. It would be a pretty development if the walls of this conservatory were treated with lattice work. This could be of removable character, and so be treated as a special decoration, as an Italian garden scene. Statuary always is beautiful among greenery, and gives tone and char- acter. This conservatory would be an ideal place to serve tea or iced soft drinks in when holding an opening, or on some very special occasion. An iron spiral stair- way circles the flag staff and gives access to the roof of the dome. ,, j u .(.^ /^^^ Automatic ventilators are so placed and controlled by \Jr\T"T''CD H T OP AT C .O mechanism that they keep the temperature within bounds. XKJLL HIV 1 l^\JI\r\.L^ \^\^* Access to the outside of the conservatory roof is pro- vided in the plans. This roof space being glazed with luxfer prisms is planned to give light to the third floor. The Paint Shop The paint shop is required by the really up-to-date store, for baskets are continually off color with some desired decorative effect, and the artist connected with such a business as we have outlined, can be trusted to keep it busy. Baskets get out of order very quickly when used, and a freshing process of some popular shade will enable them to serve many purposes. For this purpose an electric brush should be employed. This CMTTR^^E FLORIST kJIYII J. IJ-f EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobiles in East, West and Sout h Orange also Glen Ridge, Mjatolair, Bloomaald„N8watk and New York 1?aivson f^ Plo^' Tf • ■* Vr* *'*^*-'^'* 107 W. Market St. i>' ■• DeUveries to Ithaca, Binghamton, Homell, Coming and other points. (•„( Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. EL PASO, TEXAS Kentucky; TriE riOWEB JHOP 550 fourih Avenue Louirvilie The Soulh's Most Modtrn Floral and Art Estahliihmeni S32 FoiMh Ave. ,C^^^^^~^ Louisvil/e.Ky. FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. \'r FLOWERS " TLANTS - TREES Galveston Floral Co., '^V''^ Quality in out flowers, plants and floral work Orders for Texas and Steamers from MILLS We reach all Florida and South Georgia points The Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Fla. Galveston, Texas HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. yNaliorroly /poristj Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE LAND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Georgia All Choice CUT FLOWERS la Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty > MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. f 741 Main Street Stores: 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Mvn 1«17 GRAND AVENUE EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. ^ Whitted MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED, nmp- ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE PLANE SO . MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED ^'^I?^ |-|, W/, PI^I^Q Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Florist BUTLER & ULLMAN <^> ^^ Furrow & Company ^^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, New Jersey ^ ^ri PHIUDELPHU, ismisat^aaud PA. ii^^_^^^ The Believue-StratJord ^^^^^^ and Diamond & 22d Sts. Doiou want flowers in Philadelphia? We furnish the beat, Mttstically arranged PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pittsburgh Pa ZIO East Diamond Street North Side OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE VOU BETTER BTOEE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. SXLTrORD FI^OWFD V<^ssor College Glen Eden^ ^ Putnam Hall ^^ StlOl' Bennett School Taconic School PROVIDENCE, R. I. AND T. J. JOHNSTON a CO. NEW ENGLAND POINTS 171 WEYBOSSET ST.. PROVIDENCE Providencf, RHODE island Johnston Brothers LEADING FLORISTS 38 Dorrance Street 188 The Florists' Exchange RoBnoke, VBm FBllon, Florist j^A ^ /r/r /* ROCHESTER, N. Y. /kxj<-/^J^^tw^^tr)'^ 25 Clinton Ave., North ff ^^Bi^S^^^B^^^*^^""^ Flowers dehvered ^#^^ji>,^ promptly in Rot'hcster and surrounding country. Com- ^[e/|\^> piete line always reaa.\ . ^^i^ Salter Bros. %T"* Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receive prompt and careful attention. Wire ua your orders. ^§G^riM^ ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street FLORISTS 38 Main St., West ROCHESTER, N.Y. 88 Main Street, East Flowers and designs debvered promptly in Rochester and all Western New York towns. We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in ;reat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. Seattle, Wash. Hoityvifood Gartiens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. i/\^ £ O/^V^ CO SYRACUSE, N.Y. yy -f-" urn T KJKJ . Onondaga Hotel We tttill carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders Topelca, Kan. THE ROSERY R. ABBOTT Both Telephones ^ Ip^arl^ JfloralCompani? ROCKFORD FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL. C'^ Quick service to Illinois, Wisconsin , Indiana and Iowa Points. pw.sr™3 SAN FRANCISCO lAOAnk'» FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS JOScpn S FLORISTS' Novelties for "Welcoming" and "Bon Voyage** packages. Flowers deli\'ered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINOS Sailings of foreign owned steamships may be canceled without notice Long Distance 'Phoaes Bell, Tyler 1101 " , Central 413 m^^orisi SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tei© phone most carefully executed at once. Floral designs a specialty ifta [LOQDDl ®. The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable residential district 623 Clara Ave. From New York Sailing Day Hour Pier W. 15th St. W. 14th St. Roberts Stores. Bk^n. W. 23rd St. 5th St.. Hoboken W. 27th St. Pier 60. N. R. W. 15th St. W. 14th St. 5th St.. Hoboken W. 19th St. 17th St.. Hoboken W 27th St. W. 15th St. W, 14tb St. Roberts Stores Bkyo. Pier 8. E. R. 5th St., Hoboken 31st St., Bkyn. W. 14th St. W._15thSt. W.21st St. 17th St.. Hoboken W. 14th St. Destination Bordeaux Liverpool So. Am. Pts. Liverpool Rotterdam Colont Liverpool Bordeaux Liverpool Rotterdam Liverpool Christiania- Christiansand- Copenhagen Colont Tuscania " 22-10.00 am. " 22-10.00 pm " 22-12.00 m. " 25-12.00 m '■ 27- *• 2S-12.00 m. " 29- 3.00 pm. " 29-10.00 am. Feb. 1-12.00 -m. " 2-12.00 m. 3- 2.00 pm. " 3- 5- 3.00 pm. 5-10.00 am. 5-10.30 am. 6- " 8-12.00 m. " 8- " 12-10.00 am. " 12- 3.00 pm. " 15-10.00 am. " 17- 2.00 pm. " 19-10.00 am. 29- St. Paul Noordam Rnchambeau California Rotterdam Hellig Olav Bordeaux Saxonia Liverpool So. Am. Ports Montsprrat Ryndam Cadiz-Bare. Rotterdam Cameronia La Touraine Cretic. Liverpool Bordeaux Azores-Gib.- Oscar II Orduna Nap.-Gen. Christiansand- Christiania- Copenhagen I>iverpooI Azores-Gib.- Nap.-Gen. T (Cristobsl) HAVE YOUR NEW flOWERSHOPOR HOME DE5IGNEP, TO 5UIT REOUIREMOTO, BY ONE WHO HA5 GIVEN THESE 5UBJICT5 E5PECIAL OTUPY W R, HORNBLRGtR-ARCHlTECT 15 PENR05t 31 I CLEVEIAND Q MR. HORNBERGER IS THE EFFICIENT ARCHITECT WHOSE PLANS FOR AN UP^TO'DATE FLOWEK SHOP ARE SHOWN IN THIS ISSUE FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, LafayetteandSchiller Aves., Broad St. Park ^ flKJ^Ctt^ ^^ ^^'^^ ' *''\^^^^^^r' Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y- Prompt delivery and careful attention to ont^of-town orders All orders filled from the groenho .ses BRANT BROS. liic,UTICA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros. Co, Florists 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS, <^ WILLIAMSPORT. PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS cMrs. Louisa P. Foivler SKATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125,000 Square feet of Glass WORCESTER, MASS Fw^f] . 407 & 409 Main St. Worcester, Mass. 13 Pleasant Street The Retail Advertisers in these columns are the men you will find it to your interest to deal with. Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 195 to 197 January 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 189 /yfiiiiiniiniitNiniiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiitiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinn^ ^ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigiiiiiiiniiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ iiiniiiiiiii iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiif I Our New Album of Floral Designs I (SOLICITOR'S DESIGN BOOK) I On a wager, a man stood on a prominent corner in New York City for half an hour or so one day offer- | I ing brand new five dollar gold pieces for a quarter. Nobody bought ! Pedestrians went by with a knowing | I look on their faces, as much as to say "You don't rope me in." The man won his bet. j I We have done better with our Album of Floral Designs than this, but there are so many who have i I failed to purchase at all that we have come to the conclusion that our statements with regard to the value of | I this book are not taken seriously. | I The letter which follows will put a different complexion on the matter to all such Doubting Thomases, | I for it gives a graphic account of what these books are doing for one enterprising house : | I Macon, Ga. , Dec. 30, 1915. | I The Florists' Exchange, | I New York. | I Gentlemen: | I . Owing to a Christmas rush, amounting to 40% more business than we have ever | I done before at Christmas time, we have delayed answering your letter in refer- _ j I ence to your Album of Floral Designs (Solicitor's Design Book), four hundred * | I copies of which we recently telegraphed you to ship us. i I Regarding the results obtained from same : it would consume quite a great I I deal of time to give you a full detailed statement of what we have accomplished | I through the use of your Album. But, as a sample, we have picked out a couple of | I telegraphic orders and three mail orders, which we herewith enclose, which | I paid for the total cost of the Albums, to start with. (The five orders enclosed I amounted to $120.00). I Our advertising expense for Sept., Oct. and Nov. amounted to over $1000. I A small share of this went to you for Albums, which brought us in quicker and I better results than were received from any other class of advertising. I We are so much pleased with same that we will thank you to ship us another two I hundred copies of your Album of Floral Designs. : I Yours very truly, I ' IDLE HOUR NURSERIES. I The above is indeed most gratifying proof of what our Album of Floral Designs is accomplishing for I those who understand how to put it to its proper use. What it does for others it will also do for you. Order I your copies now. If you need our advice, we will tell you how to put them to best use. I Price, delivery paid: 12 copies, $4.50; 25 copies, $8.75; 50 copies, $16.50; lOO copies, I $30.00. Your name and^address printed on front cover on orders of twelve copies or over. Orders I filled in twenty-four hours. THE FLORISTS* EXCHANGE, 100 Times Square Station, NEW YORK 1 m m m m nmnninninitinnn Buffalo, N. Y. Judging from interviews with many of tbis city's prominent florists, the craft taken as a unit have simply been "mark- ing time" during the past week. About 12 hours of sunshine is all the Bison Crty can boast of having last week, the latter few days being quite eold, and more than once the mercury stood near the zero mark. We are having most fickle January weather. George W. AlcClure & Son, landscape architects at 34 Gates Circle, have just about completefl a most wonderful Jap- anese Garden for Mrs. Arthur Schoell- kopf of Niagara Falls. This garden when completed will be second only to ■ the famous $100,000 garden at Mrs. Tliompson's home in Canandaigua, N. Y. J. Benson Stafford is partially veering away from his regular line of work, to coach a local dramatic organization in a new play which will be enacted some- time during this coming March. One and all wish Mr. Stafford every success in his new undertaking. At S. A. .\nderson s stoio a sphndul display of .seasonable cut flowers and plants may always be seen. Last week the chief offering seemed to be baskets and plants artistically arranged in the usual Anderson style. Jlr. Adams, mana- ger of this firm, reports an unusually large amount of out of town funeral work. It's not often that the father of a bride will send as far as California for Fig trees and Southern palms to be used for decorations at his daughter's w'ed- ding. But this is exactly what Mr. Catalano. a well known commission mer- chant did. and The Colonial Flower Shop had the decoration. Many of the florists have Pussy Wil- lows, and some pleasing effects are made with ' them. A few sprays are especially attractive when mixed with cut flowers. Out of town visitors this week were : Harold Taylor of Detroit, Fred Wise o£ East Aurora, George Asmus of Chicago, and J. W. Koning, the genial representa- tive of Baartman and Koning, Holland. The optuin^ of the automobile show and a big decoration at Flint & Kents, kept A. J. Reichert on the jump last week. 7000 artificial fire-proof Roses, Southern Smiiax. and palms were used to execute a hanging garden at the auto show, and Dra«pnas. Cibotium. ferns, Kentias. hanging baskets of English Ivy, and pedestals covered with Birch bark made a sort of Palm Beach effect at Flint & Kents. E. C. Armbrust has given up his busi- ness in Rochester and is now back at his old post with S. A. Anderson. We arc all glad to welcome him again. The Buffalo Florists' Bowling Club now holds second place in the West Provcnso League. In the series the flo- rists have won 37 and lost 11, while their opponents in first place have won .'i.S and lost 10. The sympathy of the trade and a host of friends is extended to Mr. and Mrs. E. Walthers. upon the loss of their four- year-old daughter Irene, on Tuesday, Jan. 11. W. H. Grever, manager of W. J. I aimer s biauch store, has had soim at- tractive window displays lately. 0( late many of the stores are trying to outdo each other in their window showings, and it is pleasing to note that the proprietors are awake to the business that may he derived from advertising of this nature. J. H. Rebstock is well pleased with the \\"ay business is keeping up at his West Side store and says that the outlook for the future is very encouraging. Mi^s Emma Heintz of The Flower Gift Shop claims to be well satisfied with business to date. Charles Felton has been very busy since the holidays with decorations and says business is excellent all around. Transient trade is always good at this establisiiment, for it is located near one of Buffalo's busiest transfer comers. Last week Mr. Felton had a big deco- ration at the Buffalo Club. We are glad to be able to report that L. H. Neubeck is out of the hospital and well on the road to recovery. His father expects to have him back in the store by next week. 190 The Florists' Exchange A Good "AD'' for You, Too Strengthen the Claims of Your Firm on Your Customers Through the Liberal Distribution of Our Cultural Directions Specially prepared for the use of your customers. These Leaflets are just the neat little factor to promote business and establish better relations between the dealer and his customer. They have been written by experts; they are fuller, and contain more detailed directions than it is possible to embrace in a catalogue. Hand one out with each sale. It will save your time, quicken and increase business, and aid you please your customer. We offer in stock: Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) Annuals frooa Seed Asparagus Asters Azaleas Begonfa, Tuberous Bulbs Cabbage aod Cauliflower Canna Camatloas, Monthly Cauliflower, Radish and Beans under Glass Celery Chinese Sacred Lily Chrysanthetnum Climbing Plants, Hardy Coleus, and other bedders Crocus, Snowdrop and Sctlla Slbirlca Curumbers under Glass Cyclamen Dahlia Deciduous Trees and Shrubs Evergreen Trees and Shrubs Perns Freesla Geranium Gladloluv Gloxinia Hotbeds and Frames House Plants, Care of Hyacinths, Dutch and Roman Iris and Trltoma Lawns Lettuce In the Open and under Glass Lily Culture for House and Ga.'den Melons under Glass and In the Open Mushroom Culture Onions Paltns, House Culture of Pansy Peonies Perennials, Hardy Primula Rhubarb and Asparagus under Glass Rose Culture Small Fruits Standard Fruits Strawberries under Glass Sweet Pe;i, The Tomatoes, Outdoors Tomatoes under Glass Tuberose Tulip Vegetables Violets Water Garden, How to Make and Manage Your selection of not less than 100 of a kind, delivered carriage paid, printed on white paper, clear type, size 6x93^ inches, 500 for $1.50; 1000 for $2.50. Space Is left at the bottom of each leaflet for youi name, address, etc. If you desire this Imprint (3 lines) add 50 cents for 500 copies, 75 cents for 1000. Special quotations on quantities of 2500 or over. Pull sample set for 50 cents. This charge will be deducted from your first purchase of $5 worth of **Cultural8.'* A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Go. Ltd. Pubrs. The Florist a' Exchange. Box 100 Times Square Station, N. Y. (Classified ads. continued from page 194) ^SUNDRIES FOR SALE GLASS 6x8, 81IO. 10x12 or 10x14 Single Strength, (1.50 per box; Double Strength. S2.S0 per box. 7x9, or 9x12, Single Strength. $2.00 per box; Double Strength. $2.80 per box. 10x16, 12x14, 12x16, or 16x18, Single Strength, S2.10 per box; Double Strength, $3.05 per box. 16x24. Single Strength, $2.20 per box; Double Strnegth. $3.25 per box. All glaas packed 50 square feet to the box. We carry any size glass you want Send us a list of your requirements for quotations. C. N. Robin- son & Bro., Dept. 25. Baltimore, Md. GOLD FISH QOLD FISH, aquarium plants, castles, globes and all supplies. Seed for wholesale catalogs Auburndale Gold Fish Co., 1449 Madison St.. Tel Haymarket 152, Chicago. III. POTS PAPER POTS, Clay Pots, Paper Dirt Bands Veneer Dirt Bands Write for special wholesale prices C. N. Robinson A Bro., Dept 25, Balti- more, Md. SASH STANDARD HOT BED SASH— IM in thick with cross bar, 80c. each, or lots of 25 and over at 75o. each. Blind tenons. White leaded in Joints. The life of a sash depends on this construction. We GUARANTEE our sash to be aatisfaotory or refund your money Glass 61S. 8x10. 10x12 or 10x14 at $1.S0 per box of SO sq. ft. C N. Robinson & Bro.. Dept. 26. Baltimore. Md SPHAGinTM MOSS GREEN BUNCH MOSS. 60c. bag; wire moss. $1.00 bbl. Live Sphagnum Mobs, three bu. bag. 35c. Laurel and Bay Berry bushes, ic. lb. Dry Sphagnum Moss, three bu. bag, 40c. Cranmer Moss Co., Mayetta, N. J. . SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbl. bale, $2.25, 5 bales $10.00; 5-bbl. bale, $1.00, 5 bales $4.50. Bur- lapped, 25c. extra. Fresh gathered Peat, 5 bags $4.00. Jos. H. Paul, Box 156, Manahawkin, N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales, 200 lbs., $2.00; SCO lbs., $4 00; 1000 lbs, $7 00; ton, $13.00. Also Dust. SoharS Bros., Florists, Van Wert. Ohio WIRE WORK WE are the largest manufacturer* of Wire Work in the Wwt. E. F. Winterson Co., 166 N. Wabash At.., Chiea»o, HI. W Continued to Next Column __VV^ANTEDj;O^BUY__ WANTED TO BUY OR RENT— A retail nursery within 100 miles of New York, or would like to take a position in some place, and take it over later on my own account. Give full particulars, price_ etc. Address D. M., care The Florists' Exchange^ WANTED TO BUY— Retail greenhouses, land, dwelling. State size, price, terms. No run down place wanted. East or West. Large town. Box 136. New Market. N. J. WANTED TO BUY—IO.OOO to 20,000 ft. of glaaa and some land near New York City. State ful' particulars. Address E. H., care The Floristal Exchange. _^TOCKWANTED__ \A/ A N T E D Bench-grown Rose stock, for delivery not later than March 15. Want some La France and Mrs. Chas. Russell. Write, stating varieties you have to offer and price. PAUL M.PALEZ& CO. LITTLE ROCK, - - ARK- MISCELLANEOUS WANTS WANTED — 40 3x6 hotbed sash, glazed with 3 rows of D. T. glass. Must be in good order, with- in 300 miles. Give full description. C. A Perley. Winthrop. Me. The epidemic of grip which has spread through Buffalo aucl the neighboriug community has caused a big demand for flowers for the sick. Banquets given in connection with the Masonic installaiions for rtie past two weeks have kept many of the florists busy. One of the seventeen Americans bru- tally murdered in Mexico by some of Villa's bandits, was buried from his sister's home in Buffalo. W. J. Palmer & Son received orders for funeral flowers from his friends in El Paso, Tex. Palm- ers' report receiving a great many orders by telegraph from the members of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Ass'n. Wra. Smith reports that trade is im- proving gradually, and that the general outlook is brighter than ever before. He expects to cut his first Dutch Golden Spur on the 25tb of this month. Business at Stroh's Quality Flower Shop has been somewhat quiet since the holidays, with the exception of funeral work, which continues rather brisk. P. A. Brennan, bookkeeper for the William Scott Co., is back on the job again after being confined to his home for a few days with grip. William Legg, the Delevan ave. florist, has a customer of whom he may well feel pround. This man has bought a bouquet from Mr. Legg every Sunday for the last eighteen years without ever missing a Sunday. George Kayser, foreman of the Dela- ware Park Greenhouses, has been moss- ing the walls of his big conservatory and filling in with splendid varieties of Platy- cerium. or Staghorn ferns. Make Palmek. Scranton, Pa. The January meeting of the Scranton Florists' Club was held at the residence of "R'Uliam MacDonald of Moosic on Thursday evening, some guests arriving by automobile, others on the train and trolley car. At 7 o'clock dinner was served, covers being laid for thirty. At 8.30 the meeting was called to order by the president, W. Ray MacDonald. The coming flower show in the Spring, to be held iu the Town Hall on March 30-.31. and April 1, was thoroughly discussed and the following committees were ap- pointed': Ways and Means, C W. Bald- win. Wm. MacDonald, Anton Schult- heis and T. B. McCliutock. secretary. To see private gardeners : Miss Besan- con and Mrs. T. B. MoClintoek. To see the growers in the two valleys : D. W. K'vans. L. E. McClintock and W. R. JIacDonald. The next meeting is to be held at A. L. Besancon's store, Scranton, on Monday evening, Feb. 7. Two speakers of the e\ening were T. J. Nolan, of the King Construction Co.. and Chas. Al. Gondy. of H. F. Michell Co. A large number expect to go to the National Show in Philadel- phia. Among those present were : Charles Al. Gnndv. Philadelphia; Mrs. John J. Wade, Carbondale ; T. J. Nolan, Mr. and .Mrs. T. B. McClin>ock. Mr. and Mrs. .\nton Schultheis, Misses A. L. Besancon, Eleanor Evans, Lydia, Dorothy and Ger- trude Sdhultheis, Ethel McClintock, Mar- jorie Curr, Ada Hill and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Evans all of Scranton. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. MacDonald. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. MacDonald. Mrs. Fred Capp, Misses Anna MacDonald and Rubina Young. W. Ray MacDonald and Billy MacDonald, Moosic. W. R. M. Syracuse, N. Y. Several of the private owners are tak- ing part in the coming flower show and are going to have space. Florists from Wilkes-Barre and Binghamton, N. Y., are al.so interested. From present reports it will be the best flower show this Spring in Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia. Miss Arline Besancon, the florist of Adams ave., will move into her new store on Spruce St. in the new Scranton Life Insurance Bldg. This is a very good move and will be one of the finest flower stores in North Eastern Pennsylvania. R. O. K. Business is still keeping up, several large public banquets called for many flowers and much decoration. Funeral work, too, is very heavy owing to the large amount of sickness caused by the changeable weather, one day down to ; zero, the next up to 40, with little sun- shine 80 that Roses and Carnations are still in short supply. Daffodils are plen- tiful and sell well. Pussy WiUows are being much used. The adjourned meeting of the Syracuse Florists' Club was held on the 10th with a large attendance, there were several in- teresting subjects discussed. Peter Kay was elected vice-president and presided at the meeting. President Youell being still confined to his home. Mr. Green, representing H. Bayers- dorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., was a welcome guest and made some timely suggestions. In the future a question box will be a feature of the meeting, and doubtless will be productive of much good. The next meeting will be held at Werner Bultmann's on Feb. 7. H. Y. Leap Year Rhyme on the Suffraget's Plea For years I have waited to marry. And now^ it is time to propose To Johnnie, or Billie, or Harry — Just a man, regardless of clothes. For boys will be boys, we know it, And girls will be girls, that's true, Why shouldn't we then get busy, That's what we were put here to do. I'm told by those who have tried it, Or judging by what they say, There's only one trouble about it, — To get him to name the day. "ANN TIQUE." S. J. M. Gardeners to Dine Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Society The annual dinner of this society will be lu'Id on Tuesday evening, Jan. 25, at Oriental Hotel, Glen Cove, h. I., at 6.30 p.m. "Loco Weed" Congressman Carl Hayden of Arizona has introduced a bill (H. R. 6882) into the House of Representatives which con- templates tlie appropriation by Congress, and the expenditure by the Secretary of Agriculture, of $100,000 to be used for the eradication of loco weed and other poisonous plants from the Government reservations and the public domain. E. A. D. Richmond, Va. — ^Thomas Cogger, Mel- rose, Mass., representing C. Keur & Sons, bulb growers, Hillegom, Holland, called on the florists and booked some nice or- ders for Spring and Fall delivery. C. F. Shipment of Geraniums Dec. 14 by Richard Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. at Gowenton station, Md. .fjinuiiiy 2i, 1916. The Florists' Exchange idi I Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED NOTICE TO ROSE GROWERS WANTED — The addroaa of a Hoso grower ami working foreman, wlio. 5 or 6 years back, came to Wiilianisport from the West to take a position with D. E. Gorman, Florist, of Williamsport, but did not accept same on account of plant being too email fora man of his ability; same parly also called on Evenden Bros., elating he was leaving ihe West on account of the health of his family. An early reply will be appreciated. EVENDEN BROS. Williamsport. Pa. SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener, flo." rist or superintendent on private place; English" age 37; married, with one boy 10 years' old; life ex- perience in all branehos of gardening and estate work, fruit and plants, under glass and outside, perennials, vegetables, trained fruit trees, etc.; over 5 years in last place; best references. Please stJite wages in first letter. Address F. E., care The Florists' Exchange. HEAD GAUDENEll OR SUPERINTENDENT — 10 years {)ld; German-American, single, wishes to engage witli anyone retiuiring a man thoroughly uptodate in all liranehes of gardening and the caring of a private place; also have some very good ex- perience about general farm work, poultry, turkeys etc.; best references. Address F. G., care The Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or assistant on private or commercial place, by one who has a knowledge of the growing of cut flowers and es- pecially successful in propagation and growing of all kinds of pot plants. Have first-class references. A total abstainer and not afraid of work. Address F. X., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or manager on good sized commercial place near New York- 25 years' experience; over 10 years' foreman in one place; growing Ist-class Carnations, 'Mums, Christmas, Easter and Bedding plants, etc. Able to make a place pay. Address F. B., care The Flo- rista' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— Florist and gardener* German-American, thoroughly uptodate in every branch, Ist-class designer; willing to take a place with anyone requiring a good, honest and sober man with the best of references. Address F. C, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By good grower of Roses, Carnations and pot stock, with over 18 years' experience on good wholesale and retail places. No drinker; married. Capable of taking charge; hustler. References. Please state salary. Address F. D-, care The Florists' Exchange. DESIGNER, DECORATOR AND SALESMAN— Wishes to correspond with reliable firm in Canada. Capable of managing store; expert in funeral work. State salary and particulars in first letter. G. Madvig, Poste ristante, St. John, N. B., Canada. SITUATION WANTED— By head working gar- dener; English; 14 years' experience in all branches; good knowledge of fruit and flowers under glass, flower gardens, vegetables, landscape, etc. Married; age 29. Address F. F., care The Florists' Exchange. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of America begs to ofTer the services of first-class private gardenerp, superintendents ind managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm. Dobbi' Ferry, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By landscape gardener, understands greenhouse growing of flowers and vegetables, also expert Rose garden and lawn maker. Single. References. John Bolint, Box &4, Ber- nardsville, N. J. NURSERY SITUATION WANTED— As fore- man, life experience in growing high-class stock in fruits and ornamentals. Thorough knowledge of all forms of propagation. References. Address D. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— At large Cemetery, City Park, or private estate by able manager, with Al references. 25 years' experience in Nursery, Landscape. Greenhouse and florist work. Address F. I., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young Englishman, as assistant gardener on private place. Willing to learn greenhouse work. Good knowledge of outside gardening. Single; references. William Lee, Union Hill. N. J. SITUATION WANTED— After Feb. 1, as head fcgardener on private place. Competent in all branches; vegetables, glass, dairy, poultry. 12 years' in last place. Married- Best of references. Lock Box 35, Oceanic, N. J. SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer and decorator; years of experience. Al refer- ences. State salary. F. Pierson, 28B., Washing- ton Barracks, Washington, D. C. YOUNG MAN — With long experience and good references, requires a position as Carnation grow- er or as an assistant. Address F. H., care The Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — By middle aged woman; fcS years' experience in designing and cut flower business. Vicinity N. Y. City preferred. Address F. A. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — As head gardener, pri- vate or commercial; good references; no drinker. Address Gardener, Box 91, Elberon, N. J. -++ The columiu under thia beading are reserved for advertitiementa of Stock for Rale, Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Situmtionj Wanted, or other Wants; also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand M»t«rtaU. etc , for Sate or Rent. Our charge is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the tine), set BoUd, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for less than thirty cents. AdvU. set in heavy faoed type, IS oil. per line «J words to the line). Display advts. io these oolumiu, tl.50 per inch. TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER *+- If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted ( or other advertisements are to be addressed care j of tbifl office, please add 10 ots. to oover expense [ of forwarding. j Copy roust reach New York office. Nob 438- f 448 West 37th Street, or P. O Box 100 Times j Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure { insertion in issue of following Saturday. j Advertifters in Western States desiring to ad- ^ vertise under initials, may save time by having i answers directed care our Chicago representa- [ tive. James Morton. Room 307, 143 No. j Wabash Ave. ( — .^^ .^, "^ 4* HELP WANTED WANTED EXPERIKNCKI) LANIJSCAPE ARCHITECT One accustomed to interviewing prospective clients and able to close deals for landscape work. Must be sober, energetic and have a punch; one not afraid of work and capable of handling men Must speak English, without accent. In reply, state fully, experience, past record, age and by whom formerly employed. Give references and lowest wages willing to begin with. The Akron Nurseries, Akron, O. Note. — Please don't waste our time and yours, unless you are fully capable. WANTED — Man to take charge of the growing end of a retail greenhouse place. Must be a Ist- class grower of Roses and Carnations, and experi- enced in growing all kinds of plants and flowers. Do not answer unless you are a live experienced, sober man. Address, stating age, experience, with full particulars, and wages expected, P. O. Box 2925. Boston, Mass. WANTED — Good, practical man, experienced in Rose growing, one acquainted with growing American cuttings preferred, as foreman. Must be able to handle help. Good opportunity for live man. Address, with full particulars and references, F. T., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Steady, reliable, single man on com- mercial place, where Carnations, 'Mums anti bedding stock are grown. Steady position. Wages $35.00 per month, room and board. Apply, with copies of references to F. S., care The Florists' Ex- change. WANTED — Gardener, at once, a competent, re- liable man for a private place at Elberon. N. J . Must be a married man with small family and with personal reference. Permanent place. Address, stating wages expected, F. W., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — An assistant gardener for private place Steady position for a man who understands in- side and out-side work and familiar with nursery stock. Good wages for the right man. .Single; German or Bohemian. Address Box 97, Glen Head. N. Y. WANTED — Ist-class nursery foreman and sales- man for retail nursery. No has-beens and drinkers need apply. Splendid opening for the ex- perienced man that can make good. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y. WANTED — Two good section men. one familiar with and able to grow Poinsettias, Lilies, etc. ; one for Carnations, 'Mums and email stock. None but competent, steady and practical men need apply. Address C. C, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Immediately, an Al Carnation grower and general greenhouse man. Wages S15.00 a week. Steady position. References and recom- mendations of previous employers must accompany application. John Reck & Son, Bridgeport, Conn. WANTED — General greenhouse assistant on a small commercial place, who will assist with night firing. Give age, references and wages expected in first letter. Address D. J., care The Florists' Ex- change^ WAXTI-jD^Feb. 1, young, single man as second assistant for greenhouses and coldframes. Pri- vate place. Wages, S33.0U per month and board. Address, with reference, F. R., care The Florists' Exchange^ WAN'TED^Single grower, with some experience on Carnations and general stock. State age, nationality, experience and salary expected. Board furnished. Atidress F. K., care The Florists' Ex- change. W.\NTED — Clerk in florists' store in suburb of Boston. Must have had experience in selling and making up, and furnish good references. Address F. J., care The Florists' Exchange. W.WTED — X good, sober man for night fireman and general greenhouse work. Must be a hustler. Permanent job for the right man. Address F. L., care The Florists' Exchange^ AN EXPERIENCED FLORIST WANTED— To run a greenhouse on shares. One who knows how to propagate and grow Roses and Evergreens. Plainview Nursery, Plainview, Texas. WANTED — Young man, must have experience with 'Mums, Sweet Peas, Carnations and Bed- ding stock. Wages. $25.00 per month. G. Oswald Lange, Cape May Court House. N. J. WANTED — Capable grower for Rose section. Give references, experience, etc. Address F. M., care The Florists' Exchange. YOUNG MAN^Experienced in 'Mums and Car- nations. Board on place. Carl Holken, Hunting- ton Station, N. Y. PARTNER WANTED PARTNER WANTED— With small capital or will sell on easy terms. Well established business. OOOU sq. ft. of glass; 4 acres of land in eastern Penn. Address F- N., care The Florists' Exchange. STOCK FOR SALE ABUTILON ABUTILON SEYBOLDII— New, golden varie- gated variety. 3-in. plants, 30o. each, $3.00 per doz. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ACALYFHA ACALYPHA MACAFEANA— 2M-in. plants, t3.50 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ACHYRANTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-muellerii, Brilliantissima, Lindenii, Panache de Bailey, Formosa. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AGERATUM AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2>i-in. plants, 75c. per doz.. $5.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ASPARAGUS AsparagusPlumosus Exceptionally fine lot of 15,000 plants, 2H- Inch pots, extra heavy, $}.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Special price for the lot. Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK.-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGUS Plumosus N.^uus, 2J-4-in. pots. S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Sprengeri, 2M-in. pots, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000— by express. Delivered anywhere for 50c. per 1000 extra. 2'A-ia. plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2600 at $7.50 per 1000. 2>i-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-in. $6.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St,^ New York. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— 75o per 1000, 10,000 loM at 50o. Seedlings $8.00 per 1000. Express prepaid if you send cash with order. H. Bailey, K F. D No. 6, Los Angeles, Cal. 6000 EXTRA FINE HEAVY SPRENGERI— 2^, ready for ZH or 4-ui. pots now, $2.26 par 100. $20.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs A Son, Auburn, N. Y. ASI'AR/UiXS SPRENGERI— 2000 nice 3-in. plants. We must have room. Write us if you want a bargain. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot plants, 3-in. to 5^in. above pots. $1.50 per 100. sure to please: 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Sprint-field. Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in. at $5.00 per 100, 1-in. at $12.60. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe A Division Avea., Grand Rapids, MiohigaD. .\SP-\RAGUS SPRENGERI— To dispose for room. 2i^-in., $1.50 pr 100. Large seedlings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash, please. M. F. Byxbee, Norwalk, Conn ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Cut strings, I 8-10 ft. long, 25c. each. Cut strings, extra ht-avj-, 10-12 ft. long, 50c. each. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. 300 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Extra heavy plants, 2H-inch. The lot for $5.00. Cash, please. Louis L. Case. Simsbury, Conn. ASPARAGUS SPRENQERI AND PLUMOSUS— Strong. 2H-li>., $2.00 per 100. 300 lor $6.00. J. C. Sehaudt, BnatoU P»^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2H-il>.. $3 00 pet 100, $26.00 pel 1000 Good, strong plants. W. B. Girvin. Flori»t. LeoU. Pa. Contiiined t» Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE AURACARIAS AURACARIAS — Fine, sturdy plants, 3 to 5 tiers, 5-in. pots, 12-in. to 15-in., $6.00 and $7.60 per doi. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa. Conard & Jonea Co., Weat Grove, Pa. AZALEAS .'\ZALEAS — Van der Cruyssen. Xiobe, J. Llewellny, and Wm. J. Vorvsjne. 65o.. 86c. $1.10, up to $2.50 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmotte, 111. BEOOITIAS UlCGONl.VS Flowering Begonias, 23'4-in. pots, GOc. per doz. , $4.00 per 100. .\lba Pcrfecta grandiflorn, the White Rubra, Ar- geiitca Guttata. Alba Picta, Fairy, Fuchsoides Coccinca, Hybrida multiflora, Mrs. Townsond , Picta rosea, Sandcrsonii, Thurstonii. Now Varieties Begonias: Doz. 100 Caroline Lucerne $1.00 $8,00 Gloirc de Chatelaine l.(» 8.(H) Marjorie Daw. Training Begonia 75 5.f)0 (.>ur catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD 4 REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield. Ohio BEGONIAS 100 lOOOJ Cincinnati. 3-in $22 50 Cincinnati, 4-in 40 00 Lorraine. 3in 18.00 Lorraine, 4-in 35,00 Chatelaine. 3-ijl 11,00 $95.00 Chatelaine, 4-iD 15,00 Luminoss. 4-in 10 00 90,00 Magnifies. 3-in 8.00 76.00 Magnifica. 4-in 12.00 115,00 Magnifica. 5-in 35,00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa BEGONUS 100 Christmas Red. 2)i-in $6.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 10,00 Erfordii, 21.4-in 3,00 Erfordii. 3-in 6,00 Prima Donna, 2Ji-in 3,00 Smithii, 2^4 -in 3.00 Chatelaine, 2>i-in 3.60 ERNEST ROBER . - - - WILMETTE. ILL. BEGONIA Lorraine, 2H-iD,, $12 00 par 100. 3-in,, $20.00 per 100; 4-in,, $36,00 per 100: 6-in., $50.00 per 100. Begonia Cincinnati. 2H-in.. $16.00 per 100: 3-in . $26 00 per 100; 3M-in., $30 00 per 100; 4H-in., $40.00 per 100 Julius Roehn Co , Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS— Ready Dec. 27. 6,000 rooted cut^ tings, Begonia Chatehline. $2 00 per 100. $18.00 per ICiOO. Cash with order. Stephen Chase, Nashua, N. H. BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For June delivery $15.00 per 100, $145.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS-rChatelaine, Rex. etc. See display ad. page 163. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y. BERBERIS THOKBERGa BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong. trans- planted, 2-yr. plants. 15-in. to 20-in., $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000: 10-in. to 15-in., $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will please. No charge for packing. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-in., strong $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BOUVARDIAS BOUVARDL\ — Stock roots, pink and red, $5.00 per 100. New white with delicate pink tube, large and free-flowering, $1 00 per doe. Stock limited. John Savage, Gwynedd Valley, Pa BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramids and Busb In Tarloua sizes. Price list on demand JuUus Roehra Co.. Rutheflofd. N. J. Box\yoop BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at $2.26 each; 2>^ ft., at $2 75 each; 3 ft . at $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each iPnceino'udes tube f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in . balled, at 35c. each U in. balled, at 40o. each; 18 in., balled, at 50a. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Ino , Box 407 Dundee, Illinois. BUDDLEIA BUDDLELA ASLATICA— A Winter-blooming variety that every fionst should grow, either for cut flowers or as a pot plant Rooted Cuttings, parcel post, $2.60 per 100 from Hose pota; via express, $5.00 per 100. Albert M. Herr. Lancaster, Pa. Contianed to Next Paga 192 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE BUXSS GLADIOLI BULBS AND PERENNIALS in aU varieties for Fait or Spring delivery. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, HiUegom, HoUand. Please write to our American office, C. J. Van Bourgon- dien, 147 Magnolia Ave., Arlington, N. J. C ANNAS All the standard varieties, including King Hum- bert. S3.o0 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. New varieties, including Eureka, Firebird, Hun- garia. Meteor, Mrs. .Mfred Conard, Olympic, Rosea gigantea. Yellow King Humbert or Queen Helen, etc. Write for prices. Our catalog of everythrng you need mailed on aoDlication. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio CANNAS— King Humbert, $25.00 per 1000; Souv. de A. Crozy, Egandale, A. Bouvier, $15,00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. Jas. Ambacher, West End, N. J. NEW CANNAS — Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. CARNATIONS CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new varieties if you wish January and February delivery. THE THREE NEW REDS— 100 1000 ■Nebraska S12.00 $100.00 Belle Washburn 12.00 100.00 Aviator 12.00 100.00 THE THREE NEW PINKS— Alice Coombs 12.00 100.00 MissTheo ,.•• 12-00 100.00 Nancy, light salmon pink, a little darker than Pink Delight, a more even color 12.00 100.00 RECENT INTRODUCTIONS— Alice 6.00 50.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 50.00 Champion 400 35.00 TheHerald 400 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.50 30.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 STANDARD VARIETIES PINK— Mrs. C. Edward Akehurst (rose- pink) » 6.00 $50.00 Mrs. C.W.Ward 3.00 25.00 Enchantress 3.00 22.,50 Pink Delight S.OO 40.00 Gloriosa 3.00 25.00 Chas. Siegwart 5.00 40.00 Rose-pink Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Rosette 3-50 27.50 Peerless Pink 4.00 35.00 Gorgeous 3 00 22.50 Northport '3.00 25.00 Philadelphia "iOO 22.50 RED — Princess Dagmar 4.00 35.00 Pocahontas 4.00 35.00 Beacon 3-00 25.00 Harlowarden 3.00 25.00 Victory 3.00 25.00 WHITE— White Wonder 3.00 25.00 White Perfection 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 300 2,5.00 Alma Ward 3.00 25.00 VARIEGATED— „„ Benora 400 30.00 ■y-p LLO W^— Yellow Prince 4.00 30.00 ORDER NOW. FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS Send for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS January 1st delivery. 100 1000 Aviator »12-00 JIOO.OO AUoe 6.00 60.00 Good'Cheer 6.00 60.00 Pink Sensation 6 00 60.00 Mrs. C. Edw. Akehurst 6.00 60.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchleaa 3.00 25.00 Gloria 300 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 25 00 Benora... 3.00 25.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Champion 2.50 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.50 20.00 Enchantress.... 2.50 20 00 Mrs.C. W.Ward 2.50 20.00 PhUadelphia 2.50 20.00 PeerlessPink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.50 20.00 Conquest 2-60 20 00 White Enchantress 2.60 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or moro at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY JoUet. 111. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. Place your order now for shipment soon as stock is ready and in best condition. Alice S5.00 $45.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.60 Enchantress .2.50 22.50 250 at 1000 rate. 5% off for cash with order. A. A. GANNET - - ■ - GENEVA, N. Y. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 C. Akehurst. Rose pink $6.00 $50.00 Alice. Salmon shade 6.00 60.00 Siegward 6.00 40.00 Enchantress Supreme. Light salmon. 3.50 30.00 Philadelphia. Rose pink 6.00 35.00 C.W.Ward. Good rose pink 3.00 25.00 Gorgeous 6.00 35.00 R. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.50 L. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.60 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 22.50 Winsor 3.00 22.50 Pink DeUght 6.00 45.00 Matchless. White 3.00 25,00 Enchantress. White 3.00 22.50 Perfection. White 3.00 22.60 Wonder. White 3.00 22.50 A. Ward. White 3.00 22.60 Beacon. Red 3.00 22.60 Victory. Red 3.00 22.60 Champion. Red 4.00 35.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 250 at the 1000 rate. Only first-clasa stock sent out. We guarantee satisfaction. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to Carnation Cuttings again this year and have selected varieties which we think are the very best for the ordinary commercial grower. We guarantee our stock and if it is not what you want may be returned. We are sure we can please you. 100 1000 Alice, very fine light pink $5.00 $45.00 Matchless, excellent white 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantress 2.60 22.50 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 22.60 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 22.50 6 per cent, off if cash accompanies order. FIELD PLANTS We still have a few thousand field plants well protected in frames, and we offer them almost at Rooted Cutting prices, viz.; No. 1 size, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; No. 2 size, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Varieties Matchless. Enchantress, White Enchantress, Supreme and a few odd varie- ties. If you have any spare bench room it will pay you to fill it up with these. SMITH & GANNETT Geneva, N. Y. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.26 $17.60 Alice 6.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2,60 20.00 Beacon 2.50 20.00 Winona , 2.60 20.00 Winona Sport White Wonder 2.50 20.00 Benora 2.60 Sensation 6.00 Good Cheer 6.00 Pocohontaa 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17.50 Enchantress 2.00 17.50 Philadelphia 2.00 17.60 Beacon '■ . ■ . 2.25 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20.00 Matchless 2.25 20.00 White Wonder 2.25 20.00 White Enchantress 2.25 20.00 Benora 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from fine, healthy stock, 100 1000 White Enchantress $3.00 $25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 26.00 Pink Delight 6.00 45.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Crimson Glow 3.00 25.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 36.00 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES, Jewett City. Conn. CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora $3 00 $25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Champion 4.00 36.00 Enchantress Supremo 3.00 25.00 Ahce 6.00 50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 60.00 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. 1000 1000 Benora $22.50 1500 Eureka 22.50 2000 Matchless 22.50 2000 Enchantress 17.00 Winaor 15.00 Ready February 10. Terms, cash. P. F. Brigham, Westboro Conservatories, Westboro, Mass. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS Immediate Delivery 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 C. Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.50 30.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 22.50 WM. H. FOX - - - PARKER FORD, PA, UNROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 1000 White Enchantress $10.00 Eureka Scarlet 10.00 White Wonder 12.00 Pink DeUght 12.00 Enchantress 8.00 THE WORCESTER CONSERVATORIES, WORCESTER. MASS. CARNATIONS— Matchless, $25.00 per 1000; En- chantress Supreme, $30.00 per 1000; Rose Pink Enchantress, $25.00 per 1000; White Enchantress, $25.00 per 1000; Washington, (Dark Pink Enchan- tress), $25.00 per 1000; Victory, $25.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. The above are healthy and well rooted for im- mediate shipment. Alex. A. Laub, New Hamburg, N. Y. CARNATION CUTTINGS 1000 Philadelphia. Rose-pink $20.00 Enchantress 15.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 15.00 White Enchantress 20.00 Ready for delivery Jan. 1. Cash with order P, N. HERMES, R. R. 3, Merriam Park, Mian. Well-Rooted Carnation Cuttings Immediate or Later Deliveries Per 1000 10,000 Matchless $25.00 5,000 Mrs. C. W. Ward 25.00 1,000 Champion 35.00 W. & H. F. Evans, Rowland ville, Sta. F., Philadelphia, Pa. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.00 $17.00 White Enchantress 2.00 17.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 A. J. JOHNSON, EDGEWOOD, 1860 Broad St., RHODE ISLAND. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Well rooted, clean, strong stock, for immediate or future delivery. White, Rose and Light Pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Beacon, at $20.00 per 1000. Cuttings guaranteed. Henry A. Bester & Sons, Hagerstown, Md. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS— From strong, healthy plants: Matchless and Enchant- ress Supreme, $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Pink Delight, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Cash with order please. A. H. Knight, Shrewsbury, Mass. CARNATION— Pink Enchantress, Rooted Cut- tings, strong, clean stem cuttings for immediate sale. A bargain while they last. Have 14,000 to offer. Price $14.00 per 1000. V. Bezdek, Grosse Point, 111. CARNATION CUTTINGS from sand or soil; White Enchantress, Matchless, Mrs. Ward, Philadelphia, Victory, Champion, Benora, $20.00 per 1000. Enchantress Supreme and Alice, $25.00 per 1000. H. Mamitsch, Englewood, N. J. CARNATIONS — Strong, cool. Rooted Cuttings. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, White En- chantress, Bonfire, and Herald, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Gorgeous, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per lOOb. Rosemont Gardens, Montgomery, Ala 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. WhiU, Enchantress; pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., Naahville, Tenn. CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, Enchan- tress, $3.00 per 100. My plants are free from frost, and are all in the greenhouse. Cash. M J. Schaaf, Dansville. N. Y. CARNATIONS— Strong, Rooted Cuttings, 10,000 Salmon Pink, $20,00 per 1000; 5000 Red Cornell, $16.00 per 1000; 5000 White Cornell, $18.00 per 1000. Cash. Mohr & Ostertag, Nanuet, N. Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS— White Enchantress, White Perfection, C. W. Ward, En- chantress Supreme, $2 50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Henry K. Lewis, Dorothy, N J. CARNATIONS— WeU-rooted Cuttings, L, P. En- chantress, W. Enchantress, Philadelphia and Matchless, $20,00 per 1000 Cash with order. L. Hoebel, West Fort Lee, N. J. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 163. Roman J. Irwin. lOS West 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Diana, Garza, Azelda, Golden Baby. 50c. per doz,, $3.00 per 100. Golden Climax, 6c. Alice Salomon, Polly Rose, Patty, Mary Jane, Donatello, Odessa, Harvard, S3. 00 per 100. Smith's Ideal, Oconto, Chieftain, Elberon, Seidewitz, Nakota, $5.00 per 100. Stafford Conservatories, Stafford^Springs, Conn. THE finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings, $15.00 per 100; 2H-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum Co.. Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. See display ad., page 163. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS A few of the best commercial varieties at reason- able prices. Smith's Ideal, Oconto. Excellent whites. E. A. Seidewitz. Grand Late Pink. $8.00 per 100, 25 at 100 rate. Tints of Gold Lynnwood Hall Chieftain Roman Gold Chrysolora MaJ. Bonnaffon Pacific Supreme M. Dean E. Snow Pompons in variety. $3.50 per 100, 25 at 100 rate. White Chadwick Golden Chadwick $8.00 per 100, 25 at 100 rate. First two named, everyone should have. ARTHUR COOMBS. West Hartford CONN. 20,000 TRANSPLANTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Fine plants from soil. 1000 4000 Pacific Supreme $7.00 3500 Chrysolora. 9.00 3500 Smith's Advance 8.00 1000 Golden Glow 8.00 1500 Dr. Enguehard 10.00 1000 Unaka 8.00 1000 Mrs Kolb 9.00 1500 Nontaro 10.00 1500 White Bonnaffon 8.00 1000 Yellow Bonnaffon 8.00 500 Mertzer IQ.OO Order early to get our No. 1 stock. C. Ribsam, 31 WaU St., Trenton, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR NEXT SEASON'S PLANTING GOLDEN QUEEN. For the first two weeke. CRYSTAL QUEEN. White, for second week. MARIGOLD. Bright yellow, for third week. EARLY FROST. A new early white of last season. Are booking orders now for January, February and March delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 000. _ Will be pleased to quote prices on all standard kinds including Anemones, Pompons and Singles, either from pots or rooted cuttings. Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Grown cool, not cut back. Wm, Turner, Chas. Razer, Maj. Bonnaffon, Pacific - Supreme, •> Smith's Ad- vance. Golden Glow, Pink and White Ivory, 60c. per doz., $3,00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings of the above varieties ready in February, $1.50 per 100, $10,00 per 1000, postpaid. Henry K. Lewis. Dorothy, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Now ready. Unaka, $8.00 per 1000; Pacific Supreme, $7,00 per 1000; Alice Aalomon, $9.00 per 1000; Smith's Sdvance, $8.00 per 1000; Maj. Bon- naffon, $7.00 per 1000; White Bonnaffon, $8.00 per 1000. Ridge Lawn Greenhouses, Pine Ric^e. Buffalo, N. Y. CHRYSANTTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— YeUow and White Eaton, Roman Gold, Yellow and White Bonnaffon, Chas. Rager, Chadwick Im- proved and Christmas White. Above at $2.00 per 100. The Worcester Con. servatories, Worcester, Mass. The following list of Chrysanthemum stock plants for sale at $4.00 per 100: Chrysolora, Golden Glow, Ramapo, Tint of Gold, Chas. Razer, Harvard, Chieftain (pink). Pink Gem, Well's Late Pink. Pompons: Klondyke, Lulu, and Diana. James T. Heal, Beverly, N. J. COLEUS COLEUS 20 leading varieties, 2ii-in. pots, free from mealy bug. $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Special — Dr. Ross or Christmas Gem Coleus, 2>4-in. pots. 75c. per doz., $6.00 per 100, Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio COLEUS The best bedders Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand, Verachaffeltii. 75c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000, by express; $7.50 per 1000, all charges paid. Send for complete list. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for hst. Largest grower of Coleus in the U. S. A. NahUk, 261-275 Lawrence St., Flushing. N. Y. PROTONS CROTONS — From 3-in. pots, 8 to 10 in. high in 8 varieties, $15.00 per 100; from 23^-in. pots, In 10 varieties, $5.00 per 100. B. M. Wiohers A Co., Gretna, La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS — Giant flowering. strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3 50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to ahip. $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Continued to Next Fss* January S3, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 193 STOCK FOR SALE ctclahcen CYCLAMEN Improved Wandsbek Type. In excellent oondition, ready for anift, mostly pink, red and salmon colors. Per 100 2>i-in »5.00 3-in 7.00 and $10,00 4-in 12.50 and 18.00 S-in 35.00 and 60.00 SEEDLINGS fAUGUST) Improved Wandsbek Type 8 Varieties, equally divided. $2.50 per 100, $20 00 per 1000. 500 at lOOO rate. ERNEST ROBER ■ - - ■ WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN OIOANTEUM— Wandsbek strain, read^ now for immediate shipment, assorted oolors, including Glory of Wandsbelt. 3H-in., $10.00 per 100; 4-in., $15.00 per 100; e-in., 50c. each. All our Cyclamen shipped in paper pots. Cash, please. Aurora Greennouse Co., Aurora, IIL CYCLAMEN— 7-in. and 8-in. Aialea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.50 each. 6-in. extra fine plants, 75o. and $1.00 each. Good plants. 25o. and 50o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Mich. DAHIiIAS DAHLIAS The beat Peony-flowered Dahlias In the newer and newest rarieties, direct from the originator. Cheapest way to set them is through our branch houae. Addreas all eommunications to OT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF, PHILADELPHIA. PA. P. O. Box 416. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps. $25.00 per 100, $3.50 per dos. Strong divisions, $10.00 per 100, $1.50 per doB. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. "THE DAHLIA KING" has 800.000 clumps to offer at rock bottom prices. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on your list of wants. J. K. Alexander, " The Dahlia King," East Bridge- water, Mass. DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. Sylvia, Jack Rose, Reel Hussar. Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatboro, Pa. WHITE'S EXQUISITE DAHLIAS— 200 varie- ties. Trade Ust. Clifford E. White, Grosse lie, Mich. _; DAISIES SHASTA DAISIES STRONG, FIELD-GROWN PLANTS, $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. JOHN MONKHOUSE, Caddo Nursery, Shreveport, La. YELLOW DAISIES— Strong plants, 2^-in., $5.00 per 100. John Savage, Gwynedd Valley, Pa; PRAOaWAS DRACfiNA INDIVISA— Twice transplanted, $2.00 per 100, postpaid, $15.00 per 1000. Cash or C. O. D. W. Ehmann, Corfu, N. Y. DRACAENA INDIVISA— 3-in. pots, 3o., 4-in. pots, 60.; well established. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DRACAENA INDIVISA- 2K-ln. pots, 3Hc. Cash. M. F. Byxbee, Norwalk, Conn. FERNS FERNS Dwarf Ferns for table dishes, including such va- rieties as Holly. Wilsonii, Tensimenae, etc. Nice, clean stock. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio FERNS— Roosevelt, Scottii, Whitman!, 2)i-'n. pots, $35.00 per 1000; Teddy Jr., Roosevelt, Scottii, 4-in., $12.00 per 100; Scottii, 6-in., $35.00 per 100; Roosevelt, Scottii, 7-in., $50.00 per 100: Roosevelt, Scottii, 8-in , 85c. each. Larger plants ask for prices. My own grown. Cash please. M. Hilpcrt, Sta. O — 313, Belair Rd., Baltimore. Md FINE 2>i-IN. POT PLANTS 400 Scottii. 500 Roosevelt, 200 Whitmani, 300 Boston, 3o.; 200 Teddy Jr., 4o. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa. CONARD A JONES CO. - WEST GROVE. PA. FERNS— Boston and Roosevelt, 6-in., 2Se.; 7-in. 50c.; 8-in., 75o.; 9-in., $1.00; 10 in., $1.25; U-in., $1 .50. These ferns are all pot-grown, and in A No. 1 condition and guaranteed to be as good as any on the market. Felix Kramer, Blaine St., Niles. Ohio. FERNS — From 2-in. pots, immediate delivery; Boston, 3c., Roosevelt. 4o., Teddy, Jr., 5c.; 4-in. Boston, 12o.; 4-in. Teddy Jr., 15c., extra heavy. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. BOSTON FERNS— Extra fine stock. Large 4-in. pots at $2.00 per doi., $15.00 per 100; large &-in. pots at $4.50 per dos., $35.00 per 100. Chas. W. Schneider, Little Silver, N. J. FERNS — Boston, cool-grown bench stock, fine plants, $16.00 per 100. Caah. Hillside Flo- ista. Box 67, Wortendyke, N. J. Comtiiined t« Next Oelnmii THE AD, HELP WANTED WANTED — A young man of ability as decorator. one who can make corBace bouquets and bouquets. One of good address. Chaa. Uttley, 321 Walnut St.. Hanisburg, Fa. THE RESULT " Please discontinue my ad. Have secured a man out of 250 replies. Chas. Uttley " STOCK FOR SALE GLADIOLI STOCK FOR SALE FERNS FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varieties; also al other Ferns. 2>^-in., etc. See display ad., page 163. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W, 28th St., N. Y. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; see advertisement on page 116 J. F. Anderson. Fern Specialist, Short Hills, N. J BOSTON FERNS— Pot-grown, good, 4-in„ each 12o., 6-in., each 25o., 6-in., each 40o. W. G. Eisele, West End, N. J. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS Now is the time to buy and pot up for Spring sales. 2yi-in. pots. The new dwarf, free flowering florists' Fuchsias, Little Beauty, Lord Byron, Tenor, Ernest Renan and Wliite Beauty. Liter- ally hide the plant with bloom. $4.00 per 100. Standard Varieties Fuchsias, 2J'4-in. pots — • Black Prince, Madame Vander Strass, Phenomenal, Speciosa. $3,50 per 100, Our Catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio FTTNKIAS FUNKU CNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per dos., $15.00 per 100, ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS January and later delivery 2J4-in. pots Extra fine, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 WriXe Sot out monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS-ROOTED CUTTINGS' 100 1000 American Beauty S3.00 $25.00 Pres. Newman. J. Vlaud 15.00 Jean Oberle (Light pink), Thomas Meehan, Landry, S. S. Nott. , 12,50 POTIED PLANTS Over 50 varieties, 2H and 3-incb Write for Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608.1620 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia, Pa. " GERANIUMS 100 1000 S, A, Nutt, 2 in $2,00 $18,00 M, Montmort. 2 in 2,00 18,00 E G, Hill. 2 in 2,00 18,00 F. Perkins, 2 in 1.75 15.00 La Favorite, 2 in 1.75 15.00 J. Doyle, 2M in 2.00 20.00 J. Viand, 23^ in 2.00 20.00 Cash, please. R. L. TUTTLE PAW PAW, MICH. GERANIUMS G. &. R. quality. 2,14-in, pots. Now is the time to buy and pot up for Spring sales, $3,50 per 100, $,30,00 per 1000, Ricard, Poitevine, Harcourt, Viaud, Favorite. Castellane, Nutt. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield. Ohio GER.-iNlUMS — Sept. and Oct. rooted, for imme- diate shipment. La Favorite, Jean Oberle, Gen. Grant, Apple Blossom; strong, single stem, 2H-in. $2,00 per 100: branched. 2,^- and 3-in, and single stem, 3-in„ $3,00 per 100, Cash, please, Sunnyside Greenhouses, Groton, N, Y. ^ GERANIUMS— Ricard, Doylei Nutt, Poitevine and White, from 2;4-in, pots, $20,00 per 1000, Cash with order. All sold to February 20th. Place your order for March delivery now. Wm. F. Koenig, 566 Hamilton Ave., West New York, N. J. Contiiined ta Next Oolninn STOCK FOR SALE GERANIUMS GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ^-Strong 2>i-in, stock, ready for shift, Ricard, Viaud, Buchner, Poitevine, $2,60 per 100, $22,50 per 1000, S, A. Nutt, $2,00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order, Quaker Hill Nursery Co., Monroe. N. Y. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings. S. A. Nutt, $12,50 per 1000: B, Poitevine, $15.00 per 1000. Only a few thousand left: later in the month will have more, also Ricard and Scarlet Bedder. Cash with order, please. Rudolf Nagel, 515 South West End Ave., Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS — Good, strong plants from 2-in. and 2'4-in. pots, well established. A. Ricard, J. Viaud, Beauty Poitevine, at $2.50 per 100, $24.00 per 1000; S A. Nutt and La Favorite, $2.00 per 100, $18,00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. Jas Ambacher, West End, N. J. STRONG, WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— 3-in, S. A. Nutt, PiSn, Harrison, La Favorite, $25,00 per 1000. Jean Viaud, Beaute Poitevine, Perkins, Mad. Landry, strong, 3-in,, $27.50 per 1000. Peterson Floral Co.. Gibson City, III. GERANIUMS— 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings, $1.50 per 100. S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Ricard, Buchner and Jean Viaud, mixed, $18.50 per 1000. Cash. A. G. Deammer, Warren Point, GERANIUMS— Poitevine, Ricard, 2H-in. pots, $2,50 per 100; Nutt, 2H-in., $2,25 per 100, $20,00 per 1000; 3-in„ $3,50 per 100. Mount Tom Nur-. series, 139 Drake Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings, 50,000 S. A. Nutt and Buchner, strong rooted tips from field plants, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Cash. Russell Bros., Syracuse, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Strong, 2}i-in. Mme. Salleroi, ready to shift, at $2,00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. Harry H. Ramsey, 84 Lake Ave., Auburn. N. Y. GERANIUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Poitevine, Ricard. Nutt, Grant, Oberle and Viaud. $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank lid.. North Bergen, N, J. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS — Ready now. 2Vl-in. pot plants. See display ad, page 163, Roman J. Irwin, lOS West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS sold until February 1st. Garreau Bros., Blvd. & Graham St., Jersey City, N. J. GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS Cash only, per 100. 1J4 I)i 1 in. in. in. America $0.78 $0.60 $0 40 King 80 .60 .40 Niagara 2.75 2.25 2.00 Brenchleyensis 75 .60 .40 Peace 3.00 2.60 2.00 Mixed 65 50 .40 Glory 2,00 150 1,00 GEORGE HALL, ADELPHIA, N. J. $2,00 CASH 1 Will buy 1000 Baby Gladiolus bulbs, size about % to H-in. diara.; half at same rate. Plump, clean stock, mostly standard cut flower sorts, worth many times the price. A fancy-flowering mixture, specially blended for florists. Send now for a fine stock at a small outlay. Get my list. H. E. Header, Gladiolus Specialist, Dover, N. H. GLADIOLI My new wholesale list of S5 varieties of Gladioli is now ready for distribution. It is free for the asking. My stock of bulbs is of good quality and will give satisfaction. E. E. STEWART, R. F. D., BROOKLYN, MICH. GLADIOLI — America, let sise, $7.00 per 1000; Klbndyke, 1st size, $10.00 per 1000. A. P. Home & Co., Manchester, N. H. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 163. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. Contisned to Next Colnmii GLADIOLUS BULBS. Ist size 2nd size 1000 1000 America. . $10.00 $8.00 AuKuata 11.00 9.00 Klonilyke 1 1,00 9,00 Brenchlevensia 10,00 8.00 Mrs, F, King 10,00 8.00 Baron Ilulot 12.00 Halley 15.00 Independence 12 00 8.00 Taconic 15.00 12.00 Victory 14.00 10 00 Minnesota 14.00 10 00 Madame Monneret 15.00 12.00 Shakespeare 30.00 Hyde Park 35.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 70.00 1st size Ist size 100 25 Kunderdi Glory.. .$3.00 Senator Volland...$1.00 Pink Augusta 3,00 Contrast 1,25 Sulphur King 12,00 Neh-ose 1,00 Niagara 10,00 Panama 2.50 Eugene .Scribe 2.00 W. Falconer 2.25 Princcps 3.00 Chicago White.. . . l.SO Golden Queen 4,00 Write for cony of our monthly plant bulletin. 8. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 160.'t-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GLADIOLUS Try G. & R. World Famous GIndious, the kind that sets everybody talking. 1st size. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. America, Annie Wigman, Augusta, Baron Joseph Hulot, Halley, Lily Lehman, Mrs. Francis King, Pink Beauty, Princcps. Send for complete list of Gladiolus. Our catalog of everytlung you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio GLADIOLI 1000 America, IM-in $5.00 America, IH-in 10.00 Mrs, Francis King, 1 J^-in 5.00 Mrs, Francis King, li,^-in 10,00 Brenchleyensis. IK-in 5,00 Brenchleyensis, 13'2-in 10.00 RINGLER ROSE CO. 331 W. Randolph St., Chicago. GLADIOLI — America, Augusta, Mrs. Francis King, 1, i;4-in., $6.00 per 1000; li. 1 in., $4.50; H. ;i-in.. $3,00; ii-'n. under, $1,50. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove. Pa GLADIOLUS BULBS— America and Mrs. Francis King, $1,00 per 100; also baby bulbs of same. Mixed varieties of bulbs, including the best colors and varieties, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. M. J. Schaaf, Dansville, N. Y. GLADIOLI — My own growing — true to name. First size: Halley, $10 00; Panama. $25,00; Princess, $10,00: Pendleton, $60 00; War $50 00; and 75 more, just as reasonable. Send for list. Raymond W. Swett, Saxonville, Mass. HARDT PERENNIALS Hardy Perennials We have a splendid assortment. Plants very fine. Iris, PjTethrums, Coreopsis, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc. Ask for prices. WOOD STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. HEATHER ERICA FRAGRANS MELANTHERA— The white Christmas heather. Extra strong, 3-in. pot plants. $16.00 per 100; 2-in.. $8.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. R. E. Loeben, Gloversville, N. Y. HELIOTROPE HELIOTROPE Centefleur, La Duse, Lome. 2^-in. plants $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Standard Heliotrope. Prices on application. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. HYDRANGEAS HYDRANGEA Hydrangea arborescens or Hills of Snow, Hardy for garden or fine to force. Select, field-grown plants, $1,26 per doz„ $8,00 per 100, $75,00 per 1000 Extra Select Field-Grown Plants. $1.50 per doz., $10,00 per 100, $90,00 per 1000. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio HYDRANGEAS— Radiant, Mme. MouUiere, Gen. de Vibrayc. From 3>4-in. pots. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Radiant, La Lorraine, Mme. Hamar, Otaksa. From 2K-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY NEWARK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $5.00, 6-in. at 20c.. 6-in. at 26c. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division. Aves., Grand Rapids. Mich. 10,000 HYDRANGEA P. G.— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Roescb. Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. Contintied to Next Page 194 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE ntis 50,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong divisions. Price list ready, l^ewia Roesch, Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y. IVIES IVIES— Fine field-grown, »5 00 per 100, »S0 00 per 1000. Caah with order S N. Pentecost. 1790 E. lOIst St.. Cleveland, Ohio. IVIES — English. Field-grown, nice, large plants. 2}2-3 ft., $6.00 per 100. Cash with order. J. W C. Sealy, Lynbrook, N. Y GERMAN AND PARLOR IVY— Strong Rooted Cuttings, heavy roots. 75c. per 100; prepaid. W. E King, Box 382. Little Silver. N J. ENGLISH IVIES— Field grown, »S.00 per 100 Caah. M J Schaal. Dansville, N. Y. 5000 ROOTED IVY CUTTINGS at 7Sc. per 100. Theodore Knocke, Princeton, N. J. JASMINE CAPE JASMINES (Gardenia)- Strong, well- rooted Cuttings, 6-8 in., $1.50 per 100, S14.00 per 1000. John Monkhouse, Caddo Nurseries, Shreve- port. La. ILANTANAS LANTANAS Six best varieties. A fine assortment of colors. 2M-in. pots. «3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE C(.)MPANY The Largest Hose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio PBIMniiAS LUPINES LUPINUS— Pink Beauty, 2-in , $3.00 per 100 John Savage, Gwynedd Valley. Pa. MYRTLE MYRTUS COMMUNIS — Strong one-year-old pot- grown stock, 6-in. to S-in. tall, S8.00 per 100, $76.00 per 1000 John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen. N. J. NURSERY STOCK NORWA'i MAPItS, Pio OokB, Oriental Plan* in bII ■iiee. fend foi piiie list. Audubon ^u •eriu. Box 731 Wilmington, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES — 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 5-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H Troy. New Rochelle, N. Y. PAiTDAirns PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a lew days only will make special low price for cash with order. Size for 2>^-in. pota. $4 50 per 100 Site for 3 -in pota. 6 00 per 100. Size (or 4 -in pots, 8.00 per 100. Siie for 8 in pot». 12.00 per 100. Beet pot-grown, nicely variegated. 3-iD. pots, $10.00 per 100. PandanuB suckers. $2.00 and $4 00 per 100 J. J. Soar, Little River. Fla PANSIES PANSIES — The big giant-flowering kind, $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $5.00 and $15.00 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice plants and hundreds of testimonials, I would be flooded with new business. James Moea, Johnsville, Pa PEONTES PRIMULAS— We have a lot of Primula Obconica. 3-in pots, in four best commercial colore at $5.00 per 100. Cash. Henry Schmidt, 673 Church Lane. North Bergen. N. J. PRIMULA MAf.ACOIDES— White and pink, in full bloom, strong and bu.shy. out of 4-in. pota. $5.00 per 100 Fred Holtke. 5th & Broad Sts.. Carlstadt, N. J. RARE and Continental varietiea: James Kelway Baroness Schroder, Eugenie Verdier, Mile RoBSeau. Mireille. Mme Loise Mere, $1.00 each $10 00 per doB. Mons. M. CahuEao. $2.50 each $25.00 per doB. Soulange. Tourangele Mignon Primevere. Mme. Auguste Dessert, Kosa Bon heur Send for list. D. W C. Ruff, Buena Vista Gardens St. Paul, Minn. PEONIES — 14 acres, lino sorts, all good ones. C. Betacher. Canal l>over, Ohio. PETUNIAS ROSES PETUNIAS Double White. Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Delivered anywhere at $10.50 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. PETUNIAS— Rooted Cuttings. See display ad. page 103 Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St., New York. POINSETTIAS POINSETTIA STOCK PLANTS— $12.00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. POPPIES 5,000 POPPY. Oriental, strong 2-year, field-grown plants. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch, Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y Continned t* Next Colnnm FOR FEBRUARY AND LATER DELIVERY NEW ROSES Own Root Grafted 100 1000 100 1000 Red Radiance $17.50 $1.50 00 $17.60 $150.00 Mrs Wm. R. Hearst 17 50 1,50.00 17 50 150.00 Cleveland 30 00 250.00 35 00 300.00 Gorgeous 30.00 250 00 35 00 300 00 Mrs. Bayard Thayer 35.00 300.00 Mrs Bayard Thayer, grafting eves, $220.00 per 1000.. Champ Weiland . . . 30.00 2.50 00 35 00 300 00 Baby Doll 25.00 200 00 30 00 250 00 Tipperarv 25.00 200.00 30,00 250 00 Reef Russell, grafted only $35.00 per 100, $300 00 per 1000; grafting eyes, $220 00 per 1000. RECENT INTRODUCTIONS AND STANDARD VARIETIES Own Root Grafted 100 1000 100 1000 Hadley $10.00 $90.00 $12.50 $125.00 Mrs. Chas. Russell. 12.00 100.00 15.00 140.00 Hoosier Beauty 10.00 90.00 15.00 140.00 Ophelia 7.50 60.00 15 00 125,00 J L Mock 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Dble. W. Killarney. 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Mrs. Geo. Shawyer. 7.50 60 00 12.50 120.00 Pink Killarney 7.00 55.00 12.00 110.00 White Killarney. . . . 7.00 60.00 12..50 120 00 Lady Hillingdon . . . 7.00 55.00 12 00 110.00 Sunburst 9 00 80.00 Radiance 7.50 60.00 I2..50 120.00 Maryland 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward.. 7.50 60.00 12 50 120 00 Mrs. Taft 7.50 6000 12.50 120 00 Richmond 7.00 55.00 12.50 125 00 Kaiserin 7 00 55.00 12.00 110 00 5ilady 7 50 80.00 12.50 120 00 Lady Alice Stanley. 7.50 60.00 12 .=.0 120 00 Cecile Brunner 7 50 60.00 12.50 120 00 Old Gold 10.00 90.00 15.00 140 0ft Crimson Queen 7..50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Edward Herriott... . 12 50 120.00 17.50 150 00 American Beauty.. . 8,00 70.00 Special prices on 2500 or more. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. . ROSES Doz. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15 00 Erna Teschendorff 2.00 15.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 Ellen Poulsen 2.50 18 00 Tausendschon 2.50 18 00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. FIELD GROWN ROSES — 200 new and standard varieties, all two years' old, fine, healthy, own root stock. Get our price before ordering. De- cember to March ehipment. Western Rose Co., Pasadena, Calif. Rooted Cuttings of Ophelia Rose at $4.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings of Opheba Rose at $35.00 per 1000. L. B CODDINGTON - - MURRAY HILL. N. J ROSES — 4000 Ophelia Roses, own root, $60.00 per 1000. Quiclnick Greenhouses, J. H. Cushing. Prop.. Quidnick, R. I. ROSES — 2 yr. old, American, field-grown. See display ad., page 163. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E West 28th St.. New York. SALVIAS SALVIA — Bonfire. King of the Carpet, Splendens. Zurich. Rooted Cuttings, 75o. per 100. $7.00 per 1000. delivered anywhere. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. SEEDS SUPERIOR TOMATO SEED "Herolds' Earliana" highest germination, Canadian grown, hardier, producing earlier crops than others, K 02. $1.00, packet 25c. Growers: Herolds' Farms, Beams- ville. Ont., Canada. SELECTED SHASTA DAISY SEEDS— 30c. oz.; mixed branching Aster seed. 35c. 02.; Dotura. 10c oz.; Lobelia Cardinalis, extra selected, 50c. oz. Chas. Newell, W^est Newbury, Mass. BRAZILIAN PALM seeds. Orchids. D. Hacaena, Caladlums. Apply to Th. Moser Llerze. Box b44, Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. AMEPLOPSIS VEITCHII— New, clean seed, $1 25. L. B., net. Frank Hadden, 326 Wash- ington St.. Providence. R. I. SNAPDRAGONS 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink $6 00 $50.00 White. 2H-in 0 00 50 00 Yellow. 2H-in 6.00 50.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS— Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $1500 per 1000 2K-in.pota.$4.0Operl00,$35.00per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28th St., New York. SNAPDARGON.S— 200 Ramsburg pink seedlings. 2y2-in. strong, branchy plants, ready for bench. The lot for $8.00. Cash, please. Louis L. Case, Simsbury, Conn. WHEN biiyinn my Silver Pink Snapdragon. b« am that you get SEEDLING plants. See display ad. G. 8. Ramsburg. Someraworth, N. H. SNAPDRAGON— Nelrose. fine seedlings. $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. Fred Uoltke, cor. 5th & Broad Sts., Carlstadt, N. J. spiR.a:A SPIR.SA QUEEN ALEXANDRA $1.75 per doz., $12.00 per 100. Spirea Gladstone $1.50 per doz., $10.00 pel 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, I -L 10,000 SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Kopsch, Box Y, Fredonia. N. Y. SAVEET PEAS SURPLUS SUMMER-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED — Now is the time to try this type outdoors or inside: Countess Spencer, Pink Spen- cer. White Spencer. Blanche Ferry. Spencer; Nor- ton, Spencer; Asta Ohr, Helen Lewis, King Ed- ward, Spencer. All at $1.25 per pound Frank Dolby, Lady Hamilton. King Edward 7th Gladys Unwin, Nora Unwin. at 50c. per tb. By express. No less than >^ lb. of each variety. No better or more fixed seed can be bought for twice the price. Ant. C Zvolanek, Sweet Pea Ranch. Lompoc. Cal. VERBENAS LEMON VERBENA Aloysia Citriodora, 2>4-in. pots. 33.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio SMII.AX 500 SMILAX plants out of 2M-in. pots, $6.00 for the lot; $1.25 per 100. Cash. Ridge Lawn Greenhouses, Pine Ridge, Buffalo, N. Y. SMILAX PLANTS— From 2 to 3-in. pots, to make room. $2.00 to $2.50 per 100. Cash with order. Carl Holken, Huntington Station, N. Y. Continaed t* Next 'Oolnnui VINCAS VINCA VARIEGATA— Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc . Cromwell. Conn. VINCAS — Variegated, field-rooted tips. $1 26 per 100, postpaid, $9.00 per 1000 Roman J. Irwin 108 We«t 28tb St., New York VINCAS— Fine, variegated, field-grown, at $6.00 per 100 $60.00 per 1000. Cash with order. S N. Pent«coBt, 1790 E. lOlst St., Cleveland. Ohio VINCA V.\RIEGATA— 2-in. pot plants, $1.50 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. C. Quadland's Sons, :!28-340 Houghton St., No. Adams, Mass. VINCA VARIEGATA— Field-grown, $5.00 per 100. Cash. M J. Srhaaf, Dansville, N Y VINCAS— Field-grown, large plants, $5.00 per 100 Cash with order. J. W. C. Sealy Lynbrook, N. Y MISCELLANEOUS STOCK GLADIOLUS AMERICA — Good, strong bulbs, grown chiefly for forcing. $8.00 per 1000. Ber- berisThunbergii, 2'o-3ft,, $12.00 per 100. Hardy Phlox. Field-grown plants, 300 varieties; mixed. $12.50 per 1000. W. F. Schineiske, Hospital Sta- tion, Binglj:imtuii, N. Y. SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, 3H-in pots. $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2J^ to 6-in. pots. Write for prices. Paul J . Burgevin, Port Chester, N. Y. HOLLAND LILY of the Valley Pips, $10.00 per 1000; Oxalis, $2.00 per 1000. Plant now for St. Patrick's Day. Gladiolus bulbs of all kinds. Send for list. Thos. Cogger, Melrose, Maaa. VINCA VARIEGATA— 3)^-in., $6.00 per 100 Draciena indivisa, 2-in., 3-in. and 5-in. pota, at 2e., 5c. and 15c. Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y VEGETABLE PLANTS GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plants, $2.50 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hanimon- ton, N. J. WANTED ORCHIDS— Will exchange 7-passenger automobile which cost $5000. or sell cheap for cash. Chance of a lifetime. Address Edgar L Nock 193-196 Broad St.. Providence. R. I. [ FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE— Boston Fern, ' bench stock, cool grown, for Geranium, Cuphea, Heliotrope and Mme. Salleroi Routed Cuttings. Hillside Florist, Wortendyke, N. J. FOR SALE OR RENT Live Florist Retail Store, 9 miles from New York. Address D. K., care of The Florists' Ex- change. FOR SALE — Retail florist and seed business grow- ing section of Queens Co. Established 11 years. Two-story brick dwelling bouse (4 years old), con- sisting of store and seven elegant living rooms, and fine cellar; hot water heat; and all improvements. Store fitted and stocked. Greenhouse 40x16 in perfect condition: stocked. 15 sash and coldframes with Easter bulbs planted. Business increasing yearly^books to show. Entire plant for $8000. S3,00b cash, balance mortgage. Address F. V., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — The well-known florist establishment of the late Wm. Dietz, consisting of 7 green- houses, with sitting room and cellar; dwelling, stablo, plenty of ground for stock growing. Lo- cated just west of Hudson Boulevard, at Monastery St., West Hobbken, N. J. Will be sold at auction on Feb. 2, 1916, at 2 p.m. For particulars, address Mrs. F. Muehrcke, nee Dietz, 413 Highpoint Ave., West Hoboken, N. J. FOR SALE — Property consisting of 2 acres land 2 greenhouses, built 1912, 5500 sq. ft. glass, 7 room dwelling, steam heat, electric lights, city water; barn, workshop; sash and all requisite implements. 1 greenhouse of Carnations in excel- lent crop, the other in Asparagus Fern, stock 'Mums of standard varieties, also Geraniums for Spring trade. 9 miles from New York City. Chas. W. Mesier, New Springville, S. I. FOR SALE — Retail and wholesale florists' busi- ness, near railroad station and trolleys. Resi- dential district. About 35U0 ft. of glass. Green- houses are built on leased land with option to buy; 5 more years' lease. Greenhouses are planted with 3500 Carnations, Bulbous Stock and other plants. Business in the best of condition. Price $1500, $1000 each. Petersen, 79 Central Ave., Flushing, L I., N. Y. FOR SALE — Florist business; resident of 7 rooms, 2 greenhouses, 148x30. 45x18, fitted with electric light, hot water heat. Greenhouses well stocked and store attached, 20x13. Central location. 2 minutes' to electric, school and stores. 1 acre of laod and town water; clear title; 14 miles from Boston, Mass. A. E. Beechey, 216 Middle St., East Weymouth, Mass. FINE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUSINESS — Established 25 years. 5 greenhouses; modern dwelling; 2 automobile delivery cars. Near N. E Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pa. Reasons for selling given to anyone ready to talk business. Apply to W. H. Engler, Philadelphia office. Florists' Ex- change, 4651 Lancaster Ave. FOR SALE— Greenhouse, 1'2 acres land; over 4000 ft. of glass; house and barn; gas, water, electricity. $750 down and balance in easy pay- ments. Good location. No competition. Electric line; 2 railroads. Address F. G,, care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE OR RENT — Greenhouse property in a city of 40,000, New England state. 18.000 ft. glass, plenty of land, all well stocked. Reason for selling, poor health. For further information, ad- dress F. P.. care The Florists' E.\change. FOR SALE — Two greenhouses, store attached and ten-room dwelling house. Well established busi' ness. Just the right place for an industrious man, For particulars address E. E., care The Florists' Exchange. TO RENT — 1 greenhouses in good running order, (partly stocked), a 4-room bungalow, and ground adjoining. Cheap. Address O. J. Prall, New Springville. S. l- N. Y. . FOR SALE — As a whole or in part, or will iooor- porate, my flonat busmese, paying a net profit for 15 years of $10,000 yearly. Louis L. Green. 60 State St.. Boeton. Mass FOR SALE OR RENT — 7 greenhouses, house. barn. 2 acres soil; possession immediately. Mrs. Chapin, 6 Lincoln Terrace, Caldwell, N. J FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE SUNDRIES FOR SALE 2000 ENCHANTRESS, 500 White Enchantress and 500 Kingston Pet, rooted Carnation cut- tings, for rooted Geranium cuttings of the following varieties; Poitevine. John Doyle, Ricard or Mar- quise de Castellane. Ed. A. Lorentz, Middletown, N. Y. WANTED TO EXCHANGE— Gladioli, Niagara, Panama, Pride of Goshen, Ida Van. White King, Chocolate Drop for Brenchleyensis, Canary Bird, Contrast, Dawn (Tracy), Hendrickson, I. Buchan- an. What have you? H..youe)l, 638 Cedar St., Syracuse, ^N. Y. Contlnned t» Next Colnnui FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use, 1-in., 2Ho.: l>4,-in., 3^0 ; IH-in , 4^0.; 2-in., 6Ho. per ft. PECKY CYPRESS, J17.00 and up per thousand m. ft Metropolitan Material Co., 139a-1408 Metropolittm Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Best staple on the market, 35o. per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Eichange, 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. (fionlinued on page 190) January 23, I9I6. The Florists' Exchange 195 NEW CROP FANCY FERINS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.25 per 1000 OISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS LAURELFRSTOONINC.forWinterweddinus, i SPHAGNUM MOSS. 40o. per ««ck. Dothini! better. Fresh iitork mippliiHl on iliorl ! BRANCH LAUREU large bundloj.^ 860 notice Wire or phone your ortier*. We .^.»*»iivtr. ntvii? will do the reat 4o . .Ip and fir per vivrd. LEUCOTHOE SPRA VS. »ery Bne and large. (5 00 per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green. II 00 per 1000 J7 00 per cnite \~t#»? , ).7iv ^ ^ CROWL FERN CO. ^ ^^ ~ 'Telegraph Office: New Salem. Mass. MILLINGTON, MASS. GKODNP PINE, 80 per lb. Made Into fefliooning, 6c.. 80 nod 10c, per vd. LAl'RKL WREATHS. $1 76 to $3.00 per doi PINE UREATHS. $1 50 to S3 00 per doi We sIbo make special uses when wanted Samplee sent if desired, SOUTHERN SMILAX. 50-Ib caeeft. $5,00, BOXWOOD. Tbe finest that grows. $7,00 per 60-!b. oaae. Order in advance and have fresh stock PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only lOc per bunch of 60 sprays Try thern All Rinds of Everf^reens. M. RICE CO. • KEYSTONE QUALITY " Florists' Supplies Excel - 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA. PA. SPECIAL PRICES WIRE FRAMES GOLD LE1TERS CYCAS LEAVES Send tu your Uet and let us quote you our specla priree. SAVE MONEY. B.E.&J.T. COKELY,Scranton, Pa. WTipn ordering- pIpasp nrntLm TTr- Kxi-hiinpe Landscape Gardening A eourae for Garden- ers, Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof BeaJ of Cornell Univer- sity Progressive Florists recognize the gron-ing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prao- tical oourse id Floricul- ture, including Green- house ConHtruetioD and Greenhouse Manage- ment Bend for catalogue. Address The Home Correspondence School Dept C P.. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Prop. Beai When order iiiK. phrase m.-iition The KxcliiiiiEe SHEET MOSS Natural Per ba( II 00 Padeleat Per ba« 2 00 Leucx)(hoe Sprays. ^^^S^HzV.Hi'rl H. W. ARIVIES Bryson ' ity, N. C. will help all firuund If yon mention the Exchange Tlnr l< MOnPn save ^ the time gre.-nmayoui IIUli; 19 mVUCy desinn. bv usiog FI.ORtSTS' GREENING PINS, 20r per lb . and von net 'ron 1000 to 1100 to the lb Ten lbs or o\er. I.'ie pei lb ST>fcial Pr\rea Ui Jobhprg WM. SCHLAnER & SON, SpringHeld, Mass. Will help all around If you mention the Exchange WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000. I1.75; 50,000, $7.50 Manufmeturmd by W.J.COWEE, Berlln.N.Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. Whpn MrrJiTniE nleasp ni'Mill-.n Thf Exclinnce The prices Advertised in The Florists* Exchange are for THE T^ADE ONLT. Chrysanthemmns, Cultural and Other Hints. ^Wnuld you kindly advise me on the following points regarding- the grow- ing of Pompon and single Chrysanthe- mums in benches. 1. The best time to propagate so as to have nice sprays, not too long by the end of October. 2. Dis- tance apart to plant in bench (as a gen- eral rule). 3. How many sprays is it advisable to grow to a plant. 4. Could I expect reasonable success with them, in a light house facing south, on a bench, in front of which I grow exhibi- tion varieties, such as William Turner, etc.? — J. G. W.. N. J. 1. Any time before June 1. 2. Eighteen inches on early propagated stock; 12in. on stock propagated in May. 3. From six to 20 sprays depending on the time the plants were propagated. 4. There is no reason why you cannot have good success on a bench situated as you sug- gest,—C. H. T. Pinching' Back Cinerariae. — Kindly advise if wo should pinch back Cinera- rias to make bushy specimens for East- er. Our plants are growing tall. Will look for answer in Exchange. — W. C. H., Pa. — Pinching out the centers of Cine- rarias after the plants are of consider- able size, and have begun to send up their blossom stalk, would make the plant produce only side shoot blooms, and would destroy its beauty. Cineraria seeds should be planted at such a time that the plants under normal treatment will come into bloom at a required date. They may be retarded or forwarded by giving them as low or high a tempera- ture i\^ is safe. Trees for a Windbreak. — Would you kindly let nie know which are the best trees for windbreaks. If you can. tell me what tree in the line of ornamental and shade trees is the best and how long will it take until it gets large. In the line of evergreens which is the best for the same reasons, and which are the quickest growing trees — J. V. D.. N. J. ■ — Of the deciduous trees. Poplars es- pecially Populus deltoides, planted rather closely e. g., about 15ft. apart, would in four or five years form a considerable windbreak, quicker results may be ob- tained by planting these trees more closely. Poplars may be headed back when they have reached the desired height; this w-ill cause them to branch low down. Of the evergreens, the Spruces, especially Norway (Picea ex- celsa), and the Hemlock (Tsuga Cana- densis) make a moderately rapid growth, and a very effective windbreak; these too should be headed back when they reach the proper height. To Destroy White Ply. — Will you kindly give your opinion about this little white fly, enclosed herewith? Also kind- ly tell me how to get rid of this pest- I have used Tobacco dust and Nikoteen, which killed many thousands of them, but still I can't get entirely rid of them. —A. L.. N. J. — If the inquirer will read the answer to H. C, N. Y., in the Question Box on Just Think, Mr. Florist Last month we offered you ONE MILLION CYCAS at less than one-half regular price. We were not surprised lo receive a rush of orders, as Florists could easily see their chance to save 50c. on every dollar's worth purchased from us. With all sizes now in stock we offer again the same unusual opportunity. Compare Our Prices With Others Size Per 100 Per 1000 8 to 12 $1.50 $12.50 12 to 16 2.00 16.00 16 to 20 2.50 21.00 20 to 24 3.00 26.00 24 to 28 3.50 32.00 28 to 32 4.50 37.00 32 to 36 5.00 42.00 36 to 40 5.50 50.00 40 to 44 6.00 55,00 44 to 48 6.50 60.00 Tbe price of Cycas will surely rise. BUY NOW AND BE SAFE. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. Wholesale Florists Manufacturers and Importers of riorist Supplies Harfy Cut Evergreens Unknown customers please give reference, or casli with order ^.'^Z^^^ir'^^ BOSTON, MASS. TELEPHONES: Main. 2439-2616-2617-2618; Fort Hill. 25290 Wlipii ordfrintr. tile;isp mention Tbe Exctmnge THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN rVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, Wild and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK SOITHCRN WILD $MIL4X $3.50 per case. Natural Moss Perpetuated Moss »l.75 per baft (3 50 per baft CAlDWEll THE WOODSMAN CO., Evergreen, Ala. When 'irdiTinC- pli'dsp iip'iiti.m The Kxcliiince GIBBONS The SmilaxMan RED LEVEL. ALA. For HOLLT, PINES and SMILAX. Ask for coDtract prices. Wlifn finlfriiif ,.l....,;i. tti "li Ti 'I'h,' t'vlijinge McCRAY Refrigerators r^.nn. ...r.r.A..Tn Bend atoocefor Cata- DISPLAY YOUR logue No 73. which de- __, -*.__-—,_-_ acnbeafullv the McCra> FLOWERS Refrigerator, and Dis play Ca!.ei for Floristfi McCRAY REFRIQERATOR COMPANY 689L4ikeSt.. KendaUville. Ind Prepared Palms Plants and Leaves. Alt varieties. Fiber, Moss. Grasses. Tin Tubes. Dried, Pressed, Painted Magnolias. Palntt-d Pine Cones, all colore. Painted Ruscus. Birch Burk. Buy from Headquarter a. 0«f Catalog W. G. CLAR li, FernaBdlna, Fla. When ordfrlnc ipli-:itn> ni' nrli.n Tin- Kxrimnge H RED LEAF" SHlPPlfG LUBILS When you use the ** Red Leaf ** Shipping Labels, your shipments of cut flowers, plants, etc.. are not mishandled by express agents, as the label distinctly indicates the contents of your package and thereby insures prompt and careful delivery of your goods — save time and annoyance. Prices (according to size) on application. (Samples free.) GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER Wholesale Florist 1324 Pine St., St. Loula. Mo When ordering, |tle;tjje m.-utioo Tbe Kxclmnge /VIIOMiCJaJN CIT FLOWER rXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich When ordering, please mention The ICxchange I ^^^lpn ordering, plfase mention The BxctiaQe« 196 The Florists' Exchange CUT BOXWOOD EXCEPTIONALLY FINE QUALITY $15.00 PER HUNDRED POUNDS. ORDER NOW We have made arrangements for 60,000 pounds of Boxwood. Stock exceptionally fine. All Boxwood shipped by us guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. Low Special Price BOXES ManOa PwlOO 18x 5x3... .$1.50 21x 5x3M. . 1.65 24 X 5x31^. . 2.15 28x 5x3^. . 2.65 21x 8x5... . 2.65 30 X 5x3H- . 2.85 24X 8x5... . 3.00 Manila 28 X 8x5. 30x 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36x14x6. 36x12x6. Per 100 .$3.30 . 4.00 . 5.00 . 5.80 . 7.00 . 6.85 BOUQUET BOXES Par 100 WREATH BOXES 16x16x7.. 18x18x8.. 20x20x9.. 22x22x9... Per 100 $5.00 . 6.00 . 7.00 . 8.00 VIOliT BOXES Pw 100 8 X 5x3... 11.60 91^x6x4... 1.90 10 x7x6... 2.50 12 x8x7... 3.00 PRINTING— 300 or over, one copy, one color ink— NO CHARGE. Dagger and Fancy Ferns Finest Quality 19 X 9 X 8. . .. Manila $4.75 19x9x8... Mist Gray 5.00 $1.50 per 1000. In order to secure these low prices, please mention this ad SPECIAL Galax BRONZE -GREEN SELECTED $1.00 per 1000. $7.50 per 10,000. Mist Gray CUT FLOWER BOXES Per 100 Per 100 18x 5x3. ...$1.85 24x 8x5. ...$4.00 21 X 5x31^ 2.25 28x 8x5.. . 4.50 24x 28x 21 X 5x31^ 5x3H 8x5.. . 2.50 . 3.00 . 3.00 30 X 8x5.. 36 X 8x5.. . 5.50 . 6.00 30 X 5x3H . 3.25 30x12x6.. . 7.00 36 X 5x3H . 4.25 36x12x6.. . 8.50 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET . Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES HARDY GUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. WHEN you put your flowers in Sefton Flower Boxes you needn't worry about what your customers will think when those boxes are delivered. You can depend absolutely on Sefton Boxes to give you the service you want. "Ask your paper jobber" THE SEFTON MFG. CO. ''i^HicAGoMi;'^' .irdni-iiigr nlor REED & KELLER Wa MBnufurttin Our Own i i FLORISTS* 122 W. 25fh Street NEW YORK CkllDDI IFS METALS. WIRE WORK SUI'I'I-IE.S and BASKET WORK Whpn, ordering. rIPBSe mpptlon The Exchange PALMETTO LEAVES Fresh Cut, large size $5.00 per 1000 Cabbage Palm Leaves 2.50 per 100 Wild Smilax Case $2.60: 2 cases $4.00 Florida Grey Moss. Fresh $1.25 per 100 lbs. Fresh Magnolia Leaves $1.25 per 2000 Pine Cones, all sizes $3.00 per 100 lbs. Florida Palm Fibre (sheets) . . . $7.50 per 100 lbs. Cash with order, please. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When ordt'rine. hIphsp nr-ntlnn Thp Exrhnnee SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX Now Ready tor Shipment. $2.80 pn um. Per bag Natural Moss - - - - $1.75 Perpetuated Moss - - - 3.50 E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. Wbpn nrrlt-rlng. nif.nsp m'-nllon Thp RTchapge 4^ r CIT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. 4- k When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange RUSSIN & HANFLING OflBn and Salesroom 154 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 a^i^H^^ot Willow and fancy Baskets for florists Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 49~0uT speoialties — Wheat Sheaves and Basket* WhPH or(]>'riTiL' nl.'n-j.' tit 'ii linn Tin' Fx'i'inmce THE MODEL Carnation and Tomato Supports; Gelvan- Ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tylnft Wire; Rubbish Burners, Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards. Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Write for Complet* Catalogue IliAF RDnC 61-73 Metropolitan Avenue. Italic DRUd., BROOKLYN, N. Y. When ordorinE- please mention The Exchange Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will be the best ever issued. It will contain credit ratings on about 5000 people. Subscribe now before the edition ia exhausted. For particulars write National Florists' Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City When ordering, please mention The Exchange WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If lt*s made of wire we can make it. GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-50 Stone St., ROCHESTER. N. Y. Give credit where credit Isdoe — Mention Exchange The Florists' Hail Association Inmiree 41.000,000 square feet of glass azul has a Re- aarve Fund of over $36,000. For particulars addrea JOHN G. ESLER, Sec., Saddle River, N. J- INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When ordering, plense mention The Exchange page 80 in the issue of The Exchange of Jan. 8, it will answer his question. It may be added that, if other measures fail to eradicate the white fly, he can try hydrocyanic acid gras. Tomato for Porcing. — We would thank you if you would send us the name of the best early forcing- Tomato at the present time, and if you cannot do so, kindly send us the name of someone who can give us the desired information. — C. L. B., Conn. — It would be quite difficult to state surely what one Tomato is best for early forcing, as opinions would surely differ, but the following are among the best for that purpose: Rochford, The Don, Comet, Sutton's Winter Beauty, Stirling Castle, Sutton's Best of All, Sutton's Earliest of All. Carnation Spot Disease. — Are the en- closed Carnation leaves affected by spot, or some other disease? What is the best remedy for this? These Carnations were planted in benches Dec. 10. 1915. Owing to the delay in finishing new greenhouses plants were bought from a grower and looked healthy, but, of course, received quite a check in being taken from outside and transplanted so late in the season. They took hold all right and were doing fine until two weeks ago, when they showed this spot, and the leaves began turning yellow. The leaves that are not affected seem to curl up at ends and plants seem soft and limber, a short time ago they were stiff and erect. I have sprayed them twice wifch "Fungine." — J. P. R., N. J. • — The sample leaves of Carnations that were sent with the inquiry are affected with spot disease. Good culture, that is, frequent stirring of the surface of the soil, careful watering, so that the soil in the benches will be moist through- out but not over-wet and ventilation whenever the temperature in the house reaches 65 deg. to 70 deg. and removal of the foliage which is seriously diseased in such a way as not to dam- age the stem of the plant in the removal will all help somewhat. If the spraying with "Fungine" proves to be a remedy for this disease, it should be continued. Planting Milium giffanteum. — Will you kindly let me know how far apart to plant Lilium giganteum, how deep the soil should he, what temperature, and when to plant to be able to cut about the first of November? — S. H. G., Pa. — Lilium giganteum bulbs should be planted about 6in. apart each way in the benches. The soil in the benches should be about 5in. deep. The tem- perature should be from 40 deg. to 45 deg. until the bulbs have developed a strong root system and the sprout is about 2in. above the ground. After that the temperature can be gradually in- creased. Of course it will be impos- sible to give the bulbs as low a tem- perature as that in July, and the best that the inquirer can do is to give them the temperature of the season. This can be kept down somewhat by shading the greenhouses heavily until the bulbs have sprouted, and ventilating the house night and day. Bulbs planted in July should be in bloom by Nov. 1. A Malch of Tobacco Stems. — If an Inch or two or tobacco stems were used as a mulch in a flower garden for the de- struction of insect pests, would same be detrimental to the roots of the plants? — S. A.. Pa. — If the inquirer begins to use a mulch on his flower beds, he will find it neces- sary to continue to do so, for this rea- son: The soil underneath the mulch will have a tendency to remain moist and consequently the roots of the plants will tend to come toward the surface in or- der to receive this moisture. After this January 2i, 191C. The Florists' Exchange 197 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists iuiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiniiiii iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiuiiiniiiitiiiitiiiiiii iiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimi iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiii iimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Heart Basket Size Heorr Rashers, with Pan $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per 100. White, with Red Heart and Arrow. -Height, 13 inches; width, 4J^^ inches. Heart Hanging Birch Bark Basket Heart Hanging Birch Bark Baskets 6-inch $2.50 doz. 8-inch $3.50 doz. 7- inch 3.00 doz. 9-inch 4.00 doz. Pans, $1.50 per doz. extra. Blue Bird Basket Blue Bird BasKets, with Pan $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per 100. Size — Height, 13 inches; width 414 inches. paste BoaN Hcari Boxes, or ihe Better Hind. Gotd Edge. 8-inch . 9-inch. Red or Purple $2.50 doz. 10-inch.. . 3.00 doz. 11-inch.. Nested 4 to a box, $1.20 Red Satin $3.50 doz. 8-inch . . ..$4.50 doz. 10-inch.. . . $6.50 doz. 4.00 doz. 9-inch. . . . 5.50 doz. ! 11-inch.. . . 7.50 doz. Paper Cover, with Flower Pailerns as Roses, Pansies, etc. 8-inch $3.50 doz. 10-inch $5.50 doz. 9-inch 4.50;doz. 11-inch 6.50 doz. Nested 4 to a box, $1.65 Nested 4 to a box, $2.25 Assorted Tumbler Baskets, plain or colored, in lots, $5.00 Assorted Tumbler Baskets, decorated, in lots, at $5.00 Other assortments, in lots, at $10.00, $15.00, up to $25.00 WRITE FOR VAUEINTIINE SHEET Heart-Shaped Handle Basket with Arrow and Pan, in red and gold, $6.00 per doz. George Washington Cherries, $1.00 per gross. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 ARCH STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. ^nrnniiiTiQiiunniiniiiiiiiiiiiiinniTn' mimmmmnMnTmmMiimimiimiiiimniiiiiiiiiniiininiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiii IIIIIIIIII Oive credit where credit is due — Mention the Exchange has happened, if the mulch should be removed and the heat of the sun have free play upon the surface of the soil, the roots will be injured and, of course, the plants a^s well. It is somewhat doubt- ful whether a mulch of tobacco stems will have much effect in keeping away the insects. We should prefer to de- stroy the insects by spraying the plants with some kind of insecticide, and to stir the soil frequently around the plants so as to keep around them a dust mulch rather than a mulch of tobacco stems. PrTmlng* Native Rhododenarons.— Will you kindly inform me when it is the proper time to prune and cut back native Rhododendrons? I planted three car- loads for massing effect, and these did not grow very even. Some of these died down entirely so I would like to prune them in order that they may make a better growth from the bottom and get bushy.— P. L., N. J. — Rhododendrons should be pruned very directly after the flowering season. If pruned in Autumn, Winter or Spring, the buds which are forming for next year's flowers will be destroyed. QTOwing Calceolarias. — Kindly give me a few hints on the growing of the Eng- lish hybrid Calceolarias, including what heat is required for them. — W. H. B., N. Y. — If the inquirer could read the ex- cellent article in the new edition of L. H. Bailey's Standard Cyclopedia of Hor- ticulture on Calceolarias, it would un- doubtedly help him very much. We will give a few extracts from this article. Seeds may be sown from April 1st to Sept. 1st, according to size of plant re- quired; plants from earlier sown seed are more easily carried through the hot months than those from May and June sown seeds; sow seeds in shallow pans provided with good drainage in a com- post of equal parts of sand, and of the peat that Is shaken out of Fern root that is to be used in potting orchids; and about % of charcoal; sift all through a fine sieve; mix well and place it to the depth of one inch in the seed pan or box. making the surface level and scat- tering the seeds thinly over It. Press them gently into the compost; cover lightly with sphagnum moss, sifted through a fine sieve; water by holding the seed pan or box in a vessel filled with water so that the water may be taken in from underneath and work up to the surface, as top watering Is liable to disturb the seeds. Place in a tem- perature of 60 deg. to germinate where the sun does not strike the seed pans. A greenhouse with a northern aspect Is best for the Calceolaria until the end of Stipt ember. They should be given air both day and night. From Oct. 1st to March 1st the plants will endure the full sunlight and should be given a night temperature of 40 deg. allowing 10 deg. or 15 deg. of rise during the day; trans- plant first from the seed pans into 2In. pots in the same mixture as the seeds were sown in, as soon as the plants are large enough to be held between the thumb and finger. Shift on as needed into larger pots of fibrous loam,, leaf mould, sand and dried cow manure. Do not pulverize this but leave it in as 198 The Florists' Exchange 25 niiiniiiiMii liiBiiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiw i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiiiiiiiiii iin miiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiBiii iiiiiiiiiiiiii«iiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii| ROSES. CARNATIONS, LILIES, ^ Vt> PANSIES, Blue and Pink Corn- v»\^w flowers, Single and .^-^. '■•f. {^> Double Violels 'Q. S ^On I Growers!!! '^""^'^o^. 1 We have the 1 largest and best I equipped store in New I York. I Can handle more consignments 1 of Good Stock J One good turn H deserves 1 another ,/" . tVv "fARLEY[NS[ M^, Will be pleased to meet my freinds in St. Louis at the Carnation Con- vention H KA^V* ^h» '^ ^''a: ^^ .sXof, ^h.'^o. % V^ I Y^ .j^ ear/>; from ^^^ff4f 6 (hcA£I£nmen ts of choice flowers solicited William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby Street . fAwi^u^ BROOKLYN, N. Y. fiadgley S; Bishop, Inc. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of Qiotce Cut Flowers Write them yon read thlg adrt. In the Hichange L. B. IMASOIM Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 2315 Madison Square Cn\f;iON"MENTS SOLICITED When ordering, please mention The Exchange WHOLESALE FLORIST f5 West 26th Street, NEW YORK ^ILEPHONE 6940 MADISON SQUARE When ordering, plensp m'jntjpn The Exchange HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY ™' "ISi^or VALLEY ^'HS'i^o GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS JAMES McM ANUS. J^ii^,l»°;'i^ 105 W. 28th St.. New York Frank H Traendly Charlea Schenck TRAENDLY & SCHENCK Wholumala Florlmtm 436 6th Ave., bet. 26th and 27th Sts. New York City and Cut Flower Exchange ConaiKnmenta Bolioited Pbooea: Farraftut TfJ-im-7<><> Telephone 3860 Madison Square WOODROW & MARKETOS WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK H. E. FROMENT, "^To'rI^^^ 148 WEST 28lh STREET tel. {fJJJFARRAGirr NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON When ordfrlrig. itli^nse mrntlnn The Kxt-hi'iict- Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, January 18, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m., Tuesday ROSES— A. Beauty, Speoial. . " Fancy. . Extra •• No. 1 . . No. a.. No. 3. . Killarooy Kiliarney Brilliant. Killamey Queen. . . White Killamey. . . My Maryland Riohmond Arenberg Hadley Hooaier Beauty Key Lady HilllngdoD ..,..._ CeoUe Bnioner.Elgar.eto per bunch Bride & Maid. Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 Prima Donna (Mme. Paul Euler) . Prince de Bulsarie Radiance Mra. George Shawyer Sunburst Mra. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mia. Charlea Huaaell Adlantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antlrrhlnuin, per bunch Asparagus Plumoaua, bunohee Sprengeri, buncbee , BouTardla, per bunch Calendula, per bunch Callaa, par ooa Dalsjea Feme, per 1000 Freeaiaa, per bunch Galax, green and bronae, per 1000. . Leucotboe, per 1000 35 00 to "r, 00 2(1.00 to 41)00 12 00 to 2,n 00 6 00 to 12.00 3 00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 15 00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12 00 to 5.00 to 60.00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 15 00 4.00 to 12.00 .35 to 1.50 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 10 00 to 30.00 4.00 to 12 00 4 00 to 12 00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 16.00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 15.00 .26 to .60 .76 to 1.00 .75 to 1.60 .10 to .26 to .25 to .60 .35 to .60 1.00 to 2.00 1.00 to 3.00 1.00 to 1.60 .35 to .50 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.60 CARNATIONS— ' Inferior grades, all colors.. rWhito... Standard Varieties J Pink. 1 Red L Yellow and var, , r White •Fancy ('The Hlgheit J Pink. Grades of St'dl Red Varletlea.) I. YeUow and yar Novelties Asters Forgetmenots, per bunch ( Chrysanthemums, per dos ** per bunch Dahlias Gardenias, per doa Gladiolus, per doz Gladiolus, Baby, per dos Iris, per bunch Lilac, per bunch Lilies, Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per doa Narcissus, P. W.. per bunch Narcissus, Daffodils, per bunch Pansles Peonies, per dos Polnsettlas, per doa Primula, per bunch Orchids. (Jattleyas Cypripediuma, per dos Dendrobium formoaum Oncidium Smilaz. per dos. strings Stevia, per bunch Stocks, Double, per bunch " Single, per bunch Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doa, bunches. " Spencers Tulips, per dos Violets, Double. " Single, Princess of Wales. , " Single, Gov. Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch 3.00 300 200 3.00 8,00 5.00 3 00 500 6.00 .25 .75 800 6.00 1.00 .26 .35 .60 1.00 .10 10.00 1.25 20.00 6.00 .75 .10 .60 .60 .40 .26 .60 .10 .25 to 2.00 to 4.00 to 4 00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 6.00 to 8.00 to to .35 to to to to 4.00 to to to to 1.00 to 12.00 to 10.00 to 400 to .75 to .40 to .76 to 2.00 to to to .20 to 25.00 to 1.50 to 25.00 to 8.00 to 1.60 to .26 to to to 1.25 to 2.00 .60 .60 .75 .25 .50 All the new and standard Fine Grade and all seasonable ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS WALTER F. SHERIDAN, 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, Farragut 3532 When ordering, please mention The Exchange WILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28th Street asTta'-.^^St NEW YORK WHOLESALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN _ Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Myosotis, Calendula, Bouvardia, Primula Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. When ordering, plenae mention The ETolntngp EDW. C. HORAN 55 West 28th St.. NE\A/ YORK Telephones {|«|} Madison Square Cut FlOWCrS at WholCSalC When orderlnE. please mention The Kxchanxe George C.Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. 608-609 Farragut The best source of supply in the city Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations Personal Attention— ConsiKiimcnts Solicited — Satisfaction Guaranteed When ordering, plonse mention Tlic Kxrhnnge B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York VIOLETS CARNATIONS ' * ^-^ *^ «- 1 O AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange Louis M.Noe LouisA.Noe Wholesale Commission Florists MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone, 766 Madison Square American Beauties a Specialty THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 26th St.. NEW YORK When orflfrltKT. pI'-'HP*' incurlMn Th.* Rxrbange VIOLETS SINGLB AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal attentioit and satisfaotioD guaranteed. Also a ftill line of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wholesale Florist. UJ West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordering, please mention The Exchange \ New York City j The dearth of flowers, not as regards variety, but certainly in the matter of quantity, is painfully apparent these (lays in the wholesaJL' liuwer market, and the consequent higli prices have nearly driven out of business temporar- ily many retail florists who are located in those parts of the city where their cus- tomers require medium or low priced flowers. This shortage of natural flowers has stimulated the sales of artificial pro- ductions, so that just now these are ab- normal. Herman Weiss, well and favorably known to the florist craft, lias severed his connection with D. C. .Vrnold & Co., and again entered into the wholesale commission florists* business for himself, with conveniently located quarters at 106 West 2Sth St., where he will be pleased to see his old friends among the buyers and growers. James McJIanus, the specialist in or- chid blooms, is receiving a large and regular supply of very fine Trumpet Major, Golden Spur and Paperwhite Narcissus, equal to the best in the mar- ket, also Calendulas of extra quality, and besides these, as usual, fine Cattleyas, Oneidiums, and whatever other orchids the season affords. His store is also headquarters throughout the season for as fine Wallflowers as are grown in this country. Riedel & Meyer, 49 West 28th st. are receiving a regular supply of fine Radir ance Roses. Callas and Freesias. Thomas Martin, salesman for Traendly & Schenck. 436 Sixth ave., who has been critically ill. is reported to be somewhat better at this writing. W. B. Du Rie of Rahway, N. J., died on Jan. 16. The funeral services were lield at his late residence at 56 Jacques ave., Rahway, on Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. A. .T. Guttman of Guttman & Raynor, 101 West 2Sth St.. left this city for Boston, Mlass., on Tuesday noon, to at- tend the meeting of the Gardeners & Flo- rists' Club. 202 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBURGH CUT TLOWER cmpim WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St, PinSBURGH, PA. S«clproclty — Saw It In the Ezcbaoge Anemones in several colors, bunched with their own foliage, seen this week at W. P. Ford's, 107 West 2Sth st. are one of the prettiest novelties of the sea- son. There were noted this week at Hen- shaw & Fenrieh's, 51 West 2Sth St., in addition to some iine Spencer Sweet Peas, Hoosier Beauty Roses and formosum Lilies, some bunches of pink Oleander blooms, a flower rarely seen in the mar- ket. Some fine Princess of Wales and Lady Hume Campbell Violets were noted at Badgley & Bishop's, 34 West 28th St., this week. The latter variety of double light blue Violet is popular in Philadel- phia and farther South ; why not in New York? D. C. Arnold & Co., 112 West 28th St., have made some changes in the conduct of their business ; the officers of the com- pany, D. C. Arnold and H. W. Thomas having taken over the management of the business, on account of the resignation of the former manager, Herman Weiss. Philip F. Kessler, 55 West 26th st. is receiving some very fine Freesia. Phillips of 272 Fulton st, Brooklyn, is doing a flourishing business at his new store at 372 Flatbush ave., which was opened for the Christmas holidays. George Polykranas, the wholesale flo- rist of 104 West 28th st., has a new Ford delivery car. He reports an Increasing number of shippers from among the grow- ers and a steadily increasing demand. Statistics of the New York State cen- sus, taken last Spring and reported to the Legislature this week, show a popu- lation of 9,687,744 for the entire State. New York City's quota of the above is 5,047,221. In ten years the population of the State has increased 1,629,436 and that of New York City 1.033,440. Now, what have you to say about this, Chi- cago? N. T. Florists' Bowling Club Score, Thubsday, Jan. 13 W. H. Siebrecht 144 137 152 C. W. Scott 160 150 151 P. Jacobson 150 142 149 H. C. Riedel 166 154 193 J. Miesem 146 155 161 P. J. Smith 143 136 154 I I Boston Wholesale and Retail Florists The committee on prizes and exhibi- tions of the Mass. Hort. Society held a meeting last week and arrangements were made for the American Gladiolus Society to hold its annual exhibition in conjunction with its own on Aug. 11-13. The Mass. Hort. Society is to give .$400 in prizes for this exhibition. During the year 1916 the society is to have exhibi- tions every month beginning Feb. 5 and the next on Feb. 19. These exhibitions are intended for new, rare or improved varieties of plants for which suitable recognition will be made. Last Satur- day, Jan. 15, Edwin Jenkins of Lenox, gave an excellent talk on "Vegetables for the Home and for Exhibition." His audience was very much interested. This week the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Ass'n. will hold its annual meeting at Hort. Hall on Jan. 21 and 22. There will be lectures in the forenoon and after- noon. Thomas Roland is cutting from his Nahant Greenhouses some of the finest Cattleyas and very nice Cypripedium in- signe flowers. He has also a large cut of very fine Spencer Sweet Peas. J. K. Chandler & Sons of Tewksbury are picking 15,000 Violets each week. The flowers are of good quality and find a ready market. The Montrose Greenhouses have a very nice cut of KUlamey and White Killar- ney Roses. Kidder Bros, of Waltham are the larg- est growers of Stevia in this section. The plant, although easily grown, is given the very best of care and their stock of this flower is always the best New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL-VALENTINE BOXES ^"/xJJ"^ 35c. 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: wSinr^kg^w' Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. Wlten. ordering, please meptlon The Eicbange Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Pricw qD«t«(S ara by th« hoodrcd oaiui •thcrwla* not«4 BuSato Jan. 17. 1916 6.00 500 500 COO 400 8,00 600 6.00 8 00 6.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 1. 00 ".25 .26 8.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 i.'cio 30.00 10.00 3.00 60.00 1.80 1.00 1.00 .75 to 60.00 to 50.00 to 40.00 to 25.00 to to to 15.00 to 15.00 to IS.OOl to 12.00 to S.OO' to 20.00 to 15.00 to 12.50 to 16.00 to 16.00' to 15.00 to 15-00 to 16.00 to 1.25 to ... to .SO to .60 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 4.00! to 4,00 to 4.00, to 4.00 to 6 00l to 6.00 to 6.001 to to 1.50 to .20 to .15 to 40.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 75,00 to 2.40 to 2.00 to 1.261 to 1.25 Clnciimatl , ^ VARIETIES , °T«,fi Jan. 17, 1Q16| Jan. IS. 1916 .. to 40.00 , . to 30,00 to 25.00' to 20.00 to 15.00 to to 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 8.00 to to .... 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00| ,,.. to .... 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 to .... to 1.00 to .20 to .25 .20 to .25 10.00 to 12.60 to to to to to 4.00 to 5.00 4,00 to 5.00| 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 to to to to to 4.00 to 5,00 35.00 to 50.00, to 1.50 .75 to 1.00, .75 to l.OOf .76 to I.OO .20 .10 Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs. AaroD Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft). Richmond Sunburst Killarney BrilUant Adiantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus, Plumosus, per bunch " Sprengeri, per bunch Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col . . I'Whit, Standard J Pink Varieties | Red LYellow and var •Fancy fWhite (•The high-J Pink est grades ori Red. sta'dvars.) ^Yellow and var Dalslea Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Llllum Longiflorum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas Smilax, per doz. strings Sweet Peas Violets, single Double St. Louis Pittsburgh Jan. 10, 1916 Jan. 3, 1916 40.00 to 50.00 30.00 to 40,00 20.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 16.00 to to 6.00 to 20.00 6.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 20.00 5.00 to 15.00 to 6.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 15.00 5.00 to 15.00 . ... to 1.00 to .26 to .60 .25 to .40 10.00 to 12.00 to to 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4 00 3.00 to 4.00 4.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 to to to 30.00 to 40.00 10.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 6.00 30.00 to 40.00 ... to 1.00 to 2 00 .76 to 1.00 ... to to 35 00 to 60.00 20.00 to 25.00 8.00 to 1.5.00 to to 4.00 to 10 00 4.00 to 10.00 ... to 4.00 to 6.00 ... to ... to ... to 6.00 to 12.50, ... to 4.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 10.00 5.00 to 10.00 ... to 1.00 to .25 to .75 .25 to .50 8.00 to 10.00 to to ... to .... ... to to ... to 6 001 ...to 6.00 ...to S.OOl ...to 5.00 ... to .. ...to .25 ... to.l2H ... to to to 50.00 to 40.00 25.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 16.00 4.00 to 6.00 to 2.00 6.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 12 00 4.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 15.00 4 00 to 12.00 8.00 to 15.00 6 00 to 15.00 6.00 to 15.00 to to .75 to 1.25 to .25 to .35 .30 to .50 8.00 to 12.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to .20 to.l2H to 3.00 to 4.00 to 50.00 1.20 to 1.80 1,00 to 2.00 .60 to .601 to 12.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 5.00 .... to 78.00 1.50 to 1.80 3.00 to 6.00 to .75 to 1.00 PATRICK WELCH '^iS' 226 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beauties, Orchids, Valley. Carnations, Calendulas. Cornflowers, Enftllsh Primroses. Yellow Daisies, Sweet Peas and Lllllum Longlflorum. All the novelties In the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston ou early trains. Store open for business at 6 A. M. TBL,BF»MOrNB. JVlAlfV 3fe9S B. A. SNYDER CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. Telephone. Fort Hill 1085-25017-25552 CItc ered't wbeyo erfM^^t '^^. tTif — Wpotloo Excbaaige Wholesale 'Cut Flower Market WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Dally consignments from leading growers Full line of Florists' Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. Telephone Main 6267-6268 When ordprinc. please mention Ttie Exehnnee quality and in demand. They are also large growers of Violets and put up most attractive bunches. Kameyama and Serada of North Cam- bridge have 7000 Lilies for Easter. There is every indication at this time that they will have very fine plants and flowers. They have also 3000 Azaleas and large rambler Roses ready for forc- ing into bloom. H. R. Hackel, one of Henry M. Robin- son & Co.'s traveling salesmen, has been through New York State and reports that everywhere he went he found busi- ness in excellent condition. Edward McMulkin has been confined to his home for the past three weeks, but he is able to be around again. During his absence his son has been looking after his store on Boylston st. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Murray of Pair- haven, and Mr. and Mrs. Julius of New Bedford, were visitors on Monday, Jan. 17. James A. Galvin, who was with N. F. McCarthy Co. for many years and later with Silverman on Winter st., is now in the employ of Henry M. Robinson & Co. Patrick Welch has just returned from Philadelphia, where he spent most of last week in connection with the National Flower Show. Mr. Welch said : "I am thoroughly pleased with the progress of the National Flower Show, and from present appearances I am convinced that this will be the largest and most success- ful show ever held in this country. The local committees are working like trojans and they, are leaving nothing undone that will help the great exhibition along." Lawrence Flynn. one of Patrick Welch's salesmen, has been on the sick list for the past week. He is back to work but is far from well. Samuel J. Goddard of Framingham is fortunate at this time in having a good cut of well grown Carnations. He has excellent Gloriosa. His flowers of Pink Delight are especially fine. He has a heavy cut of Matchless. He has also very nice Freesia flowers. HOlTON&HUNKaCO. Wtvolesale FLORISTS and aORISTS' SUPPLIES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE MStf Phone— MaU 874. P.O. Bes— B«a When ordering, pleaee mention The ExcbaDK, j U/>e McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower and plant baskets is the best you can get. Pittsburgh. Pa. Wben orderlDff, please , mention The Eschance Fred Becker of Cambridge has some of the finest Lilac plants that are grown in this vicinity and is having good suc- cess with Rhododendrons. R. D. Kimball of Waban has a good cut of long stemmed Snapdragon of a tine pink shade, also very superior Free- sias. It is rather unusual to see Chrysanthe- mums in the middle of January, but H. W. Vose of Hyde Park is marketing good flowers of a nice pink and a white variety. He is also a large grower of bulbs and has Tulips, and golden Spur Narcissi. The J. A. Budlong Co. has a heavy cut of Roses and all of extra fine quality. We noted recently very fine Ophelia, Shawyer, Stanley and Sunburst. Somehow Henry M. Robinson & Co., even when flowers are scarce, have a knack of getting a plentiful supply. We noted on a recent visit very fine Ameri- can Beauty Roses, Hadley, Russell, Ophelias and all the other standard va- rieties. Carnations of the highest qual- ity and choicest varieties are in good supply. With them shipping business is excellent. Welch Bros, report good business, espe- cially shipping business. The Wm. W. Edgar Co. of Waverly has all its greenhouses filled up again with plants for Easter and they give every indication of being of as good qual- ity as those they had for Christmas. R. C. niiladelphia Wholesale and RetaD FlorlsU I I *- National Flower Shonr There was a splendid meeting of the joint committees of the National Flower Show last Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce Hall in the Widener BuUding. Chairman George Asmus of Chicago, 111., presided. The other members of the na- tional board present were John Young, New York; Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass. ; William F. Kasting, Buffalo, , N. Y. ; Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J., and Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Everyone of the fifteen commit- tees connected with this project was represented and made a full report of progress to date. Everything is coming along swimmingly and in the main there is nothing left but the final completion. The floor and heating system as used for the automobile show at Convention Hall last week will be retained, and the deco- rative committee will elaborate consider- ably upon the present decorations. The publicity committee as well as the adver- tising committee have their work practi- cally completed, the progress and ac- complishments of wlhich have been re- ported in this paper from time to time. The lecture committee has its work alj.. completed. Special features committee is working hard on several projects that will be of interest and entertainment to tie visitor. The special premiums and exhibits committees report having secured an additional lot of prizes. Plans for the ofiicial program are complete ; it is to be a very handsome affair and sold for ten cents a copy. The music com- mittee has arranged for an interesting program of orchestral music with accom- panyinz soloists. Slarch 2,8 wiU be New York Day. Dates are being arranged for other cities and towns to be invited to attend. The trade tickets and the in- formation committees have their work well in hand. Taking it all the way through, everything is being taken care FlDUary ^, 1916. TheT Florists' Exchange 203 GARDENIAS THE BEST: S25.00 per 100. GOOD STOCK: $15.00-$20.00 per 100 \\r ,nn furnish vou most any quantity of them. We pack them very care- fully iiii'l yciu will finii that eveiy flower comes to you ui perfect condition. Carry them in siui k unil place an onlor for shipment two or three times a week. j,|» ,^ ^^ WHITE^ILAC J'efbllS; On a quantity of White Lilac we can offer you special quotation. You wi]I as good as any being shipped from this market. lucr Increase your find oui stock as good as any _ variety of cut flowers and carry lalac in stock. VIOLETS TJr LADY CAMPBELLS, light or large Singles. Our growers are all nearby, and they pick them in the morning, ensuring absolutely fresh stock. New York Violeta at the same price. Mention which you prefer when placing order. CATTLEYAS $6.00 per doz., S45.00 per 100. S5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100 At the prices that we have quoted we will furnish you all fine selected flowers, Etock that i-s well worth tlie money. FREESIA: 100 $5.00 DAFFODILS: Singles, 100 $5.00 SPENCER PEAS: 100 $2.00 MIGNONETTE: 100 S6.00-$8.00 BOUVARDIA— Pink Double, 100 $6.00 SNAPDRAGON: Dozen $1.50-$2.00 The Leo Niessen Co. Washington, D. C. 1214H St., N. W. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Philadelphia, Pa. 1201-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Centre St When ordering, plea.^e mrntlun T]]o K\ch:in^<> Wholesale Prices of Cut Hewers, Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 1916 Price* quoted are by the hondred unless otherwije noted ROMS— A. BeautT. Speoial 1 60 00 to 62.50 ' Fancy 40.00 to 50.00 Eitra 1 30.00 to 35.00 No. 1 20 00 to 25.00 No. 2 15 00 to 20.00 No. 3 8 00 to 12.00 KaiMiin Aus. Viot : . . . . to .... KUIarney I 6.00 to 15.00 White KiUamoy I 6.00 to 15.00 Mra. Aaron Ward 1 6.00 to 12.00 My Maryland 6.00 to 15.00 Pnnc* de Bulgarie (Mrs. Tatt) to RadiaDCO to .... Richmond 6.00 to 15 00 Sunburrt 6.00 to 12.00 Killamey Brilliant I 6.00 to 15.00 J. J. L. Mock I 6 00 to 15.00 Mrs. CharlM Ruaoell ! 6.00 to 35 00 Mra. Francis Scott Key I 10.00 to 15.00 Mrs. Geo. Shawyet ! 6 00 to 15.00 Hadley I 6.00 to 20.00 Ophelia 6.00 to 15.00 Adtantum, Ordinary ' 1.00 to 1.50 Antirrhinum, per bunch 75 to 2.00 Asparagus, Plumosus, per bunch 35 to .50 " Sprengeri, per bunch«. . .25 to .50 Asters .... to .... Houvardifl to .... Callas 16.00 to 20.00 Chrysanthemums, Ordinary to .... Fancy to .... Carnations, Inf. grades, all col 4.00 to 6 00 {White 5.00 to 6.00 pink 5 00 to 6.00 Red 5.00 to 6.00 Yellow and var to .... (-White to 6.00 Fanoy J Pink to 6.00 Varieties. .1 Red to 6.00 LVellowandvar to .... Dahlias to .... Daisies 1.00 to 2.00 Ferns, Hardy 10 to .15 I Galax Leaves 10 to .15 Gardenias 16.00 to 40.00 I Gladiolus to .... Lillum LonglAorum 12.60 to 16.00 Rubrum 5.00 to 8.00 Lily of the Valley 2.00 to 6.00 Mignonette, per dos., ordinary ! .36 to .60 fancy .60 to .76 Orchids — Cattleyai 25 00 to 50 00 Cyprlpediumi 12.50 to 15.00 Dendroblum formosum 36.00 to 60.00 Pansles per 100 bunches. Smllax, per dos. strings. . Sweet Peas Tuberoses Violets. Single Double, 5.00 to 6.00 1.80 to 2.40 .75 to ... to .25 to .75 to 3 00 Wallflowers, per bunch .20 to I to l.OO 1.00 .40 of. and there is every assurance that the greatest flor.il event of the year will be an unqualifiofl sucpes.*ing to attain. Per bunch Extra Long Sprays . . . $0.75 Medium Sprays &0 S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. The Wholesale FloriiU of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 Weit 28lh St. BALTIMORE WASHINGTON FrankUn&St.PaulSU. 1216H.SI..N.W. Ion The ExchflriFP "NA/E SELL ALL YOU GRO>^' TRY US AND SEE IlEPHIUDELPOU WHOLESALE ELORISTS EXCHANGE KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOUBLE KILLARNEY Finest Orchids, Gardenias and Violets. Open Sundjiya from 9 to 12 DEUTSCHER & GLAZER, PROPS., 'IS?la"dVl%"hAM: WALTER DAVIS '^J/o'::^^"' 1713 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The finest WHITE LILAC and SINGLE^ and DOUBLE VIOLETS Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street ROSES, CARNATIONS, YELLOW DAISIES, Pink and White PRIMROSES and all other novelties. Speoi&l week end prices — Write ua. PHILADELPHIA. PA. When, ordprlng. pl^-nae mention Thp Rrchnpgp STUm H. MILLER Berger Bros. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Choicest Seasonable Flowers q„|,° ti,> 1225 Race St., PHIIADEIPHIA, PA. A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ranstead St. When oniPi'Mig. nl'-imf PHILADELPHIA, PA. be morosi' auil Krourliy, Init 1 dniilit very much if you could fiud one ot the grow- ers in the propef condition to correspond to the weather, and his returns ; for we are all looking forward to the time when the sun will shine and the flowers will bloom once more. It lakes a Jarje amount of abuse and awfully unfavorjthle conditions to absolutely kill a growing plant, and the grower of the plants seems .to have acquired the same state. r. Kronwel. representing the C. J. Spcelman & Sons of Sassenheim, Hol- land, spent a few days in this section and reports business good all the way through and that the Ijineaster (bounty florists are a good reliable Iiunch of fol- lows. Mnx Fierstein found the mud pretty deep in some sections of the county, but he nevertheless conquered it !" or'Vr to obf'iin the l>usiness : and Mr. Price and his compatriot, Dennis Connor, made a flying trip to Lancaster jind '-ap "11. 1 .nn order fo.' wu urw Imuses for the Lord & Burnham Co., to be built by the B. P. Barr Co.. in fact I think tliey had several other good things in line, hut of these, more anon. Quite a number of the florists went -iitl..ii 'I h.' I'x'-lianEe Bell Telephone Keystone Telephone KOMADA BROTHERS ^'SS'^^ Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Any Wire Deaten at Short NotJce 1008 Vine Street. Philadelphia, Pa. ■W'h..|. .jr.liTliic. pi. -use rii iitl.'ii Tin- I.:xcli!inffe disease whidi leaves you feeling so bad after you are well. Tlie market flowers are reduced to a minimum right now by the unfavorable weather, and outside of Mr. Kohrer's Primula there is not much to be seen or had. ^Vlbebt M. Heeb. 204 The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS' SUPPLIES SEEDS* BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, ETC. Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers '""^six¥Y'GROwiRs"**'* Winterson's Seed Store 166 North Wabash Ave. Wln^n nrflpring- plesae mPntlnn TTlP Exolmngp Chicago The Chicago Flower Growers Associatioo Wholesale Gro-wers of Cut Flo-wers and Plants 182 IV. Wabash Ave. : : CHICAQO fAVL R. KLItHiSKnai, Mtataft { BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, "seSSSMi"* When ordering, please mention The Exolinncp E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. When ordering, please mention The Exchange FRNE & HLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAB.INE aO Bast Randolph Street CHICAQO When ordering, plense mpntlon The Exchange I CHICAGO AND THE WEST \ Wholesale and Retail Florists A vase of the new Rose Tip-Top, or Baby Doll , was on exhibition at Vaughan's Seed Store^ on Saturday and was very much admired. These were grown at the greenhouses at Western Springs. The Poehlmann Bros. Co. has installed a large bulletin board in its cut flower salesroom, 7274 E. Randolph st. Prices of all stock in plants and cut flowers will be shown on the board and carefully revised each day. Paul M. Palez, Little Kock, Ark., spent a few days in the city the past week and reports good business. Arkan- sas was one of the several other States that joined the dry column on Jan. 1, and in his opinion it will make it better for the cut flower trade. W. J. Keimel is making a special ef- fort to secure a large number of new members for the Society of American Florists and is meeting with good suc- cess. In the event that he should win President McRorie's prize of $150 for whoever secures the largest number of new members this season, Mr. Keimel has very generously consented to turn this amount over to the treasury of the Chicago Florists' Club. June will be a month of much interest to the trade of Chicago with the conven- tions of the Progressive party and the Republican party scheduled for June 7. The Seed Trade Convention 20-22, and the Forty-first Annual Convention of the American Association of Nurserymen in suburban Jlilwaukee, June 28 to 30, means mucli to the trade. The Chicago delegation to the meet- ing of the Amerfcan Carnation Society promises to be a good sized one. The fol- lowing have signified their intention of being there ; W. J. Keimel, C. L. Wash- burn, Emil Reichling, William Tricker, A. F. Longren, C. W. Johnson, Geo. Asmus, W. N. Rudd, P. W. Peterson, Anton Then, A. T. Pyter, John Then, Allie Zech, Matt Mann, J. E. Pollworth, Guy Reburn, Fred Lautenschlager, P. J. Foley, E. F. Kurowski, D. B. Dulwage, Philip McKee, Geo. Sykes. The Chicago Daily Tribune of Jan. 18 had the following to say about the cut flower situation : "Cut flowers are almost impossible to obtain in any quantities in Chicago. The shortage is probably the most serious ever known, and wholesale florists find themselves unable to fill any outside orders. Dark weather is the principal cause, but the high death and sickness rate is partly responsible for the shortage, dealers say." Mrs. Leo Kamerman, an actress who once played under the name of Mabel Eaton, died Monday at the Garfield Park Hospital. Mrs. Kamerman at one time opened a florist's shop on Jackson blvd. near Dearborn st. and is very pleasantly remembered by many in the trade. The second assembly ball given at the Blackstone Hotel Friday night was a Lon£ Distance Telephone Central 3373 H. E. Philpott, Prm. V. Bezdek, Vioe-Pree. Everything In Cut Flowers 30 Cast Randolph Street A. T. PYrER bang6 C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORISI 27 Saint Anne Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION Fhon*, SUTTER 640 Wtien ordering, please mention The Exchange Law Case Over Use of Paper Flowers George Allen, 26 years old, of 445 East 163d St., the Bronx, was arrested and taken to the Gates ave. court on Jan. 7, upon a warrant issued from that court signed by Magistrate Folwell, for "John Doe," upon the complaint of P. S. Shay, a law student clerk of 261 Lafayette ave. Shay charged Allen with petty larceny, and after the hearing Magistrate Folwell held Allen in $500 bail for examination. Allen pleaded not guilty. Shortly after New Year Shay's father died, and the usual death notices were inserted in the newspapers Then it was that Allen called at the Shay home, and said that he would like to supply the floral pieces for the funeral, stating that he could get them cheaper than the aver- age florist sold them, because of his knowledge of people in the business. The family ordered three pieces, a pil- low, an anchor and "gates ajar," the cost being placed at $21.50. They were all delivered to the home of Mrs. Pearl B. Nelms, with whom Shay lived, and pay- ment was made partly by check and partly in cash. After Allen had left it was discovered that the flowers making up the pieces were made of paper for the most part, with a few real flowers scat- tered through. Payment was immediately stopped on the check and the flowers were not used at the funeral, the family sending out and purchasing more. In court today he said, in his own de- fense, that he had used flowers which brought the total cost of the three pieces up to between $16 and $17, and that he had done a hard day's work on the pieces. — Brooklyn Eagle. Business Bringing Enterprise Jobn O. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. — Mr. Esler sends out a calender with the picture by Arthur J. Elsley, "A Helping Hand" Is there anything symbolical in the boy reaching for the Saddle as he stands in the river? M. Van Waveren & Sons, Ltd., bulb growers, Hillegom, Holland, (American representatives, H. Langeler, 17 State St., New York). — This well known Hol- land Arm has Issued quite the prettiest calendar that has reached us — a rosy cheeked little Dutch girl from the region of the Zulder Zee with plain winsey blue dress, wooden shoes, much head cover, and she is holding a dish of yellow Tulips. Very "cute" indeed. January 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 205 EST. nu HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD AZALEA BULB ORCHID, FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSEDROSE, CARNATION, PALM, CTOLAMEN CUtTfLOWE^'sPECIAL SHAPES TO CHICKEN FOUNTS. PIGEON NESTS. BEAN POTS, etc Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World's Largest Manufacturers A. H. HEWS & CO., I nc, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. ^'-''{'x- ry _L±: m-'iilloM 'Ih'- l':\rli;iiit:e ViijiuirainciuuimmitiiiuiiiuuiniiiiiiiioBiuiiummEiHiiitiiiuiciiuuiiiiiuciiiiiininiiciiiiiinuiiiEjiiiiiiiiniKiuiiiiinMicii^^ Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs! "ANCHOR BRAND" § OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoned, selected Virginia White Cedar — we use no substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant Tub that money can buy. Write for booklet and prlcea. RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS I i Largest Manufacturers of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND, VA. | £]iiiU)nnHt:iiiiiiiiiiiic]iiiiMnniiC]iniriiiiiiiniiniiinniE3ini]tiiiiuc]iiiuiiiiiiiC]itHiiuiiiic]inimiinn]|[iiinuiiic]tiMii^ 'inc. [']'' Di'^ntlon Tho Exchangp Middle Western Notes Cha.s. li. Offerle and J. V. Laver, Brie, Pa., have each been busy with funeral work. The Baur Floral Co. was getting into shape for Spring business and reports a good prospect. At Youngstown, O., Fischer & Buck- land, wholesale growers of Roses and Carnations, also H. H. Cade, were visited and found busy with funeral work. There had been no let-up since the holidays. Mr. Adgate of Adgate & Son, Warren, O., was at Cleveland, on Jan. 11. The best Roses seen by him during the week were the Cleveland Cut Flower Co.'s Newton Falls, O. The company was cut- ting a nice quantity of choice Killarney. Mr. Lamborn of Lamborn Floral Co.. Alliance, O., was on the sick list and had not been at the greenhouses for sev- eral weeks. The company's Roses and Carnations were looking well, although Roses were somewhat off crop. Mrs. J. F. Zimmerman, Alliance, O., is conducting the business since the death of her husband. H. T. Miller, Alliance, O., has been confined to the house by sickness. At North Hill Greenhouses, _ Akron, they were busy preparing Geranium cut- tings and painting material for new greenhouse which will be erected as soon as weather permits. There were 100 members and friends present at a ban- quet of the Flori.sts' Club of Cleveland on Wednesday evening, Jan. 12, at Hotel Hollenden. A royal good time was ex- perienced by all present. J. M. Gasser & Co.'s (Cleveland, O.) window display was composed of three Japanese gardens planted inside of three automobile tires in respect to the auto- mobile show which was being held in Cleveland the past week. C. L. Humphrey, Zanesville. O., has been confined to his house again by sick- ness. At the Imlay Co.'s place, Zanesville, they were preparing for a good seed busi- ness. I. Bayersdorfer of H. Bayersdorfer Co., Philadelphia, also H. C. Neubrand, representing A. >s^. Pierson, Inc., Crom- well. Conn., were calling on the trade. Chas. Miller. Newark, O., was con- fined to his house by sickness. Paul M. Hnlbrook has an exceptionally fine lot of 4in. and .5in. Boston Ferns. His general stock was in the best of condition. Kent Bros., Newark, O.. who grow a general line of bedding plants, also cut flowers and flowering plants, have a fine lot of Cyclamen in bloom. At Chas. Duerr's they also reported good business. The Munk Floral Co., Columbus, O., was busy with retail orders. J. R. Hellenthal, 32 Motor st., was busy with funeral work. He reports business far ahead of last season. Columbus Floral Co., growers of Car- nations, Chrysanthemums and Roses, re- ported good prices on all output. Mr. F. Miller has charge of the growing. Livingston Seed Co. reports good pros- pects of Spring trade. Even with high prices and scarcity of some varieties of seed, the company is booking more heav- ily than ever. N. St. Louis, Mo. The Market Business here continues good, al- though some real Winter has set in. Cai^ nations are plentiful, and are bringing 3c. to .5c. Roses still remain off crop. TTiese are selling at from 3c. to 10c. ; a few extra choice bring 12c. Considering t)he dark weather, iSweet Peas are com- ing in in fair supply and are quoted at .ft. 50 per 100. Violets seem improved. Tlie price is 40c. to 50c. per 100. Daffo- dils are cleaning up at 6e. and there is hardly enniigh t^-iiich 6.24 320 5-inch 4.61 Our Specialty, Long Distance and Eiport Trade. HILFINGER BROTHERS. - - Pottery. FORT EDWARD. NEW YORK AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 51 Barclay Street, New York City. Aftents lOOOtK-inoh $6 00 1800 2-inoh 4.88 1600 2}i-inoh 6.26 600 2H->nch 6 00 210 6H-iDoh »3.78 144 6-inch 3.18 120 7-inoh 4.S0 60 8-inch 8.08 S^eWHlLLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN PHILADELPHIA WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y. Flctco Paper Pots The Pot That Needs No Bottom The standard for shipping small plants. Per 1000 2-inch *1 -20 2M-ilioh 1.30 2)^-inoh 1.50 3-inoh 2.00 Many Carnation Growers are using our square plant boxes for Rooted Cuttings. It is a paying proposition. Pries: One to fifty thousand, Ji.lO per 1000. Cash with order. Fletcher & Son, Auburndale, Mass. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to epend this Winter txj stock your greenhouses. Think of us. Write us. Try at The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl SL, Norrlslown.Pa. When nrdcring. plense ni'Mition Tito Exchange SYRACUSE RED POTS FERN POTS, PANS and SAUCERS, op to and Including 13-Inch, all machine made. A creat LmprovemeDt over the old atyle turned pota. WnU /or CcUaioou« SYRACUSE POTTERY C. BREITSCIIWERTH. Prop, SYRACUSE. N.Y. Fred II. Webor as.siTts tliat l)usiness is good. "The long li.st of sick makes blooming plants much in demand," he says. The meeting of the Horticultural So- ciety of the State on the 12th, 13th and 14lih was well attended. Addresses by Prof. Ij. Haseman and J. C. Whitton of Columbia. Mo., were particularly inter- esting. Jules Bourdet, Adolph Janacke and J. F. Aminann also discussed some interesting subjects. Mr. Ammann's ad- dress, "Oreani^ation as Pertaining to the Florists' Business," contained some use- ful hints and expert advice. F. L. S. When ordering. pIpwsp Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made in standard stica of 2-in. to 6-in. The best Paper Pot (or shlppiog purposes. Samples fur- nished free. Ask your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 4030akSt. Walth»i..Mus ni'-ntkin Thp Bxcbangs THE EXCHANGF— *'ert and up-to-date 206 The Florists' Exchange LIQUID^ 40% NICOTINE 8-lb. can JIOJO 4-Ib. can 5.50 1-lb. can 1.50 K-lb. can JO ii NICO-FUME >> = PAPER 288-8heel can S7.50 144-8heet can 4.00 34-8heet can 85 THRIPS, . APHIS SPRAYING— VAPORIZING— rUMIGATING YOUR DEALER HAS THESE PRICES Manufactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Incorporated, LouisvUle. Ky, Reclproolty — Saw It In the Bichange Ex o limine (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL APHIS 00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. m\\\ I iirini(iniii#iii[irTiWifirn'rtHffi'ri you wi VVE SELL DIRECT TO ThF EDSMEN CANNOT SELL IT TO YOl jS* Tobicco PowderTKrTsGuaranleSrTo Burn, adft ill Burn aDd Give Perfect Satisfaction, or Money Back, N^ft^ Q(j]{r Qjjj|ct to Ua. THE H. A. STOOTHOFF fit CO., YORK, PA. ■aB^^tt^B fiflnn 111.- FT<-linnge THE RENO>VNED FOOD FOR PLANTS MANUFACTURED BY CLAY & SON. STRftTFORD LONDON, ENGLAND .^ ^ \\'hpti nrtltriiip. pletise mi^'ntlon The Exchange Fertilizers FACTORY PRICES. Cash with Order. ^. Per ton 200 Iba. Sheep $28.00 $3.60 Bone 35 00 4.60 Blood and Bone SO.OO 6.00 Davidge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40.00 5.00 Blood 76.00 8.00 Tankage 30.00 4.00 Acid Phosphate 20.00 2.50 Wood Ashes 20.00 2.60 Hudson Carbon Co. BaiistonSpa,iLy. Wbpn ordoriiig. please iiii>nti..n The Exchange c U/ze •Jniecticitie J/iaJr ■of -ITUitiy Afi£ci£&- The Recognized Sfandard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, white fly. thrlps and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; Cal., $2.50. FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c Wi.^^^Z TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. > ™ TOBACCO DUST, TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. rb'a*i2 Large Bale, weighing 400 to 600 lbs . $2 60 Special prices In Tons and Carload Lots '■ lb bagB Ic. Ib.>""' lb bag^ J. J Frie(lman.'''lRTol^i'vr"N"r FUNGINE An Infallible spray remedy for Rose mildew. Carnation and Chrysanthemum rust Qt., 75c., ^aL, $2.00. VERMINE A soil sterilizer for cut. eel, wire and anele worms. Qt., $1.00; graL, $3.00. When orderine. plejise mi-iitiiin The RxclninKe NIKOTEEN For BpraTing. APHIS PUNK For Fuxntckttnc. Aak jour dealer lax it NICOTINE MFG. CO. ST. LOUIS When ordering, please mention The Exchange SCALINE For San Jose and various scale on trees and hardy stock. Qt. 76o.; raL, $1.50. NIKOTIANA A 12 per cent nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumigating or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.50; g-al., $4.50. If yon cannot obtain onr products from your local dealer, send ns your or- der and we will sMp Immediately tlirougrl^ our nearest asrent. mm. MANlf ACTURING CO. MADISON, N. J. Geo. A. BumUton. Prea. M. C. Bbel, Treat Whou ordi^ring. i>l>'--iye mention Tho Exch-nnge THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-date W =siV/' 'hflMURES Uneqaaled for Greenhonse and i^ Landscape Fertilizinij .>■ >i The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CailCAGO \A'hen ordering, plea.se inrnli.,!) The E.\ch!tnffe Dayton, 0. The first zero weather of the season reached Dayton on Monday, Jan. 17. Ever since the first of January the scar- city of cut flowers has been very pro- nounced. The continued cloudy weather bad a very marked effect on Howers, which are well budded but refuse to open without .sunshine, while the unusual num- ber of funerals used up the stock almost jjefore it was ready, and generally speak- ing everybody cleaned up well. Florists at Industrial Esposition j The great Industrial Exposition held at the New Delea Building opened its doors to the public on Friday, Feb. 14, and will last eight days instead of six as at first intended. It is unquestion- ably a tremendous success. It is really ' a miniature world's fair and one visit I does not satisfy, it only makes you I anxious to go again. Uu the seventh ^ floor the florists and nurserymen have their exhibit. They occupy the entire north end of the floor, the exhibit is sur- t rounded by a 2 lift, hedge of California Privet and in the background the palms and shrubs are grouped very artistically. In the foreground are crocks of short Poinsettia. There is a large picture of the Miami Floral Co.'s greenhouses in the rear and the plants are arranged to look as though you were on your way to the place. In the center of their space white Lilacs are banked high, making it look like a huge bush profusely covered with flowers. Around the foot of the bush are the red Poinsettias. Between the Lilac bush and the end was a bower made with palms and ferns. The Heiss Co. and Miami Floral Co. gave this exhibition together and the decorating was done by Mr. Rogers of the Miami Floral Co. and Mr. Wittman of the Heiss Co. Going down to the sixth floor, as you leave the elevator you get the impres- sion that there is another floral exhibit but such is not the case; it is the Lum- bermen's Club exhibit, although they have used good landscape gardening to bring out their own exhibit. They have laid out a perfect miniature village, and the flat is laid out in sections with minia- ture up-to-date and completely furnished houses, even to electric lights in the even- ing. The approach to each house is a cement walk bordered with perfect minia- ture hedge made of round bushes of Box- wood. Near the houses are flower beds and trees, the trees are made of the col- ored Moss tied on in bunches, while the bushes and flower beds are made up of the Diana grasses in the pink, blue, green and red. Beside each house is a vege- table garden fenced in with seed really growing and little Cabbage plants and Lettuce represented in paper. In the village there are two perfectly laid out parks, one has the walks bordered by ■ hedge (made of Boxwood), while at in- tervals there are shade trees made by the , round and long Box trees in miniature ' * size. The lawns were a beautiful shade of green, made with the green colored burlap. The Maidenhair fern (pre- pared) was used for a vine to go over arched trellises and for the vines on the houses. The other park represented a high hill with steps winding around and a water- fall near the top. The whole exhibit is more beautiful to see than to tell, and it is drawing people from distant cities, such as Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnti, and one delegation from California. Al- though it is a lumberman's exhibit there seems to be very much in the floral and horticultural to attract. Notes Miss Elizabeth Kastner, with the Heiss Co., is again able to be at her work after a hard siege of the grip. ^ Visitors this week to our city were Mr. Xewcome, representing J. C. Vaughan of Chicago, 111. ; Ivan Roon, representing Koozen Bros, of Holland ; F. Lempke, representing the Barnard Co., Chicago, 111. George Frisch is the proud owner of a iiew Ford delivery wagon. Mr. Frisch claims there is a perceptible increase in business since he has his machine. The Advance Floral Co., operated by E. E. Schaeffer, has given up its store on South Main st. and will carry on the business from the greenhouses. Jlrs. Elizabeth Phebus is unable to at- tend to business owing to a severe case of grip. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Mahan can readily sympathize with each other as they both have grip and are unable to attend to business. K. E. Y. Kansas City, Mo. Fourteen Belonr Zero The decline of temperature to 14 degrees below zero, around which it stayed for two days, caused a marked cessation in the local buying of flowers and considerable activity in guarding against damage. There was no serious resultj however, and trade picked up later. There is a decided shortage of stock, no Lilies to speak of, very few Roses, but a tolerable quantity of Carna- tions. There is a strong demand for practically all lines ; Sweet Peas are also difiicult to get. Prices are keeping up to their pre-Christmas high levels. W. C. Hughes, representing S. A. Weller, of ZanesviUe, O., called on the local florists the past weels, though he will return in February. He is now hitting the high spots on the department store trade in pottery and art goods. Ernest R. De Vigne, agricultural com- missioner of the board of education of Kansas City, w'ill have for the next five years the use of a 3S-acre tract for school gardens. The property has been donated for that period by R. A. Long, wealthy lumberman, for the purpose of encour- aging the garden work of the schools. A central garden will be established here. The Rosery, Topeka, Kans., joined re- cently in a Bible phrase contest partici- pated in by merchants in various lines, conducted by the Capital. The words published in the Rosery's advertisement, which were to be searched for by the con- testants, were "The flowers appear on the earth — ," which may profitably be searched for by others. The home of J. G. Peppard of the J. G. Peppard Seed Co. was robbed re- cently, while the family was away, and .iewelry stolen of the estimated value of $2000. The loot included diamond ear- , rings, stickpins and rings, an amethyst necklace, a ruby necklace, a woman's gold watch and a revolver. \ negro had been seen prowling about the place, and it is believed he gained entrance by a Sjkeleton key. Henry Ewing, a negro known as the "potato king" of the Kaw Valley is sub- dividing a tract of 100 acres near Argen- tine, Kans., which he will sell on time to negroes under condition that they will plant shade and fruit trees, and work the tracts. Mrs. Harry B. Musser of Parsons, Kan., chairman of the conservation de- partment of the Kansas State Federa- tion, is developing a campaign for the planting of trees in Kansas, particularly January 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 207 on farms and property aJjoiiiiiiK tliu Lincoln lliK'liwa.v. Tlie Jopartmeul will co-opt'rale willi State Forester Soott iu the pi'ojeet, which involves the preserva- tion and cultivation of farm wood lots, and the beanlilieaiiun of the ground around farms and city property. Henry Kusik, proprietor of the supply house of 11. Kusik & Co., was married Jan. 11. The bride is a young lady whom Mr. Kusik had known in (iermany. Miss .\nna I-unra, who for the past five years has been living in Kansas City, kan. Mr. and Mrs. Ku.sik took a short bridal tour, their destination having been kept secret. The Kansas Cily market is devoid of Easter Lilies, and it is said will not have supplies of any volume of high quality for two or three weeks. H. Kusik & Co. got out rather luckily from the evil effects of the cold snap. The company lost only one shipment by freezing, a small quantity of Sweet Teas that had been shipped from a Southern point The local market is getting a good many Carnations from Kansas City growers, of good quality. The demand is well sustained. B. S. B. Kalamazoo, Mich. A Strong Market Since the holidays business has kept up amazingly and every available flower is in demand so that the market quotations hold up nearly equal to the boliday ones. Much funeral work has been done owing to the prevalence of the grip and pneumonia, both of which have been re- sponsible for much sickness. Shipping trade has also been excellent and I imagine there must exist quite a short- age of all lines of flowers throughout the Middle \Vest; in fact I cannot recall such a persistent call for a number of years as has been experienced here for the last few weeks. The dull heavy weather has been re- sponsible for a short crop during the Winter, for while with a few exceptions we have had no real cold spells, much, dark, cloudy weather has made things very hard on the grower and his stock. In a few weeks, however, I believe we shall be on the long side for I am told that big crops of Carnations are in sight and need only sunshine to fetch them in. Notes The first zero weather occurred this week, the temperature being recorded at 5 below on Friday morning. James Jackson of the Central Nursery Co., has bought out the Fisher Floral Co. on Rose st. and placed his brother John in charge. William Thomas at Mountain Home has of late been quite busy with funeral and other floral work. The sisters Erb have also picked up quite a nice amount of business during the present month. The Prudential Nursery Co. has built a most extensive and modern packing house at Vicksburg. and being adjacent to the railroad tracks, it will greatly facili- tate their shipping. Mr. C. A. Krill, president of the company, has almost completely recovered from the effects of the accident last Spring. S. B. General Trade Notes Lake <;kneva. Wi.s. — The greenhouses on the Allerton estate have been rebuilt and very much enlarged the past Fall. It was a big job of work. Worcester. Mass. — Ilahor Ball of 1C7 Russell St., a well known florist, and Miss Martha C. Anderson were married on Jan. 8. Keokuk, Ia. — The oflice and elevator of the Gate City Seed Co. was destroyed by fire, the loss being estimated at $26,000. Phoenix, R. I. — Chas. W. Smith, 83, for 39 years secretary of the Rhode Island Horticultural Society, died sud- denly on Jan. 7. West Allis, Wis. — The first green- house erected in West Allis was built the past year by M. J. Schulte. The green- house is 57ft. X ISft. and wUl be doubled the coming season. Fort Atkinson, Wis. — A. L. Merri- man has disposed of his greenhouses to Cloute Bros., one of whom was formerly employed by Mr. Merriman.. Possession was given on .Tan. 1. CociiiTUATE, Mass. — The wind on Sunday, Dec. 20, did damage to one of the greenhouses owned by Chas. Fullick by blowing out a number of panes of glass. NouRiSTOWN, Pa. — W. 10. Kline, for- merly superintendent of the Normandy Farms owned by Ralph B. SI rassburger, at (Iwynedd Valley, has purchased a large property at t)rilla and will construct ex- tensive floral gardens. Des JIoines, I a. — The florists of the city and surrounding country are planning for a large flower show in the Coliseum next November. The Chamber of Commerce and the retail merchants' bureau is behind the plan. Toi.eik), O. — The Western Avenue Greenhouse Co. has recently incorporated, capital, $10,000; Arthur G. ImOberstag, Myrtle A. Schroder, Eleanor ImOberstag, M. E. ImOberstag and C. O. ImOberstag. FnLTONViLLE, N. Y. — Theophilus F. Hooper, 73, died on Jan. 3, at the home of his son in this city. Mr. Hooper was engaged in market gardening. He is sur- vived by a widow, two daughters and three sons. Stouqhton, Mass. — At the green- houses of Paine Bros, on High st. a large number of panes of glass were liroken by the wind on Dec. 26, and the roof of one of their houses was raised. Rocuesteb, N. Y. — The Western New York Horticultural Society will meet in Convention Hall from Jan. 26 to 28 to celebrate the 01st anniversary of the or- ganization. A very interesting program has been arranged for the occasion. FoKT Wayne, Ind. — Geo. Pandel, flo- rist, has closed a long time lease for the storeroom 824 Calhoun st. and is having the interior of the store nicely decorated. The new store will be known as the Fort Wayne Flower Shop. Mr. Pandel will get most of his flowers from Chicago. Holland, Mich. — A new floral store has been opened to the public patronage in this city, called the Twelfth Street Flower Shop. The proprietors of this enterprise Peter Pluim and Henry Huizega, have built a greenhouse where they will 1-aise their own plants and ferns for sale. West Hampton Beach, N. Y. — The firm of Jagger & Halsey, florists, has dis- solved partnership, Mr. Jagger having purchased Mr. Halsey's interest in the business. The latter will still be con- nected with the business, however, work- ing for Mr. Jagger. Sioux Falls, S. D. — The Minnehaha Floral Co. opened a retail store in the Dennis Building in South Phillips. The firm has gained a favorable reputation as grow-ers for some time but last year was their first attempt toward retailing its own flowers and plants. Eureka, Cal. — Until a permanent place of business can be established, the downtown store of the Cottage Gardens Nurseries is to be located at F st., be- tween Fifth and Sixth sts. Steps will be taken toward the location of a per- manent place of business upon the re- turn of C. W. Ward from the East. ^ Providence, R. I. — The Westminster Greenhouses, Inc., is defendant in two suits filed in the Superior Court on Jan. 3 in which the damages aggregate $2000. It is alleged that G. Silvo was injured by the defendant's automobile and he sues for $1000. His father also sues for $1000 as compensation for the loss of his son's services. Flushing, N. Y. — John Hallett, 73 years old, died of pneumonia on Dec. 29 at the home of his son, 108 Madison ave. Mr. Hallett was engaged in the floral business at Larchmont for many years, retiring about a year ago, when he came to Flushing to live with his son. He is survived by a widow, two sons and one daughter. Louisiana, Mo. — The recent election of Lloyd C. Stark, of Stark Bros., as president of the Western Association of Nurserymen at its Kansas City Con- vention, adds additional interest to the fact that this great Missouri enterprise is just ready to begin the celebration of its hundreth anniversary of a century of progress and growth. Xavesikk, N. J.— John Bennett, who has conducted a greenhouse and nursery business in this city for the past 18 years, will either lease or sell the business and in the Spring will move to Toms River, where he recently acquired a tract of land, consisting of 20 acTes. In his new loca- tion Mr. Bennett intends to carry on a nursery business only. ■ HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, Ij^ and Ij^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-3 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K, D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO Wln'ii urderiiiK'. please mcntloQ The Exchange PUTTY BULB (ScoUay's) For Liquid Putty The best tool for glaz^ ing and repairing greenhouse roofs. Note the Improved Spout For salt by your lup* ply bouse or sent postpaid for $ 1 .00. ,OIINA.SCOlUY,ln: 74-76 Myrtle Are. BROOKLYN,Y.N Wlieii orderinp. please nn'iitinu Tlle lixcliaiiffe GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it wiUpay you to get them Vve carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Prices. PARSHEISKY BROS., Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros.^ Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO Hard to Estimate Its Value MR. BIRD E. SMITH, Vic- toria, Texas, writes ns: "As to the value of the Skinner Irrigation Syatern, it is difficult to estimate. With such a system of irrigation plants grow rapidly and bloom proiuscly. Dur- ing the extreme drought of the Summer of 1913, irriga^d an acre, and not only saved all of my plants, but also had flowers in bloom dur- ing a time when there were no flowers elsewhere." I SendlforibuUetin. ;kinner OF- I HR I GATI ON The Skinner Irrigation Co. 223 Water St., Troy, Ohio When ordtriiig. please mention The t^xcuuuge Change of Name FROM Qtaker City Madiioe C«. TO The lohn A. Evans Co mCHMONO, INDIANA Whea ordering, please mectloa The Excbance 208 The Florists' Exchange Even the little ", lean-to" greenhouses, such as^the^one illustrated above, which we built at Plandome, Long Island, are planned and erected with the greatest care, as they require all the fine details that make for the successful operation of the professional growers' structures. The reputation we have gained for fast work is only to be equaled by our reputation for fine work, and the particular feature of our service is that we can give both at the same time. We owe our success not only to the efficiency of our methods, but also to tlie quality of our work. We Know What To Do and What Not To Do If you contemplate building a greenhouse write us — we can save money for you. S. JACOBS & SONS Greenhouse Builders 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Roof Supports. Ventilating Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etco S^'s DILLER. C ASKEY ®. KEEN S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wh<^n ortlerlng. plfnse mpntlon TbP Exchmigp Successors ic JENNINGS BRO^. DREER'S FLORIST SPECIULTIES New Bra od N«w StjrU "HOSE RIVERTON" Furnished in lengtbi up to BOO leet without ■earn or Jotnt. TheHOSEfortheFLORIST li-inoh. per ft., lAo. Reel o» 800 ft. " W^e. 3 ReeU, 1000 feet - .- " Ut. U-inoh - - '• l3o. Reeli.fiaOH. " 12Ho. Couplings fornishea HEKRY A. DREER, 714 Cliestnut Street Pliiladelphio, Pa. When ordprlng. nleiisp mpntlon The Exchange CLAY TILE BENCHES ^ Low factoiT coat of material. 1^ No skilled tabor required. It Is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — wUl last a Ufetune. Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. Wboii i-Ttlprintr. pIpm^^p mrntinn Th>- P^sfliHnge PERFECT GREENHOUSES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE TOU LIVE 1503 MASONIC TEMILE BUILDING WTien ordering. pIpmsp mpntinn Thp Rxphiinge Greenhouse Materials T^Lt IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In aU lenttha up to U feet MiUed to any detail furnished, or wOl furnish details and out materials ready for ereotlon. frank Van Assche, a".srJER"sl?c?f?; "l When ordering, please mention The Bxchanite A Traveler's Notes Baldwin Florist, Scranton, Pa., is spe- cializing in bedding plants and Carna- tions. L. Morel of Morel Bros, is on the sick list. Their greenhouses are set- tling through the caving in of the under- mined coal section. Anton Schultheis, Scranton, will build two new Rose houses in the Spring. His stock in general was in best of con- dition. Benj. Dorrance, Kingston, Pa., Rose grower, is disposing of a large quantity of his production among the local flo- rists, the sulplus going to New York market. Gottleib Bauman, S. Mainst., is mak- ing extensive improvements in his store and will also add a new icebox and auto- mobile. . . Binghamton, N. Y., was next visited. H. S. Hopkin,s place was in the best of condition. His new house erected, in the Fall, was filled with bedding stock. F. E. Knise, Mygatt St., has a fine lot of bedding plants started for Spring trade. He reports business improving. A. Osier, Binghamton, was busy with funeral work. The Bool Floral Co., Jos. Thomas, prop., Ithaca, N. Y., reports a good in- crease in holiday trade over last year's. An addition to the new greenhouse erected last Fall is contemplated. Max A. Fierstein, representing the Moore Seed Co., Philadelphia, Pa., and H. C. Neubrand, representing A. N. Pier- son, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., were calling on the trade in Scranton and Wilkes- Barre. Both report business very good. Wm. McDonald, Moosic, Pa., was busy taking Geranium cuttings. He has just built a 'large garage and storehouse ad- joining the greenhouses. John Beugle, Scranton, Pa., reports business propects much better than last season. He is a large grower of pot plants. „ „ „ , Thomas Floral Co., Owego, N. Y.. for- merly known as A. J. Thomas & Sons, has been reglazing the houses and reports business exceptionally good. The United States Cut Flower Co., Elmira, N. Y., which specialize in Roses and Carnations, was cutting some excep- tionally fine Mock Roses. Carnations W'ere above the average. At John B. Rudy's on Hoffiman st. were seen some choice Alice Carnations. During ten days previous to Christmas Mr. Rudy cut 2000 Alice from 300 plants. Rawson Florists. Elmira, N. Y., re- ported heavy business in funeral work. Robert Klebert and daughter are con- fined to the house by la grippe. A. H. Woeppel, Corning, N. Y., had a busy day making and delivering funeral work. He is cutting at present some very nice white and pink Enchantress. Wettlin Floral Co., Homell, N. Y., was treating the interior of the store with a coat of paint. A. Schreiber, Hornell, was busy with plant propagation and reported good pros- pects for the coming Spring. Lawrence Cotter of Jamestown, N. Y., manager Lake View Rose Gardens, has been confined to his home by sickness but is reported improving. Chas. Cotter is taking charge during his father's sick- D. Offerle, Warren, Pa., expects to build a new Rose house this Spring. J. L. Rowe, Titusville, Pa., reports business exceptionally good this month. W. M. Deyo Co., OU City, Pa., is cutting some good Carnations. Bedding stock was looking fine. Oakwood Rose Gardens, Oil City, ex- pects to build an addition to their place this Spring. They are the Largest growers of Roses in this section and also grow Carnations and Chrysanthemums on a large scale. N. Cincinnati, 0. The Market Roses are but one of the many seasonable lines of flowers in the market that are scarce at the time of this writ- ing. The receipts include some good Killarney, White Killamey, Ophelia, Riclimond, Hoosier Beauty and American Beauty Roses, but there is not a beavy supply of any one of flhem. Carnations, too, are scarce. The same -is true of Easter Lilies. Narcissus and Daffodils are finding a ready sale. Lily of the Valley is in demand. The supply of or- chids, and double and single Violets is sufficient for present needs. Other offer- ings include Callas, Marguerites, Prim- roses and Forgetmenots. The supply of green goods is sufficient for present needs. Club Sleeting The regular meeting of the Cin- cinnati Florists' Society was held on Monday, Jan. 10, at Lahold and New- burgh's. The attendance was the largest at a meeting for some time. Jos. Hill gave a talk on (he coming Carnation So- ciety's meeting. W. Ray Murphy gave the final report of the Relief Committee. 'The first steps toward a Fall Flower Show were taken when Pres. Max Ru- dolph appointed a committee consisting of C. E. Critchell, chairman ; Jos. Hill, J. A. Peterson, W. Ray Murphy and Henry Sheppard. Jos. Hill, Henry Shep- pard, Richard Koot, Roy Rudolph and Otto Griser were elected to membership. Notes . , ,„ About half of C. E. Cntchell's force has been on the sick list at differ- ent times during the past fortnight. Henrv Behrens of Middletown. O., died last Wednesday. He was well known here and his family has the sympathy of his friends in the trade. J. A. Peterson, R. Witterstaetter and C. E. Critchell have signified their inten- tion of attending the Carnation Society meeting at St. Louis. Notes The Albert MdCullougti family is haviing tough luck come all at one time. Albert McCuIIough recently underwent a serious operation wTiile at a local hos- pital from which he died. Harrie B. Mc- CuIIough is very ill on the Pacific Coast. At a recent oraanization meeting of the William Murphy Co., W. Ray Mur- phy was ejected president and general manager, while Mrs. Luna Murphy was elected vice-president and H. Murphy, secretary and treasurer, and Miss Cora Pherson. ass't manager. A boiler at R. Witterstaetter's gave way at the end of last week. Fortu- nately it happened during a warm spelj. Among recent visitors were Sam Selig- man representing Werthheimer Bros., New York, and J. F. Donaldson, of Wil- lowdeen Nurseries, Sparta, Ky. Teddy. Indianapolis, Ind. Flowers are Scarce At no time within the past ten years have flowers been so scarce as they are at present. Larger flower markets are all cleared up and it is often impos- sible to obtain fifty per cent, of the stock ordered. Prices have gone skyward, so that it is difficult at times to tell whether there is any profit derived in the retail business or not. It keeps the storemen hustling between tall accounts and satis- fied customers. Much of the trade of course, are not acquainted with the trou- bles of the florists and are hardly willing to pay $1.50 per dozen for Freesias or $1.25 to $1.50 per dozen for_ Daffodils without dissenting in their opinion. Freesias were actually sold in the Chi- cago market at $7 to $8 per 100 and Daffodils at .$5.50 to $6 per 100. Car- nations of fair quality went for $6, fancy red as high as $7 and $8 per 100. Most of the store people were willing to ob- tain what they could locally at more moderate prices than required in the larger cities, but of course, all orders could not be filled under these conditions. Cities farther south were not so heavily affected by weather conditions as were the northern cities as Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland. Also some of these places state that the houses are covered par- tially with ice and it is impossible for stock to m^ke any headway. Good local Carnations are bringing from $3 to $5 per 100 wholesale and 75c. to $1 per doz. retail. Roses are only of fair quality with a big percentage of culls ; $15 to $18 per 100 is obtained tor the most select stock ; $7 to $10 per 100 for medium grades, and $4 to $6 per 100 for the shorter grades. Am Beauty Roses are wholesaling at $5 to $50. [Roman Hyacinths are scarce at $4 as are Paperwbites at $3.50 to $4 per 100. Eastern Violets arrive in fine condition at 75c. to $1 per 100 as do local singles at the same figure. It is sometimes a struggle to obtain good Lily of the Val- ley at $4 to $5 per lOO as European shipments are now more or less irregu- lar. A few home grown CatUeyas are received at 35c. to 50c. each, also Gar- denias at 2oc. to 35c. each. There is an elegant supply of pot plants in the market, but there is little demand for them. Among the better sell- ing kinds are those commonly called Spring flowers, namely Daffodils, Hya- cinths. Forsythia and Forgetmenots. The weather here remains dark and cold and it is difficult to prophecy just when the market will meet with easier conditions. Much stress is laid on the fact that European importations did not all arrive, particularly in the bulb line, and that this fact alone has caused a heavier demand on the staple lines of American goods. Notes The annual January meeting of the State Florists' Association was a big success, and the members all went away satisfied. There was not a dissenting Toice to inviting the Carnation meeting here in 1917. Indianapolis will feel highly honored by entertaining these visi- tors and Indiana will certainly do her best in growing Carnations if the dele- gates at St. Louis are successful in ob- taining the same. Homer Wiegand is getting ready for a Florida jaunt. He has become disgusted with the Indiana fishing and nothing short of pulling tarpon and sharks out of the Gulf of Jlexico is able to attract his sportive tendencies. Charles Ealand of Bertermann's staff is again able to be about. Herman Young had his Ford machine stolen three weeks ago but was fortunate an having the same under the supervision of the Ford Co., who will probably make good in the matter. Mr. Bluebach of BlTvoOd, Ind., was a recent visitor. Sweet Pea growers in this locality are discouraged with the dark weather. There is every prospect for a fine crop, but the buds simply won't stick oru Wm. Hamant says that his Sweet Peas have the finest growth he has wit- nessed in a long time, and says the crop will be undoubtedly of fine quality when it does arrive. Sam Seligman telegraphed he w.as com- ing to Indianapolis and lay in bed at the Washington Hotel on Sunday morning with a telephone, making engagements with prospective customers. Sam has got that business system down to a fine January 2?, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 209 The Heating Problem Solved Judftlnft atiHccIy accordlnfl to mechanical meHta. If« the METROPOLITAN PATENTED BOILER you want. BeoauM of their proven scientifically perfect oon- ttrustion, Metropolitan Patented Boilere will heat a given amount of wator quicker, with less fuel, and less attention than any other boilers on the market. The remarkable beating effioienoy and quick •teaming qualities of these boilers are due to their large and eflective heating surface. Just a few points of Metropolitan Patented Boiler merit: Bmootb. perfect finished oaatings. 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We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East. We Cat and Thread Pipe F.O.PiER(;EC(l Mastlca Is akkatie and .etubctoaa, Mlmlta at expansion and contraction. Putt^ becomes bsird and brittle. Broken glass more easily remoTed without bresJcinft of other fltnrt as occizra wicb bard putty. Lasts lonfter ttum putty. Easy to apply. ^■H TO CLOSE OUTi 500 Boxes 8 x 10 200 " 6x8 " B ** qoalHy double tbiok A great ohanee to saTS money. Hovb many « yc% iroi*' t L SOLOMON & SON, 199-201 Wooster SL, Nm York WholmMalm Wtndom Glmma WTiep ordprhit:- i-l'-ttwr ui- nili-ii Thf Brchanee Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results GLASS 210 The Florists' Exchange Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years In Use BUILT IN21889 HOT BED SASH. Our Cypress Houses PECHV CYPRESS BENCH STOCK. Last longer than iron Break less glass than iron Are less expensive than iron A.SK prOR CIRCUl^AR B THE A.T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass. 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Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results ^^aDc^C- Glass Cutters tor Greenhousemen have proven the best by actual test. Made in 40 styles with gen- uine hand-honed and hand-tested steel cutting wheels. Style No. 023 shown here with ball-head for tapping glass Sent for 10c. Descriptive Bookiet of 40 styles free SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 41 Chambers St. . New York City nil 'Fhi' P'xfhnnge For Greenhouses, Graperies. Hotbeds, Con- servatories and all other purposes. Get our figure before buying. Estimates freely given. GLASS N. GOWEN'S SON, 'I^^ToTk' WliPTi nrdpring it Ion Till" FiTchfingp The Exhange-Alertand Up-to-date S. A. F. meetings will be your friends. This wide acquaintance stimulates the profession ; it urges one to achievement. A solo was sung by Miss Fannie Evans accompanied by Miss Miles. She made a very favorable impression, and we are only now just discovering the talent we have among us. Walter Cook was then called upon to tell, "What They Think of Us Outside of Cleveland." He called Cleveland the "heart of the Middle West," five hundred miles either way, we were the center. Universal commendation had been heard from aJ! visitors. He had visited from New York City to towns in Wisconsin. "Wonderful Show ! Great Success !" The Chicago florists all praised the show and were especially struck with the co- operative spirit shown by all the flo- rists and societies. Tliey all spoke of the florists' window displays, the street displays, and the publicity work. Prof. W. H. Tearley was the next speaker and he gave a fine talk, a bril- liant talk. "Co-operation," was his theme. "We are .iust pl.iin folks." be said, "but get together and find out what good folks we are." "Competition is war ; co-operation is peace." A man works hard and piles up wealth and then wastes it in useless competition. We must co-operate. We must use the "thoroug'h- ness of the Germans, the imagination of the French, the common-sense of the British, and the artistic sense of the Italian." His vision carried bim to great experimental greenhouses under the auspices of the club, of a great li- brary, a reference room where an.Tthing pertaining to floriculture and to horti- culture would be at the service of the members. He hoped to see it progress from a trade to a profession. This would be all possible through co-operation. M. A. Vinson followed on "Managing a Show." He said you have to spend money to get results. It seemed that everyone thought the admission of the children was a great factor. ^ The teach- ers afterwards bad the children write compositions on the show and what they saw there, and "flowers as big as your head," and "Roses as tall as you are," were common exijressions in these papers. The admission of the children gave the stow an opportunity of educating the children which will be of inestimable ad- Vantage in the future. Mr. Vinson fin- ished with a plea for co-operation with the Philadelphia florists in March. He was willing and anxious to undertake a "personally conducted tour" of the Cleveland florists and hoped the party would be a large one. He said the re- bate checks for the trade exhibitors would be mailed next week. Herbert Bate, president of the B^o- rists' Club made a few remarks. Joseph Shoemaker, an attorney, spoke on the subject of "What the Outsider Thought of It." He also emphasized the educational value of such exhibitions. Mrs. S. N. Pentecost, president of the Women's Florist Club, said the women were glad to heartily co-operate in any work that the men wished to undertake. F. A. Friedley went on the theory that "money talks," and instead of a speech be proceeded to give the guarantors a check. These checks totaled 15 per cent. on what they guaranteed, or 75 per cent, on what they paid in. Short speeches were made by Chas. Gibson (Carnation Charlie as he Is called), and by H. C. Neubrand, of A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. A violin solo by a Mr. Wedgewood was very good. As a finish. Auld T./an^ Syne was led by Miss Evans. So with music and song and speech we celebrated, but with no cabaret to loosen our wits or our toes. E. G. W. Toledo, 0. January Business TTnnsnal The best sign to florists that pros- perity has come to stay is the very brisk way in which business has kept up since the holidays. The expected drop in sales did not materialize with nearly the cus- tomary force. This is owing firstly to the fact that people have more money to spend than was the case at this time last year ; secondly, the wave of in- fluenza and pneumonia that is sweeping over this city as it has in many others, has resulted in such a demand for fu- neral work that all kinds of cut flowers have not had a chance to drop from the high prices prevalent during the Christ- mas season. In fact, at times, certain flowers such as Roses and Carnations are not to be had at any price. Social events, too, are very numerous and since the modem dance craze has passed away to a certain extent, the sale of the old- fashioned corsage bouquets has received a new lease of life. The unwonted and long-drawn-out scarcity of stock in the face of this lively demand has caused great diSiculty to many retailers who have been forced to keep their wits about them to obtain sufficient material. The scarcity in- cludes Roses, Sweet Peas, Violets and Carnations. Azaleas and Cyclamen are still plentiful and of excellent quality. These plants have helped out to a certain extent in funeral work. Florists are already casting their eyes ahead to St. Valentine's Day which will be upon us shortly, and judging from the outlook, a splendid business ought to materialize. A co-operative ad. is being planned as a good method of calling to the attention of the public the suitability of flowers as valentines. Florists' Clnb Meets The monthly meeting of the Flo- rists' Club was held on 'Tuesday even- ing, Jan. 11, at Max Spanner's retail store. Owing to the snowstorm the at- tendance was not as large as usual but was enthusiastic nevertheless. J. L. Shiller of the show committee presented bis final report of the flower show held in November, and spoke in favor of hold- ing another and greater show next No- vember. A private Carnation show will probably be held in February at which the members of the club in_ Toledo and northwestern Ohio will exhibit. Gathered Here and There John Barrow, Detroit ave. re- tailer, has been enjoying a very rapid increase in business. In order to grow enough stock to supply these increased demands he purchased a farm on Monroe St. about a half mile from his place of business and has just completed two splendid new houses which will be_ de- voted to the growing of Carnations, Roses and other necessary flowers. 'The epidemic of grip and other sick- nesses that has had this city in its grasp during the past two weeks has incapaci- tated many engaged in the florists' line. Emil Kuhnke, East Toledo grower, has just returned to the active supervision of his bu.siness after a severe attack. The same is true of Earl Metz of Metz & Bateman. Bernard Schramm, grand- father of Schramm Bros., Cherry st. re- I January 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 211 THE WISE COURSE When contemplating the building of a Greenhouse, the wise course is to avoid extravagance and delay by hiring an organization which features economy and speed. Our past is an open book, so is our present, and we invite you to investigate both. PUT YOIR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS IP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y When urtienng. pleaae mfptlop The KxrliMime tailers, is suffering from an acute attack of heart trouble and is not expected to live. He is one of Toledo's pioneer flo- rists who started in business here in 1879. Metz & Bateman have turned in their old delivery car and will soon have a brand new one to take its place. This firm has been turning out a great amount of funeral work this month. Harry Heinl, grower of Detroit ave.. I is cutting some splendid Roses these days despite rather unfavorable weather con- ditions. His plants are always above the ordinary in color and size. Cyclamen I and Azaleas have been splendid sellers with him this season. Harry is planning a trip to St. Louis to attend the .Vmeri- can Carnation Society's exhibition. He will combine business with pleasure by visiting witli his aged mother while there. Henry Miller, who is the leading Car- nation grower of this city, has now partly caught up with the "demand for his excellent flowers, a demand which has simply swamped him for the past five weeks. His only complaint about busi- ': ness at the present time, is that his To- 1 ledo customers, refuse to let his Carna- tions come out of the bud before snatch- ing them from his houses. Mrs. Flick, the progressive florist of Fort Wayne, has been visiting with her sister, Miss Helen I'atten of this city for the past two weeks. Miss Patten is also a florist and the two are freely ex- rlianging ideas to their mutual benefit. The most important knowledge obtained by Miss Patten, as told to the writer, wns that it is just as easy to get a bet- U-r profit on your llowers and that this li''tfer profit is necessary in order to k'f p up with the rising cost of doing I'usiness. II. W. Gro.schner of Napoleon, was in the city last week, and the writer had a chat with him. Mr. Groschner has for some years been experimenting with ';:irly flowering double and single hardy Chrysanthemums and has achieved not- able success. He says their popularity is growing in Napoleon and that he is con.sidering introducing them in Toledo ne.xt season. Mr. Groschner's exhibit at the flower show held here in November was the center of interest to many people who had never been aware that such a thing as a hardy Chrysanthemum ex- isted. ^ Mrs. E. Suder, this city's pioneer lady , florist, says that business has been bet- ter than ever with her this season. Her conservatory on Cherry St.. erected about a year ago, is one of the finest in the Middle West and is annually visited by thousands of people. p, M. S Portland, Ore. Sno\^ Aplenty The week having started off with a bang has certainly terminated just the opposite. It started to snow on Tuesday night, Jan. 11, and snowed all night anil all day Wednesday and put the muttler on the week's work. The people in this country are not used to snow and cold weather, and they do as little moving about as possible, so the most business is done by 'plione. The retailers all re- port stock short. 'Mums have almost entirely disappeared, and Carnations only succeed in going around by the drop in the demand. All other stock is cleaned up everywhere, and prices are fair. There is also a shortage in cut Maiden- hair locally, as most growers are off crop at the same time. The out-of-town de- mand is very brisk and many orders are turned down. As we have now had a cold spell since New Year, the growers unanimously maintain that it seems as though some- one was helping themselves to their woodpiles, some having to place orders for more, as their estimated Winter's supply is exhausted. We all feel sorry that several of the smaller growers had freeze-ups and considerable damage done. One grower was reported to have had his entire stock frozen. This continued cold snap is unusual, so a great many are not prepared for cold weather at all in the matter of heating and have to keep their heating plant going to its highest capacity in order to keep above freezing. The Tonseth Store, being entirely without heating at the beginning of the cold snap, found their Carnations frozen stiff in the window. No serious damage was otherwise done. This is the only firm here getting Roses from California. They report that they are having very good results with their shipments. Max M. Smith's mother-in-law, Mrs. .Tames Lugg, died on Wed. night. Jan. 12. The funeral took place on Satur- day the 15th. Mrs. Lugg came to the West in 1880. R. C. Cook has almost temporarily dis- continued business as it is impossible for him to keep stock from freezing. He says that he only keeps open in case of 'phone orders. Gustav Teufel has taken a little Win- ter junket to the sunny South. When last heard of he was in San Diego, Cali- fornia. The water pipe froze up at Martin & Forbes.' They never knew what a handy thing the faucet was, especiall.v as the town is dry. H. NlKIAS. Now that the holiday rush has again passed, your thoughts are turned to greenhouse building and repairing. Of course, this subject may not be foremost In your mind, but its there, isn't it? Now then, permit us to say that you should be careful in making purchases. Deal only with concerns of established repu- tations. You don t especially want bargains, but you want Dollar for Dollar Values. That's one of our slogans. OUR Ventilating Equipment AND Greenliouse Fittings are considered by every customer just a step ii Advance. You can not afiord to pass up our argu ments. Ask for one of our catalogues. Sent free on request. Best time to write is now while are thinking about it. in you Advance Co., - Richmond, Ind. When ordering, plgfse mention The Esclmuge GREENHOUSE LUMBER When ordering, pleaae mention Tbe Exchange 1866—9115 'ALL-H£ART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Loddand, O. GREENHOusEMATERiALi^ Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiafia Cypress and Wasbingtoa Red Cedar Greenbouae Hardware and Poata — Patant V and U Guttora Oar Grade Invariably the Beat. Our Pricea Rlftbt \. METSCH CO., 2638 SheffkU Ave., CHICAeO, 111. t When orderlDK. pleaae mention TTie Eiehanpe Greenhouse GLASS 5L«h^"jr« "•" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO^ Chicago, III. When ordering, please mention The Eicban^e Greenhouse Construction Boilers Get onr eatalofue before you flguf* Q«t our figurvs before yon hvj John G. Monin^er Co. : Chicago 906 BLAGKHAWK STREET NSW YORK. Marbridft* BuUdlng When ordering, pleaee mention The Exchange WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new thread* mud coupUngB. Guaranteed to give entire aatisfftction. Pipe out to sketch. It will pay to correeiwnd with ua. ALBERT ® DAVIDSON* Inc. 217-223 Union Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange 212 The Florists' Exchange January 22, 191& i I i m I i i 1 ! I It's The Same With The Greenhouse Business As It Is With Any Other Business o NE of the really funny things about business is that so many business men think their business has nothing to do with emy other business. You and I, however, know that every business, in one way or another, affects every other business. Of course, there will always be the so- called " Lucky Devil," or the man who accidentally falls into the soft things, and thinks he did it all himself. But more and more success in business is being reduced to an exact science. Take the bankers, for instance. They have the most exasperating way of shutting down on loaning a fellow money at times when the sky seemingly never looked bluer or business better. Then they also look on the bright side when business, for all you and I are getting out of it, is still very much to the bad. Bankers know their business. Not only their business, but they have records and charts of exactly how all kinds of business have acted for years and years. That's one of them at the top. They go by some such chart. The July before the war broke out the charts said better business was due, and nothing but war could stop it. If war orders were cut off tomorrow business would promptly adjust itself and go booming along. It's due to be here, and it's here. Care- ful conservative men like Mr. L. B. Coddington of Murray Hill, believed so firmly that it was to be here that long before it actually was here he ordered thousands of dollars' worth of greenhouses from us. It was one of the largest single greenhouse contracts he has ever placed. Why don't you get in on this business boom by building more houses ? Forget all that hot air talk about there being " too much glass." You know we go anywhere for business, or to talk business. Chas. Smith & Sons, Bound Brook, N. J., believed in better business. So, early last Summer, they put their belief and their money into one of our Reconstructed Construction Houses, 48 feet wide by 400 feet long. Hitclvitv2Cs^G)£apanv* NEW YORK— 1170 Broadway General Offices and Factory: ELIZABETH, N. J. PHILADELPHIA— 40 South 15th Street BOSTON— 49 Federal Street i M S I When orderiuff* pleas* mentioii The Exchaii£e 25th Annual Meeting American Carnation Society at St. Louis "We are a ttraight shoot and aim to grow into a oigoroua plant' A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL VOL. XLI. NO. 5 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO. JANUARY 29, 1916 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is exceptionally fine. We ofTer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in. $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissinia compacta. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. lo-in., ,$2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., Si 2.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS, Dwarf Boston. 8-in., $12.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. Extra fine, large specimens. lo-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants, sJ^-in. pots, S15.00 per 100; 214-in., $3.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 23|-in. $4.00 per 100. LILIUM GIGANTEUM 9 to lo-in. bulbs, 200 to the case, $17.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TABRYTOWN-ONHUDSON NE>V YORK QlTe credit where credit Ij dae — Mention the Exchanse BULBS Giganteum - - jJ^J Lilium Formosum " Magnificum - - ] 8-9, case 200 11.00 Cafle 300 $20.00 Case 200 20.00 8-10 Case 226 17.00 9-10, Caae 160 14.00 HYDRANGEA OTAKSA FIELD-GROWN, FINE STOCK. 1-10 branches, 5c.-35c. Pot-grown, 1-10 bninebes, 8c.-40o. Special price by the 1000 branches. HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS French varieties: La Lorraine, Radiant, out of 6-incb pots. 6-6 branches J20.00 per 100. 4 branches $16.00 per 100. All less 3% discount for cash with order. WM. F. KASTING CO., 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. 01t» credit wfcara gradlt !■ ^e — Mantlom th» Biebmo Buy Direct From The Producer Order from our Wholesale Catalog which has been mailed, or order from our salesmen who call on you. If they do not call on you, advise ua and we shall be pleased to correct their traveling sched- ules to include a visit to your place. We grow what we sell and stand back of the goods we send out. Our prices are reasonable and values are good. Our specialty is "Rose Plants for Green- house Growing." Let us quote you if your order is big. Our price will interest you and the goods shipF>ed will please you. Refer to our other display advertisements in this paper and the classified section. A.N.FIERSON INC. CspMWELL Conn Wbeii order! nc. pi ease m'Titfon Tlit' Eii^liiiiipe WE HAVE CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 235. CLASSIFIED Pages 251 to 255 1 2,000,000 PLANTS For Immediate Shipment 2-iu. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 PETUNIAS, Double and Single $2.00 S18 50 S3.00 $25.00 BEGONIAS, Gloire de Chatelaine 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 Vernon, Mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 MOONVTNE, White and Blue 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 FUCHSIAS, In variety 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 GERANIUMS, Standard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 ALTERNANTHEKA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 AGERATUM 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PARLOR rVY 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SENECIO ARGENTEUS 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 ALYSSUM 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 COLEUS 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SALVIA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LANTANAS 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PETUNIAS 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM, and HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60e, per 11)0, $5.00 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS. Whole field clumps, $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. CANNA ROOTS. $2 00 per 100 and up. Cash with order. #7. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS CO, WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND When ordering, plense montln which is pleasant to see. The MaeNill Horticultural Co., D4-5G Vesey st., began business in I'JIO at U2 Vcsey St. The rapid growth of its busi- ness compelled it in 11)13 to lease the live-story building at 5(1 Vesey St., and a continued growth in the volume of its business compelled it in 11115 to lease and rebuild the store at 54 Vesey St., so as to form an annex. In January of this .vcar lliis company, desiring to devote the store at 5(1 Vesey st. entirely to its seed and retail plant departmrnt, leased the live-story building at 51! Vesey st. This last named building, after the suitable changes are made, will be otx'upied in March of tliis year, and this and the an- nex at 5-1 will be given over to the use of the auction department. When every- thing is completed, this company will iiave the largest horticultural auction rooms in the world, and one of the largest seed and retail plant stores in this coun- try. Tliere has been considerable discussion for the past several years at the meetings of the seed associations and seetlsmen's conventions, about the desirabilty of the use of the cental system. It is now re- ported that this system has been adopted at least in part by such well known hrms as the Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Cam- bridge, N". v., and the Landreth Seed Co., Bristol, Pa. I Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay st, i is mailing out its handsome 1916 catalog, 1 one of the finest, to say the least, which it has ever_ sent out. Cannas, Begonias and Gloxinias are all in active demand. In it.s wiiiddw display this store is fea- lurmg a cuniprehensive line of sprayers, spraying matciial and pruning imple- ments. Stumpp & Walter Co., 30-32 Barclay St., is offering a select line of Gladioli for florists' use, both for forcing under glass and for outdoor planting. Among these are noted such choice varieties as Kunderdi Glory, Niagara, Panama and Peace. In addition to these it is offer- ing a very fidl line of the choicest flower seeds. The demand for these bulbs and for tlie llower seeds is very brisk. Burnett Bros., 98 Chambers St., re- leeiviti on .Monday of this week by parcel post several shipments of flower seeds jfrom ticmiany. This is only one lot out !of_ many shipments which they have re- i-eived from the same country in a similar manner. Weebor & Don, 114 Chambers St., re- port that their slock of flower and vege- i.ihle seeds for the season of 191C is now Muile complete, and that the general or- ders for .seeds which are being received in pood volume are being promptly exe- cuted. ,Tohn Morrison is again visiting, in the interests of this firm, his many custoiners ; we will not say as usual, for this time he is calling on them in his new Ford auto. David Don is also traveling in the interest of the firm. The outlook is reported to be for a banner season. H. II. Berger & Co., 70 Waren St., are mailmg out their 1916 catalog. They are ^I'/r^aISS or Florists' Flower Seeds BEGONIAS .\.4 be.MinK [ilanty, the florist Im.s come to recognize theso as most .^iLtisfarlory. p)it. (;raclli,s Prima Donna. Pido rose; foliage green, tinted Lir.iwn lO.lS Gracilis Bonfire. Lustrous cariniuc-scarlct; metallic brown _ Miwo 15 J Gracilis I.iimlnnsn. Hrilliunt. fiery dark scarlet LI Scniperll. irons rrfordii. Soft rosy carmine Tr pkt. $1.00 .l.', Semperlloreiis Kose. I'alo rose H "'■ t'^M .10 vvi Semperliorens Triumpli. Pure, Klisteriing white 15 TC-^^J- '^' -^ fi V ^ Cup-and-Saucor Vino ^^^^K- ^^^ Scandens. Purple (lowers 10 .35 ^^^^^ Scandens alba. White 10 .75 ^_^^ . sMiLAx rifc .--*.i., ■ -/^ A grecnhou-so climber used very extensively for floral decoration. I . ^^^^Bt -' ^"'i Cultivated Seed }^ lb. $1.00, lb. $3.00 80.10 80.30 [g^'' ■ Jf J^*vJ6i- "..i,' AGERATUM SWANLEY BLl'E AGERATUM pu oz Album. White, grows about 10 inches hich S0.05 $0.25 Little Blue Star. Grows about 5 inched high and is covered with hrit^ht blue flowers 10 Little Dorrit. Blue; grows about 6 inches high 05 ,30 Little Dorrit. White; same as the preceding, only white 05 .30 Mexlcanum CapcUa. Rosy chamois; grows about 9 inches high. .10 Princess Pauline. Compact, even growth; sky-blue; about 8 inches hiirh 05 .50 Swanley Blue. Bright blue; grows about 12 inches high 05 .36 LOBELIA Compacta Varieties. For pots. Emperor William. Lisht blue 10 1.50 Pumlla splendens. Dark blue, white eye 10 1.25 Pumlla alba. Pure white 10 1.50 Crystal Palace. Dark blue; popular ^os. 60c. .10 1.75 Erinus Varieties (Trailing). For baskets and beds. Speciosa. Dark blue; dark foliage 05 1.00 Barnard's Perpetual. Deep blue, white eye 10 1.50 Alba. Pure white 10 1.00 Prima Donna. Velvet v maroon 10 1.50 PYRETHRLIV1 Parthenifolium aureum. Goldea Feather. Used aa a foliage plant for bedding 05 .50 SHAMROCK SALVIA SPLENDENS (Scarlet Sage) True Irish IS .50 SALVIA Our strains of Salvias have all been grown especially for ua and have been selected from specimen blooms. Pkt. ^ oz. Oz. Bonfire. Undoubtedly one of the best Salvias for be*Iding purposes. Long, stiff spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers $0.10 $0.7i Splendens. Scarlet Sage. Beautiful bright scarlet; grows about 3 feet 05 Zurich. A very early, free-flowering variety of the Splen- dens type, the plant not exceeding 12 inches in height, of compact habit and bearing a great profusion of brilliant scarlet flowers 15 Patens. Rich, deep blue; fragrant 25 Bouquet Rose. Beautiful, soft pink; a very striking variety. .15 $2.00 .50 1.50 1.25 1.50 5 pkts, 4.50 5.00 , .60 WHOLESALE SEED CATALOGUE FREE ON REQUEST el^^^^ZfeJ^^ 30-32 Barclay Street NEW YORK When ftrdPrlng. nieiise nr'ntlon The Rxelmnee offering thv \isii.t1 full line gf choice bulbs, flowering and vegetable seeds, and what- ever is in season is mooting with a good demand. At Arthur T. Boddington Co.'s Inc., 12S Chambers st., Cauna roots are meet- ing with a large demand, as arc also Gloxinias and tuberous-rooted Begonias, both of which appear to be scarce in the trade. The annual dinner was given to the heads of tlie departments of Petor Hen- derson & Co., 3.'5-37 Cortlaniit St., at Mouqniu's on Wednesday of last week. A fuller account of this will be found elsewhere in the columns of this issye. Koman .T. Irwin, 108 \V. 2Sili st., has returned from a vorv successful business trip up the Slate. Orders are coming in freely for seasonable plants tif commer- cial sizes and for rooted cuttings. The Harry A. Bunyard Co. Inc., 40 W. 28th St., is busy filling the numerous orders which are coming in in response to the handsome and unifpie catalog which this company has been mailing out to its customers. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St., are mailing out their handsome retail catalog, the bright covers of which give it a very prepossessing appearance. W. E. Mar.shall & Co.. KiC. W. 2;5d St., are sending out both their annual seed catalog and their plant and nursery slock catalog as well. General seasonabie busi- ness at the store is brisk, and increasing daily. At J. M. Thorburn & Co.'s, 5.3 Bar- clay St., the wholesale and retail bu.siness, hoth in flower and vegetable seeds, is re- ported to be vorv good, and counter trade shows a daily increase. In addition to their retail catalog, which was mailed out some weeks ago. the market gardeners and wholesale catalogs are now being sent out. Qiicago Seed Trade The W. W. Barnard Co., 2:',VZ'.-> \V, Madison St., is sending out a handsome 1916 calendar to the trade. D. D. P. Roy left on Saturday for a trip to Canada and will visit all the large cities in the Dominion before re- turning. Vaughan's Seed Store received its tuberons-rooted Begonias and Gloxinias in good condition. Leonard Vaughan is off on a Western trip. John Fuhl- bruegge, who has been representing this house in Northern Illinois, came in on Saturday and reported considerable loss by the recent floods in the territory along Fox River. A. Henderson of A. Henderson & Co. is very much pleased with the new loca- tion at 211 N. State St., and is getting ready for the approaching Spring trade. 216 The Florists' Exchange giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii Tuberoses! True Dwarf Pearl j F. O. B. New York looo M First Size, 4-6 in $8.50 1 Medium Size, 3-4 in 4.50 m Gladiolus | Plant as catch crop. | Grown by us | Mrs. Francis King, r St Size^ Write Augusta, America, Chicago White " Florist XXX Mixed We can also supply " Medium Size bulbs of the above varieties for Prices | and Samples The Dwarf Pearl Tuberose ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings ?.00 per 1000 TUBEROUS ROOTED Begonias Splendid imported bulbs now on band. Grown from tlie finest large flowering strains. SINGLE SORTS. Doi. lOO looo White, scarlet, yel- low, pink $0.50 $3.00 $25.00 SINGLE MIXED. .40 2.60 23.00 DOUBLE SORTS. White, scarlet, yel- low, pink DOUBLE MIXED. .60 .50 4.00 3.50 35.00 30.00 Write for Spring Book for Florists Vaughan's Seed Store I CHICAGO iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin^ Wtn*n nrdfiing. plPnsp llllllllllllllil m'Titlon Tht? Exclinnge NEW YORK III Lily o! the Yalley Pips Derlin and Hamburg Cold Storaae Each In cases of 3000 pips . .$40.00 " " " 1000 pips . . 14.00 250 pips . . 4.00 J. M. THORBURN & CO. S3 Barclay St.. throuth to 54 Park Place NEW YORK 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholeaale Garden and Field Seeda, Onion Sets, Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. When ordering, please mention The Exclianse A. Miller and Guy Reburn are on the road and are turning in some good busi- ness. Winterson's Seed Store reports Cannas in good demand. Firebird is selling well, but the trade is reported to be sticking firmly to King Humbert, and it is evident that it will be some time yet before it will be entirely displaced. The Leonard Seed Co. reports an early demand for Onion sets for the extreme Southern trade. The recent spell of zero weather has been beneficial to all sets in the warehouses of the local dealers. Hollanders at present in this country are disposed to take advantage of the reports of the recent floods in Holland. Advice from there is to the effect that the Tulip crops are badly affected. It is stated that the continued rains have been harmful to the crop, so that there is a tendency toward advancing prices. Owing to the late arrival of much bulb stock as well as Azaleas last Fall, Ameri- can buyers are more disposed to place orders with dealers in this country than ever before. The large buyers have bet- ter forwarding arrangements, and with the present uncertain shipping conditions many who bought direct will get their supplies this year through the large im- porters because of their better facilities to effect seasonable deliveries. San Antonio (Tex.) Seed Notes The principal seedsman in this city, Ferd Staffel, at 321 E. Commerce st., says he is having a fine demand for Texas Corn seed and also that of White Wonder Com from Oklahoma. He is well supplied with that excellent variety of Cotton seed, "Mebane," and will have it in sufficient quantity but at a higher price than last j'ear. He says his seed Potatoes will be about $1.25 per sack of 11 pecks higher than last year on account of the shortage, but that he ex- pects that a great deal more of general vegetable seed will be used than common because of the high price of Potatoes. Cow Peas will be used more exten- sively than ever before for hay and fer- tilizer, and in them he has arranged for a brisk trade. Mr. Staffel has a very large Western business to draw from, all of West Texas as far as the Rio Grande and Mex- ico, and while dry weather of last season has been somewhat of a drawback, he speaks most encouragingly of a bright future for the coming year. His stock of field seed is most complete, as well as flower seed and all other stock in the business together with a full line of poul- try supplies. S. J. M. When ordprlng. please mention The Rxchiinge f.W. Fletchers Co. Inc. AUBURNDALE, MASS. Antirrhinums Nelrose Secd/.timdA'paokeU. $1.00. Marguerites Ren d'Or, best tsUow. Rooted CuttlnKs, Immediate deUrery, $4.00 per 100. When ordering, please mention The Bicbanee W.E.Mai^hall&Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d St., NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange Government Purchases of Seeds in 1915 Secretary of Agriculture Houston, in connection with the expenditure of the appropriation "Purchase and Distribution of Valuable Seeds, 1915," has transmitted to Congress a statement of vegetable. flower and grass seeds purchased for Con- gressional distribution, showing place, quantity, and price of seeds purchased, as well as the dates of purchase, as follows : Kind Vegetable. Beans, dwarf Beans, pole Beet Brussels Sprouts. . . . Cabbage Carrot . Number of pounds 59,430 30,600 5,600 19,897 34,115 Corn 188,200 Cucumber. . Endive Kale KoMIRabi. . . Lettuce. . . - . Muakmelon. . Onion Parsley Parsnip Peas Radish Spinach Sqtiash Tomato Turnip Watermelon. Total... Flower Antirrhinum Balaam Calendula Candytuft 32,064 1.100 2,558 5,463 79,515 59,689 56,859!^ 2,786 26,307 168,000 117,474 4,081 15,162 12.000 77,892 6.678 Cost J2.880.33 1,630.00 3.804.52 4,035.00 5,750.76 3,778.13 5.417.50 6.412.80 275.00 459.28 1,395.50 13,578.22 7,290.46 13,624.00 352.56 1,680.09 6,250.00 11,908.78 232.36 3,039.11 2.495.00 6,239.77 676.24 Number of pounds Flowjer — Continued Castor Bean Chrysanthemum Coreoosis Celosia Delphinium Dianthus, double Dianthus, single Eschacholtzia Kochia Morning Glory, dwarf.. Morning Glor;/, tall.. . . Mignonette Nasturtium, dwarf Nasturtitun, tall Petunia Poppy, double Poppy, single Portulaca Sweet Alyssuni. ....... Sweet Peas Virginian Stocks Zinnia 100 166 996 100 200 60S 753 810 3,312 600 3,970 3.675 6,600 6,162 200 1,267 2,563 100 748} 172 1,000 1,956 Cost $11.26 79.60 244.42 60.00 200.00 606.04 747.85 246.32 988.82 62.60 447.65 1,451 76 716.00 748.60 270.00 665.75 809.10 100.00 748.13 24.98 300.00 1,424,45 Total. 41,941M 14,108.25 1,052,238^ 100,105.40 75 950 2,060 4,108 $93.75 748.50 629.29 1,904.20 • All Kinds Vegetable Seed 1,052,238}^ $100,105.40 Flower Seed 41,941}^ 14,108.25 Lawn Grass Seed 10,952 1,366.46 Grandtotal 1,105,132 115,580.11 Advertising Nursery Stock in F. E.PAYS and PAYS WELL SEEDS Bunyard's Invincible START TO SOW NOW^ SALVIA Tr. pkt. Oi. ' Clara Bedman (Bonfire) $0.26 $1.50 Splendens 20 1.00 Splendens Zurich 25 2.50 PETUNIAS Tr pkt Bunyard's Invincible Double Fringed. May be confidently relied on to produce a large proportion of double flowers of ex- quisite beauty and great size H tr. pkt. 60c. $1.00 Century Prize. Gigantic, single flower, hav- ing the edges deeply ruflSed or fluted H trade pkt. 60o. 1.00 Giant White 26 Emperor. Single. Large blosaoms 60 Rosy Mom. Soft carmine pink 25 Ruffled Giants. Single fringed 60 GRIVILLEA Tr pkt o. Robusta (Silk Oak) $0.25 $1.00 LOBELIA Crystal Palace compacta 25 200 Emperor William compacta 25 1.76 Erinus ^acilis. Light blue 15 ,76 Erlnus speciosa. Deep blue 15 .76 MIGNONETTE Bunyard's Invincible. The finest Mignonette'for under glass or pot culture. Trade pkt. 25o., H'oz. $1.50, H oi. $2.75, oz. S5.00. Allen's De6ance. Trade pkt. 50o., H oz. Sl.OO. COBAEA Scandens. Blue. . Alba. White Tr. pkt. Oi. ...$0.10 $0.25 . . . .15 1.00 SMILAX Trade pkt. lOo., oz. 40o. ALYSSUM Trade pkt. Oi. Benthaml >i lb. 50o. $0.10 $0.16 Carpet of Snow 10 .60 Little Gem 10 .30 White Gem 25 .75 CENTAUREA Candidlsslma 25 Gymnocarpa 10 .50 CINERARIA Maritlma. IH ft Maridma ** Diamond ' Serrated . .10 .20 .30 1.00 VERBENAS Invincible Hybrids. Mixed 25 Blue ". 25 Pink 25 Scarlet 25 White 25 Lemon 25 VINCA Alba. White 15 Rosea. Rose 15 Rosea alba. Rose and white 15 Mixed 10 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus. True greenhouse grown, 100 seeds 50o., 250 seeds $1.00, 1000 seeds $3.60, 10,000 seeds $32.50. Plumosus nanus. California grown. 100 seeds 50o., 250 seeds 76o., 1000 seeds $2.60, 10,000 seeds $22.50. Sprengerl. 250 seeds 25c., 1000 seeds 75a , 6000 seeds $3.00. BEGONIA Trade pkt Erfordll. Carmine $0.26 Semperflorens 25 Vernon ferandiflora 25 And All Other Seasonable Seeds Remember, you may deduct 5 per cent. If cash accompanies order HarryA.BunyardCo.Jnc. The Uptown Seed Store 40 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchange Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of ^Wholesale IVicea m^ed 1 1 only to tho«e wfao plsmt for profit, ij When ordering, please mention The Exchange^^' David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michigan Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. Wben orderlnc, please mention The Stxchaoct i January 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 217 Burpee*s ^ Seeds Grow inching Burpee -Quality Seeds Help Solve the Market Problem It is our pleasure to record a greatly improved market condition, and we confidently predict that 1916 will prove a most prosperous season for the Market Grower. Many causes contributed to the unsatisfactory vegetable market of 1915, and it is also true that these same causes created a most profitable market for Staples, such as Wheat, Corn, Oats, etc. During 1915 we attended many meetings where market growers gathered to formulate plans to overcome the then prevailing unfavor- able conditions. Much good resulted from these conventions, as they have proved beyond question that inferior produce in large quantities, dumped without thought of quality or condition, has done more to demoralize the markets than any other factor. The discussions at these meetings have brought the invariable con- clusion that Quality Produce did sell — and sell well — at the highest price obtainable. Quality Produce can no more be the harvest of inferior seed than high-bred cattle can be the product of inferior or diseased stock. Burpee's Seeds are known the world over as the American Standard of Excellence. When you buy Burpee's Seeds the element of doubt is removed so far as is possible by human care. A careful canvass of our Market Grower friends has brought this answer: "Yes, we certain- ly grew first-class crops from Burpee's Seeds." The conclusion is inevitable: Burpee's Seeds grow Quality Produce, and Quality Produce brought good prices. Burpee's Seeds help solve the market problem. Did you use Burpee's Seeds in 1915? If not, we earnestly solicit your orders for 1916. The profit is mutual. Burpee's Annual for 1916, our complete retail catalog of 182 pages, has already been mailed. If you have failed to receive it, please write us at once and a duplicate copy will be forwarded. Sincerely yours, Burpee Buildings: North Fifth Street York Avenue and Buttonwood Street, Philadelphia Seed Selection Gardens |and Trial Grounds at our famous FORDHOOK FARMS. Pennsylvania; SUNNYBROOK. New Jersey, and FLORADALE, Lompoc, California. Philadelphia, January 1, 1916 / Cabbage, — Burpee's Allhead Early Reproduction of the Introductory Paige of Burpee's Blue List for 1916 the Market Grower's Handbook. A Post Card will bring it. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. Seed Growers. Burpee Buildings, Philcu "^ Sweet / Corn, — ^ ) Burpee's ^■•*->J Howl in g- ».*^^^ Mob 218 The Florists' Exchange Michells Bulbs CANNA ROOTS doz. loo looo ALPHONSE BOUVIER. Crimson S0.50 S2.S0 $20.00 CHAS. HENDERSON. Crimson 50 DR. E. ACKERNECHT. Carmine, suffused red. . .75 FLORENCE VAIIGHAN. Yellow, spotted red. . ..50 GUSTAV GUMPPER. Rich yellow 60 KING HUMBERT. Orange red 60 METEOR. Bright red 2.00 MRS. ALFRED F. CONARD. Salmon pink 1.25 MME. CROZY. Scarlet, bordered golden 60 PINK BEAUTY OF HUNGARIA. Salmon rose.. 1.00 RICHARD WALLACE. Bright yeUow 60 ROSEA GIGANTEA. Rose pink 1.25 WM. GRIESINGER. Yellow, dotted carmine. . . .50 Also all other desirable varieties. 2.50 5.00 2.60 2.25 3.25 20.00 40.00 22..50 17.50 27..')0 15.00 140.00 8.00 75.00 GLADIOLUS BULBS AMERICA. Delicate pink AUGUSTA. Pure white, slightly penciled in throat. .30 ., „ . .-- - .30 BRENCHLE YENSIS. Brilliant scarlet 20 HALLEY. Large; salmon pink 25 HOLLANDIA. Salmon yellow 30 MAY. White, penciled crimson 35 MRS. FRANCIS KING. Gigantic spikes; bril- liant scarlet PINK BEAUTY. Deep rose, with crimson blotch. MICHELL'S SPECIAL WHITE and LIGHT MIXTURE for FLORISTS Also all other desirable varieties. BEGONIA BULBS SINGLE. Separate colors 40 SINGLE. Mixed colors 30 DOUBLE. Separate colors 65 DOUBLE. Mixed colors 50 GLOXINIA BULBS SEPARATE COLORS 60 MIXED COLORS 50 2.25 6.00 3.00 9.00 2.50 1.40 1.50 1.25 1.50 1.60 2.00 1.50 1.60 .25 .30 30 1.75 16.00 17.50 60.00 25.00 75.00 22.00 11.00 12.00 10.00 12.60 14.00 18.00 12.00 14.00 2.50 2.25 4.00 3.75 3.25 3.00 22.00 20.00 35.00 33.00 30.00 27.50 TUBEROSE BULBS MAMMOTH PEARL. Hand selected, extra fine, $1.10 per 100, $9.50 per 1000. Also all other Seasonable Bulbs, Seeds and Supphes for the Florist. I Send for our Kcw Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't received a copy Michell's Seed House, %ir.:;.i:^n^::iT Whori nrtloiing- tiIpmsp nipntit^n Thi^ EtpIi gl|[llll[|llllltllllII|[|||lll[||||||||ltll[|[1ll]N!linill[llllIllllllllllll|]llllllN[lil]lllll[IIIIIIIN!llllil]IN ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUSl NANUS SEED All greenhouse-grown and well ripened. Send your orders early | 1000 seeds at $3.00 per 1000 5000 seeds at $2.75 per 1000 | 10,000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000 j Special prices on large orders | W.H.ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. \ ill1[l]tllllllll][||||||||lllIII[l!NlllNll1IIIIIII!nilIllllllltllll[ll[IIIIIIIIIIIINIIllllllllUINIIIIIlllllK^ DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FALL and SPRING SHIPMENTS VALLEY PIPS. Best Berlin and Hamburg PALMS, BAYS, ETC., from ETC., from Bos- from Ouden- grades. AZALEAS, Belgium. BOXWOODS, ROSES, koop, Holland. MAPLES. PLANES, ETC bosch, Holland. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL STOCKS from France. BEGONIA AND GLOXINIA BULBS, De- cember shipment. English Manetti, Japanese Lilies, Raffia, Kentla Seeds, etc. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST. McHUTCHISON & CO. The Import House 17 Murray St., New York When ordering- nleasp nr^ntlon The' Kxdmpge Burnett Bros. Catalogue on applicaticui )% Chambers Street, New York O'ty When ordering, please mention The Bichange Mastodon Pansies Fine, stocky, transplanted private stock. Mixed, $1.00 per 100, J8.00 per 1000. Seedlings, large or standard sise. East of Chicago, order from the Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Ulclisvllle, L. I., N. Y. MASTODON, Mixed. H 0«. 78o., oi. J5.00. MASTODON, MUed, Private Stock. H OI Sl.OO, OI. $7.00. New catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON When ordpring. pleaae mpotlon Tbe Exchange FERN BALLS 6-6 in.. $16.00 per 100 7-9 in.. $25.00 per 100 Assorted Japanese Fern Designs $9.00 per doz. Cash with order. The Barclay Nursery M. ARONOWITZ Prop. 60 Barclay SL and 14 W. Broadway, NEW YORK. Telephone, Cortlandt 1S18 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Seed Trade Notes Joseph Cunningham, Delaware, O., has opened a flower and seed store on W. Winter st. The store is handsomely re- decorated and many beautiful plants from the Cunningham greenhouses make the place one of the most attractive in the city. * t * The seedsmen of Wheeling, W. Va., have been advised of the provisions of the West Virginia pure seeds law which has just gone into effect. The law re- quires all dealers to have packages of seed labeled as to contents. It is also necessary to have marked on each pack- age the name and address of the seeds- man, agent, importer or dealer, and the statement of purity of contents. A state- ment showing the germinating power of seed is also required, as well as an in- dication of where the seed was grown. * * * The seed warehouses of the Midlothian Oil and Gin Co. of Midlothian, Ellis Co., Texas, were destroyed by fire on Jan. 11, together with 3000 tons of Cotton seed stored in the building. The total loss is estimated by the owners at $100,000. * * * The good will and interest of the Mc- Vay Seed & Floral Co., Birmingham, Ala., has been purcha.sed by Mrs. Sudie S. Mobley, R. V. Harris and E. L. Harris. The concern will continue opera- tinns under the same name. R. V. Har- ri.-*, who has been connected with the con- cern for some time, has been named as president, and L. E. Harris as secretary. * * * K seed growers' organization was ef- fected at Athol. Idaho, on Jan. 11, with tile following oflicers : Ered Wright, presi- dent; I. A. Morton, vice-president; Chas. B. McCall, secretary and tre.is- urer. These three, with G. W. Berrier and L. Root, constitute the executive committee. The object of the association is to grow and market high grade seeds. * * * Geo. Bishop of Cordell, Okla., was elected president of the newly organized Oklahoma Seed Growers' Association. The purpose of the association is to en- courage the production and dissemination of improved seed throughout the state and to provide for an efficient system of seed inspection. * * ^ The .Sioux City Seed & Nursery Co., Sioux City, la., suffered slight loss from (ire on Jan. 10. A blaze originated in the fuel bin located near the engine and boiler-room. In order to reach the lire with hose several doors and windows were forced open. Scr IS our Seettiing and is the ideal Striped and Mottled /^t WHITE and CARMINE $4.00 per 100 35.00 " 1000 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS INC. FLOWERFIELD Long Island, New TorK Whon nnlprinir. plf.-isp mi'ntinn Thp Exchange XXX SEBDS ALYSSUMSnowbalI.TheonIytruedwBrf.Pkt.20o. ASTERS. Finest giants grown. Mixed, pkt. 20o. BROWALLIA. New giant blue. Fine. 20o. CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown, single and double. Miied, 650 seeds, $1.00; K pkt. 60o. CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed, filie, 1000 seeds, 50o.; H pkt. 25o. COBAEA Scandens. Purple. Pkt. 20o. COLEUS. New giants, finest large leaved. 20o, CANDYTUFT. New white giant, grand. Pkt. 20o. CYCLAMEN GUanteum. Finest Giants, mixed. 250 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. 60o. JERUSALEM CHERRY Melvlnll. Conical, new, and FRA DIAVOLO, large, round. Each 20o. PANSY, Giants Mixed. Finest grown, critically selected. 6000 seeds, J 1.00; H pkt. 50o.;oz. $3.00 PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20o. PETUNIA New California Glanta. Mixed. 20o. PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, single, very showy, profuse bloomer and grand bedder. Most attractive Petunia grown. Pkt. 60o PHLOX Drummondil. New dwarf, large flower ing. Grand, finest colors and beauties. 20o. SALVIA Scarlet Glow. New, the finest intense dark scarlet and medium dwarf early blooming Salvia grown; color as a glowing fire. Pkt. 20o. SNAPDRAGON. Giant White, Pink or Mixed. 200 THUNBERGIA, Black-Eyed Susan. Mixed. 20o. TORENI A. New giant. Extra fine and showy. 20o. VERBENA. New giants. Finest grown, mixed or separate colors, in pink, purple, scarlet, white and white-eyed. Each, per pkt. 20o. Cash. Liberal pkte. Six 20o- pkta., $1.00. JOH N F. RU PP. Shiremanstown, Pa. When ordering. pIi^hrp mention The Rxohange I Pride of Portland Petunias I Charmed thotisands of visitors in { our city last year. Window-boxes, i baskets and flower beds were full of i them everywhere throughout the j city and in their soft, pleasing Test- 1 out color appealed to flower lovers j from every state. j Wide-awake florists in other cities I may be sure to make the greatest I liit by growing large batches of I them for the bedding season. I Select seed now ready in tr.ade i packets of 1000 seeds for $1.00, or 3 ! packets for $2.50. ! THE SWISS FLORAL CO. I PORTLAND, ORE. \Vbeiii orderin^j. ['''•'i'^'' iii''iin.iii i lif i'..vrii;iji; Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Gal. Sweet Pea and Nastiirtiuni Specialists FLOWER and GARDEN SEEDS Wlien ordering, please meDtlon Tbe Elzcbanco anuary 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 219 fhe Annual Dinner of Employees I of Peter Henderson & Co. j The auiiunl dinner of the employees of Peter Heiuh'rsou & Co. was held at Rlouquin's Itestaunuit, Fulton St., New York, on Wednesday eveniai;, .Ian. li). j The occasion was a highly enjoyable one from start to finish, and if the oli- fect of those responsible for the get up l-{ the dinner and the subsequent enter- tainment (C. C. Littlefield and T. L. JPeck) was to "drive dull care away" Ithey certainly succeeded, because there [was not a dull moment during the entire proceedings. The feast provided was worthy of the Iname of tlie house of Mouquin and the menu card and pro,:;:ram. uliich was got- ten up by T, L. Peck of the catalog de- partnuMit. was handsome, in the form of a calendar with the menu and program printed on the back. The front was a reproduction in colors of the cover of Henderson's catalog for 1916, showing the house and garden of John Howard Payne, tlie author of "Home, Sweet Home." The souvenir menu and program was divided into "Feast" and "Gambols" and the former was prefaced with a cleyer twtvstanza song in darky dialect, as fol- lows : "Pis yere sho' am de Lawd's own Ian', Eden's garden wan't so gran', Terbaecy, en corn cob pipes out ob de groun', Xowheres else in dis worF'kin such a Ian' be foun'. Tomatoes en corn to eat, in de good ol' Summeh time, Sweet 'taters en de watahmillion den am in dere prime, Winteb en de chicken en de turkey gob- bler's gran'. Paradise ain't half so nice, es Columbia's happy Ian'." Under the names of the several courses were frequent mention of the Henderson vegetable specialties ingeniously intro- duced, with humorous allusions to tbe seed shortages this year, and witty hits at the departmental heads of Henderson & Co. The "Feast" closed with a stanza entitled "By Way of Grace After Meat." The "Gambols" were opened with a song by Prof. Guy Hunter, the well known entertainer of Hackensack, N. .1. Then followed an address by Mr. O'Mara, the general manager, in which he reviewed the past year and made some predictions regarding the coming season. He con- sidered that the hulb business of the Fall having been so good, was an augury of a prosperous season for the seed and plant business now close upon us. He concluded with a few well chosen words to the memory of James Lynes, a faith- fill and efficient employee of the firm who died during the past year. Many of those present were called upon to make speeches or do "stunts." Prof. Hunter sang many of bis old favorites and also some new ernes, all of which made a decided hit. W. R. Smith, of the vegetable seed department, sang "The Sentinel" and "My Little Gray Home in the West" in his usual finished manner. James Black of the office staff gave a solo on the "bones" which he handled with all the skill of a professional. At a late hour the company separated, well pleased with the evening's entertain- ment. Catalogs Received Somestlc J. J. Bell Seed Co., Deposit, N. T. — 29th Annual Catalog of seeds, plants and bulbs, 40 pp. and cover, with many il- lustrations. Snnnyside Oladlolng Gardens, L. I^Ter- ton GaEe, Natick. Mass. — List of the newer Gladioli and popular collections. The descriptions are full and good. 16 pages. Harrison's ITurseries, Berlin. Md. — Wholesale circular price-list of selected Stock for Spring delivery. Shade trees, etc. .\lso leaflet on Koster's Blue and the Colorado Blue Spruces. Cole's Seed Store, Bella. Iowa. — Cole's Garden ..\nnual. 1916, with colored cover. An interesting price list and cultural guide to the crops suitable for Iowa: 80 pages, freely illustrated. Illinois Flower Box Co., ISO N. Dear- born St., Chicago, 111. — "The old and new in flower culture," describing and illus- trating window boxes, especially the company's self-watering flower boxes. Sclinltz's Seed Store, 304 Tenth St.. N. W., Washington. D. C. — Schultz's 1916; 64 pages with' cover, very BODDINGTONS CaNNAS First-class dormant roots in sound condition, with not less than two or three eyes each, true to name. Perishable ^oods shipped by freight at owner's risk One boi of 2.'>D sold al thousand rate; It Is cheaper for you to buy a boi of 250 than 200 at 100 rate. For fuller description of Cannas, also Caladlums, Begonias and other Sprint Bulbs send for new Wholesale CatalofSuo now ready Red-Flowering, Green Foliage Cannas Doz. A. Bouvier. .5 ft. Dark crimson. $0 25 Beaute Poltevlne. 3}.^ ft. Dark crimson 40 Black Prince. 3 to 4 ft. D,irk velvety maroon 40 Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crimson 25 Cherokee. 4 ft. Intense, deep rich maroon 25 Crimson Bedder. 3 ft. Intense scarlet . .40 Dr. Robert Funke. 4M ft- Color same as Scarlet Sage 80 Duke of Marlboro. 4M ft. Dark crimsoo 25 Express. 2 to 2}^ ft. Scarlet crimson 40 Furst Bismarck. 4 ft. Rich scarlet crimson 25 Grand Chancellor Bulow. 3 ft. Crimson scarlet, overlsiid with maroon 25 J. D. Elsele. 5 ft. Brilliant vermilion scarlet 40 Louisiana. 7 ft. Vivid scarlet 25 Mepblsto. 3H ft- The darkest crimson 25 Meteor. 4 ft. Deep crimson 2.50 Musafolla. 5 ft. Green leaves for foliage effect only.. .25 Pennsylvania. 5 ft. Deep orange scarlet 25 President Cleveland. 3 ft. Bright orange scarlet. . . .30 Pres. McKlnley. 2K to 3 ft. Brilliant crimson 30 Pres. Meyer. 4 ft. Cherry carmine 30 Pillar of Fire. 6 to 7 ft. high. Bright crimson scarlet. .30 Tarrytown. 3>^ ft. Crimson 30 Pink-Flowering Cannas Hungarla. 3 to 3H ft- Pink, color of the Paul Neyron Rose Louise. 5 ft. Rose. Somewhat similar to Mile. Berat. Mile. Berat. 4^2 ft. Rose carmine Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. 4 ft. Exquisite salmon pink. Rosea glgantea. 3J^ ft. Rich rose, extra large Venus. 3H ft. Rosy pink, mottled border of creamy yellow lOU lOOn $1.65 S15.00 2.76 25.00 2.75 25.00 1.65 15.00 1.35 12.00 2.75 25.00 S.2S 50.00 160 14.00 2.75 25.00 1.50 14.00 1.65 15.00 2.25 20.00 1.60 14.00 1.36 12.00 18.00 175.00 1.50 14.00 1.50 14.00 2.00 17.50 2.00 17.50 2.00 17.60 2.00 17.50 2.00 17.50 .56 3.7.T 36.00 .30 2.00 17.60 .30 2.00 17.60 .65 3.76 35.00 1.60 12.00 110.00 .50 3.25 30.00 Bronze-Leaved, Red-Flowering Cannas Brandywine. 4 to 5 ft. Intense vinous red, mottled with deep crimson: sometimes narrowly edged with brightgoid 40 2.75 25 00 David Harum. 3J^ ft. Vermilion acarlet 40 2. / o 2o.00 Dr. E. Ackerknecht. 4 ft. Carmine lake, suffused with deep carmine; foliage bronze 40 2.75 25.00 Dr. Budingen. 4 ft. Scarlef bronze foliage 25 1.50 14.00 Eftandale 4 ft. Currant red 35 2.25 20.00 King Humbert. 5 ft. Orange scarlet 30 2 00 17.50 Robusta. 6 to 8 ft. Foliage effect only, small red flowers 30 2 00 17.50 Shenandoah. 6 ft Salmon .,. . . -25 1.65 lo.OO William Saunders 3H ft. Bronze-leaved, bright cnmson scarlet 40 2 75 25.00 Orange Shades Doa. 100 1000 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Green foliage; orange scarlet and yellow W.25 $1.65 $15.00 Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orange colored 25 1.50 14.00 Red, Gold-Edfeed, and Spotted Cannas Doz, Duke of York. 4 to 5 ft- Rich, deep crimson, throat mottled creamy white, each petal edged with fine gold. $0.75 $5.25 General Merkel. Scarlet, suffused with orange, base and edge of flower marbled with golden yellow 25 Gladiator. 4 ft. Bright yellow, spotted crimson 25 Gladlo-FIora 3H ft- Crimson, changing to carmine rose, with edge of gold 40 Jean Tissot. 5 ft. Intense, brilliant vermilion, with bright orange shadings 40 Mad. Crozy. 5}4 ft. Vermilion with gold border 35 Queen Charlotte. 3}4 ft. Golden belt around each petal, center brilliant orange scarlet, with crimson tones 40 Souv. de A. Crozy. 4 ft. Crimson, with gold band. . .35 Yellow Shades Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Yellow, spotted crimson. . .25 Gustav Gumpper. 4 ft. Clear chrome yellow 1.00 Johanna Kanzleiter. 3H to 4 ft. Light amber yel- _ low, changing to creamy white 25 1.50 14.00 Richard Wallace. 4^ ft. Canary yellow, green fo- liage 25 1.50 14.00 Orchid-Flowering Cannas Allemannia. 4 to 5 ft. Green foliage; scarlet and yellow 25 1.35 12.00 America. 5 ft. Crimson, wide and irregular gold edge. .25 1.35 12.00 Austria. 5 ft. Pure canary yellow J25 1.50 14.00 Indiana. 3 to 4 ft. Color golden orange, daintily marked and striped with red 25 1.35 12.00 ItaUa. 4>ift. Green foliage. Red. bordered yellow. . .25 1.50 14.00 White and Cream Shades Alsace. 3H ft Creamy white 35 2.25 20.00 Mont Blanc. Imp. 334 ft- Almost a pure white 55 3.75 35.00 100 1000 5.25 J50,00 1.65 1.65 15.00 1500 2.75 25.00 2.75 2.25 25.00 20.00 2.75 2.25 25.00 20.00 1.65 8.00 15.00 75.00 Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ear), Doz. 100 inoo G to 8 in. in circumference, 200 in a case $0.25 $2.25 $20.00 S to 10 in. in circumference. 100 in a case 50 3.50 30.00 10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a case 75 5,50 50.00 12 to 13 in. in circumference. 50 in a case 1.00 8 00 75.00 Monsters, measuring 13 in^ and upward in circumfer- ence. 25 in a case 1-50 12.00 Full cases at 1000 rate Fancy-Leaved Caladiums English Collection, the cream of the best sorts. Ex- tra fine bulbs in 12 varieties 2.25 15.00 BraziUan Collection of 12 varieties 1-50 12.00 Mixed Brazilian Varieties 1-25 10.00 Gloxinia Erecta Grandiflora Our strains of Gloxinias are the true, erect- flowering type Doz. 10 Blanche de Vera. VPliite. rose -^ordered $0.60 $4.25 Defiance. Glittering crimson 60 Emperor William. Blue, white border 60 Etoile de Feu. Carmine red 60 Kaiser Frederick. Scarlet, white margin 60 King of the Reds. Dark scarlet 60 Madame Helene. White, with violet crown 50 Marquis de Peralta. White, red bordered 60 Mont Blanc. Snow white 60 Prince Albert. Deep purple 60 Princess Elizabeth. White, bordered blue 60 Princess Mathilde. White, with rose crown 60 Queen Wilhelmina. Dark rose 60 Boddington*s Spotted Varieties. These contain the most distinct and remarkable colors 60 All Colors MUed 50 100 1000 4.25 $40.00 4 26 40.00 4.26 4000 4,26 40.00 4.26 40.00 4,25 40 00 4.25 40 00 4 26 40.00 4,26 40.00 4,26 40.00 4.26 40 00 4,26 40.00 4.25 40.00 4 26 40 00 3.75 35.00 TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS SINGLE-FLOWER ING Crimson, Scarlet, Pure White. Rose, Light Pink, Yellow, Salmon, Orange. Copper or Mixed, all colors. Doz. 100 1000 Bulbs, IM in. diam. and up S0.36 $2,25 S20.00 Bulbs, l>i in. diam. and up 40 2.76 25.00 DOUBLE-FLOWERING Crimson, Scarlet, Rose, Pure White, Copper- Bronze, Salmon, Yellow, Orange, Light Pink, or Miied, all colors. '^ Doj. 100 1000 Bulbs, 1J4 in. diam. .ind up J0.50 $3.50 $30.00 Bulbs. 1 i-i in. diam. and up 65 4.00 36.00 L Arthur T. Boddington Company, Inc., Seedsmen Note Change o! address; 128 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK SNAPDRAGON PLANTS ^^'e can now make immediate shipment of the following v,irieties of Snap- dragon plants, out of 2 X 3 rose pots : Our famous Silver Pink, Nelrose, Phelps' White, White Star and Garnet, at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Will have plants of yellow in about ten days. Seeds should be sown at once to have large plants in bloom for early sales. Price of seeds: Mv original Silver Pink, Sl.OO per pkt., 3 for .?2..50, 7 for $5.00. Seed of Nelrose, Garnet, White, Yellow, Buxton and Fancy Mixed, 35c. per pkt., 3 for $1.00. All orders positively cash, or C. O. D. Free cultural directions. Snapdragon growing is our business. We have all of the best ones. Try growing them in squ.are hands. See our ad. of b.inds on page 234. G. S. RAMSBURG, Somersivorth, N. H. 220 The Florists' Exchange DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS In spite of the War, we have received from many of our regular growers our usual supply of high-grade flower seeds, and are ready to take care of your orders. We offer below a few items that it is well to sow early. For complete list, see our Wholesale Catalogue, just issued. If you have not re- ceived one, we wiU be pleased to send a copy to any florist °°^^''"''^*- Tr.pkt. Oz. AbutUon. Choicest mixed $0.30 $2.00" Ageratum. Imperial Dwarf Blue 10 .30 Ageratum. Imperial Dwarf White 10 .30 AJyssum. Carpet of Snow 15 .50 Aster, Queen of the Market. Bright rose 25 Aster, Oueen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Aster, Queen of the Market. Begonia gracilis rosea Begonia Vernon. Red Crimson 25 Lavender 25 Pink 25 Purple 25 White 25 Finest mixed 20 30 .30 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .75 Begonia semperflorens. Mixed 30 Candytuft, Empress 10 Celosia cristata. Glasgow Prize 30 Celosia plumosa. Thompson's Superb 20 Centaurea cyanus. Double blue 15 Centaurea candidissima 40 Centaurea gymnocarpa 15 Cineraria maritima candidissima 10 Cobaea scandens. Blue 15 Cobsea scandens. White 20 Dracaena indivisa 10 Dracaena indivisa lineata 15 Dracaena Australis 15 Grevillea robusta 25 Grass, Pennisetum Rueppelianum 10 Heliotrope. Lemoine's Giant 30 Heliotrope. Finest mixed 25 Impatiens Sultani 50 Impatiens Hoist! Hybrids 50 Ipomoea grandiflora 15 Lobelia Crystal Palace compacta 25 Lobelia gracilis 15 Lobelia speciosa 15 Maurandia. Mixed 25 Mignonette. Defiance 15 Mignonette. Goliath 15 Musa Ensete 100 seeds $1.00 Nierembergia frutescens 15 Petunia. Dreer's Superb Single Fringed 50 Petunia. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed 500 seeds 75c. 1000 seeds $1.50 Pyrethrum aureum 10 HENRY A. DREER, 2.00 .20 1.50 .60 .60 2.00 .40 .25 .40 .75 .30 .50 .50 1.00 .30 1.50 1.25 .40 1.25 .50 .50 1.00 .40 .50 .50 .25 Dreer'a Superb Double-Frlnied Petunias Tr Salvia splendens Salvia splendens Bonfire Salvia splendens Zurich Smilax Solanum capsicastrum Solanum Era Diavolo Thunbergia. Mixed Torenia Fournieri Verbena. Dreer's Mammoth Pink Dreer's Mammoth Purple. . Dreer's Mammoth Scarlet. , Dreer's Mammoth Blue. . . . Dreer's Mammoth Striped.. Dreer's Mammoth Wliite.. . Dreer's Mammoth Mixed. . Lemon-scented Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Verbena. Vinca rosea Vinca rosea alba Vinca rosea alba pura Vinca rosea. Mixed.. . pkt. Oz. $0.25 81.25 .,50 2.50 .50 4.00 .10 .35 .10 .25 .15 .50 .15 .60 .50 2.50 .30 1.50 .30 1,50 .30 1..50 .30 1..50 .30 1..50 .30 1.50 .25 1.00 ..30 1.50 .15 .60 .15 .60 .15 .60 .15 .50 714-716 CHESTNUT ST. Philadelphia^ Pa. Wh^n nrdprlng. T>lpn3p nn^ntlftn The Exclmnge CannaRoots CannaRoots I offer to the trade one hundred thousand home-grown Canna roots, strictly true to name. I send out only good, strong divisions of two and ttiree eyes to each root. Orders of one thousand or more will be supplied at thousand rates — taken in any number of the different varieties as desired; provided always that not less than fifty of a variety are called for. 100 Comte de Bouchard. 4 ft. Bright yellow, with small, red dots. Similar to Gladiator $1.50 David Harum. 4 ft. Bronze foliage. Bright vermilion flowers 1.50 100 1000 Egandale. 4 ft. Chocolate red foliage; bright cherry-red flowers $1.75 $15.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Canary yellow flowers, dotted with red 1.75 Gladiator. 3 ft. Brassy yellow, speckled with dull red 1.75 HON. BENJ. F. HOWELL. 6 ft. In some ways superior to King Humbert, which it much re- sembles in foUage and flower 1.75 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Large, orange scarlet flow- er.s, with dashes of yellow 1.75 Mephisto. 332 ft. Intense, deep, rich crimson flowers 1.75 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 1000 $12.00 12.00 100 1000 Queen Charlotte. 4 ft. Bright scarlet flowers, with broad band of light yellow $2.00 $18.00 VENDS. 4 ft. Soft, light, rosy pink flowers, with many large mottlings of creamy yellow. Free flowering and very gay 1.75 Wyoming. 7 ft. Rich, purple foliage; large, orange- scarlet flowers 1.50 Yellow Crozy. 3).^ ft. Pure, golden yeUow flowers. 2.00 MIXED VARIETIES. Named varieties without labels. (In tall or dwarf varieties mixed, as pre- ferred) 1.25 15.00 12.00 18.00 10.00 Packed tree tor cash with order. J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. J Whpn ordpring. plense m^nflnn Thp Kxchnnge USE IT and SAVE TIME Q^R stock and material index freely illustrated, covering all the popu- lar lines of flowers and vegetables for the outdoor garden. Storrg & Harrison Co., Painesville, O, — Vegetable and flower seeds, Dahlias, ornamental pot plants, list of Roses and hardy flowers, as well as shrubs. Fruit is also included: freely illustrated. A varied catalog of 192 pages with colored covers. Iiivlng-ston Seed Co., Columbus, O. — . .Seed ,\nnual, 1916; 128 pages with covet in color, showing Chinese Cabbage, Sweet Corn and Tomatoes. Tl\e con- tents are varied, covering all popular lines and with a strong section devoted to vegetables. . J. 3. H. Greg-ory 8c Son, Marblehead, Mass. — Gregory's Honest Seeds; 80 pages, freely illustrated, dealing mainly with vegetables, including Potatoes, for- age plants, Tomatoes. Squash, Peppers, Onions, etc., also popular lines of flow- ering plants from seeds. Holmea-Iietlierman Seea Co., 224 N. Pleveiand ave.. Canton. O. — "Holco" .Speds, Bulbs, Plants. This is the sec- .ind annual edition of this Arm's catalog, which covers flower and vegetable seeds and culture. Extends to 80 pages and is illustrated on most of them. ■V7. Atlee Bnrpee & Co., Seed Growers, Philadelphia, Pa. — (1), Burpee's Blue List. 1916, of %vhole=ale prices for mar- ket gardeners, florists, and farmers' clubs, extending to 148 pages with cover. Well Illustrated. (2) Burpee's Red List, wholesale catalog for seedsmen who only buy to sell again. American Seedtape Company, Wool- worth Bldg.. New -York City. — Seed tape, with directions how to use this, and list of the flower.s and vegetables that can be had on the seed tape. The little pamphlet is illustrated with half-tone and colored pictures. H. O. Hastlners Co., Atlanta, Ga. — Hastings' Seeds. Spring, 1916. This is catalog No. 51, and deals with vegetable and flower seeds and bulbs. An interest- ing and novel feature of this catalog is a section devoted to Cotton, with many illustrations. This catalog runs to 9ij pp. and cover. B B. Bnchanan, Memphis, Tenn. — Buciianan's Seed Catalog, 1916, dealing with flower, vegetable and field seeds and bulbs for Fall planting. There is also a nursery section and a section dealing with poultry supplies and requi- sites. This catalog contains many illus- trations and runs to 56 pp. and cover. Elliott Nnrsery Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. — .\n 8 pp. catalog, dealing with bulbs for planting until March 1, Including Gladi- oli, Cannas, Dahlias, Montbretias. Hya- cinths, Caladiums and Tuberoses. We have also received a 28-pp. catalog, deal- ing with vegetable and flower seeds. This catalog is freely illustrated and well printed. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. — Wholesale Trade List. 1916. dealing with Roses, Carnations and Chrysanthemums. There is also a section dealing with greenhouse flowering plants, bedding plants, perennials, evergreens, flowering shrubs, vines, and deciduous and flower- ing trees. A freely illustrated and well printed catalog, and runs to 36 pp. and cover. Job. Breck & Sons, Inc., Boston, Mass. — This catalog deals mostly with vege- table and flower seeds, but there is a sec- tion devoted to plants, trees, evergreens and shrubs, including fruit trees. One .section deals with fertilizers, spraying implements and tools; in general, every- thing needed for the garden and garden- -^ ing. This catalog runs to 160 pp. with cover, and is freely illustrated. B. & J. FarcLubar & Co., 6 and 7 S. Market st., Boston, Mass. — Farquhar's Garden Annual, 1916; a bulky publication of 176 pages with index. The front cover shows a wonderful field of the new Lilium Myriophyllum, which must be a magnificent sight when the plants are all in bloom as shown here. Other important and desirable novelties are illustrated in the opening pages. The catalog is well arranged and freely illus- trade and will be wanted for consulta- tion. Holmes Seed Co., Harrisburg, Pa. — Holme.s' Handbook of Seeds, Implements, etc.. dealing with vegetable and flow- , ering seeds, bulbs and roots, deciduous trees, hardy perennial plants, including an extended section devoted to insecti- cides, fungicides, agricultural imple- ments and poultry supplies and requi- sites. This catalog runs to 72 pp. and cover and is freely illustrated. Peter Henderson 8e Co., 35 and 37 Cortlandt St., New Pork. — 'The large re- tail catalog of this house has again been published. It extends to 206 large pages, nearly every one of which bears several illustrations There are also colored pictures of Roses, Sweet Peas the new red Sunflowers, Pansies and Asters, while the cover shows the beau- tiful house and garden, once the home of John Howard Payne, author of "Home Sweet Home." .\ strong feature is made of vegetables, lawns, and all the popular outdoor flowers. January 29, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 221 Three Mammoth Warehouses and Salesrooms 52, 54, 56 VESEY ST., NEW YORK CITY Our New Annex Vesey St. When completed in March, 1916, will give us The Largest Horticultural cAudion Rooms in the World We are in a position to handle Consignments of any size, large or small. Prompt remittances made immediately goods are sold THE MACNIFF HORTICULTURAL CO 52, 54 and 56 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK \\ li.'ii iinl-'i-nii:. |'l>'!isi' Qji'iitiMii I lif Kxi-lJiinut.' 222 The Florists' Exchange p-miiniiiiiimramnminmirniniiiniiiininffliiiniiininmiraiiniiiiniimiiiiinniniim^^ , iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiBiiniiminiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiimiii iimniiii iiiiiiiiiii iiiiini iiiiiiNiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiinniiiinniniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiumiiiiiii^ This Information Is For You If you want first-class DUTCH GOLDEN SPUR, in unlimited quantities, we can supply, as we are cutting from 100,000 bulbs. Also RED, YELLOW and WHITE TULIPS, We will accept all orders, large or small. A trial shipment will convince you of the quality. GEO. B. HART, yholesale Florist, 47-51 STONE STREET, ROCHESTER N. Y. °''"""i'''"""'i"i"ii""i"i"""iiN"iNiiiniNniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiii„ iiiiiiMiim iiiiiiiiiiim m, iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii iii iiiiii iii mini iiiiiin iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiniDininiinniiiiiinnininniimimiinininiiiD iiiiiiniii, nnmnnmi mi,„„i,iiiinimiiiiiiiiiiii-« Glimpse of our main establishment at Reading, England. This Time Try Sutton's Seeds None Are As Carefully Tested failure or an impossible freak when it came to growing it. Back of everything you buy of Sut- ton's is their known reputation for ex- treme care in testing out everything they put out. You will find the catalog tells plainly and frankly, exactly what each item is. No wordy beauty fhghts. WINTER, SON & COMPANY 64-F Wall St., New York Sole A gents East of Rocky Mountains It's one of the reasons why you can feel entirely safe in ordering any of the many new and unusual things in our catalog this year. You know full well that no one tests their productions as carefully or as con- stantly as we do. Send 35c. for our 100-page catalog, which amount will be refunded on your first order of $5. THE SHERMAN T. BLAKE CO. 429-F Sacramento Street San Francisco, California Sole Agents West of Rocky Mountains Royal Seed Establishment, Reading. England + + -TO THE TRADI HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany (E. C.bbag«i, CiuTot^ Kohl-Rabl, Leek., Lettuce^ Onion., Pes. Before Placing Future Orders, Ask Our Special Price for Spring and Fall Bulbs HOGEWONING © SONS, RYNSBURG. HOLLAND 32 BROADWAY, NEW YORK SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH. PA. (North Side^ When ordprlntr. nlf .ufu,,, Th.. ^■Tfll..nire Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULTS Contract Growers of PEPPER EGG PLANT KALE OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS. Inc. MOORESTOWN. N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange R. van der School & Son HILLEGOM, HOLLAND (Established 1830) Have still a Large Stock of Lily of the Valley Best Crowns, OF THEIR OWN ORO WIMO Per 1000 A. — Foliage oval shape. . . $8.00 B. — A longish Shape 6.00 Solomon's Seal, giganteum. 8.00 Solomon's Seal, macrophyl- lum 9.00 ROSES Surplus in the following best quality, on Canina Per 100 Mrs. Andrew Carnegie $6.00 Edward Mawley 5.00 Mrs. Herbert Stevens 6.00 Louise Cath. de Breslau. . . 6.00 Mdme. Edouard Herriot. .. 7.00 Marie Adelaide Grand Duchesse de Luxembourg 6.00 Rayon d'Or 4.50 Sunburst 5.00 Willowmere 6.00 STANDARDS Mdme. Ed. Herriot $24.00 Very large slock of Roses. List of varieties on application PSEONIAS Sinensis, in 24 best named varie- ties, $40.00 per 1000. We are growers of about 8 acres of them BEGONIAS Best strain known Single to color. . $13.00 per 1000 Double to color. . 17.00 per 1000 For fancy sorts see our Spring list. "Plant List (Spring J9t6) Noti) Ready When ordeririK. please mi'iition Thp Exchange GLADIOLI Long Island Grown, Sound and True. FIRST SIZE 100 1000 AMERICA $1.00 $8.00 AUGUSTA 1.25 10.00 BRENCHLEYENSIS - - 1.00 8.00 MAY 1.50 14.00 SCARSDALE 2.75 25.00 SHAKESPEARE - - - 2.75 25.00 Cath with nrder. GEORGE I.IOfRG, New Hyde Park, I.I.J. Y OROWBR When ordering, please mention The Exchange Jaiiuarv -'il. Irtlli. The Florists' Exchange 223 Onion Sets Fancy Recleaned, Hand Picked Entirely Free From Sprouts WE CAN SUPPLY YOU BY BUSHEL OR,CAR-LOAD Fancy Red Wethersfield Onion Sets Fancy Yellow Danvers Onion Sets Fancy White Silver Skin Onion Sets Prompt Sliipment Send for Special Price* WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND OUR SPECIAL PRICES J. BOLGIANO & SON ALMOST 100 YEARS ESTABLISHED TRADE Pratt, Li^ht and Ellicott Streets :: :: BALTIMORE, MD. Tilease lUfiituin Tin.- KxctiiiUKe I Southern States | San Antomo, Tex. A New Florist Commences Business All the way from Mayaguez, Porto Rico, comes W. E. Hess to Texas, and after looking over the field at Dallas and other points has decided to commence business as a florist at 508 Main ave., in San Antonio. He bought out the busi- ness formerly operated by the San An- tonio Floral & Nursery Co., including greenhouses of about 22,000 sq. ft. at Roosevelt ave. Starting in just before Christmas, he has enjoyed a rush of the season's business and bids fair to become listed in time as one of the most suc- cessful in the city in the retail and growing business. Mr. Hess was identi- fied with U. S. Government Experimental Station at Mayaguez for about seven years, and together with his work as a collector of tropical plants had been an instructor in the botanical college at that place, T. W. May being in charge as the representative of the Government. Mr. Hess also enjoyed the .work of collector of plants for the New York Botanical Gardens in charge of Dr. N. L. Britton. Iiocal Florists' Club Activities At the last election of officers of the San Antonio Florists' Club, the same officers were elected to serve for another year and are Chris Hauser, president; Frank Suchy, vice-president ; P. Free- borough, secretary and Mrs. Chas. Al- brecht, treasurer. The meetings are con- ducted monthly and for convenience and sociability are held at the offices or homes of the various members. At the last meeting a proposition from the Women's Club of the city was read asking the co-operation of the florists with their society in the holding of a Spring flower show to take place during April, and ^ the assent of the Florists' Club to assist in every way possible was voted unanimously. An interesting paper is read at every meeting, and the member who is to pre- pare the paper is determined bv lot. choosing a slip of paper out of a hat. The member has the privilege of address- ing the club on any subject. At the last meeting President Chris Hauser prepared a paper on the Rose and its culture in this climate, in which he laid much stress upon the newer kinds of Roses taking the place of such older varieties as Bride and Bridesmaid, of which but little is now heard in com- merce. He also advanced many good suggestions in Rose culture as different in this climate from that suggested else- where. The Florists' Club is looking forward with much pleasure to the meeting of the S. A. P. Convention at Houston next August, with some plans discussed as to entertaining many members who doubt- less will come to San Antonio on a further visit around Texas generally, and to as many as will come a most enjoyable visit over the city and surrounding points of interest will be a part of the enter- tainment. Among Local Florists F. Freeborough, proprietor of Pal- metto Greenhouses, said of The Florists' Exchange : "You may know how highly I regard the paper, when I tell you that I have a large scrap-book made up en- tirely of clippings of this paper, on sub- jects which most appeal to me, that I may use them for ready reference." He is looking forward to getting better es- tablished in a retail way by opening an uptown sales store, and has already two or three localities under consideration for this purpose. On account of high rate of taxes, he also expects to secure a larger and better growing range of houses outside of the city limits, where he can use at least ten acres in general growing. He reports his business growing larger every year and is generally satisfactory. Frank Suchy, the "Mission Florist." has enjoyed unusual success with his Spen- cer_ strain of Sweet Peas, recently ex- hibiting some remarkably fine specimens at the Florists' Club with stems 12 to 15 inches, and the finest in Peas ever seen in the city. His Carnations are coming on very successfully, and on some days he picks as many as 600 of fine quality. (Continued on page 226) SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS Everything In cuttlnfti and small pot SATISFACTION A.SPARAC;US Plumosua Sectlllnlts. $8.00 • tier 1000: in .'i.OOO lota at »7..50 per 1000; in 2jK4-in.. $.(.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, nil other Ta* rieties. Prices on applicatioD. | BEGONIAS 100 1000 CHATELAINE. 2Vi-in $5.00 $45.00 .'^trone seedlings, from soil,.... 3.50 30.00 .'Strong, 3-in 8.00 Strong, 4-in 12.00 REX, 2^-in. very best varieties. assorted 5.00 40.00 BOUGAINVILLEA Sandeiiana, strong, 4-in 15.00 5-in 25.00 CALCEOLARIAS, Carter's Prize Hybrids. Finest mixed, 2>i- in 7.00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice $0.00 $50.00 Good Cheer. Best deep pink Car- nation in existence. Be sure to plant this to replace Ward 6.00 50.00 Pfnk Delight S.OO 40.00 Champion. Select stock 3.50 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.50 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very free) 12.00 100.00 Following at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Princess Dagmar Rose Pink En- Harlowarden chantress White Wonder Herald Pink Winsor 250 or more at the thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The following are the best newer varieties of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 ModeUo $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 25.00 White Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Oconto. Best early white, to foU low Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a full Ust of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS strong, twice transplanted, very best strain. In all colors. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per lOOO. plants. Send for complete cataloAD* GUARANTEED DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varieties 100 1000 DAISIES.Boston Yellow. Strong 3H-in. busby plants, 25 for $4.00. $12.00 per 100; 2K-in..$6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $36.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 15.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 25.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.75 15.00 Single White. Best variety for pots; large floweriog. 2}^ -in.. 6.00 FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In best 100 1000 varieties. 2)i-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston Ferns. 2M-in 4.00 $36.00 Roosevelt. Whltmanl com- pacta. Scholzeli. Scottll, all 23^-in S.OO 40.00 Teddy. Jr., Elegantissima Imp.. Elegantissima com- pacta. 2j5-in 6.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per flat; 5 flats, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats, $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. FUCHSIAS. In best varietties, 2-in. pota 2.50 Rooted cuttings, mixed varieties 1.25 10.00 ROMAN J. IRWIN, GERANIUMS Strong 2>i->n- planU Now ready, very tino stock. RIcard, Poitfvine, Nutt, 53.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. These are well established plants. IVY ENGLISH rVY. ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra strong, from soil. Propagated lost August. $1.25 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. PANSY PLANTS. Strong, stocky plants, Giant Flowering, Qnest strain. $4.00 per 1000, 5000 lots at $.'i.50 per lOOU. PELARGONIUMS Ready now 100 Lucy Becker. 2-in SIO.OO WurtembergJa. 2-m 10.00 Swabian Maid. 2-in 10.00 Easter Greeting. 2-in 8.00 3-in.. S12.00 per 100; 4-in., $16.00 per 100. These are true to name, well grown and free from white fly. PETUNIAS. Rooted cuttinga. 100 1000 Double white, assorted dou- ble, assorted single. Deliv- ered anywhere $1.15 $10.50 POINSETTIAS. Stock Plants. Extra strong selected 14.00 PRIMULA Obconica. Giant flowering 3-inch 6.00 50.00 PRIMULA Veria Supetba. a-in $8.00 ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old. Hybrid Teas. Hybrid Perpetual, Baby Ramblers, Climbers. List of varieties and prices on application. ROSES _ 2^-in.. grafted and own root, in all va- rieties, good, clean, stock. Prices on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. SNAPDRAGONS. Silver Pink ""' '"O" Giant White. Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. .$2.00 $16 00 Silver Pink. GUnt YeUow 2M-in 4.0O 35.00 VERBENAS. Gianl flowering, rooted cuttings. Postpaid. . .75 6.75 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings 75 7.00 GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Sis* Long Island Grown (Now Ready) , . 100 1000 ■*™,ertca ti.50 $11.00 HaUey (Salmon) 2.50 20.00 Brenchleyensis (Scarlet). .. . I.50 1100 M"y 2.00 18.00 Peace ...... 5.00 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 76.00 Mrs. Francis King 1.50 14.OO Light and White. Florists' Finest Mixture 1,75 14 oo NewCrop Florlsts'FlowerSeeds ASPARAGUSlPlumosus Nanus (Green- house grown) $3.50iper 1000; 6000.at $3.00 per 1000. SALVIA'Bonflre $0.25 $2 (X) Splendens 25 1.60 Zurich 35 3 60 BEGONIA Lumlnosa. A'oi. $1.0e.''$0.26 Erfordla. jS 02. 75o .25 Vernon. A 01. 50o 26 ^^IJ?;,?""""- ^ "'■ J'OO -25 VERBENA. Tr. pkt. O.. Mammoth Choice Mlied.$0.25«$i.50 MammothlSep. Colors. . . .25 . 1.60 All other choice.flower seeds. Send for list. Phone FARRHGUT 2326 108,W.28tliSL, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exrhanife S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radish, Muskmelon, Squash. Watermelon, Sweet Cora. Correspondence Solicited. Whea ordering, pleaje mention The Blzchaiise Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of ciicaper crades is thus easily exposed, f-resn sample brick, witn illustrated book, mailwl ^..x'-^^l^-v^^^^^ postpaid by manufactuicrs upon ti>n nrd^rinr. nl»»w» mention Tb^ PWchBng^ P. OUWERKERK 316 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RBCErVBO FROM OUR HOIXAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azaleas,lSpiraeaa Japonica, Lilium Speciosmn, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATE Wben ordering, please mpntton Tbe Excbanj^e Special Offer— A I Stock CYCLAMEN in bloom. 4-in. 6-in. . Doi. 100 .(2.S0 $18.00 6.00 40.00 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2>i-iD 3.50 4-in 2.00 15.00 SNAPDRAGON. Silver Pink. 2-in 2.60 Phelps' White 2H-in 3.60 DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Miied 2>i-in 2.60 100 1000 GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. 2-in... $2.26 $20.00 SIMLAX. 2-in 1.75 15.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengerl 2}i-in 3.00 25.00 COLEUS. Rooted Cuttings. Ver- schafleltil and GoIdeD Bedder .75 7.00 10 other varieties 75 6.00 Queen Victoria. Trailing Queen, Firebrand, Nero and others; all fancy varieties. Cash with order. WholessU Plmt Growers When nrderlng. nlensp nr'nTInn Tlie OLSON & CO., Webster, Mass. Exchange 10,000 Vinca Minor--10,000 Major $12.50 per 1000 H. L. LAMB jl Collector of " NATIVE BOG PLANTS and SHRUBS f». O. Box BS2 Wbpii ortlertiig. uleasp ni'-nUnn TTie IN. C BycliHDge DeoiratiYe Plants Robt. CrfligCo., piiiuD[LpniA,PA USE IT and SAVE TIME ^\^E^J2t\^^R PAGE 2J5 January 29, 1910. The Florists' Exchange 225 I I I Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCUATION OP NURSBRYUBN Proldenl. E. 8. Welch, Bhanudoik, la.: Vka- pr«»ident. JoHM Watboh, N. Y.; Tr^mmumt, PrTBJi YouNGiu»«. G«D«va, N»b.: SecrvtArr, John Ualx, I{ocb«*tBr, N. Y. N«it AnnuAJ CooTBDtioo wiil b« luld JO .VUlwaukM. WU., ISie. Tsuga Canadensis compacta {^ubji't't of this iriek's iltiiiitrtitinii) It takes time for i)ne to become aeiiiiainted willi Ihr lange of names of jilants; still it is n»>"' fairly well nowii to all horticulturists tliat the Ileuihxk .Spruce 1 not called now .\bies, Init Tsuga. Tlie one of our ptes is a dwarf form of the common Hemlock, aiul pt only dwarf but ha.s the extremity of its sh(M)ts ti]>|ied |ith a white variegation, enough to give it distiiu'tinn rom the common green forms. There are many dwarf iinds of the Hemlock, but none like the one of our illus- ration. Its free growth is dis- ■layerts are the most useful. As varieties rarely keep their characters when raised from seed, propagation has to be by cuttings ar grafting. Cuttings should be made in early Winter, placed in a iwarm greenhouse, where they will be rooted hy Spring. If to be grafted some stocks of the common Hemlock should be potted in early Fall, to liave them well established for use in Winter indoors. ^ Jlr. George Arnold's notes on the naturaliza- Daphne ^j^j^ ^j- Daphne Mezereura, which appeared Mezereum jj, ^,j^ Exchange a few months ago, in- terested me greatly. It verified the hardiness of the Shrub, its being truly naturalized, and how quickly by birds and in other ways its use has spread. It must be twenty-five years or so ago when visiting Niagara Falls, the writer saw quite a number of plants at this Daphne on the Canadian side of the Falls, and not far from it. These had ail the appearance of a wild growth, but may not have been. This growth there, and what Mr. .Vrnold says of the plants he has known all speak well of its great hardiness. How quickly plants spread from seeds when conditions are right is shown from what he says of the thousands of the seedlings which came up from the .seeds that birds distributed. The beauty of the lilac-colored flowers lall along the stems of the Daphne in early Spring, and their fragrance, suggest the thought that florists might find a use for such flowers and fragrance were the shoots iCut and placed in a warm room a short time before the flowers were desired. -And what about |)lants in pots, with red, ripe berries all along the stems, which so quickly follow the flowers? „ -f^. iTi I Hickory trees are so rarely seen Use More Hickory o„tside' of forests, that very few Trees In Plantings persons are aware of what beauty they are when they have had no hindrance to full de- velopment. It is the few trees sometimes seen that have been left in forest clearings while the trees were still young that tell us what fine trees they are when space is allowed them. There is then the natural branching of the trees, forming a large, well balanced appearance, so different from the spire-like effect they are forced into when growing close to other trees. The foliage of one and all Caryas is of a pleasing green. It is of a compound nature, always of a bright green, and the variation in the number and appearance of the leaves is one of the ways of deciding- the species. But to one accpiaintcd with their nuts, no other means of identifi- cation is necessary, not one being similar to another. Carya alba, the Shcilbark, is the best kiu)wn of all Hick- ories, because of its ctlihle mils and that the tree is more widely distributed than the l*ecan Nut, Carya oliva>formis, a species with nuts of excellent quality, but less distributed in its wild state. Carya sulcata has a nut far larger than any other sort, but though sold in Western markets as Western .Shcllbark. there is little "meal" in.side of the thick shells, not enough to repay one for the task of obtaining it. Ex- cepti[ig that the shell is not us large nor as thick as the Tsuga Canadensis compacta sulcata, C. tomentosa is much the same as regards the contents of its nilts. Other species, such as microcarpa, glal)ra and amara are never thought of as of value for their nuts. Foresters make use of nearly all species in their plantings. It is as an ornamental lawn tree that more attention might be given to these Hickories for, as aforesaid, one and all are of merit in this respect. Sowing the nuts is the chief method of jiropagation. These nuts may be sown in Autumn, or be kept mixed with damp soil, in lx>xes, then sown in Spring. To commence with. Hydrangea panicu- Hydrangea |,,(a i^u^t not be mistaken for H. pan- paniculata ie„iata grandiflora. It is a very dif- ferent shrub. It is the parent form of H. p. grandiflora, from which the latter sprang. In paniculata the flow- ers are mainly the small fertile ones, making little dis- play; the sterile ones, the large showy ones, are but one here and there, sufficient to give a white color to the panicle, but not giving the solid head of sterile flowers the grandiflora disjilays. The panicles of paniculata be- ing comparatively light in weight, they maintain them- selves in an entirely erect position on the ends of the branches, giving to the bush an ap|)earance greatly dif- ferent from the grandiflora, the branches of which be- come weighted to the ground by them. The foliage of paniculata is of a handsome, dark green, its panicles 6in. to KMn. long, the sterile flowers chang- ing from white to a rosy purple with age, at which stage they are very attractive. H. paniculata makes a tall shrub, almost a small tree if grown to one stem. It receives much praise from planters, who sometimes place it in groups on lawn.s, where it is very effective when in flower. Its habit of flowering is the same as that of grandi- flora. A good pruning in Winter adds to the size of the panicles of flowers. These notes are called for because, either from care- lessness or lack of knowledge, nurserymen sometimes have trouble with customers who fail to use the full names of the plants they want. A nurseryman relates that some plants of Hydrangea paniculata which he sold on order to a customer brought him a letter the follow- ing year from the party saying: "You have not sent me the right thing." It appears the party was unaware of there being a difference; what he wanted was H. p. grandiflora, while he got what he ordered, the H. ])aniculata. Increased by hard and by soft wood cuttings, and by layers. TT n J ■ IT K 11 1 • ^he Wm. H. Moon Co. How Hardy is Umbellalar.a ^.„,,, ^, ^ „f ^ (Oreodaphne; Californica? ^,,^^i^ f„^ name, which one of the firm gathered in the Yoscmite Valley. It is the UuiIk'U- ulari.a, formerly Orwxlaphne, Cali- fornica, an evergreen shrub or small tree, which has a wide range of growth through California and Ore- gon. We are ii-sked what would be the chances of its proving hardy in this part of the countrj'. While we do not know of any trials with this broad-leaved evei^ green for hardiness, we think them worth making. There are several instances of trees and plants from the Pacific Coast enduring much more cold here than they ever met within their wild condition. Acer macrophyllum and Secjuoia gigantea are two notable e.-Jamples. This should encourage further experi- ments such as with the Umbellu- laria, especially a-s it is found in the Yosemite, where the Sequoia also grows; so, like it, it may prove hardy here. It belongs closely to the Sas- safras, the Laurus nobilis, the Spice Bush, and in company with them its- seeds soon lose vitality, requiring stratification or in some other way ])revented from drying, or they wilt not live. As with the other plants- named, the flowers of the Umbellu- laria are of no distinction; it is its handsome evergreen foliage which excites admiration. With the grow- ing desire to have broad-leaved evergreens as ornamental tul") plants, it may be worth while to include this evergreen among them. Catalogs of several tree seed deal- ers contain this plant, but care . should be taken to see that the seeds have been kept fresh. ., , . From being a rare tree in our plantings, iastlglate ^^e Ginkgo, better known under iU old umkgos name Salisburia, is now to be found in almost all collections on our lawns. Its general irregu- larity of growth in its younger years is well known, also the fact that as it gains in age it does also in shapely outline, so that there is little wanting in this respect then. In a general way the tree is always more fastigiate than spreading when young, maintaining this outline to a more or less degree always, but it is not uncommon to find trees here and there of a broad, spreading shape> There is, however, a variety of the Ginkgo which is truly fastigiate, maintaining this shape always, so far as trees of it of considerable size appear to prove. The I.ombardy Poplar is often used to characterize certain trees, and we may use it here to represent the appear- ance of these fastigiate Ginkgos. There are several of the-se trees in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, which were imported from Europe about the year 1880. Some of them stand near Horticultural Hall, where their pecu- liar growth attracts attention. Unlike Lombardy Pop- lars, however, they do not become bare at the lower part with age, but maintain a close, bushy outline from the base to the top of the tree. Placed as they are near Ilorticnitnral Hall, the fittingness of their position is ap])iireiit, and suggests to all landscape gardeners and others who admire them what a aseful tree it would be to plant in similar positions could they be obtained. Seeds of Ginkgos are now readily obtained from bear- ing trees here, and when sown as soon as ripe every one may be looked for to grow. The seedlings could be used for budding or grafting on the fastigiate variety alluded to. They may also be increased by using cuttings of the young growth in August, placing them under glass. Layering also rewards one. Considering the many uses of the Lombardy Poplar, uses which the fastigiate Ginkgo could much better fill, it is certain there would be a great demand for it could a stock of it be secured. 226 The Florists' Exchange dHmnmiuniuiiiiuninuimjiiniiiDiuiiimu iniiirmiTHiiiiiuHmnnnniniiiTpiiii Hit New Rose mrs. BAYARD THAYER that we are offering this season will make a fine addition to a class of large-flowered Roses which is rapidly coming to the front since we introduced Mrs. Charles Russell, of which the new claimant is a sport. The color is a most beautiful clear rose pink, inside of petals a shade lighter. The foliage heavy and smooth and carried on strong stems. It won the American Rose Society Medal over a strong class of competitors at the Cleveland Show, scoring 90 points. PRICE LIST: Mrs. Bayard Thayer Grafts: Eyes: 100 135.00 27.00 250 $82.50 62.50 500 1000 $150.00 $300.00 110.00 220.00 Grafted Plants (only) ready after March 1st, 1916. and Dark Russell 2500 6000 $690.00 $1,250.00 490.00 850.00 Eyes ready in January, 1916. 10,000 $2,300.00 1,500.00 WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES, Natick, Mass. iiiniiDiiuiiiuniinniiniiiiiiniiiDiniTiiTmiinTnrrnnnimnnniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimin^ Give credit where credit is due — Mfptlon tbe Exctiange coMiisa- — IIN MA.RCl-1 THE NEW PINK FORCING ROSE CHAMP WEILAND Exquisite in color, remarkable in eixe, beauty and foliage YOU NEED THE BIG MONEY MAKER OF 1916 STRONG GRAFTED PLANTS 100 Plants for $35.00 500 Plants for $150.00 250 Plants for 82.50 1000 Plants for 300.00 Orders filled strictly In the order as booked WEILAND Originators 154 North Wabash Avenue & RISCH nd GrONvers CHICAGO. ILL. Wlifii nrtl.TJTip. |>lPMSf m>'iiti"n Thf Hxc "ALICE HAS MADE GOOD" By proving to be the;best commercial carnation disseminated in years. Hundreds who tried it are delighted, and will largely increase their plantings next season. Cuttings ready NOW. Prices: per 100, $6.00; per 1000, $50.00 Descriptive circular mailed on request PETER FISHER, Ellis, Mass. ELMER D. SMITH & CO. Chrysanthemums FOR VARIETIES AND PRICES, SEE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS ADRIAN jisk for Catalogue MICH. l^'hPTi nrdprlne nW^mo*- th' nH- ortiprlng. pleaap m^'ntlitn The Rxcbange F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM iZ' Roses <^\ FFni FfLORAL COMPANY W'hpn orilprlng. plpaap mptitlnn Tbp Expliniige {Continued from page 223) SOUTHERN STATES— Continued He is fortunate with a fine stocli of Lilies coming on in good shape, as well as Hydrangeas, and reports the past year's business the best he has ever had. Chris Hauser. Jr., has recently com- pleted an addition of a fine new office and salesroom to his business on Crockett St. He has installed a basket display case, double plate glass icebox, two large outside show windows, display counter case, all well filled with well selected stock. The .salesroom proper is done in white enamel marble with fi.xtures to correspond partly in marble. Mr. Ha us- er's fine business has fully justified this improvement, and with the better equip- ment he reports a greatly increased busi- ness. Mrs. Chas. Albrecht on Commerce st. has had a fine holiday trade and is satis- fied with the business so far in the New Year. The improvements made at her place last year have added a great deal to the bulk of the business. Mrs. Jun!». one of the most public spirited of the local florists, is proving berself to be a splendid worker for the Texas State Florists' Association in the city, and wants the State meeting to take place in this city at some future annual meeting. She is one of the most valued workers in the local Florists' Club as well. Chrysanthemums Cuttings UNAKA EARLY SNOW GOLDEN GLOW MAJOR BONNAFFON CHRYSOLORA PACIFIC SUPREME Rooted Cuttings, A No. 1 Stock Send for prices Matthews &. Varney Successors to J. E. Felthousen, Florist 320 Van Vranken Ave., Schenectady, H. Y. Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg and send *s display ad. on page 234, postal for free samples. Paul Poppy, one of the oldest in the business here, is looking forward to mak- ing further improvements, either to a larger growing acreage outside the city, or the building of a new store and office building for bis retail department. Busi- ness with him is most satisfactory. San Antonio has been having unusually cold weather without much of warmer inter- missions ; the temperature lias been down as low as 20 above this week. The city of San Antonio is planning for a great Pan-American and Southern Ex- position to occur in 1918, and has been promised Government assistance in mak- ing it a national affair. S. J. M. Louisville, Ky. The coldest weather of the Winter was experienced for several days, starting on Sunday, Jan. 17, but the weather has become warmer and a good deal of sun- shine has been experienced. Stocks are looking up somewhat, but there is an unusual demand for flowers of all kinds, and stocks are high and scarce. Not only are local supplies low, but the larger markets are in the same shape, and trou- ble is being experienced in obtaining flow- ers which can be sold at usual retaii prices. One florist stated that in order I to hold his business it was necessary to sell merchandise practically at cost. Louisville florists are glad that Eas- ter will be late this year as it will en- able the growers to have suflicient quan- tities of good stock on hand. Easter this year comes later than it has since 1905. April 23 is the date of the end of Lent. Easter Sunday fell on the same date in 1905. Easter will not come as late as April 23 again until 1943, when it will be two days later, falling on April 25. Henry C. Heilemann, a representative of William B. Lake, Philadelphia dealer in florists' supplies, was in Louisville, this week calling on the retail florists. On Jan. 22 Lee S. Walker, connected with the William Walker Co., and Misa i Anita Meyer of Louisville were quietly united in marriage. The young couple left at once for points in Indiana and Ohio, where they wiU spend their honey- moon. The Ten Broeck Tyre Co., manufac- t'-rers of automobile tires, in which Fred Haupt, a local florist, is interested, re- cently had a $15,000 fire which damaged the factory considerably. A number of the Louisville florists are displaying signs reading "Lawn Grass Seed Now on Sale Here." The Jacob Scbulz Co. recently mailed out return post cards in which the company's (Conlinhed on page 229) January 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 227 Nevy Salmon Pink Carnation "NANCY" Color light salmon pink, little darker than Pink Delight and more even color. Blooms are good commercial size, 3 in. and over, nicely formed and have never shown a bursted calyx. Stems always hold the flower upright. The habit is a quick productive growth and as a producer it stands highest among commercial varieties. Color does not fade. Fragrance is very noticeable. Having an excellent cerise pink and an improved yellow to offer in 1917, wo have decided to disseminate the variety "Nancy" this year, 1916. For a light pink that will produce quantities of bloom and is commercially good in every respect, plant "Nancy." The stock is limited and orders will be filled in rotation as received. Price, Rooted Cuttings: $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. First deliveries in January. Standard Varieties of CARNATIONS and 1915 Introductions 100 .. . .$6.00 READ^ 1000 $50.00 50.00 50.00 30.00 30.00 25.00 25.00 Y NOW White Wonder. 100 1000 . .$3.00 S2.'i.0O .... 6.00 White Enchantress.. Rosette Mrs. C. W. Ward .. . Enchantress Gloriosa Benora .. 3.00 . 3.00 .. 3.00 .. 3.00 .. 3.00 .. 3.00 25.00 Alice Matchless Yellow Prince .... 6.00 .... 3.50 3.50 25.00 25.00 25.00 Champion Yellowstone .... 3.00 .... 3.00 25.00 25.00 ChiYsanthemum "EARLY FROST" THE EARLY WHITE 'MUM This variety has proven so satisfactory that the demand for stock will be greater than the supply. Place your orders now. We have a large stock. Rooted Cuttings: $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. February Delivery. F. DoeiNER & SONS CO., Lafaycitc, ind. Good stem — enormous bloomer — does not split — even color good flower — good shipper — good keeper Wherever MISS THEO is shown it gets a boost ! A. C. S. Show in Buffalo, N. Y., Certificate of Merit; Worcester, Mass., Certificate of Merit; Boston, Mass., First Class Certificate of Merit, etc. Grow MISS THEO for Profit ROOTED CUTTINGS: $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Littlefield ^ Wyman North Abington, Mass. THE WISE GROWER PROVIDES FOR HIS STOCK OF YOUNG ROSE PLANTS AND CARNATION CUTTINGS EARLY NEW R©SES FOR PEnRUARV AND LATER DELIVERY ]oo Red Radiance J17.80 Mrs. Wlllfam R. Hearat 17.50 Cleveland .10.00 Gorfleoua 30.00 Mrs. Bayard Thayer. Grafting Eyea. J220.00 per 1000 Baby Doll 25.00 Champ Wfeland 30.00 Dark Ruaaell. Eyes. $220.00 per 1000 Own Root 1000 (160 00 150.00 250.00 260.00 200.00 260.00 Gr»ft«J 100 J17.50 17.60 35.00 35 00 35.00 30.00 35.00 35.00 1000 $150 00 150.00 300.00 300 00 300.00 250.00 300.00 300.00 Recent Introductions and Standard Varieties Hadley 7.,50 50.00 12.50 Mrs. Charles Ruaaell 12.00 100.00 16.00 Hoosler Beauty 10.00 90.00 15.00 Ophelia 7.50 60.00 16.00 Mock 7.60 60.00 12.60 Double White Klltamey 7.60 80.00 12.80 Mrs. Gcorfle Shawyer 7.60 60.00 12.50 Pink KUlarney 7.00 66.00 12.00 White KiUarney 7.00 60.00 12.50 Lady HllUngdon 7.00 66.00 12.00 Sunburst 8.00 70.00 Radiance 7.50 60.00 12.50 Maryland 7.50 60.00 12.60 Mrs. Aaron Ward 7.60 60.00 12.60 Mrs. Taf t 7.60 60.00 12.60 Richmond 7.00 55.00 12.60 Kalserin 7.00 66.00 12.00 Milady 7.50 60.00 12.60 Lady Alice Stanley 7.50 60.00 12.50 Cecile Brunner 7.50 60.00 12.50 Old Gold 10.00 90.00 15.00 Crimson Queen 7.60 60.00 12.50 Edward Herriott 12.60 120.00 17.60 American Beauty 8.00 70.00 L-^_ CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new varletlea If you wish January or February dellTery. 120.00 i:).''..oo 135.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 126.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 140.00 120.00 160.00 THE THREE NEW REDS. 100 1000„ Nebraska $12.00 $100.0^ Belle Washburn 12 00 100.0" Aviator 12.00 lOO.O" THE THREE NEW PINKS. Alice Coombs 12.00 lOO.OO Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Nancy. Light salmon pink, a little darker than Pink Delight, a more even color. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. RECENT INTRODUCTIONS. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 Champion 4.00 Good Cheer 6.00 The Herald 4.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.60 Matchless 3.00 60.00 35.00 50.00 36.00 30.00 26.00 Standard Varieties PINK. 100 Mrs. C. Edward Akehurat (rose pink) J6.00 Mm. C. W. Ward 3.00 Enchantrees 3.00 Pink Delight 5.00 Gloriosa 3.00 Chas. Sieftwart 5.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.00 Rosette 3.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 Gorgeous 3.00 Northport 3.00 Philadelphia 3.00 1000 $50.00 25.00 22.50 40.00 25.00 40.00 25.00 27.50 25.00 35.00 22.50 25.00 22.60 RED. 100 1000 Princess Dagmar $4.00 $35.00 Pocahontas 4.00 35.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 St. Nicholas 3.60 20.00 Victory 3.00 25.00 Bonfire 3.00 25.00 WHITE. White Wonder 3.00 25.00 White Perfection 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Alma Ward 3.00 25.00 VARIEGATED. Benora 4.00 J130.00 YELLOW. Yellow Prince 400 |[ 30.00 For Complete List with Descriptions, send for our Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA PhiladelphU 1608-1620 Ludlow St. New York 117 W. 28th St. Baltimore Franklin & St. Paul Sts. Washington 1216 H St., N. W. ui-tliTlii;;, iilei.Be m'MilluD Tbe Excbnnce When ordering. T'k'ase an'iitiun IIil- iCxctiiiiiye L RED WING The Coming Commercial Red A clear scarlet color, with a long, perfect stem; clean, healthy grower. Begins to flower early in the season and produces continually until thrown out in the Summer. The flowers are nicely formed, do not split the calyx, and for keeping qualities cannot be beaten. Clean, well-rooted cuttings at $12:00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Inspection of my stock is invited. Cash with order or satisfactory references from parties unknown to us WILLIAM A. DAWSON, WiUimantic. Conn. Wti.Mi nnl.' Our Advertising Columns ni' ntlon The Exchange READ FOR PROFTTI USE FOR RESULTS 228 The Florists' Exchange ■MT- --yr NEW CARNATION COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Did you go to the Carnation Show at St. Louis? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H 9 ■1 .V'. * « H H mm^g^ i; , ...J^^^^^^^l liiiifl If so^ did you see our beautiful new ^'COTTAGE Maid:' Queen of the Novelties? The public here in New York is crazy over the color of this beautiful new Carnation. It is a clear shell pink, deep in the center and lighter toward the edge. It is a color your trade demands. Its plant is identical with its well-known and widely-grown parent, "Mrs. C. W. Ward," and it has the same wonderful keeping and shipping qualities as that variety. In fact, at the Cleveland Show last Fall, "COTTAGE MAID," besides the first prize in its class, won the prize for the vase of Carnations in the best condition at the end of the show. And these flowers were shipped from New York. We have grown this variety for six years and tried it out thoroughly. It is not our policy to let buyers of our Novelties do the e.xperimenting. We believe in "COTTAGE MAID," and we are going to back up our belief by planting 50,000 of it next year for blooms, besides the stock plants. It will be sent out next Winter. Send in your order early. And keep your eye on '* CRYSTAL WHITE," our sensational pure white, which is larger and more productive than "Matchless." It will probably be disseminated in 1917-18. COTTAGE GARDENS CO. Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK When ordering, please mentioQ The Excliiiuge I Fanunry 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 229 January '' White^^ Sale °sr.^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS ''^^' READY NOW ALICE DAY Snow white Beautiful in outline Certificated C. S. A. $6.00 -dozen $50.00— hundred AUTOCRAT The Thanksgiving Beauty. $15.00— hundred $125.00— thousand WHITE PATTY White sport of the well-known Patty. $12.00— hundred $100.00-thousand WHITE CHIEFTAIN Pure-white sport of Chieftain. $5.00— hundred $40.00— thousand MISS ELVIA SCOVILLE The white sport of Wells' Late Pink. A variety of superlative excellence. $20.00— hundred $175.00 thousand PRICES: CASH-FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Send for illustrated list; the best Chrysanthemum catalogue ever printed. CHARLES H. TOTTY, iviadison,N.j. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Jrom page '22b spwial .$1 box de luxe was featured. This t-aiU advertised trial, s.andiu.e aud gift ■jiders and tlie person tu wli.pui it was mailed was asiied tu clieek ytt wliictiever •jrder was wisiied, and tu recurn tlie I" sta] card. 1. Bayersdorfer, of the florist supply house of H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. Phila- delphia, Pa., was a recent visitor. .Mrs. C. B. Thompson is feeling some- ^yhat better, but is about ten pounds lighter than she was previous to her illness, which was brought about by the Christmas rush. Callas, Paperwhite Narcissus and Car- n.itions are the principal flowers now ■ being cut by H. Kleinstarink. The con- cern is busy getting pot stuff in shape for the Easter trade. Funeral work is very good and everyone is being kept busy. lieorge F. Borntraeger, head of the Falls City Wire Works, reports that the demand for florists' wire designs has been the best on record this Winter. Tliere has been some shortage and delay in re- ceiving shipments of wire used in mak- ing up the work, but the company has had a sufficient stock on hand to till all orders. Certain manufacturers of Louis- ville have had a great deal of trouble in obtaining wire, the manufacturers in m:iny cases being rushed with war orders for the barbed variety. Fire recently destroyed the private greeuhouse of Otho II. Wathen of Louis- ville at his home near Jeffersonville. Ind. Mr. Wathen is a wealthy distiller of Liiiisville and owner of the Louisville baseball club of the American Associa- ti'in. The private greenhouse was fiUed "iili handsome varieties of flowers and lilints, and the loss is estimated at about ^'■'ntlon The Excliange Geraniums rooted cuttings good stock at S. A. Nutt and Mme. Sallerol, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. CARNATIONS C. W. Ward, Enchantress, Rose Pink En- chantress, White Enchantress, Light Pink Enchantress, Enchantress Supreme, Beacon, Benora, Princess Dagmar, Rosette, White Wonder. Rooted Cuttings, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. ORAC/ENA INDIVISA 3-m., $5.00 per 100; 4-in., SIO.OO per 100. GERMAN rVY, TRADESCANTIA, 3 varieties; ACHYRANTHES, 2 varieties; HELIOTROPE, LOBELIA (Emperor William, Crystal Pal- ace), $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per lOOO. CHRYSANTHEMUMS and POMPONS, 30 va- rieties; COLEUS, 10 varieties. These prices for cash. MAGNUS PIERSON, CromweU.Conn. When ordering, please mentiou The Excbange CYCLAMEN Fine Strain Assorted Colors, Bud and Bloom 3H-in., 5c.;4"^-ln., 10c. PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 3H-ln., 5c.; 4H-ln., 10c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syracuse.N.V. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 100 1000 AGERATUMS. Stella Gurney and Little Blue Star $0.60 $5 00 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The best selected, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 75 SALVIAS Bonfire and Zurich 75 REASONABLE PRICES 9.00 9.00 6.00 6.00 PLANTS PETUNIAS. Dreer's Double Fringed. Mixed colors, strong plants, from 2-in. pots 2.00 Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. ASPARAGUS piumosus. ■2}4-m. pots ASPARAGUS piumosus. 3-in. pots ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2li-\a. pots ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 3-in. pots FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2]4,-\n. pots GERMAN IVY. 2'4-in IVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2Ji-in. pots ROSE GERANIUMS. 2l4-\n. pots MARGUERITE DAISY'. Single White, 2'4-in HELIOTROPE. 2}f-in F. A. EMMONS, Florist West Kennebunk, Me. Whpn nrtlertnc. nlpn^.. m''nt1i>n The P?Trhnnge 100 $2.50 5.00 2.00 4.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 Carnations and Piumosus Geraniums Heliotrope Matchless and Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, strong, wel'-rooted Cuttings, from fine healthy stock. at $25.00 per 1000. Piumosus, by the thousand or ten thousand, at $26.00 per 1000. Caah or approved credit W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. When ordering, please nit-ntion The liscliange I and other Bedding Plants in their season W. J. CHINNICK TRENTON, N. J. Whan orderine. please mention The Bxchanj;;e Southern Cultural Notes Success V^ith Carnations Every effort should now be made to ha.sten your Carnation plant.s for the coming season; you are making a great mistake if you have failed to have them/ well rooted, and indeed they should Jie already potted off, particularly the ted varieties, which must be pushed. The cause of so many failures to have a good crop of this color at the holidays is the fact that they were not started early enough. They ought to be ready for a shift into larger pots not later than the first of February, so as to have tine large plants for planting in open ground by the middle of March. The success of Carnation growing in the South is to get the stock out early in well prepared ground. Thorough cul- tivation is needed so as to have good, low, stocky plants by June, when they should be lifted and planted in the houses. The July and .\ugust rains are what damages the plants for good Winter blooming, as it induces a soft, flabby growth that does not and cannot harden off enough by the regular blooming season, besides endan- gering the stock to liability of disease. I am well aware that many growers may disagree with me on this point and insist that pot culture is best, but after repeated trials by some of the most suc- cessful it has been demonstrated to be a profitable fact that the above mode is best. You must have a close growth, firm stiff and stocky, so that when they are removed from the field and planted in the prepared soil of the bench, they will take hold at once and start new and vigorous growth. See that your soil is well mixed and limed and made as fine as possible. Firmly planted, well watered and prop- erly cultivated and there is no such word as fail. Fill Hanging Baskets Hanging baskets should now be filled. Be sure and put a 2y2in. or 3in. pot in the center of the basket with drainage hole plugged to hold water. Plant young stock, some varieties will do from the cutting bed and seed pans, and by keep- ing the pot filled with water much labor can be saved and better success achieved. If you have kept a tabulated statement of plants, etc., sold last season, you will know just how many you will need. Of course, add a reasonable percentage of increase. A very pretty hardy vine that suc- ceeds fine in this section is the old favor- ite Manettia cordifolia, with its carmine- crimson flowers, a close competitor to the Cardinal Climber. This plant used to be largely grown and sold in the Cin- cinnati market before the Civil War but seems to have been lost sight of. It is easily propagated and should find a place in every catalog. The pretty little Anthericum Mandai- anum is one of the new and valuable bas- ket and porch box plants. The stronger growing variety, Anthericum variegatum, is one of the best decorative plants for outdoor Summer planting that we hava and should be largely recommended. Both the varieties stand our hot burning sun and are fitting companions to the more prolific blooming varieties of border and basket plants. Bedding Plants The planting of Acalyphas. Amaran- thus and Achyranthus should be encour- aged in place of Coleus, which becomes so much infested with mealy bug as to become a nuisance. Nothing succeeds better if kept clean, but as the care of nearly all things is left to lazy and irre- sponsible servants, the result is easily accounted for. It takes ertraordinary care to keep them clean even under ei- perienced hands, and much better effects can be had with practically no trouble with the first named plants. Propagating Ficns Ficus elastica can now be easily propa- gated either by mossing, the old woman*s way, or by cuttings. Probably many flo- rists are not aware that instead of tak- ing up room in the sand bench you can pot them off in leafmold and sand and ■ place in a warm sheltered position in the house. Kept well watered and frequently syringed, they will root readily. I have seen this tried even as far North as Michigan and also here, although it is not generally known. W. C. Cook. January 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 231 ROSES RED RADIANCE. A sport of Iladianoe that, will be wcl- coraed as a valuable addition to the list of greenhouse Uosea and will be of greatest value for the garden. Grafted or Own Root, 2>4-in., $2 60 per doi., J17.50 per 100. J150.0D per 1000. MRS. WM. R. HEARST. A clear, dark pink sport of My Maryland. The equal of Maryland in habit and frowth, and far superior to it in color. Grafted or Own toot. 21.4-in., $2.a0 per doi., »17.50 per 100 $150.00 per 1006. HOOSIER BEAUTY. Deep, rich crimson in color. We have a large stock of this new Rose and can fill your or- der to your satisfaction. Grafted, 2>i-in., $2.00 per doz., $15 00 per 100. $140.00 per 1000; Own Root, 2)i-in., $1.50 per do2 , $10 00 per 100, $90.00 pel 1000. HADLEY. With both Hadley and the above-named va- riety we have to ofler the two best red Roses in commerce. Grafted. 2>i-in.. $1.50 per doi.. $12.50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000; Own Root, 2fi-in., $1.00 per do»., $7 50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. CARNATION NOVELTIES MISS THEO. aittlefield & Wyman^ We have 4000 planta of Misa Theo growing here at Cromwell. We can verify the aaaertion that it is the moat prolific Carnation on the market today. The color is true rose pink. The flower is well formed, but not large. It will be a profit- able variety. Rooted Cuttinga, $12.00 per 100, 8100 00 per 1000. NEBRASKA. We can fill your order for this new scarlet It appeara to us to be one of the finest of the novelties of the year. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. RED WING. From observation of thia variety growing. we believe it is well worth a thorough trial. It looks pro- lific and the flowers are of fine quality. Rooted Cut- tings. $12 00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. ALICE. By far the finest light pink Carnation from the standpoint of freedom and profitableness. We have excellent stock for February delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000. We cannot accept orders for Good Cheer for earUer than March 15th delivery. THE BIG FOUR OPHELIA. DOUBLE WHITE KILLARNEY. KIL- LARNEY BRILLIANT and MRS. AARON WARD. The four best greenhouse Roses for general growing. $12.50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000. These varieties are better grafted than own root, li wanted on own roots, the price is $7.60 per 100, $60 00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS GOLDEN GLEAM o^r novelty — rUfv IViD Aa a novelty of the year we are ofTering a seedling of our own raising. It is a bright, ghatening yellow in color; me- dium dwarf in growth. Fully as good two to a plant as single. Matures Oct. 20th to Nov. Ut. Second crown buJa were the best. 2>i-ln., $1.50 per doz., $12.00 per 100,:$ 100.00 per 1000. LAST SEASON'S NOVELTIES ' Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. CRYSTAL GEM. A fine, pure white Mideeason. EARLY FROST. The best early white variety We havefa big lot ready for dehvery. GOLDEN . QUEEN. The best yellow since Chrysolora. ThislisTthe^general opinion. MARIGOLD. A fancy 'Mum for the careful grower. When well done, it ia the beat yellow variety in commerce. MODELLO. Bronze, maturing in early November. L_ Handsome as a Cactus Dahlia. MRS. AARON WARD BEDDING PLANTS [OTROPE. salvia. PETUNIAS, CA VARIEGATA cuttings. Writf hed ads. Prices to the Trade only COLEUS, HELIOTROPE. SALVIA. PETUNIAS, FUCHSIAS and other stock. VINCA VARIEGATA cuttings. Write ua your wants. Refer to the classified ads. >CRorowe,LL com. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. For early deUvery we o£fer fine stock of thia high-elasa variety at $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Thia means January and February delivery, andiwe have ample stock for your requirementa. GOLDEN EATON. Better in color than Yellow Eaton. One of the finest of the new 'Muraa. Early delivery $4.00p » I 100, $35.00 per 1000. ' ' ,rrA NEW POMPON PEACE. A beautiful shell pink; one of theTfinest varieties ever_offered 2>4-in., $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. SINGLES RAMONA. Deep, rich bronze in color. One of the finest varieties ever offered. Exhibited in the winning five vaaea^at Cleveland. 2}i-m., $2.00 per doz , $15.00 per DUSKY MAID. Orange-bronze in color. Well-built, semi-double flowers carried well apart on apray. The finest variety for_Thanksgiving 2^-in., $2.00 per doz.. S15.00 per 100. The Cromwell Gardens Set and the Mount Green- wood Set are offered in our catalog. Look them over. They are improvements on existing varieties and worthy of general growing. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus We make a specialty of seedlings. We offer now 50,000 seedUngs. ready for potting. Big, strong seedlings. Big value at $8.00 per 1000; 2500 at $7.50 per 1000: 5000 at $7.00 per 1000. We deliver anywhere, all charges paid, for 60o. per 1000 in addition to price quoted. Coleus Cuttings Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leadingand best fancy varieties. Clean, strong, well rooted cuttings. $6.00 per 1000 Cash with order. Send for list with testimoniala A. NAHLIK 261-275 lawrence Street, flUShlNG, N. Y. Largest grower of Coleus in the U.S.A. ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the beat Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 Chestnut Place SECAUCUS, N. J. ORCHIDS Order 1916 freshly imported stopk NOW in order to receive them from first ARRIVALS. A splendid lot of VANDA C/ERULEA, the only Blue Orchid; always a ^eat seller. Write for prices. GEORGE L. FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., FERNS Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full grown, fine atock, from 2W-in pota. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. COCOS Weddeliflna and KENTIA Belmore- ana. For center planta. 2!-'4-in., $1.30 per dos.. $10 00 per 100. Higb Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A.PETERSON WOOD COURT Tarrytown-on-Hudson. N. Y Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward U8 promptly partiouiara as to fortbcomiru; eihibitions.) Amherst, Slass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, in connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 3-28, 1916. Chicago, m. — American convention of Garden Clubs, June, 1917. Cornell, N. Y. — Farmers' Week, In connection with N. Y. State College of Agriculture, Feb. 7-12, 1916. Zioaisvllle, Ky. — National Canners' Con- vention. February, 1916. New Tork, April 5-12, 1916. — Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New Yorlc and the New York Florists' Club, Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary. 53 West 28th St., New York. New Tork. — The eighth annual banquet of the New York and New Jersey As- sociation of Plant Growers, Hotel Mc- Alpin, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets, |5 per person. Sec'y, Wm. H. Siebrecht, Jr.. Queeiis Plaza Court, Long Island City, N. T. FMladelpMa, Pa., March 2B-Apm 2. — Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- can Florists, Convention Hall, Broad St. and Allegheny ave. John Young, secretary. B3 West 28th st. New York. Scranton, Pa. — The Scranton Florists Club will hold its Spring flower show In the Town Hall, March 30. 31 and April 1, 1916. i:=^ JOHN WANAMAKER . Awarded first prize as Be3t:Pink. any class, in open competition with aU the "best" pink va- rieties, by the American Dahlia Society, at its New York exhibition last September. Be sure vou get the true stock. Strong, field-grown roots, 70o. each, 37.00 per doz., $50.00 per 100. A few of the World's BestlDahlJas, strong, plus is exhausted: 100 Geisha. Yellow and scarlet S22.50 Dorothy Peacock. Large pink 10.00 Kriemhilde. Pink and white; cactus.. . 5.00 Arabella, Primrose and rose ball 4.00 Jumbo. Rich red; decorative 5.00 Minnie McCullough. Golden yellow, tipped red; decorative 5.00 Bon Ton. Crimson ball 5.00 Red Hussar. Red ball 4.00 Miss Dodd. Yellow ball. ." 4.00 Fringed 20th Century 5.00 Evelyn Century. White and crimaonn. 5.00 Golden Century 5.00 Mised, all kinds 2.50 ]Write ifor special prices on strong divisions catalogue WORLD'S BEST DAHLIAS. PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, P.O., Berlin, New Jersey field clumps, absolutely true to name, until aur- 100 Bertha von Suttner. .Soft pink. . tlo 00 Marjorie Castleton. Pink cactus 9.00 Jack Rose. Crimson; decorative 5.00 Delice. Pint:; decorative sioO Lyndhurst. Scarlet: decorative 500 Sylvia. Pink and white; decorative 5 00 Geo. Smith. Red baU 4.00 White Swan. White ball 8.00 Elegans. Purple and white boll 5.00 Rose Pink Century 5.00 Eckford Century. White, spotted and penciled crimsoa 500 Wildfire Century. Scarlet '. 6.00 of above, alao for wholesale liat and descriptive Julivs Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. L OROHID8, RALMS and plaals •! evAvy ymrtaty WiNCUESTEE. Va. — James M. Frye. a well known nurseryman of this place, died last week after a lingering illness. Mr. Frye was eighty years of age. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in the Eleventh Virginia Cavalry of the Confederate forces, and carried the scars of a severe wound in the breast made by a bullet which passed through his body. He is survived by a widow, a son and three daughters. E. A. D. Special Offer of MARGUERITES White Paris' Daisy A liinited quantity of our celebrated healthy stock, out of 2}^-iu. pots, at $3.50 per 100. A. L. MILLER Sutpbln Road and Rockaway Blvd. Phone: Jamaica 505. JAMAICA. N. Y. VERBENAS Our first batch of Cuttings have been shipped in fine condition. Have you sent us your order yet? J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRAC.BNA IndlTlsa. Z-in., 8a.| 3-ln., jOo.: 4-in., 15«.; 5-ii] , 25o. wujh. REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-in., JS.OO pel 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, PolteTine. RIcard, Per- kins and Buchner. 2-in., $2.00 p«r 100; 3-iD., 15.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. S-in., IO0.1 4-ln.. I60.; 6-in., 25o.; from bed for 2H- u>d S-in. pot», »6.00 per 100. VINCA nuleitata. 2-iii., KM p«r 100. Cuh with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N. J. ALYSSUM, DOUBLE GIANT The eot flowvi kind. Y«a wmai mbm of thia oa the edge oi your Camatioii boda. 3-ia., S2.O0 per ISO. $18.00 per MOO. SMILAX. No. 1 plants. Z-in.. %\M pn 100. DAISY, Mrs. F. Sander. SdMtsd atssk. 3-ia. $2.00 wr 100, $1&00 psr 1000. E. RAWLINCS, Alleflsny, N. Y. Whataaal* Gnwir Wheo ordering, pleas* meatWa Tke Bzcbanx* 232 The Florists' Exchange Special Offer ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- geri. Strong, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Poite- vine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2K-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3- in., right for Easter. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2J/^-in., mixed, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DRACy^NA Indivisa. Fine plants, out of 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. PANSIES. Strong plants, from our well known strain, $2.50 per 1000; 6000 for $10.00. SNAPDRAGON. Out of 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. J.C.SCHIV1IDT BRISTOL, PA. ASPARAGUS 100 1000 Plumosus. 214-in. pots... $1.75 $17.00 CANNAS. 1-3 eyes, AUe- mania 1.00 Vaughan, Italia, Patry, B. Prince, Bovira, Burbank, Gray, Fla- mingo, Berat, Hen- derson 1.25 OBCONICA Primroses . . 1.50 GERANIUMS. 2% -in. pots, S. A. Nutt and other va- rieties 2.50 20.00 VINCA Variegata. SVi- in pots 5.00 BOSTON PERNS, from bed 15.00 COIiEUS. 10 varieties 2.00 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Floivering 2..50 Cash JOS. H. CUNNiNGHAM 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio When ordering, please mention The Rxchnngf GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Per 1000 S. A. Nutt and Buchner 812.60 Poltevine, Rlcard , Doyle. Perkins & Vlaud 16.00 Cash with order Poltevine and Buchner ready now. RRED W. RITCM V Lancasler, Pa. QER AINI UIVIS 100 1000 2-in. pots, Nutt and Buchner tl.80 tlS.OO Poltevine, Rlcard. Doyle 2.00 20.00 VINCA Variegata. Rooted Cuttings. 1.00 2-m 1.60 SALVIAS and COLEUS. Rooted Cuttings 60 Cash with order. ERNEST HABRIS. DELfllMSON, N. Y GERANIUMS "citings Ready now. Per 1000 S. A. Nutt $12.50 Poltevine 15.00 Ready February lOth. Rlcard, Scarlet Bedder 15.00 Cash with order, please. RUDOLF NAGEL, 515 South West End Ave.. LANCASTER, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Whe WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Seed Flats Prepare Your Spring Supply Notv If you c-an buy for about 10c. or 12c. all of the material to put together a flat 14in. X 20in. in dimension, the sides, ends and bottoms all ready cut to start driv- ing the nails, you will save money by purchasing several hundred instead of gathering up dry goods boxes and making use of the crates the Holland bulbs came in. Put a two doliar and a balf per day man to rip, saw. and constnict the fiats needed for your coming Spring work. A flat can be too small but there is a great difference between such a one and a man killer. A flat so large as to be unhandy only makes trouble. From 14in. or 16in. x 26in. or 24 in. makes a handy flat, and the nearer you can get all of them on the place to be alike in size, the better. No better time than the present to get busy. For the man who makes most of his spending money dur- ing the Spring months, and there are many of us. the present is the time for getting ready. Tlie best Spring we have ever had is going to come this year; you want plenty of everything and can't get it too good. Flats for seedlings are often superior to pots and quite a num- ber of plants are easier handled in a flat than any other way. Don't depend too much on the flats you will get when the PaperWhites, the Tulips and Ihe Daffodils are through. They are all m:ide out of wood and don't last forever. Nor talk about making new flats next April : it is now that they should be made. You will never have more time for it than at present. ^ Hotbeds And Hotbed Saslies As with the seed flats so with the hot- bed sashes, the time to get Ihem into shape, to repair them or get new ones is here now, and you can't gain anything by delaying. There is a sort of a lull in the business just now with many of us which gi\es a chance to prepare for the coining busy Spring season. Hardly a bedding plant one can mention which won't do every bit as well in a hotbed as in a greenhouse, and if at all crowded for room. Get ready now with a good number of hotbeds to relieve yon in a few weeks from now. Purchase only the very best made Cedar, Redwood or Cypress sash, 3 rows of double thick. A glass lOin. X 12in. will give bettor satisfac- tion than larger or smaller sizes. Every sash should have a coat of oil and two coats of paint. You can't overdo the painting, especially in the corners, and the time to do it is t>efore the glass goes in. \Ybcther yiui live in St. Paul or the sunny Sont'i. for a permanent hotbed frame nolhing beats concrete, 4iu. in thickness and reinforced will give you sides and ends lasting forever. Don't say the stock doesn't seem to do as well in a concrete frame as in the old wooden affairs, for that's entirely a matter of how it is t.nken care of. Wood is getting more expensive every day and so is the labor i-cfiiiired to build a frame; why not make it out of concrete and be done with it? llie forms you use for building the frame can be used over and over again, and if too cold now to pour concrete build the forms and either put in the manure and start the bed without the concrete or wait until warm enough to pour the con- crete later on. Easter Spiraeas Let Them Come Along Slowly Tour potted Spiraeas intended for Eas- ter don't need to be brought into heat for a month yet. Leave them in the frame they are in or below the bench in the Yiolot house for the present. See to it that they are kept moist ; if your plants, or rather the clumps, show signs of life get them to the light as soon as possible. If placed into a 50 deg. house they will come along .iust right for Eas- ter week. There is the greatest differ- ence between plants forced in great heat and such as were allowed to come along slowly, and this year no one needs to make use of hard forcing with Elaster coming so late. Forcing Lilacs Pays £Ten to tlie Smaller Florists Iioes it pay to force Lilacs for the small retail grower? Yes, it can be made to pay even on a small scale. Lilac flow- ers always can be made aise of during the early Spring months in the smallest es- tablishment and all there is to the forc- ing is to be able to apply heat, and let- ting the plants have all the water they need. For early forcing you should have pot grown plants. Place those to be forced in a dark position and let them have about 70 deg. or 75 deg. of heat. Spray the tops three or four times daily with water of at least the same tempera- ture as the house, and 10 deg. warmer won't hurt. This holds good with the water you apply to the soil. Frequently we make the mistake of using ice cold water to plants we are trying to force into flower ; this can only check them more or less. AYhen the plants have made a few inches of growth get tbem gradually used to a little light, but do not expose them at any time to the full rays of the sun. AYhen the flowers have been cut off from the plants, don't throw them away, they are too valuable for that ; place them in the coolest house you have and in six weeks from now, if in your way, you can either lay them under a bench or place in a coldframe. However, avoid, exposing them to severe freezing. In April they can be planted out after they have had a severe prun- ing back. Dutch Bulb Stock Finishing the Flowers Tulips and Narcissi brought in from outdoors or the cellar do not ueces- sarily have to have a strong heat in order to get them to flower; you only put them in heat and a dark place so in to get a fair sized stem and get them into flower quicker, but as soon as you have the desired stem and the flowers begin t" open a cool idace is required for them to develop properly. To put a proper finish on a Tulip, Narcissus, or Hyacinth, i : just as necessary in order to get the best out of those flowers as it is with a Chrysanthemum. You can rut a Ho.^e as a tight bud, or a Lily when only partly open will develop nicely when cut and taken care of in water, but not so with bulb stock. A Tulip is imly bea"1if- 1 when fully developed and hardened off. Tlie plants should be taken out of the sw'eat box or Rose house temperature when you have the stem you want, and the flower is partly open, and be placed into a cool, well shaded house. In a week's time they will be ready to be cut, and with certain varieties it takes even longer. Whether .vou wholesale or retail your stock this finishing process is absolutely necessary : it is a mistake to cut them when only partly open. Less and less heat will be required from now on in order to force the plants, and the better Ihe flowers will be on account of it. As with the Paperwhites and the Roman Hyacinths, try to regulate your supply so you have flats on hand to cut from right along. They pay best that way. Salvias Plants Grown from Seed Even if there has been a let up in the demand for Salvias for bedding purposes we still consider them one of the leading plant.s for Spring sales and ever.v florist having call for betiding plants should prepare a good stock of plants. If they are to be grown from seed, the first week in February is not too soon to sow the first batch. While for bedding purposes perhaps you don't need plants in flower, they sell much better when you have them about the middle of INIay with a good spike showing color. Salvias, espe- cially those growing from seed, should be grown cool in order to obtain a .short, stocky growth. A 'Carnation house is warm enough for them. Sow now and again about the end of February, and a third, even a fourth sowing later still. Thi.=! will give yon plants to come along up to the middle of June, which is pretty near the close of the season. PRIMULA Obconlca. Giant Kemieslna, Rosea, Arendl and mixed, also Grandiflora Compacta, Alba Lilac, Rosea and Sangamea, Malacoides, White, 2-in., $1.50 per 100. MME. SALLEROI. 2-in., S2.00 per 100. DAISY, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in., $1,60 per 100. / WHITMANl, ELEGANTISSIMA and TABLK FERNS 2-in., $3.00 per 100. DRACAENA Indivisa. 4-in.. 10c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., 4o. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, no white, 2H-in'., $2.50 per 100. POINSETTIA. Large stock plants. $5.00 per too. WEEPING LANTANA, FEVERFEW Gem. GIANT WHITE DAISY and DOUBLE ALYSSUM. 2-in., $2 00 per 100. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 75o. per 100. ALTERNANTHERA Brllliantlssima. $5.00 per 1000. 3 others. $4.50 per 1000. AGERATUM, Gurney, Pauline, Star. 60o. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. VINCA Variegata. 75c. per 100. $6.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 75c. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds, 60c. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, BonSre and Splendens. 75o. per 100. YELLOW DAISY. Etoile d'Or. $2.00 per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1.00 per 100, $9,00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1.00 per 100. ALYSSUM. Giant double, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, Dreer's, etc., $1.00 per 100. $9,00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 6 kinds, $1.25 per 100. SNAPDRAGON, Silver and White. $1 50 per 100. FERNS Bench. Nice, clean stock. Boston, 4-in., lOc; 5-in., 12Ho. Cash BYER BROS., ''"^"«^;s«"«« Wtipn nrtlprintr. t>1pjisp mnntlfin The FxphnnirP ROSES If in want of Rose Plants to plant after Chrysan- themums, refer to our advertisement ia FXwUW Exchange of Deo. 4. 1915, Per Per 100 1000 Asparagus Hatcherl. 3-in. pots $8.00 Asparagus Sprenfieri. 2>^-in. pota. . 3.00 Asparagus Sprengerl. 3-in. pots... 5.00 AbutUon Savitzii. 23^-in. pots 3.00 Achyranthes. 6 sorts, Rooted Cut- tings 1.00 $8.00 Ageratutn. Blue and white, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 25 sorts, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Dracaena Indivisa. ^in. pots 8.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 4-in. pots. . . . 12.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 5-in. pots. . . .20.00 Feverfew. Double white, Rooted Cuttings 1.50 12.00 Fuchsias. Double and single. Rooted Cuttings 1.50 12.00 Fuchsias. Double and single. 2}i- in pots 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings.... 1.00 Heliotrope. light and dark, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tings 1.50 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2M-in. pots 4.00 Lantanas. 2K-in. pots 3.00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 15.00" Salvia. New sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.50 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Smllax. Strong, 2M-in. pots 3.00 Vlnca Variegata and Elegans. 4-in pots 10.00 Vlnca Variegata and Elegans. 2}^' in. pots. 3.00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILl, N.Y. When ortlering. please mention The Rxchange GERANIUMS Unless we have exceptionally 6ne weather all the cuttings that I can supply between now and Febru- ary 2l3t are sold. Orders booked for February and March delivery, at $12.50 for S. A. NUTT and $15.00 for RICARD and POITEVINE, per 1000. Guaranteed stock. BUDDLEIA Asiatica Ready now, from Rose pots, fine plants, at $5.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings in February, at $2.50 per 100. PLUMOSUS, at $25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, please nuntinn Thi> Exi^lumse FOR THE BUSY MSN Our Stock and Material Index Page 2:-; 5 January 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 233 iiiinniBii""""""*""" Palms, Ferns and Decorative Stock KEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. Tlie best fprn of them all. Slightly crested habit, same as Scottii ; very line; a good seller; li-iii. pols, strong plimts. .$G.(N) per doz. ; S-iu. pots ,$1.(K1 each. NEPHROIiZPIS Scottii. Good, sfrons; plants. 6-in. pots, $4.20 and •S.'i.lK) per doz. ; S-in. imts. .fl.lM.i eai li. NEPHROLEPIS Elegantlssima Improved. 6-in. pots, $5.00 per doz. ; .S-in. pots, $1.00 each. CYRTOMIUM Roohfordiannm (Holly Fern). 4-in. pots, $1.80 per doz.; 2M!-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Hybridnm. 3-in. pots, tine for basket work, $7.00 per 100. DISH FERNS. The best varieties, only $4.(X) per 100; 2^-in. pots, fine plants. ASPARAGUS Plumosns. 3-in. pots, heavy stock, $5.00 per 100. BOXWOOD. 12-in. to 1.5-in., bushy. 85c. cneli ; 15-in. to IS-in., very | bushy, 45c. each. i Pyramid-shaped. 2-ft. to 2% ft., § $1.50 each; 3-ft. very fine, $2.00 g eacli. [ KENTIA Belmoreana. 5V^-in. | pots, 5-6 leaves, 20-22 in. high, 75c. g each ; 7-in. pots, 22 in. high, 8 g leaves, $1.50 to $2.00 each. 1 KENTIA Forsteriana. 5%-in. | pols, 5-6 leaves, 22-30 in. high, 75c. | each ; 5-6 leaves, 28-30 in. high, | $1.00 each ; 7-in. pots, 6-7 leaves, | 34-36 in. high, $2.00 each; 7-in. | pots, 6-7 leaves, 38-40 in. high, i $2. on and $2..50 each. | PRIMULA Obeonica. 5-in. pots i in bloom, .$2.00 per doz. ; 6-in. pots, i $3.00 per doz. § BEGONIA Lnminosa. 5-in. pots, | $2.00 per doz. | To save express charges, please | mention if pots are wanted. Cash | with order. i The Hustler- | I ASCHMANN BROS., j Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Teddy Jr. FERNS 8-in., »1.00 eaco. 7-in., 73o. esoh. 6-in.. 0.«*^1X!I 2Ji-in., $5.00 per SOo each. 4-in., 20o. each. 2)i-in., >6.00 >COTlll 100, (40.00 per 1000. pet 100, $60 00 per 1000. *""'•*" 6-inob, 50^ in. pots, 12-16 in. high, $12.00 per 100. PALMS, Kentia Forsteriana iyi in. pots, lS-18 in. high, $15.00 per 100. JAMES VICK'S SONS Rochester, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange THE HOME OF THE SCOTTII FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 100 1000 Whitmani Iinpro?ed - - $5.00 $40.00 Whitmani Compada - - 5.00 40.00 Roosevelts 5.00 40.00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN. MASS. WTipn nrdprlng. nlpnae mpntlAH Th.> PvciKniL'p Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg's display ad. on page 234, and send postal for free samples. High-priced Paperwhites Hard to Get Along ■Without Them This w.Ts tlie fir.st January in a good many years that Paperwbites brouglit 4c. wliolesale. Tiiey were not plentiful at tliat. The man who did not plant any at all last Fall just because he couldn't get his money back out of the flowers the year before didn't feel pleas- ant at all when asked to pay .$1 for a hunch of 25 now. But that Ls the way it goes with the flower business, the un- expected is bound to happen. With al- most everything in the way of flowers scarce in the Chicago market since Christ- mas, people paid 75c. and over for Paper- whites tliis year when one could hardl.v give them away la.st year. The retail grower cannot possibly do any better than to keep on planting just .so many Paperwhites regardless of what they bring or don't bring. No matter how iplentiful they may be in the wholesale market at certain times or how cheap, you should have a supply on your own place to cut from. For a large funeral order we had to fill, calling for a number of floral designs a few days a.go, we had to make use of fine long stemmed white Carnations which wholesaled at 6c., just because we had no Paperwhites, which •would have done every bit as well. Paperwhites and Roman Hyacinths are both most valuable flowers for the retail grower. With their easy culture, good keeping qualities and the reasonalde price for the bulbs they should be grown innre extensively. But arrange it so that they don't come in all at one time, a mistake made by so many and more than any- thinir else, perhaps, is the real cause of not finding them to be a paying proposi- tion. Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS E.ch B-in. pot, 3 plnntB in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high t0.7S fl-in. " 3 ■' ■ 24 to 28 in. " 1 (10 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot Leaves Id. high Each Per do« 2H-in. 4 StolO $1.60 3-in S 12 2.00 4-in. 5 to fi 15 J0.40 4.60 5-in. 6 to 7 18 60 9.00 9-in 6 to 7 24 1.00 12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 2fi 1.26 16.00 6-in. 6 to 7 28 to 30 1.60 18.00 Cedar Tub 7-in. 6 to 7 34 to 3fl 2.60 30.00 9-iD. 6 to 7 5 ft., very heavy 8.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leavea In. high Each Per dot. 6-in. 6 to 6 2K to 30 $1.00 $12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 1.50 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Cedar Plants Tub in Tub Height Each 7-in. 4 36 in $2.50 7-in. 4 36 to 40 in 3.00 9-in. 4 40 to 42 in 4.00 12-in. 4 6 to 5H ft., heavy 10.00 12-in. 4 5H to 6 ft., heavy 12.50 12-in. 4 6 to 7 ft., heavy 15.00 12-in. 6 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., RAILWAY STATION, UI.,nAAl'« D» jENKiNTowN, wyiicote, Pa. Wlien ordprlne. i)lease mention The Eicban^e Palms and Other Seasonable Stock A SPLENDID LOT OF KENTIAS IN ALL SIZES KENTIA Belmoreana. Made up, very bushy. Each S-in. tubs, 30 in. high, at $3.00 10-in. tubs, 40 to 44 in. high, at. 6.00 KENTIA Forsteriana. Made up, bushy plants, in good tubs. S-in. tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 40 to 44 in. high, at 4.00 S-in. tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 44 to 4S in. high, at 5.00 9-in. tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 48 to 54 in. high, at 6.00 10-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 54 to 60 in. high, at 7.50 Per 100 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Strong, 3-in S5.00 DRACiENA Terminalis. Strong, 5-in.. well colored S7.00 per doz. 50.00 FICUS Elastica. 5-in. pots, 18 in. high, broad-leaved, at 40c. HELIOTROPE. 2M-in., Purple or White 3.00 LANTANAS. S varieties, 2M-in 4.00 SPIRXA CLUMPS, Fine Grade. Florlbunda 6.00 Gladstone 7.00 Queen Alexandra 9.00 Superba 6.00 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. - Painesville, Ohio WliPii. nrdprlng- i>lp»ae m>'iitlnn '\'hc Kxclmngp £ll!IIII1l1llltllllIlltllllltll{ll!llllllllll!lll!llllllllll lllll1llflllllIII!![!lillflll!illini!lllltlllllNIIIII11l1lllllltllllIllinilI[ll!lllllll llllltlllllIlinillli:illlllil]III[llllUliI]ll]lllllllllllII!llIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIll[iaUllIlllllllllllll| IasparagusI I ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2-mch, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000; | I 21 9-inch, $.3.00 per 100. 1 I ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000; 1 214-inch, $3.00 per 100; 3-inch, $5.00 per 100. each. PRIMULA Obeonica. 4-inch, 15c. each; 5-inch, 20c. DR.\C^NA Indivisa. 214-inch, $3.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. HORNELL, N. WETTLIN FLORAL CO., Y. ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiinuinniniiiinimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiN Wlien oril> rliii:. i.W.-Hse m-'iitlun The Excbntige _^__ Prices Advertised are for The Trade Only 234 The Florists' Exchange liimiinjmtMHNimniimmiifmniimiiniiiiiniwiiiinciiiiiimiiiiiiraiiiimiininnmiiiiciiiiiiimiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiinnunmciiiumiiuKiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiH I Special Offer of Valentine Day Baskets \ I Artistic baskets in new shades for Valentine's Day. Just for the occasion and touches the soot. I i Be prepared for this day and have on hand one of Neidinger's special assortment of good, salable | I flower baskets at reasonable cost to you with an outlook to big profits. | I 52 BASKETS FOR $10.00 I TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER WHILE IT LASTS | THE HOUSE OF MERIT i JOS. G. NEIDINGER CO.,nS^. Philadelphia, Pa. | i]mimiiiiiiJiiiiniiiiiKiiiiiiUMiii[]rnmiinriE]miiniim[]imHimiK]MirriiniriE]iiiiimiiti[]tmimim WIhmi nrd»Ting. tilt-iisc iiiriiti..ii Tlie Exrluinge Azaleas — ^^Hydrangeas and olher Choice Slock to grow for Easier Sales In AZALEAS, we have the best commercial varieties, such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, Vervaeneana, Vervteneana alba, John Llewellyn. Simon Mardner, Jean Peters. Well budded and good shapely plants, 75o., $1.25, $1.50, $2.00. HYDRANGEAS. Both Otaksa and the new French varieties, such as Mme. Emll Moulllere, Avalanche, E. G. HIU, Gen. De Vibraye, Mme. Hamar, Mme. E. Chautard. (>-in. pots. 4-6 flowering shoots, 25c., 35e., 7-in. pots, 75o.-Sl.00; 6-in. pote, 6-8 branches, 50c. RHODODENDRONS. 7-in. pots. 6-8 buds. $1.00, $1.50. CINERARIAS. Large flowering, 4- in. pots 10c. : strong plants, 5-in. pots, 15c.: 3-ili. pota, $5.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN Glganteum. 4-in. pots, 20o.; 5-in. pota, 35c.-50c., in bud. PRIMULA Obcunlca. In bloom, 4-in. pots, 12o. CHINESE PRIMROSES. 5-in. pots, in bloom, 20c. BEGONIA Lumlnosa and Magnlfica. 4-in. pots, 15c. BEGONIA Lorraine. 3-in pots, 12c. ROSES for Easter forcing, such as Baby Rambler, Ulrlch Brunner and Magna Charta. 6-in. pota. 35c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in. pots, 5c.; 2J-^-in pots, 3c.; 4-in. pots, 10c. ASPARAGUS Sprenderl. 3-in. pots, 6o. HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. COCOS Weddellana. 3-in. pots. ISc; 4-in. pots, 25o. EASTER LILIES, both Glganteum and Multiflorum. 4-in. pots, 4 in. high, 20c. FERNS, such as Scottll, Roosevelt, Teddy Jr., Boston. 5',-in. pots, 40c.; 6-in. pota, 50c.; 7-in. pota. $1.00. DISH FERNS, assorted varieties. 2J<-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. KENTIAS, both Belmoreana and For- steriana. 4-in. pots, 16 in. high, 30c.: 6-in. pots. 28-30 in. high. $1.00; 6-in. pots, 36 in. high, $1.50; 7-in. pots, 40-42 in. high, $2.50; 7-in., green tubs, made up, KENTIA Forster- lana, $2.50; 9-in. tubs, made up or combina- tion, 5 ft. high. $5.00. HOLLY FERNS. 4-in. pota, 15c. DRAC.«NA Termlnalls. 5}.^-in. pota, 50c., well colored. PANDANUS Veitchii. 5.'i-in. pots, 75c. GODFREY ASCHMANN 1 porter and Grower of Potted Plants 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA. When, ordering, please mention The ICxeh.-tiiL'p We are all booked up on rooted and unrooted GERANIUM CUTTINGS until February 1st. We are now booking orders for February delivery. S. A. NUTT, A. RICARD, SCARLET BEDDER, POITEVINE, JOHN DOYLE, MME. BUCHNER Rooted cuttings, $15.00 per 1000; Umooted cuttings, $7.50 per 1000. CASH WITH ORDER We rre alio bookinK orders for 4-in. GERANIUMS in bud and bloom for Spring delivery. $8.00 per 100 or $76.00 per 1000. WE ALSO HAVE UNROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS MATCHLESS, ENCHANTRESS SUPREME. EUREKA and MRS. C. W. WARD $10.00 per 1000. •MUM STOCK PLANTS CHRYSOLORA, OCONTO, GOLDEN CHADWICK. W. H. CHADWICK, PACIFIC SUPREME, CHIEFTAIN, CHARLES RAZER, EDWIN SEIDEWITZ, MAUD DEAN, MAJOR BONNAFFON. 60o. per doi., $4.00 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. THE BURT OLNEY GREENHOUSES J. W. LANGENBACH, Manager ALBION, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Excliange A Soil Grinder to a Florist is what a concrete mixer is to a concrete worker Labor Saving — Better Soil Conditions — Better Crops No. 10— $150.00 Send for Circular 0. H. HERMAN f COUNCIL BLUFFS 10 Pearl Street Whf>i» orrlerinff. please mention The Excti.Tnpe IOWA ASSORTED TABLE FERNS Out of 2}i-mch pots, S3.00 per 100, EERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIALTY Id or out of flats. JUNE DELIVERY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS From 2^-inch pots, $3.00 per 100. Alt ezpreBs orders, cash or satisfao- tory reference with order. B. SOlIAUfEIINCRVf^.Xi-;: BOSTON FERNS From the bench, 15c. each, .$12. .50 per 100. Extra strong ferns and good clean, thrifty stock; bargain at this price. Fine for potting up in 5-inch for Easter and Spring trade, BRANT BROS. Inc., Utica, N. Y. Whi^n ordpring. nlonsp mi'^tlon Tim Kvrli:nige Table Ferns Fine, buahy plants, assorted Tarietiei, from 2-in. pota, $3.00 per 100. R. G. Hanf ord, Norwalk, Conn. When ordering, nli^nsp mi-nllnn The Rrehnnce PE7 I^ TSI 8 ASSORTED *-■> "^ l'^ ^ VARIETIES Btronc, hsKlthy pUnta, from 2)i.lB. pota, t3.00 per 100. t2S.00 per 1000. COCOS Weddellana and KENTIA Belmoreana. 2>i-ir> . tl.30 per do.., $10.00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS Wbltmanl and Ele«antlwlin«. 6-ln., 60o. eaoh. BOSTON Fema and NEPHROLEPIS HarrUU. 4-in., $20.00 per 100; S-ia., SOo. eaoh, $4S.OO per 100: 7-in., $1.00 aaoh; g-in., $1.25 eaoh. FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. When ordering, please mention The ExcliaPKe FERNS FOR DISHES In 6 to 8 best market varieties from 2^-iD. pota at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; in 3-in. pots at S6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2}i-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cocos, Weddeliana, Kentias and Belmoreana In 2)^ -in. pots. Just right for centera. $10.00 per 100 THOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N. J. Wbeii ordering, pi "H Thp Exoliange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle $15.00 per 1000 Nutt, Buchner 12.00 per 1000 READY FEBRUARY 21 CASH WITH ORDER PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, Lancaster, Pa. Wliea ordering, please mentloa The Bichange Square Dirt Bands Very soon every live florist will make free use of square dirt bands in plant growing. The advantages of square bands over round pota are so evident that none can afford to pass them by. Better plants, less trouble, less water, leas space, more soil, are a few favorable points. The next step is to get the best band. Our READY-USE ia the "last thing" in square bande. It ia ready for the plant. If you have spare time for folding, our plain bands will answer the same pur- pose. Send postal for free samples. PRICES OF PUIN SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 S.OOO 10,000 20.000 50,000 100,000 2-in. .$0.70 $2.20 $4.10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 2^-iii. .80 3.00 5.2510.60 26.00 48.00 3-in.. .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 3i-in. 1.00 4.40 8.3016.10 39.00 75.00 4-in.. 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 Plain bands require folding, but our simplified instructions make it easy. PRICES OF READY-USE SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 5,000 10,000 50,000 100,000 2%2iZ-in. . $1.00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2ix2^x2-in. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3x3i2-in... 1.25 6.00 10.00 47.50 92.00 Our Ready-Use bands are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down and each band opens up square, No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Square Dirt Bands add greatly to the profit and pleasure of plant growing. Double the amount of soil to same bench space and half the amount of water as clay pots require are only two of many good points. Send for free samples today and get in touch with the newest and best SQUARE DIRT BAND. "The beat band in the land" is the way one enthusiast puts it. If you don't know the value of dirt bands, begin by putting your Carnation Plants into size two or two and one-half inch. You will forever sing praises to the Square Band. They take care of all plants just as well and anything that grows in a pot will grow better in a band. Write for free samples today. All orders cash. Satisfaction guaranteed. G. S. RAMSBURG SOMERSWORTH, N. H. Whpn nrilprlng. nl^nsp m-'titlnn Th*' Kxphnnge Some Excellent Stock In great abundance. For want of room liberal extras for early orders .Size of pots 100 1000 2 -in. ABUTILON Savitzii, or 6 va- rieties assorted $2.25 S20.00 2K-in. AGERATUMS. White, light and dark blue 2.25 20.00 2 -in. CUPHEAS. Cigar plants 2.25 20.00 3 -in. CYCLAMENS. S varieties. . . 6.50 60.00 4 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. Fine plants 17.60 2H-in. BEGONIAS. 8 flowering va- rieties S.OO 45.00 3H-in. CINERARIAS. Choice mixed 6.50 60.00 3)-2-in. Chinese PRIMROSES in bloom 7.00 65.00 5 -in. DRAC/«NA Indivisa 20.00 6 -in. DRAC/BNA Indivisa 25.00 2i4'-in. FUCHSIAS. Double and single. 12 varieties 2.75 25.00 4 -in. FERNS. Whitman!. Scottii. Scholzell 20.00 2 ij -in. HELIOTROPE. 3 varieties.. 2.75 25.00 21.1-in. MARGUERITES. White and yellow 2.50 22.60 Mrs. Sanders 2.50 22.60 4 -in. PRIMULA obconlcas. In bud and bloom 6.25 60.00 2 -in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 3.00 25.00 31.2-in. STEVIA 5.00 46.00 2,l4-in. SALVIAS. BonBre 3.00 26.00 FUNKIA variegata. Roots 6.00 45.00 CANNA BULBS. King Humbert . 3.00 26.00 CANNA BULBS. Yellow. King Humbert. Each 50c. CANNA BULBS. About 20 varieties. 2.00 17.50 50,000 2 and 2M-in. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, Mont- mort, Perkins, Buchner. About 20 varieties 2.25 20.00 2k-in. rVY GERANIUMS. 8 vari- eties 3.00 28.00 2 -in. MME. SALLEROI GERA- NIUMS 2.25 20.00 Orders booked for later and Spring delivery. Correspondence solicited. alonzoj.bryan,Kg1onTi: Wbnn nrrlorintr. nl.-iso rn"ntiiiii Thf Kxchnnee ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra strong seedlinga. $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. HENRY ULRICH, Woodside. L. I., N. Y. Tel. Newtown 1659. When ordering, please mentloa Tlie Bxchanee January -'!', The Florists' Exchange 235 m **= List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised Tubs 207 Want*. .. . 251-52-53-54-55 Tubes 258 Wholesale Florista. . .201- \'aporizingPan8 \'aientine uaaketa. . Ventilating Apparatua 202-63-04-05-06 257 Wire 257 Wire Designs 258 269-71 WireFmmea 258 Vermine 268 Wreaths 268 Advance Co 271 Albert & Davidson Ino 269 Allen, J. K 2r.2 Allen Co., Wra. Sluart.262 Amer. G'house Mfg. Co 2B9 Amer. Spawn Co 223 Anderson, J. F 233 Anderson, S. A 245 AngermuelleFt Geo. H 258 Aphine Mfg. Co 268 Artnee, H. W 259 Arnold & Co., Inc., D. C 262 Asohmann Bros 233 Aachmann Godfrey. . .234 Ashley, Ernest 245 Badgley A Bishop, Ino 263 Baker Broa 247 Baker, Wm. J 265 Barclay Nurs 2 IS Barrett, The Florist. . 249 Barrows & Son, H. H.233 Baumer, A. R 24S Baur A Steinkamp. . .226 Bayersdorfer A Co. . 257 Bay State Nurs.. The. 224 Beaven, E. A 2.'>8 Beokert's Seed Store. . 222 Begerow Floral Co... 248 Bcllamv Bros 230 Bemb Floral Co., The 247 Bennett, C. A 224 Berger Bros 265 Bertermann Bros. Co. 247 Boddington Co., Inc., Arthur 219 Bolgiano A Sons, J. 216-23 Bonnet A Blake 263 Bonnot Bros 263 Bowe, M. A 24.S Brant Bros,, Ino. . . 234-J'.l Brown, Peter 234 Bryan, Alonso J 234 Buokbee, H. W 249 Bunyard. A. T., Flo- rist 24S Bunyard Co., Ino. Harry A 216 Burnett Bros 21S Burpee, W. A. A Co. 216-23 Burt OIney Gnhs., The 234 Butler A Ullman 24.S Byer Bros 232 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 259 Campbell Bros 233 Camp Conduit Co.. . .269 Cannata, J. P 230 Carbons Florist 245 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The 266 Childs, John Lewis., . . 218 Chinniok,W.J 230 Christensen, Thos. P. . 234 Clare, W. G 25S-.'i9 Clarke's Sons. David. . 24S Clay A Son 20S Cleveland Cut Flower Co.. The 245 Coan, J. J 262 Cockcroft, J. D 255 Cokely, b. E. A J. T. . 258 Conard A Jones Co., The 224 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 224 Coombs, Florist 247 Cottage Gardens Co., Ino 22S Cowee, W. J 259 Cowen's Sons, N 269 Craig Co.. Robt 224 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. . .245 Crowl Fern Co 258 Crump. F. F 246 Cunmngbam, Jos. H. . 232 Cut Flower Eioh 263 Danker. Florist 245 Davis. Walter 265 Dawson. William 227 Day Co., W. E 249 De Buck. John 231 Deutacher A Glazer. . 265 Dietsch Co., A .269 DiUer, Caskey A Keen269 Dillon, J. L 231 Dobbs A Son 245 Dorner A Sons Co.. F 227 Dreer. Henry A., Inc. 220-30-67-70 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 269 Eble, Chaa 24S Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. . 248 Edwards' Folding Box Co 258 Edwards, H. B 224 Eichholi, Henry 214 Elliott, W. H Jl.S Elliott A Sons, Wm. . . 2 14 Emmans. Geo. M. . . .231 Emmons, F. A 230 Erne A Klingel 266 Eskesen. Frank N. . . . 234 Esler. John G 258 Evans Co., The John A 269 Evenden Bros 249 Eyres, Florist 245 Fallon, Florist 248 First .\merican Na- tural Fern Co 2.58 Fisher, Peter 226 Fletcher A Co., Inc.. F. W 21 Fletcher A Son 267 Florista Hail Assn...258 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co.. The 270 Ford. M. C 201 Ford. Wm. P 262 Foreatdale 247 I'ortuncs, A. L 265 Fottler, Fiske. Rawson Co 214 Fowler. Mrs, L. P.... 249 Freeman. Geo. L 231 Freeman-Lewis 247 Friedman, Florist. . . .245 Friedman. J. J 268 Froment. H. E 263 Frost. Chas 264 Furrow A Co 248 Galveaton Floral Co. .247 Galvin. Thos. F 248 GaaserCo.. J. M 245 Giblin A Co 271 Gibbons. The Smilax Man 259 Girvin. Willis B 230 Gloeokner, Wm 245 Gove. The Florist 245 Graham A Son, A. . . . 245 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn., Inc.... 263 Growers' Cut Flower Co 262 GudeBros.Co 249 Gunther Bros 263 Guttman A Raynor, Ino 259 Habermehl's Sons. J. J 24S HanJord, R. G 234 Harris, Chester 249 Harris. Ernest 232 Hart. Geo. B 222-58 Hatcher. John C 245 Heacock Co.. Jos 233 Heiss Co 247 Henderson A Co.j A. .214 Henahaw A Fennch. .261 Herman, O. H 234 Herr. A. M 232 Hews Co.. A. H 267 Highland Park Green- houses, The 247 Hilfinger Bros 267 Hill Co.. E. G 266 Hill Floral Co., E.G.. 245 Hill Nurs. Co.. The D 224 Hillside Nursery. The.224 Hogewoning A Sons. .222 Holm A Olson 249 Holland Nurs.. The. . . 224 Hollywood Gardens. .249 Hoi ton A Hunkel Co. . 264 Home Correspondence School 258 Horan. E. C 263 Howard Rose Co. ... 224 Hudson Carbon Co . . . 26.^ Idle Hour Nurs 248 Igoe Bros 257 Irwin. R. J 223 Isbell A Co.. 8. M. . . . 223 Jackson A Perkins Co 224 Jacobs. 8.. A Sons . 269-70 Jennings, E. B 214 Joerg. Geo. J 222 Johnston Bros 248 Johnston A Co., T. J 248 Joseph's Florist 249 Joy Floral Co 248 Kasting, Wm. F., Co. . 213 Keller. John A 247 Keller Pottery Co 267 Keller Sons. J. B 24S Kerr. The Florist 247 Kervan Co., The 257 Kesaler. Wm. . 263 King Construction Co. 271 Knoble Bros 245 Komada Bros 265 Kooyman. C 266 Krocschell Bros. Co.. 269 Kuebler. Wm. H 263 Lamb, 11. L 224 Lang Floral A Nura. Co 247 Lange. A 245 Lange. H. F. A 249 Langjahr. A. H 262 Leedle Floral Co 226 Leonard Seed Co 214 Lippman. E. A 270 Littlefleld. Florist 249 Littlefield A Wyman. .227 Lookland Lumber Co. . 270 London Flower Shop, 248 Lord & Burnham Co. .272 Lovett. J. T 220 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 248 MaoNiff Hort. Co., The 221 Mader. Paul 255 Marshall A Co..W. E. . 216 Matthews A Varney. . 226 McCallum Co.. The.. 264 McConnell. Aloi 248 McCray Refrigerator Co 259 McHutchison A Co.. .218 McManuB. James .... 263 Menand, L 245 Metairle Ridge Nurs. Co.. Ltd. The 248 Metropolitan Material Co 270-71 Mette. Henry 222 Meyer. Chaa. F 214 Miohell Co., Henry F 218 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 259 Michler Broa. Co 247 Miller. A. L 231 MUler, Stuart H 265 Mills. The Florist, Ino 247 Minge Floral Co., The 248 Moninger Co . John C 270 Moore, Hents A Nash. 263 Moore Seed Co 214 Mountain View Floral Co 224 Mullanphy, Florist. . . 249 Murray, Samuel 247 Nagel, Rudolf 232 Nahlik. A 231 Nason, L. B 263 Nat'l Floriats' Board of Trade 259 Neidinger, Jos. G 234 New England Florist Supply Co 264 Nicotine Mfg. Co.. The 268 Niessen Co., The Leo 265 Noe, L. M 263 Olson A Co 224 Ouwerkerk, P 224 Palmer F. E 245 Palmer A Son, W. J.. .245 Park Floral Co , The. 247 Park Floral Co 249 Parshelsky Bros.. Ino.269 Peacock Dahlia FarmB231 Pearce. George 271 Peirce. E. Allan 267 Penn The Floriat 245 Pennock-Meehan Co.. S. S 227-65 Peters A Reed Pot- tery Co 267 Peterson, C. A 231 PfaCf A KendaU.. .269 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 265 Philips Bros 248 Pierce A Co 245 Pierce Co.. F. O 270 Pierson, Inc., A. N.. .215- 231 Pierson Co.. F. R 213 Pierson. Magnus 230 Pikes Peak Flor. Co.. . 247 Pillsbury. I. L 226 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 264 Polykranaa. G.J 262 Potter Floral Co 247 Pulverised Manure Co.. The 268 PyferACo.. A. T....266 Quidnick Gnhs 226 Ramsburg. G. S. . .219-34 Randall. A. L. Co. . . . 266 Randall's Flower Shop249 Rawlings. Elmer 131 Rawson. The Florist. .247 Reed A Keller 257 Reinberg, Peter 266 Rice Co.. M 258 Riedel A Meyer. Ino. , 262 Richmond Cedar Wka2'»7 Ritchy, F. W 232 Robinson A Co., Inc. H. M 2.58-59 Robinson Co. H. M.262 Robinson. L. D 249 Rochelle A Sons.F.W.255 Rock Flower Co.. W..247 Roehrs Co.. Julius... 231 Rolker A Sons. A 214 Rosemont Gardens. . . 248 Rosery Flower Shop. .245 Rosery. The 249 RowenI A Grans 214 Routsabn Seed Co. . .21,8 Roy. David D. P 216 Royal Glass Works. . . 270 Rupp. John F 218 Rusain A Hanfling. . .257 Salter Bros 248 Saltford Flower Shop, The 248 Sander. Floriat 249 Sauter. A 263 Sceery, Ed 248 Schlatter A Son, Wm.259 Sohling, Max 248 Schmidt. J. C 232 Scholts. The Florist. .245 Sohuls Co., Jacob 248 Schwake A Co., Inc., Chaa 214 Scollay, Inc., John A.. 260 Scott, John 234 Sharp, Partridge A Co.270 Shellroad Canna Farms 214 Sheridan, WalterF. . .263 Siebreoht. Geo. C 263 SkidelskyCo..S. S.. ..214 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 269 Slinn, B. S., Jr 263 Slinn. Clarence 263 Smith. Elmer D., A Co 226 Smith A Fettera Co.. . 245 Smith A Hemenway. .270 Smith. Henry 247 SmithCo., W. AT....224 Smith. P.J 262 Smith. The Florist. . .247 SnyderCo.. B. A 264 Solomon A Son. L. . . .269 Soltau Fernery. B...234 Steober Litho. Co 214 Steele's Pansy Gar- dena 218 Stokes Seed Farms Co.. Inc 222 Storrs A Harrison Co . 224- 233 Stoothoff Co.. H. A. . .268 Struck Co.. Inc., Al- fred 271 Stumpp, Geo. M 248 Stumpp A Walter Co. . 2 15 Sutton & Sons 222 Swiss Floral Co 218 Syracuse Pottery Co.. 267 Thompson A Co., C. B 249 Thorburn.J. M..AC0.2I6 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 247 Totty. Chas. H 229 Traendly A Schenok. . 263 Ulneh, Henry 234 United Cut Flower Co., Ino 262 Van Aasche, Frank. . .269 Van der Schoot A Son, R 222 Van Gelderen. G. W...224 Vaughan's Seed Store. .216 Vick's Sons, Jamea. . .233 Vincent, Jr.. A Sons Co.. R 213 Virgin. U. J 248 Waban Hose Cons,. . .226 WaUer Seed Co , The L.D 214 Warburton. Florist. .247 Warendorfl. A 248 Wax Broa 245 Weiland A Risch 226 Weiss. Herman 262 Welch Bros. Co 264 Welch. Patrick 263 Welch. The Florist. . .247 WettUn Floral Co 233 Whilldin Pottery Co. . 287 Whitted Floral Co.... 248 Wietor Bros 266 Williamsport Floral Co 249 Wilson, H. E 248 Wilson. R. G 245 Winterson's Seed Store 266 Wolfinger Florist 248 Wood Bros 232 Wood. Stubbs A Co. , 224 Woodrow A Marketos.263 Woodruff A Sons. S. D 214 Young A Co., Inc., A. L 262 Young A Co., John., .262 Young's Florist 492 AbutUon 220-32-.34 Aohyranthes 230-32 Adiantum 233 Ageratum 213- 214-15-20-30-32-34 Alternantheras. . . .213-32 Alyssuin 213- 214-16-18-20-31-32 Antirrhinums ^^■*"^*^ Asparagus 213-16- 218-23-24-30-31-32- 233-34 Asters 211-1S-22 .Shrubs 224 Snupdragon.214-lS-19-23- 224-32 Solanum 220 Spiriea 224-33 Stcvia 234 Stocks . . .214-22 Swainsona 213 Swoct Peas . , ,214-1.-4 Thunbcrgia. . . . ...218-20 Torenia ...218-20 Tradescantia.... 230 Contents ] Trees 224 Page Business Troubles 264 California Association of Nursery- men, Transactions of 237 .241 J 1 oij ia •m'^T'u T.,h^r^:^ oVittl Carnation Cottage Maid (Illus.) 241 ^^:''*:"^'°:''^ ?;;l]'pr.".-.;.-.-.-.;'."22i Cama.ion Mls.sTheo. (Illus.) 240 Begonias 213-14- 215-16-18-20-22-23-24- 231-32-33-34 Belmoreana 231-33-34 Berberis 224 Bleeding Heart 224 Boxwood., ..218-24-33-58 Bougainvilleas 223 Browallia 218 Buddleia 232 Bulbs 213-14- 216-18-19-22-23-34 Buxus 214 Caladiums 219 Calceolarias 223 Candytuft 214-18 Cannas 213-14- 218-19-20-24-32-34 Carnations 214-23- 22&-27-28-30-31-.34 Celosia 220 Centaurea 220 Vegetable Plants 224 Catalog-f Vegetable Seeds.. .. 214-16- 217-22 Verbenas. . .213-14-16-18- 220-22-23-31-32 Vinoas. ...' 214-16-20- 223-24-31-32 WeddelUana 231-34 Weigolas 224 Zinnias 214-22 s Received .219 Clubs and Societies: Xew Jtr.scv Floricultural Society; Lancaster (Pa.) Florists' Club 2B0 Dahlia John Wanamaker (Illus.) 266 Disinfectants. Use of 271 Dreer Nur.sery, Substantial Additions to (Illus.) 243 Exlilbitions and Ueetintrg, Comlner..231 Galvesto.n. Te.x. — G. R. MiUedge has favored ns with some photographs of beds of yellow Oxalis and Hibiscus in bloom at Hotel Galveston. These pic- tures were taken on .Tan. 2, and Mr. Mil- ledge tells us that the flowers were still blooming in the middle of Januar.v. Pic- tures of this character call easily to mind the many varieties of climate with which the United States is favored. Pembroke, N. T. — W. E. Kirchhoff, .Tr.. has now fully recovered from the grip !ind is Ij.Tck at his desk, attending to the large amount of correspondence which his Gladioli bulb business is bring- bringing to him. Last .Sunday another office was given Iiim — that of superinten- dent cf a Sunday School. -\. -\. K. Cinerarias... .216-18-22-34 Clematis 224 Coba;a. . .214-15-16-18-20 Cocos 231-34 Coleus.. ,213-18-24-30-31- 232 Cut Flowers, . .261-62-63- 264-65-66 Cuphea 213-32-34 CycIamen....214-18-23-24- 230-33-34 Cyrtomium 233 Dahlias 213-14-31 Daisies 223-30-31-32 Decorative Plants.. 224-33 Deutzia 224 Draoffinas.. . 220-30-31-32- 233-34 Evergreens 224-59 Farmers' Week at Columbia, Mo.... 262 Federal Examinations 261 Forestry Association Meets 244 Heating Queries 271 Henderson & Co.. Peter, Annual Din- ner of Employees 219 Illinois State Floral Association 244 Incorporations 261 Kentucky State Hort. Society 261 Market Bevlew, Weekly 261 ,231 ,250 ,241 MISCELLANEOUS .\pHine 268 Auctions 221 Baskets 234-57 Benches 269 Bench Fittings 269 Boilers 269-70-71 Boxes 257-58-70 Boxwood Sprays 257 Burners 257 Cedar 269 Chrysanthemums. 215-16- Chicken Founts 267 _,„.^4..„_.„ __/, -p'vhfliitionfl ComlnflT 223-26-27-29-30-31-34 Cycas 258-59 Meetings and ExMBltlons, t,omins Cibotium 213-33 Cypress 271 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses 245- 246-17-48-19 Dirt Bands 226- 233-34-59-67 Dagger Ferns 257-58 Fancy Ferns 257-58 Fertilizers 268 Fiber 258-59 Florists' Accounts In- sured 259 Florists' SuppUes. . . .257- 258-59 Fungine 268 Galax Leaves 257-58 Glass 269-70 Glass Cutters 270 Glass Insurance 258 Glazing Points 270 Fern Balls 218 Gold Letters 258 x^-i-uc-tlons Beceived 242 Ferns.... 213-23-31-32-33- Glass 220-69 PUhUcatXons aeceivea 234 Grass 258 Feverfew 230-32 Greenhouse Bldg. . . .269- Ficus 233 271-72 Fuchsias.... 213-23-30-31- Greenhouse Fittings. 269. New England States Nation's Parks. The. New York Day at National Flower Show 236 1916 S. A. F. and O. H. Convention. The 236 Nintli Story 'Window, Prom a 236 Nonagenarian Florist. Death of a (Genett L. Holbrook) 23/ Nursery Beadlnir ^^^ Ohituary: Dixon. Thomas John; Huesman. Henry J.; Schramm. Bernard; Welch. Edward 237 Pacific Coast Department 268 Peat, Conversion of. into Manure.. 271 Post OfHce News Item 236 232-34 Funkias 233-34 Genista 232 Geraniums. , 213-23-24-26- 230-31-32-34 Gladiolus,214-16-lS-22-23 Gloxinias 218-19-22 Golden Feather 214 GreviUea 216-20 Heliotrope 213- 220-30-31-32-33-34 Hydrangeas. 213-24-30-34 Impatiens. 220 Ipomcea 220 Ivy 213-23-30-32-34 Jerusalem Cherries. . .218 Kentias 231-33-34 Lantanas 213-32-33 Larkspurs 222 Lilac 224 Lilies 214-34 Lilium Formosum.. . .213 Lilium Giganteum.. . .213 Lilium Magnificum.. .213 Lilium Speciosum. . . .224 Lily of the Valley 222 Lobelia 214- 215-16-20-30-32 Marguerites. 216-30-31-34 Maurandia .220 Mignonette 216-20 Moonvines 213-32 Musa 220 Myosotis 214 Nasturtiums.. . .214-18-22 Nephrolepis 213-33-34 Nierembergia 220 Nursery Stock 224 Onion Sets. .214-16-22-23 Orchids 231 Palms.. . .214-18-31-33-34 Pandanus 234 Pansies.. .214-18-22-23-32 Pajonies 222-24 Pelargoniums 223 Petunias.. . ,213-16-18-20- 222-23-24-30-31-32-34 Phlox 218-22-24 Pips 216-18 Poinsettias 223 Primroses 218-32-34 Primulas... .222-23-30-32- 233-34 Privet 224 Pyrethrum 215 Rhododendrons.214-24-34 Roses, 171 Greenhouse Lumber, 269- 270 Greenhouse Material 269-71-72 Greenhouse Shading. .270 Greening Pins 259 Ground Pine 25H Guards 257 Gutters 269 Hardware 269 Heating 269-70-71 Hofbed Sash. . .269-70-71 Insecticides 216-68 Irrigation 269 Labels 258 Laurel 258 Laurel Festooning.. . .258 Laurel Wreaths 258 Leucothce Sprays.. . .257- 258-59 Lithographic Work... .214 Lumber 270 Magnolia 258-58 Manure 269 Mastica..... 278 Mexican Ivy 250 Moss 257-58-57 Mushroom Spawn. . . . 229 Nikoteen 2('3 Nikotiana 268 Palmetto Leaves. . 257-59 Pans 257-67 Paper Pots 267 Partridge Berries 258 Pecky Cypress 270 Pines 224-57-59 Pipe 269 Pipe Fittings 269 Posts 269-70 Pot Holder 267 Pots 267 Prepared Palms 258 Pussy Willow 257 Raffia 218 Refrigerators 259 Roof .Supports 269 Rusous 258 Safih 289-70 Sash Bars 269 Saucers 267 Scaline 268 Schools 258 Smilax 215-16- 220-24-31-32-57-58-59 Betail Dept. (Illus.): .._„••. Local Advertising for the Retail Florsits' Trade; Steamship Sailings 245-249 Rose Tests at Bagatelle S. A. F. and O. H Seed Trade, The Southern Cultural Notes Southern States Tennessee State Plorlsts' Ass*n. 237 237 215 230 223 240 .229 264 .266 .258 268 .260 .244 Trade Notes: Baltimore Boston Chicago (Cincinnati • • ■ • Cleveland 242. Columbus Corfu Cromwell 250 Fort Wayne 2bS Hartford 260 Indianapolis ^J" Kansas City . . ; 260 Lancaster J»6 Los Angeles J5 = Louisville j2b Montgomery ^23 Newark 24^ New Haven 2&U New York 263 Pawtucket 250 Philadelphia 266 Portland 24^ Providence 250 Rutland 250 Saint .Louis ^Jj San Antonio ^2i San Francisco 2b» Seattle 242 Washington "» Washington (N. J.) 256 Traveler's Xotes. A 242 Week's Meetings and Events, The... 236 Week's Work. The: Seed Flats; Hotbeds; Easter Spirteas; Forcing Lilacs; Dutch Bulb Stock; Salvias; High-priced Paperwhites 232 White Pine Blister Rust 237 Soil Grinder 234 213-14-22-23-24- Sphagnum Moss 257- 226-27-31-32-34 258-59 Salvias.. .213-14-15-16-18- Stakes 257 220-23-30-31-32-34 Staples 226 Scabious 222 Supports 257 Seeds. , 214-15-18-18-22-23 Tanks 271 Senecio .\rgentius. . . .213 Tobacco Products 268 Shamrock 215 Toothpicks 259 B\T.4^^A. N. Y. — ^Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Stroh of River st. are the proud par- ents of a daughter, who came on Satur- day. Jan. 22. to make her home with them. She was named Evelyn Alberta. Mr Strnh is a member of the progressive firm of L. C. Stroh & Sons of South Main and River sts. A. A. K. 236 The Florists' Exchange FOUITSED IS 1888 A Weekly Medliuii of Interchange for Florists, Jlursery- men, Seeasmen and the Trade In Qeneral Exclusively a Trade Paper Enttrtd at New York Pott Offlce at Second Clatt Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd., Proprietors, 438 to 448 West 37th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and managing editor; Jas. Griffith, secretary; David Tou- leau. treasurer. The address of the officers Is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New Torlc. Telephone, Greeley 80, 81, 82. Beflitered Cable Address: Flores Newyork CHICAGO* O"*" °^'^^ h®'"® '3 '" 'he charge of James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: The Florists' Hzchang'e, 143 Wo. Wabash Ave., Boom 307. Telephone, Central 3487. PBIN'CIPAI^ BBANCH OFFICES Bostoai Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass. Bonston, Tex.; S. J. Mitchell, 3906 Fanin st. Indianapolis, Ind.: Irwin Bertermann, 241 Massachu- setts ave. Kansas City, ISO.: Benjamin S. Brown, 206 Corn Belt Building. Kos Anrtlss, Cal.: Iln St. Henry W. Kruckeburg. 237 Frank- lonlsTUle, By.: G. D. Craln, Jr., 1404 Starks Building. Philadelphia: Wm. H. Engler. 4661 Lancaster ave. Bell telephone, Belmont 412. 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Telegrams forwarded after 6 p.m., Tuesday, and marked "Night Press Message, Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. Correction In the advertisement »f Asparagus plumosus seed- lings by Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago and New York, on page 156, last week's issue, the price of .?8.00 per 100 was a typographical error. It should have been $8.00 per 1000. The advertisement appears correctly in this issue. The Week's Meetings and Events Tuesday, Feb. 1.— Florists' Club of Philadelphia, Pa.— Los Angeles Co., (Calif.) Horticultural Society. — Paterson (N. J.) Florioultural Society.— Buffalo (N. Y.) Florists' Club.— State Florist's .^ss'n of Indiana, Indiaoapolis. — Florists' Club of Washington. — Knoxville (Tenn.) Florists' Society. — Minneapolis (Minn.) Florists' Club — Pittsburgh (Pa.) Florists and Gardeners' Club. Wednesday, Feb. 2.— Tuxedo (N. Y.) Horticultural Society.— The Weeders' Club. (Pa.), Haverford.— Kentucky Society of Florists, Louisville (Ky.). Thursday, Feb. 3.— Chicago (lU.) Florists' Club.— Bernardsville (N. J.) Horticultural Society.— Shelter Island (N. Y.) Horticultural and Floncuitural Society. — Southampton (N. Y.) Horticultural Society — The Garden Club of Hartford Co., Benson, (Md.).— The Larchmont Garden Club, N, Y.— Albany (N. Y.) Florists' Club.— Dayton (O ) Florists' Club.— Milwaukee (Wis.) Florists' Club.— Reading (Pa ) Florists' Ass'n. — Terre Haute (Ind.) Florists' Club. Friday, Feb. 4.— North Shore (Mass.) Horticultural Society.— North bhore (III.) Horticultural Society.— Pasadena (Cal.) Horticultural Society. — People's Park Cottage Gardeners' Ass'n. — Lewiston and Auburn (Me.) Gardeners' Union. Saturday, Feb. 5.— Dobbs Ferry (N. Y.) Gardeners' Ass'n.— Lake Geneva (N. Y.) Gardeners and Foreman's Ass'n. — Lenox (Mass ) Horticultural Society. — Pacific Coast Horticultural Society, San Francisco, (Calif.) Index to The Florists' Exchange, Vol. XL This index, covering the period from the first issue in July to the last issue in December, 1915, will be ready shortly for distribution. It contains a complete reference to every item of interest which has been mentioned during the past six months, and we should like every subscriber who keeps full files of The Ex- SHANois to have a copy. Subscribers wishing this index can obtain it by notifying us by postcard. Copies will be duly mailed to those who have advised us in the past of their desire to have this index. The American Carnation Society As we close our forms for the week, the twenty-fifth Annual Convention of this society is in session at Saint Louis, a report of which will be found overleaf. The work of the society shows unabated progress as the years increase its maturity, and the good work it has accomplished in its first quarter century is a guarantee that in the years to come its value to the trade will be more and more in evidence. The 1916 S. A. F. and 0. H. Convention None too early in the day to fire the first gun for a successful meeting of the S. A. F. and O. H. at Houston, Texas, the third week in August next. A glance at the map will demonstrate that this Te.xan city is well situated geographically and should draw one of the largest meetings in the Society's his- tory. The regular standby convention attendants of the good old S. A. F. are going to be largely reinforced this year by those who to date have not enjoyed an opportunity equal to that now presenting itself. It goes without saying that the South will be represented in mass, through local pride as well as the novelty of a Southern Convention, while from all down the Central West, points within 24 to 48 hours by rail, there are ex- pected to be present heavy delegations. Omaha and Lincoln, Neb., Topeka and Kansas City, Kas., Sioux City, Des Moines and Council Bluffs, la., St. Joseph, St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo., Louisville, Ky., Chicago, 111., Indianapolis, Ind., Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, O., are among the cities in that section which are well placed as to ease of access. Boston, New York and Philadelphia will undoubtedly all have good delegations. All in all, we expect a large outpouring of the craft; likewise to see several hundred new faces. As the reader may know. President MacRorie is offering a purse of $150 to the man who obtains the greatest number of new members in 1916 up to the opening day of the Convention. There are no require- ments as to number of new names sent in. In the event of a tie a prize identical with that tied for will be given each tying contestant. To further a good and early start we are printing a coupon on another page; those sending in their member- ship, in this way, through Secretary Jolm Young, are privileged to name any one favorite son of their State (or any other individual, for that matter) to whom they wish the credit given. In this way we hope to see a rivalry instituted which will bring 200 or more new names into the Society's fold. The underlying motive back of all this, it must be understood, is for the good of the trade at large, the promotion of horticulture, the improvement of busi- ness conditions, and the enlargement of business op- portunities. As one example of what the S. A. F. and 0. H. is doing for the promotion of trade, just now, we point to the fourth national flower show which is to open in Pliiladelphia, next March, and which promises to excel, in every respect, all of its predecessors. "New York Day" at National Flower Show As reported in The Florists' Exchange of last week, chairman A. L. Miller of the New York Spring show has succeeded in securing the consent of the National Flower Show (;k)mmittee to have a "New York Day" at the Philadelphia show, to be held from March 35 to April 3. The day so indicated will be Tuesday, March 38, and it is hoped that a goodly delegation will represent this city at the National exhibition on that date. Post Office News Item Reduction of Letter Postage Betweetj U. S. and British Guiana Postmaster Morgan, N. Y., announces that commenc- ing January 1, 1911), the prepaid rate of postage appli- cable to letters mailed in British Guiana addressed for delivery in the United States will be one penny an ounce or fraction thereof and to letters mailed in the United States addressed for delivery in that colony two cents an oimce or fraction thereof. J" ROM our collection of strange names: The "horse- monger" (Osmunda) fern. Wholesale commission agents have got their business figured down to a pretty fine point when they are able to tell, weeks in advance, what the cost of Roses, Car- nations and other flowers will be on the date stated in their circulars. It is said that rumor is a lying jade, but at any rate rumor is credited with the story that a leading wholesale cut flower firm "somewhere in Pennsylvania," transacted $100,000 worth of business at Christmas. This is why so many new automobile delivery cars are wanted. Canada, as we know, takes a keen interest in the pro- motion of its agricultural and horticultural resources, which is quite natural in a country such as the Dominion is. Subsidies for agricultural purposes were recently planted by the Federal Government there, and we notice that school gardens and horticulture and fruit growing are three of the chief industries that received liberal grants. Two of the best new varieties of shrubs or trees that came to notice in 1915 were Pyrus Malus Sargenti, which is a pure white specimen, and is remarkably pretty. Sec- ondly, the free flowering variety of the Golden Bell (Forsythia intermedia spectabilis) and some good new Ceanothuses have been raised by French growers on the Continent. This is also a fine family not made sufScient use of by us. The wife of a farmer in the country, who kept a boarding house, was very proud of the expres- sions of praise that patrons wrote in her visit- ing book. One she was particularly glad to have, as it had been written by a man who was "very distinguished," but she never could vmderstand why every one who saw it smiled and said nothing. The "very distinguished" visitor had written his name and under it the words "Quoth the raven." The flower growing and selling business is far better organized now than it was even ten years agio, and this is larely owing to the complaints that used to be made by the retailers. The wholesaler, as the middleman, had to bring the growers up to the scratch, and he today stands as an advisory agent to the growers prompting him as to varieties, methods of shipping, and even some- times on matters of cultivation. It is a great help to a budding grower to have the advice of an experienced wholesaler on these matters. The flower business is highly speculative. Last year Carnations, Violets, Gardenias, Paperwhite Narcissus and other flowers as well, could scarcely be given away at times. This year good profits are resulting. What is the reason for the general scarcity of flowers throughout the whole country? Three reasons are stated, namely, curtail- ment by the growers owing to the slump of last season; the greatly increased demand this year owing to pros- perous times; proloiiged dark weather, and in addition to these it may be said that European supplies, notwith- standing all that had been written, evidently fell short. The British have a saying, "Our little wars teach uT' geography." This is true in a much larger sense of the present war, which has brought so much of the out-of- the-way, or lesser known parts of Eastern Europe and elsewhere under discussion. Who, for instance, heard of the Tiflis Botanical Gardens, situated there in the Caucasus, or of the Caucasian Sericultural Station of tliat rep^ion, which as we have found from various articles descriptive of the war, is a very rich, agricultural sec- tion, well organized, and \vith numerous societies under a Board of Agriculture, directed by specialists. An- other recent note concerned the forestry of Persia, where also fighting is taking place on an extensive scale. In a review of the new plants lof the year that had obtained certificates in England the Horticultural Adver- tiser mentions several of those that have received perma- nent notice in issues of our own paper. Among these may be mentoned Perry's pigmy Poppies, which are thought to be useful, especially for those who have not the space for the growing of the larger kinds. The Golden Bell Day Lily, by Wallace, is also another show addition to this early grown family. Of Daffodils, the finest are Bath's Flame and Caedmon, each of which looks like being a good doer. The comparatively new Lilium myriophyllum has also taken high rank among the new plants of the year. Likewise our new American Begonia, Mrs. J. R. Peterson. The reference to the forestry of Persia in another paragraph necessitates amplification. That country is very largely treeless, there being no natural forests January 39, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 237 there, and whatever trees there are have been planted by the hand of man. The chief species are Planes, and Poplars, which arc as common in the landscape there as are Southern Pine trees in that region. Persia, by the way, is in the same lalitude as our Southern States, particularly Alabama southward to Tennessee. Small forests exist; these are from three to sL\ acres, and so scarce and costly is wood in Persia that even branches tliat are removed from tlie j^roves, when only of the size of a man's finger, arc carefully collected and taken to ti\e towns to be used for firewood or otlier purposes. Talking with a retail florist recently, he emphasized the value of a special box for a special occiision. Thus, while a customer may be buying Roses or Carnations all the year around and sending them to friends, the {Same flowers i>ut up specially and attractively in a box imade for the oecason, such as a red covered box, with a spray of Holly for Christmas, the Valentine l>ox for Feb. li, or any other kind of attractive box, to be used for a special occasion as a gift, pays well. There is an appeal, he says, in the box, and the way it is got up, even if the box costs as much as 50c. itself. The cus- tomer orders his $3 or $5 worth of flowers, and so far as he is concerned the transaction ends, but he gets really 50c, worth less of flo\s-ers, which goes on the cost of the box. M'ith a large map of the S. A. F. and O. H. convention garden spread out on a long table before them, the Houston Florists' Club met to discuss in detail the pos- sibilities for beautification that could be arrived at in the best use of the various plantings as set forth in the plans. The amount of space in the garden proper as located in Sam Houston Park, one of the city properties, is about three acres, and includes several ponds of con- venient size for aquatic plants. It is about ten minutes' walk from the center of the city proper, and about half that distance from the hall where the convention will be held. As many walks and driveways had already been exist- ing in the garden, it was necessary to make the plans largely to conform thereto, but with such changes as were necessary to the general effect of the garden as a whole. Several plans have been struck off from the original negative, to be used in various parts of the country where they \vill become of service, and at once a plan was sent to Secretary Young of New York, that he may be afforded the opportunity of selling space at once to all who wish to enter. C. I.. Brock, who has official charge of the garden for the national society, announced that much had already been accomplished in getting the beds in form according tlo the plans, and all will be complete in a very short time. He announces readiness to receive all kinds of shrubbery and ornamentals, of which it is impera- tive that planting should be completed during the Winter. He has a great deal of fine bedding soil composted and now being used to advantage, with the desire that as to soil, nothing better could be wished for in growing all the stuff that will be sent in from various parts of the country. A general discussion of stock that could be planted in the garden, that could be considered desirable for August was entered into in detail, and the following was recommended, some of which, however, will require spe- cial treatment in this climate: Vinca alba, Dahlias, Geraniums, Begonias, Crotons, Caladiums, Zinnias, Dracaenas, Cannas, Roses, Tube- roses, Clematis, iierennial Phlox, Petunias, Amaran- tus, Celosia, .Shasta Daisies, MesembryanthemumS', Nelumbium, Texas Blue Gentians, Ooleus, a variety of seasonable annuals, and Nymphaeas in variety for the ponds. Other stock may also be used, as will occur to those interested as the time draws near, but it is emphasized that for ornamentals consideration should be given at once that planting may be seasonable. The walks between the beds as laid out will be of crushed granite and laid out with utmost neatness and system in arrangement. S. J. M. Transactions of the California Association of Nurserymen We have received the transactions and proceedings of the fifth annual meeting of this association, which was held in San Francisco on Aug. 13th and 14th last. .-Vs usual the transactions are edited and compiled by the Los Angeles correspondent of The Exchaxge, Henry W. Kruckeberg, and published from Los Angeles. There are various interesting papers in this publication dealing with the various phases of the California nur- sery industry. An index of these papers at the begin- ning of the report seems desirable, as a ready means of discovering any particular one. The various reports by the standing committees On legislation, transporta- tion, native vegetation, insects, diseases, viticulture, etc, occupy a large space in the publication. These were re- viewed brielly by us at the time the convention or annual meeting was held, and there may be one or two (winters to he extracted when wc have further studied the articles in detail. White Pine Blister Ruit Notice of Proposed Quarantine Notice is given by the Federal Horticultural Board, Washington, D. C, that the Secretary of Agri- culture has determined that there exists in Europe, Asia, the Dominion of Canada and Xewfoundlaiid a dangerous Pine disease known as the White Pine blister rust (Peridermium strobi Kleb.), new to and not heretofore widely prevalent or distributed within or throughout the United States, and that it may be necessary to forbid the importation into the United States of all species and varieties of the genera Ribes (Currants) and Grossularia (Gooseberries), known to be carriers of this dangerous Pine disease. In accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, (37 Stat. L.. .315), a public hearing will lie held at the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, at ten o'clock a.m., on February ■!•, 191G, in order to determine whether or not importations of all or certain species and varie- ties of the genera Ribes and Grossularia from the coun- tries above specified, should be forbidden. Any person interested in the proposed quarantine will be heard, either in person or by attorney. to make its pages attractive and to give all the reliable news. Read what Mr. Kunzman says: "I have been in several branches of business, and have subscribed to many trade papers, but must say that you have the neatest, best arranged and most comprehensive of any I ever saw" — E. L. KuyzMAN, Indiana Dahlia Farm, New Albany, Ind. Have you ever noticed the arrangement of the features of The Exciiangk; how easy it is to find the news of the Seed Trade right in front, followed by the Southern States news; the Week's Work, the same location for the editorial pages each week; the Retail Department; the .Market Report; the Western States? This is all for your convenience and most of our friends ap))reciate it. The Fi.obists' Exchaxge aims to assist and improve the florist.s' trade; many kind friends tell us frequently that we are doing so. Death of a Nonagenarian Florist Gennett L. Holbrook, whose recent death is announced at Amsterdam, N. Y., at the age of 93 years, was one of the early pioneers in the flower business in Boston. In 1872, 1873, 187-t, Mr. Holbrook conducted the Wales Conservatories on Columbia St., Dorchester, in company with Mr. Thompkins, under the firm "name of Holbrook & Tompkins. "They had a retail store corner of Winter and Washington sts., in Boston, where they sold their products. It was at that time the only store of any pretensions in Boston. In 1875 Mr. Holbrook severed his connection with Mr. Tompkins who was then proprietor and manager of the Boston Theater. In 1875 his lease for the Wales Conservatories expired and, later, he built a greenhouse 100ft. X 20ft. on Warren St., in the rear of his residence, close to where the Bowditch establishment is at present located. For years Mr. Holbrook did a thriving retail business at this location untU he moved to Amsterdam, N. Y., where he became interested in business and where he lived and became a much respected citizen to the date of his death. Mr. Holbrook took up the florist business simply from the love he cherished for flowers. He had remark- able taste in designing and decorative work and was one of the few men who could make a wreath without the aid of a wire design; his work always showed in it the touch and finish of the real artist. I remember when I went to work for him in 1874, the many acts of kindness displayed by him; his will- ingness to instruct and educate his men; never severe or exacting, but ever kind and considerate. All left its impress on my mind. He was one of the old school who are fast passing away. Boston. Patrick Welch. [An interesting story of Mr. Holbrook's life was printed in these columns, May 31, 1913, wifli portrait. — Ed.] Rose Tests at Bagatelle, Near Paris, France An exhibition of Rose novelties will take place in the park at Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne, in 1916-1917, as in past years. New Roses will be sent to the committee by the raisers. The plants should, as far as possible, have been raised in pots, and several specimens — five at least — must be sent to the Rosary at Bagatelle be- fore April 15. A notice must accompany the plants as to their origin and jiarentage, stating, if necessary, any spe- cial treatment required. A similar exhibition has been held in Bagatelle every year since 1907. (iold medals are awarded for the most meritorious novelties, and certifi- cates for those placed next on the list. The new plants will be put in the ground in the pulilic Rosary as soon as they reach Bagatelle. They will remain there until the month of October of the second year, so that the jury may be able to study, during two seasons, the flowering and quality of vegetation. The address to which specimens should be sent is: Roseraie au Bois de Boulogne, En gare de Neuilly-Porte-Maillot, Paris. We Thought So — This Proves It The constant aim of the publishers of The Florists' F.xcHAKOE is to make it of still greater service to its subscribers and advertisers. To this end we endeavor Henry J. Huesman Henry J. Huesman, aged 71, the oldest florist in Reading, Pa., died of asthma and heart failure on Jan. 19 at his home, 631 Schuylkill ave„ after a year's illness. Mr. Huesman was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and came to Reading 37 years ago, when he opened up a large floral establishment. He retired from active work three years ago and the business was turned over to his son, Harry C. Huesman. A widow and three children survive him. Thomas John Dixon Thomas John Dixon, 82, the oldest florist in Flatbush, Brooklyn, N. Y., died on Jan. 19 at his home in Canarsie near Tilden ave., death resulting from stomach trouble. Mr. Dixon had a large greenhouse standing on five city lots near Holy Cross Cemetery. He cared for the plots in the cemetery and was well known to hundreds of plot owners. Mr. Dixon was born in Ireland, where he learned the gardening business. He is survived by a widow, a daughter and two sons. Edward Welch Edward Welch, one of the veteran florists of Hart- ford, Conn., passed away on Wednesday morning, Janu- ary 19, of pneumonia, at his late home 31 Annawan St. Mr. Welch was born in Simsbury on April 8, 1862. He mastered the florists' trade while working for J. B. Mc- Lean of Simsbury. In 1883, when but twenty-one years of age, he came to Hartford and opened a florist's shop adjoining the| entrance to Spring Grove Cemetery on Windsor ave. A few years later he removed his place of business to a store near the tunnel, now occupied by J. Albert Brodrib. In 1906 he again changed his loca- tion, this time moving to the Hotel Garde, on Asylum St., now occupied by Coombs, where his business increased to such proportions that itl was ncessary to again make a change; but, just prior to locating in their present quar- ters, Andrew' W. Welch bought the business from his father, and under tho direction of the new partnersliip the business has steadily increased until it takes second place to no store in the capitol city of the Nutmeg State. A. D. He leaves a widow and four sons, Edward J., Andrew W., G. Francis and Donald D. Welch, all of Hartford. Bernard Schramm Bernard Schramm of Toledo, O., died on Wednesday morning last, Jan. 17, at his home, 714 Baker St., after a brief illness. Mr. Schramm was in every way a real pioneer citizen of this country and of Toledo. He was born .Vug. 6, 18.18, in Stotzheim, .-Vlsace-I.orraine. In 1858 he landed at Philadelphia, where he resided for some time with an uncle, Peter Kieffer, the well-known hy- bridizer of the Kieffer Pear. From Philadelphia he went to Cincinnati, and in 1863 he was brought to Toledo bv Peter I.enk, to conduct the then famous nur- series of "the Link Wine Co. Later he organized his own nursery under the name of the Humboldt Nursery, lo- cated "on Lagrange st. In this field, Mr. Schramm achieved an enviable reputation for himself as a nursery- man of remarkable ability. He was also one of the first to engage in the florists' business in Toledo. The flower store which is now conducted by his grandchildren under the name of Schramm Bros, was established by him in 1881 at Beacon and Cherry sts. He was married at Cincinnati in 1861 to Miss Catherine Oerthel. This union was blessed with fiour sons and five daughters. His wife died seven years ago. Surviving him are four daugh- ters, 37 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. 238 The Florists' Exchange The American Carnation Society TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED AT ST. LOUIS, MO., JANUARY 26 AND 27, WITH PRONOUNCED SUCCESS Annual Meeting and Exhibition Takes Place in Planters' Hotel B enrolled, and a constitution and by-laws had been jire- pared. Those to sign this original call are mentioned in President Hill's address printed elsewhere in this report. Edwin Lonsdale was elected the first president; Wm. Swayne, vice-president; C. W. Ward, treasurer, and C. J. Pennock, of Kennett Square, Pa., secretary. In the same year, on Nov. 4, an adjourned meeting was held at the St. James Hotel, New York City, when the membership had crept up to seventy-two. A confer- ence on practical subjects connected with the cultivation of Carnations was also held, and at the first annual meeting on Feb. 16, 1992, at Buffalo, a round one hundred members had been recorded. The practice that had begun at New York, of having papers of interest read was followed here, and has been a feature of each suc- ceeding annual gathering. The list of presidents and meeting places during the twenty-five years is shown as follows: Edwin Lonsdale Buffalo 1802 E. G. Hill Pittsburgh 1893 Eugene Dallledouze Indianapolis 1894 Fred. Dorner Boston 1895 H. L. Sunderbruch New York 1896 R. Witterstaetter Cincinnati 1897 W. N. Rudd Chicago 1898 Wm. Nicholson Philadelphia 1899 Wm. P. Craig Buffalo 1900 Robt. Halliday Baltimore 1901 Wm. G. Bertermann Indianapolis 1902 C. W. Ward Brooklyn 1903 George A. Ragkham Detroit 1904 •lames Hartshorne Chicago 1905 Peter Fisher Boston 1906 J. H. Dunlop Toronto 1907 Fred. H. Lemon Washington. D. C 1908 M. A. Patten Indianapolis 1909 Albert M. Herr Pittsburgh 1910 Fred. Burki Boston 1911 J. A. Valentine Detroit 1912 Philip Breitmeyer New York 1913 R. T. Brown Cleveland 1914 S.J. Goddard Buffalo 1915 Jos. H. Hill St. Louis 1916 The society at first met with some slight opposition from the charter members of the Society of American Florists, who thought that the institution of another specialistic body might prevent the due expansion of the S. A. F. Previous to the foundation of the A. C. S. the Chrysanthemum Society of .\merica had been estab- lished and its silver jubilee was celebrated in November last at Cleveland, when a magnificent exhibition anct generally fine meeting resulted. The Proceedings of the American Carnation Society have been published from year to year and these con- tain some of the most valuable contributions to the litera- ture of Carnations to be found anywhere. Its work of registering the new varieties from year to year and of certificating the more improved among them hiis resulted in the production of a strain of Carnations that has world-wide repute, and which indeed stands preeminent everywhere. The American Carnation has spread into all the gardens and commercial greenhouses of England, France, Germany, Holland and other European coun- tries, where it is not only grown under glass, but forms an admirable Summer flower for bedding purposes. Since the foundation of the A. C. S., most of the other special flmver societies have been established, such as the American Rose Society, American Peony Society, Ameri- can Sweet Pea Society and American Dahlia Society. It can be said safely that no specialistic organization devoted to the encouragement of one flower has had greater success than this, the reason being that it has not at any time allied itself with any other body, but has maintained a fixed position and followed a given cour.se sedulously. The result is that today its meetings are looked forward to with the utmost enthusiasm, and from our experience lof them they are not only excellent concentration camps where business may be transacted, but are particularly enjoyable because of the social spirit and general bonhomie that always pervade them. They come in the Midwinter season, after the Christmas and New Year rush, and form an admirable andi delightful break in the day to day routine tasks that keep the growers and retailers, too, all too busy from November until after Easter. The society has been fortunate in receiving the support of men eminent in the floral world and their allegiance has been maintained during all of their active life. Many of tha original founders of the society have either now passed to the great beyond or are incapacitated from further activities, but their places have been filled by their sons in many instances, and by others equally en- thusiastic. The secretaryship has been held for years by .\dolph F. J. Baur of Indianapolis, while the son of the famous The annual exhibition opened in the Planters' Hotel, in the hall prettily decorated with Smilax. While the show seemed smaller than usual in point of number of exhibits, the flowers shown were of very good quality and made a handsome and attractive display. The weather was June like. Of the judges W. Witter- staetter, E. .\. Stroud and W. J. Palmer were absent, and in their places N. Zweifel of Milwaukee, Fred Lemon, Richmond, Ind. and Fred Minard of St. Louis officiated. Decorated tables were staged by the Ayres Floral Co., J. W. Boerm, MuUanphy Florists, Windier, Scruggs Vandervoort, and other displays were made after the opening of the exhibition. The E. G. HiU Co. of Richmond, Ind., showed Roses Tip Top and Tipperary. J. A. Peterson & Sons, Cin- cinnati, O., exhibited their well known Begonias. Alois Frey showed some hybrid Freesias, and W. A. Manda had an exhibit of ferns and orchids. Among those who were noted as being present at the opening of the exhibition were R. C. Kerr of Houston; J. C. Joy, Nashville, Tenn.; S. A. Anderson, Buffalo, N. Y.; Frank Stuppv, St. Joseph, Mo.; J. E. Pollworth, Alois Frev, C. E. Critchell and J. A. Peterson of Cin- cinnati, d.; S. S. Skidelsky, Philadelphia, Pa.; D. S. Ward, Queens, N. Y.; P. W. Foley, F. Lautenschlager of Kroeschell Bros.; E. F. Kurowski, George Asmus, A. T. Pyfer and W. E. Tricker of Chicago. No pains had been spared Ijy the officers of the St. I^ouis Florists' Club to make the visit to the Carnation growers pleasant and profitable this year. The president of the club is Jules Burdet; vice-president, W. T. Wells; secretary, J. J. Beneke; treasurer, Wm. C. Smith; trus- tees: W. W. Olivieler, W. A. Rowe, Frank Windier, J. F. Ammann, of Edwardsville, 111., is vice-president of the Carnation Society this year, and it w'as through Mr. Ammann that the society was invited to St. Louis at the Buffalo convention last year. Other judges on this occasion were: Chas. \V. John- son, Morgan Park, 111.; Wm. Nicholson, Framingham, Mass.; E. Dallledouze, Brooklyn, N. Y. Eastern Contingent En route to Saint Louis The Eastern delegates en route to the convention last Monday had a car all to themselves. A large quantity of flowers {about 2500 blooms) occupied a private draw- ing room from the steam w^as turned off and the windows kept open. Some of the blooms had been cut last Friday; the quality was said to be very good and the intending exihihitors were hoping to carry back 93 per cent, of the prizes as they did last year at Buffalo. Among those present in the party were S. J. Goddard and M'm. Nicholson, Sr., Framingham, Mass.; Ernest Saunder.s, Lewiston, Me.; H. Lenk, manager Halifax Gardens Co., Halifax, Mass.; A. Roper, Tewksbury, Mass.; Mr. Strout, Biddeford, Me.; Robert Montgomery, Natick, Mass.; J. Harrison Dick, New York (who joined the delegates at Albany). Mr. Roper had with him his new Carnation Commonvi'calth, Alice Coombs and seedling 3(in (pink). The first Indianapolis contingent joined the Bostonites on Tuesday, including A. F. J. Baur, Then. Dorner, Lem Elder, John Hartje, .John Evans. John Bertermann and .Toseph Hill, also Chas. Schwake of New York. Fred. Dorner was absent owing to the fact that his daughter was graduating. On Wednesday, Jan. 26, the party was met in St. Louis by a delegation comprising J. F. Ammann, Prof. Irish. F.'j. Fillmore, AV. S. Wells, Frank A. Windier, M. Moran, W. J. Pilcher, L. Bowman and F. W. Bruenig. The ladies' entertainment was ar- ranged for Wednesday, together with an automobile visit to Shaw's Garden, etc. On Thursday F. Dorner & Sons Co. will have three seedlings on exhibition for preliminary certificate for the Dorner medal, also Carnation Nancy. to be distributed in 1916, with RosaUa (dark pink) arid Old Gold for distribution in 1917. About forty delegates journeyed from Chicago. A Glance Backward It seems most fitting at tliis time that a brief review of the work of this society, or the outstanding points in its history should be recorded after its quarter-cen- tury of existence. The original call for the formation of the society was sent out by Charles Willis Ward, when he was located at East Moriches, L. I., and a meeting was held in response thereto at Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, on Thursday, October 1.5, 1891. Thirty-five of the leading growers and others interested assembled, and before the meeting dispersed forty-nine members were Fred. Dorner, F. E. Dorner, has been treasurer now for eighteen years. Herein surely lies some of the secret of the success and of the continuance of the original policy of the society. These men deserve well of the general body of Carnation specialists. It will be recalled that in 1911, after the death of the elder Dorner, who was called the "Father of the Ameri- can Carnation," the Dorner Memorial gold medal was instituted. This medal is awarded annually to the best undisseminated seedling Carnation that has been in culti- vation for three years, and which must score 85 points, previously having won a score of 80 points to get its preliminary certificate. Four varieties are eligible in the Dorner Memorial medal competition this year, and the capture of this gold disc is regarded as the highest attainment of the year. The society's certificates of merit are also looked upon with the greatest respect and wisely, in order to limit the entry of novelties to the very best only, a rule was laid down seme years ago that a charge of $5 would be made for each new seedling put before the adjudicating committee. In this way any doubtful variety, or any freak that has not been tested, is almost sure to be debarred. At the time of the death of President McKinley in 1903, the society also subscribed liberally to the memorial that was raised in his honor, as President McKinley was an especial admirer of Carnations. The anniversary of his birth, January 29, is still spoken of as Carnatian Day, and extra quantities are marketed and sold on that day. According to a report presented at the Toronto meeting of the society in 1907, it would appear that the belief was then held by a few of the more prescient of the growers that the high charges made for Carnations on January 29 was likely to result in limithig the sale of the blooms, and indeed the prognostications then made seem to have been fulfilled, as today comparatively little notice is taken of the event. It is stated that as much as 25c. and even SOc. a bloom was charged about the year 1907 ! The membership today stands at about 400, while the balance in hand in the general fund at the end pf January, 1915, was .^752. 26; in the Dorner memorial fund §1001.57, and in the permanent fund .$2731.35; the total balance on liand to all funds being $4379.14. The society can look forward to a much longer period of useful work in the time to come, just as it can look back on these twenty-five years of excellent endeavor and achievement. Address by President Joseph H. Hill Members lOf the .Imerican Carnation Society: As J'our presiding officer I bid you welcome to this, ouri 25th annual meeting. Just a quarter of a century ago in the good old Quaker city of Philadelphia a small body of earnest Carnation enthusiasts saw the possi- bilities of the flower from which our society derives its name, and issued a call which was sent broadcast over the land. All who were interested in Carnation grow- ing were invited to join in organizing a permanent society. With your permission I will read their call of 1891. "To American Carnation Growers: — You are cordially invited to attend a meeting to be held at Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., on Thursday, October 15th, at 2 p.m. for the purpose of organizing a Society of Ameri- can Carnation Growers. All those who are unable to attend kindly send their names for enrollment. The object of this society will be to materially benefit Car- nation growers and to advance the popularity of the divine flower so that it shall stand second to none. Let us all step to the front and put our shoulders to the wheel." (Signed) C. W. Ward Chas. T. Starr Geo. W. Love Geo. Creighton C. J. Pennock Alex. McBride C. E. Allen Geo. Hancock H. E. Chitty Wm. Swayne A. M. Herr Isaac Larkin R. T. Lombard Edward Swayne Edwin Lonsdale Fred. Schneider E. B. Jennings. W. R. Shelmlre John McGowan From every section of the country. East, West, North and South, came applications for membership and at the close of that memorable meeting in Horticultural Hall there were enrolled 49 staunch champions of our fair flower. And thus was conceived and ushered into existence the American Carnation Society. It is fitting to mention at this time the name of Edwin I^nsdale, the first presiding officer of our body. Dur- ing the past year he has answered the call and leaves a place in the ranks that is difficult to close. It is with regret and sadness that we are compelled to note the dropping off one by one of the Old Guard of Pioneer florists to whom we all owe so much. Now, gentlemen, are we, after an elapse of twenty-five years, putting the same amount of push and lof strenuous effort into the work of our society as did the charter members? Are we carrying forward the work cut nut for us with tlie same earnestness and unity of purpose that marked their early endeavors? To accomplish our work and to keep up interest in the society it is necessary for us to attend its conven- tions £Lnd its meetings even though to do so means a personal sacrifice. Wm. Scott once said at a Carna- tion meeting: "These conventions are productive of the greatest good ; we learn to know^ each other better, and one of the greatest pleasures of life is an exchange of ideas with our intelligent fellowman." January -'!l, I'.Uti. The Florists' Exchange 239 I It is a noticeable fact in our profession that tlie nan who attends conventions, flcnver sliows, and associa- tions of florists, is tl\e man who is successful and pro- gressive in liis business. I Recominendatlons ! Your president would suggest to the society that we idopt a badge of neat de-sign to be worn at our conven- lions upon which can be written the name of the wearer. In this way we can more readily identify one another and 5et acquainted. This method was used at the Cleveland Flower Show last Fall with success and satisfaction to ill. i Our secretary has suggested that we abolish the use of Individual address placards on our exhibits after the eiges are thivugh with their work. It is true that in rranging the Ciises the cards are often lost or mis.- blaced on some one's exhibit. We invite the society's leliberations on this point. The cardinal ])ruiciples of this society are to material- y benefit Carnation growers and to advance the popu- larity of the Carnation. To do this it is absolutely es- iential that we co-operate if so requested, with any A-ell managed flower show, and toward this end the fol- lowing are given by your presiding officer as suggestions. First. That any 'flower show management desiring )ur support must give us a positive guarantee that the premium money in the Carnation section mil be paid to exhibitors. Second. That the exhibition management choose two from our list of duly elected judges to serve with the third, who may be selected by them without restriction. Poor judging by inexperienced men tends to make dis- satisfied exhibitors and consequently reduces the number of entries at succeeding shows. Third. That they be allowed to use the society's vases with the understanding that they reimburse the societv for all loss and breakage and pay all the ex- pense" for packing, carriage, etc. These simple rulings will safeguard the Carnation Society; let us resolve to lend a helping hand to all flower shows no matter where held, and dismiss the idea of self-aggrandizement from our minds and let us exhibit with the definite idea of bringing the Carnation out of the background, and of putting it on the same high plane as the Rose and the popular Chrysanthemum. It is an admitted fact that in most parts of the country the Carnation is marketed in a crude way compared with the Rose; the idea seems to prevail in many quarters that a Carnation is a Carnation regardless of variety, but it is not so with the up-to-date commission merchant; he knows the different varieties by name and can explain to the buyer why one variety has a higher market value than another or'vire versa; so can the live retailer, and he in turn advises his customers to select the kinds that have texture and that last and give satisfaction. It would seem that the grower is in a measure re- sponsible for the fact that some of the largest retailers sell a comparatively small quantity of Carnations because the grower insists on holding toi the idea of quantity instead of quality. Stock that will not hold up in the retailers display ease will surely hurt the cause of the Carnation generally. To the grower who depends upon figures for facts the apparently shy blooming varieties sometimes exceed in money returns the prolific kinds witn their serious short- comings. Let the varieties be known by their names and their characteristics, and their good qualities will eventually enhance their value and make regular buyers of intelli- gent customers. In closing I would like to say a few words regarding the National Flower Show to be held in Philadelphia this Sjiring. In addition to the generous cash premiums offered for Carnations by the management, the society will award in a good many classes silver jubilee medals to commemorate the 2.ith anniversary of our founding. Let every grower here make up his mind to put up an exhibit at Philadelphia, so that the Carnation section of that grand show may be a credit to our favorite flower, and that our reputation of being the "Live-wire Society" of all the affiliated societies of the S. A. F. vrill not he open to question. We must with renewed vigor put our shoulders to that same wheel mentioned in the Call of '91 sent out to the American Carnation growers by that honored band of enthusiastic men in Philadelpha who saw the hidden possibilities of our Divine flower, the Carnation. Secretary A. F. .T. Baur's report was as follows: Secretary's Report While our membership has not shown as large an increase in the past year as in the previous twelve months, there have been added to the roster 22 new members, and besides these, 6 delinquents have been re- instated, so that our membership now stands at 325 annual members and 13 life members, a total of 337 and an increase of 7 over last report. No life members have been added during the past year. Death has claimed one of our members, Wm. Murphy of Cincinnati, O., having passed away on Sept. 27. Kdwin Lonsdale, who was your first president, has also passed away at his home in California. We onlered a floral wreath sent to the funeral at Philadelphia. The liooks of your secretary and trea-surer have been audited, as has been customary. We are pleased to state that the society's finances are in a sound condition. All bills are being met as they fall due and all accounts are being collected without loss. The secretary's books, up to .Ian. 17, when tlie audit was taken, show collections as follows: Membership dues $031.00 Advertising 326.73 Miscellaneous 98.18 $955.90 All of which has been turned over to the treasurer and his receipts taken therefor. We are pleased to report that i-tVa pages of advertis- ing space in the premium schedule, were taken by our members and friends. The schedule appeared a few days late, owing to the lateness of the Board of Direc- tors' meeting. The annual report was also printed and distributed among the members at the usual time. Eleven new varieties were offered for registration by American growers and some twenty-three European varieties were added to the list. The name "Peace" was offered by both American and European growers. It having been offered first ion this side, the European registration was withdrawn. The arrangements for this meeting were in the hands of our worthy Vice-President, Mr. Ammann, who has worked diligently for the success of this convention. The entries for the exhibition are rather lighter than usual, due no doubt, to the scarcity of flowers and the high prices realized on high-grade stock in the cut flower markets. The society owes a debt of gratitude to those growers who were willing to sacrifice their personal in- terest, to help make this exhibition a success. We suggest that in the future, no display cards be permitted on vases entered in the competitive classes, that display cards on non-competitive exhibits be limited to 5in. X 7in. in size, and that only one card be allowed to each exhibit, except by special permission. Besides the arrangements for table displays, permis- sion was granted for the display of other madeup work. The enterprise of the St. Louis retailers along this line, is to be commended. One hundred and eighty-four of our members are also members of the S. A. F. and O. H. We therefore con- tinue to be represented on their executive board. The Board of Directors held the usual post-convention meeting at Buffalo last January. The Midsummer meet- ing was postponed to November and was held at Cleve- land, O., on Nov. 13. Arrangements were made to hold the Silver Jubilee at Philadelphia at the same time as the National Flower Show. The $1500 appropriated for Carnation premiums, by the National Flower Show Committee was spread over a schedule of premiums, which was submitted to the above named committee ^nd approved by them. It was decided to have a special Silver Jubilee medal struck, and to award one of these medals to each winner of one or more first premiums on Carnations. Messrs. W. L. Rock and F. C. W. Brown were invited to assist in judging the retail displays at the Pliiladelphia show, and both have accepted. The Board recommends that this society co-operate with local organizations in promoting local flower shows and suggests the following conditions, i. e., a flower show which desires the co-operation of the American Carnation Society shall agree to submit its schedule of premiums and the selection of its judges, for the ap- proval of the president and secretary of the A. C. S. They shall further agree to satisfy the above named officers of the proper underwriting of the show. The trade press has kindly given space for all matter sent in for publication. To them is due our thanks. Crimson.— 1, Lawrence Stelnkamp, Indlanapollg, with Pocahontas; 2. E. G. Hill Co., with :jame variety. Yellow. — 1, F. Dorner & Sons Co., with Old Cold. The Awards SECTION B. Open to all varieties disseminated prior to July, 1915. 50 blooms to each vase White Enchantress. — 1, Alton Floral Co., Alton, 111.; 2, Wldmer Floral Co., Highland, 111. White Wonder. — 1, E. G. Hill Co.; 2, Ernest Saunders, Lewlston. Me. Matchless. — 1, Strout's, Blddeford, Me.; 2, E. G. Hill Co. Any Other White. — 1, Strout's, with White Wln-sor. Enchantress Supreme. — 1, Halifax Garden Co., Halifax, Mass. ; 2, Ernest Saunders. Pink Delight. — 1, S. J. Goddard, Framlngham, Mass.; 2, Stroufs. Any Other Flesh Pink. — 1, Alton Floral Co.; 2, Wld- mar Floral Co. Glorlosa. — 1, S. J. Goddard; 2, J. F. Ammann Co. Any Other Light Pink. — 2, J. F. Ammann Co., with Rose Pink Enchantress. Mrs. C. W. Ward. — 1, Halifax Garden Co.; 2, Strout's. Philadelphia Pink. — 1, J. F. Ammann. Any Other Medium Pinl<. — 1, Alton Floral Co. Rosette. — 1, S. J. Goddard. Beacon. — 1, S. J. Goddard; 2, Ernest Saunders. Champion. — 2, Strout's. Pocahontas. — 1, Strout's; 2, Ernest Saunders. Benora. — 1, Halifax Gardens Co.; 2, Strout's. Yellow Prince. — 1, S. J. Goddard; 2, Baur & Stelnkamp. Indianapolis. Ind. SECTION C. For varieties disseminated in the season of 1914-1915. 50 blooms to each vase Pink Sensation. — 1, S. J. Goddard; 2, E. G. Hill Co. Good Cheer. — 1, S. J. Goddard. Mrs. C. E. AkehursL — 1, Strout's; 2, J. F. Ammann Co. SECTION D American Carnation Society's Medals Class 43 comprises this section, and a gold medal Is awarded to the best 100 blooms of any variety scoring not less than 90 pts. A silver medal is awarded to the second best vase of 100 in this class, scoring not less than 88 pts, A bronze medal is awarded as third for the best 100, the variety scoring not less than 86 pts. Gold Medal, Cottage Gardens Co., with Crystal White. Silver Medal, Bassett & Washburn, Chicago, with Belle Washburn. Special S. A. F. and O. H. Medals For Undissemlnated Varieties of American Origin Class 44 calls for a vase of 50 blooms, any color, and a silver medal is awarded for the best, the score being not less than 88 pts. A bronze S. A. F. medal is awarded as second prize for 50 blooms, scoring 86 pts. Silver Medal, Bassett & Washburn, w-ith Belle Wash- burn. Bronze Medal. Charles Weber, Lynbrook, L. I., N. T., with Laura Weber. Frank Dorner Memorial Medal Class 45. — The Dorner gold medal is awarded annually to the besB vase of 100 blooms of any undissemlnated seedling Carnation, which must have been in cultivation not less than three years, and must score 85 pts. or over. The medal is awarded to the originator, who need not necessarily be the exhibitor, and is awarded to the same variety only once. To be eligible to com- pete for this medal, 50 blooms of the variety must have been shown at a previous exhibition of the A. C. S. in a preliminary class, and score not less than 80 pts. The varieties eligible for competition this year were: No. 53 (11) by F. Dorner & Sons Co. Rising Sunbeam by John Steidle. Laura Weber by Chas. Weber. Commonwealth by A. Roper. Won by F. Dorner & Sons Co., with Nancy. In the preliminary competition at this present meet- ing for eligibility to compete for the medal next year, calling for 50 blooms of any undisseminated seedling variety, the following were qualified: Cottage Gardens Co., with Crystal White. Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Association with No. 112-B. F. Dorner & Sons Co., with No. 125-11 and No. 148-09. J D. Thompson Carnation Co., Jollet, 111., Superb. S. J. Goddard, with No. 16-12. Certificate of Merit S. J. Goddard, 88 points, with No. 16-12. Special Premiums— Silver Cup for Sweepstakes Cottage Gardens Co., with Cottage Maid. SECTION A. Open to all varieties, seedlings or standard sorts, 100 blooms to each vase White — 1, Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. T., with Matchless; 2, E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., with Matchless. „ ^ ~ .^t. ^ ». Light Pink, — 1, Cottage Gardens Co. with Cottage Maid- 2 E. G. Hill Co. with Alice Coombs. Medium Pink. — 1. Cottage Gardens Co., with Mrs. C. W. . Ward- 2, E. G. Hill Co. with same variety. Dark Pink. — 1, F. Dorner & Sons Co.. Lafayette, Ind., with Rosalia; 2, A. Roper, Tewksbury, Mass., with No. 360. Red or Scarlet. — 1. Jit. Greenwood Cemetery Associa- tion, Chicago, -with No. 2412-A; 2, E. G. Hill Co., with Champion. Officers Elected PrmnJent AsistAXX Edwardsville. III. J. F. W. J \. F. J. B.\rR F. E Vire-Pi'enidcut Veset Fort Wayne, Ind. Secretary Indianapolis, Ind. Trcaaurer DoBXEB Indianapolis, Ind. 240 The Florists' Exchange Carnation Miss Theo Already this new rich rose pinlv Carnation, which was introduced by Littlefleld & Wyman, North AViington, Mass., last year, and was certificated by the American Carnation Society at its Cleveland Show in November, has met with acceptance. As may be seen from the pho- tographs accompanying this note, the plant is free flower- ing, the stems being well held, and the color is a very clear and pleasing shade of pink. The flower is good and compact and an excellent shipper. Of this variety A. N. Pierson, Inc., in its new whole- sale trade list comments as follows: "Miss Theo belongs in a class by itself, for it is not a large flowered va- riety. It makes up, however, for lack of size In pro- ducing ability. After growing 4.000 plants, wliich we have as a part of the stock of the introducer, we feel free to state that Miss Theo gives promise of being the most prolific Carnation we have ever grown. It is bright pink in color, well formed, with petals nicely serrated. In form and color it reminds us of William Scott, a favorite of years ago. Plants in November show twelve to sixteen buds, and there is a promise of more setting bud in tiie near future; this from August planting of field-grown stock. We invite you to inspect it here and at the greenhouses of the introducers, for whom we are offering this free-flowering variety." X X Tennessee State Florists Association at Nashville. January 24 and 25 Uncle Sam as Publisher Agricultural Bulletins The annual report of the editor of the Department of Agriculture shows that during the fiscal year ending Jvme 30, 1915, 913 new bulletins, pamphlets, circulars, re- ports and documents of all kinds were issued. Of these 636 were miscellaneous publications contributed by vari- ous bureaus and offices and 77 were new Farmers' Bulle- tins. [Many of these are of direct value to florists, nur- serymen and the seed trade.] Of the latter a total of 6,870,000 copies were printed. In addition 213 Farmers Bulletins were reprinted, the editions aggregating 8,925,- 000 copies. Altogether more than 36,000,000 printed copies of documents of all kinds, including reprints of earlier issues, were published. The number of Department publications sold by the Superintendent of Documents auring the past year was 335,863. The amount received for them was $23,011.10. More tlian 1000 copies of each of 25 different publica- tions of the Department were sold, more than 4000 of each of 10 pubUcations, and over 10,000 copies of each of five documents. Two Farmers Bulletins, "The Use of Concrete on the Farm" and "Concrete Construction on the Live Stock Farm," had a sale of between 12,000 and lifiOO copies or nearly one-half as many as the Depart- ment distributed gratuitously. The meeting of the Temiessee State Florists' Asso- ciation was held in Nashville on Jan. 24 and 25, there being good attendance of members present. The pro- gram was divided into three sessions a day, and inter- esting articles and addresses prepared. R. C. Kerr, Houston, Texas, vice-president of the S. A. F., read the following paper: Surely I was almost overcome when, on Jan. 13 by letter you invited me to speak before the Tennessee State Florists' Association, because of the element of cordiality that I perceived in that invitation. I want to assure you that I appreciate it as a privilege as well as an honor to be on this program. My subject was left to my own choosing, and I selected "What the Coming of the S. A. F. to the South means to the Southern Florists." I have chosen this subject for two reasons: First, I have an inherent interest in and love for the S. A. F., and second, I do not wish to miss an opportunity to offer a few suggestions leading up to our S. A. F. con- vention, which meets this Summer in Houston. We florists are a very conservative people. We be- lieve in holding on, to the things that have been found valuable. Sometimes we hold on to some of those things imtil they have lost their real worth. We Americans criticise the Chinese people because they have been holding on to the old things of their civilization that they have cherished for generations. Progress in use- fulness and in influence of any trade or profession de- pends more on the vigor with which new ideas are de- veloped and used than upon mere industry in following long established practice, and I believe from the present spirit of our society, shown at the Texsis convention and flower sliow, and at this convention and in tlie work that has been, done and the action that has been taken by other Southern organizations that we are on the right road, and that we are broadening out. I am glad to testify to the fact that the people of our entire Southland, according to my observation, are doing the best that is within them according to the lights that are before them. I would not trespass upon local questions in your territory, but for the fact I have had them brought to my attention in Texas and our problems are almost identical with your problems in this State. That the florists of the South are waking up to the importance of organization is demonstrated by the activities of this society, the New Orleans Horti- cultural Society, the Texas State Florists' Ass'n and other Southern florists that are considering the matter of State and local organization at this time. The florists of the South should be more strongly organized than any other section of the country, because of the many obstacles that we have to overcome. Our ditii- culties in our growing departments are many; our stores, especially in the lower Southern States, are not up to standard; many of our so-called large floral concerns show lack of good business management. These condi- tions are fast being remedied by modern stores, modern greenliouses and, best of all, modern business methods, taking the place of the upfavorable conditions whicli have prevailed in the past. What is bringing about this change in conditions? Local and State organizations are being formed, florists are getting together discussing these matters and ex- changing ideas. Walk into a poorly kept store or a rundown green- View of a house of the new Carnation Miss Theo at the establishment of Littlefield & Wyman, North Abington, Mass. New Carnation Miss Theo Introduced by Littlefield & Wyman house, where everything appears to be some ten years behind the times. Say to the manager some- thing about taking an interest in some local or State organization. His answer invariably will be that he never attends a convention. He does not believe in or- ganization, never attends or takes any interest in the flower shows. He cannot figure out in actual dollars and cents the good he can derive. That man is short- sighted. He thinks he is economical; he does not realize that he can bring back from a convention some good ideas that if put into practice will be money in his pocket. If the florists of the South are going to have any conception of what the other florists of the U. S. are doing, they must attend those conventions regu- larly. You send your representatives along and get one of your live newspapers to send along a reporter with the conunittee, and there is no telling what the value of the report would be to the florists of your State. Agaiji, who is your progressive florist? I can pick him out. He is the man who takes an interest in your local. State and National organizations. He also belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, the Ad. Club, the Mer- chant's Association and other commercial organizations. I say all these are business getters, to say nothing of the good to be derived by coming in contact with busi- ness men of other lines. Many lack up-to-date business methods, for many of our florists are prone to do the work of a two-dollar-per-day man instead of studying the business getting side, such as the sales force, the advertising, the display, etc. For, in fact, the funda- mental purpose of government, the very foundation stone upon which the success and prosperity of a people must depend, is the strength, vigor, tlie health of the people, who live under its flag. And our work brings us out into the open, in touch with all that is beautiful and • good and lifts our heart and soul to better andi higher things. This brings me down to the all important subject, the next S. A. F. convention is to be held in the South. We want a record-breaking attendance, not only from the South but from every section. Two years ago, among many other southern and western florists, I was in attendance at the S. A. F. at Boston. We discussed the Society of American Flo- rists, both pro and con. We asked this question: "Why does not the S. A. F. comej Sooith?" Some of the old-timers stated that they had only a small mem- bership in the South, and the South takes no interest in our society, nor are the florists of the South awake to the importance of organization. We Southerners went off to ourselves and talked it over and agreed with our brother florists that what they said was true. But we left Boston witli the determination to go home and stir up interest in organization work and show the S. A. F. what we call value in co-operation; to let them and the world know that we were alive to our own in- terests; that we would stir up so much interest in this work that that grand old organization, the S. A. F., would stand ready for an invitation to visit the South. Florists from all over the country have been watching the work of the Southern florists for the past two years. At the San Francisco convention, we Southern florists extended that invitation. It is needless for me to state to you the results: it was a "landslide." Yes, will- ing, glad to come to be in our midst. Now, fellow Jiinuarv 29, laiC The Florists' Exchange 241 fiorisls, it is up tx> us ti> sliow i>ur niftllc, to sliow wc appreciate being affiliated willi the S. A. F., to prove our loyalty, nnd siiow we are glad tliey are on their way I to be with us. We must rally to the support of the i S. A. 1""., sliow tlie florists of the country that wc do nothing lialf way; that we will make tlie convention come up to standard in every way, and it will only take two things from you and that is very little. Little to put in, but if left out would mean failure, your mem- bersliip in tlie S. A. 1''. and your presence in Houston. The Texas florists pledge the rest. Your membershii) and your presence, and that is asking very ...le of you compared to the great amount of got>d returns you are going to derive from this great gathering of men of our profression. You will give your membership, and I know I can count on your being present, for we must attend these conventions as a labor of love, as the outgrowth of deep- seated loyalty of citizcnsliip, and as long as we feel this loyiUty, as long as it will inspire us. We will have large audiences and a great deal of good will be done. I may be old-fashioned in that idea, but I love the idea of loyalty and patriotism, and we must not fail to find sufficient loyalty and patriotism to up- hold the S. A. F., otherwise I will be sadly disappointed. Y'et, at the same time, I am practical enough in my make-up that should the time come that we cannot be loyal enough to give our presence and if such a condi- tion confronts us, we must be ready to meet it, and I be- lieve we ought to hold this matter up as a great move- ment; an expression of the loyalty of the people of this country for the good of the whole people, without any regard for direct self returns. Of course, we get re- turns, returns in the way of sociability and improve- ment and in the enjoj-ment of each other's society, but I mean without any narrow motive, and I believe that we are coming to the test of our loyalty and citizenship along this line. I believe we have to key ourselves up a little or else we may find the S. A. F. waning. We are going to have a record-breaking attendance in Houston, for it will be the one opportunity for the florist from the North and East, West and Central States to see this grand old Southern country, and may I, as a Texan, add Texas, also. It has been said that when the American Indian was being gradually crowded out of the Northern States, there was one tribe that held its own better than the average tribe, but gradually, one by one, the great warriors of this tribe were stricken down either by the gun of the white man or by starva- tion. The wild buffalo were also disappearing, and finally there was but one great warrior left. Brooding upon the many trials of his people, he finally turned his back upon his northern home and set his face toward the setting sun. He finally reached the borders of ooir Texas before it became a State. Awakening one morn- ing, he looked upon the broad horizon, he saw a great herd of antelope and buffalo; he saw flowing before him a beautiful river and the vihole earth seemed to him covered with lieautiful flowers. There were thousands of Blue Bonnets; there was the Red Blanket, and as it seemed to him, a thousand other beautiful wild flowers; and he looked up into the heavens and there was not a cloud in sight. His heart was so filled with delight in this new country, that he cast himself on the ground and exclaimed "Tejas!" land of sunshine and flowers. And Houston in that great State, has many attractions and never fails to meet her visitors more than half way, so as to assure them a period of pleasant recreation during such time as they may be permitted to devote td matters outside of the direct object of their visit. With the numerous points of historical interest within easy reach of our city, our entertainment committee, ar- ranging a most entertaining trip down our ship channel to the San Jacinto battle grounds, also other trips to our seashore attractions, which are likewise unusually accessible, being only 25 miles, with our continuous sea breezes blowing day and night, and to that famojis Sum- mer resort Galveston; these and many other attractions make the city an ideal one from the visitor's standpoint. Right now we are planning the convention garden, which promises to be among the best yet displayed by previous conventions. Mr. Kessler, the famous landscape artist of St. Louis, is acting in an advisory capacity with our own Mr. C. L. Brock, Park Supt. to the City of Houston, who has this work in charge, and you may rest assured that a great treat is in store for you. Our convention hall is one of the largest in the South and present indications are that it will be packed to the limit with exhibits. Our three-million-dollar hotel, the Rice, will be headquarters. So you see it will be worth while to attend this convention in Houston. Now, I want to make my hist plea for your support with your membership and your presence, and I know every florist here will be only too glad to render this assistance and give me his application for membership before leaving the hall. We ought to go home from here with new inspiration, witli a full realization of the splendid work which stretches out before us, and we ought to accomplish great results. In conclusion, fellow workers, let me say that not- withstanding the few suggestions I have made, the burden tif my message to you test wishes of their many friends. At the annual busines-s meeting of the Bank of Oorfn David J. Scott was re- elected a director. A. A. K. Medina, N. Y. — Word has been re- ceived here from Detroit, Mich, of the deatih of James Patterson, a landscape gardener, and a former resident of this city. He went to Detroit only about a month ago. A. A. K. JaJiuary 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 245 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses 1 FlorUii lo £ckm1 ttaadlnA chroufthouc the country can avail Cbem«elve« of the adverdsert* ofSen In this Department and accept, witbout healtatloD, orders from the4r local cuBtomen, transmit them to an advertlaer In these columns, and thus aTall tbemselvee of the opportunities for extension of trade which ar open to «11. Let your customers know you fill orders by tele ftrapb to any part of the country. When tbe dealftn U placed In the advertiser's card It Indicate* meinberablp In tbe Plorlsta' Teleftraph Delivery. Albarvy, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good 1 slioulil like 10 write a lilUe essay on •* The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service " but actions speak louder than words- Flowers are my hobby and my business- If you have orders for delivery in N. E.t wire us. 80ST0IN, IVlA.£sft>. " Penn, the ITelefirrctpli I^lorlst*" Member of FloriBtA* Telesraph Delivery Asaocistioo 124 TRBMOrST STREET ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut flowera or floral deaigna delivered to any part ol Albany and vicinity on tele- Peisona! attention given and satisfaction guaranteed. grapbio order. ALBANY N.r. Bead your orden lor the CAPITAL DISTRICT, wbicb ineludM all of Eutom Now York Sute. to William Gloeckner BOSTON MASSACHUSEnt 143 Tremont St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. The centrally located Florist Shop. Youra for reciprocily. Charlotte and Vicinity We ff%taranU4 aba^luU taiufadioi. ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Afines Cemeteries Ave. Write. Tel^ihon. or Telegraph. ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N. Y. 2J Steuben Street The best flowers and prompt ser^nce to out-of-town orders. Allentown, Pa. Can fill your Telegragh Order. Greonhouses, Bethlehem Pike Er-nest Ashley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telei'honea BROOKLINE, MASS. *""^^^/of°^^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT Fr T%^ 1 «M A *• 220 Washington St. r V^ ITIf r BROOKLINE, MASS. • 1^. X aiXllVl Est.bli.hrf 1886 Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and i.elivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries In BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS. LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist lOO.fXX) feet of glass Flowers "^"'"^^^^ ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Eitended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. EST. 1877 SCHENECTADY, N. Y. everything in dowers AUBURN, NEW YORK SOUTH -I DIVISION STREET We deUw te kU pamts Ib Cntnl Neir York, Wella , ud Coraell Co1Is(m idlorist S( SON mmmmm BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street <^^ "The House of Flowers'* Burlington.Vt. < 'rdtT9 fur Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. filled to your entire eatis- fac- '" tion. 1M0^ Caitone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Steamship sailings will be found on page 249 maeoacaeggeeoBaeegBaeBeBcwegBgfloaoeBC ioUR ALBUM o/| FLORAL DESIGNS | {Solicitor's Design Book) g NEW AND VASTLY IMPROVED EDITION §| JUST OUT X -3a PAGES AND COVER: size 9x12 in. In- S •^ '^ eludes four pages in two color effect and four pages in four color effect; all admirably rendered. Your name and address printed on front cover on orders of twelve copies or over. Price, delivery prepaid: Twelve copies, $4.50; 25 copies, $8.75; 50 copies, $16.50; 100 copies, $30.00. Sample copy, 50c. Address: J THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE § Box 100 Timts Sq., New York ^ RaoeaBoeeeooBaaoecBeaeeeoooaeeooaeoot CINCINNATI, OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. Wll I fiU your orders for Deaigiia or Cut Flowera in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE CLEVELAND, '^ OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can fill your orden Day or NIftht for Cleveland and State of Ohio Alwayi bare complete sto«k od haod. Regular dijoount allowed the Trade. If Mrtm IT npnc i836 w. jsth street, nilUDLtj DHUd., CLEVELAND, OHIO. CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue COLQR.\DO SPRINGS, COLORADO /i'G %um Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. The Florists' Exchange Local Advertising for the Retail Florists' Trade* By A. H. SECKER Advertising lias been responsible for the upbuilding of more business than any other one factor. Examples of this are on every hand and you do not Imve to leave Rochester to find this a surety. Look through the columns of the daily papers and note the regularity ^vith which each firm displays before you, m type the "oods it has to offer, not merely bargams, but bona-'fide articles on which the firms expect to realise nrofits and satisfied customers. Each of you must admit that milUons of dollars are annually spent on advertising in every class of merchandise, whether it be actresses, automobiles or safety razors. This publicity method is resorted to for the simpk reason that it is a sure and quick method to bring before the buying public that which the mer- chant has to offer for a reasonable outlay. Other methods have been used, such as hand-bills. Iwoklets, samples, canvassers, j etc , but for good and all round efiiciency the 'local daily newspaper commends it- self more readily on account of lU popu- larity. Having had conversation with the members of the advertising depart- ments of a few of the downtown stores, this past few days, I find that the con- sensus of opinion is that without the daily papers much business would be lost or diverted into other channels. Perhaps you say it is not necessary to advertise, we are too well known already. In these days of hustle it has been proved over and over again that the goods which are most popular, and which have brought in the most dollars through quick sales, are those which are constantly brought before the public, whether it's chew- ing gum," safety razors, or greentiouses. The late Mr. Burpee liuilt his enormous business, conceded to be the largest seed mail order house in the country, tlirinigh a judicious system of advertising, witli the result that proving a direct loss to the merchant. This is a proven fact. I have been as- sured by an advertising manager in f. prominent Main st. store, that miore than one-half of its daily patrons are familiar with the morning's advertisement, and that if they do not buy those particular articles, which by the advertising custo- mers have been brought to the store to see, inadvertently their wants have been sup- pUed from various other departments. Competition is undoubtedly very keen, and no man is more aUve to this than he who writes the ads. He knows full well that other business men in his line are out to get his patrons if possible. There- fore he must keep in touch with every household, and present his goods in the best possible manner, not merely naming the price, but suitable descriptions are given, tending to brmg more particularly to the notice of purchasers all the neces- sary essentials that a good salesman would tell you if at the counter actually buying. Take, for instance, the men's furnishing stores on Main St.; perhaps there is no business in which competition is more keen than this. Yet the daily advertise- ments of each and everyone are a revel- ation to anyone who will sit down and study the various ways each firm has of presenting its line of goods. Compare this means of reaching the public and the efforts put forth by the retail florists of this city, and you will notice at once that "comparisions are odi- ous." Apparently no effort is made through the daily papers to announce the arrival of new introductions in the fl"- rists' line of goods. Customers must, perforce, wait until such time as they go to the various stores before becoming acquainted with the lines of stock, usually a few days before the holidays. Consequently you are limited as to time, to put in a larger quantity of any one thing, and before the next season rolls around your novelties are stale. Notice what efforts the wholesale growers and supply men put forth to reach you with their various lines of goods. Yearly space is 'taken in several trade papers to notify you of stock for sale, to which you turn as the holiday season approaches. If this means of dis- posing of goods Is so necessary to the wholesaler, how much more so does it develove upon the retailer to bring before his patrons the fact that such a novelty in baskets, in prepared material, in new Roses m Carna- tions is on the market, so that people will be informed and made to realize that such things are procurable, and equally as suitable for gifts or otherwise. * Read before the Rocbester (N.Y.) Floriats' .\eaociation on Jan. 10. Feature for St. Valentine's Day Gold and green wicker basket with Taft Roses, white Lilac, Asparagus plumosus and ribbon bow to match Roses; heart of Violets and Lily of the Valley fastened to handle By JMax Schling, New York his name is a byword in every household. Why does this association have a publicity oommittee, especially before a flower show? Because it believes that without notifying the public through the press and by other methods, it realizes that the whole thing would be a fail- ure. A generation or two must pass in these days of business "get-there" before a concern becomes firmly established, but the man who lets the public know that he is on the job, has the goods and can fill all orders, no matter whether he is on Main st. or not, is reason- ably sure of a fair share of profitable patronage. A caterer of decorations and flowers cannot simply rent a store, stick a palm or two and a few vases of flowers in the window and then expect that people are going to flock to him. In the first place, .people don't know who you are, what your ability is, what your stock consists of, or anything else, and it has been my experience, that the average person is "from Missouri," waiting to be shown, before departing from a beaten track. Of course there are some folks who never change; again, others are changing all the time, but it's up to the storekeeper to continually plug at it until such a time .OS he has made himself known, then advertises more than ever. A pleasant surprise greeted me one morning a short while ago in a downtown florist's store, where the whole window was given over to about a week's advertising of the U. S. or Canada within twenty- four hours. Listening to the comments of some people who saw this, I felt sure that if this fact was continually drummed into people, it would not be long before the Florists' Telegraph De- livery would be justified in having its existence, for I doubt very much if there is one person in fifty who realizes the possibilities of this intercity busi- ness, and you would also begin to get something out of your expenses for Telegraph Delivery would be justified in having its existence, for I doubt vely much if there is one person in fifty who realizes the possibilities of this intercity business, and you would also begin to get something out of your expenses for membership without having to cuss each time the bill for dues arrives. Some florists have a sign of the F. T. D. hanging on a wall, out of sight usually, or perhaps it is painted on card the color of which is at most times undiscemible; this, coupled with the fact that nobody thinks of it until Summer, when the store is dusted or washed out, is one of the rea- sons of its being so little known. Display ads. are the most popular, es- pecially when a cut is used, employing as large type as space will permit, for that of which you are making a specialty. Descriptive reading of the same, can be made or set up in small type, and while perhaps it is not advisable to have a daily ad., one occupying about Sin. to 6in. of column space about twice a week is a method more commendable than a small daily ad. Unfortunately, I have known of many instances where an advertiser has become discouraged because no direct results have been apparent after his ad. has ap- peared two or three tunes. I want to as- sure that it is the man who continually keeps at it who win out, and in this matter I speak with the knowledge loif practical experience in soliciting advertis- ing. Unheard of salaries are paid to many men who are experienced in the advertis- ing departments of the up-to-date stores, and these men are considered as much a part of the regular store system as Is the window dresser, or cashier. Much good can be accomplished by co-operative advertising, and you retailers should get together and provide ways and means to this end. Your regular publicity oommittee would no doubt be glad to work with you in this respect, as the ex- perience of its members would be of great assistance. I might suggest, too, that it is not necessary for one advertiser to expect to draw customers away from others in his line of business, but efforts should be made to enlarge the demand for your goods, thus relieving the markets of congestion. At the same time, you are right in line for securing many new customers," as the growth of this city shows by the large percentage of gain as shown by the lase census. In can truthfully say that advertising pays, whether you have been established 50 years, or are just opening. St. Valentine's Day Herewith we reproduce pictures of a few attractive pieces made up for St. Valentine's Day last year by well kpi'wn retailers. From these, and from others whicli will appear in next week's issue, some ideas may be gained of what sells well in this class of work. Jaruiiiry 09. l!U(i. The Florists' Exchange 247 ORDERS FOR Colorado Springs promptlr and earoluUy «x«oat«d by The Pllces F>eak: Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS LANG FLORAL AND NURSERY CO. FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE AND VICINITY Baker Bros. Ft. Worth Texas FLOWERS * PLANTS -» TREES (S^'de/^/namim^ Indianapolis, ind. ^—^^■"^^^^■""^ 241 Massachusetts Ave. Prompt and efficient eervice rendered pointa in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana, ncrtcrniann's flowcnt excel Mrs. N. UpdiKe Mgr. /' FLORISTS 112 So DAYTON, OHIO Galveston Floral Co., Quality in cut flowers, plants and floral work Galveston, Texas THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Orders for Texas and Steamers from HEim SMm, MILLS ,„ We reach all Florida and South Fla ^he Florist, inc. 35 West Forsyth Street Georgia points 112 South Main St. MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED ^ar/c S'loral Co. ^M 0. ALVIKT POCMEU>N, DENVER, COLO. J. A.VALENTINE. President Colorada, Utah, Western Nebraska ■ 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu tationisyour guar- antee of eflBciency< Telegraph Ua. ~QMJTR^fHEFLORISf kJlVII J. J. If EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobiles in East, West and South Oranpp alaoQIeo Ridge. Moatclair. Bloomfield.jNewaik and New York ^dWSOn the Florist ^^^^^^ Vi* ''*^''^ * 107 W. Market St. fN. Y. Deliveries to Ittiaca, BinElliainton, Homell. Coming and other points. |>y( Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. HARTFORD, CONN. c.„„o /'*« Ma'n Street stores. I 3^^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE PLANE aO ASYLUM STREET Hartford samuel Murray Connecticut H17 GRAND AVENUE Highland Park Greenhouses Teleplrones HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 75 and 85 ' Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of Chicago, as far as Milwaukee f'LOWtRS Kansas City, MO. HOUSTON, TEXAS I LEXINGTON. KY. OHM Ao liElLlLER EAST SIXTH STREET Potter Floral Co. "Foreswaie" «„.f; Shop EL PASO, TEXAS 619 MAIN STREET FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON. TEXAS LEXINGTON, KY. MlCHi^BlR BlRO^o Co. Will t.'ike care of all orders for Central Kentucky Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 257 and 259 Feature for .St. Valentine's Day Basket of bronze Pansies, Freesias, Gerbera, HiUlnadon Roses, Forget-me- Golden yellow Tulips in basket covered with gold crepe paper; arch of Pussy Willow-s and For- not and Apocynum, with colored ribbon heart and decorated ribbon bow sythia; bow of salmon ribbon. The heart is of bh-ch bark with glided arrow and buncb o( By -Max Schling, New York Primula obconica; Pine cone decoration and butterfly By Geo. E. M. Stumpp, New i ork If r I. ( (1 It 248 The Florists' Exchange Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE "^ AUGUST R. BAUMER K N T u c K y; ma u THE rLOWtfi. mop 550 Fourth Avenue Louuville Tht South's Most Modern Floral and Art Eilablishmeni CZ^9i0i^^^~^' Louisvi//e.Ky. S32 fourth Ave. /Nalioraill fjlloristj Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE LAND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Hacon, Georgia All Choice CUT FLOWERS In Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. Whitted Floral Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED. BBq>. OPERATING TUR£B STORES MOBILE, ALA. 9 Nortli Conception St Careful attention given all orders PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State ^h /f if ' ^^^ Broad St. tVo^VTi^ NEWARK, H. I. Choicest of Flowers Best of Service We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York (&^M^. NEW ORLEANS, lA. Street fiE\J "If we say it, we will do it" A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY <<^b^ MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED ^*^I3^ |-|, ^^, PI^LkD Northampton, Mass. / Succeeded by Smith College Florist BUTLER a ULLMAN ^ ^ Furrow & Company -^^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, New Jersey PHILADELPHU, PA. \sm^^(^nd The Belle vue-Strsttord and Diamond & 22d Sts. Do you want flowerg in Philadelphia? We furnish the best, artistically arranged JiA TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKEM CARE OF IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street •Phones \x^^\\ Murray Hill Cor Motto- TBE GOIDEN Rnil PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. We Guarantee Satlstactloo Pittsburgh Pa NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at FLORIST 48th Street , 710 East Diamond Street North Side OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTES" 8T0EE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT 2139-2I4I Broadway NEW YORK CITY POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. Phones { {jfl } Columbus ESTABLISHED 1849 CM* SXLTrOBD Bf mi/B7D Vassar College Glen Eden CMrtn Putnam Hall SHOP Bennett School Taconic School ROVIDENCE, R. 1. AND ▼• J- JOHNSTON A OO. NEW ENGUND POINTS 171 WEVBOSSET ST.. PROVIDENCE Ji^Jc^d^ Inc. Providence, RHODE ISLAND NewYerk"*""^"" Boston V"" '*"'* Johnston Brothers Vanderbilt Hotel UU31UII 799 Boylston Street Deliveiies to Steamers and all Eastern Points LEADING FLORISTS 38 Dorrance Street ./^M\ S/iosemont Sardens MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited NEW YORK 611 Fifth Avenue ^torist ^w Nashville, Tennessee 200,000 Feet of Glass /7^ NEWARK, N. J. ,^^J ^j^^^' . 946 Broad Street -^^^^ ViMt/V' t'VA.V- 3- Deliveries throughout the State ^ and to all ateamahip docks in Fresh Flowers and Best Service Hoboken, N. J. and New York Reference or Cash muat accompany all orders from unknown correspondenta ORDERS FOR NEW YORK WIRE OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLINC 22 West 39th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel European Orders Executed .<5;^^^tS«j>. Best Florists iti the States as References '^C!jJJ?5> GEO. E. M. STUMPP Tv/nu? NEW YORK <^> Roanoke^ Va, FBllon, Florist jtff 1/^1^ f ROCHESTER, N. Y. a%XJ,'/\Jyu6!^^i^^ 25 Clinton Ave., North ^ ^^m^^^^mm^^^^^^ Flowers delivered ^^T'it^ promptly in Kochester and surrounding country. Com- ^^/|\^^ plete line always reatb . ^ Salter Bros. ^T"" FLORISTS 38 Main St., West ROCHESTER, N. Y. 88 Main Street, East FlowOT ftod dadgna dehvared promptly ia R«oli«*t«r ud til WMtan New York towaa. Jamuirv JSI, 1910'. The Florists' Exchange 249 ROCKFORD ^.y FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL. ^v Ouifk service to Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. (y:e.D/9i^ CO. B. M. JOSEPH Phone, Sutter 423 Joseph SAN FRANCISCO y. FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS S FLORISTS' Novelties for "Welrominc" and "Bon Voyage" packages. Flowers delivered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE Long Distance Phones BeUjYler 1104 Rm., l^entr&l 413 MuJImmfilorisi SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone moat carefully executed at once. Floral designs a ■peclalty SYRACUSE, N.Y. Onondaga Hotel We will carefully execute orders for Syracute and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastabte Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders Topeka, Kan. THE ROSCRY BurUctt Ave. & Hoosick St. Both Phones. 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders All ordera Blied from thn Kn-onhoMHes R. ABUOIT Both Telephones Oanders J'lowers ?to Loo Si The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable residential district. 623 CLARA AVE. Ipath 3f local CompaniP FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, Lafayette and Schiller Avcs.. Broad St. Park PASSeNGCR STEAMSHIP SAILINGS Sailingfl of foreign owned flteamBhips may be canceled' without notice Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Ont-of-town orden will race t« pr»mpt and oanful attentiion Win UB your orden Prom Now York Sailing Day Hour Jjan Ancon New York. . . California. . . Rotterdam. . Lapland Rochambeau, ^.^^Mc^ ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street Hellig Olav. We fill orders for the Twin Citiea and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in great variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. Seattle, Wash. HoUyy^ood Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. Allianca Chicag;o Saxonia Vauban. . . . . . Montserrat. . . Ryndam Patria Colon Philadelphia. . Cameronia. , . La Touraine. , Frederick VIIL. Cretic Oscar II SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, r.HICOPEF, and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS Eapagne. Vassari., . Orduna. . Tuscania Canopio.. Roma. . . 29- 29-12.00 m. " 2!)-10-00am. Feb. 1-12.00 m. 2-12.00 m. 2- 3.00 pm. 3- 2.00 pm. " 3- ."i- 3.00 pm. 5-10.00 am. S- 10.30 am. 8-12.00 m. 8- 10- 12-12.00 m. 12-10.00 am. 12- 3.00 pm. 14- 2.00 pm. 15-10.00>m. " 17- 2.00 pm. •■ 19- 3.00 pm. " 19- 9.30 am. " 19-10.00 am " 26-10.00 am. " 29- Mar. 1- Pier Pier 42, N. R. Pier 62, N. II. W. 14th St. 5th St.. Hoboken !w. 19th St. W. 15th St. 17th St., Hoboken W 27th St. W. 15th St. W. 14th St. Roberta Stores I Bkyn. !Pier8,E.R. !5th St., Hoboken 3 let St., Bkyn. W. 27th St. Pier 62, N. R. W. 14th St. W. 15th St. 17th St., Hoboken W.21stSt. 17th St., Hoboken W. ISth^St. RobertsiStorea, Bkyn. W. 14th St. W. 14thlSt. w. 2iBt;st. 3l8t;St., DaitlsatioD 'Colont Liverpool Liverpool Rotterdam Liverpool Bordeaux Chriatiania- Ch riatianaand- Copenhagen Colont Bordeaux Liverpool So. Am. Porta Cadia-Barc. Rotterdam Naplea Colont Liverpool Liverpool Bordeaux Christianaand- Christiana- Copenhagen Azorea-Gib.- Nap.-Gen. Christianaand- Christiania- Copenhagen Bordeaux So. Am. Ports Liverpool Liverpool Aiorea-Gib.- Nap.-Gen. Azorea-Gib.- Lia.-Nap. BRANT BROS. Inc. 1]T1CA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co. Florists <^^> 1214 F. STREET. N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA E VEND EN BROS. <^> WILLIAMSPORT. PENNSYLVANIA ^ILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS cMrs* Louisa P. Foivter SHATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON. N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125,000 Square feet of Glass WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 409 Main St. Fu^fi Worcester, Mass. 13 Pleasant Street Features for St. Valentine's Day Container with Pansies, Forget-me-nots, Lily of the Valley, Apple Blossoms and Heart shaped box filled with VioIets,lCattleya orchids and Lily of the Valley. The Hillinedon Roses, with heart of light colored ribbon cover of the box is finished with heavy satin ribbon bow with arrow passing through Bv Max Schling, New York " "'«' butterfly on edge By Thos. F. GaU-in, Inc. 250 The Florists' Exchange I New England States | Hartford, Conn. Welch the Florist, on Asylum St., has hit on a very attractive mat for the windows, one being old gold colored vel- vet and the other a beautiful green, which shows off ferns, flowers and other stock to perfection. They are now snowed under with funeral work. Spear & McManus received the family order for the funeral piece for Edward Welch. One piece consisted of a blanket made of Violets, orchids, Lily of the Valley and Farleyense ferns. This up- to-the-minute store may congratulate it- self on having secured the services of Thomas P. Wakeman, formerly in the employ of the Bon Ton Flower Shop. Funeral work is keeping the clerks on the jump at this store also. Doogue & Co., one of the newcomers, is doing a nice business; in fact, they report that the business done far ex- ceeded their fondest expectations, and they are more than pleased with the man- ner in which the Hartford public have treated them. They are doing a large amount of funeral work. One trouble experienced by the Hart- ford florists has been the shortage of stock, most of the growers being unable to supply the demands made upon them by the retailers. However, this diSiculty is diminishing, and most of the stores are now being well supplied with fresh stock each day. Roses are retailing at $1.50, $2 and $3 a doz. ; Carnations, 75c. and $1 ; Gar- denias, 50c. and 75c. : orchids, $1 each ; Sweet Peas, $3 a 100; Violets, $1.50 a 100; Tulips 75c. a doz.; Jonquils. $1.25. A. D. New Haven, G>nn. At the noon-day luncheon of the Chamber of CKjmmerce at the Hotel Taft on Saturday, the statement was made by Governor Slarcus H. Holcomb of Con- necticut that New England was making a great mistake in not making the most of its valuable farm lands, and that the result is. the high cost of living at pres- ent in the East. The luncheon was given for the benefit of the farmers throughout the county. They were invited here by the New Haven County Improvement League and Farm Bureau and almost two hundred attended. The president of the Bureau. Wilson H. Lee, presided. Governor Holcomb in his address stated that there were three million acres of farm land in Connecticut. With a popu- lation of a million and a quarter, the Governor pointed out that every man, woman and child in the State owned an acre and a half of land. This, he said, IS a wealth of farm property and he thought that the State should produce enough crops and farm products to sus- tain its people. Many of the necessities of life could be raised here. The New Haven County Horticultural Society is greatly interested in the Agri- cultural initiative now sweeping the State. Horticulture is simply improved agriculture, and the movement to better utilize the land as being pressed by Secre- tary Healey of the Agricultural Board at Hartford and the Fairs Commissions of the State, has no better aid than the Horticultural Society of New Haveu County. Many times has the matter been discu.ssed in the open meetings of the society. Munro is showing a great variety of plants and flowers. He strikes the popu- lar feeing at this time by exhibiting this week in the window of his flower store on Chapel St. a large and exquisite box of Scotch Heather in bloom ornamented with heavy tartan ribbon. As it is the week of Robbie Burns' birthday, such a sight thrills those of the old "land and makes them think of the- heather-clad liills of Aiild Scotia, over which Robert Burns' spirit hangs as a glory today. He is also showing a fine assortment of the 'finest Roses, and some beautiful Lilac trees in bloom. He is bringing out Tu- lips. Daffodils and other bulbous growths and find.9 business very good. The S. H. Moorp Co., Jno. N. Champion & Co., and the Slyprs Flower Shop all report a simi- lar condition. Jos. J. Sokol of Westville reports trade as satisfactory. He shows several houses of Daffodils, Tulips, Freesias and Ciner- aria. He has some Lilac trees just com- ing into bloom and is getting his Lilies out for Easter. AV. C. Mol. Cromwell, Conn. A. N. Pierson, Inc., are now booking some nice orders for grafted Roses and in anticipation of an unusual demand for this product they have a large force of men in the grafting department. This de- partment, which is in charge of Charles A. Johnson, is showing excellent results, and the stock this year both in the frames and out is up to the high standard set by this firm. Lawrence Pierson, who has been em- ployed at Poehlmann Bros. Co. establish- ment in Chicago the past year, has re- turned to his home here. W. H. B. Providence, R. I. A few days of sunshine have helped stock wonderfully, Carnations especially several growers having a good crop com- ing along. Roses are unusually scarce, and it is with great diflieulty that orders for named .colors are filled. Violets are plentiful with very poor sales. Sweet Peas are also coming in better. T. J. Johnson Co. had the order of the employees of J. A. Budlong Co. for Miss Budlong's funeral. The wreath consisted of Cattleyas, Freesias, Roses and Carna- tions with a base of Callas and Cycas leaves. . Hoxie Nurseries are having difficulty in filling orders for Daflodils. they being the only house locally that have any number of this flower. Their home- grown bulbs are so far ahead of the im- ported ones that one has to see them growing side by side to note the difference. Wm. a. Bowers. .. ~.* Pawtucket, R. I. Prof. Harlan II. York was re-elected president of the Rhode Island Horticul- tural Society on Jan. 23, at the 71st an- nual meeting of the organization, held in the assembly hall at the Providence Pub- lie Library. The other officers elected follow : First vice-president. Dr. H. W. Heaton ; second vice-president, Marcus Burdick ; secretary, Edward K. Thomas; treasurer, Harold L. Madison ; member of Board of Trustees, F. S. Peck ; botan- ist. Prof. J. Franklin Collins ; entomolo- gist. Prof. A. E. Stiene ; committee on necrology, Jos. E. C. Farnham ; auditing committee, William Steele, Edward D. Brooke, Jr., and Arthur C. Miller; exhibi- tion committee, Eugene A. Appleton (chairman), Joshua Vose, Arthur Sel- lew, Cornelius Hartstra, Dr. H. W. Hea- ton and Henry Chandler; lecture com- mittee, Thomas Hope and Prof. John E. Hill. Following the business meeting, an ad- dress on "The Chemistry of the Garden" was delivered by Dr. Burt L. Hartwell, director of the Experiment Station at the R. I. State CoUege. The speaker dur- ing the course of his address discussed the feeding of plants and the best meth- ods of adding plant food to the soil. He also explained the effect of certain plant foods on flowers, fruits and vege- tables. Following his address, Dr. Hartwell answered many questions asked him by his audience. Alonzo Vose. Main St., Woonsocket, has purchased a new Overland delivery car. Prof. E. K. Thomas was in East Provi- dence last week organizing clubs among the scholars in public schools, both boys and girls. The clubs are to be known as School Garden Clubs, and are being promoted by the Department of Agricul- ture at Washington and Rhode Island State College. 0. A. K. Rutland, Vt. On account of the great amount of sickness the cnt flower trade is flourish- ing and the number of deaths, which seems greater than usual, have kept the florists ver.y busy. Much of the time it has been almost impossible to get stock of the grades wherewith to fill orders ; hut I am now glad to state that with the few davs of sunshine we are now having Carnations are coming in better than at any time since November last. FiTZ. Clubs and Societies New Jersey Floricultural Society A refjular monthly meeting of the above society was held in the Jr. O. U. A. M. Hall on Monday, Jan. 17. The newly elected officers were installed by W. A. Manda of So. Orange in a very efficient manner. The officers are as follows: Henry Halbig, pres. ; Max Schneider, vice-pres. ; Edw. A. Manda, treasurer, and Geo. W. Strange, secy. The following points were awarded to Max Schneider: Vase of Carnations, 80 points; vase of cut flowers, 70 points; vase of Violets, 70 points; specimen Cyclamen, 85 points. W. A. Manda was awarded a first-class certificate for a seedling Carnation re- sembling Dehli, only much brighter. It looks like a winner. Judges were: Edw. A. Manda, Peter Duff, Jr., Edgar Bowne. GEO. W. STRANGE, Sec'y. Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Florists' Club The third Thursday of each month and the one o'clock trolley car seems synony- mous terms. This time it was for Strasburg, the home of good Carnations, and the first stop made at Amos Roh- rer's. where we found his stock all in good shape and he with a preference for White Wonder over Matchless. Mr. Rohrer grows quite a bit of mixed stock to supply the local needs of his borough, and it is in evidence all along the streets, almost every house having one or more windows filled with plants and flowers. The next place was that of Charles Herr, the one place to see first-class plants and first-class fiowera under any and all conditions of weather and it was no ex- ception right now, good clean stock and good quality blooms, not so many of them as under good sunshine, but enough to satisfy any grower. Mr. Herr is just the opposite from Mr. Rohrer, and is enthusiastic over Matchless, and will plant no other white for the next few years to come. Enchantress Supreme is so satisfactory that he does not want any other one in this color for some time to come, and a very good looking bench of Alice is likely to be filled with Supreme instead for next season. Cham- pion is being tried out and gives good results but is not to be compared to Beacon as done at this place. It was the intention to visit the establishment of J. Wade Galey, a short walk; from Strasburg, but the weather was hot, the clouds dripping with moisture, and the road muddy, so this trip had to be given up and we trolleyed back to Lancaster. We had with us as visitors, S. S. Pen- nock and Ernest Hoehl of Philadelphia, James Brown of Coatsville, and J. L. Lockard from Mouixtville, formerly of Tork, Pa. The meeting was called to order by President B. F. Barr at 7.30 p.m., and after the usual routine the election of officers was taken up, resulting as fol- lows: Pres., Harry A. Schrover; vice-pres., Elmer J. Weaver; secy, Frank L. Kohr; treas., Harry K. Rohrer. With the usual formalities and the use of considerable flowery speech, the retir- ing president turned over his office to the incoming president, and Mr. Schroy- er In accepting it asked the hearty co- operation of each member of the club and in the course of his remarks made the statement that Lancaster County grew as good stock as any place in the United States and sometimes a little bet- ter than any other place. This was cor- roborated later in the evening bv Ernest Hoehl of the S. S. Skidelsky Co., who took oft his hat to Lancaster County growers, and. of course, as a mere side issue later on took their orders for stock. The incoming secretary made his bow to the public and hopes to please every member of the club, (my, what a job!). L. Landis, the retiring secretary, has served the club since its organization, and helped to put it on the good solid basis it now is. The treasurer we all know is one of those faithful chaps who savs little and does much and guards the funds of the club with a watchful eye and a strong hand. On the exhibition table through the courtesy of the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., we had displavsi of Alice Coombs, Nancy Rosalie. Miss Theo. Aviator. Belle Washburn. Nebraska. Old Gold and seed- ling No. 360 of Roper's, all of which will be heralded at the meeting of the Ameri- can Carnation Society in St. Louis, and none of which deserved any unfavorable comments, but Alice Coom'bs seemed to lead in favor with Rosalia as a possible successor to Mrs. C. W. Ward, which seems to be deteriorating with many growers. S. S. Pennock gave us a short but to the point talk on the newer Carnations and gave a boost for the National Flower Show In Philadelphia this March, and on the strength of these remarks it is likely that there will be worked up Lan- caster Day for the show, and a special train run from this point. Mr. Hoehl told us of his trip through the East where he saw some of the new- er Carnations growing and several mem- bers discussed Carnations pro and con. It was voted to allow employees to come into the club as associate members at $1 per annum. H. S. Williamson, the man who stands for everything progressive in Lancaster, joined as an amateur. The president then appointed his com- mittees as follows: Program, H. K. Roh- rer, Thomas Fries, W. B. Girvin, W. A. Hammond. Show committee A. M. Herr, M. J. Brlnton, A. F. Stricfcler, Walter Denlinger. Glad Hand Com., J. H. Linky, E P. Hostetter, John Shreiner, J. Ralph Hess. Membership, B. F. Barr, J. C. Sie- bold, J. L. Ranck. Visiting committee, Elmer Weaver, Chas. Herr, Wm. Aherne, Ira Landis. Sport committee, David Rose, Rudolph Nagle, C. S. Loeffler. ■ The next meeting, for Feb. 17, -wlU be a lecture by Lord & Burnham Co., illustrated with lantern slides on green- house construction, and every florist within reach of Lancaster on that date is invited to attend and meet the Glad Hand Committee. The visit will be to the establishment of W. B. Girvin at Leola, and the time from Lancaster 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 1. ALBERT M. HERR. General Trade Notes Jeffersonville, Ky. — Two green- houses owned by Otha H. Wathen were . destroyed by fire on Jan. 17, The ori' seed growing and titi'il tnide, ac'iuaintet:! with bookkeeping and foreign laniiviages, wants to be asso- ciated in wrU-cstiiblished corporation or coinpimy. Give reference. Address G. H., cure The Florists' Exchange. -+4. TERMS: CASH [ The oolumns under tbia heading are reflerved i t for advertioementa of Stock (or Sale, Stock / Wanted. Help Wanted. Situation* Wanted, or J other Wanta: also of Greenhoueee. Land. [ Second-hand Materials, eto ^ for Sale or Rent. 4 Our charge is 10 ota. per hoe (7 worda to the I f line), aet solid, in ordinary reading type Uke J this, without olsplay. No advt. acoept«d for f lesa than thirty cents. ^ Advts. set in heavy faced tjrpe, 15 ote. par / Line (A worda to the line). \ Display advts. in theee oolumna, $1.50 per / ioeh. NOTICE TO ROSE GROWERS WANTED — The address of a Rose grower and working foreman, who, 5 or 6 years back, came to Williamsport from the West to take a position with D. E. Gorman, Florist, of Williamsport. but did not accept same on account of plant being too emalHora man of his ability; same party also called •on Evenden Bros., stating be was leaving the West on account of the health of hia family. An early reply will be appreciated. EVENDEN BROS., WilUamsport, Pa. CERTIFICATED, practical horticulturist, with over 16 years' experience inall branches, which in- cludes Californian and European, wishes to secure a position where ability and expert knowledge would bo recognized. Graduate of Royal Gardens, Kew, England, and other famous gardens. De- signer of Klorse Grand Prize Garden at Exposition. A. R. G., Box B., R. F. D. Route 2, Hayward. Cal. SITUATION WANTED— Who will give an am- bitious lady a chance to work in greenhouses or nurseries, to gain more knowledge. Several years theoretic and practical experience on seeds, buJbs, plants, Roses and trees. Speaks several languages. Willing to learn designing. Private or commercial. Address G. A., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By experienced design- er and decorator who has spent lifetime in the retail florist business for himesli and has knowledge ■of the business from A to Z; can furnish best of references. Address all mail to J. F. W., 36 Winsor St., East Providence, R. I. FARMER and gardener manager, with practical experience in all branches, wishes to make a change about March 1. Not afraid of work, and can show results. Age 34. Good references. State particulars in first letter. Lock Bos 622, Lenox, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— By a young Scotchman in greenhouse, as first or second man. 7 years' experience in this country. Grower of Carnations, Roses, Chrysanthemums and pot plants. Can furnish best of reference. Address G. P., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Al grower of pot plants, Roses, Carnations, 'Klums; good propaga- tor. Over 18 years' on good wholesale and retail places. No drinker. Capable of taking charge. Hustler. References. State salary. 2. Z. Uber, General Delivery, Plainfield, N. J. SITUATION WANTED— By head working gar- dener; English; 14 years' experience in all branches; good knowledge of fruit and flowers under glass, flower gardens, vegetables, landscape, etc. Married; age 29. Address F. F., care The Florists' Exchange. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of America begs to offer the services of first-class private gardenere, superintendents and managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm, Dobba' Ferry, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By landscape gardener, understands greenhouse growing of flowers and vegetables, also expert Rose garden and lawn maker. Single References. John Bolint, Box 64, Ber- nardsville. N. J. ITDATION WANTED- -At large Cemetery, City Park, or private estate by able manager, with Al references. 25 years' experience in Nursery, Landscape, Greenhouse and florist work. Address F. I., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener; experi- enced grower of 'Mums, pot plants, florist ferna, etc. Strictly sober honest and reliable. Age 48; single; American (German descent). Best of ref- erences. H. A. Bradt, Gen. Del. P. P.. Albany, N. Y. NURSERY SITUATION WANTED— Aa fore- man, life experience in growing high-class stock in fruits and ornamentals. Thorough knowledge of all forms of propagation. References. Address G. Q., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young EngUshman. as assistant gardener on private place. Willing to learn greenhouse work. Good knowledge of outside gardening. Single; references. William Lee. Union Hill . N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By seedsman; experi- enced in all branches of the business. Address G. N , care The Florists' Exchange. Continned to Nest Columu WITH ORDER ++• If replies to Help Wanted. Situation Wanted ^ or other advertisements are to be addressed care i of this office, please add 10 ots. to cover expense [ of forwarding. ^ Copy must reach New York office, Noa. 43S- f 448 West 37th Sueet. or P. O Box 100 Times J Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure f insertion in issue of following Saturday. j Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- f Tertise under initials, may aave time by having 4 answers directed oare our Chicago repreeenta* f tire, James Morton. Room 307. 143 No. \ Wabash Ave. ( I I I _SITUAJTOI^ WAOT SITUATION WANTED— By energetic young man with small commercial grower. General ex- perience with Carnaitons, 'Mums and Potted stock. Understands propagating. Good reference. Ad- dress G. G.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 21. aa second man in greenhouse, or under the gardener on small place. 2 years' experience. Scotch de- scent. Good references. Address G. J., care The Florists' Exchnage. SITUATION WANTED— By experienced store man of 34, one that knows how. If you are look- ing for a live wire, I am your man on Feb. 1st. Please state salary. Address G L , care The Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Carnation and 'Mum grower Life experience in all cut flower.-* and pot plants. German; single. State particulars in fir^^t letter. Address G. Al., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By steady young man, age 24, with retailer to learn business. Ex- perienced in greenhouse and wholesale store. Best references. Address Steady, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young, single Rose grower and section man, on commercial place; 15 years' experience. Age 35. Best of references. T. J. B.. 30 Prospect St., Nyack, N. Y. GARDENER-;-Scotch, married; 21 years' practical experience with horticulture and agriculture, de- sires management of well-kept private estate. Mac. Islip. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By Ist-class grower of Carnations; capable of taking charge. Best of references. 13 years' in last place. Address G. B., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As Orchid grower on private place. English, age 30, 14 years' Ist-class experience with all classes of Orchids. Best refer- ences^^ SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer and decorator; years of experience. Al refer- ences. State salary. F. Pierson, 2SB., Washing- ton Barracks. Washington. D. C. YOUNG MAN — With long experience and good references, requires a position as Carnation grow- er or as an assistant. Address F. H , care The Flo- rista' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By middle aged woman; 8 years' experience in designing and cut flower business. Vicinity N. Y. City preferred. Address F. A. care The Florists' Exchange. ^JIELP^WAWTED Wanted in one of the leading establishments, competent men who are experts in any of the fol- lowing branrhcs or rnnibinntion of same. SALESMAN' on th.' JUv.ui. SALESMAN in E.^tal.li^hmcnt. GROWER OF COLLECTION Greenhouse Plants. NURSERY FOREMAN or Manager. HERBACEOUS and ALPINE Plant Foreman. LANDSCAPE DRAFTSMAN. LANDSCAPE FOREMAN Manager of same. Only first-class temperate men need apply with full particulars as to their past experience and salary expected at start. Fine opening for ener- getic steady men willing to work their way for the future to "Horticulturist", care The Florists' Ex- cbange. WANTED NURSERY FOREMAN A large, ornamental nursery wants a good live, young nursery foreman, capable of handling men and to work with them in the fields. Knowledge of propagation not required. Opportunity for advancement will be given to the man who can fill these requirements. Let your application contain full information as to experience, age, reference and time of employ- ment at last position, also salary expected. Position must be filled before March 15th. Address New Jersey, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTE'D^EXPERIENC:ED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT One accustomed to interviewing prospective clients and able to close deals for landscape work. Must be sober, energetic and have a punch; one not afraid of work and capable of handling men. Must speak English, without accent. In reply. state fully, experience, past record, age and by whom formerly employed. Give references and lowest wages willing to begin with. The Akron Nurseries, Akron, O. Note. — Please don't waste our time and yours, unless you are fully capable. W.A.NTED — Good, practical man, experienced in Rose growing, one acquaintea vnih growing American cuttings preferred, as foreman. Alust be able to handle help. Good opportunity for live man. Address, with full particulars and references, F. T., care The Florists' Exchange. Continaed to Next Colnmn JiELPWANTED^ WANTED — An assistant gardener for private place Steady position for a man who understands in- side and outside work and familiar with nursery stock. Good wages for the right man. Single; German or Bohemian. Address Box 97, Glen Head, N. Y. WANTED — Woman, experienced in retail estab- lishment, with ability as saleswoman and maker- up; must be of exemplary character. Excellent posi- tion to right party. Address Confidential, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Immediately, an Al Carnation grower and general greenhouse man. Wages $15.00 a week. Steady position. References and recom- mendations of previous employers must accompany application. John Reck & Son, Bridgeport, Conn. WANTED — lst-clas3 nursery foreman and sales- man for retail nursery. No has-beens and drinkers need apply. Splendid opening for the ex- perienced man that can make good, J. H. Troy, New Rocbelle. N. Y. WANTED — A first-class grower on commercial place; must be a hustler. 'Mums and bedding stock are grown. Steady position. Apply with copy of reference to Geo. I. Laird, 3014 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y. WANTED — A single man with some experience on Carnations and general stock. State age, na- tionality and experience and wages expected, in first letter. Addieaa W. W. Hannell, Watervliet, N. Y. WANTED — Single grower, with some experience on Carnations and general stock. State age, nationality, experience and salary expected. Board furnished. Address F. K., care The Florists' Ex- change^ WANTED — A good, sober man for night fireman and general greenhouse work. Must be a hustler. Permanent job for the right man. Address F. L., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Young man, must have experience with 'Mums, Sweet Peas, Carnations and Bed- ding stock. Wages, S25.00 per month. G. Oswald Lange, Cape May Court House, N. J. WANTED — Live man to take complete charge of Rose section. Steady place to one who will take an interest and make good. Give full particulars. Address New York, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Good Rose and Carnation grower. Steady position. Wages to start, $40.00 per month and board. Please send copy of references. Address G. C, care The Florists' Exchange. MEN WANTED— For retail store. Salary $10.00 per week. Apply to H. Bershad, Fred'k Loesers, Fulton St., Brooklyn. N. Y. WANTED — Nursery salesman; apply in writing for appointment. Give full particubrs, regarding experience. Flushing Nurseries, Inc., Flushing, N. Y. WANTED— A good grower of Carnations and general greenhouse stock. Wages $55.00 a month , house and fire wood. Geo. Stewart, Tuxedo, N. Y. WANTED — Young experienced man in retail flower store. Wm. Spitz, 1182 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y. WANTED — A sober and reliable man to grow plants for retail trade. M. Macdonald, 5 Sayre St., Summit. N. J. WANTED — Capable grower for Rose section. Give references, experience, etc. Address F. M., care The Florists' Exchange. ^^J^JN^^OPPO^^TY^ WE WANT a practical man to take charge of our retail greenhouse and store. Must grow general stock and get out and hustle for new business, land- scape work, etc. Must be temperate and have ideas. When results are shown will give an interest State salary expected and references in reply. The F. B. Fountain Co., Middletown, Conn. A RARE OPPORTUNITY— Party acquainted with seed, nursery or greenhouse business, having $2000 or more in capital, will be offered a chance to connect himself with a live-growing concern, with full charge of one of these branches. Full particu- lars given upon inquiry. Address G. D., care The Florists' Exchange. YOUNG MAN wishes to sell Asparagus Sprengeri and plumosus, also Adiantum. Has been in the wholesale florist business for the past ten years. Can give excellent references. Ralph Silvery, care Boston Flower Exchange. 32 Otis St., Boston, Mass. PARTNER WANTED— With small capital or will |p' sell on easy terms. Well established business. 6000 sq. ft. of glass; 4 acres of land in eastern Penn. Address F. N., care The Florista' Exchange. Continued to Next Colnmn BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES A RELIABLE MAN to take charge of groonhousea, good wages, steady position, with privilege of renting or buying. Bedding and Eaater plants specialty. AddrcMS G. F., care The Florists' Ex- change^ BROADWAY Florist store for sale, or partner wanted. Small capital for competent man. Ad- dreas G. O., care The Floriats' Exchange. __STOCKFORSALE__ ABUTILON ABUTILON SEYBOLDII— New, golden varie- gated variety. 3-in. plants, 30o. each, $3.00 per doz. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Copn. ACAI.YPHA ACALYPHA MACAFEANA— 2J<-iii. plants, $3.60 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AOHYRANTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-muellerii, Brilliantisaima, Lmdenii, Panache de Bailey, Formosa. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Ine., Cromwell, Conn. AGERATUM AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2>i-in. plants, 75c. per doi., $5.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AXTERNANTHERAS ALTERNANTHERA— Brilliantisaima and Aurea • nana compacta, strong Rooted Cuttings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A. S Kalisch, Middle VUlage, L. I., N. Y. ASPARAGUS AsparagusPlumosus Exceptionally Bne lot of 15,000 plants, 2H- Inch pots, extra heavy, $.4.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Special price for the lot. Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., phlladelphto. Pa. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus, 2^-in. pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Sprengeri, 2>i-in. pots, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Itose Growers in the World Springfield. Ohio ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000— by express. Delivered anywhere for 50c. per 1000 extra. 2>i-in. plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 2H-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. 3-m. $6,00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— 75o. per 1000, 10,000 lota at 60o. Seedlings $6.00 per 1000. Expreas prepaid if you send cash with order. H. Bailey, R F. D. No. 9. Los Angelei, Cal. 6000 EXTRA FINE HEAVY SPRENGERI— 2M, ready for 3M or 4-in. pota now, $2.26 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cub, please. Dobbs A Bon. AubuTD. U. Y. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— 2000 nice 3-in. plants. We must have room. Write us if you want a bargain. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Va. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot plants, 3-in. to 5-in. above pota, $1.50 per 100, sure to please; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in. at $6.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.60. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe A Division Avea., Grand Rapida, Miohigaa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— To dispose for room. 2J^i-in., $1.50 pr 100. Large seedlings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash, please. M. F. Byibee, Norwalk, Conii^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Cut strings, 8-10 ft. long, 25c. each. Cut strings, extra heavy, 10-12 ft. long, 50o. each. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. ■ ASPARAGUS ;^ ~ Asparagus Plumosus and Asparagus Sprengeri, 2M-in. pots at $3.00 per 100. .\NGLIN BRO.S., 335 Broadway, NEW Y'ORK ASPARAGUS 8P"RENOERi AND PLUMOSUS— Suong, iH-iXi.. $2.00 per 100. 300 lor $6.00. J. C. Schmidt, Briatol. Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— SM-in, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000 Good, atronc plant*. W. B. Girvin. Floriat, Leola. Pa. Continued to Next Page 252 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE ASTERS BCDDLEIA CARNATIONS CARNATIONS ASTERS — Astermum type, extra select; only full double blooms saved — one of the very best flo- rists' Asters: very large. Trial packet, 50c., y^ oz. $1.00, 1 oz. S3. 50. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Oliio. AURACARIAS AURACARIAS — Fine, sturdy plants, 3 to 5 tiers. S-in. pots, 12-in. to 15-in., S6.00 and $7.50 per doz. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa. Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Fa. AZALEAS AZALEAS — ^Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, J. Llewellny, and Wm. J. Verv»ne. 65o., 86c.. $1.10, up to $2.50 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmette, III. BEGONIAS BEGONIAS Flowering Begonias, 2M-in. pots, 60c. per doz. , $4.00 per 100. Alba Perfecta grandiflora, the White Rubra, Ar- gentea Guttata. Alba Picta, Fairy, Fuchsoides Coccinea, Hybrida multifiora, Mrs. Townsend , Picta rosea, Sandersonii, Thurstonii. New Varieties Begonias; Doz. 100 Caroline Lucerne $1.00 S.S.00 Gloire de Chatelaine 1.00 S.OO Marjorie Daw, Training Begonia 75 5.00 Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio BEGONIAS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 3-in $22.50 Cincinnati, 4-in 40.00 Lorraine. 3-in 18.00 Lorraine. 4-in 35.00 Chatelaine, 3-in 11.00 $95.00 Chatelaine, 4-in 1500 Luminosa, 4-in 10 00 90.00 Magnifica. 3-in 8.00 75.00 Magnihca. 4-in 12.00 115.00 Magnifica, 5-in 35.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletm. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa BEGONIAS 100 Christmas Red, 214-in $6.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2J4-in 3.00 Erfordii, 3-in 6.00 Prima Donna, 2>;i-in 3.00 Smithii, 2>i-in 3.00 Chatelaine, 2>i-in 3.50 ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $25.00 per 100, S200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glorv of Cincinnati, at $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 10,00; Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order secures the best plants for growing on. J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. BEGONLA. Lorraine, 2H-in . »I2 00 per 100; 3-in.. $20.00 per 100; 4-in., $35.00 per 100; R-in.. $50.00 per 100. Begonia Cincinnati. 2H-"n., $15.00 per 100; 3-in , $25 00 per 100; 3H-in., $30 00 per 100; 4H-in., $40.00 per 100. Julius Roehra Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS — Ready Dec. 27. 5,000 rooted cut- tings. Begonia Chatelaine, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 Ser 1000. Cash with order. Stephen Chase, ashua, N. H. BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For June delivery $15.00 per 100, $146.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS — Chatelaine, Rex, etc. See display ad. page 223. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. BERBERIS THUNBERGn BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong, trans- planted, 2-yr. plants, 15-in. to 20-in., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; 10-in. to 15-in., $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will please. No charge for packing. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-in., strong $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pieraon, Inc., Cromwell, Conn, BOtJVARDIAS BOUVARDIA — Stock roots, pink and red, $5.00 per 100. New white with deficate pink tube, lar^e and free-flowering, $100 per doz. Stock limited. John Savage, Gwynedd Valley, Pa. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramida and Bush In Tartoiu sizes. Price list on demand Julius Roehrs Co.. Ruthertord. N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at $2.26 each; 2H ft., at $2.76 each; 3 ft., at $3.26 each; 4 ft., at $4.60 each. Price includes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in , balled, at 35o. eaoh 1, in. balled, at 40o. each; 18 in., balled, at 6O0. eaoh. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., Box 407 Dundee, niinois. Continned to Next Colnmn BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— A Winter-blooming variety that every florist should grow, either for cut flowers or as a pot plant. Rooted Cuttings, parcel post. $2.50 per 100 from Rose pots; via express, $5.00 per 100 Albert M. Herr. Lancaster Pa. BULBS AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier, also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and prices. Geo, P. Buck & Son, Collingswood. N. J. GLADIOLI BULBS AND PERENNIALS in all varieties for Fall or Spring delivery. K. Van Bourgondien A Sons, Hillegom, Holland. Please write to our American office, C. J. Van Bourgon- dien, 147 Magnolia Ave., Arliiigton, N. J. OANNAS CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut, fine quality; 2 to 3 eye divisions — true to name. Austria, Aile- mannia, Burbank, A. Bouvier, C. Henderson, D. Harum, F. Vaughan, Indiana, Kate Gray, Louis- iana. ilUe. Berat, Mme. Crozv, Pennsylvania, R. Wallace, Shenandoah, $1.60 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; E. Hass, Gladiator, J. D. Eisele, Queen Charlotte, Uncle Sam, Venus, Wyoming, S2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; King Humbert, Hungaria. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Beacon, Kate Deeiner, Mrs. A. F. Conard, New York, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscher. Dover, Ohio. -Ml the standard varieties, including King Hum- bert. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. New varieties, including Eureka, Firebird, Hun- garia, Meteor. Mrs. Alfred Conard. Olympic, Rosea gigantea. Yellow King Humbert or Queen Helen, etc. Write for prices. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio NEW CANNAS— Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. CARNATIONS CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new varieties if you wish January and February delivery. THE THREE NEW REDS — 100 1000 Nebraska $12.00 $100,00 BeUe Washburn 12.00 100.00 Aviator 12.00 100.00 THE THREE NEW PINKS— Alice Coombs 12.00 100.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Nancy, light salmon pink, a little darker than Pink Delight, a more even color 12.00 100.00 RECENT INTRODUCTIONS— Alice 6.00 .50,00 Pink Sensation 6.00 50.00 Champion 4.00 36.00 The Herald 4.00 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.60 30.00 Matchless. 3.00 25.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 STANDARD VARIETIES PINK— Mrs. C. Edward Akehurst (rose- pink) $ 6.00 $50.00 Mrs. C.W.Ward 3.00 25.00 Enchantress 3.00 22.50 Pink Delight 6.00 40.00 Gloriosa 3.00 25.00 Chas. Siegwart 5.00 40.00 Rose-pink Enchantress 3.00 25,00 Rosette 3.50 27 60 Peerless Pink 4.00 35.00 Gorgeous 3 00 22.60 Northport 3.00 25.00 Philadelphia 1.00 22.50 RED— Princess Dagmar 4.00 35.00 Pocahontas 4.00 35.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Harlowarden 3.00 26.00 Victory 3.00 25,00 WHITE— White Wonder 3.00 25 00 White Perfection 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 3 00 26.00 Alma Ward 3.00 26,00 VARIEGATED— Benora 4.00 30.00 YELLOW— Yellow Prince 4.00 30.00 ORDER NOW. FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS Send for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. PhUadelphia. Pa CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.25 $17.50 AUce 5.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2 50 20.00 Beacon 2.50 20.00 Winona 2.50 20.00 Winona Sport White Wonder 2.60 20.00 Benora 2.60 Sensation 5 00 Good Cheer 6.00 Pocohontas 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2 50 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. Continued to Next Colnmn ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 C. Akehurst. Rose pink .$6.00 $60.00 Alice. Salmon shade 6.00 60.00 Siegward 5.00 40.00 Enchantress Supreme. Light salmon. 3.50 30.00 Philadelphia. Rose pink 6.00 36.00 C. W. Ward. Good rose pink 3.00 26.00 Gorgeous 5.00 36.00 R. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.60 L. P. Enchantress 3,00 22.60 Dorothy Gordon 3 00 22.60 Winsor 3.00 22.60 Pink Delight 6.00 46.00 Matchless. White 3.00 25,00 Enchantress. White 3.00 22.60 Perfection. White 3.00 22.60 Wonder. White 3.00 22.60 A. Ward. White 3.00 22.50 Beacon. Red 3.00 22.60 Victory. Red 3.00 22.60 Champion. Red 4.00 36.00 Benora 3.00 26.00 250 at the 1000 rate. Only first-class stock sent out. We guarantee satisfaction. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to Carnation Cuttings again this year and have selected varieties which we think are the very best for the ordinary commercial grower. We guarantee our stock and if it is not what you want may be returned. We are sure we can please you. 100 1000 Alice, very fine light pink $5.00 $46.00 Matchless, excellent white 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.60 22.60 Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.60 22.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward. 2.50 22.50 5 per cent, ofl if cash accompanies order. FIELD PLANTS We still have a few thousand field plants well protected in frames, and we offer them almost at Rooted Cutting prices, viz.: No. 1 size, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; No. 2 size, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Varieties Matchless, Enchantress, White Enchantress, Supreme and a few odd varie- ties. If you have any spare bench room it will pay you to fill it up with these. SMITH & GANNETT Geneva, N. Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS January Ist delivery. 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 60.00 Pink Sensation 5 00 50.00 Mrs. C. Edw. Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 Gloria 3.00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 26 00 Benora 3.00 26.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Champion 2.50 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.60 20.00 Philadelphia 2.60 20.00 Peerless Pink 2.60 20.00 Northport 2.60 20.00 Conquest 2.60 20.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 260 or moro at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY Joliet, III. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS Feverfew Plants, 3Jo-in. pots, $5.00 per 1.00 Money with order or good reference J. A. NELSON PROSPECT ST., FRAMINGHAM MASS. -OR— W. A. HASTINGS Boston Flower Exchange, Boston, Mass- CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If the.se do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. Place your order now for shipment soon as stock is ready and in best condition. 100 1000 AUce $5,00 $45 00 Matchless 3 00 25 00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.60 22,50 Enchantress 2.50 22.50 250 at 1000 rate. 5% off for cash with order. A. A. GANNET - - - - GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATION CUTTINGS 1000 Philadelphia. Rose-pink $20.00 Enchantress 15.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 15.00 White Enchantress 20.00 Ready for delivery Jan. 1. Cash with order P N. HERMES. R. R. 3. Merriam Park, Minn. Continued to Next Column CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17.50 Enchantress 2.00 17.50 Philadelphia 2.00 17.50 Beacon 2.25 20,00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20.00 Matchless 2.25 20.00 White Wonder 2.25 20.00 White Enchantress 2.25 20.00 Benora 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from fine, healthy stock. 100 1000 White Enchantress $3.00 $25.00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 AUce 6.00 50.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 26.00 Pink DeUght 6.00 45.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Crimson Glow 3.00 26.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 36.00 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES, Jewett City. Conn. CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora $3 00 $25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Mrs C. W. Ward 3.00 26.00 White Enchantress 3.00 26.00 Champion 4.00 36.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ROOTED CARNATION CUHiNGS Strong, clean, well rooted. 100 1000 Enchantress $2.50 $20.00 White Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Beacon 2,50 20,00 Irnmi^diatP drlivcrv. SIMPSON BROTHERS STEVENS ST.. NORWALK, CONN. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50,00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 50.00 Matchless '. . 3.00 26.00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25,00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25,00 and others. ANGLIN BROS., 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS Immediate Delivery 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 C. Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.50 30.00 Matchless 3,00 25.00 C. W. Ward 3.00 26.00 Beacon 3.00 22.60 WM. H. FOX - - - PARKER FORD, PA CARNATION.S Strong, well rooted cuttings from absolutely healthy plants. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 FRANK P. PUTNAM, Lowell, ' Mass. Well-Rooted Carnation Cuttings Immediate or Later Deliveries Per 1000 10.000 Matchless $26.00 6,000 .Mrs. C. W. Ward 25.00 1.000 Mrs. C. E. Akehurst 35.00 AV. & H. F. Evans. Rowlandville, Sta. F., Philadelphia, Pa. UNROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 1000 White Enchantress $10.00 Eureka Scarlet 10.00 White Wonder 12.00 Pink Delight 12.00 Enchantress 8.00 THE WORCESTER CONSERVATORIES. WORCESTER. MASS. 1000 1000 Benora $22.50 1500 Eureka 22.60 2000 Matchless 22.60 2000 Enchantress 17.00 Winsor 15.00 Ready February 10. Terms, cash. P. F. Brigham, Westboro Conservatories, Westboro, Mass ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.00 $17.00 White Enchantress 2.00 17.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 A. J. JOHNSON, EDGEWOOD, 1860 Broad St., RHODEilSLAND. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTI.NGS— Light pink Enchantress. $20.00 per 1000. Smith Bros., Gasport, N. Y. Continued to Next Pae* January 29, IfllC. The Florists' Exchange 253 __STOCKFm SALE CARNATIONS CARNATIONS— If. C stlu.t well-rooted Alice, Akehursl, Cnod CheiT. S.-nsulion. $0.00 per 100, $50.00 per UIOO; lleraM. Yellow Prince, $:i.')0 per 100, $30.0(1 per 1000; .Mjitihless, Dngmar, Beuora, Phiiadelphiti, Clorgeous, Alnm Wnril, Supreme White, P. Enclmntrcsa, $;i.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Champion. Cosh, please. C. liet-scher, Dover, Ohio. CARN.\TIONS~Matchless, Eneliantri'ss Supreme . Rose Pink Enchantress, White Enchantress, Washington (Dark Pink Enchantress), \'ictory, »20.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with or- der from unknown parties. The above are healthy and well rooted for iininediate shipment. Alex. A. Laub, New Ihtmburt;, N. Y. CARNATION CUTTINGS— WeU rooted, clean, strong stock, for immediate or future delivery. White, Rose and Light Pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Beacon, at $20.00 per 1000. Cuttings guaranteed. Henry A. Beater & Sons, Hageratown, CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS— From strong, healthy plants; Matchless and Enchant- ress Supreme, $3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Pink Delight, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Cash with order please. A. H. Knight, Shrewsbury, Mass. CARNATION CUTTINGS from sand or soil; White Enchantress, Matchless, Mrs. Ward, Philadelphia. Victory, Champion, Benora, $20.00 per 1000. Enchantress Supreme and Alice, $25.00 per 1000. H. Mamitsch, Englewood, N. J. CARNATIONS — Strong, cool. Rooted Cuttings. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, White En- chantress, Bonfire, and Herald, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Gorgeous, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Rosemont Gardens, Montgomery, Ala 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. White, Enchantress; pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; rtd, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., Naahville. Teno. CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, Enchan- tress, $3.00 per 100. My plants are free from frost, an(l are all in the greenhotise. Cash. M J. Schaaf, Dansville, N. Y. CARNATIONS— Strong, Rooted Cuttings, 10.000 Salmon Pink. $20.00 per 1000; 5000 Red Cornell. $16.00 per 1000; 5000 White Cornell, $18.00 per 1000. Cash. Mohr & Ostertag, Nanuet, N. Y. CABNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS— White Enchantress, White Perfection, C. W. Ward, En- chantress Supreme, $2,50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Henry K. Lewis, Dorothy. N J. CARNATIONS— WeU-rooted Cuttings. L. P. En- chantress, W. Enchantress, Philadelphia and Matchless, $20.00 per 1000 Cash with order. L. Hoebel, West Fort Lee, N. J. ■ C-\RN.\TIOXS — lst-clas3 Carnation Cuttingsfrom clean, healthy plants. Enchantress. S17.00 per 1000; White Enchantress, $20.00 per 1000. Cash. J. J. Douuvan, Highland, N. Y. Tel. 4S-F-1. CARNATION CUTTINGS— 4000 Alma Ward, from good, clean stock. $15.00 per 1000. Guar- anteed. Money refunded. Mrs. Geo. Goldbach, 141 N. Duke St., Lancaster, Pa. CARNATIONS — Rooted Enchantress Cuttings, $15.00 per 1000. Orders filled in turn. Cash with order. H. Anderson, 7th St., Bayside, L. I., N. Y. CARN.\TIONS— Rooted Cuttings, White, Pink and Rose Pink Enchantress. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 ger 1000. Cash, please. M. Hilpert, Sta. O. 313, elair Rd.. Baltimore, Md. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 223. Roman J, Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS Rooted Cuttings ready Feb. 1st, From 2|4-in. pots as soon as established. 2M-in. pots Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 100 1000 Crystal Gem $10.00 $00.00 $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 10,00 00.00 7.00 80.00 Marigold 10.00 90.00 7.00 60.00 Modello 10.00 90.00 7.00 60.00 Tekonsha 10.00 90.00 7.00 60.00 Antique 4.00 35.00 3.00 25.00 Pink Gem 4.00 35.00 3.00 25.00 Smith's Ideal 4.00 35.00 3.00 25.00 White Chieftain 4.00 30.00 3.00 25.00 Chas. Rager 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Chieftain 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 DonateUo 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Edwin Seidewitz 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Mrs. B. E. Hayward.. 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Oconto 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Smith's Sensation 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Yellow Touset 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Chrysolora 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Clementine Touset 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Dr. Enguehard 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Harvard 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Major Bonnaffon 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Pacific Supreme 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Smith's Advance 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 White Boimaff on 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Not less than 25 of a variety at hundred, 250 at thousand rates. Elmer D. Smith & Co., .Adrian, Mich CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Grown cool, not cut back. Wm. Turner, Chas Razer Maj. Bonnaffon, Pacific Supreme, Smith's Ad- vance. Golden Glow, Pink and White Ivory, 50c , per doz., $3.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings of the above varieties ready in February, $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, postpaid. Henry K. Lewis. Dorothy, N. J. Contiitned ta Next Oolimui STOCK FOR SALE ^CHRYSANTHEMTJMS 20,000 TRANSPLANTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Fine plants from soil. 1000 4000 Pacific Supreme $7.00 3500 Chrysolora 9.00 3500 Smith's Advance 8.00 1000 Golden Glow 8.00 1500 Dr. Enguehard 10.00 1000 Unaktt 8.00 1000 Mrs Kolb 9.00 1500 Nontaro lO.OO 1500 White Bonnaflon 8.00 1000 Yellow Bonnaffon 8.00 500 Mertrer 10.00 Order early to get our No. 1 stock. C. Ribsam, 31 Wall St., Trenton, N. J CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Diana,. Garza, Azelda, Golden Baby. 50c. per doz., $3.00 per 100. Golden Clima.\, 6o. Alice Salomon, Polly Rose, Patty, Mary Jane, DonateUo, Odessa, Harvard, $3.00 per 100. Smith's Ideal, Oconto, Chieftain, Elberon, Seidewitz, Nakota, $5.00 per 100. Stafford Conservatories, Stafford Springs, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Yellow and White Eaton, Roman Gold, Yellow and Whit* Bonnaffon, Chas. Rager, Cbadwick Im- proved and Christmas White. Above at $2 00 per 100. The Worcester Con- servatories, Worcester, Maaa. CHRYSANTHE.MUMS — Rooted Cuttings, ready now. Smith's .\dvance, Chrysolora, Razer, $1.00 per 100. Cash with order. V. Obecny & Son, Huntington. L. I,. N. Y. THE finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings, $15.00 per 100; 2!.2-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. CHRY'SANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. Seedisplay ad., page223. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. CUR VSANTHE.MUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS -\ good list of varieties. Write for prices. ANGLIN BROS,, 335 Broad%vay. NEW Y'ORK CINERARIAS CINER.\RI-\S, Columbian mixture, strong plants, (3-in., 20c. each. Chas. Emerson & Sons, Haver- hill, Mass. COLEUS '" ^ COLEUS 20 leading varieties, 2K-in. pots, free from mealy bug. $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Special — Dr. Ross or Christmas Gem Coleus, 2>i-in. pots. 75c. per doz.. $6.00 per 100. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio COLEUS The best bedders Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand, Verschaffeltii. 75o. per 100, $7.00 per 1000, by express; $7.50 per 1000, all charges paid. Send for complete list. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Y'cllow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for list. Largest grower of Coleus in the U. S. A. Nahlik, 261-275 Lawrence St., Flushing, N. Y. CROTONS CROTONS — From S-in. pots. 8 to 10 in. high in 8 varieties. $16.00 per 100; from Zkj-in. pots, in 10 varieties, $5 00 per 100. B. M. Wichers & Co., Gretna, La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN Improved Wandsbek Type. In excellent condition, ready for shift, mostly pink, red and salmon colors. ^ Per 100 2W in $5.00 i'-* 7.00 and $10.00 r|r 12.50 and 18.00 r" 35.00 and 50.00 SEEDLINGS (AUGUST) Improved Wandsbek Type 8 Varieties, equally divided. $2.50 per 100, $20 00 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rate. „„„„ „ , ERNEST ROBER - ■ - ■ WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — 7-in. and 8-in. Azalea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.60 each. 6-in. extra fine plants, 76o. and $1.00 each. Good plants. 25o. and 60o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Avea., Grand Rapids, Mich^ CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS — Giant flowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship. $3 60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to ship. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Continued t« Next Colnma STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE DAHLIAS DAHLIAS— WHOLE CMMPS SHOW — .\rabella, .-V. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Judiili, l.!i 1' ranee. Orator. Purple Judah, 8c.: Robt. Bl ritield. ,Sc.; Storm King, 8c.; Queen ^'ictoria, Whiii- Swim, Se. UECOU.VnVK— C. W. Bruton, Gohlen West. 25(?.; .la'-k Uumc. Katherine Duer, F. T. Bassett, Lyndhur.st, .M . .MeCullough, Orange King, Princess Juliana. 15c,; Queen Emma, 15c.;-Sebastopol, 15c.; Sylvia. Yellow Duke, 8c.: CACTI'S— C.-ountry Girl, 8c.: C. Lonesdale, 8c ; Floradora, Sc: Clolden Gate, 25c.: Galliard, 8c.; Hagen. Sc; I.ihelle, 8c.; Rev. Jainieifon, 8c. l't).\IP().\ -Fairy Queen. Little Bessie. Vivid. SINGLE— Rcise'Sc; 20th Century. Sc; Scarlet Century. Sc. All except as noted, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000: divided, $3.00 per 100, $23.00 per 1000. Cosh, please. C Betscher, DOVER, OHIO. IF Y'OU INTEND growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake if you will try my assortment, especiall.v selected for cut flower pro- duction, 'i whites, 3 pinks, 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 lavender, 1 fancy: all field roots, labeled true to name; per 100, 10 of each kind, $3.00; per 1000, 100 of each kind, $25.00. 50 at 100 and 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. Guarantee entire satisfac- tion. If interested in Dahlias, then please send for my wholesale trade list of Dahlias. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop., HicksviUe, L. I., N. Y. . DAHLIAS The bert Peony-flowered Dahlias in the newer and newest varieties, direct from the originator. Cheapest way to get them is through our branch bouse. Address all oominunioations to OT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF. PHILADELPHIA, PA. P. O. Boi 416. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy from the originatora to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps, $25,00 per 100, $3.50 per doz. Strong divisions, $10.00 per 100, $1.50 per doz. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. ■• THE DAHLIA KING " has 800,000 clumps to offer at rook bottom prices. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on yotir list of wants. J. K. Alexander, "The Dahlia King," East Bridge- water, Mass. ^__ DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. Sylvia, Jack Rose. Red Hussar, Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatboro, Pa. WHITE'S EXQUISITE DAHLIAS— 200 varie- ties. Trade list. Clifford E. White, Grosse lie, Mich. DIEL YTRA DIELYTRA SPECTABILI.S— Fine clumps, $8.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. DRACiENAS DRACENA INDIVISA— Twice transplanted. $2 00 per 100, postpaid, $15.00 per 1000. Cash or C. O. D W. Ehmann, Corfu. N Y. DRAC^NA INDIVLSA— 3-in. pots, 3o., 4-in. pots, 6o.: well established. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DRACi«NA INDIVISA— 2H-ln. pots, 3Hc. Cash. M. F. Byxbee, Norwalk, Conn. FERNS K FERNS Table Ferns, 2J4-in. pots $3,60 Table Ferns, 3-in. pots fl 00 ANGLIN BROS., 335 Broadway, NEW YORK FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS Now is the time to buy and pot up for Spring sales. ^H-iti. pots. The new dwarf, free flowering florieta' Fuchsias, Little Beauty, Lord Byron, Tenor, Ernest Renan and White Beauty. Liter- ally hide the plant with bloom. $4.00 per 100. Standard Varieties Fuchsias, 2W-in. pots — Black Prince, Madame Vander Strass, Phenomenal, Speciosa, $3.50 per 100. Our Catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio FERNS Dwarf Ferns for table dishes, including such va- rieties as Holly. Wilsonii, Tensimense, etc. Nice, clean stock. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio FERNS — Roosevelt, Scottii, Whitmani, 2}i-in. pots, $35.00 per 1000; Teddy Jr., Roosevelt, Scottii, 4-in., $12.00 per 100; Scottii, 6-in., $35.00 .erilOO; Roosevelt, Scottii, 7-in., $60.00 per 100: -loosevelt, Scottii, 8-in,", 85c. each. Larger plants ask for prices. My own grown. Cash please. M. Hilpert, Sta. O — 313, Belair Rd., Baltimore, Md FUNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL. GARDENIAS FINE 2K-IN. POT PLANTS 400 Scottii. 500 Roosevelt, 200 Whitmani, 300 Boston, 3o.; 200 Teddy Jr.. 4o. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa. CONARD & JONES CO. - WEST GROVE, PA. FERNS — Boston and Roosevelt, 6-in., 25c.; 7-in. 50c.; 8-in., 75c.: 9-in., $1.00; 10 in., $1.25: 11-in., $1 .50. These ferns are all pot-grown, and in A No. 1 condition and guaranteed to be as good as any on the market. Felix Kramer, Blaine St., Niles, Ohio. FERNS — From 2-in. pots, immediate deUvery; Boston, 3c., Roosevelt. 4c., Teddy, Jr., 5o.: 4-in. Boston, 12o.; 4-in. Teddy Jr., 15o., extra heavy. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERN SEEDLINGS — In ail varieties; also all other Ferns, 2>4-in., etc. See display ad., page 223. Roman J. Irwin^lOS W. 28th St., N. Y. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity : see advertisement on page 233 J. F. Anderson, Fern Specialist. Short Hills, N. J BOSTON FERNS — Pot-grown, good. 4-in.. each 12o.. 5-in., each 25o.. 6-in., each 40o. W. G. Eiaele. West End, N. J. Continued to Next Column GARDENIAS January and later delivery 2)^-in. pots Extra fine, S8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Write for our monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS-ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 American Be;iuty $3.00 $25.00 Pres. Newman, J. Viaud 15.00 Jean Oberle (Light pink), Thomas Meehan, Landry, .S. S. Nott. . . 12.60 POTreO PLANTS Over 50 varieties, 2]4 and 3-inch Write for Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608.1630 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS G. &. R. quality. 2>4'-in. pots. Now is the time to buy and pot up for .Spring sales. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Rieard, Poitevine, Harcourt, Viaud, Favorite, Castellane, Nutt. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio Early Fall Cuttings, 2t^-in., $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; 3-in., $3.50 per 100. Mount Tom Nur- series, 139 Drake Ave., New Rochelle. N. Y. GER.\NIUMS— 2,'-2'-in., ready to shift; S. A. Nutt Poitevine, Gen. Grant, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Cash. Andem Green- houses, Putnam Conn. GERANIUMS 100 1000 21^ -in. pot plants, in popular varieties. $3.00 $25.00 ANGLIN BROS., 335 Broadway, NEW YORK GERANIUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Poitevine, Rieard, Nutt, Grant, Oberle and Viaud. $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. Contisned to Next FaK* 254 STOCK FOR SALE The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE GERANTUMS GIiADIOI.1 HYDRANGEAS VBOHXEB GERANIUMS — Nutt, Grant, Trego, Poitevine Buchner, Viaud, well rooted, top cuttings, oised $10.00 per 1000. Cash. RoS3 Bros., DuBoi», Pa. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS — Ready now. 2!^-in. pot planu. See display ad, page 223. Roman J. Irwin, 103 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS sold until February let. Garrcau Bros.. Blvd. A Graham St.. Jersey City, N. J. GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS BULBS. 1st size 2nd size 1000 1000 America JIO.OO S8.00 Augusta 1100 9.00 Klondyke It.OO 9 00 Brenchleyensis 10.00 8.00 Mrs.F.King 10.00 8.00 Baron Hulot 18.00 Halley 15.00 Independence 12 00 8.00 Taconic 18.00 12.00 Victory 14.00 10 00 Minnesota 14.00 10 00 Madame Monneret 15.00 12.00 Shakespeare 30.00 Hyde Park 35.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 70.00 1st size iRt size 100 25 Kunderdi Glory.. .$3.00 Senator Vollajd.. .$1 00 Pink Augusta 3.00 Contrast 125 Sulphur King 12 00 Nelrose 1.00 Niagara 10.00 Panama 2.50 Eugene Scribe 2.00 W. Falconer 2.25 Princeps 3.00 Chicago White. Golden Queen 4.00 $20.00 per 1000. Write for copy of oiu" monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Fa. GLADIOLI America, $10.00 Augusta, $12.00 Annie Wigman. $20.00 Brenchleyenaia, $12.00 Dora Krois, $50.00 Europa, $50.00 Florence, $150.00 Glory, $30.00 Glory HoUand, $20.00 Halley. $12.00 F. Buchanan, $30.00 Jessie, $15,00 Klondyke, $20.00 Mrs. Beecher, $35.00 Mrs. King, $10.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80.00 Niagara, $35.00 Negerfurst, $200.00 Nor. Dee Childs, $80.00 Panama, $25.00 Peace, $50.00 Schwaben, $80.00 Renie Blanche, $40.00 Scarsdale, $30.00 Shakespeare, $30.00 Sulphur liing $90.00 Scribe, $35.00 Wm. Falconer, $40.00 PrimuUnus, $4000 PrimuUnu3Hybrid3,$20,00 Choice mixed, $6.00, $8.00, $12.50, $25.00, $50.00, $100.00. Reds, white and light pinks, $12.00 $25.00, $50.00, $100.00. Yellows, $16.00, $20.00, $30.00, $50.00. All per 1000. Special price in large lots. Cash, please. 0. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. GLADIOLUS BULBS 1000 America $12.00 Augusta 12.00 Mrs. Francis King 15.00 May 17.50 The above are extra large size bulbs. ANGLIN BROS.. 335 Broadway, NEW YORK GLADIOLI GROWN BY EDWIN LONSDALE 100 300 Europa $15.00 200 Glory 2.00 250 Lady Howard DeWalden 2.00 1000 Niagara 2.00 500 Orange and Yellow 1.00 300 Panama 2.00 300 Peace 2.00 40 Schwaben 10.00 250 Victory 1.25 All large bulbs. Write for list. GEO. F. KINKEL, LOMPOC, CALIF. GLADIOLUS Cash only, per 100. IH }>i America $0.75 $0.60 $0 40 King 80 .60 .40 Niagara 2.75 2.25 2.00 Brenchleyensis 75 .60 .40 Peace 3.00 2.60 2.00 Mixed 65 50 .40 Glory 2.00 150 1.00 GEORGE HALL, ADELPHIA, N. J. GLADIOLUS Try G. & R. World Famous Gladious, the kind that sets everybody talking, let size, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. America, Annie Wigman, Augusta, Baron Joseph Hulot, Halley, Lily Lehman, Mrs. Francis King, Pink Beauty, Princeps. Send for. complete list of Gladiolus. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio GLADIOLI 1000 America, IM-in $5.00 America, 1 J^-in 10.00 Mrs. Francis King, l>i-in 5.00 Mrs. Francis King, IJ^-in 10.00 Brenchleyensis, l>^-in 5.00 Brenchleyensis, 1 H-in 10.00 RINGLER ROSE CO. 331 W. Randolph St., Chicago. GLADIOLI — My own growing — true to name. First size: Halley, $10.00; Panama, $25.00; Princess, $10.00: Pendleton, $60.00; War, $6000; and 75 more, just as reasonable. Send for list, Raymond W, Swett, SaxonviUe. Mass. CoBtlBnad t* Next Colnnui FORCING GLADIOLI 2-in. IH-in. 1-in. America $10.00 $8.00 $7.00 Augusta 12.00 10.00 9.00 Brenchleyensis 10.00 8.00 7.00 Pink Beauty 10.00 8.00 7.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2600 first size. $20.00 cash. Assorted to suit. , Geo. P. Buck & Soil Collingswood, N. J. Niagara Panama Select stock. Pendleton Prices right. America Minnesota Halley Perkins-King Co. Pink Beauty West Mentor. O. Golden King, etc" $2.00 CASH I Will buy 1000 Baby Gladiolus bulbs, size about H to H-in. diam. ; haU at same rate. Plump, clean stock, mostly standard cut flower sorts, worth many times the price. A fancy-flowering mixture, specially blended for florists. Send now for a fine stock at a small outlay. Get my list. H. E. Meader. Gladiolus Specialist, Dover. N. H. GLADIOLI My new wholesale list of 85 varieties of Gladioli is now ready for distribution. It is free for the asking. My stock of bulbs is of good quality and will give satisfaction. E. E. STEWART, R. F. D., BROOKLYN, MICH. MR. FLORIST We have an accidental mixture of Niagara and America — about half and half — that would be extra fine for cut flower trade as they are choice virgin bulbs. Write us how many you can use, and we will quote you very attractive prices. Perkins- King Co., West Mentor, Ohio. GLADIOLI— Augusta and XX Florists' VChite and Light Mixture, 1st size, selected bulbs, $10.00 per 1000; 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop., HicksviUe, L. I., N. Y. GLADIOLUS BULBS — America and Mrs. Francis King, $1.00 per 100; also baby bulbs of same. Mixed varieties of bulbs, including the best colors and varieties, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. M. J. Scbaaf, Dansville, N. Y. GLADIOLI — America, Augusta, Mrs. Francis King, 1, i;-i-in., $6.00 per 1000; H, 1 in., $4.50; 34, 3-i-in., $3.00; H-in. under, $1.50. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. GLADIOLI— America, Ist size, $7.00 per 1000; Klondyke, 1st size, $10.00 per 1000. A. P. Home & Co., Manchester, N. H. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 223. Roman J. Irwin. 108 West 28th St.. New York. HARDY PERENMIALS Hardy Perennials We have a splendid assortment. Plants Tery fine. Iris, Pyrethrums, Coreopsis, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc. Ask for prices. W09D STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. 30,000 PERENNIALS, popular varieties, such as Digitalis, Oriental Poppy, Achillea, Japanese and German Iris, Pyrethrums, Arabis, Gaillardia, Coreopsis, Physostegia, etc.. field grown. Closing out, 3c. -oc. each. Send for full list. 500 Clematis, Jackmanii, 3 grades 5c., 7c., 10c. Dutch Pipe, 15c., Wistaria, 20c., heavy, 3 year. Orders booked now. North Hudson Nurseries, No. Bergen, N. J, I HA\Ti^ a splendid assortment of Hardy Perennials, all field grown: Coreopsis, Digitalis, Gaillardia, etc. Write for prices. Geo. H. Mclntyre, East Hampton, Mass. EffiATHEB ERICA FRAGRANS MELANTHERA— The white Christmas heather. Extra strong, 3-in. pot plants, $15.00 per 100; 2-in.. $8.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. R. E. Loeben. Gloversville. N. Y. HELIOTROPE HELIOTROPE Centefleur, La Duse, Lome. 2^-iti. plants $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Standard Heliotrope. Prices on application. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. HTDRANGBAS HYDRANGEA Hydrangea arborescens or Hills of Snow. Hardy for garden or fine to force. Select, field-grown plants, $1.26 per doz., $8.00 per 100. $76.00 per 1000 Extra Select Field-Grown Plants. $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio HYDRANGEAS— Radiant, Mme. Moulliere, Gen. de Vibraye. From 3H->n. pots. $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. Radiant. La Lorraine. Mme. Hamar. Otaksa. From 2H-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY NEWARK, NEW YORK CoBtinned t« Next OolnniB HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $5.00. 5-in. at 20c.. 6-in. at 25c. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves.. Grand Rapids, Mich. 10,000 HYDRANGEA P. G.— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch. Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y. IRIS 50.000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong divisions. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch, Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y. rviES IVIES— Fine field-grown, $5.00 per 100. $50 00 per 1000. Cash with order. S. N. Pentecost, 1790 E. 101st St.. Cleveland. Ohio. IVIES — English. Field-grown, nice, large plants. 2K-3 ft.. $6.00 per 100. Cash with order. J. W C. Sealy, Lynbrook. N. Y GERMAN AND PARLOR IVY— Strong Rooted Cuttings, heavy roota. 76c. per 100; prepaid. W. E King. Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. ENGLISH IVIES— Field grown, $6.00 per 100. Cash. M. J. Schaaf, DansviUe. N. Y. 6000 ROOTED IVY CUTTINGS at 75c. per 100. Theodore Knocks, Princeton, N. J. LANTANAS LANTANAS Sis best varieties. A fine assortment of colors. 2}|;-in. pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio LOBELIA LOBELIA— Kathleen Mallard, the new double; cuttings from sand, 60c. per 100 by mail, $4.00 per 1000 by express- Whitton & Sons, cor. City & Green Sts.. Utica. N. Y. MYRTLE MYRTUS COMMUNIS— Strong one-year-old pot- grown stock. 6-in. to 8-in. tall. $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensaok Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. NURSERY STOCK SUGAR MAPLES Superior, Straight well furnished trees up to 33'2-inch caliper. Some with extra high heads for Street Planting. W. B. COLE, Painsville, Ohio WHOLESALE CATALOG on Shade Trees, Weep- ing Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruit, Roses and Hardy Perennials, also small shrubs for mail orders and lining out nursery rows. Special low prices on Amour River North Privet (hardy variety), Spirajaa, Barberry, Thunbergii, Hy- drangea and other stock. Onarga Nursery Co., 200 Maple Ave., Onarga, III. NORWAY MAPLES, Kn OaJa, Oriintal Plans in aU tisei. 6«nd foe priM list. Audubon Nur •arlM, Box 731, WUmincton, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES — 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 5-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y. PAWDANTTS PANDANUS VEITCHU— For a few days only will make special low price for cash with order. Siie for 2>i-in. poU, $4 SO per 100. Siie for 3 -in. poU, 6.00 per 100. Size for 4 -in. potx, 8.00 per 100. Sin for 6 -in. pots. 12.00 per 100. Beat pot-grown, nicely variegated, 3-in, pots, $10.00 pet 100. Pandanus auokera, $2.00 and $4 00 per 100. J. J. Soar, Little River. Fla PAKSIES PANSIES — The big giant-flowering kind, $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $5.00 and $16.00 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice plants and hundreds of testimonials, I would be flooded with new business. James Moss. Johnsville, Pa FBONIES RARE and Continental varieties; James Kelway Baroness Schroder, Eugenie Verdier, MUe Rosseau, Mireille, Mme. Loise Mere. $1.00 each $10.00 per doa. Mons. M. Cahuzac. $2.50 each $25.00 per dos. Souiange. Tourangele, Mignon Primevere. Mme. Auguste Dessert, Rosa Bonheur Send for list. D. W. C. Ruff, Buena Vista Gardens St. Paul, Minn. PSONIES— 14 acre*. 1200 aorta, all ftood ones. G. Betachor. C^nal Dover. Ohio. PEONIES— The cream of 1200 sorts, 14 acres- F. Maxima, Mme. Calot, Duchess de Nemours, R. M. Storage. Send for list. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS Double White, Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Delivered anywhere at $10.50 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. PETUNIAS— Rooted Cuttings. See display ad. page 223. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. FOINSETTIAS POINSETTIA STOCK PLANTS— $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. POPPIES 5,000 POPPY, Oriental, strong 2-year, field-grown plants. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch, Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y. PRIMITLAS PRIMULA MALACOIDES— White and pink, in full bloom, strong and bushy, out of 4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Fred Holtke, 5th & Broad Sts., Carlstadt. N. J. PRIVET 300,000 CaUfornia Privet, Berberis Thunbergii Ampelopsis Veitchii, Clematis paniculata, Galdioli, Cannas, Shrubs, Vines, etc. Prices right. LIST READY. Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N.J. PUSSY WILLOW PUSSY WILLOW (SaUx Caprea)— 4 ft. to 5 ft., branched and well rooted. $1.50 per doz., $4.00 per 50, $7.00 per 100. Order early if wanted. Chas. Black. Hightstown, N. J. ROSES Contliined to Next Colnnm Prime stock on Own Roots. Ready now or later. 2 J^ -inch 4-inch Doz. 100 Doz. 100 American Beauty $0.85 $6.00 $2.00 $15. Antoine Rivoire, flesh H.T. .50 3.50 1.50 12. Baby Crimson Rambler. . . .60 4.00 2.00 15. Catherine Zeimet. White Baby 50 3.50 1.50 12. Cl'g White Maman Cochet. .50 3.50 1.50 12. Clothikle Soupert. Hy. Pol. .50 3.50 1.25 10. Crimson Rambler, Hardy Climbing 50 3.50 1.50 12. Etoile de Lyon, yellow Tea. .60 3.60 1.25 10. Excelsa, Red Dorothy Per- kins 60 3.50 1.60 12. Excelsa, 1-yr., field-grown. 1.50 12. Francis Scott Key. red H. T 75 5.00 2.00 15. Gen. Jacqueminot, red H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10. Gruss an TepUtz. Hy. Ben- gal 50 3.50 1.50 12. Hadley. crimson H. T 75 5.00 2 00 16. Kaiserin Aug. Vic, white H.T SO 3.50 1.25 10. Killarney. pink H. T 60 4.50 2.00 16. La France, pink H. T 50 3.60 1.60 12. Maman Cochet. pink Tea.. .50 3.50 1.50 12. Marechal Niel. yellow Cl'g. N 50 3.60 2.00 15. Mme. Caroline Testout. pink H.T 75 5.00 2.00 16. Mrs. Aaron Ward, yellow H.T 75 5.00 2.00 15. Mrs. Chas. Russell, pink H.T 1.60 10.00 3.00 20. My Maryland, pink H. T.. . 76 6.00 2,00 16. PaulNeyron, pinkH. P .. .60 4.00 1.25 10. Prince C. de Rohan, Cr. H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10. Radiance, pink H. T 60 4.00 2.00 15. Safrano, yellow Tea 50 3.00 1.25 10. Sunburst, yellow H. T 75 5.00 2.00 15. UlrichBrunner. redH. P.. .60 4.00 1.50 12. White Killarney. white H. T 75 5.00 2.00 15. White Maman Cochet, Tea .50 3.60 1,50 12. List of 500 other sorts. Special prices per 1000 on same. What quantities can you use? Send want Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O ROSES Doz. 100 Baby Rambler J2.00 $15 00 Erna Teschendorft 2.00 lo.OO Clothilde Soupert 2.00 16.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 EUenPoulsen 2.50 8 00 Tausendschon 2.50 18 00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ,,„„„„ ,, , ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. FIELD GROWN ROSES — 200 new and standard varieties, all two years' old, fine, healthy, own root stock. Get our price before ordering. De- cember to March shipment. Western Rose Co.. Pasadena, Calif. Rooted Cuttings of OpheUa Rose at $4.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings of OpheUa Rose at $35.00 per 1000. L. B. CODDINGTON - - MURRAY HILL, N. J ROSES — 4000 OpheUa Roses, own root, $50.00 per 1000. Quidnick Greenhouses. J. H. Cushing. Prop.. Quidnick, R. I. Continued to Next Page January 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 255 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE ROSES FOR FEBRUARY AND LATER DELIVERY NEW ROSES Own Root Grafted 100 1000 100 1000 Red Radiance J17.60 $16000 J17.50 IIBO.OO Mr». Wm. R. Hearst 17.60 160.00 17 60 150.00 Cleveland 30 00 260.00 35.00 300.00 Gorgeous 30.00 260.00 35.00 300 00 Mrs. Bayard Thayer 35.00 300.00 Mrs. Bayard Thayer, grafting eyes, $220.00 per 1000.. Champ Weiland... 30.00 2. SO 00 35 00 300.00 Baby Doll 25.00 200 00 30 00 250.00 Tipperary 25.00 200.00 30.00 250 00 Red Russell, grafted only, $35.00 per 100, $300.00 per 1000; grafting eyes, $220 00 per 1000. RECENT INTRODUCTIONS AND STANDARD VARIETIES Own Root Grafted 100 1000 100 1000 Hadley $10.00 $90.00 $12.60 $125.00 Mrs. Cha«. Russell. 12.00 100 00 16.00 140.00 Hoosier Beauty 10.00 90.00 15.00 140.00 Ophelia 7.50 60.00 15 00 125.00 J. L. Mock 7 60 60.00 12.60 120.00 Dble. W. KiUarney. 7.60 60.00 12.50 120.00 Mrs. Geo. Shawyer. 7.50 60 00 12.50 120.00 Pink KUIarney 7.00 65.00 12.00 110.00 White lullarney 7.00 60.00 12.60 120.00 Lady Hillingdon.... 7.00 56.00 12.00 110.00 Bunbuist 9 00 80.00 Radiance 7.60 60.00 12.50 120.00 Maryland 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward.. 7.60 60.00 12.50 120.00 Mrs. Taft 7.60 60.00 12.50 120.00 Richmond 7.00 66.00 12.50 125.00 Kaiserin 7 00 55.00 12.00 110.00 Eilady 7.B0 60.00 12 50 120 00 idy AUce Stanley. 7.60 60.00 12.50 120.00 Cecile Brunner 7.60 60.00 12.60 120.00 Old Gold 10.00 90.00 15.00 140.00 Crimson Queen 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Edward Herriott... . 12.50 120.00 17.50 160.00 American Beauty.. . 8.00 70.00 Special prices on 2500 or more. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. 8. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. ROSES — 3 TT. old. Amniomn. field-srown. 8m diipUy »d., pw* 223. Roman 1. Irwin, 108 £ WMt 28th St.. Naw York. SAI.VIAS SALVIA — Bonfire, King of the Carpet, Splendens, Zurich. Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100. $7.00 per 1000, delivered anywhere. A. N. Pieraon, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. SEEDS SUPERIOR TOMATO SEED "Herolds' Earliana" highest germination, Canadian grown, hardier, producing earlier crops than others, J^ oz. $1.00, packet 26c. Growers: Herolds* Farms, Beame- ville, Ont., Canada. BRAZILIAN PALM seeds. Orchids, D. Hacsena. Caladlums. Apply to Th. Moser Lletze, Boi 644, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SWAPDBAGONS 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink $6 00 $60.00 White. 2H-in 600 50.00 Yellow. 2H-in 6.00 60.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS — Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 21i-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. WHEN buying my Silver Rnk Snapdragon. b« 0UTe that you get SEEDLING plants. See display ad. u. 8. Ramsfaurg, Somersworth. N. H. SNAPDRAGON— Nelrose, fine seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Fred Boltke, cor. 5tb & Broad Sts., Carlstadt, N. J. ' SPIR^A QUEEN ALEXANDRA $1.75 per dor., $12.00 per 100. Spirea Gladstone $1.50 per dos., $10.00 per 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, I A. 10,000 SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Koesch, Boi Y, Fredonia, N. Y. SWEET PEAS SURPLUS SUMMER-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED — Now is the time to try this type outdoors or inside: Countess Spencer. Pink Spen- cer, White Spencer, Blanche Ferry, Spencer; Nor- ton, Spencer; Asta Ohr. Helen Lewis, King Ed- ward, Spencer. All at $1.25 per pound. Frank Dolby, Lady Hamilton. King Edward 7th, Gladys Unwin, Nora Unwin, at 50c. per lb. By express. No less than H lb. of each variety. No better or more fixed seea can be bought for twice the price. Ant. C. Zvolanek. Sweet Pea Ranch, Loropoc, Cal. VINCAS VINCA VARIEGATA— Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Continued to Next Column VXNOAS VINCAS— Variegated, field-rooted tip*. tlM per 100, postpaid: $0.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 West 2gth St., New York. VINCAS — Fine, variegated, field-grown, at $8.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. Cash with order. S N. Pentecost, 1790 E. 101st St., Cleveland Ohio. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2-in. pot plants, $1.60 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. C. Quadland's Sons, 328-340 Houghton St.. No. Adams, Moss. VINCA VARIEG.VTA— 2Ji-in.. $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 3W-in., $5.00 per 100. Cash with order. Carl E. Holm, Mgdiaon, N. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Field-grown, $5.00 per 100. Cash. M. J. Sohsaf, DansvUle. N. Y. VINCAS — Field-grown, large plants, $5.00 per 100 Cash with order. J. W. C. Sealy f.ynbrook. N. Y VERBENAS LEMON VERBENA Aloysia Citriodora, 23'4-in. pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield, Ohio VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1.26 per IflO, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C- Betscher, Dover. Ohio. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK BLUE BELLS, Gentian, Eustomo. Ruasellanium, Summer-flowering, fine for cutting; keep from 10 to 15 davs; fine shippers. Plants and seed now ready, seed $2.50 per oz., plants, $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Terms cash. A. R. Cluiton, Willis, Texas. SNAPDRAGONS — Silver Pink, 3H-in pots, $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2^ to 6-in. pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Biirgevin, Port Chester, N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— 3H;in., $6 00 per 100. Dracsena indivisa. 2-in., 3-in. and 6-in. pots, at 2o., 5o. and 15c. Tripp Floral Co., Walton N. Y VEGETABLE PLANTS GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plants, $2.50 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hanmion- ton, N. J. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE WE ^L\^'E about 50 Cypripedium Insigne and 35 Ccelogyne Cristatain, 7 in., 8 in. and 10-in. pota, all in excellent condition and prices right, will ex- change for Cattleya Trianse. F. Schlegel & Sons, 770 South Ave.. Rochester, N. Y. WANTED ORCHIDS— Will exchange 7-pa3senger automobile which cost S5000, or sell cheap for cash. Chance of a lifetime. Addreas Edgar L Nock, 193-195 Broad St.. Providence. R. 1. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE— Boston Fern, bench stock, cool grown, for Geranium, Cuphea, Heliotrope and Mme. Salleroi Rooted Cuttings. Hillside Florist, Wortendyke, N. J. FOR SALE OR RENT TorIalF Live Florist Retail Store, 9 miles from New York. Address D. K., care of The Florists* Ex- change. FOR SALE — Retail and wholesale florista' busi- ness, near railroad station and trolleys. Resi- dential district. About 3500 ft. of glass. Green- houses are built on leased land with option to buy; 5 more years' lease. Greenhouses are planted with 3500 Carnations, Bulbous Stock and other plants. Business in the best of condition. Price S1500, $1000 cash. Petersen, 79 Central Ave., Flushing, L. I.. N. Y. FOR SALE — The well-known Borist establishment of the late Wm. Dietz, consisting of 7 green- hou.*ies, with sitting room and cellar; dwelling, stable, plenty of ground for stock growing. Lo- cated just west of Hudson Boulevard, at Monastery St., West Hoboken. N. J. Will be sold at auction on Feb. 2. 1916, at 2 p.m. For particulars, address Mrs. F. Muehrcke, nee Dietz, 413 Highpoint Ave., West Hoboken, N. J. FINE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUSINESS — Established 25 years. 5 greenhouses; modern dwelling; 2 automobile delivery cars. Near N. E. Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pa. Reasons for selling given to anyone ready to talk business. Apply to W, H, Engler, Philadelphia office, Florists' Ex- change, 4651 Lancaster Ave. FOR SALE — Greenhouse, 1}4 acres land; over 4000 ft. of glass; house and barn; gas, water, electricity. $750 down and balance in easy pay- ments. Good location. No competition. Electric line; 2 railroads. Address F. O., care The Florists' Exchange. Continued to Next Column Rooted Carnation Cuttings SPECIAL OFFER 20,000 Matchless - - - $2.50 per 100 $20.00 per 1000 50,000 Enchantress - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " 25,000 C. W. Ward - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " Write for prices on other varieties. Address all orders to J. D. COCKCROFT, - NorthpOPt, L. I., IN. Y. REMEMBER, WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION When ordering, please mr-ntlon The Exchange ^FOR^ALEOR«='" pj|n(p Pots jiiid FOR BALE — As a whole or in part, or will iDOor* B borate, my floriet bumnem, paying a netprofit for hv s —^ A M% ^^ _^ Jl ^^ 16 yean of S10.000 yeariy. Louu L. Green. 60 IIIIpV KUnJliT But^St^BortocM.,. nil I DOIIUO FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse and store. doing large cemetery trade or will rent green- SQUARE PAPER POTS houses separately. Reasonable terms. Inquire ,,.,,, , , ■ , i j * G. E., care The Florists' Exchange. (Foldmg block and tacks mcluded.) ■ (Pat. applied for) FOR SALE— Two greenhouses, containing 2600 ft. Inches 500 1000 6000 10.000 20,000 50.000 of glass, 6000 ft. of land, stocked with Carnations 15^ |0.65 SO.BO $4.00 $7.00 J12.00 $25.00 and flowering plants. Address Pilgrim Green- 2 70 1. 00 4.65 8.70 16,00 35.00 houses, Pro\-incetown, Mass. 2H 90 1.25 5 60 11.00 20 00 45.00 „„„ „ , , „ — ;;, T ; ; ^ZZ\ 3 1.10 150 6.S0 13 60 26.00 60.00 FOR SALE-Greenhouse property, 8 acres, 8000 ^ j gg 2 IS 10.00 19.00 37,50 90 00 ft. of glass All kinds of fruit. 15 miles from 5 2.5O 3.75 18.00 3.9.00 66.00 150.00 New York $8000. Terms. Amos A. Fink, Keml- g _ 3 gg ^ jg 23.OO 45.00 85.00 200.00 worth, N. J. 7 ^25 6.75 28.00 54.00 102.00 240.00 FOR SALE — Hitchings. 8-sectional boiler. No. 818, Copyright Directions for use with each order. first-class condition, in use three years. J. H. „ . , . . rnj-E samnles Schnaufer, 969 E, ISOth St., Bromi, N. Y. ''*''° P"""' ""^ '^"^'^ sampiee. ~ DIRT BAPflJS SUNDRIES FOR SALE CPaper Pots without bottoms, newspapers being ^ .-^^^ ~,_^^~^^~^^ ^ . - ^. spread on the bench for bottoms.) FOR SALE-All material, such as glass, pipe. Inches 1000 MOO 10000 20000 50 000 100 000 boilers, fittings, tools, contained in ten green- l?i....S0.60 $2.00 $3.80 $7.10 $6.00 $28.00 houses, which we are obliged to remove to make 2. 70 2.20 4.10 7.70 17,Ja 3U.0O space for a new range of greenhouses that we are W 80 3.00 5.25 10.60 26.00 48.00 erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- I .... .90 3.75 7.25 13.70 31.8U S6.U0 politan Material Co., 1398-140S Metropolitan Ave., 3H....1.00 |;« jSJg 16.10 39.00 75.00 urooKlyn, -N. 1. 4H . . . 125 6.00 11.70 23.00 52.00 100 00 FOR SALE-SECOND-HAND PIPE. thre.d«i S 1.60 6.85 13.00 25 00 55.00 105.00 and coupled; rc 2.00 Leucothoe Sprays. ^SSo^;^X':?l H. W. ARMES Bryson City, N. C. WIU help all aronnd If yon mention the Bxehange PALMETTO LEAVES Fresh Cut. large size $5.00 per 1000 Cabbage Palm Leaves 2.60 per 100 Wild Smllai Case »2.50; 2 cases t4.00 Florida Grey Moss. Fresh J1.25 per 100 lbs. Fresh Mat>nolla Leaves $1.25 per 2000 Pine Cones, all sizes $3.00 per 100 lbs. Florida Palm Fibre (sheets). . $7.50 per 100 lbs. Cash with order, please. W. G. CLARE, Wlii'n nrtlorlne. Tiln Fernandlna, Fla. 111-Titlnn Till- Expluince Square Dirt Bands ' ."^-'"■i^K-nniihiTmTn7r;:nniTTTTmiinffl WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10.000, 11.75; 50,000. $7.50 Manufm€turmd hy W.J.COWEE, Berlin.N.Y. Samples Free. For Sale bj Dealers. When ordering, nlease mention The Exchnnge Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will be the beet ever issued. It will contain credit ratings on about 5000 people. Subscribe now before the edition is exhausted. For particulars write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City XVhPn f^rdering hIpb^a mention Th<* WTfhHng" r ^1 jf-*-^- ^ 4 .T -^ More Profit In Flowers The sooner your cut flowers are marketed the larger your profits. The display which appeals will sell them. Every florist's experi- ence confirms this statement. If it were possible for you to compare the value of a refrigerator that really preserved with one that wasted stock and ice you would be astonished at the difference in dollars and cents during the year. The poor refrigerator which may have cost less at the start would show up mighty expensive in the end. Be sure— safe— get a McCray Florists' Refrigerator McCray construction is based on the most ad- vanced scientific principles for proper refrigeration and perfect preservation. Your delicate stock is l 'b: 'S Growers!!! We have the TARLEYfNSE' largest and best N^|lPe ^» equipped store in New ^^^f^^/oo^ York. Can handle more consignments of Good Stock 1 One good turn deserves another (tr A^. ^^^^ "A^'U ^■^ ♦ <^ in ■^fc^" >5 ^-^^^^v \^^ Will be pleased | to meet my freinds | St. Louis at the | Carnation Con- I ^^iT^ vention ■ >»-^ % Order early from ''<»^ '^ New York, Jan. 25.— Conditions in the wholesale flower market remain about the same as they lia\f been for several weeks past. About the only change worth noting is the somewhat easier prices on Daffodils and other bulbous stock, except Lilies. Am. Beauty Roses continue to be in small supply, and special grade blooms are selling at from 35c. to 75c. each and the other grades at corresponding prices. While the demand is not large, it ab- sorbs the present supply. The supply of hybrid tea Roses continues to be mod- erate: the demand easily absorbs the shorter grade blooms, but the top grade blooms from a relative standpoint are not moving as briskly. No. 2 Roses are selling at $4 to $5 per 100. Top grade blooms, from 12c. to 15c. in general, but some exceptionally fine blooms of the newer choice varieties are selling all the way from 20c. to 50c. each. Carnations are in larger supply. This Is particularly true of the red varieties, which are meeting with a small demand, and hence are beginning to accumulate and are not realizing as high prices as other colors. The general denland is fair and the range of prices is from 2c. to 4c. in general, but there are considerable sales of choice blooms from 5c. to 6c. Cattleya orchids are plentiful, especial- ly the variety Trianre. The demand for these is sluggish and the range of price is from 10c. to 25c. each. Other kinds of orchids are also moving slowly. Gar- denias are in fair demand, the best of these realizing $2 to $4 per doz. Longi- florum and rubrum Lilies are in fair supply and are both moving well, the former from $8 to $12 and the latter from $6 to $10 per 100. There is a sea- sonable supply o^ Lily of the Valley, which is meeting with a good demand at from $2 to $4 per 100, and for the extra special blooms, $5. In bulbous flowers, not previously men- tioned, there is a moderate supply of Callas, a fair supply of Paperwhite Narcissi a greatly increased supply of Trumpet Major and Golden Spur Nar- cissi, and also of Tulips. All of these are meeting with a moderately good de- mand at quoted prices. In other flow- ers, there are seen in the market An- tirrhinum, some of it being of excel- lent quality, a decreasing supply of Bou- vardia. a few Daisies, Freesia in larger quantity and of good quality, an over- supply of Forgetmenots. a rather short supply of Lilac, plenty of Mignonette of fine quality, Pansies. more than enough Primula, a late supply of Stevia, a few Stocks, a greatly increased supply of fine Sweet Peas. Wallflowers enough for all needs and a moderate supply of Violets, all of which are meeting with a good demand at quoted prices. Hardy and indoor greens are moving well, with the exception of Smilax, which is accumulating. Boston, Jan. 25. — Flowers practically of all kinds, are more plentiful at the wholesale flower markets. A few bright days have brought relief. Prices are declining and there is an indication that the prices given will soon be much lower than they are today. It is two decades since flowers have been so scarce in January and prices so high. American Beauty Roses are in rather light supply, but fortunately the demand is not excessive, consequently they are not missed much. A few special blooms have been sold at 60c. to 75c.. but fancy grades are those which are most abun- dant in this market at 50c. to 60c. each. The supply of hybrid tea Roses is not excessive, and helps to maintain prices. There is a fairly good supply of Kil- larney, K. Brilliant and Killarney Queen. Richmond is not overabundant. There is a good supply of Sunburst and Ward. These varieties are sold at prices vary- ing from 5c. to 12c., each and a few very choice blooms at slightly higher figures. Hadley and Russell are In moderate supply; top grade blooms of these varieties are sold from 20c. to 25c. each. Shorter stemmed flowers of these varieties are going from 8c. to 16c. each. The long continued scarcity of Car- nation flowers has been relieved. There is a much increased supply and prices are considerably lower. Prices are 2c., 3c. and 4c. and they must be exceptional- ly choice blooms to receive the latter price. It is expected that these prices will be much lower by the end of the week, that is if weather conditions hold favorable for the production of flowers. Orchids are much more plentiful but prices are well maintained, as there has been good demand lately at $4 to $6 a doz. on Cattleyas. There is still a good supply of Cypripedium insigne. Lfelia albida and Vanda cserulea are offered in small lots. Oncidium flowers are plentiful. The supply of Gardenias is of me- dium proportions and prices for flowers are from $4 to $6 a doz. Longiflorum Lilies are in moderate supply and prices remain the same at 10c. to 12c. each. The supply of yellow Narcissi is becoming more plentiful and prices have sagged to 4c. each. There is a plentiful supply of Paper- white Narcissus at $2 to $2.50. Tulips are short stemmed yet but the quantity is increasing and quality improving: price is 3c. and 4c. each. There is a big supply of good Freesia flowers at 2c. to 4c. each. Callas are more abundant and of excellent quality at $1.50 to $2 a doz. Some excellent Mignonette is being offered at 75c. to $1 a doz. Sweet Peas are more abundant and quality steadily improving. There is a moderate supply of Antir- rhinum, the pink variety selling the best. Tellow Daisies are more plentiful but stems are short yet. Violets are of good quality and are more plentiful at 50c. to 75c. per 100. Pansies are excellent this season and nothing is more beautiful than large bunches of self colors; they are meeting a brisk demand. Yellow Primroses. Eng- lish Daisies. Forgetmenots. Lilac, Wall- flowers. Calendula and Stevia are offered in small lots. The call for all kinds of hardy greens has been of late very good, and Aspara- gus and Adiantum are selling well. The supply of nicely flowered plants at this time is rather light, but with better weather the quantity will be In- creased. ^' ^' PMladelphla, Jan. 24. — With a slight iniTfMSf in the receipts in certain lines and :i somewhat diminishing dti-mand, the market has loosened up. With the advent of bright and sunny weather of the past several days flowers are com- ing in stronger and prices are declining. The Rose supjily shows little change over previous reports, with the excep- tion that the shorter grades are a trifle freer and the longer grades are In lighter receipt. American Reauty Roses are In .short supplv. and what there are of them are readily disposed of at $7.50 per doz. on top grade stock. Carnations are eas- ing up; they are arriving freer than for a long time past, and prices have declined to 2c. to 4c. There is a good supply of Cattleya orchids that are selling cheap. There has been a glut of Gardenias; more than the market could assimilate through the regular channels, consequently they found their way to the street men who were selling them last week at 10c. Valley is scarce but the demand is light. Longiflorum Lilies are in good supply at fair flgures. Violets are abundant: they are not moving with any alacrity. Sweet Peas are rapidly in- creasing, the supply exceeds the de- mand. We notice some good Spencer Peas on the street at 15c. per bunch. Tulips are in stronger supply with an appreciable increase as to the length of stems. Paperwhite Narcissus are also in heavier receipt and meet with a fall- ing demand. There is a little more Snapdragon to be had. and the supply of Freesias is also quite sufficient for the present requirements. There is a fair supply of Lilac that moves readily. Mignonette is in good supply. Both Trumpet Major and Golden Spur Nar- cissus are moving well, as they are in light receipt. The market is normally supplied, as to Daisies, Pansies, Primu- las and Myosotis. Chlcaffo, Jan. 25. — Since last report, the market has assumed a tendency toward easier conditions. There has been more stock the past week than in several previous. Carnations have be- come fairly plentiful, but the great sal- vation of the market is the increased supply of bulbous stock. This has come in the past week in liberal quantities, that relieved the situation to a great extent. With the exception of Roses, which are still on the scarce side, there is a good average supply in other lines. Roses are not looked for in good supply before the second week in February. The zero spell of the past week has been followed by a few days of bright. Spring-like weather that have helped the retail trade. Shipping trade is still good and dealers can handle it to better ad- vantage than they have been able to do since the beginning of the year. There is a gradual falling off in prices of all stock, Roses excepted, and it is believed that within the next ten days the mar- ket will again assume a normal attitude. American Beauty Roses are still sho.t in supply in the medium and fancy grades. There is no particular change in prices from those quoted a week ago. Killarney in pink a*»d white have been in largest supply and have proved again their free blooming qualities under ad- verse conditions. There is a fair amount of Mrs. Russell, Ophelia, Milady, and an occasional lot of Mrs. Ward, but not nearly as much as the trade requires. There is a general representation of all varieties grown to be had in limited quantities, all of which sell quickly at a nearly uniform price that ranges from $4 per 100 for short up to $8. $10 and $12 per 100 for the better grades. The supply of Carnations has increased considerably the past week and in an- other week the situation so far as Car- nations are concerned will have assumed its normal condition and price for the season. They have been selling the lat- ter part of the past week at from $3 to $5 per 100. With the rapidly increasing supplv of bulb stock these prices will hardly be maintained throughout the week. Tulips and Daffodils have been in moderate supply the past week and a still larger supply is looked for the present week, that will increase from week to week for some weeks ta come. On account of the scarcity of other stock these have been selling for good prices so far. From $3 to $4 per 100 has been the established price for both Tulips and Daffodils. Paperwhite Narcissi never sold better than this season. Not be- cause of any marked improvement, but because of the general scarcity of every- thing else in that line. They are still selling at from $3 to $4 per 100. There are plenty of Violets, the doubles selling at from 50c. to 75c. per 100. singles at from 40c. to 60c. per 100. The supply and demand for both Valley and Lilies remain unchanged, with prices still firm. Orchids have been more plen- tiful during the past ten days, the prin- cipal offerings being Cattleyas at from $4 to $6 per doz. Freesias and Sweet Peas nave been more in evidence the oast week and will soon be a strong feature of the mar- ket. The dealers are preparing for a large St. Valentine's Day demand, and from present indications there will be an abundance of stock for that trade. We have an outlet for increased ship- ments of First Class Stock and will be glad to negotiate with growers. HENSHAW & FENRICH Wholeiale FlorUCa 51 We8t 28th Street, NEW YORK Phone* Mad. Sq.. 325, S582, S583 When ordering, please mfntlon The Excbange Buffalo, Jan. 24. — Trade seems to keep up a good pace in this market; in fact, just at the time an order of quantity and quality stock can be used to g-ood advantage it cannot be obtained. The past week saw things somewhat easier. The Carnation situation has become bet- ter, and as Tulips, Daffodils and Nar- cissi have become more plentiful the demand has fallen away on Roses to some extent. Am. Beauty Roses are scarce and few are had; in many cases Rich- monds are used. Rubrum Lilies are fine, also Easter Lilies, but not enough can be had at times. Callas are becoming- more plentiful and sales on these are ailso good. Funeral >v'ork and weddings called for a quantity of white Roses, Valley, orchids, etc. Other stock, such as Violets, Freesias. Mignonette. Swain- sona has been cleaned up satisfactorily. The market remains good and the whole- sale coolers and counters are kept clean these days. E. C. B. Federal Examinations The U. S. Civil Service Commission has announced that it will hold an exami- nation in Washington, D. C, on Feb. 23, to secure eligibles for the position of field agent in marketing and organization, which carries with it a salary of from .$1200 to .$1600 per annum, and on Feb. 29, to secure eligibles for appointment as assistant in home economics extension work, at an annual salar.v of from $1800 to $2,500. Both positions are under the Department of Agriculture. E. A. D. Kentucky State Hort. Society The sixty-second annual mei'lins of the Kentucky Stale llorticnltiiral Soci- ety was held in Leington. I\y.. Thursday, Jan. 6. Dr. Fred JIutchler of Lexington, president of the society, presided. Elec- tion of officers resulted in the following being chosen for the ensuing year : Presi- dent, II. Van Antwerp. Farmers. Ky. ; secretary and treasurer. Prof. J. H. Car- mody, of Lexington. District vice-presi- dents were also chosen. G. D. C, Incorporations DOVEB, Del. — The United Orchards Co. was incorporated on .Ian. 10 with a capital stock of $100,(XM) to engage in the business of agriculturists, .horticulturists, etc. The incorporators are M. JI. Hirona and L. B. Phillips. New York, X. Y. — The Flower Basket .*-hop was incorporated recently to do a general florists' business with, a capital stock of $2.tOO. The incorporators are- Norman .Johnson, Myrtle Unison and Edna W. Tunis. New York, N. T. — John Scheepers & Co. of 2 Stone st. have recently been in- corporated to do a general horticultural business with a capital stock of $2.5.000. Tlie incorporators are O. M. Schmelz, W. A. Van Ness and C. Barrett. 262 The Florists' Exchange Carnations, Lilac, Roses, Sweet Peas, Bulbous Stock AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE FLOWERS AND GREENS WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York Wholesale Florist Telephone Farragut 5335 When ordering, please mentioD The Excbapge CarnaLtions, Roses, Pansies Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., mc. ^Sf I 1 2 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone. Farragut 2287 Wlien ordering, please mention The Ex^Minn;:; RIEDEL & MEYER/B Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of All Kinda. The Best of Service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-flve years* experience In the Flower Business. Consl^ments Solicited. 49 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones 4024-4025 Madison Square Whpn ordering. m1pi>sp m-'Tttt'in The Exchange William Stuart Allen Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN CUT FLOWERS 53 West 28tb Street, NEW YORK Tslephone: 366 Madison Square When ordering, please mention The Exchange Alfred H. Langjahr WHOLESALE FLORIST 130 West ZathSt. New York Telephones — Madison Square 4626-4627 Whpn nrdiTlng "tpawp mention The Exchange Growers' Cuf flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J. Van Reyper, Mgr. Consignments Solicited 129 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones — 6337 '356 3 Farraftut When ordering, please mention The Exchange Farmers' Week at Columbia, Mo. The Annual Farmers' Week was held Jan. 3 to 7 at the College of Agriculture, University of Missouri, when a very liberal and varied program of lectures and demonstrations was enacted. A short course in horticultural entomology was led by Dr. J. C. Whitten and others, the subjects discussed and demonstrated by them being the pruning of fruit trees and spraying of the same, and the plant- ing of home grounds, a good deal about insect enemies of plants and trees, and a discussion on the farm hotbed, with blackboard sketches. The authorities of the University evidently believe in doing things very thoroughly, as in the regu- lar Farmers' Schedule we notice that demonstrations are given in the slaugh- tering of animals, and in the correct cut- ting and dressing of the carcasses. This is surely a practical demonstration, car- ried as far as anyone would, or could, expect. HERMAN WEISS Desires to announce to Groivers and Retail Florists that he is no-w again engaged in the Wholesale Florists' Business He will be glad to see those growers whose flowers he was accustomed to receive in previous years, and all others who are pleased to ship to him, in his conveniently located quarters at 106 West 28tti St., Telephone Farraftut 3066 NEW YORK When oidi;nug, \>\<. mt-'nli<]n The Kxcli;! ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. All Other flowers in their season. P. J. SIVIITH, Wholesale Florist 131 W. 28fh St., NEW YORK CITY TELEPHONB Madlsoa Square 1998 Whea ordering, pleaae mPDtlon The Exchflngc ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK CuL Flowers Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 305» My new place ia uneioelled for convenience. Qrowersof Rosea and Carnations contemplating a change will have my personal attention. Pleased to have you call or oorrespond. Shipping orders promptly attended to Every Facility for the Care and Sale of Cut Flowers of All Kinds Wheni ordering, please mention The E^ebflnge United Cut Flower Co., mc. WHOLESALERS 111 West 28th Street. NEW YORK TELEPHONES— FARRAGUT 4422.4A23 PERCY W. RICHTERS, Manager Wli.-ii iTiliTini:. High Class Roses KEY, OPHELIA, RUSSELL SUNBURST, MRS. STOREY and all the KILLARNEYS Bouvardia, Narclssus.Tulips, Carnations, Rubrum Lilies, Sweet Peas, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignments Solicited J.J.COAN, Wholesale Florist 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Fairagut 5413-5891 When ortlerlng. plPaBe mftitlnn Th«* Rxrhnncp GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist S1-IIF> US YOUR PUOWEHS 104 West 28th Street ..Tt%°a|ut NEW YORK « Wheni ordering, plense mention The Exchange A.L.YOUNG&CO.,inc. Wholesale Florists A. L. YOUNG, Pre*, and TreaL H. R. SCOMMODAU, Vlce-Pre*. P. LIGHTPOOT, Sec-y 54 West 28th Street, NEW | YORK John Yoanft G«arfte HUdenbrand John Young k Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SQUARE 73tl Consignments Solicited from Growers who know a square deal when they get it* HENRY M. ROBINSON COMPANY WHOLESALE RUORISTS QF NEW YORK BS-S7 WEST 26th STREET Telephones: 13 and BBIO MAOISOM SQUARE January 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 263 G. Bonnet G. H. BIak« Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. lelepboncB: 12y3^ Miijn Out-of-town orders careiully attended to. Give U8 a trial. CutFlower Exchange sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. WaU space for advertising purposes for Rent, V. S. DORVAL. Jr.. Secretary BONNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-.S7 West 26th Street, NEW YORK cur flOWER (XCHANGt flOOR. COOGAN BIDG. Open All Day Telepbon*. 830 Madlaon Square Write thero yon read tble adrt. In tbe Eichante H. B. Jahn, Pres. Robt. G. Wilson, Treaa. GREATER NEW YORK FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers la Cut LFlowers and Supplies 162 Uvingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone 561 Madison Square CJonalitpmenta of choice flowers solicited William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby Street r^ tm M«n; BROOKLYN, N. Y. fiadgley ^ Bishop, Inc. PI«>ne]}^[Ma£i. Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers Write them yoo read this adrt. In tbe Excbapga L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 2315 Madison Square Cn>?SIGNMENTS SOLICITED When ordering, please mention The Exchange WHOLESALE FLORIST S5 West 28th Street. NEW YORK T^Lf •MONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE Whpn nrdprlnc. plpfi^p rm nt1->n Thp FTohiinge HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HIGHEST « i a . a —%, ALW/AVS GRADE OF VMI.I_C.T ON HAND ( GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. J^^-^.l^l^lfi^ 105 W. 28th St.. New York Frank H Traendlj Charlea. Schenck Telephone 3860 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & MARKETOS WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK WholammlB Florlmlm 436 6tfa Ave., bet. 26th and 27th Sts. New York City and Cut Flower Exchange Consign menta Solicited Phones: Parraftut 797-798-799 He E. FROMENT, WHOLESjiLE FLORIST 148 WEST 28th STREET tel. j|»J}farragut NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON When ordering, please mpntlon The F.xclmnge Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, f[ew York, January 25, 1916 Pricea quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m., Tuesday ROSES— A. Beauty, Special Fancy Extra, No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 EiUaroey Kiliamey Brilliant Killamey Queen White Killamey My Maryland Richmond Arenberg Hadley Hooaier Beauty Key Lad^ Hillingdon Ceoile Brunner.EIgar.eto per bunch Bride 4 Maid, Special Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 Prima 'Donna (Mme. Paul Euler) . Prince de Bulcarie Radiance Mra. George Shawyer Sunburst Mra. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mti. Charles Russell Adlantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanom Antirrhinum, per bunch Anmraftua Plmnoaus, bunohea Sprengeri, bunches BouTardla. per bunch Calendula, per bunch. CaUas. per ooa Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freealas, per bunch Galax, green and bronae, per 1000. . Leucothoe, per 1000 35 00 to 75 00 20.00 to 40.00 12.00 to 25.00 6.00 to 12.00 3 00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 15 00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12 00 to 8.00 to 50.00 4.00 to 15 00 4.00 to 15 00 4.00 to 12.00 .35 to 1.50 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 10 00 to 30.00 4.00 to 12 00 4 00 to 15 00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 15.00 .25 to .50 .78 to 1.00 .75 to 2.00 .10 to .25 to .25 to .50 .35 to .60 1.00 to 2.00 1.00 to 3.00 1.00 to 1.60 .35 to .50 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.60 CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors.. C White... Standard "" Varietiea J Pink. "l Red L Yellow and Tar. f White •Fancy (•The HlgliMtJ Pink OradeB of St'dl Red Vartetlea.) ^ Yellow and Tar, NoTeltlea Asters Porgetmenots, per bunch Chrysanthemums, per dos. . . . ** per bunch.. Dahlias Gardenias, per dos Gladiolus, per dos Gladiolus, Baby, per dos Iris, per biuioh Lilac, per bunch Lilies, Longiflorum Rubrum LUy of the Valley Mignonette, per doa Narcissus, P. W., per bunch Narcissus, Daffodils, per bunch Pansies Peonies, per dos Polnsettlas, per doa Primula, per bunch Orchids, Cattleyaa Cypnpediuma, per dos Dendrobium formosum Oncidium Smilax. per dos. strings SteTla, per bunch Stocks, Double, per bunch " Single, per bunch. Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doa. bunches. Spencers Tulips, per doa Violets, Double " Single, Princeas of Wales. . " Single, Gov. Herriok Wallflowers, per bunch to 2.00 3.00 to 4.00 3 00 to 4 00 2 00 to 3.00 3 00 to 4.00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5 00 3 00 to 4 00 4 00 to 5 00 5.00 to 6.00 to .25 to .35 to to to . . 1.00 to 4.00 to to to .76 to 1.00 I 8 00 to 12.00 [ 6.00 to 10 00 ; 100 to 4 00 J6 to .76 .35 to .40 .35 to 50 1.00 to 2,00 ... to ... to .10 to .25 10.00 to 25 00 1.26 to 1,50 20.00 to 25.00 6.00 to 8.00 .75 to 1.50 .15 to .25 to to .50 to 126 .60 to 2 00 .20 to ..50 .20 to .50 to .15 to .25 to .60 .75 .30 .60 All the new and standard Fine Grade and all seasonable ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS WALTER F. SHERIDAN, 133 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephone, Farragut 3532 When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange WILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28th Street iSJ^l-^r^rSSS, NEW YORK WI10LE,SALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Myosotls, Calendula, Bouvardia, Primula Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. Whpn ordprlnc. plp«se mpntlon Tbe E.'^<;li]inge EDW. C. HORAN 55 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones {{«!} Madison Square Cut FlOWCrS at WholCSale Wben ordering, pleiise mentlnD Tbe EzrhnuKe George C.Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. 608-(>a9 Farragut The best source of supply in the city Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnation! Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited — Satisfaction Ousrantccd When ordering, please mention The Exehanjce B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York VI f> I. F T ^ CARNATIONS I \J Aj Ml^ M. iy AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When ordering, please mention The RxebHnge Louis M.Noe LouisA.Noe Wholesale Commission Florists MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square American Beauties a Specialty THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-5711. 26th St. NEW YORK When orderfnp, pleHne m-ntlMn Tti^^ Kxnhanee VIOLETS SINCLB AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal BtteotioD and eatisfaotioD guaranteed. Also a full lin« of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wholesale Florist, 123 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Fartagut 2453 When orderiug. please m- utlou The E.\cbaDge New York City I I I Saturday, Jan. 29, will be McKinley Day. The Carnation, as is well known, was Pres. McKinley's favorite flower. At- tractive placards calling attention to the day are seen in the windows of not a few wholesale and retail florists in this city, the object of course being to stimulate the sales of Carnations on the above-men- tioned day. The Ninth annual entertainment and ball of the Greek-American Florists' -Vss'n will be held at Terrace Garden, 5Sth St. near Lexington ave.,. on Thurs- day, February, 24, at 8.30 p. m. Tickets for gentlemen are .$1, for ladies, ."<(Jc. The committee on arrangements, is composed of M. Rovatzos, chairman, Charles I'ap- pas, S. Sakos and C. llanges. D. J. Pappas is president of the association and Theodore Malandre, vice-president. The first annual smoker of the Asso- ciated Retail Florists, Inc., and the Greek-American Florists' Association, will be held at the Hotel Breslin, Broad- way and 29th st. or Monday, Jan. 31, at S.30 p.m. Tickets for admission. $2. Miss Mabel Conkling. bookkeeper for H. C. Froment, 14S W. 2.Sth St., under- went a serious surgical operation in a private hospital in Brooklyn on Monday of this week. -Vt this writing she has survived from the shock of the operation, and is as comfortable as could be ex- pected under the circumstances. jU- though her condition is very critical, her ultimate recovery is hoped for. James McManus, 105 W. 2Sth St.. is offering for sale some unusually fine Mar- guerite plants, and also hi'; usual spe- cialties in cut orchids, and in the way of greens, fine fronds of Adiantum Farley- ense,, variety Glory of Mordreeht, com- monlv spoken of as the Glory fern. William Kessler, 113 W. 28th St.. is offering in the plant line some of the best Cyclamen and Primula obconica and Chinensis seen in the market this year, and in the line of cut flowers, some un- usually fine Purity Freesias. Riedel & Meyer, Inc., 49 W. 2.Sth St.. are receiving regular shipments from 264 The Florists' Exchange pinsBintcH CUT FLOWER cmvm WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St, PIHSBURGH, PA. Sedprodtr — Saw U in tbe Exchaose Paul Erher, Murray Hill, N. J., oi: pink and white Killamey Koses of excellent quality, and along with these some of the handsomest pink Snapdragon noted in the market this year, and Sweet Peas equally good. There are noted this week at J. K. Allen's, lis W. 2Sth St., some notably fine Dutch Hyacinths and Preesias in pots, also cut blooms of the latter of ex- cellent quality. The regular meeting of the flower show committee was held at the Grand Central Palace on Jlonday afternoon of this week. Meyer, of Riedel & Meyer, Inc., is spending a few days this week on the Jersey Coast, and will stop at Atlantic City. A. J. Guttman of Guttman & Raynor, Inc., 101 W. 28th st., left for St. Louis, Mo., on Tuesday of this week to attend the Carnation convention, which is being held there this week. There are noted this week at W. P. Ford's, 107 AV. 2Sth St., Radiance, Kil- larney and Hadley Roses of remarkable quality, and some very fine Lily of the Valley. J. J. Coan, 115 W. 2Sth St., is receiv- ing some fine American Beauty, Russell and Storey Roses, as well as a full line _of Freesia bulb stock, and in the plant 'line, some very good Azaleas. The eldest daughter of E. J. Taylor of Greens Farms, Conn., and New York City, died on Friday last, after a short illness of double pneumonia, and was buried on Tuesday of this week. Miss Taylor was a young woman of great promise, and obtained after her gradua- tion from college a position in the New York Public Library, wliere she was em- ployed up to the time of her illness. T. H. Polbos of Sea Cliff, L. I., is shipping into the wholesale market this week some wonderfully fine Rose Queen and I'arrawa Sweet Peas. ,E. W. Bowman of Bowman & Co., Liberty, N. Y., announces that the co- partnership known as Bowman & Co. has been mutually dissolved. E. W. Bow- man will continue the business in all its branches and assume all assets and lia- bilities. On the American Line steamer Xew York, from Liverpool, which arrived here last Saturday, was Hyo Togo, son of the late Admiral Togo of the Japanese navy, who is on his way back to his home in Japan after having taken a course in landscape gardening in Great Britain. J. D. Outerhridge arrived back from Bermuda last Tuesday, reporting a pleas- ant trip up, and all going along well in that island. In a friendly game in which William P. Ford, Joseph S. Fenrich. C. W. Scott and John Miesem engaged on Tliursday last, Mr. Miessem made eight consecu- tive strikes, ending with a score of 242. notwithstanding the fact that he was hampered by 2 splits in the game. N. Y. FLORISTS' BOWLING CLUB SCOKE Thursday. Jan. 20. _. , , 1st game 2d game Riedel 177 a.50 Miesem 16S Holt i:is Smith 149 l.'5'> Scott 17.5 1.54 Ford 153 149 Business Troubles Utica N. Y.— Otto H. Selke, a flo- rist, filed a petition in Federal Court of this city on Jan. 10 with liabilities of $751 and assets of $295. Newark, O.— Geo. L. Miller, the well known florist and proprietor of the Miller grocery in South Park place, has recently assigned to Ernest T. Johnson his greenhouse, located on Cedar and Indiana sts., as well as his personal and real estate, for the benefit of his credi- tors. New England Florist Supply Co. I HOLTON & HUNKE CO. SPECIAL-VALENTINE BOXES "^nJo"" 35c. 276 Devonshire Street. BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: l?l^„^\%^j^^ Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. Whea ordering, pleaae meptJon The fclxcbange Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers PrICM qnat.d an bj th. handnd aaln. •th.rwi.. not.d Buffalo Jan. 24, 1916 .. to 60, . . to SO. . . to 40. . . to 25. . . to .. . . to .. .00 to 16. 00 to 15 00 to 15. 00 to 12 00 to 8 .00 to 20 00 to 15 00 to 12 00 to IS. 00 to 15 00 to 16. 00 to 15 .00 to 15. .00 to 1. .. to .. ,25 to .26 to . .00 to 12. .00 to 4 .00 to .00 to .00 to .00 to .00 to .00 to .00 to .00 to .00 to .. to .. to .00 to 40. .00 to 12. .00 to 4. .00 to 75. .80 to 2. .00 to .2 .00 to 1 .76 to 1 Cindnnatl Jan. 24, 1916 .00 .00 3.00 .001 3.00 .00 OOi .00 .00 .60 3.00 .00 3.00 ,00' 00 3.00 00; 4.00 .00 ,25 ... . ,60 ".20 50 .20 00 10.00 00 ... . 00 00 00 00 ... . 00 4.00 00 4.00 00 4.00 ,00 4.00 50 20 ,16 ... . 00 00 ... . 00 4.00 00 36.00 .40! .... ,00 .75 .25, .75 .25 1 .76 to 40.00 to 30.00 to 25.00 to 20.00 to 16.00 to to to 8.00 to 8.00 to to to to to 8.00 to 8.00 to . to 8.00; to 10.00 to to 1.00 to to .25 to .25 to 12.50 to to to to to to 5.00 to 5.00 to S.OOi to 5.00 to to .20 to .10 to to 12 .^,1) to 5.00 to 50.00 to 1.50 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 1.00 NAMES AND VARIETIES Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Extra No 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killamey White Killaroey Killaroey Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulsarie (Mrs. Taft). Richmond. Sunburst Kiliarney Brilliant Adlantum, ordinary Autlrrhinums, per bunch Asparagus, Plumosus, per bunch '* Sprengeri, per bunch Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col . . fWhiw Standard J Pink Varieties ] Red IsYeUow and var •Fancy r White CTbe hlBh-J Pink. est giades or\ Red. sta'dyars.) l^YeUow and var Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leav.9 Gardenias LiUum Longlflorum Lily of the VaUey Orchids — Cattleysa Smilax, per doz. strings Sweet Peas Violeu. single Double Boston Jan. 25, 1916 60.00 to 75.00 50.00 to tiO.OO 40.00 to ,50.00 20.00 to 30.00 to . . to s.OO to 25.00 5.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 16,00 5,00 to 12.00 s.OO to 25,00 5.00 to 16.00 to .S.OO to 20.00 6.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 12,00 5.00 to 16.00 to 1.00 to .26 to .50 .25 to .40 12.00 to 16.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2,00 to 3 00 2.00 to 3.00 3,00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4,00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 2-00 to 3.00 to . to 35,00 to 55,00 10.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 5,00 30.00 to 40.00 ... to .75 to 1.50 3.00 to 4.00 ... to St. Louis Jan. 17, 1916 35.00 to 50.00 20.00 to 25.00 8.00 to 15.00 to to to to 4.00 to 10 00 4.00 to 10.00 to 5.00 to 10.00 to to Pittsburg Jan. 3. 1916 to 8.00 to 12.60 to to .... 6.00 to 10.00 to to 1.00 to .50 .25 to to 10.00 to 12.50 to to to to to 4.00 to 6 00 4.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6,001 4. 00 to 6.00 .... to .... ...to .26 ... to.l2>i to . ., , to 12,50, to 4.00 35.00 to 50.00; 1..50to 1.80 .50 to 1.50 . . to .60 to 60.00 to 40.00 25.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 16.00 4.00 to 6.00 to 2.00 6.00 to 16.00 4.00 to 12 00 4.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 12.00 8,00 to 15.00 6.00 to 15 00 4 00 to 12.00 8.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 16.00 6.00 to 15,00 to to .75 to 1.26 to .25 to .35 .30 to .60 8.00 to 12.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4 00 to 3,00 to .20 .... to.I2H to to 12.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 5.00 to 75.00 1.60 to 1.80 3.00 to 6.00 . . . . to .78 to 1.00 PATRICK WELCH '^S' 262 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Carnations, Calendulas. Cornflowers, EnftUsh Primroses. Yellow Daisies, Sweet Peas and LUlum Longlflorum. All the novelties In the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. Store open for business at 6 A. M. TBUBPI-IOfNE. JVlAirN 3^98 B. A. SNYDER CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. Telephone. Fort Hill 1083-25017-25552 CJTe credit wfaeg^ erwMt Hf^ -^j^t^ — MfpiTtlloo Kxcbange WCI PU DDnC rn wholesale 'utPlower Market ■WCI-Ull DIlUu. UU- Dally consignments from leading growers ■■"""■■ ■'■■*^**" *»W« FuU line of Florists' SuppFle. 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. Write for quol;itionB before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-6268 piPiisf ra'iitl.iri Th.- i:\,,!i,inirc I Boston ( { Wholesale and Retail Florists } Business throughout the city is better. Flowers are now more plentiful and re- tail florists say that business will stead- ily improve. In talking recently with Thomas F. Galvin, he said his store bad the best business since Christmas that they have had in four years. He thinks now that good business has come to stay and that the outlook for this year is promising. On Friday, Jan. 21, the firm had tbe decorations for the Bayard Thayer ball, which was held at the Copley Plaza. This ball was given by Mr. Thayer as a coming out party for his daughter, and was the most elaborate affair that has been held at this handsome new hotel since it was built. The decorations were the most handsome and expensive that have been seen in this city for years. The tapestry alone which was used in the decoration, and which is owned by the (Jalvin tirm, was insured for $50,0(X1. (>ue hundred and twenty-five Bay trees were used, large trained English Ivies and many other evergreen plants. Very few palms were used. Flowers of tlie most expensive kinds such as orchids, American Beauty Roses, Hadley, Russell and Ophelias were used in quantities. Tbe decoration was arranged as an Italian garden and the receiving party was under the pergola. This elaborate decoration was put up under the direc- tion of J. J. Slattery of Galvin's Park St. store. On Monday we noted at Gal- vin's Park St. stor« a handsome window of orchids which drew a good deal of at- tention, sprays of Vanda ccerulea with twelve large handsome flowers, Lselia Albeda, Cypripediums and Cattleyas and Oncidiums were shown. James Methven, president of the Gar- deners and Florists' Club, has appointed the following committees for the current year. e McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower ukl plant basket! is the best you can get. Pittsburgh. Pa. When orderlnir. please mention The Exchanjss F. E. Palmer. T. II. Westwood, Duncan Finlayson, Julius lieurlin, Alex. McKay, Donald McKenzie, A. A. Pembroke, W. H. Judd, Eber Holmes and Charles Sander. Entertainment, George W, Hauler, chairman, W. J. Collins, John -Melntyre, Harold Edgar, Wm. Mix, Wm. Watson, A. E. Eisenhardt, P. A. Gavin, Donald J. Creighton. Membership and Welcome, chaii'man, D. S. Reid, John R. Xess, J. L. Russell, Frank Mun-ay, R. E. .Montgomery, John Reid and Edward Rose. Houghton & Gorney, on the corner of Park and Fremont sts., have always at- tractive window displays. We noted recently a nice Spring effect which was made of Wallflowers, Daffodils, Tulips, English Daisies, English Primroses, Vio- lets and Pansies. Business has been quite good of late with this firm. Thomas F. Galvin has donated a hand- some silver punch bowl as a prize for the florists bowling league. Galvin's team is playing well and every man on the team is employed by F. P. Galvin. Guttman & Raynor of New York had a handsome display at the Gardeners and Florists' Club meeting on Jan. IS, of the Rose Prima Donna, and Laura Weber and Peace Carnations. The Rose was awarded a report of merit and Carna- tion Laura Weber also received a report of merit. The Carnation Peace, honor- able mention. Ileury R. Comley on Park st. has a display in his window of SciUa Siberica in bloom. There is one bulb to a very small pot. There were noted fine plants of Gardenias in bloom. A vase of Bird of Paradise flowers drew much attention. Of other seasonable plants he had a fine display. Mr. Comley reports business as quite good. On a recent visit to the greenhouses of A. M. Davenport, tbe writer was much pleased with what be saw. There are many thousands of Lilies grown for Eas- ter and the plants are being started along in good shape. Lilacs in large batches .■ire forced and flowering profusely. Other shrubs, as Prunus, Forsythias and Deut- zias. are doing well. There are thou- sands of Azaleas coming along. Rambler Roses are just being started. Begonias are being propagated by the thousands. We noted a fine batch of the Begonia^ Mrs. Heal being grown along. Young ferns in flats are a specialty and they are grown by the millions. This is a most interesting place to visit. This week, on. Jan. 28, Penn the Flo- rist is to vacate his Bromtield st. store and all the business will be transacted at his new handsome establishment at 124 Tremont st. Mr. Penn's store will be missed very much on Bromfield st. It was the most familiar store on the thor- oughfare. Penn's store was instrumental in building up the street, and today it is one of the busy thoroughfares of the city. This store was advertised more than any other florist's store in this city, and for its size no other flower store took care of as much business. There is little doubt but all the business men on this street regret that Henry Penn is moving away from them, but doubtless they all wish him much success in his new place of business. As a last parting window decoration they had a handsome Spring display made up mostly of yel- low flowers. Huge branches of yellow Forsythia made a handsome background. Narcissus, Tulips. Pussy Willows. Wall- flowers, yellow Daisies made a handsome display. Henry M. Robinson & Co. are rushed with business. Flowers are more plen- tiful and it is easier now for their buy- ers to pet large supplies of flowers to supply their numerous customers. They Jaiiuarv -'!), 19lii. The Florists' Exchange 265 GARDENIAS THE BEST: S25.00 per 100. GOOD STOCK: S15.00-$20.00 per 100 We can furnish you most any quttiitity of them. Wt; pack them very care- fully and you will find that every flower comes to you in perfect condition. Carry them in stock and place an order for shipment two or three times a week. WHITE LILAC 'pif.S On a quantity of White Lilac we can offer you special quotation. Vou will find out stock as good as any being shipped from this market. Increase your variety of cut flowers and carry Lilac in stock. VIOLETS TJr LADY CAMPBELLS, light or large_ Singles. Our growers are all nearby, and they pick them in the morning, ensuring absolutely fresh stock. New York Violets at the same price. Mention which you prefer when placing order. CATTLEYAS $6.00 per doz., S45.00 per 100. $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100 At the prices that we have quoted we will furnish you all fine selected flowers, stock that is well worth the money. FREESIA: 100 $5.00 DAFFODILS: Singles, 100 $5.00 SPENCER PEAS: 100 $2.00 MIGNONETTE: 100 S6.00-$8.00 BOUVARDIA— Pink Double, 100 $6.00 SNAPDRAGON: Dozen $1.50-$2.00 The Leo Niessen Co. Washington, D. C. ISI4 H St., N. W. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Philadelphia, Pa. 1 201-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Centre St When ordering, please mention The Exchange Wbokssale Prices of Cut flowers, PhiiadelpbraJaR. 24J916 Price* quoted are b/ the hundred unless otberwUe noted .00 .00 .00 ,00 toM* — A. Beauty. BpcoUl SOOOto ■' Fuury 40.00to " Extra 2.5.00 to " No. 1 .15,00 to " No.2 lOOOto No. 3 6 00 to KftiieriD Auc. Viet to Killamgr 4.00to Wliit* KiUanioy 4.00 to Mil. A»ron Ward 4.00 to My Maryland 4.00 to Pnoo. de Bulfarit (Mra. Taft) to Radiance to 62.50 50.00 35 00 20.00 12.50 8.00 15.66 16.00 12.00 16.00 Standard. Varieties Riohmond Bunburvt Killamey Brilliant J. J. L. Mock Mti. Charlei Ruaaell Mn. Franois Soott Key Mn. Geo. Shawyer Hadlay Ophelia Adlantum, Ordinary Antirrhinum, per bunoh Asparaftus, Plumoeua. per bunoh. . . . " Sprenceii, per bunoh.« . . Asters Bouvardia Chrysanthemums. Ordinary.. Faney 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 1.00 to .50 to .35 to .25 to to to 12.50to to to 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 25.00 15.00 15.00 20.00 15.00 1.50 2.00 .60 .60 15.00 Carnations. Inf. grades, all eol . . {White Pink Red Yeiiow and vu. rWhiu Fanoy I Pink Varieties .. 1 Red (^Yellow and Tar. . Daffodils Daisies Ferns. Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Gladiolus LlUum Lonftlflorum Rubrum Lily of the VaUey Mignonette, per doi.. ordinary. fancy Orchids — Cattleyas Cyprlpedlums Dendroblum formoaunx. . . . Pansles per 100 bunches Smllax. per dos. strings Sweet Peas Tuberoses Vloleu. Single Doable Wallflowers, per bunoh 2.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 4,00 3.00 .50 .15 .10 1260 5,00 2.00 .34 .50 25.00 12.60 6.00 1.80 .50 .28 .60 .25 to 3, to 4 to 4 to 4 to .. to 5 to 5 to 5 to .. to 4 to 2. to , to to .. to .. to IS. to 8 to 6. to to to 40 to 16. to to 6, to 2, to 2 to .. to , to to , to .. ar« handling the finest Mignonette we have seen for some time, which is grown by William Sim. They are also receiving the finest Pansies we have seen this sea- son from the same grower. ■ They are re- ceiving large supplies of the very choicest Roses and Carnations. McAlpine & McDonald are receiving from the Exeter Rose Conservatories, Exeter. N. H., a large supply of excel- lent Roses of the following varieties : Hoosier Beauty. Killarney Queen, Dou- ble White Killarney, Ward and Sun- burst. Frank P. Putnam is sending this firm a nice supply of his well grown Car- nations and .Spanish Iris. They have just added a traveling salesman to their force of employees, by name Alax Lakin, and he is now traveling in New Eng- land. Edward Winkler is cutting a nice lot of flowers of his new seedling Carnation, Morning Glow. G. W. Glines of Beverley has excellent success with Sweet Peas and is market- ing some fine flowers. Thomas Cox of Dorchester has the sympathy of the trade in the death of liis wife, which occurred on Jan. 22. The funeral services were held at the resi- dence on Monday, Jan. 24, and the burial was private. There were many beau- tiful flowers from the trade and other friends. The finest single Violets we have seen for some time are those of Elery Briggs of Dighton, Mass. He has also a big supply of well grown Callas. Peirce Bros of Waltham are cutting a nice supply of good Roses, which include Ophelia, Killarney Brilliant, Killamey Queen and Ward. The Budlong Rose Co. has been for- tunate in having a big cut of Roses throughout the month of January. The company is sending to its salesroom in this city 9000 Roses daily of quite a number of varieties. Those in largest supply are Double White Killamey, Kil- larney Brilliant, Killamey Queen, Rus- sell, Scott Key, Ward and Milady. P. Welch reports flowers much more plentiful and reasonable in price. He says their shipping business is quite good and the weather quite favorable now. The exhibits at Hort. Hall on Jan. 21 and 22 of the Mass. Fruit Growers' Ass'n were large and particularly interesting. Th.e lecture on various subjects connected with fruit growing and allied subjects were well attended. The New England Florists' Supply Co. SPENCER SWEET PEAS Some wonderfully well flowered stock coming in, all shades. Extra long, long, medium and short. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and S2.,'50 per 100. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The >Vhol»aale Florists of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklin and St. Paul Sts. WASHINGTON, 1216 H St.. N. W. When orderme. pl<'"«e m''ntluis, will give an illustrated lecture at Horticultural Hall on the Shaw Botanic Garden. In the evening Dr. Moore is to be entertained at the Parker House by the Horticultural Club of Boston. John K. M. L. Farquhar is to deliver a lecture before the Garden Club of Cleveland, O., on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The standing of the Boston Florists' Bowling League at the game played on Jan. 20 was as follows: Won Lost Galvin 39 13 Flower Market 36 16 Carbone 34 18 Zinn 24 28 Pansles 2.3 29 Flower E.xehange 21 31 Robinson 19 32 McAlpine & McDonald 12 40 Two other silver cups have been do- nated as prizes for the bowling league, one from Henry Comley and one from Zinn, both retail florists on Park st. Lawbence, Mass. — A. H. Wagland. florist of 6.'?5 Broadway, has recently opened a branch Store at 4.54 Essex st. Berger Bros. WHOLESAl£ FLORISTS Choicest SeasoflaUe Flowers ,^m, 1225 Race St, PHIIAMPHIA, PA. When ordering, pleawe mpntlon The Kirhwneg WIV1. J. BAKER WHOLESALE FLORIST CARNATIONS, SWEET PEAS, MIGNONETTE and DAISIES 12 South Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. Wlien ordering, please mi'ntl.iii The Kxt-banx. BMlT.l.phaa. K.7aMaa Tri.>h in. KOMADA BROTHERS li'S'lS^ Wire Designs Fiorists' Supplies Abt win D«ttB at Sfaort NMlc 1008 Viae Street, Philadelphia, Pa. When ordering, pleage mention Th** ETchnngy FANCY TERNS DAGGER FERNS GREEN or BROWN GALAX 760. p«r 1000 A.. L,. Fortunes 1636 Ludlon St. PHILADELPHIA. PA. When ordering, please mention Tbe Eidiange 266 The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS' SUPPLIES SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, ETC Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers 166 North WaJjash Ave. Winterson's Seed Store WheD ordering, pleafle mention The Eschangre DAn.Y SHIPMBNTS FROM SIXTY GROWERS Chicago The Chicago Flower Growers Association Wholesale Gro-wers of Cut Flo'wers and Plants 182 IV. Wabash Ave. : : CHICAQO rjU/L K. KUNGSrOtm. Umatf BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, ""t^l^^^T* When orderlnE, please mention The Exchanpre E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND, When ordering, please mention The Exchange RRNE & KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAK-INB so BastRandolph Street CI-IICA.aO When ordering, please mention The Eicliance . « \ Philadelphia \ j Wholesale and Retail Florist! ) The February meeting o£ the Florists' Club next Tuesday evening will be de- voted to Carnations, and growers having something good in this line are invited to exhibit. R. T. Brown, of the Cottage Gardens. Queen.s. N. Y., will give a re- view of the newer Carnations : their value and promise, as shown by tests of the past season. Matters pertaining to the National Flower Show are also to be discusseti. A big meeting is therefore to be expected. The committee on leases and contracts on the National Flower Show has further reduced the expense on the new floor at Convention Hall to $1200, by sub-leases to the amount of $1300. John Wana- maker is one of the lessees paying $500 for tie use of the floor for one night. There will be a meeting of the execu- tive committee of the .American Kose So- ciety in this city on Feb. 1, for the pur- pose of completing arrangements for the Nalional Flower Show. The trade tickets to the National Flower Show will be ready for distri- bution on March 20. The price of these tickets is 25c. each in lots of one hun- dred or more. Purchasers ma.v have their name printed on the tickets if so desired. Application for tickets should be made to E. J. Fancourt in care of the Pennock Meehan Co., 160S Ludlow St., or Room 12a5 Widener bldg. While three policemen were standing on the corner chatting on Sunday night, a thief broke through the glass door of William Berger & Sons of Germantown. and rifled the cash register of several dol- lars. The police heard the crash of fall- ing glas.s and after a thorough search of the store and greenhouses failed to locate the thief. Among tlie Philadelphians aboard the liner Brazos hound for Porto Rico, which was rammed in the fog Saturday off Sandy Hook, was. J. Otto Thilow. The vessel had to put back to New York for repairs and Mr. Thilow booked for the next steamer sailing to Porto Rico. Henry F. Michell. accompanied by Mrs. Michell. has gone to Palm Beacli, Fla., for several week.s' stay. Paul F. Richter has returned from a quiet rest at one of the famous watering places in the south. H. Bayersdorfer & Co. are rushing out a fine line of Valentine novelties. Paul [Berkowitz is out on a pleasure trip through the Middle West. Chas. Sehack- erman, their popular city salesman, is back again on his Ford after a two weeks' siege of the grip. Max A. Fierstein, of the Moore Seed Co.. returned from the North and has de- parted for the South. He merely stayed in town long enous^ to file a large block of orders. Robert Crawford. Jr.. has flowered a fine lot of Cyclamen and Azaleas at his place at Secane, Pa. George Auegle of the Philadelphia Cut Lonft Distance Telephone Central 3373 H. E. Phiupott, Pre». V. Bbzoek, Vice-Pre«. cLYSfrf A. T. PYFER ®. CO. 30 East Randolph Street Nbttib L. Parkbk, Seo'y A. T. Ptfbr, Treaa. & Manager WHOLESAlf FLORISTS CHICAGO, ll-l.. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, Jan. 25, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES — American Beauty. Specials per doB. 36-inch Btems 30-inch atems |] 24-inch stems 18 to 20 inch Short Cecile Brunner Geo. Elgar Fire Flame. .1 White and Pink Killarney. Specials Fancy Medium Short EUlamey Brilliant, specials Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium < Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taf t. Fancy Medium Short i 6.00 to 6.00 4.00 to hm 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to H(K) 1.60 to 2 00 4.00 to S.OO 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to ».()() 2.00 to 3.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 12.00 to 16.00 10.00 to 12.00 8 00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 15.00 to 18.00 to 12.00 to 15.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 10 00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 to to to to ROSES — Continued Ophelia. Special Select Medium Short CARNATIONS— fwhite. , < Pink. . . I Red. . . Standard Varieties Splits, assorted colors. . •Fancy fwhit* (•The Highest I "'^'*-- Grades of St'dS Pini. ■■ Yarleties.j Red Adlantum Asparagus, Btinch " Sprengeri " Strings Bouvardlas Boxwood, per lb DaSodUs Dasies Gardenias, per doz Ferns, Hardy, per 1000 Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays LiUum Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mexican Ivy Mignonette Narcissus, Paper White Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz. Dendrobtums Onddiums Roman Hyacinths Smilai Snapdragons Steyia Sweet Peas, Spencers Tulips Violets, Single " Double .00 to 12.00 00 to 10.00 00 to 8.00 00 to 6.00 00 to 4.00 00 to 4.00 ,00 to 4.00 . . to 3.00 .00 to 5.00 .00 to 5.00 .00 to 5.00 . . to 1.00 .25 to 35 .25 to 30 .00 to 60.00 .00 to 6.00 . . to .16 .00 to 4.00 .00 to 3 00 .00 to 4.00 . . to 2.60 .. to 125 .26 to .50 .00 to 12 00 .00 to 10 00 .00 to 4 00 . . to 75 .00 to 8 00 i.OO to 4 00 .00 to 6 0U .00 to 6 00 . . to 4 00 1.00 to 3 00 . . to 16 00 .00 to 6 00 .00 to 1.60 .50 to 2.00 1.00 to 4.00 .40 to .60 .50 to .75 .. to Z^^T^ ROSES AND CARNATION? PETER REINBERG HEADQUARTERS fOK AMERICAN BEAUTY ROS*> Wholesale Cut Flowers 30 East Randolph StTeet» CHICAGO. ILL, Wten orderlnK, please mention The ISxchange E'lower 'Co. is receiving a high grade of Carnations. White Primulas are also a f ea ture. The Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' E.'cehange is meeting a good demand for their Russell Roses. CHICAGO and the WEST i 1 Wholesale and Retail Florists \ Fred L. Otto, 2128 North Kedzie ave., narrowly escaped death on Saturday night, Jan. 22, when a man, said to lie a discharged employee, fired four shots at him. He suffered four slight scalp wounds. The assailant fired the shots while standing a few feet from Otto in the greenhouse. Geo. T. Weiland of Bvanston has pur- chased a tract of land west of Evanston where he intends to erect immediately a large range of modern greenhouses. The property where the present greenhouses stand has long since grown to be too valuable for this purpose, and will be used as soon as the old houses can be removed as the site for modern apart- ment Ijuildings. The new tract is in the neighborhood of Niles and east of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. establishment, and Mrs. Johansen, of the Victor Johansen Seed Co., Los Angeles, Cal., was calling on the trade tiis week. The Jos. G. Neidinger Co. reports a big demand for its novelty Valentine bas- kets and is shipping them in quantity. is sufficiently large to establish a nur- sery for perennials, which Mr. Weiland intends to develop in due time. The recent floods did quite a lot of damage to gardens and greeiiliouse property around Chicago. On the Fabian estate at Geneva, of which the River- ibank greenhouses is a part, two bridges were washed away. The Fox River at that point overflowed its banks for a considerable distance on the estate. The automobile show opened Saturday in the Coliseum. Tlie entire decoration scheme is Japanese, a blue sky and Japa- nese bamboos towering almost to the top intermingled with glimpses of moons, clords. parndas. nnd Clierrv trt-es The entire ceiling and side walls of the Co- liseum is canyased and painted in keep- ing with the scheme of the decoration. A. L. RANDALL CO. Wabash Ave. UakeSL e^w^ CHICAGO, ILL. ei^W^a Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists' Supplies When ordering, please mention The Excbanjn WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders / Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave.. CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mpntlon The Exchange C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORIS1 27 Saint Anne Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION Phone, SUTTER 640 Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchanfce Cherry blossoms are everywhere, even the big electric lights that illuminate the building are trimmed with Cherry blos- soms and the bands are hidden behind an abundance of Japanese shrubbery, set off with Cherry tjlossoms so as to give the effect of growing from the trees. Frank Oechslin reports much bulb stock coming blind this season. In his greenhouses he has 14,000 pot grown Lilies coming on for Easter. Tlie supply of blooming plants for Easter this season, on account of the late date on which it nceui-.s. will be uncertain in mauy va- rieties of blooming plants. It will all depend on April weather. It will be a good Easter for pot Roses and these will be a large factor in the supply this sea- son. An early Easter is not good for pot grown Roses, as there is not suffi- cient time to develop them to their fullest. Tlie late Easter, this year while it may be disadvantageous to much other stock, will be a good one for Roses. Mr. Oechs- lin is about completing a handsome new residence in the rear of his greenhouses, where he has a frontage of 260ft. on W. Jackson blvd. The house, garage and all outbuildings are roofed with Spanish tiling and they have a striking uni- «( formity in appearance. There is abun- dant room for landscape effect surround- ing the house that will be carried out just as soon as the weather will permit. J. A. Budlong has decided to add the new Rose Champ Weiland to his list of varieties for the coming season. They have placed their order with Weiland & Risch the past week, who also report several other large growers negotiating for this pink, that has been cs-pecially fine during the dark days of Winter. John Bauscher, the well known florist of Freeport, 111., suffered a serious loss from a disastrous fire that raged in his greenhouses on Jan. L'n. Mr. Rauscher estimated his loss at about .$50,000. This includes his growing stock of plants, a large number of which were ready for the" market. The damage to his stock is the greatest loss, as the repairs to his greenhouses can be made for very much less than $50,000. The seven green- houses that were destroyed carried with them a loss of plants that were frozen by water that was thrown into the build- ■ ings. and further loss is from freezing of other plants occasioned by the damage to the steam heating outfit. A large force of men worked all night to prevent the freezing of the plants in eight of the E-reenhouses that were not harmed by the fire. This force included plumbers, steamfitters, and tinners, and their work. Jiimmrr 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 267 HEWS INC. 1904 STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD, AZALEA, BUIiB, ORCHID, FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSEDROSE, CARNATION, PALM , Of CLAM EN CUT -FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FO0NTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS, etc Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World's Largest Manufacturers A. H. HEWS S, CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. c^"="Mf;. Ntw York, N. Y. b)miiinaiii]uiaiiaiii[iijuiiuuiU]UuiiMiiit]uiiiniiiu[iinjjriiimcijijmuiiu[iiMuimui[]niuiuuiciniumiuii]unumiu[imuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiraiii[^ I Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs! "ANCHOR BRAND" | OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoned, selected Virginia White Cedab — we use no substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant Tub that money can buy. Write for booklet and prices. 9 RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS f I Largest Manufacturers of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND, VA. 1 Siui[miiiiii]iiuiriiiuJE]niiuiuui[iiijniiiiiiic]iiiiiniiiii[]uiiiuniii[iiminauiniiiimuiiic]uiiinnait:iiiiiiiiniit]iJuijiiiiii[iiiiiiniimiiiiiiiiingitd lo;iso ni''n11on Thp Exrlijmcp DREER'S"R|VERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub No.Dlam. Each Doz 100 10 20 in, »1.46 »16.00 $130.00 20 18 in. 1.30 14 00 IIS.OO 30 16 in. 1.00 11.25 92.00 40 14 in. .65 7.00 56 OO 50 12 in. .45 6.00 40.00 60 10 in. .38 4.00 32.00 w —^ J ; 70 9 in. .30 3.60 28.00 M&nufMtured for us eiolunvely. The best tub ever Introduced The neateet lishtent and ..l.?i^ ^^"^ *'""'■ ^'^ "'"""" ^"^'^'^ ''""P^- 1"'"' <""' largest sileTha^ drop h^d?^^. HENRY A. DREER,^"°f ■;»yp\„|"^Bs. 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. while not wholly successful, had the. effect of savini; a large number of plants. Mr. Uauscher secured a large number of furnaces, stoves and salamanders which were sent to the greenhouses in drays, and those of the workmen not engaged in repairing the steam heating plant gave their time to setting up the stoves and furnaces. Although the fires were kept up all night, yet the cold had its effect in a largo number of plants freezing in three of the greenhouses. Mr. Bauscher is uncertain as to when he will rebuild the greenhouses that were destroyed. Fir.st of all he wants the question of liability to be settled, believing that the city is at fault in not providing him with adeijuate fire protection. He has made numerous requests for the extension of the wat^r mains and a fire hydrant at his greenhouses, and though often con- .sidered at the council no action was taken. He further said that but for the repeated promises of the cit.v officials he would have equipped himself with bet- ter fire protection and would have erected an immense concrele tank to hold many hundred barrels of water. Nearly 3000ft. of hose was stretched at this fire and was all that was available in Freeport. and Rockford was ca!leDah 6.26 16002H-inoh 6.00 1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flowi-ine almost an established fact that 'State St. rents were too high for the cut flower trade. Wictor Iiro.<. are cutting rarn:itions .iRain in about the usual quantities and a full Kose supply will soon follow. Gus Alles says tliat the prospects for a large St. Valentine's Day supply in everything grown was never better. Harry C. Rowe has purchased the fi.t- fures of the s'tore used by the late H. F. Halle and will have them moved as soon as he decides on a location for his new store. SYRACUSE RED POTS FERN POTS, PANS and SAUCERS, op to and Including 12-lnch, all machine made. A greai ImproTement over the old ityle tiumed poto. Write far CiOaloQm SYRACUSE POTTERY C. BREITSCHWERTH, Prop, SYRACUSE, N.Y. Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made In rrttmUH b1s«b of 3-ln. to e-ln. Tka kMt Psp« Pot for Jiltn*«t purpoM.. Bamplei fm^ lushed fi«e. Ask your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 403 Oak st WaKham,' Mais THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-date 268 The Florists' Exchange (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL APHIS .00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. IT TO YOl WE SELL DIRECT TO TH EDSMEN^pAliNPT SELL you deslVS'T'Tbbicc'6 P6wder"TfBifTfs"GruaranFee3K> Burn, ttft will Burn acd Give Perfect Satisfaction, or Money Back»/^ THE H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK; PA Whpn or<1er1ng. p1psb» mention The Exchange THE RENOWNED FOOD FOR PLANTS MANUFACTUIHED BY CLAY &, SON, STRftTFORP LONDON, ENCLANP ^\Tipn nrdprhig. nlfnsp iripntlon Thf Kxrhnngp C The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spra.y remedy for grrecn. black, white fly, thrlps and soft scale. Qt., $1.00) ffal., $2.50. FUNGINE An Infallible spray remedy for Roa« mildew. Carnation and Chrysanthemum rust. Qt., 760., ffal., $2.00. VERMINE A soil BterlUzer for cut, eel, wire and angle worms. Qt, $1.00; ral., $3JX>. SCALINE For San Jose and various seal* •n trees and hardy stock. Qt. 760.; caL, 91.60. NIKOTIANA A 18 per cent nicotine solution proi>- erly diluted for fumigating or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.60; g-al., $4.60. %.:™.^ ■'i!SSSSSMija:^M^ / 'hflNURES k Uneqna Lai The Pul 34 UN led (or Greenhc idscape Fertiiiz verized Man flON STOCK K CHICAGO nseand ure Co. ARDS Wlien ordering, please mention Tbe Elacliange If yon cannot obtain onr prodaoti from yonr local dealer, send as your or- der and we will ship Immediately throuffb OUT nearest a^ent. APHINEMANUfACTURiNGCO. MADISON, N. J. G«o. A. Bumbton, Pres. M. C. Bbel. Treat When ordering, nlense mi^ntlnn The Exchange Fertilizers FACTORY PRICES. Cash with Order Per ton 200 Uu. Special Sheep $28.00 $3.50 Fine Bone Meal 40.00 5.00 Blood and Bone 60.00 6.00 Davidge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40.00 6.00 Florist's Tankage 30.00 4.00 FOR RETAIL FLORISTS Odorless Sheep Fertilizer. Price per 100 lbs.: 1. lb. bags, $6.00; 5 lb. $3.00; 25 lbs. $2.00; 100 lb. $1.75^ ^ Hudson Carbon Co. BaiistonSpa,N.Y. When, orflering. ploase mention The Excluinge The Exhanse-Aiertand Up-to-date FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c.lb.,j'b'^, TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. '{^"^ TOBACCO DUST, le. lb. .g'iS. TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. rbSS Large Bale, wsigfaiag 400 to 500 Iba, ti.50 Special prices In Tons and Carload Lots J I Trinflm'in 285-289 Metropolitan A>e .J.rriBOnian, Brooklyn, n. y. When ordering, pleiise mention The ExclianKe Felix Reichling, of the Peter Reinberg wholesale department, says that American Benuty Roses are more plentiful this week with them than they have been in several weeks. It will be a long time ag'ain before the market will see such a scarcity of stock as It has just gone through, is his opinion. There were several prominent weddings tbe past week that called for a lot of choice flowers and decorations. The •Cudahy-Spaulding wedding at the Holy Name Cathedral on Saturday was one of unusual beauty. Orchids, Valley and white Lilac were used in tbe bouquets. A most unusual and beautiful color schpine was carried out. All of the at- tendants wore gowns alike of pale blue, and hats of dark blue trimmed with vari- ous shades of purple. They carried bou- quets of white Lilac and Cattleyas. L. R. Bohannon furnished the bridal Iflowers. The Chicago Journal of Jan. 19 in a write-up of the cut flower situation in the city gives the following as a "tip" to the uninformed. "More than 2400 men are employed in the 800 retail stores of Chicago and wholesalers employ between NIKOTEEN Fw Bprayiiii. APHIS PUNK For Fumiiating. Aflk your desUr for it NICOTINE MFG. Co. ST. lOllS When nrdering. nlense mention The Exchange 1500 and 1600. Retailers in Chicago stores exceed $5,000,000 worth of trade each year Although through literature, iback-to-nature movements and real edu- cation people are coming more generally to know and love flowers, the greater percentage of buyers enter the stores without knowing what is proper, accord- ing to a prominent retailer, who suggests lists of flowers suitable for each month in the year." Paul Berkowitz, representing H. Bay- ersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., is in tbe city. Cleveland, 0. The publicity committee of the Cleve- land Florists' Club is going to have a Valentine booth at the Food Show, to be held the last week in January at the Coliseum, where the Flower Show was held. H. P. Knoble, M. A. Vinson and others went to Buffalo to attend a meeting of the affiliated advertising clubs of Rochester, Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo. They were expected back on Monday morning. Stock still continues scarce, and the great trouble is not lack of orders but something to fill them with. Everyone is hoping the pressure will let up "before St. Valentine's Day, or it will hurt that day, which has now come to be a factor to be reckoned with. Ella Gbant Wilson. Saint Louis, Mo. Tlie Market The beginning of the week finds the weather somewhat warmer and stock slightly more plentiful. Carnations, which were bringing 3c. and 4c., took a step up toward the end of the week and brought 5c. Roses are still- scarce. Kil- laruey. Sunburst, Wards in medium length are bringing 5c. to 15c. Good Milady and Chas. Russell were closing at 15c. Sweet Peas have begun to come in fairly well and are cleaning up fine. The price of these is 50c. to 75c. on the commons and $1 to $1.50 on the Spencer type. Freesias in limited quantities but of good quality are commanding 6c. Nar- cissi remain plentiful at 3e. to 4c. Jon- quils are as yet very scarce and top the market at Oc. to Sc. Violets continue steady and bring 50c. to 75c. ; the smaller Herricks are quoted at 40c. per lUO. Lilies are sky high; rubrums stay at Sc. to lOc, while Callas and Harrisu reached 12y2e. Valley brings 4c. Greens are plentiful. Retail Florists Elect The meeting of the Retail Florists' Association took place on Monday, the 17th, at the Mission Inn. The election of officers took place as follows : . , ^ Charles Young, re-elected president; C. Bergsterman, vice-president; F. C. Weber, Jr., secretary and treasurer. A notable event of the evening was a discussion by Wm. Ryan of the National Cash Register Co. Mr. Ryan drove the word home when he talked "efficiency in business affairs today. The man who tolerates loose methods in checking cash and carelessness in the cliarge end of his business is lost, was the moral of the talk. . . Jno. Steidle of Central is consigning some excellent Pink Snapdragon to Henry Berning. The Rowe Co. of Kirkwood seems to have the market on yellow Jonquils this year. The Windier Co. is handling this stock. „ „ Jules Bourdet & Co. and C. Beyer are supplying the trade with some fine large .Vzaleas and early IJlacs. Henry Young of Maryland and. Euclid was very busy with decorations the past week. The Carnation Society display this week will offer a splendid opportunity to the town's best to show their skill on table decorations with Carnations only. Four or five local men will compete. F. L. S. I Pacific Coast Department i I -4 San Francisco, Cal. Rain every day this year is the record that this part of tbe State has been keep- y ing up until the present writing, at which ' time the weather seems to be breaking for the good. Despite this inclement weather, business has been holding up well in ail lines except possibly the seed and nur- sery business, which has to come to a standstill until the ground drains out. Florists and decorators are being kept busy with funeral work and decorations. Unfortunately stock for this kind of work is exceedingly scarce at present, the cheap- est material being Carnations that retail for 75c. a doz. This condition brings about the abundant usage of Galax and Maidenhair for wreaths and stands. Vio- let palls are also being made to a large extent. Roses, Carnations and Freesias are about tlie only lines of stock handled in any abundance on the market at present except Violets. The average Roses bring ¥1.50 to $3 a doz., while Am. Beauty and extra fine Hadley, etc., bring up to .$5 and $6. Carnations are 75c. and Freesias remain at 35c. Cyclamen flow- ers are still in demand and sell for about 3c. a flower. The sale of Cyclamen plants has also picked up a bit in the past week. Acacia mollissima and Baileyana are also being cut plentifully, and are filling the stores with a wealth of gold, in fact tbe only good yellow we have at present. In Australia, its native country, they have a special holiday set aside for it called "Wattle" Day, and the population turns out to pick it as it comes into flower. Nurserymen in this part of the State are all busily engaged in lifting _ stock preparatory to shipping and planting as soon as the ground dries out. Dealers in Roses and fruit trees report very promis- ing prospects. Trade Notes We feel honored to have in our midst no less a personage than Mr. Joseph Hill, the country's greatest builder of scenic roadways. Mr. Hill is on his way South to recover from a short illness, but promises to return and de- liver before the Pacific Coast Horticul- tural Society one of his interesting lec- tures on what he has done and what he is anticipating doing in the form of road building through the country's great spots of scenic beauty, namely, the na- tional parks. Those at tbe S. A. F. con- vention here will remember his wonderful lectures on scenic road building, and how admirably they were illustrated. This week marks the opening of a new flower and seed store in Clement ave. m this city. This store goes under the Lame of the Schic Co., and as well as liandling flowers, etc., carries a complete line of hose, garden tools, and all such supplies. During the first few days of their opening they had on display in their windows a large assortment of fu- neral work and cleverly decorated bas- kets ^ ■ "iJanny" Litchenstein of the Terminal Florist reports an excellent week of fu- neral work, and to insure a continuance of such has supplied himself with a large number of design books such as The Exchange puts out. H Hayashi of Elmhurst, one of our well known growers, is bringing in sev- eral houses of bedding stock for the Spring trade. Mr. Hayashi reports that he had a very satisfactory Christmas The Western Orchid Co. of Alameda reports a strong cutting of Cattleyas at present. Cattleyas are plentiful and this firm is supplying a large number. Ibis firm reports the complete cleaning out ol a large house of Kentias at a recent sale. The Oriental Seed Co., alias Richmond Florist, was forced to close up this week after contracting obligations several times the size of its business. Silently one b" one San Francisco is getting "d ol those who are not forthcoming by the wielding of the good strong hand of the The Emporium Dept. of the C. C. Navelet Co. devoted this week an entire window of the city's largest department store to the display of Roses, fruit and deciduous stock. Podesta & Baldocchi m Grant ave. have been displaying a few specimen plants of Rhododendron in flower. These are the January 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 269 ST^M >•' HOTWATER BOILERS SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT IRON TYPES HIGHEST QUALITY GUARANTEED Our eDgineering department will cheer- fully help you with your problems Do not be airaid to writt JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Establlthed oTer Fifty Years WTi.Mi ordt^riiig. pi'' 111' II I lull Tho P^xohniLge KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroescheil Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it wiUpay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass In Greater New York and oan supply any quantity from a box to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rook Bottom Prioes. PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N. V. PIPE New and Second Hand All Pipe guanuateed with perfect threada and couplings and sound in every respect. We oarry the largest stock of Second Eamd Pipe in the East. We Cut and Thread Pipe (o Sketch. Spedal Prioes to Florista. Corroapondiie. InWtod EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Inc. 30 Church St. N. Y. CITY For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeda, Con- wrratoriea and all othw purposes. Get our flflor* befor* buyinft. Estimates freely itlTeQ. GLASS H. COWEM'S SON, '"-^^r^^ Whpn rtrd»rlng. nlpww» mention TTi*^ Rir-lmnce — PIPE — Wrought Iron of M>lind Mcond-hand quality with new throada and coopUnts. 14-foot laagtha and up. Also pipe cut to (ketch. We ftoanuite. entire satlafacdon or retora money. EetabVahed 1S03 PrAFf S l«IDttl,r«nY S FHsdry Sts., Nmarli, N. I. When ordering, please mention The Oxcbange Change of Name FKOM Qukcr Citr MadriM Co. TO The lohn A. Evans Co BiCIIUOND, INDIANA Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchamre PACIFIC COAST— Contlnned first of the season and are unusually well formed. Some time back these people showed one of the largest specimen plants of Azalea Hinodogiri on the Coast. The MacEorie-McLaren Co. this week received a large shipment of Japanese plants including Daphne.s, Azaleas and mixed conifers. Along with this .ship- ment was a large number of plants that were exhibited at the Exposition, includ- ing a dozen of the largest and oldest C'ycas revohita ever imported into Amer- ica. Mr. MacRorie also has the finest lietinispora obtusa that ever left Japan. This plant is over 700 years old and was formerly the property of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Its cost runs way up into four figures. G. Daii.ey. Los Angeles, Cal. A Quarantine in Prospect Under the apprehension that Cali- fornia Olive trees and other nursery stock might not be like Ca;sar's wife, "above suspicion," the authorities of Arizona have threatened a quarantine against California stock. For a while some of our nurserymen were more or less perturbed over the matter ; by re- ferring it to the State Horticultural Commission the fact was proven that there was no danger, and the threatened quarantine held in abeyance. There is now in force a regulation keeping Orange and Lemon trees out of Arizona, and miscellaneous stock is subject to rigid inspection. Since the output of Cali- fornia plant and seed products have ex- ceeded local demands, any curtailment of markets is a serious handicap. The trade here assumes that clean stuff should have the right of way wherever the sun shines, the rain falls and the grass grows. Two Good Reports The annual reports of both the Pacific Coast and California Associa- tions of Nurserymen appeared in print simultaneously about the first of Janu- ary : both give the papers, transactions and discussions of their respective con- ventions held in San Francisco immedi- ately preceding the meeting of the So- ciety of American Florists. These re- ports evince careful editorial supervision, and testify to the healthy condition of both organizations. liUther Bnrbank in a I.egal Atmosphere In purely self-defense and to get his just dues, Luther Burbank has sued the company bearing his name for a large sum of money. This, like some other things we might mention, shows that speculation has sought to make capital out of Burbank's name and productions. In this endeavor much has been said and printed that to many appeared alluring, but which to hard-headed business men must have been matters to regret. These boomers of his horticultural productions are the ones who write "plant wizard" to his name : deliver lectures to women's clubs; print flamboyant descriptions of GREENHOUSES If you are thinking about build- ing a greenhouse — If you are a careful buyer — con- sult us We know the facts about greenhouses We go anywhere to submit plans and prices S. JACOBS & SONS 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. GreenhouseMateriaL"' Hot-Bed Sash t of Loiflsiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhonse Hardware and Posts — Patent V and U Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best. Onr Prices Rl^t A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 SheffieM Ave., {MM, 111. I Wh^o ordering plpawe mention The Elrcbange The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter Patent Iron Bench fittings and Rool Supports. VentUatin^ Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc. Sralara DlLLlLfR. CASKET I (Si. Iv££NjENNmG^Bl^. S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WTi«^Ti ordering, plewee mention Ttie KTchwngt* PERFECT GREENHOISES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE >y.*: ■A 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING Wtien ordering. plPd.'^e nirntlan The Esclian;;e mmm TO CLOSE OUTt 500 Boxes 8 x 10 , 200 " 6x8 GLASS ** B ** qu&Uty double thlok. A creftt eh*ne« to nr* | money. Hoto many -.0 you uant f j I. SOLOMONS SON, 199-201 Wooster SL, New York \ fo^ WhoUaaU Wh\d»m GfsM Wh e n ord p ring, plensp mrption TTie ETchange Greenhouse Materials Furnished and Erected IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lenftthB up to S3 feet MUled to any datoll forniahed, or will famish details and eat moteriala ready for ereotion. FranL Van Accrho FuKon Ave., Rose Ave. and lldllH fail H)&UIC| Dwight St.. JERSEY CITY. N. J. TThpn Ardfrlr^g nlpnof* m.ntinn Th" I'toIi it ngp CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factory coat of material. No skilled labor required. It U fireproof. NothLnft to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken dowa and reeet. No home for Tennin or buga. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. When ordering, please mention The Eichainre I LONGER STEMS ^oj MORE VIGOR ^ HT. & A. H. FUNNELL. ^ Huntington, N. Y., write: " With Astera we see a marked improvement in length of flower etem, vigor of plant, and size of flowers, since we installed the Irrigation System, Being surface rooters, the .Waters are greatly dam- aged by dry weather, and we have formerly lost nearly half of our crop by drought. We advise not waiting too long for rain, before starting the sprinklers." We will gladly furnish further in- formation and figures. QKINNER Oystem OP I RRIOATIO N The Skinner Irrigation Co. 225 Water St., Troy. Ohio ►:^ fA VA VA VA VA ■►X4 \\'heri ordprinp. please mention The Excli;ince WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new thread* and oouplinga. Guaranteed to give entire aatiflfaetion. Pipe cut to sketch. It will pay to correspond with "" ALBERT ® DAVIDSON, Inc. 217-233 Union Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y. Wben orderiiv, pleaae mention Hie Bxrhanire 270 The Florists' Exchange HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, 1% and Ij^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO When ordering, please mention The Exchange 1866—9115 "ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Locldand, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER When ordering. pIphbp mnntlon The Exohftiipp WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c each OuiB are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. s. JACOBS & SONS, '•'"^BTo'o^^/rv^ij.'-rf. r^- When ordering, plpuse mention The Exchange GRaiio'usE GLASS Sr.'ia'^Sr.S'"'" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO.. Chicago, lU. ^Tten ordering, plpase mentloo The Exchange 6r(H!nhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass all sizes from 6 x 8 to 16 z 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster »., NEW YORK. N. Y. Greenhouse Construction^ Boilers! Oat our oatalogue before you flsure 0«t o\ir figures before you buy John G. Monin^er Go. : Chicago 906 BLACKHAWK STREET NBW YORK, MarbrUlaeXBuUdliit »■ When ordering, please mention The Exchange E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. MORRISTOWN, N. J. Whfn nnloriiif i.l,..,q^ nv.Hi...i Til.- I'>-r-lnm-e FAOIFIO COAST— Continued his plants in catalogs— nil of which is none of his doing. Biirbank is a man of sense, of attainments, but it seems utterly ^ impossible to stop this sort of thing — it being quite as pronounced in one section of country as in another. Let us hope that .a suit in court will bring this sort of Burbank literature and booming to an end. Jupiter Pluvius and the Thermometer So far this season the rainfall is something like two inches more than that of last season at the same time. This has had a salutary influence on the seed and nursery trade ; people are more hope- ful. Mr. Geo. C. Roeding, of The Fanober Creek Nurseries, of Fresno, who has been pretty much over the State, expresses the opinion that when the planting season opens up after the rains, many of us will be surprised at the change in business conditions; Wm. T. Kirkman, Jr., of the Kirkman Nurseries, is equally optimistic, reporting some good sales and many inquiries for fruit trees in certain lines ; M. L. Germain, of the Germain Seed Company, says their trade is good, especially the mail order end ; John S. Armstrong, of the Ontaria Arm- strong Nurseries, is equally sanguine for a good season. Citrus stocks, however, are still ruling low witli light demands. And while the rainfall is good, the ther- mometer has at times given the pomolngi- cal heart a shock. Jan. 11 and 12 it hovered too near the danger line for tender stuff in the open and for the big citrus fruit crop now about ready to harvest. Smudging was quite generally practiced in the San Gabriel Valley to such an extent that nearly the entire Valley was enveloped in smoke for some 4S hours. At this writing, however, (Jan. 1.5), it is raining and the danger removed for the present. From Bench, Counter and Field The Redoudo Floral Co. expects to move, this month, from their present quarters on south Spring st. to a larger and better situated location on west Seventh st.- George C. Roeding blew in from Fresno this week and talked optimism to the clans in the Los Angeles office of TuE Florists' Exchange. M. McDonald of the Oregon Nursery Co. paid a compliment to California hor- ticulture in a splendid article on the \'rooman Franquette Walnut, published in the Walnut Book which was first ex- ploited in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. The Braun Corporation of Los An- geles, manufacturers and dealers in chemicals and agricultural and nursery- men's requisites, have published a splen- did and practical treatise on fumigation for insect pests that should be in the hands of every florist and plant grower. This firm is the California agent for the Koossler & Hasslacher Chemical Co., of New York City, manufacturers of cva- uoffg. cyanogran and cyanides. Paul J. Howard's horticultural es- tablishment has moved its city offices from the Marsh building to 1.'521 west Seventh st. Though among the latest on the horticultural carpet it is one that is rapidly winning its spurs. It is announced from Pomona that the ground occupied by the California Rose Company is to he subdivided and sold .as residence property. The company will move to new acreage on the outskirts of the city, and continue the business on a larger scale. Luther Burbank has been added to the staff of Orchard and Farm of San Fran- cisco,_ in which he will tell some of his experiences and achievements as a plant breeder. R. M. Teague. president of the San Dimas Citrus Nurseries, has .iust re- turned from a trip through the San Joaquin Valley, and reports a fair trade in deciduous fruit trees and ornamentals, but a rather light trade in Orange and Lemon trees. The contract for the new buildings of the Citrus Experiment Station and School of Tropical Agriculture at River- side has been awarded. With the in- troduction of tropical vegetation of all kinds, nurserymen will find this a source of reliable information. In the death of Prof. E. W. Ililgard. California loses one of its foremost agri- cultural authorities. In agricultural chemistry the name of Hilgard wull long remain an authority. His book on "Soils" is a classic the world over. Paul J. Steiger. the popular nursery- man, has associateound is to be carried, 1 would use a Sin. overhead steam main in each house. This main would enter the end of the house nearest the boiler room and about 2ft. from the ridge. The main should have a down grade of about lOin. to 12in. in the length of th^ house, and would be connected to 10 lines of l'/4in. pipe in each house. Each line of l^in. pipe should be valved at both steam and return ends for control of temperature. If a pressure of 3 to 5 pounds could b^.' carried throughout the system, a i'l-in. overhead main for each house W'luld be large enough. II the houses are to be heated with a i;ra\ity steam heating apparatus, that .is. all the water from condensation be- ing returned to the boiler without the use of steam pumps or steam trap, it will be necessary to place the boiler in a cellar deep enough so that the water- line of boiler will be at least from 3ft. to 4ft. below the level of the lowest point of the heating coil, and it would not be safe to leave a steam heating plant in a greenhouse all night without attention. Should you desire to use a cast iron sectional steam boiler for the above work, it would require a seven-section. 20in. grate boiler or a wrought tubular boiler of say 35 horse iinweiv A California Problem We have built two ridge and furrow houses, each 25ft. x 80ft., 6ft. high at eaves and gutter and 10ft. at the ridge. The two houses are divided lengthways, by a partition, thus giving us one part for Roses and one for Carnations. Our means of heating is through hot water; our lowest temperature 24 deg. F. above zero. How many feet of l^,^in. pipe will be necessary to give the houses the re- quired heat? How big should be the main flow and return pipe? And lastlv how should the pipes run through the house? We have solid beds. — A. P. W.. — To heat the Rose house, which I un- derstand is 40ft. long and 50ft. wide to a temperature of from 55 deg. to 60 deg. at night when mercury outside is 24 deg. above zero, the house will require 561 square feet of radiation, which is equiv- alent to 1122 lineal feet of IJ^in. pipe. The Carnation house of same size as Rose house will require 467 square feet of radiation or 934 lineal feet of IVoin. pipe to maintain a night temperature of from 50 deg to 55 deg. when the tem- perature outside is as above mentioned. In proportioning the above radiation. I have assumed that there is 3ft. of glass on the vertical sides, that both ends are glazed and exposed, and that the houses are of ordinary sound construction and tightly glazed. I would connect the noiler with a 4in. flow and return main, carrying these two mains across the end of the greenhouse nearest to the boiler, two Sin. overhead flow mains can be taken from this 41n. main, one under each of the two ridges, so that one-half of the Rose house and one-half of the Carna- tion house can be heated from each of the 3in. mains. It would be advisable to carry two separate Ireturn mains from the Carnation house to the 4in. main at end of Rose house, so that thtr Hose huuse can be heated independently of the Carnation house, and valves should be placed on flow connections to each coil for con- trolling the temperature. You will, of course, require an expan- sion tank which must be placed above the highest point of the system. If overhead mains as above mentioned are used, the highest point of the main should be at or near the boiler and air-vented at its highest point. The coils of pipe can be distributed throughout the house, some on the outside walls and some on the side of the solid beds, anti see that all coils have a down grade to the boiler of not less than lin. to ever.\' 10ft. Pipe Required for Small House I have a greenhouse 16ft. by 6oft., with concrete walls, and 2ft. glass on one side, and the rafters are lOft. long. A\'ant to heat with steam, the pipes under benches on the sides. Will you let me know how much it will take? Will l^iin. pipe for the radiation and will a 2in. pipe be large enough for the feed pipe? I have a boiler large enough to heat four times as mucb space as I have to heat. — H. F. C, O. — If the above house is of ordinary sound construction and both gable ends glazed and exposed, it will require about 575 linal feet of 1 14 in. steam pipe to maintain a temperature of from 55 deg- to 60 deg. at night when mercury out- side is at zero. If a steam pressure of one pound is carried a 2l^in. steam main will be required — but if five pounds steam pressure is carried, a 2in. steam main will be large enough unless the boiler isi located more than 50ft. from end of gpeenhouse. Should a temperature of from 60 deg. to 65 deg. be required at night when mercury outside is at zero, use 650 lineal feet of IHin. pipe and a 2i/2in. steam main. Conversion of Peat into Manure British growers are interested in the alleged discovery of a method of convert- ing ordinary peat into a highly concen- trnted fertilizer by a simple and inex- pensive bacterial treatment. The dis- coverer is Prof. W. B. Bi>ttoraley. Lon- don. Prof. Bottomley's principle is that liaoteria facilitate the chemical processes connected with plant growth, and the peat bacterial culture immensely facili- tates food ab.sorption by vegetables and other farm crops. He states that an acre of land treated witii 1 ton of the Iient manure has produced 41 per cent, more Potntoes than nn acre treated with SO tons of ordinary farm manure. The manufacture of tlie peat fertilizer is simple. However, the Brilisli Board of Agriculture is not convinced that the value of the new manure has been denion.strated on a hrond scjile. Use of Disinfectants After cutting and cleaning out all canker wounds on Apple or other fruit trees it is recommended tlnit a disinfec- tant be used. Corrosivf sublimate is a powerful germicide, but does not p.-nc- tnite deeply. It docs not kill I he cut edges of the bark. Otlier disinfect;nits; cnn be used. A tablespoonfnl of ordi- nary bleaching powder or chloridp of liuu' placed in a gallon of water is effective. A 2 per cent, bluestone solution is alsn effective. Ordinary -(O per cent, for- maldehyde solution at tlie stn'ngth of 1 ounce to the gallon is likewise n good germicide. These solutions should nl- w.ays be kfpt in glass boifl.-s or other- wise chemically clean rontaim'rs. They should never be put in tin cans or metal containers of any sort, since the solu- tions are decomiiosed and rendered inert by metals. The water used should In- i-easonnbly clean and the sponge or swni> should be kept clean by occasional wash- ing. Ihe Greenhouse Builder's Test What a greenhouse builder has done in the past, what he is doing now, and what he is reputed to be capable of doing, these things constitute the only valid test of a builder's capabili- ties and claims. Where an owner makes his selection of a builder on the above basis, the Metropolitan Material Co. organization can stand the test in a fashion which will make choosing easy. Fortv-four yeais at greenhouse construction have made us experts. We flourish by comparison. Put your Greenhouse Problems up to us. Let us submit pi.'ins .ind prices. We go an\\vhcre in the U.S.A. Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Wiii-i] r>nl-^riii;:. ^>li-;t.s<; mnujou Th.' Kx-ji\.ii:-^ Choice Red Cypress Greenhouse Material Hotbed Sash and Tanks Write for our prices Alfred Struck Co., Inc. Garden and Chestnut Streets, Louisville, Ky. HIGHEST PRICED *» CHEAPEST GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBuiiN <» CO. 107 Broad Street. Utlca, N. Y. LBT US TELL YOU ABOUT THEM Wtipn ordering, pleaae mention Thp Kxrhnncp KING IF YOU WANT THE BEST ^^^31 MM Fm The name that assures " the most for the money" In GREENHOUSES Write for Bulletin No. 47 and you will see why. ^rV?"?!","^™"*^®! Pearce-built Greenhouse 26 Kiop Road, N. lonawaiiib, N. Y. I GEORGE PESRCE Fiee from rot Prododntf appUaDCflf GET A Talaphon* 962-M 203 Tremant Xvtnua, Oranca.N.I When ordering, please mention The Exchanpe ' When ordering, plense mention Thp Exchange 272 The Florists' Exchange January 29, 1916. f.^ A Railroad Instance With A Greenhouse Moral i * 1 I « i < M I I i ' i < 1 < II ^^IROWN is one of our office managers. I Wkji That isn't his real name, but for present 1=^^ purposes we are calling him that. Yes- terday morning a letter from him lay on the top of the pile on my desk. It started right off with a question. This was the question : "Did you happen to see that much talked-of article by President Truesdale, of the Lacka- wanna Railroad, telling about their new Scran- ton cut off?" One of the things he said in it was: "Railroads in the East today have passed the point oi just construction. They are now striving to make their roads and equipment finished in every way." Then Brown went on to say: "Did you ever hear anything that better illustrates the point of Lord & Burnham Greenhouse Construction, as compared with others? Long since have we passed the stage of just construction and are now constantly striving to make their con- structions finished in every way. " It's easy enough to see in other constructions numerous mechanical defects which in our houses have been worked down to the finest de- tail. They show the thoroughness with which all parts of the construction have been studied out in the years past. You know how some concerns have every once in a while tried to belittle this thoroughness by calling it "fussy." If being fussy means building our houses just the best that our half a century's experience tells us to, then let's keep right on being fussier and fussier." I think Brown struck the nail square on the head. What do you think ? lorC^iBtirnhamlo. W. H. TRUESDALE. President Lackawanna R. R. SAIFSfiFFirFs/ NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO SALtS urrit-ts I ^2„d Street Bldg. Tremont Bldg. Franklin Bank Bldg. Rookery Bldg. ROCHESTER CLEVELAND Granite Bldg. Swedand Bldg. TORONTO Royal Bank Bldg. FACTORIES; Irvington, N. Y.. Des Plaines. III., St. Cathaiines. Canada MONTREAL Trantportation Bldg. ■A-^iA— a:.J.. vt&^il^a*...^.^ SUOQESTIOINS FOR SAIINT VAUEISTIINE'S DAV A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL VOL, XLI. NO. 6 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO. FEBRUARY 5. 1916 One DoUar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is exceptionally fine. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in. S6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima compacta. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., I12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS, Dwarf Boston. 8-in., $12.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. Extra fine, large specimens. lo-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants, sH-in- pots, $15.00 per 100; aj^-in., $3.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 234-in. $4.00 per 100. LILIUM GIGANTEUM 9 to lo-in. bulbs, 200 to the case, $17.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NEW YORK OIt« credit wher* crMlt Is dne — MentloD the ExrbaDK« BULBS . Case 300 $20.00 .Case 2C0 20.00 Giganteum - - jg!;? V ••• y^ ( F. O. B. Buffalo or Chicago Lilium Formosum ! « lo case Auratum - - - Magnificum - - 225 17.00 9-10 Case 160 14.00 I 8-9, Case 180 8.50 I 8-9, Case 200 11.00 F. O. B. Buffalo HYDRANGEA OTAKSA FIELD-GROWN, FINE STOCK. 1-10 branches, 5c.-35c Pot-grown, 1-10 bninobes, 8c.-40o. Special price by the 1000 branches. HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS French varieties: La Lorraine, Radiant, out of 6-incb pots. 6-6 branches $20.00 per 100. 4 branches $15.00 per 100. All less 3% discount for cash with order WM. F. KASTING CO., WlK^n" rirderiiifr. plense mi^ntWrn Tlio Excbanpp 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. ^'l •*'"'*•&'•• '<^1 Our Retail Catalog Will be mailed this coming week to the florist trade in the East. If you do not receive a copy, advise us and we shall be pleased to furnish one. We wish to call attention to the statement on the introductory page of our wholesale trade list giving our discount to the trade from the retail prices on such items as Nursery Stock and Bedding Roses which are not included in our wholesale list. ANLflEI^SON INC. ^©'c^pMWELL Conk W'lien order inc. pleiiBe mi ii I I'm Tbi? Exclmiine CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 297. CLASSIFIED Pages 307 to 311 MOONVINES The true large flowering white Noctiflora Leri, the blue dawn flower, blooms in enormous clusters. 2-in. $2.00 per 100, SlS.oU per 1000; 3-in. S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 PETUNIAS, Double and Single, Mixed Colors $2.00 $18.50 $3.00 $25.00 PETUNIAS, 10 named varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 BEGONIAS, Gloire de Chatelaine, Luminosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGONIAS, Mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 MOONViNES, White and Blue 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 FUCHSIAS, in variety 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 GERANIUMS, Standard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 ALTERNANTHERA, 4 varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONIA, White and Pink 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 AGERATUM, (1 varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PARLOR IVY 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SENECIO ARGENTEUS, Dusty MiUer 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 ALYSSUM, Dwarf and Giant 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 COLEUS, 1(1 varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SALVIA, Bonfire and Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LANTANAS, 6 varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM and HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60 cts. ]icr mil, S.j.00 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS. Whole Field elumps. $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. CANNA ROOTS. ■S2.00 per 100 and up. Cash with order. If you have not received our catalogue, notify us. #7. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND When ordprlng. plpnse m-nt1nn The ExchMiigp 274 The Florists' Exchange ^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ifir -K • • • * Shining Proposition Don't let it fade away. Fresh Seed from the Faderland Tr. pkt. Oz. BEGONIA Erfordi - 30.50 BEGONIA Vernon - - .25 S2.50 •,^ CENTALREAGymnocarpa 15 .40 ':^_^ SMILAX .10 .25 Lily Bulbs ,0 LILIUM AURATUM 8 to 9 $5.50 LILIUM AURATUM 9 to 11 10.00 LILIUM RUBRUM 8 to 9 5.50 LILIUM ALBUM - 9 to 11 10.00 i WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK •**•*•*•**••******••*•••*•• rig, plpiise m'-ntliin The Exclmnpe SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST STOCKS BOSTON FLOWER MARKET Unsurpassed for the largest per- centage of double flowers. We have crimson, canary yellow, dark blue, deep blood red . apple blossom, bright rose, light blue, scarlet. Trade pkt. $1.00. Pure white, trade pkt. $1.50. Sweet Peas, Asters, [Cyclamen, Petunia, Primula, Lily of the Valley From our Own Cold Storage Plant. Our Trade List mailed on application. fOniER, flSKE, RAWSON CO., z^ e Seed Store Faneuil Hall Square, Boston VVTieii ordering. pleaBe m'-ntlon The Exchange MEYER'S T BRAND GIGANTEUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDCRiNOWiFOR .DELIVERY EX COLD STORAGE LATER ON CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street. NEW YORK W'hfii order inc. p If use mention The E.\i:b)iiipe VJK BOOK NOVJ /~|UT^|?UC for delivery this Spring or next Fall, for the full line of Floriats' Forclnft V^I\.l/i:/JVO Bulbs and Plants; such as LILIES, FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLUS, CANNAS, DAHLIAS, ROSES, PALMS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, BUXUS, Etc., Etc. Let us appraise your wants. BAROUAV STRBBX l|C|ll VADK or P. O. Box 752 ntll lUnll AU3UST ROLKER & SONS, When orderiiiK. please m'-ntfnn The Kxchiiu^e pi.n<.PANSIES Seed 200,000 E. B. JENNINGS, MT GIANT PANSIBS are now ready to ship. fine fieId.cTDwn pJanto. Fineflt mixture in superb colore. All n^own from seleoted stock. 100 by parcel post, SOo.; 1000 by express, $3.S0: 600 $2.00: 3000 $10 00. Large, strons plants in bud for Winter bloominc $1.00 per 100 by express. Seed, finest mixture. 6000 seeds $1.00, 1 oi. $4.00. » OS. SIO 00. SALVIA Bonfire. Oi. $1.00, yi oi. 76o. Cash with order. Lock Box 234 SOUTHPORT, CONN. "QBOWBR Of/Lr OF FINE PANSIES" GROW FRESH VEGETABLES IN MID- WINTER IN YOUR GREENHOUSES AND WARM PITS I have the roots. ASPARAGUS Roots, 8-years old, large RHUBARB Roots, WITLOOF CHIC- ORY, PINK CHICORY and SEA KALE Roots. Fine testimonials coming in now regarding forcing roots shipped earlier in the season. If you HAVE BEEN thinking of forcing vege- tables, start now. Only ONE MONTH required to produce. WARREN SHINN, . - - Woodbury, N. J. Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensls, red... 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet. . 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, III. When orderlnK. please mention The Exchange Contract Growers of PEPPER EGG PLANT RALE OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS. Inc. MOORESTOWN. N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have US deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc.; for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADELPHIA ^BM OUR MOTTO: *« THB BEST THS MARKET AFFORDS * Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE5& CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK From Cold Storage New York or Chicago $16.00 per 1000; $8.50 per 500; $4.50 per 250 Pips V lUMI. l>r(l«TITlK. mitiil.iti I ht* Kx<-iiiinL:«- BEANS, PEAS, RADISH end all GARDEN SEEDS nd aU GARDEN SEEDS --^.-r g^^ ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE Write for Prices Wheni ordering, pleese mention The Rxrh»ngp GLADIOLI Long Island Grown, Sound and True. FIRST SIZE 100 1000 AMERICA $1.00 $8.00 AUGU.STA 1.25 10.00 BRENCHLEYENSIS - - 1.00 8.00 MAY 1.50 14.00 SCARSDALE 2.75 25.00 SHAKESPEARE - - - 2.75 26.00 Cash vriih order. GEORGE I. JOERG, New Hyde Park, 1. 1., N.Y QROWBR Mastodon Pansies Fine, stocky, transplanted private stock. Mixed, »1.00 per 100. $S 00 per 1000. Seedlings, large or standard size. East of Chicago, order from the Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. MASTODON, MUed. H oi. 75c., oi. $5.00. MASTODON, Mlied, Private Stock. H 02 $1.00, OS. $7.00. New catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON When ordprlng. plfHsi* SEEDSMEN Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER LITHOfiRAPHIC COMPANY Dept. S, Rochester, N. Y. Wlien orderlnjT. please mention Tbe Exebsnee CANNAS True to name 2, 3 and 4-eye roota. 100 Louise, pink S1.50 Louisiana 1.60 Moot Blanc, true. 2.50 Mrs. Kate Gray. . 1.60 Mme. Crozy 1.50 Mile. Berat, pink. 1.60 Pennsylvania 1.50 Premier, gold edge 1.60 Pres. Meyers 1.80 Queen Charlotte... 2.00 Robuata, perfect.. 1.50 R. Wallace, yel.. 1.00 Souv. de A. Croiy 1.80 Shenandoah, pink 1.50 Venus, dwarf 2.00 Wm. Boffinger.... 1.80 Wyoming 1.80 All colors, mixed. .70 Special prices on other Cannas, Caladluzns, Dahlias, Gladiolus, Tuberoses, etc. SHELIRQAD CANNA fARMS, Grange, BalUmore, Md. 100 Altemania , , . . $1.00 Alph. Bouvier. . . 1.50 Alsace, white 1.60 B. Poitevine 2.00 Black Prince. . . . 2.00 Buttercup, new. . . Crimson Bedder. . 2.00 2.00 Chas. Henderson. 1.50 Coronet, yellow... 1.50 David Harmn. . . . 1.50 Express, dwarf.. . . 2.50 Egandale 1.50 Florence Vaughan 1.20 Italia 1.50 J. D. Eisele 2.00 Rosea Gigantea. 5.00 King Humbert true 2.50 SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side) When ordering. plt.HHf in, nrl.. GARDEN SEED BBET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH sod GARDEN PEA SEED tn Tariety; alao other Item* of the ihort crop of this past aeaaou. a> well as ft full line of Garden seeds, wltl be quoted you upon sppUeation to S. D. WOODRUFf S SONS. 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK and ORANGE. CONN. Wben orderinir, please mention Tbe Bxchanjie February 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 275 '^% .. aORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS New Crop Aster Seed ^ THE ^SEED TRADE AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION Preiedent. John M. Lupton, Mattituck, N. Y.' first vice-president, Kirby B. White. Detroit" Mich. ; second vice-president, F. W. Bolgiano. Washington. D. C; secretary-treasurer, C. E. Kendel. 2010 Ontario St., Cleveland, O.; assistant secretary, S. F. Willard, Jr., Cleveland, O. Next convention, Chicago, June 20 to 22, 1916- Government Free Seed Awards Forty-two of tho sixty-one bidders who submitted proj-osiUs to the Department of Agricvilture for furnishing seeds which are to be distributed free by members of Congress to their constituents during the 1916-17 season, have just been awarded contracts. It is interesting to note that but two of this number are foreign firms, and to these ■ contracts were given for surplus seeds only. It is the custom of the officials of the Department of Agriculture to withhold such information as prices paid and quantities purchased until such time as the Secretary of Agriculture may communicate the same to Congress. Such information with respect to last year's purchases was so transmitted late in January, so that it will probably be another year before a similar report is made. The schedule of awards to both American and foreign growers is as follows: Aggeler & Musser Seed Co., Rocky Ford, Colo., surplus Peas. W. \V. Barnard Co., Chicago, 111., surplus Peas. John Bodger & Sons Co., Los Angeles, Cal., surplus Balsam, Calendula, Cosmos; contract Balsam, Calendula, Candytuft, Qentaurea, Chrysanthemum, Coreopsis, Dian- thus Sgl., Delphinium, Mignonette, Esch- ficholtzia, Nasturtium Dwarf, Nasturtium Tall, Petunia, Poppy Double, Portulaca, Zinnia Dwarf. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Cal., surplus Lettuce. F. W. Bolgiano & Co., Washington, D. C, surplus Radish. D. V. Burrell, Rocky Ford, Colo., contract, Cucumber, Muskmelon, Radish, Water- melon, Antirrhinum, Balsam, Calendula, Cosmos, Delphinium, Mignonette, Poppy Double, Zinnia Dwarf, Zinnia Tall. California Seed Growers Ass'n, San Jos^, Cal., Surplus Lettuce, Radish; contract Beet, Carrot, Radish. Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co., St. Joseph, Mo., surplus Radish. E. B. Clark Seed Co., Milford, Conn., surplus Beet. M. H. Coon, Rocky Ford, Colo., contract Cucumber. C. Herbert Coy Seed Co., Valley. Neb., surplus Sweet Corn, contract Squash. Ebbert Seed Co., Rocky Ford, Colo., con- tract Cucumber, Mu-skmelon. Irvin Bros., Rocky Ford, Colo., contract Cucumber. R. H. James, Rocky Ford, Colo., contract Muskmelon. Victor Johansen Seed Co., Los Angeles, Cal., surplus Sweet Alyssum; contract Dianthus Single, Eschscholtzia, Nasturtium Dwarf, Nasturtium Tall, Petunia, Sweet Alyssiun. Chas. Johnson, Berkeley, Cal., surplus Beet. Kimberlin Seed Co., Santa Clara, Cal., surplus Lettuce, Radish. Lake Shore Seed Co., Dunkirk, N. Y., surplus Lettuce, Radish. Lonawee Seed Co., Blissfield, Mich., surplus Tomato. Wm. McGary, Rolla, Kansas, contract Muskmelon, Watermelon. E. H. Morrison Estate, Fairfield, Wash., contract Radish, Candytuft, Dianthus Single, Poppy Double, Poppy Single, Zinnia Tall. G. W. Oliver, Rocky Ford, Colo., contract Cucumber, Muskmelon. Geo. R. Pedrick & Son, Pedricktown, N- J., surplus Tomato. L. C. Pharr, Catherine, Ala., contract Okra. King Pharr, Catherine, Ala., contract Okra. Pieters-Wheeler Seed Co., Gilroy. Cal., surplus Cabbage, Lettuce, Radish, Nastur- tium Tall; contract Carrot, Lettuce. Radish. S. H. Pollock, Rocky Ford, Colo., contract Zinnia Tall. P. J. Reifel, Rocky Ford, Colo., contract Cucumber, Muskmelon. Selected White " Crimson. . . " Rose Dark Blue. Light Blue. Aster, Queen of the Market. Early Our stock of this grand, early-flowering Aster is the finest. Pkt. Selected Pink $0.05 Scarlet 05 Lilac-Red 05 Pkt. K-oz. Oz. .$0.0,5 $0.20 $0.60 . .05 .20 .60 . .05 .20 .60 . .05 ,20 .60 . .05 .20 .60 Finest Mixed.. Aster. Carlson or Invincible |?I'n^chl;;rAl?*r No Aster has been esteemed more highly by the florist trade than this variety: it has good size and by reason of excellent habit, lonff stems and blooms, it comes between our Queen of the Market and Hohenzollern Asters. Pkt. M-oz. Oz. White S0.15 S0.40 $1.25 Pink 15 .40 1.25 Aster, S. & W. Co.'s Late Branching We cannot emphasize too strongly the merits of our strain of this grand Aster. It is much superior to Semple's Branching in vigor, size and profuse blooming qualities. Excellent for late cutting. Pkt. K-oz. Oz. Pure White $0.10 $0.30 $1.00 Lavender 10 .30 1.00 Purple 10 .30 1.00 Crimson 10 .30 1.00 Shell-pink 10 .30 1.00 Rose-pink 10 .30 1.00 , Carmine 10 .30 1.00 < Mixed 10 .30 1.00 Aster, Giant Comet Long, narrow petals'which curve at the ends give this flower the appearance of a Japanese Chrysanthemum. Long stems. Pkt. Ji-oz. Oz. Snow-white $0.10 $0.50 $1.50 Rose 10 .50 1.50 Light Blue 10 .50 1.50 Scarlet 10 .50 1.60 Lilac 10 .50 1.60 Choice Mixed 10 .40 1.25 Aster, Victoria Prize A flat, solid, deep flower produced in masses on a compact, fairly dwarf plant. Good for pots. Pkt. M-oz. Oz. White $0.10 $0.60 $2.00 Rose 10 .60 2.00 Crimson .10 .60 2.00 Light Blue 10 .60 2.00 Dark Blue 10 .60 2.00 Choice Mixed 10 .50 1.60 Lavender Gem Truly a gem and easily the finest early lavender. Full double flower: the feathery effect of the ostrich-feathered type, to which it belongs, is enhanced by the fact that it bears a large proportion of long, partly tubular florets that are irregularly cut and slashed 80 that the flowers resemble ragged Chrysanthemums. Pkt. 10c. , l-i oz., 50c. Early Upright White One of the best selling novelties of last season. Plants grow compactly, with long, erect flower-stems, which are quite free from side shoots. Plants yield eight to twelve flowers. For an early variety the flowers are unusually large and have a solid, compact, ball-shaped appearance, with petals of medium length. Pkt. lOc, H oz. 60c. Pink Enchantress Pink Enchantress Upright in habit, as distinguished from the branching form. The plant is very vigorous and produces long, strong stems for the support of numerous large exliihition blooms. The flower is always full double: petals are of medium length and very broad; those toward the center fold in very regularly, while gradually, toward the outer edge, the petals stand out more and more until those on the outside recede from the center, thus increasing the diameter of the flower, which compares very favorably in size with the largest-flowering kinds on our farm. Color similar to that of the Enchantress Carnation; flowers late. Pkt. 15c.. H oz. 50c., M oz. $1.00, oz. $3.00. White Perfection Finest midseason White Aster in culti\-ation. The flowers are'four inches in diameter and exquisite in form, and the plants are taller than those of the lat« upright Asters. When first open the ontire flower is whorled, producing a charm- ing effect; the broad petals are slightly folded lengthwise, making them appear rather narrow. The plants are extremely vigorous; they carry about twelve large flowers on strong stems free from side branches. ^Pkt. 15c., H oz. 50c., }4 oz. $1.00, oz. $3.00. 30-32 Barclay Street NEW YORK m'^ntlon The Exchange W. H. Robinson, Cairo, Ga. , surplus Collard. Rogers Bros., Alpena, Mich., surplus Peas. Waldo Rohnert, Gilroy, Cal., surplus Lettuce, Radish; contract Carrot, Endive, Lettuce, Radish, Parsley. Routzahn'a Co., Arroyo Grande, Cal., surplus Lettuce, Radish: contract Lettuce, Radish, Antirrhinum, Calendula, Candytuft, Centaurea, Chrysanthemum, Coreopsis, Cos- mos, Dianthus Double, Dianthus Single, Delphinium, Mignonette, Eschscholtzia, Nas- turtium Dwarf, Nasturtium Tall, Petunia, Poppy Double, Poppy Single. Portulaca, Sweet Alyssum. Zinnia Dwarf, Zinnia Tall. Mrs. Delia Shaulis, Rocky Ford, Colo., contract Muskmelon. J. M. Shaulis, Rocky Ford, Colo., contract Cucumber, Muskmelon. Sioux City Seed & Nursery Co., Sioux * City, Iowa, storplus Peas; contract Corn. Geo. W. Smith, Rolla, Kansas, contract Squash, Watermelon. Upper Columbia Co., Marble, Wash., surplus Turnip, Poppy Single; contract Candytuft, Delphinium, Poppy Double, Poppy Single, Zinnia Tall. H. Van Buskirk Seed Co., Rocky Ford, Colo., contract Cucumber, Muskmelon. Hartwell Wagoner, Rocky Ford, Colo., contract Cucumber, Muskmelon. S. D. Woodruff & Sons, Orange, Conn., surplus Beet, Kale; contract Corn. Kelway & Son, Longport, Eng., surplus Beet, Antirrhinum, Morning Glory Dwarf, Morning Glory Tall. Nasturtium Tall. Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris, France, surplus Calendula, Sweet AIys.sum, Vir- ginian Stocks, NOTE: No growing contracts placed with foreign firms. E. A. D. Proposed New Jersey Legislation The New Jersey legislature has sprung upon the seedsmen two Bills on proposed seed legislation, as follows: Senate Bill No. 11, introduced Jan. 11. T016, by Mr. Ackerson, entitled "An act relating to the selling, offering or ex- posing for sale of agricultural seeds, fix- ing certain standards of purity and via- bility, and providing penalties for the violation thereof." This Bill is similar to what is known as the Iowa Seed Bill which was found faulty after being tried in sis or seven different States and is not so desirable as the proposed Federal Bill which was drawn up in Boston in 1909 by representatives of the American Seed Trade Association and representa- tives of the State Seed Analysts of the various Stales after a three days* session. 276 The Florists' Exchange IWIIIIIIIIIII iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii Tuberoses! True Dwarf Pearl i F. O. B. New York looo J First Size. 4-6 in $8.50 1 Medium Size, 3-4 in 4.50 I Gladiolus | Plant as catch crop. 1 Grown by us 1 Mrs. Francis King, I st Size^ *>"'*« 1 Augusta, " 'or | America, " i Prices 1 Chicago White " and 1 Florist XXX Mixed " J Samples ■ We can also supply " Medium Size " m bulbs of the above varieties M The Dwarf Pearl Tuberose ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings $8.00 per 1000 TUBEROUS ROOTED Begonias Splendid imported bulbs now on hand. Grown from the finest large flowering strains. SINGLE SORTS, doi. loo looo White, scarlet, yel- low, pink fO.50 $3.00 $25.00 SINGLE MIXED. .40 2.60 23.00 DOUBLE SORTS. White, scarlet, yel- low, pink DOUBLE MIXED. .60 .50 4.00 3.50 35.00 30.00 Write for Spring Book for Florists Vaughan's Seed Store I CHICAGO Hill NEW YORK iiniiii Wh'ni nrdpring- plfiise mention Tht* Kxpluiiigp We offer the best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, IJi-in. and up. Pink Augusta, our special White aad Light Mixture for fiorists. Brenchleyensls, fine bulbs. Little Blush, De Lamarck. Cash with order. Rowehl & Granz Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. Something New!! Snapdragon "Nelrose' HYBRIDS Through self seeding during the last two years we have attained a strain of " Nelrose " type Snap- dragon in different colors, ranging from almost white to almost red. through all pink and purple ahades. For bedding purposes, pot plant sales or cut flowers, it is a novelty of first rank. To intro- duce same as widely as possible, we offer it at: 50c. per trade package of about 1000 seeds $5.00 per 100. S45 00 per 1000. frona 2i4-in. pota. Your money back if not aatiafactory. HE^RY EICHHOLZ "'vn^-^"™- Wten orderlDE. please mintlon The Exchange COLD STORAGE Lily o! the Valley Pips OF 1914 CROP Exlra plump crowns, long roots Bos of 500 pips - Box of 1000 pips - $7.50 14.00 WEEBER&DON Seed Mercfuints andGrowers 114 Chambers St., NEW YORK Wlieii nnk- The Uptown Seed Store Harry A. Bunyard Co., .• Inc. 40 West 28th St., NEW YORK When, ordering, please mention The Exchange -liiii uii'iitioii Tbe E.\cliaut;e If New Jer.sey is to have a seed bill, that above referred to as the Boston Bill, for want of a better term, would be fairer than this Senate Bill No. 11. The other is Assembly Bill No. 34, and is far more drastic than the Senate Bill. In fact, it is an impossible and un- workable bill from the" standpoint of the seedsman. It is different in wording from any other bill filed and would ap- Itear to have been drawn up by a seed analyst. It is altogether be.vond the practical seedsman or the practical raiser of vegetables and will have to be con- siderably amended before it can be of really any practical value. There is also another bill. Senate Bill No. 21. introduced by Senator Caunt. to establish a department of agriculture and prescribe its powers and duties. All who are interested in these matters should write at once to their assembly- men or senators and procure copies of these bills and study them, and we would strongly urge them to communicate with their representatives and get them to vote right on these important matters. Mr. Alex. Forbes. 11.5 Mulberry st., Newark. N. J., who is the New jersey correspondent of the American Seed Trade Association, is trying to arrange a date for a hearing at Trenton, and will be glad to inform anyone interested as to the date to be fixed therefor. 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds, Onion Sets. Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedlftree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. European Notes Our belated Winter still fails to put in an appearance, and beyond the fact that everything is thoroughy sodden there is nothing to prevent us following our outdoor occupations. There is, of course, one rift in the lute, the sickly appearance of the Winter Wheat, but this only af- fects the seed grower indirectly. It is nevertheless bound to affect him in the end, for unless a rapid improvement takes place. Spring sowings will have to be made and this additional work will cause the rapidly developing shortage of labor to be more acutely felt. Since the last Notes were penned a further rise has taken place in the price of Wheat, and as it seems probable that in any case the demand is certain to ex- ceed the supply this advance will be easily maintained. The seedsman look- ing out for growers for his seed crops Is met with a succession of rebuffs, some of the oldest and best of our growers af- firming that they will not have any- thing more to do with seed growing until the war is over. Some growers in neutral countries, be- lieving that they will be able to maintain their neutrality to the end. have issued contract price lists; but in view of the great and continually increasing difficul- ties in the way of obtaining supplies from these same sources this year, the outlook is distinctly discouraging. The prices quoted are very high, but as the demand is good from all parts of the world they will, no doubt, be easily agreed to. European Seeds. Imports, etc., Jan. 24. — S. S. Evangeline — F. B, Vandegrift & Co., 1 case palm leaves. S S. Atherstone — Lunham & Moore. 150 bis. Clover seed; .Schulz & Moore. 200 bis. Clover seed. S. S. Siberia — R. J. Goodwin & Sons. 61 pkgs. seed; W. Elliott & Sons, 4 pkgs. seed: J. M. Thorburn & Co.. 21 pkgs. seed: Vaughan's Seed Store, 3 bags seed; Julius Roehrs Co., 3 cases trees; Elm City Nurs. Co , 1 case trees. S. S. Ville de Paris — Lunham & Moore. 106 bis. seeds. Jan. 26.— S. S. Iving Bleddyn — C. A. Haynes & Co.. 56 pkgs. plants; Irving Rouse & .Son, 185 cases plants. Jan. 27. — S. S. America— G. W. Sheldon & Co., 500 bags seed. S. S. Navigator — Loewith, Larden & Co., 50 bags seed; G. Scagliotti, 200 bags seed: A. Hiusset, 4.50 bags Clover seed ; Wakem-McLaughlin, 999 bags Clover seed. Jan. 28. — S. S. LaRance — D. S. Bushnell & Co., 300 bis. seed. S. S. Cali- fornia— M. \. Mc.\llister, 10 bgs. seeds. Jan. 29-30. — S, S. Lapland^.\. Murphy & Co., 1 case Rose trees. Jan, 31 — S. S. Bermudian — Maltus & Ware. 1 box palm leaves. 1 box sprays. S. S. Rotterdam — J. E. Bauer, 20 bags seed: O. G. Hemp- stead & Son. 14 bis. seed; B. C. Kuyper & Co. 7 cases bulbs; O. G. Hempstead & Son; 1 case bulbs, 40 cases roots: Vaughan's Seed Store, 3 cases bulbs; McHutchison & Co., 29 cases trees, etc.: A. H. Ringk & Co., 10 cases trees, etc.: McNiff Horticultural Co., 8 cases bulbs; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 88 cases shrubs, etc., 9 cases trees; Malfus & Ware, 21 cases shrubs, etc., 193 cases bulbs, etc., 8 cases trees; R. F. Lang, 9 cases bulbs; J. M. Thorburn & Co., 16 cases bulbs; C. B. Richard & Co, .20 cases trees, etc.;. \.H. Ringk & Co., 150 boxes Spiraea roots; Julius Roehirs Co. 3 cases trees, etc: O. G, Hempstead & Son, 122 cases roots: Maltus & Ware, 3 cases bulbs; B C, Kuyper & Co., 14 cases roots. New York Seed Trade Large additions to the force of store employees are being made in the several seed stores of this city. This clearly in- dicates that the busy season has begun, and that preparations for still busier times, which are expected, are being made. Everything seasonable is already begin- ning to meet with a fairly active demand. At Harry A. Bunyard Co., Inc., 40 W. 28th St., large shipments of grass seed are arriving. Many catalogs have already been sent out and requests for these are frequently received, and orders, stimulated by circulation of these catalogs, are com- ing in quite freely. Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay st, is filling some enormous bulb orders, run- ning up for the most part into carload lots. Flower seed orders are coming in rapidly, and are being promptly sent out. A seasonable store window front display is note 54 Park Place NEW YORK I'ebruary 5, 1016. The Florists' Exchange 277 King Humbert Canna The Best Bronze=Leaf, Orange=Scarlet, $2.00 per 100, case of 250 $4.38, per 1000 $17.50 Fresh dormant roots, with not less than two and tliree eyes each, true to name Red-Flowering. Green Foliage Cannas Uoz. 10(J 1000 Dark crimson $0.25 $l.(i5 S15.00 A. Bouvier. "> ft. Beuutc I'oltevlne. Slaft. Dark crimson.. . . .40 Black Prince. 3 to 4 ft. Dark velvety maroon. .40 Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Brigiit crimson. . . .2!i (Cherokee. 4 ft. Intense, deep ricli maroon. . .25 Crimson Bedder. 3 ft. Intense scarlet 40 Dr. Robert Funke. 4!^ ft. Scarlet 80 Duke of Marlboro. 4,4 ft Dark crimson. . .26 Express. 2to2ii;>ft. Scarlet crimson 40 Furst Bismarck. 4 ft. Rich scarlet crimson . .25 Grand Chancellor Bulow. 3 ft. Crimson scarlet, overhiiti witli tnaroon 25 .40 Brilliant vermilion scarlet Louisiana. 7 ft. Vivid scarlet Mephlsto. V4 ft. The darkest crimson.. Meteor. 4 ft. Deep crimson Musafolia. 5 ft. Green leaves for foli- age effect only 25 Pennsylvania. 5 ft. Deep orange scarlet... President Cleveland. 3 ft. Bright orange scarlet Pres. McKinley. 2'4 to 3 ft. Brilliant crimson.. . Pres. Meyer. 4 ft. Cherry carmine Pillar of Fire. 6 to 7 ft. high. Bright crimson scarlet Tarrytown. S'oft. Crim- son 2.75 2.75 1.65 1.35 2.75 5.25 1.60 2.75 1.50 1.65 2.25 25.00 25.00 15.00 12.00 25.00 60.00 14.00 25.00 14.00 1.5.00 20,00 BRONZE-LEAVED, RED-FLOWERING CANNAS— Continued Doi. 100 1000 Vermihon scarlet 10.40 $2.76 S25.00 2.75 25.00 .25 1.35 12.00 2.50 18.00 175.00 25 1.50 14.00 .30 2.00 17.50 .30 2.00 17.50 30 2.00 17.50 30 2.00 17,50 30.. 2, 00 17.50 David llarum. 3H ft Dr. E. Ackcrknecht. 4 It. Carmine lake 40 Dr. Budingen. 4 ft. Scarlet- bronze foliage 25 Egandale 4 ft. Currant red 35 King Humbert. 6 ft. Orange scarlet 30 Robusta. 6 to 8 ft. Foliage effect only, small red flowers 30 Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy foliage 25 William Saunders 3H ft. Crimson scarlet 40 Cannas, Orange Shades Indiana. 3 to 4 ft. Color golden orange, daintily marked and striped with red 25 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Orange scarlet and yellow. .. .25 Wyoming. 7 ft Purple foliage, orange colored.. 25 Red and Gold Cannas Pink-Flowering Cannas liungaria. 3 to 3i4 ft. Soft pink Louise. 5 ft. Rose. Some- what similar to Mile. Bcrat Mile. Berat. 4i.< ft. Rose carmine Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. 4 ft. Exquisite salmon pink Rosea glgantea. 3H ft. Rich rose, extra large. . . Venus. 3.1-j ft. Rosy pink, border creamy yellow. . . . .55 3.75 35.00 .30 2.00 17.50 .30 2.00 17.50 .55 3.75 35.00 1.60 12.00 110.00 .60 3.25 30.00 Bronze-Leaved, Red-Flower - ing Cannas ;Canna, King Humbert Allemannia. 4 to 5 ft. Green foliage; scarlet and yellow J25 America. 5 ft. Crimson, wide and irregular gold edge. .25 Duke of York. 4 to 5 ft. Rich, deep crimson, throat mottled creamy white, each petal edged with fine gold. .75 General Merkel. Scarlet, suffused with orange, base and edge of flower marbled with golden yellow 25 Gladiator. 4 ft. Bright yellow, spotted crimson 25 Gladlo-Flora. 3H ft. Crimson, changing to carmine rose, with edge of gold 40 Italia. 4V^ ft. Oreen fotinge. Red, bordered vellow. . .25 Jean Tissot. 5 ft. Intense, brilliant vermilion, with bright orange shadings 40 Mad. Crozy. 5}.^ ft. Vermilion with gold border 35 Oueen Charlotte. 3 ^ ft. Golden belt around each petal, center brilliant orange scarlet 40 Souv. de A. Crozy. 4 ft. Crimson, with gold band . . .35 Cannas, Yellow Shades Austria. 5 ft. Pure canary yellow 25 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Yellow, spotted crimson.. .26 Gustav Gumpper. 4 ft. Clear chrome yellow 1.00 Johanna Kanzleiter. 3H to 4 ft. Light amber yel- low, changing to creamy white 25 1.50 Richard Wallace. 4H It. Canary yellow, green fo- liage 26 1.50 Cannas, White and Cream Shades 1.50 14 00 2.25 20 00 200 17.50 2.00 17.60 1.65 16.00 2.75 25.00 1.36 12.00 1.65 15.00 1.60 14.00 1.35 12.00 1.35 12.00 5.25 60.00 1.65 15.00 1.65 15.00 2.75 25.00 1.50 14.00 2.75 25.00 2.25 20.00 2.75 25 00 2.25 20.00 1.50 14.00 1.65 15.00 8.00 75.00 ^IndrJ'^fnoJ rllUl [Al-ce. 3H ft. Creamy white, , tied with deep crimson.. .40 2.75 25. OOMjnt Blanc. Imp. 31-^ ft. Almost a pure white. .36 2.25 20.00 .55 3.75 35.00 Tuberous-Rooted Begonias SINGLE-FLOWERING Crimson, Scarlet, Pure White, Rose, Light Pink. Yellow. Salmon, Orange, Cop- per or Mixed, all colors. Doj. 100 1000 Bulbs, IJiin.diam. and up. $0.35 52 25 $20.00 Bulbs. l>i in. diam.andup. .40 2.75 25.00 DOUBLE-FLOWERING Crimson, Scarlet, Rose, Pure White, Copper-Bronze, Salmon. Yellow, Orange, Light Pink, or Mixed, all colors. Doz. 100 1000 Bulbs. VA in. diam. and up.$0.60 $3.50 $30.00 Bulbs, IJ? in. diam. and up. .65 4.00 35.00 Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ear) Doz. 100 1000 6 to 8 in. in circumference, 200 in a case $0.26 $2.25 $20.00 8 to 10 in. in circumference, 100 in a case 60 3.50 30.00 10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a case 75 6.50 50.00 12 to 13 in. in circumference, 50 in a case. 1.00 8.00 75.00 Monsters, measuring 13 in. and upward in circumfer- ence, 25 in a case 1.50 12.00 ■ Full cases at 1000 rate Fancy-Leaved Caladiums English Collection, the cream of the beat sorts. Ex- tra fine bulbs in 12 varieties 2.25 15.00 Brazilian Collection of 12 varieties 1.50 12.00 Mixed Brazilian Varieties 1.25 10.00 Gloxinia Erecta Grandiflora Our strains of Gloxinias are the true, erect-flowering type Doz. 100 Blanche de Vera. White, rose bordered $0.60 $4.25 Defiance. Glittering crimson 60 4.25 Emperor William. Blue, white border 60 4.25 Etoile de Feu. Carmine red 60 4.25 Kaiser Frederick. Scarlet, white margin 60 4.26 King of the Reds. Dark scarlet, _ 60 4.25 Madame Helene. White, with violet crown 50 4.25 Marquis de Peralta. White, red bordered 60 4,25 Mont Blanc. Snow white 60 4,25 Prince Albert. Deep purple 60 4.25 Princess Elizabeth. White, bordered blue 60 4.26 Princess Mathilde. White, with rose crown 60 4.26 Queen Wilhelmina. Dark rose 60 4.25 Boddlngton's Spotted Varieties. These contain the most distinct and remarkable colors 60 4.25 All Colors Mixed 50 3.75 1000 $40 00 40.00 40 00 40.00 40,00 40 00 40.00 40.00 4000 40.00 40,00 40.00 40 00 40 00 35.00 PERISHABLE GOODS SHIPPED BY FREIGHT AT OWNER'S RISK For fuller description of Cannas, also Caladiums, Begonias and other Spring Bulbs, send for new Wholesale Catalogue now ready ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen Note chanae .1 gddressi 128 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention llic Exchange Stumpp & Wnlter Co.. .'JO to :V2 Bar- day St., is offering a full line of choice Aster seeds, in addition to a comprehen- sive line of other fiower seeds and Sum- mer-fiowering hubs. There is seen at the store this week a notable window dis- play, featuring sprayers and spraying ma- terial, pruning tools, a useful Spring planting calendar which this company is distributing, and an exhibit of many of the insect enemies of the orchard. At Arthur T. Boddington Co.. Inc., 128 Chambers st.. Canna roots are in very active demand, as are also all seasonable bulbs, roots and dower seeds. An at- tractive window display this week is noted at the new quarters of this com- pany of seeds, bulbs, roots and blooms of some of the choicer varieties of Sweet Peas. Burnett Bros.. !).S Chambers St., in addition to everything seasonable in seeds, roots and bulbs, are making a special feature of incubatoi's. brooders and all poultry house supplies. Robert M. Burnett, second son of George A. Burnett, has joined the traveling force of salesmen, and is bringing in much good business. \\\M'tirr i!c Don, 114 Chambers St., are making a special offer of cold storage Lily of the A'alley pips. Among the novel- ties which they have on display is the new Gold Nugget Field Corn. This is an early variety, maturing in from SO to !I0 days, has a large kernel on long, small cobs. Miss Marie Winklehouse has joined the office force of Weeher & Don. Miss Winklehouse has had considerable experi- ence in the seed business, being formerl.v for several years with William Elliott & Sons. Peter Henderson & Co.. S.! to .37 Cort- landt St., are working on a new imple- ment catalog, a department to which this lirm gives a great deal of attention. This catalog will be issued about March 1. The whole store force is very busy and business is reported to he quite a little ahead of what it was at this time last year. r, "'■,£• ,V."''^.l"'"' "f """• E. Marshall & Co., 166 W . 23d St., is still traveling in the interests of this firm. Early orders are coming in freely at the store and busi- ness is becoming quite active. At J. M. Thorburn & Co., 5.3 Barclay St.. counter trade is brisk for the season. The wholesale list and the wholesale mai» 278 The Florists' Exchange Michells Bulbs CANNA ROOTS doz. loo looo ALPHONSE BOirVIER. Crimson $0.50 $2.«0 $20.00 CHAS. HENDERSON. Crimson 50 2.S0 20 00 DR. E. ACKERNECHT. Carmine, suffused red. . .75 FLORENCE VAIIGHAN. Yellow, spotted red . . .50 2 50 GUSTAV GUMPPER. Rich yellow 50 KING HUMBERT. Orange red 60 METEOR. Bright red MRS. ALFRED F. CONARD. Salmon pink MME. CROZY. Scarlet, bordered golden 60 PINK BEAUTY OF HUNGARIA. Salmon rose. . 1.00 6.00 50.00 RICHARD WALLACE. Bright yeUow 60 3 00 25 00 ROSEA GIGANTEA. Rose pink 1.25 9.00 75.00 WM. GRIESINGER. Yellow, dotted carmine. . . .60 2 50 22.00 Also all other desirable varieties. GLADIOLUS BULBS AMERICA. Delicate pink 30 AUGUSTA. Pure white, slightly penciled in throat. .30 BRENCHLEYENSIS. Brilliant scarlet 20 HALLE Y. Large: salmon pink 25 HOLLANDIA. Salmon yellow .30 MAY. White, penciled crimson 35 MRS. FRANCIS KING. Gigantic spikes; brU- liant scarlet 26 PINK BEAUTY. Deep rose, with crimson blotch . .30 MICHELL'S SPECIAL WHITE and LIGHT MIXTURE for FLORISTS Also all other desirable varieties. BEGONIA BULBS SINGLE Separate colors 40 SINGLE. Mixed colors 30 DOUBLE. Separate colors 65 DOUBLE. Mixed colors 50 GLOXINLA BULBS SEPARATE COLORS 60 MIXED COLORS 60 TUBEROSE BULBS MAMMOTH PEARL. Hand selected, extra fine, $1.10 per 100. $9.50 per 1000. Also all other Seasonable Bulbs, Seeds and Supplies for the Florist. 5.00 40.00 22.60 2.25 17.50 3.25 27.60 2.00 16.00 140.00 1.25 8.00 75.00 " 2.25 17.50 1.40 11.00 1 60 12.00 1.25 1.60 1.60 2.00 10.00 12.60 1400 18.00 1.60 12.00 1.60 14.00 .30 1.75 16.00 2.50 22.00 2.25 20.00 4.00 .3500 3.75 33.00 3.26 3000 3.00 27.50 I Send for our New Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't received a copy Michell's Seed House, TH"»"»r™f;.~r Canna Roots CannaRoots I o£fer to the trade one hundred thousand home-grown Canna roots, strictly true to name. I send out only good, strong divisions of two and three eyes to each root. Orders of one thousand or more will be supplied at thousand rates — taken in any number of the different varieties as desired; provided always that not less than fifty of a variety are called for. 100 Comte de Bouchard. 4 ft. Bright yellow, with small, red dots. Similar to Gladiator $1.50 David Harum. 4 ft. Bronze foliage. Bright vermilion flowers 1.50 100 1000 Egandale. 4 ft. Chocolate red foliage; bright cherry-red flowers $1.75 $15.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Canary yellow flowers, dotted with red 1.75 15.00 Gladiator. 3 ft. Brassy yellow, speckled with dull red 1.75 15.00 HON. BENJ. F. HOWELL. 6 ft. In some ways superior to King Humbert, which it much re- sembles in foliage and flower 1.75 15.00 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Large, orange scarlet flow- ers, with dashes of yellow 1.75 15.00 Mephisto. Syi ft. Intense, deep, rich crimson flowers 1-75 15.00 1000 $12.00 12.00 100 1000 Queen Charlotte. 4 ft. Bright scarlet flowers, with broad band of light yellow $2.00 $18.00 VENUS. 4 ft. Soft, light, rosy pink flowers, with many large mottlings of creamy yellow. Free flowering and very gay 1.75 Wyoming. 7 ft. Rich, purple foliage; large, orange- scarlet flowers 1.60 Yellow Crozy. 33^ ft. Pure, golden yellow flowers. 2.00 MLKED VARIETIES. Named varieties without labels. (In tall or dwarf varieties mixed, as pre- ferred) 1.25 15.00 12.00 18.00 10.00 Packed tree for cash with order. J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. Whpn ordprlng. nlense tppntlnn Tbp Exchange SNAPDRAGON PLANTS We can now make immediate shipment of the following varieties of Snap- dragon plants, out of 2 X 3 rose pots: Our famous Silver Pink, Nelrose, Phelps' White, White Star and Garnet, at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Will have plants of yellow in about ten days. Seeds should be sown at once to have large plants in bloom for early sales. Price of seeds: My original Silver Pink, $1.00 per pkt., 3 for $2.50, 7 for $5.00. Seed of Nelrose, Garnet, White, Yellovp, Buxton and Fancy Mixed, 35o. per pkt., 3 for $1.00. All orders positively cash, or C. O. D. Free cultural directions. Snapdragon growing is our business. We have all of the best ones. Try growing them in square bands. See our ad. of bands on page 292. G. S. RAMSBURG, - Somersworth» N. H. OUR ADVERTISING COLUMNS READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULTS ket gardeners' list have been sent out. fiOutUern orders are coming in freely and export trade continues to be very good. William Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey st' are already feeling the throb of Spring. Their mail orders have doubled in com- parison with those which they were receiv- ing at this time last year. The auction department is in receipt of numerous in- quiries from its Holland consigners as to what the outlook is. The reply is "natu- rally grand," in the parlance of Wee Mc- Gregor. William J. Elliott is purging himself these days as a United States grand juror. "Woe betide the seedsman," he says, "who has transgressed the law of Uncle Sam." Among the callers in town this week was Edwin Jenkins of Lenox, Mass. Mrs. M. W. Johansen. secretary of the Victor Johansen Seed Co., Alhambra, Cal., has been traveling in various parts of the country on her annual business trip, and is staying during this week at the Hotel McAlpin, New York City. Mrs. Johansen visited the office of The Ex- change on Tuesday and expressed her delight in our splendid and spacious new premises. She will have been two months traveling ere she returns to Al- hambra, and bespeaks good prospects for the coming season. The recent floods in California do not seem to have affected her district at all. The specialties of her firm are flower seeds entirely, among these being Petunias, Poppies, Sweet Alyssum, Phlox Drummondi and Sweet Peas. David Burpee, of W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, accompanied by Percy Bromfield of this city, were interesteii visitors at the office of The Exchange one day last week. Chicago Seed Trade Vaughan's Seed Store reports a good demand for all flower seeds both retail and wholesale. The catalogs just issued are bringing splendid returns for this early in the season. Winterson's Seed Store will begin mailing catalogs this week. The cover of the retail catalog is in four colors with Oriental Poppies and butterflies. Shrubs and perennials are a strong feature of the publication. The annual seed exposition of the Mon- tana Seed Growers' Association was in session the past week. There was a large display of seeds including grains, Potatoes and Corn. According to the president of the association there is an exhibit of Wheat at the exposition that surpasses the Wheat that has taken world's prizes at the various national and international expositions. Arnold Ringier reports the safe ar- rival of W. W. Barnard, the president of his company, at Santa Barbara, Cal., where he is already feeling the good ef- fects of that delightful climate that is said to be a seedsman's paradise. Mr. Ringier will attend the convention of the National Canners' Association in Louis- ville, Ky., Feb. 7 to 11. The Denison Seed Co., Denison, la., has opened its new plant. Messrs. Ed. Baum and Jacob Weiss, the proprietors of the new concern, have erected a build- ing especially adapted for carrying on the business. All the seed has been thor- oughly tested and nothing sold that does not show strong vitality. The Pure Seed Law iiassed by the last legislature in Nebraska is in force. Com- missioner Harman has been busy in giv- ing out all information regarding the new law which differs but little from other pure seed laws already in force in other States. The Leonard Seed Co. will be well rep- resented at the National Canners' Con- vention at Louisville, Ky., Feb. 7 to 11. S. F. Leonard, J. C. Leonard, A. J. Coleman, W. A. Sutherland and F. Gary are making their arrangements to be in attendance. The Adler Co., Inc., Joliet, 111., is making arrangements to add a seed de- partment to its already extensive busi- ness. In Field's Seed Sense for February, it is stated that there is no change yet in the price of Clover seed, although the in- dication is for a sharp advance in price. There has not been much buying as yet as most of the farmers seem to be wait- ing until toward Spring, hoping the price will get lower. The present prices quoted are only good until Feb. 15 on account of the sharp rise of prices expected. They are afraid to make prices good any longer than that date. February 5, Ifllli. The Florists' Exchange 279 52-54-56 Vesey Sfreet NEW YORK The MacNiff Horticultural Company The Largest Horticuiiural Auction Rooms in tite World We are in a position to handle consignments of any size, large or small. Prompt remittances made immediately goods are sold. SS^H'o°u"si CUCUMBER Especially desirable lor growing in HOTHOUSES or HOTBEDS Runs uniform in size — averaging eight to nine inches in length — dark green color — exceedingly productive. The money-maker. Oz. 75c., ]4, lb. $2.00, 1 lb. $6.00. Postage paid.. Our 1916 Catalogue, also Market Gardeners' List, mailed Free. FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON CO., '"'"fi;"s"^J'cf„''"''^^- Boston miiimiiimilimilnlllllimini iiinmniniiirjMiniim iiiniumiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiia King Seed Cabinet ISMENE (Calathina) BULBS strong, Mammoth Bulbs, $7.00per 100 Second Size, $5.00 per 100 Third Size, $3.00 per 100 H. J. READING HUESMAN PA. When orderinK, please mention The Exchange Judge T. C. Munger, oj the United States district court, has appointed Prank A. Peterson trustee for the es- tate of the Griswold Seed Co., Lincoln, Neb. The company was declared bank- rupt on voluntary petition, Jan. 4 ; lia- bilities were listed at $140,858.05 with assets $229,484.86. The sale of the stock, fixtures, real estate, and other property was scheduled for Jan. 29. Britain Holds Up Seeds Wm. Elliott vt Sons, seedsmen. New York, write : "We are now commencing to feel the inconveniences of war. We are informed by a German firm that the British have seized two cases of flower seeds consigned to us and ask us to apply to our Government and see whether it can get them released. Great Britain certainly is making itself disagreeable in reference to such small items." 50 DRAWERS 3 inches wide, 2J^ inches deep. 8 inches long. Oak case and partitions. Oak fronts and backs to drawers. Steel bottoms and sides to drawers. Just the thing for your potting shed. Price, $15.00 net f. o. b. factory. KINO CONSTRUCTION CO | NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. I i liJiiniiiniiiiniinniiinHiiiiiniiiuiiiiiuiiiiiiiiniiiMiiiimiiiiTinuiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimininiiniiiil Burnett Bros. amEDSMEm Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, New York City Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Gal. Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists WtaalMsI* Grower* oi PiA U.t|of FLOWER and GARDEN SEEDS WlieD ordarlnc, pleaat mention Tbe Elzcbuic* Miscellaneous Seed Notes B. D. Lake & Co., seedsmen of Spring- field, Ky., recently advertised that the concern would discontinue business on Feb. 1, and after that date all out- standing accounts would be handled by Polin & Polin. Previous to closing up the store some attractive bargains were offered on grass and field seeds. The use of Paris Green or other poi- sonous substances on Tobacco plants will be prohibited if a measure introduced in the State legislature by Representative Hamilton becomes a law. Many florists and supply houses at present sell quan- tities of Paris Green for bugging tobacco plants. The Family Garden Seed Co., 4804 In- diana ave., Chicago. 111., is a seed house which is advertising in numerous news- papers of the South. The concern adver- tises small packages of family garden and flower seeds for order by mail. ■ Jesse Mason of Fordsville, Ky., re- cently made a shipment of fifty bushels of Sunflower seed to Louisville. The seed was sold for $1.25 per bushel and wa.s the first shipment of such seed ever made from Fordsville. G. D. C. The T. Lee Adams Seed & Supply Co.. Kansas City, is anticipating a very urgent demand for seeds, particularly small gar- den seeds, this Spring, and is advising ilealers to get their orders in early. "By I lie loth of March -deaiers will not be able to buy certain varieties," said Mr. Luck, managed of the company. Bert E. Brotherton. formerly a partner and general manager of the Peninsular Seed Company of Port strong, field clumps, absolutely true to name, until aiu- ^L JOHN WANAMAKER Awarded first prize a3 Best Pink, any olaaa, in open competition with all the "best" pink va- rieties, by the American Dahlia Society, at its New York exhibition last September. Be sure you get the true stock. Strong, field-grown roots, 70o. each. $7.00 per doa.. $50.00 per 100. A few of the World's Best Dahlias, plus is exhausted: Geisha. Yellow and scarlet Dorothy Peacock. Large pink Kiiemhilde. Pink and white; cactus.. . Arabella. Prirnrose and rose ball Jumbo. Rich red; decorative Minnie McCullough. Golden yellow, tipped red; decorative Bon Ton. Crimson ball Red Hussar. Red ball Miss Dodd. Yellow ball Fringed 20th Century Evelyn Century. White and crimson.. Golden Century Mixed, all kinds 100 Bertha von Suttner. Soft pink $15.00 Marjorie Castleton. Pink cactus 9.00 Jack Rose. Crimson; decorative 5.00 Dellce. Pink; decorative 8.00 Lyndhurst. Scarlet; decorative 5.00 Sylvia. Pink and white; decorative. . . . 5.00 Geo. Smith. Red ball 4.00 White Swan. White ball 6.00 Elegans. Purple and white ball 5.00 Rose Pink Century 6.00 Ecltford Century. White, spotted and penciled crimson 5.00 Wildfire Century. Scarlet COO of above, also for wholesale list and desoriptive PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, P.O., Berlin, New Jersey WlMMi ordcrlnc. please mention Ttie Eicliange TheLD.WallerSeedCo. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA SWfET PEA and NASTURTIUM SFEOIAUSTS OoTTMpondenoe SoUolted ben orderlnx, please mention Tbe Bxchange HIGH CLASS Flower Seeds for Florists Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED COMPANY 125 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA When ordering, please mention The Exchange 280 The Florists' Exchange Sutton's Big Winning At San Francisco Gold, Silver, Bronze Medals Medal of Honor DESPITE the admirable display of our feliow British competitors, we were the only Eng- lish concern to receive Medals of Awards at the Panama-Pacific Fair at San Francisco. The Medal of Honor was awarded to us for tlie superior merit of our entire display. This of itself would have been a notable triumph. To add to it: Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals is indeed a signal victory. You will, we know, pardon this rather pleasur- able rubbing our hands in having received such recognition from your keen American Jury of Horticultural Experts. Our Antirrhinum won the Gold Medal. Of course, you will want some of them. You H'ill find them listed on pages 86 and 87 of our 190-page catalog. If you haven't one, send with your request 35 cents in stamps, which amount will be promptly refunded with your first order for $5.00. WINTER, SON & COMPANY 64-F Wall St., New York Sole Agents East of Rocky Mountains ^Kt^k^t oico THE SHERMAN T. BLAKE CO. 429-F Sacramento Street San Francisco, California Sole Agents West of Rocky Mountains Royal Seed Establishment, Reading, England A A, -TO THE TRADE- HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany (Establishsd tn 1787) Grower and Exporter on the Tery larftest scale of all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS Spedaltleei Beana, Beeta, Cabbages, Cairota, Eohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuoea, Onions, Peas, Raoiflhea, Spinaoh, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Besomas, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloziniaa, L&rkspura, Naaturtiuins, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox. Primula, Scabious, Stocks. Verbenas. Zinnias, •t«. Catalogue free on application. HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (miied). The most perfect and most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per os., $1.75 per H os.. $1.00 per H o'* Postage paid. Ca«h with order. Ail seeds offered are grown under my personal ■uperrision on my own vast ftrounds, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and beat quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed ^^X'-''^^^ postpaid by manufactoiers upon ^^V,C.^^ receipt of 40 cents in postage. T«^k AMERICAN SPAWN CO. """'^ ST. PAUL, MINN. Whpp ordering, please mention The Elicbange S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON, MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN. CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com. Correapondcncc Solicited. Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue lUt of l^boleeale Price* maUed ooly to those who plant for profit. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is th« only trade paper publishing an Index to •took advertised In each Issue, and this feature means that a reader In need of, ■ay. Carnations, can look at this Index and refer to all advertisements of Car- nations, large and small alike. It brings the results of Classified Advertisements In addition to the regular display adver- tisements, and with no extra cost ex- cept to us. Can you think of a better ad- vertising service than thls7 David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michigan Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. nrf^orl"^ niAna* m"nHri Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg's display ad. on pafte 292, and send postal for free samples. CAUGHT IN THE MAIL "Please stop my Geranium ad. Am all sold out. Will have another lot of this stock to offer by the end of next month, and shall cer- tainly make use of the col- umns of The Exchange to move it on record time. — Wm. A. Finger, Hicksville, N. Y." Huron, Mich., severed his oounection with that establishment, Jan. 1, and will hereafter look after the contracting, in- spection, harvesting and preparation of crops of Peas, Beans. Corn and some other crops for the D. Landreth Seed <'o. of Bristol. Pa. Mr. Brotlierton has had many years' experience contracting for crops, principally in Michigan, Wis- consin and adjoining States, and in the valleys of the Kocky Mountains. He will continue his residence at Port Huron, Mich. Seed Growing a " Reserved " Occupation It is of interest to the seed trade every- where to know that in the recent Con- scription debate in tlie British Isles, si'cilsmen and seed growers w'ere excepted from the scope of the Army Conscription Bill as their trade is regarded as a "re- served occupation," that is to say, one of the occupations held to be of vital im- portance to the welfare of the country, whose members therefore are not called upon for the army. Southern States ♦' I I *- San Antonio, Tex. The Policy of Preparedness Advance preparations, anticipating St. Valentine's Day, is attracting the at- tention of many of the florists who are making up a considerable stock in novel- ties of Birch bark, cupids, and hearts with arrows, tu be filled in with flowers for St. Valentine's Day sale. Quite a number of valentine orders are expected from a distance, as a large number of Winter visitors from the North are in the city. The plan of using baskets and real flowers instead of paper valentines is be- coming almost universally popular here, and the result is a very increased busi- ness for florists. Mr. Hess of San Antonio Floral Co says that in a short time he will have ah the stook in flowers he will need from his own greenhouses, so that the shipping in of cut flowers will be almost discon- tinued. His out-of-town orders even as far as Mexico, as well as of surround- ing towns, have fully equaled the bulk of his good local trade, and his new be- ginning here as a florist is meeting with all the success he could wish. The Star Floral Co. and Chris Hauser, are syuonomous as far as business is con- cerned, and he was busy this week with all the help at his command, making up work for several funerals, both in and out of the city. His business is unusu- ally good, doubtless due to his extended facilities in the new store and office being one of the finest equipped in Texas. Mr. Hauser is one of the most hospitable of ROSES Field-Grown Superior Quality HYDRANGEAS Otaksa, French White, all sizes. HARDY PERENNIALS Canterbury Bells, Peach Bells, Phlox, Larkspur, Coreopsis, Gaillardlas, Pentstemon, Sweet Williams, Shasta Daisies, etc. GERMAN IRIS New Orchid-flowering varieties- Pallida dalmatica, Foetidissima variegata. Evergreen variegated. JAPANESE IRIS Fine rollt'ctioii. ORNAMENTALS and EVERGREENS EngUsh Laurel, ,5-S feet tall. BUDDED LILACS 10 of the very best varieties. ASK FOR PRICE LISTS MOUNTAIN VIEW FLORAL CO* PORTLAND, ORE. Pride of Portland Petunia and its companions, White Beauty, Scarlet Beauty, Elk's Pride and Irvington Beauty Have pleased the masses of people in our city more than any other flowers ever seen here; used in window-boxes, tubs and flower beds. Growers have found them big money makers, and those florists in other States who grow bedding stock will find these Petunias easy to grow and the best sellers ever handled. Seed now ready in trade packets of 1000 seeds at $1.00; 3 packets for $2.50. THE SWISS FLORAL CO. PORTLAND, ORE, DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FALL and SPRING SHIPMENTS VALLEY PIPS. Beat Berlin and Hamburg grades. AZALEAS, PALMS, BAYS, ETC., from Belgium. BOXWOODS. ROSES. ETC., from Bos- koop. Holland. MAPLES. PLANES, ETC., from Ouden- boacb. Holland. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL STOCKS from France. BEGONIA AND GLOXINIA BULBS, De- cember shipment. EngUsb Manetti, Japanese Lilies, Raffia, Kenrla Seeds, etc. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST. McHUTCHISON & CO. The Import House 17 Murray St., New York FERN BALLS S-6 in., $14.00 per 100; 7-9 in . $22.50 per 100. TUBEROSE Dwarf Excelsior Pearl. $9.00 per 1000. All sizrs of Caladiums in stock. The Barclay Nursery " ^r."*'" 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway, NEW YORK. Telephone. Cortlandt 1518 W.E. Marshall & Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d St., NEW YORK \\'beii ordering, please mention The ExchanKe February B, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 281 Onion Sets Pancy Recleaned, Hand Picked Entirely Free From Sprouts WE CAN SUPPLY YOU BY BUSHEL OR CAR-LOAD Fancy Red Wethersfield Onion Sets Fancy Yellow Danvers Onion Sets Fancy White Silver Skin Onion Sets Prompt Siiipment Mend tor Spmclal PrICBM WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND OUR SPECIAL PRICES J. BOLGIANO & SON ALMOST 100 YEARS ESTABLISHED TRADE Pratt, Light and EUicott Streets :: :: BALTIMORE, MD. ordering, please ni'Mition Tbe ExchanKe SOUTHERN STATES— Continued men,' and insists that liis office must be the perpetual headquarters for The Flo- EisTs' Exchange representative when- ever it can be used' to advantage. On the occasion of the bi-centennial fair meeting in the city this week, pre- paring for an International Fair in 1918, a banquet for at least 600 representa- tives was held, and all florists had a large business in table decorations, which, with other festivities of the week made a truly rushing time of it. Paul Poppy, being centrally located, is enjoying as good a business just now as ever in the history of his experience here, using largely the products of his own extensive greenhouses, but at the same time requiring a great many shipped in flowers. He commands a great hotel trade among the large number of tourists in the city. A Dash of Humor When one speaks of "The Mission Florist," that means Frank Suchy, and it means too, that one will have a hearty handshake and some joking to attend to if he tarries about the place very long. "Have you seen the latest out," said Frank, among his words of welcome? "Don't quite know that I have," came the response. "Then have a look at that bunch of Sweet Peas, just from the green- houses, they're the latest out. and you can't beat 'em anywhere. Beautiful Spencers, ain't they?" and there they were with 12in. stemss at least, with petalage like winged butterflies. "Now just another observation," said Frank. "You see in our business we have to keep in touch with society, we must keep posted in all that's new, no matter what it costs, and they've got a new dance out, you ought to see it. It's called the Sal- vation Army dance." "Quite a strange name for anything like a dance ; where is the application," was inquired. "Weil, really, as .you arc not a dancing man. I suppose I should reserve my explanation, but I'll take a chance and tell you that they dance on their heels to save their soles." The response was. necessarily, slow, just overcoming slowly the effects of the sting so masterfully administered. "That brings on another idea." said the m.on with affliction, "I should think that on occasions of such dances you*d be present looking out for funerals." "Why lor ! no," said Frank, "I'd like to know wliere you can see a funeral in a dance like that'/" "Quite easy, nothing is plainer, if they dance on their heels, they have to turn up their toes, don't they?" l!''rank remained motionless, except for an extended arm toward a fine vase of white Carnations of his own growing, he selected a large fine one, and with a spray of plumosa, reached over quietly and in offering it to the writer said "Just wear that will you, for I guess we're even." The Mission Florist then turned to the workroom where quite a company of assistants were busy stuffing a lot of baskets with Sphagnum moss, getting ready to fill them with flowers. "Here's business for you," said he, "We're mak- ing up baskets for 42 graduating high school girls tonight, all to be filled with yellow Daffodils and ferns, tbe Daffodils "being the class flower. Tou ought to be on hand at Beethoven Hall tonight and see them. Then as these girls have taken courses in domestic science, they are to appear in white graduating dresses, all of their own making, no dress to cost more than $10, and a prize is of- fered for the best dress to be judged by a committee. It will be something of a style show in white I guess, and you know styles and flowers are about one and the same nowadays." S. J. M. Dallas, Tex. Club Meeting Tbe cloudy weather for the past two weeks has caused a scarcity of Car- nations and other flowers. The dem.Tnd has been quite heavy but the stock has been hard to get. Funeral work has been plentiful and the bu.ying of flowers and blooming plants continues good. The Dallas Florists' Club held its meet- ing on Tuesday night, the ISth. and was well attended. Some very important dis- cussions were indulged in and in order to revive more interest it was decided to erase all back dues that any member has not paid and start with a clean record and collect dues just for the future. Seth Miller, manager of the Green Flora! Co., reports that the cloudy {Continued on parjc 2.S4) SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS Everythlnft In cuttlnftB and small pot SATISFACTION ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedllnfts. »8.00 ■ per 1000; in .I.OOO lots at $7..M per 1000; ID 2,^-in . S.tOO per 100. $:'j.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va- rieties. I'ricee on application. BEGONIAS 100 1000 CHATELAINE. 21i-in.... $5.00 $45.00 Strong seedlings, from soil 3.50 30.00 Strong, 3-in 8.00 Strong, 4-in 12.00 I REX. 2>i-in. very best varietiea, | assorted 6.00 40.00 ' BOUGAINVILLEA Sanderlana, strong, 4-in 1 5.00 6-in 25.00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer. Best deep pink Car- nation in existence. Be sure to plant this to replace Ward 6.00 50.00 Pink Dcllftht 5.00 40 00 Champion. Select stock 3.50 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.50 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very free) 12.00 100.00 Following at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Princess Dagmar Rose Pink En- Harlowarden chantress White Wonder Herald Pink Winsor 250 or more at the thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The following are the beat newer varietiea of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 ModeUo $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 25 00 White Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a full list of all other coimnercial varieties. Prices on application. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS Strong, twice transpIaDted, very best Btr&in. In all colors. J3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varieties 100 1000 DAISIES, Boston trellow. Strong 3H-in. bushy plants, 25 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2>i-in..$6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 15.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 25.00 Rooted Cuttings 1 .75 15.00 Single White. Best variety for pots; large flowering. 2>i-in.. 5.00 FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In best 100 1000 varieties. 2>i-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston Ferns. 2>^-in 4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt, Whitmani com- pacta, Scholzeli, ScottU, all 2>i-in S.OO 40.00 ElegantlBsima Imperialls .ind Elegantlssima compacta. 2^i-in BOO 50.00 Teddy. Jr 5.00 45.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per flat; 5 flats, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats, $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. FUCHSIAS. In beat varieties, 2-in. pots . . 2.50 Rooted cuttings, mixed varieties 1.25 10.00 Phone FARRACUT 2326 plants. Send for complete cataloflue GUARANTEED ROMAN J. IRWIN, GERANIUMS Strong 2>^-iD. plants Now readv. very fine stock. RIcard, Poitevine, Nutt, S3.00 per 100. 825.00 per lUOU These are well established planta. IVY ENGLISH rVY. ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra strong, from soil. Propagated last August. $1.25 per 100, $10 00 per 1000. PANSY PLANTS. Strong, stocky plants, Giant FlowerinK, finest strain. $4.00 per 1000. 5000 lots at $3.50 per 1000. PELARGONIUMS Ready now 100 Lucy Becker. 2-in $10.00 Wurtembergla. 2-in 10.00 Swabian Maid. 2-in 10.00 Easter Greeting. 2-in 8.00 3-in., S12.00 per 100; 4-in.. SIO.OO per 100. These are true to name, well grown and free from white fly. PETUNIAS. Rooted cuttings. 100 1000 Double white, assorted dou- ble, assorted single. Deliv- ered anywhere $1.15 $10.50 POINSETTIAS. Stock Plants. Extra strong selected 14.00 PRIMULA Obconica. Giant and Malacoldes. 3-inch 6.00 50.00 PRIMULA Veris Superba. 3-in $8.00 ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old, Hybrid Teas. Hybrid Perpetual, Baby Ramblers, Climbers. List of varieties and prices on application. ROSES 2^-in., grafted and own root, in all va- rieties, good, clean, stock. Prices on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. SNAPDRAGONS. Silver Pink ^^ ^^^^ Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. .$2.00 S15.00 Silver Pink, Giant YeUow 2)i-in 4.00 35.00 VERBENAS. Giant floweriog. rooted cuttings. Postpaid. . 1.00 7.50 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings 75 7.00 GLADIOLUS FOR F First Siie Long Island Grown (N America Augusta Halley (Salmon) ORCING DW Ready) 100 1000 $1.50 $11.00 1.60 12.00 2.50 20.00 1.50 11.00 2.00 18.00 6.00 40.00 8.00 76.00 1.50 14.00 1.75 14.00 Brenchleyensls (Scarlet) . . . May Peace Mrs. Frank Pendleton Mrs. Francis King. Light and White, Florlsta NewCrop FlorJsts'FlowerSeeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Green- house grown). $3.50 per 1000; 5000 at $3.00 per 1000. Tr. pkt. 0«. SALVIA Bonfire $0.25 $2.00 Splendens 25 1.50 Zurich 35 3.50 Tr. pkt. BEGONIA Lumlnosa. A oi. $1.00.. $0.26 Erfordia. iV os. 7So 26 Vernon. A oi. 50o 25 Prima Donna. /, oi. $1.00 25 VERBENA. Tr. pkt. Ol. Mammoth Choice Mixed.$0.25 $1.50 Mammoth Sep. Colors. . . .25 1.50 All other choice flower seeds. Send for list. 108 W. 28th St., NEW YORK \Vlif>n nrtjprtnp. pIphhp nr'nTlnn Thp Pl^^liiirigp VERBENAS Our first batch of Cuttings have been shipped in fine condition. Have you sent us your order j'et? J. L. DILLON, Bloemsburg, Pa. Carnations and Plumosus Matchless kud Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, stroDs. wel'-rooted Cuttings, trom &do healthy stockl at $25.00 per 1000. Plumosus, by tbe thousand or ten thousand, at $26.00 per 1000. j Cath or apitrvted crtdH j W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa! When ordering, please mention The Exchange 282 The Florists' Exchange NURSERY STOCK For Florist Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Slirubs, Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, Paeonies, Herbaceous Plants and Small Fruits Our Specialties for Fall are Barberry Thunbergii Phlox Paeonies Write for our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH CO., 67 YEARS 1000 ACRES Geneva, N. Y. Vbea ordering, pleaae mt-iitl"ii Tb.^ i:\rliHnge California Privet and Berberls Thunbergii Largest grower in the country. Can supply you with any quantity or grade you wish. Stock first class in every particular. Do not fjul to get my prices, it will pay you. C. A. BENNETT. KobbinsTille Nurseries, Robbinsville, N. J. Wheik ordering, plOHSe mention The Excbange Fruif and Ornamental SHRUBBERY 230 varieties PERENNIALS 120 varieties Strong, young and thrifty, with excellent fibrous roots. Guaranteed strictly true to name. References: The Mercantile Agencies. Price list ready. LEWIS ROESCH, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. 1,500,000 200,000 When oidt'iiiig, please mentlou The Exchange The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Smdb as HYBBID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, kSMM^ (MMAHS. ROX, EVERCfEENS. PEONIES, ete. A,hforCaHA,am, BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Wbeni ordering, pleaee roentlAn The F^rhnnge €^ 4iM«i««A*l%^i^ ■•■«:.«».«» Summer and Fall Bearing O L r 3 W D e r n e S and all Berry Fruit Plants We are headquarters for Summer and Fall Bearing Strawberry Plants, Raspberries, Blackberries, Gooseberries, Currants, Grapes, Fruit Treea. Roses, Ornamental Shrubs, Eggs for Hatching, Crates, Baskets, Seed Potatoes, etc. Tlie very finest stock at rock-bottom prices; 32 years' experience. Out catalog contains valtiable information for fruit arowers. Send for U to-day — it's free L. J. FARMER, Box 687 Pulaski, N. Y. Headquarters for Trees, 8-12 ft., in Hemlock, Nor- ^vay and White Spruce, Austrian andScotcli Pines The F.E. CONINE NURSERY CO. STRATFORD. CONN. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Hlirs Evergreens BBSTFOROVKR HALfS CENTDRY Complete actortment In large and amall dxaa. Price Ust now ready, IfceD.llillNBrseryCo.,lnt.,DUNSffiV Brergreen SpedaBata Larftvtt Growers In Amerloa When ordeiintr. please m^-ntion The Exctmnpe [xclusivcly in THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE AN INDEX TO STOCK AND MATERIAL ADVERTISED. Page 297 Field Grown ROSES Two year Dormant Baby Tausendschon Ema Teschendorf Kaiserin Augusta Victoria KUlarney Gen. McArthur Jonkheer J. L. Mock Climbing American Beauty, $17.50 per 100. Crimson Rambler, $12.00 per 100. Unless otherwise noted, )15.00 per 100. Climbing Roses Mme. Jules Grolez (Red Kaiserin) Farbenkonigln Prince de Bulgarie Dean Hole Mme. Ravary Clothllde Soupert, $12.00 per 100. Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins) $12.00 per 100. Hiawatha, $12.00 per 100. White Dorothy, $10.00 per 100. A Full List of All Rosea on Domand THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville, Ohio When ordering, plfase mi-nll*in The ExchaDRe TRBBS Largest assortment In New England. Ever greens, dedduotM trees, both coninioQ and raner varieties. Sturdy, choice stock that can be depend ednpon. Send for catBk>g and Bpectal trade prices. 1 ^» TRk. B^ Stadt ^Jilurseri^s North AbinfiLuu rsHRues Dtiest of shmbt. Speclftl tra4e prlce«. Bj ttw thousands, hardy Katlre and Hybrid Rhododen- droDB—transpi anted and acchinat«d. Send your lists. Let nsesHmate. Vl When ordering, please mention The Rxphange Up to March 15th we can fill-in many of your ROSE BUSH wants. Our Concrete Cellars carry stock in perfect condition. When ordering, iilense mention The Bichange Jairi)., Teh, 8ss)dl IMLsur. pY F^glQtfT: via 0>'d Storm^t} ^ dd ivf rie« •Mer fxb. ZB ^ VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFERED BY Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. Whea ordering, pleaae mention The E<»change PRIVET CUTTINGS I have on hand one million of good, strong California Privet Canes for Cuttings, run from 2' to 5' high, from 2-year-old stock. Those Canes are put up in bundles of 500 and each bundle will make 5,000 cuttings or more and I will sell them at a sacrifice of $1.00 per bundle of 500 Canes for cash, or I will cut them S in. long put up in bundles of 200 for 50c. per 1000, paclcing free. Samples on request We have also large stock of California Privet to sell. 8,000 Lombard Poplars, 5,000 Carolina Poplars. 5,000 Ampelopsis Veitchii, 5,000 Barberry Thunbergii, 10,000 Shrubs in Varieties, 5,000 Norway Maples. Write for prices. HILLSIDE NURSERIES ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS N.J. M'hen ordering, plense mfntion The Exclinnge P. OUWERKERK 816 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RBCEIVBD FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES RhododendroDSrAzaleasjSpiraeas Japonica, Lilium Speciosnm, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Qematia, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICaeS MODERATE Wben ordpring- nlpnsp ni'-ntlon ThP- Exghangg We Have Something Special to Offer in Weigellas— Canida and Eva Rathke, Philadelphus, Pyrus Japonica, Deutzias, Spiraea van Houttel, and other Shrubs. aho HARDY PERENNIALS Send ua your list of regiartmentt. WOOD, STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The National Nurseryman The official organ of the American Asso- ciation of Nurserymen. Circulated among the trade only. Published monthly. Subscription price, one dollar per year, in advance. Foreign subscriptions, one dollar and fifty cents per year, in advance. Sample copies free upon application from those in the trade, enclosing their business card. THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY Inc. 218 Livingston BIdg., Rochester, N.Y. When ordering, plense mi'ntinn The Exchange ADVERTISING NURSERY STOCK -s-^? -. WELL! l^'ebruary J, lOlG. The Florists' Exchange 283 Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OP NURSERYMEN Praaldmt, E. 8. Wucm, Shanuidoati la.- Vtc». praudml, JoHH Wat»om. N. Y.; Truwirar, ' PrrBn YouNCKM, a«MYa. N»b.; 8»creUry. John Hall. i^j ""S,'. "• X- '^•" Annual Conreiiooii irlU b« bald in MUvaukaa. Wit., ISIS. Pinus Austriaca {Subject uf this week's illustration) One of tlio most useful of hardy Piiirs is tin- Austrian, Pinus AustriatM. for many years conunon in ail collec- tions, as indeed, it is today. It is a rufiged, liardy Pine, enduring our hardest Winters, hence it is in such (.'reat demand. It is of cxceedinjjly heavy growth, bolli of wood and foliapc, fittinj; it for many positions it would of the yellow color of its roots and wood. be hard to find a substitute for, as neither storms nor As tliis plant grows well from roots as well a i -A fiuwers on the same hush, which, though not unknown in as ripe, should grow the same season. Should thev fall other jilants, is unconunon. Kvery season its popularity the seedlings may be looked for when Spring returns appears to increase, its fern-like aiipcaranee when in a„ _ ..i,,,.!, <•„, „ • , , leaf giving it character of pleasing appearance. Comptonla 1' "^ '^^L!°ZS:T"^ y."^' ^"^^"^ cold affect it. There is one drawback to its use. It seeds, its propagation is not difficult. forms but few root.s, a few long ones only, hence unless fre(]\iently transplanted when young, it is a])t to fail wlien planted. It.s heavy weight of limbs and foliage connected with its few roots, make it difficult for it to retail an upright position when it is jilanted, often i-endering a stake necessary, esjiecially when the trees are large. In addition to its common name, Austrian Pine, it is known as Black Pine in Europe. The Corsican Pine is sometimes confound- ed with the .Vustrian, but authorities con- sider it distinct. It is Pinus Laricio. Its difference consists in a less spreading habit and ha\ing foliage of a somewhat twisteil growth, with a rather downward tendency of limbs, rather than the upright ones of the Austrian. It is of the same hardy character as the Austrian and could be used in con- nection with it to advantage. It will be well to note here that at the present day some of the Colorado Pines are now used in connection with the Austrian, P. ponderosa and P. flexilis, for example. These are of the hardiest nature, and all planters are pleased to have them to add to the variety of a planting. P. ponderosa has the same rigid foliage of the Austriaoa, but flexilis is a soft foliaged species, for which reason there are positions in which it would be preferred. This is so easily raised from seeds that no other methods are con- sidered. Sow seeds in Spring. The fruit of the Japanese Per- Japanese sinimon is so cntfcing appear- Persimmons j^g^ ^^^^^ those who see it in our city markets are apt to ask if it cannot be produced in colder States than those of the South. Soon after the introduc- tion of this fruit, plants of it were experi- mented with at Philadelphia, and near New Vork City, but these attempts were unsuc- cessful. It is true that in protected places some of the trees lived, and in a case or two bore fruit, but as a tree to set out to care for itself it was unsatisfactory. Some years later it was reported that a hardier type had been found in Japan, which would prove hardy much north of Virginia, but these seem not to have materialized ; no one seems to have any knowledge of their intro- duction. The Berkmans speak well of this Persimmon as it grows with them and in States adjacent to Georgia. From our experience with it when first introduced, we should think it hardy enough to thrive anywhere south of Philadelphia, except in cold mountainous districts. Anyone wishing to experiment with this fruit must remember that all plants are not fruit bearing, there- fore such only should be planted as have l>een grafted from a perfect flowered sort. Seedlings may result in much disappointment. Tliere is an interesting though diminutive srhub in the Zanthorrhiza apiifolia, a native shrub found mostly on river banks, color' gre'ativ adorning the hush, from New York to Georgia. Owing to its low growth, 1ft. to 2ft. high, it is often overlooked by planters, but not by those who know its value as a ground cover, such as Pachysandra terminalis is often used for. For this purpose it is excellent, as it is noted for its pretty compound leaves, which consist of about five deeply in- cised, bright green leaflets, which assume a beautiful golden color in Autumn. When planted in large masses, ^13 it often is, its foliage is a great attraction in the Autumn months when this golden color is displayed. The flowers of this little shrub are purplish in color, „ o - - Sweet Though in a wil.l state found mosUv in dan.p places, it asplenlfoUa .i,-!^ ^^^^'Tt' to thf e'xtent uX ,succee.is mordn.ary sduations n, cult.vat.on, though its .serves. It is a low, bushy, .self-spreading bush weU preference .s lor partly shaded damp ,,osd,ons. suited for a cover for ganfe as well as fo^r oU „ ust Its conunon name i.s \ ellow Root, given it «n account that pretty foliaged plants are used for. In its favor too, is its flourishing on poor soil, of a sandy, rocky formation, apparently as well satisfied as when in that from a belter nature. The specific name of this plant well de- scribes it. The Asplenum is a fine leaved fern, and asplenifolia signifies the foliage is like this fern. It much resembles the foliage of the fern-leaved Beech, being small and very much divided. Sweet Fern, its common name, has reference to the sweet odor of its fern-like leaves. This shrub has been referred to by some writers as an evergreen, which is a mistake. What It may do where freezings are unknown we do not know, hut in cold climates it is deciduous, though often carrying its foUage well through the Winter. ^ Formerly this Comptonia was known as a Myriciu to which it is closelv allied. Follow- ing what has been happening within late years it may have another name by now; but all horticulturists long connected with plants well know it as Comptonia. Quercus J? ^^"^"^ "'"' ^'^"'^ ^«<=" the nigra . '■■"^'' ■'"ck Oak as it grows in Its wild state in New Jersey, it iias surprised them to find it almost unpro- curable in nursery collections. In so far as relates to its dwarf form we have never ^"""^"'^ t° I'e listed in any nursery, though It could be better used in many plantings than the type. As usually seen, QuercSs nigra is rarely a large tree. To call it as of medium growth fits it well. Whether of the ordinarj' type in height or of the dwarf torm, there is always the attraction of its dark green shining foliage, showing on Ixith sides. The division of the leaf is quite char- acteristic It is much divided, the whole leaf much broader at the top portion than elsewhere. The division of the top reminds one much of a large Clover leaf in its rounded outline. Thus, while the upper portion of the eaf IS broad and rounded, the base of the leaf runs to a narrow point. That this form is really a dwarf will be acknowledged by all when we say we have seen them of but two to three feet tall bear- ing acorns just as the large trees were doing, at the same time being in appearance minia- ture trees in foliage and habit of growth. We could not but think what a number of rhe eenus Rhus Sumachs as thev are called f c u ^^^^ the landscape gardener could put them has^UwTvs connnaXd ae^d deaf^^^^ ^{ ^"''^ ^''^'^ '^"^''^r "'S'"' '^^^y "^'^^^ elsewhere. lias aawaj s commanaea a gooa aeai or atten- Those we saw were not far from Millville N. J. Pinus Austriaca Rhus aromatica jj^n because of the varied character of the species. While such sorts as glabra and typhina are valued for their cone-like panicles of flowers and seeds and their rich foliage in Autumn, there are others avoided for their poisonous qualities, and have to be avoided by all but a few persons who appear immune from poison Pomegranates ^ "^^^^ °{ "^^^ Exchange who has Outdoors been observing the trees and shrubs • of Washington expresses some sur- prise at seeing, apparenUy hardy, the Pomegranate thriving there, as well as many other plants not seen In the one of our not^, Rhus aromatica, there is one places appearing to him as cold in Winter as Washington that anneals to us in SDrinsr. bemir an early bloomiuL' \r.>ii „- »„ n,„ r>„ ,_ ... . •• ajniuguoM Zanthorrhiza apiifolia that appeals to us in Spring, being an early blooming species, and which ripens its berries very .soon after- ward. The flowers are yellow, appearing with the leav<-s in the first month of Spring, in advance of many other shrubs of the season. Quickly following are the berries, which ripen in a few weeks. They are of orange red \\ ell, as to the Pomegranate, it has been wintered out- doors at Phlladelphi!^ so has Lagerstra;mia and other shrubs of about the hardiness of the Pomegranate, but in these cases there were advantages of location, protec- tion of buildings, or of some kind, which helped the plants along. We claim, too, that Magnolia grandiflora is hardy here when in a favorable location, and so it is The foliage of this Rhus is of pleasing fragrance when but none of these plants can be set out anywhere and handled, accounting for its specific name, aromatica. take all that Winter brings. Kvery one of the characters" named~is~~different from that of any other Sumach. As may be gathered from what has been said of its foliage, it is in no way poison- ous, and it should be said too that when Autumn comes it approaches an ornamental value. The best of all other .species in the brilliance of its orange scarlet foliage. A Philadelphia nurseryman once set out a row of about two dozen plants of the Pomegranate on a northern slope planting them in Spring, and giving them no pro- tection in Winter, trusting that the absence of sun from the slope at that season would be sufficient. All were hurt more or less but one plant, which in some way came through unharmed. Nearly every one having groimds of some extent could find places where certain plants would ^ ^^ ^ In habit of growth there is no other Sumach like it. ^^^^ 1nX"'ooplng*kiera^Idiprayed"earVy"'in"sS"r'ing!""Thes^^ ft is of low, spreading growth, often rooting where its hITe more than a fair chance in Winter.^ The large are often overlooked because of their color not catching branches touch the soil, fitting it often for a position buildings of Washington are a great help to plants, shad- the eye so quickly as brighter ones, and because of the »m™g 'a'"ge •""''ks, which its branches may overspread, j^g ^ome and keeping cold winds from others. Then low growth of the plant. In a botanical way it is in- Its rooting habit permits of rapid propagation by the proximity of the Potomac is a great help as teresting as having staminate, pistillate and perfect layers or by cuttings. Then the seeds, if sown as soon well. 284 The Florists' Exchange New Salmon Pink Carnation *' NANCY" Color light salmon pink, little darker than Pink Deliglit and more even color. Blooms are good commercial size, 3 in. and over, nicely formed and have never shown a bursted calyx. Stems always hold the flower upright. The habit is a quick productive growth and as a producer it stands highest among commercial varieties. Color does not fade. Fragrance is very noticeable. Having an excellent cerise pink and an improved yellow to offer in 1917, we have decided to disseminate the variety "Nancy" this year, 1916. For a light pink that will produce quantities of bloom and is commercially good in every respect, plant "Nancy." The stock is limited and orders will be filled in rotation as received. Price, Rooted Cutrings: $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. First deliveries in January. Standard Varieties of CARNATIONS and 1915 Introductions READY NOW 100 1000 Pinl£ Sensation $6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Matchless 3.50 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.50 30.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Yellowstone 3.00 25.00 100 1000 White Wonder $3.00 $25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Rosette 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Gloriosa 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 ChiYsanthemum "EARLY FROST" THE EARLY WHITE "MUM This variety has proven so satisfactory that the demand for stock will be greater than the supply. Place your orders now. We have a large stock. Rooted Cuttings: $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. February Delivery. F. DORNER & SONS CO., Larayetrc, ind. When ordering, please mention The ExcbiiUge Rooted Carnation Cuttings SPECIAL OFFER 20,000 Matchless - - - $2.50 per 100 $20.00 per 1000 50,000 Enchantress - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 ** " 25,000 C. W. Ward - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " Write for prices on other varieties. Address all orders to J. D. COCHCROFT, - Norlhporl, L I., N. Y. REMEMBER, WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION When orderlnff, please mention The Exchange "ALICE HAS MADE GOOD" By proving to be THE BEST COMMERCIAL CARNATION disseminated in years. Hundreds who tried it are delighted, and will largely increase their plantings next season. Cuttings ready NOW. Prices: per 100, $6.00; per 1000, $50.00 Descriptive circular mailed on request PETER FISHER, Ellis, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Excbane(> CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS AND ROSES CHAKLES H. TOTTT MADISON • NK>V JKR8KT Wben ordering, please mention The ESzchange SPLIT CARNATIONS QuMcly, eanb aod oheaply mended. No Tools reqaired Pillsbury Carnation Staple Patented 1906 tOOO. 8«o. ! 3000. 1 100 iMMtpaid I. L. PILLSBURY GALESBVRG. ILL. Wteo ordering, please mention The Excben^e RED WING The Coming Commercial Red A clear scarlet color, with a long, perfect stem; clean, healthy grower. Begins to flower early in the season and produces continually until thrown out in the Summer. The flowers are nicely formed, do not split the calyx, and for keeping qualities cannot be beaten. Clean, well-rooted cuttings at $ 12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Inspection of my stock is invited. Cash with order or satisfactory references from parties unknown to us WILLIAM A. DAWSON, Wlllimantic, Conn. When ordering, please mention The Excbange SOUTHERN STATES— Continued ( from page 2S1) weather has greatly shortened his output of Carnations and Roses. He says that lie is turning down orders for at least live thousand Carnations every day. Henry Greve, of the Dallas Floral Co., reports business good with him. He lias disposed of about all of his Azaleas that have opened up. He lias several that will not open at all as the buds have dropped, lie is keeping sold closely on out flowers and reports Carnations and Sweet Peas hard to get. Lange Floral & Nursery Co. reports that business continues good. It is near- ing the usual Spring planting rush and the company contemplates heavy sales in trees, shrubbery and all bedding plants, as well as the usual demand for cut flow- ers. Rische-Chollar Floral Co. is finding it diSicult to get enough cut flowers. Seed trade with them has been good. This tirm has had several decorations the pre- vious two weeks. Texas Seed & Floral Co. have been kept quite busy with mail orders and their usual local trade. It is reported that they lost most of their Sweet Peas during one of the recent freezes. The Dallas Florist Club will hold its ne.xt meeting on Tue.sday night, Feb. 1, and a full attendance is expected. S. J. M. Fort Worth, Tex. Notwithstanding the weather has been very disagreeable, the florists base been doing good business and have kept sold on most everything that was ready to offer. Carnations and Sweet Peas are getting scarce on account of the contin- ued dark weather. Where two weeks ago some were cutting a surplus of these, there is now a shortage. There is no relief expected until the weather clears up and we have several days of sunshine. Funeral work has been frequent, hence the florists have been taxed to the limit for flowers of all kinds. The seed trade has been good as the condition of the soil generally is ideal for sowing everything that should be sown at this season. The nurserymen report that business for the past two weeks has been dull. This is also owing to the cold rainy weather, as trees can- not be very well handled at this time. _ E. Holt, the proprietor of the Forest Nursery, has been very seriously ill since about Jan. 1. with a severe attack of pneumonia and is reported to be in a very dangerous condition. Drumm Seed & Floral Co. has been cutting a very fine lot of Carnations, but the recent cloudy weather has greatly reduced the cut the past week. They have about disposed of all of their Aza- leas that failed to open up in time for the holiday trade. J. E. MtAdam has been kept busy with funeral work and decorations. His sup- ply of Sweet Peas and Carnations has been greatly reduced. His fine stock of Primroses has al.'so been limited. Baker Bros. Co. have been busy with funeral work and decorations, but it, too. has experienced some difficulty in getting first class stock for the past two weeks. Its seed trade has been good and in the nursery department it has lieen handling some good orders. S J. M. New Orleans, La. The cold northern winds have blown many visitors to the city. Under these conditions business is fine. Among these visitors is one, Kobt. Shoch of the M. Bice Co., Philadelphia, who made his first visit to New Orleans. Mr. Schoch has been having a most enjoyable stay and we are sure he will make his visits more often in the future. R. C. Kerr of Houston, Tex., vice-pres. of the Society i of American Florists, made a two-day visit to New Orleans this week. The New Orleans florists, who co-operate with the florists of Houston, were very inter-, ested in their visitor who was accom- panied by many florists of the East who came here by boat. The florists of New Orleans are to have the pleasure of en- tertaining the members of the S. A. F., who make the trip by water from Hous- ton. The New Orleans Horticultural Soci- ety held its monthly meeting at the regu- lar meeting place on Thursday, Jan. 20. It was the largest meeting the society has ever had. It seems as if the florists of the city had heard that there was a little doubt as to whether there would be a flower show or not. Since_ the final decision was to be given at this meeting nearly every florist in town was present. After the routine of business the subject of the coming flower show was taken up. It was finally agreed that there will be a flower show on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th of April. The executive committee was authorized to get the hall far in advance. The largest hall in the Athenaeum will be hired for the occasion. Every florist promised to co-operate, each one taking 250ft. or 300ft. of space at 10c. a foot. After all expenses are paid the remainder will be given to help the Anti-Tubercu- losis League. Every one promises to lend aid for such a worthy cause. There will be many beautiful prizes donated by the different business firms of New Orleans. The Carnival Season This is starting in all its splen- dor. Every night is marked with some ball, party or supper. Every one of the florists has a share in the decorative work. Corsages are in great demand, these being made with orchids, Roses, Carnations, and in some cases, Sweet Peas. The Orchid Store is kept especially busy. One very elaborate fcature_ of the week was a golden wedding in which Mr. iScheurmann of the Flower Shop played a big part. The decoration consisted of gold caskets arranged very artistically with Daffodils and ferns. Palms were also used in the decoration. Abele Bros, are doing a great deal of shipping at present. They have an ex- tra large stock of palms, ferns and flow- ering plants. Mr. Abele also ships a large quantity of vegetables to the north. At present he is busy planting out Roses. Mf. Muller is also doing a prosperous business. Metairie Ridge Nursery Co. has, as usual, a very attractive window decora- tion this week. It consists of tall golden baskets, each containing a bunch of dif- ferent flowers, as Daffodils, Lilies. Sun- burst and Killamey Roses and others. Bruno Werner shows a great improve- ■ ment in his health. M. B. .. . February 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 285 -■*■ NEW CARNATION COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W, Ward "Cottage Maid" cleans up at St. Louis M A ttL ^^^^^^^-^■:^,£i^mf$^i<^ 1 ^ ^^^^i^^^ ^F ^H . , f-^ ^j ^^B W 1 ' t*LJ" ■ 'Jli^Bt ^'^'■^ .r* M ^^I^I^^S. * ' m 1 ■. ^H " y ^>SijBg->BTjjgA.*i%-'-:^|^^^^j[;^ '^ ^,tf y'^^ W- J 1^ ^^ft /i^^^H - t^Hl^^^^^^^t^i^h^^^^v'vw^^ ^;^/ '^ '■'■^ WBL till ^^^Hl^P^^.^rat >% •'/'•'^CJ Wi^ irw' ■ iM^t^F' ' '' '^^■mi^ r* * , n r*'-' nm •VJp* will ''v^rar,, >' . ■- ^ ^^^^ f-'/yjUk^^ ■ ••?••■■/ f "i .m>^m ^ l^lAl TY^nfl ■^ J^H^'fial ^< ^^^^^. ^.5^ii ^^^^^^1 ^ ^ > Besides winning First in its class, this Queen of the Novelties won the Sweep- stakes for the best vase in the Show The public here in New York is crazy over the color of this beautiful new Carnation. It is a clear shell pink, deep in the center and lighter toward the edge. It is a color your trade demands. Its plant is identical with its well-known and widely-grown parent, "Mrs. C. W. Ward," and it has the same wonderful keeping and shipping qualities as that variety. In fact, at the Cleveland Show last Fall, "COTTAGE MAID," besides the first prize in its class, won the prize for the vase of Carnations in the best condition at the end of the show. And these flowers were shipped from New York. We have grown this variety for six years and tried it out thoroughly. It is not our policy to let buyers of our Novelties do the experimenting. We believe in "COTTAGE MAID," and we are going to back up our belief by planting 50,000 of it next year for blooms, besides the stock plants. It will be sent out next Winter. Send in your order early. And keep your eye on "CRYSTAL WHITE." our sensational pure white, which is larger and more productive than "Matchless." It will probably be disseminated in 1917-18. COTTAGE GARDENS CO. Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK Wheu ordering, please mention The Exficely fringed bright rosy carmine, strong grower, a good garden variety. Mile. Rene Plessier. Splendid tender rose. Prof. A. Vezzin. White with delicate carmine suffusion. Souvenir de Mme. Victor Raoult. Very large lively rose. Souvenir de Monsieur Belot. Lively carmine-rose. ViUe de Chartres. Immense pure white of vigorous habit. Price: Any of above Novelties. 2>i-in. pots, 25c. each, $2.60 per doz $18.00 per 100; one each of the 12 sorts for $2.50. Hydrangea Novelties of 1915 Baby Bimbenet. Very dwarf, free and early, the plant becomes covered with large, compact trusses of silvery-rose flowers. Beaute Vendomoise. Immense heads of white flowers tinted pink; the individual florets attain a diameter of 4 inches, and while it shows a tendency to a loose, open truss, this adds to its attractiveness. Eclalreur. One of the most startling acquisitions; a very bright carmine- rose, the nearest approach to a red. We particularly recommend this. La France. Very strong grower, with immense trusses of deeply fringed flowers of a delicate shade of rose. La Perle. The grandest, largest and most refined white we have yet seen; flowers deeply fringed. Lille Moulllere. Similar to, but distinct from Eclaireur; a bright carmine- rose. Louis MouiUere. A very distinct and valuable variety, a fine shade of deep rose-pink fringed florets in trusses of immense size. Mme. Auguste Nonin. An unusually attractive pretty pale pink in heads of large size. Souvenir du Lieut. Chaure. Produces immense heads of bright rose- carmine flowers on bold, upright stems. Price. Any of the above 1915 introductions: 2-inch pots, $1.00 per doz., $7.00 per 100 3 " 1.50 " 10.00 " 714-716 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Tbe above prices are intended for the trade only HENRY A. DREER, Wben ordering, plea.se mt'iitioii Tbe Exctinnge A. F. J. Baur O. E. Steinkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAlR & STElNHAMP, Indianapolis, Indiana Carnation Breeders Square When, ordering, please mention Tbe Escbange L^f Roses *,000 people there are four florists' establishments and they are all doing well and are as progressive as their brothers in the North. J. L. O'Quinn & Co. has a very nice store on the main business street that is a good advertisement and a business builder for their greenhouses out at the cemetery. This company put up a large Lord & Burnham house last Summer which it planted entirely with Carnations that at present are a picture to behold. The quality of the stock is most excel- lent and will compare favorably with the best as grown in the Northern States. Carnations for the current week com- mand 75e. to $1.25 a doz., according to quality. During the cold snap of the week be- fore last the thermometer went down to 15 deg. here, but a few days of Spring weather following, brought the Violets and the early Roman Hyacinths in the yards into bloom. The early Forsythia are also showing color. Gladioli, Dah- lias, and Cannas are never dug up in this neighborhood, but are left out all Winter L. F. Dabnell. LouisTiile, Ky. Considering the bad weather experi- enced during the greater part of January, and the resultant shortage of stocks, busi- ness has held up exceptionally well. The volume of funeral work has been far larger than during any previous January on record and cut flowers have been mov- ing fairly well. Collections are good, generally speaking. The last week in January found Louis- ville overrun with representatives of various floral supply houses. Among the concerns represented were the A. L. Ran- dall Co. of Chicago. II. Bayersdorfer & Co. of Philadelphia, Schloss Bros, of New York, W. B. Lake, Philadelphia, Poehl- mann Bros, of Chicago. August Baumer was recently laid up for a day or so with a severe attack or neuralgia', and his daughter, little Miss Carolyn, was also ill with an attack of grip. -., Phil Shaid, greenhouse man for C. B. Thompson & Co., who was recently laid up with an attack of the grip, is making a very slow recovery and has been at the store only one day during the past month. The company reports that it is handling a few small decorations, but that the principal business now being handled is for sick people and funerals. The Kentucky Nursery Co., which re- , cently closed its retail sales room on Jefferson st. is handling all of its busi- ness from the oHice at the nursery. Boone Gardiner, head of the concern, re- ports that he is looking forward to an excellent year in consideration of the fact that money is now more plentiful and imprDvemcnts will be made at a more I'l-liniiiry 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 287 ^m^^^m^m^M^^w^^^M^^smi^s^»^^^^^^ ROSES RED RADIANCE. A sport of lUdinnce that will be wel- comed as a valuable addition to the list of Kreenhouse Rosea and will be of greatest value for the Harden, Grafted or Own Root. 2>i-in., i'2 50 per doz., $17.50 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. MRS. WM. R. HEARST. A clear, dark pink sport of My Maryland. The equal of Maryland in habit and growth, and far superior to it in color. Grafted or Own Root. 2'-i-\n.. $2.50 per doz.. $17.50 per 100 $160.00 per 1000. HOOSIER BEAUTY. Deep, rich crimson in color. We have a large stock of this now Rose and can fill your or- der tt> your satisfaction. Grafted, 2V^-in., $2,00 per do2 , $15 00 per 100. $140.00 per lOUO: Own Root. 2>i-in., $1,50 per doz., $10 00 per 100, $90,00 pel 1000. HADLEY. With both Hadley and the above-named va- riety we have to offer the two beat red Rosea in commerce. Grafted, 2M-in., $1.50 per don., $12.50 per 100. $12000 per 1000; Own Root. 2>ii-in., $1,00 per doi., $7 50 per 100. $00.00 per 1000. CARNATION NOVELTIES MISS THEO. (Littlefield & Wyman^ We have 4000 planta of Miss Theo growing here at Cromwell. We can verify the assertion that it ia the most prolific Carnation on the market today. The color is true rose pink. The dower is well formed, but not large. It will be a profit- able variety. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100. S 100 00 per 1000. NEBRASKA. We can fill your order for this new scarlet It appears to ua to be one of the finest of the novelties of the year. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, 8100.00 per 1000 RED WING. From observation of this variety growing, we believe it ia well worth a thorough trial. It looks pro- lific and the flowers are of fine quality. Rooted Cut- tinga. $12 00 per 100. $100 00 per 1000. ALICE. By far the finest light pink Carnation from the standpoint of freedom and profitableness. We have excellent stock for February delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $8.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000. THE BIG FOUR OPHELIA. DOUBLE WHITE KILLARNEY, KIL- LARNEY BRILLIANT and MRS. AARON WARD. The four best greenhouse Roses for general growing. $12,50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000. These varieties are better grafted than own root. II wanted on own roots, the price ia $7.50 per 100, $60 00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS GOLDEN GLEAM o^^^o.^t''''^ As a novelty of the year we are offerinK a seedlina of our own raiaini!. It is a bright, cliatening yellow in color; me- dium dwarf in growth. Fully ns good two to a plant aa single Matures Oct. 2nth to Nov. l»t. Second crown buids were the beat. 2>i-'n-. "-50 per di-in., $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. SINGLES RAMONA. Deep, rich bronze in color. One of the finest varieties ever offered. Exhibited in the winning hve vases at Cleveland. 214-ia., $2.00 per doz , $15,00 per DUSKY MAID. Orange-bronze in color. Well-built, semi-double flowers carried well apart on spray. 1 ne fineet variety for Thanksgiving, 2}i-in., $2.00 per doz,. $15 00 per 100. , , .. ^ The Cromwell Gardens Set and the Mount Green- wood Set are offered in our catalog. Look them over They are improvements on existing varieties and worthy of general growing. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus We make a specialty of seedlings. We offer now 60,000 seedUngs ready for potting. Big. strong »fea^°e»^„'*'« value at $8.00 per 1000: 2500 at $7.50 per 1000; 6000 at $7.00 per 1000. . . , , ,„ ,non We deliver anywhere, all chargesjiaid. for 60o. per luuu in addition to price quoted. VIAKE this Year of 1916 ■*■ your most prosperous one by taking out one of our advertising contract forms. They give you the benefit of our best terms and the privilege of changing the copy of your ad. at each insertion. A fifty-two order, or a guarantee to use one hundred inches of space in one year, with- out regard to special posi- tion, procures our low rate of seventy-five cents per inch on all space used. Publicity in THE EXCHANGE pays Ask Our Advcrliscrs Chrysanthemums Catlings UNAKA MAJOR BONNAFFON EARLY SNOW CHRYSOLORA GOLDEN GLOW PACIFIC SUPREME Rooted Cuttings, A No. 1 Stock Send for prices Matthews & Varney Successors to J. E. Felthousen, Florist 320 Van Vranken Ave., Schenectady, N. V. will. 11 'inlitii'.... r.li:i^f iii-Tit i.,T] '111.' E^chnnge ELMER D. SMITH & CO. Chrysanthemums FOR VARIETIES AND PRICES, SEE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN MICH. WluMi ordering, please mention The Exchange The Exhange— Alert and Up-to-date liberal rate this .vear. Mr. (iardiner re- ports that it will be a big year on Straw- berry plants. The concern is also handling a lot of overhead irrigation work and has installed such systems at the Kentucky State University, Elmen- dorf Stock Farm at Lexington, and vaii- ous other points. E. G. Keimers, president of E. G. Reimers & Son Co., has taken out a building permit for tlie erection of a one- sJory frame building at the corner of Baxter ave. and Breckinridge st. Green- houses now occupying tliis space will be removed to the growing establishment ou the Taylorsville rd. Mr. Keimers reports that ultimately all of the greenhouses on Breckinridge St. will be removed to the farm, and that only plants will be grown at the Baxter ave. establishment, all cut flowers being grown in the country. J. F. Link is cutting Sweet Peas, Car- nations and Lilies, and reports that busi- ness is excellent. A few days of bright weather would put his stocks in first- class condition. Mr. Link is looking for- ward to a big Easter business. Concrete beds have replaced practically all of the old Cypress beds in the big growing establishment of Anders Ras- mussen in New Albany, Ind. Mr. Ras- musscn stated that next Summer the last of the wooden beds would be removed and concrete would be used throughout. A few of the old greenhouses will also be remodeled. Business with the concern is good at this time, and qutinlities of Car- nations. Sweet Peas and Lilies are being put. Roses are doing fairly well only, but there is an excellent demand for all of the stock that can be grown. Mi". Rasmussen said that the late Easter sea- son would probably fine a shortage in plants, bulbous stock blooming too early for the late date. This condition will probably bring out a great demand for rut flowers. Mrs. Bmilv C. Perry, mother of Mrs. Herbert Walker of F. Walker & Co., died recently after a short illness of grip. Mrs. I'erry was seventy-five years old, but was strong and healthy up to the time of her illness. Henry Fuchs has entirely recovered from his recent attack of grip, but at present is spending most of his time at Carnation Cuttings NEW VARIETIES BELLE WASHBURN At the American Carnation Society's Convention in St. Louis, this carnation won first prize offered by S. A. F. and has twice been awarded the silver medal offered by the American Carnation Society. With such a record back of it. especially when m competition with such high class varieties as was the case this season, we do not hesitate to recommend it as the best red on the market today. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 NEBRASKA, 112.00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000 I AVIATOR, $12.00 per 100, SIOO.OO per 1000 THE THREE NEW PINKS. 100 1000 Alice Coombs 12.00 100.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Nancy. Light salmon pink, a little darker than Pink Delight, a more even color* $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Standarc PINK. 100 1000 Mrs. C. Edward Akehurst (rose pink) $6.00 $50.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25 00 Enchantress 3.00 22.60 Pink Delight 6.00 40.00 Gloriosa 3.00 25.00 Chas. Slegwart 6.00 40.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Rosette 3.50 27.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 25.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 35.00 Gorgeous 3.00 22.50 Northport 3.00 26.00 PlilladetphU 3.00 22.60 For Complete List with Descriptions, send for our Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. RECENT INTRODUCTIONS. Alice 100 .$6.00 . 8.00 . 4.00 . 6.00 . 4.00 . 3.50 . 3.00 100 .$4.00 . 4.00 . 3.00 . 3.50 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 4.00 . 4.00 1000 $50.00 50 00 35.00 50.00 The Herald 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 30.00 26.00 Varieties RED. Princess Da&mar 1000 $35.00 35.00 25.00 20.00 25.00 Bonfire 25.00 WHITE. 25.00 25.00 White Enchantress 25.00 25.00 VARIEGATED. 30.00 YELLOW. Yellow Prince 30.00 TME WHOLESALE FLORISTS Ol- PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia New York BalUmore 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklin & St. Paul Sts. Washington 1216 HSt.. N. W. When orderiDE. please mention The ExcbanKe Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFITI USE FOR RESULTS 288 The Florists' Exchange ooMirva— — IIV MARCH THE NEW PINK FORCING ROSE CHAMP WEILAND Exquisite in color, remarkable in BiEe, beauty and foliage YOU NEED THE BIG MONEY MAKER OF 1916 STRONG GRAFTED PLANTS 100 Plants for $35.00 500 Plants for $150.00 250 Plants for 82.50 1000 Plants for 300.00 Orders fitted strictly in tlie order as booked WEILAND & RISCH Originators and Growers 154 North Wabash Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. ri1>^riiig. T>l^iisp m'-nllon Thp Exchnnge Azaleas^Hydrangeas and other Choice $tock In AZALEAS, we have the best commercial varieties, such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Nlobe, Vervseneana, Vervseneana alba, John Llewellyn. Simon Mardner, Jean Peters. Well budded and good shapely plants, 75o., $1.25, Sl.SO, $2.00. HYDRANGEAS. Both Otaksa and the new French varieties, such as Mme. Emll MouUiere, Avalanche, E. G. Hill, Gen. De Vibraye, Mme. Hamar, Mme. E. Chautard. 6-in. pots. 4-6 flowering shoots, 25o., 35c., 7-in. pots, 75c.-$l.OO; 6-in. pots, 6-8 branches, 50c. RHODODENDRONS. 7-in. pots, 6-8 buds, $1.00, $1.50. CINERARIAS. Large flowering, 4-'in. pots 10c. ; strong plants, 5-in. pots, 15c.: 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN Giganteum. 4-ia. pots, 20o.; 5-in pots, 35o.-50c., in bud. PRIMULA Obconica. In bloom, 4-in. pota, 12c. CHINESE PRIMROSES. 5-in. pots, in bloom, 20c. BEGONIA Lumlnosa and Magnifica. 4-in. pots, 15o. BEGONIA Lorraine. 3-in pots, 12o. to grow for Easter Sales ROSES for Easter forcing, such as Baby Rambler, Ulrich Brunner and Magna Charta. 6-in. pots, 35c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in. pots, 5o.; 2J^-in pots, 3c.: 4-in. pots, lOo. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots, 6o. HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. COCOS Weddeliana. 3-in. pote, 15o.: 4-in. pota, 25c. EASTER LILIES, both Giganteum and Multlflorum. 4-iD. pots, 4 in. high, 20c. FERNS, such as ScottU, Roosevelt, Teddy Jr., Boston. 5!^2-in. pots, 40c.: 6-in. pots, SOc: 7-in. pots. $1.00. DISH FERNS, assorted varieties. 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. KENTIAS, both Behnoreana and For- steriana. 4-in. pots, 16 in. high, 30c ; 6-in. pots, 28-30 in. high, $1.00; 6-in. pots, 36 in. high, $1.50: 7-in. pots, 40-42 in. high, $2.50: 7-in., green tubs, made up, KENTIA Forster- iana, $2.50; 9-in. tubs, made up or combina- tion, 5 ft. high, $5.00. HOLLY FERNS. 4-in. pots, 15o. DRAC^NA Terminalis. 5H-in. pots, 50c., well colored. PANDANUS Veitchii. 6H-in. pots, 75o. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Grower of 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. Potted Plants PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wheit, orderiiijr. plejise mi^ntlnn The Escluince ASPARAGUS 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per $18.00 per 1000; 1000; I ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 21-p-inch, $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-inch, $2.00 per 100 214-inch, $3.00 per 100; 3-inch, $5.00 per 100. ^ PRIMULA Obconica. 4-inch, 15c. eacli; 5-inch, 20c. each. ■ DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 2K-inch, $3.00 per 100. | CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. j WETTLIN FLORAL CO., - HORNELL, N. Y. | TnMuumuuuniDnTuiniiiiinMiuiiiiJiiimiimiimiiiniionimniTniiiniinmiiiiiBiiuuiiuiii^^ Vlifii order i HE. please ni'-mi'm Tlif iOx<.-li;iiit:e Special Offer of MARGUERITES Wliite Paris Daisy A limited quantity of our celebrated healthy stock, out of 2K-in. pots, at $3.50 per 100. A. L. MILLER SutphJn Road and Rockaway Blvd. Phone: Jamaica ,505. JAMAICA. N. Y. JACKSON & PERKINS CO. NEWARK. NEW YORK Wholesale Growers for the trade TREES and PLANTS of all kinds Send for Ulst Wh«n oMerlnc i.i»-hw«> mention The Exphnne© A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACjGNA Indivisa. 2-ill., So.; 3-in., 10a.: i-in.. 15c.; 5-in . 25o. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-in.. $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, PoiteTine, Ricard, Per- kins and Bucllner. 2-in., S2.00 per 100; 3-ili.. $6.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-ill., lOe.; 4-in., 15o.; 5-in., 25o.; from bed (or 2H- and 3-in. pots, S5.00 per 100. VINCA varieeata. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Caah with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N, J. Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prices The Conard ®. Jones Co. WEST GROVL. PA. When ordering, please mmitlon The Eichange CALIFORNIA PRIVET and Cuttings Best stock. Lowest price. HARRY B. EDWARDS, UHU SILVER, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Escbange SOUTHERN STATES— Continued the greenhouses, business at the Fourth St. retail house being light enough to enable him to get away. With the exception of pink Roses, stocks have been sufficient to fill demands with the new Nanz & Neuner Co., ac- cording to Manager D. E. Weller. Mr. Weller stated that his company as well as many other concerns cut close during the holiday season, and had been rather short on some lines since that time. Ar- rangements have been made to build an additional Rose house at St. Matthews in April, most of the material having al- ready been contracted for. G. D. C. Washmgton, D. C. There seems to be more of a stir among the stores the past week. Stoclj is more plentiful. Carnations have taken a drop. Bulbous stock is coming in better. Mc— Kinley Dav was nr>t much for the stores in comparison with former years. The custom of ten years ago was revived when John Hollingsworth. a special em- ployee at the Capitol, gave every mem- ber of the House a Carnation. He gave away 500. It was a beautiful sight from the balcony to see a flower in every Con- gressman's lapel and all those in the gal- lery. Several members of the House took occasion to refer to the martyred Presi- dent in .short speeches. The Florists' Club will hold its regular monthly meeting Feb. 1, when the nom- ination for ofBeers for the coming year will take place. The committee for the National Iflower Show in Philadelphia report that there will be a large delega- tion from Washington to attend the show. At this writing, Jan. 31, we are having extremely warm weather. O. A. C. O. Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS Gude Bros. Co. is featuring Violets and Lilac and a beautiful window display of the above, with Azaleas, can be seen in the windows. Blackistone the Florist, is featuring this week Ophelia Rose. Mr. Blacki- I stone has made a specialty of Roses. 1 Alex. B. Garden was the first florist ] here to have Tulips in the market, so he [ reports, which sold well. He is cutting some fine Mignonette. Tulips. Sweet Peas, Freesia and Carnations and have no trouble to dispose of them. John R. Morgan is making a run on ferns and pot plants. J. M. Hammer & Sons are likewise featuring ferns and pot plants. M. J. McCabe has a fine lot of Car- nations. Roses. Lilies and Snapdragons which is being cut daily. Roht. Bowdler is cutting some fine blooms of Carnations. Paperwhites and Tulips. .A. fine lot of Azaleas can't be overlooked. Thomas & Slye are featuring this week Lily of the Valley. Freesias, Narcissus. Sweet Peas, Lilies and Roses. Trade is good. A. Herold has some nice Carnations. Priniulns. Paperwhites. Sweet Peas and t.ible ferns. Frank I.*. Schultz is cutting Carnalions and has a goo $2.50 per 100. POINSETTIA. Large stock planta. $5.00 per 100. WEEPING LANTANA, FEVERFEW Gem, GIANT WHITE DAISY and DOUBLE ALYSSUM. 2-in., $2 00 per 100. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 75c. per 100. ALTERNANTHERA Brilllantisslma. $5.00 per 1000. Rosea, Yellow and P. Major $4.50 per 1000. AGERATUM, Gumey, Pauline, Star, 60o. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. VINCA Varieftata. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 75c. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 75o. per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1 00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1.00 per 100. ALYSSUM. Giant double, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. PETUNIA." Double, 10 kinds, Dreer's, etc., $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 6 kinds, $1.26 per 100. SNAPDRAGON. Silver and White. $1.60 per 100. STEVIA. Dwarf. 76c. per 100. $6.00 per 1000. FERNS Bench. Nice, clean_itock. Boston, 4-in., lOo.: 6-in., 12>^o. Cash BYER BROS., •^"^'•«|1^«"«« When orderlnK. please mention The Exchanjfe Some Excellent Stock In great abundance. For want of room liberal extras for early orders Size of pots 100 1000 2 -in. ABUTILON Savitzii, or 6 va- rieties assorted $2,25 $20.00 2U-in. AGERATUMS. White, light and dark blue 2.25 20.00 2 -in. CUPHEAS. Cigar plants 2.25 20.00 3 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. .. 6.50 60.00 4 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. Fine plants 17.60 2H-in. BEGONIAS. 8 flowering va- rieties 6.00 45.00 3H-in, CINERARIAS. Choice mixed 6.50 60.00 3M-in. Chinese PRIMROSES in bloom 7.00 65.00 5 -in. DRAC/ENA Indivisa 20.00 6 -in. DRAC/ENA Indivisa 25.00 2Ji-in. FUCHSIAS. Double and single, 12 varieties 2.75 25 00 4 -in. FERNS. Whitmani, Scottii, Scholzell 20.00 2>i-in. HELIOTROPE. 3 varieties. . 2.75 25.00 2>i-in. MARGUERITES. White and yellow 2.50 22.50 Mrs. Sanders 2.50 22.50 4 -in. PRIMULA obconicas. In bud and bloom 6.25 60.00 2 -in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 3.00 25.00 3K-in. STEVIA 5.00 45.00 2!.i -in, SALVIAS. Bonfire 3.00 25.00 FUNKIA variegata. Roots 5.00 45.00 CANNA BULBS. King Humbert . 3.00 25.00 CANNA BULBS. YeUow. King Humbert. Each SOc. CANNA BULBS. About 20 varieties. 2.00 17.50 50,000 2 and 2".4-in. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, Mont- mort, Perkins, Buchner. About 20 varieties 2.25 20.00 2M-in. IVY GERANIUMS. S vari- eties 3.00 28.00 2 -in. MME. SALLEROI GERA- NIUMS 2.25 20.00 Orders booked for later and Spring delivery. Correspondence solicited. AlONZO J. BRYAN, wAs'lSorN't When ordering, please mention The Excbanjfe CA.NIVA. ROOTS lOO looo Meteor $10.00 $100.00 King Humbert 2.50 20.00 Charles Henderson 2.00 18.60 Oueen Charlotte 2.50 20.00 DRACtNA Indivisa. 4-in pots.. 15.00 AGERATUM. Blue and white Hooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 GERMAN IVY. Cutting 1.00 8.00 ENGLISH IVY. 2l2-in. pots 4.00 35.00 4-in, pots 8.00 GERANIUMS, Ricard, Nutt, Hill, pink. Grant, double and white, 2 l.,-in, pots 2,25 20,00 BOSTON FERN RUNNERS 2,00 18,50 WM. IVIEARS - - RUl*lSON, N. J. \\ ben ordering, please mention The Exchange When ordering, please mention The E.\cliange Februnrv 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 289 iiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioiiiiJiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiinn^ I We Offer to the Trade an Fxceptional Opporlunity | 35,000 I Fancy No. 1 Stock of Washington Navel I ORANGE TREES I ALL SPECIMEN STOCK | The Orange that made California famous | The trees are 4 feet, 6 inches high, fine heads and | foliage, and balled. Fully warranted to please or money | refunded on return of shipment. | Kafh 10 100 1000 1 Tress baled } ■, in. to 5^ in. stem diam. $0.40 $3.73 $36.00 $350.00 | Trees baled Vg >n. lo H in. stem diam. .45 4.00 37.50 360.00 | Trees baled M in. lo 1 in. stem diam. .50 4.50 40.00 375.00 | Trees baled 1 in. and over, selected | specimens 75 6.00 30.00 | These trees have a retail value of from 75c. to SI. 50, and we offer g sample shipment of 10 trees, assorted sizes, to the trade, for $4.00. 1 This for sample only. No more or less at the figure. 1 Terms are strictly cash, as this price only covers the growing and 1 handling of the stock and allows no margin of profit and loss. Will consider = negotiable paper on lots of 5000 or over. As a special inducement, we will p allow on all orders arriving on or before February 15th and mentioning The I Exchange, a special cash discount of 2 per cent. 1 Weight — 25 pounds each. Packing at cost. 1 CITRUS HEIGHTS NURSERY CO. I P. O. Box 236 I SACRAMENTO, CALIF. | Reference: Any Sacramento Bank. | niiiniiiniiniiiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiigiiiiin^ \A'ln-i> ordering, please mt;DtloD Tbt; Excbaage SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Freesias and Paperwhites. A fine lot of ferns and Priniula.s can also be seen. D. H. Van Bottyer & Sons are cutting some fine Enchantress and Beacon Car- nations, also Pansies. Schultz's Seed Store has just mailed out its new 1!.)16 catalog. Seed trade is beginning. Louis T. Miller of the firm of Schultz's met with an accident the other day while attending a farmer's grange af- fair. In going up a steep hill in a ma- chine he got out of the auto to walk Up the hill, and when he tried to get on the machine at the top of the hill, he slipped, and before the auto, a heavy truck, cuuld stop the wheels passed over his leg. He is confined in a local hospital. Max a. Fiek.stein. Catonsville, Md T. Walter Gray is cutting some fine Freesias, Paperwhites and Carnations and reports trade as good. John B. liarmun is cutting some choice Carnations of different varieties. Peter Eberhardt is so busy potting up Petunias and sowing seeds that he some- times forgets to eat and has to be called a dozen times before he will make up his mind to go. Henry H. Seidlich will erect a new greenhouse as soon as the diSferent green- house construction companies can tuni in their prices. A fine lot of Cyclamen can be seen in his houses. He is also cutting some choice Sweet Peas, Freesias and Narcissus. Chas. H. Cook is cutting Carnations and other flowers and keeps himself and his new Vim truck, which he just pur- chased recently, delivering to his whole- sale trade. John McCormick. with the aid of his sons, one at his retail store and the other at the greenhouses, is certainly accom- plishing success, as everything there is kept in tip-top shape and up to the min- ute is growing cut flowers and plants. A nice lot of Primulas can be seen on the benches, and at their retail store funeral work and cut flowers are meeting with good demand and at fair prices. We also regret to learn that Mrs. McCormick is very ill and we hoite for her speedy recovery. Max A. Fierstein. Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly partioulars as to fortbcomioK exhibitions.) Amherst, Mass, — Graduates School of Agriculture, in connection with the Mass. Agrricultural CoUegre, July 3-28, 1916. ChicasTo, 111. — American convention of Garden Clubs, June, 1917. Cornell, N. Y. — Farmers' Week, In connection with N. Y. State College of Agriculture, Feb. 7-12, 1916. Iionlsville, Ky. — National Canners' Con- vention. Fetiruary 7-11, 1916. Hew ■york, April 6-12, 1916. — Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New York and the New York Florists' Club, Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary, 63 West 28th St., New York. New York. — The eighth annual banquet of the New Y'ork and New Jersey As- sociation of Plant Growers, Hotel Mc- Alpin, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets, »6 per person. Sec'y, Wm. H. Siebrecht, Jr., Queens Plaza Court, Long Island City, N. Y. FhUadelpUa, Pa., March 26-Aprll 2. — Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- can Florists, Convention Hall, Broad Bt. and Allegheny ave. John Young, secretary. 63 West 28th St., New York. Scranton, Pa. — The Scranton Florists Club will hold its Spring flower show in the Town Hall, April 6 to 8, 1916. Bill Against Delinquent Debtors Florists have delinquent debtors who have moved without letting them know their new addresses arc urging the pas.s- age of H. K. lOoUy, a bill which has jiist been preesnted in the House of Represen- tatives by Congressman Smith, of Minne- sota, for, if enacted into law, they will he able to get such information as will en- able them to trace those who are in ar- rears in their credit accounts. The Smith bill reads as follows : "Section 1. That postmasters and others in the pos- tal service shall not give to unauthor- ized persons information concerning mail matter, provided that this shall not pro- hibit postmasters from giving informa- tion as to the addresses of patrons of their offices to such persons as are known to desire the information for lawful and proper purposes." E. A. D. Revised LisL — English Roses Two-year-old, low budded, open field-grown Famously Fibrous-rooted Stock for Spring Delivery Make your selection from this list and send your order on c. o. d. terms, less 5%. Bees Ltd. can run orders right on to the quay in their own motor vans, so that you shoidd gei, delivery of the trees in Nero York about 14 days after receipt of your order in hiverpool, at a cost of about 10 cents per tree c. i. f. New York. Dwarf or Bush Roses Prices: dollars per 100; 20 at 100 rate, f. o. b. Liverpool Abel Carrlere $B 00 A'nnch'n Muller tiXiO Ales. Hill (;ray S 40 Alt. Colomb 0 60 A. K. Williams 6 liO Anne of Gierstein8.40 Ant. Rlvolre S.40 Avoca 6.60 Beaute de Lyon 7,20 Ben Cant 6 60 Betty 7.S0 British Queen b 40 Capt. Hayward 6 60 Caroline Testout 6.60 Chas. Lefebvre 0.60 China Rose or Old Bush 6 00 Claudius 7.20 Com. F'l'x Faure 6.60 Conrad F. Meyer 6.00 Corallina 7.20 Coronation (N. P.) 9.60 C't's of Derby 7 20 Countess of Shaftesbury 8 40 Cynthia Forde 7.20 Dean Hole 7.20 Dr. O'Donel- Browne 7.20 Dorothy Page Roberts 8.40 Dorothy Ratcliffe S.40 D'ke of Ed'n'bgh 6.60 Dupuy Jamaln 6.60 Earl of Gosford 7 20 Earl of Warwick 7.20 Ecarlate 7.20 Edith Bellenden 8 40 Edu Meyer 7.20 Edw. Mawley 8.40 Eliz. Barnes 8 40 Ellen Poulsen 7 20 Erna T'sch'nd'rf 7.20 Ethel Malcolm 7.20 Eugenie LanieschS.40 Fellenbere 6.60 Fisher Holmes 6.60 Flor. H. Veitch 8.40 Fr. K'rl Druschki 6.60 Horace Vernet $6.60 Hugh Dickson 6.60 Irish Elegance 7.20 J. B. Clark 7.20 Jessie 6.60 Jonk. J. L. Mock 7.20 Jos. Hill M 40 Juliet 7.20 K's'n Aug. Vic. Kath. Zeimet Killarney King Edw. VII King George V 0.60 6.60 0.60 7.20 8.40 ry7.20 L'dy Al'ceSfn' Lady Ashtown . ._ Lady Hillingdon 8 40 Lady Penzance 8.40 Lady Pirrie 8.40 Lady Ursula 7 20 La France 7 20 La Tosca 7.20 Laurent Carle 7.20 Leonie Lamesch 6.60 Le Progres 7.20 Leslie Holland 8.40 Liberty 7 20 Lieut. Chaure 8 40 Louise C. Breslau 8.40 Lyon Rose 7.20 9.60 Mrs. Chas. Curtis Harrison $7.20 Mr.s. Cornwallls West 7.20 Mrs. D'v'd B'llle 7.20 Mrs. Dav. McKee 8.40 Mrs. Edw. M'w'ly8.40 Mrs. E. G. Hill 7.20 Mrs. F'l'y llobbs 8.40 I Mrs. Fr. Strakcr 8.40 Mrs. G. .Sh'wy'r 8.40 Mrs. Harold Brocklebank Mrs. Herbert 1 Stevens , Mrs. Jno. Laing C.60 1 Mrs. Muir Mackean 8.40 Mrs. P'tr Blair 7.20 Mrs. R. G. Shar- man Cr'wf'rd Mrs. Sam Ross Mrs. Taft Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Mrs. Wakefield Chr'stle Miller 8.40 Mrs. Wallace H. Rowe 8.40 Mrs. W. II. Cut- bush 660 Mrs. W. J. Grant 7.20 Gen. J'cq'm'n't Gen. MacArthur Gen. Schablikine G. C. Waud Geo. Dickson Geo. Elger GL de Chedane Guinoisseau Gottfried Keller G. Nabonnand Gruss an Aachen Gruss an Teplitz Gus. Gr'n'rw'ld 6.60 7.20 7.20 7.20 8.40 8.40 6.60 7.20 7.20 6.60 7.20 7.20 Harry Kirk 8.40 Helen Keller 6.60 H. E. Richardson 9.60 Hilda Rich'rd'n 8.40 His Malesty 7.20 Mabel Drew Mme. Abel Chatenay Mme. Chas. Lutaud Mme. Edouard Herriot Mme. Falcot Mme. Gabriel Lulzet Mme. Hoste Mme. Isaac Perriere Mme. J. Grolez Mme. Laurette Messimy Mme. Metanie Soupert Mme. Ravary Mme. Segond- W^eber Marie Baumann 6.60 Marie van Houtte8.40 Marq. de S'n'ty 9.60 Mary, Countess of llchester 7.20 Mildred Grant 8.40 Miss Alice de Rothschild 8.40 Molly Sharman Crawford 8.40 Mrs. Aaron Ward 7.20 Mrs. A. E. C'xh'd 7.20 Mrs. Alf . Tate 8.40 Mrs. Amy Hammond Mrs. Andrew Carnegie Mrs. A. R. Wad- dell 8.40 Mrs. Chas. E. Allen 7.20 7.20 9.60 9.60 7.20 6.60 8.40 7.20 7.20 6.60 8.40 7.20 8.40 8.40 8.40 6.00 8.40 6.60 8.40 8.40 10.80 6.60 8.40 10.80 Nita Weldon Old Gold Orleans Rose Paul Lede 7.20 Pharisacr 7.20 Prince Camille de Rohan 6.60 Pr. de Bulgarle 7.20 9.60 7.20 6.60 7.20 6.60 7.20 Rayon d'Or Richmond Schneewittchen Sen. Mascuraud Sen. Vaisse Simplicity Souv. de Gust. Prat Souv. de Marie Zayas Souv. de Pierre Notting Sunburst Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi The Dandy Theresa 8.40 8.40 8.40 7.20 8.40 UlrichlBrunner 6.60 Victor Hugo Viscount Carlow Viscountess Folkestone White Killarney W. E. Lippiatt Wm. Shean Willowmere W. R. Smith 6.00 8.40 7.20 8.40 7.20 7.20 9.60 8.40 1 Yvonne Rabler 7.20 Aimee Vibert S7 20 Alberic Barbicr 7.20 Ar8t'rSt'llaGr'y7.20 Am. Pillar 7.20 Ards Rover 7.20 Av't'r Bleriot 7.20 B'll'rd et Barre 7.20 Blush Rambler 7.20 Bouquet d'Or 7.20 Car. T'stout cig. 7,20 Coro. Rambler 7.20 Cr. Rambler 6 00 Delight 7.20 Dlabolo 7.20 Dor. Dennlson 7.20 Dor. Perkins 7.20 Eicelsa 7.20 Felicite Perpelue 6.60 Flame 6.60 Gardenia 7.20 Gerbe Rose 7.20 Climbing Roses Glolre de Dijon $7.20 Hiawatha 7.20 Jersey Beauty 7.20 Johanna Sebus 7.20 Kalserin Aug. Victoria cl. Lady Gay Lady Waterlow La France Cl. Leontine Gervals 7.20 Liberty CImg. 17.20 Mme. Alf. C'rr're 7.20 Mme. Jules Gravereaux Mme. Pierre (kjchct Marechal Niel Minnehaha Mrs. W. J. Grant cUmblng 7.20 Nlpbetos 8.40 7.20 7.20 7.20 7.20 7.20 7.20 8.40 7.20 Paul Lede cIg. $8.40 Paul Transon 7.20 Pr. C. de Rohan 6.60 O'n Alexandra 7.20 Reine Marie Henriette $7.20 Reien UIga de Wurtemburg 7.20 Rene Andre Richmond cIg. Sh'w'r of Gold Source d'Or Tausendschon Tea Rambler Trier Waltham Climber 1. 7.20 Wh. Dor. Perkins 7.20 Zephirinc Drouhin 7.20 8.40 7.20 7.20 7.20 7.20 7.20 To obviate delay new customers must send references with order (Bees 1079 Mill Street LIVERPOOL, ENG. .L 7.20 Tear this out and hang it. You Will find this advertisement useful for reference urdenim. Ijk- tlif Lxcliiili^'t 290 The Florists' Exchange Special Offer ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- geri. Strong, 2K-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Polte- vine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2K-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3- in., right for Easter. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2}^-in., mixed, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DRACy^NA Indivisa. Fine plants, out of 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. PANSIES. Strong plants, from our well known strain, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. SNAPDRAGON. Out of 2i^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. JX.SCHIVIIDT BRISTOL, PA. Coleus Cuttings Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leadingandbestfancy varieties. Clean, strong, well rooted cuttings. $6.00 per 1000 Cash with order. Send for list with testimonials A. NAHLIK 261-275 lawrcnce Street, flUSHING, N. Y. Largest grower of Coleus In the U.S.A. GOOD STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2li-m. pots $2.50 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-ip, pots. 5 00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2U-in. pots 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots 4.00 DRAGON A Indivisa. 3-in. pots 5 00 FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2Ji-in. pots 2.00 GERMAN IVY. 2!^-in 2.00 IVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2}i-in. pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2Jf-in. pots 2.50 MARGUERITE DAISY. Single White. 214-m 2.00 HELIOTROPE. 2)-(-in 2 00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON. 2U-in... 2 50 (RAMSBURG'S .STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.00 33^-in 5.00 FA EMMONS "-o^'^f . n. CrinmiJ, west Kennebunk. Me. Special Offer— A I Stock Doz. 100 CYCLAMEN in bloom. 4-in $2.50 $18.00 5-in 5.00 40.00 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2>i-in 3.50 4-in 2.00 15,00 SNAPDRAGON, SUver Pink. 2-in 2.50 Phelps' White 2M-in 3.50 DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Mixed 2)i-in 2.50 100 1000 GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt. 2-in.. .$2.25 $20.00 SIMLAX. 2-in 1.75 15.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 2}i-in 8.00 25.00 COLEUS. Rooted Cuttings, Ver- schaffeltli and Golden Bedder .75 7.00 10 other varietiea 76 6.00 Queen Victoria, Trailing Queen, Firebrand. Nero_and_othera: all fancy varietiea. Cash with order. OlSOM & CO., ''''totrs""" Webster, Mass. U/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Gladioli For Early Spring Flowering Good time now to make another plant- ing of Gladioli. You will find good use for the flowers during May and June, in fact up to the time Gladioli become a glut in the market. If you haven't iK'nch room pot the bulb.s up into 4's and plant out later on, or if you like just as good results may be bad by planting 3 bulbs into a 6in. pot in which the plants will flower nicely. America is still one i)f the finest of sorts for forcing. Mrs. Frank Pendleton, which is one of the most beautiful of all Gladioli, is still too ex- pensive to be used for forcing by the Horist. Chicago White is a good forcer and Mrs. Francis King is perhaps the liest w-hen it comes to a red, or rather scarlet. If you intend growing the plants in pots they can be started below a bench and remain there until 5in. or 6in. in lieight, when they should get to full sun- light. Centaurea gymnocarpa Must Be Sown Early The old timer. Dusty Miller, is still a great favorite. While not the ideal plant as a border for a Canna bed or around Salvia, we still have call for them, and there are but few retail growers who can get along without at least a few of them. While there is a steady falling off in the demand for great mixtures in window boxes and vases good sized plants of Dusty Miller will come in most handy to be used in connection with Geraniums and other plants. Sow seed now, and as with the Verbenas, grow cool. The slower the little plants come along the better for them. Select a few of the strongest plants and keep on .shifting them. The larger they are for the filling of window boxes the better. Chrysanthemums In order to get the best results out of some of the early and midseason sorts, early propagation is necessary. Take for instance the old favorite and its sports, Ivory. You can grow large flowers of tlds variety on 5ft. stems which are b:ird to beat with many of the newer surts, but one must propagate early and knep the stock going, and while cuttiugs of Ivory rooted in May, may produce fair-sized flowers, the length of stem most likely will be lacking, and this holds good with others. For the retail grower who doesn't carry a large amount of stock plants it is best to start propagating early. April struck cuttiugs make the best plants for your early and midseason sorts. Y'ou can root your first batch of cuttings in March, pot them up or plant out into flats, and the young plants will furnish cuttings again in a few weeks. Look over your stock plants of Chrysanthemums now and bring them to the Carnation house. The best way is to plant them out in a sunny bench ; just water moderately for the next few weeks, they won't need much until active growth liegins. Let the plants come along slowly ; excess heat or excess water will only result in a .sickly growth, and that makes poor material to take cuttings from. Pennisetum longistyllum A Great Border Plant .Vs .a border plant around a Canna bed there is hardly anything one could men- tion more appropriate than Pennisetum. It gives the bed a fini.sh not possible to obtain with Salvia, Coleus or almost any of the plants we usually see made use of. Like quite a few other bedding plants we grow from seed, in order to get best ri'sults with PennLsetums seed should be sown early, and the plants grown cool. Don't wait with sowing until .\pril and then take six or eight of the small seed- lings and crowd into a 2%in. pot in or- der to get a plant in a short time. Single plants give the best results, but you should sow now and give them all the time required to develop into nice bushy stock. Smilax Sow Seed No\fr If you intend planting out some Smilax next July or replanting on an old, worn- out bench, the time to sow seed is here. With all the beautiful Asparagus and other greens we make use of today, there is still room for Smilax in every retail florists' establishment. There are oc- casions when a hurry up call comes in for a few strings of Smilax when least ex- pected, and it is then that a bench full of them to draw from looks good, there is hardly a floral decoration of any kind w-here we can't make use of Smilax to good advantage ; it is usually only a mat- ter of having it on hand, and the present is the time to prepare tor next Winter's requirements. Sow seed now while you have it in mind. Cyclamen If I had to write a whole page ex- plaining what sort of house, temperature, exposure and other treatment was neces- sary to suit the little Cyclamen, I couldn't say any more than that the very best place for the young stock is alongside of where the Geraniums do their best. Most of us got over the idea that glass cases were necessary in order to handle Cyclamen successfully, for that is just the opposite from what they really do want. If you make use of a good loam, good drainage, water the plants properly ; avoid a hot, stuffy house as well as one suitable for red spider, there should be no trouble in growing the plants, and many hundreds of growers are successful today where there were only a few 20 years ago. Frequently when we are not very familiar with the requirements of a plant, but are anxious to grow it, we are very apt to kill it with kindness rather than neglect. Al- wa.ys remember that a small Cyclamen while growing wants plenty of moisture but objects to a Rose house temperature. Put your plants alongside of the small Geraniums and let the leaves have a good wetting every day and twice on Sun- days. A little liquid cow manure doesn't hurt the plants in the least. If one would want to shift them every time they appear a little pot bound the plants would be in 12in. pots by September and that is wrong; a 2%in. pot plant is bene- fited by light doses of cow manure and should not be re-potted until well pot bound, and if you have a 3in. pot to shift into. I would rather have it than making use of a larger one. Carnations Care of the Rooted Cuttings Your first batch of cuttings should be rooted by this time and ready to go into pots. As I have repeatedly stated, it is highly important to get a rooted cutting into soil. If allowed to remain in the sand in a crowded condition you are using up the vitality of the young plants. Geraniums, Chrj^santhemums and most of the plants we grow on for bedding stock are not nearly as badly affected in this respect as the Carnation. A Carnation cutting once allowed to be- come stunted in the sand will remain so for quite some time and is more subject to disease of all kinds than healthy grow- ing, fuU-of-life stock. If you are "anxious to have good results with your plants, pot them up as soon as ready ; don't make use of highly manured soil, for there is nothing gained b.y such. If the soil contains a small portion of well de- composed manure this is beneficial, but don't make it extra rich because you want to be good to the plants. A clean, sweet fibrous soil is far more necessary than one well manured. The young stock is better off in a house of 4S degrees than in one held at 52, but let it have a sunny bench. This is absolutely neces- sary ; you can't grow a Carnation except in full sunlight during the Winter months, and while in a cool house the plants may not make as fast growth as in a warm one, yon can depend on it your stock will be healthier, hardier and better all around. Watch out with the water- ing. The plants can stand a lot. but just how much is for us to find out. CANNAS 30 fine varieties. home-growD, strong, dormant tubers. $2.00 to $6.00 per 100. Our selection of fine sortfi, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Per Per 100 1000 Asparagus Hatcheri. 3-io. pots $8.00 Asparagus Sprengeri. 23^-in. pota. . 3.00 Asparagus Sprengeri. 3>iii. pots... 6.00 Abutllon SavitzU. 2>i-in. pots 3.00 Acbyranthes. 6 sorts. Rooted Cut- tings 1.00 $8.00 Ageratum. Blue and white, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 25 sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 3-in. pots 8.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 4-iD. pots. . . . 12.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 5-in. pots. . . .20.00 Feverfew, Double white, Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12.00 Fuchsias. Double and single. Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12.00 Fuchsias. Double and single. 2}i- in pots 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tings 1.50 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2^-in. pots 4.00 Lantanas. 2l4-in. pots 3.00 Moon Vine. True white, Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 16.00 Salvia. New sorts, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.60 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Smilax. Strong, 2H-in- Pots 3.00 Vinca Varlegata and Elegans. 4-in. pots 10.00 Vlnca Varlegata and Eiegans. 2>i* in. pots 3 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL^N.Y. ROOTED Carnation Cuttings ALICE, $6.00 per 100, 150.00 pei 1000. Long Island Grown GUADIOUUS AUGUSTA and BRENCHLEYENSIS. l>i-in. and up $7.00 per 100. Cash with order. KIHNE BROS., Hicksville, L. I. ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 AGERATUMS. Stella Gumey and Little Blue Star $0.60 t.'i.OO PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The best selected, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 9.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 9.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 75 6.00 SALVIAS Bonare and Zurich 75 6.00 PLANTS FUCHSIAS. Double mixed, strong plants, from 2-in. pots 2.50 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Double Fringed. Mixed colors, strong plants, from 2-in. pots 2.00 Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. Whi^n orderlne, olcabe mention The Eicbsinee DRAC^NA Indivisa. Strong plants, from 2i'^-in. pota, $3.00; from 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2^- in. pots, S3.00 per 100; ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, from 3-in. pots, $4,00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed PAUL M ADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa When orderlnp, QERArVIUMS Nutt. Buchner, Poitevine, Ricard and others, 3-iu. pots, ready in March, $3.50 per 100, S30.00 per 1000. READY NOW VINCA Varlegata, 2-in. pots, S2.00 per 100. SALVIAS, AGERATUM, COLEUS. Rooted Cuttings, GOc. per 100. Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y. Wli^ii orilerliiK. pleHse mpntlon The Kxchanffe Square See Ramsburg's display ad. on page 292. and send postal for free samples. When orderlne» please mention The Excban^e I'ebruiiry J, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 291 Palms, Ferns and Decorative Stock NXPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. The best fern of them all. Slightly crested habit, same as Scottii ; very fine; a pDnd seller; 0-in. pots, stroiip plants, ,$0.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots .$1.(10 oiu'h. XEFHROLEPIS SoottU. Good. strong plants, G-in. pots, $4.20 and $.'5.00 per doz. ; S-in. pots, $1.(X) each. NEPHROLEFIS Elegantissima Improved. G-in. pots. $5.00 per doz. : .S-in. pots, $1.00 each. CTRTOMIUM Roohfordiamim (Holly Fern). 4-in. pots, $1.80 per doz.; 2i.{.-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Hybridnm. 3-in. pots, line for basket work, $7,00 per ItX). DISH FERNS. The best varieties, only $4.0<1 per 100; 2Vi-in. pots, fine plants. ASPARAGUS Flnmosns. 3-in. pots, heavy stock, $5.00 per 100. BOXWOOD. 12-in. to l.'i-in., bushy, ,'i.T>o. each; 15-in. to IS-in., very bnshv, 45c. each. Pyramid-shaped. 2-ft. to 2%ft., $1..50 each; ;i-ft. very fine, $2.00 each. KENTIA Belmoreana. 514-in. pots, 5-(> leaves, 20-22 in. high, 75c. each ; 7-in. pots, 22 in. high, 8 leaves, $1.50 to $2.(K) each. KENTIA Forstei-iana. SVj-in. pots, 5-6 leaves, 22-oO in. high, 75c. each ; 5-6 leaves, 2.S-;>3 in. high, $1.00 each ; 7-in. pots. 6-7 leaves, 34-36 in. high, $2.00 each ; 7-in. pots. 6-7 leaves. 38-40 in. high, .'i;2.00 and $2. .50 each. PRIMULA Obconica. 5-in. pots iu hlooiii, $2.00 per doz. ; 6-in. pots, $3.00 rier doz. BEGONIA Luiuinosa. 5-in. pots, $2.00 per doz. To save express charges, please mention if pots are wanted. Cash with order. ASCHIV1ANN BROS., The Hustlers Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave., PHILADELFHIA, PA. iill.'n Th.' F-> 'ERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity. Excellent 2,'4-in. stock, in best assortment, $3.00 per 100, 825.00 per 1000 Extra strong, 3-in., $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. CENTIA Belmoreana and COCOS WeddeUana. Clean, thrifty, 2|4-in. stock, right size for center plants. $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. fERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting, in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100, S9.50 per 1000, undivided clumps. In 10,000 lota or more, $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. IIBOTIUM Schiedei (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, $4.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100; 4-iD., $6.50 per doz., $.50.00 per 100. loston and Scottll FERNS. Full, shapely plants, in perfect condition, $12.00 per doz., $95.00 per 100. J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. ■■ntinn Thp Kxolintige 100; ASSORTED TABLE EERNS Out of 2}i-inch pots, $3.00 per EERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIALTY In or out of fiats. JUNE DELIVERY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS From 2H-inob pots, $3.00 per 100. ALL express orders, cash or satisfae- tory ^reference with onier. B. S0LTAUEERNERYJ.'r;e,%1s;.N-!; ( M»,» r»«.1»»J Cl-»l-.rv» ( New England States Hartford, Conn. m • ■ n 1 1 . > n TIh> Kx r* h ft r p THE HOME OF THE SCOTTII FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK iTben nriL-rlii);. r>leiiae mi'ntl.m 'llu' Kyrhnnge PC? I^ TNJ Q ASSORTED »— ' •v. i^ ^ VARIETIES Btranc, hnlthj pluili, tram SM-io. Pot., $3.00 MI 100. $2«.0a p« 1000. ^OCOS WeddeUana and KENTIA Belmoreana. 3K-in., $1.30 per do,., $10.00 per lOO. >IEPHROLEPIS WbltmanI uid Eleftantlulma. 6-in., 60o. ttmoh. 90STON Fenu and NEPHROLEPIS HaniaU. 4-in., $20.00 par 100; S-in., SOo. eaoh, $46.00 pal 100; 7-in., $1.00 each; g-in., $1.2S uob. PRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. niien ordering, please mention Tlie Exdiansfl The Hartford florists have nothing startling to report. Business is excel- lent, having all they can do in funeral work. The present time is between sea- sons, but shortly there will be banquets and then some weddings worthy of men- tion in the columns of TuE Exchange. Coombs the Florist, Asylum St. store, Vincent 11. Olmstead, manager, was snowed under with funeral work when the writer called, and this was only a demonstration of what had been going on during the week. J. Albert Brodrib, Windsor ave., re- ports an increase in business since the external and internal improvements in his store. Welch the Florist was displaying in the window, china canoes in all colors, containing Tulips in full bloom. They are very attractive and a novelty. Charles Turner, W. W. Hunt, Ed- ward A. Brassill, all of Hartford, C. R. Burr of Manchester, and Paul M. Hub- bard of Bristol, all members of the Con- necticut Horticultural Society, and nur- serymen, attended the fifth annual con- vention of the New England Nursery- men's Association at the Hotel Worthy, Springfield, last Tuesday and Wednesday. Edward Lagen. formerly with Brown, Thomson & Co., has opened a new store on Park st., this city, which he will oper- ate in conjunction with his store, opened several months ago, in Rockville. A. D. New Haven, Conn. Untoward weather conditions have had a deterrent effect on the florists' business in this section. Generally speaking, busi- ness in all lines has been quiet. Some of the florists are beginning to think of the Easter trade. Quite a number of grow- ers have Easter Lilies in abundance. The flower shops are showing Daffodils, Tulips and Freesias in profusion. Funeral business has continued brisk, while there have been quite a number of decora- tions for gatherings of one sort and an- other. Myers has the decorations for the New- man wedding. The decorations are Smi- lax and white Lilacs. It will be one of the most rccherchfi weddings that New Haven has had for many years. Munro is one of the florists of New Haven that has no need of complaint. On Friday last he had the decorations for the assembly at the Lawn Clul>. On Saturday he snpplie., lAOO ».„,,..,, per 100. fSO.OO per 1000. *»*"»•*■■ 6-inoh. BOo eech FLNKIAS— field-Crown, large clumps, $15.00 per 100. CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa. I)1ph8«* m< Tit Ion Thf F,\rlinnge BOSTON FERNS From the bench, 15c. each, S12.50 per 100. Extra strong ferns and good clean, thrifty stock; bargain at this price. Fine for potting up in 5-inch for Easter and Spring trade. BRANT BROS. Inc., Utica, N. Y. When ordering, please mi'ntlon 'ITie E.vcliange Whitmani Improved • Whitmani Compacta - Rooseveits Bostons ....--- 100 1000 . $5.00 $40.00 . 5.00 40.00 . 5.00 40.00 . 4.00 35.00 3M at IMO rat. HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN. MASS. Wliea ordering, please mention Tbe S^cbanc. 292 The Florists' Exchange l: You are paying for the noise in your office! Noise is expensive. You are paying the bill ! Of all places in the world where it should be quiet, the office is one. You want to think — the clerical force wants to think. You can't do it in the midst of the rattlety-bang, clickety-clack typewriter noise you have been used to. Most of the clatter in the office is due to the operation of typewriters. Where there is a large number, the confiision is often unbearable and results in decreased efficiency. The "Silent Smith" will reduce the noise in your office to almost nothing. It will enable you and your help to produce. We manufacture and sell a complete line of Silent (8-7-6-3) and Standard (5-4-6-3) Models. Catalog free ijy \..C.Sinrt*!<»'Oi L. C. SMITH & BROS. TYPEWRITER CO. Factory and Home Office: SYRACUSE, N. Y. 311 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Exclinnge ^^^ HERMAN'S SOIL AND MANURE GRINDER No. 10— $150.00— 2 man No. 20— 260.00 — 4 man No. 30— 300.00—8 man 0. H. HERMAN COUNCIL BLUFFS 10 Pearl Street IOWA ^\'Tien ordering:, please mention The Excbnnpe ASSORTED TABLE FERNS t3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. PALMS, Kentia Belmoreana 3H !■>' Pot°. 12-16 in. high, (12.00 per 100. PALMS, Kentia Forsteriana 3H >». pots. 15-18 in. high, $15.00 per 100. JAMES VICK*S SONS Rochester, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Table Ferns Fine, biuby plants, assorted varietiei, from 2-in. poU, $3.00 per 100. R. G. Hanf ord, Norwalk, Conn. When ordering, please mention The Eliehange FERNS FOR DISHES In 6 to 8 best market varieties from 2>i-in. pots at S3.00 per ICO, $25.00 per 1000; in 3-in. pole at $6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2)i-in. pots at $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cocos, Weddeliana, Kentias and Belmoreana In 2>^-in. pots. Just right for centera. $10.00 per 100 TIOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, W. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ORCHIDS FRESHL VIM PORTED. We offer the following: CATTLEYAS Sklnnerl. Lablata, Trlante, Mosrlm. Perdvallana. Gaskelllana; L^LIAS acuminata, auperblena; ONCIDIUMS blcallo- aum, Cebolleta. orntthorynchum, aphacela- turn, splendfdum and the Holy Ghost Orchid, PERISTERIA elata. WriU far pricet. l_AOER & HURREI.!. Orchid Growers and Importars SUMMIT, N. J. When nrf1,.rlng r.le«ce mi-nt1..n Tbp FT'.''-'n^,. ORCHIDS Order 1916 freshly imported atock NOW in order to receive them from 6rst ARRIVALS. A aplendid lot of VANDA Cv«RULEA, the only Blue Orchid; always a great seller. Write for prices. GEORGE L. FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., WhPfi opflprlnir fl^-Hiap m-nll.in Thp FTrhnneo Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. OROHID8, PA1.M8 and plairia ol every variety ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the best Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 Chestnut Place SECAUCUS, N. J. N£AV ENGLAND STATES— Continued The Doolittle Floral Co. has five thou- sand Easter Lilies, ver.v fine plants. A pretentious lot of Holland Valley com- mand attention. About 25.000 Tu- lips, lots of Daffodils and Paperwhites make up a good showing. The Rose trees are thick with buds and the trees them- selves look first class. Petunia _ stock and Begonias show that variety is not lost sight of. W. C. McI. FroTidence, R. I. A Drop in Prices A sudden warm spell brought stock in with a rush. Carnations that were selling at a premium dropped to one and two cents, bulbous stock that was im- possible to get enough of to fill orders is now being dumped into the market at prices one-third of what they were ten days ago. Business has continued good, a heavy death list helping to move this surplus stock. Mr. Quint, son of Quint the Florist in Boston, is now managing Fred Hoff- man's Pawtucket store. V. J. Baraducci has enlarged his flower store in Atwell ave., putting in a new front, i"epainting the interior, and has replenished his stock of metallic^ designs, which are a heavy seller in his district. Miss Florence Willard is growing ten thousand Shamrock plants for the 17th of March. Owing to the present conditions dyes for coloring Carnations are very scarce, with the possibilities of little or none to be had for St. Patrick's Day. Wm. .\. Bowers. New Bedford, Mass. AVarm WTeatlier Helps The warm weatlier of the past few days has helped a great deal tovyard lowering the price of flowers which, since Christmas, have been high and scarce. Daffodils are coming in in full swing and are snapped up quickly. Ernest Chamberlain has opened his new store which is far the best he has had. He has a good showing in his win- dows. Davenport reports business good in his new location. One cannot help but no- tice his display windows. As they are situated so one can see them going or Cuming; he has them nicely decorated. On visiting Murray's greenhouses one finds everything looking first rate. The firm is bus.v with funeral work, but Peter is never too busy to make callers wel- come. He is ever ready to show you around and answer all questions. He is building a new design room and has also engaged a new designer. He has an immense stock of bulbs coming in. Sam Peckham's wife and mother are both confined at home with grip. A. B. Hathaway who underw'ent an operation, is progressing nicely and a speedy recovery is expected. Freo Reynolds. Growing Otaheite Oranges Please state through your valuable- pa- •ner how Oranges in pots are grown which, according to your paper, have sold so well at Christmas. Are these sowed from seed or is it best to buy in cuttings, and at what time of the year sTiould they be started to be in fruit for 'Christmas. I bave never seen seeds or cuttings advertised for sale, so am at a loss .iust how to start some plant as I would like to grow a few. Canada. W. J. S. — Pot plant of Otaheite Oranges should h- all means be started from cuttings. Young plants can be bought at a reason- able price from Storrs & Harrison Co., Goofl & Reese. McGregor Bro.s. or other ■wholesale firms. I have always arranged to have these plants arrive just after Easter, when we have room. Assuming you have well rooted plants from 2in. or 2%in. pots, it takes atwut lil montihs to produce a plant in a Oin. or Tin. pot with well ripened fruit. Wlien the stock ar- rives put it back in same sized pot. One doesn't expect it to make any growth until planted out and this can be done (on Eong Island) about May 10. Select a piece of good ground (with north protection preferred), see that it is well dug and plenty of well rotted manure worked in. Put out young plants at least ISin. each way, if you Square Dirt Bands Very soon every live 6orist will make free uae of square dirt bands in plant growing. The advantages of square bands over round pots are ao evident that none can afford to pass them by. Better plants, less trouble, less water, less space, more soil, are a few favorable points. The next step is to get the best band. Our READY-USE ia the "last thing" in square bands. It is ready for the plant. If you have spare time for folding, our plain bands ■will answer the same pur- pose. Send postal for free samples. PRICES OF PLAIN SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 6,000 10,000 20.000 50,000 100,000 2-in . . $0.70 $2.20 $4. 10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 2|-in. .80 3.00 5.2510.60 26.00 48.00 3-iii.. .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 3i-in. 1.00 4.40 8.3016.10 39.00 75.00 4-in.. 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 Plain bands require folding, but our simplified instructiona make it easy. PRICES OF READY-USE SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 5,000 10.000 50,000 100,000 2x2x2-in. . .$1.00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2ix2ix2-m. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3x3x2-iii... 1.25 6.00 10.00 47.50 92.00 Our Ready-Use bands are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down apd each band opens up square. No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Square Dirt Bands add greatly to the profit and pleasure of plant growing. Double the amount of soil to same bench space and half the amount of water as clay pots require are only two of many good points. Send for free samples today and get in touch with the newest and best SOLIARE DIRT BAND. "The best band in the land" ia the way one enthusiast puts it. If you don't know the value of dirt bands, begin by putting your Carnation Plants into size two or two and one-half inch. You will forever sing praises to the Square Band. They take care of all planta just as well and anything that grows in a pot mil grow better in a band. Write for free samples today. All orders cash. Satisfaction guaranteed. G. S. RAMSBURG SOMERSWORTH, N. H. When orderlntr. nlensp mention The Fx^hanjre ASPARAGUS 100 1000 Plnmosns. 2'4-in. pots. . .$1.75 $17.00 CANNAS. 1-3 eyes, AUe- mania 1.00 Italia, Patri, B. Prince, Burbank, Gray, Fla- mingo, Berat, Hen- derson 1.25 OBCONICA Primroses . . 1.50 VINCA Variegata. SVi- in pots 5.00 BOSTON FERNS, from bed 15.00 COLEUS. 10 varieties 2.00 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Floivering 2.50 Cash JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM 325 W. WUIiam St., Delaware, Ohio When ordering, please mfntlon The Rxcbanxe A Display Advertiser Writes: "Please discontinue our ad. this week. We are swamped with orders. Will send in new copy at an early date. — The Burt OIney Green- houses, Albion, N. Y. — J. W. Langenbach, Mgr." Februnry S, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 293 GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle $15.00 per 1000 Nutt, Buchner 12.00 per 1000 READY FEBRUARY 21 CASH WITH ORDER PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Stroat, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS Guaranteed to reach you in cood growing condi- tion* to all points of the Uniteu States east of the Mississippi Iliver. All sold until M:irch 1st, excepting a few thousand Buchner at Sll-'.M) per 1000. Orders booked for March delivery, Buchner ariH Nutt. at SI2.;'>U, and Ricard and Poitevine at $15.00 per 1000. BlIDDLEIA Asiatica Ready now from Rose pots, at S5.00 per 100; or Rooted " Cuttings at J2.50 Per 100, Cuttings via paroel post. PLUMOSUS. snod stork, at 82300 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR LANCASTER, PA. 'I'li-^ Kxfhnnge GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Penooo S. A. Nutt »nd Buchner »12.50 PolteTine, Ricard. Doyle. Perkins & VUud 15.00 Cmab with order Poitevine aod Buchner ready now. FRED W. RITCMV Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS "^crtin.. Per 1000 S. A. Nutt »12.50 Poitevine, Ricard 15.00 Ready now, and later in month big crop from young stocl£. Cash with order, please. RUDOLF NAGEL, 515 Soutli West End Ave., LANCASTER, PA. Wht'n rtrHfring. rilon-ap ni''nt1nn ThP T^phflnge CYCLAMEN Fine Strain Assorted Colors, Bud and Bloom 31^-in.. 6c.;4H-ln.. lOc. PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 3H-ln.. 6c.; 4H-ln., 10c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS., 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syracuse.N.Y. When ordfrlng. pIphwp nr-ntion The Rxohnnge Geraniums Heliotrope and other Bedding Plants in^their season \A/. J. CHIN NICK TRENTON, N. J. When orderlnir. please mention The Eichanjie FERNS Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full grown, fine stock, from 2W-in. pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. COCOS Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmore- sna. For center plants. 2>.^-in.. $1.30 per doi.. $10 00 per 100. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A. PETERSON WOOD COURT Tarrytown.on-Hud«on,N.Y ALYSSUM, DOUBLE GIANT The out flower kind. Too wutt some of thie on the edce of your Carnation beds. H-in., $2.00 pec lOa $18.00 per 1000 SMOAX. No. 1 plants, 2-bL. $1.25 pa 100. DAISY, Mra F. Suider. SelMited sto^ 24n. $2.00 per 100, tlBM per 1000. e. RAWLIfSC«, Allegany, N. Y. Wbolessl. Grower W>i.n niM.Hnf "• m.-ritlrtn Th. TOT*.)i«fi^. Decorative Plants ROCHESTER WIIITE GLADIOLUS The Only Pure White of Commercial Value nHE value of this variety is its color. The purest white ever offered. Its general growth, vigor and erectness give it first place among the standard varieties. There is no question about this variety beinfj not only the best white, but the only white Gladiolus of commercial value today. The facts that the petals arc pure white clear into the throat, and that the anthers and pollen are white, place it in a class superior to any other so- called white variety. In usefulness thi^ variety will answer perfectly in the place of any solid white flower, and can be used for every purpose heretofore exclusively supplied by Lilies. The plant is strong and vigorous and grows very erect. The spikes are well supported and large, averaging three feet in height. The green foliage is broad and clean. Productive in both bulb and flower. Rochester White has won all the premiums offered for the best white, wherever exhibited, for the past four successive years. First Size Bulbs, dozen, $1.00; 100, $7.00; 1000, $65.00. Second Size Bulbs, doz., 85c. ; 100, $6.00; 1000, $55.00. James Vick^s Sons ROCHESTER, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchaiipe can, mulch with manure ; if not con- venient, salt liay or straw will do, but mulch. Keep watered during warm weather up to Aug. 20 cr Sept. 1. Your plants then should be of good size. I like to leave them as late as possible in order to get a large plant. You will find they will mature a growth, then start another! These growths usually take about three weeks to ripen or mature, and it requires a little judgment to leave them as late as possible and still not get caught with a lot of soft growth on the plant and a frost due, tor if lifted with the undeveloped growth that wood will not mature blossoms in the Spring. In lifting they should fill a 6in. or Tin. pot, put in a close frame or house, shaded, after three or four weeks they will stand full sun ; carry at 40 deg. to 45 deg. during Winter. Towards Spring give them a better position, 5.5 deg. to 60 deg., plenty air; they will flower in March or April, according to the tempera- ture kept. Tliey generally set far too many fruit and it is well to take off at least half. A 6in. pot plant ou^t to carry 8 to 15 fruit. Keep in a green- house during Summer and keep all the young growths that start cut out, give plenty of air and a little .shade on glass. Our glass is 12x24. I use a Sin. brush to make a stripe. This breaks the sun and still keeps a light house. Weak cow manure water is a help to develop the fruit once in ten days. They should be- gin to color about October and be right for Christmas. H. D. Dablington. Robt. Craig Co., When ordering pleue mention The Eichanee 4900 Market Stm PtlllADa?tllA,PA Treasury Decisions No. 3S9S9.— Protests 787108. etc., of Maltus & Ware et al. (New York). Bulbs. — Certain bulbs are claimed en- titled to free entrv iinder the last clause of paragraph 210,' tariff act of 191.3, pro- viding that all mature mother flowering bulbs imported exehisivi'ly for propagat- ing purposes shall be admitted free of duty. Opinion liy Waite, G. A. Protests un- supported ; overruled. No. 38953.— Protest 774968 of H. Bayersdorfer S: Co. (Philadelphia). Immortelles. — Immortelles in bunches and in wreaths, chemically treated and dyed, classified at 60 per cent, ad valorem under paragraph 347, tariff act of 1913, are claimed dutiable at 25 per cent, nnder paragraph 210. McClelland, General Appraiser: • • • Such merchandise as that involved has repeatedly been held by the board to be dutiable under paragraph 425 of the tariff act of 1897 and paragraph 438 of the act of 1909 (Abslrncts of decision 2.5349. .31381, 3192.S, ::',2016 and 33550). The latter paragraph, in so far as it ap- plies to this class of merchandise, was re-enacted in the tariff revision of 1913 substantially as it appears in the acts of 1897 and 1909, except that where the words "artificial or ornamental fruits," etc., in these two acts were used they are changed in the act of 1913 to read "artificial and ornamental fruits," etc. Counsel for protestants, in their brief, contend that the substitution of "and" for "or' in the new provision so narrows the construction to be given to it that merchandise to be classifiable thereunder must be both artificial and ornamental, and cites board's decision G. A. 3214 (T. D. 16425) in support thereof. While this dcci.sion .seems to sustain the con- tention of protestants. we are neverthe- less of the opinion that fruits, grains, leaves, flowers, etc.. which are either ar- tificial or ornamental are classified under paragraph 347. See Baversdorfer & Co. V. United States (4 Ct. Cust. Appls., 446; T. D. 33875). The protest is overruled and the de- cision of the collector affirmed. New England Nurserymen's Association V. A. Vanicek, of the Rhode Island Nurseries, attended the Fifth New Eng- land Nurserymen's -Vssociation conven- tion in Springfield. Mass., on Jan. 25 and 26. He has returned and reports a suc- cessful session, .much important business being transacted. The officers elected were : President, George C. Thurlow ; vice-pres.. A. P. Horn ; secretary, Daniel A. Clarke. Fiskeville, R. I. ; treasurer, V. A. Vanicek, Newport, R. I., re-elected. The 1917 convention will be held on simi- lar dates at New Haven, Conn. AXEXANDEB MACLELLAN. Tomato Sauce in Demand From a recent commerce report it ap- pears that Tomato sauce is in demand in Norway for the packing of fish. The Italian supply has been somewhat dimin- ished, and there is some doubt as to the continuous export of it to Norway. Pos- sibly this may have some bearing on the cultivation of Tomatoes in the United States during the coming season. Paper Pots and Dirt Bands SQUARE PAPER POTS (Folding block and tacks included.) (Pat. applied for) Inches 500 1000 6000 10.000 20.000 50.000 IKi $0.65 $0.90 $4.00 $7 00 $12 00 $25.00 2 .70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16 00 35.00 2U ... .90 1.25 6.60 11.00 20.00 46.00 3 1.10 1 50 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 1.60 2.15 10.00 19.00 37.50 90 00 6 .. 2.50 3.76 18.00 35.00 66.00 150.00 6 . . 3.50 4.75 23.00 45 00 85 00 200 00 7 4.25 5.75 28.00 54 00 102.00 240 00 Copyright Directions for use with each order. Send postal for FREE samples. DIRT BANDS (Paper Pots without bottoms, newspapers beins spread on the bench for bottoms.) Inches 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 60.000 100,000 IH.. $0,60 $2.00 $3.S0 $7.10 $16 00 $28.00 2 70 2.20 4.10 7.70 17 25 30.00 2!^' . .80 3.00 5.25 10.60 26.00 48.00 3 . .90 3.75 7.25 13.70 3180 66.00 3U 100 4.40 8.30 16.10 39 00 75.00 4 1.10 5.40 10.20 21 00 48,00 92.00 4\k'... 1.25 6 00 1170 23.00 62 00 100 00 5 1 50 6.85 13.00 25,00 65.00 105.00 a'.'.'.... 1.90 9.00 17.00 28.00 60.00 115.00 Copyright Directions for folding them and settlnc them up with each order. Send postal for FREE samples. There is an EASY and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands. . . , « , The Directions of how to do this, after 2 years experiment, we reduced to 37 words and received s Copyright on the Directions in 1914. There is no other EASY and EXACT way to fold them and no imitator can print these directions, as we have a Copyright on them. We also Copyrighted in 1914 the next and only other two fairly exact methods -. • i. We have printed and will send FREE with each order for our Pots or Bands the experiences of 131 FLORISTS inraiHing in our Pots and Bands every kind of plant. Two thousand Floriata use our Pota and Bands. Samples of both FREE. Try our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands free. Order what you want — try them according to our direc- tions, and if not satisfactory ahip them back and we will refund your money. F. W. Rochelle & Sons CHESTER, IVEW JERSEY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra strong seedlings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. HENRY ULRICH, Woodslde, L. I., N. Y. Tel. Newtown 1659. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 294 The Florists' Exchange A Good "AD'' for You, Too Strengthen the Claims of Your Firm on Your Customers Through the Liberal Distribution of Our Cultural Directions specially prepared for the use of your customers. These Leaflets are just the neat Uttle factor to promote business and establish better relations between the dealer and his customer. They have been written by experts; they are fuller, and contain more detailed directions than it is possible to embrace in a catalogue. Hand one out with each sale. It will save your time, quicken and increase business, and aid you please your customer. We offer in stock: AmarylUs (Hlppeaetrum) Annuals from Seed Asparaftus Asters Azaleas Begonia, Tuberous Bulbs Cabbage and Cauliflower Canna Carnations. Monthly Cauliflower, Radish and Beans under Glass Celery Chinese Sacred LUy Chrysanthemum Climbing Plants, Hardy GoleuB, and other bedders Crocus, Snowdrop and SctUa Slbirica Cucumbers under Glass Cyclamen DahUa Deciduous Trees and Shrubs Evergreen Trees and Shrubs Perns Freesla Geranium Gladlolu« Gloxinia Hotbeds and Frames House Plants, Care of Hyacinths, Dutch and Roman Iris and Trltoma Lawns Lettuce In the Open and under Glass Lily Culture for House and Garden Melons under Glass and In the Open Mushroom Culture Onions Palms, House Culture of Pansy Peonies Perennials, Hardy Primula Rhubarb and Asparagus under Glass Rose Culture Small Fruits Standard Fruits Strawberries under Glass Sweet Pea, The Tomatoes, Outdoors Tomatoes under Glass Tuberose Tulip Vegetables Violets Water Garden, How to Make and Manage Your selection of not less than 100 of a kind, delivered carriage paid. printed on white paper, clear type, size 6x9j^ inches, 500 for $1.50; 1000 for $2.50. Space Is left at the bottom of each leaflet for yout name, address, etc. If you desire this Imprint (3 lines) add 50 cents for 500 copies. 75 cents for 1000. Special quotations on quantities of 2500 or over. Full sample set for 50 cents. This charge will be deducted from your first purchase of $5 worth of **Gultural8.** A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co. Ltd. Pabr*. The Floristt' Exchange. Box 100 Times Square Station, N. Y. I Clubs and Societies Dinner of the Nassau Co. Hort. Soc* The members and friends of the Nas- sau Co. (N. Y.) Horticultural Society to the number of seventy-five gathered at the Oriental Hotel. Glen Cove, L,. I., N. T., on Tuesday evening, Jan. 25, to celebrate the society's tenth annual dinner. The tables were beautifully decorated with plants of Gloire de Lorraine Begonias, Primula malacoides, Freesias, Narcissi, etc. Because of illness our president. James McDonald, was unable to be present and Vice-President Joseph Adler presided. Mr. Adler made an address of welcome to the guests and members and bade each one do his full share toward disposing of the dinner which was to be served. His bidding was strictly carried out and the menu was an excellent one. When the cigars were reached Mr. Adler introduced Charles Totty as toast- master of the evening, and a most effi- cient one he proved to be. His numer- ous anecdotes and verses which he fa- vored us with throughout the evening were enjoyed by everyone. The first speaker called on by Mr. Totty was James Cook, Supervisor of Nassau Co., who most ably responded to the toast "Our Country." John L. Johnstone spoke for the Nassau Co. Horticultural Society and said that among other things which we as a society are proud of. is the fact that one of our members, John W. Everett, has had the honor of being chosen a president of the National Asso- ciation of Gardeners. The toast "The Trade Press" was elo- quently taken care of by Wm. Stewart, editor of "Horticulture." while J. Austin Shaw responded to "The Ladies." The Seed Trade was spoken for by J. A. Deamund. George Burnett, Wni. J. Col- lins and W. A. Sperling. William Duck- ham responded for the Morris Co. Horti- cultural Society, and in the course of his remarks urged the support of our mem- bers at the coming Spring show to be held in New York. Thomas See spoke for the Tarrytown Horticultural Society and James Duthie for the Oyster Bay Society. Other speakers were County Attorney Charles McCarthy, Frank Boune, Lester Ortiz, Dr. Joseph Con- nolloy and John Davis. Between the speeches \'ocal selections were rendered by William J. Collins. A pleasant feature of the evening was the presentation of a pair of gold cuff buttons to Ernest Westlake, as a mark of appreciation on behalf of the members for his efficient services as president of our society for the past year. After an evening replete with fun and good fellowship which was thorough- ly enjoyed by all present the diners dis- persed about eleven-thirty. JAMES McCarthy. Corr. Secy. Connecticut Horticultural Society This society held its second January meeting in its room in the County bldg. at 8 o'clock Friday evening, Jan. 2S, with President HoUister presiding. It was 'Carnation night'" and several mem- bers made exhibits of exceptionally fine- specimens. John F. Huss, superinten- dent for Mrs. James J. Goodwin, and Alfred Cebelius, head gardener for Prof. M. W. Jacobus, staged specimens of En- chantress, E. Supreme. Rose Pink E., White E., Beacon. White Wonder, Be- nora, Alice, White Perfection and Gor- geous Mr Cebelius also displayed a vase of Buddleia Asiatica of wonderful beauty and growth. George W. Fraser, of the Conn. Agricultural College, exhibited a vase of Pi,ed Wing Carnation for W. A. Dawson, of Willimantic. These blooms were of rare beauty and size and are becoming very popular. Theodore Staudt of Rockville. exhibited two vases of sport Carnations and one vase of Sir Watkin Daffodils. By the above list you may readily appreciate the beauty of the hall and the fragrance enjoyed during the entire meeting. Chairman HoUister requested C. H. Sierman, Fred Boss and A. Righenzi to judge the exhibits, and after careful consideration, the follow- ing awards were made: John F. Huss, cultural certificate; Alfred Cebelius, first-class certificate on Carnations, and a cultural certificate on the Buddleia Asiatica; Theodore Staudt, first-class certificate of merit on Sport Carnations, and a certificate of merit on Narcissus; W. A. Dawson, first-class certificate and noted in the minutes as worthy of special mention inasrnuch as the society can- not award a higher diploma than that mentioned. After the announcement of the awards, T'resident HoUister read an article from "Horticulture." headed "Jackson T. Daw- son, His Work and His Workshop." which describes briefly, the splendid work of this grand old gentleman, and Mr. Huss gave a reminiscent talk of his acquaint- ance with Mr. Dawson, both of which were very interesting and enlightening. The chairman also read a clipping re- lating to the erection of a marble pillar to mark the spot where the original Mc- intosh Red stood in Canada, this monu- ment being erected by Canadian horticul- turists. He also appointed a committee to meet with a committee from the Pomological Society to the end that a similar monument be erected on the spot where the original Greening Apple tree stood near Sterling, R. I. The Greening is more commonly known than the Mc- intosh and perhaps more widely used. The meeting was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by the members. The next meeting of the society will be held Feb. 11. The subject will be an- nounced later. — ALFRED DIXON. Secy. Test Seed Corn Testing seed Corn for germination, al- ways a profitable farm practice, is an absolute necessity this year in many sec- tions. In a number of districts the last Corn crop from which seed for the com- ing planting will be taken was late in maturing or so moist when harvested as to call for special precautions. A high moisture content makes seed Corn par- ticularly susceptible to damage from freezing or heating. Farmers in the sec- tions where Corn failed to ripen nor- mally who do not test their seed early enough to be able to replace their own bad seed with good seed secured from other sources will be taking an unnece.s- sary risk. It is also especially important for holders of seed in such districts to take imuRunl care dnrins the remainder of the Winter to prntect it fnun freezing. Dinner of the Nassau Horticultural Society at the Oriental Hotel, Glen Cove, N. Y., Jan. 25 Buffalo, N. Y. No Oversupply The receipts have been a trifli heavier since last report ; this applies t( Carnations mostly, but also in a fail degree to Tulips, Daffodils. Freesias, Vio lets, Valley. The sales were gooc though prices were lower than the weel previous. The supply of Carnations wa: heavier, and while the demand was noi as heavy as the week previous price: were also lower. Roses are holding theii own as well as Lilies. Cunsiderablt floral work has kept the market in gooc condition, though at this date. Jan. 31 receipts are becoming heavier and tradt not as brisk as looked for. Weather con^ ditions are bad and no ovei'supply or anything is looked for this week. E. 0. B, Syracuse, N. Y. Business for the month of January has' been a record breaker. Tlie unprece-i dentedly warm weather has greatly, helped in reducing coal bills. Still, thel sun refuses to shine, which hinders thej crops of Carnations and Roses. Bulb stock too, for a wonder is short. At the P. R. Quinlan's store a very nice lot of Azaleas was noted and they are good sellers. Werner Bultmann has been rushed with funeral work right along and haa found it hard to get flowers. Henry Morris who has been managing the Pierce-Christian store since their failure, has just taken over the store with Miss Esther Zogg. The latter pur- chased the stock held by several members of the old firm. The name of the new firm will be the Morris-Zogg Floral Co. Gus Bartholonie reports business as being remarkably good with him. So much so that he has to have regular ship- ments several times each week to supply the demand. Harold Morgan of Auburn was a visi- tor this week and claims he will have a record crop of Sweet Peas for Easter. B. E. Cokeler, Scranton, Pa., was a visitor over Sunday, and with quite a number of the Florists' Club enjoyed sev- eral games of bowls at Turn Hall. The next meeting of the Florists' Club will be held at Werner Bultmann's, Feb. 7. The new b.v-laws and several other important matters will be discussed. A large attendance is desired. Through the kindness of Friend Bultmann, who placed his automobile at the dispo.sal of your scribe for an hour or two, he was able to visit a few friends. H. Y. Lancaster, Pa. Xiancaster Prospers Lancaster some years ago was not on the map to the extent it is today. It is a settlement of good, sturdy, hard working people who looked after the small savings and most of whom lived to enjoy a competency for their old age. This same element is strongly in evidence to- day, but being on the main line between Chicago and New York (you can reverse this if you want t^o) we are now enjoying considerable of the money freedom that the larger cities enjoy, and social affairs are not only more numerous than usual, but more elaborate, much to the advan- tage of the retail florist. jliss Carrie Steckmen of the H. A. Sohroyer store, had a rush order for din- ner decorations and collapsed in the mid- dle of it but recovered in time to have it finished with but a ten minute delay for the party ordering it. Mr. ^ Schroyer claims that they never in their liistory had so much to do, and their history runs back for some years, as he celebrated his .sixty-sixth birthday on the 29th. Mrs. Geo. Goldbach is having quite a run on her little market baskets dyed and filled with Violets. Calendula. Sweet Peas .ind other flowers. This being .-i market going town the market basket idea finds lots of admirers. At Walter Hammond's anything in the flower line can be supplied, but he is especially fortunate in having some of nur best Lancaster County Carnations, and .iudging from the quantities sold, the people are finding it out. B. F. Barr, with the ideal location for his store, has the opportunity to make February 5, I91G. The Florists' Exchange 29S Now on the Press The Gardeners and Tlorists' Annual FOR 1916 The Standard 'Book of Reference for the Trade and nip«l|pd to lay off. is back at his iiost. Mr. Eyres has the decoration for the Re- publican County Organization's dinner this week. The Rosery, Steuben St., is busy in the funeral line and has had some elaborate designs to execute for a number of our prominent citizens, especially the vault decoration of the late John Mack, amounting to hundreds of dollars. They also have the order for the Normal High School decoration, which will be under Mr. Tracy's own supervision ; also a good many orders for cut flowers; cor- sage bouquets are booked for the students for the reception. F. A. Danker, Maiden lane, displa.ved some choice specimens of flowering Cy- clamen plants. Mr. Danker has a fine selection of valentine baskets and boxes on exhibition, making a beautiful and at- tractive window display. His green- houses on Central ave. are one grand show in early flowering plants and hulbs. Holmes Bros., Steuben St., liave been busy in the palm, fern and cut flower line". Mr. Holmes, who has his green- houses filled with Easter plants and bulbs, says they are coming along in ex- cellent shape, and has a rush for them as fast as they come into bloom. He re- ports business very good in comparison with last year, for the month of January. John J. gerberick, Second ave., is showing some fine plants of Azaleas, Primulas and Cyclamen. He has had one of the best months in all lines of 'floral work in a number of year-s. The Cut Flower Exchange, Broadway, has been busy. Flowers of all kinds were in great demand. Cut flowers have not been plentiful, especially Carnations and Roses were scarce. All .sorts of bulbous stock is coming in for cut flow- ers, cleaning up daily, and prices have been satisfactory. L. H. Schaefer & Son, seedsmen, Hud- son ave., are busy in the seed line. They are booking orders from their many mar- ket gardeners. The flower seed depart- ment is starting to get orders from the growers. Onion sets. Beans. Potatoes and other varieties of vegetable seeds arc scarce and very hard to procure, so they have to supply their customers pro rata on all orders. The general outlook among the gardeners in this line is bet- ter prices for their products next Spring, which have been very low for the past few years, T>. H. S. Acacia paradoxa Will you kindly let me know what is the trouble with my Acacia paradoxa. I have a nice tree of it, about 7ft. tall. It was loaded with buds and seemed to be all right until about two weeks ago, when it started to push out new growth at every tip, but now the buds are falling off in showers, although the stems seem fresh and the buds do not look shriveled. It is a seedling. I keep it in the Rose house with a temperature of about 60 deg. at night. It did the same tiling last year wlien I had it in the Carnation house. — J. B., N. Y. — I think your Acacia paradoxa is keiit too warm. The genus Acacia is a very large one and is distributed generally over all Aus- traha. It is also an interesting fact that Australia has an area equal to that of the United States, so it is wrong to treat species that are indigenous to the tropical or semi- tropical sections with those native of the cooler portions of that country. Paradoxa is from Victoria, the most southern or coolest part of the commonwealth of .\ustralia. For years I liave put our paradoxa, when moved inside in Oct., with .\cacia riceana, spiralis, glaucescens, .Azaleas) and Rhododendrons in a house at 40 deg. to '15 deg., given plenty of air and full sun, and have made no attempt to get them into bloom until March. As the buds begin to swell they can be moved into 55 deg. to 60 deg. and they will flower very easily. Occasionally you see a few paradoxa in by the last of Feb., but they are always poorly flowered and it is much better to let them come naturaly. If you wish early Acacias, use early sorts. With your plant it would be well to prune it now to get it into shape, repot if necessary, and keep with Carnations until Sjiring, then plunge outside in full sun and in the Fall move into a cool house. Try it later, not earlier than March 1, and I think it will be satisfactory for it is one of the best Acacias. — //. D. DarlingUm. Five hundred bushels of Potatoes to the acre Is the accomplishment of a Nova Scotia farmer. How he did it is told by the nalifaw Herald of November 12. 1915, to which attention is called by Consul General Evan B. Young, of Hali- fax. 296 The Florists' Exchange S. A. F. AND 0. H. MEMBERSHIP JOIN NOW! COMPETITION Every florist and horticulturist in America owes it to himself and his pro- fession to become a member of the Society of American Florists and Ornamen- tal Horticulturists. This society has been working for the advancement of floriculture and the floral art for over 31 years. You should be a business booster and help your own interests, instead of letting your fellow florists do everything for you. The next convention of the S. A. F. and O. H. takes place in Houston.Texas, in August, 1916. Pres. Daniel MacRorie has ofl'ered a purse of $150 in gold to that member securing the greatest number of new members by August i, 1916. You can send the coupon herewith to Secretary John Young with the fee, and ask that credit for your joining the Society be given to whoever you wish. By joining now you gain, because the initial fee of $5.00 covers the calendar year 1916, regardless of when you join. (Annual dues thereafter, $3.00). So why wait until August? Use the coupon! There are no re- quirements as to minimum number of new names which must be sent in._ In the event of a tie a prize identical with that tied for will be given each tying contestant. The Florists' Exchange derives no pecuniary benefit from this; its sole object is the promotion of the interests of the trade through the great national society. John Young, Secretary, S. A. F. and 0. H. 53 West 28th Street, New York, N. Y. Date Please enroll me as a member of the Society of American Florists and Orna- mental Horticulturists. Fee 0/ $5.00 to cover my membership for 19 16 enclosed. (Signed) Address in full '. Credit my application in the contest for new members to Name City Credit MUST be given to an Individual, not to The Florists' Exchange Baltimore, Md. Another view of ruins of Mr. Steding's establishment. C. H. Cook, Catonsville, is having considerable trouble through the depre- dations of rats in his Carnation beds, they having destroyed many plants, otlnerwise he is securing a good crop. Louis Struntz, Westport, is cutting Callas freely and has a promising lot of ferns. Peter Eberhart. Catonsville, is send- ing some tine white Hyacinths to town that find good sale. The stall of James Glass at the mar- ket recently reminded one of Spring. The flowers were beautifully arranged and, it is unnecessary to add, good busi- ness was done. On Monday next another wholesale commission bouse will be added to Balti- more with J. Ward Perry as manager. It will be known as the Baltimore Flo- rists & Supply Co. with address at 11 Ruins of establishment of Chas. H. Stedlng, Galveston, Texas, brought about by the storm during August 1915. East Pleasant st. Mr. Perry is a local man, is well known to the trade, and, until recently, has been with Pennock- Meehau Co., and has bad many years experience. He was originally manager of the Florists' Exchange Market here. This new house will handle a complete line of cut flowers and supplies, and sell on a commission basis, making several innovations in its dealings with con- signors. Its location is in the heart of the retail Charles st. florists' section, and but a short distance from the Lexington market. A huge refrigerator has been installed with glass front. It will have ample room for the large line of goods it contemplates handling. Mr. Perry claims the company will have the most complete wholesale house in this city with auto- mobile service to add to quick deliveries. George H. Boring, formerly with Pen- n.ick-.Meehan Co., has accepted a position witb tbe new concern. The stockholders comprise quite a few well-to-do business men of Baltimore. W. H. Jennings, the president, is manager of the American Steel and Wire Co.; J. Ward Perry is vice-president ; Harry Green, secretary and treasurer, is president of the Green Lucas Co. The Market At the end of last week conditions had hardly changed, cut flowers being still scarce, but when Saturday came and tbe street boys displayed their goods, it started everybody guessing. It was a disagreeable day and freezing kept the boys on the go in order to make sales. Thousands of Carnations and Violets on the stalls sold at almost any price, and even then it was a little slow. The wholesale houses had a good call and a considerable amount of cut flowers were disposed of. Crops at this writing are a little more regular in receipt. Car- nations are coming in in better supply with a little drop in price. There seems to be an unusual quantity of split blooms about. Roses are meeting a brisk de- mand. Paperwhites are not in oversup- ply. Callas are a little more regular with a fair call. Violets are in in Quan- tity and sell cheaply. Bulbous stock is increasing but not moving freely. Pot plants still have a call, and some fine Cineraria and Primula are to be had. Greens are in good supply and demand. J. L. T. Fruit growers are alarmed over the continued warm weather. Sap has started in Peach and other trees. A hard freeze would be fatal to this year's pros- pects, while sudden cold weather would kill the trees in their present condition. Erdman & Ulrich report trade good and one going through their greenhouses can readily see why they have done so well by the very fine and choice stock of plants they are growing. W. C. Erdman finds himself busy looking after his 'Mum stock and repotting plants. Michel Hilpert, the fern king, as he calls himself, tells me he has all be can do to fill his orders and get them out on time. . Arthur S. Richmond, our young florist friend, has just completed a new green- house and is making a specialty of Car- nations and 'Mums, of which he sells the rooted cuttings to the trade. A nice batch of Carnation blooms can be seen, including Alice, of which he makes a specialty. M. Richmond finds himself busy clean- ing Asparagus seeds. He is gradually completing his three new greenhouses which he started to erect not so very long ago. Jas. Glass reports everything favorable and plants are selling rapidly, likewise cut flowers. P. C. Erdman is cutting some fine Car- nations, all varieties, and his Sweet Peas are coming along nicely. Harry Ekas reports trade good and at the market he is featuring some fine Primulas and cut flowers. Geo. V. Smith reports funeral work keeping him free from being idle. A. Stoll reports that funeral work and making up wreaths keeps them busy all tbe time. C. Fred Fauth of Woodlawn, Md., is growing a nice batch of ferns, and cut- ting Carnations and Sweet Peas. F. A. Seidlich, Woodlawn, Md.. is erecting a new wire fence around his place so as to keep his chickens from going on his neighbors' lawns. He is cutting some fine Sweet Peas and Paper- whites. L. H. A. Klein of Towson, Md., has about cleaned up on everything and is getting busy planting a second crop, spe- cially Sweet Peas. His Geraniums are roniing along nicely. John L. Wagener of Towson, Md., has a fine lot of Roses coming along shortly. Hans G. Anderson, Towson, Md., is cutting some fine Roses and so are the Stephenson Bros. At Govanstown, Md., the florists report that they have all they can do to keep themselves and the help busy doing something. E. Fred Schwartz. Lauraville, Md., is moving one of his barns away from his greenhouses so he can have more room around his houses. Mr. Schwartz, with the aid of his two sons, accomplishes some fine work, as can be seen when going through tbe greenhouses. Chas. Hochstedt, Hamilton, Md., has plenty of work to do around his green- houses. Max A. Fierstein. Catalogs Received Domestic Breck Bobinson Nursery Co., Lexing- ton, Mass. — Gladioli, Cannas and Dah- lias. A catalog of 8 pp., well printed and freely illustrated. S. D. Woodruff & Sons, Orange, Conn., and 82-84 Dey St., New York. — Market Gardeners' List. This is the twenty- fifth annual seed catalog, and runs to 48 pp. and cover. This is a freely illus- trated and well printed list. B. H. Slmmway, Rockford, 111.. — Seed catalog of 56 pp. and colored cover An unusual feature of this catalog is the many illustrations, some pages con- taining as many as 10. The size of this catalog is 14in. x lOiAin. Carters Tested Seeds, Inc., 102-106 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Boston, Mass. — Garden and Lawn seeds for 1916. There is a section showing many vege- tables and flowers in their respective colors. A catalog of 96 pp. and cover, freely illustrated. J. J. 'Wilson Seed Co., 79 Orange St., Newark N. J. — Wilson's Seed Annual for 1916. A catalog dealing with flower and vegetable seed novelties and special- ties, hardy plants and shrubs. 48 pp. and cover, freely illustrated. Wood, Stnbbs & Co., 219-221 E. Jef- ferson St., Louisville, Ky. — Eighteenth annual catalog of seeds, for the farm, garden, lawn and greenhouse, hardy flowers, shrubs, etc. There is a section devoted to insecticides, sprayers, poultry supplies and requisites and tools. A catalog of 95 pp. and cover, including index. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey st. New York. — Seeds famous over 70 years. This catalog Is devoted to vegetable and flower seeds, plants, bulbs, trees and small fruits, with a section devoted to horticultural tools and requisites, lawn mowers, insecticides and fertilizers. A freely illustrated and well printed list. 68 pp. and colored cover. Pettier, riske, Bawson Co., 12 and 13 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, Mass. — A very instructive catalog of vegetable -and flower seeds, bulbs, perennial plants, shrubs and vines. There is a section devoted to fertilizers, insecticides, spraying implements, lawn mowers, tools and sundries, also poultry supplies and requisites, 208 pp., with brightly colored cover. Geo. Tait & Sons, Inc., Norfolk, Va. — Thoroughbred Seeds. — A very interesting catalog, entirely devoted to plants from seeds, and has at the opening several pages of hints and suggestions on soil, sowing, preparations of hotbeds, a guide to sowing and planting for the Southern States also a calendar, notes on plant diseases and remedies, while the cultural descriptions of the families of plants make this a distinctive and valuable catalog which no Southern grower should be without. It runs to 144 pages, including the index. Foreign W. W. Joluison & Son, ltd., Boston, England. — Wholesale trade catalog of vegetable, flower, farm seeds, Sweet Peas and Potatoes. . 90 pp. and cover. C. Kenr Sc Sons, Hillegom, Holland. — Short list of Dutch flowering bulbs and prices. Kelway & Son, Kangport, Somerset, England. — Wholesale catalog of vege- table and flower seeds. A catalog of 88pp., and cover containing two full-page colored illustrations. Nicely printed and freely illustrated. Sntton & Sons, the Royal Seed Estab- lishment, Reading. England. — Sole agents for the United States, Messrs. Winter, Son & Co., 64 Wall St., New York. A freely illustrated catalog dealing with vegetable and flower seeds. There is a full page colored illustration of Sutton's Giant Frilled Sweet Peas. This catalog runs to 188pp. including index. Watkins & Simpson, Ltd., London, Eng- land.— Wholesale catalog of vegetable and flower seeds. The recent novelties will be found on the grreen pages In the front of the book. A freely Illustrated and usful list to have. There is a sec- tion dealing with bulbs and roots for present planting, and one dealing with sundries. February 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 297 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised Contents Advance Co 335 Albert & Davidson Ino 331 Allen, J. K 324 Allen Co..'Wm. Stuart.324 Amer. G'bouse Mfg. Co 332 Amer. Spawn Co 2-SO Anderson, J. F 201 Anderson. S. A 311 Angermueller, Geo. H 321 Aphine Mfg. Co 3311 Artnes, H. W 320 Arnola A Co., Ino., D. C 324 Asofamann Bros 291 Aschmann Godfrey.. .2.sS Ashley, Ernest 314 Badgley A Bishop, Ino 325 Baker Bros 315 Baker, Wm. J 327 Barclay Nurs 280 Barrett, The Florist. .31.s Barrows 4 Son, H. H.2yl Bauraer, A. R 31li Baur & Steinkamp . . . 2s6 Bayersdorfer it Co. .321 Bay State Nurs., The. 2S2 Beaven, E. A 320 Beckert's Seed Store. . 274 Bees Ltd 2,si1 Begerow Floral Co.. . 316 Bellamy Bros 293 Berab Floral Co..Th6.215 Bennett. C. A 282 Berger Bros 327 Bertermann Bros. Co.31G Boddington Co., Inc., Arthur 277 Bolgiano & Sons, J. . . 276- 2.S 1-304-05 Bonnet & Blake 325 Bonnot Bros 325 Howe, M. A 31f. Brant Bros , Ino.. 291-311 Brown. Peter 293 Bryan, Alonzo J 2SS Buckbee, H. W 317 Bunyard, A. T., Flo- rist 316 Bunyard Co., Ino. Harry A 276 Burnett Bros 27U Burpee, W. A. & Co. .280 Butler & UUman 317 Byer Bros 28S Caldwell The Woods- man Co 320 Campbell Bros 291 Camp Conduit Co.. . .332 Cannata, J. P 290 Carbone Florist 314 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The 32S Childs, John Lewis 276 Chinnick, W. J 293 Christensen, Thos P. . 292 Citrus Heii^lu.s Nurs. Co 2,S9 Clare, W. G 319-20 Clarke's Sons, David. .316 Clay A Son 330 Cleveland Cut Flower Co.. The 314 Coan, J. J 322-24 Cockcroft, J. D 284 Cokely, B E. 4J. T..321 Coles* Co 321 Conard & Jones Co., The 288 Conine Nurs. Co., The F.E 2,S2 Coombs, Florist 315 Cottage Gardens Co , Ino 2S5 Cowee, W. J 330 Cowen's Sons, N 331 Craig Co., Robt 293 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. . .314 Crowl Fern Co 320 Crump, F. F 315 Cunmngham, Jos. H. 292 Cut Flower Eioh 325 Danker, Florist 314 Davis, Walter 327 Dawson, William 284 Day Co., W. E 318 De Buck, John 292 Deutscher A Glarer. . 327 DietschCo., A 334 Diller, Caskey 4 Keen332 Dillon, J. L 281 Dobbs4 Son 314 Dorner 4 Sons Co., F 284 Dreer, Henry A., Ino. ^ , 286-331-32 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The. 3.3.3 Eble. Chas 316 Ediefsen-Leidiger Co. . 3 16 Edwards' Folding Box ^ Co 320 Edwards, H. B 2.S8 Eichholi, Henry 276 Elliott 4 Sons, Wm. . . 274 Emmans, Geo. M. . . .2.SS Emmons, F. A 290 Erne 4 Klingel 328 Eskesen, Frank N. . . 291 Eeler, John G 321 Evans Co., The John „ A..; 333 Evenden Bros . . ..318 Eyres, Florist 314 Fallon, Florist 317 Fanner. L. J 2S2 First American Na- tural Fern Co 319 Fisher, Peter 274 Fletcher 4 Co., Inc., F. W 276 Fletcher 4 Son 329 Florists Hail Assn.. 321 Florida Xjiturul I'rod Co 331 Florists' TelegraphDc- livery .\ss'n 312 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co., The 331 Ford, M. C .323 Ford, Wm. P 324 Forestdale 315 Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co 274-279 Fowler, Mrs. L. P 318 Freeman, Geo. L 292 Freeman-Lewie 316 Friedman, Florist. . . .314 Friedman, J. J 330 Froment, H. E 325 Furrow 4 Co 317 Galveston Floral Co. . 315 Galvin, Thos. F 317 Gas8erCo.,J, M 315 Giblin 4 Co 334 Gibbons, The Smilai Man 320 Girvin, Willis B 2S1 Gloeokner, Wm 314 Gove, The Florist ... .114 Graham 4 Son, A. . . 314 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn., Inc.... 325 Growers' Cut Flower Co 324 GudeBros. Co 318 Gunther Bros 325 Guttman 4 Rayoor, Ino 322 Habermehl's Sons, J J 317 Hanford, R. G 292 Harris, Chester 318 Harris, Ernest 290 Hart, Geo. B 320-22 Hatcher, John C 314 Heacock Co., Jos 291 Heiss Co 315 Henderson 4 Co., A. . 274 Henshaw 4 Fenrich. .323 Herman, O. H 292 Herr, A. M 293 Hews Co., A. H 329 Highland Park Green- houses, The 315 Hilfinger Bros 329 HUlCo., E. G 328 Hill Floral Co., E. O. 314 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 282 Hillside Nursery, The.282 Hitchin(;.s & Co 336 Holm 4 Olson 317 Holland Nurs., The. . . 282 Hollywood Gardens. .318 Holton 4 Hunkel Co. . 326 Home Correspondence School 321 Horan, E. C 325 Howard Rose Co 282 Hudson Carbon Co. . .330 Iluscniaii, H. J 279 Idle Hour Nurs 316 Igoe Bros 321 Irwin, R.J 281 lebell 4 Co., S. M 280 Jackson 4 Perkins Co, 288 Jacobs, 8., 4 Sons .332-34 Jennings, E. B 274 Joeig, Geo. J 274 Johnston Bros 317 Johnston 4 Co , 'T J 317 Joseph's Florist 317 Joy Floral Co 316 Kasting, Wm. F., Co. . 273 Keller, John A 316 Keller Pottery Co 329 Keller Sons, J. B 317 Kentucky Tob. Prod Co., Inc.. The 330 Kerr, The Florist 315 Kervan Co., The 319 Kessler, Wm 325 King Construction Co. „ ,, 279-331 Knoble Bros 314 Komada Bros 327 Kooyman, C 328 Kroeschell Bros. Co.. 333 Kuebler. Wm. H 325 Kuhne Bros 290 Lager A Hurrell 292 Lang Floral 4 Nurs. , Co 315 Lango, A 314 Lange, H. F. A 318 Lanejahr, A. H 324 Leedle Floral Co 2.S6 Leonard Seed Co 274 Lippman, E. A 331 LittleSeld, Florist 318 Lockland Lumber Co. . 332 London Flower Shop. 317 Lovett, J. T 278 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 317 MaoNiS Hort. Co., The 279 Mader, Paul 290 Marshall 4 Co., W.E.. 280 Matthews 4 Varney. . 287 McCallum Co., The.. 326 McClunie, Geo. G.. . .315 McConnell, Alex 317 McCray Refrigerator Co 320 MoHutohison 4 Co.. .280 MoManus, Jamea 325 Menrs, Wm 288 Menand, L 314 Metairie Ridge Nurs. Co., Ltd., The 310 Metropolitan Material Co 331-32 Metto. Henry 2,S(} Meyer. Chas. F 274 Miohell Co.. Henry F 278 Miohigan Cut Flower Exchange 321 Miohler Bros. Co 310 Miller, A. L 2,SS Miller, Stuart H 327 Mills, The Florist, Ino 310 Minge Floral Co.. The 316 Moninger Co . John C 331 Moore, Hentz 4 Na8h.325 Moore Seed Co 279 Mountain View Floral Co 2S0 Mullanphy, Florist. . .317 Murray, Samuel 316 Nagel, Rudolf 2'.I3 Nahlik. A 290 Nason, L. B 325 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 320 Nat.'l Nursoryinan Pub. C.„ 2S2 Neidinger. Jos G 320 New England Florist Supply Co 326 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 330 Niessen Co.. The Leo 327 Noo. L. M 325 Olson 4 Co 290 Ouwerkerk, P 282 Palmer F. E 314 Palmer 4 Son. W. J.. .314 Park Floral Co., The. 315 Park Floral Co 318 Parshelsky Bros., Inc.333 Peacock Dahlia Farm8279 Pearce. George 331 Peirce, E. Allan 329 Penn The Florist 314 Pennock-Meehan Co.. S. a 287-327 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 329 Peterson, C. A 293 Pfaff 4 Kendall 331 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 327 Philips Bros 316 Pierce 4 Co 314 Pierce Co.. F. O 332 Pierson. Inc.. A. N.. .273- 287 Pierson Co.. F. R 273 Pierson U-Bar Co.. 333 Pikes Peak Flor. Co.. . 315 Pillsbury. I. L 2,S4 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 326 Polykranaa, G.J 324 Potter Floral Co 315 Pulverized Manure Co., The 330 Pyfer 4 Co., A. T 328 Quality Flower Shop, The 315 Quidnick Gnhs 286 Ramsburg, G. S. . .278-92 Randall, A, L. Co 328 Randall's Flower Shop318 Rawlings, Elmer 293 Rawson, The Florist. .315 Reck, John iV Son 314 Reed 4 Keller 319 Reinberg, Peter 328 Rice Co., M 320 Riedel 4 Meyer, Ino. , 324 Richmond Cedar Wk8329 Ritchy, F. W 293 Robinson 4 Co., Inc. H. M 319-20 Robinson Co. H. M.324 Robinson, L. D 317 Rochelle 4 Sons.F.W . 293 Rochester Floral Co. .317 Rook Flower Co., W..316 Roebrs Co.. Julius. . .292 Koesch. Lewis 282 Rolker 4 Sons, A 274 Rosemont Gardens. . .316 Rosery Flower Shop. .314 Rosery, The 318 Rowebl 4 Grana 276 Routzahn Seed Co. . .278 Roy, David D. P 280 Royal Glass Works. . .332 Rupp, John F 276 Russin 4 HanOing, . .31!) Salter Bros 317 Saltford Flower Shop, The 317 Sander, Florist 317 Sauter. A 325 Soeery. Ed 317 Schlatter 4 Son. Wm.321 Sohling, Max 317 Sobmidt. J. C 290 Soholtz, The Florist. .314 Schulz Co., Jacob. . . .316 Schwake 4 Co., Ino . Chas 274 Scollay. Ino.. John A.. 333 Soott, John 291 Sefton MfK. Co 319 Sharp, Partridge4Co.335 Sbellroad Canna Farms 274 Sheridan, WalterF. ..325 ■Shinn, Warren. ..... .274 Siebreoht, Geo. C 325 Skidelsky Co., S. 8 274 Skinner Irrigation Co. The .335 Slinn, B. S.. Jr 325 Slinn, Clarence 325 Smith & Bros., L. C. Typewriter Co 292 Smith, Elmer D., 4 Co 287 Smith 4 Fetters Co.. .314 Smith 4 Hemenway. . .332 Smith, Henry 315 Smith Co., W. 4 T.. . . 282 Smith, P. J 324 Smith, The Florist. . .315 Snyder Co., B. A 326 Solomon 4 Son, L 331 Soltau Fernery, B...291 Standard Tliermometer Co 334 Star Floral Co 217 Stearns Lumber Co., The A. T 334 Stecher Litho. Co 274 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 274 Stokes Seed Farms Co., Ino 274 Storrs 4 Harrison Co . 282- 291 Stoothoff Co., H. A . . . 330 Struck Co.. Inc., Al- fred 333 Stumpp, Geo. M 317 Stumpp 4 Walter Co. . 275 Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co 335 Sutton & Sons 280 Swiss Floral Co 280 Syracuse Pottery Co. . 329 Thompson 4 Co.. C. B 316 Thorburn. J. M.. 4 Co.276 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 316 Totty. Chas. H 284 Traendly 4 Schenok. .325 Ulrich, Henry 293 United Cut Flower Co., Ino 324 Van Assche. Frank. . .331 Van Gelderen. G. W...282 Vaughan's Seed Store. .276 Vick's Sons, James. 292-93 Vincent, Jr.. 4 Sons Co., R 273 Virgin, U.J 316 Waller Seed Co . The L. D 279 Warburton, Florist. . .315 Warendorfl. A 317 Wax Bros 314 Weeber & Don 276 Weiland 4 Risch 288 Weiss, Herman 324 Welch Bros. Co 326 Welch. Patrick 326 Welch, The Florist. . .315 Wettlin Floral Co 288 Whilldin Pottery Co. . 329 Whitted Floral Co... .318 Wietor Bros 328 Williamsport Floral Co 318 Wilson. H. E 317 Wilson. R. G 314 Winterson's Seed Store 328 Wolfinger Florist 316 Wood Bros 290 Wood. Stubbs 4 Co. . 282 Woodrow 4 Marketos.325 Woodruff 4 Sons, 8. D 274 Young 4 Co., Inc.. A. L 324 Young 4 Co., John.. 324 Young's Florist 317 Springfield, O. — Alfred Barnes, 79, nurseryman on the Hamilton pike, died at bis home on Jan. 17, after an illness of six months. He is survived by a widow and five children. Spbingfield. Mass. — The convention of the New England Nurserymen's As- sociation closed on Jan. 2G. Many opin- ions were voiced regarding the treatment of White Pine blister rust. The follow- ing officers were elected : President, • feorge C. Thurlow of West Newbury; vice-president, A. P. Ilornc of Man- rho.'ster. N. H. ; secretary. Daniel A. Clarke of Fiskeville, R. I. ; treasurer, Aljutilon 2S.S-90 .\ehvranthes 290 .\diantum 291 AKerntum 273-88-90 Alternanthcras. . . .27.3-88 Alyssum. . . .273-76-88-90 Antirrhinums 276 Areca Lutoscens 291 Asparagus 273- 276-81-87-88-90-91-92 Asters 274-75-76-80 Azalea.i 274-82-88 Balsams 280 Begonias 273-74- 276-77-78-80-8 1-8S- 290-91 Bolmoracna 291-92-93 Bcrberis 282 Berries 282 Bleeding Heart 282 Boxwood 282-91-320 Bougainvillcas 281 Browallia 270 Bulbs 273- 274-76-77-78-81- 290-93 Buxus 274 Caladiums 277 Candytuft 276 Cannas 273- 274-77-78-88-92 Carnations 280- 281-84-85-86-87-322 Centaurea 274 Chrysanthemums.. . .281- 284-87 Cibotium 273 Cinerarias 276-80-88 Clematis 282 Cobaja 276 Cocos 288-91-92-93 Coleus. ..273-76-87-88-90 Cut Flowers 323- 324-25-26-27-28 Cuphea 273-88 Cyclamen 274- 276-81-88-90-93 Cyrtomium 291 Dahlias 273-74 Daisies. . . 276-81-88-90-93 Decorative Plants. 291-93 Deutzia 282 Dracffinas 288-90-91 Evergreens 282 FernBaUs 280 Ferns 273-81-88-91-93 Feverfew 288-90 Ficus 291 Fuchsias.. 273-81-87-88-90 Funkias 288-91 Genista 288 Geraniums 273- 281-86-88-90-93 Gladiolus 274- 276-78-81-90-93 Gloxinias 277-78-80 Heliotrope 273- 287-88-90-91-93 Hydrangeas. 273-82-86-88 Ivy 27.3-81-88-90 Jerusalem Cherries . . . 276 Kentias 288-91-92 Lantanas 273-88-90-91 Larkspurs 280 Lilac 282 Lilies 274-88-322 Lilium Album 274 Lilium Axu-atum. . . 273-74 Lilium Formosum. . . .273 LiUum Giganteum. 273-74 Lilium Magnificum . . 273 Lilium Rubrum 274 Lilium Speciosum .... 282 Lily of the Valley 274 Lobelia 290 Marguerites 276-88-90 Moonvlnes 273-90 Nasturtiums 279-80 Nephrolepis 273-91 ■Nursery Stock 282 Onion Sets 274-81 Orchids 292-322 Palms 274-91-92 Pandanus 288 Pausies 274-76- 280-81-90-322 Peonies 282 Pelargoniums 281 Petunias 273-74- 276-80-81-87-88-90 Phlox 276-80-82 Pips 276 Poinsettias 281-8S Primroses 276-88-92 Primulas 274- 280-81-88-91-93 Privet 282-88 Rhododendrons.. . . 282-88 Roses 273-74-81- 84-86-87-88-89 Salvias 273-74-76- 281-87-88-90 Scabious 280 Seeds. . . .274-75-76-79-81 Senecio Argentius .... 273 Shamrock 322 Shrubs 282-88 Snapdragon 276- 278-81-88-90 Spinea 282-91 Stevia 288 Stocks 280 Strawberries 282 Swainsona 273 Sweet Peas 274-79 Thunbergia 276 Torenia 276 Trees 282-88-89 Tuberoses 276-78 Vegetable Plants 288 Vegetable Seeds 274- 279-80-304-05 Verbenas 273- 276-80-81-90 Vineas. ..281-87-88-90-92 Woddelliana 292-93 Weigelas 282 Zinnias 280 MISCELLANEOUS .■\phine 330 Artificial Flowers 319 Auctions 279 Ba.sket.1 319-21 Benches 332-34 Bench Fittings 332-34 Boilers 331 -.32-3.3-35 Boxes 319-20-31 Boxwood Sprays. . . . .319 Bulb Pans 329 Burners 321 Cabinet (Seed) 279 Cedar 334 Cherries 321 Chicken Founts 329 Crepe Flowers .321 Cycas 319-21 Cypress 331-32-3.3-.34 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses 312- 31.3-14-15-16-17-18 Dirt Bands 280- 286-90-92-9.3-329 Dagger Ferns.. .319-20-21 Fancy Ferns.. . . 319-20-21 Fertilizers 330 Fiber 319-20 Florists' Accounts In- sured .320 Florists' Supplies. . . .319- 320-21 Fungine 330 Galax Leaves 319-20 Glass 331-32-33-35 Glass Cutters ,332 Glass Insurance 321 Glazing Points 332 Gold Letters 321 Greenhouse Bldg. . . .331- 332-33-36 Greenhouse Fittings. . 331 Greenhouse Lumber. 331- 332 Greenhouse Material 331-3.3- .3436 Greenhouse Shading. . 331 Greening Pins 321 Guards 321 Gutters 332-34 Hardware 3.34 Heating 331-32 Hose -. 331 Hotbed Sash 331- 332-33-34 Insecticides 330 Irrigation 335 Laurel 320 Laurel Festooning. . . .320 Laurel Wreaths 320 Lcucothoe Sprays.. 319-20 Lithographic Work. . . 274 Lumber . ,331 Magnolia 319-20 Manure 330 Mastica 332 Mexican Ivy 319 Moss 319-20-21 Mushroom Spawn. . . .280 Nico-Fume 330 Nikoteen 330 Nikotiana 330 Palmetto Leaves. . 319-20 Pans 329 Paper Pots 293-329 Partridge Berries .... 320 Pecky Cypress 330- 331-32-34 Pine Cones 320 Pines 282-319 Pipe 331-33-34 Pipe Fittings. . .331-33-34 Posts 331-32-34 Pots 329 Prepared Palms 319 Pussy Willow 319 Putty Bulb 333 Refrigerators 320 Roof .Supports 332 Ruscus 319 .Sash 331-35 Sash Bars 331 Sash Operating Device 335 Saucers 329 Scaline 330 Schools 321 Smilax 274-90-319-20 Soil Grinder 292 Sphagnum Moss 320 .Stakes 321 .Staples 284 Supports 321 Table Favors 321 Tanks 333 Thermostat 334 Tobacco Products. . . . 330 Toothpicks 320 Tubs 329 Tubes 319 Typewriters 292 Vaporizing Pans 332 Ventine Baskets 321 Valentine Boxes 321 Ventilating Apparatus 332-35 Verminc 330 Wants 307-08-09-10 Wholesale Florists. . . 323- 324-25-26-27-28 Wire 321 Wire Designs 320 Wire Frames 321 Wreaths 320 Acacia paradoxa 295 American Carnation Society (lllus.) 300-302 Ammann, J. F. (Portrait) 300 Associated Retail Florists. Inc.. and Gruek-Amerlcan Florists' Associa- tion Dine (lllus.) 303 Basket Worm, Control of 324 Bills Against Delinquent Debtors. .. .289 Catalog's Becelved 296 Carnation "yellows" (Paper by Geo. L.. Peltier) 303 Chestnut Tree Blight In Oswego Co.. N. y 311 Clubs and Societies: Nassau Co. Hort. Society, (lllus.); Connecticut Hort. Society ....2114 Newport (R. I.) Hort. Society, Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. Soc.; Southampton (N. y.) Hort. Soc. 311 Customs Tolls 311 Decision Rest on L,otter "S" 208 Kricas, Culture of 322 Exbibltions ana Meetings, Coming. . . .28!) Flower Show at Country L,ite Exposi- tion, N. Y 299 Foreign Trade Opportunities 324 Horticultural Society ot New York. .298 Indiana State Florists' Association. .299 Market Beview WeeUy 323 Meetings and Hxhlbitions, Coming. . . .289 Middle Atlantic States 294 National Flower Show 299 New England Nurserymen's Associa- tion 293 New England States 291 New Jersey Association of Nursery- men 298 Ninth-Story Window, From a 298 Nursery Bept. (lllus.) 283 Obituary: Ferguson, Wm. H. ; Ribsam. Carl- man 299 Old Established Business, Sale of.... 293 Otaheite Oranges, Growing 292 Philadelphia Florists' Club 306 Plant Names, Changing 298 Preserving Flowers by Wax Process, 299 Question Box 330 Beaders* Views, Our: Dahlia Bertha von Suttner; Hardi- ness of Eucalyptuses: Top Graft- ing Trees in Winter 306 Betail Sept. (lllus).: Cupid and the Florists; Local Ad- vertising for the Retail Trade: A Christmas Window 313-318 San Francisco and Bar Harbor Sweet Pea Show '..299 Steding. Chas. H., Ruins of Estab- lishment of (lllus.) 296 Stray Notes from the Convention. .302 Vesey, Jr., W. J. (Portrait) 301 Seed Corn, Test 294 Seed Trade, The 275 Southern States 280 Sunken Garden at Spokane, Wash., View of (lllus.) 323 Trade Notes: Albany 295 Baltimore 296 Boston 326 Buffalo 294 Catonsville 289 Chicago 328 Cincinnati 319 Columbus 330 Dallas 281 Fort Worth 284 Hartford 291 Helena 322 Indianapolis 334 Kalamazoo 321 Kansas City 335 Knoxville 286 Lancaster 294 Louisville 286 Nashville 286 New Bedford 292 New Haven 291 New Orleans 284 New York 325 Philadelphia 327 Portland 335 Providence 292 Raleigh 286 St. Louis 319 San Antonio 280 Svracuse 294 Washington 288 Treasury Decisions 293 Week's Meeting's and Events 298 Week's "Work, The: Gladioli; (.'entaurea gymnocarpa: Chr\-santhemums, Pennfsetum longistvUnni; Simllax; Cyclamen; CariMtinn.x 290 V. A. Vanicpk of Newport, R. I.; execu- tive committee. W. W. Hunt of Hartford, Conn., .T. J. MoManmon of LowcU and ('. II. (irealon of Providence, R. I. Birmingham, Aia. — A ten per cent, dividend on the estate of John L. Parker has been paid by the Register in Chan- cery on all claims which have been duly certified. 298 The Florists' Exchange FOUITDED HT 1888 A Weekly Medinm of InterchaniTe for Florists, ITarsery- snen, Beedsiueii and the Trade In Oeneral Exclusively a Trade Paper Entertd at New York Post Office as Second Class Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De L>a Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd., Proprietors 438 to 448 West 87th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and managrlng editor; Jas. Griffith, secretary: David Tou- zeau, treasurer. The address of the officers Is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New York. Telephone, Greeley 80, 81, 82. Beirlstered Cable Address: Florez ITewyork CfllC Add' Our office here Is in the charge of wixxwnuvy. James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: The Florists' Eschang'e, 143 No. Wabash Ave., Boom 307. 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Foreign countries in postal union. J2.B0. Payable In advance. Remit by Draft on New York, Post Office or Express Money Order; If paid In money, please register letter. Telegrams. — Telegrams received at this office up to 12 noon Wednesday, containing changes In advertising, will receive attention for the issue of Saturday fol- lowing; likewise telegrams having informative mat- ter intended for our news columns will be received up to Wednesday noon. Telegrams forwarded after 6 p.m., Tuesday, and marked "Night Press Message, Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, Feb. 7. — Elberon (N. J.) Horticultural Society. — Montreal (Canada) Gardeners and Florists' Club. — New Bedford (Mass.) Horticultural Society. — New .Jersey Floricultural Society, Orange, N. J.— Washington (D. C.) Florists' Club.— Tlie Garden Club of Lenox, Mass. — Detroit (Mich.) Florists' Club. — Retail Florists' Ass'n. off St. Louis, Mo. Nat. Canners* convention at Louisville, Ky., (five days inclusive.) Tuesday. Feb. S. — Syracuse (N. Y.) Rose Society. — Toledo (O.) Flo- rists' Club. — Tri-City Florists' Club at Davenport, la. Wednesday, Feb. 9. — Morris Co. (N. J.) Gardeners and Florists' Society — New York"Federation of Floricultural Clubs at Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y., (two days inclusive.) Thursday, Feb. 10.— Omaha Florists' Club.— St. Louis (Mo.) Florists' Club. The Horticultural Society of New York An exhibition of this society will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1916, at the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 77th St., New York City. Premiums are offered for cut orchid bloom, Roses, Sweet Peas, Schizanthus, Snapdragons, Freesias and Nar- cissi. Special prizes may also be awarded for exhibits not provided for in the schedule. All are invited to bring any unusual plant or flower, or plants or flowers showinj; unusual excellence in cultivation. Schedules are now ready for distribution, and will be sent on application to the secretary, George V. Nash, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. City. A meeting of the society will be held at 4 o'clock at which a lecture will he delivered by Arthur Herrington on "Iris Gardens," illustrated by colored slides. Geo. V. Nash, Sec'y. New Jersey Association of Nurserymen The next regular meeting of the N. J. Ass'n of Nur- serymen will be held in the Entomology bldg. of Rut- ger'^ College, New Brunswick, N. J., on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m. All nurserymen of New Jersey are cordially invited to attend and join the association. The fees are $5 entrance fee and .$2 a year dues. A. F. Meiskey, Sec'y pro tem. Importing Tulip Bulbs Decision Rests on Letter "S" The apparent deliberate substitution of Tulips a^ a noun for Tulip as an adjective by Congress in fornnilat- ing paragraph 210 of the Tariff Act of Oct. 3, 1913, has led the United States Court of Customs Appeals in deciding the case of Maltus & Ware, of New York, appellants, vs. the United States, appellee, to hold that Tulip bulbs imported hy the former are dutiable at Ihe rate of 50c. per 1000 instead of $1 per 1000. This case, as well as the one recently reported in The Exchange wherein pseudobulbs of Cattleyas were al- lowed to be imported free as "mother flowering bulbs," will be interesting to thousands of our readers. That the addition of the letter "s" to the name Tulip should make all this difference is amazing to the lay mind. About a year ago the U. S. board of appraisers heard the testimony of several florists in Chicago as to what was really implied by the term "Tulip." The point to be determined was whether it implied a flower or a bulb. As an import article as a bulb Tulips, as stated, were subjected to an import duty of $1 per 1000, but as a flower they would come under the heading of miscel- laneous stock at one-half less this amount of duty. The witnesses in the case before the U. S. board of apprais- ers stated that when Tulips were mentioned it invariably applied to the blooms, unless Tulip "bulbs" were speci- fied. That the word "Tulip" was synonymous to Iroth bulbs and flowers was denied. This testimony was regarded with levity by the U. S. board of appraisers and the ca.se brought by Maltus & Ware was lost. The latter appealed and the case was heard before the Court of Customs Appeal, the present %'erdict sustaining the importers being handed down by Judge Barber. In the tariff act of 1909 it was pointed out by the judge that the word "Tulip" is grammatically an adjec- tive modifier of "bulbs," while "Tulips" is not grammat- ically an adjective modifier hut is a noun, and the im- porters' claim here was founded wholly upon this change in the language. In Paragraph 210 of the last tariff act, 1913, "Tulips" is deliberately substituted for "Tulip" (implying bulbs), which was the word or term used in the tariff act of 1909. It was pointed out that the change of language of a statute ordinarily presumes change of legislative intent, hence the present decision in this appeal. All dealers, it seems, that have paid $1 per 1000 duty on Tulip bulbs and have protested will be allowed the difference between the price paid and the duty on mis- cellaneous stock. Firms not protesting will receive no allowance. Maltus & Ware of New York fought the case with the assistance of. the protests of numerous individual brok- ers and importers throughout the country. The decision was given in Washington on January 26. Changing Plant Names The Florists' Exchange has several times lately writ- ten against the useless and generally needless changing of plant names by botanists and is glad to find it is not alone. The following are the expressions of the English Horticnltural Advertiser and are well put: One of the minor worries of our business is the con- tinual alteration which is going on in the scientific names of plants and trees. If a nurseryman keeps himself up to date and adopts the latest nomenclature, half his cus- tomers are bewildered and cannot find what they want in his list. If he keeps on in the old ways he suffers by being classed among the ignorant. If there were the faintest prospect of finality in these alterations the outlook would be more hopeful, and we might attempt changes and try to educate our customers up to them, but there appears little more prospect of agreement among the authorities than ' there was fifty years ago. Every fresh author has his own views on nomenclature and propounds radical changes with calm (exasperating) assurance that the whole world, scien- tific and practical, is hanging on his utterances and will forthwith adopt his recommendations. As a rule the scientific world does not adopt them very hastily ^nd the gardening world treats them with contempt. For instance, the authorities now class our cultivated Azaleas under Rhododendron, but how many nurserymen or gar- deners talk or write of Azalea mollis and indica as "Rhododendrons ?" Mr. H. J. Elwes, in a strong letter in The Gardeners' Chronicle, Ix)ndon, points out that in spite of changes made by the authorities, many shrubs, trees, etc., are generally known in cultivation by the old incorrect names, though in some cases the alterations were made over 40 years ago. He deprecates the absurd deference paid to "priority" rtiles and pleads for a more common- sen.se treatment of the whole question. As our country folk say, "power to his arm." Froim our collection of strange names: Sham Rocks. Did you notice that New York Florists' Club has a nest egg of over $9000? There's money in the old town yet. The Carnation diseases "yellows" and "stigraanose" are distinctly different. The latter is caused by insect ])unctures, but what causes "yellows" is not understood. The temperature stood at 65 deg. F. in New York City on Jan. 26, which was the record high temperature for that particular date. A week later the landscape was again white with icy snow but the air was not very cold. The New York retailers are no "dubs." They're alive to their interests as well as the other fellows. So now we have (1) the New York and New Jersey Plant Grow- ers' Association; (2), the New York Wholesalers' Asso- ciation; (3), the New York Retailers' Association. Looks good. Plant names that are frequently misspelled are Lilies (so often written Lillies) and Freesias (often written Freezias.) At this season too, we read of Jon- quils. These are not Jonquils Vmt true trumpet Daffodils. "The real Jonquils are as different as the moon is from the sun. The annual meeting of the American Carnation So- ciety may be regarded as the Carnation Fair of the year. Those who attended at St. Louis were well re- warded, as not for some years, we believe, have so many interesting and promising novelties been on show. The interest in them seemed to be as keen as, or keener than, usual. A criticism from the pen of our repre- sentative appears in another column. Boston and other parts of the Northeast was well represented at the Carnation meeting, and it was in- teresting to observe how the New Englanders constant- ly broke the ninth commandment, especially when they saw the heavily laden freight cars containing coal. Coal at Natick, Mass., costs just now .$8.50 per ton. It would require all that we are getting for Roses to make a profit out of such charges, would it not? Are the old type of fences, called Virginia fence, much in evidence now, or rather are they still built? This sort of fence required no nailing nor tying, simply the laying of the beams one on top of the other in a zigzag fashion the whole way long. Where wood was plentiful, as in the older days, this was an easy way of forming a fence and a good fence too. Now, however, it would seem, except in a few well wooded localities, to be too extravagant. The writer had the privilege at Cincinnati one day last week of seeing one of the traveling salesman's ex- hibitions, that of F. J. Farney, representing M. Rice Co., Philadelphia, who at the Gibson House shows a large selection of very beautiful baskets. As the Inter- state Commission does not allow a salesman to sell his wares on journey Mr. Farney has to pack carefully every basket, the handles all being wrapped in paper, the baskets themselves in wood shavings. The stock fills three cases, and the "excess weight" is 500 lbs. Stykax hemslevanum is a new shrub to cultivation. It was first discovered by Dr. Henry in 1888, but it was not till twelve years later that seeds were sent to this country, Mr. Wilson being successful in sending them from Central China to Messrs. Veitch. It first flowered in the Coombe Wood Nursery in 1909. In a wild state it is said to reach a height of 30ft. and to be conspiciKms from its white bark. The leaves resemble those of S. Obassia, but are smaller. The white flowers occur in branched inflorescences from both terminal and axillary buds. A plant in good bloom is very effective according to a picture recently seen in an English exchange. One of the brightest yellow flowers at this time is Heinwardtia, a genus of sub-shrubs from India, with handsome companulate golden-yellow flowers. When kept dwarf and busliy they are exceedingly attractive, especially at this dull period. Tliey like warmhouse treatment, and on the whole are easily grown. Plants now flowering, if planted out in early Summer, will furnish good cuttings. They should be topped frequent- ly and be carefully lifted. Yoimg stock, however, is better kept in pots, as plants do not lift very well. ■Sunshine is essential during the Winter sea.son to get the best development. The two grown in greenhouses are trigyna and tetragyna. Kebrimry S, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 299 Masy of the readers of these notes will have been to St. Louis, Missouri, during the piust week, some for tlic (irst time. Althou^'h many stories are told with the l.uiph against this great middle western State, it can well afford to he the hull of any one's humor, so long as it is kinilly humor. It is certainly the center of a ricli agricultural and industrial region, and indeed here one might say a new nation could he supported with- out a.ssistance from almost any other part. It has a fertile soil, great rivers, extensive forests, lead, iron and cement mines, and good stone cpiarries. \Vhat more does it want:- Only the intelligence and the brawn of a lunnennis jieojile, and these it also has. .V i-iiinNi) of mine once bought some cigars for himself and two others, one of whom was from Bonnie Scotland. The tohaeccuiist placed the change on the counter, when Sandy ahsentmindedly, pocketed this as well as the cigars. The following story is on slightly similar line^: Two Scotch friends were in a tobacco store when one asked the shopman for two three-penny cigars, paid for Ihem and strolled away. Jimmie lingered, took a few puffs at his cigar, then turned toward the tobacconist and said — "ilister, you sell these five for a shillin' don't your" "Yes," said the dealer. "Weel," said the Seoteh- man, at the same time fumbling in his pocket, "here's a .saxpenee gi' me the ither three." Don't you think he was one of a nation of great financiers? I am sure! X • -X National Flower Show, Philadelphia ) I — ^-x There Wiis a meeting of the chairmen of the local board of the National Flower Show on Tuesday afternoon, in the committee room in the Widener bldg., Philadelphia, I'a. Koutine business was in order and nothing special was announced with the exception that every committee has its work aU in hand up to the present time. Spe- cial inducements will be offered to the retailers to stimu- late the interest in that dejiartment. A special invita- tion is to be extended to all the retailers to exhibit or to arrange for a display. The publicity committee has outlined its policy in the way of news])aper features that are to appear daily and Sunday. The splendid article in last Sunday's Record was a striking proof of what was being accomplished. The coming number of the Chamber of Commerce Jonrnnl will be known as the "Flower Show Number," and the introductory notes by W. F. Therkildson are clever and appropriate. Mr. TherkiULson also announces that the entire Intaglio se<'tion of the Sunday Ledger will be devoted to the Flow- er Show on Sunday, March 26. Arrangements have been made with the Pennsylvania R. R. and the Reading R. R. to jilaee the flower show cards on all the tables of their dining cars. The Hotel Walton has extended invitations to make this hotel the ofticial headquarters, offering un- limited rooms for committee meetings. This is being held under advisement. The intention of having all the school children to attend the show was abandoned as there are over 200,000 children in the public schools alone, and this would mean over 30,000 a day, not count- ing the parochial schools. 'Francisco and Bar Harbor Sweet Pea Shows We have received the preliminary schedule of the Sweet Pea Show to be held under the auspices of the American Sweet Pea Society at San Francisco, Cal., in June next; the dates have not been finally fixed. Frank G. Cuthbertson is secretary for this exhibition. Kis address being 737 Front St., San Francisco, $125 are offered in cash prizes. There are 12 classes, the prizes being donated by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., C. C. Morse & Co., Hallowell Seed Co., I,. D. Waller Seed Co., Braslan Seed Co., and Waldo Rohnert. It looks as though novelties woidd be well brought to the front. The classes have in the majority of cases two prizes to each, $10 being first prize for a vase of Fiery Cross in Class 1, while for 6 vases of Spencer varieties the first prize is $10 in Class 2, and for 12 vari- eties ifl.5 is offered as first in Class 3; while other good prizes follow in the remaining classes. The Bar Harbor (Me.) Horticultural Society, Bar Harbor, -Me., has issued its preliminary .schedule for the National Sweet Pea Society's annual show at that place. These are as follows: Special Prices (Class G-1 to G-2I Open to All). G. 1, For the best tub of Sweet Pea« of anv wliite, eream or rream- yellow variety.— 1st, S.S.0O; 2d, S6.00: 3.1, 84,00. O. 2. For the best tub of Sweet Peas of anv scarlet, crimson, rose or earmine variety. — 1st, S8.00; 2d. S6.00; 3d, S4.00. O. 3. For the best tub of Sweet Peas of anv lavender, mauve, purple or blue.— 1st, $8,00; 2d, S6.00: 3d, $4,00. G. 4. For the best tub of Sweet Peaa of anv pink, orange or salmon. —1st, $8.l», 2d, $8.00; 3d, $4.00. G. .'5. For the best display of Sweet Peas, arranced against a wall, on a table space of 3ft. by 10ft. Foliage of any kind, or Gypsoptiila. or both may be used in arraneinc. Only the artistic arrancement of the exhibit as a whole will be considered in judghic. Kxhihitiors may use other than the American Sweet Pea Society vases in this Class, — 1st prize. Silver Cup; 2d prize, $1.5.00; 3d prize, $10,00. Classe-s 6 to 21 are open to all and are for Spencer varieties, 2,5 sprays of each in different colors, according to the cla-sses, the prizes being respectively $.5.00, $3.00 and $2.00. Thcse'classes do not call for anX special variety, simply 25 white aprays, 25Jcrim9on and so on. Classes 22 to 30 arc for amateurs only and call for the best vase ac- cording to color of 20 sprays lavouder, white, etc. Uther claijAea are as published hereunder. For Private Gardeners Only, G. 31. Special Prizes. For the best Spencer Sweet Peas, 6 distinct varieties, 1 vase of 20 aprays to each variety. — 1st, $12.(X); 2d, $8.00. Limited to Children Under 18 Years of Ate. G. 32. Special Prizes. For the best collection of Sweet Peas from a school garden. — 1st prize, $4.00; 2d prize, $3.00; 3d prize, $2.00; 4th prize, $1.00. For l^lvate Gardeners and Amateurs. G. 33. Special Prizes. Decoration for table of eight covers; glasses, cutlery and linen to be used supplied by the exhibitor. — Ist prize, a Silver Cup and $25.00; 2d prize, $15.00; 3d prize, $10.00. lOxhibitors will be allowed to use Sweet Pea foliage. Asparagus, Smilax, Gypsophila, or all; ribbons also allowed. G. 34 Special Prizes. For the best display of 12 vases, 25 sprays to a vase, 12 distinct varieties. No foliage allowed. — 1st prize, $15.00; 2d prize, $10.00. G. 35. Mt. Desert Nurseries offer a Gold Watch, for best collection of Sweet Peas from New York, Long Island, New Jersey and I'enn- sylvania. Mr. John H. StaLford will pay carfare.aiid expenses to Har Harbor and return to the winner of the above exhibit. G 30. New York Florists' Club offer $25.00 in cash for best exhibit made at the exhibition. G. 37. T. J. Gray & Co. offer $25.00 in cash, particulars_to be pub- lished in the preliminary schedule. Other prizes are solicited from the trade and others, notice of which will be published in the trade press from time to time. HAKUY BUNYARD, Secretary, landina State Florists' Association February Meeting This meeting was held on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Lafay- ette, Ind., when some 40 members were present from all parts of the State. There was no special subject discussed at this meet- ing, the entire day being devoted to visiting Dorner's greenhouses. Here it was seen that Nancy, the new light pink Carnation that won the Dorner Memorial gold medal at St. Louis last week, and which will be in- troduced this year, was in excellent growing condition. Rosalia, the cerise seedling, for distinction next year, was also seen to be a fine growing variety. Some 50 new seedling Carnations looked very promising and re- ceived careful attention from the visitors. .\mong the other new varieties No. 148-09, a large sal- mon-pink entered for the Dorner medal next season, is evidently a good producer, as well as being large in size. An unusual red variety. No. 167-12, intended for intro- duction this year, was also largely commented upon. Dinner was served at the Lafayette Chib, and cur- rent business was transacted at the meeting afterwards. A resolution was passed thanking E. Dorner & Sons Co. and a special resolution of respect was passed to Mrs. Fred Dorner, Sr., who is ill. I. B. Flower Show at Country Life Exposition, N. Y The second of a series of flower shows conducted by the Country Life Permanent Exposition, Grand Central Terminal, to arouse greater interest on the part of city folks and suburbanites in country life, will open on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m., and will continue through- out the week, including Lincoln's Birthday. Roses and Carations will be the feature. Table decorations, of which there were fourteen entries in competition in the Chrysanthemum Show held in November, will be one of the chief attractions. The tables, china, glass and silverware will be furnished and set by the Grand Central Terminal Restaurant and the Biltmore Hotel, so that with the accessories all alike, the floral decoration of the tables should be of more than passing interest. On Thursday, the opening day, a lecture will be delivered at 3 p.m. by Arthur Smith, of Reading, Pa., on "Out- door Roses, Their Habits and Culture." Admission to the show and to the lecture is free, and the public is cordiallv invited. Preserving Flowers by Wax Process Alfred I.enz, a sculptor of New York, is reported in the New York Times of ,Tan. 8 to have invented a new method of easting metals, a development of the lost wax process by which it is believed the exact forms of rare plants and flowers may be preserved. The paper states that the S. A. F. and' O. H. has been interested in the matter and that members of the .association hope that the forms of orchids and Roses may be reproduced by this process, then enameled and colored like the original. Examples of the art of Mr. Lenz have been on view at the National Academy of Design, 215 W. 57th St. The paper reports that: "Mr. Ijpnz takes orchids, Roses or leaves and treat* them with chemicals which ^ve them the consistency of wax. He then treats the flower or leaf with a com- position which hardens it. The mold is heated and into it he pours chemical fluids which aid in destroying its contents. As the waxen imapre was dissolved by th^ masters of tile old process, so this master of the new method dissolves his flowers and leavp.s by heat and chemistry. Into the cavities which are left he pours the molten bronze. Tile metal is heated tn thp highest point and forced into the small and winding channels. "The material from which the mold is made is a secret. Mr. L.enz says it is a combination of vaiious earths. "Sculptors say that, by his method, small figures are cast with a flnlsh they have never seen equaled. The air bubbles, whicii often Interfere with the perfection of a work, seem to eau.so no trouble in his process. "Mr. Lenz is a botanist as well as a sculptor, and intends this year to go to Mexico to obtain floral speci- mens for casting. "He said he would not patent his process and that, as he used it in casting his own models, he did not con- template doing any work for other sculptors." William H. Ferguson William H. Ferguson, a prominent retail florist of Philadelphia, died on Friday, Jan. 28, at his residence, 19M No. Sixth St. He was 89 years old. Mr. Ferguson started in the business as manager of the Peter E. Shectz store at the corner of twelfth and Spring Gar- den St. in 1879. He continued there until Mr. Sheetz' death, when he took over the business and remained there until about nine years ago, when he removed to the present store at 1210 Spring Garden st. For the past seventeen years he had associated with him his son, M'illiam M. Ferguson, who will continue to con- duct the business. Beside his son, Mr. Ferguson is sur- vived by a widow and two daughters. The deceased had been sick since November. The burial took place Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 1. Carl Ribsam Following a long illness, Carlman Ribsam, the well known florist of Trenton, N. J., died on Monday, Jan. 31, at his home, 31 Wall St., in the 80th year of his age. He had been in poor health for many years, but was able to be around and took much delight in doing light work around the greenhouses until six weeks ago when he was stricken with the grip, pneumonia following. Mr. Ribsam was one of the best known Trentonians and did much for the city. Many years ago it had no hos- pital and he thought the matter over and decided that such an institution should be established here. After much hard labor enough money was secured to erect a building, and this was the beginning of St. Francis Hospital, on Chambers st. He also contributed liberally to that institution. On the present site of the Fran- ciscan College there wa.s a baseball field, owned by the old Trenton club. Mr. Ribsam purchased the plot and afterward induced the Franciscan fathers to build the col- lege here. In his early days he took a deep in- terest in singing, and with several other young men founded the Cecelia Singing Society. He wa-s for many years an oiBcer of St. Francis Church, on West Front st. and was The late Carlman Ribsam instrumental in the build- ing of the school attached thereto. Mr. Ribsam was born in Saxe-Weimar, Spahl, Ger- many, Aug. 15, 183ii. .M 19 he removed to this country and located at Fallsington, Pa., where he was employed at the nursery of Mahlon Moon. Later he removed to St. .Toseph, Mo., where he conducted a farm for a year and a half. When the Civil War broke out hLs prop- erty was confiscated, and he lost everything. Then he returned East and secured employment in the William Speeler pottery during the years 1861 and 1862. He af- terward purchased a farm near the site of the proposed new High School on Princeton ave. and raised vegetables on the plot. In 1868 he purchased the greenhouses of William Donohue on Wall st. In 1874 Mr. Ribsam opened a flower and seed store at 45 East State st. Eighteen years ago he erected the Ribsam bldg. at Front and Broad sts. and began busi- ness there with his .son, Martin C. Ribsam. Twelve years ago he retired from the business, but still retained his greenhouses on the Lawrenceville road and also on East State st. Joseph F., another son, has for several ve.ars past taken care of the business. Mr. Ribsam was married to Miss Margaret GocUcr and three sons survive. They are Martin C. Ribsam and Joseph F. Ribsam of this city, and Nicholas J. Ribsam of Pittsburgh. Pa. The funeral was held on Wednesday morning, Feb. 2. The interment wa.s in St. Francis Cemetery. Six grand- sons of the deceased acted as bearers. 300 The Florists' Exchange niiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiitiniiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiNiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiM^ The American Carnation Society Conclusion of Report of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting i^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini iiiiiiiiiiin iniiiiiini mi niiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii ii iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i iiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiii inn iniiiiniinnniininiiiiiiiininninni» THE first of the annual business meetings of this society was held on Wednesday night, Jan. 20, at the Planters' Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., when J. F. .-\mmann introduced a re]iresentative of the Mayor, wlio bid the guests welcome. The Mayor himself hoped to visit the exhibition that evening or the next day. He described the industrial position of St. Louis, naming it as the fourth city of tlie United States, which, how- ever, is perhaps rather an exaggeration of the facts. Its boot and shoe, hardware and brewing industries em- ploy many thousands, while Iwrticulturally the Missouri Botanical Garden at St. Louis is one of the largest in the whole country, and is visited by people from all parts of America and Europe. The response to the speech of welcome was by Chas. S. Strout, of Biddeford, Me., who expressed the thanks of himself and all others for the warm welcome that had been extended on thei arrival of the Eastern delegation with the flowers on Tuesday night. The packages had been taken and placed in a cooler, and everything had been done to assist those who had come a distance and make them feel at home. This was only in accordance with the usual warm-hearted Western practice. Mr. Ammann then introduced Joseph H. Hill, Rich- mond, Ind., the president, saying that while ancestry was something to be proud of, yet when a man made good on his own, they were also glad to honor him, and Jos. Hill had done that. He then presented the gavel as token of presidential authority. Mr. Hill read his address, which was printed on pages 238-239 last week. The sec- retary's report was also read, followed by the treasurer's and auditor's reports. S. J. Goddard moved' the adop- tion of the two former, and that a committee be ap- pointed to consider the recommendations therein. Chas. S. Strout seconded. The president named J. F. Ammann, S. J. Goddard and D. S. Ward as the committee. Theo. Dorner, in the absence of his brother Fred., read the treasurer's statement. S. A. Anderson, Buffalo, N. Y., moved, and C. S. Strout seconded, that the auditor's report be taken as read. Agreed. A letter was read from the Chicago Florists' Club inviting members to send examples of their novelties for the club's Novelty Night meeting on Feb. 10. A telegram extending greetings, and wishing success to the convention from S. S. Pennock, Pliiladephia, president of the American Rose Society, was read. '' Fund Subscribed for the National FlowerJ Show Classes John Young, New York, seci-etary of the S. A. F., also sent a telegram in which he invited a contribution from the A. C. S. in support of the Carnation section of the National Flower Show. This latter matter was taken up the following morning. During tlie discussion it was pointed out that wlmt was wanted was a contrilni- J. F. Ammann of Edwardsville, III. President-elect .\nierican Carnation Society tion from the society for the purpose of underwriting the Carnation classes. The society subscribes and pre- sents a svim of money, and the National Flower Show committee award this as premiums ; it is an out and out contribution, not a guarantee. C. W. Johnson thought that this was a matter for individuals rather than for the society; already the society is offering its silver jubilee medals. The president pointed out that the Rose Society had subscribed quite a good sum, and as a "live-wire" society he thought the Carnation men should do their part. After some discussion, Eugene Dailledouze, Brooklyn, N. Y., started the ball rolling by offering a subscription of ^5. This was immediately followed by a steady series of other offers, and before they were finished the sum of $425 had been promised. The mention of this total was received with cheers. A letter will also be sent out by the secretary inviting other members who were not present to subscribe. ."Vmong those subscribing $2,5 were the following: E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind.; F. Dorner & Sons Co., La- favette. Ind.; Chas. S. Strout, Biddeford, Me.; W. J. i ■A it mm M^ ^ ' r ^^H ^^^^^^^^H ■^ «i»#:|^;^ll| 1 r W' '^ ^^n^ KT*?^ '-J- 'tf- •l^t^^^H iLJ K^'^iv :trZ^. r oks to us as being a very fine flower, and is certainly the largest bloomed novelty in sight. The blooms remind us of a full sized Malmaison, on long stems, and save in very few cases the calyx does not split. It is a beautiful salmon-pink, well built, and will be watched with interest. It cannot be expected to throw the number oi flowers of the small-flowered kinds, but ought to make big prices on account of its size and color. Dorner's 148-03 is another good salmon-pink, more true pink than the foregoing, which it otherwise much resembles. Kos.vLiA (Dorner) which will be offered next year, is a seedling from Rosette, and is of a rich, warm, brick- red or salmon-scarlet color; fringed, and a very finely built flower, having a good center, nicely spreading petals, good size, on long stems, non-splitting calyx, and attractive because of its color. Oi.D Goij) is another of the Dorner seedlings which will be offered next year. The color is old gold, with a thin red edging, what is called a wire-edged picotee- Hcjwer by the European florists. It is said to be a very fre<' bloomer and seems highly desirable. Dorner's 113-11 is a dark crimson, very handsome bloom in the way of Pocahontas but not so large. Arawana was shown by A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. It is more fringed than Goddard's 16-12, and is, if anything, of a deeper color. It is free flowering and of medium size. Miss Tiri;o, from Litllelicld & Wyman, No. Abington, Mass., was staged by A. N. Pierson, Inc., and its merits lie chiefly in its bright deep pink color, its upright stem ,ind non-splitting calyx, good keeping flower, and it^i ti-enieiulous productive capacity. .Mount Greenwood Cemetery Ass'n, Chicago, III., staged rich scarlet seedling s.'l-12A, which beat both Champion and Aviator in Class G. The same association staged No. iil-12A, a very rich d.ark pink full bloom, with good calyx and stem, hioks like being a (irst-class flower, 'i'hey also had No. 1-1J15, a lighter and brighter variety than the above, petals nicely fringed, the blooms up- right, on good straight stems, u bright, line looking variety, similar in many respects to Good Cheer. Weber's Laura Weuek is probably the brighest salmon-])iidt variety w(' have. It is a very choice flower, and one that is gaining friends more and more; it ships and keeps very well. Won the S. A. 1''. bronze medal in Class 41 for undisseminated varieties. CojiMONWEAi.Tic is a seedling cross, registered last year by .'V. Roper, Tewksbury, Mass., and entered for the Dorner medal this year. The color is light pink, the base of the petals nearly white, but the center of the flower is deep pink. The size is SVl.in. to iin. A very attractive, large flower v.ll. , 111. Jacobs, C. W., Canton. 111. Johann, C. Collinsville, 111. Johnson, C. W., Morgan Park, 111. .lones, R. E., Richmond, Ind. .loy, T. C., Nashville. Tenn. Jungc. H,, Indianapolis, Ind, Kariiis, J, J-. Philadelphia, Pa. Keinl.lc, H.jv V . I lj.Ualoo.Ha. la. Kerr, Uolicrt C . Hou.ston, Tex. Klein, E. H.. Eilwardsville, 111. Kliiigsporn, Paul, Chicago, 111. Kiiickiuan, C. B., New York, N. Y. Krueger, Otto. Toledo, Ohio. Kurowsld, E. F., Chicago, III. Lapp, A. E., Edwardsville, 111. Lautenschlager, Fred, Chicago, III. Levine, M. H., New York. Lemon. Fred, Richmond, Ind. Lenk, W. E., Halifax, Mass. Longren, A. F., Chicago, 111. Loveridge, C. A., Peoria. 111. Loveridge, Charles, Peoria, 111- Loveridge, Walter E., Peoria, 111. Loveridge, Wm. G., Peoria, 111. Madsen, Geo., and wife, Alton, 111. Manda, W. A., South Orange, N. J. Mann, Earl, IndianapoHs, Ind. Mann. M. H., Chicago, 111. Michelsen, C. J., Chica^o.JIlI. Montgomery, Robert, r^^Natick, Mass. Muncie, H. W., Urbana, Id. Neubrand, H. C, Cromwell, Conn. Nicholson, Wm., Framinghani, Mass. Ohlschmidt, MarionlW., East^St. Louis. OUinger, E. A., Chicago, 111 Palmer, Mark, Buffalo, N. V. Palmer, Jr., W. K., Urbana, III. Peltier, G. L., Urbana, III. Peterson, Andrew, Gibsonia, III. Peterson, 'J. A.. Cincinnati. O. Peterson, P. W., Joliet, 111. PUcher, W. J., Kirkwood, Mo Pohl, Gustav, Milwaukee, Wis, Pollworth, J, E., Chicago. HI Pollworth. J, E,, Chicago, III, Pruner, Clifford, Chicago. 111. Pyfer, A. T., Chicago, III, Reburn, Guy, Chicago, 111, Reichling, Emil, Chicago, 111. Remin, W. A,, Vincennes, Ind, Roper, Albert, Tewksbur Mass Ross, Earl W., Centralia. Ill, Rudd, W. N,, Chi<'ago, III, Saunders, Ernest, Lewiston. N'c Schroeder, W, R,. Milwaukee, Wis Schwake. T'has . .\cw York, ScliiriTiall. S;il111lrl, \c\\ ^'l^^k .■^kld.-lskv, S S . I'liiliidrlpl,,:,. I'a Strout. Chas, .S .Biddclord. Mc Stuppy, Frank X., St, Josepli, .Mi- Sullivan, R, J.. Chicago, III, Tricker, W. E., Western Spriiic,., 111. Van Art., J., Paducah. Ky. Vaughan, Chicago, 111. Ve.sey, W. J., Jr.. and wife, Fori Wayne, Ind, Ward. D. S,. Queens, L, I. Washburn, C. ^.L., and , wife, Chicago, HI. Washburn, Geo. A., Bloomingtt it, lU. Widmer, M. F., Highland, 111, Wilcox, Blaine C, Council Bluffs, la. Willis, Leo., Alton, III, Windier, Robert J., Chicago, III, Zech, A,, Chicago, 111. Zweifel, Nic, North Milwaukee. Wis, Associated Retail Florists, Inc. and Greek American Florists' Association The first annual beefsteak dinner and smoker of these two associations was held at the Hotel Breslin, Broad- way and 2!)th st., New York, Jan. 31. There was a large attendance, approximately 8a members being pres- ent. The evening was a most enjoyable one, vocal and instrumental music being rendered through the dinner. The speeches which followed were animated, many of the ino-st prominent retail florists being present. M. A. Bowc, president of the Retail Florists' Association, who weleonied the members, said: ".Members of Associated Retail Florists and Greek- American Florists' Association and friends, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our first annual din- ner and smoker. The present occasion is one that I have long looked forward to, and believe will have a very benelicial effect on tlie conditions of the retail trade. The unity and harmony with which the two retail flo- rists' associations have worked together gives me great satisfaction, and 1 trust that our social evening will re- sult in added strength to both of these organizations. Our purposes will be set forth by the speakers that ha\'e liecn selected, and I now wish to introduce Mr. L. C. L. Smith, whom I have requested to act as toast- master on this occasion." Mr. Smith spoke, followed by Max Schling, who in an enthusiastic speech said that the florists had finally come to their senses, and realized that if they wanted to improve business conditions they must help each other so as to be of mutual benefit. The retail florists were going to work for progress in business instead of standing still, by being united and working together, forgetting any little jealousies or enmities among the members of the association, or of a different association, and they would then be able to secure a good future for the business. He made a plea for the possibilities of the florists' business, and what could be accomplished if all would stand shoulder to shoulder. Charles H. Brown spoke well along the same lines, and J. J. Pappas made an excellent speech. He said that retailers did not want to make it hard for the com- mission men, but sought to make their way of doing business easier both for the commission men and for the retailer. They desired to support them with the retail business and in turn they should help the retailer to continue to do business. George Hanges spoke well on the possibilities of the business, and said that petty troubles should be forgot- ten, and all should remember one thing, that they all ser\e the same object — the florists' craft. He drew the attention of those present to the fact that only through co-operation could the trade accomplish anything. Every big movement has to have a small beginning, and so the two associations last night appeared to begin small; still it was possible that they would attain what has been the aim for such a long time of so many. He said that an organization, numbering among its members such men as M. A. Bowe, .1. J. Pappiis, Max Schling, George Nicholas, Geo. E. M. Stump]), Mal.indre, Charles H. Brown, Mr. Burns, Mr. Clarke and others of similar reputation, could have nothing hut the highest ideals. The association wishes to benefit retailer, wholesaler and grower with one object in view, the improvement of the florists' business. .\mong others who spoke were Geo. E. M. Stumpp, treasurer of the A. R. F., and W. H. Siebrecht, secre- tary. Regrets were read from a number of retailers who were unable to be present. The committee of ar- rangements was composed of John Nugent, chairman; Charles H. Brown, J. J. Pappas and George Hanges. .After an interesting evening the gathering dispersed about 11.30 p.m. Carnation "Yellows" A paper read by Oeo. L. Peltier, University of lUimoia, C'liampaign, before the American Carnation Society at St. Louis, Jan. 26. A study of Carnation "Yellows" was undertaken at the Illinois Station in 1912, when little or no attention was given to this trouble by the Carnation grower. However, since that time it has become so serious that it has been called by a number of Carnation men one of the most serious diseases with which we must con- tend today. Although we have spent some time on this problem each season for the Jiast four seasons, the cause of this disease remains unknown. However, at the present time we have several promising clews which may lead to its solution and control. It is not niy in- tention, in presenting thus paper today, to give anything new, but more to bring this problem of "Yel- lows" directly before you and together to go over the situation and discuss the problem from all .staiidpoiiiLs. "Yellows" starts in the young leaves, and is first noticed as small pale green areas varying in size and shape. On holding an infected leaf up to the light the dots are more plainly detected. These spots become more distinct and turn yellow, while tne tissue beneath collapses. The trouble is confined not only to the leaves, but in badly infected plants the brandies .-ind flower stems may be covered with the yellow elongated spots. Apparently several distinct forms of "Yellows" can be recognized, which differ in general appearance and subsequent behavior. The early stage-'; of the first type consist of these small dots, scattered irregularly through the leaf. At first they are a paler green than the sur- rounding tissues, but distinctly delineated upon it. The spots increase more or less rapidly until they reach a diameter of 1-32 to 1-i inch. Most of these spots are approximately circular, but may be irregular in out- {Conlinued ort page 306) Associated Retail Florist?, Inc., and Greek-American Florists' Association Dinner 304 The Florists' Exchange February 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 305 'Long' Lost Lettuce Pkt. 25c.. oz. 50c.. 2^90c.. H lb. $1.50. % lb. $2.75. lb. $5.00. postpaid. '3 off to the trade The mosf wonderful Leduce produced in the whole world during .he past one hundred years. _ Excels all others on the market as a JOHN baer: tomato Quality Eurlieat and beat in 28 varicticB; brilliant, ijeep red color; araoothest; no core; almost free from aecd; delicious flavored; far more aolid and nicBty tban any other; do culls; ripens even up to the flteni; perfect beauties; uniform in sire and ripening; picks two to one to any other w^, ._ — - ^~ _.-. , ^^ _. ^ variety; from 105 to 122 perfect fruit to the PktS. 25c. © 50c.. 1 OZ. $1.50. 2 OZ. $2 SO r: bh.bt.roor ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ • ; a perfect shipper; blight proof. Earliness Ten days earlier tban Earliana in t^anadn: the earliest Tomato in New Jersey; 10 dnys carher than Globe in Florida; planted 6 weeks later but came first in Teiaa; 3 weeks ahead ol any in Virginia; 3 weeks ahead of any in New 1 ork; 3 weeks ahead of any in Washington; 2 weeks ahead of any in Maryland; set out May 30. picked ripe fruit June 17, in New York. Produces the best early heads, shiDDer "as a keeper, in quality, in sweetness, in flavor, in color, in prolits, in reliability, In hardiness. Shipper, ^^l^^^^^l sure heads, soUd heads, compact heads, tender heads, globular heads, hrm heads, uniform heads LONG LOST LETTUCE The Jewel Recovered " Long I>J8t " Lettuce Is a " Jewel Recovered " On June 8, 1915, Mr. Carl MoSacker, of Unloa Co., N. J., writea: " -■Ulhough weather conditiona were not oxacity favorable, your ' Long Lost " Lcliutc seed produced most eolid, tender, while heads, proving it a ' jewel recovered,' and givinc more eatisfaction tliiin any other variety grown." In South Carolina — *' Lonft Lost " Lettuce Best on the Market On Sept, 20. Mrs. John A- Dickson, of Abbeville Co., S. C, writes: " Enclosed find order tor ' Long Lost ' I.«ttucc seed. This is the best Lettuce on the market, and I hope you may be able to supply the seed." In Iowa— Beit Out of Twenty-seven Varieties On July 10, 1'Jl'., Mr, A. E. Stcfia, of Tama Co., Iowa, writes. " 111 u trial of 27 varieties of l>ctiuce, your ' Lohk I.oat ' lettuce stood at the heud for solidity ni hcud and long'Standiog, also was the most uaiform," LONG LOST LETTUCE The Jewel Recovered In New Jersey — Refused SI.OO a Head for " LoDft Lost " On Aug 3. 1915, Mr. John J. Sickles, of Monmouth Co., N. J., writes: " Your ' Long Lost ' Lettuce is the best I ever saw. Got Big BoAonbeatamile. Refused to take one dollar a head for it. I grow fancy Lettuce. Have the finest May King that grows, but your " Long Lost ' beats them all." In Pennsylvania — "Long Lost" Lettuce Certainly a Good Producer On June 7. 1915. Mr, C. D. Sterner, of York Co.. Pa., wiit«a: " Your ' Long Lost ' Lettuce is cert&ioly a good producer, grows very fast, a ^ood drought reaister, makes large heads of very fine flavor." In Connecticut — " Loni Lost" Lettuce IsO. K. On June 7. 1915, Mr. Henry Tubbs, of New Haven Co.. Conn., writes: "Your 'Long Lost ' Lettuce is all O. K,. and next Spring I shall get ail my seeds of you." Did Fine In Missouri On June 21, 1915, Messrs. GIbney Bros., of Marlon Co., Mo., write: " We aet out a fina bed of transplanted ' Long Lout ' Lettuce Slants. They grew flno and mode a fine lot of cads, very laree and creamy. Wo think it a 5ne Lettuce and will try il again this Fall." LONG LOST LETTUCE The Jewel Recovered Bolgiano's "Long Lost" Lettuce ,v!is greatly prized bv the leading market gardeners • ' Baltimore twenty-five or thirty hears ago. This wonderful Lettuce wiis greatU- prized by the k Fri^nohman went away and r friend, Mr. Oliver H. Ott. of ■ - - ' • "'-'e pains, grown enouKb seed 01 ine - i^onft Lost " Lettuce to supply market gardeners, friends and customci*. provided they 0 our limited supply of aced is exhausted. , , . , away anu ..l-vb. .^turned. Fortunately, through our go^l r H!ott. of Philadelphia, we secured a very few seed of this wond'erfuV Lettuce and. by infinite pains, care and attention we '"''ve this year ■ - ■ •■ Lone Lost Lettuce to supplv our «wde-aviakc . *. — -j—i .i.„,. order nuickly before ^ • Lettuce is decidedly buttery ii loth liri est shipping and eating qualities. I-^aves a ""'•* Lohs'losi ■' Lettuce is of a solid, bright, altraclive green. It is never ^ra^spI^ndW^Wpp"^. '■ Long Lost " Lctttjce far ^-^^^.^^^^^^ Lettuce, including the Bic Ba-ton, U is a wonderful shipper and 'hose Rroftera who realiee it first and quickly grasp this remarkable upportunitj , are tnc ones who wnll profit far beyond their highest hopes. ■■ Lone Loat " Lettuce produces large. e:.ltemel>- sobd '^"["P^f ^ 5f*'^»e^ heads It is a reliable sure header and is very hardy. It will Winl«r over bctlcr than Big Boston Lettuce. It stands the cold. j:„:n,st1v » mnr- " Lone Lost " Lettuce will keep remarkably well. It is diflUnctly a mar- ket gardeners- and Southern shiopers" Ultuce. Heads are large, compact globular in sbape. very firm. weU aefined and beautifully blaoched ' Tlio famous^ Tomato grower, John Boer, says " Lonft Lost Lettuce is the very best Lettuce the market gardeners ever knew. any Lettuce equal to it. for it is Bomcthing extra good. In Maine— Best Both in Greenhouse and Garden On Oct. 8. 1015, Mr. George E. Bradley, of Aroostook Co., " The ' I-ong Lost * Lettuce seed I bought of you last hpnng I fvpr J.Rd ahv Lettuce do. both in greenhouse and gftMc There has never been Maine, has done the iiest I ever had "any Lettuce do. both in greenhouse crisp and good size." ■ In Iowa— Most Valuable Variety Ever Grown On June 21, 1915, Mr, I. R. Schnebly. of Grundy Co., Iowa, writes: " The ■ I.ODg Lost • Lettuce seed grew fine. It is ver>- handsome ir. appearance, excellent flavor, and the most valuable variety I have ever grown ^ In Maryland- Moat Wonderful Lettuce Ever Grown On June 20, 1915. Mr. Ben H. Keftly. of Cecil Co., Md., writes: I received an order of ■ Long Lost " Lettuce seed from you eariy in the bpniij; and il baa proven to be the most wonderful Lettuce I have ever grown It retains its tenderness and palatiiblo flavor longer than any Lettuce I ever have grown. ^^ Pennsylvania-" Lonft Lost " Lettuce Was Grand On July 23. 1915. Mr. Lewis F. Seaman, of Wayne Co Pa., w^lt(^^ " The * Long Lost ' Lettuce seed I got from you was grand. Although we have had a very cool Spring up to this dale, not any as yet has gone to seed sa somo varieties have." , , Did Well in New Hampshire ..^ ., u On July 24. 1915. Mr. G. Ralph Lalghton, of Rockinftham Co., N. H., writes: " I take pleasure in nayiiia that your ■ Long Lost Lettuce has done splendidly with me this season. The heads were very large, solid and crisp, and the flavor excellent. I have another crop of Long Lost Lettuce that will be maturing soon and have also sown seed for a late crop. I shall continue eullivalion of the ' Long Lost.' " Pronounced It Fine in Ohio On Juno 19. 1915, Mr. Wm. B. Hill, of Clermont Co., Ohio, writes; I give your ' Long Lost ' Lettuce seed an outdoor lest and must say it is fine. an't be beat. But it has been so awfully wet here. Finest flavored, better than I ever at«. All who have eaten it pronounced it fine. Will give it a better trial next year. Will get it out earher." In Florida — Stands Heat Better Than Bift Boston On June 9, 1015, Mr. E. H. Swain, of Marlon Co., Fla,. unites: * I wo* desirous of knowing what your ' Long Lost ' Lettuce would do in warm weather, compared with the ' Big Boston.' and I find that it will stand more heat, and 1 believe il will be leaa liable to injury from frost." In Pennsylvania— Tijerc Is None as Good aa "Lonft Lost" On June 7. 1915. Mr. S. W. Carman, of Lancaster Co.. Pa.. writ«a: " In regard to your ' Long Lost ' Lettuce, there ia none better or as good. It beam any I ever hud in quantity and nice, tender beads. Flavor can't be beat. ' Id Maryland— More Than Pleased with " Lonft Lost ' Lettuce On July 4, 1915. Mrs. Jennie R. Benedict, of Carroll Co., Md.. writes: " The' Long Loaf Lettuce I received from you more than pleased wilh. The weather being dry it did fine. It was very tender and neb looking and I transplanted sevetol plant* and Ibey headed up fine; the largest heads I ever saw for Lettuce, tender and sweet. The finest flavored Leltuce I ever ate. Anyone wanting a good table Lettuce won't go amiss by getting the 'Long Lost ' Lettuce.'^ In Maryland — " Lonft Lost " Lettuce Will Stand the Heat On June 19, 1915, Messrs. Voftt Bros., of Baltimore Co., Md., wrote: " The ' Long Losl " Lettuce is tho very best heading Lettuce we have ever raised and will stand the heat, as beads will burst open before going to seed. We do not want anything any better." On June 19, 1915, Mr. Joseph Pluemmer, of Baltimore Co.. Md., writes: " I have just ordered another supply of ' Lung Lost ' Lettuce. It certainly n u beautiful, compact and solid head- ing Lettuce. It stands the hot weather." • What Some of Our Home Folks Say OoJune 15, 1015, Mr. Arthur FInley.ofBaU Ilmore Co., Md., wTJtes: "The 'Long Ixisl" Lettuce I purchased this March makes a very Ilia i lb $4.50. 'X lb. i off to the trade After having been successfuUy ^roHj. by the leading (lorists, market gardeners, truckers and farmers in every tomato growing State in tbe United States, Canada. Mexico, Cuba and many of the European countries, it is pronounced by all to be THE EARLIEST and BEST TOMATO on EARTH Produces perfect, solid, high crown, beautiful, brilliant, deep red shipping tomatoes in 30 days, from large, strong, well matured plants in veneer bands, with roots undisturbed. Good Qualities of the "Johii Baer" Tomato nd- ■es large, beautiful, solid shippinc T'iriiiil..r m ■ , -trong, well-matured plants grown in Veneer i.r I'liiier ri.Jialurbed. produces the most perfect High Crown Tomn(oe» 8 nn enormous crop of Tomatoes. 50 lo ■1rd^"Jtihn Baer" Tomato produr 100 fruit lo each plant. -*L~?t''^'^- ' ■J°''" ""^"^ " l"*"""*^ ripens evenly, right up to the stem, olh— No cripples, no scalds, no blight, no cracked, no wrinkled, nn one-a uneven, scarred fruit. When dead ripe " Jnhn Baer " Tomato wil fllb- •oloi " Tomato has 1 wonderful glisicning. brilliant, bright red miJd, deliciously sweet flavor. The finesi 9th- John Baer " Tomato has a llavor you have ever tasted. TTt "l"''?, ^"^r " '^°™^to is almost seedless; it requires fl to S bushels of John baer Tomatoes to make one pound of seed, a marvelous Stem boiler, often ten fruit in first cluster, solid and meaty. John Baer" Tomato has just enough foliage — will stand plenty of ;r grown— manuring mthout going to vine. Set plants iiTsj^ feet, 10th — "John Baer " Tomato is the most perfect shipping Tomato e 24 fruit exactly fill a six-carrior basket. Ilth — f^ach beautiful " John Baer " Tomato weighs about fii^ ounces. 12th—'' John Baer " Tomato Seed was saved only by John Baer. the originator, who personally selected and picked every Tomato from which ho saved this :ieed, selecting only the most beautiful, perfect fruit of tbe Early Stem Set Clusters. 13th^"John Baer" Tomato is the offspring of two mar\'elous Tomatoes — One Great SiiccialiEl having dcvuted 10 years in selecting and improving onii r'iir<'nt !int! Another I':»ir'iTt devoted five years in selecting and improv- iriH i}ic> Mih.T [jfirrur flic ■ .l,,hn Baer" Tomato is, therefore, the result 111 liKriii I ;iri- iif li(iriri,vcment and Selection for carLuess, quality "■■" I'llor .iumI -)iiii|,ii,g <|ualily, '"^ '^i'.""'"'"'' ■'"'"' ^"■^^ " '^ o miracle — they all pack Fancy , id nil pack whole. Peelers can prepare three bushels "John Toinaloea to one bushel of any other Tomato, Being such n tre- ineudouB yielder a bushel of " John Baer " Tomatoes can be gathered in one-third the time of any other Tomato. A large Baltimore Tomato Packer hud all the " John Baer " Tomatoes be could secure packed separ- ately, running them through a special process for his fanciest trade amlbis own private use. FROM PHILADELPHIA RECORD (Philadelphia, Pa,. June 18. 1913i " In All Parts of Jersey " ■' Pennel Cooper, of Palmyra, picked the first ripe Tomatoes of ilic eason ycBterday. They were-of tho ' John Baer ' variety." 14th— .\h :, I Letter to Us Palmyra. N. J., As we started with less than an ounce of aeed, you can quickly realise the amount of seed we have produced — this year is very limited. We, therefore, urge you to sentl us your orders immediately if you want to grow the "Long Lost " ' Lettuce this Pkt. PRICES "LONG LOST" LETTUCE 25c.. OZ. 50c.. 2 OZ. 90c., 'i lb $1.50. }-> lb. $2.75, lb. $3.00. postpaid. U off to the trade Originator's seed is scarce this year; demand is heavy. We urgently advise you to order at once to be sure of obtaining your supply of this won- derful Tomato PktS. PRICES "JOHN BAER" TOMATO Originator'* Seed Only 25c. & 50c., 1 OZ. SI. 50, 2 oz. $2.50 i, lb. S4 50 h lb. S8.00, lb. $15.00, 2 lbs. $25.00. All Postpaid \3 off to the trade !n New Jersey— Get Out of the Rut and Get on the Road to Prosperity sulid and compact. I do not waolany better." On June IS. 1915, Mr. Wm. Horner, of Baltimore Co., Md., writes; "The 'Long Lost ' Lettuce wnich I purchased from you early thia Spring is all that it is claimed by your firm. I like it so well I purchased sonic more. I cer- tainly recommend it to market gardeners." Mr. Geo. Hack, of Baltimore Co.. Md., writes: " 'Long Lost' Lettuce makes a good, big, solid head. I do not want anything any better. ' On Juno 19. 1915, Mr. Cris Gebb. of Bald- more Co., Md., writes: " The ' Long Lost' Lettuce turned out for me just as it is adver- tised. I want no better." Words of Praise from Indiana On Aug. (I, 1915, Mr. Henry Seynour, uf Vanderburg Co., Ind., writes: " I have words of praise for your ' Long Lost ' Lettuce. First, il stands drought belter than any other kind. Second, it matures quicker and makes larger heads in lesslunc than any Lettuce I know of. Third, it is tender, crisp and of a very fine flavor. " Lone Lost " Lettuce Certainly Is Fine On June 14. 1915, Mr. John Trabandt, Wholesale Market Gardener, of Baltimore Co., Md,. writes: " Bolgiano'a ' Long Ixist ' Lettuce is without doubt the beat Lettuce I have ever raised. It certainly ia fine. ; On June 19. 1915. Mr, Chas. H. Kampshe, of Baldmore Co., Md., writes: "The 'Long Lost ' Lettuce is all it '« claimed for by your firm. Every plant made a great big, '«">'' head, and at present time not any one shows any sign oi . going to seed." I '^fMpcrity. The above cut is a one color reproduction of the front and back cover of BOLGIANO'S BEAUTIFULLV ILLUSTRATED 1916 CATALOG SEND FOR A COPV IN COLORS IT'S FREE •JOHN BAER" TOMATO and "LONG LOST of testir showing the wonderful ' I don't believe there is any wriainly the beat Tomato I have ever tried. In spite of 'oog.nol, dry season, it continued to bear and blossom, some- InX ^'^""'^f "('ver does in this si'ction. Farmers and truck- rswhoare looking for a nioney making Tomato should get LETTUCE in exact ■ Jo tin lJU\f-r-l w.f putting it mild. I never saw such a w. ful grower ur prolilir fruiter in iny life. As lo quality, it was simply fine. ., writes: *" ''''"''' sorts I ever tried, and I have tested seventy sorts in one yeflr." I* '* Very Successful In New Vork r. S. D. Pritchard. Florist, of Ontario Co., N. Y., writes on Feb. 6, 1915: " I tried the Baer ' Tomatu aced last your with much success. From 620 plants, I sold over 2!-5 tons of (• Set 3 fert eucli way and trained lo bamt,Qa stakes, trimmed lo one shoot. When they be- came heavy with Tomatoes, I tied the top of four slicks together. As the (Reason was cold in the Spring, could not mt tbe plants until the last of May. Comineiiceii lo market on the 17lh of July. 1 raised Celery between the rows." JOHN BAER— HIMSELF Gives a Friendly but Earnest Notice to Ills Friends and Fellow Market Gardeners Baltimore Co., Md., Jan. 1. mill I hereby itifunii my Many Friende. tin.' Murkc-t Gardeners, Caoners and the Publii- m General. I haveplaced my entire 191(5 supply of " John Baer " Tomuto Seed, which I powonally grow and solocted, with J. Bolgiano & Son, of Baltiinorv, Md. Any seed offered by any other source is not my production, and I cannot feel morally reapotiaible for the results it may pro- I have liivcn this Tomato my greatest core and attention for many years, and take pride in seeing that my Fellow Market Gardeners are getting only seed that truly represents the re- sults of my lifim'ork. (Signed) JOHN BAEfl ,t Tomato on Eaith From Marlcel Growers' Journal (Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. I, lai.i) " Our Toinat.li experience may prove ol inter- est to other readers of the Journal. We have one of the earliest crops in the State, at least as tar as the larger markets are concerned, ' John Baer.' has withstood the rignn of this season the best of all the varieties we have, which include also Bonny Bet, Earlibell and June Pink. The excessive rainsof the lust four weeka have caused our entire plantation to become affected with the oedema. The 'John Baer,' howe\'er, does not jicem to suffer from it. asaverj' much smaller proportion of its foliage dies than with the other varieties. Again, the percentage of culls is tbe least with the ' John Baer," This performance this season leails us to cuucludc that 'John Baer ' Is a very good variety tor heavy soilw." — Maplehumt Garilfit, .Soulhrrn Michiaan. e Earl 1 Earth G- BRUNNER'S SONS. FLORISTS Cincinnati. Ohio, Feb. 7th. 1915. J- Bolgiano & Son, Goitlcmai. — Glad to see yout ad, on "John Baer" Tomato Seed again. I bought $1.00 worth of your " John Baer " Tomato seed last year. AU tbe people gave me tbe laugh for pay- ing such a price for Tomato seed, but when they found me picking big, fine, solid, fine-tasting fruit on the 3d of day July, then all the neigh- bors came to see them. I could have sold all my fruit, but to please the " Wise Ones " I presented ibein each with a nice basket. Out of 50 " John Baer " plants I picked on an average of a half bushel everj' other day, when on my other plant.- I did not average a small measure a day. By me " John Baer " is more than you claimed ior it in vour ad, lost yi'nr in Tlw l-'lon^W Eiehrmge. 306 The Florists' Exchange {Continued from page 303) line, rarely elongated. A single leaf may have from one to fifty or more spots, depending on tiie extent of infection. Another characteristic of this first type is, that the spotf do not tend to make the leaves brittle. The development of the second form is similar to the one above, except that while still in the early stages the spots unite and become very much elongated, so that a single spot may be lin. to Sin. or more in length. On badly infested leaves these elongated areas run parallel to the midrib and have a sort of flaky appear- ance. The leaves become very brittle and are easily snapped off. In the latter stage the cells beneath the infected areas collapse, the spot becomes sunken and finally turns brown as the leaf dies. A third form may be mentioned here which is found only on the colored varieties. Here the spots in the earlier stages are yellow, but as they grow older and larger the spots become colored, the intensity depending on the color of the flower. For example, ola spots on the light pink or scarlet varieties are slightly colored,- while in the dark red varieties the spots are deeply colored. Microscopical observations show no rupture of the leaf surface and with a lens the bloom on the leaf above the spots appears to be undisturbed. No bacteria or fungi are present except when the surface or epi- dermis of the leaf is broken down. No insect punctures, as have been described for stigmanose, have been ob- served in the true "Yellows," in fact, no collapsed tissue can be traced to the epidermis except in the later stages, when the epidermis has been broken down. This trouble should not be confused with Bacteriosis and Stigmanose. Bacteriosis is caused by bacterii, while Stigmanose is due to insect punctures. The spots produced are distinctly different from those of "Yellows." After examining many plants of all the standard varieties on the market, I can safely say that all varie- ties grown today have "Yellows." The question of the amount of loss resulting from this disease is hard to solve. As all varieties are more or less subject to this disease, we can run no record tests to determine the actual amount of loss, so that we must resort to mere observations, which is not always satisfactory. The direct) loss, as figured from the standpoint of flower I>roduction, is not great. However, the quality of tlie flower is lowered directly as the vitality of the plant from "Yellows" is lowered. The indirect loss from "Yellows" is considerable. Ob- servation shows that this disease lowers the vitality of the plant, and with lowered vitality -"ungi, especially branch rot, attack the plant causing a very noticeable loss. Branch rot, which is primarily a wound fungus, cannot attack a heaJthy plant, but is able to kill a weak plant in a short time. During certain seasons of the year this disease appears to be more noticeable than at others. In the cutting bench, cuttings showing "Yellows" as a rule do not strike root easily, while apparently healthy cuttings taken from plants showing this disease root poorly. The disease is very marked when the rooted cuttings are potted up, and for several weeks the young plants show considerable "Yellows," which apparently disap- pears by the time they are planted in the field. Dur- ing July and August the plants in the field again show this trouble worse. During the Winter months "Yellows" increases on the plants in the house until Spring when the disease is at its height. At the time of making cuttings the disease is evident and so can be avoided to some extent in the selection of cuttings. Cuttings ha\e been selected now through three seasons, and the results show that by selecting cuttings from healthy plants only, we can control the trouble to some extent. One objection to this method is that we ara miable to tell whether a plant is entirely free from "Yellows." A variety once affected with "Yellows" has not been known to entirely recover, and there is always .some of the stock so infected. The w'eeding out process is a slow one, but the returns should more than pay for the trouble. It has been observed that seedlings rarely ■■how "Yel- lows." However, after cuttings have been jiropagatt (i from seedling plants ftn' two years they invarialily show this condition. This brings out the interestina' fact that the disea-se may first originate in the cutting licnch where cuttings are without any vitality until the roots form, that a breaking down of some sort occurs in tlie tissue which later develops into "Yellows." This pc int is one of tlie leads we intend to follow out in our work. An- other factor whicli lowers the vitality of the cutting and so may induce "Yellows" is over-propagation. To determine whether "Yellows" is in the "blood" of the plants a number of grafting experiments were car- ried out. Cuttings, layers, and shoots were taken from seedlings which had not, up to the time of the experi- ment, shown any "Yellows.' The shoots were grafted on stock badly diseased. The grafted stock today is badly yellowed while the cuttings and layers from the same plant show little or no "Yellows." There seems to be no question whatever that the disease can be communi- cated to healthy plants by grafting. A point which we iinjje to determine this year is whether this disease can be carried through the seed. We have made a number of crosses with plants showing difl'erent stages of this trouble and hope to obtain some clew. As can be seen, the solution of Carnation "Yellows" is a long task and is just as slow as producing good commercial varieties. To summarize: Carnation "Yellows" is due to causes still unknown. It is increasing in seriousness rapidly and is found today on all the standard varieties on the market. Some varieties appear to be more susceptible to this disease than others. Cuttings from plants show- ing this disease, and over-propagation tend to increase the trouble. Selection of cuttings from entirely healthy plants will help decrease the trouble. "Yellow" does not spread from plant to plant, but can be communi- cated to healthy plants by grafting. The Phialdelphia Florists' Club There was a capacity attendance at the Feb. meeting of the club, on Tuesday, Feb. 1, it being Carnation Night. The club room presented the appearance of a flower show, with tlie numerous exhibits of Carnations and other stock, and it was the finest and best showing of flowers seen in the club room for years. Robert T. Brown of the Cottage Gardens, Queens, N. Y., was scheduled to speak on Carnations but failed to appear. The out of town visitors present were Prof. Mulford of the Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. ; Robt. Simpson, Clifton, .V. J.; A. J. Guttman, N. Y.; Mr. Reuter, Westerly, R. I., all of w' im were called upon for a few remarks. E. H. Stroud and Hugh Barclay also made a few re- marks about Carnations. Flower show topics were dis- cussed and W. F. Thirkildson had representatives of nearly all the daily papers at the meeting, who wrote up the exhibits to give further publicity for the coming big show. Blanks have been sent out to all members for contri- butions for the banquet and entertainment to the florists at the National Show. Replies are requested as soon as possible. W. F. Therkildson, Adolpli Farenwald and William Kleinheinz ail dwelt upon the forthcoming show with enthusiasm that has every member in its grip. The following were elected to membership: John Richmond, Thomas Tansey, Samuel Brittin, W. Saville, Peter Vandergest, Harry C. Eisele, Ralph B. Strass- burger, Francis A. Alter, Martin J. Gannon, Harry Fritsch, Frank Birnbrauer, S. H. Skidell. The exhibits were all in fine form, including those sent on from distant parts. Owing to the limited time at this writing, it is impossible to go into detail or to dwell at any length upon the individual exhibits, all of which were highly commended by the novelties com- mittee. Convention Exhibits The following Carnations were all shown in fine form. Vase white Carnation Peace, grown by Frank Dinda, Farmingdale, N. Y. Vase of Laura Weber, grown by Chas. Weber, Lyn- brook, N. Y. Vase of seedling red, by P. J. Olinger, Newcastle, Ind. Vase of Nebraska by C. H. Frey, Lincoln, Neb. Vase of Nebraska, by Chalfont Flower Co., Chalfont, Pa. Vase of Gloriosa, Matchless and C. A. Ward, by W. B. Girvin, I.eola, Pa. Vase of Belle Washburn by Bassett & M'ashbuni, Chicago, 111. Vase of Red Wing by W. A. Dawson, Willimantic, Conn. Vase of Miss Theo by Littlefield & Wyman, North Abington, Mass. Vase of Morning Glow by E. Winkler, Wakefield. Mass. Vase pink seedling. No. -14-11 by Littlefield & Wymann, North Abington, Mass. Vases of Phil idil phia. White Enchantress, George Henry (a fine sport of Benora), Rosette, two fine white seedlings and one pink by Emil Licker, Lansdowne, Pa. Strafford Flower Farm, Strafford, Pa., show vases of -Matchless, White Perfection, Philadelphia, Enchantre.ss -Supreme, Poca- hontas, Pink Delight, Gloriosa and a beautiful basket of Dorner's Dainty. Vase of C. W. Ward and White Wonder, by J. -M. Palmer, Kennett Square, Pa. There was also shown a vase of Rose Mme. Paul Eider by Florex Garden, North Wales, Pa. Vase of dark Russell by Waban Rose Conservatory, Hadley, -Mass., who also showed a fine vase of Mrs. Bayard Thayer. Zieger & Sons, Germantown, showed several fine Acaci.-i jilants in tubs in full bloom, also several vases of extra grind --\aron Ward Roses. Voller's House of Flowers exhibited a beautiful basket of Carnations, showing the pos-sibiUties of the divine flower. Robt. Craig Co. showed a fine lot of Cyclamen in various sizes. W. K. Harris had a fine window box of blooming plants, arti.stically arranged. Dahlia Bertha von Suttner Editor The Florists' Exchange: L. K. Peacock raises an interesting question regard- ing Dahlia classification in your last issue, page 256 and refers to the regret of Prof. Hall that the variety Bertha von Suttner has been placed among the deco- rators. To my mind, too, the regret is that the variety has fallen from its first estate and is no longer, or sel- dom, in form to be staged with the Peony-flowered, yet as a decorative it is not to be despised. As far as 1 can see there is no reason why any variety should not be changed over into the class where it properly belongs, even after dissemination. Bertha von Suttner shown in form as per illustration among Peony-flowered, simply calls for disqualification by the judges. Alexander MacLellan. The Hardiness of Eucalyptuses Editor The Florists' Exchange: Two or three years ago some one, presumably in- terested ill the sale of Eucalyptus, inserted several articles in the local papers asserting their hardiness on Puget Sound. I sent; you one of the article and your correspondent, Joseph Meehan, very kindly and fully gave me the benefit of his knowledge on the subject. .\s his conclusions were adverse to the growth of the tree here I dismissed the matter from my mind. To my surprise one cold Winter day about two years ago a friend brought me some twigs badly frozen and asked me the name of the tree from which they came. I at once recognized them as Eucalyptus. He said he liad brought the tree from California some years before and that it was growing in his yard. I met him again the following Summer and he assured me the tree had recovered from its freeze and was growing nicely. I have not seen the tree and do not know its variety. I enclose an article printed in the Seattle Munici- pal. News with illustrations of E. Gunni grown by -Mr. S. J. Harmeling, a nurseryman of very good re- ))ute, resident of Vashau Island, one of the larger islands in the southern part of Puget Sound. I do not know the namejjf the other variety referred to as successfully grown on the Sound. I am informed that a member of the faculty of the University of Washington, at Seattle, is experimenting with several varieties as to their hardiness here but I do not think definite results have been obtained as yet. On reading Mr. Meehan's article in The Exchange of Jan. 15 in reply to a Florida correspondent I thought the above facts might be of interest. I will add in regard to our climate that in 26 years the coldest recorded temperature is 15 deg., but that we seldom have a Winter during which we do not ex- |ierience from 10 deg. to 20 deg. of frost. Greystone, Seattle, Washington. H. B. Slauson. [The above communication from Mr. Slauson, as well as the one from "J. H. D." in a recent issue of The Exchange, shows there is much to be learned of the hardiness of certain Eucalyptuses. It is evident some are much hardier than others. At the same time it strengthens what has often been pointed out in The Exchange, that situation has very much to do with what frost a plant can stand. An Eucalyptus in Florida would not endure say 2 deg. of frost, while it might not object to 10 deg. in some more Northern situation. — Joseph Meehan.] Top Grafting Trees in Winter Charles Black has this to say of top grafting trees in Winter, in the National Numeri/man : "The general im- pression that this can be done only in the Spring is not a fact. I have given this matter a thorough trial for the past three years and 1 know it can be successfully done in any favorable weather through the Winter, or any time after the leaf falls, from November until foliage starts in the Spring. It must be done thoroughly and well waxed, the ends of the scions covered as well as the union. 1 find when all conditions are right it is just as successful at any time through the Winter, as in the Spring." February 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange Classi ^_ii ^ii ■- n~ii 11^ »«i^ «» ^i* ^ap^ip ^«i * ■' * «■ ■ -■ «i-fc ti-fc ti^iifciifc II • -i-i--ii-i- ■ ■ I iiiiii^ ly FiED Advertisements I SITUATIONS WANTED SUPERINTENDENT OR MANAGER Scotch, 39, married, wishes situation as suporin" tendent of estfite, or manager of commercial propo- sition, where executive ability, the management ot men, and 22 years' European and American expe- rience commands good sahiry. Expert in peren- nials. Well up in general greenhouse stock, soft- wooded stock, bedding phints, Roses. Dahlias, etc. Good salesman. Excellent references from well- known places. Address Hortus, care The Elorists EiohaPfie. . SITUATION WANTED — European-American landscape architect, and landscape gardener, with the best dendrological and highest grade of architectural knowledge. Artist in perspectives, pencils or water colors; able to execute in any garden style. Write who wishes to progress in his landscape department of artistical and technical sources. Address H. A., care The Florists' Ex- change^ ^ SITUATION WANTED— By American, 30 years of age; 10 years' in all branches of the florist trade; wide business experience. Best of references as to ability and character. Would like a position of re- sponsibility with active seed house, florist, or nur- sery establishment, or manager of^store. Address H. K.. care The Florista' Exchange. SITUATIOiN|WANTED— As gardener or florist, to take charge. Life experience in all branches of greenhouse work, Roses. Carnations, pot plants, etc. 12 years in present position. Single; age 42. Ist- classlreferences. Prefer to locate in Southeastern States. Address H. N., care The Florists' Exchange , SITUATION WANTED— By Al grower of pot plants, Roses, Carnations, 'Mums; good propaga- tor. Over IS years on good wholesale and retail places. No drinker. Capable of taking charge. Hustler. References. State salary or shares. Z. Z. Uber. General DeUvery, Plainfield. N. J. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, 29, single; experienced in all branches of horticulture. Position where faithful service and thorough knowl- edge of the trade will be appreciated. Best of references. Address H. 0., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By experienced design- ^ er and decorator who has spent lifetime in the retail florist business for himesli and has knowledge of the business from A to Z; can furnish best of references. Address all mail to J. F. W., 36 Winsor St-, East Providence, R. I. FARMER and gardener manager, with practical experience in all branches, wishes to make a change about March 1. Not afraid of work, and can show results. Age 34. Good references. State particulars in first letter. Lock Box 622, Lenox, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— By a young Scotchman in greenhouse, as first or second man. 7 years' experience in this country. Grower of Carnations, Roses, Chrysanthemums and pot plants. Can furnish best of reference. Address G. P., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener; single; age 35. Life experience in all cut flowers and pot plants. Sober and honest. Good references. State particulars in first letter. Address H. H., care The Florista' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener; Ist-class, competent reliable man, experienced in all branches. Ist-class references. Married, no chil- dren. Age 42. Address H. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By married florist. 23 years' experience in all branches. 8 years' refer- ence from the last employer. Private or commer- cial. Address Gustav Kadlec, 403 E. 92d St., New York City. '_ SITUATION WANTED— After March 1st, by young married man as head gardener on private place. Competent in all brunches. Life experience; 11 years on one place. Best reference. Box 81, Rumson, N. J. NURSERY SITUATION WANTED— As fore- man, life experience in growing high-class stock in fruita and ornamentals. Thorough knowledge of all forms of propagation. References. Address G. Q., care The Florists' Exchange. ITUATION WANTED- -At large Cemetery, City Park, or private estate by able manager, with Al references. 25 years' experience in Nursery, Landscape, Greenhouse and florist work. Address F. I., care The Florists' Exchange. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of America begs to offer the services of first-class private gardeners, superintendents and managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm, Dobbs' Ferry. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By Danish gardener. 9 years' experience in all branches. First-class references. Will go anywhere. Svend Lund, care Mr. O. C. Sparre, 154 E. 54th St.. New York City. SITUATION WANTED— By good grower; 20 years' experience. Sober, willing, successful Private or commercial. Married. Address H. B." care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By firs^ciass designer and decorator; years of experience. Al refer- ences. State salary. F. Pierson, 1349 4J^a St., S. W.. Washington, D. C. Continued to Next Column -** The oolumns under this headiox ^re rofierved for advertiMmenU of Stock (or Sale, Stock Wanted. Help Want«d, Bituatione Wanted, or other Wants; also of Greenhoutiea. Land, Second-hand Mat«rialB, etc., for Sale or Rent. Our charge is 10 ots. per line (7 words to the line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for less than thirty cent«. AdTt«. set in heavy faced type, lA ots. per line (0 words to the line). Display adrts. in these columns, $1.60 per Inoh. TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER ++- If replies to Help Wanted. Situation Wanted ^ SITUATIONS WANTED YOUNG MAN— ith long espeaience and good references requires a position as Carnation grow- er or as an assistant. Addresr F. II., care the Flo- rJBts' Exchange. GARDENER — Scotch, married; 21 years' practical experience with horticulture and agriculture, de- sires management of well-kept private estate. Mao, IsUp. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By seedsman; experi- enced in all branches of the business. Address G. N., care The Florists* Exchange. HELPWANTED Wanted In one of the leading establishments, competent men who are experts in any of the fol- lowing branches or combination of same. SALESMAN on the Road. SALESMAN in Establishment. GROWER OF COLLECTION Greenhouse Plants. NURSERY FOREMAN or Manager. HERBACEOUS and ALPINE Plant Foreman. LANDSCAPE DRAFTSMAN. LANDSCAPE FOREMAN Manager of same. Only first-class temperate men need apply with full particulars as to their past experience and salary expected at start. Fine opening for ener- getic steady men willing to work their way for the future to "Horticulturist", care The Florists' Ex- changes^ ^^__^^__^__ WANTED — Experienced foreman for general landscape work, witli knowledge of iiardy trees, shrubbery and herbaceous material, road building, grading, etc. Steady employ- ment twelve months in the year. Address II. C, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — .\n assistant gardener for private place Steady position for a man who understands in- side and outside work and familiar with nursery stock. Good wages for the right man. Single; German or Bohemian. Address Box 97, Glen Head, N. Y. WANTED — Woman, experienced in retail estab- lishment, with ability as saleswoman and maker- up; must be of exemplary character. Excellent posi- tion to right party. Address Confidential, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED^A good Carnation grower and genreal man, single, on commercial place. Steady posi- tion; good wages with board. References from last two employers must accompany apphcation. Apply H. J., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — At once, in Connecticut, a competent, reliable man, as grower of Carnations and general bedding stock. Wages SI5.00. Apply H. D., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Young man to learn greenhouse business. Give age nationality experience and wages expected. Board furnished. Address H. E., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Young man; must be good designer and salesman, willing to start on small salary. State qualifications and salary expected. Muhly The Florist. 1127 S. Charles St.. Baltimore, Md. WANTED — Live man to take complete charge of Rose section. Steady place to one who will take an interest and make good. Give full particulars. Address New York, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Good Rose and Carnation grower. Steady position. Wages to start, $40.00 per month and board. Please send copy of references. Address G. C, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A single man with some experience on Carnations and general stock. State age, na- tionality and experience and wages expected, in first letter. Address W. W. Hannell, Watervliet, N. Y. WANTED — Nursery salesman; apply in writing for appointment. Give full particulars, regarding experience. Flushing Nurseries, Inc., Flushing, N Y. WANTED — Capable grower for Rose section. Give references, experience, etc. Address F. M., care The Florists' Exchange. WE WANT a practical man to take charge of our retail greenhouse and ptore. Must grow general stock and get out and hustle for new business, land- scape work, etc. Must be temperate and have ideas. When results are shown will give an interest State salary expected and references in reply. The F. B. Fountain Co., Middletown, Conn. PRACTICAL MAN with experience in landscape, nursery, greenhouse and seed business, will invest SIOOO and services with established firm. Address H. O., care The Florists' Exchange. Continued to Next Column or other advertisements are to be addressed care j of this ofiBce. please add 10 cts. to cover expense [ of forwarding. i Copy must reach New York office. Nos. 438- [ 448 West 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times t Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure { insertion in issue of following Saturday. t Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- ^ vertise under initials, may save time by having t answers directed care our Chicago repreaenta* ^ tive, James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. i Wabash Ave. [ STOCK FOR SALE AURACARIAS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES A RELIABLE MAN to take charge of greenhouses, good wages, steady position, with privilege of renting or buying. Bedding and Easter plants specialty. Address G. F., care The Florists' Ex- change^ STOCK raR SALE ABtJTILON ABUTILON SEYBOLDII— New, golden varie- gated variety. 3-in. planta, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. A. N. Pieraon, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. ACALYPHA ACALYPHA M ACAFEANA— 2M-in. plants, $3.60 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. ' AOIT^RAWTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-muellerii, Brilliantisaima, Lindenli, Panache de Bailey, Formosa. Rooted Cuttings. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AGERATUM AGERATUM — Extra large flowered variety, of medium height, very pleasing. Blue, best com- mercial sort, SI. 25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd., North Bergen, N. J. AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2Ji-in. plants, 75o. per doa., $5.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. ALTEBNANTHERAS ALTERNANTHERA— Brilliantiasima and Aurea nana compacta, strong Hooted Cuttings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A. S. Kalisch, Middle Village, L. I., N. Y. ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000— by express. Delivered anywhere for 50o. per 1000 extra. 2M-in. planta, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 2>i-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. 3-in. $6.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. ASPARAGUS Asparagus Plumosus and Asparagus Sprengeri, 2K-in. pots at $3.00 per 100. AngUn & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway, New York ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEI>— 75o. per 1000, 10,000 lota St 50a. Seedlings $6.00 per 1000. Express prepaid if you send cash with order. H. Bailey, R F. D No. 6, Los Angeles, Cal. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— 2000 nice 3-in. plants. We must have room. Write us if you want a bargain. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot planta, 3-in. to 5-in. above pots, $1.60 per 100, sure to please; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in. at $5.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.60. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Michigan. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— To dispose lEi room. 2>^-in., $1.50 pr 100. Large seedlings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash, please. M. F. Byxbee, Norwalk, Conn^ ASPARAG US PLUMOSUS NANUS — Cut strings, 8-10 ft. long, 25c. each. Cut strings, extra heavy, 10-12 ft. long, 50o each. W. II. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI AND PLUMOSUS— Strong, 2y^-in., $2.00 per 100. 300 (or (6.00. J. 0. Schmidt. Bristol, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS — 2H-Ul., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Good, •Uong plants. W. B Oirvin. Florist, Leola. Pa. ASTERS ASTERS — Astermum type, extra select: only full double blooms saved — one of the very best flo- rists' Asters: very large. Trial packet, 50c., 1^ oz. $1.00, loz. $3.50. Cash. C. Bctscher, Dover, Ohio. Continued to Nest Column AURACARIAS — Fine, sturdy plants, 3 to 5 tiers, 5-in. pots, 12-in. to 15-in., $6.00 and $7.50 per doi. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa. Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. AZAUAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruyssen, Niobe. J. Llewellny, and Wra. J Verviene, 65c., 85o.. $1.10, up to $2.50 each. Ernest Kober. Wilmette, III. BAT TREES BAY TREES— Write for wholesale price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEOOWIAS BEGONIAS 100 Christmas Red, 2^-m $6.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2};i-in 3.00 Erfordii, 3-in 6.00 Prima Donna, 2^-in 3.00 Smithii, 2>i-in 3.00 Chatelaine. 2)i-in 3.50 ERNEST ROBER .... WILMETTE, ILL. WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000: also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15.00 per 100. $U0.00 per 10.00: Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order secures the best plants for growing on. J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. BEGONIAS — Delivery from May 15th Lorraine. 2K-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati. 2H-in. pots, $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2Ji-in. pots, $25.00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. BEGONIAS — Ready Deo. 27. 6,000 rooted cut- tings. Begonia Chatelaine, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Stephen Chase, Nashua, N. H. BEGONLV CINCINNATI— For June delivery $16.00 per 100, $145.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS — Chatelaine, Rex, etc. See display ad. page 2S1. Roman 1. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St., N. y. BERBERI8 THUNBERGII BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong. trans- ► planted. 2-yr. plants. 15-in. to 20-in., $4.00 per lOO. $35.00 per 1000: 10-in. to 15-in.. $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will please. No charge for packing, Chaa. Black, Hightstown, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII SEED— In the sheU, 50c. per lb., $4.00 per 10 lb., $9.00 per 25 lb. Cash. J. F. Dvorak, 253 Lawrence St., Flushing, N. Y. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-in.. strong $10.00 per 100. A. N, Pierson, Ino., Cromwell, Conn. BOTTVARDIAS BOUVARDIA — Stock roots, pink and red, $5 00 per 100. New white with delicate pink tube, large and free-flowering, $1.00 per doz. Stock tinuted. John Savage, Gwynedd Valley, Pa. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at $2.25 each: 2H ft-, at $2.75 each; 3 ft., it $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.60 each. Price includes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in , balled, at 35c. each I in. balled, al 40c. each; IS in., balled, at 60o. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co.. Ino , Box 407 Dundee, Illinois. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— A Winter-blooming variety that every florist should grow, either for cut flowers or as a pot plant. Rooted Cuttings, parcel post, $2.60 per 100 from Rose pots; via express. $5.00 per 100. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster Pa; BUI.BS AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier, also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and prices. Geo. P. Buck & Son, CoUingswood, N. J. Continued to Next Page 308 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE BULBS CARNATIONS CARNATIONS GLADIOLI BULBS AND PERENNIALS in aU varieties for Fall or Spring delivery. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, Hillegom, Holland. Pleaae write to our American office, C. J. Van Boxirgon- dien, 147 Magnolia Ave., Arlington, N. J. OAITWAS CANNAS STARTED IN SOIL Why buy dormant roots when you can get strong plants, well rooted, ready to pot for the price of roots? ,, , , ,. I am booking orders now for March delivery. Only a Umited number in these varieties. Price Per 100 1000 .\ustria. 5 ft. . yellow ^',9.n 1000 Crimson Bedder. 3 ft., red J-OO 808 Kate Gray. 6 ft., scarlet 2.50 2.500 King Humbert. 5 ft., scarlet 3.00 1000 Niagara, 3 ft., red and gold 2.50 1000 Pres. McKinley. 3 ft., red ^.50 1500 F. Vaughan. Yellow, red spots 2.00 PREPAID OFFER All orders received before March 1st. with cash in full, amounting to $3.00 or more, will be prepaid to any point in the United States. Send your orders now. ^^ , W. E. KING, Boi 362, Little Silver. N. J. CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut, fine quality; 2 to 3 eye divisions — true to name. Austria, Alle- mannia, Burbank, A. Bouvier, C. Henderson, D. Harum, F. Vaughan, Indiana, Kate Gray, Louis- iana, Mile. Berat, Mme. Crozy, Pennsylvania, R Wallace, Shenandoah, $1.50 per 100, S12.50 per 1000; E. Hass, Gladiator, J. D. Eisele, Queen Charlotte, Uncle Sam, Venus, Wyoming, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; King Humbert, Hungana. S3 00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000; Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F. Conard, New York, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscher. Dover, Ohio. »^;i| NEW CANNAS — Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. CARNATIONS ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS "■'^ 100 ICOO C. Akehurst." Rose pink $6.00 $50.00 Alice. Salmon shade 6.00 60.00 - Siegward 5.00 40.00 Enchantress Supreme. Light salmon. 3.50 30.00 Philadelphia. Rose pink 5.00 35.00 C.W.Ward. Good rose pink 3.00 25.00 Gorgeous 5,00 35.00 R. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.50 L. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.60 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 22.50 Wineor 3.00 22.50 Pink Delight 6.00 45.00 Matchless. White 3.00 25.00 Enchantress. White 3.00 22.60 Perfection. White 3.00 22.60 Wonder. White 3.00 22.60 A. Ward. White 3.00 22.60 Beacon. Red 3.00 22.60 Victory. Red 3.00 22.60 Champion. Red 4.00 35.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 260 at the 1000 rate. Only first-class stock sent out. We guarantee satisfaction. _ „„ THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to Carnation Cuttings again this year and have selected varieties which we think are the very best for the ordinary commercial grower. We guarantee our stock and if it is not what you want may be returned. We are sure we can please you. 100 1000 Alice, very fine light pink $5.00 $46.00 Matchless, excellent white 3.00 26.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 22.60 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 22.50 5 per cent, off if cash accompanies order. FIELD PLANTS We still have a few thousand field plants well protected in frames, and we offer them almost at Rooted Cutting prices, viz.: No. 1 size, $5-00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; No. 2 size, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per IQOO. Varieties Matchless, Enchantress, White Enchantress, Supreme and a few odd varie- ties. If you have any spare bench room it will pay you to ml it up with these. SMITH & GANNETT Geneva, N. Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS January 1st delivery. 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Alice 6,00 60.00 Good Cheer 6.00 60 00 Pink Sensation 6 00 60.00 Mrs. C. Edw. Akehurst 6.00 60.00 Beacon 3.00 25,00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 Matchless 3 00 26 00 Gloria 3.00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 26 00 Benora 3.00 26.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2,50 20,00 Champion 2.60 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.60 20.00 Enchantress 2.60 20 00 Mrs, C. W. Ward 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 Peerless Pink 2.50 20 00 Northport 2,50 20.00 Conquest 2.50 20 00 White Enchantress 2 60 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 260 or moro at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY Joliet, 111. Contimned to Next Colnmn CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.26 $17.60 AUce 5.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2 50 20 00 Beacon ^50 20 00 Winona 2.50 20.00 Winona Sport White Wonder 2.50 20 00 Benora 2.60 Sensation 5,00 Good Cheer 5.00 Pooohontas 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17.50 Enchantress 2.00 17.50 Philadelphia 2.00 17.60 Beacon 2.25 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20.00 Matchless 2 25 20.00 White Wonder 2.25 20.00 White Enchantress 2.25 20.00 Benora 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from fine, healthy stock. 100 1000 White Enchantress $3.00 $25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25,00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Pink Delight 6.00 45.00 Beacon 3.00 26.00 Crimson Glow 3.00 26.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES, Jewett City. Conn. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. Place your order now for shipment soon as stock is ready and in best condition. 100 1000 Alice $5.00 $45.00 Matchless 3 00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.60 22.50 Enchantress 2.60 22.50 260 at 1000 rate. 5% off for cash with order. A. A. GANNET - - - - GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora $3 00 $26.00 Beacon 3.00 25 00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Mrs, C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 25 00 Champion 4.00 35 00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Ahce 6.00 50,00 Eureka 3.00 25.00 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Carnation Cuttings All THE NEW and STANDARD VARIETIES See our Display Ad. Write for copy of our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Lttdlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $.50,00 Good Cheer 6,00 50,00 Pink Sensation 6,00 50.00. Matchless 3.00 25.00 While Wonder 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3,00 25.00 and others. Anglin & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway, New York ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS Strong, clean, well rooted. 100 1000 Enchantress $2.50 $20.00 White Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Beacon 2.50 20.00 Immediate delivery. SIMPSON BROTHERS STEVENS ST.. NO RWALK. CONN. CARNATIONS Strong, well rooted cuttings from absolutely healthy plants. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $.50.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 FRANK P. PUTNAM, Lowell, Mass. Continned to Next Colnumn 1000 1000 Benora $22.50 1600 Eureka 22.50 2000 Matchless 22.60 2000 Enchantress 17.00 Winsor 15.00 Ready February 10. Terms, cash. P. F. Brigbam, Westboro Conservatories, Westboro, Mass UNROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 1000 White Enchantress $10.00 Eureka Scarlet 10.00 VThite Wonder 12 00 Pink Delight 12 00 Enchantress 8.00 THE WORCESTER CONSERVATORIES. WORCESTER. MASS. WELL ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS Per 1000 10,000 Matchless $25.00 5,000 Mrs. C. E. .Akehurst 50.00 3,000 Alice 50.00 W. & H. F. EVANS, ROWLANDVILLE, Sta. F., PHILADELPHIA, PA^ CARNATIONS— R. C, select well-rooted Alice, Akehurst, Good Cheer, Sensation, $6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000; Herald, Yellow Prince, $3,50 per 100, $30,00 per 1000; Matchless, Dagmar, Benora, Philadelphia, Gorgeous, Alma Ward, Supreme White, P. Enchantress, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Champion. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio^ CARNATIONS— Matchless, Enchantress Supren e. Rose Pink Enchantress, White Enchantress, Washington (Dark Pink Enchantress), Victory, $20.00 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with or- der from unknown parties. The above are healthy and well rooted for immediate shipment. Alex. A. Laub. New Hamburg, N. Y. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2,00 $17.00 White Enchantress 2.00 17.00 White Wonder 3.0O 25.00 A. J. JOHNSON. EDGEWOOD, 1860 Broad St., RHODE ISLAND. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Well rooted, clean, strong stock, for immediate or future delivery. White, Rose and Light Pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Beacon, at $20.00 per 1000. Cuttings guaranteed. Henry A. Beater & Sons, Hagerstown, Md. Strong, Healthy, Well-Rooted Cuttings Enchantress, White Enchantress. C. W. Ward, ■ Alma Ward $20-00 per 1000, Cash with order. Phillipsburg (ireenhouses, Phillipsburg, N. J CARNATION CUTTINGS from sand or soil; White Enchantress, Matchless, Mrs. Ward, Philadelphia, Victory. Champion, Benora, $20.00 per 1000. Enchantress Supreme and Ahce, $25.00 per 1000. H. Mamitsch, Englewood. N. J. CARNATIONS — Strong, cool. Rooted Cuttings. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, White En- chantress, Bonfire, and Herald, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Gorgeous, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Rosemont Gardens, Montgomery, Ala 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. White, Enchantress; pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., NashvUle, Tenn. CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, Enchan- tress, $3.00 per 100. My plants are free from frost, and are all in the greenhouse. Cash, M J. Schaaf. Dansville, N. Y. CARNATIONS— Strong, Rooted Cuttings, 10,000 Salmon Pink, $20.00 per 1000; 6000 Red Cornell, $16.00 per 1000; 6000 White Cornell, $18.00 per 1000. Cash. Mohr & Ostertag, Nanuet, N. Y. CARNATIONS— WeU-rooted Cuttings, L P. En- chantress, W. Enchantress, Philadelphia and Matchless, $20.00 per 1000 Ca>ih with order. L. Hoebel, West Fort Lee, N. J. CARNATIONS— 10,000 Boston Market Rooted Cuttings at $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order or references. Chas. Beckman, 141 Toledo St., Elmhurst, N. Y. CARNATIONS — Rooted Enchantress Cuttings, $16.00 per 1000. Orders filled in turn. Cash with order. H. Anderson, 7th St., Bayside, L. I., N. Y. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings, White, Pink and Rose Pink Enchantress, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Cash, please. M. Hilpert, Sta. O. 313, Belair Rd , Baltimore, Md. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 2S1, Roman J. Irwin. 108 West 28th St., New York. CARNATIONS — Strong, well-rooted cuttings. Pink Enchantress, $15.00 per 1000. Emaus Floral Co., Emaus, Pa, CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Grown cool, not cut back. Wm. Turner, Chas. Kazer, Maj. Bonnaffon. Pacific Supreme, Smith's Advance, Golden Glow, Pink and White Ivory, Chieftain (Pink), 50c. per doz., $3.00 per 100. Hooted Cuttings of the above varieties ready in February, $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, postpaid. Henry K. Lewis, Dorothy, N. J. Continued to Next Column CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS Rooted Cuttings ready Feb. let. From 2^-in. pots as soon as established. 2M-in. pots Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 100 1000 Crystal Gem $10.00 $90.00 $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 10.00 90.00 7.00 60.00 Marigold 10.00 90.00 7.00 60.00 Modello 10.00 90.00 7.00 60.00 Tekonsha 10.00 90.00 7.00 60.00 Antique 4.00 35.00 3.00 25.00 Pink Gem 4.00 36.00 3.00 25.00 Smith's Ideal 4.00 35.00 3.00 25.00 White Chieftain 4.00 30.00 3.00 25.00 Chas. Rager 3.00 26.00 2.50 20.00 Chieftain 3.00 26.00 2.50 20.00 Donatello 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Edwin Seidewitz 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Mrs. B. E. Hayward. . 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Oconto 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Smith's Sensation 3.00 26.00 2.50 20 00 Yellow Touset 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 Chrysolora 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Clementine Touset 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Dr, Enguehard 3.00 26.00 2,00 17,50 Harvard 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Major Bonnaffon 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Pacific Supreme 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.60 Smith's Advance 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 White Bonnaffon 3.00 25.00 2.00 17.50 Not less, than 25 of a variety at hundred, 250 at thousand rates. Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian. Mich. 20,000 TRANSPLANTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Fine plants from soil. 1000 40nn Pacific Supreme $7,00 .•i.5n0 Chrysnlora 9 OO 3.50n Smith's Advance 8.00 1000 Golden Glow 8 00 1500 Dr. Enguehard 10 00 1000 Unaka 8,00 1000 Mrs Kolb 9,00 1500 Nontaro 10.00 1500 White Bonnaffon 8.00 1000 Yellow Bonnaffon 8.00 500 Mertzer 10.00 Order early to get our No, 1 stock. C. Ribaam, 31 Wall St,, Trenton, N. J CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Diana,. Garza, Azelda, Golden Baby. 50c. per dos., $3.00 per 100. Golden Climax. 6c. Alice Salomon, Polly Rose, Patty, Mary Jane, Donatello, Odessa, Harvard, $3.00 per 100. Smith's Ideal, Oconto, Chieftain, Elberon, Seidewitz, Nakota, $5.00 per 100. Stafford Conservatories, Stafford Springs, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wliolesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— YeUow and White Eaton, Roman Gold, Yellow and White Bonnaffon, Chas. Rager. Chadwick Im- proved and Christmas White. Above at $2 00 per 100. The Worcester Con- servatories. Worcester, MasSj CilRYSANTllK.MUMS- Hooted Cuttings, ready now. Smith's Advance, Polly Rose, Early Snow, Chrysolora, Enguehardt, Razer, $1.00 per 100. Cash please. V. Obecny & Son, Huntington, L, I.. N. Y. CHRY'SANTHEMUMS— Ready Feb. 20. Rooted cuttings Maj. Bonnaffon, White Bonnaffon, Jean Nonin, Dr. Enguehardt, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS A good list of varieties. Write for prices. Anglin & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway. New York THE finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings, $15.00 per 100; 2''2-in, pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa, CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. Seedisplay ad., page2Sl. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. COLEUS COLEUS The best bedders Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand, Vcrschaffeltii. 76o. per 100, $7.00 per 1000, by express; $7.60 per 1000, all charges paid. Send for complete list. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Vcrschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for list. Largest grower of Coleus in the U. S. A. Nahlik, 261-275 Lawrence St.. Flushing, N. Y. CROTONS CROTONS— From 3-in. pot«, 8 to 10 in. high in 8 varieties. $16.00 per 100; from 2ii-'n. poU, in 10 varieties, $5.00 per 100. B. M. Wiohers & Co., Gretna, La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN— 7-in. and 8-in. Azalea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.50 each. 6-in. extra fine plants. 75o. and $1.00 each. Good plants, 25c, and 50o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Avea., Grand Rapids, Mich. Continned to Next Face February S, IMC. The Florists' Exchange 309 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN Improved Wandsbek Type. In excellent condition, ready for shift, mostly pink, red and salmon oolora. Per 100 2tf in tS.OO S:in 7.00 andtlO.OO 4-in 12.60 and 18.00 S-in 35.00 and 50.00 SEEDLINGS (AUGUST) Improved Wandsbek Type 8 Varieties, equallv divided. $2.60 per 100, J20 00 per 1000. 600 at KXXI rate. ERNEST ROBER - - - ■ WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3 60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. a.Sth St.. New York. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to ship. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CYCLAMEN — Host strain. Separate colors or mixed; .'1-in. pots. SS.ttO per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Rullierford, N. J^ DAHLIAS DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — .\rabello, A. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Judah, La France, Orator, Purple Judah, 8c. ; Robt. Bloomfield, Sc; Storm King, Sc: Queen Victoria, White Swan, 8c. DECOR.\TIVE— C. W. Bruton, Golden West, 25c.: Jack Rose. Katherine Duer, F. T. Bassett, Lyndhurst, M. McCuUouRh, Orange King. Princess Juliana. 15e.; Queen Eiiinia, 15c.: Sebastopol, 15c.: Sylvia, Yellow Duke 8c. ; CACTUS — Country Girl, So.; C. Loncsdale, So.; Floradora, Sc; Golden Gate, 25c.: Galliard, 8o.; Hagen. 8c.; Libelle, 8c.; Rev. Jamieson, 8c. POMPON— Fairy Queen, Little Bessie, Vivid. SINGLE— Reise 8c.; 20th Century, 8c.; Scarlet Century, So. All except as noted. $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000: divided, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C Betscher, DOVER. OHIO. IF Y'OU INTEND growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake if you will try my assortment, especially selected for cut flower pro- duction. 3 whites, 3 pinks, 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 lavender, 1 fancy: all field roots, labeled true to name: per 100, 10 of each kind, $3.00; per 1000, 100 of each kind, $25.00. 50 at 100 and 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. Guarantee entire satisfac- tion. If interested in Dahlias, then please send for my wholesale trade list of Dahlias. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W, A. Finger, Prop., HicksviUe, L. I., N. Y. DAHLIAS The best Peony-flowered Dahlias is the newer and newest varieties, direct from the originator. Cheapest way to get them is through our branch house. Address all communications to GT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF. PHILADELPHIA. PA. P O. Boi 416. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps. $26.00 per 100. $3.60 per do«. Strong divisions. $10.00 per 100. $1.50 per doz. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens. Hicksville. L. I.. N. Y. •■ THE DAHLIA KING " has 800.000 dumps to offer at rook bottom prices. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on your list of wants. 3. K. Alexander, " The Dahlia King." East Bridge- water, Mass. DAHLIAS — Large field-grown dumps. Sylvia, Jack Rose, Red Hussar. Black Beauty. Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms. Hatboro. Pa D.VHLI.V.S — .Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay. R. F. D. No. 3. Paterson. N.J. DIELYTRA DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS— Fine clumps, $8.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. DRACJiNAS DRAC/ENA INDIVISA— Twice transplanted, $2.00 per 100. postpaid, $15.00 per 1000. Cash or C. O. D. W. Ehmanp. Corfu. N. Y. DRAC^NA INDIVISA— 3-in. pots, 3c., 4-in. pots, 6c.; well established. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DRAC.«NA INDIVISA— 2H-ln. POts. 3Hc. Cash. -M. F. Byxbee. Norwalk, Cono. DR.\CAEN.\ INDIVIS.\— 2-in. and 3-in. pots, at 2c. and 5c. Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y. FERXS FINE 2Ji-IN. POT PLANTS 400 Scottii, 500 Roosevelt. 200 WTiitmani. 300 Boston. 3c ; 200 Teddy Jr.. 4o. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa CONARD & JONES CO. - WEST GROVE, PA. FERNS — Boston and Roosevelt, 6-in., 25c ; 7-in. 50c.; 8-in., 75c.; 9-in., $1.00; 10 in., $1.25; 11-in., $1.50. These ferns are all pot-grown, and in A No. 1 condition and guaranteed to be as good as any on the market. Felix Kramer, Blaine St., Niles, Ohio. Contiiined ts Next Colnmii FERNS GERANITTMS FERNS 100 Table Ferns, 2M-in. pots $3..')0 Tabic Ferns, 3-in. pots 6.00 Anftlin & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway, New York FERNS — From 2-in. pots, immediate delivery; Boston. 3e., Roosevelt. 4o., Teddy, Jr., 5c.; 4-in. Boston, 12o.: 4-in. Teddy Jr., 15o., extra heavy. Cash, please. The B. Cf. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varieties; also all other Ferns, 2^-in., etc. See display ad., page 281. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; see advertisement on page 201 J. F. Anderson. Fern SpeoialiBt, Short Hifla. N. J. BOSTON FERNS— Pot-grown7 good. 4-in.. each 12c., e-in.. each 25o., 6-in., each 400. W. Q. Eisele, West End, N. J. FUCHSL&S FUCHSIAS— Black Prince. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen. N. J. FUCHSIAS — Strong rooted cuttings. $1.00 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson. N. J. FUNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per dos., $15.00 per 100. ERNEST HOBER WILMETTE, ILL. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii. 2y2-\n. Immediate delivery Extra fine, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Write Jot out monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS Poitevine. 2>i-in $22.00 per 1000 Nutt. 2M-in 20.00 per 1000 Ricard. 2M-in 20.00 per 1000 Mad. Salleroi. 2Jf-in 20.00 per 1000 HOOTED CUTTINGS Poitevine $14.00 per 1000 Nutt 15.00 per 1000 Ricard 14.00 per 1000 Mad. Salleroi 8.50 per 1000 GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St.. Rochester. N. Y. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings. Al stock ready. Feb. 10. Double Gen. Grant. Mrae. Buohner , $1.25 per 100. $10.00 per 1000; Alfonso Ricard, La Favorite. Rose Geranium. $1..60 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. 50 at 100 and 500 at lOOO rates. Cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop.. Hicksville, L. I.. N. Y. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2K-in. stock, ready for shift. Ricard, Viaud, Buohner, Poitevine, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. S. A. Nutt, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co., Monroe, N. Y. GERANIUMS — Sept. and Oct. rooted, for imme- diate shipment. La Favorite. Jean Oberle, Gen. Grant, Apple Blossom; strong, single stem, 2>^-in. $2.00 per 100; branched, 2H- and 3-in. and single stem. 3-in.. $3.00 per 100. Cash, please. Sunnyside Greenhouses. Groton, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Ricard. Doyle. Nutt, Poitevine and White, from 2}.i-in. pots, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. All sold to February 20th. Place your order for March delivery now. Wm. F. Koenig. 666 Hamilton Ave.. West New York, N. J. STRONG, WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— 8-in S. A. Nutt, Piffln, Harrison, La Favorite, $26.00 per 1000. Jean Viaud, Beaute Poitevine, Perkins, Mad. Landry, strong, 3-in., $27.50 per 1000. Peterson Floral Co^, Gibson City. lU. GEU.WUM.S .Str.jiiK plants, out of 2l2-in. pots, ri;iily to shift for immediate shipment. Ricard. Poitevine. Nutt and Jean Oberle. $2.60 per 100. $20.00 per 1000; 250 at 1000 rate. Cash. Emil P. Knorr. Carlstadt. N. J. GERANIUM.S— Rooted Cuttings. S. A. Nutt. Grant. $10.00 per 1000; unrooted, $7.00 per lOOO. Mixture of Nutt. Grant. Trego. Poitevine. Buchner. Jeane Viaud. $10.00 per 1000, rooted. Cash. Ross Bros.. Du Bois, Pa. GERANIUMS 100 1000 2''i-in. pot plants, in popular varieties. $3.00 $25.00 Anglin & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway. New York Early Fall Cuttings, 2M-in., 2)4-in., strong well- rooted stock, S. A. Nutt. Ricard. Poitevine. La Favorite. Double Grant. Mrs. Hill. Jean Oberle, $2.00 per 100. Cash. CH.\S. W. SCHNEIDER, Little Silver. N. J. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings sent with guai^ antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr. Lancaster. Pa. Continned to Nest Colnmn GERANIUM.S— Poitevine. Ricard, 2H-in. pots, $2 .50 per 100; Nutt, 2^-in.. $2.26 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; 3-in., $3.60 per 100. Mount Tom Nur- series, 139 Drake Ave.. New Roohelle. N. Y. GERANIUM.S— 2H-iD., ready to shift; S. A. Nutt Poitevine, Gen. Grant, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Cash. Andem Grcen- houses, Putnam Conn. GERANIUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Poitevine. Ricard. Nutt. Grant, Oberle and Viaud. $16.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Haokensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2H-in. pot phints. See display ad, page 281. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York, GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS BULBS. 1st size 2nd size 1000 1000 America $10 00 $s 00 Augusta 11.00 O.no Klondyke 1 1.00 9 00 Brenchleyensis 10.00 8.00 Mrs. F. King 10.00 8 00 Baron Hulot 18.00 Halley 16.00 Independence 12 00 8.00 Taoonio 15.00 12.00 Victory 14.00 10 00 Minnesota 14.00 10 00 Madame Monneret 15.00 12.00 Shakespeare 30.00 Hyde Park 35.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 70.00 1st size 1st size 100 28 Kunderdi Glory.. .$3.00 Senator Vollajd.. .$1.00 Pink Augusta 3 00 Contrast 125 Sulphur King 12 00 Nelrose 1.00 Niagara 10.00 Panama 2.50 Eugene Scribe 2.00 W. Falconer 2.25 Princeps 3.00 Chicago White. Golden Queen.. . . 4.00 $20.00 per 1000 About 50,000 second size of above. Special quo- tations for the lot. Write for copy of our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GLADIOLI America, $10.00 Augusta, $12.00 Annie Wigman, $20.00 Brenchleyensis, $12.00 Dora Krois, $60.00 Europa, $60.00 Florence, $150.00 Glory. $30.00 Glory HoUand. $20.00 Halley. $12.00 F. Buchanan. $30.00 Jessie. $16.00 Klondyke, $20.00 Mrs. Beecher. $36.00 Mrs. Bang. $10.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80.00 Niagara, $36.00 Negerfurst. $200.00 Nor. Dee Childs, $80.00 Panama, $25.00 Peace, $50.00 Schwaben, $80.00 Bjjnic BUinche, $40.00 Soarsdale, $30.00 Shakespeare, $30.00 Sulphur King $90.00 Scribe, $35.00 Wm. Falconer, $40.00 Primulinus, $40.00 PrimuUnusHybrids,$20.00 Choice mi.\ed, $6.00, $8.00, $12.50, $35.00, $50.00, $100.00, Reds, white and light pinks, $12.00 $26.00, $60.00, $100.00. Yellows, $16.00, $20.00, $30.00, $60.00. All per 1000. Special price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. GLADIOLI GROWN BY EDWIN LONSDALE 100 300 Europa $15.00 200 Glory 2.00 250 Lady Howard DeWalden 2.00 1000 Niagara 2.00 500 Orange and Yellow 1.00 300 Panama 2.00 300 Peace 2.00 40 Schwaben 10.00 260 Victory 1.25 All large bulbs. Write for list. GEO. F. KINKEL. LOMPOC, CALIF. GLADIOLUS Cash only, per 100. 1« l)i 1 in in. in. America »075 »0.60 $0 40 King 80 .60 .40 Niagara 2.75 2.25 2.00 Brenchleyenaia 76 .60 .40 Peace 3.00 2.60 2.00 Mixed 66 50 .40 Glory 2.00 1.50 1.00 GEORGE HALL. ADELPHIA, N. J. GLADIOLI 1000 America, l^-in $5.00 America, IH-in 10.00 Mrs. Francis King, l>i-in 5.00 Mrs. Francis King, Ij^-in 10.00 Brenchleyensis, l>i-in 5.00 Brenchleyenflis, IJ^-in 10.00 RINGLER ROSE CO. 331 W. Randolph St.. Chicago. FORCING GLADIOLI 2-in. IH-in. 1-in. America JIO.OO »8.00 «7.00 Augusta 12.00 10.00 9.00 Brenchleyensis 10.00 8.00 7.00 Pink Beauty 10.00 8.00 7.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 first size. $20.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son Collingsw-ood, N. J. Niagara Panama Select stock. Pendleton Prices right. America Minnesota Halley Perkins-King Co, Pink Beauty West Mentor, O^ Golden King, etc. ContisiTied t* Next Oolmna GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS BULBS 1000 America $l:;.(K) Augusta 12.00 Mrs. Francis King l.l.OO May 17.50 The above are extra largo size bulbs. Anglin & Walsh Co.. 335 Broadway. New York . $2.00 CASH I Will buy 1000 Babv Gladiolus bulbs, size about H to j^-in. diam.; half at same rate. Plump, clean stock, mostly standard cut flower sorts, worth many times the price. A fancy-flowering mixture, specially blended for florists. Send now for a fine stock at a small outlay. Get my list. U. E. Meader, Gladiolus Specialist, Dover, N. H. GLADIOLUS BULBS AND BULBLETS True stock, Mrs. Francis King, AuKut^ta and Aiiiiirica. Third, fourth and 6ftb planling nizcH. Write for prices. Your crop grown from these pedi- gree bulbs will bring highest market prices. VAUGHAN'S si':i';n stoke. CHICAGO and NKW YORK. GLADIOLI — America, Augusta, Mrs. Francis King. U^-in.-Ua-in.. $0.00 per 1000; l-in.-l|4 in., $5.00; all will make fine bloomH. Planting stork: Ji in.-l in.. $4.00; i-j in.-h in.. $2.00; > a in. under, $1.00. All home grown bulbs, clean and hojiltliy. Florists' White and Light Mixture, Ist size, $10.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wrntzer, West Grove, Pa. GLADIOLI My new wholesale list of 85 varieties of Gladioli is now ready for distribution. It is free for the asking. My stock of bulbs is of good quality and will give satisfaction. E. E. STEWART. R. F. D., BROOKLYN, MICH. MR. FLORIST We have an accidental mixture of Niagara and America — about half and half — that would be extra fine for cut flower trade as they are choice virgin bulbs. Write us how many you can use, and we will quote you very attractive prices. Perkina- King Co., West Mentor, Ohio. GLADIOLI— Augusta and XX Florists' White and Light Mixture, 1st size, selected bulbs, $10.00 per 1000; 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. GLADIOLUS BULBS — America and Mrs. Francis King, $1.00 per 100; also baby bulbs of same. Mixed varieties of bulbs, including the best colors and varieties, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. M. J. Sohaaf, Dansville. N. Y. GLADIOLI — My own growing — true to name. First size: Halley. $10 00; Panama, $25.00; Princess, $10.00: Pendleton. $60.00; War, $60.00; and 75 more, just as reasonable. Send for list. Raymond W. Swett. Saxonville. Mass. GLADIOLI— America, 1st size, $7.00 per 1000; Klondyke, 1st size. $10.00 per 1000. A. P. Home & Co., Manchester, N. H. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 281. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. HARDY PERENNIALS Hardy Perennials We have a splendid aseortment. Plants Tery fine. Ira, Pyrethrums, Coreopsis, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc. Ask for prices. WOOD STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. 30,000 PERENNIALS, popular varieties, such as Digitalis, Oriental Poppy, Achillea, Japanese and German Iris, Pyrethrums, Arabia, Gaillardia, Coreopsis, Physostegia, etc., field grown. Closing out, 3c. -oc. each. Send for full list. 500 Clematis, Jackmanii, 3 grades 5c., 7c., 10c. Dutch Pipe, 15c., Wistaria, 20c.. heavy, 3 year. Orders booked now. North Hudson Nurseries. No. Bergen. N. J, I HAVE a splendid assortment of Hardy Perennials all field grown: Coreopsis, Digitalis, Gaillardia etc. Write for prices. Geo. H. Mclntyre, East Hampton, Mass. HELIOTROPE HELIOTROPE Centefleur. La Duse. Lome. 2^-in. plants $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Standard HeUotrope. Prices on application. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. HYDRANGEAS HYDRANGEAS — Radiant, Mme. MouUiere, Gen. de Vibraye. From 3H-in. pots. »6.00 per 100, S50.00 per 1000. Radiant, La Lorraine, Mme. Hamar, Otaksa. From 2H-in. POta, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY NEWARK. NEW YORK HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $5.00, 5-in. at 20c., 6-in. at 25c. each. Henry> Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Avea., Grand Rapids, Mich. 10,000 HYDRANGEA P. G.— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Rcesch, Boi Y. Fredonia, N. Y. Contianed to Next Pass 310 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE ntis 50,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rietiea. Strong divisiona. Price liat ready. Liewis Roesoh, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. IVIES GERMAN OR PARLOR IVY from 2-in. pots, S3.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. W. E. liing. Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. IVIES — English. Field-grown, nice, large plants, 2>^-3 ft., $6.00 per 100. Cash with order. J. W. C. Sealy, Lynbrook, N. Y ENGLISH IVY— Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100, prepaid. Cbas. Frost, Kenilworth, N J. ENGLISH IVIES— Field grown, »5.00 per 100. Cash. M. J. Bchaat, Dansville, N. Y. 6000 ROOTED IVY CUTTINGS at 75o. per 100. Theodore Knocke, Princeton, N. J. LOBELIA LOBELIA — Kathleen Mallard, the new double; cuttings from sand, 60c. per 100 by mail, $4.00 per 1000 by express. Whitton & Sons, cor. City & Green Sts., Utica, N. Y. MYRTLE MYRTUS COMMUNIS — Strong one-year-old pot- grown stock, 6-in. to 8-in. tall, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. NURSERY STOCK SUGAR MAPLES Superior, Straight well furnished trees up to 3H-inch caliper. Some with extra high heads for Street Planting. W. B. COLE, Painsvifle, Ohio WHOLESALE CATALOG on Shade Trees, Weep- ing Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruit, Roses and Hardy Perennials, also small shrubs for mail orders and lining out nursery rows. Special low prices on Amour River North Privet (hardy variety), SpirEeas, Barberry, Thunbergii, Hy- drangea and other stock, Onarga Nursery Co., 200 Maple Ave., Ooarga, 111. NORWAY MAPLES. Pin Oaka, Oriental Plans in mil nces. Send for price Uet. Audubon Nur •eries. Box 731. Wilmington, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES — 100 epecimen Orange trees. Home grown 5-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y. PALMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In all sizes. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehra Co. Rutherford, N J. PANPAITUS PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a few dayi only will make special low price for cash with order. Sise for 2}^-in. pots, $4 60 per 100. 8i«e for 3 -in. pota. 6.00 per 100. Siae for 4 -in. pots, 8.00 per 100. Sise for 6 -in. pots. 12.00 per 100. Best pot-grown, nicely variegated, 3-in. pota, $10.00 per 100. PandanuB auokera, $2.00 and $4.00 per 100. J. J. Soar, Little River. Fla. PANSIES PANSY PLANTS of my largest-flowering mixture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky plants. $3.00 per 1000; 5000 lots, S2.50 per 1000. Large, bushy, in bud for Winter bloom- ing, $5.00 per 1000. Fine Fall transplanted plants in bloom, ready about March 15th, shipped from coldframes, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. 25 years' experience in growing Pansies for the wholesale trade. Gustav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. PANSIES — The big giant^flowering kind, $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom. $5.00 and $15.00 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice plants and hundreds of testimonials, I would be flooded with new business. James Moas, Johnsville, Pa PBONIES RARE and Continental varietiea: James Eelway Baroneaa Schroder. Eugenie Verdier, Mile RoBseau, Mireille, Mme. Loise Mere, $1.00 each $1000 per doB. Mona. M. Cahuzao. $2.50 each $25.00 per doi. Soulange, Tourangele, Mignon Primovero, Mme. Auguate Dessert, Rosa Bonheur Send for liat. D. W. C. Ruff, Buena Viata Gardens St. Paul, Minn. PEONIES— The cream of 1200 sorts, 14 acres F. Maxima, Mme. Calot, Duchess de Nemours, R. M. Storage. Send for list. C. Eetacher, Dover, Ohio. ^ Coiitiiined t« Next Golnnin Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results STOCK FOR SALE PETUNIAS PETUNIAS Double White, Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings, JIO.OO per 1000. Delivered anywhere at S10.60 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. PETUNIAS — Rooted Cuttings. See display ad. page 281. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. POINSETTIAS POINSETTIA STOCK PLANTS — J12.00 per 100, SIOO.OO per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. POPPIES S.OOO POPPY, Oriental strong 2-year, field-grown plants. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch, Box Y Fredonia, N. Y. ■PUJMVLAS PRIMULA M ALACOIDES ALBA— In full bloom, strong plants, out of 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Jos. F. Smith, 52 Bordentown ave., Burlington, N.J. PRIVET CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Fine stock, well graded and packed, 2 years. 3 ft. to 4 ft., very heavy se- lected, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; 2H ft. to 3K ft., heavy, well branched, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 3 ft., four or more branches, fine, $2.50 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; IS in. to 24 in., three or more branches, good, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 1 year, IS in. to 24 in., branched, $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Amoor River (North), 18 in. to 24 in., branched. $3.00 per 100; Ibota, 18 in. to 24 in., (heavy), $3.00 per 100. Packed free. Chas. Black, Highlstown, N. J. FUSSY WILLOW PUSSY WILLOW (SaUx Caprca)— 4 ft. to 5 ft., branched and well rooted, $1.50 per doz., $4.00 per 50, $7.00 per 100. Order early if wanted. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. RAINBOW CORN RAINBOW CORN — Ornamental foliage, variee gated leaves striped green, silvery, white, rosr and yellow. Highly effective, $3.00 per lb. Smalle- quantities. M. D. Foster, Greycote Gardens, Sayville, N. Y. ROSES FOR FEBRUARY AND LATER DEUVERY NEW ROSES Own Root Grafted 100 1000 100 1000 Red Radiance $17.50 $160.00 $17.50 $150.00 Mrs. Wm. R. Hearst 17.50 l.W.OO 17.60 150.00 Cleveland 30 00 250.00 35.00 300.00 Gorgeous 30.00 260.00 35.00 300.00 Mrs. Bayard Thayer 35.00 300.00 Mrs. Bayard Thayer, grafting eyes, $220.00 per 1000.. Champ Weiland. .. . 30.00 250 00 35 00 300.00 Baby Doll 25.00 200 00 30.00 250.00 Tipperary 26.00 200.00 30.00 260.00 Prima Donna, own root. $15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000; grafted, $17.60 per 100, $150.00 per 1000; grafting eyes. $100.00 per 1000. Red Russell, grafted only, $36.00 per 100, $300.00 per 1000; grafting eyes, $220.00 per 1000 RECENT INTRODUCTIONS AND STANDARD VARIETIES Own Root Grafted 100 1000 100 1000 Hadlcy $7.60 $60.00 $12.50 $120.00 Mrs. Chas. RusseU. 12.00 100 00 15.00 140.00 Hoosier Beauty 10.00 90.00 16.00 140.00 OoheUa 7.60 60.00 15.00 125.00 J L Mock 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Dble W. KiUarney. 7.50 60.00 12.60 120.00 Mrs. Geo. Shawyer. 7.60 60.00 12.50 120.00 Pink KiUarney 7.00 65.00 12.00 110.00 White KiUarney. . . . 7.00 60.00 12.60 120.00 Lady Hillingdon.... 7.00 65.00 12.00 110.00 Sunburst 9 00 80.00 Radiance 7.60 60.00 12.60 120.00 Maryland 7.60 60.00 12.50 120.00 Mrs Aaron Ward.. 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Mrs Taft 7.60 60.00 12.50 120.00 Richmond 7.00 65.00 12.60 126.00 Kaiserin 7.00 56.00 12.00 110.00 MUadv 7.60 60.00 12 50 120 00 Lady Alice Stanley. 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Ceoile Brunner 7.50 60.00 12.60 120.00 Old Gold 10.00 90.00 15.00 140.00 Crimson Queen 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Edward Herriott... . 12 60 120.00 17.60 150.00 American Beauty.. . 8.00 70.00 Special prices on 25(K) or more. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. ROSES Doz. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15 00 Erna Tescbendorfl 2.00 16.00 Clothilde Soupert 200 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2-00 15.00 EUenPoulsen 2-60 18.00 Tausendschon 2.50 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. FIELD GROWN ROSES— 200 new and standard varieties, all two years' old, fine, healthy, own root stock. Get our price before ordering. De- cember to March shipment. Western Rose Co., Pasadena, Calif. Continned to Next Pago STOCK FOR SALE ROSES Own Root Stock 2>i-in. 4-in. Ready now. Doz. 100 Doz. 100 C. Zeimet, White Baby $0.50 $3.50 $1.50 $12 Crimson Rambler. Climbing. .50 3.50 1.50 12 Excelsa, Red D. Perkins 60 3.50 1.60 12 F. Scott Key, red H. T 75 6.00 2.00 15 Gen. Jac'minot, red H. P... .60 4.00 1.25 10 Gruss an Teplitz, Hv. Ben. .50 3.60 1.50 12 Kaiserin Aug. Vic, W.H.T. .50 3.50 1.25 10 M. Niel.vel. Climbing Noi.. .50 3.50 2.00 IS Mme. C.'Teatout, p'k H. T.. .75 6.00 2.00 16 Mrs. A. Ward. yel. H. T 75 6.00 2.00 15 Mrs. C. Russell, pink H.T.. 1.50 10.00 3.00 20 P. C. de Rohan, crim. H. P.. .60 4.00 1.26 10 White KiUarney, H. T 75 5.00 2.00 15 List of 500 others. Submit want list showing quantities for special prices per 1000. LEEDLE CO., Expert Rose Growers. Springfield.O ROSES — 4000 Ophelia Roses, own root. $50.00 per 1000. Quidnick Greenhouses, J. H. Gushing, Prop., Quidnick, R. I. ROSES — 2 yr. old, American, field-grown. See display ad., page 281. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E West 28th St.. New York. SAI.VIAS SALVIA — Bonfire, King of the Carpet, Splendens, Zurich. Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100. $7.00 per 1000, delivered anywhere. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. SALVIAS — The evcrblooming variety, $1.26 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. SEEDS SPECIAL OFFER 1500 seeds by mail for $1.00; 250 Asparagus plumosus; 250 Asparagus sprengeri; 200 Dracaena indivisa; 100 Phcenix canariensis; 100 Chamserops excelsa; 100 Pepper Trees; 100 Grevillea robusta; 100 Cal. Fan Palm; 100 Cassia Artemesioides; 100 .\u3tr3lian Pea; 100 Cobiea scandens. Georger Leaver, P. O. Box 1049, Los Angeles, Cal. SUPERIOR TOMATO SEED "Herolds' Earliana" highest germination, Canadian grown, hardier, producing earlier crops than others, 3^ oz. $1.00, packet 25c. Growers: Herolds' Farms, Beams- ville, Ont., Canada. FINEST MIXED ASTER SEEDS of the leading varieties, $6.00 per lb. S. Hannant, 20 Wilbur St., "Taunton, Mass. SNAPDRAGONS ROOTED CUTTINGS— SUver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. 2>i-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. WHEN buying my Silver Pink Snapdragon, be sura tiiat you get SEEDLING plants. Bee display ad. O. S. Ranubutg. Somerawortb. N. H SPIRJEA SPIRiSA QUEEN ALEXANDRA $1.75 per doz., $12.00 per 100. Spirea Gladstone $1.60 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, I ,L 10,000 SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Koesch, Box Y, Fredonia. N. Y. S\PEET PEAS SURPLUS SUMMER-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED — Now is the time to try this type outdoors or inside; Countess Spencer, Pink Spen- cer, White Spencer, Blanche Ferrr, Spencer; Nor- ton, Spencer: Asta Ohr, Helen Lewis, King Ed- ward, Spencer. AH at $1.26 per pound. Frank Dolby, Lady Hamilton, King Edward 7th, Gladys Unwin, Nora Unwin, at 6O0. per lb. By express. No less than ^ lb. of each variety. No better or more fixed seed can be bought for twice the price. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Sweet Pea Ranch, Lompoo, Cal. VINCAS 60,000 FINE VARIEGATED VINCA rooted cuttings; well branched, sand rooted cuttings, which will make extra good plants for Spring. Worth double the rooted stock you usually get. Our price. $10.00 per 1000. Cash please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. VINCA — Variegated, strong, rooted cuttings, 75c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000; 2-in., $1.50 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. VINCAS — Variegated, field-rooted tips, $1.28 per 100, postpaid; $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 West 28th St., New York. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2-in. pot plants, $1.50 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. C. Quadland's Sons, 328-340 Houghton St., No. Adams, Mass. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2M-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 3'A-in., $5.00 per 100. Cash with order. Carl E. Holm, Madison, N. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Field-grown, $5.00 per 100. Cash. M. J. Schaaf, DansviUe. N. Y. ■ VINCAS — Field-grown, large plants, $5.00 per 100 Cash with order. J. W. C. Sealy Lynbrook. N. Y Continued to Next Column FOR SALE OR RENT VINOAS VINCA VARIEGATA— 3)^-in.. $6.00 per 100. Tripp Floral Co.. Walton, N. Y. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No, 1, $1.26 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betscher. Dover, Ohio. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK Asparagus plumosus, 214-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Variegated Vlnca, strong, 4-in., $5.00 per 100. Godfrey Callas, 2}4-la., 3-in., 4-ln., $3.00, $5.00, $8.00 per 100. Mixed, 2;4-ln. Geraniums, mostly Nutt, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. Emaus Floral Co., Emaus, Pa. MAD. SALLEROI GERANIUM.S— 2}i-ln., strong plants $2.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Mesembryanthemum cordi- foUum, one of the best plants for baskets, vases and rockeries, large pink flowers, rooted cuttings. $1.25 per 100; 2ji-in.. $2.50 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. F. J. Langenbach, Norwich, Conn. GLADIOLUS AMERICA— Good, strong bulbs, grown chiefly for forcing. $8.00 per 1000. Ber- beris Thunbergii, 2J^-3 ft., $12.00 per 100. Hardy Phlox. Field-grown plants. 300 varieties; mixed. $12.50 per 1000. W. F. Schmeiske. Hospital Sta- tion. Binghamton, N. Y. TO MAKE ROOM— 500 each Sprengeri, 2M-in. 2c.; 3 in. 4c.; 4 in. 6c.; Plumosa. 2}i in. 2J2C.; Lobelra, double blue. 3 in. 5c. ; 200 each Obconica in bloom, heavy, 4 in., 8c.; Begonia Chatelaine, very fine, 5 in., 20c. Guaranteed Ist-class. Cash with order. J. H. Frederick, Johnstown, N. Y. BLUE BELLS, Gentian, Eustomo, Russellanium, Summer-flowering, fine for cutting; keep from 10 to 15 days; fine shippers. Plants and seed now ready, seed $2.60 per oz., plants, $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Terms cash. A. R. Cluxton, Willis, Texas. SNAPDRAGONS— SUver Pink, 31i-in. pot«, $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2H to ft-in. pota. Write for prices. Paiil J. Burgevin. Port Chester, N. Y. VEGETABLE PLANTS HUBERT'S MARVEL TOMATO— Fine, 2J^-in pot-grown stock. We have grown this variety 5 years and made more money in the Spring from it ttian from Carnations. Get your stock now; pot on in 4-in., then plant among Carnations in April — will fruit in May. bringing 25c. per lb. until July, Price $3.00 per 100. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plants, $2.60 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton, N. J. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE TO EXCH.\NGE — 2.50 Amaryllis vitata hybrid (Imported Gold Medaj Strain), IH in.-2!.i in. bulbs, for Carina rosea gigantea, or new Dahlias or new Roses. Mountain View Floral Co., Port- land. Oregon. WANTED ORCHIDS — Will exchange 7-pa3senger automobile which cost $5000. or sell cheap for cash. Chance of a lifetime. Address Edgar L Nock. 193-196 Broad St., Providence. R. I. VINCAS, 3)^-in.; Dracsenas, 3-in., and Carnation Cuttings for what have you? Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y. FOR EXCHANGE — Vinca variegata, rooted cut- tings, $8.00 per 1000, or will exchange for 5 in. Dracamas. Harry H. Ramsey, Auburn, N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT Live Florist Retail Store, 9 miles from New York. Address D. K., care of The Florists' Ex- change. FOR SALE — Retail florist and seed business grow- ing section of Queens Co. Established 11 years. Two-story brick dwelling house (4 years old), con- sisting of store and seven elegant living rooms, and fine cellar; hot water heat; and all improvements. Store fitted and stocked. Greenhouse 4()xl6 in perfect condition; stocked. 15 sash and coldfrarnes with Easter bulbs planted. Business increasing yearly — books to show. Entire plant for $8000. $3000 cash, balance mortgage. Address H. P., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Retail and wholesale florists' busi- ness, near railroad station and trolleys. Resi- dential district. About 3500 ft. of glass. Green- houses are built on leased land with option to biiy; 5 more years' lease. Greenhouses are planted with 3500 Carnations, Bulbous Stock and other plant^. Business in the best of condition Price $1500, $1000 cash. Petersen, 79 Central Ave , Flushing, L. I.. N. Y. Continued to Next Column February 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 311 FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE OriDNICK GREENHOUSES J. H. CUSIIINO, Prop. On account of sickncsa I am obliged to retire from b\isinoss. This proporty consists of 21 Rrcen- housos. 75.0nn.) Horticultural Society The annual entertainment and dance of this society will be held in the Town Hall, Greenwich, Conn., on Monday even- ing. Feb. 16, at 7.30 o'clock. The mem- bers, their families, and friends in the trade are cordially invited to attend. The entertainment will consist of vaude- ville features and vocal and instrumental music followed by refreshments and dancing. The popularity of these affairs in the past assures a good crowd. Don't stay away on account of the kiddies; bring them along. P. W. POPP, Corr. Sec'y. Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. Society The regular monthly meeting was held in the Firemen's Hall. Jan. 26, Pres. Walker in the chair. A large number cf members were present to welcome the new officers. The exhibition tables were well filled. James Duthle, D. Beaton, C. Millburn were appointed judges. 12 pink Carnations, James Bell; 12 white, Wm. Ford; 12 any color, Arthur Tatton; 1 pot Primula, F. Kyle; table of cut flowers, John Sorosick; vase Violets. A. Walker. A .special mention was given for a vase of' seedling Carnations shown by Her- man Schwartz, Central Park. Exhibits for February: 1 pot Cineraria, 12 Mush- rooms, 6 Antirrhinums. JOHN T. INGRAM. Sec'y. Newport (R.L) Horticultural Society The second January meeting of this society was held o>t the 25 th. There was a very good attendance. President John B. Urquhart presided. The offer of a silver cup, value $50. b>- Knight & Struck Co., Flushing, L. I., for display of ten vases Sweet Peas, 25 sprays t"n a vase, of varieties introduced In 1914, 1915, 1916, was accepted with the thanks of the society It was voted that this trophy. "The Heatherhome," be competed for at the June sliow. "The fullowing were elected to associate membership: R. E. Montgomery, Jethro H. Peckham, Eber E. Holmes, John Lynch, John Camp- bell, Thomas Stokes. Paper on Sweet Pea Culture President William Gray of the Ameri- can Sweet Pea Society read a very in- teresting paper on "The Cultivation of the Swci't Peas for E.xhibition Purposes." The leading points were deep cultivation of tlic soil. Trenching to a depth of 3ft. should be done in the Fall. Cow manure and gr'ound bone were recommended as fertilizers. P^eeding during the growing season should be done judiciously. Too little is better than too much; better err on the safe side. Sow seed in this sec- tion, in January, under glass, one seed to a pot. Chipping of black seeds gives a larger percentage of plants. As soon as growth has started a temperature of about 55 deg. by day and 45 deg. at night will give strong plants. As the season ad- vances a coldframe will answer to keep the plants sturdy. Planting out may be done about April 15th. Double rows are preferred, 12in. between rows with the same distance between plants. In plant- ing, all weaklings are discarded. For staking, bamboo canes tied to wires an- swer best. Salmon flowered varieties and other like shades will require some light material over them to prevent burn- ing. The surface of the ground should be kept constantly stirred. The best eight varieties for exhibition purposes are Hercules, pink; Royal Purple, Dobbies Cream. Rosabelle, rosy crimson ; John Ingman, carmine rose; Maud Holmes, red; R. F, Felton, rosy lavender and lavender George Herbert For com- mercial purposes a different selection would be made. James Robertson read a paper on "Gar- dening for Amateurs" which, like the preceding, brought out a lively discus- sion. A rising vote of thanks was ten- dered both essayists. A resolution favoring the locating of a Federal plant inspector in Newport County were presented and passed. At the present time there is no inspector available nearer than Providence or Westerly, and this causes a delay in get- ting off plants requiring such an In- spection. It was announced that at the next meeting an award of $5 will be paid to the assistant gardener reading the best paper. ALEX. MacLELLAN. Customs Tolls Collectors of customs have been in- structed to continue the assessment of duty on bamboo articles consisting of fern dishes, vases, trays and other basket- ware at the rate of 25 per cent, ad valorem. These instructions were con- tained in a letter from assistant secre- tary of the treasury, Andrew J. Peters, in charge of customs, and were based on a decision of the Board of United States General Appraisers. It appears that the principal issue involved was in regard to articles with a metal lining, which were held not to be subject to duty, as as- sessed, as under paragraph 175 of the Tariff Act of Oct. 3, 1913, but dutiable as manufactures in chief value of wood at the rate of 15 per cent, ad valorem under paragraph 176. No appeal is to be taken by the Government from the decision of the Board, but the Assistant Attorney-General has advised the Trea.s- ury Department that a new case on the issue involved has been presented to the Board in which representatives of the importing and domestic trade were called on behalf of the importers and the Government and the issue fully pre- sented. E. A. D. Chestnut Tree Blight in Oswego County, N. Y, Doctor D. H. Pennington, forest pa- thologist of the New .York State College of Forestry at Syracuse has just found the Chestnut tree blight in a Chestnut grove at Sand Kidge not far from Phopnix. Tills is the first report of an occurrence of the blight in this section of New York State. The presence of the blight in Oswego County indicates- that the Chestnut trees in all parts of the State will sooner or later be attacked. The occurrence of the blight at Sand Ridge is in the form of a spot infection where but a single tree is found to be infected. ITORNELL, N. Y. — Charles L. B. Ord- wny. who has conducted a florist's shop in this city for over ten years, closed out his business recently and will make his future home in Olean. where he will con- duct a similar store. SEALED PROPOSALS TREASURY DEPARTMENT TREASURY DEl'AUTMENT. Superviaing Architect's Office, Washington, D. C., January 26. 1916.— SEALED PUOl'OSALS ^vill be received in this office until 10 a.m. February 16, 1916, and then opened, for plantiriR trros, shrubs, etc.. on the grounds of the Federal Buildings at DurlinK- ton, Laurens, Newberry. Orangeburg. Sumter and Union, S. C; AugUHta, Bainbridge, Carrollton, Cedartown, Cordele, Dublin, Elberton. Milledgo- ville, Valdo-Hta and WaycroBS, Georgia: Cullman, Dothan, Eufuula and Troy, Ala.; and Fernandina, Fla., in accordance with the specification, copies of which aa well as copies of approach plans of the several buildings may be had upon application to the respective Custodians of the builaings, or at this office. JAS. A. WETMORE, Acting Supervmno ArchiUct. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Supervising Architect's Office, Washington, D. C., January 27, 1916.— SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in this office until 10 a.m. February 17, 1916. and then opened, for planting trees, shrubs, etc., on the grounds of the Federal Buildings at Brookhaven, Grenada. Greenwood, Tupelo, Vicksburg and Yazoo City, Miss.; Crowley and Lafayette, La.: Fayetteville. Hot Springs. Little Hock. Paragould and Searcy, Ark.; Chickasha, Guthrie and King- fisher, Okla.; and Austin, Bonham, Brownwood, Cleburne, Eagle Pass, Bonzales, Hillsboro, McKin- ney, Marshall. Mineral Wells, San Marcos, Sulphur Springs, Temple. Terrell, Victoria, Waxahacbie and Weatherford, Texas, in accordance with the specifications, copies of which as well as copies of approach plans, may be had upon application to the respective Custodians of the hiiildings, or at this office. JAS. A. WETMORE, Acting Supervising Architect. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Super^-is'^g Architect's Office, Washington, D. C., January Sg 1916.— SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in this office until 10 a.m. February 18, 1916, and then opened, for planting trees, shrubs, etc.. on the grounds of the Federal Buildings at Abilene. Beloit, Clay Center, Coflfeyville. Concordia, Independence Ottawa, Parsons and Wellrngton, Kansas; Boon- ville, Brookfield, Cape Girardeau, Carrollton, Carthage. Independence, Marshall, Maryville, Mexico, Poplar Bluffs, Rolla and Warrensburg, Missouri; Roswell, New Mexico; Clarinda, Daven- port, Denison, Iowa Falls, Perry and Red Oak, Iowa; and Beatrice, and Holdrege, Nebraska, in accordance with the specifications, copies of which, as well as copies of approach plans of the several buildings may be had upon application to the respective Custodians of the buildings, or at this office. Make application only for the specifi- cation and drawing for the buildings^for which you intend to submit proposals, JAS. A. WETMORE. Acting Supervising Architect. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Supervising Architect's Office, Washington, D. C., January 29 1916.— SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in this office until 10 a.m., February 21, 1916, and then opened, for planting trees, shrubs, etc., on the grounds of the Federal Buildings at Charleroi, Easton, Gettysburg, Greensburg, Homestead, Punxsutawney, Sewickley and Shamokin, Penngyl- vania; Trenton, New Jersey; and Frostburg, Mary- land, in accordance with the specifications, copies of which, as well as copies of approach plans of ^e several buildings may be had upon apphcation to the respective Custodians of the buildings, or at this office. Make apphcation only for the specifica- tion and drawing for the buildings for which you intend to submit proposals. JAS. A. WETMORE, Acting Supervising Architect. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Supervising Architect's Office, Washington, D. C., January .31 1916.— SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in this office until 10 a.m., February 23, 1916, and then opened, for planting trees, shrubs, etc., on the grounds of the Federal Buildings at Bangor, Biddeford, Oldtown and Waterville, Mame; Rochester, New Hampshire; Bennington, Vermont; Milford, New Bedford, Quincy and Woburn, Massachusetts; Ansonia and Willimantic, Con- necticut; Bristol and Pawtucket, Rhode Island; and Auburn, Cortland, Fulton, JohJostown, Middle* town. New Rochelle, Olean and Port Jervis, New York, in accordance with the specifications, copies of which, as well as copies of approach plana of the several buildings, may be had upon application to the respective Custodians of the buildings, or at this office. Make application only for the specifi- cation and drawing for the buildings for which you intend to submit proposals. JAS. A. WETMORE. Acting Supervising Architect. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Supervising Architect's Office, Washington, D. C., Februarv 1 1916.— SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in this office until 10 a.m., Februarj- 25, 1916, and then opened, for planting trees, shrubs, etc., on the grounds of the Federal Buildings at Dulutli, Lake City, Monrliead and Owatonna, Minnesota; Bis- marck and Minot, North Dakota; Brookings, Lead, Rapid City and Watertown, South Dakota; Lander and Rock Springs, Wyoming; and Billings and Missoula, Montana; in accordance with the specifications, copies of which, as well as copies of approach plans of the -noveral buildings may be had upon apphcation to the respective Custodians of the buildings, or at this office. Make application only for the specification and drawing for the buildings for which you intend to submit proposals. JAS. A. WETMORE, ActiTig Supervising Architect. 312 The Florists' Exchange OFFICERS Irwin Bertertnann, Pres., Indianapolis W. F. Gude, Vice-Pres., Washington W. L. Rock, Treasurer, Kansas City Albert Pochelon, Secretary, Detroit Payment into Trustee Fund Cities population less than 5,000 $ 1 .00 5,000 to 25,000 2.50 25,000 to 50,000 5.00 50,000 to 100,000 10.00 100,000 to 150,000 15.00 Above that $1.00 each for each additional 10,000 population up to 500,000. Cities more than 500,000 $50.00 The above fund is only for the guarantee of accounts and will be returned when membership is withdrawn. Directors Term Expiring 1915 Philip Breltmeyer, Detroit Ernst Wlenboeber, Chicago George Asmus, Chicago Retailer's Section S. A. F. and O. H. For Term Expiring 1916 Wm. L. Rock, Kansas City John Bertermann, Indianapolis Henry Penn, Boston ALBERT POCHELON, Secy Care of The L. Bemb Floral Co. 153 Bates Street, Detroit, Mich. For Term Expiring 1917 H. Papworth, New Orleans G. E. M. Stumpp, New York O. J. Olson, St. Paul Rate of Membership Fee, $5.00 MBiVlBERS OF? THE Florists* Telegraph ANNUAL DUES Per Year Cities less than 5,000 population $ 2.00 6,000 to 200,000 4.00 200,000 population and over 10.00 Mutual Discount 20 Per Cent. Accounts Guaranteed by the Association according to by-laws. Membership open to All Retail Florists who are members of the S. A. F. and O. H. Always at Your Service for Out of Town Telegraph Orders DELIVERV ASSOCIATION *^ "y ***Ji representation of retail Florists of the United States and Canada. Akron, Ohio, 4'J i^outh Main St The Heepe Co. .\lbany, N. Y.. 40 & 42 Maiden Lane Danker, Fred A. Albany, N. Y.. 97 State St Gloeckner, W. C. Albany. N Y The Rosary Flower Shop Allentown, Pa., 013 Hamilton St Ashley, Ernest Anderson, S. C Anderson Floral Co. Ando^ er, Mass Playdon, J. H. Ann Arbor, Mich., 209 E. Liberty St .. .Flanders, Mrs. Pearl Atlanta, Ga C. A. Dahl Co. Atlantic City, N. J., 1505 Pacific Ave Berke, Geo. H. Atlantic City. N. J Edwards' Floral Hall Co. Atlantic City. N. J., 1331 Pacific Ave.. Egg Harbor Flower Shop Auburn. N. Y., 141-151 S. Division St Dobbs & Son Augusta, Ga Stulb's Nursery Aurora, 111,. IS Downer PI Aurora Greenhouse Co. Aurora. Ill Smely, Joseph M. Austin. Minn Kinsman, A. N. Baltimore. Md.. 331 N. Charles St.... Samuel Feast & Sons Baltimore. Md.. 509 N. Charles St Pierce & Co. Battle Creek, Mich.. 11 W. Main St Coggan. S. W. Bay City. Mich., 325 Park Ave Boehringcr Bros. Bloomlnglon, 111.. 318 N. Main St. .. .Washburn, A., & Sons Boston. Mass.. 342 Boyleston St Carbone. Philip L. Boston, Mass., 6 Beacon St Cassldy, John J. Boston, Mass., 426 Washington St Filenes Sons Co., W. . Boston, Mass.. 124-Tremont St Penn. Henry Boston. Mass., 143 Treraont St Wax Brothers Bridgeport. Conn., 9S5 Main St Keck & Son. John Bristol, Conn., 19 Maple St Andrew Bros. Brookllne, Mass.. 220 Washington St Palmer, F. E. Brooklyn. N. Y., 272 Fulton St. and 7 Clinton St., Phillips, John V. Bryn Mawr. Pa.. 1226 Lancaster Pike. .Connolly. Est. J. J. Buffalo, N. Y., 440 Main St Anderson, S. A, BufTalo, N. Y.. 304 Main St Palmer, W. J. & Son Surllngton. Vt.. 1S4 Main St Gove, Mrs. Cora B. Calgary, Albtrta, Canada TerrlU. Ltd., A. M. Cambridge. Mass.. 1730 Cambridge St.. Becker's Conservatories Cedar PalLs, Iowa Bancroft, Joseph, & Sons Cedar Rapids, Iowa Kramer. I. N., &. Son Charleston. W. Va.. 19 Capitol St.. Charleston Cut Flower & Plant Co. Charleston. W. Va.. Sll Quarrler St.. Winter Floral Co.. H. F. Winter C, 306 N. Tyron St..SchoItz. The Florist, Inc. 57 E. Monroe St Bohannon Floral Co 25 E. Madison St Lange. A. S54 N. State St Nelglick. Chas. T, 2132-2134 Michigan Ave Samuelson 2223 W. Madison and Broadway. Schiller, The Florist 31st and Michigan .^.ve Smyth. W. J. 22 E. Elm St Wlenboeber Co.. Ernst I3S E. 4th St Baer. Julius 160 E. 4th St Hardesty, T. W.. & Co. 532 Race St Hill Floral CO..E. G. , 1006 Euclid Ave Gasser Co.. J. M. 5523 Euclid Ave Graham, A.. & Son 1284 & 1308 Euclid Ave., The Jones-Russell Co. Cleveland. O.. 1836 W. 26th St Knoble Bros. Colorado Springs. Colo Crump. Frank P. Colorado Springs. Colo Pikes Peak Floral Co. Columbus, O., 1335 Pair Ave Franklin Park Floral Co. Corsicana. Texas Holm, Alfred Council Bluffs. la.. 321 Broadway. . .Wilcox. J. P., & Sons Dallas, Tex., Ross and Masten AVe.. Dallas Floral Co., Henry P. Greve Danville, 111 Smith. F. B., & Sons Dayton, O., 112 S. Main St Heiss Company Deflane. O.. 1119 Jefferson Ave Wlnterich. Christ Denver. Colo.. 1643 Broadway The Park Floral Co. Des Moines. la Wilson Floral Co., J. S. Detroit. Mich., 153 Bates St Bemb Floral Co.. The L. Detroit, Mich., Gratiot Ave. & Broadway. Breitmeyer's Sons, John Detroit, Mich., 237 Woodward Ave. .. -Fetters, Edward A. Detroit. Mich.. Newland & Gratiot Aves.. .Plumb, Chas. H. Detroit. Mich.. 95 Gratiot & 450 Elmwood Aves,. Taepke. Gust. H.. Co. Dubuoue. la Harketfs Floral Co. Eau Claire. Wis Lauritzen Edwardsvllle, 111.. 1308 St. Louis St...Ammann Co.. J. P. El Paso. Tex.. Mills Bldg. Potter Floral Co. Erie. Pa.. 704 State St Laver. John V. Erie. Pa.. 924 Peach St Miller, Miles R. Evansvllle. Ind.. 522 Main St.. Blackman Floral Co.. The Wm. Bvanston. 111., 614 Dempster St Fisher Bros. EvanstoK. 111.. 602 Davis St Welland. M. Fargn. N. D Smedley & Co. Payetteville. Ark., IS W. Center St.. The Southwestern Seed Co. Florence. S. C. Palmetto Nurseries Be Witt House Flushing. N. Y.. 2 Jamaica Ave Frick, Geo. J. Pond du Lac. Wis.. 414 Linden St Haentze Co. Port Collins. Colo Bspelln & Warren Port Morgan, Colo Morgan Floral Co. Fort Worth, Tex., 1013 Houston St Baker Bros. Co. Port Worth. Tex McAdam.J. E. Framlngham, Mass.. 37 Main St Gortdard. S. J. Freeport. 111.. 104 Chicago St Bauscher, John Galeshurg. Ill Plllsbury. I. L. Grand Rapirls. Mlob., 60 Monroe Ave Cross. Eli Grand Rapids, Mich.. Ashton Bldg Hartnett. Ma Charlotte. N. Chicago. 111., Chicago, Chicago, Chicago. Clilcago. 111., 111.. 111., Ill 111.. 111. Chicago, Chicago, <:inclnnatl, O., Cincinnati. O.. Cincinnati. O.. Cleveland, O.. Cleveland, O., Cleveland, O., "riORlSf5 TELtGR^Ptf OmWFY to develop this field of the Grand Rapirls, Mich., Monroe & Division Aves.. Smith, Henry Greenfield. Mass Richards. E. A, Greenshoro. N. C. 115 So. Elm St Van Llndley Co. Green-sburg. Pa., 200 N. Main St Thomas, Joseph Guthrie. Okla., 20S E. Oklahoma St Furrow & Co. Hamiltcn. Ont., Can.. C9 E. King St.. Connon Co., Ltd.. John Harrisburff, Pa,. 1231 North 3rd St Ridenour, P. E. Harrisburg, Pa., 313 Market St Schmidt. Charles Hartford. Conn., ISO Asylum St Welch The Florist Hartford. Conn., 342 Asylum St Spear & McManus Hartford. Conn. Coombs, John P. Highland Park, 111 Highland Park Greenhouses Hoboken, N. J., 113 Hudson St Grullch, J.. & Sons Hornell, N. T "WettUn Floral Co. Houston, Tex., Main and McKinney Sts Kerr, R, C. Indianapolis. Ind.. 241 Massachusetts Ave., Bertermann Bros, Co. Indlanaolls. Ind., 225 N. Pennsylvania St., Hill Floral Co., EJ. G. Indianapolis, Ind.. lC10-lfi20 N. Illinois St., Weigand's Sons Co., A. Jacksonville. Fla., 36 W. Forsyth Ave,. Mills the Florist. Inc, Jamesport. CL. I.) N. T Weir's Elklawn Greenhouses Janesviltc. Wis Janesville Floral Co, Joliet. 111., Hobbs Bldg Labo. Margaret C. Kankakee. III.. 162 S. Washington St. Faber. George Kalamazoo, Mich., 141 S. Burdick St., Van Bochove & Bro. Kansas City, Mo,. 1017 Grand Ave Murray. Samuel Kansas Citv. Mo.. 1106 Grand Ave. ..W. L. Rock Flower Co. Kingston. N. Y., Fair and Main Sts.. Burgevin's Sons. Valentine Knovllle. Tenn., E23 Gay St Crouch. Charles W. Knoxville, Tenn., "Home of Flowers" Baum. Chas. L. Kenosha. Wis Turner & Sons, L. Kokomo, Ind Coles Flower Shop La Crosse. Wis La Crosse Floral Co. La Crosse, Wis Salzer Seed Co.. John A. Lafayette. Ind Dorner, P.. & Pnns Co. Lansing. Mich,. 624 N. Capitol Ave Blssinger. John A. Lexington, Kv.. 160 W. Main St Honaker. The Florist Lexington. Ky.. 123 East 6th St Keller Co,, John A. Lincoln. Neb.. 1338 O St Prey & Prey, Florists Little Rock. Ark,. B21 Main St Tipton & Hurst London. Ont.. 235 Dundas St Dick's Flower Shop London. Ont., Canada Gammage. J., & Sons Long Branch. N. J.. 327 Cedar Ave Elsele. W. G. Los Angeles. Cal., 246 So. Spring St Redondo Floral Co. Louisville, Ky., Masonic Temple Baumer. August R. Louisville, Kv., BRO S. 4fh Ave Schulz, Jacob Louisville. Ky.. 312 W. Chestnut St Walker. P. Co. Lowel], Mass.. 8 Merrick Sq Morse & Beals Lynchburg. Va.. 1015 Main St McCarron. Miss Julia Macon. Ga Idle Hour Nurseries Madison. Wis.. 1301 WilHamston St., Rentschler Floral Co. Mankato. Minn Windmiller Co.. The Mansfield. O., . . ; -. . . . .Mansfield Ploral Co. Milwaukee, Wis., lOS Wisconsin St Currie Bros. Co. Milwaukee. Wis., 413 Milwaukee St. . .Edelfsen-Leldiger Co. Milwaukee. Wis.. 437-41 Milwaukee St. ..Fox. J. M, & Son Milwaukee. Wis McKenney & Co,. M. A. Minneapolis. Minn.. 2d Ave. at Sth St. .Mazey, The Florist Minneapolis. Minn.. 34 S. 5th St. .932 Nicollet Ave.. Whitted Floral Co. Minnt. N. T) Valker's Grepn House Mobile, Ala The Minee Ploral Co. Montclalr. N. .T.. McT^enney, PPtPr P. Help more as you will gain by it. Niw York. N. T., 611 Madison Ave,, cor. .nsth St.. Myer, The Florist New York, N. Y., 619 Fifth Ave Slebrecht Bros.. Inc. New York, N. Y., 22 W. 69th St Schling, Max New York, N. Y., 1153 Broadway Small, J. H. & Sons New York, N. T., 761 Fifth Ave Stumpp. Geo. M. New York N. Y., 1193 Broadway Warendorff. Alex New Y'ork, N. Y.. 42 W. 28th St Young &. Nugent Norfolk, Va., 269 Granby St Grandy, The Florist North East, Pa., 49 S. Pearl St Selkregg, F. B. Northampton. Mass Butler & Ullman Norwich. Conn Router's Oakland. Md The H. Weber & Sons Co. Ogdensburg. N. Y., 53 Ford St Lawrence, John Oklahoma City. Okla.. 120 W. Main St., Furrow & Co., Lon Foster, Mgr Oklahoma City, Okla Stiles Co., The Omaha, Neb., 1519 Farnam St Henderson, Lewis Omaha, Neb Hess & Swoboda Oswego. N. Y.. 61 W. Bridge St Workman. W. H. Owosso, Mich Owosso Floral Co.. Thiemann, Hermann Palm Beach, Fla., Hotel Royal Poinclana. .Foster & Poster Parkersburg. W. Va Dudley & Sons, J. W. Pasadena. Cal., 13 East Colorado St The Orchid Passaic, N. J. .Main and Bloomfleld Aves Sceery, Ed. Paterson. N, J.. S5 Broadway Sceery, Edward Peoria. 111., 127 S. Jefferson St Loverldge, Charles Philadelphia, Pa.. 221 Broad St Fox, Charles Henry Philadelphia, Pa., ISOO Chestnut St., The London Flower Shop Philadelphia, Pa., 1514 Chestnut St Pennock Bros. Phoenix, Ariz., Cretus Way & Washington St., Donofrlo's Floral Dept. Pittsburgh, Pa., North Side, 710 E. Diamond St., Ludwig Floral Co., B, C. Pittsburgh, Pa., 5936 Penn Ave. .Randolph & McClementa Pittsburgh. Pa.. Kennan Bldg Smith Co., A. W. Plttsfield, Mass., 40 Fenn St The Flower Shop Portland, Ore., 133 Sixth St Tonseth Floral Co. PottsvlUe. Pa., 21st & Market Sts Payne. W. Guy Poughkeepsle. N. Y Saltford Flower Shop Providence. R. I., 38 Dorrance St Johnston Bros. Quincy, III Gentemann Bros. Racine. Wis.. 504 Wisconsin St Hlnchcllffe. Mrs. J. T. Reading, Pa., 123 So. 5th St Giles, J. H. Red Bank. N. J.. 6 Front St Kennedy, W. W., & Son Red Rock. Pa Gunton, C. E. Richmond. Ind., 1015 Main St Lemon, Fred H., & Co. Richmond. Va., 109 E. Broad St Hammond Co.. Inc. Rochester, N. Y., 25 Clinton Ave Keller & Sons Rochester. N. Y., 88 Main St Wilson. H. E. Rochester, Minn., 119 So. Main St. .The Rochester Floral Co. Rocktord, HI Buckbee, H. W. RockvIUe Center. N. T Ankers. Clarence R. Saginaw. Mich,, 514 Genesee St Prueh, Chas., & Sons Saginaw. Mich., 117 S. Jefferson Ave. .Grohman. The Florist .Salt Lake City, Utah, 62 S. Main St Huddart Floral Co, Sandusky, O., 632 Columbus Ave.. Wagner Greenhouses, Leo Wagner, Prop. San Francisco, Cal.. 255 Powell St Art Floral Co. Ran Francisco. Cal.. 123-125 Kearny St.Pellcano. Rossi & Co. San Francisco. Cal., 233-235 Graot Ave Joseph, B. M. Saratoga Springs, N. Y Ralph's Greenhouses, John Scranton. Pa., 118 Adams Ave Baldwin, The Florist Scranton, Pa Clark. G. R. Seattle, Wash.. 1534 Second Ave Hollywood Gardens Sedalia, Mo Archlas Floral Co. Sheboygan, Wis., 625 N. Sth St Matthewson. J. E. Sioux City, la Rennlson. J. C, Company Sioux City, la., 402 4th St Rocklln & Lehman South Bend, Ind., 138 So. Michigan St Williams & Co. Spokane, Wash., 11 Post St Hoyt Bros. Co. Spokane, Wash.. 722 Riverside Ave. Spokane Florist Co., Inc. Springfield. Mass., 484 Main St Altken, Mark St. Joseph, Mo Stuppy Floral Co. St. Louis. Mo., 7th and Washington Ave.... Grimm & Gorly f5t. Louis, Mo., 7041 Florissant Ave Meinhardt. F. A. St. Louis, Mo., 4326-28 Olive St Weber. Pred C. St. Louis. Mo., Bovle & Marj-land Aves Weber. P. H. St. Paul Minn. 24 W. 5th St Holm & Olson Summit. N. J., 5 Sayre St Macdonald, M. Tarrytown, N. T McCord. Wm. P. Co. Tarrytown, N. Y Plerson Co., F. R, Terre Haute, Ind.. 139 S. 7lh St Helnl, John G.. & Son Toledo, C, 336 Superior St Freeman. Mrs. .1. B. Toledo, O., 1307-1315 Cherry St Schramm Bros. Toledo. O., 2941-3001 Cherry St Suder. Mrs. E. Topeka, Kan., 112 W. Sth Ave Mrs. Lord's Flower Room Toronto. Ont., 123 King St. W Dlllemuth. The Florist Toronto, Ont.. 266 Yonge St Simmons & Son Tuscaloosa, Ala., 2939 ISlh St., Magnolia Conserveratorles, Alston, Mrs. H. Tucson, Arizona Howe Brothers mica. N. T.. 59 Cornelia St Baker. C. P.. & Son VIncennes. Ind., 614 West 1st St Schultz, Paul C. Waco. Texas Wolfe. The Florist Washington, D. C, 1214 P St.. N. W Gude Bros Co. Washington. D. C. 15th Sc H Sts Small. J. H.. & Sons Wellesley Mass The Wellesley Florist. Tallby. J.. & Son West Lv'nn. Mass.. 884 Western Ave. .. .Miller, Wm., & Sons Wheeling. W. Va Langhans. Arthur Wichita. Kan.. 145 N. Main St Mueller. Chas. P. Wllllamaport. Pa Evenden Bros. Worcester. Mass., 371-73 Main St Lange. H. FA. Worcester, Mass.. 3 Pleasant St. .. .Randall's Flower Shop Youngstown, O.. 15 North Phelps St Kay-Dlamond Co. Janesville. O.. 54 N. 5th St The Imlay Company All these firms are"'advertising''for VALENTINE^BUSINESS'and'it~surely wiirmean a lot of business for out-of-town orders. Try and help the good cause'along— it is in your own interest. February 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 313 CUPID AND THE FLORIST Preparedness Necessary for February 14 By ELLA GRANT WILSON .\s our whole business rests on the foundation of sen- timent, it liehodves tlie fiouist to prepare and to make the most of liis opportunities. One of tliese opportunities that he ean play up and malve as mueli of as he desires, is St. N'alentine's Day. We liave licen having a .sliortagc of flowers for some time, wiUi not eaou^li stoeli to (ill ()r(lers, but late re- ports indieale that eroj^s \\'iU be in antl, at any rate, the big bulbs stoek ean be relied upon, so we will have plenty (tf Tulips, Hyacinths and Narcissus. Carnation crops are improving and will be in pretty fair supply. Roses of variety are getting more plentiful, especially short-stemmed stock, and that is what you will need for v.'Uentines. But the greatest call will be for Violets, Lily of the Valley ami Sweet Peas, especially pink Sweet Peas. Then there are Daisies, Freesias, Cornflowers, and baby Primroses to select from. Every florist who expects to do any valentine work should have a revised copy of the language of flowers for floral valentines should express an idea, a thought, and the florist should be able to give his customer any information required. For the florist who has the ability to construct a valentine witii the proper sentiment embodied, is an artist in his line, and is sought for by the discriminating buyer. Such slogans as "Send her flowers for her valentine" and others of like tenor are all right in their place, but does the valentine express anything except a collec- tion of flowers, or does it convey a delicate sentiment? In one case it will run out as merely a fad, but if it is solid on a foundation of sentiment, it will be altogether a different propostion. It will last, and if handled rightly will be a yearly event for florists. Valentine Suggestions It is very necessary to use Pres. Wilson's theories of preparedness to get results in protection, peace of busi- ness and the florist who has laid out his campaign, has written u]) and laid out his advertising matter, has bought his baskets, boxes, ribbons and special valentine creations, is the florist who will be able to handle the business when it arrives and I believe this year's busi- ness will be large, due to the cumulative effects of the publicity of the last few years. The supply dealers are offering so many suggestions that it simplifies the proposition, and enables every florist to carry some distinctive stock. Some of the novelties sent out are illustrated. One consists of a heart tinted in colors, lavender, blue, red or pink, with a tin cup to hold water. This is placed on an easel and a couple of gold arrows attached. This is a good arrangement to hold a corsage of Violets or Sweet Peas, or even just arranged with a few flowers to suit the customer's taste. I think this will prove to be a taking novelty if the flowers are right. Another novelty illustrated to the left is the sus- pended heart of birch bark, with a smaller one suspended over it. This is one of the novelties put out by the .Jones-Kussell Co. and was arranged and designed by Jlr. Evans. Blue Cornflowers give a bit of pretty senti- ment to it. Corsage ties come with tinsel hearts attaclicd to the ends of the ribbons. These give the valentine touch which all arrangements should have. The ])ublic ex- pects its Christmas Jiackages to bear iiulicalions of that season, so St. Valentine's Day should be distinctive and should show the sentiment of the day on the outside of the package as well as inside. Gummed cupids come IlllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllJIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllliillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ large pan of Tulips carried "To That Old Sweetheart of -Mine — My Wife," and a fine i)lant of white Lilac was endorsed to "The Best Mother Who Ever Lived." All the girls' valentines carried such thoughts as "To My Valentine," "Valentine Cjreeting," "To the Dearest Girl 1 Know," "I Mean What These Flowers Say." This could be given many inilividual meanings with individual twists of thought, anil if you have a good card writer or one who can letter neatly, it is best to have a number of these cards prepared ahead in gold ink for use by your customers. .\s a window card how is this, from Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Valentine Saint, good and great Give each longing heart its mate." Here is another card that may be offered: "Oh may these flowers I send to thee Make love bloom in thy heart for me." Here's a regular proposal: "Let me whisper to thee, dear. Let me say it in thine ear That my heart is all thine own. Thee 1 love, and thee alone." Or: "The flowers bud, and bloom, and twine As you round this fond heart of mine." Forgetmenots go well with the above. Florists' Telegrapli Delivery Your business ought to be greatly benefited by the out of town orders, for this is one of the days that the absent lover wants his best girl to think of him. So keep your F. T. D. directory under your hand, so you can locate the right man at once without delay. It is this exploiting of the capabilities of the F. T. D. that makes it a paying proposition. Keep a card in your window constantly calling attention to the fact that "you can serul flowers any distance, anywhere." There is power in co-operation, either in advertising a special day like St. Valentine's Day or in any other activity. Numbers count. Reiteration counts. When you say the same tiling over and over again, at] last it "gets over" and it "sinks in." Our American slang sometimes is expressive, and in this case conveys thoughts more forcibly than plain English. A_Pretty Valentine Floral Piece of Valley, Pansies and Heart of Sweet Peas By Mai Schling. New York Receiving Her Valentine By Jones-Russell Co., Cleveland, 0. in gold or red and can be bought at the large book stores very cheaply. Especially look over your box supply. If you do not buy the special heart-shaped corsage box, see that you have plenty of small and medium sized corsage boxes on hand as well as a few of the larger ones. "Be ready" is the slogan. Window cards should have been announcing the ar- rival of Feb. 14th for the last two weeks. Take your customers into your confidence and tell them what you expect to have, and they will get to thinking about it and then when the day arrives, they will be all ready, and it will be easy work to sell to them. Preparation for a sale is half the battle, so we are firm believers in getting ready on time. Tile Valentine Windows One of the really beautiful windows I have seen lately was a window with a black velvet groundwork simply draped over hidden boxes of various heights. Upon these raised positions, or standards, were placed red heart-shaj)ed boxes containing flower valentines. Some red heart-shaped boxes of candy accentuated and bal- anced the window. A broad sash of red led the eye up to a large valentine heart of birch bark suspended and filled with flowers. The opposite window was done in yellow, of yellow Daffodils in vases, in valentines, with yellow ribbons and yellow candy. The ensemble was artistic, and the contrast of the two windows was enticing. Another window was in Violets and Daffodils arranged in baskets of ]ioltery, in wheelbarrows, and in cor- sage arrangements. Bro.-id bands of violet ribbon rippled through the window and gave a motif for the display. Each arrangement had a touch of either a Cupid, a kewpie, a brownie, or a gilt bow and arrow, or a tiny gold heart fastened into the ends of the ribbons, while each arrangement bore a card carrying suggestive mes- sages, such as "To the Dearest Girl in the W'orld." A 0 St. Valentine's Day During tiie last few years this has become one of the great flower days to which retail florists especially look forward; it forms a good stepping stone between Christmas and Easter, and together with Mother's Day is one of the new and profitable events of the florists' year. Happily in this case we are not bound down to the use of one flower, but can choose any that are in season, although Pansies, Forgetmenots, Sweet Peas and f^^^^^^^^^^^^^H^^ -^1 W tfiftfcr ^^V ^^^BpT' ' . ""^ ■ ^^^'' ^^^i^^m V^^^"^ " •'*x. *«,■ ^1 H ^ ^^^^^Id "^1 ^^^^^^^H Pi^^^vij^]! ^^H ■i[^i|i^j' • ^ '^^^B Corsage of Violets for Saint Valentine's Day 314 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Florists In ftood scandloA throughout the country can avail themselves of the advertisers' oBers In this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers, transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus avail themselv^ of the opportunities for extension of trade which ar open to aH. Let your customers know you BU orders by^tele graph to any part of the country. When the design Is placed In the advertiser's card It Indicates < membership In the Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to — any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- grapbio order. Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed ALBANY ,H.r. Send your orders for the CAPITAL DISTRICT, which kieludss all of Eastern New York State, to William Gloecitner We guaranitt abtolvtt taiitfaetitm. ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Horist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Write, Telephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ^^^ niirnl dfiH St ALBANY, N. Y. 2X Steuben Street The best flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders. Allentown, Pa. Ernest Ashley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones Can fill your Telegragh Order. Gresnhouses. Bethlehem Pike Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. SCHENECTADY, N. Y. ]verything in flowers AUBURN, NEW YORK IM-IM SOUTH DIVISION STREET We daliw to all points |M|. |r in Cantnl New York.jWells PorisJj and Cornell Collscss. Cattone Steamship sailings will be found on page 318 I should like to write a little essay on " The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service " but actions speak louder than words- Flowers are my hobby and my business- If you have orders for delivery in N. E.. BOSTON, MASS •* Penn, the TeleeraDh RIorist" Member of Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association 134 TRBIVIOXT STRBBT BOSTON MASSACHUsrrrs 143 Tremont St. The rentrally located Florist Shop. Youra for reciprocity. Burl:ngton,Vt. (_)rdera lor Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. filled to your entire satis- fac- tion. ^ohn ^eck 6c Son conn 985 MAIN STREET Leading Growers and Ifetailers BRmGEPORT. i^rljClfe, t\^t JlUriSt, JtUr. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Charlotte and Vicinity BROOKLI^E, MASS. ^'^ ^T^^Vo^"^^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT F¥^ n^1«««A«* 220 Washington St .t. rainier brookune. mass. Established 1886 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glass Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn. New York, New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders oared for from all parts of the country and delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries in BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS, LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. Flowers ^Tl£™' 522 So. Michigan Ave. Confess Hotel Courtesies Eitended to ail Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. SfSOH BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street <^^ ''The House of Flowers" BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street ./? Successful lletail Business Is built up through a multitude of details, involving the employment of numerous and diverse agencies. In our issue of January 22, one energetic retail house showed conclusively that in three months it had expended $1,000 in advertising, of which $120 went for 400 copies of our Album of Floral Designs. This was less than one-eighth of the entire expendi- ture, but the judicious use of these design books brought in quicker and better results than any other portion of that outlay. "There surely must have been a reason." It would pay you, Mr. Retailer, to act quickly in this matter if you have not akeady done so. You can purchase our Album of Floral Designs, postpaid, and with your business card beautifully printed on front cover, as follows: 12 copies, $4.50 ; 25 copies, $6.75 ; 50 copies, $16.50 ; 100 copies, $30.00. Mail your order today. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 100 Times Square Station, New York t CINCINNATI, OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. WUi fill your orders for Deaigns or Cut Flowen in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY ©Q=[EW[EL^K][D) ^ EUCLID AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can fill your orders Day or Nlftht for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always hays oomplsts stook on hand. Rsgular disoount allowed ths Trade. vMnniF npn6 im* w. jstii street, lil>UDL£l DllUd., CLEVELAND, OHIO. CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue February 5, li)l(J. The Florists' Exchange 315 Galveston Floral Co., ^^K.y-^fi!!? Quality ia out Qowoni, plants and 6oral work ""'JJ^rerlTo'm'"'* Gd I vesto 11, TexBS THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. HENRY SMITH, MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. StoreaJ''"'^'"" Street J>tores. y j^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street Some valentine suggestions. For descriptions read "Cupid and the Florists'' GEOROE Qu McCLUNIE HARTFORD. CONN. 165 MAIN STRKICT, SOUTH FLOWERS Malionnl( I ifflorisi , ^mm COLORADO SPRINGS. COLORADO Telegraphic orders \viU be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. ORDERS FOR Colorado Springs ^.tv promptly and carefully executed by The Pilces Peak: Floral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS \m FLORAL AND NURSERY CO. FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE DAYTON, OHIO /' FLORISTS 112 Soi FLORISTS 112 South Main St. zr/». DENVER, COLO. ^frri- ^/nrrt/ Co •" ^- valentine, president */ ar/C ^lOrai K^O, colorada, Utah, ^^<*.jj^ Western Nebraska <^[='rl^> 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points ^^i^ feached by express. Orders promptly 611ed. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Us. to pcrhajis a less extent, \"i(ilets aiul I.iiy of the \'alley, are all used in eorsage houquet.s and for presentations to sweetliearts on tlie 1 tth of l'"ehrnar\ (St. Valentine's Day). If one were to study very carefully the language of flowers a larger selection of suitable kinds might be found, indeed tliat would certainly prove to be tlie case, and it is doubtful if the trade at large sufficiently play upon the sentiments and language that fl fwers convey. Last week and this, we presented a few floral pieces by way of illustration of what can be done on this date, and also mentioned the fact that even the general run of flowers that are sold from day to day at tliis time of year can still be utilized as a valentine gift by choosing a suitable box in which to send the blooms. There are no restrictions as to the kind of flowers. Heart-shape boxes, of course, are the usual form at this time, usually with the gilded arrow placed either over the flowers or fastened in some way to the box. The question arises whether a special box of one's own, either in a striking color, chosen and made specially, would not be a good investment. We have known in- stances where what would otherwise have been an ordi- nary gift, has been converted into something uncommon, simply by the u.se of a distinctive blue or scarlet or %vhite box, beautifully done up in ribbon, and having folds of silk ribbon or a bow of ribbon inside the box. The flowers can be placed in layers or bunches within the box, and be divided from each other by the ribbon, that is to say, Freesias divided from Violets, Violets divided from Roses, Roses from Carnations, but hav- ing a choice of each of several kinds in the same box. AIBERT rOCHELON, t38-l3a BATU AT. QMITU "^^ FLORIST kJlfll J. -ilf EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobiles in East, West and South Orang(> alfloGleQ Bidg e, Montclair, Bloomfield, Newark and New York ^a^son the Florist ^'^^^^ Vr^ 107 W. Market St. >■>' !• Deliveries to Ithaca, Blnghamton, Homell, Coming and other points. Q^^ Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros, ^r'^ FLOWERS - 'PLANTS -, TREES ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE FLANE ISO .<\SYLUM STREET Hartford Connecticut Highland Park Greenhouses HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Telephones 75 and 85 Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of Chicago, as far as Milwaukee housTonTtexas "Forcsfdale" no^lr'k.„ 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 319 and 321 ^ Better Valentine Than Sam Welter Sent You have all read in " Pickwick Papers " the famous Valentine letter written by the immortal Sam to " Mary, Housemaid, Mr. Nupkin's Mayor's, Ipswich, Suffolk," on " a sheet of gilt-edged paper and with " a hard-nibbed pen warranted not to splutter;" and how Sam signed it, as was the custom then, not with his own, but with his master's name, " Your love-sick PICKWICK," leaving poor Mary to guess who was the ardent sender. Valentine Letters Pull of Love Were the Old-Ttme Custom Even now-a-days the kids send Valentine postcards, but a gentleman of good breeding and taste omits postcard and fervent letter, and orders sent with his card to a lady as an expression of friendship or love ; A Boxof Pretty Flowers, Roses, Forget-me-nots, Violets, Orchids, Gar- denias, Sweet Peas, Carnations (one kind only or a few of several kinds) or, if he thinks it more timely, he sends a Dainty Corsage Bouquet. Whichever it is, he entrusts his order in perfect confidence, knowing it will be carefully executed, to THE QUALITY FLOWER SHOP 98 Main Street, OBERLIN, OHIO Suggestion for a newspaper advertisement for St. Valentine's Day 316 The Florists' Exchange ^^mm^i^^ INDIANAPOLIS, IND, prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann's flowers excel MILLS We reach all Florida and South Georgia points T/ie Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, ^js^Pjfc^ Fla. ^1^ 1«17 GRAND AVENUE floWERS Kansas City, MO. -^ LEXINGTON, KY. CMLER BRO^c Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky ^Prompt Delivery to /'all So. Calif. Pointf .212. West 4th Sf. LOS ANGELES, CAL. KENTUCKY; The _ Soulh'a Most Modem Floral and Art Establishment nf^S^itm^^ te^O £32 Fmrlh Ave. ..CZ-fi^^^i^W^" Louisvi//e.Ky. EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419 Milwaukee St. ^t^^^h. 349 Third St. <^^^ Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 319 to 321 241 Massachusetts Ave. JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. ' 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. JjyionalV [poriisl] Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE LAND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Georgia All Choice CUT FLOWERS lo Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty Whitted Floral Co. LEXINGTON, KY. EAST SIXTH STREET Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE "' AUGUST R. BAUMER A Valentine Corsage By Max Schling, New York X- MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED, BMp. OPERATING THREE STORES MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception S*: Careful attention given all orders i/iosemont Sardens J^ MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correapondence Solicited Then there is the question of advertising this day. This is a very important point and can be done largely by window displays, by personal apphcation, but most extensively by means of advertising in the local daily papers. Co-operative advertising, wherever tried, seems to have been found reasonably profitable and successful, and it is a feature that in connection with these special days, mighti very well be enlarged. Qg^ Nashville, Tennessee 200,000 Feet of Glass ^eae'!^i^u^ d NEWARK, N. J. 946 Broad Street ^^^ 9 and to all steamship docks in Fresh Flowers and Best Service Hoboken, N. J. and New York PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street We do the roost extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. NEWARK, N. J. Best of Service We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York <^^, NEW ORLEANS, lA. '^florist \Te"er •X N^^ nf f'^^^^^^i^^^^ \ Local Advertising for the Retail Trade / \ \ {Under this heading The Exchange "printed last week a paper read recently by A. H. Seeker before the Rochester Florists' Association. H. P. Knoble of Cleve- land, O., who was the executive manager of the successful Cleveland Flower Show last Noveviber, and is therefore entitled to a hearing when he speaks of business methods or administration, has written liis ideas on the subject to Mr. Seeker, and we publish his letter herewith. It is all fact, not flim-flam. — Editor.] In speaking of advertising, both collectively and per- sonally, you have my most emphatic expression of approval. Let us take the two forms separately. First, Indi- vidual Advertising. Every concern should do advertis- ing in some form or other. Figure to spend 7% per cent, of your gross volume of business. Of this, three- tifths should be spent in newspapers and the balance in direct literature, something sent by mail to a selected list, which list should be added to daily if possible. Also go over this list regularly so as to keep it in first-class condition. See that your names are proper, also initials and addresses. This is very important, as nothing looks 38 Ca' TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKEN CARE OP IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street •Phones {}ttil Murray HiU Oar Motto: THE GOIIEII RIIll We Guarantee Satisfaction FLORIST NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at 48th Street , 2139-2141 Broadway NEW YORK CITY Phones { 1553 } Columbus ESTABLISHED 1849 February 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 317 /A^Ji> Inc. New York Vandarbilt Hotel bOSlOII 799 Boylston Street Deliveries to Steamers and all Eastern Points "M wc say it, wc will do it" A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY <^^^ MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED ^■'^X'^^ ^ ^^^ PI ELD Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Floritt BUTLER & ULLMAN <^> ^ Furrow & Company ^^^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, New Jersey PHILADEIPHU, PA. The Bellevue-Stratlord and Diamond & 22d Sts. Do you want flowers in Philadelphia? "Wefumisb the best, artistically arranged l^^W^^ PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT Wi^t Condon 3\amtx d>l;oti. Htb. 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. Pittsburgh Pa 710 East Diamond Street North Side OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER STORE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. CM* SSLTrODD W>W rklWD Vassar College Glen Eden cu« Putnam Hall ^ SHOP Bennett School Taconie School quite as undesirable as a letter addressed improperly nnd the name missp make special use. when wanted. Sample, sent if desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX, 60-lb. eawa, $5.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows, $7.00 per 60-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh etodc. PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only lOo. per bunch of 50 sprays. Try them. All Kind, of Everftreena. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON. MASS. ng. l.lf nviili.iii Tbe ExcliaPEe JOS. G.NEIDINGERCO.. riorists' Supplies 1309-11 North Second Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. ^ VniPtt ordpTlng. plPHBe mi^ntloD The EJxcbanee M. RICE CO. ' KEYSTONE QUALITY " -Florists' Supplies Excel — 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA, PA When ordering, please mention Tbe Explinnge McCRAY Refrigerators rtlCDl AV vrtiiD . S^odatonceforCata- UliPLAY YOUR logue No. 73. which do- _, j^f.jr^rtr' ??"'>«« fully the McCray FLOWERS Rsfrigorators and Dis play Cases for Florists McCRAY REFRIGERATOR COMPANY bSOLakeSt.. Kendailvllle, Ind. When orderlnc. nleiise tni'ntloii Tile Exetmnee WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, 11.75; 50,000, $7.50 Afana/actarecf hy W.J.COWEE, Berlin, N.Y. WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let UB quote you on your next order. If lt*« made of wire we can make It. GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone St., ROCHESTER, N. Y. BUe credit where credit Isdne — Mention Eichange PALMETTO LEAVES Fresh Cut. large size $5.00 per 1000 Cabbage Palm Leaves 2.50 per 100 Wild Srailax Case $2.50; 2 cases $4 00 Florida Grey Moss. Freah $1.25 per 100 lbs. Fresh Magnolia Leaves $1.25 per 2000 Pine Cones, ail sizes $3.00 per 100 Iba Florida Palm Fibre (sheeta) . . .$7.50 per 100 lbs. Cash with order, please. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. W. G. CLARE, Fernandtna, Fla. monflnn T>t' Rxphnnce F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM SHEET MOSS Natural Per bat 11.00 Fadeless Per bac 2.00 Leucothoe Sprays. T^^^fn^i H. W. ARMES Bryson City, N. C. has become a little more plentiful. Other offerings include Callas, Primroses and Marguerites. Greens are plentiful. Notes J. A. Peterson and C. E. Critchell were the only Cincinnatians to attend the Carnation Society meeting in St. Louis last weeli. Frank J. Farney, representing M. Kice ,& Ck)., Philadelphia ; Julius Dilloft, rep- resenting Schloss Bros., New Yorli City; Fred Lembke, representing the W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago, and S. Lipman, representing Thomsen & Co., called on their trade in this city last week. A party composed of Gustave Pohl, H. V. Hunkel, William Schroeder and N. Zweifel of Milwaukee, and J. Harrison Dick, New York, visited florists in this city while returning from St. Louis. Ed. Buschle, of C. E. CritcheU's force, was operated upon for appendicitis last week. Other visitors include M. Anderson, Dayton, O. ; Mrs. J. J. Lampbert, Xenia, O. ; O. Floyd -■'Lnderson. Xenia, O. ; Walter Gray.' Hamilton, O. ; Fred Rupp and Miss Lodder, Hamilton, O. Teddy. Detroit, Mich. The existing lack of flowers is still hampering business to a large extent, yet a better supply of bnlb stock and Sweet Peas tills in some places which suffered a week ago. Begonias as Substitute for Roses Roses, though, are away off, yet a little study will find a substitute and one of the best wedding decorations made re- cently consisted of a bank of Begonias on tbe mantle and the same as center- piece for the table. The first was en- hanced with these beautiful mulberr.v- shaded Dracffna leaves and a screen of silk two tones lighter than the Be- gonias, covered with deep brown lace made that an exquisite piece de resist- ance. The centerpiece on a mahogany SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX 13.50 per caae. $1 75 ' par bag Natural Moss Perpetuated Moss - p^^'^g ULDWEll THE WOODSMAN CO., Evergreen, Ala. When orderlnp. please mention The Excbflnge SOUTHIRIN WILD SMILAX Now Raady for Shipment. $3.50 per oaw. Per bag - $1.75 - - 3.50 Natural Moss - - - Perpetuated Moss - E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. Wben ordering. plea^<' lufiitlou The ExchsDce GIBBONS The SmilaxMan RED LEVEL, ALA. For HOIXT, PINES and SMILAX. Ask for contract prices. When ordering, plpase mf'ntlon Thp R:cohnnge Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will he the beat ever iaaued. It will contain credit ratings on about 5000 people. SubB«iribe now before the edition is •ihausted. For particulars write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET. New York City '^ ^ \ ► CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. A \ / ^ Wb»n orderlpK. please winMon r^a -Ccylmawi Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results February 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 321 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists T^^wnniiiiiiiiiini iimnnnnmimiiuniiuniiiiiiiiiniuBi inmiimnunaiimiiamimiimiiniiiiiiiiinitiuiunninTMiiinnimuiiiuiiiu THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA TUMBLER BASKETS A good thing that has become one of your best friends — when flowers are scarce fill them with artificial ilowers and pre- pared foliage. Crepe Flowers Do you know that Roses, Carnations, Lilies, etc., made of crepe look just like natural product at first glance. Let them help you at a pinch. Table Favors Yellow and Blue China Alligators, Turtles, Frogs, Ducks and all Flower holders with floats to match. These floats are low bowls that come in several sizes to hold a number of water folks. They also come in bronze and oxidized. Heart Boxes for Valentines Something dainty, something pleasing. Cherries for Washington's Birthday Only Florists' Supply House that received the Bronze Medal for the best exhibit of Florists' Supplies at San Francisco, Cal. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., Send for our Silent Salesman Supplement 1129 ARCH STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. Headquarters for Japanese Goods iniiniiiinnmiirnnnnnnimnnnnmniiiimimmuiiimiHUiiiinDiinuimiiiJiiiiiiiuiiiu^ uiiuiniuiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiniinnii^ TnniDiiBniraiimiimiinniuiiiGiiiiiiiiUiiiiiimiHiminiiniimuiiiniiiiiiiumiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiMiiiiininiiifl^ Give credit where credit ifl due — Mention tie Eicbange SPECIAL PRICES on WIRE FRAMES GOLD LETTERS CYCAS LEAVES Send oa your list aod let ui quote you our ipeoUk prices. SAVE MONEY. B.E.& J.T. COKELY, Scranton, Pa. table overlaid witli a square piece of metal blue silk, deserved no less admira- tion. Nevertheless we all shall breathe much easier if Am. Beauty and other, especially medium length, Roses become mure plentiful again. Because the bulk of the trade lies not within the confines of highly artistic arrangements; still it offers opportunities in case of one or the other article being off the market. Norman Sullivan is still at the hos- pital, reported on the way to recovery. Frank Danzee. Landscape Gardening Pkof. Bbal Send for ofttalogue. A oourse for Qardao- ers, Florista and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer'- sity Pro^emve Florlsta reoogmse the growiog impfortailoe of & knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prae- tioal course in Floricul- ture, including Oreen- house CoQstruction and Greenhouse Manage- ment. Address The Home Correspondence School D»pt. C P.. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. WliPti ordprine. nl*" Thp Kxohnnge The Florists' Hail Association Iiuniree 41.000,000 square feet of glan and ba# a Re- sarve Fund of over $36,000. For part'culara address JOHN G. ESLER. Sec.. Saddle River, N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When ordering, please mention The Eichang« Kalamazoo, Mich. Little if any chanjic has taken place in business conditions during the last two weeks. Stock continues scarce and prices hig:h. and a good shipping demand shows no signs of slackening. Retail trade is brisk and funeral work is perhaps the largest this month in the history of the trade. Mild weather succeeded the cold spell, but this change brought no sun- shine, and it is from this lack that the shortage of flowers is so pronounced. Commenting on this Mr. Walker of Van Bochove's says that during his ex- perience in the trade he has never known I»rices to maintain so high for so long a time, and as this firm lias been cutting a nice crop right along these conditions are most pleasing. Carnation Crop Coming The writer was at the Rose Hill Greenhouses last week and from what he saw predicts the shortage of Carna- tions in Kalamazoo will not last much longer, as some 60,00() plants are show- ing an enormous crop of buds. Sweet Pens and Violets will soon be abundant as well as a steady supply of Roses. Rus- sells, here as elsewhere, seem to be a comer. In pot plants I noted some espe- cially grand Primula and Cyclamen and although no criticism can be leveled at any other line of plants, yet these two and a block of Lilies are especially worthy of mention. A carload of coal PANSY AND VERBENA BASKETS Small size, measure 9 inches long, 0 inches wide, 3 inches deep, put up 500 in a crate. Per 1000 ^.$9.00 Large size, measure 13 inches long, 734 inches wide, ZM inches deep, put up 250 in a crate. Per 1000 15.00 Detachable wire handles lor either of the above. Per 1000 2.00 Transplanting Boxes, ZVi inches square. Per 1000 ^.bU Transplanting Boxes, iYi inches square. Per 1000 -'./S Orders entered now either for Immediate or future shipment. Have other sizes. Send for descriptive circular. Warren St., NEW YORK, N. Y. INCORl>ORATED 19U COLES & COMPANY, I 15 ESTABLISHED 1884 \\lwii iTilnril lo;>se mi'TUkiii Tb'' iiiEi: TIlDA le llAnPn Save M the time greeniDB your line l9 MUnCy deag^byusiiis FLORISTS' GREENING PINS. 20o per lb., ao3 you get irom 1000 to 1100 to the lb. Ten lbs. or over. ISo. per lb. Special PrtfM to Jobbm. WM. SCHLAnER & SON, SpringHeld, Mass. win help all flrnati(! If you meutlop the Excbanga Natural Green Sheet Moss For lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 5 bundle lots for G.OO GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER "/MTt'" 1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. VThen ordering, please mention The Exchanpe iVllCI-IiaAlN CIT FLOWER FXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Gommission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich THE MODEL Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tyinft Wire; Rubbish Burners, Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Wt\U for CompleU Catilogue II^AC DDAC 61-73 Metropolitan Avenue, lUUL DnUd.y BROOKLYN. N. Y. When ordering, plf^ase nn-nllon The Exflimu:* Index to Stock and Material Advertised SEE PAGE 297 322 The Florists' Exchange SHAMROCK Large, Strong PLANTS In 1-inch pots $30 per 1000 In 2-inch pots $40 per 1000 In Pipes $50 per 1000 ORDER NOW J. J. COAN WHOLESALE FLORIST 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Farragut 5413-5891 iiiuiiiiMiuiBiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH^ lllllllllllWIUIIIMlllffiUIHHIillllUlllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllUlfflllH "'% 1% i Growers!!! 1 We have the B largest and best 1 equipped store in New I York. 1 Can handle more consignment* B of Good Stock! Vs flowers. Single and ^^ Double Violets ^^ ^>^' One good turn deserves another O*^ > Will be pleased j to meet my freinds | in St. Louis at the | Carnation Con- | vention I ^^h %> .^^'V\^^ a^ 1 %'^\^*5V^t^^' 0^' .tV5 Order early from 'K^. %>>^ €, Guttman&Raynor, \nc>^^ H % ^^^^^■ Vj:.;v-. o/ ( BBS Wholesale Florists TEis.FARR«GUTJ2»»e ,jj, ^ 28th S*., NEW YORK Siiiiiiiioiiuiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim each 4S bours is their average during a cold snap and this with a payroll of nearly 50 men makes it necessary to turn over a lot of stock every week. James Jackson has settled down in his store on Rose st. and shows a nice line of cut flowers and plants, as well as all other lines. Mr. Jackson says business has been most .satisafetory with him since oppninfr np. S. B. Helena, Mont. Presentation With tlie thermometer at 40 deg. below zero on Jan. 27, T. E. Mills, presi- dent and general manager of the State Nursery & Seed Co., here was greatly surprised upon entering the packing shed to find all the employees of the firm there with a grievance in the shape of a hand- pome chos^ of stprUng silver containing 56 pierces, beautifully nionogramed. Tliis they desired to dispose of with their best wishes and they gave it to Mr. Mills to commemorate his silver wedding anni- versary. In the evening Mr. and Airs. Mills were again surprised by a large number of their friends at their home. A very pleasant evening was spent by all, in games, dancing and singing, after which refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Mills were the recipients of many beautiful, useful and valuable gifts in silvei' iilul the iroud wis'ies uf all. Culture of Ericas Could you give me directiosu as to the proper handling of Ericas in regard to soU, temperature, and how should they be placed? Will they stand full sun? — J. B., N. Y. — ^The growing of Cape Heaths, as a whole, is to me a pretty big proposition ; conditions under which some thrive are death to others. If you take a few of the common sorts as Erica melanthera, the persolutas, regerminans, cvipressiana, Wilmoriana and the hybrids that are so popular now, I have found on Long Island, with naturally a light soil, equal parts loam and leaf mold or peat (but not this heavy black soil called peat) and 10 per cent, sand a good compost. With a heavier soil use more peat and sand. In potting don't give too big a shift and pot firm, yes, hard. I believe in filling the pot almost full of soil ; of course it requires a little more attention in watering, but there is far less danger of over-watering and the stock turning yellow. All Ericas dislike being actually dry, but they won't stand over-watering, so where it is convenient, plunge the plants during Summer. They should then be outside in full sun and mulch with salt hay, litter, or even spent manure. In the Fall, September or October, be- fore frost, move into a cool house 40 deg. to 45 deg. in full sun and plenty of air. Wilmoriana or the hybrids. President Carnot, Edward VII., President Felix Faure, Triomphe de Vincennes should be kept at 40 deg, to 50 deg., not higher, and they will be right for Christmas. Melanthera and regermi- nans will have to be pushed a little, starting about Nov. 1, 55 deg. to 60 deg. but don't let them dry out. A variety of pcsoluta known about New York as perfecta is the earliest of these. It can, after Christmas, be moved into 55 deg, to 60 deg. and be had in bloom by Jan. 25. The forms alba and rosea are better kept cool until Feb. 1, or better still Mar. 1 ; then give a little more heat, but have the buds well developed before you raise the temperature. H. D. D.4KLINGT0N. St, Louis, Mo. — Frank X. Gorly, a florist, is planning to build a store and flat house at Lee and Fair aves., one block from Fairground Park, at a cost of $35,000. The first floor of the building will contain three storerooms, and the second floor three flats. mnrnjimuiiiiiiiiiiuiiinniininiiinnijinnimiiiiiiniiinininii niiniiiniiiniiiniiiniiiniiinnmimiiii[iiiuiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniimiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii[iiiiinuiiuiiiiiiiiiDiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimumuiniiiiiiiiii]^ This Information Is For You If you want first-class DUTCH GOLDEN SPUR, in unlimited quantities, we can supply, as we are cutting from 100,000 bulbs. Also RED, YELLOW and WHITE TULIPS, We will accept all orders, large or small. A trial shipment will convince you of the quality. GEO. B. HART, Yrt^^^s^l^orisJ^y-sA^oHEST^^ ROCHESTER, N. Y. >oniniiiiiiiii;ininimiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiuin^ miMiiiniiiiiimnniiniiiJiiiiJiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiinniii February S, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 323 CARNATIONS The Largest Supply of Choice Blooms in the Market ROSES and BULBOUS STOCK M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street, ^fEW YORK CITY Telephones, Fatragut 3870.3871 101= nrderliie. please tm^ntion Ttie Excluince t/Ewte^ •-^tiVjfll ^ • CaA/nadL07vi >)i^Piik^ .t *l2:S^^c^. [>^ :'=^-» New York, Feb. 1.— The poneral supply of flowers in the wholesale market is a little larger this week. The demand, either because of weather conditions or for other reasons, is weaker. Prices on nearly all items of stock show a downward tendency; Am. Beauty Roses are in limited supply. There is a fair demand for these, and special grade blooms are selling in general at from 35c. to COc. each, with occasional sales of choice selections at 75e. The other grades are selling at corresponding prices. The supply of hybrid tea Roses is not over large, but it is quite sufficient to meet the small demand. Prices of all grades are weaker. Top grade blooms are selling at from 10c. to 15c. each, except in the case of Mme. Paul Euier (Prima Donna), which is selling up to 30c., and Hadley up to 50c. Bottom grade blooms are selling at from 3c. to 5c. each. Carnations are in much larger supply. The arrivals of these on Saturday of last week, McKinley Day, in large numbers, broke the prices because the expected larger demand did not materialize, consequently today Carnations are selling all the way from 75c. to S2 per 100, extra choice blooms of the preferred varieties occasionally realizing S3. The demand no longer absorbs the supply, and Carnations are accumulating. If Car- nations had not been held back and sent in in large numbers on McKinley Day, a day which never stimulates the sale of Carnations to any great degree in Xew York, probably the Carnation market would be in much better condition at this time. The supply of Cattleya orchids is perhaps a trifle smaller, but the demand is faUing off correspondingly, and hence there is no change in price for the better, the general range being from 10c. to 25a. each. Other orchids are also moving slowly. Gardenias are no longer meeting with any particular demand, although the supply of really good flowers is not extraordinarily large. The best of these are selling at from S2 to S3 per doz. Longi- florum Lilies are in moderate supply, and are meeting ^\ith a good demand at SIO to S12 per 100 for the best, except some formosum Lilies on long stems, which are occasionally realizing as high as S15 per 100. Rubrum Lilies are moving moderately well at from S6 to SIO per 100. Lily of tiie Valley is in fair supply; the tendency is toward downward prices. The demand is not over active, and $3 per 100 is the price today, except in occasional sales of extra choice stock. In fact a great deal of Valley of good quality is changing hands at S2 per 100. In bulbous flowers, not pre\*iously men- tioned, there is an increasing supply of Callas, Free.sia, Narcissi and TuUps. In miscellaneous flowers the market is well supplied with Antirrhinums, some of it of excellent quality; there is a waning supply of Bouvardia, more Daisies than last week, an abundance of Forget menots, more than enough Lilac, a large supply of Mignonette, some of it of extraordinarily fine quality, an oversupply of Primula, a few double Stocks, a largely increased supply of Sweet Peas, many being of excellent quality, plenty fo Tulips, "Wallflower and Violets. All of these bulbous and miscellaneous flowers arc meeting with moderately good demand at quoted prices. Hardy greens are moving a little more slowly, and of the indoor greens, the largest demand is for Asparagus and the smallest for Smilax. Philadelphia, Jan. 31. — There has been a decided slump in the market. The un- seasonable warm weather has evidently brought on a hea\'y and increasing supply of nearly all the staples and prices are showing a decided downward tendency. Carnations, almost unprocurable two to three weeks ago, were offered on the street last Saturday at 25c. a doz., the same stock of which was bringing 6c. and 7c a month ago. Roses are also coming in much freer, and there is a good supply of all varieties and grades. Am. Beauty Roses, however, are quite scarce, and the supply is not equal to the demand. The few specials that are to be had are 75c. each. Cattleya orchids remain in large supply, as are also Gardenias. Valley continue scarce. Longiflorum Lilies are in moderate supply and meet with a good demand. Callas are showing a steady increase and are moving fairly well. Lilac is coming in a little freer and is moving easily. Sweet Peas are in heavy receipt and meet with a steady call. Snapdragon is in limited supply. Tulips are showing an increasing supply with a better quality. The supply of Paperwhite Narcissus is amply sufficient for all requirements. Mignonette is plenti- ful; Violets are also most plentiful. Wall- flowers, Pansies, Calendulas, Primulas, Corn- flowers and Myosotis are all to be had in limited quantities. .*\fa''ia pubescens is to be had in limited su|»ply. Chicago. Fob. 1. — The market is fa.st a>r^uriiiriK its normal condition for the season. The period of unusual scarcity that existed since the beginning of the year ha.s to a great extent jmsscd away. The marked increase in the amount of bulbous Hlock coming in, and groat iiiipr' of Cur- nations, has caserl conditions to a jjoint that relievos the dealt?rs of all the anxiety they felt in getting stock to hll their orders with for several weeks past. The supply of Roses is still shfjrt and prices are maintained in proportion. Valley is also on the short list. With these exceptions there is Hufficient of everything else for the demand. The demand is imusually gof)d, so much so that all stock clears daily to the satisfaction of all concerned. Am. Beauty Roses are scarce; the growers appear to be off crop and what stock comes in of good quality sells without trouble for top i>rices. There is a lot of inferior slock that has no established price. In all other varieties there is a general shortage. There are more Killarney than anything else. Short stock in most of the commercial varieties brings $4 per 100, and up to SIO and $12 for select and fancy stock. January has been a good month for the Rose growers and some state that it will be the middle of February before the supply will take on its usual proportions for the season. Carnations are plentiful again, and the supply will l)e on the increase from the pres- ent time forward. There has been a general falling off in prices when compared with the January returns. From $2 to $4 per 100 has been the established price for the past week. At these figures all stock sold well. Bulbous stock came in the past week in greatly increased quantities and all of it shows much improvement in quality. Tulips are to be had in several varieties with a noticeable improvement in the length of stem and development of bloom and foliage. They are selling at from S2 to $4 per 100. Jonquils are more plentiful and move well at from $2 to S4 per 100. Paper White Narcis.si have come down to where they usually belong, S2 and $3 per 100. Freesias are bringing from $2 to $4 per 10. Easter Lilies are in good supply without any apparent change in price. Valley is decidedly scarce; it was difficult on Monday to get enough stock to meet the ordinary demand. The Valley outlook is not good for the coming .season; some of the largest growers refused their shipments on account of arrival in poor condition. All available stock is bringing from $4 to S5 per 100. Orchids are plentiful and prices are reason- able. Violets are selling well, the singles bringing 35c. per 100 and doubles 40c. A good many Callas are coming in and are selling at from $1.50 to $2 per doz. Sweet Peas are more plentiful, but there are not enough to meet the demand. General Trade Notes >,Vai,la Walla, Wash. — Young & Lester have incorporated. Capital stock, $25,000. Fred M. Young and Clyde Lester are the incorporators. Martinsville. Ind. — The Union Or- chard and Nursery Co. has been incor- porated. Canital $10,000 ; directors, Benjamin F. Mason, Laura L. Mason, Grace E. Mason. Milwaukee, Wis. — The park board announce that a Midwinter flower show will be held at iNIitchell park conserva- tory beginning Monday, Jan. 31. More than 50 varieties of orchids are in bloom. Benton Harbor, Mich. — The Mid- wintc" meeting of the Michigan State ^'o' Mc-ii!*"r;il S'l 1 'tv w i'l be hold at View of the Sunken Garden at Spokane, Wash. This picture was taken .\ug;ust, 1915. Courtesy Conrad B. Wolf, Park Commissioner, Hibbing, Minn. We have an outlet for increased ship- ments of First Class Stock and will be glad to negotiate with growers. HENSHAW & FENRICH Wholesale FlorUU 51 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Phones Mad. Sq.. 3i5, 6582. B5S3 W'bcn orderliip, yV use iu>'T tl.iri Th'' K\'-nmige Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results Pontiac, Feb. 15 and IG. Several speak- ers of prominence will be in attemlance. Butte, Mont. — The anmial conven- tion of the Montana State Horticultural Society was held in connection with the State Bee Keepers' Association on Jan. 'JX and 22. About KIO out-of-town dele- gates were in attendance. Rochester, Min.'v. — The Rochester Floral Co., managed b.v Uoss HrapK. will re-open its downtown establishment in the I'arkin shop on S. Main st. Mr. Bragpr will not move back into his old location that was somewhat damaged by the recent fire. Beatrice, Xeb. — The stockliolders o£ the Dole i'loral Co. held their annual meeting .Tan. 19. The report of the year's work was quite satisfactory and showed much progress. The gross mer- chandise sales of the year were .$17,5U4 an increase over last year's sales of .flTStt.OO. .\ cash dividend of 7 per cent, was declared. Muscatine, Ia. — Walter Klaft'enbach, for some time connected with the office of County Engineer J. .1. Ryan, has left for Spokane, Wash., wliere lie iimposes to make his future home. He will enter the floral business in partnership with his brother-in-law, Trueman Imus. The two have purchased a large greenhouse range at that place, where Mr. Imus has been in that business for a number of years. WiLLiAMSPOBT, Pa. — ^The firm of I'^venden Bros . florists, is to be incor- IMir.iled under the name of Evenden Itros. Co. and the incoqjorators are licorge W. Evenden, Wm. J. Evenden, Charles T. Evenden and Marry \j. Even- den. Application will be uuide for a ihiirter on Feb. l."!. to do a luisiness of growing, buying, and selling fruits, seeds, flowers and ornamental trees. Thomas Ev^endcn. father of tlie senior members of tlie new firm, established the l)Usine8K in ISGD. Fkeeport, III. — Since the partial de- struction of the John Bauscher green- liouses by fire. Mr. Bauscher has been of- fered several inducements to move to other points in the Slate and rebuild. Minonk. 111., business men want the es- lablisliment and have offered free water and heat as long as the place shall re- main in operation, and ample capital to finance it, shovdd he locate there. Un- til an adjustment is made with the insur- ance companies Mr. Bau.scher will make no decision as to future plans. He states that .$40.(:kX) will not cover his loss. He states that the value of his place is ,?7:";.000 and it had taken years of hard work to get it to the point where it was making money. 324 The Florists' Exchange Carnations, Lilac, Roses, Sweet Peas, Bulbous Stock AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE FLOWERS AND GREENS WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York WholBsale riorlst Telephone Farragut 5335 When ordering, please meptlon The Exchange Carnactions, Roses, Pansies Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., mc, T;f I I 2 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Famagut 2287 When ordering, please mention The Elxchange RIEDEL & MEYER/^ Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of All Kinds. The Best «f Service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years' experience in tfaie Flower Business. Consl^ments Solicited. 49 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones 4024-4025 Madison Square When nrripring. nlf».sp mf'ntlnn Thp Exchange William Stuart Allen Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN CUT FLOWERS 53 West 28tti Street. NEW YORK Telephone: 366 Madison Square When ordering, please nr'ntlon Thp Eachan; ££ Alfred H. Langjahr WHOLESALE FLORIST 130 West 28th St. New York Telephones — Madison Square 4626-4627 Wlien orilerlng. nlenne mpnttnn The Kitohnnge Growers* Cut Flower CO. Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J. Van Reyper,^£r. Consignments Solicited 129 West 28th St., NEW YORK rjl!»i on es— 6237-3563 Farragut When nrdpring. plfiisp m'^ntlon The Exchange HERMAN WEISS Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th St.,Ka^'^tS33066NEW YORK Control of Basket Worm If you would save your Arborvites, red Cedars, Maples or other trees and shrubs, the University of Missouri ad- vises picking off the long, round, slender sUken cases or cocoons which dangle from the tips of twigs and branches, especially of street trees. A simple way of destroying the pests is to collect these cases during Fall or Winter, and to bum them. The caterpillars hatch out from the eggs early in the Spring, and any that have not been destroyed in Winter in the cnoonn stage may then be com- bated by the use of arsenical poisonings. Spray the foliage thoroughly with ar- .senate of lead paste, at the i-ate of 3 lbs. to 50 gals, of water. May and June are the best months for this spraying. Foreign Trade Opportunities* Herbs and plants. No. 19280. — An American consular officer in Italy re- ports that there is an opportunity for exporters of medicinal herbs and plants to find a market in that country. Sea moss. No. 19676. — A letter to the Bureau from a firm in the Netherlands states that it has large quantities of sea moss for sale. Meadow seeds, crude medicinal herbs. No. 19682. — An American consular offi- cer in Italy reports that special atten- tion is given to the cultivation of mea- dow seeds and crude herbs, with a view to exporting same. Fertilizers, No. 19354. — The Bureau is in receipt of a letter from a firm in Cuba stating that a fertilizer is being manufactured in that country, and they desire to find a market for it in the United States. It is composed of the fol- lowing substances: Nitrogen ammonia, phosphoric acid and phosphate. *For particulars apply to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, "Washington, D. C. ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality Longlflortun and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. All Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist 131 W. 28th Sf., NEW YORK CITY TELEPHCH^IE Madison Sqttare 1998 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Wheni ordpring. please mention Thp P^xrhnngp J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28t»i STREET, NEW YORK Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 ESTABLISHED 1887 Koneer Commission Dealer in Cut< Flowers My new plane is uneioelied for oooveaience. Groweraof Rosea and Carnations oontemplating a change will have my i>er9ooal attention. Pleased to have you call or ooirespond. Shipping orders promptly attended to Every Facility for the Care and Sale of Cut Flowers of All Kinds Whp^Tii ordering, please mention The Bxohnngp United Cut Flower Co., mc. WHOLESALERS III West 28th Street. NEW YORK TELEPHONES— FARRAGUT 4422.4A23 PERCY W. RICHTERS, Manager When orilcTJng, please m'^'Dtlop Tbe Exfhnnge High Class Roses KEY, OPHELIA, RUSSELL SUNBURST, MRS. STOREY and all the KILLARNEYS Bouvardla, Narcissus.Tullps, Carnations, Rubrum Lilies, Sweet Peas, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignments Solicited J.J.COAN, Wholesale F>lorl«t 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Fairagut 5413-5891 WTieni ordering. plPHBe mentlnn Tbe Rschflnge GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist SMIF» us YOUR PUOWERS 104 West 28th Street «IS%a".„t NEW YORK Wheni ordering, please meptlon The Exchange A.L.YOUNG&CO.,inc. Wholesale Florists A. L. YOUNG, Prea. and Trea*. H. R. SCOMMODAU. VIce-Pres. P. LIGHTFOOT, Sec-y 54 West 28th Street. NEW YORK When ordering, please nn.'ntlon The Exoh:inge John Young G«arft« HUdenbrand John Young k Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SQUARK 7362 When ordering, please mi'ntlon The Exchange WE Confine our line to the best stock obtainable. Stand back of our stock. Give unsurpassed service. YOU Owe it to your yourself to make us prove these statements. HENRY M. ROBINSON COMPANY WHOUESALB FUORISTS QF NEW YORK SS'S7 WEST 36th STREET TolBphono* ! 13 and BBIO MADISOM SOUARt February S, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 325 C. Bonnet G. H. BUkfl Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephones: 12(t;i-i Miiin Out-of-town orders carefully attended to. Give us u trlul. Cut Flower Exchange Sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. W*n space for advertlsioK purposes for Rent. V. S. DORVAL, Jr.. Secretary BONNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK 0)1 flOWER tXCtlANG[ flOOR, COOGAN BID6. Op«n All Day Taltphoo*. MO Madiaaii Squar* Wrlta them yog read tblB adrt. In the Bicbaage B. H. Jahn, Pre*. Robt. G. WUson, Treaa. GREATER NEW YORK FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers In Cut ^Flowers and Supplies 162 Uvingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florlata 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone 551 Madison Square Gonaltttiments of choice flowers solicited William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commiuion Dealer in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby Street . ta.tBttu.in BROOKLYN, N. Y. Badgley St Bishop, W Pl.on.]}8«^[M«I.Sq. 34 West 28th St., New Yoric CHy Rcoeiven and Dntributors of Choice Cut Flower* Wrtta tham yon read thU adrt. In the Bxehangt L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th Street, New York Ci^ Telephone, 2315 Madison Square CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED Wben ordering, please mention The Eichange WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK 'TELEPHONE 6946 MADISON SQUARE Wben ordering. pleaBe mpntlon The Eicbange HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY ™' "iSXITor VALLEY •'■'Sii''S.„„ GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. J.^^j.^.^^o^"/, 105 W. 28th St., New York Frank H Traendly Charica Schenck Telephone 3860 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & marketos WHOLESALE Piantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK Whola»mla Florlmlm 436 6th Ave., bet. 26th and 27th St«. New York City and Cut Flower Exchange CaomgnmeDta Sotioited Pbonea: Parratut 7»7-798-79» H. E. FROMENT, '^^f^Sf^ 148 WEST 28th STREET TEL.{|j»}pARRAGirr NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON When ordering, please mention The Exchange Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Kew Yorkjebiuary 1,1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m., Tuesday ROSBS— A. Beauty, SpedaJ '* Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 3 No. 3 Killarney Killarney Brilliant Killaroey Queen Wliite KUlamey My Maryland Riohmond Arenberg Hadley Booaier BeauW Key I^j HiillncdoD Ceoile Brvnner.Elgar.eto per bunch Bride dt Maid. Spedal '* Puioy Extra No.l No.2 Prima Dotma (Mme. Paal Euler) . Prinoa da BuJ^aria Radianoa Mra. Gaorse Shawyer Sunburst Mfa. Aaron Ward Lady Alica Stanley Ophelia J. J.L. Mook Mia. Cbarlea Riuaell Adlantum Cuneatum Hybndum and Crowaanojn Antirrhlnuin, per bunch , Aaparaftua Plumosiia, bunchea, . . , Bprengeri, bunohea BouTardla, j>er bunoh Calendula, per bunoh CaUaa. par doi Dalalea Pema, per 1000 Preealaa, per bunoh Galax, green and bronsa, par 1000 Leucothoe, per 1000 35.00 to 20.00 to 12 00 to 600 to 300 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to to 8.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 3.C0to .25 to 8.00 to 6.00 to 5.00 to 4.00 to to 10 00 to 3.00 to 400 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to JSto .75 to .76 to 10 to to .20 to .3S to 1.00 to 1.00 to 1.00 to .15 to .75 to 4.00 to 75.001 40.00 25.00 12.00 6.00 3.00 10.00 12.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 12.00^ 60.66 ' 1500 1200 10.00 1.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 3.011 30.00 1000 12.00 12.00 12.00 16.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 y .60 n 1.00 2.00 M ■'.36 .60 1.50 3.00 1.60 .25 1.00 7.60 CARNATIONS— Inferior gradee, all ooloiv.. . ( White Standard Varietiea J Pink. S Red L Yellow and Tar. . r White •Fanoy (•Th« Highest J Pink Grades of 8t'd> Red Varieties.) (^ yeUow and rar, NoTeltlea Aatera Porgetmenota, per bunoh Chryaanthemuma, per doi, . . . ** per bunoh. . DahUaa Gardenlaa, per doi Gladiolus, per doa Gladiolus, Baby, per doa Iris, per bunoh Lilac, per bunoh LUlea, Longifiorum Rubrum LUy of the VaUey Mignonette, per doa Nardaaua, P. W., per bunoh.. . . Nardaaua, DaflodiU, per bundi, Panslea Peoniea, per dos Poinsettlaa. per dos Primula, per bunoh Orchids. Cattleyas I.OO 1.50 16l> 1.60 1.50 2.00 2.00 .75 to 1.00 to 100 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 1.50 to l.SOto 160 to 2.00 1.60 to 2.00 2.00 to 3.00 ... to .15 to .26 ... to ... to to 1.00 to 3.00 ... to ... to ... to .35 to .75 8.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 10.00 1.00 to 3 00 .26 to .76 .35 to .40 .26 to .36 1.00 to 2.00 ... to ... to .10 to .20 10.00 to 2500 Cypripediums, par doa 1.29to 1.50 - ■ ■ 20.00 to 25.00 6.00 to 8.00 .76 to to .12 to to .50 to .5010 .15 to .20 to .25 to .16 to .26 to Dendrobium formoaum. Onddium SmUai, per doi. strings Stevia, per bunoh Stocka, Double, per bunoh " Single, per bunoh Sweet Peas, Ordinary, dos, bunohea. " Spenoera Tullpa, per doa VIoleu, Double Single, Princeaa of Walea. . dingle. Gov. Herriok Wallflowera, per bunoh 1.60 ".25 V.26 1.60 .60 .40 .40 .25 .35 All the new and standard ROSES 4 Fine Grade CARNATIONS and all seasonable CUT FLOWERS WALTER F. SHERIDAN, 133 WeM 2eth St., NEW YORK Telephone, Farratut 353] Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange >VILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28th Street NEW YORK Telephma 2Mi Purragnt WHOLESALB FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Myosotis, Calendula, Bouvardla, Primula Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. When ordering, please mention Tlie Exrlinnge EDW. C. HORAN 55 West 28th St.. NE>V YORK Telephone»{lJ«}Madl.on square Cut Flowers dX WhoICSalC When orderlnif. please mention The Elxchanx* George CSiebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, 608*609 Farragut The best source of supply in the chy Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations Personal Attentions-Consignments Solicited — bfllibfactjon Guaranteed When ordering, please mention The Exchange B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York V I O I> F T ^ CARNATIONS ' « Vy A^ 1- 1 O AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention Wben ordering, please mention The Exohnnga Louis M.Noe LouisA.Noe Wholesale Commission Florists MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone. 756 Madison Square American Beiuties a Specialty THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-5711, 26th St. NEW YORK When ordering please mf^ntlon The Exchange VIOLETS SINGLB'AND DOUBLE A SPBCIALTT Sl)ippiiig orders given personal attention and fiatiafaotioD guaranteed. Also a full line of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wholesale Florist, U3 Weat 28th Street, NEW YORK CITT Phone, Farraftut 3463 When ordering, please mention The Excban«a New York City \ \ -* The first annual smoker of the Asso- ciated Retail Florists, Inc.. and the Greek- Amerira n Florists' Ass'n was held at the Hotel Breslin in this city on Mon- day night of this week. A fuller ac- count of this affair will be found else- where in the columns of this issue. The so-called unseasonable warm weather of last week and the early days of this week, during which the tempera- ture registered upwards of t>5 deg., caused many cut flowers, especially Roses and Carnations, to arrive in the market in poor condition. The Roses were soft and soon opened, and the Carnations soon became nearly worthless. McKinley Day. which occurred on Sat- urday, Jan. 2y, failed to stimulate in any pronounced degree the sale of Carnations, Mr. McKinley's favorite flower. During the previous days of that week Carnations were selling up to 4c., and in some cases ."jc, but the growers, instead of al- lowing them to come into the market regularly in normal numbers, apparently hold them, hoping on Saturday to ob- tain a higher figure for them than those mentioned above. This expectation ended in disappointment, and the great number of Carnations sent on Saturday glutted the market since they could not be sold, and prices declined rather than advanced. Woodrow & Marketos, 37 W. 28th St., executed a very large decoration this week for the Architectural League, who are holding an annual exhibition in the Vanderbilt gallery, 215 W. 57tb st. The above named firm used three tons of Lau- rel in the work, besides many Azaleas, Bougainvilleas and Lilac plants and much evergreen roping. The scheme of decora- tion "was a garden with Old English hedge effect. The work occupied many days as well as much material, and was one of the most notable decorations of its kind which has been made this season. The quality of the Mignonette arriving in the wholesale market this year is re- markably fine, better probably than has 326 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBUKGH CUT FLOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St, PinSBUfiGH, PA. Weclproclty — Saw it Sn the Eichanse ever before come into tbe market. Some of this of the higlier quality aud largest size was noted this weeli at Badgley & IBishop, Inc., 34 W. 2Stli st. J. J. Coan, 115 W. 2Sth st, is now making a special offer of Shamrocks in pots of several sizes, and in pipes. He is already booking orders for tliese. In the cut flower line he is receiving some good Tulips and some of the first double Daffodils arriving in the market this year, Tlie only real flower novelty seen in the market this week is the pure white blooms of the Camellia noted at P. J. Smith's. 131 W. 28th St. As far as color and stem are concerned tliese flowers are in strik- ing contrast to the wonderfully fine Had- iey Roses, which are regularly received in large numbers at this store. The First American Natural Ferns Co., Inc., which movedi into its new quarters at 508 Sixth ave. only a few months ago, and whose manufacturing and prepara- tion establishment occupy the whole Iiuilding nt the above number, report largely increased sales of their prepared fems, sea mosses, baskets, and their American Beauty Roses, of which they make a specialty, and their other artifi- cial flowers tip tlie retail florists of New York City and its suburbs. The engagement of Samuel Salesberg of W. R. Siebrecht Co., Inc., 114 W. 28th St., and Miss Tillie Lazai-us of Long Beach has been announceQe B. A. SNYDER CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MOSS, Telei^one. Fort Hill 1085-25017-25552 C1t<* pa-ed^'t wherft a*je^^ '^ ^iCT«>~M«^nrton Exchange Wholesale Cut Flower Market Daily consignments from leadlnft growera Full line of Florists' Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267.6268 When nrdpring. pl^nse mpntlnn Tbp Rxrhflogp Boston Wholesale and Retail Florists BiLsiness for the month of Januar.v in this city was unusually good, and there are few who can remember anything equal to it. for the grower who had flowers probalily never before realized such prices for almost a full month. The re- tailer felt probably that prices were a little too high for him. nevertheless all concerned had good business. Owing to mild, warm weather the outlook for busi- ness in the beginning of February is not so favorable, as in most cases there is an overabundance of flowers. Last week in this city the heat broke all records for January ; 66 deg. made people begin to think that Summer was returning. Herbert Sloane of the New England Florists' Supply Co.. who was married on Tuesday. Jan. 2.5, to Miss Frances Gushaver of Winthrop. returned on >lVholesalo Florist* of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklin and St. Paul Sts. WASHINGTON, 1216 H St., N. W. I'l'-:" lIl'Tli.-'n mi>' V.\fh: \N\ GROW SEL.U AL.L YOU TRY US AND SEE 11! PHIUDELPHIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS EXCHANGE kILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOUBLE KILLARNEY Finest Orchids, Gardenias and Violets. Op«n Sundays from 9 to 13 DEUTSCHER & CLAZER, PROPS., '%IU^^N^^^^.^V,- WALTER DAVIS ""iliZt 1713 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The finest WHITE LILAC and SINGLE and DOUBLE VIOLETS Wtpn ordering, pleaae mention Tbe Eichanpe Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. ISI7 Sansom Street ROSES, CARNATIONS, YELLOW DAISIES, Pink and White PRIMROSES and all other novelties. Special week end prices — Write us. PHILADELPHIA. PA. When, ordering, pleaa* mention TTig ElyghflDge STUART H. MILLER Berger Bros. A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ransl.ad St. When ordering, plpnsf PHILADELPHIA, PA. nr-ntion ThP Exclinnge at Lompoe, Cal.. have .ill been completed. About 90 acres have been sown to Sweet Peas. It is said that alxjut 90 per cent, uf all the Sweet Pea seed used throughout the world is grown in Cali- fornia, and soinj^thing like 2U(T0 acres are grown there annuall.v. In an average season aii acre will produce from 5oda. For several years past he has made his home with his son, E. B. Morgan. John C. Schubert, died on Jan. 27 at the North Shore Sanitarium. Kenilworth, He was born on Mar, 26, IS.jT. and for several years was prominently connected with the florists' trade of Chicago. He was a brother-in-law of M. Gallagher, who conducted a florist's store on the corner of Wabash ave. and Monroe st. and was killed in an accident on the Illi- nois Central R. R. ,Vt the death of Mr. Oallagher. John C. Schubert look over the business and conducted same until 1890, when he sold out to John Mangel. Since that time be has been a public of- ficial and tlie holder of a number of city offices under the Harrison and Basse ad- ministrations. His last appointment was city smoke inspector. He is survived by a widow. The funeral was from Ms late residence. 1,S21 Indiana ave.. on Satur- day, at 9..S0 a.m, with interment at St, Boniface Cemetery. The condition of John Poehlmann has improved so much during the past few weeks that he was able to leave the hos- pital for his home on Monday, to the great satisfaction of his family and nu- merous friends. Erne A; Klingel report a stroug ad- vance demand for St. Valentine's Day. ^Ir. Erne is of the opinion that Roses will be scarce until after the middle .of February. Tlie present season for the cut flower trade never looked better. There are busy times ahead. The late Easter comes about the time the bedding plant trade opens in Chicago, so that Ijlantsmen and florists will be batting at the same time. A. W. Iliirre has joined the traveling force of the Poehlmann Bros. Co., and left ^londay for an extended trip. T. E. Waters of the supply department has a process for the preparation of Mag- nolia leaves so they can be used as a substitute for the foliage of Crotons. The use of Croton foliage in made up pieces has always been indicative of good taste and high quality, but the cost has been, to a large extent, prohibitive of their general use. The samples exhibited show a varied assortment of colorings of the true Croton type. Mr. Waters calls them Crotonized Magnolia leaves, until he can get a better name. Some large shipments of Valley, repre- senting the full season's supply of some of the largest growers, are reported to have been received in such poor condi- tion the past week that they were re- fused by the growers. This means tliat the Valle- supply for the coming season will be far below normal. Winterson's Seed Store is busy this week taking inventory. In the wire de- partment overtime is required to keep up with orders. A nice display of Tu- lips in bloom in boxes and pans has been on exhibition in the store for the past week. Weiland & Risch have completed the di'livery of their new Rose Champ Weiland to Peter Reinberg. who "•ITT "-0W it on a large scale the' coming sea- son. The two Lampert girls in the employ- ment of A. Lange. 2.5 E. Madison St., have been receiving the sympathy of their friends in the loss of their father, who died the past week. Blain Wilcox. Council Bluffs. la,, spent Saturday in the city on his way liome from the St. Louis Carnation show. He was shown around the city by E. C. Pruner of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. The epidemic of grip is no respecter of persons. Now that John Poehlmann is recovering, word comes from Morton Grove that both August and .\dolph Poeldmann are confined to tlieir homes with severe colds. A. Henderson, of .V. Henderson & Co.. has renounced his allegiance to the great army of strap hangers who come and ro out of the city daily. He has pur- chased a new car that will make his RED POTS That you wiD be proud to have on your benches are the kind we have to offer. We use nothing but the best material and skilled labor and offer you a first class pot at a popular price. All goods are carefully selected and packed, thus insuring full count upon opening your orates — isn't that worth considering? We also have a full line of Azalea pots, Hanging Baskets and other goods used by Florista — Ask for catalogue. We also make the famous " MOSS AZTEC " ware. THE PETERS AND REED POTTERY CO. Gen'l Office and Works Chicago Office and Sample Room SO. ZANESVILLE, O. H. A. HARRISON, 6 E. Lake St New York OUice and Sample Room— WM. M. WARRIN, 16 W. 23rd St. STANDARD FLOWER POTS 1000 reads' packed cratee of Standard Flower PotB aikd Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at an hour's notice. Price per crate as follows: 1000 3-iMh »6.00 SODSH-inoh 6.80 600 4-inoh 4.80 466 4H-inoh 6.24 ..--- 3206-inoh 4.61 Our Specialty, Lontt Distance and Export Trade. HILFINGER BROTHERS, - - Pottery, FORT EDWARD, HEW YORK AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. 81 Barclay Street. New York City, Agents 2000 1^-incb te.OO 1600 2-iaoh 4.86 1600 2M-il>eb 6.26 1800 2H-inoh 6 00 210 SK-inoh t3.78 144e-inch >.16 1207-inoli 4.20 60 8-moh ».08 ^he Whilldin Pottery Company FLOWER POTS MADE IN PHILADELPMIA WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. Flctco Paper Pols The Pot That Needs No Bottom The standard for shipping small plants. Per 1000 2-mch tl.20 2M-inoh 1.30 2H-inch 1.50 3-inch 2.00 Many Carnation Growers are usins our square plant boxes for Rooted CuttinsB. It is a paying proposition. Price: One to fifty thousand, $1.10 per 1000. Cash with order. Fletcher & Son, Auburndale, Mass. Square Dirt Bands Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Winter to stock your greenhouses. Think of as. Write ns. Try u The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl SL, Norristown, Pa. Wtien ordering, plea.'te mention Tbe Eicbapge SYRACUSE RED POTS rSRN POTS. PANS and SAUCKRS, iw to and Including 13-liicli, aU machine madew A graat imfmyvement omr tba old ityl* tamed pota. Writs /cr CakUoQm SYRACUSE POHERY C BREITSCHWKRTH. Prop. SYRACUSE, N.Y. Wlicn nrdpring. iil.'.-isp nr'ntlnn Tin* Exc'';(nge See Ramsburg's display ad. on page 292, and send postal for free samples. ooming and goins from his home to hia place of biisiuess in the city a matter of much pleasure daily. Wietor Bros, are cuttiuR a full sup- ply of Carnations, but find that the trade in general calls for them so steadily that all their stock is sold out daily as soon as it reaches the store. Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made la I of 2-ln. to S-iu. Tbs bast Paper Pot lor sUprfai pqrposM. Samplei fxM* ntebed free. Ask rooc dealer lot them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 4030akSt.WaRluai. Man When ordering, please mention The Exchange 330 The Florists' Exchange LIQUID = 40% NICOTINB S-lb.can 110.50 4-lb. can 5.S0 I-lb. can 1.50 M-lb. can .50 "NICO-FUME "^ PAPER 2M->heet can $7.50 144-theet can 4.00 24-aheet can 85 THRIPS, . APHIS SPRAYING— VAPORIZING— FUMIGATING YOUR DEALER HAS THESE PRICES Manufactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Incorporated, LouisvUle, Ky. When ordering, plpnse mention The Exchange kmtm"?owi> (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING RIND) KILLS ALL APHIS $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. iwmMMBOMMniilJBMKlllWIWlgMMWa WE SELL DIRECT TO TH^ Ci E E PSM EN,,„g;ftJ[^J)|gT^ JELL IT_TO YjOl, If you deslVe a* TodSc^TPo wa&rTBS^B^maranteeoto Burn, will Burn aud Give Perfect Satisfaction, or Money Backi. \^ Qyjjr Qjfg^t ^ yy- THE H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK; PA, ttA SVhf^n nrilTlng. pleni'f mention Thp Bxchnnre ^j THE re:no>vned food for plants MAMUFACTORBD BY CLAY &. SON, STRATFORD LONDON, ENGLAND When nrrlerlng. plPBSe mention The Exohnnee Fertilizers PACTORY PRICES. Cash with Oidw. Per ton SOOUm. Special Sheep t2S.OO $3.60 Fine Bone Meal 40.00 5.00 Blood and Bone 60.00 6.00 Davldge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40.00 6.00 Florist's Tankage 30.00 4.00 FOR RETAIL FLORISTS Odorless^ Sheep Fertilizer. Price per 100 lbs.: 1 lb. bags, $6.00; 5 lb. $3.00; 25 lb. $2.00; SO lb. $1.75; 100 lb. $1.50. Hudson Carbon Go. BaiistonSpa,M.Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c.lb.,e'b'.^. TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ^^^ TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb.,K'JSi TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. Tb^ L«r&« Bale, weighing 400 to 500 Iba., tS.50 Special prices In Tons and Carload Lota J.J FriedmanT'Bk'^^^rN'rr The Recognized Standard Insecticide A »pra.y remcdj for green, black, white fly, thrlpa and soft scale. Qt., 91.00| (ral„ 93.60. FUNGINE An Infallible apray remedy for Rose mildew. Carnation ajid Chrysanthemum rust Qt., 760., ffal„ 93.00. VERMINE A soli aterlllzer for cut, eel, wire and angle worms. Qt, $1.00; ffaL, (3J0O. SCALINE Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange NIKOTEEN For SpraTinf. APHIS PUNK For FumicatlBc. Aflk your dealer for it NICOTINE MFG. CO. ST. LOUIS Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchange For San Jose and various scale «a trees and hardy stock. Qt. 76o.i fal., •1.60. NIKOTIANA A 12 per cent nicotine solution proi^ erly diluted for fumigating or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.60; gal., $4.60. If yon cannot obtain onr prodnets from your local dealer, send urn your or- der and we will ship Immediately through our nearest agent. APHINE MANUFACTURING CO. MADISON, N. J. Geo. A. BumUton, Pres. M. G. Sbel* TrMt When ordering, please mention The Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-dat« 'IianurES Uneipialed for Greenkoose and Landscape Fertilizing The Pulverized Manure Go. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO Wten ordering, please mt-ntlon The Exchange The E. C. Amling Co. is handling some fancy colored Freesias grown by Alois Frey, Crown Point, Ind. These wer€ a feature of the market a year ago and from the way they are selling this season appear to have lost none of their popularity. The silver medals awarded to the new Carnation. Belle Washburn, at the St. Louis Carnation show the past week is a matter of much satisfaction to its own- ers and originators, Bassett & Wash- burn. It is in widespread demand and the propagation is being pushed accord- ingly. Frank Oechslin says that the demand for Shamrocks is on the wane. This sea- son the amount of this stock grown is nothing compared to what it was in seasons past. He has to regulate the supply in proportion to the demand. Among the visitors of the past week were Sam Seligman, New York ; Mr. Perkins, Newark, N. Y. ; Chas. Schwake, New York. Columbus, 0. Due to a large run on funeral work during the past week, Columbus florists have witnessed a good business. McKinley Day also added to the sales of the week and a large quantity of Car- nations was disposed of. The amount of business on this day would have been doubled had not the Salvation Army been on the job, who by parading the streets or by wending their way into club houses and hotels sold an enormous amount of blooms. The Munk Floral Co. ran a sale on Sweet Peas Saturday. Both windows were filled. with pink and white blooms, arranged in bunches to sell at 2oc. and 35c. each. The Livingston Seed Store had a Mc- Kinley window. A large portrait of the former President, draped in black held the background. The front of the win- dow contained vases of Red Roses. The Winter Floral Co. received the order from the employees of the Jeffrey Mfg. Co. to decorate the office of their president. One design was a large horse- shoe with the figure 80 in the center. Sweet Peas. Roses and Valley were used. Another floral piece was a large basket of Roses. The decorations at the Columbus Auto Show were carried nut along the idea of a Roman garden. The color scheme was of green and white, with Roman trellis, pilasters, friezes. Southern Srailax, Roses and blooming pot plants. Canarv birds were used in transforming the audi- torium to a semblance of a Roman gar- den. M. C. MlDGLEY. Specimen for Identiflcation. — We are sending you specimens for identiflcation. No. 1 blooms about March 1 for several week:^ with drooping, bell-shaped, lav- ender flowers. You will notice the flower bud forming on the end of the branch. We think none of the others need any comments as they each have flowers and foliage. As there are several kinds of Begonia we have numbered them all so we will know which when you reply. — L. J. B., N. Y. — Of the several specimens sent for identification, No. 2 is Crassula lactea; " No. 3 Saxifragra sarmentosa; No. 4 Be- gonia incarnata; No. 5 Begonia Dregei (perhaps, we are not quite certain); No. 6 Begonia Ingramii; No. 7 Begonia fol- iosa; No. 9 Begonia Duchartrei. There was no No. 8 in the package of speci- mens. No. 1, we fail to be able to iden- tify. No. 10 is a Begonia, perhaps one of the Rex type, we cannot fix the spe- cies from the one leaf sent. BespousibUity of Forwarding Com- panies.— Is it not a rule of express com- panies that flowers and plants are to be forwarded by the quickest route and by first train possible? Some months ago we had a shipment of Roses billed to Elmira. 40 miles away, on Saturday evening and we should have received them by the early morning train on Sunday, which carries express. They did not come nor did they on the next train which arrived at noon and also carried express. They arrived on the Monday noon train but in such a condition that we refused to accept them. So far we have received no satisfaction from the express companies. We have had a num- ber of cases where the delay has either spoiled the plants or flowers, or they were received too late for the occasion for which they were ordered. Can you inform us whether or not the express companies are not liable in all such cases? It seems to us that a full ex- planation along these lines would be of great benefit to the trade as there are undoubtedly many who are wondering what to do under similar circumstances. — L. J. B.. N. Y. — We do not presume to give precise opinions on legal matters, but we think it has been well established by the decisions of the court as well as being a matter of common law that a forward- ing company is under obligation to for- ward any goods which it accepts for transportation by the earliest means and the quickest route which it can reason- ably employ for this purpose, and that furthermore in case it fails to do this through sheer negligence it is responsible for damage to goods received through such neglect. Treatment of Hydrangea Otaksa. — We have a large number of Hydrangea Otaksa and French varieties which have just been shifted from Sin. to 4in. pots. They are dormant with just a few of the terminal buds swelling, also others in same condition not shifted as yet in 4in., 5in., 6in., 7in., Sin. and all in same condition of dormancy. Is it best to shift these larger plants? Would you hedge in long arms from the larger plants? Part of them are in a Carnation house and part in a Violet house. We want some for Easter but more for Me- morial Day and later Summer flowering. What would you suggest as the best way to treat them? — L. J. B., N. Y. — It is advised that the inquirer, after the bud shows up well, shift the Hy- drangeas which he has just put into 4in. pots into Sin. pots, or in case of the larger plants, into 5^ in. and 6in. and give them a Carnation house tempera- ture, or if if appears necessary, a little higher temperature In order to bring these into bloom for Easter. Those which are now in 4in. to Sin. pots may be left in these pots in a Violet house temperature and in the Spring, if the buds show plainly on these, each of the several sizes may be shifted into a .size larger pot. It has been found by expe- rience that if Hydrangeas- are shifted into too large pots before their buds are well formed, the plants are inclined to put on a robust growth and the development of the buds to be checked. Hedging in long arms would, no doubt. Improve shape of plants, but would surely destroy some blossom buds. Trouble with Peacli Tree Borers. — I have a house. 25ft. by 25ft.. planted with Peach trees, fan trained on wire trellis, fifteen trees in the house, inside border. These trees have been growing in here about seven years, and are large, the tops being up to the roof. The last four years we have been troubled with (■"eliniary 5, IDIC. The Florists' Exchange 331 HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, 1% and l?4-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K, D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO When ordering, please mention The Exchange irrubs In the soil which have given con- fiderable trouble boring the trunks of the trees to such an extent that some of the trees have not more than an inch of bark intact beneath the surface of the soil. The base of trunks measure about 2in. to Sin. in diameter. One tree died this past season, the rest are not [tearing fruit in quantity or quality as ,they did formerly. The grubs seem to jget worse from year to year in spite of [ihe fight we try to make against them. jWe have been digging or hand picking jihem out, also been giving applications ;of "Vermine" and carbon bisuipniae, ac- cording to directions. What would you suggest to overcome this trouble? Do jvou think the trees would stand trans- planting if I took out the old soil anr 'pat in new soil? Also what is a good kompost for a Peach border? Any sug- 'gestions you might give through your valued paper would be very much ap- preciated.— A, A. L., Pa. I —In regard to the trouble with your Peach trees, there are numerous causes ifor failure. In the first place I pre- sume your trellis runs crosswise of the .house. Secondly, 15 trees suggests .overcrowding, which certainly Is a seri- iOus evil. To produce high class fruit i^rlth quality and rich flavor the trees .should be thinner. The essential point should be perfect foliage, thoroughly ripened wood, which would mean strong ifruit buds that would give results when called upon. Yes, a Peach tree if thriv- ing satisfactorily would cover the whole space across a 25ft. house in. say, five seasons, providing good thrifty stock was planted, and better fruit than can be hoped to be got from crowded or se- verely pruned back trees. Borers have been a source of annoyance in Peach culture ajid particularly so under glass. Further, are your Peach trees budded on the Peach stock or Plum? Plum 5tock is decidedly advantageous for planting under glass, as the Plum bark Is a bit harder, consequently the borers :annot make such rapid headway. How- ever, according to your description, the (trees must be in bad shape, but I would i5uggest to keep a close watch around |lhe base of each tree in the Spring and no doubt you find many cocoons Just before the fly is ready to emerge into fctlve life. You will find at that stage khe cocoons will be near the surface. I sun, Nature provides against detec- flon and the cocoon will be about the pame color as the soil, therefore a sharp lookout is necessary. Those flies after Emerging, will start on their destructive Fork again, the female depositing her fggs In the crevices of the bark usually tt the base. I We don't know as yet how to eradicate wis Insignificant little pest but we do know there are certain remedies whereby )t mav be kept in check, particularly kith the help of the knife and wire. If any have entered the bark the stifl Fire must be put in motion. The fol- Jowlng will be found unpleasant for the lemale in depositing her eggs, with ab- solutely no harm to the tree: paint pound the base of trunk wth lime sul- t>hur solution, which can be made of j% lbs. unslacked lime. 1 lb. sulphur. In lb. salt, which Is sufficient for 4 gals, jvash. Slack the lime in a vessel con- taining hot water, one-third of the total 'equired, add the sulphur while the lime s slacking and thoroughly mix with the DREER'S FLORIST SPECIALTIES New lira nd Now Htyle "HOSE RIVERTON" Furnuhed Id lengths up to SOO feet without team or Jo int. TheHOSEfortheFLORIST H-lnoh. per ft., 16o. keel 0(500 ft. •' 14>io. 2 Keels, 1000 feet - - i^-inoh - Reels, 800 ft. Couplings furnished HENRY A. DREER, 14 Chestnut Stmt, Fhilsdelphis, Fa. flon Th<^ Exfhnnge 14o. 13o. Needing f^ ^^^^ ^.^ "> Quantities of V^ T 1"^ 1^ ^ ^ ^ I Buy from where it grows. Always cheapest FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNANDINA. FLA. Large stocks. Thoroughly seasoned. All grades, sizes and,finish. Also Fecky and Posts. Full quotations on your ^peciBcations. Carloads only. Low freights to all points. -il'-riiitr. Ill'- lime. Add th« salt la^t. This may be allowed to boil for a few minutes. Then add enough water to make the four gal- lons. This mixture should be applied while warm. Yes, a couple of handfuls of wood ashes two or three times during the sea- son would be found beneficial, or even coal ashes for that matter, but in larger quantities. It would seem, it the trees are badly infested, the best remedy would be to start again with young thrifty stock rather than to transplant your present trees, which may mean another failure. The best compost for Peach border is a fairly free, loamy soil, that from a sod land preferred, although one of the prin- cipal objects in the first place should be perfect drainage. Unless good drainage is provided it U impossible to produce good fruit for any great length of time; also bear in mind that Peaches require phosphoric acid and potash, which should be added to the soil. A coarse grade of bone in making a border, say one to fifty-five or so, with a fair amount of potash is advised. Would also recommend Thomson's vine manure to be used as a top dressing during the growing season, or a bag or so mixed toward the surface of border would be money well invested. A border 2ft. to 2V4ft. is sufficient. — W. T. Rose Bushes Destroyed. — Last Spring I set out a bed nf some 50 (2',.>in. pots) hardy Roses. They grew well this Sum- mer. In October I gave the bed a good mulching of well-rotted stable manure. During November and December some- thing ate the tops off to near the ground level. What do you think caused this? I could see neither worms nor rabbits, though it might be the lat- ter if they have this habit. — D. J. D.. Pa. — There is very little doubt but that the Rose bushes of the inquirer have been eaten off too near the ground level by field m,ioe. often called stump-tailed rats. It is a common habit of these little animals to come in from the corn and hay fields when the Winter arrives Greenhouses That Stand The Test The Metropolitan organization has for years demonstrated the efficiency of its methods and style of construction. Tlie esteem in which its services are held by Growers throughout the country is evident from our continuous growth. PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. ^V^]en ordering, please mention The Exchange KING The name that assures " the most for the money " In GREENHOUSES Write for Bulletin No. 47 and you will see why. KING CONSTRUCTION CO. I 26 Kios's Road, N. Tonawanda, N. Y. I IF YOU WANT THE BEST When orderlnff. please mention The Exchanfre GLASS ^mm TO CLOSE OUTt 500 Boxes 8x10, 200 " 6x8 *' B ** quAlity double thiok. A sroAt oh^nM to mt* monay. Hma many i* you voitf f I. SOIOHON S SON, 199-201 Wooster SL, New Ytrli Wh9h»mtm Wtndom CIcu When orderlnc. please mt'ntlon The Eiehane* Greenhouse Construction Boilers Get our oat&locue before you flcur* Qet our figiires before you buy John C. Monin^er Co. ^ Chicago 906 BLACKHAWK STREET NBW YORK, MarfarUa* . BuUdlnft _^ Wben orderlniT. plesne mention TTie KiehaOK'*' E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. MORRISTOWN. N. J. Whr-n orderlnp. plejise m'-ntlon The Exchanpe and make their home in the mulch of coarse manure or hay or whatever may be used around the shrubs and Rose bushes. This is especially the case where the Rose bushes are growTi in beds. These little animals usually work below the surface of the mulch and not above it. eating off the bark and eird- Free from rot Produdnil appUancca GET A Greenhouse Materials Pearce-built Greenhouse OEOROE PEARCK Telephone 962-M. 203 Tremont Ave., ORANGE, N. I When .iril-TiuLT i.l. ■:'■.■■ iii.-tnl..n ThP RTPlinnge Furnished and Erected< IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lani^tha up to 33 feet Milled %o any detail furnished, or will fumlAh d«tailB and out matarial* ready for ereotloii. FranL Van Accrho FuHon Ave., Rose Ave. and< irdHK Tdn A^MHK, Dwight St.. JERSEY CITY. N. 1. When ordering, please mi^ntlnn The Bxfhanite For Greenhousea, Graperiee. Hotbeda, Con- ■erratorlea and all other purpo*^*' Get our flAure before buylnft. Eettmatae freely ftlrea. GLASS N. COWEN'S SON, '^-^^-^^ When orderlnc. please nipntlnn The Richanpe — PIPE.^ Wrouilbt Iron of eonnd eecond-hand qualliy. with new threads and couptinft*. 14-foot- lengths and up. Also p)p« cut to sketch. W» guarantee entire satlBfactlon or return money. EfftabttahMl 1903 PFAFFS KnDAmenY& riiidrY St5.,NewarkJJ. When ordering, pleas* mentUm The Exchange ing the Rose bush, so as to kill it to- the ground. If the Rose bushes are growing on their own roots, they will throw up new sprouts in the early Spring, but if they are grafted Roses, the sprouts thrown up in the Spring will be from the wild stock, and, of course, are wortftlessi In the opinioni 332 The Florists' Exchange AH the details of this Greenhouse; plans, erection, ventilation, heating system and service house, were left to us. Mr. Edgerton VVinthrop, of Syossett, Long Island, knew just how to obtain the greatest efficiency in the erection and main- tenance of his new 18x42 ft. greenhouse. He knew what we had accomplished for others, so judged it best to leave everything to us, and now he is perfectly satisfied. The plans of every JACOBS' GREENHOUSE have a twofold object in view — absolute practicability and perfect satisfaction at a minimum cost. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO What's more, we can save money tnr you. S. JACOBS ^ SONS Greenhouse Builders 1365-1579 Flushing Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 1866—9115 •ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER When ordering, pleaae mention The Eicbange The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Roof Supports. Ventilating Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc. ^S^h DILLER. C ASKE Y ioa ordering, please mentloo The Gxchanfe of the writer. Rose bushes should never be mulched with manure or liay or any similar material during- the Winter. Primarily for the reason tliat it invites the destruction of the Rose bushes by field mice, and secondarily because the time to apply fnrtilizers to Rose bushes is during their growing and not their dormant period. The most effective Winter protection for hybrid tea Roses, which we assume the inquirer is grow- ing, although he uses the word hardy Roses, is to bank them up with soil a foot high or so in very late Autumn when the cround begins to freeze and the Winter is apparently at hand. In the early Spring this banking of earth may be carefully drawn away so that the bushes may not send forth tender sprouts beneath the bank of earth. We do not know of any kind of Rose of any class which is so tender that it cannot be safely wintered in this way, where the thermometer does not register more than 10 deg. or 15 deg. below zero, and it extra care is taken in the banking, we are inclined to think that all Roses, however tender, could be wintered where the thermometer registered a much lower temperature. Dwarf Evergreens. — I have a circular flower bed 15ft. in diameter. I plant it to Cannas, Salvias and Coleus. It does well in the ear'y Summer, but the plants deteriorate due to roots from large Maple trees in late. Summer and Fall, which infest the bed. Would not dwarf evergreens do well under these conditions? Kindly suggest varieties that do not grow over 4ft. in height for this bed. — D. J. D.. Pa. — If the inquirer would prefer to con- tinue growing flowerino- and foliage plant.s "in the circular beds, instead of settine- out evergreens in it, he can probably do so successfully by giving the bed of plants a heavy mulch of good, short manure in midsummer. The rains and the heavy artificial watering will wash the fertilizer down into the soil and the plant roots will naturally get the benefit of it before they are robbed of it by the Maple roots. If, however, the inquirer prefers to make a change and to plant or set out evergreens in this bed, the following dwarf kinds are recommended. Pinus Mughus; Picea alba -nana and cserulea; Retinis- pora obtusa nana. Thuya Hoveyi; T. oc- cidcntalis Little G«^m, and T. o. pumila. Specimen for Identification. — I am sending by same mail a small portion of a plant of wnich I would like to know the name. Is it the Bryophyllum? It propagates readily from the leaves. I have had the plant for three or four years and it is now in full bloom with small star-sliaped flowers in clusters. — R. S. P., la. - — The specimen submitted for identi- fication is Crassula spathulata. Keeping- Canua Boots. — I have some Canna roots of the newer varieties stored on a cellar floor. The tempera- ture varies from about 40 deg. to 60 deg. (Fahrenheit). The bulbs and tops have dried. Should they be sprinkled occasionallv to keep them moist, or like Dahlias will they winter without any water? — D. J. D.. Pa. — The Canna roots should keep very well in the position and temperature mentioned in the inquiry. No sprink- ling is required or desirable. The roots should be spread rather thinly. Where a greenhouse is available and the num- ber of Canna. roots is onlv moderate, many put them in shallow flats (boxes) and "place these flats on the ground be- tween the return pipes under the benches. They usually keep very well in that position. Abont Choice Pansy Seeds. — We have an order for a lot of Pansy plants to be grown from the best seed we can obtain. Last Summer we gave this customer a prominent seedsman's finest strain. While they gave satisfaction, she thinks she has seen others better. Whose mix- ture or strain would you suggest? — L. J. B., N. T. — We are inclined to think that the seedsman whose name is mentioned in the inquiry carries as fine a strain of Pansy seed as any seedsman in this country. However the inquirer can, if he likes, split his order this year, giv- ing half of it to this seedsman, and half of it to one of the other seedsmen who give special attention to fine strains of Pansy seeds. Hedg-e Along- Main Thoronglifare. — I am planning to plant a hedge along the main thoroughfare and would prefer Berberis Thunbergii, but am in doubt whether it could stand the dust as well as some other hedge you might men- tion. How about the Hawthorn? — L. V. B.. N. J. — There is probably no other shrub which will make as satisfactory hedge along the main thoroughfare as the Cali- fornia Privet. Berberis Thunbergii in a suitable location certainly makes a pretty hedge, if it is well established, but we are inclined to think that along the main thoroughfare would not be a favorable position for its use, nor do we think that a Hawthorn hedge would prove very satisfactory. Callas. — My tubers look well but have so many ground worms in the pots that I put air-slacked lime on the pots and some time after the roots died. Was this caused by the lime or were the plants diseased ? I repotted them and they are making roots, but not as good as I think they ought to. I have about (00 of them. Kindly advise me through your paper. — W. G. F., Pa. ■ — It is quite impossible for us to say whether the lime or some disease de- stroyed the Calla roots. However, we are strongly inclined to think that if the CalVa roots had not begun to die before the lime was applied, that the dying of the roots was attributable to a too heavy application of lime. This opinion is corroborated by the state- ment in the inquiry that the replanted bulbs are now making roots again. If the bulbs had been diseased, this would probably not have been the case. Boohs on Foinsettias and Cyclamen Cnlture "Wanted.— Will you let me know what the price of Poinsettia and Cycla- men culture costs? — W. G. F., Pa. — We do not know of any single book outside of the "Cyclopedia of Horticul- ture" of several volumes, which would describe the culture of Poinsettias and Cyclamen in detail. However, some use- ful information as to their culture will be found in Henderson's "Practical Floriculture,'" price $1.50, and on the culture of Cyclamen, but not that of Poinsettias, in C. L. Allen's' book, "Bulb and Tuberous-rooted Plants," price $1.50 and M. Fuld's book. "Bulbs." orice $1.00. These books may be ob- tained through the office of The Ex- change at the above prices postpaid. Peonies, "What Varieties to Grow. — ^I want to grow some Peonies and Asters for market. The farm on which I shall grow them is in central Pennsylvania. It is poor, shale soil, but high above the vallev so that we get exceptional air drainage and can put a lot of color into Peaches and Apples. I have a south as well as a north exposure. I The Heating Problem Solved Judging strictly according to mechanical ^ merits. It's the METROPOLITAN PATENTED BOILER you want. Because of their proven scientifically perfect ooi^ atruction. MetropolitaD Patented Boilers will best a (pven smouDt of water quicker, with less fuel, and less attention than any other boilera on the market. The remarkable heating efficiency and quiok steaming qualitiea of these boilers are due to thsir large and effective heating surface. Just a few points of Metropolitan Patented Boiler merit: Smooth, perfect finished oaatings. Push nipple oonnections. Large fire-box, providing ample oombtudoB ehamber, and permitting a sufficient charge of fud to require attention only at long inteiTals. Deep ash pits, making the removal of^ashei ft ■light task. Large flues, making the boiler easy to elean. Grates that are made for hard usage and 1ob| service. And above ail, they are Fuel Saving, Not Ftat Wasting. We Edeo make soft coal boilers whioh are smokt* ess, and save 50 per cent, in ooal. Put Your Heating Problems Up To Ui We've Been At It for 44 Years METROPOLITAN MATERIAL COMPANY 1 398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN. N. Y. When orilprlng. please m'-ntlon The Exchange The kind you use f« among the 40 + different styles of SK^3'iK\i^ cS™s There b a particular cutter best liked by every ^eenhouseraan. Pick out the style that suits you best in our booklet — ehows cutters with one to seven wheels. Send 30c, for turret-head cutter No. 7 tnth 6 hand-honed toheeU. DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET FREE SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 141 Chambers St., New York City Will help alt around If you mention the EichsPM A STIC A Ifeenttouseqiagfg USE IT HOW. F.0.PIERGE(1D. n W BROAOWA! Mastlca Is elastic and ^enadona, admits of eipanslon and contraction. Putty beconut hard and brittle. Broken glass more easUr removed without breaking of other glass U occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. WlieiD ordering, plp.iae mpntlon The Exchange Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected filil all aises from 6 x 8 to 16 z 24. Ten boiea or mote at wfaoleaaie prioM, ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster SL, NEW YORK, N. Y. Th.. FTrhnnte THE EXCELiNGE — *rert and up-to-date bruary 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 333 Choice Red Cypress Greenhouse Material Hotbed Sash and Tanks Write for our pricei Alfred Struck Co., Inc. Garden and Chestnut Streets, Louisville, Ky. oideii |.k- «ume that the llenunial Day market ; llie chief maikol lor which Peonies ro erowii and that under ordinary cu- umftances the gi-eat hulk ot the crop houlrt be harvested in time lor that ,arket I should be glad to know what irleiics you consider the best for grow- er under the conditions I have named, Jkn doubtless lind a limited local mar- ft at a fair price and in addition will ;,obably have some to shin to a more isunt market which w^ould be Phila- elphla I shall appreciate such intor- luulon and suggestions as you may be ble to give me. — A. ^^. S., Ill- —The soil described in the inquiry is lot favorable to Peony growlne, Peonies hrlve best in a rather moist, rich, deep oatn A well drained clay sub-soil also , benelicial when Peonies are groWTl for ut flowers. If it is the intention of he Inquirer to produce cut blooms pai- Jculorly for sale for Memorial Day, he following early varieties are recom- mended in the order of their arrange- nent .ns regards desirability. For rhite Festiva maxima and Boule ae s'eiKe- for pink, Edulis superba. Dr. Iretonneau and Urabellata rosea; for •ed Felix Crousse and Officinalis rubra, rtiere reallv are no extra early red va- ■leUes, which will at all compare in luallty with Festiva maxima and EduUs iuperba Officinalis rubra is recom- mended not because it is equal to many if tiie red varieties of the Albifiora sec- Ion, but because it is very early and 3 almost always in bloom for Memorial nay We would recommend planting most heavily of the ^arigt'es Festiva naxlma and Edulis superba. The soil s also fullv as unfavorable for growing islers as "it is for Peonies, since they wth thrive in about the same kind ot lOil However, if the inquirer decides to it' Asters, it is suggested that he try he following: Giant Branching. Giant •omel, Giant Crego and the King Asters, Prepared Boughs of Foliage. — 1 have ient hv mail a small box containing Oak eaves! and am also ready to prepare resh ones, I put them into a solution ihlch enables me to keep them fresh luring the season. Would there be a narket for them? I could furnish every- hlng seasonable. — J. J. B,, L, I, —If the Inquirer is able to prepare icrays or boughs of Oak foliage, both ,Teen and red. and also of other trees, vhose leaves are suitable for decorative mrposes. by putting them in some kind ,t a solution, so that when used m muse and church decorations the leaves vlll remain flat, that is not curl up. and rill not fall oft from the boughs he rill be able to find a market for these it the florists' supply houses and the retail florists in any of the large cities, ' BeUaWe Seed Jonrnals Wanted.— Will nu kindly give me the names and ad- resses of some of the most reliable eed trade journals? — A, S,, S, C. —We are not acquainted with any rade journal which gives any fuller or note reliable information in regard to he seed trade, both European and imerican. than The Florists' Exchange, 'he Seed World of Chicago. Ill,, might .Iso prove helpful to the inquirer. Scale Insects on Perns. — I am enclos- riK herewith a frond of a fern which s affected with a scale, which I am un- He to get rid of, I have tried spray- ng with an insecticide, as directed on an, but it has no effect on them, and if make it stronger, it kills the ferns. have also tried scraping them off with toothpick. The frond I have enclosed ras cleaned about two weeks ago. Will ou kindly advise me through The Flo- ists' Exchange of a good cure for this cale.— C. K.. N, T. —It is suggested that perhaps the nquirer has not given the insecticide rhich he mentions a fair trial. He can- lot rightlv expect it to destroy all the cale insects, large and small, on his ems through one application, and. of ourse. he should not use it in a greater trength than is directed on the con- ainer. It is further suggested that he prav his ferns with this insecticide wo or three times a week for several reeks, making the spraying operation so horough that the insecticide reaches very part of the fern, especially, of ourse. the under side of the fronds. Change of Name FROM Qoaker City Madriae C«. TO The John A. Evans Co ■ ICHMOND, INDIANA When nrdprlne. nlPiiKe mpntlon The B»ch«iig» where the scale insects lodge. There are also other good insecticides adver- tised in the columns of The Exchange, which the inquirer may try. it he is dis- satisfied with that which he is now us- ing. After a fair trial, we would be glad to hear from the inquirer again as to the results. To Obtain Cuttings from a Carnation Sport. — We have a likely looking sport of Enchantress Supreme, but there ar,- no cuttings on stem, but several small breaks low down. Is there any way we can reproduce this flower? — M. H., N. Y, — It is suggested that if the inquirer should cut the blossom, on a very short stem, and leave the long flower stem growing on the plant, perhaps several breaks will appear along the side of this stem later,' which he can use for cut- tings, so as to perpetuate the sport. He can also, of course, take the breaks from the main body of the plant, but the trouble in doing this will be that some- times a Carnation sport is confined to just one branch of a plant, and does not extend to the whole plant, and if cuttings are taken from the plant, in case the whole plant has not sported, some of the cuttings may give blooms 'ike the sport which has appeared, and some like those ot the parent plant. Substitute for a lettuce Crop. — I have a sash covered building which I have always used for growing Lettuce, It is 25ft, x 70ft, It takes from six to eight weeks to grow one crop, and that brings about $160, Will you kindly advise me in the next issue of The Exchange what I can raise in this house that would sell easily at wholesale, and bring more mone'y than the Lettuce crop? Please give directions for starting and growing the plants you recommend, — M, G.. Me. — According to the statement of the inquirer, the gross proceeds from the 25ft, x 70ft, sash house are about $1200 a year, provided that he grows Lettuce in it throughout the year. If our in- ference in regard to his income from the Lettuce house is correct, we are in- clined to think that he better continue growing Lettuce, A sash house is not good enough to enable a grower to grow cut flowers for the market in competi- tion with those grown in the modern greenhouse. To speak frankly, it is not good enough for anything, even Lettuce in these days. If, however, the inquirer has decided to discontinue Lettuce grow- ing, it is suggested, if he can find a conveniently near market, that he might grow profitably vegetable plants, espe- cially in flats of convenient size for shipping to market, and in berry baskets, which would hold from six to two dozen plants each, A line of vegetable plants would include Cabbage, Cauliflower, To- matoes, also Peppers and Celery, He could also grow flowering plants from the seeds, especially such kinds as Salvia. Sweet Alvssum. Lobelias, annual Phlox and Zinnias, Bedding plants also might be added to the list, such as Geraniums, Coleus. and Cannas: it would be neces- sary to grow these in pots, Qrowing Alsopbila Anstralis In Uie Open. — We have brought a tree fern (Al- sopbila Australis). that has been grow- ing in the gardens of the P. P, I, E, at San Francisco during the past year. It is perhaps 100 or more years old, and at present in a dormant state. We are lo- cated near the Pacific Ocean, and our lowest temperature during the Winter is 24 deg, F. above zero. Could we grow it successfully in the open all the year round, by giving it protection? Will it do well in a place where it gets the sun practically all day. and in our California Summers. The place is very warm and sheltered. Should It be watered daily in YOU CAN'T BEAT IT FOR LIGHTNESS Y( lU cim neither beat it nor equal it. That is to say. you cannot, and still have anything like its equal in strength and proven durability. If you cannot safely beat it in lightness, you can't beat it for growing. It makes just the happiest, sunshiniest of houses for plants. Because it does, you have over and over again heard your Ijurili-ner friends say: " If a man can't get results with a U-Bar house, he can't with any house." This being so. as you know it certainly is so. then why don't we get together and talk over location, size, price, and all that sort of thing ? , Send for our catalog, or send for us, or both. ^. U-BAR GREENHOUSES P1ER50N U-BAR CO PITTY BILB (ScoUay's) For Liquid Putty The beei tool Jor glaz- ing and repairing greenhouse roofs. Note the Improved Spout For sale by your lup- ply house or ient poetpaidfoi $1.00. lOHNA.SCOlUY.Int, 74-76 Myrtle ATe. BROOKLYN.N. Y. KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO When orilerlne. please mcnIUin The Kxcliance GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our pric«fl o&d b« bad by mail, and it wiUpay you to get them We carry the largest rtock o( Specially Selected Glaaa iu Greater New York aod ean tupply any quantity from a box to a eaHoaa oo a one-day notice, and at Rook Bottom PrioM. PARSHEISKY BROS., Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. PIPE New and Second Hand When orderlnE. pleuBe mention Tbe KicbaDKe All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and couplings and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East. We Cnt and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florbta. Correapondanee Invltvd EAGLE PIPE SU?PIY CO., Inc. 30 Church St. N. Y. CITY When ordering, please mention The Excbance 334 The Florists' Exchange Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years in Use BUILT IN31889 HOT BED SASH. Our Cypress Houses PECHV CYPRESS BENCH STOCK. Last longer than iron Break less glass than iron Are less expensive than iron A.SK: FOR CIRCUL,A.R B THE A.T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass. will help all aroand If yon meptloa the Eicbange FROST SIGNALS Are now to be expected. Any night now you may awake to find thff ther- mometer way down near freezing, and the houseful of stock about to be ruined. Or it's more likely you will aleep through it and find your loss in the morning to be $600 or $5000, or more, unless you have a Standard Greenhouse Thermostat to rouBe you automatically if it gets too cold or too hot. Just set the minimum and the maxi- mum temperatures desired and the STANDARD will protect your plants and your profits. New improvements, moisture-proof, new 1916 model. Price, $5.00. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Standard Thermometer Co. 65 Shirley Street, BOSTON, MASS- WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c each Cure are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. S. JACOBS & SONS, ' 3e5-l379 PluMhlnE A-v». BROOKUVrS. IN. Y. \\']i.Mi nnl.Tiiitj- |il.-;ise rnmtl.in TTie Exclmrige GRaNHoosEMATERiAL'" Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts — Patent V and U Gotten Our Grade Invariably the Beat. Our Price* Right 4. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., CHICAGO, III. t ^^ tieD urderlng [ilease mt-otlon The Exctiuuge WROUGHT IRON PIPE ThorouiEhly overhauled, with new thread* and oouplinga. Guaranteed to give entire satisfaetion. Pipe out to aketoh. It will pay to oorreapond with u». ALBERT A DAVIDSON. Inc. 217-223 Union Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y- When ordering pleaa* mention The Exphanire Summer at the top as It has no roots in the ground at all? — A. P. W., Cal. , -^The word Alsophila means grove lovmg, and from it growers infer that this fern thrives best in at least a par- tial shside. It prefers a temperature of 60 deg. F. The Alsophilas are all exotics, the majority of them being from Aus- tralia, New Zealand, So. America, India Ceylon, Manila, West Indes and tropical So. America. In view of these facts, it is not at all likely that it could endure a temperature of 24 deg. F. above zero without suffering much injury. Of course, it could be kept outdoors in a favorable location during the Summer, but it should be wintered in a green- house. Fertilizers for Carnations. — What do you consider the best commercial fer- tilizer for use in the field for Carna- tions?— M. H., N, Y. —The best fertilizer to use on a Car- nation field is that from the stable or barnyard, especially that from the cow stable. It is advisable to plow this into the field the Autumn before the Spring when the Carnations are to be planted and leave the field in the rough that IS, do not harrow it until Spring, at which time it can be cross-plowed and harrowed, which will help put it in good condition tor the Carnation plants. Time to Plant Gladlolns America Be- tween Carnations. — Kindly advise when 1 should plant Gladiolus America between my Carnations to have them in bloom for Memorial Day. — L. G., N. T. — The inquirer is advised to plant Gladiolus America bulbs between the Carnation plants now in order that they may come easily into bloom by Memo- rial Day. It is better to plant the bulbs a little early; then if it is necessary the flowering of these can be retarded some- what by giving freer ventilation both night and day during the month of May, at which time the Carnations will not suffer at all from this ventilation. Varieties of Early and late Commer- cial Cluysantliemnms. — I would like the names of some very late standard va- rieties of 'Mums, not extra large, but medium sized, for retail and commercial purposes, which would be in bloom for Christmas trade. Also early pink, white and yellow 'Mums, earlier than Chryso- lora and Early Snow. — J. J. D., N. Y. . — For the late 'Mums the following varieties are suggested; Golden Chad- wick, Chadwick Improved, Chadwick Su- preme, Dr. Enguehardt, Jeanne Nonin Antique, Maj. Bonnatton. It will prob- ably be necessary to take the buds at these quite late in order to have them' come in bloom so that they are available for Christmas. For earlies the following are suggested. In the pink colors. Glory of the Pacific, and Roserie; in yellows, Golden Glow, Monrovia and Yellow < ic- tober Frost; in whites Smith's Advance, October Frost and Polly Rose. Indianapolis, Ind. Marliet Troubles Cloudy, warm weather has had a disastroue effect upon the quality of flowers received, Business has also been decidedly checked ii counter trade and in party flowers, so that altogether, there is very little satisfactioi in the flower shops just now. High pricet prevail and it is with difficulty that profit* and satisfaction for the customer are main* tained. Local Carnations are better than th( shipped ones at $3 to $5 per 100 wholesale and 75c. to SI per doz. retail. All the gigan teum Lilies and Callas available sell readilj at $10 to $15 per 100; few rubrum may bi had at $7 to SS. Dealers state that the las of the German Valley from Europe has beei obtained and that there is no outlook fo: future shipments. In view of this, whole sale and retail prices have been advanced the first named to $6 and $7 per 100, the latter, $1.60 per doz. The Rose market is decidedly far from wha it should be. Much of the stock is wal stemmed, bull-headed and of inferior size Prices, however, are all that should be re ceived for the finest grade of goods; $15 pe- 100 is quoted for .«ome of the fancy Killar ney, Ophelia, Richmond and Sunburst. .'' good grade of home grown stock may be ha( at $8 to $10 per 100, however, and these an dealt in whenever possible. Seconds brinf $5 to $6 per 100 and shorts $2 to $3 per 100 Eastern Violets suffer much this season i seems from the black spot, but there art others which are in fairly good condition a 60c. fo $1 per 100. Bulb stock such as Daffodils at $4 to $5 pe 100, Paperwhite Narcissus at $3 to $4 pe 100, Roman Hyacinths at $4 to $5 per 100, anc Tulips at the same figiire are relieving thi market very much and enable the fiowe shops to satisfy their patrons to a large extent. Fine Azaleas at $2 to $5 each, Rho dodendrons at $4 to $6 each and specimei Lilac at $2.50 to $6 are among the better con servatory plants. Forgetmenot at 50c. per doz. spray wholesale and Mignonette at $1 per doz sprays, also a few l3aisies at $2 to $3 per 101 are making their appearance for St. Valen tine's Day. A few bright, cold, sunshin; days would help the growers decidedly an( enable them to put a higher grade of cu flowers in the market. Notes John Hartje, Herman Junge, Adolph Baur Glen Elder, John Bertermann and other: returned from St. Louis very enthusiastii over the Carnation meeting there. Mucl improvement, particularly in the newei varieties, was shown and the exhibition, al in all, was a great success. It is very pleas- ing to the hoosiers to know that the 191* meeting will be held in this city, and everj means will be taken to provide a successfui meeting. Indiana is now honored with three officers of the A. C. S., Fred Dorner ol LaFayette, treas., Adolph Baur of Indianapo- lis, sec'y, and Wm. Vesey, Jr., of Fort Wayne, vice-pres. Julius Dilhoff of Philadelphia was a recent visitor. Mr. Perkins of the Jackson & Perkins Co.. Newark, N. Y., states that his business ii much accentuated by the European war conditions. His line of Lilacs, Hydrangeas and Roses is receiving much attention from the American growers who are sure of having their stock in good order and on time. C. Von Heinigan of New York City, rep- resenting the Holland firm of the same name, is booking bulb orders in Indianapolis. Sam Goddard of South Framingham, Mass., Wm. Nicholson of Boston, Robt. Montgomery of Boston, Albert Roper of Tewksbury Mass., Ernest Saunders of Lewiston, Me., W. E. Lenk of Halifax Gardens and Charles F. Strout of Bidde- ford. Me., visited Indianapolis Saturday afternoon, en route from St. Louis to th^ East. The short time in this city gave them the opportunity of visiting Baur & Stein- kamp's place and the Claypool Hotel. The visitors were shown over the hotel and were unanimous in their opinion that the situation was a good one for the next Carnation meet- ing in Indianapolis as far as convenience wa3 provided for, in the way of an exliibition. February 5, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 335 You Cannot Afford To Lt^t your houses go to pieces. Repairs slioiild be taken care of promptly. \Ve have a very complete line of Greenhouse Fittings that will be of much assistance to you. Something that makes one repair the last one, and it is so easy to do with our fittings. Also remember our sash operating Device that self- locks the sash by the worm and gear in any position. A catalogue describing all will bo sent free on request. "Write today. ADVANCE COMPANY RICHIVIOND, INDIANS _ti nii'iition Till- Kxoliii iEil- These gentlemen, with Irwin Berterniann and Homer Wiegarul, were the guests of Baur & Steinkamp. A most delightful time was spent with the visitors, who departed at 6.45 for Riclimond and the East. It is not often that such a representative body of eastern growers visits in the West, and their presence was decidedly an honor. \iivance orders are being booked for St. \ ai.'iitine's Day and much out of town trade is iiioked for. Local growers state that they ;ir. well prepared with stock, so that with th' I'lTort put forth with the storemen, there eh'iild be a surpassing of last year's business. SL'c'y Steinkamp telephones that the high watiT in this locality may interfere with the Trip of the florists to La Fayette. The trac- II' 111 lines have been discontinued because of t\\'- White River flood and arrangements ari being made to take out the early morning rrnn to La Fayette. Quite a delegation had ^iriiitied its intention of going and it would \>r t'Hj bad if the trip was interrupted at this !:(■■■ Iiour. 1 roesias are being raised in abundance around Indianapolis this year. Randall, rn Thp ETfhnrpp Carnations Rooted Cuttings for immediate shipment. Mrs. C. W. Ward. Strong, clean stock of this well- known variety. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Eureka. Brighter scarlet than Beacon with better calyx. A good variety for general growing. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Matchless. The best white. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Alice, Miss Theo, Red Wing. Ready now. Refer to display advertisement. A.N.FlEl\SON mc^ C^pMwiLL Conk Wtien order I lie. pleiise nK'ntluD 1 ht* Kxt'Lnni;*- CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 359. Glolre de Chatelaine. Dwarf, compact grower; always full of flowers of a lively rose color. An excellent pot plant variety. 2-in., $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000; 3-in., $4.00 per 100, J35.00 per 1000 2-in. 2-in. 3-in'. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 AGERATUM. Six varieties $2.00 S18.50 S3-00 $25.00 ALTERNANTHERA. Four varieties'. .-..:...•... . 2.00 18.50 3.00 25,00 ALYSSUM. Dw.arf and Giant. ., ....'.■ '. 2.00 I.S.50 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA Luminosa .' 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGONIA Vernon, Mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 COLEUS. Ten varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 FUCHSIAS. In variety 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 GERANIUMS. Standard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LANTANAS. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENAS 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 MOON VINES. White and Blue 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PARLOR IVY 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PETUNIAS. Double and Single, Mixed Colors 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PETUNIAS. Ten named varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SAL'VIA, Bonfire and Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SENECIO Argenteus, Dusty Miller 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA. White !ind Pink 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 VINCA Varicgata 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 ACALYPHA Macafeana 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM and HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS. Whole Field ( hniii'S. ?.i.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. CANNA ROOTS. $2.00 per 100 and up. Cash with order. If you have not received our catalogue, notify us. I?. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND U-hpn nrdprln_e. plP!i«*- in"Tal.-n Th-- K\fi':< ncf CLASSIFIED Pages 372 to 376 -^m 338 The Florists' Exchange 4 ^i^jfjfjfjf.jf.jifif.ifjf^if.if4JfifJfififif.ifififfrir With Malice Toward None GLADIOLUS Per 100 Mrs. Francis King. Light scarlet $2.00 Augusta. Pure white 1-75 XLCR. Snow white 1.50 PRIMLI-US. Hare, clear Primroses; yellow; flower- ing 1 1 July Tr. pkt. GOLDEN FEATHER $010 • M • • • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••^ if 3f SALVIA, Bonfire. SALVIA Zurich VINCA. 3 colors VERBENAS, Mam., 4 colors.. . . ZINNIA. Giant Robusta AGERATUM, Blue Perfection. ALYSSUM, Little Gem ALYSSUM, Carpet of Snow . ANTIRRHINUM. Nelrose Pink 50 ASTERS, Queen of the Market. Separate colors 20 BEGONIA, Vernon 25 BEGONIA Erfordil SO CANDYTUFT. Giant Empress 10 COB/EA. Scandcns 15 LOBELIA, C. P. Compacta 25 M YOSOTIS, Victoria 25 SMILAX . 12.00 Oz. $0.25 2.00 .60 .76 .35 .50 .30 .35 .20 .40 1.25 .75 .30 ;}: WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST CTAf^l/C BOSTON FLOWER MARKET V I llljM^ Unsurpassed for the largest per- ^ ' ^rWl»^# centage of double flowers. We have crimson, canary yellow, dark blue, deep blood red . apple blossom, bright rose, light blue, scarlet. Trade pkt $1.00, Pure white, trade pkt. SI .60. Sweet Peas, Asters. [Cyclamen, Petunia, Primula, Lily of the Valley From our Own Cold Storage Plant. Our Trade List mailed on application. rOTTL[R, FISKE, RAWSON CO., ne seed store faneuil Hall Square, Boston MEYER'S T BRAND GIGANTEUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY EX COLO STORAGE LATER ON CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK order Inc. pli-jise ni'TiIlon The IC\cliiiiij:e Ms/E. BOOK NOW 01?r^l?l?C f*"" delivery this Spring or next Fall, for the full line of Florists' Forcing WlVl^ryJ^O Bulbs and Plants; siioh as LILIES, FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLUS. CANNAS, DAFfLIAS, ROSES, PALMS. AZALEAS. RHODODENDRONS, BUXUS, Etc., Etc. Lei ua appraise your waata. ftUJUJT ROLKER & SONS, ^' ^^^fy^^o^^Tsf^^^ NEW YORK W'don nrilirtnir ].lr':)«e mt'ntinn The Excliaiice Plants 200,000 PANSIESseed Forcing Gladiolus «^^ """ ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink S1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensls, red . . . 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet.. 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, ill. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange MT GIANT PANSIES are now ready to ship. Fine field-erown plante. Finest mixture in superb oolora. All grown from selected stock. 100 by parcel post. SOc.', 1000 by eipreaa, (3.60; 500 13.00:3000 110.00. Large, strong plants in bud for Winter blooming, $1.00 per 100 by express Seed, finest miiture 5000 seeds SI DO. 1 a>. 14 GO. 3 OS tiono SALVIA Bonfire. Oi. »1 00. H Ol. 75o. Cash with order. ER IPMMIMfiC Lock Box 2S4 . D. JLnninuo, souTHPORT, conn "OBOWBR ONLT OF FINE PANS1B8". Contract Growers of SEEDSMEN PEPPER EGG PLANT KALE OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS, Inc. MOORESTOWN. N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Tolding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates (or Seedsmen STECHER LITHOGRAPHIC COMPANY Dept. S, Rochester, N. Y. When ordering, pk-ase mt'iilluD The Excbunge Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc.. for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADELPHIA nnhTiiitr. iiU- ni I ' n 1 1 n n The !■' .X r 1 1 1 1 ii l- p OUR MOTTOi "THB BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS" Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK From Cold Storage New York or Chicago $16.00 per 1000; $8.50 per 500; $4.50 per 250 Pips dNION SETS Whfn. nrijcrlng. plPHf** rTT'Til-Inn Th** Rxehnnge Mastodon Pansies Fine, Btooky, transplanted private stock. Miied. $1.00 per 100, »8.00 per 1000. Seedlings, large or standard aise. East of Chicago, order from the Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville. L. 1., N. Y. MASTQDON, MUed. H o» 75c.. as »5,00, MASTODON, Mixed. Private Stock. H OS $1 00, OS. t7 00. New catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side; v\ hfii orderiDi:. ulpasf un-utlou Th** hUcQuiyre CANNAS Allemania Aiph. Bouvier. . . Alsace, white. . . . B. Poitevine Black Prince. . . . Buttercup, new. . Crimson Bedder, Chas. Henderson. Coronet, yellow.. David Harum. . . Express, dwarf.. . Egandale 100 81 on 1 :>K) 1 5(1 2.00 2,00 2.00 3.00 1 SO I 50 1 50 2 50 1.50 True to name 2, 3 and 4 -eye roots 100 I.otiise. pink $1.50 I.oui^^iana 1.50 Mniii Blanc, true 2.50 Mrs Kate Gray 1.50 Mine. Crozy 1.50 Mile. Berat. pink 1.50 Pfiinsylvania 150 Premier, gold edge 150 Pres. Meyers 1.80 Queen Charlotte... 2.00 Robusta, perfect.. 1.50 R. Wallace, yel. . 1.00 Souv. de A. Crozy 1 80 Shenandoah, pink 1.50 Venus, dwarf .-. . . 200 Wm. BofBnger... . 1.80 Wyoming 1.80 All colors, mixed .70 Florence Vaughan I 20 Italia 1 .50 J. D. Eieele 2 00 Rosea Glgantea 5,00 King Humbert, true 2 50 Special prices on other Cannas. Caladlums, Dahlias, Gladiolus, Tuberoses, etc. SHtLLROAD CANNA fARHS, Grange, Bammorc, Hd. GARDEN SEED BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and GARDEN PEA SEED in Tariety; alao other item* of the short crop of this piut aeuon. at well as ■ full line of Garden seeds, will be quoted you upon appUoatioD to S D. WOODRUff & SONS. 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK and ORANGE. CONN. When ordering, please mentloD Tbe Kxchaoge Something New 1 1 Snapdragon "Nelrose^ HYBRIDS Through self seeding during the last two years we have attained a strain of " Nelrose " type Snapi- dragon in different colors, ranging from almost white to almost red, through all pink and purple shades. For bedding purposes, pot plant sales or cut flowers, it is a novelty of flrst rank. To intro- duce same as widely as possible, we offer it at: 50o. per trade package of about 1000 seeds $5.00 per 100. $45 00 per 1000. from 2>i-in. pota. Your money back if not satisfactory. HENRY LICHHOLZ """""""o™ When ordering, plejise nn'iitliiii The Exchange Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Cal. Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists WbolMal* Growen oi Foil U*t e< FLOWER and GARDEN SEEDS When ordering, please mention The Kxchanc* February IJ, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 339 ~ - THE SEED TRADE AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION Preisdent. John M. Lupton, Mattituck, N. Y.. first vice-president, Kirby B. White. Detroit. Mich.; second vice-president, F. W. Bolgiano; Washington. D. C.; secretary-treasurer, C. E. Kendel. 2010 Ontario St., Cleveland, O.; assistant secretary. S. F. Willard. Jr.. Cleveland. O. Next convenUoQ. Chicago. June 30 to 32. 1916. ImportB, etc. — Feb. 1. — S. S. Evangel- ine— F. 1>. Vandegrift & Co., 1 case palm leaves. S. S. Hellig Olav-Loechner & Co.. 211 bags seed; T. S. Todd & Co.. 40 bags seed; Airis Seed Store, 1 case seed; Maltus & Ware. 355 cases Lily of the Valley: 1*. Henderson & Co., 4 cases seed; Fundi, 'Edye & Co., 2 cases plants; T. Madsen, 396 bags seed. S. S. Caserta — A. & A. Montevecchi, 300 bags seed. S. S. Manchuria — F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 82 bags seed, 14 cases plants; Maltus & W^are, 18 bags seed. Feb. 3 — S. S. Buffalo — A. C. Sherrard & Co., 10 bags Clover seed; P. Ouwerkerk, 2 cases trees. S. S. Harpagus — F. B. Vandegrift 6 Co.; 2 sks. seed. Feb, 5. — S. S. Cacique — O. G. Hempstead & Son, 3 cases plants; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 10 cases plants; McHutchison & Co., 179 cases plants; F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 4 cases plants. S. S. Minnehaha — J. M. Thorbum & Co.. 7 pkgs. seed; G. H. Cobb, 64 pkgs. seed; R. J. Goodwin & Sons, 60 bags seed. New York Seed Trade The buldiug up ut tiie uiail twin abroad to this country, es.peeially that lioiu Hol- land, ihoujih it may be unavoidable ou tiie pari ui tue xirin^iu Vjoverumeui, is beginning to cause considerable incon- venience to seedsmen in this country and to receivers of bulbs. It is likely, it" con- tinued, to cause sUU greater inconven- ience to those who are accustomed to re- ceive large quantities of Holland nur- sery stock a little later ou. The result of the holding up of this mail for ex- amination is that the shipments arrive on oue steamer and the mail containing the invoices does nut arrive until several days later, and the goods go into the Government Appraising Department in this city unle;^s the seedsmen give bonds to deliver up the invoice later. There is still another procedure to which the con- signee may resort, namely, to have the goods sent to his store under cord and seal and appraised there by Government officials, in which case he also has to give 'bond for a later delivery of the invoice. It will be easily seen that although this procedure will cause comparatively little inconvenience in the cajse of seeds and bulbs, it will be harmful to the interests of the consignee in the case of nursery stock. Harry A. Bunyard Co., Inc., 40 W. 28th St., is expecting shipments of Be- gonias and Gloxinias this week. French seed are arriving in quantity and also those from the I'acific Coast. The win- dow display at the store of this conipauy this week in addition to seasonable seeds and bulbs is made up of Japane.^e fern root Bilikins. Counter trade is showing considerable improvement, and orders stimulated by the sending out of the cata- logs are coming in freely. S. D. Woodruff & Sons, 82 to 84 Dey St., are making an exhibition this week of several novelties at the convention of the Pennsylvania and Atlantic Seaboard Hardware Association at Pittsburgh. Pa. Seeds in carload lots are coming in freely. The retail department of the MacNiff Horticultural Co., 52 to 56 Vesey st.. is showing a full line of rustic garden furniture, window boxes, hanging bas- kets and vases. This d<^partment is show- ing all seasonable flowering plants and ■lliese are meeting with an excellent de- mand. A large shipment of seeds nr- rived last week from Holland on the steamer Rotterdam for the seed depart- ment of this company, but as the mail on that same steamer was held up by the British Government, the gomls went into the Government Appraisers* stores, and 0 & 32 BARCLAY ST. NEW YORK SEUBCTED STRAINS OP New Cro|) Aster Seed Aster, Queen of the Market. Early FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS Selected Pink Scarlet " Finest Mixed. Early-FlowerinU Branching Aster Our stock of this grand, early-flowering Aster is the finest Pkt. K-oz. Oz. Selected White $0.05 $0.20 $0.60 Crimson 05 .20 .60 Rose 05 .20 .60 Dark Blue 05 20 .60 Light Blue... .05 .20 .60 Aster, Carlson or Invincible No Aster has been esteemed more highly by the florist trade than this variety; it has good size and by reason of excellent habit, long .stems and blooms, it comes between our Queen of the Mar- pT^^ ket and Hohenzollern Asters. p[(t J / \ J .60 .60 .50 2.00 2.00 1.50 WHOLESALE SEED CATA- LOGUE FREE ON REQUEST Pink Enchantress White Perfection Finest midseaaon white Aster in cultivation. The flowers are four inches in diameter and exquisite in form, and the plants are taller than those of the lat* upright Asters. When fir.st open the entire flower is whorled, pro- ducing a charming effect; the broad petals are slightly folded lengthwise, making them appear rather narrow. The plants are extremely vigorous: they carry about twelve large flowers on strong stems free from side branches. Pkt. 15c., H oz 50c.. }t oz. $1.00, oz. $3.00. STUMPP & WALTER CO., 30-32 Barclay Street, New York their release was obtained so tliat thoy would be available for use only by the putting up of a bond. At .1. .\I. Tlii.rbiirn & Co.'s, r>3 Barclay St., the demand for vegetable and flower seeds is reported to be very active, espe- cially in the wholesale department, and in the retail department also busines.s shows a considerable increase. At Yaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay St., orders in response to the attractive catalog which the store sent _ out this year, are beginning to come in freely. Summer-flowering roots and bulbs are meeting with an especially active de- mand. Kverything seasonable in seeds is moving well. Tlie Barclay Nursery Co., GO Barclay St., is making a special offer of Japane&e fern balls and Dwarf Excelsior Pearl Tulierose. .\t .\rthur T. Boddington C-o.'s. Inc.. 128 Chambers St., Canna roots and all bulbs and seedi are meeting with an ex- ceptionally large demand. The whole store force of employees is working sev- eral nights a week to keep up with or- ders. Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers si., are making a special offer of Cold Stoiage Lily of the Valley of season 1014, This firm has just received an additional ship- ment of Lily of the N'alley pips on the steamer Helig Olaaf. The general orders at this store are reported to be excellent, those from private estates being especi- ally numerous and large. In order to keep up with these, work three nights a week has become necessary. Notwith- standing the recent snows, John Morri- son of tiie traveling force of this firm is still on the road with his automobile. 340 The Florists' Exchange iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil Tuberoses True Dwarf Pearl F. O. B. New York 1000 First Size, 4-6 in $8.50 Medium Size, 3-4 in 4.50 Gladiolus Plant as catch crop. Grown by us Mrs. Francis King, I st Sizei Write Augusta, " America, " Chicago White Florist XXX Mixed " We can also supply "Medium Size" bulbs of the above varieties for > Prices I and Samples ; The Dwarf Pearl Tuberose ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings $8.00 per 1000 TUBEROUS ROOTED Begonias Splendid imported bulbs now on band. Grown from the finest large flowering strains. SINGLE SORTS. Do.. lOO looo White, scarlet, yel- low, pink $0.50 $3.00 $25.00 SINGLE MIXED. .40 2.60 23.00 DOIIBLE SORTS. White, scarlet, yel- low, pink DOUBLE MIXED. .60 .50 4.00 3.50 35.00 30.00 Write /or Spring Book for Florists Vaughan's Seed Store I CHICAGO liiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii When orderlnK, please mention The Exchange NEW YORK III f.W.flctcheriCo.inc. AUBURNDALE, MASS. Antirrhinums Nelroto Seed, tnde psoketa, tl.OO. Marguerites Rev* d'Or, bMt rellow. RooUd Cntdnin, Immedute deUTery, $4.00 pel 100. [n''iill.ili Th.- KTrluilige DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FALL and SPRING SHIPMENTS VALLEY PIPS. Beat Berlin and Hamburg grades. AZALEAS, PALMS, BAYS, ETC., from BelKium. BOXWOODS, ROSES. ETC., from Bos- koop, Holland. MAPLES, PLANES, ETC., from Ouden- bosob, Holland. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL STOCKS from France. BEGONIA AND GLOXINIA BULBS, De- cember shipment. English Manettl. Japanese LUles. Raffia, Kenrla Seeds, etc. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST. McHUTCHISON & CO. The Import House 17 Murray St., New York When ordrrinc. ril<';iw'- iiii-iilimi Thp K\,.|niiige Burnett Bros. SEEOSMEM Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, New York City When ordering, please mi.'ntion The Exchange 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds, ^Onlon Sets. Seed Potatoes Growers ot Pedlftree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. When ordering, please mention The Excliange Burnett Bros., 98 Chambers st., report that many orders are coming in for the choice novelties which they are featuring in the special circuJar whicli they re- cently sent out. W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d St., have just received a large shipment of trained fruit trees from England. Coun- ter trade is picking up fast and orders, stimulated by the catalog, are coming in freely. The auction department of William Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey st., report that their Holland consignors are on the job and that the steamer Noordam recently brought them 15 eases of bulbs and 20 cases of nursery stock. The seed depart- ment is suffering from the delay in the arrival of seeds caused by the recent storm, which led to congestion of freight on the various railroads. Fertilizers and IBeans shipped to this company in car lots have been two months on the road. Harry Koolbergen of Boskoop, Hol- land, arrived in this country on Satur- day of last week on the steamer Noor- dam. Chicago Seed Trade Tlie Illinois Seed Co.. Chicago, has in- creased its capital stock from $150,000 to $200,000. J. C. Leonard left for Loaisville, Ky., on Saturday to arrange the exhibit of the Leonard Seed Co. at the Seelbach hotel for the annual convention and exhibition of the National Canners' Association, to be held in that city, Feb. 7 to 12. The other representatives of the house will go down on Monday. Vaughan's Seed Store has already started the season's campaign of adver- tising in the city papers. Flower seed for the florists' trade are in good demand. Leonard Vaughan has just returned from a Western .trip and reports business con- ditions good in all tie territory visited. J. Fischer, in charge of Carters Tested Seeds department of A. L. Berry & Cx)., 230 South La Salle st., reports a good demand for flower seed and many of the novelties in vegetable seed and sundries. A. L. Possel, a specialist in fertilizers, has recently associated himself with A. L. Berry & Co. and will continue to push his specialties tor the trade. ■The supply of Lilium giganteum in storage at the present time is not large ; those in storage are all held for orders already booked to be shipped at various times. Dealers requiring more stock for their trade find no surplus and are un- able to increase their present holdings. Late orders for tuberous rooted Be- gonias are reported not to be coming through on account of the trouble in shipping facilities. How far the supply on hand will go towards meeting the re- quirements of the season's trade cannot now be determined. John Degnan at Winterson's Seed iStore, wears a satisfied appearance since the Court of Customs appeals rendered the decision on the duty on Tiilip bulbs in favor of the importers. Winterson's Seed Store protested for the past three seasons and Mr. Degnan was one of the principal witnesses in the case before the United States Board of General Apprais- ers. The refund of .50 cents per 1000 on all Tulips imported by his house for the pa.st three years is an item well worfh the winning. Reports from the Southern .States are to the effect that the full crop of Tube- roses are cleaned up w-ith the growers. All of this stock is at present in the hands of the dealers. Peter Hollenbach, who has been con- fined to bis home for the past week with a severe cold, w.is able to be at his place of business on Saturday in a very much improved condition. Onion sets had be- gun to move briskly to the Southern .States until the cold snap the first of the month checked .shipping for a short time. At the fourth annual banquet of the North Dakota Improved Seed Growers' Ass'n, held at Fargo, on Jan. 28. Geo. Stewart of Gilby was elected president, Prof. H. L. Bolley of Fargo, secretary and treasurer. Directors were named for each section of the State. .'Vrticles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of State at Boise, Id.nho, on Jan. 23 by the Central Coal & Seed Co. of Boise. The company is i-npitnlized for $25,000. The incorpora- tors are William H. McGuffin, Don McGufiin, Edward McGuffin, C. F. Har- mon and H. W. Baker. J. K. Gilbert of the Carpenter Seed Co., Provo. Utah, was In Chicago re- cently coming here for the purpose of securing the delivery of 1500 bushels of Onion sets, ordered some time ago but which the seller tried to get out of de- livering on account of the advance in price. The Blue Earth County Pure Seed Ass'n, which comprises several counties in Minnesota, will hold its annual Corn show and seed fair in Mankato, Feb. 23 to 2.. J. C. Lawless of Carthage has pur- chased a two-thirds interest in the Cham- paign Seed Co., Champaign, 111. This is a corporation with offices and store at 9 E. University ave. Mr. Lawless will assume active control in the company at once. B. C. Henness, who has been sec- retariT of the company, will continue to net in that capacity. Mr. Lawless is 3 "raduate of the College of .\griculture of the class of 1914. He plans an exten- sion of the business of the comp!iny and a widening of its scope of activities. California Seed Crops California has been having too much rain for seed crops. Too much has come at once. We would prefer it once every ten days or so, and then a gentle drizzle. In January only six days were without rain and some of these were more cloudy than clear. As for the other twenty-five days, it was the real stuff, rain, rain, rain, to "beat the hand," big chunks of rain, some of it deluges. It totaled 14.50in. This was in the Santa Clara and the San Joaquin valleys, where the great vegetable seed farms of California are situated. SEEDS Bunyard's Invincible START TO sow NOW SALVIA Tr. pkt. 0«. Clara Bedman (Bonfire) $0.25 tl.60 Splendens 20 1.00 Splendens Zurich 25 2.50 PETUNIAS Tr pkt Bunyard's Invincible Double Fringed. May be confidently relied on to produce a large proportion of double flowers of ex- quisite beauty and great siae 3^ tr. pkt. 60o. $1.00 Century Prize. Gigantic, single flower, hav- ing the edges deeply ruffled or fluted M trade pkt. 60c. 1.00 Giant White 25 Emperor. Single. Large blossoms 50 Rosy Morn. Soft carmine pink 25 Ruffled Giants. Single fringed 50 GREVILLEA Tr pkt o. Robusta (Silk Oak) tO.25 11.00 LOBELIA Crystal Palace compacta 25 2.00 Emperor William compacta. . .' 25 1.75 Erinus gracilis. Light blue 16 .75 Erinus speciosa. Deep blue 15 .75 MIGNONETTE Bunyard's Invincible. The finest Mignonette for under glass or pot culture. Trade pkt. 25c., }i oz. $1.60, 1^ OS. $2.75, 01. $5.00. Allen's Defiance. Trade pkt. 50o., X o». $1.00. COBAEA Tr. pkt. Oz. Scandens. Blue $0.10 $0.25 Alba. White 15 1.00 SMILAX Trade pkt. lOc. 02. 40o. ALYSSUM Trade pkt. Or. Bentbaml H lb. SOo. $0.10 $0.15 Carpet of Snow 10 .50 Little Gem 10 .30 White Gem 25 .75 CENTAUREA Gandidisslma 25 Gymnocarpa 10 .50 CINERARIA Maritima. m ft 10 .30 Marltima " Diamond. " Serrated. .20 1.00 VERBENAS Invlndble'Hybrids. Mixed 25 1.00 Blue 25 1.00 Pink 26 1.00 Scarlet 25 1.00 White .25 1.00 Lemon 25 2.00 VINCA Alba. White 16 .75 Rosea. Rose 15 .75 Rosea alba. Rose and white 15 .75 Mlied 10 .50 ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus. True greenhouse grown. 100 seeds 50o., 250 seeds $1.00, 1000 seeds $3.50, 10,000 seeds $32.50. Plumosus nanus. California grown. 100 seeds 50c.. 250 seeds 76c., 1000 seeds $2.50. 10,000 seeds $22.60. Sprengeri. ' 250 seeds 25c., 1000>eeds 75o , 5000 seedstS.OO. BEGONIAS tTrade'pkt. Erfordll. Carmine $0.25 Semperflorens 26 Vernon grandillora 26 And AU Other Seasonable Seeds Remember, you may deduct 5 per cent. if cash accompanies order HarryA.BunyardCo.Jnc. The Uptown Seed Store 40 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK CITY \Vh,.Ti nrtlfruiir m1i.!.v,. m."ri..Tt Th.. Rxt-lmnge We offer the best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, 154-in. .and up. Pink Augusta, our special White iind Light | Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensis, ^| fine bulbs. Little Blush, De Lamarck. $8.00 per 1000. America, first size, $7.00 per 1000; second size, $5.00 per^lOOO. Cash with order. Rowehl & Granz Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange February 13, lOKS. The Florists' Exchange 341 1^ King Humbert Canna The Best BronzeLeaf, Oran^e=Scarlet, $2.00 per 100, case of 250 $4.38, per 1000 $17.50 Fresh dormant roots, with not less than two and three eyes each, true to name Red-Flowering. Green Foliage Cannas IJnz. 100 inoo A. Bouvlcr. Tf ft. DMrk criinaon SO.U.'i Sl.H.'. Sl.l.lKI Reaute Poitovine 3j-j ft. Dark crimson... . .40 2.7.'> 25.00 lihuk rrince. li to 4 It, Dark velvety maroon. .4U 2.75 2.'-i.00 Charles Ilendi>r8on. 4 ft. BriKlit crimson. . . .2.1 1.05 15.00 Chorokoo. 4 ft. Intense, deep rich maroon. . .2.5 1.35 12.00 Crimson Bedder. 3 ft. Intense scarlet .40 2.75 25.00 Dr. RoluTt Funkc. 4' j ft. Scarlet .KO 5.25 50.00 l>uko of Marlboro. 432 ft. Dark crimson.. :ih l..'->0 14.00 Express. 2 to 23-'a ft. Scarlet crimson .41) 2.75 25.00 Furst Bismarck. 4 ft. Rich scarlet crimson. .■ih 1.50 14.00 Grand Chancellor Bulow. 3 ft. Cnmson .2,1 1.K5 15.00 J. D. Eisele. 5 ft Brilliant vermilion scarlet. Louisiana. 7 ft. Vivid .40 2.25 20.00 scarlet .25 1.60 14.00 Mephisto. ZVt ft. k The darkest crimson.. .25 1.35 12.00 W Mpfpor. 4 ft. Deep i.50 18.00 175.00 ■ \ MusafoHa. 5 ft. y Green leaves for foli- acc effect only .25 1.50 14.00 Pennsylvania. 5 ft. IE' .^^ Deep orange scarlet... .25 1.50 14J30 R --^r Presiden t Cleveland . 3 ft. Bright orange scarlet .30 2.00 17.50 Pres. McKinley. 2H to 3 ft. Brilliant crimson.. . .30 2.00 17.50 ">'^i(»^-«»j. Pres. Meyer. 4 ft. Cherry -i3r*^ S .311 2.00 17.50 r*^ \ Pillar of Fire. 6 to 7 ft. ■Af^ high. Bright crimson fe^ ' J scarlet Tarrytown. ZM ft. Crim- .30 2.00 17.50 ^ - / 9on .30 .2.00 17.50 ' 'ji Pink-Flowering Cannas ,iP5C^ Hunftaria. 3 to 3K ft. .■^oft pink I,.,ulse. 5 ft. Rose. Some- what similar to Mile. .65 3.75 35.00 ) Bcrat .30 2.00 17.50 1 Mile. Berat. 4H ft. Rose j .30 2.00 17.50 / Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. / 4 ft. Exquisite salmon ( pink .bb 3.75 35.00 .^ --" Rosea gigantea. 3H ft. Rich rose, extra large... 1.60 12.00 110.00 Venus. 3'o ft. Rosy pink. border creamy yellow .... .50 3.25 30.00 j Bronze-Leaved, Red-Flower- ^.^ ing Cannas BRONZE-LEAVED, REI)-FLOWERlNG CANNAS— Conlln Doi. 100 David Harum. 313 ft. Vermilion scarlet 90.40 92.75 Dr. E. Ackerknecht. 4 It. Carmine lake 40 2 75 Dr. Budlngen. 4 ft. Scarlet: bronze foliage 26 1.50 Egandale 4 ft. Currant red 36 2.26 King Humbert. 5 ft Orange scarlet 30 2 00 Robusta. 6 to 8 ft. Foliage effect only, email red flowers 30 2.00 Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy foliage 25 1.65 William Saunders 3>j ft. Crimson scarlet 40 2.75 ucd 1000 .$25.00 25.00 1400 20.00 17.50 17.50 1500 25.00 Cannas, Orange Shades Indiana. 3 to 4 ft. Color golden orange, daintily marked and striped with red 25 1.35 12.00 Mrs. Kate Gray. Oft. Orange scarlet and yellow. .. .26 1.66 15 00 Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orange colored... 25 1.50 14.00 Red and Gold Cannas Allemannia. 4 to 5 ft. Green foliage; scarlet and yellow America. 5 ft. Crimson, wide and irregular gold edge. Duke of York. 4 to 5 ft. Rich, deep crimson, throat mottled creamy white, each petal edged with 6ne gold. General Merkel. Scarlet, suffused with orange, base and edge of flower marbled with golden yellow Gladiator. 4 ft. Bright yellow, spotted crimson Gladlo-Flora. 3H ft. Crimson, changing to carmine rose, with edge of gold Italia. 4H ft. Green foli.Tee. Red. bordered yellow. . Jean Tissot. 5 ft. Intense, brilliant vermilion, with bright orange shadings Mad. Crozy. 5J^ ft. Vermilion with Rold border. . . . Queen Charlotte. 3K ft- Golden htitaiound each petal, center brilliant orange scarlet Souv. de A. Crozy. 4 ft. Crimson, with gold band. . Cannas, Yellow Shades Austria. 5 ft. Pure canary yellow 26 1.50 14.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Yellow, spotted crimson. . .25 1.65 15.00 Gustav Gumpper. 4 ft. Clear chrome yellow 1.00 8.00 75.00 Johanna Kanzleiter. 3H to 4 ft. Light amber yel- low, changing to creamy white 25 1.50 14.00 Richard Wallace. 4>5 ft. Canary yellow, green fo- liage 25 1.50 1400 Cannas, White and Cream Shades Canna, King Humbert Brandywine. 4 to 5 ft. Intense vinous red, mot- tled with deep crimson, . .40 2.76 25.00 .25 1.35 12.00 .25 1.35 12.00 .75 5.26 60.00 .25 1.65 15.00 .25 1.65 1500 .40 2.75 25.00 .25 1.60 14.00 .40 2.76 25.00 .35 2.26 20.00 .40 2.76 25.00 .36 2 25 20.00 Alsace. 3H ft. Creamy white Mont Blanc. Imp. 3^ ft. Almost a pure white. .35 2.25 20.00 .55 3.75 35.00 Tuberous-Rooted Begonias SINGLE- FLOWERING Crimson, Scarlet, Pure White, Rose, Light Pink. Yellow. Salmon. Orange. Cop- per or Mixed, all colors. Doz. 100 1000 Bulbs, IM in. diam. and up. $0.35 $2.25 S20.00 Bulbs, IHin.diam. andup. .40 2.75 25.00 DOUBLE-FLOWERING Crimson. Scarlet, Rose, Pure White, Copper-Bronze, Salmon, Yellow, Orange, Light Pink, or Mixed, all colors. Doz 100 1000 Bulbs, \M in. diam. and up. $0.50 $3.50 $30.00 Bulbs, IH in. diam. and up. .65 4.00 35.00 Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ear) Doz. 100 1000 6 to 8 in. in circumference, 200 in a case $0.25 $2.25 $20 00 8 to 10 in. in circumference, 100 in a case 50 3.50 30.00 10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a case 75 5.50 50.00 12 to 13 in. in circumference, 50 in a case. 1.00 8.00 75.00 Monsters, measuring 13 in and upward in circxunfer- ence, 26 in a case 1-60 12.00 Full cases at 1000 rate Fancy-Leaved Caladiums English Collection, the cream of the best sorts. Ex- tra fine bulbs in 12 varieties 2.25 16.00 Brazilian Collection of 12 varieties 1.60 12,00 Mixed Brazilian Varieties 1.25 10.00 Gloxinia Erecta Grandiflora Our strains of Gloxinias are the true, erect-flowering type Doz. 100 Blanche de Vera. White, rose bordered $0.60 $4.25 " 4.25 4.25 4.26 4.25 4.26 4,25 4 25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 Defiance. Glittering crimson 60 Emperor William. Blue, white border 60 Etolle de Feu- Carmine red 60 Kaiser Frederick. Scarlet, white margin 60 King of the Reds. Dark scarlet 60 Madame Helene. White, with violet crown 50 Marquis de Peralta. White, red bordered 60 Mont Blanc. Snow white 60 Prince Albert. Deep purple 60 Princess Elizabeth. White, bordered blue 60 Princess Mathilda. White, u-ith rose crown 60 Oueen Wiiheiniina. Dark rose 60 Boddington's Spotted Varieties. These contain the most distinct and remarkable colors 60 AU Colors Mixed 50 4.25 3.75 1000 $40 00 40.00 40 00 40.00 40 00 40 00 40.00 40.00 40 00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40 00 35.00 PERISHABLE GOODS SHIPPED BY FREIGHT AT OWNER'S RISK For fuller description of Cannas, also Caladiums, Begonias and other Spring Bulbs, send for new Wholesale Catalogue now ready ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen Note Change of address; |28 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK When ordLTlng. please mention The Exchange Tbis total rainfall rcijri-'si-ut.s tlio general average. As is always the case, the total varies in spots, according to the lie of the land. The temperature also ranged quite low for California, maintaining a constant minimum for six weeks all tlirongh the State, from north to south, of from 30 to 38 deg. F., during the night, lasting till 8 or 9 a.m., on some nights going as low as 22 to 28 deg. On three or four occasions, there were spits or falls of snow, enough for the kids to make snow- balls with. Southern California was hard hit by deluges, notably in the Imperial Valley, around Los Angeles, and at San Diego: considerable damage having there | ensued from floods and washouts. This is what we have been having, as con- trasted with some mild weather of the East. It will be at least six or seven weeks yet before California may expect what you would call Spring in the East, that is when the Peach, Cherry and Plum will be in blossom, and also when the famous California Poppy will be in bloom. So you may determine from this, that there is not such a wide difference after all in the time of a Xew York Spring and a California one. How have the excessive rains affected the seed crops? Practically nothing to amount to anything serious, for the only crop that is really under way, is the Onion, The bulbs were all planted in December, and the entire acreage contem- plated for that crop was some time ago completed. This is variously estimated at from 1,5 to 25 per cent, greater than for 1915. The rains have retarded healthy progress in growth. Six weeks burial in mud, or in water, if you will have it that way, is not conducive to the health of any young plant. The growers, how- ever, are optimistic over the situation. Of Lettuce, very little can be said at this time. The rains have greatly re- tarded sowing of it. This same applies to Itadish, and to Carrot and most every- thing el.se. The Sweet Pea crop was started some time ago, but the washings in spots caused by the heavy, rams will necessitate more or less resowing, Califoenia Seeds. 342 The Florists' Exchange -c - ,,''^^' , ' r-' ''f ^ '"^ "^i^gf^ jdj^P EjV. -v.. ^^f^^^ ^^^ ■hT^^K^S^ l^ffl |m ■K^ .-■J^t^' ' MK iS^^H ^^^I^^Ol 1. J^!^^ ^i IP'^^ ?>-^ i-'"^ t^l v\ t Michell's Flower Seeds ASTER QUEEN OF THE MARKET White Rose Pink 20 Blusii Piiili 20 Oarii Blue 20 LiSht Blue 20 Crimson 20 Mixed 20 Tr. pkt. Oz. .$0.20 $0.65 65 65 65 ASTER EARLY WONDER Pink White ASTER CREGO White 30 Shell Pink 30 Rose Pink 30 Lavender 30 Purple 30 Mixed 30 .65 .65 .55 2.00 2.00 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 ASTER, MICHELL'S IMPROVED SEM- PLE'S BRANCHING Tr. pkt. Oz. White $0.30 $1.00 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Northern Greenhouse Grown Seed 1000 seeds $3.50 I 10,000 seeds $30.00 5000 seeds 15.50 1 25,000 seeds 72.50 Special prices on larger quantities. ASPARAGUS HATCHERI 100 .seeds, $0-75 500 seeds. .$3.00 1000 seeds .. $5.00 Shell Pink. Rose Pink. Lavender , . Purple Crimson. . . MUed .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 LOBELIA Tr. pkt, Oz. Crystal Palace Compacta..$0.30 $1.25 Crystal Palace Speciosa. . . .15 .50 PETUNIA Michell's Monstrous 1.00 California Giants 50 Grandiflora Fringed 50 Dwarf Inimitable 50 1.25 PHLOX DRUMMONDI, Dwarf. Tr. pkt. Oz. Cecily. Large flowering; mixed colors $0.*0 $2.25 Crimson with Eye 40 2.00 Deep Scarlet 40 2.25 Fair Maid. Soft pink 40 2,25 Fireball. .Scarlet 40 1.75 Pink 40 2.00 Snowball. White 40 1.75 Violet with Eye 40 2.00 Choice Mixed 40 1.25 SALVIA Scarlet Gem 50 3.00 Bonfire 40 2.25 Zurich 50 3.25 King of Carpets 50 2.50 .Splendens 25 1.25 THUNBERGIA Mixed Colors 15 .50 Also all other seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist. I Send for our New Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy | UCUDV r Mlf^Uni rn sis Market ■street ntNKi r. MlbntLL tU., PHii sni i phia, ps. \vi Canna Roots CannaRoots I offer to the trade one hundred thousand home-grown Canna roots strictly true to name. I send out only good, strong divisions of two and three eyes to each root. Orders of one thousand or more will be supplied at thousand rates — taken in any number of the different varieties as desired; provided always that not less than fifty of a variety are called for. 100 1000 Comte de Bouchard. 4 ft. Bright yellow, with small, red dots. Similar to Gladiator $1.50 $12.00 David Harum. 4 ft. Bronze foliage. Bright vermilion flowers 1.50 100 1000 Egandale. 4 ft. Chocolate red foliage; bright cherry-red flowers $1.75 $15.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Canary yellow flowers, dotted with red 1.75 Gladiator. 3 ft. Brassy yellow, speckled with dull red 1-75 HON. BENJ. F. HOWELL. 6 ft. In some ways superior to King Humbert, which it much re- sembles in foUage and flower 1.75 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Large, orange scarlet flow- ers, with dashes of yellow 1.75 MepUsto. 3}i ft. Intense, deep, rich crimson flowers 1-75 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 12.00 100 1000 Queen Charlotte. 4 ft. Bright scarlet flowers, with broad band of light yellow $2.00 $18.00 VENUS. 4 ft. Soft, light, rosy pink flowers, with many large mottlings of creamy yellow. Free flowering and very gay 1.75 Wyoming. 7 ft. Rich, purple foliage; large, orange- ^ scarlet flowers 1.50 Yellow Crozy. 3% it. Pure, golden yellow flowers. 2.00 MIXED VARIETIES. Named varieties without labels. (In tall or dwarf varieties mixed, as pre- ferred) 1.25 15.00 12.00 18.00 10.00 Packed free lor cash with order. J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. J m'-ntliin The F.sclinnge -TO THE TRADE- HENRY MEHE, Quedlinburg, Germany . (EBtabUshed in 1787) Grower and Bxportu* on the rery largest scale of all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS Spedaldeai Beans, Beets. Cabbages. Carrots. Eohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuoes. Onions, Peas. RacUsbes, Spinach. Turnips. Swedes, Asters, BslsamB, BoEoniaa. Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias. Larkspurs. Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phloi, Primula, Scabious, Stoolcs. Verbenas, Zinnias. eio. Catalogue free on application. , , HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mlied). The moat perfect and most beautiful in the world. jaOO per o»., $1.76 per K os., $1.00 per H oa. Postage paid. Cash with order. All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. When ordering, please mention The Kxi;li;ni)::f HIGH CLASS Flower Seeds for Florists Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED COMPANY 125 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA Write them you read this advt. In the Exchange The LD. Waller Seed Co. GUADALUPE. CAUFORNIA SWfET P[A and NASTURTIUM SPECIALISTS Correspondence Solicited Wlien orderliijt. please meat ion The Exchange XXX SEEDS ALYSSUM Snowball. Theonlytruedwarf.Pkt.20c. ASTERS. Finest giants grown. Mixed, pkt. 20c. BROWALLIA. New giant blue. Fine. 20o. CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown, singlo and double. Mixed, 650 seeds, »1.00; H pkt. 50o. CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed, fine, 1000 seeds. 60o.; ^ pkt. 2So. COBAEA Scandens. Purple. Pkt. 20o. COLEUS. New giants, finest large leaved. 20o CANDYTUFT. New white giant, grand. Pkt. 20o. CYCLAMEN Glganteum. Finest Giants, mixed 250 seeds, $1.00; ^ pkt. SOo. JERUSALEM CHERRY Melvinll. Conical, new. and FRA DIAVOLO, large, round. Each 20o. PANSY, Giants Mixed. Finest grown, critically selected. 6000seeds,81.00i H pkt. 50o.;oz. $3.00 PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20o. PETUNIA New California Giants. Mixed. 20o. PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, single, very showy, profuse bloomer and grand bedder. Most attractive Petunia grown. Pkt. 50o PHLOX Drummondii. New dwarf, large flower ing. Grand, finest colors and beauties. 20c. SALVIA Scarlet Glow. New, the finest intense dark scarlet and medium dwarf early blooming Salvia grown; color as a glowing lire. Pkt. 20o. SNAPDRAGON, Giant White, Pink or Mixed. 20o THUNBERGIA, Black-Eyed Susan. Mixed. 20o. TORENIA. New giant. Extra fine and showy . 20o. VERBENA. New giants. Finest grown, mixed or separate colors, in pink, purple, scarlet, white and white-eyed. Each, per pkt. 20o. Cash. Liberal pkta. Six 20o. pkta., $1.00 JOHN F. RUPP.Shiremanstown, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange npO the Florist and others "who grow for profit" especially appeal, because of their dependability. If you have not received your copy of our big, new 1916 Catalog, fill in the coupon below and mail it to us, and the book will be sent you promptly with our special prices to florists. Its 144 pages are full of interest and value to you. J. M. Thorburn & Co. Established 1802 53 Barclay St. through to 54 Park Place NEW YORK Just mail tills Coupon Name Street City Send me your 1916 Catalog as offered in Florists' Exchange. February 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 343 ilh e MacNiff Horticultural Company The Largest HoHiculiural Auction Rooms in the World 52-54-56 Vcscy SIrcct NEW YORK We are in a. position to handle consignments of any size, large or small Prompt remittances made immediately goods are sold* m iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii>iiiiini>iiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]iiii| |De Graaff] Bros.,Lhi. I Leiden, Holland I Daffodils | Tulips I Iris and other bulbs I I Catalogue for 1916 free on I application iiiiliinniniiiiiiiiiiinmniiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiniiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiinniniiiiiniminiiininiiiiinii' Write them you read this advt. In tbe Eicbange Ne«v Tomato "ALACRITY" The earliest of all red Tomatoes Developed by experts at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa* Canada ALACRITY produces a closer compact vine, set quite as freely with fine sniooth Tomatoes, which are usually ready to market ten days earlier than any other strain. The entire crop can be gathered generally in about three weeks from the time the first fruit ripens. Alacrity is undoubtedly the very best earliest scarlet-fruited Tomato. Gardeners who are seeking to have good smooth Tomatoes "first on. market" can find nothing to equal them. Northern grown seed, pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.25 Dupuy & Ferguson SeedsmBn 38 Jacques Cartier Sq. MONTREAL CANADA Whfn nnliTJiic. please rpfntlon Th^ Exchange 2000 FLORISTS use our Paper Pots and Bands. Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 376. F. W. Rochelle & Sons, 60 Main St., Cheater. N. J. Catalogs Received DOMESTIC E. Oill NnrBery Co., West Berkeley, Cal. — A small list dealing with Roses; 14 pp., no illustrations. I^. E. WilUams, Exeter, N. H. — Price list of native trees, shrubs and plants; 16 pp. and cover; no illustrations. [ C. A. Perley, Winthrop, Me. — Garden Annual, 1S16. dealing with seeds, plants, ' and trees. 11 pp. and cover; no illus- trations. I Victor Joliansen Seed Co., 326 Main \ St., Los Angeles, Cal. — Contract price list of flower seeds; freely illustrated and well printed. Herbert & Pleishauer, MoMinnville, Oregon. — A handy pocket size catalog dealing with Asters. 24 pp. and cover, containing many illustrations. G. H. Hantael Co., Seedsmen, Milwau- kee. Wis. — Seed catalog. Spring 1916. A freely illustrated catalog of 80 pp. and colored cover, including index. Clifford E. WMte, The Dahlia Farm, Grosse He., Mich. — Second annual cata- log of Dahlias. A neatly gotten up and well printed list, dealing exclusively with Dahlias. Job.n Connon Co., Hamilton. Ont. — Wholesale price list of plants, bulbs, trees, Roses, shrubs, vines and peren- nials for florists and nurserymen. 32 pp. and index; no illustrations. C. A. Dalil Co., Atlanta, Ga. — Nursery catalog of 32 pp. and cover; freely illus- tradted and well printed. There is a section dealing with garden supplies, such as tools, fertilizers, disinfectants; also vases, urns and jardiniers. Walter S. Scheil, 1307-1309 Market St.. Harrisburg. Pa. — This catalog deals with vegetable and flower seeds, bulbs, farm seed and corn, with a section on incu- bators and brooders; also pumps and en- gines. A freely illustrated catalog of 56 pp. and cover. Robs Bros., Wichita, Kansas. — Vegeta- ble and flower seeds, bulbs, hardy climb- ing vines, embracing hybrid tea and hy- brid perpetual Roses. There is a sec- tion dealing with Raffia, also garden and farm implements and poultry supplies, showing egg boxes for shipping by par- cel post. A freely illustrated catalog of 112 pp. and cover. Schnltz'B Seed Store, 304 10th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. — Dealing with vegetable, farm and flower seeds, Sum- mer flowering bulbs and roots. There is an extended section devoted to insec- ticides, poultry and pigeon supplies; also everything useful for the garden and orchard. A catalog of 64 pp. and cover, freely illustrated and well printed. J. M. McCullough's Sons Co., 316 Wal- nut St., Cincinnati. O. — Seed catalog and Amateur's Guide, 1916, dealing with veg- etable and flower seeds, bulbs, roots, vines, trees, containing a section deal- ing with fertilizers, sprayers, horticul- tural tools, and poultry supplies and requisites. A freely illustrated and well printed list of 128 pp. and cover, includ- ing index. Vaufiflian's Seed Store, 31-33 W. Ran- dolph St., Chicago, 111. — Spring, 1916. A special feature of this catalog is a list of vegetable and flower seed novelties and specialities for 1916, which is on yel- low paper. There is a pretty extensive section dealing with lawn and garden requisites, insecticides and poultry sup- plies and incubators. A freely illus- trated catalog of 160 pp. and cover. Geo. H. Mellen Co., Springfield, Ohio. — A catalog dealing with Roses. Chrysan- themums, Geraniums, Begonias, decora- tive plants. Gladioli, hardy ornamental climbing vines, with a section devoted to flower seeds. There is a loose leaf colored illustration of the Marvelous Giant Flowering Mallow, which is called bv the company King of All Hardy Plants. A very useful catalog of 96 pp. including index. Freely illustrated. W. E. Marsball ft Co., 166 W. 23d st., New York City. — A catalog dealing with vegetable and flower seeds. Sweet Peas. Chrysanthemums, hardy Roses, Carna- tions, bedding, greenhouse and decora- tive plants. Summer flowering bulbs. There Is an extended section dealing ^BP JOHN WANAMAKER Awarded first prize as Best Pink, any class, in open competition with all the "best" pink va- rieties, bv the American Dahlia Society, at ita New York exhibition last September. Be sure you get the true stock. Strong, field-grown roota, 70c. each. $7.00 per doz., $50.00 per 100. field dumps, absolutely true to name, until sur- ' 100 Bertha von Suttner. Soft pink $15.00 Marjorie Castleton. Pink cactus.... 9.00 I Jack Rose. Crimson; decorative 6.00 ! Dellce. Pink; decorative 8.00 Lyndhurst. Scarlet; decorative 6.00 Sylvia. Pink and white; decorative. . . . 6.00 , Geo. Smith. Red ball 4.00 I White Swan. Whitehall 6.00 Elegans. Purple and white ball 5.00 Rose Pink Century 5.00 Eckford Century. White, spotted and penciled crimson 6.00 Wildfire Century. Scarlet 6.00 A few of the World's Best Dahlias, strong, plus is exhausted: 100 Geisha. Yellow and scarlet $22.50 Dorothy Peacock. Large pink 10.00 Kriemhilde. Pink and white; cactus.. . 6.00 Arabella, Primrose and rose ball 4.00 Jumbo. Rich red; decorative. 6.00 Minnie McCuUough. Golden yellow, tipped red ; decorative 6.00 Bon Ton. Crimson ball 6.00 Red Hussar. Red ball 4.00 Miss Dodd. Yellow ball 4.00 Frinfied 20th Century 5.00 Evelyn Century. White and crimson.. 5.00 Golden Century 6.00 Mixed. aU kinds 2.60 Write for special prices on strong divisions of above, also for wholesale list and descriptive catalogue WORLD'S BEST DAHLIAS. PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, P.O., Berlin, New Jersey When orcierliiK. please mention Tbe ExcliaoKe GLADIOLUS Catalogue now ready JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. FLOWERFIELD. L. I., N. Y. Wben orderlnXt pleaje mention Tbe Etzcbanca ISHENE (Calathina) BULBS strong, Mammoth Bulbs, $7.00 per 100 Second Size, $5.00 per 100 Third Size, $3.00 per 100 H. J. HUESMAN READING - - - - PA. Wiiett orderlog, plebBe mention Hie Excbange 344 The Florists' Exchange I Secure Sutton's Novelties Now "\Y/E are never in a hurry to put our novelties on * '^ the market. They first must go through grilling tests. As a result, when we do offer them, they are decidedly worth offering. You can't go wrong in buying them. Our new 1 90-page catalogue shows an unusually attractive lot ; among them are the giant Antirrhi- nums, that won a gold medal at the San Francisco Fair. Secure some of Sutton's Novelties now. Send 35c. for catalogue. It will be refunded on first order for $5.00. WINTER, SON & COMPANY 64-F Wall St., New York Sole Agents East of Rocky Mountains 'Strts^ofdJ oica THE SHERMAN T. BLAKE CO. 429-F Sacramento Street San Francisco, California Sole Agents West of Rocky Mountains Royal Seed Establishment, Reading, England A A A A SNAPDRAGON PLANTS We can now make immediate shipment of the following varieties of Snap- dragon plants, out of 2x3 rose pots : Our famous Silver Pink, Nelrose, Phelps' White, White Star, Garnet and Yellow, at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Seeds should be sown at once to have large plants in bloom for early sales. Price of seeds; My original Silver Pink, $1.00 per pkt., 3 for $2.50, 7 for $5.00. Seed of Nelrose, Garnet, White, Yellow, Buxton and Fancy Mixed, 35c. per pkt., 3 for $1.00. All orders positively cash, or C. O. D. Free cultural directions. Snapdragon growing is our business. We have all of the best ones. Try growing them in square bands. See our ad. of bands on this page. G. S. RAMSBURG, Somersworth, N. H. COLD STORAGE Lily of the Valley Pips OF 1914 CROP Extra plump crowns, long roots Box of 500 pips - Box of 1000 pips - $6.00 10.00 WEEBER&DON Seed Merchants and Growers 114 Chambers St., NEW YORK FERN BALLS 6-6 in., $14.00 per 100; 7-9 in , $22.50 per 100. TUBEROSE Dwarf Excelsior Pearl. $9.00 per 1000. All sizes of Galadiums in stock. The Barclay Nursery " Trop*'" 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway. NEW YORK. Telephone, Cortlandt 1518 Burpee's Seeds raiLADELPHIA Blue Ust of kWboleaale Prices mailed ooly to those who plant for iwofit. Wlien ordering, please mention The Qxctaance DAHLIAS A good line of cut flower varieties Your inquiries solicited^ LYNDHURST FARM Hammonton, N. J. David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michigan Avenue CHICaCO, ILL. with horticultural tools and requisites, lawn mowers, sprinklers; also fertiliz- ers and insecticides. All in all a use- ful catalog of 96 pp. and cover, includ- ing a planting table for vicinity of New York, and index. A freely illustrated and well printed list. Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. — ^Fruits. — This is the centenary year of the firm, it being a hundred years since Judge James Stark laid aside the musket with which he had helped defend America in the war of 1812, and took up the hobby of growing better fruits. This is a use- ful fruit catalog, especially on Peaches, Apples and Pears, and its prices may be consulted by all interested. Nortlirup, King- & Co., Minneapolis, Minn. — Thirty-second Annual Catalog of Sterling Seeds; 168 pages. This is one of the largest and most complete cata- logs issued in this country, and has fea- tures that give it distinction. The illus- trations are good and are well printed, while the text is full and informative, both as to descriptions and culture. The front cover shows giant Sweet Pea,3, while the back cover is- devoted to Red Clover. J, Bolgriano & Son, Light. Pratt & Elli- cott sts., Baltimore, Md. — Seed Catalog, 1916. A very well printed catalog, free- ly illustrated, running to 80 pages with cover. It comprises a section devoted to poultry and poultry supplies, garden sundries, all the leading lines of decora- tive outdoor flowers and is particularly strong in vegetables, this section ex- tending from the 5th to the 63d page. The John Baer Tomato forms the fron- tispiece. B. & J. Parquhar & Co., Boston, Mass. ^-Farquhar's Garden Annual, 1916. This annual runs to 175 pp. with index, and deals with plant novelties, vegetable and flower seeds, bulbs, greenhouse and decorative plants, perennial plants, orna- mental and shade trees, as well as a sec- tion devoted to small fruit trees. In addition there is a section devoted to fer- tilizers. A freely illustrated and well printed catalog. Royal Falm ITarserles, Oneco, Fla. — A unique catalog, each page being framed in illustrations of palm fronds, Citrus and other tropical fruits. This idea I might well be carried out by other cata- log compilers, although in a rather more varied form than we have here. The catalog is well illustrated with plants and subjects suitable for the tropical and semitroplcal climate of Florida, and especially Southern Florida. For that reason this catalog is one of especial in- terest and value. It comprises lists of economical, medicinal, and useful trees and plants; bamboos and grasses, aqua- tics, conifers, palms and Cycads, ferns and Selaginellas. foliage and decorative plants, tropical plants and shrubs, hardy and half hardy plants and shrubs, in- cluding Roses, tropical vines and creep- ers, etc.; 65 pages including index. FOBEION Frederlck Boemer, Quedlinburg, Ger- many.— Special offer of choice flower seeds. No illustrations. DIRT BANDS Very soon every grower will be making free use of Dirt Bands for the growing ^ all plants. Certainly, no florist cSi' afford to pass them by. They are time and money savers, producing better plants at less cost and with less labor, i It simply is a question of getting the best band. Our new READY-USE Dirt Bfind tells its own story. Send a postal for free samples and see how it does it. It comes ' to you ready to set the plant in, which means saving of very valuable time re- quired to fold the ordinary strips of paper commonly offered for bands. ; We make plain bands too, from high- , grade, hard finish stock. Samples will be sent. Compare them with others and put them to any test. It is not how cheap, but how good, is our motto. PRICES or PIAIN SQUARE DIRl BANDS 1,000 5,000 10,000 20.000 .W.OOO 100,000 2-in. .$0.70 $2.20 $4.10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 2|-iii, .80 3.00 5.2510.60 26.00 48.00 Sin.. .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 3§-iii. 1.00 4.40 8.3016.10 39.00 75.00 4-iii.. 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 Plain bands require folding, but our simplified instructions make it easy. PRICES or READY-USE SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 5,000 10,000 50.000 100,000 2i2)t2-ui. . $1.00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2^i2Ji2-in. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3x3x2-in... 1.25 6.00 10.00 47.50 92.00 Our READY-USE Bands are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down and each Band opens up square. No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Send a postal for free samples of our Bands and decide for yourself. All orders positively cash. State whether express or freight shipment. We guarantee satisfaction. G. S. RAMSBURG, Somersworth, N. H. ROSES Field-Grown — Superior Quality HYDRANGEAS Otaksa, French White, all sizes. HARDY PERENNIALS Canterbury Bells, Peach Bells, Phlox, Larkspur, Coreopsis, Gaillardlas, Pentstemon, Sweet Williams, Shasta Daisies, etc. GERMAN IRIS New Orchid-flowering varieties: Pallida dalmatlca, Foetidissima variegata. Evergreen variegated. JAPANESE IRIS Fine collection. ORNAMENTALS and EVERGREENS EngUsh Laurel, 5-S feet tall. BUDDED LILACS 10 of the very best varieties. ASK FOR PRICE LISTS MOUNTAIN VIEW FLORAL CO. PORTLAND, ORE. Reciprocity — Saw It In the Exchange Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated boot, mailed postpaid by manufactuiers upon receipt of 41 i cents in postage. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. When orderlQs, please mentloa The BlxcbBns* <8> Trade Mark Fcbriiarv 1.'. IDlli. The Florists' Exchange 345 Onion Sets Fancy Recleaned, Hand Picked Entirely Free From Sprouts WE CAN SUPPLY YOU BY BUSHEL OR CAR-LOAD Fancy Red Wethersfield Onion Sets Fancy Yellow Danvers Onion Sets Fancy White Silver Skin Onion Sets Prompt Siiipment Send tor Spaclal Pricem WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND OUR SPECIAL PRICES J. BOLGIANO & SON ALMOST 100 YEARS ESTABLISHED TRADE Pratt, Light and EUicott Streets :: :: BALTIMORE, MD When urderiiic. riease mention The Exclitiuge Houston, Tex. Growing Rubber in Texas One of our good Texas friends, who reads The Florists' Exchange for the quantity of Texas matter it contains, asks the question : "Are we not growing groves of Rubber trees at or around Houston?" and in qualifying his inquiry isaid, "The reports I hear of your city iindieate that you are, for it seems at times to be of the stretching character." We are not going to blame our friend a single instant for what might seem to some a pertinent inquiry, and the same question might occur to some others who do not live here and know the optimistic eonditions as we do. In the tirst place, as a matter of com- parison, quoting Houston as a city of 100,000 people in round figures, we ask you to show us another city in the whole Muntry of similar size, that has come to the front so rapidly in matters of inter- est to the florist as has this Texas city Juring the past three years. It is not oecessary to go into a repetition of his- tory or events to prove this statement as li true one; account of its heretofore gen- eral knowledge as has been disseminated. I Taken up as a matter of units, all 00- irists and nurserymen here, about fifteen if them, are do'ing a most satisfactory msiness and averaging just up to that ihe whole year around. Any who makes a pretense to local jnsiness here at all, and who gives it individed attention that one would give iny business, has undoubtedly met suc- !ess, and if there has been any instance )f exception to this it is because other nfluences outside of the florists' business )roper have been allowed to creep in to mpede normal progress. Particularly at this writing, florists ire most earnest in the bulk of business hey are attending to. all stating it in »rms : "Just fine" ; "more than we can ittend to" ; "floral work to adjoining :owns. more than we have ever known" ; 'collections are getting a little better" ; PAPER POTS Send for Free Big Folder containing ttie experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 376. F. W. RocheUe & Sons, 60 Main St., Chester, N. J. "a large per cent, better than last year" ; "we are obliged to get more equipment to keep up" ; "we are making plans to en- large the business" — and these are all actual quotations from florists here whose activities indicate that they have not overdrawn the mark. The writer in the last four months has visited most of the florists in the five largest cities in Texas, and during this time the most optimistic expressons have been made from practically all of them, and so what is true of Houston is largely true with Texas as a whole. It might seem to some who are at a distance, who do not visit Texas as fre- quently as they should, that we are in- deed growing rubber pretty much all over our progressive state; but when anything grows it expands or stretches, and if you care to have it that way, well and good — for that's just what we are doing. Mr. Kerr Reports Enconragringly of His Trip "They're all doing it — talking of Houston," and Mr. Kerr commenced to talk freely to a few friends just after getting back from Nashville. "When I got as far as New Orleans, I found the florists there were going to organize a committee next August, and make that city a kind of concentration point to all coming to Houston by that gateway. They propose to entertain all such flo- rists there, then come on with them in a body to Houston, leaving Monday night before the convention. 'This they think will be convenient to those who take steamer from New York arriving at New Orleans on llonday. "President Chopin, of the norticul- tural Society there says." continued Mr. Kerr, "that all New Orleans florists will become members of the S. A. F. "On reaching Nashville, one of the first points that struck me was the very strong sentiment, begun now in practice, of gen- eral wholesale growing for Southern mar- ket. They say there's no need for South- em cash to go further North than Ten- nessee, and they are in the market to {Cofttitiued on ptifje 34.*-!) SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS 50.00 40.00 30.00 30.00 DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varieties 100 1000 DAISIES, Boston Yellow. Strong 3M-in. busliy planta, 25 tor t4.00, 112.00 per 100; 2>i-in..»8.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $36.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 16.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-m. plants 3.00 26.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.75 16.00 Single White. Best variety, for pots; large flowering. 2>i-in.. 6.00 FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In best 100 1000 varieties. 2)i-"> »3.00 3-in... a.OO Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston.Ferns. 2>i-in 4.00 »35.00 Roosevelt, Whltmanl com- pacta, Scholzell, ScottU, lai2^i-in B.OO 40.00 Elegantlsslma Imperlalls and Elegantlsslma compacta. 21^710 8.00 50.00 Teddy. Jr.! 5.00 45.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. I fiat, »2.00 per flat; 5 flaU, $1.75 per Bat; 10 flats. $1.60 per flat. Sliipped in or out of flats. FUCHSIAS. In best varieties, 2-in. pota 2.50 Rooted cuttings, mixed varieties 1.25 10.00 Everything In C"«"-«'sJ!}tsFACTION ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings. $8,00 ' per 1000; in 6.000 lots at $7. .50 per 1000; in 2Ji-in.. $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va- rieties. Prices on application. i BEGONIAS ino 1000 CHATELAINE. 2«-in. $6 00 $46.00 Strong seedlings, from soil J..>U .iU.UU Strong, 3-in 8.00 Stroni,4-in .....12.00 REX. 2M-'n. very best varieties, assorted 600 40.U0 BOUGAINVILLEA Sanderlana. "r':':^v;:::::::;::::: 25:00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice *6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer. Best deep pink Car- nation in existence. Be sure to plant this to replace Ward 6.00 Pink Delight 6.00 Champion. Select stock 3.50 Yellow Prince 3.50 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon ,„„„„ Pink. Very free) 12.00 100 00 Following at $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Princess Dagmar Rose Pink En- Harlowarden chantress White Wonder Herald Pink Winsor 250 or more at the thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The following are the beat newer varieties of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them 100 1000 Modello »^S2»SS2 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 CrystalGem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M.R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Golden Chadwlck 3.00 25.00 White Chadwlck 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwlck 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwlck 3.00 26.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- „„ ..^ low Eariy Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a full list of all , other commercial varieties. Prices on application. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS Strong, twice tranaplanted, very beat Btrain. In all colore. »?.50 per 100. »30.00 per 1000. planta. Send for complete cmtaloftn* GUARANTEED GERANIUMS Strong 2>i-iD. planU Now ready, very fine stock. Ricard, Poltevlnc, Nutt, 13.00 per 100, $25.00 per lUOO. , ,. . J , . These are well eBtablished planta. IVY ENGLISH rVY. ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra strong, from soil. Propagated last August. $1.25 per 100. $10 00 per 1000. PANSY PLANTS. Strong, stocky plants. Giant Flowering, finest strain. $4.00 per 1000, 5000 lots at $3.60 per 1000. PELARGONIUMS 100 Lucy Becker. 2-in »}0.00 Wurtembergla. 2-in 10.00 Swablan Maid. 2-in 10.00 Easter Greeting. 2-in. . . . . .■;■.•■ • ■ • »•"" 3-in.. $12.00 per 100; 4-in.. $16.00 per 100. These are true to name, well grown and free from white fly. . PETUNIAS. Rooted cuttings. 100 1000 j Double white, assorted dou- ' ble, assorted single. DoUv- .,„ „ I ered anywhere $116 $10.60 ' POINSETTIAS. Stock Plants. Estra strong selected 14.00 PRIMULA Obconica. Giant and Malacoldes. 3-mch.... 6.00 60.00 PRIMULA Veris Superba. 3-in $8.00 ROSCS AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-vear-old, Hybrid Teas, Hybrid Perpetual, Baby Ramblers, Climbers. List of varieties and prices on application. ROSES 2}i-\n., grafted and own root, in all va- rieties, good, clean, stock. Prices on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Siie Long Island Grown (Now Ready) 100 1000 America $160 $11.00 Augusta 1.60 12.00 HaUey (Salmon) 2.50 20.00 Brenchleyensls (Scarlet). ... 1.50 11.00 May 2.00 18.00 Peace ' 5.00 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 76.00 Mrs. Francis King 1.60 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest MUture 176 14.00 NewCrop Florists' Flo wer Seeds ASPARAGUS.Plumosus Nanus (Green- house grown). $3.50 per 1000; 5000 at $3.00 per 1000. „ , Tr. pkt 0». SALVIA Bonfire $0.25 $2.00 Splendens 26 1.60 Zurldl 36 3.50 Tr. pkt BEGONIA Lumlnosa. A oi. $1.00.. $0.26 Erfordla. ,S 02. 75o 26 Vernon. A os. 6O0 25 Prima Donna. A 02. $1.00 .25 VERBENA. Tr. pkt Oi Mammoth Choice Mlied.$0.25 $1.50 Mammoth Sep. Colors. . . .25 1.50 All other choice flower seeds. Send for list. SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Pink '''° ^°°° Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. . $2.00 $16.00 Silver Pink, Giant YeUow 2>i-in 4.00 36.00 VERBENAS. Giant flowering, rooted cuttings. Postpaid.. l.OO 7.50 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings 76 7.00 ROMAN J. IRWIN, Phone FARRAGUT 2328 108 W. 28tli St., NEW YORK W li pn nrdpring. pl^nap nr'ntlnn Tb>- Kirlningf W. E. Marshall & Co. S. M. ISBELL & CO. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d St., NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchnnge 1 Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN, CUCUMBER. TOMATO Radish, Muskmeloa, Squash. Watermelon, Sweet Com. Correspondence Solicited. 346 The Florists' Exchange I NURSERY STOCK For Florist Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, Paeonies, Herbaceous Plants and Small Fruits Our Specialties for Fall are Barberry Thunbergii Phlox Paeonies Write for our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH CO., 67 YEARS 1000 ACRES Geneva, N. Y. When, ordering, please mi-ntlnn ThP Rxfhang BERBERIS THUNBERGII^ ^CAllfORNIA PRIVEI ASPARAGUS ROOTS Grown as specialties by the millions and sold at prices that get business Price lists now ready THE ROBBINSVILLE NURSERIES c. a. bennet. Prop. ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. K. iilfiiae nK'Mtlon The Excliangp The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Soch aa HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS. PEONIES, S BOSKOOP. HOLLAND Amh tor Catalogum When, ordering, pluiimi mpntlon TTip Eichang SVERY GOOD "*'"'k\"r''^ OPFBRKD BT Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. Wlipn nrdfrlng. plfaii, mcptlon The Eigbani^f PRIVET CUTTINGS 2 to 5 high, from 2-year-old stock ThoS Canes are put up in bundles of 500 and each ^11 sellThl,?",';" 5.000 cuttings or more and I ^ son <-.„ r ' ^ aacriBce of SI.OO per bundle of 500 Canes for cash, or I will cut them 8 in long put up m bundles of 200 for SOc pj? lom raTEe'sfocrof^r^fl"'"" '%"'"'"■ WeCve'atao Innn I °' Calilorma Privet to sell. Write for prices. HILLSIDE NURSERIES ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS - N.J. h IN* ,i-.e 11], iitioii ill,. lOxclinnce Hill's Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALfT CENTURY Complete a«,ortment In large and ,niaU aUe«. Price Ust now ready. Ihe D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., dundV^ Evergreen Spedallsta Large.! Grower. In America ILL. When ordering, please mention The E^tchange I We Have Something Special to Offer in Welgelias— Canlda and Eva Rathke, Phlladelphus, Pyrus Japonica, Deutzias, Spiraea van Houttel, and other Shrubs. also HARDY PERENNIALS Send ua your list of requirementa. WOOD, STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. When ordering, please mi-ntlon The EJichnnge JACKSON & PERKINS CO. NEWARK. NEW YORK Wholesale Grower, for the trade TREES and PLANTS of all kinds Send for Ulst When orderlne. pleaae oieutloa The Eichang* Field Grown ROSES Two year Dormant Baby Tausendschon Ema Teschendorf Kalserin Augusta Victoria KUlamey Gen. McArthur Jonkheer J. L. Mock Climbing American Beauty, $17.50 per 100. Crimson Rambler, $12.00 per 100. Unless otherwise noted. 915.00 per 100. Climbing Roses Mme. Jules Grolez (Red Kaiaerin) Farbenkonigln Prince de Bulgarie Dean Hole Mme. Ravary Clothilde Soupert, $12.00 per 100. Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins) $12.00 per 100. Hiawatha, $12.00 per 100. White Dorothy, $10.00 per 100. A Full LIml of All Roaes on Damand THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesvilie, Ohio WhpTt nrdprlng. pIphhp m'^ntlon Thf Kxf huncf TRBfaS LiargeBt asaartiueBt in New EnglffiDd. Ever KreeoB, decldnoos treee. Both comiiioa and rarer variettea. Sturdy, choice stock that can be depend ed upon. 8ei)d fbr catalog and epeclal trade prlcw i^i^a^ SHRUBS \ Finest of tfimba. S pecl&l »PnCS trade prlceB. By the t'^xi-w^ thoaaandB, hardy Satire f and Hybrid RbododeQ- 1 droDS— tranaplanted and \ acclimated. Send yoor t llBts. Let uBewlmate. j When ordering, plense mPntlon The P^chnnpe All Nurserymen Seedsmen and Florists Wishing to do business with «( ♦ » Europe should send for the Horticultural Advertiser This is The British Trade Paper beiop read weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses. Annual subscription to cover cost of postage, 75 cents. Money orders payable at Lowdbam, Notts. As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants should, with the subscriptions, send a copy of their catalogue or other evidence that they belong to the nursery or seed trades. Address Editors of the "H.A." Chilwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts European Agents for THE AMERICAN CARNATION When ordering, pi on so mrrifl'^n Thp Exflmnge AMARYLLIS Fine Vittata Hybrids. Large flowering bulbs $25.00 per 100, 25 at 100 rate; $3.50 per doz. Cash Easy to grow Sell on sight. H.J.CONDRON Grower DICKINSON, TEXAS Whpn ordering. nli^n.'Je mt'ntinn Th f Rxchang GOOD STOCK AT REASONABLI PRICES P. OUWERKERK 316 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JVST RBCEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Itliodadeiidrons,Azaleas,lSpiraeas Japonica, Liliom Speciosam, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATE ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2Ji-in. pots. . . . ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-in. pots ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2 J^-in. pota ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots DRAC,«NA Indivisa. 3-in. pots FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 2W-in. pots GERMAN rVY. 2hi-in rVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2>i-in. pots ROSE GERANIUMS. 2>i-in. pots MARGUERITE DAISY. Single WUte. 2>i-in. HELIOTl lOTROPE. 2M-in SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON. 2ii-m... (RAMSBURG-S STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3H-in F. A. EMMONS. ^'""" IOC $2.5 6.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 3 0 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 6.0 W«st Kennebunk. Mf WTien nrflprtng nlPnia ntlr.n TbP KT^hnnge Headquarters for Trees, 8-1 2 ft., in Hemlock, Nor- ivay and White Spruce, Austrian and Scotch Pines The F.E.CONINE NURSERY CO. STRATFORD, CONN. When ordering, please mpntinn Tlip K\chnnre Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prices The Conard © Jones Co. WEST GROVt. PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Special Offer of MARGUERITES White Paris Daisy A limited quantity of our celebratet healthy stock, out of 2J^-in. pots, a $3.50 per 100. A. L. MILLERl Sutphin Road and Rockaway Blvd. Phone: Jamaica 505. JAMAICA, N. Y CAN IN A ROOTS loo lOO Meteor $10 00 $100.0 King Humbert 2.50 20.0 Charles Henderson 2.00 IS. 5 Queen Charlotte 2.50 20 0 DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 4-in. pots. . 16.00 AGERATIIM. Blue and white Rooted Cuttings 1.00 SO GERMAN rVY. Cutting 1.00 8.0 ENGLISH rVY. 2H-in. pots 4.00 35.0 4-in. pots S.OO GERANIUMS, Rlcard, Nutt, Hill, pinli. Grant, double and white, 2i^-in. pots 2.25 20.0 BOSTON FERN RUNNERS 2.00 1S.5 WM. MEARS - - RUMSON. N. J When ordering, please mention The ExcUang' February 12, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 347 Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN FruHideni, E. 8. WatcH. 8heuaxidoiib, la.. VVv«- praaidt^t, John Watson, N. Y.; Trouaurer, Pbtkji YouNGBMS, G«t>evii, Neb.: Bfcn-tHry, Juhn Hall, IlochMt«r, N. Y. Neit AiiDuai Convtruuou wiU b« bald ID Milwftukc* Wu.. 1016. I Retinispora obtusa {Subject of this week's illu-slnition) There are two s]iecics of Retinisporas from Japan, from which all of the numerous varieties in cuHivation have sprung, but to It. obtusa, the one to wliich tliese notes particularly refer, there are not nearly as many credited as to pisifera, the other species. Obtusa, as our photograph will prove, Ls a particularly beautiful species when well cared for, carrying its foliage well even wIkm of a good size. As those familiar with evergreens know, all Retinis- poras must have good care and good soil to do well, otherwise beautiful as they are in their younger years, they become scant of growth and foliage as they become of full size. It is this inattention to their wants that leads to the condeumation of Retinisporas by many who see only the older uncared for specimens. The one our illustration represents is of a height of some 30ft. It had good soil given it at the time of its planting and good care since, and there is no probabiUty of its becoming sparse of foliage so long as vigorous growtli is kept up. In our experience all the Retinisporas are better al- lowed to grow unpruned, excepting when it is the case of a branch quite out of place in the formation of a good shape. Clipping them often, as some do, promotes a lot of weak shoots and, of course, weak foliage. Then, too, a close growth is caused, which in some kinds shuts out the circulation of air to such an extent that foliage dies before its time, leaving alive only the very latest growth. The foliage being killed in this way does not fall free from the shoots, but is retained, causing a mass of material to accumulate in the center of the tree, harmful to the live foliage, besides harboring all manner of fungi and injurious insects and insect eggs. Retinisporas should not be pruned, but allowed to grow at will, as our specimen has been permitted to do. In crease from seeds, or by cuttings, under glass in Winter. Winter Protection Rhododendron Catawblense base, along which the plants cluster, and from which continued vapor arisen, just the condition Rhododendrons prefer in cultivatiiui. The seeds that fall from the bushes, find a congenial resting place on the mossy soil they meet, and seedlings s|)ring up by thousands beneath the large bushes. It is an excellent lesson how to treat .seeds in cultivation. Florists would find in the Golden Bell, Forcing the i.-,„.s\ il,!,,, in its several sorts a shrub eas- Oolden Bell n^, ,;„.,.„i ii.t,, |i(iwer. It is one of our earliest shrubs to bloom naturally, and this desire can l)e taken advantage of to give us flowers well in advance Though this is being written in . Ts_ .. 1- T I Midwinter, long after plants to be ol English Laurel protected have been attended to, it is not too late to give advice regarding covering, as it is the latter half of Winter which is the most to be feared. This is not that the cold is often more intense then, but the harm comes from the greater light. With the close of January the sun is already much stronger, and with it comes injury to the plants. The assistance to a plant comes from the roots being in moist, unfrozen soil, the foliage in darkness, but not bound up in a manner to exclude air. Taking the English Laurel as an example, it is well known it is not hardy at Philadelphia when unprotected. Yet when loose straw is tied around it or the frame of a barrel placed ariumd it it will come through zero weather unharmed. The first thing to do is to mulch the ground, to keep out frost. Next, place straw, or an open box, around it. The top of the straw box or barrel, may be open except that loose forest leaves or straw be placed there, all tending to break the light but not to exclude air. With roots in unfrozen soil, the foliage in darkness but air not all excluded, the English Laurel, and many evergreens of like character, will en- dure very cold temperature. The two most notable of our native Rhododendrons are R. maximum and R. Catawbiense. Though both of these grow in the Southern Alleghanies, as but R. maxi- mum is wild Iji the Northern States, it is usually termed the Northern, and Catawbiense the Southern, species. Though Catawbiense is not a native North, yet from growing in the highest elevations of the .\lleghanies it is perfectly hardy North, quite as hardy as maximum, the native of the North. Catawbiense is of great beauty in its wild form. Its flowers are of a violet pink in cultivation, differing a little according to location and exposure. The heads, or clusters, of flowers are very large. In beauty it is superior to maximum in its flowers, but in foliage the latter is much planted, its leaves being longer and of vivid green. Catawbiense is one of the parents used in hybridizing the Rhododendron, giving a good color as well as a hardy constitution to the numerous hybrids now in cultivation, and then it flowers in May, the same time as do its hybrids. R. maximum does not flower until July. When planted in open situations where the soil is deep and moist. Rhododendrons thrive well. Partial shade in mid-day suits them, and their flowers are ni')re lasting in sueh situations. It is true that in their native wilds they are frequently in quite open places, but the location is often a valley with stream of water at the Retinispora obtusa of its flowering outdoors. Growth starts early in Spring or late Winter, should some days of mild weather prevail, and this swelling indicates the branches which will bear the flowers. These can be cut into desired lengths and placed in jars of water in a cellar for a week or two, or until the flower buds have well advanced, when they should be brought to the light. But little heat is re- quired for the expansion of the buds, how much, can be regulated by the date desired for their use. Florists who have tried forcing this Forsythia say it sells well, and its cost is but little. A correspondent, writing from Tennessee, rinckneya inquires if we know of a small tree he pubens ^^^^ seen growing in S. Carolina called the Georgia Bark Tree, which he describes as being of great floral beauty. This tree we find is Pinekneya pubens, which botanies give as native from S. Carolina to Florida. It is also called Peruvian Bark tree, an it possesses the same qualities as Cinchona. It is described as a small tree, growing in wet places and along creeks, and as being of great beauty when in flower from its "largely exjianfled marginal cal}'xcs," these being of a pink color, while the petals are purplish. While it is possible this little tree would flourish somewhat farther north than its wild condition finds it, it is not capable of resisting much frost. Even in Eng- land it can be grown only when on the srticoUH 30.00 M r». Iluyard Ihaycr. Grafting Eyes, $220.00 per 1000 Jtahy Doll 2o.00 Champ Wiclaiid 30.00 Dark Russell. V.ym. S220.00 per 1000 Recent Introductions and Standard Varieties lladU-y ,/-o« .Mrs. Charles Russell. . . J^ JJ" 1 lousier Beauty iSJ-Vx Ophelia HS Mock : 7.50 Double White Killarney 7.50 Mrs. (;eor(le Shawyer 7.50 Pink Killarney White Killarney Lady llillingdon .Sunburst Radiance ■....- Maryland ^-^O Mrs. Aaron Ward 7.50 Mrs. Taft • '-^ Richmond J.OO Kaiserin 70^ Milady 7.50 Lady Alice Stanley 7.50 Cecile Brunner ,7.°0 Old Gold 15-99 Crimson Queen - , viVr. Edward Herriot lf.50 American Beauty ?-00 Prima Donna, tlrafting Eyes, $100.00 per 1000 lo.OO CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new varieties if you wish February or March delivery. 7.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 7.60 50.00 12.,60 I2O.0O lOO.fX) 15.00 135,00 90.00 15.00 135,o0 90.00 15.00 120,00 60.00 12.,50 120 nO 60.00 12.50 120,00 60.00 12.,50 120 00 55.00 12.00 110,00 60.00 12.50 120,00 55.00 12.00 110.00 70.00 60.00 12.50 120,00 60.00 12..50 120.00 60.00 12.50 120.00 60.00 12.50 120,00 55.00 12.,50 125,00 56.00 12.00 110.00 60.00 12.50 120.00 60.00 12.50 120.00 60.00 12.50 120.00 90.00 15.00 140.00 60.00 12..50 120,00 120.00 17.50 150.00 70,00 125.00 17.50 1.50,00 THE THREE NEW REDS 100 1000 Nebraska $12.00 $100.00 Belle Washburn 12.00 100.00 Aviator 12.00 100.00 THE THREE NEW PINKS, Alice Coombs 12.00 100.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Nancy. Light salmon pink, a bttle darker than Pink DeUght. a more even color. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Standard Varieties RECENT INTRODUCTIONS. 100 1000 AUce »6.00 $60.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 60.00 Champion 4.00 3.5.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 The Herald 400 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 350 30.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 100 1000 $50.00 25 00 22.50 40.00 25.00 40.00 26.00 27.60 26.00 35.00 22.50 25.00 22.60 RED. lOO Princess Dagmar '^'JJS Pocahontas 4.00 Beacon 3-92 St. Nicholas 3.50 Victory 3.00 Bonfire 3.00 PINK. Mrs. C. Edward Akehurst (rose pink) $6.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 Enchantress 3.00 Pink DeUght 6.00 Gloriosa 3.00 Chas. Siegwart 5.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.00 Rosette 3.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 Gorgeous 3.00 Northport 3.00 Philadelphia 3.00 For Complete List with Descriptions, send for our Monthly Plant Bulletin WHITE. , ^ White Wonder 3.00 White Perfection 3.00 White Enchantress 3.00 Alma Ward 3.00 VARIEGATED. ^ ^ Benora 4.00 YELLOW. , ^ Yellow Prince 4.00 1000 $35,00 35.00 25.00 20.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 30.00 30.00 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St. New York 117 W. 28th St. Baltimore Franklin & St. Paul Sts. Washington 1216 H St.. N. W. Iilffi.^p m'-ntlon The Exfbnnge "ALICE HAS MADE GOOD" By proving to be THE BEST COMMERCIAL CARNATION disseminated in years. Hundreds who tried it are delighted, and wil! largely increase their plantings next season. Cuttings ready NOW. Prices: per 100, $6.00; per 1000, $50.00 Descrxpiive circular mailed on request PETER FISHER, Ellis, Mass. Chrysanthemums Cuttings UNAKA MAJOR BONNAFFON EARLY SNOW ClIRYSOLORA GOLDEN GLOW PACIFIC SUPREME Rooted Cuttings, A No. I Stock Send for prices Matthews &. Varney Successors to J. E, Folthousen, Florist 320 Van Vranken Ave., Schenectady, N. Y. When orderfnc. plense m'-ntiuii The Kxchnnce Our Advertising Columns CARINATIOIV CUTTIIVOS Ready after JANUARY FIRST QUIDNICK GRfENHOUSES, I. H. dishing, Prop. ANTHONY P. 0.. (JUIDNICK, R. I. When orderlne. please mention The Kxchan^e READ FOR PROrm USE FOR RESULTS 3SO The Florists' Exchange ■iiiiiiiniiouiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiifliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu^ READY NOW CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings For QUALITY, these cuttings are in a class by themselves, and we guarantee our packing. Per loo Per looo ALICE COOMBS $12.00 $100.00 PINK SENSATION 6.00 50.00 ALICE. Fisher's blush pink 6.00 50.00 ENCHANTRESS SUPREME 3.00 30.00 MRS. WARD 3.00 25.00 ENCHANTRESS 3.00 25.00 ROSE-PINK 3.00 25.00 ROSETTE 3.00 25.00 MRS. AKEHURST 6.00 50.00 MATCHLESS. The matchless white 4.00 35.00 WHITE WONDER 3.00 25.00 WHITE ENCHANTRESS 3.00 25.00 WHITE PERFECTION 3.00 25.00 CHAMPION. The " scarlet wonder " 3.00 25.00 BEACON 3.00 25.00 POCAHONTAS 3.00 25.00 Don't fail to order early. ROSES! ROSES! ROSES! No finer growing stock can be found in this country — abso- lutely clean and in fine growth — both own root and grafts. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED OUR CATALOGUE, DROP.US A CARD BY RETURN MAIL j Read up on TIP-TOP (Baby Doll) and TIPPERARY | Also see prices on standard sorts. We guarantee quality | THE E. G. HILL CO. | Richmond, Indiana iu]niiiiiiinuiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiniiNiiiiiiiiii(ii!iiiiiiiiiiiii!iniiii!iiiiiiiii!iiiiiii[iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiuiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiiMiiN \\ hrii nnl.-niiK. please mt' lit Ion The Excljange ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18 00 per 1000; 2H-inch, $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000; 21^-inch, $3.00 per 100; 3-inch, $5.00 per 100. PRIMULA Obconica. 4-inch, 15c. each; 5-inch, 20c. each. DRAC^NA Indivisa. 2M-inch, $3.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. WETTLIN FLORAL CO., - HORNELL, N. Y. uii-ntldD The Excliauge A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACAENA IndlTlaa. 2-in.,S<>.i 3-ia., lOo.: 4-in.. 15o.; &-in . 25o. •aoh. REX BEGONIAS. 2H-in-. »5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt. PoltevUie. Rlcard, Per- kins and Buchner. 2-m., $2.00 per 100: S-in , MOO per 100, BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in.. lOe.! 4-1d.. 15o.; 6-in.. 25o.; from bed for 2H- ft°d 3-ia pota, tS.OO per 100. VINCA varlegata. 2-m., t2.00 per 100. Caah with order, GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N. J Whon nrdprlne. niPflBp mention The Etzchance IRISH SHAMROCKS 2-in.. $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000 1-in. Miniatures, $2.00 per 100 These are the finest plants I ever offered Cash M. S. ETTER Tie Home ot Primroses SHIREMANSTOWN, PA. "~~ Square Dirt Bands *HE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-date See Ramsb and ser Lirg's display ad id postal for fre o e a a page 344, aznples. A visitor, last week. said: "I never saw such a 1 crop of flowers in my life." 1 MISS THEO Is always in crop Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 LITTLEFIELD & WYMAN """^MSri""^"" I'lf SOUTHERN STATES— Continued The following florists compose the com- mittee on arrangements, who have agreed to furnish a guarantee fund to defray the expenses to be incurred in giving the flower show this year. P. A. Chopin, Chairman ; Henry Scheurmann, ex-o£Bcio, Charles R. Panter, secretary, Abele Bros., Herman Doescher, Charles Eble, Charles W. Eichling. E. A. Farley, Henry Kraak, Claude Ory, J. A. Newsham, F. J. Reyes & Co., J. Steckler Seed Co., M. Scheinuk, Verlin & Vanderuckeir, B. M. Wichers, Henry Mische, .V. Dammerau. M. B. Building Prospects Brant Bros., Inc., of Utica, N. Y., for whom Lord & Burnham Co. erected a large iron frame greenhouse for the growing of Ro.ses last Summer will start at once the erection of another large iron frame greenhouse containing over 30,000 sq. ft. also for the growing of Rosea. They expect to erect this coming Sum- mer still another large iron frame green- house. Nashville, Tenn. The first half of the past fortnight we had it was warm as Summertime, then a downpour of rain, followed by almost zero weather. We are glad that it did not come till the conventions were over at least. Things were so far forward in the open that we feared they would be se- verely injured, but no apparent damage was done, even to the IJafEodils. They were within a day or two of blooming. Now that it is warm again we expect them to appear on the market from out- doors next week, if another cold wave does not come. There is still a scarcity of cut flowers, all but Carnations, but Peas and Vio- lets are doing their best to make up for lost time, and we shall soon have all there is any demand for. By St. Valentine's Day there promises to be plenty of Vio- lets for all. Roses are of good quality, especially considering their scarcity. Val- ley is in fair supply. There are few pot plants being offered at present. T. C. Joy returned home from the Carnation Society's meeting this week. He reports that there are some unusually good new Carnations being offered this season. One of the things that attracted the most attention of the visiting florists at the convention was the refrigerating ma- chinery recently installed for the Joy Floral Co. and for Geny Bros, by Jno. Bushard & Sons, of this city. All agreed that the dry cold would preserve flowers much longer than the old ice boxes, and both firms report that the machines are a great saving in actual cash outlay. Mclntyre Bros, are cutting some ele- gant Sweet Peas at present. They have a full house that are just coming to their best. Their new place attracted much favorable comment because of the excel- lent condition of the crops. Carnations and Roses are largely grown there. .7. F. Corbett has the best plants in his hoi'ses .Tt this time that we have ever seen there. Geny Bros, are cutting thousands of Violets of excellent quality. Their Roses are very good quality, especiallv Radi- ance. M. W. B. Louisville, Ky. Bright weather since the first of the month has had a tendency to bring out a great deal of local stock which had been slow in maturing, and growers of the Louisville district report that things are now shaping themselves up rapidly. The weather has continued cold, however, and it iias been necessary to keep the boilers going cnnfiiinoi'sly. Retailers report m''iiti<>ii I'bi- K.\cliniice CANNAS 30 fine varieties, home-grown, strong, dormant tubers, $2.00 to $6.00 per 100. Our selection of fine sorts, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Per Per 100 1000 Asparagus Hatcherl. 3-in. pots $8.00 Asparagus Sprengeri. 2^-in. pots. . 3.00 Asparagus Sprengeri. 3-m. pots — 5.00 Abutllon SavltzU. 2M-u>. pots 3.00 Achyranthes. 6 sorts, Rooted Cut- tings 1.00 $8.00 Ageratum. Blue and white. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 2S sorts, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 I>racaeiia IndlvJsa. 3-in. pots. . . . 8.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 4-in. pots. .. .12.00 Dracaena Indivisa. &-in. pots .... 20.00 Feverfew. Double white. Rooted Cuttings l.eO 12.00 Fuchsias. Doubls and single. Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12.00 Fuchsias. Double and single. 2>i- in poU 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings.... 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tings 1.80 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2K-in. pota 4.00 Lantanas. 2K-in. pota 3.00 Moon Vine. True white, Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 16.00 Salvia. New sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.60 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 SmIIax. Strong, 2H-in. pots 3.00 Vlnca Varlegata and Elegans. 4-in. pota 10.00 Vlnca Varlegata and Elegans. 2H- in. pota 3 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N.Y. ASPARAGUS 100 1000 Flnmosus. 2i4-in. pots. . .$1.75 $17.00 CANNAS. 1-3 eyes, Alle- mania 1.00 Italia, Fatrl, B. Prince, Bnrbank, Gray, Fla« mingo, Berat, Hen- derson 1.25 OBCONICA Primroses . . 1.50 VINCA Varlegata. 3%- in pots 5.00 BOSTON FERNS, from bed 15.00 COI.EnS. 10 varieties 2.00 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Flowering 2.50 Cash JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio W>iPT\ nrdtrlnc- pIprhp mpntlnn The ffTchnng^ ROOTED Carnation Cuttings ALICE, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 pei 1000. Long Island Grown GLADIOLUS AUGUSTA and BRENCHLEYENSIS. IM-in. and up, $7.00 per 1000. Cash with order. KUHNE BROS., Hicksville, L. I. When ordering, please mention The Exchange February 12, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 351 ROSES RED RADIANCE. A sport of Kadlano* that will be wel- comed as a valuable addition to the liat of greenhouae Rosea and will be of greatest value for the garden. Grafted or Own Root. 2ji-in., $2 50 per doi., »17.50 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. MRS. VVM. R. HEARST.. A clear, dark piljc sport of My Maryland. The equJal of Maryland in habit and growth, and far superior to it in color. Grafted or Own Root, 2J.i-in., J2.50 per doi.. $17.60 per 100 $150.00 per 1000. HOOSIER BEAUTY. Deep, rich crimson in color. We have a large stock of this new Rose and can fill your or- der to your satisfaction. Grafted, 2>i-in., $2.00 per doz., $15 00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000; Own Root, 2>i-in.. $1.50 per d02 , $10 00 per 100, $90.00 pet 1000. HADLEY. With both Uadley and the above-named va- riety we have to offer the two best red Roses in commerce. Grafted, 2}i-in., $1.50 per do»., $12.50 per 100, $120.00 ?er 1000; Own Root, 2>i-in., $1.00 per doi., $7 60 per OO, $60.00 per 1000. CARNATION NOVELTIES MISS THEO. (Littlefield & WymanO "We have 4000 plants of Miaa Theo growing here at Cromwell. We can verify the OASertioQ tLat it is the most proUfio Carnation CD the market today. The oolor is true rose pink. The Bower is well formed, but not large. It will be a profit- able variety. Rooted CuttingB. $12.00 per 100. $100 00 per 1000. NEBRASKA. We can fill your order for this new scarlet It appears to us to be one of the finest of the novelties of the year. Rooted Cuttinga, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 RED WING. From observation of this variety growing, we believe it is well worth a thorough trial. It looks pro- lific and the flowers are of fine quality. Rooted Cut- tings. $12 00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000. ALICE. By far the finest light pink Carnation from the standpoint of freedom and profitableness. We have excellent stock for February delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100. $60 00 per 1000. THE BIG FOUR OPHELIA, DOUBLE WHITE KILLARNEY, KIL- LARNEY BRILLIANT and MRS. AARON WARD. The four best greenhouse Roses for general growing, $12.60 per 100, $120.00 per 1000. These varieties are better grafted than own root, 1 ? wanted on own roots, the price ia $7.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS GOLDEN GLEAM o^^^.^j''^^ As a novelty of the year we are offering a seedling of our own raiaing. It is a bright, Klistening yellow in color; me- dium dwarf io growth. Fully as good two to a plant as single. Maturea Got. 20th to Nov. 1st. Second crown buds wore the beet. l^i-in., $1.50 per I 100. $35.00 per 1000. A NEW POMPON PEACE. A beautiful shell pink; one of the finest varieties ever offered 2>i-in., $2.00 per doi., $15.00 per 100. SINGLES RAMONA. Deep, rich bronze in color. One of the finest varieties ever offered. Exhibited in the winning five vases at Cleveland. 2>i-in.. $2.00 per do« . $15.00 per 100. DUSKY MAID. Orange-bronre in color. Well-built, semi-double flowers carried well apart on spray. The fineat variety for Thanksgiving 2>i-in., $2.00 per doi., $15.00 per 100 The Cromwell Gardens Set and the Mount Green- wood Set are offered in our catalog. Look them over. They are improvements on existing varieties and worthy of genera) growing. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus We make a specialty of seedlings. We offer now 50,W)0 seedlings ready for potting. Big, strong seedlings. Big value at $8.00 per 1000; 2500 at $7.50 per 1000; 5000 at $7.00 per 1000. ,,_. We deliver anywhere, all chargesXpaid, for 50o. per 1000 in addition to price quoted. plfiise The Exclmngp Coleus Cuttings Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leadingandbestfancy varieties. Clean, strong, well rooted cuttings. $6.00 per 1000 Cuh with order. Send for list with tefltimooialB A. NAHLIK 261-275 lawrence Street, flUSHING, N. Y. Largest grower of Coleus In the U.S.A. Special Offer— A I Stock Doi. 100 CYCLAMEN in bloom. 4-m S2.50 $18.00 5-in 5.00 40.00 BEGONIA Chatelaine. Rooted Cut- tings 1 .25 2-in 3.00 3-in 5.00 4-in 12.00 SNAPDRAGON, Silver Pink. 2-in. 2.25 Phelp's White. 2-in 3.00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Mixed. 2-in. 2.25 100 1000 SMILAX. 2-in 41.75 SIS.OO ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2!i-in. . 3.00 25.00 COLEUS. Hooted Cuttings. Ver- schaaeltil and Golden Bedder.. .75 7.00 15 other varieties, Trailing Queen. Queen Victoria, Firebrand, Nero and Others 70 0.00 Cash with order. ,^ OlSON & CO., ^"t^j.'^"" Webster, Mass. SHAMROCKS Perfect little beauties, every plant just as it should be. We ship in pots, each pot washed. 2-inch and 2J.i-inch, $3.50 per 100. In little 13^-inch pots, 4c. R. G. HSNFORD NORWALK, - - • C0 4K. When orderiiie. ple.ise m.'ntiou The E.tcbange SOUTHERN STATES— Continned business considerably better than at this time last year. Florists' Society Meets On account of illness in the family of August R. Baumer, secretary of the Ken- tucky Society of Florists, the meeting scheduled to be held at Mr, Baumer's home was transferred to the store of the C. _B. Thompson Co. Cold weather re- quired so much firing that many of the growers were unable to attend, with the result that only a handful were present. No quorum was obtained, and no busi- ness matters were discussed. S. S. Ski- delsky, of Skidelsky & Co., Philadelphia, Pa,, was present and made an interesting talk on the subject of disposing of stocks when the markets are congested with fiowers. Mr. Skidelsky told of how the florists in Detroit, Philadelphia and other large cities had managed to get rid of surplus stocks without cutting the price to a point where there was a tiirect loss. He stated that florists in many parts of the country were now featuring the $1 boxes of flowers, which are prov- ing popular. He also cited an instance where a florist found that his brother florists were selling Carnations at 25e. a dozen, and evolved a plan to knock out the cheap competition. This florist pur- chased quantities of the poorer grades of flowers which were being sold at the cut price, and when customers asked for Car- nations they were shown the better grades at 50c, a dozen. If they stated that they could buy Carnations for 2oc. a dozen elsewhere the florist led them over and showed them that he also had that class of merchandise if it was wanted. The argument on comparison generally won out for the better grade stock. Mrs. C. B. Thompson provided an excellent "Dutch luncheon." for the mem- bers of the society, and the meeting was so interesting that it was nearly eleven o'clock before it broke up. Leo Zoeller reports that he is cutting numerous Carnations, and a few Paper- white Narcissus, but that the latter stock is beginning to dwindle. Mr, Zoeller grows almost exclusively for the local retailers, doing practically no retail business him.self. Wi'h better weather business has been good, and stocks are in good shape. COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 Rooted Cuttings of MRS. C. W. WARD and MATCHLESS $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUBErNS, INENV YORK Edward G. Keimers, of E. tJ. Reimers & Sun Co., is busy getting up his decora- tions for the annual exhibits of the Louisville Automobile Association, for which he has been decorating the Jef- ferson County Armory for a number of years. The company's greenhouses on the Breckinridge st. side are being dis- mantled to make room for a new store building. Some of the Louisville florists are of the opinion that what the trade really needs in Louisville is a credit bureau which will be in position to give out information concerning slow payers and "dead beats." At the present time some buyers of flowers go from one store to another and buy in each until their credit is shut off. As a rule credit is extended to almost anyone who asks for it and the system is far from satisfac- tory. With a properly operated credit bureau it would only be the work of a few moments to get a line on bad risks. The ten cent stores of Louisville are again in the ring and are now selling hundreds of small plants such as Prim- roses, Cyclamen, Geraniums, etc., at ten cents, including the pots. One small Cy- clamen was recently purchased from one of the ten cent stores which bore seven blooms while another had three blooms and seven buds. Everyone is busy in getting stock in shape for Easier at the H, Kleinstarink establishment. The concern has on hand ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 AGERATUMS, Stella Gumey and Little Blue Star $0 60 ».■; 00 PETUNIAS. Dreer'8 Superb Double Fringed. The beat selected, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 ©.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 9.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock .75 6.00 SALVIA Bonfire 76 6.00 PLANTS FUCHSIAS. Double mixed, strong plants, from 2-m. pots 2.50 PETUNIAS. Dreer*9 Double Fringed. Mixed colors, strong plants, from 2-in. pots 2.00 Cash with order, pleue. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. Wliea orderlniE. pleab* mention The Eichnnee Geraniums Heliotrope and other Bedding Plants in their season >V. J. CHINNICK TRENTON, N. J. Wben ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange 352 The Florists' Exchange DREER'S HYDRANGEAS SELECT STANDARD VARIETIES These are all Btored in coldframes in a dormant'condition: the 5- and 6-m. pots are in prime shape for flowering for Spring and.. Memorial Day sales, while the 2- and 3-in. pots will be "found profitable for growing on. ' ~ Avalanche. Large corymbs of pure wiiite' flowers :I very free- nowenng. Bouquet Rose. Large trusses of well-fonned'flower8;'ro3y-amber. turnmg to bright pink. E- G. Hill. Trusses of immense size, color a most pleasing shade of pink which does not fade; growth vigorous. General de Vibraye. Very large heads of bright rose; a splendid forcing variety. La Lorraine. Very large flowers; pale rose' turning to bright pink. Mile. Renee GalUard. Large panicles of milky-white irregularly dentated flowers. Mme. Maurice Hamar. Large delicate flesh-rose color; a pleasing shade. Mme. Emlle Moulllere. One of the very best; very large flowers, frequently over 2 inches in diameter, of the purest white, with rosy-carmine eye. Mont Rose. Immense panicles of a clear flesh-rose. Radiant. Splendid rose-carmine. Ronsard. Very large individual flowers as well as trusses of a beautiful rose tint. Souvenir de Mme. E. Chautard. One of the prettiest; robust habit, medium-sized corymbs of bright rose-colored flowers. Vicui-Chateau. A strong, upright growing variety with immense trusses of very large white flowers; these as they mature become suflfusrti with a deUcate rosy-carmine tint. _-*U °i,.\Y^ above can be supplied in 2, 3, 5 and 6-in. pots, excepting H. O. Hill, which can only be furnished in the three smaller sizes. 2-inch pots, $0.60 per doz., $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 3 " 1.00 " 7.00 " 60.00 •• 5 " 2.50 ■■ 20.00 6 " 4.00 " 30.00 New Hydrangeas We have introduced to American commerce practically all the worthy French Hydrangeas in popular demand today. It has been our constant aim to discard superseded and inferior sorts, and we believe every variety m the sets following to possess such individual distinctive merit as will make It valuable. All plants are in well protected coldframesJand will be kept dormant as late as possible in Spring. Hydrangea Novelties for 1916 Directeur VuiUermet. Immense trusses of medium sized friDged good pmk flowers. L'Islette. Ro3y carmine of medium size, very free, iinuaually'promising. Louis Foucard. Very free flowering rosy carmine. Mme. E. Tabar. Very delicate rose color. Mme. Legou. Distinct, large and imposing creamy white. Mme. R. Jacquet. Compact heads of a pretty pale pink. Mile. Luclenne Chaure. Nicely fringed bright rosy carmine, strong grower, a good garden variety. Mile. Rene Plessier. Splendid tender rose. Prof. A. Vezzin. White with delicate carmine suffusion. Souvenir de Mme. Victor Raoult. Very large lively rose. Souvenir de Monsieur Belot. Lively carmine-rose. Ville de Chartres. Immense pure white of vigoroiis habit. Price: Any of above Novelties, 2>i-in. pots, 25c. each, S2.50 per doz., $18.00 per 100; one each of the 12 sorts for $2.50. Hydrangea Novelties of 1915 Baby Bimbenet. Very dwarf, free and early, the plant becomes covered with large, compact trusses of silvery-rose flowers. Beaute Vendomoise. Immense heads of white flowers tinted pink; the individual florets attain a diameter of 4 inches, and while it shows a tendency to a loose, open truss, this adds to its attractiveness. Eclaireur. One of the moat starthng acquisitions; a very bright carmine- rose, the nearest approach to a red. We particularly recommend this. La France. Very strong grower, with immense trusses of deeply fringed flowers of a deUcate shade of rose. La Perle. The grandest, largest and most refined white we have yet seen; flowers deeply fringed. Lilie Mouillere. Similar to, but distinct from Eclaireur; a bright carmine- rose. Louis Mouillere. A very distinct and valuable variety, a fine shade of deep rose-pink fringed florets in trusses of immense size. Mme. Auguste Nonln. An unusually attractive pretty pale pink in heads of large size. Souvenir du Lieut. Chaure. Produces immense heads of bright rose- carmine flowers on bold, upright stems. Price. Any of the above 1915 introductions: 2-inch pots, $1.00 per doz.. $7.00 per 100 3 " 1.50 " 10.00 ■■ 714-716 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The above, prices are intended for the trade only HENRY A. DREER, 11 i:\ ■ mge QERANIUiVlS Nutt/ Buchner, Poitevine,' Rlcard and others, 3-in. pots, ready in.March, $3.50 per 100, S30.00 per 1000. READY NOW VINCA VarieSata, 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, SALVIAS, AGERATUM, ... COLEUS. » Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100. Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y. ALYSSUM, DOUBLE GIANT The out flower kind. You want some of this on the edge of your Caraatloii beda. 24ii.. $2.00 p«l 100. $18.00 per 1000. SMILAX. No. 1 plants, i^n., $1.28 per 100 DAISY, Mn F. Sander. Selsoted stack, 2-ln. t2.CW per 100, $18X0 per 1000. ^^..^ukwl E. RAWLINGS, Allegany, N. Y. Wholesale Grower CYCLAMEN Fine Strain Assorted Colors, Bud and Bloom 3>^-ln., 5c.;4H-ln., 10c. PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA . 3H-In., 6c.; 4}^.ln., lOc CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS., 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syracuse.N.Y. When ordering, please mfutiou The Exchange DRAC^NA Indlvisa. Strong plants, from 2J^-in. pots, $3.00; from 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2K- in. pots, $3.00 per 100; ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed PAUL MADER.EastStroudsburg.Pa Carnations and Plumosus Matchless and Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, strong. wel^-rooted Cuttinga. irom fine healthy stock, at $25.00 per 1000. Plumosus, by the thousand or ten thousand, at $26.00 per 1000. Caah or approved ergdU W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. VERBENAS Our first batch of Cuttings have been shipped in fine condition. Have you sent us your order yet? J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Decorative Plants RObl. irfligtO., PHIIAI}[LPIIIA,PA. tT.>,on '>r(1oHng nl..«i»e mpntlAn Tho liHi-hnngff SOUTHERN STATES— Continued many Begonias, Cyclamen, Primroses, etc., and reports that stock is coming out better than has been the case for several months. Business at this time is good, and no complaints are to be heard. C. B. Thompson & Co. had the decora- tions for the annual banquet of the Transportation Club which was held last week at The Seelbach Hotel. The de o- rations consisted of palms. Southern Smilax and red Roses. The speaker's table was decorated in baskets of red Roses, and the forty-two other tables were decorated with Roses. A total of 30.3 plates was laid. The death of Miss Roberta Tyler, one of the leading church and charity work- ers of the city, brought out lots of fine work for the local florists. Fred Haupt had the family order for this funeral and prepared one of the handsomest grave blankets ever seen in the city. This grave cover had a body of Asparagus and Maidenhair fern, and was covered with 1500 sprays of Lily of the Valley and 4 fifty orchids. Mr. Haupt and other flo- rists also had quantities of work for the funeral of Aaron Kohn, for many years the leading criminal lawyer of Louisville. Two large weddings have been booked by the Haupt concern for next week. These weddings are the Ditto and Robinson af- fairs. At the annual election of officers and directors of the New Alban.v, Ind., Tribune, the daily newspaper of the city, Anders Rasmussen, the leading grower of the Louisville district, was elected to the directorate of the corporation. Representative Nichols of Fayette County, Ky., recently introduced House Bill No. ,360, a measure which proposes to contx'ol the sale of diseased plants in Kentucky. The bill has been put in the hands of the Committee on Appropria- tions. J. C. Heisel, former sup-erintendent of the Louisville & Jeffersonville Ferry Co., is now in the seed and implement busi- ness at Madison. Ind. The members of the Fortnightly Club, of New Albany, Ind., were recently en- tertained by Mrs. Anders Rasmussen at her home on Vincennes st. The club members were delighted with their trip through the extensive greenhouses which are on land adjoining the Rasmussen home. Augu.st R. Baumer has been keeping the papers full of small advertisements during the past few days for the pur- pose of stimulating St. Valentine's Day business. "Let Flowers be Your Valen- tine," is the heading on these advertise- ments. The advertisement goes on to read : "Flowers — Messages of sweet fra- grance that carry with them all the beauty and splendor of Nature. No greeting could be more delicate in ex- pression or convey more real sentiment." (J. D. C. Cumberland, Md. Agent's Report At a special meeting of gardeners and farmers here last week the talk was on the work during the year in this county. Seed Potatoes have been de- veloped to a great extent. The 1915 report of county agricultural agent, John McGill, Jr., was presented to the Allegany County commissioners ^ at their meeting. It presents an interesting review of the activities of the past year with regard to farm betterment. This is the second report made by Mr. McGill. The location of Allegany County, its latitude and varied altitudes of from 500ft. to 2900ft., limits the actual Corn growing season to from 90 to 110 days. The tendency of the growers has been to use a breed of Corn too large to mature in the time. Even in the most favorable locations, says the report, the larger i Corns used in other counties of the State will not mature here, nor can the grower on the mountain think of using the same Corn that his neighbors on the river, not 10 miles away, should use. Attention is called to the good that has been done in the Boys' Corn Club contests. Some Al- falfa is grown in the county, this crop having always been sown with another crop, either Oats. Buckwheat or Corn at last working. A system of inoculation has been introduced, increasing the yield wherever used. Soy Beans are said to be the best Summer legume for this sec- tion. Early maturing varieties are ad- vised. Probably the largest section of the re- port is that dealing with Irish seed Po- tatoes. Actual demonstrations have shown that seed Potatoes grown in Alle- gany and Garret Counties produce larger yields for growers on the eastern shore than seed they have been using, princip.ally from Maine. A req\iest came recently from E. G. Wortley. director of Agriculture in Bermuda, asking for some Allegany grown Garnet Ghilli Potatoes, as he had heard favorably of them and wants to try them out with an idea of finding a market for them there. Other Notes John A. Bopp & Son, who have re- cently purchased the store of F. M. _Rup- pert, report business as very good in all lines. 'This firm has a heavy crop of Car- nations at its greenhouses, which have brought good prices. Cyclamen, Primulas and other blooming plants also sell well. •The firm is now preparing for a larger retail seed and plant trade this Spring. February 12, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 353 Palms, Ferns and Decorative Stock; NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. Tlie best fern of them all. Slightly crested liubit. same as Soottil ; very fine; a Kond seller; C-in. pots, stroiiK plants. $G.(_)0 per doz. ; 8-in. puts .$1.00 eaeli. TTEPHROLEPIS Scottil. Good, stroiij; plants. (>-in. pots, $4.20 and $."i.(HI p.rdo/. : S in. pots. .$1.00 eaeh. NEPHROLEPIS EUgantisslma Improved. Il-in. pots. $ij.00 per doz. : N-in. puts, Sl.OO each. CYRTOMIUM Rochfordiannm (llollv Fern). 4-iD. pots. $1..S0 per doz.; L>U-in. pots, $G.O(J per 100. ADIANTUM Hybridnm. ,3 in. pots, fine for basket work, $7.00 per 1(10. DISH FERNS. The best varieties, only $4.00 per 100: 2%-in. POts, tine plants. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in. pots, heavy stock, $5.00 per 100. 8 i BOXWOOD. 12-in. to 1,1-in., bushy rl'^c. each; l.")-iu. to IS-in., very bnsliv. 4,")C. each. Pyraiuid-shaped. 2-ft. to 2%ft., $l..'iO each; H-ft. veiy fine, $2.00 each, KENTIA Belmoreana. .'iVi-in. pots, ;")-(! leaves, 20-22 in. hiKh. 75c each ; 7-iu. pots, 22 in. hiKh leaves. $1.50 to .$2.IKI each. = KENTIA Forsteriana. 5M.-in. 1 pols. 5-0 leaves, 22-",na)> POts, $3.00 per 100. All ezpreos ordeis, oash or aatisfao- torgr re(ereo«e witii order. B.S0LTAUTERNERYfl^,''SSl.5.T- FERNS FOR DISHES In 6 to 8 best market varieties from 23^-iQ. pota at $3.00 per 100, t25.00 per 1000; in 3-in. pots at $6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2)i-in. pota at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cocos, Weddeliana, Kentias and Belmoreana In 2li-m. pots. Just right for centers. $10.00 per 100 TIOMAS P. CHRISTEHSEW, Short Hills, M.J. FERNS Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full grown, 6ne stock, from 2K-in, pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. COCOS Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmore- ana. For center plants. 2K-in., $1.30 per dos., $10.00 per 100. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A. PETERSON WOOD COURT TarfTtown-on-Hud«on,N.Y Wten ordering, pleaao mention. The £iichan£e ASSORTED TABLE FERNS $3.fi9 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. PALMS, Kentia Belmoreana Hi in. pots, 12-16 in. high, $12.00 per 100. PALMS, Kentia Forsteriana »H in. pots, 16-18 in. high, $16.00 per 100 JAMES VICK*S SONS Rochester, N. Y. THE HOME OF THE SCOnil FERNS J@HN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAB AND EAST 45th STREET BROOKLYN, NEW Y&RK When ordering, please mention The Exclinnce RF? D T^ CS ASSORTED ■— ' "V i^ ^ VARIETIES 8tioB(,'hsaIth7 plants, from 3]<-ia. pota, $3.00 per 100,..$26.00 par 1000. COCOS. Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmoreana. aW-lB., $1.30 par dos., $10.00 per 100. NKnlROLBPIS Whltmanl and Elc«andsalma. 0-la., COs. eash. BOSTON Pema and NBPHROLEPIS HarrlsU. 4-la., $20.00 par 100; »-in., 60a. aaoh. $46.00 par 100; 74n., $1.00 eaah; g^a., $1.16 each. FRANK N, ESKESEN, Madlaon, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Elxchange Palms and Other Seasonable Stock A SPLENDID LOT OF KENTIAS IN ALL SIZES KENTIA Belmoreana. Made up, very bushy. Each 8-in. tub3. 36 in. high, at $3.00 10-in. tubs, 40 to 44 in. high, at 5.00 KENTIA Forsteriana. Made up, bushy plants, in good tubs. 8-in. tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 40 to 44 in. high, at 4.00 8-in. tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 44 to 48 in. high, at 6.00 9-in. tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 48 to 54 in. high, at 6.00 10-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 54 to 60 in. high, at 7.50 Per 100 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Strong, 3-in J5.00 DRACAENA Termlnalis. Strong, 5-in., well colored $7.00 per do2. 50.00 FICUS Elastica. 5-in. pots, 18 in. high, broad-leaved, at 40c. M HELIOTROPE. 2]4-Ya., Purple or White 3.00 LANTANAS. 8 varieties, 2%-ia 4.00 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. - Painesville, Ohio When, ordering. plPaae mpntlop The Eichange PAPER POTS Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 376. F. W. Rochelle & Sons, 60 Main St., Chester, N. J. lions and Svv«et Peas, and Henry Burger who is the foreman of the greenhouses, reports everything very favorable. I caught him potting up rooted Kose cut- ting.s. iiiiis ilary Bester when not around the greenhouses is kept busy at her retail store seeing that the work, espe- cially funeral work, is delivered on time. Max A. Fiebstein. I New England States | New Haven, Conn. Washington, D. C. There is not much change in business the past week. At this writing things are rather quiet. Stock is more plenti- ful The scarcest thing in Washington tor years was Am. Beauty Koses last Saturday. Feb. 0. There was not an Am. Beauty to be had in the city. Gude Brothers with their thousands of Am. Beauty plants had all they could do and then some to take care of the retail or- ders. They had requests from several large cities for them but turned all down. Southern Jonquils have made their ap- pearance, the first o/ the season were here last Saturday. Sweet Peas are coming better and more plentiful each day. Silencers bringing $2 per 100, ordi- nary ones, 75c. and $1 per 100. At the Florists' CJub meeting last i Tuesday the nomination of officers for , 1916 took place, as follows : For presi- ' dent, Lloyd Jenkins ; vice-president, Adolph Gude ; treasurer, Wm. F. Gude ; secretary, C. Linz. The stores are seeming to make a spe- cial effort for St. Valentine's Day. They all have arrows and other things sym- bolic of the day in the windows. They are also running a joint ad. in one of ' the morning papers. j .\ Japanese firm in Congress Heights i making a specialty of fancy gold fish and iCbrysanthemums. also make Japanese gardens, which they have in almost every flower store in the city. While a num- ber have been sold, it looks as if this will not last long, as they are now mak- ing their appearance in all the barber shops over the city. While the origina- tor gets his regular price from one and all alike, the stores have a keen compe- tition in cutting prices to pieces. One of the prettiest table decorations seen at the Army and Nav.v Club for some time was that at a dinner given by Commander Bnoebs for fifty people. It was a large round table, the center of which had a Oibotium fern raised on a stand about 2%ft. high. This entire stand was covered with green moss. The center of the fern was stuck full of Pussy Willow sprays. Arranged in a trunk of green supporting the fern was .Japanese Wistaria and Apple blossoms. On the table were Japanese gardens and Japanese baskets filled with rubrum Lilies and Iris. The work was done by the Washington Floral Co. Mr, Overdevest, the Dutch bulb grower of Holland, is in town this week. O. A. C. O. The city was all in a turmoil on ac- count of the junior promenade on Feb. 8 in the Armory. Five hundred prom, girls are here from all over the country, Miss Van Holt from Honolulu taking the long distance prize. The decorations at many of the social gatherings were elaborate. Chas. Munro, Myers, Champion and the S. H. Moore Co. received the lion's share of this trade, W. C. McI. Cromwell, Conn. The usual Spring rush has started at A. N. Pierson, Inc., and business iii all departments is booming, more especially in the Spring plant department. This section, which is in charge of James Mc- Neill, is growing very fast, and this Spring's business promises to be the best the firm has ever had. This in a large measure is due to Mr. McNeill's ability, as he has worked hard to produce Spring stock of the best quality. W. H. B. Martinsbubg, W. Va. — John A. Marklins will install a new boiler this Spring and will enlarge his greenhouses. He is growing some very fine Carnations which he finds no trouble to sell at ret.iil and at a good price. He is the only flo- rist here. M. A. F. Hartford, Conn. Weather in Hartford for the past week has been very cloudy, more or less snow and rain falling. The result has been a scarcity of flowers, and many of the flu- rists have been hard put to fill their or- ders. There is an unusual amount of funeral work, also decorating for recep- tions and banciuets. All the florists in the Capitol City are doing a land ofiirc business. Coombs the Florist, Main St.. supplii.'efore Park Commissioners of the city of Providence, on the proposed purchase of 44 acres of land, in the vicinity of 1 eild's Point, at an estimated cost of .$7.5,000. the land to be set aside for marine park purposes. C. A. K. 4*i^ii^"*"*"*"*"^'*' I Clubs and Societies I New Haven Co. (Conn.) Hort. Soc. The following report was made on Jan. 26 by J. H. Murray of the Board of Managers, concerning the damage caused by the storm of December 18, the report being incorporated in the minutes of the New Haven County Horticultural Society: "On this date. New Haven and its vi- cinity was visited by* one of the most severe storms in many years. "On the previous day it had rained nearly continually, which later turned into a very heavy wet snow, with a gradual drop of temperature to about 15 deg. above zero. This was accom- panied on the early morning of Dec. 18 by a very high wind — 62 miles per hour — which was mainly responsible for the great amount of injury done to trees and shrubs, more especially of the evergreen or coniferous type. "The large quantity of snow actually frozen on the branches and limbs of the trees, preventing it from being shaken off, resulted in the complete ruin in many cases and partial injury to nearly all the coniferous trees in this locality. The tops of many fine speci- men Pines. Spruces and Hemlocks were broken completely oft. and in numerous instances the trees themselves leveled. The ground being only slightly frozen where the trees had been uprooted and not otherwise damaged beyond restora- tion, it was possible to replace them in their original position without much difficulty or loss. "The Scotch Pine, White Spruce and Hemlock Spruce appeared to have suf- fered most in this class, no doubt owing to the brittleness of their woods. De- ciduous shrubs were laid low in great numbers, including the Privet and Bar- berry hedges but, after the snow had melted off (in about a week) they again assumed an upright position. "Among the chief sufferers in this division were the Lilacs, bush Honey- suckles and particularly the Smoke Tree or Smoke Bush (Rhus cotinus). Rho- dodendrons in exposed situations were badly hurt, especially when planted in large masses and where the tops were of a uniform height, acting as a roof for the snow. "Many large deciduous trees were completely uprooted In the gale and, l)ut for the splendid work of City Forester Cromie and Park Superintendent Am- rhyn in removing the many decayed and mutilated trees within the city during several years past, the great amount of damage done would have been much more evident. "Trees, like the wide spreading Black and White Oaks, the Elm and White Poplar, owing to their outlines, their Azaleas^Hydrangeas and other Choice "lock In AZALEAS, we have the best commercial varietiea, such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, Vervseneana, Vervfeneana alba, John Llewellyn. Simon Mardner, Jean Peters. Well budded and good shapely plants, 75o., $1.25. tl.50, J2.00. HYDRANGEAS. Both Otaksa and the new French varieties, such as Mme. Emil Moulliere. Avalanche, E. G. HIU, Gen. Do Vlbraye, Mme. Hamar, Mme. E. Chautard. &-in. pots, 4-6 Howering shoots, 25c., 35c., 7-in. pots, 75c.-$1.00; 6-in. pots, (>-8 branches. 50o. RHODODENDRONS. 7-iii. pots, 6-8 buds. $1.00. $1.50. CINERARIAS. Large flowering, 4- in pots 10c. : strong plants, 5-in. pots, 15c. : 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN Glganteum. 4-iD. pots, 20o.; 6-in pots, 35c.-50c., in bud. PRIMULA Obconica. In bloom, 4-in. pots, 12c. CHINESE PRIMROSES. 5-in. pots, in bloom, 20c. BEGONIA Luminosa and Magni&ca. 4-in. pots, 15c. BEGONIA Lorraine, 3-in pots, 12c. lo grow for Easter Sales ROSES for Easier forcing, such as Baby Rambler, Ulrlch Brunner and Magna Charta. 6-in. pota. 35c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in. pots, Sc ; 2H-in pots, 3c.; 4-in pots. lOo. ASPARAGUS SpreniSerl. 3-iii. pota. 6o. HARDY ENGLISH IVY, 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. COCOS Weddellana. 3-in. poU, 15fl.; 4-in. pots. 25o. EASTER LILIES, both Gl^anteum and Multiflorum. 4-in. pots. 4 in. high. 20c. FERNS, such as Scottii, Roosevelt, Teddy Jr., Boston. 5J^-in. pota, 40c.; 6-in. pots, SOc; 7-in. pots, $1.00. DISH FERNS, assorted varieties. 2M-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. KENTIAS, both Belmoreana and For- sterlana, 4-iD. pots. 16 in. high, 30c ; 6-in. pots, 28-30 in. high, $1.00; 6-in. poU, 36 in. high, $1.50; 7-ir>. pota, 40-42 in. high, $2.50; 7-in., green tubs, made up, KENTIA Forster- lana, $2.50; 9-in. tubs, made up or combina- tion, 6 ft. high, $5.00. HOLLY FERNS. 4-in. poto, 15c. DRAC/BNA Terminalis. 5H-ili. pots, 60c., well colored. PANDANUS VeltchU. 5H-in. pots, 75c. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Grower of Potted Plants 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST- PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wten. orderlcE. please montion The Exchnnee PAPER POTS Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 344. F. W. Rochelle & Sons. 60 Main St., Chester. N.J. long horizontal limbs predominating, caught the brunt of the storm more than other species. The snow and ice ac- cumulating on the branches and limbs made them top-heavy, and an easy prey to gales. In deciduous and coniferous trees, the more conical form of the Pin Oak and Arborvitae are types to with- stand the same character of storm. "While hedges assumed an upright position in a few days, many of them, especially Privet hedges trimmed square or rectangular, cannot be as good as formerly unless severely pruned. The advantages of the 'A' shaped hedge was emphasized by the resistance of its form. "The tying in of coniferous trees like Arborvit^, Retinisporas, Junipers, was likewise of great benefit." W. C. McI. Tuxedo (N.Y.) Horticultural Society A shooting contest was held by Thos, Wilson at his home on Thursday after- noon, Jan. 27, lo which many of the gardeners participated. The day being ideal with the temperature about 60 deg., a lively time was enjoyed. The teams were captained by C. Gostecki and S. Hllmers. After the match a sweepstake was run off, C. Gostecki be- ing the winner with 42 points out of a possible 60. After the shooting all went to the house where light refreshments were served by Mrs Wilson. Below are the scores of the teams: C. Costeckl B61 S. Hllmers 506 W. Grantham. .607 C. Davidson ..561 D. Crawford. . .602 J. Tansey 446 D. S. Miller... 491 P. Cassldy 431 D McGregor ..397 W. Mulr 390 E. Barth 388 F. Rake 293 The above are out of a possible 626. J. T. FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity. Excellent 2.'-4-in. stock, in best assortment, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Extra strong, 3-iD., $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana and COCOS Weddellana. Clean, thrifty, 21.^ -in. stock, right size for center plants. $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting, in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000, undivided clumps. In 10.000 lota or more. $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. SI. 00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 6000 lots, $7..'i0 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Schledei (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, $4.60 per doz., $35.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.50 per doz., $50.00 per 100. Boston and Scottll FERNS. Full, shapely planu, inperfect condition, $12.00 per doz., $95.00 per J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 100 1000 Whiimani Improved - - $5.00 $40.00 Whitmani G)iii]iada - - 6,00 40,00 RooseveKs 5.00 40.00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 2M at 1000 rata HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN. MASS. Wben ordering, pleaae mentloQ Tbe Bxchanr« 356 The Florists' Exchange Some Excellent Stock In great abundance. For want of room liberal extras for early orders Size of pots 100 1000 -in. ABUTILON Savitzil, or 6 va- rieties assorted $2.25 $20.00 2M-in. AGERATUMS. White, light and dark blue 2.25 20.00 2 -in. CUPHEAS. Cigar plants 2.25 20.00 3 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. .. 6.60 60.00 4 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. Fine plants 17.60 2M-in. BEGONIAS. 8 flowering va- rieties 5.00 45.00 3K-in. CINERARIAS. Choice mixed 6.50 60.00 3H-in. Chinese PRIMROSES in bloom 7.00 65.00 6 -in. DRAC^NA Indivisa 20.00 6 -in. DRAC/ENA Indivisa 25.00 2M-in. Fuchsias. Double and single, 12 varieties 2.75 25 00 4 -in. FERNS. Whitman!, Scottll. ScboUell 20.00 2}i-in. HELIOTROPE. 3 varieties. . 2.75 25.00 2>i-in. MARGUERITES. White and yellow 2.50 22.60 Mrs. Sanders 2.50 22.50 4 -in. PRIMULA obconlcas. In bud and bloom 6.25 60.00 2 -in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 3.00 25.00 3H-in. STEVIA 5.00 45.00 2}i-in. SALVIAS. Bonfire 3.00 25.00 FUNKIA varieftata. Roots 5.00 46.00 CANNA BULBS. King Humbert . 3.00 25 00 CANNA BULBS. YeUow. King Humbert. Each 60c. CANNA BULBS. About 20 varieties. 2.00 17.50 50,000 2 and 214; -in. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, Mont- mort. Perkins, Buchner, About 20 varieties 2.25 20.00 2M-in. IVY GERANIUMS. 8 vari- eties 3.00 28.00 2 -in. MME. SALLEROI GERA- NIUMS 2.25 20.00 Orders booked for later and Spring delivery. Correspondence solicited. AlOJIZO J. BRVAN, SSi'Ti! When ordering, please mnition The Exclinufre GERANIUMS 2L^-in. pots. S. A. Nutt and Mme. Sallerol, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Perkins, Har- court, Thomas Meehan, Ed, Blanc and Poite- vine, $2.50 per 100. 2;4'-inch pots. 100 1000 1000 FUCHSIAS. Mixed; double. . .$2.25 $20.00 1000 ACHYRANTIIES, 2 varieties. 2.25 20.00 2000 HELIOTROPE 2.25 20.00 2000 TRADESCANTIA. 3 varieties. . 2.25 20.00 2000 GERMAN IVY 2.25 20.00 3000 LOBELIA, Emperor WiUiam and (;rystal Palace 2.25 20.00 CARNATIONS— Enchantress, White En- chantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, Enchantress Supreme, Philadelphia, Benora, Beacon, Ro- sette, Princess Dagmar, C. W, Ward and White Wonder, 5000 Hooted Cuttings, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; out of 2i.i-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Yellow Bonnaffon, Chas. Razer, Chieftain, Naomah, Pacific Supreme, W. H. Chadwick, Aug. Dasser, Tints of Gold, Unaka, Golden Glow, Chryso- lora, Maud Dean. POMPONS— Western Beauty, Acto, Baby, Golden Climax, Souv. d'Or, Mensa, Baby Marguerite, Julia Lagra- vere. Fairy Queen, Princess, Eden. Out of 2>i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Rooted CuUings. $2,25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. 1000 DRACAENA Indivisa, 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100, $1.50 per doz. Cash with Order JVl AGNUS PIERSOIN CROMWELL . . - . CONN. GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle $i5.oo per looo Nutt, Buchner 12,00 per 1000 READY FEBRUARY 21 CASH WITH ORDER PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS p,, looo S. A. Nutt and Buchner 812.50 Poitevine, Ricard. Doyle. Perklne&Vlaud 16.00 Cash with order Poitevine and Buchner ready now. FRED W^- RITCMY Lancaster, Pa. Reciprocity — Saw it In the Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-dat« ^he WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Fumigating and Spraying Do It Regularly for Best Results Xot all florists as yet fully appreciate the necessity of keeping tlie houses free from insect pests, yet if you want the best results obtainable, plants under glass have to be kept clean. A small dose of black aphis on your iChrysanthe- mums or greenfly on the Lilies may not have a serious effect on the plants, but if let alone the plants are bound to perish. To fumigate or spray because we notice traces of insects on the stock is better than not to pay any attention until too late, but it is by no means the proper way to lake care of stock. The good gardener will not wait until he notices greenfly on his Carnations or Roses ; he realizes that much depends on having clean stock, and therefore he attends to fumigating or spraying just as regularly as be does with keeping the proper tem- perature of the house or watering his stock. To bring back into good shape Carnations which have been kept at 56 degrees at night cannot be done without the loss of many good flowers, and may be plants. The same holds good with stock kept too wet or dry for any length of time or until the plants show bad effects. It is ex.actly the same thing with a plant infested with a do^e of greenfly ; the moment you notice a Car- nation bud with 15 or 20 greenfly rest- ing comfortably at the base you may get ■busy with making them move, but a great deal of damage has nevertheless been done and an imperfect flower is sure to result. Most of us have to learn through experience, but in spite of that we are liable to get caught again. Now it doesn't make nearly as much difference as to what method .vou employ in keep- ing your plants clean, whether it is fu- migating or spraying, or even if you still make use of tobacco stems ; more im- portant by far is to keep the plants free at all times from insects. If you fumi- gate make it a rule to do it every ten days, wind or no wind, and so with spraying, use light doses and often rather than strong doses when too late, and per- haps do more damage to the stock than the insects on it. Primulas Sow Obconica Now Sow Primula obconica now if you de- sire heavy stock for next Winter, There is hardly another pot plant the retail grower could handle which will net him better returns, and is of easier culture. It isn't so much the plants we sell in pots which bring the money, but the flowers cut for design work. As Jong as we get orders for floral pillows, crosses, wreathes or anything else in this line we can make good use of the cut flowers of Primula obconica, they answer every bit as well as more expensive stock. Sow in nice mellow soil in a Rose house tem- perature, transplant the seedlings when large enough, and carry ihem along in flats in the Carnation house. By the end of April or early May they can be potted up into 2's or 2%'s, If you only grow a few it is better to grow on in the greenhouse during the Summer months, otherwise a frame is every bit as well, hut only when you are absolutely positive that the stock will get the proper atten- tion. F. malacoides at Its Best From Nonr On It is really from now on that one fully appreciates this splendid little Primirla, with no end of useful flowers on every plant, and it will keep on that way for weeks to come. If you have plants in 4's and they appear to be pot-bound they will be benefited by a shift ; it will pro- long rlieir flowering period considerably. Whether you have use for the flowers or not, if you want the plants to keep on flowering, don't let the flowers go to seed on the plants, keep them picked. It is too early to think about sowing out seed; the plants will get too big and are apt to damp off during August. May or even as late as the middle of June is time enough to sow seed; the plants won't flower very freely much before Christmas, no matter when sown. Solanums For Best Results Propagate from Cuttings You can't afford to be without the old Jerusalem Cherry or its improved sorts for ^Christmas. As with the Chinese Primroses, we never make a great deal of money out of them, but there is call for them, and this means to prepare for it. Almost all of these Peppers grow best when propagated from seed, but it isn't enough to obtain a large bushy plant; one full of berries but not extra large is of greater value. To get such plants yon can't do any better than to grow from cuttings, A few old stock plants, cut back a little, will give .you all kinds of cuttings in a short time which are very easily rooted. I prefer indoor culture during the Summer months, but good results can be had by planting the stock out and potting up iu early September. Petunias Giants of California a Good Strain .\monL' the single Inrge flowering Pe- tunias. Giants of California is an excel- lent strain, and if you grow Petunias at all .vou should include these. While there are some splendid double sorts which are usually grown from cuttings, we find more demand for the large sinile flowering .sorts than the doubles. Pe- tunias grown from seed, in order to ob- tain bushy plants in full bloom hv the middle of May. should be sown in Febru- ar.v, and the thinner you sow them, and the more particular you are in the preparation of the surface of the seed pan. the better. The young plants don't want too warm quarters ; let them come along slowlv, pinch back when 4in.^ or 5in. in height and keep on shifting. Plants with a dozen or so branches make fine specimens for pots, and should he tied up properly. For those yon wnnt for l^edding out there is plenty of time in March to sow the seed. Extra Choice Begonias Don't Fail to Grovp Some Among the tuberous rooted Begonias there are two sorts worthy of special mention : the one is the single frilled sort, and the other the double fringed. The flowers of the frilled often extend 5in. across, while the double fringed ones are a great improvement over the ordinary double sorts. In order to have these two sorts at their best, they should be grown under glass. There can't be anything more attractive as a Summer flowering ipot plant, and no matter how few Be- gonias for bedding or Summer flowering .vou grow, you should certainly include these two sorts. Try some, and while .you are at the ordering you may include a few Lafayette, an excellent double red sort, fine for pot or pan culture. Snapdragons For Spring-Flowering Pot Plants If you depend on a large Spring bed- ding business ; don't try to make money out of stock your customer can grow himself in a hotbed, A Snapdragon for iSummer flowering may be just as good out of a 2l4in. pot or lifted as a trans- planted seedling out of the hotbed about the last week in May. Your customer expects you to have better and further advanced stock than that, and in most instances is perfectly willing to pay for it ; that is, if you can show the right kind of stock. Why not have nice 4in. pot plants in full bloom? Such will bring three or four times the price that small stock will, and really doesn't cost a great deal more to produce. Cuttings taken now from the plants in the benches will grow into nice bushy specimens by the middle or end of May. For pot sales the medium tall are the best to grow from seed, but you can purchase such splendid sorts as Nelrose, Garnet, Silver Pink and Phelp's White now by seed, which makes the purchase of seed of unnamed varieties unnecessary. Some of us have trouble with Snapdragons out- Special Offer ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- geri. Strong, 2J^-in., $2,00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. Fine, large plants, 3H-in., $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Poite- vine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Mme. Salleroi Strong, 2i.«-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00 CORNFLOWERS. Double Blue Will make early bloomers. 23'i-in. $2,00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2>^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3- in., right for Easter. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2}^-in,, mixed, $2,00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. HELIOTROPE. Strong, 2H-in., $2,00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties, 2H-in., $3.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. Strong, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. PANSIES. Strong plants, from our well known strain, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 tor $10.00. JX.SCHIVIIDT BRISTOL, PA. Thp Exctianee PRIMULA Obconica, Giant Kermesina, Rosea, Arendi and mixed, also Grandiflora Compacta, Alba Lilac, Rosea and Sangamea, Malacoides, White, Lavender, 2-in„ $1.50 per 100 MME. SALLEROI. 2-iiJ.. $2.00 per 100. DAISY, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in.. J2.00 per 100. AGERATUM. CUPHEA. 2-in., $1 50 per 100. WHITMANI, ELEGANTISSIMA and TABLE FERNS 2-in., $3.00 per 100. DRACAENA Indivisa. 4-in., 10c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-!a., $2.00 per 100;3-in.,4o. IMPATIENS Hybrids, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, no white, 2H-in., 32.50 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire and Splendens. 2-m.. $2.00 per 100. WEEPING LANTANA, FEVERFEW Gem. GIANT WHITE DAISY and DOUBLE ALYSSUM. 2-in., $.'>.00 per 100. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. Jl.OO per 100. '> CUPHEA. 75o. per 100 ALTERNANTHERA BriUlantlssima. $5.00 per 1000. Rosea, YeUow and P. Major $4.50 per 1000. AGERATUM, Gumey, Pauline, Star. 60o. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. VINCA Varieftata. 75o. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 7So. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000, SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 7So. per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1.00 per 100. ALYSSUM. Giant double, 75o. per 100, $8.00 per 1000. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, Dreer's, etc., $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 6 kinds, $1.25 per 100. SNAPDRAGON. Silver and White. $1 .50 per 100, STEVIA. Dwarf. 76o. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. FERNS Boston, 4-iD., 10c. ; Bench. Nice, clean etook. S-in., 12Ho. Cash BYER BROS., CHAMBERSBURG PA. When ordering, please mention The Exehanee BOSTON FERNS From the bench, 15c. each, $12.50 per 100. Extra strong ferns and good clean, thrifty stock ; bargain at this price. Fine for potting up in 5-inch for Easter and Spring trade. BRANT BROS. Inc., Utica, N. Y. When ordering, please mentloa The Exchance February 12, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 337 doors on account of nist, and this is worse durins a wet season, hut in spite of tiint. phmts hiisliy jillii in full Monni are jrreat sellers during tlie Spring montlis, and if the old flnwcrs arc kept out down the plants ouglit to keep on blooming all Summer long. If you have Snapdragons at nil under glass tlie.v are bound to give you all kinds of cuttings from now on. and these have to he kept removed from your flowering stems. Take advantage of them and put them into tbe sand. Of the varieties you are short of, purchase seed or rooteining Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward ua promptl> nOrtioulars aa to forthcoming exhibitiona.) CrreeXLwlcli, Conn. — Annual banquet West- chester (N. Y.) and Fairfield (Conn.) Hort. Soc, Feb. 16. AmberBt, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, In connection with the Mass. Agricultural CoUeee, July 3-28, 1916. Chicago, HI, — American convention of Garden Clubs. June, 1917. Itbaca, N. T. — Farmers' Week in connection with N. T. State College of Agriculture, Feb. 7-12, 1916. Mollne, ni. — Annual meeting and exhibi- tion of the Illinois State Florists' Assn, Mar. 7-8. Secretary, J. F. Am- mann. Edwardsvllle, Ind. New Orleans, La. — Spring flower show, Apr. 6-9. Hew York, April B-12, 1916. — Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New York and the New York Florists' Club. Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary, 63 West 28th St., New York. New Tork. — The eighth annual banquet of the New York and New Jersey As- sociation of Plant Growers, Hotel Mc- Alpln, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets, $5 per person. Sec'y, Wm. H. Slebrecht. Jr., Queens Plaza Court, Long Island City. N. Y. Philadelphia, Fa., March 25-Apm t. — Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- can Florists, Convention Hall, Broad St. and Allegheny ave. John Young, secretary. 63 West 28th St.. New York. Scranton, Pa. — The Scranton Florists Club will bold Its Spring flower show In the Town Hall, April 6 to 8, 1916. General Trade Notes Columbus, O. — The Columbus Hot- house Co. has recentlv been incorporated ; capital stock .flO.fXHl to .$1.-1,01X1. PiGGOTT, .\RK. — The Piggott Nurseries were capitalized at Little Rock on .Tan. 28. H. H. Ballard is president. The other incorporators are E. H. Ballard and T. L. Davis. Indianapolis, Ind. — The Indiana State Florists' Association has appointed a committee to assist in the movement to obtain a Coliseum in Indianapolis. Des Moines, Ia. — The United States treasury department has asked bids from florists for improving government build- ing sites with landscape improvements at Clarinda. Davenport. Denison, Iowa Falls. Perry and Red Oak. Michigan City, Ind. — Mr. and Mrs. William Kintzele have rented a building and will open a first class flower store about the middle of February. Up to this time they cnnducted their floral business from the greenhouses south of the city. Lancaster, Pa. — The explosion of a boiler on the night of Jan. 25, used in lieating the greenhouses of H. A. Schroy- er's nurseries causes nearly 15,000ft. if glass covering to go out of service and during the night flowers worth $2000 were ruined by cold. WASHIINGTOIN BIRTHDAY NOVELTIES We are making artificial Cherry-Tree Branches with 6 Cherries and 6 Leaves to the Branch. Branch 14 inches long. PRICE: $6.00 per 100 branches! ANOTHER NOVELTY!! g^XVLT^ '" ■"'"■ with Miniature Hatchets and bow of Red, White and Blue Ribbon, high. PRICE: $3.00 per dozen. SINGLE CHERRIES, $1.50 per gross. JOS. G. NEIDINGER CO. Decorated Tree, 12 inches The House of Merit! 1309-11 North Second Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. mt'iitiun 'ITif Kx'cluuit.'''' GERANIUMS Guaranteed to reach you in good growing condi- tion to all points of the United States east of the Mississippi River. All sold until March lat, excepting a few thousand Buchner at S12.50 per 1000. Orders booked for March delivery, Buchner and Nutt, at $12.50, and Rlcard and Poitevine at $15.00 per 1000. BUDDLEIA AslatJca Ready now from Rose pots, at $5.00 per 100; or Rooted Cuttings at $2.50 Per 100, Cuttings via parcel post. PLUMOSUS, cood stock, at S25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR LANCASTER, PA. Whfn ordprinp. ['Iphbp nvnlioii The F,-Sflinngp GERANIUMS "^cl^^.n.. Per 1000 S. A. Nutt »12.50 Poitevine, Rlcard 15.00 Ready now, and later in month big crop from young stock. Cash with order, please. RUDOLF NAGEL, 515 South West End Ave., LANCASTER, PA. Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg's display ad. on page ;i44, and send postal for free samples. .Tackson, Mich. — Fire caused a los.s o£ iihout .$2000 to the store of Henry XI. I^iirt on Jan. 26. Mr. Burt opened an- otlier store before the fire went out at KIS Francis st. Although he carried some in.surance he states it will not nearly | cover his loss. IvANSAS City, Mo. — Leo. M. Gilday, county clerk, and Thomas W. Skidmore. clerk of the South Side municipal court, have opened a flower store at 212 East lOIeventh street. The proprietors have been busy for some time in equipping the .store. Ernest Moor« will manage the business. Des Moines, Ia. — Exhibitors in the floral department of the Iowa State fair ire demanding that the fair association provide a better building for the display of plants and flowers. A committee rep- resenting the exhibitors has been ap- pointed to meet with the board of agricul- ture at the March meeting. Columbus, O. — The city council ■will be asked for a bond issue of .$3000 at the next meeting for the construction of a greenhouse on the city farm. This is to be used during the Winter months to grow Tomatoes and other plants for Spring pliinting. and also to take care of shrubs and flowers for planting in the parks. Shenandoah, Ia.-^B. A. Martin, a flo- rist from Mason City, lias accepted a piisition with the Stevens' greenhouses. .Mr. .Martin, who hag had a number of years' experience in growing flowers, be- began work on Feb. 1. He has been em- ployed by Kemble vt Goodman, at Mason City. Mr. Murtin takes the place of E. M. Sage who recently moved to Grand Island. Neb. Columbus. O. — The forty-ninth annual meeting of the Ohio State Horticultural 'Society was held here on Feb. 1. 2 and .■?. in the new Horticultural buildins at Ohio State University. An interesting program was arranged. You are paying for the noise in your office! Noise is expensive. You are paying the bill ! Of all places in the world where it should be quiet, the office is one. You want to think — the clerical force wants to think. You can't do it in the midst of the rattlety-bang, clickety-clack typewriter noise you have been used to. Most of the clatter in the office is due to the operation of typewriters. Where there is a large number, the confusion is often unbearable and results in decreased efficiency. The "Silent Smidi" will reduce the noise in your ofEce to almost nothing. It will enable you and your help to produce. We manufacture and sell a complete line of Silent (8-7-6-3) and Standard (5-4-6-3) Models. Catalog free j|MI L.C.Sl«rt*&»">» L. C. SMITH & BROS. TYPEWRITER CO. Factory and Home Office: SYRACUSE, N. Y. 311 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY Wtien nrdprlng. please mention The Exchange 0. H. HERMAN COUNCIL BLUFFS 10 Pearl Street IOWA AH Bteel and iron except belt Nothing to wear out. Conveyor belt can be replaced in 14-in. sec- tions. Save this ad. or send for circular. Every florist needs one. Herman's Soil and Manure Grinder No. 10. S150.00. MTift* nrflprinp. T\\oafn* m''ntlon Tbp Rxclii'npp CALIFORNIA PRIVET and Cuttings Beat stock. Lowest price. Unif SILVER, N. J. ^ntlnn Thp Exclinngp HARRY B. EDWARDS, ordfrlnc. rili* PAPER POTS Send for Free Bif? Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 376, F. W. Rochelle & Sons. 60 Main St.. Chester. N. J, THE EXCHANGE— Best Advertising Medi-w ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Eitra rtronK Beedlingo. »5,00 per 1000. C»«h with order. HENRY ULRICH, Woodalde, L. I., N. Y. Tel. Newtown 1659. n*b..n ..rflerlne nJ..n«e m-'ntlnn The Rrehnng^ Display Advertising Classified Our stock and Materl&l Index Page 350 3S8 The Florists' Exchange ,, n. ■■ I f^ WORK ROOM ANU ! iZ. J eoiLtR CELLAR «^ 40' X 75' With the addition of these four Hitchinga' houses, L. B. Coddington will have ten acres under glass at Murray Hill. N. J. Men We Meet Looking Further Forward: or, the Fun- damental Trait of Success in L. B. Coddington Let's see : it was three or so years ago that I bumped into Louis Nue, his fore- man, Joe Ruziclsa, and Lyman Codding- ton, on a train going to Boston. I had planned to stop off at Providence and partalse of some of the good cook- ery of Billy Ilandley's wife; talk over old times with Billy, while making smoke lings with one of his line cigars. But the minute I saw Noe, it was all off. Nothing would do but Boston for me ; and to theatre with them all. You see, Xoe and I borrowed shirts and neckties from each other when at Hackettstown School, along in '89 and '90. We hadn't seen each other for ten .years, so you may well know there was much to be talked over. It was Ruzicka who finally mentioned that they had been spending the after- noon at Cromwell Gardens, having made a pilgrimage there principnlly to see, as Mr. Coddington expressed it, "how 'Mi- lady' was acting." "Then it was I also found out that these three men were making a series of little journeys to the places of the leading New England growers. If Mr. Coddington was here, he no doubt would sav as he did then : "Not all of them, Mr. Tuthill, are leading growers yet ; but they are well on the way to be. Some of them are small in the field, as commonly estimated, still they each have some strong, leading thought they are putting into action. IJoing it in spite of the direful predic- tions of their friends. These are the kind of men that, with the courage of their convictions to back them, are doing splendid constructive work for the grow- ers." That night, after the theatre, I sat on the edge of my be<3 and started think- ing of Mr. Coddington's remark. _ At once it came to me that the dominant note of this ipiiet, yet energetically alert man's success, lay in his ability to look I"'urther Forward. Tuesday of a week or so ago was such a soft-aired, sunny one, that when the president of Hitchings & Co. called me up and asked if "a run out in his motor to see Coddington's new house" sounded good. I accepted with pleasurable an- ticipation. When we reached Murray Hill the sun had softened up the famous clay mud of Jersey in most beautiful fashion. In spite of the fact that, as a precaution, I took some baled hay wire and wired my rubbers on, still that mud, with relentless suction, pulled lliem off, and we wallowed around in our Broadway tans. The frame-work of one big house, 61ft. X 500ft., was already up, and the post bases in place for three more of the same size. They are of the shadeless ridge type, with the south rafters lift, longer than the north, making the roof pitches 27 and 35 degrees. It seemed like a tremendous under- taking, but after Mr. Sefton told me how thoroughly Mr. Coddington had planned and anticipated every conceivably possi- ble condition, it took on a very different look. Fifteen months ago, he started looking Further Forward. The entire layout was then made, and, in the months that followed, was studied from every angle. When the general advance in building materials started, he was all in readiness to place his order. His looking Further Forward has already saved him many hundred dollars. When these new hou.ses are completed, he will have considerably over .5.50.000 ft. of glass, or an equivalent of ten acres of ground covered. In recent talks with Mr. Coddington it is strikingly evident that back of all his building of the last few years there is a bigger, broader motive than that of mere possession. He ever has in mind the enlarging of his enterprise, to give employment to more and more men, re- sulting in the establishing of more homes and the happiness that follows. With this thought predominant, he has Frame of Lyman B. Coddington's new house, 61 ft.by 500 ft., being one of four houses which Hitchings & Co. are building at Murray HUl. N. J. With the assistance of a special movable • scaffold, 200 ft. a day were erected. put up for his employees a number of exceptionally fine houses on his grounds, for which he asks a very nominal rent. He knows every one of his men and makes them feel his sincere interest in their welfare. Among his men there is a noticeable contentment, a resultant of the big, broad idea for human betterment, so dominantly controling Mr. Codding- ton's life. He is an active member of the school board, and tellingly uses his influence for the continual betterment of the edu- cational opportunities. Of course, he is a keen business man. Ills success in business makes his broader success the more possible. He does not pose as a philanthropist, lint it is abundantly evident that he does believe in his fellow men, and is ever looking Further Forward on behalf of those about him. L. W. C. T. One of the Cyclamen houses of J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, O J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati 0. The three chief specialties grown by Mr. Peterson and his three sons, who are in the business with him, are the Winter- flowering Begonias, particularly Mrs. Peterson, Glory of Cincinnati and Jlelior (which is an improvement on the latter, having better flowers and lasting a longer period) ; with Cyclamen and Birds' Nest Ferns. At one time Mr. Peterson also grew Adiantum Farleyense as well as any one, and as largely as any one : now, how- ever, his stock is much more limited. At present one can see long lines of benches filled with sand and covered with Begonia leaves, the stock being propa- gated in this way. The demand for the new Mrs. Peterson, a cross between Soco- trana and Gloire de Sceaux is immense, as indee/2ft. to 3ft. in Gin. pots. Nothing finer have we ever seen, and these move oB' pretty regularly to the retailers and to the firm's regular customers. Two ' thousand Easter Lilies are grown on for April 23. The Birds' Nest Fern, of which 15,000 are grown annually, are in all stages but the majority at the present time, are in 5in. pots. Three thousand finely de- veloped plants were sold at Christmas. A new fern, got, we believe, from Drcer of Philadelphia, is Pteris Childsi, and the merit of this plant may be gauged when we say that a specimen in an Sin. pot sold for .$2..50 at wholesale. It is among Pterises what Farleyense is among Adi- antums. At first sight it reminds one of Wimsettii, but the fronds are much more finely cut, while the color is a lively green. We look upon this as being a very fine addition to decorative terns. A speci- men Cibotium Schiedei from the Peterson greenhouses will be seen at Philadelphia, and we doubt not will win laurels. For Easter a house of Rambler Roses, tied into various shapes as boats, birds, " balloons, etc., is coming along. Another large house is devoted to Hydrangea Otaksa, from which plants with five to twelve flowers are got ; they are very clean, branchy and healthy looking. A ^! full collection of new French varieties is ■I also grown, but Mr. Peterson regards ■ Otaksa as better than any. In conversation it was learned that the Princess of Wales Violet, which was sold at .$10.00 per 100, was first brought to general notice by Mr. Peterson, who in _ those earlier days grew them with l.Sin. ^ stems and as large as a silver dollar ! The houses here are on sloping ground facing the south, and are up-to-date. Re- cently Mr. Peterson and his sons have substituted cement benches for wooden ones all the way through. The heating is by natural gas. got from Cincinnati and costs 30c. per 1000ft.. but after 200.000ft. have been consumed the cost is only 12c. per 1000. The average cost of heating the entire plant is $250 a month. As the houses are all wired with Draper's thermostat installation no watchman is required, and there is very little trouble with the furnace or one might say none at all; one boiler of 60 h. p. answers for all the houses. A constant clear flame, which can be regulated to a nicety, is in the furnace, the whole installation seeming to be the perfection of cleanliness and fine adjustment. To meet the increasing demands of busi- ness Mr. Peterson has recently enlarged his garage. He recently had the oppor- tunity of purchasing a very powerful foiii-- ing car at good terras and closed the deal : this he has had converted into a delivery February 12, 191(). The Florists' Exchange 359 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised Advance Co :jiM Albert & DavidaoQ Ino 39(1 Allen, J. K 3SL' Allen Co.. Wm. Stu»rt,3S2 Amer. G'houee Mfg. Co 389 Amer. Spawn Co 344 Andereon, J. F 355 Anderson, S. A 3G.S Angermueller, Geo. AphineMfg. Co! '. '. . !3,ss ANnee,jJ. W 37'.' Arnold & Co.. Inc.. D. C 3S2 Asohroann Bros 353 Aschmann Godfrey. . .355 Ashley. Ernest 368 Badgley & Bishop, Ino 383 Baker Broa 369 Baker. Wm. J 385 Barclay Nure 344 Barrett. The Florist. .371 Barrows & Son. H. H.355 Baumer, A. R 370 Baur «& Steinkainp. . .348 Bayersdorfer A Co. .378 Bay State Nurs., The . 340 Beaven. E. A 379 Beckert's Seed Store. . 33s Begerow Floral Co.. . 370 Bellamy Bros 352 Bemb Floral Co. .The. 369 Bennett. C. A 346 Berger Bros , . . . 385 Bertermann Bros. Co. 369 Bird & .Son 387 Boddington Co., Ino., Arthur 341 Bolgiano & Sons, J. . . 340- 345 Bonnet A Blake 38.'! Bonnot Bros 3S3 B.wt.iii Hiirmis Co... .3S,S Bowe, M. A :i70 Brant Bros., Ino 37 1 brown. Peter 350 Bryan, Alonto J 35(1 Buckbee. H. W 371 Bunyard. A. T., Flo- rin 370 Bunyard Co., Ino. Harry A 340 Burnett Bros 340 Burpee, W. A. & Co. 344 Butler 4 UUman 371 Byer Bros 33(i Caldwell The Woods- man Co 378 California Rose Co. . .355 Campbell Bros 354 Camp Conduit Co.. . .389 Cannata, J. P 351 Carbone Florist 368 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The 38G Childs, John Lewis.. . . 343 Chinnick. W.J 351 Christensen, Thos. P. . 354 Clare. W. G 377 Clarke's Sons. David. . 370 Clay 4 Son 388 Cleveland Cut Flower Co.. The 368 Cloche Co., The 37C. Coan. J. J 382 Cookcroft, J. D 34S Cokely. B E. 4 J. T, .378 Coles & Co 377 Conard 4 Jones Co , The 34G Condrou. 11, .1 'MU Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 34(i Coombs, Florist 369 Cottage Gardens Co , Ino 351 Coweo, W.J 379 Cowen's Sons, N 389 Craig Co., Robt 352 Crouch, Mrs. J. W.. .368 CrowlFernCo 378 Crump, F. F 369 rumlMc. .T. L 379 Cunningham, Jos. H. . 350 Cut Flower Exch 38:i Danker, Florist 368 Darling i Co :i7l) Davie, Walter 3,S5 Dawson, William .'-(49 Day Co., W. E 371 De Buck. John 370 De Graall Bros , Ltd..:i4:i Deutsrber 4 Glazer. .38.5 Dietsch Co.. A 389 DUlon. J, L .•i.52 Dobbs 4 Son 368 Dorner 4 Sons Co.. F 319 Dreer, Henry A.. Ino. 352-87-90 Dupuy ..*i Ferguson . 343 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 390 Eble, Chas 370 Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. 370 Edwards' Folding Box Co 378 Edwards, H. B 357 Kichholi. Henry 338 Elliott & Sons, Wm. . . 338 Emmans. Geo. M 350 Emmons. F. A 346 Erne 4 Klingel 386 Eakesen. Frank N 354 Eeler, JohnG 378 lOller, MS :t.50 Evans Co., The John A 3S9 Evenden Bros 371 Eyres. Florist 368 Fallon, Florist 371 First American Na- tural Fern Co 378 Fisher. Peter 349 Fletcher 4 Co , Inc.. F. W 340 Fletcher* Son 387 Florists Hail Asan . . 378 Florida Natural Prod. Co 389 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co.. The 390 Ford. M, 0 381 Ford. Wm. P 382 Fortunes, A. L 385 Forestdale 369 Fottler, Fiske. Rawson Co 338 Fowler, Mrs. L P... 371 Freeman. Geo. L. . . . 376 Freeman-I.ewi8 370 Friedman. Florist. ... 368 Friedman. J.J 388 Froment. H. E 383 Furrow 4 Co 371 Galveston Floral Co. . 369 Oalvin. Thos. F 370 Gaa8erCo..J. M 368 Giblin 4 Co 391 Gibbons. The Smiiaz Man 378 Girvin. Willis B 352 Gloeckner, Wm 368 Gove, The Florist 368 Graham 4 Son. A. . . . 368 Greater. N. Y. Flo- rist Assn.. Ino 333 Growers' Cut Flower Co 382 GudeBros. Co 371 Gunther Bros 383 Guttman 4 Raynor, Ino 380 Habermebl's Sons, J. J 371 Hanford.R.'o. '. '. '. '. '. .351 Harris. Chester 371 Harris, Ernest 3.52 Hart, Geo B 378 Hatcher, John C 368 Heacock Co., Jos 354 Heiss Co 369 Henderson 4 Co., A. .338 Henshaw 4 Fenrich. .381 Herman, O. H 357 Herr, A. M 357 He. Horticultural Adver- tiser 346 Howard Rose Co 353 H udson Carbon Co . . . 388 llue.sman, H. J 343 Idle Hour Nurs 370 Igoe Bros 378 Irwin. R. J 345 Isbell 4 Co., S. M....345 Jackson 4 Perkins Co. 341) Jacobs, 8.. 4 Sons .389-91 Jennings. E. B 338 Johnston Bros 371 Johnston 4 Co. T. J 371 Joseph's Florist 371 Joy Floral Co 370 Kasting. Wm. F., Co. . 337 Keller, John A 379 Keller Pottery Co 387 Keller Sons. J. B 371 Kerr. The Florist 369 Kervan Co., The 378 Kessler. Wm. . 383 King Construction Co. 389 Knoble Bros 368 Komada Bros 385 Kooyman, C 386 Kroeschell Bros. Co.. 390 Kuebler. Wm. H 383 Kuhne Bros 350 Lang Floral 4 Nurs. Co 369 Lango. A 368 Lange. H. F. A 371 Langjahr.A. H 382 Loedle Floral Co 349 Leonard Seed Co 338 Lippman. E. A 389 I.ittlctield & Wyman..350 Littlefleld. Florist 371 Lockland Lumber Co. . 389 London Flower Shop. 371 I.onl & Burnham 392 Lovett, J, T 342 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 371 Lyndhurst Farms . . . 344 MaoNifT Hort. Co., The 343 Mader, Paul. , . . 352 Marshall 4 Co.W E..345 Matthews 4 Varney. 349 Mf.Mpinc ,(; .\li-l)on- al.l :fM McCallum Co. The.. 381 McClunie. Geo. G.. . .369 MoConnell. Alex 370 MoCray Refrigerator Co 379 MoHutohison 4 Co.. 340 MoManus. James. . . 383 Mears. Wm 346 Menand. L 368 Metairie Ridge Nurs. Co., Ltd., The 370 Metropolitan Material Co 390-91 Mette, Henry 342 Meyer. Chaa.F 338 Miohell Co., Henry F 342 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 378 Michler Bros. Co 370 Miller. A. L ,346 Miller, Stuart H 385 Mills, The Florist. Ino 309 Minge Floral Co.. The 370 Moninger Co . John C 389 Moore. Henti 4 Nash.3S3 Moore Seed Co 342 Mountain View Floral Co 344 Mullanphy, Florist. . 371 Murray. Samuel 370 Nagel. Rudolf 3.57 Nahlik. A 351 Nason. L. B 383 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 378 Neidinger. Jos G 357 New England Florist Supply Co 384 Nicotine Mfg. Co.. The 388 Niessen Co., The Leo 385 Noe, L. M 383 Olson 4 Co 351 Ouwerkerk. P 346 Palmer F. E 368 Palmer4Son. W. J.. 3(;8 Park Floral Co., The 369 Park Floral Co 371 Parshelaky Bros.. Inc. 390 Peacock Dahlia Farm8343 Pearce, George 390 Peirce, E. Allan 387 Penn The Florist 363 Pennock-Meehan Co.. 8. 8 349-85 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 3S7 Peterson, C. A 3.54 Pfaff 4 KendaU. 389 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 385 Philips Bros 370 Pierce 4 Co 368 Pierce Co., F. O 389 Plerson. Inc.. A. N.. .337- 351 Pierson Co., F. R 337 Pierson, MaKHus 356 Pikes Peak Flor. Co... 369 Pillsbury, I. L 348 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 384 Polykranaa. G. J 382 Potter Floral Co 369 Pulverised Manure Co.. The 3S8 Pyfer4Co.. AT 386 Quidnick Gnhs 349 Ramsburg. G. 8 344 Randall. A L, Co. . . :t8i; Randall's Flower Shop371 Rawlings, Elmer 352 Rawson. The Florist. 36!l Reck. John & Son 368 Reed 4 Keller 378 Reinberg. Peter 386 Rice Co.. M 378 Riedel 4 Meyer, Inc. .382 Richmond Cedar Wks387 Ritchy, F W 3.56 Robinson 4 Co.. Inc. H. M 377-79 Robinson Co H. M 382 Robinson. L D 37 1 Rochelle 4 Sons, F W . 376 Rochester Floral Co . . 37 1 Rock Flower Co.. W. 370 Roehra Co.. Julius... 376 Rolker 4 Sons, A 338 Rosemont Gardens, . .370 Rosery Flower Shop. .368 Rosery, The 371 Rowehl 4 Grans 340 Routsahn Seed Co, . ,338 Roy, David D P 344 Royal Glass Works. . .390 Hupp, John F 342 Rusain 4 HanBing. . .378 Salter Bros 371 Saltford Flower Shop. The 371 Sander, Florist 371 Sauter, A 383 Sceery. Ed 371 Schlatter 4 Son, Wm.378 Schling. Max 370 Schmidt. J. C 356 Scholts. The Florist. .368 Schulz Co., Jacob. . . .370 Schwake 4 Co., Ino , Chas 338 Scollay. Inc., John A.. 391 Scott. John 354 Sharp, Partridge 4 Co. 391 Sbellroad Canna Farms 338 Sheridan, WaltorF. . . 383 Siebreoht. Geo. C 383 Skidelsky Co.. 8. S 338 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 389 Slinn. B. 8., Jr 383 Slinn, Clarence 383 Smith & Bros., L. C. Typewriter Co 357 Smith, Elmer D., 4 Co 348 Smith 4 Fetters Co.. .368 Smith 4 Hemenway. .390 Smith, Henry 369 Smith Co , W. & T.. . .346 Smith, P. J 382 Smith. The Florist. . .369 Snyder Co.. B. A 384 Solomon 4 Son, L. . . .389 Soltau Fernery, B . . 354 Star Floral Co 371 Stecher Litho. Co 338 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 338 Stokes Seed Farms Co Ino 338 Storrs 4 Harrison Co 346- 354 Stoothoff Co.. H. A . . . 388 Struck Co., Ino., Al- fred 390 Stumpp. Geo M 370 Stumpp 4 Walter Co. . 339 Sutton 4 Sons 344 Syracuse Pottery Co. . 387 Thompson 4 Co., C. B 370 Thorburn. J. M. 4 Co.342 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 369 Totty, Chas. H 349 Traendly 4 Schenck. . 383 Ulrich, Henry 357 United Cut Flower Co., Ino 382 Van .Assche, Frank. . .389 Van Bochove. G. & Brn 370 Van Gelderen, G. W...346 Vaughan's Seed Store. .340 Vick's Sons. James. , 354- 364-65 Vincent. Jr., 4 Sons Co. R 337 Virgin, U. J 370 Waban Hose Con- servatories 348 Waller Seed Co , The L D 342 Warburton. Florist. . . 369 WarendorS, A 370 Wax Bros 368 Wecbcr & Don .344 Weiland 4 Risch 348 Weiss. Herman 382 Welch Broa Co 384 Welch. Patrick ... 384 Welch. The Florist. . .369 Wettlin Floral Co 3.50 Whilldin Pottery Co.. 387 Whitted Floral Co.. . 370 Wietor Bros 386 Williamsport Floral Co 371 Wilson. H.E 371 Wilson. R. G 368 Winterson's Seed Store 386 Wolfinger Florist 370 Wood Bros 350 Wood. Stubbs 4 Co. ,346 Woodrow 4 Marketos.383 WoodruS 4 Sons, S. D 338 Young 4 Co., Inc., A. L 382 Young 4 Co.. John.. .382 Young's Florist 371 waBon. Hi'siiU's this In.' lias two utlicr (.-a rs. His eldest son, Roger, who was recently married, has had a house built on the property, which extends altogether to lo acres, including; some orchard land beyond the plant houses. Mr. and Mrs. Teter- .son's own dwelling is finely situated. Mrs. Peter.son being the gardener of the establishment, having her own hardy flower borders and Rose garden. By-and- by Mr. Peterson hopes perhaps to start .Vbntilon 3.50-56 Aralvpha 337 Arhyranlhes 350-56 .\diiintuin 353 .■\genitum 337- 338-46-50-51-52-66 All.crnantheras 337-56 Aly.ss.Mn. . 337-38^0-42-58 -Ainarvllis 346 Antirrhinums. .338-40 Areca l.utcscens 354 Asparagus 337-40- 342-4.>48-50-51-52-53- 3,54-55-.56 Asters.. . .338-39^2-64-65 Azaleas 338-40-48-55 Balsams 342 Begonias 337-38-40- 341^2^5-50-51-.53-5.5- 356 Belmoreana 354-55 Berberis .346 Berries 357 Bleeding Heart 346 Boxwood,, ..340-46-53-77 BouRainvilleas 345 Brow,allia 342 Buddleia 357 Bulbs 337- 338-40-41-43^5-56 Buxus 338 Caladiums 341 Candytuft 3.38^2 Cannas 337- 338-41-42-46-50-56 Canterbury Bells .344 Carnations 337-38- 342-45-48-49-50-51-52- 356 Centaurea 340 Cherry Trees 3.57 Cherry Tree Branches 357 Cherries, 357 Chrysanthemums. . . 345- 349-51-56 Cibotium 337-55 Cinerarias, . . 340-42-55-56 Clematis 346 Coba:a 338^0-12 Cooos 354-55 Coleus. . ,337-42-.50-51-52 Coreopsis 344 Cornfiowers 356 Cut Flowers 381- 382-83-84-85-86 Cuphea 337-50-56 Cvclamen .338-42- .345-50-51-52-5.5-56 Cvrtomium 353 Daffodils 343 Dahlias 337-38-43-44 Daisies 340-44- 345^6-52-56 Decorative Plants. 352-53 Deutzia 346 Dracaenas 346- 350-52-54-55-56 Evergreens. 344-46 Fern Balls 344 Ferns 337-45- 350-53-54-55-56 Fern Runners 346 Feverfew 346-50-56 Ficus 354 Fuchsias.. 337-4.5-50-51-56 Funkias 254-56 Gaillardia 344 Genista 356 Geraniums 337- 345-46-48-51-52-56-57 Gladiolus.338-40-43-45-50 Gloxinias 340^1-42 Golden Feather 338 Grovillea 340 Heliotrope 337- 346-50-51-54-56 Hydrangeas 337- 344-46-52-55 Iris 343^4 Ismene 343 Ivy .337-45-46- 350-55-56-78 Jerusalem Cherries. . .342 Kentias 353-54-55 Lantanas. , , 337-50-54-56 Larkspurs 342-44 I.ilac 344^6 Lilies 338-.55 Lilium Auratum 337 1-iliuin Fonnosum.. . .337 Lilium Gwanl.-nm,. ..337 Lilium NLii^iiilirum. . .337 Lilium SpfciuHUm . . . .346 Lily of the Valley 338 Lobelia,, , 338-J0-42-50-.56 Marguerites, . , ,340-46-56 Mignonette 340 Monnvine.4 337-50 Myosotis ■■ . 338 Nasturtiunis 338-42 Nophrolepis. . . .337-53-54 Nurserv Stock. ..*... .346 Onion .Sets .338-40-15 Palms 338-5.3-.54 Pandanus 355 Pansies.. ,338-42^5-50-56 Peonies 346 Pelargoniums 345 Pent,stemon 344 Petunias .3.37-38- 340-42-4.5-51-50 Phlox 342-14-46 Pips 340-4-1 Poinsettias ;J4.5 Primroses. . . 342-.50-55-56 Primulas 338-42- 345-50-52-53-55-56 Privet. 346-57 Kliododendroii.*^ 338- 346-55 Roses :«S^4-4.5- 3-16-18-49-50-51-.55-78 Salvias 3.37-38-40- 342^5-.50-51-52-.56 Scabious 342 Seeds 338-.'i9-10- 342-44-45-6.1-65 .Senecio Argcntius .... 337 .Shamrock 350-51 Shrubs 346 Snapdragon 338-40- 342-14-45-46-51 Spiriea, - . . .• :J46 Slevia 356 Stocks 338^2 Swainsona 337 Sweet Peas 338 Sweet Williams 344 Thunl.ergia 342 Torenia 342 Tradescantia 356 Trees 346 Tuberoses 340-44 Tulips 343 Vegetable Plants 338 Vegetable Seeds 338- 340-42 Verbenas 337-38-40- 342^5-50-52 Vincas 337-38-40- 345^6-50-51-52-56 Weddelliana 3M-55 Weigelas 346 Zinnias 338-42 MISCELLANEOUS Aphine 388 Auctions 343 Baskets 377-78 Benches 389 Bench Fittings 389 Birch Bark .377 Boilers 389-90-91 Boxes 377-90 Boxwood Sprays 378 Bulb Pans 387 Burners 378 Cedar 389 Cherries 357 Chicken Founts 387 Cycas 378-79 Cypress 389-90 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses 367- 368-69-70-71 Dirt Bands 344-50- 357-77-78-79-87 Dagger Ferns 377-78 Fancy Ferns 377-78 Fertilizers 388 Fiber 377 Florists' .Accounts In- sured 378 Florists' Supplies 377- 378-79 Fungine 388 Galax Leaves 377-78 Glass 389-90-91 Glass Cutters 390 Glazing Points 390 Gold Letters -378 Grasses 377 Greenhouse BIdg 389- 390-91-92 Greenliou.se Fittings. . 391 Greenhouse Lumber, .389 Greenhou.se Material 390-92 Greenhouse Shading. . .389 Greening Pius 378 Guards 378 Gutters. - 389 Hardware 389 Heating 390-91 Hotbed Sash. . .389-90-91 Humus ...388 Insecticides 345-88 Irrigation 389 Laurel 378 Laurel Festooning. . . .378 Laurel Wreaths 378 Leucothoe Sprays.. 378-79 Lithographic Work. . .3.38 Lumber 390 Magnolia 377 Manure 388 Mastica 389 Moss 377-78-79 Mushroom Spawn.. . .344 Nikoteen 388 Palmetto Leaves 378 Pans 387 Paper Pots. 3.53- 354-55-57-87 Partridge Berries 378 Pecky Cypress 389-90 Pine Cones 377 Pines 378 Pipe 389-90 Pipe Fittings 389 Posts 389 Pots 387 Prepared Palms 377 Pussy Willow 378 Refrigerators 379 Roof Support-s 378 Ruscus 377 Sash 390 Sash Bars 389 .Sash Operating Device 391 Saucers 387 Scalinc 388 Schools si...... 378 Sinilax 338- 340-50-51-52-78 Soil Grinder 357 Sphagnum Moss 378 Stakes 378 Staples 348 Supports 378 Tanks 390 Tobacco Productn 388 Toothpicks 379 Tubs 387 Tubes 377 Typewriters 357 VoDtiUiting Apparatus 391 Vormino. 388 Wauto . .372-7.3-74-75-70 Wholesale Florist*. . .381- 382-83-84-85-86 Wire 378 Wire Designs 378 Wire Frames 378 Wreaths 378 Pag© AdvertisinB. Fioi^ss./ in 366 Assessed Valuation of Nursery Stock and Greenhouse Plants 360 Cahill, Wm. B. (Portrait) 382 Cataloers Received 343 Clubs ana SocletieB: New Haven Co. (Conn.) Hort. Soc; Tuxedo (N. Y.) Hort. Society 355 Coal. Price of 363 Coddington, L. B.. Estab. of (Illus.) . .358 "Dubs!" 360 ExMbltionB and Meetinefs, Comlngr ..357 Fertilizer Situation. The 362 Freesias, N'.w Ci.iiit 380 Heating- Queries 391 Horticultural Crops in Southern France 362 Illinois State Florists' Ass'n 362 Insecticides nf Hipher CJuaJity 363 InternatifUKil Flower Show 362 Market Review, Weekly 38] Meetings and Events. The 'Week's. 360 Meetings and Exhibitions, Conung..357 Middle Atlantic States 377 National, Flower Sljow. Philadelphia. 361 New England States 354 New York Federation of Floral Clubs. 360 Ninth-Story Window, From a 360 Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 347 Obituary: Fisher. Geo. W. ; Matheson. Donald. 361 On to Pbiladel|ihia! 361 Pacific Coast Department 39U Pathological Apiiointments 363 Peterson & Sons. J. A.. (Illus.) 35S Question Box 366 Questions Exchange Readers Are Asked to Solve 376 Retail Sept. (Illus.): Initiative In the Florists' Btjsiness: Florists' Telegraph Delivel^; Robert Burns' Window by Penn; Steamship Sailings 367-371 Rose Mme. Paul Euler (Illus.) 362 Rose Shop. The 380 Seed Trade Report 339 Southern States 345 State Horticultural Buildings on Long Island 360 Trade Notes: Albany 378 Baltimore 353 Boston 384 Buffalo 379 Chicago 386 Cleveland 389 Cromwell 354 Cumberland 352 Detroit 388 Edwardsvllle 376 Fort Wayne 381 Hagerstown .'353 Hartford 3B4 Houston 345 Indianapolis 388 Kansas City 389 Lancaster 3 80 Tjondon 376 Los Angeles 391 Louisville 350 Montgomery 348 Nashville 350 New Bedford 355 New Haven 354 New Orleans 349 Newport , 355 New York 383 Pawtucket 355 Philadelphia 385 Pittsburgh 380 Providence 355 Kochester 377 San Francisco 390 St. Louis 366 Syracuse 377 Washington .... J 364 Willianisp.M-t S80 Vaiielian'.^ Sncd Store 366 Week's Work, The: Fumigating and Spraying; Primu- las; Solanums; Petunias: Extra Choice Begonias; Snapdragons; Calceolarias 356 two of his younger sons in sonic line of farming business, but just wliere. or in what section of f.ai'ming or phint growing, has not been decided. Schenectady, N. Y. Marvin 1'. Chainplin a llorist who has conducted a store in Schenectady for the last si.x years, has sold out to W. II. Showers. " who will endeavor to conduct the business on the same honest princi- ples as Mr. Champlin. 360 The Florists' Exchange FOiTirsED nr laes A Weekly Medlam of loterchan^e for Florists, ITTirseTy- men. Seedsmen and the Trade In Oeneral Exclusively a Trade Paper Entertd at N«v> York Pott Office its of a miscelltineous character, reservations in which can be made on very liberal terms. Visitors at the automobile show will remember the section as that where the exliibitors of automobile accessories were lo- cated, and where there was at all times congregated a large and interested crowd. TheiAUiediSocieties.Are^Taldng Part Chairman Kleinheinz of the committee on exhibits has done yeoman work in interesting private growers to stage exhibits, and it looks as though the classes will be generously filled. At least four entries for the Rose Garden contest are in sight, and the success of this im- portant feature of the exhibition is virtually assured. The American Rose Society has raised about $1500 in special premiums, which is considered as a material help as regards the premium responsibility in the Rose sec- tion. The American Carnation Society has raised about $50U for a similar purpose, and it is expected that the American Sweet Pea Society and the American Glad- iolus Society will render similar assistance. The final schedule will contain a class to cover ex- hibits of aquatics, a special prize for which has been do- nated by the Foley Mfg. Co. of Chicago. This class will form another distinctive feature of the show. The Carnation section will be well filled, and it is ex- pected will embrace all the novelties now under consid- eration by our leading Carnationists. It should not be forgotten that the Carnation exhibits will form a com- plete show in themselves, and will really be the Jubilee Exhibition of the American Carnation Society, a special silver medal having been struck by that society for award to practically all the winners of blue ribbons. Chairman F. Cowperthwaite of the Committee on In- formation, whose address is 518 Market St., Philadel- phia, has mapped out several trips among the florists' establishments in and around Philadelphia for those who wish to visit the same, and his committee will be prepared to lend every assistance in the way of informa- tion which may be required. This department will have a number of paid assistants who will act as guides to the show and be continually at the service of aU seeking enlightenment. The Forists' Telegraph Delivery is to make an ex- hibit that ought to speak volumes for the service it is exjjloiting. It will have two booths, to represent the sending, receiving and filling of florists' orders by wire. Electric Fountain, Tea and Music Florists on the look-out for unusual effects in decora- tions for large functions will be interested in the instal- lation of a big electric fountain, which will be in opera- tion throughout the show. The ladies who have taken an interest in the show and are to operate the tea garden, are holding weekly meetings at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia and perfecting elaborate plans for their department. The young ladies who are to officiate during the show period will be costumed to conform to the general effect aimed for. An orchestra of 36 pieces will present a splendid musical program twice daily, and will be stationed at a point furnishing the best acoustic possibilities. Sectional and sister societies, desiring to have booths or stands at which they can look after the interests of their respective organizations, will be accorded space on the balcony floors for the purpose. Arrangements are being made for quarters for Miss Jarvis, founder of the Mother's Day Association, and the actual founder of Mother's Day, a day of much interest to florists, which booth will be presided over by Miss Jarvis in person. The work of compiling the official souvenir program is well under way, and the pages to be set apart for trade advertising are being taken up in a satisfactory manner. To meet the wishes of many of the advertisers and Philadelphia interests it has been decided to charge ten cents for all copies of the program distributed in the Exhibition Hall. The rest of the circulation will be gratuitous as previously arranged. Chairman Ther- kMdson of the Committee on Publicity has arranged to have copies of the program on every dining, buffet, club, and parlor car arriving in Philadelphia during the show. Chairman E. J. Fancourt of the Committee on Trade Tickets reports a considerable number of these tickets already taken up, and without a doubt the demand for the whole issue contemplated will materialize, party. John Yocno, New York, Feb. 5, 1916. Secretary. S]iccial trade tickets for the National Flower Show ha\p been provided for those in the trade and can be purchased in lots of 100 or over at $25 per 100, with the purchaser's name printed on the ticket. Any horti- cultural society or garden club can purchase these tickets at the same price for use of their members. Washington and Baltimore Contlngant The Washington Florists' Club hits agreed to unite witli the Baltimore Florists' Club and others from the South in trying to obtain a special train out of Washington for the Naticmal Flower Show in Philadelphia, the day and time to be fixed later. On to Philadelphia The coiniiiittce appoiiiti-d by the New York Florists* Club to arrange for a New York Day at the National Flower Show, to be held in Philadelphia, from March ■25 to .V])ril 2, held a meeting at the Hotel .McAlpin, Broadway and 34th st. on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m., at wliich inenihcrs of the committee and representatives of other s a ton. The increased demand for it since the breaking out of tlie European war has caused the price to rise to about $25 a ton. It is impos- sible, therefore, for farmers to secure phosphates at prices which they have been accustomed to pay. The nitrogen supply is not materially less than usual. In 1913, when conditions were normal, about $125,280,- 000 worth of conunercial fertiUzers was used in the United States. Of this amoimt, the farmers paid $48,- 830,000 for nitrogenous substances, $56,000,000 for phos- phates, and $20,450,000 for potash salts. Practically all the potash salts were imported from Germany and and the entire quantty of nitrate of sodai came from Chile. Ammonium sulphate to the value of $3,720,000 was re- ceived from abroad, mainly from England. The re- mainder of the fertilizer materials was derived from domestic sources. The quantities of the various substances entering into the fertilizer trade and the prices paid by the farmers were approximately as follows: Material Tons Total Retail Value Nitrogenous materials: Nitrate of soda 70,000 $3,500,000 Ammonium sulphate 215,000 13,330,000 Cotton seed meal. . .1,000,000 25,000,000 Dried blood 40,000 1,600,000 Tankage 100,000 2,600,000 Fish scrap 70,000 2,800,000 $48,830,000 Phosphatic material: Acid phosphate ...4,000,000 56,000,000 $56,000,000 Potash salts: Muriate of potash.. 225,366 9,916,000 Sulpliate of potash. 47,874 2,872,000 Kainit 466,795 5,601,000 Manure salts 171,802 2,061,000 $20,450,000 Rose Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) Grown by the Florex Gardens, North Wales. Pa. should be grown, among these being that it brings more money, is the strongest hybrid tea for forcing under glass, produces stems 3ft. to 4ft. without pinching, with \cry elegant foliage right up to the bud; it is prolific, producing almost as "freely as Killarney, is a good keeper, and an excellent shipper; it is easy to grow, the bud being of fine form, while the flower itself is of good size. The fragrance is noticeably good; the color is a fine rose-pink, a little darker than Mrs. Chas. Russell, and is very brilliant and satiny, especially under arti- ficial light. It is certainly a beautiful Rose, and has been admired by all impartial persons wherever it has been shown by the Florex Gardens, who evidently have a very fine strain. Messrs. Guttnian & Raynor of New York City have had the handUng of the stock. Horticultural Crops in Southern France Consul General A. GauUn, Marseilles, states in a recent Commerce Report that "it has been officially estimated that at the beginning of November the horti- cultural crop conditions in southern France were ap- proximately as follows: Olives, 40 per cent, normal; market garden products, 65 per cent.; Walnuts and Chestnuts, 75 per cent.; Apples and Pears, 60 per cent; flowers, 50 per cent. The Olive fly has caused consid- erable damage to the Olive crop, which has not yet been gathered to any extent. Flower culture has suffered from the scarcity of competent labor and decreased de- mand." $125^80,000 The Potash Situation There is practically no potash in this country at the present time for fertilizer use. The small quantities which were held over from former years are now priced at from eight to twelve times their normal value. The investigations of the Department and the Geological Survey have shown the possibility of producing from American sources an ample supply of potash salts for domestic consumption. These sources are: The giant kelp of the Pacific Coast from Lower California to Alaska; the alunite deposits, mainly in the mountains of Utah; the feldspathic rocks of the eastern part of the United States, and the mud of Searles Lake in California. The Phosphate Situation Acid jihosphate is the basis of nearly all commercial mi.xed fertilizers. It is made by the action of sulphuric acid upon phosphate rock. Our available sources of phosphate rock are greater than those of any other nation. The main supply for domestic consumption and for ex- portation comes from Tennessee, South CaroUna and Florida. The United States Government, however, owns vast dcjiosits of phosphate rock in Utah, Wyoming, Montana and neighboring States. These deposits have been withdrawn from private use pending legislation for their utilization and no supply hsition by salts contained in the w.aters used for its applica- tion. Tests are now being conducted by the Bureau of Entomology with a view to preventing this evil. New methods of analysis have also been perfected for use in examining some of the samples collected in accord- ance with the provisions of the law. Many field tests have been made to determine the efficacy of various in- gredients entering into the composition of insecticides, and studies have been made of the action of napthalcne, sodium fluoride, pyrethrum pow'ders, tobacco powders, vegetable odls, etc., on insects when used as dusts, sprays or fumigants. Pathological Appointment We learn that .1. J. Taubenhaus, for several years path- ologist at Deleware /\gri. Ex. Station, New^ark, Del., has accepted the position of plant pathologist and ])hysiolo- gist at the Texas Experiment Station. He expects to leave about Feb. 15. Price of Coal This, in a double sense, is a burning question all the time, and as the miners in the anthracite mining region of Pennsylvania have been agitating recently for a 20 per cent, increase in their wages, together with recog- nition of their Union and other privileges, it looks as though trouble lay ahead. In order to educate the public as to the position of affairs, the Anthracite Coal Operators' General Com- mittee, of 437 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, has recently issued much information in regard to mining, amount of capital invested, the increase of wages in the last 20 years, and so an. The statement is made that over $^75,000,000 is invested in plant .-ind equipment in the anthracite mines of Pennsylvania, but over and above all, it would seem to us that the miners' wages are not too high considering the conditions under which they labor and their home surroundings. Of course, there are two sides to all questions, and undoubtedly things have improved in the past. Perhaps nothing will solve these great labor problems but nationalization of mines, railroads, steel plants, etc., etc., and even then we will not have got to the end of our trouble by any means. The difficulty with labor is that while things are tiourish- ing the men wish to share, but when there is a slump, or when profits are minus, they do not want to lose. We all will agree, however, that the consumer is pay- ing as much as he can afford to at present, and if prices rise for any reason, it Ls going to make it hard for florists and those who use hard coal in quantity to make a living profit, as well as for all of us to pay for enough coal to keep our dwellings comfortable in Winter. Index to The Florists' Eichange, Vol. XL This index, covering the psriod from the first issue in July to the last issue in December, 1915, is now ready "for free distribution. It contains a complete reference to every item of interest which has been mentioned during "the past six months, and we should like every subscriber who keeps full files of The Ex- CHAKOE to have a copy. Sub.scribers wishing this index can obtain it bv notifying us by postcard. Copies will be dulv mailed" to those who have advised us in the past of their desire to have this index. 364 The Florists' Exchange February 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 363 LARGEST GROWERS "E HIGH = GRADE ASTERS IN THE WORLD VICK'S FAMOUS ASTERS WRITE FOR OUR FLODISTS' ASTER BOOK ALL ABOUT OUR ASTERS SEVENTY-FIVE ACRES OF ASTERS GROWING FOR SEED LAST YEAR— THIS YEAR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE ACRES OF ASTERS TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND VICK'S LATE-BRANCHING ASTERS The popularity of Vick's Branching Asters cantinut's to grow. Today more seed of these Asters is sold than of all other American grown strains. Wlule many other varieties are needed in any well proportioned crop of Asters, few florists could afford to be without a large plant- ing of this exceptionally fine strain. Plants are extra large, of strong and vigorous growth, yielding a profusion of flowers from the middle of August until heavy frost. The flowers are of extraordinary size, and stand erect on long, graceful stems. In the foUowing colors: White, SheU'Pink (Mary Semple), Lavender-Pink, Lavender, Rose (Lady Roosevelt), Rosy Carmine, Claret, Scarlet Gem, Purple, Dark Violet, Mixed, Cardinal, Crimson, Plum Color, Peach Blossom, Peerless Pink and Rosy Pink. See our list of varieties for prices. VICK'S ROYAL ASTERS A magnificent strain of early Asters, every color of which has been introduced by us, the first of which was Vick's Royal Purple, which for a number of years has been one of the best seDing colors. If sown at the same time as Queen of the Market it foUows that variety very closely. The plants are of the Branching Type, and many florists find that the use of Vick's Royal in connection with Queen of the Market makes a very profitable arrangement. We have several colors, all of which are popular florists' shades. They are as follows: White, Shell-Pink, Lavender-Pink, Lavender, Purple and Rose. See our list of varieties for prices. A WORD ABOUT OUR SEED FARMS The picture of Asters above was taken on our Orchard Farm. Only a few years ago our entire crop of Asters was grown on this farm. The demand has grown to such an extent that we shall cultivate, next Summer, 250 acres, 125 of which consist of Asters. Even in our efforts to keep up with the demand, we are working still harder to get larger and lietter varieties. During the Summer and Autumn monthB, particularly during August and September, thousands of people visit our farms for the purpose of seeing the vast expanse of flowers, of which we grow many other kinds besides Asters. Last year our field of Phlox Drummondi attracted much attention. In fact, we grow more or less of a large | number of varieties all the way from Sweet Alyssum down the alphabetical list to Zinnias. At the time when the ! flowers were at the height of bloom, about the middle of September, a careful estimate one Sunday placed the numl)er of visitors at more than seven thousand, and thirteen hundted automobiles. Florists and others are always welcome to visit our farms and to study the various varieties needed in their trade. VICK'S FAMOUS ASTERS OUEENJOFtTHE MARKET. White, Pink, Rose, Crimson, Scarlet, Laven- 1, der, Liglit Blue, Dark Blue, Mixed. }s oz. 20c., ^4 oz. 35c., H oz, 60c., oz. $1.00. VICK'S IMPERIAL ASTERS. Rose, Yellow, Lavender, Blue Bird, Purple. A oz. 20c., ii oz 35c., H oz, 65o., H oz. $1.20, oz. $2.00. Salmon, Sunrise, Sunset and Lilac. Per pkt. 15c., 2 for 25c. VICK'S GIANT PURITY. A oz. 2Qc., H oz. 35c., M oz. 65c., H oz- Sl-20. oz. S2.00. VICK'S GIANT DAYBREAK. A oz. 20c., Ys oz. 35c., H oz. 65c., H "■ S1.25. VICK'S ROYAL. White, Shell-Pink, Lavender-Pink, Rose, Lavender and Purple. A oz. 20c., M oz. 36c., H oz. 05c., H oz. $1.20, oz. 82.00. VICK'S MIKADO. White, Shell-Pink, Hose, Lavender-Pink, Dark Violet. J5 oz. aOc, ' s oz. 35c., '4 oz. 65c., H oz. $1.20, oz. $2.00. VICK'S LATE BRANCHING. White, Shell-Pink (Mary Semple), Lavender- Pink, Rose ((Lady Roosevelt), Lavender, Rosy Carmine, Chtret, bcarlet fiem, Purple, Dark Violet and Mixed. J s oz. 20c., Ji oz. 35c., H <>'■ ""' oz. S1.25. PEACH BLOSSOM and PEERLESS PINK. A oz. 20c., 'A oz. 30c„ Ji 01. 50c,. 'o oz, SOc. VICK'S EARLIEST SNOWDRIFT I l,ii,i oz. 20c., W2 oz. 30c., A "'-f^' VICK'S EARLIEST LAVENDER [ l/g oz. 75e., H oz. $1.36, H oz. i'«"' \ICK'S EARLIEST PINK ) oz. $4.00. VICK'S LAVENDER GEM. Ifa oz. 25c., A oz. 40e., H oz. 60c., Ko^-*!™' I,., oz, ,?I,7.5, oz .S3.00. VICK'S FAMOUS ASTERS VICK'S TRIUMPH COMET. White, Shell-Pink, Lavender-Pink, Rose, Lavender and Purple. Price, per pkt., each 15c., 2 for 25c. VICK'S LAVENDER PINK ROCHESTER. A oz. 20c., Js oz. 35c., }i oz. 65c., ',2 oz. $1.20, oz. $2.00. VICK'S WHITE ROCHESTER. Vas oz. 25c,, A oz, 40c,, 's oz. 60c., H oz. 11,00, >2 oz, $1.75, oz. $3.00. VICK'S LAVENDER and PURPLE ROCHESTER. Packets only, each 20c.. 2 tor 35c. VICK'S PINK ENCHANTRESS. Packets only, each 15c., 2 for 25c. VICK'S PERFECTION. Rose (new), pkt. 25c., 2 for 40c.; White Blush, Shell-Pink (new). Lavender (new). Crimson (new). Purple (new), each, per pkt, 20c,, 2 for 35c, VICK'S KING ASTERS. Rose, A oz. 20c., 80c,, oz, 81,50, Write for our Illustrated Book on Asters for Florists- most complete book of its kind. Every florist should have a copy. If yours has not come write for it a once. Asters are growing more popular with flo"* every year. Owing to the greatly increasing demands for our seeds "e are adding nearly one hundred and fifty more acres to the large seed farms where we grow in addition to Asters a great variety of Annuals and Perennials that 3re listed in our Wholesale Catalog. Write for your copy. VICK'S TRIUMPH COMET ASTERS A magnificent new class of mid-season Asters, with extra long stems and large, fluffy, full, double flowers of the finest type. In season, Vick's Triumph Comet Asters are between extra early and the Early-Branching varieties, or about the same season as Vick's Royals. Splendid Mikado or Rochester flowers of the best type, on tall, upright plants. A great improvement over any Upright Comet heretofore offered, in size of plant, length of stem, and in size and perfection of flower. In the foUowing colors: White, Shell-Pink, Lavender-Pink, Lavender, Rose and Purple. See our list of varieties for prices, VICK'S ROCHESTER ASTERS The plants are like those of the Late Branching, large and strong, with many long branches. The flowers, like all of the Comet type, have petals that are very long and narrow, and gracefully recurved, giving them a lightnesss and grace that make them the most artistic of aU Asters. The immense size of the flowers — they are the largest Asters now in cultivation — their artistic beauty, their delicacy of coloring and freedom of bloom make them, in our estimation, superior to any Asters heretofore offered of its class. In the following colors; Lavender-Pink, Shell-Pink, Rose, Crimson, White, Dark Violet, Lavender and Purple. See our list of varieties for prices. l oz. 30c., 14 oz- 50c., '2 oz. Lavender ICing, White Iving. In pkts. only, each 20c., 2 for 35c. ohell Pink ICing, Crimson King. Pkts. only, each 2Sc., 2 for 40c. IMPROVED CREGO. White, SheU-Pink, Lavender. Rose, Crimson and Purple. ^ oz. 20c., >8 oz. 30c., ?4 oz. 50c., ,'2 02. 80c., oz. SI.50. VICK'S LATE UPRIGHT. White, Rose, Lavender-Pink, Crimson, Purple. Aniethvst and Peach Blossom. ^ 02. 20e., H oz. 35e., H oz- G5c., H oz. 51.20, oz. S2.00. VICK'S AUTUMN GLORY. Pkts. only, each 20e., 2 for 35c. JAMES VICK'S SONS ROCHESTEB. N. Y. The Flower City 366 The Florists' Exchange A Good "AD" for You, Too Strengthen the Claims of Your Firm on Your Customers Through the Liberal Distribution of Our Cultural Directions Specially prepared for the use of your customers. These Leaflets are just the neat little factor to promote business and establish better relations between the dealer and his customer. They have been written by experts; they are fuller, and contain more detailed directions than it is possible to embrace in a catalogue. Hand one out with each sale. It will save your time, quicken and increase business, and aid you please your customer. We offer in stock: AmarylUa (Hlppeastrum) Annuals from Seed Asparagus Asters Azaleas Begonia, Tuberous Bulbs Cabbage and Cauliflower Ganna Carnations, Monthly Cauliflower, Radish and Beans under Glass Celery Chinese Sacred Lily Chrysanthemum Climbing Plants, Hardy Coleus, and other bedders Crocus, Snowdrop and SdUa Slblrlca Cucumbers under Glass Cyclamen Dahlia Deciduous Trees and Shrubs Evergreen Trees »nd Shrubs Ferns Freesla Geranium Gladiolus Gloxinia Hotbeds and Frames, House Plants, Care of Hyacinths, Dutch and Roman Iris and Trltoma Lawns Lettuce In the Open and under Glass Lily Culture for House and Garden Melons under Glass and in the Open Mushroom Culture Onions Palms, House Culture of Pansy Peonies Perennials. Hardy Primula Rhubarb and Asparagus under Glass Rose Culture Small Fruits Standard Fruits Strawberries under Glass Sweet Pea. The Tomatoes, Outdoors Tomatoes under Glass Tuberose Tulip Vegetables Violets Water Garden, How to Make and Manage Your selectioa of not less than 100 of a kind, delivered carriage paid, printed on white paper, clear type, size 6x93^ inches, 500 for $1.50; 1000 for $2.50. space is left at the bottom of each leaflet for youi name, address, etc. If you desire this imprint (3 lines) add 50 cents for 500 copies, 75 cents for 1000. Special quotations on quantities of 2500 or over. Full sample set for 50 cents. This charge will be deducted from your first purchase of 95 worth of •'Culturals." A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co. ud. Pubr: The Floriat i' Exchange. Box 100 Times Square Station, N. Y. Growing- Xiotas peliorynchus in Boof Boxes. — Could we grow Lotus pelioryn- chus in boxes on top of a building in full sunlight with chance of success? — A. P. W.. Cal. — Lotus pellorynchus. also called Ber- tholetti, is a greenhouse perennial, which is much used in hanging baskets and window boxes, and no doubt during the warm season of the year it would do well in roof boxes. Carnations in Beds or Benches? — Do Carnations grow equally well in solid beds as in raised benches, considering our mild climate? — A. P. W., Cal. — All experiments seem to prove that Carnations give equally good results in solid beds as in raised benches. The (lowers from those grown in solid beds are usually distributed over a longer season, and are of fully as good or bet- ter quality than those grown in raised benches. It is quite necessary that these solid beds be provided with good drain- age. Watering under the solid bed sys- tem need not be as frequent as when they are grown in benches. Bringing- Iiilium Harrisii Into Bloom Outdoors for Easter. — We are growing Lilium Harrisii out in the open. As a rule they do not bloom until after Eas- ter, but Easter coming as late as it does this year and the unusually mild weather we have been having have caused the Lilies to be more advanced than usual. What can we do in the way of fertiliz- ing or cultivating that will nasten the blooming time so we can get them in for Easter? They were planted in a moderately rich soil in a sunny location. We are growing giganteums indoors, but this would be a valuable addition to us. — B. P. C, Ga. — If the outside temperature is not sufHciently high to bring the Lilium Har- risii naturally into bloom for Easter, it would appear that the only way to help them to come into bloom at that time would bo to protect them in some wav from the naturally lower temperature of the night, and to give careful attention to watering and stirring of the surface of the soil, and to the use of liquid fer- tilizer made from cow manure. Soil for Bose Plants. — I want to pot up a good many Rose plants this Spring for growing in pots, and the soil is rather light. Would you advise me to get virgin clay, say one-third per cent., and mix with the prepared soil in order to have a stiff loam, or should the clay have the same treatment as prepared soil, namely, soil and cow manure mixed? — C. H. A., Pa. — It the prepared soil already has the usual proportion of manure in it, foi- potting the Roses, use a compost made from three parts of this prepared soil, two parts of this virgin clay with which has been mixed one part of cow manure; this compost should be thoroughly mixed before it is used. Grafting Bnglisb Scions on Black Wal- nut Stoclis. — 1 have a Black Walnut tree abnut 15 years old and I wish to graft it with English Walnuts. Is that possible, and what would you suggest, grafting or budding? — A. B., Conn. — Bailey says in his Nursery Book: "The 'English' Walnut (Juglans regia) is mostly grown direct from seed in this country, and the different varieties usu- ally come true. In California, the na- tive Walnut (Juglans Californica) is often used as a stock for this species, and flute-budding on branches a half- inch or more in diameter is often prac- tised. Twig or prong-budding is some- times employed." Whether the English Walnut can be successfully grafted on to the Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, we cannot say. We would be very glad to have some of our readers tell the in- quirer through the columns of The Ex- change whether this can be done suc- cessfully. Is Borax in Manure Injurious to Plants? — I would like to know if Borax used in manure to keep away flies is injurious to plant life. We have used the manure in benches wherein are planted Violets, Pansies and other plants; and find that after watering, the edges of the Pansy leaves especially appea.r burned and turn yellow and look sickly. We are wondering if the borax used in the manure is the cause of same. Can you give me any information re- garding borax and its effect on plants? — J. L. C, Mass. — The question of the use of borax in manure has been made the subject of some study in the Department of Agri- culture, and several experiments having to do with the destruction of fly larva; in horse manure have been conducted, but so far as I know, no greenhouse tests to determine the effect of borax on plant growth have been made. The field experiments which have been con- ducted indicate that a too liberal use of borax is injurious to such plants as Wheat, but when used as recommended by the Department there has been little, if any, perceptible injury to the Wheat or other field plants which have been used. With an intensive crop grown under glass, however, my personal opin- ion is that it would be wise to refrain from using manure, even in your com- post heaps, which has been treated with borax. Department Bulletin, No. 118, "Experiments in the Destruction of Fly Larvae in Horse Manure," is not avail- able for free distribution. It can be purchased through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, at a cost of 10c." — L. C. Corbett, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington. D. C. 2;^in. Pots or ITear-Oia Outdoor Boses for a Bose House? — In planting a recent- ly built Rose house, about Feb. 1, would you prefer outdoor-grown Roses one year old. to young stock from 2V^in. pots? — A. P. W., Cal. — If one-year-old outdoor Roses were used, they would have to be pruned back .severely, and could only be taken up -safely when in a dormant condition. Everything being considered, it w-ould probably be better to use young stock from 2V4in. pots. These would, in the course of a few days, recover from the transplanting, and would, under good conditions, make a rapid growth. Annual Flowers and Eng-lish Daisies. — I note in the Question Box you recom- mend a list of Summer flowers for "W. R. B., Pa.," in the last issue (Jan. 22). Can these plants be started from seed and brought into bloom this Summer with same treatment as Asters? I have a bed of English Daisies inside now blooming; what treatment could be given them to get blooms next Summer? Some of thein are now 18 months old, and giv- ing their second lot of bloom, but they did not bloom much in the coldframe out- side last Summer. Would you consider the culture of one-half or one acre of the flowers you listed for your inquirer a profitable undertaking? I have fair success with Asters, but no success with Dahlias. — J. I. R., Pa. — All of the flowers mentioned in the list in the Question Box in the issue of Jan. 22, can be started from seed in early Spring and they will bloom through the Summer under the same general treatment as Asters and other annual flowers. The culture of one-half or one acre of the flowers mentioned in the list will only prove profitable if they are so handled that good cut flowers are ob- tained, and these are properly packed and shipped to a market where there is a demand for such flowers at fair prices. English Daisies will bloom, in a green- house under proper treatment during the Winter, and in a coldframe during late Winter and early Spring, and outdoors in beds and window boxes after the severe Spring frosts are over. They are not a i Summer flower in this country and should not be expected to bloom during the hot months. St. Louis, Mo. The Market The market the past week could be called a tritie slow. Carnations are in fair supply and find a ready sale at 2c. to 4c. looses appear a bit luore plentiful than last week. Medium Kil- larney, Russell and Milady are bringing 8c. to 10c. A quantity of short stemmed ones were on hand ai 3c. to 4c. A few Am. Beauty Roses were about $3 to $0 ;per .dozen, Violets rangfd .nil the wav from 30c. to 60c. per 100. Quite a few iSweet Peas are coming in and move at from 60c. to $1.2o per 100. Bulb stock is yet scarce. Freesias. all colors, com- mand 4c. Yellow Daiifodils, 4c., and Narcissus, .3c. Tjily of the Valley stays at 4c. ; Lilies, 10c. to 12%c. greens are fairly pl( nlit'ul. After the Storms Werner Bros, of Clayton suffered some reverses during the cold snap. The heavy rains preceding the blizzard over- flowed the spring reservoir from which tliey dei'ive their water supply and in pumping, an unusnal amount of clay ac- cumulated in one of their boilers. A hole so lara:e as to necessitate the removal of the boiler was the result of fire and mud. Fortunately, with valiant firiu.^ the other boiler s.ived the day. They liave now purchased a new one and the installation of this is well under way. A brother-in-law, Geo. Young, in the em- ploy of Werner Bros., has moved to his new bungalow adjoining the establish- ment. This same storm left a path over in .Belleville for the high wind of last Thursd.ty did quite a deal of damage to Ihe houses of De Halstead and (iuy. Part of a gable end collapsed under the heavy wind at the Halstead place but braces and hoards soon temporarily re- paired the damage. Mr. Guy only suf- fered slight losses in broken glass caused by loose lights. Albert Senger is sending a quantity of bulb stock to the floi-al department of Scruggs-Vandervoort-Bai-ney. Some of this stock is in bloom and some not, for Dave Geddis, manager of this depart- ment ..says there is a market for both. He says, "the people like to grow plants themselves and a well started Hyacinth or Daffodil pan is a thing which they can hardly pass." His Cyclamen sale of last week was a great success. Wm. Smith & Co. w-ere stackecd high with Violets last week. This was espe- cially so during tie middle of the week for toward the end the cut from the Kii'kwood growers had returned to nor- mal. The Windier Co. furnished a quantity of wild Smilax to the (Jrand Leader for their special night at the Shuhert on Monday. " F. L. S. Vaughan's Catalog With the front cover given over to large-flowered beautiful Pansies and the hack cover showing a garden of Phloxes, Delphiniums. Foxgloves and Sweet Will- iams, Vaughan's seed catalog of 160 pages, including index, sets before us a feast of delights. It is a very freely illustrated list and- covers the field of horticulture — the vegetable garden, the llower garden, Roses, choice trees and shrubs, not excepting evergreens, and of course, in these days, the hardy garden flowers find a place. The fact not gen- erally appreciated that many of these can lie readily raised from seeds. The seed novelties are kept by themselves and are tiius readily got at. It is a catalog one wants. Finesse in Advertising A copy of The Philadelphia Record o£ Jan. 30, Sunday magazine section, which was almost wholly devoted to Spring planting and sowing, being indeed a gar- den number, has reached us. There are articles on Sweet I'eas, on all aspects of planting one's home grounds, including .lie use of vines, shrubs, Roses, etc. What must be called a very finished piece of advertising, stands to the credit of W. Atlee Burpee & Ck)., Philadelphia, for the front cover has a very well printed full- sized spray of the company's new Fiery Cross Sweet I*ea, from a painting by Miss Winifred Walker, the painting hav- inb been passed by Mr. Alex Malcolm, the originator, as a correct representation of the variety as grown in the British Isles. As the circulation of the magazine reaches two millions, and as the back cover, we understand, sells for $6400, and the front page cannot be bought at any price, this certainly looks like a very notable achievement. Under the circum- stances of course. Fiery (jross deserves this position ; it is a most telling frontis- piece, and beyond getting something of a telling character we presume that is all the publishers desire. The artist and the printers together deserve the highest credit for the way in w'hich they have performed their operations. This picture will set thousands of budding gardeners upon growing Sweet Peas in order to try and reproduce something like the mar- velous and fine example shown in this picture. There is an article by Geo. W. Kerr of Burpee's, entitled "How to Grow Sweet Peas Successfully." This is Illus- trated with halftone cuts. The Record fur the same day contains, as we pointed out last week, a writeup of the coming Xationa! Flower Show to be held in Philadelphia. Belmab, N. J. — Fi-ed Hansen has just purchased a place at ISth ave., Belmar, X. J., containing three acres of land, a steel frame constructed greenhouse 20tt. X 120ft., also a seven room dwelling honse, with outbuildings. Fcluuary 13, 191fi. The Florists' Exchange 367 INITIATIVE IN THE FLORISTS' BUSINESS The quality of getting there first with a "new idea." Doing the right thing right at the right time By W. CLEAVER HARRY IK .\ ^Tcat Inisiiifss rii.'iii was a^keii to gi\c tlirec reasons for his siKTcss. He* answered: "First, men; second, men; tliird, men." Wise executives are interesliri;;' lliemsel\es mttre and more in providing efficient lielpers, l^nowing; that if they once make tlieir workers efficient the matter of prolit will take care of itself. They are showing men tliat it pays in dollars and cents to obey the great laws of onr being. The head of a modern business is a teacher, not a driver. His business is not alone to see how mucli \vork he can get out of each employee, but that they are liandled so that they will do niore efficient W(»rk. When P. D. Armour wiis asked where he got the men who iielped build his wonderful institution, his answer was, "I raise them." Carnegie luis made some forty noillionaires. Success is not the result of mere luck or chance, al- though conditions often favor the so-called "lucky dog." No matter how artistic you may be, no matter how fine the appearance of your store and conservatory, or how elaborate your delivery car, or how modern your cash register, these alone will not make a business successful. There are very few florists whose success is not the result of their own hard work. They do not have it handed to them on a silver platter. The pioneers faced obstacles as great as the discoverers of a new land. The Images of commercial floriculture are written with the names of men of strong initiative. Hei«ierst)n, Hill, file Piersons, ]3urpee, and more than a hundred others, all of whom are members of the .\lumni of the College of Hard Knocks, of them it can be said: "They blazed a new way, and lighted a new path." Let us analyze the life and work of any great man from Columbus to Roosevelt, from Edison to the great seedsman who gave us a legacy in Busli Beans aiid Sweet Peas, and we find one success quality common to them all. It is that of Initiative. That of being first, of doing the right thing right at the right time. Initiative means taking the lead, being original, pushing and inventive. An able writer calls it nerve, and de- clares it the touchstone of all business qualities. For real nerve, not bluff, there must be a union of both initiative and courage. If your heart is in your work you should be willing to do better than just obey orders. Obedience to orders is one thing, Init modern bu.siness calls for greater foresight and intelligence. The janitor of an apartment house was given orders not "to let" to persons who had children. "We can't let you have that suite," said the janitor. "But my children are married and live in California." "Don't care; my orders are *No apartments to people who have children.' Nothing doing." Initiative must be backed by ability, by re;ison and judgment and a definite plan, ilere "busy-ness" isn't business, or a pig's tail would be the most efficient part of the pig. "What does he know about advertising," sneered the owner of an old conservative store, "he's only a decorator." Four years later a campaign of publicity planned by this same decorator, who had in- itiati\e, plus the study habit, doubled the business of the house. It is the men of initiative who have been quietly working, preparing for opportunity by doing the best they can, who are alile to take hold when the manager is away, and keep things going. They do not wait to be told about the orders for tomorrow, but go ahead moss- ing frames, planning and preparing for the work. Every- thing is .so provided for that late orders and interrup- titins cannot disrupt or disorganize. .Not ail new ideas are good. The fact is the ideas that are really good are exceptional. The best laid plans, backed by the best judgment, and presented in the most original and compelling way, often fall flat. .■Vhing with the initial quality must be great patience, calm courage and the ability to be a cheerful loser. The following counsel by John Wanamaker is valuable in passing on our new ideas. "Almost anybody with initiative can start something new. But it takes more than initiative to distinguish the new things which the world wants from the new things about which the world cares not a straw." I know the game under glass and in the store. I liave lived in the "shed" and called the meeting to order on a Winter's night in the old boiler house. I have been a member of the ruddy-faced gang that files into the "Old .Man's" back kitchen on three eventful china- polishing occasions a day. I have eaten the hard tack and slept under the purple faded counterpane. I know the jolly humdrum of the day's work. I know what I am lalking .iliout when 1 say the average florist is a "Dub," retailers included. Since I am a member of this last-named fraternity, I am not afraid to take the initiative .ind tell a trade secret. We are lacking in power, in breadth of knowledge, in originality. We have little initiative of our own. The run of the mine among the employees is content to be bossed and led. He works withcnit |)lan or ])uri>ose. He docs not realize that if he asserted hLs own initiative that he would be working for himself and not for anybody else. Nothing ) } I ) \ ( I I ) i- — The first of a series of short talks on personal qualities that have all to do with efficiency and permanent success in business. The greatest asset in your business is yourself. Next, but no less important, are those who are associated with you. It is initiative, enthusiasm, loyalty, together with tact, courtesy, honesty and the like, that pile up results worth while for both employer and employee. } I I \ \ ) \ \ I ) — 4 has deludcti more peojile than file tliought that they were working tor other pe.-i)le. If you have an estab- lishment of your own, of course, yi'U understand, you are working for yourself. But if you are drawling a weekly salary, or a monthly salary, you are still work- ing for yourself. Of course, nominally, you are in an- other man's employ, but each added hour of experience, knowledge anil efficiency that ycm gain heljis you more than it does the m.m you are working for. Never looked at it that way before, did yctu? O'Brien more than nnce told me I was learning the business at liis ex- pense, but it was years afterward that I got the drift of his statement. How to Develop Initiative To develop initiative — Uet busy! Study! Plan! .\CT! You know th needs of tlie place, go ahead! In the words of a popular editor: "The world wants men and women who will think something, say something, do something, make something, better than any one else can do it, and do it without needing ti> be told. It wants men and women who do not wait for sttmething to turn up Init go and turn it uji themsch'cs." .\rrangementof aDoublc Heart for Saint Valentine's Day By Jones-Russell Co., Clevelan't, O. There are two kinds of initiative: Constructive In- itiative and Destructive Initiative. A foreman instructed his iielper on the best way to fix the fire in order to keep up a circulation of steam for the night. The helper ex- ercised his own stupid initiative, and left tiic top door of the steam boiler partly open "to keep the fire from burning out." The result of such a lack of common sense is destructive initiative. Examples of constructive or creative initiative arc many and varied. Among them are the exercise of this faculty in filling an order that would have otherwise been forgotten had )ou waited for directions. The driver who uses initiative ferrets out an incorrect ad- dress and saves the day. I know a florist salesman in a fit)' store who recei\'ed a message U-tnw one of the star customers of the house, that she wished to see the head of the firm innnediately at her home regarding a large decoratifui. It so happened that the proprietor, who was out at the time, could not be located. The clerk got ready and kept the api>ointment himself, offering the explanation that Mr. Head of the firm could not be reached in time. The niadame toUl him that siu: was leaving in a few minutes for a city one hundred miles away, and would have to make other arrangements, as she would be away for s()me time and was so disap- jjointed, etc. The clerk saw that he could not get the order, so he used his tact and initiative and without any show of the unusual, calmly made an a])pointnient for his chief to meet the lady at her hotel in the distant city on the following morning. The contract which was closed the next day paid many times over U'e added expense in securing it. Initiative always pays big dividends in the final sum- ming up. The slogan for building up this suecess- Imilding quality is A\Ol{K AHE.VD! WORK AHEAD! The bookkee]>er who "works ahead'' on the Christmas rush up to the night of the "twent)'-fourth" is laying n\\ for herself "treasures that neither moth nor rust will corrupt," in peace of mind and steatly nerves when it comes to getting the bills out. The maxim for building the "big drive" qflfality in your work is: "Get the thing done first and then let them howl." Don't jump at an idea because it is new. Don't C( nfuse true initiative with wild imi>ulse. Make up your mind always to keep doing and apply to this the best kni.wledge and skill you possess. Remember the only filing in the ultimate that counts is results. You may be fired with ambition and have a strmig will, but un- less you have the action to get the thing done, and done right at the right time, you will lose your job. The Secret of Success The secret of success is not a secret. Nor is it some- thing new. Nor is it something hard to secure. To become more successful, become more efficient. Do the little things better. So work that you will require less supervision. The lejist supervision is needed by the person who makes the fewest mistakes. Do what you can do, and what you should do, for the institution for which you arc working, and do it in the right way, and the size of your income will take care of itself. Let your aim ever be to better the work you are doing. But remember always that you cannot better the work you are doing without better- ing yourself. The thoughts that you fliink, the words that you speak, and the deeds you perform are making you either better or worse. You can be what you WILL to be. Forget yourself in rendering service to others. If an employee, strive to make yourself of greater \'alue to your employer. Think of yourself as being in business for yourself. Regard yourself as a maker and seller of ser\'ice, anil ever bend your thought and your energies toward the inii)rovement of your product. The world is hungry for (Quality Service. It wants to pay for it. It is paying for all it can get. The market is not crowded. 'Phere is a chance for you right now. There is a chance for you right where you are. The time to start is NOW. Florists' Telegraph Delivery Since sending you the list of F. T. I), members last week, which was on p. 312, C. E. Onnton, whose address I gave you as "Red Rock, Pa.," hiis decided to have it listed under "Bradford, Pa.," instead. Please give this publicity. Albebt Pochelon, Sec'y F. T. D. 368 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses 1 1 i -«4 Flortsts In good atandlnA throughout the country can avail themafllves of the adrertlsere* offers In thla Department and accept, without hesitation, ordera from thc4r load cuatomera, transmit them to an advertiser In these colunuia, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for eitenalon ^ 1 «M ^ M 220 Washington St oE Palmer B«oosrr- Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Score 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. Allentown, Pa. fey FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones Can fill your Telegragh Order. Gr««flhouses, Bethlehem Pike Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. Ernest Ashhy S. A. ANDERSON CHARLOTTE, N. C. Charlotte and Vicinity CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Marlset St. The Leading Florist 100.000 feet of glass Flowers ™1S^™' 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel CourtEsies Extended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries in BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS. LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. SCHENECTADY, N. Y. AUBURN, NEW YORK 140-lM SOUTH DIVISION STREET jverything in flowers %tiamil( ifllorist] We deliver to all poi&ta in Cmtral New York.LWella and ConieU Colleses. %SON ^ Member* flotists'Tele^ttjjh BALTIMORE, f[MSiJ^^ MARYLAND ^'^^and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street "T/ie House of Flowers" Caitone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Steamship sailings %vill be found on page 371 ^ Successful lletail Business Is built up through a multitude of details, involving the employment of numerous and diverse agencies. In our issue of January 22, one energetic retail house showed conclusively that in three months it had expended $1,000 in advertising, of which S120 went for 400 copies of our Album of Floral Designs. This was less than one-eighth of the entire expendi- ture, but the judicious use of these design boolss brought in quicker and better results than any other portion of that outlay. "There surely must have been a reason." It would pay you, Mr. Retailer, to act quickly in this matter if you have not already done so. You can purchase our Album of Floral Designs, postpaid, and with your business card beautifully printed on front cover, as follows: 12 copies, $4.50; 25 copies, $6.75 ; 50 copies, $16.50; 100 copies, $30.00. Mail your order today. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 100 Times Square Station, New York CINCINNATI, OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor delivpr\' to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fill your orders for Designs or Cut Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE '^ CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can fill your orden Day or Nlftht for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always have complete stock on tiand. Regular disoount allowed the Trade. i^iMrtRi I? nnrtc i836 w. asth street, lil>UDL£j DI\Ui3., CLEVELAND, OHIO. CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue February 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 369 S^' COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Tclcaraphio orders will bo carefully and promptly BUod. rrrsniiul Htt«Dtton given. Usual discount allowed. ORDERS FOR AND VICINITY Colorado Springs promptly and eax«/ully exeouted by The Pikes F>eak: Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS LANG FLORAL AND NURSEIir CO. FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE f' FLORISTS 112 South Main St. S^ar/c floral Co. DENVER, COLO, J. A. VALENTINE, President Colorada, Utah, Western Nebra«»ka . 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Us. 0. ALBERT POCHEIXtN,' IM*I90 DATU ST. QMTTH "^HE FLORIST KJlfll J- -Llf EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobiles in East, West sod South Orange also Gleo Ridg e, Montclair, Bloomfield. Newaik and New York % azuson the Florist ^]^'Z^* 107 W. Market St. IN. Y. Dellveriea to Ithaca, Blnghamton, Homcll, Coming and other points. |<„j pioiyers^ Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. £. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. "T.r FLOWERS - "PLANTS •* TREES Galveston Floral Co., Mrs. N. Updike Mgr. Quality in out flowers, plants and floral work tU^'Js'l^'"' Galveston, Texas HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS. MICH MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. c,™.../'*! Main Street stores, j 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street QEORQE Q. McCLUNIE /^M HARTFORD. CONN. 165 MAINJSTREET, SOUTH FLOWERS How It is Done in Cleveland The result of the No\eniher elc<"tions p;ave Cleveland a new political deal. The city Ikus been Democratic for year.'!, hut i.s now in charge of the Republican hosts. At the first .ses.sion of the new City Council advantage was taken by the friends of those elected to send great b.usket of flowers, until the council chamber looked like a flower show. In fact, we feel that the recent flower show is in a sense responsible for the splendid business our florists are enjoying. The Jiicture shows some of the flowers sent to the new in-'iyor and city conticil. -Mayor Uavis is standing in the center back of the flow- ers. E. G. WnsoN. ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE F LANE ISO ASYLUM STREET Hartford Connecticut Highland Park Greenhouses HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Dedicated to the Associated Retail Florists, New York Telephonea 75 and 85 Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of Chicago, as far as Milwaukee I.,ive3 of great men all remind us We can make our Uvea worth while, T,eave a character behind iig. Scatter sunshine with our smile. Who of u3 has fought life's battle Nobly, would you like to know. Made hia mark^aod made things rattle Better than your President Bowe ? Who can sleep with one eye open Day and night is on the wing? Never-resting, busy always, Bustling, rustling, Mr. Schling. Whose artistic mind is growing While he keeps things on the jump? Novelties ad infinitum — Kingly, modest, George M. Stumpp. Over sixty years of service — Surely these have made their mark; Reputations pure and flawless Honor to the Brothers Clarke. You may search this old town over. Walk its streets both up and down, Hard to find from here to Dover A beauty like Adonis Brown. Who makes the bridal prize bouquets. At basket filling is a thriller. Who has especial winning ways If not our mutual friend Kott- miller. Whose is the charm, sweet per- sonal. Hats off to pioneer McConnell I Can one devise a wind<)w grander Or more inviting than Malandre ? The king, air, in life's pack of cards Renowned retiring Mr. Dards; And there ia Galvin from the " hub," And WarendorfT all over town. Joe Liekens, Bunyard, Trepel, Jahn, All men esteemed and of renown: While Steurg, Nugent, Sinythe and Burns Each make good in their "re- turns." The Brothers Siebrecht and Mc- Kenney, The Boston Florist and the others, Phillips and Wilson — Oh, so many — And all just like a band of broth- ers. I wish I had the time and skill To feature every one of you. Yours is a noble mission here: You bring to aching hearts re- pose; You brighten up the tired old earth And make it blossom as the rose. Long may you live, and when you go May you sleep sweet in nature's bowers. Your rest where living waters flow, Your pillow on a bed of flowers. — Anonymous. HOUSTON, TEXAS "Forestdale" f,o„f;w 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowera and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS @€^te/^/nam£m^ Indianapolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave. prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann's flowers excel MILLS We reach all Florida and South Georgia points The Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Fla. A Scottish Display at Boston Penn's Wonderful Display in Memory of Robert Bums This year Penn the florist had probably the largest and handsomest window display in honor of Robert JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. Floral decoration at the first session of the Cleveland City Council, Jan. 3, 1916 370 The Florists' Exchange KALAMAZOO, MICH and Vicinity EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. ana Vicinity 1%yr*1 1 TTT* G. Van Bochove & Bro. Milwaukee, Wis. Satisfaction Guaranteed 219 MAIN STREET 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray HI? GRAND AVENUE Whitted Floral Co. MINNLAl-OLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED. Uop OPERATING THRER STORES '*4 38 » flOVfTERS ^^ Kansas City, MO. MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception S* Careful attention given all orders LEXINGTON, KY. EAST SIXTH STREET i/iosemont Sardens MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited LEXINGTON, KY. Mecmler Bro^o Co, Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky f Prompt Delivery to ^all So. Calif. Points 212 West 4fh S(. LOS ANOELES, CAL. Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE •' AUGUST R. BAUMER KENTUCKY. The South ) Most Modern Floral and Art Esloblhhment S32 Fourth Ave. ^teKjST^^" Louisvil/e.Ky. JNntionalV [florist] Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE LAND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Macon, Geoi^a All Choice CUT FLOWERS lo Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS T\KEV CARE OP IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street ■Phones {i4t?| Murray HiU Durllotlo- THJ GOIBEV RHIJ We Guarantee Satlsfactloo NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at FLORIST 48th Street , V^ Nashville, Tennessee ^ P^VID ^RKJB'^ SoN6 200,000 Feet of Glass Burn's liirtliclay that has ever been seen in this city. For a whole week he allotted it one of his largest show windowN. We hojie that the Scottish people appreciate Mr. Penn's generosity in alloting this valuable space for such a length of time. The writer ventures to say that there w/is not a window in all the stores in Boston that wa.s given so much attention by the public as this one. In the background there was a large painting of the street and building in Kilmarnock, Scotland, where the lirst edition of Burn's poems was published. This large picture was draped with American flags. Slightly in front was a monument of Robert Burns at the plow. There were elevations representing Scottish hills and they were covered with Heather which came from the moors of Ayrshire especially for this decoration. There were lads and lasses, pipers and others (dolls) treading their national heath, all in Highland costume. There were pictures and models of Burn's cottage, the Brig o'Doon, models of Sonter Jonnie and Tam O'Shanter, AUoway Kirk and a fine portrait of Burns. There were many cards scattered around with quotations frt>ni Burn's poems which were eagerly scanned by the people. .\s a born Scotchman and a naturalized American 1 extend to Mr. Penn my warmest thanks for this liberal display in honor of a poet whose songs are revered and sung by all classes of people. Robert Cameron. 2139-2141 Broadway NEW YORK CITY Phones | [55I } Columbus ESTABLISHED 1849 jH^Ai^id^ Inc. NewYerkf"""^"*'- I Vanderbilt Hotel Boston ^7/"" ''*'••* 799 Boylston Street Deliveiies to Steamers and all Eastern Points c^^M\ NEW YORK 611 Fifth Avenue Reference or Caah muat accompany all orders from unknown correspondents ORDERS FOR Q Fresh Flowers and Best Service NEWARK, N. J. 946 Broad Street Deliveries throughout the State and to all steamship docks in Hoboken, N. J. and New York PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State NEW YORK WIRE OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLINC 22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel European Orders Executed „--i;i^^J5fe.^ Best Florists in the States as References ^CJ^^p^ GEO. E. M. STUMPP NEW YORK <^> 761 Fifth Avenue (« Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. NEWARK, N. J. Best of Service If we say it, we will do it" A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York NEW ORLEANS, lA. 121 Baronne Street '^fJovist Since tbe introduced the Design Book the country has been flooded ivith imitations of all kinds, not one of 'which has stood the test of popular favor in competition tbith those issued by The Florists- Exchange. Un- doubtedly, " there is a reason." February 12, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 371 H.^V. FIELD Succeeded by Northampton, Mass. Smith College Florist BUTLER & ULLMAN <^> ^^ Furrow & Company ^ ^^ ^ i^c^M OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE S^^' ^ ' *^,,^ ,,,, OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery ^ PATERSON and PASSAIC, New Jersey PHIUDELPHIA, PA. The Bellevuc-Stratlord and Diamond & 22d Sts. Do you want fluwers in Philadelphia? Wefurnish the best, artistically arrangeil FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCHESTER, N.Y. 88 Main Street, East Flowera and designB dehvere.1 promptly in Hocbe«tcr and all Wrateni N»w York towna. ROCKFORD, ILL. ■^% Oulck service lo Illinois, Wisconsin, Indlunu and Iowa Points. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Worli and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR FLORAL CO. ^hris. hauser, a. M. JOSEPH Phone, Sutter 423 '£m^^'(^>7id SAN FRANCISCO I^^^^Ur* FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS Joseph S FLORISTS' Novelties for "Welcominc" and "Bon Voyage" packages. Flowers delivered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT 2lt|r Eonlian Mamtr i^l;o]i. Hth. 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. long Distance Phones Bell.Tjler 1104 ta. Central 413 SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone most careful'y executed at once F'orat designs a specialty Seattle, Wash. Hoitywfood Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. ^^ We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders Topeka, Kan. THE ROSERY Pittsburgh Pa. 710 East Diamond Street North Side OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER STORE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT CMa SSLTrORD FLOWER SHOP PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS Sailings of foreign owned steamships may be canceled without notice From New York Sailing Day Hour Pier CameroDia Feb. 12-10.00 am. W 14t_h St la Touraine.. . . Frederick VIII.. Adriatic. Advance . Oscar 11. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. Vassar College Glen Eden Putnam Hall Bennett School Taconic School ROVIDENCE, R. I T. J. JOHNSTON a CO. I7t WEYBOSSCT ST.. PROVIDENCE AND NEW ENGLAND POINTS Kroonland Cretic Espagne Vassari Orduna St. Paul New Amsterdam . Finland P.inama Lafayette Tuscania Roma Cymric Frederick VIII.. . California. Verdi .\ntonio Lopez. . . 12- 3.00 pm 14- 2.00 pm. 10-12.00 m. IT- IT- 2.00 pm. 19- 19-10.00 am. 19- 3.00 pm 19- 9.30 am. W. 15th St. 17th St.. Hoboken PierOO. N. R. W. 27th St. 17th St.. Hoboken W. 23d St. W.21stSt. W. 15th St. Roberts Stores. Bkyn. " 19-10.00 am IW. 14th St. " 19-12.00 m. Pier 62, N. R. " 22-12.00 m.lSth St., Hoboken " 23-12.00 m.lPier62, N.R. " 24- IW. 27th St. " 20- 3.00 pm. iW. I5th St. " 26-10.00 am. W. 14th St. Mar. 1- 31st St., Bkyn. 3-12.00 m. W. 19th St. 4- 2.00 pm. 17th St.. Hoboken 4-10.00 am. I W. 14th St. '* 4- 9.30 am.'RobertsStores 6- PierS, ]•",. R. t (Crialob»l). Providence, RHODE ISLAND Johnston Brothers LEADING FLORISTS .,i^fii^ 38 Dorrance Street <^^ Roanoke, Va, Fallon, Florist Rochester Floral ~Co. YoUng^S DeetinatioD Liverpool Bordeans Christiansand- Christiana- Copenhagen Liverpool Colonf Chriatiansand- Christiania- Copenhagen Liverpool Azores-Gib.- Nap.-Gen. Bordeaux So. Am. Ports Liverpool Liverpool Rotterdam Liverpool Colont Bordeaux Liverpool Azores-Gib.- Lis.-Nap. Liverpool Christiansand- Christiana- Copenhagen Liverpool So, Am. Pts. Cadiz.-BHro. Sanders J^iowers ^^ ROCHESTER. MINNESOTA Give us your order for Southern Minnesota ROCHESTER, N. Y. 25 Clinton Ave., North Flowers delivered promptly in liocbester and surrounding country. Com- plete line always reaij. Salter Bros. %T"" FLORISTS 38 Main St., West Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 377 and 379 JP^£^^ R. ABuorr Both Telephones path ]f loral Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Bnohanan. I.afayctte and Schiller Ave», . Brnad St. Park ^^^" Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St. Both Phones. 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders All orders filled from the gr-jenho-ises BRANT BROS. Inc. ITICA.N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co. ^' Florists <^^ 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVEN DEN BROS, ^ Wtl-I.IAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA Sto LouDs, MOo The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionaMe residential district. 623 CLARA AVE. WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-ol-town orders will re-eve prompt and careful atteotnon Wire uB your orders ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We 611 orders for the Twin Cities and for ail points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in ;reat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders deUvered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS Have you a copy of the Florists' Exchange Book of Floral Designs de Luxe with colored plates ? Most_retailers can't get along without it. 3Irs* Louisa P* Foivler RATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON. N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England <*^$lfea> 125.000 .Square feet of Glass ^^,1-- WORCESTER, yv^^^^_,t,^^ MASS FlX^^f. 407 & 409 Main St. Worcester, Mass. 13 Pleasant Street 372 The Florist's Exchange .41 ^11 I^H^H H^ 11 ■»! 11 ^lH Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED SUPERINTENDENT OR MANAGER Scotch, 39, married, wishes situation as superin- tendent of estate, or manager of commercial propo- aition, where executive ability, the management o- men. and 22 years' European and American expe- rience commands good Salary. Expert in perenf nialfl. Well up in general greenhouse stock, soft- wooded stock, bedding plants, Roses, Dahlias, etc. Good salesman. Excellent references from well- known places. Address Hortus, care The Florists' Exchange, HEAD GARDENER WANTED — A position in the East as head gar- dener, manager or superintendent of a large business concern, or private estate. Able to lay out and take care of extensive grounds and green- houses, and capable of handling large forces of men. Expert plant grower and inside and outside decora- tor, with fine botanical knowledge. 30 years' experience in my business on the Continent and in Europe. Salary expected SISOO to S2400 per year. Position can be filled any time from the Ist of April. Address J. N., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By American, 30 years of age; 10 years' in all branches of the florist trade; wide business experience. Best of references as to abihty and character. Would like a position of re- sponsibility with active seed house, florist, or nur- sery establishment, or manager of store. Address H. K., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION.WANTED — As gardener or florist, to take charge. Life experience in all branches of greenhouse work, Roses, Carnations, pot plants, etc. 12 years in present position. Single; age 42. 1st- class references. Prefer to locate in Southeastern States. Address H. N., care The Florists' Exchange SITUATION WANTEE> — By experienced design- er and decorator who has spent lifetime in the retail florist business for himesll and has knowledge of the business from A to Z; can furnish best of references. Address all mail to J. F. W., 36 Winsor St., East Providence, R. I. DANISH GARDENER — Wants position as assist" ant on private place about March 1. Experienced in general greenhouse work, vegetables, fruit and landscape gardening. Age 25; single; teetotaller. Ac- quainted with floral designs and decorating. Ad- dress J. H., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener or working foreman, on commercial or private place. Good grower of Carnations, 'Mums and potted plants. Expert in landscape work. German; 45 years of age; 30 years in this country; temperate. Address Gardener, Box 91, Eiberon, N. J. POSITION WANTED— By 1st of March, private or commercial, by a good grower; 38 years: single; 25 years' American and European experience. The best of references from present employer. Please state wages. Address J. M.. care The Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — First-class plantsman desires position in private or commercial estab- lishment. Has long experience in raising all kinds of greenhouse plants. Will be disengaged after April 1. Married. Address S. Donnellan, Massa- chusetts Ave.. Lexington. Mass. SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener on private estate by a German; 30 years; single. Best of references. At present assistant superin- tendent on Prof. C. S. Sargent's estate. Bruno Silzenstok, 1S5 Davis Ave., Brookline. Mass. ESTATE SUPERINTENDENT wants position April Ist. Scotsman; married; practical gar- dener, farmer, forester, landscape, etc. 10 years' reference. Life experience on private estates. J. Patterson, 270 Prospect Ave., Hartford, Conn. SITUATION WANTED— By middle-aged Ger- man; married; no children. 21 years' experience in greenhouse, garden, farm and poultry on private place. Steady man, no drinker. State salary. Address R. M., 157 E. 47th St., N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By young man as second man or under the gardener; had two years' experience in the greenhouse. Good references. Scotch descent. Address J. O., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— A young man, 25, Scotch, with a good knowledge of the seed and nursery business, would like a position with a firm where he could advance. Address J. P., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman on commercial place. Single. Good grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, bulbs and general line. State particulars in first letter. Address J. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SEEDSMAN— Scotch; age 26; thoroughly ex- perienced and with highest references, desires responsible position with a progressive firm, prefer- ably in the West. Address J. K., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young woman, age 26, as assistant or helper on commercial flower farm. Desirous of learning the business. Refer- ences furnished. Ohio preferred. Address E. Spencer, Granville, Licking Co.. Ohio. SITUATION WANTED— By a middle-aged man; life experience in Roses, Carnations, 'Mums. Lilies, Sweet Peas and bedding stock. Best of references. Address J. D., care The Florists' Exchange. Continued to Next Column .4.4. I I I I I I I *• TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER The oolumnB under this heading are reserved for ftdvertisementa of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Situation* Wanted, or other Wante; also ot Greenhouses, Lsjid, Second-hand Materials, eta., (or Sate or R«Dt. Our oharge is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the line), set eolid. in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for less than thirty cents. Advta. set in heayy faced tyiM, 15 ots. per line (6 words to the line). Display advts. in these oolumns, $1.50 per tnoh. I I I I -4 SITUATIONS WANTED NURSERY SITUATION WANTED— As fore- man, life experience in growing high-clasa stock in fruits and ornamentals. Thorough knowledge of all forms of propagation. References. Address G. Q., care The Florists' Exchange. ITUATION WANTED- -At large Cemetery, City Park, or private estate by able manager, with Al references. 25 years' experience in Nursery, Landscape, Greenhouse and florist work. Address F. I., care The Florists' Exchange. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of America begs to offer the services of first-class private gardeners, superintendents and managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm, Dobbs' Ferry, N. Y. YOUNG MAN-^ith long expeaience and good references requires a position as Carnation grow- er or aa an assistant. Addresr F. H., care the Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By good grower; 20 years' experience. Sober, willing, successful; Private or commercial. Married. Address H. B., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer and decorator; years of experience. Al refer- ences. State salary. F. Pierson, 1349 4H St., S. W., Washington, D. C SITUATION WANTED— By propagator and grower of pot plants; would take charge. Salary or shares. Reliable and practical. Address J. A. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young German gardener, steady, sober; knows all inside and outside work. Good references. Address J. B. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 28 = handy in greenhouses. Some experience. Ad" dress J. E., care The Florists' Exchange. HELP WANTED ^ Wanted in one of the leading eatablishments competent men who are experts in any of the fol- lowing branches or combination of same. SALESMAN on the Road. SALESMAN in Establishment. GROWER OF COLLECTION Greenhouse Plants. NURSERY FOREMAN or Manager, HERBACEOUS and ALPINE Plant Foreman. LANDSCAPE DRAFTSMAN. LANDSCAPE FOREMAN Manager of same. Only first-class temperate men need apply with full particulars as to their past experience and salary expected at start. Fine opemng for ener- getic steady men willing to work their way for the future to "Horticulturist", care The Florists' Ex- obange. WANTED — Experienced landscape draughtsman, who would like to work in Colorado. Must be experienced in drafting plans for all types of gar- dens, parks, sub-divisions, etc., as well as garden fixtures such as walls, pergolas, fences, etc., and must have a general knowledge of plants. In reply send a late photograph, references from land- scape men only; state age, experience, and salary expected. Address M. J. Cullen, Landscape Archi- tect, 4570 Wyandot st., Denver, Colo. WANTED — Experienced foreman for general landscape work, with knowledge of hardy trees, shrubbery and hert>aceou8 material, road building, grading, etc. Steady employ- ment twelve months in the year. Address H. C., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Landscape gardener with some knowl- edge and ability as draughtsman, capable of handling men and soliciting new work; must be of good habits. State age. salary expected, and references in first reply. Address J. C., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Married man; no family; as foreman for retail place. Must be a good grower of general stock, propagator and with some knowledge of landscape work. Dwelling house on place. State particulars in first letter. References. Charles L. Stanley, Plainfleld, N. J. WANTED — A second man understanding Carnations, Chrysanthemums, and Spring crops. Good wages. Apply at once, stating experience, age, married, and sending recom- mendations to the Hanover Greenhouses, Hanover, Mass. WANTED — Oeueral greenhouse assistant who has had experience in making up, one not afraid of hard work. No wanderlusts need apply. Wages $50.00 per month and room, with chance of advance- ment. E. F. Quinn, Norwich, N. Y. Continued to Next Column If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted or other advertiaementi are to be addressed oare of this office, please add 10 ots. to cover expense of forwarding. t Copy must reach New York offioe, Noe. 438- / 448 West 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times 1 Square Station, by Tuesday niflbt to seoure [ insertion in issue of following Saturday. j Advertisers in Western States deairing to ad- / ▼ertise under initials, may save time by having 1 answers directed care our Chicago representa- f live. James Morton. Room 307, 143 No. ] Wabash Ave. { HELP WANTED FOR LANDSCAPE AND NURSERY WORK— A good all around man with some experience; a good, steady place to right, live man. State in first letter experience, age and wages expected. The New Haven Nurseries Co., New Haven, Conn. WANTED — Two good propagators and growers of pot plants for wholesale and retail trade. Call or write, stating wages expected. Steady jobs for the right persons, Alonzo J. Bryan, Washington, N.J. WANTED — Man with thorough knowledge of nursery business, to act as salesman and corres- pondence clerk. Permanent position and proper remuneration to right man. Address J. J., care 'The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — At once, in Connecticut, a competent, reliable man, as grower of Carnations and general bedding stock. Wages $15.00. Apply H. D., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Young man to learn greenhouse business. Give age nationality experience and wages expected. Board furnished. Address H. E., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Nursery salesman; apply in writing for appointment. Give full particulars, regarding experience. Flushing Nurseries, Inc , Flushing, N. Y. WANTED — A 1 grower of Roses, Carnations and potted plants; one that can take charge of place. Salary 31S.00 per week to start. Address J. G., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A young man of experience in orna- mental planting and general nursery work. State age, experience and references. Chas. R. Fish & Co., Worcester, Mass. WANTED — Assistant for greenhouses on private estate. Wages $35.00 per month and board. Address A. Patterson, Saugatuck, Conn. THROUGH the Spring season have work for extra hands who have had any experience in nurseries. The Wm. H. Moon Co., Nurserymen, Morrisville, PflL WANTED — Girl experienced in designing and cut flower business at once. Permanent position. State wages. Adolph Fischer, 5 Centre Square, Easton, Pa. WANTED — Ist^class storeman and designer. Only voung man of ability to apply. Charles Uttley, 321 Walnut St., Harrisburg, Pa. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES A RELIABLE MAN to take charge of greenhouses, good wages, steady position, with privilege of renting or buying. Bedding and Easter plants specialty. Address G. F., care The Florists' Ex- change. STOCK FOR SALE ABUTILON ABUTILON SEYBOLDII— New, golden varie- gated variety. 3-in. plants, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. A. N. Pierson, Ino., Cromwell, Conn. ACALTPHA ACALYPHA MACAFEANA— 2}i-in. pUnts, J3.50 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ACUVRANTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-muellerii, Brilliantisaima, Lindenii, Panache de Bailey, Formosa. Rooted Cuttings, SI. 25 per 100, »10.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. AGERATUM AGERATUM — Extra large-flowered variety, of medium height, very pleasing blue. Best com- mercial sort, $1.28 per 100, SIO.OO per 1000. Cash with order, John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Road, North Bergen, N. J. AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. — "1 per 10" , Conn. STOCK FOR SALE 2Ji-in. plants, 75o. per doi., $5.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, AGERATUM — Stella Gurney, rooted Cuttings 50c. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. C. Quadland's Sons, 340 Houghton St., North Adama, Mass. Continued to Next Colnmn AI.TEBKANTHERAS ALTERNANTHERA— Brilliantissima and Aurea nana compacta, strong Rooted Cuttings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A. S. Kalisch, Middle Village, L. I., N. Y. ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000— by express. Delivered anywhere for 60o. per 1000 extra. 2K-in. planu, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. N, Pierson, Ino., Cromwell, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.60 per 1000. 2ii-in. poto at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-m. $6.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28th St., New York. ASPARAGUS Asparagus Plumosus and Asparagus Sprengeri, 2)4 -in. pots at $3.00 per 100. Anglin & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway, New York ASPAK,\GUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N.J. ASPARAGUS ROOTS— 5000 l-yr.-old roots. Ridgway's, none better. Order now for Spring delivery. JI.50 per 100. F. O. B. A. Schneider, MuUlca Hill. N. J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— 75o. p« 1000. 10,000 lot< at SOo. SMdlingi $6.00 per 1000. Expreaa prepaid if you sand cash with order. H. Bailey, R F. D No. a, Los Angelas, Gal. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot plants, 3-in. to 5-in. above pota, $1.50 per 100, sure to please; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in. at $£.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.50. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe A Division Ave*.. Grand Rapids, Miobigap. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— To dispose for room. 234-in., $1.50 pr 100. Large seedlings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash, please. M. F. Byxbee, Norwalk, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Cut strings, S-10 ft. long, 25o. each. Cut strings, extra heavy, 10-12 ft. long, SOo each. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. ASPARAOnS SPRENQERI AND PLUMOSUS— Stronc. 2H-li>., $2.00 p« 100, 300 for $5.00. J. C. Sohmidt. Briitol. ?», ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2H-U1-. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Good, atrong pluta. W. B. Girvin. Floriat. Laola. F«. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— Hand-picked and cleaned, $2.00 per 1000. M. L. Penwell, Washington, Kansas. ASTERS ASTERS — Astermimi type, extra select; only full double blooms saved — one of the very beat flo- rists' Asters; very large. Trial packet, 50c., 14 ox. $1.00, 1 OS. $3.50. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. AURACARIAS AURACARIAS — Fine, sturdy plants, 3 to 5 tiers, &-in. pots, 12-in. to 15-in., $i3.00 and $7.50 per doi. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa. Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. AZALEAS AZALEAS — ^Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, J. Llewellny, and Wm. J. Vervane. 65o., 85c., $1.10, up to $2.50 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmette, 111. BAT TREES BAY TREES — Write for wholesale price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS BEGONIAS 100 Christmas Red, 2X-in $8.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2Ji-in 3.00 Erfordij, 3-in 6.00 Prima Donna, 2)i-in 3.00 Smithii, 2>i-in 3.00 Chatelaine, 2}i-m 3.60 ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 10,00; Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order secures the best plants for growing on. J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. BEGONIAS — DeUvery from May 15th Lorraine. 2H-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati. 2)^-in. pota, $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2H-in. pots, $25.00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. Continued to Next Page February 13, 1910. The Florists' Exchange 373 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE BEGONIAS BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For Juno delivery »16.00 per 100, $146.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell. Conn. BEGONIAS — Chatelaine. Hex. etc. See display ad. page 34.5. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y BERBERIS THUNBERCn BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong, trana- ' planted, 2-yr. plants, 15-in. to 20-in., $4.00 per 100. $3.'i 00 per 1000: lO-in to 15-in.. $3 00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will please. No charge for packing. Chas. Black. Kightstown, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-in., strong $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pieraon. Ino., Cromwell. Conn. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. i ft., at $2.2S each; 2H ft., at $2.7S each; 3 ft., <>t $3.25 each: 4 ft., at $4.50 each. Price ino'udes t^bs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in . balled, at 35o. each 1 in. balled, at 40o each; 18 in., balled, at 50o. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co.. Ino , Boi 407 Dundee, Illinois. BUDOLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— A Winter-blooming variety that every florist should grow, either for cut flowers or as a pot plant. Rooted Cuttings. parcel post, $2.60 per 100 from Rose pots; via express, $5.00 per 100. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster Pa. BULBS AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier, also Emperor. Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and prices. Geo. P. Buck & Son, Collingawood. N. J. OAimAS CANNAS STA ETED IN SOIL Why buy dormant roots when you can get strong plants, well rooted, ready to pot for the price of roots? I am booking orders now for March delivery. Only a limited number in these varieties. Price Per 100 1000 Austria. 5 ft., yellow $2.00 1000 Crimson Bedder. 3 ft., red 3.00 800 Kate Gray. 6 ft., scarlet 2.50 2500 King Humbert. 5 ft., scarlet 3.00 1000 Niagara. 3 ft., red and gold 2.50 1000 Prcs. McKinley. 3 ft., red 2.60 1500 F. Vaughan. Yellow, red spots 2.00 PREPAID OFFER All orders received before March 1st, with cash in full, amounting to $3.00 or more, will be prepaid to any point in the United States. Send your orders now. W. E. KING, Boii 362, Little Silver, N. J. CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut, fine quality; 2 to 3 eye divisions — true to name. Austria, Alle- mannia, Burbank, A. Bouvier, C. Henderson, D. Hariun, F. Vaughan, Indiana, Kate Gray, Louis- iana, Mile. Herat, Mme. Crozy Pennsylvania, R. Wallace, Shenandoah, $1.50 per 100, $12.60 per 1000; E. HaS3, Gladiator, J. D. Eisele, Queen Charlotte, Uncle Sam, Venus, Wvoming, S2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; King Humbert, Hungaria. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F. Conard, New York, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. NEW CANNAS — Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. CARNATIONS ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 C. Akehurst. Rose pink $6.00 $50.00 Alice. Salmon shade 6.00 50.00 Siegward 6.00 40.00 Enchantress Supreme. - Light salmon. 3.60 30.00 Philadelphia. Rose pink 6.00 35.00 C.W.Ward. Good rose pink. 3.00 25.00 Gorgeous 6.00 36.00 R. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.50 L. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 22 50 Winsor 3.00 22.50 Pink Delight 5.00 45.00 Matchless. Wliite 3.00 25 00 Enchantress. White 3.00 22.50 Perfection. White 3.00 22.50 Wonder. White 3.00 22 60 A.Ward. White 3.00 22.60 Beacon. Red 3.00 22.50 Victory. Red 3.00 22.50 Champion. Red 4.00 35.00 Bsoora 3.00 25,00 250 at the 1000 rate. Only fiiflt-class stock sent out. We gtiarantee satisfaction. THE LEO NIE3SEN CO. 1201 RACE STREET PHILADELPHLA, PA. Continned to Next Oolnmm CARNATIONS CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS January 1st delivery. 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Good Cheer 6.00 60.00 Pink Sensation 6 00 50 00 Mrs. C. Edw. Akehurst 6.00 60 00 Beacon 3.00 26 00 White Wonder 3.00 25 00 Matchless 3 00 26 UO Gloria 3.00 26 00 I'rincesB Dagmar 3.00 26 00 Benora 3.00 26 00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2..60 20 00 Champion 2.50 20 IW Enchantress Supreme 2.60 20.00 Enchantress 2.60 20 00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.60 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20 00 Peerless Pink 2.60 20 00 Northport 2 50 20 00 Conquest 2.50 20 00 White Enchantress 2 50 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 260 or more at 1000 rate- First-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY Joliet, III. CARN.ATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to Carnation Cuttings again this year and have selected varieties which we think are the very best for the ordinary commercial grower. We guarantee our stock and if it is not what you want may be returned. We are sure we can please you. 100 1000 Alice. Very fine light pink $6.00 $50.00 Matchless. Excellent white 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 22.50 .Mrs. C. W. Ward. 2.50 22.50 5 per cent, off if cash accompanies order. SMITH & GANNETT Geneva. N. Y. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.25 $17.50 Alice 6.00 White Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2 50 20 00 Beacon 2.50 20 00 Winona 2.50 20.00 Winona Sport White Wonder 2.50 20 00 Benora 2.50 Sensation 6.00 Good Cheer 5.00 Pocohontas 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.60 20.00 PhiUdelphia 2.50 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17.50 Enchantress 2.00 17.50 Philadelphia 2.00 17.60 Beacon 2.26 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20.00 Matchless 2.25 20.00 White Wonder 2.25 20.00 Wliite Enchantress 2.25 20.00 Benora 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from fine, healthy stock. 100 1000 WUte Enchantress $3.00 $26.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Pink Delight 5.00 45.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Crimson Glow 3.00 25.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES, Jewett City. Conn. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. Place your order now for shipment soon as stock is ready and in best condition. 100 1000 Ahce $5.00 $45.00 Matchless 3,00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.60 Enchantress 2.50 22.60 250 at 1000 rate. 5% oCt for cash with order. A. A. GANNET . - - - GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATIONS — ROOTED CUTTINGS From strong, healthy stock, grown from cuttings only, 100 1000 10,000 Alice (Light pink, free bloomer). M.60 $40.00 Alice (2-in. pots, ready for shift) 6.00 60.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 2.50 25.50 Enchantress 2.50 22.50 White Enchantress 2.00 18.50 Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash with order. MAYFIELD GARDENS STATION O., BALTI.MORE, MD. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 345. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. Conttnued ta Next Coltima CARNATIONS CARNATIONS CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora $3 00 $25 00 Beacon 3.00 25 00 White Wonder 3,00 25 00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Mrs C. W. Ward 3.00 26.00 White Enchantress 3.00 26.00 Champion 4.00 36 00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 26.00 Alice 6.00 60 00 Eureka 3.00 25.00 A. N. Pierson. Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. Carnation Cuttings ALL THE NEW and STANDARD VARIETIES See our Display Ad. Write for copy of our Monthly* Plant BuUetin S. S PENNOCK-MCEHAN CO. 1608-20 LttdlowSt., Philadelphia, Pa. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 AUce $6.00 $.50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 50.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 and others. Anglin & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway, New Yorit ROOTED CAINATiON CUTTINGS Strong, clean, well rooted. 100 1000 Enchantress $2.50 $20.00 White Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Beacon 2.60 20.00 Immediate delivery. SIMPSON BROTHERS STEVENS ST., NORWALK. CONN. CARNATIONS Strong, well rooted cuttings from absolutely healthy plants. 100 1000 Alice $6 00 $50.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 FRANK P. PUTNAM, Lowell, Mass. 1000 1000 Benora $22.50 1500 Eureka 22 50 2000 Matchless 22 60 2000 Enchantress 17.00 Winsor 15.00 Ready February 10. Terms, cash. P. F. Brigham, Westboro Conservatories, Westboro, Mass CARN.\TIONS — First class Carnation cuttings from clean, healthy plants. Packed carefully. Satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Any amount under 300 sent by parcel post, post- paid. Am olTering same at this low price for two weeks only. Enchantress. 81.50 per 100, S12.00 per 1000; Pure White Enchantress, $1.76 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Cash. J. J. Donovan, Highland, N. Y. Tel. 48-F-4. CARNATIONS— R. C, select well-rooted Alice, Akehurst. Good Cheer, Sensation, S6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000; Herald, Y'ellow Prince, S3. 60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; Matchless. Dagmar, Benora, Philadelphia, Gorgeous, Alma Ward, Supreme White, P. Enchantress, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Champion, Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio, CARNATIONS — NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock, 100 100 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD, N. Y\ CARNATIONS — Matchless, Enchantress Supreme, Rose Pink Enchantress, White Enchantress, Washington {Dark Pink Enchantress), Victory, $20.00 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with or- der from unknown parties. The above are healthy and well rooted for immediate shipment. Alex. A. Laub, New Hamburg, N. Y. , ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.00 $17.00 White Enchantress 2.00 17.00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 A. J. JOHNSON, EDGEWOOD, 1860 Broad St., RHODE ISLAND. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Well rooted, clean, strong stock, for immediate or future deUvery. White, Rose and Light Pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Beacon, at $20.00 per 1000. Cuttings guaranteed. Henry A. Beater & Sons, Hagerstown, Md. Strong, Healthy, Well-Rooted Cuttings Encliantress, White Enctiantress, C. W. Ward, Alma Ward $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Phillipaburg Greenhouses,t..^fc^PhilIipsburg,lN, J. Continued to Next Column CARNATIONS— Strong, cool, Rooted Cuttings. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, White En- chantress, Bonfire, and Herald, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000, Gorgeous, $3.40 per iOO, $30 00 per 1000. Rosomont Gardens, Montgomery. Ahi 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now While, Enchantress; pin* Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; r,d, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. NichoUs and Champion. $60 00 oar 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., iJashviUe, Tenn CARNATION CUTTINGS from sand or soil; White Enchantress, Matchless, Mrs Ward Philadelphia, Victory, Benora, $20.00 per lOOO' Enchantress Supreme, $25.00 per 1000, H.' Mamitsch, Englewood, N. J. CARN.ATIONS— Alice, the best money making commercial pink. We have very fine, hcalthv stock, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 2000 for $90.00. C. C. Pollworth Co., Milwaukee, Wis. CARNATION R. C. from clea7, healtby stoSl White, Rose and L. P, Enchantress, Victory, Mrs C. W, Ward, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. A. C. Buterbaugh, Waynesboro, Pa. CARNATIONS— Strong, Rooted Cuttings, 10,000 Salmon Pink, $20.00 per 1000: 5000 ited Cornell fiS;"^ per 1000; 5000 White (Cornell, $18.00 pe^ 1000. Cash. Mohr & Ostertsg, Nanuet, N. Y. CARNATIONS— Well-rooted Cuttings, L P En- ohantress, W. Enchantress, Philadelphia and Matchless, $20.00 per 1000 Cash with order, L. Hoebel, West Fort Lee, N. J. CARNATION.'v-lO.OOO Boston Market Rooted Cuttings at $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order or references. Chas. Beckman, 141 Toledo St . EUnhurst, N. Y. CARNATIONS— Rooted Enchantress Cuttings, $15.00 per 1000. Orders filled in turn. Cwh with order. H. Anderson, 7th St., Bayside, L. I CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings, White Pink and Rose Pink Enchantress, $2.00 per 100, $17 50 per 1000. Cash, please. M. Hilpert, Sta. O. 313. Belair Rd., Baltimore, Md. ' CHRYSANTHEMTTMS 20,000 TRANSPLANTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Fine plants from soil, 1000 4000 Pacific Supreme $7.00 3500 Chrysolora !!!!!! 900 3500 Smith's Advance ' " ' son 1000 Golden Glow '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 800 1500 Dr. Enguehard 10 00 1000 Unaka ' ' ' ' g on 1000 Mrs Kolb '.'.'.'.'.'. 900 1500 Nontaro '.'.'.'.'.[" 1000 1500 White Bonnaffon '.'.'.'.'.'.', sloo 1000 Yellow Bonnaffon '..'.'.'.'.'.[', sioO 500 Mertzer '.'.'.'.',' 1000 Order early to get our No, 1 stock. „. — ..., C. Ribsam, 31 Wall St., Trenton, N, J CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Diana, Garza, Mensa, Azelda, Golden Baby, Donatello, Harvard, etc., at 3c. Hooted Cuttings of Early Frost, Golden Queen Marigold, at 6e. 125 other best florists' 'Mums. STAFFORD CONSERV.\TORIES, STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Grown cool, not cut back. Wm, Turner, Chas. Razer, Maj. BonnaSon. Pacific Supreme. Smith's Advance, Golden Glow, Pink and White Ivory, Chieftain (Pink), 60c. per doz., $3.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings of the above varieties ready in February, $1.60 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, postpaid. Henry K. Lewis, Dorothy, N, J. ^~, CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, (Doim. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Ready Feb. 20. Rooted cuttings Maj. Bonnaffon, White Bonnaffon, Jean Nonin, Dr. Enguehardt. $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS A good list of varieties. Write for prices An£Un & Walsh Co.. 335 Broadway, New York THE finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton, Rooted Cuttings, $15.00 per 100; 2H-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 5000 strong, divided Slants of Early Snow from coldframes, $2.00 per Must have room. Frommelt Bros., Peters- burg, Va. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. See display ad., pafte 345. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2Sth St., New York. CINERARIAS CINER.ARIAS Dwarf, (J-in., fine, in bud and bloom, at 20o. Cash, or satisfactory rating. FAIRVIEW GREENHOUSES MILTON, PA. Continued to Next Pax* 374 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE coi.Ens COLEDS The best beddera Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand, Verschalfeltii. 76o. per 100, »7.00 per 1000, by express; $7.60 per 1000, all charges paid. Send for complete list. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for list. Largest grower of Coleus in the V. S. A. Nahlik, 261-275 Lawrence St., Flushing. N. Y. CROTONS CROTONS — From 3-ili. pots, 8 to 10 in. high in 8 Tarletiea, tlS.OO per 100: from ZM-in. poU, in 10 Tuletiea, $6.00 per 100. B. M. Wiohers & Co., Or«tiiA, La. CT-CLAMEN ■ CYCLAMEN Transplanted seedlings, 8 varieties, equally divided, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; new varieties, fancy, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 2H-in $5.00 per 100. 3-in. in bloom $8.00 & $10.00 per 100. 4-in. in bloom 16.00 & 18.00 per 100. 6-in. in bloom 36.00 & 50.00 per 100. Cash, please. ERrfEST ROBER, WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN— 7-in. and 8-in. Aialea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.60 each. 6-in. extra fine plants, 75c. and $1.00 each. Good plants. 25c. and 50o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Avea., Grand Rapids. Mich. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS — Giant flowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3.60j)er 100, $30.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to thip. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. A. N. Pieraon, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CYCLAMEN— Best strain. Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. DAHLIAS DAHLL\S— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella, A. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Judah, La France, Orator, Purple Judah, 8c. ; Robt. Bloomfield, 8c.; Storm King, 8c.; Queen^Victoria, White Swan, 8c. „ DECORATIVE — C. W. Bruton, Golden West. 25o.; Jack Rose, Katherine Duer, F. T. Bassett, Lyndhurst. M. McCullougb, Orange King. Princess Juliana, 16c.; Queen Emma, 16c.; Sebaatopol, 15c.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke. 8c.; CACTUS — Country Girl, 8c.: C. Loneedale. 8c : Floradora, 8o.: Golden Gate, 25c.; GalUard, 8o.; Hagen, 8c.; Libelle, 8c. ; Rev. Jamieson. 8c. POMPON— Fairy Queen, Little Bessie. Vivid. SINGLE— Reise 8o.: 20th Century, 8c.; Scarlet Century, 8o. All except as noted, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; divided, $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. Cash, please. .i. „ C Betioher. DOVER. OHIO. IF YOU INTEND growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake if you will try my assortment, especially selected for cut flower pro- duction. 3 whites. 3 pinks. 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 lavender, 1 fancy; all field roots, labeled true to name; per 100. 10 of each kind. $3.00; per 1000, 100 of each kind, $25.00. 50 at 100 and 600 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. Guarantee entire satisfac- tion. If interested in Dahlias, then please send for my wholesale trade list of Daldias. Mannetto Hill Nurseries. W. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksville, L. I.. N. Y. DAHLIAS The best Peony-flowered Dahlias in the newer and newest varieties, direct from the originator. Cheapest way to get them is through our branch houae. AddreM all oommunioataons to QT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF. PHILADELPHIA. PA. P. O. Box 418. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy from the originatorB to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate." a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps. $26 00 per 100, $3.50 per doi. Strong divisions, $10.00 per 100, $1.50iPer doi. Write for trade Ust and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Iflland Dahlia Gardens, Hickgville, L. I., N. Y. " THE DAHLIA KING " has 800,000 clomps to offer at rook bottom prices. Send for free cata- loc. Let me quote on your list of wants. J. K. Alexander, "The Dahlia King." East Bridge- water, Masa. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3. Paterson. N.J. DAISIES DAISIES — Marguerites, beat variety, fine big plants, ready for a shift. 2yi-ia., $3.00 per 100. Cash. John R. Mitchell, Madison, N. J. DIELYTRA DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS— Fine clumps. $8.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher. Dover. Ohio. Oontliined ts Next Oolamn DRAOaSNAS DRACSNA INDIVISA— Twice transplanted, $2.00 per 100. postpaid. $16.00 per 1000. Cash or C. O. D. W. Ehmann. Corfu. N. Y. DRAC.5SNA INDIVISA— 3-in. pots, 3c.; well established. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. DRAC/SNA INDIVISA- 2H-II1. pots, 3Hc. Cash. M. F. Byxbee. Norwalk, Conn. DRACAENA INDIVISA— 2-in. and 3-in. pota, at 2c. and 5c. Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y. FERNS FINE 2M-IN. POT PLANTS 400 Scottii. 500 Roosevelt, 200 Whitman!, 300 Boston, 3c.; 200 Teddy Jr., 4o. F. O. B., West Grove, Pa. CONARD A JONES CO. - WEST GROVE, PA. GERANIUMS GLADIOLI FERNS 100 Table Ferns, 2)i-in. pots $3.60 Table Ferns, 3-in. pots 8.00 Anglln & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway, New York FERNS — Boston and Roosevelt, 6-in., 25c.: 7-in. 60o.; 8-in., 76o.; 9-in., $1.00; 10 in., $1.26: 11-in., $1.50. _ These ferns are all pot-grown, and in A No. 1 condition and guaranteed to be as good as any on the market. Felix Kramer. Blaine St., Niles, Ohio. FERNS — From 2-in. pota, immediate deUvery; Boston, 3c., Roosevelt. 4o., Teddy. Jr., 6o.; 4-in. Boston, l2o.; 4-in. Teddy Jr.. 15c., extra heavy. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. FERNS — Choice bench Boston and Pieraon Ferns, ready for 4H-in. pots, $14.00 per 100, $130.00 Ser 1000. Grown cool. Hillside Florists, Worten- yke, N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varietiea; also all other Ferns, 2H-in.. eto. See display ad., page 346. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity ; see advertisement on page 355 J. F. Anderwin. Fern Spedaliat, Short Hilla. N. J. FEVERFEW FEVERFEW— Double white, grows 3 ft. high, 2M-in. pots, $2.60 per 100. Cash. Geo. Milne, 44 Lincoln St., Winchester, Mass. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS— Black Prince, Rooted Cuttings, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. FUCHSIAS — Strong rooted cuttings, $1.00 per 100 $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. FUNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided, $2.00 per doz., $16.00per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2J^-in. Immediate delivery Extra fine, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Write for our monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS Poitevine. 2)i-in $22.00 per 1000 Nutt. 2)4 -in 20.00 per 1000 Ricard. 2M-in 20.00 per 1000 Mad. Salleroi. 2i4-m 20.00 per 1000 ROOTED CUTTINGS Poitevine $15.00 per 1000 Nutt 14.00 per 1000 Ricard 14.00 per 1000 Mad. Salleroi 8 50 per 1000 GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St., Rochester, N. Y. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2K-in. stock, ready for shift. Ricard, Viaud, Buchner. Poitevine, $2.50 per 100, $22 50 per 1000. S. A. Nutt, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co., Monroe, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Sept. and Oct. rooted, for imme- diate shipment. La Favorite. Jean^Oberle, Gen. Grant, Apple Blossom; strong, single stem, 2H-in. $2.00 per 100: branched, 2H- and 3-in. and single stem, 3-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash, please. Sunnysiae Greenhouses, Groton. N. Y. Eariy Fall Cuttings, 2)4-in., 2H-in., strong well- rooted stock. S. A. Nutt,» Ricard, Poitevine, La Favorite, Double Grant, Mrs. Hill, Jean Oberle $2.00 per 100. Cash. CHAS. W. SCHNEIDER, Little Silver, N. J. GERANIUMS — Ready now. 2-in., 2H-in , strong stock. 1000 Nutt, $2.00 per 100; 425 Ricard. 250 Poitevine, 225 Perkins. 125 Caetellane, 100 Jeaii Oberle, $2.25 per 100. Cash with order. W. P. Bolton & Son, Holtwood, Pa. Coutinned to Next Colnmn GERANIUMS 100 1000 2K-in. pot plants, in popular varieties.$3.00 $25.00 AngUn & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway, New York STRONG. WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— 3-in. S. A. Nutt, PiSn, Harrison, I.a Favorite. $26 00 per 1000. Jean Viaud, Beaute Poitevine. Perkins, Mad. Landry, strong, 3-in., $27.60 per 1000. Pateraon Floral Co.. Gibeon City, III GERANIUMS — Strong plants, out of 2H-in. pots, ready to shift for immediate shipment. Ricard, Poitevine, Nutt and Jean Oberle, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; 250 at 1000 rate. Cash. Emil P. Knorr. Carlstadt. N. J. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT Strong, 2)2-in. stock, ready for shift. Ricard, Mad. Salleroi, $2.25 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. F. J. Moreau, Freehold, N. J. GERANIUMS— 2H-in., ready to shift; S. A. Nutt Poitevine, Gen. Grant, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Cash. Andem Green- houses, Putnam Conn. GERANIUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Grant, Oberle and Viaud, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C Daly, 1510 Haqkenaaok Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. GERANIUMS — Ready now. 2H-in. pot plants. See display ad, page 346. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St.. New York. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS — All stock sold to February 25th. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop.. HickeviUe, L. I., N. Y. ROSE GERANIUMS— 2H-in. strong, $2.00 per 100. Cash. Fiaher Bros., Chambersburg, Pa. GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS BULBS. let size 2nd size 1000 1000 America $10.00 $8.00 Augusta 11.00 9.00 Klondyke 11.00 9.00 Brenchleyensis lO.OO 8.00 Mrs. F. King 10.00 8 00 Baron Hulot 18.00 Halley 16.00 Independence 12.00 8.00 Taoonio 18.00 IS.OO Victory 14.00 10 00 Minnesota 14.00 10.00 Madame Monneret 16 00 12.00 Shakespeare 30.00 Hyde Park 35.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 70.00 Ist size let sizo 100 26 Kunderdi Glory. .$3.00 Senator Vsllaad... $1.00 Pink Augusta 3.00 Contrast 1 26 Sulphur King 12.00 Neh-ose 1.00 Niagara 10.00 Panama 2.60 Eugene Scribe 2.00 W. Falconer 2.26 Prinoeps 3.00 Chicago White Golden Queen.... 4.00 $20.00 per 1000. About 50,000 second size of above. Special quo- tations for the lot. Write for copy of our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GLADIOLI America, $10.00 Augusta, $12.00 Annie Wigman, $20.00 Brenchleyensis, $12.00 Dora Krois, $60.00 Europa, $50.00 Florence, $150.00 Glory, $30.00 Glory HoUand, $20.00 HaUey, $12.00 F. Buchanan, $30.00 Jessie, $15.00 Klondyke, $20.00 Mrs. Beeoher, $35 00 Mrs. King, $10.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80.00 Niagara, $35.00 Negerfurst. $200.00 Nor. Dee Childs, $80.00 Panama, $25.00 Peace, $50.00 Sohwaben, $80.00 Renie Blanche, $40.00 Scarsdale, $30.00 Shakespeare, $30.00 Sulphur King $90.00 Scribe, $36.00 Wm. Falconer, $40.00 Primulinue, $40.00 PrimuUnusHybrids,$20.00 Choice mixed, $6.00, $8.00, $12.60, $36.00, $60.00, $100.00. Reds, white and light pinks, $12.00 $25.00, $50 00, $100.00. YeUows, $16.00, $20.00, $30.00, $50.00. All per 1000. Special price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. GLADIOLUS Caah only, per 100. IH l>i 1 in in. in. America $0.76 $0.60 $0 40 King 80 60 .40 Niagara 2.75 2.25 2.00 Brenchleyensii 76 .60 .40 Peace 3.00 2.60 2.00 Mixed 65 50 .40 Glory 2.00 1.50 1.00 GEORGE HALL, ADELPHIA, N. J. GLADIOLI 1000 America, l>i-in $5.00 America, IH-in 10.00 Mrs. Francis King, l>i-in 6.00 Mrs. Francis King, IH-in 10.00 Brenchleyensis, IK-in 5.00 Brenchleyensis, IH-in 10.00 RINGLER ROSE CO. 331 W. Randolph St., Chicago. GLADIOLI — My own growing — true to name. First size: Halley, $10.00; Panama, $26.00: Princess, $10.00: Pendleton, $6000; War, $60.00; and 75 more. Just as reasonable. Send for list. Raymond W. Swett. Saxonville. Mass. Oontiiined t* Next Oolnnui DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America, $8.00: Brenchleyensis, $9.00; Columbia, $16.00; Isaac Buchanan, $35.00; Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, $30.00; May, $16.00 per 1000 for IH-in. up: also 2d and 3d sizes and bulbleta. G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence. Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY, LAKE VIEW, N. Y, GLADIOLUS BULBS 1000 America $12.00 Augusta 12.00 Mrs. Francis King 16.00 May 17.60 The above are extra large size bulbs. Anglln & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway, New York. $2.00 CASH ! Will buy 1000 Baby Gladiolus bulbs, size about H to H-in. diam.; half at same rate. Plump, dean stock, mostly standard cut fiower sorts, worth many times the price. A fancy-flowering mixture, specially blended for florists. Send now for a fine stock at a small outlay. Get my list. H. E. Meader, Gladiolus Specialist, Dover, N. H. FORCING GLADIOLI 2-in. lJ4-in. 1-in. America $10.00 $8.00 $7.00 Augusta 12.00 10.00 9.00 Brenchleyensis 10.00 8.00 7.00 Pink Beauty, 10.00 8.00 7.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 first size, $20.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son Collingswood, N. J. GLADIOLUS BULBS AND BULBLETS True stock, Mrs. Francis King, Augusta and America. Third, fourth and fifth planting sizes. Write for prices. Your crop grown from these pedi- gree bulbs will bring highest market prices. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO and NEW YORK. GLADILOI — America, Augusta. Mrs. Francis King, IJi-in.-lH in, $6.00 per 1000; 1 in.-lK in., $5.00; all will make fine blooms. Planting stock: M in.-l in., $4.00; H in.-Ji in., $3.00; H in. under, $1.50. All home-grown bulbs, clean and healthy. Florists' White and Light Mixture, 1st size, $10.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. GLADIOLI — America, sound, healthy, vigorous bulbs, full of bloom, grown at Rowley, Mass.; 1st size, $8.00 per 1000; 2d size, $6.00 per 1000. Bulbleta by the bushel. Cash offer. Carl D. Hale, Wholesale Grower, Rowley, Mass. Niagaras $30.00 No. 2 Panamas $20.00 Americas $6.00 Minnesotae, $8.00 Pink Beauty. The earliest Gladioli to bloom and get the early pricea, $8.00 per 1000. Perkins-King Co., Mentor, Ohio HOME-GROWN GLADIOLUS BULBS— Sii™' Trophy atrain with a few fine named varieties like Intensity, Hulot, King, Cracker Jack, etc., mixed inaasorted colors only, $3.50 per 1000. 1-in. to 2-in. bulbs, or better. Frank Thomas, Ther- esa, N. Y. GLADIOLI — Size T-in. to 1)4 -in. America, Augusta Brenchleyensis, Pink Beauty, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; Baron Hulot, Holly, 90c. per 100, $7.60 per 1000. F. O. B. here. Cash, please. C. S. Tait, Brunswick, Ga. WAR, THE GREATEST RED GLADIOLUS GIANT SPIKES >4 to 3i-in. bulba, 25 for i $1.00; 100 for $3.00. Prepaid. ( Joe Coleman, Grower, Lexington, Ohio GLADIOLI— America, 1st size, $7.00 per 1000; Klondyke, 1st size, $10.00 per 1000. A. P. Home & Co . Manchester, N. H. GLADIOLUS — Beat forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 345 Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. HARDT FERENNIAIS Hardy Perennials We have a splendid assortment. Plants very fine. Iris, Pyrethruma, Coreopsis, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, eto. Ask for prices. WOOD STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. 30,000 PERENNIALS, popular varieties, such as Digitalis, Oriental Poppy, Achillea, Japanese and German Iris, Pyrethrums, Arabis, Gaillardia, Coreopsis, Physostegia, etc., field grown. Closing out 3c.-6c. each. Send for full list. 500 Clematis, Jackmanii, 3 grades 5o., 7c., lOo. Dutch Pipe, 150., Wistaria, 20c., heavy, 3 year. Orders booked no>v. North Hudson Nurseries, No. Bergen, N. J, I HAVE a splendid assortment of Hardy Perennials all field grown: Coreopsis, Digitalis, Gaillardia eto. Write for prices. Geo. H. Mclntyre, East Hampton, Mass. HELIOTROPE HELIOTROPE Centefleur, La Duse, Lome. 2>i-in. plants $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Standard Heliotrope. Pricea on apphcation. A. N. Pieraon, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Oontlaned to Next Fsc* February 12, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 373 STOCK FOR SALE HYPRAWQEAg HYDRANGEAS— Radiant, Mm«. Moulliere, Gen. da Vibrayo. Prom 3H-in. poU, $8.00 p«r IXX), $50.00 per 1000. Radiant, La Lorraine, Mme. Hamar, Otaksa. From 2M-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY NEWARK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $5.00, 6-in. at 20o., 6-in. at 25o. each. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe A Diviaion Avea.. Grand Rapida, Mich. 10.000 HYDRANGEA P. G— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Roeeoh, Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y. ERIS 50,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong divisions. Price list ready. L,ewis Roesch, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y, IVIKS GERMAN OR PARLOR IVY from 2-in. pots. $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. W. E. King, Boi 362, Little Silver, N. J. IVIES — English. Field-grown, nice, large plants, 2^-3 ft^ $6.00 per 100. Cash with order. J. W. , Lynbrook. N. Y ENGLISH IVY— Rooted Cuttings, 7So. per 100, prepaid. Chas. Frost, Kenilworth, N. J. MTRTLE MYRTUS COMMUNIS— Strong one-year-old pot- grown stock. 6-in. to 8-in. tall, $8.00 per 100, $76.00 per 1000. John C. Daly, 1610 Haokensaok Flank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. miBSERT STOCK SUGAR MAPLES Superior, Straight well furnished trees up to 3}^-inch caliper. Some with extra high heads for Street Planting. W. B. COLE, Painsville, Ohio WHOLESALE CATALOG on Shade Treea, Weep- ing Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruit, Roscb and Hardy Perennials, also small shrubs for mail orders and lining out nursery rows. Special low prices on Amour River North Privet (hardy variety), SpirEeas, Barberry, Thunbergii, Hy- drangea ana other stock. Onarga Nursery Co., 200 Maple Ave., Onarga. 111. WE HAVE the largest and most complete assort- ment of fruit, shade, ornamental and evergreen treea, shrubs, vines and perennial plants, i Lining out stock of Comus, Forsythia, Lonicera, Phila- delpbua, SpirEea, Salix and Currants Write for wholesale and descriptive catalog. Klehms' Nurseries, Arlington Heights, Illinois- NORWAY MAPLES. Pio Oaka, OrieDtal Plans in all lues. 8ead {or pries liit. Audubon Nu r Box 731. WUminston, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES— 100 specimen Orange treea. Home grown &-10 tt. high and through. Perfect ■peoimens. J. H. Troy, New Rocfaelle, N. Y. ORCHIDS FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, etc., about 1000 plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo. Warren, Boi 43. Elmwood, R. I. PAIiMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In all sizes. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co. Rutherford, N J. PAHPAinTS FANDANU8 VEITCHII— For a few daya only will make sped&l low price for oaih with order. Sise for 2H-in. pot^, U 50 per 100. Siae for 3 -in. pots, 0.00 per 100. Bixe for A 4n. pota. 8.00 per 100. Siae for 6 -in. pota, 12.00 per 100. Beat pot-grown, nicely Tariegated, 3-in. pota, $10.00 per 100. b^^ Paadanua auokera, S2.00 and ti.OO per 100. J. J. Soar. Little River. Fla. PAWSIES PANSY PLANTS of my largest-flowerinp mixture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, good aiie, stocky plants, $3.00 per 1000; 5000 lots, $2.50 per 1000. Large, bushy, m'bud for Winter bloom- ing, $5.00 per 1000. Fme Fall^transplanted plants in bloom, ready about March 15th, shipped from ooldframes, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. 25 years' experiencelin growing Pansiee for the wholesale trade. Gustav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. PANSIES— The big giant^flowering kind. $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $5.00 and $15.00 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice plants and hundreds of testimonials, I would be Sooded with new business James Moaa, Johnsville, Pa Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE POPPIES 6,000 POPPY, Oriental atrong 2-yeiir, field-grown plants. Price list ready. Lewis Roesoh, Box Y Fredonia, N. Y. FIUMTTI.AS PRIMULA MALACOIDES ALBA— In full bloom, strong plants, out of 3-in. pots, S4.00 per 100. Jos. F. Smith, 52 Bordentown ave., Burlington, N.J. PRIVET CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Fine stock, weU graded and packed, 2 years, 3 ft. to 4 ft., very heavy se- lected, t4.00iper 100, $30.00 per 1000; 2H ft. to 3H ft., heavy, well branched, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 2 ft. tol3 ft., four or more branches, fine, $2.50 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; 18 in. to 24 in., three or more branches, good. $2.00 J>er 100. $12.00 per 1000; 1 year, 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $1.60 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Amoor River (North), 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $3.00 per 100; Ibota, 18 in. to 24 in., (heavy), $3.00 per 100. Packed free. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N.J. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— 3-year, XXX, $10.00 per 100; 3-year, X, heavy, $7.50 per 100, $65.00 per 1000; No. 1, first grade, 2-year, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 2-year, No. 2, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. First class Privet cuttings, 75c. per 1000. Packing free. Cash with order. Red Bank Nur- series, 331 Broad St., Red Bank. N. J. 300,000 CALIFORNIA Pfivet, Berberis Thunbergii, Ampelopsis Veitchii, Clematis Paniculata, Gladi- oli, Cannas, Shrubs, Vines, etc. Prices right. LIST READY. Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N.J. PUSSY wnxow PUSSY WILLOW (Salii Caprea) — 4 ft. to 5 ft., branched and well rooted, $1.50 per doi., $4.0() j>er 60, $7.()0 per 100. Order early if wanted. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. RAINBOW CORN RAINBOW CORN — Ornamental foliage, variee gated leaves striped green, silvery, white, rosr and yellow. Highly effective, $3.00 per lb. Smalle- quantitiea. M. D. Foster, Greycote Gardens, SayvUle. N. Y. ROSES ROSE PLANTS GRAFTED AND OWN ROOT ALL VARIETIES 2H-inch pots SEE OUR DISPLAY AD Write For Our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA ROSES Doi. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $16.00 Erna Teachendorff 2.00 16.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 16.00 EUenPoulsen 260 18.00 Tausendschon 2 60 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE. ILL. FIELD GROWN ROSES — 200 new and standard varieties, all two years' old. fine, healthy, own root stock. Get our price before ordering. De- cember to March shipment. Western Rose C^., Pasadena. Calif. ROSES — 4()00 Ophelia Rosea, own root, $50.00 per 1000. Quidniok Greenhouses, J. H. (Pushing, Prop.. Quidnick, R. I. Contlsned t* lf«zt 0*lniiui STOCK FOR SALE ROSES RARE and Continental varieties; James Kelway Baroness Schroder, Eugenie Verdier, Mile Rosseau, Mireille, Mme. Loise Mere, $1.00 each $10 00 per doi. Mons. M. Cahuiac. $2.60 each $36.00 per dos. Soulange, Tourangete, Mignon Primerere, Mme. Augusts Dessert, Rosa Bonneur Send for I ist. D. W. C. RuH, Buena Vista G ardens Bt. Paul, Minn. PEONIES— The cream of 1200 sorts, 14 acres' F. Maxima, Mme. Calot, Duchess de Nemours' R. M. Storage. Send for list. C. Betsoher, Dover, Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS — Our well-known strain of doubles, all good growers, carrying immense blooms, per- fectly healthy stock, well rooted and labelecl ij requested, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 2 in. strong, $2.50 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. Prepaid. Hopkins & Hopkins, Chepachet, R. I. PETUNIAS Double White, Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings. $1000 per 1000. Delivered anywhere at $10.50 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. PETUNIAS — Rooted Cuttings. See display ad- page 346. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. POINSETTIAS POINSETTIA STOCK PLANTS— $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Ine., Cromwell, Conn. Own Root Stock. — 2}i-inch — —4-inch — Rcjidy now. Doi. 1()0 Doi. 100 American Beauty $0.86 $6.00 $2.00 $16 A. Rivoire, flesh H. T. . . .60 3.60 1.50 12 Baby Crimson Rambler.. .00 4.00 2.00 15 C. Zeimet. white baby. .. .60 3.60 1.60 12 Clbg. White C'ochet 60 3.50 1.60 12 C. Soupert, Hy. Pol 60 3.50 1.25 10 Crimson Rambler 60 3.60 1.60 12 Et. de Lyon yellow T 60 3.60 1.25 10 Eicelsa, Red D. Perkins. .60 3.60 1.60 12 Elcelsa, 1-yr. field 1.60 12 F. S. Key, red H. T 76 6.00 2.00 15 Gen. Jacq., red H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10 Q. an Teplitz, H. Bengal. .60 3.50 1.50 12 Hadley, Crimson H. T.. . .75 6.00 2.00 16 Kaiserin A. V. w. H. T. .60 3.50 1.25 10 Killarney, pink H. T 60 4 50 2.00 15 La Frani-c. pink H. T 60 3.60 1.50 12 Maman Cochet, pink tea. .50 3.50 1.50 12 M Niel, yellow CI. N. .. .50 3.50 2.00 15 Mme. C.Testout,p.H. T. .75 6.00 2.00 16 Mrs. A. Ward, yel. H. T. .75 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. C. Russell, p. H. T. l.fjO 10.00 3.00 20 Maryland, pink H. T 75 5.00 2.00 16 Paul Neyron, pink H.T. . .60 4,00 1.26 10 P. C. de Rohan, cr. H. P. .60 4.00 1.25 10 Radiance, pink H. T 60 4.00 2.00 15 Safrano, yellow Tea 60 3.00 1.25 10 Sunburst, yellow H. T.. . .75 5.00 2.0O 15 U. Brunner, red H. P. . . .60 4.00 1..50 12 White Killarney, H. Tea. .75 6.00 2.00 15 W. Maman Cochet, tea.. .60 3.60 1.60 12 List of 500 others. Submit want list showing quantities for special prices per 1000. Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O. ROSES — 2 yr. old, American, field-grown. Bss display ad., page 345. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E West 28th St.. New York. SAI.VIAS SALVIA — Bonfire, King of the Carpet, Splendens, Zurich. Rooted Cuttings, 76 o. per 100. $7.00 per 1000, delivered anywhere. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. SALVIAS — The everblooming variety, $1.25 pe ' 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C- Daly, 1610 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. SEEDS SPECIAL OFFER 1500 seeds by mail for $1.00; 250 Asparagus plumosus; 250 Asparagus sprengeri; 200 Dracsna mdivisa; 100 Phcenix canariensia; 100 Chamserops excelsa; 100 Pepper Trees; 100 Cjrevillea robuata; 100 Cal. Fan Palm; 100 Cassia Artemesioides; 100 Australian Pea; 100 Cobsa scandens. George Leaver, P. O. Box 1049, Los Angeles, Cal. SEEDS — 1915 CROP Begonia semperflorens, red, pink and white, separated, J^ oz., $1.00. Begonia semperflorens, pink and red mixed, U 01., $1.00. Salvia splendens Zurich, $2.00 per oz. Hibiscus (giant hybrid Marsh Mallows), red and pink, 50o. per oz. GYSEMANS, R. R. 4, EVANSVILLE, IND JOHN BAER TOMATO SEED TRADE PACKET, 25c. Plants set May 10, picked ripe fruit June 20. Sold on the market for 30c. per 3-lb. basket. From 500 plants we sold $300.00 of ripe fruit in June and July. No other variety like it. Cash, no stamps. H. M. Morris, Fruit and Vegetable Gardener, Rantoul, III. SALVLA GRANDIFLORA— M oz. 86c., H oz. $1.60; 1 oz. $2.75; lb. $18.00. Own grown. Harold Hornor, Horticulturist and Nurseryman, Mt. HoUy, N. J. FINEST MIXED ASTER SEEDS of the leading varieties, $6.00 per lb. S. Hannant, 20 Wilbur St., Taunton, Mass. SNAPDBAOONS SNAPDRAGON— Don't take chances on rooted cuttings. Plants from 2>^-inch for March 1st and later. Phelps' White, Nelrose. Buxton's Silver Pink, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Heatherdell. The best yellow. $5.00 per 100. A. N. PIERSON, INC., CROMWELL, CONN. SNAPDRAGONS — Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the best pure yellow sorts, $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne, Lock Box T, Kennett Square, Pa. SNAPDRAGON — Silver Pink, 2K-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, once pinched, well branched. Cash with order. Geo. ^lilne, 44 Lincoln St., Winchester, Mass. ROOTED CUTTINGS — Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow. $2 00 per 100, $15,00 per 1000. 2ii-'m pots. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28th St., New York. WHEN boylnf mj 8Uv«r Fink SnapdxMoo. b« jmu jnt aBBDLINO plants. Bes fUmslnii^fc r aisirf»7 uL o. a. , Bi-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 3VS-in., $5.00 per 100. Cash with order. (Jarl E. Holm, Madison, N. J. VINCAS— Field-grown, large plants. $5.00 per 100 Cash with order. J. W. C. Sealy Lynbrook, N. Y VIHOAS VINCA VARIEGATA— 3M-in., $6.00 per 100. Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y. VINES MADEIRA VINES — Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No, 1, $1,25 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betacher, Dover, Ohio. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK PELARGONIUM Easter Greeting, out of 3-in. pots, strong and bushy, $8.00 per 100. Asparagus Sprengeri, out of 4-in. pots, fine, 4c. Myrtus Communis, out of 4-in. pota, fine and bushy, 18 months old, $10.00 per 100. These are special bargains. Cash, please. Frederick Holtke, cor. Broad and Fifth Sts., Carlstadt, N. J. MAD. SALLEROI GERANIUMS— 2K-in,, strong plants $2.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Mesembryanthemura cordi- folium, one of the best plants for baskets, vases and rockeries, large pink flowers, rooted cuttings, $1.25 per 100; 2^-in., $2.50 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. F. J. Langenbach, Norwich, Conn. GLADIOLUS AMERICA— Good, strong bulbs, grown chiefly for forcing. $8.00 per 1000. Ber- beris Thunbergii, 2>i-3 ft., $12.00 per 100. Hardy Phlox. Field-grown plants, 300 varieties; mixea, $12.50 per 1000. W. F. Sohmeiske, Hospital Sta- tion, Binghamton, N. Y. TO MAKE ROOM— 500 each Sprengeri, 2)i-in. 2c.; 3 in. 4c.; 4 in. 6c.; Plumosa, 2W in. 2j^c.; Lobelia, double blue, 3 in. 5c. ; 200 each Obconica in bloom, heavy, 4 in., 8o.; Begonia Chatelaine, very fine, 6 in., 20c. Guaranteea Ist-class. Cash with order. J. H. Frederick, Johnstown, N. Y. BLUE BELLS, Gentian, Eustomo, Russellanium, Summer-flowering, fine for cutting; keep from 10 to 15 days; fine shippers. Plants and seed now ready, seed $2.50 per oi., plants, $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000 Terms cash. A. R. Cluxton, Willis, Texas. SNAPDRAGONS — Silver Pink, 3H-in pots, $6.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2>i to 6-in. pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin, Fort Chester, N. Y. LOBELIA SAPPHIRE sells on sight, strong, 2)i- in., $3.00 per 100. German Ivy, 2M-in.. $2.00. Gladiolus, fancy mixture, $1.50. Richard Insall, Abington, Pa. -V^EGETABLE PLANTS HUBERT'S MARVEL TOMATO — Fine. 2H-in pot-grown stock. We have grown^this variety 5 years and made more money in the Spring from it than from Carnations. Get your stock now; pot on in 4-in., then plant among Carnations in April — will fruit in May, bringing 25c. per lb. until July, Price $3.00 per 100. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y^ GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— TranspUtntsd plants, $2.60 per 1000. H. J. Haifa, Bammon- ton, N. J. Contlztned to Next Page 376 The Florists' Exchange FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE TO EXCHANGE — 250 Amaryllis vitata hybrid Nr (Imported Gold Medal Strain), IH in.-2>^ in. bulbs, for Canna rosea gigantea, or new Dahlias or new Rosea. Mountain View Floral Co., Port- land, Oregon. VINCAS. 3H-in.: Dracaenas, 3-in., and Carnation Cuttings for what have you? Tripp Floral Co., Walton. N. Y. FOR EXCHANGE — Vinca variegata, rooted cut- tings, SS.OO per 1000, or will exchange for 5 in. Dracjenas. Harry H. Ramsey, Auburn, N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES J. H. GUSHING, Prop. On account of sickness I am obliged to retire from business. This property consists of 21 green- houses, 75,000 ft. of glass. We are growing 12,000 Roses, 37,000 Carnations, 4000 Easter Lilies, large lot of Paperwhites, Tulips, Hyacinths and Daffodils; 10,000 Geraniums, Cannas, and all kinds of bedding plants. We have more than 60,000 Carnation cuttings. There are 5 acres of land, nice barn, carpenter shop; 2 horses, harnesses, carts and wagons; 1 auto delivery truck; all kinds of green- house tools. We have a very large wholesale and also large retail trade. Sales were over $25,000 for 1915. Everything is in first-class shape and nothing is lacking. We also have our own water works, Artesian well, 438 ft. deep, cost $1200. Sales are expected to reach $30,000 this year. The purchaser can pay one-third down and can let the balance remain on mortgage if they desire. Electric cars run by the place; steam cars 5 minutes' walk from the place. We are 12 miles from Provi- dence. We ship flowers every morning to Boston and Providence. We are in a valley of 20,000 people. Come and see the place. J. H. Gushing, Quidnick, Anthony P. O., R. I. FOR SALE REASONABLE Hitching's iron frame glass house, 17^ ft. x 150 ft.; 16 X 24 in, glass in good condition, also two No. 16 Hitching's corrugated boilers, used only three seasons. EMIL LEULY 528 Summit Ave., WEST HOBOKEN, N. J. FOR SALE Live Florist Retail Store. 9 miles from New York. Address D. K., care of The Florists' Ex- change. FOR SALEI — Retail florist and seed business grow- ing section of Queens Co. Established 11 years. Two-story brick dwelling house (4 years old), con- sisting of store and seven elegant living rooms, and fine cellar; hot water heat; and all improvements. Store fitted and stocked. Greenhouse 40x16 in perfect condition; stocked. 15 sash and coldframes with Easter bulbs planted. Business increasing yearly — books to show. Entire plant for $8000. $3000 cash, balance mortgage. Address H. P., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Retail and wholesale florists' busi- ness, near railroad station and trolleys. Resi- dential district. About 3500 ft. of glass. Green- houses are built on leased land with option to buy; 6 more years' lease. Greenbouses are planted witli 3500 Carnatione, Bulbous Stock and other plants. Business in the best of conditiou Price $1500, $1000 cash. Petersen, 79 Central Ave., Flushing, L. I., N. Y. FINE retail florist business for sale cheap. Estab" lished 10 years. 2 Lord & Burnham greenhouses; nice piece of land; barn; dwelling, 6 rooms and bath, all improvements, steam heated; near trolley and railroad station. 40 minutes from New York. Just the right place for an industrious man. For further information and particulars address or call, A. Kammerer, Springfield Rd., Queens, N, Y. Greenhouse Opportunity, South Shore, L. I. A splendid chance, immediate possession, I6-acre farm, well located and adapted for growing Carna- tions— right in Carnation section, with house, barn, trees. No greenhouse or implements. Will sell or lease. WM. FOTH SAYVILLE, L, I. 11 ACRES of land. 4-room house, 4 greenhouses, about 16,00ff sq. ft. of glass at Hightstown, N. J., in the best section for growing Violets, Carnations and other flowers. Reasonable price to the right person. Easy terms will be made. For further in- formation write S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. FOR SALE— On the White Horse Pike main road to Atlantic City, a twelve-room house and store, three greenhouses, 4500 ft. of glass; heated by hot water, with Skinner sprinkler system, electric pump and windmill; all in good condition. Houses full of growing stock. A bargain to some one. Selling on account of health. Address J. B. Goostry, Camden Co., Magnolia, N. J. $700.00 BUYS STOCKED FLORIST BUSINESS opposite two cemeteries. Business over $6000. Promising residential location. Rent, $35.00. Philipp's, Forbes & Dallas Aves., Pittsburgh, Pa. Continaed to Nest Column FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE OR RENT— Property consisting of 5^i acres land, 18,000 ft. of glass, all stocked; large workroom; 8-room dwelling: large barn. Gas, electric light, city water, trolley. City of 40,000 in New England state. For particulars address H. M., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE— Ab a whole or in part, or will inoor- porate, my florist business, paying a net profit for 15 years of $10,000 yearly. Louis L. Green, 60 State St.. Bogton. Maae ^ FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse and store, doing large cemetery trade, or will rent green- houses separately. Reasonable terms. Inquire G. E., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — 2 panel-side florist's delivery wagons in good condition; horses; double and single harness. J. Wolff Moore, 1639 North Broad St., Phijadelphia,_Pa^ SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR SALE— All material, such aa glaaa, pipe, boilers, fittings, tools, contained in ten green- houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- politan Material Co., 139S-140S Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use, l-in., 2^0.; Hi -in., 3Vio.; l)^-in., 4Ho.; 2-ln., 6Ho. per ft. PECKY CYPRESS, $17.00 and up per thouaand tq. ft. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Mattopolitan Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Beat etaple on the market. 35o. per 1000; 3000 for Sl.OO. Postage paid, Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 264 Randolph St., Detroit. Mich. GLASS New Glass, 6x8. 8x10. 10x12 or 10x14. »1.50 per box. All glass packed 50 square feet to the box. We carry any size glass you want. Send us a list of your requirements for quotations. C. N. Robin- aoD. & Bro.. Dept. 25. Baltimore. Md. MOSS SOUTHERN SPANISH MOSS— »2.50 per case, $17 50 per ton, F. O. B. Southern Wild Smilax, until April. Sam Young, Spring Texas. POTS PAPER POTS. Clay Pote, Paper Dirt Bands Veneer Dirt Bands Write for special wholesale pricea. C. N. Robinson lit Bro., Dept 2S. Balti- mora, Md. STANDARD HOT BED SASH— IH >n. thick with crofls bar, 80c. each, or lota of 25 and over at 75c. each. Blind tenons. White leaded in Joints. The life of a sash depends on this construction. We GUARANTEE ouraaih to be satisfactory or refund your money. Glass 6x8, 8x10, 10x12 or 10x14 at tl,60 per box of 50 sq. ft. C. N. Robinson & Bro., Dept. 25, Baltimore, Md. SPHAQNTTM MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbl. bale, $2.50, 5 bales $11.00; 5-bbI. bale $1.25, 5 bales $5.10. Bur- lapped, 25c. extra. Fresh gathered Peat. 5 bags $4.00. Jos. H. Paul. Box 156, Manahawkin, N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales, 200 lbs., $2.00: 500 lbs., $4.00: 1000 lbs.. $7 00; ton, $13.00. Aim Dust. ScharS Bros., Florists. Van Wert. Ohio. WIRE WORK WE are the largest manufacturers of Wire Work in the West. E. F Winterson Co.. 166 N. Wabash Ave., Chicaeo. III. ^__ MISCELLANEOUS WANTS WliNWlTRENT 10,000 ft. to 15,000 ft. of glass in good condition, with option to buy. Address J. F., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO BUY The City of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., will receive sealed bids until February 25, 1916, for 550 shade trees, 150 shrubs, and 3500 Roses, etc. Write Fred. H. Gates, City Clerk, for detailed information, WANTED TO RENT— With privilege of buying, 20,000 to 30,000 sq. ft. of glass, with dwelling house. No run down place wanted. Give full particulars and price, etc. Address H. F., care The Florists' Exchange. GLASS— Wanted 40 boxes of 12x16, double thick B. State price. J. F. Vavrous & Sons, Lebanon, Pa. Questions Exchange Readers are Asked to Solve OrUrln of the S. A. ITutt Oerauiiun. A reader asks us when this variety of Geranium originated and by whom. Any data as to these two points will be ap- preciated. MepMi Our thirty-three years of success in manufacturing High - grade Plant Foods is back of every pound Try a Ton or a Bag Write for Our Prices DARLING © COMPANY 4161 S. Ashland Ave. CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Collapsible Paper Seed Pots Two sizes: 4x2 square and 4x3 square. Every grower should use these Collapsible Paper Pots for growing Tomatoes, Sweet Peas, or any bed- ding out plants. They do not require to be taken from the pots but can be transplanted as they are grown. Efficient and Economical PRICE In cartons of 24, 4x2 25c. In cartons of 48, 4x2 50c. In cartons of 24, 4x3 30c. In cartons of 48, 4x3 60c. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000, packed flat. Order at once to ensure -prompt delivery. c, 522''o'FranMin 131 HudsoH St., Ncw YorK TheCloche C ORCHIDS I PAPER POTS Order 1916 freahly imported stock NOW in order to receive them from first ARRIVALS. A splendid lot of VANDA C^RULEA, the only Blue Orchid; always a great seller. Write for prices. GEORGE L. FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the best Commeroial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 Chestnut Place SECAUCUS, N. J. W>-ipn nrdpring- nlpncp ni'^ntli-in Tho F-Tf-hnnet^ Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. ORCHIDS, PALMS and piairia of every variety rt1«'rlng. plPHBp m.-nrK>n Th<* EYoti m n ep Edwardsville, lU. J. F. Amroann Co., Edwardsville, III., who grow Roses and Carnations exten- sively, were cutting some very choice Roses last weelss. Woodlawn Gardens. Edwardsville, are going to build two Rose houses, 150ft. long. W. A. Rowe, Kirkwood, Mo., will erect two houses for Roses this Spring. London, Ont. Mr. Gammage, of Gammage & Son, is just recovering from a siege of grip. They are growers of a general line of pot plants including Roses, Sweet Peas and Carnations for cut flowers. N. dir/bands SQUARE PAPER POTS (Folding block and tacks included.) (Pat. applied for) Inches 500 1000 5000 10.000 20.000 50,000 1% $0.65 $0.90 $4.00 $7.00 $12.00 $25.00 2 70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16.00 35.00 2H 90 1.25 5.60 1 1 .00 20.00 46.00 3 1.10 150 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 1.60 2 15 10 00 19.00 37.50 90 00 I 6 2.50 3.75 18.00 35.00 66.00 150.00 I 6 3.50 4.75 23.00 45.00 85.00 200,00 7 4.25 5.75 28.00 54.00 102.00 240.00 Copyright Directions for use with each order. Send postal for FREE samplet. DIRT BANDS (Paper Pots without bottoms, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottoms.) Inches 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 50.000 100.000 154. ...$0,60 $2.00 $3.80 $7.10 $1600 $28.00 2 70 2.20 4.10 7.70 17.25 30.00 2H 80 3.00 5.25 10.60 26.00 48.00 3 90 3.75 7.25 13.70 31 .80 56.00 3H--.. 100 4.40 8.30 16.10 39.00 75.00 4 1.10 5.40 10.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 4H.... 1-25 6.00 11,70 23.00 52.00 100.00 6 1.50 6.85 13.00 25.00 55.00 105.00 6 1.90 9.00 17.00 23.00 60.00 115.00 Copyright Directions for folding them and setting them up with each order. Send postal for FREE samples. There is an EASY and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands. The Directions of how to do this, after 2 years* experiment, we reduced to 37 words and received a Copyright on the Directions in 1914. There is no other EASY and EXACT way to fold them and no imitator can print these direotionB, aa we have a Copyright on them. We also Copyrighted in 1914 the next and only other two fairly exact methods ' Send postal card fur fiee Big Folder, containing experiences of 131 Florists in raising in our Pots and Bands every kind of plant, and FREE samples of both Pots and Bands. Two thousand Florists use our Pots and Bands. The Panama-Paciffo and San Diego Expositions and U. S. Government use our Dirt Bands. Samples of both FREE. Try our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands free. Order what you want — try them according to our direc- tions» and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money. F. W. RocheUe & Sons CHESTER, NEW JERSEY February 12, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 377 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists CUT BOXWOOD EXCEPTIONALLY FINE QUALITY $15.00 PER HUNDRED POUNDS. ORDER NOW We have made arrangements for 60,000 pounds of Boxwood. Stock exceptionally fine. All Boxwood shipped by us guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. Low Special Price BOXES Manila Par 100 18x 5x3... .$1.50 21 X 5x3H. . 1.65 24 X 5x31^. . 2.15 28x 5x3H. . 2.65 21x 8x5... . 2.65 30 X 5x3H. . 2.85 24X 8x5... . 3.00 Manila 28 X 8x5. 30x 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36x14x6. 36x12x6. Per 100 .$3.30 . 4.00 . 5.00 . 5.80 . 7.00 . 6.85 BOUQUET BOXES WREATH BOXES VIOLET BOXES 16x16x7. 18x18x8. 20x20x9. 22x22x9.. I'OT 100 $5.00 . 6.00 . 7.00 . 8.00 Per 100 8 x5x3...$1.60 9Hx6x4... 1.90 10 x7x6... 2.50 12 x8x7... 3.00 PRINTING— 300 or over, one copy, one color ink— NO CHARGE. Dagger and Fancy Ferns Finest Quality 19 X 9 X 8. . .. Manila $4.75 19x9x8... Mist Gray 5.00 $1.50 per 1000. In order to secure these low prices, please mention this ad. SPtCIAL Galax BRONZE . GREEN SELECTED $1.00 per 1000. $7.50 per 10,000. Mist Gray CUT FLOWER BOXES 18x 5x3.. 21 X 5x3H. 24x 5x3J^. 28x 5x3M- 21x 8x5... 30x 5x3H.- 3.25 36 X 5x3^.- 4-25 Par 100 $1.85 2.25 2.50 3.00 3.00 24x 8x5. 28x 8x5. 30 X 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36x12x6. Per 100 $4.00 . 4.50 . 5.50 . 6.00 . 7.00 . 8.50 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc. WHOLES JLE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET T«lephf»ne9 Main, 2439-2615-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please felve reference, or cash with order. PANSY AND VERBENA BASKETS lall size, measure 9 inches long, 6 inches wide, 3 inches deep, put up 500 in a crate. Per 1000 $9.00 jge size, measure 13 inches long, 7H inches wide, 3} ■> inches deep, put up 250 in a crate. Per 1000 15.00 Detachable wire handles for either of the above. Per 1000 2.00 Transplanting Boxes, 3) 2 inches square. Per 1000 2.50 Transplanting Boxes, 4J 2 inches square. Per 1000 2.75 **"^^ ■ Orders entered now either for Immediate or future shipment.] (5. JHave other sizes. Send for descriptive circular. d COLES :& COMPANY.fl 15 ESTABLISHED 1884 Warren St., NEW YORK, N. INCORPORATED I9H ■ rilt-rint:. iih';ise ni''ntlMn The i'xpliiinge I Middle Atlantic States | Syracuse, N. Y. Trade and Prices Good McXvinley Day passed without any recognition. The daily papers failed to mention it, and owing to the high cost of flowers the florists refrained from adver- tising it. Carnations are now selling at •*1 a dozenj the cheapest Roses $1.50 ; Daffodils. 7oc. to $1 per doz. These are in plentiful supply ; most everything eLe is very scarce. It is expected there will be a large call for baskets, boxes of flowers, and flowering plants for St. Val- entine's Day, as last year there was a noticeable increase in the demand for them. The weather is most erratic ; one does not know from one hour to another what to expect. Last week the frost was well out of the ground and quite a little grad- ing was done, now everything is frozen up again. The many changes have caused a large increase in fatal cases of pneumonia. As a consequence the call for funeral work has been very heavy, and no stock gone to waste. In a previous note mention was made that the bulb trade here last Fall was a disappointment to the seedsmen and flo- rists. It seems the department stores were hit too, as they had a large quantity of bulbs left over, and as far as the 2000 FLORISTS use our Paper Pots and liands. Send for Free Bin Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page .376. I F. W. Roclielle & Sons, 60 Main St., Chester, N. J. writiT can hear, no one would take tliem off their hands. As one put it, the stock "was rotten," and he would not take it as a gift. Needless to say no sympathy is felt for the department stores, as they have ruined the legitimate trade. The ground hog did not see his shadow and we had three beautiful clear days fol- lowing which made some think Spring was close at hand. It looks far from it just now, II. ^. Rochester, N. Y. Market Holds Good Though stock has become more plentiful and the general trade has in a measure fallen off. business still continues to be good and very little cause for com- plaint is forthcoming. The market is well supplied with Roses, Carnations, Daffo- dils and Tulips, the latter in oversupply rather than under. Sweet Peas are not plentiful and a market is found for all that come in if the quality is right. Vio- lets have not been moving very readily for the past week hut have started off well and with St. Valentine's Day coming there is little doubt but that they will find a good demand. The shorter grades of Roses are still very scarce. Daffodils are moving readily hut the prices have taken a drop from those of some weeks ago owing to the fact that they are com- ing in greater quantities and consequently Flower Boxes For Retail Trade One of the secrets of success— a most important item in keeping your customers — is in high-class, attractive paper boxes for deliveries. They do not have to be gaudy nor expensive, but they should be neat, well made and worthy of good flowers and a good florist. We don't charge more for our boxes than any other manufacturer of good paper boxes, but we do give more for your money in quality, appearance and service. We make boxes for every need of the retailer: Violet boxes, American Beauty boxes, Rose boxes, etc. We maintain our owti printing plant for the purpose of giving prompt and careful service. We should be glad to have an inquiry from you — tell us what you can use and get our prices. WE CAN PLEASE YOU ! . HESS t^ DENSEN MANUFACTURERS OF PAPER BOXES 129-131-133 WEST 20th STREET NEW YORK CITY Telephone No- Chelsea 7943 W'hfti ordering, plf iii'-ntlon 'nu' Exoli; Natural Green Sheet Moss Prepared Palms For lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 6 bundle lots for 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER "i?,l7,V« 1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. "When ordering, please mention The ExcbanfiO Plants and Leavea. All vanetlM. Fiber, Moss. Grasses, Tin Tubes. Dried, Pressed. Painted MaftnoUas. Painted Pine Cones, all colon. Painted Ruscus. Birch Bark. Buy from BtadQuarUrt. 0*t CaiaUg. W. G. CLARE, FetBanilina, Fla. When orderlDg. pleaae meotloD The EriMniDKe 378 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists giniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii II iiiiiiiiiN iiiiiiffliiinmuiiiiiiiijiianiuiiiiimiiiiMipiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioiuiiiiiiMiiiBiiNimiura^ iiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii iiiiii«iii«iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii| I THE FLORISTS* SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA j I The most complete line of NOVELTIES and SUPPLIES in this country j WRITE FOR CATALOG I H. BAYERSDORFER @ COMPANY. 1129 Arch Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. | fiminiHiiiiiniiiiiiimiiiiimi iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiin i mn iiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiii ii iiiiiiiiiiii i ii i i i iiiiiiiiihi iii iiiiii iiiiiiiiiiimiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiMi niiiiiiniiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiii iiiiiiiimiiiii iiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i iiiima NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.50 per 1000 LAUREL FESTOONING, for Winter weddinj., nothinc better. Fredh rtock supplied od abort notice. Wire or phone your orders. We wiU do the rest. 4o., 60. and 60. per yard. LBUCOTHOE SPRAYS, TCrr fine and Urte, tSOO per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, tl.OO per 1000 or $7.00 per case of 10,000. 3 DISCOUNTS ON. LARGE ORDERS SPHAGNUM MOSS, 400. per saok. BRANCH LAUREL, large bundlee, 3iinng^ RUSSIN & HANFLING Office and Salesroom 154 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Squ&re 3053 i^J^STof Willow and faiH? Baskets for florists j Dealers In FLORISTS* SUPPLIES t^'Oxa apeoialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskpta When ordeiint;. iih-.i-.- m, 11U..11 1 li.- Ilxrlmuye See Ramsburg's display ad. on page 344, and send postal for free samples. When ordering, please mentl.io The KxcliaiiRe WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT ^ ' L«t OS quote you f>n your next order. If It • made of wire we can make It. GEORGE B. HART, ManujactmeT 24-30 Stone St.. ROCHESTER. N. Y. 2000 FLORISTS use our Paper Fot3 and Bands. Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of ^131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 376. F. W. Rochelle & Sons, 60 Main St., Cheater, N. J. MIDDLE ATIiAMTZC STATES ContiBued have to be sold at a lower figure. Paper- whites have been a good proposition this year and are very scarce. From reports received from France it is the firm belief that owing to a shortage of labor, together with the increased cost of digging which will be entailed, many of the growers will not market their product, so that if the reports are true Paperwhites will be bringing money again nest year. Preparations for the regular monthly meeting of the Rochester Florists' Ass'n, to be held on Monday next, are under way and Secretary A. H. Seeker announces that at this meeting the members and their wives or sweethearts will be in- vited to attend, at which time Miss Amy L. La Vigne will entertain by giving a reading, and Miss Anna Cleary will sing, assisted by George T. Boucher who, as one of our old standbys, will render a few songs. Both the young ladies are graduates of Emerson College of Oratory, Boston. Light refreshments will be served, so bring the ladies and make a special effort to attend this meeting on Monday, Feb. 14. A short business ses- sion will be held at 7.30 p.m. Hugo Teute has completed arrange- ments for the erection of a new Lord & Burnham house of the very latest modern construction. When com- pleted, this house will be the largest of its kind in this section devoted to the growing of flowers. Frank La Vigne contemplates replac- ing his present greenhouse establishment with a new Lord & Burnham house. H. B. S. Albany, N. Y. Club Meeting The regular meeting of the Al- bany Florists' Club was held at the Cut Flower E'xdiange on Feb. 3, Pres. Thos. Tr.icy in the chair. George Nageugast was presented for membership. .Same was referred to F. A. Danker, W. New- port and Fred Henkes. Mr. Danker moved that the report of the banquet conimittf'e lie over until next meeting. (Carried). The question. "What Can One Do to Elevate the Selling of Flow- ers?" will lie discussed at the next meet- ing. Next question, "What are the Best Spanish Irises for Forcing?" was an- swereil hy .John Teielaar from Holland. The following were recommended : Sophie Jaffee, Louise and King of the Blues. Fosters for St. Valentine's Day Ed. P. Tracey reported that 50 posters to advertise the use of flowers for St. Valentine's Day on billboards around the city would cost $37.50. After quite a debate it was agreed to get these, same to be paid by subscription from the retail florists' shops in Albany instead of from the club's funds. Bad Debts Mr. Thompson of the Credit Asso- ciation of New Tork, spoke of its system of getting af^^er d^^linqrent.s and had ac- SPECIAL PRICES on WIRE FRAMES GOLD LETTERS CYCAS LEAVES Send OS yotir Ust and lei ns quote 70a oor qpeoia prices. SAVE MONBY. B.E.& J.T. COKELY, Scranton, Pa. give credit where credit Isdae^lJentlon Bichsnge Landscape Gardening A eoorse for Qarden- ers. Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell UniTer- sity. Proip-emvB Florists recognise the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prao- tieal eourae in Floricul- ture, including Grem- house Conetruotion and Oreenhouse Manage ment. Send for eatalogue. Address The Home Correspondence School Dept. C. p., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Pkof. Beal When ordering, please ni'-ntlon The Kxohflpge GIBBONS The SmilaxMan RED LEVEL, ALA. For HOIXT, PINES and SMII.AZ. Ask for contract prices. When orderine. nlease mention Tlie Rxrhanee SOITHERN WILD SMILAX S1.50 per caw. Natural Moss - - - Perpetuated Moss • $1.75 par bag $3.60 par baft CAIDWELI THE WOODSMAN CO., Eversreen, Ala. WTien orflerlng. nIenHP mention The Kyehnng. Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916. will he the best ever issued. It will contaio credit ratings on about 5000 people. Subscribe now before the edition is exhausted. For particulars write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City c / ^ 1 CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. 4 \ ^ ^ Wh»n ordflrlne. nlennn nipntlnn T^** Z.^n^^u .^rm The Florists' Hail Association Insures 4 1.000,000 square feet of glaai and ha* a Re. sarve Fund of over $36,000. For particulars addreSg JOHN G. ESLER. Sec.. Saddle River. N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When orderine, plejise m-'iitiuD Thf ILxctiange February 12, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 379 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists Just Think, Mr. Florist Last month we offered you ONE MILLION CYCAS at less than one-half regular price. We were not surprised to receive a rush of orders, as Florists could easily see their chance to save 50c. on every dollar's v^forth purchased from us. With all sizes now in stock we offer again the same unusual opportunity. Compare Our Prices With Others size Per 100 Per 1000 8 to 12 $1.50 $12.50 12 to 16 2.00 16.00 16 to 20 2.50 21.00 20 to 24 3.00 26.00 24 to 28 3.50 32.00 28 to 32 4.50 37.00 32 to 36 5.00 42.00 36 to 40 5.50 50.00 40 to 44 6.00 55.00 44 to 48 6.50 60.00 The price of Cycas will surely rise. BUY NOW AND RE SAFE. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. WholesalB Florists Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies Hardy Cut Evergreens Unknown customers please £lve^reference, or cash with order ia^s^^^Kl?"^" BOSTON, MASS. TELEPHONES: Main. 2439-2616-i617-26l8; Fort HIU, 25390 Wh^n orilprtuc. plpiiwe m'^ntlnn The Rxplmncp WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, 11.75; 50.000, $7.50 Mmnafmctnrmd by W.J. COWEE, Berlin, N.Y. Sunplea Free. For Sale by Doalers. When ordering. pIpasp mention The Exchange Wild Georgia Smilax 50- lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CUMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. When orderlnc. please m-'ntlun The ExclianEe SHEET MOSS NaniTttl Per bs( II 00 Fadeless Perbsj 2.00 Leacothoe Sprays. ^^^i'^V'ii'TJ H. W. ARMES Oryson Cily, N. C. When oPderlnp, please mention The E-Tchange SOUTHERN WILD SMIIAX Now Ready for ShlpmanC. (3.80 per ease. Per bag Natural Moss - - - - $1.75 Perpetuated Moss - - - 3.50 £. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. When ordering, please mention The EichanRe THE EXCHANGE— Best idverUsing Medium PAPER POTS Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florista and free Samples. Price list page 376. F. W. Rochelle & Sons, 60 Main St., Chester, N. J. laXDOljE AXXAITTIO STATES Ooatliiiiea counts and tried to interest the members to join. F. A. Danker moved to have the president take up the matter with the dealers of the club. Same was sec- onded by Ed. P. Tracey. A letter of regret was sent to the club by James Snyder, Rheinbeck, for not being able to attend meeting on account of sickness. Sixteen members were pres- ent. A vase of Carnations Cottage Maid was exhibited. These were sent to F. A. Danker by the Cottage Gardens Co.. Queens. L. I. They were admired and commended by all present. Tlie meetinj; adjotimed at 11 p.m., until Thursday. March 2. L. H. S. Buffalo, N. Y. The general sentiment of local florists seems to tend toward a most brilliant outlook concerning the business boom and boost which Buffalo is likely to en- joy in the near future. One prominent retailer expressed himself in the follow- ing optimistic terms: "Buffalo florists had better roll up their sleeves and loosen their collars in preparation for tlie mightiest rush of business that this city has ever experi- enced. A big boom is headed right toward the Queen City and before Ions everyone will know what real work means. O-p-t-i-m-i-s-t should be one way of spelling B-u-f-f-a-1-o-n-i-a-n, for our share in the country's prosperity is going to be a good one, and is slated for a quick delivery too." Everyone is looking forward to St. A'alentine's Day. and expects this to be the ^Tpnfest one in a number of years. Ad- McCray Florists Refrigerators The McCRAY construction keeps flowers cool and fresh longer than by any other system of refrigeration. It provides an even temperature of the correct degree for cut flowers and stops the great waste and profit loss that is caused by imperfect refrigeration • The various compartments in a McCRAY are of different sizes to accommodate the different lengths of cut flower stems and your flowers are given an inviting display. For interior linings you have your choice of either handsome bevel plate mirror or beautiful white enamel, which are very easy to clean. The exterior may be of any finish desired to match the interior of your store woodwork or other fixtures. Invest in a McCRAY. Make it a partner in your business. You will value it more highly than its mere intrinsic dollar-and- cents value. Investigate anyway! Send for these Catalogs No. n-For Florists -For liisidences McCray Refrigerator Company, 689 Lake St., Kendallville, Ind. New York Salesrooms Chicago Salesrooms 7-9 W. 30th Street 1000 So, Michigan Avenue AflOLcies in All Princip'il Cifir^ In A Hurry To Catch The Mail? OUR STOCK AND MATERIAL INDEX WILL HELP. See page 359 380 The Florists' Exchange '■WDIimUIIIIIWIOIIlllMllllllllllllllllllUllllilllllH ROSES, CARNATIONS, LILIES, Growers!!! We have been selling Carnation Laura Weber for several years. It is a high-class variety and always sells for above top market price. Won Bronze Medal at St. Louis Carnation Con- vention 191G. You will make no mistake in trying at least a^^. w\v fewhundreds^^ yX" next season^ ^^ , PANSIES, Blue and Pink Corn- flowers. Single and ^ y^ Double Violets ^^O '^ fARLEYfNSE \ ^^*V .\ vVf'v We have the 1 largest and best ( equipped store in New B York. I Can handle more consignments J of Good Stock! ■ l^^^ '< ti% One good turn g deserves 1 another 1 ""^ ^^U^ ^^ ^ / Order early from .*4o '^\^*^V^.i^^ ^"^.v" o^i Guttman&Raynor,inc. % z% % % % Oo%, TEIS. FARRftCUT aanuiinimniniiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiii 56S 2036 2037 lllllll Wholesale Florists 101 W. 28fh St., NEW YORK iiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiin^ NEW ENGLAND STATES— Ooatiniied Tertising, window displays and tjje like are being used. Club Meeting if«T itF''-''. '^''f u'^J" meeting of the Buf- toJo Florists Club was held in Kasting's Ha 1 on Tuesday, Feb. 1 with L. H. Neu- beck in the chair. Owing to the illmess of President Scott's wife, he was unable to attend the meeting. Officers were nominated for the ensuing year, the elec- tions to take place at the next regular meeting on March 7. The annual ban- quet will be held on election night, and a committee was appointed to make all tue necessary arrangements. A com- mittee was also appointed to look into the matter of the National Flower -Show to be held in Philadelphia next month and report at the next meeting. The attend.ince at this meeting was not what It should have been and it is to be hoped that every member will be present at the annual election and banquet on March 7. Various Notes A neat postal card was mailed to every florist in the city last week which intormed the recipient that Charles H. Netsch of 342 Genesee St., will open a wholesale department on March 15. Mr. Netsch will carry a full line of florists' supplies and the trade wish him every success in his new undertaking. B. S. Meyers, foreman for W J. Palmer & Son at Lancaster. N. Y., is V I "i""'"" ""It there is a good season ahead for the growers, saying that a larger demand than the present could not be well supplied, and with the customary increase in stock that the advancing sea- son brings, there may also be looked for a proportionate increase in the demand. William Legg, secretary of the Buffalo Florists' Club, has received a letter from Prof. B. A. White, head of the Depart- ment of Floriculture of Cornell Univer- sity, in which he extends a most cordial invitation to all local florists to attend tie meeting of the New York Federation of Horticultural Societies held in Ithaca on Feb. 9. _ Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Anderson liave just returned from a trip to Colorado Springs. At the Colonial Flower Shop on Dela- ware ave.. one may always find some novelty on hand to create interest. At present there is a display of excellent pottery, which is attracting no little no- tice. The vases are of odd designs and the shapes are almost weird. Keeping them filled with Tulips, Daffodils, and oUier Spring flowers adds materially to the display. W. F. Kasting says ie is looking for- ward with pleasure to attending the meet- ing of the National Flower Show com- mittee to be held in Philadelphia next week. Owing to the fact that Mr. Groundhog did not see his shadow in this locality on the second day of February, the local seed houses have sent out itheir Spring catalogs believing that the backbone of Winter is broken. Leon W. Neubeck has taken over the business of Mrs. Klokow at 360 Connecti- cut St. This location is one of the very best on the west side and Mr. Neubeck is hopeful of working up a fine trade. During the past week many of the trade have received a very fine book of maps showing the present positions of the various armies in the European war zone. Maltus & Ware, forwarding agents of New York City, sent the books with their compliments. George Eckert, who has been confined at his home for the last few weeks with a severe attack of grip, is back on the job again and feeling as hearty and hale as ever. He is growing some iSweet Peas and Cinerarias of excellent quality. Charles Sandiford had the decoration and bouquets for the Candee wedding last week and reports business as jogging along at a fairly good clip. Visitors this week were : W. B. Leit- zig of New York, R. E. Blackshaw, of the A. L. Randall Co., and P. I: LeF'eber, nurseryman of Boskoop. Holland. Gus Galley has his houses crowded with bedding plants and thousands more in the sand. He says he w-ill have to be- gin selling soon or else will have to give them away. He added however, that he does not worry, as a classified ad. in The Exchange always cleans up his surplus stock. Last Monday a stranger in town stopped Ed Slattcry on Main st. and asked to be shown the Erie depot. Ed said he didn't have the heart to do it and aslied the young man if he wouldn't come up and take a look at the McKinley monnnient instead. A. J. Reichert had the decoration for the big automobile show held here last week, using hanging baskets of Boston ferns, palms and iSmilax. Miss Flora, a graduate of the School of Landscape Gardening in Groton. Mass.. ttias been taken in as a partner by George MtfClure & Son, landscape archi- tects of Gates Circle. Mark Palmer. Williamsport, Pa. The firm of Evenden Brothers, flo- rists, founded many years ago by Thomas Evenden, is to be incorporated under the name of Evenden Bros. Co. The incor- porators are George W. Evenden, Will- iam J. Evenden, Charles T. Evenden and Harry L. Evenden and application will be made to the Governor Feb. 15, for a charter to carry on the business of grow- ing, buying and selling flowers, fruits, seed and ornamental trees. The younger members of the new firm, now coming with the company, are the third generation of the family to carry on the business founded by their grand- father, who in his day was Williams- port's leading florist and who laid the foundation for the big establishment into which the business has grown. PitUburgh, Pa. The February meeting of the Florists' Club held in the Fort Pitt Hotel was well attended, about 40 members being present. Neil McCallum presided. One new member was elected. The display of plants was unusually fine, consisting mainly of Cyclamen and Primulas. The following private gardeners, Messrs. Mur- phy, Rapp and Curran, showed excellent plants of Primula obconica and Cycla- men. Mr. Moore, foreman of the North Side Parks, showed the same varieties. A cultural certificate was awarded to each grower. It is strange that the private gardeners handle the Cyclamen so suc- cessfully and the commercial grower can- not do so ; most of these plants sold in our markets come from tlie East. A most instructive and entertaining lantern lec- ture was given by F. T. Bigger, secretary of the .\rt Commission of Pittsburgh, on "The City Beautiful." Mr. Bigger showed what could be done in the way of making our city more attractive and showed some splendid pictures of Euro- pean cities. He favors the planting of trees and shrubbery in our streets and open places. A rising vote of thanks was tendered to him for liis splendid lecture. Election of officers for the year 1916 re- sulted as follows : Pres., Carl Becherer ; vice-pres., E. C. Reineman ; sec'y, H. P. Joslin ; asst. sec'y, W. A. Clarke ; treas., T. P. Langhans : executive committee, P. S. Randolph. C. H. Sample and A. Frischkom. The secretary was in- structed to extend the sympathy of the members of the club to Mr. C. Becherer, the newly-elected president, who was not present on accuiint of illness, also con- gratulations on being elected. Mr. Be- cherer has charge ut tlie greenhouses and grounds of the Dixmuut llosiiital a few miles from the city, and is a splendid grower, which has been shown the last vear or so by the tine exhibits he has made at meetings of the club. The record for January sales of the florists has been very good, far better than last year, and growers have no rea- son to complain, for prices obtained throughout the month were better than have been known for years. The weather naturally was somewhat to blame, for very little sunshine during the month cur- tailed the production. Carnations were scarce up to within the past week, but are now coming in freely, although prices are still good. Roses were also high, the only cheap stock was bulbous. Last week's mild spell of weather likely did some harm to plants, for Lilacs, Barberry and climbing Roses all began to sprout. To- day, Feb. 7, we have another cold spell with sharp wind, the thermometer close to zero. Mr. Gondy, representing H. A. Dreer, Inc., of Philadelphia, spent several days in the city and picked up some nice or- ders. D. F. Ludwig of the E. C. Ludwig Floral Co., on the North Side, has been very ill the past few weeks but from last report is somewhat improved. E. C. R. Lancaster, Pa. In the retail trade conditions are about the same, every one seems to be having plenty of work. There are rumors of a new store being located in the business section of the city, not definite enough as yet to be announced, but enough to make the others sit up and take notice. B. F. Barr's display at the Pure Food Show attracted much favorable comment and will no doubt prove a good adver- tising investment. The crowds we had at this show demonstrated the need of a larger exhibition hall for this city and our Ad. Club will act to a man toward getting such a hall and if possible in time tor our November Flower Show. Mr. Barr is bringing in some vfry good Lilies and Lilac from his greenhouses and fluds ready sale for them. At Schroyer's, in addition to the other good stock on display, there were some extra fine Freesia grown by Lemon Landis. Geo. P. Buck visited this section in the interest of his Rhode Island grown bulbs, and being so full of enthusiasm himself he soon enthused some of our local growers to invest. H. J. .Anderson of A. N. Pierson, Inc., found Lancaster City and County ready with orders for his firm and booked some nice business. On the 17th we will have M. C. Wright of the Lord & Burnbam Co. give us an illustrated talk on "The Progress Made in Greenhouse Construction During the Past Fifty Years," and we want every florist who can get to Lancaster for this date to make us a fraternal visit, coming in time to catch the 3 o'clock ear fpr a visit to W. B. Girvin's in the afternoon and the lecture in the evening at the Chamber of Commerce at 7.30 p.m. Albert M. Here. We have received definite information is regard to the shop, mentioned in "Mr. Herr's second paragraph. The Rose Shop will be the name of the new store to open about Mar. 1 in Lancas- ter. The building on Penn sq. is being remodeled, both inside and out, to suit the business. A large McCray refrigera- tor is being installed. The proprietors are R. P. Antes, who has been with the B. F. Barr Co. the past year, and Chas. F. Edgar, who has had a varied experi- ence in Chicago. Boston, and the East generally. Both Messrs. Antes and Edgar liave been in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia buying stock and fix- tures the past week. New Giant Freesias We had the pleasure of receiving a hunch of a new white, large-flowered Freesia from C. II. Allen, Floral Park, L. I., one day last week. The variety seems to he vigorous, as it grows over 2ft. tall, and has long sprays of bloom. Some of the flowers have a yellow or or- ange throat, but the majority are quite white. This is believed by Mr. Allen to he entirely distinct from, and a stronger variety than. Fletcher's Improved Purity, of which we spoke in these pages some little time ago. February 12, 1918. The Florists' Exchange 381 PNS Entire Cut of 200,000 Plants All Choice Blooms American Beauty and Other Roses M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 We«t 28th Street, NEW YORK. CITY Telephones, Farratut 3870-3871 Wlien' orderlnp. please mention Tbe ExchanKe New York, Feb. S. — The supply of bulbous stock in the wholesale flower market is steadily increasing, that of other kinds of staple stocks remains about the same. The general demand for flowers is weak and today, Tuesday, the market is sluggish. Am. Beauty Roses are in short supply but there are sufficient to satisfy the present small demand for these. Special grade blooms are selling at from 25c. to 10c. each, and the other grades at corre- sponding prices. The supply of hybrid tea Roses is perhaps a little larger. Prices on the bottom grade blooms re- main fairly firm, No. 2 grade blooms real- izing 3c. to 4c. each, except in the case of a few of the choicer new varieties, which are selling at from 8c. to 10c. The demand for No. 1 and 2 grade blooms continues to be more active than for the higher grades, the prices of which are weaker, ranging from 10c. to 12c. each in general for special grade blooms, with occasional sales of extra choice specials at 15c. Top grade blooms of Hadley are still realizing from 40c. to BOc. each, and those of Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) 25c. to 30o. The supply of Carnations is somewhat larger. The red varieties are moving very slowly Indeed, and are realizing lower prices than those of any other color and are hard to dispose of at any price. The general range of price today is from Ic. to 2c. each, with some sales ^ of extra choice blooms and novelties at 3c. The general demand is weak. Cattleyas appear to be a trifle less plentiful, and there is a very slight ad- vance in price. They are selling today In general at from 15c. to 25c. each with occasional sales of extra choice blooms at 30c. Very few blooms of other kinds of orchids appear to be arriving In the market, and those which are coming in meet with a very weak demand. Good Gardenias are not abundant and are re- tailing from $3 to $5 per doz. Those of inferior quality are plentiful and are meeting with a very weak demand. Longi- florum and rubrum Lilies are in mod- erate supply, and are meeting with a fair demand, the former at from $8 to $12 per 100, and the latter at from $5 to $10 per 100. Lily of the Valley is In abundant supply and is moving slug- gishly at from ?2 to ?3 per 100 for good blooms. In other bulbous stock, there Is a steadily increasing supply of Callas, Narcissi in variety, Freesia and Tulips. The qualitv of the bulbous stock is ex- cellent and with the exception, perhaps, of Callas, it is meeting with a steady demand at quoted prices. In miscellaneous flowers, there is a moderate supply of Antirrhinum, the last of the crop of Bouvardia, an increas- ing supply of white Daisies, which are moving very suggishly, and also of yel- low Daisies, a deluge of Forgetmenots, a largely increased supply of Lilac, which is moving very slowly, plenty of Mignonette of excellent quality. Acacia pubescens, the most beautiful flower in its pubescens, the most beautiful flower in its class in the market, Pansies in abundance, an oversupply of Primula, an extremely large supply of Sweet Peas, a fair supply of Violets, and an oversupply of Wall- flowers, which cannot be disposed of at any price. In general these miscellane- ous flowers are meeting with a fair de- mand, with the exceptions which have been noted, at quoted prices. Asparagus is as usual leading the market as regard demand for indoor greens, and Adiantum and Smilax are moving rather slowly. Philadelphia, Feb. 7. — The market re- mains decidedly quiet; there is very little iTiovement of any kind. The supply is showing a slight increase in nearly all lines. The local demand has fallen off considerably over that of several weeks past. The shipping trade is holding its own. Prices in general are commensu- rate with the present conditions. American Beauty Roses are in short supply and they are in fair demand: what there is of them is easily disposed of. Hybrid teas are not in over large supply and if business was any way brisk they would be cleaned up at ad- vanced prices. Carnations are plentiful and cheap, and they are arriving in considerable quan- tities. The majority of the stock is in excellent form. Cattleyas are in good supply but meet witia a slow demand. The supply of Gardenias is all that could be desired, but they too are meeting with a light demand. Sweet Peas are in heavy supply and they are selling well. Some of the Spencer flowering types are unusually ilne. Some very fine Snapdragon is to be had in limited quantities in pink and yellow There is a large supply of Longi- florum Lilies that has been increased by the arrivals of some very fine formosum. They are moving well. The supply of Callas is also quite ample. All bulbous stock is showing a heavy increase, with Tulips and Paperwhite Narcissi in the lead. There is an excellent supply of Lilac now^ to be had that moves briskly. Violets are in excess of the demand, and the re- ceipts of Mignonette is large. Lily of the Valley is the scarcest flower on the market. In the other miscellaneous flow- ers the market is well supplied. Boston, Feb. 8. — The snowstorm last week caused a slight shortage of flowers, and since that time prices advanced slightly. Business Is rather good and there is no accumulation of flowers at the wholesale markets. The supply of American Beauty Roses is rather light but the demand is only medium, so that the shortage is not felt very much. Specials are from 50c. to 75c. each, but there are few of this grade reaching the ntarket. Shorter grades are more plentiful at lower prices. There is a good supply of hybrid tea Roses and prices are holding up wonder- fully well. There is a good demand for Hadlev, Russell and Ophelia. The supply of these varieties at this time is not overabundant, and the two former kinds are sold from 5c. to 20c. each. The sup- ply of all varieties of Killamey are suf- ficient to supply all demands at prices varying from 3c. to 12c. each. Carnations are abundant now, bui a few dull days last week shortened up the supply a bit and prices advanced slightly, and they are selling today at 2c to 3c. each, a few are sold at slightly higher prices. The quality of the flowers being offered is good. ^ „ , There is a medium supply of Cat- tleya orchids with a medium demand at 30o. to 50c. each. There are a few pans, some Azaleas and a few heaths, sprays of Phalienopsls and Dendrobiuins seen. Cypripedium Is still arnvme In small lots. , , .. The supply of Gardenias is rather light and hardly up to the standard ii quality. The best flowers are being sold from $3 to $4 per doz. Lllium longiflorum flowers are in rather light supply with a fair demand, which has helped to keep the price at inc. to 12c. each. The supply of Lily of the Valh-v is only moderate; prices are from $3 to $4, with specially fine flowers at $5 per 100. In bulbous stock there is a large sup- ply, and it is beginning to accumulate. Yellow Narcissi are most abundant. Freesia is quite plentiful. Tulips are offered in many varieties and there is a plentiful supply. Callas are in good supply. , , Antirrhinum Is not nearly as plenti- ful this season, no doubt a little later it will show up. Yellow Daisies are now much more abundant. There is a fair supply of good Bachelor's Buttons. Sweet Peas are in good supply and are selling well at BOc. to $1.50 per 100. Violets are still plentiful at 40c. to BOc. per 100. There is a good supply of nice English Primroses, which are in good demand. Some nice Wallflowers are being offered. There is a plentiful supply of good Mignonette. There is a good supply of Asparagus Sprengeri and plumosis. Good flowering plants are rather light. There are some good Lilac, Hyacinths and Tulips in Chicago, Feb. 8. — The past week's business was just aoout an average one for the season. It would have been better but for the cold wave and zero weather of the last few days of the week that kept shoppers indooral and thereby checked the local demand. In point of stock there is plenty of everything with the exception of Roses. Carnations and bulbous stock are more than ample for the demand and prices are lower than they have been this season. The market for the week opened on Monday very quiet; there was plenty of stock but the zero weather was blamed for the lack of buyers. Only stock for funeral work was in demand. In regard to the Rose supply it is only a repetition of the reports of the past month or more. Carnations are again plentiful and can be had at prices ranging from $2 to $3 per 10. On account of the scarcity of Roses they are in good demand, but there was slightly more than the demand called for the past few days. The present prices will hold good through the week as the cold wave had checked what otherwise promised to be an over- supply. Bulbous stock of all kinds is the most prominent feature on the market. Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffodils, Freesias, Paper- whites, make a big showing in all the wholesale houses. The price of these Is suflicientlv low so that they command the attention of all purchasers and are used by the retailers in their trade in every possible way. Tulips can be had from $2 to $3 per 100. Some fancy Kaiserskroon sold for $4 per 100, and then there is a lot of poor stock that can be had at $1 per 100 or less. Daf- fodils bring from $2 to $3 per 100. Sweet Peas are more plentiful and are selling at from 50c. to $1.50 per 100. Violets are plentiful and while they have been sold very cheap the past few days there is an upward tendency in price. It is believed that there will be plenty of these to meet the increased demand. Valley is still scarce and all available stock brings quoted prices. In orchids there is not much offered but Cattleyas, of which there are enough for the demand at from 5 to $6 per doz. Gardenias are bringing from $3 to $4 per doz. in both of these items a much less price can be had where buyers can use them in hundred lots. There is enough of green stock especially ferns. Asparagus plumosus and Asparagus Sprengeri also Smilax while enough are not any too plentiful. Buffalo, Feb. 7. — Weather conditions on the Spring-like order during the past week, and the receipts have gradu- ally grown heavier, the demand has fallen somewhat on certain lines and prices are on a decline. There are enough Carnations now and prices for the fancy were offered at $3.50 to $4 per 100. A certain amount of ordinary sold at $2 to $3 per 100. The Rose situation Was also better, though the supply on the shorts and number one was still a trifle scarce, while select Killarney touched only the 17 c. mark. Ophelia are fine and went at 6c. to IBc. ; Maryland, Shawyer, Russell, are still quite scarce. Corsage Roses, such as Sunburst, Sa- frano Ward, Richmond, had a good de- mand and have cleaned up nicely. There are plenty of Violets. Lily of the Val- ley was in heavy supply throughout the week, and there were sufficient Peas. Lilies, both Japan and longiflorum, are coming better and there is a good supply of Freesias. Golden Spur, yellow, white and pink Tulips. Trade was satisfac- tory throughout the week and prices within reach of all buyers. About the only real scarcity are American Beauty Lincoln's Birthday Washington's Birthday —A !N D- St. Valentine's Day All good opportunities for the Florists We can attend efficiently to all your wants — HERE HENSHAW & FENRICH Wholente FlorUta 51 West 28th Street. NEW YORK Phones Mad. Sq.. 325, 6582. 5683 When ordering. |iU-..»e m.iill..n Th.. Kicliange Fort Wayne, Ind. Bright and Frosty The weather has been much more satisfactory to the florists during the past week than it has been for some time. Extremely low temperatures have pre- vailed, registering around zero, and bright sunshine being the rule rather than the exception. This has had a marked effect on the quality and quantity of all varie- ties of cut flowers, especially Roses and Carnations. Roses that were considerably off color, such as Killarney, have im- proved greatly and Shawyer, KusseU, Ophelia, Sunburst, Ward and Richmond, have all responded to the magic touch of the Winter sunshine. They are not any too plentiful, however, and prices still continue to be high. Carnations are much more plentiful and their quality is im- proved. Daffodils, Narcissi. Freesias, and in fact all bulbous stock is back to nor- mal supply. Spencer Sweet Peas are also blooming more freely, and Violets, Lily of the Valley, Daisies, both yellow and white, Forgetmenots, Mignonette and Antirrhinums are all in good supply. Eas- ter Lilies as well as Callas have been in big demand for funeral work on account of the great shortage of Roses. During the month of January funeral work was unusually heavy. Wedding decorations and decorations for receptions and dances were numerous also and the demand for smaU flowers for corsages was unprecedented. A great deal of advertising for next Monday is also being done by mail and in the local papers. Notes , ., Visitors to the trade during the pa? t two weeks were : Wm. B. J. BoUee, representing Ant. Roozen «& Son, Over- veen, Holland; Jack Sisley, representing The McCallum Co.. rittsbnrgh ; K. D. Staley, representing the Ilenle Wax Paper Co., kew York City, and the representa- tive of Wertheimer Bros, New York City. Miss Rhoda Doswell of the Doswell Floral Co., executed a handsome wedding decoration last week for the Stiefel-Latz wedding. The Doswell Floral Co. will erect two new Rose houses in the Spring. These will be about 100ft. long by .30ft. Miss Nellie Patten, manager of the Palten Flower Shop of Toledo, O., was the guest of Mrs. Aaron Lowe. The Flower Shop of Markey Bros, was moved on Fob. 1, from the former lora- tion at 117 West Wa.shington st.. to ,2b Harrison St.. opposite the Anthony Hotel. The Fliok Floral Co. made an unusually handsome casket cover last week, which was composed of white Lilac. Shawyer Roses and Easter Lilies. They had the bulk of th<- work for the funeral of Hon. Poirv .V. RnndaU. D. B. Roses. E. C. B. THE F.XrHANGF— Alert and up-to-dat 382 The Florists' Exchange Carnations, Lilac, Roses, Sweet Peas, Bulbous Stock AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE FLOWERS AND GREENS WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York WhoiBsaia Fior/st Telephone Farragut 5335 When ordering. pJease mention The Exclin nge CarrvaLtions, Roses^ Pansies Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., mc, Tit I I 2 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Farragut 2287 When ordering, plense mention The Exchange RIEDEL & MEYER,'£ Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of All Kinds. The Best of Service to Growers and RetaU Florists. Twenty-five years' experience In the Flower Business. Gonslftnmen S-^Udted. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones 4024-4025 Madison Square When nrriprlng. nlenao nr'ntlon Thp Exclmnge William Stuart Allen Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN CUT f LOWERS 53 West 28th Street. NEW YORK Telephone: 360 Madison Square When ordering, plense nr^ntlon Thi* Exphnnge Alfred H. Langjahr WHOLESALE FLORIST 130 West 28th St. New York Telephanea — Madison Square 4626-4627 Wlien orderlpg. please mpptlon The EichaDjre Growers' Cui Flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J. Van Reyper,;M4r. Consignments SoUclted 129 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephone— 6237.3563 Farraflut When ordering, plense mention The Eicbange 2000 FLORISTS use our Paper Pots and Bands. Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 376. F. W. Rochellel&lSons. 60 Main St., Chester, N. J. Wm. E. Cahill No doubt all his friends in New Eng- land, New York State, etc., will be pleased to know that Mr. Wm. Cahill, Dorchester, Mass., has completed arrangements with Roman J. Irwin of New York to repre- sent him as salesman. He has had many years' experience in this capacity with Stnmpp & Walter Co., New York and Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co., Boston. He is ,35 years of age, married, and popular with all the florist trade. Mr. Cahill will cover all the territmics tliat were covered Iiv Mr. Irwin. HERMAN WEISS Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th St.,Paj;nX°r.,«66NEW YORK ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. All Other flowers in their season. . P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist MadlS^n^l!!.^%. 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Wheni ordering. pleaBe mention The BxobBPge ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in Cut* Flowers J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Phones. FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Choice Carnations, Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignments of good stock solicited When' ordering, please mention The Erehflpge United Cut Flower Co., mc. WHOLESALERS 111 West 28th Street. NEW YORK TELEPHONES— FARRAGUT 4422-4423 PERCY W. RICHTERS, Manager When ordering, please mention Tbe Excliange When ordering, please mention The ExclDinte High Class Roses KEY, OPHELIA, RUSSELL SUNBURST, MRS. STOREY and all the KILLARNEYS Bouvardia, Narcissu8,TuUps, Carnations, Rubrum Lilies, Sweet Peas, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignments Solicited J J ^ OA N Wholesale Florist 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Fairagut 5413-5891 Where ordering, pleaae mention The Rrebange GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist SHIP us YOUR PLOWERS 104 West 28th Street .^I^'Fa'r^fgu. NEW YORK When] ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange A.L.YOUNG&CO.,inc. Wholesale Florists A. L. YOUNG, Pre*, and Trcaa. H. R. SCOMMODAU, Vlce-Pre». F. LJGHTFOOT. Sec-y 54 West 28th Street, NEW YORK When ordering, plense mrntlon The Excliange Jobo Yonnit Georft0 Hildenbrand John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS | 53 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephone. MADISON SQUARE 7362 plense ni'iitimi The Kxchange WE Confine our line to the best obtainable. Stand back of our stock. Give unsurpassed service. stock YOU Owe it to your yourself to make us prove these statements. HENRY M. ROBINSON COMPANY WHOUF^SALB FLORISTS QF NEW YORK S5-57 WBST 26th STREET Telephone' I 13 and BBIO MADISON SOUARt Ffliru.Trv IJ, lyio'. The Florists' Exchange 383 G. H. Blake Bonnet & Blake Wholesale FloHsts 130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. lelephonee: 12'.'. 1-4 Mnin Out-of-town orders careJuIly attended to. (>lve U8 a trial. Cut Flower Exchange sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. W*U space for advertisinK purposes for Rent. V. S. DORVAL. Jr.. Secretary BONNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th .Street, NEW YORK CUT flOWfR tXCilANGf flOOR. COOGAN BIDG. Open AH Day Telephone, 830 Madison Square ^ Write thfm 7oq r^ad thlg adrt. In the Bicbante H. H. Jahn, Prea. Robt. G. WUson, Treae. GREATER NEW YORK FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers In Cut Flowers acd Supplies 162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y GEORGE \V. CRAWBUCK, Manager ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone Fairagut 551 Consignments of choice flowers solicited. William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in 1.00 to . NAMES AND VARIETIES Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley ' Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Ruasell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft). Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adlantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus, Plumosus, per bunch Sprengeri. per bunch Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col rWhita Standard J Pink Varieties | Red l^ Yellow and var.. . •Fancy rwhito (•The hlKh J Pink. est grades trT] Red Bta'd vars.) ^YeUow and rar.. . Daffodils Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Llllum Lon^florum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyaa. Smilax, per dos. strings. Sweet Peas Violets, singla Doubls Boston Feb. 8, 1916 50.00 to 75.00 30.00. to 40.00 20.00 to 30.00 12.00 to 20.00 to . to 8 00 to 25.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 25.00 4.00 to 12.00 ... to . 4.00 to 15.00 . to . , 3.00 to 10-00 3.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 12.00 to 1.00 .40 to .80 .26 to .60 .25 to .40 12 00 to 16.00 1.00 to 1.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2 50 2.00 to 2.50 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 3.00 ... to ., ... to . 35.00 to 50.00 10.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 4.00 30.00 to 50.00 .. to . .60 to 1.60 .40 to .50 .. to ., .. to . , St. Louis Feb. 7. 1916 20.00 8.00 to 60.00 to 25.00 to 10.00 to to Pittsburgh Feb. 1. 1916 S.OO 5.00 5.00 5.00 .26 .25 10.00 1.50 .40 .35 to to to 10 00 to 10.00 to .... to S.OO: to to to to 10.00 to to lo.oo! to lO.OOi to to l.OO' to to .50i to .35 ! to 12.50 to to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to to 300 to 3.00 to to 3.00 to 3.00 to to .26 to.l2H to to to 4.00 to to 1.80 to 1.60 to .50 to to 40.00 to 50.00 25.00 to 35.00 to 20.00 6.00 to 15.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 10 00 6.00 to 10.00 to 6.00 to 10.00 8.00 to 16.00 6.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 10.00 8.00 to 16.00 6.00 to 12.00 ... to ... to 1.00 to 1.2S ... to .26 to .50 .30 to .40 10.00 to 15.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 ....to 2.00 to 2.00 ....to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 4.00 to .20 .... to.lSM to 12.00 to 16.00 3.00 to 6.00 30.00 to 60.00 1.20 to 1.80 3.00 to 6.00 to .30 to .75 to PATRICK WELCH "^S' 262 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Carnations, Calendulas, Cornflowers, Enftlish Primroses, Yellow Daisies, Sweet Peas and LUtum Lon£lflorum. All the novelties In the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. Store open for business at 6 A. M. TBUSPMOiNB. AlAirN 36Qe B. A. SNYDER CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. Telephooie. Fort Hill 1085-25017-25552 Wholesale Cut Tlower Market WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Dally consignments from leading growers Full line of Florists* Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. Telephone Main 6267-6268 Wln'n orriprtng, plPH«e mPntlnp Thp Rxphnncp evening were the Governor of Massachu- setts, Samuel W. McCall, Prof. Louis C. Elson, Wm. P. Rich, Wm. H. Sayward and Arthur Elson. The banquet table was handsomely and tastefully decorated by Wm. Sim and M. A. Patten with Car- nations, Violets and English Primroses. The members of the club were invited by Thomas Roland to inspect his large green- houses at Revere in the afternoon before the meeting of the club, and many of the members, although the day was stormy, journeyed to Revere and were much pleased with what they saw. The large house of Sweet I'eas was much admired and the Roses showed excellent cultiva- tion and a liberal crop of flowers. Wax Bros, on Tremont st. report busi- ness as being good during the past week. They had three large wedding decora- tions. We noted while there some re- markably well grown Adiantum Parley- ense, and some excellent pans of forced Darwin Tulips. As usual their windows were arranged tastefully and contained many choice flowers. Quite noticeable were some large baskets of Cattleyas and Roses. HOlTON&HUNKaCO. Wliolesale FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUi>i>UES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 MihtaulMe Street, MIIWMIKEE, in& nxne— Main 8M. P.O.Bie— am WTipn nrdpring. hIpmbp mfntlnn Th** BxfhHDgs 6>6e McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut fkmwr and plant baskets is the best you can get. Pittsburgh. Pa. Taiiic Bros, of Randolph are bulb spe- cialists and are having excellent success with early bulbs. They have an assort- ment of Narcissi such as Poeticus orna- tus, Uolden Spur and rugulosus. In Tu- lips they have Gold Finch, La Keine, Ckjuronne d'Or, King of the Yellows, White Hawk and Flamingo. There is every evidence that the ban- quet and dance of the Gardeners and Flo- rists' Club will be a great success on Wednesday evening at the New American House. The tickets are practically all sold. On a recent visit to Carbone's store on Boylston st., it was a pleasure to adnaire the artistic arrangement in this store. There are few plants and flowers used but they are placed with such telling ef- fect with other accessories that if there were many flowers used it would spoil the whole arrangement. We noted fine speci- mens of Acacia Baileyana and hetero- phylla, Chorizema ilicifolia, nicely flow- ered plants of Prunus, and an effective arrangement of bulbous plants. Max Frockman, salesman for H. M. Itobinson & Co., is to be married on Mar. 26 to Miss \. Schaefl'er, and the honeymoon trip will include a visit to tlie National Flower Show, Philadelphia, Washington and New York City, Harry Quint's retail store on the cor- ner of Berkley and Boyleston sts., is cer- tainly kept attractive. The large open space in front of the store gives ample room for an outdoor display, and he makes excellent use of it. The mild weather during the past week has given an opportunity for a big display of pans of bulbs outdoors. The Montrose Greenhouses are having a nice cut of Roses, and tlie flowers are of good quality. The varieties sent in are Sunburst, Killarney, White Killarney, Black Beauty, Ward and Ophelia. N. Fischelson & Son, the Copley sq. re- tail florists, are doing a fine business in Spring bulbous plants and have a magnifi- cent display in their windows. Charles Robinsou of the firm of Henry M. Robinson & Co., and R. M. Hackel, the firm's traveling salesmen returned on Monday, from a business trip which in- cluded Chicago, New York and Philadel- phia. Wm. Lefeber of New Castle, N. H., is sending to the Boston Flower Exchange some well grown flowers of Murillo Tu- lips and a good supply of Daffodils. A. A. Pembroke of Beverley has not a large supply of Carnation flowers, but those that he is cutting are of excellent quality, especially Pink Delight, Good Cheer, Beuora and Rosette. F. J. Dolansky of Lynn has a nice cut of Cattleya Trianje flowers, but the cut of Gardenia flowers is now rather limited. McAlpine & McDonald are receiving a liberal cut of superior Roses from the greenhouses of McAlpine Bros., Exeter, N. H., and the Carnations which Frank P. Putnam is sending them are weU grown and of good quality. Bu.siness is quite good and the mild weather is excel- lent for shipping. Henry Comley on Park st. has probably greater variety of flowers than any other flower store in the city, and one seldom visits this store without seeing something new or interesting. We noted plants of Erica Wilmoreana, Chorizema, Staghom ferns and Strelitzia Regins. The Boston Bowling Club is still re- ceiving prizes which are to be awarded later. This week The B. A. Snyder Co.. New England Florist Supply Co. and A. H. Hews Co. have given silver cups. Penn the Florist has given solid gold cuff links and the Boston Co-operative Flower market five silver cups. Fi-bruiirv I.', 191(i. The Florists' Exchange 385 We have never been in better shape to supply the wants of our customers. There is plenty of stock, the quality is oxeollpiit, und you can dei-end on good values in almost every hne. With our present su])! ly of rut flowers, we don't see liow you can do better than place your orders with us. For this week we reeonunend to you: SPRING FLOWERS SPENCER PEAS $1.50 per 100 Mostly pink, in a great many dif- ferent shades. Also plenty of white and a limited supply of lavender. LILAC ii-2=> per bunch Our i:rower is a specialist: Lilac is his oid\- crop, ^\'e can furnish a hundreii bunches on short notice and a special price in quantity. GARDENIAS { SPECIALS ' FANCY - - $2.S.OO per 100 -, rrti>v.i - - - - 20.00 per 100 I FIRSTS - - - - 15.00 per 100 We can furnish all perfect flowers at the above prices. The difference is in the size of the flowers and length of stems. Mignonette $5.00 per 100 Daisies $2.00-$3.00 per 100 Freesia $4.00-$5.00 per 100 Primula $1.00 per 100 Cornflowers $3.00 per 100 Calendulas $5.00 per 100 Daffodils $4.00 per 100 Narcissus $3.00 per 100 Narcissus, yellow . . $5.00 per 111(1 Tulips " . $3.00-$4.00 per 100 Snapdragon . $1.50-$2.00 per doz. Pussy Willow 50c-75c per doz. ACACIA PUBESCENS This stock will have the call at this season of the year, and you will not find a better selection anywhere than we offer you. $2 50 per bunch For a table decoration in yellow', we do not know of anj'thing that would make the same showing as Acacia. The Leo Niessen Co. Washington, D. C. I2I4 H St., N. W. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Philadelphia, Pa. 1 201-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Centre S t Th« R\r.|li.llL'P Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, Philadelphia, feb. 7, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted . Beauty. SpMial i to 75 00 Fucy 50.00 to 65.00 Extra 1 26.00 to 4U 00 No. 1 i 20.00 to 25.00 12 SO to 15.00 8.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 12.00 No. 2, No. 3 Kaiterin Auc. Viet Killamey White KiUainey Mre. Aaron Ward My Maryland Pnnoe de Buliarie (Mrs. Taft) to Radiance i . . . . to .... Richmond I 3.00 to 12.00 Sunbunt i 4.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 15.00 5.00 to 20.00 5.00 to 16.00 3.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 12.00 .... to 1.00 .SO to 2.00 .35 to .60 .26 to .60 to to lO.OOlo 12.50 to to KiUamey Brilliant. . J.J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Mrs. Francis Scott Key Mrs. Geo. Shewyer Hadley Opheha Adlaatum, Ordinary Antlrrblnuni. per bunoh Asparaftus, Plumoeus, per bunch. . . " Sprengeri, [>er bunch.*. Asters Bouvardia CaUas Chrysanthemums, Ordinary P^ Fancy Carnations, inf. grades, all col. . ("White Standard . . J Pink , Varieties | Red , L Yellow and var. , rWhiU Fanoy J Pink VariMia..^ R«l LYeUow and var. . . Daffodils , Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias, per dos Lilac, per bunch Lilium Lonftiflonim Rubnim Lily of the VaUey Miftnonette, per dos., ordinary. fancy Orchids— Cattleyas Cyprlpedlums Dendroblum formosum. . . . Pansies per 100 bunches Smilax. per dos. strings Sweet Peas Tulips, Single Double Violets. Single Double Wallflowers 1.50 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to to 2.00 to .60 to .10 to .10 to 6.00 to .50 to S.OO to 4.00 to 2.00 to .29 to .50 to 20.00 to 10.00 to to 3.00 to 1.80 to 50 to 2.00 U> 3.00 to .15 to .60 to 2.00 to =0 2.00 3.00 3.0 3.00 4.66 4.00 4.00 ■3.00 2.00 .20 .15 25.00 .60 12.00 8.00 6.00 35 .7.1 50.0C 12.50 5.66 2.40 200 4.00 4.00 .50 .75 4.00 Joseph Shuman, shipper for Henry M. Robinson & Co., has been away sicli for the past three weeks. Although he was dangerousl.v ill we are pleased to report that he is improving steadily. The Wm. W. -Edgar Co. of Waverle.v has some of the finest Lilac plants that are .sent to the Boston stores. Easter plants are looking well in the greenhouses and there is a big supply of good plants. R. C. t Philadelphia I } Wholesale and Retail Florist* ] National Flotver Show The publicity campaign tor the National Flower Show was further em- phasized by the articles in last Satur- day's Evening Telegraph, the Sunday Puilic Ledger and Sunday's North American. The Ledger gave a concise report of the project, together with por- traits of some of the leading figures at its head. Among them were W. F. Therkildson, J. Otto Thilow. S. S. Pen- nock. Louis Burk. .John Youfig. Wm. F. Kasting, Chas. Grakelow and Fred Cow- perthwaite. The Telegraph gave a simi- lar account, supplemented with portraits. The North American had several photo- graphs of rare orchids and a lengthy ar- ticle on the forthcoming show. The show and window cards are now all ready for distribution and every florist in town should procure some of these at once and display them in their shop windows and in other stores in their immediate neigh- horhood. These cards and posters may be had by applying to room 1205 Wide- ner bidg. and as many should be taken as can be used to advantage. The trade tickets committee desires it to be known that the trade is to be provided with tickets in lots of one hundred and over at the rate of $2.". per KKI. The pur- chaser's name is printed on the ticket if desired. Any horticultural society or garden club can purchase these tickets at the same price for the use of their members. At the Florists' Club meeting last week, Emil Lieker of Lansdowne showed some wonderfully fine Carnations. Some of the varieties were from plants grown over the second year. His pink sport from Benora, "George Henry," is a good thing. He showed several seedlings that look very promising, among them a gigan- Golden Spurs Crisp, well grown flowers, S4.00 per 100, S.W.00 per 1000 A Good Week-End Special TULIPS .\11 colors, $2.00, $3.00 and $4.00 per 100 PAPER WHITES $3,111) per ll)(l PUSSY WILLOW Extra long sprays 76c. per buncli Medium sprays - — 50c. " SaSsPennock-MeehanCo. The Hholesale Florists of Philadelphia PMIL.VDKLPIIIA NKW YORK 16(l«-1620 Ludlow .St. 117 W. 28th .St. BALTIMORE WA.SHINGTON FrankUn and .St. Paul .St.s. I2I6 H. St.. N. W. Wl \\ lirii u^d^.■l■ill^,^ i>le;iiie dk-iiUoii 'Ibc I'>.\i;iiaiiKf SELL ALL YOU GRONA/ TRY US AN^D SEK IHEPHIUDELPHlii WHOLESALE FLORISTS EXCHANGE kILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOUBLE KILLARNEY Finest Orchids, Gardenias and Violets. Open Sundajt from 9 to 13 PEUTSCHER & CLAZER, PROPS., ' ^S?LA"D^%^H?A%ty WALTER DAVIS ""ifJ^fLt 1713 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The finest WHITE LILAC and SINGLE and DOUBLE VIOLETS When ordering. pleaBe mentlop The Exchange Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. ROSES, 1517 Sansom Street CARNATIONS, YELLOW DAISIES, Pink and White PRIMROSES and all other novelHes. Special week end prices — Write us. PHILADELPHIA PA. Whea ordering. plcftBB in«*nt1oB The Kxrlm imc STUART H. MILLER Berber Bros. A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY I el 7 Ranstead St. PMILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering. plfHSP m''tittnn Thp KTi'liiniL^e tic white of merit. The Strafford Flower Farm of Strafford. Pa., was also on liand with some superb blooms compris- ing nine varieties. The largest Carna- tion at the exhibit was the white variety "Peace" grown b.y Frank Dinda. Farm- ingdale, N. Y. For attendance and ex- hibits it was the best meeting Die club has ever had and is only a forerunner of what is to follow. The membership list is increasing by leaps and bounds. With twelve new members elected this month, and with that many more pro- posed for next month, the club is coming to be a very live affair. March meeting will be given over to Sweet Peas, with a capital talk on them by one of America's foremost authorities, Howard M. Earl. Thomas Tansey, Carnation fancier of Rising Sun ave.. has gone to Palm Beach to recuperate from an attack of the grip. The day of the horse drawn vehicle is drawing to a close and the fact is never more fully realized than by glancing over the list of the florists in this city who have discarded the horse and wagon in favor of the motor. The proportion in favor of the motor is about four to one. .\mong the latest to dispense with "old dobbin" are .T. Wolf iToore. who will use a handsome Bnicl--. Stahl on Eleventh st. is putting on a Vim car. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Choicest Seasonable Flowers , Jl^ti,, 1225 Race St., PHIUDELPHiy P*. WM. J. BAKER WHOLESALE FLORIST CARNATIONS, SWEET PEAS, MIGNONETTE and DAISIES 12 South Mole St.. Philadelphia, Pa. Bell Telephone Keystone Telephone KOMADA BROTHERS ^fsr^l'^ Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Ally Wire Datao at Short Notice 1008 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. FANCY FERNS DAGGER FERNS GREEN or BROWN GALIX 750 per 1000 A. L. Fortunes 1626 Ludlow St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wben ordering, please mentloo Tte Eicbange 386 The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS' SUPPLIES SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, ETC. Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers 166 North Wabash Ave. Winterson's Seed Store DAILY SHIPMENTS FROM SIXTY GROWERS Whfn ordprlng. plpnHP nr'nTlon Thp Rxpliflngp Chicago The Chicago flower Growers Association Wholesale Growers of Cut Flcwers and Plants 182 IV. Wabash Ave. ; : CHICAQO fAUL K. KUSGSfOKV, Umatmt BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, ^^t^ltZ^:"^ When ordering. pleaBe mention The Kxchangp E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. When orderlDE, please iii"'iiiIon The Excbange RRNE & HLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAH-INE ao Bast Randolph Street CHIC/VaO When ordering, please meDtlon The ExcUanRe Zieger & Sons of Germantown, have the distinction of cutting the finest Ward Roses grown in these parts. Their Acacias are also numbered among the novelties. Max A. Fierstein, of the Moore Seed Co., has returned from a lengthy trip through the South. He also brought back with him a well filled order book. Business on seed orders here in the store is very brisk. George Carpenter is cutting his annual crop of Trumpet Major Narcissus, and they are exceptionally fine. Pennock Bros.' window is given over this week to valentine boxes, favors and small plant hampers. The arrangemehts are as usual up to the high art standard tiiat this .store is noted for. The Robert Craig Co. has a superb lot of Cyclamen in all sizes in full bloom for St. Valentine's Day. The members report a brisk demand for tliis stock, both locaJ and out of town. This firm will be one of the prominent exhibitors at the Na- tional Flower Show and is working up some of the iiiiest stock of its well known specialties. Recent visitors were L. J. Renter, Westerly, R. I., A. J. Guttman, New York, and Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J. Fred Dittrich of Frankford has tinw- ered an exceptionally fine lot of Cinerarias that meet with a steady demand. Thomas Dale, of the firm of Dale & Tost, Oak Lane, is carrying on the busi- ' ness under the name of Dale & Tost. Mrs. Tost, the partner in the firm, died last October. A full line of Easter and Spring bedding plants is being grown. The Henry F. Michell Co. reports its seed orders to be far ahead of last year up to the present time. Clarence U. Liggett, in charge of the plant department of the Pennock-Meehan Co.,' reports a very heavy demand for Chrysanthemum and Carnation cuttings. Geranium plants and cuttings are, as is to be expected, in strong demand. The seed department of the Henry A. Dreer, Inc.. is kept exceedingly busy in filling the mail and catalog orders that are now being received. George Burton is sending in to the Leo Niessen Co. a fine cut of Thora Roses. This constant bloomer is always to be relied upon whether it be Winter or Sum- mer. Wm. J. Baker is showing some im- mense spikes of yellow Antirrhinum grown by William Swayne of Kennett Square, Pa. IRVINGTON, N. J. — Frank W. Van Emburgh of 366 Union ave. filed a suit for $3000 damages in the Essex Co. Cir- cuit Court on Jan. 21 against the munici- pality. Mr. Van Emburgh claims that he lost his entire greenhouse crop of Strawberries, Rhubarb and Asparagus through the removal, at the request of the town of Irving, of his greenhouses. Ac- cording to the complaint. Mr. Van Em- burgh leased the greenhouse property of his father, Asa W. Van Emburgh, May 28, 1913; It is alleged that although the town paid damages to the lessor it failed to consider the alleged loss sustained by the lessee. H. E. Philpott, Pres. Long Diatance Telephone Nbttib L. Parker. Seo'y V. Bezobk. Vioe-Prai. Central 3373 A. T. Ptfrr, Treu. & Manaiei ^n^t-CJ^frf A. T. PYFER ®. CO. "^^^i 30 east Randolph Street CHICAGO, ll-L.. WTipn ordering, plenwe rofntlon ThP Eychangp Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, feb. 7J916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES — American Beauty. Specials per doz. 36-inch etems " 30-inch stems 24-inch stems 18 to 20 inch " Short Cedle Brunner Geo. Elgar Fire Flame WUte and Pink Klllarney. Specials Fancy Medium Short Killamey Brilliant, specials Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taf t. Fancy Medium Short 6.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.60 to 2.00 4.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6 00 to 8 00 4.00 to 6,00 8.00 to 10 00 6.00 to 8 00 4.00 to 6.00 15.00 to IS.OO 12.00 to 15.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 10 00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 to to to to ROSES — Continued Ophelia. Special Select Medium Short CARNATIONS— Varieties "j r^j . Splits, assorted colors. . ('The^flghest/Wlite.. Grades of St'dS PmK. . . Vartettes.i I Red Adiantum Asparagus. Bunch ** Sprengeri " Strings Bouvardlas Boxwood, per lb DaSodils Daaies Gardenias, per doz Ferns, Hardy, per 1000 Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays Lilium Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the VaUey Mexican Ivy Mignonette Narcissus. Paper White Orchids— Cattleyas, per doz. Dendrobiums Onddlums Roman Hyacinths Smllax Snapdragons Sweet Peas, Spencers TuUps 'triolets. Single " Double ).00 to 12.00 i.OO to 10.00 i.OOto 8.00 1.00 to e.oo i.OOto 2 50 i.OOto 2 50 2.00 to 2.60 ,60 to 3.00 .60 to 3.00 SO to 3.00 . . to 1.00 ,26 to 35 .26 to 30 .00 to 60.00 ,00 to 4.00 ..to .15 .00 to 3.00 .00 to 3 00 .00 to 4.00 . . to 2.60 . . to 1.26 26 to .50 00 to 10.00 00 to 8.00 .00 to 5.00 ..to .75 ,00 to 6.00 .00 to 3.00 00 to 6 00 00 to 4.00 00 to 4 00 ,00 to 3.00 . . to 16.00 00 to 6.00 50 to 1.50 00 to 3.00 50 to .75 50 to 1.00 to to aXM'^' ROSES AND CARNATIONS PETER REINBERG Wholesale Cut Flowers ^^^l^'i^^^^^/S^sm 30 East Randolph Streeto CHICAGO. ILLo When ordering. please mention The E^chanfie —■A CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and Retail Florists '> — ■■■-■■■ — — <> Harry C. Rowe has had a satisfactory settlement with the insurance companies regarding his recent loss by fire. He ex- pects to be located in a very short time in a better locality than the former stand. Two stores are under consideration, one on E. Jackson blvd., and the other on E. Monroe st. The Chicago Flower Growers' Ass'n will handle the output of the new estab- lishment of Geo. Weiland at Niles as soon as the houses are erected and in running order. Roses will be grown exclusively. The Poehlmann Bros. Co. will add to the capacity of its lath house at Morton Grove the coming Spring. Since this house was erected two years ago the com- pany has found it so valuable for the growing of so many plants during the Summer that an increase in its size was recently determined on. As the bulb season advances the grow- ers complain very much of the great loss sustained by the poor flowering qualities of the bulbs this season, caused no doubt by overheating in shipping last Fall. Those that received part of their stock on the S. S. Ryndam, about which so much was written last Fall, state that the stock should never have been planted, according to recent developments. The A. L. Randall Co. has doubled its already large space in the Le Moyue building, having leased the entire top floor. This will be used for the manu- facturing of baskets, wire goods and vari- ous other lines for the florists' trade. A. Lange. 25 E. Madison St., has on exhibition a lot of Japanese coniferous plants grown in the usual dwarfed style, that attract much attention. Some of the specimens on hand are reputed to be over 100 years old. With St. Valentine's Day in sight the retail stores have been displaying an un- usual lot of specialties for the day. At Schiller's west side store a large heart fully 5ft. long inakes the centerpiece for an attractive window, with other appro- priate surroundings. C. Clemensen, 7801 South Shore ave., has just returned from a trip to New Tork. While in that city he visited the wholesale cut flower market and has been making an interesting talk to his friends regarding conditions compared with those of Chicago. The E. C. Amling Co. received recently A. L. RANDALL CO. Wabash Ave. & lake SL i^m^s, CHICAGO, ILL. E^^fe^^ Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists* Supplies When orderlnK, please mention The Eicbann* WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders , Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please tnentlon The Exchanic« C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORIS1 27 Saint Anne Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLOWERS,SHIPPING,COMMISSION Phone. 8DTTER 640 When ordering, please mention The Excbange a shipment of Acacias from the eastern market that was soon disposed of. Plant growers around Chicago produce more or less Acacias for their plant trade, but as a cut flower product they have never attained any special demand here. August Jurgens. 2447 Herndon St., a large grower and importer of bulbs, says that the letter "S" in Tulips amounted to something after all so far as the import duties were concerned. The way many of them are blooming this season it would take a double "S" to even matters up, providing the growers had no further source for recovery from loss for their poor blooming qualities. Wietor Bros., according to Gus Alles, have booked a large number of orders for St. Valentine's Day trade, and believe it will be the best one on record in point of cut flower sales, if the weather is favor- able for shoppers to be out. The shipping trade will be good, but the local demand will be a weather proposition. Geo. Wienhoeber has one of the most attractive A'alentine windows in the city \ at his store 41 South Wabash ave. A monster red heart forms the center ; the sides and top of window are draped in red, with flying cupids suspended over a display of specially selected flowers for this trade, including boxes, baskets, bows and arrows and all that is new in acces- sories. H. Newkirk, proprietor of the Chicago Nursery Co.. 3000 N. Ashland ave., has reported to his friends the arrival of a young nurseryman at his home on Satur- day last. Mother and son are doing well. Anton Then is in Mobile, Ala., where he is kept cool by the Gulf breeze and sends greetings to ^Chicago business as- sociates who are tr.ving to dodge the zero temperature that has been making stock scarce and business slow for the past few- days. N. P. Miller, secretary of the Grand Floral Festival, is writing to the trade in the city and other possible exhibitors all over the country, for the purpose of ascertaining their requirements as to the amount of soace each one could use in the show, November, 1916. This informa- tion is required as a basis for the com- mittees to work on in preparing for the next show. Elmer Sigwalt. Arlington Heights, is making preparations to add to his glass area the coming Spring. He proposes to build two large modern houses that will double his capacity and hopes to be able to start work on same as soon as weather conditions will permit. Bernard J. Schmierer. proprietor of the North Shore Floral Co.. 849 Irving Park blvd., reports a good January business February 12. l!llii. The Florists' Exchange 387 HEWS INC. 1904 STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD, AZALEA. BULB. ORCHID. FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSEDROSE. CARNATION, PALM , CYCLAMEN CUT-FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS, etc Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World's Largest Manufacturers A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. c^=rM^". New York. N. Y. l^iuuunamiuumiaiiciiiuuiiwiiijjjiuiiiiiauiiuwuitiuiiiiiuuiEiuiiuiuuiiiuiiuiuuJciiiiiuiuuiiiiJiiiiiiiiuciiuiiiiniuiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiuiiiiiuP Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs! "ANCHOR BRAND" | OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoned, selected Virginia White Cedar — we use no substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plajit Tub that money can buy. Write for booklet and prlcea. RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS | i Largeit Manufacturers of Wooden Wan in the World RICHMOND, VA. | £imnnHW]iniiii»iii[iMiuniiiiitiiiiiiiiniiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiimniiiciijiiiiiHinciiiiiinnnii]intiiimuiiijiriiiiiiiiC]iiiiinnmr]iniuiiiatd DREER'S"R|VERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub Manufaotured for ub eidusively. The best tub ever introduced. No.Dlam. Each Doz lOOO 10 20 in. tl.46 $16.00 (130 00 20 18 in. 1.30 14 00 115.C0 1.00 11.25 92.00 .65 7.00 5600 .45 5.00 4000 .38 4.00 32.00 .30 3.60 28.00 The neateflt, lishtest and cheapest. Painted creen. with electric welded hoops. The four largest slzeb have drop handles HENRY A. DREER,s«''f;r^;pVl,El"^''* 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa IF you are doing a lot of shipping this year, write and get a sample of our light. NEPDNSET WATERPROOF PAPER FLOWER POTS Write for samples, information and prices to Dept. E BIRD & SON, fast Walpoie, Mass. ESTABLISHED 1795 When ordering. iilPiisf ni'-iitinei> 6-2S 600 2H->nch 6.00 1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flowe Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at an hour's notice. Price per crate as follows: 1000 3-in(!h tS.OO 8a03H-inoh 6.80 600 4-inoh 4 60 466 4H-inoh 6.24 320 6-inob 4.61 Our Specialty, Long Distance and Export Trade. HILFINGER BROTHERS. - - Pottery, FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. 51 Barclay Street. New York City. Aftenta 210 6H-inoh »3.TS 144 5-inoh 3.16 1207-inoh 4.20 60 8-inoh 3.00 SAeWHILLDIN PuTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN PHILAOFIPHIA WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y Flctco Paper Pols The Pot That Needs No Bottom The standard for shipping small plants . Per 1000 2-inch J1.20 2W-inoh 1.30 2H-inch 1.60 3-inch 2.00 Many Carnation Growers are ueing our square plant boxes for Rooted Cuttings. It is a paying proposition. Price; One to fifty thousand, 91-10 per 1000. Cash with order. Fletcher & Son, Auburndale, Mass. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Winter to stock your greenhouses. 'WK Think of us. Write as. Try u The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St., Norristown, Pa. WTjen ordf^rlnc. piPnse mi-ntlnn Thf Fjchange Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg's display ad. on page 344. and send postal for free samples. wholesale business. The style of the firm is O. E. & L. A. Tonner. wholesale flo- rists and dealers in supplies. Miss Ten- ner's sister has joined her in the business. Monday. Feb. 7, was a most disagree- able day in Chicago, with a stiff wind and zero temperature all through. SYRACUSE RED POTS FERN POTS» PANS and SAUCERS, ov to and Uicludlnft 12-lnch, all machine made. A great improvement avex the oid style turned pots. Writs /or Calatogut SYRACUSE POTHRY C. BRSITSCRWERTH, Prop. SYRACUSE, N.Y. When ordering. I'l'' nfl<-n Thi' KTphnnge Peirce Paper Flower Pot jr!i Made In staodaid llM* %/ of 3-in. to 6-in. Tbs bMt Paper Pot for dj^gtag piuiMj— . Bafnplfls Ito^ nlihed free. Ask roar dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 403 0akSt.Waltliain.:Ma When ordering, please mention The Exchange 388 The Florists' Exchange #- -<^ ^- The Question of Fertilizers for Your Lawns and Gardens this year is on your mind. Though all chemical fertilizers have advanced in price — some have even more than doubled — we are still able to offer to the trade and consumers Boston Humus at substantially the same price as last year and of the same high quality. It is especially prepared for lawns, gardens, ornamental plant- ing and conservatory use. And it is clean, dry, sterilized and free from odor. It is a great improvement on the common com- mercial humus. If you have never seen or used BOSTON HUNUS send for sample and other information. Ask for your trade discount. THE BOSTON HUMIS COMPANY 99 Massachusetts Ave., East Lexington, Mass. Wbeu ordeiiiiK. please mention The Excluiuge -^ Vt\T)f?01f(5 (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL APHIS .00 per 100 lb. Bag on Vms York, Pa. ii»»i«iiiiiiiiiTii»i<(BrMiffr*fwrwii(iWi>ni('ffliii»iLLiriiBwB!'^ WE SELL DIRECT TO THE CROWER^ EDSMEN CAIiNP.T SELL IT TO YOl yon desiys T'Tbbiccb T6w(ier'TBS?'Ts""Gruaran?eS'd~fo Burn, Mitt will Burn aod Give Perfect Satisfaction, or Money Back,. ' N^^ Qjjjjr ]jjj|g^t ^ ^yj. THE H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK, PA. ^ iLiii iiiiiiir Wtipn orcliTlTtg. plPflge mention The Rxrhnng» THE RENOWNED FOOD FOR PLANTS MANUFACTURED BY CLAY & SON, STRATFORD LOMDON, ENGLAND ttTien ordering, please mention The Exchange NIKOTEEN For Spnjinc. APHIS PUNK For Fumig»tlng. Aak your dernier for it NICOTINE MFG. CO. ST. LOUIS Wlien ordering, please mention The EJichange Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c. Ib-.^ba'?. TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ,lf b'2i TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,K'J^ TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. '^'^2 Large Bale, weigfamg 400 to 500 Iba.. S2.50 Special prices In Tons and Carload Lota J. J Frie(Jinan7«^^YrN."r ' Wlien orderlns, please mention Tbe Bxchaose C The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, white fly, tlirips and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; g-al., $2.50. rSlKOTIAPWA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumigating or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.50; ffal., $4.50. Until further notice shipments on our products Ftinglne, Vermine and Scallne will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. I'rompt shipments can be guaranteed on Aphine and Kikotiana. APHIN[ MANUfACTURING COMPANY MADISON, IV. J, llflKURES ab Uneqnaled for Greenhonse and Landscape Fertiliziii|{ The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO nrderine. nlAoqp TTiP FlTrlmnge Fertilizers FACTORY PRICES. C»eh with Order. Far ton 300 lbs. Special Sheep $28.00 J3 60 Fine Bone Meal 40.00 5.00 Blood and Bone 60.00 6.00 Davidge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40 00 5.00 Florist's Tankage 30.00 4.00 FOR RETAIL FLORISTS Odorless Sheep Fertilizer. Price per 100 lbs.: 1 lb. bags, $6.00; 5 lb. $3.00; 25 lb. $2.00; 50 lb. $1.75; 100 lb. $1.50. Hudson Carbon Co. BaiistonSpa,H.Y. When ordering pIpabp mention The Kxchange 2000 FLORISTS use our Paper Pots and Bands. Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 376. F. W. Rochelle A Sons, 60 Main St., Chester, N. J. Indianapolis, Irid. The Market The past week has been a quiet one in flower circles. There is not much deco- rating ; counter trade is lighter than usual and there are no exceptional oc- casions on hand. As a consequence, all lines o£ stock have nearly reached the nor- mal limit. Prevailing prices are higher than they should be, but the growers are not inclined to cut them until competition forces them to do so. An adequate supply of bulbous stock such as Tulips. Daffodils. Paperwhite Narcissus and Freesias at $3 to $4 per 100 is a significant factor. Sunshiny weather helps the Carnations too, and the thousands of buds which have been looked at for so long are coming to the front in flower at $3 to $5 per 100 wholesale and 75c. to $1 per doz. retail. The Lily of the VaUey crop is about over for an indefinite period and_ the producers are inclined to ask higher prices, $.5 to $6 per 100 wholesale and .$1.50 per doz. retail. Roses are not what they should be in quality, but the price remains high ; .$20 per 100 is asked for fancy Kussell, .$12 to $1S for Hadley, Hoosier Ueauty. Sunburst and Killaruey Brilliant. Seconds bring $t> to $8, and sliorts %'i to $4 per ItKJ. The local sup, ply of Roses is not suflicient by any means and many are shipped iu. .SuuiU Itoses for corsages, such as Elgar, ( im ile Brunner and others are much more plciiti- ful at .$2 per 100 wholesale. Callas are growing very fine in qual- ity at $10 to $12.50 per IWJ ; a few gigan- U'um are offered at $10 to $15. Spring forcing shrubs such as Lilacs and Almonds lend variety and enable most charming effects in the flower stores and conservatories. Glory for blooming plants is close at hand ; the variety is excellent and the quality all that could be wished for. Fiue Azaleas. Rhododen- drons, Lilacs, Cyclamen, Begnuias and Primroses are much in evidence at $1 to .$5 each. Beautiful pans of bulbous stock may be had at 50c. to .$3 each. Price of Glass Soars The sudden increase in the price of glass from $2 to about $4.20 per box has caused several local florists to change their viewpoint iu regard to building. This price, together with a similar price in other commodities, will hardly make it a profitable year for florists to enlarge their glass area. The several flower stores are featuring individual ideas for St. Valentine's Day, and some of the ideas are very commend- able. Will Vesey spent a couple of days in Indianapolis after the State meeting in Lafayette. The Smith & Young Co. is receiving quite a few more Carnations and the shortage in that line is being met ex- ceedingly well. Tomlinson Hall market anticipates a lively St. Valentine's Day trade. Flow- ers are becoming more plentiful, more of the stand-holders are in attendance and a generally prosperous Spring trade is looked for, Harry Jones, Bertermann's popular bookkeeper, is located iu his new home among the wealthier residents of Indian- apolis. Ernest A. JIarxsen ; W. Charles, of Myer & Co., New York ; C. W. 0. Sehiuitz, of Rutherford, N, J.; Thomas Cogger, iSlelrose, Mass., representing C. Keur & Sons, Wm. EboUee and J. P. Hertline of Louisville, Ky,, were recent visitors. The South Park Floral Co. of New Castle is sending an excellent grade of Roses to this city at present. The A. Pahud Floral Co. and Lester Benson are looking over ground east of the city with a view to locating green- house establishments. Smith & Young and Bertermann's ex- tend a cordial invitation for "the more the merrier" in any one direction. The March meeting of the State Flo- rists' Association of Indiana will be passed in order to have a larger delega- tion for the meeting in Terre Haute early in April. Extensive glass ranges aVe there now and a most interesting time is anticipated. I. B. Detroit, Mich. Dearth of Blooms We are drifting along between a w,Trm spell and zero weather, but always surrounded with a shortage of blossoms. Some relief \\c have had. yet much busi- ness is lost which cannot be replaced by other flowers — in partictilar many calls for American Beauty Roses. The coming St. Valentine's Day will also suffer, no doubt, although the prin- cipal flowers, Violets and orchids, are in good supply and must be supplemented with a fair lot of potted Tulips, Daffo- dils, and Azaleas. The local supply of Sweet Peas, which was unsurpassed a few weeks ago, as far as quality is con- cerned is at present plentiful but the stems are getting very short. The slight increase iu flowers en- couraged Mr. Fetters to open up his new branch store in the North 'Woodward section of the city last Saturday. Like everything else Mr. Fetters does under- take this store is tlie acme of beauty and convenience. There is no doubt whatsoever that location and the usual courteous Fetters' management will make this new venture the desired success. Louis Charvatt, who opened a storeat Baldwin ave.. is very much pleased with the result this store has brought forth to date. Feank Danzer. February 12, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 380 Saves $400 a Year ^J In Labor and Hose DANIEL A. PURCELL. of Ar- lington, Mass., writes us; " Hy the old method of wutt-ring, it required a boy every day to wot tliese houses, at a cost of $G per ucck. At the ciui of four montlis it amounted to al)oiit $11*0. There was purchased 76 feet of ?4-inch hose for each hoiiHe, aiiiouutinn to $100. I inatalled the Skinner System of Irrigution tliree veare Hgo. It cost $100 per green- house, or $500 for the five, a sav- ing of $400 in labor and hose alone for each year." Send for Bulletin. ►:^ ►:^ ►:<< ►:<< ►:<< ►:<< ►:<< ►:^ ►:^ >^ rX^ OR I RHIGATI ON ^^ The Skinner Irrigation Co. P^ ►X^ 225 Water St., Troy, Ohio ^X^ When ordering, please m-Mitiou The ExclianKe s KINNER YSTEM KING The name that assures " the most for the money " In GREENHOUSES Write for BuUeHn No. 47 and you will see why. KING CONSTRUCTION CO. I 26 Mig's Road, N. Tomwaoda, N. Y. I When ordering, please mt^ntion The Exchanpe A STIC A FortSS [feenhouse tfSEITlioW. :F.J). PIERCE Ci). qlaan^ Maadca Is elaatlc and .enadoiu, admlta ol eipansloo and contraction. Putty becomes hard and brittle. Broken ftlass more eaaUy removed without breaking of other giaas as occurs with hard putty. Lasts lonftar Chan putty. Easy to apply. Whi^n orfl.ring. pii^ase mi'ntlnn The Erelinnge PERFECT GREENHOUSES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE TOU LIVE 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING When onlerlDC. pleaFP mi'iitlon The Exeliflliee ChangeofName FROM Mwr Citr \kdmt C*. TO The JohR A. Evass Co ■ lenifOND, INDIANA When orderlnc. plea.^ meptlop The Eicbunge CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factorr cost of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothlnft to wear out — wUl last a lUetlma, Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bufls. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. Wben ordering, please mentloa The Eichanjre The Exhange-Alertand Up-to-date GLASS 6 X 8 to 16x24, Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placlntt your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS KeelprocUy — Saw It In the KxchapRe Kansas City, Mo. Kansas Wants Floorers Stnck cnutimies vury scarce with prices hokliug to liigli levels, and teuding even farther upward. Roses, Lilies, etc., are iu demand. The annual automobile show was the IiIk feature of the current week, starting Feb. 7. It is held in a large building near the Union Station, three floors being devoted to the show. The Carnie-Goudie Co. had the general contract for decora- tions, the floral feature being eared for liy the Alpha Floral Co. Glen K. Parker, manager of the Geo. .M. Kellogg Flower & Plant Co., was at fiome 10 days with a severe attack of pneumonia, from which he escaped luck- ily. The original cold was contracted working in and out of the ic« box, and getting his feet wet there. The company has aJready received four of its large Spring shipments of supplies, including ribbons and valentine specialties. Mr. Karus of H. A. Dreer, Inc., was a visitor in Kansas City the past week, and besides doing a nice business reported trade very good over the territory. W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., found the Kansas City market receptive of novelties, and it is known that he placed at least one nice piece of business with a company that will take fancy stuff and grow on this Spring for the trade. Mr. Hampton, representing the Jos. G. Neidinger Co., Philadelphia, called on the Kansas City trade recently. The visit of President Wilson here on Feb. 2 was a notable event ; 16.000 people greeted him in Convention Hall, and per- haps 20,000 were on the streets unable to get into the hall. Bouquets were pre- sented. The water commissioner of Topeka has announced that a cut rate will be made the coming Summer for lawn sprinkling. It is likely that the flowers as well as the lawns of the city will be better taken care of this year. Jlrs. Ixird, a Topeka florist, advertises consistently. She recently put variety, and an extra punch into her advertise- ment in a daily paper, by causing the readers to think, for themselves, of the basis of all good advertising, quality goods and service in connection with her own establishment. Springfield heard of a lot of new flow- ers recently, during the Tuxedo Minstrel show of the Shriners. Raueh Bros, called upon the "nobles" to come in and see the specimens, naming various flowers, at- taching to each the name of a prominent Shriner. B. S. B. Cleveland, 0. Miss Gray, who has been connected with the Eadie Co. for 20 years or more, severed her connection with Crane's, the successor of the Eadie Co., last Saturday night. Her future plans are not formed. The florists have been running an ex- hibit of floral valentines at the food show this past week and it has proved to be an interesting side light on the methods of the various florists. On Monday, the ar- rangements were in the bands of the Jones & Russell Co. : Tuesday, the Smith & Fetters Co., on Wednesday, Crane's. Thursday, Knoble Bros., and Saturday. Westman & Getz, Christine and O'Cou- ners. Each presented their views of the proper arrangement of flowers as valen- tines. The booth was decorated and ar- ranged for the exhibit by F. A. Friedley & Co. A rest room was also furnished and decorated with palms by the florists. N" names appeared at any time on the booth except the general one of "Floral Valen- tines by Cleveland Florists." The light- ing was especially good, all lights being concealed behind the heavy front sign, hut all reflected on the flowers. The cost of this booth and maintenance was in the neighborhood of $150. Walter E. Cook of the Stumpp & Walter Co. has changed his home address from 385 Beaumont st. to 1656 E. 75th st. A blizzard is raging today, Monday. Have not heard how the glass area Is com- ing through. Stock is coming about nor-, mal, plenty of bulb stock, and that helps All the details of this Greenhouse; plans, erection, ventilation, heating system and service house, were left to us. Mr. Edgerton Winthrop, of Syosselt, Long Island, knew just how to obtain the greatest efTiciency in the erection and main- tenance of his new 18.x42 ft. greenhouse. He knew what we had accomplished for others, so judged it best to leave everything to us, and now he is perfectly satisfied. The plans of every JACOBS' GREENHOUSE have a twofold object in view — absolute practicability and perfect satisfaction at a minimum cost. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO What's more, we can save money for you. S. JACOBS ^ SONS Greenhouse Builders 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. \\lien ordering;, plt-ii.se m-iitiua 'ihe tCxcliauge 18*6—9115 •AUL-HCART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Loddand, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER Wben ordering, plgaae mpotlon Tbe ExebsDjre 6REENH0USEMATERIAL'-'tl0T-Bfl)SASH t of Loidsiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar OreanbouM Hardwara and Posts— Puaat V aod U G«tt«a Our OtmOt loTarlabtr the Beat. Cor Prleaa Rlfta %. IHETSCH COm 2638 Skeffield Ave, C1IICA60, III. t When or<1pring plfaB* mfptlon "^f Kirbtngt E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. MORRISTOWN, N. J. When orderipjr. please mention The ExchanRe — PIPE— Wrought Iron of soond second-hand quaUt> with new threads and coupUafta. 14-foot leoftths and up. Also pipe cut to akstch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Eatabtiahed 1903 PFArr& KHDAl^eny S foudry Sts.,Nmrk,N.I. When orrlerlnc pleane mfntlnn The Eichanjce Greenhouse Construction Boilers Qet our «*tAlocoa b.tfor« you fl Chicago 9M BLACfUlAWK STREET NKW YORK, Marbrldd* Bulidiot Greenhouse Materials anTSli IRON or WOOD SASH BAKS In all lanCtha np to >] (an Milled to uy ds«aU larikhwL or wdl (umlah dotail* and eat n^terialj ready for < .Meeding ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ &. ^. O Quaptit.es of V^ • ^ ffT B. ^ O f Buy from where it grows. Always cheapest FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNANDINA, FLA. Large stocks. Thoroughly seasoned. AU grades, sizes apd.finisli. Also Pecky and Posts. Full quotations on your .Specificatinns. Carloads only. Low freiglitsjto^allipoipts. \\ ht-n oDlerin^'. plejis out, but no surplus that (he market can not absorh. The florists are doing quite a little in the publicity line — local articles, about flower valentines and advertising .space in the daily papers. E. G. Wilson. Frank VdiI itvhp Fulton A«e., Ro» «n. ud IIUIIH lail KHaiBK, Dwigirt St.. JERSEY CITT. N. I. For Gre«nhou8ea, Graperies, HoIb«da, Coo- •erratorlee and all other purpoeea. Oet oar Qfture before buying. Katimatoa frmmiy gl?aa. GLASS N. COWEN'S SON, 'n^'R&-' Sacr.\meiNto, Cal. — Arthur W. San- derson, who is planning to engage in the nursery business, has recently purchased from the Ben Leonard Co. a five acre tract on Arcade boulevard near Del Paso Park. Mr. Sanderson has started to im- prove the property and is now building a house for himseU. 390 The Florists' Exchange HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, IJ^ and Ij^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-Ln. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are tsur stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO rices but as soou as the weather becomes warmer the supply will increase with leaps and bounds and the prices likewise drop. Daffodils bring 7.5c. a doz., Tulips •f 1, Freesias 35c., and Hyacinths $1. Funeral work has been unusually plen- liful all week owing to the death of sev- eral prominent men in the business world. Cheap stock, on the other hand, has dis- appeared. Violets have gi;eatly helped in this line and are coming in in unusually generous quantities considering the in- ilement weather. The supply of Valley is almost used up and soon the local trade will have to look for something else for corsage work. Already cut Cyclamen are filling this vacancy but their supply is not large. Green dealers are doing a good business at present and those cutting Maidenhair and Asparagus have a difScuU time filling aU orders. Cattleyas and spray orchids are plentiful. Camellias are beginning to appear in the sbops. Acacia and Eucalypti Used Decorators are getting in goodly supplies of Acacia Baileyana and Euca- lyptus leucoxylon (the red flowering Eu- calyptus). The early crop of Plum and Almond blossoms was severely damaged by the anything but mild breezes that blew from the Pacific during the last ten days. Early French Hydrangeas are adding variety to the class of potted plants and the florists are to be assured that there is some fine stock coming on in this line. One of the coming events in the trans- bay district worthy of note is the Floral Pageant which is being given by Marin Co. in San Rafael. The pageant is being financed by the county committee and both an outdoor festival as well as an in- door display is being planned. The indoor show will be participated in both by amateur as well as professional grow- ers. Each will have independent exhibits. Those in charge of the affair are well known in the horticultural world here- abouts. They are Richard Lohrman of the West End Nurseries, Mr. Bums of Burns & Co., florists. Mr. J. Nevin, Thos. Stentford and P. Eckelmann. The Heating Problem Solved Judging strictly according to mechanical merits, Ife the METROPOLITAN PATENTED BOILER you want. Because of their proven aoientificall^ perfeot eon* struction. Metropolitan Patented Boilers will heat a given amount of water quicker, with lese fuel, and less attention than any other boilers on the market. The remarkable heating effioienoy and quick steaming qualities of these boilers are due to thdr targe and effeotive heating surface. Just a few points of Metropolitan Patented Boiler merit: Smooth, perfeot finished castings. Push nipple eonneotions. Large nre-box, providing ample oombustion ohamber. and permitting a sufficient charge of fuel to require attention only at long intervals. Deep ash pita, making the removal of aahes a slight task. Large flues, making the boiler easy to elean. Orates that are made for hard usage and long service. And above all. they are Fuel Saving. Not Rue Wasting. We also make soft coal boilers whioh are smoke- ess, and save 50 per cent, in coal. Put Your Heating Problems Up To Us We've Been At It for 44 Years METROPOLITAN MATERIAL COMPANY 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave^ BROOKLYN. N. Y. Whea ordering, please mention The Exchange KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOjGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO When orderiiis. filfuse m 'lit ion Thi' HxeliHiige Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick Mlected Qlaai - all sizes from 6 z 8 to 16 x 34. Ten boxes or more at wholesale pricet. ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N. Y. \\lit'n ordt-rlng. please mention The Exchange WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and couplings. Guaranteed to give entire satisfaction Pipe out to sketch. It will pay to correspond with ^ ALBERT a DAVIDSON, Ine. 217-223 Union Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y ' When ordering, please mention The Exchange February H, 1915. The Florists' Exchange 391 When building new houses or repairing the old ones it will pay you to write us and get one (if our catalogs. We manufacture ADVANCE VENTILATING EQUIPMENT and a complete line of GREEN- HOUSE FITTINGS. Illustrations, descriptions and net prices right in the catalog. ADVANCE stands for quality and service. ADVANCE COMPANY RICHIVIOND, INDIANS When ordering. i>UmiS(' mi iitluii The ICxeliiiiitfe PAOIFIO COAST— Continned MacRorie-McLaren Go's. New l^urciiase This company expanded its iutei- ests this week wlieu it buught up the stoii- of the Fairmont Flural t'o. in i'owi'll st. This Powell st. store has held a prumineni place in tlie retail tlower business in San Francisco ever since the tire, and has al- ways been run along progressive lines. It will remain under practically the same management as before. In taking up the retail end of the trade the MacUorie- McLaren Co. will enlarge its held of ac- tivity and be able to meet horticultural or Horicultural demands no matter in \\hat shape they come. G. A. i>. Lot Angeles, Cal. The Planting Season Just previous to our heavy rains seedsmen report a stiff demand for all sorts of garden, field and dower seeds. Among heavy plantings must be men- tioned the acreage that is going into garlic. One man in this lovality has put in $350 worth of garlic sets. There has been evolved a new variety, known as Imperial garlic — coming first from the Imperial \alley — which matures from six to eight weeks in advance of the sets usually planted. Notwithstanding the fact that there has been difficulty in get- ting importations of Beet seed, because of war conditions, the Sugar Beet area will be fully as large, or larger, than that of last season. Interest is also being awakened over the grow'th of .Sudan grass. Seedsmen predict that within a tew seasons this will be one of the staple forage crops of Southern California. In- deed, the garden and field seed trade is (luite pronounced this year, more so tlian usual. And the Next Day It Rained Since my last letter Southern Cali- fornia has been visited by severe rains, continuing now for over two weeks. -Much damage has resulted therefrom, especially in the footliill regions and also on the low lands between Los Angeles and the sea. In some sections orcliardists have been injured severely, but for the most part the nur.sery, seed and florist trade has not suffered seriously. For the must part the growing ground of these industries are situated at considerable elevations, and so have escaped the Hoods. The trade has suffered some however, from the fact that the ground is too wet for working, and .so planting operations of all kinds have practically come to a standstill. Nurserymen find it impo.ssible to get their field-grown stuft' out of the ground and into the .salesyards. and sales have also been correspondingly slow. There is a feeling, however, that when conditions again become normal, there will be rush orders a plenty; which n?ain is bad, as it will crowd the season's heavy trade within the compass of a compara- tively few weeks. In California every- body aims to get their planting done be- fore the long and dry Summer season sets in. At this writing (.Ian. 271 it is rain- ing heavily. Of More Than Passing Interest The trade west of the Great Divide, and more especially in California, has shown an interest out of the usual in the suit that Luther Burbank has in.sti- tuted against the corporation that bears his name in San Francisco. This is for moneys due him on contracts and for goods that have been advanced from time to time. It would seem that in its earlier days the corporation was on a paying basis; but that at a later day it became involved due (so its critics say) to bad management. In addition to this, the business must have suffered from the gen- eral depression prevalent in the trade foi- the past year or so. The new management, by retrenching and carefully husbanding its resources, is going right ahead, and hopes to "pull through" in good shape. In a letter to the writer Mr. Burbank re- frains from expressing any opinion other than what is covered by his action. The corporation is the defendant, not the pres- ent management, which was placed in control after the acts complained of had transpired. Pleasantly Personal George B. Southard, who has been in the nursery business in Redlands for the past fifteen years, has sold his bu.'si- ness to others, and will engage in the manufacture of paper pots and tree pro- tectors in Los Angeles. Some business from Texas for Orange and Lemon trees has developed during tlie past few ni'mths, the largest single con- signment i>eing a full carload. Tlie price was rather low. but in these piping times of preparedness the average citizen is thankful for orders at any figure. The E. Moule California Perfumery Co. nf San Diego has advanced sufficiently in its manufacture of perfumery from d'ali- fomia flowers to place a line of goods on the market. The extraction of tlie es- sential oils from flowers is destined to become a recognized industry of the State. W. R. Wood has left for a trip through Texas in the interests of the Roeding & Wood Nursery Co. IIeNRT W. KRUCKEBERn. HEATING QUERIES Conducted by John McArThur Mgr Heating Dept. Hltcblnga & Co. Cheapest Coal Would you kindly tell us through your columns which is the cheapest to burn, pea coal at $3.80 per gross ton, or smokeless soft coal at $3.15 per short ton? The boiler is a Kroeschell. — T. F. Co.. N. Y. — Pocahontas smokeless coal at $3.15 per short ton will be cheaper to burn than pea coal at $3.80 per gross ton. Pocahontas smokeless steam coal has a higher heat value than anthracite pea coal, and by using it in the case referred to. the Pocahontas coal will result in a saving of approximately 15 per cent, at the price of the different grades of coal referred to. ^-F, T..\tTTENRCHT^AOKR, Heating a House 60ft. by 16ft. Will you kindly inform me how many feet of li/iin. pipe it will require to heat a greenhouse 60ft. long by 16ft. wide. It has 2ft. of glass on the side and the rafters are 10ft. long. It runs north and south, with the south end open, and an office on the north end 14ft. by 16ft. The heating plant will stand at the southwest corner on the level with the ground. I want the pipes to run under the benches on the sides; the center bench will be a ground bench. Will a 2in. pipe be large enough for the main feed pipe to heat with steam? — H F. C, O. — Assuming that there is three feet of wall below the side glass, and a tem- perature of from 55 deg. to 60 deg. is desired at night when mercury outside is at zero, the house will require 550 lineal feet of li/«in- pipe. and a 2in. steam main will be sufficient for this amount of radiation. If the heating coils cannot be placed 2ft. 6in. or 3ft. above the water line of boiler, it will be neces- sary to use a steam pump or steam trap to return the water of condensation to the boiler. Greenhouses That Stand The Test The Metropolitan organization has for years demonstrated the efficiency of its methods and style of construction. The esteem in which its services are held by Growers throughout the country is evident from our continuous growth. PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. When itrijprmg, i>U-;isp mfiitlun Thp Exrlmnpe STEAM »' HOTWAT[R BOILERS SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT IRON TYPES HIGHEST QUALITY GUARANTEED Our engineeriiig department will cheer- fully help you with your problems Do not bt afraid to write JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y. EatabUahed OTer Fifty Yean pl-'-isp m'i>tl"n '111'- Kx'pre88. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all size*. Write us for estimate. S. JACOBS & SONS, I36S-I379 PluHhlnic Ave. BROOKUYIV. N. Y. WlipTi nnlprlng. pletiee m''ntlon The Kxptiiincp GrbeIouse glass h~.'',^?'p"« '" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, III Wben ordprlnjr. pilose mention Tb^ Exchnnre HIGHEST PRICED -. CHEAPEST GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBuiiv <» CO. 107 Broad Slreel. UUca. N. Y. LET va TELL YOO ABOUT THEM Wbeo orderlDK. pleaae mentloD The ExcboDffe 392 The Florists' Exchange February 12, 1916. John Stephenson's Son first buiU 400 feet of his / 2 root iron framer just outside the Philadelphia city hne. The Very Serious Question of Growing How To Avoid Some Of Its Mistakes |T'S only within the last eight or ten years that the growers began to realize that greenhouse ranges were plant and flower factories, and as such, all future moves and growth should be planned for with the utmost care. When John Stephenson's Son of Philadelphia, for example, wanted to expand he had before him his old range as a guide for what not to Jo, quite as much as what to do. Every move possible to anticipate for years to come was carefully considered. Every phase of building economics and construction problems was taken up, one by one, with our representatives, who in turn took them up with our engineering department and production experts. Change Eifter change was made on paper, until the propo- sition looked about right to both Mr. Stephenson and our- selves. Then Mr. Stephenson emd his superintendent, Mr. Wm. Geiger, laid the plems aiside for a while and took them up later, with fresh points of view. Finally, the order was given for the first house, 72 x 400. When a couple or so years cifterward it was decided to extend the house 450 feet, making a total length of 850 feet, the original plan was followed in practically every important feature, with, of course, the added improvements in the construction made by us since the first house was built. These improvements consisted mainly in a more improved method of trussing the roof, a newer type of ventilating apparatus, latticed iron posts in the gable, and the like. We go into all these important details to impress on you the importance of planning ahead, if you wish to get ahead in the shortest time and with the most logical investment and least worries. In our considering the future and planning athead have saved many hundreds of dollars year after year many growers. We can do the same for you. It's a service that costs you nothing. If you are ready to go carefully into your business problems with us, just say when and where emd we will be there. we for THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, PHILADELPHIA. MARCH 25 ) r «» ^<- THE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, NEW YORK, APRIL 5 [ J^e HOtn A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTBRC3IANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN. SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL VOL. XLI. NO. 8 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO. FEBRUARY 19, 1916 One DoDar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is exceptionally fine. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in. $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima compacta. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS, Dwarf Boston, 8-in., $12.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. Extra fine, large specimens. lo-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants, 3H-in- pots, $15.00 per 100; 23^-in., $3.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 2j4-in. $4.00 per 100. LILIUM GIGANTEUM 9 to lo-in. bulbs, 200 to the case, $20.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TMRYTOIVN-ON-HUDSON NEW YORK When orderlBR. please mention The Exchange BULBS Pioan#0<1«n i "^'^ Case 300 120.00 UlgaUlCUlIl ■ " 1 9-10 Case 200 20.00 • ... a^ ( F. 0. B. Buffalo or Chicago Lilium t ormosum « lo case 225 noo . ' 9-10, Case 160 14.00 Auratum - - - ] 8-9, case iso 8.50 Magnificum -- | «-« Ko.BlBu^ffTo '°° "•"" HYDRANGEA OTAKSA FIELD-GROWN, FINE STOCK. 1-10 branches, 6c. -36c. Pot-grown, 1-10 hnnobes, 8e.-40o. Special price by the 1000 brancbea. HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS French varieties : La Lorraine, Radiant, out of 6-inch pota. 6-6 branches $20.00 per 100. 4 branches $16.00 per 100. All less 3% discount for cash with order. WM. F. KASTING CO., Wben orderln;^, please mf^ntlon The Exphfingp 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Carnations Rooted Cuttings for immediate shipment. Mrs. C. W. Ward. Strong, clean stock of this well- known variety. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Eureka. Brighter scarlet than Beacon with better calyx. A good variety for general growing. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Matchless. The best white. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Alice, Miss Theo, Red Wing. Ready now. Refer to display advertisement. ^W'OipMwu. Conk Wben orderlDK. please mention Tlie Bxchaiiff« CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 417. PETUNIAS Propagated from selected stock, double and single fringed; in mixed colors. 2-in. 82.00 per 100, S1S.50 per 1000; 3-in. S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. Ten named varieties. 2-in. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 3-in. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 ACALYPHA Macafeana S2.00 $20.00 $4.00 $35.00 AGERATUM. Sl\ varieties 2.00 IS.OO 3.00 25.00 ALTERNANTHERA. Four varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 ALTSSUM. Dwarf and Giant 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA Luminsa 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGONIA Gloire de Chatelaine 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGONIA Vernon, Mixed 2.00 18.00 3 00 25.00 COLEUS. Ten varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 FUCHSIAS. In varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 GERANIUM. Standard 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and Chieftain 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LANTANA. SU varieties .2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 PARLOR IVY 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SALVIA Bonfire and Zurich 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SENECIO Argentcus, Dusty MiUer 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA. White iind Pinlc 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 VENCA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 r* COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM and HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS. Whole Field Clumps. $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. CANNA ROOTS. $2.00 per 100 and up. Cash with order. If you have not received our catalogue notify us. 17. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND Wh^n ordering. pleaBe tPTitlon Tbg Exchnngc CLASSIFIED Paiges 432 to 436 -«■ 394 The Florists' Exchange JFIRST IN WAR? • * • • • -K } WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK % The following seed of 1915 Tr GOLDEN FEATHER SALVIA, BonSre cn pkt. SO in .25 .30 .15 .20 .10 .15 .10 .10 .50 .20 .25 .60 .10 .15 .25 .25 )ps Oz. S0.25 2 00 SALVIA. Zurich VINCA. 3 colors .60 VERBENAS. Mam.. 4 colors ZINNIA. Giant Robusta .75 35 AGERATUM. Blue Perfection ALYSSUM, Little Gem . . .50 30 ALYSSUM, Carpet of Snow .35 ANTIRRHINUM, Nelrose Pink ASTERS, Queen of the Market. Separate .75 BEGONIA, Vernon BEGONIA Erfordll CANDYTUFT, Giant Empress .20 COB/EA, Scandens LOBELIA. C. P. Compacta M YOSOTIS, Victoria SMILAX .40 1.25 .75 .30 SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST OTi\OUO BC)STON FLOWER MARKET ^ I IIIjIbu ^^surpassed for the largest per- ^^ ^^ ** ^^ centage of double flowers. We have oriraBon. canary yellow, dark blue, deep blood red apple blossom, bright rose, light blue, scarlet. Trade pkt. Jl.OO Pure white, trade pkt. $1.50. Sweet Peas, Asters. ICyclamen, Petunia, Primula, Lily of the Valley From our Own Cold Storage Plant. Our Trade List mailed on application. fOTUER, fISKE. RAWSON CO., R e Seed Sfore faneuil Hall Square, Boston MEYER'S T BRAND GIGANTEUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOWiFOR DELIVERY EX COLD STORAGE LATER ON CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK When orderlne. please mention The ExcliiiriKe V/EL BOOK NONA/ r^PTiWRQ for delivery thl« Spring or next Fall, for the full line of Florists' Forcing \-fX\.l./Il103 Federal Street PITTfflURGH, PA. (North Side) Wben ordenuK. pleiise nif ntlun Tbe hlxciianee Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Gal. Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists Wtaol««ai« Gcewan oi Fall IMt o FLOWED and GARDEN SEEDS When orderlne, pleaxs mentloo The Blzcbaac* Mastodon Pansies Fine, stocky, transplanted private stock. Miied, tl.OO per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Seedlinfffl, large or standard siie. East of Chicago, order from the Lon£ Island Dahlia Gardens, HlcksvUle, L. I., N. Y. MASTODON, Mixed. H os. 76c., os. $5.00. MASTODON, Mlied, Private Stock. H OS $1.00. OS. $7.00. New catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON When ordering. Dl<'»i«e mtiiiltiu The fc;icliHn£e GARDEN SEED BEET, CARROT. PARSNIP. RADISH snd GARDEN PEA SEED in miety; also other itemi of the •faort or Dwarf Bouquet. Kxcellont for pot work 25 1.50 SaKatik' coniiiactiini. IVrcnnial yellow 10 .45 ASPARAGUS PLl/MOSUS NANUS Wo arc rrgulixrly supplying the best growers with our true greciiljiu ■ grown strain. 100 seeds ^"1" r,m seeds -Oil lOllfl seeds 3.S0 2;")()0 seeds 8.50 oOOO seeds 10.2.'") ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI too seeds ". 15 Oz 60 >i-lh 2.0U GAILLARDlTT Annual Varieties Pkt. Oz. Picta Lorenziana. Double' finest mixed; an excellent florists' cut flower $0.05 $0.25 Perennial Varieties May be iiad in flower first year from seed. Bloom continuously whole season; oxeelleiit for border or cutting. Pkt. Oz. Kermesina splendens. Crimson, border yellow $0.10 $1.2.') Sanftuinea. Blood red 15 .50 Grandiflora. .Mixed 10 .50 Sulphurea oculata. Sulphur-yellow, maroon eye 15 1.00 SINGLE, TALL. LARGE-FLOWERING PHLOXIDRUMMONDII PHLOX DRUMMONDII— Continued Tall. Large-flowering — Pkt. Brilliant. Finest crimson $0.10 Carmien. Carmine, white eye ilO Chamois Rose. Shell pink 10 Isabellina. Tea-rose yellow 10 Purple. Deep purple 10 Koz. S0.30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .35 .30 Oz. $1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.50 1.00 .60 ..55 .75 1.50 2.50 SINGLE, GAILLARDIA LORENZIANA PHLOX DRUMMONDII Dwarf, Large -flowering — Pkt. Chamois Ruse. .Shell pink SO.IO Defiance, Brilliant crimson 10 Fireball. Scarlet 10 Purple. Purple 10 Snowball. Pure white 10 Surprise. Vfrmilinn, white center 10 Finest Dwarf ML\cd 10 ¥oz. Oz. $0.90 $2.60 .90 2.50 .90 2.50 .75 2.25 1.00 3.00 .90 2.50 .60 1.50 Scarlet. Rich scarlet 10 White. Pure white 10 Finest Tall Mixed 10 .20 Drummondil Lb.,$3.50.. .10 .20 Star of Ouedlinburg, Miied 10 .25 Perennial Sorts, Mixed 10 .50 Perennial Red Sorts 15 .75 SALVIA Our strains of Salvias hav^ all been grown especially for us'and^have been selected from specimen blooms. Pkt. Ji oz. Oz. Bonfire. Undoubtedly one of the best Salvias for bedding purposes. Long, stiff spikes of brilliant scarlet Bowers. .SO.IO S0.75 $2.00 Splendens. Scarlet Sage. Beautiful, ^bright scarlet jj grows about 3 feet 05 J .50 1.50 Zurich. A very early, f ree-flo A-ering variety of the J ^ ^ Splendens type, the plant not exceeding 12 inches in j fch i height, of Compact habit and bearing a^ood profusion of j W ^' briUiant scarlet Bowers 15 1.25 I 4.50 Patens. Kich, deep blue; fragrant 25 1.50 ^ 5.00 Wholesale Seed Catalogue Free on Request jj » - STUMPP & WALTER CO., 30-32 Barclay Street, New York Wlien ordering, please mention llie Exclianpe only one thing to prevent our making up for lost time and that is the increas- ing lack of labor to till the soil. It is not only that the strength of the fighting line has to be maintained by our best and strongest, but the lame, halt and othemise defective old crocks have to "do th^r bit" in some of the multi- farious occupations which have come info being in connection with this terrible war. In Britain, where continental conscrip- tion does not at present exist, but a milder form of compulsory service has recently been introduced, the seed trade is a starred (i. e. exempted) occupation so far as "experts" are concerned, but the genuine expert is a rara avis now- adays, and the writer is informed that it is extremely difficult to obtain exemption even for those who can justly claim to be entitled to the designation. While on this subject permit the writer to express his profound disgust at the sensational parade of cheap patriotism (always with an eye to reward) that dis- figures the sensational advertisements of some members of the British seed trade. Our friends on your side will doubtless estimate these frenzied appeals to their generous feelings at their proper value. The recent floods in Holland have done an immense amount of injury in some of •the seed growing districts, and particu- larly in those parts where Nasturtiums have been very largely grown in recent years. The competition for the land still available is so keen that the growers de- mand, and obtain, prices ranging from 15 to 40 per cent, higher than last year. This is also true of every other crop and in every other country. »In spite of this we are informed that some of the bids for the U. S. Government order were as low as anything ever quoted for this "benefieent boodle." The news of the death of Albert Mc- Cullough comes as a great shock to us all. _ Courteous, energetic, earnest and brilliant above the average even of suc- cessful men of business, an up-to-date gentleman with the refined manners of the old-time school, he will be sadly missed. Disloyalty and deceit were his two pet aversions; his influence was al- ways on the side of honesty and honor. The world is the better for his life is the sincere testimony of — Eueopean Seeds. IF YOU GROW CARNATIONS you will find it a money- saver to buy and read 'Commercial Carnation Culture" Price it.SO postpai A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co.,Ltij. 438-448 West 37th Street, New York 396 The Florists' Exchange Micheirs Distinctive Flower Seeds MICHELL ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Northern Greenhouse Grown Seed 1000 seeds S3.50 5000 seeds 15.50 10,000 seeds 30.00 25,000 seeds 72.50 Special prices on larger quantities. ASPARAGUS HATCHERI 100 seeds $0.75 500 seeds 3.00 1000 seeds 5.00 ASTER CREGO Tr. pkt. Oz. White $0.30 $1.25 Shell Pink 30 1.25 Rose Pinlt 30 1.25 Lavender 30 1.25 Purple 30 1.25 Mixed 30 1.25 ASTER, MICHELL'S IMPROVED SEM. PLE'S BRANCHING Tr. pkt. Oz. White $0.30 $1.00 SheU Pink. Rose Pink. Lavender. . Purple Crimson. .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 l.OO LOBELIA Tr. Crystal Palace Compacta..SO, Crystal Palace Speciosa. . . PETUNIA Michell's Monstrous 1. California Giants Grandiflora Fringed Dwarf Inimitable PHLOX DRUMMONDI, Dwarf. Tr. Cecily. Large flowering; mixed colors $0 Crimson with Eye Deep Scarlet Fair Maid. Soft pink Fireball. Scarlet Pink Snowball. White Violet with Eye Choice Mixed SALVIA Scarlet Gem Bonfire Zurich King of Carpets Splendens THUNBERGIA Mixed Colors pkt. Oz. 30 $1.25 ,15 .50 ,00 ,50 ,50 .50 1.25 pkt. Oz. ,50 $2.25 40 2.00 ,40 2.25 ,40 2.26 ,40 1.75 ,40 2.00 ,40 1.75 ,40 2.00 ,40 1.25 ,50 3.00 ,40 2.25 ,50 3.25 ,50 2.50 ,25 1.25 Mixed 30 Also all other seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist. 15 .60 I Send for our New Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy HENRY F. MICHELL CO., a^ow°Rs 518 Market St., Phila. Something New!! Snapdragon'Nelrose' HYBRIDS Through self seeding during the last two years we have attained a strain of " Nelrose type Snap- dragon in different colors, ranging from almost white to almost red, through all pink and purple shades. For bedding purposes, pot plant sales or out flowers, it is a novelty of first rank. To intro- duce same as widely as possible, we offer it at: 50o. per trade package of about 1000 seeds. $5 00 per 100. $45 00 per 1000, from 2^ in. pots. Your money back if not satisfactory. HENRY tICHHOLZ "nil"" When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Wbea orciprlnp. plfiise mfiilion The Escluiuge Lily ol the Yalley Pips Serlin and Hamburg Cold Storage Each In cases of 3000 pips . .$40.00 " " " 1000 pips . . 14.00 " " " 250 pips . . 4.00 J. M. THORBURN & CO. S3 Barclay St.. thrimoh K 54 Park Place NEW YORK DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FALL and SPRING SHIPMENTS VALLEY PIPS. Best Berlin and Hamburg grades. AZALEAS, PALMS. BAYS, ETC., from Belgium. ., BOXWOODS, ROSES, ETC.. from Bos- koop. Holland. „ , MAPLES. PLANES, ETC., from Ouden- boscb, Holland. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL STOCKS from France. _ BEGONIA AND GLOXINIA BULBS. De- cember shipment. English ManettI, Japanese LUles, Rania, Kentia Seeds, etc. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST. McHUTCHISON & CO. The Import House 17 Murray St.» New York When ordi-rins. pie; lease mention Tbe Exchange The L.D. Waller Seed Co. eUADALUPE^OALIFORNIA Vm PEA and NASTURTIUM SPECIALISTS Correspondence Solicited When orderlnt. plea«e mention The Bichange When .-inli-rini;. pli-^is.- wiitLm Tlif F.x.-liiuige We offer the best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, IM-in- and up. Pink Augusta, our special White and Light Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensis, fine bulbs. Little Blusti, De Lamarck. $8.00 per 1000. America, first size, $7.00 per 1000; second size, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Rowehl & Granz Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. When ordering, please m^'ntlon The KA-hnnc*- Burnett Bros. Catalogue on applicatian 98 Chambers Street, New York Oly Y\-i,.,n rird.'rl ng. nU'!t=p TiT'ntt-^n The Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Best Advertising Mediuni 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON WholesaU Garden and Field Seeds, f tOnlon Sets. Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. When ui-deriiij;. please m^'iniuQ Tbe Excliaui:e Fight Against New Jersey Seed Bill The New Jersey Assembly Bill No. 34, Introduced by Mr. Emmor Roberts, Member for Moorestown, N. J., Jan., 17, 1916 The seedsmen of New Jersey went to Trenton on Tuesday, Feb. S, as arranged beforehand to attend a hearing which the State Agricultural eommittee, through its chairman, Mr. Emmor Roberts of Burlington County, N. J., had given them. On calling the meeting to order at 11 a.m.. the chairman announced that they would only be able to give each side 15 minutes to present their arguments. Mr. Forbes of J. F. Noll & Co., Newark, N. J., who headed the delegation of seeds- men, contended that the time allowed the seedsmen would be entirely inadequate to present their arguments, and after conver- sation with the members of tbe committee, the chairman announced that they would postpone the hearing until 4 o'clock that afternoon as they were to attend services at the Tabernacle of Billy Sunday, who was to receive a presentation at the hands of Governor Fielder that after- noon. At the hearing, resumed at 4 p.m., the following members of the New Jersey Seed Trade were present : Patrick O'Mara of Peter Henderson & Co., Jer- sey City; Marshall Duryea of Nungesser- Dickinson Co., Hoboken ; Mr. McKubbin of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Riverton : Mr. Muzzy of Muziv Bros., Paterson ; Fran- cis C. Stokes of Stokes Seed Farms Co., Moorestown ; H. P. Shedaker of B. D. Shedaker & Son, Edgewater Park, Mar- tin C. Ribsam of Trenton ; Mr. O'iS'eil of Philadelphia Seed C6. : Alex. Fdrbes J! of J. F. Noll & Co., Newark, N. J.; Curtis Nye Smith of Boston, Mass., council for American Seed Trade Ass'n, Wholesale Seedsmen's League, Wholesale Grass Seed Dealers' Ass'n. The experiment station of New Bruns- wick was represented by Dr. Lipman and Professor Helyar, seed analyst of the State. Dr. Lipman explained that the bili was prepared by Professor Helyar an himself at the request of the farmers oi the State, several of which were now at the hearing. Curtis Nye Smith presented the argu- ments for the seedsmen and explained that the bill in question was altogether too drastic, and in fact it was unwork- able and impossible in its present shape, as the seedsmen could not possibly com- ply with its requirements ; that all pro- posed legislation and all States that had seed laws had confined themselves to agricultural seeds distinguishable by their appearance in the grain, and that they had previously avoided dealing with seeds which were not distinguishable in their appearance. This bill, moreover, included vegetable seeds requiring the seedsmen to state on each package of one pound and over, the true varietal name of such vegetable seeds, the percentage of germination, with the month and the year when the germination test was made, the percent- age of purity by weight and other im- possible features. At this point Mr. Forbes was asked to lay before the committee a collection of seeds of vegetables which he had selected, all of which were indistinguishable in the appearance of the grain but were very distinguishable in the products they pro- duced. One leaflet had half-tone illus- trations of the Brassica family (see ac- companying illustration) of which he presented eleven specimens including: Brussels Sprouts, Savoy Cabbage, Cauli- flower, Curled Kale, Purple-top Ruta- baga, Dwarf Essex Rape, Cabbage with round heads, Cabbage with pointed heads, Wong Bok, or Chinese Cabbage, Kohl Rabi, White Milan Turnip. When the analyst of the State was asked to dis- tinguish these Brassica seeds he frankly stated that be could not do it, and he further admitted that he did not believe anyone else could. On the reverse side there were other groups showing the fol- lowing types : Long Red Mangel-Wurzel, Swiss Chard, Long Blood and Crosby Egyptian Beet, the seeds of which were admitted to be indistinguishable in their appearance. The same was true of Celery and Ccleriac, of Egg Plant and Pepper, of Leek and Onion and others too numerous to mention. It was some- what of a revelation to those present to handle and see for themselves those ex- hibits and to have ocular demonstration of the imposible. after which it is to be hoped they would have a better idea of the diSiculties that the seedsmen would have to encounter in trying to live up to the requirements of this Bill No. 34. Mr. Forbes pointed out that it put the seedsmen in an impossible and false posi- tion to expect them to tell one variety from another by examining the seeds, and that it was, therefore, unfair to incorpo- rate such requirements in a bill of tl|is character. ^ Patrick O'Mara addressed the meeting at some length for the seedsmen and asked them if they ever realized that if a field, however clean and free from weeds, was prepared for a crop and if that crop was never sown at all, nature wopld soon cover it with vegetation in- cluding weeds. Now, where did they come from? It must have been in the ground or brought there in the farmyard manure if any had been applied. It could not have come in the seed in that case because no seed had been \ised. The argument seemed to interest the grangers very much, as Mr, Hulshizer immediately (Continued on page' 3991 ' ""^ TYPES OF BRASSICA. ALL OF WHICH HAVE SEEDS INDISTINGUISHABLE IN THEIR APPEARANCE Reduced fac >s.mue of part of the lUustration sheet used b. the N. J. seedsmen In presenting their arguments- (See Fight Against New Jersey Seed BUI") The Florists' Exchange 397 Dreer's Famous American Asters The high quality of our Asters is well icnown and appreciated by the growers throughout the country; all of the varieties offered below have been grown under our own supervision and are strictly high-grade in every particular Astermums This strain of Giant Comet Asters was first ex- liibited at the Florists' Convention in 1912, and tlieir immense size and Chrysanthemum-like ap- pearance created quite a sensation. They closely resemble Crego's Giant, but come into bloom fully two weeks earlier. We offer three colors. Tr. pkt. Oz. White Astermum $0.40 $2.00 Pink Astermum 40 2.00 Lavender Astermum 40 2.00 Crego's Qiant Comet Asters Magnificent fluffy flowers, averaging over 5 inches across, with long strong stems, the finest of this type. Comes into bloom in August, continuing well into September, and unlike most of the Comet sorts, stands when cut and is a good flower to ship._ We offer five colors, our own sa\*ing, of the highest quality. Tr. pkt. Oz. White. Purest white S0.30 $1.50 Pink. Delicate shell pink 30 1.50 Purple. Bright purple 30 1.50 Rose. Rich deep rose 30 1.50 Lavender. A rich deep shade 30 1.50 Dreer's "Peerless Pink" Aster This grand Aster may bo briefly described as a glorified late branching shell-pink or Mary Soinple. it has the same strong, sturdy habit of growth; comes into bloom a little earlier, boars freely almost globular flowers rarely under 4 inches across and frequently over 5 inches. The color is rich shell- pink, similar in shade but more decided than the late-branching. The center petals are prettily in- curved, while the wide outer jjctals reflex, making a most artistic and finely finished flower, and stands cut longer than any other. Tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $2.50. Dreer's Crimson Qiant" Aster A superb latc-branching variety, wnfh perfect double flowers of rich rosy crimson, full of fire. Fine for cutting, shownng up well under artificial light. Tr. pkt. 30c., oz. $1.50. Daybreak Aster Of very symmetrical growth, blooming in August and September. Color a delicate La France pink; fine for bedding. Tr. pkt. 40c.. oz. $2.00. Purity Aster Identical to the above except in color, which is pure white. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. /" Finest Mixed. .\11 colors. .30 X.25 King Asters The "King" Asters form a distioct class or type and have many sterling qualities to recommend them to lovers of fine Asters. They are of strong, sturdy habit, growing fully IS inches high and bear from August to October, very large, attractive flowers. rp . . q Dreer's Crimson King. A brilliant new color in this type, which originated with us. It is the richest and deepest crimson variety known to us . .$0.40 $2.50 Pink King. An attractive shade of delicate shell-pink 30 Rose King. A beautiful bril- liant rose variety 1.50 .30 1.50 Violet King. This is the orig- inal of this type, and is a pleasing soft shade of violet. . White King. Of purest glis- tening white, flowers very large .30 1.50 .40 2.50 Dreer's "Peerless Pink" Aster Enchantress Aster A very desirable mid-season variety. Grows about IS inches high, with very double, wide-petalled flow- ers of tiie soft, deUcate pink color peculiar to Enchan- tress Carnation. Tr. pkt. 40c.. oz. $2.00. Dreer's **Pink Beauty" Aster A magnificent cut-flower variety, in bloom from early August until well on in September, 24 to 30 inches high, flowers average 4 inches across, on long, strong stems. Color a delicate blush pink and pro- nounced by experts to be the finest pink midseason sort yet introduced. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. \ Dreer's Superb i Late Branching " ^ ' y Aster Dreer's Superb Late Branching Asters The finest Asters for late .\ugust and Septem- ber blooming. The plants form strong, branch- ing bushes, 2 to 2]>i feet high, bearing on long, strong stems their handsome Chrysanthemum- like flowers, which, under ordinary cultivation, averages 5 inches across. The form of the flow- ers, together with the length of the stems, places them at the head of Asters for cutting. They come into bloom from two to three weeks after the average type, usually being at their best dur- ing September, and filling in the gap between the general run of Asters and Chrysanthemums. We offer eight beautiful and distinct colors, \-iz.: Tr. pkt. Oz. Azure Blue. A rich, deep laven- der $' Pure White. Extra fine stock Shell Pink. An exquisite shade . . Rose Pink. A very desirable color. . Deep Rose. Rich and brilliant. . . Deep Purple. Royal deep purple. Lavender. A pale grayish-lavender Crimson. Very rich 25 finest Mixed. ' .Ml the colors 25 .u^ Th*» ICT/*h«Ti?<' ISHENE (Calathina) BULBS strong, Mammoth Bulbs, $7.00 per 100 Second Size, $5.00 per 100 Third Size, $3.00 per 100 H. J. HUESMAN READING - - - - PA. Titian Thf* RY<>linne-(» OUR ADVERTISING COLUMNS READ FOR PROFITI USE FOR RESULTS 50 DRAWERS 3 inches wide, 2J^ inches deep. 8 inches long. Oak case and partitions. Oak fronts and backs to drawers. Steel bottoms and sides to drawers. Just the thing for your potting shed. Price, $1 5.00 net f. o. b. factory. KINO CONSTRUCTION CO. NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. iiiniimiDiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiiJimiiniiinrnjuiiiiiiiiiniuiniiinniiiiiiiiinmiiiinii Fchrunrv 19, ISlC The Florists' Exchange 399 King Humbert Canna The Best BronzeLeaf, Orange=Scarlet, $2.00 per 100, case of 250 $4.38, per 1000 $17.50 Fresh dormant roots, with not less than two and tliree eyes each, true to name ^ 2.75 2.75 1.65 1.35 5.25 1.50 2.75 1.50 1.65 2.25 25.00 2.'i.00 15.00 12.00 50.00 14.00 25.00 14.00 15.00 20.00 Red-Flowering, Green Foliafte Cannas Doz. 100 Io()0 A. Bouvier. 5 ft. Dark crimson $0 25 Sl.O.I J15.00 Brautc Poitcvlne. 3}i ft. Dark crimson 40 Black Prince. 3 to 4 ft. Dark velvety maroon. .40 Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crimson. . . .25 Cherokee. 4 ft. Intense, deep rich maroon. . .25 Dr. Robert Funkc. 4,'-i ft. Scarlet 80 Duke of Marlboro. 4H ft. Dark crimson.. .25 Express. 2 to 23^ ft. Scarlet crimson 40 Furst Bismarck. 4 ft. Rich scarlet crimson. .25 Grand Chancellor Bulow. 3 ft. Crimson scarlet, overlaid with maroon 25 J. D. Elsele. 5 ft. Brilliant vermihon scarlet. .40 Louisiana. 7 ft. Vivid scarlet 25 1.50 14.00 Mephisto. 3H ft. The darkest crimson.. .25 1.35 12.00 Meteor. 4 ft. Deep crimson 2.50 18.00 176.00 Musafolia. 5 ft. Green leaves for foli- age effect only 25 1.50 14.00 Pennsylvania. 5 ft. Deep orange scarlet.. . .25 1.50 14.00 President Cleveland. 3 ft. Bright orange scarlet. .30 2.00 17.50 Pres. McKinley. 2H to 3 ft. Brilliant crimson... .30 2.00 17.50 Pres. Meyer. 4 ft. Cherry carmine 30 2.00 17.50 Pillar of Fire. 6 to 7 ft. high. Bright crimson scarlet 30 2.00 17.50 Tarrytown. 3H ft. Crim- soii 30 2.00 17.50 Pink-Flowering Cannas Louise. 5 ft. Rose. Some- what similar to MUe. Herat 30 2.00 17.50 Mile. Herat. iH ft. Rose carmine 30 2.00 17.50 Rosea gigantea. 3H ft. Rich rose, extra large... 1.60 12.00 110,00 BRONZE-LEAVED, RED-FLOWERING CANNAS— Continued Doi. 100 1000 David Harum. 3H ft- VermiUon scarlet JO-40 12.75 S25 00 Dr. E. Ackerknecht. 4 ft. Carmine lake 40 Dr. Budingen. 4 ft. Scarlet, bronze foliage 25 Egandaie- 4 ft. Currant red 35 King Humbert. 5 ft. Orange scarlet 30 Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy foliage 25 William Saunders. 3H ft. Crimson scarlet 40 275 25.00 1.50 14 00 2.25 20.00 2.00 17.50 1.65 15.00 2.75 25.00 Cannas, Orange Shades Indiana. 3 to 4 ft. Color golden orange, daintily marked and striped with red ^^ 6 ft. Orange scarlet and yellow .. . 25 Purple foliage, orange colored 25 Mrs. Kate Gray Wyoming. 7 ft. Red and Gold Cannas 4 to 5 ft. Green foliage; scarlet and Allemannia yellow "" America. 5 ft. Crimson, wide and irregular gold edge. .25 General Merkel. 4 ft. Scarlet, suffused with orange. base and edge of flower marbled with golden yellow. Superior to iVIad, Crozy and Queen Charlotte ^0 Gladiator. 4 ft. Bright yellow, spotted crimson 25 Gladio-Flora. 3J^ ft. Crimson, changing to carmine rose, with edge of gold ^o Italia. 4H ft. Green foliage. Red, bordered yellow. . .26 Jean Tissot. 5 ft. Intense, brilliant vermihon. with bright orange shadings 4U 1.35 1.65 1.50 1.35 1.35 1.65 1.65 275 1.50 12.00 1600 14.00 12.00 12.00 15.00 15.00 25.00 14.00 275 25.00 Canna, King Humbert Bronze-Leaved, Red-Flower- ing Cannas Brandywine. 4 to 5 ft. Intense vinous red, mot- tled with deep crimson,. .40 2.75 25.00 Cannas, Yellow Shades Austria. 5 ft. Pure canary yellow 25 1.50 14.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Yellow, spotted crimson. . .25 1.65 15.00 Gustav Gumpper. 4 ft. Clear chrome yellow 100 8.00 73.UU Johanna Kan2leiter. 3H to 4 ft. Light amber yel- low. changing to creamy white ■«o '"" " "" Richard Wallace. iH ft. Canary yeUow, green fo- ^^ ^^ ^^^ liage . Cannas, White and Cream Shades Alsace. 3H ft. Creamy white Mont Blanc. Imp. 3H ft. Almost a pure white. .35 2.25 20.00 .65 3.75 35.00 Tuberous-Rooted Begonias SINGLE-FLOWERING Crimson. Scarlet, Pure White, Rose, Light Pink. Yellow. Salmon. Orange, Cop- per or Mixed, all colors. Doz. 100 lOOO Bulbs, Diin.diam. andup.S0.35 S2.25 $20.00 Bulbs, IHin.diam.andup. .40 2.75 25.00 DOUBLE-FLOWERING Crimson, Scarlet. Rose, Pure White, Copper- Bronze, Salmon. Veliow, Orange, Light Pink, or Mixed, all colors. Doz 100 1000 Bulbs, I'A in. diam. and up. $0.50 83.60 $30.00 Bulbs, IJ^ in. diam. andup. .65 4.00 35.00 Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ear) Doz. 100 1000 6 to 8 in. in circumference, 200 in a case $0.26 $2.25 $20 00 8 to 10 in. in circumference, 100 in a case 50 3.50 30.00 10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a case 75 5.50 50.00 12 to 13 in. in circumference, 50 in a case 100 S.OO 75.00 Monsters, measuring 13 in. and upward in circumfer- ence, 25 in a case 1-50 12.00 Full cases at 1000 rate Fancy-Leaved Caladiums English Collection, the cream of the best sorts. Ex- tra fine bulbs in 12 varieties 2.25 15.00 Brazilian Collection of 12 varieties 150 12.00 Mixed Brazilian Varieties 1-26 10.00 Gloxinia Erecta Grandiflora Our strains of Gloxinias are the true, eteot-flowermg type^ Blanche de Vera. White, rose bordered $0.60 $4.25 Defiance. Glittering onmson.. .... "V Emperor William. Blue, white border ou EtoiledeFeu. Carmine red. ?" Kaiser Frederick. Scarlet, wlute margm »" King of the Reds. Dark scar et. w Madame Helene. White, with violet crown M Marquis de Peralta. White, red bordered 00 Mont Blanc. Snow white o" Prince Albert. Deep purple. ...... ?V Princess Elizabeth. White, bordered blue 60 4.25 Princess Mathilde. White, with rose crown 60 4.^5 Oueen Wilhelmina. Dark rose ...^. :■■■■;■ •°" Boddingtons Spotted Varieties. These contam the most distinct and remarkable colors o" AU Colors Mixed 4.25 4.25 4.26 425 4.25 4.25 4,25 4.26 4.25 4.26 .60 4.26 3.75 1000 $40 00 40.00 4000 40.00 40 00 40 00 40.00 40.00 40 00 40 00 40 00 40.00 40 00 40 00 35.00 PERISHABLE GOODS SHIPPED BY FREIGHT AT OWNER'S RISK For fuUer description of Cannas, also Caladiums, Begonias and other Spring Bulbs, send for new Wholesale Catalogue now ready ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen Note Change of address; |28 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK \VI>.Ti ortiprlng. please mentlog Tbe ExchRnge_ {Continued from P'^^jv o'Jiij got up and stated tliat they had very few weeds in Monmouth County where he came from, which is the model county in the United States for farmiug, but Mr. O'Mara held to his argument and re- iterated that it had been demonstrated time and again to his own satisfaction in this and other States. M. Duryea and Francis C. Stokes also addressed the meeting. Mr. Hulshizer and Mr. Allen spoke for the grangers, and it was quite clear they were the real proponents of this bill ; that it did not go far enough for them, and that if any amendments were al- lowed they should make it harder for the seedsmen than the requirements of the present bill. One of the seedsmen from Paterson caused no little amusement by telling the committee that he had been in Boston recently and had procured a copy of a seed hill that was before the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the present time, which he thought was an admirable substitute, and he asked the chairman to read it to the meeting, which he did. Professor llelyar pro- nounced it an exact duplicate of the seed hill now in force in New .Jersey and which has been a law in New Jersey for several years except that the amountot money appropriated in New Jersey, ,$4000, was larger than the amount they were willing to appropriate in Massachusetts which was $2,500, all of which goes to show that if they would only use the law that they already have and let it be bet- ter known in the State, there would be no need of the present bill. It was explained to the meeting that choice varieties of vegetables such as Cauliflower, Beet, Celery, Radish, etc., came from abroad, mostly from France, Holland and Denmark, and that they were grown from selected stock seeds by the most experienced growers in their lines in these countries; that these grow- ers were selected as much for their char- acter and responsibility as for their abil- ity to grow seeds for the American con- sumer, and that the seedsmen here had to rely on their word to a great extent; that they had confidence in the word of their grower, that everything is being 400 The Florists' Exchange % Sow Some Sutton's Seed Specials You kiiow how it is these days; your customers are always asking for something new. If you haven't that something new and novel, your competitor more than Ukely has. He sells what you ought to have sold. It's an old, old saying as true as 'tis old, that "The man who looks ahead is the man who gets ahead." One of the largest "looks ahead" right now is our catalog. In it you can find not simply a few varieties over-displayed to magnify their importance, as in some catalogs, but a surprising quantity of strictly high quality things. All those bronze, silver and gold medal winners shown at the San Francisco Fair are listed. They have already advertised themselves so broad- ly, that you can't afford to pass them by. At least you wiU want some of those glorious giant-flowered Antirrhinums that won the gold medal. Send 35c. for our 190-page catalog. The money will be refunded on your first order amounting to S5 WINTER, SON & COMPANY 64-F Wall St., New York Sole Agents East of Rocky Mountains 'Stfls^ufdJ Olla THE SHERMAN T. BLAKE CO. 429-F Sacramento Street San Francisco, California Sole Agents West of Rocky Mountains Royal Seed Establishment, Reading, England tii'iitinn Tht' SNAPDRAGON PLANTS We can now make immediate shipment of the following varieties of Snap- dragon plants, out of 2 X 3 rose pots : Our famous Silver Pink, Nelrose, Phelps' White, White Star, Garnet and Yellow, at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Seeds should be sown at once to have large plants in bloom for early sales. Price of seeds: My original Silver Pink, $1.00 per pkt., 3 for $2.50, 7 for $5.00. Seed of Nelrose, Garnet, White, Yellow, Buxton and Fancy Mixed, 35c. per pkt., 3 for $1.00. All orders positively cash, or C. O. D. Free cultural directions. Snapdragon growing is our business. We have all of the best ones. Try growing them in square bands. See our ad. of bands on page 415. G. S. RAMSBURG, Somerswortli, N. H. ROSES Field-Grown — Superior Quality HYDRANGEAS Otaksa, French White, all sizes. HARDY PERENNIALS Canterbury Bells, Peach Bells, Phlox, Larkspur, Coreopsis, Galllardias, Pentstemon, Sweet Williams, Shasta Daisies, etc. GERMAN IRIS New Orchid-flowering varieties. Pallida dalmatica, Fcetidissima variegata. Evergreen variegated. JAPANESE IRIS Fine collection. ORNAMENTALS and EVERGREENS English Laurel, 5-S feet tall. BUDDED LILACS 10 of the very best varieties. ASK FOR PRICE LISTS MOUNTAIN VIEW FLORAL CO. PORTLAND, ORE. ^1)ea ordering, please mentloD The Blzchails* f. W. fletcher & Co. inc. AUBURNDALE, MASS. Antirrhinums NELROSE, from the originator A nice lot of 2J4 in. seedlings, just right to bench for Memorial Day. S5.00 per 100. Nelrose seed, greenhouse grown, from se- lected plants. Trade packet, $1.00. Marguerites Reveld'Or (Dream of Gold). The only yellow for Winter flowers. 3-in., strong, $8.00 per 100; 2-in., $6.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100. New Asparagus Lutzi Strong, 4-in. plants, $15.00 perJlOO; 25 for $4.00. When ordering, please mention The Exchange done that humanly speaking could be done, to protect and safeguard the planters' interests at all points, and that it was unreasonable and unfair to ex- pect that the seedsmen could warrant or guarantee all the things that this bill requires. It was. therefore, hoped that the committee would amend the bill to be reasonable and fair to both seedsmen and planter before passing it to its third reading. One could not help thinking that it is a pity the.se scientists do not have, as part of_ their education, a three years' course in an.y up-to-date seed, nursery, or florists' establishment to give them some idea of the intricacies and difficul- ties that beset the seedsman in his call- ing. The proposed Uniform State Seed Law to regulate commerce in certain agricul- tural seeds, which is before the Massachu- sets Legislature, has for its chief points the naming of the agricultural seeds with which the bill deals, the approxi- mate percentage of purity or freedom of such seed from foreign matter, or from other seeds distinguishable by their ap- pearance. The bill allows no greater proportion of weed seeds than one to 20O0 of the variety of agricultural seed offered or exposed for sale. The enforce- ment of this act shall be intrusted to the State Seed Commissioner, and the State Treasury appropriates the sum of .$.50,000 annually to cover the expense connected with the State Commissioner's duties. Dunkirk, N. Y. — George W. Wright, proprietor of the Dunkirk Seed Co., and iSIiss Lillian E. Baumgartner were mar- ried on Jan. 30. Mr. and Mrs. Wright have taken up their home at 783 Cen- tral ave. Seed Exhibits at Canners' Con- vention at Louisville, Ky. The ninth annual convention of the National Canners' Association and allied organizations, held in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 7 to 11, was one of the best at- tended in the history of the industry. The work was divided into sections, such as the Pea section, the Corn section, the Tomato section, the milk section and the sauer kraut section. Each held meetings daily with demonstrations and each considered problems of particular interest to those who attended in large numbers. One of the features of the convention was the huge exhibit of machinery, seeds, supplies, etc., at the Jefferson County Armory, where it was stated there was a showing of $250,000 of all the latest and most improved types of canning equipment. The seed houses were par- ticularly well represented, and it was reported bv the men present that con- tracts taken for next Spring's delivery as well as for spot sales, were greatly in excess of those taken during the same convention a year ago. One man, for instance, said that he did more business in one day than during the whole of the convention a year ago. The seed exhibits and booths were ranged generally around the outer aisle of the drill hall, the machinery exhibits occupying the central portion. For the most part, displays of seeds were in glass jars and pans, or heaps of ear Corn, while banners and posters were freely used. In addition to the seed houses with exhibits or booths, there were others in attendance on the con- vention but not exhibiting. Seed houses with booths included : The Leonard Seed Co., represented by S. F. Leonard, J. C. Leonard, A. J. Coleman and W. A. Sutherland, displaying a general line of seed; Hogg & Lytle, Ltd., Toronto, Can., represented by G. F. Garfat, showing Peas and Beans; the Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Cambridge, N. Y., Detroit, Mich., and Wellington, Ont., with a booth; C. P. Guelf and W, C. Lough- bridge; The Everett B. Clark Seed Co., Milford, Conn., represented by Arthur Clark, showing Peas, Beans, Sweet Corn, Beets, Cucumbers, etc. ; N. B. Keeney & Son, LeRoy, N. Y., represented by C. N. Keeney and F. T. Woodruff, showing Peas and Beans; the Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, O., with A. W. Livings- ton and William Sprenger in attend- ance, oflering spot Tomato seed ; J. B. Bolgiano & Son, Baltimore, repre- sented by R. J. Bovven, showing a gen- eral line; F. H. Woodruff «Sc Sons, Mil- ford, Conn., represented by ulr. Wood- ruff himself and H. F. Woodruff, show- ing a general line ; John H. Allen Seed Co., Sheboygan, Wis., represented by E. M. Parmelee, president, D. D. Row- lands, vice-president, and W. B. Lucas, secretary ; the D. Landreth Seed Co., Bristol, Pa., represented by S. P. Lan- dreth, John A. Hicks and W. C. Dierolf. The S. D. Woodruff & Sons, Orange, Conn., was represented by Watson S. Woodruff; Roger Bros., Alpena, Mich., by A. L. Rogers and Hector Adams, and D. M Ferry & Co., by Theodore Cobb. Delegates to the several conventions were out for business and attended care- fully to the sessions of the convention. One of the addresses which was heard with special interest wn= that of Henry Burden of New York, before the Pea section. He advocated thorough control of the planting and emphasized the neces- sity for planting only true standards. The Com section endorsed daily market reports and looked into the matter of insect enemies of Corn. E. A. Kerr, of Baltimore, who was to have spoken on daily market reports in- stead devoted his attention to a well known seed house which is advocating gardening as against "living in cans." One of the results of this talk was to instruct the president to name a com- mittee to confer with this seed house in connectinn with the advertisement. The association also will seek to combat the influence of syndicated newspaper ar- ticles which advise against use of canned foods. "Wisconsin's Seed Laws" formed the subject of the address of J. A. Hager- man of Ft. Atkinson. Wis., who told of the particulars of the statute. At other of the various sections much attention was paid to the matter of export trade, nnd the pure food officials complimented the canners on having outstripped them in their efforts to realize pure food. February 19, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 401 SEEDS Bunyard's Invincible START TO SOW NOW SALVIA Tr. pkt. Oi. Clara Bedman (BooBre) $0.25 tl.SO Splendens 20 1.00 Spleadena Zurich 26 2.60 PETUNIAS Tr pkt Bunyard'a Invincible Double Fringed. May be confidently relied on to produce a larpe proportion of double flowers of ex- qiiiaite beauty and great eize }^ tr. pkt. 60o. $1.00 Century Prize. Gigantic, single flower, hav- ing the edges deeply ruffled or fluted H trade pkt. 60o. 1.00 Giant White 26 Emperor. Single. Large blossoms 50 Rosy Mom. Soft carmine pink 25 Ruffled Giants. Single fringed 50 GREVILLEA Tr. pkt. o.. Robusta (Silk Oak) J0.25 Jl.OO LOBELIA Crystal Palace compactn 25 2 00 Emperor William compacta 25 1.76 EHnus gracilis. Light blue 15 . .75 Erinus speclosa. Deep blue 15 .75 MIGNONETTE Bunyard's Invincible. The finest Mignonette for under glass or pot culture. Trade pkt. 26o., ^ oz. $1.60. ,4 01. $2.75. 01. $5.00. AUen's Defiance. Trade pkt. 50o , H oz. $1.00. COBAEA Tr.pkt. Oz. Scandens. Blue $0.10 $0.26 Alba. White 15 1.00 SMILAX Trade pkt. lOo., oz. 40e. ALYSSUM Trade pkt. Oz. Benthaml Ji lb. 60o. $0.10 $0.16 Carpet of Snow 10 .60 LIttleGem 10 .30 White Gem 26 .75 CENTAUREA Candidisslma 25 Gymnocarpa 10 .60 CINERARIA Maritlma. 1 H f t. Marltlma " Diamond. Serrated. .10 .20 .30 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 .76 .76 .76 .50 VERBENAS Invincible Hybrids. Mixed 25 Blue 25 Pink 25 Scarlet 26 White 26 Lemon 25 VINCA Alba. White 16 Rosea. Rose 16 Rosea alba. Rose and white 15 Mixed 10 ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus. True greenhouse grown. 100 seeds 50c.. 250 seeds $1.00, 1000 seeds $3.50, 10,000 seeds $32.60. Plumosus nanus. California grown. 100 seeds 60o.. 250 seeds 75o., 1000 seeds $2.60, 10,000 seeds $22.60. Sprengerl. 260 seeds 25c., 1000 seeds 76c , 6000 Beeds$3.aO. BEGONIA JTradepkt. Erfordll. Carmine $0.25 Semperflorens 26 Vernon grandlflora 25 And All Other Seasonable Seeds Remember, you may deduct 5 per cent. If cash accompanies order HarryA.BunyardCo.Jnc. The Uptown Seed Store 40 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The ExchtiriRe Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper pades is thus easily exposed. FresK sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed ^^''■■^'''^'-■^.^^^ IXj'-tpald i.y riianufactuiets upon <^.CO> rccfipr (,l 'ili I .nts in postage. T TV,. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. Trad.- Mark 5^. PAUL. MINN. Wht^n ordprlng. pU-hsp mi'ntlnn The ETcbange David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michigan Avenue CHICSGO, ILL. Richard Dickinson of ICurckn, 111., was elected president, and Frank 10. Gorroll, WasliinRton, ro-olecled secretary. Of- ficers of otiier associalions were elected as follows: .N'alional Canned Foods & I)rie- ii]''iillui> Tilt Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue Ust of {.^n^bolesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. Wb»i> nrt^^rine nl.ww. mention Th<* ffTnh.ng^ W.E. Marshall Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d St., NEW YORK When orijiring. t)lpnsp mpntinn Th** Ryohnngp S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN. CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radish. Muskmelon* Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com. Corre^powidcncc Solicited. When ordering, please mention The Elxchance PAPER POTS Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 408. F. W. Rochelle A Sons, 60 Main St , Cheater. N. J. rists' department of this firm is bookins many good orders for bulbs for next Autumn delivery, and also for Summer- flowering bulbs, such as Tuberose. Cala- dium and Gladioli for Spring delivery. Frank C. Woodruff is taking a few weeks' vacation in Florida. The sales of flower seeds and bulbs, both retail and wholesale, at Vaughan's .Seed Store, 43 Barclay St., are very large at this time. The effects of the catalogs, which have been sent out, are already felt in increasing orders. Business in all the departments of Peter Henderson & Co., 35 to 37 Cort- land St., is reported to be considerably in excess of other seasons at this time. Roman J, Irwin, 108 W. 28th st., visited the growing establishment of A. N. Pierson, Inc., at Cromwell, Conn., on Friday of ^ last week. Among the many good things growing at this im- mense range of greenhouses, Mr. Irwin was especially impressed with a new Sweet Pea, Pink Sensation, from which the above mentioned company has al- ready been cutting blooms for the past two months. Mr. Irwin booked much good business on his recent trip, and Mr. Ca- hill, who is taking up part of the travel- ing end of the business, is turning in many good orders. Mr. Irwin showed on Monday night of this week at the meet- ing of the New York Florists' Club sev- eral varieties of Dorner's new Carna- tions, among whicli were Old Gold, Laddie, Rosalia and Nancy. Harry A. Bunyard Co., Inc., 40 W. 28th St., has now in stock a large supply of standard and newer varieties of Gla- dioli, and also of all other Spring bulbs. This company is very busy attending to its counter and mail order seed and bulb trade. W. E. Marshall of W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 2od St., has just returned from a successful business trip. Stand- ard and trained fruit trees to which this iirm, in addition to their seeds and bulbs, are giving special attention, are arriving in considerable quantities, and a special nursery catalog which they sent out is resulting in man.v good orders. The auction department of William Elliott & Sons at 42 Vesey st. is com- mencing to feel the troubles caused by the war. They received a lettr from a Japanese firm, which states that their consignment of Maples has reached David Jones' locker instead of the United States. The store trade has received a check on account of the severe weather. Lester L. Morse, president of C. C. Morse c& Co., San Francisco, Cal., re- turned to this city from Atlantic City where Mrs. Morse had been recuperating after an operation performed in Phila- delphia. After two days here Mr. and Mrs. Morse left for home via New Or- leans on Feb. 11, both in the best of health. Chicago Seed Trade Vaughan's Seed Store received the past week some large shipments of fiower seed from abroad. In these shipments there are many varieties that up to that time were in very short supply, includ- ing a splendid supply of Four O'clock that has been particularly scarce. Winterson's Seed Store is mailing its retail catalog this week. The firm finds a good demand for Cannas, Gladioli, Tuberoses and all Spring flowering stock. The cold weather is holding back the re- tail trade but this gives ample time for the packeting of seeds, and many other details in the way of preparations for what promises to be a great season's trade. Arnold Ringier of the W. W. Barnard Co. returned on Friday from Louisville. Ky., where he represented his house at the National Canners' Convention. He reports the meeting to be well attended and of unusual interest. Returns from the annual catalog recently mailed are coming in quite satisfactorily from all Southern points. Carpenters are at work in the store of A. Henderson & Co.. 211 N. State st.. fitting a portion of it up for the retail seed deportment. Mr. McTnvish for- merly with Steele-Briggs Seed Co., Toronto, Out., has joined the sales forces of this house and will have charge of the new retail department when established. D. D. P. Roy has returned from his Canadian trip and finds himself in splen- did condition to cope with the season's trade that is opening fast. He will dis- seminate four new Chrysanthemums this season that have been raised locally and have particular merit in their class. S. F. and .T. C. Leonard returned on Friday from the Canners' Convention at Louisville. Ky., where they had an ex- tensive exhibit of all seed pertaining to the canners* trade. The interest in Corn of suitable kinds for the canning indus- try is assuming larger proportions, and the 1916 crops will be watched with more interest than ever. W. A. Southerland and A. J. Coleman also attended the convention as representatives of this house. C. S. French of Salem. 0., has been honored bv election to the treasureship of the Ohio Seed Improvement Ass'n which was formed at Columbus. Feb. 4. as a successor to the Ohio Corn Improve- ment Ass'n both of which adjourned sine die at that time. Miss tfna Thomas has accepted a posi- tion with the branch office of the High Line Seed Co. wliich is managed bv H. S. Green at Sterling, 111., and will soon leave for the West wliere she will be em- ployed in the main office of the company. The H. R. Wilber Corporation ~of .Jamestown, N. Y.. has purchased the business of the Brokenstraw ^^aIlev Seed Co. formerly located at Y'onngsville, Pa., and moved the business to .Johnstown. J. De Groot. representing J. Pe Groot & Co., wholesale bulb growers. Lisse. Holland, has opened an oflice at 711 Mel- rose St., Chicago. guniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiniiiniiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiB I I I I |De GraaffI I Bros., Ltd. I Leiden^Holland ) Daffodils s § I Tulips I Iris I and other bulbs I j Catalogue for 1916 free on I application 5iiiiiiiiiiiiniBiniiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiniiniinninniiniiiiiiii«niii»inMiiniiiiiiiiniiBinmBininiiiii' Write them you read this advt. In the Exchange XXX SEEDS ALYSSUM SnowbaU.Theonlytniodw«tf.Pkt.20o . ASTERS. Finest gjanta grown. Miied. pkt. 20c. BROWALLIA. New giant blue. Fine. 20o. CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown, eingle and double. Miied, 650 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. 50o. CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed, fine, 1000 seeds. 50c. ; H pkt. 25o. COBAEA Scandens. Purple. Pkt. 20o. COLEUS. New giants, finest large leaved. 20o. CANDYTUFT. New white giant, grand. Pkt. 200. CYCLAMEN Glganteum. Finest Giants, mixed. 250 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. 60c. . JERUSALEM CHERRY Melvinil. Conical, new, and FRA DIAVOLO. large, round. Each 20o. PANSY. Giants Mixed. Finest grown, critically selected. 6000 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. 50o.; oz. $3.00 PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20o. PETUNIA New CaHfomla Gianta. Mixed. 20o. PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, single, very showy, profuse bloomer and grand header. Most attractive Petunia grown. Pkt. 60o PHLOX Drummondii. New dwarf, large flower ing Grand, finest colors and beauties. 20o. SALVIA Scarlet Glow. New. the finest intense dark scarlet and medium dwarf early bloominc Salvia grown; color as a glowing fire. Pkt. 20e. SNAPDRAGON, Giant White. Pink or Mixed. 20e THUNBERGIA. Black-Eyed Susan. Mixed. 20o. TORENIA. New giant. Extra fine and showy. 20o. VERBENA. New giants. Finest grown, mixed or separate colors, in pink, purple, scarlet, white end white-eyed. Each, per pkt. 20c. Cash. Liberal pkts. Six 20o pkts., $1.00. JOHN F. RUPP.Shiremanstown, Pa. Wlien ordering, plense mention The Exchange FERN BALLS 5-6 in., $14.00 per 100; 7-9 in , $22.50 per 100. TUBEROSE Dwarf Excelsior Pearl. $9.00 per 1000. All siaes of Caladlums in stock. The Barclay Nursery "'Tr"^ 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway. NEW YORK. Telephone. Cortlandt 1815 CYCLAMEIN Fine Strain, Assorted Colors, Bud and Bloom 3H-ln.. 6c.:4H-in., 10c. PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 3!^-ln.. 6c.: 4H-ln.. 10c. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-in., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syracuse.N.Y. when ordering, please mention 'ihe Exchange February 19, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 403 Special Announcement— Opening Auction Sale ON TLESDAY, MARCH 7th, 1916 AT 11 O'CLOCK, A. M. The IVIammoth Auction Salesrooms of The MacNiff Horticultural Co. 52-54-56 Vesey St., New York will re-open for the Spring Season on the above date, Tuesday, March 7th, and sales will be continued each Tuesday and Friday, at I 1 o'clock, until end of June. During the eady Spring sales stock will consist of Rose Bushes, Rhododendrons, Ever- greens, Oulbs, Etc., and, later in the season, all kinds of Potted Plants, Bedding Plants, Etc. If you wish copies of our Auction Catalogue mailed to you, send us your name and address. The Largest Horticultural Auction jRpoms in the World We are in a position to handle consignments of any size, large or small. Prompt remittances made immediately goods are sold. THE MACNIFF HORTICULTURAL COMPANY ordi-riiip. iil<\'ise iD>'iit ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 AGERATUMS. Stella Guraey and Little Blue Star J0.60 J5.00 PETUNIAS. Dreer'8 Superb Double Fcin&ed. The beat Belected, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 9.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 9.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 75 6.00 SALVIA Bonfire 75 6.00 PLANTS FUCHSIAS. Double mixed, strong plants, from 2-in. pots 2.50 PETUNIAS. Dreer'8 Double Fringed. Mixed colors, strong plants, from 2-in. pots. 2.00 Cosh with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J Whpn nrdpring- nlpnK^ rofntlon Thp Eychanee L L Patterson Co.'s Schedules Are Filed The L. L. Patterson Co. of Syracuse, N. T., agricultural implements and seeds, has liabilities of $132,399 and assets of $142,468, according to the schedules tiled ty the company and signed by Henry T. Hetherington, as treasurer. The liabili- ties include taxes, .$43 ; secured claims, $101,602, and unsecured debts. $80,7.53. The assets comprise cash. $.532 ; notes, $108.70.5; accounts, $2.5,249, and stock in trade $7,98]. The Salt Springs National Bank of Syracuse liolds customers' notes to se- •cure $15,650. Me owes Charles E. •Grouse, $29,908; Citv Bank. $34,449; ■Central Citv Trust Company. $9.9.84; Mrs. S. A. Hedson. $121 ; Albert E. Lar- kin._$678. and Mary Roddebush. $726. Angle Tripp of Cicero is secured for $1500. .\mong the unsecured creditors axe Henry T. Hetherington. who has a claim for .$3004 on loans; Citv National Bank. $2100; .Tohn Deere Plow Company. $1739; U. S. Rubber Co.. $149. The Johnston Harvester Co. of Batavia is a creditor for $3249. PAPER POTS I Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and f reeiSamples. Price list page 408. ! F. W. Rochelle & Sons, 60 Main St., Chester, N.J. Southern States Houston, Tex. Arbor Day More than usual preparations are being made for Arbor Day. Feb. 22, on which occasion a large number of school children will plant trees and shrubbery at the various schools of the city, many of the school buildings being new and other-' wise unimproved as to the surrounding grounds. Camphor trees will doubtless prove among the most popular trees planted, and nurserymen are arranging to have a sufficient supply of them as well as other trees for the occasion. Spring planting is beginning to receive general attention, and a local afternoon newspaper is offering Shasta Daisy plants at 10c. per doz. to all who come to the office of the paper to buy with the neces- sary coupon as published in the paper. These Daisies are being secured from Alvin growers by thousands for this oc- casion, and it is expected tliat the demand will in a short time consume all the Daisies offered. Last .year on a .similar proposition more than a thousand Camphor trees were of- fered at 5c. each, and though they were small, the first year from seed, they were all disposed of within an hour. Mrs. M. D. Bundren. the Cemetery flo- rist, was surprised on the evening of Feb. 5 with a birthday party. She left the greenhou.se on that evening for her home at Portland st.. Houston Heights, and on reaching there found a gathering of friends assembled to wish her birthday congratulations. The house was entirely dark according to the arrangements of her friends, and on entering and snapping the electric lights Mrs. Bundred found not onl.v that the home was filled with friends ready to receive her. but that it was beau- O-O-O-O-o-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O O-O-O-O- 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 I o ? o i Miscellaneous StockforFlorists I 7 O % ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2-in.. S3.00 per 100. S25.00 per 1000. 4 'a ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., S.3.00 per 100, S2o.OO per 1000. ? i ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in., $5.00 per 100 (heavy). » i ACHYRANTHES Herbsti. Dwarf, bright red. S4.00 per 100. ? ' BOXWOOD. Full list of sizes now on hand. ? • CARNATIONS. Established pot plants, at Rooted Cutting prices. Enchan- o I tress. White! Enchantress, Matchless, Rose Pink Enchantress, White o ? Wonder, PhUadelphia. .S3.00 per 100, S2.5.00 per 1000. o I DRAC^gENA Terminalis. Fine stock, well colored. 3-in. pots, S16.00 per 100; o ? 4-in. pots. $2.5.00 per 100; S-in. pots, 35c. each; 6-in. pots, 50c. each. _ o ° FERNS. Boston. Fine stock, 2>4 -in., $4.00 per 100. S35.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots, o ? Ss.OO per 100; 4-in.' pots. $15.00 per 100; 5-in. pots, $25.00 per 100; G-in. pots o ? $40.00 per 100. Teddy Jr. Fine, 2!4:-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000; o ? 3-in. pots. $10.00 per 100 (very heavy) ; 5-in. pots, $35.00 per 100 (very heavj') ; o ? fi-in. pots, $60.00 per 100 (very heavy). o ? AZALEA Mollis. Mixed colors, 15 to 18 in. high. 35c. each o ? HELIOTROPE. 2i4'-in. purple in variety. $3.00 per 100. o ? ENGLISH rVY. Strong. 4-in., 812.00 per 100. o Ihe Storrs & Harrison Co. Patnesville, Ohio -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- When ordering, please mention The Exchange Order Now! FOR YOUR ST. P.\TRICK'S DAY TRADE Order Now! 50.000 WE HAVE 50.000 TRUE IRISH SHAMROCKS In 1-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. In IM-in. pots. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 prr 1000. Get in line now for some extra money on March 17th PANSIF.S and GERANRIMS in SEASON LEONARD COUSINS, JR., Telephone 82 CONCORD Cash with order. Concord Junction, Mass. m^'nti..!! Til.- V.\<- A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRAC/ENA IndMta. Z-in.Se.: 3-in.. lOd.; 4-in.. 16o.; &-in . 26o. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2)i-ln.. $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Poltevlne. RIcard, Per- kins and Buchner. 2-iii.. $2.00 per 100: 3-in.. »S.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANl FERNS. 3-in.. lOo.; 4-in.. 15o.; 6-in., 25o.; from bed (or 2H-and 3-in. pou, $5.00 per 100. VINCA varietata. 2-in.. $2 00 per 100. Caab with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton, N, J. Wljen orderlDB. pleaBe meotlon The fclicti.tuit,. AGERATUM, Stella Gurney, 100 1000 Rooted (.'ulfings S0.50 $5.00 HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings .75 6.00 HELIOTROPE, 3-in. pot pl.ints. 3.00 25.00 VINCA variegata, 2-iii. pots... 1.50 15.00 Enchantress CARNATIONS, 2-in. pots 2.75 25.00 C. Quadlaod's Sons, North Adams,Mass. 328-340 Houghton Street. When orderinc pli>ase mention The Bxchanee THE EXCHANGF— ^'ert and up-to-date 404 The Florists' Exchange DREER'S HYDRANGEAS SELECT STANDARD VARIETIES Very large 8owere:7pale rose turning to These are all stored in coldframes in a'dormant^condition: the 5- and 6-in. pots are in prime shape for floweringjfor Springfand:MemorialIDay sales, while the 2- and 3-in. pots will be foundj profitable for [growing on. Avalanche. Large corymbs of pure white" flowers; very free- flowering. Bouquet Rose. Large trusses of well-formedflowers; rosy-amber, turning to bright pink. E- p* '^^'J' .Trusses of immense size, color a most pleasing shade of pink which does not fade; growth vigorous. General de Vibraye. Very large heads of bright rose; a splendid forcing variety. La Lorraine. bright pink. Mile. Renee Gaillard. Large panicles of milky-white irregularly dentated flowers. Mme. Maurice Hamar. Large delicate flesh-rose color- a pleasing shade. Mme. Emlle Mouillere. One of the very best; very larce flowers, frequently over 2 inches in diameter, of the purest white, with rosy-carmine eye. Mont Rose. Immense panicles of a clear flesh-rose. Radiant. Splendid rose-carmine. Ronsard. Very large individual flowers as well as trusses of a beautiful rose tint. Souvenir de Mme. E. Chautard. One of the prettiest; robust habit, medium-sized corymbs of bright rose-colored flowers. VIeui-Chateau. A strong, upright growing variety with immense trusses of very large white flowers; these as they mature become suffused with a delicate rosy-carmine tint. T? ^}i 'i!'}^' above can be suppUed in 2, 3, 5 and 6-in. pots, excepting fc. i-in..$6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $36.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 _ 15.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-iii. plants 3.00 25.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.75 16.00 Single White. Best variety for pots: large flowering. 2>i-ili.. 6.00 FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In best 100 1000 varieties. 2}i-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston Fems. 2>i-in 4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt, Whltmanl com- pacta, Scholzell, ScottU, all 2^i-in 6.00 40.00 Elegantissima Imperlalls and Elegantissima compacta. 2Vi-in 6.00 60.00 Teddy, Jr 5.00 45.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per flat; 5 flats, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats. $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. FUCHSIAS. In best varieties, 2-in. pots 2.60 Rooted cuttings, mixed varieties 1.25 10.00 Phone FARRAGUT 2326 g?mrantekd"" ""■"""• """°»" ROMAN J. IRWIN, GERANIUMS Strong 2>i-in. plants Now ready, very fine stock. Ricard, Poltevinc, Nutt, $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. These are well established plants. IVY BNGLISH rVY. ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra strong, from soil. Propagated last August. $1.25 per 100, $10 00 per 1000. K.ENTIA Belmorcna. 2^-in., nice, stocky plants. 8 in. high, with 3 leaves, $10.00 per 100 PANSY PLANTS. Strong, stocky plants. Giant Flowering, finest strain. $4.00 per 1000, 6000 lots at $3.60 per 1000. PELARGONIUMS Rt-ndy lii Two Wteks 100 Lucy Becker. 2-m $10.00 Wurtemberftla. 2-m. 10.00 Swablan Maid. 2-in 10.00 Easter Greeting. 2-in 8.00 3-in.. $12.00 per 100; 4-in., $15.00 per 100. These are true to name, well grown and fre« from white fly. PETUNIAS. Rooted cuttings. 100 1000 Double white, assorted dou- ble, assorted single. Deliv- ered anywhere $1.15 $10.50 POINSETTIAS. Stock Plants. Extra strong eeleoted 14.00 PRIMULA Obconica. Giant and Malacoides. 3-in 6.00 50.00 PRIMULA Verls Superba. ^in. $8.00 ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old. Hybrid* Teas, Hybrid Perpetual. Baby Ramblers. Climbers. List of varieties and prices on application. ROSES 2^-in., grafted and own root, in all va- rieties, good, clean, stock. Prices on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Plnk,^^ 1^00 Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. .$2 00 $15 00 Silver Pink. Giant Yellow. Giant White. 2^.in 4.00 35.00 VERBENAS. Giant flowering, assorted rooted cuttings. Postpaid 1.00 7.60 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings- Postpaid 1,25 9.00 GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Siis Long Island Grown (Now Ready) 100 1000 America $1.50 $11.00 Augusta 1.50 12.00 Haiiey (Salmon) 2,50 20 00 Brenchleyensis (Scarlet). .. . 1.60 11.00 May 2.00 18.00 Peace 5.00 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 75 00 Mrs. Francis Ring 1.60 14 00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 1.75 14.00 NewCropFlorists'FlowerSeeds ASPARAGUSIPIumosus Nanus (Green- house grown). $3.50 per 1000; 6000 at $3.00 per 1000. , wo .v Tr. pkt. Os. SALVIA Bonfire $0.26 $2 00 Splendens 26 160 Zurich 35 3 60 BEGONIA Luminosa. A o>. $1.00. $0 26 Erfordia. A oz. 75c 25 Vernon, f, 01. 50o 26 Prima Donna, i, oi. $1.00 26 VERBENA. Tr.pkt. Oi. Mammoth Choice Mixed. $0.25 $1.50 Mammoth Sep. Colors. . . .26 1.60 All other choice flower seeda. Send for list. 108 W. 28th St., NEW YORK WTipn nrdering. please mfntlnn Thf Kxchnngp Ikorative Plants Root. Craig Co., PHiiADfiPHtt.PA Wh^n ordpHnr ntlon Thf> BTfhnnge Carnations and Plumosus Matchless and Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, stront wel'-rooted Cuttings, Irom Sne bealthv stock! at $25.00 per 1000. ^ Plumosus. br the thousand or ten thousand at $26.00 per 1000. "".luano. ai Ca»h or apprntd er*dU W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. When orderlns, please mention The Exchange 406 The Florists' Exchange NURSERY STOCK For FloHst Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, Paeonies, Herbaceous Plants and Small Fruits Our Specialties for Fall are Barberry Thunbcrgii Phlox Paeonies Write for our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH CO., Zr^Sls Geneva, N. Y. Whpn, nrcU'rlng. pleaae tP'-ntlon Thp Kichange Fruit and Ornamental ! 1,500,000 SHRUBBERY 230 varieties | 200,000 PERENNIALS 120 varieties | Strong young and thrifty, with excellent fibrous roots. Guaranteed strictly true I to name. References: The Mercantile Agencies. Price list ready. j LEWIS ROESCH, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. j — p Wbpn ordering, please meptlop The Exchange The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Snch a HYMID PEBPETUAL BOfiKS, RHODODENDRONS, iSiLEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVEMIEB^S, PEONIES, cte. A,k /or Cfoto,- BOSKOOP, HOLLAND When ordering. Dl«a»« mention The BichaiiKe VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFERED BT California Privet 1000 2-yr., 12-18-in., well branched $8.00 2-yT., 18-24-in., well branched 12.00 2-yr., 24-30 in., well branched 15.00 PRIVET CANES, 2-4 ft., one year growth, 500 canes in each bundle, $1.00 per bundle. 8000 LOMBARDY POPLARS, 5000 CAROLINA POPLARS, 5000 BAR- BERRY THUNBERGII, 10,000 Shrubs in varieties. Packing free. Cash with order. HILLSIDE NURSERIES JOHN BENNETT, Prop. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoep, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. When ordering, pleaee cnegtlon The Bichange We Have Something Special to Offer in Weigelias— Canida and Eva Rathke, Phlladelphus, Pynis Japonica, Deutzias, Spiraea van Houttei, and other Shrubs. also HARDY PERENNIALS Send u» your list o] Kquxremeatt. WOOD, STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. When ordering, please menHon The Exohange i When ordering. plea«e mention The Bichange Headquarters tor Trees, 8-1 2 ft., in Hemlocic, Nor- way and Wliite Spruce, Austrian and Scolcli Pines TlieF.E. CONINE NURSERY CO. STRATFORD. CONN. When ordering, nleawe mfntton The KTchange Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new readers weelily. $5 NURSERY DIRECTORY FOR $1 Only exclusive Nursery Directory published. Every State ; Canada and . Foreign. Based on official sources. Revised to date. "Worth $5.00 of any man's money." — John Watson, Newark, N.Y. Sent postpaid for $1.00 American Fruits Pubg. Co., Rochester, N.Y Pubtithera of AMERICAN FRUITS— THE NURSERY TRADE JOURNAL Berberis Thunbergii California Privet ^£i Asparagus Roots Grown as specialties by the millions and sold at prices that get business. Price lists now ready. THE ROBBINSVILLE NURSERIES, RobbinsviUe,N J. C, A. BENNETT, Prop, When ordering, please mention Tbe Excliapge LargeBt a«Mirtuieirt tn New England. Ever Keene, declduone tre«e, >th coniiiioii and rarer vartellefl. Sturdy, choice Btoek that can be depend ed upon. Bend tor cat&Iog and Bpeclal trade prices. mB^^S^i|^ 33! *V5 North Abinfitoo Mom. ^llW^^^f^-^p^lr^^S^ SHRUBS Ptnest of riimbs. SpedAl ^n^^ trade prlcea. By tbe '^**^*^ thouBandB. hardy NaOTe and Hybrid Rnododen- drons— 4ranBplaDt«d and accbmated. Send yoni llgtfl. L«t as esiUnate. ^im.l'.:^J^i^^.».^^^'n,cS^ When ordering. pIphhp mention Tbe TCrchangp Feud (3f^vy^f* ^8 Write them you read this advt. In the Fxcbange P. OUWERKERK >16 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RKCerVBD FROM OUR HOIXAND NURSERIES Rliododendroiis,Azalefls,lSpiraea8 Japonica, Lilinm ^eciosmn, Peonies, Bleedin|2 Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATE wnen ordering, plensp mpntlon The Rxchnnee GOOD STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2ii-in. pot» J2.50 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-in. pota 6.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2}i-in. pota 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprcngeri. 3-in. pots 4.00 DRAC/ENA Indivlsa. S-in. pots 6.00 FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2>i-in. pots 2.00 GERMAN rVY. 2>i-in 2.00 IVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2K-in. pota 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2K-in. pota 2.60 MARGUERITE DAISY. Single White. 2M-in 2.00 HELIOTROPE. 2i^-in 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON. 2M-in... 2.60 (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.00 3H-in 6.00 F. A. EHnONS, vV«st Kennebunk, Me. Wlien nrilerlng nl*.H.A Tn"nTl.,i. Tt... h^.-i.wtig^ Hlirs Evergreens BBST FOR OVER HALrXCBNTURT Complete assortment In larfte and small •tzce. Price list now ready, Tbe D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., dundqull. Brerdreen Specialists Larfteet Growers In America When- ordering, nlenwe mention Thp Rycbungp Tbe Exbange-Alertand Up-to-date Coleus Cuttings Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leadingandbestfancy varieties. Clean, strong, well rooted cuttings. $6.00 per ICOO Cash with order. Send for list with teetimonials A. NAHLIK 261-275 Lawrence Street, FLUSHING, N. Y. Largest grower of Coleus In the U.S.A. AMARYLLIS Fine Vittata Hybrids. Large flowering bulbs $25.00 per 100, 25 at 100 rate; $3.50 per doz. Cash Easy to grow Sell on sight. H.J.CONDRON Grower DICKINSON, TEXAS When ordering, plpfi.'ie mention The Exchange CAIN N A ROOTS 100 looo Meteor JIO.OO $100.00 20,00 18.50 20.00 King Humbert 2.60 Charles Henderson 2.00 Queen Charlotte 2.60 DRAC/ENA Indivlsa. 4-in.pota.. 15.00 AGERATUM. Blue and white Eooted Cuttings 1.00 GERMAN rVY. Cutting 1.00 ENGLISH IVY. 2H-iil. POts 4.00 4-in. pota 8.00 GERANIUMS, Rlcard, Nutt, Hill, pink. Grant, double and white, 2H-in. pots 2.25 BOSTON FERN RUNNERS 2.00 WM. MEARS - - RUMSON, 8.00 8.00 35.00 20.00 18.60 N. J Special Offer of MARGUERITES Wliite Paris Daisy A limited quantity of our celebrated healthy stock, out of 2}^-iii. pots, at $3.50 per 100. A. L. MILLER Sutphln Road and Rockaway Blvd. Phooe: Jamaica 505. JAMAICA, N. Y. Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg's display ad. on page 415, and Bend postal for free samples. February IS, ISIG. The Florists' Exchange 407 Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMKRICAN ASSOCIATION OP NURSKRYMSN PrasUlwl, E. 8. Wei-Ch, Shaundoah !«.■ Vk» mmuUDt, JoKM Watmn. N. Y.; Trauarar.'Pnn YouNCEM G»«va N,b.: SecrtUry, Jom« Hah, llo«h«M, N. Y. Noit Annual CoDTentioa wUllS hald IS MilwaukM. WU., 1«1«. i Retinispora obtusa Crippsi (Subji'ft of this Irak's illustration) All gardeners know how much the Retinisiioras aihirn a lawn and bow useful they are in a general way. Nur- serymen know, too, what good selling stock tliey are. There is great diversity among them at the present time, so many varieties ha\e hcen added to the few original ones that came to us from Japan. Tlie Uitcst one mark- ing a great advance in beauty of foliage is R. obtusa Chippsi, a golden foliaged, free growing sort, well represented in the illustration here given. The com- mon greeti form of obtusa is always admired, perhaps more than many others. It is of more bushy habit, and this character Crippsi maintains, and adds to it its lovely yellow color. In late Autumn, in common with many other golden foliaged evergreens, the yellow color is more intense, especially on the sunny side, so that when they are in vigorous growth, as our plant of Crippsi was when we photographed it. The golden color on their sunny side is most beautiful. There is already a favorite golden foliaged free grow- ing Ketinispora in K. pisifera aurea. This does not make as close a growth as Crippsi; the shoots run more to lengtli. For this reason it has been preferred by some over such varieties as plumosa aurea. Now, with the Crippsi added, there are two strong, free-flowering sorts with golden foliage; Crippsi, however, is much- more golden than the other. Cuttings in Winter of the latest growth, under glass, root freely. Actinidia though many years have passed since the Dolvfama introduction of Actinidia polygama, yet, t^ '^ " considering its worth, it is far too little known in collections. It is a strong growing vine, of robust nature, reminding one of Celastrus scandens in this respect. Its leaves are alternate, quite large, sev- eral inches in length, and of a thick, shining nature. The flowers of this vine come singly, in the axils of the leaves, but are often so close to each other as to appear as loose clusters. Being white in color, they are eoin- spicuous when in bloom. The berries which follow are about an inch in length, roundish, and it is claimed they are of good eating quality. This vine is classed as of a polygamous nature, there being male, female and perfect flowers on the plant. While this may be so, in cultivation there appear to be plants that seed freely, others not at all. It is likely there are plants which do not possess fertilizing power. This suggests to those who propagate the vine to chose a known seed-bearing plant from which to take cut- tings, so as to ensure the proper kind for their cus- tomers. Besides the interest seed-bearing vines always create, there is to be considered as well the edible nature of the seeds of this Actinidia, already referred to. Layering and green wood cuttings in Summer, as well as hard wood ones set out in early Spring, are methods of propagation. Seeds, too, make plants quickly. They require the washing off of pulp and immediate sowing. Hardv '^^'^''e are three species of Yuccas, with their Yuccas s^^^ral varieties, which have proved hardy in Eastern Pennsylvania. These are Y. filamen- tosa, Y. angustifolia (glauca) and Y. gloriosa. These are hardy In this, that they need no protection in Winter, and that they flourish and flower. The varieties of Y. filamentosa are quite numerous, we do not think if we said a dozen it would be an error. The variations are in leaf chiefly, though the flower spikes of many are difFerent. The species is native to our Southern States. Y. angustifolia is from Colorado. It is well named as its leaves are very narrow. There is a variety having leaves less narrow. Angustifolia is the first of all Yuccas to flower in Spring. Gloriosa comes from farther South than filamentosa, yet it is quite hardy. It is an arborescent species, which in warmer States than Pennsylvania makes a few feet in height before flowering, in fact in the milder part of Eng- land there are specimens as tall as 6ft., with several branches. This species and its variety, recurvifolia, do not branch until they flower, then as the flower stalk dies away new shoots start from the base of the stalk. This Yucca does not flower in Spring, not until late Summer, but its variety, recurvifolia, blooms in Spring. Though botanists place this plant as a variety of gloriosa, there is little in its appearance to lead one to think so, the foliage and time of flowering being very different. The roots of Yuccas afford an easy way to propagate the plants. They are very fleshy and If cut into lengths of about 2in., placed just below the soil, in greenhouse preferably, every piece may be expected to produce a plant. Plant Evergreen Hollies in Spring .\11 Hollies have the name of being hard to transplant, and they are. This is more particularly appli- cable to those of evergreen character than to the others. In the first place, these plants make but few fibrous roots. Whoever digs them knows that but a few large roots are to be expected; and this is the reason why frequent transplantings when young is the rule with practical men. With deciduous species the Autumn may witness their planting, especially if the ground be well mulched after it, to keep out frost in Winter, but it is quite unsafe to plant the evergreen sorts at that time, unless with tub specimens or when the plants can be set with no disturbance of the soil about their roots. Even in Spring the most successful planters take the trouble to remove the foliage almost entirely. This is to assist the roots In their work of supporting tlie branches, for when this is not done it is almost impos- Retlnispora obtusa Crippsi sible for the roots to take care of branches, foliage and all. It is rarely that pruning of the branches at the same time is not desirable. In fact on seedlings not before transplanted, success cannot be had without severe prun- ing of the branches. European lirms who grow Hollies for exportation understand the importance of transplanting. The plants they send us are well supplied with roots. They are largely potted and sold for Christmas, after which they may be planted out and expected to do well. -Rot^ini^n^.o Though It is many years since the t^siferl aurea golden form of Retlnisporas were in- pisiiera aurea troduced from Japan, it is not well known now that there are two forms of golden varieties, R. pisifera aurea and R. pisifera plumosa aurea, the latter a much bushier grower than the former. It is phnnosa aurea which Is far more .common than the other. In fact, pisifera aurea is almost unknown in some col- , ..,.,, ._ ^ ,. „„. „^,.^, „ lections. Of those well acquainted with both varieties, that following the lines of the Delaware river', fro'm'say many prefer pisifera aurea, owing to its free, more open Trenton to Cape May, many supposed tender plants growth than that of plumosa aurea. The closer growth could be grown outdoors, were it seen to that neither of plumosa aurea Is often added to by a close pruning, sun nor high winds reached them in Winter, until the cold but to those who love to see evergreens grow naturally days had passed. close pruning does not add to their value. To those who do not admire the dense growing forms of Retin- isiK)ra pisifera aurea, we would say try pisifera aurea, and let it grow as It will. Of both of these forms of pisifera aurea there are variations in color, some having the color much more striking than others. Years ago there was in cultivation a particularly bright golden form of pisifera aurea known !is Fulleri. If In cultivation today it appears to have lost its name. Retinisporas root so readily from cuttings under glass in Winter that a good supply of plants is easily had. Rubus ^''*^ Rocky Mountain Flowering Raspberry, dellctoBus ""^ common name of Rubus dcllciosus, is famous as one of the showiest of all the tribe, having Its flowers In mind. The quality of the fruit It bears caused its specific name as applied to it It IS Its flowering character that has caused it to be so much praised. The blossoms are white, come In clusters, are of large size, lin. to 2in. across, and borne in great profusion, and continue for some time. The foliage is also very large, while the appearance of the plant is that of a large bush after a year or two's growth. There are no spines or prickles on its stems, a condition much in its favor. The writer cannot speak for its fruit. It is of large size, and while every one speaks of the plant Itself being the finest of all flowering Raspberries, some say of Its fruit "of delicious flavor," others say "edible, but not esteemed for eating." In Colorado, where it is native, it is found chiefly along water courses, but In drier situatioas as well; and there it has the common name of Thimble Berry, and Rocky Mt. Bramble. It has found much favor in E"urope, because of the profuse display it makes of its large' white flowers. This and other of the Rubi are best increased by root cuttings, cut in lengtlis of two or three inches and set out in Spring. Weepine ^^^ common Turkey Oak, Quercus Cerris, Turkey Oak '* ^ valued species for lawn ornamenta- tion; Its growth, foliage, and large acorns are always an attraction. It is a European as well as an Asiatic Oak, and in the U. S. is considered suffi- ciently hardy for general planting. There is now a weeping form of this Oak, which has received attention m Europe, but we have not yet met with it in collec- tions here. From our knowledge of the common form we think it must have many features to recommend It, in addition to its weeping one. It doubtless carries with It the retention of its foliage in Its green condi- tion until quite late in Autumn, as do so many other European trees, and then there would be the curious collection of scales at the base of its buds, more promi- nent in Winter than at any other .scitson, which is a well known way of identification of the Turkey Oak at any time, no other Oak having this character. Grafting on the common Cerris is the manner in which the weeping variety is Increased. This can be outdoors in Spring or under glass In Autumn. \raucaria ^^ f"<^nd teUs us that in a cemetery at imbricata ^^"mington, Del., there is, or was a few years ago, a large specimen of Cunning- i.inna lanceolata, planted many years ago. This being known as a tender evergreen, even further south, he sug- gests that the Chili Pine, so called, Araucaria imbri- cata, might well be planted In the same location, with fair prospect of success. So it might be, and it should prove a good location for one. It Is known to endure some freezing In British Columbia, and all its European trials prove it capable of meeting 15 deg. or so without harm. But it must always be remembered that a moist air and cloudy sky, are great helps to any tree that has to endure severe cold. British Columbia Is a moist coun- try In the Winter season, and England and Ireland, where the Araucaria flourishes, have cloudy skies and a' moist air all Winter long. This is why the tree lives there even when quite severe cold meets it As to Wilmington, Del., suiting the tree, we think the chances quite In favor of it. There is the Deleware close by, a broad expanse of water which ameliorates the cold. It is warmer than it is at Philadelphia, and if the Arau- caria were planted where but very little sun could reach it in Winter, it should come through the Winter safely. When a plant like this is to be experimented with it should have some artificial protection for the first Win- ter or two. By that time it would have acquired some hardiness, which would help it greatly. Our belief is 408 The Florists' Exchange -Red Wing- jire You Looking for a Good Commercial Red Carnation? If so, look over these facts about Red Wing: It is a grand producer. Extremely fast grower. Has an ideal stem. Its color pleases the public. The flowers are of good commercial size. Its keeping and shipping qualities are of the best. Every grower who has been here to see it has placed an order. Come and see for yourself what Red Wing really is. Clean, well-rooted cullings, $12 per 100, $100 per 1000 CAN MAKE EARLY DELIVERY WILLIAM A. DAWSON, WillimanticConn. SAMPLE BLOOMS SENT UPON REQUEST mi'lltlun Thi- Ilx.iN Miss Tmeo The Rose Pink Carnation which is always in crop Rooted Cuttings - $12.00 per 100 100.00 per 1000 500 ALICE 6c. 500 WHITE WONDER - - - 3c. SOO WHITE PERFECTION - 3c. 700 BENORA ------ 3c. 200 RAM SB URG'S SNAPDRAGON from 2}2-iiich pots, 4c LITTLEFIELD ®. WYMAN, North Abington, Mass. When, ordeiine. plcaso nn-ntion The Exchange Rooted Carnation Cuttings SPECIAL OFFER 20,000 Matchless - - - $2.50 per 100 $20.00 per 1000 50,000 Enchantress - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " 25,000 C. W. Ward - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " Write for prices on other varieties. , Address all orders to J. D. COCKCROfT, - NOPIIIPOPI, L I., IN. Y. REMEMBER, WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION When ordering, please mention The Exchange Chrysanthemums Cuttings UNAKA MAJOR BONNAFFON PARLY SNOW CHRYSOLORA GOTjiEN GLOW PACIFIC SUPREME Rooted Cuttings, A No. 1 Stock Send for prioes Matthews &. Varney Successors to J. E. Felthousen, Florist 320 Van Vranken Ave., Schenectady, N. V. When ordering, please mention The Exchange CARNATION CUTTINGS READY NOW QIIIDNICK GRCtNnOUSES, I. H. Cushing, Prop. ANTHONY P. O., QUIDNICK, R. I. Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchange SOUTHERN STATES {Cu/itinued J'rum intjje 405) frames in order that the plants may harden before being set out in the field. iienry Fuehs has just put on a new Ford delivery truck which is equipped with an especially designed body for handling cut flowers, etc. The new ma- chine replaces the old horse-drawn equip- ment. George W. Cohen, of the new silk ribbon and novelty house of Cohen «& Miller, S74 Broadway, New York, was recently in Louisville on his first trip since going into business for himself. Mr. Cohen for many years visited the trade for another ribbon concern, lie spent about ten days in Cincinnati be- fore coming to Louisville, and reported an excellent maiden trip. Bob Newcomb, representing Vaughan's Seed Store of Chicago, and .Jack Sisley, of the McCallum Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., jobbers of baskets and supplies, were re- cently in Louisville. Jos. E. Morichard, of the Pennock-Meehan Co., was also in. L. Karl Gueltig, the New Albany, Ind., florist, is cutting quantities of Vio- lets, Sweet Peas and Narcissus, and is marketing some handsome stock. S. M. Harbison of Danville, Ky., re- ports a successful Winter season. He has had on hand good stocks of cut flow- ers and blooming plants through the Winter and has not had to buy much out- side stock. Representative Nichols, by request, has introduced a bill in the Kentucky Legislature to control the sale of diseased plants to prevent the spread of insects and fungi. Tom Metcalfe, the Hopkinsville, Ky., florist and a number of other business men, have made an agreement whereby the first leap year bride who admits that she took advantage of the fact that it was leap year and "popped the question," will be present-ed with a wedding ring, a shower bouquet and many articles for the home. The County Clerk has agreed to issue a free license, and the County Judge has agreed to perform the cere- mony free of charge. It is hardly ex- pected that the offer will be accepted. G. D. C. Washington, D. C. iSt. Valentine's Day is over and from reports from the stores it was satisfac- tory. Violets and Sweet Peas sold best for corsages. Valley was scarce and what could be had were at $5 per 100. While some of the stores sold Violets for $1 per 100, most of them got $1.50. 'Carnations could be had at 4c. and 5c. Small plants sold well, also fancy boxes decorated with hearts and darts. The windows were all decorated with large heart, darts and Cupids. It was the coldest day in eight years. Z. D. Blacki- stone lost all the plants in his window on the nig^t of the 14th ; everything was frozen. Most of the stores had their windows decorated for Lincoln's Birthday with pictures of the martyred President, .and flags. iSome of the windows looked espe- cially fine. Gude Bros. Co. showed the •picture of Lincoln and the new Lincoln Memorial, now under construction. There has been an unusual heavy de- mand for funeral work and it has been pretty well distributed. Feb. 1.5, being the anniversary of the blowing up of the Maine, exercises were held at -Arlington National Cemetery. An 8ft. standing cross made of white Roses, white Carnations, Easter Lilies, orchids with base of Ophelia Roses and Lilies, was prominent. There were 150 Easter Lilies, 200 white Roses. 200 white Carnations and 50 Ophelias used. This was sent by the Cuban Republic and made by the Wash- ington Florists' Co., and placed on the Maine monument in the Arlington Ceme- tery. It was a beautiful piece of work. There is quite a lot doing among the florists in regard to the coming flower show in Philadelphia. The committee is busy and expects to take the best bunch of florists that have ever left the Capitol at one time. O. A. C. 0. Baltimore, Md. The Market Business last week kept up fairly well, with a good supply of stock. The weather was mild until Saturday when a rainy spell set in. turning to snow on Sunday, with colder weather on Monday. This was the coldest day yet experienced PAPER POTS dirt" BANDS SQUARE PAPER POTS (Folding block and tacke included.) (Pat. applied for) Inohea 500 1000 6000 10.000 20,000 50.000 VA $0.65 $0.90 $4.00 $7 00 $12 00 $25.00 2 . .. .70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16 00 36 00 2k ... .90 1.25 6.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 3:. 1.10 150 6.90 13 60 26 00 60.00 4 1.60 2 15 10 00 19.00 37.50 90 00 5 ... 2.50 3.75 18.00 35.00 66.00 150.00 6 3.50 4.75 23.00 45 00 85.00 200,00 7 4.25 5.75 28.00 5400 102.00 240.00 Copyright Directiont for use with each ordtr. Send postal for FREE samplei. DIRT BANDS (Paper Pota without bottoniB. newapaper» being tpread on the bench for bottorae) Inches 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 50.000 100,000 IH... $060 $2.00 $3.80 $7.10 $1600 $28.00 2 ... .70 2.20 4.10 7.70 17.26 30.00 2M . . . .80 3.00 5.25 10.60 26.00 48.00 3. 90 3.75 7.26 13.70 31.80 -56.00 3W. .. 1.00 4.40 8.30 1610 39.00 76.00 4 ... 1.10 6.40 10.20 2100 48.00 92.00 4J4 ... 1.25 600 11.70 23.00 62,00 100.00 6.r 1.50 6.85 13.00 26.00 55.00 105.00 6 1.90 9.00 17.00 28.00 60.00 115.00 Copsright Directions for folding them and setting them up with each order. Send postal for FREE samples. There is an EASY and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands. The Directions of how to do this, after 2 years experiment, we reduced to 37 words and received a Copyright on the Directions in 1914. There is no other EASY and EXACT way to fold them and no imitator can print these directions, as we have a Copyright on them. We also Copyrighted in 1914 the next and only other two fairly exact methods _ _ Send postal card for fiee Big Folder, contaimng experiences of 131 Florists in raising in our Pota and Bands every kind of plant, and FREE samples of both Pots and Bands. Two thousand Florists use our Pots and Bands. The Panama-PaciEfo and San Diego Expositions and U. S. Government use our Dirt Bands. Samples of both FREE. Try our Paper Pota and Dirt Bands free. Order what you want — try them according to our direc- tions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money. F. W. Rochelle & Sons CHESTER, NEW JERSEY When ordorinc. p'f'^se mi?ntiV JERSEY When ordering, please mention The Richange [LMERD. SMITH & CO. Chrgsanrheinums Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN MICH. When ordering, please mention The Exchange February 19, lOlfi. The Florists' Exchange 409 • L.i,i » '^j. f r:v>^ ^v^/^kxj^^: . > ROSES RED RADIANCE. A sport of RadisDM that will be we'" comed aa a valuable addition to the liat of greenhouse Uoaea and will be of greatest value for the garden. Grafted or Own Root. 2>i-in., »2 50 per doi.. J17.50 per 100. $150.00 per 1000. MRS. WM. R. HEARST. A clear, dark pink aport of My Maryland. The equal of Maryland in habit and growth, and far superior to it in color. Grafted or Own Root. 2Ji-iii.. 12.80 per do«.. »17.50 per 100 J150.00 per 1000. HOOSIER BEAUTY. Deep, rich crimson in color. Wo have a large stock of this new Rose and can fit) your or- der to your satisfaction. Grafted, 2>i-in., $2.00 per doz., $15 00 per 100. $140.00 per 1000; Own Root. 2>i-in., $1.50 per doi , $10 00 per 100, $90.00 pel 1000. HADLEY. With both Hadley and the above-named va- riety we have to ofTer the two beat red Roses io commerce. Grafted, 2H-'n., $1 50 per doi., $12.50 per 100. $120.00 per 1000; Own Root. 2>i-in., $1.00 per doi.. $7 50 per 100, $00.00 per 1000. CARNATION NOVELTIES MISS THEO. (Littlefield & WymanJ We have 4000 plants of Misa Theo growing here at Cromwell. We can verify the assertion that it is the most prolific Carnation on the market today. The color is true rose pink. The flower is well formed, but not large. It will be a pro6t- able variety. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000. NEBRASKA. We can fill your order for this new scarlet It appears to us to be one of the finest of the novelties of the year. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100 00 per 1000 RED WING. From observation of this variety growing' we believe it is well worth a thorough trial. It looks pro- lific and the fiowers are of fine quality. Rooted^Cut- tinga. $12 00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000. ALICE. By far the finest light pink Carnation from the standpoint of freedom and profitableness. We have excellent stock for February delivery. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100. $50 00 per 1000. THE BIG FOUR OPHELIA, DOUBLE WHITE KILLARNEY, KIL- LAIUVEY BRILLIANT and MRS. AARON WARD. The four best greenhouse Roses for general growing. $12.50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000. These varieties are better grafted than own root It wanted on own roots, the price is $7.50 per 100. $60 00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS GOLDEN GLEAM "S^^^'i^t'-''^ As a novelty of the year we are olTerinK a seedling of our own raiaing. It is a bright, clistening y»?llow in color; me- dium dwarf in growth. Fully as good two to a plant as single. Matures Oct. 2Dth to Nov. Ist. Second crown buds were the best. 2>i-ln., $1.50 per doz., $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. LAST SEASON'S NOVTILTIES Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. CRYSTAL GEM. A fine, pure white Midseason. EARLY FROST. The best early white variety We have a big lot ready for delivery GOLDEN OUEEN. The best yellow since Chrysolora. This is the general opinion MARIGOLD. A fancy 'Mum for the careful grower. When well done, it is the best yellow variety in oommeroc. MODELLO. Bronze, maturing in early November. Handsome as a Cactus Dahha MRS. AARON WARD BEDDING PLANTS COLEUS. HELIOTROPE. SALVIA. PETUNIAS and other stock VINCA VARIEGATA cuttings. Write .us your wants. Refer to the olaasified ads. Price8 to the Trade only A.CS.P1&R30N >c«OMW£LL com. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. For early delivery we offer fine stock of this high-class varietyat $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000. This means Febreuary debvery, and we have mple stock for your requirements. GOLDEN EATON. Better in color than Yellow Eaton. One of the finest of the new 'Mums. Early delivery. $4 OOj r 100, $35.00 per 1000. A NEW POMPON PEACE. A beautiful shell pink; one of the finest varieties ever, offered 2>i-in.. $2.00 per doi., $15.00 per 100. SINGLES RAMONA. Deep, rich bronze in color. One of the finest varieties ever offered. Exhibited in the winning five vases at Cleveland. 2>^-in., $2.00 per dos , $16.00 per 100. DUSKY MAID. Orange-bronse in color. Well-built. semi-double flowers carried well apart on spray. The fineat variety for Thanksgiving. 2>i-iii., $2.00 per dos., $15 00 per 100. The Cromwell Gardens Set and the Mount Green- wood Set are offered in our catalog. Look them over. They are improvements on existing varieties and worthy of genera) growing. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus We make a specialty of seedlings. We offer now 50,000 seedlings ready fort potting. Big, strong seedlings. Big value at $8.00 per 1000; 2500 at $7.50 per 1000; 6000 at $7.00 per 1000. We deliver anywhere, all charges paid, for 50o. per 1000 in addition to price quoted. WhtMi ■■rdt'riut: nlr^ise nr'ntl-.n The Exchange "ALICE HAS HADE GOOD" By proving to be THE BEST COMMERCIAL CARNATION disseminated in years. Hundreds who tried it are delighted, and will largely increase their plantings next season. Cuttings ready NOW. Prices: per 100, $6.00; per 1000, $50.00 Descriptive circular mailed on request PETER FISHER, Ellis, Mass. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued •this Winter. The grower had to be cau- tious getting his flowers to the city. Carnations are little steadier with the |)rices holding as List week. Roses are ni)t overpientiful with prices holding up. A good call cleans up nicely. Violets, lioih double and single, can be had in large quantities. Sweet Peas are com- ing in larger supply, with fine long steins. Callas. too, and these have the usual de- mand. Bulbous stock is plentiful, e-spe- pially Tulips. Yellow Daffodils are in larger quantities and having good call. Kroesias are in large supply. Pot Hya- cinths sell cheap. Azaleas are in demand and some fine plants can be had at $1 and up. Primroses sell well, in fact nearly every kind of pot plants goes. There is still a good supply of greens of- fered, having good call. Rotes Our street stall florist.s were up against it on Saturday and offered their flitwers at roduend prices. One grower here reports that he had fivr f.ireign bulb agents to see him in one day. Mrs. Minnie Bnwland has withdrawn from the firm of Eowland, florist, North Howard St. .\ugii.sf Eberhart is getting the auto craze. He can be seen almost any day with a car. P. C. Erdman, Harford rd., has a 2000 FLORISTS use our Paper Pots and Bands. Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 40S. F. W Rochelle A Song. 60 Main St.. Chester. N. J. promising lot of Rose bushes that he will offer soon. Chas. H. Cook, Catonsville, will build this Summer a new house 35tt. x 100ft., for Sweet Peas. L. Struntz, Westport, Md., is on the sick list with rheumatism, but is able to be about. .John Stammes, representing the Hol- land bulb growers First Co-operative Syndicate. Sassenheim, Holland, was a ■visitor last week. J. I^. T. Pays Red Rose Yearly for Pipe Line License "One red Rose to be delivered by the party of the second part on the 24th of .Tune each year." Such is the considera- tion of an unusual agreement between Mrs. Elizabeth T. Dick and Louis Fitz- gerald. Both live in New York, but have large estates at Garrison. Filed on F'eb. 15 with the recorder of Pijtn.am County, the agreement gives Mr. Fitz- gerald the right to maintain a pipe line from a dam on Mrs. Dick's estate to his own property. COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 Rooted Cuttings of MRS. C. W. WARD and MATCHLESS 53.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEEIVS, rNENV YORK WluTi ordering. plpMSf nr'ntinn Thp Exclmiicp A. F. J. Baur O. E. Stein kamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition RAIR & STEllNKAMP, Indianapolis, Indiana Carnation Breeders \STieD. ordering, please mention The Eiichange SPLIT CARNATIONS meaded. No Toots r*qalna Pillsbury Carnation Staple PaWnted 1906 1000, 3So. I SOOa tl«0 portmid I. L. PILLSBURY CALESBVRG. IIX. When orderlDfr. please mention Ttie Excbanc* S'Roses ^*^^S1 L L L D L L ^^PRlWGriELD-OHIO J When orderlnp. please mention The Gxchanse 410 The Florists' Exchange PRIMULA Obconlca, Giant Kermesina, Rosea, Arendl and mixed, also Grandlflora Compacta, Alba Lilac, Rosea and Sangamea, Malacoldea, White, Lavender, 2-iD„ $1.60 per 100. MME. SALLEROI. Z-in., S2.00 per 100. DAISY, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in.. »2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in,, »I SO per 100. WHITMAN!. ELEGANTISSIMA and TABLE FERNS 2-in., $3.00 per 100. DRACAENA Indlvlsa. 4-in., 10c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., 4o. IMPATIENS Hybrids. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, no white, 2)4-in., $2.50 per 100. iSALVIA Bonfire and Splendens. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. WEEPING LANTANA, FEVERFEW Gem. GIANT WHITE DAISY and DOUBLE ALYSSUM. 2-in., $?.00 per 100. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 76o. per 100. ALTERNANTHERA Brllliantlsslma. $5.00 per 1000. Rosea, Yellow and P. Major $4.50 per 1000. AGERATUM, Gumey, Pauline, Star. 60o. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. VINCA Varieftata. 75o. per 100. $6.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE. Blue. 76c. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds, 60c. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA. Bonfire and Splendens. 75o. per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1.00 per 100, $9 00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1.00 per 100. ALYSSUM. Giant double, 75o. per 100, $6.00 ► per 1000. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, Dreer's, etc., $1.00 P per 100, $9.00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 6 kinds. $1.25 per 100. SNAPDRAGON. Silver and White. $1.50 per 100. STEVIA. Dwarf. 76o. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. FERNS Bench. Nice, clean stock. 6-in., 12Hc. Cash BYER BROS., Boston, 4-in., lOc: CHAMBERSBURG PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange CANNAS 30 fine varieties, home-grown, strong, dormant tubers, $2.00 to $8.00 per 100. Our selection of fine sorts, $2.00 per 100, $1S.00 per 1000. Per Per 100 1000 Asparagus Hatcheri. 3-in. pots $8.00 Asparagus Sprengerl. 2^-in. pots.. 3.00 Asparagus Sprengerl. 3-m. pots... 5.00 Abutllon Savitzii. 2>i-in. pots 3.00 Achyranthes. 6 sorts, Rooted Cut- tings 1.00 $8.00 Ageratum. Blue and white. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.08 Coleus. 25 sorts, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 3-in. pots. . . . 8.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 4-in. pots .... 12.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 5-in. pots. .. .20.00 Feverfew. Double white. Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12.00 Fuchsias. Double and single. Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12.00 Fuchsias. Double and single. 2K- in poto 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings.... 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Hooted Cut- tings 1.50 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2>^-in. pots 4.00 Lantanas. 2K-in, pots 3.00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 16.00 Salvia. New sorU, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.60 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Smilai. Strong, 2VS-in. pots 3.00 Vinca Variegata and Elegans. 4-in. |> pots 10.00 VInca Variegata and Elegans. 2K- hin. pots 3 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHHILL, N.Y. SHAMROCKS Perfect little beauties, every plant just as it ehonld be. We ship in pota, each pot washed. 2-inch and 2>i-inch, $3 50 per 100. In little IJ^-incb pota, 4o. R. G. HSNFORD NORWALK, - - - CONN. Whpn nrrli^ring. plonsp mr'ntion Thp Rxchnnge Geraniums Heliotrope and Other Bedding Plants in their season \h/. J. CHINNICK TRENTON. N. J. Wlien ordering, plesse mention The Exchange ^/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Double Lobelias A Good Seller During Spring Are you preparing a good stock of double Lobelias for your Spring sales? The variety Kathleen Mallard does not grow from seed as do the single ones, It has to be propagated through cuttings, which when rooted from now on will grow into nice flowering specimens by the middle of May. These double Lobelias when grown on into 3%in. or 4in. pots can always be disposed of to good ad- vantage, besides making excellent stock for the filling of window boxes and vases. Even as a bedd^r the double is as effec- tive as the singles, if not more so. As soon as the young plants in the 2%in. pots become established they can be divided, and .you can increase your stock considerable if you are short, or you can pinch the plants back, using the tops as cuttings. Hydrangeas Groiring on Young Stock If you want to grow on your own Hy- drangeas and only need a limited num- ber of plants, you will have no trouble in getting all you need from the growth of the plants you force for Easter or Me- morial Day. The end buds of the plants will give you the fiowers and therefore are not available for cuttings, but all the young shoots from the base of the plants make the best material to propagate from and with a little bottom heat will root in a few weeks. Even at present there are shoots long enough to be used for this purpose. To let them remain won't bene- fit the plant in the least, so it is just as well to make use of them. We no longer are confined to one or two sorts; with the introduction of the new French ones we have several dozen splendid sorts to se- lect from. Keep the young stock labeled properly and discard such as you don't care for. Geraniums For the average florist conducting a retail business, there is not a great deal of money in the Geraniums, sold by the hundred for bedding purposes. You can't grow a few thousiand plants and make money on them at $10 or $12 per 100. It appears that everything has gone up in price but Geraniums. There seems to be just so many newcomers in every town throughout the country each year who are willing to sell at 8c. or 10c. per plant to make it ditiicult for the other men to realize much more for their stock even if superior in quality; yet there is no better way to educate the public than to offer a superior plant than the average_ offered^ by the peddler, and try to obtain a price accordingly. For the filling of window-boxes and vases in par- ticular you want the best there is ; you may be able by crowding the plants to obtain a fair effect in a box, but that would only be temporary ; the proper way is to have extra large plants and allow plenty of space between them. If you fill boxes and vases during the Spring months there is no better time than the present to select a nice lot of plants and grow them on for that purpose. It pays. For ordinary bedding almost any kind of Geranium is good enough, but not so for obtaining an immediate effect in a window-bos. and for this purpose plants should receive special attention. Select some good stocky 2%'s now, shift into 3%'s, and allow plenty of space between them, they should have good soil, a sandy loam if to be had, with a liberal dose of bonemeal. Provide good drainage in the pots and let the plants have the best bench in the house. You may have to crowd a lot of Geraniums on a side bench shaded by Easter Lilies or other stock while crowded for room, but no first class plants can be grown there. A Geranium, above all other things, needs sun and plenty of it and a well ventilated house. Try this season to grow at least a good batch of your stock so as to obtain extra choice plants. Whether they are to be used for window-boxes or not, they are bound to pay you. Carnations If you propagate your own stock the greatest number of cuttings should by this time be either rooted or in the sand. By the end of the month it is always well to have this work out of the way, at least with the standard sorts you depend upon. If short on certain sorts one can keep on propagating into April, but a rooted cutting potted up during the month of February or the beginning of March makes the ideal plant for most florists. If it is intended to purchase rooted cut- tings of new sorts, this also should be at- tended to at once. Get your requirements now, pot them up and the young plants will have a chance to grow into money. When ordering rooted cuttings place your order so as to give the shipper plenty of time to get out your stock, a cutting only partl.v rooted is by far preferable to one which remained too long in the sand. You may have stock plants on hand by sorts you wish to propagate from ; if you let the plants flower you can't expect many cuttings from them, therefore it is well to remove the flower- ing shoots part way and thereby force the plant to throw side shoots, which will give you the desired cuttings ready for the sand. Whatever you do, don't take any cuttings from plants sickly or not in the very best growing condition, such plants are not fit to propagate from. The more particular you are in regard to what is being taken for cuttings by selecting the verv best from plants absolutely free from disease, the more reason you have to expect good results. It is far too im- portant to run chances; the success of your plants next season means every- thing to ,vou, and now is the time you lay the foundation. The only way is to do the very best you can, and know how. Callas Feed Your Pot Plants Regularly If your Callas are in pots and they don't flower as freely as you think they ought to. it isn't so much a matter of larger pots as feeding that they need. Give a pot-bound Calla water, heat and sufficient food and the plant is bound to flower ; neglect of any one of the.se three will have a bad effect. An ordinary sized Calla plant will do nicely all Winter in a 6in. pot, but never permit the soil in the pot to become dry ; as soon as pot-bound apply a light dose of liquid cow manure every 10 days, even oftener if convenient. Stock planted out on benches doesn't need feeding: usually the plants when given all of the root room wanted grow into great big specimens, but are rather shy %vith sending up flower stems until well toward Spring, but you can use the flow- ers whenever they do come along. Marguerites for Easter Plants intendixl for Easter as speci- mens should receive their last shift about this time. The smaller the pot they are in when you offer them for sale the more attractive. These plants, like the Callas, are_ also greatly benefited by light appli- cations of liquid cow manure. Let the plants have plenty of space to develop properly and never let them suffer for the want of water. If you can arrange it so as to plunge the pots in, this will pre- vent the soil from drying out. Don't do any more pruning or pinching back after this date unless it should be to shape the plants. Every time you pinch the plants it means forcing them to make new growth, which at this time of the year requires at least eight weeks to set bud again and flower. Double Tulips Take a Murillo Tulip, for instance, one which has been forced in strong heat and was cut while in a soft state. Such a one isn't to be compared with one given the necessary time to develop slowly, or if brought on in heat given a chance to harden off or finish the flowers properly, and so with all other double Tulips. For extrii- early forcing hardly any of them can be had perfect. If you have only a limited number of double Tulips on hand, bear in mind that you will need a good Special Offer ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- geri. Strong, 2}^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. Fine, large plants, SH-in., $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Poite- vine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Mme. Salleroi Strong, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00 CORNFLOWERS. Double Blue Will make early bloomers. 2}4-in. $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2H-in-. $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3 in., right for Easter. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2J^-in., mixed, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. HELIOTROPE. Strong, 2}^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties, 2J^-in., $3.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. Strong, 23^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00, PANSIES. Strong plants, from our well known strain, $2.60 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. JX.SCHIV1IDT BRISTOL, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange GERANIUMS 2>i-iD. pota. S. A. Nutt and Mme. Salleroi J2.26 per 100, J20.00 per 1000. Perkins, Har- court, Thomas Meehan. Ed. Blanc and Polte- vlne, $2.50 per 100. 2i<-inch pots. 100 1000 1000 FUCHSIAS. Mixed; double. . .$2.25 $20.00 tOOO ACHYRANTHES. 2 varieties. 2.25 20.00 2000 HELIOTROPE 2.25 20.00 2000 TRADESCANTIA. 3 varieties. . 2.25 20.00 2000 GERIVIAN IVY 2.25 20.00 3000 LOBELIA. Emperor William and Crystal Palace 2.25 20.00 CARNATIONS— Enchantress, White En- chantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, Enchantress Supreme, Philadelphia, Benora, Beacon, Ro- sette, Princess Dagmar, C. W. Ward and White Wonder. 5000 Rooted Cuttings, S2.25 perjlOO, $20.00 per 1000; out of 214-in., $3.001perllOO, $25.00 per 1000. CHR YS ANTHEM UM S—YeUow J Bonnaffon , Chas. Razer, Chieftain, Naomah, Paci6c Supreme, W. H. Chadwick, Aug. Dasser, Tints of Gold, Unaka, Golden Glow, Chryso- lora, Maud Dean. POMPONS— Western Beauty, Acto, Baby, Golden Climax, Souv. d'Or, Mensa, Baby Marguerite, Julia Lagra- vere. Fairy Queen, Princess, Eden, Out of 2)i-in. pots. $3-00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Rooted Cuttings, $2,25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. 1000 DRACAENA Indlvlsa, 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100, $1.50 per doz. Cash with Order AllAOINUS PIERSON CROMWELL .... CONN. Kntln Tho ASPARAGUS * 100 1000 Flnmosns. 2V4-in. pots. . .$1.75 $17.00 CANNAS. 1-3 eyes, Alle- majiia 1.00 Italia, Patrl, B. Prince, Bnrbank, Gray, Fla- mingo, Berat, Hen- derson 1.25 OBCONICA Primroses 1,50 VINCA Variegata. 3V,- in pots 5.00 BOSTON FERNS, from bed 15.00 COLEUS. 10 varieties 2.00 PANST PLANTS, Giant Flo\rering Cash JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio Wben ordering:, please mention Tbe Bxcbaii£« 2.50 February 19, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 411 READY NOW! FROM 2H-INCH POTS "J. & P." ROSES The assortment below shows our last Summer's propagation. The plants have been rcstcil- We have these varieties in surplus. Grown for our own planting — they are all from 2 J^-inch pots — stronRcr and more stocky than the ordinary 2!^-inch pot Roses generally offered. Satisfaction guaranteed. Climbing Roses 27.50 27.50 Baby 100 1000 Climbing American Beauty H.OO $35 00 .American PlUar. Rich rosy piiil£, siugle tinwers 4.00 Crimson Rambler 3.00 Dorothy Perltlns. Pink 3.00 Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins). A moat beautiful Rose, intense crimson-scarlet. The foliage is always clean and glossy. Never mildews. Destined to supercede Crimson Rambler when well known 3.00 27.50 Flower of Fairfield. {Everbloom- ing Crimson Rambler.) 4.00 35.00 Tausendschon (Thousand Beau- ties) 3.00 27.50 White Dorothy Perkins 3.00 27.60 Dwarf Polyantha or Rambler Varieties loo looo Baby Dorothy. Rose pink $3.00 $27.60 Baby Rambler (Mme. Norbert Levavasseur). Crimson 3.00 27.60 Baby Tausendschon 4.00 35.00 Jessie. Clear, glowing red 3.00 27.50 Mrs. W. H. Cutbush. Clear bright pink 3.00 Orleans. Pink 3.00 27.50 Yvonne Rabler. The best white Baby Rose yet introduced. Blooms with marvelous freedom through the entire season; pure white with tinge of sulphur at base of petals 5.00 40.00 Hybrid Perpetuals ,00 1000 Caprice Variegated pink and white $4.00 Clio. Flesh pink 4.00 Conrad F. Meyer. Pink 4.00 HYBRID" PERPETUALS— Continued 100 1000 Coquette des Alpes. White $4.00 Coquette des Blanches. White. 4.00 Frau Karl Druschkl. (White American Beauty.) 6.00 General Jacqueminot. Crimson 4.00 Hugh Dickson. Red 4.00 J. B. Clark. Crimson; strong grower 4.00 Magna Charta. Pink 4.00 Marchioness of Lome. Clear red 4.00 M. P. Wilder. Red 4.00 Hybrid Tea and Tea Varieties Bride. White $3.50 Bridesmaid. Pink 3.60 Clothilde Soupert. Ivory white, shading toBpink in center 3.60 Etoile de Lyon. Yellow 4.00 Golden Gate. Creamy white, shaded with yellow 4.00 Gruss an Teplitz. Rich scarlet. 4 00 Hermosa. Clear rose 4.00 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. White 4.00 RlUamey. Piok, very free-flow- ering 4.00 La France. Pink 6 00 Maman Cochet. Pink. One of the most hardy of this class .... 3.60 Meteor. Red 4.00 Pink Soupert 3.50 Richmond. Clear, rich crimson. 4.00 White KiUamey 4.00 White Cochet 3.50 Yellow Soupert (Mosella) 3.S0 30.00 36.00 36.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 40.00 30.00 35,00 30.00 30.00 30.00 Moss Roses Crimson Globe. Crimson $4.00 Princess Adelaide. Pink 4.00 JACKSON & PERKINS CO., Newark, New York State Whpn (M-iliTJiic. plp.ise mfntlon Hip Excliang BOSTON FERNS 2M-in- pots, S3.50 per 100, S30.00 per 1000 CANNAS Namei ft., heavy 10.00 12-in. 4 6H to 6 ft., heavy 12.60 12-in. 4 6 to 7 ft., heavy 16.00 12-iB. 6 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO./TN";[.N?or.'' Wyncote, Pa. tton ThP Kxrhn Palms, Ferns and Decorative Stock NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. The best fem of them all. Slightly crested habit, same as Scottii ; very fine ; a good seller ; 6-in. pots, strong plants. $6.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots $1.00 each. NEPHROLEPIS Soottii. Good, strong plants, 6-in. pots, $4.20 and $5.00 per doz. ; S-in. pots, $1.00 each. NEPHROLEPIS Elegantlssima Improved. 6-in. pots, $5.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots, $1.00 each. CTRTOMrnM Rochfordiannm (Holly Fem). 4-in. pots, $1.80 per doz.; 21^-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ADIANTim Hybridnm. 3-in. pots, fine for basket work, $7.00 per 100. DISH FERNS. The best varieties, only $4.00 per 100; 2%-in. pots, fine plants. ASPARAGUS Plnmosns. 3-in. pots, heavy stock, $5.00 per 100. BOXWOOD. 12-in. to 15-in., bushy. 35c. each ; 15-in. to 18-in., very bushy, 45c. each. Pyramid-shaped. 2-ft. to 2%ft., $1.50 each; 3-ft. very fine, $2.00 each. KENTIA Belmoreana. S'^'-ilD. pots, 5-6 leaves, 20-22 in. high, 75c. each ; 7-in. pots, 22 in. high, 8 leaves, $1.50 to $2.00 each. KENTIA Forsteriana. 5%-in. pots, 5-6 leaves, 22-30 in. high, 75c each : 5-6 leaves, 28-30 in. high, $1.00 each ; 7-in. pots, 6-7 leaves, 34-36 in. high, $2.00 each; 7-ln. pots, 6-7 leaves, 38-40 in. high, $2.00 and $2..50 each. PRIMULA Obconica. 5-in. pots in bloom, $2.00 per doz. ; 6-in. pots, $3.00 per doz. BEGONIA Luminosa. 5-in. pots, $2.00 per doz. To save express charges, please mention if pots are wanted. Cash with order. ASCHIV1ANN BROS., ^^^ ^"^f^^rs Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Tcddv. Jr. ^ ''*°^ FERNS l.OO e&vb. 7-in., 76o. eub. e-iB_ t^^ — ±MZZ 2M-1>» tS.QO pew ih. 4-iii^ 20o. each. ZH-in., ta.OD ACnfTII IW. t40.00p«t lOOS. per WO, $60.00 per 1000. WVWlllI ^^^ M)« e.eh. FUNKIAS— Field-Grown, large clumps, $15.00 per 100. CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa. WhpnT nrdprtng. p1phh«> mi^ntlon Thp Bxrhnngp In A Hurry To Catch The Mail? OUR STOCK AND MATERIAL INDEX WILL HELP. See page 417 MHPltfiE Our thirty-three years of success In manufacturing High-grade Plant Foods Is back of every pound Try a Ton op a Bag Write for Our Pricos DARLING © COMPANY 4161 S. Ashland Ave. CHICAGO. ILLINOIS \\ bell uideniij;. it lease LUiiitiun 'ITie Exchange Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg'a display ad. on page 415, and send postal for free samples. I New England States | Hartford, Conn. Many of the florists are featuring St. Valentine's Day by di.splaying in their windows baskets of various shapes reg- reseutiug hearts containing flowers. Some very pretty designs are on exhibition, but owing to a severe snowstorm that has been raging since Friday noon, all day Saturday and Sunday, business has not been up to standard with this specialty. However, the storm may have passed by tlie first of the week, when there will be plenty of time to unload the supply of novelties. There is still a dearth of blooms of all kinds, and unless old Sol changes his tactics and renews his acquaintance with the greenhouse stock, many of the grow- ers will come in on the tail end of the profits. Business is excellent in all de- partments. A. D. New Haven, Conn. Vn Feb. 15 the Connecticut State Board of Agriculture held the annual meeting of Agricultural Fair Directors in the Capitol Building at Hartford. There were over fifty representatives from all parts of the State. President W. H. Hall of the Stafford Springs Agri- cultural .Vssociation presided. The fol- lowing otficers were elected for the ensu- ing year : President, Robert Scoville, Salisbury ; first vice-president, \V. H. Webster, Berlin ; second vice-president. A. D. Lathrop. Norwich; secretary, L. H. llealey. Woodstock; treasurer, J. G. Sclivvonk, No. Woodstock. Executive committee, C. E. Hough, Litchfield. Litchfield County ; J. A. Pilgard, Hart- ford. Hartford County ; P. B. Leonard, Rockville. Tolland County; C. F. Spen- cer, Chester, Middlesex County ; M. J. French, Brooklyn. Windham County ; .1 A. Sherwood, Easton. Fairfield County ; W. J. Rathgeber, New Haven, New Haven County; J. W. Stark, Lyme, New I^ondon County. The annual banquet was held in the Hotel Garde and was followed by ad- dresses from two professors from Storrs' .\gricultural School. Wilson H. Lee of New Haven. John D. Willard, secretary of the Franklin County. Mass., farm bu- reau, and several others. Mr. W^illard sooke of the work of the fairs in Massa- chusetts, and of the first fair, held in the year 1810. when one man displayed two sheep, that he had imported, on the town common. In a very interesting manner he told of the influence which the many boards and clubs had on the agri- culture of the State. FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity. Excellent 2^-in. stock, in best assortment, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Extra strong, 3-in., $8,00Iper 100, $55.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana and COCOS WeddeUana. Clean, thrifty, 2>^-in. stock, right size for center plants. $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting, in assortment of 10 best Fem Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000, undivided clumps. In 10,000 lots or more, $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Schledel (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock. $4.60 per doz., $35.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.50 per doz.. $50.00 per 100. Boston and Scottii FERNS. Full, shapely plants, in perfect condition, $12.00 per doz., $95.00 per 100. J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. When ordering, please mentloD The Exchange ASSORTED TABLE fERNS Out of a^-iocb pots, $3.00 per 100; EERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIALTY In w'oat of flata. JUNE DBLIVBRT ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS From 2ii-ia., $10.00 par 100. NEPHROLEPIS Whlcmani and Eletantlssima. O-in., 60o. eaeh. BOSTON Peras and NEPHROLEPIS RarrUU. 4-in., $20.00 per 100: «-in., SOe. aaeh, $4S.OO pet 100; 7-in., $1.00 each; S-in., $1.2S aaoh. FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N.J. Whi^n ordpring. pIpusp mpnflon Thp Bichange 100 1000 - $5.00 140.00 - 5.00 40.00 • 5.00 40.00 - 4.00 35.00 Whitmani Improved - Whitmani Gompada - Roosevelts Bostons .-•--•- 230 at 1000 rata HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN. MASS. Wben ordering, please mention The Sxcfaange February 19, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 413 READY FEBRUARY 28 The Gardeners and Florists' Annual FOR 1916 The Standard 'Book of Reference A year ago we published this Annual for the first time, because we believed there was need for a single volume, in handy form, at a low price, which would contain "much in little" — those thousand and one facta, hints, recipes and helps required by the men in our business who want to be in the "know." The 1915 Annual was a success even before it was^issued. The demand for it required a second large printing two months after publication, and ever since orders have come in for the "Little Brown Book of Facts. ' ' The Annual is the kind of book that is kept and used constantly, because it is made to be useful. for the Trade and c4ll Horticulturists. And now the second Annual is nearly ready. Friends who bought the 1915 volume have been inquiring for several months when the new edition would be obtainable. The 1916 Annual is not simply a revised edition of its predecessor : - It contains some of the invaluable data of the first volume revised, but to its permanent sections, such as Notes, Rules and Recipes, additional in- formation, gleaned from every source, has been added. New articles and entirely new features have been incorporated, so that the 1916 Annual is as indispensable as was the 1915 edition. IS YOUR COPY ORDERED? Send in your order now. PRICE, 50c. POSTPAID. You ivill enjoy this "Little 'Brown 'Book of Facts. ' ' It 'twill save you time and money. ORDER NONA/ FROM HORTICULTURAL HEADQUARTERS THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE, Box 100 Times Square, NEW YORK CITY Seme Excellent Stock In fereat abundance. For want of room liberal extras for early orders Biie of pota 100 1000 -in. ABUTILON SavltzU, or 6 va- rieties assorted $2.25 $20.00 2k;-in. AGERATUMS. White, light and dark blue 2.25 20.00 2 -in. CUPHEAS. Cigar plants 2.25 20.00 3 -in. CYCXAMENS. 8 varieties. . . 8.50 60.00 4 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. Pine plants 17.50 2H-in. BEGONIAS. 8 flowering va- rieties 5.00 45.00 3ii-\u CINERARIAS. Choice miied 6.50 60.00 3H-in. Chinese PRIMROSES in bloom 7.00 85.00 6 -in. DRAC/ENA Indlvlsa 20.00 6 -in. DRACtlNA Indlvlsa 25.00 2K-in. FUCHSIAS. Double and single. 12 varieties 2.75 25 00 4 -in. FERNS. Whltmanl, Scottli, ScholzeU 20.00 2>i-in. HELIOTROPE. 3 varieties. . 2.75 25.00 2>i-in. MARGUERITES. White and yellow 2.50 22.50 Mrs. Sanders 2.50 22.50 4 -in. PRIMULA obconlcas. In bud and bloom 6.25 80.00 2 -in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 3.00 25.00 3}^-in. STEVIA 5.00 45.00 2M-in. SALVIAS. BonBre 3.00 25.00 FUNKIA variegata. Roots 5.00 45.00 CANNA BULBS. King Humbert . 3.00 25 00 CANNA BULBS. YeUow. King Humbert. Each 50c. CANNA BULBS. About 20 varieties. 2.00 17.50 50,000 2 and 2Ji-in. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Rlcard, Poitevine, Mont- mort, Perkins, Buchner. About 20 varieties 2.25 20.00 2Ji-in. IVY GERANIUMS. 8 vari- eties 3,00 28.00 2 -in. MME. SALLEROI GERA- NIUMS 2.25 20.00 Orders booked for later and Spring delivery. Correspondence solicited. AlONZO J. BRYAN, WAsilNGTON"'N.' t When ordprlnp. please m>^ntinn Ttio Exclianpe The prices Advertised In The Florists' Exohanee are tor THE TRADE ONLY. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra strong seedlings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. HENRY ULRICH, Woodslde, L. I., N. Y. Tel. Newtown 16S9. NEW ENGLAND STATES— Continued Paul G. Watrous of East River was one of the New Haven County delegates. He has two houses of White Perfection Carnations, each house is 27ft. x lOOft. He thinks that Perfection is superior to White Enchantress, in that it does not split. He tried Ward last year but did not take kindly to them. President G. H. Hollister and Treas- urer W. W. Hunt of the Connecticut Horticultural Society of Hartford were also at the meeting. W. C. McI. CANNAS Strong 2- and 3-eye divisions, freshly divided from clumps same day shipped; far superior to stored divisions. Cnlcss noted, $2.,50 per 100, S20.00 per 1000. Alphonse Bouvier Black Prince Egandale Eldorado, large-flow- ered, yellow. Feuermeer Garam, S;4.00 per 100 Hungaria, .?3.ni) per ino THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Indiana Italia Julius Koch King Humbert, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Koros, $6.00 per 100 Louisiana, S4.00 per 100 Mephisto Mrs. Geo. A. Strohlein Mrs. Karl Kelsey Mrs. Kate Deemcr, S4.0(l per 100. New Chicago Prince Wied Prof. Rombert PAINESVILLE, OHIO H. P. Brooks, 755 Camphell ave., the West Haven florist, had the decorating for one of the most important events of the season on Thursday evening. Feb. 10, for which he was given great credit and many thanks. The West Haven Cham- ber of Commerce gave their annual ban- quet, having present the Governor and many other State officials. In the deco- rations 1100 Carnations, 700 Daffodils and 70 X. elegantissima compacta in pots, were used for the tables. Overhead deco- rations were of Southern Smilax. A. C. Bridgeport, Conn. James Horan & Son report ihe best January trade they have ever had. They had an excellent St. Valentine's Day window of flowering plants, cut flowers, etc. Geo. JIallett & Co. are preparing for a big Spring and Easter trade. They will soon he starting on their outdoor work of spraying, planting, etc. Counter trade here is very good. Park Gardens & Flower Shop also re- port the best January trade on record. .V large number of wedding bouquets were made recently. Some tine Carna- tions are being cut at present. Julius Reck says trade with him is ex- cellent and he has hard work to get stock enough to fill his orders. Easter and Spring stock is in fine shape. Robt. Hawkins reports general trade good. He had an elaborate dinner deco- ration to furnish recently which called for Boston ferns. Bays. American Beauty Roses and other cut flowers. The center- pieces were composed of Daffodils, blue Pansies, etc.; also a large number of corsage bouquets were made of orchids and Valley. A large wreath of American Beanty Roses was made last week for one of Bridgeport's prominent citizens. John Reck & Son are busy with fu- neral orders. They had an excellent win- dow display for St. Valentine's Day. Some of the very latest novelties were to be seen here, also a fine showing of Tulips, .\zaleas. Hyacinths, Daffodils, etc., w'hich were arranged very tastefully in tile various shaped containers which arc usei-ln. pot* at t3 00 per 100, (25.00 per 1000; in 3-in. pot* at J6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2>i-in. pots at $3 00 per 100, J25.00 per 1000. Gocos, Weddeliana, Kentias and Belmoreana In 2W-in. pots. Just right for centeri. $10.00 per 100 TMOMftS P. CHRISTENStH, Short Hills, ». J. FERNS Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full grown , fine stock, from 2W-in. pots. »3.00 per 100, J25.00 per 1000. COCOS Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmore- ana. For center plants. 2>i-in.. »1.30 per doi, $10.00 per 100. H14h Grade Stock. Caah, or ■atiafaotory referenoM. C. A. PETERSON WOOD COURT Tarrytown-oo-Hudaon. N. T THE HOME OF THE SCOnil FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREBT BROOKLYN. NEW YORK 414 The Florists' Exchange KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda, N. Y. GREENHOUSES We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate SEND THIS-WHY NOT TODAY? mm/_. ^>,»»« d> .^mm.-mrmm^.^:r>. 'V .«v a > '^^^ C HICACO PI ED & FIR71LI2 BR CO.. We Can Convince You ^v. us. Yards. Chicago ^^^^ - I am sending herewith information aa to what I make It makes no difference what you grow — flowers or vegetables, under glass ^\|^ a specialty of and the number of sqAft. devoted to or in the open — your object is the same: to increase quality and quantity. ^^^ , same. You may make up for me a shipment That is where your profit lies, and where Magic Complete PUnt Foods] ^^' not to exceed 20 sacks 100 lbs. each,|oflbpecial will lidl,-, J f < o *- .. -^^^ Plan* Food, and forward to me at the r^ neip. ,f ^. _t j_ ± TIT ^^L address given below. Total cost of this Let us know your specialty and how much space (in square^feet) you devote to same. We ^^. " Magic Complete Plant Food is not will prescribe the Magic Special Plant Foods you require and tell you just how, to use the ^^^ to exceed $30.00, f. o. b. your fac- same. Mere words you don't want. Promises are a drug on the market. What you want is ^^^^ tory. I amalso to receive full results. So do we. We can convince you, if you let us. ^V^ feeding instructions. Maair PnmnlAfo Plan! Fnnde have been tried and not found wanting. The most successful growers^^ Name ividgiv. vuiiiiiicic 1 mm i uuua ^^ ^j^^^j^ ^^^ j^^g j^^^j^ ^o g^y ^■^^^^ ^^^g secret of their success is no secret ^V^ Address at all, but just "Magic." YOUR NEIGHBOR GROWER— ASK HIM. ^^^ City. CHICAGO FEED & FERTILIZER COMPANY ^" '''*" 810 Exchange Avenue, Union StocK Yards, CHICAGO, ILL, WhPHt orflP plpfise ni'^ntl'-n Tlio F.xeliiinge A Good ''AD'' for You, Too Strengthen the Claims of Your Firm on Your Customers Through the Liberal Distribution of Our Cultural Directions Specially prepared for the use of your customers. These Leaflets are juet the neat little factor to promote business and establish better relations between the dealer and his customer. They have been written by experts; they are fuller, and contain more detailed directions than it is possible to embrace in a catalogue. Hand one out with each sale. It will save your time, quicken and increase business, and aid you please your customer. We offer in stock : Amaryllla (Hlppeastrum) Annuals from Seed Asparai^us Asters AxaleatI Beftonla, Tuberous Bulbs Cabbafte and Cauliflower Canna Carnations, Monthly Cauliflower, Radish and Beans under Glass Celery Chinese Sacred Lily Ghrysan themum CUxnblnft Plants. Hardy Co!ens,.and other bedders Crocus, Snowdrop and ScUla SlbUlca Cucumbers under Glass Cyclamen DahUa Dedduoua Trees and Shrubs Ever^een Trees and Shrubs Perns Freesla Geranium Gladtolut Gloxinia Hotbeds and Frames House Plants, Care of Hyacinths, Dutch and Roman Iris and Trltoma Lawns Lettuce In the Open and under Glass Lily Culture for Houie and Gairden Melons under Glass and In the Open Mushroom Culture Onions Palms, House Culture of Pansy Peonies Perennials, Hardy Primula Rhubarb and Asparagus under Glass Rose Culture Small Fruits Standard Fruits Strawberries under Glass Sweet Pea, The Tomatoes, Outdoors Tomatoes under Glass Tuberose Tulip Vegetables Violets Water Garden, How to Make and Manage Your selection of not less than 100 of a kind, delivered carriage paid, printed on wtiite paper, clear type, size 6x9H inclies, 500 for $1.50; 1000 for $2.50. Space Is left at the bottom of each leaflet for yout name, address, etc. If you desire this Imprint (3 lines) add 50 cents for 500 copies. 75 cents for 1000. Special quotations on quantities of 2500 or over. Full sample set for 50 cents. This charge will be deducted from your first purchase of $5 worth of **Culturala.** A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Go. Ltd. Pubrm. The Florittt' Exchange. Box 100 Times Square Station, N. Y. GERANIUIVIS S. A. NUTT. 2-m., $2.00 per 100, $18.60 per 1000. DAISY, Mrs. F. Sanders. 2-in.. $2.00 per >100, $18.00 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS. S-in., $8.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. 4-in. $8.00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wtiolesale Grower ALLEGANY, N.Y. Wb^n ordering, plense mfntion The Rxclmnge GERSNIUIVIS Rooted Cuttings iggQ S. A. Nutt and Buclmer $12.50 Ricard, Poitevine, Perkins, Vlaud, Castellane and Doyle 15.00 Cash with order. FRED W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED. We offer the (oUcwins: CATTLEYAS Skinneri, Lablata, Trlanse, Moselse, Perclvallana. GaskelUana; LvfXIAS acuminata, superblens; ONCIDIUMS bicallo- 8um, CeboUeta, omtthorynchum, ephacela* turn, splendldum and the Holy Gboat Orchid, PERISTERIA etata. Writ* for pr««i. I.AOER & HURREI.I- Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT, N. I. Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. L ORCHIDS, PALMS and plaBto ol evevy i«r4«ty Wliea orderliK, pleaae raeDtlon The Kxciiaace ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has left (or South America to collect the best Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 Cbestnut Place SECAUCCS, N. J. ORCHIDS Order 1916 freshly imported etook NOW in order to receive them from first ARRIVALS. A splendid lot of VANDA CtRULEA, the only Blue Orchid; always a great seller. Write for prices. GEORGE L. FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., WTipn ordering, plpasp nrnTitlon The Rxohange 2000 FLORISTS use our Paper Pota and Bands. Send for Free Bigi(Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 408. F. W. RocheUe & Sons, 60 Main St., Chester, N. J. NEAV ENGLAND STATES— Continued covers of pink Roses were made last week. Bulb stuff is coming on nicely. David Beach had the misfortune to lose nearly the whole of his large green- house several weeks ago, by a cave in from a heavy fall of snow. G. C. Bouton & Son had several large wedding bouquets to make recently, call- ing for Roses, Carnations, etc. Their Carnations are doing extremely well this year, and some fine blooms are being cut. F. E. B. Newport, R. I. The funeral of one of Newport's most popular physicians and surgeons on the 11th made an unusually heavy demand for flowers of all kinds, the local supply being entirely inadequate to meet the demand. All of the florists shared in the work. Gibson Bros, were in charge of the ar- rangement of the flowers at the church, which was exceedingly well done. At the Horticultural Society's next meeting on Tuesday, the 22d, William Mac'Ray, will read a paper on the indoor culture of "Grape Vines," and another paper on the same evening will be read by Arthur Potter on "Rock Gardens and Rock Plants." Treasurer Andrew K. McMahon of the Society has been laid up for some time with grip. He is now up and about the house. Alexander MacLellan. at 50c. per 100. Sweet Peas are 50c. to $1.50 per 100. Roses are still very scarce, and in this flower the retailers have experienced the hardest seasou known. With the scarcity of stock the high price asked by the growers has made this flower a difficult problem to handle and make a fair profit. Hopkins, the florist, who recently took over the old Register greenhouses lost a house of 2S00 Lilies, his boiler giving out in the midst of this severe cold snap. Hampden Meadow greenhouses are shipping excellent Freesias to the local market. John Burke, with his brother-in-law, Robert Burns, are the head of a syndi- cate of Providence sportsmen that pur- chased Hillsgrove Race Track. Wm. a. Bowebs. Proyidence, R. I. This city and State was visited by a heavy snowstorm, the thermometer drop- ping to zero and below. Several freeze- ups have been reported. iSt. Valentine's Day from all reports equaled last year, but the retailers ex- perienced difficulty on their deliveries. Violets and Sweet Peas were the heaviest seller.? for this day. Carnations are steadier and are bring- ling from l%c. to 3c. each. Violets are averaging about 35c. per 100, with a few Pawtucket, R. I. Expenditure on Parks Funeral work is very plentiful and is keeping local dealers quite busy. St. Valentine's Day is not celebrated very much in this section. A heavy snowstorm prevailed on Sunday. The report of park commissioners of the City of Pawtucket to the Board of Aldermen, shows an expenditure of $31,- 055.61 on the parks. Of this amount $21,437.25 was expended on Slater Park and $9,681.36 on the others. John J. Raley, for 43 years employed at Swan Point cemetery, died at home on Pidge ave. He is survived by three sons and two daughters. Mr. Tyler, of Joseph Breck & Sons, Boston, called on the trade during the week. Creation of a special committee of the city council of Providence, to act in co- operation with the State House Commis- sion in development of the public garden area in the rear of the Union Station, has been favorably discussed at a meeting held recently by the city plan commis- sion. The estimated cost of the improve- ment is $147,623. C. A. K. Massachusetts Notes AValpole The North Walpole Greenhouses of P. H. Waechter are doing their usual steady retail business. Automobile de- livery has largely increased the territory available especially in Norwood and more distant sections. F. B. Cotter of South Walpole is con- sidering the matter of enlarging his green- house and doing more with bedding plants ^ and Chrysanthemums. James Brandley, who makes a specialty of evergreens and especially of Hemlocks, has a finely situated nursery of some 1 twenty acres at Fisher St. Nornrood Frank W. Talbot in his six houses, covering some twelve thousand feet of glass, grows a general line of cut flowers and plants. Stocks and Carnations are very largely grown. In Carnations his trade demands especially the variegated Benora. He feels that Alice will have a great run as it holds its color so well under all circumstances. J. J. Cleary, proprietor of the Nor- wood florist Co., has been especially busy the past week, although on account of the recent fire in the Murphy Block he was obliged to do business in temporary quar- ters nearby. Mr. Cleary was away from home the night the fire happened last week. His fixtures and stock were prac- tically saved entire, his loss being only about $100. Mansfield William Brown reports trade as steady and satisfactory. Carnations have been in good demand, but he also grows a com- plete assortment both for cut flowers and plants. John C. Nord is well pleased with pres- ent business and the outlook for the com- ing season's trade. He confines himself wholly to supplying the retail demand. Especially is he strong in Geraniums, growing S. A. Nutt, A. Ricard, Poitevine, La Favorite and Buchner as leaders. His steadily growing output will in the near I<'ebruary 19, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 413 DIRT BANDS Very soon every grower will be making free use of Dirt Bands for tlie growing of all plants. Certainly, no florist can afford to pass them by. They are time and money savers, producing better plants at less cost and with less labor. It sim))ly is a question of getting the best band. Our new READY-USE Dirt Band tells its own storv. Send a postal for free samples and see how it does it. It comes to you ready to set the [jlant in, which means saving of very valuable time re- quired to fold the ordinary strips of paper commonly offered for bands. vVe make plain bands too, from high- grade, hard finish stock. Samples will be sent. Compare them with others and put them to any test. It is not how cheap, but how good, is our motto. PRIUS or PIAIN SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1.000 6,000 10,000 20,000 .50,000 100,000 2.in. .$0.70 $2.20 $4.10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 2J-iii. .80 3.00 5.2510.60 26.00 48.00 3-iii.. .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 3J-iii. 1.00 4.40 8.3016,10 39.00 75.00 4-in. . 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 Plain bands require folding, but our simplified instructions make it easy. PRICES or READY-USE SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1.000 5,000 10,000 50.000 100,000 2i2x2-in. . $1.00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2^x2^2-111. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3x3i2-iii... 1.25 6.00 10.00 47.50 92.00 Our READY-USE Bauds are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down and each Band opens up square. No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Send a postal for free samples of our Bands and decide for yourself. All orders positively cash. State whether express or freight shipment. We guarantee satisfaction. G. S. RAMS3URG, Somersworlh.N.II. \^^)p^ orfiprlne. plpnsp mr-ntlon The Exchange YOU can talk to an audience of 10,000 each week in this space at a cost of $2.25 per issue on a yearly contract order. One time, $3.00; four times, $2.70 per issue. Publicity in THE [XCHANGf pays Ask Our Advertisers Shamrock Plants In l-inch, 2-inch, 2Ji-hich, 4-inch pans and the Shamrock leaf pans, also in clay pipes JOHN SCOTT Rutland Road and E. 45tli St , BROOKIYN, N. Y. Write them 700 re«d thij advt. In the Gzchange YOU NEED THE BIG MONEY MAKER OF 1916 Champ Weiland Exquisite Pink in color — Remarlcable in size, beauty and foliage Strong GralUd Plinis Ready in iMarch and April 100 plants for . $35.00 500 plants for . $150.00 250 plants for . 82.50 1000 plants for Orders filled strictly in the order as booked 300.00 WEILAND 6, RISCH Originators and Growers 154 North Wabash Avenue. CHICAGO. ILL. m-'til1on Ttii' FTrhiiiii; PAPER POTS Send for Free Big Folder containing' the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 408 F. \V. Rochelle & Sons. 60 Main St., Chester, N. J. NEW ENGLAND STATES— Continued future make more glass an absolute neces- sity. William C. Winter's trade varies little as his being established here so many years has made his work thoroughly known to all. His five houses are well filled with a general line of stock, being strung particularly in Carnations and Callas, the latter being useful this Win- ter in the large amount of funeral work. Frank E. Shepardson has some good iblqcks of Callas, Sweet Peaa, yellow Marguerites, and Nelrose Antirrhinum. Also some Vincas that would pass mus- ter anywhere. He is making plans to increase his plantings of Chrysanthe- mums the coming season, so well did he do with them last year. Henry Carlos is pleased with the way trade is going and reports business as steadily growing. He feels that some of the hard times at least are now behind us. Princess Ijouise Violets, which are a specialty with him have been a good crop and sold well. He grows besides a general line considerable in Wallflower and Snapdragon. M. B. F. Roof Garden in New Zealand The first roof garden for Auckland, New Zealand, is to be set apart at the top of a six-story department store now in course of construction. It is to be reached by electric elevators, and tea and rest rooms are to be provided. When the establishment is completed it will be up to date, covering a ground space of about 100ft. by 100ft. Publications Received California Ass'n of irnrBeTyinen. — Transactions and Proceedings of the fifth annual meeting at San Francisco. Cal.. Aug. 13 and 14, 1915, published for the society at the Kruckeberg Press, Los Angeles, Cal., price 50c. Society of American Florists and Orna- mental Horticulturists. — Proceedings of the tliirty-ftrst annual convention of the society, held in San Francisco. Cal.. Aug. 17-19, 1915; 364 pp., containing a full list of the membership, arranged alphabetically, also by States, and, of course, a full report of all the proceed- ings at the convention, together with some photographs of the convention garden. CallfoTnia Wild Flowers, by Theodore Payne, price 50c. This is a new edition of "California Wild Flowers." It is a small hand list, arranged alphabetically, and is used also as a catalog by Mr. Payne. The common as well as the botanical name of each plant, wherever a common name exists, is given, and good descriptions of the various sub- jects appear, with some notes as to the soil they like and other hints. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE la th« only trade paper publishing an Index to stock advertised In each Issue, and this feature means that a reader In need of, ■ay, Carnations, can look at this Index • nd refer to all advertisements of Car- nations, large and small alike. It brings the results of Classified Advertisements In addition to the regular display adver- tisements, and with no extra cost ex- oapt to us. Can you think of a better ad- vertTsIng service than thIsT You are paying for the noise in your office! Noise is expensive. You are paying the bill ! Of all places in the world where it should be quiet, the office is one. You want to think — the clerical force wants to think. You can't do it in the midst of the rattlety-bang, clickety-clack typewriter noise you have been used to. Most of the clatter in the office is due to the operation of typewriters. Where there is a large number, the confiision is often unbearable and results in decreased efficiency. The "Silent Smidi" will reduce die noise in your office to almost cothing. It will enable you and your help to produce. We manufacture and sell a complete line of Silent 6-3) and Standard (5-4-6-3) Modeb. Catalog free «|HI L.e^i«nj-in. pota, 60c., well colored. PANDANUS Veltchll. syi-io. pota, 75o. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Grower of Potted Plants 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wbea orderlDK. ploase meutlon The £xcljuii£e 416 The Florists' Exchange AMQNG-THE GROWERS Some South Brooklyn Firms In a recent visit to the linn of Chas. Manker, Gravesend ave. and Fort Hamil- ton ave., So. Brooklyn, one found the houses compactly filled in all quarters. Mr. Manker has been here since 18S9, and now owns the ground on which he started. His glass amounts to 30,000 sq. ft., and more may be built. Two years ago he erected a show house or conserva- tory at the corner of the two avenues, where a retail business is done in connec- tion with Greenwood Cemetery opposite, also with the residents around. There is a brisk trolley service along Greenwood ave. to Coney Island, and to 16th ave. The neighborhood is building up, and Mr. MJanker finds the rates on his property mounting steadily. This may in time cause him to locate elsewhere, although of course the cemetery trade is a very safe one and demands a large amount of cut flowers, as well as plants for the lots. He is at present busy taking Chrysan- themum cuttings of the favorite market varieties, while two large span-roofed houses, built a couple of years ago by Ilitchings & Co., contain a splendid crop of Carnations, White Enchantress and Enchantress Supreme being first favor- ites. These have been very profitable this year, and the plants are certainly in prime condition. A large quantity of Lilium longiflorum is being brought along for Easier, after which the houses will be given over to the bedding stock, cut- tings of which are being taken at the present time. There is a large quantity of Van Sion Daffodils in benches, also Paperwhites, and a good batch of Callas. Mr. Manker, if we remember right, grows well over 20,000 bulbs of the latter, yearly. He oomplained that many were coming blind this year, and thought that although prices are much better than last year, there is not a very great deal of profit in them. The place is admirably kept, and one of the best in Brooklyn. His eldest son is now located at Farmingdale, L. I., the object being to grow on bedding or other plants to supply this South Brooklyn es- tablishment, which may be called the home nursery now. Mr. Manker has two other of his sons in business, and disposes of his stock to retailers and for the ceme- tery. Conlon the Florist With office fronting on Fort Hamilton ave., Mr. Conlon grows the usual line of plants suitable for the cemetery trade, Easter Lilies being one of the chief of these at the present time. He also has some fine Sweet l*eas in benches with successional crops, and Carnations on the wide benches. The snow lying in the gut- ters between the houses last week, made these side benches very dark, yet it was wonderful to see what a fine crop of bloom on good plants was got. A specialty for the Christmas retail trade is made of Poin- settias. which are grown in a large span- roofed house here in wooden benches. Mr. C'onlon has notable success with these, his pl'ints heine known all over Brooklyn. F. H. Wiltshire is the foreman in charge. J. Ebb Weir & Co. This company, whose main entrance is opposite Greenwood Cemetery on Fort Hamilton ave., has a large but somewhat scattered place, the business being chiefly devoted to the production of plants for the cemetery, as the firm has the keeping of a large number of lots there. Our visit was too brief to make any notice of the stock. We look forward to seeing the stock more in detail in the near fu- ture. Mr. Adams is foreman. General Trade Notes Des Moines, Ia. — J. W. Hill of the Des Moines Nursery Co. is being urged to make the race for mayor of the city. BiNGH.\MTON, N. Y. — A building per- mit was issued on Feb. 3 by the superin- tendent of buildings to the Susquehanna Valley Greenhouse Co. to erect a green- house on Brown St., to cost $3000. JoPLiN, Mo. — Helen Donehue, who for several years has been connected with the Home Telephone Co., has bought the cigar store of R. B. Horner and will con- tinue the business at the same address, and will add immediately a cut flower department. Haktfokd City, Ind. — Because the cash register was locked when an effort was made to rifle its contents by a burglar at the Hartford City Floral Com- pany's ofiiee on Feb. 2, the thief carried it away with him. Later it was found smashed. The register contained only $5.00. Superior, Wis. — Mrs. C. E. Ashley, formerly Miss Florence Rudd. who was connected with the Superior Floral Co. for a number of .years, has purchased the floral store formerly owned by Miss L. O'Sullivan on Tower ave. The store was opened by the new management on Feb. 2 and will be known as the Tower Floral Co. Atlantic, Ia. — ^The C. E. Malone iSeed Co. oflncially opened its doors for 'business for the first time on Feb. 5. The new industry is located in the basement of the Fulton building on the corner of Fifth and Chestnut sts. In addition to bandling a full line of Clover, Alfalfa, Timothy and Bluegrass seeds, this firm will also supply customers with flower and garden seeds, poultry supplies and incubators, garden tools and supplies, poultry and stock feed, etc. Peoria, III. — Citizens on North Glen- wood ave. have entered into a contract to grub out over 200 Carolina Poplar trees along the street and replace same with Elms. The evils of the Carolina Poplars are well known and are under the ban of law and progress, and are rapidly being destroyed by citizens with foresight. Madison, Wis. — Prof. J. G. Sanders. State Entomologist, warns the public against unlicensed nursery agents that are on the road selling stock. The law of Wisconsin provides that every agent shall possess a certificate from the State Department of Entomology, and persons not so provided should be guarded against, on account of the possible im- portation of nursery pests. Jacksonville, Fla. — The establish- ment of the Purity Baking Co. which was formally opened to the public on Jan. 26 was beautifully decorated with flowering plants and ferns furnished by Mills the Florist, Inc. The decorations throughout the establishment reflected the excellent taste and harmony which char- acterizes this well known concern's busi- ness, and which has been a great factor in its success. Davenport, Ia. — A new greenhouse 7Cft. wide and 000ft. long, will shortly be erected by the J. W. Davis Co. at Bet- tendorf according to a statement of J. W. Davis on Jan. 25. This will be 12ft. wider than any of the present buildings. The new greenhouse will be used for growing Cucumbers. It will contain 43 beds of two rows each and if plants so enclosed were placed in a straight line they would cover a length of eight miles. Wichita, Kans. — Wichita is to have a new flower store, C. P. MueUer, florist, will open a modem flower salesroom in the Palace Theater block the first of ilarch. Fixtures for the new store have teen ordered. This store will be essen- tially different from the Mueller store at A^5 N. Main st. It will be fitted up in Kaiser grey similar to the new library. No expense will be spared to make it one of the most attractive places in the block. Mi^s Mattie Barley who has been in charge of the N. Main st. store for the past thirteen years will have charge of the new shop. Boston Gardeners and Florists' Club Banquet The annual banquet and dance of the Gardeners and Florists' Club of Boston took place at the New American House on Wednesday evening. Feb. 9. There were three hundred ladies and gentlemen present. The banquet hall was lavishly decorated with flowers and greenery of the very highest grade, which were given liberally by commercial and private growers. The menu served was all that could be wished for. The committee in charge of the arrangements is to be con- gratulated on the great success of the affair, and the pleasing change and com- fort in a modern hotel from dining in the large exhibition hall at Horticultural Hall. It was a complete success in every way and an innovation which we hope in the future %vill be kept up at such functions. ' President Methven called the gathering to order and in a few pleasing remarks welcomed the guests, members and their ladies. He introduced Wm. P. Rich, sec- retary of the Mass. Hort. Society. Mr. Rich expressed the greetings of the so- ciety which he represented, and spoke interestingly of the kindly feeling between the two societies. He said he attended most of the club meetings and he could not see how any florist or gardener could be absent from such meetings where there was always so much to learn. The next speaker was Wilfred Wheeler, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. He spoke Interestingly of the horticultural and agricultural pur- suits of the State. Wm. N. Craig, president of the Na- tional Gardeners' Association spoke for that body and told of the growth of the association, and said that since it held its meetings in Boston that 175 new members were added. He said that the society was willing to co-operate with all other societies which were working for horticultural advancement. The wholesale flower markets were represented by President Stickel of the Boston Flower Exchange and John Mc- Farland of the Boston Co-operative Flower market. Both of these gentle- men gave interesting details of the origin and working of these flower markets. The new vice-president, Wm. Patterson was the last speaker. At intervals be- tween the speeches there were songs by i C. E. Tasker and Miss Barbara Mayer and humorous talks by Mr. Stowe. There was dancing in the ballroom until midnight, where both young and old , thoroughly enjoyed themselves. A social and pleasing event as this one has been should come oftener than once a year. Again we thank the officers in charge for their labors. R. C. Boston Gardeners and Florists' Club Banquet at the New Amsterdam House, Wednesday evening, Feb. 9, 1916. See notes I'V-bruaiv 19, I'Jlli. The Florists' Exchange 417 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised Advance Co \'i'i Albert A Davidson Ino i:>l Allen, J. K .".11 Allen Co., Wm. Stuart.44l Aiii.r Friiil I'vib, C"- 11"' Amer. G'bouse Mfg- Co 4'.-' Amer. Spawn Co 4i)l Anderson, J. F 41J Anderson, S. A IliO Angermueller. Geo. H 441 Aphine Mfg. Co -iM Airaee, H. W 441 Arnold A Co., Ine., DC 444 Asohmann Bros 112 Aschmann Godfrey. . . H.'> Ashley, Ernest 1-'' Badgley A Bishop, Ino 44.) Baker Broo 427 Baker, Wm J 447 Barclay Nure 4i)2 Barrett, The Florist. 4:ill Barrows 4 Son. H. H.412 Baumer, A. R I-'n Baur A Steinkamp . . W\* Bayersdorfer & Co. -Ill Bay State Nurs.. The 4IW Beaven. E. A Mil Beckert's Seed Store. . ii'.' 1 Begerow Floral Co.. . 42s Bellamv Bros 4(12 Bemb Floral Co., The 427 Bennett. C. A 4(10 Berger Bros 117 Bertermann Bros. Co.42n Boddington Co.. Inc., Arthur 31111 Bolgiano & Sons, J . . 40.') Bonnet & Blake 44.J Bonnot Bros 445 Bowe, M. A 4211 Brant Bros , Ino. . 41l-:!0 Brown. Peter 411 Bryan, Alonzo J 4 IH Buckbee, H. W 42U Bunyard, A. T., Flo- rist 4211 Bunyard Co., Ino. Harry A 401 Hiiiizcl Hn.s 441) Burnett Bros 390 Burpee. W. A. 4 Co. 402 Butler 4 Ullman 4211 Byer Bros 410 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 440 Campbell Bros ,412 Camp Conduit Co — 4.')1 Cannata, J. P 40;i Carbons Florist 42G C'lii.-as" I'>'-'1 & Fer- iMizctCc, 414 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn.. The 44S Childs, John Lewis.. . . yit.s Chinniok. W.J 410 Cbristensen, Thos. P. 4 1 :i Clare. W.G 410 Clarke's Sons. David.. 420 Clay 4 Son 4.-.I1 Cleveland Cut Flower Co.. The 42(i Cosn. J. J 444 Cookoroft, J. D 408 Cokely. B. E. 4 J. T 4:i9- 441 Coles & Co 441 Conard 4 Jones Co., The 411 Condron, II. .1 40C. Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 41)r. Coombr, Florist .... 427 Cottage Gardens Co . Ino 409 Cousiu.s. Looii.ird, Jr..40:i Cowee, W. J 441 Cowen's Sons. N 4.'i2 Craig Co.. Robt 40.5 Crouch. Mrs. J. W...42C. CrowlFernCo 440 Crump. F. F 426 Cumbie, J. 1 441 Cunningham. Jos. H. . 4 10 Cut Flower Eich 44.''> Danker. Florist 42(i Darling i Cn 412 Davis. Walter 417 Dawson. William loS Day Co.. W. E 4:!0 De Buck, John 114 De GraillT Hms., Ltd. 402 Deutscher 4 Glazer. .4 17 Dietsch Co.. A 4.")4 Dillon. J. L 442 Dobbs 4 Son 426 Dorner 4 Sons Co., F 40S Dreer, Henry A.. Ino. 31I7-404-.51-53 Eagle Pipe Supply Co.. The 4.>1 Eble, Chas 429 Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. . 42.s Edwards' Folding Box Co 110 Eichholx. Henry 31iti Elliott & Sons, Wm. . .3114 Emmans. Geo. M . . . . 403 Emmons. F. A 4llCi Erne 4 Klingel 44.S Eskesen. Frank N 412 Esler. John G 441 Etter. M. S 404 Evans Co.. The John A l.'>2 Evenden Bros 430 Eyres, Florist 42li Fallon, Florist 4211 First American Na- tural Fern Co 410 Fisher Peter 4111 Fletcher 4 Co . Inc., F W 40(1 Fletcher 4 Son 4411 Florists Hail Assn . . Ill Florida Natural Prod Co I.Vt Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co.. The 4.-.3 Ford. M. C 443 Ford. Wm. P 414 Forestdale I2S Fottler. Fiske. Rawson Co 3111 Fowler. Mrs. L. P 4311 Freeman. Geo. L 4 11 Freeman-Lewis 42S Friedman, Florist. . . .4 20 Friedman. J.J 4.'>(1 Froment. H. E 11.5 Furrow 4 Co 4211 ^la'vestoo Floral Co 427 Galvin. Thos. F 4211 Gasser Co.. J. M 420 Giblin 4 Co 1. 5.5 Gibbons. The Smilai Man 441 Jirvin. Willie B 405 Gloeckner. Wm 4 20 Gove. The Florist 420 Graham 4 Son. A. . . . 420 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn.. Ino. .. . 115 Growers' Cut Flower Co 444 GudeBros. Co 430 Gunther Bros 115 Guttman 4 Raynor. Ino 4 12 Habermeht's Sons. J. J 4211 Hantord R. 0 110 Harris. Cheater 430 Harris, Ernest 404 Hart, Geo B 440 Hatcher. John C 42li Heacock Co.. Jos 412 Heiss Co 42ii Henderson 4 Co.j A. .3114 Henshaw 4 Fenrich. 443 HiTb.rt & I'loishaucr 39K Herr. A. M 411 IIc.^s & DiMlson 141 Hews Co.. A. H 4111 Highland Park Green- bouses. The 127 Hilfinger Bros 4111 Hill Co.. E. G 44S HillFloralCo., E. 0..42ii Hill Nurs. Co., The D 401) Hillside Nursery, The 405 Hiohiiiy^ .V Co 450 Holm 4 Olson 4.30 Holland Nurs., The. . -40i; Hollywood Gardens. 130 Holton 4 Hunkel Co. IK; Home Correspondence School 441 Horan, E. C 445 Howard Rose Co 40() Hudson Carbon Co . 4.50 Humus Cii.. .\Iph;tnii.,45I Huesman. H. J 39S Idle Hour Nurs 42S Igoe Bros 441 Irwin, R. J 405 Isbell 4 Co., 8. M 402 Jackson 4 Perkins Co . 4 1 1 Jacobs. 8.. 4 Sons .4.54-55 Jennings. E. B 3114 Johnston Bros 4211 Johnston 4 Co., T. J 4211 Joseph's Florist 430 Joy Floral Co 42.s Kasting. Wm. F., Co. . .303 Keller. John A 42s Keller Pottery Co 441) Keller Sons. J. B 421) Kthva.v li llurrcll 11 1 Lang Floral 4 Nurs. Co 4211 Lange. A 420 Lange. H. P. A 430 Langjahr. A. H 444 Leedle Floral Co 409 Leonard Seed Co 394 Lippman, E A 453 LittlefifM & Wyman..40S LittleBeld. Florist 430 Lockland Lumber Co. . 455 London Flower Shop. 429 Lovett. J. T 39S Ludwig Floral Co.. E. C 429 Lyndhurat Farms ...411 MacNiff Hort Co.. The 103 Mader. Paul 101 Marshall 4 Co..W. E. H12 Matthews 4 Varney. His McMliiiw & MiDoii- al.l nil McCallum Co.. The..! Hi McClunip. Geo. G.. . 127 McConnell. Alei 1211 McCray Refrigerator Co Ill McHutchiaon 4 Co.. 3110 MoManus. Jamea. . . 4 15 Meara, Wm .400 Menand. L 12l'i Metairie Ridge Nurs. Co.. Ltd , The... .121) Metropolitan Material Co 452-53 Mette, Henry 102 Meyer. Chas. F 3li4 Michell Co., Henry F 3110 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 141 Michler Bros. Co 42s Miller. A L lo« Miller. Stuart H . . . 4 17 Mills. The Florist. Inc 12s Minge Floral Co., The 42.S Monioger Co , John C 15.3 Moore, Hentx4 Nash. 4 45 Moore Seed Co 3l).s Mountain View Floral Co 40(1 Mullanphy. Florist. . 130 Murray, Samuel 12s Nahlik. A 400 Nason, L. B 445 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 410 Neidinger. Jos G.._...441 New England Florist Supply Co 440 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 4.50 Nieasen Co., The Leo 447 Noe, L. M 445 Olson 4 Co 442 Ouwerkerk, P 406 Palmer F E 426 Palmer4Son. W. J.. 420 Park Floral Co . The 427 Park Floral Co 430 Parshelaky Bros.. Ino 451 Peacock Dahlia Farms430 Pearce, George 451 Peirce. E Allan 449 Penn The Florist 126 Pennock-Meehan Co.. 8. S 417 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 449 Peterson C. A 413 Pfaff 4 Kendall.. .453 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 447 Philips Bros 42.S Pierce 4 Co 426 Pierce Co, F 0 451 Pierson. Inc.. A. N...393- 409 Pierson Co.. F R 393 Pierson, Magnus 410 Pierson r-Bur Co 4.52 Pikes Peak Flor Co... 426 Pillsbury. I L 4111) Pituburgh Cut Flower Co 446 Polykranaa. G.J 444 Potter Floral Co 427 Pulverized Manure Co., The 4.50 Pyfer4Co.. A. T 44S (^iKullalHrs .'^^ns, C. -403 Quidnick Gnhs 408 Ramsburg, G. 8 ..400-15 Randall, A. L. Co.. 448 Randall's Flower Shop:'.40 Rawlings, Flmer 414 Rawson, The Florist. .427 Reck. John & Son. . . .420 Reed 4 Keller 440 Reinberg, Peter 448 Rice Co.. M 411) Riedel 4 Meyer, Ino. . 444 Richmond Cedar Wks449 Ritchy, F W 414 Rf.lihiMsville Nurs.. The 406 Robinson 4 Co.. Inc. H. M 3.39-440 Robinson Co H. M,444 Robinson. L D 430 Rochelle 4 Rons.F W.4()s Rochester Floral Co. .429 Rock Flower Co.. W..428 Roehrs Co.. Julius... 414 K.ir.sch. l.rwis. 406 Rolker * Sons. A 294 Rosemont Gardens. . .12s Rosery Flower Shop , 126 Rosery. The 13(1 Rowehl 4 Grans 396 Routtahn Seed Co. . .394 Roy. David D. P 401 Royal Glass Works. . .4.53 Rupp. John F 402 Rusain 4 Hanfling. . .440 Salter Bros 429 Saltford Flower Shop, The 429 Sander. Florist 4.30 Sauter, A 445 .Sceery. Ed 429 Schlatter 4 Son, Wm.441 Schling, Mai 429 Schmidt, J. C 410 Scholts, The Florist. .426 Schuls Co., Jacob 42S Schwake 4 Co.. Ino , Chas 394 Scollay, Inc., John A. 452 Scott. John 413-15 S,l(,,ri Mfi; (5. , The. 439 Sharp. Partridge 4 Co.453 Sbellroad Canna Farms 394 Sheridan. Walter F . .445 Siebreoht. Geo. C 445 Skidelsky Co.. 8. 8. . .394 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 451 Slinn. B S.. Jr 445 Slinn. Clarence 4 45 Smith 4 Bros.. L. C. Typewriter Co 415 Smith, Elmer D., 4 Co 408 Smith 4 Fetters Co.. .426 Smith 4 Hemenway. . 4.52 Smith. Henry 427 Smith Co., W. 4 T... .406 Smith. P. J 444 Smith. The Florist. . .427 Snyder Co.. B. A 446 Solomon 4 Son. L. . . .452 Soltau Fernery. B ..412 Standard Thermometer Co 454 Star Floral Co 430 Stearns Lumber Co.. The .\. T 454 Stecher Litho. Co 394 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 394 Stokes Seed Farms Co.. Ino .394 Storre 4 Harrison Co 403- 413 Stoothoff Co., H. A. . .4.50 Stumpp, Geo M 429 Stumpp 4 Walter Co. . 395 .-^unliKhl Double lIUiss ."^a.-h Co . .455 Sutton 4 Sons 400 Syracuse Pottery Co. . 149 Thompson 4 Co., C. B 428 Thorburn. J. M.. 4 Co.396 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 428 Totty, Chas. H 408 "Traendly 4 Schenok. .445 Ulrich, Henry 413 United Cut Flower Co., Ino 444 Van Aasche, Frank. . .452 Van Bochove, G. & Bro 428 Van Gelderen. G. W...406 Vaughan'e Seed Store.. 401 Vick's Sons. James .. .411 Vincent. Jr., 4 Sons Co.. R 393 Virgin. U.J 429 Waller Seed Co , The L. D 396 Warburton. Florist. . .427 Warendorff, A 429 Wax Bros 426 Weeber 4 Don 394 Weiland 4 Risch 415 Weiss, Herman 444 Welch Bros Co 440 Welch Patrick 446 Welch, The Florist. . .427 Wettlin Floral Co 404 Whilldin Pottery Co. . 449 Whitted Floral Co.. . 428 Wietor Bros 448 Williamsport Floral Co 4.30 Wilson. H. E 429 Wilson. R. G 420 Winterson's Seed Store 44S Wolfinger Florist. . .• . 429 Wood Bros 410 Wood. Stubbs 4 Co 406 Woodrow4 Marketos.445 Woodrufi 4 Sons. S. D 394 Young 4 Co., Inc., A. L 444 Young 4 Co., John.. 444 Young's Florist 430 BusTlc. X. ('. — The Valdesia .Ntiiser- ies iipre reimrt brisk bu.siuess and iti'us- IJiH-t.s good. The (.■ompan.v has the lai'Ke.st stock ot Magnolia grandiHora to be found an.vwhere and the clemand for thi.s splen- did tree increases each season. 'J'he firm has .sent trees .«!uccessfu]l.v to Providence, K. I., where they have been found to succeed. G. W. .J. ,\l,Ml.loi, 110-13 .\.'alv|ili;. 31i:i .\eh.vraii(lies 403-IIJ .'\diantuin 415 Ageraturn 39."J- 394-403-04-10-13 .Mternantlieraa. . .393-410 Alvssuui 39.3- 394-9.5-401-02-10 Amaryllis 406 Antirrhinums., 394-400-06 Arcea Luteaccns 415 AsparagUB 393-9.5-96- 400-01-02-03-0-1-0.5-06- 409-11-1.3-15 Asters 394- 396-97-98-102 396-97-98-40'2-13 .\zaleiis 394- 398^03-06-15 Balsams 402 Begoniius 393-94-90- Begonias 393-94-90- 399^01-02-03-05-10-13- 41.5 Hilrtioreana 415 H.rliiris 406 Ulee.lmg Heart 400 Hoswooil 390- 403-00-15-40 Hrowallia 402 Buddleia 411 Bulbs 393-94-90- 39S-99-401-O4-O5 Buxus 394 Caladiums 399-401 Candytuft 402 Canna-s 393-94-98- 399-401-06-10-11-13 Canterbury Bells 400 Carn.Htions 393-94- 402-03-04-0.5-08-09-10- 411 Contaurea 4()1 Chrysanthemums.. . .405- 408-09-10 Cibotium .393-415 Cinerarias 401-02-13 Clematis 406 Cobaa 394^01-02 Cocos 415 Coleus 393-402- 403-04-05-06-09-10 Coreopsis 400 Cornflowers 410 Cut Flowers 443- 444^5-46-47-48 Cuphea 393-410-13 Cvclamen 394- 402-03-04-05-13 Cyrtomium 415 Daffodils 402 Dahlias 393- 394-400-11 Daisies 405-06-10 Decorative Plants. 405-15 Deutxia 406 DracEBnas 403- 404-06-10-13 Evergreens 400-06 Fern Balls 402 Ferns 393- 403-05-10-11-13-15 Feverfew 406-10 Fuchsias 393- 403-05-10-13 Funkias 413-15 Gaillardia 395-400 Genista 410 Geraniums 393- 403-04-05-06-09-10- 411-1.3-14 Gladiolus 394- 396-98-401-04-05 Gloxinias 396- 399-401-02 Golden Feather 394 Grcvillea 401 Heliotrope 39.3- 403-00-09-10-13 Hvdrangeas r . . .393- 400-04-00-15 Impatieiis. 410 Iris 400-02 Isniene 398 Ivy 393- 403-0.5-06-10-40 Jerusalem Cherries, .402 Kentias 405 Lantanas .393-410 Larkspurs 400-02 Lilae 400-06 Lilies . .394 Liliuni ,\uratuni 393 Lilium Forniosuin. . . 393 I.iliiiiii GigaiKeuMi, 393-94 l.lluim Macmli.ilMi , ,393 1, ilium SpciiosuMi ,406 I.ilv of the Vttllev 394 Lobelia. 394-96-101-10 .Marguerites. . . . 41X1-06-13 Mignonette 401 Miioiivines 410 Mvo^^otis 394 Xastiirliums 396-402 Nephrolepis 393-115 Nur.ser\- .Slock 406 t liiion Sets 394- " 396-102-05 Orchids 414 Palms 394-96-115 Pandanua 415 I'anaies 391- 402-03-05-10 Peonies 406 Pelargoniums 405 Pentstemon 400 Petunias .39.1-94-96- 401-02-03-0.5-09-10-13 rirlo^ .3115- ;iii(;-i(io-i)2-t)6 I'ips 396 Poinscttiaii 402-10-13 Poinsettias 405 Primroses 40'2-10-13 Priiiiula-s 394- 402-01-0.5-10-1:1-15 Privet 406 Rhododendrons 306- 406-1.5 Roses 394-96- 400-0.5-00-08-09-1 1 Salvias 393-94-95- 396-10 1-02-0.3-04 -05- 409-1:! Scabious 102 Seeds 394-95-111;- 397-98-i00-01-()2-O5 .Seiieeio .Argentius, . , .:i9:i Shamrock 40.3-04-10 Shamrock Plants 415 .Shrubs 400 Snapdragon 390- 4OO-O:l-O.5-00-lO Spiraia 406 Stevia 410-13 Stocks :!94-402 .Swaiii,- Madison ave., was introduced as a new member and sjioke briefly. Novelties Exhibited A recess was tlien taken, during which the judging of the novelties was carried out, and the following re- )iort was afterward read by Chairman on .'Vwards P. W. Popp. All the awards except to the Roman Hyacinths, were for Carnations, the following \'arieties being scored; Laddie, a large salmon-pink, 86 pts.. F. Dorner & Sons C*k, La Fayette, Ind., shown by lionian J. Irwin, New York City. Rosalia, a rich red, H'i Jits., Dorners, shown by Roman .1. Irwin. Cot- ■r.voK Maid, Hesh-pink sport from Mrs. C. W. Ward, 88 Jits., shown by Cottage Gardens C^o., Queens, L. I. Red WiNO, 85 pts., shown by M'. A. Dawson, Willimantic, Conn. Ai.JiA Gi.uck, soft salmon-j>ink, 85 pts., shown by Henry Weston, Hempstead, L. I. Ahawana, rich deep crimson. 85 pts., shown by A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Mils. J. H. Pepi-eh, like Benora, but with bright carmine tijis, 85 jits., shown by Henry Weston. ' .Arawaiia, .\lnia Gluek, Mrs. Pejiper. Crystal White, and Cottage .Maid will be insjiected liy a coinniittec of three at the growers' greenhouses before the club's final certificate is awarded. Highly commended was given to Naxcy and Old (ioLu from Dorners. 'I'he committee wished to see these again, as they had been slightly frosted in transit. A new- dark rich red variety Miis. .1. F. Marsden, from Fowler Marsden .of Far Rockaway, I<. I., was also highly coni- mciidcit. was the question before the house at thLs meeting) and he stood uji for the Carnation when well grown, as a good, lasting, and salable flower. He thouglit the re- tailers might do more to jiush the sale of it. 'I'he ojiinion was exjiressed by another retailer that the growers are at fault in trying to get too much out of their houses, .lohii Ci. Esler also sjioke. The discussion ought to cause attention to lie given to the keejiing qualities of Carnations, as this jxiint has been very much agitated ill the last three or four years. New salmon pink Carnation Laura Weber, raised by Chas. H. Welier of Lvnbrook, L. L, for whom Guttman & Raynor, 101 West 28th St., New York, are tlie selling agents N'otes of thanks were given to Alice, shown by .\. N. I'ierson, Inc., Lavha Webek, shown by Guttman & Ray- nor, N. Y., and Lmi-uoved Exchaxthess from Peter Heuerlein, Klmluirst, L. I. A vote of thanks was also given to Mr. Pojip for a vase disjilay of spikes of white Koman Hyacinth.s. Several of the Carnations had suffered either from the cold or from bruising, and were notably below their condition as seen at St. Louis at the .\. C. S. Show. The variety Laddie wa.s there shown under No. 135-11. and was jiicked out by The Exchaxge representative as the finest seedling in the show. It was good to see it scored so liiuh at this club meetinif. Discussion on Carnations -V short jiajicr on the history of the Carnation, also inentioning .some of the modern successful varieties. Mas read by .loliii II. Pejijier, after which a short tlis- ciission took jilace. Geo. R. M. Stumpp was of the o]>iiiion that more attention should be jiaid to the fra- grance and keejiing qualities of Carnations, two of the most iiiijiortant factors in the sale of these flowers. He ben in the afternoon to all visitors when the new blooms received a large share injr. A vase of Dark Htissell was shown by this (inn. but the steins uere too short for the judjres to jias-^ any opininii. (leo. ('. Weiland. Kvanslon, had on e.\liil>ition a va^r of Irish Kiretlanio that was highly eommended. The jml^es on Uost\s were tieo. \VienhoeI)er,. I'jnil Keiehiiiifr, and J. CI. Sehnman. Cahnatioxs. — The disi»lay of new Carnations was the most extensive. All the good things in nndisseminated varieties were represented from various growers all over the eountrv. K. C. Hill & Co.. Kiehmond, Ind.. exlnl)ited AUee C4>ombs in splendid form and reeeivedi the eliib's ecr- titieate. Hanr and Steiiikanip. hulianapolis. Ind.. exhibited tlieir new (lesh pink I'oll\ana, arul .Merry Christmas. a bright red that were awarded the elub's errtilieate. The J. 1). Thompson C'arnation Co., Joliet. 111., had the pink Sujierba. and Aviator the new searlet. Hassett & Washburn hail on exhibition a large vase of the red Helle Washburn and were awarded the club's eertifieate. Jolui Then. AViiuiemae ave., Chicago, placed on exhi- bition a \ase of bis new retl seedliny: that was in tine sliape and finish and received the club's certificate. K. Dorner & Sons' Co., Lafayette, ind., exhibiteti Old Gold, a yellow and red. Uosalia, Nancy and Laddie. The last three received the club's eertifieate. The Mount dreenwood Cemetery .\ss'n, Morgan I'ark. II!., e\bibil<'d two rose pink seedlings :l!»-l-'a, ami 1 l-'li that wer<- of exccllcid (|u;dity and bad on a prcvicuis occasion recei\(_oms in the vase to score. W. T. Symonds. Decorah, la., exbil)ited a seedling, but there were not a sutticient nmid)er of blooms in the ex- hibit for the judges to i)ass on eitlier. C. C. Pollworth Co.. Milwaukee, Wis., <-\hibitcd vases of Ali<-e and Old (;()ld that were of excellent ijualitv. The judges <»n Carnations were Prof. Dorner, A. !•'. J. liaur, C. W. Johnson and Fred. H. I-emon. Plants axd MisccMAXEors Cit P^iowers. — In the way of a genuine novelty the exhibit of the various cok)red Kreesias of Alois Krey. Crown Point, Ind., ])osscssed most interest to the visitors. These were exluibited in a wfM arranged ba.sket trimmed In. ap]>ropriate colors, and also a large vase. They were awarded a certificate of merit. W. H. .\mling. May\vood, 111., exhil)ited a vase of Freesia Purity that showed such fine quality in the length and substance of stem and number of bk>oms to each stalk that many growers present statetl they were the finest they had ever .seen. They received the club's cer- tificate. W. W. Schneider, Oak Park, 111., had a table of Cin- eraria.s and Baby Primroses. The Cinerarias were small plants hut showed an attractive strain in coloring and received a vote of thanks of the cluii. Fred. H. Lemon, Kiehmond, Ind., exhibited a table of Primula malacoides ntsea that were highly admired and received a certificate. Ernest Uober. Wilmette, exhibited a vase of cut blooms of Cyclamen persicum giganteum, Wandsbek type, that was given a vote of thank.s. Miss Martha C. Ountherberg exhibited a vase of \'iolets. (Vote of thanks). Vaugban's Seed Store jdaced on exbiliition bloomed .stalks of their new Canna Firebird. The judjzes on plants were Wm. Tricker, W. A. Manda and H. N. Hrims. jpocxM!>acxxxxKXMoecxxx?QQ^^ Proving Its Usefulness The Fi.oniST.s' Kxchaxge recently received an inquiry from a subscriber. Mrs. J. B. Evans, of Selma, .■Mabama, who. while a florist hereslf, did not know to whom to send an order for tlouers to be deli\ered in a certain New Jersey city. We forwarded the order to a reliaitle retailer, and now the subscriber writes us: "I want to thank you for your great kindness in having the flowers sent for me. For more than fifteen years I have been a constant subscriber to your paper, and started here the first real florists' business, guided entirely by its i>ages and ad- vertisements t(t success. "In emergency I naturally turn to an old friend. * * * Word ha.s come that the flowers were received and were very beautifuL" Moral: The Florists' Exchange is the most needed friend and cnmpaninn of sui)scril>er ;uid advertiser. I Gurney Hill Discusses the Newer Roses* | i ^^ M|Hiii iiiK" ol" yipur Incjil mcnilurs In pi-rlVtnii lliis scrvicf. tor siiri'ly where Udsc ^ri)U'in^ uecuiMes Ml larj«;e a licUl as at (.'liK'a;j<), opportunity to write up new Hoses from oliservation aiul inf'orrnatipeared durinp tliis time; some have made jrood, otiiers afe sneei-edint^' in some iitae)-^. wliil)' failinjr in E. G. Hill of Richmond, Ind. Wl- Iiave exceptional pleasure in being able to present in tliis issue ;i reproduction from a recent portrait of "Everybody's friend and the friend of everybody in the florist business," E. G. HILL, President of the Florists' Hail Association and now. through affiliation, representing that society on the Executive Board of the S. A. F. and O. H. other Idealities. A ease in point is the eelchrated Mrs. Chas. Husselj. This liose has made good, if we may ■ere' 10, 1916. .IniilJiecr .1. I,. .Muck is ;i variety Willi an uncertain future il certainly is a most nuigmficeiit Ko.se in the .Springlinic, when there is sufficient s\m heat to open its buds. 1 thought the vase of this Hose, staged at the New York show in 1!)M- by Kobert -Simpson, was the handsonicsl va.se of Hoses ever staged. As a .Spring and Summer Hose it should (ind .i jilaee, hut it gives too many deformed buds in dark weather to be prolitable. Some Red Roses There have been many entries in the red Ro,sc cljiss, all trying to oust Hichmond. but thev are having a hard time of it. Milady, as grown bv a'very few, would seem desirable, but it has its faults, anil with your spcaki-r it has not behaved satisfactorily. \V. .J. Keiniel and AdolpU I'ochlmann seem to be able to get results, I think .\Ir. Keinicl was undecided some time ago whether or not to go on with the variety, but this gentleman finally said: "I will continue to grow it until I find .i better red." I'rince K. C. d'AreMburg is unsatisfaclory in many ways; it ojicns wide immediately on ex|)os'ure to the heal of a room; it is a line, strong grower, hut the size of the bud docs not niCLsure up with its (inc foliage and heavy stem. A few more petals, and a lit lie more scarlet in its color scheme, would have put Crimson (^ueen in the front rjink as a forcing \ariet\-. l-'rancis Scott Key is liked "by a few, but I predict its s|iccthers suited to such spots will suggest themselves for planting here. t'av all urtiliciul jwnds, pools, fountain basins, tubs, it is unnecessary to have running water. Fill up lus the water evaporates, and in all cases keep a few gold fish; these will destroy the larva; of the mosquitoes and afford much pleasure and animation. During the hot weather in Summer and the occasional dri)uglits, a spraying with the garden hi)se in the evening will re- fresh the plants, and Wiish off the dust. As to Wintering, this is a perplexing question to many. Where the plants have grown is in most cases the best place to Winter them. Naturally they should not be disturbetl in Winter or the approach of Winter. If the artilicial pond is well made, waterproof and frost proof, tlien let it reman as it is; if of small dimen- sions, some rough lumber can be placed across it and leaves may be piled over it, and some fresh manure spread over this to keep the leaves in place. This will ward off' much frost; but if the masonry is in danger of being broken with the frost, and it is necessary to drain the pond, it must be done. In such a case draw off the water, puck the boxea close together, and cover them deep with leaves and litter. This is the best protection. Then in addition there is the natural covering of snow. If this cannot be done, dig the roots up and bury them in the ground ift. or 3ft. deep, and cover the spot with leaves or manure. This applies to the hardy varieties only. For Wintering the tender varieties it is not so easy, in fact it is far easier to let them take their course and replace them another season, unless you have the facility of a greenhouse where they can be kept in tubs, in a growing temperature. There are a few varie- ties that will form tubers and remain in a dormant condition if they are planted in a tub and placed in the greenhouse, and as they show signs of resting allow them to go dry. When you have a surplus find a market, or rather make one. I grow plants for sale, but I sell flowers when I have them and there is a demand for them, but it pays me better to have the flowers for people to see; the flowers are the best advertising medium. In Winter it is different; we do not sell many plants then. Of late in my experimenting work I have found a species that will flower continually, right along through Winter and I am doing all I can to improve thisi strain and 1 find a ready market for the flowers. I have a few flowers here, but time will not allow me to go deeper into this feature. But I can say, if you possess a greenhouse you can have a pool and grow a few plants of these ever- blooming Water LilieS. They are very fragrant and a great acquisition. Outside of this I cannot say any- thing on growing flowers for the market. Problems in Keeping Cut Flowers Emil C. Volz spoke on the problems encountered in keeping cut flowers of which the following is a summary: Looking into some of the outstanding achievements in cut flower preservation, in outlining the work of the past twenty-five years abroad and in this country, we find that three ideas received the greatest amount of attention. They are: 1. Physiological and other factors. 2. Refrigeration or the use of low temperatures. 3. Use of chemicals. Under physiological factors we will group tlie follow- ing important items: 1. Time of cutting blooms. 2. Maturity of blooms at cutting time. 3. Method of removing flower, viz., cutting versus breaking. 4. Proper place to cut stem. 5. Removal of foliage. 6. Fertilizing or feeding before cutting. 7. Fumigation before cutting. The above rather miscellaneous group is quite self- explanatory to every successful florist a-'d needs little comment. You probably have ideas of ; ar own on this subject, ideas resulting from years of practical experi- ence and contact with the real thing. We now come to the most important phase of our discussion, namely the use of refrigeration or low tem- peratures. Beginning with an ordinary cellar, we have a gradual evolution taking place, which leads us to the modern mechanical refrigeration plant of the present day. The two intermediate steps may be said to be the use of lee in conjunction with the old-fashioned cellar and the adaptation of ttie ordinary icebox, which pre- ceded the mechanical device. What do the results of experiments with refrigeration show? The majority of experiments made in this coun- try indicate that a fairly low temperature (35 deg. to ■15 deg. F.) with a rather high humidity will give the best results. A well ventilated cool cellar is given prefer- ence by most florists of ordinary means. M. J. Mereier of France made a series of interesting experiments which proved that an icebox with temperu- ture of 'M lieg. F. and u relative huntidity of W/o was fur superior to a coki cellar with temperature of H deg. F. and relative liinnidily of only liO'/o. The humidily e\idently played a very im]>orta]it role. The work of M. J. Mereier is partially substuntiated by some trials made with Puiicrwhile Narcissus at Cor- nell University. These flowers kept perfectly for a period of two wcelts in a storage room of 10 deg. average temijcrature with constant humidity of H5%. At the end ijf f(mr weeks the Nurcissi were still in fair con- dition, however, they had lost their odor ami bright luster. Check lots were kept at ordinary living room tem- perature and only lasted three and ti\e da}s respectively. .Mechanical refrigeration occupies a prominent place with the large commercial firms of today. The whole- sale grower of Carnations and Roses wimld be lost without it, as would the grower of Peonies. The third part of our discussion takes up the use of chemicals as flower preservatives. In iyU(i-19U7 two French scientists. Messrs. Ducomet and t'ourton, demon- strated by experiments that many types of Mowers will respond to sugar, salt and other chemical solutions if made up in cert;un proportions. Similar experiments were conducted in 1908 and 1913 at Cornell University under the direction of the Plant Physiology Department. The results did not tally at all with the work done in France; however, different types of flowers were used in conducting the work. This probably will account for some of the differences. That chemicals do ha\'c a decided effect in some cases was demonstrated by recent experi- ments with Chrysanthemums at Iowa State College. So- lutions of the salts of sodium, potassium and calcium increased the life of the Chas. Razer variety by four days in comparison with ordinary water treatment. Having hastily surveyed the past, let us now look the present situation squarely in the face with u \icw to offering suggestions for future work. The idea of flower preservation primarily is one of arresting or at least slowing up certain processes, sometimes spoken of as "rij)ening," which naturally take place in plants. Tem- perature has an important effect ui)on the rapidity with which these changes take place, hence the florist resorts to refrigeration to preserve his cut flowers. What we need most now along the lines of flower refrigeration is carefully conducted temperature tests with each of the most important commercial flowers. These tests should give not only the proper temperature, but al.so the correct humidity in each case so that the flower will not only keep in storage, but will be able to exist a rea- sonable length of time in the care of the consumer. In many eases we find complaints arising from this very source. Surely the cut flower trade in America and Europe is extensive enough to warrant these experi- ments. As shown before, chemicals, at least in the form of solutions, have been found wanting by the commercial man. No one solution will benefit enough types of flow- ers to warrant its use on a large scale. Perhaps these difficulties will be remedied in the future. It should be worth while and of great value. Of recent years experiments with Apples and other fruit demonstrates that carbon dioxide gas is useful in preserving the fruit. If it proves to be a commercial success with fruit, there may be an opportunity of get- ting good results with cut flowers. The advantage of the method is that it can be used in connection with cold storage and would therefore be of value, commercially. The whole problem then resolves itself into the two main phases: Refrigeration, Chemistry and Plant Physiology. The commercial man is most interested in refrigeration, because it has and will benefit him more than other methods. Therefore, he should be active in iielping with the experimental work. We have shown that the chemical side of the question is still unsettled, but may bring forth success at any time — if not for the conunercial florist's benefit, it may be useful in preserving the flowers of the ultimate con- sumer. The producer would indirectly feel the effect of this, for a satisfied customer is the florist's best ad- vertisement. Boston Gardeners and Florists' Club The regular monthly meeting was held at Horticul- tural Hall on Tuesday evening, Feb. 15. There was a good attendance on account of it being Carnation night. The new president, James Methven, was in the chair. There were reports from the banquet committee and the landscape class. Peter Fisher, the treasurer, read his report and it showed a balance on the right side of over .$1400. Wm. N. Craig brought up the matter of the exhibition of the National Sweet Pea Society's show at Bar Harbor, Me., next Summer. He made a motion that the club donate $25 for a special prize for that show, which was granted. There was a large exhibit of Carnations which proved most interesting. S. J. Uoddard of Framingham had on exhibition a large number of F. Dorner & Sons Co.'s La Fayette, Ind., seedling Carnations which were grown by Mr. Uoddard. A vase of Rosalia was awarded a report of merit. Old Gold was also awarded report of merit. Seedling 125 was given hon. mention; No. 148, hon. men- tion. He had also seedlings No. 4. and 8 on exhibition. A fine vase of Nancy received hon. mention. .Mr. God- dard had also a fine vase of a seedling of his own rais- ing, dark crims(m, No. l(i, awarded report of merit. Vases of Pink Sensation and Good Cheer were staged by him. Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y., had a grand vase of Crystid White and received a rc|)ort of merit, also Cottage Maid, which was awarded lion, mention. A. A. Pembroke, Beverley had a remarkable vase of Rosette. The flowers were grown on two-year-old plants. Samuel Wheeler of Berlin, Miiss., had a vase of Cur- nations of a dark seedUng. K. K. Farr of Stonehum had a vase each of Benora and Hurry Fenn. Littlelield and Wyman showed Miss Theo. Strouts, Biddeford, Me., had four vases of Carnations of fine quaUty— Pocahontas, Matchless, Beacon and Champion. Nelson Seuver, Dover, N. H., exhibited a vase of Ills seedling 100. Peter FLsher showed a fine vase of .'\lice and Flaked Beauty. The latter was awarded hon. mention. He also had a fine vase of mixed seed- lings. H. J. Borowoski & Sons, Roslindale, had a fine ex- hibit of well grown Cyclamen plants, and Thomas J. Grey Co. had a vase of its Improved Eclipse Mig- nonette. Those taking part in the dicussion on Carnations were Goddurd, Strout, Downs, Fisher and David S. Ward. John H. Stalford of Bar Harbor, Me., was present and cordially invited the members to Bar Harbor, when the American Sweet Pea Society will hold its ex- hibition next July. n q Horticultural Society of New York Exhibition The Horticultural Society of New York held at the American Museum of Natural History on Wednesday afternoon of this week, an exhibition of cut blooms of orchids, Roses and miscellaneous flowers. The ex- hibits, though not numerous, were of excellent quality. The most notable features of the show were the cut orchid blooms shown by Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J.; Clement Moore, Hackensack, N. J., (gdr., J. P. Mossman); Mrs. ¥. A. Constable, Mumaroneck, N. Y., (gdr., James Stuart); F. E. Lewis, Kidgelield, Conn., (gdr., J. W. Smith) ; Mrs. H. 1. Pratt, Brooklyn, N. Y., (gdr., A. J. Manda, Adrian Isilen, Jr., New Rochelle, N. v., (gdr., Jos. Tiernan) ; and a collection of blooming plants of new and rare Cattieya hybrids shown by Clement Moore. A vase of Sweet Peas, "Rose Queen, shown by Mrs. F. F'relinghuysen, Oakhurst, N. J., (gdr., Geo. Masson) ; a vase of Freesias and of Antirrhinum shown by Henry Goldman, Deal Beach, N. J., gdr., Anton Bauer) ; a vase of 50 Killarney Queen Roses shown by Mrs. F. A. Constable, and lastly, but in many respects among the most meritorious, a large exhibit of potted shrubs in bloom, and of bulbous stock by Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. In the regular classes the awards were as follows: Collection of cut orchid blooms, first, Mrs. F. A. Con- stable; second, F. E. Lewis; vase of 50 blooms of Roses, first Mrs. F. A. Constiible; second F. E. Lewis. Vase of 25 blooms of Roses, first -Mrs. H. Darlington, Mama- roneck, N. Y., (gdr., P. W. Popp). Vase of 100 sprays of Sweet Peas, first Mrs. F. Frelinghuysen; second F. E. Lewis. Vase of .Vntirrhinum, first, F. E. Lewis; second Henry Goldman. Three vases of Narcissus, Mrs. H. Darlington. Vase of 50 Freesias, first Henry Gold- num; second T. D. Leonard, Morris Plains, N. J., (gdr., J. E. Yeandle). " The following special prizes were also awarded: Col- lection of cut blooms of orchids. Lager & Hurrell; collection of new and rare hybrid Cattleyas, silver medal, Clement Moore; display of bulbous flowers, Mrs. H. Darlington; Narcissus Goldenspur; D. G. Reid, Irving- ton, N. J., (supt., Arthur Golding) ; case of Carnations, F. E. Lewis, vase of Roses Hoosier Beauty, Hamilton Farm, Gladstone, N. J., (gdr., F. Huyler) ; vase of Bud- dleia .Vsiatica and Lilium speciosum magnificum, Mrs. F. \. Constable; vase of Lilies and of Freesia Ex- celsior, D. G. Reid; vase of Narcissus King Alfred, Mrs. F. Frelinghuysen; three vases of Cattieya Trianae, Adrian Isilen, Jr. There was a lecture illustrated with colored lantern slides by Arthur Herrington on "Irises for American Gardens." 424 The Florists' Exchange ^>lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llll[llllllllllllllllllllllll!^ Events of the Highest Importance are Scheduled for March and April Among them The Florists^ Exchange Annual Spring Trade Number is scheduled to appear Saturday, March 25, 1916 'Piiblicitv of the Better Kind'" riillllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllOlllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllB^ I Clubs and Societies \ Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Horl. Societj The regular monthly meeting was held ia Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, on Wed. Dec. 9, and was very well attended. Thomas Lucas was elected to active membership. An offer was received from one of our honorary members of a silver cup for 10 varieties of Gladioli, six spikes of each, to be competed for at the Dahlia show in October. The competitive exhibits of the evening called for Carnations. James Gladstone. Harry Goodband and George Gilder were ap- pointed judges. Their report showed that Robert Jones had made a clean sweep of all three classes, being awarded first for 12 white with Matchless, for 12 pink with Philadelphia, and for 12 of any other color with Princess Dagmar. John F. Johnston read a very interest- ing essay on "Botany and Its Use to Gardeners in Their Work." The essay assigned to us for this month by the National Association of Gardeners was "Young Gardeners and Their Opportuni- ties in America." by Henry Gibson of New York, who incidently is a member of this society. Both essays were most ably written and proved very entertain- ing'. Robert Jones announced that he would give a prize of $5 at our next meeting for the best 12 Carnations. JAMES McCarthy. Corr. Secy. Holyoke and Northampton (Mass.) Florists and Gardeners' Club The regular monthly meeting of this club was held on Feb. 8 at E. J. Can- ning's Prospect Height's Nursery. Northampton. Members turned out in good numbers and Pres. Butler kept things moving in style. By unanimous vote it was decided to change the meet- ing night from the second to tlie first Tuesday, to take effect at the March meeting. On behalf of the members G. H. Sinclair presented our worthy secre- tary, James Whiting, with a gold stick pin, as a slight token of appreciation of his good work in this office for the past four years. Instead of a paper being read and discussed each member brought ■X question on a slip of paper. These were shuffled and drawn and each one allowed five minutes to answer. Facial expressions during the brain racking process were a fine study. The plan was a great success; each member had to be heard from and the questions were such as to uncork much useful informa- tion. Exhibits of good quality added greatly to the interest of the meeting. F. D. Keyes and son staged a vase of Carnation Gorgeous and a large speci- men Cyclamen. This same plant was exhibited a year ago and in the interval had matured a good crop of seed. G. H. Sinclair brought a fine spike of Clivia miniata and vases of Sweet Pea Mrs. Sim and Christmas Pink. D. J. Gal- livan showed a fruiting plant of Ficus pandurata, and H. E. Downer of Smith College Botanic Garden a pan of Hya- cinth La Grandesse and six plants of Cyclamen. One new member was elected. H. E. D. Connecticut Horticultural Society This society held its usual ftirtnightly meeting in the County bldg. on Trumbull St. on Friday evening, the nth. The members had been notified that Rose night would be observed at this meeting, and A. N. Pierson, Inc., of Cromwell, displayed vases of Jonkheer Mock, Hoo- sier Beauty. Mrs. Wm. Randolph Hearst. Ophelia. Killarney Queen, Red Radiance, Fire Flame, Lady Alice Stanley, Sun- burst, Hadley. Scott Key, Double White Killarney, Willowmere. Harry Kirk, and Mrs. George Shawyer. These were ex- ceedingly fine specimens and made the society's quarters a veritable show room. John F. Huss, supt. for Mrs. Jaines J. Goodwin, exhibited two vases of Free- sia. refracta erecta and new hybrids. These were white and pink respectively, and very fragrant. Nathaniel Slocombe of Farming ton exhibited a spray of Acacia tomentosa seedlings. This is lemon colored and the blooms, many hundreds on one spray, are round and about the size of a pea. This spray was of uncommon beauty and growth. The Rose exhibit of A. N. Pierson. Inc., was awarded a first-class certificate; the Freesias of John F. Huss a cultural cer- tificate, and the seedlings special men- tion. The Acacia of N. Slocombe was awarded a cultural certificate. The judges for the occasion were George B. Baker, of New Britain, J. Vidbourne and W. W. Hunt of Hartford. Three new members were elected to membership. G. Ogren started an inter- esting discussion on the question of the use of hot and cold water on greenhouse stock. In his remarks he gave the re- sult of the use of hot water, and ex- hibited some Narcissus that had been watered with hot i^'ater at a temperature of 120 degrees. It seemed to be the general opinion that it makes no dif- ference with greenhouse stock whether hot or cold water is used in supplying moisture to the plants. Robert C. Smallwood of the Cromwell Gardens gave an interesting talk on the Rose exhibit of that establishment. He mentioned the fact that in traveling through the West he had found conditions somewhat different from those at home, and that by diminishing the copious use of water, some Rose stock had produced more freely, had longer stems, and better quality flowers. John F. Huss gave a little "instruction on growing Freesias. He also stated in closing that the spray of Acacia exhibited at this meeting was the first exhibit of this plant that he I had ever seen displayed in the society's room, and that it was an exceedingly fine specimen. Tlie meeting was well at- tended, many members from out of town being present. Our next meeting will be held on Feb. 25, the subject to be announced later. ALFRED DIXON, Secy. Newport (R.I.) Horticultural Society A regular meeting of this .society was held Feb. S, with President John B. Urquhart jjresiding. Copies of the re- vised constitution and by-laws were dis- tributed to the members. Papers by as- sistant gardeners did not materialize, but Mr. Kempenaar was on hand with a paper on "Budding of Roses" which was well received and quite freely discussed. Mr. Kempenaar, while enthusiastic over the new Roses now being introduced, made a strong plea for some of the older varieties, many of which have not as yet been superseded. A. MacL. Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield (Conn.) Horticultural Society The regular nionthl>' nierting nf this society was interesting and enjoyable. There was a large attendance of mem- bers. Four new members were elected and several proposals were received and filed. Chas. Totty of Madison, N. J. favored us with a visit and addressed the members in his usual polished man- ner. It was voted to hold the an- nual Fall exhibition at Greenwich. Conn. The beautiful surroundings of this town, with its great wealth as repre- sented by estate owners in the near vi- cinity, together with the flower lovTng element of the townspeople, should prove to be an ideal location for a Fall show. We are already in receipt of a goodly number of prizes to be applied to the pre- mium list. A noteworthy feature of the meeting was the splendid display on the exhibition tnbles. In comiietitlon for the prizes offered by A. J. Rickards of the Stumpp & Walter Co., N. Y. City, for the best flowering plant in bloom, first honors went to J^s. Stuart for a fine specimen of Cycalmen carrying an un- usual number of flowers. A c. c. wa.s also awarded. Second prize went to Robt, Williamson for a beautiful specimen plant Chorizema; P. W. Popp was highly commended for a fine specimen of Erica melantha; H. L. Hand received hon. mention for a grand specimen plant of Primula malaeoides; W!m. Whitton, vote of thanks for trained Nasturtium plant: J as. I.,inane vote of thanks for speci- tnen Clycamen; vote of thanks to Robt. Grunnert for Cineraria liybrida. In the non-com i)eti five section Lilium Harris! i from Tlios. Ryan, highly commended; Sweet Pea Yarrawa from Anton Peder- son. highly commended; bunch of Vio'ets and display of Chicory from Wm. Whil- ton, vote of thanks. A splendid vase of tlie new red Carnation Red Wing from Wm. A. Dawson was staged; a preliminary certificate was awarded, subject to an inspection at the greenhouses by a com- mittee of three, for final adjudication. After the routine business was over a social session was inaugurated, and tlu' members were entertained by songs, recitations, etc. Such departures all make for good fellowship and unity. For th enext meeting A. J. Rickards will offer first and second cash prizes for best essay by an assistant gardener "How Can Our Society Increase Its Use- fulness?" Next meeting Mar. 10. P. V<. POPP. Corr. Sec'y. Lenox (Mass.) Hort. Society The Lenox (Mass.) Horticultural So- ciety held its regular monthly meeting on Feb. 9. The committee submitted its schedule for the Summer show to be held on June 28 and 29, this early date being arranged in connection with thf Visit of the Garden Club of_ America, which is holding its annual convention in Lenox on these dates. Sweet Peas will be a special feature of the show, and among the many special prizes offered is a cup valued at $50 given by the Knight & Struck Co. for ten vases, distinct va- rieties, introduced in 1914-15 and 16. The sum of $25 was appropriated for the de- struction of the tent caterpillar in tlie Lenox district. The annual ball to be held on Feb. 18 promises to be a biu success. A good number of members were present at this meeting and a lively discussion followed the reading of a paper entitled "Young Gardeners' Oppor- tunity in America." The next meeting will be on Mar. 8. J. H. FRAMPTON, Secy. I''(lini,ir\ III. Idli;. The Florists' Exchange 425 fi!fi!fi>i;!fi!i;!ii!(i»i!i;!i;!fi!i;!f»;!f; !f;!i;>i;!fi!i;!fi«>i;>f;!f;>fH;!fi!fUfi!fi!fi!i; Imagination and Enthusiasm MASTER SUCCESS BUILDERS IN THE FLORISTS' BUSINESS How much is your Imagination worth to your Business? — It is dollars to doughnuts you have under- estimated its value. — Better pay for better people with better Imagination and more Enthusiasm. By W. CLEAVER HARRY It is "iiietty safe to say that the averajre small Imsi- ness mail luver stops to take a mrntal inventory of himself. He may know jnst about how much his busi- ness is wortli, but of the mental (jualities that j;o to make \ip the personal ertieieney of the man under liis own hat, he has no record. How do you rank on in- dustry? .\re you strong on initiative? Aliout wliat would be your average per eent. on ability this year as eom])ared with last? Would it show a gain, a los.s, or a standstill? .\re there any new things gotten out by your establishment? If so, where did lhe\' come from? -\re yon able to draw mental pii-hircs and jilans that are ahead of anything that has ever been seen be- fore? Are you able to get an idea and ])icture it as a reality? If you are, then your mental architect— yinir imagination — is on the Job and it's a valual>le asset in the flower business. If you have the enthusiasm, the energy and persistence to work out your idea, you will now and then "strike oil," and some day you may be called a genius, and that is about the same thing as capacity for hard work. Business will never be the happy-go- lucky, go-as-you-please occupation that it once was. Don't stick to your old ideas. Ideas change over night. You may know too many things that are no longer true. How is it that certain men of your ac- quaintance are known as "Old Fogies," and from the exterior of their establish- ments, any one with half an eye can see they are worthy of the name? Granted that good health and money have much to do with success, yet the records of the business death rate show that the ma- jority of failures are not the result of lack of capital or the health of the "man liehind tlie gun." What is it then that causes one store to stand still, while an- other with less advantages in location, etc., succeeds and makes money? .\n analysis of your own will show that one is more progressive, gives better service, Itccause the coTicern has more "get-u]i" to its methods. Going still further, its ad- vertising fairly beams with the friendli- ness and warmth of enthusiasm. Its win- dows are wonderful silent salesmen by their aii|)cal to the faculty of imagina- tion. The correspondence of this house is to the ])oint, and is so graphic in its lines that yon can imagine you see the description coming out of the page be- fore you. These are not the only busi- ness buiUlcrs. The enthusiasm of the salesmen is sincere and is contagious, for the cust-^ SfSCfti - - .'Telegraph Burl:ngton,Vt. (.'rdera for Ver- mont and Xorth- ern N. Y. filled to your entire satia- tion. /'., J. A. VALENTINE, Prcsldcnl Western Nebra'tka 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points icacbed by eiprcsa. Onlcra promptly filled. Usual diaoounta. 2S*?^^ ALVCRT rOCHELON, DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- " antoo of efficiency ■ Telegraph Ue. QMJTH "^^E FLORIST k^ifll M. llf EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobiles in East, Weat and South Orange ■jBoGlen Bidge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Newaik and New York %2m)SOn the Florist ^'^^^^ ^yM. Wh^a^Wf » ^^^ ^ Market St. 1^. •• Deliveries to Ithaca, Blnjihainton, Homell, Coming and other points. ^^ Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 35 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. Yr FLOWERS - PLANTS - TREES The Day oflLk^ St. Valentine j Violet i Valentihes | a. 1 I In Heart-Sliafjeci Boxes I A beautiful bunch of Violets artistically arransed in a T heart-shaped box, enclosed in an outside box for shipping. I Price $1.50 Complete f Sent Anywhere in New England for $1.75 | Mail Order* Will Be Givtn Our Utual AttertUon B Itoslon's rio-^vcrpUonc Oxford (fidO I 124 TREMONT ST. | ONE STORE ONLY Penn's Feature Advertising for St. Valentine's Day, 1915 sloppy people wiirking in them. Nagging employers, that usually go along with sueli establishments, keep initiative and cntluisiasni at a miniinutn. I have visited stores where the uir was worse tli.in a moss eellar. Just imagine what sueeess these fellows would have as growers, with sueh a system of ventilation and sanita- tion! Some of our customers have more enthusiasm for flowers than we florists have, especially the night before Christmas or the Saturday preceding Easter. On one of these occasions, a butterfly youth came into the store. His enthusiasm was beautiful to sec. "Oh, my! what a delightful business this must be, with nothing to do but handle these lovely flowers !" There was u swish and a dull thud, like an apple when it strikes, and an old rubber sprinkler, from the table where we were working, landeti square on the curve of the dear boy's neck, spreading its moisture like an over-ripe snowball. Close the Store on Sunday In one of my talks on personal efEciency, I said the florist's business was a business of the clock. The clock, however, is not one of the eight-day species. The human clock needs winding once a day, and runs at its best only if rested one whole day in seven. Since we are all enthusiastic on the making of more profit, let us handle the subject of hours, and Sunday closing from the standpoint of economy, of resources, conservation of energy and common sense, rather than from the ethical or Divine law standpoint. If we expect our employees to give us enthusiastic service, we must keep up and increase their interest. To do this, we must take some interest in their welfare and give them a square deal. "Like attracts like," that is the law. When we get indifferent and grouchy service for work- ing them seven days a week, we are paying dearly for the Sunday business. Don't make the excuse "I can't help it." If the customers are spoiled, whose fault is it? You cannot work a horse all the time without even- tually losing the horse. Even a machine needs a rest. The human machine is the hardest to wreck, will stand more abuse, but is often very slow coming back. An overworked man is one who lacks balance. He is heavy, because he has used the same set of mental and physical muscles until they will not respond properly. He has fatigue poisoning. He lacks ginger. He makes mis- takes. He is an expense. He does not care a rap whether the ship sinks or not. "The one among you who has not had this feeling, stand up, so we all can see you." Omitting the holidays, there is no logical reason why a retail florist should keep open house all day Sunday. Lock the door. Do your work and go home. If you can't make a success of your business in ^ix days of clean-cut, concentrated effort, you had better try poli- tics. I know there are places where Sunday is the big- gest day of the week. If that is your situation, keep Monday holy; take a day off, like Billy Sunday does. Spend it with your family. They will "be glad to see you and youi will surprise yourself with the results you get when you get accustomed to it. A dear old friend of mine in the decorating business, whom we call "Bill," is one of these perpetual motion machines. He goes home late, long after the children are in bed, and starts out in the morning before the peep o' day. Weeks and even months pass without seeing them. One day, owing to some reason unknown to me, Bill found himself going home early in the day. How strange everything seemed. He felt like a man who steals time on the job. The children on the street poked fun at him as he limped along, and his dog passed by on the other side without looking. One urchin particularly, as he neared the house, passed a very un- complimentary remark and BiU mumbled something about "other people's kids." As he passed into the house, his wife, who was at work in the kitchen, threw up her hands in astonishment. "What on earth is the matter? I declare, if it wasn't for your walk, I wouldn't have known you." "That will do," said Bill, ruffled. "Tell me whose kid that is out there in the street. I'd like to ." "Why, that's our youngest, Willie, Jr." Efficient work is impossible where there is no balance. Make use of your talents and get out of the under-dog class. Don't be a slave to your business and worry yourself and everybody else with whom you come in contact. Don't stifle the enthusiasm of your first-born by making him work without the same pay you would give an outsider. Do the best you can, and to it add your encouragement and inspiration. Most people who view the florists' business tbrotigh the plate glass of the show window, envy you. They think the business is one of the most plea.surable and profitable professions in the world, and it is, that is, if you make it so. It is just a matter of mental attitude, viewpoint and personal efficiency. Write the Florists' Exchange for particu- lars of its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe. The most elaborate work ever published. Galveston Floral Co., !^Kr^ Quality in cut flowera. plante and floral work Galveston, Texas Orders for Texas and Sceamera from HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. c.„ „. 1'41 Main Street .-Mores. 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: B.-ncon Street OEOROE O, McCLUNlE }|,iian.i( HARTFORD. CONN. [iHonsI) j^g MAIN STREET, SOUTH FLOWERS ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE PLANE SO .ASYLUM STREET Hartford Connecticut Highland Park Greenhouses Telephones HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 75 and 85 ' Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of Chicago, as far as Milwaukee Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 439 to 441 ^# I Violet Valentines I ! The Original Penn Creation i I In Heart- SHaped Boxes | 5 A beautiful bunch of Violets artistically arranged In a 7 I heart-shaped box. enclosed in an outside box for shippicig. I I Price $i!.50 Complete | — ^ . . 1 • KT r-.__i__J f__ *i ic = I Sent Anywhere in New England for $1.75 Mail Orderi Will Be Given Our Utual Atterxtion Henry Penn ? 124 TREMONT ST. our only store i I Boston's Flowvrphont Oxford 6900 | +^^.3imilllllllt>^»'Illllilllllllt>«^+>^»^»<3""l»""l'>^»'» Penn's Feature Advertising for St. Valentine's Day, 1916 428 The Florists' Exchange HOUSTON, TEXAS *Toresfdale'' FWeTW 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS (S^termarngmA indunapolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave- Prompt and efficient servire rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann'a flowers excel LEXINGTON, KY. OHM A. Hell EAST SIXTH STREET LEXINGTON, KY. MlCHLE^ B^O^o Co. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky p Prompt Delivery to I all So. Calii. Points 212 West 4fh St. LOS ANGELES, CAL. MILLS ^he Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, We reach a!l Florida and South 171a Georgia points JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washinpton, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL GO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. and Vicinity G. Van Bochove & Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO Samuel H17 GRAND AVENUE ±loWers Kansas City, MO. How We Exploited St. Valentine's Day in Cleveland By ELLA GRANT WILSON Does ]iiililicity luiy? Ask the Cleveland florists. Tliey will tell you that it docs.- l-'eli. 14 this year wa^ ii very cold day. Tliks had some effect on business for ]ien]ile do not coirie out and huv flowers when it is really cold. The jnihlicity campaign for St. N'alentine's Day was started at the food show in the Coliseum, when seven or eight florists made daily displays of arranged work. Next the writer took up the work with .stories and news- paper articles, all newsy and accompanied by illu-stra- tions. Extreme care was taken to have each paper have exclusive stuff, and not to duplicate any story. In this way the matter was all appreciated as news by the papers, and was considered as authentic. Tlien the florists followed this up with individual advertising and on Friday a page of ads. with an artistic design in the corner conunandcd the judtlic's attention, and focused attention on the floral valentine. Heturjis are not all in yet, but a hurried call on the leaders develo]>ed the fact that they were all very busy, too Inisy to talk, but they said: "It's a good one." Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE "^ AUGUST R. BAUMER Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 439 and 441 Have you a copy of the Florists' Exchange Book of Floral Designs de Luxe with colored plates? Most retailers can't get along without it. KENTUCKY: mi f LOWZR ST10P 550 rourth Avenue Louuviiie The Souths Most Modern Floral and Art Establishment S3Z Fourth Ave. jNationaK 1 iFloriatj Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE UND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Geoi^ All Choice CUT FLOWERS la Seasoa Orchids and Valley a Specialty EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. Whitted MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED, IWp. fPi , ^^ OPERATING thrbt: J: IOr8Ll VfO. STORES MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception S» Careful attention given all orders S/cosemont Sardens = 'oriai MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited "W Nashville, Tennessee 200,000 Feet of Glass Interior view of flower shop of Peter Perkins, Visalia, Cal. fT% NEWARK, N. J. ^J\ ^ ' 946 Broad Street ^M^/Cj/Q/L^yiM- * Deliveries throughout the State ^^^ ^ and to all steamship docks in Fresh Flowers and Best Service Hoboken. N. J. and New York PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State February 19, 1918. The Florists' Exchange 429 Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. NEWARK, N. J. Best of Service We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York NEW ORLEANS, LA. 121 Baronne Street orist NtVJ 38 C»' J(A TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDBRS TAKES CARE OP IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street •Phones {1^41 1 Murray Ifill OurHotto: THE GOLDEK RUll We Guarantee Satlslactlon NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at FLORIST 48th Street . |)^viD ^Ri, which we consider \'ery reasonable for the amount of publicity we re- cei\'ed. ".Vs to results, it sntiwed all tlay Saturday .■aid a^Miii on Sund;iy. and on Moiulay it was below zero all tlay, but in spite of these facts 1 know I did a better busi- ness than a year .1:^0, and I l)elie\f all the .Vlbany llorists are more than satislied." 1^^ ^^^ 1^1 ^I^Q Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Florist BUTLER S^ ULLMAN PATERSON and PASSAIC, New Jersey PHIUDELPHU, PA. The BeUevue-Stratlord and Diamond & 32d Sta. Doiou «ant flowers in Philadelphia? WelumLah the best, artistically arranged ^m^^'c^ PHIUDELPHIA and VICINITT 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. Pittsburgh Pa 710 East Diamond Street North Sid* OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER BTOKE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. SSLTFOBD., fw n^MlWW% Vassar College Glen Eden, CMrtO Putnam Hall SllOl' Bennett School Taeonic School iROVIDENCE, R. I. AND T. J. JOHNSTON A CO. NEW ENGLAND POINTS 171 WEVBOSSn ST.. PROVtDEMCE Providence, RHODE ISLAND Johnston Brothers LEADING FLORISTS 38 Dorrance Street RoBnoke, Ka. Fallon, Florist Rochester Floral Co* ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Give us your order for Southern Minnesota ^A 1/ ff^ f ROCHESTER, N. Y. ^'ycC/V^^^^^^^ ^^ Clinton Ave., North §^ ^^^^^^^mmm^^^^^''^ Flowera delivered ^.--^^jt^ promptly in Rochester and surrounding country. Com- ^M^^^ piete line always reat,'. ^^U""^ y tcr Bros. ^T"* FLORISTS 38 Main St., West GEO. E. M. STUMPP ^ Furrow & Company ^ ^, n^ a,^ 761 Fifth KTCJ^mf x/r\rki^ .^'i^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE •^' ^ * !^p,, ,,^v Tv/niu? NEW YORK <^> Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 439 to 441 OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE gives best value to the Retailer. FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCHESTER. N. Y. 88 Main Street, East Flowan and ifawcna debrared |M«mptl7 i& R«cheat«r *ik1 an W«««ni New York towDR. ROCKFORD, ILL. •^m Quick service to Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. Steamship sailings will be found on page 430 430 The Florists' Exchange SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR FLORAL CO. ;^^ ck in <^E'f4^> I day. ^"^i^-""'^ Onondaga Hotel We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity. ^ Successful Hjetail Business Is built up through a multitude of details, involving the employment of numerous and diverse agencies. In our issue of January 22, one energetic retail house showed conclusively that in three months it had expended Ei.ooo in advertising, of which $120 went for 400 copies of our Album of Floral Designs. This was less than one-eighth of the entire expendi- ture, but the judicious use of these design books brought in quicker and better results than any other portion of that outlay. " There surely must have been a reason." It would pay you, Mr. Retailer, to act quickly in this matter if you have not already done so. You can purchase our Album of Floral Designs, postpaid, and with your business card beautifully printed on front cover, as follows: 12 copies, S4.50; 25 copies, S6.75; 50 copies, S16.50; 100 copies, $30.00. Mail your order today. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 100 Times Square Station, New York SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders R. ABBOTT Both Telephones Topeka, Kan. THE ROSERY Improve Your Home Grounds Make your home surroundings beautiful by following the laws of order and simplicity, is the keynote of a bulletin on home grounds which has just been published by the New York State College of Agriculture at Cor- nell. Beautiful grounds can be obtained without a lavish expenditure of money and without a sacrifice of conveni- ence. Since the home is the center of ail home activi- SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS Seattle, Wash. Hollywood Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. standing Lyre The flowers used are Roses, Paperwhite Narcissus, Double Violets for the Lyre frame and Chrysanthemuma at base. By Spy Hill Con- Bervatories, Beacon, N. Y. ties, too much attention cannot be given to its location. If possible, the home should be set slightly above the land immediately surrounding it, but not too high; see that the view from the windows of the rooms most used are the best ones to be obtained from your particular lo- cation. Select your type of house with a view to mak- ing it fit in with its surroundings. A smoothly graded lawn is more easily mowed, as well as more beautiful. Lawns should, generally speaking, be kept clear of flow- er beds and also of many single trees and shrubs. A little planting about a house, some large trees, with most of the plantings along the boundaries, looks best. Do not chop up your grounds with paths, says the bul- letin. Lay out walks with a purpose, that purpose be- ing to make them lead somewhere, without cutting across a grass plat or spoiUng the general appearance of a lawn, and then make them beautiful with shrubs and trees that lend themselves to such uses. Often these shrubs and trees may be of a fruit-bearing type, thus serving a twofold purpose. In the bulletin published by the landscape authorities of the college of agriculture are diagrams showing the proper arrangement of home grounds in relation to the house and outbuildings, and a classified list of trees, shrubs, and flowers. A copy of this bulletin may be obtained by any resi- dent of the State on application to the New York State College at Ithaca. parft ifloral Companip FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, T.afayetteand HrhlllerAvea . Broad St. Park Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders All orders filled from the greenho-ises BRANTBROS.lnc.,UTICA.N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co. Florists 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS. ^ WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS cMrs* Louisa P. Foivter SK.ATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England ^if^jfei 125.000 Square feet of Glass ^J Hour Feb. 19- •• 19- " 19-10.00:am. " 19- 3.00 pra. " 19- 9.301am. •' 19-10.00:am " 19-12.001m. " 22-12.0ofTm. " 23-' 3.00 pm " 23- , , •■ !23- i_ " 24- ^ "i 26- 3.00 pm. " 26-lO.OO.am. Mar. 1- 1- 1- " 2- 3-12.00 m. " 4- 2.00 pm. 4-10.00 am. " 4- 9.30 am. 4- 3 00 pm. •• 8- ■' 8- '• 11- 3.00 pm. '■ 15- Piir W. 23d St. Pier 16. E. R. W.21st:St. W. 15th St. Roberts Stores, Bkyn. W. 14th St. Pier 62. N.'R. Sth'St.. Hoboken Pier 62.' N. R. Pier 42. N. R. Pier 42,W. R. W. 27th St. W. 15th St. W.' 14th,St. 3l8t St., Bkyn. W. 21st St. W. 19th St. W. 27th St. W. 19th St. 17th St., Hoboken W. 14th St. Roberts Stores W. 1.5th St. W. I9th St. Pier,8,E.R. W. 15th St. . 31at St., Bkyn. Otstlnation; Liverpool Colont Azores-Gib.- Nap.-Gen. Liverpool Liverpool Rotterdam Liverpool Colont Colont Colont Bordeaux Liverpool Azorea-Gib. St. Paul New Amsterdam . Almirante Cristobal Lafayette Tuscania Lis.- Nap. Azores-Gib. - Cedric Nap.-Gen Liverpool Colont Liverpool Chriatiansand Christiana- Copenhagen Liverpool So. Am. Pts. Bordeaux Liverpool Cadiz.-Barc. Frederick VIII... California Verdi Rochambeau Antonio Lopez. . . Patria Lia.-Nap. - ■ t (Cristobml). I 1 I February 19, lOKi. The Florists' Exchange 431 Catalogs Received Doiuestlc W. B. LongTBtretSi, Hebron. Ohio. — Set'iJs. B. G. Pratt Co., 50 Church St., N. Y. — ScakMide: a Uanot lU-scrlblngr its use and cost. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, \V. A. Fin- ger, prop.. Ilicksville. Ij. I. — Wholesale trade list uf choice i:)ahlias. Joe Coleman, Lexington, O. — Gladioli. Dahlias, and Hardy Chry-santhemums. A booklet of 16 pp., with a few illustra- tions. Oeo. H. Walker. No. High ton. Mass. — A neat pocket list of select varieties of Dahlias. 40 pp.. one illustration. Mills & Co., Mamaroneck, N. Y. — Bulbs and seeds. Dahlias are the spe- cialty uf this company. 30 pp. and cover; no illustrations. Henry Xouell, 538 Cedar st., Syracuse. N. V. — Descriptive price list and help- ful hints and early history of the Gladi- olus; 11 pp. with cover. Knigflit & Struck Co., 1 Madison ave., N. Y.— A leallot offering dwarf carpet plants for Spring bedding-, also the Au- tumn Glory Bush so-called (Solanum acu 1 ea t i s s i m u m ) . Tlios. Griswold & Co^ So. Wethers- field. Conn.— Seed catalog; 48 pp. with cover. This is well and clearly printed, freely illustrated, and embraces flower and vegetable seeds. Sterling- Emery Wheel Mfg". Co., Tif- fin. Ohio. — A catalog of vases and iron settees. These are in many patterns, and are here described as to height, weight. capacity, etc., and the prices. The Meyer-Stisser Co., Baltimore. Md. — Seeds for the farm and garden 1916: 62 pp. There is a planting calendar and sprayinET table as features of this catalog, which is also illustrated. H. W, Gordinier & Sons Co., Troy, N. Y. — Special seed price list, also leaflet for poultrymen and dairymen describ- ing how to get from 16c. to 25c. of root crop per acre; this latter is illus- trated. Brnest G. Benson, 3600 Montlake blvd., Seattle. Wash. — Benson's Dahlias. These won the gold and silver medals at the Panama-Pacific International Expo- sition last year. This is a short select list of varieties. J. P. Noll & Co., Inc., 115 Mulberry St.. Newark. N. J. — 1915 catalog dealing with seeds, plants, bulbs, fertilizers and poultry supplies. A very freely illustrated and well printed list of 100 pp. including index. The B. J. Kling-ensmitli Seed Co., Haughville Sta.. Indianapolis. Ind.— Descriptive catalog of vegetable ajid flower seeds. A novel feature of this catalog is a planting table for farmers and gardeners. 32 pp. and cover; freely illustrated. Peacock Dahlia Parms, Berlin, N. J. — Dahlias, also mentioning a few new Cannas. and choice Gladioli; 32 pp. and cover, freely illustrated. A very hand- some bloom of Minnie Burgle is shown on the front cover. Peacock's list is distinctive and must be had by Dahlia lovers. Pottler, Flske, Bawson Co., 12 and 13 Faneuil Hall sq., Boston, Mass. — Market gardeners and florists' special prices for 1916. dealing with vegetable and flower seeds, bulbs, fertilizers, in- secticides, sprayers and sundries. A catalog of 36 pp. and cover; freely illus- trated. B. Hammond Tracy, Wen ham, Mass. — Gladioli. A neat list of the finest va- rieties, including most of the novelties, and the descriptions are full and good; illustrations are also given, including pictures of the new" bulb house, and of the Gladioli fields. The cover is as usual in colors and is very attractive. Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers st.. N. Y. — Seed catalog. An ample catalog of 104 pp. with colored cover, showing garden scenes. Nicely Illustrated both In the flower and vegetable sections. A feature is the offer of collections of seeds. A page is devoted to Good Re- sults from a 2nft. x 20ft. garden with a plan. Beckert's Seed Store, 101-103 Federal St., North Side. Pittsburgh, Pa. — A cat- alog dealing with vegetable and flower seeds, bulbs, roots and tubers, also in- secticides, fertilizers, miscellaneous sup- plies, poultry, birds and other supplies- A very neatly printed and well arranged catalog of 68 pp. with index. Freely illustratpd. Thos. J. Gray Co., 29 So. Market St.. Boston. Mass. — A catalog dealing with vegetable and flower seeds. Summer- flowering bulbs, foliage and flowering plants, and ornamental trees. There is a section dealing with farm, garden and lawn requisities. tools, etc. A very well printed and freely illustrated catalog of 108 pp. Including a full index. Wm. Tricker, Arlington. N. J. — W"ater Ijilies and Water Garden Plants. — A very pretty and neat hand list of 2+ nn with colored cover of Water Lilies. This catalog is well illustrated, and shows limv Walei- I.iliis may be grown In tubs aricl in small pools of water, as \vell as in lakes; cultural directions are included. It is a good list to have. S, Q. Harris, Kosedale Nurseries, Tarrytuwn, N. Y. — Nursery catalog and list of 64 pp., including index ; ver>' freely illustrated and well printed, covering hardy plants, Uoses. fruit trees, evergreen and ornamental flow- ering trees and shrubs. A notable fea- ture <)1' this catalog is the plans of gar- dens whjeii lKi\e a good teaching \alue. The J. Chas. McCnllongrh Seed Co., 228-232 East Fourth st.. Cincinnati. O. — 1916 seed catalog of 104 pp. and index. Besides vegetable and flower seeds, this catalog deals with vines, Summer-flow- ering bulbs and has an extended nur- sery department. There is also a section dealing with birds, fertilizers, insecti- cides, sprayers, tools and poultry suji- plies. A very handy list. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St., N. Y. — Seeds famous over 70 years; 6S ])p, with colored cover, showing garden scenes. The printing, and paper are good and illustrations are likewise well selected. Seeds of flowers, grasses, vegetables and greenhouse plants are here listed, together with sections des'oted to hardy perennial plants and bulbs, Roses, shrubs. Dahlias, fruit trees and small fruits, also tools and requisites. A complete catalog. Foreig'n Perry's Hardy Plant Farm, Enfield. Middlesex, England. — Special offer of Alpine and perennial flower seeds. Warnaar & Co., Sassenheim. Holland. — The American edition of wholesale bulbs. 1916; 41 pages, no illustrations. W. W. Johnson & Son, Boston. Eng- land.— Wholesale trade catalog of vege- tables, flower, farm seeds. Sweet Peas and Potatoes. Illustrated, 90 pages. Simon Ijouis Preres & Co., Bruyeres- Le-Chatel ' (Seine-et-Oise). France. — General price wholesale list of seeds for seed merchants. Printed on lavender or violet colored paper; no illustrations; 5S pages. It. Daehufeldt, Iitd., Odense. Denmark. American representative Alex. Knudsen. 1709 10th a\e.. So. Minneapolis, Minn.^ — Wholesale catalog of Cabbage, Cauli- flower, Radish, Turnip. Cucumber, Car- rot, Mangel, and other vegetable seeds, as well as a good selection of flower seeds. There are colored plates of Pan- sies and of Cinerarias, with halftone illustrations of Stocks, Cyclamen and Mignonette. Fort Wayne, Ind. Trade during the first part of last week was unusually quiet, and florists took advantage of this opportunity to prepare for the expected rusli of St. Valentine's Day. Advertising was done on a systematic basis and the display windows of all the flower stores con- tained suggestions. The latter part uf the week the mercury dropped to below zero, and business became more brisk, especially funeral work. The supply of stock is .showing a decided increase, es- pecially bulbous. Carnations are quite plentiful now and prices have dropped. The quality of the blooms in excellent. Roses are more plentiful than they have been since Christmas, especially in the medium and shorter grades. There is an excellent demand for Russell, Shawyer. Richmond and Ophelia. Killarney has regained its good color during these sun- shiny days. American Beauty Roses are very scarce and hard to obtain at almost any price. There is a good supply of or- chids in the Cattleya varieties, but the demand is light. Gardenias are also in good supply. Lily of the Valley is abun- dant. Some splendid spikes of Snap- dragon are on the market. Poeticus ov- natus Narcissi are plentiful, as are Free- sins, Daffodils and Jonquils. These lat- ter Spring flowers are much in demand for St. Valentine's Day. Many order.s have been booked ahead, and at the pres- ent writing all the florists* forces arc busy filling orders. Violets are in very good supply. Sweet IVas, especially the Spencer flowering varieties, are favorites \vilh the public. Pots and pans of bloom- ing plants are selling well; especially the dainty Lily of the Valley plants, Violets. Froesias. Hyacinths, Tulips and Jon- nuils. The larger pots of Azaleas. Cy- clamen and Lilac do not sell so readily. Notes Miss Mildred Flick of the Flic'< Floral Co. read a paper at the last fort- nightly meeting of "The Round Table." a prominent literary club of this citv. The paper was CDtitled. "The Flora of South America" and was especially in- teresting. W. J. and M. S. Vesey sent some fine Sliawyer. Sunburst and Richmond Roses to the retail markets for the St. Valen- tine's Day trade. They are also cutting S. A. F. AND 0. H. MEMBERSHIP COMPETITION JOIN NOW! Every llorisl and horticulturist in America owes it to himself and his pro- I'ession to become a memlier of the Society of American Florists and Ornamen- tal Horticulturists. Particularly every Southern and Western ficjrist should feel an obligation resting upon him this jear to add his own name if he is not already a member or that of another if he ir. This society has been working for the advancement of floriculture and the floral art for over 31 years. The next convention of the S. A. F. and O. H. takes place in Houston.Texas, in August, 1916. Pros. Daniel MacRorie has olTered a purse of $150 in gold to that member securing the greatest number of new members by August i, 1916. You can send the coupon herewith to Secretary John Young with the fee, and ask that credit for your joining the Society be given to whoever you wish. By joining now you gain, because the initial fee of $5.00 covers the calendar year 1916, regardless of when you join. (Annual dues thereafter, $3.00). So why wait until August? Use the coupon! There are no re- quirements as to minimum number of new names which must be sent in. In the event of a tie a prize identical with that tied for will be given each tying contestant. The Florists' Exchange derives no pecuniary benefit from this; it is con- tributing this space solely for the good of the cause. Join Young, Secretary, S. A. F. and 0. H., 53 West 281b Street, New York, N. Y. Date Please enroll jne as a member of tbe Society of American Florists and OrnO' mental Horticulturists. Fee oj $5.00 to cover my membership for 1916 enclosed. (Signed) Address in Jull Credit my application in tbe contest for new members to Name City Credit MUST be given to an individual, not to The Flobists' Exchange a record crop of Cattleyas. Miss Cathe- rine Vesey spent a short vacation last week at the Vesey home, returning on Sunday to her studies at Ohio Wesleyau University at Delaware, O. The Doswell Floral Co. reports a line crop of Violets for St. Valentine's Day business. The Flick Floral Co. had a bigger line of valentine novelties this year than ever Ijefore.' Richmond Roses and Violets sold especially well and the Spring flower combinations in special valentine baskets took very well with the popular fancy. Some fine Russell and Shawyer Roses on the local market are from the green- houses of Frank Kneeht & Co., of Fair- field and Rudisell blvd. Vistors last week were : John Juffer- mans. of the P. Van Deursen firm of bulb growers, of Sassenheim, Holland ; G. van Staalduijen, of Guldemond & Son, of Lisse. Holland ; John Van Leeuwen, of L. Van Leeuwen & Son, of Sassenheim, Holland ; the representative of the Rose- ville Pottery Co., and Walter E. Cook of Stumpp & Walter Co., New York. D. B. *.'onn. Their Ruse range, under manage- ment of Wm. Cotton, also formerly from Cromwell. Conn., preseutixl healthy vigor- ous growth. It is Mr. OfBeld's intentiou iu the near future to erect more iiouses for Rose culture. N. Canadian Notes At Toronto, Ont.. Canada, the follow- ing places were visited and stock in gen- eral presented a healthy appearance al- though somewhat short crop owing to con- tinued dark weather: John H. Dunlop. H. J. Mill, W. J. Lawrence, Toront.i Floral Co., Bedford Floral Co., Miller ^ Sons. Hamilton, Ont. — At Marshall Bros., who grow a general line of pot plants everything was looking fine. A. & H. Brown, growers of Roses and Carnations, reported business far ahead of last year's. At Geo. R. Davidson's, who grows ferns and pot plants extensively, everything presented a flourishing condition. At the John Connon Co., Mr. Connon was with his regiment at the Barracks preparing to go to the front. .Ml were busy in the store. John Morgan, Hamil- ton, Ont., who grows a general line of plant and cut flowers for local trade, re- ported business fine. M. Oflield & Sons. Grimsby, Ont., were next visited. Mr. OfBeld was until a year ago the largest grower of hothouse To- matoes in Southern Canada. They built a large addition to their range and are growing Roses, Carnations. Chrysanthe- mums, Lilies and Lily of the Valley. Their Carnations were under the manage- ment of Axall M. Bloomberg, formerly with A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromweli, French Nurserymen and the War The French Nursery Federation has been collecting information as to the state of the French nur.sery trade, and at the last meeting the Secretary, >Ions. Turbat. laid some interesting statistics before the committee. From the information collected it would appear that some (17 per cent, of the labor in nurseries has been mobilized, and not less than 58 per cent, of the heads of firms are also out with the forces. The result naturally is that many es- tablishments are over-run with weeds, and the glass is empty or half empty. Little can be done in the present crishs, but the nurserymen arc looking forward and considering steps to secure a more adequate supply of labor when tli<' war is over. It is fully recognized that the prevailing labor shortage is to some ex- tent due to low rates of pay in the nur- sery trade compared with munition fac- tories, and that a change must be made if the nursery trade is to continue at all. To enable this to be done there must be a general rise in the prices of nursery stock, and unless this can be achieved, many of the most far-seeing men in the trade consider that it will soon cease to exist as an important industry. — Horti- cultural Advertiser. Women on the Land The London Daily Nctps announces that tbe jBritish Government has decided to organize a recruiting campaign for women to work on the land. It is pro- posed that armlets be issued to women willing to undertake farm work and that they be entitled to w"ear especial uni- forms. Every village will be canvassed by women's committees, as it is consid- ered essential that an army of at least 400.000 women be mobilized. All who volunteer will be registered and given armlets and uniforms which will consist of coat, skirt, stout hoots and gaiters. .\lre0.000 men have been withdrawn from agriculture and it is anticipate*! 100,000 more will be called. Practically only shepherd.s, ploughmen and others indispensable will remain. 432 The Florist's Exchange p— .^. II ^11^1 1^ l»^ 11^ II^H^II^I T^ll^ fcl || Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED SUPERINTENDENT OR MANAGER Scotch, 39. married, wishes situation as superin- tendent of estate, or manager of commercial propo- sition, where executive ability, the management o- raen, and 22 years* European and American expe- rience commanda good salary. Expert in perenf nials. Well up in general greenhouse stock, soft- wooded stock, bedding plants, Roses, Dahlias, etc. Good salesman. Excellent references from well- known places. Address Hortus, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, 34, mar- ried; small family. 5 years' in last position. Ex- perienced grower of Carnations, 'Mums. Sweet Peas, pot and bedding plants, vegetables, cut flowers. Best of references. Sober and industrious. Able to take full charge and do the firing. Willing to start on moderate wages, if there is chance for advancement. Address K. M., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Bohemian, 25 years; single. Experienced in general greenhouse work, nursery and landscape gardening; early forcing of choice fruits and shrubs. Would like po.sition with firm where he could advance. Best of references from Europe and here. Please state wages. Ad- dress K. H., care The Florists' Exchange, SITUATION WANTED— By young American, as grower or assistant grower in commercial Orchid establishment. Fully experienced in all lines, in- cluding seedlings. Al flower producer. Position considered only where ability is appreciated. State particulars in first letter. Address Orchid, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — By experienced design- er and decorator who has spent lifetime in the retail florist business for bimeslf and has knowledge of the business from A to Z; can furnish best of references. Address all mail to J. F. W., 36 Winsor St., East Providence, R. I. POSITION WANTED— By 1st of March, private or commercial, by a good grower; 38 years; single; 25 years' American and European experience. The best of references from present employer. Please state wages. Address J. M., care The Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— First-class plantsman desires position in private or commercial estab- hshment. Has long experience in raising all kinds of greenhouse plants. Will be disengaged after April 1. Married. Address S. Donnellan, Massa- chusetts Ave., Lexington, Mass. -♦* SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener on private estate by a German; 30 years; single. Best of references. At prp.sent assistant superin- tendent on Prof. C. S. Sargent's estate. Bruno Silzenstok, 185 Davis Ave., Brookline, Mass. ESTATE SUPERINTENDENT wants position April 1st. Scotsman; married; practical gar- dener, farmer, forester, landscape, etc. 10 years' reference. Life experience on private estates, J. Patterson, 270 Prospect Ave., Hartford, Conn. SITUATION WANTED— By young married man- no children, as head gardener on private estate- Thoroughly competent in all branches of the work- Lifetime experience. Good references. 290 Locust Ave, Red Bank, N. J. SITUATION WANTED— By young man. ex- perienced designer and decorator. Ist-class ref- erences as to character, and ability. State salary- Can come at once. Address K. G.. care The Flo-, rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By florist; Getman; age 38; married. Life experience in all branches. Would like position as foreman on commercial or retail place. Good wages expected. Al references. Address K. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young German gar- dener, growing Carnations. Chrysanthemums, pot and bedding plants. Sober and steady. Good references. Address K. N.. care The Florists' Ex- change. SITUATION WANTED— By all-round green- house man; single. Pot plant and cut flower grower. 20 yrars' experience in every line. State particulars in first letter. Adderss K. R., care The Florists' Exchange. ITUATION WANTED- -At large Cemetery, City Park, or private estate by able manager, with Al references. 25 years' experience in Nursery, Landscape, Greenhouse and florist work. Address F. I., care The Florists' Exchange. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of America begs to offer the services of first-class private gardeneri, superintendents and managers of private estates. State full particular in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm. Dobba' Ferry. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By a middle-aged man; life experience in Roses, Carnations, 'Mums. Lilies, Sweet Peas and bedding stock. Best of references. Address J. D., care The Florists' Exchange. . WANTED — Position as manager or foreman in wholesale florist house; 20 years' experience in all its branches. Address K. A., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 23, as assistant gardener on private estate, or commer- cial. 3 years' experience. Best of references. Address K. B., care The Florists' Exchange. Ccoutliined to Next Colnmn The oolumnB under this heading are reserved for ftdvertisementa of Stock for Sale. Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Siluationj Wanted, or other Wants; also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials, eto^ (or Sale or Rent. Our charge is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for less th&D thirty cents. AdTta. set in heay7 faced type, 1ft ota. per line (6 words to the line). Display advts. in these columns, 91.50 per Ineh. TERMS: GASH WITH ORDER 4"l'- If repUes to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted ( or other advertisements are to be addressed care i of this ofiBoe, please add 10 cts. to cover expense ^ of forwarding. t Copy must reach New York office. Nee. 438- f lO TXT * tTiV. o>_ A -^ T» r\ n inn t*: .^ t 448 West 37th Street, or P. O Box 100 Times i Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure { insertion in issue of following Saturday. n Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- / vertise under initials, may save time by having j answers directed oare our Chicago representa- f tive. James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Ave. I SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION W^\NTED— By Belgian. Life e.i- perience in growing Azaleas. Kentias, Araucarias, Bay Trees, etc.; able to take full charge of same. Address K. F., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, Scotch; married; 21 years' practical experience with horti- culture and agriculture. Desires management of well-kept private estate. Mac. Islip, L. I., N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By Ist-class nursery- man and florist. 23 years' experience in ail branches. S years' reference. Address Gustav Kadlec. 40:i E. 92nd St . N. Y. City. SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer and decorator; years of experience. Al refer- ences. State salary. F. Pieraon, 1349 4H St., S. W., Washington, D. C. HELP WANTED WANTED— Man over 30 to take charge of the growing of pot plants for shipping and store trade. Must be able to manage help and produce good stock in quantity, especially Cyclamen and Hy- drangeas. Man of intelligence after proving his worth and ability will share in the profits. State fully experience in first letter. Salary to start, $18.00 per week. Northern Ohio. Address K. K., care The Florists' Exchange, WANTED— At once, a Ist-class grower on com- mercial retail place of 12.000 ft. of glass. Must be hustler and not afraid of work. Salary S15.00 to start. If satisfactory results are given wilt give interest in business. "The place is in a city near Albany. Drinker need not apply. Address, stating age, nationality, with full particulars in first letter, K, 0-. care The Florists' Exrhange. GREENHOUSE FORE.MAN Wanted by March 1st., a thoroughly competent man as above, experienced in the work on a private place; intelligent worker, able to take charge and produce Ist-class results; neat; practical; and of good habits. Send references, stating na^onality to Alfred J. Loveless, Wyndhunst Gardens, Lenox. Mass. WANTED — We offer a permanent position to a Ist-class designer, window dresser and decorator, to take charge of our retail store. Salary and com- mission if so desired. Long established business in the best location in the city. Apply with references from past employer, also salary required. B. F. Barr, Lancaster, Pa. WANTED^Woman assistant, by woman owner. in greenhouse and outdoor garden work; small re- tail place. Experience not necessary if willing to learn. .State particulars and give references. Vicinity of Philadelphia. Address K, J., care The Florists' Exchange, ^ WANTED — A man who understands the general line of nursery work. This is a good opportunity for an ambitious man who looks for a future. Only steady, strictly temperate man need apply. Married man preferred. Position open now. Ad- dress K. C.. care The Florists' Exchange. GROWER WANTED Who understands Carnations. Must be reliable and have good recommendations. State age. na- tionality, etc. Wages $60.00 a month with new dwelling house and bath. Address K. P., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED AT ONCE — Good experienced Rose and Carnation grower. Must be of good habits. State age and salary expected and references in first reply- Steady position with room and board. Adirondack Grccnhousps. Saranac Lake, N, Y, WANTED— Two good propagators and growers of pot plants for wholesale and retail trade. Call or write, stating wages expected. Steady jobs for the right persons. Alonzo J. Bryan. Washington, N.J. . WANTED — Man with thorough knowledge of nursery business, to act as salesman and corres- pondence clerk. Permanent position and proper remuneration to right man. Address J. J., care The Florists' Exchange. ____— WANTED — At once, in Connecticut, a competent, reliable man, as grower of Carnations and general bedding stock. Wages $15.00. Apply H. D.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Young man to learn greenhouse ' business Give age nationality experience and wages expected. Board furnished. Address H. E., care The Florists' Exchange. THROUGH the Spring season have work for extra hands who have had any experience in nurseries. The Wm. H. Moon Co., Nurserymen, Morrieville, Pa. HELP WANTED WANTED — Men to sell our guaranteed trees and plants for Spring delivery; highest commissions paid each week; no delivering or collecting. The Remington-Welch Co.. Geneva, N. Y. WANTED— Man and wife; no encumbrance- Wife to board and help; man to work on the es- tate. .'\pplv to Robt, Marshall, Supt. to J. R. DeLamar Esq., Glen Cove, L. I.. N. Y. WANTED AT ONCE— Man for general green" house work, one used to growing Carnations' Quick and willing worker. $fi0.00 a month to begin. New Jersey, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A single man who has had experience in growing Carnations or Roses, or both. Wages at start, $12 per week. Address K. Q., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A 1 grower of Roses, Carnations and potted plants; one that can take charge of place. Salary $18.00 per week to start. Address J. G., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A young man of experience in orna- mental planting and general nursery work. State age. experience and references. Chas. R. Fish & Co., Worcester, Mass. WANTED — Ist-class storeman and designer. Only young man of ability to apply. Charles Uttley, 321 Walnut St.. Harrisburg, Pa. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY MAN WANTED — In an old, established concern for store, greenhouses and landscaping depart- ments, near Providence. Must come well recom- mended, be able to take charge of one end, and buy $1000 interest. What salary do you want and when can you come? Increase of business demands an- other responsible head, that will be interested financially. Address R. I. Plorist. care The Florists' Exchange, We can offer to an active salesman, a nursery or seed house, working outside of New York City. a good opportunity to make easy money on a side line requiring very little time, provided his em- ployers consent. Call after eleven any day except Saturday, NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE 5(t Pino St,. New York City. A RELIABLE MAN to take charge of greenhouses, good wages, steady position, with privilege of renting or buying. Bedding and Easter plants specialty. Address G. F., care The Florists' Ex- change^ __STOCK FOR SALE_^ AOHTRANTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-mueUerii, Brilliantiasima, Lindenii, Panache do Bailey, Formosa. Rooted Cuttings. SI. 25 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. A. N. Pieraon, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AOERATUM AGERATUM— Extra large-flowered variety, of medium height, very pleasing blue. Best com- mercial sort, S1.25 per 100, SIO-OO per 1000. Cash with order, John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensack Plank Road. North Bergen, N. J. AGERATUM FRAZERII— Now dwarf light blue. 2>^-ia. plants, 75o. per do,., $5.00 per 100. A N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AI.TERNANTHERAS WANTED — Rose grower, capable of taking • charge of section. Strictly sober. References. Where last employed. Green Plain Rose Farm, Yardley. Pa. Continued to Nest Colnmn ALTERNANTHERA— Brilliantissima and Aurea nana compacta, strong Rooted Cuttings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A, S. Kalisoh, Middle Village. L. I.. N Y ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000— by express. DeUvered anywhere for 50o. per 1000 extra. 2K-in. plants, $3.00 per 100, $2500 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 2^-in. pots at $3 00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. 3-in. $6 00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28th St.. New York ASPARAGUS' Asparagus Plumosus and Asparagus Sprengeri, 2Ji-in. pots at $3.00 per 100. AngUn & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway. New York Continued to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots. $7.50 per 1000. J, F, Anderson, Short Hills, N.J. ASPARAGUS ROOTS— 5000 l-yr.-old roots, Ridftway's, none better. Order now for Spring delivery. $1.50 per 100. F. O. B. A, Schneider. MuUIca Hill. N. J, ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot plants, 3-in. to 5-in. above pots, $1.50 per 100, sure to ? lease; 3-in. pnte, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please he B C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in. at $6.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.60. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe A Diviaioa Avea., Grand Rapids. Mirhigan ASPAR.ikGrS FLUNK iSlS .NJANl'S— Fine, heavy 2'4-in. stock, $2..^0 per JOO, or to clean up, as we need the room, $22,00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4()51 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, Pa. ASPAR.«iU.S SPRENGERI— To dispose of for room. Large seedlings $5.00 per 1000. Cash. M. F. Byxbec, Norwalk, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Cut strings. 8- 10 ft. long, 25o. each. Cut strings, extra heavy, 10-12 ft. long, 50c each, W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. ASPARAOUB SPRENGERI AND PLUMOSUS— Stroni, 2K:4ii.. $2.00 per 100, 300 for $6.00. J. C. Sohmklt. Briatol. Pa. A'fPARAOUS PLUMOSUS— 2H-in.. $3 00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000 Good, sUong plants. W. B. Oirvin. Floriat. Leola. Pa ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— Hand-picketl and cleaned, $2.00 per 1000. M. L. Penwell, Washington, Kansas. ___^ ASTERS ASTERS — Aatermum type, extra select; only full double blooms saved — one of the very beat flo- rists' Asters; very large. Trial packet, 50c., W os. $1.00, 1 oi. $3.50. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. AURACARIAS AURACARIAS — Fine, sturdy plants, 3 to 5 tiers, 5-in. pots, 12-in. to 15-in., $6 00 and $7.50 per del. F O. B., West Grove, Pa. Conard & Jones Co.. West Grove. Pa. AZAI.EAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruyssen, Niobe. J. Llewellny, and Wm. J VervKne. 65o , 85c. $1.10, up to $2.50 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmette III. BARBERRY BARBERRY THUNBERGII 100 1000 8-12 in, lining out $1..W $12.00 12-18 in., heavy 6.00 .WOO lS-24 in., hea\'y 8,00 70.00 2- 3 ft. heavy ,12,00 100,00 Shade Trees, Shrubs :in(l Koscs. ONARGA NURSERY CU,. ONARGA. ILL. BAT TREES BAY TREES — Write for wholesale price list Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEaONIAS BEGONIAS 100 Christmas Red. 2)i-in $8.00 Christmas Red 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2>i-in 3.00 Erfordii. 3-in 8-00 Prima Donna, 2H-in 3 00 Smithii, 2>i-in 3 00 Chatelaine. 2K-in 3.50 ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $25 00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15.00 per 100, $140 00 per 10,00; Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order secures the best plants for growing on. J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio, BEGONIAS — Delivery from May ISth Lorraine. 2H-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati 2H-in. pots, $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2}i-m. pots, $25.00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO.. RUTHERFORD, N. J. BEGONIA LUMINOSA, iRed); Erfordii (Pink). 2-in,. bushy stock, $2 00 per 100; luminosa (Red) transplanted seedlines, fine plants, 75c. per 100. Cash. Brill Celery Gardens. Kalamazoo. .Mich. BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For June delivery $15 00 per 100, $145.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS— Chatelaine, Rex, etc. See display ad. page 405. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W, 28th St., N. Y , Continued to Next Page February 19, 1916. STOCK FOR SALE The Florists' Exchange 433 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE BERBERIS THnNBEROn BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong. trans- planted, 2-yr. plants. 15-in, to 2(>-in.. H.OO per 100. »35.00 per 1000; 10-in. to 15-in.. $.3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Theee are fine and will please. No charge for packing. Chaa. Black. Uightatown. N. J^ BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-m., atrong $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pieraon. Inc., Cromwell. Conn. CARNATIONS BOirVARDIAB HOUV.\RDI.\ Wo have novpr yet been :il)le to fill nearly all of our orders for Hi)Viviirdia plants. We are booking orders enrliiT tlii.s season in order to Kive everyone a chance. Plants from 2'^j-in. pots ready .\pril l.")th and later. Be sure you get tne correct shades ani-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. Cash. Geo. Milne, 44 Lincoln St., Winchester, Mass. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS — Black Prince, Rooted Cuttmgs, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. . FUCHSIAS — Strong rooted cuttings, $1.00 per 100 $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. FVNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VAREEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per doz., $15.60 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H->n- Immediate delivery Extra fine, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Write for our numlhly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS Early Fall Cuttings. 2M-in., strong, well rooted stock S A. Nutt, Poitevine. La Favorite, Double Grant, Mrs. E. HiU, Jean Oberle, $2.00 per 100. Cash plea^. gj,jj^j.,pER LITTLE SILVER, N. J. Continned t* Nest Oalamii STOCK FOR SALE GERANIUMS GERANIUMS 2-inch 2>^-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Clifton $3.50 $30.00 $4.00 $35.00 $5. $40. Eugene Sue 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Feuer 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. Mrs. E. G. HiU.. 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Merrow Widow. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Salmon pink, same shade as Poitevine — a decided improvement in that the color does not fade out. 2-inch 2M-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Maryland $4.00 $35.00 $6. $45. Helen Michell... 5.00 45.00 AbbieSchaffer... $3.50 $30.00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. Alph Ricard.... 3.00 25.00 3.50 27.50 5. 45. Beaute Poitevine. 3.00 25.00 3.50 27.50 5. 45. BerthedePresiUy 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Dble. Dryden 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Edmond Blanc... 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 6. 40. Jean Viaud 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 6. 40. La Favorite 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. CasteUane 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Buchner.... 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Miss F. Perkins. 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Mme. Landry.. . . 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. 8 A Nutt 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Jean Oberle 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Ivy-Leaved Alliance 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Thibaut.. . 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2)i-in. stock, ready for shift. Ricard, Viaud, Buchner, Poitevine, $2.50 per 100, $22.60 per 1000. 8. A. Nutt, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Quaker HiU Nursery Co., Monroe. N. Y. ^ GERANIUMS 100 1000 2!^ -in. pot plants, in popular varietie8.$3.00 $25.00 AngUn & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway, New York STRONG. WELLrOROWN GERANIUMS— 8-in. 8 A Nutt. Piffln. Harrison, La Favorite. $28.00 pel 1000. Jean Viaud. Beaute Poit«vine, Perkins. Mad. Landry, strong. 3-in., $27.60 per 1000. PetOTOD Floral Co.. GIbaoB City. lU. GERANIUMS — Gen. Grant, S. A. Nutt, Jean Viaud and Oberle, fine strong, 2J4-in. stock, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $15 00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. GERANIUMS — Several thousand strong-rooted Geranium cuttings at Ic. each. A large propor- tion of them Nutt and Ricard. Balance. Poitevine, CasteUane, Perkins. Buchner, Jean Oberle and few other leaders. W. P. Bolton & Son, Holtwood, Pa. GERANIUMS— Nutt, 2H-in. pots, ready for shift, $25 00 per 1000. Fine stock. Joseph Wood, Spring VaUey, N. Y. GERANIUMS — Helen MicheU, 3 in., $1.00 per doz., $5.00 per 100; S. A. Nutt, Viaud and others, mixed, $3.60 per 100. W. J. Frederick, 29 Helder- berg Ave., Schenectady, N. Y. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT Strong. 2>i-in. stock, ready for shift. Ricard. Mad. SaUeroi. $2.25 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. F. J. Moreau, Freehold, N. J. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, 2M-in., $20.00 per 1000 Geo. B. Hart, 47-51 Stone St., Rochester, N.Y^ GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2)4-in. pot plants. See display ad. page 405. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts aU risk on me. See dispUy advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS — All stock sold to February 25th. Mannetto HUl Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop,. HicksviUe, L. I., N. Y. ROSE GERANIUMS— 2H-in. strong, $2.00 per 100. Cash. Fisher Bros., Chambersburg, Pa. GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS BULBS. Ist size 2nd siz« 1000 1000 mo^ke..... 1100 9.00 Brenchleyensis 10.00 8.00 Mrs. F.King JO-OO 8 00 Baron Hulot 18.00 HaUey..^ 1500 a?^?'''".";;::::::::::::::::: IISS il:Sg vt^ 14.00 1000 MinSSito 1*00 10.00 Madame Monneret 18-00 12.00 Shakespeare f 0.00 Hyde Park 35.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 70.00 Write for copy of our monthly plant bulletin . S. 8. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. CASH ONLY IHin. IKin. lin. 100 100 100 America *''-S ""'^S *''ln Independence -80 -60 .40 J.Dienlafoy 2.50 2.00 1.25 Mrs F King 80 .60 .40 magara 2.75 2.26 2.00 aZfy 2.00 1.50 1.00 Peace 3.00 2.60 2.00 MUed :.; 65 .50 .40 Geo. Hall, Adelphia, N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE GLADIOLI GLADIOLI America, $10.00 Augusta, $12.00 Annie Wigman, $20.00 Brenchleyensis, $12.00 Dora KroiB, $50.00 Europa. $50.00 Florence, $150.00 Glory, $30.00 Glory Holland. $20.00 Halley, $12.00 F. Buchanan, $30.00 Jessie. $15.00 Klondyke, $20.00 Mrs. Beeoher, $3500 Mrs. King, $10.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80.00 Niagara, $35.00 Negerfurst, $200.00 n Nor. Dee Childs. $80.00 Panama, $25.00 )i Peace, $50.00 Sohwaben, $80.00 Renie Blanche, $40.00 Scarsdale. $30.00 Shakespeare. $30.00 Sulphur King $90.00 Scribe, $35.00 Wm. Falconer $40.00 Primulinus, $40 00 Pnmuhnu3Hybnds.$20.00 Choice mixed, $6.00, $8.00, $12.50. $25.00 $50 00. $100.00. Reds, white and light pinks. $12.00 $25.00i $6000. $100.00. YeUows. $16.00. $20.00, $30.00. $50.00. All per 1000. Special price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover. Ohio. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America. $8.00; Brenchleyensis. $9.00; Columbia. $15.00; Isaac Buchanan. $35.00; Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. $30.00; May. $15.00 per 1000 for l>^-m. up; also 2d and 3d sizes and bulblets. G. PrimuUnus seedlings. Mrs. Francis King. Independence. Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list, bend stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY. LAKE VIEW. N. Y. GLADIOLUS BULBS 1000 America «;2.00 Augusta 1 2 00 Mrs. Francis Kmg JS.OO May ■ :■■:■;;■■ "-^ The above are extra large size bulbs. An£lin & Walsh Co., 335 Broadway^ New York. FORCING GLADIOLI . . 2-in. 1H-1I>- l-l"' America -. $1000 $8.00 $7.00 aSsIX 12.00 10.00 9.00 Brenchleyensis 10.00 8.00 7.00 Pink Beauty ■ 10.00 8 00 7.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 first size, $20.00 cash. Assorted to suit. „ ,,. j ..t , Geo. P. Buck & Son Colbngswood. N. J. GLADIOLUS BULBS AND BULBLETS ~ True stock. Mrs. Francis King. Augusta and America. Third, fourth and fifth planting sizes. Write for prices. Your crop grown from these pedi- gree bulbs wiU bring highest market pnces. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO and NEW YORK. GLADILOI— America, Augusta. Mrs. Francis King, IJ-i-in.-l H in., $6.00 per 1000; 1 in.-lM m- $5.00; aU wiU make fine blooms. Planting stock: 'A in.-l in., $4.00; H m.-% in., $3.00; H m under, $1.50. All home-grown bulbs, clean and healthy. Florists' White and Light Mixture, 1st size, $10.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wmtzer. West Grove. Pa. GLADIOLI— America. 1st size, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Augusta, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Light and White, $800 per 1000, 2nd size, S6.00 per 1000; Brenchleyensis, W.UU per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Morning Star, very early, 1st size, $20.00 per 1000. ^August Hof- man, R. F. D. No. 2, HicksviUe. L. I., N. Y. GLADI 'I I — America, sound, healthy, vigorous bulbs, n U of bloom, grown at Rowley. Mass.; 1st size. «.- .00 per 1000; 2d size. $6.00 per 1000. Bulblets ' y the bushel. Cash offer. Carl U. Hale. Wholesale Grower, Rowley, Mass. GLADIO —My own growing— true to nama. First si . : Halley, $10 00; Panama, $26.00; Princess, »■( .00; Pendleton, $60.00; War, $60.00; and 76 m e. Just as reasonable. Send for Ust. Raymond W. Swett, SaxonviUe, Mass. i GLADIOLI-^ize 1-in.to IM-in. America, Augusta Brenchleyensis, Pink Beauty, 75o. per 100. $6.00 per 1000; Baron Hulot, HoUy, 90c. per 100, ^.50 per 1000. F. O. B. here. Cash, please. C. S. Tait, Brunswick, Ga. WAR, THE GREATEST RED GLADIOLUS GIANT SPIKES "^ to H-in. bulbs, 25 for $1.00; 100 for $3.00. Prepaid. .^ . ^ _, . Joe Coleman. Grower. Lexington, Ohio GLADIOLI— America, 2nd size, $8.00 per 1000; 3rd, $6.00 per 1000; 4th, $4. ExceUent bulbs, smooth and plump. 0. L. Cook, Maplehome Farm. Rudolph. Ohio. GLADIOLUS— America, only strong bulbs fo, forcing, $8.00 per 1000. W. F. Schmeisker Hospital Sta.. Binghamton. N. Y. GLADIOLI— America, 1st size, $7.00 per 1000; Klondyke. 1st size, $10.00 per 1000. A. P. Home & Co.. Manchester. N. H. GLADIOLUS— Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 405. Roman J. Irwm, 108 West 28th St., New York. HARDY PERENNIALS Hardy Perennials We have a eplendid assortment. Plants rery fine. Ins, Pyrethrums, CoreopsiB, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc Ask for prices. WOOD STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. Continued to Next Face February 19, 1916. The Florists^ Exchange 435 STOCK FOR SALE HARDY PERENNIALS 30^000 PERENNIALS, popular varieties, such as UigitaliB, Oriental Poppy, AchilleH, Japanese and German Iris, PyrethruniB, Arabia, Gaillordia, Coreopsis, Physoategia. etc., field tjrown Closing out. 3o.-5o. each. Send for full list. 500 Clematis, Jsckmanii. 3 grades 5o.. 7c., lOo. Dutch Pipe, 15a., Wistaria. 20o., heavy, 3 year. Orders booked now. North Hudson Nurseries, No. Bergen, N. J, HTDRANGEAS HYDRANGEAS— Radiant, Mme. Moulliere. Gen. dt Vibraye. From 3H-in. poU, »6.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Radiant, La Lorraine, Mme. Hamar, Otaksa. From 2H-in. pota, $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000. JACKSON 4 PERKINS COMPANY NEWARK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA P G. 100 1000 12-15 in., lining out $3.00 $25.00 2- 3 ft., well branched 8.00 75.00 Also Trees, Shrubs and Perennials. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $6.00, 6-in. at 20o., 6-in. at 26o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Avea., Grand Rapids, Mich. 10.000 HYDRANGEA P. G.— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready, Lewis Roesch, Boi Y, Fredonia, N. Y. STOCK FOR SALE PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a tow dayt only will make speol&l low price for oash with order. Slie (or 3H-in. pots, $4 60 par 100. Biie (oi 3 -to poU, 6.00 per 100. Sise (or 4 -in poU, 8.00 per 100. Bise (or 6 -in. pots, 12.00 per 100. Beat pot-growo. mcelyATariegmted, tt-in. pota. $10.00 per 100. Pandanus suokera, $2.00 and $4.00 pat 100. J. J. Soar, UtUa River, Fla. PAWglEg PANSY PLANTS of my largest-flowering mizture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky plants, $3.00 per 1000; 6000 lots, $2.60 per 1000. Large, bushy, m" bud for Winter bloom- ing, $5.00 per 1000. Fine Fall transplanted plants in bloom, ready about March 15th, shipped from ooldframes, $1.80 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. 25 years' experience'.in growing Pansiea for the wholesale trade. Gustav PiUonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. PANSIES— The big giant-flowering kind, $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $5.00 and $16.00 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice planta and hundreds of testimonials, I would be flooded with new business. James Mooi, Johnsville, Pa IRIS 60,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong divisions. Price list ready, i^ewia Roeaoh, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. IVIES Ivies, English well rooted stock. 3-in. pots at $4.00 per 100, 2H-in. stock at $2.00 per 100; large, 4-in. stock, 3H^ ft. long, S7.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings at 75o. per 100. Cash, please. CHAS.iW. SCHNEIDER,i.LITTLE SILVER, N. J. GERMAN OR PARLOR IVY from 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. IVY — 5000 well rooted English Ivy cuttings, 75c. per 100. Theo. Knocke, Princeton, N, J. ENGLISH rVY— Rooted Cuttings, 75o. per 100, prepaid. Chas. Frost, Kenilworth, N. J. MTRTLE ORCHIDS PAI.MS STOCK FOR SALE FUSST WnJLOW PUSSY WILLOW (Salix Caprea)— 4 ft. to 6 ft., branched and welt rooted, $1.60 per doi., $4.00 per 50, $7.00 per 100. Order early if wanted. Chaa. Black. Hightatown, N. J. MYRTUS COMMUNIS— Strong one-year-old pot- grown stock, 6-in. to 8-in. tall, $8.00 per 100, $76.00 per lOOO. John C. Daly, 1610 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. NUBSEBY STOCK SUGAR MAPLES Superior, Straight well furnishe(d trees up to 3}^-inch caliper. Some with extra high heads for Street Planting. W. B. COLE, Painsville, Ohio WE HAVE the largest and most complete assort- ment of fruit, shade, ornamental and evergreen trees, shrubs, vines and perennial plants. Lining out stock of Comus, Foraythia. Lonicera, Phila- delphus. Spiraea, Salix and Currants Write for wholesale and descriptive catalog. Klehms' Nurseries, Arlington Heights, Illinois. WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees. Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA— Magnolia Grand- iflora seedUngs for lining out. Also larger sizes. Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, N. C. NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oaka, Oriental Plants in all aisea. Bend lot price list. Audubon Nui- itriea. Box 731, Wilmington, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES— 100 specimen Orange treea. Home grown 6-10 ft. high and through. Perfect apecimena. J. H. Troy, New RocheUe, N. Y. FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, etc.. about lOOO plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo, Warren, Box 43, Elmwood, R. I. PHOENIX CANARLENSIS— In aU sizes. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co. Rutherford, N J. Continued to Next Colnmm RARE and Continental varietiea: Jamea Eelway Baroneaa Schroder, Eugenie Verdier, MUe Roaseau, Mireille, Mme. Loise Mere, $1.00 each $10-00 per doa. Mona. M. Cahusao, $2.60 each $26.00 per doa. Soulange, Tourangele. Mignon Primevere, Mme. Augusta Dessert, Rosa Bonneur Send for list. D. W. C. RuS, Buent Viata Gardena Bt. Paul, Minn. PEONIES— The cream of 1200 sorts, 14 acres' F. Maxima, Mme. Calot, Duchess de Nemours, R. M. Storage. Send for list. C. Betaoher, Dover, Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS — Our well-known strain of doubles, all good growers, carrying immense blooms, per- fectly healthy stock, well rooted and labeled if requested, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 2 in. strong, $2.50 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. Prepaid. Hopkins & Hopkins, Chepachet, R. I. PETUNLAS Double Wbite, Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Delivered anywhere at $10.60 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell. Conn. PETUNIAS— Rooted Cuttings. See diaplay ad. page 406. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W, 28th St.. New York. POINSETTIAS POINSETTLA STOCK PLANTS— $12.00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Ino., Cromwell, Conn. POFFIES 6,000 POPPY. Oriental strong 2-year, field-grown plants. Price list ready. Lewis Roeaoh, Box Y Fredonia, N. Y. PBornZiAs PRIMULA MALACOIDES ALBA— In full bloom, strong plants, out of 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Jos. F. Smith. 52 Bordentown ave., Burlington, N.J. PRIVET RAINBOW CORN RAINBOW CORN— Ornamental foliage, varie- gated leaves striped green, silvery, white, rose and yellow. Highly effective, $3.00 per lb. Smaller quantities. M. D. Foster, Greycote Gardens, Say- ville, N. Y. AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET HARDY VARIETY Shipment can be made any time. 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.00 $15.00 12-18 in., well branched 3.00 25.00 18-24 in., well branched 5.00 40.00 2-3 ft., well branched 6.00 50.00 3-4 ft., well branched 7.00 66.00 Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota, Regels and California. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Fine stock, well graded and packed, 2 years, 3 ft. to 4 ft., very heavy se- lected, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; 2>^ ft. to 3H ft., heavy, well branched, $3.00 per 100. $26.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 3 ft., four or more branches, fine, $2.50 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; 18 in. to 24 in., three or more branches, good. $2.00 per 100. $12.00 per 1000; 1 year, 18 m. to 24 in., branched, $1.60 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Amoor River (North), 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $3.00 per 100; Ibota, 18 in. to 24 in., (heavy), $3.00 per 100. Packed free. Chaa. Black. Hightatown, N. J. AMEPLOPSIS VEITCHII— 3-year, XXX, $10.00 per 100. No. 1, first grade, 2-year, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 2-year, No. 2, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. First class Privet Cuttings, 75c. per 1000. Packing free. Cash with order. Red Bank Nurseries, 331 Broad St., Red Bank, N. J 300,000 CALIFORNIA Privet, Berberis Thunbergii. Ampelopsis Vettchii, Clematis Paniculata, Gladi- oli, Cannas, Shrubs, Vines, etc. Prices right. LIST READY. Benj. (Jonnell, Florist, MerchantvUle, N.J. Contlaned t* Hazt 0*1wbm STOCK FOR SALE SEEDS Send at once for our new catalogue and instruc- tion book which tells you how to grow fine stock from our carefully selected and absolutely fresh seed of our own growing. The Home of Asters Herbert & Fleischauer. McMinnville, Ore. SALVIA GRANDIFLORA— K oi. 85c.. M o«. $1.50; 1 OS. $2.76; lb. $18.00. Own grown. Harold Hornor, Horticulturist and Nurseryman, Mt. Holly, N. J. ROSES Own Root Stock — 2}i-inch — — 4-inch — Ready now. Doz. 100 Doz. 100 American Beauty $0.85 $6.00 $2.00 $15 A. Rivoire, flesh H. T. . . .60 3.50 1.50 12 Baby Crimson Rambler.. .60 4.00 2.00 15 C. Zeimet. white baby... .60 3.60 1.60 12 Clbg. White Cochet 60 3.60 1.50 12 Clo. Soupert, Hy. Pol 60 3.50 1.25 10 Crimson Rambler 50 3.60 1.50 12 Et. de Lyon yellow T 50 3.60 1.26 10 Excelsa, Red D. Perkins. .60 3.60 1.60 12 Eicelsa, 1-yr. field 150 12 F. S. Key, red H. T 76 6.00 2.00 15 Gen. Jacq., red H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10 G. an Teplitz, H. Bengal. .50 3.50 1.60 12 Hadley, CrimsonH. T .. .75 5.00 2.00 IS Kaiserin A. V. w. H. T. .60 3.50 1.25 10 Killarney, pink H. T 60 4 50 2.00 15 La France, pink H. T 50 3.50 1.50 12 Maman Cochet, pink tea. .50 3.50 1.60 12 M. Niel, yellow CI. N. .. .50 3.50 2,00 16 Mme. C.Te8tout,p,H.T. .75 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. A. Ward, yel. H. T. .76 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. C. Russell, p. H. T. 1.50 10.00 3.00 20 Maryland, pink H. T 75 5.00 2.00 15 Paul Neyron. pink H.T.. .60 4.00 1.25 10 P. C. de Rohan, cr. H. P. .60 4.00 1.26 10 Radiance, pink H. T 60 4.00 2.00 15 Safrano, yellow Tea 50 3.00 1.25 10 Sunburst, yellow H.T... .76 6.00 2.00 16 U. Brunner. red H. P... .60 4.00 1.50 12 White KiUarney, H. Tea. .75 5.00 2.00 15 W. Maman Cochet, tea.. .50 3.50 1.60 12 List of 500 others. Submit want list showing quantities for special prices per 1000. Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O. ROSE PLANTS GRAFTED AND OWN ROOT ALL VARIETIES 2H-inoh pots SEE OUR DISPLAY AD Write For Our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOGK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA ROSES Doa. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15.00 Erna Teschendorff 2.00 16.00 ClothUde Soupert 2.00 16.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 Ellen Poulsen 2 50 1800 Tausendschon 2 60 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - • WILMETTE, ILL. FIELD GROWN ROSES — 200 new and standard varieties, all two yeara' old, fine, healthy, own root stock. Get our price before ordering. De- cember to March ahipment. Western Rose Co., PaaaHena, Calif. ROSES — 4000 Ophelia Roses, 2M-in. pots. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. 1000 Hoosier Beauty. 2M-in. pots. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. Quid- nick Greenhouses, J. H. Cushing, Prop.. Quidnick, R. I. STANDARD ROSES— Strong H. P.'s, imported. Ready for shipment latter part of April, $22.50 per 100. Orders booked until March 1st. Martin Loef, Lynbrook., N. Y. ROSES— 3 yr. old, Amerioan. field-grows. Bee display ad., page 405. Roman J. Iiwin. 108 E Waat 28th 6t.. Naw York. SAX.VIAS SALVIA — Bonfire, King of the Carpet, Splendena, Zurich. Rooted Cuttings, 76c. per 100. $7.00 per IQQO, delivered anywhere. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. SALVIAS— The overblooming variety, $1.25 per lOO, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. SEEDS SPECIAL OFFER 1600 seeds by mail for $1.00; 250 Asparagus plumosus; 250 Asparagus sprengeri; 200 Dracaena, indivisa; 100 Phoenix canariensis; 100 Chamffirops excelsa; 100 Pepper Trees; 100 (jrevillea robueta; 100 Cal. Fan Palm; 100 Cassia Artemesioides; 100 Australian Pea; 100 Cobtea scandens. George Leaver, P. O. Box 1049, Los Angeles, CaL JOHN BAER TOMATO SEED TRADE PACKET, 25c. Plants set May 10, picked ripe fruit June 20. Sold on the market for 30c. per 3-lb. basket. From 600 plants we sold $300.00 of ripe fruit in June and July. No other variety like it. Cash, no stamps. H. M. Morris, Fruit and Vegetable Gardener, Rantoul, 111. Continued to Next Colonm FINEST MIXED ASTER SEEDS of the leading varieties, $6.00 per lb. S. Hannant, 20 Wilbur St., Taunton. Mass. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— New crop, 75c. per 1000. 10,000 lots at 50c. Harry Bailey, R. F. D. 6, Box 354, Los Angeles, Calif. SHAMROCKS TRUE IRISH SHAMROCKS in l)i-in. pote, $i.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Leonard Cousins Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. SHAMROCKS— 2-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 pep 1000. Frederick C. Hoffman, 320 Main st„ Pawtucket, R. L SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGON — Don't take chances on rooted cuttings. Plants from 2 '4 -inch for March 1st and later. Phelps' White, Nelrose, Buxton's Silver Pink, $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000. Heatherdell. The best yellow. $5.00 per 100. A. N. PIERSON, INC., CROMWELL, CONN. SNAPDRAGONS — Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the best pure yellow sorts, $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne, Lock Box T, Keimett Square, Pa. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink, 2)i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, once pinched, well branched. Cash with order. Geo. \Iilne, 44 Lincoln St., Winchester, Mass. ROOTED CUTTINGS— SUvep Pink, Giant White. Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 2U-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W 28th St.. New York. WHEN buying my Silver Pink Snapdragon, b« aura that you get SEEDLING plants. Bee diaplay ad, Q. 8. Ramsburg, Somersworth, N. H SNAPDRAGONS— Nelrose hybrids, strong, well rooted cuttings, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge, N. J. SNAPDRAGONS — Neb-ose, and the original Silver Pink, $4.00 per 100, 2H-in. pots. Aber- deen Floral Co., Aberdeen, Miss. spiR.a;A SPIR.EA VAN HOUTTEI 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2..50 $20.00 12-18 in., well branched 4.00 30.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 50.00 2-3 ft., well branched 8.00 70.00 3-4 ft., well branched 10.00 80.00 Roses and other shrubs for sale. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA. ILL. 10,000 SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Koeach, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. __^ SWEET PEAS SURPLUS SUMMER-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED — Now is the time to try this type outdoors or inside: Countess Spencer. Pink Spen- cer. White Spencer, Blanche Ferry, Spencer; Nor- ton, Spencer; Aata Ohr, Helen Lewis, King Ed- ward, Spencer. All at $1.25 per pound. Frank Dolby, Lady Hamilton, King Edward 7th. Gladys Unwin, Nora Unwin, at 60c. per lb. By express. No less than H lb. of ea«h variety. No better or more fixed seed can be bought for twice the price. Ant. C. Zvolanek. Sweet Pea Ranch. Lompoo, Cal. SWEET PEAS — Plants and flowers, named Win- ter and late Spencers, best sorts, 50c. per 100. F. O. B. here. Extra choice plants, $1.00 per 100. C. S. Tait, Brunswick, Ga. VINCAS 60,000 FINE VARIEGATED VINCA rooted cuttings: well branched, sand rooted cuttings, which will make extra good plants for Spring. Worth double the rooted stock you usually get. Ourprice, $10.00 per 1000. Cash please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. VINCA — Variegated, strong, rooted cuttings, 76c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000; 2-in., $1.60 per 100. $15 00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Patereon, N. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 1000. „ „ A. N. Pietaon, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ViNCA»^Variegated. field^r^ted tlpa, $1.24 fm 100 poetpald; $9.00 per 1000. Romas J. Inris. 108 Wart 2««h St.. New York. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2-in., $2.00, 3-in., $3.50 per 100. W. J. Frederick, 29 Helderberg Ave., Schenectady, N. Y. . VINCA VARIEGATA— 3H-in.. $6.00 per 100 Tripp Floral Ck).. Walton, N. Y. Continued to Next Pace 436 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE TINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1.25 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK PELARGONIUM Easter Greeting, out of 3-in- pots, strong and bushy, $8.00 per 100. Asparagus Sprengeri, out of 4-in. pots, fine, 4c. Myrtus Communis, out of 4-in. pots, fine and bushy, IS months old. $10.00 per 100. These are special bargains. Cash, please. Frederick Holtke. cor. Broad and Fifth Sts., Carlstadt. N. J. MAD. SALLEROI GERANIUMS— 2K-in., strong plants. $2.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, $1,00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. Mesembryantheraum cordi- folium, one of the best plants for baskets, vases and rockeries, large pink flowers, rooted cuttings, $1.25 per 100; 2M-in., $2.50 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. F. J. Langenbach, Norwich, Conn. BLUE BELLS, Gentian. Eustomo, RuBsellanium, Summer-flowering, fine for cutting; keep from 10 to 15 days; fine sfippera. Plants and seed now ready, seed $2.50 per oz., plants, $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000 Terms cash. A. R. Cluxton. Willia, Teiaa. _^ SNAPDRAGONS— SUver Pink, 3H-m pote, $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2H to 6-in. pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin, Port Cheater, N. Y. LOBELIA SAPPHIRE sella on sight, strong, 2M- in., $3.00 per 100. German Ivy, 2M-in., $2.00. Gladiolus, fancy mixture, $1.50. Richard Insall, Abington, Pa. VEGETABLE PLANTS HUBERT'S MARVEL TOMATO— Fine, 2J^-in pot-grown stock. We have grown this variety 5 years and made more money in the Spring from it than from Carnations. Get your stock now; pot on in 4:-in., then plant among Carnations in April — will fruit in May, bringing 25c. per lb. until July, Price $3.00 per 100. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plants, $2.60 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton. N. J, FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE TO EXCHANGE — 250 Amaryllis vitata hybrid (Imported Gold Medal Strain), IM in.-2M in. bulba, for Canna rosea gigantea, or new Dahlias or new JRosea. Moiintain View Floral Co., Port^ land, Oregon. 100 SPIR^A from 6-in. and 8-in. pots, S35.00 per 100, or will exchange for Poitevine and Ricard Geraniums. 2M-in., or 2;2-in. pots. Carl Merkel, East Rutherford, N. J. VINCAS, 3H-in-; Dracaenas, 3-in.. and Carnation Cuttings for what have you 7 Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT TorIalF Live Florist Retail Store. 9 miles from New York. Address D. K., care of The Florists* Ex- change. FINE retail florist business for sale cheap. Estab- lished 10 years. 2 Lord & Burnham greenhouses; nice piece of land; barn; dwelling, 6 rooms and bath, all improvements, steam heated; near trolley and railroad station. 40 minutes from New York. Just the right place for an industrious man. For further information and particulars address or call, A. Kammerer, Springfield Rd., Queens, N. Y. Greenhouse Opportunity, South Shore, L. I. A splendid chance, immediate possession, 16-acre farm, well located and adapted for growing Carna- tions— right in Carnation section, with house, barn, trees. No greenhouse or implements. Will sell or lease. WM. FOTH SAYVILLE, L. I. FOR SALE — On the White Horse Pike main road to Atlantic City, a twelve-room house and store, three greenhouses, 4500 ft. of glass; heated by hot water, with Skinner sprinkler system, electric pump and windmill; all in good condition. Houses full of growing stock. A bargain to some one. Selling on account of health. Address J. B. Goostry, Camden Co., Magnolia, N. J. FOR SALE OR RENT— Property consisting of 5H acres land, 18,000 ft. of glass, all stocked; large workroom; S-room dweUing: large barn. Gas, electric light, city water, trolley. City of 40,000 in New England state. For particulars address H. M., care The Florists' Exchapge. _^^ FOR SALE — Aa a whole or in part, or will inoor- porate. my florist business, paying a net profit for 16 years of $10,000 yearly. Louis L. Green, 00 State St.. Boaton. Maaa. FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse and store, doing large cemetery trade, or will rent green- houses separately. Reasonable terms. Inquire G. E., care The Florists' Exchange. Continued to Next Golumxi The World's Handsomest Dahlia John Wanamaker Awarded first prize for best Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful jimk, large size, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching habit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous bloomer. William A. Finger, introducer of the "Golden Gate," in send- ing us an order for "John Wanamaker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker' at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say it is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be in every collection." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, field- grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 per doz., $50.00 per 100. Re- ( tail price, $1.00 each. Send for our catalogue and whole- h sale list. PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, BERLm, NEW JERSEY WhPH. nrdt^ring. pi FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE — 2 panel-side florist's delivery wagons in good condition; horses; double andjsingle harness. J.^Wolfi Moore, 1639 North Broad St., Philadelphia, Fa. 5700.00 BUYS STOCKED FLORIST BUSINESS opposite two cemeteries. Business over $6000_ Promising residential location. Rent, $35.00_ Philipp's, Forbes & Dallas Aves., Pittsburgh, Pa] FOR SALE— 5 greenhouses, about 10,000 sq.ft. of glass, in good condition. 15 minutes to New York market over Queensboro Bridge. Robt. G. Schilowsky, Woodside. L. I.. N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT— Established greenhouse plant consisting of three large greenhouses and dwelling, in Hackensack, N. J. Address K. S., care Tlie Florists' Exchange. SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR SALE — All material, such as glass, pipe, boilers, fittings, tools, contained in ten green- houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- politan Material Co., 139S-140S Metropolitan Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for uBe, l-in., 2Ho.; \}i-^-i 3>jo.; IH-in.. 4Ho.: 2-in., S>^0. per ft. PECKY CYPRESS, »17.00 and up per thousand >q. ft. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Mettopolitao a™, Brooklyn, N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Beat staple on the market, 35o. per 1000: 3000 for SI .00. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 264 Randolph St.. Detroit, Mieh. GLASS New Glass, 6x8, 8x10, 10x12 or 10x14, $1.50 per box. All glass packed 50 square feet to the box. We carry any size glass you want. Send ua a list of your requirements for quotations. C. N. Robin- son, & Bro., Dept. 25, Baltimore, Md. MOSS SOUTHERN SPANISH MOSS— 12, 50 per case, $17 50 per ton, F. O. B. Southern Wild Smilai, until April- Sam Young, Spring Texas. POTS PAPER POTS. Clay Poto, Paper Dirt Bands Veneer Dirt Bands Write for special wholesale prices. C. N. Robinson & Bro.. Dept 26. Balti- more, Md. SASH STANDARD HOT BED SASH— IH in. thick with cross bar, SOo. each, or lots of 25 and over at 75o. each. Blind tenons. Wbit« leaded in Joints. The hfe of a sash depends on this construction. We GUARANTEE our sash to be satisfactory or refund your money. Glass 6x8, 8x10, 10x12 or 10x14 at $1.50 per box of 60 sq. ft. C. N. Robinson & Bro., Dept. 26, Baltimore, Md. SPHAONTTM MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— lO-bbl. bale, $2.50, 5 bales $11.00; 5-bbl. bale $1.25, 5 bales $5.10. Bur- lapped, 25c. extra. Fresh gathered Peat, 5 bags $4.00. Jos. H. Paul, Box 156, Manahawkin. N. J. .MOSS — 5-bbl. bales, $1.25. Fresh gathered wet Moss, $1.00 per bbl. Peat SOo. per bbl. Cran- mer Moss Co., Mayetta, N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FKE8H TOBACCO STEMS— In bales, 200 lbs., $2.00; 600 lbs., $4 00; 1000 lbs, $7 00; ton. $13.00. Also Dust. Scharfi Bros.. Florisu, Van Wert. Ohio. Continued to Next Column SUNDRIES FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS WANTS WmE WORK WE are the largest mnnnfaoturers of Wire Work in the West. E. F Wintenon Co.. 168 N. Wabash Are., Chicxo. Ul. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS WANTED TO RENT 10,000 ft. to 15.000 ft. of glass in good condition, with option to buy. Address J. F., care The Floriata* Exchange. WANTED Heavy Locust, 2-yr-oM stock for hedging. Please state amount of stock available and price per 1000. ALEXANDER MACLELLAN, 87 John St., Newport. R. I. WANTED TO BUY The City of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.', will receive sealed bids until February 25, 1916, for 550 shade trees, 150 shrubs, and 3500 Roses, etc. Write Fred. H. Gates, City Clerk, for detailed information. WANTED TO RENT— With privilege of buying, 20,000 to 30,000 sq. ft. of glass, with dwelling house. No run down place wanted. Give fufi particulars and price, etc. Address H. F., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO BUY— Second-hand Bailey's En- cyclopedia of Horticulture. Must be in good con- dition and price reasonable. Address K. E., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Cut sprays of Asparagus plumosus nanus. Address K. D., care The Florists' Ex- change. Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT ^ USE FOR RESULTS If You Are Selling Sweet Pea Seed You Need It Your Customers Need It Orders Mailed Same Day as Received Sweet Peas for Profit By J. HARRISON DICK A practical guide to the most up-to-date methods of growing Sweet Peas under glass in Winter and in the open air for a Summer crop. This book will prove an invaluable assistant to all who are going into Sweet Pea raising; even the expert grower finds it of value to him. Chapter I. — Market Condi- tions- Chapter II. — Coat and Profit. Chapter III. — Houses. Chapter IV. — Cultivation. Chapter V. — Sectional Trea- tises. Chapter VI. — Varieties. Chapter VII.— Cutting, Pack- ing and Marketing. Chapter VIII. — Raising New Varieties. Chapter IX.— Outdoor Culti- vation (with a section on "Up-to-date Culture in Eng- land"). Chapter X. — Pests and Dis- eases. Chapter XI. — History of the Winter-flowering Sweet Pea. THE chapter on Cultivation em- braces: Soil. Seed, Sowing, Planting, Watering, Ventilat- ing, Fumigating, Spraying, Feeding, Staking, Tying and Thinning the Shoots, etc. Many factors of great importance are emphasized and a new ideal or standard is set for the cultivation of this beautiful annual flower. Chapter V deals with the Culti- vation of Sweet Peas in the Chicago, Indianapolis, Texas, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New York and New England regions and Canada. The chapters on Marketing and on Raising New Varieties are each important, and are specially illuj»- trated. Chapter IX., containing also a valuable section on how the ohoio- eat of the English Sweet Peas are produced for market, will be read with great interest and profit. Handsomely printed and illustrated Price, postpaid, $1.50 SAMPLE PAGES ON REQUEST. FREE A.T.DeLaMarePtg. and Pub. Co., 438-448 West 3 7th St., New York ) February 19, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 437 I* ''SELLING FINE" I That's just what's happening with our latest publication I Commercial Carnation Culture .Edited by J. HARRISON DICK. This book tells you "HOW" and it's told by such experts as: J. F. AMMANN J. G. BACHER A. F. J. BAUR WM. F. GUDE CHAS. W. JOHNSTON S. J. GODDARD S. J. MITCHELL ALBERT M. HERR A. A. PEMBROKE JOSEPH M. WILKIN SAMUEL REDSTONE H. R. RICHARDS J. A. VALENTINE HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT- The best varieties of the present day ? The proper shipping of stock? Hybridizing and cross-breeding? Diseases and insect pests? The best type of greenhouse ? Heating? These and all phases in connection with Carnation cultivation are exhaustively dealt with. I e^ Order Your Copy Now Price is $1.50 net postpaid e^ A. T. DE LA MARE PRINTING & PUBLISHING 4-38 to 448 \A/est 37th Street, NENA/ YORK COMPANY LTD CITY J I Middle Atlantic States | Rochester, N. Y. Brisk on tlie 14th Business has been keeping up to (he usual standard for this season of the year, there being generally an ample sup- ply of stock to meet the demand, with the exception of a few items, among them being the shorter grades of Roses espe- cially white, yellow, and red, this short- age being keenly felt for St. Valentine's Day. Bulbous stock is quite plentiful and not moving off as well as could be desired. There are too many Carnations of the poorer grades which do not find a market at profitable prices. Sweet Peas are scarce and move off readily, provid- ing the quality is good, and it may be said thnt so far, very little complaint can be made on this score. St. \'alentine's Day for volume of busi- ness without a doubt exceeded any so far, which goe.s to show that by judicious ;nid <-oust:ini publicity these special days can be made highly profitable for the florist. A^iolets, Sweet Peas, Mioses, Car- ii.itinri-;. si'cmfd to vie in popularity. Club Meetlngr The rei.'ular monthly meeting of (he Uocht'ster Florists' Ass'n was held on Monday. Unfortunately it fell on St. \'aientine's Day, which resulted in a very poor attendance owing to the fact that all the florists, after a busy day, were tired and probably did not like turn- ing out at night again. Then again the weather was very cold, which no doubt kept many at home attending to their fires. A very enjoyable evening was spent by those fortunate enough to be in attendance. .\n excellent program was provided by Miss La Vigne, Miss Clear.v, and George T. Boucher. It was verj' unfortunate that the attendance was not in keeping with the fine program that had been arranged. Salter Bros.' East Main st. store was resplendent this week with a most at- tractive window decoration symbolizing the spirit of St. Valentine's 'Day, the work of George Cramer, whose ability along these lines is a well recognized fact to which Rochester and Buffalo florists will all agree. H. B. S. Buffalo, N. Y. Glad Hand to Prosperity Old Father Time gives an extra day to the world once every four years in the form of Feb. 29, and Buffalo is going to join whole-heartedly in the nation-wide movement to observe this date as Pros- perity Day. By Buffalo is meant every merchant, m.annfacturer, business man and citizen of this city, and all are to have a part in the Prosperity celebra- tion now being arranged. Business men will take the occasion to proclaim by united action that Buffalo has shared in the great prosperity of the nation, that they are proud of their city, and keen to exploit its commercial development. It is the intention of the merchants to sell goods on Prosperity Day at figures which will cut and slash deeply into profits made under ordinary merchan- dising conditions. It should not be in- ferred, however, that it is the intention to make the observance of the day a mer- chandising proposition. That, as a mat- ter of fact, will be a mere incident. Plans are now under consideration for special eTitertainment features of all sorts, and within the next few days it is expected that various social organizations and others will enlist in the cause and par- ticipate in a rounding up of a celebra- tion which, even though it is compressed into a single day. will recall and even rival the week's festivities that marked the observance of "Old Home Week" in Buffalo some years ago. St. Valentine's Day Business Gratifying reports received from all local florists show a record breaking St. Valentine's Dav business. The .stores m.ade special efforts in window displavs of things pertinent to tliis day and with- out a doubt the general good r\m of business experienced is traceable directly to the florists themselves in creating the demand by judicious advertising. Some of the store windows were so neatly ar- ranged, and carried such fine lines of stock and valentiue novelties, that clerks had very little trouble in separating the shekels from a prospective customer. Valentine parties were numerous and the call for flowers for these occasions, not only in the city proper, but from all over the suburbs, was quite heavy. Various Notes Many florists of Buffalo and vicin- ity attended the meeting of the New York Federation of Horticultural Socie- ties at Ithaca last week. The many friends of Mrs. Katherine Raeker. well known to the trade of this city, were deeply grieved to learn that she had taken her life on 'I'uesday. Feb. 8. Mrs. Raeker was a victim of melancholia and had been ill for five weeks and sel- dom able to attend the business of her little flower shop at No. 60 Elmwood ave. Friends of the young woman say that she had been very discon.solate, although they never heard her make any threats to end her life. .Mrs. Raeker was thirt.v-eight years old and lived at 485 West Utica st. Charles Sandiford's trade in floral val- entines exceedenf>«> 122 W. 25fh stree NEW YORK ^IIPPI IFS METAL$. WIRE WORK aUfn-ILa „j :.BASiC£T WORK M. RICE CO. " KEYSTONE QUALITY " -Florists' Supplies Excel - 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA. PA. THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN rVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, WUd and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Whfn- nrdprlng. pIphrp mention Tbp Rxfhflnge nrijprlng. pIpmsp m-Mitlnn The Rxrhnnge Prepared Palms Plants and Leaves. All varieties. Fiber, Moss. Grassea, Tin Tubes. Dried, Pressed, Painted Magnolias. Painted Pine Cones, all colors. Painted Ruacus. Birch B:trk. Buy from BeadguarUra. Oet CataUg. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When ordering nii'nfliiri Tht> Rxchnnge SOITHERN WILD SMILAX Now Ready for Shipment. $2.fiO per case. Per baft Natural Moss - - - - $1.75 Perpetuated Moss - - - 3.50 E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. WTien ordering, please mention The Excbaoge WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If It's made of wire we can make It. GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-50 Stone St.. ROCHESTER. N. Y << -^ CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. /M When ordering, please mention The Excbanpe Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will he the beat ever issued. It will coQt&m credit ratings on about 5000 people. Subsoribe now before the edition is •xhauBted. For particulars write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET. New York City PAPER POTS Send for Free Big Folder containing the expereoces of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 40S. F. W. Rochelle & Sons, 60 Main St.. Cheater, N. Ji QUESTION BOX— Contiinued before they had begun to make top growth, or lastly that the bulbs them- selves were diseased. If the trouble was brought on by the contact of fresh ma- nure with the bulbs, repotting in rich soil in wliich there was no fresh fer- tilizer would help, but, of course, if this was the cause of the trouble, the bulbs have already been weakened by their experience, and the ultimate results can- not be as good as if they had been properly handled from the beginning. Planting* Iiilies for Blooms in July. — ■ Would you kindly let me know through the columns of your valuable paper which month Tiger and Orange Lilies should be put in the earth to have same in bloom by July 12? What varieties are best? — A. B. M. — It is taken for granted that the in- quirer intends to plant these Lilies in pots, and to bring them into bloom in a greenhouse. This would certainly be the only way in which he could bring them into bloom by July 12. Of course, if he had planted them out of doors last Autumn and given them proper protec- tion during the Winter they would natu- rally come into bloom in July. It would save 25 Per ceor. Buy direct from the Manufacturer. You pass our building every day First American Natural Ferns Co., inc. Manufacturers and Importers of Artificial Flowers, large and small, Sea Moas and Baskets Our Specialty AMERICAN BEAITY ROSES 508 Sixth Ave., NEW YORK Between 30th and 3l8t Sts. Wht'ii ordering, please mention The E-xcliauKe RUSSIN & HANFLING OlBoe and Salssroom 154 West 28th St.. NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 '^^^SS^ot Willow and FaiKy Baskets For Florists Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES tS'Our ipedAltiM — Wheat Sheave* and Baaketf SOITHERN WILD SMILAX $3.S0 per caae. SI.TS per ba( Natural Moss — - Perpetuated Moss - pJ^iJi CAlDWFll THF WOODSMAN CO., Fvergrcen, Ala ihnmrv 1ft. IftKi. The Florists' Exchange 441 mmniniiiiiunBiiiimHDumymiunmi EmnmmiomuumuiummimiimTimninnpiiuiiiionuraiiiifliimiiimiinmniinniii^^^ mmimnmiiiimniiiniuDinDuniiiionmiii THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Our Next Novelty Day ST. PATRICK'S DAY BASKETS with High Hats and Pipes WITH PAN, 50c. Small Birch Bark Hats in Three Sizes For Natural Pots of Shamrock No. 1 .. 15c. apiece No. 2 20c. apiece No. 3 25c. apiece Paste Board High Hats, Green, for Shamrock WITH PIPES, $1.25 doz. Small Chip Baskets, decorated with pipes, $1.75 doz. Carnation Dye per pkg. I H. BAYERSDORFER ® COMPANY, 1129 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. aimuuiuiiuiuiiiimitmiDunmiuniiiiiuniiiiiiiuiiiimnnuiuiinmumiii' ifliilliiliililuiiutiiinimiiiiiiiniiiiiniHiiHiiiniiiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiinnnmimiinnimiininininiim^ Give credit where credit is due — Meptlon the Eicbange IOS.G.NEIDiNGEI"^^5s v^ I .p\l<^: <^ >• Cev^^^^^^'^ -xy^€t^' ^i^r '^ete.Ai Oo Growers!!! We have been selling Carnation Laura Weber for several years. It is a high-class variety and always sells for above top market price. Won Bronze Medal at St. Louis Carnation Con- vention 1916. You will make no mistake trying at least fewhundreds^*^ ^ next .y^ Lb^^ We have the largest and best equipped store in New York. Can handle mo re consignments of Good Stock I One good turn deserves another ^^fZ ^<>: B season. ■^^v r.^^ ^'*lA^%^ We have a full line of best varieties of Cut Flowers ^^',S ?< V-'o-'sj*.*^' :.<^< Ss 'S V Guttman&Raynor^inc. ."/■- p "J o^ „,,„„„.„.. (BBS WholesalB Florists TEis.FARRi«jUTJ|j;»e ,,,, ^ gBth St., NEW YORK ailllllllMllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllimiMIIMIIIIilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllH any fresh manure, except that after the field is plowed in September, pure ground bonemeal applied at the rate of a ton per acre and thoroughly harrowed in, will be beneficial to the Peonies. A second way is to apply thoroughly well rotted cow manure at the rate heretofore mentioned to the field in August, plow it in deeply, and apply the bonemeal as above directed. The point to be emphasized is that no fresh fer- tilizer from the stable should be ap- plied immediately before the planting of Peonies, and come in contact with their roots. September in the Northern States is the best month for planting Peonies. Forced Oladiolns Bulbs. — Are Glad- ioli bulbs any good after they have been forced? If so, what treatment should they have? Can new bulbs be grown from them, and how long would it re- quire to grow good bulbs for forcing, or would it be cheaper to buy newi bulbs? — W. H. P., Pa. — In view of the fact that good bulbs of Gladioli of several varieties can be bought at very reasonable prices, it is probably more profitable to throw away the old bulbs, which have been forced, and buy new bulbs each year. How- ever, if the old bulbs are taken out of the greenhouse benches as soon as they had finished fiowering and planted out- doors in rich soil and well cultivated during the Summer, many of them will form new bulbs, which will bloom the next year. Cattleya Shoots Infested. — Can you please tell me what insect has attacked the Cattleya shoots I have enclosed, and a remedy for the same? — E. C. R. — To judge by parts of Cattleyas sent, your correspondent's plants have a bad dose of the Cattleya fly; the parts indi- cate, however, that the fly has already eaten its way out. Whenever the shoots of bulbs are pierced by the fly it has al- ready eaten its way out and it is of little use then to cut the parts, in fact it does more harm than good inasmuch as the chances are that he would cut out the dormant eye below, which if left alone, would produce a new shoot. The time to watch these things is as soon as abnormal swellings of the new shoots (or sometimes on tender bulbs) are no- ticed. This pest, like many others, if left to its own sweet will becomes a bad thing indeed, but with diligent watching it can be eradicated. The flrst thmg to do in your case is to set about and fumi- gate and exterminate those flying around in the house. For the first dose fumi- gate two days in succession, say in the afternoon, then wait a day or two and repeat, after which once or twice a week will be ample. Between times watch your plants and cut out such parts as must be cut, but do not cut anything after the fly has left. For fumigating I believe there is nothing more effective than Nicoticide. although other remedies may be used of sufficient strength. JOHN E. LAGER. Question Box — CoutimieJ. should be the same no matter in which part of the country a grower is located, provided he attends right to his work and business. Am I right or wrong in my opinion? — Elberon, N. J. — We are inclined to think that the Jersey grower is right in his contention that If he could plant Snapdragon out of 3in pots on the greenhouse benches at Elberon N. J. and bring them into bloom for Easter, he or any other skilled grower could do the same in Middletown. Conn., inasmuch as he says, that the same night and day temperature would ?.^.A'/?" *° *-^^ Snapdragons growing In Middletown, Conn., as those growing in Elberon, N. J. Sweet Pea Stems Diseased Can you tell me what the trouble is with my Sweet Peas? They have been planted thrice in nice loamy soil, well drained and every time they seem to collapse.— L. K., N. Y. ,■ — The plants appear to be attacked with the anthracnose disease, the leaves being badly mildewed, and the stem de- cayed all around at various places; this naturally causes the collapse of the plants. We think under the circum- stances the only thing will be to clear out the soil, or at least have it steril- ized in the benches by the application of steam. There is a new method used whereby the steam pan is placed on top of the soil, the jets being inserted into It, and the steam then turned on. a pres- sure being maintained just sumcient to cause the whole mass of soil to become heated to about 205 deg. P., and this is maintained for 25 minutes at a pres- sure of 20 lbs. We doubt whether any less heoric method will be of much avail You may try to keep the house drier, however, but avoid getting red spider, thrips or green fly on the plants. Be careful to maintain the soil Just moist not wet; thin out the plants so that each stands well apart and for the mil- dew, dust with flowers of sulphur. Varieties of Asters.— Can you tell me what is the best variety of Asters to grow for the very earliest crop, and what for the latest, and when should each be planted for the best results in this latitude? — R. A. H., Mass. — The Asters known as Queen of the Earlles and Queen of the Market are usually grown for the production of the very earliest blooms. The seeds of these should be sown in early April In a green- house or hotbed. The blooms of the mid- season and late are, as Is well known, greatly superior to those of the ex- tremely early varieties. Among the best of these may be mentioned the Giant Crego, the Giant Branching Comet, the new Astermums. the Mikados, and what are known as the King Asters. The seeds of these should be sown in May and June. Roses for Indoors Near the Ocean. — What would you consider the best three Roses in pink, red and white, to grow indoors on the very eastern end of Long Island, near the seashore, the ones least subject to mildew? Do you think they can be grown successfully so near the ocean? — J. G. C, L. I. — It is suggested that the inquirer try for a pink Rose, My Maryland; for a red, Hadley; and for a white Double White Killarney. Treatment of Verbena Cutting's. — Will you kindly advise through your paper what should be done with Ver- bena cuttings the last of February? Will a coldframe, properly protected, with no heat, be a suitable place, or do they need heat until a good growth is promoted? These cuttings will be taken from sand about Feb. 25. — H. W., N. J. — A coldframe will not be a suitable place for Verbena cuttings directly out of the sand bench the last of February. They should be potted, and given heat in a greenhouse until they are well estab- lished and growing freely. In early Spring they may be mbved out into the coldframe, but must be protected from frost. Profits from Greenhouse. — Will you kindly tell me through your valuable paper how much money a man could rea- sonably expect to make out of a green- house 100ft. X 50ft., heated by steam, the nearest market being about 20 miles away. Probably you can make some suggestions as to what would be the best to grow. — J. B., N. Y. . — There would be about 3500 sq. ft. of available bench or bed space in tlie greenhouse in question. If this is a modern house, and is adequately equipped as regards heating apparatus so that the required, temperature can al- ways be maintained, and as regards the water supply so that there is suflicient pressure, it could be used for growing Roses for cut flowers, or Carnations, or for forcing Lilies. An unskilled grower might not make a dollar in growing these flowers but a skillful grower could rea- sonably expect to make $1750 a year or more. It is impossible to give exact figures. Fertilizers for Peonies. — What Is the best fertilizer or manure for Peonies? How much per acre, and when should It be applied? — W. Z. P., Md. — The best fertilizer for Peonies is that obtained from the cbw stable. It may be applied at the rate of 10 to 20 tons per acre in a green state very early in the Spring, plowed In deeply, and some crop planted, which will be thor- oughly cultivated to keep down the weeds, and which can be harvested early in September. The field should then be plowed again very deeply, and the Peo- nies planted without the application of New Jersey Ass'n of Nurserymen 1079 Dewey Place. Elizabeth, N. J. Feb. 15, 1916. Geatlenicu : The regular meeting of the New Jersey Association of Nursery- men was held at Rutgers College, Nep- Brunswick, on Wednesday, Feb. 9. The following ofEcei's were elected for the ensuing year: President, J. T. Lovett, Little Silver; vice-president, Carl Flemer, Springfield ; secretary-treasurer A. F. Meisky, Elizabeth. Three new members were elected. The meeting was well attended. Dr. Hoedley read a valu- able paper on the g.vpsy moth, stating as far as his department loiows the moth has been eradicated from the State. Dr. Melville Cook read a paper on Blister Rust on the five leaved Pines, stating that the disease has not yet been found in this State and every measure should be taken to keep it out. Mr. Wise of the college read a valuable paper on spraying trees and shrubs for insects and diseases, and the use of proper appli- ances for the work to be done. It was decided to hold a meeting in the Summer, making two meetings a year, the Summer meeting to be held at different places in the State to give the members an opportunity to visit the dif- ferent nurseries.* It was decided to meet the first time at the experimental farm in New Brunswick. The time is to be decided on later by the executive com- mittee. A. F. Meiskt. Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (SecretarieB are requeated to forward us promptly partioulara as to forthcominf exhibitions.) Aznlierat, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, In connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 8-28, t 1916. Chicago, IU< — American convention of I Garden Clubs, June, 1917. Moline, m. — Annual meeting and exhibi- tion of the Illinois State Florists' Assn, Mar. 7-8. Secretary, J. P. Am- mann, Edwardsville, Ind. New Orleans, I^a. — Spring flower show, Apr. 6-9. New York, April 6-12, 1916.— Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New York and the New York Florists' Club. Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary* 6S West 28th St., New York. New York. — The General Federation ol Women's Clubs, 7th Regiment Armory, May 24, will have an exhibit of orna- mental and shade tree work in public parks and on private estates. Com- munications may be directed to Miss Mira L. Dock, chairman of the visit- ing committee of the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Fayette, Pa. New York. — The eighth annual banquet of the New York and New Jersey As- sociation of Plant Growers, Hotel Mc- Alpin, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets, |6 per person. Sec'y, Wm. H. Slebrecht, Jr., Queens Plaza Court, Long Island City. N. Y. FhUadelphia, Fa., March 26-Aprll I.— Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- can Florists, Convention Hall, Broad St. and Allegheny ave. John Young, secretary. 53 West 28th at. New Yorfc, , Scranton, Pa. — The Scranton Floristb Club will hold its Spring flower show in the Town Hall. April 6 to 8, 1916. Special Offer— A I Stock Doz. 100 C YCXAMEN in bloom. 4-in $2.50 J18.00 5-m 5.00 40.00 BEGONIA Chatelaine. Rooted Cut- tings 1.25 2-in 3.00 3-iii 5.00 4-in 12.00 SNAPDRAGON, Silver Pink. 2-iii. 2,25 Phelp's White. 2-in 3.00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Mixed. 2-in. 2.25 100 1000 SMILAX. 2-in tl.7S $15.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2M-in... 3.00 25.00 COLEUS, Rooted Cuttings, Ver- schaffeltll and Golden Bedder.. .75 7.00 15 other varieties. Trailing Queen, ' Queen Victoria, Firebrand, Nero and Others 70 6.00 Cash with order. OLSON & CO., "trwere""' Webster, Mass. When orfjpring. plpnsp munfinn Tho ETchange VERBENAS 1916 Varieties JEAN TELFORD. Best pink. BONNIE DOON. Lilac-magenta. Send for circular. J. L. DILLON, BLOOMSBURG, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange February 19, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 443 ■OF Entire Cut of 200,000 Plants All Choice Blooms American Beauty and Other Roses M. C. RORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 We«t 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Telephones, Farraeuc 3870-3871 Wlien orderltiR, please mentloD The Eichange \.%osie4 \CaAmatu>7v6 GtcAcda. 'i^C'^O^jO. ^^;M;^Ki«[._ i New Yorfc, Feb. 15. — The g'eneral vol- ume of Ilowers arriving in tlie market thus far this week does not differ greatly from that of last week, but the fact that large percentage of these on Monday and Tuesday arrived in a badly frosted condition, and were conse- quently wholly or partly ruined, as a matter of course, reduced the normal supply for those days, of flowers which were available for sale. Not for many years have so many flowers come into the market in a frozen condition as on the two days mentioned above. The weather conditions on Lincoln's Birth- day and St. Valentine's Day were so adverse that the sale of flowers, espe- cially of small flowers, such as are used in corsages, as orchids. Sweet Peas and Violets, were much smaller than was reasonably expected. The sales of Vio- lets were especially disappointing as they could not be offered as usual by the boys on the streets, and the stores bought very sparingly. At the close of St. Valentine's Day several hundred thousand of these remained unsold. Am, Beauty Roses are in short sup- ply. The demapd for these is not ac- tive. Special grade blooms are selling at about the same prices as last week, namely, 25c. to 60c. each, with occa- sional sales of extra choice selections at 75c., and the other grades at corre- sponding prices. The supply of hybrid tea Roses remains about the same as at our last writing, but the prices of last week are with difficulty maintained, especially on the higher grades. Bot- tom grade blooms are selling at from 3c. to 4c. each, and special grades at from 8c. to 12c.. with occasional sales at 15c. of the choicest blooms of the new varieties. Some fine Hadley are selling at 40c. to 60c,, and Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) at 20c. to 30c, Carnations are arriving in sufficient quantities to easily meet all demands. Prices range from 75c. per 100 culls up to 2c. to 3c. for the choicest blooms. The red varieties still move very slug- gishly. The supply of Cattleya orchids appears to be a trifle smaller, and on that ac- count, rather than because of a larger demand, prices are a little firmer and higher, ranging from 15c. to 35c. each, with an occasional sale of extra large choice blooms at 50c. The supply of Gardenias remains about the same, as do also the demand and the prices, namely, $2 to $4 per doz, for the choicer blooms. Longiflorum Lilies are in sea- sonable supply, and also rubrum. The former are selling at from 6c. to 10c. in general, with a few sales of extra- choice flowers on long stems at 1 2c.. and the latter at from 3c. to 4c. for the stemless flowers up to 8c. and oc- casionally 10c. for those on long stems. Lily of the Valley is in rather short supply, and although the demand re- mains about the same, prices have ad- vanced to 4c. for choice flowers with occasional sales at 5c. for the extra special blooms, but this last named price is exceptional. In bulbous stock, not mentioned above, there are in the market consid- erable numbers of Callas. an abundance of Gladioli from the South. Narcissus in varietv and a very large number of Tulips, in other flowers, not previously mentioned, both miscellaneous and staftle, tiiere is seen an increasing sup- ply of Antirrhinum, Calendulas, Daisies, Forgetmenots, Lilac. Mignonette, Pan- sies, Primula, Stocks, Sweet Peas, Vio- lets and Wallflowers, and an abundant supply of greens of all kinds. These bulbous and miscellaneous and smaller staple flowers and greens are in gen- eral moving rather sluggishly this week at quoted prices. In closing it is only fair to again call the attention of the growers to the fact that on account of the inclemency of the weather on Monday and Tuesday, which was not provided for by extra care in packing the flowers and wrap- ping the boxes in some cases, great numbers of flowers, especially Lilies, Sweet Peas, Carnations, Violets and Roses, in fact almost all kinds of flow- ers, arrived in a badly frosted, and in many cases wholly ruined condition. Proofs of this fact were easily seen in almost every store in the wholesale dis- trict. Boston, Feb. 15. — The severe snow- storm at the end of last week seriously curtailed the sale of flowers and at the dose of business on Saturday evening there was quite an accumulation. There is no noticeable increase in the supply of American Beauty Roses and prices have remained much as they have been for several weeks. Special blooms are still sold from 60c. to 75c. each, other grades at correspondingly lower prices. The supply of h. t. Roses is in- creasing, but in spite of this fact prices are being well maintained. There is a much better call for short Roses than for those with long stems. The supply of Killarney, White Kilarney, Ward and Richmond is much Increased but prices are still very good at 3c. to 12c. each, Ivlllarnev BriiHant, Killarney Queen, and Sunburst are selling well at 4c. to 15c. each. Sunburst Is one of the most popular Roses in this market and more is sold of this Rose than any other kind at 4c. to 16c. Hadley and Russell, of the newer kinds, is always in big demand and fetches the highest prices, 6c. to 25c, each. The Carnation supply Is steadily In- creasing and there is enough to All all demands and some to spare. This no- ticeable increase has brought down the price. There is a very good demand for white Carnations and Matchless shows up as well as any. Pink and light pink varieties sell well but the demand for red varieties is quite limited. Prices range from Ic. to li'/^c. and a few fancy flowers are sold for 3c. each. The supply of Cattleyas is not large and prices are from $3 to $4 per dozen. Dendrobium nobilc and some of its va- rieties are seen in small lots. Cypripe- dium insigne is nearing its end, tiie sup- ply is decreasing fast. The supply of Gardenias is quite small and prices are still at $3 to $4 per doz. Longiflorum Lilies are not over abun- dant and flnd ready sales at 10c. to 12c. each. The supply of Lily of the Val- ley is medium, and on Monday, Feb. 14, had a good demand at 2c. to 4c.; it is selling today at $2 to $3 per 100. In other bulbous stock yellow Narcissi are by far the most abundant. Tulips are steadily increasing and more varie- ties are being offered. Callas are plen- tiful and there is still plenty of Freesia. Antirrhinums are not so abundant this season. There is a ^ood supply of yellow Daisies which are in good de- mand. Mignonette is plentiful and mov- ing sluggishly. Yellow English Prim- roses are more abundant this season and are in good demand. The supply of Sweet Peas is quite large and prices are dropping and are now at 35c, to $1 per 100. Violets sold more heavily than any other flower for St. Valentine's Day, and there were large quantities sold. There is a good demand for greenery of all kinds. Outside of Tulips, Hyacinths and Daffodils in pots and pans there are few flowering plants being offered. In foli- age plants Dracsenas and Crotons are selling well. R. C. Philadelpliia, Feb. 14. — St. Valentine's Day brought no extra noticeable rush of business as far as the wholesale district was concerned, but this was probably due to the adverse weather conditions on Saturday. A lot of ship- ments were received on Monday frozen in transit. There is a shortage in Roses, the supply is not sufficient to cover the demand. The supply of American Beauty Roses is also limited. Carnations are in fair supply and they are moving well. Red was in brisk demand at $5 and $6 per 100. Pink also sold well but white moved slowly. There was a good call for Sweet Peas; the supply at present is considerable, Violets are no longer valentine favorites, to judge from this year's demand. The same conditions prevailed last year when Violets went begging. They were almost uncalled for this year. As it stands at present, the Sweet Pea has replaced the Violet. Valley remains the shortest item in the market. There is a good supply of Lilies; the short stemmed giganteums are being replaced with some very fine stock of furmosums. Cattleyas are mov.ng slowly, they are in good supply. All bulbous stock Is plentiful, the market is loaded with Daf- fodils. Tulips and Paperwhites, all of which are moving slowly. Lilac is sell- New York Day at the Philadelphia Show You will surely enjoy your Are you ^oing to the Fourth National Flower Show at Philadelphia? Won't it make your journey pleasanter if you travel with jolly companions? Come with the New York Florists* Club on New York Day, Tuesday, March 28. holiday. If you will fill out the coupon below you will greatly assist the arrangement committee, as from 200 to 400 guests are expected, and there is much work to be done. "Write Mr. Miller today. A, L. Miller, Chairman, New York Day Committee, Jamaica, N. Y. I intend to go to the Fourth National Flower Show in Philadelphia on iVeio York Day, Tuesday, March 28, and wish to travel with the special trains of the New York Florists' Club. Reserve for me seats. Name. Addre-ss. Rate for trip going, dinner and admission, $3.25. Washington's Birthday A good opportunity for the Florist We can attend efficiently to all your wants — HERE HENSHAW & FENRICH Wholeaala FlorUta 51 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Phone* Mad. Sq.. 325, 8582, 65S3 When ordering, please mention The Gxchanjce Ing: well. Gardenias are moving slowly; the supply is ample. Acacia pubescens, Pansies, Primulas. Wallflowers, Daisies, Myosotis, Mignonette and Bachelor's Buttons constitute the balance of the flowers. CMcag-o, Feb. 15. — St. Valentine's Day trade of 1916 will go on record as quite satisfactory. There was a large amount of stock disposed of, and good prices prevailed in nearly everything offered The shipping trade on advance orders for this day was large and business was on a boom during the latter part of the week. Local trade was expected to be un- usually heavy and the market was well prepared for it, several of the wholesale houses keeping open ail day on Sunday to accommodate local buyers. It hap- pened that the greatest snowfall of the season came on Sunday: it snowed con- tinuously all day and no one could ven- ture a guess on what conditions Mon- day would bring forth. For this reason local trade was slow; the retailers took no chance in stocking up. This was the disappointment tliat caused a big offset to the good shipping trade. The trade on Monday was very slow while m.ost stock was reasonably plentiful, so- that in summing up the situation the St. Valentine's Day trade, while gener- ally satisfactory, did not quite come up to the expectations of wholesalers. It is said that Monday is a bad day for St. Valentine's to fall on; any other day in the week would be better for the cut flower trade. The Rose scarcity still continues with- but few exceptions. Some growers are cutting more than others, but there is none of them in anything like full crop. Ever'-'thing available in Roses sells well, and prices remain firm as quoted. The Carnation supply the '■ast week was very good, but on account of the strong sliipping demand prices remained firm. The demand since Saturday was not as good as was expected, and by Monday prices showed a considerable decline. Fancy stock sold for $3 per 100 down to about $1 per K" for splits. Violets were unusually plentiful and sold for fully one-half less than they did a year ago. The Hudson River doubles came in large consignments, but many of them were in poor condition and sold for almost anything they would bring. This gave a boom to the local grown singles that sold at from 50c. to 75c. per 100. Easter Lilies are in supply fully up to the demand. Valley is decidedly scarce and bringing the highest prices. Sweet Peas are also scarce; more of those could have been sold the past week. The supply of bulbous stock is rne most complete of any on the market. Tulips. Daffodils. Paperwhite Narcissi and Freesias. The red Tulips bring the highest price. Then there are a good many of the double varieties coming in that bring a better price than the singles. From $2 to $4 per 100 covers the range of all prices paid. Von Slon Narcissus has been very good and is selling at from $3 to J4 per 100. Orchids have been in good supply and the sale of them was entirely satisfac- tory There was a good many Gar- denias sold the past week at list prices. 444 The Florists' Exchange Carnations, Lilac, Roses, Sweet Peas, Bulbous Stock AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE FLOWERS AND GREENS WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York WholesBlo Florist Telephone Farragut 5335 Wben ordering, please mentlop Tbe Exclmnge CarnaLtions, Roses, Pansies Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., mc. Tlf I I 2 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Famagut 2287 When ordering, please meptlon Tbe Exchange RIEDEL & MEYER,'£ Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of AU Kinds. The Best of Service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years' experience In the Flower Business. Conslftnmen Solicited. 49 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephones 4024-4025 Madison Square When ordering, please mpntlon Tbe Bxcbange William Stuart Allen Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN CUT f LOWERS 53 West 28tb Street. NEW YORK Telephone: 356 MacUacm Square When ordering, please mpntlon The RxcTiange Alfred H. Langjahr WHOLESALE FLORIST 130 West 25th St. New York Telephones— Madison Square 4626-4627 W>ipn ordering, plfngp mpptlon The Bicbange (rowers' Cut Flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale B. J. VanReyper.'Mgr. Consignments Solicited 129 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones — 6237-3563 Farraftut When ordering, please mention The Exchange 2000 FLORISTS use our Paper Pots and Bands. Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 408. F. W. RocbelIe> Sons, 60 Main St., Chester, N. J. In small Spring stock like Forg-etnie- nots, Pansies and Daisies, there is a fair supply. With the Valentine trade out of the way it is expected the mar- ket will assume its normal features be- fore the week is over and have a larger supply of stock to meet the ordinary demand, which generally has a tendency toward lower prices. Buffalo, Feb. 14. — From. Spring to AVinter again, the indicator pointing near the zero mark throughout the whole week, which not only shortened the supply to a good extent but lessened the volume of business on some days. The receipts, especially on Carnations were a trifle heavier though only of the ordinary quality, and these seemed to accumulate somewhat at the end of the week, though good stock of fancy had the usual demand. Prices, however, have changed but little as to best qual- ity, but a good portion of the ordinary and seconds sold as low as $1.50 to $2 per 100. The short supply of Roses has materially helped the Carnation situa- tion. There are some Roses but they are not coming* into the market in quan- tity, the heaviest demand naturally fall- ing on shorts and medium. There are some choice Sunburst, good colored Killarney, only a few Ophelia and Rich- mond and Am. Beauty Roses are not seen at this time and there is only a call now and then. Lilies are blooming somewhat better, mostly in variety of Japans and formosum, and which clean up daily. "Valley is fine and moving along a trifle better and there are some fine Spencer Peas but not enough at times. The sale of Daffodils, Tulips, Freesia and other bulbous stock has been good, there being a good supply. Violets are sadly neglected on account of the department store sales, though Saturday last saw the best day for Violets since tbe holidays. Mignonette, Myosotis. Daisies, Swainsonas and other stock has had fair sales. E. C. B. NoKTH Selma. Ala. — J. R. Brooks, florist, is ei'ecting several new green- houses at tlie Elkdale Nurseries, aad is planning to open a booth downtown. HERMAN WEISS Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th St.,p.^It'^L"rd,o.6NEW YORK ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality Longlfloruan and Ruiiruin LILIES throughout the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. All Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY TELEPHONE Madison Square l998 When ordering, pleaee meptlon The Erchanpe J. K. ALLEN ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Pbonea, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Choice Carnations, Roses, OrcIUds, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignments of good stock solicited Wtpit ordering, pleaae mpntlon The Exchange I United Cut Flower Co., mc. WHOLESALERS 111 West 28th Street. NEW YORK TEUEPHONES— FARRAGUT 4422-4423 PERCY W. RICHTERS, Manager Wlipn ordering. piPnse mention Ttie Exchange High Class Roses KEY, OPHELIA, RUSSELL SUNBURST, MRS. STOREY and all the KILLARNEYS Bouvardia, Narcl8SU8,Tulips, Carnations, Rubrum Lilies, Sweet Peas, and other Seasonable Flowers ConsignmeDts Solicited J.J.COAN, WHolesBle Florist 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Fairagut 5413-5891 When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesalo Commission Florist SHIP us YOUR FLOWERS 104 West 28th Street ..Iirrr°a^t NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange John YooDtf Getvfte HUden brand When ordering, please mention The Exclmnee John Young h Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SQUARE 7362 When ordering, please mi'ntion The Exchange A.L.YOUNG&CO.,inc. WholesalB Florists A. L. YOUNG, Prea. and Trcas. H. R. SCOMMODAU, Vlce-Pres. F. LIGHTFOOT. Sec-y 54 West 28th Street, NEW, YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange WE Confine our line to the best stock obtainable. Stand back of our stock. Give unsurpassed service. YOU Owe it to your yourself to make us prove these statements. HENRY M„ ROBINSON COMPANY W^HOUeSALB FUORtSTS QF NEW YORK 55-57 WEST 26th STREET Telephone»e 13 and BBIO MAOISOM SQUARt J'lhniarv l!l, ISlKi. The Florists' Exchange 445 G. H. Blake Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livingston St.. BROOKLYN, N. Y. lelephonefl: 1293-4 Mnio Out-of-town orders careiully attended to. GWe ua a trial. ^^^ CutFlower Exchange sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK OpcQ every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. Wall space for advertising purposes for Rent. V. S. DORVAL, Jr.. Secretary BONNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 5S-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUI flOWER tXCHANGE flOOR. COOGAN BIDG. Open All Day Telepbone. 830 Madison Square Wrtte them yoo read tbla adyt. In tbg Bichange B. H. Jahn, Preg. Robt. G. Wilson, Treaa. GREATER NEW YORK FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers In Cut Flowers and Supplies j62 LJvrngston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y, GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BR05. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone Fairagut 551 Consignments of choice flowers solicited. William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in JOUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby Street jA-MiM^ BROOKLYN, N. Y. fiadgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone ]J^[ Mad. Sq. 34 West 28th St,, New York City Recehrers and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers Wrtte Ui«m TOO read thll adrt. In the Bxchange L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28tli Street, New York City Telephone, 2315 Madison Square COVSTOVMENTS SOLICITED WHOLESALE FLORIST §5 West 26th Street. NEW YORK TELEPHONE 6946 MADISON SQUARE When ordoring. plfiist^ mi^ntlmi Ttir- Exclinnge HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HIGHEST »/ A I I CV ALWAYS GRADE OF VALLb.Y ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. telephone 105 W. 28th St., New York Prank H Tracndlr Charles Scbenck Telephone 3860 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & marketos Wholaumla Floi-lmtm 436 6tb Ave., bet. 26th and 27th Sta. New York City and Cut Flower Exchange C4)DnKOni«nt8 Solicited Ptaonea: Fairatut 797-798-799 WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28fh St., NEW YORK H. E. FROMENT, ""^ih^^ 148 WEST 28th STREET nsL. [||«}FARRAGirr NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND. OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON When ordering, ptpnae mention Ttip KxrhHngp Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, february 15, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m., Tuesday ROSES— A. Beauty, Special | " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Klllarney KiUamey Brilliant Killamey Queen White Killamey My Maryland Richmond Arenberg Hadley Hoosier Beau^ Key Lad^ Hilllngdon Ceole Brunner.Elgar.eto per bunch Bride A Maid, Special Fancy " Extra No. 1 No. 2 Prima Donna (Mme. Paul Euler) . Prince de Bulgarie Radiance M«. George Shawyer Sunburst MrB Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley.. .' Ophelia J.J. L. Mock Mt». Charles Russell Adlantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Plumosua, bunches oprengeri, bunches Bouvardla. per bunch Calendula, per bunch Callaa, per oos Daisies Fema, per 1000 FrcesLas, per bunch , Galax, green and bronse, per 1000. . Leucothoe, per 1000, .... .00 to 60.00 ' ' .00 to 40.00 .00 to 20 00 00 to 10,00 00 to 4 00 .00 to 2.00 ,00 to S.OO .00 to 10.00 .00 to 12,00 J .00 to 10 00 .00 to .S.OO .00 to 12.00 .. to .... I 1,00 to 60.00 ,00 to 15 00 00 to 12 00 :.00to S.OO .25 to 1.00 , , to 8.00 i.OOto 8.00 i.OOto 6,00 .00 to 5.00 .. to 3.00 00 to 30.00 .00 to 10 00 ,00 to 12 00 1.00 to 12.00 .00 to 12,00 .00 to 12 00 .00 to 12.00 .00 to 12.00 ■ ,.00 to 12.00 1.00 to 10.00 .26 to .60 .76 to 1.00 .50 to 1.60 10 to .25 . . to . . . ' .20 to .35 .25 to .35 .75 to 1.501 .50 to 2.00 00 to 1.60, .0,3 to .35 .75 to 100 ,.00 to 7.50 I CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors.. (" White. Standard Varieties J Pink. 1 Red L Yellow and var. . r White •Fancy (•The Highest! Pink. Oradee of St'd"i Red Varieties.) ^ Yellow and var Novelties Asters Forgetmenots, per bunch Clirysanthemums, per dos ** per bunch Dahlias Gardenias, per dos Gladiolus, per dos Gladiolus, Baby, per dos Iris, per bunch Lilac, per bunch Lilies, Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per dos Narcissus, P, W,. per bunch Narcissus. Daffodils, per bunch . . . . Panslea Peonies, per dos Poinsettlas, per dos Primula, per bunch Orchids. Cattleyss .' Cypripediums, per doi Dendrobium formosum Oncidium , Smllax. per doi, strings Stevia, per bunch Stocks, Double, per bunch " Single, per bunch Sweet Peas, Ordinary, dos. bunches Spencers Tulips, per dos Violets, Double " Single, Princess of Walea. *' oingle. Gov Herrick Wallflowers, per launch .75 to 1.00 I.OOto 1.50 1 00 to 1 50 , ... to 1.00 100 to 1.50 2 00 to 3.00 2 00 to 3 00 I.OOto 150 1,60 to 2,00 ... to 3.00 to .. .10 to .25 to .7.'. to 4 00 ,50 to .75 to ., to .. .35 to .75 6 00 to 12.00 3 00 to SOO 100 to 4 00 .38 to 100 .30 to .25 to .35 36 .75 to 100 ... to .10 to .20 15,00 to 35.00 1.28 to 150 20.00 to 25.00 6.00 to 8.00 .78 to 160 to .12 to . . to . . .25 to 100 .35 to 160 .10 to .60 .20 to .30 .40 to .50 .15 to .20 .10 to .25 .25 All the new and standard ROSES Fine Grade CARNATIONS and all seasonable CUT FLOWERS WALTER F. SHERIDAN, 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, Farraftut 3533 When ordering, please mention The ExchHPge NA/ILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28fli Street waTtfr^r^S. NEW YORK WHOLRSALB FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, VaUey, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Myosotis, Calendula, Bouvardla, Primula Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. Whpn ordfrlrig, plpuse mi'ntinn The Exchiince EDW. C. HORAN 55 >Vest 28th St.. NEW YORK Teiephones'it«>adi«>n Square Cut Flowers sA. WhoIcsale Wten orderlne- pl»-iii»p nn-ntlon Thp ExchBiiK* George CSiebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone '608-609 Pairanut The best source of supply in tlie city Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations PersoaoJ Attcntion-;-Consignmcnts Solicited— SaiisfactioD Guaranteed WlieD orderlDflT, pteaRe meotloo The Rxchan^e B. S. SUNN, JR. WholesalB Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York V I O I.. F T ^ CARNATIONS ' * ^-' "^ *- * ^ AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When ordering, please mention The Rxrhanx* Louis M.Noe LouisA.Noe Wholesale Commission Florists MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square American Beauties a Specialty THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 Wo 26th St.. NEW YORK When ordertnr. pleiiHP ni'Mitloti The Exchange VIOLETS SINGLB AND DOUBLE A SPBCIALTY Shipping orders given personal atteotioD and satisfaotioD guaranteed. Also a full Un* of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wholesale Florist, 123 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Fanagut 2453 Whpn nrdprlnp. please mentluu The Elchan*" New York City \ \ -* The regular February meetiag of the Xe«- York Florists' Club was held at the ehib's room.s, Grand Opera House build- iu.L'. 2.3d St. and Eighth ave., on Monday night of this week. This was Carnation niglit, and a full report of the meeting will be found elsewhere in llie columns of this issue. The schedule committee of the Na- tional Flower Show, which is to be held in Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2, met at the office of John Young & Co. at o3 W. 2Sth st. on Tuesday of this week. At no time for many years, it is said %y those who have been a long time in the business, have so many cut flowers arrived from the ,srowers in a fri>sted and partly or wholly ruined condition as ar- rived on Monday and Tuesday of this week. This damage was especially pro- nounced in the case of Carnations, Ijilies, Sweet Peas. Frcesias, Smilax, Callas, I,ilies, and in a lesser degree to Roses and miscellaneous stock. Gultman & Raynor, 101 W. 2Sth St.. ai-e making a special offer this week of rooted cuttings of the new Garza-Ane- nione pink pompon Chrysanthenoum lOmmn. blcoms of which attracted con- siderable attention and met wilh a large sale in the flower market last Autumn. This firm has a new Ford auto delivery car. Nick Schreiner, well known to the trade in this city, has been added to the selling force of Uiedel & Me.ver at 49 W. 2Sth St, Some of tlie finest Jlignonetle ever seen in the wholesale flower market is being regnlarlv received at Andrew Sauter's, 5r> W. 26th St., and a regular supply of JSpencer varieties of Sweet Peas, which are quite fit to go with the Mignonette. There has appeared in the wholesale flower district another new firm of whole- sale florists. The members of the firm are Eli Futterman, Wbo has been with Gunther Bros, for about IS years, and 446 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBURGH CUT FLOWfR CWMPANV WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St, PinSBURGH. PA. Wecliwodtr — Saw It ^ the Exrhanse Irving Goldstein, who for the last two years has been with Guttman »& Kaynor, and for eight years previous with the Greater New Xorls Florists' Association of Brooklyn. The firm has leased a store at 102 W. 2Sth st., which is very well located for the transaction of the business in which they have engaged. This store, where business was opened on Monday of this week, is being thor- oughly equipped with uptodate icebox and other furnishings for the transaction of the wholesale flower business. If experi- ence in the business and industry has any weight, and a favorable location for the transaction of a business, this new firm certainly starts off under good auspices. There was noted this week at George €. 'Siebrechfs, 109 W. 28th St., beside •the usual supply of orchids and Acacia Ipubescens, some remarkably good Tulips in the higher class varieties, also Lilies and' other bulbous stock. D. C. Arnold, of D. iC. Arnold & Co., 112 W. 2Sth St., took a several days' auto trip just previous to the recent cold snap, among the Pennsylvania growers. At H. R. Froment's, 148 W. 28th st., has been noted a regular supply of Gla- dioli of very good quality from the South, also some of the best Roses coming into the market, including Ophelia, Hoosier Beauty and Stanley. The engagement has been announced of Miss Bella Taub, bookkeeper for W. R. Biebrecht Co.. Inc., 114 W. 2Sth St., and Samuel Frank of Chicago. A reception will be held at the Biltmore Hotel on March 19. Henry M. Robinson Co., 55 W. 2r)th St., is receiving exceptionally fine yellow Daisies and a full line of other small flowers, such as Cowslips. Calendulas and Myosotis, as well as the u.sual full supply of Roses, Carnations and bulbous stock. Tliere was noted at Henshaw & Fen- rich's, 51 W. 2Sth St., some remarkably fine Ophelia, Hoosier Beauty, Maryland and Killarney Roses. Among the callers in town recently were Mr. Mvers. of Myers & Samtmau, Chestnut Hill. Pliiladel'phia, Pa.. W. .T. Muth. the Philadelphia representative of the King Construction Co. and Thomas Roland of Xnhant, Mass. Mr. Muth re- ports that the business outlook in the greenhouse construction line is very promising indeed. Mr. Roland was in town to attend the meeting of the sched- ule committee of the National Flower (Show. New Yokk Florists' Bowling Club Thubsdat, Fee. 10. 1st game 2d game J. Miesem 1.52 176 J. Fenrich 156 178 C. W. Scott 167 146 P. Jacobson 144 152 H. C. Riedel 149 lfi.3 A. Kakuda 145 151 J. Donaldson 157 190 A. Donaldson 166 175 F. Niquet IfiS 151 P. J. Smith 1.51 i I Boston Wholesale and Retail Florists One of the heaviest snowfalls in the past nine years struck New England, beginning Friday night, and in a large measure curtailed the sales of flowers on Saturday. Saturday night and all day Sunday it snowed incessantly, so that the streets throughout the city early on Monday morning were practically blocked with snow. However, by noon on Mon- day, St. Valentine's Day, most of the busy thoroughfares were cleaned up and the streets were thronged with shoppers as usual. In spite of the severe snow- storm the retail stores did a big St. Valentine's Day business ; in fact, some retailers say much larger than in pre- vious years. There is little doubt that if the weather had been favorable that St. Valentine's Day would have far out- stripped any previous day of this kind ; ns late as six o'clock on Monday the New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL-"gt^^^ Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. T«i„_u„„«-. Fo't Hill. 5469 Telephones: M^m. 4789 w Whoti nrdtrlng. pl^wiiA mPTrtlon Thf> I'^TPhnngp Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. HcALPiNE ® McDonald *rl:'","" Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies^ Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES FortHm3l.^3o-T63i.3632 256 DevonshirB Street, BOSTON, MASS. When ordering, pli^nse mi'iUjnn Tli»' Exi'li.'tngp Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers ric«a qaet.4 «r« hj cha haodr«d aal«at •thcrwlM ootsd Buffalo Feb. 14, 1916 Clndnnatl Feb. 14, 1916 to 60.00 to 50.00 to 40.00 to 20,00 to 10.00 to 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 12.00 5.00 to 10 00 4.00 to 6 00 6.00 to J, 5.00 6.00 to 16.00 5.00 to 12 00 8 00 to 15.00 5.00 to 10.00 5.00 to 16.00 8.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 12.00 1.00 to 1.26 to .. .26 to .35 .35 to .50 8 00 to 12.00 2,00 to 3 00 2,00 to :t,l)0 2,00 to :i 00 2.00 to 3 00 to 2 00 3.00 to 4 00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 4 00 to . . , , to .25 to .16 30,00 to 40 00 10.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 4.00 40.00 to 60 00 to 1.80 1.00 to 2.00 .40 to .60 .60 to .75 to . .. to40.00 . .. to 30 00 . . . to 25.00 . . . to 20.00 . . . to 15.00 to to 3,00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 to to to to 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 NAMES AND VARIETIES to 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 to to 1.00 to .20 to .25 .20 to .25 8.00 to 10.00 ,.. to . , 2,00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3,00 2 00 to 3-00 ... to 4.00 ... to 4.00 ... to 4.00 ... to 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 ... to ... to .20 ... to .10 . . to 8,00 to 12 50 4,00 to 5-00 35.00 to 50 00 .. , , to 1 50 ,60 to 100 .60 to 75 .60 to .75 Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Eitra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killatney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft). Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adlantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per b\inoh Asparagus, Plumosus, per bunch " Sprengeri, per bunch CalUs Carnations, Inf, grades, all col . . {While Pink Red Yellow and var •Fancy rwhite (•The high- I Pink eat grades ofl Red BtaM vars.) ^Yellow and var DaSodUs Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Lilium Longlflorum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas Smilax. per doz, strings Sweet Peas Violets, single Double Boston I St. Louis Feb. 15, 1916 Feb. 14. 1916 60.00 to '30,00 to 15,00 to 10.00 to to to 6 00 to 3.00 to 3,00 to 4,00 to 3,00 to 6,00 to to to 75,00 40.00 35, 30,00 20 la.OO 8 Pittsburgh Feb. 15. 1916 25.00 1200 12,00 1500 12,00 25,00 to 5.00 to to 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to to to .26 to .25 to 10,00 to 1,00 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 2,00 to 2.00 to 2,00 to 2 00 to 1.00 to 2.00 to to to 25.00 to 10.00 to 2.00 to 30.00 to . . to ,35 to .50 to .. to .. to ;o,oo 12.00 12,00 lliOO 1.00 .60 .40 1200 1.50 2.00 2.00 2 00 2.00 300 3.00 3 00 3.00 2.50 3.00 . . to .30.00 .00 to 50,00 211,00 ,00 to25 00'12,.50 .00 to 10.00 8.00 .. to .. to .. to .00 to 10 00 2.00 4.— . 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 4.00 to .00 to 8.00 6 00 . . to 6.00 . . to 6.00 . . to ' 4.00 .00 to 10.00 6 00 .to GOO .00 to 10.00 4,00 ,00 to 10,00 to to 1.00 .. . to .25 to .25 to D.OO to 12 50 ...to 2,00 . . . to 3,00 3.00; 3.00 ._ 3,00 to 300 to 3.00 300 3.00 400 2 50 to ...to 40,00 12.00 s.ool 50.00 50 1 100 .75 . . to . . to . . to .. to - - . . to .26 . . to.l2H . . to . . to . . to 4 00 00 to CO ou ,50 to 2,00 .00 to 2-00 .60 to 1 00 . . to .. to .75 1.00 .30 35 6.00 1,00 3.00 1.50 1000 3.00 30,00 1 .50 I 1,50 ".35 to 40.00 to 25 00 to 16 00 to 10.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to ... to 10.00 to 10.00 to to SOO to 10 00 to 8,00 to 8 00 to 12 00 to 10 00 to 10.00 to to to 1.25 to 2.00 to .40 to .50 to 12 00 to 1.50 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to .20 to.l2M to to 15.00 to 6.00 to 40.00 to 1.80 to 4.00 to .. to .76 to PATRICK WELCH *^S'' 262 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beautlet, Orchids, Valley, Carnations, Calendulas, Cornflowers, Bnftllah Prlmroaes, Yellow Daisies, Sweet Peas and Llllum Longlflorum. All the noveldea In the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. Store open for business at 6 A. M. TSUBRMOXE, JVIAIIV 3698 B. A. SNYDER CO. WHUU:.^ALt tLURlSlb Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Plowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. Telephone. Fort Hill 1083-25017-25552 Wholesale Cut Flower Market Dally consignments from leading growers Full line of Florists' SuppKea MaT^'Y2?7°"6!68 226 DevoHshire St , BOSTON, MASS. When nrderlnp. please mentlop The Eichapge WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere retail stores were crowded wilh bu.vers. Wm. Sim of Cliftondale was fortunate in having over 100,000 Violets, a good cut of Mignonett« and a big supply of choice Pansies for St. Valentine's Day. IIi.s flowers are sold at the Co-operative Market b.v H. M. Robinson & Co., and the same firm is handling a large supply of superb Lily of the Valley from John McFarland of North Easton. A flower which was a favorite this season for St. Valentine's Day was the yellow Marguerite, and James Wheeler of Natick. who is a champion grower of Marguerites, had a big supply of these. Additionally he bad a nice lot of Myo- sotis and Buddleia Asiatica. The finest cut of Ophelia Roses we have seen for some time is being shipped to Wm. Elliott at the Co-operative Mar- ket from his lar,£:e greenhouses at Mad- bury. N._ H. In tact all the Roses that are coming from Madbury this Winter are of fine quality. The New England Florists' Supply Co. at 276 Devonshire st. had an ex- ceptionally heavy demand for valentine boxes and sold out clean. The company HOlTON&HUNmCO. Wtoolesale aORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Mamitacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 MilwaulMe Street, MILWAOISE, MS. mwaim—M^a Iff*, P- O. Bn»— aCT Uhe McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower and plant baskets is the best you can get. Pittsburgh. Pa. WtiAn »rilpr1ng. pleHH. nipnt1<^n Thp Bxphamr. Bays that there is a pleasing demand for supplies and the outlook for business is good. Charles F. Beasely, of the firm of Beasely & Cahill. Pansy specialists, East Milton has bought out Mr. Cahill's share in the business and in the future it will be run by Mr. Beasely. Wm. E. Cahill, the other partner, has the livell wishes of his numerous friends in this city and all wish him much success as representa- tive salesman for Roman J. Irwin of New York. On Monday afternoon the writer visited the retail store of Thomas F. Gal- vin and the salesmen were extremely busy putting up orders. Business was good and large bunches of Roses, orchids, Violets and Lily of the Valley were in big demand. In spite of the snowstorm, business exceeded that of last year. Norris Comley of Burlington had a big supply of Violets, Sweet Peas and Car- nations for Saturday and Monday which sold readily. S. E. Tellman of Detroit, who was formerly in the employ of Henry M. Rob- inson & Co., is on a business and pleas- ure trip combined in this city. H. P. Hodgkins, representative of Henry F. Miehell Co. of Philadelphia, is now resident representative of that firm in Boston. Thomas Roland of Nahant had 15,000 Sweet Peas for Saturday, Feb. 12. In addition to this he had some nice Cattle- yas, Cypripediums and a large supply of Roses. Saturday. Feb. 19, George C. Husmann of Washington. D. C.. will deliver a lec- ture at Horticultural Hall on "Some His- tory of the Grape in the United States." Welch Bros. Co., at 226 Devonshire St.. report business as good and that ship- ping business during the past month has been excellent. Penn's new store on Tremont st. was crowded all dav on Monday. As usual he advertised liberally in the dailv news- papers for St. Valentine's Day. The de- mand was unprecedented for his red, lieart-shaped box filled with Violets. There wa.s a big call for other flowers. Wax Bros, report that their sales for valentine flowers were larger than last year in spite of the storm, and they had also a big wedding decoration at the Vendome on that day. Zinn's window on Park st. on Monday was especially attractive with orchids. We noted Cattleyas, Dendrobium nobile, and several kinds of Cypripediums. Busi- ness is good, and as usual there was a big call for valentine flowers. Henry Comley had as much business on Saturday and Monday as he could at- tend to and all kinds of flowers sold well with him. R. C. I "phiildelphia \ ) Wboleaale and Retail Florists ) National Flower Show The promotors of the National Flower Show are making every effort to interest the retailers and to induce them to exhibit. A special rate of 50c. a sq. ft. has been made, and among those who have not been slow in making reserva- tions are the London Flower Shop. Ltd., J. J. Habermehl's Sons, John Knhn, John C. Gracey. Charles Henry Fox, Chas. Grakelow. Harry Betz, and quite a number of others are ready to take up space. As a rule in most horticultural exhibits and flower shows the retail de- partment lias been a negative proposition, or was lost sight of. and very often pushed into the background entirely. At this show it is the intention to make the retail exhibits one of the leading features. \ The special features committee is per- February 19. ini6. The Florists' Exchange 447 OUR SHIPPING TRADE so fur this season lias been tlie best Uiat %vc liave ever experienced. There must be some good reason for this. All of our stock at the present time is in splendid shape and for quality it is quite up to the standard. SPRING FLOWERS ofTer you the best opportunity for more business and we reconuiicnd to vou: WHITE and LAVENDER LILAC SI. 50 per bunch SNAPDRAGON Pink .and yellow, $1.50 and $2.00 per iKiz. PURE WHITE FREESIA S4.0() per UK) DAISIES Wliite and yellow, $2.00 to $3.00 per 100 MIGNONETTE $5.00 iier 100 TULIPS Double and single, a large variety of colors DAFFODILS Single and double, $3.00 to per 100 NARCISSUS Yellow and white, $3.00 to per 100 WALLFLOWERS 75c. per bunch $4.00 $4.00 ACACIA PUBESCENS $2.50 per bunch. Extra long sprays and liberal size bunches GARDENIAS The Best 100 $25.00 Fancy 100 20.00 Firsts 100 15.00 Spencer Peas $1 .CO to $2.00 per 100 Flowers of the best quality in all the desirable shades and colors. The Leo Niessen Co. Washington, D. C. I2I4 H St., N. W. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Philadelphia, Pa. I20I-S Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Centre St- Wholesale Prices of Cut Nowers, Philaitelpliia, feb. 14, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted -A. Beauty. Sp Fancy.. Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 EtiferiD Au^. Viet EUlamey White Killarney Mn. Aaron Ward Mt Maryland Pnnee de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft) . . ItadiaDce Riebmond Sonbunt QUtniey Brilliant J. J. L. Mock Mn, Chartefl Russell lin. Francis Scott Key Mn. Geo. Shawyer Bidlejf Ophelia Adltntum, Ordinary \ir/rThinum, per bunch Aiyanftus, PlumosuB, per bunch. . " Spren^ri, per bunchy A««rt Bonrardia Calhu GhiyMntheniuinai OniinAiy nuay to 75.00 50.00 to 60.00 30.00 to 40.00 20.00 to 25.00 12 50 to 15.00 6.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 15.00 4 00 to 10.00 4.00 to 15 00 to to 4.00 to 12 00 4.00 to 12.0Q 3.00tol.i00 6.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 20.00 fi.OO to 15.00 4.00 to 12 on 6.00 to 15 00 i 4.00 to 12.00 to 1.00 SO to 2.00 .35 to .60 .25 to .60 to to S.OOto 10.00 to I to Camatlona, Inf. grades, all eol 1.50 to 2.00 r White to 3.0O Standard..! Pink to 3.00 Varieties 1 Red to 3.00 LYeUowandyar to 3.0 rwhiu to 4.0'' Fancy J Pink to 4.00 Vaii«tiB«,.T Red to 4.00 LYellow and Tar to .... Daffodils 2.00 to 3.00 Dalslea 60 to 2 00 i Ferns, Hardy 20 to .25 Galai Leaves 10 to .15 Gardenias, per dos 1.00 to 2 50 Lilac, per buncu 50 to 1-00 i Lllium Longlflorum 8.00 to 12.00 Rubrum 4.00 to 8 00 Ltly of the Valley 2.00 to 6.00 Mignonette, per doi., ordinary 26 to .36 fancy 50 to .75 Orchids — Cattleyas 25.00 to 50.0C Cyprlpedlums .... to .... Dendroblum formosum .... to .... Panalei per 100 bunches 3.00 to 6.00 Smilai. per doi. strings I 1.80 to 2.40 Sweet Peas 50 to 2 00 Tulips, Single I 2.00 to 3.00 Double I 3.00 to 4.00 Violets. Single .20 to .60 Doubia .60to .75 Waliao»era i 2.00 to 40o STUART H. MILLER A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1817 Ranslead St. PHILADELPHIfl. PA'. Berger Bros. in quantity WHOLESALE FLORISTS Ckokest Seasonable Flowers 122S Ract St., PHILADtiPHIA, PA. Beli Telephone Keystone Telephone KOMADA BROTHERS ^VS^ Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Any Win Deaiftn at Short Notice M08 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ^en ordering, please mention The ExchnnRe feeling plans for ocular demonstrations as to the proper use of flowers. Among the features proposed will he that of a hridal party and attendants showing the different styles and wa.vs of using flowers on such occasions. A. different style will be shown every afternoon and evening. Tahle decorations, corsage bouquets, floral gifts, color schemes, how and when to wear flowers, all w'ill be elaborated. The automobile penants will be ready for distribution on March 1, and every florist owning a motor car, whether private or commercial, is requested to apply for these. They may be secured at official headquarters, 1205 Widener Bldg. Tlie meeting of the general committees, sched- uled to take place on Tuesday afternoon of this week was postponed until Thurs- day afternoon. Notes J. Otto Thilow of the Henry A. Dreer, Inc., lectured before the Penn- sylvania Hort. Society on Tuesday. Feb. 15, on "Flowers from Snow to Snow." On the 17th he addressed the Princeton Garden Club of Princeton, N. J., on "Horticulture," and on the same after- noon jumped to Trenton and made a similar address to the Trenton Garden Club. On Feb. 21, Mr. Thilow will give HIE WISE GROWER PROVIDES FOR III.S .STOCK OF YOUNG ROSE PLANTS AND CARNATION CUTTINGS EARLY NEW R©SES FOR FEBRIAR Y AND < >mi Ho'.t LATER DELIVERY 100 .1000 Kcd Radiance JH-M $ 50.00 Mrs. William R. Hearst 17.50 150.00 ricvelund 30.00 Graded 100 1000 30.00 250.00 250.00 8.00 7.50 200.00 250.00 Gorgeous Mrs. Bayard Thayer. Grafting Eyes, $220.00 per 1000 Ilaby Doll 2o.00 Champ Wleland ^0.00 Dark Russell. Eyes, $220.00 per 1000 Recent Introductions and Standard Varieties lladley 7.50 .10.00 Mrs. Charles' Russell '^ JJJ ^^'jS. Hoosier Beauty l? *< ■"" "" Ophelia i ?" Mock ' -^^ Double White killarney J-^O Mrs. George Shawyer J-^ Pink Killarney JOO White Killarney 4 ;~ Lady IlilliiiSldon '■"" Sunburst Radiance $17.50 17.50 .35.00 35.00 35.00 30.00 35.00 35.00 $150.00 150.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 250.00 300.00 300.00 Maryland J-^O Mrs. Aaron Ward 7.50 Mrs. Taft ?* Richmond JJOi Kaiserin JOJJ Lady Alice Stanley J°JJ Cecile Brunner .'■°" Old Gold 1000 American Beauty ■ • ,? y" Prima Donna. Grafting Eyes, $100.00 per 1000 l^OO 00.00 60.00 00.00 60.00 55.00 60.00 55.00 70.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 55.00 55.00 60.00 60.00 90.00 70.00 125.00 12.50 1.5.00 15.00 15.00 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.00 12.50 12.00 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.00 12.50 12.50 15.00 120.00 135.00 136.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 125.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 140.00 17.50 150.00 CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new varieties if you wish February or March vao When ordering, please mention The EicUanKe an illustrated lecture before the Plain- field Garden Club, Plaiufield, N. J. On the afternoon of Feb. 26 he gives an il- lustrated lecture on "Our Gardens." be- fore the Pennsylvania Horticultural So- ciety at Horticultural Hall, and on Feb. 28, a practical talk ou "How to Run a > Florists' Business" before the Flori.sts' Club of Baltimore. The Robert Craig Co. had a slight fire in the boiler shed on Monday, the' day of the zero spell. It was quickly extin- guished with a trifling loss. The Henry F. Michell Co. is showing in its windows all the cups and medals the firm has offered as prizes for the Na- tional Flower Show. The collection makes a handsome array and each is well worth striving for. This house will be one of the largest exhibitors at the show. A belated shipment of Spirjeas was re- ceived last week, mostly Gladstone. The clumps were exceptionally fine and heavy. H. Bayersdorfer & Co. report the re- lease by the British Government of a large consignment of supplies, baskets and novelties from Germany that was shipped to them early last Summer. After many and lengthy letters between Washington and themselves H. Bayers- dorfer finally succeeded in having the embargo lifted and the goods are ex- pected to arrive within the next week or two. Paul Berkowitz is taking an ex- tended trip through the West. The Sign of the Rose Flower Shop, had a great run on boxes and valentine gifts. W." Cleaver Plarry states tliey made a great drive on this class of work b.y judicious newspaper advertising. Ad- ditional help was renuired to cope with the demand and the "Sign of the Rose" ■was an exceptionally busy store on Feb. 14. The Jos. G. Neidinger Co. reports an unusually large demand for Valentine baskets and other accessories. George Hampton is taking a trip through the Middle West. Charles Zimmer of West CoUingswood. N. J., has been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Herrman Zimmer is daily disposing of some well grown bulbous stock, both cut and pot plants flowered. Voller's House of Flowers showed some well-arranged ideas for St. Valen- tine's Day. xVmong them the cigarette bouquet for gentlemen made quite a hit. It was all that the name implies, with a famous and exclusive cigarette as the principal "nosegay." T. Neilson Geiger had a capital win- dow display for St. Valentine's Day that was alluringly attractive with its charm- ing old-fashioned bouquets that silently proclaimed the originator Rob Stewart to be a master of his art. The London Flower Shop met a brisk demand for corsages and valentine favors. This necessitated additional help in dis- posing of the orders. M. J. Callahan is doing considerable newspaper advertising, featuring special sales, the returns on which are proving very satisfactory. Considerable business was done on St. Valentine's Day in bas- ket and corsage work. St. Valentine's Day was the coldest on record accordin? to the official weather report, consequently Don Cupid and his florist ally met with a chilly reception. H. E. Phiu-ott. Pim. V. BniDHK, ViM-PlM. When ordering, please mention The exchange Lonft Distance Telephon. Nhttib L. Pahker. Sm'7 Central 3373 A. T. Ptfer. Treu. & Manager cu/^^rf A. T. PYFER ca CO. "^^^ 30 East Randolph Street CHICAOO, ILL. WbAO ordprinc- please mfntlop Tbp Rzchflnge Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, feb. 15, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES— American Beauty. Specials per doz. 36-inch atema " 30-inch stems " 24-inoh stems " 18 to 20 inch Short Cecile Brunner Geo. Elgar Fire Flame. White and Pink Killamey. Specials Fancy Medium Short Killamey Brilliant, speoials Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Cbas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taft. Fancy Mediiun Short Ophelia, special Select Medium Short 6.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.60 to 2.00 4.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6 00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6,00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8,00 4.00 to 6.00 IS.OO to 18.00 12.00 to 15.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8 00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10,00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 10 00 to 12 00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 4 00 to 6.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 CARNATIONS— Standard i^^' Varieties ^ P'°|- ■ Splits, assorted colors. . •Fancy fwhif* <*The HlgheetJ """«., ' r [Igheet I r SfdS L Pink. Red., (Jrades of Varieties, Adlantum. Asparagus, Bunch " Sprengeri " Strings Boxwood, per lb Calendulas DaSodUs Dasles Gardenias, per doz Ferns. Hardy, per 1000 Freesias Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays LlUum Lon^florum Lily of the Valley Mexican Ivy Ml^onette Narcissus, Paper White Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz. . Dendroblums Onddlums Roman Hyacinths Smllax Snapdraiions Sweet Peas. Spencers Tulips, Fa ncy Red Single " Common . Violets, Single, Home Grown. Double, N. Y 50. 60 to 2.00 50 to 2.00 SO to 2.00 00 to 3.00 ,00 to 3.00 00 to 3.00 . . to 1.00 25 to 35 25 to 30 00 to 60.00 ..to .15 . . to 3.00 .00 to 3.00 .00 to 3 00 .00 to 4.00 . . to 2.60 .00 to 4.00 . . to 1.25 .25 to .60 .00 to 10.00 .00 to 6.00 ..to .75 .00 to 6.00 .00 to 3.00 1.00 to 6.00 .00 to 4.00 .00 to 4.00 1.00 to 3.00 . . to 15.00 .00 to 6.00 .50 to 1.50 .00 to 4.00 .00 to 3. CO .00 to 1,50 .50 to .35 to .. to .75 .50 to to Mi the^Leadln, ^^Q^^^g ^ND CARNATIONS Varfeties ■ PETER REINBERG HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAiN BEAUTY ROSISS Wholesale Cut Flowers "SO East Randolph Sweetc CHICAGO. ILL CHICAGO and the WEST 1 Wholesale and Retail Florists I A shipment of the new Carnation Red Wing from William A. Dawson, Willi- mantic. Conn., intended for the novelty exhibition of the Chicago Florists' Club, did not reach Chicago until Friday morn- ing the day after the exhibit. They were on exhibition Friday and Saturday at the store of A. T. Pyfer & Co., and consid- ering the delay showed excellent shipping qualities. The flowers are of good com- mercial size, have an ideal stem and a shade of red that pleases the public. John B. Weeks, one of the old-time florists and seedsmen of Chicago, died the past week. The deceased was 84 years old and leaves a widow, son and two married daughters. He was at one time in the employ of the late Edgar Sanders, but has not taken any active part in business for some years past. "The funeral was held Feb. 12 at 2 p.m., from his late home. 4(>41 Patter- son ave., with interment at Park Ridge. One of the prettiest banquet decora- tions of the season was arranged by A. Lange. 2."> E. Madison St.. at the Univer- sity Club on Thursday evening last for the banquet complimentary to Archbishop Sfundelein tliat so much has been written about on account of 200 promi- nent men of the city suffered from an attack of poisoning, presumably from the soup course. Posters of the National Flower Show to be held at Philadelphia from Mar. 2.3 to April 2 have been distributed among the trade of the city, and are displayed at seed stores and wholesale houses. All trade correspondence coming to Chicago from Philadelphia and New York is well decorated with the posterettes of the Na- tional Show. Geo. J. Ball, Glen Bllyn, 111., came in to the novelty show of the club the past neek, and much enjo.ved the exhibit. Mr. Ball is making a specialty of Sweet Peas, with which he is having complete suc- cess. All the new varieties offered dur- ing the last season are grown by hira, and he talks interestingly about the varieties of the present day in compari- son to those of a decade ago. .\. Henderson & Co. will handle the bulb crop of Rainbow Freesia bulbs grown by Alois Frey. Crown Point, Ind., the coming season. In addition to what Mr. Frey is growing in his greenhouses at Crown Point he has a large tract of A. L RANDALL CO. Wabash Ave. UakeSL ^^ CHICAGO, ILL. ^m. Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists* Supplies When ordering, please mention The Excbangc I* WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders f Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mention The Exchangi C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORIS1 27 Saint Anne Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION Phone, SUTTER 640 Wlien ordering, please mention The Excbangt 1 land in California where the bulbs arj' grown for the seed trade under the di rection of one of his men from Crowi Point. Wm. Graham of the Fleischman Flora Co. had an unusually attractive wiudov for St. Valentine's Day. The attractive ness of the window lay more in the wel designed color scheme than in any par ticular stock exhibited. One window hai several boxes trimmed in purple, ii which were growing some fine specimen of Lord Balfour Hyacinths, every spik perfect and every one in bloom. Tb- base of the window was covered wit! purple plush, on which the boxes rested The light violet color of the Balfour Hya ctnths made a splendid color combinatioi with the drapery. The other windoi' was on the same plan only a differen color. Red tapestry was used, on whici was displayed some fine specimens o Chorizema spectabilis, red Tulips am red Azaleas. Gus Swanson, Elmhurst. is cuttujl some fine Sw;eet Peas and 'Daisies. % has been using gas consumers on hii boilers this Winter that he finds make: him a saving of from 25 to 40 per cent on his coal bills. Twenty-eight florists, representing tin various sections of the city. South Sidf North Side, West Side, Northwest Side and downtown, joined in a combinatioi ad. for St. Valentine's Day that wa; used in the pictorial section of the Chi cago Examiner, on Sunday, Feb. 13. P. W. Peterson of the J. D. Thorn. Carnation Co. states that in all his es perience there never has been a seasoi when rooted Carnation cuttings were ii such demand. The propagation of Chr.Ts anthemums are well under way; a batcl of 30,000 cuttings are already in thi sand. The new Carnation Merry Christma: exhibited by Baur & Steinkamp of Iijf; diananolis, Ind.. at the novelt.v exhibi tion, will, according to A. F. J. Baur, bi disseminated bv them next season. William Wolf, of A. Lange's establisli ment. 2."> E. Madi.son .St., is to be mar ried on Feb. 19 to Miss Schmidt. Invit tions have been out for the past ten day and he is alread.v receiving the felicity tions of his friends. The shipping trade of Wietor Bros, for St. Valentine's Day was very good Up to Saturday they had a large run or Cnrnations and Roses that cleaned then well up. Chas. Erne, of Erue & Klingel, is ai present confined to the Michael Reesi hospital where he was operated ou JIOD' 5l February 19, 191fi. The Florists' Exchange 449 KST. 17M HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD, AZALEA, BULB, ORCHID, PERN, HANGING, EMBOSSEDROSE, CARNATION, PALM, OYOLAMEN CCT-FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FODNrS, PIGEON NBSTS, BEAN POTS, etc Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World's Largest Manufacturers WARBHOUSBSi CambrldAe, Maat. N»w York. N V A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. tt]iiuiMMtiiiuMuuuiiJimuiMjuimuuiaiumuuiiiiiuimiuuu]iuumiugii»inuiuiriuumuuu i Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs "ANCHOR BRAND" OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoned, selected Virginia White Cedar — we use no substitute. ViHoiNiA White Cedar will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant Tdb that money can buy. Write for booklet and prlcea. § I RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS I I Lareett Manufacturers of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND, VA. I hiiiiiim««iiiiiiniiuitiiiiiii»iiiiiiriiiiimMitiiiim»iuiiaiinmniiiniiiimmiiciiJ»iiiHmniuimimKiiiiiiiiiniitiii]iiiiiiiii[iiuiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiuyit5 When Lirdeniij:, pleiisc" mL'Dtliin 'ITji' KscliuUKe iday for rupture trouble of long standing. ,He is reported to be doing well and his friends expect to see him back at bis place of business in a very short time. I The first Forsythias of the season were Ito be seen in the store of E. C. Amling Co., the past week. These and the 'Pussy Willows give the store a Spring- ilike appearance. ' Herman Rogers, of Weiland & Risch, has a way of figuring out the so-called prosperity er.i that the trade has been 'enjoying during the Winter. The war 'Situation in Europe is keeping thousands 'of wealthy Americans at home, and the trade gets its share of money that would otherwise be spent abroad, he says. The Poehlmann Bros. Co., according to T. E. Waters, has been fortunate in securing a good supply of green Carnation idye for St. Patrick's Day. This article is not as plentiful this season as it has , formerly been. The Hughes Shamrock boxes will also be another of its offerings Ifor immediate trade. . Miss Zanda Anderson has taken a posi- ition as stenographer with John Ivruch- '|ten Co., assuming her new duties on Monday last. I Felix Reichling, of the Peter Reinberg cut flower department, states that their shipping trade for St. Valentine's Day .was very good. The snowstorm of 'Sunday hurt the local trade, but on the whole the business averaged up to quite (a satisfactory point. John Risch says that regardless of what others may say about the merits or Memerits of any particular variety of fRoses, that Weiland & Risoh will grow |Mrs. Russell and Champ Weiland the looming season in larger numbers than levcr. ' 'Hie John C. Moninger Co. report un- usual activity iii the building trade for florists the coining season. They have contracts from nearly 50 different parlies (for greenhouse construction and are still jfieiiring. The Foley Oreenhouse Mfg. Co. have (the contract to build two houses for Jlmer Simvnlt, .\rlington Heights, ni. Erne & Klingol have added two assist- nts to their working force. .\n assistant '5) BLNZEL BROS.' >^nand-D-Pol Bracket vS^!'^^'^ Write for price list. M / BUNZEL BROS. ^^=^^^kf R. D. No. 4 Norristown, Pa. When ordering- nU-nse mMntl-m Tli<' iotjcIuiul-ci PAPER POTS Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florista and free samples. Price list page 408, F. W Rochelle & Sons, 60 Main St . Chester, N. J. Monday after spending a few days in the city. S. S. Skidelsky was in the city several days and called on the growers. W. A. Manda spent a day in the city and another at Lake Forest and left on Friday for Buffalo, N. Y. General Trade Notes Dunkirk, N. Y. — Announcement has been made by the L>»>> 1-^ BOOZH-inol' ^"O 1000 3-inch $6 00 8O0 3H-inoh 6.80 6004-inoh 4 60 4664H-inch 6.24 3206-in(jb 4.61 Our Specialty, Long Distance and Eiport Trade. HILFINGER BROTHERS. - - Pottwy. FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 51 Barclay Street, New York City, Agents 210 6H-inoh 13.78 144 6-inoh ».1« 120 7-inoh 4.30 60 8-inoh 8.08 S/?eWHILLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN WAREHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y. Whpn nrderlng. please mention The Exclinnge Flctco Paper Pols The Pot That Needs No Bottom The standard for shipping small plants. Per 1000 2-inch J1.20 2>i-inoh 1.30 2H-inoh 1.60 3-inch 2.00 Many Carnation Growers are using our square plant boxes for Rooted Cuttinss. It is a paying proposition. Price: One to fifty thousand. $1.10 per 1000. Cash with order. Fletcher & Son, Auburndale, Mass. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and Bee whae you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Winter to stock your greenhouses. Think of 08. Write as. Try as The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St., Norrislown, Pa. Wben ordering, please mention Tbe Rrchupge When orderliiK. ph'iiye m.-iitl.m •jlie Kxcliun:.'e Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg's display ad. on pa^e -115, and send postal for free samples. Spokane, Wash. — Youns & Lester, florists, have recently remodeled the in- terior of this store. Tboy, Ala. — The grepiihouses of R. B. Chapman were completely wrecked by an explosion on Feb. 4, the boiler used for lieating havinp exploded. SYRACUSE RED POTS FBRN POTS. PANS and SAUCBRS, op to and Includlnft 13-lxkcb, all machine made. A crest Imsjrovement awi tl>« otd ctyle tamed poti. WriU /or Catatoffm SYRACUSE POHERY C. BRKITSCHWERTH, Prop. SYRACUSE, N.Y. When ordering. plonBe mi-ntl.m The Exchjinee Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made fa etaodvd eliea of 3-ln. to e-in. Tbe bett Paper Pot for shipping purpoflBs. Sainplei fur- nished free. Ask your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 4030akSt.Waltham.Ma When ordering, please mpiitlon 'Ihf EicUmukp 450 The Florists' Exchange LIQUID = 40% NICOTINE 8-Ib. can J10.50 4-lb. can S.50 1-lb. can 1.50 Ji-lb. can 50 "NICO-F PAPER 28S-8heet can $7.50 144-8heet can. 4.00 24-sheet can 85 THRIPS, APHIS SPRAYING— VAPORIZING— FUMIGATING YOUR DEALER HAS THESE PRICES Manufactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Incorporated, LoulsvUle, Ky. Whpn orflprlnc. se mf'ntinn Th^ Rxchflpge (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL APHIS .00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. WE SELL DIRECT TO TH^ CR : E DSM EN,,,Cg;|ikJ^J^T_^ELL_IX. TO^ Y^ !T ToDiccb h'owderTBHr^s^maranteeato Burn, offt Burn aad Give Perfect Satisfaction, or Money Back^ \^yil Q(^r m^ggt ^ ^2: THE H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK, PA. ti.i .8E When ordering, pleafle mention The Eichani:* THE RENONVNEID FOOD FOR PLANTS MANUFACTURED BY CLAY & SON. STRATFORD LONDON, ENCLAND Whp-n nrilerliig. plense ni«THl<>n TTn- KTflinngp mm, hflNURgSl Uneqaaled for Greenhouse and Landscape Fertilizin|{ The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO NIKOTEEN Foi Spraylnc. APHIS PUNK Foi FumigAtlog. AA your de«lw (or it NICOTINE MFG. CO. ST. LOltIS FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c lb.,ifb'.^. TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ^^IT^ TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb.,ifC TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. Tb^ Laffie Bale, weighing 400 to 600 Iba., S2.50 Special prices In Tons and Carload Lota J I CrioHrnqn 285-229 Metropolitan Ave .J.rriBOIllall. BROOKLYN. N. Y. When orderlDR. please mt-utluu Tbe ICxclianKe The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, white fly. thrips and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; gal., $2.50. rVIKOTIAINA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumigating or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.50; ffal., $4.50. Until further notice shipments on our products Pungine, Vermine and Scaline will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. I'rompt shipments can be guaranteed on Aphine and ITikotiana. mm MANUFACTURING COMPANY MADISON, IS- J. Wtipn ordering, iilpuse m'-ntlon The Exchange Fertilizers FACTORY PRICES. Cash with Cider. Per ton 200 ibs. Special Sheep $28.00 J3.S0 Fine Bone Meal 40 00 5.00 Blood and Bone 50.00 6.00 Davldge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40.00 5.00 Florist's Tankage 30.00 4.00 FOR RETAIL FLORISTS Odorless Sheep Fertilizer. Price per 100 lbs.: 1 lb. bags, $6.00; 5 lb. $3.00; 25 lb. $2.00; 50 lb. $1.75; 100 lb. $1.50. Hudson Carbon Co. BaiistonSpa,M.Y. When ordering, pleafle mention The Exchange 2000 FLORISTS use our Paper Pots and Bands. Send for Free Big Folder containing the cxperiencea of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 405. F. VV. Rochelle & Sons. bO Main tjt., Chester, N. J. Indianapolis, Ind. The Market The general preparation for St. Valentine's JL>ay business in the way of made up baskets, fancy plants and boxes of extra quality was much greater than ever before. Great publicity, too, was maintained in tlie newspapers by the re- tail florists. The only article not up to standard and a little bit high in price seems to be IKoses; $15 to $20 per 100 is all right when Roses are particularly fine, but it is not right to pay so much when this grade contains a great many culls and inferior buds. From $10 to $12 per 100 is obtained for good select stock and $5 to $() per 100 tor the shorter grades. Am. Beauty Roses are very poor in this and in the surrounding large markets ; $5 to $10 is asked, but it is dubious whether it is profitable for any one to deal in them when satisfaction is con- cerned along with business. A wonderful crop of Carnations is har- "\'estoil and thousands upon thousands of them ate ollei-ed from $3 to -$4 per 100 whiilesale and 7.!>c. to $1 per dozen retail. Among some of the finer flowers no- ticeable are Freesias at 50c. per bunch of 25 sprays, Forgetmenots of the same number. Sweet Peas at $1 to $1.50 per 100 and Mignonette at $1 per dozen sprays. These are the wholesale figures and they retail at about double. Some excellent Calendula is obtained at $2 per 100. Uly of the Valley is fine but the price i.5 a trifle higher than usual at .$5 per 100. Kastern Violets are not what they should be in quality at Toe. to $1 per 100. although local singles are In elegant shape at the same price. The supply of orchids is all that could be wished for ; Cattleyas bring 35c. to 50c. each, Cypripediums. 15c. to 25c. each. Home grown and shipped in Gar- denias are used in limited quantities at $25 to $35 per 100. There is much satisfaction now in handling pot plants. Beautiful Mag- nolias and Rhododendrons, fine .\zaleas and Cyclamen ranging in price from $1 to $10 each help the riot of color in the plant line. Beautiful Lilac at $3 to $5 retail. Cinerarias at $1 to $2 and a wealth of bulbous stock in beautiful larse flat pans are most acceptable at $1 to .$5 each. 1. B. Cleveland, 0. The Cleveland Florists' Club held its monthly meeting on Feb. 7 at the Hol- lenden 'Hotel. The main feature was a talk by Prof. Carl F. Knirk, of the West Technical High School, wherein he urged the members of the club to indorse a proposed High School of Agriculture, not an experiment station but a substan- tial course. The course in chemistry should take fertilizers, analysis of soils, the feeding of stock, the value of differ- ent foods. He said that if everyone in Cuyahoga County would donate the cost of five moving picture theater tickets, the county could have its own Agricultural High School and farm. Reports were received from various committees. A dancing party is planned sometime in the near future, Walter C. Cook was authorized to organize a Glee Club, which would cause "happy big smiles" of .ioy on the faces of the club members. He accepted the commissiou. The Women's Florists' Club postponed its meeting to another evening. B. G. Wilson. Detroit, Mich. steady Prices An all around satisfactory St. Valentine's Day has just gone by. Some- what early though, it is. for any definite , statement, yet all appearances point to a larger trade than a year ago, with Vio- lets and Spring flowers playing the title ; role, and a slackening up of the use of fancy supply articles. The latter may ■ have been caused through the smaller im- portations in these lines, which in itself is not at all to he regretted. The general outlook for goods is much i improved, and while steady prices will 1 be the rule and tlierefore no chance for ruinous cutting, yet the average whole- sale and consequent retail price will be a shade lower this week. Mr. Stahelin has somehow or other taken the place of Mr. Klagge who m former years was a heavy shipper of bulb stock and so far this season Mr. Stahelin is the heaviest shipper. We all regret to hear of J. F. Sullivan being on the sick list and hope he will not be long from his usual field of ac- Mr. Rahaley, our genial Rob, is the buffer of both the wholesalers' and re- tailers' woes and many times 1 won- der how he can muster up sufficient good humor to satisfy both. Yet while we all know that a wholesale place is merely the medium to bring together the two inseparable parts of our business we should look at the head of such an insti- tution not so much as a dividing factor but rather as a medium to assist both factions to receive their just dues. A desire on our part fully to realize this state of facts would help all of us to better results and destroy many an un- comfortable thought. State Fair At the last club meeting the ques- tion of a schedule of prizes for the coin- ing State Fair was discussed. Prelimi- nary work in this line done by Mr. Dilger and Mr. Fetters, assisted this matter greatly, and this committee enlarged by Mo^sre S. Beard, and M. Bloy, went forth not only to get this schedule ac- cepted, but also to see if there was a chance to have a regular horticultural building suitable for our display. Hav- ing the goodwill of at least one member of the State Fair Board, Mr. Jacob Bauraan. and a tentative plan for such a building drawn by Mr. Dilger, our am- bitions stand a fair chance of being realized. . ., , ti_ .John Breitmever s Sons have recently added a Dodge and a Ford car. After experimentation with many difterent makes these cheaper class of cars have been found the most efficient for the florists' regular delivery service. Frank Danzer. Michigan State Notes iJ Freyling & Mendals, Grand Rapids, .Mich.," were cutting some choice Carna-< tions. Their stock in general was in tine condition. ' . Eli Cross, Grand Rapids, was making preparations for decoration of Masonic Hall dedication. He reported shortage of Roses and Carnations. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, has been rushed with funeral work. Boehringer Bros., Bay City, reports shortage on cut flowers. They expect to I make extensive repairs this Spring to their heating plant, also to erect a new greenhous.e in the near future. Jacob Schulz. Bay City, reports busi- ness far ahead of last season. Chas. Freuh & Sons, Saginaw, reports a shortage in Roses; the demand for cut flowers is much ahead of last season. Roethke Floral Co., Grohman & Son and J. B. Goetz. Saginaw, were all busy with orders. H. C. Neubrand, representing A. N. I'iersou. Inc.. Cromwell, Conn., was call- ing on the trade. .V. J. Bissinger, Lansing, also the Alpha Floral Co., report good prospects for Spring. The Detroit florists report business good but with shortage of Roses and Car- nations. . Tlie pink sport of Ophelia at Fred^ Breitmeyer's. Mount Clemens, promises to be a welcome addition to the large list of forcing Roses. The stock in generiil at Robert Klagge s was in the best condition. He had .iiist received a consignment of 100,000 Lily of the Valley pips. Fcbninrv 19, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 451 SILVER CUP IN CANADA For Skinner System ►:4 >A WhiMi i.inifriiii;. plt-nsi' m.'iiU.in Tho Kxeli;iiiKe Carnations FltOM one (if our customers. Miller i Sons. Toronto. Can- ada, we received the foilowinK; "Our Carnations were so fine this season that 1 showed them at the Horticultural Floral Show, at Toronto, and we won the Silver Cup against all the florists in CanaA ►:<< ►x< ►x< )^A yA KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO When orderlne. please m^'iitinii Tin:- Kx^liiiiice PIPE New and Second Hand All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and couplings and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the E^ast. We Cut and Thread Pipe n Thn Fsclinngp Ireer's Peerlessi Glazing Points For Greenhouses Drive ea»y and tiue, became both bevels are oa the same lide. Can't twist and break the glass io drivinz. Galvao- ized and will not msL No , risbts or \ct\M Tbe Peerless Glazine Point Ii patented. Nootherelike lu Order from your dealej/ or direct (rom iM. I000,7Sc. postpaid, f Sample! tree. HBHB7A. DEKEm.l T14 CheitDUt Btr«et\ FUl»d*Iphifc When orderlnK. pieH»e mention The Exchange , When orderinjc. plesae mention Tbe Exchange 452 The Florists' Exchange Better Flowers And More of Them T^^"" HE only reason ^^^ Virhy U-Bar houses WS^ produce such sur- passing quantity and quality of flowers, is because of their surpassing lightness. The U-Bar house is as light as it is, because of the U-Bar used in its construc- tion; so no other house is as light, as safe, or has the proven endurance and free- dom from repairs. To you who are inter- ested in having the best there is to have, the U-Bar house holds a lively interest. Send for our catalogue. Or send for us. Or both. ^ U-BAR GREENHOUSES ^fe|^^ P1ER50N U-BAR CO ^ Whi^n niMloiiiig. i^lease meptloii The Exchange Most Economical Greenhouseman's Glass Cutter \IlMrj)'£^ No. 3 Outlasts 4 ordinary cutters. Sample sent postpaid for 20c ~" ■ -~ G GLASS UTTER BOOKLET FREE . Has one wheel in head and 3 g sharp extra St el wheels in remov- able handle. Fitted with hand-honed genu- ine xK-iraSt' wheels. SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc' 14i Chambers Street, New York City Th.' For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeds, Con- ■emtories and all other purposes. Get our flfture before buying. Esclcnates freely ftlven. GLASS W. COWEM'S SOH, "-&S-!SS^- GLASS 6x8 to 16x24, Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS Keciprocity — Saw It In the Excbange Greenhouse Materials JrSSd IRON or WOOD SASH BARS lo all lenfttha up to 32 feet Milled to any detail furnished, or will furnish details and out materials ready for erection. frank Van iurllP futon Ave., Rose Ave. and iiaiiH mil Kiiiim, owight St.. jersey city, n. j. Kalamazoo, Mich. St. Valentine's Day This again records good business and indeed tliis day is now here ac- counted as one of the best of the year. True, prices do not advance like those of Christmas and Easter, but so much the better for general business. If we can get in a few holidays when our goods can be bought and sold at the regular prices, the public would appreciate it. The early orders come in quite satis- factory so both wholesaler and retailer say, and there was also plenty of stock to draw from as well as pot plants in bloom. Roses are quoted from $1 to $3.50; Carnations, 75c. to $1; bulb stock, 50c. to 60c. ; Violets, 2oc. to 50e. per bunch ; Sweet Peas, 25c. ; Valley, 60c. to 75c. ; Lilies, 25e. The weather still remains for the most part dull and cold, and thus far only one day of sunshine has been recorded for the first two weeks of February. The days are lengthening considerably, which is helpful in supplying color and strength of stem to Roses and Carnations. Funeral work, which has been most abundant during a large part of the sea- son, seems to have eased up the last week or two. Shipping trade is still good, both in regard to the adjacent towns near by and the larger cities farther oft:, and there is no reason to suppose it will fall off probably until Lent begins, which is happily some lime away yet. S. B. Acacia from the East The wholesEilp row reniaiued open on Sunday the 13th, to accommodate the retailer for St. Valentine's business. ISaturday and Sunday also seemed to be valentine days. From the latest reports the market fairly "cleaned up" especially on Violets and Sweet Peas. C. A. Kuehn received some fine Acacia from the East the past week. Henry Berning reports large sale of Pussy Willow the past two weeks. The annual Florists' Club dance will be held on Friday the 18th, at Kleek- any's Hall on the South Side. Fred C. Weber had a beautiful window of Primroses and "Roma Pottery" on Thursday. When it comes to window trimming it might well be worth the time to notice the Mullanphy windows. An aeroplane of great size trimmed with Valentine hearts was a feature of Saturday's win- dow. Visitors the past week included J. J. Kainirs of Drcers, and F. R. Knickman of Ihf McHutehinson & Co. F. L. S. St. Louis, Mo. The Market Business the past week has been good. 'Stock is fairly plentiful with the exception of Roses. Carnations are quoted at 2c. and 3c. on the light colors and 4c. and 5c. on dark pink and red. Roses are filing from .Sc. to 12%c. ; a few short go at 4c. Narcissi help to fill up the much decreased flower supply. Kansas City, Mo. General Notes Business in Kansas City during the past week was reported as being very good. All of the dealers say that stock is extremely hard to get, especially Roses and Carnations. The automobile show has had something to do with the ex- tension of the trade, but it is hoped that it will continue as before. Arthur Newell, 10th and Grand ave., recently purchased a new 1916 Stude- baker truck. This displaces his old 1912 model and is a much larger and biggar one. It has a body of deep brown, with the name of the firm in white. H. Kusick & Co., wholesalers, report the purchase of a good stock of acces- sories. Prices with them are stationary, with Roses becoming a little cheaper. The new store of Gilday & Skidmore, recently opened up at 212 East 11th, un- der the management of Ernest Moore, an- nounces that its opening business was as good or better than expected. Mr. Heit, manager of the William L. Rock Floral Co.'s greenhouses, accom- panied by his wife, recently left for a three or four week's vacation in Florida. During Mr. Heit's absence, George Meyers will have charge. Two travelers representing different bulb houses in Holland happened to strike Kansas City the same week. These were K. H. Zeevat, of M. Veld- huyzen Van Zanten & Zonen, Lisse, Hol- land, and Mr. Gruep, of Ottolander & Hoffman, Boskoop, Holland. W. J. Barnes recently added a 1916 Studebaker truck to his delivery force, making two of this kind he now has. J. J. Kairnes, representative of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, was a re- cent visitor. William R. Rock, State vice-president of the S. A. F., is soon going to start a campaign to increase the Missouri repre- sentation in the society. Mr. Rock be- moans the lack of interest displayed by a great many florists who might be materi- ally aided by membership in this organi- zation. He is going to send out a lai'ge number of lett.ers to florists in eastern Missouri and all of Kansas. Kansas City and the surrounding district has never been strongly represented at any of the National conventions, but ought to be this year. The Alpha Floral Co., furnished 170 cases of wild Srailax to help decorate the building in which the Kansas City Auto- mobile Show was held. G. K. Parker, manager of the Kellogg Flower & Plant Co., who has been con- fined to his home recently on account of a case of pneumonia, has returned to work at the store. Herbert Hare, of Hare & Hare, is in Tulsa, Okla., doing some work on a spe- cial job his firm has there. Another land- scape architect in Oklahoma is Arthur Hedler. who made a very sudden and mysterious departure recently for No- wata. Kansas City retail florists made heavy preparations in all ways for a big trade on St. Valentine's Day. Newell, Rock, Murray and Alpha had some very neat suggestions and their windows attracted much attention. George H. Johnston, of the Kansas City Nurseries, was a successful bidder The Heating Problem Solved Judging strictly according to mechanical merits, Ifa the METROPOLITAN PATENTED BOILER you want. Beeause of their proven sdentiSoall^ perfeot oon- ■truotion. Metropolitan Patented Boilers will heat a given amount of water quicker, with less fuel, and less attention than any other boilers on the market. The remarkable heating efficiency and quiek steaming qualities of these boilers are due to their large and effective heating surface. Just a few points of Metropolitan Patented Boiler merit: Smooth, perfect finished oastingB. Push nipple oonnections. Large nre-box, providing ample oombtutlon flhamber, and permitting a sufficient charge of fual to require attention only at long intervals. Deep ash pite, making the removal of aahea a ■light task. Large flues, making the boiler easy to olean. Orates that are made for hard usage and long ■ervioe. And above all they are Fuel Saving, Not Fue Wasting. We also make soft coal boilers which are amok^ •BS. and save 60 per cent, in ooal. Put Vour Heating Problems Up To U- We've Been At It for 44 Years METROPOLITAN MATERIAL COMPANY 1 39S-1 408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN. N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange PITTY BILB (Scollay'8) For Liquid Putty The beet tool for glaz- ing and repairing greenhouse roofs. Note the Improved Spout For Bale by your lup* ply bouBe or tent poMpsid for $ 1 .00. OHNA.SCOlUY,lnc. 74-76 Myrtle An. Brooklyn.N. Y. When ordering, please mt-ntUin The Exchange Change of Name PRCMil ■ Qodiff City Madrine C«. ^ TO The John A. Evans Co ■ ICnMOND, INDIANA PERFECT GREENHOUSES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE TOU LIVE 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING When ordering, nlenn*' m'-ntlun Thp Rxchnngo PAPER POTS Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 408. F. W. Rochelle & S- ns. 60 Main St., Cheater, N. J. February 19, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 4S3 HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, IJ^ and 1^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-Ln. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO for tree contracts recently let by the city. The value of the deal is about $2500. The Kansas City Automobile Show, held here the week of Feb. 7 to 14, was somewhat of an aid to local florists, although nothing special was the rule. Frank J. Taggart, originator of the first flower show ever held in Kansas City in IttOl. died at his home here Feb. 8. Mr. Taggart was 57 years old, and is survived by his widow and two daughters. Mr. Taggart spent most of his life in Kansas City, and was well known here as an advertising man and a worker in various charity activities. Mr. Taggart introduced new and novel ideas in the promulgation of his flower show and brought it up to a point where it at- tracted wide attention. The shows he managed were great successes and none similar to them have been held here re- cently. B. S. B. I I Pacific Coast Department I i ^ Portland, Ore. Record-Breaking Cold Everyone seems relieved that the cold snap is broken at last, as the snow has now all disappeared except where it was piled up in drifts by the wind. Hav- ing had six weeks at a stretch of cold, and snow on the ground all of the time, we surely have a claim for better weather. Nevertheless the best we get is a continual downpour of rain so far. When we had our false alarm about a thaw some 10 days ago it turned cold again and rained, with the thermometer at freezing, and we had another silver thaw doing a great deal of damage to the ornamental trees, breaking branches on some and completely uprooting others. The damage to the shade and ornamental trees is to be repaired, but the fruit growers are losers. Tlie rain froze to the thickness of lin. around the branches of the trees and the weight can readily be imagined. After the rain we had some more snow, and if I am not mistaken we h.Tvp had over .3ft. of snow fall during the Winter, so far, which is the record for Portland. The weight of the snow on the greenhouses caused several to col- lapse. Many consider themselves fortu- nate that they got off with only slight damage. Flowers Becoming More Plentiful As the weather is now very mild flowers are hecoming more plentiful, es- pecially as the bulbs are coming into their glory and the effect of their influ- ence and Springlike appearance has stimulated the people to use more and has likewise enhanced the sale of potted plants generally. Potted Daffodils find a ready sale and Tulips and Hyacinths are next on the list. Cyclamen and Prim- roses are also finding a ready sale again when good plants are shown. Real good orchids are to be had and with the exception of Roses, there is plenty of cut flowers. Carnations con- tinue to be soft and no better can be expected until we get respectable weather. As funeral work is plentiful, the Carna- tion is the staple filler and it is fortu- nate that it is so. Lilies are shown in small quantities and are well used up. Greenhoase bosses Among the growers losing stock and parts of houses the old Pfunder range suffered probably the most severely as the entire south half of the palm house, with the curved roof, collapsed and sev- eral other houses partly caved in. This range is at present occupied by Mr. Willius. Wilson, Grant & Gher Co. also lost part of a house. As the middle gave way they immediately moved all of the stock and partitioned it off with canvas, so the loss to them was small. A. Byron lost one of his sash houses but I have been unable to find out what damage was done. House No. S of the Clarke Bros.' range at Clarke Station in which they had palms, gave way. Luckily it was imme- diately noticed and all stock removed. Mr. Clarke says that the weight of the snow and ice on the roof of the houses was so great that the bricks used as sup- ports for the ridge poles broke under the weight and the posts were driven into the ground. O. Ruble also lost part of one of his houses, but as there was no stock of con- sequence in it his loss will be small. Other Notes T. Inuscka had an entire freeze-up during the first cold spell. O. E. Panzer reports that his only dif- ficulty was fuel. His coal gave out and he h.ad to cut green fir and carry it to his houses on his back. It was lucky for him that the woods are at his back door. He fired dry stove wood between the wet and it gave him a surprisingly good heat. Max Smith is showing some Freesias grown by Theo. Wedell which certainly do the grower credit. They have stems that carry the flowers erect. The variety is Purity. He grows 10,000 a season. During our tie-up E. W. McLellan of San Francisco paid us a visit. He re- ports that they are h.iving a siege of had weather south, which accounts for the Violets being poor. Martin & Forbes are showing some very fine Cattleyas and Cypripediums. Clarke Bros, are at present oversup- nlied with Daffodils. The Tonseth Store is undergoing gen- eral changes. The part of the store which had been for rent lias_ been let, so everything is upside-down with them. On account of the sloping roof of the building in which the store of Mr. Luh- WE JUST FINISHED THESE TWO GREENHOUSES FOR MR. RUI.DOLF NAGEL OF LANCASTER, PA. He Says: — "1 hey stand as solid as a rock; there isn't the least amount of shading or rattling in extremely heavy wind storms." But this is nothing unusual to us. They are built right — that's why we are being so consistently selected by prominent Growers to build for them some of the biggest Greenhouses in the country. PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. When> ordering, please mt'ntinn Tlie ExcIuiiil'p Greenhouse GLASS ^'."SVrSl'y"" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, 111 When orderlDK. please mention The Exchange Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass M sixes from 6 x 8 to 16 x 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale pricefl. ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The E^ehanue — PIPE— Wrouftbt Iron of sound Mcond-band quattiy with new threads and coapUnfia. 14-foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Establlahed 1903 PFAff S KHDAllJerry & roeodry Sts..NewarkJ.). When orderloe. please mention The Biehanre E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. IMORRISTOWN, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange hen ordering, nlense DREER'S FLORIST SPECIALTIES New Bra nd New Style "HOSE RIVERTON" Furnlabed in leogtha np to too feet witbovt seam or Joint. TheHOSEfor the FLORIST 5i-inch, p«r ft., 16o. Reel of 800 ft. ■• UHo. 2 RmIb. 1000 (eet - - " Ue. U-iocb - - " 13o. Reel«,800tt " 12Uo. CouplinK* furniahed HENRY A. DREER. 14 Cheitnut Street, Philadelphia. Fa. mpntlnn Th** Exchnnge Greenhouse Construction Boilers Qet onr eatalocne before you Bfure Oet o\jr fl^uree before you buy John G. Monin^er Go. > Ghica^o 906 BLACKHAWK STREET NKW YORK. MarbrU«e Bulldlntt Needing OVDOBT^tt? Buy (rom where It srows. Always cheapest FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNANDINA. FLA. Large stocks. Thoroughly seasoned. All grades, sizes and. finish. Also Pecky and Posts. Full quotations on your Specifications. Carloads only. Low freights to all points. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 434 The Florists' Exchange Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years In Use BUILT IN.1889 HOT BED SASH. Our Cypress Houses PECHV CYPRESS BENCH STOCK. Last longer than iron Break less glass than iron Are less expensive than iron ASK HOR CIRCULAR B THE A.T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass. will help all arouQd If yon meptlon the Exchange Diameter 6 inches Price»$5.00 You Insure Your Life Why not the MEANS by which you live ? Why run the risk of loainff the work of months, the prop of plants on which depends, at least, a part of your family's bread and butter? Frost IB here. Firemen are human, and temperatures will vary, sometimes enough to kill stock. This Standard Thermostat is me- chanical and absolutely reliable. A variation outside the minimum and maximum temperatures will cause an alarm to ring at your bedside. Save your crop. This $5 Ther- mostat will do it. We also manufacture an ideal fool proof florists' thermostat at $10. Standard Thermometer Co. 65 Shirley Street, BOSTON, MASS. WtiPTi ordprinc. T>l'':'>^e nr'ntl.ni 'V\v iOxi-li: WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c each S.JACOBS & SONS, Oure are all made from the very beet grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 us>. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stocli of all sizes. Write us for estimate. 1365-1379 Plushinsr A-va.. BROOKUYIN. IN. Y. Whpn ortlering. plpnsp mPntlon Tbe Exchange GrknhouseMakriaL"' Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Gr*enhauae Hardware and Posta — Patent V and U Gutter* Our Grade Invariably the Best. Our Prices Right %. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Skeffidd Ave., CHICAGO, 111. i 2000 FLORISTS use our Paper Pot3 and Bands. Send for Free Big Folder containing the experiences of 131 Florists and free Samples. Price list page 40S. F. W. Rochelle & Sons, 60 Main St.. Cheste r, N. J. PACIFIC COAST— Contlnned liner is located', the snow and ice kept sliding off wliieli made it dangerous for tlie pedestrians and consequently the sidewalk was roped off, causing loss of a great deal of trade. iChapell reports business better since we are rid of the snow. H. Niklas. Wliea orderlnx. pleu* mention 'Ae Excbance San Francisco, Cal. The Market The market this week shows slight signs of recovery from the recent storms. Although our rains are not over they are at least less violent and there is sufficient sun to bring in larger quantities of Car- nations. Violets and bulbous stock. The latter dropped almost 50 per cent, in price, wholesale, the first few days this week, and they show still further signs of lowering. Daffodils are now retailing for 25c. and 35c. A larger variety of Tu- lips and Hyacinths are also offered and the quality of the stock is also much improved. The trade could use more Roses than are being brought in at pres- ent but the cuttings are fair considering the weather. Violets are now becoming too plentiful and are going for 5c. a bunch on the streets. Anemones and Ranunculus are to be seen in some of the stores this week and lend themselves well to Spring deco- rations and basket work. Orchids, especially Phalaenopsis, are in good supply and many are being used plentifully. It is between season for the Cattleyas, and although the Schroderte is filling the demand fairly well the best flowers will not be seen for several weeks when the growers will commence cutting their crops of Mossise. Never before have we seen finer cut Acacia, both Baileyana and mollissima, and it is a popular seller. Business in the stores for the last two weeks has been like business in almost any other store at a time when the wet streets keep the people indoors with their money. Our leading dealers express great faith in the fact that when the rain subsides •we will all have a chance to wallow in that Eastern prosperity. Notes A visitor we had this week was C. W. Ward, our well known nursery- man and Carnation grower. Mr. VFard made a rather hurried trip here, the pressure of business, allowing him but a few days. He expresses great enthusi- asm over his new introduction to the Carnation world. Cottage Maid, the best or at least one of the best Carnations the Cottage Gardens ever introduced to the trade. Henry Goetzhain of Redwood City, one of our best Carnation growers, brought in some samples this week of cuttings from his Pink Sensation. The flowers were twice the size of the average Carnation and the shade of pink was most exquisite. The spacious floor and window space in the shop of A. O. Stein in Sutter st. was pleasingly treated with a tree effect made of bark and Spring twigs. Upon this were hung orchids in such a manner as to attract the attention of the most unobserving. Mark Ebel, one of Sacramento's most progressive florists, was a visitor here this week. Business brought Mr. Ebel here, and although Sacramento is suffer- ing from the same deluge that has been hanging over San Francisco for the last month, he is very cheerful as to the com- ing Spring outlook. Gu3 Taylor, who was formerly con- nected with Ralph Madera of the Pre- sidio Flower Shop, and from \yhom he separated some time ago, is opening up a new shop at McAllister and Fillmore. The shop is in the same locality that was formerly occupied by Jacobsons' store. H. Plath is at present calling on the trade and being called on as to the mat- ter of some fine Azaleas he is bringing in for the Easter trade. A. F. Levy of Lion & Co., New York, was a visitor here this week and has been calling on the trade with some new samples of novelty ribbons. Mr. Levy just arrived on Thursday from Los An- geles, and states that business condi- tions all over the State are at present tied up a bit on account of the unusually cloudy and threatening weather. J. A. Carbone. one of our well known growers of Cattleyas. has been cutting some fine Cattleya Trianje and reports that his coming crop of Mossise will be in in a few weeks. Mr. Clark of the California Nur.sery Co. at Niles, Cal., states that since the issuing of the company's new descriptive catalog, novelties which they left with but a brief description before and which they fully described this year, are moving so weli that they have trouble in filling some of the orders, ^liich all goes to show that "It I'a.vs to Advertise." Pacific Coast Hort. Soc. Meeting The regular monthly meeting was held at the Redman's Building on Golden Gate ave. on Saturday night, Feb. 5. A very representative gathering was pres- ent, and the matter of life membership received a very warm reception in the dis- cussions. After much pro-and-conning it was decided to place the control of the sinking fund (created by the life-member- ship fee) into the hands of two bodies, one the society itself, and the other a committee of five life members elected by the life members themselves. This com- mittee has the power to expend this money or the interest thereof only with the consent of the society itself. Those of the society, however, not being life members, are powerless to spend the money or invest it. They may, however, check any ruthless spending of the fund. At this meeting F. C. Burns of San Rafael, secretary of the Marin County Pageant Horticultural Society, again an- nounced the Spring flower show to be held in San Rafael in May, to commemo- rate the landing of Sir Francis Drake's Armada on the shores of California. The society voted to give all possible aid to this flower show, and all growers profes- sional and otherwise, are cordially in- vited to exhibit. The movement that $120 be expended annually for smokers was held up after much discussion. This will come up at the next meeting of the society in March. It was at this meeting announced that the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pacifle Coast Horticultural Society was giving a dance on March 25 and that the hall had al- ready been engaged. The affair is for all members of the society and their friends and no admission will be charged. AH further business was laid aside in order to give more time to a lecture. This was by Professor Ralph Stevens of the Dept. "of Landscape Engineering of the University of California, and was the most interesting lecture on that sub.iect that the society has yet heard. The lec- ture was well illustrated with pictures of both good and bad examples of gardening to be found on the estates and parks of California. February 19, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 455 This picture u-as taken right after a blizzard, and proves conclusively that our style of construction is positively ice-clcanng. This full iron frame, curved cave JACOBS' GREENHOUSE, was completely erected, including ventilation and heating system, by our own expert mechanics, for Mr. Chas. Bradley at Convent, New Jersey. This greenhouse is 25x85 ft., and has a partition in the middle, making two distinct and separate compartments, with separate heating systems, so that different temperatures may be main- tained in both sections. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO If you contemplate building a greenhouse write us — we can save money for you. S. JACOBS ^ SONS Greenhouse Builders 1565-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. IjkMBe im-iitkin The fclxchauKe PACIFIC COAST— Continned The exhibits of the evening were by the MaoRorie-McLaren Co., Frank Peli- cano and Carbone. The MacRorie-Mc- Laren Co. showed a handsome vase o£ Phatenopsis Sfhilleriana. for wliich it was a\\'arded tM> points. Mr. Pelicano was also awarded Oo points for some cut -sprays of Erica melanthera. These were unusual on account of their deep pink color. J. A. Carbone's exhibit caused much comment among orchid men pres- ent as well as others. He showed three fine well-flowered sprays of Odontoglos- sum concinum, Jasper and Doris. G. D. Los Angeles, Cal. And the Next Day It Rained Since my last letter California, and for that matter almost the entire Coast, has been subject to a heavy rain- fall, with the result of wash-outs and a severe impeV YORK When orderlig, please mention The Exchange BULBS Gi^anteum - - Magnificum - - ] 7-9 Case 300 $20.00 9-10 Case 20O 20.00 . ... _ I F. O. B. BufTalo or Chicago Liiiuin I? ormosum ] s-io case 226 17.00 - ( 9-10 Case 160 14.00 AUrSLtUm * • " I ^^ Case 180 8.50 8-9, Case 200 11.00 F. O. B. Buffalo HYDRANGEA OTAKSA FIELD-GROWN, FINE STOCK. 2-10 branches, Sc.-35c. Pot'^own, 2-10 branehes, lSc.-40o. Special price by the 1000 branchei). HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS French varieties: La Lorraine, Radiant, out of 6-inch pots. 6-6 branches $20.00 per 100. 4 branches $15.00 per 100. All less 3% discount for cash with order. WM. F. HASTING CO., 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. When ordering. Tileaae mpntlnn The Kxrhftnce Our Specialty is Grafted Roses WE grow many other young plants for the ship- ping trade, but"Grafted Roses" is the specialty. A visit to Cromwell will prove to you that we can back up our offers with stock that is of the highest quality. We are growing 700,000 this season, for we know that this year we will see much replant- ing that was not done last year. A good part of this quantity is already sold and orders have been very gratifying. If you are going to plant or replant, get in touch with us now^. Give us a chance to give you the best plants that can be grown. Our prices are graded to suit the quantity and the quality graded to be above competition. Write us now, or better still, come and see what we have to offer. ARFlERSON INC. ^W*Ctgmim. Conn BEQONIA ai-OIRE DE CHATELAIINE We find that we have a'surplus of 59,C00 Gloire de Chatelaine Begonia, which we offer for the next two weeks or until disposed of at a special price of $2.00 per 100 for 2-in., and S3.00 per 100 for 3-in. ► i 2-in. 2-in. f* 100 1000 ACALYPHA Macafeana $2.00 $20.00 CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 479. CLASSIFIED Pages 484 to 488 m 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 $4.00 $35.0(1 3.00 25.0(1 AGERATUM. Six varieties 2.00 18.00 ALTERNANTHERA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 ALYSSUM 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 BEGONXA Lumtnosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 COLEUS 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 FUCHSIAS. In varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 GERANIUM. .Standard 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 HELIOTROPE. Mad. Bruant and Chieftain 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LANTANA. Six varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENA.. 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 PARLOR IVY 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 PETUNIA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SALVIA Bonfire and Zurich 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SENECIO Argenteus and Dusty Mlllep 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA. White and Pink 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 VINCA 2.00 IS.OO 3.00 25.00 COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM and HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings. (30c. per 100. S5.00 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS. Whole Field Clumps. $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. CANNA ROOTS. $2.00 per 100 and up. Cash with order. If you have not received our catalogue notify us. H. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS CO, WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND 458 The Florists' Exchange Elliott Auction Co. 42 Vesey Street. NEW YORK Will open the season of 1916 by offering 20 cases of freshly imported Nursery Stock on TUESDAY, MARCH 7th, II A.M. •Consisting of' Named Rhododendrons, Deutzias, Azalea Mollis, Lilacs, Boxwood, Coniiers, Gladiolus, etc. Wm. J. ELLIOTT, Auctioneer Consignments Solicited ;i]f;ise meutiiin Thi' SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST ATA|I|#C BOSTON FLOWER MARKET V I lllj|l J Unsurpassed for the largest per- " ' WWIIW centage of double flowers. We have crimson, canary yellow, dark blue, deep blood red ■ apple blossom, bright rose, light blue, scarlet. Trade pkt. Sl.OC* Pure white, trade pkt. $1.50. Sweet Peas. Asters. Cyclamen, Petunia, Primula, Lily of the Valley From our Own Cold Storage Plant. Ou Trade List maUed on application. rOTTL[R, riSK[, RAWSON CO., ne seed store faneuil Hall Square, Boston When ordering, plfase mentinp 'I'he P^xchnnge MEYER'S^B RAND FORMOSUMS— GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK Wtipn ordering, pleiise mi-ntlDn Tin* Kxdmiiep \hfE. BOOK NO>A/ i^UT^UU C for delivery this Spring or next Fall, for the full Una of Florists' Forcing V./I\.l-^r/IVO Bulbs and Plants; such as LILIES, FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS. GLADIOLUS, C ANNAS, DAHLIAS, ROSES, PALMS, AZALEAS. RHODODENDRONS, BUXUS, Etc., Etc. Let us appraise your wants. AUSUST ROLKER & SONS, ^' ^^^f^^\„^7s?^^^ NEW YORK When orderinR. pleHse mention The Exchange CANNAS 100 AUemania Sl.OO Alph. Bouvier. . . . 1.60 Alsace, white 1.50 B. Poitevine 2.00 Black Prince 2.00 Buttercup, new. . . 2.00 Crimson Bedder. . 2.00 Chas. Henderson. 1.50 Coronet, yellow... 1.50 David Harura. . . 1.50 Express, dwarf.. . 2.50 Egandale 1.50 Florence Vaughan 1.20 1 ItaUa 1.50 J. D. Ejsele 2.00 Rosea Cigantea 5.00 King Humbert true 2.50 True to name. 2, 3 and 4 -eye roots. 100 Louise, pink $1.50 Louisiana 1.60 Mont Blanc, true. 2.60 Mrs. Kate Gray. . 1.60 Mme. Crozy 1.50 Mile. Berat, pink. 1.50 Pennsylvama 1.50 Premier, gold edge 1.50 Prea. Meyers 1.80 Queen Charlotte... 2.00 Robuata, perfect.. 1.50 R. Wallace, yel . . 1.00 Souv. de A. CroBV 1.80 Shenandoah, pink 1.50 VenuB, dwarf 2.00 Wm. Boffinger... . 1.80 Wyoming 1.80 All colors, mixed . .70 Special prices on other Cannas, Caladiums, Dahlias, Gladiolus, Tuberoses, etc. SHtlLROAD CANNA fARHS, Crange, Bammore. Hd. S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON, MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN. CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radish. Muskmelon, Squash. Watermelon. Sweet Com. Corrctpondence Solicited. When ordering, please mention The Exchange SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PrrrSBURGH, pa. (North Side) Contract Growers of PEPPER EGG PLANT KALE OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS. Inc. MOORESTOWN, N. J. When f>i-dffrlng. plfwo mention Th«* Ptcphnngo THE EXCHANGF— Alert and up-to-date OUR MOTTO: •THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS" Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK From Cold Storage New York or Chicago $16.00 per 1000; $8.50 per 500; $4.50 per 250 Pips WhPni nrdprtng. nlAna** m^^nflon Th** T^rrhnnge The King of all Field Corns is: "W^D's Golden Nugget Flint" Our Sterling Novelty for 1916 Earlier and larger than any other; outyielda by far all existing varie- ties. Matures in 75-SO days. Don't fail to grow it this year Peck $1.0D,'bush. $3.00, f.o.b. N.Y. Free .sample on request WEEBER&DON Seed Merchants and Growers lU Chambers St., NEW YORK Wheo ordering, pli'a.se iinutloii Thi* Kxeliao^e We offer the best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, 1%-m. and up. Pink Augusta, our special White and Light Mi-xture for florists. Brenchleyensis, fine bulbs. Little Blush, De Lamarck. $8.00 per 1000. America, first size, $7.00 per 1000; second size, $5.00 per^lOOO. Cash with order. Ro>vehl & Granz Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. When ordering, plenae- mention Thp Rx(*hange DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FALL Knd SPRING SHIPMENTS VALLEY PIPS. Best Berlin and Hamburg f^ades. AZALEAS, PALMS, BAYS, ETC., from Belgium. BOXWOODS, ROSES. ETC., from Bos- koop, Holland. MAPLES, PLANES, ETC., from Ouden- boBch, Holland. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL STOCKS from France. BEGONIA AND GLOXINIA BULBS. De- cember shipment. English Manectl. Japanese Lilies, Raffia, Kentia Seeds, etc. WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS. McHUTCHISOK & CO. The Import House 17 Murray St., New York W h e II nrriering. nlfHs ninition Thr- Kxclinnge Mastodon Pansies Fine, itoeky, transplanted private stock Miied. $1.00 per 100. tS.OO per 1000. Seedlings, large or standard siie. East of Chicago, order from the Long Island DabUa Gardens. Hicksville. L. I., N. Y. MASTODON, Mixed. M os. 7So., oi. $5.00. MASTODON, Mixed, Private Stock. H OI $1.00, Oi. $7.00. New catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON rirderlng. pleHHe Burnett Bros seedsmen U^wMm IB^rvv ■^1 ^0%0U Write for samDlea and oricea on SffOSMEW Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, NeWiYork City When orderics. please mention The Exchange Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Toiding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER UTHOfiRAPHIC COMPANY D«pt. 8, Rocheater, N. Y. Wben ordering, please mention The Dxchange February 2G, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 4S9 ~ - THE SEED TRADE AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATIOM Prelident, John M. Lupton. Matiituck, N. Y.. first vice-president. Kirby B. White. Detroit. Mich.; second vice-president, F. W. Bolgtano; Washington, D. C: secretary-treasurer. C. E. Kendhl. 3010 Ontario St., Cleveland, O.; assistant secretary. S. F. Willard. Jr., Cleveland, O. Next ;onvention, Chicago, June 20 to aa, 1916. Isiports, Etc. — Feb. 14. — S. S. Andre — G. \V. Sliekion & Co., 200 bis. Clover seed: JfuUer Schall & Co., 200 bis. Clover seed; DeN'eullize & Co.. .S30 bis. seed; Courteen & Seegr Co., 200 bis. seed; Whit- ney, Eckstein Seed Co.. 800 bis. seed; Loewith, Larsen Co., 150 bis. seed; MiiUer Schall & Co., 1200 bis. seed. Feb. 15.— S. S. Mexico — Lunham & Moore, 2 cases plants; J. Rouse & Sons. 43 cases plants, S. S. Kroonland — R. J. Godwin's Sons, 11 bags seed; S. D. Woodruff & Sons. 6 8 bags seed. S. S. Teikoku Maru — Stick- ney & Poor, 100 bis. seed; S. B. Peniik Co., 5 bis. leaves, 5 bis. seed. S. S. Vaandyk — Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne. 1 bag seed; Hudson & Randolph Co., 9 bags seed; J. C. Murray Co., 123 bags seed; Lunham & Moore. 1 case trees, etc. 14 bis. seed; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 4 pkgs. trees, etc.; G. W. Sheldon & Co., 21 bags seed: H. F. Darrow, 3 bags seed: O. G. Hempstead & Sons, 40 cases roots; Mal- tus & Ware, 44 cases bulbs, 29 cases trees, etc., 198 pkgs. trees; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 71 cases bulbs, 12 cases Lily pips, 141 pkgs. trees, etc., 27 cases roots, 46 cases shrubs, 3 pkgs. shrubs; Stumpp & Walter Co.. 35 cases bulbs; C. B. Richard & Co., 12 cases trees, etc.; McHutchison & Co., 37 cases trees; MacNiff Horticul- tural Co., 1 case trees, etc.; H. Langeler, 3 cases bulbs, etc.; P. Ouwerkerk, 219 cases trees; Lunham & Moore, 4 cases trees, etc.; F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 2 cases trees, etc.; C. B. Richard & Co., 8 cases trees, etc.; Stumpp & Walter Co., 3 cases bulbs; McHutchison & Co., 62 cases trees; O. G. Hempstead & Son, 24 cases Lily pips; W. A. Foster, 80 cases roots. Feb. 18 — S. S. VlUe du Havre — Vaughan's Seed Store, 17 bags seed. Feb. 19-20 — S. S. Nevis — H. F. Darrow & Co.. 3S5 pkgs. seed; G. W. Sheldon & Co., 52 pkgs. seed; McHutchison & Co., 13 pkgs. seed; J. L. Vandiver, 40 pkgs. seed; Vaughan's Seed Store, 31 pkgs. seed. New York Seed Trade All the seed stores in this city are very busy at the present time, both with ac- tual sales and with preparations for t/.e Spring trade. At many of the stores the employees are worlcing thre« nights a week and new employees are being added to the regular force. On Washington's Birthday, Tuesday of this week, the seed stores closed at noon, giving their em- ployees a half holiday. The Elliott Auction Co., 42 Vesey st., will open tbe season of 1916 on Tuesday, March 7, and will offer that day 20 cases of imported Holland nursery stock and 15 cases of Gladioli, consisting of tlie va- rieties I'rimulinus, Mrs. Francis King, Augusta and XLGR. W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d st., received last week large shipments of seeds, consisting chiefly of Peas and flower seeds from England ; also a long delayed shipment of English made gar- den tools. Their Caladinms and other Southern grown roots and bulbs are now in stock. The MacXiff Horticultural Co., 52 to ■''t> Vesey st., is giving more attention this season to garden implements and garden furniture. The seed department is very busy at this time, and the auc- tion department will hold its first sale on March 7, offering bulbs and Holland nur- I sery stock. Additional help has been I taken on to meet the season's demands in I all departments. At Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay st,, Canna roots are moving freely, the new variety Firebird meeting with an especially strong demand. This store has . in stock all of its Tuberoses and Gladioli, both of which are meeting with an active demand. The second importation of tuberous-rooted Begonias is now due. There is a brisk call for all season- able flower seeds. -Vt Arthur T. Boddington Co. Inc., 128 Chambers st., the demand for Canna roots, Summer-flowering bulbs and seeds Selected Florists' FlowerlSeeds ANTIRRHINLIVI Snapdragon Our strjiins of Snapdragon liave heon grown by the leading llorittt.s in many states and are regarded as among the best. Sliver Pink. This delightful Snapdragon has been largely grown in greenhouses, during the Winter months, by florists throughout, tlie United States. A splendid half-higli sort with flowers of a silvery pink color. Pkt. 35c., 3 pkta. Sl.OO. S. & W. CO.'S GIANT-FLOWERING The following arr the best anil most distinct, growing from 3 to 4 feet higli. Pkt. M oz. Oz, Coral-Red. Deep coral-red $0.05 $0.30 $1.00 Blood-Red. Striking in color 05 .30 I.OO t:armine-Rose. Carmine, yellow blotch on lower lip 10 Chatnois. Distinct ehamois-eolor 10 Queen Victoria. Beautiful white 05 Luteuni. Pure yellow 05 Scarlet. Bright scarlet 05 Giant Mixed. A distinct mixture 05 HALF-HIGH SORTS The following are the best of the half-high sorts^and'average about 2 feet. Pkt. M oz- ('" Black Prince. Dark crimson $0.05 $0.30 .$1.00 Crimson King. Bright crimson 05 .30 1 nil (.olden (Jueen. Rich yellow 05 .30 1.00 Pink Empress. Rosy pink . .05 .30 1.00 Queen of the North. White. . .05 .30 1.00 Mivcd . .05 .20 .60 VERY DWARF For borders. Grow 1 foot liigli, Pkt. K oz. Oz, Wliite SOlO $0,40 $1,50 Yellow 10 .40 l.,50 Rose 10 .40 1.50 .30 1,00 .■«l 1.(10 .;«) 1,(10 .;fo 1.00 .■20 .75 .20 .(iO Pkt. M oz. Oz, Scarlet $0,10 $0,40 $\.hO Striped 10 .40 1,50 Mixed 10 .40 l.W SSPSieSGUS PJ.UMOSUS NANUS We are regularly supplying the best growers with our true grccn- house-grown straiu. 100 seeds $0,40 2500 seeds $8.50 500 seeds 2.00 i 5000 seeds 16 2,t 1000 seeds 3,50 I GREVILLEA ROBUSTA. Silk Oak Pkt, lOe, Oz, 75o H lb. $2.25. BELLIS. English Daisy Pkt. H oz. Oz. Giant-flowering, Pink $0.15 Giant-flowerinfi, White 15 Lonfefellow. Pink 10 $1.00 $3.00 Snowball, White 10 1.00 3.00 Double Red. Quilled 15 Double Selected, Mixed 10 .75 2.50 FORGET-ME-NOT. Myosotis Pkt. Oz, Alpestris. Beautiful blue; trailing $0,05 $0,50 Eliza Fonrobert. Sky-blue: fine for cutting 10 ,75 Victoria. Valuable as a cut flower or for pots 15 1,00 Palustris. Heavy, robust plants; deep blue 05 1.75 Palustris semperflorens. Continuous bloomer 10 1.50 Dissitiflora. (Jne of the best for pots 25 2.50 Ruth Fischer. The latest, and said to be the finest and largest flowered Forget-me-not yet sent out, producing flowers up to 32 inch in diameter, of true Forget-me-not blue; plants of strong, vigorous growth, of exceptional value for pot culture and f^ Spring bedding 15 SWEET WILLIAM. Dianthus barbatus. Pkt, (jz. Single White S0.05 $0.35 Crimson. Scarlet Red. Mar- g i n e d White. . . .05 .05 .35 ,35 .05 .35 Plit, Oz, Single Black-Red $0,05 $0,35 "' " " .30 Finest Mxd .OS Double Pure White... .10 Dark Red. .10 Mixed 05 Pkt. Holbom Glory. Extra large flowers: finest shades in single Sweet Williams; distinct, large eye $0.10 $0.50 THCNBERGIA. Black-Eyed Susan Alata. Buff, dark eye 05 .50 Alba. White, dark eye 05 .50 Fryeri. Brown 05 .50 TORENIA Fournieri grandiflora. Blue 10 1.00 1.00 .60 Oz. 2.60 Antirrhinuui, Giant-Flowering WHOLESALE SEED CATALOGUE FREE ON REQUEST STUMPP & WALTER CO., ^^^slreeT'"' New York sp m''nt1.in The I'.xcliiinge for early planting is very heavy. Will- iam Hunt, who has been taking a busi- ness trip among the private gardeners and growers in Massachusetts and New York State since the holidays, is seen in the store again, after having booked much good business. Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., are in receipt of numerous good orders for flower and vegetable seeds in response to the circulation of their 1916 catalog. Travelers' orders are also coming in freely, and not a few orders are being booked for shrubs for Spring delivery, stimulated by the window display of these which has been made for several weeks. This firm is featuring new field Com called "W. & D.'s Golden Nugget Flint." This is said to be not only an early Corn, maturing in 75 to 80 days, but also a large yielder. Knight & Struck Co., 1 Madison ave. and Flushing, L. I., reports that stock in the Flushing greenhouses is coming on nicely and should be in excellent shape for the Spring shows and Easter. Mr. Struck is now on a business trip in the West, and Mr. Fuld has just returned from a lecture tour in the same part of the country. Burnett Bros., 98 Chambers st, are making a very attractive offering of Cac- taceous and Succulent plants, "rbc store force is very busy on orders and the traveling force is all out on the road. At J. M. Thorburn & Co.'s, 53 Bar- clay St.. Southern orders for Dahlias aud South American orders for Gloxinias and tuberous-rooted Begonias are reported to be heavy. Trade orders for vegetable and flower seeds are very large and mar- ket gardeners' orders are especially heavy. A part of the window exhibit at Peter Henderson & Co., 35 to 37 Corllandt St., this week consists of blooming plants of Henderson's World Record I'ansies, of which seeds were planted in October of 1915. These plants in 2i4in. pots are sturdy and are shown in four colors, yel- low, white, purple and blue. One of the important features of this new strain of Pansies is the delicious fragrance of the blooms. 460 The Florist's Exchange Michell's Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Northern Greenhouse Grown Seed 1000 Seeds S3. 50 10,000 Seeds S30,00 5000 Seeda 15.50 25,000 Seeds 72.50 Special price.s on larger quantites. Asparagus Hafcheri Seed , . . .S0.75 500 Seeds S3.00 lOUO .'iced.'i 85.00 100 Seeds 1000 Seeds SOOO Seeds Asparagus Sprengeri Seed . W.75 . 3.00 10,000 Seeds 25,000 Seeds .$5.50 .12.50 Michell's Distinctive Aster Seeds ASTER CREGO Tr. pkt. Oz. White $0.30 $1.25 Sliell Pinit 30 1.26 Rose Pinic 30 1.25 Lavender • 30 1.25 Purple .30 1.25 Mixed 30 1.25 ASTER, MICHELL'S IMPROVED SEM- PLE'S BRANCHING Tr. pkt. Oz. Wliite $0.30 $1.00 Sliell Pink 30 1.00 Rose Pink 30 1.00 Lavender 30 1.00 Purple 30 1.00 Crimson 30 1.00 Mixed 30 1.00 ASTERMUM White Rose Pink . Lavender , . Mixed Tr. . $0. ASTER, INVINCIBLE Tr. White $0. Rose Pink Lavender. Blue Crimson . Mixed Also all other seasonable Seeds and Supolies for the Florist. pkt. Oz. 50 $2.50 ,50 2.50 50 2.50 50 2..50 pkt. Oz. 30 $1.25 30 1.25 30 1.25 .30 1.25 .30 1.25 .30 1.00 I Send for our New Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy I HENRY F. MICHELL CO. SEED GROWBRS 518 Market St., Philadelphia iiiinlitin The Escbimge iiflniTinimp"n"n"'B""i""n"mim'Pmi!uinuiiiuiiii Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc., for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. i004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADELPHIA 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Gardeo and Field Seeds, LOnioD Sets. Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. iiiinii The Excliau^'e The Stumpp & Walter Co., 30 to 32 Barclay St., is offering a choice line of Aniirrhinum seeds in the several up-to- date strains, types and colors, and also a line of all flower seeds for early plant- mviitl<.n Thn K: Lily ol the Yalley Pips Berlin and Hamburg Cold Storage Each In cases of 3000 pips . . $40.00 " " " 1000 pips . . 14.00 " " " 250 pips . . 4.00 J. M. THORBURN & CO. 53 Barclay St., Ihrmth ia 54 Park Place NEW YORK When ordering, plouse m<-nllun The KxcLiaiige Something New!! Snapdragon'Neirose' HYBRIDS Through self seeding during the last two years we have attained a strain of " Netrose " type Snap- dragon in different colors, ranging from almost white to almost red, through all pink and purple shades. For bedding purposes, pot plant sales or out flowers, it is a novelty of first rank. To intro- duce same as widely as possible, we offer it at: 50o. per trade package of about 1000 seeds. $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000, from 2>i-in. pots. Your money back if not satisfactory. HENRY EICHHOLZ «='*"^i';''™ Wben ordering, please mention The Bzclianee BOSTON FERNS 2}i-m. pots, f3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 CANNAS Named Varieties, 2-3 eyes, $1.25 per 100 JAMES VICKS SONS Rochester N. T. When onl'Tinc. plpnsp nn-ntlon ThP Exclinnge P ERRY'S Special Offer of M PERE^NIALand ALPINE SEEDS Contains many lines that cannot be obtained from any other source Perry's Hardy Plant Farm ENFIELD, MIDDX, ENG. l.K. l.l.-„s "U TUe Kxchauge Chicago Seed Trade Vaughan's Seed Store reports a good supply of cold storage Lilium giganteums on hand both at Chicago and New York. Chicago seedsmen report the arrival of the full supply of vegetable, and flower seed from the usual sources abroad. Winterson's Seed Store reports the ar- rival of all European seeds. Stock in all lines of vegeta'ble and flower seed is very complete. Mr. Degnan arranged the past week a display of colored photographs, trees, shrubs, and perennials that made a handsome showing in the store. As soon as the stock of all these is placed on sale the photographs are a great aid in selling. They describe more fully at a glance the stock offered than could be accomplished with many hours of talk- ing during the rush season. Chas. Hollenbach reports much activ- ity in the Onion set trade. What poor stock was on the market has all passed away, and the stock on hand is of excel- lent quality. This has been accomplished by close hand picking causing a greater loss in shrinkage than has ever been known. Prices are steady with a ten- dency toward a further advance. Whites are exceedingly scarce, and reds will soon be out of the market ; yellows are long- est in point of supply, but it may not be long before these will be on the short side also, owing to the heavy de- mand. A. H. Smith of the Leonard Seed Go. reports the greatest activity in the move- ment of all seeds. Night work in the shipping department has been resorted to during the past ten days to keep up with the rush of orders for Southern trade. Onion set orders for reds and yellows are being filled by this house in full. Every bushel sent out is carefully hand picked which is done regardless of the cost of labor and a shrinkage of from 2.5 per cent, to 40 per cent, on the stock. Good orders are coming in daily and the ifilling of contract orders is being pushed -whenever possible to do so. Mr. Smith states that when all their contract orders are filled they will have a good surplus on hand for later sales. Thos. E. Cashman of the Clinton Falls Nursery & Seed Co. was in Chicago the [past week on an extended business trip to Washington and other cities in the East. A. McKenzie, of E. E. McKenzie Co. (Ltd.), Brandon, Manitoba, is in the city on business. Is the Non-warranty Clause in Danger ? 1 A Seed Potato Case A case of great interest to the seed trade in the United Kingdom was heard recently, which will also be of iirterest here, wherein a farmer sued a seed mer- chant for $500 damages on account of having been supplied with seed Potatoes that failed to grow. The judge found that the net damages to the farmer a^ the natural and necessary consequence of the defective condition of the Potatoes sold to him as seed, was $G00 or up- ward. The grower had accepted them as good seed and did not observe that they were worthless, having been, it is said, heated in the pits where they were stored and so destroyed for growing purposes, although they might have been good for eating. According to the Horticultural Advertiser, the verdict of the Court of Ap- peals, which upheld the lower court, seems to completely nullify the non-war- ranty clause, and to make seedsmen liable for the crop produced by the seeds they sell. The Horticultural Trades As- sociation of Great Britain found that there would be no chance of success in taking the case on appeal to the judg- ment of the House of Lords, the highest court in the realm, therefore decided to take no action. Although the case is serious on the face of it, it may not he quite so bad as at first thought. Kentucky Seed Notes Tlie Elmendorf Coal & Peed Co. of Lexington, Ky., is handling a full line of all field seeds and is featuring Clover seeds of various kinds. A movement has been on for several months to get Ken- tucky farmers to pay more attention to the Clover crop. The wholesale and retail seed dealers of Louisville report that there is now an excellent demand for field seeds of every variety. Lewis & Chambers, Main st. jobbers, report that they are now very i>usy making shipments to various retail- ers throughout the State, and the Hall Seed Co., Jefferson St. retailers, report an active demand in Jefferson County. Wood, Stubbs & Co., are busy with ship- ments to various points in the South. G. D. C. Miscellaneous Seed Notes '^ The Schoemaker Seed Co., of East Fourth St., Cincinnati, 0.,'has leased the storeroom, 441 Main St., which will lie occupied before the end of the month. Probably one of the largest single or- ^ ders for garden and field seed ever shipped out of Memphis, Tenn., to one person or firm for that person or firm's own use was shipped the past week by C. L. Botto of the Memphis Seed & Plant Co., to the Mississippi State Farm at Parchman. Miss. For the first time in the history of the firm the order was filled by a Memphis firm. Last year only a portion of the large order came to Memphis firm.s. The order represents a value of $1450, which included a large number of vege- table plants as well as seed. The Oshkosk Seed Co., Oshkosh, Wis., has been incorporated with a capital stock of $11300. Incorporators are : Carl Roewekamp, H. Roewekamp and G. L. Born. The company proposes to buy, sell, grow and deal in seeds, fertilizers, agricultural and horticultural implements, etc. The C. Young & Sons Seed & Plant Co., of St. Louis, filed statements show- ing a decrease of capital stock from $3tt,- 000 to $10,000. Business Troubles Richmond, Va. — Ratcliffe & Tanner, Inc., florists, filed a petition in bank- ruptcy in the United States District Court on Feb. 10. The liabilities are listed at $4S!,403..3l and the resources at $51,.5S9.26. of which $.34,000 is in real estate. The unsecured claims were listed at $28,281. February -'(i, I'JlO". The Florists' Exchange 461 Dreer's Famous American Asters The high quality of our Asters is well known and appreciated by the growers throughout the country; all of the varieties offered below have been grown under our own supervision and are strictly high-grade in every particular Astermums ^ Tiiis strain of Giant Comet Asters was first ex- hibited at the Florists' Convention in 1912, and their immense size and Clirysanthemum-like ap- pearance created quite a sensation. They closely resemble Crego's Giant, but come into bloom fully two weeks earlier. We offer three colors. Tr. pkt. Oz. White Astermum $0.40 $2.00 Pink Astermum 40 2.00 LavenderlAstermum 40 2.00 Crego's Giant Comet Asters Magnificent fluffy flowers, averaging over 5 inches across, with long strong stems, the finest of this type. Comes into bloom in August, continuing well into September, and unlike most of the Comet sorts, stands when cut and is a good flower to ship. We offer five colors, our own saving, of the highest quality. Tr. pkt. Oz. White. Purest white $0.30 $1.50 Pink.l Delicate shell pink 30 1.50 Purple. Bright purple 30 1.50 Rose. Rich deep rose 30 Lavender. A rich deep shade 30 1.50 Finest Mixed. All colors Dreer's "Peerless Pink" Aster This grand Aster may be briefly described as a glorified late branching shell-pink or Mary Semple. It has the same strong, sturdy habit of growth; comes into bloom a little earlier, bears freely almost globular flowers rarely under 4 inches across and frequently over 5 inches. The color is rich shell- pink, similar in shade but more decided than the late- branching. The center petals are prettily in- curved, while the wide outer petals reflex, making a most artistic and finely finished flower, and stands cut longer than any other. Tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $2.50. Dreer's "Crimson Giant" Aster A superb late-branrhint; variety, unth perfect double flowers of rioh rosy crimson, full of fire. Fine for cutting, showing up well under artificial light. Tr. pkt. 30c., oz. $1.50. Daybreak Aster Of very sjinmetrical growth, blooming in August and September. Color a delicate La France pink ; Bne for bedding. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. Purity Aster Identical to the above e.^cept in color, which is pure white. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. 82.00. .30 King Asters The "King" Asters form a distinct class or type, and have many sterling quaUties to recommend them to lovers of fine Asters. They are of strong, sturdy habit, growing fully 18 inches high and bear from August to October, very large, attractive flowers. rp^, j^j q^ Dreer's Crimson King. A brilhant new color in this type, which originated with us. It is the richest and deepest^ crimson variety known to us . .$0.40 $2.50 Pink King. An attractive shade of delicate shell-pink 30 1.50 Rose King. A beautiful bril- hant rose variety 30 1.50 Violet King. This is the orig- inal of this type, and is a pleasing soft shade of violet . . J .30 1 .50 White King. Of purest] glis- tening white, flowersj [very ^ large 1.40 2.50 Dreer's "Peerless Pink" Aster Enchantress Aster A very desirable mid-season variety. Grows about 18 inches high, with very double, wide-petalled flow- ers of the soft, dehcate pink color peculiar to Enchan- tress Carnation. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. Dreer's "Pink Beauty" Aster A magnificent cut-flower variety, in bloom from early August until well on in September, 24 to 30 inches high, flowers average 4 inches across, on long, strong stems. Color a delicate blush pink and pro- nounced by experts to be the finest pink midseason sport yet introduced. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. Dreer's Superb Late Branching Aster Dreer's Superb Late Brandling Asters The finest Asters for late .-Vugusl and Septciii- Iter blooming. The plants form strong, branch- ing bushes, 2 to 2J^ feet high, bearing on long, strong stems their handsome Chrysanthemum- like flowers, which, under ordinary cultivation, averages 5 inches across. The form of the flow- ers, together with the length of the stems, places them at the head of Asters for cutting. They come into bloom from two to three weeks after the average type, usually being at their best dur- ing September, and filling in the gap between the general run of Asters and Chrysanthemums. We offer eight beautiful and distinct colors, viz.: Tr. pkt. Oz. Azure Blue. A rich, deep laven- der $0.25 SLOG Pure White. Extra fine stock 25 1.00 Shell Pinb. An exquisite shade . . .25 1.00 Rose Pink. A very desirable color. . .25 1.00 Deep Rose. Rich and brilUant. . . .25 1.00 Deep Purple. Royal deep purple. .25 1.00 Lavender. A pale grajash-lavender .25 1.00 Crinison. Very rich 25 1.00 Finest Mixed. .'Ill the colors 25 .75 Queen of the Market Asters The leading early Asters, of good, strong growth and bearing large flowers on long, strong stems; begins blooming in July. Tr. Pkt. Oz. $1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 White .., .$0.25 Lavender. Pink Bright Rose . Purple Crimson. . . . .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 Lavender Gem Aster One of the most beautiful early-flowering Asters. Of Comet type, with large, artistic loosely-arranged flowers of the most charming shade of lavender imaginable. Tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $2.50. Mikado Asters Very similar to Crego's Giant but dwarfer and earlier. Flowers of largest size rarely under 5 inches across, borne on good long stems, we ofl'er two colors. 'pj.^ pijj^ 02^ Mikado Pink, or Rochester $6.30 $1.50 Mikado White 30 1.50 FOR COMPLETE LIST SEE OUR WHOLESALE PRICE LIST COPIES TO ANY FLORIST ON REQUEST Astermum liriinU H nnrrn 714-71t> chestnut street HtNKY A. UKttK, Philadelphia, Pa Whea ordering, please mention The Exchange 462 The Florists' Exchange :'*'^5^:^,"^^, In Sutton's Seeds Are England's Choicest Novelties HAD it occurred to you that this year as never before, people who have seen England's lovely old gardens, are thinking of them and longing for them as never before. Other years the annual trip abroad has satis- fied them. This year, the war keeps them here. It's plain to be seen, then, that the firm who has England's choice novelties to sell, is going to scoop in a goodly bundle of new profitable busi- ness. Business that will give you an entering wedge with a number of people you have found it hard to reach before. In Sutton's 190-Page Garden Guide you will find a wonderful collection of England's choicest novelties. Send 35c. for Garden Guide. It tells you how to, duplicate our Old English Gardens. With .$5 pur- chase of seeds the 35c. will be promptly refunded. "tew* CTtO Royal Seed Establishment, Reading, England WINTER, SON & COMPANY 64-FWaUSt., New York Sole Agents East of Rooky Mountains THE SHERMAN T. BUKE CO. 429-P Sacramento Street San Francisco, California Sole Agents West of Rooky Mountains Canna Roots CannaRoots I offer to the trade one hundred thousand home-growp Canna roots strictly true to name. I send out only good, strong divisions of two and three eyes to each root. Orders of one thousand or more will be supplied at thousand rates — taken in any number of the different varieties as desired; provided always that not less than fifty of a variety are called for. 100 1000 Comte de Bouchard. 4 ft. Bright yellow, with small, red dots. Similar to Gladiator $1-50 S12.00 David Harum. 4 ft. Bronze foliage. Bright vermilion flowers 1-50 100 1000 Egandale. 4 ft. Chocolate red foliage; bright cherry-red flowers *l-75 $15.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Canary yellow flowers, dotted with red 1 75 Gladiator. 3 ft. Brassy yellow, speckled with dull red 1-75 HON. BENJ. F. HOWELL. 6 ft. In some ways superior to King Humbert, which it much re- sembles in foliage and flower 1-75 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Large, orange scarlet flow- ers, with dashes of yellow 1'75 Mephlsto. 3]/2 ft. Intense, deep, rich crimson flowers 1-75 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 12.00 100 1000 Queen Charlotte. 4 ft. Bright scarlet flowers, with broadlband of hght yellow $2.00 $18.00 VEXUS. 4 ft. Soft, hght, rosy pink flowers, with many large mottlings of creamy yellow. Free flowering and very gay 1.75 Wyoming. 7 ft. Rich, purple foUage; large, orange- rTscarlet flowers 1.50 Yellow Crozy. 3J^ ft. Pure, golden yellow flowers . 2.00 MIXED VARIETIES. Named varieties without labels. (In tall or dwarf varieties mixed, as pre- ferred) 1.25 16.00 12.00 18.00 10.00 Packed free lor cash with order J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. WhPti ordprlng. please mpntlon The Exchange SNAPDRAGON PLANTS We can now make immediate shipment of the following varieties of Snap- dragon plants, out of 2 X 3 rose pots: Our famous Silver Pink, Nelrose, Phelps' White, White Star, Garnet and Yellow, at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Seeds should be sown at once to have large plants in bloom for early sales. Price of seeds: My original Silver Pink, $1.00 per pkt., 3 for $2.50, 7 for $5.00. Seed of Nelrose, Garnet, White, Yellow, Buxton and Fancy Mixed, 35c. per pkt., 3 for $1.00. All orders positively cash, or C. O. D. Free cultural directions. Snapdragon growing is our business. We have all of the best ones. Try growing them in square bands. See our ad. of bands on page 473. G. S. RAMSBURG, - Somerswortii, N. H. Tillnn Thr. E^cli; OUR ADVERTISING COLUMNS READ FOR PROFITI- -USE FOR RESULTS Catalogs Received E. E. Stewart, Brooklyn, Mich — Wholesale price list of Gladioli. Clarence B. Fargo, Frenchtown, N j — List of Gladioli, 1916; a circular. California Bose Co., Pomona. Cal Circular No. 1, Young Rose Plants; sac- rifice sale. Martin Kohankie, Painesville, Ohio Wholesale list of some hardy plant spe- cialties; 8 pp. J. JenMns 8c Son, Winona, Columbian Co., Ohio. — A special price list of spe- cialties in nursery stock. Timberlane Greenlionse, Albion d Emerson, prop., Westville, N. H. — A cir- cular describing rustic baskets. Cole's Seed Store, Pella. la. — Garden Annual, 1916, offering vegetable and flower seeds; freely illustrated, 80 pp and cover. Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. — Fruits This is the 100th year of the establish- ment of the firm, and the catalog, as usual, is business-like. John H. tTmpleby, Lake View, NT Circular price lists of Gladioli, one for florists and growers, and the other evi- dently for the retail trade. Pettier, Piske, Bawson Co., 12-13 Fan- euil Hall Square, Boston, Mass. — Spe- cialities in seeds and bulbs for florists for early planting; a two-leaf circular. The Property Owners' Improvement Co., Wholesale Nurserymen. Fenllyn, Pa. — Wholesale price list of fruit trees, ornamentals, shrubs, Roses, Dahlias. pred'k W. Eberle, 112 So. Pearl st, Albany, N. T. — Wholesale price list of vegetable and flower seeds, agricultural implements and insecticides, 1916, 32 pp., and cover. Arthur T, Boddinffton. Inc., 128 Cham- bers St., N. Y. — Wholesale price list of seeds, bulbs, plants and sundries, Janu- ary to June. 1916; 48 pp., freely Illus- trated, devoted to flower and vegetable seeds. Arnold's Seed and Prodnce Co., Port- land-on-the-Bay, Texas. — Arnold's seeds, especially suited for Southwest Texas and the Gulf Coast country. A catalog of 15 pp., with cover, devoted to vege- table seeds entirely. Gill Bros. Seed Co., Portland, Ore.— Sixth annual seed catalog. The foreword contains various hints of interest and value in regard to ordering seeds, cheap seeds. Oregon grass seeds, etc.; 42 pp. and cover, including Dahlias. Geo. i;. Stillman, Westerly, R. I. — Dah- lias. Price list for 1916. with colored cover. The list runs to 48 pp., and there are good descriptions of the many varieties, each under its own section. The novelties too, make this a catalog desirable to have. The Hillside Hardy Plower Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pa. — Catalog of hardy gar- den flowers. Not a very extensive or de- tailed list, but an interesting one, con- taining several good illustrations. The gardens are at Turtle Creek, Pa., to which address all communications should be made. W. W. Barnard Co., 221-235 W. Madi- son St., Chicago, 111. — Catalog 1916, seeds, bulbs and shrubs; a list of 96 pp. with index, dealing with hardy plants, Roses, shrubs, seeds. The cover Is a bright and beautiful one, showing a posey of hardy flowers, while the back is given over to a new Show Dahlia Mrs. Goodwin. A. E. Knnderd, Goshen, Ind. — Ruffled Gladioli; a catalog of 24 pp., containing some illustrations of Mr. Kunderd's new ruffled varieties, which he has been at work upon for many years. A brief his- torical sketch is also printed in the fore- front of the catalog, and a photograph of 100 acres off Gladioli at his place is another feature. A. N. Fierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. — Handy book of trees, shrubs, Roses, plants for the garden and greenhouse. This is the retail catalog of the firm, and is freely illustrated, embracing both in- door and outdoor plants in all the chief and popular lines. Roses form a spe- cial feature, to which many pages are devoted. Trees, shrubs and vines are also here listed. The MacHiff Hortlcnltnral Co., 54-56 Vesey St., N. Y. — Catalog of 84 pp., very well printed and illustrated, de- voted to seeds, both flower and vegetable, grasses, farm seed. Gladioli, Summer- flowering bulbs, roots, Lilies, and a de- partment devoted to Roses and nursery stock generally. A few illustrations of trained evergreen trees form a feature. .\ very complete catalog with an attrac- tive light blue cover and gold lettering. P. E, Conine Nursery Co., Nursery- men and Landscape Gardeners, Stratford, Conn. — Catalog of nursery stock and hardy plants, containing some good Illus- trations, particularly of evergreens. This catalog is well arranged, the gen- eric name of the plants being placed above the several species, so that at a glance one sees just how many of the latter there are in each genus. It is a good catalog to have. 64 pp.. Including index. Febniarv Ki, lOlfi. The Florists' Exchange 463 f. W. fletcher & to. inc. AUBURNDALE, MASS. Antirrhinums NELROSE, from the originator A nice lot of 2}'^ in. seedlings, just right to bench for Memorial Day. $5.00 per 100. Nelrose seed, greenhouse grown, from se- lected plants. Trade packet, $1.00. Marguerites Reveld'Or (Dream of Gold). The only yellow for Winter flowers. 3-in., strong, $8.00 per 100; 2-in., $6.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100. New Asparagus lutzi Strong, 4-in. plants, $15.00 per 100; 25 for $4.00. WhPi> nnlfrlng. nlfnsp mpntt^n Thp Kxchflpge XXX SEEDS ALYSSUM Snowball. Theonlytniedwarf.Pkt .200 ASTERS. Finest gianK grown. Mlicd, pkt. 20o CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown, single and double. Mixed, 650 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. fiOo. COLEUS. New giants, finest large leaved. 20o. CYCLAMEN GIganteum. Finest Giants, mixed. 250 seeds, *1.00; H pkt. 50o. PANSY, Giants Mlied. Finest grown, critically selected. 6000 seeds, Jl.OO; H pkt. 50o.; os. J3.00 PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20o. PETUNIA New California GUnts. Mixed. 20o. PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, single, very showy, profuse bloomer and grand bedder. Meet attractive Petunia grown. Pkt. 50o PHLOX Drummondli. New dwarf, large flower- ing. Grand, finest colors and beauties. 20o. SALVIA Scarlet Glow. Finest intense scarlet Pkt. 20o. SNAPDRAGON. Giant White. Pink or Mixed. 20e. VERBENA. Calif, giants. Finest grown, mixed. Pkt. 20o. Cash. Liberal pkU. Six 20o. pkts., $1.00. JOHN F. RUPP.Shiremanstown, Pa. WTipn nr^lprlng Thp F.xrhanep Pknta PANSIES Seed 200,000 MT GIANT PANSIES m now r«ady to ship. FfaSB fl«ld.«rown plan to. Finest mtxture in superb Mbm. All grown from selected stook. 100 by parvl POM. fiOe.; 1000 by erpren. $3.S0; 600 nUIOl 3000 $10.00. Large, strong plants in bud for Wlnt«r blooming. $1X10 pw 100 by sipreas. Seed, SoeM mixture. 8000 seeds $1.00, 1 os. $4.00. 8 OS. $10.00. SALVIA Bonfire. Os. $1.00, H oa. 7So. Cash with order. ER IFNNINftS Lock Box 254 . B. jcnninuo, southport, conn "oaowBB oifLT or riNS pai/sjes". When ordprlng. nlpase mpntinn Thp Exchnnge Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink J1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensls, red . . . 1.25 10.00 FrancU King, scarlet.. 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, III. Wh«>n firrt^rlng, nlpaae mention ThA BltfhHDga FERN BALLS 5-6 in., $14.00 per 100; 7-9 in , $22.50 per 100. TUBEROSE Dwarf Excelsior Pearl. $9.00 per 1000. All sizes of Caladlums in stock. The Barclay Nursery »• ^KpONo^Tiz CO Barclay St and 14 W. Broadway, NEW YORK. Telephone. Cortlandt 1815 When ordering, plpase mpntlop Thp Rxphnnge THE EXCHANGE— Best Advertising Meiliui Frank E. Buo, ruorla. 111. — Hut's Gar- din lluide. A neatly arranged catalog tif 7 4 pp., dealing with all phases of the garden, as well as offering farm seeds; Illustrated. W. W. Wllmore, Denver, Colo. — Dah- lias, 191G. Catalog of 16 large pages, which also Include lists of Peonies and of hardy herbaceous plants. Foreign "Oeorgr Ai'endB, Unrisdorf, Rhelnland, Germany. — List of llower seed novelties 1916. Among these are new varieties of Primula obconica grandiflora, one hav- ing crisped petals: also of new Poppies and Primulas. A colored leaflet showing new species of Primula and new varieties of Primula capitata, as well as Astilbe Arcndsl Gloria, is well done and comes with tlic catalog. A. KolooB & Co., Gouda, Holland, (U. S. representative L. Van Heerde, care of Maltus & Ware, 14 Stone St., N. Y.). — Wholesale catalog of Roses; no Illustra- tions; 20 pp. 1 Soathern States | Houston, Tex. Floral Demonstration to the Trade Houston florists began educating the people several days before St. Valen- tine's Day as to what would be nicer and more appropriate than the cheap paper valentines with which show windows are usually flooded during this season. They used the local press freely in advertise- ments and exhibited very pretty sugges- tions in the show windows. A great deal of business was had for the effort made. Some of the proposed valentines were unique. Id the general run of business, funer- als have given florists far the greater amount of work, both in orders in and out of the city. It seems to be a season for the passing of a great many old peo- ple in particular, and those of long resi- dence here, so that flowers in such, cases liave been more than usual in demand for these purposes. A Day for General Planting This planting day has for the past two years been urged upon the people here as one of the propagandas of the Houston Florists' Club and has met with a very encouraging response heretofore. This year it took place on Washing- ton's birthday, Feb. 22, and is known in Texas, Alabama, and probably in other States, as Arbor Day. In the South, planting of trees and shrubs is necessar- ily much earlier than in Northern locali- ties, and it will be participated in more largely this year by school children. Nur- serymen and florists are making great preparation for it. The planting of bedding stock, particu- larly of the more tendeT kinds, will be in great demand this year, but will not be- gin generally till during next month. It is very safe to predict that all resources in Houston now will not have nearly enough stock to supply the demand, and much buying of general bedding plants will commence in a very short time. Heavy Trade in California Roses All the way from Pomona comes J. A. Creelman, manager of the Califor- nia Rose Co., and has rented a store right in the business center of the city, as a salesroom for some 5000 or more 'Roses he has shipped here from his grow- ing fields at Pomona. They are two- year-olds, and exceptionally good strong plants which he is offering to the local trade at $2.50 to $4 per doz. His very tasteful catalog shows a great variety of stock, including most of the new and pop- ular sorts. He is making short stands in many cities, shipping i5000 Koses to each of the following places: Jackson, Miss.. New Orleans, La., Galveston, Aus- tin, Waco, San Antonio, Ft. Worth, Dal- las and El Paso, Texas, and working his way home with selling dates at Phoenix, Arizona, and points in Utah. In his ex- perience so far he usually cleans up his stock in a week or ten days at each place. Another California proposition is the shipping to Texas points very extensively of Violets from as far as San Francisco. They are of splendid quality, keep well in shipping, and are being bought readily by all florists. The great shortage of flowers of all kinds just now, to meet the retail demands, is giving florists a great deal of concern, and has put further impulses to the front that home grown flowers will have to come, as a matter of self-defense, sooner or later, and the sooner the better for a rapidly growing trade. Spring Bulbs A Most Complete General Line at both Chicago and New York For Seedsmen For Florists Vaughan's Seed Store CHICAGO NEW YORK GLADIOLIS Grown in the U.S. by Vaughan's Seed Store 100 1000 America, 1st size $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, 1st size 1.25 10.00 Chicago White, 1st size 3.00 25.00 Mrs. Francis King, 1st size... 1.25 10.00 Halley, 1st size 2.00 18.00 Princeps, 1st size 2.50 22.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton, 1st size 9.00 85.00 Niagara, 1st size 4.50 40.00 Panama, 1st size 4.00 35.00 Primulinus Sunbeam, 1st size. 18.00 Baron J. Hulot (liiitch Grown). 2.50 20.00 Chicago .Salmon, 1st size 4.50 40.00 Velvet King, 1st size 3.00 25.00 Hyde Park, 1st size 5.00 45.00 Vaughan's XXX Florist Mix- ture, 1st size, 1.75 15.00 Extra Fine Mixed, 1st size 2.00 18.00 Good Mixed, 1st size 1.00 8.50 And all Other Leaders CANNAS— Dormant Roots Subject to Change March 1. 1000 AUemania $25.00 Burbank 25.00 Buttercup 40.00 David Harum 22.50 Egandale 22.50 Florence Vaughan 20.00 Hungaria 35.00 KING HUMBERT 30.00 Louisiana 22.00 Mad. Crozy 22.50 Mrs. A. F. Conard 35.00 Queen Charlotte 25.00 Souv. d'Antoine Crozy 25.00 Wm. Saunders 50.00 Venus 30.00 FIREBIRD. Best scarlet, green leaved, grand companion to King Humbert. Per 100, $20.00. .180.00 CALADIUM Esculentum 100 1000 $15.00 30.00 55.00 85.00 125.00 5- 7 inches $1.75 7- 9 inches 3.50 9-11 inches 6.00 11-12 inches 9.50 12 inches and up . , 14.00 Caladiums, fancy leaved, choice named, very fine, 25 for $3.50 TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGOINIAS 100 1000 13.00 $25.00 2.60 23.00 Grown from the finest large-flowering strains. Quality inspected by our Mr. J. C. Vaughan in Belgium. po^ Single Sorts. WTiite, scarlet, yellow, pink, orange, salmon $0.50 Single Mixed 40 Double sorts. White, scarlet, yellow, pink, orange, sahnon 60 4.00 35.00 Double Mixed 50 3.50 30 00 TIBEROSES True Dwarf Pearl Carload lots of bulbs are in warehouse, frost free, and ready for shipping. 1000 First Size, 4-6 inches $9.00 Medium Size, 3-4 inches 5.00 GLOXIINIAS Grassifolia Grandiflora AH the spotted and Tigered variations in sound bulbs. 100 1000 Separate Colors $5.00 $40.00 Mixed Colors 4.00 35.00 Asparagus Plumosa Seedlings $6.00 per 1000 When, orderlnff. pleiu* muotloa The Exchaog* 464 The Florists' Exchange Onion Sets Fancy Recleaned, Hand Picked Entirely Free From Sprouts WE CAN SUPPLY YOU BY BUSHEL OR CAR-LOAD Fancy Red Wethersfield Onion Sets Fancy Yellow Danvers Onion Sets Fancy White Silver Skin Onion Sets Prompt Shipment tond tor Spuolal Pricem WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND OUR SPECIAL PRICES J. BOLGIANO & SON ALMOST 100 YEARS ESTABLISHED TRADE Pratt, Li^ht and Ellicott Streets :: :: BALTIMORE, MD When ordering, please mention The lixchange -TO THC TRADI HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany ^^^^^^" (EMdbUahed la 1787) Growa* and Bxportar on the v«it larftest KnleSof .all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS SpttdaltlMt Boma, B«eta. Cftbb«s«a* CarroU. Eohl-IUbl. Leeks, Leituoet. Onloiu, Peaa, Ramiih■■. Sl-00 per H oi. Postaffe paid. Cash with order. All seeds offered are grown under my personal superrision on my own vast ftrounds, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. When ordering, please mention The Elxchange Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue Uat of tWboieaale Prices nudled oolir to those who plant for profit. Wlieo ordertnx. d1»u« mootloD Tbe Qxchanff. W.E.MaKhall&Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d St., NEW YORK When ordpHng. nlpnwo tnpntlrtn Th** Ritchnngp GARDEN SEED BEET. CARROT, PAR^J4E-L'5VVE}. RE )-FLO .Vi II>1 3 CVV NAS— Continued Doi. 100 1000 David llarum. 3H ft. Vermilion scarlet 10.40 J2.75 $25.00 1.50 14.00 1.35 12.00 .25 .25 2.50 18.00 175.00 Dr. E. Ackcrknecht. 4 ft. Carmine lake 40 Dr. Budlngen. 4- ft. Scarlet, bronze foliage 26 Egandale 4 ft. Currant red 35 King Humbert. 6 ft. Orange scarlet 30 Shenandoah. Oft. Salmon; bronzy foliage 25 William Saunders. 3M ft. Crimson scarlet 40 2 75 1.50 2.26 2.00 1.65 2.75 25.00 14 00 20.00 17.50 15.00 25.00 Cannas. Orange Shades Pres. Meyer. 4 ft. Cherry carmine 30 2.00 17.50 PiUar of Fire. 6 to 7 ft. high. Bright crimson scarlet 30 2.00 17.50 Tarrytown. SH ft. Crim- son 30 2.00 17.50 Pink-Flowering Cannas Louise. 5 ft. Rose. Some- what similar to MUe. Herat 30 2.00 17.50 Mile. Berat. 4H ft. Rose carmine 30 2.00 17.50 Rosea glgantea. 3H It. Rich rose, extra large... 1.60 12.00 110.00 Bronze-Leaved, Red-Flower- ing Cannas Indiana. 3 to 4 ft. Color golden orange, daintily marked and striped with red 25 Mrs. Kate Gray. Oft. Orange scarlet and yellow. .. .26 Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple fohage, orange colored 26 Red and Gold Cannas Allemannia. 4 to 5 ft. Green foliage; scarlet and ^ yellow -^ America. 5 ft. Crimson, wide and irregular gold edge .25 General Merkel. 4 ft. Scarlet, suffused with orange, base and edge of Bower marbled with golden yellow. Superior to Mad. Crozy and Queen Charlotte 25 Gladiator. 4 ft. Bright yellow, spotted crimson 26 Gladio-Flora 3>^ ft. Crimson, changing to carmine rose, with edge of gold ^0 Italia. 4)^ ft. Green foliage. Red, bordered yellow . . .26 Jean Tissot. 5 ft. Intense, brilliant vermilion, with bright orange shadings *0 1.35 12.00 1.66 16 00 1.60 14.00 1.35 1.36 1.66 1.85 2.75 1.60 12.00 12.00 16.00 1600 26.00 14.00 2.76 26.00 Brandywine. 4 to 6 ft. ntense vinous red, mot- tled with deep crimson . . .40 2 75 25 00 Cannas, Yellow Shades Austria. 6 ft. Pure canary yellow .26 1-50 14.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Yellow, spotted crimson. . 25 1.65 15.00 Gustav Gumpper. 4 ft. Clear chrome yellow 1.00 8.00 75,00 Johanna Kanzleiter. 3H to 4 ft. Light amber y«l- low, changing to creamy white ■'» "O" '» "" Richard Wallace. 4J^ ft. Canary yellow, green fo- ^^ i^ UOO liage Cannas, White and Cream Shades Alsace. 3H C Creamy white Mont Blanc. Imp. 3yi ft. Almost a pure white. .36 225 20.00 .65 3.75 35.00 Tuberous-Rooted Begonias SINGLE- FLOWERING Crimson. Scarlet, Pure White, Rose, Llght^lnk. Yellow. Salmon, Orange, Cop- Iier or Mixed, all colors. Doz 100 1000 Bulbs, IJiin.diam. and up. $0.35 82.25 $20.00 Bulbs, IHin. diam.andup. .40 2.7S 26.00 DOUBLE-FLOWERING Crimson. Scarlet. Rose, Pure White, Copper-Bronze, Salmon. Yellow, Orange, Light Pink, or Mixed, all colors. Doz 100 1000 Bulbs. l)i in. diam. and up. $0.50 $3.50 $30.00 Bulbs, l>j in. diam. and up. .65 4.00 35.00 Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ear) Dos. 100 1000 8 to 8 in. in circumference, 200 in a case $0.25 $2.25 $20 00 8 to 10 in. in circumference, 100 in a case 60 3.50 30.00 10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a case 75 6.50 50.00 12 to 13 in. in circumference, 50 in a case. 100 8,00 76 00 Monsters, measuring 13 in and upward in circumfer- ence. 25 in a case 1,50 12,00 Full cases at 1000 rate Fancy-Leaved Caladiums English Collection, the cream of the best sorts. Ex- tra fine bulbs in 12 varieties 2.26 16.00 Brazilian Collection of 12 varieties 1.60 12.00 MUed BrazlUan Varieties 1.26 10.00 Gloxinia Erecta Grandiflora Our strains of Gloxinias are the true, erect-flowering type_ Doi. lUU Blanche de Vera. White, rose border«d $0.60 $4.25 Defiance. Glittering crimson. ?" "^^ Emperor William. Blue, white border »u EtolledeFeu Carmine red •"" Kaiser Frederick. Scarlet, white margin O" King of the Reds. Dark scarlet . ou Madame Helene. White, with violet crown w Marquis de Peralta. White, red bordered ou Mont Blanc. Snow white o" Prince Albert. Deep purple. ........ "" Princess Elizabeth. White, bordered blue 60 Princess Mathllde. White, with rose crown 00 Oueen Wilhelmina. Dark rose. . ..;.. r-'lC Boddington's Spotted Varieties. These contain the .....a. Aiatinpt onH remfirkable colors WJ 4.26 4.26 4.26 4.25 4,25 425 4.25 4.26 4.26 4.26 4.25 most distinct and remarkable colors. , All Colors Mixed. .60 <.25 3.75 1000 $40.00 40.00 40 00 40.00 40 00 40 00 40.00 40.00 40 00 40 00 40 00 40.00 40CaI 40 00 35 00 PERISHABLE GOODS SHIPPED BY FREIGHT AT OWNER'S RISK For fuller description of Cannas, also Caladiums, Begonias and other Spring Bulbs, send for new Wholesale Catalogue now ready ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen Note Change ot Uddress! 128 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK rdprlnc. plt-HUe mTitlnp Thp KTphnngp SOUTHERN STATES— Continned year through flur;il greeting.s inste.Td of waiting till th.it friend had passed away aud then banking up his grave with offer- ings that he could know nothing of. The thing to do was to get people to look at it in that light and educate them by ad- vertising and through catalogs and in talking to them on the subject, so that they would get more largely into this beautiful habit of giving flowers. S. J. M. Montgomery, Ala. The Boom Continnes nusiiu's.? is keeping up to the standard set in .January, which was such an improvement over the past. The wholesale trade has assumed such propor- tions that it is impossible to fill all the orders. Cnruations and Rose.s arc both off crop, but will be up to normal in a couple of weeks. Rosemout Gardens advertised St. Val- entine's Day liberally and iheir beauti- fully decorated window attracted univer- sal attention. Their business increased over double that of 1915. Pot plants of all kinds sold well, mostly Cinerarias, Cyclamen, Primulas, Geraniums and Hyacinth3. In cut flowers Violets were cleaned up early in the day. Valley and Sweet Peas, of which there was a good suppl.v. followed, leaving the later sales to Carnations, Roses, etc. A large num- ber ot corsages were disposed of. Rose- mont Gardens are preparing to build a 3.^ft. X iKKtfr. a'lditiuii to tlieir new range on the Carter Hill road. The fine weather of the past few days hits opened up the demand for bedding Roses and some inquiries for bedding stock, but customers are advised to go slow, as the recent sudden changes and prospects of more severe weather are not inviting. , The "Camellias which were nearly in bloom have had all their flowers ruined, so that many of our gardens are robbed of their usual fine appearance. ■ W. C. Cook. 466 The Florists' Exchange To Seedsmen and Seed Dealers A PROFITABLE PROPOSITION If you have not our new (1916) CATALOGUES you should write at once for the prices of our ' world-renowned high-class GARDEN AND EARN SEEDS which are in the majority of cases raised and selected on our own FARMS at, or near, Langport, England. KELWAY'S SEEDS at KELWAY'S PRICES are a class in themselves. Catalogues or forward price lists sent free to genuine Seed Dealers on application. KELWAY & SON Wholesale Seed Growers LANGPORT, ENG. When ordering, please meption The Escbange 111 You are paying for the noise in your office! Noise is expensive. You are paying the bill ! Of all places in the world where it should be quiet, the office is one. You want to think — the clerical force wants to think. You can't do it in the midst of the ratdety-bang, clickety-clack typewriter noise you have been used to. Most of the clatter in the ofEce is due to the . ration of typewriters. Where there is a large ii . Tiber, the confusion is often unbearable and results in decreased efficiency. The "Silent Smith" will reduce the noise tn your oflBce to almost nothing. It will enable you and your help to produce. We manufacture and sell a complete line of Silent (8-7-6-3) and Standard (5-4-6-3) Models. Catalog ftec ^gi LC^BlvWiSlO!. L. C. SMITH & BROS. TYPEWRITER CO. Factory anj Home Office: SYRACUSE, N. Y. Jll BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY In A Hurry To Catch The Mail ? OUR STOCK AND MATERIAL INDEX WILL HELP. See page 479 SOUTHERN STATES— Continued New Orleans, La. Death of B. W^erner The New Orleans florists express their deep sympathy with Mrs. Bruno Werner in the hour of her bereavement. The late Bruno Werner came from Ger- many about 10 years ago and started at the nursery of U. J. Virgin. Three years later he was married and went into the fiower business for himself. Mr. Werner had established a fine trade, both at the market and at home. About a month ago he was threatened with a severe at- tack of Bright's disease but recovered. Last week he passed away after a few day's illness. Mr. Werner was w«ll liked by all, and it was certainly a shock to hear of his death. Mr. Werner is mourned by three brothers, wife and little daughter. M. B. LouisTille, Ky. Notes With the exception of Valentine business the week of Feb. 14 was com- paratively quiet. The March meeting of the Kentucky Society of Florists will be held on the evening of March 1 at the shop of Au- gust Baumer in the Masonic Temple building. At this meeting plans for en- larging the scope of the society's work will be outlined by President H. Klein- slarink, Jr. The February meeting was passed up on account of a small at- tendance and inability to secure a quorum. _\V. C. Hughes, representing S. A. Weller, also known as the Zanesville, O., Pottery Co., recently paid a visit to the florists of Louisville, and sold some nice orders of jardinieres, pots and fancy pot- tery. U. B. Thompson & Co. were busy until after 8 o'clock at night on St. Valen- tine's Day with deliveries to variouS' points in the city. Out-of-town ship- ments have been especially good. Bulbous blooming stock is now coming in exceptionally w;ell, and the local deal- ers have more variety to draw from than for some time past. Most of the Violets are from the cold frames which have been producing liberally this season. Daffodils are being featured at twenty- five cents a dozen. Frank Farney, representing Rice & Co., was recently in Louisville calling on the trade. August Roelker, of August Roelker & Sons, New York, dealers and importers of bulbs, was in Louisville last week tak- ing orders. As stated in a recent issue of The Flo- RiTS' Exchange, Tom Metcalfe, the flo- ist of Uopkinsville, Ky., offered a bridal bouquet to the first leap year bride of the district. Several of the other mer- chants of the city offered various pres- ents, including a tombstone, a mule, a free marriage license and ceremony, a cake and many articles for the house. On Feb. 15 a youthful couple from out in the country came to the city, made af- fidavit to the effect that the lady did the proposing, and claimed the various ar- ticles which had been offered. J. J. Glenn, a seed dealer of Madison- ville, Ky., has announced that the ground hog did not see his shadow in Hopkins County on February 2, and he advocates that people purchase their seed at once. The leading fruit growers of Fulton and Ohio counties recently met at Ful- ton, Ky., and organized the Fulton Fruit Growers' Association. Officers elected were Homer Brann, president ; C. E. Macky, vice-president ; J. B. Myrick, sec- retary and L. B. Reams, treasurer. A special committee composed of Bud Brady, W. M. Benfield, C. E. Macky and Joe Mathews was appointed to look after the strawberry department. The Van Deren Hardware Co., of Lexington, Ky., is carrying a complete line of spraying and pruning equipment. ^ The John A. Keller Co. of Lexington. Ky., is one of the Kentucky florists who strongly advocates the use of the tele- phone in ordering flowers. "As near to you as the nearest 'phone." is a charac- teristic phrase of the Keller advertising. G. D. C. FHrLADELPiiiA. Pa. — A defective flue caused a slight fire in the boiler room of the establishment of the Robert Craig Co., 49th and Market sts.. on Feb. 14. The fire did not reach beyond this room and the loss was slight. Special Offer ASPARAGUS Piumosus and Spren- geri. Strong, 2}^in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. Fine, large plants, 3H-in., fS.OO per 100. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Polte- vlne, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Mme. Salleroi Strong, 23^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00 CORNFLOWERS. Double Blue Will make early bloomers. 2}^-in. $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2>^in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3- in., ri^t for Easter. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS CDreer's Fringed). Strong, 2H-in-i mixed, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. HELIOTROPE. Strong, 2K-m.. S2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties, 23^-in., $3.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. Strong, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. PANSIES. Strong plants, from our well known strain, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. JX.SCHNIDT BRISTOL, PA. ■When ordering, please mention The Exchange Special Offer Al STOCK Doz. 100 CYCLAMEN in bloom. 4-in S2.60 $18.00 5-in 5.00 40.00 BEGONIA ChateUine. 2-in 3.00 S-in 5.00 4-in 12.00 SNAPDRAGON, Phelps' White. 2-in 3.00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Mixed. 2-in. 2.25 100 1000 SMILAX. 2-in J1.75 $15 00 ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. 2}i-in... 3.00 25.00 Cash with order. OLSON & CO., "'trower''""' Webster, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Exchange HIGH CLASS Flower Seeds for Florists Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue . THE MOORE SEED COMPANY 125 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA Write them yon read this adTt. In the Exchange Watch for our Trade Mart stamped on every brick oi Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, witn illustrated book, mailed postpaid by manufactuiers upon receipt of 40 cents in postage, AMERICAN SPAWN CO. """'""'" ST. PAUL, MINN. wnpn orilpHng. plpnae ni''ntl February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 467 El: ■B E Special Announcement— Opening Auction Sale ON TUESDAY, MARCH 7th, 1916 AT 11 O'CLOCK, A. M. The Mammoth Auction Salesrooms of The MacNJf f Horticultural Co. 52-54-56 Vesey St., New York will re-open for the Spring Season on the above date, Tuesday, March 7th, and sales will be continued each Tuesday and Friday, at I 1 o'clock, until end of June. During the early Spring sales stock will consist of Pose Bushes, Rhododendrons, Ever- greens, Oulbs, Etc., and. later in the season, all kinds of Potted Plants, Bedding Plants, Etc. If you wish copies of our Auction Catalogue mailed to you, send us your name and address. The Largest Horticultural Auction lipoms In the World We are in a position to handle consignments of any size, large or small. Prompt remittances made immediately goods are sold. THE MACNIFF HORTICULTURAL COMPANY :ia ng. plfHse m'-'iitinti Th.' Ivxrli; Shamrock Plants In 1-inch, 2-inch, 23i-in. pots $2.50 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-in. pota 6.00 ASPARAGUS Sprenfterl. 2>i-in. pots 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots 4.00 DRAC/EN A Indlvlsa. 3-in. pota 6.00 FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 2>i-in. pots 2.00 GERMAN rVY. 2Ji-in 2.00 IVY GERANIUMS. Fine miied. 2>i-in. pots 3 00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2)i-in. pots 2.50 MARGUERITE DAISY. Single White. 2W-in 2.00 HELIOTROPE. 2yt-\n 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON. 2>i-in... 2.50 (RAMSBURG-S STRAm) VINCA Variefeata. 3-in 3.0o 3)4-in. 6.00 F . A. ErlNONS, w«st Kennebunk, Me. When nrdtrlng ii.- P^trhwng^ DAHLIAS A good line of cut flower varieties YouT inquiriet solicited LYNDHURST FARM Hammonton, N. J. When nrdprlng. plfn^e n]''nt1nn The Exchange The pricei Advertised In The Florlats* Ezohanee are tor THE TRADE ONIjT. I Middle Atlantic States | Washington, D. C. A Unique Indoor Decoration ^ Tliere seems to be activity in the general dower business about the city. Some especially good funeral orders were placed last week. J. H. Small & Sons had the decora- tions for the fancy dress ball at the New Willard. This was an out-of-the-ordinary decoration inasmuch as most of the set- tings were designed or drawn by the architects who removed the large chande- liers and substituted old lanterns with blue light effect. It represented an old Italian garden by moonlight. Hundreds of Cedar trees were used and thousands of sprays of ITorsythia and Pussy Willow and Spring flowers. Looking in this gar- den with the fancy costumes was inde- scribable. Washington's Birthday was generally observed. All the florists in town had a picture of Washington and a display of American flags. George Washington luncheons and teas called for a number of baskets and centerpieces made of tri- colored flowers with hatchets tied to the handle and arranged in the flowers. "America First" W. F. Gude was chairman of the "America First" meeting held in a local high school. This meeting invited all aliens in the city and had a representa- tive of all nationalities. Each spoke his own language to his people and urged them to become citizens and put America first. Several good weddings are booked for the coming week. The visitors this week were Smiling Bob Shock of Rice & Co.. Fred Burki of Pittsburgh on his way back from Cuba and the South. P. F. Glover of Ports- mouth. Va., A. G. Paunsvis. of Koster & Co., N. Y.. A. Warman and John Von Zonnenvelt Son of Wm. of Sassenheim, and G. P. Volbersberg of Lisse, Holland. O. A. C. O. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-p-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-i o i Miscellaneous StockforFlorists 1 ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2-iD., S.3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. i ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. i ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in., S5.00 per 100 (heavy). i ACHYRANTHES Herbsti. Dwarf, bright red. S4.00 per 100. • BOXWOOD. Full list of sizes now on hand. I CARNATIONS. Established pot plants, at Rooted Cuttmg prices. Enchan- i tress. White Enchantress, Matchless, Rose Pink Enchantress, Wlute ? Wonder, Philadelphia. S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. „ „. ,„„ • DRACJENA Terminalis. Fine stock, well colored. 3-m. pots, S16.00 per lOU; ° 4-in. pots, $25.00 per 100; 5-in. pots, 35c. each; 6-in. pots, 50c. each. ° FERNS. Boston. Fine stock, 2M-in., S4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; 3-m. pots, ? $8.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $15.00 per 100; 5-in. pots, $25.00 per 100; 6-in. pots ? $40.00 per 100. Teddy Jr. Fine, 2M-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; ? 3-in. pots, $10.00 per 100 (very heavy) ; 5-m. pots, $35.00 per 100 (very heavy) ; ? 6-in. pots, $60.00 per 100 (very heavy). ? AZALEA Mollis. Mixed colors, 15 to 18 in. high, 35c. each ? HELIOTROPE. 2K-in. purple in variety. $3.00 per 100. ? ENGLISH IVY. Strftng, 4-in., $12.00 per 100. Ihe Storrs & Harrison Co. PalnesvlIIe, Oblo O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O' ■o-o-o-o-o-oo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-0"0-o~0'0"°~°~°~Q~ **'*■*'**' Special Offer of MARGUERITES White Paris Daisy A limited quantity of our celebrated healthy stock, out of 2}^-in. pots, at $3.50 per 100. A. L. MILLER Sutphin Road and Rockaway Blvd. Phone: Jamaica 505. JAMAICA. N. Y. Geraniums Heliotrope and other Bedding Plants in their season >A/. J. CHINNICK TRENTON, N. J. BEGONIA BEGONh Luminosa [rfordii SEEDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONi: P.\RK, N. Y. SHAMROCKS Perfect little beauties, every plant just u it should be. We ship in pota, each pot washed. 2.inch and 2>i-inch, J3.50 pel 100. In little IH-inch pots, 4o. R. G. HANFORD NORWALK, • • • CON^. 468 The Florists' Exchange i giiiioiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin^ I Anglin^WalshCo. m 'Phone, Franklin 647 335 Broadway, New York City | Carnations i Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttings lOi) loot) Alice $6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 ■White Wonder 3.00 2.'i.«Xt Matchless 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.O0 2."i.0o Mrs. C. W. Ward .... 3.00 ' 25.00 Champion :!.«( 25.00 PINK SENSATION . 4.00 35.00 Write fur prices ou other varieties. Asparagus PIuiuosus ami Sprengeri, 2i4-in. puis. .i;y.00 per IOC). $25.00 per 1000. Ferns 21/i-iii. table Ferns, $3.00' per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Canna Roots and Gladiolus Write for full price Rooted Cuttings 100 ■ 1000 Early Frost $7,00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Chadwick Varieties 3.00 25.00 Other Varieties — Write for prices. Roses Own root, l.ist year's stock carried over, ro-potted, now in 4-iu. pots : Mrs. A. Ward, Killarney Bril- liant, Cecile Bninner, d*Aren- berg, Crimson Queen, ready now. $5.00 per doz.. $37.50 per 100. Coleus Ilooti'd cutting's. Golden Bedder, | Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, g Firebrand. Alao uther pood varie- | ties. Good clean rooted cuttings, im- | mediate shipment, S5c. per 100, $7.00 = per IWO. I ^iiiinmtiiiiMiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiii^ Whfii ordering, please mention 'ITif F^lxcliiiiipe All varieties, lists. ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18 00 per 1000; 214-inch, $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000; 214-inch, $3.00 per 100; 3-inch, $5.00 per 100. PRIMULA Obconica. 4-inch, 15c. each; 5-inch, 20c. each. DRAC^NA Indivisa. 2i^-inch, $3.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. WEHLIN FLORAL CO., - HORNELL, N. Y. plPHse rn'MiHon 'I'lu' l'\'- CANNAS Strong 2- and 3-eye divisions, freshly divided from clumps same day shipped; far superior to stored divisions. Unless noted, $2.50 per 100, 820.00 per 1000. Alphonse Bouvier Black Prince Egandale Eldorado, large-flow- ered, yellow. Feuermeer Garam, $4.00 per 100 Hungaria, $3.00 per 100 Italia Julius Koch King Humbert, 33.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Koros, $6.00 per 100 Louisiana, $4.00 per 100 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO Mephisto Mrs. Geo. A. Strohleln Mrs. Karl Kelsey Mrs. Kate Deemer, $4.00 per 100. New Chicago Prince Wied Prof. Rombert PAINESVILLE, •» OHIO ROOTED CUTTINGS AGERATUMS. Stella Gumey and 100 Little Blue Star $0.60 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The best selected, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 75 SALVIA Bonfire 75 1000 (6.00 6.00 6.00 PLANTS HELIOTROPE Centefleur. The best bedder; dark blue. Strong bushy plants, from 2-in. pota. S2.50 per 100. PETUNIAS. Dreer's Double Fringed. Mixed colors, strong plants, from 2-in. pots J2.00 per 100 Cash with order, please. I. P. CftNNATA. Mt. Freedom. N. J. DRAC/€NA IndlTlsa. Strong plants, from 2K-in. pots, »3.00; from 3-in. pota, $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUSIPIumosus Nanus. From 2ii- in. pots, $3.00 per 100; ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, from 3-in. pots, S4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed PAUL MADER,EastStroudsburg,Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACi«NA Indlvtaa. 2-in., Se.l 3-tll., 10s.; i-in., Ifio.; 6-in . 25e. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-in.. tS 00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevlne, RIcard, Per> kins and Buchner. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $5 00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 8-in., 10«.; 4-in.. 16o.; d-in., 25o.; from bed for 2>i- and S-in. _pota, $5.00 per 100. VINCA variegata. 2-in., $2.00 p«i 100. Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N. J. CAISrSA ROOTS 100 1000 Meteor $10.00 $100.00 King Humbert 2.50 20.00 Charles Henderson 2.00 18.50 Oueen Charlotte 2.50 20.00 DRAC/ENAIndivisa. 4-iapots.. 16.00 AGERATUM. Blue and white Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 GERMAN rVY. Cutting 1.00 8.00 ENGLISH rVY. 2M-in. pots 4.00 35.00 4-in. pots 8.00 GERANIUMS, RIcard, Nutt, Hill, pink. Grant, double and white. 2H-in. pots 2.25 20.00 BOSTON FERN RUNNERS 2.00 18.50 WM. MEARS - - RVMSON. N. J. Write tbem you read this advt. Id the Fscnange THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to.daU MIDDLE ATXANTIO STATES— Continned Syracuse, N. Y. Notes St. Valentine's Day will long be remembered as one of the coldest for many years. Fifteen to twenty below zero with a stiff wind, made the safe delivery of plants and flowers a most difficnlt matter ; qnite a number were frozen. The volume of business was larger than ever before. Violets were the leaders. Flowers generally are more plentiful. Carnations still bring $1 per doz, al- thoQgh some department stores have been cutting prices. Funeral work still keeps very heavy, and long hours are the rule to catch up with the orders. The death of Dr. Eisner, one of the most prominent physicians in this part of the State, called for many designs. By an explosion at the experimental station of the Solvay Process works, an acid tank burst, killing five prominent young men, one being Harry R. Danser, grandson of the late James Root, who conducted a nursery at Skaneateles some years ago. Much sympathy is felt for Mrs. Danser as this was her only son. Bellamy Bros, report business as very good. Funeral work has increased. Car- nations are giving good crops and bulb stock is very fine. Roses from Holland At the annual meeting of the Syracuse Rose Society held on the 1.5th, Rev. Dr. Mills was re-elected president, Walter T. Mott, sec'y ; George Thorp, treasurer. Supt. of Parks Campbell re- ported he had purchased 5000 Rose bushes for the Municipal Rose Garden from Holland, and they were either at the bottom the the sea or on the docks ; no trace of them could be found since last November. Needless to say there is not much sympathy felt regarding them among the craft, as they feel that just as good, if not better, stock can be bought in this country and our home growers should be given a chance to bid on such an order. Mrs. B. F. Metcalf and son, large wholesale and retail seed merchants of Chittanango, N. Y.. have opened a branch store at 115 N. Warren st. Hiram A. Rich, well known to all the trade and market gardeners, is in charge. There was only a small attendance at the club meeting held on the 15th, owing to the cold snap. Paul Youell was able to be present for the first time in two months. The next meeting will be held Mar. 6, at Werner Bultmann's store. H. Y. Lancaster, Pa. With several deaths among our Lan- caster notables funeral work went way beyond the normal stage the past week, and show'ed the personal element in the trade in the way it was divided up. The new store is hustling along and getting things into shape for a formal opening some time in the near future. It will have the largest store of the city and room to handle trade for surrounding cities and boroughs ; in fact, this will be made a feature, and no doubt develop Lancaster into a central supply station as it should have been long ago. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar are superintending the work of remodeling and Mr. Antes is always to be found around the building some- where. B. F. Barr had a very fine Washing- ton's Birthday window ; in fact, all along the line a general stiffening up seems in progress as the result of in- creased competition. John Shreiner is sending some extra fine Freesia of the Purity type into ISchroyer's. Walter Denlinger of Vintage and Harrj- Weaver of Bird-in-Hand are pot- ting up Asters for an early crop, as they stick to the early kinds in order to have them out of the way before the black beetle reaches this section. E. P. Hostetter says he is willing to sell out, as he has other interests to look after, but I notice that he is not letting the place get on the downhill slide, but is keeping it right up to the notch in productiveness so that if it ever is sold it w^ill he as a going place. M. .T. Brinton of Christiana is going to put up another Lord & Burnham house and is going to be the recipient of a vi.sit from the club members on the 16th of March. PRIMULA Obconica, Giant Kermesina, Rosea, Arendl and mixed, also Grandlflora Compacta, Alba Lilac, Rosea and Sangamea, Malacoides, White, Lavender, 2-in., $1.50 pet 100 MME. SALLEROI. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. DAISY, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in . $2.00 per 100. AGERATUM. CUPHEA. 2-in , $t 50 per 100. WHITMANI, ELEGANTISSIMA and TABLE FERNS 2-in.. $3.00 per 100. DRACAENA Indivisa. 4-in., lOo. ASPARAGUS Plumosua Nanus. 2-iD., $2.00 per 100; 3-in.. 40. IMPATIENS Hybrids. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, no white, 2H-in., 82.50 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire and Splendens. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. WEEPING LANTANA, FEVERFEW Gem, GIANT WHITE DAISY and DOUBLB ALYSSUM 2-in., $?.00 per 100 ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100 CUPHEA. 75o. per 100 ALTERNANTHERA BrilUantlssima. $5.00 per 1000. Rosea, YeUow and P. Major $4.60 per 1000. AGERATUM, Gumey, Pauline, Star. 60o. pet 100, $5.00 per 1000. VINCA Variegata. 75o. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 75o. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 75c. per lOO. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1 00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1.00 per 100. ALYSSUM. Giant double, 76o. per 100, $8.00 per 1000. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, Dreer's, etc., $1.00 per 100, $9 00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 6 kinds, $1.26 pet 100. SNAPDRAGON. Silver and White. $1.50 per 100. STEVIA. Dwarf. 75o. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. FERNS Bench. Nice, olean atook. Boston, 4-in., lOo.; 6-in., I2Ho. Cash BYER BROS,, •^"*"«^1^»"''« CANNAS ' 30 fine varieties, home-grown, strong, dormant tubers, $2.00 to $6.00 per 100. Our selection «l fine aorta, $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. Per Pw 100 1000 Asparagus Hatcberi. 3-in. pots $S.OO Asparagus Sprengeri. 2>^-in. poti. . 3.00 Asparagus Sprengeri. 3-m. pots ... 6.00 Abutilon Savltzil. 2>i-in. pots 3.00 Achyrantbes. 6 sorts. Rooted Cut- tings 1.00 $8.00 Ageratum. Blue and white, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 25 eoru. Rooted Cuttings.. 1.00 8.00 Cuphea, Rooted Cuttings 1 .00 Dracaena Indivisa. 3'in. pots. . . . 8.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 4-in. pots. .. .12.00 Dracaeiui Indivisa. 6-10. pots 25.00 Feverfew. Double white. Rooted Cuttinn 1.80 12 00 Forget-Me-Not 1.50 Fuchsias. Double and single. Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12.00 Fuchsias. Double and single. 2K- in pots 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings.... 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tinge 1.60 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2^-in. pots 4.00 S- Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 200 18.00 Salvia. New sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.80 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Smilai. etronu, 2M-in. pota 3.00 Stevia Compacta 1.25 VInca Variegata and Elegans. 4-in. pots 10.00 VInca Variegata and Elegan*. 2M- ia. pots 8 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL,N.Y. Write them you read thlg advt. )n the Rsfhapge ROOTED Carnation Cuttings ALICE, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Long Island Grown OUADIOUUS AUGUSTA and BRENCHLEYENSIS, IK-m. and up. $7.00 per 1000. Cash with order. KUHNE BROS., Hicksville, L. I. Wheo orderiDg, please mention The EschaDge I (liriiary 2C, IHUi. The Florists' Exchange 469 READY NOW! "J. & P." ROSES FROM 2H-INCH : POTS : The assortim'iit below show^ our hist Suniii- We have these VHheties in surplus. Grown for our , atronfier and more atocky than the ordinary 2H-inch pot guaranteed :r'3 prupagation. The plants have been resteLi own planting — they are all from 2^-inoh pots — -inch pot Roses generally offereQ. Satisfaction Climbing Roses 100 1000 Cllmblnst American Beauty. . . .H.OO $3.5 00 .\nierican Pillar. Kich rosy pink, siiiKle tlowera 4.00 Crimson Rambler 3.00 27.S0 Dorothy Perkins. Pink 3.00 27.50 Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins). A most beautiful Rose, intense crimson-scarlet. The foliage ia always clean and glossy. Never mildews. Destined to supercede Crimson Rambler when well known 3.00 27.50 Flower of Fairfield. (Everbloom- ing Crimson Rambler.) 4.00 35.00 Tausendscboa (Thousand Beau- tiejj) 3.00 27.60 White Doroth.v Perkins 3 00 27.50 Dwarf Polyantha or Baby Rambler Varieties loo looo Baby Dorothy. Rose pink $3.00 $27.50 Baby Rambler (Mme. Norbert Levavasseur). Crimson 3.00 27.50 Baby Tausendschon 4.00 35 00 Jessie. Clear, glowing red 3.00 27.50 Mrs. W. H. Cucbush. Clear bright pink 3.00 Orleans. Pink 3.00 27.50 Yvonne Rabler. The best white Baby Rose yet introduced. Blooms with marvelous freedom through the entire season; pure white with tinge of sulphur at base of petals 5.00 40.00 Hybrid Perpetuals loo looo Caprice Variegated pink and white $4.00 CUo. Flesh pink 4.00 Conrad F. Meyer. Pink 4.00 HYBRID PERPETUALS— Continued 100 1000 Coquette dcs Alpcs. White. .. .$4.00 (Coquette des Blanches. White. 4.00 Frau Karl Druschki. (White American Beauty.) 5.00 GeneralJacqucmlnot. Crimson 4.00 Hugh Dickson. Red 4.00 J. B. Clark. Crimson; strong grower 4.00 Magna Charta. Pink 4.00 Marchioness of Lome. Clear red 4.00 M. P. Wilder. Red 4.00 Hybrid Tea and Tea Varieties 100 1000 Bride. White $3 60 Bridesmaid. Pink 3.50 Clothilda Soupert. Ivory white, shading to pink in center 3.50 30.00 Etoile de Lyon. Yellow 4.00 35.00 Golden Gate. Creamy white, shaded with yellow 4.00 35.00 Gruss an Teplltz. Rich scarlet. 4 00 .35.00 • Hermosa. Clear rose 4.00 35.00 Kalserln Augusta Victoria. White 4.00 Klllarney. Pink, very free-flow- ering 4.00 35.00 La France. Pink 6 00 40.00 Maman Cochet. Piidt. One of the most hardy of this class. . . . 3.50 30,00 Meteor. Red 4.00 35.00 Pink Soupert 3.50 30.00 Richmond. Clear, rich crimson. 4.00 White Klllarney 4.00 White Cochet 3.50 30.00 Yellow Soupert (Mosella) 3.50 30.00 Moss Roses loo looo Crimson Globe. Crimson $4.00 Princess Adelaide. Pink 4.00 JACKSON & PERKINS CO., Newark, New York State ASPARAGUS 100 1000 Flnmosns. 2i4-in. pots. . .$1.75 $17.00 CANNAS. 1-3 eyes, AUe- mania 1.00 K Italia, Patri, B. Prince, Burbank, Gray, Fla- mingo, Berat, Hen- derson 1.25 OBCONICA Primroses . . 1.50 VINCA Variegata. SVa- in pots 5.00 BOSTON FERNS, from bed 15.00 COLBUS. 10 varieties 2.0O PANSY PLANTS, Giant Flowering 2,50 Cash JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio When orderlne. dI^'hbp mpntinn Tin" Rxchntme Coleus Cuttings Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leadingandbestfancy varieties. Clean, strong, well rooted cuttings. $6.00 per 1000 Cash with order. Send for list with testimoniala A. NAHLIK 261-275 Lawrence Street, flUShlNG, N. Y. Largest grower of Coleus in the U.S.A. When orderinp. ploasG mention Tho Exctiaogc MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Contiiiued J. H. Linkey of Mountville, Pa., has some reputation as a gunner and came pretty near being inveigled into shaking our trip to Girvin's for a gunning trip on the same day by a noted crowd of Lancaster gunners. At a meeting of our Ad. Club Friday noon we decided to try and push thu movement for a convention or exhibition hall, and voted a liberal sum of money as a donation toward such an object, so that there is some hope of getting a hall for our flower show this Pall large enough to accommodate a crowd. There is a possibility of our having Maurice Fuld with us one of these days and if it can be arranged he will give our club a talk. It seems it never rains but it pours, but so long as it pours such men as Wright, Vincent and Fuld into our midst we are willing to see the weather unchanged. They say that the leap year party out at Chas. B. Herr's was a dandy, and we who have been entertained by him know it was. Just how he is_ going to escape and remain a bachelor i.s a hard guess right now. Albert M. Herr. Origin of S. A. Nutt Geranium In reply to the inquiries made recently in The Kxchange as to the origin of this popular Geranium, we have had the fol- lowing parag^raph that appeared in tne issue of "Horticulture" of Nov. 27 last, brought to our notice. It answers the whole questioji: "We had the pleasure of meeting again an old-time celebrity at the Cleveland Flower Show — A. T. Simmons, of Geneva. O. With, Hallock, Son »S: Thorpe, and later under his own name at Geneva. Mr. Simmons did things which meant much for the florist of those days and even of the present time. S. A. Nutt Geranium, unbeaten in its class today, was raised by him and he has to his credit such Carnations as Portia, Tidal Wave, Silver Spray and Ferdinand Mangold — surely a record to be proud of. The years have dealt very kindly with Mr. Simmons — he has changed but little with the passing of time." SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS BTerythlnft In cuttlnfta and amBll pot plants. Send for complete catatoftue SATISFACTION GUARANTEED ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings. (8 00 per 1000: in 6.000 lots at $7.00 per 1000; in 2H-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Seedlln&s and Pot Plants, all other va- rieties. Prices on application. BEGONIAS 100 looo CHATELAINE. 2 ^i-in $5.00 $45.00 StroDR seedlings, from soil 3.50 30.00 StronE, 3-in 8.00 Strong, 4-in 12.00 REX. 2>i-in. very best varieties, assorted 8.00 40.00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice $B.00 $50.00 Pink Dcllliht 5.00 40.00 Champion. Select stock 3.50 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.50 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very free) 12.00 100.00 Following at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Eureka Rose Pink En- Prlncess Dagmar chantress Harlowarden Herald White Wonder Pink Winsor 250 or more at the thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The following are the best newer varieties of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 Modello $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 26 00 White Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Oconto, Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a full list of all_ other commercial varieties. Prices on application. COLEUS ROOTED CUTTINGS Golden Bedder, VerschaffeltU and all other beat vaneties, S5c. per 100, postpaid: $7.00 per 1000 by express collect. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS strong, twice transplanted, very best strain. In all colors. $3.60 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varieties 100 1000 DAISIES, Boston Yellow. Strong 3H-in. bushy plants, 25 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100: 2>i-in..$6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $36.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 16.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 25.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.75 15.00 Single White. Best variety for pots: large flowering. 2>^-in.. 5.00 FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In best 100 1000 varieties. 2>i-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Bh-d's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston Ferns. 2)i-in 4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt. Whltmanl com- pacta, Scholzell, ScottU, all 2H-in 500 40.00 Elegantlssima Imperlalls and Elegantlsslma compacta. 2W-in 6.00 60.00 Teddy. Jr 5.00 45.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per flat: 5 flats, $1.75 per flat: 10 flats, $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. FUCHSIAS. In beat varietiea, 2-in. pots 2.50 Rooted cuttings, mixed varietiea 1.25 10.00 Phone FARRAGUT 2326 ROMAN J. IRWIN, GERANIUMS StroDB 2^-)D. plaDU Now ready, very fine atock. RIcard, Poltevlne. Nutt, $3.00 per 100, 525.00 per 1000. These are well estabUshed plants. IVY ENGLISH rVY. ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra strong, from soil. Propagated las Auiust. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. KEN'ITA Bclmorcna. 2K-in.. nice, stocky pliints. 8 iu. high, with 3 leaves, $10,00 iht PANSY PLANTS. Strong, stocky plants. Giant Flowering, finest strain. $4.00 per 1000, 5000 loU at $3.60 per 1000. PELARGONIUMS 100 Lucy Becker. 2-in *'2SS Wurtembergla. 2-in 10.00 Swablan Maid. 2-in 10.00 Easter Greeting. 2-in 8.00 3-in.. $12.00 per 100: 4-in.. $16.00 per 100. These are true to name, well grown and free from white fly. PETUNIAS. Rooted cuttings. 100 1000 Double white, assorted dou- ble, assorted single. Dcliv- ered anywhere $1.15 $10.50 POINSETTIAS. Stock Plants. Extra strong selected 14.00 PRIMULA Obconlca. Giant and Malacoldes. 3-in 6.00 60.00 PRIMULA Veris Supeiba. 3-in. $8.00 ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old. Hybrid Teas, Hybrid Perpetual. Baby Ramblers. Climbers. List of varieties and prices on application. ROSES 2 W-in.. grafted and own root, in all va- rieties, good, clean, stock. Prices on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. SNAPDRAGONS. Silver Pink,'"" ^""^ Giant White. GUnt Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. .$2.00 $16.00 Sliver Pink, Giant Yellow, Giant White. 2^-m 4.0O 35.00 VERBENAS. Giant flowering, assorted rooted cuttings. Postpaid 1.00 7.50 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings. Postpaid 1.25 9.00 GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Siie Long Island .Grown (Now Heady) 100 1000 America $1.60 $11 00 Augusta 1.50 12.00 Halley (Salmon) 2.60 20,00 Brenchleyensis (Scarlet). ,. . 1.50 11.00 May 2.00 18.00 Peace SOO 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 75.00 Mrs. Francis King 1.50 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 1.75 14.00 NewCrop Florists'FlowerSeeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Green- house grown). $3.00 per 1000; 6000 at $2 50 per 1000. _ , Tr. pkt. Ol. SALVIA Bonfire $0.25 $2.00 Splendens 25 1.50 Zurich 35 3.50 Tr. pkt. BEGONIA Lumlnosa. A ox. $1.08.. $0.25 Erfordla. A oz. 75o 26 Vernon. A os. 50o 26 Prima Donna. A ox. $1.00 26 VERBENA. Tr. pkt. Ox. Mammoth Choice Mlied.$0.25 $1.60 Mammoth Sep. Colors. .. .25 1.50 Ail other choice flower seeds. Send for list. 108W.28HiSt., NEWYORK irdprlne. plenffp mfnll.^n Thi* FTclinnge Order Now! FOR YOUR ST. PATRICK'S DAY TR.ADE Order Now! 50,000 WE HAVE 50,000 TRUE IRISH SHAMROCKS In 1-in. pota. $4.00 per 100. $35 00 per 1000. In IJi-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Get in line now for some extra money on March 17th. PANSIES and GERANIUMS In SEASON Cash with order. LEONARD COUSINS, JR., sj^coRcord Concord Junction, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 470 The Florists' Exchange NURSERY STOCK For Florist Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Slirubs, Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, Paeonies, Herbaceous Plants and Small Fruits Our Specialties for Fall are Barberry Thunbergii Phlox Paeonies Write for our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH CO., 67 YEARS 1000 ACRES Geneva, N. Y. NOTICE 2,000,000 NORWAY SPRUCE CHOICE VERMONT GROWN Property been sold and land must be cleared, hence tlie following low prices 100 1000 1000 E 5-year transplants - - - - $1.00 $5.50 5000 lots $5.00 4-year transplants .75 4.50 " " 4.00 3-year transplants .50 3.50 " " 3.00 3-year seedlings 2.50 " " 2.00 Write for prices for larger quantities. Packing at cost. Wnic H. M. TOTMAN. Randolph. Vt. Or G. A. CHEDEL, Manager lU'ii'i'in 'I'll I' Kxrliiriipe BERBERIS THUNBERGII CALIFORNIA PRIVET ASPARAGUS ROOTS Grown as specialties by the millions and sold at prices that get business. NORWAY NAPLES NORWAY SPRUCE A block of each on ground that must be cleared. Will price accordingly. PRICE LIST NOW READY THE ROBBINSVILLE NURSERIES, ^- ^o^JS?"' RobbinsviUc, N.J. Whea ordering, please mention Tho Exclianpre The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYMID PEItt>ETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZ4LEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGBtlENS, PEONIES, etc A«A ^or cto/ogae BOSKOOP, HOLLAND When orderinit. please mentlop The Bxchange VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFBRBD BY Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. When ordering. pleaBe mention The B>icban anire Headquarters for Trees, 8-12 ft., in Hemlock, Nor- ivay and White Spruce, Austrian andScoicli Pines The F.E. CONINE NURSERY CO. STRATFORD, CONN. When orduTiiiK, please m'-ntlon Tte Exchance Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Fricee The' Conard ®. Jones Co. WEST GROVf, PA. Wben ordering, pleaae mention The Elxehan^* |iiii[iiiiiii[iiiiiiiiiiii[iiiiii][iii]iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii[iiiiiiitiiii[ii[iiiiniimitini[ini[iniiiuiii]iiiiniiniiiini]i^^ 1 40,000 IBOTA PRIVET I We can furnish bright CLEAN, YOUNG STOCK in aU sizes up to I 4 to 5 ft. These plants are on ground that must be vacated tliis Spring. Specia] I prices will be given on application to parties desiring a quantity. I SHRUBS and VINES in large quantities. CREEPING ai d CLIMBING I ROSES. I HERBACEOUS PLANTS are one of our specialties. I We have the Largest Stock of Large Evergreens in this country. Send I for special list of large Evergreens by the carload only. I i®" If you have not received our wholesale hst, write for it. f THE ELIZABETH NURSERY CO., - ELIZABETH, N. J. flllIII[||III[llllllllltNlllll[lllll[lll|[||lllllll]||||||||||||]||lll]|lll|llilliliii[|||llii;iilil|llii|||N W'lu'ji nnh'iinK. iilease meutiup The Exclmiige TRBES Largest asBortinent In New England. Ever greens, dectduone treee, uotb coniinoo and rar«r vartetlee. Sturdy, choice stock that can be depend ednpcm. Hend forcataJi)g and special trade ^^ice8. m^sii^ r <> ;si-wMjes 22^ Tivt B^-Starft! Nurseries North AbingtoD Mus. FtnesC of Bhrabi. Speelftl , trade prices. By tbe thotiHands, hardy Native and Hybrid Ruododen- drons— transplanted and afcllmated. Send your lists. I-et lis esiimate. Wher> ordering, pleriae mention The Eichange pTELJ^°Si^^P We Have Something Special to Offer in Weigelias — Canida and Eva Rathke, Philadelphus, Pyrus Japonica, Deutzias, Spiraea van Houttei, and other Shrubs. also HARDY PERENNIAI^ Send ua your list of requirements. WOOD, STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. P. OUWERKERK 216 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JWST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azaleas^Spiraeas Japonica, Lilinm Speciosnm, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot' Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATE Hlirs Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTDRY Complete assortment In larfte and amall sizes. Price Ust now ready, TlKD.IIillNur$erya,lnc.,DUN»i£aL. Brerdreen SpedaBsts Larg««t Growers In America Decorative Plants niNJl. U dl^ \M,j PHILADELPHIA, PA W>i»n ftT-d«'r1ng ntton Th** RTrhnnEre IRISH SHAMROCKS 2-in.. $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 1-in. Miniatures, $2.00 per 100 These are the finest plants I ever offered Cash M. S. ETTER he Home of Primroses SHIREMANSTOWN, PA. When urderiiifi, please mi.-iiti<,ii The lixcliiiuge When orderlnf;, please mention The Exchange California Privet 1000 2-jT., 12-18-in., well branched $8.00 2-yr., 18-24-in., well branched 12.00 2-yr., 24-30 in., well branched 15.00 PRIVET CANES, 2-4 ft., one year growth, 500 canes in each bundle, $1.00 per bundle. 8000 LOMBARDY POPLARS, 5000 CAROLINA POPLARS, 5000 BAR- BERRY THUNBERGII, 10,000 Shrubs in varieties. Packing free. Cash with order. HILLSIDE NURSERIES JOHN BENNETT, Prop. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. Wten ordering, please mention The Exchange VERBENAS 1916 Varieties JEAN TELFORD. Best pink. BONNIE DOON. Lilac-magenta. Send for circular. J. L. DILLON, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Wtipn nrflpring. nlewsp mfntlnn TTiP KT<'hnngp CYCUAMEIN Fine Strain, Assorted Colors, Bud and Bloom 3M-ln., 6c. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-in., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., 2o. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS., 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syracuse.N.Y. When ordering, pleiise mintl'm Thi' KTolimige Carnations and Plumosus Matchless aud Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, strong, well-rooted UuttinEs, from fine healthy stook« at $25.00 per 1000. Plumosus. by the thousand or ten thousand, at $26.00 per 1000. Ca$h or approted (T«di* W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Excliange February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 471 ««••««•«• —■♦»•■••••■»»•»••♦••■••••>>••*>•••**•*••*•*•*•♦♦*■ Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN t President. E. S, Wiu.en, Slioimmlrmh, lu ; Vice- president, John Watson, N. Y.; TreiiBurer, Peter YouNCEKS. GenevH. Neb.; SccrcUxry, .John Hall, Itocbesu-r. N. Y 4lHt Annuiil Cunvention will be held in Milwaukee, Wis., June 28-30. lyiC. i««a>>*« •.!«*•««•*«•* 4' «•«« *••«»« ••* • *•••♦* *•«««< Juniperus communis (Huhjirl of this ifiik's illti.stration) Botanies as a rule give the name Juniperus commu- nis to tlie low growing common Juniper which grows throughout the country from Canada to New Jersey, making the upright growth of which our picture repre- sents but rea(ling ones being unknown in a wild state to them. Tlie illustration represents one of them. It is not unlike the European one known as J. Suecica, the Swedish Juniper, requiring to- be rather fuller at the base to represent it better. Though wild. ,1. communis is an ornament to a lawn. There is no other wild coniferous evergreen growing just as it does. The Ked Cedar, Juniperus Virginiana, in one of its many varieties is not unlike it, but its foliage is of a darker color and in height it exceeds it in time. What botanists recognize as the true representative communis is the one of a somewhat concave outline. Its golden variety, known as Douglas' Golden, has the same habit of growth and is known as J. communis aurea. As it grows with us, J. communis of our illustration is found on elevated ground on the outskirts of woods, usually in the company of the Ked Cedar, from which it is well distinguished by its lighter colored and more rigid foliage. Though this upright Juniper appears to come true from seeds it is better to increase it from cuttings. It is a quicker way, and varieties of all sorts are then ab- tained true to their character. Early Winter is the proper time to make cuttings, rooting them under glass. . Our attention has been called to the A Cryptomena f^^^^ ^^^^ i„ Delaware, just across Japonlca Hedge ^^^^ Pennsylvania State line, there is growing a nice hedge of Cryptomeria Japonica, which we feel sure must be the only hedge of its kind in the United States. We have not seen this hedge, but can well believe those who have arid who describe it as one of great beauty, exciting the admiration of all who see it. Additional interest is attached to it from the fact that the plants for the hedge were all raised from cuttings from a tree standing on the lawn, the gardener rooting them in a greenhouse. Time was when evergreens were prominent as hedge plants. Hemlock and Norway Spruces leading; later Retinisporas were tried, but from various causes all these have been practically abandoned. Insects ravag- ing the evergreens had something to do with it, and the several kinds of Privet, some of them evergreen, also helped it along. Cryptomerias, so far as they have proved here, have no insect foes. There are several specimens on lawns, «s has been referred to in The Exchange from time to time. The writer knows of a fine one in good condi- tion on a neighboring lawn, where it has flourished un- injured for at least thirty years, the coldest Winters leaving it unharmed. The gardener referred to who made his hedge from plants he rooted from cuttings may well be proud of his work but one wishing jilants today could import young seedlings at but little cost. A I * I 1,1 O"^ "^ t''^ oldest of known woody sfn^ climbers, and one still in the lead of ^ the most useful, is Aristoloehia Sipho, or Dutchman's Pipe, as it is commonly called, its flow- ers resembling an old-fashioned pipe. It is a native vine, growing wild from Western Pennsylvania to Ken- tucky, and extending into Texas. The flowers come singly, in the shape of a pipe, as aforesaid, well distinguishing it from all other hardy vines. In addition to this it has immense leaves, often these are six to nine inches in diameter, roundish in shape, and become a little hairy with age. Though quite hardy, its shoots are often pruned considerably in Spring, when foliage is chiefly desired, the new shoots as thev form producing extraordinarily large leaves. We have seen this vine used to great advantage with the common Virginia Creeper, Ampelopsis Virginica, the foliage of the latter when it takes on its Autumn dress of scarlet, mingling with the large green leaves of Aristoloehia contrasting beautifully. To increase this vine, cuttings and layers are resorted to. Seeds, too, when they can be had, but seed deal- ers say it is one of the most difficult of vines to pro- cure seeds of, no collectors offering them. II is not alone on the lawn in .Spring that Lilacs for n^^. i [[m- j^ aiiiong the most appreciated of rorclng flowering shrubs. It is now looked for in collections forced in pots for the Christmas and the Easter season. It is a shrub that forces well when grown for the purpose, which means its cultivation in ))ots for some time before flowering. This means a potting of the plants a year or more in advance, in fact they should be considered as pot plants altogether. This keei)S them in a dwarf condition, inducing flowering. 'I'he strong growths the plants make when growing in Juniperus communis. Common Juniper the open ground is opposed to flowering of other plants as well as Lilacs, a fact to be remembered when con- sidering the using of any plant for forcing purposes. It is best to take two or three year old plants for forcing. Should such plants be growing outside in Spring they may either be root pruned where they are or potted then. Under either system the dwarfing takes place, which results in the forming of flower buds in- stead of growth ones for the next season's de\'elopment. A spade run around the plants will root prune those growing in the ground, when potted, the disturbance it causes is a check to the plants, in addition to the loss of some of the roots usually following the operation. When potted, the plants may be grown outdoors all Summer, the pots plunged to their rims in the garden where there may he room for them. ' The varieties of Lilacs are now so numerous one can make his own choice of sorts to use. Among white ones the old Charles X and Marie Legraye are still fa- vorites, while Louis Spath, a bluish purple, is also con- sidered. Another, Hugo Kostcr, a new, rosy lilac, is being well recommended. When forced the colors of many lilacs appear i)aler than they would if flo\yered under natural conditions. It is not well kno\vn that there are Varieties of the several varieties of Purple Beech. Purple Beech liuropean houses Latinize them as fol- lows: Fagus purpurea, E. purpurea major (Rivers) and F. purpurea major, (Black Marguerite). These are described as foUo'ws: F. purpurea is tlie seedling from the purple Beech; F. purpurea major is the well known River's Purple, and !•". purpurea major, Black Marguerite, is a very large leaved form of River's Purple. In former davs the common purple one, the seedling, was known as the Copper Beech, and this is still the best way of designating it. It is rarely that a seedling is of as deep a purple as River's hence Copper Beech well describes it. There is this in favor of these seed- lings, they are of a bushy outline from the start, while River's and Black Marguerite never are. Being in- creased by grafting or like methods, they do not form a bushy body until some years have passed. When one of these several Beeches is wanted to form a bushy tree from the start, the seedling, or Copper Beech, is the one to be preferred. It becomes of the shape desired, but at the expense of the best color. The various Beeches named are considered to require more care than many other trees in their transplanting, especially the seedlings, as these carry so much more top in proportion to their roots than do the others. No matter whether worked on the European or on the American, close pruning seems always demanded when transplanted, to ensure success. Following the confusion arising from The Spruce jj,g changing of the botanical names of and the Fir plants, it has become necessary to look into the common names of many as well. In the case of the Spruce and the Fir, there need be no change in them, as they are founded on characters which do not change, no matter how the generic one may be altered. For an illustration we will take the Norway Spruce and our native White Spruce. The cones of these two do not stand erect on the branches, nor do those of any Spruce; neither do they fall apart when ripe, or drop from the trees. Therefore by their action we know them as Spruces. Coming now to Firs, which are represented by our Balsam Fir and the various Firs of our Pacific States, the cones of all stand erect on the branches, and with the ripening of the seeds in Autumn they fall apart, entirelv disappearing from the trees. This is why, when making a collection of cones for herbarium specimens, it is necessary to tie thread around the cones of Firs, to hold them together when ripe. So one may see that the cones render it easy to decide to which class one of these conifers belongs. Both the Hemlock and the Douglas Spruces are not now classed as either Abies or Picea, but they are still Spruces nevertheless, their cones being of the persistent character mentioned. Among the few Colorado shrubs which have Splrsea found a place in collections here, Spiriea arisefolla ariaifolia is not often found, though, strange to say, it is quite common in many gardens in Europe. It is "a tall growing species, bearing terminal panicles of white flowers in Spring, which are prominent and showy. The color is not clear white, but more like those of the well known S. sorbifolia. This Spirtea, aria;folia, has been tried in collections here, and in our colder States has been reputed as tender, but this report can he accounted for in this way: the shrub is found in Washington and Oregon as well as in Colorado, and plants from the Pacific Coast States are not as hardy as those from Colorado. Those that proved tender did not come from Colorado, one may be sure; if they had they would be hardy in all our States. The genus Spirffia has become so numerously repre- sented that scientists have made sections of them, and our ariaefolia is now called Holodiscus ariasfolia in some lists. It is a graceful growing species, forming a bush with slender arching branches, its general appearance rather unlike the usual run of Spir^as. These Colorado plants arc becoming more sought for than they were be- cause of their hardy nature, withstanding alternating temperatures better than many shrubs. This Spiraea is easily increased by young shoot cut- tings in Summer under" glass, hard wood ones in Sprmg, and by layers, also from seeds. 472 The Florists' Exchange DREER'S HYDRANGEAS SELECT STANDARD VARIETIES These are all stored in coldframes in a dormant condition; the 5- and 6-m. pots are in prime shape for floweringlfor Spring and Memorial Day sales, while the 2- and 3-in. pots will be found_ pro6table [for .growing ATalancbe. Large corymbs of pure white Sowers: very free- flowenng. Bouquet Rose. Laige trusses of well-formed flowers: rosy-amber turmng to bright pink. E. G. Hill. Trusses of immense size, color a most pleasing shade of pink which does not fade; growth vigorous General de Vibraye. Very large heads of bright rose; a splendid forcing variety. La Lorraine. Very large flowers; pale rose turning to bright pink. Mile. Renee Galllard. Large panicles of milky-white irregularly dentated flowers. Mme. Maurice Hamar. Large delicate flesh-rose color; a pleasmg shade. Mme. Emile MoulUere. One of the very best; very large flowers, frequently over 2 inches in diameter, of the purest white, with rosy-carmine eye. Mont Rose. Immense panicles of a clear flesh-rose. Radiant. Splendid rose-carmine. Ronsard. Very large individual flowers as weU as trusses ol a beautiful rose tmt. Souvenir de Mme. E. Chautard. One of the prettiest; flower medium-sized corymbs of bright rose-colored Vleui-Chateau. A strong, upright growing variety with immense trusses of very large white flowers; these as they mature become suffused with a deUcate rosy-carmine tint. T,Ai' "J.}^" S^""" ™° be supplied in 2, 3, 6 and 6-in. pots, excepting t. O. Hill, which can only be furnished in the three smaller sizes. 2-inch pots, $0.60 per doz., $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 3 ■ 1.00 •• 7.00 •• 60.00 •■ 5 250 " 20,00 o 4.00 '• 30.00 New Hydrangeas f™!i,''u "j'"'"'"''"'^?'' ^ American commerce practically all the worthy fi,^ t„ H?^ S"^"" "',P2P"'=;"'.'^f"'»°'' '""'"J'- " lias been our constant ,^^?l,i , , ,? =':'P''™i-in. pota, $.3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; Rooted Cuttings, $2 25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. 1000 DR.\CAENA Indivisa, 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100, $1.50 per doz. Cash with Order AHAarNUS PIERSOIN CROMWELL .... CONN. When r.rHrrlTic. p)pfl.Di:,E AIXAKTIO STATES Continaed Council held Ihat the praciioe o( enclos- inR thu bed.s with a protecting railing might load to the injury of pedestrians \yith the result that the city would be liable for damages. The window cif S. A. Anderson's store is always full of good things, but the fine Hyacinths, Tulips ,Tnd Narcissi exhibited last week were alwve tlie average. Largo plants with strong, healthy blooms made such a choice and striking display as is seldom seen. The Easter stock at Sehwerdt & Ber- ner's greenhouses is looking particularly well this year. Hybrid perpoUial Ruses, .\zaleas, fancy Hyacinths, Tidips, li.istun ferns and many other decorative plants are offered in fine condition and variety. William Scott's retail store always pre- sents an attractive appearance. IThe dis- play of Spring flowering bulbs is com- plete and has provcil to be of much in- terest to the shoppers. Mauk P.vlmer, Newark, N. J. Essex Co. Florists' Club The February meeting, Thursday the 17th, was set aside by the Essex County Florists' Club as ladies' night. About seventy-five of the local florists and commission men from New York and their wives and friends were present at Krueger's .Auditorium in Newark. The tables were tastefully decorated with ferns. Carnations, Tulips, Daffodils and Primulas. A fine dinner was served and during the courses a cabaret trio ren- dered selections. After ice cream, coffee and cigars, the president, who acted as toastmaster, called upon Walter F. Sheridan of the N. y. Florists' Club. Mr. Sheridan in- formed the members that anyone wishing to accompany the New York Club to the Philadelphia show could do so at the spe- cial rate. Chas. Schenck of New York, and a member of the Essex Co. Club, then spoke on the "Commission Man." John Crossley of Newark was next called upon to speak on the subject of "Retail Flo- rists," and naturally attempted to con- tradict some of the remarks of the previ- ous speakers and also took a rap at the grower. Eilw. Jacolii. Sr., past presi- dent of the club, spoke on the subject of the grower and showed the retailer where he was inconsistent in some of his re- marks. .411 this argument was good-na- tured and with the best of feeling. J. Rossbach, retiring president, then spoke. J. Austin Shaw was the next speaker, who took for his topic "The Ladies." A. J. Faulkner was the next speaker and he was followed by Jos. Manda, who made a special plea for efforts to have a day set aside by the New York Club for New Jersey Day at the coming show. The next speaker was B. Pearrson of the Irv- ington Greenhouses, but on account of the late hour and Mr. Pearrson's shyness when in tlie presence of ladies, his re- marks were brought to a more or less abrupt ending. The last speaker was Jacob Hauek of Bloomfield, who took the opportunity to get back at some of the good natured jabs which were thrust in his direction. The cabaret trio again entertained and everyone gathered up their wraps, thor- oughly satisfied that the affair had been a success and an enjoyable evening had been spent. The committee in charge is tobe congratulated on its efforts, to make this affair a success. At the next meeting of the club, to be held at Krueger Auditorium, Newark, on Thursday, March IG, Prof. Lippman of the Dept. of .Agriculture will give a lec- ture on "Fertilizers," and this night has also been set aside as Carnation night. A large attendance is looked for as numer- ous matters of interest will come up in the business meeting. J. B. J. Wichita, Kans. — C. P. Mueller, flo- rist, has leased one of the store spaces in the Palace Theatre building and will be ready for business in March. Mr. Muel- ler's present shop is at 145 N. Main st. STEAcnsE, N. Y. — As a result of nego- tiations completed recently, the florists' shop in the Eckel Theater bldg. on East Fayette St. passed into the ownership of tlie Morris-Zogg Floral Co. Henry Mor- ris, who assumed control of the establish- ment following the appointment of a receiver for the Pierce-Ohristian Co., re- tains his interest in the establishment I with Aliss Esther Zogg, who was asso- ciated with the business for six years. THE WISE GROWER PROVIDES FOR HIS STOCK OF YOUNG ROSE PLANTS AND CARNATION CUTFINGS EARLY NEW R©SES Own Root 1000 $150.00 150.00 250.00 250.00 200.00 250.00 FOR KEBRl'ARY AND LATER DELIVERY 100 Red Radiance $17.50 Mrs. William R. Hearst n.BO Cleveland 30,00 Gorgeous 30.00 Mrs. Ilayard Thayer Baby Uoll '. 25.00 Champ WIeland. 30.00 Dark Russell Recent Introductions and Standard Varieties Hadley 7.50 .w.oo Mrs. Charles Russell 12.00 100 00 Hooslcr Beauty lo.OO 90.00 Ophelia 7.50 60.00 Mo':'' : 7.50 00.00 Double White Killarney 7.50 60.00 Mrs. Georfte Shawyer 7.50 60.00 Pink Killarney 7.00 55.00 White Killarney 7.00 60.00 Lady Illllingdon 7.00 55.00 Sunburst g.QO 70.OO Radiance 7.50 60.00 Maryland 7.50 60.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward 7. 60 60 00 Mrs. Taft 7.50 60.00 Richmond 7.00 55.00 Kaiserln 7.00 S-'lOO Lady Alice Stanley 7.50 CO.fX) Cecile Brunner 7..'io 60.00 Old Gold 10.00 ao!oo American Beauty 8.00 70.00 Prima Donna 15.OO 125.00 G 100 tn.m I7.r,<) .')."), 00 35,110 .■(5.(10 30.00 36.00 35.00 r„f(/.(l 11100 l.-iOOO 1.10,00 .'tOOdO .•foil 00 :)oo()0 2,10.00 :ton,oo 300.00 12.60 16.00 16.00 16.00 12,50 12,50 12,50 12.00 12.50 12.00 12.50 12,50 12,60 12,60 12,60 12,00 12,60 12.50 15.00 120.00 135.00 135.00 120.00 120,00 120.00 120.00 110,00 120.00 110.00 ■ 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 125.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 140.00 17.50 150.00 CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new varieties THE FOUR NEW REDS 100 1000 Red Wing $12.00 $100.00 Nebraska 12.00 100.00 Belle Washburn 12.00 100.00 Aviator 12,00 100.00 THE THREE NEW PINKS. Alice Coombs 12,00 100.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Nancy. Light salmon pink, a little darker than Pink Delight, a more even color. $12.00 per 100, $100,00 per 1000. if you wish February or March delivery. RECENT INTRODUCTIONS. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50,00 Pink Sensation 6.00 60.00 Champion 4.00 36.00 Good Cheer 6,00 60,00 The Herald 4,00 36.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.50 30.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 PINK. Mrs. C. Edward Akehurst (rose pink) $6.00 $50.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.60 20 00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Glorlosa 3.00 25.00 Chas. Sleftvpart 5.00 40.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.00 26.00 Rosette 3.60 27.60 Peerless Piidc 4.00 35.00 Gorgeous 3.00 22.60 Northport 3.00 25.00 Philadelphia 3.00 22.60 Standard Varieties 100 1000 RED. 100 Princess Dagmar $4.00 Pocahontas 4.00 Beacon. 2)^-in., $25.00 1000, 3.00 Victory 3.00 WHITE. White Wonder 3.00 White Perfection 3.00 White Enchantress 3.00 Alma Ward 3.00 VARIEGATED. Benora. 2>i-in., $35.00 1000, 4.00 YELLOW. Yellow Prince 4.00 1000 $35.00 36.00 25.00 25.00 25,00 25,00 25.00 25.00 30.00 30.00 Write for special prices on large quantities. Our Plant Bulletin contams complete list with prices of all novelties and standard varieties in: Chrysanthemums, Geraniums, Verbenas, Bouvardias, Gardenias, Miscellaneous Stock. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA PhiladelphU 1608-1620 Ludlow St. New York 117 W. 28th St. Baltimore Franklin & St. Paul Sts. Washington 1216 H St.. N. W. COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 Rooted Cuttings of MRS. C. W, WARD and MATCHLESS $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEEINS, P^EW YORK A. F. J. Baur O. E. Stelnlump Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition um & STEINHAMP, Indianapolis, Indiana Carnation Breeders 474 The Florists' Exchange He New ^ MRS. BAVARD TBAVER that we are offering this season will make a fine addition to a class of large-flowered Roses which is rapidly coming to the front since we introduced Mrs. Charles Russell, of which the new claimant is a sport. The color is a most beautiful clear rose pink, inside of petals a shade lighter. The foliage heavy and smooth and carried on strong stems. It won the American Rose Society Medal over a strong class of competitors at the Cleveland Show, scoring 90 points. PRICE LIST: Mrs. Bayard Thayer 100 250 500 1000 Grafts: $35.00 $82.50 $150.00 $300.00 Eyes: 27.00 62.50 110.00 220.00 Grafted Plants (only) ready after March Ist, 1916. and Dark Russell 2500 5000 $690.00 $1,250.00 490.00 850.00 Eyes ready now 10,000 $2,300.00 1,500.00 WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES, Natick, Mass. iiininnimiminmiiniiinnuniiiniuiiiDiiiiMmimiimniinnnniiiiininnnnBniiiii^ Give credit where crpdit la due — Mfgtlon the Exchange YOU NEED THE DIG MONEY MAKER OF 1916 Champ Weiland Exquisite Pink in color — Remarkable in size, beauty and foliage Strong Grafted Plants lieadg io Marcd and April 100 plants for . 135.00 500 plants for . $150.00 250 plants for . 82.50 1000 plants for Orders filled strictly in the order as booked 300.00 WEILAND & RISCH Originators anil Growers 154 North Wabash Avenue. CHICAGO, ILL. ni""flnn The Exchnnye Rooted Carnation Cuttings SPECIAL OFFER 20,000 Matchless - - - $2.50 per 100 $20.00 per 1000 50,000 Enchantress - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " '• 25,000 C. W. Ward - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " Wrile for ■prices'jm'olher varieties. Address all orders to J. D. COCKCROfT, - NOPlhpOPl, 1. 1., IN. Y. REMEMBER WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION When ordering, please m^'ntlon Thp Exchange [LMERD. SMITH & CO. Chrgsanlhcinuins Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN - - - MICH. \rhPM firriPrintr nle" = f m.'ntlon The Rxohnnei* SPLIT CARNATIONS Qniokly, aufly wu) otnspiT mendad. No Toob raqnino Pillsbiiry Carnation Staple mir' Patentisd IWe looo. sao.i aooa tLWpooipiid I.L.PILLSBURY GALESBURC. ILL. Wlicn ordering. nl-HB-- m-nt1on Th<- Eicban»» CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS AND ROSES CHARLES e. TOTTY MADiaoN • ^4K^^lf jerskv Wben ordering, please mention The Bxcliaii£« carinatioin cuttiinos READY NOW QUIDNICK GREtNHOUSES, I. H. Cashing, Prep. ANTHONY P. O., QUIDNICK, R. I. W^pn nrH.T'ng nlpnqp rn"nt1nn Thp F.T<.h»nge ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchaniress Supreme $3.00 $25 00 Enchantress 3.00 26.00 White Enchantresa 3.00 25 00 White Perfection 3.00 25 00 Beacon 3 00 25.00 WUlsor 3.00 25.00 Alice 8.00 60.00 250 at the 1000 rate; good, strong cuttings, well- rooted, that will give satisfaction. BRANT BROTHERS. Inc.. Utica. N. Y. Whnn Til' T^Tolmnge Chrysanthemums Cuttings UNAKA MAJOR BONNAFFON EARLY SNOW CHRYSOLORA GOLDEN GLOW PACIFIC SUPREME Rooted Cuttings, A No. 1 Stock Send for prices Matthews &, Varney Successors to J. E. Felthousen. Florist 320 Van Vranken Ave., Schenectady, N. V. When ordering, please mention The Exchange S'Roses CRO(^We.LL COWN. When ordeiiiifj. please mfntion The Exclinnce Miss Theo The Rose Pink Carnation which is always in crop Rooted Cuttings - $12.00 per 100 100.00 per 1000 500 WHITE WONDER - - - 3c. 700 BENORA 3c. from 2H-inch pots, 4c LITTLEFIELD © WYMAN, North Abington, Mass. 500 ALICE 6c. 800 WHITE PERFECTION - 3c. 200 RAMSBURG'S SNAPDRAGON When, ordering, plense rot'ntlon The Exclwince READ THIS UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL Lima, Ohio, Jan. 19, 1916. Mr. Peter Fisher, EUis. Mass. Dear Sir:— We thought perhaps it might be interesting to you to receive a report on your new Carnation "Alice" as grown in this territory. . . ja . " \lice" has made a wonderful showing with us. We are growing some twenty different varieties of Carnations. To date we have cut more blooms per plant from Ahce th&u any of the other varieties. The blooms come almost 100 per cent, perfect. This Carnation has proved all that you claimed for it and we do not hesitate to say that we believe this variety to be the very best Carnation of ila color being offered the trade to day. You are to be congratulated on "Alice." Very 'gg^yo'^g^^ITZ ■* (landscape Gardener and Florist, Woodlawn Ave.) Strong Rooted Cuttings READY NOW. Per 109 $6.00, per lOflO $50.00 PETER FISHER, Ellis, Mass. When ordering, please roeptlon Th^ H:x<-li> Rooted Carnation Cuttings Strong, Clean and Well Rooted 100 1000 White Ench-ntress $2.50 $20.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2J0 20.00 Light Pink Enchantress 2.50 .iU.UU JmmedviU Ddivery Baltimore Cut now(riCo.B^ArT,l",;£E%D. When ordering, please mention The Excliange THE HOME OF THE SCOnil FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 4Sth STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK When ordering, please mentloa The Bxcbanee 476 The Florists' Exchange paper pots dir'Tbands SQUARE PAPER POTS (Folding block and tacks inoluded.) (Pat. applied for) Inchei 500 1000 5000 10.000 20.000 50.000 1% $0.65 $090 $4.00 $7 00 $12 00 $25.00 2 70 I.OO 4.65 8.70 16 00 35 00 2H 90 1 25 5.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 3 1.10 150 6.90 13 60 25.00 60.00 4 1.60 2 15 10 00 19.00 37.50 90 00 6 2.50 3.75 18.00 35.00 66.00 150 00 6 3.50 4.75 23.00 45 00 85.00 200 00 7 4.25 5.75 28.00 64,00 102.00 240 00 Copyright DirectionB for use with each order. Send postal for FREE samplM. DIRT BANDS (Paper Pots without bottoniB, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottoms,) Inches 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 50,000 100,000 IM-.. $0,60 $2.00 $3.80 $7.10 $1600 $28.00 2 70 2.20 4.10 7.70 17 25 30.00 2>^ 80 3.00 5 25 10.60 26.00 48.00 3 90 3.75 7.25 13.70 31.80 56.00 3H. .. 1.00 4.40 8.30 1610 39.00 75.00 4 1.10 5.40 10.20 2100 48.00 92.00 4H.... 1,25 6 00 11.70 23.00 52.00 100 00 6 1.50 6.85 13.00 25.00 55.00 105.00 6 1.90 9.00 17.00 28.00 60.00 115.00 Copy iglit Directions for folding them and setting them up with each order. Send postal for FREE samples. There is an EASY and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands. The IHrections of how to do this, after 2 years' experiment, we reduced to 37 words and received m Copyright on the Directions in 1914. There ia no other EASY and EXACT way to fold them and no imitator can print these directions, as we have a Copyright on them. We also Copyrighted in 1914 the neit and only other two fairly exact methods Send postal card for fiee Big Folder, containing experiencea of 131 Florists in raising in our Pota and Bands every kind of plant, and FREE samples of both Pots and Bands. Two thousand Florists use our Pota and Bands. The Panama-Paciffc and San Diego Expositions and U. S. Government use our Dirt Bands. Samples of both FREE. Try our Paper Pota and Dirt Bands free. Order what you want — try them according to our direc- tions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money. F. W. Rochelle & Sons CHESTER. NEW JERSEY When ordering, please mention The Exchange ASSORTED TABLE FERNS Out of 2ii-meh pots, S3.00 pec 100; EERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIALTY In or'ont of flats. JUNB DELIVERY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS From 2^-m«h pota, (3.00 per 100. All express orders, cash or satisfao- tory reference mth order. B.SOLTAUfERNERY?e'AeX'.llr!: ■VTrlte them you read this advt. in the Excbau^^e FERNS The New John oWanamaker $10.00 per 100 Strong 2 -in. SCOTTII $4.00 per 100 $35.00 per 1000 BALTIMORE CUT flOWER CO. 200 Park Ave., Baltimore. Md. When ordering, please mention The Exchange FERNS FOR DISHES In 6 to 8 best market varieties from 2^-in. pots at J3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; in 3-in. pots at te.OO per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2>i-in. pots at 83 00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. Gecos, Weddeliana, Kentias and Belmoreana In 2K-in. pota. Just riffbt for oentei*. $10.00 per 100 raOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N. J. WhPTi ordering, plfjisi. mnntion Tln^ Exchange Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Use for Results &/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Cut Flowers for May and June Are You Paying EnougH Attention to Them? If you are a 'retail grower, iio matter how muoli Ijedding stock you liaudle it will pay .voii to reserve at least a fair amount of bench space for plants to cut flowers from during the months of May and June, for there is bound to be a de- maud for these. Alway remember that if you handle cut flowers at all it is far better and more to your advantage to have such as Ten Week's Stocks, Corn- flowers, Candytuft, Snapdragons. Dais- ies, Gladioli, Sweet Peas. Calendula, Schizanthus and others on your own benches to cut from and buy what you are short of in the way of bedding plants. Practically all of the above meutioned flowers can be had in full bloom during May. and June by sowing seed at once, any there is not an establishment too small to prow most of them successfully in. Any florist who retails the flowers he grows can realize a good profit on their culture, far more so than he can on Ge- raniums. Verbenas or Coleus. This doesn't mean that he shouldn't grow the latter, but why crowd every bench with such stock and most likely run the risk of not disposing of all? Everybody seems to grow bedding stock, and usually you can buy well grown plants cheaper than you are able to produce them. Handle just as many as you are sure of disposing of at a fair margin of profit, and go into the growing of cut flowers of such varieties as mentioned above and others similar to them a little heavier this season. You will find it to pay you. A bench of well grown Snapdragons, for instance, ready to cut during May, will bring double what Geraniums would : that is, if you retail them yourself. Easter Hydrangeas Bear in mind that with practically all of your stock to be forced for Easter, for a good many plants no excessive heat will be required in order tO get them into flower by April 23, the date on which Easter falls this year. So -with the Hy- drangeas. The trouble we usually ex- perience with them is that for Easter we have to resort to heavy forcing in or- der to get them in ; this means soft stock, not fit to be sent out. This year, however, there should be no trouble in getting most of the plants in nicely in a 50-50 degree house. Plants intended for Memorial Day or May flowering should be kept in a 45 deg. house for the present at least. The more time you can afford to give the plants in coming along the better the foliage, the better the flower heads, color and keeping qualities, all of which are to be considered. Are you going to prepare a good stock of plants for outdoor flowering? There is hardly anything one might mention more showy or attractive for lawn or veranda decoration than these Hydrangeas in large pots or tubs. Stock for this pur- pose should be kept as nearly dormant as .posible. unless you want flowers during j June, but usually such plants are more in I demand to flower during July and Au- cust. A good way is to make up your plants now ; put 3 or 4 together into a tub 12 to 14 iuctes in diameter. Easter Lilies If you find among your LDies plants in pots with poor drainage, don't keep on watering the same without giving relief. Those who make use of rather heavy loam for potting soil and do not provide extra good drainage in the bottom of the pots are very apt to have pots at this time of the year which will hold the wa- ter for days. This, if permitted for any length of time is bound to result in crippled plants, defective buds later on or bare stems. Brown tipped leaves are not always caused by improper drainage, but you can look forward to such when- ever the plant becomes stunted for some reason. A Lily bulb usually is planted in the pot the plant is going to flower in ; this, according to the particular va- riety you grow means from 5 to 8 months in the same soil, and only by the very best of drainage can you expect to keep the soil in a half way descent state of sweetness. I consider it more important than anything else in the succesful handling of Lilies under glass. With proper drainage you can water and ap- ply food freely without doing harm, but you can't when the small outlet of the pot in the bottom is choked up or en- tirely closed with dirt. Go over your plants and open up things. Get the plants so you can water them with the hose and all will require about the same amount of water. With the giganteums you have over three weeks before they need to show bud. and this is a lot of time for even plants a little backward to make up. The formosums don't want a house of 60. as do the giganteums; a Car- nation house temperature is plenty warm enough and as the buds begin to appear remove the plants into a little cooler house, that is, if you want to hold them back ; 48 degrees won't hurt them. Achyranthes and Coleus Both Achyranthes and Coleus are de- sirable foliage plants for bedding pur- poses. While we don't use them as ex- tensively as in years gone by, nor per- haps «ver will again, there is always a certain demand for them, and every flo- rist should carry a nice stock ready for planting out around Memorial Day. If you have stock plants on hand they need all the sun they can get and a warm house in order to furnish you with cut- tings. In a house with excessive mois- ture the Coleus are apt to get a dose of mealy bug. Cuttings propagated from now on will soon grow into bushy little specimens ready again in a few weeks to furnish quantities of cuttings, which root inside of a week if given enough bottom heat. If you are short on stock plants and wish to work up quite a stock for your Spring demands, the present is the time to purchase 2in. or '2\'nm. stock. Let them have a shift into 3%'s, and if given any care at all you soon will have your propagating bench full of cuttings, and keep up rooting them until the mid- dle of May. Another way, and possibly as good a one, is to place your order now with the rooted cutting specialist for the amount of stock you think you are apt to require during the bedding season and let him send them to you about the first week of May. In 3 or 4 weeks they will grow into .lust the right sized stock for bedding out, and in this way you save yourself a lot of labor and trouble as well as unnecessary expense. Shasta Daisies Almost any flower resembling a Mar- guerite or Daisy is of value to the flo- rist, and more so when on a fair-sized stem. From one end of the year to the other we can make use of such flowers ; they are appropriate for practically every occasion, and seem to gain rather than lose in favor. The Shasta Daisy is no exception to this rule and should be by far more grown than it is at present. Field clumps brought into a 50 deg. house at this time will give you fine long- stemmed flowers during the Spring months up to June. They don't want too much heat and should be given plenty of room. If short on stock it is still time to sow seed now ; pot the seedlings into 2%'s and plant into the field in early May. They will flower in late Summer and Fall. You can lift them in November and store in a coldframe until wanted for forcing. If you sell perennials at all .vou will have no trouble in disposing of a lot of Shasta Daisies both in Spring and Fall. May be you have some potted up in o'/^in. or 4in. for the coming Spring sales ; this is a good way to handle them, for you can keep the plants in good shape up to the end of .Tune. When it is not possible to lift field plants you can still in March lift some of the field plants or clumps, divide them and pot up. Placed in a frame they will come in handy for late orders Extra Early Tomatoes There are surely a whole lot of splen- did Tomatoes to select from, but as with a lot of other phints, it holds good with Tomatoes ; certain sorts will do better than others in certain localities. For years we have handled, each .Spring, from 2000 to 3000 Tomatoes in 2%in. and 3%ln. pots to supply the demand for our Some Excellent Stock Liberal extras for early orders Size of pots 100 1000 2-in. ABUTILON Savitzii, or 6 va- rieties assorted $2.25 $20.00 214-m. AGERATUMS. White, light , and dark blue 2.25 20.0(r 2 -in. CUPHEAS. Cigar plants. . . . 2.25 20.00 3 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. .. 6.50 60.00 4 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. Fine plants 17 60 2H-in. BEGONIAS. 8 flowering va- rieties 5.00 45.00 3K-in. CINERARIAS. Choice mixed 6.50 60.00 6 -in. DRAC^NA Indivisa 20.00 6 -in. DRACy^NA Indivisa 25.00 2Ji-in. FUCHSIAS. Double and single, 12 varieties 2.75 25 00 2M-in. HELIOTROPE. 3 varieties .. 2.75 25.00 2}4-m. MARGUERITES. White and yellow 2.50 22.60 Mrs. Sanders 2.60 22.60 4 -in. PRIMULA obconicas. In bud and bloom 6.25 60.00 2 -in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 300 25.00 2J.i-in. SALVIAS. Bonfire 3.00 25.00 FUNKIA varlegata. Roots 5.00 45.00 CANNA BULBS. King Humbert.. 3.00 25.00 CANNA, 3-in. pots. YeUow. King Humbert. Each 35c.. perdoz. £3.50. CANNA BULBS. About 20 varieties. 2.00 17.60 50.000 2 and 2}i-in. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Ricard, Poitevlne, Mont- mort, Perlcins, Buchner. About 20 varieties 2.25 20.00 2}i-iii. IVY GERANIUMS. 8 vari- eties 3.00 28.00 Correspondence solicited. AlONZfl].BRVAN,Kao.T; FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity. Eicelleot 21-4-in. stoclt. in beat assortment, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Extra strong, 3-ill., $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana and COCOS WeddeUana. Clean, thrifty. 2>4-in. stock, right size for center plants. $1.30 per doz., $1000 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting,- in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100. $9.50 per 1000, undivided clumps. In 10.000 lots or more, $9.00 per 1000. List, iUustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.60 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Scbledel (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, $4.60 per doz., $35.00 per 100; 4-ill„ $6.60 per doz., $50.00 per 100. Boston and Scottll FERNS. FuU.'ghapely'plants, in perfect condition, $12.00 per doz., $95.00 per 100. J. r. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. ioO 1000 $5.00 $40.00 5.00 40.00 5.00 40.00 4.00 35.00 Whitmani Improved Whitmani Compada Roosevelts . ■ • • • Bostons ...... 2S0 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. When ordering, nlpawe m^nflot, T^^ TW,J,wT,g^ P E R IV S ASSORTED VARIETIES Btfonc, healtby plants, bom 2K->a. pota, $3.00 per 100. $26 00 per 1000. COCOS Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmoreana. 2^-in., $1.30 per doi., $10.00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS Whitmani and Elegantlaslma. e-in., 60c. each. BOSTON Perns and NEPHROLEPIS HarrUll. 4-ill., $20.00 per 100; 6-in., 60c. each, $45.00 pel 100; 7-iu., $1.00 each; g-in., $1.26 each. FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. Wtipn orflprlng. nlfH«p mention ThP Rxohwnge FERNS Pema for Fern Dishes. Full growD, fine stock, from 2>i-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. COCOS Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmore- ana. For oentei plants. 2}^-\si., $1.30 per doi., $10.00 per 100. Hl&b Grade Stock. Cash, or ■atisf&otory raferenoea. C. A. PETERSON WOOD COURT Tarrrtown-on-HudMn.N.Y I February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 477 customers who are willing to pay a fair price for pot plants; and for this pur- pose wo grow mostly dwarf Champion, not that tliis sort is as good as a lot of others, but it not only makos an ideal pot plant, hut will give good rcsidts even if not stakiMl. Its dwarf, t'ompact lial)it makes it desirahle in the homo garden. In the Spring of 1H14 the much adver- tised John Baer caino to our notice. We invested $2 in it, for an extra early To- mato moans a whole lot in a section of the country wliore there are hardly three months of the year without frost. \Vc gave tlie plants of John Baer Tomato away as Pronuums or as samples lo try I out. Of the ones we planted out for our I own use, we picked the lirst dozen of j ripe Tomatoes July 5. We kepi on pick* I ing after that until the frost came. If you want an extra early sort incluile John Baer this year among the ones you grow. There is hardly a ilorist who sells hodding stock wlio do<'sn't find it profit- ahle to handh' Tomati^os, reppers, Egg Plants, Cabbage, CauliHower. etc. In spite of all the hotbeds your customers may have and the plants they give away to the neighbors, there are still many who are in the market for vegetable plants and are willing to pay a fair price for extra good stock. Cannas While it is a little early yet to start your main batch of Cannas, it is time to get ready. As good a way as any is to go over all of the clumps you may have stored away under the benches or root cellar, divide and clean them, and have ready for planting into Hats when the time comes. Get acquainted with what you have on hand and the different sorts. If you are short at all the present is the time to get what you want. Usually the very sorts you want are also wanted by others ; this means that these will be sold out first, and as they won't be any cheaper in a month from now, why not get thera and have them on hand when ready to plant^once in a while we come across a man who predicts that Cannas are going out of favor, but there is really nothing to this, the greatest time is yet to come for them. More and more of them win be grown for bedding from year to year, and it will pay every one of us retail growers to push Cannas. Get .<^ome of the newer sorts offered. Fill a few nice show beds this Spring on your own grounds, and let people .see what they are. J'on't keep on carrying along the old timers of 18S5 and not be able to talk about the newer wonderful improveti varieties. Dump some of those old tim- er^; get the latest and best. They cost more, to be sure, but people are willing to pay for the best. They want more than just leaves on a Canna ; they want heavy flower spikes, large flowers, and good colors, and it is up to us to have them on hand next May. Publications Received Fnrdne tJniversity. La Fayette, Tnd.— Twenty-eiglith annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station for the year ending June 30. 1915. This contains reports from all the depart- ments of the Station, including the Botanical, Entomolog'ical, Horticultural, Soils and Crops Departments, as well as others. Ohio Agricultural Esperlment Station, Wooster, Ohio. — Monthly bulletin and re- port on the progress of the investiga- tions of the Station. Vol. 1. No. 1, Jan., 1916. Among the contents are articles on "Potato Diseases and Seed Potatoes," "Sun Sprouted Seed Potatoes," "Recent Tests of Materials for Controlling San Jos6 Scale," "Liming the Corn Crop," and "The Cost of Agricultural Lime." FarkB' Department of Detroit, Mich. — Twenty-sixth annual report, 1915. 49 pages with cover, containing also some photographs of developments that have taken place .in the parks during the year. Wm. T. Dust is commissioner, while H. W. Busch is secretary and gen- eral superintendent. Ohio Agrlcaltural Experiment Station. Thirty-fourth annual report, Bulletin 288. This report is a statement in re- gard to what has been done during the year by the twelve or more departments of the Station, and is published from Wooster, Ohio. Pecan Cnltxire, with Special Reference to Propagation and Varieties, by 0. A. Reed. Farmers' Bulletin 700, U. S. Dept. of Agri.. Washington. D. C. The Bag'worm, an InjoriouB Shade Tree Insect, bv L. O. Howard and F. H. Chittenden. Bulletin 701, U. S. Dept. of Agri., Wash.. D. C. Cottontail Babbits in Relation to Trees and Farm Crops, by D. E. Lantz, Bulle- tin 703, U. S, Pept. of A&ri., Waeb./D. C. The World^s Handsomest Dahlia John Wanamaker Awarded first prize for best Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful pink, largo size, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching liabit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous Ijloomer. William A. Finger, in sending us an order for "John Wana- maker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker' at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say it Is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be in every collection." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, field-grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 r'er doz., $50.00 per 100. Retail price, •Sl.OO each. Send for our catalogue and wholesale list. A CORRECTION William A. Finger, Jr., of L.I. Dahlia Gardens. Hiclisvillc, N. Y., 18 tile introducer of Golden Gate Dafilia and not Wiiiiam A. Finger, as appeared in our advertisement iast week. PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, Berlin, NEW JERSEY _1±. Titinn 'rhc Kxrlmntr^- We Can Convince You SEND THIS-WHY NOT TODAY? CHICAGO FFED & FERTILI71R CO., U. S. Yards, Clilcago. T, , ,.« , . _ -^^ I am sending herewith information as to what I malie It malies no ditierence wliat you grow — flowera or vegetables, under glass ^^. a specialty of and the number of sq.fft. devoted to or in the open — your object is the same: to increase quaUty and quantity. ^^^ same. You may malie up for me a shipment That is where your profit lies, and where Magic Complete Plant Foods ^^^' not to exceed 20rBacks, 100 lbs. each, ofl.'rpecial will help. ^^^ Plant Food, and forward to me at the Let us know your specialty and how much space (in square feetl vm, Hpvntn tn same We ^^ "'^1,'?^ ■^'1^°'' ''f ';''-t>T°f 'v ° j °' '"f will prescribe the Magic Special Plant Foods you re^quTe an'd teryou™ust hoTto J the ^k to say that the secret of their success is no secret ^^. Address at all, but just "Magic." ^ OUR NEIGHBOR GROWER— ASK HIM. ^^ City CHICAGO FEED & FERTILIZER COMPANY 810 Exchange Avenue, Union Stock Yards, CHICAGO, ILL. State. Wlifn nriii^riiif. nvMifl.-n Tho Kxfliiinep Dahlias ''^'•^""' Clumps Delice, Best Pink. Genoveva, Best Cactus Yellow. Henry Patrick, Best White. Juliet, Best Cactus Pink. Lawine, Best Cactus White. Wm. Agnew, Red. Le Colosse, Yellow. $5.00 per 100. Baltimore Cut Flower Co. 200 Park Ave., BALTIMORE, MP. SEALED PROPOSALS TREASURY DEPARTMENT TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Supervising Architect's Office, Washington, D. C, February 5, 1916.— SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in this office until 10 a.m. March 1, 1916, and then opened, for planting trees, shrubs, etc. on the grounds of the Federal Buildings at Alameda, Berkeley, Riverside, and San Jos6, California; Albany and Eugene, Oregon; Dellingham, North Yakima. Olympia, Tacoma and Walla Walla, Wash- ington; and Lewiston, Idaho, in accordance with the specifications, copies of which as well as copies of approach plans of the several buildings may be had upon application to the respective Custodians of the Buildings, or at this office. Make applica- tion only for *he specification and drawing for the buildings for which you intend to submit proposals. Jas. A. Wetmore, Acting Supervising Architect. Grain Farming' in the Com Belt, With Live Stock as a Side Line, by Carl Vroo- man, Ass't Sec. of Agri., Bulletin 704, LT. S. Dept. of Agri., Wash., D. C. Dayton, O. — Increased business has made it necessary ftfr the Harry F. Tred- way Floral Co. of 513 Valley st. to add to the size of its presout establishment. MiLFOBD, Mass. — Herbert W. Austin. a florist and former superintendent of Milford Town Farm, has decided to be a candidate for the Overseer of the Poor. Seymotjr, Conn. — Thomas J. Mooney. a florist of this city, has recently recov- ered $750 for injuries he received on Oct. 9, 1914. when liis team was smashed by an automobile. Mr. Mooney suc" 60o uoh. 4-m.. 200. each. ZU-io., t6.00 NnflTTII 100, (40.00 per 1000. per 100, »60 00 par 1000 *****"*" 6-inch, 60c e«ch FUNKIAS— Field-Crown, large clumps, $15.00 per 100. CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa. Teddy, Jr. Whfn. orrtprlne. nl^nwo tppntlftn TTio KTpfinnc^ Square Dirt See Ratnsburg's display ad. on page 473, and send postal for free samples. SWEET PEAS FOR PROFIT J. HABBISOn DICK $1.5« A. T. DiLaMam Pro. & Pttb. Co., N. T 478 The Florists' Exchange -jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiw niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii f Events of the Highest Importance are Scheduled for March and April Among them The Florists' Exchange Annual Spring Trade Number is scheduled to appear Saturday, March 25, 1916 ^Publicity of the Better Kind'' iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiw Seasonable Plants for Good Growing Condition, At Very Reasonable Prices In AZALEAS, we have the best commercial varieties, such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, Vervaneana, Vervseneana alba, John Llewellyn. Simon Mardner, Jean Peters, Well budded and good shapely plants, 75o., S1.25, J1.50. $2.00. HYDRANGEAS. Both Otaksa and the new French varieties, such as Mme. Emll Moulllere, Avalanche, E. G. Hill. Gen. De Vlbraye, Mme. Hamar, Mme. E. Chautard. 6-in. pots. 4-6 flowering shoots, 25c.. 35c., 7-in. pots, 75c.-81.00; 6-in. pots. 6-8 branches. 60o. RHODODENDRONS. 7-in. pots. 6-8 buds, $1.00. $1.50. CINERARIAS. I,.arge flowering, 4-in. pots 10c. : strong plants, 5-in. pots. 15c.: 6-in. pots, 25c. and 3Sc. CYCLAMEN GUanteum. 4 in. pots. 20o.; 6-in pots, 35c.-50c., in bud. PRIMULA Obconica. In bloom, 4-in. pots, 12c. BEGONIA Lumlnosa and Ma£nlSca. 4-in. pots, 15o. BEGONIA Lorraine. 3-in pots, 12o. ROSES for Easter forcing, such as Baby Rambler, Ulrlch Brunner and Magna Charta. 6-in. pots, 35c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in. poU. 5c.; 2M-in pots, 3c.; 4-in. pots, lOo. ASPARAGUS Sprcngcri. 3-in. pots, 6c.; 4-in, pots. lOr, HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. EASTER LILIES, both Glganteum and Multiflorum. 4-in, pots, 4 in. high, 20c.; 6-in. 35c. to 00c. COCOS Weddellana. 3-in. pots. I5c.: 4-in. pots. 25c. FERNS, such as Scottii, Roosevelt. Teddy Jr.. Boston, 5.'-^-in. pots, 40c.; 6-in. pots, 50c.; 7-in. pots, $1,00. DISH FERNS, assorted varieties. 2H-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. KENTIAS, both Belmoreana and For- steriana. 4-in. pots, 16 in. high, 30o,; 6-in. pots, 28-30 in. high, $1.00; 6-in. pots, 35 in. high, $1.50; 7-in. pots, 40-42 in. high, $2.50; 7-in., green tubs, made up, KENTIA Forster- lana, $2.50; 9-in. tubs, made up or combina- tion, 5 ft. high, $5.00. HOLLY FERNS. 4-in. pots, 15o. DRAC/ENA Terminalis. 5M-in. pots, 50c., well colored. PANDANUS Veltchii. 5H-in. pots. 75c. DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS, or Bleeding Heart. For Easter forcing. 6-in. pots, 20c. SPIR^A Gladstone. 6-in. pots, 25c.-35e.; 7-in. pots, 50c. NARCISSUS Von Sion, 3 in a SJ-^-in. pot, from coldfranie. $2.50 per doz. HYACINTHS. Gertrude, best pink; La Grandesse, white; Grand Maitre, lavender; King of the Blues, dark blue, out of cold- frame, will bloom in about 3 weeks when brought in the greenhouse, $10,00 per 100. DOUBLE TULIPS, such as Murillo. best pink; Couronne d'Or. yellow and varicgatcl; Imperator Rubrorum. double red, from cold- frame, o in a 4-in, pot. $12.00 per 100. ASPIDISTRA, green-leaved, 6-in. pots. $1.00 each. GENISTA, SJa and 6-in. pots, 25c.-35c., for Easter blooming. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Grower of Potted Plants 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA. When, ordering, plense mention The KxchHtiee Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg'B display ad. on page 473. and send postal for free samples. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Commercial Rose Culture „ , Holmes H»vlly Illus. Price, $1.50. Postpaid A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. 438 to 448 West 37t]i Street, IT. T. 1 Green Hyacinth Stakes!!! At the following special low prices: 5,000 lots 10,000 lots 12-inch length .... $3.75 $7.00 18-inch length .... 5.50 10.00 This price will only hold good until this lot is sold ! Write for case-lot prices, 25,000 to the case. TtiE HOUSE OF MERIT JOS. G. NEIDINGER CO. ^l,%.'^^^s f 309-11 N. Second St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. A. KOLOOS & CO. Spi>cialists in the Raising of High Grade Nursery Stock ACER (Japanese Maple). AZALEA, Hardy Ghent, Japanese and other varieties. BOXWOOD, all shapes and sizes. CLIMBING PLANTS, CONIFERS, HARDY SHRUBS, RHODODENDRONS; ROSES, Dwarf, Climb- ing and Stand;Lrd. New Rose List, containing more than 300 up-to-date varieties, also our Wholesale Catalogue of Nursery Stock, may be had from our MP. I. VAN HEERDf, c/0 Maltus & Ware, u stone Slreet, NEW YORK, N. v. EXPORT NURSERIES Whpn ordering. pIphsp mi^nl Ion Thp Kxrhange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 479 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised Pots 470-.')O5 Sljiplcs 474 rreparofl Palms 406 Supports 497 I'uss.v Willow .495 Tobacco Proiluctf 500 Rcfriiiiratorn 497 Tootlipicka 49« " ■"'" Tubs.. 505 SU .470 . 4;'0 .500 .490 Advance Co. ....... Albert 4 Davidaon Ino W9 Allen. J. K 500 Allen Co.. Wm. Stuart.500 Amer. G'bouae Mtg. Co «!■; Amor. Spawn Co 400 Aoderson, J. F Anderson, S. A. .... . Angermueller, Geo. a •>■"* Anglin & Wal.ih Ci>. .40S Aphine Mfg. Co ... . Armea, H. W. .. ... Arnold 4 Co., Ino., D. C 500 Asohmann Bros 477 Asohmann Godjrey. . .478 Ashley, Ernest 4'.I0 Badgley A Bishop, Ino 601 Baker Bros 49.1 Baker, Wm. J 50.! Baltimore Cut Flower Co 475-70-77 Barclay Nurs 463 Barrett, The Florist. .4'.13 Barrows A Son, H. H.476 Baumer, A. R ■*'■'- Baur & Steinkamp. . .47.S Bayersdorfer A Co. .407 Bay State Nurs., The -470 Beaven, E. A 490 Beckert's Seed Store. . 43S Begerow Floral Co.. . 4'.i2 Bellamy Bros 470 Bomb Floral Co.,The.401 Bennett. C. A 470 Berger Bros 5il3 Bertermann Bros. Co.491 Biril & Son 505 Black. Clia-s 47.") Boddington Co., Ino., Arthur -465 Bolgiano & Sons, J . 460-64 Bonnet & Blake 501 Bonoot Bros 50 1 Bowe, M. A 492 Brant Bros., Ino. . .474-93 Brown, Peter 472 Bryan, Alonio J 476 Buckbee, H. W 493 Bunyard. A. T., Flo- rist 492 Bunyard Co., Ino. Harry A 464 Bunzel Bros 605 Burnett Bros 458 Burpee. W. A. & Co. 404 Butler 4 UUman 492 Byer Bros 40S Caldwell The Woods- man Co 479 Campbell Bros 477 Camp Conduit Co 508 Cannata, J. P 468 Carbons Florist 490 Chicago Feed & Fer- tilizer Co 477 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn.. The 604 Childs, John Lewis.. . .4(H Chinnick,W.J 407 Christenaen, Thos. P. . 476 Clare, W.G 496 Clarke's Sons, David. . 492 Clay 4 Son 500 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 490 Coan. J. J 500 Cookoroft, J. D 474 Cokely, B. E. 4J. T.496 Coles & Co 497 Conard 4 Jones Co., The 470 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 470 Coombs, Florist .... 491 Cottage Gardens Co , Ino 473 Cousins, Leonard, Jr.. 409 Cowee, W.J 406 Cowen'sSons, N SOS Craig Co., Robt 470 Crouch, Mrs. J. W...490 Crowl Fern Co 497 Crump, F. F 490 Cumbie, J. L 496 Cunningham, Jos. H. .469 Cut Flower Eich 501 Danker, Florist 490 Darling & Co 506 Davis, Walter 503 Dawson, William 475 Day Co., W. E 493 De Buck, John 472 De GraatT Bros., Ltd .404 Deutscber 4 Glaser. ..503 Dietsoh Co., A 510 Dillon, J. L 470 DobbsASon 490 Dorner A Sons Co., F 475 Dreor, Henry A.. Ino. 461-72-505-Og Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 509 Eble, Chas 492 Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. 492 Edwards' Folding Box Co 490 Kichhols. Henry 400 Elizabeth Nursery Co 470 Elliott 4 Sons, Wm. . .458 Emmans, Geo. M. . . .468 Emmons. F. A 467 Erne4KUngel 604 Eskesen, Frank N 470 Esler, JohnG 498 Etter, M. S 470 Evans Co., The John Co., .107 Evenden Bros.. . Eyres, Florist. . . Fallon. Florist . . First American tural Fern Co. Fisher. Pater Fletcher 4 Co F. W 409 . . .493 .. 490 ...493 Na- . . .495 ...475 Inc., 403 Fletcher 4 Son 505 Florista Hail Assn. . 496 Florida Natural Prod. Co 511 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co., The 509 Ford, M. C 600 Ford, Wm. P 499 Forestdale 491 Fortunes. A. L 503 Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co 458 Fowler, Mrs. L. P.... 493 Freeman, Geo. L 472 Freeman- Lewis 492 Friedman, Florist. . . .490 Friedman, J. J 606 Froment, H. E 501 Furrow 4 Co 492 Galveston Floral Co .491 Galvin, Thos. F 492 Gasser Co., J. M 490 Giblin 4 Co 610 Gibbons, The Smilai Man 496 Girvin, Willia B 470 Gloeekner, Wm 490 Goldstein & Futterman l.MiiUiurst I'ari MaoNifl Hort. The 407 Mador, Paul 408 Marshall A Co.,W.E. 401 Matthews A Varney. .171 Me.^lpine & McDon- ald ■')02 MoCallum Co.. The.. 502 McClunie. Geo. G....491 MoConnell, Alei 492 MoCray Refrigerator Co 497 MoHutohison 4 C0...45S MoManua. James. . . 501 Mcara, Wm 40S Menand, L 490 Metairie Uidge Nurs. Co., Ltd., The 492 Metropolitan Material Co 609-11 Mette, Henry 404 Meyer. Chas. F 458 Michell Co., Henry F 400 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 496 Michler Bros. Co 492 Miller, A. L 407 Roebre Co., Julius... 473 Rolker 4 Sons, A.... 458 Rosemont Gardens. . .492 Rosery Flower Shop. . 490 Rosery. The 493 Rowehl 4 Grans 468 Routzahn Seed Co. ..404 Roy. David D. P Royal Glass Works. ..511 Rupp. John F 463 Ruaain A Hanfling. . .496 Salter Bros 493 Saltford Flower Shop, The 493 Sander, Florist 493 Sauter, A 601 Sceery, Ed 492 Schlatter A .Son, Wm.496 Sehlino, Max 492 Schmidt. J. C 460 Scholts. The Florist. .490 Schulz Co., Jacob 492 Schwake 4 Co., Ino , Chaa 458 Scollay, Inc., John A. 511 Scott. John 407-75 Sharp. Partridge A Co.509 Shellroad Canna Farms 468 Aliutilon 400-0.'i-70 Acnivpha 457 Achyrantbca.. . . 407-S8-73 Ageratum 457- 400-68-72-76 Altcrnantheraa. . . .457-68 Al.vssum. .. .4.57-63-60-68 460 Anipelopsis 475 I'riiiinisi's Primulas Miller! Stuart H. 503 Sheridan, Walter F . . 601 Mills. The Florist, Ino 491 Siebreoht, Geo. C... . .601 SkidelskyCo.S. S.. ..460 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 508 Slinn, B. S., Jr 601 Slinn, Clarence 501 Smith A Bros.. L. C. Minge Floral Co, The 492 Moninger Co , John C 509 Moore, Hents 4 Na8h.501 Moore Seed Co 466 Mountain View Floral Co 404 ^;;l^'^.S";:13? SmithA^tersCc.;:490 Chrysanthemt^....468- Aspidistra 478 Acer 478 Antirrhinums 459-63 .Areca Lutescens 488 Asparagus 457-.59- 460-6.3-66-67-68-69-70- 472-75-76-77-78 Asters.. . .458-60-61-03-64 Azaleas 468-67-70-78 Balsams 464 Bays 468 Begonias 462-58- 464-65-66-67-08- 469-72-76-78 Bellis 4.59 Stocks. Belmoreana 469-70-76 Swainsona, Berberis 470-76 Bleeding Heart 470-78 Boxwood 458- 467-70-77-78-97 Buddleia 472 Bulbs 467-58- 464-66-69-76-78 Buxus 458-63 Caladiums 463-05 Cannas 4.57-58- 460-62-63-6.5-68-69- 470-76 Canterburj- Bells 464 Typewriter Co 466 Carnations 460-64. Smith, Elmer D.. A 466-67-68-69-70-73-74- Co 474 475 Gove, The Florist... 490 Graham 4 Son, A 490 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn., Ino. .. .501 Growers' Cut Flower Co 600 GudeBros.Co 493 Gunther Bros 501 Guttman A Raynor, Ino 498 Habermehl's Sons, J. J 492 Hanford, R. G 467 Harris, Chester 493 Harris, Ernest 472 Hart, Geo. B 497 Hatcher, John C 490 Heacock Co., Jos 4SS Heiss Co 490 Henderson 4 Co., A. . 403 Henshaw A Fenrich. . 499 Herr, A. M 472 Hess A Densen 495 Hews Co., A. H 505 Highland Park Green- houses, The 491 Hilfinger Bros 506 Hill Co., E. G 504 Hill Floral Co., E.G.. 490 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 470 Hillside Nursery, The.470 Holm 4 Olson 493 Holland Nurs., The. . .470 Hollywood Gardens. .493 Holton 4 Hunkel Co. 502 Home Correspondence School 496 Horan, E.C... 501 Howard Rose Co 470 Hudson Carbon Co . .606 Humus Co., .\lphano..'607 Idle Hour Nurs 492 Igoe Bros 497 Irwin, R.J 469 Isbell 4 Co., S. M....458 J ackson A Perkins Co . 469 Jacobs, 8., 4 Sons .508-10 Jennings, E. B 463 Johnston Bros 493 Johnston A Co., T. J 493 Joseph's Florist 493 Joy Floral Co 492 Kasting, Wm. F., Co. . 457 Keller, John A 491 Keller Pottery Co 605 Keller Sons. J. B 493 Kelwav & ^^on 466 Kerr, the Florist 491 Korvan Co., The 495 Kesaler, Wm... 501 King Construction Co. 508 Knoble Bros 490 KoloiisA:Co.,A 478 Komada Bros 603 Kooyman, C 504 Kroeschell Bros. Co.. 60S Kuebler. Wm. H 501 Kuhne Bros '. . . .408 Lang Floral A Nurs. Co 490 Lange, A 490 Lange, H. F. A 493 Langjahr, A. H 500 Leedle Floral Co 474 Leonard Seed Co 458 Lippraan, E. A 511 Nahlik. A 409 Nason, L. B 501 Nat'l Florists* Board of Trade 490 Neidinger, Jos. G 47s New England Florist Supply Co 502 Solomon A Son, L Mtg. Co.' Co., The .500 Nicotine The.. Niessen _ . Leo 603 Noe, L. M 501 Olson 4 Co 466 Ouwerkerk. P 470 Palmer F. E 490 Palmer A Son, W. J...490 Park Floral Co, The. 491 r. a« Park Floral Co 491 Stumpp, G^. M Parshelsky Bros.. Ino.5U) Peacock Dahlia FarmB477 Pearce, George -509 Peirce, E. Allan 605 Penn The Florist 490 Pennock-Meebao Co., S. S 47.3-503 Perry's Hardy Plant Farm 460 Peters 4 Reed Pot- . 510 469-73-74-76 ..491 Cibotium 457-76 ..470 Cinerarias 464-70-78 ..500 Clematis 470 ..491 Cocos 476-78 ..602 Coleus. . .457-63-68-69-72 . .509 Coreopsis 464 .,, 476 Cornflowers 466 Star Floral Co 493 Cut Flowers 499- Smith 4 Hemenway. Smith. Henry Smith Co., W. 4 T. Smith, P. J Smith, The Florist Snyder Co., B. A. 463 45S-C4-68- .9-76-77-78 Privet 470 Raffia 458 Rhododendrons 458- 470-78 Roses 457-5S-0-4- 46S-09-70-73-74-78-95 Salvias 457-60-63- 408-69-72-76 Scabious 464 Seeds 458-.59-0D- 461-62-63-64-66-69 Senecio .Argentius. . . .457 Shamrock 467-69-70 Shamrock Plants. .467-70 Shrubs 470-78 Snapdragon. . . . 460-62-63- 466-67-68-69-75 Spira'a 463-70-78 Stevia 468 . .458-64 457 Sweet Peas 458-64 Sweet Williams.. . .469-64 Thunbergia 459-60-70 Torenia 459 Tradescantia 472-73 Trees 470-78 Tuberoses 463 Tulips 464-78 Vegetable Plants 464 Vegetable Seeds 458- 460-64 Verbenas. . .457-63-64-68- 469-70 Vincas.. .457-66-67-68-69- 472-78 Vines.. 470 Weddelliana 476 Weigelas 470 Zinnias 464 Ituscus 490 Sash 508 •Sash Ham 508 .Sash Operating De- vice 511 Saucers 505 Scaline 506 Schools 495 Shelf Darckets 511 Shrub Protectors 497 Smilax... .400-68-95-90-B7 Sphagnum Moss 497 Stakes 478-97 Tubes 490 Typewriters 400 Ventilating Apparatus51 1 Vermine 506 Wants 484-8.5-80-87-88 Wholesale Florisle. . .499- 500-01-02-03-04 Wire 497 Wire Designs 497-603 Wire Frames 496 Wreaths 497 Soltau Fernery, B Stecher Litho. Co 458 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 45S Stokes Seed Farms Co., Ino 458 Storrs 4 Harrison Co . 407- 408 StoothoS Co., H. A . . . 500 492 Stumpi) A Walter Co. . 459 Sutton A Sons 462 Syracuse Pottery Co. . 505 Thompson A Co., C. B 492 Thoiburn. J. M.. 4 Co.460 Tomliuson Key Floral Co 491 Totman, H. W 470 Totty, Chas. H 474 500-01-02-03-04 Cuphea 457-68-76 Cyclamen 458-60- 466-68-69-70-70 Cyrtomium. . . .463-77-78 Daffodils 464 Dahlias 457-58-67-77 Daisies 459- 464-60-07-68-69 Decorative Plants. . .470- 477 Dielytra 478 Dracffinas 407-08- 473-76-78 Evergreens 464-70 Fern Balls 463 Ferns 467-60-07. Birch Bark 490 Boilers 608-09-10-11 Boxes 495-96-509 Boxwood Sprays 496 Brackets 605-11 Bulb Pans 505 Burners 497 Carnation Dye. . .497-503 Cedar 610 Chicken Founts 497 Cvcas 496-511 Cypress 509-10-11 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses. .489-90- 491-92-93 Dirt Bands 473-70 77 Page Bird Houses 480 Business Bringing Enterprise 475 Business Troubles 460 Canner's Convnntion. The 480 Catalogs Becelvea 462 Clubs and Societies: New Haven Co. -(Conn.) Hort. So.- ciety, Lancaster Co. (i*a.) Flo- rists' Club; North Westchester Horticultural and Agricultural Society 506 Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield (Conn.) Hort. Society 475 Connecticut Nurserymen's Ass'n....474 Festival of Flowers at Amherst ....497 Fuchsias, Revival of Interest in (Illus.) 482 Geranium, Origin of S. A. Nutt 469 Greenhouse Building 511 Heating Queries Bll Maine State Florists' Society 481 Slarket Beview, 'Weekly 499 Meeting's and Events, The ■Week's. . 480 Meetings and Exhibitions, Coming-. 499 Middle Atlantic States 467 Middle ■West, The 510 National Flower Show 481 News for Nurserymen 481 ..480 Is MISCELLANEOUS ApUne 506 Artificial Flowers 495 Auctions 458-07 Baskets 496-90-97 B^Sch'FiMings.:;:::;^! ^i^t^Storj window, prom a... ~ ■ •-- Non-Warranty Clause in Danger 46S-69-'75-76-77-78 Dagger Ferns...495-96-97- Cr, ",n5 Traendly ASchenok. .501 tery _ Peterson, C. A 471 Pfaff A KendaU 409 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 503 Philips Bros 492 Pierce 4 Co 490 Pierce Co., F. O 409 Pierson, Inc., A. N.. ,457- 475 Pierson Co., F. R 457 Pierson, Magnus 473 Pikes Peak Flor. Co.. .490 Pillsbury, I. L 474 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co .502- Polykranae. G. J 500 Potter Floral Co 191 Pulverized Manure Co., The 506 Pyfer ACo., A. T 504 Quadland's Sons, C...400 Quidnick Gnhs 474 Ramsburg, G. S. . .462-73 Randall, A L. Co.... 501 Randall's Flower Shop 193 Rawlinga, Elmer 172 Rawson, rhe Florist.. 491 Reck. John* Son 490 Reed 4 Keller 495 Reinberg. Peter 504 Rice Co.. M 495 Riedel 4 Meyer. Ino. .500 Richmond Cedar Wk3605 Ritohy, F W 172 Robbinsville Nurs., The 470 Robinson A Co., Inc. H. M 495-90 Robinson Co. H. M.500 Robinson. L. D 493 Rochella 4Sons.F.W.476 Rochester Floral Co. .493 Rock Flower Co., W..41I1 Feverfew 407-08-77 Forget-Me-Nor.. . .459-08 Fuchsias 467- 468-69-73-76 Funkiaa 476-77 Gaillardia 404 Genista 408-78 Geraniums. . 4.57-60-67-68- 409-72-73-70 Gladiolus.458-63-64-68-69 Gloxinias.. . .458-63-64-66 Heliotrope.. .457-06-07-68- 473-76 United Cut Flower Co., Ino 500 Van Assche, Frank. . .508 Van Bochove, G. A Bro 491 Van Geldcren, 0. W...470 Vaughan'sSeed Store..463 Vick's Sons. James . . .460 Vincent, Jr., A Sons Co, R 457 Virgin, U.J 492 Waban Rose Cons.. 474 Waller Seed Co , The L. D 404 Warburton, Florist. . .491 Warendorff. A. 492 Wax Bros 490 WecberA Don 458 Weiland A Risch 474 Weiss. Herman 600 Welch Bros, Co 502 ^ 41^7 ak rq Welch. Patrick.. . . . . ..W2 L??, ?°^- «7-««;f! 503 Dye 497-503 Fancy Ferns. .. 495-96-97- 503 Fertilizers 477-506 Fiber 496 Florists' Accounts In- sured 496 Florists' Supplies. . . . 495- 490-97-503 Fungine 506 Galax Leaves 496- 490-97-503 The ' 460 Notable Experiment Station 497 Nnrsery Dept. (Illus.) 471 Obitnary : Junge, August; Watrous, Capt. Charles L 481 Orchids for Commercial Cut Plowers.483 Our Field 480 Publications Change Name 482 Publications Received 477 Question Box 498 Betail Department (Illus.) How to Decorate the Dinner Table, St. Valentine's Day Bill Foster; Winter Carnival at St. Paul, Steamship Sailings 489-493 Rose Annual, The 481 Seed Trade, The 459 Southern States 463 Tennessee State Florists' Ass'n, 483 505 480 Hemlock 470 Glass 608-09-10-11 Hyacinths 478 Glass Insurance. . . '"" Hydrangeas... .4.57-04-70- Glazing Points. . . 472-78 Gold Letters Impatiens 408 Grasses .... . Iris 404 Greenhouse Bldg. Ivy'..'.'. . .457-04-67-68-69- 473-78-95 Kentias.. 458-69-76-77-7,8- 488 ..496 ..508 ..490 , .496 ..508- 509-10-11-12 Greenhouse Fittings , 508- 611-12 Meeting of (Illus.). Test Case re Imported Ruscus. To Kewites in America Trade Kotes: Baltimore, Md Boston Buffalo, N. Y Chicago Cincinnati. O Detroit, Mich Fort Wayne, Ind Fort Worth. Texas Welch, The Florist. Wrrik. I'litcr Wettlin Floral Co. . . Whilldin Pottery Co. Whitted Floral Co. 491 467 408 505 492 Wietor Bros 504 WilUamsport Floral Co 493 Wilson, H. E 493 Wilson. R. G 490 Wintorson's Seed Store504 Wolfinger Florist 492 Wood Bros 468 Wood. Stubbs 4 Co. .470 Woodrow A Marketoa.601 Woodruff 4 Sons, S. D 464 Young 4 Co., Inc., A. L 500 Young A Co.. John.. .500 Young's Florist 493 Bringing Hyacinths Into Flower Larkspurs 464 Lilac 464-70 Lilies 468-60-78 Lilium Auratum 467 Lilium Formosum.. 457-58 Lilium Giganteum. 457-58 Lilium Magnificuni. . .457 Lilium Speciosmn. . . .470 LiHum Multiflorum.. 458 Lilv of the Valley 458 Lobelia 460-68-73 Manelti 458 Maples 4.58 Marguerites. . . .463-67-76 Moonvines 457-68 Myosotis 459 Nasturtiums 464 Narcissus 478 Nephrolepis. . . .457-70-77 Nursery Stock 470 Norway Maples 470 Norway Spruce 470 Onion .Sets 400-li4 (irchids 472-73 Palms.. . .458-73-77-8.8-00 Paudanus 478 Pansies.. .458-63-64-66-(i? Greenhouse Lumber 508-12 Greenhouse Material 508-10-12 Greenhouse Shading. 611 Greening Pins 496 Guards 497 Gutters 510 Hardware 611 Heating 509-10 Hotbed Sash. . .508-09-10 Humus 507 Insecticides 404-506 Irrigation 608 Laurel 464-97 Laurel Festooning. . . .497 Laurel Wreaths 497 LeucothcB Sprays.. 496-97 Lithographic Work, . .458 Lumber 509-10 Manure 506 Mastica 509 Moss 495-96 Mushroom Spawn. . . .466 Nikotecn 606 Novelties for St. Pat- rick's Day 497 Palmetto Leaves 495 P.ans 505 A out that the currespundeiiL points Littktield & Wyman..475 answer to the inquiry in the issue of Feb. Littlefield, Flonat 493 ' ' - - --- 19 as lo how long Lookland Lumber Co. .610 London Flower Shop. 493 Lord & Burnhani Co.. 512 Lovett, J. T 462 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 493 it will take to get Hyacinths into flower at this season, was wrong. Ten weeks was stated. He says five or six weeks at a tcmiiorature o£ 50 deg. F. is suBicient. Peonies 470 Paper Pots 497 Pelargoniums 409 Partridge Berries 497 Pentstemon 404 Pccky Cypress 509- Petunias 458-60-63- 510-11 464-06-08-09-76 Pine Cones 496 Pines 470-95-97 Pipe. . . . 509 Planes 458 Pipe Fittings .509 Phlox 400-63-64-70 Plant Food 477-506 Pips 458-60 Plier 510 Poinsettias 469 Posts 511 474 502 472 604 509 508 510 464 Hartford. Conn 497 Haverhill, Mass 474 Houston, Texas 463 Indianapolis, Ind |08 Joplin, Mo Kansas City, Mo Lancaster, Pa. Louisville, Ky Massachusetts Notes Montgomery, Ala. • Newark, N. J New Haven. Conn New Orleans, La 4b New York City 601 Pawtucket. R. 1 497 Philadelphia ' ' ' IV, Portland. Ore "^ Providence, R. I " ' Rochester, N. Y °00 St. Louis. Mo = '" San Antonio, Texas -^64 Syracuse, N. T 468 Toledo, O ^0? Washington, D. C 4ti( ■Week's 'Work, The: Cut Flowers tor May and June. Easter Hydrangeas; Easter Lilies; Achryanthes and Coleus, Shasta Daisies; Extra Early To- matoes; Cannas . ••••••■• ii*'^'ill What City Wants This Capital? 480 .510 .509 .468 .466 .495 .465 .473 .504 Greencastle, Ind.— The Horticultural Service Compan.v of Greencastle has_been incorporated. Capital. $W.<)W tors, C. B. Durham, H. W, Frost. direc- Hobbs, J. W. 480 The Florists' Exchange FOinrDED m isss A Weakly Uedlnm of Intercbanffe for FlorlBts, IXuraerj- men. Seedsmen and tbe Trade In General Exclusively a Trade Paper Enttrtd at Ntv> York Pott Offiet at Steond Olatt Matttr Published every Saturday by the A. T. De Lol Mare Pts. and Pub. Co., Ltd., Proprietors 488 to 448 West 87th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and manatrlnK editor; Jas. Grlfflth. secretary; David Tou- xeau, treasurer. The address of the officers is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New York. Telephone, Greeley 80, 81, 82. 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Advertising. — Copy should reach the New York Office on Tuesday to secure Insertion in Issue of following Saturday. Advertising forms go to press Wednesday Tearly Snbsorlptlon. — United States and Mexico, $1.00, Canada, 12.00. Foreign countries in postal union, $2.60. Payable in advance. Remit by Draft on New York, Post Offlce or Express Money Order; if paid in money, please register letter. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, Feb. 28. — Gardeners & Florists' Club of Baltimore (Md.). Wednesday, Mar. 1. — Tuxedo (N. Y.) Horticultural Society. — The Weedera'iClub, Haverford, Pa. — KentuckyiSociety ofjiFlorist3,»at Louisville. Thursday, Mar. 2. — Chicago (111.) Florists' Club. — Bernardsville (N. J.) Horticultural Society.— Shelter Island (N. Y.) Horticultural and Agricultural Society. — Southampton (N. Y.) Horticultural So- ciety.— The Garden Club of Hartford Co., Benson, Md. — The Larch- mont GardenlClub, N. Y.— Albany (N. Y.) Florists' Club.— Dayton (O.) Florists' Club. — Milwaukee (Wis.) Florists' Club. — Reading Florists' Ass'n. — Terre Haute (Ind.) Florists' Club. Friday, Mar. 3. — North Shore (Mass.) Horticultural Society.^ — North Shore (111.) Horticultural Society. — Pasadena (Calif.) Horticultural Society. — People's Park Cottage Gardeners' Ass'n. — Lewiston & Au- burn (Me.) Gardeners'lUnion. Saturday, Mar. 4. — Dobbs Ferry (N. Y.) Gardeners' Association. — Lake Geneva (N. Y.) Gardeners & Foremen's Ass'n. — Lenox (Mass.) Horticultural Society. — Pacific Coast Horticultural Society. To Kewites in America There is being arranged a reunion and banquet for the men who formerly served in the Koyal Gardens at Kew, England, together with their wives or lady friends, to be held in New Yorlc on April 5, 1916, closing the week of the International Flower Show. It is hoped that all Kew men will make a big effort to attend, as this is the first reunion of its character held in the U. S. A. For full particulars apply to Mr. M. Free, Head Gardener, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Brooklyn, N. Y. What City Wants This Capital? Under this capition we published a paragraph in our issue of Feb. 19, page 419, to the effect that two gen- tlemen already engaged in business in two separate States as landscape architects, growers and horticultural experts desired to establish a branch business (that is, an up-to- date flower shop in connection with their landscape de- partment), in a prominent locality. North or West, being prepared to make an investment of from $10,000 to $12,000. This was inserted not as an advertisement but in the hope that readers knowing of such a territory would call our attention to it. To date we have received letters from three widely separated parts of the country drawing attention to the opportunities there open, and we are submitting these letters to the parties at interest for their investigation. The Canners' Convention The annual meeting of the NationaJ Canners' Asso- ciation, and cdlied organizations, was held early this month at Louisville, Ky., and from all accounts it would appear that this is a very well organized industry. It is doubtful if the florists, or even the seed and nursery trades, are as well organized for the protection of their own interests. One of their resolutions was directed agciinst those in the seed trade who have been advertising the grow- ing of vegetables as against living on canned goods. Undoubtedly it is better to Uve on fresh vegetables than on canned ones, but since millions cannot, why should anyone open a campaign against canned vege- tcibles or fruits? They have given much attention also to the prepara- tion of the products of the truck gardener and farmer so that they reach the consumer perfectly pure and in a healthy condition. The seed industry of this country owes a debt of gratitude to the Canners' Accosiation, and ought to take more than a passing interest in its annual proceedings. Thousands of pounds or bushels of seed are utilized by the canners industry every year, and itjs'an^industry that has developed very largely in thejast_twenty years, and will grow much more in the time to come. Our Field Every six months a new volume of The Florists, Exchange is completed, and to those who wisely file and keep their numbers from week to week the index that is pubUshed at the conclusion of the volume is of the utmost service; indeed, without it, how could an item or article be located ? In glancing over the index to Vol. 40, which was completed in December last, what a wide variety of subjects is covered in the course of those twenty-six weeks from July 1 to Dec. "SI. The Exchange is a highly specialistic organ, devoted to the seed, nursery and florist trades, and does not attempt to represent the private gardening, the truckers, or fruit grow- ing industries of the country. Yet here we find a great mass of biographical, floricultural and horticultural Uterature and lore; very fuU accounts of aU current history connected with the societies, cultivation notes on everything from Roses to cEU^jet bedding plants, bulbs, shrubs, lawns. The seed trade hsis ample treat- ment, and very httle of prime importance is aUowed to pass. The foreign situation, and descriptions of the finest and most desirable of transatlantic novelties are brought before the readers of The Exchange as before no other of its contemporaries, and while that is true of these departments, the same we believe can justly be said of the field devoted to the home retail florists. Heating, greenhouse building, and the plant trade in general, all interests diverse and multifarious, are judiciously treated, and yet voluminous as the weekly issue is, can it be said that in this very exlensive industry aU gets into print that deserves to ? We trow not. Bird Houses Recently much attention has been given by seedsmen and others to the introduction and sale of bird houses, and some firms have gone very extensively into the mat- ter, producing houses of all prices and of very pleasing designs. As the birds play a prominent part in the work, interest and activities of the majority of growers, there must be among us men who have watched closely the habits of the birds nesting in their neighborhood. These men would be in a position to give us the information desired as to the kind of houses to which our birds take kindly. That they absolutely will not colonize in some structures and will take kindly to otiiers is a known fact. Then again, the location of the bird house itself seems to enter largely into the question. We have seen very nice bird houses without any tenants and we have seen very ordinary looking houses filled with tenants. The question arises, too, whether the birds care to have the nests partly made for them or are they suspicous of any such attempt. Information along these lines is sought and we trust some of our readers will favor us ^ith their experience. In an editorial in The Exchange last year, attention was drawn to the great increase in the number of growers who had taken up Gladioli, and who are issuing lists. The same evidences of an increase in the number of commercial Gladioli growers strikes us this year. Almost every mail seems to bring a list of varieties of Gladioli offered by some one or other. Theee is a notable tendency these days toward the development of hardy plant nurseries, and growers who formerly did not specialize in this line of plants are now offering them} small lists it is true, butt the older men in the business have well illustrated, not to say sumptuously illustrated, catalogs and good lists of many of the most recent European novelties. As the other chaps get their testimonials, why shouldn't the gentleman with the dome-shaped, bald head, over which the stinging bee constantly flutters? (See illus- tration top of column). So here goes: "I would not hesitate to bet that the best read column in the F. E. is 'From a Ninth-Story Window'...." Later in his tes- timonial, my commendator asserts it's "a funny column." Now I really wonder if his note is a testimonial after all. Glad I'm Scotch and canna see a joke. A HALF-PAGE advertisement in South African Oarden- ing in its December issue, emphasizes to those of us in the Northern Hemisphere the fact of the opposite sea- son.s between us and our friends in South Africa. The Cape Summer season is advertised, with special week-end and one-day excursions at the New Year holidays and dur- ing January and February to the seaside and other re- sorts. So while we are freezing even with furs on the folks of the Cape peninsula and northward are broiling under Summer suns. A BtiLLETiN has been issued by the Department of Agriculture at Washington, D. C, on "Farming in the Oirn Belt." From the shaded map that is given in con- nection therewith the Corn Belt is seen to be defined as follows: All of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, with an outer fringe around these States including about the half of Wisconsin, southern quarter of S. Dakota, eastern three-fifths of Nebraska and Kansas, the north- ern fringe of Oklahoma and Arkansas, a small part of northwestern Tennessee and half of Kentucky. A total of thirteen States or parts of States. An interesting controversy has been in progress in regard to funds for carrying on the work of the Purdue Experiment Station, at La Fayette, Ind., so much so that the authorities at the university there had to bring a friendly suit to compel the State to pay over to the station certain funds that the latter believed ought to come to it. The court sustained the station and univer- sity on every point, but the case has been appealed so that until there is a final settlement the business of the station is necessarily in an unsettled condition. If there is not room for a well equipped agricultural experiment station in Indiana where is there room? The Rose Conrad Ferdinand Meyer is one of the best of the rugosa hybrids, immensely vigorous, albeit very spiny, with large, pink, sweetly scented flowers. This name is suggestive of Teutonic origin, and in France and England a suggestion recently was made in certain quarters against the continuance of German names, rather a puerile matter it seems to us, but nevertheless existing. Conrad Meyer was one of the names that a certain small section of growers wished to have ostra- cised. But H. Correvon wrote to the French press, pointing out that Conrad Ferdinand Meyer was a national Swiss poet, belonging to one of the oldest Swiss families, and not having the remotest connection with the German race or country. So this should put an end to any feeling against the name of the Rose, even by the most ardent supporter of the Allies. A somewhat daring move has been made by the Cin- cinnati Florists' Club, in having adopted a resolution at its last meeting to ask the Governor of Ohio and the Mayor of Cincinnati, respectively, in their Mother's Day proclamation to recommend the wearing of white flowers for mothers dead, and a bright flower for mothers liv- ing. They also sent a notice of their resolution to the other florists' societies in Ohio. We do not know what steps the Mother's Day Association, Inc., at Phila- delphia may take in a matter of this sort, but from all the outward and inward rumors recently it would appear that the association is not likely to acquiesce. Paper flowers made by cripples have been suggested for sale by the association. It is a pity that there should be any controversy or fight arising out of the beautiful idea back of Mother's Day, but who can tell? February 2fi, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 481 Theue is u decided tcjideacy iiloug the liusl at all events toward tlie adoption and greater use of dwarf trained fruit trees for gardens. Cordons, espaliers, in several shajies, and other trained trees, wliich are such a notable and comuion featuro in Kuropeaa garilcns, are not much seen with us. This is oh iiig in a large measure to the fact of the lack of trained help. Some of the East- ern colleges are advocating the use of dwarf fruit trees, especially for small gardens, and indeed they have every- thing to recoumiend them — interest, neatness, handincss for handUng and fruitfulness. They form excellent fences or screens behind the smaller flower borders, and where the ordinary dwarf pyramid or bush tree is used they can be set in lines between the flower borders and the vegetable sections. The New York hrm of W. E. Marshidi & Co. makes a specialty of importing trained trees both for outdtwr and for indoor culture in pots. Very few firms in this country grow, train and offer this class of fruit trees. I'uNT growing under glass in tlie old countries be- gan in what were termed "stoves." Many an excellent plant from a temperate climate at its first introduction was slewetl to death in a plant stove, and thousands of I dollars' worth of rare new orchids met their death sim- ply because the temperature was maintained far too high. The plant stove simply means a hothouse or plant house with a moist, tropical temperature. The Garden- ers' Chronicle of London, in its Dec. 18 issue, has a leading article on "The Passing of the Stove," pointing out that collections of indoor tropical plants are much less frequently seen now than formerly, and far less attention is given to the cultivation of fine specimens. This marks an epoch, the passing of an era. The change has been in progress over 20 years, as in that time much more attention has been brought to bear on the develop- ment of the outdoor garden. Now that warm plant houses will be regarded more than ever in the nature of a luxury by the countries at war, we may certainly ex- pect a diminution of the old stove. Reductions will be made in garden establishments, and while fruits, vege- tables, and outdoor flowers will be called for, as well as trees and shrubs for adornment, one can easily see that unremunerative things like Anthuriums, Calatheas and the whole line of similar plants are likely to be much less in favor. X I I I X 9{~- I National Flower Show L. PhUadelphla, March 25 to AprU 2 General Notes The Hotel Walton has been chosen as hotel head- quarters for the National Flower Show. Several additional special prizes have been made to the schedule. Geo. C. Thomas, Jr., Chestnut Hill, Pa., offers a prize of $50 in the classes for private growers for the best collection of cut Roses comprising the varie- ties Killarney, or Double Pink Killarney, Lady Alice Stanley, My Maryland, Jonkheer J. L. Mock, Ophelia and Mrs. Aaron Ward. He also offers in the same sec- tion a S50 prize for the best collection of Climbing Roses in flower. A splendid location has been decided upon for the exhibits of retailers, and J. ,J. Habermahl's Sons of Philadelphia, have reserved 600 sq. ft. in this section. This reservation, witli the others previously reported, insures a good representation of retailers. The orchestra is to be placed on a platform over the aisle leading from the main floor to the main floor ex- tension, a position which is very good acoustically, and forms a connecting link between the two floors. The ladies having in charge the Tea Garden at the New York Show are arranging to visit the Pliiladelphia Show in a body, the friendly rivalry existing between the two cities in regard to their respective tea gardens creat- ing quite an interest in the entertainment features of both shows. The Boy Scouts of Philadelphia will ofliciate as ushers at the show, and will place themselves at the service of the visitors, with their usual ability. The schedule for the show includes an aquarium ex- hibit such as never before attempted. Aquatic plants will, of course, be a feature in this section. There are over fifty classes in this section, and it will prove to be a unique feature of the show. The final schedule is now in the printers' hands, and will be distributed about March 1. The trade space on the main floor is practically now all reserved, but some excellent locations on the main floor extension, which will be a popular section of the show, are still available. 53 W. 28th St., New York City. John Yocno, Secy. Meeting of the Committees A meeting of the committees was held last Thursday, Feb. 17, in the Widcncr bldg. Further progress was recorded by all the chairmen present. Wm. Kleinheinz reported on the exhibits and the securing of additional prizes and exhibits. Mr. Kleinheinz also stated that Mr. Widener had pledged liimself to defray the expense of tickets to a limited number of school children to the show. On Monday, Mar. 27, the crippled children of the Widener Home will be taken to the show in auto- mobiles fuinisheil by tlie fiiirisls of Philadelphia. The special features cunmiillee, in addition to their other plans, have suggested tlie making of a floral art gallery. Several other attractive features are also under discussion. The trade ticket committee reports having sold to date 10,000 tickets at the 25c. rate. The information committee has its work all in hand and only awaits the opening of the show. A list of all the promient florist places about Philadelphia and vicinity within a radius of 20 miles are being listed with route directions how to reach them. These are to be printed in a pamphlet that will be issued by the infor- mation bureau at the show. John Wanamaker will furnish 10,000 special copies of his booklet describing all the places of interest in Philadelphia. These copies will be headed as the flower show number. The Penn- sylvania R. R. and the Reading R. R. will place a man at the show for information purposes as to trains. W. F. Therkildson, of the publicity committee, dwelt upon the newspaper campaign carried on so far. The Sunday Press, Feb. 30, had almost a whole page de- voted to the show, portraying the heads of the various committees and executives. The article fully describing the show was by Mr. Therkildson. The botanical department of the University of Penn- sylvania will co-operate with the information commit- tee and will have several well informed men stationed at the hall at all times to answer technical questions and furnish information pertaining to plants and flowers. W. P. Craig announced for special prizes several more cups and money prizes donated by some of the leading business firms in Philadelphia. The advertising committee has completed arrangements for the erection of four large campaign banners, two of them to be strung across Chestnut st. and two on Broad St. They will be placed in position on March 1. The boy scouts will take part in the exhibition to act as guides, sell programs and otherwise make themselves useful. "The music committee has arranged for an or- chestra of forty pieces. The music program will be interspersed with solos and choruses of trained voices. The Aquarium Society will show^its rarest fish and aquatic plants. This will be one of the interesting fea- tures of the show. The committee on concessions expect to have a favor- able report on the electric light signs on City Hall during the entire week of the show. The Mayor is officially to open the show at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 25. W. H. E. Why not in Parties? As now generally known, there is to be a New York Day at Philadelphia during the progress of the Fourth National Flower Show, to be inaugurated in that latter city Mar. 25. The details have been published in full in these columns and it is expected that there will be a large attendance. It suggests itself that this effort on the part of the New York trade could be emulated by the florists of other cities and sections and thus quite a feature made of visiting days to both the Philadelphia and New York shows during their progress. There is ample time for public spirited men at many points to take up this visiting idea and make the most of it. Visits to either of the shows or both of them will certainly be educational in the extreme and will be remembered with pleasure by all who participate. The railroads give a special rate to parties of ten or over traveling together; this concession would help. Maine State Florists' Society The Maine State Florists' Society will hold its second annual meeting at Orono, Me., March 8 in connection with the Farmers' Week at the University of Maine. A good program and a fine display of Maine grown flow- ers and plants is expected. The program is as follows: 9 a.m. — President's Ad- dress, J. H. Stalford, Bar Harbor; report of the secre- tary, A. Lurie, Orono ; report of the treasurer, E. Saun- ders, Lewiston. Business meeting. 11 a.m. — "Forcing of Shrubs," A. E. Thatcher, Bar Harbor; 1.80 p.m., "Retailing Flowers," E. Saunders, Lewiston; 2.30 p.m., round table discussion. at this time. There is a good contributorial staff, and a great variety of topics is dealt with. Mr. McFarland writes: "Inasmuch as this Annual represents a very distinct advance In the handling of the literature of Rose cul- ture In America, and is hoped to be the first of a series iif Annuals, which will promote American Rose erow- inj; in America at least as efficiently as It has been done in England for Eneiand, it la thought that you may care to call attention to the Annual before Its appear- ance. "Each member of the American Rose Society will receive a copy of the Annual In due course. The edi- tion which Is considerable in size, covers only actual needs, and I have no doubt that the book will be out of print within three months. Associate members (those not engaged commercially In Rose-growing or as florists) can secure both a year's membership, the American Rose Annual and admission to all the Rose Shows held under the auspices of the society, for one dollar. "The articles by Dr. Van Fleet and E. H. Wilson are of unusual value, and it will be found I think, that the Annual presents also, for the first time, the complete story with respect to Rose Insects and the lamentable laclt of scientific attention so tar, eus to the control of Rose diseases." News for Nurserymen Nurserymen everywhere are reminded that the forty- first annual convention of the American Association will be held in Milwaukee, Wis., June 28, 29 and 80. Unusual interest attaches to this announcement. At the Detroit meeting last year a new constitution was adopted, the object sought being to increase the value jof the organization to members by the larger scope given to its activities, with a multiplication of benefits to mem- bers, not the least of which is intended a greater volume of business and better profits. In fact the American A.ssociation of Nurserymen as it stands today, under the reconstruction plan decided upon at the Detroit meeting, occupies a unique position before the trade, and it is evident that the men whom the association expects to retain as members think more of their membership because of the action referred to. A very comprehensive article, written by J. R. May- hew, answering the question "Why I Should Retain My Membership in the American Association of Nursery- men" has appeared in some of the trade publications, and sets forth in simple but convincing language the claims of the association upon every reputable nursery- man in the United States. Those desiring full information as to benefits and terms of membership, are asked to communicate with Secretary John Hall, 204 Granite Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. The June convention will be a very business-like assembly, with a program of great merit. [ (^biniarg j d) The American Rose Annual The title page, editor's preface, table of contents and index to this forthcoming publication has been sent to us by Mr. J. Horace McFarland. Sometime ago we mentioned the fact that such an Annual was in prepara- tion, and gave a short outline of it then. By what is before us now, we can see that this will be an exceptional volume, and would seem to cover most of the vital and interesting points in connection with, Roses in America Capt. Charles L. Watrous Capt. Charles L. Watrous, president of the Watrous Nursery Co., Cival War veteran and a resident of Des Moines, la., since 1869, died at his home, 3100 South- west Ninth St., on Feb. 9, death resulting from bron- chial pneumonia. He was 77 years old. Poor health, due to wounds received in the second battle of Bull Run, compelled him to seek an outdoor life, so he settled in Iowa in 1869. His success in the nursery business gave him a national reputation, and for years he was presi- dent of the American Pomological Society, as well as the American Association of Nurserymen. He was also head, at one time, of the Iowa State Horticltural So- ciety. He is survived by four children — one daughter and three sons. August Junge August Junge, who was a member of the firm of Koraitsch & Junge of Secaucus, N. J., noted growers of cut orchid blooms for many years, but who retired from business about one year ago, committed suicide on Feb. 16 by inhaling gas. Mr. Junge had been in poor health and had been in a sanitarium on Ixmg Island for several months. At the time of his death he was boarding with C. G. Garreau of 103 Paterson st, Jersey City, N. J., of the firm of Garreau Bros., located on Hudson blvd. Mr. Garreau detected the odor of gas and finding upon investigation that it was emitting from Mr. Jimge's room, forced the door. A physician was at once called who pronounced Mr. Junge dead from gas which he had in- iialed. The dcce;iscd was at the time of his death in his •19th year. He was unmarried and was reported to have had no relatives in this country. Mr. Junge was said to be quite wealthy, his fortune being estimated at $70,- 000. The funeral was held on Saturday, Feb. 19. The services were conducted by the Rev. August F. Bender of the Second Dutch Reformed Church. After the services the remains were cremated. 482 The Florists' Exchange —^^^^ ^^prg.— Revival of Interest in Fuchsias By H. JUNGERIUS WE remember tliis charming plant when it deco- rated the windows of our old home, many years ago. It had its place among Geraniums, Pelar- goniums and other old-time favorites, literally covered with its graceful, pendulous flowers for months in suc- cession. It was the loveliest of them all, the Fuchsia. The plant was a popular favorite in Europe more than a half century ago. It is gradually becoming the recognized decorative plant in the United States also. Its profusion of bloom, elegant appearance and its adap- tability to being trained in various shapes and forms make it invaluable for house or conservatory. For gar- den planting in semi-shaded places both the tender and hardy varieties are unsurpassed. Some of our Eastern florists have seen the possibili- ties of the Fuchsia, and a few of the best informed growers have brought it before the public in standard or tree form. The innovation has met with great suc- cess, the demand far exceeding the supply. Standard Fuchsias There is nothing left to chance in the growing of the standard Fuchsia. In order to produce the largest and most perfect plants in the shortest possible time, every- thing is worlsed out with mathematical precision. The average standard Fuchsia considered best for general decorative purposes, has a stem from ift. to 4ft. Gin. high, a spread of head about 2ft. Sin. in diame- ter at the base, with a depth of 1ft. 6in. to 1ft. lOin. This size is grown in 9in. pots. From eighteen months to twenty months are required to grow plants of these dimensions. Propagation The Fuchsia is raised from cuttings taken off the young top shoots. They may be propagated at any time when there is young growth present, but the most con- venient and favorable season is from about the middle of July to the end of August. The cuttings can then be rooted in the sand bed in a coldframe and will make nice strong plants before the cold weatlier sets in. They should be taken into the greenhouse as soon as there is any danger of frost. If propagated during the Winter the cuttings should be rooted in the regular propagat- ing bench where an overhead temperature of about (iO deg. can be maintained, with plenty of air. As soon as the cuttings are rooted (which takes from two to three weeks, depending on conditions) they are potted in 2in. or 2%in. pots. The soil may consist of about two parts of loam to one part of leaf mold and one part of sand. Press this moderately firm about the roots. The plants are then placed in a temperature about the same as described for the cuttings and par- tially shaded during the brightest part of the day. When the plants are bandied in the coldframe tliey have to be shaded according to the exposure. Only one (main) shoot is allowed to grow up, all laterals being removed as soon as they appear. When tlie shoots are about from Sin. to 12in. high, they should be staked, in order to grow perfectly straight stems. General Cultivation The little plants should never be allowed to become ])ot bound, init sliould be shifted as soon as the roots fairly fill the pots. In all subsequent shiftings a propor- A standard Fuchsia A double flowered bush Fuchsia tionately heavier and richer loam is used and as the plants grow stronger and the texture of the wood be- comes firmer, the soil is packed more firmly about the root system. Wlien the stems ha\'e reached the re- quired height the laterals are allowed to grow, thus forming the head. Toward tlie latter stages of their development, when the root system has grown very strong and bound up in the pot, liquid cow manure should be freely given ; the quantity can of course, only be determined by the grower, as it depends on the condition of the plants. Strong plants will, with proper care, flower the entire season, and may, after a period of rest, be started up again in the greenhouse for early flow'ering. [Pyramidal and bush plants require the same general treatment of culture. For pyramids a straight central, shoot must lie preserved, also all side shoots. For busli plants the main shoot should be pinched when the de- sired height has been reached. — Ed.] The grower finds the white fly and the mealy bug the Fuchsia's worse enemies. Copious syringings with a strong pressure of plain water is effective against mealy bugs, and the best preventive against the white fly is fumigating with hydrocyanic acid gas. Varieties to Grow There are hundreds of varieties of the Fuchsia in single and double varieties in many colors and shades, many of them so closely resembling each other that only an expert can tell the difference. A few of the best of the different types which possess a decided distinct- iveness are these: Black Prince, bright carmine tube and sepals, pink corolla. White Beauty, light pink sepals, creamy white corolla. Bland's Striped, doulile, sepals crimson, purple striped, rose corolla. Fuchsia flowers. The variety is Mrs. Marshall Mad. Van der Straus, sepals long and reflexed red, large white coroUa. t Elm City, crimson tube and sepals, dark blue corolla. ' Gottelinde, bronze foliage, bright red flowered, pendu- lous. Arabel, improved, tube and sepals creamy white, red corolla, pendulous. The macrostemma varieties are the hardiest and are excellent for garden culture. One of the best is, Ameri- cana Elegance, of graceful slender habit. Riccartoni, a stiff erect grower, is another fine hardy Fuchsia. These can be employed in bedding, particularly the macrostemma varieties. There are between seventy and eighty species of the Fuchsia almost all of wliich come from high on tlie tropical regions of America — Mexico, Peru and Chili. Tliey belong to the natural order Onagraceie. The Fuchsia is named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist (1S01-15C5) said to be the discoverer of the plant. It was brought over to England more than a century ago, from where we have the first record of its sale. It did not, however, become popular until after the introduction of F. fulgens, in 1837, followed by the varieties corymbiflora, cordifolia, and others. The glo- bosa and long flowered kinds were hybridized. From these originated the many excellent varieties which have been the delight and admiration of the flower lover in tlie Old World and are now finding their way into American homes and gardens. F. tripliylla hybrids are among the best of these artificially raised varieties. Publications Change Names The first issue of the Pacific Garden under its new name Suburban California, issued in January, has come to hand. As was noticed in our Los Angeles, Cal., letter some weeks ago, the Kruckeberg Press of that city has purchased what was known as the Pacific Garden, which has been well conducted for the last seven years by an- other of our California correspondents, P. D. Barnhart. The new issue is not printed on the highly glazed clayed ])a])er that the Pacific Garden adopted (this name being now a sub-title) and in this respect is more agreeable to the eyes. There are several interesting articles by well known Californians on subjects of wide interest. We wish the Kruckeberg Press every success in its new un- dertaking. > Commencing with the January issue, the old Virginia Fruit Grower and Farmer will be known as the American Frtrit Grower. The editor and publisher, Frank S. Adams. Charlotte, Va., desires to make the publication of appeal to the progressive fruit growers of the Middle Atlantic States. .'\nother monthly organ that has made a change, but in its form, not in its name, is Merck's Report, which for 25 years has appeared regularly, and is devoted to the pharmaceutical profession or interest. The paper is smaller in size, and handier too, while it has limited its field more or less to comments on matters of general and passing interest. There are articles on medicinal February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 483 pliiiits ami mkIi like, such as fciriiicil a giii>cl feature of tlie papiT in its I'driinT style. We imagine there must be a plaee for sn interesting a jiinrn.il, even allliDugli as the pui)lisliers say, they arc not altogether altniistie, being manufaetnrers of ehcmieals and drugs. ._.«+ Orchids for Commercial Cut Flowers By JOHN E. LAGER Oncidiums (Contiiiui'il from junii' 1^', i--'"'* of Jan. 22) Oncidium varieosum (add Itogersii if you «-,ant the name longer — to me O. vavieosnin is quite (nongh). Now eonie we to the Oneidiuni jiiir excellence. This spe- cies is of its kind what t'attleya Trianae is in Cattleyas, DcJidrohinm formosmu in Deiulrobiunis, Cyi>ripedium in- signe in C"yi>ripcdiuins, in short it is it in Oneidiums, and I venture to say where not a single other species is known or grown of this genus, this particular one is sure to be known. True, it has several quaJities to recom- mend it to such a high station, one of which is that it proiluccs an ahundanee of golden yellow flowers on seai>es attaining 3ft. to 4ft. in length and sometimes branched at that. It also flowers (where a number of plants are grown) from September to December, and its uses are many, both cut and on the plants. Oneidiuni phymatochilum is a most curious, graceful and pretty orchid. The flowers are small, not exceed- ing ■■, in. .across, of a greenish yellow, marked with orange aiul orange red, in great numbers on sprays 2ft. iind 3ft. long. The flowers last a long time, as much as six to eight weeks. Last May a gentleman up the Hudson showed the writer two plants in flower of this species and which he had placed in his living room by slipi>irig the pots into lamp brackets screwed to the wall. He told nie the ]ilaiits had been there two weeks and they looked :is though they had only begun to flower. They looked handsome with their arching sprays full of flow- ers, and owing to the distinctiveness of this variety ttiis gentleman appreciated and liked it better than any of the better known species, which again goes to show that it is not good policy for a florist always to grow and sell the same kinds year in and year out. We Uve in a jiro- gressive age and in order to develop taste and increase business and sales, it behooves every florist growing orchids to get out of the rut and grow other things be- sides the so-called standard kinds. Oncidium papilio (Butterfly orchid). I include this species here on account of its shape, which is that of a butterfly and it is a plant that always draws attention, and hence is valuable as an ad\ertising medium in the greenhouse or in the store window. The flowers are large, yellow, marrked with orange and brown and pro- duced on stems iJft. to 3ft. long. The flowers are pro- duced at the top of the stem one at a time, lasting quite a time, after which another takes its place from reserve buds and so on; sometimes a plant will keep fiowering for two montlis in the manner described. Phalsenopsis Phatenopsis. These rank with the finest orchids known, in fact, 1 beUeve they should stand at the head of all orchids. They are so exquisitely beautiful that it is difficult to describe them. There are several species and natural hybrids, but 1 will only mention two species here iis being the most useful in every way for a florist. They are: P. amabilis, with pure white flowers measuring 4in. to Sin. across on long, arching, graceful sprays witn a number of flowers to the spray. There is notliing in white ordiids that compares in beauty with this spe- cies. It is also an excellent keeper when cut, and con- sequently its uses are many. Every florist growing or- chids at all should grow some jilants of this species. The* flowering season extentts from October to Febru- ary, and it is not uncommon to see some plants in flow- er at other times of the year. P. Schilleriana. The flowers of this species are rose purple in color, disjiosed on peduncle-s 3ft. and 4ft. long, which are branched as a rule and carrying some- times on large sprays, as many as a hundred flowers and more, 3in. to 3'/,in. across. It is difficidt to imagine ;uiything more handsome in flowers than a large, well-flowered spray of this species. Flowering season, February ajid -March. While these two species may l)e grown fairly well in a Cattleya house, to do them well they shoidd ha\e more heat. They grow in the warnie-st parts of the world, the Pliilip])ines, but there is the advantage that their growing season is during our Summer, from March to October, and it is comparatively easy to supply them with the proper temperature when they most require it. During this growing season the temperature shoidd not fall below 65 deg. to 70 deg. and run up to 75 deg. and 80 deg. by day with fire heat and with sun heat even more. During the Winter time, say NoTember Pyramidal Fuchsia Mrs. Bright. Flowers white and carmine to March, the temperature may drop 4 deg. or S deg. without any damage being done. The watering should be done carefully in the morning so that no water is left lodging on the leaves or in the center of the plants overnight, as this in most cases is fatal, causing the leaves to rot. They should, however, have an ample supply of water during the Summer, avoiding overhead watering except possibly on a clear day and with ample ventilation, so as to dry up the surplus moisture rapidly. Benches and walks should be kept moist at all times and the plants should be moderately shaded. Potting ma- terial should consist of good live s))hagnum moss with pieces of charcoal cracks intermixed. Van da Vanda ca?rulea (the blue orchid) is a most handsome and profitable orchid to grow, the flowers of which al- ways find a ready sale. It will grow and flower well in a liouse with Cattleyas, Dendrobiums and Oncidiums, and hence requires no special treatment. The flowers .ire large, sonu-times over 4in. across, of pale with azure blue, to dark blue in color and the slender pedicels will carry as many as 10 to 18 flowers. Where a immber of l)lants are grown they will begin to flower in September and continue to Decemlicr. Vanda Sanderinna. — This is a most wonderful and remarkable orchid, and while I do not reconuncnd it for cut flowers owing to the high price of the plants, I would advise anyone who can afford to spend $15 or >f-M for a plant, to invest in a few, and the plants would jiay for themselves in tinu-. The flowers are produced on erect stiff stems, and vary in numljcrs according to the size of the plant, from G to 15 on a stem. They are flat, 'i'Ain. to 4Vain. aero.ss, pale brown at the base pass- ing into light purple upward, with pale yellow, green, rose and white and what not. The blending of so m.my colors h.as a most charming effect, and whenever a plant is exhibited in full flower it always |>rovcs a drawing card. It goes without saying that the flowers sell read- ily cut and at fancy prices. This plant comes from the Philippines and requires more heat than most orchids, and it will grow readily in a house where Phaiaenopsis are grown. Vanda su,a\is. — Another fine Vanda which should be represented where any attempt is made to grow orchids in variety. It is an easily grown ])lant and coming from Java it will grow together with the species pre- viously mentioned. The flowers are of good size, 3in. lo 3'/iin. across, white blended with rich purple rose and bright rosy purple. The inflorescense is axillary and carries many flowers of a delicious fragrance. It is a handsome plant for a store window when in flower. Vanda tricolor is very much like the preceding except that the flowers are a trifle smaller and the colors some- what different, viz., white, pale yellow, red and rose magenta blended. Like tile preceding it is a fine suljject for exhibition purposes. Both flower at different times of the year. Vanda teres is a fine and distinct species and will do welt in a house with mixed orchids such as referred to previously. It is a plant of rather a rambling or climb- ing habit, attaining several feet in length with flowers of' great beauty, large, white, slightly tinged with rose and magenta. Owing to the ferreted slender habit of this plant, it takes very little room. It likes plenty of bght, air and water while growing and a capital place for it is to place it close to the end of a house where it has plenty of headroom. It blooms during June and July. Miscellaneous Zygopetalum Mackayi is quite an old-timer, so old that I am afraid It is forgotten by a number of people. It is an excellent plant to grow for cutting purposes and does well in a Cattleya house. The flowers are quite large, disposed on scapes 15in. to 18in. long, 5 to 8 in number, white marked all over with lines of blue and purplish blue. It flowers during the Winter months and lasts a long time in perfection, cut or on the plants. (To be coni'ludeil) Group of florists taken at Geny Bros, greenhouses during the Tennessee State Florists' Association meeting in Nashville, January, 1916 484 The Florist's Exchange I Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED Superintendent and Manager Holding important position, desires to make change, preferably to some large business concern. Expert in landscape gardening, nursery and green- house work, with many years experience. Well educated and good handler of men, with wide repu- tation in the trade. Good salary expected. Ad- dress answers to EXPERT, care THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE. Manager Open to Engagement Life experience with large up-to-date commercial firms. Extensive knowledge of wholesale and retail trade. Executive ability and well known in the trade. All particulars on inquiry, and strictly con- fidential. Address Grower care THE FIORISTS' EXCHANGE, 143 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. EXPERIENCED BULB MAN Desires position, preferably with some large dealers. Capable of taking full charge of bulb de- partment. Would consider position as American representative of some Eiu-opean firm. Address Bulbman, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener, as superintendent on private estate. Able to lay out and take care of extensive grounds and green- houses. Capable of handling large forces of men. 18 years' experience on the continent and in Europe. H. Cole, care A. Von Buskirk. 529 West 186th St.. N. Y. City. SITUATION WANTED— By March 14, by flo- rist, gardener, with small family; hard worker. Up-to-date inside and outside, and all kinds of cut flowers and plants, also landscape work. Private or commercial; place with house preferred. Refer- ences. State particulars and wages. Address L. O., care The Florists' Exchange^ SITUATION WANTED— By young Scotchman, by 1st of March, as gardener on private estate, either first or second man. 7 years' experience in greenhouse work in this country on Carnations. Chrysanthemums and pot plants. Can furnish best of reference. Address L. M., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young Scotchman, single; on commercial or good private place. 10 years' experience growing Carnations, Chrysanthe- mums, pot plants and bedding stock. Free first week in March. Best of references. Address L. K., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By an experienced grow- er of cut flowers and pot plants. A good designer and decorator, thoroughly understands the retail business. American; life experience. Married. Best of reference. Address L. S., care The Floriste' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— First-class plantsman desires position in private or commercial estab- lishment. Has long experience in raising all kinds of greenhouse plants. Will be disengaged after April 1. Married. Address S. Donnellan, Massa- chusetts Ave., Lexington, Mass. ^^^ SITUATION WANTED— By Swede; age 33; single Life experience in all branches. Would like position as foreman or sectionman on commercial place. State full particulars in first letter. Ad- dress L. N., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman. Life ex- perience in all branches of greenhouse work. Al Rose grower. 36 years of age;' married. Best of references as to ability and character. Address L. R., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By landscape gardener on private place; understands greenhouse grow- ing, Roses, Carnations, Orchids, herbaceous plants, all kinds of flowers and vegetablea. Single. Ref- erences. John Bohnt. Box 64, Bernardsville. N. J. SITUATION WANTED— By nurseryman; 10 years' experience in nursery. Can show good references. Capable of taking charge. Hustler. State salary. Address L. C, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — As gardener on private estate by a German; 30 years; single. Best of references. At present assistant superin- tendent on Prof. C. S. Sargent's estate. Bruno Silzenstok, 185 Davis Ave., Brookline, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— By German; age 26; single. 13 years' experience in Germany and America in growing Carnations, 'Mums and pot plants. Floral designer. Address L. D., care The Floriats' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By florist; German; age 38; married. Life experience in all branches. Would like position as foreman on commercial or retail place. Good wages expected. Al references. Address K. L.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By aU-round green- house man; single. Pot plant and cut flower grower. 20 years' experience in every line. State particulars in first letter. Addersa K. R., care The Floriflta' Exchange. Coitt tinned to Next Column .** TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER f The oolumiu undar this heading are reserved ] for advertiwmenta of Stock for Sale, Stock { Wanted. Help Wanted, Situationj Wanted, or 1 other Wanta; also of Greenhouses, Land, [ Seoood-hand Materials, eto.^ for Sate or Rent. 2 Our oharee is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the f line), set soUd. in ordinary reading type fike J this, without display. No advt. accepted for ^ less than thirty oents. ' Advts. set in heavy faced type, 15 ets. per line (0 words to the line). Display advts. in theee oolumns, Sl.fiO per inch. I I If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted or other advertisements are to be addressed care of this office, please add 10 cts. to cover expense of forwarding. Copy muBt reach New York office. Nos. 438- 448 West 37th Street, or P. O Box 100 Times Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure insertion in issue of following Saturday. Advertisers in Weatern States desiring to ad- vertise under initials, may save time by having answers directed care our Cliioago representa- tive, Jamee Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Ave. I I I I I I I •* I I I "4 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SITUATIONS WANTED ITUATION WANTED- -At large Ceme^ry^y Park, or private estato by able manager, with Al references. 25 years' experience in Nursery, Landscape, Greenhouse and florist work. Address F. I., care The Florista' Exchange. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of America begs to offer the services of first-class privato gardeners, superintendents and managers of private estates. Stato full particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Pahn. Dobbs' Ferry, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By German; age 2(i; single; formerly Royal Court gardener in Ger- many. Wishes position on gentleman's private estate. Address L. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 23. as assistant gardener on private estate, or commer- cial. 8 years' experience. Best of references. Address K. B., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By married man, sober and industrious, as florist with new ideas of de- signing. Further particulars by letter. Address L. L., care The Florists' Exchange. YOUNG MAN, 21, wants a position as second man in private greenhouses. Has had two years' ex- perience in this work. Scotch descent. Address L. H.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As gardener, on private place. Married, one child. Swedish -American. References. Address L. Q., care The Florists' Ex- changes^ SITUATION WANTED— As salesman and to make himself useful. Have had experience as buyer. Good references. Address L. P., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Belgian. Life ex- perience in growing Azaleas, Kentias, Araucarias, Bay Trees, etc.; able to take full charge of same. Address K. F., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, Scotch; married; 21 years' practical experience with horti- culture and agriculture. Desires management of well-kept private estate. Mac, Islip, L. I., N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By Istnilass nursery- man and florist. 23 years' experience in all branches. 8 years* reference. Address Gustav Kadlec, 403 E. 92nd St.. N. Y. City. SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer and decorator; years of experience. Al refer- ences. State salary. F. Pierson, 1349 A}4 St., S. W., Washington. D. C. HELP WANTED HELP WANTED WANTED™ Rose grower to take charge of a Rose house. Steady employment and good wages to competent man. Address BEECHWOOD HEIGHTS NURSERIES Bound Brook, N. J. WANTED — Man over 30 to take charge of the growing of pot plants for shipping and store trade. Must be^able to manage help and produce good stock in quantity, especially Cyclamen and Hy- drangeas. Man of intelligence after proving his worth and ability will share in the profits. State fully experience in first letter. Salary to start, S18.00 per week. Northern Ohio. Address K. K., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A seed grower, familiar with vegetable seed production, cleaning, etc. A good position with an old leading house, centrally located. Give full particulars as to experience with reference as to abiUty and character (no boozer need apply) ; idea of salary, size of family, if married, nationahty, age, etc. Address Grosed, care The Florists' Ex- change. WANTED — A good gardener for a commercial place. Must understand inside and outside work and be able to help sell in the greenhouses and attend market. Owner is up in years. Must be sober and have no bad habits. Permanent place for the right man. $50.00 per month. F. W. Miller, East End Greenhouses, Harrisburg, Pa. GREENHOUSE FOREMAN Wanted by March 1st., a thoroughly competent man as above, experienced in the work on a private place; intelligent worker, able to take charge and produce Ist-class results; neat; practical; and of good habits. Send references, stating nationality to Alfred J. Loveless, Wyndhurst Gardens, Lenox, Continued to Next Column WANTED — We offer a permanent position to a Ist-class designer, window dresser and decorator, to take charge of our retail store. Salary and com- mission if so desired. Long established business in the best location in the city. Apply with references from past employer, also salary required. B. F. Barr, Lancaster, Pa. WANTED — Woman assistant, by woman owner, in greenhouse and outdoor garden work; small re- tail place. Experience not necessary if willing to learn. State particulars and give references. Vicinity of Philadelphia. Address K. J., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A man who understands the genera! line of nursery work. This is a good opportunity for an ambitious man who looks for a future. Only steady, strictly temperate man need apply. Married man preferred. Position open now. Ad- dress K. C, care The Florists' Exchange. GROWER WANTED Who understands Carnations. Must be reliable and have good recommendations. State age, na- tionality, etc. Wages S60.00 a month with new dwelling house and bath. Plant located near Bos- ton. Address K. P., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Good outside man for the season (to the end of November), used to flower garden work. Must be active, industrious and sober, neat in his work and appear.ince. British preferred. Wages $35.00 per month; good room and board. J. W. Pybus. Tor Court. Pittsfield, Mass. WANTED— general greenhouse assistant who has had experience in making up, one not afraid of hard work. No wanderlusts need apply Wages $.50.00 per month and room, with chance of advance- ment. E. F. Quinn, Norwich, N. Y. WANTED AT ONCE— Good experienced Rose and Carnation grower. Must be of good habits. State age and salary expected and references in first reply. Steady position with room and board. Adirondack Greenhouses, Saranac Lake, N. Y. WANTED — Man with thorough knowledge of nursery business, to act as salesman and corres- pondence clerk. Permanent position and proper remuneration to right man. Address J. J., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — At once, in Connecticut, a competent, reliable man, as grower of Carnations and general bedding stock. Wages $15.00. Apply H. D., care The Florists' Exchange. THROUGH the Spring season have work for extra hands who have had any experience in nurseries. The Wm. H. Moon Co., Nurserymen, Morrisville, Pa^ WANTED — Men to sell our guaranteed trees and plants for Spring delivery; highest commissions paid each week; no delivering or collecting. The Remington-Welch Co., Geneva, N. Y. WANTED — Man and wife; no encumbrance. Wife to board and help; man to work on the es- tate. Apply to Robt. Marshall, Supt. to J. R. DeLamar Esq., Glen Cove, L. I., N. Y. WANTED — A 1 grower of Roses, Carnations and potted plants; one that can take charge of place. Salary $18.00 per week to start. Address J. G., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A young man of experience in orna- mental planting and general nursery work. State age, experience and references. Chas. R. Fish & Co., Worcester, Mass. WANTED — Young man, assistant for Orchid houses, and one man for potting Orchids. Wages $12.00 to $15.00 per week. Near New York. Ad- dress L. A., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Single man, well up in greenhouse work to grow pot plants and cut flowers. State wages wanted. H. B. Zieger, R. D. No. 2, Box 143, Sharpsburg. Pa. Phone 385 Sharpsburg. WANTED — A good grower of potting plants and bedding stock on private estate. Single. Board and room. State wages. Address Lakewood Farm, Holland, Mich. Route 4. WANTED — Young man as assistant in ^een- houses on private place. Address Robt. Williamson, Supt., "Milbank," Greenwich, Conn. WANTED AT ONCE— Greenhouse assistant on commercial place. Steady job for right man. Madden The Florist, 768 Bergen' Ave., Jersey C^ty. N. J. WANTED — Ist-class storeman and designer. Only young man of ability to apply. Charles Uttley. 321 Walnut St.. Harrisburg, Pa. FLORIST WANTED— For commercial grower. Secaucus Exotic Nursery, Secaucus, N. J. PARTNER WANTED SEED BUSINESS A rurt; opportunity for young man with capital to invest in an established seed business. One with office experience, knowledge of bookkeeping, sources of supply, correspondence, etc. preferred; or could travel if required Write, giving fullest partic- ulars in strict confidence. Address L. T., care THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE ENGAGEMENT DESIRED— Near New York preferred. Practical experience and productive ability in all branches of greenhouses, nursery, florist, landscape work, grading, planting, fruit growing, truck farming and poultry stock. Age 40; married. Interest basis considered. Would invest few thousand dollars where good business oppor- tunities are offered. F. Treacy, 158 E. 44th St. We can offer to an active salesman, a nursery or seed house, working outside of New York City, a good opportunity to make easy money on a side line requiring very little time, provided hia em- §loyers consent. Call after eleven any day except aturday. NATIONAL FLORISTS* BOARD OF TRADE 56 Pine St., New York City. WANTED — In Connecticut, young man familiar with nursery stock, outside planting, landscape work, etc. Capable of soliciting new business and taking charge of small greenhouse. Will give a salary and percentage of profit to a hustler. State salary and references in reply. Address L. J., care The Florists' Exchange. $700.00 BUYS STOCKED FLORIST STORE oppoiste two cemeteries. Business over $6000. Promising residential location. Rent, $35.00. Phihpp's, Forbes & Dallas Aves., Pittsburgh, Pa. STOCK FOR SALE AOHTBANTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-muellerii, BrilliantiBsima, Lindenii, Panache de Bailey. Formosa. Rooted CuttingB, $1.25 per 100, tlO.OO per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn, A6ERATUM AGERATUM— Extra large-flowered variety, of medium height, very pleasing blue. Best com- mercial sort, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Road, North Bergen, N. J. AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2ii-ia. plants, 75c. per doi., $5.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AI.TERNANTHEBAS ALTERNANTHERA— Brilliantiesima and Aurea nana conipacta. strong Rooted Cuttings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A. S. Kalisch, Middle VUlage. L. I., N. Y. AMPELOFSIS AMPELOFSI.S VEITCHII— 3-year, 3 ft. to 5 ft., (extra), $2.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100; 2-year, 18 in. to 24 in., (good), $1.00 per doz.. $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; 1-year, (strong), 2 ft. to 3 ft., $1,00 per doz.. $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Quinquefolia, strong, 2-year, $1.50 per doz., $5.00 per 100. By mail prepaid at dozen rates only. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. ASFARAGTTS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000 — by express. Delivered anywhere for 50o. per 1000 extra. 2>i-in. plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 214-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-in. $6 00 per lOO.' Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Extra strong seed- lings, $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000; 2K-in., $2.25 per 100, Or will exchange for Geraniums, 2-in. or 2!^ -in. pots. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N.J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N.J. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— 2H-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, Cash please. Lodi Greenhouse, H. Overeynder, Prop., Lodi, Ohio. Continued to Next Colnmn February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 485 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE ASPARAGUS BOUVABDIAS CARNATIONS BARGAIN — 1 year, strong clumps from bench of Asparagus plumoaua at $2.50 per 100. Need room. Cash. Jo3. H. Towell, R. F. D. 1, Pater- aon, N. J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot plants. » 3-iii. to 5-in. above poU. $1.50 per 100, Bure to please; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please The B. C. Blake Co., SpringBeld, Ohio. A8PARAQUB PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— S-in. It $5.00 per 100, *-m. at $12.60. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe & DiTiaion Area., Grana " Mie" ■ ASPAR.\GUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Fine, heavy 2>4-in. stock, S2.50 per 100, or to clean up, as we need the room, $22.00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— To dispose of for room. Large seedlings $5.00 per 1000. Cash. M. F- Byxbee, Norwalk, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Cut strings, 8-10 ft. long, 25o. each. Cut strings, extra heavy, 10-12 ft. long, 50o. each. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. . ASPARAGUS BPRENOERI AND PLUMOSUS— Stroiu. 2H-4n.. $2.00 pw 100. 300 for $S.00. J. C. Sohmidt, BratoL P». ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2M-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Good, strong plants. W. B. Giryjn. Florist. LeoU. Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— Hand-picked and cleaned, $2.00 per 1000. M. L. Penwell, Washington, Kansas. ASTERS ASTERS — Astermum type, extra select; only full double blooms saved — one of the very best flo- rista' Asters; very large. Trial packet, 50c., K os. $1.00, 1 OS. $3.50. Caah. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. AZALEAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, J. Llewellny, and Wm. J. Vervane, 65o., 85c.. $1.10, up to $2.50 Mch. Ernest Rober. Wilmette. III. BARBERRY BARBERRY THUNBERGII 100 1000 8-12 in., Uning out $1.50 $12.00 12-18 in., heavy 6.00 50.00 18-24 in., heavy 8.00 70.00 2- 3 ft., heavy 12.00 100.00 Shade Trees. Shrubs and Roses. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA. ILL. BAY TREES BAY TREES — Write for wholesale price list Julius Roehra Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS BEGONIAS 100 Christmas Red, 2>i-in $8.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2}i-in 3.00 Erfordii. 3-in 6.00 Prima Donna, 2}i-in 3 00 Smithii, 2)i-in 3 00 Chatelaine, 2>i-in 3.50 ERNEST ROBER - ■ - - WILMETTE, ILL. BEGONLAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2H-in $15.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2'A-in 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine, 2H-in 5.00 40.00 Chatelaine, 3-in 8.00 75.00 Vernon. 2;-i-in 4.00 Vernon, 3-in 8.00 PYFER & OLSEM, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS. WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 10,00; Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order secures the best plants for growing on._ J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. BEGONIAS— Delivery from May 15th Lorraine. 2H-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati. 2>^-in. poU, $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2}i-in. pots, $25.00 per 100. $200 00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO.. RUTHERFORD. N. J. BEGONIA LUMINOSA, (Red); Erfordii (Pink). 2-in., bushy stock, $2.00 per 100; luminosa (Red) transplanted seedlings, fine plants, 75c. per 100. Cash. Brill Celery Gardens. Kalamazoo, Mich. BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For Juno delivery $15.00 per 1()0, $145.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS — Chatelaine, Rex, etc. See display ad. page 469. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y BERBERIS THPNBERGn BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong, trans- planted, 2-yr. plants, 15-in. to 20-in.. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; 10-in to 15-in., $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will please. No charge for packing. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-in.. strong $10.00 per 100, ' A- N. Pierson. Ino., Cromwell. Conn. Coatiitned t« Next Colnnuk BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fill nearly all of our orders for Bouvurdia plants. Wo are booking orders earlier this season in order to give everyone a chance. Plants from 2!.^-in. pots ready April 15th and later. Be sure you get the correct shades and colors. We can give you the right varieties. Single 2H-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $56.00 Rose Pink 7.00 55.00 Light Pink 7.00 55.00 White 7.60 60.00 Double: White, much like Double Lilac 7.00 55 00 Pink, soft pleasing shade 7.00 55.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at $2.25 each; 2H ft., at $2.76 each; 3 ft., at $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each. Price ino'udes tubs f . o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in . balled, at 36e. eaeh 1 in. balled, at 40o. each; 18 in., balled, at 50o. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Ino , Box 407 Dundee, Illinois. BOXWOOD— Write for price list. 5 10-12 in. bushes, in 30-in. green cypress window box, $1 85. 5 12-15-in. bushes, in 38-in. green cypress window box, $2.50. State express or freight. Fords Nur- series, Rye. N. Y. BDDOLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— A Winter-blooming variety that every florist should grow, either for cut flowers or as a pot plant. Rooted Cuttings, parcel post, $2.60 per 100 from Rose pots; via express, $6.00 per 100. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster Pa BULBS AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and prices. Geo. P. Buck & Son, CoUingswood, N. J. BULBS BULBS The Santa Cruz Freesia Bulb Growers' Ass'n are now booking orders for Purity Freesia bulbs for July delivery. Write for price list. Box 247. Santa Cruz, Calif. HYACINTHS, Tulips (early and Darwins), Nar- cissus, Daffodils, Crocus, Iris, etc. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, HiUegom, Holland. Ameri- can Office; 147 Magnolia Ave., Arhngton, N. J. OANNAB CANNAS STARTED IN SOIL Why buy dormant roots when you can get strong plants, well rooted, ready to pot for the price of roots ? I am booking orders now for March delivery. Only a limited number in these varieties. Price Per 100 1000 Austria. 6 ft., yellow $2.00 1000 Crimson Redder. 3 ft., red 3.00 800 Kate Gray. 6 ft., scarlet 2.50 2500 King Humbert. 5 ft., scarlet 3.00 1000 Niagara. 3 ft., red and gold 2.50 1000 Pres. McKinley. 3 ft., red 2.60 1500 F. Vaughan. Yellow, red spots 2.00 PREPAID OFFER All orders received before March Ist, with cash in full, amounting to $3.00 or more, will be prepaid to any point in the United States. Send you; orders now. W. E. KING, Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut, fine quality; 2 to 3 eye divisions — true to name. Austria, Alle- mannia, Burbank, A. Bouvier, C. Henderson, D. Harum, F. Vaughan, Indiana, Kate Gray, Louis- iana, Mile. Berat, Mme. Crozy, Pennsylvania, R. Wallace, Shenandoah. $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; E. Hass, Gladiator, J. D. Eisele, Queen Charlotte, Uncle Sam, Venus, Wyoming, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; King Humbert, Hungaria. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F. Conard, New York, $6 00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. CANNAS — America, Penna, David Harum, Shen* andoah, Austria, Egandale, B. Beauty, Duke of Marlboro, Kate Gray, $2.00 per 100. Two to three eyes. Cash. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y C.VNNAS — King Humbert and Buttercup. Fresh divided. $2.50 per 100. Benj. Connell, Mer- chantville. N. J. NEW CANNAS — Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard A Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. CARNATIONS 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. WhiU, Enchantress; jtink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South). St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co.. Nashville, Term. Continned to Next Colnnui ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 C. Akehurst. Rose pink $6.00 $60.00 Alice. Sshnon shade 6.00 60.00 Siegward 6.00 40.00 Enchantress Supreme. Light salmon. 3.60 30.00 Philadelphia. Rose pink 6.00 36.00 C. W. Ward. Good rose pink 3.00 26.00 Gorgeous 6.00 35.00 R. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.50 L. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.60 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 22.50 Winsor 3.00 22.60 Pink Delight 6.00 46.00 Matchless. White 3 00 26 00 Enchantress. White 3 00 22.50 Perfsotion. White 3.00 22.50 Wonder. White 3.00 22 50 A.Ward. WWte 3.00 22.60 Beacon. Red 3.00 22.60 Victory. Red 3.00 22.60 Champion. Red 4.00 36.00 Benora '. 3.00 26.00 250 at the 1000 rate. Only first-class stock sent out. We guarantee satisfaction. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Pink-Sensation 6.00 50.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Gloria 3.00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 R. P. Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 20.00 Philadelpliia 2.50 20.00 Peerless Pink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.50 20.00 Conquest 2.50 20.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JoUet, III. ROOTED CUTTINGS We are ready to supply our usual high grade of young stock. Our business in this department increases each year because of the healthy char- acter of our stock, its thoroughly rooted condition when sent out, and our careful packing. Those who once buy of us seldom care to take a chance by ordering of anyone else. We offer: 100 1000 Enchantress $2.00 $18.00 Philadelphia 2.00 18.00 Washington 2.00 18.00 Rosette 2.50 20.00 White Enchantress 2.00 18.00 White Perfection 2.00 15.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Victory 2.00 18.00 WIETOR BROS.. 162 No. Wabash Ave., Chicago. CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to Carnation Cuttings again this year and have selected varieties which we think are the very best for the ordinary commercial grower. We guarantee our stock and if it is not what you want may be returned. We are sure we can please you, 100 1000 Alice. Very fine light pink $6.00 $50.00 Matchless. Excellent white 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 22.60 5 per cent, off if cash accompanies order. SMITH & GANNETT Geneva, N. Y. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. Place your order now for shipment soon as stock is ready and in best condition. POTTED STOCK Write for prices on stock to be potted and grown on for later delivery 100 1000 Alice $5.00 $45.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supremo 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.60 22.60 Enchantress 2.60 22.50 260 at 1000 rate. 6% off for cash with order. A. A. GANNET ... - GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATION CUTTINGS, A-1 QU.^LITY. CLEAN, HEALTHY STOCK. TAKEN FROM SELECTED PLANTS 100 1000 LIGHT PINK ENCHANTRESS $2.00 $14 00 HI i.^K |>I.\K ENCHANTRESS 2.00 14.00 Wl.XSdU 2.00 14.00 ZuE SV.MONDS 2 00 14.00 WHITE ENCHANTRESS 2.00 15.00 VICTORY 2.00 15.00 WHITE PERFECTION 2.00 15.00 AFTERGLOW 2.00 15.00 MRS: C. W. WARD 2.50 18.00 J. A. BUDLONG, 184 N. WABASH A\T3., CHICAGO. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttings. White Perfec- tion. White Wonder, Beacon, Ward, $3.00 per 100, $22.60 per 1000; Enchantress, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Unrooted Cuttings half above rates. Select stock guaranteed. Ed, Buchtenkirch, Sea CUff. N. Y. Costliiiied t« Next Celmiw CARNATIONS CARNATIONS — ROOTED CUTTINGS From strong, healthy stock, grown from cuttings only. 10,000 Alice (Light pink, free bloomer). $4.60 $40 00 Ahco (2-in. pots, ready for shift) 8.00 60 00 Matchless. . . 3.00 26.00 Enchantress Supremo 3 00 26 00 wv,"^- w""!.- ^"^ 25:00 White Wonder 2.60 26.60 Enchantress 2.60 22 60 White Enchantress 2.OO 18.60 Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash with order MAYFIELD GARDENS STATION O., BALTIMORE, MD CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock r- w w J 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17.60 Enchantress 2 00 17 60 Philadelphia 2.00 17!60 |e»?<"' • • 2.26 20.00 isnchantress Supreme 2 26 20 00 Matchless. 2.25 20:00 White Wonder 2.25 20.00 White Enchantress 2.25 20 00 Benora 2.26 2o!oO JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD. CONN. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from fine, healthy stock nTv-. ft "'<• 1000 White Enchantress $3.00 $26 00 White Wonder 3.00 26 00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Ail':? •■ 6.00 60.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25 00 Pink DeUght 5.00 46.00 Beacon. . 3.00 25.00 CnmsonGlow 3.00 25 00 Peerless Pink «.00 36 00 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES. Jewett City. Coon. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS „ . . 100 1000 Enchantress $2 26 $17 60 AUoo 5.00 White Enchantress 2.6O 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2 60 20 00 g^oon 2.60 2000 Winona 2.6O 20.00 White Wonder 2.6O 20 00 Sensation 6,(X) Pocohontas 2,^ 20.00 Matchless 2 60 2000 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES. QUIDNICK. R. I. CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora $3 00 $26 00 Bea.™"!---- 3.00 26.00 White Wonder 3.(X) 26 00 Matchless 3.(X) 26 00 Mrs, C. W. Ward 3.00 26.00 White Enchantress 3 00 26 00 Champion 4.00 35100 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25 00 Alice 6.00 5000 Eureka 3.00 25.00 A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. Carnation Cuttings ALL THE NEtW and STANDARD VARIETIES See our Display Ad. Write lor copy of our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. CARNATIONS— First class Carnation cuttings from clean, healthy nlants. Packed carefully. Satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Any amount under 300 sent by parcel post, post- paid. Am offering same at this low price for two weeks otdy. Enchantress. $1.60 per 100, $12 00 per 1000; Pure White Enchantress, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Cash. J. J Donovan. Highland, N. Y. Tel. 48-F-4. CARNATIONS— R. C. select well-rooted Alice. Akehurst, Good Cheer. Sensation. $6.00 per 100 $50 00 per 1000; Herald. Yellow Prince, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; Matchless. Dagmar, Benora. Philadelphia. Gorgeous. Alma Ward, Supreme White, P. Enchantress, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Champion. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. CARNATIONS — Matchless, Enchantress Supreme, Rose Pink Enchantress, White Enchantress, Washington (Dark Pink Enchantress), Victory. $20.00 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with or- der from unknown parties. The above are healthy and well rooted for immediate shipment. Alex. A. Laub, New Hamburg, N. Y. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS „ , 100 1000 Enchantress $2.00 $17.00 White Enchantress 2.00 17.00 White Wonder 3.00 25 00 A. J. JOHNSON, EDGEWOOD. 1S60 Broad St. RHODE ISLAND, CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings, C. W. Ward Matchless, White Enchantress, Beacon, $25.00 per 1000. Also Unrooted Enchantress Cuttings at $10.00 per 1000. Five per cent discount for cash with order. HALIFAX GARDEN CO. HALIFAX. MAfiS. Continued to Next Page 486 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATION CUTTINGS— Well rooted, clean, Btrong Btock, for immediate or future delivery. White, Rose and Light Pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Beacon, at J20.00 per 1000. Cuttings guaranteed. Henry A. Beater & Sons, Hageretown, Md. Strong, Healthy, Well-Rooted Cuttings Enchantress, White Enchantress. C. W. Ward, Alma Ward $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Phillipaburg Greenhouses, Phillipsburg, N. J. CARNATION.S— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 Alice .' 86.00 850.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD, X. Y. CARNATIONS — .Strong, cool. Rooted Cuttings. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress. White En chantreas. Bonfire, and Herald. $2 50 per 100. »20.00 per 1000. Gorgeous. $3 50 per 100, ».30 00 per 1000. Rosemont Gardens. Montgomery. Ala CARNATION R. C. from clean, healthy stock: White, Rose and L. P. Enchantress, Victory, Mrs. C. W. Ward, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. A. C. Buterbaugh, Waynesboro, Pa. CARNATIONS— 10.000 Boston Market Rooted Cuttings at $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order or references. Chas. Beckman, 141 Toledo St., Elmhurst, N. Y. CARNATIONS— Rooted Enchantress Cuttings, $15.00 per 1000. Orders filled in turn. Cash with order. H. Anderson. 7th St.. Bayside. L. I., N. V. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings, White, Pink and Rose Pink Enchantress, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 ger 1000. Cash, pleaae. M. Hilpert, Sta. O. 313. ielair Rd., Baltimore. Md. CARNATION CUTTINGS from sand or Hoil: White Enchantress. Matchless. Philadelphia, Victory, Enchantress Subreme, $20.00 per 1000. H. Mamitsch, Englewood, N. J. CARNATIONS — Strong, healthy, well-rooted Cut- tings: Enchantress, $12.50 per 1000. A. J. Johnson, 1S60 Broad St., Providence, R. I. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. Sm display ad. page 409 Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE 100 1000 Smith's Advance .$2.00 $15.00 Earlv Frost . 5,00 50.00 Virginia Poehltnann. ... , . . , 2.00 15.00 . 2.00 15.00 Alice Byron , 2,50 20.00 Wm. Turner . 2.50 20.00 2.00 15.00 Linwood Hall. . VEI.I.iiU 2.00 15.00 Chrysolora 2.00 15.00 2.00 15.00 Yellow Eaton . 2.60 20 00 Odessa 6.00 Bonnaffon. . . 2.00 15.00 Nagoya 2,50 20.00 Daily Mail PINK , 6,00 , 2,00 15.00 Chieftain , 2,00 15.00 McNeice 2,00 15.00 Dr. Enguehardt. , 2.00 15.00 . 6.00 CRIMSON , 2.00 15.00 H. E. Converse, . . 5.00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JOLIET, ILL. 50,000 CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS TRANSPLANTED Fine Stoclt 100 1000 15.000 White Touset $1.10 $9.00 2000 Dr. Enguehardt, L. pink 1.25 10.00 1000 Mrs. Hulp, E. White 101) 8.00 2000 Chrysolora. E. Yellow 1.10 9.00 2000 Pacific Supreme, E. Pink 1.00 7.00 1000 Beatrice May, M. White 1.25 10.00 1000 Montaro. L. White 1. 50 12.00 1500 White Bonnaffon, , 1,00 8,00 500 White Duckham, Medium 100 8,00 500 Unaka. E, Pink 1,00 8,00 500 Metzer, L. White 1.25 10.00 Stock selling fast. This is our last crop. Order today. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 Wall St., TRENTON. N. J CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Smith's Advance, Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Unaka. Chrysolora. Rosiere, Chieftain. Bonnaffon. Ivory .Supreme. Pink Gem. Dr. Engueh.irdt, Chas. Razer. Baby Fairy Queen. Diana. L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or. Quinola. Helen Newberry. Garza. Yellow Garza. Mary Callahan and others. $1.50. per 100. $12.50 per 1000. FLORAL HILL GARDENS, G. r. Neipp. Prop.. CHATHAM. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Diana. Garza. Mensa. Azelda. Golden Baby. Donatello. Harvard, etc., at 3c. Rooted Cuttings of Early Frost, Golden Queen, Marigold, at 6c. 125 other beat florists' 'Mums. STAFFORD CONSERVATORIES, STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. Contiaiied t* Next Colnnui STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ANEMONE MUMS Japanese Anemone, C. L. Hutchinson, Japanese Anemone Marie Poole, Single Anemone, Mrs. Carrie Rj^erson, Single Anemone, Thomas Dunn, 2,'-'>-in. pot plants, $1.50 per doz.. $10.00 per 100. D. D. P. ROY, 1005 Federal Life Bldg., Chicago. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings. Gol- den Glow, Unaka, Chieftain, Pink Gem and others, also only best pompons. First crop, fine stock. S2,00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash please. Rudolph Nagel, 515 So. West End Ave., Lancaster, Pa^ _^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Ready Feb. 20. Rooted cuttings Maj. Bonnaffon, White Bonnaffon, Jean Nonin. Dr. Enguehardt, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay. R. F. D. No. 3, Pateraon, N. J THE 6nest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings, $15.00 per 100; 2K-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum Co., Inc., Pittsburgh. Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. See display ad., page 409. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St., New York. COLEUS STOCK FOR SALE COLEUS The best bedders Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand. Verachaffeltii. 75c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000, by express; $7.50 per 1000, all charges paid. Send for complete list. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. COLEUS. Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii. Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings. $6.00 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for list. Largest grower of Coleus in the U. S. A. Nahlik, 261-275 Lawrence St., Flushing. N. Y. CROTONS CROTON8 — From 3-in. pots, 8 to 10 in. high in 8 vaHeties, $16.00 per 100; from 2>^-in pota. in 10 varieties. $6.00 per 100. B. M. Wichere & Co., Gretna, La. CY-CLAMEN CYCLAMEN Transplanted seedlings. 8 varieties, equally divided. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; new varieties, fancy, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. 2K-in $5.00 per 100. 3-in. in bloom $8.00 & $10.00 per 100. 4-in. in bloom 15.00 & 18.00 per 100. 5-in. in bloom 35.00 & 50.00 per 100. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER, WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — 7-in. and 8-in. Axalea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.60 each. 6-in. extra fine plants. 75o. and $1.00 each. Good planta. 25c- and 60o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves , Grand Rapids. Mich. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering. strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship. $3 50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. _^ CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to ship. $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Ino., Cromwell, Conn. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford. N. J. DAHLIAS DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella, A. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Judah, La France, Orator, Purple Judah, 8c.; Robt. RIoomfield, 8o.; Storm King, 8c.; Queen Victoria, White Swan. 8c. DECORATIVE— C. W, Bruton, Golden West, 25c.; Jack Rose, Katherine Duer. F. T. Bassett, Lyndhurst, M. McCuUough, Orange King. Princess Juliana, 15c.; Queen Emma, ISc; Sebastopol, I5c.; Sylvia. Yellow Duke. 8c. ; CACTUS — Country Girl, 8c.; C. Lonesdale. 8c : Floradora, 8c ; Golden Gate, 25c.; Galliard. 8c.; Hagen. 8c. ; Libelle, 8c.; Rev. Jamieson, Re. POMPON — Fairy Queen. Little Bessie, Vivid. SINGLE— Reise 8c.; 20th Century. 8c.: Scarlet Century. 8o All except as noted, $6.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000; divided. $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. Cash, please. C Betacher. DOVER, OHIO A GRAND NEW DECORATIVE DAHLIA SENSATION of the Paciffc Coast. "Geo. Walters"; strong grower, stems 3 ft., blooms 10 in. to 12 in. across; color salmon-flesh, shading rose ' and yellow to base. Won highest awards both shows P. P. I. E., San Francisco. A. E. Carter, San Mateo, Calif. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia Jack Rose, Red Hussar, Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatboro, Pa. Continued to Next Column DAHLIAS If you intend growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake in trying my as- sortment of 10 kini^Is. These Jire especially selected as about the best there is in Dahlias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing Dahlias for the florists' cut flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also have to offer a splendid a.ssortment of 25 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's counter trade; all good commercial standard kinds. Every type and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satisfaction. Descriptive wholesale trade list of a fall line of Dahlias mailed on apphcation. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksville. L. I., N. Y. DAHLIAS The beet Peony-flowered Dahlias in the newer and newest varieties, direct from the originator. Cheapest way to get them is through our branch house. Address all com muni cations to GT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF. PHILADELPHIA, PA. P. O Box 416. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahha "Golden Gate" Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large 6eld clumps $25.00 per 100, $3.50 per doa. Strong divisions, $10.00 per 100. $1.50 per doa. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens. Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. 20 VARIETIES DAHLIAS, all different, each tuber labeled, $1.00 postpaid. List free. The Bungalow Gardens, (Dahlia Hobbyists), Netcong, N. J. ^ ___^ "THE DAHLIA KING" haa 800.000 dumpi to offer at rock bottom prces. Send for free cata log. Let me quote on your list of wants. J. K Alexaader, "The Dahlia King." East Bridge water, Mass. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N.J. DAISIES DAISIES — Marguerites, best variety, fine big plants, ready for a shift, 2H-in., $300 per 100. Cash. John R. Mitchell, Madison, N. J. DAISIES — -Bellis, Longfellow and Bride. 50c. per 100; $4.50 per 1000, by mail. C. Albert Shaffer, R. D. 4. Alexandria, Va. DIELYTRA DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS— Fine clumps, $8.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000, Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. DRACSINAS DRAC^NA INDIVISA Extra heavy, 4-in., ready for 5-in. now. Will make fine Spring stock. Have potted 1000 into 5-in. for own use. Surplus of 1700 — bargain at 12c. — worth 20c., in 5-in. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. DRAC^NA INDIVISA— 3-in. pots. 3c.; weU established. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DRACAENA INDIVISA— 2-in. and 3-in. pots, at 2c. and 5c. Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y . FERNS FERNS — From 2-in. pots, immediate delivery; Boston, 3c.. Roosevelt. 4o., Teddy Jr., 5c. ; 4-in Boston, 12c.; 4-in. Teddy Jr. 15c., extra heavy Cash, please The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield. Ohio FERNS — Choice bench Boston and Pierson Ferns, ready for 4!.^-in. pots, $14.00 per 100, $130.00 per 1000. Grown cool. Hillside Florists, Worten- dyke, N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— Id all varieties; also all other FerDS. 2V4-in., etc See display ad , page 46i> Roman J Irwin. 108 W 28tb St . N Y FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— Id any quantity: see advertisenieDt on page 476 J. F. Anderson, Fern Specialist, Short Hills. N. J. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS— Black Prince, Rooted Cuttings, $1 25 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. FUCHSIAS — Strong rooted cuttings, $100 per 100 $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3. Paterson, N. J. FUNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL. Continued t* Next Oolumn STOCK FOR SALE GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2J^-in. Immediate delivery Extra fine. $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Write for out monlhly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS 2-inch 214-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Clifton $3.50 $30.00 $4.00 $35.00 *5. $40. Eugene Sue 2,60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Feuer 3.50 30.00 4.00 36.00 5. 40. Mrs. E. G. Hill.. 2.60 20.00 3 00 25.00 5. 40. Merrow Widow. S6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. Salmon pink, same shade as Poitevine — a decided improvement in that the color does not fade out. 2-inch 2.!4-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Maryland $4.00 835.00 $5. $45. Helen Miehell... 5.00 45.00 Abbie Sohaffer... $3.50 $30.00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. Alph Ricard 3.00 25.00 3.50 27.50 5. 45. Beaute Poitevine. 3.00 26.00 3.50 27.50 6. 45. Berthe de Presilly 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Dble. Drvden 2 50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Edmond Blanc... 3.60 30,00 4.00 35.00 5. 40, Jean Viaud 3.60 30.00 4.00 35.00 6. 40. La Favorite 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Castellane 2,50 20,00 3,00 25,00 5. 40. Mme, Buchner,.., 2,60 20,00 3,00 25,00 5. 40, Miss F. Perldns, 2,50 20,00 3,00 25,00 5, 40, Mme, Landry.,.. 2,50 20,00 3,00 25,00 5. 40. S, A, Nutt 2,50 20,00 3,00 25,00 6, 40. Jean Oberle 2 60 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Ivy-Leaved Alliance 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Thibaut.. . 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S, S. Pennock-Meehan Co,. 1608-1620 Ludlow St„ Philadelphia. Pa GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDiATETSHIPMENT — Strong 23^-in, stock, ready for shift, Ricard, Viaud. Buchner. Poitevine. $2,50 per 100. $22.60 per 1000, S, A. Nutt. $2,00 per 100. $18,00 per 1000 Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co,. Monroe. N. Y. STRONG, WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— a-in 8. A. Nutt, Piffln, Harrison, La Favorite. $25.00 per 1000. Jean Viaud, Beaut« Poitevine, Perkins, Mad, Landry, strong, 3-in., $27 50 per 1000. Peteraon Floral Co., Gibaon City, III. GERANIUMS — Gen, Grant. S. A, Nutt, Jean Viaud and Oberle. fine strong. 2\i-m. stock, $2,50 per 100, $20,00 per 1000, Rooted Cuttings. $15,00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd,. North Bergen, N. J. GERANIUM— A, Ricard, 2ii-in. pots. February delivery. $2. ,50 per 100. $25,00 per 1000, Cash, C M Hutchinson, 1216 No, Broad St,, Elizabeth, N, J, GERANIUMS— 2600 S. A, Nutt. from 2-in, pots, in good condition at $18,00 per 1000, Cash. Park Place Greenhouses. Ballston Spa. N. Y, GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT Strong. 2 '4 -in, stock, ready for shift. Mad, Salleroi. $2,26 per 100, $20,00 per 1000. F. J, Moreau, Freehold, N, J. GER.\NIUMS— Rooted Cuttings, S, A. Nutt, $12,50 per 1000: Ricard and Poitevine, $15,00 per 1000, Cash please, Rudolph Nagel. 516 So, West End Ave,. Lancaster. Pa, GERANIUMS — Helen Miehell. 3 in,, $1,00 per doz,, $5.00 per 100; S, A. Nutt, Viaud and others, mixed, $3,50 per 100, W, J. Frederick, 29 Helder- berg Ave,, Schenectady, N. Y. GERANIUMS-^Nutt, 2K^in, pots, ready for shift, $25,00 per 1000, Fine stock. Joseph Wood, Spring Valley, N. Y. GERANIUMS— S, A, Nutt, 2]4-in., $20,00 per 1000, Geo, B, Hart, 47-51 Stone St,. Rochester, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2H-'n. pot plante. See display ad, page 469, Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M, Herr, Lancaster, Pa. ROSE GERANIUMS— 2H-in strong. $2,00 per 100. Cash, Fisher Bros.. Chambersburg. Pa. GLADIOLI America, $10.00 Augusta. $12.00 Annie Wigman. $20.00 Brenchleyensis, $12.00 Dora Krois. $50.00 Europa. $50.00 Florence, $150.00 Glory. $30.00 Glory Holland. $20.00 Halley, $12 00 F Buchanan. $30.00 Jessie. $15.00 Klondyke, $20.00 Mrs. Beecher. $36 00 Mrs King, $10.00 Mrs. Pendleton. $80.00 Niagara, $36.00 Negerfurst. $200.00 Nor, Dee Childs, $80,00 Panama, $25,00 Peace, $50,00 Schwaben, $80,00 Renie BUinche. $40,00 Scarsdale. $30,00 Shakespeare. $30,00 Sulphur Kmg $90,00 Scribe, $36,00 Wm, Falconer, $40,00 Primulinus. $40.00 Primulinu3Hybrid8.$20.00 Choice mixed, $6.00, $8.00. $12.50. $25.00, $60 00, $100.00. Reds, white and light pinks. $12.00 $25!00. $50 00, $100.00, Yellows. $16,00. $20.00, $30.00, $50.00. All per 1000. Special price in large lota. Cash, please. C. Betsoher.Dover. Ohio. Contimned to Next Pas* February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 487 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE GLADIOLI GLADIOLI ORCHIDS PKIVET Well! Well! Well! \Vc have in first size bulbs about Per 1000 50,000 Panama, at - - $25.00 25,0(K) Niagara, at - - - .30.00 25,000 America, at - - 7.00 Special discount on large quantities BIDWELL & FOBES Kinsman, Ohio GLADIOLUS BULBS. lot aise 2Dd siz« 1000 1000 America JIO.OO »8.00 AuguflU 1100 9.00 Klondyke 11.00 9 00 Brenchlevenna 10.00 8.00 Mri. F. King 10.00 8 00 Baron Hulot 18.00 Halley 15.00 Ind«penden« 12 00 8.00 Taoomo 18.00 12.00 Victory 14.00 10 00 Minnesota 14.00 10.00 Madame Monneret 15 00 12.00 Shakespeare 30 00 Hyde Park 35.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 100 00 Chiraen White 75 00 Rochester White .50.00 Write lor copy of our monthly plant bulletin 8 8 PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO , 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa GLADIOLI Bl'I.HS— ,\merica. 1st size. Sl.OO per 100, SS.OO per 1000; l->ii.l size, T.'ie. per 100, S6.00 per 1000; .\ugust:i Primulinus Hybrids, 1st size, $1.25 per 100, $1000 per 101.10; 2n(l size, SI.OO per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Kunderdi Olorv, Chicago White, 1st size, SHOO per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 2nd size, $2.00 per lOU, .?ls.00 per 1000. F. lung, 2nd size, 75c. per 100, $n.00 per 1000. .\11 true to n.anie, vigorous stock, grown in humus. Other sorts at corresponding prices H. A. R.ay, West New Brighton, N. Y. CASH ONLY l^in. IMin. lin. 100 100 100 America $0.75 $0.60 $0.40 Independence SO .60 .40 J. Dienlaloy 2.50 2.00 1.25 Mrs. F. King 80 .60 .40 Niagara 2.75 2.25 2.00 Glory 2.00 1.50 1.00 Peace 3.00 2.50 2.00 Miied 65 .50 .40 Geo. HaU, Adelphia, N. J. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America, $8.00; Brenchleyensis, $9.00; Columbia, $15.00; Isaac Buchanan. $35.00; Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, $M00; May, $15.00 per 1000 for IM-in. up; also 2d and 3d sizes and bulblets. G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence, Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY, LAKE VIEW, N. Y FORCING GLADIOLI 2-in- l>^-in. 1-in. America $10.00 $8.00 $7 00 Augusta 12.00 10.00 9.00 Brenchleyensia 10.00 8.00 7.00 Pink Beauty 10.00 8.00 7.00 SPECIAll OFFER: 2500 first size, $20.00 cash. Aflaorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son CoUingswood, N. J. GLADIOLUS BULBS AND BULBLETS True Itock, Mrs. Francis King, Augusta and America. Third, fourth and fifth planting sizes. Write for prices. Your crop grown from these pedi- gree bulbs will bring highest market prices. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO and NEW YORK. GLADILOI — America, Augusta, Mrs. Francis King, l)i-in.-l>4 in, $6.00 per 1000; lin.-IJi in., $5.00; all will make fine blooms. Planting stock: % in.-l in., $4.00; }4 ia.-H in., $3.00; K in. under, $1.50. All home-gronm bulbs, clean and healthy. Florists' White and Light Mixture, 1st size, $10.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. GLADIOLI— America, 1st size, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Augusta, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Light and White, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size. $6.00 per 1000; Brenchleyensis, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Morning Star, very early, 1st size, $20.00 per 1000. August Hof- man, R. F. D. No. 2, Hioksville, L. I., N. Y. GLADI )L\ — America, sound, healthy, vigorous bulbs, full of bloom, grown at Rowley, Mass.; 1st size, S8.00 per 1000; 2d size, $6.00 per 1000. Bulblets ty the bushel. Cash offer. Carl D. Hale, Wholesale Grower, Rowley, Mass. GLADIOL — My own growing — true to name. First bk: Halley, $10.00; Panama, $2500; Princem, $10.00; Pendleton, $60 00; War. $6000; and 75 m e. Just as reasonable. Send for list. Raymond W. Swett, Sazonvilla, Mass. Continued to Next Colunui GLADIOLI — Size l-in.to U4-in America. Augusta Brenchleyensis, I'iiik Beauty, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; Baron llulot. Holly. 90c. per 100. $7 50 per 1000. F. O. B. here. Cusb. please. C S Tuit, Brunswick, Gn. GLADIOLI— America, 2nd size, $8.00 per 1000; 3rd. $6.00 per 1000; 4th. $4. Eiccellent bulbs, smooth and plump. C. L. Cook, Maplehoino Farm, Rudolph, Ohio. GLADIOLUS — America, only strong bulbs fo, forcing, $8.00 per 1000. W. F. Schraeiaker Hospital Sta., Binglianitnn, N. Y. GLADIOLI— America, 1st size, $7.00 per 1000: Klondyke, 1st size. $1000 per 1000. A. P. Home A Co. Manchester. N H 'GLADIOLUS — Beet forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 409. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. NA.MED GLADIOLUS AND BEST, $1.00 per 100. Large bulbs. Cash. Benj. Connell, Merchant- yjlle, N. J. GL.\DIOLI — Special prices on America and Inde- pendence to move surplus stock. Munsell *& Harvey, Ashtabula, Ohio. HARDT PERENNIALS Hardy Perennials We have a splendid assortment. Plants yery fine. Iris, Pyrethrums, Coreopsis, Oeum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc. Ask for prices. WOOD STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. HYDRANGEAS HYDRANGEA14— Radiant from SJi-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Otaksa, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Radiant, from 2'i-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. JACKSON & PERKINS CO. NEW.\RK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA P. G. 100 1000 12-15 in., lining out $3.00 $25.00 2- 3 ft., well branched 8.00 75.00 Also 'Trees, Shrubs and Perennials. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3 in. at $5.00. 6-in. at 20c., 6-in, at 25c. each Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves.. Grand Rapids, Mich. FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums, Cattlcyas, Dendrobiums, etc.. about 1000 planta. Unusual opportunity. Geo. Warren, Box 43, Elmwood. R. I. 10,000 HYDRANGEA P. G.— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. IRIS 50,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong divisions. Price list ready. l,ewis Roesch, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. IVIES GERMAN OR PARLOR IVY from 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. IVY — 5000 well rooted English Ivy cuttings, 75c. per 100. Theo. Knockc, Princeton, N. J. ENGLISH IVY— Rooted Cuttings. 75o. per 100, prepaid. Chas. Frost, Kenilworth, N. J. MYRTLE MYRTUS COMMUNIS— Strong one-year-old pot- grown stock, 6-in. to 8-in tall, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. 1. NURSERY STOCK WE HAVE the largest and most complete assort- ment of fruit, shade, ornamental and evergreen trees shrubs, vines and perennial plants. Lining out stock of Cornus, Forsythia, Lonicera. Phila- delphus, Spireea, Salix and Currants Write for wholesale and descriptive catalog. Klehms' Nurseries, Arlington Heights, IlUnois. WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees, Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO.. ONARGA, ILL. STRO.VG, 2-year Grapes, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Raspberries. Blackberries, Strawberries and other small fruits; Oriental Planes. Norway Maples, etc. Send for price list. Chas. Black, Highlstt>wn, N. J. MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA-MagnoUaGrand- iflora seedlings for lining out. Also larger sizes. Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, N. C NORWAY MAPLES. Pin Oaks, Oriental PUnts in all sises Send lot price list. Audubon Nur- •erlia. Box 731. Wilmington, N C ORANGE TREES PALMS PHOENI.X CANARIRNSIS— In all innn. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co. Rutherford, N J. PANDANUS PANDANUS VEITCmi— For a few days only will make special low price for caih with order Site for 2H-in pot«, $4 50 per 100 Siie for 3 -in pots. 6 00 per 100 Size for 4 .|n pots, 8 00 per 100 Size for 6 -in pots, 12 00 per 100 Best pot-grown, nicely variegated, a-in pots, $10.00 per 100. Pandanus suckers, $2 00 and $4 00 per 100 J J. Soar, Little River. Fla PANSIES PANSY PLANTS of my largest-flowering mixture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky plants, $3.00 per 1000; 5000 lots, $2.50 per 1000. Large, bushy, in bud for Winter bloom- ing, $5.00 per 1000. Fine Fall transplanted plants in bloom, ready about March 15th, shipped from coldframes, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. 25 years' experience in growing Pansies for the wholesale trade. Gustav Pitzonka. Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. PANSIES — The big giant-flowering kind, $3 00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $5.00 and $1500 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice plants and hundreds of testimonials, I would be flooded with new business James Moss, Johnsville, Pa PEONIES RARE and Continental varieties; James Kelway Baroness Schroder, Eugenie Verdier. Mile Roaseau, Mireille. Mme Loiee Mere, $1.00 each $10 00 per dos. Mons. M. Cahuzao, $2.50 each $25.00 per doi. Soulange, Tourangele. Mignon Primevere, Mme. Auguste Dessert, Rosa Bonheur Send for list. D. W. C. Ruff, Buena Vista Gardens St. Paul, Minn. PEONIES— The cream of 1200 sorts. 14 acres- F. Maxima, Mme. Calot. Duchess de Nemours- R. M Storage. Send for list. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. PETUNIAS ORANGE TREES— 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 6-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y". Conttanad t« Ifazt CalnmB PETUNIAS — Our well-known strain of doubles, all good growers, carrying immense blooms, per- fectly healthy stock, well rooted and labeled if requested, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 2 in. strong, $2.50 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. Prepaid. Hopkins & Hopkins, Chepachet, R. I. PETUNIAS Double White, Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Delivered anywhere at $10.50 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. PETUNIAS— Rooted Cuttings See display ad. page 469 Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. PETUNI,-^— Double variegated, 2-in., S2.00 per 100. J. H. Dan n & Son, Westfield, N. Y. POINSETTIAS POINSETTIA STOCK PLANTS— $12.00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. POPPIES 5,000 POPPY, Oriental strong 2-year, field-grown plants. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch, Box Y Fredonia, N. Y PRIMULA PRIMUL.\ — Obconica gigantea plant.s, well-grown, loaded with bloom, two to six spikes on each plant; 4-in. 15c. Cash. Jno. L. Watkins & Sons, Hudson Falls, N. Y. PRIVET CALIFORNIA PRIVET. 100 1000 12 to 18 in., 3 or more branches $1.25 $ 9.50 18 to 24 in., 3 or more branches 1.50 12.00 2'..^ to 3 ft., 8 to 15 branches 2. .50 22.00 3 to 4 ft., 10 to 20 branches 3.50 :J0 00 IBOTA PRIVET 12 to 18 in., well branched 2.50 20.00 18 to 24 in., well branched 3.00 25.00 2 to 3 ft., well branched 3.,50 30.00 BERBERIS THUNBERGII 12 to IS in., heavy 5.00 40.00 IS to 24 in , heavy 7.00 60.00 24 to 30 in., extra heavy 10.00 90.00 SOUTH.'ilDE NUR.SERIE.S. Fred .Shoosmith ,'; Bro., Chester, Va. AMEPLOPSIS VEITCHII— 3-year, XXX, $10.00 per 100 No. 1. first grade. 2-year, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000: 2-ycar. No. 2. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. First class P.-ivet Cuttings, 75c. per 1000. Packing free. Cash with order. Red Bank Nurseries, 331 Broad St.. Red Bank, N. J Continned to Next Colnmn AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET HARDY VARIETY Shipment can be made any time. 100 1000 12 in. lining out $2.00 $15.00 12-18 in., well branched 3.00 25.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 40.00 2-3 ft., well branched 0.00 50.00 3-1 ft., well branched 7.00 05.00 Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota, Rcgels and California. ONARGA NUR.SERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Fine stock, well graded and packed, 2 years. 3 ft. to 4 ft., very heavy ae- lecled. $4.00 per 100. $30.00 per 1000; 2)4 ft. to 3H ft., heavy, well branched, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 3 ft., four or more branches, fine, $2.50 per 100, $17..50 per 1000; 18 in to 24 in., three or more branches, good $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 1 year, 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $1.60 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Amoor River (North). 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $3.00 per 100; Ibota, 18 in. to ■-'4 in . (heavy>, $3 00 per 100. Packed free. Chas. Black, 14iglitstown. N^ J. 300,000 C A LI FORN I A Privet, Berberis Thunbcrgii. Ampelopsis Veitchii, Clematis Paniculata, Gladi- oli, Cannas, Shrubs, Vines, etc. Prices right. LIST READY. Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. ROSES Own Root Stock. — 2K-inch — — 1-inch — Ready now. Doz. 100 Doz.. 100 American Beauty $0.85 $6.00 $2.00 $15 A. Rivoire. flesh H. T. . . .60 3.50 I 50 12 Baby Crimson Rambler.. .60 4.00 2.00 15 C. Zeimet. white baby, , . .50 3.50 1.50 12 Clbg. White Cochet 60 3.50 1.60 12 Clo. Soupert, Hy. Pol 60 3.60 1.25 10 Crimson Rambler 50 3.60 1.50 12 Et. de Lyon yellow T 50 3.50 1.26 10 Eicelsa. Red D. Perkins. .50 3.50 1.60 12 Excelsa, 1-yr. field 1.50 12 F. S Key, red H. T 75 5.00 2.00 16 Gen Jacq.. red H. P 60 4.00 1.26 10 G. an Teplitz. H. Bengal. ,50 3.50 1.50 12 Hadlev. Crimson H. T . . .75 5.00 2.00 15 Kaisefin A. V. w. H. T. SO 3.50 1.25 10 Killarney, pink H. T 00 4 50 2.00 16 La France, pink H. T 60 3.,50 1.50 12 Maman Cochet, pink tea. .50 3.50 1.50 12 M Niel, yellow CI. N... .50 3 50 2 00 15 Mme. C. Testout, p. H.T. .75 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. A. Ward, yel. H. T .75 5.00 2.00 IS Mrs. C. Russell, p. H. T. 1.50 10.00 3.00 20 Maryland, pink H. T 75 5.00 2.00 15 Paul Neyron, pink H. T. . .60 4.00 1.25 10 P. C. de Rohan, cr H. P. .60 4.00 1.25 10 Radiance, pink H. T 60 4.00 2.00 15 Safrano, yellow Tea .50 3.00 1.26 10 Sunburst, yellow H.T... .75 5.00 2.00 15 U. Brunner, red H. P... .60 4.00 1.50 12 White Killarney, H. Tea. .75 6 00 2.00 15 W. Maman Cochet, tea.. 50 3.50 1.60 12 List of 500 others. Submit want list showing quantities for special prices per 1000. Leedle Co.. Expert Rose Growers, Springfield. O. ROSE PLANTS GRAFTED AND OWN ROOT ALL VARIETIES 2H-i"Ch pots SEE OUR DISPLAY AD Write For Our Monthly Plant BuUetio S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. Tbe Wholesale Florists of PblladelphU 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. ROSES Dos. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15 00 Erna Teschendorff 2.00 15.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15 00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 Ellen Poulsen 2 50 18 00 Tausendschon 2.60 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER ... - WILMETTE, ILL. FIELD GROWN ROSES— 200 new and standard varieties, all two years' old, fine, healthy, own root stock. Get our price before ordering. De- cember to March shipment. Western Km Co., Pasadena. Calif. ROSES — 1000 Ophelia Roses. 2)i-in. pota. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. 1000 Hoosier Beauty, 2U-in. pots. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. Quid- nick Greenhouses, J. H. Gushing, Prop., Quidnick, R. I. STANDARD ROSES — Strong H. P.s, imported Ready for shipment latter part of April, $22.50 per 100. Orders booked until March 1st. Martin Loef, Lynbrook., N. Y. ROSES — 2 yr. old, American, field-grown. See display ad., page 4t}'J. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E West 28th St.. New York. SAI.VIAS SALVIA — Bonfire, King of tbe Carpet. Splendens, Zurich. Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100. $7.00 per 1000, delivered anywhere. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn, SALVIAS — The ovcrblooming variety, $1.26 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. SALVIA— Bonfire seedlings. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per lOOO: 2)^-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N. J. Continued to Next Pas* 488 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE SEEDS Send at once for our new catalogue and instruc- tion book which tells you how to grow fine stock from our carefully selected and absolutely fresh seed of our own growing. The Home of Asters Herbert & Fleischauer. McMinpyille. Ore. SALVIA GRANDIFLORA— M oz. 85c., M oz. $1.60; 1 oz. $2.75; lb. $18.00. Own grown. Harold Hornor, Horticulturist and Nurseryman. Mt. HoUy, N. J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— New crop, 75c. per 1000. 10,000 lots at 50c. Harry Bailey, R. F. D. 6, Bos 354, Los Angeles, Calif. SHAMROCKS TRUE IRISH SHAMROCKS in lJ4-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Leonard Cousins Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. SHAMROCKS— 2-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Frederick C. Hoffman, 320 Main St., Pawtucket, R. L SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGON — Don't take chances on rooted cuttings. Plants from 2}i-inch for March Ist and later. Phelps' White, Nelrose, Buxton's Silver Pink, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Heatherdell. The best yellow. $5.00 per 100. A. N. PIERSON, INC.. CROMWELL, CONN. SNAPDRAGONS — Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the best pure yellow sorts, $2.00 per 100, $15,00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne, Lock Bos T, Kennett Square, Pa SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS— Out of 21i-in. Silver Pink, $4.00 per 100; Giant Pink, $4.00 per 100. Pinched back, well branched, clean stock. D. O. McCauley, 727 Himrod Ave., Youngstown, Ohio. ROOTED CUTTINGS— Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 2}i-in. pots. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. WHEN buyins my Silver Pink Bnapdragon, be ■lira that nni get SEEDLINQ planta. Bee diaplay ftd. G. 8. Ramriburg, Sameraworth« N. H SNAPDRAGONS— Nelrose hybrids, strong, well rooted cuttings, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. M . H. Baumann, Park Ricige. N. J. SNAPDRAGONS— Nelrose. and the original Silver Pink. $4.00 per 100. 2H-in. pots. Aber- deen Floral Co., Aberdeen. Miss. SNAPDRAGONS-7-2-in. pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $3.00 per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y, SPIRJBA SPIRAEA VAN HOUTTEI 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2. .50 $20.00 12-18 in., well branched 4.00 30.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 50.00 2-3 ft., well branched 8.00 70.00 3-4 ft., well branched 10.00 80.00 Roses and other shrubs for sale ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL 10,000 SPIRAEA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Koesch. Bos Y. Fredonia. N. Y. SWEET PEAS SURPLUS SUMMER-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED— Now is the time to try thia type outdoors or inside; Countess Spencer. Pink Spen- cer, White Spencer. Blanche Ferry, Spencer; Nor- ton, Spencer; Asta Ohr, Helen Lewis, King Ed- ward, Spencer. All at $1.26 per pound. Frank Dolby, Lady Hamilton, King Edward 7th. Gladyi Unwin, Nora Unwjn, at 50o. per lb. By express. No less than H lb. of each variety. No better or more fixed seed can be bought for twice the price. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Sweet Pea Ranch, Lompoc, Cal. SWEET PEAS— Plants and flowers, named Win- ter and late Spencers, beat sorts, 50c. per 100. F. O. B. here. Extra choice plants, $1.00 per 100. 0. S. Tait, Brunswick, Ga. TUBEROSES MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES. $1.00 per 100. Prepaid east of Mississippi River; $1.25 west. Fants Greenhouse. Anderson. S. C. SINGLE EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES— Best for florists. $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Scott Floral Co.. Navaaota, Texas. VINCAS 50,000 FINE VARIEGATED VINCA rooted cuttings; well branched, sand rooted cuttings, which vml make extra good plants for Spring. Worth double the rooted stock you usually get. Our price, $10.00 per 1000. Cash please. Dobba & Son, Auburn, N. Y. VINCA — Variegated, strong, rooted cuttings, 75c. per 100. $7.00 per 1000; 2-in.. $1.50 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay. R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. Continned to Next Colnmrn STOCK FOR SALE VINOAS VINCAB— Variegated, field-rooted tip*. $1.28 par 100. postpaid; $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. lOS West 28th St., New York. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2-in., $2.00, 3-in., $3.50 per 100. W. J. Frederick, 29 Helderberg Ave., Schenectady, N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— 3H-in., $6.00 per 100 Tripp Floral Co.. Walton, N. Y. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1 25 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK PELARGONIUM Easter Greeting, out of S-in- pots, strong and bushy, $8.00 per 100. Asparagus Sprengeri, out of 4-in. pots, fine, 4c. Myrtus Communis, out of 4-in. pots, fine and bushy, IS months old. $10.00 per 100. These are special bargains. Cash, please. Frederick Holtke. cor. Broad and Fifth Stj.. Carlstadt. N. J. BLUE BELLS. Gentian. Eustomo. Russellanium, Summer-flowering, fine for cutting; keep from 10 to 16 days; fine shippers. Plants and seed now ready, seed $2.50 per oz,. plants, $3 00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Terms cash, A. R. Cluiton. Willis, 'Texaa. 100 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2H-in. strong plants, ready for shift, $3,00, 100 Calendula, Orange King, 3H-in. .strong plants. $3,00, Cash. Edgewood Greenhouses, J. F. Freehan, Mgr.. Gt. Barrington, Mass. SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, 3H-in pots, $5.00 per 100. FERNS. Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2^ to 6-in. pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin, Port Chester, N. Y. LOBELIA SAPPHIRE sells on sight, strong. 2M- in., $3.00 per 100. German Ivy. 214-in.. $2.00. Gladiolus, fancy mixture, $1.60. Richard Insall. AbJDgton. Fa. VEGETABLE PLANTS HUBERT'S MARVEL TOMATO — Fine. 2H-in pot-grown stock. We have grown this variety 5 years and made more money in the Spring from it than from Carnations. Get your stock now; pot on in 4-in.. then plant among Carnations in April — will fruit in May. bringing 25c. per lb. until July. Price $3.00 per 100. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son. Auburn. N. Y^ GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plants. $2.60 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton, N. J. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Extra strong seed- lings. Sl.OO per 100, $7.00 per 1000; 2K-in.. $2.25 per 100. Or will exchange for Geraniums, 2-in. or 2 1-4 -in. pots. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N. J. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE— Gladiolus bulbs- Raspberry planta, Fall-bearing Strawberries and Summer Strawberries for what you have. L. Mitchell, Pulaski, N. Y. _^^ VINCAS. 3H-in.; Dracienas, 3-in., and Carnation Cuttings for what have you ? Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT TorIalF Live Florist Retail Store* 9 miles from New York. Address D. K., care of The Florists' Ex- change. FINE retail florist business for sale cheap. Estab- lished 10 years. 2 Lord & Burnham greenhouses; nice piece of land; barn; dwelling, 6 rooms and bath, all improvements, steam heated; near trolley and railroad station. 40 minutes from New York. Just the right place for an industrious man. For further information and particulars address or call, A. Kammerer, Springfield Rd., Queens. N. Y. Greenhouse Opportunity, South Shore, L. I. A splendid chance, inmiediate possession, 16-acre farm, well located and adapted for growing Carna- tions— right in Carnation section, with house, barn, trees. No greenhouse or implements. Will sell or lease. WM. FOTH 8AYVILLE. L. 1. FOR SALE 50,000 ft. of glass; all modern houses built for Rose growing; five acres of land with more land available if desired; all necessary tools, including horse. Located in Cranston, R. I. Address L. F.. care THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE FLORISTS' OPPORTUNITY— 15^ acres with barn; house of nine rooms and bath. 30 Bedell St. Is situated on the trolley line and nearly in the heart of the large village of Frceport, only 20 miles from Brooklyn. For sale at a sacrifice or rent. No large florist right in the village. Mary Southard, Rural 1, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Continued to Next Column Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS 6-iD. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high . 6-in. "3 " " 24 to 28 in. " . Each .10.75 . 1.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA In. high Each Per doi 8 to 10 $1.60 12 2.00 15 W.40 4.60 18 60 8.00 24 1.00 12.00 26 1.26 16.00 28 to 30 1.60 18.00 34 to 36 2.60 30.00 36to38 3.00 36.00 6 ft., very heavy 8.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA In. high Each Per doi. 28 to 30 »1.00 $12.00 34 to 38 1.60 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Height Each 36 in $2.60 40 to 42 in 4.00 5 to 5Vi ft., heavy 10.00 6H to 6 ft., heavy 12.60 6 to 7 ft., heavy 16.00 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., 'r.l^^S'' Wyncote, Pa. Pot Leaves 2>i-in. 4 3-in. 6 4-in. 6 to 6 6-in. 6to7 6-in. 6 to7 6-in. 6 to7 6-in. 6to7 Cedar Tub 7-in. 6to7 7-in. G to 7 9-in. 6to7 Pot 1 Leaves 6-in. 6 to6 6-in. 6to7 I Cedar VIADE Planta Tub in Tub 7-in. 9-in. 12-in. 12-in. 12-in. 12-in. nrdt ring plfwHe m>'ntl<>n Ttip Kiclinnge _jmSAIJ|ORRENT_^ FOR SALE Old, established wholesale and retai. florist busi- ness, 10,000 ft. of glass, located in one of the finest residential sections of Providence, R, I. Owner wants to retire. Address L.G., care THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE FOR SALE — 74 acres poultry and fruit farm, fully equipped, on improved road. Good buildings, good shipping faciUties. 2J^ acres fruit. Good soil and water. Terms to suit. Otis Mitchell, West Salem, Ohio. FOR SALE — 7 greenhouses and a six-room dwell- ing on about 10 city lots, located on the Pali- sades, opposite of 38th St., New York City, at a bargain. Address Fred Muehrcke, 413 Highpoint Ave., West Hoboken, N. J. FOR SALE — 2 panel-side florist's delivery wagons in good condition; horses; double and single harness. J. Wolfif Moore. 1639 North Broad St., Philadelphia. Pa. FOR BALE — Ab a whole or in part, or will iiMor- porate, my florist buedneea. paying a net profit for 16 years of $10,000 yearly. il-in., 3Ho.; IM-in , iHo.: 2-iii., «Ho. per ft. PECKY CYPRESS, »17.00 and up per thousand «]. ft. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. MOSS SOUTHERN SPANISH MOSS— $2.60 per cam, tn 50 per ton, F. O. B. Southern Wild Smilu, until April Sam Young, Spring Teaaa. POTS PAPER POTS, Clay Pota, Paper Diit Band, Veneer Diri Band* Write for speeial wholesale prioea. C. N. RoMnaon * Bro., Dept 2£, Balti- more, Md. SASH STANDARD HOT BED SASH— IK in. thiok with oroas bar, 80o. eaoh, or lota of 26 and over at 75o. each. Blind tenons. White leaded in lointa. The life of a Bash depends on this construotion. We GUARANTEE our aaab to be satisfactory or refund your money. Olaaa OiS, 8il0, 10il2 or 10x14 at $1.60 per box of 60 eq. ft. C. N. Robinson & Bro., Dept- 26, Baltimore, Md. SPHAGNUM MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbl. bale, $2.50, 6 bales $11.00; 5-bbl. bale $1.25, 5 bales $5.10. Bur- lapped, 25c. extra. Fresh gathered Peat, 5 bags $3.50. Jos. H. Paul, Box 156, Manahawkin, N. J. MOSS — 5-bbl. bales, $1.25. Fresh gathered wet Moss, $1.00 per bbl. Peat 80o. per bbl. Cran- mer Mosa Co., Mayetta, N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales, 200 lb*., $2.00; 600 Ibe., $4.00: 1000 Iba., $7.00; ton, $13.00. Also Duat. Soharff Broa., Florista, Van Wert. Ohio. WIRE WORK CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Best staple on the market, 35o. per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264 Randolph St.. Detroit, Mich. GLASS New Glass, 6x8, 8x10, 10x12 or 10x14, $1.50 per box. All glass packed 50 square feet to the box._ We carry any size glass you want. Send us a list of your requirements for quotations. C. N. Robin- eon, & Bro., Dept. 25, Baltimore, Md. WE are the largest mannfaoturers of Wire Work in the West. E. F. Winteraon Co., 166 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, lU. _^_ STOCK WANTED WANTED, DAHLIAS — Cleopatra, Queen Emma, Queen Wilhelmina, Duke Henry, Souv. de Franz Liszt, Souv. de Gustav Douzon, Beloit, Flora, Wm. Agnew, Grand Duke Alexis, Little Herman Star of the East, Storm King, Alpha, Countess of Lons- dale. Black Bird, Gigantea Alba. Quote best price, how many you have, and whether clumps or divisions. W. A. lyiurray, Atco, N. J. WANTED Honey Locust, 2-year-old stock for hedging. Please state amount of stock available and price per 1000. ALEXANDER MACLELLAN 87 John Stteet Newport. R. I . WANTED — Cut sprays of Asparagus plumosus nanus. Address K. D., care The Florists' Ex- change. February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 489 HOW TO DECORATE THE DINNER TABLE The Quest of the Artistic-The Latest in Color Schemes-Best Ways of Doing the Work. By W. GUY KING &^ z^^W What's new in table decoration? Table decorations, like the styles, move in cycles. Keep your clothes long enough and tiny wiU be in style again. Bacli again came the old-fashioned bouquet, with its stiff paper col- lar and formal design, but with its return came more elaborate treanienl, lace frills, more detail in arrange- ment, a new style. The newest in receptacles for luncheons and informal tables at home is the low glass dish, resembling a bread- tray in shape. The edge is about 3in. wide and ]ier- fectly flat. Upon this surface, are perched a bluebird and a butterfly, both of colored glass. These recep- tacles run in varied colors, from royal purple and old rose to clear glass. A flower holder, shaped like a ball of colored glass, to match the color of the dish, wilh hole running through it like the cells of a wasp's nest, to hold the stems, is placed in the center or to one side, and the dish filled with water. A couple of dozen Daffodils, with their own foliage, together with a bunch or two of Sweet Peas, with a few Pansies floating on the surface of the water, and the decoration is complete. It is, on the whole, decidedly artistic, even when ar- ranged by a novice. A New York storeman, in showing me one of these which was filled in exquisite style, said: "The empty dish, with the holder and birds, sells for $9. Every time the customer wants a table decoration she buys from $2 to $4. worth of raw materials, arranges it herself, and the job is done. Before these things came in style it was a $15 centerpiece. They are playing havoc with the table decorations." When I ascertained that nearly all l)urchasers of the flower trays kept flowers in them most of the time, and that the services of one of the store men were never required to arrange them. I began to figure that the store is just as well off. Furthermore, while the flower dish is artistic and lends a charm to any setting, it is weak for a dinner table decoration, no matter how %vell filled. The best that can be said for it is that it is very beautiful for a luncheon, but will never be seriously considered as anything more than a fad when it comes to table decorations. Table decorations may be divided into three classes, all having points in common, yet differing in detail of arrangement. The three kinds of table decorations are: 1, dinner table; 2, buffet table, and 3, banquet table. Of the first class, we consider tables for dinners, lunch- eons or wedding breakfasts. This class calls for the most detail in the choice of design and color scheme. A dinner table is more or less a private affair, and the decorations, when anything is attempted, have much to do with the success of the entire affair. The whole center of the table is given over to the floral decorations. One of the main points is to see that the view across the table is unobstructed. If a low center- piece is used, the line of vision will be above the flowers. If a high arrangement is used, it must be high enough to allow a view across below the lowest flowers. What- ever is undertaken on the dinner table must be well done, and the price must be sufficient to do the work right, otherwise let the other fellow do it. The second class of table decorations is for the buffet or service table. This one, when completed, may be spoken of as a decorated table, rather than a table deco- ration. No guests are seated. The table is usually well filled with piles of plates and the supplies of the caterer. The guests view the buffet from a standing position .iliciul the room. The decorations should be as high as space permits. Tall vases and high baskets are the proper receptacles. The third kind is the banquet table. This is also a where pink is dominant, are even more beautiful. In these, take pink Roses and white Lilac, or the vari- ous shades of pink in Spencer Sweet Peas. Yellow is richer in daylight. It pales at night, especially if bright light is used. Candlelights subdue and enrich all colors. The dim, soft light offsets the glare of the white cloth. N'iolets arc hard to handle in color sclicnies. When Rich in its simplicity, this round table of only six covers is above criti- cism. The dainty center- piece does not obstruct the view across the table. dinner table, but it does not call for the same detailed treatment as a private dinner. One of the reasons is that the price for this work is much lower in propor- tion to the size of the tables and number of the guests. The banquet tables may be long and narrow, with a head table running across the ends like a gridiron, or they may be individual round tables, seating eight or ten people each, with one long table for the speakers. Some- times a horseshoe table is used, but in all cases the decorative principle is the same. An effect is made of low baskets or pans filled low, with thin glass vases alternating. The greens on the cloth may be hardy ferns. Wild Smilax or Asparagus, according to the available material and the price. General effect is all that is wanted here. There are occasions when banquet tables are executed with as much detail as a small dinner, but they are exceptional. Choosing the Color Scheme There is a psychology of colors in table decorating. The most effective color scheme, without exception, is pink. This color radiates joy, laughter, fellowship and good cheer. Women are most beautiful under soft pink lights, and the reflections from pink flowers. This is wiiy pink Is always the vogue color. Combinations It is difficult to imagine anything more beauti- ful than pink Roses and white Lilac. With the ad- dition of the corsage bunches o f Orchids and Valley, this table is the " table d e Luxe." Note the tall can- delabra and the generous- ly filled baskets. used alone, they are gloomy and depressing. Red is a ioUy good color, and will stand more light than any other, lie careful that the general colors in the room are not "old rose" when you use red. Miniature electric lights are often effective in table decoration. A set should be kept on hand, with the necessary attachments for connecting, so that there will be no danger of blowing out the fuses and putting the whole dining room in darkness. The bulbs can be colored in a few minutes to match any scheme. Spring flowers are popular at this season. The very latest in color schemes is the pastel combination. It con- sists of a mixture of the principal pastel shades in a harmonious and contrasting combination. One color sets off the other. For instance, yellow Daffodils and yellow Daisies by themselves are weak and insipid, but in the pastel combinations, the blue Pansies and the wonderful pink of Sweet Peas, enrich the color of the Daffodils and Daisies. The other day the writer saw a silver serv- ice flUed in an airy, flowing style, with all colors, except red, and the effect was superb when compared to the monotony of the one color and one variety scheme. Receptacles and How to Fill Them First in the line of properties for table work are baskets, all of which must havd metal linings. Flowers in damp moss will not keep fresh long enough to pre- vent wilting. Cheap glass dishes, bowl-shaped, are prac- tical receptacles. The cost is so Uttle that in many cases it does not pay to send for the empties. \ beau- tiful sunburst can be made by using one of these for a receptacle. Stretch green twine across the diameter of the dish by going around the bottom and across the top until it is criss-crossed like a loose woven web. Place the dish in the center of the table and place the greens in position. Then begin filling, by placing the flowers in the outer edge of the circumference first. Use long-stemmed flowers . and try to have the stems reach the water. As you approach the center, shorten the stems and build the center higher by placing some heavy greens, like Laurel, between the strings of the dish to block up the flowers. While this arrangement is intended to be flat, it must not be too flat, so be careful to have the center deep enough to give graceful lines to the whole design when finished. No wiring or stem- ming is necessary; the flowers, being in water, will keep well. If Roses are used in this method the stems must be scraped to get them between the strings. Children's" straw hats make a good receptacle for table work. An ordinary tin pan, from the five-and- ten-cent store, just fits the crown. On account of the shallowness, it will be necessary to fill the pan loosely with moss and turn a No, 22 wire on the ends of the 490 The Florists' Exchange I Directory of Reliable Retail House Flortaca In good standing chroufthout the country can avail chemselvea of the advertisers* offers In this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers, transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade which ar - open to ^U. Let your customers know you flSI orders by cele graph to any part of the country. When the design Is placed lo the advertiser's card it indicates < membership In the Florists* Telegraph Delivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good I should like to write a little essay on "The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service " but actions speak louder than words- Flowers are my hobby and my business- If you have orders for delivery in N. E., wire us. BOSTON, MASS. " fenn. the TeleKraph Florist" Member of Florista' Telegraph Delivery Association 134 TRBIVIOINT STRBBT ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut flowera or floral designs delivered to any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- graphic order. Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed r^ tk!i ALBANY N.Y. William Gloeckner We guarantee absolute talitfactum. Send your orders for the CAPITAL DISTRICT, which _ ineludee all of Easters New York State, to BOSTON MAssAeHUsnrs 143 Tremont St. The '-entrally located Florist Shop. Youra for reciprocity. CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. /Nnlionall Jflorisi J BRIDGEPORT.CONN. John Reck & Son 985 MAIN STREET ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Write, Telephone or Telegraph. ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION BROOKLINE, MASS. ^''° t^rS^ol'^'' LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT FC Pol in A** 220 Washington St . C. r dllllCr BROOKLINE, MASS. • MJ%M. U.XXU.VA Established 1886 CINCINNATI, OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky CLEVELAND, OHIO <^fe> THE CLEVEUND CUT FLOWER CO. ^"^-^^ W ill fill vmir i\rAaTn fnr T'Ukaiivna nr f^st TTlnnrava In ALBANY, N, Y. 23 Steuben Street The beat flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders. Brooklyn, N.Y. Ey Allentown, Pa. Can fill your Telegragh Order. Greenhouses. Bethlehem Pike ley rnest Ashle FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones ^^ Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. EST. 1877 SCHENECTADY, N. Y Fuhon St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries in BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS, LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. Will fin your orders for Designs or Cut Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE '4h. CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue fverything in Flowers AUBURN, NEW YORK 140-150 SOUTH DIVISION STREET We deliver to all points Ln Centaul New York, Wells and Cornell CoUegea. WJ.PALMER Member;' Delivery As socWiim W« can fill your ordera Day or NIftht for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always have eomplete stock on hand. Regular diMount allowed the Trade. KNOBLE BROS.. '^^'e^l'^V^h^iS^- Burlington.Vt. I 'rdtTs fur Ver- mont and North- ern N. V, filled to your entire eatia- fac- tion. <^^> BALTIMORE, j^mSiSL^ MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS — 517 North Charles Street <^ ^rl|nltZ, tlf ^3ffl0nBt, JUT. ''The House of Flowers" 1^ CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telepraphic orders will be carefully and promptly Blled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. ORDERS FOR Caitone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Steamship sailings will be found on page 492 CHARLOTTE, N. C. Ciiarlotte and Vicinity CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glass Flowers ™1£^^*'' 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Floristg Colorado Springs promptly and carefully eieouted by The Pikes Peak Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS \m FLORIIL AND NURSERr CO, FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE AND VICINITY DAYTON, ^ OHIO South Main St. Fcbni.irv 36, iniG. The Florists' Exchange 491 ZT/io iParA floral Co. DENVER, COLO. J. A. VALENTINE. President Colorada, Utah, Western Nebraska 1543 Broadway and Wyoming points reached by express- Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repii tationisyour g\iar- antee of efficiency « Telegraph Us. AtDDTT rOCHELON. IM-188 BATC^ AT. ^MITH "^^E FLORIST kJlfll 1 llf EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobiles id East, West and South Orange •leoGlen Ridge, Montclair, Bloon)6eld, Newaik aDd NewYork ^dWSOn the Florist ^\^^^^ Vr* '■*"-' ^" 107 W. Market St. IN. Y. Deliveries to Ithaca, Binghamton, Homell, Coming and other v<>inta. Q^^ Fioi^ers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 35 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. Ft. Worth Texas FLOWERS - "PLANTS ^ TREES Galveston Floral Co., !?^ K^y-HIL^ Quality in cut flowers, plants and floral work Galveston, Texas Orders for Texas and Steamers from HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS. MICH MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. stems to keep the flowers in position. Draw ii medium wide riblxm around tiie crown, Just enough to give tlie brim a nice flare, tlirn note tlie effect. For II hniclu'on, a patlicring-l)asket, with bunches of Sweet I'eas, that can be given to the guests to wear afterward, is an old idea, but it is a good one for a mid-day, informal affair. Just a word about the proper use of greens. Do not let your green goods stick up at all angles through the flowers. Greens are backgrounds. They are founda- tions, and must never be in evidence. Booking the Order, Making Use of Good Ideas "I want to see abiece of work that' you know in your own mind is going to be unsatisfactory cither way. It's nice to have a reputation for things that are novel and new, but that reputation is worth most when it is built on a few things you did well, rather than some freakish knick-knacks displayed as novelties. Whatever you at- temjit in novelties, let it be done so that it can be easily interpreted. If you wish to carry out the travel idea in a bon voyage table, don't make a ship out of flowers. It's absurd, and an offense to good taste. A sea of flowers, say Sweet Peas, with a fully equipped ocean liner obtained from a high-grade toy store, would carry the message. Always use flowers wherever possible, but don't kill the idea with them. If the Six O'clock Club is the live elulj of your town, don't make a clock of white Carnations, with chenille numbers and hands point- ing to six, and hang it back of the toastmaster. There is a difference between the "sad hour" of the floral clock and the club's annual frolic. Let the clock idea be an illuminated dial, with a cluster of American Beauty Hoses around. I remember having a man come in the store and ask me to make him "a jaw full of teeth" for a dental student who was to graduate. He explained that he wanted to have it passed over the footlights at the commencement exercises, .\fter a half liour's talk and flat refusal on my part, we compromised on a basket of Carnations, There is personality in table decorating. While there are certain best ways to handle the mechanical end of the work, the one great principle in arrangement is to make the decorating look as if it grew there. Keep in mind the mental picture of how it is going to look when tiic guests take their places at the table. By the use of this faculty of constructive imagination, you will develop that master touch, that invisible something, that makes your work incomparable with any other; the touch of personalitj'. HOUSTON, TEXAS "ForcsMalc" n..f*w 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS (S^rtemim/i^/riA Indianapolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave. Prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Hertcrinann's flowers excel MILLS T/ie Florist, inc. 35 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, We reach all Florida and South Kll^ Georgia points ^ !«• JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. and Vicinity G. Van Bochove &, Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Mur]^ay M17 GRAND AVENUE floWERS Kansas City, MO. LEXINGTON, KY. tj Ao Meililer EAST SIXTH STREET <^^&r 741 Main Street 364 Asylum Street Greenhouses: B nton Street QEOROE Q. McCLUNDE HARTFORD. CONN. 165 MAIN STREICT, SOUTH FLOWERS ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE FLANE SO . GEO. E. M. STUMP? aI."^" new YORK -^ tt *f U we say it, we will do it A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 1193 Bmadway, NEW YORK CITY , MY ONLY nORE ACCOUNTS INVITED t (Cristobal). 1^ ^^^ FIELD I^oi°t>>amptoii, Mass. _^^ Succeeded by Smith College Florist NEW ORLEANS, BUTLER & ULLMAN <^> '^flotnst lA. 121 Baronne Street jifV* ^^ Furrow & Company ^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, New Jersey iEX^S. j^lorisi MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor ^ Correspondence Solicited 38C90*' TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKEV GARB OP IN HEART OP NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street ■Phones {Jtt?l Murray Hill OarVotto: TBE GOLDEN RDU PHIUDELPHU, PA. The Bellevue-Stratlord and Diamond & 22d Sts. Do you want fljwers in Philadelphia? We furnish the best, artistically arranged ^^^6^ Supply Advertisements will be |found on pages 495 and 497 March, 19 IG The Florists' Exchange 403 PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. Long Dist&naa Phones Bell. Tyler 1104 Rm., Central 4 Ptiones ^^ j^ SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All ordera by Telegraph or Tele- phone most carefully executed at ODce. Floral desisDn a specialty Topeka, Kan. THE ROSERY R. ABBOTT Both Telephones Pittsburgh Pa Sanders J'iowers 710 East Diamond Street North SIda OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER St. Loyis, Mo. path ]f loral Company The finest and best equipped ----- flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable residential district. 623 CLARA AVE. FLORISTS TRENTON. N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, Lafayette and SrhillcrAvfja, Broad St. Park PTOPE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 OUve Street Out-of-town ordere will rereve prompt and careful attentiion Wire uB your ordera. ' i-^^^^^T" BurdettAve. &Hoo8lckSt. Both Phones. 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful nttcntinn to out-of-town orders AM onlprs fillod froin the tf ■'■rili'* "i-H ,r CoHege Glen Eden^f^^^ (^fS^""^ ^ e»a SSLTFORD Bf Aim/PD Vassar College Glen Eden^ CMrtn Putnam Hall SHOP Bennett School Taconic School PROVIDENCE, R. I. T. J. JOHNSTON a CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street ■ AND NEW ENGUND POINTS tTI WEYBOSSET ST., PROVIDENCE Providence, RHODE ISLAND Johnston Brothers LEADING FLORISTS 38 Dorrance Street Roanoke^ Va, Fallon, Florist Rochester Floral Co* ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Give us your order for Southern Minnesota j/\ *^ -r/r t ROCHESTER, N. Y. ^'r©^/Y^^^^:^^M 25 Clinton Ave., North W ^^^^Sm^nm^^^^^^^"^ Flowers delivered ^^^T'Jt^ promptly in Koi hcster and surrounding country. Com- <^[^'T4^> plete line aiwaya read> . ^^l^^'^ Salter Bros. ^T"" FLORISTS 38 Main St., West ROCHESTER, N. Y. 88 Main Street, East Flowwv and deflisofl delivered promptly ld R^Hsfaester and all Western New York towns. ROCKFORD ^.yi FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL 'V** Quick service to Illinois. Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAl^ FLORAL CO. (chris. hauser) PhonU°Uer™3 SAN FRANCISCO J^ FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS 5 FLORISTS' Novelties for "^VelcominE" and "Bon Voyage" packages. Flowera delivered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE Joseph Steamship sailings will be found on page 492 We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in ;reat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE. CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS Winter Carnival at St. Paul, Minn. We arc plea.sed to be able to furnish a picture of the Holm & Olson Club as it appeared in costume during the St. Paul (Minn.). Winter Sports Carnival. The Carnival opened on Jan. 27 and lasted for ten days. Parades were held daily. One afternoon pageant included a representa- lation of 20,000 costumed people, also a large number of floats of all kinds. All prominent business houses were represented by costumed marching clubs. The carnival was a revival of the old Ice Palace Car- nival held at St. Paul about thirty years ago, which had at that time a country-wide reputation. As an adver- tising proposition it has unlimited possibilities, and the business house that hasn't the carnival spirit may as well not consider itself alive. Seattle, Wash. Hollyvfoott Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. BRANT BROS. Inc., UTICA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co. Florists <^fe> 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS, WILI.IAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA iA/^ F" ri^i^ nn Syracuse, n.y. ^\r.t:,.U/^r UU. Onondaga Hotel We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING rLORI.<5TS ^rs, Loiiisa P. Foivler STATION AL FLORIST WILMINGTON. N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England .,<^iiib^ 125.000 Square feet of Glas,s <^'l^?> WORCESTER, ^,,^,^^^4^^ MASS FLOI^^I. 407 & 409 Main St. Worcester, Mass. 13 Pleasant Street Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 495 to 497 .1 ^. .-<* ^'^ mi The Holm & Olson Club, St. Paul, Minn., as It appeared in costume during the Wintei Sports Camival held "> that city, beginning Jan. 27 and continuing for ten days 494 The Florists' Exchange |iiiiiwiiiiiiiiijiii)iiiiiiiniiiMiii)iiMiiNiiiiMiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiii»iiiiiiiiuiiininiiiiigiiiaiiiiii>jiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ iiniiniiiiniiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnniiiiiiijji^ OUT FEBRUARY 28 The Gardeners and Tlorists' Annual FOR 1916 The Standard Book of Reference for the Trade and All Horticulturists Advance orders are 25% larger than last year Read This Index (This is only part of the Index to Contents) INDEX See aho Table of Contents, on page 3 The Asterisks (*) Indicate Illustrations 229 Accounting, for plant and flower growers 55-59 Acetylene gas refuse 133 Advertising 122 Advertising a business, a good way to show where you are located 33 •Advertising for St. Valentine's Day. . . 65 •Advertising Mother's Day 67 Alpine plants, new 48 Alpines, 50 best 211 Annuals, sweet scented 210 Antirrhinums under glass 93 Ants destroying 133 Arsenate of lead 133 Articles, special in 1915 edition 62 Aster bug, to destroy. 133 Australia, horticulture in 43 Automobiles for florists' use 133 Banking, principles of 124-126 Basic slag 134 Bedding arrangements 1916 38 Bedding, plants for 208 Benches, bottoms for 135 Benches, tar on 164 Billheads and letterheads 126 Biographical section 170-185 *Bird houses 135 Birds, our wild, food eaten by 88-89 Birds, some useful 134 Blooms, gum-water for fastening 144 Bookkeeping, simple 118 Bordeaux mixture 135 Botanical Gardens in North America.... 186 Budding 135 Bulbs, planting 136 Bulletins, list of 215-217 Bunching flowers and foliage for market. 73 Bureau of Plant Industry. U. S 218 Business section. 118 Business, starting into, some considera- tions for 60-62 Calendar of work, florists* and nursery- men's 93-117 Calendar of dates for 1916 5-16 Calico, waterproofing 166-167 Canada, horticulture in 42 Canning and bottling fruit 136 Carnation calendar 94-96 Carnations, new 34 Carnations, select 213 Carnation stem rot, or branch rot 137 Catalogs, mailing 131 Caustic alkali wash 136 Certificated flower and plant novelties. 1915. ;. 34-37 China, horticulture in 45 Chrysanthemums, best 212 Chrysanthemum calendar 96-98 Chrysanthemums, new 35-49 Cistern filter 137 Clematis, disease of 194 Cloche or hand glass 137 Cockroaches 137 Colleges where floriculture is taught. . . . 186 Concrete in construction 78-80 Concrete, proportioning and mixing. ... SO ♦Concrete road in the Illinoifl River bot- tom 79 Copper sulphate 13^ Cotton crop of U. S. A 8^ Cutworms, exterminating « 13^ Daffodils, best 2l4 Dahlias, new 35-36^9 Dahlias, select 2l3 ♦Decorations for the year 1916, sug- gested garden 38 Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, directory of 219 Diseases of plants 138 Drainage 138 Earwigs, combating 138 Europe, horticulture in 45 Evergreen trees, hardy 211 Evergreens for the Middle West 190 Exhibitions of 1915 17 Experiment Station, horticultural 216 Exporting and importing 123 Express and mail rates and data 127 FertiUzers, amounts to use 138 Fiber 147 Fiber prepared for plant culture 139 *Flag staff, fixing of 141 Flies in houses 140 Floods, control of 140 Florists' store window as an advertising medium 66 Florist, the retail, year's round 63 Flower garden calendar 103-104 Flowers and foliage for market, bunch- ing 73 Flowers and plants, other 37 Flowers, best 100 hardy garden 86-87 Foliage and flowers for market, bunch- ing 73 Foliage prepared for florists' use 70 ♦Forcers, seed and plant 160 Forcing plants 140 Foreword 4 France, horticulture in 46 Freaks in plant life 141 Fruit, canning and bottling 136 Fruit garden, calendar for the 107-109 Fruit trees, ringing 157 Fungicide 142 Gas lime 142 Genus, definition of 143 Germany, horticulture in 45 Gladioli, new 36-49 Glass cleaning 143 Glazing paper, calico, or linen 166 Grafting 145 Grape production 192 Grasses for permanent pastures 196 Grasshoppers 143 Grass seed for polo and football grounds, 143 Grass seed products of various countries.196 Grease banding 144 Greenhouse, aspect for 133 Greenhouse, calendar for the 105 ♦Greenhouse measurement 145 Greenhouse, rental of 157 Greenhouses, wrecked 20 Gumwater for fastening blooms 144 Hardy-garden flowers, best 100 86-87 Hardy garden flowers for Middle West. 193 Hedge plants 209 Does It Look Like 50c. Worth? Do not dismiss this advertisement through the idea that the 1916 edition is a rehash of the 1915 edition, because it isn't that way at all. Several important articles on special topics, many new features, additional notes, rules and recipes have been incorporated in the new edition, so that this last is not merely a revised issue of the first book, but is in truth a book of reference to which you can turn with pleasure every day in the week. It has been fittingly called. The Little Brown Book of Facts, and that's just what it is. Order Your Copy Now PRICE 50 Cents Postpaid FROM Horticultural Publishing Headquarters The Florists' Exchange Box 100 Times Square NEW YORK CITY imniiumiunmiiMiiiiiDfflDiiiiiBiiniMimnnBniiiniiiniiiniiiiiiiBiMi niimmiiiiiiinMOiiniiiiiiniiiiimimiiiiiiniinniiiiuiininnniiirailiiiimnnmniBiiiiiimiiinM February 2G, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 495 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists Flower Boxes, Mr. Retailer? Are your cut flower boxes all they should be to please your customers ? Are tliey so attractive that they help you make sales, and give the impression of Service and high-cluss Art ? A Hess & Densen Flower Box will help you sell and give your customers the de- sire to come back again, and we can supply the most desirable boxes for you. Violet Boxes, American Beauty Boxes, etc., etc. Tell us what you can use and gel our prices. We maintain our own printing plant to give prompt service. N. B. — We do not make folding boxes. 129-131-133 WEST 20th STREET Telephone No.. Chelsea 7945 NEW YORK CITY Wbeii. orderipg. please meptloii The Exchange Massachusetts Notes Wrentham Thomas M. Proctor, the Dahlia spe- cialist of this section of Massachusetts. is devoting more energy and enthusiasm to this flower with the result that the Wrentham Dahlia Gardens are becoming widely and favorably known. Mr. Proc- tor's descriptive catalog, soon to be is- sued, will contain this season some three hundred of the better varieties selected from all the standard types. S. A. Wing will devote special atten- tion the coming season to bedding plants, as of late years the demand for these has materially increased. A large quan- tity of Geraniums are demanded by his trade. Mr. Wing feels that the unusually high prices for cut flowers that have pre- vailed up to the present time have cur- tailed the normal sales of the same. Foxboro N. S. Small has had a busy and satis- factory sale of flowers and plants this Winter. Funeral work has been in larger volume than for years and at good prices. At the present writing he has a fine lot of C.Tclamen in full bloom and they are selling well in a retail way. Baldwin's Greenhouses, Frank H. Baldwin and his son, Leslie D. Baldwin, proprietors, will he devoted largely to bedding plants the coming season. There are three houses covering some fifteen thousand feet of glass, although one house is not fini.shed. Cyclamen have been largely grown and done well with. Boston ferns are also a specialty. Many sales were last season made to the de- partment store trade and at fair prices ; the large cities and towns in this county (Norfolk) offering an excellent field for such business. Charles H. Randall's greenhouses, while one of the youngest establishments here, are very rapidly gaining a reputa- tion for prompt and reasonable service. Mansfield The most dreaded weather conditions that ever combined to harass the florist materialized last Saturday afternoon and night. A sudden drop of some twent.v- five degrees from the average temperature of Friday was bad enough, but when a northwest gale at fifty-mile-an-hour w.as added it became a very difficult matter to keep the houses from freezing. Just such conditions two years ago re- sulted in several freeze-ups in this vi- cinity. Henry Carlos is a firm believer in the Itest stock obtainable and conducts his tuisiness accordingly. While he grows largely of Victory, White and Pink En- chantress and Enchantress Supreme, he has been obliged to buy such stock in quantity, also, as his trade requires a lot of Carnations. John C. Nord is sanguine that the six thousand Pansy plants he is getting ready for the early and Memorial Day trade will, as in past years, find ready sale. There is about three thousand feet of glass at this place, all of which is used to its very fullest capacity. William C. Winter, who devotes a con- siderable portion of his glass to Carna- tions, has been cutting a good crop all season. The varieties grown are mostly Benora. Fair Maid, also Beacon, and for white Matchles.s from the Cottage G.tt- dens Co. and Queen Louise from J. L. Dillon. Frank F. Shepardson reports that Bou- vardia is one of the crops that pays him well. The new Winter-flowering Sweet Pea Yarrawa is also a favorite with him. its nleasing shade of bright rose pink making it a ready seller at both whole- sale and retail. It is an easy and gonrl "doer." a.s its originator says. A block of Primula malacoides. while exceedinily well done and reflecting much credit unon Mr. Crott.v. the managing grower, has not for some reason moved at all rapidly. As a whole, trade has lieen good the nast week. M. B. F. There is a remarkable uniformitv is the reports of increased business from central Massachusetts. It is evident that the florists' business is getting its share of the prosperity that is following the industrial revival in this section. With practically all of the factories ninning overtime large sums of money are com- ing into the manufacturing towns and the best of it is it is being thoroughly dis- tributed. The florists are getting their share. The shops in the vicinity of Adams are running overtime, some of them hoth night and day and there is a lot of money distributed about (he town. The result Just Think, Mr. Florist Last month we offered you ONE MILLION CYCAS at less than one-half regular price. We were not surprised lo receive a rush of orders, as Florists could easily see their chance to save 50c. on every dollar's worth purchased from us. With all sizes now in stock we offer again the same unusual opportunity. Compare Our Prices With Others Size 8 to 12 to 12. 16. Per 100 .$1.50 . 2.00 to 20 2.50 to 24 3.00 to 28 3.50 28 to 32 4.50 32 to 36 5.00 to 40 5.50 to 44 6.00 16 20 24 36 40 44 to 48 6.50 The price of Cycas will surely rise. BUY NOW jiND RE SAFE. Per 1000 $12.50 16.00 21.00 26.00 32.00 37.00 42.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. WhoiBsale Florists Manufacturers and Importers of riorist Supplies Hardy Cut Evergreens Unknown customers please ilve reference, or cash with order BOSTON, 1V1ASS. TELEPHONES: Main. 2439-2616-i617-26|g; Fort HUl, 2S290 2 WINTHROP SQtIAEE 32 OTIS STREET Wht>n nrdfring nlp^'' iTl"n Thf Ryfttiinr*' THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN IVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, WUd and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK When orrlprlng. pleaae mrntlon The Kxrimnpp Diri7¥l A- U'lTT T ITD ^^^ ^' ^^^** street KEjEjO CL Ii.I!jIjIjEjK new york Wa Manufaotara p| flDI^T^* dIDDI IFS METAtS. WIRK WORK Our Own I I ■ i-^^Kia 1 a SUfl'I.IE.a ^nd bD&KET WORK Wten ordering. Dlease mention The Bxcbao^e M. RICE CO. •• KEYSTONE QUALITY " -Florists' Supplies Excel- 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA. PA. When orderlnp. please mention The Excbrince save 25 Per cent. Buy direct from the Manufacturer. You pass our building every day First American Natural Ferns Co., inc. Manufacturers and ImporterB of Artificial Flowers, large and smalU oea Mobs and Baskets Our Specialty AMERICAN BEALTY ROSES 508 Sixth Ave.. NEW YORK Between 30th and 3l8t Sts. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Landscape Gardening Pvov. Bbal A eoorae for Qajden- •n, Florifltfl and Home makers, taught l^ Prof. Be&l of Cornell CniTer- Proi^eMive Florlata recognise the growing hnportanoe of a knowU •dgp of Landscape ArL We also offer a pracH tical course in F^or^oa^ tore, iooluding Oreen- bouae Conatr notion and Oreanhouae Manage- ment. Bead for •mtelogue- Addrei The Home Correspondence School P«pt. C. F., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 496 The Florists' Exchange CUT BOXWOOD EXCEPTIONALLY FINE QUALITY $15.00 PER HUNDRED POUNDS. ORDER NOW We have made arrangements for 60,000 pounds of Boxwood. Stock exceptionally fine. All Boxwood shipped by us guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. MANILA BOXES 18 X 5x3H. Per 100 .$1.70 21 X 5x31^. . 1.85 24 X 5x3}^. . 2.45 28x 5x3H. . 3.00 21 X 8x5... . 3.00 30 X 5x33^. . 3.20 24X 8x5... . 3.35 Per 100 28 x 8x5.. . $4.70 30 X 8x5.. . 4.50 36x 8x5.. . 5.60 30x12x6.. . 6.50 36x14x6.. . 7.85 36x12x6.. . 7.70 BOUQUET BOXES ■ Per 100 19x9x8... Manila $5.35 19x9x8... Mist Gray 5.60 In order WREATH BOXES VTOliT BOXES 16x16x7. 18x18x8. 20x20x9. 22x22x9. Per 100 $5.60 . 6.75 . 7.85 . 9.00 8 x5x3. 9^x6x4. 10 x7x6. 12 x8x7. Per 100 $1.80 . 2.15 . 2.80 . 3.35 PRINTING — 300 or over, one copy, one color ink— NO CHARGE. Dagger and Fancy Ferns Finest Quality $1.50 per 1000. SPECIAL Galax BRONZE . GREEN SELECTED $1.00 per 1000. $7.50 per 10,000. Nisf Gray CUT FLOWER BOXES Pel 100 Per 100 18 X 5x3.. ..$2.10 24x 8x5.. $4.50 21 X 5x33^ . 2.55 28x 8x5.. . 5.00 24x 28x 21 X 5x33^ 5x31^ 8x5.. . 2.85 . 3.40 . 3.40 30 X 8x5.. 36 X 8x5.. . 6.20 . 6.75 30 X 5x33^ . 3.65 30x12x6.. . 7.85 36 X 5x3H . 4.75 36x12x6.. . 9.55 to secure these low prices, please mention this ad. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., mc Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort HUl, 25290 WHOLESALE FLOBISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE y 32 OTIS STREET MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS "** Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash witb order. Wht^n orftprlnif nlehi**' tn-nTt.m The Klphimee SPECIAL PRICES on giiSi Jk-vvsii Wl bVink ■ ■■■WfcW CYCAS LEAVES B. E. & J. T. COKELY, Scranton, Pa. Manufacturers and Importers of EVERYTHING IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Send us your list and let us quote you our special prices. SAVE MONEY. Whoii nrdpring. plense mfntinn The Exrhnnge AllCHIQAIN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Goininission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich When ordering, please mention The Elxebane* Natural Green Sheet Moss For liniDg tianging baskets, covering soil oa pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 5 bundle lots for 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER "iifi""' 1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. WTien ordering, please mi'iition Tin' Exchange WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, 11.73; 50,000, $7.50 Mtokufmcturmd by W.J.COWEE, Berlin.N.Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. When ordering, plen.qe tnontinn The Exchange ■i ^ -^ > CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. 4 \ / k When ordering, please mrritlon The Exchancre NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS Long green sheets of the heaviest variety Per bag, $1.00. H. W. ARMES,BrysonCity,N.C. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will he the best ever issued. It will contain credit ratings on about 5000 people. Subscribe now before the edition is •xhauated. For particulars write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City Prepared Palms Plants and Leaves. All varieties. Fiber, Moss, Grasses, Tin Tubes. Dried, Pressed, Painted Magnolias. Painted Pine Cones, all colors. Painted Ruscus. Birch Bark. Buy frovi Btadquartert. Oei Catalmg. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina. Fla. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Florists' Hail Association Insures 41,000,000 square feet of elaai and has a Re- ■ arve Fund of over $36,000. For parti cuIbjs address JOHN G. BSLER. Sec., Saddle River, N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When ordering, please mpntinn Thf* Exchange LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ? "v'IJt^s'ers, INDEX TO STOCK and MATERIAL ADVERTISED, NEWS CONTENTS SEE PAGE 479 is that everybody is busy. Boothman re- ports the largest business he has ever had at this season. He is planning an addition of 7000ft. of glass to his already large greenhouses. Boothman's Flower Shop on Main St., North Adams, is a beautilJul little store and was finely stocked with a variety of seasonable flowers. He reports business at least 25 per cent, above the average. The florists on Arnold Place, or as it is familiarly called. Floral Lane, are busy. The establishment of James Hynes is beautifully located at the head of the lane and is an attractive place to visit and is naturally well patronized. Orange is the home of the New Home Sewing Machine and the employees in the machine shops are liberal buyers of flow- ers especially when all the shops in town are running on full time, some both night and day. Mrs. M. J. Cochrane does practically all the floral business In town, and she has the people so educated, that as a rule, they leave the selection of floral tributes to her. She reports the best season's business she has ever had. For the last few weeks she has been kept husy both ni^ht and day filling orders. Burt the Florist in the Sheldon block at Greenfield reports business better than ever befoi'e at this season of the year. Frank J. Yetter was overwhelmed with orders chiefly for funeral work. The growing custom of sending flowers to the sick has added largely to the profits of florists during the past month or two. Mrs. A. I. Colburn of Gardner was too busy taking orders over the telephone to talk much about business. However, she took time to say that with three as- sistants she could only keep up with her orders by working both night and day. F. A. Murdock who recently completed a new shop and greenhouse, reports busi- ness away aJjead of last year. He says the Florists' Annual is Indispensable to an up-to-date florist. It had been a great help to him and he would be sorry to have to do without it. Le-sure the Florist, Fitchburg, has had much funeral work. Business is away ahead of last year. J. H. G. HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. — ^This is the dull season for florists in this part of the Empire State. The retail trade is prac- tically at a standstill. Marshall, who.se store is on the leading street of the *town, known as Classic street, is fairly busy, but reports very little store trade. J. H. G. RUSSIN & HANFLING Offloe and Salesroom IM West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 ^^S^^oi Willow and faiHY Baskeb for Florists Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 49~0uT specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskets Wild Georgia Smilax 50- lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CUMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. When ordering, please mention The Exchange GIBBONS J he Smilax Mem RED LEVEL. ALA. For HOLLY, PINES and SMILAX. Ask for contract prices. Wten ordering, please mention The Exchange TlnP Is MAnrn save H the time greening your ■ IIUV 19 mVUt.l| designs by using FLORISTS' GREENING PINS, 20o per lb., and you get from 1000 to 1100 to the lb. Ten lbs. or over, 16o. perlb. Special Pneu lo Jobbers. WM. SCHUHER & SON, SpringHeld, Mass. will help all around if you mention the Excbaoffs SOITHERN WILD SINIUX Now Ready for Shipment. t2.sa per oass. Per bat' - $1.75 - - 3.60 Natural Moss - - - Perpetuated Moss - E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. wnen nrderlnff- nlenflp TNe RTehang^ Write The Florists' Exchange for par- ticulars of Its Book of Floral Design! de Luxe. The most elaborate work ever published. Now Ready. February 2a, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 497 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists IIIIIIWIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII innnnnnnrpnMm imnnnnmi nniiininPOTi unnniuiDuni lunii THE FLORISTS* SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Our Next Novelty Day ST. PATRICK'S DAY BASKETS with High Hats and Pipes WITH PAN, 50c. Small Birch Bark Hats in Three Sizes For Natural Pots of Shamrock No. 1 .15c. apiece No. 2. .20c. apiece No. 3. .25c. apiece Paste Board High Hats, Green, for Shamrock Small Chip Baskets, Carnation Dye WITH PIPES, $1.25 doz. decorated with pipes, $1.75 doz. 25c. 1 , . 50c. r^' Pk^. H. BAYERSDORFER ® COMPANY, 1129 Arch Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. iiiiiuiiiiiiiiUNiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiimim QHMimniiNuiiiiuiiinuuiuuiuiiiinniiDiaiiiiuiiiiinifl Give credit where credit la due — Mention the IC^tcliapge TTiii^MiimiFiiriwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiLiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiijuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimTinniiiiiiiiiiiijniuiinniiiiiiiimimiiniiniiiiimniinnmiini? Pawtucket, R. 1. Marqiiard of Ralph JI. Ward's, New Tork, called on tlie trade during the week. AV. S. Sword, Broad st., Valley Falls, reports a busy week in funeral work. Lapham Floral Co. has given a chattel mortgage of $1SU0 on the contents of the greenhouses, B Falls St., Central Falls, and on the store, at 72 Board St., Paw- tucket, mortgage being recovered to Matilda X. Lapham. C. A. K. Providence, R. I. Violets a Glut Business has been very steady with plenty of stock, except Roses. Car- nations have been very plentiful with prices ranging from Ic. to 3c. Daffodils and Tulips are coming in at present faster than they can be handled and are selling at Ic. to 3c. Violets are a glut on the market with retailers selling them in bunches of twent.v-five for 15c. Laurence Hay liad the di'corations for the Croliii.-i-I'illiiiRlKisi H.'d.ling, using several tho\is;mn Th' WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If It't made of wire we can make It. GEORGE B. HART, Manujaclmer 24-30 Stone St.. ROCHESTER. N. Y. SOITBERIN WILD SMILAX McCRAY Refrigerators _ _ Send at once for Cata- DISPLAY YOUR logue No. 73. which de- .^^.^^ scnbesfuUv theMcOay FI OWFRS Refrigerators and Dis- rU^jyy C^I^O pi^y &a,„ , or Florists McCRAY REFRIGERATOR COMPANY O.soLakeSt.. Kendallvllle. Ind. $3.50 per case. Natural Moss ■ Perpetuated Moss - CAlDWEll THE WOODSMAN CO., fvergrccn, Ala $1 75 per baft $3.50 per bag THE MODEL Camatloa and Tomato Support* : Galvan- ized Wire ROM) Stakes and Tylnft Wire; Rubbish Bumera. Shrub Protectors. Tre« Guards. Lawn and Flower Bed Guarda. Writt for CompUt* CatnloffUf 61-73 Metropolrtan Avamia, BROOKLYN. N. Y. IGOE BROS., Whea ordering, please mention The Excbange 498 The Florists' Exchange ,.;!C^.^:C^..;!t.^.^!L.M.^!t^.^!t^.^iC^..^!CM.^!t.^,j!t^ .iM.^iC^.^iL.M.JiC^.JiL.^.^C^.JiC^X.Jst.^ .,;!L^!L^<>j^.i^:L^,J!L.^,JiL.M.j!C^..J:t>M,^!C^.J«L.^.J!CM A BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT After many years of experience, gained as head salesmen for well-known firms, in selling Flowers at Wholesale in New York and Brooklyn, we have now engaged in business for ourselves. We desire to announce to Flower Growers that we already have the good will and patronage of the retail trade. Therefore, we cordially invite Growers to ship their flowers to us. We are confident that through hard work, upright dealing, and courtesy to all, and with our business experience, we can handle your products to our mutual advantage. We are conveniently located in the very heart of the wholesale flower district. Hoping to be favored with your business, we are Cordially yours, GOLDSTEIN 61 FUTTERMAN 102 West 28tK Street, Telephone, 9761 Farra^ut Wholesale Florists NEW YORK CITY WT^WT^WT=ri'?Tr'1'r>r>'rT=rJ'rW'>!?T^>5*T^l=:*T3^>5r*!^Ta»j!rT^ 'ViiiiipiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiuyuiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiunimuii^ igiiiuiiuiiiimiiMiiaiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiigiuiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ >s> next y^ '^V^' season^ X-^*^^j^t q Vv #^ ^^'^ We have the | largest and best | equipped store in New g York. I Can handle more consignments | of Good Stock! ■ l^A/. '^/ */j. Ji^ "^^^ One good turn deserves another ^^ .^^' x^^cN'i^ We have a '^^: i;^' \^^ ^ ( 6S8 TELS. FARRftCUTi 2<»« ( 2037 full line of best varieties of Cut Flowers s^f^-tM '%: >.; •o^'^e AA^o, ^s^s % Guttman&Raynor^inc. ^>^.'^^ »/d %^^ \^^P /v*^4; ^fliiitiaiiisnsiiftiiiiiiiiinniir WhotGSBtG FlorSsis 101 W. 28fh SIm new YORK >.«. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiDiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiHiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiii^^ iiiiiiniiiiiiiiTiiii]]iiii]iiiiii[iiiiiiiiiintiiiiiiiiiiiiiii[riiiiiiiiiiiiiin^ iiiiiii mill! Treatment of Azaleas. — When forcing Azaleas, strong shoots come outsicle of the buds. If these are removed will the plant bloom next year? How many weeks are required to force Azaleas into bloom at 60 deg. night temperature? — N. G.. Pa. — If the inquirer refers to Azalea In- dica we would say that the shoots which come outside of the buds are those upon which the buds would be produced next year, and if all these young shoots should be removed there would be no blooms on the plant the suceeding sea- son. As a rule. Azaleas which have been forced into bloom are thrown away af- ter the blooming season is over, and where the grower knows that he is going to do so, he, of course, has no hesitation in cutting away the strong shoots which come outside of the flower buds if he thinks they will rob the flower buds of some of their strength, which would be probable. If the Azalea plants have been kept in a cold house or pit in a night temperature of about 45 deg.. they can be brought into bloom in a night tem- perature of tit) deg. if the buds show a trifle color, in two or three weeks. Sweet Pea Stems Short. — Kindly an- swer my inquiry relative to the grow- ing of Sweet Peas under glass. This is the first season I have tried them, and they are a success, the only drawback being shortness of stalk. How can I remedy this. — J. J. E., N. J. — As Sweet Pea vines grow older, the flower stems will inevitably become shorter. During the most vigorous pe- riod of their growth even, some varieties are inclined to produce flowers on short- er stems than others. As a rule it may be said that the more vigorous the vines are, the longer the flower stems will be, and length of stem in general will be brought about by whatever makes the vines more thrifty and stronger. Per- haps the inquirer would be both in- terested and benefited by reading "Sweet Peas For Profit," by J. Harrison Dick, which can be procured through this of- fice for $1.50, postpaid. Repotting* a Boston Fern. — I have a customer who has a Boston fern about 15 years old. For sentimental reasons he wishes to keep it. Would you advise repotting? — G. B. C, Vt, — Sometimes these old specimens of Boston fern never recover from a re- potting and become thrifty and present- able again if the ball of earth in which they are growing is much disturbed. The safest way would be to take it out of the pot, leaving the ball of earth on the roots, but loosening the soil all around the outer part of the ball of the roots just a little by scratching it with a common wire nail or some such implement and then potting the fern in a pot about two sizes larger than the one in which it is at present, putting a little rich soil beneath it and around it between the prehent ball of earth and the sides of the pot, and crowding this new soil in quite firmly. This old fern, after it has been repotted in this way and begins to show signs of growth, will be benefited by applications of only moder- ately strong liquid fertilizer made from cow manure and applied every ten days or two weeks. Treatment of Rose Cutting's in Cellar. — I have about 500O cuttings of climbing Roses buried in my cellar. The sand in which they are buried is very dry; should I wet it? What will be better for the cuttings when I plant them out, horse or cow manure? — M. L., N. Y. — The sand in which the Rose cuttings are buried should be kept moist through- out, but should not be made very wet. Cow manure would be preferable to horse manure for fertilizing the ground in which the cuttings are to be set in the Spring, but either will do. This manure should be very thoroughly in- corporated with the soil, and unless it is well rooted should not come in close contact with the cuttings. A piece of very rich land on which no stable or barnyard fertilizer is put this coming Spring would be preferable. Plants Whose Foliag'e and Bloom^s Could be Used for Table Decoration. — ■ Can you give me the names of any plants that I could grow in the open garden during the Summer months, that could be used for tracings on the table and similar decorative work? — H. G.. N. T. — The following plants would be use- ful for this purpose. The foliage of the skeleton Geranium, the new Cardinal Climber (Impomoea Quamoclit Hybrida), Centaurea candidissima and C. gymno- carpa, Cineraria maritima and candidis- sima, Coleus and Eschhcholtzia. As for flowers for table purposes which can be grown in the open, tiie list is too long to be given in full. Among these, how- ver, would be Asters, Zinnias, Centaurea imperialis, Scabiosa, French and African Marigolds, Mignonette, Salpiglossis, Godetia, Snapdragon, Coreopsis, Gail- lardias and Schizanthus. Both the flow- ers and the foliage of the last named plant are very pretty for use as tracings on dinner tables. Suitable Iiand for Asters. — We have a piece of turf ground black loam which has been in grass about five years, and is well taken care of. We would like to know if it is possible to grow Asters on this land. What would be the best fertilizer to use? — J. R. C, Conn. — It would not be advisable for the in- quirer to try to grow Asters on grass land fertilized and plowed the coming Spring. The proper procedure would be to apply a heavy spread of manure this Spring on the grass land, either manure from the cow or horse stable or barn- yard, and if the land has any tendency to be sour, a generous spread of lime. The land should then be plowed and a hoed crop of some kind such as Corn, Potatoes, or garden truck, grown on it this Summer. The succeeding Spring it should- be again plowed and made very fine by harrowing which will make it fit for the growing- of Asters. Cuttings of Fibrous Booted Begonias. — I would like to ask you about the prop- [ agation of fibrous rooted Begonias. Some cuttings will run up like a whip, while some will bush out and make nice plants. My experience has been with the Vernon Begonias. Any information you can give me would be greatly ap- I predated. I know some other readers I of vour paper would like to read about ' this.— E. S., N. Y. — If instead of taking the cuttings from the rapid growing and almost leaf- less young shoots, the inquirer will take the tips of the leafy and branching shoots which are a little older, the re- sult will be that he will have nice bushy I young plants. We may add that plants ' of what are known as bedding Begonias, which includes such varieties as veniun, Erfordi and Gracilis, may be obtained by planting the seeds which may be obtained from any of the leading seeds- men. Iiow Flowering Evergreens. — Would you kindly let me know a few names of low flowering evergreen shrubs? The soil here is very sandy and rich. Kindly advise what would grow well under the circumstances. — W. R., N. Y. — The following low growing, flower- ing, broad leaved evergreen snrubs are recommended for trial in the State in which the inquirer is located: Azaleas amoena and Hinodegiri; the several spe- cies of Andromedas; Calluna vulgaris and its varieties; Daphne Cneorum, Kal- mia latifolia and Osmanthus aquifolium. Questions on Bvergreens, CUm.berB, Books. — I would appreciate it very much if you can supply me with the following information: 1. Are there any varie- ties of the Junipers, Retinisporas, Ar- borvitffis or Yews that will thrive in the shade of the north side of a build- ing? 2. What vines would do in the same location? 3. Please name the broad-leaved evergreens that will thrive where the sun shines only one to two hours in the late afternoon. 4. I would like to get a book covering the subject of evergreens fully. Do vou know where I might obtain same? — T. F. C. Conn. 1. Should the shade be from the build- ing the evergreens named would do very well. It is the shut-in places these trees object to. 2. The same answer as for evergreens. 3. All broad-leaved ever- greens should thrive there, but the ab- sence of much sun would detract from free flowering. 4. In its day Hoopes' "Book of Evergreens" was the standard American work. Veitch's "Manual of Coniferte was the chief English book on the subject. Both are only obtainable second-hand, we believe. There are nu- merous books on trees, but few on ever- greens alone. THE EXCHANGE-Best Advertising Medium Fcbiuiiry QG. I91G. The Florists' Exchange 499 PHS Entire Cut of 200,000 Plants AH Choice Blooms American Beauty and Other Roses M. C FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Telephones. Farragut 3870-3871 WTien orderlne. please mention The Eichanfie New York, Feb. 23. — Washington's Birthday, which occurred on Tuesday of this week, brought very little additional business to the wholesale florists of this city, and the retailers apparently fared badly, being" unable to dispose of such stock as they bought in expectation of Increased sales on that day, as is shown by the fact that they bought very spar- ingly on Wednesday morning. The gen- eral volume of flowers is steadily in- erasing and the tendency of the market on the whole is against any. advance in price, and on many items of stock, toward lower prices. Am. Beauty Roses of special grade are selling today at from 25c. to 50c. in gen- eral; 60c. is demanded for extra choice selections of this grade but with few buyers. The supply is larger and there appears to be no corresponding increase in the demand. Hybrid tea Roses of all kinds are more plentiful and the prices of all grades are weaker on account of the smaller demand. The general range of price on top grade blooms is from 8c. to 12c., with the exception of Hadley and Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna), the choice selections of the former sell- ing for 50c.. and of the latter for 30c. Bottom grade blooms are selling at from 3c. to 4c. each, the former figure pre- vailing on most varieties. Carnations are in larger supply, and are moving rather slowly at the same prices as last week, namely, 75c. to $2 per 100 in general, with occasional sales of $3 to $4 for extra choice blooms and novelties. Cattleya orchids are in larger supply. There is a fair demand for top grade blooms but the medium to low grade blooms can hardly be disposed of at any price. The general range of price is from 10c. to 35c. each. Occasional small sales are reported of extra large blooms at 50c.: this price is very exceptional. Longiflorum Lilies appear to be in larger demand and prices are weaker, the gen- eraJ range being from $5 to $8 per 100, with occasional sales of extra choice blooms on long stems at $10. Rubrum Lilies are moving slowly at from 2c. to 3c. for stemless blooms up to 6c. to 8c. for those on long stems. Lily of the Valley is in moderate supply and is meet- ing with a good demand at $4 per 100 for top grade stock, with occasional sales at ?5 for the extra choice blooms. Good Gardenias are not at all plentiful, and are selling at from $3 to $4 per doz. In bulbous stock, not previously men- tioned, there are seen plenty of Callas. which are moving very slowly, an abun- dance of Freesias of all grades, a little Gladioli from the South, a moderate sup- ply of Paper white Narcissi, and of Daffodils, a very few Jonquils, and a large supply of Tulips. In miscellaneous flowers. Antirrhinum, Calendula, Daisies, Forgetmenots in Quantity, Lilac. Mignonette, Pansies. Primula, Stocks. Wallflowers in great abundance. Sweet Peas and Violets make up the list. The demand for these bulb- ous and miscellaneous flowers is moder- ate at quoted prices. Wallflowers are in very small demand at any price. Hardy greens are mo\'1ng well and of the indoor greens. Asparagus is meeting with fair demand, and Adiantum and Smilax. especially the latter, are moving very slowly- Boston, Feb. 22. — Although the weather during the greater part of the past week was against the production of many flowers, in spite of this fact there is more than an ample supply of all kinds of flowers at the wholesale markets. Sunday night and Monday morning were extremely cold. The thermometer dropped quickly and registered in the morning zero to 10 deg. and 12 deg. below in many places. Consequently there were several consignments of flowers frozen on Monday. The supply of American Beauty Roses is still quite limited, but the quality of the stock is satisfactory. Prices remain unchanged: special blooms are from 50c. to 75c. each. Other grades ran from 12c. to 30c. each. There is a good supply of hybrid tea Roses and the quality is ex- cellent. There is a slight decline in prices and there is an indication that shortly there will be a slump. Top grade flowers of the varieties Killarney, White Killarney, Richmond, Ward and Sunburst are from 8c. to I2c. Bottom grades are going for 3c. to 5c. each. Killarney Queen, Killarney Brilliant and Ophelia receive slightly better prices than the former varieties. Hadley and Russell are always in good demand and command much higher flgures, 6c. to 25c. each. In spite of the poor weather we are having a more than plentiful supply of Carnation flowers. They are becoming hard to move, although prices range now from Ic. to 2c. There are a few excep- tional cases where a few fancy flowers of new varieties fetch a higher figure. The outlook at this time is not encourag- ing as a few sunny days will bring a heavy supply. The supply of Cattleya orchids is not extensive and they are moving sluggish- ly since St. Valentine's Day at $3 and $4 a doz. There are few other kinds of orchids offered at this time. Gardenias are becoming more plentiful and prices range from $3 to $4 per doz. for choice blooms. There is a medium supply of Lillum longiflorum with a fairly good demand at Sc. to 10c. There is a good supply of rubrum Lilies at 6c. to 8c. Callas are plentiful at $1.50 per doz. Narcissi in several varieties are by far too abundant at $1 and $2 per 100. Tulips are in plen- tiful supply at 2c. to 4c. Paperwhites, Roman Hyacinths and Freesias are plen- tiful. Lily of the Valley is moving well and In medium supply at $3 to $4 per 100. Violets are plentiful and are mov- ing fairly well at 35c. to 60c. per 100. This week Sweet Peas are not quite as plentiful, from 35c. tn $1 per 100. Some choice blooms are slightly higher. In miscellaneous flowers, such as Snap- dragon, Daisies. Primroses, Wallflowers, Forgetmenots. Mignonette. Pansies. Calendulas and Bachelor's Buttons, there is an adequate supply but there is hard- ly at any time any surplus of these popular flowers. There is a plentiful supply of greenery of all kinds. R. C. Philaaelphla, Feb. 21. — The market re- mained quiet last week, there being no special demand. The supply, while not over large, with the exception of the bulbous stock, is sufficient for all re- requirements. The weather has been very cold, which undoubtedly has more or less Interfered with business. There Is no noticeable shortage of Roses. Short grades move quickly and are In more demand than the medium and long. American Beauty Hoses re- main In short supply but they are not In very strong demand. There is a fair supply of Carnations that are not mov- ing any too briskly. They met with a better movement at the beginning of the week, but they accumulated by Saturday and not all were disposed of. Prices in general are from 2c. to 3c., with the fancy stock of Matchless, Ward and some of the novelties at 4c. Valley is in more abundant supply than for some time past and is moving easily. Cattleyas remain In fair supply with a limited demand. There is a good supply of Sweet Peas, a greater portion of them rather short in stem. The long stemmed Spencer types move first. Lilies are selling well and the supply of them Is good. The long stemmed formosums are bringing $2 per doz. on the best. The majority of the gigan- teums are very short as to stem. Callas are In limited supply and are moving well. Snapdragons are showing a slight Increase, with a corresponding demand. Violets are moving very slowly; the sup- ply of them is ample. There is a heavy supply of all bulbous stock, all of which is in very light demand. There is a heavy influx of Tulips and with the ex- ception of one or two varieties the de- mand is almost nil. There is also a large supply of Daffodils that are sell- ing slowly. The receipts of Paperwhite Narcissus is more than sufficient for the present needs. Lilac is arriving freely and is meeting with a fair demand. Gardenias are in normal supply and they meet with no exceptional call. The limited supply of Acacia pubescens moves readily. There are also Wall- flowers, Daisies, Myosotis. and Bachelor's Buttons. Pansies are in fair supply as is also Mignonette and Primulas. There is a good influx of Florida-grown Aspara- gus plumosus now on the market that helps out the limited supply of local stock. CMcago, Feb. 22. — The past week saw the market settle down to a quiet and easy basis. Stock of all kinds is plenti- ful, including Roses that have for a long time been on the short side. The ship- ping demand continues good, which has been the main channel through which the stock moved the past week. The local trade has been very light, retailers buy- ing sparingly from day to day. The opening of the market for the present week on Monday was quite slow: there was a large amount of stock on hand with but few buyers. The indications are that stock of all kinds will be even more plentiful before the end of the week, with a tendency toward lower prices. The longer days, with more sun- shine, are having a telling effect on all growing stock. The improvement in the supply of Roses, excepting American Beauty that are oft crop, is general with all the growers. The shortage is made up for by the full supply of Mrs. Russell that nearly all buyers take as a good substi- tute. These are coming in with 50in. stems, with buds of great substance that are at present the leading feature of the Rose market. These are selling at $25 per 100 and down to $6. Killarneys in pink and white are in good supply: prices for short stock are as low as $2 per 100, and up to $8 and $10 for select. Ophelia continues a favorite. Sunburst is to be had in good quantity as well as Milady and Mrs. Ward. Carnations are in large supply and prices are lower than they have been this year. Only very fancy stock brings as high as $3 per 100: the prevailing price is $2 for medium stock and then as low as $1 per 100. The supply is on the increase and will before long reach the zenith of their season's supply. The supply of bulbous stock is very large and has been moving well up to the last week, when the increased sup- ply of Carnations slightly checked the sale. Tulips are bringing from $1 to $3 per 100. the pink varieties bringing the top price. Daffodils are bringing from $2 to $3 per 100; Campernelles $1.50: Paperwhite Narcissus, $2. and Freesias $3 to $4. In all this stock there is an abundant supply with a tendency to lower prices. Sweet Peas were the only scarce Item on the market the past few days. More of these could be sold If obtainable. Val- ley, while still scarce, shows a tendency toward a larger supply. Growers that were holding off in forcing on account of the uncertainty of the supply of pips for the coming season have planted more liberally since the recent arrival of large importations of pips in the city. Easter Lilies are plentiful and much in demand for funeral work. Violets are in large supply in both the home-grown singles and the Hudson River doubles. In orchids, Cattleyas are the chief supply and these are plentiful enough for all demand. Tn all lines of miscellaneous stock the supply is good. Callas. Snapdragons. Mignonette. Forg.tmenot, Pansies. Daisies and Calendulas are all moving at list prices. For RESILTS to Grower and Retailer HENSHAW'&'IFEN.RICH Wholoal* FlorUtB r'' 51 West 28th Street, NEW YORK """Phone* Mad.SqTTsiS, 558J, BSSi When ordering, please mf^ntlon Tbe E)ichan«« There is no change in the supply of green material, there is enough for the demand, and prices are unchanged. Bnftalo, W. Y., Feb. 21. — Wintry weather continues and while it is good for checking the supply on some lines, it has a tendency to check the sales on Spring bulbous material. Golden Spur and Von Sion Narcissus, which have held up well for some time, could no longer hold up the price and the break came on Friday. Carnations are more plentiful too. the best going at $3, while the ordi- nary and seconds went at $2 to 12.60 per 100. Occasional sales of fancy Wards brought $4. The supply of Roses is not too large and a slight scarcity still exists on the shorts, though long and extra are enough to supply the needs. The white Rose demand fell off as weddings were lighter and Lilies filled In pretty well for floral work. No Am. Beauty Roses are seen and still no call for them. Hadley and Rich- mond are fine and these have the de- mand, together with Ophelia and Sun- burst. . , .. ^. ^ Violets have taken slightly betteit though Valley fell back. Excellent Free- sias and other corsage stock moved satis- factorily. E. C. B. Coming Meetings and Esliibitions (Secretaries are requeated to forward us promptly partioularB u to forthcomina exhibitionB.) Amherst, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, In connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 8-28. 1916. Amlierst, Mass.— Florists' day of Farm- ers' Week at Mass. Agri. Coll., Mar. 14-15. Chica^ro, HI. — American convention of Garden Clubs, June, 1911. Uollne, HI. — Annual meeting and exhibi- tion of the Illinois State Florists' Assn, Mar. 7-8. Secretary. J. F. Am- mann, Edwardsvllle, Ind. New Orleans, La, — Spring flower show, Apr. 6-9. Wew ■york, April B-12, 1916. — Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New York and the New York Florists' Club, Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary, 6S West 28th St.. New York. New Tork. — The General Federation of Women's Clubs, 7th Regiment Armory, May 24 will have an exhibit of orna- mental and shade tree work In public parks and on private estates. Com- munications may be directed to Miss Mlra L. Dock, chairman of the visit- ing committee of the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Fayette. Pa. NOW York. — International Apple Ship- pers' .Ass'n, Aug. 2. PbUadelphla, Pa., March 26-Aprll 1. — Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- can Florists, Convention Hall, Broaa St. and Allegheny ave. John Tounc, secretary. 63 West 28th «t. New York. Soranton, Pa. — The Scranton Florists Club will hold Its Spring flower show In the Town Hall. April 6 to 8, 1916. Syracuse, N. T^N. Y. State Fair, Sept. 11-10. 500 The Florists' Exchange Carnations, Lilac, Roses, Sweet Peas, Bulbous Stock AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE FLOWERS AND GREENS WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York Wholesale Florist Telephone Farragut 5335 When ordering, please m-^nTlnn Thp Rxp|i;i[ic*' CarnsLtions, Roses^ Pansies Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., mc, I I 2 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Farragut 2287 Wholesale Florists When ordering, please mention The Exchange RIEDEL & MEYER;£ Wholesale Florists Seatonable Flowers of All Kinds. The Best of Service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-flve years* experience in the Flower Btiainess. Conslfinmen Solicited. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones 4024-4025 Madison Square William Stuart Allen Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN CUT f LOWERS 53 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephone: 356 Madison Square WTipn ordprlng. nlpnup mpntion The Exchange Alfred H. Langjahr WHOLESALE FLORIST 130 West 28th St. New York Telephones— Madison Square 4626-4627 When ordering nienqe montlon TTie RTfhnng** Growers* Cut riower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale B. J. Van Reyper.'Mgr. Consignments Solicited 129 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone*— 6237-3563 Fanra£ut When ordering, please mention The Exchange Rochester, N. Y. Notes With extremely cold weather to contend with and some very quiet days in consequence, business has not kept up to its usual standard and stock has ac- cumulated in some lines, particularly Roses and hulbous stuff. The latter has been hanging fire for some time and moves very slowly, especially Tulips. Carnations also have been in evidence, but good first-class stock has moved off fairly well. The poorer grades have not been selling. Usually at this time of the year Carnations get very poor but at the time of writing they are showing some improvement, and with a little bright weather there will no doubt be a marked improvement. Koses are very plentiful in the longer grades, and for tbese there does not seem to be much demand. Short stuff for work is the general want. Sweet Peas have so far moved off very nicely, but the short stemmed ones are of very little use to anybody. Violets are in fair demand and the same may be said of Valley and Cattle.yas. Asparagus plu- mosus is scarce and there is just barely enougb coming to supply the demand. Maidenhair also is short in supply ; the demand for this green having been very heavy this season. Frank McLuis has taken a lease on part of the Unique Candy Store on Main St., which be will conduct as a flower store in addition to his stand on Clinton ■t. Koehester is to have a new flower store nn Clinton ave. South, which will be known as the Edwin Kaelber. Inc. Clin- ton ave. is rapidl.v becoming a very im- portant business thoroughfare. The new store vvill open some time in March. H. B. S. YoNKKRS, N. Y. — A burglar recently broke into the store of the Hollywood Florists, 36 S. Broadway, but secured nothing-. MERMAN WEISS Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th St.,P3r.a'^r634Td3066NEW YORK ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. All Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist Madl^^lTu^m* 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Tihcehnnge ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in Cut* Flowers J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Phones. FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Choice Carnations, Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers ConsignmeDts of good stock solicited WhpTB ordering, plense mpntlon Thp Flxrhnngp I United Cut Flower Co., mc. WHOLESALERS 111 West 28th Street. NEW YORK TELEPHONES— FARRAGUT 4422-4423 PERCY W. RICHTERS, Manager W1it>n nn1>^rlng pl^flse m'-ntlnn Tho Exclinnpe When ordering, please mention The ExchanRe High Class Roses KEY, OPHELIA, RUSSELL SUNBURST, MRS. STOREY and all the KILLARNEYS Narcissus, Tulips, Carnations, Rubrum Lilies, Sweet Peas, and other Seasonable Flowers ConsignmentB Solicited J.J.COAN, ^''^°'^^°'" '"■"'•'-■'* 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Fairagut 5413-5891 When ordering. p1e»»e Tpentlnp The Rrchapge GEO. J. POLYKRANAS WholesalB Gommission Florist SHIP US YOUR PUOWERS 104 West 28th Street«Wr«u. NEW YORK When] ordering, please mention The Exchnnge John Younft Geor£« HUdenbrand | J| | IfAIIMA O AA John Youn^ & Co. "•'■•JSS''"' •^ A I.. VOirvr:. Pre*, and Trea.. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SOUARB 7362 "U'hen ordering, please mention The E.Tchange A. L. YOUNG, Pre*, and Treas. H. R. SCOMMODAU, Vlce-Pre«. F. LIGHTFOOT, Sec'y 54 West 28tli Street, NEW YORK When ordering, please mi^ntlon The Exchange WE Confine our line to the best stock obtainable. Stand back of our stock. Give unsurpassed service. YOU Ow^e it to your yourself to make us prove these statements. HENRY M. ROBINSON COMPANY WHOUBSALB RLORISTS QF NEW YORK SS-ST WEST 26th STREET Telephones: 13 and BBIO MAOISOM SQUARk February 2(i, lOlfi. The Florists' Exchange 301 C. Bonnet G. H. Blake Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livingston St.. BROOKLYN, N. Y. I'elephones; 12'.t3^ Mtiin Out-of-town orders carefully attended to. Give ua a trial. GutFlower Exchange Sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open «very Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. WftUapACC for advertising purposes for Rent. V. S. DORVAL, Jr.. Secretary BONNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT flOWER tXCHANGf flOOR. COOGAN BIDG. Open All Day Telephooa, S30 Madison Square Writ* thftp you roart thla advt. In the Blichange H. H. Jahn. Pres. Robt. G. Wilson, Treas. GREATER NEW YORK FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers tn Cut ^Flowers acd Supplies 162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y, GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Man.ger ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists no West 28th St., New York Telephone Farragut 551 Consignments of choice flowers solicited. William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby Street jfrfMBUM^ BROOKLYN, N. Y. Badgley & Bishop, Lc. Phon.]|««|[M«i.Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York Ctty Receivers and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers Wrtto th»m yog read thU >dTt. In the faehtnge L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 2315 Madison Square r-OVSIQVMENTS SOLICITED WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 West 26th Street. NEW YORK TELEPHONE 6946 MADISON SQUARE When ordering, ploiise nr-ntlnn Thp Kxfhange HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY HIGHEST l#AI I C-V ALWAYS GRADE OF VM1-L.C.T ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS, Je^/phone 105 W. 28th St.. New York Prank H Traendly Charlea Schenck Telephone 3860 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & marketos IVfto/asata Florlutm 436 frth Ave., bet. 26tb and 27tb Sts. New York Oty and Cut Flower Exchange Consignmento Solicited Pbonea: Farraftut 797.798-7i>9 WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK H. E. FROMENT, "'K&'#^ 148 WEST 28th STREET tel. ||A/est 28th St.. NE^A/ YORK Tel.phone.{}«|}Madlson Square Cut FlOWCrS 2X WHoIeSalC ^ When ordering, please mention "Hie Ezcbanse George CSiebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone '608-609 FarraAut The best source of supply in the city Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnationi Persooal Attention — Consignments Solicited — Satisfaction Guaranteed Wben ordering, please mention The Exchanjee B. S. SLINN, JR. WholBsala Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York VIOLETS ^^^^%Vii^^ Shipping orders receive prompt attention Wben ordering, please mention The Bxchangt louisH.Noe louisA.Noi Wholesale Commission Florists MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square American Beiuties a Specialty THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 5S47W, 26th St. NEW YORK When ordering, pleane mi-iitlon The Eichange VIOLETS SINGLBAND DOUBLE A SPKCIALTY Shipping orders given personal •ttention and satisfaction guaranteed. Also a lull Un« of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Whole saU Florist. U3 West J8th Street, NEW YORK tUTY Phone, Farxafiut 2453 When ordering please mention The Biich»n»» \ \ New York City \ \ The Plant Growers' Association of New York and New Jersey held its an- nual dinner at the Hotel McAlpin on Wednesday night of this week. The Florist Chauffeurs' Association will hold its grand annual ball at Birant Hall, Saturday evening. April lb. iicK- ets for lady and gentleman, 50c.; extra ""airs. ft'oUery, wife of A J- Sto"ery head grower for Frank L. Moore of Chatham, N. .T., who is a member of fte firm of Moore, Hentz .t ^a^h, 55 W. 26th St., died on Friday, Feb. 11, and was buried on the following Sunday. Mrs. Stollerv had been an almost helpless invalid for several years. . According to the reports obtained from many retail florists in this city ^Washing- ton's Birthday, which occurred on Tues- dav of this week, was a disappointment to "them as it brought no Pe/fep''ble i°: crease in orders for flowers, for the usual celebrations on the anniversary of tne The Noe department of the New York Cut Flower Co., 55 W. 26th St., is receiv- ing some especially fine Shawyer, bun- burst and Ward Roses and fine Panfie^ Woodrow & Marketos, the wholesale plantsmen of 37 W. 28th St., are offering a fine line of seasonable flowering and foliage plants, and report an active de- mand for these. . j .i,„ „„<,; Miss C. Abrams has accepted the posi- tion of bookkeeper for Riedel.& Me.ver. Inc 49 W. 2Sth St.. the position having been made vacant by the resignation of the former bookkeeper, who is going into the advertising business. .►„„„ There was noted this week at duttman & Ravnor, Inc., 101 W. 28th st., some esneciallv fine Antirrhinum in several colors, and long-stemmed Spencer Sweet Peas of excellent quality, and beside these, the usual comprehensive line of Roses, including Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna). Hillingdon. Richmond and Killamey Brilliant. S02 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBURGH CUT FLOWER cmmx WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St, PinSBURGH, PA. IKedprocitr — Saw It in the Ezcbaogai William Kessler, 113 W. 2Sth St., i.s offering some of the finest Cyclamens which have ever come into this market. The supply is regular and the quality of the plants uniform. These are in addi- tion to the full line of the choicer small flowers and staple stocks seen at the same store. Some of the finest Gardenias arriving in the market were noted this week at George C. Siebrecht's, 109 W. 2Sth st., and beside these, a regular supply of Acacia pubescens, one of the finest yellow flowers now in the market, and of the choicer varieties of Tulips, such as Fla- mingo and Prosperity, and as usual all the Cattleyas in season. . J. J. Coan, 115 W. 28th St., in addi- tion to a full line of cut flowers, is of- fering some of the best Azalea plants ar- nving in the market. In the line of Daisy plants, there is nothing now seen in the market equal to those noted this week at the store of James McManus, 105 W. 28th st Be- side _these pot plants. Mr. McManus is offering as usual all kinds of cut orchid blooms in season and some of the best single Daffodils in the market. P. Welch of Boston, Mass., was a caUer in this city on Friday of last week. New York Florists' Bowling Club Feb. 17 T T,,- 1st game 2d game J . Miesem 1 7,c i .■^o C. W. Scott 202 179 J. Fenrich ISg jgo P. J. Smith 142 15s W. H. Siebrecht 1,55 152 ?'T*5-,^i^''^' 169 186 W. P. Ford 156 158 '. Boston I I Wholesale and Retail Florists ) A sudden drop in the mercury on Sun- day night and Monday morning registered several degrees below zero. On account ot this sudden change of temperature .^^"■S 7li^ several consignments which reached the wholesale houses in a frozen condition. The next ineeting of the Gardeners and Florists' Club will be held on March 21 when W H. Judd of the Arnold Arbor- lh"r'^h""f" ''l'"'-'^ HIP"" °° "Trees and fehrubs for Spring Planting " Next Saturday, Feb. 26, Leonard Bar- Mn editor of the Garden Magaaine, New y:ork, will lecture at Horticultural Hall on Garden Writings." This lecture should prove interesting to gardeners and others, and they should turn out in large numbers to hear what Mr. Barron has to say on this interesting subject. Ihe sincere sympathy of the trade is extended to Joseph Guerin, who is mana- ger otthe flower department of Filene's store in the sudden death of his wife on Tuesday February 1.5. Mrs. Guerin was only sick for about a week and at first the ease was not considered serious, but her sudden death gave a shock to her man.y friends. She was well known to the trade as she was formelv in charge of the flower stands at the Parker House and 'Touraine Hotels. The shock to Mr (juenn was especially severe, as thev were married less than one year t \l Roper of Tewksbury as usual went to the Carnation Convention and carried along with him six hundred Carnations which made a splendid showing. He is cutting now flowers of Alice Coombs and the.v are of excellent quality. Common- wealth,^ another of his own Carnations, is producing a heavy crop of extra large flowers. He says this is one of the most prolific varieties he ever grew. He has a very fine cerise seedling which is an exceptionally fine thing and will be put on the market next year. Mann Bros, are handling a nice lot of Darwin Tulips, good pink Snapdragon and some very nice rubrum and longi- florum Lilies. Thomas Roland has a nice crop of Koses from his large Rose houses at Revere, most noticeable are his Ophelia New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL-"E^^ Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 276 Devonshire Street. BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: J&*„|*^&*tv' Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. When, ordering. pleRgg mpntiop The Bichwnge McALPiNE ® McDonald *fuS' Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies^ Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES FortHiLl73oT3i-3632 256 DevonsWre Street, BOSTON, MASS. When ordering, please mentloD The Excliiipge Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers rICM qaM«il an hj ch« tanndrtd nnlM, •ttanwim notMl BuOalo Feb. U. 1916 Cincinnati Feb. 21. 1916 NAMES AND VARIETIES Boston Feb. 22, 1916 St. Louis Feb. 21.1918 Pittsburgh Feb. 21. 1916 . . to .... to 40.00 Roses— A. Beauty— Special Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 50.00 to 75.00 to 60.00 to 75.00 40,00 to 50.00 liO.OO to 30.00 10.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 8.00 to 30.00 . to to 25.00 .^0 00 to 30 00 20 00 »^ 9.^ on to 20.00 10.00 to 20.00 8.00 to 15.00 to 16.00 to No. 3 8.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 to to to .... to .... 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 to .... to 1.00 .... to Hadley 6 00 to 25,00 3.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 12,00 4.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 25.00 .... to ft on trt 19 nn 6.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 10 00 4 00 to 12 00 6.00 to 12.00 White Killarney 5.00 to 10.00 .... to to 4.00 to 6.00 6.00 to 15.00 Mrs. Chas. Russell 6.00 to 16.00 4.00 to 8,00 4.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 12 00 4.00 to 10.00 d nn t.r. i9nn S.OO to 12.00 to . . . . to g.OO to 15.00 Ophelia 6.00 to 15.00 to 6.00 to 12.50 to 5.00 to 10 00 Prince de Bulcarie (Mrs. Taft). S.OO to 16.00 3.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 15,00 to 1.00 4.00 to S.OO 6.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 12.00 1.00 to 1.25 to 1.00 7.'i tn 1 9fi . . to ... to to .50 to 1.50 .30 to .60 .35 to .50 son to 12 nn .25 to .35 .35 to .50 8.00 to 12.00 .20 to .26 .20 to .26 8.00 to 10.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 .... to 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 to Asparagus. Plumosus, per bunch " Sprengeri. per bunch Callas .26 to .60 .26 to .40 8.00 to 12.00 .75 to 1.00 1.00 to 1.50 1.00 to 1 50 1.00 to 1.60 1.00 to 1.50 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.60 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 to 2.00 1.50 to 3.00 .25 to .50 .25 to .50 10.00 to 12.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 Carnations. Inf. grades, all col. . ("White to to 1.60 2.00 to 2.50 Standard Pink .... to to 1 60 2.00 to 2.50 to 2.60 to 3.00 LVellowand var •Fancy rWhite to 2.001 to .... to 3 00 2 00 to 3 00 2.50 to 3.00 to 3.00 2 00 to 3.00 2.60 to 3.00 est grades of*i Red to 3 00 2 00 to 3 00 2.50 to 3 00 3.00 to 4 00 Bta'dvars.) ^YeUow and var Daffodils to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 3.00 to 4 00' .^ on t,rt 4 nn to to .26 .15 to .25 ....to .20 to .10 "8.00 to 12 50 4.00 to 6.00 36.00 to 60.00 .... to 1.60 .50 to 1.00 .35 to .50 .36 to .50 .... to . to .20 .... to .16 Galax Leaves .... to . . . to .12H .... to.l2H 30.00 to 40.00 20.00 to 35.00 8.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 4.00 30.00 to 40.00 10.00 to 12.00 to .... to 4.00 25.00 to 50.00 1.60 to 1,80 .... to ... .26 to .40 to 8.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 5.00 Lily of the Valley 3.00 to 5.00 40.00 to 60.00 Orchids — Cattleyas 25.00 to 50.00 to 1.80 1,20 to 1.60 1.00 to 2.00 Sweet Peas .35 to 1,00 .36 to .60 .... to .... 1.50 to 4.00 .50 to .60 Violets, lingh .60 to .60 Doubl« .60 to .75 .... to .... to *yi . tn PATRICK WELCH *S' 262 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Camatlons. Calendulas, Cornflowers, Enftllsh Prlmroaes, Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Lllium Longiflorum. AU Che novelties In the Cut Flower Market furnished on ahort notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers sbtpoed out of Boston on early trains. Store open for business at 6 A. M. B. A. SNYDER CO. WHXMJBSALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. TeleptHMie. Fort HHl 1083-25017-2555? Wholesale t ut Flower Market WELCH BROS. CO. Dally consignments from leading growers - "■ ■" phe Write for quotations before orderinB eUewhere Full line of Florists' SuppHea MaTn"'f2'67°"6!68 226 Dcvonshire St., BOSTOM, MASS. When ordering, please mentlop The Bxchnngp Sunburst, Killarney Queen, Russell and Ward. His Sw«et Peas are not bloom- ing as profusely as they were a few weeks ago, but he is stiU cutting a good supply of flowers. Joseph Margolis of the firm of Henry M. Robinson & Co. has the sympathy of his friends in the death of his mother, which occurred Tuesday, Feb. 15, in New York. A. R. Smith of West Newton is send- ing to market a fine cut of English Prim- roses and well grown Calendulas. Henry M. Robinson & Co. have just received a large shipment of new baskets in man.y pleasing new designs. The firm is receiving large shipments of fancy Roses and Carnations. In addition to these they have choice Mignonette, Snap- dragon, English Primroses and superb Pansies. W. S. Wilson of Wellesley is cutting a good crop of Carnations, also some well grown Sweet Peas. Fred J. Sly of Stoughton is fortunate in having a large supply of both double and single Violets of fine quality. The Norfolk Downs Conservatories, HOlTON&HUNKaCO. WtW>lesale FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SOmiES ManuCaoturere of WIRE DESIGNS 462 MibnaaliiBa Street, MIlWMn^MIl IWrooB— Mate KH P- O. B«»— iW* U/ye McCaLllum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower aoid plant beiskett is the best you can get. Pittsburgh. Pa. Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results formerly run by Edward McMulkin, are sending to the Co-operative Market a nice crop of Carnations of the leading varieties and good Tulips and Daffodils. A visit to Welch Bros., wholesale flo- rists at 226 Devonshire st., on Feb. 21, showed several shipments of flowers from their growers which suffered from freez- ing on account of the sudden drop in temperature. The firm is receiving an adequate supply of all kinds of flowers from their growers and shipping business is very good. During the past week the store of Thomas F. Galvin on Park st. has been kept very busy with funeral orders. Mr. Galvin spent several days last week in New York and is much pleased with the amount of business done in his store in that city. McAipine & McDonald, wholesale flo- rists at 256 Devonshire st, report busi- ness is much on the increase. On a re- cent visit there were noted nice supplies of all leading kinds of Roses and Carna- tions. In addition to these there are quantities of Mignonette, Violets, Prim- roses and all other seasonable flowers. Penn's new store is always attractive and his window displays show good ar- rangement and excellent taste. His new store is especially well patronized and is always crowded with purchasers. The sale of Violets for St. Valentine's Day far exceeded that of any previous year. We noted this week in Henry R. Com- ley's flower store on Park st. a handsome display of Amaryllis flowers. English Primroses are a feature and Coreopsis flowers at this early date were displayed. Mr. Comley says business is good and steadily improving. Fred Becker of Cambridge is having good success with his bulbs this season. His pans of Tulips, Hyacinths and Daffo- dils are especially good. Retail trade is brisk and he had a big St. Valentine Day business. John McKenzie, retail florist of North Cambridge, keeps very attractive win- dows, in fact many times his window dis- play compares favorably with the dis- plays of the large florists' stores in Bos- ton. Recently we noted fine Azalea plants, pans of Tulips, Hyacinths and Narcissus arranged tastefully with other seasonable flowers. Patrick Welch spent a few days last week in New Y'ork. He says business is quite good and that there is a plentiful supply of all kinds of flowers. Shipping business is good, although it takes more time in packing flowers so as to keep them from freezing. R. C. F. W. Fletcher of F. W. Fletcher & Co., Inc., Auburndale, Mass., has just returned from a nine week's trip in vari- ous parts of Florida. It is a big State, he says. His company has taken a place at Orlando, south central Florida, at which to grow certain specialties. This place is now in charge of C. W. Salis- bury, one of the firm's directors. Stevens Point, Wis.^W. E. Macklin, the florist, is preparing to open a retail florist's shop in the business part of the city and is looking for a suitable location. Stevens Point has never before had such an establishment. Mr. Macklin will add two more greenhouses to his establish- ment tills 'Summer. "Commercial Carnation Culture" Just out. Price $1.60 postpaid A . T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd. 438-448 Weat 37th Street, New York February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 503 rlign Grade Carnations You can depend on us for carefully selected stock; flowers that will ship and reach you in perfect condition. The same quality Carnations can- not be bought everywhere and we would like you to try a shipment. Lila Wliite .nnd Lavender 4 bunches for $5.00. Pube Lil $2.50 per bunch Easter and Callas $12.00 per 100. Cattleyas $5.00 to $6.00 per dozen. Snapdragon Pink— White— Yellow $1.50 to $2.00 per dozen 'ansies $8.00 per 100 bunches Spencer Peas Gard All colors and shades $1.00 to $1.50 per 100. ardenias $2.00 to $4.00 per dozen Green Dye for St. Patrick s Day One package will color several hundred Carnations. We guarantee this preparation to color flowers within a reasonable time. The supply is limited, so place your order early. 75 cts. per package. Xhe Leo Ni( Co. /eo iMessen WHOLESALE FLORISTS Washington. D. C. PliiladelpKia, Pa. Baltimore, Md. 1214 H St.. N. W. 1201-5 Race St. 5-7 W. Centre St. iitl.iii ■ill.' i:\cii; Wholesale Prices of Cut flowtrs, Philade pliia, hh. 21, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Roa«e — A. Beauty, No. 3. KaiMrin Aug. Vict Eilluney Whit* Killamey M». Aatod Ward My Maryland Pnnoa de Bulgarie (Mn. Taft). . . Radiaooe Richmond Sunbunt EiUarney Brilliant J.J. L. Mock Mri. Charles RusmII Mrm. Francis Soott Key Mra, Geo. Shawyer Hadley Ophelia Adlantum, Ordinary Aotirrhlnum, per bunch Aapmrmftua. Plumoaue, per bunch. . . " Sprengeri, per bunch.* . Aatera BouTardia CaUa* GhryiaDthemuxna. Ordinary Fancy Bpeoial 60.00 to 75.00 Fancy 50.00 to 60.00 Extra 30.00 to 40.00 No. 1 20 00 to 25.00 No. 2 12.00 to 16.00 8.00 6.00 to . .. to 3.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 12.00 to to 3.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 20.00 6.00 to 16.00 4.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 15.00 5.00 to 12.00 1.00 to 1.60 .60 to .35 to .26 to to to S.OOto 10.00 to Standard. Varieties 2.00 .60 .60 to Carnations, Inf. grades, aU eol. . r White J Pink 1 Red L Yellow and yar. rWhiu Fancy J Pink Vaiirtiea..! Rod LYcUow and yai. . Daffodils Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias, per dos Lilac, per l)uneii Llllum Lon^iflorum Rubrum Lily of the VaUey Mtftnonette, per dos., ordinary. fancy Orchids— Cattleyas Cyprlpedlums Dendroblum formosum. . . . Panslet per 100 bunches Smllax, per dos. strings Sweet Peas Tulips, Single Double Violets. Single Doubl* Wallflowera 1.60 CO 2.00 2.U0 to 3.0 2.00 to 3.0 2.00 to 3.0 ... to 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 S.OOto 4.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 .40 to 2.00 .20 to .25 .10 to .15 1.00 to 2 50 .50 to 1.00 8.00 to 12.00 S.OOto 6 00 2.00 to 6.00 .26 to 36 .60 to .60 20.00 to 60.0C . to to S.OOto 6.00 1.80 to 2.40 40 to 2 00 2.00 to 3.00 3 00 to 4 00 .20 to .50 .SO to .76 2.00 to 3 00 I I *- Philadelphia Wholesale and Retail Florists The Flower Show No flower show ever held in this country has been accorded the newspaper publicity that has been, and will be, given to the National Flower Show that IS to be held in this city next month. The big send-offs that have been given by four of the papers here, as stated in this col- umn before, was further increased by last Sunday's Press, This paper had a splen- did article on the forthcoming show writ- ten by W. F. Therkildson, describing in full the coming event and what some of the interesting exhibits would be. Ac- companying the article were photographs of (leorge .-Vsmus, William F. Kasting. W. F. Therkildson. J. Otto Thilow, Will- iam P. Craig, S. S. Pennock. Charles H. Grakelow, Robert Craig, Ijouis Burk, William Kleinheinz, Franklin Barrett, Patrick Welch, Charles H. Totty and Fred Cowperthwaite. Several more of the newspapers are yet to exploit the show. The North American is going to run a special eight-page supplement sec- tion on the Sunday preceeding the show. The Ledger, as stated before, will de- vote its entire intaglio section to the show on Sunday, March 26. The window show cards are to be seen all over town and no effort has been spared to bring this show to the attention of every one, rich or poor, young and old, and if pub- licity counts for anything this will be one of the most talked of flower shows that has ever been held. The chairmen of the local committees of the National Flower Show held a meeting on Thurs- day afternoon, Feb. 17, in the executive office in the Widener building. A full account wiil be found elsewhere in these columns. Preparations for the banquet are under way and the question of the day is, Is it to be wet or dry? The pro- hibitionist element are out to make it a dry affair, while the sons of dampness state that it will certainly be a very dry affair without the proper moisture. Other Notes The social evening of the Florists' Club, held last Thursday night, was fairly well attended and those present thor- oughly enjoyed themselves with games and a social good time. The social nights are to be continued up until May. Aschmann Bros, have come to the con- SNAPDRAGON N Today no florist can afTord to be without Snapdragon in all its variety of colors and shades — decorative, showy and attractive. $1.00, $1.2.5, $150 per doz. With a few extra choice varieties at $2.00 per doz. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA .Jl'^^Twuc, 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. BALTIMORE WASHINGTON Franklin and St. Paul Sts. 1216 II St. N. W^ IM PHILADELPHIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS EXCHANGE KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER. DOUBLE KILLARNEY Alfo the entire cut of Roses from Wm^ Leonard. Lansdowne. Pa. Leonard, Deutscher & Glazer, Props. phiiSTiiaTpT. WALTER DAVIS "^J/c'r/* 1713 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The finest WHITE LILAC and"SINGLE and DOUBLE VIOLETS Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. ISI7 Sansom Street ROSES, CARNATIONS, YELLOW DAISIES, Pink and White PRIMROSES and aU other noveltle*. Special week end prices— Write us. PHILADCLf»HIA PA. Wtii-n nrdprlne. nlP8«> mention Thp Eicbangf — WM J BAKER DAFFODILS, CALLAS, PANSIES, V^^OLESALE FLORIST SNAPDRAGONS, 12 South Mole Street, Philadelphia, Pa. SWEET PEAS, and MIGNONETTE When ordering, pleas? mention Thp Eicbange Keystone Telephone Bell Telephone KOMADA BROTHERS i?-S"'§a"^ Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Any Wire Design at Short Notice 1008 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. When prijering. pletise mention The Exchange FANCY FERNS DAGGER FERNS CREEN or BROWN GALAX 750 "per 1000 . L. Portunes 1626 Ludlow St. PHILADELPHIA. PA. When ordering nlep.e m. ..ll.... Th- Ktel,»nge elusion that the automobile delivery is the proper thing, so they have just pur- chased a new Ford truck. Wm. A. Leonard, the well known Rose grower of Lansdowne, has gone into the wholesale commission business and has associated himself with Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange at Ib^o Ranstead st. The proprietors of the firm are now Leonard, Deutscher & Glazer. Mr. Leonard is sending into his firm some very fine White and Pink Killamey Roses. Heniy F. Michell has returned from a pleasant midwinter's vacation of several weeks' duration at Palm Beach. We regret to report the death of Mrs. Ella .\. Dunn, the wife of M. C. Dunn, the Chestnut st. florist. Mrs. Dunn died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Jan. 27. The Moore Seed Co. is busily engaged in getting out its annual Seed Buyers Guide which is replete with good things for tlie retail trade. The Henry A. Dreer Inc.. reports its seed department to be exceptionally busy. The company is also mailing out to the florists its catalog of seasonable special- ties to the trade. The Leo Niessen Go. is handling the annual cut of Acacia pubescens from W. STUART H. MILLER A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ranstead SI. PMU anf I PHIfl. PA. Berger Bros. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Choicest Seasonable Flowers 1225 Race St., PilllADflcBIA, n In quanclcy & Harry F. I^vans at Rowlandville. The Evans' "Carnations are superb, lu par- ticular the variety Matchless. Walter Davis reports an increasing supply of I>ilac. both white and colored, that meets with a steady demand. Stuart H. Miller is receiving some ex- ceptionally fine formosum Lilies from Henry I. "Faust of Merion. Berger Bros, are showing some very fine well grown Lilies and a large variety of Tulips. Jos. G. Xeidinger states that his com- pany has one million and a quarter of Hyacinth stakes on hand in two sizes. H Bayersdorfcr & Co. are eagerly awaiting "the arrival of a large shipment of Oeriiian goods that had been held up in England since last October. To illustrate the nncertaintv of foreign sliipmcnts, H. Baversdorfer stated that they had re- ceived an invoice for several cases ot goods tliat were shipped from Havre, France, last September. These same goods were only received last week. yi. Rice Co. is showing a large water- color drawing of its new building which is to be erected at 1225 Spring Garden St. .\s the drawing represents, it will certainly he a handsome building. Work is under way and the foundations are being laid. 504 The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS- SUPPLIES The Chicago flower Growers Association SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, ETC. "^ Wholesale Commission Cut Rowers ^^^^^lirVoiS^lis'^'* 183 166 North phip-tfn Wabash Ave. VllltdgU Winterson's Seed Store WTn*n or<1«*Hng pl»nwe mPntInn TbP F.xchBnge Wholesale Growers of Cut Flowers and Plants IM. Wabash Ave. : ; CHIOAQO rAUL K. KUNGSfOtlN, Mmagm BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, Wh«>n or>lpr1ne. ti1»hi»» fnfntlf>n Thp Frfhnngp ftnd BTerythlDfl Seasonable E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. WTi»D ordftrlpg. pleawo mention TThe Bxcbapge RRNE ft KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAH*INI ao Baat^Randolph Street CHICA.aO When ordering. pIphhp mpntlon The Rxphange Francois R. Morse, lately with the Kosemont Gardens, Montgomery, Ala., has taken a position with Henry F. Mi- chell Co.. at Andalnsia, Pa. He is in char2<; of the greenhouses and stock in- side. Last year he went South, but prefers being in the North. New Haven, Conn. At this writing, retail prices are about as follows ; Carnations, $1 per doz. ; Tu- lips, Jonquils, etc., OOe. to 75c. per doz. ; Roses, $1.50 per doz. and upward, and Azaleas, $1 each aud upward. Business generally has been quiet the past week. The extreme cold weather has kept peo- ple, for the most part, indoors. Espe- cially has it had a deterrent influence on the business of the florist. There is no rule without an exception, 'however, and there are several e.xceptions to this rule iu the city of New Haven. The masses of blooms that ornament Munro's show windows ; the neatly dressed front of Myers' Flower Shop, and the gallant array of blooms at Moore's and Champion's proye clearly that some- thing is doing in these central stores. We did not expect to find that the flower dealers in the outlying districts would be affected in this way, but were surprised in calling on Sokol. the West- ville florist, to find him in the middle of a rush. Here was an order going to Pennsylvania; a dozen otlier orders had to be sent off at once, and word was given that work from 7 to 9 o'clock was necessary to keep abreast of the orders. iSe%'eral orders liad also to be filled for the next day. Washington's Birthday, and so the work keeps up. I^ooking around, we found one house full of Tulips in bloom — a beautiful sight: Azaleas in bloom filled half of another house, the other half being filled by resplendent yel- low Daffodils. Monro of Chapel st. has been particu- larly busy. During the past week he has had several private decorations. The j)riucipal decoration, however, was for the one hundredth aunivei-sary of Trinily Episcopal Church on the New Haven Green. The churcii decorations consisted principally of Smilax and Lilies. Tlie Parish House was trimmed with Smilax, with red and yellow Tulips and beautiful Azaleas here and there. W. C. McI. Gustave X. Amrhyn, superintendent of parks, is reported to be among those in- jured in the disastrous New Haven Rail- road wreck which occurred on Feb. 22, near Milford. Conn. It is said he suf- fered injury to one of his legs and that his teeth were knocked out. West Medway, M.^.ss. — The boiler house and part of the greenhouse of A. L. 'Smith were destroyed by fire which oc- curred on Feb. 8. E.4ST0N, Pa. — Adolf Fischer has re- cently opened a floral store at 5 Center sq. His greenhouses are on 24th st. HoBOKEX, N. .T. — Henry Nungesser. of the Nungesser-Dickinson Seed Co.. Ho- bnken, N. J., is this week in Chicago. Lona Distance Telephon* Central 3373 H. E. Phiipott, Pree. V. Bbzdsk, Vioe-PrM. ?;Y«frr A. T. PYFER (H CO. NarriB L. Pahkbr, Seo'y A. T. Prreii. Tr«««. A NUnager WHOLESALE FLORISTS 30 East Randolph Street CHICAGO, ll-l.. Wh«*n orrtprlne. plpagf inpntlon Thp Bxchang^ Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, feb. 22, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES — American Beauty. SpeoialB perdoj. 36-iiich stems ^^ 3&-iDch stems ,] 24-iDch stems 18 to 20 inch Short Cecile Brunner Geo. Elgar Fire Flame White and Pink Klllamey. Specials Fanoy Medium Short. Klllamey Brilliant, specials... Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special FinU Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taf t. Fancy Medium Short Ophelia, special Select Medium Short 4.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.50 to 2.00 4.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 ; 4 00 to 6.00 I 2.00 to 3.00 I 8.00 to 10.00 \ 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 16.00 to 18.00 12.00 to 15.00 10.00 to 13.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6 00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 8 00 to 10.00 (i.OOto S.OO 2.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 S.OO to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4 00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 Standard Varieties CARNATIONS— f White.. i Pink. . . [Red.... Splits, assorted colors. , •Fancy fwhita (•The Highest I X^ ,"•• Grades of St'dS Pmk. . . Varieties.) IRed. ... Adlantum Asparagus. Bunch " Sprengeri " Strings Boxwood, per lb . \ Calend ulas DaSodlls Daales Gardenias, per doz Ferns, Hardy, per 1000 Freesias Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays Lillum Lon^florum Lily of the VaUey Mexican Ivy Mlgnonene Narcissus, Paper White Orchids — Cattleyas, per dos. . Dendrobluma Onddlums Roman Hyacinths Smllai Soapdraftons Sweet Peas, Spencers Tulips, Fancy Red " Single '• Common Violets. Single, Home Grown. Double, N. Y 1.00 1.00 1.00 to 1.50 to 1.50 to 1.50 2.00 2.00 2.00 .25 .25 50.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 .25 8.00 4.00 4.00 2.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 2.0O 4.00 .50 2.00 l.OO .75 .50 .35 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 1.00 to 35 to 30 to 60.00 to .15 to 3 00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 2.60 to 4.00 to 1.2S to .50 to 10.00 to 5.00 to .75 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 15.00 to 6.00 to 1.50 to 3.00 to 2.P0 to 1.00 to .75 .50 to to to to to to ZS^^T" ROSES AND CARNATIONS PETER REINBERG HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSBS- Wholesale Cut Flowers 30 East Randolph Streeto CHICAGO. ILL When orderinE, pleaae mention Tlje Bixchange CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and Retail Florists Chas. Erne of Erne & Klingel, who underwent an operation on Feb. 14 at the Michael Reese Hospital, is progress- ing finely. He was able to telephone a number of his friends on the market the past week. In another week he hopes to be back at his accustomed place of busi- ness. The approaching season promises to be a busy one with the greenhouse cmstruc- tion firms of the city. Several large growers around Chicago will add materi- ally to their glass area. The J. C. Mon- inger Co. reports a prosperous season ahead. Its field of operations has so broadened that a few good contracts in the New England and other of the East- em States have recently been secured. R. E. Kurowski returned the past week from a trip to Buffalo, N. T., and other Eastern cities. The American Greenhouse Manufac- turing Co. has secured the services of R. R. Brenton as advertising manager, who started on his work the past week. Mr. Brenton has many friends in the trade, having been for some time con- nected with the firm of Kennicott Bros. as advertising manager. P. L. McKee, president of the American Greenhouse Co., has the contract for four new all steel construction greenhouses, 36ft. x 300ft. for Daut Bros., Decatur, 111. E. W. Bollinger, president of the Lake Forest Horticultural Society, has called a meeting to confer with the oflicers of the Lake Forest Horse Show and County Fair to consider the advisability of hold- ing the horticultural show in connection with the county fair this year. The fair last year netted $12,000 for charity. H. J. Peterson. Chicago Heights, re- ports an increasing trade in his vicinity. Stock was so scarce during January that it was difiicult to keep up a supply in proportion to the demand. He antici- paj_es the best plant trade ever, the com- ing season. Bassett & Washburn will 'erect ten new houses the coming season, for which the contract has already been let to the Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co. The houses will be 2.Sft. s 300ft. Mr. Washburn says that the sale of their new red Carnation for the Eastern States has been placed in the hands of the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. of Philadelpliia. A. L. RANDALL CO. ^Nj^ Wabash Ave. & lake SL ^|^ Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists* Supplies When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchanm WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders f Given Prompt Attention 162 N. Wabash Ave.» CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mention The Bxchans* C Kooyman WHOLESALE fLORISl 27 Saint Anne Straat SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLOWERS,SHIPPING,COMMISSION Phone, SUTTER MO Wben ordering, please mention The Ezcbange Invitations have been received in Chi- cago from the Milwaukee Florists' Club to their Midwinter daueing social for members aud friends to be given Wednes- day, March 1, at the west side Turn Hall, first floor. The entertainment committee promises a good time to all who may at- tend. Ronsley the florist, 106 S. Dearborn St., is in trouble. The store iu which he has been conducting his business has been leased over his head. With the consent of some of his creditors on the wholesale market a new location was sought that is now abandoned, as one of the largest creditors has filed suit that will keep him out of business until satisfactory settle- ment can be made. The eighteen-year-old daughter of Wm. Hartshorn, gardener of the Shaw estate at Winnetka, was taken to the E'vanston hospital the past week to undergo an operation for enlarged glands of the neck. Robt. Newcomb, of Vaughan's Seed Store, has been in the city for a few days after a good business trip through the Middle West, going as far east as Virginia. John Poehlmann is rapidly recovering from his recent illness and is able to be out for short drives through the north side parks. His friends hope to soon see him at his place in the store again. A. T. Pyfer & Co. are cutting some fine Lilies and Carnations and have no trouble in keeping all stock moving. This firm are building up a good plant de- partment at their Wilmette establishment in connection with their cut flower grow- ing. At present they are having a good sale on young Begonias of the leading va- rieties for growing on. The next meeting of the Chicago Flo- rists' Club will be held on March 9. Be- sides other interesting features of the next meeting there will he a talk on sales- manship by Mr. Tolles of the Sheldon Business College. Washington's Birthday brought no no- ticeable amount of extra busine.ss to the wholesale market. Several of the down- town retailers put in suitable windows for the occasion, the National colors be- ing used in the trimming of most plants and baskets. Wietor Bros, have had a splendid sea- son of propagation in all young stock and have in Carnations a large amount to offer to the trade in rooted cuttings after suppl.ving their own requirements. From present indications the atten- dance from Chicago at the meeting of the Illinois State Florists' Ass'n at February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 505 HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDABD, AZALEA, BULB, ORCHID, FERN, HANGING, EMB0SSEDR06E, CARNATION. PALM, CTCLAMEN Ctrr -FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS, etc Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World's Largest Manufacturers A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. c^-=T... New York. N. Y. W'hpii ordiTlTig m.iKlMn '1 lit- \;\v\u luoicjuuuuuiiijuuuumiriuuauuuiiuumuuiciuuiiiiiiiiiinniiuotfiiiiuraiuit^ Cedar Tree or Plant "ANCHOR BRAND" OUR Tbbe Tubs are made of seasoned, selected Virginia White Cedab — we use no substitute. VisaiNiA White Cbdab will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Thee Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant Tub that money can buy. Write for booklet and price*. il RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS i Largett Manufacturert of Wooden Wan in the World RICHMOND, VA. g luiiiiimniiiiuuimutimrmiiuiEiuiimiiniiimminmnmiDiDnuiniiinHuuiuiimraiKiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiniiiintiiuimniiuiuiiiiuntA DREER'S^'RIVERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub No.Dlam. Each Doz 1000 10 20 in. *1.46 $16.00 »I30 00 20 18 in. 1.30 14 00 115.C0 MAnufaotured for ui eioluaively. The best tub ever introdueed. The neatest, lightest and cheapest. Painted creen, with eleotrio welded hoops. The four largest slzea hare drop handles. HENRY A. DREER^'ECDs. puwTs. ^BULBs. 7^4 chestnut St., PhHadelphia, Pa. ■il-Tini::. I'lp^se m''ntloD The Kxcliiitige Roses WHEN you ship your roses transfer them to paper pots. Keep your earthen pots. Reduce the weight of your shipment and eUminate breakage. Use NEPONSET WATERPROOF PAPER FLOWER POTS Write for samples, information and prices to Dept. E BIRD & SON, [ast Walpole, Mass. ESTABLISHED 1796 Hello! Something New »^^ BlINZEL BROS.' Hand-D-Pot Bracket -^ , Write for price Uat. ^\ / BUNZEL BROS. R. D. No. 4 Norrjstown, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Moline on March 7-8 will be large. Rep- resentatives of all lines of the trade have signified their intention of being present. K. E. Schiller is conducting the new Schiller store on Wabash ave., near Monroe St., and is ably assisted by P. Scbaefer, formerly of Kankakee. It was rumored on the market on Monday that Geo. Asmus had assumed full ownership of the Schiller West Side store at 2221 W. Madison st. A. Lange, 2.5 E. Madison st, had an appropriate as well as a patriotic display of Washington's Birthday. Orchids were used liberall.v, a large center piece of Cattleyas being particularly noticeable. Red, white, and blue ribbon was used in trimming all plants and baskets. Several well bloomed plants of Prunus Pissardi did splendid duty as Cherry trees. Test Case re Imported Ruscus During the hearing of a recent case be- fore the Board of Customs Appraisers, brought by .Tohn O. Notari & Co., Chi- cago, regarding Ruscus leaves, which were assessed for dut.v at 60 per cent, as leaves for decorative or ornamental purposes considerable testimony was taken. Free entry was claimed as vege- table substances crude or manufactured, and alternatively that duty should have been assessed either at 10 or 15 per cent, as unenumerated, unmanufactured arti- cles, or as manuafctured ones not spe- cially provided for. It was shown that the merchandise had been dried in the sun and sulphured. Judge McClelland said the board was satisfied that the leaves were not adapted for ornamental or decorative use, while on the other hand the sulphuring process had so changed the condition of the leaves as to preclude them from being classed as crude vege- table substances. Being partly manufac- tured, and there being no more specific provision therefor._ the board held the leaves properly dutiable at 1.5 per cent, as unenumerated manufactured articles, the protest being sustained to this extent. THE PETERS S; REED POTTEftY CO. so. ZAINESV'ILUE, OMIO RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN 16 W. 23d St.. NEW YORK SPECIALTIES I. G. KIMBLE 6 E. Lake Street, Chicago Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned ~ Carefully Packed WhPit ordering. pIphsp m-'ntlo STANDARD FLOWER POTS 1000 3-iaeh tf.QO 8008H4Deil 6.S) 6aD4-innh 4.fi0 4Se4H-i«el> *•** SSOS-inefa 4.61 Our Specialty, HILFINGER BROTHERS, 1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flow* Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at as hour's notice. Price per crate as foUows: 60001M-ii>ob M.OO 1600»4iush. 4.88 1600 2M-i»il 6.2S ^OOSH-incb SCO 210 6H-«noh M.7« 144a-inoh S.l* 120 7-inoh 4.M 60g-inoh ».0t Lonft Distance and Export Trade. PottWY. FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK AUGUST ROLKBR * SONS. SI Barclay Street. New York City, Atents S/»eWHlLLDlN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN WAREHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. Whpn ordering, please ippntlon The Exchnnge Flctco Paper Pols The Pot That Needs No Bottom The standard for shipping small plants . Per 1000 2-inoh »1.20 2>i-inoh 1.30 2^-inoh 1.60 J-inoh 2.00 Many Carnation Growers ara using our sqxi&re plant boxes for Rooted Cuttincs. It is a paying propoaitioo. Price; One to &fty thousand, SI. 10 per 1000. Cash with order. Fletcher & Son, Auburndale, Mass. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Winter to stock your greenhouses. Think of us. Write as. Try u The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St., Norristown, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Ricbange When ordering. pli'a.He mi-iitlon The KxctiaDse Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg*. display ad. on page 473, and send postal for free samples. SlODX City, Ia. — O. T>. Arp has re- signed his position as superintendent of parks and will move to Mobile, Ala., to engage in the landscape and nursery busi- ness. His successor will not be appointed until the new council has been elected and taken charge. SYRACUSE RED POTS rSRN POTS, PANS and SAUCSRS, n» to and Inchidlnt ia-4ach, all marhlni mad.. A (TMt impravemsDt ores lb. aU strl. tnziMd pots. ITrtls /or Ctalevw SYRACUSE POTHRY C. BRETTSCHWERTH. Prof- SYRACUSE, N.Y. Peirce Paper Flower Pot Mule in standard else. ol 3-ln. to 6-ln. Tbe best Paper Pot for «>iiprfnt purpose.. Samples Itir- nisbed free. Ask your d«Uar for them. E. ALLAN PEIRC 4030akSt.WattlMin. Ma When ordering, please- mention The Exchange 506 The Florists' Exchange Our thirty-three years of success In manufacturing High-grade Plant Foods Is back of every pound Try a Ton or a Bag Write for Our Prices DARLING © COMPANY 4161 S. Ashland Ave. CHICAGO. ILLINOIS When orderiug, please mention The ExchanRe SSHVtm'VOWDIH (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL APHIS $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. rm^wwiHiiii'flfimwtfBii^fBiWWWBWmimMW VIE SELL DIRECT TO TH JBEEDSMEN If you desfreTr Tobicco Powder^ __ will Burn acd Give Perieot Satisfactioo, or Money Back.. THE H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK; PA. [lOTSELL IT TO YOL r IS Ouaranfeed^to Bum, Ma»HMn«MMMM««MHMMMMii^nn« When or^prlng. plengf mpntlon Thw ICgghaBOT '£:Sm TRADE MARK * jr Z. C^ ' X EVERY CeNUiNE THE RENONVNED FOOD FOR PLANTS MANUFACTURED BY CLAY &. SON, STRATFORD LONDON, ENGLAND VVTipn nrdertng. pIphh** m'-nrlon Thp KxfhHtigp %n— H*^--' rBKflNb' hflNURES Uneqaaled far Greenhonae and Landscape FertiUzmii The Pulverized Manure Go. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO Fertilizers FACTORY PRICES. 0>ih with Oidet Per ton 100 Iba. Special Sheep $28.00 $3 60 Fine Bone Meal 40.00 5 00 Blood and Bone 60.00 6 00 Davidge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40.00 6.00 Florist's Tankage 30.00 4.00 FOR RETAIL FLORISTS Odorless Sheep Fertilizer. Price per 100 lbs.: 1 lb. bags, $6.00; 5 lb. $3.00; 25 lb. $2.00; 50 tb. $1.75; 100 lb. $1.60. Hudson Carbon Go. BaiistonSpa,N.v. Titl.)n Th.> Rxrhmige When ordering, please mention The Exchange NIKOTEEN Fat SpraiPliic. APHIS PUNK Far Puml(fttiiic< Aik TOUT d*^ar for it NICOTINE MFG. CO. ST. LOUIS When ordering, please mention The Exchange FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c \\i.^^iZ TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ,lf t'S^ TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb.,?J2. TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. Tb^SS LaiSe Bala, waighimt 400 to 600 Ibt., «3.80 Special pricaa In Ton* and Carload Lou J. J Friedman7^K?fif iidttan At« N. Y. Whea orderloE. please mention The Kxcbangc The Recosfnized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, white fly, thrips and soft scale. Qt., Sl.OO: Sral., $2.50. INIKOTIAINA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumigating or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.50; gal., $4.50. Until further notice shipments on our products Fnngine, Vermlne and Scallne will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. Prompt shipments can be guaranteed on Aphine and Nlkotlana. APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY' MADISON, N. J. When nrdfrlng. plpnwp nr^nfion Tht* RTohange / I Clubs and Societies New Haven Co. (Conn.) Hort. Soc The new officers of this society have taken hold with a will. The president is Wm. J. Rathgaber, a prominent Dahlia specialist, whose garden is at 264 County St.; the vice-president Is A. E. Doty, who has a fine garden at Morris Co., one of New Haven's suburbs. John H. Slo- combe is a well known Dahlia grower and wholesale florist; another ofllcer is J. H. Murray, the head gardener of the Botanical Gardens of Yale University, while other gardeners of note are: Robert Paton, David Kydd, John Madsen and Wm. H. Beattie. In the line of florists who are promi- nent members we And E. F. Coe, presi- dent of the Elm City Nursery; Joseph J. Sokol, wholesale florist of Westville; H. H. Kelsey, sec'y of the Doolittle Floral Co.; John M. Champion, one of the old- est florists in New Haven; James Bruce, Meyer Wilson, H. P. Brooks of West Haven W. F. Jost of East Haven and Thos. F. Dewhurst of Milford. In landscape gardening we have David Wyllls and Richard Bell. In Rahlia specialists there are B. G. Leeper, Otto C. Unger, Edson L. Bradley, W. E. Davis, Jr., Chas. C. Barnes, all of New Haven; C. Louis Ailing, L. B. Llns- ley, Hubert R. Allen and Herbert P. Clark, all of West Haven; Nathan A. Miller of Branford, A. W. Davidson of Ansonia and Joseph E. Wehner of Derby. Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Florists' Club One of two things is certain; either 3.30 is a more popular hour than 1 o'clock, or W. B. Girvin has a magnetic attraction to draw a crowd, for our visiting trips this Winter have not been overcrowded numerically, but this time we had a full twenty-five, and they were all well repaid. Carnations are, of course, the principal feature at this as at all Lancaster County places, and his Matchless proved that this variety is a profitable one, as the main crop was just off, but enough flowers coming to keep up expenses until the second large crop would follow, which will be about Mother's Day. Talk about your gold mines or Bethlehem Steel, they are not one, two, three along- side of this proposition. The place as a whole is sort of between crops. Beacon while not quite as g-ood as last season has produced its quota and is soon ready for pulling out to make room for young stock. Mrs. C. W. Ward is producing some mighty fine flowers, but along with them about five per cent, of splits and poorly colored blooms. Mrs. Ake- hurst is highly thought of and will be planted extensively next season, in fact pretty nearly to the exclusion of all other pinks. Gloriosa is in good shape as well as Pink Delight. But Mr. Gervin is looking for successors that will pro- duce more cuttings. The cut of Carna- tions from this place for January was 32.000. Chrysanthemum and Carnation cut- tings are a feature here and in the sand by the 10,000; in fact, potted stock runs into large figures and in talking of As- paragus plumosus Mr. Girvin glibly rolls over his tongue the numbers twenty- five to fifty thousand ; hundreds are a forgotten quantity here. Coming back, Dennis Connor and my- self stopped at the station and met the essayist of the evening, M. C. Wright of the Lord & Burnham Co., and the writer was the only member of the club to take dinner with him, although a number of the members were hailed and asked to join -us. It is regrettable that more members do not take part in wel- coming our guests, and seeing them off. There is one place where we do not fall down and in proportion to the mem- bership of the club we think we hold the record for the U. S., and that is in turn- ing out to hear our different speakers. Mr. Wright had a large and appreciative audience, and the vote of thanks at the end was a real one from the heart. The slides accompanying the paper were highly appreciated and added much to the value of the paper. On the exhibition table we had a hand- some bunch of Sweet Peas from E. P. Hostetter of Manheim, Purity Freesia from John R. Shreiner. and Rudolph Nagle proved to us by his vase of Mig- nonette that he knew the business well enough to make his first attempt a com- plete success. Visitors were Dennis Connor and M. C. Wright of the Lord & Burnham Co., T. J. Nolan of the King Construction Co., Mr. Kejiny of the Cumberland Floral Co., Harrisburg, Pa., E. S. Rutt of Elizabeth- town, Pa., and several others. In addition to the routine business of the club a proposition was presented us by H. Horter Fricke for the Philadelphia Press in relation to a special for flower show week, and in which the club has taken a five-inch double column space for general publicity purposes, and in which will appear a full list of our mem- bership. It was also moved that we buy a hun- dred tickets for the use of our club members, and arrangements are on foot for a Lancaster Day with special trains and special rates. The program committee through Its chairman, H. K. Rohrer, has in store for us next meeting. Mar. 16, an illus- trated lecture by Richard ■ Vincent, Jr., on the bulb industry In Holland and we are going to have our wivfes and sweet- hearts at this meeting. Our new president, Mr. Schroyer, seems determined to give the girls a chance at our bachelor fiorlsts this present leap year, and appointed a com- mittee to arrange for a Ladies' Night the Tuesday after Easter to take the place of our April meeting, which would fall three days before Easter an inoppor- tune time for most of us. ALBERT M. HERR, North Westchester (N. Y*) Horti- cultural Society Monthly Meeting* The regular monthly meeting was held in Firemen's Hall on the 17th inst., President A. Thomson In the chair. Two were admitted to active membership, W. McDonald and A. G. Ross. Mr, A. P. Sims, the recently elected Corr. Sec'y, resigned, as he is leaving for Detroit. It was moved and seconded that A. G. Ross succeed him (carried). A rising vote of thanks was given Mr. Sims for his efficient services. A paper was read on "The Young Gardener's Opportunity in America," by Mr, Gibson. James Aitcheson exhibited four specimen Cycla- men, for which he received 85 points. Mr. Aitcheson gives two prizes for the best 18 Carnations, either In one or mixed varieties, to be competed for at next meeting. The chairman appointed James Aitcheson, John Hall, John Connolly, David Gordon, and W. Will as executive committee, also an auditing committee, Ed. Heller, Marshall Crisman and A. L. Klahs. The latter will read an essay on "Growing Alfalfa" at our next meet- ing. Annual Dinner The members and friends held their annual dinner at the Newcastle Inn, on the night of Jan. 20; 64 sat down at the festive board. The newly elected presi- dent, Alex. Thomson, introduced Charles H. Totty as toastmaster and a very effi- cient one he proved to be. His good jokes and funny stories kept every one in humor. The retiring secretary, M. J. O'Brien, gave a brief history of the so- ciety and urged the newly elected officers to put all their energy into the society so as to make It second to none. John Hall, the retiring president, gave a short address. The seed and nursery trade were well represented. George Burnett, David Don, Al. Ricards, Bro. Harry Rute. and W. J. Collins of Boston, were there, also James Scott and Harry Turner. Songs were heard and enjoyed from Mr. Ranger, Mr. Smith and W. J. Collins. Burnett Bros., Jr.. gave fine selections throughout the evening on the piano and violin. An impressive moment was the drinking of a silent toast to the late Mr. Churchfield, who was a staunch sup- porter of the society. After an even- ing thoroughly enjoyed by all present it was brought to a close by the singing of Auld Lang Syne. ANGUS G. ROSS, Sec'y. Plymouth, Ind. — A. H. Troyer, who has been conducting a floral business on W. Garro St., is moving his greenhouses to Elkhart. Plymouth can hardly sup- port three floral houses and no doubt Mr. Troyer will find a better field in the larger city. Fcbrunrv 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 507 e, m il»lMl»l.«^»lM ■»■»■! ^■^1 ALPHANO ■CO.U.S.MT orr. This 18 our immenflc pile of composting humua. containing not Icu^ lii^u !U,UOO tons It ia bioughl: Ittic [1011. deposit fields by our own industrial railway, of which wc have over ten miles ALPHANO iico.u.s.MT.orr. Vital Facts About Humus Read Them — Protect Yourself Against Failures THERE are several vital facts about this Humus question which perhaps you are overlooking. The first is: That swamp muck, or so-called natural humus deposits are generally acid. Second: The wcciring out or unproductiveness of soils is primarily because of being exhausted of their humus; also the accumulated acid condition which destroys the soil building bacteria. There are a lot of you who snap your fingers and smile amusedly when the subject of soil bacteria is mentioned. You seem to feel that bacteria has only to do with the diseases of people and animals. You lose sight of the fact that in the mouth alone of all healthy persons there are always at least nine different kinds of bacteria. Each one of them is consteintly helping us keep • healthy by fighting disease bacteria. If we let our system run down, the beneficial bacteria lose their strength or cease to multiply sufficiently rapid- ly to destroy the disease bacteria that are always looking for a chance to get a grip on us. Then it is we are sick. Soils and people are in this respect much alike. There are bacteria that help the soils £md ones that injure them. There are three ways of sweeting sour humus deposits that always contciin the acid-making bacteria. 1. Spreading it out in thin layers over large areas, so that the air and sun can do their part in the sweeten- ing process. 2. The adding of lime and thor- oughly mixing together, after sun drying and sweetening. from the compoat_pile, the natural humus comes to these mammoth dry- ing drums where 75 "^ to 85% of the moisture is slowly driven out. It takes four tons of natural humus to make one of Picpared. 3. Scraping together cifter sun drying and putting in piles to comi post, in which condition there is a rapid multiplication of the beneficia- bacteria. These processes are costly when done in a small way ; and if not done in a large way, Me mere cosl 0/ handling would be more than the price asked for the raw, water-logged humus. If it's not done, you run the danger in using such humus of putting into your soil an acid maker. There is no telling how much damage it may do. In buying it at even so low as $5. a ton, you pay for 75% to 85% of acid laden water. Or, to put it in plain figures, you pay $5. to get $1.22 worth of humus and $3.78 for water, making an expensive way to buy water and a mighty costly way to buy humus. If it is an acid-free, sun-dried, high- nitrogen, natural humus you want, then we will sell you our superior Alphano Base for $4. a Ton By the Carload But by paying $4. more you can get our Prepared Alphano Humus, having 75% to 85% of the moisture mechanically driven out and rich in nitrogen, phosphate, potash, besides containing all the nitrogen gathering bacteria that inoculate the legumes, such as peas, beans, clover and alfalfa. The Prepared Alphano Humus is a completely balanced soil ration. It is the ideal fertility producer for your garden, lawn and shrubs. It is a velvety black, dry material, finely granulated, odorless and free from weed seeds. Send for the New Alphano Book for further facts, figures and direc- tions for use. AlpKano rd UtTLU-S c o. $12. a Ton in Bags 10. a Ton in Bags by tlie Carload 8. a Ton in Bulk by the Carload WA ESTABLISHED 1905 17-F Battery Place, New York $12. a Ton In Bags 10. a Ton in Bags by the Carload 8. a Ton in Bulk by the Carload m 508 The Florists' Exchange KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda. N. Y. GREENHOUSES We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c each Outs are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 wp. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us {<« estimate. S.JACOBS & soNs,"'"'^^^ooKuv;::"rf.r- When ordering, plense mpntlop The Exclitinge SKINNER WATER- ING SYSTEM Saved Entire Aster Crop Mr. Otto A. Hembreiker of Lin- coln, 111., writes us as follows: "Had it not been for the Skinner System, my crop would have been a complete failure. As it was, I was able to supply the neighboring flo- rists with Asters, they all complain- ing that their Asters dried up. 1 was able to make shipment of from one to five thousand Astera daily." W^ The Skinner Irrigation Co. ^^ 225 Wafer St.. Troy, Ohio s KINNER YSTEM OF* IRRIOATION When nrilering. nlfasp m-'nfinn The ExcbanRe )reer's Peerlessi Glazing Points For Greenhouses Drive eisy and true, becanse both bevels ate oa the Game ■ide. Can't twist and biealc the glass in driviDg, Galvaa* Ized and will not rast. No | debts or lefta The Peerless Glazine Poia is patented. No others like it. Older from your dealej, or direct from tu. 1000,75c. postpaid. Samples free. HBNBT A. DRBEK, , 714 Cheitnat Street] PbllftdelpUb. W>i»n oril^rtnsr. Dt»mii» ni(»nHAo Tli* 1EK(*hAiur» Greenhouse Materials Furnished and Erected IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lenftchs up to 33 feet MUlad to any detaO furniahed. or will furoiah detaib and out materiaU ready for erection. Frank Van Accrhp Fulton Ave., Rose Ave. and irdnft run ASinne, Dwightst., jersey atY.N.j. When ordering, pleiise mention Thi^ Exchange For Greeohoiuee. Graperies, Hotbeds, Con- ■amtorles and all other purposes. Get our liftura before buying. Estimates Creely ftivon. GLASS N. COWEN'S SON, "^^'TSSTk'' When ordering, please nr^ntl'm Tb*^ E:ychaDge CLAY TILE BENCHES Low faetOfT cost of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothlnfl to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken down and reset. No home (or vermin or bufts. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. Wben ordering, please mention The Eichanjre KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO Indianapolis, Ind. Better Flowers and More of Them 'i'he market is featured by an eas- ier supijl.v of flowers and a better quality than has been obtainable for some time past. The variety of stocli is also greater, as it has been augmented' by such forcing stuff as Rhododendrons, Magnolias, bitter Almonds and the like. Tlie quality of Carnations is far su- perior to anything this season. Long stems, line flowers and good keeping va- rieties may he had at $3 to $4 per 100 in any quantity. The retail price is 75c. to .$1 per dozen. Excellent Boses are heing received at ■$]0 to $15 per 100 wholesale for select stock, $S to $10 per 100 for medium, and $2 to $3 for shorts. The retail figure ranges from $1 to $4 per dozen. Ameri- can Beauty Roses are still of poor qual- ity at .$5 to $.'>0 per 100. Lily of the Valley are growing scarcer at .$0 per 100 and will undoubtedly be- come scarcer from tinie to time until the niarket is cleared of them. Jonquils. Tu- lips, Paper White Narcissus and Soleil d'Or are plentiful at $3 to $4 per 100 wliolesale. The eastern Violet crop seems to suffer seriously from disease, and much of the stock received is not alwa.vs in salable condition. Local singles are much better at 50c. (0 75c. per 100, the same as charged for the ones shipped in. An ex- cellent quality of Lilacs is obtainable at 25c. to 35c. per spray. Neivs Items Of course there are no immediate holidays but there is a wondrous lot of stock and much trade must be taken care of and an essentia] amount of work car- ried forward to dispose of it. Wm. Roepke is convinced that it is ibetter to grow flowers right at hand, so Ihe is ready to put up another house this season and perhaps one or two the year following. Robert Ellis believes that My Mary- land is still one of the best Roses in the market as a producer of qualit.v stock. Tomlinson Hall market is well filled these days with bulbous stock, also forc- ing shrubbery and plants. Both whole- sale and retail business is reported quite good there. John Rieman says that he has had the 'liest January and February on record at his establishment. E. A. Nelson is cutting some excellent Rose Queen Sweet Peas which find ready sale. Shipments of Violets and other flowers from California are coming through to Indianapolis in good shape. The Claypool Hotel florist has had a number of large decorations lately which consumed quite a quantity of stock. Mr. Harre, formerly with A. L. Ran- dall Co.. is in this city booking orders for the Poehlmann Bros. Co., whom he now represents. E. J. Parney of Philadelphia is proudly showing a picture of a proposed new building of .^^ Rice Co. P. Van Leeuwen, A. Van Zonneveld, P. L. Feber and quite a few other Dutch representatives called ou the trade last week. They report business as being the best they ha\'e ever been able to transact. Otto Lawrenz is thinking seriously of taking up his residence in Seymour, Ind., within the next few weeks. Good Lily of the Valley is singing its swan song in the flower shops. It com- mands much more respect and is much more beautiful than it has been in a number of years, at the rate of $5 to $6 per 100 wholesale and $1.50 per dozen retail. Mr. Cohen, of Cohen & Harri.s, the new ribbon supply house, is showing an ixcellent lot of material to his prospec- tive patrons. Artificial flowers are all the rage in the downtown stores with inany inquiries at the flower shops for Maidenhair fern, tin- fciil. pins and other accessories to go with them. I. B. Toledo, 0. Business Surprisingly Good Florists here are almost unanimous ill reporting a surprisingly lively busi- ness. Tlie demand for flowers of all kinds has not let up for longer than a day at a time ever since the holidays, with the result that substantial gains are being registered all along the line. The best part of it is that stock is now fairly plentiful and of excellent quality. Florists here are gradually beginning to see the value of advertising to create sales on days such as St. Valentine's, and to this fact is due the greatly in- creased trade that was enjoyed here. A collective ad. was placed in the best even- ing paper, in which the leading florists co-operated. Many excellent window dis- plays on this day were seen about town and some florists sent out other special advertising matter. Publicity is the sreatest factor in increasing sales when it is a matter of education, and florists all over the country would do well ^ to copy the aggressive methods in this line of Toledo florists. Stock for this day was plentiful and of splendid quality. Violets, Sweet Peas and Roses sold particularly well. One of the pleasant features that came as a direct result of educational publicity was the number of plants sent home to mothers and wives. _ Blooming plants are now quite a fncton in the sell- ins being more plentiful and of good quality. Azaleas. Cyclamen and Tulips are leadiijg in the selling. Various Notes Emil Kuhnke, one of the most popul.tr growers and wholesalers of this city, has sold out his establishment on Wood-ville St.. and at the present time is. recuperating in the sunny South. Mr. Kuhnke has been in ill health for some years, which forced his retirement from active business life. He was one of the founders of the Toledo Florists' Club and was always one of its most active and progressive members. He was a successful grower and retires with the best wishes of a host of friends and former patrons. The valetine window designed tor Mrs. J. B. Freeman by Robert Blake was fi masterpiece of color harmonies and at- tractive grace. It was one of the most artistic that the writer has ever seen. ilrs. Freeman told the writer that her valentine business surpassed her fondest expectations and that she almost com- pletely cleaned out all her desirable stock on this day. She was surprised too, at the prices people paid this year for valen- tines. Schramm Bros, made a thorough cam- paign for a 'great valentine trade, with the result that the gain made was about 50 per cent. This firm started its adver- tising for this day almost a month before. Every statement contained an insert ex- plaining the advantages of flowers and plants as valentines as did every package that went out of the store. A beautiful folder in $even colors was mailed out in large numbers to a select list of pros- pective customers and this was followed ni> by a liberal use of newspaper space. .\n attractive valentine display in the window completed the cami>aign. For Lincoln's birthday. George E. Schramm, the designer, put in a window that at- tracted a lot of attention. It contained the famous log cabin with appropriate farm scenery to match, and a bust of the celebrated martyred President. Mi.ss Mussbacli, formerly employed by Max Spanner, has started a flower shop of her own on Oliver st. Her sister is in partnership with her. Miss Mussbach is an able young lady and her many friends in this city are wishing her success in her new venture. Tlie Lindley Floral Co. of St. Clair st. enjoyed a prosperous valentine trade. Mr. Klunder designed some valentine boxes that were certainly attractive. Tliey sold briskly after they were dis- played in the window. Harry Heinl visited the Carnation show at St. Louis after which he spent some time visiting with his mother. Tom Magee of the Scottvi-ood Green- house was very miich tickled over the valentine trade he enjoyed. He says business has been very encouraging for this time of the year ever since the holi- days. Metz and Bateman in the Ohio build- ing have been busy as bees turning out funeral work of all kinds. This firm also does a large business with various hotels in this city. F. M. S. Deb-oit, Mich. We all are working steadily with good snappy weather and a little sunshine helping the supply nicely. Prices are dropping to a level where those who wish can take a little flyer and those who be- lieve in giving the best at regular figures have a chance to recuperate on the small margins at which they had to do business the past few weeks. Nothing of a large or pretentious style is in sight at present and only a few me- dium balls of societies keep our hands busy in that line. For that reason thought and conversation begins to drift toward Easter which through its late- ness will upset many a buyers' statisti- cal calculations. Frank Danzee. Alliance. Neb. — E. W. Ray, proprie- tor of the Alliance Greenhouses, is plan- ning to build a new greenhouse, modern in every respect, some time this Spring. He has plans and specifications from a Chicago firm and from three others of the largest firms dealing in this class of buildiuir material. Dayton, Ohio. — Increased business for the Harry F. Tredway 'Floral Co., 513 Valley st. has made necessary an addi- tion to the present establishment and which will be erected at once. Connected with the new greenhouses will he one of the most attractive and modern flower shops in the State. Fort Atkinson. Wi.s. — W. A. Tamb- lingson and R. E. Tamblinzson. known as the firm of Fort .\tkinson Nursery. Tamb- lingson Bros., dissolved partnership by mutual consent on Feb. 11. The business of the firm will be continued as the Fort Atkinson Nursery under the personal dif- rection of W. A". Tamhiingson. who has assumed all debts of the concern. February 26, 1916. The Heating Problem Solved Judftlnit strictly sccordlnft to mechanical merles. It's the METROPOLITAN PATENTED BOILER you want. Beeause of their proven soieDtiBcally perfect oan- ■tructioD, MetropoUtaD Pat«Dt«d Boilers will heat » given amount of water quicker, with less fuel, and leM attention than any other boilers on the market. The remarkable heating effioieooy and quick ■teamins qualities of these boilers are due to their large and e£Feotive heating surface. Just a few points of Metropolitan Patented Boiler merit: Smooth, perfeot finished castincs. Push nipple eonneottons. Large nre-box, providing ample oombustion obamber, and permitting a sufficient charge of fuel to require attention only at long intervals. Deep ash pltd, making the removal of ashet a slight task. Large flues, making the boiler easy to olean. Orates that are made for hard usage and long servioe. And above all they are Fuel Saving, Not Fue Wasting. We also make soft ooal boilers which are amok*- MS, and save 50 per cent, in coal. Put Your Heatlnfl Problems Up To U We've Been At It for 44 Years METROPOLITAN MATERIAL COMPANY 1 39S- 1 408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN. N. Y. Wht-n ordering, please mftitldii The Escliiiii*:e PIPE New and Second Hand AU Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and couplings and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East. We Cat and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists. Correapondaikce InWted EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Inc. 30 Church St. N. Y. CITY Wtii'^n ordering, plpnse mfntlon Thp Exfli:inge Greenhouse Construction Boilers Get our oatalogue before you 6ffure Get our &|[uree before yon buy John G. Monin^er Go. s Ghica^o 906 BLACKHAWK STREET NEW YORK. Marbrldae BuUdlnft When orderinK. plea.se mMutlon The Excliaiice WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and eouplings. Guaranteed to give entire satisfartion Pipe out to aketoh. It will pay to oorrespond with ALBERT a DAVIDSON, Inc. 217-223 Union Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y When nrderlnc. T.len^e fn'-nflnn The Ti:Tel>|inL'e PERFECT GREENHOISES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE The Florists' Exchange 509 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING Th.. F-Tr-hB THE EXCHANGE— *'ert and up-to-daf Kansas City, Mo. The p:ist week lias wiliii'sscil the must Viiiii-d kinds of fiowors iiiul plants prc- .si'iiti'il to the local inarket to (late. This, with the extraordinary sale on St. Val- entine's Day, has coml>ined to make the liast week a good one. Two recent visitors to the trade were S. F. Lewis, Zinn's, N. T., and Charles r. Mueller, a florist of Wichita, Kans. A. Newell has had a lot of good fiincr;il work recently. The advent of the many Spring flowers being a distinct advanlarc in the decoration of windows, Mr. Newell has been fortnnate. He has a consiiicii- ons location on Grand ave., on a corner, nnd special opportunities are offered for window displays. The lack of ability to obtain stock is still apiiarcnt. although easing up some- what. Carnations are still behind the de- mand, hul with the opening up of the warmer weather, it is expected that a large number of these will soon be cut. IJoses. although more plentiful, are still scarce. The Alpha Floral Co. has had a con- siderable number of decorations. One of the most important was that of adorning Convention Hall for the Woodmen of the World annual dance. The big place was decorated with flags, bunting, palms and flowers and presented a pleasing appear- ance. J. E. Meinhart, a florist of Webb City. Mo., who is a large grower of Carnations, is planning the opening of a store at Joplin, this Fall. He has 50,000 sq. ft. of glass. .3.5.0(X» of which are in Carna- tions. This Winter has been a hard one on him as on other florists because of the small amount of sunshine. He has sometimes cut as many as 6000 Carna- tions, within one day cutting .SOOO. He sends Carnations to San Antonio, Texas, and other distant cities, Mr, Meinhart grows Violets and also Lilies. His green- houses are well equipped with all facili- ties, such as electric light and gas and a private water line with seventy pounds pressure. Max Osleng. formerly of Pittsburgh. Pa., went to Webb City. Mo., Feb. 14, to take charge of the growing for G. E. Meinhart. Mr. Meinhart has for the past few years been handling all of the busi- ness himself but finds it too much of a task. Some Joplin Notes Trade in Joplin, Mo., is in a favorable and flourishing condition. One interesling phase of the situation is that ail the deal- ers are themselves growers. These are the following: R. R. Troutman, U. A. Hall, the Joplin Greenhouse. Frank Trenganza and B. A. Crum. Several of these buy a great deal outside and one of the firms which sells a good deal here is the Fairview Greenhouses, Carthage. R. R. Troutman gets a considerable share of the city work at Joplin, Mo., for seven years having practically all the work in four parks. There are also sev- eral public and semi-public institutions that make contracts for flowers and nur- sery stock, etc. A. F. Barbec, a florist of 4701 East 15th St.. was recently elected a member of the board of directors of the German Hospital for the 1916 season. Jacob Tobler, florist at 4309 Summit St., has been in ill health all Winter, and is now unable to perform the service for which many people have looked to him, that of gathering native ferns. Mr. Tob- ler has for years made a practice of vLsit^ ing Clay County, across the Missouri River, to get these ferns, and his familiar- ity with them has proved profitable. The fate of the old Union Cemetery established at 28th and Main sts. in 18.57, ' long before anybody had the courage to say that the town would grow that far, is still in the balance. So far, there has he yJlERGECO. ftW.BROADWM lltW TORR WIi»n nril^rlnp dIchb* f|.-.n Xhf Pt<'H'.t>"« Cincinnati, 0. The Market American Beauty Roses are in a good and large supply and have been meeting witb a fair demand. Other Rose.s are becoming more plentiful, aad if the present bright weather continues should be very plentiful within a fort- night. Carnations continue in a large supply and good quantities of each color may be obtained. Easter Lilies and C'allas are abundant. Lily of the Valley is in a very heavy supply that is good but in excess of actual needs at present. The cut of Sweet I'eas is large and proves popular. Bulbous offerings in- clude some excellent Tulips, Daffodils and Dutch Hyacinths. Outdoor Daffodils are arriving from the South. Other offerings include Violets. Freesia, Forgetmenot, Marguerites and Mignonette. Greens are plentiful. Notes Hardesty & Co.'s windows are attrac- tive this week with excellent specimens of Lilacs and Azaleas. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kelley are spending the present fortnight in Florida. P. J. Olinger went up to his green- houses at New Castle, Ind.. on Monday. He was accompanied by his brother-in- law, Fred Funk, who is returning to bis home in North Dakota and who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Olinger for the past month. C. E. Crilchell has the first outdoor Daffodils of the season. Teddy. Masdca le elastic and .eoadoua, admits of expaoston and contraction. Putty b«comea hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed without breaking of other glass as occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. Wlipii nrilfriiig. pImusp nr'tillnn Thp RxnlinTige IF YOU WANT THE BEST HEiji^l^fel ^^ Wi Free from rot Produdnft appUancr GET A Pearce-built Greenhouse GEORGE PESRCE Telephona 962 with new threads aixd coupUnfts. 14-root lenftthB and up. AIao pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Established 1903 PFAfF&KHIDAlL,ferTySf6aodrySts.,Nmrk.N.l. When orderlnBT. plfan* mpntlno The Exchnnxs SWEET PEAS FOR PROFIT J. BASBISOn DICK $1.50 A. T. DeI-aMabi Pt8. & Pot. Co., N. T. 510 The Florists' Exchange if" [; L This piclwe was taken right after a hlizzard, and proves conclusively that our style of construction is positively ice-clearing. This full iron frame, curved eave JACOBS' GREENHOUSE, was completely erected, including ventilation and heating system, by our own expert mechanics, for Mr. Chas. Bradley at Convent, New Jersey. This greenhouse is 25x85 ft., and has a partition in the middle, making two distinct and separate compartments, with separate heating systems, so that different temperatures may be main- tained in both sections. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO If you contemplate building a greenhouse write us — we can save money for you. S. JACOBS ^ SONS Greenhouse Builders 1565-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. GREENHOUSE LUMBER 1866—9115 "ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO.. Lockland, O. Greenhous[Mat[rial«< Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posti — Patent V and U Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best. Our Price* Rl^tat A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sbeffidd Ave, CHICAfiO, 111 i When orderfne. plense mention The Exchanjre HIGHEST PRICED «. CHEAPEST B01L,BRS iVIA.DB GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBL,JIV A CO. 107 Broad Street. Utica, N. Y. LBT US TELL YOU ABOUT THEM ¥DOevlL Florist's Plier No. 622-514 in. Cuts the finest bou- quet wires. Far superior to shears. Hand-honed and tested cutting edges. Scientific handles fit hand and pro- duce greater leverage. Sample 70c. Descriptive Booklet Free SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 141 Chambers St., New York City When ordering, please mention The ExctiaUKe GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL KOT-BED SASHES Our piioea can be had by mail, and it wiUpay you to get them. We cany the largest atook of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and ean supply any quantity from a box to a oarload on a one-day noiioe, and at Rook Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N. V. St. Louis, Mo. The Market The day of Feb. 14 gave an im- petus to business. Small flowers were c'llletl for and enjciyed an uuu.sual .sale. The Kose situation has begun to pick up somewhat. Killamey is a little more plentiful, while Russell. Milady and iSun- iiurst remain scarce. The price on good average grade of these was 10c. to 12c. Violets sold all the way from 30c. to 60c. |jpr 100. The cut of this flower is ex- tremely heavy. Owing to good bright weather local growers are consigning some very good Sweet Peas, which clean up from 50c. to $1.2.5 per 100. Bulb ■stock is beginning to "stack" up slightly. Narcissi are selling at 3c. ; Daffodils at 4c, and Valley at 4c. Early white Hya- cinths are appearing now and command Cc. Carnations are in good supply and go at 3e. St. Valentine's Day was a day of days, according to all reports. Not only cut flowers as usual sold well, but potted -plants likewise. Business was so good at the Grimm & Gorly concern that they found their store nuich too small. They have leased the store adjoining to the east. This addi- tion vi'hen remodeled will give them an unusually large show window space. A Heart of Missouri Butterflies Mullanphy offered the unusual for a Valentine's Day window. A large heart was completely worked in many different kinds of real butterflies, all caught in Missouri, by a Uttle Missouri girl. The novel picture, for it was such, caught the eye of all passers by. The fourth annual dance of the Flo- rists' Club was a great success. The ball proved to be the right size to make the event a real f.iniily .affair and every- body had a good time. , A feature of the evening was the award of a bouquet to the one who guessed dosest to the num- ber of different kinds of flowers contained therein. Miss Julia Koenig was the lucky lady. This bouquet was a master- piece in itself, arranged by Mr. Ohweiler of Shaw's Garden, who gathered for it the choicest of blooms that could be found in the greenhouses. C. C. Sanders is off on a business trip to Chicago. F. L. S. Wlien orderlDg, please mention The E^cbange Joplin, Mo. A Test of Prices R. R. Troutman has recently brought several florists to an understanding of _ a position he has taken which they bad mis- interpreted. Mr. Troutman had the idea tliat it is better to put flowers out at a sacrifice in price rather than to throw them away, while some of his friends in- sistej that it was better to maintain the price, even if it were necessary to destroy the flowers to do so. Not long ago a chance arose to test this theory. He had recognized that the Carnation market was becoming overstocked and he. put a large number on special sale at 25c. per dozen for Saturday only. He found that a very large number of people who ordinarily did not buy flowers took advantage of the opportunity and bought these Carnations. Other florists decided to take their flowers home rather than sell them at the reduced price. A few weeks later Mr. Troutrnan did the same thing again and this time had a positive test of his theory, for Sun- day morning several people called up and wanted Carnations and took them at the usual price, after learning that the special sale was for one day only. Mr. Trout- man is firmly of the opinion that the spe- cial sales had especially stimulated inter- est in the demand for Carnations, and he says there is no diflieulty in maintaining the price after the special sales days are over. The sale plan has been tried also by Mr. Troutman on other flowei-s. some of the large growers of the district occa- sionally calling him when they have a surplus to get rid of. The chief difficulty in respect to such sales is that some florists do not realize that the price level is not being reduced permanently. They feel that people will want Carnations at 2i>c. regularly, or at least will believe that the price ought to he reduced on other davs, so that some actually did put their selling price down to 50c.. but Jlr. Trout- man and several others have kept the price up to 75c. B. S. B. Fort Wayne, Ind. The weather in this city and vicinity \yas very favorable to a big St. Valen- tine's Day business. Brilliant sunshine was enjoyed for fully one week before the holiday and stock of all kinds was in prime condition. The temperature was moderate, and delivering was much easier than if severe weather had prevailed. The demand was immense and moved ofE the large supply of stock easily. Good prices were the rule on all cut flowers. Whole- salers had a flne shipping business, and out-of-town orders came in several days in advance, which enabled the whole- salers to handle the business without dif- ficulties, considering also the moderate temperature. The consensus of opinion among the retailers is that the amount of business this year far surpassed that of any previous year on St. Valentine's Day. and the majority of the florists are well pleased with the substantial results of the holiday. Violets led the demand in cut flowers for valentine corsages, and Sweet Peas and Roses were close seconds. There was a fine demand for fancy bas- kets filled with Daffodils, Tulips, Sweet Peas, Forgetmenots and Roses. Lily of the Valley was also a great favorite. Old- fashioned Colonial bouquets with lace paper holders sold well. These were made mostly of Roses and Sweet Peas. Carnations sold well, and potted plants in the small and medium sizes were easily sold. There were a great many valen- tine dinners, parties, dances, balls, etc., which called for elaborate decoration. Since St. Valentine's Day, business has been very good, wedding parties, etc., keeping' the florists busy. Easter LUles are in good supply at present. Orchids are plentiful,_ but Gardenias are scarce and high priced. Mignonette, Tansies. Daisies, Forgetmenots and a variety of other small flowers are on the market Freesias, Jonquils, Narcissus, Hyacinths and other bulbous stock is plentiful. , Red Tulips are good sellers. Carnations are plentiful but Roses have been rather scarce since St. Valentine's Day, and prices are holding up well. Notes Miss Margaret Vesey took a prominent part in the play entitled "The Woman Who Did," which was given on Tuesday evening, Feb. 22, in the Shrine Temple on West Miain St., by the local chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution. Visitors to the city during the past week were : M. Bayersdorfer of H. Bay- ersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia ; Ernest Hoehl of the S. S. Skidelsky Co.. Phila- delphia, and J. P. McCarthy of M. Rice Co., Philadelphia. The Doswell Floral Co. had a splendid sale of corsages for St. Valentine's Day. Violets sold especially well and Roses were also in heavy demand. Markey Bros, had a fine demand for blooming plants for St Valentine's Day and report subsequent business brisk at their new location. The "Sapphires" basketball team of this city played the New Haven Florists' team on jlondny evening, Feb. 21, in the Bloomingdale gymnasium in this city. Mrs. Richard Blossom and Miss Mar- garet Vesey were guests at the College Club banquet, which is a large annual af- fair and which was held this year at the Y. W. C. A. building on last Friday evening. .\aron Shive, foreman of the Flick Floral Company's greenhouses is recover- ing from a recent severe attack of grip. A. J. t,anternier had a fine line of val- entine novelties this year in the way of baskets, hearts, cupids, etc., and also an excellent showing in blooming plants. The Flick Floral Co. had several large decorations last week for valentine and Washington parties. The table decora- tion for the large banquet of the Perfec- tion Biscuit Co. and the Boss Manufac- turing Co. was carried out by the Flick Floral Co. in the colors of blue and yel- low. Many hundreds of Jonquils and yellow and blue Carnations made a very novel and unusual decoration. D. B. West Bend, Wis. — The Resting Green- houses in this city were sold on Feb. !> by Zeigler & Warnkey, the owners, to Harrison Ashman of Appleton, a young man who has had several years of experi- ence as a gardener and florist. In June he will move six of his greenhouses from -ippleton to this city, which will give him more than double his present capa- city. February 2G, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 511 Wlicn building new houses or repairing the old ones it will pay you to write us and get one dI' our catalogs. We manulacture ADVANCE VENTILATING EQUIPMLNT and a complete line cf GRE£^- HOUSE FITTINGS. Illustrations, descriptions and net prices right in the catalog. ADVANCE stands for quality and service ADVANCE COMPANY RICHMOND, INDIANS Portland, Ore. Xt Is Xoiv Spriug-like Saturday the 12th came as a sur- prise to tlie retail trade, as this was two (lays before St. Valentine's, and business was scheduled for Monday. It startci-inch pipes are placet), and cun oe clamped to either ndge or purlin column Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue BROOKLYN, N. Y. Write them you read this advt. In the Exchange When orrterlnfr. pleajBC mention The Eichanue Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass all sixes from 6 z 8 to 16 x 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N. Y. Quantifies of CVPRESSv Buy irofu where it growB. Atwaya cheapest FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNANDINA. FLA. Large stocks. Thoroughly seasoned. AU grades, aizea and.finish. Also Pecky and Posts. Full quotations on your Specifications, Carloads only. Low freights to all points. E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. MORRISTOWN, N. J. When ordering. Plense mrnllnn The Fxch,mce ' When nrderlnir. nlense mention The Exchange The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY 312 The Florists' Exchange February 26, 1918. ^1 ^1 The F. C. Van Dusen Layout at Zumbria Heights, Lake Minnetonka, Minn. ^ ! r ! ^ i i ! A Lake Minnetonka Greenhouse An Interesting Layout Ml ^^2^ WHOOP, a holler, and a look over," ^^^g (as they say in Virginia) from the ^^^^ Goodrich house at Zumbria Heights, y^^^ Minnesota, is the Van Dusen layout. The available location on the sloping shores of Lake Minnetonka made it impossible to lay out the house to greatest ad- vantage; but, as you see from the illustrations, every advantage was taken of what advan- tages there were. The main house has a partition running lengthwise, which accounts for the second line of ventilators on the north roof. And now, here is a secret. We didn't build these houses. We never have even seen them — that is to say, none of us had until I went out there last Fall and spent the morning, and took these photos. Why, then, are we ad- vertising a house we never built ? Because we furnished all the materials for it. They were shipped from our Western factory, just out of Chicago. If anyone's greenhouse materials can be put up satisfactorily by a general builder, ours can. Not more than two out of every hundred pri- vate houses we sell, however, are handled that way. When costs are accurately kept, it is bound to figure out that we can do the erecting for less than anyone else. It's only reasonable. It's our business. It's just sixty years ago since we started building greenhouses. Let's talk over together that new house you are thinking about. Say when and where, and we will be there. SALES offices/ new YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER CLEVELAND TORONTO MONTREAL I 42nd Street Bldg. Tremont BIdg. Franklin Bank BIdg. Rookery BIdg. Granite BIdg. Swetland Bldg, Royal Bank Bldg. Transportation BIdg. mi ^ ^ FACTORIES: Irvington. N. Y.. Des Plaines. III.. St. Cathaiines The date of our ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBtK is March 25 A WEEKLY TRADE MEDIUM FOR FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN. SEEDSMEN AND THE ALLIED INDLSTRIES Vol. XLI. No. 10 NEW YORK ««jre^v:„^^r/ur' and Chicago wz^i:,z.. march 4. 1916 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is exceptionally fine. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in. $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima compacta. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS, Dwarf Boston. 8-in., $12.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. Extra fine, large specimens. lo-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants, 3H-in- POts, $i5-00 per 100; 2}4-in., $3.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 2j^-in. $4.00 per 100. LILIUM GIGANTEUM 9 to lo-in. bulbs, 200 to the case, $20.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TAIiRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NOV YORK When orderlBK, please mention The ExcbaiiEe BULBS Giganteum - - ]Ji?;'.'.'.'.'.:'.'.:::::::".?re 7-9, Case 300 $20.00 200 20.00 . F. O. B. Buffalo or Chicago Lilium Formosum s lo ca«e 226 17.00 ( 9-10 Case 160 14.00 Auratum - - - 1 8-9 casem 8.50 IUI'>#.Mi«i#«iirvi 38-9. Case 200 11.00 IVIagniTICUm " " i F.O.B. Buffalo HYDRANGEA OTAKSA FIELD-GROWN, FINE STOCK. 2-10 branches, 8c.-36c Pot-grown, 2-10 branches, 15c.-40o. Special price by the 1000 branches. HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS French varieties: La Lorraine, Radiant, out of 6-inch pota. 5-6 branches $20.00 per 100. 4 branches $16.00 per 100. All less 3% discount for cash xvitb order. WM. F. KASTING CO., 383-387 ELUCOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. "WTiPH ordering, pleaie tppntlon The Exchflngp • ' •"••••>i(»»«»in Would You Go To 1 he Shoemaker For A Suit of Clothes? THEN why go to buy Rose plants from one who doesn't know Roses P We wemt to sell you what you want to buy. We grow what we think you are going to need. If you want us to advise you, say so. If you know what you want, let us quote you. If you want to help us, write us now. We have five weeks' more grafting, doing 60,000 per week. Are you going to help us to know what scions to put on those 300,000 stocks ? Ajj-PlERSON INC. CiipMWELL Conk Whea orderlDE. please mentloQ The ExcliaDge CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 541. BEGONIA aUOIRE DE CHATEUAIINE We find that we have a surplus of 59,C00 Glolre de Chatelaine Begonia, which wo offer for the next two weeks or until disposed of at a special pnce of $2.00 per 100 for 2-iii., and S3.00 per 100 for 3-in. 2-in. 2-m. 3-in. 3-m. 100 1000 100 1000 ACALYPHAMacafeana $2.00 $20.00 $4.00 $35.00 AGERATUM. Six varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 ALTERNANTHERA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 ALYSSUM 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA Luminosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 COLEUS. 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 fuchsias'." in vMieti'e's! :::::: 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 GERANTOM. Standard 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and Chieftain 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LANTANA. Six varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 PARLOR IVY 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 PETUNIA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SALVIA Bo^i and ziiich 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SE>fECIO Argenteus and Dusty MiUer 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA. White and Pink 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 VINCA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM and HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS. Whole Field Clumps. $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. CANNA ROOTS. $2.00 per 100 and up. Cash with order. If you have not received our catalogue notify us. 17. VINCENT, Jr, A SONS CO, WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND W^pn ordertne. plenw» mpntinn Tb^ Rypbanre ^ CLASSIFIED Pages 547 to 551 -«| 514 The Florists' Exchange *•••••••****•••••*•••*••*** I CANE YOUR LILIES^ Bright, clean Illinois canes, 6 to 8 ft., $7.00 per 1000. OWING TO SCARCITY OF NITRATES, substitute Rain's Head Brand of Sheep Manure; contains quantities of nitrates. 100 lbs. |1.50, J4 ton $7.50, ton 127.00. SALVIA, Bonfire $0 25 SALVIA. Zurich 30 VINCA. 3 colors 15 VERBENAS, Mam.. 4 colors 20 ZINNIA, Giant Robusta 10 AGERATUM, Blue Perfection 15 ALYSSUM, Little Gem 10 ALYSSUM, Carpet of Snow 10 ANTIRRHINUM, Nelrose Pink SO BEGONIA, Vernon 26 BEGONIA ErfordU 60 CANDYTUFT, Giant Empress 10 LOBELIA, C. P. Compacta 25 / Vse^^B^ MYOSOTIS, Victoria 25 Oi. S2.00 .60 .75 .35 50 .30 .35 .20 1.25 .75 t WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK % SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST OYM^UO BOSTON FLOWER MARKET ^ I lllfl\ J Unsurpassed for the largest per- ^^ ' ^rWim*# centage of double flowers. We have orimson, canary yellow, dark blue, deep blood red . apple blossom, bright roae, light blue, scarlet. Trade pkt. $1.00, Pure white, trade pkt. SI. 50. Sweet Peas* Asters, Cyclamen. Petunia, Primula, LUy of the Valley From our Own Cold Storage Plant. Ou Trade List mailed on application. fOniER, fISKE, RAWSON CO., H e Seed Store Paneuil Hall Square, Boston MEYER'S^B RAND FORMOSUMS— GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK V/E. BOOK NO>A/ r|ljr\l?DQ 'or delivery tbia Spring or next Fall, for the full line of Florists* Forcing \jrvi^j:/rvi3 Bulbs and Plants; such as LILIES, FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS. GLADIOLUS, CANNAS, DAHLIAS. ROSES, PALMS. AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, BUXUS, Etc., Etc. Let us appraise your wants. ^' «^??.^^V^^5?^^^ NEW YORK AUBUST ROLKER & SONS, CANNAS 2.3and4^ye 40 fine varieties, fresh cut, $1.00 to $5.00 per 100. OUR SELECTION of Bneat sorts, $1.80 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. CALADIUM esculentum. $1.75, $3.50, $5.60, $8.00 per 100. CALADIUM, Fancy-leaved. Brazilian kinds named, $1.50, $1.75, $2.20 per 100. DAHLIAS. Field-grown. 50 fine sorts for cut flowers. $3.00 to $8.00 per 100. GLADIOLUS. Cut flower sorts. 31.00 to $3.00 per 100. TUBEROSES, Dwarf Pearl. First size, well cur., 90c. per 100. IRIS Kaempferi. 25 Japanese kinds. $5.00 per 100. PHLOX, HARDY PERENNIAL. Field-grown, named for cut flowers, S5.U0 per 100. MADEIRA, CINNAMON VINE and other bulbs. Ask for list. SHELLROAD GREENHOUSES La Grange, BaHimore, Md. SEEDSMEN Write for samples and pricea on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER UTHOGRAPHIC COMPANY Dept. 8, Rocbeater, N. Y. Wben orderl&x, pleaee mention The Bxcbanxa The King of all Field Corns is : "W^D's Golden Nugget Flint" Our Sterling Novelty for 1916 Earlier and larger than any other; outyielda by far all existing varie- ties. Matures in 75-80 days. Don't fail to grow it this year Peck $1.00,[bush. $3.00, f.o.b. N.Y. Free sample on request WEEBER&DON Seed Merchants and Growers 114 Chambers St- NEW YORK Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Cal. Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists Wkotani* Grawan m Fi«l Llac o PLOWER and GARD£^ SEEDS Wben ordarlnff, plea«« mention The Bxcfaanc* Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc., for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 LINCOLN BLILDING :: PHILADELPHIA \\ lif II ordering, please mfiitl-m Thp l-'xclKitige OUR MOTTOi «* THS BEST THB MARKET AFFORDS * Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK From Cold Storage New York or Chicago $16.00 per 1000; $8.50 per 500; $4.50 per 250 Pips Wheiii ordering, pl'-ntii' iii' nti'in I hi' Kx<'i> 9EANS, PEAS, RADISH end all GARDEN SEEDS ad all GARDEN SEEDS — ~ f^t% LEONARD if^^^^mJ ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE Write for Piicea Whpm ordprlng, plpwwe tnpntlnn THa P^Tf^h»ngf■ Mastodon Pansies Fine, stocky, transplanted private stock. Mixed. »1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Seedlings, large or atandard else. East of Chicago, order from the Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville, L. I.. N. Y. MASTODON, MUed. H o>. 7Se.. os. $5.00. MASTODON, Mbed. Private Stock. H oa tl.OO, o>. t7.00. New catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON Lily oftheValley Pips SerJin and Hamburg Cold Storage Each In cases of 3000 pips . . $40.00 " 1000 pips . . 14.00 " 250 pips . . 4.00 J. M. THORBURN & CO. S3 Barclay St.. thrmgh to 54 Park Place NEW YORK <1 <( When ordering, pleaee meptlup Tbe h^icbange When ordering, please mt-ntton The Exchange GLADIOLUS For my very cheap prices, See Classified Ad. Fine healthy bulbs. C. S. TAIT Brunswick, Ga. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue Uat of iWboleaale Prices mailed only to tfaoM wlio piaot for profit. Wbea onlerliic please meatloQ The Bxctaanse SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street Pmr^URGH, PA. (North Side) When ordering nlPHBf m.'nrton Th^ F!T''hnnge W.E. Marshall & Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d St., NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The DzehaDge larch 4, 1916, The Florists' Exchange sia : THE 'SEED TRADE IMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION Preildtnt. John M. Lupton. Mattituck, N. Y.. irat vice-prMidcnt. Kirbv B. White, Detroit. Mich; •tcond vice-prMident. F. W. Bolciano, Wathinston. D. C; secretary-treasurer, C. E. Kkndsu 3010 Ontario St.. Cleveland, O.; assistant iecretary. S. F. Wili-ard, Jr.. Cleveland, O. Next onventlon, Chicago, June JO to aa, 1916. Bulk Postage for Catalogs I A bill to ri'Kulalo tlie mailing of cata- logs, circulars, etc., ia bulk, at Sc. a liouurt, was introduced In the House of Uepr^sentatives on Feb. 10 last. The hill itself, and our remarks on it, will be found in our wide measure columns. whicb see. Delayed Invoices and Bills of Lading As undoubtedly other importers are suffering under the same delays as nar- rated herewith, the letter written Feb. 2S to the State Department at Washing- ton b.v McHutchison & Co., published hereunder in which they make a strong complaint against the delay in the cen- sorship of the maiLs containing constUar invoices, bills of lading and invoices, will be read with attention. The complaint is fully justified ; the remedy pointed out seems to us an extremely simple one. If other suffering importers will make simi- lar complaint it may help hasten the necessary action by our State Depart- ment. Office of McHutchison & Co, 17 Mtjbkat Stbeet New I'OBK Feb. 28, 19ie. The Department of State, Washington. D. C. Gentlemen: Without questioning the right of the Kritish authorities to censor the mails massing between neutral countries on neutral ships, we respectfully request that you enter a most vigorous protest against the delaying of shipping docu- ments which cover shipments of perish- iible non-contraband merchandise which the same steamer is bringing here. These lelays are becoming intolerable to Ameri- can importers. To state a specific instance: The S. S. "Nieuw -Amsterdam" arrived in New York, Feb. 24, bringing in her cargo 502 large cases and bales of living plants and trees (nursery stock) consigned to us, but no consular invoices, bills of lading, or invoices — without which the shipments cannot be cleared through cus- toms or forwarded to destination. These irportant shipping documents were , ■*,en off the steamer at Falmouth for rsorship and have not yet been de- ^vered here. In view of the fact that most ship- ments of perishables now must come by slow steamers, this additional and un- necessary delav just about touches the breaking point. The value of these 602 cases Is approximately $9000 now. but what will they be worth when the docu- ments arrive that are necessary to re- lease them Is the question. Assuming the British have the right to hold up neutral steamers trading be- tween neutral countries and remove the malls, why cannot some system or Judg- ment be used? Even a military man must know that a consular invoice or bill of lading cannot contain anything cen- sorable — and it should not require six days to establish that fact. If the British censors would use a little system all trouble could be avoided iwlthout their sacrificing one jot of what Jhey consider to be their rights. Let jhem first put their whole force to sort- ing the mall unopened into three piles; the first pile to consist of shipping and '.'Similar documents, the second pile to 'Consist of ordinary correspondence, the third pile to consist of parcel post or second-class mall matter; this would take but a few hours. Then let the whole force be put to opening the envelopes in first pile, and as It Is unnecessary to read them and such envelopes usually contain no letters, they could be put ^(j^^$ SELECTED FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS VFRBFNA S. .V W. Co.'s Mam- moth Fancy Strain $0.50 tl..50 ..W l.SO .50 ISO .SO 1.60 .40 1.25 .2.5 .75 .30 1.00 Our Mammoth Fanc.v .Stmin nf Vrrl>pniift is the best procurable. It cannot, we believe, ije exc0 .;«) .75 ..■iO .15 .40 .20 .75 .20 .75 S. & W. CO.'S [MAMMOTH VERBENA MIGNONETTE S. & W. Co.*s Triumph. This Mignonette is one of the choicest varieties Pkt. for Winter forcing. In type similar to Allen's Defiance, except that spikes are more compact and the individual florets are much larger in size. Seed of this grand variety is grown in our greenhouses, and is saved from the best spikes. Plants grow from 2 to 3 feet high, producing flower-spikes up to 20 inches long. Florists should try this Mignonette 30-25 Allen's Defiance. Popular florists' variety; our strain is the best procurable Bismarck. New improved ' Goliath. Red giant spikes Grandiflora. True large flowered Lb. $1.00. . Golden Queen. Compact habit; flowers yellow Machet Perfection. Excellent for pots; thick spikes of reddish flowerB. . . . Lb. SS.OO.. Ruby. Excellent Machet; coppery scarlet flowers .25 $6.00 10 L.-iO .10 2.50 .10 2.(H) .05 .15 .10 .50 .10 .75 .10 1.50 LOBELA COMPACTA VARIETIES FOR POTS Emperor William. Light blue Pumlla splendens. Darlv blue, white eye Pumlla alba. Pure white Crystal Palace. Dark blue: popular j^ oz, 60c... ERINUS VARIETIES. TralUng FOR BASKETS AND BEDS Speciosa. Dark blue, dark foliage Barnard's Perpetual. Deep blue, white eye Alba. Pure white Prima Donna. Velvety maroon '. .10 1.50 .10 1.25 .10 1.50 .10 1.75 .05 1.00 .10 1.60 .10 1.00 .10 1.50 Lemolne's Giant Hybrids. Finest Mixed HELIOTROPE Large flowers .10 .05 2.00 1.00 FERN BALLS A few hundred left. S3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100. WHOLESALE SEED CATALOGUE FREE ON REQUEST STUMPP & WALTER CO., S. & W. CO.'S MIGNONETTE 30-32 Barclay Street, New York When ordering. p|pnBe mentlop Tbp Exciifinge aboard the waiting steamer and arrive here with the goods. Any man could, after a few hours' practice, distinguish by the outside ap- pearance of a package to which of the three piles It belonged. Such important mail as shipping documents would then not be delayed and the steamer need not be delayed even as long as is now the case. Please be good enough to take prompt and vigorous measures with the object of getting some relief for American busi- ness men from this unjust and intoler- able condition of affairs. Respectfully yours. (Signed) MCHUTCHISON & CO. European Notes We are having our Winter by instal- i ments this year, and it is upsetting all our arrangements. The present visita- tion is likely to do more harm than any that have preceded it, on account of the j advanced state of most of our plants j owing to the long, mild, moist spell which we have more or less enjoyed since the end of last November,_ As heavy falls of snow are reported from our northern and midland districts, it is possible that we may be favored in the same manner, and in this case the dam- j age to our plants of root crops would | be far less serious. It is admitted by all right-thinking people that the seed business is a most beneficial one to humanity today, and as experience teaches it is one of the most exacting and at the same time the least profitable to those who have chosen it as their "use" to their fellow men. Opinions may differ as to the correctness of the first named admission but one week of actual contact with its workings wUl sat- isfy the most skeptical that the teachings of experience cannot be gainsaid. The natural difficulties we have to contend with in securing and preparing the goods for the fulfillment of our orders are well nigh overwhelming, and when to these are added difficulties because of the ex- traordinary conditions which now pre- 516 The Florists' Exchange Mictieirs Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Northern Greenhouse Grown Seed 1000 Seeds S3.50 10.000 Seeds J30.00 5000 Seeds 15.60 25,000 Seeds 72.60 Special prices on larger quantitea. Asparagus Hatcheri Seed 100 Seeds $0.75 500 Seeds $3.00 1000 Seeds J5.00 Asparagus Sprengeri Seed 1000 Seeds $0.75 5000 Seeds 3.00 10.000 Seeds $6.60 25,000 Seeds 12.60 MichelPs Distinctive Aster Seeds ASTER CREGO Tr. pkt. Oz. White $0.30 $1.26 Shell Pink 30 1.26 Rose Pink 30 1.26 Lavender 30 1.25 Purple 30 1.25 Mixed 30 1.26 ASTER, MICHELL'S IMPROVED SEM- PLE'S BRANCHING Tr. pkt. Oz. White $0.30 $1.00 Shell Pink 30 1.00 Rose Pink 30 1.00 Lavender 30 1.00 Purple 30 1.00 Crimson 30 1.00 Mixed 30 1.00 ASTERMUM Tr. White $0. Rose Pink Lavender Mixed ASTER, INVINCieLE Tr White $0. Rose Pink Lavender. Blue Crimson . . Mixed Also all other seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist. pkt. Oi. 60 $2.60 60 2.50 ,50 2.50 50 3.50 pkt. Oz. 30 $1.25 .30 1.25 .30 1.25 .30 1.25 ,30 1.25 ,30 1.00 ] Send for our New Wholesale Catalogue If you haven't a copy \ HENRY F. MICH ELL CO., a^^^%s 518 Market St., Philadelphia SNAPDRAGON PLANTS We can now make immediate shipment of the following varieties of Snap- dragon plants, out of 2 X 3 rose pots: Our famous Silver Pink, Nelrose, Phelps' White, White Star, Garnet and Yellow, at $5.00 per 100, $45,00 per 1000. Seeds should be sown at once to have large plants in bloom for early sales. Price of seeds: My original Silver Pink, $1,00 per pkt,, 3 for $2.50, 7 for $5,00, Seed of Nelrose, Garnet, White, Yellow, Buxton and Fancy Mixed, 35c, per pkt., 3 for $1.00. All orders positively cash, or C. O. D. Free cultural directions. Snapdragon growing is our business. We have all of the best ones. Try growing them in square bands. See our ad. of bands on page 473. G. S. RAMSBURG, - Somersworth, N. H. •yVhpn nnkTiiit:. rb'^'si- nr-ntlnn Thr- Rxohnnge BOSTON FERNS 2j<-in. pots, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 CANNAS Named Varieties, 2-3 eyes, $1.25 per 100 JAMES VICKS SONS Rochester N. T. When ordering, plense niPntlon The Exchange We offer the best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, 1^-in. and up. Pink Augusta,^ our special White and Light Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensis, fine bulbs. Little Blush, De Lamarck, $8.00 per 1000. America, first size, $7.00 per 1000; second size, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Rowehl & Granz Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. When ordering, please mention The IQxcbane* HIGH CLASS Flower Seeds for Florists Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED COMPANY 125 Market Street, PHIlADELPHIfl, PA Write them jon read thU adrt. la the Exchange DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FALL and SPRING SHIPMENTS VALLEY PIPS. Best Berlin and Hamburg grades. _ AZALEAS, PALMS, BAYS, ETC., from Belgium. „ BOXWOODS, ROSES. ETC., from BoB- koop. Holland. MAPLES. PLANES, ETC., from Ouden- bosph, Holland. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL STOCKS from France. _ BEGONIA AND GLOXINIA BULBS. De- cember shipment. English Manetti, Japanese Lilies, Raffia, Rentla Seeds, etc. WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS. McHUTCHISON & CO. The Import House 17 Murray St., New Yorli When ordprinti. nU-nsp mi'iitlon The Kiohanjre -BEANS- 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seed*, i Onion Sets. Seed Potatoee Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds Baltimore, md. We offer, subject to prior sale, two lots Black Valentine Green Pod Beans at $8.50 per bushel, f. o .b. our station. Fine stock, hand-picked; also, some odd lots Wax Beans. Write for prices — State your needs. Harris Bros. Seed Co. MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN When ordering, nlpnsp m'-ntjon Tb^ Exchange Contract Growers of PEPPER EGG PLANT KALE OKRA 1 RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN °"^ FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS. Inc. MOORESTOWN, N. J. Wlien ordering, please mention The Blxctaange When ordering, please mention The Exchange vail in Europe, it is very discouraging to receive unjust reproaches for delay from people who certainly know better but who choose to ignore the existence of an unparalleled war. We are not permitted to go Into minute details of the causes of these un- happy delays as we should naturally be able to do if normal conditions prevailed ; but that the faults are not all on one side of the Atlantic Is proved by the ar- rival of seed shipped from California on Oct. 3, through New York, by overland service, on Feb. 8, and at this latter date only one half of the shipment has ar-" rived. Judging by the tone of corre- spondence which has lately_ reached us preparations are already being made to put travelers on the road to solicit or- ders for seeds of the next harvest. The writer's advice, offered in all sincerity, is to wait until the goods are actually in your store. It is an open secret that it is reported that in some quarters on this side, large stocks, many of them of doubtful quality, had accumulated. An opportunity has presented itself to work these off — we shall hear more about it The wintry visitation still hovers around but is very partial in its nature and extent. In northern and eastern dis- tricts there has been a considerable fall of snow, so that the seed bearing plants growing there are well protected for the present. As regards annual seed crops, the posi- tion of affairs is extraordinary. Take Spinach as an example. It is within the mark to say that growers will not have anything to do with this crop at less than double last season's prices and even this will not satisfy them if the present crazy rush on the part of merchants to outbid each other continues. Speaking soberly, there is no justification for such action, but the careful Dutchman is not averse to making hay while the sun shines. Agriculture is having the time of its life just now : it certainly had a rough experience before. The resolve of the British government to endeavor to enlist 400,000 women for agricultural work may ease the situation somewhat in Britain. It is not likely_ to affect any other European seed growing countries, since women have been ac- customed to this class of work right along. EuBOPEAN Seeds. Imports Feb. 23. — S. S. Bermudian — Maltus & Ware, 3 boxes bulbs, etc. S. S. Guyana (Addt'l). — Schulz & Ruckgaber, 100 sks. seed; Dickinson Seed Co., 200 sks. seed, Feb. 24. — S. S. Guiseppi Verdi — Adriano & Armando, 300 bags seed; Adriano & Montevecchl, 530 bags seed; O. G. Hemp- stead & Sons, 17 bis. plants. Feb. 26-27 — S. S. Kansas City — Harvey Seed Co., 10 bags seed; W. E. Marshall & Co., 26 bags seed; F. H. Eucling. 4 bags seed; Stokes Seed Farm Co., 75 bags seed; Briggs Bros. & Co., 11 bags seed. New York Seed Trade Notwithstanding the somewhat un- favorable weather of the past week, busi- ness in all departments of the seed stores is steadily increasing. The auction rooms also report the arrival of many bulbs and some nursery stock, and of more soon to follow. The opening auc- tion sales will be held next week and the week after. At Vaughan's Seed iStore, 43 Barclay St., a good supply of cold storage gigan- teum Lilies is reported to be still on hand. The stock of Gladioli is very com- plete. Canna roots continue to be a chief feature in sales, and Tuberoses are moving freely. A fine stock of Cala- diums in all sizes is now on hand, and a large stock of yellow Onion sets is in. On account of plants arriving on the S. S. Nieuw Amsterdam last week with- out invoices, due to the censorship of all mail on Holland steamers, the MacNiff Horticultural Ck)., 52-56 Vesey St., has decided to postpone its opening sale an- nounced for Tuesday, March 7, until Tuesday, March 14, in order that it may receive its invoices on steamers which arrive later, and be enabled to have these shipments properly catalogued. On the 14th this company will offer goods al- ready arrived, and from two steamers which will arrive this week, consisting of a large stock of Rose bushes. Rhodo- dendrons, evergreens, bulbs and roots from Holland. Mr. MacNiff reports that he is ready to go through the hardest sea- son's work of his career, and from the present outlook expects the biggest sea- son's sales in the history of his plant business. Mr. MacNiff will personally, as in previous seasons, conduct the auc- tion sales. Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., have added to their traveling force of sales- men Duer Irving Sewall, a well kn6 i expert in grass seeds for golf courses, and well connected in that line. He is now traveling for this firm, and is se- curing many excellent orders for grass seed for golf courses. At Wm. Elliott & Sons. 42 Vesey St., the seed department reports a brisk mail trade, but apparently somewhat smaller in volume than last year at this time, due no doubt to weather conditions. Their foreign mail was seized on the ;S. S. Nieuw Amsterdam by the English. The auction department is in possession now of its second consignment of Dutch nursery stock, consisting of Roses and conifers, which will be offered on the 14th of March. It looks to this depart- ment as if the Dutchmen were going to be early birds this Spring. Arthur T. Boddington Co. Inc., J-'» Chambers St., is exceedingly busy en- deavoring to keep up with its orders for Summer' flowering bulbs, roots and seeds, and in its endeavor to do this is still working three nights per week. Trade orders are reported to be com- ing in heavily at ,T. M. Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay st. The counter trade is be- ginning to be active, and there is a large demand from the several usual sources for vegetable and flower seeds. March 4, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 517 Dreer^s Famous American Asters The high quality ol our Asters is well known and appreciated by the growers throughout the country; all ol the varieties offered below have been grown under our own supervision and are strictly high-grade in every particular ^ Astermums This strain of Giant Comet Asters was first ex- hibited at the Florists' Convention in 1912, and their immense size /and Chrysanthemum-like ap- pearance created quite a sensation. They closely resemble Crego's Giant, but come into bloom fully two weeks earlier. We offer three colors. Tr. pkt, Oz. $0.40 $2.00 40 2.00 40 2.00 White Astermum Pink Asterznuiu Lavender^ Astermum . Crego's Giant Comet Asters Magnificent fluffy flowers, averaging over 5 inches across, with long strong stems, the finest of this type. Comes into bloom in August, continuing well into September, and unlike most of the Comet sorts, stands when cut and is a good flower to ship. We offer five colors, our own saving, of the highest quality. Tr. pkt. Oz. White. Purest white S0.30 $1.50 Pink. Delicate shell pink 30 1.50 Purple. Bright purple 30 1.50 Rose. Rich deep rose 30 1.50 Lavender. A rich deep shade 30 1.60 Finest Mixed. All colors 30 1.25 King Asters The "King" Asters form a distinct class or type, and have many sterUng qualities to recommend them to lovers of fine Asters. They are of strong, sturdy habit, growing fully 18 inches high and bear from August to October, very large, attractive flowers. rp^. . ^ q^ Dreer*s Crimson King. A brilliant new color in this type, which originated with us. It is the richest and deepest crimson variety known to us. .$0.40 $2.50 Pink King. An attractive shade of deUcate shell-pink 30 Dreer's "Peerless Pink" Aster This grand Aster may bo briefly described as a glorified late branching shell-pink or Mary Semple. It has the same strong, sturdy habit of growth; comes into bloom a little earUer, bears freely almost globular flowers rarely under 4 inches across and frequently over 5 inches. The color is rich shell- pink, similar in shade but more decided than the late- branching. The center petals are prettily in- curved, while the wide outer petals reflex, making a most artistic and finely finished flower, and stands cut longer than any other. Tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $2.50. Dreer's Crimson Giant" Aster A superb late-branching variety, with perfect double flowers of rich rosy crimson, full of fire. Fine for cutting, showing up well under artificial light. Tr. pkt. 30c., oz. $1.50. Daybreak Aster Of very symmetrical growth, blooming in August and September. Color a delicate La France pink; fine for bedding. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. Purity Aster Identical to the above except in color, which is pure white. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. 32.00. 1.50 Rose King. A beautiful bril- liant rose variety 30 Violet King. This is the orig- inal of this type, and is a pleasing soft shade of violet . . White King. Of purest glis- tening white, flowers very large 1.50 .30 1.50 .40 2.50 Dreer*8 •• PeerlessIPink*' Aster Enchantress Aster A very desirable mid-season variety. Grows about IS inches high, with very double, wide-petalled flow- ers of the soft, delicate pink color peculiar to Enchan- tress Carnation. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. Dreer's **Pink Beauty" Aster A magnificent cut-flower variety, in bloom from early August until well on in September, 24 to 30 inches high, flowers average 4 inches across, on long, strong stems. Color a delicate blush pink and pro- nounced by experts to be the finest pink midseason sport yet introduced. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. r>reer*8 Superb i.:iCe£Branchln£ ^ y Aster Dreer's Superb Late Branching Asters The finest Asters for late August and Septem- ber blooming. The plants form strong, branch- ing bushes, 2 to 2J^ feet high, bearing on long, strong stems their handsome Chrysanthemum- like flowers, which, under ordinary cultivation, averages 5 inches across. The form of the flow- ers, together with the length of the stems, places them at the head of Asters for cutting. They come into bloom from two to three weeks after the average^type, usually being at their best dur- ing September, and filling in the gap between the general run of Asters and Chrysanthemums. We offer eight beautiful and distinct colors, viz.: Tr. pkt. Oz. Azure Blue. A rich, deep laven- der S0.25 $1.00 Pure White, Extra fine stock 25 1.00 Shell Pink. An exquisite shade . . .25 1.00 Rose Pink. A very desirable color. . .25 1 .00 Deep Rose. Rich and brilliant. . . .25 1.00 Deep Purple. Royal deep purple. .25 1.00 Lavender. A pale grayish-lavender .25 1. 00 Crimson, Very rich 25 1.00 Finest Mixed. All the colors 25 .75 Queen of the Market Asters IThe leading early Asters, of good, strong growth and bearing large flowers on long, strong stems; begins blooming in July. Tr. Pkt. Oz. White $0.25 $1.00 Lavender 25 1.00 Pink 25 1.00 Bright Rose 25 1.00 Purple 25 1.00 Crimson 25 1.00 Lavender Gem Aster One of the most beautiful early-flowering Asters. Of Comet type, with large, artistic loosely-arranged flowers of the most charming shade of lavender imaginable. Tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $2.50. Mikado Asters Very similar to Crego's Giant but dwarfer and earher. Flowers of largest size rarely under 5 inches across, borne on good long stems, we offer two colors. Tr. pkt. Oz. Mikado Pink, or Rochester $0.30 $1.50 Mikado White 30 l.oQ \X FOR COMPLETE LIST SEE OUR WHOLESALE PRICE LIST COPIES TO ANY FLORIST ON REQUEST AaterxnuLin Uryni/ a norm 714-7I6 chestnut street ncNKf A. UKttK, Philadelphia, Pa. WbeQ orderlDE, please nientloD The Ezchanse 518 The Florists' Exchange THE HOME OF ASTERS Where Quality (and not. Price) is of importance Not a reputation for cheapness, but a name representing tlie highest possible standard of perfection in Aster Seed, is our principal aim ^lew Crop ^low Heady Send at once for our new combined catalogue and in- struction book. It's free and will be a great help to all growers of Fancy Asters. Address Herbert (& Fleishauer Aster Specialists McMinnville, Oregon Or place your order now for fresh seed of any variety you would like from the following list. Queen of the Market. White, light and pink $1.00 Daybreak. Light pink, with full centers and large flowers 2.00 Purity. A pure, glistening white of great beauty : ^ 2.00 Viek's Royal. White and shell pink ; good medium early , 2.50 Lavender Gem. A most beautiful deep lavender 2.50 Improved Rochester. Lavender, purple and lavender pink 3.00 HohenzoUern. White, rosy Ulac and azure blue 2.00 White Fleece. A beautiful white, medium early 2.00 Astermum. Pink and lavender 3.00 Improved Giant Crego. White, shell pink, rose pink, purple and lavender 4.00 Pacific Beauty. The best lavender for cutting 6.00 Dreer's Superb Late Branching. Shell pink, rose pink, azure blue and purple 1.00 Peerless Late Branching. Shell pink, rose pink and purple 3.00 Giant Crimson. A dark velvety crimson 1.50 Hercules. White only, very large blooms 3.00 One-half ounce of any of the above at ounce prices. Trade packets, containing from 400 to 1000, according to price^of stock sent; 12 packets $2.00, 15 packets $2.50. Whea ordering, please mention The Escbange Seed Trade Report — Continued One packet 25c., 5 packets $1.00 The Barclay Nursery Co., 60 Barclay St., is making a special offer of Japanese fern balls, the last call for the season. It reports also the arrival of its Gladi- olus bulbs and Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) and Peony roots. A well arranged display of lawn grass and vegetable seeds, also of seasonable bulbs and roots, was noted at W. E. Marshall & Co.'s, 166 W. 23d St., this week. There is reported to be at this store an active demand for all kinds of seasonable stocks and sundries. Harry A. Bunyard Co., Inc.. 40 W^ 28th St., has a full line of all seasonable bulbs, including Gladiolus, Caladiums and Tuberoses. All vegetable and flower seeds are now in stock, and the demand for all seasonable goods is steadily in- creasing. Stumpp & Walter Co.. 30-.32 Barclay St.. is makinj a special offer of Mammoth Verbena, Mignonette and other season- able flower seeds. Mail and travelers' orders are reported at Burnett Bros., 08 Chambers St., to be steadily increasing, and counter trade is becoming brisk. Mr. Roy. of the Mt. Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Canada, was among the call- ers in town this week. Chicago Seed Trade The mail order trade at Vaughan's Seed store has shown quite an improve- ment the past week. Ed. Goldenstein, who has been on the road since the mid- dle of January, is back at his desk in the store again. The amount of business he secured on this trip is considerably ahead of all former records. Orders for all Spring bulbs are coming in with a vim, the shipping of which will begin about March 1 from the West Side ware- houses. A. Henderson & Co. will issue, during the next ten days, their first catalog. Mr. Henderson completed the compilation the past week, it being now in the hands of the printers. The work in fitting up the store preparatory to opening the retail department is progressing well and will be completed in a very short time. Guy Eeburn is in the city for a few days and will represent his house at the Illinois State Florists' Convention at Moline, March 7-8. At Winterson's Seed Store they are busy mailing their retail catalog. A large number of these goes to their trade in the vicinity of Chicago. A car of Caladiums and Tuberoses is due to ar- rive the present week. The store is nicely fitted up for Spring trade with decorative and flowering plants. The John H. Allen Seed Co. of She- boygan, Wis., has won the gold medal of the United States agricultural depart- ment, or the highest honor, for its ex- hibit of forty-two varieties of seed Peas at the Panama Exposition. Notice of the award, with the ribbon was received by the Allen Co. on Feb. 19. The medal' will follow later. A fire thought to have resulted from an overheated stove, consumed the store- house of the Ames Seed Co., Ames, la., on Feb. 17, along with 5000 bushels of Com, entailing a loss of over $6000. About $4000 insurance was carried on the Corn. Scarcity of seed Corn has made it practically impossible to replace the stock, which was said to be among the choicest in the State. H. L. Bolley, State seed commissioner of the Agricultural College, Fargo, N. D., has seed lists prepared by the Pure Seed Division showing the names and ad- dresses of growers having good seed for sale for sowing purposes. These lists are sent only on application. Growers that have good seed for sale and have not as yet submitted samples to the laboratory for test should do so at once. The State Nursery Co., of Helena, M™t.. has just issued its 1916 catalog of 1.30 pages of plants, shrubs, field, garden, flower seed and garden utensils. This is the 26th year of business for the com- pany and its enlarged catalog for the coming season indicates a steady growth. Chas. C. Massie, president of the Northrup, King & Co., announced on Feb. 23, detailed plans of the company for the construction in Northeast Jlinne- apolis of a $400,000 seed storage plant and laboratory, work on which will be- gin as soon as the frost is out of the ground. Mr. Massie said that it will take probably two years to get the place built and equipped to the last detail. With one exception the new construction will give the Minneapolis firm one of the largest seed establishments in the world. Danish Embargo on Root Seeds Hjalmar Hartman & Co., Copenhagen, report to Loeehner & Co., 11 Warren St., New York, that the Danish Government has put an embargo on all root seed for cattle feeding, such as Mangels, Ruta- bagas and Turnips. Cincinnati Seed Trade Organizes On Wednesday evening, Feb. 23, Theodore Cobb, of the D. M. Ferry Co., Detroit, Mich., entertained his Cincin- nati customers and friends with a din- ner at the Cuvier-Press Club. He told of the working of his firm's 700 acre trial farm near Detroit. Chas. Weber, A. J. Shoemaker and Mr. Pyle responded to toasts. Those present decided to organ- ize a permanent club of seedsmen in this city and vicinity. Teddy. Seed Germination vs. Seed Vitality The D. Landreth Seed Co. published in a contemporary. Jan. 19, au article on seed germination or continuous growth as contradistinguished from seed vitality, which latter may be only the power to kick or to grow only a day or so, little more strength than to put forth a white sprout, not at all sufficient to rise through the earth and continue to grow and de- velop a progressing plant. The acts by the various State legislatures for the protection of the farmer by providing that seeds shall have a certain vital force are very fallacious. To protect farmers and gardeners, whether truckers, market gardeners, or private gardeners, there should be a national law that all reported percentages of ability to grow should be germinative porcentages in earth, as vitality percentages in cotton or in seed testing machines are entirely misleading. It is to be hoped that all scientific agricultural stations will take a stand against grading the value of seeds by their power to show a white sprout, as science is truth, and no State station, as a scientific institution, can afford to send out or even palliate misleading state- ments. Floods in North Holland According to the Commerce Reports of last week, the American Consul at Am- - sterdam, Holland, telegraphed on Jan. 20 that the district north of that city had been flooded by the breaking of the dike that protects the lowlands from the Zuy- der Zee. Sixteen lives were lost at one place. The ground was then relatively dry on the Island of Marken, but on the mainland there had been no general re- cession ; shifting of the wind was push- ing the water from one locality only to j spread it over another. There are about one dozen villages in the inundated sec- , tion. with a total of about 20.000 inhabi- CI tants. Normal conditions, it is said, can- not be restored there, nor the fugatives returned to their homes for two or three months, possibly longer. How the water -will be removed is a problem. The flood covers an area of some 37,000 acres, and the land will probably be useless for a year or more, as it is impregnated with salt from the sea. Most of this country is devoted to pastures. This is the worst flood disaster in Holland since the year 1825. In regard to these floods we have re- ceived the following letter from Sluis & Groot, Enkhuizen, Holland : The island of Marken as well as the towns and villages Edam. Monnikendam, Broek in Waterland, etc., which many American tourists have visited, were in- volved in the catastrophe and although only sixteen persons were drowned the population has suffered enormously and many refugees have been sheltered under the roofs of the surrounding towns and villages. Fortunately in the polder in which we live, the ground of which is very fertile (Continued on page 520) March 4, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 519 King Humbert Canna The Best Bronze=Leaf, Orange=Scarlet, $2.00 per 100, case of 250 $4.38, per 1000 $17.50 Fresh dormant roots, with not less than two and three eyes each, true to name Red- Flowering. Green Foliage Cannas Doz. Dark crimson $0 25 40 .40 .25 .25 .80 .25 .40 .25 A. Bouvier. 5 ft. Beaute Poltevine. Sl-i ft. Dark crimson Black Prince. 3 to 4 ft. Dark velvety maroon. Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crimson. . . Cherokee. 4 ft. Intense, deep ricli maroon.. Dr. Robert Funke. 4H ft. Scarlet Duke of Marlboro, i^i ft. Dark crimson.. Express. 2 to 2 ^^ ft. Scarlet crimson Furst Bismarck. 4 ft. Rich scarlet crimson. Grand Chancellor Bulow. 3 ft. Crimson scarlet, overlaid with maroon 25 J. D. Eisele. 5 ft. Brilliant vermilion scarlet. .40 Louisiana. 7 ft Vivid scarlet 25 Mephlsto. 3M ft. The darkest crimson.. .25 Meteor. 4 ft. Deep crimson 2.50 Musafolla. 5 ft. Green leaves for foli- age effect only Pennsylvania. 5 ft. Deep orange scarlet.. . President Cleveland. 3 ft. Bright orange scarlet. 100 1000 »1.65 S16.00 2.75 25.00 2.75 25.00 1.65 15.00 1.35 12.00 5.25 60.00 1.50 14.00 2.75 25.00 25 25 30 1.65 15.00 2.25 20.00 1.35 12.00 18.00 175.00 1.50 14.00 1.50 14.00 2.00 17.50 Pres. Meyer. 4 ft. Cherry carmine 30 2.00 17.50 Pillar of Fire. 6 to 7 ft. \ high. Bright crimson / scarlet 30 2.00 17.50 Tarrytown. 3}4 ft. Crim- son 30 2.00 17.50 Pink-Flowering Cannas Louise. 5 ft. Rose. Some- what similar to Mile. Berat 30 2.00 17.50 Mile. Berat. iH ft. Rose carmine 30 2.00 17.60 Rosea gigantea. 3H ft. Rich rose, extra large... 1.60 12.00 110.00 Bronze-Leaved, Red-Flower- BRONZE-LEAVED, REO-FLOWERING CANNAS— Continued Doi. 100 1000 David Harum. 3H ft. Vermilion scarlet t0.40 t2.75 S25.00 Dr. E. Ackerknecht. 4 ft. Carmine lake 40 2 75 25.00 Dr. Budlngen. 4 ft. Scarlet, bronze foliage 28 1.50 14 00 Egandale 4 ft. Currant red 35 2.25 20 00 King Humbert. S ft. Orange scarlet 30 2.00 17.50 Shenandfiah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy foliage 25 1.65 16.00 WUIlam Saunders. 3>4 ft. Crimson scarlet 40 2.75 25.00 Cannas, Orange Shades Indiana. 3 to 4 ft. Color golden orange, daintily marked and striped with red 25 1.35 12.00 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Orange scarlet and yellow. . . .25 1.65 15.00 Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orange colored 26 1.50 14.00 Red and Gold Cannas Allemannla. 4 to 5 ft. Green foliage; scarlet and yellow 25 1.35 America. 6 ft. Crimson, wide and irregular gold edge .23 1.35 General Merkel. 4 ft. Scarlet, suffused with orange, base and edge of flower marbled with golden yellow. Superior to Niad. Crozy and Queen Charlotte 25 1.65 Gladiator. 4 ft. Bright yellow, spotted crimson 25 1.85 Gladlo-Flora. 3H ft. Crimson, changing to carmine rose, with edge of gold 40 2.76 Italia. 4H ft^ Green foliage^ Red, bordered yellow. . .25 1.50_ brilliant vermilion, 13.00 12.00 15.00 1500 25.00 14 00 ing Cannas Canna. King Humbert Brandywlne. 4 to 5 ft. Intense vinous red, mot- tled with deep crimson.. .40 2.75 25 00 Jean Tissot. 6 ft. Intense, _ . .. with bright orange shadings 40 2.76 Cannas, Yellow Shades Austria. 6 ft. Pure canary yellow .25 Florence Vaugban. 5 ft. Yellow, spotted crimson. . 25 Gustav Gumpper. 4 ft. Clear chrome yellow 1.00 Johanna Kanzleiter. 3}4 to 4 ft. Light amber yel- low, changing to creamy white 25 Richard Wallace. 4H ft. Canary yellow, green (o liage 1.50 1.65 8.00 14.00 15.00 75.00 .25 1.50 14.00 Cannas, White and Cream Shades Alsace. 3H ft ^Creamy"white Mont Blanc Imp. 3H ft Almost a pure white. .35 2.25 20.00 65 3.75 35 00 TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS SINGLE-KLOVVERING Crimson, Scarlet. Pure White, Rose. Liiiht Pink, Yel- low, Salmon, Orange, Copper or Mixed, all colors. Doz. 100 1000 Bulbs, H.,' in. diam. and up SO. 35 S2.25 $20.00 Bulhg. 1 1 .. in. diam. and up 40 2.75 2.5.00 DOUBLE-FLOWERING Crimson, .Scarlet, Rose, Pure White, C'oppcr-Bronze. Salmon, Yellow, Orange. Light Pink or Mixed, all colors. Doz. 100 lOUO Bulbs, IJ^i in, diam. and up $0..W S3..'i0 $30,00 Bulbs, 1>2 in. diam. and up 65 4.00 3."».U0 CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (.Elephant's Ear) 6 to S in. in circumference, 200 in a case. 8 to 10 in. in circumference, 100 in a case. , 10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a case. , 12 to 13 in. in circumference, 50 in a case. , Monsters. mcasurinK 13 in. -and upward in GLOXINIA ERECTA GRANDIFLORA Doz. 100 1000 ;0.60 $4.25 $40.00 .60 .60 .60 .60 .60 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 Doz. 100 1000 $0.25 $2.25 $20.00 .50 3..50 30.00 .75 5.60 1.00 8.00 .60' 4.25 40.00 .60 4.26 40.00 .50 3.75 35.00 50.00 75.00 circumference. 25 in a case 1.50 12.00 Full cases at 1000 rate FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS Brazilian Collection of 12 Varieties 1.50 12.00 Mixed Brazilian Varieties 1.25 10.00 MONTBRETIAS 100 Crocosmieflora. Orange scarlet SI .00 Etolle de Feu. Rich scarlet, .yellow center 1.00 Rayond'Or. Deep yellow: very large 1.00 Pottsli grandiflora. Bright yellow, flushed with red 1.00 Soleil Couchant. Bright red 1.00 1000 $7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 Blanche de Vera. White, rose bordered. .'. Emperor William. Blue, white border. . . Etoile de Feu. Carmine red Kaiser Frederick. Scarlet, white margin. . Mont Blanc. Snow white Princess Elizabeth. White, bordered blue. Princess Mathllde. White, with rose crown Boddington's Spotted Varieties. These contain the most distinct and remarkable colors All Colors Mixed GLADIOLUS 100 1000 America. Flesh pink. Ii4 in. and up SI. 25 $10.00 America, II Size. Just as good as the large bulbs for outdoor planting 1.00 8.00 Mrs. Francis King. The best scarlet for florists. 1.00 8.00 Augusta. White, purple throat 1.25 12.00 White and Light, Mixed 1.25 12.00 American Hybrids, Mixed 1.00 9,00 LILY OF THE VALLEY Large clumps of Lily of the Valley for outside planting. These clumps will throw from 20 to 25 spikes. $2.00 per doz.. S15.00 per 100. MADEIRA VINES Largelbulbs, Sl,75 per 100, $16,00 per 1000. CINNAMON VINES Bulbs,'6 to 10 inches, 30c. per doz,, $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per ino. 1000. CALLAS, SPOTTED LEAF (Kichardia albo-maculata) \'ery free Summer-blooming variety, 33.25 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS (Bleeding Heart) Strong forcingcrowns, $1.25 per doz., .S8.00 per I00,'$7.i.00 per 1000. HYACINTHUS C.\NDICANS (Cape Hyacinth) Large bulbs, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. THE GREAT ISMENE (Ismene Calathina Grandiflora) The flowers are of a very large size, like an Amaryllis, novel form and of snowy whiteness, and are also exceedingly fragrant. Bulbs are large and strong and begin to flower in two or three weeks after planting; a fine florists' flower. 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. TUBEROSES ^ 100 1000 Double Pearl. Selected bulbs, 4 to 6 in. in cir- cumference »;-2S $10.00 3 to 4 in, in circumference 1.00 7,o0 Mexican Everbloomlng 150 12.00 PERISHABLE GOODS SHIPPED BY FREIGHT AT OWNER'S RISK For fuller description of Cannas, also Caladiums, Begonias and other Spring Bulbs, send for Wholesale Catalogue ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen N.ie ciianqe of addressi 128 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK When ordering, pleaee mention The Eicbange 520 The Florists' Exchange R] CUT OUT THIS COUPON GET SUTTON'S LATEST NOVELTIES ''^*^ Sutton & Sons. Send uie your 190-page catalog, containing your .^ Sutton tested English novelties. Enclosed is 35c. which I under- stand you will return with my first order of $5 or over. Name Address ILL out. Cut out. Send to us with 35 cents. In return, we wiU send you our catalog, containing an exceptionally choice lot of Sutton's novelties. Ones you can't go wrong on. Ones that have first been tested out carefully by Sutton's painstalfing methods. We absolutely know them to have merit. The fact that pleasure-bent people are not going to England this year, will make England's plants and flowers doubly" popular. Be one of the awake ones to realize this fact. Our catalog is so elaborate and expensive to produce, that you will readily appreciate why we make a small charge of 35 cents for a copy; but this is promptly refunded with your order for $5 or more. ^tOe^t^t Olio Royal Seed Establishment, Reading, England WINTER. SON & COMPANY 64-F Wall St., New York City Sole AgentB East of the Rocky Mountains THE SHERMAN T. BLAKE CO., 429-F Sacramento Street San Francisco, California Sole Agents West of ■ Rooky Mountains The World's Handsomest Dahlia JohnWanamaker Awarded first prize for best Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful pink, large size, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching habit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous bloomer. William A. Finger, in sending us an order for "John Wana- maker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker' at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say it is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be in every collection." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, field-grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 per doz., $50.00 per 100. Retail price, $1.00 each. Send for our catalogue and wholesale list. PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, Berlin, NEW JERSEY When, ordering, plefise m''ntinn The Excluincp Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 1 1.00 Brenchleyensis, red . . . 1.25 10.00 Francis King, Bcarlet.. 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, III. Whpn nMorlne- dIpdh^ tnt^ntlnn Th<* Exchange GARDEN SEED BBBT. CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other itemi •f tha abort crop of this past season, as well as a fdU Una of Qarden seeds, will be quoted you upon applioatioD to S. D. WOODRUFF S SONS. 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK uid ORANGE. CONN. Wb«n ord«r1iiK. plea** mearloB The Bxchan«« The L D.Waller Seed Co. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA SWEET PEA and NASTURTIUM SPECIALISTS Correspondence Solicited WTien orrterlng pI,.hi>» mention The Bxebange GLADIOLUS Bulba, Fine Mixed. Per 1000 4,000 Extra large, 1M-2H in $8.00 13,000 No. 1, IM-lMin 5.00 20,000 No. 2. 1-1 Ji in 4.00 20 bushel corma or bulblets, J2.00 per bua. 100,000 LETTUCE. Wintered 2.00 100,000 ASPARAGUS ROOTS 2.50 I. & J. L. LEONARD, lona, N. J. WhPn ordprlng. nlpnse mr-ntjon The Exrliangg Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results Plants PANSIES Seed 200,000 MT GIANT PANSIES are now ready to ahip. Fine field-crown planta. Fineet mixture in superb oolore. All grown from Beleot«d stook. 100 by puoel post. SOo.; 1000 by eiprees. $3.50; 600 (2.00; 3000 110.00. Large, strong plants in bud for Winter blooming. tl.00 per 100 by eipreaa. Seed, finest miiture. 6000 seeds $1.00, 1 os. $4 00. 3 OS. SlOflO. SALVIA Bonfire. Os. $1.00, H oi. 76o. Cash with order. ER irilllllirC Lock Box 254 . D. jcnninuo, southport, conn '•aaowsR ONLr op pinb pansies". Burnett Bros. SEEaSMEM Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, New York City {Continued from page 518). and which nourishes a dense population, had a narow escape, for the dikes were badly damaged in many places and even houses were partly destroyed by the big waves which came over the dams, so that people living near the dikes passed an awful night. Only one of our gardens of about thirty acres, outside of the main dikes, and surrounded by a lower dam, has been en- tirely flooded so that we will not be able to grow any flower and vegetable stock seeds in it during next year, but we have taken our measures elsewhere, so that our business will not in any way be Im- paired by the calamity. Seed Situation in Canada Consul Felix S. S. Johnson of Kings- ton, Ont., reported on Feb. 7 to Commerce Reports that the price of seeds in Canada wiU be higher this year than last. The most notable advance has been in Red Clover, from $5 to $7 per hundredweight ; White Clover, Akike and Timothy, how- ever, only moved slightly upward. Tur- nip seed will be much higher, Carrot a little higher, but Beet and Mangel seed will not be above 1915 figures. Wax Beans are considerably higher; garden seeds. Lettuce, Tomatoes, etc., wUl show very little change, while flower seeds will be also about the same. Catalogs Received SomeBtlc Mnnsell SS Harvey, Ashtabula, Ohio. — Hand list of Gladioli. The Carmlcliael OTchardB, Shannock, R. I. — Price list of Gladioli, also Peonies. Metzner Floral Co., Mountainview, Gal. — Short list of plants, seeds, bulbs: 20 pp. M. Crawford Co., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. — Strawberry plants; a 4-page list with cover. vr. B. Kin?, Little Silver, N. J.— King's Hardy Old-Fashioned Flowers; 24 pp., nicely illustrated. The ITorthboro Dahlia and Oladlolaa Gardens, Northboro, Mass. — Catalog and price list, 1916; 20 pp., with some illus- trations. N. A. Hallaner, Ontario, N. T. — Select list of Gladioli. Dahlias, Roses, hardy plants, shrubs for Spring. 1916. Illinois Flower Bos Co., 180 North Dearborn St.. Chicago, 111. — Illinois Self- Watering Flower Boxes: an illustrated and well printed list of 24 pp. and cover. Fraser Nursery Co., Inc., HuntsvlUe, Ala. — February Surplus List for nur- serymen and dealers only, including or- namental stock, Roses, fruit and nut trees. Fred'k "Vr. liberie, 112 S. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y. — Eberle's Seed Annual, 64 pp., freely illustrated and devoted to flower and vegetable seeds, also lawn grasses. F. 8c F. DTnrserles, Springfield. Union Co., N. J. — Spring Trade List, 1916, de- voted to trees, shrubs, vines, and all outdoor ornamental stock of this class; there is also a fruit tree department; 36 pp. Harrison's ITurseries, Berlin, Md. — Special list of Strawberry plants. Leaf- let of Apple trees and list of prices on leading specialties, including fruits, shade and ornamental trees, evergreens, vines, etc. 1. Baniuan & Co., 357-59 West Chicago ave., Chicago, 111. — Colored illustrated I list of florists' supplies, for Spring and« ." Summer, embracing artificial flowers of^^ ' many kinds, Roses, Wistaria, etc., also foliage, plants, vines. Hart, Welles & Co., Growers, Import- ers and Dealers in Garden Flowers and Farm Seeds, Wethersfield, Conn. — A use- ful and well illustrated nicely printed list of 32 pp. with cover, devoted to flower and vegetable seeds. Framingham. Nnrseries, W. B. Whit- tier & Co., Framingliani, Mass. — Spring Trade Price List for nurserymen, deal- ers, florists and landscape architects only, comprising trees, shrubs, ever- greens, vines and Roses; 36 pp. WlUamette Dahlia & Floral Co., 1194 Willamette Blvd., Portland, Ore. — An- nual catalog for Spring 1916. of "True to Name" Dahlias, also Gladioli, Can- nas and bedding plants. A short list of 24 pp. and cover; Dahlias occupy 21 of the pages. The Imlay Co., 64 No. 5th St., Zanes- ville, Ohio. — Imlay's Seeds, Plants and Flowers; a catalog of 48 pp.. nicely illus- trated. Hardy plants, evergreens, de- ciduous flowering shrubs, Roses, indoor decorative plants and flowers from seeds are all listed. Young's Seed Store, 1406 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. — Young's Garden Book for 1916. This is the 51st year of the Arm In business. The catalog runs to 74 pp., including index, and has colored cover showing Roses on the front and Nas- turtiums on the back. The pages are March 4, 191U. The Florists' Exchange 521 Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Type Now Ready We have handled this grower's crop for the past fifteen years to the sat- isfaction of buyers. The seed is hand-picl;cd, thoroughly clean, plump and the best obtainable. Grown under protection of glass and lath. As long as crop lasts we offer, f. o. b. New York: 500 seeds $0.75 1000 seeds $1.35 2000 seeds 2.G0 3000 seeds 3.75 5000 seeds.- • 6.00 10,000 seeds 11.50 Samples on application H. H. BERGER & CO., 70 Warren St., New York Ulii-ll ..l-li.'llUL-. pll-»y nunlion Tli.' KxcIuj f. W. fletcher & lo. he. AUBURNDALE, MASS. Antirrhinums NELROSE, from the originator A nice lot of 2}^ in. seedlings, just right to bench for Memorial Day. S5.00 per 100. Nelrose seed, greenhouse grown, from se- lected plants. Trade packet, $1.00. Marguerites Keve'd'Or (Dream of Gold). The only yellow for Winter flowers. 3-in., strong, $8.00 per 100; 2-in., S6.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100. New Asparagus Luizi Strong, 4-iD. plants, S15.00 per 100; 25 for S4.00. When orderinc- pIpasp mpntinn Thp Rxchanjre ROSES Field-Grown — Superior Quality HYDRANGEAS Otaksa, French White, all sizes. HARDY PERENNIALS Canterbury Bells, Peach Bells, Phlox, Larkspur, Coreopsis, Gaillardlas, Pentstemon, Sweet WUliams, Shasta Daisies, etc. GERMAN IRIS New Orchid-flowering varietiea; Pallida dalmatica, Fcetidlssiiua variegata. Evergreen Tariegated. JAPANESE IRIS Fine collection. ORNAMENTALS and EVERGREENS English Laurel, 5-S feet tall. BUDDED LILACS 10 of the very best varietiea. ASK FOR PRICE LISTS MOUNTAIN VIEW FLORAL CO. PORTLAND. ORE. WYt^n ftrtT»r1ng nflrtn Tho Btari*hi>Dg» The Uptown Seed Store Harry A. Bunyard Co., inc. 40 Wesl 28Ui St., NEW YORK XXX SEEDS ALYSSUM Snowball. Theonlytruedw»rf.Pkt.20o ASTERS. Finest giants grown. Mlied, pkt. 20c CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown, single and double. Miied, 6S0 seeds, tl.OO; H pkt. M°. COLEUS. New giants, finest large leaved. 20o. CYCLAMEN Gllianteum. Finest Giants, mixed. 250 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. SOo. PANSY, Giants MUed. Finest grown, oritieally selected. 6000 seeds, tl.OO; H pkt. 50o.; oi. $3.00 PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20o. PETUNIA New California Giants. Mixed. 20o. PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, single, very showy, profuse bloomer and grand bedder. Most attractive Petunia grown. Pkt. SOo PHLOX Drummondll. New dwarf, large flower ing. Grand, finest colors and beauties. 20o. SALVIA Scarlet Glow. Finest intense soarlet Pkt. 20o. SNAPDRAGON, Giant White. Pink or Mixed. 20e. VERBENA. Calif, giants. Finest grown, mixed. Pkt. 20o. Cash. Liberal pkts. Six 20e. pkts., Sl.OO. JOHN r.RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa, irdpring pIp Thf KxrhHDKe freely illustrated. The catalog em- braces all sections of the garden. State Nursery Co., Helena, Mont. — Catalog of seeds, plants, trees, etc.; 28 large pages with index, covering tools, insecticides, sprayers, farm seed and grasses; vegetable seeds, also flower seeds, hardy perennials, shrubs, Roses, and useful indoor decorative plants. The front cover is devoted to some of the newer Roses, while the back shows Alfalfa fields being harvested. Hemnann's, 140 E. 34th st., N. T. — Herrmann's Seed Book. This is the thir- tieth year in which the firm has been in business. Their catalog is extensive, running to 112 pp. with index, and has sections devoted to vegetable, garden and farm seeds, flower seeds, grasses, Roses, hardy climbing plants, bulbs, flowering roots. Dahlias, Peonies, shrubs and hedge plants, small fruits, also fer- tilizers. A well arranged and complete list. Peter Henderson & Co., 35-37 Cortlandt St., New York. — Farmers' Manual; 48 pp. with colored cover, the back cover hav- ing an interesting illustration of various farm seeds shown in discs, framing a photograph of cattle grazing in a meadow. The catalog is well printed and enlivened with good useful illus- trations. We have also received Hen- derson's Garden Bulletin, No. 3, "Annual Flowers," a short cultural guide with illustrations. Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. — Nursery catalog. This is another of the large representative nursery catalogs, extending to 160 pp. and cover. The in- dex occupies two pages. There are selections of plants and trees for vari- ous conditions, such as for sandy banks, seaside planting, for moist places, orna- mental shade trees, etc.; all sections of the outdoor garden, including Cannas, Dahlias and other ornamentals of that class. Fruit trees for small and large gardens and orchards are also illus- trated and described, this section occu- pying 14 or 15 pp. Useful indoor deco- rative plants find a place. The whole list is freely and well illustrated, nicely printed on good paper. "W. H. Moon Co., Morrisville, Pa. — Moon's Hardy Trees and Plants for Every Place and Purpose, 1916. This, of course, is one of the standard nur- sery catalogs, and occupies the highest position in regard to its style, arrange- ment, illustrations, topography, paper, printing, and in its useful cultural di- rections. The drawings and line illus- trations make this not merely a cata- log but a 'book of reference for the outdoor garden. It extends to 128 pp., exclusive of cover, and has an index. It is a catalog that all who have the laying out or management of grounds and gardens will want to have. Peren- nials, as well as vines. Roses, shrubs and trees are extensively listed, while the latter pages are devoted to helpful hints and discussions of special topics. The frontispiece shows a Colonial house and garden scene in color. Foreign S. H. Batli, Ltd., -Floral Farms, Wis- bech. England. — Special trade list of Chrysanthemums, Carnations, Dahlias, Peonies. Pansies, herbaceous plants and Roses for Spring 1916. Q-„^ fil ADIOllS ^^ I I H^ III ^J Grown in the U.S. by Vaughan's Seed Store ^^■■1 IIIZT 100 1000 ^^■i#| ■■■9% America, 1st size SI. 25 $10.00 ■ ^^ Augusta, 1st size 1.25 10.00 Chicago White, 1st size 3.00 25.00 ^^ MH Mrs. Francis King, 1st size. .. 1.25 10.00 ^^ ■■ Halley," Ist size 2.00 18.00 mj ■ ■ ■ ■% ^% Princeps, 1st size 2 50 22.00 ■^ ■■■IB W^ Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Ist size 9.00 85.00 ■ ■■■■■■^^ Niagara, 1st size 4.50 40.00 ^^ W^ 1 1^^# Panama, 1st size 4.00 35.00 Primulinus Sunbeam, 1st size.18.00 Baron J. Hulot (Dutch Grown). 2.50 20.00 Chicago Salmon, 1st size 4.50 40.00 Velvet King, 1st size 3.00 25.00 Hyde Park, 1st size 5.00 45.00 Vaughan's XXX Florist Mix- ABH _ ture, 1st size 1.75 15.00 ■■^^jK^ Extra Fine Mixed, 1st size 2.00 18.00 IWIIIVT Good Mixed, 1st size 1.00 8.50 1 1 1 W W fc And aU Other Leaders A I . CANNAS— Dormant Roots v0niDl6t6 ^""^'^ *° '''"'"^" ^'"'^ '■ 1000 ■^ AUemania $25.00 Burbank 25.00 ^^ ■ Buttercup 40.00 ■ ■#^B«J^M««I David Harum 22.50 llfllllirHl Egandale 22..50 Wl I VI Ml Florence Vaughan 20.00 Hungaria 35.00 KING HUMBERT 30.00 ■ ■ Louisiana 22.00 I ■•a^^ Mad. Crozy 22.50 I IIIM Mrs. A. F. Conard 36.00 klllW Queen Charlotte 25.00 Souv. d'Antoine Crozy 25.00 Wm. Saunders 50.00 , ■ .■ Venus 30.00 0%^ W\t\rW% FIREBIRD. Best scarlet, green gt I lllllll leaved, grand companion to Mb Mwbll King Humbert. Per 100, $20.00. .180.00 ni.:«..w<. CAIADIUM Esculenlum ^^■■■''••O 5- 7 inches $1.75 $15.00 7-9 inches 3.50 30.00 9-11 inches 6.00 55.00 I 11-12 inches 9.50 85.00 ^lllll 12 inches and up 14.00 125.00 film Caladiums, fancy leaved, choice named, very fine, 25 for $3.50 Npw York ^^^™"^ BtGOINIAS I^^WW I VI l» Grown from the finest large-flowering strains. Quality inspected by our Mr. J. 0. Vaughan in Belgium. Doz. 100 1000 Single Sorts. White, scarlet, yellow, pink, _ A I orange, salmon $0.50 $3.00 $25.00 For Seedsmen ^^r^^^-.^. ■'' '■'' ''■'' scarlet, vellow, pink, P^„ ri-..^:.«X..» orange, sahnon 60 4.00 35.00 rOr rlOriStS DouWe Mixed 50 3.50 30 00 TIKEROSES True Dwarf Pearl a I . I • Carload lots of bulbs are in warehouse, « / Q 1 1 g\ h O n O ^^°^*' ^''<^^' ^"'^ ready for shipping. TQUc^IIQII J First Size, 4-6 inches $9.00 ^J Medium Size, 3-'l inches 5.00 Seed Store oioxiiNiAS Grassifolia Grandiflora All the spotted and Tigered variations in riHinA(^0 sound bulbs. 100 1000 V-r n I V^MVaV^ Separate Colors $5.00 $40.00 IVIC-lAI VnOK MiiedCoIors 4.00 35.00 IN t. w Y u M i\ Asparagus Plumosa Seedlings $6.00 per 1000 Wlien orderlM. plean Dentlon The Bxchsnn 522 The Florists' Exchange !fi yi \^ m ifi }R }R \n !fi ifi I9i S|ffi!fi««affiffiffiffiffiffiffiififfiaffiffiffi«!fiaifiifiaffitfiffiaififfiffiifiififfiffiifiifire Let Antoine Wintzer Advise You The Best Carinas To Buy %'%] 'iHY bother your head trying to \^/ make selections from our big list of Cannas, when if you will tell us about the line you want, Mr. Wintzer will suggest those he knows to be the best, as to color, size, foliage and endurance of bloom. We have discarded a good many of our former listings, and replaced them by better. Mr. Wintzer will tell you just what they are, and just why they are better. If you are too busy to write, here are a few helpful hints. Tear out this page, put quantity opposite ones you want, and mail to us. Send for complete list of all ourCannas For Bed Planting DWARF Per 100 iiBrandywine. Red $2.50 iCloth of Gold. Variegated 5. iCoronet (Improved). Yellow 3. ^Evolution. B. Pink 2. SGolden Gate. Yellow $3.50 for 10. .25. ^Martha Washington. Pink 2.50 MEDIUM ^Gladiator. Spotted yellow 3.50 SiKate F. Deemer. Yellow 4. ^ane Addams. Yellow $3.50 for 10. .25. Pink Per 100 . $12.50 .9. . 7.50 .4. MEDIUM— Continued ^Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. ^Rosea Gigantea. Pink ^Wabash. B. Pink mV/m. Saunders. B. Red. TALL g^Black Prince. Red 2.50 SMrs. Carl Kelsey. Variegated 3. gSOlympic. Red 15. SSPillar of Fire. Red 2. gSWyoming. Orange, purple foliage 2. " B." Kinds marked B have bronze foliage. For Foundation Planting PINK B g^Betsy Rose SHiawatha. ^Loveliness SMrs. Alfred F. Conard SVenus Per 100 4. . 5. .12.50 . 3. RED ^Beacon 4. g;Meteor (Wintzer's) I5! g^Philadelphia 2. VARIEGATED ggGladioflora ^Panama Souv. de Antoine Crozy WHITE SMont Blanc (Improved) YELLOW ggCalifornia Director Holtze gUuanita $1.25 for gSOueen of Holland. B Per 100 $5. 15. 2.50 . . . 3. . . . . 2. 10.. 10. .... 9. Best Bronze Leaf Ones SBrandywJne. Red SConowingo. Red ^Evolution. Pink ^Hiawatha. Pink. King Humbert. Red Per 100 ZH ft. $2.50 5 ft. 4 ft. 3 ft. 4 ft. 4. 2. 4. 3. Prices: F. O. B. West 25 at 100 rate i^New York. Red gSWabash. Pink ISWm. Saunders. Red ^Wyoming. Orange, purple foliage. Grove Per 100 5 ft. $4. 4 ft. 4 ft. 7 ft. 7.50 4. 2 THE CONARD & JONES CO.' Swas-teeka Brand Cannas WEST GROVE, PA. !fi Whea ordering, please mention The Excbange }R \R \R !fi }£ ifi }£ >fi ifi tfi if; bfi }R }£ yi \R Ifi »i ffiaffiffimffiaifitfaaffiiRfiiiiffiffiaaffiaffiffiaffiffiffitfiffiaaffiffiifimffi S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN. CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radish, Muskmeloa, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com. Comtpondencc Solicited. Wien ordering, please mention The Bxcbange GLADIOLI Catalogue now ready JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. FLOWERFIELD. L. I., N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Elzchanffe FERN BALLS LAST CALL S-6 in.. tl4.00 per lOOi 7-9 in , $22.50 per 100. TUBEROSE Dwarf Eicelslor Pearl. J9.00 per 1000. All sizes of Caladlums in stock. The Barclay Nursery " ^'V^.'^^.w^z 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway, NEW YORK. Telephone, Cortlandt 1815 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Southern States Houston, Tex. Proposal Day With alertness to business possi- bilities, Feb. 29, the day of "once in four years," will be taken advantage of by Houston florists. It will be regarded as a toUowing up of the sentiments of St. Valentine's Day, and suggestions ad- vanced then will be pursued further to the culmination of action in the proposal. Several florists will have the opportun- ity for initiative in the arrangement of floral offerings that will certainly have the language of a proposal incorporated, for flowers can easily be made to talk when the language is understood. Some unique floral arrangements are now being planned that will find a place in show window suggestion and lady cus- tomers are expected to be frequent and often in the buying capacity, as local pa- pers will advertise what the florists can do for them considering the timidity of some who cannot arrive at the courage to propose except through flowers. Arbor Day in Texas as appointed, Feb. 22, brought out the greatest business, es- pecially to nurserymen, ever known here. Vehicles of every character were hurry- ing to and fro along the streets well loaded with trees and various shrubbery, either from nearby nurseries or shipped into Houston from nurseries of surround- ing towns. The day was beautiful — Spring-time in weather, and quite a few people neglected business to get into the planting habit. Among other planting a great deal was done in the convention garden under the direction of Manager C. L. Brock, and as warm weather is starting budding of some plants time must be taken by the forelock. Convention Garden Progress Both Messrs. R. C. Kerr and C. L. Brock are working like beavers to the success of the convention garden. Let- ters are continually written to florists everywhere in the country inviting par- ticipation, not in a way of asking if they desire to do so, but counting that point as understood that they do. The question is asked at once, "advise promptly the amount of space required, and what it is you propose to plant" Certainly at this writing there is much good space available, though considerable of choice locations have been engaged. Every few days finds more desiring to en- ter, and it is encouraging to note that they are coming from widely different parts of the country. S. J. M. New Orleans, La. Carnivals, Balls and Parties We are having ideal weather and we hope it will continue during the coming holidays. The city is crowded with visi- tors from all parts of the country to view our celebrated carnival pageants. Business is exceptionally good. Flow- ers are in great demand. Balls, parties and other social events continue keeping the florists rushed. By the end of the next two weeks the carnival will be over and every one will get busy with prepa- rations for the coming flower show, to be held April 6-9. All plans have been drawn up and the outlook is very bright. The Orchid Store of A. J. Newsham is to be closed after carnival, and can- tinue business at the nursery at Canal st. M. B. Bruno Werner, whose death was re- ported recently, is survived by a mother, two sisters and one brother who reside in German.v, and by one sister and two brothers who live in Philadelphia and one brother in New Orleans. Nashville, Tenn. There has been more or less of a short- .Tge of flowers ever since the first of December. The supply has been steadily increasing the past three weeks, but there is still no surplus. Peas are in the market now in plenty, and the average quality is the best it has ever been in this city. Violets are plen- tiful and good. Valley is on tie short side. Bulbous stock is fairly plentiful. n The Eichange P ERRY'S Special Offer of PERENNIAL and ALPINE SEEDS Contains many lines that cannot be obtained from any other source Perry's Hardy Plant Farm ENFIELD, MIDDX, ENG. BEGONIA BEGONI\ Luminosa Erfordii SECDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK, N. Y. Dahlias '"z:^ Delice, Best Pink. Genoveva, Best Cactus Yellow. Henry Patrick, Best White. Juliet, Best Cactus Pink. Lawine, Best Cactus White. Wm. Agnew, Red. Le Colosse, Yellow. $5.00 per 100. Baltimore Cut Flower Co. 200 Park Ave., BALTIMO When nrtlt^rliig. pU-iisp [ii>-ntli>Q The Exchange SOUTHERN STATES— Continned We have been especially pleased to see the results some of our growers have had from forcing home grown Daffodils. The seedsmen are having a fair run of business. Nurserymen report business much better than it was last season. Many of the varieties are sold out entirely. Cow Peas have not been so abundant nor so cheap in this district for years as they are this year. As a result there are few moving yet. The growers are holding for a higher price. The peddling wagons have not appeared on the streets as early this season as usual.' We have not seen a single wagon this Spring. St. Valentine's Day saw the most busi- ness done by the florists that we have ever had in this citv. This was partly at least due to good advertising and well decorated windows. M. B. VVbeh ordeiiiiK. pie'"*© meDliuQ The ^schange Louisville, Ky. An Auditorium Wanted While the last week in February was a comparatively quiet one. the month as a whole made an excellent showing and so far the new year is far ahead of any previous season experienced for some time. Plants are moving extremely well and stocks in general are far better and more plentiful than they have been for months. Florists, seedsmen and other concerns interested in flowers, etc., are warmly supporting a campaign whereby $.300,000 is being raised for the purpose of build- ing an auditorium in the city. For sev- eral years Louisville has been without an auditorium and there has been practi- cally no place in which to hold big con- ventions, public meetings, exhibits, etc. The Kentucky Society of Florists sub- scribed $25 for one share of stock in the auditorium. Other concerns and Indi- viduals subscribing for one or more shares were W. N. Arterburn, of Wood- Stubbs & Co.. seedsmen ; F. Walker & Co. ; Augu.st R. Baumer ; Fred Haupt ; Louisville Seed Co. ; .Tacob Schulz Co. ; William S. Bodley, of the Sunlight Dou- ble Glass Sash Co. : and E. G. Reimers & Son Co. The auditorium will mean a good deal to the florists as It will bring many large conventions, musical recitals, etc.. to the city. B. F. Gregory, president of the Louis- ville Chemical Co., manufacturers, and retailers of various sprays, etc., is con- fined to his home with a severe attack of lumbago and threatened pneumonia. The doctors have announced his condition to be serious. C. J. Morat, Jr., and F. O. Morat, for- merly connected with the old Morat greenhouses, are now operating a garage ujider the arm name of Morat Bros. F. R. Sanders, of Poehlmann Bros. Co.. Chicago, was in Louisville last week calling on local florists and growers. Onion Sets Fancy Recleaned, Hand Picked Entirely Free From Sprouts WE CAN SUPPLY YOU BY BUSHEL OR CAR-LOAD Fancy Red Wethersfield Onion Sets Fancy Yellow Danvers Onion Sets Fancy White Silver Skin Onion Sets Prompt Siiipment Send for Special Price* WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND OUR SPECIAL PRICES J. POLGIANO & SON "almost 100 YEARS ESTABLISHED TRADE I ■ 1^ Pratt, Li^ht and Eliicott Streets :: :: BALTIMORE, MD When ordering, please mention The Eitclmngp -TO THC TRADE- HENRY MEnE, Quedlinburg, Germany —^^~^^ (EMabUabed Is 1T87) Growar and Bxportar on the t«t larAeat Kalclof all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS Si>«ct«ltle>i B»n., Beeti, C.bb<«<* Canoto, Kohl-Rabi, Le«k», LettuoM, OnloM, PemM. B.di^<», Spinach, Turnipe. Swede.. Alter., B»lMm^ BegoniM. CiLrnation., Cineriuruui. Glonma., Larkiipun^ Naaturtiunu. PanMefc Petunia., Phloi. Pnmula, Soabloufc Stoolu. Verbenas ZinalM, '%BsTv'^^i■m■STRlu'MPHOF THB GIANT PANSIES (mixed). Th. m«rt perf^rt aad mart beautilul in tb. world. »6.00 par oa, $1.78 par H o... $1.00 per H o.. Po.«ag. paid. Caah ^Ait'L^ offered are irown undm my personal mipervision on my own Taat ftrounds. and an warranted tni. to name, of etrongeat growtb, Sneat rtoeliB and beat quality. I alM grow largely Med. on contract. ntiTUn:. |il.-Hhe Qj.-ritlMh Tli, David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michigan Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. When ordprlnc. nl'-«»"' m.nllon The Kji-hnnge Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburft's dlaplay ad. on page 534, and send poatal for free samples. Watch for our Trade Mark stamped c,n every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper pradcs is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, moiled po-^tpaid hy manufactuicrs upon receipt of 4i I .:< nt-s iii postaKC. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. Wtien ortleHne. plpflse mention The Bxehapge Readers "III confer a favor upon us of more than passlnii yalue If. when ordering stock of our adTerlUera. they will mention seeing the ■dTt. In THE EXCHANGE. 524 The Florists' Exchange DREER'S HYDRANGEAS SELECT STANDARD VARIETIES These are all stored in coldframes in a dormant condition: the 5- and 6-in. pots are in prime shape for flowering for Spring and Memorial Day sales, while the 2- and 3-in. potB will be found pro6table for growing on. Avalanche. Large corymbs of pure white Bowers; very free- flowering. Bouquet Rose. Large trusses of well-formed flowers; rosy-amber, turning to bright pink. E. G. Hill. Trusses of immense size, color a rnost pleasing shade of pink which does not fade: growth vigorous. General de Vibraye. Very large heads of bright rose; a splendid forcing variety. La Lorraine. Very large flowers: pale rose turning to bright pink. Mile. Renee Galllard. Large panicles of milky-white irregularly dentated flowers. Mme. Maurice Hamar. Large delicate flesh-rose color; a pleasing shade. Mme. EmlJe Mouillere. One of the very best; very large flowers, frequently over 2 inches in diameter, of the purest white, with rosy-carmine eye. Mont Rose. Immense panicles of a clear flesh-rose. Radiant. Splendid rose-carmine. Ronsard. Very large individual flowers as well as trusses of a beautiful rose tint. Souvenir de Mme. E. Cbautard. One of the prettiest; robust habit, medium-sized corymbs of bright rose-colored flowers. Vieux-Ctiateau. A strong, upright growing variety with immense trusses of very large white flowers; these as they mature become suffused with a dehcate rosy-carmine tint. All of the above can be supplied in 2. 3, 5 and 6-in. pota, excepting E. G. Hill, which can only be furnished in the three smaller sizes. 2-inch pots, $0.60 per doz.. $4.00 per 100. $30.00 per 1000 3 '^ 1.00 " 7.00 " 60.00 2.50 4.00 20.00 30.00 New Hydrangeas We have introduced to American commerce practically all the worthy French Hydrangeas in popular demand today. It has been our constant aim to discard superseded and inferior sorts, and we believe every variety in the sets following to possess such individual distinctive merit as will make it valuable. All plants are in well protected coldframesland will be kept dormant as late as possible in Spnng. Hydrangea Novelties for 1916 Directeur Vuillermet. Immense trusses ol medium sized fringed good pink flowers. L'Islette. Rosy carmine of medium size, very free, unusually "promising. Louis Foucard. Very free flowering rosy carmine. Mme. E. Tabar. Very delicate rose color. Mme. Legou. Distinct, large and imposing creamy white. Mme. R. Jacquet. Compact heads of a pretty pale pink. MUe. Luclenne Chaure. Nicely fringed bright rosy carmine, ^fjong grower, a good garden variety. Mile. Rene Plessier. Splendid tender rose. Prof. A. Vezzin. White with delicate carmine suffusion Souvenir de Mme. Victor Raoult. Very large lively rose. Souvenir de Monsieur Belot. Lively carmine-rose. ViUe de Chartres. Immense pure white of vigorous habit. Price: Any of above Novelties, 2J^-in. pots. 25o. each, $2.50 per doz., $18.00 per 100; one each of the 12 sorts for $2.50. Hydrangea Novelties of 1915 Baby Bimbenet. Very dwarf, free and early, the plant becomes covered with large, compact trusses of silvery-rose flowers. Beaute Vendomoise. Immense heads of white flowers tinted pink; the individual florets attain a diameter of 4 inches, and while it shows a tendency to a loose, open truss, this adds to its attractiveness, E^lalreur. One of the most startling acquisitions; a very bright carmine- rose, the nearest approach to a red. We particularly recommend this. La France. Very strong grower, with immense trusses of deeply fringed flowers of a delicate shade of rose. La Perle. The grandest, largest and most refined white we have yet seen; flowers deeply fringed. Lilie Mouillere. Similar to, but distinct from Eclaireur; a bright carmme- Louls Mouillere. A very distinct and valuable variety, a fine shade of deep rose-pink fringed florets in trusses of immense size. Mme. Auguste Nonin. An unusually attractive pretty pale pink in heads of large size. , . . , Souvenir du Lieut. Chaure. Produces immense heads of bright rose- carmine flowers on bold, upright stems. Price. Any of the above 1915 introductions; 2-inch pots, $1.00 per doz.. $7.00 per 100 3 " 1.50 " 10.00 " 714-716 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The above prices are intended for the trade only HENRY A. DREER, T'liU'in Thp Kxcluinge Order Now! FOR YOUR ST. PATRICK'S DAY TRADE Order Now! 50,000 WE HAVE 50,000 TRUE IRISH SHAMROCKS In 1-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. In \%-\n. pot3, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Get in line now for some extra money on March 17th. PANSIES and GERANIUMS in SEASON Cash with order. LEONARD CGUSIINS, JR., Telephone 82 CONCORD Whpn ordTlng pleasp mi^iitlrm TIip F.xrlinncp Concord Junction, Mass. ROOTED CUTTINGS AGERATUMS. Stella Gumey and 100 Little Blue Star $0.60 PETUNIAS. Dreer'e Superb Double Fringed. The best selected, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 75 SALVIA Bonfire 76 1000 ts.oo 9.00 6.00 6.00 Shamrock Plants In 1-inch, 2-inch, 2J4-inch, 4-inch pans and the Shamrock leaf pans, also in clay pipes JOHN SCOTT PLANTS PETUNIAS. Dreer's Double Fringed. Mixed colors, strong plants, from 2-in. pots $2.00 per 100 ROSE GERANIUMS. Strong plants, from 2 in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. When ordering, plfase mention The Escbange Write them yon read thla adrt. la the BzcbaDge I When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange GOOD STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2M-in. pots $2.50 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-in. pota 5 00 ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. 2)i-in. pots 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. 3-in. pota 4.00 DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 3-in. pota 5.00 FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2>i-in. pots 2.00 GERMAN rVY. 2)<-in 2.00 IVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2Ji-in. pots 3 00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2)i-in. pots 2.50 MARGUERITE DAISY. Single White. 2)i-in 200 HELIOTROPE. 2!4-in 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON. 2H-in... 2.50 (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Varlegata. 3-in 3.00 3>i-in 6.00 F. A. EnnONS, w«stKennebunk. Me. Carnations and Plumosus Matchleaa and Mn C. W. Ward. Good, atronc, wel'-rooted Cutuosa, from fino healthy itoox. at $26.00 per 1000. Plumoaua, by tha tbouiasd or ten thouaaod, at $26.00 per 1000. Cath or approted ertdU Rutland Road and E. 45th St, BROOKLYN, N.Y. i w. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Moore & Gibson Co., manufacturers ot novelties, baskets, etc., of New York, were represented in Louisville recently by W. W. Heasley. B. G. Reimers Son & Co., are receiving many congratulations on the beauty of the big decoration which the company handled at the Jefferson County Armory during the Louisville Automobile Show. The decorations are said to have been the handsomest ever furnished for the show. The general color scheme was _ carried out in pink and green. Boiler Bursts A let-down in a boiler at the green- houses of Nick Pontrich's Sons duringi cold weather has subjected the concern to ' a loss of approximately .$2500. Two Car- nation houses and quantities of Spring stock were ruined. The Louisville houses of Nick Pontrich were recently taken over under lease by Mike and Frank Pontrich, who have been operat- ing as Nick Pontrich's Sons. The loss will set the concern back for some time. In addition to the loss on the stock a suit has been filed against the firm by the American Iron Works which installed the faulty boiler, which was guaranteed to heat the entire establishment. The firm refused payment for the boiler when it was found that it would not heat the place, and a new Ideal boiler has been put in. the faulty one having been taken out. The suit was filed in less than thirty days after the boiler had been in- stalled, and the firm is preparing to file a counter suit for the loss of the stock under the guarantee. According to Mike Pontrich the boiler was leaking in three flues and was only capable of heating about two and one-half houses in bad weather. The William Walker Co. furnished a handsome bridal bouquet which was used in connection with the fashion show helH by three Louisville houses on Thursday evening during the annual automobile show. A stage was erected at the rear of the Armory, and almost one hundred changes were shown on live models. The performance wound up with the appear- ance of the bride, who after the time honored custom threw her bouquet into the hands of the crowd. H. Kleinstarink reports that he is busy at the greenhouses .iust now. There is a fine wholesale and retail demand for plants of various kinds. The principal plants selling are Primroses, Cyclamen, Azaleas. Hyacinths, Tulips, Geraniums. Narcissi and Callas. Narcissi are about done, but there is a big demand for Daffo- dils. The Trading Stamp Practice Louisville florists who give trading stamps as a rule have discontinued the practice of giving away flowers upon the payment of bills. However, trading stamps are only given up to the tenth of the month following the date of the sale, and are given more in recognition of quicli payments than as an apprecia- tion of the business. Even some of the florists who do give trading stamps give away flowers upon payment of older ac- counts, but do not give flowers and trad- ing stamps. A small bunch of Violets, a Rose or two, or even a few Carnations or Jonquils are appreciated and it will prob- ably be found that flowers make a more lasting impression than trading stamps. Sam Pontrich of Richmond, Ky., was in Louisville recently calling on his brothers. Mrs. Nick Pontrich ran down last week to spend a few days with her sons, and reports that business is boom- ing in the Bluegrass city. Sickness has been responsible for a shortage in the force at the C. B. Thomp- son & Co.'s store. Phil. Shaid, the green- house man, has been away for about three months, but is improving, it is re- ported. James Gibbons is doing tem- porary work in this department. Joe Abell is back again after a short illness, and Mrs. Ethel Bauer, neice of Mrs. Thomp- son is back again after a short illness. The Henry Vogt Machine Co., boiler manufacturers and manufacturers of re- frigerating machinery. have filed amended articles of incorporation in- creasing the capital stock to .$1,000,000 in 10.000 shares, of which $500,000 is 6 per cent, preferred. Henry Vogt is president. His brother, Adam Vogt, re- cently retired from the company to be- come a capitalist. G. D. C. OwATONTJA, Minn. — ^State Senator Thomas E. Ca.shman of Owatonna. Minn., went to Washington, D. C, to represent the Minnesota nurser.vmen in opposition to the plan of establishing a Government free distribution nursery at Mandan, N. D. March i, 191C. The Florists' Exchange 525 To The Doubting Thomases "John Baer *' Tomato The Earliest and Best Tomato on Earth FRITZ BAHR. of Week's Work fame, writes in The Ex- change of last week: " In the Spring of 1914 the much advertised John Baer came to our notice. We invested $2 in it, for an extra early Tomato means a whole lot in a section of the coun- try where there are hardly three months of the year without frost. We gave the plants of John Baer Tomato away as Premiums or as samples to try out. Of the ones we planted out for our own use, we picked the first dozen of ripe Tomatoes July 5. We kept on picking after that until the frost came. If you want an extra early sort include John Baer this year among the ones you grow." Earllness Ten days earlier than Earliana^ in Canada; the earliest Tomato i.i New Jersey; 10 days earlier than Globe in Florida; planted 6 weeks later but came first in Texas; 3 weeks ahead of any in Virginia; 3 weeks ahead of any in New York; 3 weeks ahead of any in Wash- ington; 2 weeks ahead of any in Mary- land; set out May 30, picked ripe fruit June 17, in New York. Quality Earliest and best in 28 varieties; brilliant, deep red color; smoothest; no core; almost free from seed; delicious flavored; far more solid and meaty than any other; no culls; ripens even up to the stem; perfect beauties; uniform in size and ripening; picks two to one to any other variety; from 105 to 122 perfect fruit to the vine; a perfect shipper; blight proof. ■ ORIGINATOR'S SEED ONLY Pkts. 25c and 50c., 1 oz. $1.50, 2 oz. $2.50, 'A lb. $4.50, 14 lb. $8.00, lb. S15.0I), 2 lbs. $25.00. All Postpaid 'j ofl to the trade 1818 J. BOUaiAINO «Sr SOIN Almost 100 years teUing trustworthy sefds Growers of Pedigreed Tomato Seed BALTIMORE, MD., U. S. A. 1916 VV'beu ordering, i/ieuse menliun The Jiscliange SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Baltimore, Md. The Market Business the past week li.ns kept up fairly well, with a good call for pot plants and cut flowers. The store win- dows are lavishly decorated and give an impression of Spring. Club Meeting The regular meeting of the Gar- deners and Florists' Club was rousing. An exceptioually large crowd attended. President James Hamilton introduced J. Otto Thilow, of H. A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia. Mr. Thilow paid tribute to the club, saj'ing it stood among the oldest. His lecture was very interesting throughout and the writer regrets that sc few retailers were present. He spoke of the coming show in Philadelphia. On the afternoon of March 29 Richard Vin- cent, Jr.. will give a lecture on Dahlias. Mr. Thilow received a rising vote of "thanks. A committee was appointed to go to Annapolis, Md., to go before the Legisla- ture to further the interest of the Mary- land Agricultural College. The members comprise Jas. Hamilton, chairman ; Isaac H. Moss, Mr. Stisser, W. Lehs, J. L. Towner. M. Richmond, C. Kress, W. E. McKissick. The question box was interesting. The club ordered 2.tO buttons to be sold to members at 2.5c. each. The hut- ton is very attractive in Maryland colors and large Rose in center. Return postals will be sent out to members to state whether they will at- tend the club's banquet at Hotel Rei- mert. Isaac H. Moss is chairman of the dinner committee. The club will meet at 7 o'clock instead of 8 o'clock the next meeting night. No business will be transacted except the election of officers. The following nominations have been made: James Hamilton for president; for vice-president, W. McKissick, John Rider, and A. G. Fiedler. For treas- urer. I. G. Burger. For financial secre- tary, George Talbert. For secretary, N. F. Flitton. Librarian, C. H. Wag- ner. Charles Uffler, Glencoe, Md., gave an interesting talk on hardy shrubs and plants. He has a border 250ft. by 6ft. of hardy plants. A rising vote of thanks was unanimously accorded, on the mo- tion of J. L. Towner. i General Notes A. F. Fieder is on the jury in the Criminal court. The Baltimore florists will travel with the Washington florists to tie National Flower Show. Visitors : Roman J. Irwin, New York ; I. Rosnosky, Philadelphia ; J. Otto Thi- low, Philadelphia. TTiomas Stevenson, Towson, will give a talk on Roses at the Club on March 27. T. Walter Gray, Catonsville, Md., re- ceived the contract from one of our lead- ing department stores here to supply 2500 Carnations and 2500 Roses for its Spring opening on Wednesday. L. H. A. Klein, Towson, Md., is send- ing in some extra fine long stemmed Spencer Sweet Peas. H. D. Shipley has taken up the retail business in the market and has been very successful in his new venture. James Glass is cutting fine Calendu- las. J. L. T. Tennessee Horticulture The proceedings of the tenth annual convention of the various horticultural organizations of the State of Tennessee have been published. These embrace the work done by the Tennessee State Hor- ticultural Society, State Nurserymen's Ass'n. Bee Keeper's Ass'n, and the State Florists' Ass'n. They are published from Nashville. The convention was held Jan. 27-29 last, and reports appeared in The Florits' Exchange. These various bod- ies do well to unite in publishing their proceedings so speedily after their an- nual meeting, and show a good spirit of co-operation in having all the meetings together and publishing them in this way. The volume runs to 177 pp. of text, ex- clusive of the advertisements and cover, and includes stenographic reports of the discussions on the various papers that were read. Altogether this must bring home to everyone in the State the results of the work accomplished. There are some illustrations. SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS Everything In cutdnfts and amall pot SATISFACTION ASPARAC:US Plumosua SeedllnHs. t8.00 < per 1000; in 6.000 lots at $7.60 per 1000; in 2>i-in.. J3.00 per 100, »25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Planta, all other va* rieties. Pricea on application. BEGONIAS 100 looo ; CHATELAINE. 2M->n $5.00 $45.00 Strong seedlings, from soil 3.50 30.00 Strong, 3-in 8.00 Strong. 4-in 12.00 REX. 2>i-in. very best varieties, | asaorted SOD 40.00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 AUce $6.00 $50.00 Pink Dellltht 5.00 40.00 Champion. Select atock 3.60 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.60 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very free) 12.00 100.00 Following at $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Eureka Rose Pink En- Prlncess Dagmar chantress Harlowarden Herald White Wonder Pink Wlnsor 260 or more at the thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CirmNGS The following are the best newer varieties of oommercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 lOOO ModeUo $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 36.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 28 00 White Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 26.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 26.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a full list of all other commercial varieties. Pricea on application. COLEUS ROOTED CUTTINGS Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltil and all other beat vaneties, S5c. per 100, postpaid; $7.00 per 1000 by express collect. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS strong, twice transplanted, very best strain. In all colors. $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varieties 100 1000 DAISIES, Boston Yellow. Strong 3H-in. bushy plants, 26 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2>i-in..$6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $36.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00J.1S.OO Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-iD. plants 3.00 26.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.76 16.00 Single White. Best variety for pots; large flowering. 2>j[-in.. 6.00 FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In beat 100 1000 varieties. 2K-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston Ferns. 2>^-in 4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt, Whitman! com- pacts, Scholzell, Scottll, all m-m S.OO 40.00 Elegantlsslma Imperialls and Elegantlssima compacts. 2Ji-in 5.00 80.00 Teddy, Jr 6.00 45.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In beat varietiea. 1 flat, $2.00 per flat; 6 flats, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats, $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. FUCHSIAS. In best varieties, 2-in. pots 2.60 Rooted cuttings, mixed varietiea 1.28 10.00 Phom FARRAGUT 232« planta. Send for complete i GUARANTEED Btalogue ROMAN J. IRWIN, GERANIUMS Strong 2>i-iD. planta Now ready, very fine stock. Rlcard. Poltevine, Nute, 13.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. These are well established plants. IVY ENGLISH rVY. ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra atrong, from noil. Propagated last August. $1.25 per 100. $10 00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmorena. 2^-in., nice, stocky plants, S in. high, with 3 leavca, $10.00 per 100. PANSY PLANTS. Strong, stocky planto. Giant Flowering, finest strain. $4.00 per 1000. 6000 lots at $3.60 per 1000. PELARGONIUMS 100 Lucy Becker. 2-ln $10.00 Wurtembergla. 2-in 10.00 Swablan Maid. 2-in 10.00 Easter Greeting. 2-in 8.00 3-in., $12.00 per 100; 4-in., $16.00 per 100. These are true to name, well grown and free from white fly. POINSETTIAS. Stock Planta. lOO Extra strong selected S14.00 ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old. Hybrid Teas, Hybrid Perpetual, Baby Ramblers, Climbers. List of vaneties and prices od application ROSES 2^-in., grafted and owa root, in all va- rieties, good, clean, stock. Prices on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Siis Long Island Grown (Now Ready) 100 1000 America. .$1.60 $11.00 *"«"»'«;■■•■•■ .':.:.': i.w 12:00 Halley (Salmon) 2.60 20 00 Brenchleyensls (Scarlet). .. . 1.60 1100 gl^y 2.00 18.00 Ef^V ■••.■;, 8.00 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 76 00 Mrs. Fratids King 1.60 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 1.76 14.00 NewCrop Florists'FlowerSeeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Green- house grown). $3.00 per 1000: 6000 at $2.50 per 1000. SALVIA BonSre $0.26 $2 00 Splendens 26 160 Zurich 36 3 50 BEGONIA Lumlnosa. ^ os. $1.00 $0 26 Erfordla. ^ oi. 76o 26 Vernon. A oa. 60o 28 Prima Doima. i, oi. $1.00 28 VERBENA. " Ti.pkt: O. Mammoth Choice Mlxed.$0.28 $1.60 Mammoth Sep. Colors. . . .28 1.60 All other choice flower aeeda. Send for list. 108 W. 28th St., NEW YORK WTien ordertng. plpnwe m^ntlnp The Bxrhange SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Pink, 100 1000 Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. .12 00 115 on Silver Pink. Gtant YeUow. Giant White, 2Ji-in «.oo 38.00 3.in., good stock White and VERBENAS.' 'Giant' flowering; " " ^'^ assorted rooted cuttings. Postpaid ino 7cn VINCA VARIBGATA. Roit,ii cuttings. Postpaid U5 9 oo VERBENAS Dccprative Plants i^uac-magenta. i J. L. DILLON, BLOOMSBURG, PA. KODl. U dig 10. ^ phimDOPHM, PA When orderloff. please mention The Exchange Wl»o ortertn*. please mention The Bxehange 1916 Varieties JEAN TELFORD. Beat pink. BONNIE DOOX. Lilac-magenta. Send for 526 The Florists' Exchange NURSERY STOCK For Florist Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, Paeonies, Herbaceous Plants and Small Fruits Our Specialties for Fall are Barberry Thunbergii Phlox Paeonies Write for our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH CO., 67 YEARS 1000 ACaiES Geneva, N. Y. W Infill or(]'Tiiig. i>l<'!ise m''ntion 'I'lio iOxi^lumge NOTICE 2,000,000 NORWAY SPRUCE CHOICE VERMONT GROWN Property been sold and land must be cleared, hence the following low prices 100 - $100 - .75 - - .50 5-year transplants - ■ 4-year transplants - - 3-year transplants - - 3-year seedlings - - - Write for prices for larger quantities. Packing at cost. Write H. M. TOTMAN, Randolph. Vt. Or G. A. CHEDEL, Manager 1000 $5.50 4.50 3.50 2.50 Siooo 5000 lots $5.00 " " 4.00 " " 3.00 " " 2.00 When ordering, please mi-ntlon The Exchange BERBERIS THUNBERGII CALIFORNIA PRIVET ASPARAGUS ROOTS Grown as specialties by the millions and sold at prices that get business. NORWAY MAPLES NORWAY SPRUCE A block of each on ground that must be cleared. Will price accordingly. PRICE LIST NOW READY ts^SS THE ROBBINSVILLE NURSERIES, *=• ^opriS"?"- RobbinsviUc, N.J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Fruit and Ornamental 1,500,000 SHRUBBERY 230Varietie8 200,000 PERENNIALS 120 varieties Strong, young and thrifty, with excellent fibrous roots. Guaranteed strictly true to name. References: The Mercantile Agencies. Price list ready. LEWIS ROESCH, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. When orderine, please mention The Exchange CALIFORNIA PRIVET Per 1000 2-year-old. 2 to 3 ft., 4 to 10 branches $18.00 2-year-oId, 12 to 18 in., 2 or more branches. . 10.00 2-year-old, 6 to 12 in., 2 or more branches. . 6.00 1-year-old, 3 to 6 in., 1 or more branches. . . . 3.00 No. 1 Cuttings, 8 in. long 60 Cash with order. Packinfi free. HARRY B. EDWARDS, little Silver, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Eschany* Headquarters for Trees, 8-1 2 ft., in Hemloclc, Nor- -wvy and White Spruce, Austrian and Scotch Pines The F.E. CONINE lURSERY GO. STRATFORD. CONN. Wben ordering, ulease meotloa The Bxchanffe California Privet 1000 2-yr., 12-18-in., well branched $8.00 2-yT., 18-24-iii., well branched 12.00 2-yr., 24-30 in., well branched 15.00 PRIVET CANES, 2-4 ft., one year growth, 600 canea in each bundle, $1.00 per bundle. 8000 LOMBARDY POPLARS, 6000 CAROLINA POPLARS, 5000 BAR- BERRT THUNBERGII, 10,000 Shrubs in varieties. Packing free. Cash with order. HILLSIDE NURSERIES JOHN BENNETT, Prop. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. When orderlns, please mentloa The BxctaBDxe imnmiiimiiiiiiiinmMiHiiirnnrmiirmTmimiiiTniimnmiimuiiiimnmtnfliimiimiiinnTnimir 40,000 IBOTA PRIVET We can furnish bright CLEAN, YOUNG STOCK in aU sizes up to 4 to 5 ft. These plants are on ground that must be vacated this Spring. Special prices will be given on application to parties desiring a quantity. SHRUBS and VINES in large quantities. CREEPING and CLIMBING ROSES. HERBACEOUS PLANTS are one of our specialties. We have the Largest Stock of Large Evergreens in this country. Send for special list of large Evergreens by the carload only. !®* If you have not received our wholesale hst, write for it. THE ELIZABETH NURSERY CO., ELIZABETH, N. J. ^miiuBimiiHUDnTniiiDniiiminiiiiininiiiinimnmimiiniiuiiiuuiiiiiiuuiumuiuiiiiiiiniLmimiifl^ W'hiMi onlrruig. plr^.^e m''iiti••• ******** ****^ Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN President. E. 8. WtLCH. Shenandoah. la ; Vice- nreaidenl, John Watson, N. Y.; Treaaurer, Peter YouNCERS, Geneva, Neb.; Secretary, John Hall, Kocheater. N. Y. 4l8t Annual Canvention will bo held in Milwaukee, Win., June 28-30, 191C. ■t*9*******9************' The Magnolia and Tulip Tree Scale Pyrus Malus flexiiis {Subject of this week's ilhutralion) The genus Pyrus is such an extensive one and has been so torn apart by those who have tried to make many genera from tlie one, that it is indeed difficult for any one to say what may be the name any one spe- cies should be known under. Pyrus Malus itself is the wild Crab Apple, ai\d we may therefore sujipose our specimen, P. Malus flexiiis, to represent a variety of the Malus. We deemed it worthy of a photograph, it made such a lovely display when in flower at Apple blossom time in May. The tree was crowded with small pinkish white flowers, so dense that to see througli the mass of branches and flowers was impossible. As it is grown purely for ornament it occupies a promi- nent position on a lawn, which it beautifies greatly, along with the other trees and shrubs which surround it. The fruit of this tree comes in clusters of about four or five, the berries — which the fruit may be called — are no more than one-quarter inch in diameter, on rather long stems, much as is seen in varieties of what are known as the Japanese section of Pyrus Toringo. The natural bushy growth of this tree, its floriferous nature and interesting dis- play of fruits later, make it welcome wher- ever used in plantings. It is readily prop- agated by either budding in Summer or grafting in Spring, using the common Ap- ple as a stock. It is not often that collections of trees in which are Magnolia.'; and Tulip trees are troubled with the tur- tle shell scale, but now and again a tree may be found with this pest on it, much to our wonderment as to how it got there. Many gardeners assert that trees of the sorts named, which have never been near other trees from which the scale could have come, will develop them ; but one can hardly look for a spontaneous appearance of this kind. This scale troubles only the Tulip tree and the Magnolia, hence is called Tulip tree scale, or Magnolia scale usually, but our scientific men dub it turtle shell scale. It is of rather disgusting look, not nearly as friendly looking as the shoe button, which is how S. N. Baxter described its look, when he lectured on insect and other tree pests before the Uermantown Horticutural So- ciety. When this scale finds lodgment on the branch or trunk of a Magnolia or a Tulip tree, it quickly increases, and soon there is a continuous string of these "but- tons" the whole length of the branch. For- tunately, their large size makes them readily detected, and if accessible they can be dis- lodged by hand with the aid of a piece of wood; or spraying can be resorted to. Mr. Baxter recommends a sulphur and lime mix- ture, and it is probable kerosene emulsion would pene- trate their shells. Unless dangerous to the bark of the trees, raw kerosene applied with a rag or sponge tied to a stick would fix them. The writer has used this raw material to kill scale on Euonymus with good re- sults, and no injury at all to the bush, which was of large size. Of the two common Sumachs, Rhus glabra and Rhus typhina, there is no great difference in the beauty of their seed-cones, but there is in the character of the growth. The one we wish to refer to particularly now is of much smaller growth than typhina, being usually found of a height of about 3ft. to -tft., while typhina makes a height of 15ft. or so. In its wild condition R. glabra is found chiefly at the summit of low hills, rarely in low ground. This position makes it the more observa- ble in late Summer and Autumn when its seed-cones are ripe. They are then about three to four inches in length and of a red color, usually erect on the branches. When planted in groups the effect is great; there is a mass of color as, in addition to that of the cones there is that of the foliage, which becomes of an orange scarlet, in itself a great attraction. But as the cones persist on the branches long after the leaves fall, the time of display is much lengthened. Besides the difference in height mentioned R. glabra is CiLsily distinguished by its light colored, smooith branches, tyi>hina being just the opposite of this, tiie branches being clothed with a I'uz/.y, hairy substance, never smooth as glabra is. Both the Sumaciis mentioned here are easily increased from seeds, but as many bushes fail to perfect all their seeds, root cuttings may also be resorted to to increase the stock. Preserving Early The reason why tree seeds often fail „ ,, , to grow, as they do, is not that thev Sprouting Acorns^.p^p alwayij imiierfcct. as some sup- ]u>se, but because keeping them in good condition after Rhus glabra' In Groups Pyrus Malus flexiiis they ripen is not well understood. Take for example the Oaks known as of the white Oak section. These push the root part into the ground very soon after they fall from the tree, though top growth is deferred until Spring. If they are gathered up as soon as they fall and are stored away in some dry place, their germinat- ing power is lost in a few weeks, while acorns of all other kinds may be kept dry for the same time or longer and will not suffer at all. Now, if these early sprout- ing sorts had been placed in an air-tight box, or in any other way had been prevented from drying out, they would have been as good at the end of the time men- tioned, and for much longer, as has been often proved. It is just the same with many other seeds as with the white Oak section of acorns; it is practicable to keep them fresh for weeks and months if kept from losing weight by drying out. Collectors of seeds and, later, the nurserymen who receive them, must look into this matter more if success is to follow their business. Provision must be made to keep seeds in a quiescent condition until sown or until stratified, which is the mixing of them in slightly damp soil. Our own experience has been that soil is not necessary if air be rigidly excluded. The smaller seeds could be kept in air-tight jars, the larger in barrels or boxes headed up after filling. That there is a something amiss with seeds growing is shown in the advice given, by a collector to his, cus- tomers when supplying seeds of Magnolia grandiflora. It was to the effect that the pulp should not be cleaned from the seeds, as it aided their germination. He waa right in leaving the pulp on us it aided in pre- venting the seeds drying out in transit. It was this doubtless which led him to think it aided germination. .Vll pulp should be cleaned off before the seeds are sown. „ . ,, ,!,>.. All of us familiar with the Variations in Seedlings ^duct of European nur- and Other Plants j^^^jg^ ,^„„ ^ow much greater in number are the varieties of trees and shrubs found in them than in similar establish- ments at home. We use the word "va- riety" in its scientific sense as applied to trees and other plants. There is hardly a tree that can be named, whether ever- green or deciduous, that has not one or more varieties, while with us there are practically none. It appears accepted by most persons who have considered the question that varieties are more apt to appear in Europe than here; besides this, there is the longer period of time that plants have been under obser- vation there than with us. Whatever may be the cause, it has always appeared to the writer that the great difference comes from want of observation on the part of nur- serymen and others here, and that many variations do appear but are never observed, or if they are, are never considered worth while propagating. There is too great a desire to grow something that will yield a quicker profit, and the variation is passed by or allowed to go to some customer as an ordinary plant. That the latter is the case the writer has seen more than once in his experience in nurseries. He could name several good varieties, which in time, when numbers had been propagated, would have been valuable additions to collections, been sold as ordinary stock. That this is a mis- take is shown in the case of the pink-flow- ered Cornus florida and of the weeping form. The former owes its popularity to the Parsons' Nursery, Flushing, New York, the latter the weeping one, to the Meehan firm, Germantown, Philadelphia. Any one accustomed to raising trees and shrubs from seed must have observed how seedlings sometimes vary, perhaps in foli- age, form of growth and other ways, and if these forms were saved, we would soon have varieties of many kinds. The seed beds would be likely to yield as many variations from the normal form as a stray shoot here and there on grown-up specimens, and pos- sibly even more. If nursery hands were in- structed to look out for and report such variations, it would interest them, and often lead to the introduction of valuable sorts, for our belief is that such variations are far from uncommon. Hydrangea Hortensia appears to be a plant many fail to understand, and they cannot see how it is that it so often fails to flower. The chief reason why flowers fail has often been mentioned; it is because the plant failing to bloom has lost its central bud in some way, oftener from being killed in Winter than from any other cause. It is this, the dependence of flowering on the preservation of the terminal bud, that so many cannot understand, dif- fering as it does from all other species of Hydrangea and from nearly all flowering shrubs. There may be a head of flowers here and there on a plant of this Hy- drangea even when the central bud has been lost, if the main ])ortion of the branch be uninjured, but when the plant is cut back to the ground, by frost or any other cause, there will be no flowers, however strong the plant will grow. The florist has his plants in small pots to flower because what branches they have contain the terminal bud in good order; the same is true of plants in tubs which have been Wintered in a cellar. It has been noted by many how well plants of this Hydrangea flourish along the Jersey Coast, even when not protected. The reason for this is that the houses there face the sea, the plants in front of them meeting but little sunlight and the amelioration of the temperature by the large body of water. Their nature is the same there — central buds must live. Hydrangea Hortensia 528 The Florists' Exchange i-m. pota 3.00 Achyranthes. 6 sorts. Rooted Cut- tings 1.00 $8.00 Ageratum. Blue and white. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.08 Coleus. 25 sorts, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 3-in. pots 8.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 4-in. pots 12.00 Dracaena Indivisa. &-in. pots. .. .25.00 Feverfew. Double white. Rooted Cuttings 1.50 13 00 Forget-Me-Not 1.50 Fucnslas. Double and single. Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12.00 Fuchsias. Double and single. 2>i- in poU 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings.... 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tings 1.60 13.00 Lemon Verbenas. 2}i-in. pots 4.00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 16.00 Salvia. New sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.60 12.00 Salvia. Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Smilai. Strong, 2H-in. pots 3.00 Stevia Compacta 1.26 Vlnca Varlegata and Blegans. 4-in. pota 10.00 Vlnca Varlegata and Elegans. an- in. poU 3 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N.Y. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Alphonse Ricard, Beaute Poitevine. Extra well cool- grown plants, from 2^2-in. pota, $3.00 per iOO. S25.00 per 1000; from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. DRACAENA Indivisa. Prom 2H-in. pots, $3.00; from 3-in. pota, $5.00; from 3,>.2-in. pots. $6.00 per 100. <^m ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2Vi-in. pots, $3.00. ASPARAGUS Spren- geri, from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. ^ Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUL MADER EAST STROUDSBLRG, PA. March I, liHG. The Florists' Exchange 529 ^nmniiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiliiiiiuiiiuiuniiimuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiuiiiuiiiuuui^ Anglin^WalshCo. 355 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 'Phone. Franklin 647 Carnalions Rooted Cuttiiiiis 1(K1 1000 Alice $6.(K) $r)0.00 Good Cheer UAK.) 50.00 White W^onder J^'xi '-'."..(HI Matchless ;i.i"i --j'"' Beacon o.Ol) L'.i.OO Mrs. C. W. AVard 3.00 2.5.(KI Champion 3.00 2.^.00 PINK SENSATION . 4.00 35.00 \Vrit.e for prico^ on other varieties. Asparagus Pluniosus and Sprengeri, 2%-in. pots, IfS.lX) per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Ferns Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttinjis l(K) lOrKI Early Frost $7.00 .$00.00 Golden Queen 7.00 GO.OO Marigold 7.00 (>0.(X) Chadwick Varieties 3.00 25.(M) Other Varieties — Write for prices. Roses 2V4-in. table Fi'iii.-;. $:'..00 per 100. .$25.00 per 1000. Canna Roots I and Gladiolus i 4 II varii-'ties. Write for full price lists. iiiimjmiiiiiiiiitiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiMiiiiniiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniDiiiiiiiiiiiimiiniiniiiiiiiMB Own root, last year's stock carried over, re-po(tcd. now in 4-in. pots: Mrs. A. 'Ward, Killarney Bril- liant, Cecile Brnnner, d'Aren- berg, Crimson Qneen, ready now. $.5.t)0 per doz.. $.37.50 per 100. Coleus Rooted enttings. Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Qneen Victoria, Firebrand. Also other good varie- ties. Good clean rooted cuttings, im- mediate shipment, S5c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. CANNA ROOTS 2o,00n hinne-grown Canna Roots, two and three e.ves each, in first-class condition and strictly true to name, of the following varieties: Comte de Bouchard. 4 ft. Yellow. Gladiator. 3 ft. Yellow. David Harum. 4 ft. Bronze leaf. Hon. Bcnj. F. HoweU. lift. Like liing _, , , ,. Humbert m foliage and flower. Egandalc. 4 ft. Chocolate foliage. Venus. 4 ft. Rosy pink. Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Yellow. Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage. To close out. I offer them at the uniform price of .S1.50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000. Mixed Varieties (Choice Named Varieties, mixed and without labels). $1.25 per 100. .?IO.OI) per 1000. Packed free for cash with order. J. T. UOVETT, Little Silver, IN'. J. mpntlr.li Thp F.xrlifingp Special Offer Al STOCK Dor. 100 loom. 4-in 6-in laine. SNAPDRAGON, Phelps' White. 2-in 3.00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Mixed. 2-in. 2.25 100 1000 SMILAX. 2-in $1.75 $15 00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2J<-in... 3.00 25.00 Cash with order. CYCLAMEN in bloom. BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2-in 4-in 6-in ...$2.S0 $18.00 ... S.OO 40.00 300 S.OO 4-in 12.00 OLSON & CO., Wholesale Plant Growers Webster, Mass. CHRYSANTHEMUMS \.'ll.jiv s|iMil lit Ch-.is. Razcr il.cii;, J'.aurul The hejit of all lylo novelties. Rooted Cullincs. $2.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. From 2,'.i-in. pots, $.3.00 per 100, $27. .50 per 1000. SNAPDRAGONS " iVelrose " ll\-l.n.i i-in.. $5.00 p«r 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevlne. Ricard, Per- liiDs and Buchner. 2-in., $2.00 per 100: 3-iii., $5.00 p«r 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in.. lOo.; 4-iD., 15o.; 6-in., 25e.; from bed for 2H- and 3-iD pota. $5.00 p«r 100. VINCA Tarieeata. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. Caah with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N. J. SHAMROCKS Perfect little beauties, every plant just aa it should be. We ehip in pots, each pot washed. 2-inrh and 2i-4-inch, $3,50 per 100. In little 1^-inch pots, 4c> R. G. HSNFORD NORWALK, - • - COi-in. purple in variety. $3.00 per 100. i ? ENGLISH IVY. Strong, 4-in., $12.00 per 100. | i 1h^Storrs& Harrison Co. """"S"' i o ? 0-0-O-O-0-O-O-0-0-O-0-0-O'O*O- 0-0-0-0-0-0- o-o-o-o-o-o*o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o*o-o- Mrs. Henry Pfeister, who has been quite ill with pneumonia is convalescent. J. Samuel Everett has given up his stand in the Eastern market and is now with Oehmler on G st. J. R. Freeman's delivery wagon was hit by a car last Saturday. The wagon was badly damaged but the driver es- caped. The horse was somewhat bruised. O. A. C. O. Lancaster, Pa. Normal Business Ketail business has settled to nor- mal again but with enough to keep the fraternity pretty busy right along. Walter Hammond, who is situated next door to a manufacturing jeweler, lost some of his flowers Saturda.v from the fumes of acid used by his neighbor. The Rosary windows have been reno- vated and present quite an attractive appearance. The Rose Shop expected to have its opening Saturday but were delayed, and it will occur some time this week. B. F. Barr is putting most of his time in the store and is anxiously looking for someone to relieve him, as when the Spring planting opens up he will be busy with his nursery stock. H. A. Schroyer and A. M. Herr put on their red fez hats and attended the dinner dance given by Zembo Temple of Harrisburg to our local Shrine Club, and it was one of the social events of the season. Mrs. Schroyer and Jlrs. Herr were quite some Masons, both attending the Shrine Dance and Saturday a mas- querade party given by the ladies of the Knights Templar. Rudolph Nagle made his first ship- ments of Mignonette to the Philadelphia market, and is much elated witb his first crop. Charles M. Weaver had his crop of Mignonette in for the holidays and is shipping the last of the crop, as he needs the room now for young Asters, of which he and Elmer G. Weaver grow some half a million for cut flowers. Mrs. Geo. Goldbaeh confirmed the sale of her greenhouses to Mr. Wisner by an- nouncing it in the local papers the past week. The Open Market John R. Shreiner of Greenland is cut- ting a fine lot of Sweet Peas and is help- ing the local stores out on rush orders as well as selling great quantities on the markets. It is reported that Saturday's market netted him $76 for cut flowers. Just how much of this the stores would have captured if there were no markets is on open question. Miss Mary Bachler has quite a col- lection of bedding and other stock and is keeping the trade established by her brother and adding enough to it to make a pleasing increase. She certainly de- serves all the success she can attain, having taken charge on the death of her brother Francis and kept the place going in first-class shape ever since. Walter Mott of Benjamin Hammond's force was in Lancaster the past week and booked a nice batch of orders, but the thing he was most proud of was a photograph from home of one of his daughters sent him on her birthday. He is very enthusiastic over trade in the South and thinks the Summer convention at Houston will be a "hummer." Albbbt M. Heer. PAP^RPOTS DIRT^BANDS SQUARE PAPER POTS (FoIdiDg block and taoka kioluded.) (Pat. applied for) Inohu 500 1000 6000 10,000 20,000 00,000 \% $0.65 $090 $4.00 $7 00 $12,00 $25.00 2 70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16.00 35 00 2H 90 1.25 S.60 11.00 20.00 46.00 3 1.10 1.60 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 1.60 2 15 10 00 19.00 37.50 90 00 6 2.50 3.75 18.00 35.00 66.00 150.00 6 3.50 4.75 23.00 45,00 Sd.OO 200.00 7 4.25 5.75 28.00 64.00 102.00 240.00 Copyright Directions for use with each ordw.j,. Send [MStal for FREE samplei. DIRT BANDS (Paper Pots without bottoms, newspapers bttng spread on the bench for bottoms.) Inches 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 50,000 100,000 19i....$0,60 $2,00 $3.80 $7.10 $1000 $28.00 2 70 2.20 4.10 7.70 17.25 30.00 2H 80 3.00 5J25 10.60 26.00 48.00 3 90 3.75 7.35 13.70 31.80 56.00 3H- ■• 100 4.40 8.30 16.10 39.00 76.00 4 1.10 5.40 10.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 4>^....1.25 6 00 11.70 23.00 52.00 100.00 5 1.50 [6.85 13.00 26.00 55.00 106.00 6 1.90 ' 9.00 17.00 28.00 60.00 116.00 Copyright Directions for folding them and setting them up witb each order. Send postal for FREE samples. There ia an EASY^and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands. The Directions of how to do this, after 2 years' experiment, we reduced to 37 words and received % Copyright on the Directions in 1914. There is no other EASY and EXACT way to fold them and no imitator can print these directions, as we have a Copyright on them. We also Copyrighted in 1914 the next and only other two fairly exact methods. Send postal card for ftee Bi^ Folder. contaioinK experiences of 131 Florists in raising in our Pots and Bands every kind of plant, and_FREE samples of both Pots and Bands. Two thousand Florists use our Pots and Bands. The Panama-Paciffo and^San Diego Expositions and U. S. Government use our Dirt Bands. Samples of both FREE. Try our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands free. Order what you want — try them according to our direc- tions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money. F. W. Rochelle & Sons CHESTER. NEW JERSEY When orderinp:, please minli'm The E.tcbange GERANIUMS 500 La Favorite, White; 500 S. A. Nutt, A No. I stock, $2.50 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 800 Patty. $17.50 per 1000. PETUNIAS, 200 Double, $2.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings. Matthews &, Varney Success to J. E. Felthousen, Florist 320 Van Vranken Ave., SCHENECTADY, N. Y When ordering, please mention The Exchange. Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. ORCHIDS, PALMS anl planils o! eveipy v«rl«fy W>i,.n nrYl. "Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are galningjnew readers .weekly . March 4, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 531 Holland Stock — Just Arrived Now being discharged from S. S. "Noorderdyk,"- at Boston, 370 cases from Holland's Best Grower, Grader and Packer. Quality Guaranteed. This stock is not to be compared with the cheap stuff" sent licre to be " sold at any price." Offered in case lots only, f. o. b. Boston or Lexington. These prices will be void after March 15. Which Box or Boxes may we ship you? o. 4 eases, eacli containinj^ -100 Hydrangea p. g., 3 to 4 ft $32.00 per case 4 cases, each coiitainiuK :ir>0 Hydrangea p. g., 3 to 4 ft 30.00 " 4 cases, each containiiiK ■I.')0 Hydrangea p. g., 2 to ."i ft 27.50 " 4 eases, each containing liiu Hydrangea p. g., 2 to 3 ft 24.50 " 6 ca.ses, each containing L's Azalea Pontica double, 42 Azalea Pon- tlca single 40.00 12 cases, each containing 70 Kalmia latifolia, 18 to 24 in 37.50 " 10 cases, each containing 60 Kalmia latilolia, 2 to 2)4 ft 50.00 " 10 cases, each containing 60 Rhododendrons, IS to 24 in. Varieties (10 each): Album elegans, E. S. Rand, Chas. Dickens, F. D. Godman, Roseum elegans, Everestianum 42.00 " 5 cases, each containing 60 Rhododendrons, 18 to 24 in. Varieties (10 each) : P. Grandiflora, H. H. Hunnewell,' Caracticus, Cataw- biense alba, P. Gloriosum, Delicatissima ' 42.00 " 5 cases, each containing 60 Rhododendrons, 18 to 24 in. Varieties (10 each) ; Catawbiense alba. Caracticus, P. Lincoln, Delicatis- sima, H. H. Hunnewell, P. Grandiflora 42.00 " 10 cases, each containing 60 Rhododendrons, 18 to 24 in. Varieties (10 each) : Roseum elegans. Album elegans, U. S. CJrant, Chas. Bagley, Kettledrum, Boule de Neige 42.00 " 10 cases, each containing 70 Rhododendrons, 18 in. Varieties' (10 each) : Catawbiense alba, E. S. Rand, J. M. Brooks, Roseum ele- gans, Caracticus, Album elegans, U. S. Grant 42.00 " 10 cases, each containing 70 Rhododendrons, IS in. Varieties (10 each) : Roseum elegans, Chas. Bagley, Boule de Neige, Caracticus, F. D. Godman, Album elegans, A. Lincoln. 42.00 " 10 cases, each containing 70 Rhododendrons, 18 in. Varieties: (10 each) Roseum elegans, Mrs. Milner, Boule de Neige, Caracticus, Clermont; (5 each) Old Port, Giganteum, P. Lincoln, Gloriosum 42.00 " 5 cases, each containing 100 Rhododendron punetatum, 12 to 15 in. 50.00 " o cases, each containing 100 Rhododendron punetatum, 15 to 18 in. 60.00 " 2 cases, each containing 120 Ruxus bushes, 12 in 17.00 " 19 cases, each containing 110 Buxus bushes, 12 in 16.00 " 5 cases, each containing 100 Buxus l-nshes, 12 in 15.00 ** 10 cases, each containing 100 Buxus bushes, 15 in 24.00 " 7 cases, each containing SO Buxus bushes, 15 in 20.00 " 12 cases, each containing 70 Buxus bushes, 18 in 30.00 " S cases, each containing 30 Buxus bushes, 24 in 25.00 " BRECK-ROBINSON NURSERY CO S cases, each containing .'iO Buxus hu.shes, 30 in $40.00 per case 4 cases, each containing 50 Juniperus virglniaiia glauca, 2^ to 3 ft 87.60 " 2 cases, each containing 65 Juniperus chinensis argentea varie- gata, 18 in 83.60 " 22 cases, each containing ijO Juniperus virginiana, 4 to 5 ft 62.50 " 1 case, containing 00 Juniperus virginiana, 3 to 4 ft 46.00 " 10 cases, each containing GO Pieea orientalis, 18 in 16.60 " 3 cases, each containing 60 Thuya globosa, 15 in 18.50 ** 5 cases, each containing 20 Thuya occ. Albo-spica, 3 to 4 ft., 25 Retinispora plumosa aurea, 21^0 ft 32.50 " 4 cases, each r-ontaining 20 Thuya occ. George Peabody, 3 to 4 ft., 20 Retinispora plumosa, 21-2 ft 28.60 " 4 cases, each containing GO Retinispora plumosa aurea, 18 to 24 in. 30.00 '* 2 cases, each containing 05 Retinispora plumosa, IS to 24 in 32.00 *' 2 cases, each containing 25 Retinispora plumosa, 4 to 5 ft 48.00 " 4 cases, each containing 12 Magnolia Soulangeana, 5 ft.. 18 Retini- spora plumosa aurea, 4 to 5 ft ^ . . . 48.00 " 4 cases, each containing 12 Magnolia Soulangeana, 4 ft., 18 Retini- spora plumosa aurea, 4 to 5 ft 47.50 " 10 cases, 10 cases, 10 cases, 10 cases, 3 cases, 15 2 cases 12 3 cases, 15 2 cases, 15 2 cases, 12 2 cases, C^ casp.=i, RHODODENDRONS IN COLORS each containing 75 Rhododendron Pink, 18 to 24 in each containing 75 Rhododendron White, 18 to 24 in each containing 75 Rhododendron Purple, IS to 24 in each containing 75 Rhododendron Red, is to 24 in each containing 100 Rhododendron album elegans, 12 to in , each containing 100 Rhododendron Catawbiense alba, to 15 in , each containing 100 Rhododendron Everestianum, 12 to in , each containing 100 Rhododendron roseum elegans, 12 to in , each containing 100 Rhododendron Parson^s Gloriosum, to 15 in each containing 100 Rhododendron Caractacus, 12 to 15 in. each containing 70 Mahonia aquifolia, IS to 24 in., with ball. 26.25 24.00 26.25 35.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 17.00 •> Growers and Importers Lexington, Massachusetts Till' [''xchange Some Excellent Stock Liberal extras for early orders Sue of pot« 100 1000 2-m. ABUTILON SavitzU, or 6 va- rieties assorted $2.25 J20.00 2M-in. AGERATUMS. White, light anddarkblue 2.25 20.00 2 -in. CUPHEAS. Cigar plants 2.25 20.00 3 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. .. 6.50 60.00 4 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. Fine plants 17.50 2H-in. BEGONL^S. 8 flowering v»- Seties 6.00 45.00 SH-in. CINERARIAS. Choice miied 6.60 60.00 6 -in. DRACyBNA Indlvisa 20.00 6 -in. DRAC/ENA Indlvisa 25.00 2}i-iii. FUCHSIAS. Double and single, 12 varieties 2.75 25 00 2>i-iii. HELIOTROPE. 3 varieties.. 2.75 25.00 2}i-in. MARGUERITES. White and yellow 2.50 22.50 Mrs. Sanders 2.50 22.50 4 -in. PRIMULA obconicas. In bud and bloom 6.25 60.00 2 -in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 3.00 25.00 2M->n. SALVIAS. Bonfire 3.00 25.00 FUNKIA variegata. Roots 5.00 45.00 CANNA BULBS. King Humbert.. 3.00 25.00 CANNA, 3-in. pels. Yellow. King Humbert. Each 35o., perdoz. S3.60. CANNA BULBS. About 20 varieties. 2.00 17.60 60,000 2 and 2J<-in. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Ricard, Poltevine, Mont- mort, Perkins, Buchner. About 20 varieties 2.25 20.00 2Ji-in. IVY GERANIUMS. 8 vari- eties 3.00 28.00 Correspondence solicited. AlONZfl ]. BRYAN, Sya AGEKATUM, Stella Gumey, 100 1000 Rooted Cuttings $0.50 $5.00 HELIOTROPE, Rooted Cuttings .75 6.00 HELIOTROPE, 3-in. pot plants. 3.00 25.00 Enchantress CARNATIONS, 2-ui. pots 2.75 25.00 C. Quadland's Sons, North Adams,Mass. 328-340 Houghton Stteet. When ordering, please mention The Exchange MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued Oswego, N. Y. "Very Satisfactory." Winter so far has been a very sat- isfactory one to all the florists, as there has been a noticeable increase in the vol- ume of trade. Funeral work has been exceptionally heavy. The death of the commander of Fort Ontario brought to- gether the largest number of pieces seen here for years. Workman had the casket cover which was given by the officers and men. It was made of white Carnations, of which 800 were used ; the edges were made of Roman Hyacinths. An Ameri- can shield made of Violets and white and red Carnations with the figure "3" in yel- low Roses. The outlook for the Easter trade is bright and all are preparing large and better stock to meet the demand. There is a general complaint that there has been little sunshine, which has made stock very short, consequently many flowers have to be bought from outside. Like most cities, Oswego shares in the general prosperity. W. D. Stewart has a splendid crop of Callas that he finds no difficulty in dis- posing of. His Carnations and Sweet Peas are full of buds, but open very slowly owing to the dull weather. He has a large stock of flowering plants. Karl Beckstedt's Violets are full of flowers which they have continued to give all Winter and sold well. He has a large stock coming on for Easter. E. Kending. who last October opened the Floral Art Studio at 126 W. 2d St., reports having met with good success. His Christm.TS and St. Valentine's Day trade exceeded his expectations. -V spe- cialty with him _ are Willow baskets which he makes himself, and is prepar- ing a large stock for Easter. Wten orderlnK. please mention The Exchanpe AMPELOPSIS V£ITCHI1 3 years, 3-5 ft., very heavy, $2.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100; 2 years, 18-24 inches, good, $1.00 per doz., $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; 1 year, strong, 2-3 ft., $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. At dozen rates, by Parcel Post, pre- paid; at 100 and 1000 rates, by Express, not prepaid. CHARLES BLACK HIGHTSrOWN NEW JERSEY When orderinc, please mcntlun The Exchanse H. T. School Garden Work The report of the school garden com- mittee of the Society of American Flo- rists or 1915 has been published in a separate little pink covered pamphlet by the chairman of the committee, Benjamin Hammopd, Beacon, N. Y. There are sev- eral pictures of groups of youthful gar- deners. Hill's Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTIJRY Complete assortment In lar&e and smaD sizes. Price Ost now ready 407 ILL. BTerSreen SpectaBsts Largest Growers In America IktD.HillN«rseryC9.,lnc.,n„gSkr, Write tbem jaa read tbls sdTt. ii^ tt^f Irxcbanre ANEMONES are splendid Fall flowers For florists' use. If you have a small plot of ground to spare, plant some of them. They will repay their cost a thousandfold. Strong, field-grown roots, S6.00 per 100. Japonica alba. Single white. Japonica rosea. Single pinji. Oueen Charlotte. Double pink. Whirlwind. Double white. OUR MARCH BULLETIN offers a splendid assortment of other desirable perennial plants^ also Roses, Shrubs, Vines. Ornamental Trees, etc. If you have not received it send for a copy at once. NOTE — Use printed stationery. We sell to the trade only. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY NEWARK, NEW YORK Whfii nrderinc plejisp mi'iitlnn Tho ExclmnKe The National Nurseryman The official organ of the American Asso- ciation of Nurserymen. Circulated among the trade only. Published monthly. Subscription price, one dollar per year, in advance. Foreign subscriptions, one dollar and fifty cents per year, in advance. Sample copies free upon application from those in the trade, enclosing their business card. THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY Inc. 218 Livingston BIdg., Rochester, N.Y. When ordering, plense mi-ntlon The Excban^e DAHl^IAS A good line of cut flower varieties ■ Your inquiries solicited LYNDHURST FARM Hammonton, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exebanec 532 The Florists' Exchange -Red Wing- Are You Looking for a Good Commercial Red Carnation ? If so, look over these facts about Red Wing: It is a grand producer. Extremely fast grower. Has an ideal stem. Its color pleases the public. The flowers are of good commercial size. Its keeping and shipping qualities are of the best. Every grower who has been here to see it has placed an order. Come and see for yourself what Red Wing really is. Clean, wcll-rooled cuttings, $12 per too, $100 per lOOO CAN MAKE EARLY DELIVERY WILLIAM A. DAWSON, Willimantic, Conn. SAMPLE BLOOMS SENT UPON REQUEST lit;, iileuwe uj' iitKiu 1 bf Kxt'liJiiiKii' UNSOLICITED COM PL I ME NTS "It is the freest thing we have ever grown" "From what we have seen of MISS THEO, it seems to be a very good commercial variety " " I don't know of any Rose Pink Carnation which is a better all-round sort" Grow MISS THEO for profit Rooted Cuttings, |12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 LITTLEFIELD & WY MAN, NORTH ABINGTON, MASS. Write them yon read this advt. In flip ExcUnnge COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 Rooted Cuttings of MRS. C. W. WARD and IVIATCHLESS $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEEISS, INEW YORK CARINATIOrS CUTTINQS READY NOW QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, I. H. Cushing, Prop. Anthony p. o., quidnick, r. i. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchaniress Supreme $3.00 $25 00 Enchantress '. 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 25.00 White Perfection 3.00 25 00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Winsor 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 250 at the 1000 rate; good, strong cuttings, well- rooted, that will give satisfaction. BRANT BROTHERS. Inc., Utica. N. Y. When ordering, please mt-ntlon The Exchange READ THIS UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL Lima, Ohio, Jan. 19, 1916. Mr. Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass. Dear Sir: — We thought perhaps it might be interesting to you to receive a report on your new Carnation "Alice" as grown in this territory. "Alice" has made a wonderful showing with us. We are growing some twenty different varieties of Carnations. To date we have cut more blooms per plant from "AUce" than any of the other varieties. The blooms come almost 100 per cent, perfect. This Carnation has proved all that you claimed for it and we do not hesitate to say that we believe this variety to be the very best Carnation of its color being offered the trade to day. You are to be congratulated on "Ahce." Very truly yours, ROLF ZETLITZ (Landscape Gardener and Florist, Woodlawn Ave.) Strong Rooted Cuttings READY NOW. Per 100 $6.00, per lOCO $50,00 PETER FISHER, Ellis, Mass. When nrtltrlne nl'-ntip mnntlon Tbt^ Kxohnng>' MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES— Continued Buffalo, N. Y. F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM Local florists are to be complimented for their fine window decorations in honor of the memory of our first presi- dent, and it was very gratifying to note that practically every member of the trade had a patriotic display of some kind for Washington's Birthday. February Went Out "Like a Lion" On Friday, Feb. 25, with the mer- cury hovering around the zero mark, word was sent out from Erie County that the terrifie wind and snowstorms were causing the destruction of thou- sands of young fruit trees in the Western part of the State, the wind being so high that great limbs of trees were torn from their places. A week ago the annual cry of danger to crops was raised by the growers, who claim that the long mild spell of January did more harm than good. Drivers hereabouts have declared that the present Winter has been the worst in years for getting around. There have been more severe Winters in the past, but the going this year has been the lieaviest and most uncertain for a long time. Flowers and Fashions Men of Buffalo are making ar- rangements to hold a great flower and fashion show at The Broadway Auditori- um in the near future. The affair, if all develops as planned, will be the most pretentious of its kind ever held in this section of the country. The great audi- torium will be wreathed and encom- passed in wondrous beauty, the florists of the city vicing with each other in the effort to show the biggest display of flowers ever exhibited in Buffalo. Post- master Kasting, one of the city's lead- ing wholesale florists, has taken active interest in the promotion of the show and with the assistance of the other growers and retailers of flowers and shrtibbery, will lend support to the great exhibition. The fashion part of the show will be as important as the floral exhibit. Lead- ing manufacturers and dealers in women's wear of every description, mo- distes, milliners, jewelers and various others who have to do with the beautifi- cation of milady, will exhibit their gowns and other appurtenances thereto, in the greatest profusion. The show will be conducted for one week and will be open both afternoon and evening. Band concerts and other higb-class entertainments will be pre- sented at intervals during the matinees and evening hours. Casual Notes W. Preisaeh of Corfu. N. T., is shipping some of the finest Sweet Peas to the Buffalo market that the writer has ever seen. The strong stems average eighteen inches in length and bear flow- ers that are large and finely colored. Of late years the greatly improved varieties and beautiful colors of the Sweet Peas have brought them up to be one of our most important Spring flowers. Mr. Preisaeh is perhaps the best grower of Sweet Peas in Western New York. Arrangements for the forthcoming ban- quet of the Buffalo Florists' Club are well under way and the committee is straining every effort to make the event as pleasant and en,ioyable as possible. It is to be hoped that every member will be in attendance on the evening of Tues- day, March 7, as a good crowd will he needed to make the banquet a success. S. A. .-Anderson had a pretty window display on Washington's Birthday. A large oil painting of the first president mounted on an easel and draped with the Stars and Stripes furnished the back- ground, while the window itself was neatly arranged with choice cut flowers and plants. Visitors this week were R. H. Beer- horst of Sassenhcim, Holland, and Harry Koolbergen of Boskoop, Holland. On a recent visit to Galley Bros.' greenhouses in Gardenville, the writer saw excellent plants of all kinds for Eas- ter. The Lilies seemed to be timed just right and Rambler Roses and Hydran- geas are coming along nicely. B. S. Meyers, foreman for W. J. Palmer & Son at Lancaster, N. Y., has 5000 Lilies coming along in fine shape and timed for Easter. Mr. Meyers claims that Lilies are one of the most profitable of plants to grow as they oc- cupy the benches for only a short time and take up but comparatively small space. J. Benson Stafford's windows are al- ways decorated _ attractively and anyone going down Chippewa St. without leav- ing an order for flowers is either devoid of artistic appreciation or lacks the nec- essary cash to Buy them. From now on until Memorial Day is the retailer's opportunity, with such a vast array of flowers to choose from and such a field for window display. Ed. Stroh had a Daffodil window that was a gem, just enough and not one too many, showing an artistic skill that ought to bring him discriminating trade. The William Scott Co.'s store at the Corner of Main and Balcom sts., is aglow with a beautiful display of bulb stock. Tulips in pans are quite a feature ; ar- ranged in groups, all the different colors harmonizing with each other. Business is never dull at this store and customers are to be found at all times in the green- houses and store making purchases. J. H. Rebstock has a fine display of bulb stock at his West Side store and reports trade as being very good in his section. L. H. Neubeck reports a great deal of funeral work during the past week and says that business is improving wonder- fully. In the greenhouses at the rear of his store a fine lot of blooining plants, ferns, and decorative stock is kept con- tinually on hand. Felton's Flower Shop maintains a steady trade with all stock going at good prices. Mr. Felton says that funeral work and decorations have kept him on the jump for the last week. A. J. Reichert had the decoration for the Retail Hardware Men's convention at Convention Hall, Palms and Smilax being used. This firm has found it necessary to add a new Ford car to take care of the increasing deliveries. Charles Sandiford reports plenty of work in the landscape line ; one of the biggest contracts being with George A. Foreman, who lives on the comer of .\ubum and Delaware. The Lenox Flower Shop reports trade as excellent ; funeral work keeping the surplus stoclt cleaned up in nice shape. George Eckert claims that February's business has been the best on record, all bulb stock and other plants selling at good prices. William Legg says that his Easter and Spring plants of all kinds are look- ing fine, and will be in excellent shape at their selling season. The Colonial Flower Shop is doing a thriving business these days and report that their new Ford delivery is a wonder when it comes to driving on bad roads nnd through deep snow. H. Keitsch reports a busy week, claiming that business with him is im- proving rapidly. Mask Palmeb. March i, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 533 At the Apex The Pyramid Tells The Story of the rise and fall of business with the trade and its allied industries durijig the twelve months Big Business For All Concerned March and April are the months which produce bis business for all who seek it. July and August are quiet. The calendar on your desk will show you how near we are to the period when sales reach their maximum, and also the proximity of The Florists' Exchange Annual Spring Trade Number March 25th, 1916 This issue truly heralds the opening up of the busy season. It's one of the banner numbers of the year in which all those seeking the most desirable kind of publicity have been found fittingly represented Additionally, at this time— The two greatest trade events for 1916, to wit, The National Flower Show, Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2, and the International Flower Show, New York, April 5 to 12, are going to prove big business boosters for the craft. Just think of the good the trade will receive through the throngs visiting these two shows and the attending publicity in the Press and then figure out the immense benefit to all to have "the world and his wife" talking flowers. These shows will be reported and beautifully illustrated in our issues of April 1, 8 and 15 Write us TO-NIGHT your reservation for the ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBER To Be Issued March 25, 1916 Pubrs. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Box 100 Times Square Station NEW YORK 534 The Florists' Exchange FERNS .FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity. EzoeUent 2>'^-in. itook, in best assortment, S3.00 per 100, J25.00 per 1000. Extra strong, 3-ill., $6.00 per 100, $56.00 per 1000. KENTIA.Belmoreana and COCOS Weddellana. Clean, thriity, 2^-in. stock, right size for center planta. $1.30 per doi., $10.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for pottinj, ia assortment of 10 best Fern Dish j varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000, undivided clumps. In 10,000 lot8>r more, $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in fiOOO lots, $7.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Schiedei (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, $4.60 per doz., $36.00 per 100; 4-in., $0.50 per doz., $50.00 per 100. , Boston and Scottil FERNS. Full, shapely planU, inperfect condition, $12.00 per dos., $95.00 per J. r. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. ASSORTED TABLE fERNS Out of 3H-incl> pote, S3.00 per 100; EERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIALTY la or oat of Bate. JUNEXDELFVERY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS From 2K-ii>oh pots, $3.00 per 100. All express orders, oash or satiafae- toijr lefereooe wMi order. B.SOLTAUEERNERY?.^,;eX*N"!: Strong FERNS The New John Wanamaker $10.00 per 100 2 -in. SCOTTII $4.00 per 100 $35.00 per 1000 BALTIMORE CUT fLOWER CO. 200 Park Ave., Baltimore, Md. When ordering, please meptlon The Escbaoge FERNS Ferns for Fern Dishea. Full grown, fine stock, from 2M-in. pota. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Fern Seedlings. Best stock in country, assort- ment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Hl^ Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A. PETERSON Wood Court, Tarrytown- on -Hudson, N. Y. When order InK. i' lease mi'nli'Hi 'Jlu' Excliange FERNS FOR DlSHtS In 8 to 8 best market varietieB from 2^-in, pota at $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; in 3-in . poU at $6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2M-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Cflcos, Weddeiiana, Kentias and Belmoreana In 2W-in. pots. Just risht for oenten. $10.00 per 100 TBOMAS P. CHRISTKNSEN, Short Hills, If. J. When ordering, please mi'ntlon The Exclniii^e 100 1000 WUtmani Improved - - $5.00 $40.00 Wkitmani Compada - - 5.00 40.00 BeosercKs 5.00 40.00 BoBtADS 4.00 35.00 2M at 1000 tau HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN. MASS. When ordering, please mention Tbe Dzctience ©-/Je WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Asters Only the Very Best 'Will Pay To grow Asters for outdoor cutting during August and September and just giving tlie plants ordinary culture hardly pays any of us. As with Pansies, the variety of sorts is endless in the Asters and no greater mistake can be made than to buy an ordinary strain of seed when we have wonderful sorts to select from. A strain of seed has been developed in this country the equal of any in the world, at least, as far as being adapted to our climatic conditions. To make money out of Asters you must begin with the best strain of seed obtainable. Among the earlier sorts we haven't a great choice, and it is more a matter of cul- ture than anything else to obt.iin the best results. The man who can grow them under glass and disbuds, has an ad- vantage over those depending on outdoor culture. Among the midseason and late sorts, improved types of Comet and Branching can be made to produce enor- mous flowers on long stems, and if you can offer such, there is money to be made out of Asters. You must, however, have a superior flower to show than your cus- tomer has in her own garden. Ordinary flowers don't pay to ship to the market, and the same holds good of Sweet Peas and Gladioli or anything else. Many smaller growers won't think it worth their while to pick up an article on either one. and consider it a waste of time to read about it, for their experience has been that there is no money in the grow- ing of them. Yet they can be made to pay as well as anything if you make up your mind to grow extra choice stock, and if you intend to make them pay this year, start out right with the Asters, It means to get the best seed your seeds- man has to offer, and then don't figure on how mnnv plants you can grow, but rather on a limited number and how well you can grow them. Extra Early Asters Culture Under Glass When you grow the early Asters under glass you can control temperature and moisture and create almost ideal condi- tions for their best development. The one great trouble about growing them this way is that the plants are apt to become stunted before they are benched, which means failure. The seedlings at any time kept a little too dry or wet, or exposed to high temperature while upon a shelf, are apt to get a setback they never get fully over. In order to grow them successfully you must keep them moving along at all times. As simple as it seems to grow the midseason or late sorts outdoors when the seed is sown in the rows where the plants are to flower, it is more diflicult to grow them, espe- cially the very early ones, under glass and obtain large flowers and long stems. Sow seed from now on. The seedlings can cither be transplanted into flats and kept in a 48 degree house or potted up into 2%'s. Avoid heavily manured soil and be sure to give plenty of drainage. As soon as the plants are large enough and you can spare the bench room plant them out, allowing about lOin. to 12in. of space between them. Avoid a hot, stuffy house: cultivate freely, and don't overwater. During the end of May and early June, and before the buds get too large, remove all of the side buds. A small flower and short stem is absolutely useless, one good-sized one is worth a dozen small ores. It is better to plant closer and disbud more. A Carnation house tempemtiire will do nicely for the plants when once benched, but avoid over 50 degrees : while the plants are small they are apt to suffer. Single Asters Southcote Beauty is a Fine Sort If you grow Asters at all you should include a batch of the single ones. As cut flowers they are especially to be recommended. As a rule single flowers are preferred by your customers in a cut state. Southcote Beauty might be called a single Comet Aster, and we find that even in the height of the Aster season they find a sale where the double sorts can hardly be moved. This sort can also he grown successfully under glass, and is well worthy of a trial by the retail grower, who finds that every time he can offer something out of the ordinary, something new, something not seen every- where, the public wants it. That is na- tural, but some of us don't pay enough attention to it. Extra Early Outdoor Sweet Peas Sow in Pots the Beginning of March We here make more money out of Sweet Peas in flower during June out- doors than all of the rest of the season. If we can manage to offer them 2 or 3 weeks before they flower in every garden, they sell and bring good prices. In order to have plants in bloom extra early, seed should be sown out in pots during early March, the plants kept in a cool house, later hardened off in a cold frame and planted out about the end of April. If a severe frost should happen to cut them down, they will break again from below, and still be ahead of the plants grown from seed sown outdoors. "Try 4in. pots and make use of about 8 seeds to the pot. Don't make the mistake of sowing too thickly ; there is nothing gained by it, and avoid a too warm house for the young stock ; the cooler it is grown the better. You don't want the plants to come into flower in the pots, nor make 2ft. or 3ft. of growth ; it is simply a matter of getting the plants started early and letting them come along slowly. A forced growth is worthless ; on such one could only expect inferior, short stemmed flowers. Let the plants make their main growth outdoors during May. Heavy, thick vines and foliage of the same kind — only from such can you expect long stemmed large flowers, the ones you must have in order to bring in money. A dry, hot house spells failure for Sweet Peas at any time ; they must have moisture and a well ventilated cool house. The plants you intend planting out are more particular about it than the ones growing in the benches, from which you are cut- ting now. Rhododendrons and Azaleas stock Intended for Baster With Easter coming so late this year, it will be far more of a job to hold some of the Rhododendrons and Azaleas back than to have to force them in order to have them in on time. Rhododendrons now in a 40 degree house should be kept there for at least another three weeks, and after that a house of 50 or a little over will be plenty warm enough to bring them in nicely. For Azaleas with buds showing the least sign of color there is absolutely no chance of holding them back. Let them remain in a cool house if not wanted at once, but try to keep on having a few plants come in and dispose of them rather than attempt to hold them hack for Easter. Go over your plants and remove the new growth which will keep on appearing at the base of the flower buds ; not always but frequently it means the loss of the buds if allowed to keep on growing. Boxwood To Improve the Looks of ITour Borders If you are storing Boxwoods for your customers ,it hasn't hurt them so far if in a crowded condition. Boxwoods and Laurel make hardly any growth during the Winter months if stored in a cold house, but when March comes around and the sun begins to warm up things, it is hard to keep the plants from getting busy. You can't do better than go over your stock and see to it that each plant has all the space necessary. Even poor specimens with hardly any leaves on can be gotten into fair shape if the young growth is encouraged from now on. Go over such plants with the shears, prune back just a little ; if there is any life at all left new breaks will soon start and if kept watered, and for extra good measure the plants receive a few doses of liquid cow manure, one can work wonders with the stock. By that isn't meant that it DIRT BANDS Very soon every grower will be making free use of Dirt Bands for the growing of all plants. Certainly, no florist can afford to pass them by. They are time and money savers, producing better plants at less cost antl with less labor. It simply is a question of getting the best band. Our new READY-USE Dirt Band tells its own Btory. Send a postal for free samples and see how it does it. It comes to you ready to set the plant in, which means saving of very valuable time re- quired to fold the ordinary strips of paper commonly offered for bands. We make plain bands too, from high- grade, hard finish stock. Samples will be sent. Compare them with others and put them to any test. It is-not how cheap, but how good, is our motto. PRICES OF PLAIN SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 6,000 10.000 20.000 50,000 100,000 2-in.. $0.70 $2.20 $4.10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 2^in. .80 3.00 5.2510.60 26.00 48.00 3-iii.. .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 3i-iD. 1.00 4.40 8.3016.10 39.00 75.00 4-in.. 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 Plain bands require folding, but our simplified instructiouB make it easy. PRICES Of READY-USE SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 6,000 10,000 50,000 100,000 2i2z2-in. . . $1.00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2Ji2}i2-in. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3i3x2-iii... 1.25 6.0010.00 47.50 92.00 Our READY-USE Bands are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down and each Band opens up square. No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Send a postal for free samples of our Bands and decide for yourself. All orders positively cash. State whether express or freight shipment. We guarantee satisfaction. G. S. RAMS6URG, Somerswonh.N.H. Whpn nrflprlng. pIphb^ mpntlnn The Kxphangc Rooted Carnation Cuttings Strong, Clean and Well Rooted 100 1000 White Enchantress $2.50 $20.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Light Pink Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Immediate Delivery Baltimore Cut flower Co.B'ArT.!;rJl;E%-D. Wheo ordering, nlpawp m-'ntlon The Exchange SPLIT CARNATiONS Quiokly. easily and ohe^ply mended. No Toolt required 'wwvwr Pillsbury Carnation Staple li ^cMiSfe "■' ' Patented 1906 > M^aP 1000. SSo. 1 800atl.00 postpaid ^^' 1^^ I. L. PILLSBURY GALCSBURG. BLL. W>iAn nrdprlng. rtlpnwp nr^ntlnn Thi* Rrrhange CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS AND ROSES CHARLES H. TOTTT MADISON • NK^V JERSEY FE? t^ IXI S ASSORTED ■—I »V i^ ^ VAHIBTIES Strons, haalthy plant*, from 2>i-in. poU, S3.00 pu 100, t2i.00 pel 1000. COCOS WeddeUana and KENTIA Belmoreana, 2^-tn.. tl.30 per doi., tlO.QO per 100. NBPHROLEPIS Wbltmanl and Eleftantlaslma. 6-ili., Mo. aaeh. BOSTON Fema and NEPHROLEPIS Harrisll. 4-ln., 120.00 per 100; 8-in., 60a. eaoh, Ui.OO per 100; 7-in., tl.OO eaoh; 8-in., $1.26 aaoh. FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. wnpn ordtring. nlPwwp nii'ntlnn Thf BxpliHnge SWEET PEAS FOR PROFIT J. HAKBISOR DIOK $1.50 A. T. DxLaMabi Pto. & Pub. Co., N. T. March i, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 535 Seasonable Plants for Good Growing Condition, At Very Reasonable Prices In AZALEAS, we have the best oomiiiercial varietiea, such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, NIobe, Vervscneana, Vervaeneana alba, John Llewellyn, Simon Mardner, Jean Peters. Well budded and good shapely planta, 75o.. »1.26. $1.50. $2.00. HYDRANGEAS. Both Otaksa and the new French varieties, such as Mme. Emll Moulllere. Avalanche. E. C. HiU. Gen. De Vlbraye, Mme. Ilamar, Mme. E. Ghautard. 6-in. pots. 4-6 flowering shoots, 25o.. 35c., 7-m. pots, 75o.-$1.00; 6-in. pots, 6-8 branches. 60o. RHODODENDRONS. 7-m. pots, 6-8 buds, $1.00. $1.50. CINERARIAS. L.arge flowering. 4-in. pots lOo.; strong plants, 5-in. pots, 15c.; 6-in. pots, 25c. and 35o. CYCLAMEN Glftanteum. 4-ia. pots, 20o.: &-in pots. 35o.-50c., in bud. PRIMULA Obconica. In bloom. 4-m. pots. 12o. BEGONIA Lumlnosa and Ma£niflca. 4-in. pots, ISo. BEGONIA Lorraine. 3-in pots, I2o. ROSES fur Easter forcing, such as Baby Rambler, Ulrlch Brunner and Magna Charta. 6-in. pots. 36o, ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in. pots, fie; 2>5-in pots, 3o.; 4-in. pots, lOo, ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots, 6o.; 4-in. pots, lOo. HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 3-in. pots. $6.00 per 100. I EASTER LILIES, both Giganteum and Multiflorum. 4-in. pots, 4 in. high, 20o.; 6-in. 35o. to 50o. GODFREY Importer and Grower of Potted Plants COCOS Weddellana. 3-ln. pots. 15o.: 4-iD. poU. 25o. FERNS, such us Scottil. Roosevelt. Teddy Jr.. Boston, b^-in. pota. 40o.; d-in, pots, 60o.; 7-in. pots, $1.00. DISH FERNS, assorted Tsrieties. 2H-in. pots. $4 00 per 100. KENTIAS. both Belmoreana and For- stertana. 4-in. pots, 16 in. high, 30o.; d-in. pots, 28-30 in. high, »1,00; 6-in. pots, 36 in. high, J1.50: 7-in. pots. 40-12 in. high, 12.50; 7-in.. green tube, made up, KENTIA Forster- lana, $2.50; 9-in. tuba, made up or combina- tion, 6 ft. high, 15.00. HOLLY FERNS. 4-in. pots, 15o. DRAC/ENA TennlnaUs. 6H-in. pots, 50o., well colored. PANDANUS Veltchli. SH-in. pots, 75o. DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS, or Bleeding Heart. For Easter forcing. 6-in. pots, 20c. SPIR^A Gladstone. 6-in. pots, 25c-35c.; 7-in. pots, 50c. NARCISSUS Von Slon. 3 in a 5H-io. pot, from coldframe, $2.50 per doz. HYACINTHS. Gertrude, best pink; La Grandesse, white: Grand Maitre, lavender; King of the Blues, dark blue, out of cold- frame, *iU bloom in about 3 weeks when brought in the greenhouse. $10.00 per 100. DOUBLE TULIPS, such as Murillo, best fink; Couronne d'Or, yellow and variegated; mperator Rubrorum, double red, from cold- frame, :i in a 4-in. pot. $12.00 per 100. ASPIDISTRA, green-leaved, 6-in. pots, $1.00 each. GENISTA, SM and 6-ln. pots, 2Sc.-35o., for Easter blooming. ASCHMANN 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wln^m nrdoring. please mt'titlnn Tho Kxi'liMiigp FERNS SJb., $L0O nek. T-ia.. 78e. eaeh. 6^. C««.ll!: ' Mo. wob. 4-a., 2I)». eseh. 3M-ia., $600 NcOIlll 100, $40.00 per 1000. per 100. $60.00 POT 1000. *'»'*'**" 6-ij>) INC. 'CRonwccL com. When orderine, please mention The Eicbange GERMANIUMS Here is a bargain for you, Mr. Florist! We have about 20,000 bench-grown stock plants of the following varieties: S. A. NUTT, A. RICARD, SCARLET BEDDER, JOHN DOYLE, MME. BUCHNER, BEAUTE POITEVINE. All fine, healthy stock. If potted up early in March, in 4 or 5-inch pots, will make fine plants for Spring planting. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 ROOTED CUTTINGS of the above varieties for AprU delivery, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. The Burt Olney Greenhouses J. W. LANGENBACH, Manager ALBION, N. Y. A. F. J. Baur O. E. Steinkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAUR & STErNHAMP, indlanopolls, Indiana Carnation Breeders Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS 536 The Florists' Exchange Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS Each &-m. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high $0.75 8-in. " 3 " " 24 to 28 in. " 1.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per dos 2H-ln. 4 8 to 10 $1.50 8-in. 6 12 2.00 4-in. 6 to 6 16 $0.40 4.50 6-in. 6 to 7 18 60 6.00 6-in. 6 to 7 24 1.00 12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 26 1.26 15.00 6-in. 6 to 7 28 to 30 1.60 18.00 Cedar Tub 7-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 2.60 80.00 7-in. 6 to 7 36 to 38 3.00 36.00 9-ln. 6 to 7 6 ft., very heavy 8.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per dos. 6-in. 6to6 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 1.60 IS.OO MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Height Each 36 in $2.50 40 to 42 in 4.00 6 to 5M 't.. heavy 10.00 5K to 6 ft., heavy 12.50 6 to 7 ft., heavy 15.00 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO./''=NVor'' Wyncote, Pa. Cedar PlanU Tub in Tub 7-in. 9-in. 12-in. 12-in. 12-in. 12-in. 5 When orderlne. please mention The Eichange Rooted Carnation Cuttings SPECIAL. OFFER 20,000 Matchless - - - $2.50 per 100 $20.00 per 1000 50,000 Enchantress - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " 25,000 C. W. Ward - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " Write for prices on' other varieties. Address all orders to J. D. COCKCROFT, - Norlhporn L I., N. Y. REMEMBER, WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION When ordering, please nu'Dtlun The Excliniii:*- ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED. We offer the foUcwing: CATTLE YAS Sklnnorl, Lablata. Trian». Moaelse, Perclvallana. Gaskelllana; L/ELIAS acumtData, superblens; ONCIUIUMS blcallo- 8um, Cebolleta, ornlthorynchum, sphacela- Cum. aplendldum and the Holy Ghost Orchid, PERISTERIA elata. WriU for pricet. L.AOER & HURRELL Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT. N. L ORCHIDS Order 1916 freshly imported stock NOW in order to receive them from first ARRIVALS. A splendid lot of VANDA C^RULEA. the only Blue Orchid; always a great seller. Write for prices. GEORGE L. FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co.. ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the best Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DaBUCK 71* Chestnut PUce SECAUCUS, N. J. When orderloe. please meotloD The Exchange CARNATIONS F.DORNER«$OINSC«. LAFAYETTE, INDIANA [LM[RD. SMITH & CO. Chrgsanihcinuins Ask for CataloguB ADRIAN - - - MICH. S'Rosw .s about the amount of this class of goods they are preparing to throw on the market. Champion has been down to the me- tropolis the past week. He was a dele- gate to the .Vmerican Kennel ('li;h on Thursday and Friday. He is on I he execu- tive committee of the French Hull Dog Society of America, and attended the an- nual meeting the same week. But this is only a little by-play. He keeps his eye severely on his business. On Saturday and Sunday he had six funerals to look after, three of them out of town. The S. H. Moore Co., in a steady going manner, does about the greatest amount of the funeral work in the city. Myers' Flower Shop is in the front row for trade. This house is having its share of decorations and of funeral work. Mr. Myers has a very artistic way about him and any stock from the Myers' Shop is sure to be satisfactory. Munro out did himself the past week. Thousands of people stopped to admire his window. Thirl y baskets of the choic- est flowers were shown. The blending of colors was very pleasing. A mass of Ophelia Roses, the choicest that could be CNjnceived, occupied the center of the window. While Killarney Roses, in dainty boats, swung from the ceiling. Here was a silver dish filled with Lily of the Valley, while there could be seen a basket of the choicest material filled with whit.e Lilac and dainty Snapdragon. French Colonial bouquets, baskets of pink Roses and pink Carnations, the whole looped up with fluffy decorations in exquisite taste, with birds and but- terflies, presented a beautiful picture that \\ithout doubt, brought trade to his store. .Tames Brace's greenhouses are tilled with choice blooms. Roses look especially good, the Carnations are holding out well and the bulb stock is in the best of condition. \V. C. McI. Pawtucket, R. 1. Charles Lapham of the Lapham Floral Co., is defendant in a suit brought against him by Raphael Chambers of I'awlucket to recover $3500, which he alleges is due from Mr. Lapham as a result of the partnership transactions be- tween the two men. Mr. Chambers in his declaration filed in the Superior Court on Feb. 23, 191G, states the co-partner- ship was formed Oct. 1, 1914, to conduct a florist business, and continued for nine months. After the dissolution of the co- partnership, an accounting, it is alleged showed that Chambers was entitled to ,$,'5,500. and Lapham then agreed to pay that sum to him. The defendant now refuses to pay over the money in accord- ance with the agreement, Chambers says. City Council has elected William Mc- Cregor a member of the Board of Park Commissioners for three years. Fred Vose, Jr., the seven-year old son of Fred Vose of Cumberland Hill, was struck l)y an unknown taxicab, wliich in- flicted a severe scalp wound. (leorge A. Saunders has been re-elected Superintendent of Parks and Frank O'Reilly as tree warden, each for a term of one year, C. A. K. PAPER POTS 2>.C-in $2.42perl000 2V2An 2.78 " " 3-io 3.82 " •• 3>^-iii 5.24 " " 4.in 6.60 " " 5-in 10.96 " " 6-in 14.68 " " THE MCC/llLliM CO. PITTSBURGH PA. When ordering, please mu'utluu The ExcliunRe 538 The Florists' Exchange Brant Bros.' office atfUtica, N. Y., witli show-house at back and glimpse of the new iron frame house at the right. Men We Meet Some Interesting Points About Brant Bros., at Utica, N. Y. One Sunday afternoon last October, I was sitting in the lobby of a hotel in Kansas City, when one of the bell boys handed me a telegram from the big boss. It said "Stop off at Utica on way back and see Brant Bros. Have interesting layout." First off, I was a little peeved, as I had been away for close to three weeks, and ticked off going on seven thousand miles of riding ; and wanted to scoot straight for Broadway, happy home and Betty's cooking. Tou know ! That the boss, as usual, knew what he was talking about, was abundantly evi- dent when, two days later, I rolled up to Brant liros.' range. Mr. Brant was over at the old range, across the street from the office ; so I promptly got out my camera and started prowling around. A few minutes later, when climbing out from under the focusing cloth, there stood a rather determined looking individual, looking at me with a sort of a what-the- devil-are-you-doing-here manner. A merry little twinkle in his eye, how- ever, promptly assured me I was not to be thrown off as a common trespasser, and at once Mr. Brant and I shook hands. I had gone to boarding school with one of his cousins, so we swapped cousin anecdotes and were acquatined from the kick-off. One of the first things he said was, "Say, do you know the insurance on that new iron frame house and the plants in it, is just 50 per cent, less than on our Wooden houses? That's saving some, isn't it?" "Did the house go up quickly?" I asked. "Well, I should say it did," he re- plied. "They started on July 1 and on August 1 it was ready to plant. Did the whole thing in practically thirty days. Would have done it quicker but for the wet weather that kept Lord & Burn- ham's men back. By August 10, it was planted ; and Christmas we made a splendid cut. "The house is 40ft. by 400ft., and con- tains 12,000 plants, fairly evenly di- vided between Ophelia, Killarney Bril- liant, Pink and White Killarney, Mig- non, Mrs. Ward, and Prince d'Arenberg. Whoever named that last one certainly had a poor eye for the business side. How in thunder anyone that's not in the business can remember it, is more than I can tell. Think of a man or woman who stutters, for instance, trying to ex- plain to a florist what Rose was wanted, provided, of course, their powers of memory were so highly developed that they could recall its name." 'Then we went inside and started look- ' ing over the construction. I noticed that there were six separate runs of roof vents, 50ft. on ends, and the others 75ft. The ends being generally the warmer, this arrangement looked like a good stunt. At the hand wheel, there was one of the simplest little tell-tale devices yet ; didn't suppose it was possible to work one on a chain driven gear; but it worked all right, and saved a lot of neck twisting to see the vent openings. The heating system is steam, low pres- sure, with automatic steam pump and 150 horse power boiler. The mains arc tapped at both the middle and ends, which Mr. Brant stated gave much greater flexibility. One of the most interesting things was the removable fourth bench, an idea of Mr. Brant's. It is so constructed that sections of 16ft. can be removed, so a team and wagon can be driven in to empty and fill the benches. They bring a load in, and take one out, cutting down the expense to the minimum. The power house is a model iron frame one, with galvanized corrugated iron sides and roof. The windows go entirely around all sides, and are opened and closed by a regular greenhouse ventilat- ing apparatus. It certainly was a splendid type of a fireproof, enduring power house. •■Then we went over to his attractive home for lunch and there it was I saw the blue print of another big house they are figuring on building early this Spring. Wish I could remember even half of the pointed bits of business building philosophy that Mr. Brant punctuated his talk with. But if you know the man, you well know how keenly I enjoyed it. courage them to run Winter and glass frame gardens, and to lead them up to plants, perennials, small and orchard fruits. * * * A ten weeks' Summer course is being arranged at Cornell Forest School at Saratoga Lake this year. A party of stu- dents and their instructors will be in camp on a forest infract at the South end of the lake, ariU practical demonstra- tions in forestry will be given. * * * A recent Commerce Report drew at- tention to a new Turnip topping and tailing machine, the invention of a Scots- man. Tlie Turnip crop in Scotland is of great importance, exceeding 430.500 acres. A description of the machine is given. * * * Cultivated Black Currants in several of the Western States are now in quaran- tine, as it is found that they furnish one of the host plants necessary to the com- pletion of the life cycle of the Pine blis- ter rust. This rust is an imported dis- ease, 90 per cent, of the Infection now in America having come from a single German nursery, and if the disease finds its way into the Western forests there is no likelihood that its spread can be suc- cessfully checked. Shipments of five- leaved Pines from several Eastern States I are now interdicted. Bench No. 4 in Brant Bros.' house is removable in 16ft. sections, greatly reducing the expense of emptying and filling the house All too soon, it was Empire State Ex- press time, and I was being whizzed along again on my way to good old New York. T. 0. W. L. Snippets Girls in some of the Southern States have been giving considerable attention in recent years to the cultivation of small lots, one-tenth of an acre or thereabout, devoted to Tomatoes and garden crops, mostly for canning. The Dept. of Agri- culture are forming canning clubs and planning a four years' practical garden course for girls. The intention is to en- !iSilii!!i!!!Hi!!3SBia8i!H New iron frame gieenhouse and power plant, erected^last Summer by Lord & Burnham Co., If or Brant Bros., Utica, N. Y. The greenhouse ls.40ft. by 400ft. The power plant 25ft. by 40ft. An aquarium society has been formed at Washington, D. C, called the Wash- ington Aquarium Society. Dr. Hugh M. Smith, the U. S. Commissioner of fish- eries, is honorary president, while R. W. Shufeldt was elected active president, and the corresponding and recording secretary K. Henri Wagner, whose address is 1909 No. Capitol St. * * t A Wyoming club boy is reported to have produced 70 bushels of Potatoes on one-eighth acre. He made a net profit of $80.65 and also earned the State cham- pionship. British Empire Fair Plans are being made for an Empire fair to be held at Willeston Green, near London next year. An exhibition build- ing, which it is said will be the largest of the kind in the world, will be erected and de- signed to pro- vide accommo- dation for ex- hibits from almost every known industry. It is expected to cost one million dollars, and will cover an area of 610,000 sq. ft. Hand vent wheel with tell-tale at- tachment, showing exact opening of the ridge sash at all times March i, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 539 r»,]iiii,i,i„ii,,i,uuiiiiiijiL]LiiiwfmrTinnir''™^'^i''|""''""'™™'(T^^'""'"''iiigniiuoinOT "Away Ahead of Last Year's*' is the general opinion of the NEW Gardeners and Florists' Annual FOR 1916 The Standard Book of Reference for the Trade and All Horticulturists ORDERS FILLED SAME DAY AS RECEIVED. Read This Index {This is only part of the Index to Contents) 229 INDEX See aho Tabic of Contents, on page 3 Tho AsteriskB (•) Accounting, for plant and flower growers 55-59 Acetylene gaa refuse 133 AdvertiEdng 122 Advertising a business, a good way to show where you are located 33 •Advertising for St. Valentine's Day. . . 65 •Advertising Mother's Day 67 Alpine plants, new 48 Alpines. 50 beat 211 Annuals, sweet scented 210 Antirrhinums under glass 93 Ants destroying 133 Arsenate of lead 133 Articles, special in 1915 edition 62 Aster bug, to destroy 133 Australia! horticulture in 43 Automobiles for florists* use 133 Banking, principles of 124-126 Basic slag 134 Bedding arrangements 1916 38 Bedding, plants for 208 Benches, bottoms for 135 Benches, tar on 164 Billheads and letterheads 126 Biographical section 170-1S5 ♦Bird houses 135 Birds, our wild, food eaten by 88-89 Birds, some useful 134 Blooms, gum-water for fastening 144 Bookkeeping, simple 118 Bordeaux mixture 135 Botanical Gardens in North America.... 186 Budding 135 Bulbs, planting 136 Bulletins, list of 215-217 Bunching flowers and foliage for market. 73 Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S 218 Business section 118 Business, starting into, some considera- tions for 60-62 Calendar of work, florists' and nursery- men's 93-117 Calendar of dates for 1916 5-16 Calico, waterproofing 166-167 Canada, horticulture in 42 Canning and bottling fruit 136 Carnation calendar 94-96 Carnations, new 34 Carnations, select 213 Carnation stem rot, or branch rot 137 Catalogs, mailing 131 Caustic alkali wash 136 Certificated flower and plant novelties. 1915 34-37 China, horticulture in 45 Chrysanthemums, best 212 Chrysanthemum calendar. 96-98 Chrysanthemums, new 35-49 Cistern filter 137 Clematis, disease of 194 Cloche or hand glass 137 Cockroaches 137 Colleges where floriculture is taught. . . . 186 Concrete in construction 78-80 Concrete, proportioning and mixing. ... 80 •Concrete road in the IlKnois River bot- tom 79 Indicate Xllustrationi Copper sulphate 136 Cotton crop of U. 8. A 80 Cutworms, exterminating 138 Daffodils, best 214 Dahlias, new 35-36-49 Dahlias, select 213 •Decorations for the year 1916, sug- gested garden 38 Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, directory of 219 Diseases of plants 138 Drainage 138 Earwigs, combating. 138 Europe, horticulture in 45 Evergreen trees, hardy 211 Evergreens for the Middle West 190 Exhibitions of 1915 17 Experiment Station, horticultural 216 Exporting and importing 123 Express and mail rates and data 127 Fertilizers, amounts to use 138 Fiber 147 Fiber prepared for plant culture 139 •Flag staff, fixing of 141 Flies in houses 140 Floods, control of 140 Florists' store window aa*an advertising medium 66 Florist, the retail, year's round 63 Flower garden calendar 103-104 Flowers and foliage for market, bunch- ing 73 Flowers and plants, other 37 Flowers, best 100 hardy garden 86-87 Foliage and flowers for market, bunch- ing 73 Foliage prepared for florists' use 70 •Forcers, seed and plant 160 Forcing plants 140 Foreword 4 France, horticulture in 46 Freaks in plant hf e 14 1 Fruit, canning and bottling 136 Fruit garden, calendar for the 107-109 Fruit trees, ringing 157 Fimgicide 142 Gas lime 142 Genus, definition of 143 Germany, horticulture in 45 Gladioli, new 36^9 Glass cleaning 143 Glazing paper, calico, or linen 166 Grafting 145 Grape production 192 Grasses for permanent pastures 196 Grasshoppers 143 Grass seed for polo and football grounds. 143 Grass seed products of various countries. 196 Grease banding 144 Greenhouse, aspect for 133 Greenhouse, calendar for the 105 •Greenhouse measurement 145 Greenhouae, rental of 157 Greenhouses, wrecked 20 Gumwater for fastening blooms 144 Hardy garden|flower8, best 100 86-87 Hardy gardeniflowerajfor Middle West. 193 Hedge plants 209 Those who have seen the 1916 Annual are enthusi- astic over it, because the articles in it are even more valuable than were those in its predecessor. You can't go wrong if you refer to '" The Little Brown Book of Facts, '' and you can't go wrong if you buy a copy. ORDER TODAY Price 50c. Postpaid FROM Horticultural Publishing Headquarters The FLORISTS' Exchange Box 100 Times Square NEW YORK CITY 540 The Florists' Exchange 11 Million!!! Green Hyacinth Stakes!!! AT THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL LOW PRICES: 5,000 lots $3.75 5.50 10,000 lots $7.00 10.00 12-inch length 18-inch length THIS PRICE WILL ONLY HOLD GOOD UNTIL THIS LOT IS SOLD! Write for case-lot prices, 25,000 to tlie case. THE HOUSE OF MERIT JOS. G. NEIDINGER CO. ^^^"'^^^^ ^"^^^^'^^ 1309-11 NoHh Second St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. m>'nt1^^^ ^^^^bj^T^^T^:: ::. il H The gold medals to be offered by the Kroeschell Bros. Co. at the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, The medal on the left will be awarded for a Carnation exhibit of the 12 largest blooms; that on the right for a Rose exhibit New Bedford, Mass. The market is normal, with plenty of flowers of all kinds. Having a spell of milder weather there is a vast quantity of bulb stock. Business is good, with plenty of funeral work. Fred Reynolds reports funeral work good. Carrie Look is back to work again having fully recovered from her recent Illness of scarlet fever. „.^- B. Hathaway is still confined at bt. L/uke s but is able to sit up in a wheel chair. R. E. Hofftz has an auto which he in- tends to use as a delivery car in the Spring. Julius the Florist is having installed a new ice chest which no doubt is the largest in town. A daughter was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Juhus Ruzitsky. St. Valentine's Day was a poor day but large quantities of Violets were sold. ii.rnest Chamberlain had a big red heart sign on his window advertising Vio- lets at $1 per 100, and reports that they were his heaviest sales. The Flower Mart had red heart-shaped \iolet boxes but they are not in very great favor in this town. I r t^- ?.'j?^^'^ *^."'<^t Peas are off crop but he still continues to cut plenty of pinks. "^ Fbed Reynolds. Kroeschell Medals at National Flower Show For Carnations and Roses Kroeschell Bros. Co. of Chicago has donated to the American Carnation So- ciety a gold medal, value $50, which is to be awarded at the Fourth National Flower Show, Philadelphia, March 25, to April J for the twelve largest single Car- nation blooms, any oclor or variety, size to be determined by the Kroeschell Car- nation measuring card. This beautiful medal is made of yellow red and green gold, 14 carat, weight 12 pennyweight. The background of the medal is made of yellow gold. The cen-' ter is matted yellow gold and encircles a he.-iutiful hand carved Carnation made of red gold. The calyx and foliage of the tarnation are made of green gold The "liter circle of medal has the following lettering of blue enamel "Kroeschell Gold liri7_e, 1 hiladelphia," and on raised gold surface the figures "1916," Upon the reverse side of the. medal will be en- graved the name of the winner, award and date. This medal is so arranged t h.nt same may be worn as a watch charm it dfsired. KiueschellBros. Co. likewise donates to the American Rose Society a similar gold medal, also value .$.50. In this one the center is a beautiful hand-carved Kose made of red gold, and the foliage of the Rose is made of green gold; this beautiful raised ornament is set in a field of matted yellow gold. Houston, Tex.— Boyle & Pendarvis, florists, have bought acreage in West- moreland Farms, on Ave. A, for the pur- pose of establishing suburban floral gar- dens and uptodate greenhouses to supply their Main st. store. March i, 1B16. The Florists' Exchange 541 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised Advance Co 575 Albert & Davidson Ino 573 Allen, J. K 564 Allen Co.. Wm. Stu»rt.5S4 Amer. G'house Mfg. Co 575 Amer. Spawn Co 523 Aodereon. J. F 5:U Anderson, S. A 5."»1 AnKermueller, Geo. H 50:3 Anrfin & WaLsli Co. .629 Aphine Mfg. Co 670 Armee, H. W 502 Arnold 4 Co., Inc., D. C 564 Asohmftnn Bros 536 AschmanD Godfrey. . .535 Ashley, Ernest 554 Badgley A Bishop, Ino 565 Baker Broe 555 Baker, Win. J 667 Baltimore Cut Flower Co 523-34 Barclay Nurs 522 Barrett, The Florist. . 557 Barrows 4 Son, H. H 534 Baumer. A. R 556 Baur 4 Steinkamp. . . 535 Bayersdorfer 4 Co. . 560 Bay State Nurs.. The. 426 Beaven, E. A 562 Beckert's Seed Store. . 514 Begerow Floral Co. ... 556 Bellamy Bros 536 Bemb Floral Co.,Th8. 555 Bennett, C. A 526 Berger Bros. 567 Bi-ru.Ti<: Co 521 Bertermann Bros. Co..555 Blark. Cliaa 531 Boddington Co., Inc., Arthur 510 Bolid&no 4 Sons, J . . .516- 523-25 Bonnet 4 Blake 565 Bonnot Bros 565 Bowe, M. A 656 Brant Bros., Ino. . 532-57 Brrrk-Kobinson Nurs. Co .531 Brown, Peter 530 Bryan, Alonso J 531 Buckbee, H. W 657 Bunyard, A. T., Flo- rist 556 Bunyard Co., Ino. Harry A 521 Bunzel Bros 569 Burnett Bros 520 Burpee, W. A. 4 Co. 514 Burt OIncy Gnlis. . . ,535 Butler 4 Ullman 556 Byer Bros 528 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 560 Campbell Bros 535 Camp Conduit Co.. . . 574 Cannata, J. P 624 Carbone Florist 554 Chicago Feed & Fer- tilizer Co 537 Chicago Flower Grow- ers'Assn., The 568 Childs, John Lewis.. . . 522 Chinnick, W.J ,528 Christensen, Thos. P. . 534 Clare, W. G 660 Clarke's Sons, David. . 656 Clay 4 Son 570 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 554 Coan, J. J 564 Cockcroft, J. D 536 Conard 4 Jones Co.. The 522 CollinKdalo Gnlis 5.30 Commercial Humus Co. 570 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 526 Coombff, Florist .... 555 Cottage Gardens Co . Ino 532 Cousins. Tjeonard, Jr.. 524 Cowee, W.J 562 Cowen's Sons, N 574 Craig Co., Robt 525 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. . .5.')4 Crowl Fern Co 662 Crump, F. F 555 Cumbie, J L 560 Cunningham, Jos. H. .529 Cut Flower Eich 565 Dales 537 Danker, Florist 554 Darling i Co 570 Davis, Walter 567 Dawson, William 532 Day Co., W. E .5.57 De Buck. John 536 De GraafT Bros., Ltd. ,623 Dietech Co., A .574 Dillon, J. L 525 Dobbs4 Son 654 Dorner 4 Sons Co., F 536 Dreer, Henry A., Ino. 517-24-73 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The .574 Eble. Chas 556 Edlefsen-Leidiser Co. . 556 Ednarils, H, B 526 Edwards' Folding Box Co 560 Biohhols, Henry 529 IClizabi'th Nunnery Co. 526 Elliott 4 Sons. Wra. ..514 Emmans, Geo. M . . . . 520 Emmons. F. A 524 Erne 4 Klioget 56S Eskesen, Frank N. . . . 634 Esler. John G 562 Ettcr, M. S 529 Evans Co., The John A 575 Evenden Bros 6.57 Eyres, Florist 55 1 Fallon, Florist 657 First American Na- tural Fern Co 560 Fisher, Peter 632 Fletcher 4 Co . Inc., F. W 521 Florists Hail Assn . . 562 Florida Natural Prod- Co 574 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co.. The 573 Ford, M. C 563 Ford, Wra. P 564 Forestdalo. 656 Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co 514 Fowler, Mrs. L, P 557 Freeman, Geo. L 536 Freeman-Lewis 556 Friedman, Florist. . . . 554 Friedman, J.J 570 Froment. H. E 565 Furrow 4 Co 557 Galveston Floral Co, .555 Oalvin. Thoe. F 556 GaeeerCo., J. M 554 Giblin 4 Co 574 Gibbons, The Smilax Man 660 Girvin, Willis B 524 Gloeckner, Wm 554 Goldstein & Futterman 664 Gove. The Florist 654 Graham 4 Son. A. . . 554 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn.. Ino... 665 Growers' Cut Flower Co 564 GudeBros.Co 557 Gunther Bros 565 Guttman 4 Raynor. Ino 564 Habermehl's Sons, J. J 657 Hanford, R. Q 629 Harris Bros. .Seed Co. 516 Harris, Chester 557 Harris, Ernest 530 Hart, Geo. B 662 Hatcher, John C 654 Heacock Co., Joe 536 Heiss Co 555 Henderson 4 Co., A. . 520 Henshaw 4 Fenrioh. . 563 Herbert & Fleishauer, 61S Herr. A, M 529 Hess & Denaen 560 Hews Co., A. H 569 Highland Park Green- houses, The 555 Hill Co.. E. G 568 HillFloralCo.. E. G..554 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 531 Hillside Nursery, The.52G HitehinKs A Co 676 Holm 4 Olson 557 Holland Nurs.. The. . , 526 Hollywood Gardens. ,557 Hoi ton 4 Hunkel Co. . 566 Home Correspondence School 562 Horan, E. C ...665 Howard Rose Co 531 Hudson Carbon Co . . . 570 Humus Co., Alpbano..671 Idle Hour Nurs 556 Igoe Bros 562 Irwin. R. J 525 Isbell 4 Co.. 8. M....622 J ackson 4 Perkins Co , 53 1 Jacobs. S.. 4 Sons .573-75 Jennings. E. B 620 Johnston Bros 557 Johnston 4 Co., T. J 557 Joseph's Florist 652 Joy Floral Co 556 Kasting. Wm. F., Co. .513 Keller, John A 566 Keller Pottery Co 569 Keller Sons. J. B 567 Kentucky Tobacco Prod, Co,. The 570 Kerr. The Florist 555 Kervan Co.. The 560 Kessler. Wm.. 565 King Construction Co. 528-73 Knoble Bros 554 Kolooa&Co.. A 526 Komada Bros 567 Kooyman. C 66S Kroeschell Bros. Co.. 574 Kuebler. Wm. H 565 Lnc'T i llurrell 536 Lang Floral 4 Nurs. Co 555 Lange. A 554 Lange. H. F. A 557 Langjahr, A. H 564 Leedle Floral Co 536 I. & J. L, I.eon.Trd. . . .520 Leonard Seed,Co 514 Lippmao, E, A 573 Littlcfield & Wyman,.532 Littlefleld, Florist 567 Lookland Lumber Co. .574 London Flower Shop. 557 Lovett, J. T 529 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 657 Lyndhurst Farm.'i, . . .531 MaoNifl Hort. Co., The 523 Mader, Paul .528 Marshall4Co.,W,E..514 Matthews 4 Varney. 630 Mc.\lp)ine & McDon- ald 566 McCallum Co., The.. 537-66 McClunie. Geo. G 5.55 McConnell. Alex 556 McCray Refrigerator Co 562 MoHutohison 4 Co.. 516 MoManus, James .... .565 Mears, Wm 551 Menand, L 654 Metairie Ridge Nurs. • Co., Ltd., The 556 Metropolitan Material Co 672-74 Mette. Henry 523 Meyer. Chae. F 514 Michell Co.. Henry F 516 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 560 Michler Bros. Co.. . . 556 Miller, A. L 630 Miller. Stuart H 667 Mills. The Florist. Inc 556 Minge Floral Co.. The 566 Moninger Co . John C 573 Moore. Hentz 4 Nash. 665 Moore Seed Co 516 Mountain View Floral Co 521 Mullanphy, Florist. . ,557 Murray. Samuel 556 Nahlik. A 629 Nason. L. B 565 Nat'l Florists' Board « of Trade 562 National Nura. Pub. Co., Inc., The 531 Neidingcr, Jos. G 540 New England Florist Supply Co 565 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 670 Niessen Co., The Leo 567 Noe, L. M 565 Olson 4 Co 529 Ouwerkerk, P 526 Palmer F. E. 554 Palmer 4 Son, W. J.. . 654 Park Floral Co, The. 655 Park Floral Co 557 Parshelsky Bros.. Inc, 574 Peacock Dahlia Farms520 Pearce, George 575 Peirce, E. Allan 669 Penn The Florist 654 Pennock-Meehan Co., S. S 529-67 Perry's Hardy Plant Farm 623 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 569 Peterson, C. A 534 PfaS 4 Kendall.. ..575 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 567 Philaclelplii.x Whole- sale Flor. Exch., The 667 Philips Broe 556 Pierce 4 Co 6.54 Pierce Co.. F. O 574 Pierson. Inc., A. N.. . .513 635 Pierson Co.. F. R 513 Pierson, Magnus 528 Pikes Peak Flor. Co.. . 555 Pillsbury. I. L 534 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 566 Polykranas, G. J 564 Potter Floral Co 655 Pulverised Manure Co.. The 670 Pyfer4Co.. A. T....568 Quadland's Sons. C...531 Quidnick Gnhs 632 Ramsburg. G. 8. . .516-34 Randall. A. L. Co. . . . 568 Randall's Flower Sbop557 Rawlings, Elmer 630 Rawson. The Florist. . 565 Reck, John & .Son. . . .564 Reed 4 Keller 560 Reinberg, Peter 568 Rice Co., M 662 Riedel 4 Meyer, Ino. . 564 Richmond Cedar Wk8562 Ritchy, F W 530 Robbinsville Nurs., The 526 Robinson 4 Co., Inc. H. M 561-562 Robinson Co. H. M.564 Robinson. L. D 557 Horsch. Lewis 526 Roohelle 4 Sons.F.W .530 Rochester Floral Co. .657 Rock Flower Co., W. 556 Roehrs Co., Julius... 530 Rolker 4 Sons. A 514 Rosemont Gardens. . . 656 Rosery Flower Shop. . 5.54 Rosery, The 567 Rowehl 4 Grans 516 Routiahn Seed Co. . .514 Roy, David D. P 523 Royal Glass Works. . ..563 Hupp, John F 521 Rusein 4 Hanfiing. . .560 Salter Bros 557 Saltford Flower Shop, The SS7 Sander, Florist 657 Sauter, A 555 Sceery. Ed 557 Schlatter 4 Son, Wm.560 Schliog, Max 566 Schmidt, J. C 528 Scholti, The Florist. .554 Schuiz Co., Jacob. . . .556 Schwake 4 Co., Ino , Chas ... 51 1 Scfton Mfg. Co.. The, 561 Scollay. Inc.. John A.. 572 Scott, John 524 Sharp. Partridge 4 Co.573 Sbellroad Canna Farm 614 Sheridan, Walter F . . 566 Siebrecht. Geo C 665 Skidelsky Co., 8. S 514 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 573 Slinn. B. S. Jr 565 Slinn. Clarence 565 Smith & Bros.. L. C. Typewriter Co 530 Smith. Elmer D., 4 Co 536 Smith 4 Fetters Co.. . 564 Smith 4 Hemenway. , 575 Smith, Henry 5.55 Smith Co., W. 4T 526 Smith, P. J 564 Smith. The Florist. . .655 Snyder Co.. B. A 565 Solomon 4 Son. L . , . . 574 Soltau Fernery. B . . , 534 Standaril Thermometer Co 573 Star Floral Co 657 Stearns Lumber Co., The A. T 572 Stecher Litho. Co,... 514 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 514 Stokes Seed Farms Co., Ino 516 Storrs 4 Harrison Co 529- 530 Stootho? Co., H. A ... 570 Stumpp, Geo M 556 Stumpp 4 Walter Co. . 515 Suiilipht Double Glass .Sash Co 575 Sutton & Sons 520 Syracuse Pottery Co. . 569 T.iit, C. S 614 Thompson 4 Co.. C. B 556 Thorburn. J. M.. 4 Co.614 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 555 Tonner, O, A. & L, A. 568 Totmau. H, W 526 Totty. Chas. H 634 Traendly 4 Schenck. . 565 United Cut Flower Co., Ino 564 Van Assche, Frank . . . 574 Van Bochove, G. & Bro 555 Van Gelderen, Q. W...526 Vaughan's Seed Store.. 521 Vick's Sons, James , . .516 Vincent, Jr., 4 Sons Co., R 513 Virgin, U.J 556 Waller Seed Co , The L. D 520 Walton Hotel 536 Warburton, Florist. . . 555 Warendorff, A 556 Wax Bros 654 Weeber & Don 614 Weifls, Herman 564 Welch Bros, Co 666 Welch. Patrick 565 Welch, The Florist. . . 555 ttT^nk. Peter 523 Wettlin Floral Co 528 Whilldin Pottery Co. . 569 Whitted Floral Co.. . . 566 Wietor Bros 568 Williamsport Floral Co 657 Wilson, H. E 667 Wilson, R. G 554 Winterson's Seed Store668 Wolfinger Florist 556 Wood Bros 528 Wood. Stubbs 4 Co. .526 Woodrow 4 MarketOB.565 Woodruff 4 Sons, 8. D 520 Young 4 Co., Inc., A. L 554 Young 4 Co.. John.. 564 Young's Florist 557 THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-date Aliutilon 628-31 .Acalyplia 513 Achyranlhes 528-30 Ageratum 513-14- 521-28-30-31-51 Alternanthcras 513-28 .\l.v.«um 51.3-14-28 -\mpeloiisi« 531 -Aapidiatra 535 Acer 626 Anemones. 531 .Antirrhinums 514-21 Areca Luteacens 636 Asparagus 513-16- 520-21-24-25-28-28-29- 630-34-35-36 .Asters.. . .514-16-17-18-23 Azaleas. .614-26-30-31-35 Balsams 523 Begonias 513-14-19- 521-13-2.5-29-30-31- 53.5-36 Bellis 528 Belmoreana. 525-34-35-36 Berberis .526 Bleeding He.art. 519-26-35 Boxwood. 526-30-36-60-62 Budlleia ,529 Bulbs 513-14-15- 516-19-21-23-25 BuxUB 514-31 CaLadiums.. . 614-19-21-22 Cailas 519 Candytuft 614-15 Cannas 513-14-16- 519-21-22-28-29-31-51 Canterbury R»lls 521 Carnations 514-23-24- 525-28-29-30-31-32-34 536-36 Chrysanthemums. . . . 525- 528-29-30-34-35-36 Cibotiura 513-34 Cinerarias.. . ... .523-31-36 Cinnamon Vine 514 Clemiitls 526 Conifers 526 Cocoa 534-35 Coleus. .513-25-28-29-30 Columbine 528 Coreopsis 521-28 Cornflowers 528 Corn 514 Cut Flowers 563- 604-65-66-67-68 Cuphea 513-28-31 Cyclamen 614-25-28- 529-31-35-36 Cyrtomium 536 Daffodils 523 DahUas. . 513-14-20-23-31 Daisies 521- 524-25-28-30-31 Decorative Plants. . . . 525 Dielytra 519-26-35 Dracainas 524-28-29- 530-31-35-61 Evergreena 621-26-31 Fern Balls 616-22 Ferns 613-16-26- 528-29-30-34-36-36-51 Feverfew 524-28-30 Forget-Me-Not 628 Forateriana 535-36 Foxglove 528 Fuchaias 513-24- 525-28-30-31 Funkias 531-35 Gaillardia 521-28 Genista 528-35 Geraniums. . . .513-24-25- 528-29-30-31-35-51 Gladiolus 514-16- 519-20-21-22-25-29 Gloxinias 619-21-23 Heliotrope 613-15- 524-28-30-31 Hemlock 526 Hollyhocks 528 Hyacinths 519-35 Hyclrangeas 513- 521-24-26-31-35 Impatiens 528 Iris 514-21-23 lamene 519 Ivy 513-24-25- 528-30-35-51-60 Juniperus 631 Kalmias 531 Kentiaa 626-34-35-36 Lantanaa 613-28 Larkspurs 621-23 Lilac 521-26 Lilica 514-35 Lilium Auratum 513 Lilium Formosuni. 513-14 Lilium tligantcum. 513-14 Lilium ^lagnificum.. .513 Liliuni .Specoiauni .526 Lilium Multiflorum. . .514 Lilvof the Valley.. 514-19 Lobelia 514-15-28 Mahonia 631 Madeira 514 Magnolia 531 Marguerites 521- 524-28-30-31 Mignonette 515 Montbretias 519 Moonvines 513-28 Myosotis 514 Nasturtiums.. . .514-20-23 Narcissus 535 Nephrolepis 513-34-36 Nursery Stock. . . .526-31 Norway Maples 526 Norway Spruce 626 Onion Sets 616-23 Orchids 530-36 Palms 514-36 Pandanua 535 Pansics 514- 520-23-24-25-28-29 Peonies 526 Pelargoniums 525 PenL*ftemon 621 Petunias 513-14-2.3- 524-25-28-29-30-31 Pines 526 Phlox 514-21-23-26 Picca 531 Pinks 528 Pips 514-16 Primulas 614-23- 525-28-31-35-36 Privet 526 Raffia 616 Retiniapora 531 Rhododendrons 514- 526-31-35 Rosea 513-14-21- 525-26-29-31-34-35-36- 537 Salvias 513- 614-20-24-25-28-30-31 Scabioua 523 Seeda 514-15-16- 517-18-19-20-21-22-23- 525-28 Senecio Argenleus . . .513 Shamrock 5'24-29 Shamrock Plants .524 Shruba 526 Snapdragon 516-24- 525-28-29 Spir»a 626-35 Stevia 528 Stocks 523 Swainsona 513 Sweet Peas 514-20 Sweet William 521-28 Thunbergia 526 Thuya 531 Tradeacantia 528-30 Treea 526 Tuberoses.. .514-19-21-22 Tulips 523-35 Vegetable Plants 514 Vegetable Seeds 514- 519-20-22-23 Verbenas 513- 514-15-23-25-28 Vincas 513-14- 624-26 28-29-30 Vines 619-26 Wallflowers 628 WeddeUiana 534-35 Weigelas 526 Ziimias 514-23 MISCELLANEOUS .Aphine 570 Artificial Flowers 560 Auctions 523 Baskets 560 Benches 574 Bench Fittings 574 Birch Bark 660 Boilers 573-74 Boxes 560-61-73 Boxwood Sprays.. . 660-62 Brackets 569-72 Bulb Pans 569 Burners 562 Canes 514-26 Carnation Dye 560-67 Cedar 569-74 Chicken Founts 569 Cycas 561 Cypress 572-73-74 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses 553- 564-55-56-57 Dirt Bands 530-34 Dagger Ferns 560-62 Dye 560-67 Fancy Ferns 560-62 Fertilizers 570-71 Fiber 560 Florists' Accounts In- sured 562 Florists' Supplies. . . .560- 661-62 Fungine 570 Galax Leaves 560-62 Glass 573-74-75 Glass Cutters 575 Glass Insurance 562 Glazing Points 573 Greenhouse BIdg .... 573- 574-75-76 Greenhouse Fittings 573-75 Greenhouse Lumber. .573 Greenhouse Material 573-74 Greenhouse Shading . . 573 Greening Pins 560 Ground Pine 562 Guards 562 Gutters 574 Hardware 574 Heating 573-74 Hose 573 Hotbed Sash. . .572-73-74 Hotels 536 Humus 570-71 Insecticides 570 Irrigation 573 Laurel 562 Laurel Festooning . . . 562 Laurel Wreaths 562 Leucothoo Sprays.. 560-62 Lithographic Work. . .614 Lumber 573-74 Manure 514-70 Mastica 574 Mexican Ivy 560 Moss 560-62 Mushroom Spawn. . . .523 Needle Pines .560 Nico-Fume 570 Nikoteen 570 Novelties for St. Pat- rick's Day .560 Palmetto Leaves 560 Pans .569 Paper Pots 530 Partridge Berries .562 Pecky Cypress 572- 573-74 Pine Cones 560 Pine Wreaths 562 Pipe .573-74-75 Pipe Fittings. . .573-74-76 Plant Food .537 Posts 574 Pots 537-69 Prepared Palms .5(50 Pussy Willow 660 Putty Bulb .572 Refrigerators. 562 Kuscus 560 Sash 57.3-75 Sash Bars 574 Sash Operating De- vice 575 Saucers 669 .Scaline 670 Schools 582 Seed Cabinefi 528 Shelf Brackets.. . .569-72 Shrub Protcctcira 662 Smilai 528-20-60-62 Sphagnum Moss 562 Stakes 540-62 Staples 634 Supports 662 Thermostot 573 Tobacco Products. . . .670 Toothpicks 6fl2 Tubs 669 Tubes 580 Tj-pewTiters 630 Ventilating Apparatus576 Vermine 670 Wants .547- 548^9-50-51-62 Wholesale Florists. . .663- 564-65-60-07-68 Wire 662 Wire Designs 662-67 Wreaths 502 Contents Pa pre American DaUla Society 544 American Rose Society 542 An Appeal for School of Horticulture.542 Annuals, Time to Sow 558 British Empire Fair 538 Carnation, New, Merry Chrlstma.s flllus.) 559 Catalogs Received 520 Cincinnati Seed Trade Organize. .. .518 Clnbs ana Societies 552 Daffodil and Jonquil (Illus.) 545 Danish Embargo on Root Seeds 518 Farm Seed Situation in Canada 520 Floods in North Holland 618 Florists' Hail Association 542 Freesia. Lavender, New Large 545 Geranium, Origin of S. A. Nutt 645 Gladiolus Annual, The 545 G4reenhouse Building 570 Harmon, J. B., Greenhouse of (Illus.).558 Heating Qnerles 658 Hill, E. G., T. H. Joy and K. P. Baum at Nashville (Illus.) 544 Horticultural Society of New York.. 542 Illinois State Florists' Association Ar- rangement Committee 569 Illinois State Florists' Meeting 545 Import Decisions, Recent 528 Invoices and Bills of Lading, Delayed. 515 Kroeschell Medals at National Flower Show, (Illus.) 540 Market Beview, Weekly 663 Meetings and Events, Tlie Week's... 542 Meetings and Exhibitions, Coming.. 528 Brant IJros, Establishment (Illus.).. 638 Middle Atlantic States 530 Middle West, Tlle 659 National Flower Sliow, Fliiladelpliia . 5 4 4 New England States 636 N. Y. and N. J. Association of Plant Growers, Annual Dinner, (Illus.) . .544 New York Day at Philadelphia Show. 544 Ninth-Story Window, Prom A 543 Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 627 Nursery Stock Sales, Regulation of.. 544 Obitnary 543 Pacific Coast Department 570 Parcel Post Shipments 545 Postage for Catalogrs. Bulk 642 Potatoes. Wart and Black Scab of.. 552 Question Box 562 Beaders' Views, Our 546 Betailer, The (Illus.) 553-567 Seed Germination vs. Seed Vitality . .518 Seed Trade, The 515 Snippets 538 Southern States 522 Stray Notes from O-reat Britain 545 Summer Flower Show for New Y'ork. .544 Tennessee Horticulture 525 Trade Notes: Baltimore. Md B25 Boston .' 566 Bridgeport. Conn 540 Buffalo. N. Y 532 Chicago 568 Cincinnati 0 559 Cleveland 564 Columbus 561 Dayton 560 Fort Wayne. Ind 559 Houston. Tex 522 Indianapolis, Ind !>S9 Kalamazoo 561 Kansas City 561 Lancaster, Pa 530 Los Angeles. Cal 572 Louisville. Ky ■ 523 Massachusetts Notes 540 Nashville. Tenn 522 New Bedford. Mass 540 New Haven, Conn 537 New Orleans. La. 522 New York City 565 Oswego. N. Y 531 Pacific Coast Notes 575 Pawtucket, R. 1 537 Philadelphia 667 Pittsfleld. Mass 563 Portland. Ore 574 Providence. R. 1 536 St. Louis 561 San Francisco, Cal 570 Stoughton, Mass 540 Syracuse, N. T 563 ■Washington, D. C 530 Week's Work, The B34-535 542 The Florists' Exchange FomrDBD nr isss A Weekly Medium of Interobang'e for FlorlBta, ITtiiiery- men. Seedsmen and the Trade In General Exclusively a Trade Paper B»t*r*d at Jf*v> York Pott Ofie» at Bieond OUui Matttr PubllBhed every Saturday by the A. T. De I* Mare Ptr and Pub. Co.. Ltd., Proprietor*, 418 to ii» West nth St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and manaBlns editor; Ja». Orlfflth, secretary; David Tou- seau, treasurer. The address of the officers Is the ad- 5mm of thU paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New York. Telephone, Greeley 80, 81, 8^. Berlstered Cable AddreM: Florez ITewyork /- Arri. our office here Is in the charge of ^^xli^AViV^ . Jamas Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: The PlorlBts' Exchange, 143 »o. Wabash Ave., Boom 307. Telephone, Central 8487. 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Remit by Draft on New York, Post Office or Express Money Order; if paid In money, please register letter. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, March 6.— Elberon (N. J.) Horticultural Society.— Montreal (Canada) Gardeners & Florists' Club.— New Bedford (Mass,) Horticultural Society, New Jersey Floricultural Society, Orange. N J —Washington, D. C Florists' Club.— The Garden Club of Lenoj, Mass.— Detroit (Mich.) Florists' Club.— Retail Florists Association of St. Louis, Mo. Tuesday, March 7.— Florists' Club of Philadelphia, Pa.— Los Angeles Co. (Cal.) Horticultural Society.- Paterson (N. J.) Floricultural Society.— Philadelphia (Pa.) Florists' Club.— Buffalo (N. Y.) Flo- rist*' Club. — State Florists' Association of Indiana. — ilorists Olub of Washington.— Knoxville (Tenn.) Florists' Society.— Minneapohs (Minn ) Florists' Club. — Pittsburgh (Pa.) Florists and Gardeners Club. — Annual meeting and exhibition of the Illinois State Florists Association, March 7-8. Wednesday, March 8.— Morris Co. (N. J.) Gardeners & Florists' So- ciety. Thursday, March 9.— Omaha (Neb.) Florists' Club.— St. Louis (Mo.) Florists' Club. An Appeal (or a School of Horticulture W. F. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y., president of the New York State Federation of Horticultural and Floral Clubs, is making an appeal to all florists in the State of New York to communicate in person with their assemblyman or senator, and ask them to support a bill that has been introduced in the Legislature at Albany by the Hon. Nicholas J. Miller. The bUl has for its provisions the creation of a school of horticulture to embrace flower and vegetable culture and horticulture generally, in con- nection with the New York State Agricultural College, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. We hope that all our readers in New York State, who are voters, will be in- spired to write as Mr. Kasting suggests. Florists' Hair Association Secretary Esler of the Florists' Hail Association has forwarded the twenty-eighth assessment notice.? to mem- bers of that organization. The association has risks in every State in the Union except Alabama, California, Mississippi, Nevada and Vermont, and in every Prov- ince in Canada e-xcept Quebec and Saskatchewan. X- I National Flower Show in Philadelphia March 25 to April 2 International Flower Show, New York April 5 to April 12 Bulk Postage for Catalogs i There was introduced in the House of Representatives Feb. 16th, by P. T. Tague of Boston, a member of the House Post Office and Posts Roads Committee, a Bill (11621 H.R.) providing for the maihng of catalogs, pamphlets, etc., in bulk, at the uniform rate of 8c. a pound. The Bill was referred to the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed : The Bill reads as follows: A BILL To provide for mailing catalogs, circulars and so forth, now mailable under eight ounces in weight at the third- class rate of 1 cent for two ounces or fraction thereof, at a pound rate of 8 cents. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress as- sembled. That on matter embraced in the third class, including circulars, catalogs, pamphlets, price lists, and other similar matter wholly in print of some form, upon which the postage is now paid at the rate of 1 cent for each two ounces or fractional part thereof, fuUy prepaid either by postage stamps affixed or without stamps under a permit number, the same rate is hereby extended to apply to the mailing of such printed matter in bulk, to varying addresses, irrespective of the individual weight thereof within a limit of four pounds, without stamps affixed, at 8 cents per pound or fractional part thereof, to be fuUy prepaid in similar manner as now by law provided for the mailing of matter of the second class; but such pound rate shall apply only when such printed matter is offered in quantities of one pound or more. Sec. 3. That this Act shall take effect upon its passage. As is all too well known today, the ruling wliich governs the mailing of a trade catalog is extremely onerous, in that if it balances the scale a hair's weight over eight ounces, it has to be sorted into zones and the postage paid on each individual copy. Under eight oimces the rate is 2c. per oimce to any part of the coimtry. When the American Seed Trade Association met in San Francisco last June, a report was made by the Conmiittee on Postal Laws (W. F. Therkildson, chair- man) looking to the presentation of a bill of the charac- ter of that now introduced by Representative Tague; action thereon was taken and it was unanimously re- solved that an effort be made at the earUest practicable moment to have this matter brought before Congress. Under the present rates there are two factors wliich, while they may not be called unjust, are extremely irk- some. For instance, if the catalog, by the merest fraction weighs over eight ounces, it is turned into the zone system and goes imder the one pound charge; should it weigh the slightest fraction over sixteen ounces it is charged as two pounds in weight. Under the Tague Bill a catalog weighing seventeen ounces would be weighed in bulk, with perhaps 100 or 1000 or more of its like, and the net weight of the total would be chMged at the rate of two ounces for one cent. The second factor is that with the continual increase in business the tendency of the catalog maker in past years has been to cut down the thickness of the paper in order to be cible to bring more pages into the catalog and still keep it at the same weight, until today some of the paper used is so thin that it is almost impossible for the printer to handle it and print it in a presentable and attractive way; when it reaches the customers it is easily tornjand its value further depreciated. If the Tague Bill goes through the catalog maker will feel at liberty to use heavier stock and will do so. So far as the Govermnent itself is concerned, it strikes us that the payment of 8c. a pound would be fully remunerative, that much delay and clerical work could be dispensed with in the post oflice, making for cheaper handling, and that in every way the deUvery of catalogs would be facilitated. The zone system, we take it, has also been responsible for strong complaint and criticism of slow deUvery. Some there are more favorably situated geographi- cally than others who may express themselves as fuUy satisfied with the present zoning system and rates, but if these will carefully investigate the cost of mailing now and imder the proposed new law, they too will approve the Tague proposition. They may figure a slight postage saving under the zone system, but the betterment of the catalog, the reduction in office expense of zoning and stamping, and the quicker delivery will be fully made up to them. What Uttle they might lose under the zone rate will be fully made up to them in decreased handling expense. Here are other factors in favor of bulk weight: The thinner the paper the liigher the price. Paper mills will not guarantee exact weight per ream. Today the catalog maker aims to get a certain number of pages into a certain number of ounces; he aims to strike the weight limit within a hair. When these calculations fail, as quite often happens, the catalog has to have its margins trimmed off so that it becomes imsightly, or another cent has to be added to the mailing expense. The Bill does not mention cloth-bound books speci- fically, but we take it this is intended. It is promised that this Bill will be vigorously pushed, but the co-operation of all interested is absolutely necessary, so representatives and senators should be unmediately written to and requested to use their every effort to have this Bill passed. Do not delay the matter, but vrrite now and get it off your mind. The passage of the Bill vpiU enable all to make good catalogs, in that the present hampering restrictions will be withdrawn. It is our desire to recommend this Bill and to support it in every way possible. Fundamentally it appears to be all right, and should be unobjectionable to Govern- ment as we can see no loss in revenue. American Rose Society The gentlemen who have accepted the position of judges for the American Rose Society at the coming National Flower Show to be held in Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2, are: Frank H. Traendley, New York City; W. J. Palmer, Buffalo, N. Y.; Eugene Dailledouze, Flat- bush, New York City; Robert Craig, Philadelphia, Pa.; Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich.; Alex. B. Scott, Sharon HiU, Pa.; Wm. L. Rock, Kansas City, Mo.; EmU Buett- ner, Park Ridge, lU. ; James Forbes, Portland, Ore.; Admiral Aaron Ward, Roslyn, L. I., N. Y.; Fred Burki, Gibsonia, Pa.; J. H. Dimlop, Richmond Hill, Ont. ; George C. Thomas, Jr., Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa.; Vic- tor Groshens, Roslyn, Pa. There will be submitted at the annual meeting of the society the report of the committee on standardizing the length of stems of Roses and the question concerning the re-naming of Roses. A proposed standard for out- door Roses made up by Dr. Robert Huey, Jesse A. Currey and George C. Thomas, Jr., has been submitted to the executive committee. The annual Bulletin for 1916 covering the business of the society for the year 1915, with a series of papers upon Roses, colored illustrations, etc., is now ready to be mailed to each member of the American Rose Society. This book is a publication of uncommon worth and was a special effort to increase amateur membership. The promise now is that the show of Roses in Phila- delpliia will be the best that has ever been brought to- gether, which is saying a good deal. Tlie extensive list of prizes is bountiful: the private donors are over fifty. Benjamin Hammond, Sec'y. Beacon, N. Y., February 28, 1916. The Horticultural Society of New York March Exhibition The success of the exhibitions for January and Feb- ruary have influenced the society to hold an exhibition in March, contrary to its usual custom. This exhibition ivill occur on Wednesday, March 15, at the American Museum of Natural History, 77th st. and Central Park West. Premiums are offered for collections of cut blooms of orchids, for both commercial and non-com- mercial growers, and also for Roses and Carnations for I>oth classes of growers. For non-commercial growers only, premiums are offered for Sweet Peas, Snapdrag- ons, ^Narcissi, Tulips and Lilies. The exhibition com- mittee is also authorized to award prizes for jilants or flowers of unusual merit or excellence of cultivation. Schedules are now ready and will be sent on applica- tion to the secretary, George V. Nash, New York Bo- tanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. City. Geosge V. Nash, Secretary. March *, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 543 It is estimated that tlie Lily of the Valley supply of pips in the country now is between fourteen and fifteen millions, as against seventy-five to eighty miilion pips at tlie same period before tlie war. The Western marliets are stocked at present with particularly fine long-stemmed Spencer Sweet Peas, often termed orchid-flowering. Spencer was the original name. Prices hold well as the demand is good. There is room for more and even better Peas. They add variety and are a delightful flower. Houston (Texas) florists have been advertising and working up interest in a "proposal day" — this is Leap Year, don't forget — to follow hard on St. Valentine's. What those Southern fellows don't know aint worth knowing. Well, we'll all go to Texas some August morn- ing, A. D. 1910, and learn the secrets of the craft. We sometimes hear of florists who are "crape-chasers." Here is one against the undertaker: "Excuse me, sir, but you appear to be following me. Is there anything you want?" "Weel, I'm just trying to find where you live and introduce myself like. I'm M'Pherson, the new undertaker." "Great Scott ! I'm pleased to meet you, I'm sure. But there's nobody dead at my place." "Nae, nae, but I just heard yer cough an' I hae hopes." Mention was made in a paragraph in last issue, of the good organization of the National Canners' Ass'n. This society is doing all it can to push business abroad, as well as at home, although there are high tariffs against canned goods in many countries. There is a campaign on to educate people to the wholesomeness of properly and carefully canned goods. The total output of American canneries probably amounts to a quarter of a million dollars a year. "The average producer, as a rule, does not realize the importance of appearance as a factor in selling goods and frequently is careless and indifferent in preparing produce for market. The consumer oni the other hand, relies very largely upon appearance in selecting sup- plies and unattractive articles are passed by promptly." These sentences from a bulletin on "Parcel Post Mar- keting" might very well be taken to heart by the grower, as well as by the retailer in his turn. Several times in the last few months, peojile in the East have spoken by long distance telephone with friends as far West as San Francisco. On Dec. 30 last, Dr. N. Britton, director of the New York Botanical Gar- dens, talked with a lady in California, and asked for certain botanical specimens. These eventually readied him. The occurrence is recorded in the January "Jour- nal of the New York Botanical Garden." The telephone conversation was part of the proceedings and entertain- ment at the annual meeting at the New York Academy of Science. And what did the doctor talk to the lady about, think you? Cactuses of the Galapagos Islands! Oh doctor, doctor. Many readers of The Exchange might be classed among "the small farmer" section, that is to say, they cultivate quite a piece of land in the open. To them the following questions in regard to the use of a small tractor as an investment will be interesting. The ques- tions were discussed at a meeting of crop growers: "Will it do the work, will it last, and will it pay? If it is a safe investment, what general type is the best to buy? Shall it have four wheels, three wheels, two wheels, two wheels and two caterpillar drivers, two wheels and one caterpillar driver, or two caterpillar drivers and no wheels at all? Shall the engine have one, two, four or six cylinders? What type of plow gives the best service?" So there you have the points that require considera- tion, and you could talk "very wise" to the manufac- turer when he comes along, ' The Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D. C, is now in course of establishing a plant introduction field station at Miami (Buena Vista), Florida. Two illustra- tions of the new station occur in the most recently pub- lished copy of "Plant Immigrants," No. 111-112. One of these photographs shows the Culjan Pine, a tall hand- some looking tree, which rises in stately grandeur above a mass of the Dwarf Palmetto palm, scarcely 3ft. high, and .seems to carpet the whole ground. What tremen- dous differences ijetween these types of vegetation, the Palm oii numerous speakers, includ- ing F. R. Pierson, Anton Schuitheis, James McHutchi- stm. A. L. Miller, Wm. H. Siebrecht, senior and junior, and others. The attendance exceeded all expectations. The guests were seated at round tallies which were so arranged as to leave dancing space at one end of the room and a goodly number of the diners danced between each course. After tlie speechmaking was. over dancing was again indulged in until the early hours. The success of the affair, as well as all other affairs run by the as,sociation, is to be credited to the Dinner Committee, which was headed by A, L, MiUer. March i, 1918. The Florists' Exchange 545 True Jonquil. See notes I Stray Notes From Great Britain i I By T. A WESTON I Since early in January we have been revelling in a liry spell which has been a blessing after nearly five weeks of perpetual rain previously. During that period outdoor worlj was practically at a standstill. The re- markable feature of this Winter is the prevailing higli temperature. Sa\e a three days' continuous frost and a little snow early in November we have liad no otlier to speak of. The natural result is that everything is weeks ahead of the normal. The mild weather has naturally brought a great in- flux of bloom into the markets, with a resultant fall in prices. Both the Scilly Islands and Guernsey are sending quantities of Daffodils, while from France come carloads of Violets, Paperwhite Narcissi and Ane- mones. So far as rail service is concerned we are only aware of war through the curtailed passenger service and sundry little occurrences of no particular account. The mail service is somewhat reduced, and it is possible that the Sunday deliveries and clearances will be stopjied owing to sliortage of labor. Christmas week proved to be a record in the markets, l>otIi for quantity and rates made. Carnations and Roses were making as higli as •$1..'>0 per dozen and everything in the flower line was completely cleared out. Since then trade has dropped off. The immediate fall after the Christmas period was largely due, I imagine, to the chariness of buyers, who felt tliey had been un- duly bled during the holiday period. The screwing up of ])rices is invariably followed by a slump, and \\'hen the supply of stock increases, as it has done recently, the fall is acute. The trade in Tulips and Daffodils gives no promise of being anywhere near equal to that of last season uliieii w,-is about -the best on record. This fact h d many to t.nke uji bulbs \\ith the result that Tulips this season are over abundant. Already good stock has fallen as low as 7j cents per gross, only the pink and .scarlet touching up to two dollars. Daffodils at the moment of writing are worth about $1 to $1..50 per gross. The plant trade has not been brisk during the whole -e;isnn excejit during Christmas week. The opening of the R. H. S. season started on Jan. 11, and altlinngh the show was small, there was a magnifr- eent dis]ilay of orchids. The meeting on the 25tit brought out more exhibits, the bulk of which were alpine flowers. Saxifragas of the mossy type were in gr;in(l form, ^vhilc the various forms of Iris reticulata and many other Spring bulbous flowers were splendidly shown. Only .Mlwood Bros, and Stuart I,ow & Co. have so far exhibited Carna- tions. The first named have been featuring a new strain termed Perpetu.'d Border Carnations as they flower abundantly in the opc-n during the Summer and resemble some of the beautiful border fancies. .\mong new subjects recently certificated Coton- easter horizontalis purpusilla, a new Chinese species, is ;in attractive berry bearer, and probably hardy in most ]ilaees. The other favored plants were cither of no I'onnnerci.-il \;ihu' in- merely ohi pl;ints mil previously exhibited. Daffodil and Jonquil An Attempt to Correct a Widespread lirror These notes and the two illustrations we have, are in- tended to bring to the notice of .some who handle flowers the difference between the true Dafltodil and the true .lonqnil. Scunebow or other the name .Tonquil has got applied to the Daft'ome men aciiieve it more easily and at far less expense than otiieis. This to a great extent is a matter of tact, for the man who literallj' pushes himself into the public eye seldom achieves perm.anent publicity, whereas the tactful man is able to obtain more and more as the years roll on. In any trade, publicity of the right sort means con- siderable free advertising. Parcel Post Shipments Many in the trade have drawn attention rccciilly to the fact that there is great delay at this time in' the shipment of parcel post packages, both of catalogs and goods. Just what the cause is can scarcely be ascer- tained, but in some cases it has taken three' days for a p:ickage to come from Rutherford, N. J., to New York, and in one c:isc six days for a small package of plants to tr.avel from Baltimore to a point on the north side of Long Island. These arc two typical inslanees. We would suggest that it would be wise for consignees to pay a little extra for special delivery. Judges for Illinois State Florists' Meeting President Johnson of llie Illinois Slate l-'lorLst.s' Ass'n has apiKjintcd the foUowing gentlemen to act as judges of the exhibits at the annual meeting to he held in .Moline, III., March 7-8: Mr. Charles Loveridge of Peoria; Mr. F.mil Buettner of Park Hidge; Mr. George .V. Washburn of Bloomington. Judging will begin promptly at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7. New Large Lavender Freesia The originator of Freesia Purity. R. Fisher, St. Gabriel, Cal., sent b) us two dozen fine spikes of a new- lavender Freesia one day last week, which be is calling Splcndens. The flowers were beautifully ])ackcd, reach- ing us in line shape after six day,s' journiy. The stem growth measured 21. and more inches in most cases, while the trus.ses of flowers were large, the flowers themselves well opened and of a true lavender color; a few were inclined to the pink sIkkIc. They were dis- tinctly Freesia perfumed. One thing about Frecsias is that they last as well as most flowers, and if due care is taken the buds continue to expand, at least the larger of those that exist when the flower is cut. Mr. Fisher hopes to introduce Splendens this year. He now has all colors separately, and also a fine large pure white, which will, he sajs, create a sensation when introduced. " The Gladiolus Annual " This iniblication, which is issued by the National Gladiolus Society of England, consists of the list of members and rules, and statistical matter, including lists of varieties gaining the society's awards, varieties registered by the society in 1915, and a report of the trials conducted at Locksheath, with particulars of the colors and dates of earliest flow'ering. The list of mem- bers is a small one, but it includes growers in nearly all parts of the Continent, the two Americas, Aus- tralia, New Zealand and South Africa. — Gardeners' Chronicle. True Daffodils. See Dotes 546 The Florist's Exchange READERS' VIEWS Borax-treated Manure Found to be deleterious to compost for plant culture Editor The Florists' Exchange: In answer to the inquiry of a correspondent, in The Exchange, as to the injurious effect of borax-treated manure on greenhouse plants, I wish to say that my ex- perience has convinced me that it is very injurious under certain conditions. Last Summer, through the order of the fly inspector here, I was told to treat my compost heaps with borax to kill the fly maggots. The quantity I was told to use was about 0.6 pounds of borax to eight bushels of manure. I was assured by the inspector that, applied in the above quantities, it was not injurious to plants, as this had been proved by the Dept. of Agriculture. Accord- ingly the compost heaps were treated as directed, al- though not without some misgivings. These compost heaps were thoroughly worked over twice before the Fall weather arrived and part was then used in the benches where Stocks and Stevia were planted and the rest stored in a bin to be used for potting soil. I immediately commenced to use the soil, potting up a number of different plants including Solanums, Ciner- arias, Snapdragons, Begonias, Stevias, Primulas, and Stoclts. These plants, when repotted at this time, were all unusually healthy and clean from insect pests of any kind, but about eight days or so after potting yellow spots appeared on some of the leaves, the edges of others commenced to curl up and turn brown and wither, and all the plants assumed a pale green, sickly color. No trace of insects could be found on the plants, neither did it appear to be a disease: the trouble seemed to be physiological. If it had occurred in a single batch of plants or only in one house, I might have thought it was due to a sudden drop in temperature or careless watering, al- though there was no evidence of such being the case, and all plants either in benches or pots wliere this soil had not been used were healthy and thrifty. I then con- cluded it was the soil, and upon reflection it occurred to me that the heaps from which this soil came were the ones treated with borax the past Summer. I immediately threw out all the soil in my bins, lifted the plants in the benches and put in fresh soil and repotted all the other plants aifected. They all began to make new growth, with few exceptions, and made fair plants al- though they never fully recovered from the check. For the purpose of watching the results I let a few plants of Stevia and Solanum keep growing in the borax soil and with both the Stevia and Solanum the leaves kept getting more and more spotted and yellower and finally shed all their foliage, when they were thrown out. I then looked up the available literature on this sub- ject and found that whereas the Department of Agri- culture, in Bulletin 118, found no injurious effects from the use of borax-treated manure when used in the quan- lilif's recommended on field crops, in later Bulletins Nns. 245 and 679 they recommended the use of hellebore in place of l?orax, since it had been found, that under certain conditions of soil, climatic conditions and the like, borax was injurious to vegetation. They now recommend the use of powdered hellebore at the rate of l^ pound to 10 gallons of water, the same to be stirred thoroughly, allowed to settle for several hours and then sprinkled over the manure piles at the I'ate of 10 gallons of tlie hellebore solution to 8 bushels of manure. It seems to me that with the increasing tendency to treat manure with chemicals for the purpose of killing the flies, the truckman or greenhouseman ought to ascer- tain if the manure he uses has been treated and if so, with what. I feel that I am imposing on your good nature by expecting you to print all this, but seeing the inquiry 1 thought perhaps that my experience might help in at least determining that manure treated in such a way is without a doubt injurious to tender greenhouse plants. Maine. Howahd A. Saffoed. The Relation of the Agricultural College to the Flower Growing Interests of the State of New York A paper rend by Prof. E. A. White, of the Department of Agriculture, Cornell University, before the N. Y. State Federation of Horticultural Societies. Ilho en, N. Y.,Feb. 9 For our consideration this afternoon of the relation of the College of Agriculture to the flower growing in- terests of the State of New York, I would like to take a text or a motto. It is this, "We live to learn." Life is a continued round of lessons from infancy to the grave, and the value of a man's life depends in a large measure on whether the lessons are such that his happi- ness is increased, his moral character strengthened and his whole life enriched, or if on the other hand, his lessons are the bitter ones of misused talents. The tendency of the normal man- is towards bettering his condition, and this becomes apparent in the life of an individual by an endeavor to broaden his intellect; by surrounding himself with those things which increase his facilities for better work, and by a study of those details of his business which make his work more efficient. I like the definition of "The College Purpose" as given by President Hyde of Bowdoin College. It is this: "To be at home in all lands and ages; to count nature a familiar acquaintance, and art an intimate friend; to gain a standard for the appreciation of other men's work and the criticisms of one's own; to carry the keys of the world's library in one's pocket, and feel its resources behind one in whatever task he undertakes; to make hosts of friends among the men of one's own age who are to be leaders in the walks of life; to lose one's self in generous enthusiasms and co-operate with others for common ends; to learn man- ners from students who are gentlemen; and form char- acter under professors who are Christians; these are thC' returns of a college for the best four years of one's life." The purpose of th.' Agricultural College is, therefore, to make men, before flower growers; to build strong standards of morals in the young men and women who come or are sent to the college; then to broaden the intellect of the young generation that is later to take the place of the present generation of men and women engaged in professional flower production. I have already written and said so much on the sub- ject of education for men engaged in flower production and their children, that it seems almost needles-, for nie to discuss it further before the florists of the State, but the subject seems such a vital one that I consider it should be mentioned in a paper of this kind. The first function of the Agricultural College to the floricul- tural interests of the State is to teach our young men and young women to become strong morally, broad in- tellectually, then proficient and expert in their chosen occupation. Until the middle of the last century the prevailing belief among leaders of education was that the system of education then practiced by the oldest colleges of the country was the only system by which the object of higher education could be accomplished. About that time, however, a new thought along educational lines originated, and found expression in the theory that technical schools should be established to prepare men for the callings of the great industrial world. In the earlier years of the development of this "newer school" other branches than agriculture received great- est attention. Men were trained for civil engineering, mechanical engineering; the mines and the mills. Little thought was given to training the man for the farm or the greenhouse. The idea of technical education grew in popular favor, however, and soon the move- ment in behalf of industrial education was a powerful one. During the Civil War the United States Con- gress by the enactment of the so-called "Morrill Bill" provided that in every State of the Union there might be established a technical institution of learning in which, without excluding "culture" courses there should be taught various branches of agriculture and the mechanics arts. One of the principal objects of these technical schools was to prepare men and women for agricultural vocations. Broadly interpreted, the term includes not only the many strictly practical pursuits, but also research and experimentation in the sciences underlying the vast agricultural industry, and the de- velopment of business enterprise which have to do with the practices of agriculture. The work of these in- stitutions has become so broadened that they represent a phase of vocational education the importance of which is now being recognized by those best informed on economic, poHtical, social and educational problems. The average American farmer of the last century was the uneducated man. As a rule he attended school in his boyhood long enough to obtain a fair knowledge of the three "R's," but it was not considered essential that he become proficient in the higher branches of learning in order to till the soil. Doubtless this was true, and many of our ancestors derived a good living from the farm. The same statements hold true for men who have been engaged in the profession of grow- ing flowers. Times have changed, however; population has increased; competition has increased and scientific discoveries have been made which have placed these pursuits on a much liigher plane than they were during the last century. The average agriculturist of thirty years ago would find himself incompetent to compete with the methods demanded in scientific agriculture of today. The farmers of the present have come to appre- ciate the need of education along scientific lines and the agricultural colleges have larger enrollments than ever, in their history. (To be continued.) Winter view of llie State Nursery and Seed Co., Helena, Mont., where the temperature sometimes reaches 30 degrees below zero — See notes Amid Montana's Ice and Snow The State Nursery Go's Big Snug Establishment The accompanying picture of the State Nursery Co.'s greenhouses and grounds at Helena, Mon- tana, taken when the thermometer was hovering around 30 deg. below zero, may interest your readers, especially those who live in warmer States. While some parts of Jlontana reported from fifty to sixty below zero, thirty- eight was the coldest reported at Helena, and while this has been the coldest winter the State Nursery Co. has experienced during its twenty-five years in business ^ here, it feels it has never come through a cold snap with so little trouble. During the month of January the thermometer never went above zero, and some days twelve below was the highest recorded, while at night it varied from twenty-five to thirty-eight below. The State Nursery Co. has irO.OOOft. of glass de- voted to cut flowers, blooming, bedding and decora- ■ live plants. In the picture the block on the right which is ])artly covered with snow is the Violet section, where seven large houses are exclusively devoted to Violets. Next to it, where the glass is cleared, is the Rose block, also comprised of seven houses. The middle section, N\hich is shaded by the dwelling house, is devoted to ])otted plants, and on the left is a block devoted to miscellaneous cut flowers such as Antirrhinums, Stocks, lUibrum IJlies and Sweet Peas, while the isolated block 111 the upper left is for Carnations, where 50,000 plants are grown. During the coldest periods the houses were covered with a fine snow, and by keeping the houses at only a little above the night temperature this snow was re- tained on the roofs, and was a great protection during the extremely cold weather, especially so when the company was burning from two to three carloads of coal a week. J. P. R. March 4, 1916. The Florists' Exchange S47 yi ^ii ^%t ..^..^•1 I Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED— Deslftner and store man wishes to correspond with a reliable firm. At present employed as manager for a large Eastern concern for the past three years. (^rrespondence strictly confidential. Open for a position by the 15th of the month. Address M. S.. care The Florists' Exchanfte. SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener, as superintendent on private estate. Able to lay out and t^e care of extensive grounds and green- houses. Capable of handling large forces of men. 18 years' experience on the continent and in Europe. H. Cole, care A. Von Buskirk, 529 West lS6th St., N. y. Gty. ^^_^^_^^__^ .*♦+ TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER ++- SITUATION WANTED— By March 14. by flo- rist, gardener, with small family; hard worker. Up-to-date inside and outside, and all kinds of cut flowers and plants, also landscape work. Private or commercial; place with house preferred. Refer- ences. State particulars and wages. Address L. O., care The Florista" Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — By head gardener. English; single; age 32. Life experience in aU branches. Four years in present place as foreman; 4 years in previous place as foreman, exhibition grower. Highest recommendations. Address M. D., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener; married; 2 children. Practical experience in all branches of horticulture. Wishes position as gardener on gentleman's private estate. Best of references. Address Chas. Roth, R. F. D. No. 3, Gt. Barring- ton, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— By first-class gardener ; 35; married. Life time experience in the florist trade and landscape gardening; 5 years foreman in last position. A 1 references. State particulars in first letter. Address M. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— About April 1, 1916. as a working foreman by a first-class Carnation, 'Mum and pot plant grower. Understands hot water and steam. Best of reference. Please state salary. Address John Cullman, 62 No. Main St., Natick. Mass. SITUATION WANTED — By English widower, age 45; three grown children. Life experience in all plants, both under glass and outside and the general work on private place. 20 years' American experience. Address M. C, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, single.* with private greenhouse experience, on retail place, where general line of pot and bench stock is grown, to gain commercial experience. Please state particulars in first letter. Address M. 0., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, sober- reliable man. Life experience under glass and outdoors in all branches; poultry, incubators. Firat-class reference. Married; no children; age 40. Address M. B., care The Florista' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener. Life experience in the growing of cut flowers, pot plants, fruits and vegetables under glass and out- side. First-class references. Age 39; single. Address M. A., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By American; young man, experienced in growing Roses, Carnations and general stock; able to take charge, private or commercial. Best of references. Address Box 144, Wakefield, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener on private estate. Married; age 34. Ten years' en>erience; over 8 years in one place. Best of re»rence as to ability and character. Address M. F., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— Young man, with years of experience in all branches of Orchid work, de- sirea position as grower or assistant. Best refer- ence. Hustler and total abstainer. Salary nominal. Address M. G., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By single young man. on commercial or private place. Seven years' experience growing Carnationa, Chrysanthemums, pot plants and bedding stock. Address Box 4, L I.. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman. Life experience growing Roses and Carnations. Can produce first-class stock. 38 years of age; married. Good reference. State particulara. Address M. L., care The Florista' Exchange. YOUNG MARRIED MAN wishes position on private or commercial estate. Good experience in greenhouse and outside work. English; age 32; married; no children. Good references. Address J. B., 1206 Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa. ITUATION WANTEI>- -At large Cemetery, Oty Park, or private estate by able manager, with Al references. 25 years' experience in Nursery, Landscape, Greenhouse and florist work. Address F. I., care The Florista' Exchange. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of America begs to offer the services of first-clau private gardeneri, superintendents and managers of private estates. State lull particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm. Dobbs' Ferry. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— As gardener on private estate by a German; 30 years; single. Best of references. At present assistant superin- tendent on Prof. C. S. Sargent's estate. Bruno SUsenstok, 185 Davis Ave.. Brookline, Mass. Cooatinned to Next Colanm The oolumnj under this beadinc are rMorved for advartiaementA of Stock for Sale, Stock Wu)t«d, Help Want«d, Situations Wanted, or othar Wants; also of QreenhouBes, Land, Seoond-hand Materials, sto., for BaU or Rent. ■^ Our eharg:e is 10 ots. per line (7 words to the line), set solid, in ordinary rea4inc type Uk« this, without display. No advt. accepted (or leas than thirty cents. Advts. set io heavy faced type, 15 ota. per line (0 words to the line). Display advts. In these oolonms, tl.AO per tnoh. If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted or other advertisements ore to be addressed oare of this office, please add 10 ots. to oover expense of forwardiog. Copy must reaoh New York office, Nos. 438- 448 Wcst;37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, by Tuesday night to seoure insertion in issue of following Saturday. Advertisers in Western Ststee desiring to ad- vertise under initials, may save time by having answer! directed care our Chicago representor tive, James Morton, Room 307. 143 No. Wabash Ave. SITUATIONS WANTED WANTED, A POSITION— By a first^olasa de- signer and storeman; young, energetic and of good address. Write or ^vire Box 69, Harriaburg, Pa. POSITION WANTED— As local salesman or office assistant with florist and nurseryman. American. Address M. H., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 18 years of age; Swiss. Little experience. Desirous of learning the business. State particulars in first letter. Address M. J., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man; single; who has had experience in growing cut flowers, pot plants, etc. Address M. K., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By good aU-around florist. Successful grower and propagator. Sober and capable. A 1 references. Can start at once. Address M. M., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By llstHilaaa nursery- man and florist. 23 years* experience in all branches. 8 years' reference. Address Gustav Kadlec, 403 E. 92nd St., N. Y. City. SITUATION WATNED— In retaU store. Good experience in making up. Best of reference. American. Address Sumpter Puryear, Danville, Va. HELP WANTED Young lady for retail flower store. One that is able to assist in floral and store work. State wages, age, experience and full particulars in first letter. Address H. I., Care IHt FLORISTS' HCHANGE EXPERIENCED SALESMAN AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT One accustomed to interviewing prospective clients for landscape work. Must be sober, ener- getic, one not afraid of work and capable of handling men. Must speak English without accent. In reply state 'fully experience, past record, age, and by whom formerly employed. Give references and lowest wages willing to begin with. Address M. T., care The Florists' Exchange. Note. — Please don't waste our time and youra unless you are fully capable. WANTED — For a private estate near Cleveland Ohio, a married man who understands running a small electric light plant, fitting hot and cold water pipes, etc., to work under the superintendent and to act as the latter'a assistant. Wages $70 a month, with cottage, light and heat. Replies, giving full particulars of experience, age, family, nationality, references, etc., should be addressed to Arthur Smith, Reading, Pa. WANTED — Man over 30 to take charge of the growing of pot plants for shipping and store trade. Must be.able to manage help and produce good stock in quantity, especially Cyclamen and Hy- drangeas. Man of intelligence after proving his worth and ability will share in the profits. State fully experience in first letter. Salary to start. $18.00 per week. Northern Ohio. Address K. K., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED A man competent, honest and reliable, to grow bedding planta, Carnationa, 'Mums and general gardening. Must be able to take charge; 4000 sq. ft. of glass. State wages expected with board. P. A. Petersen, Florist West Monroe Ave.. Asbury Park, N. J. WANTED — Expert packer for perennials an^ Hoses in our nursery at Flushing. L. I. Men wh^ have had similar experience, and who are willing and able to do other work in the nursery. Apply, stating age, experience and wages wanteu. Knight & Struck Co., 1 Madison Ave., New York, WANTED — Young men to fill orders in a well established greenhouse business. Steady position for the right men. Only those familiar with general greenhouse stock need apply. Address M. Q., cure The Florists' Exchange. 2 AN WANTED — Experienced in handling cut flowers, and also experienced in plant department. SaUiry. $10.00. Apply to H. Berschad. F. Loeser & Co., Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y. WANTED — Ist-claas storeman and designer. Only young man of ability to apply. Charles Uttley. 321 Walnut St.. Harrisburg. Pa. Continued to Next Column HELP WANTED WANTED — Young man as assistant in green- houses on private place. Address Robt. Williamson, Supt., "Milbank," Greenwich, Conn. WANTED — A Ifgrower of Roses, Carnations and potted plants; one that can take charge of place. Salary $18.00 per week to start. Address J. G., care The Florists' Exchange. THROUGH the Spring season have work for extra hands who have had any experience in nurseries. The Wm. H. Moon Co., Nurserymen, Morrisville, Pa. WANTED — Greenhouse assistant for commercial place in Rhode Island. $12.00 per week to start. Address M. P., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Florist salesman; experienced young man. Personal application. Bowe, 6 E. 33d St., New York. WANTED — Rose grower; single man with experi- ence, for section. Good opportunity for a steady hustler. Apply to D. Falconer, Chatham, N. J. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES PARTNER WANTED SEED BUSINESS A rare opportunity for young man with capital to invest in an established seed business. One with office experience, knowledge of bookkeeping, sources of supply, correspondence, etc. preferred; or could travel if required Write, giving fullest partic- ulars in strict confidence. Address L. T., care THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE ENGAGEMENT DESIRED— Near New York preferred. Practicaliexperience and productive abihty in alUbranches of^gree oho uses, nursery, florist, landscape^work, grading, planting, fruit growing, truck farming and poultry stock. Age 40; married. Interest basis considered. Would invest few thousand/dollars where good business oppor- tunities are offered. F. Treacy, 158 E. 44th St. $700.00 BUYS STOCKED FLORIST STORE oppoiste two cemeteries. Business over $6000. Promising residential location. Rent, $35.00. Philipp's, Forbes & Dallas Aves., Pittsburgh, Pa. STOCK FOR SALE AOUYKAltTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-muellerii, BriUiantissima, Lindenii, Panache de Bailey, Formosa. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25 per 100, 110.00 per 1000. A. N. PiersoD, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. AGERATUM AGERATUM — Extra large-flowered variety, of medium height, very pleasing blue. Best com- mercial sort, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Road, North Bergen, N. J. AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2>i-in. plants, 75i-in. planU, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at.$8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 2>i-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. 3-in. $6.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong eeed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N. J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot plants, 3-in. to 5-in. above pots, $1.50 per 100. sure to please; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield. Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND 8PRENGERI— 3-in. at $6.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.60. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe & Division Ats*.. Grand Rapids. Mi«h'g." ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Fine, heavy 2^4 -in. stock, $2.50 per 100, or to clean up, as we need the room, $22.00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave , Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGEHI— To dispose of for room. Large seedlings $5.00 per 1000. Cash. M. F. Byxbee, Norwalk, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Cut strings. 8-10 ft. long. 25o. each. Cut strings, extra heavy, 10-12 ft. long, 50o each. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2}4-in.. $3.00 per 100. $26.00 per 1000 Good, strong plants. W. B. Girvin. Florist, LeoU. Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— Hand-picked and cleaned, $2.00 per 1000. M. L. Penwell, Washington. Kansas. ASTERS ASTERS — Astermum type, extra select; only full double blooms saved — one of the very best flo- rists' Asters; very large. Trial packet, 50c., >i oi. $1.00, 1 OS. $3.50. Cash. C. Betocher. Dover. Ohio. AZALEAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, J. Llewellny. and Wm. J. Vervtene. 65o., 85c., $1.10, up to $2.60 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmette, 111. BARBERRY BARBERRY THUNBERGII 100 1000 8-12 in., Iinin< out $1.50 $12.00 12-18 in., heavy 6.00 50.00 18-24 in., heavy 8.00 70.00 2- 3 ft., heavy 12.00 100.00 Shade Trees, Shrubs and Roses. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. BAY TREES BAY TREES— Write for wholesale price lUt Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J. BEOOmAS BEGONtAS 100 Christmas Red, 2)i-in $8.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2}i-in 3 00 Erfordii. 3-in 6.00 Prima Donna, 2>i-in 3 00 Smithii, 2>i-in 3 00 Chatelaine, 2>i-in 3.50 ERNEST ROBER . - ■ - WILMETTE. ILL BEGONIAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2H-in $15.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2H-in 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine, 2 Ji-in 5.00 40.00 Chatelaine. 3-in 8.00 75.00 Vernon, 2'A-ia 4.00 Vernon, 3-in 6.00 PYFER & OLSEM, WILMETTE. ILLINOIS. BEGONIA LUMINOSA, (Red); Erfordii (Pink) 2-in., busby stock, $2.00 per 100; luminosa (Red) transplanted seedlings, fine plants, 75c. per 100. Cash. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamaaoo, \lich. Continned to Next Page 548 The Florist's Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE BEGONIAS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A Peterson at S25 00 Der 100, $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at S15.00 per 100. S140 00 per 10,00: Begonia Melior at 820.00 per 100. $180.00 per 1000 Your early order secures the best plants lor growing on. J. A. Peterson & Sons. Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. BEGONIAS — Delivery from May 15tb Lorraine. 2H-in. pots, $12,00 per 100. Cincinnati. 2H-in. pots. $15.00 per 100 Mrs J. A. Peterson (New). 2>4-m. pote, 525.00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000. „„„„„„ „ , JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For June delivery $15 00 per 100, $146.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS— Cbatelaine, Rci. etc. See display ad page 525. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., N. Y BERBERIS THTTNBERGn BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong. trans- planted, 2-yr. plants. 15-in. to 20-m.. $4.00 per 100 $35.00 per 1000; 10-in to 15-in., $3 00 per 100. $20 00 per 1000. These are 6ne and will please. No charge for packing. Chas. Black, Higbtstown, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-in.. strong $10.00 per 100. . ^ „ „ A. N. PiereoD, Inc.. Cromwell. L-onn. BOTTVARDIAS BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fill nearly all of our orders for Bouvardia plants. We are booking orders earlier this season in order to give everyone a chance. Plants from 2 ^-in. pots ready April 15th and later. Be sure you get the correct shades and colors. We can give you the right varieties. Single 2 i^-in. 100 1000 Dark Red »Z-SS *ffS^ RosePink 7.00 55.00 Light Pink 7.00 55.00 White 7.50 60.00 White, much like Double Lilac 7.00 55,00 Pink, soft pleasing shade 7.00 55.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. BOX TREES BOX TREES— Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co , Rutlierford. N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at $2.25 each; 2H ft-, at $2.75 each; 3 ft., »t $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each. Price ino'udes tubs f. o, b. Dundee. Bush Shape. . „ j . 10-12 in , balled, at 35o. each 1 in. balled, at 40o. each; 18 in., balled, at 50o each. The D. Hill Nursery Co.. Ino , Box 407 Dundee. IllinoiB. BOXWOOD — ^Write for price list. 5 10-12 in. bushes, in 30-in. green cypress window box, $1 85. 5 12-15-in, bushes, in 3S-in. green cypress window box, $2.50. State express or freight. Fords Nur- series. Rye, N. Y. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— A Winter-blooming variety that every florist should grow, either for cut flowers or as a pot plant. Rooted Cuttings, parcel post, $2.60 per 100 from Rose pots; via express. $5.00 per 100 Albert M, Herr. Lancaster P«^ BUDDLEIA VARIABILIS VEITCHIANA— 2H- in., $6.00 per 100. D. D. P. Roy. 16S N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. 111. BULBS AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and prices. ^ ... , ,^^ , Geo. P. Buck & Son. Collmgswood. N. J. BULBS BULBS The Santa Cruz Freesia Bulb Growers' Ass'n arc now booking orders for Purity Freesia bulbs for July delivery. Write for price list. Box 247. Santa Cruz. Calif. OAITNAS CANNAS STARTED IN SOIL Strong plants, well rooted, ready to pot up. Price given is per 100. Austria. F. Vaughan, $2.00; Kate Gray, Pres. McKinley. Niagara. $2.50; King Humbert. S3. .50. Order now; don't wait until you 'w^e. kTnG. Box 362. LITTLE SILVER, N. J. CANNAS — America. Penna. David Harum. Shen- andoah, Austria, Egandale, B. Beauty, Duke of Marlboro, Kate Gray, $2.00 per 100. Two ,to three eyes. Cash. J. H. Dann & Son. Westfield, N. Y. CANNAS — King Humbert and Buttercup. Fresh divided. $2.50 per 100. Benj. Connell, Mer- chantville. N. J. NEW CANNAS — Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove. P». CARNATIONS HYACINTHS, Tulips (early and Darwins), Nar- cissus, Daffodils, Crocus, Iris, etc. K. Van Bourgoudien & Sons, Hillegom, Holland. Ameri- can Oflice; 147 MagnoUa Ave., Arlington. N. J. CANNA3 CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut, fine quality; 2 to 3 eye divisions — true to name. Austria. Alle- mannia, Burbank, A. Bouvier, C. Henderson, D. Harum F. Vaughan, Indiana. Kate Gray. Louis- iana Mile. Herat. Mme. Crozy, Pennsylvania. R Wallace, Shenandoah. $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per \600- E. Hass. Gladiator. J. D. Eisele. Queen Charlotte. Uncle Sam. Venus, Wyoming, $2.00 per 100 $17.50 per 1000; King Humbert. Hungaria. $3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F. Conard, New York, $6,00 per 100 $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover. Ohio. Contiiiaed t« Next Colnnun ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS C. Akehurat. Rose pink $6.00 $50,00 Alice. SaUnon shade 6.00 50.00 Siegward 6.00 40.00 Enchantress Supreme. Light salmon. 3.60 30.00 Philadelphia. Rose pink 6.00 35.00 C. W. Ward. Good rose pink 3.00 25.00 ■Gorgeous 6.00 35.00 R. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.60 L. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 22.60 Winsor 3.00 22.50 Pink Delight 6.00 45.00 Matchless. White 3.00 25,00 Enchantress, White 3.00 22.60 Perfection. White 3.00 22.50 Wonder. White 3.00 22.60 A.Ward. White 3.00 22.50 Beacon. Red 3.00 22.60 Victory. Red 3.00 22.60 Champion. Red 4.00 3500 Benora 3.00 26.00 250 at the 1000 rate. Only first-class stock sent out. We guarantee satisfaction. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 50,00 Beacon 3.00 2o,00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Gloria 3.00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 25. uu Benora 3.00 25,00 R. P. Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Mrs. C.W.Ward , 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 PeerlessPink 2.60 20.00 Northport 2.50 20.00 Conquest 2.50 5OOO White Enchantress ^- „„„ 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J D THOMP.SON CARNATION COMPANY, Joliet, UL ROOTED CUTTINGS We are ready to supply our usual high grade of young stock. Our business in this department increases each year because of the healthy char- acter of our stock, its thoroughly rooted condition when sent out. and our careful packing. Those who once buy of us seldom care to take a chance by ordering of anyone else. We offer: Enchantress S2.00 $18.00 Philadelphia 2.00 18.00 Washington 2.00 18.00 Rosette 2.50 2U.U0 White En'chalitress 2.00 18.00 White Perfection... ..2.00 15.00 WIETOR BROS.. 162 No. Wabash Ave.. Chicago. CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to Carnation Cuttings again this year and have selected varieties which we think are the very best for the ordinary commercial grower. We guarantee our stock and if it is not what you want may be returned. We are sure we can please you. Alice. Very fine light pink $6.00 $50.00 Matchless. Excellent white 3.00 25.00 EnchantreJ33 Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantress 2.60 22.60 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 22.50 5 per cent, off if cash accompanies order. SMITH & GANNETT Geneva. N. Y, CARNATION CUTTINGS. A-l QUALITY. CLEAN. HEALTHY STOCK. TAKEN FROM SELECTED PLANTS 100 1000 LIGHT PINK ENCHANTRESS $2.00 $14,00 ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS 2.00 14.00 WINSOR 2,00 14,00 ZOE SVMONDS 2,00 14.00 WHITE ENCHANTRESS 2,00 15.00 VICTORY 2.00 15.00 WHITE PERFECTION 2.00 15.00 AFTERGLOW 2.00 15.00 MRS: C. W. WARD 2.50 18.00 J. A. BUDLONG. 184 N. WABASH AVE., CHICAGO. Continued to Next Column CARNATIONS CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. Place your order now for shipment soon as stock is readv and in beat condition. POTTED STOCK Write for prices on stock to be potted and grown on for later delivery 100 1000 Alice $5.00 $45.00 Matchless 3 00 25,00 Enchantress Supreme 3 00 26.00 White Enchantress 2.60 22.60 Enchantress 2.60 22.60 250 at 1000 rate. 5% off for cash with order. A. A. GANNET - - - - GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17,50 Enchantress 2.00 17.50 Philadelphia 2.00 17.50 Beacon 2.26 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20.00 Matchless 2,25 20,00 White Wonder 2.25 20.00 White Enchantress 2 25 20.00 Benora 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from fine, healthy stock. 100 1000 WUte Enchantress $3.00 $25.00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Pink DeUght 8.00 45.00 Beacon 300 25.00 Crimson Glow 3.00 26.00 PeerlessPink 4.00 36.00 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES, Jewett City. Conn. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.26 $17.60 Alice 600 White Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2,50 20 00 Beacon 2.60 2000 Winona 2 60 20.00 White Wonder 2 50 20 00 Sensation 6,00 Pocohontas 2.60 20.00 Matchless 2 60 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora $3 00 $26 00 Beacon 3.00 26 00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 26.00 White Enchantress 3.00 26.00 Champion 4,00 35,00 Enchantress Supreme. 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Eureka 3.00 25.00 A. N. Pierson. Inc.. Cromwell. Conn. Carnation Cuttings All THE NEW and STANDARD VARIHIES See our Display Ad. Write for copy of our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S PENMOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. SEEDLING CARNATION Laura Weber $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Color grand 1 Deep salmon piuk, large bloom, strong stem; excellent keeper and shipper. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR» INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CARNATIONS Strong, well rooted cuttings from absolutely healthy plants. ^^ ^^^ Alice S6,00 $50.00 Beacon.'. :;:;:::.: 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3-00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 FRANK P. PUTNAM, Lowell, Mass. CARNATIONS — R. C. select well-rooted Alice, Akehurst, Good Cheer, Sensation, $6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000; Herald, Yellow Prince, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; Matchless. Dagmar, Benora, Philadelphia, Gorgeous, Alma Ward, Supreme White, P. Enchantress, $3.00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000; Champion. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. CARNATIONS — Matchless, Enchantress Supreme, Rose Pink Enchantress. White Enchantress, Washington (Dark Pink Enchantress), Victory, $20.00 per 1000- 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with or- der from unknown parties. The above are healthy and well rooted for immediate shipment. Alex. A. Laub, New Hamburg, N. Y. Continued t» Next Column CARNATIONS ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2 00 $17.00 White Enchantress 2,00 17.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 A. J. JOHNSON, EDGEWOOD, 1860 Broad St.. RHODE ISLAND. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Well rooted, clean. strong stock, for immediate or future deliven;. White, Rose and Light Pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Beacon, at $20.00 per 1000. Cuttings guaranteed. Henry A. Bester & Sons, Hagerstown, Md. Strong, Healthy, Well-Rooted Cuttings Enchantress, White Enchantress. C. W. Ward, Alma Ward $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order. PhilUpsburg Greenhouses. Phillipsburg. N. J. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttings. White Perfec- tion. White Wonder. Beacon. Ward. $3.00 per 100, $22.50 per 1000; Enchantress. $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Unrooted Cuttings half above rates. Select stock guaranteed. Ed. Buchtenkirch, Sea Cliff. N. Y. CARNATIONS— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 .Matchless.' 2.50 20.00 SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y. CARNATIONS — Strong, cool. Rooted Cuttings. Enchantress. Rose Pink Enchantress, White En- chantress, Bon6re. and Herald, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Gorgeous. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Rosemont Gardens, Montgomery. Ala 30.000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. White, Enchantress; pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the beat red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co.. Naahville. Tenn. CARNATIONS— 10,000 Boston Market Rooted Cuttings at $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order or references. Chas. Beckman, 141 Toledo St.. Elmhurst. N. Y. CARNATIONS — Rooted Enchantress Cuttings. $16.00 per 1000. Orders filled in turn. Cash with order. H. Anderson, 7th St., Bayside, L. I., N. Y. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings, White, Pink and Rose Pink Enchantress, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Cash, please, M. Hilpert, Sta. O. 313. Belair Rd., Baltimore. Md. CARNATION CUTTINGS from sand or soil; White Enchantress. Matchless, Philadelphia, Victory, Enchantress Supreme, $20.00 per 1000. H. Mamitsch, Englewood, N. J. CARNATIONS — Strong rooted cuttings. Pink Enchantress. $18.00 per 1000; Boston Market. $15,00 perlOOO. Cash, please. J. F. Fieber, Middle Village. L. I., N. Y. ENCHANTRESS CARNATION CUTTING.S— $2 25 per 100; fine stock; also Mrs. C. W. Ward and W. Enchantress. L. H. Butts, Wyomissing, Pa. .^__ ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS— Enchan- tress. White Enchantress, Ward, $2.00 per 100. W. Pinchbeck, Ridgefield, Conn. CARNATIONS — Strong, healthy, well-rooted Cut- tings: Enchantress. $12.50 per 1000. A. J. Johnson. 1860 Broad St.. Providence, R. I. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 525 Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE 100 1000 •Smith's Advance $2.00 $15.00 Early Frost ^-OO 50.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 15.00 Alice Salomon 2.00 15.00 MieeByron ^.50 20.00 Ss.^^'.'.'.:;:::::::::.:::::|: S ^'--''Hall ^^^ 2.00 15.00 Chrysolora 2.00 15.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 16.00 Yellow Eaton 2.50 20,00 nH.i.i.>a b.uu BonnSion " ". 2-00 16.00 ^^f. ::.. 2-50 20.00 Daily M"-' piNk Amorita 2.00 15.00 Chieftam 2.00 15.00 McNeice .fOO J^.OO Dr. Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewitz o.OU CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 15.00 ?■ d' raOMPSON CARNATlbN COMPANY, ' JOLIET, ILL. FIVE BEST EARLY 'MUMS. Stock plants full of cuttings Now ready. Per plant Oconto. Early white *0.25 Early Frost. Early white ou Crystal Queen. Early white 0" Golden Queen. Early yellow 00 Marigold. Early yellow, . ■■■•■■■•• =" BASSETT & WASHBURN. - 17S N. Wabash Ave., Chicago. Continued to Next Page March 4, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 549 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS 60,000 CHUVSAN TllKMl'M CUTTINGS TUANSl'LANTi:!) Fine Stuck 100 1Q(» 15,000 White Tousct $1.10 JU.OO 2000 Dr. Engudiardt, L. pink 1.25 10.00 1000 Mrs. Hulp, E. WHiito l.(X) 8.00 2000 Chryaolora, E. Yellow 1.10 9.00 2000 Paoi6o Suprccne, E. I'inlt 1.00 7.00 1000 Beatrice May, M. Wliite 1.25 10.00 1000 Montaro, L. White 1.50 12.00 1500 White Bonnaffon 1.00 8.00 500 White Durkliaiii, Medium 1.00 8.00 500 Unaka. E. Pink 1.00 8.00 500 Metzcr. I.. White 1.25 10.00 Stock selling fast. This is our last crop. Order today. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WaU St.. TRENTON. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Well rooted, clean stock. $2.50 per 100 White Polly Hose Yellow Polly Rose POMPONS Appleton $3.00 per 100 Cnas. Razor Iva Alice Salomon Diana Byron Miss Julia Tim Eaton Chrysolora S5.0U per 100 Dolly Dimple Glen View Pink Chieftain Pink Chadwiek Mary Jane Harvard Jean Nonin Cash with order. Frank Manker, Jr.. Farmingdale. L. I. EM Ma A Garza-.\nemone, Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy 1 You will make no mistake in buying stock of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Nov. 15th, finishes earlv in December. Cuttings ready now. _ $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK EARLY UVENDER-PINK CHRVSANIHEMUM AUfcX. aU ITMAIN 'Mum growers sliouKin't be witliovit this oue. We offer u few stock plants at $2.00 each. For early delivery, Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 2«th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Smith's Advance, Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrj'solora, Rosiere, Chieftain, Bonnaffon, Ivory Supreme. Pink Gem, Dr. Enguehardt, Chas. Razer, Baby Fairy Queen, Diana. L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Garza, Yellow Garza, Mary Callahan and others, SI. .50. per 100, $12.50 per 1000. FLORAL HILL GARDENS, G. F. Neipp. Prop., CHATHAM. N. J. ANEMONE MUMS Japanese Anemone, C. L. Hutchinson, Japanese Anemone Marie Poole, Single Anemone, Mrs. Carrie Ryerson, Single Anemone, Thomas Dunn, 23'2-ii>- pot plants, $1.50 per doz.. $10.00 per 100. D. D. P. ROY, 1005 Federal Life Bldg.. Chicago. ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— 140 best commercial varieties, large supply of each. Prices reasonable. Delivery from March 15 to July 25. My ad, naming varieties and prices, will be in this paper after March 10, throughout the season. Chrysanthemum cuttings my specialty. Arthur Coombs, West Hartford, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— R. C, $1.50 per 100. $10.00 per 1000, prepaid. Major Bonnaffon, Pacific Supreme, Smith's Advance, W. Ivory, P. Ivory, P. Chieftain, Chas. Razer, J. Nonin. Ready now. Cash please. Henry K. Lewis, Dorothy, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompona and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only, A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings. Gol- den Glow, Unaka, Chieftain, Pink Gem and others, also only best pompons. First crop, fine stock, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash please. Rudolph Nagel, 515 So. West End Ave., Lancaster, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Ready Feb. 20. Rooted cuttings Maj. Bonnaffon, White Bonnaffon, Jean Nonin, Dr. Enguehardt. $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N.J CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, Polly Rose, Chrysolora, P. Supreme, Dr. Enguehard, Maj. Bonnaffon, Col. Appleton. Black Hawk, SI. 50 per 100. Ready March 10. Caah, please. L. H. Butts, Wholesale Grower, Wyomissing, Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CHRYSANTHE- MUMS— liazer. white, and Patty, late pink, $10.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Paul Brummer, Corona, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Early Frost, best early white rooted cuttings, ready March 15th, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Chas. Suhr, 843-849 Hudson Ave., Rochester, N. Y. GoBtinaed tm Next Oolnjiui CHRYSANTHEMUMS THE finest yellow 'Mum for Tbanksfiiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings. $15.00 per 100; 2.^-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The AlcCallum Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pu. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. See display ad., page 525. Roman J, Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. DAHLIAS GOLEUS COLEUS The beat bedders Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand. Verschaffeltii. 75o. per 100, $7,00 per 1000. by express: $7.50 per 1000, all charges paid. Sena for oomplete list. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. COLEUS. Golden Bedder. Verschaffeltii. Queen Victoria. Firebrand and all leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for list. Largest grower of Coleus in the U. S. A. Nahlik, 261-275 Lawrence St., Ftuahing. N. Y. OROTONS CROTONS — From 3-in. pots, 8 to 10 in. high in 8 varietiee, $16.00 per 100; from 2H-itx. pots, in 10 varieties, $5.00 per 100. B. M. Wiohers & Co.. Gretna, La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN Transplanted seedlings, 8 varieties, 'equally divided, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; new varieties, fancy, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 2H-in $5,00 per 100. 3-in. in bloom $8.00 & $10.00 per 100. 4-in. in bloom 15.00 & 18.00 per 100. 5-in. in bloom 35,00 & 50.00 per 100. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER. WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — 7-in. and 8-in. Asalea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.50 each. &-in. extra fine plants, 75o. and $1.00 each. Good plants. 25o. and 60o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Mich. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to ship. $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. DAHLIAS A GRAND Ni:w DKCOR.VTIVE DAHLIA SICNSATION of the I'aciffc Coast, "CJeo. Wallers"; strong grower, stems 3 ft., blooms 10 in. to 12 in. across; color salmon-flesh, shading rose and yellow to base. Won highest awards both shows P. P. I. E., San Francisco. A. E. Carter. San Mateo, Calif. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia Jack Ro.^c, Red Hussar, Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varietioa. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100. $;{-).00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, liiitboro. IV "THE DAHLIA KING" has 800.000 clumps to offer at rock bottom prcei. Send for free cata jog. Let me guote on your list of nants. J. K, Alexander, " The Dahlia King." East Bridge- water, Mass DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps, $3,50 per 100. $30 00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N.J. DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella, A. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Judah, La France, Orator. Purple Judah, 8c.; Robt. Bloomfield, 8c.; Storm King, 8c.; Queen Victoria, White Swan, So. DECORATIVE — C. W. Bruton. Golden West, 25c.: Jack Rose, Katherine Duer, F. T. Bassett, Lyndhurst, M. McCullough, Orange King, Princess Juliana, 15c.; Queen Emma, 15c.; Sebastopol, 15c.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke. 8c.; CACTUS — Country Girl. 8c.; C. Lonesdale. 8c.; Floradora, 8c ; Golden Gate, 25c.; Galliard, 8c.; Hagen, 8c.; Libelle, 8c.; Rev. Jamieson. 8o. POMPON — Fairy Queen, Little Bessie, Vivid. SINGLE— Reise 8o.; 20th Century, 8c.; Scarlet Century, 8o All except as hoted, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; divided, $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. Cash, please. C BetBcher, DOVER, OHIO If you intend growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake in trying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the best there is in Dalilias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing Dahhas for the florists' cut flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also have to offer a splendid assortment of 25 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's counter trade; all good commercial standard kinds. Every type and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satisfaction. Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of Dahlias mailed on application. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksviile, L. I., N. Y. DAHLIAS The best Peony-flowered Dahlias in the newer and newest varieties, direct from the originator. Cheapest way to get them is through our branch house. Address all oom muni cations to GT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF. PHILADELPHIA, PA. P.O. Box 416. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate" Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps, $25.00 per 100. $3.50 per doi Strong divisions, $10,00 per 100, $1.50 per doB. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, fficksville, L. I., N. Y. Continned to Next Colamn DAISIES BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Beau d'Or, 2j-4-in., $5.00 per 100; strong, bushy plants, 3H- in., $10.00 per 100; Mrs. F. Sander, 3l2-in., $7.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse, N. Y. DAISIES — Marguerites, best variety, fine big plants, ready for a shift, 2^-iti., $3.00 per 100. Cash. John R. Mitchell, Madison, N. J. DAISIES — Mrs. Sanders and Marguerites. Strong 2":.-in„ in fine shape, $3.00 per 100. Wm. A. Dawson, Willimantic, Conn. DIELYTRA DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS— Fine clumps, $8.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. DRAC^NAS DRAC^NA INDIVISA Extra heavy, 4-in., ready for 5-in. now. Will make fine Spring stock. Have potted 1000 into 5-in. for own use. Surplus of 1700 — bargain at 12c. — worth 20c., in 5-in. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. DRAC^NA INDIVISA— 3-in. pots. 3c.; well established. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DRACAENA INDIVISA— 2-in. and 3-in. pots, at 2c. and 5c. Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y . FERNS FERNS — From 2-in. pots, immediate dehvcry ; Boston, 3c., Roosevelt. 4o., Teddy Jr., 5c.; 4-in. Boston, I2c.; 4-in. Teddy Jr.. 15c., extra heavy. Cash, please. The B. Cf. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. TABLE FERNS— Assorted, strong, 2,'^in., $3.00 per 100. Best varieties. Wm._ A.^Dawson, Williinanlic, Conn. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varieties; also all other Ferns, 2^-in., etc. See display ad., page 525 Roman J. Irwin. 108 W, 28th St., N. Y, FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS- In any quantity; see advertisement oo page oH J. F. Anderson. Fern Specialist, Short Hills, N.J. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS— Black Prince, Rooted Cuttings, $1,25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd., North Bergen, N. J. FUCHSIAS — Strong rooted cuttings, $1.00 per 100 $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. FUNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per dos., $16.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H-'n- Immediate delivery Extra fine. $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 WriU for our monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2>i-in. stock, ready for shift. Ricard, Viaud, Buchner. l>oitevine, $2.50 per 100. t22.50 per 1000. S. A. Nutt, J2.00 per 100, JIS.OO per 1000 Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co., Monroe, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2H->n. pot plants. See display ad, page 525. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. Cantinned t* Next Oalnmn GERANIUMS GERANIUMS 2-in<.'li 2J^-inch 3-inrh 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Clifton J3..W »:(0 00 »4.00 $35.00 $5. $40. Eugene Sue 2.60 20.00 3.00 2.0.00 5. 40. Feucr 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 t>. 40. Mrs. E. 0. Hill.. 2.50 20.00 3 00 2.5.00 5, 40. Morrow Widow. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Siiliuon pink, same shaae as Poitcvine — a decided improvement in that the color does not fade out. 2-inch 2J-i-ineh 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Maryland $4.00 $35.00 $5. $-15. Helen Michell... 5,00 45.00 Ahl.n- SrhalTcr... $3.50 $30.00 4.00 35.00 S. 40. Alph Hicard 3.00 25.00 3.50 27.50 6. 45. Hi aute Poitcvine. 3.00 25.00 3.50 27.50 5. 45. Horthc do PresiUy 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Dble. Dryden 2 50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Edmond Blanc.... 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. Jean Viaud 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. La Favorite 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Castcllanc 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Buchner... 2..'')0 20.00 3.00 25 00 5. 40. Miss F. Perkins. 2,.W 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Landry.... 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. S. A. Nutt 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Jean Oberle 2,50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Ivy-Leaved Alliance 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Thibaut.. . 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Write for our monthly phint bulletin. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-1G20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa STRONG. WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— 3-in 8, A. Nutt, Piffln. Harrison. La Favorite, $26,00 per 1000. Jean Viaud, Beaute Poitevine, Perkins, Mad Landry, stroni;, 3-in.. $27.50 per 1000. Peterson Floral Co.. Gibson City, III. GERANIUMS— Gen. Grant, S. A. Nutt, Jean Viaud and Oberle, fine strong, 2|4-in. stock, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen. N. J. GERANIUM— A. Ricard. 2M-in. pots, February delivery, $2.50 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash. C. M. Hutchinson, 1216 No. Broad St., Elizabeth, N. J. GERANIUMS — 2500 S. A. Nutt, from 2-in. pots, in good condition at $18.00 per 1000. Ca^. Park Place Greenhouses, BalLston Spa, N. Y. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT Strong, 2V4-in. stock, ready for shift. Mad. Salleroi, S2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. F. J. Moreau. Freehold. N. J. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings, S. A. Nutt, S12.50 per 1000; Ricard and Poitevine, $15.00 per 1000. Cash please. Rudolph Nagel, 515 So. West End Ave., Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS— Helen Michell, 3 in., $1.00 per doz., $5.00 per 100; S. A. Nutt, Viaud and others, mixed, $3.50 per 100. W. J. Frederick, 29 Helder- berg Ave., Schenectady, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Nutt; 2>^-in. pots, ready for shift, $25.00 per 1000. Fine stock. Joseph Wood, Spring Valley, N. Y. GEKANIU.MS— S. A. Nutt, Grant, Buchner, Trego, Poitevine, rooted cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Ross Bros., DuBois, Pa, GERANIUMS— 2-in., 2;i-in., 2M-in., Ricard, Poitevine and Nutt, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Geo. Cannon, So. .Market St., Gallon, Ohio. GERANIUMS— Poitevine, extra size, $2.50 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. John Hay, Oakwood Ave, No. Haledon, N. J. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. ROSE GERANIUMS— 2H-in. strong, $2.00 per 100. Cash. Fisher Bros., Cbamberaburg, Pa. GLADIOLI GLADIOLI America. 110.00 Augusta, $12.00 Annie Wigman, $20.00 Brenchleyeusis, $12,00 Dora Kroia, $50.00 Europa, $50.00 Florence. $150.00 Glory, $30.00 Glory UoUand. $20.00 Halley, $12.00 F. Buchaimn, $30.00 Jessie, $15.00 Klondyke, $20.00 Mrs. Beecher, $35 00 Mrs. King. $10.00 Mrs. Pendleton. $80.00 Niagara, $36.00 Negorfurat, $200.00 Nor. Dee Cliilds. $80.00 Parmma, $25.00 Peace, $50.00 Schwaben, $80.00 Renie Blanche, $40.00 Scaradale, $30.00 Shakespeare, $S0.0O Sulphur King $90.00 Scribe, $35.00 Wm. Falconer, $40.00 Primubnus, $40 00 Primuhnu8Hybrids,$20.00 Choice miied, $6.00, $8.00, $12.50, $25.00, $50-00, $100.00. Reds, white and light pinks, $12.00 $25,00, $50 00, $100.00. YeUows, $16,00, $20.00, $30.00, $50.00. All per 1000. Sjjecial price in large lota. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover. Ohio. GLADIOLUS Special prices for four of Kunderd's A I varieties. Per 100 1st 2d 3d size size size Pride of Goshon, ruffled $7.00 $5.00 $3.00 Wliite King, ruffled, fine for de- signs 7.00 5.00 3.00 Cardinal King 5.00 4.00 2.00 Cash or reference. H. YOUELL, 5.38 Cedar St., SYRACUSE, N. Y , GLADIOLI — Special prices on America and Inde- pendence to move surplus stock. Munsell & Harvey, Ashtabula, Obiio Continned to Next Pac* 550 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE GLADIOLI GI.A]>IOI.I mTBSERT STOCK Well! Well! Well! We have in first size bulbs about Per 1000 50,000 Panama, at - - $25.00 25,000 Niagara, at - - - 30.00 25,000 America, at - - 7.00 Special discount on large quantities BiDWELL & FOBES Kinsman, Ohio GLADIOLUS BULBS. l8t size 2Dd size 1000 1000 America $10.00 18.00 Augusta 11.00 9.00 Klondyke 11.00 9 00 Brenchleyenais 10.00 8.00 Mm. F. King 10.00 8 00 Baron Hulot 18.00 HaUey 15.00 Independence 12.00 8.00 Taoonic 16.00 12.00 Victory 14.00 10 00 Minnesota 14.00 1000 Madame Monneret 16.00 12.00 Shakespeare 30.00 Hyde Park 36.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 100 00 Chicago White 7500 Rochester White 50.00 Write for copy of our monthly plant bulletin S. 8. PENNOCK-MEKHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa CASH ONLY IHin. l^in. lin. 100 100 100 America tO.75 $0.60 $0.40 Independence 80 ,60 .40 J. Dienlafoy 2.50 2.00 1.25 Mrs.F.King 80 .60 .40 Niagara 2.75 2.25 2.00 Glory 2.00 1.50 1.00 Peace 3.00 2.50 2.00 Mfa»d 65 .50 .40 ■QtO.- Hall, Adelphia. N. J. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America, $8.00; Brenchleyenais, $9.00; Columbia, $15.00: Isaac Buchanan, $35.00; Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, $30.00; May, $15.00 per 1000 for IH-in. up; also 2d and 3d sizes and bulblets. G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence, Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY. LAKE VIEW, N. Y FORCING GLADIOLI 2-in. IJ^-in. 1-in America $10.00 $8.00 $7.00 Augusta 12.00 10.00 9.00 Brenchleyenais 10.00 8.00 7.00 Pink Beauty 10.00 8.00 7.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 first size, $20.00 cash Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son Collingswood, N. J. GLADIOLUS BULBS AND BULBLETS True stock, Mrs. Francis King, Augusta and America. Third, fourth and fifth planting sizes. Write for prices. Your crop grown from these pedi- gree bulbs will bring highest market prices. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO and NEW YORK. GLADILOI — America, Augusta, Mrs. Francis King, IJi-in.-lK in., $6.00 per 1000; 1 in.-Ui in., $5.00; all will make fine blooms. Planting stock: H in.-l in., $4.00; M in.-5i in., S3.00: H in. under, $1.50. All home-grown bulbs, clean and healthy. Florists' VPhite and Light Mixture, Ist size, $10.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. GLADIOLI — America, 1st size, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Augusta, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Light and White, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000: Brenchleyensis, 88.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Morning Star, very early, 1st size, $20.00 per 1000. August Hof- man, R. F. D. No. 2, Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. GLADIOLUS — Size IH-in. and up, nice stock, America, Augusta, Brenchleyensis, Pink Beauty, $7.50 per 1000; Baron Hulot, Halley, $9.00 per 1000. Mixed all colors, Ist size, $6.50 per 1000; 2d size in all above kinds, $1.50 per 1000. Cash. C. S. Tait, Brunswick, Oa. GLADI 'Ll — America, sound, healthy, vigorous bulbs, tuU of bloom, grown at Rowley, Mass.; Ist size, $8.00 per 1000; 2d size, $6.00 per 1000. Bulblets I y the bushel. Cash oSfer. Carl D. Hale, Wholesale Grower, Rowley, Mass. GLADIOLI— Augusta and XX Florists' White and Light Mixture, Ist size, selected bulbs, $10.00 per 1000; 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. HEADQUARTERS FOR GLADIOLUS AU- GUSTA, the florists' white, in all sizes; 30 other vars. — all Long Island grown. Send for list. GEO. J. JOERG, New Hyde Park, Long Island, N. Y Continaed to Next Colama PKIVET GLADIOLI — America, 2nd size, $8.00 per 1000; 3rd, $6.00 per 1000; 4th, $4. Excellent bulbs, smooth and plump. C. L. Cook, Maplehome Farm, Rudolph, Ohio. GLADIOLUS — America, only strong bulbs for forcing, $8.00 per 1000. W. F. Schmcisker Hospital Sta., Binghamton, N, Y. GLADIOLI — America, let size, $7.00 per 1000: Klondyke, 1st size, $10.00 per 1000. A. P. Home & Co., Manchester, N. H. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 525. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. NAMED GLADIOLUS AND BEST, $1.00 per 100. Large bulbs. Cash. Benj. Connell, Merchant- ville, N. J. HASDT PEREMNIAId Hardy Perennials We have a q>leDdid aaBortment. Plants very fine. Iru, Pyrethnims, Coreopsis, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc. Ask for prices. WOOD STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. I HAVE a splendid assortment of Hardy Perennials all field grown: Coreopsis, Digitalis, Gaillardia, etc. Write for prices. Geo. H. Mclntyre, East Hampton, Mass. KING'S HARDY PERENNIALS— Wholesale trade list now ready. Write for your copy. W. E. KING, BOX 362, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. HYDRANGEAS HYDRANGEAS — Radiant from 3M-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Otaksa. La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Radiant, from 2, '.2-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. JACKSON & PERKINS CO. NEWARK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA P. G. 100 1000 12-16 in., lining out $3.001$25.00 2- 3 ft., well branched 8.00 75.00 Also "rrees, Shrubs and Perennials. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $6.00, 6-in. at 20a., 6-in. at 26o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Avea.. Grand Rapids. Mich. 10,000 HYDRANGEA P. G.— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roota. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch. Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. rRis 50,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong divisions. Price list ready. i.,ewis Roesch, Box Y, Fredonia. N. Y. IVIES GERMAN OR PARLOR IVY from 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. IVY— 5000 well rooted Enghsh Ivy cuttings, 75c per 100. Theo. Knocke, Princeton, N. J. LOBELIA LOBELIA — Kathleen Mallard, the new double cuttings, that were rooted in October, trans- planted in soil last October, and kept growing on, so that you really get a potted plant for the price of a cutting. Prompt shipment and no order too large for me to fill. 70c. per 100 by mail, $5.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Whitton, York & Gray Ave , Utica, N. Y. MTRTLK MYRTUS COMMUNIS — Strong one-year-old pol^ grown stock, 6-in. toS-in. tall, $8.00 per 100, $76.00 per 1000. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen. N. J. NUBSEBT STOCK SOFT MAPLE— 8 ft. to 10 ft., 12Hc. Soft Maple, 2 in. to 3 in. thick at the base, 25c. Fine stock and perfectly hardy. Other ornamental nursery stock in surplus in 'proportionately low prices. Write us. THE NEWBURYS NURSERY & FLORAL CO. MITCHELL, SO. DAKOTA WE HAVE the largest and most complete assort- ment of fruit, shade, ornamental and evergreen trees, shrubs, vines and perennial plants. Lining out stock of Comus, Foraythia, Lonicera, Phila- delphus, Spirsea, Salix and Currants. Write for wholesale and descriptive catalog. Klehms' Nurseries, Arlington Heights, Illinois. WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees. Weeping Trees. Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for sp'ecial prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. STRONG, 2-year Grapes, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries and other small fruits; Oriental Planes, Norway Maples, etc. Send for price list. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N.J. Continned to Next Colnmn MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA—Magnoha Grand- ifiora seedlings for lining out. Also larger sizes. Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, N. C. NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oaks, Oriental Plants in all aisea. Send for price list. Audubon Nur- series, Box 731. Wilmington, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES— 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown &-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y. ORCHIDS FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, etc.. about 1000 plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo. Warren, Box 43, Elmwood, R. I. PALMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In aU sizes. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co. Rutherford, N J. FAVDAJniS PANDAND8 VEITCHII— For a few days only will make special low price for oash with order. Blie for 2>^-in. pots, $4 60 per 100. Sise for 3 -in. pots, 6.00 per 100. Sise for 4 -In. pots, 8.00 per 100. Sise for A -in. pots, 12.00 per 100. Beet pot-grown, nicely variegated, s-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Pandanua suckers, $2.00 and $4.00 per 100. J. J. Soar, Little River. Fla. FANSIES PANSY PLANTS of my largest-flowering mixture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky plants, $3.00 per 1000; 5000 lots, $2.50 per 1000. Pine Fall transplanted plants in bloom, ready about March 15th, shipped from cotdframes, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. 25 years' experience in growing Pansies for the wholesale trade. Gustav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. PANSIES— The big giant^flowering kind, $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $5.00 and $15.00 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice plants and hundreds of testimonials, I would be flooded with new business. James Mon, Johnsville, Pa PEOIOBS RARE and Continental varieties: James Eelway Baroness Schroder, Eugenie Verdier, MUe Rosseau, Mireille, Mme. Loise Mere, $1.00 each $10 00 per dos. Mons. M. Cahusao, $2.60 each $26.00 per dos. Soulange, Tourangele, Mignon Primevere, Mme. Auguste Dessert, Rosa Bonheur Bend for list. D. W. C. Ruff, Buena Vista Gardens St Paul, Minn. PEONIES— The cream of 1200 sorts, 14 acres. F. Maxima, Mme. Calot, Duchess de Nemours R. M. Storage. Send for list. C. Betscher, Dover Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS — Our well-known strain of doubles, all good growers, carrying immense blooms, per- fectly healthy stock, well rooted and labelecf if requested, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 2 in. strong, $2.50 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. Prepaid. Hopkins & Hopkins, Chepachet, R. I. PETUNLA8 Double White, Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Delivered anywhere at $10.60 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. PETUNIA— Double variegated, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. J. H. Dan n & Son, Westfield, N. Y. POINSETTIAS POINSETTLA STOCK PLANTS— $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. POPPIES 5,000 POPPY, Oriental strong 2-year, field-grown plants. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch, Box Y Fredonia, N. Y. PRIMCIiA PRIMULA.;— Obconica gigantea plants, well-grown, loaded with bloom, two to six spikes on each plant; 4-in. 15c. Cash. Jno. L. Watkins & Sons, Hudson Falls, N. Y. PRIVET AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET HARDY VARIETY Shipment can be made any time. 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.00 $15.00 12-18 in., well branched 3.00 25.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 40.00 2-3 ft., well branched 6.00 60.00 3-4 ft., well branched 7.00 65.00 Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota, Regels and CaUfornia. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. Continned to Next Column PRIVET 200,000 California Privet; all sizes, as good as can be grown: 1 year, 12 in. to 18 in., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 2 years, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per 100, S15.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 2^2 ft., fine, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; 2;2 ft. to 3)^ ft. and over, extra selected, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Also Ibota, Golden-leaved, and Ball-shaped Privet; all 2-year Privet, extra well branched. 10,000 Berberis Thunbergli, 2 year, 10 in. to 15 in., 2c.; 12 in. to IS in., 3c.; 3 year, 12 in. to 18 in., 6c.; 18 in. to 24 in., Sc. ; all extra fine stock. Ampelop- sis Veitchii, 2 years. No. 1, 2 ft. to 3 ft., $1.25 per doz., $5.00 per 100. Clematis Paniculata, 2-year vines, $1 .25 per doz. ; 3 year, $1.50 per doz. Honey- suckles, 5 best 2 and 3 year, 4c. and Sc. each. Hardy Phlox, 10 best named for florists, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100; strong field plants. True Butterfly Bush, field grown, IS in. to 24 in., $2.00 per doz. Japan .Maples, purple, 2?2 ft. to 3 ft.. 50c. St. Regis Raspberry, $2.00 per 100. All other shrubs and vines, Cannas, Gladiolus, Caladiums. Peonies, Evergreens, etc. Get list. Prices right. Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Fine stock, weU graded and packed, 2 years, 3 ft. to 4 ft., very heavy se- lected, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; 2H ft. to 3K ft., heavy, well branched, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 3 ft., four or more branches, fine, $2.50 per 100, $17.60 per 1000; 18 in to 24 in., three or more branches, good. $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 1 year, 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Amoor River (North), 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $3.00 per 100; Ibota, 18 in. to 24 in., (heavy), $3.00 per 100. Packed tree. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J, E\ERGREEN AMOOR RIVER PRIVET— 2-yr. 1 ' 2 ft. to 2 ft. , three times cut back, $3.00 per 100 ; 2-yr., 12 in. to 18 in., $2.25 per 100: 1 yr., 3ft. to 4 ft., $2.75 per 100. California, 18 in. to 24 in., $1.25 per 100. REYNOLDS NURSERY COMPANY WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. ROSES Own Root Stock — 23^-inch — — 4-inch — Ready now. Doz. 100 Doz. 100 American Beauty $0.85 $6.00 $2.00 $15 A. Rivoire, flesh H. T. . . .60 3.50 1.60 12 Baby Crimson Rambler.. .60 4.00 2.00 15 C. Zeimet. white baby. . . .50 3.60 1.60 12 Clbg. White Cochet 50 3.60 1.60 12 Clo. Soupert, Hy. Pol 50 3.50 1.26 10 Crimson Rambler 50 3.50 1.60 12 Et. de Lyon yellow T 50 3.50 1.25 10 Excelsa, Red D. Perkins. .60 3.60 1.50 12 Excelsa, 1-yr. field 1.60 12 F. S. Key, red H. T 75 6.00 2.00 15 Gen Jacq., red H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10 G. an Teplitz, H. Bengal. .60 3.50 1.50 12 Hadley. Crimson H. "f . . .75 5.00 2.00 15 Kaiserin A. V. w. H. T. .50 3.60 1.25 10 Killarney, pink H. T 60 4.50 2.00 15 La France, pink H. T 60 3.50 1.60 12 Maman Cochet, pink tea. .50 3.60 1.60 12 M Niel, yellow CI. N. . . .60 3.60 2.00 15 Mme. C.Testout,p. H. T. .75 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. A. Ward, yel. H. T. .75 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. C. RusseU, p. H. T. 1.50 10.00 3.00 20 Maryland, pink H. T 76 5,00 2.00 15 Paul Neyron. pink H.T.. .60 4.00 1.25 10 P. C. de Rohan, cr H. P. .60 4.00 1.25 10 Radiance, pink H. T 60 4.00 2.00 15 Safrano, yellow Tea 50 3.00 1.25 10 Sunburst, yellow H. T .. . .75 5.00 2.00 IS U. Brunner, red H. P. .. .60 4.00 1.50 12 White Killarney, H. Tea. .75 5.00 2.0O 15 W. Maman Cochet, tea.. 50 3.50 1.50 12 List of 500 others. Submit want list showing quantities for special prices per 1000. Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O. ROSE PLANTS GRAFTED AND OWN ROOT ALL VARIETIES 2J^-inoh pots SEE OUR DISPLAY AD Write For Our Monthly Plant Bulletla S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Rose Prima Donna (Mad. Paul (iiltr) (The Florex Gardens' Strain) A grand, deep pink bloom, handsome form, strong stem, fine foliage, very fragrant; better shaped and deeper color than Russell. Prima Donna is a money maker I Plants ready Feb. 15th and later. $15.00 per 100. $125.00 per 1000. Order early. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK ROSES Doi. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15.00 Erna Tesohendorff 2.00 16.00 Clothilda Soupert 2.00 16.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 Ellen Poulsen 2.60 18 00 Tausendschon 2 60 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. ROSES — 4000 Ophelia Roses, 2)i-in. pots, Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. 1000 Hoosier Beauty, 2W-in. pots. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. Quid- nicK Greenhouses, J. H. Gushing, Prop., Quldnick, R. I. ROSES — 2 yr. old, American, field-grown. Sea display ad., page 525. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E Wast 28th St., New York. Continued to Next Page March 1, 1016. The Florists' Exchange 551 STOCK FOR SALE SALVIAS SALVIA — Bonfire. King of tho Carpet, Splendens, Zurich. Hooted Cuttings, 75c. per lUO, $7.00 per 1000. m4 ■ A. N. Picrson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. SALVIAS— Tho everblooming variety, Jl.25 per • 100, JIO.OO per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Baekensack Plank rd., North Bergen, N.J. SEEDS SEED SWEET POTATOES Big Stem .Icrst\\'. "i rll.>\v Xansomond, Up Rivers' and Early Carol iii;i<, li- :i\-.\ pitcked; bushel hampers- $1.00 per bushel, in luislu-hnr more, 75c. per bushel- Tomato Seed, I.ivintston's New Stone and Greater Baltimore, Pound, postage paid, $1.50. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE Send at once for our new catalogue and instruc- tion book which tells you how to grow fine stock from our carefully selected and absolutely fresh seed of our own growing. The Home of Asters Herbert & Fleischauer, McMinnviUe, Ore. SALVIA GRANDIFLOEA— K oi. 85o., H oi. $1.60; 1 oz. $2.76; lb. $18.00. Own grown. Harold Hornor, Horticulturist and Nurseryman, Mt. Holly, N. J. DELPHINIUM— From our Belladonna hybrids. .■ibout half light, half dark blue. Excellent for cutting. $1.50 per oz., 50c. per W oz. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— New crop, 75c. per 1000. 10,000 lots at 50c. Harry Bailey, R. F. D. 6. Boi 354, Los Angeles, Calif. SHAMROCKS TRUE IRISH SHAMROCKS in IM-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Leonard Cousins Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. SHAMROCKS— 2-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Frederick C. Hoffman, 320 Main St., Fawtucket, R. I. SMIL AX SMILAX— 234'-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; from flats, $11.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, IPS W. 28th St., New York. SMILAX— 2H in. to 3 in. pots, $2.00$2.50 per 100, $15.00 per 100. Carl Holken, Huntington Sta., N. Y. SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGON — Don't take chances on rooted cuttings. Plants from 2}-i-inch for March Ist and later. Phelps' White, Nelrose, Buzton's Silver Pink, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Heatherdell. The best yellow. $5.00 per 100. A. N. PIERSON. INC., CROMWELL, CONN. SNAPDRAGONS— Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg'a Silver Pink, also one of the best puie yellow sorts. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne, Lock Bos T, Kennett Square, Pa SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS— Out of 2>i-in. Silver Pink, $4 00 per 100; Giant Pink, $4.00 per 100. Pinched back, well branched, clean stock. D. O. McCauley, 727 Himrod Ave., Y'oungstown, Ohio. ROOTED CUTTINGS— Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 2«-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. WHSN buying my Silver Pink SnapdrsKOn. be ■on tlutt you get SEEDLING plants. See displfty ad. 0. S. Rameburg. Somereworth, N. H SNAPDRAGONS — Nelrose hybridj, strong, well rooted cuttings, 75o. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge, N. J. SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $3.00 per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y. SPIRiEA SPIR^A VAN HOUTTEI 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.50 $20.00 12-18 in., well branched 4.00 30.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 50.00 2-3 ft., well branched 8.00 70.00 3-4 ft., well branched 10.00 80.00 Rosea and other shrubs for sale ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL 10,000 SPIR.«;A van HOOTTEI— strong, thrifty planta. Splendid roots. Price list repdy. Lewis ttoeaoh. Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. SWIIET PEAS SURPLUS SUMMER-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED — Now is the time to try this type outdoors or inside: Countess Spencer. Pink Spen- cer, White Spencer, Blanche Ferry, Spencer; Nor- ton, Spencer; Asia Ohr, Helen Lewis, King Ed- ward, Spencer. All at $1.25 per pound. Frank Dolby, Lady Hamilton, King Edward 7th. Gladys Unwin, Nora Unwin, at 50c. per lb. By express. No less than H lb. of each variety. No better or more fixed seed can be bought for twice the price. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Sweet Pea Ranch, Lompoo, Cal. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE SAyEET PEAS SWEET PEAS — Plants and flowers, named Win- ter and late Spencers, best sorts, 50c. per 100. F. O. B. here. Extra choice plants, $1.00 per 100. C. S. Tail. Brunswick, Ga. TUBEROSES MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES $1 .00 per 100. Prepaid east of Mississippi River; $1.25 west. Fanta Greenhouse, Anderson, S. C. SINGLE EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES— Best for florists, $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Scott Floral Co., Navasota, Texas. VINCAS 60,000 FINE VARIEGATED VINCA rooted cuttings; well branched, sand rooted cuttings, which will make extra good plants for Spring. Worth double the rooted stock you usually get. Our price, $10.00 per 1000. Cash please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. VINCA— Variegated, strong, rooted cuttings, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; 2-in.. $1.50 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. VINCA VAR.— October-rooted thumb pots, $1.50 per 100, $13.00 per 1000. 4-in. potted plants, 5 to 8 leads, 7c. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. VINCA VARIEGATA— Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Piereon, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. VINCAS— Vuiegated. field-rooted tipe. $1.2S per 100. poetpaid; $9.00 per 1000. Romms J. Irwin. 108 WMt 28th St.. New York. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2-in., $2.00, 3-in., $3.50 per 100. W. J. Frederick, 29 Helderberg Ave.. Schenectady, N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— 3H-in., $8.00 per 100 Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1.26 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. VIOLETS VIOLETS — Princess of Wales, rooted runners' $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. John A. Burns, Fralikford Ave., Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Pa. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK SNAPDRAGONS — Silver Pink, SH-in pots, $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and WMtmani, out of pot and bench, 2^ to d-in. pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin, Port Chester, N. Y. LOBELIA SAPPHIRE (New)— Blue, white eye, quick seller, stong, 2M-in., $3.00 per 100. Parlor Ivy, 2)^-in., $2.00. Richard Insall, Abington, Pa. VEGETABLE PLANTS GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plants, $2.60 per 1000. H. J. RoUe, Hammon- ton, N. J. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE VINCAS. 3H-in.: Dractenaa, 3-in., andlCarnation Cuttings for wliat have you? Tripp Floral Co., Walton, N. Y. STOCK WANTED ^ WANTED, DAHLIAS— Cleopatra, Queen Emma, Queen Wilhelmina, Duke Henry, Souv. de Franz Liszt, Souv. de Gustav Douzon, Beloit, Flora, Wm. Agnew. Grand Duke Alexis, Little Herman. Star of the East, Storm King, Alpha, Countess of Lons- dale. Black Bird, Gigantea Alba. Quote best price, how many you have, and whether clumps or divisiona. W. A. Murray, Atco, N. J. FOR SALE OR RENT TorsalF Live Florist Retail Store, 9 miles from New York. Address D. K., care of The Florists' Ex- change. FI NE retail florist business for sale cheap. Estab- lished 10 years. 2 Lord & Burnham greenhouses; nice piece of land; barn; dwelling, 6 rooms and bath, all improvements, steam heated; near trolley and railroad station. 40 minutes from New York. Just the right place for an industrious man. For further information and particulars address or call, A. Kammerer, Spring6eld Rd., Queens, N. Y. FLORISTS' OPPORTUNITY— IM acres with barn; house of nine rooms and bath. 30 Bedell St. Is situated on the trolley line and nearly in the heart of the large village of Frceport, only 20 miles from Brooklyn. For sale at a sacrifice or rent. No large florist right in the village. Mary Southard, Rural 1, Saratoga Springs. N. Y. Continned to Next Colamn FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE 50,000 ft. of glass; all modern houses built for Rose growing; five acres of land with more land available if desired ; all necessary tools, including horse. Located in Cranston, R. I. _ Address L.F.. care THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE FOR SALE Old, established wholesale and retai. florist busi- ness, 10,000 ft. of glass, located in one of the finest resiclential sections of Providence, R. I. Owner wants to retire. , Address L.G.. care THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE FOR SALE, IN BROOKLYN— Retail flowtr store, established 10 years, doing profitable business;- situated on one of tho main business streets. Poor health reason for selling. Price reasonable if taken at once. Address M. N., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE OR RENT— Property consisting of 7 acres land, 18,000 ft. of «las9. all stocked; large workroom; 8-room dwelling; modern improvements; large barn. City of 38,000. For particulars address R. Engelman. 379 Elm St., Pittsfield. Mass. FOR SALE — Fancy exhibition stand, substan- tially made; used only once at the International Flower Show. Coat $225.00. Will sell cheap. For further particulars, apply Burnett Bros., 9S Cham- bers St., New York City. FOR SALE OR RENT— Modern and up-to-date greenhouse plant ^-in. pots 4.00 35.00 4-in. pots 8.00 GERANIUMS, Ricard, Nutt, Hill, pink. Grant, double ana white, 2H-in. pots 2.25 20.00 BOSTON FERN RUNNERS 2.00 18.60 WM. MEARS - - RVMSON. N. J. Write tbem yon read this advt. in the Fxchange Publications Received Esperlments with Cabbag-e, Bulletin 137, January, 1916, of the Pa. State Col- lege School of Agriculture, State Col- lege, Centre Co., Pa. Dwarf Apples Not Commercially PromlBlng, Bulletin 406 N. Y. Agri. Exp. Sta., Geneva, N. Y.^This bulletin sum- marizes the previous bulletin by U. P. Hedrick. It would seem that the ad- vantages of dwarf Apple trees for com- mercial use are few. Milk Beceives Few Bacteria From Stable Air, Bulletin 409, N. Y. Agri. Exp. Sta., Geneva, N. Y. This is a pop- ular edition of the larger bulletin on the same subject. BotatiODB and TiUagre Methods In Western Nebraska, report of the Experi- mental Sub-Station. North Platte, Neb.; Bulletin 155, Lincoln, Neb. Fink and Qreen Aphid of Potato, Bul- letin 242, Mass. Agri. Exp. Sta., Orono, Mass., with illustrations. Ohio Weather for 1914; Bulletin 287, Ohio Agri. Exp. Sta., Wooster, Ohio. — This contains many rainfall charts and statistical matter. Tobacco Flant Beds, How to Disin- fect from Root Rot Fungus: Circular 156 of the Ohio Exp. Sta. — The steam sterilization method of soils by the In- verted pans is here explained, also the practice of drenching beds with formal- dehyde. Ha.Ti filing and Shipping of Fresh Cher- ries and Fmnes from the Willamette Valley, by H. J. Ramsey, Bulletin 331, U. S. Dept. of Agri., Washington. D. C. Commercial Fertilizers, Report of Analyses of Samples Collected, by the Commissioner of Agriculture during 1916; Bulletin 410. N. Y. Agri. Exp. Sta. Tennessee State Board of Entomology, Bulletin No. 12, Vol. Ill, No. 4. — Ten- nessee Nurserymen for 1914-1915, being a record of nursery visitations and re- ports thereon In the State of Tennessee, published from Knoxville. The Board also published its Annual Report, Vol. Ill, No. 1, together with the patholo- gist's report. There are many recipes for spraying, and the entomological re- port on the more prominent Insects is also interesting and informative. The report has a number of illustrations. Qradlng and Packing Cantaloupes for Market, circular letter of the Office of Information, U. S. Dept. of Agri., Wash- ington, D. C. Parcel Post Marketing, Office of In- formation, U. S. Dept. of Agri., Wash- ington, D. C. Tile Trap for Babbits, Offlce of Infor- mation, U. S. Dept. of Agri., Washington, D. C. Mlssonrl Botanical Qarden, — Vol. 4, No. 1, January, 1916, contents: Report of the Officers of the Board, Twenty- seventh Annual Report of the Directors, Statistical Information; also contains some Illustrations notably a few show- ing the Interior of the large conserva- tory of the new plant range. SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE.— Ths Florists' Exchange Is a trade paper, an< Its advs. quote wholesale prices. Fsr that reason It should be treated with cars. Copies should not be left lying whore thsy will be seen by outsiders, nor should thsy on sny account be used as wrapping sr packing material. Further, tho fact that a purchaser not In the trade may seek t* obtain goods at trade prices by no meana aempols you to sell him at whslesals. 552 The Florists' Exchange Geraniiuu Cuttin^rs ITot Booting Well. — 1 am sending you under separate cover a small bunch of Geranium cuttings which I have had no success in rooting this Winter. I have tried different kinds of sand and have been very care- ful with them, but don't seem to have any success. I have sel.ected the best place in the greenhouse ' for propagat- ing, with full sunshine and a night tem- perature of about 50 to 55 deg. running up to 75 deg. at daytime. I haven't rooted a quarter of each batch since last Fall. Will you kindly let me know through the Question Box wnat the trouble is?— W. J. P., N. T. — The bottom ends of the Geranium cuttings which were submitted for in- spection were nearly all in a rotten con- dition when received, but a careful ex- amination of these cuttings showed that they were apparently selected with good judgment, and were well prepared for putting in the sand. Furthermore, to judge from their tops, they appear to be healthy cuttings. Such being the case, we are inclined to think that the fail- ure of so large a per cent, to root was due to one of several causes, or perhaps to a combination of two or three of these, namely, either a too low night temperature, or to the fact that the sand was kept too wet and too cold, or per- haps too poor drainage. There should be in the bottom of the propagating bench cracks from one-quarter to one- half inch wide. These can be covered over with pebbles or the finer screen- ings from the coal after it has been burned, so as to keep the sand from sifting through the cracks. Some bot- tom heat will help, enough of this un- derneath the bench so that the sand at the bottom will have a temperature of 60 to 65 deg. Asters to Follow Carnations. — I would like to know if I could grow good As- ters in a Carnation house: what to do with the soil or rather will the same soil do? When must I sow the seed to have them flower in June and July so that I have them finished blooming in time to get the house ready again for Carnations. What are the earliest and best varieties and colors to plant and by what time must they be in the bench to have them blooming in the time here- tofore stated? What is the best dis- tance to plant them apart? Any other information you could give me on grow- ing Asters under glass will be greatly appreciated. — G. A. B., N. T. — Good Asters can be grown in the Carnation house benches or beds after the Carnation plants are removed. The old soil should be dug over to its full depth and very thoroughly pulverized. This can best be done when the soil in the benches is neither very dry and hard nor very wet, but moist from top to bottom. If the soil in the benches after the Carnations are removed is very heavily watered one day so that the wa- ter will go clear through to the bottom, it will be in good condition for digging over about a day afterwards. After the beds are dug over and the soil pulver- ized and leveled, it would be well to apply a generous spread of wood ashes and rake them in, and then a day or two afterwards, a generous sprea-J .^f lime. Do not apply the two on the same day. The beds should be allowed to lie idle a week after the application of the ashes and the lime before the Asters are set out. Before setting them out how- ever, the soil in beds should again be wet thoroughly and allowed to lie idle. The plants may be set about lOin. apart each wav. The seeds for the plants that are" to produce flowers in June should be sown in March and those to produce flowers in July should be sown in April. The earliest Asters are Queen of the Market, but they are far from being the best, and it is not advisable to plant a large proportion of these. The Comet and Crego Asters are fairly early and give nice marketable blooms. Whfte, pink and lavender are the best colors for market. Larger flowers can be obtained by disbudding. When the color first begins to show in the flower buds, it is necessary to keep a sharp watch for the Aster bug, which how- ever, is not as likely to attack the Aster blooms in the greenhouse as when the plants are in the field. Instead of transplanting the young Aster plants di- rectly from the seed boxes into the greenhouse benches, it is better first to transplant them into flats a few inches apart so that when they are taken out of the boxes for transplanting, a por- tion of the soil will remain on the roots of these, or to transplant the seedling plants first into 2^in. pots and from these to the greenhouse benches. Aster plants should receive no check in their growth from the time they appear above the ground until the time they produce their blooms. The plants in the benches should never be allowed to dry out so as to begin to wilt, but they should be given a constant root moisture, but at the same time should not be kept over wet. How to stop Injured Maple Trees from Bleeding, and Time to Prvine, — Will you kindly advise me how to stop Maple trees from bleeding when in- jured by winds or when the bark is broken around the trunk? When is the best time to trim Maple trees? — G. A. b., Mass. The injured Maple trees may be stopped from bleeding if directly after the injury has been received and betore the sap begins to flow in the Spring, the wounds are covered with grattmg wax or some kind of tree cement. The best time to prune is any time after the trees become dormant in the Autumn until the middle of February, or per- haps the first of March. Much would depend upon the locality. Cuttings from Shoots Producing Split Carnation Blooms.— Kindly let me know if it makes any difference whether or not cuttings are taken off split Carna- tions.—F. S., N. Y. On general principles of propagation it is always safer and better to propa- gate from strong, healthy plants which Sre producing blooms of high quality. However, in the case of Carnations, blooms with a split calyx may appear from one of several causes on healthy plants temporarily. In this case it is hardly thought that the habit of pro- ducing split blooms could be perpetu- ated in the cuttings taken from the sides of these flower stems. Taking Stevla Cuttings.— Kindly let me know when it is the best time to take Stevia cuttings. — F. S., N. Y. If. the old Stevia plants are cut down within Cin. of the roots and are placed in a light, cool house, they will produce numerous good shoots for cut- tings The cuttings should be rooted in February and March and the plants may be set out in the open ground the last of May. Book on Gardenia Culture.— Could you give me any information regarding the Falsing of Gardenias? If there is any kind of book published to that effect, or if you can give me any enlighten- ment, whatever, I will greatly appre- ciate it.— A. A. P., N. T We do not know of any book en- tirely devoted to the culture of Gar- denias. There is an interesting article on Gardenias by Frank J. Dolansky of Lynn, Mass., in the Florists' Exchange. Dec 13, 1913, page 1330. Mr. Dolansky is one of the most successful Gardenia growers in this country, and an author- ity on this subject. Possibly you can obtain some literature from him on Gar- denias which would help you. Book on Gladioli Culture.— Kindly ad- vise me what Is the best book published on Gladioli culture.— C. R., Wash. We know of no book devoted exclu- sively to the culture of Gladioli. Chap- ters upon this subject will be found in "Bulb Growing." by M. Fuld, price Jl, and in "Bulbs and Tuberous Hooted Plants," by C. L. Allen price $1.60^ These books can be obtained at the above prices postpaid from the office of The Florists' Exchange. In the issue of The Exchange of Dec. 13, 1913. on page 1325, there is a very interesting article on the "Gay Gladiolus by I. S. Hendrickson, who is an authority on this subject. Possibly Mr. Hendrickson has some literature on this subject which vou could obtain from him. His address is Flowerfleld, L. I., N. Y.. care of John Lewis Childs. "Packing Free" At the recent meeting of the Horti- cultural Trades Ass'n of Gt. Britain and Ireland the notice recently issued by members of the Dutch Bulb Exporters Assoeiiition to the effect that in future all cases and packing will be charged on invoices, and no goods supplied "pack- ing free," was considered, and the follow- ing resolution passed : "That the council of the Horticultural Trades' Association protest strongly against the proposal of the Bulb Exporters' Association to charge in future for all eases and pack- ing, and advise all British bulb import- ers to purchase only from those firms who will quote cases and packing free f. o. b. Rotterdam or other Dutch port." So far as we know no protest to the Dutchmen's ruling has been made by any American associations. Bri.stol, Conn. — Paul M. Hubbard & To. will soon open a florist's store in the Gwillim bloc's on Main st. + * 1 Clubs and Societies j New Haven Co. (Conn.) Hort. Soc. There was a very good attendance at the regular meeting of the New Haven County Horticultural Society on Tues- day evening, Feb. 22, the chair being occupied by President Wm. J. Rath- geber. The principal business had to do with the report of the Secretary as to the coming flower show in September next. Great preparations are being made for this event. Two dozen letters were read by Secretary W. C. Mcintosh; quite a number contained checks, while others contained promises of cash do- nations when needed, and several wwre notifications of prizes. One hundred dollars was the amount of the following prizes that were donated: Lord & Burnham Co., New York City, gold medal: Henry F. Michell Co., Phila- delphia, silver and bronze medals; The John E. Bassett Co., New Haven, lawn mower: Sanderson Fertilizer & Chemical Co., West Haven, 500 lbs. fertilizer; The S. H. Moore Co., New Haven, silver cup; Knight & Struck Co., New York City, the Heatherhome trophy. Cash prizes were also given by J. M. Thor- burn & Co., Peter Henderson & Co., and Pierson U-Bar Co. of New Y'ork City: by Joseph Breck & Sons and Carter's Tested Seeds, Inc., of Boston; by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. of Philadelphia; by Bob- bink & Atkins of Rutherford, N. J., and by W. W. Wilmore of Denver, Colorado. Great interest was taken in the prize offered by the Knight & Struck Co. of New York City. The entry is as fol- lows; The Heatherhome trophy, consists of a beautiful silver cup, value $25. This prize to be contested for the best vase containing six long-stemmed flow- ers of Dahlia Mrs. Nathaniel Slocombe. What makes this prize of peculiar in- terest is that this Dahlia is one of John H. Slocombe's raising, and he is the old- est member of the New Haven County Horticultural Society. Mr. Slocombe has over two acres devoted to Dahlia cul- ture at 555 Townsend ave. His seed- lings are well and favorably known. The cash donati;ons so far received amount to $150. The prize list of the society will amount this year to about $500. George A. Cromie, city forester, was present at the meeting for the first time as a member. He regretted that he had not joined the society three years ago, for he felt that the organization was doing a work that was highly beneficial to the entire community, W. C. McI. Connecticut Horticultural Society A most interesting meeting of this society was held in the County Build- ing on Trumbull St., Hartford, on Fri- day evening, Feb. 25. President Hol- lister succeeded in securing Dr. W. E. Britton, the State Entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, to address the members on the "Life History and Hab- its of Some Kinds of Insects." There were many photographs taken from life and specimens had been secured show- ing how they get in their deadly work in the vegetable and tree world. The doctor was given a rising vote of thanks for his instructive address. Alfred Cebelius, head gardener for Prof. M. W. Jacobus, exhibited six pots of Boddington's Matchless Cinei-aria and eight pots of Boddington's Cactus Flow- ering Cineraria, the group making a fine combination of color. N. Slocombe of Farniington displayed a vase of Acacia pubescens, and H. R. Hard, of the Beach Estate, Elmwood, exhibited three fine lemons. The president named as judges Howard Senf, A. Righenzi, and F. Rou- lier. The lemons received honorable mention, the Acacia a first-class certifi- cate, and the Cineraria a cultural cer- tificate, all of which was ratified by vote. Friday was unusually stormy and on this account the attendance was small. The meeting to be held on March 10 will be Cineraria night. ALFRED DIXON, Sec'y. New Jersey Floricultural Society A regular monthly meeting of the New Jersey Floricultural Society was held on the above date in the Junior O. U. A. M. Hall. Orange, N. J. The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted as read. Bills from the secretary and treasurer were ordered paid. A letter was received from W. A. Manda, South Orange. N. J., offering a prize of $5 for one flower of each of his twelve seedling Dahlias of 1916 dis- semination, to be exhibited at our Dahlia Show in September. The letter was re- ceived with thanks. Under the heading of new business, Joseph A. Manda spoke in regard to the prize he offered to the member who brought in the most new members. He said there did not seem to be any record of it on the minutes. An essay was read on "The Young Gar- dener's Opportunity in America,' by Henry Gibson of New York. This was well received by the members. Max Schneider, gdr. to Peter Hauck, Jr., East Orange, N. J., received the fol- lowing points in monthly competition: Vases of Carnations, 80; vase of Freesias, 70; Primula malacoides, 85: bunch of Violets, 70.- William Jordan, supt. to E. Remington Nichols, West Orange, N. J. received an honorable mention for Narcissus King Alfred. He had 70 points for Primula obconica. Emil Panuska, Edgar Bourne and Joseph Manda. GEORGE W. STRANGE, Secy. Newport (R.I.) Horticultural Society A regular meeting of this society was held on Feb. 22, President John B. Urqu- hart in the chair. Ex-president William MacKay read a most practical and interesting paper on the "Culture of the Grape," which after its reading brought about a lively dis- cussion, which brought out many inter- esting points. The second paper of the evening was en "Rock Gardens and Rock Plants," by Arthur Potter, Jr., and also proved in- teresting. The paper gave full instruc- ■tions for the formation and general lay- out of a rock garden, together with a list of plants best adapted for such a plant- ing in this climate. Twelve inches he considered the proper depth of soil to place in the pockets along the rocks. Many of the plants required can be raised from seed annually, a pit slightly heated he considered the best place for those too tender to stand in the open. Marsh hay makes the best covering for those left in place outside. Specimens of some of the gems from the Hammersmith Farm Collection, where Mr. Potter is foreman in charge, under John Mahan the head gardener, were on exhibition. At the close it was voted that the AI. Rickards' prize of $5 gold is offered for essay by an assistant gardener be award- ed to Mr. Potter. Premium list for the June exhibition under the joint auspices of Newport Gar- den Association and Newport Horticul- tural Society have been distributed, and copies may be had by addressing Fred. P. Webber, Secretary, Melville, R. 1. A preliminary schedule for the mid- summer exhibition by the Newport Gar- den Club and New York Horticultural Society to be held Aug. 10 to 12 is also ready. It is to be regretted that these dates conflict with the dates set by the American Gladiolus Society show to be neld in Boston. ALEX. MacLBLLAN. 1 I 1 Wart and Black Scab of Potatoes A hill providing fur the appropriation of .$25,000 to aid the Secretary of Agri- culture in lighting wart and black scab diseases of Potatoes has just been intro- duced into the House of Uepresentatives by Congressmau Taylor of Colorado. The bill permits the Secretary it lie finds that any Potatoes grown in an infected coun- try, district, department, or locality out- side of the United Slates are being or are about to be imported into the United States, or the District of Columbia, and such Potatoes are infected by wart dis- ease or black scab, to quarantine the same until such time as it may appear to lain that auy such wart disease or black scab has been exterminated, when he may withdraw the quarantine. Also, that when any shipment of Po- tatoes imported or brought into the United States is found to be infected witli wart disease or black scab, the en- tire shipment shall be destroyed in such manner as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct, and that upon complaint that any Potatoes grown within the United States and likely to become subject to interstate commerce are infected with wart disease or black scab, the Secretary of Agriculture shall cause the same to be inspected by a qualified expert and, if need be, placed under quarantine until such infection is removed. The bill gives the Secretary of Agri- culture the authority to mak« such regu- lations and take such measures as he may deem proper to effect these regulations. iVnyoue knowingly violating the pro- visions of this Act or the orders or regu- lations mfide in pursuance thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con- viction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $11X1 nor more than $1000. or by imprisonment of not more than one .veiir. or both such fine and imprisonment. Tin' bill has been referred to the House Committee on .\gricnlturc for its con- sideration. E. A. D. West Deerfield. Mass. — P. R. Burlt. the florist who has purchased the Uncius Fife greenhouses in Shelburne Falls, is tearing them down and will u.se the parts to increase the capacity of his green- houses in this city. Marcli 4., 1916. The Florists' Exchange 553 THE FLORISTS' ROUND TABLE Advertising from Big Orders -The Society Editors as Assistants— Flowers for Movements — Customers* Preferences Listed. By G. D. GRAIN Other Shops- "Town Beautiful" :;ss=: Getting AdvertisiiiiJ fr j ii S ; ) 1 ; ■ ; Whenever there is a big society cntertaiiiiiient at some public place, the liost or hostess generally provides for elaborate decorations anil the Horist who lands the order has reason to feel pleased with the recognition he is getting. If he succeeds in creating a "bower of flowers" and greenery he is going to get a lot of good advertis- ing. Any hostess who does a good deal of entertaining is being constantly importuned by friends with the ques- tion: "Who did your decorations:'" Ordinarily, of course, she will cheerfully give the name of the florist and add a recommendation. But there is opportunity for advertising in such cases as this of which the aver- age decorating florist does not take full advantage. What one Middle Western decorator did in a case like this can be duplicated by many others. He had done an especially fine piece of work and was naturally proud of it. He wanted people to know he did it. It was out of the question to display a card anywhere in the ball- room, and he would have offended the hostess if he had undertaken to call attention in his general advertising to the fact that he had her order. Instead he put the proposition squarely up to her. Would she let him have the names of some of her important guests so that he could circularize them and call attention to this particular bit of work which they would be sure to see? He displayed the copy for the circular he wished to send out. It was not such as to involve her in any de- gree at all. And she consented. So in the next day or so the socially promi- nent and financially elite who had seen these particular decorations and who could have and probably would later want something of the kind themselves, received cards on which was stated the fact that among other balls of the sea- son, the florist had had this one, cited by way of showing what he could do. Other Incidental Benefits In practically all of the larger towns of the country it is pretty definitely established early in the season who will be giving the parties which will be important. The society editors, for instance, print social calendars which show at least a month ahead what is on the program. There are also some- times other places where social calen- dars are kept as a convenience to those who Witt entertain. For instance, early in the Fall the society editors ferret out and print the names of the girls who will be debutantes. It is practi- cally certain that the parents of most of these will entertain more or less elaborately for them. Right here is a considerable list of prospects who might be cultivated with much profit. The business of some of them, of course, will be nailed down, but others will not have been automatically pro- vided for. In the average town the florist probably knows the family con- nections of the socially conspicuous and can at least circularize these pros- pects in advance of the time when they will want some ballroom decorated for their entertainment in honor of the debutante in the family. The plan used by the florist cited above might be used from time to time through the year and could be so handled sometimes so as to get to the prospects before they go to the party. In such cases the prospect would examine the decora- tions more carefully than otherwise would be the case. Use the Society Editors When the florist is casting about for people who can be of service to him in furthering his business with the social element, he should not forget the society editors of the local papers. In the first place they are in touch with the people to whom he wants to sell, and in a large measure are in their confidence. Nobody who is not on the inside appreciates the extent to which the society editor in good standing in the average city is consulted by the people who do the entertaining. When other facilities fail the societv editor can tell the hos- tess what dales are open. And it would not be difficult to be of assistance to the average society editor. In the first place she would be glad to have an accurate de- scription of the decorations at the elaborate parties in advance of the party itself, for that is the time when she writes her storv. It would not be a difficult matter to Floral watch Made by Sil of Carnations and Roses with Asparagus plumosus and Sprengeri. man The Florist, Waltham. Mass., for the Waltham Watch Co. — See teit.fpage 555 supply her with such a description and it would insure an accurate write-up in connection with the account of I he ball. Most of the girls in this work, also, like flowers themselves, and have use for them. A gift now and then of a bunch, which would have to be thrown away later on, would help to earn her good-will, and it would get her to coming past the store, where she would shortly be giving as much information as she was get- ting. Flowers in Other Window Displays If it is true that flowers in the home add greatly to appearance and to cheer, it ought to follow that they would add to the window displays of dealers who handle lines of household furnishings, musical instruments, china, etc. The furniture dealer, the piano dealer, the jeweler and queensware dealer ought to be able to make good use of a bouquet of flowers in connection with a fetching window display. It is bad decorating, of course, to dress up a window so that the decorations distract attention from the article that is on display, but the best windov.' trimmers are keenly alive to tlie value of a good piece of incidental garniture which sets off the principal pieces in the window. A piano dealer in one town that might be named is giving his competi- tors cards and spades on window decoration. A recent display centered about a grand piano, in what purported to be a corner of a drawing room. On the edge of the piano was a small vase with three or four American Beauty Roses displayed. The effect was magical and the flowers, with a suitable vase, added richness and elegance to the instrument. The little bouquet enabled the housekeepers who saw the window to visualize that instrument in a corner of their own homes more readily than if it had been shown merely as a musical instru- ment. In the same way china dealers' displays of vases, etc., will be more effective if just enough flowers are used in one or another holder to set it off. Get Into a "Beautiful Movement" All over the country, cities and sub- urbs, the various "beautiful move- ments" are petting up steam at a great rate. Residents of suburban tommuni- ties, residents of city neighborhoods, residents of small towns are organizing or carrying forward the work of this character. Just outside of one typical city, for instance, there is a whole series of community beautiful propositions be- ing pushed for all they are worth. Resi- dents of one small center kept after I he railroads which served it until they moved two separate passenger stations in order that the organization could proceed with its landscape gardening plans. This was a definite part of the program and the rest of it calls for an elaborate planting scheme. One of the residents of this community is a florist. He was over-troubled as to the ethics of the occasion and held aloof because he thought his motives would be subject to criticism. His neighbors went ahead and when they did buy they went into the city and bought their shrubbery, bulbs and seeds from a city florist. The other's squeamishness may have helped his self-respect, but it got him no business. The business went to a florist who was a brother-in-law of one of the men in the movement. The place for the florist in these movements, which are becoming more and more nu- merous all the time, is on the inside. The lay members want to consult, con- stantly somebody who knows what he is talking about. And it stands to reiison that tlie florist who will take the trouble and give the time necessary to get into one of these locality improvement plans will get the business that is bound to develop through them. Card Indexing Prominent Customers One of the important characteristics of most flowers is their fragrance. Fra- grance is an odor that is pleasing to most people. But, as the florist well knows, there are many flowers which, because of the odor that appeals to the majority, are equally distasteful to other people. In fact there are usually several flowers which are very objectionable to the individual under con- sideration. The explanation may be due to suggestion. It is obvious that the florist who can protect the sensibili- ties of those who receive flowers from his shop by keeping those which are objectionable to them away, will be (loing a service. It would be essential, for instance, to know what flowers were taboo if the florist had an order for regular deliveries. Then why not card index at least the best customers? A reference to a card with a list of the most-liked flowers would often assist in making up an order; in the same way reference to the list of disliked flowers would increase the- proba- bility of satisfactory service. During a dull period there ought to be many business getting suggestions obtainable in a few glances at a record of this character. 554 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Floriats In good standtnA throu^out the country can avail (hemselvea of the adrertlaers* offen In this Department and accept, without healtatlon, orders from their local customers, transmit them to ao advertiser In these columni, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade which ar open to uU. Let your customers know you fill orders by cele graph to any part of the country. When the deslftii Is placed In the advertiser's card It Indicates < membership in the Florists* Teleftraph Delivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good I should like to write a little essay on "The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service " but actions speak louder than words. Flowers are my hobby and my business. If you have orders for delivery in N. E., wire us. BOSTON, MASS. ■' Penn, the Telegraph Rlorist" Member of Florista' Telegraph Delivery AaaociatioD 12 4 TRBMOrVX STREET ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- eraphio order. Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed. ALBANY N.Y. fiend jrour orden tor the CAPITAI. DISTRICT, whioh iooliidee all of Earteia N«w York Stat*, to BOSTON MASSAeHUSETTS 143 Tremont St. The centrally located Florist Shop. Yours for reciprocity. Burllngton,Vt. Ordera for Ver- mont and North- em N. Y. ailed to your entire satis- fac- tion Malionnll ifflorisi] BRIDGEPORT, CONN. ^t\\rx\UA^tM\Xmt,Im William Gloeckner John Reck & Son We guaranUt absoluU $ati^aetioa. ^SS MAIN STREET CHARLOTTE, N. C. Charlotte and Vicinity Jiom/O/i^ ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman "* Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Write, Telephone or Telegraph. ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N. Y. 2S Steuben Street The best flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders Allentown, Pa. Can 611 your Telegragh Order. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike Ernest Ashley FLORIST store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. EST. 1877 SCHENECTADY, N. Y. fverylhlng in Flowers [ florist J BALTIMORE, fle^0i^^ MARYLAND ""^"^anA ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street <^^ "T/ze House of Flowers" Caitone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street BROOKLINE, MASS. ^'"^^^tI^"^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT 220 Washington St BROOKLINE, MASS. EsUbliihed 1886 RE Palmer ^ ^« y Brooklyn, N.Y. ^^/'i) ^^ PllWnn Q* anil Rroono * .,n CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glass FuKon St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliver'es nnyw'-erein Brooklyn, New York. New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delnered at theatre, hotel, steamer or reaulence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt dellvertes In BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS, LOCK.PORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. Flowers '^"'^^'''' ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. AUBURN, NEW YORK 140-lM SOUTH DIVISION STREET We deliver to all pointa in Central New York, Weill and CoineU Collevn. CINCINNATI, OHIO WJ.PALMER>^ &S0N - Steamship sailings will be found on page 356 A Successful Hetail Business Is built up through a multitude of details, involving the employment of numerous and diverse agencies. In our issue of January 22, one energetic retail house showed conclusively that in three months it had expended $1,000 in advertising, of which $120 went for 400 copies of our Album of Floral Designs. This was less than one-eighth of the entire expendi- ttire, but the judicious use of these design books brought in quicker and better results than any other portion of that outlay. " There surely must have been a reason." It would pay you, Mr. Retailer, to act quickly in this matter if you have not already done so. You can purchase our Albimi of Floral Designs, postpaid, and with your business card beautifully printed on front cover, as follows : 12 copies, $4.50; 25 copies, $6.75; 50 copies, $16.50; 100 copies, $30.00. Mail your order today. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 100 Times Square Station, New York 1 E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor deliveiy to Newport, Coying;ton and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVEUND CUT FLOWER CO. WUl fill your orders for Designs or Cut Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE '4h CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can fill your orders Day or Night for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always hare oomplete atook on hand. Regular dijeount allowed the Trade. If IVnilI V RPnC 1836 W. Kth STREET, UllUDLCi DllU^., CXEVKLAND, OHIO. CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue March i, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 5S5 ru^ COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telepraphio orders will be carefully nnd promptly filled Perwinal attention given. Usual disi-ount alhi^ed. °«f "^^ Colorado Springs C^Smtv promptly and c&reiuUy executed by The Pikes Peak Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS LORAL AND NURSI FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE LANS FLORAL AND iRM CO. ffS' A Floral Clock ^Scc iUuatration page 55.S) The floral clock in the photograph was made by .laincs F. Silman, 128 Mmxly St., Waltham, Mass., and was used in a float in a parade by tlic Waltham Watcli Co. Both sides of the clock were made of flowers. It was 8'/2ft. high. There were 4400 white Carnations and 1500 Sunburst lloses used in its construction and it took lliree men seven liours to make it. The minute marks were made of Bachelor's Buttons (Centaurea cyimus.) The winding stem of yellow Centaurea. The ring was made of Sunburst Roses. Hands and numbers were koral. The weight of the iioral piece was 190 pounds and its value was J250. R. C. /MnliannU 1 ylorist , _QEOROE a. McCLUNEE HARTFORD, CONN. 165 MAIN STRKKT, SOUTH FLOWERS Hartford Connecticut GEORGE FLANE iSO .ASYLUM STREET DAYTON, OHIO VAo iPar/c J'loral Co. 1643 Broadway DENVER, COLO. J. A. VALENTINE, President Colorada, Utah. ^ Western Nebraska <^J and Wyoming points reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, oiir repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency Telegraph Us. ALBERT POC MELON,' lM-130 OATtS aT. ^MTTH "TfiE FLORIST t^lfll 1 llf EAST ORAN GE, N. J. We deliver by automobiles in East, West and South Orange also GleD Bidge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Newaik and New York Dawson the Florist ^'^^^^ Vr* '"^^ *^ 107 W. Market St, I>. Y. Deliveries to Itiiaca, Bingliamton. Homell, Coming and other points. f>yj Fio^,gfs^ Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS Plants from China What the Department of Agriculture is Doing Tlie third expedition into China to discover new plants suitable for introduction into the United States has been completed by F. N. Meyer, plant explorer of the de- partment, who has just returned to Washington after a three-year trip in the Far East. As a result of tliis expedition through the center of China, and two previ- ous explorations of similar duration covering extremely cold Manchurian regions and the arid regions of Chinese Turkestan, there have been sent to America, for planting and testing for commerical adaptability, seeds, roots, or cuttings of some 3,000 food and forage plants, flowers, ornamental shrubs and vines, shade and timber trees. The previous expeditions brought to America specimens of many cold-resistant and dry-land grains, forage [ilants, and also certain semi-tropical plants, such as the Bamboo, which are now imder experimentation to determine their usefulness for the extreme South. Of the many specimens forwarded to this country dur- ing the last expedition, the specialists regard as most significant the Jujube, a fruit new to this country, which may be suitable for use in the Southwest; a wild Peach resistant to alkali, cold, and drought, the root system of which offers great possibilities as a grafting host; certain Chinese Persimmons larger than any hith- erto known in this country; a number of aquatic food roots and vegetables which offer promising possibilities for the utilization of swamp land; some 30 varieties of vegetable and timber Bamboos; and a number of Chi- nese vegetables, bush and climber Roses, shrubs, and trees. Highland Park Greenhouses HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Telephones 75 and 85 Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of Chicago, as far as Milwaukee HOUSTON, TEXAS "ForesWalc" oou.S'saop 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS ^£ftermam0m.A indianapolis, ind. ^— ^^^■^^^^'^''^ 241 Massachusetts Ave. Prompt and efficient eervice rendered pointa in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann's flowera excel MILLS Jacksonville, We reach all Florida and South |?lo T/ie Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Georgia pointe IT >A^IL.L PAY YOU To Read "The Retail Florist — The Year's Round" "The Florist's Store Window as an Advertising Medium" "What do You Know About Your Refrigerator" You get them all, with several hundred pages of more information in THE GARDENERS AND FLORISTS* ANNUAL FOR 1916 Ready now, from this office. Price 50 Cents, JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. and Vicinity G. Van Bochove & Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros, Ft. Worth Texas FLOWERS - 'PLANTS -, TREES Galveston Floral Co., '^■^''J!^ Quality in out flowers, plants and floral work Galveston, Texas Orders for Texas and Steamers from HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. c*«,«c /741 Main Street stores, j 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street Gillespie's flower shop. Bound Brook, N. J. This flower store is simply a piazza glazed in. It is interesting to note that some of the suggestions and style were obtained from the recent articles by Ella Grant Wilson in The Florists* Exchange on the "Up-to-date Flower Shop" 356 The Florists' Exchange 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray Whitted Floral Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED, PLwp. OPERATING THREE STORES 1«17 GRAND AVENUE *^^^' f LOWERS LEXINGTON, KY. loMM Ao Heller EAST SIXTH STREET MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception S*. ' Careful attention given all orders LEXINGTON, KY. Will take care of al! orders for Central Kentucky 'Prompt Delivery to all So. Calif. Points 212 West Ifh S(. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE AUGUST R. BAUMER N T U C K Yi TFfE riOWEK .VHOP b50 Fourth Avenue Loulrville. South') Mod Modem Floral and Art Eslablhhment IJJntioitnll [iFloristj Seod Your Orders FOR DIXIE UND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Hacon, Georgia All Choice CUT FLOWERS io Season Orchids and Valley a Specialtf iTiosemont Sardens J^ MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA i W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor <^^^ CorreapoDdence Solicited ^\U^^ j| PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS Sailing* of foreign owned Bteamahips may he caneelled without notice From New York Sailing Daj lour Frederick VIIX.. Calamares California Verdi Rochambeau.. . Lapland Antonio Lopez. Carlillo Colon Rotterdam .... ChicaKO New York Patria Baltic HelligOlav.. Advance St. Louis La Touraine. Noordara Cameronia. . . Pannonia Byron United States. . Orduna Philadelphia. .. Cretic Lapland.. Baltic... . t (Cristobal). Mar. 4- 2 00 pm. 4- 4-10.00 am. 4- 9.30 am. 4- 3 00 pm. 8 8- 8- 9- 11-12.00 m. 11- 3.00 pm. 11-12.00 m. 15- 15-12.00 m. 16- 2.00 pm. 16- 18-12.00 m 18- 3.00 pm 18-12.00 m 18-10.00 am 18-10.00 am. 18- 2.30 pm, 23- 2.00 pm 25-10.00 am 25-12.00 m. I Apr 6- " ri2-12.00 m. •■ ^ 19-12 00 17thSt.,Hoboken Pierie.E. R. W. 24th St. Roberts Stores W. 15th St. W. 19th St. PierS.E. R. Pierl6,E.R. W. 27th St. 5th St.. Hoboken W. 15th St. Pier 62, N. R. 3l8t St., Bkyn. W. 19th St. 17th St., Hoboken W. 27th St. Pier62, N.R. W. 15th ,St. 5th St., Hoboken W. 14th St. W. 14th St. Roberta Stores, Bkyn. 17th St.. Hoboken W. 14th St. W. 23d St. W. 2l3t St. Pier 60, N.R. Pier 60, N.R. Dostl nation Christiansand- Christiana- Copenhagen Colont Liverpool So. Am. Pts. Bordeaux Liverpool Cadiz.-Baro. Colont Colont Rotterdam Bordeaux Liverpool Azores-Gib.- Lia.-Nap. Liverpool Christiansand- Christiania- Copenhagen Colont Liverpool Bordeaux Rotterdam Liverpool Liverpool So. Am. Ports Christiansand- Christiania- Copenhagen Liverpool Liverpool Azores-Gib- rsNap.-Gen. Liverpool Liverpool w Nashville, Tennessee « Fresh Flowers and Best Service NEWARK, N. J. 946 Broad Street Deliveries throughout the State and to all steamship docks m Hoboken, N. J. and New York ^^ 0^' itEN^S' 38 Ca ,oal *'■ TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKE^J CARE OF IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street •Phones {ltt?l Murray HiU Cnr Hotto: TBE GOtBEN RUII We Guarantee Satlslactlon FLORIST NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at 48tli Street P^VID ^RIm^^'(^^ SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality In Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR FLORAL CO. chris. hauser, B. M. JOSEPH Phone, Sutter 423 PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. Pittsburgh Pa 710 East Diamond Street North Sida OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER BTOEE OFth DAY AND NIGHT CM* SXLTrORD FLOWER SHOP POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. Vassar College Glen Eden, Putnam Hall Bennett School Taconic School ROVIDENCE, R. I. T. J. JOHNSTON « CO. AND NEW ENGUND POINTS 171 WEYBOSSCT ST.. PROVIDENCE Providence, RHODE ISLAND Johnston Brothers LEADING FLORISTS ^^i^fiki^ 38 Dorrance Street <^^ Roanoke, Va^ Fallon, Florist Rochester Floral Co* ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Give us your order jor Soulhern Minnesota ^ /"' ' i ^ Km f '■ ^\ sp ... 4 1 ^^m ■%-t ^ -^ la 1^ 1 '0^ ife_. ,, .- L . s7 . rt ?! \t A presentation basket of Orchids and Roses A butterfly perching on one of the flowers gives an added touch of nature, and a bow and streamers of ribbon relieves the barrenness of the high handle. By S. G. Barnes of The Flower Shop, Pittsfield, Mass. Long Difltanoe BeUjyler 1104 Rm., Ceatr&l 413 SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orderi by Telecraph or Tele- phone most carefuUy executed %\ once. Floral dencns » specialty J f) y ffp /* ROCHESTER, N. Y. /KJQ.f^XW'f^tl^fl^ 25 Clinton Ave., North ^ ^^mm^^^t^mi'^^^^ Flowers delivered promptly in Rochester and surrounding country. Com- plete line always ready. Sanders J^lowers Sto LOMDS, Mo. The finest and best equipped flower Btore in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable, residential district. 623 CLARA AVE. V\/'.E.07i^ CO. SYRACUSE, N.Y. Onondaga Hotel We mill carefully execute orders for Syracute and vicinity. SAN FRANCISCO ■ ..^..^....mL'^ FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS Joseph S FLORISTS' Novelties for ''Welcoming" and "Bon Voyage" packages. Flowers delivered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE SYRACUSE, N. V. Bastable Building .Special attention given to out-of-town orders ToDeka, Kan. THE ROSERY R. ABBOTT Both Telephoncj pnvh ifloral Company FLORISTS TRENTON. N. J. Salter Bros. «%T"' Young's FLORISTS 38 Main Sh. West ROCHESTER. N.Y. 88 Main Street, East Howen and designs dehvered promptly in Rochester and all West«m New York towns. ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Ont-of-town orders will net ve prompt and oarefuJ attentiion Wire us your ordars. Greenhouses: Buchanan. J-afayetteand SrhillerAves. Bmad St. Park ^/rjc/^ctt^ ^^ ^('^'^^ ' ^''^^^^^^^^ Burdett Ave. &Hoo8ickSt. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attont'on to out-of-town orders A 1 1 orders filled from the gr enho sea BRANT BROS. lnc,UTICA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros. Co. Florists <^^ 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS. WlLLI.\MSPORT. PENNSYLVANIA WILLI AMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS cMrs. Louisa P. Foivter SKATIONAI FLORIST WILMINGTON. N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125.000 Square feet of Glass WORCESTER, MASS 407 & 409 Main St. FlcJ^. ^§&^nM^ ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in jreat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. Worcester, Mass. 13 Pleasant Street dSS The Florists' Exchange "N t ''SELLING FINE" I That's just what's happening with our latest publication f^/> I Commercial Carnation Culture Edited by J. HARRISON DICK. This book tells you "HOW" and it's told by such experts as: J. F. AMMANN J. G. BACHER A. F. J. BAUR WM. F. GUDE CHAS. W. JOHNSTON S. J. GODDARD S. J. MITCHELL ALBERT M. HERR A. A. PEMBROKE JOSEPH M. WILKIN SAMUEL REDSTONE H. R. RICHARDS J. A. VALENTINE HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT- The best varieties of the present day? The proper shipping of stock? Hybridizing and cross-breeding? Diseases and insect pests? The best type of greenhouse? Heating? These and all phases in connection with Carnation cultivation are exhaustively dealt with. e^ Order Your Copy Now Price is $1.50 net postpaid e^ A. T. DE LA IVIARE PRINTING & PUBLISHING COMPANY ltd 438 to 448 West 37th Street, NEW YORK CITY J HEATING QUERIES Conducted by John McArthur Mir HeaOni Dept. Hitching & Co. A typographical error occurred in the reply to the heating query of "W. J. V., Md.," page 511. The part reading, "There is always more or less trouble that the glass will require 423 square feet of same boiler that heats the dwelling house," should read, "There is always more or less trouble when a greenhouse is heated from same boiler that heats the dwelling house." Providing Boiler Capacity for Future Additions to Greenhouse I am building a greenhouse 20ft. x 60ft.; one side wall 1ft. concrete, 3ft. glass: other side wall boarded, covered with tar paper; height in center S^^ft. and both ends glass. I wish to heat the same with hot water, the boiler to be placed in north end of greenhouse, which is to be dug out so that top of boiler will be on level of ground inside of greenhouse, and want to get this boiler large enough so that I can add another house of the same dimensions later. What would be the difference in the price of the boiler by getting the size to heat just the one house, or one large enough to heat both? Could I use radiators or would I have to use pipes, would 2in. pipes be large enough and how many lines of pipe? How should they be distributed to maintain a temperature of 60 deg. when tempera- ' ture outside is at zero. I will install same myself. Could this plant be oper- ated without firing during the night, or how many hours could it go without at- tention.— Subscriber, Md. — The house you describe as 60ft. by 20ft., 4ft. to eaves and 8ft. 6in. floor to ridge, would have roof glazing bars lift. long each side of ridge. To maintain a temperature of from 55 deg. to 60 deg. at night when mer- cury outside is at zero, the house would require 596 sq. ft. of hot water radia- tion which is equivalent to 953 lineal ft. of 2in. pipe. CJreenhouse of John B. Harmon, CatonsTllIe, Md. As it is your intention to build an- other house of same dimensions, in the near future to be heated from the same boiler, I would use a five section 18in. grate boiler, which would be rated to heat about 900 sq. ft. of radiation in a greenhouse, and would be amply large for your present requirements. When you build the other 60ft. by 20ft. house, three additional sections can then be added to the boiler. The boiler would then be large enough to take care of both houses. The cost of the boiler above men- tioned, large enough for one 60ft. by 20ft. greenhouse, would be about J92, and one large enough for both houses would cost about $153. The cost of the heating materials, in- cluding a boiler large enough for heat- ing the 20ft. X 60ft. greenhouse would be approximately $398, and the freight charge on materials would be about $21 additional. Two inch pipe coils are more suitable than radiators for greenhouse hot water heating, and the arrangement of the pipe coils depend on the location and size of the benches, but as above stated, 963 lin. ft. of 2in. pipe will be required in the 20ft. by 60ft. house for a tem- perature of 65 deg. to 60 deg., and the boiler could be left without attention during the night. Greenhouse of J. B. Harmon, Catonsville, Md. The houses here shown were bought hv Mr. Harmon about a year ago from tl'ie estate of Alex. Brown. He had them taken down and carted to his home, where they werei re-elected as ghown. The boiler room is in the front, and the door shows the entrance. The first section is nl)Out 75ft. long. 20tt. wide at the end. The otlier section is 30tt. long and 21ft. wide, forming an L shape. He grows a miscellaneous line and the trade has steadily increased. lie is a successful grower. J. L. T. New Haven, Conn. — ^The sliop of John N. Champion. 1026 Chapel St., was invaded by burglars on Feb. 16, and $15 in cash was taken. Worcester, Ma,ss. — Edward J. Steele, a florist of 2 Steele st., and Mi.ss Freda ■T. Johnson were married on Tuesday morning, Feb. 22. Time to Sow Annuals Some of the flowers which give par- ticularly good results if started in hot- beds or cold frames at this time are : Ageratum, Alyssum. Aster, Calendula, or Pot Marigold, Calliopsis, Campanula, Castor Bean, Chrysanthemum, Cocks- comb, Cosmos, Four-0'Clock, Godetia, Marigold, Petunia, Sweet William, Scotch Pink, Scarlet Sage and Verbena. The seed of some of the flowers listed below need not be started in hotbeds but can be sown later in the season in the open ground and then transplanted to their permanent locations. The flowers that can be sown in this way are: Agera- tum, Alyssum, Aster, Pot Marigold, Calliopsis, Campanula, Clarkia (shade). Cockscomb, Dahlias (single), Godetia, GailLardia, Mignonette, Pansy, Pinks, Rudbeckia, Snapdragon, Stocks, Zinnia. Most of these may be sown earlier in a hotbed or cold frame and thus be made to bloom earlier. Certain other flowers die or do not do well if they are transplanted. These, therefore, should be sown only in the open ground or beds where the plants are to grow. The varieties which it is best to sow in a permanent location are : Cali- fornia Poppy, Candytuft, Cornflower, Forgetmenot, Lobelia, Nemophila (shade). Phlox Drummondii, Sunflower, Sweet Peas. The latter should be in the ground as soon as it is dry enough to work. The soil should be spaded up and well prepared. Poppies may be sown directly on the surface of ground that was prepared last Fall. If the bed was not prepared at that time, it should be spaded up as soon as the ground is dry enough and the Poppy seed sown evenly over the sur- face. The California Poppy should also be sown early but does not require as early sowing as the other Poppies. It is handsome and will bloom during a longer period than the Shirley Poppy. Balsams, Castor Beans and Portulaca, also are best sown wdiere they are to grow, but they should not be put in the ground until it is warm enough to grow Beans and Tomatoes well — that is. about the time Corn is coming up or Oak leaves are half grown. March i, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 559 pThe Middle West I ^.^.. iMuiuoAN City, Ind. — The Kintzele Floral Store of 90(1 Ifranklin st. was tor- iimlly opened to the public on Monday, Fell. 14. Dks Moines, Ia. — Miss Gladys Col- lins-llolt is the new proprietress of the Kirkwood Flower Shop. ^ Bemidji, Minn. — Bemidji is to have a new greenhouse. It will be located at the corner of Beltrami ave., according to the announcement of W. A. Elliott, of the Bemidji Floral Co. Bettendobt, Ia. — The capital stock of the J. W. Davis Co. has been increased from $40,000 to $170,000, and the amend- ment to the articles of incorporation has been filed by their attorneys. Wauseau, Wis. — ^A Dahlia club has just been organized with a satisfactory membership. Emil Flatter was chosen president. H. Zielsdorf, vice-presideat and A. H. Lempke, secretary and treas- urer. Gbeenvllle, Mich. — ^The Greenville Floral Co. has acquired a forty acre tract . of land and is making plans for the erec- tion of a large greenhouse for growing vegetables for the wholesale trade. Jacksonville, Fla. — The Riverside Gardens of the Glen St. Mary Nursery Co. were formally opened to the public on Feb. 10. For several weeks the gar- dens have in the course of construction and are now a place of beauty. Des Moines, Ia. — Miss Gladys Col- lins-Holt is the new proprietor of the Kirkwood Flower Shop situated in the Kirkwood Hotel. Miss Holt has had con- siderable experience as a florist and is a specialist in design work in flowers. POBTLAND, Obb. — W. L. Sibson of the Sibson Rose Nurseries is building a $2000 cottage that will be completed in a short time. .lOPLlN, Mo. — Frank Finn purchased the old Finn Greenhouses, formerly owned by his father. Perry Finn, and opened for business on Feb. 14. Wheeling, W. Va. — The greenhouses at the hospital caught fire on Feb. 11 and did about $25,000 damages. Work of rebuilding will begin as soon as the weather will permit. Neenah, Wis. — The Kolbe green- houses on the cemetery road, consisting of 21 acres, have been taken over by Morris Lockin. Just now he is cutting a fine crop of Lettuce and other green vegetables. As soon as this is consumed a stock of bedding plants for the Spring trade will be put in. Fort Wayne, Ind. Excellent weather conditions have fa- vored the wholesale and retail markets during the past week. The temperatures have be*n moderate and the bright sun- shine has aided selling as well as grow- ing. Bulbous stock is in heavy supply, and retailers are making good use of the surplus stock in decorating their show windows to excellent advantage. Carna- tions are of extra fine quality and are quite plentiful for the trade. Roses are also of excellent quality, but are not nearly so plentiful, and local growers say they cannot produce enough to sat- isfy the demand. Violets are plentiful but Valley is becoming scarcer each week and is exceedingly hard to obtain. Antirrhinums are of splendid size and quality, but are none too plentiful. Sweet Peas are coming in fine and it is a great relief to have plenty of Jonquils, Paper- white Narcissus, Daffodils, Freesias, Tu- lips to fill all orders, while the smaller flowers such as Mignonette, Pansies, For- getmenots, Swainsona and Marguerites make a good variety to select from. Am. Beauty Roses are not in good condition at this writing. Cut Lilacs sell very well, and bulbous plants have an active sale, while Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Deutzia, Spiraea and Acacias meet with a fairly good demand. Notes A. J. Lantemier & Co. have re- modeled their entire store recently. The store has been enlarged and redecorated, and new work tables and office fixtures have been installed. The store is now 20ft. by 70ft. They are receiving some fine Carnations and all varieties of Spring flowers from their greenhouses on ;Vnthony Blvd. and business has been very good. Visitors to the trade last week were : Robert Greenlaw, representing Pcnnock- Meehan Co. of Philadelphia, I'a. ; O. C. Justus, representing The Kcmper- Thotuas Co. of Cincinnati, O., and Thomas Knight, representing "The Home of Heather," Knight & Struck Co. of New York City. Miss Rhoda Doswell of the Doswell Floral Co. is spending a week or ten days in St. Louis, Mo., on a business trip for the firm. They are cutting some ex- cellent Carnations and also Spencer Sweet Peas from their greenhouses west of the city and they are also whole- saling some splendid single Violets. The Auger Flower Shop owned by Herbert Zur Muhlein, will go out of busi- ness this week. Mr. Zur Muhlein was not able to obtain a renewal of the lease of his present location. He has accepted a position with the oflice force of the Wabash Railway Co. in this city. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gray, who are retail florists at Wolcottville are rejoic- ing at the arrival of a baby daughter, Mabel Kathrvn, who was born on Feb. 17. A large shipment of Cypripedium, Cattleya Percivaliana and Dendrobium formosum orchid plants have been re- ceived by W. J. and M. S. Vesey during the past week. They intend to enlarge their orchid growing facilities. A large number of Cattleyas have been cut by this firm during the Winter season. They are now shipping some extra fine Sun- burst, Shaw.ver and Ophelia Roses, but have not suBicient to meet the big de- mand. A special sale of Spring flowers was held by the Flick Floral Co. on Saturday, Feb. 26. These were priced at 50c. per doz., and the force was rushed all day. A very handsome wedding decoration was executed by the decorating staff on Feb. 23 for the Ewing-Keplinger wedding, which was one of the largest society events of the year. The church was ef- fectively decorated with Southern Smilax, and tall vases and hampers of Shawyer Roses and Easter Lilies. Palms and ferns formed a good background to the bridal party. White clusters of Easter Lilies were tied to the_ pews reserved for house guests and relatives. At the home of the bride, where the reception was held, the decorators, the Misses Mildred and Marguerite Flick, made charming ar- rangements of Shawyer Roses, Jonquils and Narcissi, while great quantities of Southern Smilnx nrrlied the doorways and were draped about the walls. The bridal table was a veritable flower garden with its exquisite certerpieee of Shaw- yer Roses, Jonquils, poeticus Narcissi and Violets arranged in a low plaque. The wedding bouquets were all of quaint Colonial arrangement, in lace holders and composed of Rose buds, Forgetmenots, and poeticus Narcissi and a variety of attractive small flowers. There were two matrons of honor, four bridesmaids and two flower girls. The bridal bouquet was a lovely formal arrangement of white orchids, while Roses and Lilv of the Valley. D. B. Indianapolis, Ind. Iiull in the Market A lull is noticeable in the flower husiness. There is not much going on socially and funeral work is somewhat scarcer than duriu' the past week. Flowers, however, are not too plentiful and anything that is good at all goes well at the quoted market prices. Bulb stock is of excellent quality but hardly as plentiful a.s in other years. Some excellent Dutch Hyacinths are be- ing wholesaled at $1 to $1.50 per dozen. Narcissus poeticus is seen in quantity at ; $2 to $3 per 1(H3. Paperwhites, Trumpet I Major and other kinds of Narcissus are ' fairly plentiful at $3.50 to $4 per 100. Tulips, any color, any quantity may be had at $3 "to $5 per 100. Some of the double varieties are very beautiful and sell right w'ell. A nice crop of Formo- sum Lilies are on hand at .$1.50 per doz. The Carnation market is cleared up regularly at $2 to $4 per 100 with a generally fine quality of stock prevailing. Lily of the Valley is scarce at $5 to $6 per 100. Home grown single Violets are most favored at 50c. to 75c. per 100. Eastern doubles are chiefly of inferior quality at the same price. The sale of Cattleyas is slow at 3.5c. to 50c. each. The Rose market is fairly good for this date. There are some excellent ones hein" received, also a lot of rubbish. The best kinds bring .$10 to $15 per lOO for select stock. $7 to $8 per 100 for me- dium and $3 to $4 per 100 for sTiorts. Specimen Rhododendrons. Azaleas. Mag- nolias, Genista, Cyclamen and Heather are available for the conservatory. Notes Mr. Reising, of Baumann & Co., Chicago, is looking after trade in this city. Wm. Dittman, Jr., of New Castle, visited here last week. He is thinking of Baur & Stelnkamp's New Carnation Merry Christmas — See text making extensive improvements at New Castle and going further into the flower growing business. The delegation to Philadelphia has not decided whether they will go by the Penn- sylvania or the Big 4 route, but will no doubt endeavor to make connection with the larger body of florists traveling cast. Wm. Roepke has honght the Garfield Park greenhouses from the city and will reconstruct them in Stratford. With tliis added capacity of glass Mr. Koepke should do a flourishing business. John CMsholm. of Berlermann's staff, ihas put in an excellent bird house win- dow wilh .some elegant specimen birds. The Indiana automobile show is not calling for a great quantity of flowers this year. Nearly all the decorative work is brought down from Chicago and is being rebuilt at our local coliseum. John Grande says tliat the business at Tomlinson ITall market is quite a little bit better than in other years and his line of plants is bearing up wonderfully well. A. Schravendeel, representing Segers Bros., was looking after business in this city last week. I. B. Cincinnati, 0. Several unusually large weddings were held within the past two weeks, in homes and churches. The two most elaborate ones this city probably ever had were held in the Hotel Gibson, the E. G. Hill Floral Co. having entire charge of one of them, Julius Baer and Geo. E. Fern having the other, and Hill Floral Co. furnishing the bridal flowers. Many beautiful arrangements and plants were to be seen in all departments of the new home of the Westerh and Southern Life Insurance Co., which had its opening the first three days of this week. The much talked of Washington's Birthday dance at the Cincinnati Coun- try Club added to the work of the week. The color scheme of Lemon's new Dark Baby Primrose and Ophelia Roses were used mostly and made a decided hit. The Hardesty Co. had an unusually large and handsome window display of Lilacs and Azaleas. All the Tromey force were very busy all week with a continual flow of funeral work. William A. Natorp has been added to the Hill Co. force. John Evans and J. H. Hill of Rich- mond, Fred Rupe of Lawrenceburg were visitors the past week. K. S. Roses are becoming more plentiful than they were. They are having a good market. A heavy supply of short Am. Beauty Is coming in. On the other hand the longer grades are very scarce. Car- nations have shortened considerably and now all are cleaning up as fast as they come into the wholesale houses. Easter Lilies are in a good supply while receipts in Callas and Rubrum Lilies are equal to present needs. Tulips, Daffodils and Hyacinths have a fair market. Sweet Peas are in a large supply and meet with a good call. The Lily of the Valley and orchids that are offered are excellent. Snapdragons, Violets, and Mignonette may also be had. The Shoemaker Seed Co. has removed to its new location, 441 Main St., having purchased the Linden Grove Greenhouses in Covington. W. J. Cox, representing the Sefton Co., Chicago, and Eddie Fancourt, represent- ing S. S. Pennork-Moehan Co., Philadel- phia, Pa., called on their trade in this city last week. Other visitors have been Mr. Jansen. Washington Court Hou.se, O., and Mrs. Buck, Washington C. H., O., John Evans and Jos. Hill, Richmond, Ind. TFni>Y. New Carnation Merry Christmas In regard to their now Carnation, here illustrated, Messrs. Baur and Stcinkamp, I he originators. .3800 Rockwood ave., In- dianapolis, say : "We feel that in this variety we have about the finest scarlet Carnation that has ever come down the pike. It scored 89 points at the recent Chicago novelty night and was conceded to be the best thing there. It comes from a long line of scarlet seedling crosses and seems to possess about every good quality needed in a high grade commer- cial scarlet Carnation. Every visitor is at once attracted to the bench where it is growing and unhesitatingly pronounces it a winner." seo The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS* SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Our Next Novelty Day ST. PATRICK'S DAY BASKETS with Decorated High Hats and Pipes . . wim psn, soc. Small Birch Bark Hats in Three Sizes Paste Board High Hats, Green, - ^, .PIPES ATTACHED tor Shdmrock .... with pipes, $1.25 aoz. decorated with pipes, $1.75 doz. For Natural Pots of Shamrock A NOVELTY No. 1 .15c. apiece No. 2. .20c. apiece No. 3. .25c. apiece Small Chip Baskets, Carnation Dye 25c. 50c, •I IX > per pk^. Small Pipes and Shamrocks $1.30 Gross H. BAY£RSDORF£R ® COMPANY, 1129 Arch Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Give credit where credit la due — Mention the Kicbange iniuiiirmunuonnimaiininiDmiiBRimiimonBin A/^U FAC'rvn E R S OF NEW YORK CITY 129-131-133 WEST 20th STREET Telephone No.. Chelsea 7943 Write us^your wants and get our prices '~'-~', f5g§ j\r. B. — We do not make folding boxes. "~^ SWEET PEAS FOR PROFIT J. HABBISOn DICK $1.50 A. T. DeTuMau Ptq. & Pub. Oo.. N. T. 438 to 448 'West 37th Street, H. T. Dayton, 0. Wlicii. oidoriiiiz. iilciisc mi'iitlnii Tlw Kxclm iigp THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN rVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, WUd and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK When order! lie, iileatte imnlli^m The Exchange REED & KELLER t*a Manulaotura p| rkDIQTCi* SIIDDI I Ftt PETALS. WIRE WORK Our Own i i ri_V»ICiaia SUffl-lI-S and BASKET WORK Wliea orderlDK. rlPBse montlon The Bxchanee 122 W. 25fh Street NEW YORK SOUTHERN WILD SMIUX $3.50 per case. Natural Moss - - - Perpetuated Moss CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO., Evergreen, Ala $1 75 per bag «3.90 per baft Prepared Palms Plantf end Leaves. All varieties. Fiber, Moss, Grasiies, Tin Tubes. Dried, Pressedi Painted Magnolias. Painted Pine ConeSt all ooloT9. Painted Ruacus. Birch Bark. Buy from Htadquartert. Ott Catalog, W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. U'tipn orderluK. pleaae mentluu The Rxchnnire iVHCHIQAIN CIT FLOWER FXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich Wlien orderine pIpabp mention Tho Frr-hnmr* ^/ ► CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CD MANUFACTURERS ! PHILADELPHIA, PA. W1..-I1 nrilfrtnt- nli'i = f nT^ntf'^" The Rxcll a PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY Business this week b:is been lilie the weather for the past season, changeable. After having one month and almost two of the new year with a rusli of business we are surprised by a few days of slacls. Plant trade this year was beyond expec- tations, Cyclamen, Primroses, and Ciner- arias sold as fast as displayed. There is a steady demand now for Spring flowers. There have been plenty of l>afl"odils, both single and double, some Tulips and Hya- cinths, but not in quantities large enough 10 supply the demand. Sweet Peas are arriving in larger quantities. The pink Spencer is especially beautiful. Owing to the warm January the Cyclamen were advanced one month so that now there is a scarcity of them. There are quite a large number of Azaleas on the mar- ket at the present time. Walter Horlacher had several unique table decorations this week. One used the birch boxes planted with small Prune trees, others with pink Tulips, and a number of small birch I>oxes were fijled with cut flowers. White Lilac, pink Tu- lip, Pink Hyacinths and pink Cherry Itlossoms were the flowers used on th-^ three tables. At another decoration 'baskets were used filled with pink Roses and white Genista, while the corsages were made of Violets and pink iCamellia. Wall pockets were filled with pink Eoses and white Genista. Another decoration used the small Birch boxes filled with cut salmon-shaded Cyclamen, Freesia, and pink Sweet Peas, making a rich and dainty combination. Visitors to our city this week were : Mr. Cisley, with McCalhim Co. : .1. Bay- ersdorfer of Philadelphia ; Ross Adgate, representing McCallum Co.. Pitt.sburgh; George Lampert of Xenia, Ohio. John Boehner went to Richmond one day this week to see a new Rose that F.'G. Hill is putting on the market. Jlrs. Tullis. of the new flower store on the west side has been very ill for the past two weeks, but is now on the mend. C. F. Mahan, who is a big wholesale grower of Cyclamen, sold completely out about a month sooner than usual, owing no doubt to the open Winter, as plants could be shipped without d.Tnger of frost. Joseph I. Schaeffer bad the misfortntie to lose all his CycLin-m this Winter, just as they were well budded. The Heiss Co. is contemplating build- ing on its new place in Oakwood. The ■first house to go up will be of steel con- struction, 250ft. long X 50ft. wide. save 2S Per cent. Buy direct from tho Manufacturer. You pass our building every day First American Natural Ferns Co., inc. Manufacturers and Importers of Artificial Flowers, large and Bmalt, Sea Moss and Baskets Our Specialty AMERICAN BEALIY ROSES 508 Sixth Ave., NEW YORK Between 30th and 3l8t Sts. When ordering, please mt-ntlop The Excbapse RUSSIN & HANFLING Office and Salesroom 134 West 28th St.. NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madiaon Square 3053 " d"K?S?ot Willow and Eancy Baskets for florists Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES C^Oui specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskets Tiin^ l< UAIIMI SaTe^thetimegreeningToui I IHC IS nVnCg designs by using FLORISTS' GREENING PINS. 20o. per lb., and you get from 1000 to 1100 to the lb. Ten lbs. oi over, 16o. per lb Sv^ciai Priett to JobberB. WM. SCHUHER i SON, Springfield, Mass. WIU help all sroand If yon mention tbe Excbso^* GIBBONS Ihe SmilaxMetn RED LEVEL, ALA. For HOLLT, PINES and SMILAX. Ask for contract prices. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ild Georgia Smilax 50-lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CIMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. When ordering, please mi-ntion The Exchange March i. 1016. The Florists' Exchange 561 Just Think, Mr. Florist Last month we offered you ONE MILLION CYCAS at less than one-half regular price. We were not surprised to receive a rush of orders, as Florists could easily see their chance to save 50c. on every dollar's worth purchased from us. With all sizes now in stock we offer again the same unusual opportunity. Compare Our Prices With Others Size Per 100 Per 1000 8 to 12 $1.50 $12.50 12 to 16 2.00 16.00 16 to 20 2.50 21.00 20 to 24 3.00 26.00 24 to 28 3.50 32.00 28 to 32 4.50 37.00 32 to 36 5.00 42.00 36 to 40 5.50 50.00 40 to 44 6.00 55.00 44 to 48 6.50 60.00 The price of Cycas will surely rise. BUY NOW AND RE SAFE. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. Wholesale Florists Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies Hardy Cut Evergreens Unknown customers please ilve reference, or cash with order BOSTON, MASS. TELEPHONES: Main. 2439-2616-2617-2618; Fort HUl, 25290 2 WIWTHROP SQUARE 83 OTIS STREET When ordprlng. plesse mention The Exchange MIDDLE 'UTEST— Oontlnned Bulbous stock this year is Dot as satis- factory as in otber years. Fine big bulbs are found to be blind, while others equally large in size give small flowers. W. G. Mathews has had a full week of party and wedding decorations. The Miami Floral Co. is cutting large rinantities of fine Carnations. Azaleas are in their prime for selling. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Smith of Piqua visited our city last Friday to hear the great singer, John McCormack at Me- morial Hall. K. E. Y. Columbus, 0. February was Brisk Reports from local florists all agree that business during the month of Feb- ruary has exceeded their expectations. Not only during the holidays but also, since then, has the demand for flowers been great. Up to the past few days stock has been coming in of fair quan- tity and good quality. Lately, however, the dark, cloudy weather has caused a slight shortage. Many florists were com- pelled to work evenings in order to get caught up in funeral work. The window displays for the past few weeks should not pass without mention. Paintings of the former presidents, draped in black and surrounded by ap- propriate flowers, attracted the people. On St. Valentine's Day, hearts of flow- ers or boxes containing a neatly arranged corsage could be seen in the windows, which made it difficult for a fellow to pass by without thinking of "that" girl. "Do not give her any flower — but give her her favorite flower" is an attractive advertisement placed in the street cars by the Munk Floral Co. This week is seed week at the Living- ston Seed Co. A portion of the window is_ devoted tn seeds. A large blue card with the following words is a sufficient explanation : "Try our dollar collection of True Bine Seeds." Wm. Huddleson is now with the Lud- wig Floral Co., N. High st. Mr. Huddle- son is a newcomer in the trade. His many Columbus friends wish him success in his new work. M. C. M. Kalamazoo, Mich. As usual Washington's Birthday brought a little extra business for flo- rists. Several small banquets took place during the week and these called for a few extra flowers especially corsages, which at an average of $1.50 each makes a fairly profitable business to the maker np. Trade in general is satisfactory and flowers are getting to be lower in price and more abundant, a situation quite satisfactory to the retailer. Pot plants are selling nicely right along at moderate prices. There is some, in fact one might say considerable, complaint among the grow- ers about the number of bulbs that are non-producers, the percentage being suffi- cient almost to cut out the prospects of a living profit to the grower, and in a season like the present one when the sales of all flowers have been so good the disappointment is keenly felt. The appointment of John R. Van Bo- r-hove as State Vice-president of the IS. A. F. and O. H. both honors the as- sociation and our city, as it would be difficult to discover one more fitted to fill the position. Mr. Van Bochove is a florist of a lifetime's experience who, with his brother, has built up what is doubtless the largest and best equipped greenhouse establishment in the State, and growing a full line of all kinds of plants and flowers. He is a gentleman who has traveled extensively, is agree- able to meet and very popular with the employees of the firm as well as with the citizens of Kalamazoo. Peter Newhouse. a Celery raiser here, states that he is raising 100,000 Pansy plants this year and has already con- tracted the entire lot to a well known Celery sh'pper of the city. S. B. Y7"OUR flowers are the impor- -*- tant thing; yet there's just as much service when you get Seftoin Boxes as when your customers get your flowers. The name Sefton represents the best in flower boxes; it will pay you to ask for Sefton Boxes. "Ask your Paper Jobber" The Sefton Mfg. Go. 1315 W. 35th Street Chicago, 111. When ordering, please mentlop The Exchange St. Louis, Mo. The Market One week of bright Spring weather finds business about normal. 'Carnations continue in goodly supply at 3c. The Rose situation is greatly re- lieved. The price on these ranges from '6c. to 12c. Sweet Peas are coming in nicely at 3oc. to $1.'25 per 100. Violets are plentiful at .30c. to oOe. per 100. Bulb stock is in fair supply. Daffodils bring 3e. ; Campernelles, 50c. per 100 ; Poeticus Narcissus, $1.50 per 100 ; Hya- cinths, 5c. to 7c. Lily of the Valley stays at 4c. Callas, 10c. Greens and iSmilax are plentiful and of good quality. Retailers Meet The Retail Florists' meeting on Monday last brought out all the fellows. A spirited talk by Mr. Brownfield of the Burroughs Adding Machine Co. may have imparted a little more efficiency. A dis- cussion came up relative to the restric- tion b.y the board of education, both on the delivery and price of flowers to ihe schools. It seems that the board has not been allowing delivery of flowers to the schools, especially at commencements and several private institutions have "fixed" the price of flowers to be used by the pupils. The committee was authorized to mail letters to all the schools in the hope of remedying the situation. Notes H. J. Weber & Sons report business fair, with the usual prospects of a Spring rush. P. C. Stark, of Stark Eros., was in town this week booking orders for nursery stock. Fred Foster has removed from 6th st. to Olive and 8th. His new location is right in the heart of the business crowds. Chas. Wors finds that the big crop of Violets is helping him wonderfully. Albert Senger has some fine white H.vaoinths and Murillo Tulips. .Tules Bourdet is pushing his Primroses now, in view of the fast approaching bulb season. Arthur Waldman is making a fine show of his home grown bulb stocL Carl Beyer has a nice line of Kaisers- kroon Tulii)s in pots. The Seed Stores C. Young & Sons Co. is making a fine display of garden seeds and acces- sories. A few live chicks lend life to the display. August Hermmer, of the St. Louis Seed Co., reports business as good for Febru- ary. The incubator business is especially gratifying. F. L. S. Kansas City, Mo. General Notes William Rock, of Kock's Floral store, is something of a traveler. He has re- cently returned from a business trip to the South, and is going to Philadelphia the first week in Alarcn, where he acts in otScial capacity as one of the judges at the big flower show there. Miss Murray, of the J. E. Murray shop, is very enthusiastic regarding the present crop of Sweet Peas. She is of the opinion that the 1916 crop is better than that of any previous year of her experience. Henry Kusick & Co., report a very ex- cellent sale of wire good.s. A large num- ber of pieces for funeral work has fallen to her lot recently, and they are behind on their orders. A recent visitor to the trade was Mrs. Everett, of Pawhuska, Okla., who runs the Highland Greenhouses at that place. A very encouraging business is reported, and Mrs. Everett is well satisfied, espe- cially considering that the place has been opened hut a short while._ Mrs. Everett is contemplating the opening of a down- town store in the very near future. Frank Finn has purchased the old Finn greenhouse at the comer of Clevenger and Forest sts. in Carthage. The green- house was built by Perry Finn, father of the new owner, who launched in this 562 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists CUT BOXWOOD EXCEPTIONALLY FINE QUALITY $15.00 PER HUNDRED POUNDS. ORDER NOW We have made arrangements for 60,000 pounds of Boxwood. Stock exceptionally fine. All Boxwood shipped by us guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28x 21 X 30 X 24X 5x3^ 5x3^.. 5x3H.. 5x3^.. 8x5.... 5x3H.. 8x5.... Per 100 .$1.70 . 1.85 2.45 3.00 3.00 3.20 3.35 28x 8x5. 30 X 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36x14x6. 36x12x6. Per IOC .$6.70 . 4.50 . 5.60 . 6.50 . 7.85 . 7.70 BOUQUET BOXES Per 100 19 X 9 X 8 . . .. Manila $5.35 19x9x8... Mist Gray 5.60 In order WREATH BOXES VIOliT BOXES 16x16x7. 18x18x8. 20x20x9. 22x22x9.. Per 100 $5.60 . 6.75 . 7.85 . 9.00 8 x5x3. 9^x6x4. 10 x7x6. 12 x8x7. Per 100 $1.80 . 2.15 . a.80 . 3.35 PRINTING — 300 or over, one copy, one color ink— NO CHARGE. SPECIAL Galax BRONZE -GREEN SELECTED $1.00 per 1000. $7.50 per 10,000. Mist Gray CUT FLOWER BOXES Dagger and Fancy Ferns Finest QuaKty $1.50 per 1000. to secure these low prices, please mention this ad. Pet 100 PerllOO 18 X 5x3.. ..$2.10 24x 8x5.. ..$4.50 21x 5x3H . 2.55 28x 8x5.. .. 5.00 24x 28x 21 X 5x3H 5x3^ 8x5.. . 2.85 . 3.40 . 3.40 30x 8x5.. 36x 8x5.. .. 6.20 .. 6.75 30 X 5x3H . 3.65 30x12x6.. .. 7.85 36x 5x3}^ . 4.75 36x12x6.. .. 9.55 . HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort HUl, 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.50 per lOOO DISCOUNTS ON.LARGE ORDERS LAUREL FESTOONING, for Winter weddings, nothing better. Fresh stooli supplied on short notice. Wire or phone your orders. We will do the rest. 4o., 60. and Oo. per yard. LBUCOTHOE SPRAYS, very fine and Urte, tS.OC per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, (1.00 per 1000 or S7.00 per ease of 10,000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40o. per saok. BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 3So. GROUND PINE, 80. per lb. Made into festooning. 60.. 80. and lOo. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, $1.76 to »3.00 per dos. PINE WREATHS, $1.60 to $3.00 per dos. We also make speoial oises when wanted. Samples Bent if desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX, 60-Ib. oases, $6.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows, $7.00 per 60-lb. case. Order in adrsnce and have fresh stock. PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only lOo. per bunch of 60 sprays. Try them. All Klnde of BTerflreena. CROWL FERN CO. Meeraph Office: New Salem, Mass. MILLINGTON, MASS. When, ordering, please mention The Exchange M. RICE CO. " KEYSTONE QUALITY " — Florists' Supplies Excel — 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA. PA. Whpn orderlpg. please meptlon The E^^clinpge Landscape Gardening A eoarse for Qarden- ers. Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- sity. Progressive Florlatfl reoogmse the srowins importanoe of a knowl- edge of Landfioape Art. We aleo offer a prao- tioal course in Floricul- ture, including Qreen- house ConatruotioQ and Qreenhouse Manage- ment. Send (or eatalogue. Address The Home Correspondence School Dept. C p.. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Pk OP.. Beal WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, $1.85; 50,000, $8.00 W.J.COWEE, Berlin, N.Y. Samples Tree. For Sale by Dealere. When ordering, please mention The Exchange SOITHERN WILD SMILAX Now Ready for Shipment. tS.SO pes aaat. • Per baft' Natural Moss ... - $1.75 Perpetuated Moss - - - 3.50 E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala, Whpn ordfrfns, nlfns*> mpnllon Thp Fhif^hanffe NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS Long green sheets of the heaviest variety Per bag, $I.OO. H. W. ARMES,6rysonCity,N.C. When ordering. plPflse mention The FlTchanfge Natural Green Sheet Moss For lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 6 bundle lots for 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER "^.tTt" 1S24 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. MIDDLE WEST— Contlnned business in Cartilage in 1893. Some liti- gation has surrounded the place, but it is now free. A large number of Kansas City flo- rists and some grocery stores have placed racks of seeds for Spring planting on display. E. R. Hays, 524 Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan., who has a large tract of sandy land in the Kaw Valley where he raises bulbs, is preparing for a large sale of his productions for this season. He is one of the few persons in the West who supplies bulbs tn purchasers without hav- ing to get them from the Bast. Forty members were present at a re- cent luncheon given by the Missouri Val- ley Horticultural Society held at the Coates House here. The principal speaker was F. J. Hunter, entomologist at the University of Kansas. The women of Topeka are discussing the advisability of securing a city for- ester for Topeka. whose work would em- brace the care of trees, enlargement of lawns, public and otherwise, instructions as to care of flowers and shrubberies. The Troutman Nursery of Joplin is one of the firms behind the project to secure an annual fair for that place. A call at the shop of Arthur Newell found them all very busy, last week be- ing the heaviest week in their history for funeral work. Earl Lacy, head designer, in twenty-four hours made up as many as fifty-two sprays and pieces. Alpha Elberfield, proprietor of the Alpha Floral Co.. announces that he is going to press with the third edition of his book. "Alpha's Book of Floral De- signs." This 66-page catalog will be out about April 1, and will have a number of changes over the last issues. The copies he will print this time amounts to 20,000. In line with this catalog he is thinking of getting out a book on "System in a Flower Shop," which will touch on all phases of the routine work around a floral store. The present stock of Sweet Peas is re- ported as being the best in the history of the game. All dealers comment on the beauty and excellence of the flowers. Prices are normal. There are practically no long stemmed American Beauty Roses on the market, but this is probably not a local condition according to reports of the dealers. Business conditions in Kan- sas City the past week show a small de- crease over the previous seven days. B. S. B. McCRAY Refrigerators ..«.»». .«. u^..» SendatoaoeforCata- DISPLAY YOUR logu. No. 73, wUoh do- ,_, -,-._--»-,^« scribas fully the MoCray FLOWERS R«trig.ratoni and Dia- play Caget for Floriitl McCRAY REFRIQERATCR COMPANY 689 Lake St., Kendallvllle, Ind. THE MODEL Carnation and Tomato Support*; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tyljaft Wire; Rubbish Burners. Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Write for Com pUtt Catfiloffu e Ifinr RDnC 6I-73 MAtropoIitan Avenue, ItaUL DnUO., BROOKLYN, N. Y. When ordpring- nlPnn** mfntlon Th** Rxohflnge WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If It'e made of wire we can make It. GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone St., ROCHESTER. N.Y. Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will be the best ever issued. It will contain credit ratings on about 5000 people. Subscribe now before the edition is exhausted. For particulars write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET. New York City The Florists' Hail Association Inouiee 41,000,000 equare feet of glaa «zfed has a Re- iorve Fund of over $30,000. For parti oulars address JOHN G. BSLKR. Sec, Saddle River, N. J- INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When ordering. pIpbh** mention Thp PiTohnpge BUYING MADE EASY CONSULT OVR STOCK and MATERIAL INDEX Paca 641 March 4, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 563 ■OB Entire Cut of 200,000 Plants All Choice Blooms Double Violets and Choice Sweet Peas M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Telephones. Farrafiut 3870-3871 Wben order Inc. please mention The Eicbange New Tork, Feb. 29. — There appears to be no shortages in the wholesale flower market this week, but on the contrary, an increased supply of all staple and miscellaneous stock with the exception of American Beauty Roses, and a little shorter supply of Carnations, both of which are probably only temporary. The demand for Am. Beauty Roses, though not over-active, is sufficient to absorb the present small supply, and to make the prices of these decidedly firm- er and higher. SpeciaJ grade blooms are selling at from 40c. to 75c. each and other grades at corresponding prices. Hybrid tea Roses of all kinds are in larger supply and the demand for these is weaker than it has been at any time since November. With a few exceptions, top grade blooms are selling at from 8c. to 10c. each, and No. 2 grade blooms at 2c. to 3c. each. Special grade blooms of Hadleys are realizing 50c. to BOc. each, and those of Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna), 20c. to 30c. Carnations appear to be temporarily in a little smaller supply. They are meeting with a fair demand at from ?1 to $3 per 1000 for standard and fancy grade blooms, and $3 to $4 for novel- ties. The supply of Cattleyas appears to be about the same as that of last week, and there is little, if any, change in the demand or the prices. The choicest blooms are selling at from 25c. to 35c. each, with occasional small sales of ex- tra choice selections at a somewhat higher figure. The supply of Gardenias is larger and the demand for these is less. Top grade blooms realize with difficulty $3 per doz. Lily of the Valley is in abundant supply, and is meeting with a moderate demand up to $3 to $4 per 100 for the choicest blooms. Long- iflorum Lilies are plentiful, and are moving quite sluggishly at $5 to $8 per 100. The situation with rubrum Lilies is about the same as that with longiflorum; the stemless blooms are selling at from 52 to $3 per 100, and those on long stems at $6 to $8 per 100. There is a goodly supply now In the market of Spencer Sweet Peas of excel- lent quality. The best of these are meeting with a moderately good demand at from $1 to $2 per 100 sprays. Few of the grandiflora varieties are seen. There is a fair supply of both double and single Violets, the demand for which varies with weather conditions more than In the case of any other flower, since they can neither be sold on the streets by boys when the weather is severe, or worn as a corsage bouquet. Top grade prices are about as follows: Princess of Wales and California, 40c. to 50c. per 100; Marie Louise, 35c., and Gov. Herrick 25c. Of bulbous stock, not previously men- tioned, there are many Callas, consider- ably in excess of the demand, an abun- dance of Freesias, both the old and new varieties, a few Gladioli from the South. and a moderate supply of Narcissus of the several varieties, prices on the last named flowers being quite firm. In miscellaneous flowers, there is seen In the market this week. Antirrhinum in larger supply, a little Bouvardia, an In- creasing supply of Daisies, a great abun- dance of Forgetmenots and Wallflowers, Mignonette of excellent quality. Pansles, an oversupply of Primula, Calendula, and a few Stocks, all of which are meet- ing with a moderate demand at quoted prices. Hardy greens are moving well, and of the indoor greens. Asparagus is meet- ing as usual with the largest demand. BoBtoa, Feb. 29. — The supply of flow- ers is not quite as large as it was a few weeks ago. Although the demand has not increased much, prices are being well maintained. American Beauty Roses are not in- creasing in quantity but the demand is quite limited, consequently they are not much missed. There is a plentiful sup- ply of all kinds of hybrid tea Roses and it is pleasing to see them clean up daily. Of the older kinds there is a plen- tiful supply in all grades. Ki Harney, Double White Killarney, Richmond and Ward are in big supply and top grade flowers of these varieties bring from 8c. to 12c. each, while other grades of the same kind are from 2c. to 6c. each. There are remarkably flne Hadley, Rus- sell and Ophelia flowers reaching the market and as the supply is large prices have not advanced. Top grade blooms are sold from 12c. to 20c. each. White Roses are hard to move from some un- known cause. A few bright warm days would prob- ably change the Carnation situation; there is a slight shortage today and prices have advanced since yesterday. Today, Tuesday, the morning supply was short and prices are up again to 2c. to 3c. each. Orchids are more abundant, especially Cattleya Trianse. which are being sold at $3 per doz. There are a few Dendro- bium nobile and odd lots of other kinds being offered. There is a medium supply of Gardenias which are sold at $3 to $4 I per doz. The supply of Lilium longiflorum has increased , and there is a tendency to lower prices. The range at the present time is 8c. to 10c. There is still a heavy supply of Daffodils in several va- ' to 2c. Tulips are much more abundant rietles which are selling now from Ic. and the quality is improving; prices I range from 2c. to 3c. Callas are abun- j dant at $1.50 per doz. Lily of the Val- ley is more plentiful and moving nicely at 3c. to 4c. Freesia is In abundance but not moving easily. The supply of Snapdragon Is on the Increase and the quality Is much im- proved. In miscellaneous flowers there is a good supply of Forgetmenot, English Primroses. Wallflowers. Daisies, Bache- lor's Buttons and Calendulas. Sweet Peas are to be found in all grades; top grade flowers are sold at $2 per 100, other grades from 60c. up. Pan- sies are abundant at 50c. to $1. Vio- lets are abundant at 40c. to 50c. per 100. There is a good supply of Asparagus and a medium supply of Adlantum. Dagger ferns are scarce and advancing In price. The supply of plants offered is more varied. Roses. Rhododendrons, Lilacs, Hyacinths and Tulips and several others are seen in abundance. R. C. PhlladelpMa, Feb. 28. — owing to a week of continuous cloudy and rainy days there has been a general shortening up In the supply of nearly all the staples. The demand has been rather light, with the exception of a little heavier call on Saturday. There is a fair supply of pink Roses that are moving well, while the supply of white Is very limited, and there are not enough to meet all requirements. Roses are sufficient. There are very few American Beauty Roses to be had, and what few specials there are readily real- ize 75c. each. The Carnation market has bettered It- self, as the supply has dwindled down to almost half of what It was two weeks ago and prices are holding firm at 3c. to 4c. on good stock. Valley remains on the short side as Is to be expected with the limited amount of pips in this country at the present time. Cattleyas are to be had in suflicient numbers, In keeping with the present call. There Is a large sup- ply of short stemmed Lilies that are moving slowly. Good Lilies are easily disposed of, the number of formosums in this market is rather limited. Sweet Peas have shortened up; the cloudy weather has been giving the growers a lot of trouble with bud rot. Violets are a dead issue. Snapdragon is showing a steady increase in keeping with the de- mand. Callas are coming in heavier re- ceipts and are cleaning up well. Bulbous stock such as Tulips, Free- sias, Daffodils and Paperwhites is plen- tiful and is not clearing very rapidly. Gardenias are not showing much move- ment. Pansies are increasing, as are the other odds and ends of miscellaneous Spring flowers. Good Asparagus plumo- sus is on the short side, and the defici- ency is made up by the arrival of Florida "grass." In the main the ma- jority of the latter is of inferior quality, in most instances due to poor packing and length of time in transit. Cliicago, Feb. 29. — For the past two weeks the market has been extricating itself from the stringent conditions that existed since the beginning of the year. The last report showed a general im- provement in supply. Supply is steadily increasing. All Spring stock has very nearly reached the zenith of the supply, so far as greenhouse stock is concerned. Everything is plentiful and in some lines bordering on an oversupply. The ship- ping trade, while good, is nothing over tlie normal; local demand is slow. Stock is so plentiful that it has to be sold cheap to keep it moving. Up to Feb. 14 the trade was ahead of the average for that time, but since then it has quickly settled down to a point where stock is in abundance and prices unsteady. American Beauty Roses are short in supply in the best grades but this is no hardship on the dealers, as they can al- ways sell other stock with which they are better supplied. Mrs. Russell is clearing well but not at as good prices as here- tofore. Ophelia is quite popular and is selling well. In reds. Milady has the call above others of its color. Killarneys are plentiful and particularly so in white; there is more white on the market than any other color. Good short stock can be had at $2 per 100 and the best at from $8 to $10 per 100 with the exception of good Russells that bring as high as $15. Carnations are abundant having reached the height of the season's supply. The best stock can be had at $2 per 100 and large lots are shipped out at $15 per 1000. The proportion of splits is very large- — some report as high as fifty per cent. Bulb stock Is in large supply: the home grown stock is supplemented with daily shipments of Southern grown outdoor Daffodils and Narcissus poeticus. Tulips are to be had in many varieties the best of which do not bring over $2 per 100. The Southern "Jonquils" are sold at from $5 to $6 per 1000. Valley is still on the short side, but there is always enough to be picked up to satisfy the demand. Violets are ex- tremely plentiful and are selling at from $3 to $4 per 1000. Easter Lilies are in good supply and move at listed prices. There are a good many Callas on the mar- ket that are selling at from $1 to $1.50 per doz. Sweet Peas are about the only stock on the market that are in short supply. In orchids there is nothing of- fered but Cattleyas and Oncidium, of which there is a supply fully up to the demand. Green stock is plentiful in a general way although a shrinkage in the fern supply is reported when stock is picked over, owiag to so much soft or Immature material being picked out last Fall. Buffalo, M". T. — There was sufficient stock of every kind, quality and grade to meet all buyers, and at the end of the week there was more than enough of everything. Carnations are coming In more heavily each day, a good part be- ing colored and reds which move slowly. The best stock Is quoted at $3. while ordinary stock goes as low as $1.50. Roses are more plentiful; the short and medium meet with fair demand though the extra and selects and other high priced stock do not move rapidly. Tulips yellow Prince, Thos. Moore, La Relne, Murlllo and other varieties had For RESULTS to Grower and Retailer HENSHAW & FENRICH V/holuala.riorUn I 51 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Whpn ordprlng pIp RTfhWHif only slight demand, also Daffodils. Lilies are fine, especially Japanese and for- mosum. There are some excellent Peas. Valley moved somewhat better. There was a slight demand for Violets. The supply of Mignonette, Pansies, Daisies Is good, with plenty of stock for the merchant to use in corsage work. Floral work was light on some lines, there being sur- plus carried over. E. C. B. Syracuse, N. Y. Stay-at-Homes are Active Despite the fact that many of our wealthy society folks are enjoying the balmy breezes of Florida and other fa- vorite resorts, the stay-at-homes are very active in the way of social functions, so that the call for flowers continues very pood. Washington's Birthday was well observed here by many dinner parties. Funeral work, too, continues very heavy. Mrs. Eisner, the death of whose husband. Dr. Eisner, was recorded last week, died two days after his funeral, which called for a large number of quite expensive pieces. Sluch sympathy is felt for Charlie Baun upon the death of his mother-in-law, who had lived with him for many years and between whom a very strong bond of affection existed. The Syracuse Florists' Club and most of the florists sent tokens of respect. The great automobile show was quite a help to the trade as many out;of-town people were brought to the city, for whom much entertaining was done. On society night thousands of Roses and Carnations were given away as souve- nirs by the auto salesmen. All who took part in the dollar day report highly satisfactory sales ; only two of our florists participated. After visiting thirty cities the great hammer that was christened Doc Knock- er and shipped from here New Year's day, was buried in the Pacific on the 23d with much pomp and ceremony, three governors taking part— the citizens of San Francisco will return the compli- ment by shipping to Syracuse an im- mense horn of plenty. Doubtless this will be as well received as the hammer, which has been the means of advertising Syracuse in a manner few dreamed of, and which will bring great results. H. Y. nusfield, Mass. Naturally, with all the big hotels closed for tie Winter, business is cotn- paratively quiet. In towns like this there is usually not business enough dur- ing the Winter to keep all the stores busy. . . . "The Roscry" on North st. is making a fine window display and is doing an un- usually large amount of funeral work. J. H, G. 564 The Florists' Exchange Carnations, Lilac, Roses, Sweet Peas, Bulbous Stock AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE FLOWERS AND GREENS WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York Wholesale Florist Telephone Farragut 5335 When ordering, plpiiae mfntlon The Exchange CarndLtions^ Roses^ Pansies Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., mc, ^S« I I 2 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone. Farragut 2287 When ordering, pleaae mention The Eacbange RIEDEL & MEYER/<£ Wholesale Florists Seuonable Flowers of All Kinds. The Beat of Serrlce to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years* experience In the Flower Business. Gonsl^men SoUctted. 49 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephones 4024-4025 Madison Square WTipn ordpring. nl<*afl«* mention Th** Exchange Williani Stuart Alien Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN CUT f LOWERS 53 West 28tb Street. NEW YORK Telepbooe: 3M Madiaon Squa* Wben ordering, please mpntlon The Elicbange Alfred H. Langjahr WHOLESALE FLORET 130 West 28th St. New York Tdephonea — Madison Square 4626-4627 WTien ordering, pleflse mention The Bxchapge Growers' cut flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale ■. J. Van Reyper.TMgr. Consignments Solicited 129,West'28th St., NEW YORK Telephones— 6337-3563 Farraftut When ordering, please mention The Bxchanet GUnMAN&RAYNORJnc. A. J. GUTTMAN, President Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th St.. New York City 20 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited Tel. Farragut 558, 2036 and 2037 When ordering, please m'-miuii The E.xcliange Goldstein&futterman Wholesale Florists CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 102 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 9761 Farragut When ordering, please mention The Exchange Cleveland, 0. stock is in very good supply and the flower stores are looking gorgeous. Tlie Gasser Co., Smith & Fetters Co., Jones & Russell Co., Wagner's, O'Con- nor's, Cranes, Knoble Bros., Kegg's and almost every store in the city had spe- cial windows for St. Valentine's Day and Washington's Birthday. The St. Valentine's Day business was very good, and a number of large social affairs on Feb. 22 helped to clear up some of the surplus flowers. The build- ing show also demanded many flowers and plants and so helped out the market, but still there were plenty of all kinds of flowers. 'The Gasser Co. advertised "A doz. Roses for $1," delivered. A call was sent out to the members of the Florists' Club to meet Monday, Feb. 28 at the HoUenden to form a Glee Club. The call was signed by Frank Ritzen- thaler, Walter Cook and A. B. Barber. E. G. W. HERMAN NVEISS Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28tli SU,.J:^^Z.^...^^^N YORK When ordering, pleaae mention The Eicbange WE Confine our line to the best stock obtainable. Stand back of our stock. Give unsurpassed service. 'reLBPHONK Madison S<|uan I99« ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality Longlflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. All Other flowers in their season. P, J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchange ESTABLISHED 1887 Koneer Commission Dealer in 118 WEST 28th STREET. NEW YORK Cut Flowers Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 . .w .. .w. » Choice Carnations, Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignments of good stock solicited Whem ordering, please mention The IC]cch»pee J. K. ALLEN United Cut Flower Co., im. WHOLESALERS 111 West 28th Street. NEW YORK TELEPHONES— FARRAGUT A4S2.4A23 PERCY W. RICHTERS. Manager When ordering, please mention The Eicbange High Class Roses KEY, OPHELIA, RUSSELL SUNBURST, MRS. STOREY and all the KILLARNEYS Narcissus, Tulips, Carnations, Rubrum Lilies, Sweet Peas, and other Seasonable Flowers ConBigmnents Solicited J. J.COAN, Wholesale Floriat 115 West 28th Street. NEW YORK Telephones: Fairagut 5413-5891 Wbea ordering, please mention The Eixchan^e GEO. J. POLYKRANAS WholesalB Commission Florist smr> us YOUR rlowers 104 West 28th Street i^dfJ^iu, NEW YORK Wb«ii ordering, please mention The Bxcban^e John Younfl G«orft« lUldenbnuul John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SOUARB 7*61 When ordering, please mention The Exchange A.LYOUNG&CO.,inc. Wholesale Florists A. L. YOUNG, Pre*, and Trea*. B. R. SCOMMODAU, VIce-Pre*. F. UGHTPOOT, Sah 54 West 28th Street, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange YOU Ov^e it to your yourself to make us prove these statements. HENRY M. ROBINSON COMPANY WHOUBSALB FUORiSTS QF NEW YORK SS-ST WEST 36th 8TRBBT Tmlophonmmi IB mnd BB10 MAOIBOM SQUARt March 4, Iftlfi. The Florists' Exchange 565 C. Bonnet G. H. BUk* Bonnet & Blake WholeseJe Florists 130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telepbonea: 1293^ Main Out-of-town order* carefully attended to. GItc ua a trial. CutFlower Exchange sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK tjpfn every Morning at Stx o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. W*n space for advertising purposes for Rent, V. S. PORVAL. Jr.. Secretary BoNNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT F10W[R tXCHANGE FLOOR, COOGAN 6LDG. Open Al Day TclaphOD*. 830 Madlaon Square Wben ordering- pi" H« H« Jahn, Pre«. Robt. G. WUson, Troft*. GREATER NEW YORK FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers In Cut ,, Flowers acd Supplies 162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y„ GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Man.ger ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholetale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone Farragut 551 Consignxnenta of choice flowers solicited. William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS 28 WUloughby Street tA*a»iUMin BROOKLYN, N. Y. fiadgley ^ Bishop, Inc. Phon.]}«»^|Miul.Sq. 34 West 28th St., New Yoric CHy Receiven and Distributor* of QiaiceCut Flowen When ordering, please m'-ntlon The Exchange L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 2315 Madison Square r-nvSTOVAfKNTS SOLICITED WHOLESALE FLORIST §5 West 26th Street NEW YORK ■^FLEVKONt 6946 MADISON SQUARE Wbeo ordering, plpnse m>^ntlnn Thi^ Exchnnge Whea ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY "■ "SS^or VALLEY "-"Sft^^o GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS, j^i^ijpyiON^^ 105 W. 28th St.. New York Frank H Tracndly Chuin Schenck TRAENDLY & SCHENCK Wholammla Florlmtm 436 6tfa Ave., bet. 26th and 27th Sts. New York City and Cut Flower Elxchange CoisigmnfliitB 8olicTt€d Pbonea: Farragut 797-798-799 Telephone 3860 Madison Square WOODROW & MARKETOS WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28fh St.. NEW YORK H. E. FROMENT, WHOLESALE FLORIST 148 WEST 28th STREET tel. \ 300) , 30,} FARRAGUT NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON When nrflprlng. pIphhp mt*ntlon The KxchRngp Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, february 29, 1916 Prices quoted are by tbe hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m., Tuesday ROSES— Spedal Fancy " Eitrs No.l No.3 No. 3 Killaroey Killamey Brilliant Killamey Queen White Killamey My Maryland RiohmoDd Arenberg Hadley Hoosier Beau^ Key Ladpr Htllln£don Cemle Bruoner.Elgar.eto per bunch Bride A Maid, Special " Fancy Eitra No.l No. 2 Prima Donna (Mme. Paul Euler) Prince de Buigarie Radianoe Mrs. George Shawyer Bunburflt Mrt. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J.J. L. Mock Mra. Charles Runell Adlanrum Cuoeatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, bunches Spreogeri, bunchee Bounirdla, per bunch Calendula, per bunoh CalJas, per oos Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freeslias, per bunch Galax, green and bronse, per 1000. Leucothoe, per 1000 {40.00 to 'HO.OO to 20 00 to 10.00 to 300 to 1.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to to 6.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to .25 to to 6.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to to 5.00 to 2.00 to 300 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to .25 to .76 to .SO to 10 to to .20 to .25 to .75 to .50 to 1.00 to .05 to .75 to 4.00 to 75.001 ."in.oo 30.00 15.00 5.00 2.00 8.00 8.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 12.00 00.66 12.00 10.00 8.00 .75 8.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 30.00 800 10 00 10.00 1000 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 .60 1.00 150 .26 CARNATIONS— I Inferior grades, all colon.. /White... Pink. . . . Standard Varieties tRed Yellow and var. . ("White .36 .36 1.50 2.00 1.60 .36 1.00 7.50 •Fancy (•The HlgheetJ Pink. Grades of 8t'd> Red Varleiles.) L YeUow and var. . . . Novelties Asters Porgetmenota, per bunch Chrysanthemums, per dos ** per bunoh Dahlias Gardenias, per dos Gladiolus, per dos Gladiolus. Baby, per dos Iris, per bunoh Lilac, per bunch , Lilies, Longiflonun Rubnim Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per dos Narcissus. P. W., per bunch Narcissus. DaffodHa. per bunoh Pansles Peonies, per dot Polnsettlas, per dos Primula, per bunch Orchids. Cattleyas Cypripediums. per dos Dendrobium formosum Onoidium Smllax, per dos. strings Stevla. per bunch Stocks, Double, per bunch ** Single, per bunch. Sweet Peas, Ordinary, dos. bunches. " Spencers Tulips, per dos VIoleU, Double " Single, Princess of Wales. . " (Single, Gov. Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch ...to 1.00 1.00 tp 1.50 100 to 160 1.00 to 1.50 1.00 to 1.50 2 00 to 3.(J0 2.00 to 3 00 LMto 2 00 2 00 to 3.00 3 00 to 4.00 ... to .10 to .26 ... to ... to to .75 to 3.00 .60 to .76 ... to ... to .36 to 5 00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8 00 too to 4 00 .36 to 1 00 .30 to .26 to .75 to ... to ... to .10 to 10.00 to 35.00 1.2»to 1.60 20.00 to 26.00 6.00 to 8.00 .76 to 1.00 ... to .12 to ..to .26 to 100 .50 to ' .10 to .20 to .40 to .15 to .10 to .75 .35 .36 1.00 .20 .25 2.00 .50 .35 .60 .25 .26 All the new and standard ROSES Fine Grade CARNATIONS and all seasonable CUT FLOWERS WALTER F. SHERIDAN, 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telerhone, Famgnt 253] wtn>n nrrierlng. pIphhp mention "Hie RxehHTige >VILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28th Street tZ'^St^l. NEW YORK WHOLESALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirriiinum, Myosotla, Calendula, Bouvardla, Primula Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. When ordering, please mention The Exchange EDW. C. HORAN 55 >A/est 28th St., NENV YORK Telephones {J«|}Madl«m square Cut FlOWCrS Ht WHoICSale When orderlnc. pleaae meattoo llie Ezcbuic* George CSiebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone '608-609 Farragut The best source of supply in the city Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and CarnaliiiB Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited — SatiiifactioD Guaranteed Wben orderloff, pleai« mention The Exchatijre B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York VIOLETS CARNATIONS '' * V^ A^ i:- 1 O AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When orderlnir. please mention The Exchange Louis M.Noe Louis A. No^ Whcrfesale Commission Florists MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square American Beauties a Specialty THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 «. 26th St. NEW YORK Wben ordering. plfHse mfntlon The Bxchanife VIOLETS SINGLK AND DOUBLB A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal attention and satiafaotioD guaranteed. Also a fuli Un* of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wholesale Florist, 123 Weal 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordertnE. please m».ntlnn The Exebsnr* New York City j I'lacards annouuciug the National Flower Show at Philadelphia, March 25 to .\pril 2, and also the Flower Show at the Grand Central Palace in this city, April 5 to 12, seen in nearly all of the wholesale flower stores in this city, re- mind all who are interested in floral mat- ters that these two great shows are close at hand. Interest also in New York Day at the National Show at Philadel- phia is a frequent topic of conversation among the members of the craft, who seem to be taking considerable interest in this coming event. The air in the wholesale flower district in this city seems to be full of rumors of what has perhaps recently happened in the retail and wholesale trade, and of business changes which may soon take place, but no one seems ready to make any sure statements about there things for publication, so we will have to wait until we have authoritative confirmation before we give out what appears to be "almost" news. The annual entertainment and ball of the Greek-American Florists' .\ss'n, which was held at Terrace Garden in this city on the night of the 24th, is said to have been the most successful of these events which have ever been held liy this association. The vaudeville en- tertainment was excellent, and the one- step contest which followed excited much interest. These events were followed by general dancing. The attendance was very large, and among those whose pres- ence graced the occasion were the Greek consul and quite a number of ofiicers from the Greek army, who are in this country at this time on oflicial business. There will be a directors' meeting of the Cut Flower Exchange, .5.5 W. 26th St.. on Saturday, March 4, at 3 p.m., at No. 1 Queensboro Plaza, Long Island City. There was noted recently at M. C. Ford's, 121 W. 28th St., one of the well known headquarters for Am, Beauty see The Florists' Exchange pinsBuecH CUT FLOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GR0WCRS 121 Seventh St, PinSBURGH. PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Roses and fine Carnations, the most com- prehensive collection of bunch Roses of the finest quality which has been noted in the city either this season or any other. This collection includes not only such varieties as have been on the market for several years, but a number of new va- rieties not seen elsewhere. These Roses have come to be one of the pronounced features for us in debutante bouquet and in basket work. Spencer Sweet Peas of excellent quality were also noted at the same store. Strings of Asparagus plumosus, so much in vogue years ago but now rarely seen, were noted this week at E. C. Horan's, 55 W. 28th St., also California Violets of the very finest quality. Speaking of Violets reminds us to ask the question whether the statement which has recently been made that the Violet business was a thing of the past, and that few persons any longer cared for Violets, is really founded on fact? Is it not rather true that the Violet business is still a very pronounced feature in the wholesale flower trade in this city, and that the reason why it appears to be of lesser volume than in the past is because the business is carried on in a quieter way and in a different, better, and more efEective manner than in the past? If It should come to a matter of counting, which we admit would be a rather unfair comparison, is it not true that more Vio- lets come into this city from Oct. 1 to May 1 than blooms of any other one flower ? There is noted at W. P. Ford's, 107 W. 28th St., not only a continued supply of Lilac, which is carried regularly at this store throughout the season, but also of that pretty little novelty in flowers, Auemone Japonica, and of Spanish Iris of excellent quality, the first bunch of which came into this store this season in time for Christmas sales. Spencer Sweet Peas, Mignonette, and an unnamed new pink Antirrihinum, all of the very highest quality, are noted this week at A. Sauter's, 55 W. 26th st. Goldstein & Futterman, the new whole- sale florists of 102 W. 2Sth St., are offer- ing a full line of good bulbous stock, in- cluding some fine Freesias, and also bpencer Sweet Peas of excellent quality It is reported that the members of the firm of Burke & Tracy of Hoboken, JN. J., have dissolved partnership. Among the callers in town was Carl Jurgens. Jr.. of Newport, R. I. A. B. Kunderd of Goshen, Ind., has been visiting around New York durin» the last week. Richard Vincent, Jr., White Marsh, Md., was in New York this week to attend a meeting of the Ameri- can Dahlia Soc, of which he is president James Duthie, Oyster Bay, L. I , was also m New York for the meeting of the Dahha Society, as well as I. S Hen- dnckson. Floral Park. L. I. New York Florists' Bowling Club Thursday, Feb. 24 A Tr , , ^^' ^'^™^ 2d game 3d game A. Kakuda . . . 1.59 1.56 inO H. C. Riedel.. 190 177 166 C. W. Scott.. 186 204 195 y*^ "^' " ^ " * * " ■» * n ^ ■> im ■■ » II ^.iijt Boston I I Wholesale and Retail Florists | Massachusetts Horticultural Soc. The Mass. Horticultural Society has issued its general schedule of ex- hibitions for the year 1916. There is one important change which is being tried this year. Instead of three prizes, as has been the custom for many years, there are only two offered for the articles exhibited, and in some cases only one prize. However, the amount of money offered in each case is just as much as was offered for three prizes. There has been quite a discussion about the ad- visability of this change, the fruit com- mittee being much opposed to it. The Spring exhibition will take place on March 17, 18 and 19. The schedule of prizes offered for the Spring show is slightly smaller than usual ; this has been done as an act of courtesy so as not to New England Florist Supply Co. SPEClAL-"ii^^ Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: l^^*„^\%^^ Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. Whea orderlpg, pleajc mention The Exchange McALPiNE ® McDonald %iS' Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies. Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES FortHmi^°Zu36i2 256 Devonshipe Street, BOSTON, MASS. Wlien ordering, please mi'ntloD The Exchange Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers rlc«« qa*t«d arc by tha bandrad nnleaa attaarwlaa notad Buffalo Feb. 28, 1916 to to to to . . to .. .. to .. .00 to 10.00 ,00 to 12.00 .00 to 12.00 00 to 10.00 ,00 to 6.00 .00 to 15.00 ,00 to 18.00 ,00 to 12,00 00 to 15.00 ,00 to 10.00 ,00 to 18.00 ,00 to 12.00 ,00 to 12.00 .00 to 1.25 .. to .28 to .35 ,35 to .60 ,00 to 12.00 ,20 to 2.00 ,20 to 2.00 20 to 2,00 ,20 to 2.00 .. to .. ,60 to 3.00 ,50 to 3.00 ,50 to 3.00 .50 to 3 00 .00 to 4.00 .. to ., .15 to .25 ..to .15 ,00 to 40.00 ,00 to 12.00 ,00 to 5.00 ,00 to 60.00 . . to 1.80 ,00 to 2.00 ,50 to .60 ,60 to .60 .. to .. Glndnnatl Feb. 28,. 1916 to 40.00 to 30.00 to 26.00 to 20.00 . ... to 18.00 to to 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 to to to to 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 to , ... to 1.00 NAMES AND VARIETIES Boston Feb. 29. 1916 to .20 to .28 .20 to .28 8.00 to 10.00 ... to 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 ... to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 to ... to .20 ... to .10 ... to 8.00 to 12 SO 4.00 to 6.00 38.00 to 60.00 .. to 1.80 .60 to 1.00 .35 to .50 .36 to .50 .. to Rosea— A. Beauty— Special 50.00 to 60,00 Fancy 40.00 to .50,00 Extra 30.00 to 40.00 No. 1 12.00 to 20.00 No. 2 to .. No. 3 to . Hadley 6.00 to 16.00 Killarney 2.00 to 12,00 White Killarney 2.00 to 12,00 Killarney Queen 2.00 to 12.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward 2.00 to 10.00 Mrs. Chas. Russell 6.00 to 16.00 Mrs. George Shawyer to . . My Maryland to . Ophelia 4.00 to 16.00 Prioce de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft) to . . Richmond 2.00 to 12.00 Sunburst 2.00 to 10.00 Killarney Brilliant 2.00 to 12.00 Adiantum, ordinary | . . . . to 1.00 Antirrhinums, per bunch I . . . , to . , Asparagus, Plumosus, per bunch' .26 to .50 " Sprengeri, per bunch | .25 to .40 Callas 10.00 to 12.00 Carnations, Ini. grades, all col . ("White Standard J Pink Varieties | Red L Yellow and var.. •Fancy rwhite (•The bitrn-J Pink. est grades oO Red Bta'd Tars. ) LveUow and var.. DaSodUs Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Lilium Longlfiorum Lily of the Valley Orcliids — Cattleyas Smilax, per dos. strings Sweet Peas Violets, singla Double to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.60 to 2.60 to 2.50 to 2.50 to 1.00 to to .. to .. to . . 20.00 to 30, 8.00 to 10. 3.00 to 4. 30.00 to 40. .. to .. .50 to 2 .40 to .. to .. . . to .. St. Louis Feb. 28. 1916 20.00 8.00 4.00 4.00 6.00 3.00 4.00 .28 .25 10.00 00 00 10.00 00; 35.00 1.50 .50 .26 to to 50.00 to 25 00 to 10.00 to to to to 10 00 to 8.00 to to 8.00 to to to to 12.50 to to 8.00 to 8.00 to to 1.00 to to 1.00' to .50 to 12.50 to to to .... to to to 3 00 to 300 to 3 00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to to .28 to .10 to to 12.50 to 4.00 to 50.00 to 1.80 to 1.50 to .35 to to Plttsbur«]i Feb. 28. 1916 60.00 to 75.00 40.00 to 50.00 20.00 to 30 00 10.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 8 00 to 3.00 6.00 to 12 00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 8 00 4.00 to 8 00 6.00 to 12.00 4 00 to 10.00 4.00 to 12,00 to to .75 to 128 .50 to 1.50 .30 to .50 .35 to .50 8.00 to 12 00 to 1.50 to 1,50 to 1.50 to 1 50 to 2 00 to 3.00 2 00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 to .20 .... to.UH to 8 00 to 12.00 3 00 to 6.00 25.00 to 50.00 1.20 to 1.60 1.50 to 4.00 ... to .50 to .78 to PATRICK WELCH '^S' 262 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beautlea, Orchids, Valley. Carnations, Calendulaa, Cornflowers, English Primroses. Yellow Daisies, Sweet Peas and Llllum Longlfiorum. All the novelties In the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shlpDed out of Boston on early uains. Store open for busineM at 6 A. M. TeUBPrtOSB, JVlAirS 3698 . When' orilcring. please mi"'ntliin The Excbange B. A. SNYDER CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Plowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, M/tSS. Telephone„ Fort HU» If»*lV150I7-25552 Vt'liec ordering, please mention The Exchange Wholesale • ut Flower IMarkef Dally consignments from leading growers Full line of Florists* Supplies 226 Devonshire St,, BOSTON, MASS. WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-6268 ^^^hl'n ordfrinc. pIp!^.^*^ m'^ntlup The V- interfere with tlie Philadelphia show. But in May there will be quite a large exhiI)ition which includes a large number of new features, and there are many spe- cial prizes. The prize and exhibition committee held a meeting on Monday, Feb. 21, and voted to hold a large Spring exhibition in 1917 from March 20 to 24 inclusive. On Saturday, Feb. 26, Leonard Barron, editor of the Garden Magazine, New York, gave an excellent lecture on "Garden Writing in America." Next Saturday, March 4, T. D. Hatfield of Wellesley will deliver a lecture on the "Propagation of Plants." On a recent visit to Welch Bros. Co. there was noted a superb supply of Pur- ity Freesia, also a big supply of fine dou- ble Violets. David Welch is back to business after a three weeks' absence with grip. Wm. Sim of Cliftondale is cutting the finest Sweet Peas coming to the market from a house of Peas which has just come into flower. The flowers are large and have long stems. He has still a 1 HOITON&HUNKEICO. WHolesale FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES MamuEaoturers of WIRE DESI««S 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWKOI^NIl !*hon«i — Main W«^ P. O. Bow — *W WhPii 'n-deriiic. l>1i^;is<. mnntinn Thp Rxdiapce 6>6e McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower and plant basket! Is the best you can get. Pittsburgh. Pa. Whpn ordprlng. pleime mfntlop Thp Exchang. big supply of Violets and especially nice .Mignonette. These flowers are being handled by H. M. Robinson & Co., at the Co-operative Flower Market. Max Trockman, salesman at Henry M. Robinson & Co., has been on the sick list, but was back at work again on Monday. Wm. H. Elliott of Brighton has a heavy cut of Roses from his Madbury Rose Farm, N. H. Hadley, Sunburst and Ophelia Roses are noteworthy for fine quality. At the seed houses things are hum- ming so that most of them had to work all day on Washington's Birthday. The Budlong Rose Co. is receiving a supply of fine Rosesi. Two varieties which are especially noticeable are Scott Key and Stanley. There are few of these grown by others hence the company has a heavy call for them. Hadley, Rus- sell and Double White Killarney are superb in quality. Somehow white Roses are hard to move at this time. During the past week at Penn's store on Tremont St., they have been exception- ally busy with funeral work. For one funeral they had over one hundred pieces. On Saint Valentine's Day they had a record sale on Violets, there being sold 2-i0,(100. One grower, Wm. Sim, sup- plied 100,000. Henry Penn says that the business done at the new store on Tremont st. during the month of Febru- ary exceeds that done at the old store on Bromfield st. last February by 40 per cent. Bowlers The scores in the Florists' Bowl- ing League for Feb. 24 were : Won Lost Galvin 46 26 Flower Market 42 30 Zinn 41 31 Carbone 41 31 Flower Exchange 33 39 Boston Cut Flower Co. . . . 33 39 Robinson 29 43 McDonald & McAlpine 25 47 lliirhest strin.g, Arenson. . .119 Highest team total, Mc- Donald & McAIpin 1337 During the past week Thomas F. Gal- vin, Inc., has been busy principally with funeral work. For the funeral of the late Mr. Radcliffe who was president of the Thomas Plant Shoe Co., they sent fifty large pieces, which included a cas- ket cover. Mr. Galvin says that busi- ness is steadily improving. The Montgomery Rose Co. of Hadley. Mass.. is cutting a liberal supply of Ophelia, Killarney Queen, Hadley and Russell Roses. The quality is as good as any arriving at this market and the stock is handled by the Boston Rose Co. at the Boston Flower Exchange. Peter Fisher is cutting a heavy crop of Carnation Alice and his_ flowers of this variety stand out conspicuously for their quality. He has also fine flowers of Benora and White Enchantress. Thomas Roland's Acacia plants never looked better than they do this .year, and they will make an impressive sight when staged at the National Flower Show in Philadelphia. The plants are doing nicely and will be in full bloom for the exhibtion. Samuel J. Goddard of Framingham speaks a good word for Carnation Pink Sensation. He is cutting fine flowers of this variety. He also has a good cut of Good Cheer, Pink Delight and Benora. There was noted this week at Patrick Welch's a superb lot of flowers of Cat- tleya Trianae, also a new large white Daisy. Beasley, the Pansy specialist of East Milton, has an excellent strain of Pan- sies, with flowers large, well formed and Uarcli *, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 567 You Must Place Your Orders In The Rigkt Direction THIS is one way for developing new opportunities of doing still more business, and just at this time and all through the season we can help you with a good grade of stock and the right kind of service to further increase your business and to make it more profitable. Let us fill your next order for Roses Ricnmond, rladley, rlooster Beauty 100, $e.oo-$i5.oo Killarney, Maryland, Brilliant Russell 100, $4.00-$10.00 ^Vhite Killarney, Tnora 100, $5.00-$10.00 Sunburst, A. ^^ard. Opkelia 100, $e.oo-$i2.oo 100, $10.00-$20.00 C. Brunner and Baby Yello-w 100, $3.00 Fire Flame and After Glow 100, $e.oo-$8.oo Our Specials in Roses 300 for $10.00 250 tor $12.50 Our Selection — Good Value Green Dye for St. Patrick's Day 75 cents per package. Place your order early. Tne Leo Ni< Co. /CO IN lessen WHOLESALE FLORISTS Washington, D. C. Philadelphia, Pa. Baltimore, Md. 1214HSt. N.W. 1201-5 Race St. 5-7 W.Centre St. When ordering. plf;isp ni'Mill'ni Tii>^ Kxc Mfholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Philadelphia, fcb. 28, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Ro««G — A. Beauty, 6p«oial, Fanoy., to 50.00 to 35.00 to 25 00 to 15 00 to 6.00 to to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to anoy, Eitra. No. 1. No. 3. No. 3, Kainrin Aug. Viet KilUmey Whit* KiUunay Mn. AaroD Ward Mr Maryland 3.00 to Pnnea de Boliaria (Mn. Taft) to RadiaDoe to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 8.00 to 4.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 to to .35 to .35 to .26 to ... to to S.OOto to to 75.00 60.00 40.00 30.00 20.00 10.00 12.66 12.00 10.00 12.00 Riohmond Sunburnt Killarney Brilliant J. J. L. Mods Mn. Chartea RimeU Mn. Franoia Soott Key Mn. Geo. Sbawyer Hadley Ophelia lAdlantum. Ordioary .Antirrhinum, per bunoh I Asparagus, Plumosus, per bunch.. . Sprangeri, per bunob^. lAsters iBouvardia CalJas : Chrysanthemums, Ordioary Fancy 12.00 12.00 12.00 15.00 25.00 12.00 12.00 16.00 12.00 1.00 2.00 .60 .60 Carnations, Inf. grades, all eol 2.00 to 3.00 r- White to 3.00 Stondard .1 Pink to 3.00 Varieties 1 Red to 3.00 L Yellow and Tar to .... {WhiU to 4.00 Pink to 4.00 R«l to 4.00 TeUowandrar to .... DaflodUs 2.00to 4.00 Dalala* 40 to 2.00 Ferns, Hardy 10 to .20 Galax Leavea 10 to .15 Gardenias, per dos 6.00 to 20.00 Lilac, per buncL 50 to 1.00 Llllum Longlflorum 8.00 to 12.50 Rubrum ' 4.00 to 6 00 LUy of the Valley 2.00 to 6 00 Mlftnonette, par dos., ordinary .25 to .35 fancy .60 to .75 Orchids — Cattleyaa 20.00 to 50.00 Gyprlpedlume t« . Dendroblum formosum to .... Panstes per 100 bunches 3.00 to Smllax, per doi. strings ; 1.80 to Sweet Peas. Tulips, Single. . Double. Violets. Single. . Doubl* Wallflowers 50 to 1.60 to 3.00 to .20 to .40 to 1.50 to 6.00 2.40 200 4.00 400 .60 .76 3.00 of many pleasing colors. Most of his flowers are sent to New York. W. N. Craig is to deliver a lecture on Friday evening, March 3, before the members of the R. I. Hort. Soc. at Man- ning Hall. Brown University, Providence. His subject will be "Beautifying the Home Grounds." At the last monthly meeting on Feb. 15 of the Medford Hort. Society, John K. M. L. Farquhar lectured on "The Gardens of China and Japan." There was a large attendance and the audience showed much interest in the subject. R. C. Richmond Hill, N. Y. — August Mil- lang, the florist, who has stores in Man- hattan, Brooklyn and Jamaica, has just opened up a branch store at 45.nS Ja- maica ave., Richmond Hill. Mr. Millang will attach a large greenhouse to the store to puable him to have fresh flowers and pl.ints on hand daily. WoBURN. Mass. — A fire broke out on Feb. 20 in the boiler room of George Fos- ter. 36 Cummings st. Although the fire was confined practically to the boiler house, two or three of the greenhouses filled with .young Cucumber plants were damaged. Mr. Foster carried $2000 in- suiance on the boiler room. I Philadelphia I } Wholesale and Retail Florists j Next Tuesday will be the regular monthly meeting night of the Florists' Club and will be devoted to exhibits of Sweet Peas. Howard M. Earl, of W. Atlee Burpee & Co., will be the speaker and Sweet Peas will be his subject. The name of Burpee and Sweet Peas is al- most synonymous, therefore it is to be expected that Mr. Earl's talk will be doubly interesting. Matters concerning the National Flower Show will also be discussed, as this is the last meeting pre- ceding the show. March 11th will be ladies night, at which all members are requested to at- tend to make a large turnout. The Penn Charter Combined Musical Clubs will entertain, this to be followed by dancing. The Flower Show This event is becoming more and more talked about every day and the posters, large and small, greet the eyes almost everywhere, both within and out the city. The automobile pennants are ready for distribution and arc being sent Daisies Both Yellow and White, the large flowering varieties, some long, some medium, some short stems, all good flowers $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per 100. Cattleyas $6.00 a dozen. Pussy Willow Long, 75c. per spray. Medium, 50c. per spray. Green Carnation Dye $1.00 per package. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA 1608-1620 Ludlow St. BALTIMORE Franklin and St. Paul Sts. NEW YORK 117 W. 28th St. WASHINGTON 1216 H St., N. W. ILEPHILADELPHIA WHOLESALE FLORISTS EXCHANGE KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOIBLE KILLARNEY Also the entire cut of Roses from Wm. A. Leonard, Lansdowne, Pa. Growers desiring a change should consult'us 1635 Ranstead Street, PMILrADELPMIA F>A. When orderlpR. please mention The Exchange WALTER DAVIS ''itrS"' 1713 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The finest WHITE LILAC and SINGLE and DOUBLE VIOLETS Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street ROSES, CARNATIONS, YELLOW DAISIES, Pink and White PRIMROSES and all other novelties. Special week end prices — Write us. PHILADELPHIA PA. When ordering. pleaJe mentioD TTie PlxcbBnge WM. J. BAKER DAFFODILS, CALLAS, PANSIES, WHOLESALE FLORIST SNAPDRAGONS, 12 South Mole Street, Philadelphia, Pa. SWEET peas, and MIGNONETTE When ordoring. plenae mention Tbe Exchnngp out to all florists having machines. Any (florist not having received them should communicate with Chas. Henry Fox, 221 So. Broad St., or apply to the National Flower Show Committee Room, No. 1205 Widener Building. Last Sunday's Press had another long article pertaining to the show. Further reports on the meeting held on the Tuesday of this week will be found elsewhere in this number. The retail exhibits at the show will be one of its strong features and more reserva- tions have been made by several other retailers, with more to be heard from. A big representation is to be looked for. General The Henry P. Michell Co. has pur- chased the building at 21-23 So. Bank St. for use as a warehouse to take care of its rapidly increasing business. This is a modern building of four stories, with a basement suitably adapted for the pur- poses. It is conveniently located to the principal steamship and railroad depots to afford quick delivery and receipt. Smiling George Hampton has returned to the Neidinger factory after a three months' trip, with enough orders to keep all hands busy for some time to come. Bros. STUART H.' MILLER A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ranstead St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. When priJiTiiii;. nl.;i-^" niin'l"!. Tli.' t:x<-h!inci> Berger WHOLESALE FLORISTS Choicest Seasonable Flowers qj^^uty 1225 Race St., PHilADaPHM, PA. Wlieii or.liTlii;:;, jiIim'^.' iii.iili..ij Tli-' Ksphnnge Bell.TelephoQe Keystone Telephon* KdMADA^BROTHERS IS^'^^, Wire Designs Florists' Supplies An; Wlr« Deattn at Short Nortec 1008 Vine Street. Philadelphia, Pa. Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange 568 The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS' SUPPLIES The Chicago flower Growers Associatioo SEEEKS^ BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, ETC. ♦^ Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers DAILY SHIPMENTS FROM aUTY GROWBRS Winterson's Seed Store 166 North Wabash iWve. Wlien ordering, pl^aBe mpntlon The EychRnge Chicago Wholesale Growers of Cut Flowers ind Plants 182 IN. Wabash Ave. : : CHICAGO fAVL R. KUNGSntM, Mmtmtmr BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, "seSSSSi"* Wh«*n ordering. pleflBC mention TTie Erchange E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. Wb»n ordering. pleHac mention The BiehaDge RRNE a KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAK*IHB 8 O Bast Randolph Street CI-IICA.aO When ordering, please mention The Exchange S. S. Pennock, president of the Ameri- can Rose Society, was the recipient this weelc of the very first copy, right off the press, of the American Rose Annual. The Annual is a handsome volume, full of in- formation that treats on every topic of the Rose. The book is replete with some beautiful half tones and illustrations per- taining to Roses. Tlie American Rose Annual will no doubt prove a valuable acquisition to all rosarians. In speaking of the Lily of the Valley situation, Mt. Pennock stated that to what extent the shortage would be this year may be gath- ered from the fact that the present sup- ply of pips in this country is roughly estimated to be about fourteen to fifteen million. Before the war the number of Valley pips imported and forced in the United States annually was approximate- ly between seventy-five and eighty million. The Farmers' Institute meeting for Philadelphia County under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Horticultural So- ciety and the Florists' Club of Philadel- phia was held last Friday and Saturday. Feb. 25 and 26. Among the speakers touching on floriculture were A. J. Jen- nings of the Garden Nurseries, Narherth. Pa., who spoke on "Planting of Home Grounds for Effect Throughout the Year." J. Otto Thilow gave an illustrated lec- ture on "Our Gardens." Wm. A. Leonard is well pleased with his first week in the wholes.ale commis- sion business. He is showing some ex- cellent tRoses and Carnations. Wm. J. Baker is meeting a steady de- mand for high grade of Callas which he is receiving in quantity. Lonft Distance Telephon. Centnl 3373 Nbttis L. Pakksr. Seo'y A. T. PTnR. Trau. & Manaiei A. T. PYFER w. Everythlne >» Cat Flowers 30 East Randolph Street ^n^«*n ordering, plenwe mention The TJhroh»nee Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, Chicago, Feb. 29, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES — Ameiican Beaut;. Specials per do». 36-inch Btems 30-iDch stems 24-inoh stems 18 to 20 inch " Short Ceclle Brunner Geo. Elgar Fire Flame White and Pink Klllamey. Specials Fancy Medium Short KiUamey Brilliant, specials Medium Short Milady, speoial Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taft. Fancy Medium Short Ophelia, speoial Select Medium Short 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.60 to 2.00 4.00 to 8 00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4 00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 4 00 12.00 to 16.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10 00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6 00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 8 00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 CARNATIONS— Standard /S"' Varieties ||^V.: Splits, assorted colors. . •Fancy fvrhiii, (•The Highest I „'^'°-- Grades of St'dS Fink. . . Vsrletles.) Red Adlantum Asparagus, Bunch " Sprengeri " Strings Boxwood, per lb Calend ulas DaffodUs Daaies Gardenias, per doz Ferns, Hardy, per lOOO Freeslas Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays Llllum Longiflorum Lily of the Valley Mexican Ivy Mignonette Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz. . Dendrobiums Onddiums Smllai Snapdragons Sweet Peas, Spencers Tulips, Fancy Red " Single " Common.. Violets, Single, Home Grown. Double, N.Y 1.00 1.00 1.00 to 1.60 to 1.50 to 1.60 1.50 1.60 1.50 .26 .26 50.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 .25 8.00 4.00 4.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 .60 1.50 1.00 .75 .35 .35 to 2.00 to 2 00 to 2.00 to 1.00 to 36 to 30 to 60.00 to .15 to 3.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 2.60 to 3.00 to 1.26 to .50 to 10.00 to 6.00 to .75 to 6.00 to 6 00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 15.00 to 6.00 to 1.50 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 1.00 to .50 to .50 to to to to to .... to to to Batavia, Ili, — Gas leaking either from the main feed line or from service pipes leading from the main, got into the Andrew Anderson greenhouses at South Batavia on the night of Feb. 16, in suffi- cient quantities to kill almost every plant, causing a loss estimated bv Mr. Ander- son at .$6000. Geand Rapids, Mich. — A motor car of fair proportions has been turned into a beautiful floral piece bv Miss Irene Crabb of the Crabb & Hunter Floral Co., and has been on display in the PantUnd Hotel during auto show w^eek. More than 1000 Carnations were used with other accessories in flowers to complete the piece. e.S&.'S'^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS PETER REINBERG HEADQUARTERS FOE AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSlg Wholesale Cut Flowers 30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering. please mention The Bechance A -• CHICAGO and the WEST 1 Wholesale and Retail Florists I ■a- «• Manufacturers of wire designs for the florists' trade report considerable diffi- culty in procuring their necessary sup- ply. Orders are not filled as promptly as heretofore and prices have advanced. R. J, Parker and E. W. Siebrecht have formed a partnership under the title of Parker & Siebrecht as local buyers for retail florists out of the city. "They have opened an ofiice at 16S N. Michigan ave. in Room 1005, Federal Life Build- ing. Mr. Parker and Mr. Siebrecht have been connected with the wholesale and retail trade of the city for some years ANNOUNCEMENT O. A. ®. L. A. TONNER, 30 E. Randolph Street, CHICAGO Take pleasure in announcing to their friends and the trade in general that they have opened a new Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House in Rooms 205 and 206 in the Atlas Building, 30 East Randolph Street. Miss O. A. Tenner has several years of experience in the wholesale cut flower trade, having conducted successfully a business of her own that has growTi to sufficient proportions to take a partner and secure larger acconiniodations to meet the requirements of a constantly increasing trade. Miss L. A. Tonner, who is at present associated with her sister in business, is a lady well known to the trade of the city, and brings with her into the new enterprise several years of valuable experience in the florist supply trade. ■ftTiile a formal opening was held on March 1 , ever^'body is cordially invited to inspect our stock at any time, and see the up-to-date facilities we have to offer in taking care of our trade. The best in cut flowers and supplies will be our slogan. Send a trial order to test the efficiency of our service. Telephone Central 6284. O. A. © L. A. TONNER. 30 E. Randolph St., CHICAGO A. L RANDALL CO, g^g^a Wabash Ave. S lake SL ^stim^ ^^"^ CHICAGO, ILL. g^aifega Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists* Supplies When ordering. plea8» mpntlon Tbp Birhang* WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders cv Given Prompt Attention 162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, pleaee mpotlnn The Bliehaiure C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORIS1 27 Saint Anne Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS. SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLGWERS.SHIPPING.CGMMISSION PhoD*, SUTTER £40 Wben orderlDK. please meDtloa The &xchanK« and have much experience in their line. The new firm of O. A. and L. A. Ton- ner entered the field of the Chicago wholesale market on March 1 to deal in cut flowers and florists' supplies. Miss Tonner has been conducting a wholesale cut flower business in Chi- cago for several years and is widely and favorably known to the trade of the city and surrounding territory. Miss L. A. Tonner, who has assumed a full part- nership with her sister, is a lady of wide experience in the florists' supply line, having been connected with the leading suppl.v houses of the city for some years. The combined experience that the Ton- ner sisters will put into their new en- terprise will be a most valuable asset. The rooms occupied by the new firm are 205 and 206 in the Atlas block, in which there are over a dozen wholesale florists and no other supply house. According to the Chicago Herald, real estate in the neighborhood of Des Plaines and elsewhere about the city is in good demand by expert gardeners who are making plans to raise vegetables through the Winter months under glass and are willing to pay from $300 to $500 per acre to obtain suitable locations. 'The Winter production of vegetables around Chicago is a comparatively new industry and will be good news to the greenhouse construction companies. Plans for an outer park belt in Cook County were discussed on Saturday by an informal meeting of citizens and the forest reserve commissioners in the of- fice of Peter Reinberg of the county board. The plans provide for $2,000,000 to purchase and reserve the forests of the county. The commissioners will meet this week to consider the sale of $1,000,- 000 in bonds. J. C. Vaughan represented the Horticultural Society of Chicago in the conference. Alderman McCormick filed a bill in the City Court on Feb. 26 to prevent the operation of theaters, and places of en- tertainment within 200ft. of churches, schools and hospitals as prohibited by the city ordinance. If the bill goes through it will affect the licenses of sev- enteen places of amusement, including the Coliseum. Under the provisions of the bill a flower show or any other ex- hibition for which an admission fee is charged cannot be held there. A. T. Pyfer & Co. will soon have the addition to their wholesale house ready for occupancy. Workmen are busy get- ting things in shape and when complete the additional room will give them double their present capacity. The new room will be used especially for packing and storage purposes and the space at present occupied will be devoted exclusively for a display and salesroom. March i, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 569 HEWS INC. IfOt STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD. AZALEA. BULB, OKOHID, FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSEDROSE, CARNATION, PALM, OYOLAMEN CUT -FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS, etc Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World's Largest Manufacturers A. H. HEWS 6; CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. SS-'y.- »r JUs. THE H, A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK, PA When ordering, nlenne Tnt^ntlon Ty\f PJTchwo 7^^SB9 THE RENOWNED FOOD FOR PLANTS MANUFACTURED BY CLAY A SON. STRATFORD LONDON, ENGLAND FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c.lb.,jfb'* TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. i" ^2^. TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. .{fC TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. Tb^ Large Bale, weighing 400 to 500 Iba., $2.60 Special prlcea In Tone and Carload Lou J. J. Friedman7aSfYT."S."?:'' When orderiDE. pleaae mention The ElxcbMOKe Greenhouse Building MiLFOKD, Mass. — Herbert W. Austin, florist of West St., rfill soon begin the erection of a new greenhouse, to be 200ft. x40ft. Highland Pails, N. Y. — Fred Michel, the florist, has let the contract for the erection of a large addition to his con- servatory on the south. The new struc- ture will be 50ft. long, lift, in width and is to be completed by April 1st. BiNGHAMTON, N. T.— The Susque- hanna Valley Greenhouse Co. received a permit, on Feb. 3, to erect a greenhouse on Brown St., to cost $3000. Our newest book "Commercial Carnation Culture" haa been endorsed by leading Carnation experts in the country as authoritative and capable Price $1.50 postpaid, now A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd I Pacific Coast Department I I I San Francisco, Cal. The AVeather and Business With the Coast flooded in sun- shine and weather more fitting to an Indian Summer than a breezy San Fran- cisco Spring, it is only natural that one should find the flower market at its prime, crowded as it is with Spring and Summer stock. Trade likewise is picking up and every- one is inspired with a "back-to-nature" instinct that gets a strangle hold on their purses and causes an overflow that we have not had the pleasure of seeing since the holiday season. "Business is good." Stock is coming in more plentifully, and we are also getting such vanguards of Summer as Sweet Peas, California Poppies, wild flowers, and a goodly quan- tity of Stocks, Sweet William, Mignon- ette and Daisies. The same weather that is bringing us these together with .Spring flowering fruits is also making a speedy farewell to great quantities of bulbous stock, and in the past few days we have noticed a decline in the quality of Tu- lips and such. They are opening too rapidly. Decorators are busy this week and have a wealth of material to work with. Blossoms, Acacia, Azaleas and Rhodo- dendrons, together with Erica melan- thera and potted Wistaria, have been abundantly used in several of our larg- est decorations. Throughout the country the Acacias are making gorgeous showings with their golden plumage, a sight which jumps the sale of such trees, and all along IJie high- ways of our suburban towns we sec young Americans selling huge bunches of Acacia Baileyana to the passing mo- torists. This same warm weather has increased the seed trade considerably and the nurseries throughout this part of the State report great activity. A New Floor Overnight The Fairmount Floral Co. surprised passersby by installing a new tile floor overnight. The tile is most unique, and something that is not duplicated in any of the San Francisco stores, being of a dull finish. On the occasion of Washing- ton's Birthday this enterprising retail shop showed a most attractive window, featuring an immense picture of George Washington encircled with laurel leaves on an easel draped with an American flag. This was surrounded with Colonial bouquets. The MacRorie-McLaren Co. reports considerable activity at its nursery. The season promises to be an unusually good one. At the present time this company has a house of over 50,000 Phalfenopsi's Sehilleriana, perhaps the largest display ever seen in the United States. Thev are also shipping quantities of these plants to Eastern parts. Mr. MacRorie is is planning a trip to Portland on Satur- day. He is on business bent. B. M._ Joseph, who always has a novel feature in his store, has now installed a The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, white fly, thrips and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; g'al., $2.50. INIKOTIArNA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumigating or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.50; g-al., $4.50. Until further notice shipments on our products Fnngine, Verxnlne and Scallne will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. Prompt shipments can be gruaranteed on Aphine and Nlkotiana. APHINEMANUfACIURING' COMPANY MADISOrS, IV. J. Wbpn nrdprlng. pIpusp mTtlon Thf F^xohapge *^^S=s^f' BKflNb Uneqnaled for Greenhonse and Landscape Fertilizing The Pulverized Manure Go. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO Wten ordering, please mention The E.^cbange Fertilizers FACTORY PRICES. Cash with order Per ton 200 Iba. Special Sheep $28.00 $3.80 Fine Bone Meal 40.00 5.00 Blood and Bone 50.00 6.00 Davidge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big BloomB 40.00 6.00 Florist's Tankage 30.00 4.00 FOR RETAIL FLORISTS Odorless Sheep Fertilizer. ! Price per 100 lbs.: 1 lb. bags, $6.00; 5 lb. $3.00; 25 lb. $1.70; SO lb. $1.55; 100 lb. $1,40. Hudson Carbon Co. BaiistonSpa,N.Y. i-nttnti Thf RTflinnge COMMERCIAL Just what you need lor' your pot plants COMMERCIAL HUMUS CO. 505 Firemen's BldH., NEWARK. N. J. l^tmi^U^Zino Fon Deschiptive Literature- , «E«r«BEB THE N*Mt— COMMERCIAL HUMUS Whpn nrilpring. pIpnFte mpntl.m The r:xclinnge NIKOTEEN For Sprajins. APHIS PUNK For PiimiK«ttDg. Aak 70\iT dealer for it NICOTINE MFG. CO. ST. LOUIS WTien ordering, please montl.m The Exchange Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results March 4, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 571 \ \ \ \ Cut Down Your Soil Enriching Costs Use ALPHANO The Odorless, Weed-Seedless Sanitary Soil Builder for Lawns, Vegetables, Flowers and Shrubs This celery is over three f«t from tool tip to top. It was grown on an unproductive heavy clay soil which waB_ given a three-inch oat of Alphano and ploughed in. Name ot place on application. ALPHANO Humus is a completely ■ balanced soil ration. Its base is a rich nitrogen soil hu- mus, thoroughly com- posted, lively with soil building bacteria, and heavily reinforced with plant foods. The high prices of nitrogen, phos- phorus and potash in chemical fertihzers this year, gives Alphano, which contains them .11, a remarkable value for the monej\ One ton is equal to several of average stable nanure. It is a great absorber of moisture, forti- ying roots against dry weather. We sell it to you in an odorless, dry, finely i^ranulated form. Do not confuse it with the waterlogged, highly icid, raw hvmius sold under various names. It is icknowlcdged that we are the only concern selling I concentrated, dry, prepared humus. Our ten years of proven success, and the sale of over half I million tons, are your guarantee for Alphano's sweeping merits. Inoculated In addition to the natural bacteria Alphano ontains in such nutnbers, we heavily inoculate it vith our Alphano Inoculant, giving it teeming billions of all the essential nitrogen fixing and soil digesting bacteria, including the nodule bacteria of all the clovers, along with those for beans, peas, alfalfa and the like. Alphano is the only legume-inoculated humus. We will sell you this Alphano Inoculant separate if you wish. Send for fuU particulars and prices. For Your Lawn For your lawn Alphano is ideal. Being odor- less you can use it any time . Being in granulated form, you can easily distribute it evenly and raking it in thoroughly, it quickly reaches the roots. Being rich in both the quickly available and the gratlually liberated foods, it at once stimulates growth and continues to sustain it for a sur- prisingly long time. It absorbs five times its weight in moisture, protecting your grass against dry weather. For Your Garden So rich is Alphano in humus and plant foods that it will in one season convert a compact, unproduc- tive lumpy clay into a fertile, open, fri.able soil, easy to work. Or it will bind together a light, loose sandy soil, and make it highly productive. For flowers and vegetables, it is equally result - ful. Being sanitary and entirely free from the many dangerous infections carried by stable fertilizers, its health side argues strongly for it . Our Alphano Book tells of four valuable garden uses. Send for the book. It's free. For Your Shrubs $12. a Ton in Bags 10. a Ton in Bags by the Carload 8. a Ton in Bulk by the Carload Prices F. O. B. Alphano, N. J. AtpK ano H umu^ Dig ' Alphano freely around your shrubs. Do it early so the blooms will be profuse and the first growth of Spring rapid and strong. For Rhododendrons, Alphano makes a sure growing soil condition, the same as their na- tive humus laden habi- tat. In planting them, mix the soil with a third Alphano. Every Spring, dig in a goodly mulch around the root^. For Tree Planting Make sure of a strong first season's gro%yth of the trees you plant by mixing the soil with \a .Mjihano. Its foods are at once available to the roots. Its stimulating effect is a great assistance in overcoming the usual transplanting set-back. Put a couple of shovelfuls around the top soil as a mulch. Results will over and over again reward the sUght additional cost. Buy at once this wonderful Alphano, nature's balanced soil ration. Its cost is so Uttle, you can afford to use it freely. o. 17-F Battery Place, New York $12. a Ton in' Bags 10. a Ton in Bags by the Carload 8. a Ton in Bulk by the Carload Prices F. O. B. .\lphano. N. J. 572 The Florists' Exchange Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years In Use BUILT IN 1889 HOT BED SASn. Our Cypress Houses PECHV CYPRESS BENCH STOCK. Last longer than iron Break less glass than iron Are less expensive than iron A.SK: POR CIRCULAR B THE A. T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass. will help all aroand If yoa mpntlon the Elicbangg A Good "AD'' for You, Too Strengthen the Claims of Your Firm on Your Customers Through the Liberal Distribution of Our Cultural Directions Specially prepared for the use of your customers. These Leaflets are just the neat little factor to promote buaineas and establish better relations between the dealer and his customer. They have been written by experts; they are fuller, and contain more detailed directions than it is possible to embrace in a catalogue. Hand one out with each sale. It will save your time, quicken and increase business, and aid you please your customer. We offer in stock: Amaryllis (HlppeaBtrum) Annuals from Seed Asparaitus Asters Azaleasl Begoata, Tuberous Bulbs Cabbage and Cauliflower Canna Carnations, Monthly Cauliflower, Radish and Beans under Glass Celery Chinese Sacred Lily Chrysanthemum Climbing Plants. Hardy Coleus, and other bedders Crocus, Snowdrop and Scilla Slblrlca Cucumbers under Glass Cyclamen Dahlia Deciduous Trees and Shrubs Bverftreen Trees nnd Shrubs Perns Freesla Geranium Gladiolus Gloxinia Hotbeds and Frames House Plants, Care of Hyacinths, Dutch and Roman Iris and Trttoma Lawns Lettuce In the Open and under Glass Lily Culture for House and Ga.'den Melons under Glass and In the Open Mushroom Culture Onions Palms, House Culture of Pansy Peonies Perennials, Hardy Primula Rhubarb and Asparaftus under Glass Rose Culture Small Fruits Standard Fruits Strawberries under Glass Sweet Pea, The Tomatoes, Outdoors Tomatoes under Glass Tuberose Tulip Vegetables Violeu Water Garden, How to Make and Manage Your selection of not less than 100 of a kind, delivered carriage paid, printed on white paper, clear type, size 6x93^ inches, 500 for $1.50; 1000 for $2.50. Space Is left at the bottom of each leaflet for yout name, address, etc. If you desire this Imprint (3 lines) add 50 cents for 500 copies, 75 cents for 1000. Special quotations on quantities of 2500 or over. Full sample set for 50 cents. This charge will be deducted from your first purchase of $5 worth of "Culturals." A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Go. lm. Pahra. The FloriMtt' Exchange. Box 100 Times Square Station, N. Y. Prices Advertised are ior The Trade Only MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket MADE On this Shelf Bracket 2 6-inch boards; or 2 1-inch, orl^-inch pipes are placed, and can oe clamped toeitherridce or purlin columns ri^,^ I Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitnn Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. Write tbL'in yim read tblB advt. In rhe Excbapgp PACIFIC COAST— Contianed large bird cage in which there are doves, garden pottery, canaries and everything so well arranged as to malie a splendid and interesting feature. Mr. Joseph re- ports business unusually good. Albert O. Stein had a good opportun- ity to display his floral ingenuity at the Baker wedding at Trinity Church. This beautiful church building was converted into a bower of blossoms. Mr. Stein also decorated the Century Club, where a big reception was held after the wedding. A special feature here was the Spring bas- kets. The Bocqueras-Thomas wedding at the Fairmont Hotel was one of the big fea- tures of the week. The decorating was executed by Miss Worn. Acacia blos- soms and Azaleas were used in profusion, the predominating colors being pink and yellow. N. Peterson of San Mateo, Carnation grower, is bringing in some fine Yellow Prince. This is an unusually fine yellow Carnation, and being a novelty is the best seller of the season. The Hillsborough Nurseries at Bur- lingame are sending in some of the finest Cineraries that we have seen this season. The E. W. McLellan Co. is still bring- ing in a lot of good Baby Roses, con- sideriu^r the season, and shipping Vio- lets in great quantities. The warm spell has been a stimulant to Violet growth, and the bunches arc large and full of color. The Violet industry has become a big feature in the floral world, and is rapidly growing. It is well managed under the keen supervision of A. Axel. Wm. McMillan Brown's' connection with the MacRorie-McLaren Co. was re- cently terminated. It is rumored that Thomas Fenton will be the new inside foreman. Bermuda Lilies are arriving in large quantities. They have fine long stems. PITTY RILB (Scollay'8) For Liquid Putty The best tool for glaz* ing and repairing greenhouse roofs. Note the Improved Spout For sale by your sup- ply house or sent poBtpsidfor $1.00. OHN A.$COLlAY,lac. 74-76 Mjrtla At.. BROOKLYN.N. Y. When orderipg. please mention The Excbange and are an excellent commodity for the funeral work which is in abundance at this time. Domoto Bros, are cutting more of these than any of the other grow- ers. Stelling Bros, have just opened a new flower store at 3235 22d st. We wish them every possible success. Frank Forrest, who has for some time been disassociated from the floral busi- ness, and who formerly managed the CaHfornia Florist, in which he was in- terested, has stepped back into the trade and Is salesman for the Fairmont Floral Co. E. Stover is also with the same firm. Mr. MoCabe of the A. L. Randall Co. is at the St. Francis Hotel. He has a fine line of baskets and floral merchan- dise and reports that business never was better. G. A. Dailet. Los Angeles, Cal. Seed and Plant Trade Iiively With a cessation of the rain and an abundance of warm weather, there has been unusual activity in the seed and plant trade during the past ten days. Ornamental nursery stock has been mov- ing satisfactorily and fruit trees equally well, though the demand for the latter has not been as heavv as could be wished, stocks throughout the State being rather plentiful. Prices on ornamentals are ruling very good, but on the economics there is keen competition and in some cases a slashing of prices. The Floral Business Just at present Narcissi, Hya- cinths, Violets, and some of our tree blooms are coming in rather freely. Every year flowers of the more ornamen- tal types of Acacias and Eucalyptus are a feature in the Los Angeles and Pasa- dena flower shops. These being out of the usual, make a strong appeal to the tourist, traveler and Winter visitors, hence considerable quantities are sold every Spring. General floral work has been only in fair demand. Society Doings At the February meeting of the Los Angeles Horticultural Society, Ernest Braunton made a timely address on "Some Palms That We Should Grow." Those who were content with the sorts that already find a place in our garden planting were surprised to learn of the large number listed by the speaker that are still unknown to a Southern Cali- fornia landscape. By reason of the fact that many of these are native to regions where climatic conditions are much like ours, it is hoped that some of our more enterprising and wealthy plant lovers will be the means of their introduction within the near future. At the last meeting of the Pasadena Association Charles G. Forsythe read an interesting paper on the Chrysanthemums. The subject will be further discussed at the next meeting, the particular phase of the subject being pot culture. At the March meeting of the Los An- geles Society H. R. Richards, manager of the nursery department of the Germain Seed Co. will deliver a timely paper on "Bulbs and their culture." (Continued on page 674; March i, 191(j. The Florists' Exchange 573 KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda, N. Y. GREENHOUSES We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, Ij^ and Ij^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K, D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE rOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO When ordering, please mention The Exchange SAFEGUARD AGAINST FROST This is style II of our family of Florists' Standard Thermo- stats. After you set the hands (like a watch), if your fire dies down and it gets too cold, or an excess of heat threatens danger, you will be awakened by an electric alarm bell — under your pillow if you like. And you can lock the case with a key, and be sure no one will tamper with it. You can p . ^--.iw^fc^^^^^' Fool- i^xi^ the hose on it, too. Cj^Q^QQ ^^^^2^ ''"*°' A Fool-Proof Thermostat Makes 73-7 ' Write BEFORE frost comes. A Frost-Proof Greenhouse STANDARD THERNOIVIETER CO., iU^^t'^^kW Rgclproclty — Saw It In the Exchange Whgn ordering. DREER'S FLORIST SPECIRLTIES N.w Bra nd N.w StTl* "HOSE RIVERTON" FuTDljhwl Ib length. up to MO (mt wlthoat .earn or lolDt. TheHDSEfor the FLORIST W.inoh. per ft.» Iflo. ReelofSOOft. " UH.. 2 Reel., 1000 feet - - " 14e. M-meh - - " 13o. RMl..eOOft. " 13Ma. Coupling, fnrnuheo HENRY A. DREER. 14 Cheitnut Btnt, PhiUdelphis, P.. pleaae mention The Exchange Greenhouse Glass Double and am^ thiek nleoted CUan •U ues from 6 x 8 to 16 x 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prkea. WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly owhatilod, with new thread* and eoaplings. Guaranteed to give entir« Hatisfaction. Pipe out to aketoh. It wUl pay to oorreapond with ^^ ALBERT ft DAVIDSON. Ine. 317-233 Union Ave.. Brooklyn, N. T When ordering, please mention The Exchange ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Elxchange Greenhouse Construction Boilers 0«t our ofttalogne befor* you flgnv. 0.t our figure, before you bor John G. Monin^er Go. > Chicago 906 BLACKHAWK STREET NBW YORK, Mwtartdd. BuUtttna When ordering, please mention Tbe Bxcbange Should you desire to purchase the parts and build the Greenhouse yourself and thereby save the erection cost — we have a house for you, ready to build and which requires but little time and effort to erect — a Greenhouse of envious quality Mr. Rudolph Irsa of Easthampton, N. Y., has just completed one for himself. Here's what he has to say about it : "Taking the material and its quality into consideration with the price I paid for it, I can cheerfully recommend you to anyone wishing to build either a commercial or private Greenhouse." WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO IF YOn CONTEMPLATE BUILDING A GREENHOUSE. WRITE US— WE CAN SAVE MONEY FOR YOU S. JACOBS (Si SONS Greenhouse Builders — Heating Engineers 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y rd'TinK. please mention The Exciiunge GRGENiioUSE GLASS £:f.'',S'pH;« '"• SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, III Whf'n orderinr- plfaae mention TTie Bxcbanire :<>T<>T<>T<>T<>X<>X<>X<>X<>X<>X<^^ Best Display of Dahlias Ever Elxhibited The following is an extract from a letter from one of our customers, Mr. John C. Rutenachroer, Cin- cinnati, Ohio: *' The result obtained from the Skinner System was remarkable, not only in the growth of the plants, but also in the checking of the destructive pests; thereby giv- ing me the pleasure of displaying at the Jabez ElUott Flower ^Ia^ket of Cincinnati, for four consecutive Saturdays, not only the latest, but the best display of Dahlias ever exhibited in this city, besides^the heavy retail trade." QKINNER C/YSTEM OP I F9RI OATION The Skinner Irrigation Co. 225 Water St., Troy, Ohio )reer'8 Peerless! Glazing Points For Grcenbousea DHve eaiy and trae, becaaie both beveli are oa tbe eame ■ide. Can't twist aod brrak tbe glass in drivinE. Galvan- ized and will not nm. No | righti or tefu Tbe Peerless Ctazlne Polot Is patented. Nooiben like^ it. Order from youidcale^ or direct (torn ot. 1000.75c. postpaid. Samples free. ' BENEY A, DREEB.I 714 Chsitnnt Btr»et^ FhllMlslphli,. E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. MORRISTOWN, N. J. 574 The Florists' Exchange Metropolitan Construction Insures Satisfaction We furnished this entire range of Greenhouses, also about 5,000 Hotbed Sash, for the largest Pansy Growers in America They have been dealing with us for about 25 years, and we have just completed their newest Greenhouse 35 x 200 feet That Must Mean Something! Only the best of materials are used in the construction of Metropohtan Greenhouses. That's why they are more dependable and more satisfactory than others PUT YOIR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. PATENTED GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. 1866—911$ "ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Locldand, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER GrknhouseMakriaL"' Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts — Parent V and U Gutten Our Grade Invariablj the Best. Our Prices Riiibt 4. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., CHICAGO, 111. 1 HIGHEST PRICED ^ CHEAPEST BOIUBRS AtA.DB GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBuiiv A CO. 107 Broad Street. Utica, N. Y. LBT US TELL YOU ABOUT THEM When orflering. please m'^ntlop Tbe ExchRnge PIPE New and | Greenhouse Materials Second Hand All Pipe gtiaranteed with perfect threads and couplii^ and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock ci Second Hand Pipe in the East We Cnt and Thread Pipe (o Sketch. Special Prices to Fkriats. Conaflpondaiae* Invltad EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Inc. 30 Church St. N. Y. CITY When orderlDg. please meDtlon The Exchange Furnished and Erected IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lenfttbs op to 33 feet Milled to soy detail furniahed. or will fumiah detaiU aod out materiaU ready for er«otton. Frank Van Accrho Fulton Ave., Rose Ave. and irdHK Ydn flWlRK, Dwight St.. JERSEY CITY. N.J. When ordering, plensp mi^ntlon Tbp Exchnpge GLASS 6x8 to 16x 24. Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS PACIITC COAST— Continued Trade Notes and Personals Nurserymen sending in stock from outside States should l>ear in mind that the California quarantine laws are rather strict, and that they are also strictly en- forced. Recently a shipment of 3000 Peach trees was condemned by the Ven- tura horticultural authorities because in- fested with Eastern Peach tree borers. If the agitation for quarantine sta- tions at points where the several rail- roads enter California materializes, out- side shipments of plants will be subject to inspection and disinfection (if found infested) on the Southern Pacific rail- way at Truckee and Yuma ; on the Salt Lake and Santa F6 routes at Barstow, and on the Western Pacific at Portola. With legal entanglements and bank- ruptcy proceedings of the Luther Bur- bank Co. of San Francisco, a number of experienced seedsmen and plantsmen are thrown out of employment, and that too at a season of the year when new con- nections cannot be formed quickly. Charles A. Chambers, who was in charge of the company's nursery depart- ment, has returned to Fresno, where he hopes to establish himself in business on his own hook. The florists and plantsmen of Marin County have organized a horticultural society for the purpose of giving a flower show, presumably at San Rafael, from May 19 to 21, in connection with a pageant covering the industrial life of the country. J. W. Pettingell, of the Santa Barbara Nurseries, has given to the State Uni- versity his fine display of ornamental shrubs and trees exhibited on the grounds of the exposition in San Francisco during 1915. These are to be used in the land- scaping of some of tbe new buildings now in course of construction on the Univers- ity grounds. N. G. Reynolds, who had a good nur- sery business in Bell, on the Salt Lake railway, suffered a loss of about $4000 in the recent floods. Much of his stock was washed away, buildings damaged, and soil swept in the roaring stream, so that he is not only without available stock, but his acreage has been much re- duced. John G. Morley, Superintendent of Parks, which includes the San Diego Exposition grounds, was in the city dur- ing the week making purchases from nurserymen. The West Coast Seed Co. hag moved from its quarters on West Seventh st. to 620 S. Spring, which is a more cen- tral location. Henet W. Kruckeberg. Portland, Ore. Sweet Peas Popular With the continued good weather the activity of the first part of the week has gradually subsided and things are rather inclined to sag to the slow side. Funerals have continued numerous and a large percentage of stock was used for this purpose. The weather has brought on a glut of Carnations and what's more, nearly all are very soft, the red varieties being the only ones to hold up. Callas are seen more this year than usual, and in some cases the stock is prime. Sweet Peas are getting better as the season ad- vances, and as there are some very fine colors to be had in the Spencer type they find a ready sale. The continued im- provement naturally has a great deal of bearing toward making the Sweet Pea so popular. If we look back a few years and compare the old Blanch Ferry with the newer types it is no wonder that it has its high place. Easter Lilies continue to clean up, which can also be said for Freesias. Some of the recent importations of Val- ley from Holland have proved very good and every one is glad to get them. Roses have become somewhat more plentiful but the demand keeps up with the sup- T>ly, so no one is worrying. In Roses Ophelia is the best by a long way, both in keeping and in color, as it makes up beautifully in sprays when open. Daffo- dils have proved favorites this year; they will soon be off inside. One firm out the Daffodils to fifty cents per dozen retail, and say they sold an enormous quantity. Their reason was that they were over- supplied. It is peculiar how fast a price gets cut. AViat's New California Violets wiH soon be off the market as the home grown ones are now coming in in quantities and of ex- cellent quality. KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO When orclF-ring. T»lf';)Sf mi lit inn Thp Kxchnnge GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prioea ean be had by mail, and U willpay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Great«r New York and oan supply any quantity from a box to a oarloao on a one-day notice, and at Rook Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N. V. irdprlng. n\ftn>*^ Th" TOrohwnge A STIC A roR^ usEirNwiy F.O.PIERGE&^ 12 W. BROAOtfiir mWW tORR Mastica la elastic and ^enadous, admits of expansion and contraction. Putty becomes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easOff removed without breaking of other glass as occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. When or(Jerlne. plejtse mi-ntlnn Thp Exrhnnse CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factofT cost of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. Whon nrfl^rtne. Tho RlTohange For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeds, Con* aerratories and all other purposes. Gret our figure before buying. Estimates ^eely i^ven, GLASS N. COWEN'S SON, 'l^^'TSSk'' When ordering. ple«se m''ntIon The Exchange Needing /^\/DDPCC9 Quantities of V^TI^r^^OOf Buy from where it grows. Always cheapest FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNANDINA, FLA. Large stocks. Thoroughly seaBoned. AU grades* sizes and.finish. Also Pecky and Posts. Full quotations on your Speoifications. Carloads only. Low freights to all points. nrflprtng. nl^ns^ Thp F^Tfhnnge Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg^a display ad. on page 534, and send postal for free samples. February 26, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 575 ciniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiniiiiiuii ^iiimijiiiijiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiliiiiiiiiijiimiiiimiiiniiiiiiiniiiic Ventilating Equipment And A Complete Line of Greenhouse Fittings ^UR Catalog is sent free on request. Illus- I tratlons, descriptions and net prices right in the catalog. Write us. We will take care of you right. Remember, "Advance" always stands for quality and service, also an ironclad guarantee of satisfaction to our customers. Ask any of our customers or write to ADVANCE CO., "iSBISXT' When ordering', please mention The Excbange ^Ji;;aDc;-iP Glass Cutters for Greenhousemen have proven the best by actual test. Made jn 40 styles with gen- uine hand-hon, and hand-tested steel cutting wheels Style No. 023 shown here with ball-head for tapping glass. Sent for 10c. Descriptive Booklet of ^ C"^ .y ^^ styles free ° S- SSIIH & HfMfNWAY CO., Inc. Cham bers St., New York City IF YOU WANT THE BEST ' rca from rot Producing appliances GET A Pearce-built Greenhouse OEOROE PEARCK Telephone 962-M. 203 Tremont Ave.. ORANGE, N. I Whpn nr<1prlng. plPiiso nr-nflnn The KTPhnnge Change of Name FROM Quaker City Machine Co. TO The Joii JL Evas Co ■ ICHMOND, INDIANA Wlien ordering, pleui mention The Bichiue FAOUTO COAST— ConUnned A. Zitzewitz i;i bringing in some fine Mignonette. He has perfected the strain himself. The spikes are long and very fragrant. O. E. Panzer is beginning to cut his Spring crop of Forgetmenots. The demand or rather sale of Azaleas continues to be small ; this is especially the ease with the larger sizes. Max Smith put on skates the other day and went skating. While indulging in this healthy sport a hockey stick made connections with his right eye and the result is hidden behind a large batch of court plaster. He claims he was sober. Orchids are getting so common that they are selling at the paltry sum of fifty cents each according to the sign in one of the centrally located stores. These orchids are being supplied by a man that derives his living from another source, being a doctor by profession. The trade generally resents these intrusions by amateurs. Another case of giving people a false impression as to the value of an orchid. H. Niklas. Martin Reukauf, of Bayersilorfer & Co.. Philadelphia, was in this city re- cently. He reported business as very good along his route. Pacific Coast Notes W. Appleby, late of the Western Orchid Co., Alameda, Cal., has now started in business or himself, having secured land near Hayward, Cal., where he is now erectins a quantity of glass for the pur- pose of growing high class cut flowers for the city and surrounding markets and he will also develop a select stock of Roses in pots. F. C. Pragnell has now been appointed grower to the Western Orchid Co., Ala- meda, and is now busy developing new lines as this prominent company proposes greatly to extend. In addition to its present healthy stock of orchids it in- tends to devote a house entirelv to Calanthes. A. R. G. Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Use for Results L Sunken Path House Small Ready-Made Greenhouses Covered Top And Sides With ^^^f^^^<^^=-^^ Tor Hoi tieds Viy-'^"''^ dnd Cold frames Bench Houaa These Sualight Sashes as adjusted on the Greenhouses are removable at will They may be transferred to Coldframes or Hotbeds and are incomparably superior to all others for such use. They are complete in themselves for they have two layers of glass enclosing an air space that is a better protection than mats and shutters and does away with buying and using these extra covers. Besides, the plants get all the light all the time and are stronger and earlier, also far more profitable. The Sunlight Double Glass Sash, as thousands of the best florists and gardeners testify, is simply perfect. Get our free Catalogue. You need it. SUNLIGHT DOUBLE GLASS SASH CO., 933 E. Broadway LOVISVILLE, KV WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c each Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. S. JACOBS & SONS,' 36S-I379 FfluMhlriE A.-V9,, BROOKLVIN. IV. V. se mfntloD The Kxchnnge PERFECT GREENHOISES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE TOU LIVE — PIPE — Wrouilht Iron of aonnd second-hand quality with new tfiraads and coopHnfta. 14-foot lenfltha and up. Alao pipe cut to aketch. We itve lattawctlon or return money. tioos 1503 MASONIC TBMPLB BUILDING I PfAff t KERDAll^rerry I FHiiry Sb.,lleffiAJ. 576 The Florists' Exchange March 4, 191(>. Eave plate and roof bar clasp Front view of ridge rafter splice plates. With the newHitchings' traveling scaffold and folding crane, 200 feet of the frame are being put up a day for Mr. Coddington. rafters and truss are all hot riveted together at our factory, and shipped ready for immediate erec- tion. Fits that Misfit Steel post and cast iron sill for concrete walls. Ji HE fewer different types of construction a greenhouse concern makes, the more money it makes. This fact is no secret. ^^ ^ ^/9^ You know it as well as we know it. Be- .^B jK />^^ cause it is so surely so, some concerns are ^^^JL/ continually trying to make their standard ^^fc^l**' construction features fit every place and ^^H any place. ^^H As a result their fits are often misfits. ^^^^B^ Take, for example, the four 500-foot ^^^^^^ ^" houses of Mr. Coddington's now going up at Murray Hill. They are 61 feet wide. Our standard house is 60 feet. They are uneven span roofs ; while our standard is even span. Did we try, for example, to make our column caps used in our standard even span 60-foot houses do for these uneven span 61 -footers? Not a bit of it. We designed a special cap and rafter splice to specially meet the special conditions. Always it has been our policy to build a house the way we know it should be built, and not the way it could be built if we wanted to work off our so-called "Standard Details" on you. Standard Details, of course, we must have; but JfJIS^^u'iTa we do not attempt to make a standard detail fit where, and "her as experts, we know it is more or less of a misfit. Side view of ridge ahowing galvanized Bteel strap con* nectiag vent sash. Foot base for steel posts. No part of the post is underground. That traveling scaffold, with its STvinging crane, we rigged up especially to meet conditions on Mr. Coddington's job. With it our men can put up 200 feet of frame a day, and because of the con- venience of working from it, the bolts and screws are more likely to be put in right than if the men were climbing over the roof in difficult positions. Note the ample strength of purlin knee. It has so short cut the erection time and increased the quality of workmanship, that we are going to use it in erecting all houses. big In reducing erection time we pleased Mr. Cod- dington and at the same time benefited ourselves. We both gain by it. It is the basis upon which we do business. It's just another of the reasons why you can depend upon depending on Hitchings. We go anywhere for business; or to talk business. HitcKings^finipanv NEW YORK— 1170 Btoaaway General Offices and Factory: ELIZABETH, N. J. PHILADELPHIA— 40 South 15th Street BOSTON— 49 Federal Street Wb«n ord«rlnx. pl*u« nentlon Hi* Blxcfauic* Annual Spring Trade Number— National Flower Show: BOTH MARCH 25 Vol. XLl. No II NEW YORK *'' t^\^^r:Zir' AND CHICAGO v^.Z^^Zu. MARCH 11, I9I6 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is exceptionally fine. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in. $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima compacta. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., fi2.oo per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS, Dwarf Boston. 8-in., $12.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. Extra fine, large specimens. lo-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants, sJ^-in. pots, $15.00 per 100; 2j^-in., $3.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 234-in. $4.00 per 100. LILIUM GIGANTEUM 9 to lo-in. bulbs, 200 to the case, $20.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSCN NEW YORK When orderliff, please mention The Exchange BULBS P«Wan4>A«i«*k ( 7-9, Case 300 $20.00 iviganteum - - |9.io case 200 20.00 • .|. p I F. O. B. Buffalo or Chicago Lilium I? ormosum ] « lo caae 22s 17.00 . I 9-10, Case 160 14.00 AUr&tUm • " * ] ^■^' Case 180 8.50 Magniflcum -- ] «-« ■r:o:t:Bns7o''' ''■'' HYDRANGEA OTAKSA FIELD-GROWN, FINE STOCK. 2-10 branches, 8c.-36c. Pot-grown, 2-10 branches, 15c.-40o. Special price by the 1000 branches. HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS French varieties : La Lorraine, Radiant, out of 6-inch pots. 6-6 branches $20.00 per 100. 4 branches $16.00 per 100. All less 3% discount for cash with order. WM. F. KASTING CO, j.-J^IVlT''". V: Whea ordering, please mention The Exchange Would You Go To The Shoemaker For A Suit of Clothes? THEN why go to buy Rose plants from one who doesn't know Roses .^ We want to sell you what you want to buy. We grow what we think you are going to need. If you want us to advise you, say so. If you know what you want, let us quote you. If you want to help us, write us now. We have five weeks' more grafting, doing 60,000 per week. Are you going to help us to know what scions to put on those 300,000 stocks P A.N.PIER50N INC. C«pMWELL Conn When orderloB, please mention The Eicbuuge CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 601 BEGONIA aUOIRE DE CHATEUAIINE ■ We find that we have a surplus of 59,000 Gloire de Chatelaine Begonia, which wc offer for the next two weeks or until disposed of at a special price of S2.00 per 100 for 2-in., and $3.00 per 100 for 3-in. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 ACALTPHA Macafeana $2.00 $20.00 $4.00 $35.00 AGERATUM. Six varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 ALTERNANTHERA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 ALYSSUM 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA Luminosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGOmA Vernon 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 COLEUS 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA : 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 FUCHSIAS. In varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 GERANIUM. Standard 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and Chieftain 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LANTANA. SLx varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 PARLOR IVY 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 PETUNIA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SALVIA Bonfire and Zurich 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SENECIO Argcnteus and Dusty MiUer 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA. White and Pink 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 VINCA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM and HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. DAHLLA ROOTS. Whole Field Clumps. $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. CANNA ROOTS. $2.00 per 100 and up. Cash with order. If you have not received our catalogue notify us. R. VINCENT, Jr. A SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND \\'Tifn ordering. pleBWc mention The Blicbange CLASSIFIED Pqj^cs 609 to 613 ^Wi 378 The Florist's Exchange -►•••••****•••*•••*••*•••**• tCANE YOUR LILIES^ Bright, clean lUinois canes, 6 to 8 ft., $7.00 per 1000. OWING TO SCARCITY OF NITRATES, substitute Ram's Head Brand of Sheep Manure; contains quantities of nitrates. 100 lbs. $1.50, M ton $7.50, ton $27.00. Tr. pkt. SALVIA, Bon6re »0 25 SALVIA. Zurich 30 VINCA. 3 colors IS VERBENAS, Mam., 4 colors 20 ZINNIA. Giant Robusta 10 AGER.\TUM, Blue Perfection 15 ALYSSUM, Little Gem 10 ALYSSUM. Carpet of Snow 10 ANTIRRHINUM, Nelrose Pink SO BEGONIA, Vernon 25 BEGONIA ErfordU 50 CANDYTUFT, Giant Empress 10 LOBELIA, C. P. Compacta 25 M YOSOTIS, Victoria 25 0>. $2.00 .60 .75 .35 60 .30 .35 .20 1.25 .75 I WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK J SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Ay|||||#A BOSTON FLOWER MARKET ^ I lllf l^u U^s^iP^^cd for the largest per- " ' ^rWll^# centage of double flowers. We have orimson, canary yellow, dark blue, deep blood red. apple blosBom, bright rose, light blue, acarlet. Trade pkt. SI. 00. Pure white, trade pkt. $1.50. Sweet Peas, Asters. Cyclamen, Petunia, Primula, Lily of the Valley Prom our Own Cold Storage Plant. Ou Trade Ltsr mailed on application rOTTUR, FISKE, RAWSON CO., ne seed store faneuil Hall Square, Boston MEYER'S^B RAND FORMOSUMS— GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALX. DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street. NEW YORK WE BOOK NO>V /^U¥-vi?DC 'or deliTery thlB Spring or next Fall, (or the full Une of Florists' Forcing UX\.L»l!/rvO Bulbs and Plants; such as LILIES, FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLUS, CANNAS, DAHLIAS, ROSES, PALMS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, BUXUS, Etc., Etc. Let us appraise your wants. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, SI BARCUA.V STRBBT IJCIII VORK or P. O. Box 752 "tn IUHH BOSTON FERNS 214-in. pots, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000 CANNAS Named Varieties, 2-3 eyes, $1.25 per 100 JAMES VICKS SONS Rochester N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue Use of ;,Wbole8ale Prices mailed oidr to those wfao plant for profit. Wlien onlerlnf. please mention The Bxcbansre Dahlias '^air Delice, Best Pink. Genoveva, Best Cactus Yellow. Henry Patrick, Best White. Juliet, Best Cactus Pink. Lawine, Best Cactus White. Wm. Agnew, Red. Le Colosse, Yellow. $5.00 per 100. Baltimore Cut Flower Co. 200 Park Ave.. BALTIMORE, MD. When nriiprlng. plfiis*> mi-ntlon Thp Kxrlmnge W.E. Marshall & Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d St., NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc., for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADEl PHIA nliTitip, pl'';isf tiU'iii Inn Till' Hxcliimpf OUR MOTTO: **TBE BEST THB MARKET AFFORDS' Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK From Cold Storage New York or Chicago $16.00 per 1000; $8.50 per 500; $1.50 per 250 Pips Whpn^ nrtlering. pIphsp Tn>^ntlon Tho I'vrht. ngp aiEANS. PEAS. RADISH and I nd all GARDEN SEEDS "^-T ^t% UNION SETS ^^^^^UPi^^'^^^^ Whem ordprlng, plenwe mention Thp F^rrhnngp We offer the best CANNAS GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, \%-m. and up. Pink Augusta, our special White and Light Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensis, fine bulbs. Little Blush, De Lamarck. $8.00 per 1000. America, first size, $7.00 per 1000; second size, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Ro>vehl & Granz Hicksvllle, L. I., N. Y. ^"Iipii orderinir. plpase mention Thf Rxf himce SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side) ^Tinn nnlprlng- nlon SEEDSMEN Write for sample* and price* on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER LITHOGRAPHIC COMPANY Dept. 8, Rochester, N. Y. W^eD orderlDX. please mention The Bxcbanxa 2, 3 and 4-eye 40 fine varieties, fresh cut. $1.00 to $5.00 per 100. OUR SELECTION of finest sorts, $1.80 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. CALADIUM esculenmm. $1.75. $3.50, $5.50, $8.00 per 100. CALADIUM, Fancy-leaved. Brazilian kinds named, $1.50, $1.75, $2.20 per 100. DAHLIAS. Field-grown. 50 fine aorta for cut flowers. $3.00 to $8.00 per 100. GLADIOLUS. Cut flower sorts. $1.00 to $3.00 per 100. TUBEROSES, Dwarf Pearl. First size, well cur., 90c. per 100. IRIS Ka^mpferl. 25 Japanese kinds. $5.00 per 100. PHLOX, HARDY PERENNIAL. Field-grown, named for cut flowers. S5.00 per 100. MADEIRA. CINNAMON VINE and other bulbs. Ask for list. SHELLROAD GREENHOUSES La Grange. Bsltimoret Nd. GLADIOLUS For my very cheap prices, See Classified Ad. Fine healthy bulbs. C. 5. TAIT Brunswick, Ga. When ordering, please m>'ii1inn The Exchange Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Gal. Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists WholMal* Orowvn a' Fall Liat o', FLOWER and GARDEN SEEDS Wlieo ord«rlnjr, pleaBs mention The Bzchanff* March II, I9I6. The Florists' Exchange 579 AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION Prealdcnt. John M. Lupton. Mattituck, N. Y., first vlce-preaident. Kirby B. Whitb. Detroit. Mich.; second vice-president, F. W. Bolgiano, Washington. D. C.; secretary-treasurer. C. E. Kendel, 2010 Ontario St.. Cleveland. O.; assistant secretary, S. F. Willard, Jr., Cleveland, O. Next convention, Chicago, June 30 to 33, 1916. Imports from Europe Messrs. McHutchison & Co., 17 Mur- ray St., New York, in reply to a letter from us write as follows: We are fairly well posted on the em- bargoes placed and to be placed, by foreign nations upon luxuries, but we did not know they Included flowers; anyway neither Denmark or England is import- ing flowers largely under present condi- tions, they are mostly home grown and an embargo on them would not greatly affect local or import trade in those coun- tries. There has been a lot of loose talk with regard to this country being a dumping ground for imports of horticultural goods during the further progress of the war, or after it ends, but as far as we can see this talk in pure moonshine, there is nothing back of it. But let us analyze the situation based on the horticultural lines the United States usually imports. Belgian Stock. Under present condi- tions Belgium can freely export to the United Kingdom, Germany and Holland, as well as to the United States, but pro- duction has almost ceased there. As the growers sell off their holdings of Aza- leas, palms, etc., they plant Potatoes in the fields and Melons in the greenhouses. which they can market quickly at profit- able prices, the result being that in a year or two there will not be nearly sufiicient Azaleas or palms to fill the de- mand, whether or not the war continues. No fear of dumping from this source. Valley Pips. These, of course, cannot be imported from Germany under present conditions or until after the war ends, and Germany is the source of supply for all high grade forcing pips. It takes three years to produce a forcing pip. and but little has been legally exported from Germany since March 15. 1915. On the other hand, there has been a great demand in Germany for vegetables, the result being that the small farmers find it much more profitable to produce Potatoes which they can sell immediately at a good price, rather than Valley pips which take three year.*? to mature and which might be prac- tically worthless when matured owing to the growers being unable to export them. It is reasonably sure that there will he very few Valley pips to export after 1H17. and the few high grade pips that are available will be sold to the nations of- fering the highest price for them. No fear of Valley pips being dumped here. Holland Stock. From Holland we import nursery stock and bulbs, but Hol- land is exporting to all countries as in normal times, probably they export less, but the production is less, owing to so many Hollanders being called to serve the colors. Prices on all grades of nur- ."iery stock remain firm : there are more shortages on shipments this year than in normal times and there is more likely to be a shortage than a surplus in the fu- ture. No fear of dumping here as far as we can see. Frencli Stock. France can still ex- port freely to the usual importing na- tions, but as practically every man of military age is serving in some capacity with the colors, there is at present and \vill be in the future, a reduced produc- tion. .\11 indications point to prices being higher next season as the demand now exceeds the production. No fear of dumping from this source. Even if there was a surplus of stock in any of the exporting countries it would be impracticable to send it on consign- ment here, owing to the high rates of dut.v, freight and packing now prevailing, also to the lack of steamer space which 30 & 32 BARCLAY ST. NEW YORK SELECTED FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS New Race of Cosmos •» S. if W. Co.'s Dovblc-crowncd and Crested \\ f i-o[i.siest iu lialiit lu our famous strain of early- dainty anil exquisite ap- pearance. The colors are pure white and a delight- ful shade of shell pink. Seed sown in our trials iu early August bloomed the middle of October, giving .1 percentage of delight- f u II y double-crowned blooms. In order to give our patrons the advantage of seeing this in 191G, we have decided to offer it in advance of having it ab- solutely fixed for color and tj-pe. Pink and White Miied. Pkt. containing 25 seeds, of an even proportion of the pink and white varieties mixed. 25c.; 5 pkts.. $1.00". STANDARD TYPES OF COSMOS Extra Early Flowering Pl;t. H oz. Oz. White $0.05 $0.50 $1.50 Pink 05 .50 1.50 Crimson... .05 .50 1.50 Mixed 05 .35 1.00 Mammoth late Pkt. Oz. White $0.05 $0..50 Pink 05 .50 Pkt. Red ... 80.05 Mixed ■ -.• ■ ■ ■ .05 Lady Lenox. One of the most; widely cruwn pink Cosmos \i '■' ' '^^ Lady Lenox. White. This gran" '"- trothiction has all the good qualiti^^ of the pink variety '4 oz, 50c. .10 MARIGOLDS TALL AFRICAN VARIETIES Pkt. Double Mixed. Splendid mixture. . . .SO.Oo Oranfte-yellow 05 Light Yellow 05 Orange Quilled 05 Lemon Quilled. Pure. 05 Eldorado. Flowens large, imbricated. .05 DWARF FRENCH About 12 inches Finest French Mixed 05 Legion of Honor. Yellow and red- . . .10 Lutea. Pure yellow 05 Little Brownie. Excellent for pot.s; produces bushes 5 to 6 inches in height, profuse bloomer 05 Flower Novelties of Mie year -uri entirely new race of Cosnio.s. 'Ihe pl.ant.s are similar ■flowering Cosmos, and a fair percentage ha\'e double crowns, whicli gi\-(? the (lower a very SINGLE ASTER SOUTIICOTE BEAUTY This new race much rewniblcs the BJnglc Ostrich-plume Aster which h:i.s become exeeedingly popular during (he last few yeara. It ha-s all the beauty of habit and (lower wliieh the latter posesses and in a distinct acquisition. The flowers have long, perfectly formed petals, but tlie golden yellow centers are very small. They are carried on long, stiff st«mB, 12 to 20 inches in length. The colors include beautiful shades of pink, blue anANSIES .\ M'KCIAl.l V .SINCK I.SS2 Faxon's "White House" Pansies MY BEST MIXTURE— Ounce $10.00, trade packet $1.00 (by mail postage prepaid) M. B. FAXON, Seedsman, Foxboro, Mass. CANNA ROOTS 25,000 home-grown Canna Roots, two and tliree eyes each, in first-class condition and strictly true to name, of the following varieties: Comte de Bouchard. 4 ft. Yellow. Gladiator. 3 ft. Yellow. David Harum. 4 ft. Bronze leaf. Hon. Benj . F. HoweU. Oft. Like Kinfc- Humbert in foliage and flower. Egandale. 4 ft. Chocolate foliage. Venus. 4 ft. Rosy pink. Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Yellow. Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage. To close out, I offer them at the uniform price of $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000 Mixed Varieties (Choice Named Varieties, mixed and without labels). $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Packed free for cash with order. J. T. LOVBTT, Little Silver, IV. J. 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds, Onion Sets. Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedlf^ee Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. V\ hen oidi'iiiig. pliMhe itinu Tbe Exc nt1..n Tlip ExohHiigp CANNAS Strong 2- and 3-eye divisions, freshly divided from clumps same day shipped ; far superior to stored divisions. Unless noted, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Indiana Alphonse Bouvier Black Prince Egandale Eldorado, large-flow- ered, yellow. Feuermeer Garam, $4.00 per 100 Hungaria, $3.00 per 100 Italia Julius Koch King Humbert, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Koros, $6.00 per 100 Louisiana, \$4.00J|per ILIOO THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Mephisto Mrs. Geo. A. Strohlein Mrs. Karl Kelsey Mrs. Kate Deemer, $4.00 per 100. New Chicago Prince Wied Prol. Rombert PAINESVILLE. OHIO W'lipn. orrlorhig. t>1o Tiu'nli'in Tln^ F\-(^li;ingp MY GIANT PANSIES. Finest mixture, in superb colors, all grown from selected stock. Large, strone plants in bud and bloom; will be in full bloom last of March and later on. By e.iprcss. Jl.OO and $1.50 per 100. PANSY Seed. Finest mixture, $4.00 per oz. SALVIA Bonfire. 1 oz. $1.00. Cash with order E. B. JENNINGS Lock Box 254, SOUTHPORT, CONN. Grower of fine Pansies Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensis, red . . 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet . . 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, III. Wbpn orderlnir. plea., mention The Kxcbanjcfl Co., 110 bis seed; C. W. Sheldon & Co., 3U0 bis. Clover Seed; Loewith Larsen ."t Co., 50 bis. Clover seed; A. Dickinson & Co., 100 bis. Clover seed; S. S. Lapland — J. Schelfer & Co., 2 boxes bulbs, etc. .S. S. Rotterdam — Weeber & Don, 1 case seed; H. A. Bunyard Co., 2 bags seed; P. Henderson & Co., 6 bags seed; C. D. Stone & Co., 5 bags seed; J. M. Thor- burn & Co.. 7 bags seed; Livingston Seed Co., 2 cases seed; Gray & Bros., 18 cases bulbs; C. H. Wyman & Co., 31 cases bulbs; A. Rolker & Sons, 81 pkgs. trees, etc.; McHutchison & Co., 12 cases trees, etc.; Stumpp & Walter Co., 3 cases bulbs; J. Roehrs Co., 2 cases trees, etc. Elliott Auction Co., 8 cases plants, 10 cases shrubs. H. Langeler, 5 cases bulbs; R. F. Lang, 21 cases trees, etc.; F. R. Pierson & Co., 13 cases shrubs; C. H. Wyman Co.. 7 cases bulbs; O. W. Clark's Son, 7 cases bulbs; Vaughan's Seed Sore; 1 case bulbs; A. Hogewoning. 4 cases bulbs; IMcHutchison & Co.. 9 cases trees, etc.; W. A. Foster, 113 cases roots, 1 case plants; G. H. Cobb, IS cases shrubs; P. Ouviferkerk, 93 cases plants; K. M. Mitchell, 7 cases bulbs; W. Lar- zelere, 30 cases trees, etc.; Lunham & Moore, 34 cases trees, etc., 226 cases shrubs; McHutchison & Co., 87 pkgs. trees; Schroder Seed Store. 12 cases trees, etc.; C. H. Wyman & Co., 6 bags shrubs, etc.; W. A. Manda. 41 cases shrubs, etc.; Maltus & Ware, 11S5 pkgs. plants, etc.; MacNiff Hort. Co., 344 pkgs. plants, etc.; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 413 pkgs. shrubs, etc.; 41 cases bulbs; Stumpp & Walter Co., 3 cases bulbs; McHutchison & Co., 89 cases trees, etc., F. B. Vande- grift & Co., 24.5 pk.g-s. trees, etc. Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULST New York Seed Trade The seed trade of this city is increas- ingly hampered, and the auction firms also, by the delay of their letters, espe- cially those containing invoices of ship- ments, on account of their interceptance by the British Government for the pur- pose of censorship. They would be in- clined to accept a moderate delay of mail as one of the ucces-silies arising from war conditions, but no doubt they will become not a little impatient if the delay in the reception of held up mails extends into longer periods. The MacJN'iff Horticultural Co., 52-54 and 56 Ve*ey St., will hold its opening auction of the season on Tuesday, March l-l, beginning at 11 o'clock, when it will offer Hose hushes. Rhododendrons, ever- gri'cus. and' other nursery stock, and also Gladiolus bulbs. Spiraea roots and other . miscellaneous stock. On account of the censorship of all of its mail, it reports that it will not be able to catalog in ad- vance, as is its usual custom, all of the stock which it will be able to offer. Only a part of its mail, which was taken oil the S. S. Nieuw Aoustcrdam by the Brit- ish Government some lU days ago was re- ceived on the S. S. Lapland, which ar- rived early this week, and furthermore, the mail which naturally would have ar- rived with the large shipments of nur- sery stock and bulbs, which it received on the Osferdyk and Kotterdam, which came into port this week, was not re- ceived because it has been taken off for censorship. The, carrying on of the auc- tion business under these conditions is move than usually difficult. S. L). Woodruff & Sons, 82-84 Dcy .St. are very busy in all of their departments. They report that Beans, some varieties of which are scarce, and which they are fortunate enough to have in stock, are meeting with a very active demand. Stocks in general are also moving well. It is reported that the demand of the Wisconsin canners that the seedsmen should .■sell seeds to them without the usual disclaimer as regards their re- sponsibility, is meeting in general with a determination on the part of seedsmen not to yield to such a request. Rumors that some seedsmen have yielded to the demand of these canners cannot he con- hrmed. Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay St., reports an active demand for its Central Park and Columbia brands of lawn grass seeds. This store is fortunate enough to have on hand a fine stock of Tuberoses, Caladiums, tuberous-rooted Begonias, and also a large quantity of sheep manure to offer to its customers. In or- der to better conduct its increasing busi- ness, it lias recently found it advisable to acquire additional storage facilities in Hoboken. .1. M. Thorhurn & Co., 53 Barclay St., roport the reception this week of large shipments of vegetable and flower seeds from England and European countries. The mail order business at this store is reported to be unusually active. Stumpp & Walter Co., 30-32 Barclay St., is offering choice strains of Cosmos and other seasonable flower seeds. All llic departments at this store are exceed- ingly busy at this time. Chas. Meyer, of the office staff, who recently underwent a very serious operation, is reported to be .slowly recovering. At Arthur T. Boddington Co. Inc., 128 Chambers st., the demand for Canna roots continues to be almost unprece- dentedly large. Other roots and bulbs are also meeting with an active demand, and all departments are busy executini; the rapidly increasing rush of orders. Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., re- port that they are busier than ever. Or- ilers are coming in in increa.sed numbers ; the mail business being particularly heavy. Cold storage Valley, a supply of which has been received, is reported to he of excellent quality, and to be meeting with an especially heavy demand. At Peter Henderson & Co., 35-37 Cort- hindt St., it is reported that the .season's business so far is almost or quite un- precendented, and the outlook for the rest of the season is exceedingly promising. This old and well known company re- ports that notwithstanding the condition among the seed growers in Europe, it has its usual complete and comprehensive stock of seeds, not only of vegetables but of flowers, as well. W. E. Marshall & Co., 1G6 W. 23d St.. report the arrival of a large .shipment of goods minus the in\'oice. due to cen- sorship of their mail, and that they will only be able to obtain these goods for use by the usual methods in such cases of filing a bond- This firm is expecting soon another shipment of trained nur- sery stock, to the handling of which it is giving a great deal of attention. At Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., it is reported that seasonable plants in ciunracrcial sizes are meeting with an ex- cellent demand. Mr. Irwin and Mr. Oaliill. both of whom are now traveling, arc sending in much good business. Burnett Bros., 08 Chambers st., were in receipt this week of a delayed ship- ment of much needed flower seeds from England. March 11, 191S. The Florists' Exchange 581 King Humbert Canna The Best BronzeLeaf, Orange=ScarIet, $2.00 per 100, case of 250 $4.38, per 1000 $17.50 Fresh dormant roots, with not less than two and three eyes each, true to name Red-Flowering, Green Foliage Cannas Doi. 100 1000 A. Bouvler. 6 ft. Dark crimson JO 25 $1.05 $15,00 Heautc Poitevlne. 3H ft. Dark crimson 40 2.75 25.00 Black Prince. 3 to 4 ft. Dark velvety maroon. .40 2.75 25.00 Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crimson. . . .25 1.65 15.00 ('herokee. 4 ft. Intense, deep rich maroon. . 26 1.35 12.00 Dr. Robert Funke. 4H ft. Scarlet 80 5.25 50.00 Duke of Marlboro. 4H ft. Dark crimson. . .25 1,50 14.00 Eiprcss. 2 to 2>5 (t. Scarlet crimson 40 2.75 25.00 Furst Bismarck. 4 ft. Rich scarlet crimson . .25 1.50 14.00 Grand Chancellor Bulow. 3 ft. Crimson scarlet, overlaid with maroon 25 1.65 15.00 J. D. Elsele. 6 ft. BrUliant vermilion scarlet. .40 2 25 20.00 Louisiana. 7 ft Vivid scarlet 26 1.50 14.00 Mepblsto. 3^ ft. The darkest crimson.. .25 1.35 12.00 Meteor. 4 ft. Deep crimson 2.50 18.00 176.00 Musafolia. 5 ft. Green leaves for foli- age effect only 26 1.50 14.00 Pennsylvania. 6 ft. Deep orange scarlet... .25 1.50 14. Oq President Cleveland. 3 ft. Bright orange scarlet. 30 2.00 17.50 Pres. Meyer. 4 ft. Cherry carmine 30 2.00 17.60 Pillar of Fire. 6 to 7 ft. high. Bright crimson scarlet 30 2.00 17.50 Tarry town. 3H ft. Crim- son 30 2.00 17.50 1.60 14 00 2.25 20 00 2.00 17.50 165 16.00 2.75 2500 Pink-Flowering Cannas Louise. 5 ft. Rose. Some- what similar to Mile. Berat 30 2.00 17.50 Mile. Berat. 4<4 ft. Rose carmine 30 2.00 17.60 ^ Rosea gigantea. 3H ft. i Rich rose, extra targe. 1.60 12.00 110.00 Bronze-Leaved, Red-Flower- ing Cannas Canna, Kln£ Humbert Brandywine. 4 to 6 ft. Intense vinous red, mot- tled with deep crimson - BRONZE-LF.AVED, RED-FLOWERING CANNAS— Continued Doi 100 1000 David Ilarum. 3}4 ft Vermilion scarlet 10.40 $2.75 $25 00 Dr. E. Ackerknecht. 4 It. Carmine lake 40 2 75 26.00 Dr. Budlngen. 4 ft. Scarlet, bronxe foliage 26 Esandalo 4 ft. Currant red 35 King Humbert. 6 ft Orange scarlet 30 Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy foliage 25 William Saunders. 3H 't. Crimson scarlet 40 Cannas, Orange Shades Indiana. 3 to 4 ft. Color golden orange, daintily marked and striped with red 25 1.36 12,00 Mrs. Kate Gray. 6 ft. Orange scarlet and yellow.^. 26 1.65 _16 00 Wyomlot. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orange colored T, .26 1.60 14.00 Red and Gold Cannas Allemannla. 4 to 5 ft. Qreen foliage; scarlet and yellow 26 1.35 12.00 America. 5 ft. Crimson, wide and irregular gold edge .26 1,36 12.00 General Merkel. 4 ft. Scarlet, suffused with orange, base and edge of Bower marbled with golden yellow. Superior to Mad, Crozy and Queen Charlotte 25 1.65 15 00 Gladiator. 4 ft Bright yel!ow, spotted crimson 25 1.65 16,00 Gladio-Flora 3H ft. Crimson, changing to carmine rose, with edge of gold 40 2.76 26.00 Italia. 4H ft. Green foliage. Red, bordered yellow. . 26 150 14 00 Jean Tissot. 6 ft. Intense, brilliant vermilion, with bright orange shadings 40 2.76 26.00 Cannas, Yellow Shades Austria. 5 ft. Pure canary yellow 26 150 14.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Yellow, spotted crimson. . 25 1.65 16.00 Gustav Gumpper. 4 ft. Clear chrome yellow 1.00 8.00 76 00 Johanna Kanzieiter. 3).^ to 4 ft. light amber j el- low, changing to creamy white 26 1 .60 14.00 Richard Wallace. 4H ft Canary yellow, green fo- liage 26 150 14.00 Cannas, White and Cream Shades Alsace. 3H ft Creamy white .40 2 75 25 00 Mont Blanc Imp. 3H ft Almost a pure white 35 2 26 20.00 55 3 75 36 00 TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS SINGLE-FLOWERING Crimson, Scarlet, Pure White, Rose, Light Pink. Yel- low, Salmon, Orange, Copper or Mised, all colors. Doz. 100 1000 Bulbs, 1 M in. diam. and up $0.35 $2.25 $20.00 DOUBLE-FLOWERING Crimson, Scarlet, Rose, Pure White, Copper-Bronze, Salmon, Yellow, Orange, Light Pink or Mixed, ail colors. Doz, 100 1000 Bulbs, 1)..,' in, diam. and up $0.50 $3.50 $30.00 CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephant's Ear) 6 to 8 in. in circumference, 200 in a case 8 to 10 in. in circumference, 100 in a case. 10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a case. 12 to 13 in. in circumference, 50 in a case. Doz. 100 1000 .$0,25 $2.25 $20.00 . .50 3.50 30.00 . .75 5.50 50.00 1.00 8.00 75.00 Monsters, measuring 13 in. and upward in circumference. 25 in a case 1.50 12.D0 FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS Brazilian Collection of 12 Varieties 1.50 12.00 Mixed Brazilian Varieties 1.25 10.00 MONTBRETIAS ,00 1000 Crocostnaeflora. Orange scarlet $1.00 $7,00 Etolle de Feu. Rich scarlet, yellow center 1.00 7.00 Rayon d'Or. Deep yellow; very large 1.00 7.00 Pottsti grandiflora. Bright yellow, flushed with red 1.00 7.00 Soleil Couchant. Bright red 1.00 7.00 AMARYLLIS doz. 100 Johnsonii (Bermuda Spice Lily) $2.50 $20.00 Lycoris Squamlgcra (Hardy Amaryllis) 1 .00 7 50 GLOXINIA ERECTA GRANDI FLORA Doz. 100 1000 AU Colors Mixed $0.50 $3.75 $35 00 GLADIOLUS 100 1000 America. Flesh pink. IK in. and up $1.25 $10,00 America, II Size. Juat as good as the large bulbs for outdoor planting 1.00 8.00 Mrs. Francis King. The best scarlet for florists. 1.00 8.00 Augusta. White, purple throat 1.25 12.00 White and Light, Mi.xed 1.25 12.00 American Hybrids, Mixed 1.00 9.00 Groff's Hybrids. XXX. Extra selected 1.75 15.00 First size. XX. ^'ery fine mixture. 1.25 12.00 Striped and Variegated 2.25 21.50 Pink and Rose Shades 1.75 16.00 Orange and Yellow Shades 3.50 32.00 Scarlet and Red Shades '. 1.50 14.00 Lemoine's Hybrids 1.50 14.(» (>hiidsii. Dark shades: first quality, mixed 1.75 16.00 Chiidsii. Light shades; first quality, mixed 2..50 22.60 LILY OF THE VALLEY Large clumps of Lily of the Valley for outside planting. These clumps will throw from 20 to 25 spikes. $2,00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. MADEIRA VINES Large bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. CINNAMON VINES Bulbs, 6 to 10 inches, 30c. per doz., $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. _ CALLAS, SPOTTED LEAF (Richardla albo-maculata) Very free Summer-blooming variety, $3.25 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS (Bleeding Heart) Strong forcing crowns, $1.25 per doz., $S.OO per 100, $75.00 per 1000. HY.\CINTHUS CANDICANS (Cape Hyacinth) Large bulbs, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. THE GREAT ISMENE (Ismene Calathlna Grandlflora) The flowers are of a very large size, like an Amaryllis, novel form and of snowy whiteness, and are also exceedingly fragrant. Bulbs are large and strong and begin to flower in two or three weeks after planting; a fine floriata' flower. 75o. per doz , $5.00 per 100, $45.00 i>er 1000. TUBEROSES 100 1000 Double Pearl. Selected bulbs, 4 to 6 in. in cir- cumference $1.25 $10.00 3 to 4 in in circumference LOO 7 .50 Mexican Everbloomlng 150 12.00 PERISHABLE GOODS SHIPPED BY FREIGHT AT OV^NER'S RISK For fuller description of Cannas, also Caladiums, Begonias and other Spring Bulbs, send for Wholesale Catalogue ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen Note Change ol Address! 128 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK Wtien ordering, pleue mention The Exchange 5S2 The Florists^ Exchange N Here's An Idea T^HE war will prevent people from going abroad this year. As never before, they will be at their country places, taking keen interest in them, and spending money freely for their pleasure. Flowers and plants will be in great demand — especially the new and novel things. English novel- ties are bound to be particularly popular. Send 35c. at once for Sutton's catalog and make your selections from the choice collection of Sut- ton's tested novelties. This catalog is so elaborate and expensive to produce that you will readily appreciate why we make a small charge of 35c. for a copy; but this will be promptly refunded with your first order of I5.00 or more. A J^trt^Wc ozto WINTER, SON & CO. 64-F Wall Street New York Sole Agi'.nti East of Rocky MountatTia Royal Seed Establishment Reading, England THE SHERMAN T. BLAKE CO. 429-F Sacramento Street San Francisco, Cal. Pacific Coast Ajents SNAPDRAGON PLANTS We can now make immediate shipment of the following varieties of Snap- dragon plants, out of 2 X 3 rose pots: Our famous Silver Pink, Nelrose, Phelps' White, White Star, Garnet and Yellow, at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Seeds should be sown at once to have large plants in bloom for early sales. Price of seeds: My original Silver Pink, $1.00 per pkt., 3 for $2.50, 7 for $5.00. Seed of Nelrose, Garnet, White, Yellow, Buxton and Fancy Mixed, 35c. per pkt., 3 for $1.00. All orders positively cash, or C. O. D. Free cultural directions. Snapdragon growing is our business. We have all of the best ones. Try growing them in square bands. See our ad. of bands on page 594 G. S. RAMSBURG, Somersworth, N. H. . When ordering- plfMSf nrntlM ROSES Field-Grown — Superior Quality HYDRANGEAS Otaksa, Fiench White, all sizes. HARDY PERENNIALS Canterbury Bells, Peach Bells, Phlox, Larkspur, Coreopsis, Gaillardias, Pentstemon, Sweet Williams, Shasta Daisies, etc. GERMAN IRIS New Orchid-flowering varieties. Pallida dalmatica, Foetidissima variegata, Evergreen variegated. JAPANESE IRIS Fine collection. ORNAMENTALS and EVERGREENS English Laurel, 5-8 feet tall. BUDDED LILACS 10 of the very best varieties. ASK FOR PRICE LISTS MOU.«ITAIN VIEW FLORAL CO. PORTLAND, ORE. The King of all Field Corns -s: "W^D's Golden Nugget Flint" Our Sterling Novelty for 1916 Earlier and larger than any other; outyielda by far all existing varie- ties. Matures in 75-80 days Don't fail to grow it this year Peck $1.00, bush. $3.00, f.o.b. N.Y. Free sample on reQuesI WEEBER&DON Seed Merchants and Growers 114 Chambers St,, NEW YORK f. W. fletcher & Co. inc. AUBURNDALE, MASS. The V.-voh-invf' THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-date Mastodon Pansies Fine, stocky, transplanted pTivat« stock. Mixed $1.00 per 100, »8.00 per 1000. Seedlings, large or standard sue. East of Chicago, order from the Lonft Island DahUa Gardens, HIcksvllle, L. I.. N. Y. MASTODON, MUed. H o». 75«., oi. »5.00. MASTODON. Mlied, Private Stock. H oi $1.00, 01. $7.00. New catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON Antirrhinums NELROSE, from the originator A nice lot of 2^ in. seedlings, just right to bench for Memorial Day. $5.00 per 100. Nelrose seed, greenhouse grown, from ee- lected plants. Trade packet, $1.00. When ordering, please mentlou Tbe UxciiaDxe Marguerites Keve d'Or (Dream of Gold). The only yellow for Winter flowers. 3-in., strong, $8.00 per 100; 2-in., $6.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100. New Asparagus Lutzi Strong, 4-in. plants, $15.00 per 100; 25 for $4.00. Whett ordering, please mention The Exchange Chicago Seed Trade At Vaugliau's Sufd Store counter trade bas shown quite an improveuieiit tlie past week. All dower seeds at wholesale are in good demand, as well as all Spring bulbs. Cannas are moviug well and the new variety Firebird is in much favor with the trade. Ed. (ioldeusteiu attend- ed the State Florists' convention at Muline the present week in the interest of his house. A. Henderson & Co. report satisfactory returns from their tirst catalog that was mailed tbe past week. It is a neat little volume of sixteen pages and cover and is sent to the wholesale trade only. Winterson's Seed Store will complete the mailing of their catalog or Garden Guide this week. It is an attractive book of seventy-two pages and cover. The Butterfly Bush, Buddleia variabilis magnifica, is illustrated in colors on the back cover page. This plant is in de- mand with the trade everywhere. Can- nas at wholesale are moving well, and all other lines of Spring bulbs in pro portion. The Leonard Seed Co. is handling a large volume of business in garden seeds for wholesale trade. The Southern States are buying extensively and orders from the Central States are coming in strong. Night work in the shipping de- partments has been in force for some weeks. The Blue Earth County Pure Seed Association held its annual meeting and seed fair at Mankato, Minn., on Feb. 23. The exhibit of seed Corn was the best ever seen in the county ; the exhibit racks and booths of several independent exhibitors made a handsome showing. The Holland bulb growers have been very well represented in the city the past week. Most of them report business slow as the jobbing trade are not buying thus early. F. H. Henry, of Henry & Lee, New York, was a caller on the seed trade the past week. D. D. P. Roy has added a traveling man to his well established business, who left the past week for a trip through Wisconsin and the Northwest. Kentucky Pure Seed Bill The pure seed bill, Kentucky House Bill No. :i89, introduced into the Legis- lature a short time ago, has been passed by the House on a majority vote of 06 to 5. R. B. Hutchcraft, Jr., Representa- tive from Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., who is also a seedsman, was one of the men to vote against the bill. Mr. Hutch- craft claimed that the Bluegrass seed in- dustry of Kentucky amounted to about .fl ,000.000, 90 per cent, of which was from other States and foreign countries. He said that under the provisions of the bill it would be impossible to sell Blue- grass seed in Kentucky. He also criti- cized the repeal of the act of 1904 and said that it would permit of the mis- branding of Bluegrass seed. The farm- ers of the Bluegrass section of Kentucky have been warmly supporting the bill. This bill provides a purity label which must give the proportions of seeds other than those the package purports to con- tain, and the percentage must be based on a test or analysis conducted either at the Kentucky Experimental Station or by the vendor of the seeds or his agents, the test in the latter case to conform with the regulations used by the Asso- ciation of Official Seed Analysts and subject to retest by the Experimental Station. The authorities of the Experimental Station are authorized to take for analy- sis a sample from any lot of agricultural seed exposed for sale, "not to exceed four ounces," in the presence of two disinter- ested witnesses if the vendor fails or refuses to be present. A fine of $25 to $100 is provided for offering or expos- ing for sale any seed in violation of the act or for preventing the authorized ofiS- cials from inspecting them. The act of 1904 to prevent adultera- tion or misbranding of orchard grass and other seeds is repealed by the new law, which stands a good chance of passing the Senate. It carries an emergency clause. f"- I^- C. Boston, Mass. — Fottler, Fiske, Raw- son Co., seedsmen, have just put a new salesman on the road covering Massachu- setts and New York territory. Harry P. Hodgkins is the new representative. March 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 383 Dreer^s Famous American Asters The high quality ol our Asters is well Icnown and appreciated by tlic growers tlirougliout tlic country; all ol the varieties offered below have been grown under our own supervision and are strictly high-grade in every particular Astermums This strain of Giant Comet Asters was first ex- hibited at tlie Florists' Convention in 1912, and their immense size and Chrysanthemum-like ap- pearance created quite a sensation. They closely resemble Crego's Giant, but come into bloom fully two weeks earlier. We offer three colors. Tr. pkt. Oz. WMte Astermum S0.40 $2.00 40 2.00 Pink Astermum Lavender Astermum . .40 2.00 Crego's Giant Comet Asters Magnificent fluffy flowers, averaging over 5 inches across, with long strong stems, the finest of this type. Comes into bloom in August, continuing well into September, and unhke most of the Comet sorts, stands when cut and is a good flower to ship. We ofl'er five colors, our own saving, of the highest quality. Tr. pkt. Oz. Wliitc. Purest white $0.30 Pink. Delicate shell pink 30 Purple. Bright purple 30 Rose. Rich deep rose 30 A rich deep shade 30 All colors 30 Lavender. Finest Mixed. S1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.25 Dreer's "Peerless Pink" Aster This grand Aster may bo briefly described as a glorified late branching shoU-piuk or Mary Somple. It has the same strong, sturdy habit of growth; comes into bloom a little earlier, bears freely almost globular flowers rarely under 4 inches across and frequently over 5 inches. The color is rich sheU- pink, similar in shade but more decided than the late-branching. The center petals are prettily in- curved, wliile the wide outer petals reflex, making a most artistic and finely finished flower, and stands cut longer than any other. Tr. pkt. 50c., oz. .S2.50. Dreer's "Crimson Giant " Aster A superb late-branching variety, with perfect double flowers of rich rosy crimson, full of fire. Fine for cutting, showing up well under artificial Ught. Tr. pkt. 30c., oz. $1.50. Daybreak Aster Of very symmetrical growth, blooming in August and September. Color a delicate La France pink; fine for bedding. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. Purity Aster Identical to the above except in color pure white. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. King Asters The "King" Asters form a distinct class or type, and have many sterling qualities to recommend them to lovers of fine Asters. They are of strong, sturdy habit, growing fuUy 18 inches A high and bear from August to October, very \, large, attractive flowers. ,j.^ jjj_ q^_ Dreer's Crimson King. A brilliant new color in this type, |-^^ which originated with us. It V^ is the richest and deepest ^^' crimson variety known to us,. $0.40 $2.60 ^ Pink King. An attractive shade / of delicate sheU-pink 30 1.50 L Rose King. A beautiful bril- liant rose variety 30 1.50 Violet King. This is the orig- V!^ inal of this type, and is a pleasing soft shade of violet . . .30 1.50 Wliite King. Of purest glis- tening white, flowers very large 40 2.50 ^I—- Dreer's Superb Late Branching Aeter Dreer's Superb Late Branching Asters The finest Asters for late August and Septem- ber blooming. The plants form strong, branch- ing bushes, 2 to 2M feet high, bearing on long, strong stems their handsome Chrysanthemum- like flowers, which, under ordinary cultivation, averages 5 inches across. The form of the flow- ers, together with the length of the stems, places them at the head of Asters for cuttmg. They come into bloom from two to three weeks after the average type, usually being at their best dur- ing September, and fiUing in the gap between the general run of Asters and Chrysanthemums. We offer eight beaiitiful and distinct colors, viz.: Tr. pkt. Oz. Azure Blue. A rich, deep laven- der • *''.25 Pure Wliite. Extra fine stock 26 Shell Pink. An exquisite shade . . .25 Rose Pink. A very desirable color. . .25 Deep Rose. Rich and briUiant. . . .25 Deep Purple. Royal deep purple. .25 Lavender. A pale grayisli-lavender .25 Crimson. Very rich 25 Finest Mixed. ^ AU the colors 26 $1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .75 Queen of the Market Asters The leading early Asters, of good, strong growth and bearing large flowers on long, begins blooming in July. White Lavender Pink strong stems Tr. Pkt. Oz. . .$0.25 .. .25 .. .25 .25 Dreer's "Peerless Pink" Aster Enchantress Aster A very desirable mid-season variety. Grows about IS inches high, with very double, wide-petalled flow- ers of the soft, dehcate pink color peculiar to Enchan- tress Carnation. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. Dreer's "Pink Beauty" Aster A magnificent cut-flower variety, in bloom from early August untU weU on in September, 24 to 30 inches high, flowers average 4 inches across, on long, strong stems. Color a delicate blush pink and pro- nounced by experts to be the finest pink midseason sport yet introduced. Tr. pkt. 40c., oz. $2.00. $1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Bright Rose Purple ^^ Crimson ''^ Lavender Gem Aster One of the most beautiful early-flowering Asters. Of Comet type, with large, artistic loosely-arranged flowers ofithe most charming shade of lavender imaginable. Tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $2.50. Mikado Asters Very similar to Crego's Giant but dwarfer and earlier. Flowers of largest size rarely under 6 inches across, borne on good long stems, we offer two colors. Tr. pkt. Oz. Mikado Pink, or Rochester $0.30 $1.50 Mikado White 30 '-S" FOR COMPLETE LIST SEE DDR WHOLESALE PRICE LIST COPIES TO ANY FLORIST ON REQUEST 714-716 Chestnut Street Aatermum HENRY A. DREER, ^'hiiTdeiphiarPa. When orderlnic. please meDtlon The ExcbaoEe 584 The Florists' Exchange 4i HENDERSON'S EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN LAWN AND FARM ^ >» AND THE BEST OF EVERYTHING VEGETABLE SEEDS FLOWER SEEDS FARM SEEDS GRAIN, GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS ORNAMENTAL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PLANTS FLOWER BULBS GARDEN AND FARM REQUISITES IMPLEMENTS TOOLS FERTILIZERS INSECTICIDES FUNGICIDES SPRAYING APPLIANCES AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL BOOKS, Etc., Etc. CATALOGUES 1916 ON APPLICATION by meDtioning Florists' Exchange If a Florist or Market Gardener — Say So 1 PETER HENDERSON ® CO. it 35 and 37 Cortlandt St., New York i3 Headquarters for Plant Stakes For Staking Easter Plants HYACINTH STAKES (WOOD) Dyed Green 1000 5000 10,000 12-mch $1.00 S4.25 J7.75 18-inch 1.35 6.25 11.75 IS-inch (heavy), A-inch diameter 2.50 11.25 21.50 CANE STAKES 500 1000 6000 Southern. S to 9 ft., selected quality S3.25 $6.00 $27.50 Japanese. Very thin. b About 6 ft. long 3.25 6.25 30.00 JAPANESE GREEN CANE STAKES 500 1000 IH feet $1.25 $2.25 2 feet 1.75 3.25 2K feet 2.25 4.00 3 feet 3.00 5.00 4 feet 3.75 7.00 UNPAINTED STAKES or DOWELS Igth. Biun. 100 in. in. 24 H Vi A A Also all other Seasonable Supplies. Seeds and Bulbs. Send for our Wholesale Catalogue if I you have not received a copy. 24 36 36 36 36 1000 $0.60 $4.00 .46 3.75 .65 .65 1.00 ,65 6.25 5.25 9.00 5.25 Iftk. Diam. 100 m. in. 36 'A 42 A A 1000 42 42 42 42 $0.66 $5.25 .76 6.00 .75 6.75 .75 6.00 .75 6.00 1.25 10.50 The above dyed green. 10c. per 100, or $1.00 per 1000 additional. Don't fail to see our Exhibit at Con- vention Hall, Mar. 25th to Apr. 2d. HENRY F.MICHELL CO., 518 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. Miscellaneous Seed Notes The E. J. Klingensmith Seed Co.. In- dianapolis, has been doing a nice busi- ness mostly in early field seed Corn, as this is one of its specialties. The com- pany grows its own seed and prepares it, so knows exactly what it is putting out. Every year trade is increasing. The company writes : The Bean short- age is growing more serious every day in this section and the market gardeners are having difficulty in securing seed for their plantings of stringless and wax. However, we are counting on having enough for our trade and have even sold to other seedsmen. We will plant about 30 acres of Beans here on our farms this season. We have done an immense business in Clover seed, but another week or so will find most of the farmers supplied. We then look for heavy drop in market. Timothy moving just fair. Seed Oats good at 60c. to 75c. per bus. Catalogs Received Domestic H. E. Meader, Dover. N. H.— Gladioli; a list of 20 pp. with pretty cover. Harrison's Nurseries, Berlin, Md. — Select stock for Spring delivery. Whole- sale price list of Peach, Apple and shade trees. Wheeler & Co., Middle st., Bridgeport, Conn. — Seeds. A catalog of 48 pp., freely illustrated, embracing kitchen and flower garden seeds. The Wheatley Gardens, Roslyn, L. I. — Roses and hardy garden flowers, bedding plants, palms, Bay trees, Chrysanthe- mums; 4S pp. W. W. Wilmore, Jr., Wheatridge, Colo. — Gladioli, also a section devoted to Dah- lias, Cannas, Phloxes, Irises; 16 pp. with some illustrations. Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y, — March Bulletin 1916. Grade-count of an unsold stock offered to the trade only; also list of Roses from 2 1/4 in. pots. Elizabeth Nursery Co., Wider st., Eliza- beth, N. J. — Wholesale trade list Spring, 1916, of nursery stock, also some green- house plants and hardy perennials; 52 pp. Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio. — 1, Trade List, Spring, 1916, offering a few special hardy plants and Gladioli; 2, short list of Gladioli and Dahlias at retail; 3. hardy plants and bulbs for 1916; a 16 pp. list. J. K. Alexander, The Dahlia King, E. Bridgewater, Mass. — Dahlias. An ample catalog running to 69 pp. with cover, the greater portion being devoted to Dahlias, wliich are well illustrated and described; the remainder of the list is devoted to Gladioli, Irises, ornamental flowering shrubs, Rhododendrons and small fruits. Ross Bros. Co., Worcester, Mass. — Vegetable, grass and flower seeds 1916; an ample catalog extending to 120 pp. XXX «:S BEDS ALYSSUM Saowball.Theonlytnjedwuf.Pkt.20o ASTERS. Finest gianta grown. Mlied, pkt. 200 CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown, ringle and double. Miied, 650 seeds. (1.00: i^ pkt. SOo. COLEUS. New giants, finest large leaved. 20o. CYCLAMEN Giganteum. Finest Giant*, mixed. 250 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. 60o. PANSY, Gianta Mixed. Finest grown, critically selected. 6000 seeds. »1.00; H pkt. 50c.; os. $3.00 PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20a. PETUNIA New California Gianta. Miied. 20o. PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New deep blue, angle, Moat attractive Peluniagrown; grand. Pkt. 60o. PHLOX Drummondll. New dwarf, large fiowsr ing. Grand; finest colors and beautiea. 20o. SALVIA Scarlet Glow. Finest intense scarlet. 20o. up. SNAPDRAGON. Giant White. Pink or Miied. 20o. VERBENA. Calif, gianta. Fineat grown, mixed. 20o. up. Caah. Liberal pkta. Six 20e. pkta., (1.00. JOHN r. RUPP.Shiremanslowii, Pa. When ordering. pl<^aqp m-'nTW-n Thp BxchHDge The L. D.Waller Seed Co. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA SWEET PEA and NASTURTIUM SPECIALISTS Correspondence Solicited Wben orderlnc. pleaae mt^ntlon The Exchange GLADIOLUS Bulbs. Fine Mixed. Per 1000 4,000 Extra large. 1M-2H in $8.00 13,000 No. 1, IM-lJi in 5.00 20,000 No. 2, l-Ii^ in 4.00 20 bushel corms or bulblets, $2.00 per bufl. 100,000 LETTUCE. Wintered 2.00 100,000 ASPARAGUS ROOTS 2.30 I. & J. L. LEONARD, lona. N. J. When orderinsr. please mt^ntlnn Tbe Excbange HIGH CLASS Flower Seeds for Florists Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED COMPANY 125 Market Street, PHILAD[LPHIA, PA Writp them yon read tbtg adrt. In the Exdianfo The Uptown Seed Store Harry A. Bunyard Co., inc. 40 West 28th S(., NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchauge March 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 585 Steamships Nieuw Amsterdam. Oosterdyk and Rotterdam arrived with Mammoth Shipments of Rose Bushes, Rhododendrons, Evergreens, l(oxwoods Gladiolus Bulbs, Spiraea Roots, Etc. \nd all kinds of Nursery Stock Also Which will be offered at the opening Auction Sale of the Spring Season TUESDAY, MARCH 14th, at u o'clock A. m. Sales will be held each Tuesday and Friday throughout the season. Send for Catalogue. THE MACNIFF HORTICULTURAL CO., I.^r^^Z'^^^^'^^^o^^ 52, 54 & 56 Vesey St., NEW YORK Wheiii nrdorinc. please mention Tln' Exclinn DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FALL and SPRING SHIPMENTS VALLEY PIPS. Beat Berlin and Hamburg crsdM. AZALEAS, PALMS. BAYS. ETC., from Belgium. BOXWOODS. ROSES. ETC., from Bo>- koop, Holland. MAPLES. PLANES, ETC.. from Ouden- bowih, Holland. FRUIT A>fD ORNAMENTAL STOCKS from France. BEGONIA AND GLOXINIA BULBS. D.- oember ahipment. En&liah Manettt. Japanese Lilies. Raffia, Kenria Seeds, etc. WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS. McHUTCHISON & CO. The Import House 17 Murray St.. New York When ordering, plpnse m'Mitlnn The E.Tcliange CAINIVA ROOTS loo looo Meteor $10.00 JIOO.M Klnlt Humbert 2.50 20.00 Cliaries Henderson 2.00 18.^0 Oueen Charlotte 2.50 20 00 DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 4-iapot«.. 16.00 AGERATUM. Blue and white Roated Cuttings 1.00 8.00 GERMAN rVY. Cutting 1.00 8.00 ENGLISH IVY. 2>^-in. pots 4.00 36.00 4-in. pots 8.00 GERANIUMS, Rlcard, Nutt, Hill, pinic, Grant, double ana white. 2 l^-in. pots 2.25 20.00 BOSTON FERN RUNNERS 2.00 18.50 WM. MEARS - - RUMSON. N. J. Write them you read this adrt. In the Frchange FERN BALLS LAST CALL M in.. J14.00 per 100; 7-9 in , J22.60 per 100. TUBEROSE Dwarf EiceUlor Pearl. $9.00 per 1000. All sizes of Caladlums in stock. The Barclay Nursery ''"'ZT'" 60 Barclay SL and 14 W. Broadway, NEW YORK. Telephone, Cortlandt 1815 When orflerlnr nlposp m. nUnn Th^ P^tchanee GLADIOLI Catalogue now ready JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. FLOWERFIELD, L. I.. N. Y. When ordprlnjT. p^phiip mention The Elrchang-e S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON, MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO ftadish. Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com. Correspondence Solicited. GARDEN SEED BKBT, CARROT. PARSNIP, RADISH and GARDEN PEA SEED in variety: alao other items «f the short crop of this past sea«oa, as well as a foil Bsa of Garden Meda, wHI be qttotad you upon appUoatioo to S. D. WOODRUff i SONS. 82 Dey Street, KEW YORK and ORANGC COPfN. Wken orderlnic. pl»aa* oaeDtloo Tbo Btxchsn^a with cover, and embraces tools, machin- ery, bee keepers' supplies, poultry appli- ances, hand and power sprayers, borers, etc., together with the sections devoted to seeds. The implement section is one of the most complete we have seen. I J. H. Troy's ZTorserles, New Rochelle, : N. Y. — Catalog of deciduous forest and , ornamental trees, also Roses. The Rose ■ section occupies 7 pp. This catalog is | very distinctive, large in size, printed In brown on biscuit colored paper; the pages being large and the text and illustrations not in any way crowded. A section is , also devoted to fruits, vines, climbers; l 20 pp. Holm & Olson, Inc., Park Nurseries, 20-24 W. Bth St., St. Paul, Minn. — "Great- I ing Tour Landscape." Under this title I Holm & Olson have published their an- nual large catalog, devoted to planting and to the laying out of grounds and landscape gardening. This is an ambiti- , ous and extensive catalog, not only em- bracing all features of the garden, in- I eluding fruits, Roses, trees, shrubs and hardy plants, but has a section devoted to garden furniture and settings, such as seats, dials, pergolas, terra-cotta vases. Much pains have been expended in the preparation of the illustrations in the catalog, which is a high-class produc- tion printed in brown and black. The cuts are in black, the text is in brown. The illustrations are not only very finely selected and represent the best subjects of their kind, but are very numerous. On page 61 there is a colored plate of Irises in a garden, and on other pages there are views of Peonies in color, also Spirteas and evergreens. This is one of the finest catalogs that have come this season; 98 pp. with colored cover. This firm also sent out an 8-pp. list devoted to trees and shrubs for planting around one's residence or in the garden. We have also received a folder containing illustra- tions of effective planting. Forelg'n Tan Zanten & Co« Royal Veelzorg Nur- series, Hillegom, Holland. — Catalog of Holland bulbs; thirty-second annual American edition; A. B. C. code used. A clearly and attractively printed whole- sale list extending to 116 pp. Bulbs Unfit for Food The statement that importations of bulbs into Germany from Holland were for the purpose of providing food for the German people is ridiculed by Dutch bulb salesmen. Tbe bulbs cannot be used for food for human beings, they say, although cattle can be fed on them, and it is possi- ble that the Germans are using them for this purpose. The sales to Germany are about the same as in normal times. Incorporations Sllvebhill, Ala. — Winberg-Branden Orchard & Nursery Co. has been capi- talized at $20,000, of which $10,000 is paid in. The incorporators are O. F. E. Winberg, M. V. Winberg and Edwin S. Branden. Business Troubles Boston, JIass. — Max Fine, florist of 12 Leamington road, filed a petition in bankruptcy recently, liabilities aggregat- ing $4065.37 and no assets. When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFIA in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra fTirD& long white broad Majunga, 1st quality Majunga and 1st quality Tomatav. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, london, S. E., Fngland Manufacturer and Shipper Cable Address: "Vaporizing, London -TO THE TRADE- HENRY MEHE, Quedlinburg, Germany ^^^■^^~" (ErtsbUsbad in 1787) Grower and:Biparter on th« my larfteat tcaia\ot ail CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS Spedaldnt Beami, Boet., C»bba<««, C»rroU, Kohl-R»bl, Leeks, LeMraoe., OnioM, Pe«i Rsdishee, Spinach. Tuinipfc 8wede«. A»ter», Balaam*, BegoniM, CarnatioiM, Ctoerariafc OloxIniM LarlMpura. NarturtiumB, PansiM, Petuniaj, Phloi, PrimuU, SoabioiM. Stooka. Verbena*, Zinnia*. "^HENRY METTl'S°TOi'uMP°H'OF THB GIANT PANSIBS (mljed). The mart perfect and rnort beautiful in the world. »a 00 per o.., 11.75 per Ji or. »1.00 per M o.. Portage paid. Ca.b All°««li offered are grown under my par«>nBl niperriaion on my own Ta*t around*, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stooks and best quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. TUBEROSES Dwarf Double Pearl 4M to 6 inches, $8.50 per 1000 J. M. THORBURN & CO. 53 Barclay St.. Ihrcuoh la 54 Park Place NEW YORK P ERRY'S Special Offer of PERENNIAL and ALPINE SEEDS Contains many lines that cannot be obtained from any other source Perry's Hardy Plant Farm ENFIELD, MIDDX, ENG. Riirnptt RrnQ Contract Growers of UUIII^L^ ■#! WWa PEPPER] EGGPLANT KALB SEEOSMEM Catalogue on appikatioD 98 Chambers Street, New York City PEPPERl EGG PLANT KALE OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS. Inc. MOORESTOWN. N. J. 586 The Florists' Exchange liiiMiiuiiuniiiDumMiini lumiiMiniinmnntmmnnmnmnmniiinmminimnmiiiiiiHniimmDiimiiminDnniiuDiiuiiiiui^ Special Offer PANSY PLANTS We have over one million Pansy Plants of our well- known strains; none better. Strong, stocky plants; will make early bloomers, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. Strong clumps, in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. DAISIES (Bellis). Strong seedlings, ready to bloom, $2.50 per 1000. Strong clumps, in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. WALLFLOWER and FORGET-ME- NOT. Fine, large clumps, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HOLLYHOCKS. One year old, strong. White, Pink, Red, YeUow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HARDY PINKS, GAILLARDIA, COLUMBINE, FOXGLOVE. CO- REOPSIS, SWEET WILLIAMS. Strong, one-vear-old, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Strong Seedlings of the above. All will bloom this season; one-year-old, but not transplanted. $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. SALVIA Bonfire. Strong plants, 2^- in , $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- geri. Fine, large plants, Zl4-m., $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Polte- vlne, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Mme. Sallerol Strong, 21^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00 CORNFLOWERS. Double Blue Will make early bloomers. 2J^-in. $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2J^in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3- in., right for Easter. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer'e Fringed). Strong, 2}^-in., mixed, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. HELIOTROPE. Strong, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties, 2J^-in., $3.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. Strong, 23^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18 00 per 1000; 21/^-mch, $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000; 21^-inch, $3.00 per 100; 3-inch, $5.00 per 100. PRIMULA Obconica. 4-inch, 15c. each; 5-inch, 20c. each. DRACif;NA Indivisa. 2M-mch, $3.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. WETTLIN FLORAL CO., - HORNELL, N. Y. Wlipn nrdprlrig. nlfsBP nn-iitlon 'Ihi- Order Now! FOR YOUR ST. PATRICK'S DAY TRADE Order Now! 50,000 WE HAVE 50,000 TRUE IRISH SHAMROCKS In 1-in. pot«, J4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. In IJi-in. pots, $4.00 per 100- ♦*5.aO per 1000. Get in line now for some extra money on March 17th PANSIES and GERANIUMS in SEASON Cash with order. LEONARD COUSINS, JR., s/^o&cord Concord Junction, Mass. GOOD STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2X-in. pots $2.50 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3'in. pots 6.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2)i-in. pots 2.00 ASPARAG US Sprengeri. 3-in. pots 4.00 DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 3-in. pots 5.00 FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 2)i-in. pots 2.00 GERMAN rVY. 2>i-in 2.00 rVY GERANIUMS. Fine miied. 2Ji-in. pota 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2i4-in. pots 2.50 MARGUERITE DAISY. Single White. 2!<-in 2.00 HELIOTROPE. 2M-in 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON. 2)f-in... 2.60 (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.00 3H-in 6.00 F A FMNnNS FLORIST r . «. ennuis J, west Kennebunk, Me. CYCLAMEN Splendens Glganteum Hybrids Our strain of Cyclamen is second to none- we can furnish same in all standard colors, twice transplanted from flats, at $3.50 per 100, $30 00 per 1000. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt, " Alphonse Ricard. Beaute^Poitevine. Extra well cool- grown plants, from 23.$-in. pots, S3.00 per 100 $25.00 per 1000; from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100 $35.00 per 1000. *m 3, DRACAENA Indivisa. From 2H-in pots $3.00; from 3-in. pots, $5.00; from 3!'2-' pota, $6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2>2-in. pots, $3.00; ASPAR.\GUS Spren- geri, from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa SHAMROCKS Perfect little beauties, every plant just as it should be. We ship in pots, e&ch pot washed. 2-mch and 2K-inch, $3 50 per 100. Id little IH-ii^ch pota, 4o. R. G. HSNFORD NORWALK, . CONN. When orderlDB. please mt-iitlon The Excbanjie rflortnc nipn; tn"nTlftn Th- KTfhi>ng» IRISH SHAMROCKS 2-in.. $2.50"per 100, $20.00 per 1000 1-in. Miniatures, $2.00 per 100 These are the finest plants I ever offered Ca. various cities in the State where several florists are located, and also to increase the membership so as to take in a num- ber of florists from the State. The ma- jority of the members present at the meeting were strongly in favor of the movement. The matter will be discussed again at the next meeting in order that arrangements can be made. Herman Kleinstarink, Jr., president of the Kentucky Society of Florists, is re- ceiving congratulations on every side from his many friends upon his coming marriage to Miss Bertha Walker, daugh- ter of William Walker, one of the proini- nent growers and retailers of the Louis- ville district. The wedding will take place some time in June. Miss Walker ^ was formerlv actively connected with the William Walker Co.'s retail store and is also acquainted with the growing end of the industry. Mrs. C. B. Thompson had a good deal of work for the Mansfield funeral, hav- ing furnished family orders consisting of a huge bunch of white Lilies, and also a large pillow of Lilies, pink Sweet Peas and Roses. A number of smaller pieces were also made up for the occasion. David Harris, formerly a grower of Mt. SterHng. Ky.. who for some time has been in charge of the Tom Metcalfe greenhouses at .Tackson, Tenn.. the branch of the Hopkinsville. Ky.. concern, was recently in Louisville, where he stated that he was on his way back to Mt. SterHng where he may go back into the business. George W. Borntraeger. head of the Falls City Wire Works, renorts a fine demand for wire design work just now, and has had an excellent Winter busi- March 11, 1016. The Florists' Exchange 587 Onion Sets Fancy Recleaned, Hand Picked Entirely Free From Sprouts WE CAN SUPPLY YOU BY BUSHEL OR CAR-LOAD Fancy Red Wethersfield Onion Sets Fancy Yellow Danvers Onion Sets Fancy White Silver Skin Onion Sets Prompt Shipment Send for Spaclal Prlcem WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND OUR SPECIAL PRICES J. BOLGIANO & SON mLMOST 100 YEARS ESTABLISHED TRADE Pratt, Li^ht and Ellicott Streets :: BALTIMORE, MD When ordering, pleflae mfntiop Thf Fjxchnngp SOUTHERN STATES— Continued ness. There is also a good demand for lamp shades and hanging baskets for porch decorations. The concern is hav- ing some trouble in getting wire as the mills will not guarantee delivery in less than three months. G. D. C. Baltimore, Md. Trade during the past week was a little brisker. The charity ball was held in the Fifth Regiment Armory which was tastefully decorated. Costly bunches of fiowers were worn by nearly all. The cut flower market is not up to the average. Carnations sold as high as 4c. on Saturday and all cleaned up. There is still not enough to supply the demand. Some out of town shipments were disposed of. Roses are in good stock but not.over plentiful. Violets are in fair supply and demand. Callas had a good call. Sweet Peas sell quickly ; some fine blooms can be had with long stems. Freesias are getting little scarce and enjoy good sale. Bulbous stock is coming fast. Pot plants still sell nicely and are many times substituted for cut flowers. Asparagus is not plentiful. Billy Sunday said in one of his ser- mons at his tabernacle something in favor of the florist, namely that hus- bands should take home a bunch of flow- ers to their wives. W. H. Wolf, Greenmount ave., said the Billy Sunday crowds at his opening, almost swamped his greenhouses sight- seeing. Little business was done. R. Vincent, Jr., of ^Vhite Marsh, Md., will address the Lancaster (Pa.) Flo- rists' Club, March 17. Isaac H. Moss, Govans. Md., is build- ing a new garage at the rear of his potting sheds. Mr. Moss recently in- corporated his business. Some of the bands now hold an interest. W. Price, his foreman, is vice-president. Busi- ness at the establishment is very good. Forthuber Bros. Co., Greenmount ave., had a busy time last week. A $75 harp for the Cook family was made. Large posters are seen on the bill- boards here announcing the coming Na- tional Flower Show at Philadelphia. Parkway Florist, E. North ave., had an accident with his delivery car and about $5000 damage was done. Henry Seidelich, Catonsville, is getting the automobile fever. J. J. Blair, Catonsville, last week had a hood on one of his boilers drop. Mrs. K. Armstrong is the new mana- ger for the Crescent Flower shop, 617 N. Fremont ave. Business is steadily increasing. C. Gregorius, Arlington, is guessing about his 600 Lilies for Easter — whether he will be on time. Don't forget the next meeting of the club, election of otEcers. Be sure to at- tend. J. L. T. William S. Manning, general super- intendent of the city parks, and Mrs. Ida D. Beziat, a former employee of the Park Board, were married in East Or- ange, N. J., on Saturday afternoon at the parsonage of Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal Church by the Rev. Dr. Fred- enck C. Baldwin. With the approval of the Water Board City Forester R. Brooke Maxwell will inaugurate early in the Spring a plan under which Nut-bearing trees will be planted along the sidewalks, probably in front of city property. "These plant- ings," said Mr. Maxwell "will mark the beginning of a plan to plant trees for something more than shade, following the custom in other cities. How it will work here the department does not know." The Nut-bearing trees were in a list of 620 trees of various kinds. Mr. Maxwell's department will plant in different parts of the city between March 15 and May 10. Business Bringing Enterprise T. Ii. Metcalfe, Florist, Hopkinsvllle, Ky., who also has five other stores, three in "Tennessee, another in Kentucky, and one in Arkansas, sends out a calendar for the year 1916. The figure of a youngr woman having flowers in her arms forms the subject of Illustration. Newabk, N. T. — The stock which John Watson had in Jackson & Perkins Co. has been purchased by Chas. H. Per- kins and George C. Perkins. SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS Everythlnft In cuttlnftn and amall po^ SATISFACTIO, ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlln«s. $8.00 ' per 1000; in 6.000 lots at 17.50 per 1000; in 2^i-in.. »3.00 per 100, J26.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other vm- tiaties. Prices on application. BEGONIAS 100 looo CHATELAINE. 2H-in WOO $48.00 Strong seedlings, from soil 3.50 30.00 Strong, 3-in 8.00 Strong, 4-in 12.00 REX. 2>i-in. very best varieties, assorted 6.00 40.00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Pink Delight 6.00 40.00 Champion. Select stock 3.60 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.60 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very free) 12.00 100.00 Following at $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Eureka Rose Pink En- Prlncess Dagmar chantress Harlowarden Herald White Wonder Pink WInsor 260 or more at the thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The followhig are the best newer varieties of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 Modello $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Golden Chadwlck 3.00 26.00 White Chadwlck 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwlck 3.00 26.00 Bronze Chadwlck 3.00 26.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a tuU h«t of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. COLEUS ROOTED CUTTINGS Golden Redder, Verschaffeltll and all other best varieties. 85o. per 100, postpaid; $7.00 per 1000 by express collect. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS strong, twice transplanted, very best strain. In all colors. $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varieties 100 1000 DAISIES, Boston Yellow. Strong 3H-in. bushy plants, 26 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2>i-in..$6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $36.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 16.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-ili. plants 3.00 25.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.76 16.00 Single White. Best varietyfor pots; large flowering. 2^-in.. 6.00 DRACvENA INDIVISA Transplanted seedlings, 17.50 per 1000. 2-in., $4.50 per 100, 3-in., $10.00. Also 4- 5- and 6-in. pots. FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In best 100 1000 varieties. 2}i-in $3.00 3-in e.OO Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston Ferns. 2>i-in 4.00 $36.00 Roosevelt, Whltmanl com- pacta, Scholzeli, Scottli, all 2>i-in 8.00 40.00 Elegantlsslma Imperlalls and Elegantisslma compacta. 2>i-in 6.00 80.00 Teddy, Jr 6.00 46.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per flat; 6 flats, $1.76 per flat; 10 flats, $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. FUCHSIAS. In best varieties, 2-in. pota 2.60 Rooted cuttings, mixed varietiea 1.35 10.00 plants. Send for complete catalogue GUARANTEED GERANIUMS Strong 'Z^i-iu. plaiita Now ready, very Bno stock. RIcard, Poltevlne, Nutt. S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000, These are well established plant*. IVY ENGLISH IVY. ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra strong, from soil. Propagated last August. $1.26 por 100, $1000 per 1000. KENTIA Belmorcna. 2>i-iti.. nire, stocky plimts, 8 in. high, with 3 leaves, $10.00 per 100. PANSY PLANTS. Strong, stocky plants. Giant Flowering, 6nest strain. $4.00 per 1000, 5000 lots at $3.60 per 1000. PELARGONIUMS 100 Lucy Becker. 2-in $10.00 Wurtembergla. 2-in 10.00 Swablan Maid. 2-in 10.00 Easter Greeting. 2-in 8.00 4-in.. S16.00 per 100. These are true to name, well grown and free from white fly. POINSETTIAS. Stock Plants. 100 Extra strong selected $14.00 ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old, Hybrid Te««. Hybrid Perpetual, Baby Ramblers, Climber*. Lifit of varieties and prices on application. ROSES 2^-in., grafted and owq root. In ail va- rieties, good, clean, stock. Prices on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Bise LongXIsland Groirn (Now Ready) . _, 100 io6o America $i.60 $11.00 Augusta 1.60 12.00 Halley (Salmon) 2.60 20 00 Brenchleyensis (Scarlet). ... 1.60 11 00 May 2.00 18.00 Peace s.oo 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 76.00 Mrs. Francis King 1.60 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 1.75 14.00 NewCropFlorists'FlowerSeeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Green- house grown). $3.00 per 1000; 6000 at $2.50 per 1000. Tr. pkt. Os. SALVIA Bonfire $0.26 $2.00 Splendens 28 160 Zurich 35 3.60 BEGONIA Lumlnosa. A «>. tl.0e..$0.25 Erfordla. V> oz. 76a J6 Vomon. A oi. 60o 35 Prima Donna. A oi. $1.00 .26 VERBENA. Tr. pkt. Os. Mammoth Choice Mixed. $0.25 $1.50 Mammoth Sep. Colors. . . .26 1.50 All other choice flower seeds. Send for list. SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Pink, 100 1000 Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. .$2.00 $16.00 Sliver Pink, Giant YeUow, Giant White, 2>i-in 4.00 36.00 3-in.. good stock White and Yellow 6.00 60.00 STEVIA. 2-in 2.50 Rooted Cuttings, postpaid 1.50 VERBENAS. Giant flowering. assorted rooted cuttings. Postpaid 1.00 7.50 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings. Postpaid 1.25 Q.(X) ROMAN J. IRWIN, ~t, lOg^W. ZSth St., NEW YORK When orderlpg. please mfptlon The Bxchangp David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michliian Aveaus CHICAGO. ILL. When ordering, please mention The Bichanxe Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Use for Results Watch for our Trade Mart stami}ed on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawo Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, witn illustrated book, mailed postpaid by manufacturers upon receipt of 40 cents in postage. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. When ordering, plesse mention Hie Ezcbange Trade Mark 588 The Florists' Exchange NURSERY STOCK For Florist Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, Paeonies, Herbaceous Plants and Small Fruits Our Specialties for Fall are Barberry Thunbergii Phlox Paeonies Write for our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH CO., 67 YEARS 1000 ACRES Geneva, N. Y. Wbpri] ordering, please meptlop The Exchange NOTICE 2,000,000 NORWAY SPRUCE CHOICE VERMONT GROWN Property been sold and land must be cleared, hence the following low prices 100 $100 .75 - .50 5-year transplants - - • 4-year transplants - - - 3-year transplants - - - 3-year seedlings ------- Write for prices for larger quantities. M^e'H. M. TOTMAN. Randolph. Vt. Or G. A. CHEDEL, Manager 1000 Biooo $5.50 5000 lots $5.00 4.50 " " 4.00 3.50 " " 3.00 2.50 " " 2.00 Packing at cost. When order! HR, pleu«e mention The Exchange The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, ete. AtkforCatalagae BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Wheni orderlne. please mention The Exchange VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFBRBD BT Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. When ordartnc d1*u* mendoii ^le Bxcbanc« We Have Something Special to Offer in Weigelias — Canida and Eva Rathke, Philadelphus, Pyrus Japonica, Deutzias, Spiraea van Houttei, and other Shrubs. alao HARDY PERENNIALS Seiid US your list of rtquirementt. WOOD, STIBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. P. OUWERKERK 216 Jane Street WBEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED PROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododeadroiis,Azalees,lSpiraeas Japonica, Lilinin Speciosnm, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydra^fea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best soKs. PRICES MODERATE When ordering, please mention The Bzcbanff. JUST TWO WEEKS OFF Annual Spring Trade Number The Florists' Exchange MARCH 25, I9I6 Send Copy NOW BERBERIS THUNBERGII CALIFORNIA PRIVET ASPARAGUS ROOTS Grown as specialties by the millions and sold at prices that get business NORWAY NAPLES NORWAY SPRUCE A block of each on ground that must be cleared. Will price accordingly PRICE LIST NOW READY The Robbmsvillc Nurseries, *=• Propri"™"' Dobbinsville, N. J. Whett ordering, please mfntion The Excbanfre ANEMONES Are Splendid Fall Flowers For Florists' Use If you have a small plot of ground to spare, plant some of them. They will repav their cost a thousandfold. Strong, field-grown roots. $6.00 per 100. Japonica alba. Single white. Japonica rosea. Single pink. Queen Charlotte. Double pink. Whirlwind. Double white. OUR MARCH BULLETIN Offers a splendid assortment of other desirable perennial plants, also Roses, Shiubs, Vines, Ornamental Trees, etc. It you have not received it send for a copy at once. NOTE — Use printed stationery. We sell to the trade only. JACKSON © PERKINS COMPANY, NEWARK NEW YORK When orderinK, please mention The Exchange XREEfi Largest aBBortmenl Mew England. Ever lens, decldnone treee. ,b comniou and raBer varletleB. Stardy, choice stock that can be depend ed apon. Send for catalog and BpeclBl ti»f^ pieces. 1^ tKm^w^^J!^^ ^ss North Abinfltoo Haas, SHRUBS Finest of slirQbB. Special ;PnCS trade pricee. By the ^ *^*^ thoQsande, hardy NatlTe and Hybrid Bhododen- droiM--4raD6plaDt6d and acclimated. Send yonr llBts. Letnsr-" Wlien ordarlnr. pleue mention Hie Exchange All Nurserymen Seedsmen and Florists wishing to~do business with Europe should send for the *' Horticultural Advertiser" Tble is The British Trade Paper being read weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also taken by over 1000 of the best Continental bouses. Annual subscription to cover cost of postage, 75 aents. Money orders payable at Lowdham, Notts. As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants should, with the subscriptions, send a copy of their catalogue or other evidence that they belong to the nursery or seed trades. Address Editors of the "H. A." Chiiwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts European Agents for THE AMERICAN CARNATION California Privet 1000 2-yr., 12-18-in., well branched $8.00 2-yr., 18-24-in., well branched 12.00 2-yr., 24-30 in., well branched 16.00 PRIVET CAMTES, 2-4 ft., one year growth, 500 canes in each bundle, $1.00 per bundle. 8000 LOMBARDY POPLARS, 6000 CAROLINA t POPLARS, 6000 BAR- BERRY THTJNBERGn,^10,000 Shrubs in varieties. ™^JPaoklng trae.HJCash with order. HlIISrDElNURSERIES ■ JOHN BENNETT7.Prop.i ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS. N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange CALIFORNIA PRIVET Per 1000 2-ycar-old, 2 to 3 ft., 4 to 10 branches J18.00 2-year-old, 12 to 18 in., 2 or more branches. . 10.00 2-year-old, 6 to 12 in., 2 or more branches. . 6.00 1-year-old, 3 to 6 in., 1 or more branches. . . . 3,00 No. 1 Cuttings, 8 in. long 60 Cash with order. Packing free. HARRY B. EDWARDS, little Silver, N.l. When ordering, please mention The Excbang* When ordering, please mention The Bxchange Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prices The|!Conard® Jones Co. WESTGROVL. PA. When ordering, please mention The Slxchanp^ Hiirs Evcrarccns BBST FOR OVKR HALr A CBNTDRT Complete assortmeat In larfte and anuH fltaes. Price Hat now ready, Tht D. Hill NarseryCo., inc., DogSkSV Brerdreen Spedallata Lartfeet Growen In America Write them yoa read this adrt. In the Bxcbanfe Headquarters for Trees, 8-1 2 ft., in Hemlock, Nor- ivay and White Spruce, Austrian and Scotch Pines The F.E. CONINE NURSERY CO. STRATFORD. CONN. When ordering, please mention The Bxchange Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit — Use for Results March 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 589 •^i Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN President. E. 8. Welch, Sbenandoab, la ; Vice- ?re8ideDt, John Watson, N. Y.; Treaaurer, Peter OUNCERS. Geneva, Neb.; Secretary, John Hall. Rochcatcr, N. Y. 4l8t Annual Canvention wiU be held in Milwaukee, Win., June 28-30, 1916. ■»■>■ ■•tt»»BI Cerasus rosea pendula [Subject of this week's il lustration) As the Japanese Weeping Cherry, the tree illustrated (ipi>ears best known in horticultural circles; and under thi> name one can hardly mistake it, there appearing no otiior weeping form that could be mistaken for it. The picture is a good illustration of the habit of this tnc. It is its weeping habit combined with its beau- tiful early flowers that makes everyone wish to have a' tree of it on their lawn. The flowers come in great profusion; they are pink in the bud, ending with a white color when fully expanded. As all do not open at once there is a charming coiiil)ination of color, the pink of the buds ami the white of the full blown flowers con- trasting well. This display is all in advance of the leaves, as it is one of the earliest of the flowering trees of Spring. In common with nearly all Cherries, the Japanese Weeping flowers when quite small, and every Spring after one may be sure of the treat of its display of flowers, to some degree at least. Though it doubtless would flourish on the Mahaleb stock as well, the usual stock for it is the Mazzard, on which it unites well, by bud- ding it at the proper season in Summer, The best height to bud the stocks is at about Sft. to 6ft. The tree does not cease upward growth but advances in height every year, the ends of the branches drooping as they advance. It is this continual advance in growth, together with its pendulous habit, that makes it of use both as a small tree and as a weeper, in much the same way as the Weeping Willow. _ . . wc i^ There is ample reason Testine^outhcrn f^^ beUeving that many PlantSiNorthward 4^^^^ ^^^ 3^^„,,s of the South would thrive North, with a little care given to them for a year or two after their introduction. It won't do at all to assume that though not found wild outside of a certain limit, that it must have the same conditions to exist. The common Bald Cypress, Tax- odium distichum, is an illustration of this. It is essentially a Southern tree, while true that botanists claim for it that a few wild trees at one time existed at Cape May, N. J., which may be called the southernmost part of that State. But time and again seeds from Georgia, not far from Savannah, have been sown in Pennsylvania, and the seedlings from them have proved able to withstand the climate of the Middle States. The trouble is met with in the first few years of the seedling's life, when they fail to "ripen up" for Winter, hav- ing the habit of the parent trees of carrying their foliage later in the season than our Northern trees do. This they get over in time, when they endure the cold the South never experiences. All trees accommodate themselves to the climate they meet with. Various Oaks and Hickories prove this. Take seeds from these trees grow- ing in the South, sow them alongside of seeds gathered from Northern trees of the same species, and the Southern seedlings wiU carry their leaves long after those from the Northern seeds falL sideralily north of that place. Such experiments should be with small trees, well rooted, set out in Spring, and well protected for the first Winter or two. Further notes from Mr. Brown telling us if these •Mclias are still thriving, and how other of our half hardy trees and shubs are faring with him, would greatly interest the readers of The Exchange. c I, /■!>_ \ Those who have seen Sorbus Ancuparia Sorbus (Pyrus) j^ flower or in fruit often express Aucupaiia surprise at the scarcity of this tree ill collections of lawn trees, there arc so many features of Hardiness of the China Tree The value of the so-called China Tree, Melia umbraculiformis, as a shade tree in the Southern States, has made many a person wish it were hardy enough so that it could be used for the same purpose, or as an ornamental tree, farther North than it is now. The trial of a tree of the common variety, M. Azedarach, made by the writer some years ago, was not successful, but it was not conclusive, as it was a tree sent up from the South, and had not yet been allowed to establish itself well before Winter came, which, had it been done, might have made quite a difference. A few years ago some notes from Otway H. Brown, Cape May, N. J., appeared in The Exchange, in which, among other things, hardy there, he mentioned both of these Melias as quite hardy, and these were seedlings, he said, one of which was ISft. high, in five years from seed. It is well known that Cape May is favored as to climate suitable for such trees as these Melias, having the ocean on one front, Delaware Bay on the other side, but in the writer's opinion, if a tree is quite hardy there, many a place suitable for it could be found con- Cerasus rosea pendula beauty connected with it. The tree itself is of pleas- ing proportions. The growth is alwaj's regular, as a rule, no branch straggling out some distance farther than the others, but all resting just a trifle farther than the one next above it, so there is always a well propor- tioned tree The flowers of the Mountain Ash, the common name for this tree, are white, in clusters, adorning the tree great- ly when they are in full expansion. It may well be considered then as among the best of flowering trees. Berries follow the flowers, which are of an orange red when ripe and these, clustered among the green foliage entitle it to be considered as one of the most ornamental of berried trees of late Summer and Autumn. This tree is of European origin, but in the one wild here, P. Americana, there is so little difference, that it takes an expert to detect it. No one blames the nur- seryman who sells to an ordinary customer one for the other. It is only when really wanted for some im- portant purpose that the true one has to be supplied. Why this tree should be called Mountain Ash is not apparent. There is nothing of an Ash in any part of it. One might imagine the foliage had some slight resem- blance to the Ash, but no more than could be found in many other trees. Its propagation from seeds is easy, first washing them free from pulp, then sowing them at once. "Hardy" ^'"^ ^'^"^ hardy Catalpa is not so often Catalpas "'"^'' ""^^ *^ " "''^ " '*"■ S'*"""^ "8°- ^' •^ came into use when Catalpa speciosa wa» being boomed, when it was found this species was hardier than the one coming before this, C. bignonioides. The latter is hardy enough for the coldest Winters of Eastern l'eiin,sylvania, being, in fact, indigenous to that portion of the State, as well as to States farther South, but it could not compete in hardiness with speciosa. As a forest tree it never had any claim, forming a large branching, rounded growth, while speciosa has a tall, straight trunk. C. Ka;mpferi is hardier we think than big- nonioides. It is not of as robust a growth as either of the other two, but as a lawn tree is very interesting. There is not much differ- ence in the time of flowering of these. AU these bloom in June, speciosa leading by about a week or more. The dwarf one which to many is known as Bungei, but which is but a form of bignonioides, never flowers, so far as reported. It is usually grafted on tali stocks of speciosa, where it makes a compact, pretty head. Raised from cuttings it forms a low branched bush, of but a few feet in height. Weeplne European nursery cata- Enellsh Oak '"^^ contain among their ^ weeping trees the English Oak, Quercus Robur pendula, which is com- mented on as a very desirable weeping form. There is so much in the habit of growth of all weeping trees dominating their worth, and then the foliage has much to do with it. At the present time we have weepers which re- main almost stationary as to height, while others advance, as well as having drooping branches; instances will be familiar to all ac- quainted with weeping trees. The Tea's Weeping Mulberry and the Kilmarnock Weep- ing Willow are familiar instances of the former, while the Cut-leaved Weeping Birch and the Weeping Dogwood illustrate the latter. The foliage of the Weeping English Oak should be much in its favor, it is attractive anyway, and then in common with the char- acter of all European trees it should hold its foliage until quite late in the Autumn. This feature adds much to the beauty of Autumn scenery when these European trees are inter- spersed with native ones in plantings. While referring to weeping trees we have in the Pin Oak, Quercus palustris, and in our native Beech, Fagus Americana, two trees which possess more or less of a weeping character. In the former there is always a downward trend of the lower branches, much increased when the tree is in a crowded posi- ti spora plumosa aurea, 4 to 5 ft 48.00 4 cases, each containing 12 Magnolia Soulangeana, 4 ft., IS Retini- spora plumosa aurea, 4 to 5 ft 47.50 10 cases, 10 cases, 10 cases, 10 cases, 3 cases, 15 2 cases, 12 3 cases 15 2 cases 15 2 cases 12 2 cases, 6 cases, RHODODENDRONS IN COLORS each containing 75 Rhododendron Pink, IS to 24 in each containing 75 Rhododendron White, 18 to 24 in each containing 75 Rhododendron Purple, 18 to 24 in , each containing 75 Rhododendron Red, 18 to 24 in , each containing 100 Rhododendron album elegans, 12 to in , each containing 100 Rhododendron Catawbiense alba, to 15 in , each containing 100 Rhododendron Everestianum, 12 to in , each containing 100 Rhododendron roseum elegans, 12 to in , each containing 100 Rhododendron Parson's Gloriosum, to 15 in , each containing 100 Rhododendron Caractacus, 12 to 15 in. , each containing 70 Mahonia aquifolia, 18 to 24 in., with ball. 26.25 24.00 26.25 35.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 17.00 BRECK-ROBINSON NURSERY CO. Grovirers and Importers Lexington, Massachusetts When) ordering, pleaae meBtlop The Excliange ORNAMENTAL NURSERY STOCK Everything in New and Old varieties. Specimen Japanese Maples, Pennsylvania grown. Magnolias, Evergreen Shrubs. Shade Trees, transplanted, straight trunks, good roots. We specialize in detailed lists of stock required for filling Landscape Gardeners' plans. Small one- and two-year stock for planting in nursery rows. Trade catalogue on application THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS WHOLESALE NURSERYMEN DRESHkR, PA. 275 acres in ornamental stock. Established 62 years. Japanese Snowball I New England States | Providence, R. I. When ordering, please mention The Exchange A. KOLOOS & CO. Now is the time to Order and Save 25 per cent- Such as: AZALEA, AUCUBA, AMPELOPSIS, BOXWOOD, BLUE SPRUCE, CONIFERS, CLEMATIS, DEUTZIA, FUNKIA, DEL- PHINIUM, HORTENSIA, HYDRANGEA P. G., LILACS, LAURUS, JAPANESE MAPLES, P^ONIA, RHODODENDRON, and aU other hardy shrubs for forcing or outdoor. Ask Our Prices New Rose List, containing more than 300 up-to-date varieties, also our Wholesale Catalogue of Nursery Stock, may be had from our Mr. I. VAIN HEERDE, c/0 Mallos & Ware, u stone Street, NEW YOKH, N. v. EXPORT NURSERIES When. orderinK, please mention The Exchange CYCUAMEIN Fin© Strain, Assorted Colors, Bud and Bloom ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-in., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS., 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syraeuse,N.Y. When ordering, please mention The Dxchan^e I When ordering, please mention The Exchange Deoirativc Plants Robl. Craig Co., PHiMOftPB{A,pA Business, from the reports of growers and retailers, is far ahead of last year. Growers are having little difficulty in disposing of stock. Retailers also report that high grade stock is hard to obtain. The auto delivery of James Canning was run into and demolished by an elec- tric street car, painfully injuring the driver. A. N. Pierson of Cromwell, Conn., was in the city last Saturday calling on J. A. Budlong of Auburn. The new flower store on Westminster St. after a trial of a few weeks has found that the business will not warrant their continuing under the high rent, and the management has decided to discon- tinue after the expiration of their six weeks' grace, given them by the property owners, is up. Wm. A. Bowers. New Haven, G>nn. Thomas Pattison of 141 Campbell ave.. West Haven, is one of the oldest and most experienced florists in this section. His business this Winter has been fairly prosperous. Carnations look especially good. Looking through his houses we found a good supply of Daffodils, Tulips and other bulbous plants, fine looking specimens. A healthy lot of Callas. Roses, some excellent Sweet Peas and beautiful Azaleas showed the wide range of his stock. H. P. Brooks of 755 Campbell ave., West Haven, is building up quite a trade. Carl C. Buck has opened a florist es- tablishment at 29 Broadway. New Haven. He has had a good experience. Meyer Wilson of 56 Congress ave. re- ports a good trade. W. C. McI. New Haven Caledonian Club, who is also our representative in that city. The notice was in connection with the report on the Bums' anniversary celebration. Mr. Mcintosh has been about 15 years secretary of the Caledonian Club, and by word and pen has given it a represen- tation that is felt far and near. A purse of gold was presented to Mr. Mcintosh. The Sunday Register of New Haven, of Feb. 27, had quite a notice of the wor kof Sec'y W. C. Mcintosh of the Random Notes Mansfield, Mass. Another very stormy week ; our last snow was enough to build up again the drifts to great inconvenience. Trade con- ditions have been good. William Brown has a fine lot of Cycla- men in full bloom ; the plants are in Sin. pots and be is retailing them at from "750. to $1. Mr. Brown is planning to grow a large quantity of Geraniums and other Summer bedding stock. At William C. Winter's greenhouses trade continues steady. Mr. Winter grows large quantities of bedding stock for the Memorial Day trade, which is here the best holiday of the entire year. Henry Carlos has been enjoying a busier week than for some little time. In bulb stock he is particularly strong and finds it selling even more rapidly than he had dared to hope. Fozboro At Charles H. Randall's greenhouses stock is assuming good form, and a larger quantity of both foliage and blooming sea- sonable plants are being done for Easter. Orders for both cut flowers and funeral work have been especially large from Wrentham, owing to the fact that every greenhouse in that town is practically closed for the Winter — on account of the high rates commanded by the coal supply in this section, as high as $9 a ton for stove and furnace sizes having been reached. On the whole, business is satis- factory for this early season, particularly so just at the moment, as with the last fall of snow there is again some twenty inches or more to contend with of this persistent blockader. (Oontitmed on page 692) March 11,1916. The Florists' Exchange 591 Do You Want a "CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN'' Red Carnation? Plenty of bloom to please you and keeping qualities to please your customers. If so, try RED WING, the fastest growing CARNATION on the market. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Wm. A. Dawson, Willimantic, Conn. Whpn orijprlng. plPHse mt'ntlon The ExrIiHngp READ THIS UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL Lima, Ohio, Jan. 19, 1916. Mr. Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass. Dear Sir: — We thought perhaps it might be interesting to you to receive a report on your new Carnation "Alice" as grown in this territory. "Alice" has made a wonderful showing with us. We are growing some twenty different varieties of Carnations. To date we have cut more blooms per plant from "Alice" than any of the other varieties. The blooms come almost 100 per cent, perfect. This Carnation has proved all that you claimed for it and we do not hesitate to say that we believe this variety to be the very best Carnation of its color being offered the trade to day. You are to be congratulated on "Ahce." Very truly yours, ROLF ZETLITZ (Landscape Gardener and Florist, Woodlawn Ave.) Strong Rooted Cuttings READY NOW. Per 100 $6.00, per 1000 $50.00 PETER FISHER, Ellis, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Exph»nep COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 Rooted Cuttings of MRS. C. W. WARD and MATCHLESS $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, INEW VORK; A. F. J. Baur O. E. Stelnkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAUR & STEINHAMP, indlanopolls, Indiana Carnation Breeders Rooted Carnation Cuttings SPECIAL OFFER 20,000 Matchless - - 50,000 Enchantress - 25.000 C. W. Ward - - Write for prices on other varieties. $2.50 per 100 $20.00 per 1000 - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " 2.50 " " 20.00 " " Address all orders to J. D. COCKCROFT, - INorlhpOPi, L I., IN. Y. REMEMBER, WE GUARATJTEE SATISFACTION When urderlDK, pleaae mentloD The Elxcbanfe THE WISE GROWER PROVIDES FOR HIS STOCK OF YOUNG ROSE PLANTS AND CARNATION CUTTINGS EARLY NEW R0SES FOR FEBRUARY AND Own Root Grafted LATER DELIVERY 100 1000 100 1000 Red Radiance $17.50 $150.00 $17.50 $I.'')Oi Mrs. William R. Hearst 17.60 160.00 17..W ISO Clovcland 30.00 250.00 35.00 300 Gorgeous 30.00 250.00 35.00 300 Mrs. Bayard Thayer Baby Doll 25.00 200.00 Champ WIeland 30.00 250.00 Dark Russell Prima Donna 15.00 125.00 Recent Introductions and Standard Varieties Iladley 7.60 Mrs. Charles Russell 12.00 Iloosler Beauty 10.00 Ophelia 7.50 Mock. 100 $17.50 17.50 35.00 35.00 35.00 30.00 35.00 35.00 17.50 1000 $I.'')0.00 isonn 300.WJ 300,W 300.00 260.00 300.00 300.00 150.00 7.60 Double White Klllarney .". 7.60 Mrs. (;eor}le Shawyer 7.50 Pink Klllarney 7.00 White Klllarney 7.00 Lady Hllllngdon 7.00 Sunburst 8.00 Radiance 7.60 Maryland 7.60 Mrs. Aaron Ward 7.50 Mrs. Taft 7.50 Richmond 7.00 Kaiserin 7.00 Lady Alice Stanley 7.50 Ceclle Brunner 7.50 Old Gold 10.00 American Beauty 8.00 60.00 100.00 90.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 56.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 65.00 66.00 60.00 60.00 90.00 70.00 12.50 15.00 15.00 16.00 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.00 12.50 12.00 12.50 12.60 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.00 12.60 12.60 15.00 120.00 136.00 135.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 125.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 140.00 CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new varieties If you wish February or March delivery. THE FOUR NEW REDS 100 1000 Red Wing $12.00 $100.00 Nebraska 12.00 100 00 Belle Washburn 12.00 100.00 Aviator 12.00 100.00 THE THREE NEW PINKS. Alice Coombs 12.00 100.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Nancy. Light salmoD pink, a little darker than Pink Delight, a more even color. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. RECENT INTRODUCTIONS. 100 Alice $6.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 Chatnplon 4,00 The Herald 4.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.50 Matchless 3.00 Standard Varieties 100 1000 PINK. Mrs. C. Edward Akehurst (rose pink) $6.00 $60.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Glorlosa 3.00 26.00 Chas. Siegwart 6.00 40.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.00 25.00 Rosette 3.50 27.60 Peerless Pink 4.00 35.00 Gorgeous 3.00 22.60 Northport 3.00 26.00 Philadelphia 3.00 22.50 RED. 100 Princess Dagmar $4.00 Pocahontas 4.00 Beacon. 2M-in. $25.00 1000. 3.00 Victory 3.00 WHITE. White Wonder 3.00 White Perfection 3.00 White Enchantress 3.00 Alma Ward 3.00 VARIEGATED. Benora. 2>^-in., $35.00 1000, 4.00 YELLOW. Yellow Prince 4.00 1000 $50.00 60.00 36.00 36.00 30.00 26.00 1000 $35.00 36.00 26.00 25.00 26.00 26.00 26.00 26.00 30.00 30.00 Write for special prices on large quantities. Our Plant Bulletin contains complete list with prices of all novelties and standard varieties in: Chrysanthemums, Geraniums, Verbenas, Bouvardias, Gardenias, Miscellaneous Stock. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St. New York 117 W. 28th St. Baltimore Franklin & St. Paul Sts. Washington 1216 H St., N. W. CARINATIOIN CUTTINGS READY NOW QUIDNICKGRfENHOUSES,!. H. Cushing, Prop. ANTHONY P. O., QUIDNICK. R. I. VVTien orderlnE. i*lpai*e mpntlon Thp Exphanee ROOTED CARNATION CVTTINGs 100 1000 EnchanLress Supreme $3.00 $26 00 Enchantress 3.00 26.00 White Enchantress 3 00 25 00 White Perfection 3.00 26 00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Winsor 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 250 at the 1000 rate: good, strong cuttings, well- rooted, that will give satisfaction. BRANT BROTHERS, Inc.. Utica. N. Y. \Slifn nrdoring, ploase miTitlon The Exchange ELMER D. SMITHS CO. Chrgsanlhemums Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN - - - MICH. JUST TWO Annual Spring Trade Num MARCH 25, I9I6 CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS AND ROSES CHARLES H. TOTTT MA0I80N . NKVt/ JKR8KV ifiloHnc' nl *•»<■«» montlr. Tho Virnhmntrm CARNATIONS r.DORNERS$OINSC«. LAFAYETTE. INDIANA Whon ordiTini:. |ili'!i: Rooted Carnation Cuttings Strong, Clean and Well Rooted too 1000 White Enchantress $2.50 J20.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.S0 20.00 Light Pink Enchantress 2.50 20.00 ImmediaU Detiury Baltimore Cut flower Co. ba'^IiS^'rV'So ■WTiPD ordeHne. pIph^p mention The Excbaage WEEKS OFF ber The Florists' Exchange Send Copy NOW 592 The Florists' Exchange DREER'S HYDRANGEAS SELECT STANDARD VARIETIES These are all stored in coldframea in a dormant condition; the 6- and 6-in. pots are in prime shape for flowering_for Spring and Memorial Day Bales, while the 2- and 3-in. pota will be found profitable for ijrowing on. Avalanche. Large corymbs of pure white flowers; very free- flowering. Bouquet Rose. Lav^e trusses of well-formed flowers; rosy-amber, turning to bright pmk. E. G. Hill. Trusses of immense size, color a most pleasing shade of pink which does not fade; growth vigorous. General de Vibraye. Very large heads of bright rose; a splendid forcing variety. La Lorraine. Very targe flowers; pale rose turning to bright pink. Mile. Renee Galllard. Large panicles of milky-white irregularly dentated flowers. Mme. Maurice Hamar. Large delicate flesh-rose color; a pleasing shade. Mme. Emile Mouillere. One of the very best; very large flowers, frequently over 2 inches in diameter, of the purest white, with rosy-carmine eye. Mont Rose. Immense panicles of a clear flesh-rose. Radiant. Splendid rose-carmine. Ronsard. Very targe individual flowers as well as trusses of a beautiful rose tint. Souvenir de Mme. E. Chautard. One of the prettiest; robust habit, medium-sized corymbs of bright rose-colorea flowers. Vleux-Chateau. A strong, upright growing variety with immense trusses of very targe white flowers; these as they mature become suffused with a delicate rosy-carmine tint. All of the above can be supplied in 2, 3, 6 and 6-in. pots, E. G. Hill, which can only be furnished in the three smaller sizes. 2-inch pots, $0.60 per doz., $4.00 per 100, 830.00 per 1000 3 " 1.00 " 7.00 " 60.00 5 " 2.50 " 20.00 6 •• 4.00 " 30.00 " New Hydrangeas We have introduced to American commerce practically all the worthy French Hydrangeas in popular demand today. It has been our constant aim to discard superseded and inferior sorts, and we believe every variety in the sets following to possess such individual distinctive merit as will make it valuable. All plants are in well protected coldframes and will be kept dormant as late as possible in Spring. Hydrangea Novelties for 1916 Dlrecteur VulUermet. Immense trusses oi medium sized fringed good pink flowers. L'IsIette. Rosy carmine of medium size, very free, unusually promising. Louis Foucard. Very free flowering rosy carmine. Mme. E. Tabar. Very delicate rose color. Mme. Legou. Distinct, large and imposing creamy white. Mme. R. Jacquet. Compact heads of a pretty pale pink. Mile. Luclenne Chaure. Nicely fringed bright rosy carmine, ■♦rong grower, a good garden variety. Mile. Rene Plessler. Splendid tender rose. Prof. A. Vezzln. White with delicate carmine suffusion Souvenir de Mme. Victor RaOult. Very large lively rose Souvenir de Monsieur Belot. Lively carmine-rose Ville de Chartres. Immense pure white of vigorous habit. Price: Any of above Novelties, 2J^-in. pots, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz $18.00 per 100; one each of the 12 sorts for $2.50. Hydrangea Novelties of 1915 Baby Bimbenet. Very dwarf, free and early, the plant becomes covered with large, compact trusses of silvery-rose flowers. Beaute Vendomoise. Immense heads of white flowers tinted pink; the individual florets attain a diameter of 4 inches, and while it shows a tendency to a loose, open truss, this adds to its attractiveness Eclalreur. One of the most startling acquisitions; a very bright carmine- rose, the nearest approach to a red. We particularly recommend this. La France. Very strong grower, with immense trusses of deeply fringed flowers of a deUcate shaoe of rose. La Perle. The grandest, largest and most refined white we have yet seen; flowers deeply fringed. Lille Mouillere. Similar to, but distinct from Eclalreur; a bright carmine- rose. Louis Mouillere. A very distinct and valuable variety, a fine shade of deep rose-pink fringed florets in trusses of immense size. Mme. Auguste Nonin. An unusually attractive pretty pale pink in heads of large size. Souvenir du Lieut. Chaure. Produces immense beads of bright rose- carmine flowers on bold, upright stems. Price. Any of the above 1915 introductions: 2-inch pots, $1.00 per doz.. $7.00 per 100 3 " 1,50 " 10,00 " 714-716 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The above prices are intended for the trade only HENRY A. DREER, I'll.^ii ■III.- K' ROOTED CUTTINGS AGERATXBIS. Stella Gumey and 100 1000 Little Blue Star $0.60 $6 00 PETUNIAS. Dreer'a Superb Double Frlnaed. The beat selected, large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed oolora 1.00 9 00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 9.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 75 8.00 SALVIA Bonfire 75 6.00 PLANTS PETUNIAS. Dreer'a Double Fringed. Mixed colors, strong plants, from 2-in. pots $».00 per 100 ROSE GERANIUMS. Strong planta, from 2 in pots, J2.00 per 100. Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. Whpn orderinc. please mention The Exchnnee AGERATUM, Stella Gurney, 100 1000 Rooted Cuttings 10.50 $5.00 HELIOTROPE, Rooted Cuttings .75 6.00 HELIOTROPE, 3-in. pot plants. 3.00 25.00 Enchantress CARNATIONS, 2-in. pots 2.75 25.00 C. Quadland's Sons, North Adams,Mass. 328-340 Houghton Street. Wben ordering, pleaae mention The Ezchanee CHRYSANTHEMUMS Yellow sport of Chas. Razer (Lena Baum). The best of all 1915 novelties. Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. From 2j4--in. pots, 83,00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. SNAPDRAGONS Nelrose " Hybrid colors. From 2W-in. pota' S5.00 per 100. S45,0U per 1000. Plant now for Easter and Decoration Day. Seed, 50c. per 1000 seed package. HENRY EICHHOLZ Waynesboro, Pa. GERANIUMS 500 La Favorite. White; 500 S. A. Nutt, A No. 1 stock, $2.50 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 800 Patty, $17.50 per 1000. PETUNIAS, 200 Double. $2.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings. Matthews &, Varney Success to J. E. Felthousen, Florist S20 Van Vranken Ave., SCHENECTADY, N. Y When ordering, please mention The Exchange Shamrock Plants In 1-inch, 2-inch, 2M-inch, 4-inch pans and the Shamrock leaf pans, also in clay pipes JOHN SCOTT Rutland Road and 1 45th St , BROOKIYN, N. Y. WrltP thetn mn rPHd thld advt. fn thp ExcbaoKe Carnations and Plumosus Matchleaa and Mr« C. W. Ward. Good, itrons, well-rooted Cuttinga, Irom 6ne healthy itook. •t $25.00 per 1000. Plumosus, by the thouaand or ten thousand, at $28.00 per 1000. Cath or approved credit W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange NEW ENGLAND STATES— Continiied Providence, R, I. Tlio .Siieparil Co. ha.s devuted a i.-hoioe po.sitioii on its street floor to the flower department, and is making a display of ont flowers and decorative plants, that must bring patronage. Mr. and Mrs. Englp, who have charge of this depart- ment, are much ^ pleased with business. Insome cases owing to the severe compe- tition in this cit.v, prices are lower than they .should be. Carnations are in strong demand and prices keep up pretty well, but .someone sold Carnations all through Providence last week tor ,35c. a dozen, and even though the calyxes wer« split and the stock ancient, many buyers took them to the exclusion of the higher priced grades. T. O'Connor has the most magnificent and extensive flower .shop, not only in Providence but in the entire state of Rhode Island as well. The twenty large greenhouses contain some 100,000 sq. ft. of glass, and are commodiously situated on Blackstone blvd. To meet the re- quirements of every branch of their large business, a full line, not only of bedding plants and decorative stock is grown, hut also cut flowers, and in the fullest variety, including Carnations, Roses, Mignonette, Violets and great quantities of miscellaneous flowers. Business at both tlie T'nion st. store and the Black- stone blvd. greenhouses has been lively all Winter. There are two O'Connor brothers and they make a division of th« superintendence of the order departments, one at the city store and the other at the greenhouses. Mr. Sullivan, the manager of the growing department, is also a very Iiiisy man and knows his glass thoroughly from end to end. M. B. F. Busy Days at Amherst, Mass. March 14-15 The Department of Floriculture, Ma.ssachusetts Agricultural College, vvishes to extend to all a cordial invita- tion to attend its annual program and ex- hibition which is to be held during Farmer's Week. The program of lectures and the exhibitions are scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, March 14, and Wed- nesda.v morning and afternoon, March 15. A great deal of interest is already being manifested by the florists and gar- deners of this section. An interesting program has been arranged, and in addi- tion to some of the men on the college faculty, several outside men — F. B. Palmer of Brookline, H. E. Downer of Northampton, Mr. Fuld of New York, Mr. Sinclair of Holyoke, and Robert Pyle of West Grove, Pa. — have been scheduled for talks. An interesting feature which will terminate the program is the Question Box. The lecture pro- gram has appeared in a recent issue of The IOxciiange. Feb. 26. In addition to the lectures the depart- ment will have an educational exhibit and an exhibition of Spring-flowering plants. The educational exhibit, which will be held in the building, will include numerous exhibits of student work and in addition many exhibits of an educa- tional value. Tile exhibition of Spring- flowering plants will take place in the greenhouses. The department has a large collection of bulbs and other Spring- flowering plants which will be at their best during Farmers' week. One house will be used as a show house and in this flowering and foliage plant.s will be ef- fectively arranged. The rest of the houses will also be of interest, for the A'arious crops and pot plants are in good sliape at the present. The old conserva- tories with their huge specimens of palms, Araucarias, Bananas and numer- ous other tropical plants will also be of much interest. A. S, T. Forestry Essay Contest In an cftort to .stimulate interest in forestry and in the conservation of forest resources, the Indiana State Board i>f It'.ircstry has announced prizes, to be c jicti'd for by the school children of the State, for an essay on "A Plan for the Beautifying of the School Grounds by Planting 'Trees and Shrubs." The first ])rize will be li;i2.50 and the second, ,S7.,^»0 in casli. to be gi\'cn to the success- ful contestants in the liigh schools of the State, and prizes of the same amounts will also be awarded the grade and country school writers for the best essays. iMiircli 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 593 At the Apex The Pyramid Tells The Story of the rise and fall of business with the trade and its allied industries during the twelve months Big Business For All Concerned March and April are the mon ths which produce big business for all who seek it. July and August are quiet. The Florists^ Exchange Annual Spring Trade Number March 25th, 1916 IS JUST TWO WEEKS OFF It is in this issue that our keen advertisers take Hberal space to make known their Spring Stock Offerings. Additionally, at this time — The two greatest trade events for 1916, to wit, The National Flower Show, Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2, and the International Flower Show, New York, April 5 to 12, are going to prove big business boosters for the craft. Just think of the good the trade will receive through the throngs visiting these two shows and the attending publicity in the Press and then figure out the immense benefit to all to have "the world and his wife" talking flowers. These shows will be reported and beautifully illustrated in our issues of April 1, 8 and 15 Write us TO-NIGHT your reservation for the ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBER To Be Issued March 25, 1916 Pubrs. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Box 100 Times Square Station NEW YORK 594 The Florists' Exchange FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity. Excellent 23^-in. itock, in best assortment, S3.00 per 100, $2S.0O per 1000 Extra strong. 3-in., W.OO per 100, $55.00 per 1000, KENTIA Belmoreana and COCOS Weddeliana. Clean, thrifty, 2^-in. stock, right size for center plants, tl.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting, in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000, undivided dumps. In 10,000 lots or more, $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 6000 lots, $7.60 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Schledei (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, $4.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.60 per doz., $50.00 per 100. . Boston and Scotdl FERNS. Full, shapely plante, in perfect condition, $12.00 per doz., $96.00 per 100. J. r. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. FERNS The New John Wanamaker $10.00 per 100 Strong 2 -in. SCOTTII $4.00 per 100 $35.00 per 1000 BALTIMORE CUT fLOWER CO. 200 Park Ave., Baltimore, Md. When ordering, please mention The Escbange ASSORTED TABU TERNS Out of 3K-iach pots, S3.00 per lOOi fERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIAITY Id or out of Bats. JUNS DBLIVBRY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS From 2K-iiioh pots, $3.00 per 100. All express orders, oash or satisfao- tory reference witii order. B. SOLIAUFERIIERy;^„<'S.'t: FERNS Fema for Fern Dishes. Pull grown, fine stock, from 2M-in. pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Fern Seedlings. Best stock in country, assorts ment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A. PETERSON Wood Court, Tarrytown- on -Hudson, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The E.fcbanse 100 1000 Whitmani Improved - • $5.00 $40.00 Whitmani Gompacta - • 5.00 40.00 Rooserelta 5.00 40.00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 ISO at 1000 rate HENRY H. B.4RR0WS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. TERNS FOR DISHES In 0 to 8 beat market varieties from 2)^-ia. pota at $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000; in 3-in. pota at $6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2K-l'>' pots at $3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 CocDS, Weddeliana, Kenb'as and Belmoreana In 2^-iii. pots. Just right for oeoten. $10.001per 100 TIOMAS P. CHRISTEN SEN, Short Hills, N. J. When onjerlng, pleaee mention The Bxcbange ^he WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR To Do Things Right A Question of Greenhouse Help You are going to be awfully busy from now on. You can't hope to get ahead of the work to be attended to. It is more of a matter of catching up with it. With each da.T more and more comes along to be attended to : there will be no let up until we reach the middle of June. In- sufficient help in the greenhuuse means money out of pocket. Growing stock in- doors must have attention at the right time, and if it doesn't get it somebody pays for it. Because business is not just what it ought to be because there will not be much doing outdoors for awhile yet, or we have until the end of May before bedding stock has to be ready, all that doesn't help the Geraniums or other bedding plants in little pots when they are in need of a shift and more room. To do things at just the right time is one of the first necessities as a succesful grower. If you have work on hand which ought to be done now, there is only one thing to do and that is to get at it. Catch up with what is to be done and be ready for whatever needs at- tention tomorrow. Try to save on other items than the help necessary to run your establishment properly. A man doesn't fail in business on account of the help required to do things ; the trouble lies elsewhere. But some do fail be- cause their stock didn't get the right attention owing to insufficient help. If you are a beginner or a small retail grower guard against quantity in prefer- ence to quality. It is easy to propagate 10,000 Geraniums, but another thing to have that number of good plants in flower for Memorial Day. The man who makes it a specialty to grow cheap stock hardly ever gets very far and there is a big difference between cheap and good stock. Be reasonable; the latter needs culture and that requires time, labor and money. Outdoor Sweet Peas Plant as Early as Possible Yuu can talk and keep on writing in regard to cultural directions on Sweet Peas for outdoors. The most important things about them is to get busy with the sowing of the seed as soon as you can get it into the soil. This is a fact. In every section of the country where we are li- able to get 90 deg. in the shade during the latter part of June and around the 4th of July the early sown Peas come through best. But excessive heat will put the best Peas out of commission in a few days, no matter what you may do to prevent it. The sooner the seed is sown in March, the deeper the roots can go down before hot weather, the longer the stems of the flowers and the more heat the plants will be able to with- stand. Just what soil you make use of, what varieties you sow out, shallow or deep trenches, all of these are not nearly as important as to sow early. Even if the soil isn't quite in the best working condition. When garden Peas do well Sweet Peas will, and like them they love a deeply cultivated soil so the roots can get down into it without much trouble. Don't delay ; purchase your requirements in seed now, have them on hand and the first chance there is get at the sowing. Great improvements have been made in Sweet Peas. Some of the Spencer hy- brids have wonderful flowers. Get the best Avoid a great mixture of colors — white, light and rose pink and lavender are the main desirable ones to have; a few of the darker shades is all right, but try to have plenty of the light shades so as to be able to have enough of a kind to fill a good-.sized order with. Those who grow for exhibition sow in pots under glass and bring the plants on in these for planting out in April. Bedding Petunias Rosy Morn a Good One If you are very particular regarding the color of that splendid bedding Pe- tunia Rosy Morn, grow your stock from cuttings, for no matter how careful you are about the seed, there are bound to be variations. Pink seems to be the favored color among the bedding plants of late years. People are getting away from red and for an inexpensive plant the little Rosy Mom Petunia is excellent. Sow thinly and when the plants are about 4in. in height pinch them_ back. Any Petunia, in order to grow into a bushy, health.v specimen, needs moisture. In a dry house or on a hot bench where the sun has a chance to bake the plants. Pe- tunias won't do much. If you can, put a batch into a mild frame and see the dif- ference in them and the ones which are in the greenhouse. Dirt Bands About Their Usefulness Are dirt bands of real benefit to the florist, or is it better to stick to pots? I received this inquiry recently from a subscriber in Michigan. We used these bands for the first time last year and were anything but favorably impressed with them, but changed our minds long before the season was over. They surely are of benefit to the retail grower in particular, for Chrysanthemums, Carna- tions or any other small stocks you grow on for planting out or benching. We wouldn't ask for anything more con- venient than these bands. They hold more soil than a 2%in. pot, yet take up far less room. Today every inch, even part of an inch, of space counts with the grower of a limited glass area, with a lot of small stock. Where the top of the plant doesn't take up a great deal of room, oftentimes the roots suffer when crowded in a small pot. You can water such stock as often as you like but the heat will dry the soil out and the plants suffer. With a square dirt band this is different, and when you are ready for benching or planting the little Carnations in the field the plants will lift easily and will not mind the transplanting in the least. While these bands are not intended to take the place of pots there surely is room for them for the man who grows thousands of small plants on dur- ing the Spring months. They are fine for all such stock as Verbenas, Lobelias, Ageratums, Geraniums, in fact any of the bedding plants you have to grow on in quantities. You can save the han- dling of pots and what is really of greater Importance, you can grow better plants without more labor or attention. For those who ship even, these bands can be used to advantage ; the extra cost in weight is made up by receiving a stronger plant. So while we may not all be in favor of these bands there are a whole lot of very good points in their favor, and I predict that they will be used a great deal in the future. Easter Lilies Holding Giganteums Back You couldn't make a greater mistake than to hold giganteum Lilies at 50 deg. or 55 deg. because you wish to keep them back. This usually will result in stunted, short plants or those with crippled or split flowers later on. In a good many establishments the giganteums may be a little ahead of time than late, but always bear in mind that a Lily of the giganteum type, from the time that the first flower begins to turn from green to white, can be kept in good condition for several weeks even in April, as long as you have a good, dustproot house or a place to keep them cool. Let your Lilies have 60 deg. right along, open up wide the ventilators on warm days and let the plants get a stem and the buds far enough developed so there is no more danger, then gradually cool them off. But go slow on this. If it ever will be neces- sary to keep the stock clean, free from green fly, it is right now. The plants may apparently look perfectly clean but by examining their tops you may detect the green fly in the center, nicely located, and no fumigating with nicoteen or to- bacco stems can be applied strong enough to get them out. The only way to do this is to spray ; avoid too strong doses ; use light applications of whatever you make use of and use frequently, should be the rule. It will also be time soon to attend to the stakin" of the plants. Don't wait with this until the plants can't get along; do it in good time. A neat green stake is necessary for every plant one foot high and over. It costs so little and means so much. Why not make use of it in time. DIRT BANDS Very soon every grower will be making f free use of Dirt Banda for the growing of ' all plants. Certainly, no florist can afford to pass them by. They are time and money savers, producing better plants at less cost and with less labor. It simply is a question of getting the best band. Our new READY-USE Dirt Band tells its own story. Send a postal for free samples and see how it does it. It comes to you ready to set the plant in, which means saving of very valuable time re- quired to fold the ordinary strips of paper commonly offered for bands. We make plain bands too, from high- grade, hard finish stock. Samples will be sent. Compare them with others and Eut them to any test. It is not how cheap, ut how good, is our motto. PRICES OF PLAIN SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1.000 S.00O 10,000 20.000 60,000 100,000 2-in . . $0.70 $2.20 $4. 10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 2J-in. .80 3.00 5.2510.60 25.00 48.00 Sin.. .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 3}.iii. 1.00 4.40 8.3016.10 39.00 75.00 4-in.. 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 Plain bands require folding, but our simplified inatructione make it easy. PRICES OE RE«DY-USE SQUARE DIRT BAKDS 1,000 6,000 10,000 80,000 100,000 2i2i2-in. . $1.00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2Ji2ii2-iii. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3x3x2-in... 1.25 6.00 10.00 47.50 92.00 Our READY-USE Bands are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down and each Band opens up square. No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Send a postal for free samples of our Bands and decide for yourself. All orders positively cash. State whether express or freight shipment. We guarantee satisfaction. G. S. RAMSBURG, Somersworlh, N. II. Wtep ord<^rtng. pleaae mpptlon Tbp Exrhange Coleus Cuttings Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leadingandbest fancy varieties. Clean, strong, well rooted cuttings. $6.00 per ICOO Cuh with order. Send for list with testimoniala A. NAHLIK 261-275 Lawrence Street, ElUSHING, N. Y. Largest grower of Coleus In the U.S.A. Wlien ordering, please mpntlnn The Exchange PI? 13 IVI a ASSORTED ■— ' ^V ■!" ^ VARIKTIBS Btronc, hasltby phnti, fnin ZJi-in. pot*, $3.00 pn 100. *25.0a pa 1000. COCOS Weddeliana and KENTIA Belmoreana. 2K-i<>.> $1.30 per dos., (10.00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS Whitman! and Eletantlsalma. 6^., eOo. aaoh. BOSTON Ferns and NEPHROLEPIS RattbU. 4-in., t20.00 par 100; S-ia., SOo. aaoh, M8.00 pu 100; 7-in., (1.00 aaoli; g-in., (1.26 neli. FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. When orderioir. please mention The Rxehanire GERANIUIVIS Rooted Cuttings jggg S. A. Nutt and Buchner $12.50 Ricard, Poitevine, Perkins, Viaud, Castellane and Doyle 15.00 Cash with order. FRED W. RITCHY, Lancaster. Pa. JUST TWO WEEKS OFF ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBER THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE MARCH 25. 1916 Send Copy NOW March 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 595 Dreer's Fine Ferns '% Dishes Splendid stock in 2}^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 HEINRV A. DREER 714 Chestnut Street, PMIL,ADEL,F>|-IIA, PA. The above prices ore intended for the trade only Whert ordering, please mt^ntlnn Tho Exi'li;iin:e Asparagus Baskets start Them Now You should order from your supply man all that you want ia wire hanging baskets, Moss, and so forth now. Hardly ever do we take into considera- tion that it is reasonable to allow at least a few days for the filling of an order. When you fill a wire basket with Asparagus, remember that you can grow A. Sprengeri every bit as well in such a basket as on a bench, but don't make the mistake and crowd five or six 4in. pot plants into a lOin. or 12in. basket. While this will give you an immediate eCEect, that is really all you can say in its favor. Far better make use of a 14in. basket and not over three plants. This will give the roots a chance to roam. Sprengeri must be given plenty of root room in order to amount to any- thing. The large grower with plenty of bench room doesn't need to go to the trouble of growing the stock on in bas- kets, but to the smaller grower this method is of great advantage. These baskets can be hung along purlines and gutters without interfering in the least with other plants. During the past three months it has again been proved in prac- tically all of the larger markets that the green question is fully as important as anything else with the florist. The high price paid by the retail grower for good Asparagus should make him pay more attention to its culture. You can grow successfully Asparagus Sprengeri where you can't grow Roses or Carnations, and yet many of us insist on making flowers grow in a too shaded position, make a failure out of it every time, and keep on buying the greens we use. There is no better time than the present to get busy with planting out small stock of Spren- geri into baskets. Make use of good- sized baskets and good soil. Dutch BtJbs Not Flowering Avoid Hard Forcing for Sick Stock Of about twenty different Dutchmen who visited us during the last three months hardly two are of the same opinion, apparently, as to the real cause of Narcissi and Tulips coming with blighted buds. We have thrown away thousands of them absolutely worthless. It seems that the small grower who feels the loss of the flowers far more than the larger concern, has the least chance of getting anything more than sympathy, particularly so if he bought his stock direct from Holland, while those who have been dealing with seed or bulb firms in this country are more apt to be let off easy. Any grower who uses a limited quantity of bulb stock can do every bit as well, if not better, to deal at home. It does not cost him a cent more to do so. HLs business is appre- ciated by the home concern and he can tell his trouble to them, and if there is a way to adjust matters satisfactorily it will be done. Any bulb stock which has suffered either from a wet season, dug before ready, improperly cured, heating in transit, or delay in shipping is not adapted for early forcing — that much is Square Dirt Bands See Raxnsburft's display ad. on page 594, and send postal for free samples. certain. If there is any show for such bulbs to do anything it is to let them come along slowly. The more time you allow the better. Excessive forcing won't do them any good. If you still have Narcissi or "Tulips outdoors or in the root cellar of which stock has been forced early and came blind, don't bring any more of it in for forcing at present. The longer it can remain the better, and the more likely you are to get flowers from it. Easter coming on the 23d of April ought to be just right to have these bulbs come in if just given a warm frame or house for about 10 days. There is no use trying to force doubtful stock now, but you do stand a chance to get something out of it by letting the plants come along their natural way. Pentstemons Not Enough Appreciated as Tet If you sowed out seed during the Mid- winter months or rooted cuttings, the young stock by this time is making great headway. Keep them pinched and shifted. You want nice bushy plants out of 4in. pots by May 20 for bedding out. Such will flower early and keep it up all Summer, Just why we don't pay more attention to the Pentstemons is hard to understand. Some, in fact all, of the Rocky Mountain varieties are so beauti- ful with an almost endless array of colors, white, pink, blue and red, mot- tled and spotted — one couldn't ask for anything more beautiful for the hardy border or as a cut flower. They are as easily grown as a Geranium and while not h.irdy everywhere, a few plants lifted in Fall will give you any amount of cuttings, or seed sown from November up to January will give you flowering stock in four or five months. S. A. F. and 0. H. Department of Plant Begfistratlon Public notice is hereby given that the Bedford Flower Co., Bedford, Hills, N. T., offers for registration the Rose mentioned below. Any person objecting to the use of the proposed name or registration Is requested to communicate with the secretary at once. Palling to receive objection to the registration, the same will be made three weeks from this date. Sose Bedford Belle. — A pink sport of Double White Kiliarney. Has the same habit of growth and is equal In produc- tion. Same foliage. Color is light pink, becoming deeper to the center as it opens. Flower is long and opens In perfect form. JOHN YOUNG, Secretary. JUST TWO WEEKS OFF ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBER THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE MARCH 2S, 1916 Send Copy NOW Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS E«h 6-in. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high $0.76 8-in. •• 3 " •' 24 to 28 in. ^ 1.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot Leaves In. high Eaoh Per doi 2H-in. 4 8 to 10 $1.60 8-iii. 6 12 2,00 4-in. 6 to 6 16 $0.40 4.60 6-in. 6 to 7 18 60 6.00 6-in. 6to7 24 1.00 12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 28 1.26 16.00 8-in. 8 to 7 28 to 30 1.60 18.00 Cedar Tub 7-in. 8 to 7 34 to 36 2,60 30.00 7-in. 6 to 7 36 to 38 3.00 36.00 0-in. 6 to 7 6 ft., very he«Ty 8.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leave* In. high Each Per dei. 6-in. 6 to 6 38 to 30 $1,00 $12,00 6-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 1.60 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Height Eaeh 36 in $2.60 40 to 42 in 4.00 6 to 5H 't., heavy lO.OO 5K *« 8 't., heavy 12.60 6 to 7 ft., heavy 16.00 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 Cedar Plants Tub in Tub 7-in. 9-in. 12-in. 12-in. 12-in. 12-in. JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., RAILWAY STATION, JENKINTOWN, Wyncote, Pa. Seasonable Plants for Good Growing Condition, At Very Reasonable Prices In AZALEAS, we have the best eommeroial varieties, suob aa Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, Vervseneana, Verrseneana alba, John Llewellyn, Simon Mardner, Jean Peters. Well budded and good ehapely plants. 75o.. $1.25, S1.50. t2.00. HYDRANGEAS. Both Otaksa and the new French varieties, auoh aa Mme. Emil Moulllere. Avalanche, E. G. Hill, Gen. De VIbraye, Mme. Hamar, Mme. E. Chautard. 6-in. pota. 4-6 flowering shoota, 25o., 35c., 7-in pota. 7Sc.-tl.OO; 6-in. pota. 6-8 branchea. 60c. RHODODENDRONS. 7-in. pota, 6-8 budi, $1.00, tl.SO. CINERARIAS. Large flowering, 4-in. pots lOo,; strong plants, 5-in. pots, 15o.; 6-in. pota, 25o. and 35o. CYCLAMEN GIganteum. 4-iD. pota. 20o.; &-in pots, 35o.-50o., in bud. PRIMULA Obconica. In bloom. 4-in. pots, 12o. BEGONIA Lumlnosa and MagnlSca. 4-in. pota, 15c. BEGONIA Lorraine. 3-in pota, 12a. ROSES for Easter forcing, such aa Baby Rambler, Ulrlch Brunner and Maftna Charta. 6-in. pota. 35«. ASPARAGUS Plumoaus. a-in. pota, S«.; 2>^-in pota, 3o.; 4-in. pota. lOo. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-ui. pota, 6o.; 4-in. pots, lOo. HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 3-in. poU. $6.00 per 100. EASTER LILIES, both Glganteum and Multiflorum. 4-in. pots, 4 in. high, 20o.; 6-in, 350. to 50o. GODFREY Importer and Grower of Potted Plants COCOS Weddellana. 3-in. pota, l£o. 4-in. pota. 25a. FERNS, suoli as Scottll, Roosevelt, Teddy Jr., Boston. 6H-in. pota, 40o.; 6-in. pota, SOo.i 7-in. pots, $1.00. DISH FERNS, assorted varieties. 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. KENTIAS, both Belmoreana and For- steHana. 4-in. pots, 16 in. high, 30o.; 6-in. pota, 28-30 in. high, (1.00; 6-in. pota, 36 in. high, $1.50; 7-in. pots, 40-42 in. high, $2.50; 7-in.. green tubs, made up. KENTIA Forster- lana. S2.50; 9-in. tubs, made up or oombioa- tion, 8 ft. high, J5.00. HOLLY FERNS. 4-in, pota. 15o. DRAC.«NA TermlnaUs. SJi-in, pota. 50o., weii colored. PANDANUS VeltchU. 5H-in. pota. 75o. DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS. or Bleeding Heart. For Easter forcing, 6-in. pota, 20c, SPIR/SA Gladstone. 6-in, pots. 25a.-35o.; 7-in. pota, 50c. NARCISSUS Von Slon. 3 in a 5>i-i«. pot, from coldframe. $2 60 per doz. HYACINTHS. Gertrude, beet pink; La Grandesse. white; GrandiMaitre. lavender; King of the Blue^ darlc blue, out of cold- frame, will bloom in about 3 weelu when brought in the greenhouse. SIO.OO per 100. DOUBLE TULIPS, such as Murlllo. best finlc; Couronne d'Or, yellow and variegatefi; raperator Rubrorum, double red, from cold- frame. 3 in a 4-in. pot. S12.00 per 100. ASPIDISTRA, green-leaved, 6-in. pots, 11.00 each. GENISTA, 5H and 6-in. poU, 25c.-3S«., for Easter blooming. ASCHMANN 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Teddy Jr. FERNS t-lB., (1.00 aaak. 7-ia„ 76a. eaoh. 60«. •aoh. 4-iB., 20a. eaeh. pat 100, $60.00 per 1000. «»»»»»»»•• ^^^^ jij," „^, FUNKIAS— Field-Grown, large clumps, $16.00 per 100. I. each, ft-ia, C-.AA;; >M-1*.. M.M P" CAMPBELL BROS.. . Penllyn. Pa. Whea orderlDg, pleaJ* mentloa Tlie BzcliBnce 596 The Florists' Exchange ROCHELLE PAPER POTS AND DIRT BANDS 2ZZ% More Blossoms on plants raised in Square Paper Pots than on plants raised in clay pots of same size. There were 456 stems of blossoms on 40 plants raised in 4-inch Square Paper Potsand 105 stems of blossoms on 40 plants raised in 4-inch clay pots. The above was taken fiom the following re- port in the Market Growers' Journal, January 1, 1914, page 6: * NUMBER OF STEMS IN BLOSSOM On 40 plants from clay pots On 40 plants from paper pots June 9 June 10 45 47 105 229 June 27 121 456 SQUARE PAPER POTS Folding Block (pat. applied for) and tacks included. Inches 500 1.000 5,000 10,000 20,000 50.000 lU .$0.65 S0.90 $4.00 $7.00 $12.00 $25.00 '2 . . .70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16.00 35.00 2}^ . .90 1.25 5.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 3 . 1.10 1.50 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 1.60 2.15 10.00 19.00 37.50 90,00 5. ... 2.50 3.75 18.00 35.00 66.00 150.00 6 3.50 4.75 23.00 45.00 85.00 200,00 7 4.25 5.75 28.00 54,00 102.00 240.00 Copyright directions for use with each order. SQUARE DIRT BANDS ' (Paper Pots without bottoms, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottom.) Inches 1 .000 5.000 10,000 20.00050,000100,000 IH. $0.60 $2.00 $3.80 $7.10 $16.00 $28.00 2 . .70 2.30 4.10 7.70 17.25 30.00 2H. . .80 3.00 5.25 10.60 26.00 48.00 3 . .90 3.75 7.25 13.70 31.80 56.00 314 1.00 4.40 8.30 16.10 39.00 75.00 4 1 10 5.40 10.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 4'U' 1.25 5.00 11.70 23.00 52.00 100.00 5 1.50 6.85 13.00 25,00 55.00 105.00 e! 1.90 9.00 17.00 28.00 60.00 115.00 COPYRIGHT directions for use with each order. Samples FREE. There is an EASY and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands. The Directions how to do this after two years of experiment we reduced to 37 words and re- ceived a Copyright on the Directions in 1914. There is no other EASY and EXACT way to fold them and no one can print these Directions as we have a Copyright on them. Our Square Paper Dirt Banda are the original of all that are on the market today. AJl others being sold are imitations of these we advertise, and some of the imitations being sold are made of cheap paper, costing only about half as much as our heavy stock. We sell no experiments. Ours have been tried out by long use in the greenhouse. They will stand up in any wet and heat as long as wanted. Samples FREE. Experience of 131 Growers Send for FREE Samples of our Square Paper Pots and Dirt Bands and Big Folder giving 131 EXPERIENCES of Florists and Market Gar- deners who raised in our Square Dirt Bands and Paper Pots, Asters, Carnations, Cannas, Chrys- anthemums, Calendulas, Cosmos. Cornflower, Dahlias, Dusty Miller, Ferns, Forget^Me-Not, Geraniums, Gladiolus. Heliotrope, Helichrj'- sum, Mignonette. Pansies, Petunias. Pinks, Primulas, Phlox, Roses, Salvias. Snapdragon, Sweet Peas, Stocks, Verbenas, Violet.'?, Canta- loupes. Cukes, Celery, Cabbage, Egg Plants, Lettuce, Lima Beans, Peppers, Squash, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Watermelons and other plants. Send today. Please mention this paper. When set in the field May 15th, the root sys- tems of the plants from the 4-inch square paper pots were 4-inch cubes C64 cubic inches of soil and roots) and from the 4-inch clay pots the root systems contained 31 cubic inches of soil and roots (the amount that a 4-inch clay pot holds). The third count of blossoms was made June 27, 42 days after the plants had been set in the field. The plants from the square paper pots were then more than twice as large and vigorous as those raised in clay pots All plants raised in square paper pots are larger and more vigorous than those raised in clay pots, because they have about double root room for the same size pots. Measure the two pots and you will find that the 4-inch square paper pot holds as much soil as two 4-inch clay pots. It is the same with square dirt bands, which are square paper pots without bottoms Cthe bottoms being furnished by old newspapers spread on the bench). The theory that it is only necessary to have a big top to the plant has been proved misleading. There must be a big root system to push the top or the plant will grow slow and small. Try some square paper pots or dirt bands with your clay pots and see if you can afford to use any clay pots. Some of the florists around Philadelphia are using large numbers of square (hrt bands and paper pots. We have shipped to Mr. P. B. Dilks, Brides- burg. Phila., Pa., 150,000 2-inch square dirt bands and 20,000 3-inch .square dirt bands; to Mr. Geo. W. Dilks, Friinkfurd, Pa . 10,000 2- inch square dirt bands ;inil Hl,ll()(l ;{-inrli square dirt bands; to Mr. M 11 Hn.shUcr, Manheim. Pa.. 20,000 2' 2-inch din bands and 0000 5-inch dirt bands; Mr. H. B. Weaver, Bird-in-Hand, Pa., 235.000 2-inch dirt bands. 393% More Early Fruit 120 early tomato plants reported in Market Growers' Journal, Jan. 1, 1914, raised in 4-inch clay pots (31 cubic inches of soil and roots), had yielded up to Aug. 11, 7% peach baskets — $4.75 worth of ripe tomatoes, while 120 plants raised in 4-inch SQUARE paper pots (64 cubic inches of soil and roots), had yielded 33 peach baskets — $23.50 worth of ripe tomatoes — 393 per cent, more. '■ The THOROUGHLY DEPENDABLE QUALITY of the material in your Paper Pots commends them to users everywhere. Tomato plants which without vour Pots sell here at $1.00 per 100. raised in vour Pots sell at $4,00 per 100."— The Dalles Floral Companv, The Dalles, Ore. Paper Pots — Experience in Usin^ Them BLACKADAR i-in. purple in variety. $3.00 per 100. A ? ENGLISH IVY. Strong, 4-in., $12.00 per 100. > o o I The Storrs& Harrison Co. """'"owo""' i i ? O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- SPLIT CARNATIONS mended. No Toole reqwed Pillsbury Carnalion Staple Patentaligae lOOe, SSa. I aoaO. tLOO pootpud I. L. PILLSBURY CALESBURG. ILL. Spring List Roses WbeD ordering, please mention The E^cbanee ' When ordering, pleaae mention The Bxchanee Hotel Walton BROAD AND LOCUST STREETS PHILADELPHIA HOTEL HEADQUARTERS for the NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW Special Accommodations /or Conventions Dancing in the Evenings 350 Tastefully Furnished Rooms Rooms, without bath $1.50 up Rooms, with bath 2.00 up WALTON HOTEL CO. Eugeae G. Miller, Manager, HlillilliaPllllHIlilllBlllillillillliliilpllEljIiill Wbeu ordering, pleiise mt-ntlun The Exc'li;iiige MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo Smiles i;ritli Fortune Flags were flying and the born uf plenty, tilled to overflowing, was dis- played in celebration of Prosperity Day on Tuesday, Feb. 29. The streets o£ Buffalo, brisk and busy, gave the im- pression of a carnival of shopping and colorful displays in all the stores, and attracted thousands downtown to take advantage of tlie special sales announced by the merchants as their share in the day. February this j'ear was an ideal Win- ter month, the ground being covered with snow for the entire 29 days and the month holding to its record as the coldest of the year. The lowest average tem- perature for any February in 46 years, according to the records of the local oflice of the weather bureau, was 13 de- grees in 1ST5, and the average this month was 18.9 degrees, about five above the average for the month. St. Patrick's Day This is one of the many anniver- sary days of the year that give the flo- rist a chance to show his skill in bring- ing out something new in commemorat- ing the event, and from an advertising standpoint, it is entitled to much more attention than it generally receives. Casual Notes Visitors this week were : L. D. Bryant of the A. H. Hews Co., Cambridge, Mass. ; A. Schravendeel representing Scger Bros, of Lisse, Holland, and Au- gust Rolker of New York City. It is an encouraging sign of the times that practically all of the new stores report satisfactory business. L. Neubeck, who just opened a new shop on Con- necticut St. a short time ago, has been doing a business greatly in excess of his expectations. A. .T. Reichert had the big decoration for the Buffalo Orpheus last week, using Southern Smilax and artificial pink Roses. W. J. Palmer & Son had three ban- quet decollations which kept them on the iump Friday and Saturday of last week. The Police Traffic Officers' banquet at the Statler; the Buffalo Bankers' ban- quet at the Ellicott Club ; and the Press Julius Roehrs Co RUTHERFORD, N. J. OROHID8, PAI.M8 and ptante ol every variety VVbei, >jru,.rii iilcas^ [ncutiMti ORCHIDS Order 1916 freahly imported stock NOW in order to receive them from first ARRIVALS. A Bplendid lot of VANDA Cv«;RlJLEA, the only Blue Orchid; always a great seller. Write for prices. GEORGE L FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., WlH-n urderiiij:. pl.-ase m.ntiou The Exchange ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the best Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 Chestnut Place 8ECAUCUS, N. J. When orderinE. pipnsp mfntloa The Exchange Club banquet at the Statler. Prof. E. A. White of Cornell University is using a picture of Mr. Palmer's greenhouses to illustrate an article he has written for the March number of The Cornell Goun- tryman. Charles Sandiford wears an unusually broad smile this week ; but the only ex- planation he will give is "Things are coming my way just now." The windows of the Lenox Flower Shop continue to be a great source of attraction and Mr. Albert, the artist, is to be congratulated on the originality shown in the arrangement and carrying out of decorations. Ed. Stroh has a fine showing of bulb- ous stock in his . shop on Main st. and reports good business. This is a live little store and splendily located in a busy block. The Colonial Flower Shop reports ex- cellent business. Their windows are re- arranged daily and of late have afforded charming suggestions of Spring. Stock at S. A. Anderson's greenhouses on Elmwood ave. is in fine condition. Easter Lilies are coming along nicely and ramblers, Hydrangeas, and Azaleas will be in fine condition at Easter, Two carloads of lumber, principally pecky Cypress, have just been unloaded at Palmer's greenhouses in Lancaster, for the manufacture of flats and boxes and for bench repair purposes. Mr. Meyers, the foreman, is nursing a Pink Sport from Hoosier Beauty, which he claims looks pretty good, L. H. Neubeck's greenhouses at the rear of his store are in fine shape. They are filled with bulbous stock and other plants which seem to be timed just right for Easter. Robert Scott visited his brother's greenhouses in Corfu last week and re- ports that the stock never looked better. Maek Palmer. March 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 59B 250,000 California Privet No. 1 '11 e\ery respect. Wc will be rcadj- to ship in a few (lays. Order early. Our Stock is fresh from the field. Pit KKHl 1 - 1 ' 2 ft., 2 or more branches 18.00 132-2 ft ., 3 or more branches 1 1 00 2 - 2} ■> ft., 6 or more branches 14.00 2}4- 3 ft., 8 or more branches lO.ro 3 - 4 ft., 12 or more branches 2G.00 Packed free and on Ford cars Trcnion. Estate of CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall Street, TRENTON, N. J. Th'- Kxf-lmncp CANNAS 30 fine varieties, home-grown, strong, dormant tubers, (2.00 to {6.00 per 100. Our selection of Su sort«, $2.00 per 100, JIS.OO per 1000. Per Pel 100 1000 Asparagus Hatcheri. 3-in. pots S8.00 Asparagus Sprengeri. 2>^-in. pots . . 3.00 Asparagus Sprengeri. 3-in. pots... 5.00 Abutllon Savltzll. 2>i-in. pots 3.00 Achyranthes. 6 sorta, Rooted Cut- tings 1.00 $8 00 Ageratum. Blue and white, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 25 sorts, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 3-in. pots.... 8.00 I>racaena Indlvlsa. 4-in. pots. .. .12.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 6-in. pots .... 25.00 Feverfew. Double white. Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12 00 Forget-Me-Nct 1.50 Fucbslas. Double and single. Rooted Cuttings 160 12.00 Fucbslas. Double and single. 2^- in pote 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings.... 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tings 1.50 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2^-in. pots 4.00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 2 00 16.00 Salvia. New sort*, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.50 12 00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Smllai. Strong, 2H-in. pots 3.00 Stevla Compacta 1.25 Vlnca Varlegaca and Elegans. 4-iD- pots 10.00 Vlnca Varlegata and Elegans. 2H- in pots 3 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N.Y. Wlieii ordri-MiL". nl.'ris,. m .iitinn Tlu- Ksrl irc VERBENAS 1916 Varieties JEAN TELFORD. Beat pink. BONNIE DOON. Lilac-magenta. Send for circular. J. L. DILLON, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg's display a'd and send postal for fre Whpn rtriifritifT nlii'i'JP m-nTi. o e s a page 594, amples. MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued Lancaster, Pa. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII 3 years, 3-5 ft., very heavy, $2.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100; 2 years, 18-24 inches, good. .$1.00 per doz., $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per lOuO; 1 year, strong, 2-3 ft., $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. At dozen rates, by Parcel Post, pre- paid; at 100 and 1000 rates, by Express, not prepaid. CHARLES BLACK MIGHTS row N ^EW JIRSEY Whon ortlprlng. nloiis Geraniums Heliotrope and other Bedding Plants in their season >A/. J. CHINNICK TREMTON, N. J. When ordering, pleaaa mention The Exchange March 1 came in with promise of ,Sprin_ff but since then it has been nothing but high winds and close to zero weather, and just where the poor grower is sup- posed to come in is a question that is one too many for me. The retailer has the be.st of it ; he can sit in his cozy ofhee and count up tlie charge accounts on his books, divide them b.v two and get somewhere near Iiis finan- cial status, but even they seem to have trmililes of tlieir own. and it is pretty hard nialiiug deliveries of beautiful Spring ilowers now in the stores and pretty nearly as hard to make them move out as fast as they should. Business as a whole has not felt the slight slump that some of the markets seem to indicate, but has been right up to the mark and with better supplies the stores are all dning well. There is nothing of special import in the line of news excepting the entrance into town of P. K. Murphy of Cleveland, O.. to asiunc charge of the B. F. Barr flower shop. The growers are all so busy hustling to get stock enough to pay coal bills that it is impossible to get any news from the county, but the employees of the growers have been getting busy and have formed !i Beneficial Club f^or mutual bene- fit and increased knowledge w'ith Louis Bcnner as President and Harry Benner as secretary. The next meeting will be held at the greenhouses of Kdwin Beck, and a constitution and hy-lans adopteil. The wife of Peter Brown is seriously ill. and he has the sympathy of the trade and best wishes for her recovery. Albert M. Herr. Sai.em. \. ,T. — H. B. West, formerly of Swedesboro, has decided to make Salem his permanent residence in the fu- ture. He has leased the porperty of Clin- ton Harris on East Broadway, and will locate there at an early date. Air. West proposes to keep a branch .store at Swedesboro also. The Best Sellers of the Year in 'Mums KARI.Y FROST. Pure white, perfect in fonn and has good keeping quality. MARIGOLD. Tlie best yellow ever grown when properly hamlleil. GOLDICN OUKKN. The best early yellow. Rooted Cutting.s, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 WHITE CHIEFTAIN. The white companion to Chieftiin. Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100, $.35.00 per 1000. Tliese varieties are ready for shipment now. CAI^NATION CUTTINGS ALICE. A moneymaker; free-flowering and a keeper. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. MATCHLESS. The best white. Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. MISS THEO. The freest flowering variety on the market. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. MRS. C. W. WARD. The best dark pink Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS We make a specialty of seedlings. We offer now 50,000 seedlings ready for potting. Big, strong seedlings. Big value at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000, 5000 at $7.00 per 1000. We dehver anywhere, all charges paid, for 50c. per 1000 in addi- tion to price quoted. ^ Refer to the classified section Prices to the Trade only A.N.PieR30c>) »NC. 'CRorowcLL com. When ordering, please mention The Excbange UNSOLICITED COMPLIMENTS "It is the freest thing we have ever grown" )> "From what we have seen of MISS THEO, it seems to be a very good commercial variety" " I don't know of any Rose Pink Carnation which is a better all-round sort" ' Grow MISS THEO for profit Rooted Cuttings, S12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 LITTLEFIELD A. W Y MAN, NORTH ABIN6T0N, MASS. Write them yon read this advt. In the Exchange ASPARAGUS 100 1000 Plumosus. 2lf-in. pots $2.00 $17.00 CANNAS. 1-3 eyes, Allemania, Italia, Patri, Burbank, Gray, Fla- mingo, Berat, Henderson 2.00 BOSTON FERNS. From bed 15.00 COLEUS. 10 varieties. Apr. 1st. . . 2.00 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Flowering 2.50 Cnsh JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio W lull .H.l.'iiiiir. t. lease uiriitl,.!, Til," E\.-li!ilj::e B[G6NIA B[60NU Luminosa [rfordii SEFDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK, N. Y. When ordering, please ini'ntlon The Eschance Special Offer of MARGUERITES Wliite Paris Daisy A limited quantity of our celebrated healthy stock, out of 2H-U1- poto, At $3.50 per 100. A L. MILLER Sutphin Road and Rockaway Blvd. PhoDe: Jamaica 605. JAMAICA, N. Y. U li..n nr.l,.ri,ig. |,le;iS,* m.Mitl..ii Th,- Rvehnnpe A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACi«NA IndMaa. 2-iji., t«.i 3-lii., lOo.i 4-la., 15c.; 5-in , 25o. eaoh. REX BEGONIAS. 2M-ln.. tS.OO per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, PolteTlne. Rlcard, Per- kins sod Buchner. 2-iD., (2.00 per 100; g-in., »6 00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-ln.. lOo.; 4-in.. 15o.; 6-in., 25e.; from bed (or 2H-el>d 3-iB. pots, t£.00 per 100. VINCA rariegata. 2-ii>., (2.00 per 100. Caah with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N. J. THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-daU 600 The Florists' Exchange l\ Million!!! Green Hyacinth Stakes!!! AT THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL LOW PRICES: 5,000 lots 12-inch length $3.75 18-inch length 5.50 THIS PRICE WILL ONLY HOLD GOOD UNTIL THIS LOT IS SOLD! Write for case-lot prices, 25,000 to the case. 10,000 lots $7.00 10.00 THE HOUSE OF MERIT JOS- G. NEIDINGER CO, '''''"''''' ^"^p^''' 1309-11 North Second St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Palms, Ferns and Decorative Stock NZPHROIiEPIS Teddy Jr. The best fem of them all. Slightly crested habit, same as Seottii ; very fine ; a good seller ; 6-in. pots, strong plants. $6.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots $1.00 each. NBPHROLEPIS Soottii. Good, strong plants, 6-in. pots, $4.20 and $5.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots, $1.00 each. NEPHROLEPIS Elegantissima Improved. 6-in. pots, $5.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots, $1.00 each. CYRTOMIUM RochfordlaiiTim (Holly Fern). 4-in. pots, $1.80 per doz.; 2%-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. DISH FERNS. The best varieties, only $4.00 per 100; 2%-in. pots, fine plants. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in. pots, heavy stock, $5.00 per lOO. ASCHMANN BROS., BOX'WOOD. 12-in. to 15-in., bushy. 35c. each; 15-in. to 18-in., very bushy, 45c. each. BOX'WOOD, Pyramid-shaped. 2- ft. to 2y.-ft, $1.50 each ; 3-ft. very fine, $2.00 each. KENTIA BelmoreaiLa. 5%-tn. pots, 5-6 leaves, 20-22 in. high, 75c each ; 7-in. pots, 22 in. high, 8 leaves, $1.50 to $2.00 each. KENTIA Forsteriana. 5%-in. pots, 5-6 leaves, 22-30 in. high, 75c each; 5-6 leaves, 28-30 In. high, $1.00 each; 7-in. pots, 6-7 leaves, 34-36 in. high, $2.00 each; 7-in. pots, 6-7 leaves, 38-40 in. high, $2.00 and $2.50 each. BEGONIA linminosa. 5-in. pots, $2.00 per doz. To save express charges, please mention if pots are wanted. Cash with order. The Hustlers Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA, GERMANIUMS Here is a bargain for you, Mr. Florist I We have about 20,000 bench-grown stock plants of the following varieties: S. A. NUTT, A. RICARD, SCARLET BEDDER, JOHN DOYLE, MME. BUCHNER," BEAUTE POITEVINE. All fine, healthy stock. It potted up early in March, in 4 or 5-inch pots, will make fine plants for Spring planting. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 ROOTED CUTTINGS of the above varieties for April delivery, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. The Burt Olney Greenhouses J. W. LANGENBACH, Manager ALBION, N. Y. GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Rlcard, Poitevine, Doyle $15.00 per 1000 Nutt, Buchner 12.00 per 1000 CASH WITH ORDER PETER BROWN GERANIUMS Sent with a guarantee that guarantees to any point in the United States east of the Mississippi River. 1000 S. A. Nutt and Buchner $12.50 Poitevine and Rlcard 15.00 BUDDLEIA Asiatica. Per 100 $2.50. BUDDLEIA Magnifica. Per 100 $3.50. (Rooted Cuttings, parcel post.) Pot plants of either, by express, $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus, good value, at $25.00 per 1000. mRub7str'eet.Tan;arter;;a:' 1 MBERT M. BERR, LaBCaSlCP. Pa PRIMULA Obconlca, Giant Kermeslna, Rosea, Arendl and mixed, also Grandlflora Compacta, Alba Lilac, Rosea and Sangamea, Malacoldes. White. Lavender. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. SHAMROCK. Fine tl.OO i;.S-in.. $2.00 per 100 DAISY, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in., »2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in.. »1 60 pot 100. WHITMANI, ELEGANTISSIMA »nd TABLE FERNS 2-in., $3.00 per 100. DR ACAEN A Indlvlsa. 4-in., lOo. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-in., $2.00 pet 100; 3-in.. 4o. IMPATIENS Hybrids. 2-iii., $2.00 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire and Splendens. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. WEEPING LANTANA, FEVERFEW Gem, GIANT WHITE DAISY and DOUBLE ALYSSUM 2-in.. $?.00 per 100 STOCKS. Mont Blanc. Princess Alice. seedlings. $.500 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. per 100. CUPHEA. 75oj)er 100. ALTERNANTHERA Brllllantlsslma. $S.00 per 1000. Rosea, Yellow and P. Major $4.60 per 1000. AGERATUM, Gumey, Pauline, Star. 60o. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. VINCA Varlegata. 76o. per 100, $6 00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE. Blue. 76i-in. MARGUERITES. VPhito and yeUow 2.50 22.60 Mrs. Sanders 2.50 22.60 4 -in. PRIMULA obconlcas. In bud and bloom 6.25 60.00 2 -in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 3.00 26.00 2 Ji-in. SALVIAS. Bonfire 3.00 25.00 FUNKIA varlegata. Roots 5.00 45.00 CANNA BULBS. King Humbert.. 3.00 25.00 CANNA, 3-in pots. Yellow. King Humbert. Each 35c., per doz. $3.50. CANNA BULBS. About 20 varieties. 2.00 50,000 2 and 2)i-in. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Rlcard, Poitevine, Mont- mort, Perkins, Buchner. About 20 varieties 2.25 2M-in. IVY GERANIUMS. 8 vari- eties 3.00 Correspondence solicited A10NZ0I.BRVAN,BSW 17.60 20.00 28.00 Florist N.J. COLEUS C. Verschaffeltii, G. Bedder, Fire Brand, Progress, Attraction and 10 others. Rooted Cuttings. 60c. per 100, 86.00 per 1000. My selec- tion, good assortment, S5.00 per 1000; 2-in. pots, SI. 50 per 100. GERANIUMS. Ricard and others, 2-in. $2.25 per 100; 3-in. .53.50 per 100. S. A. Nutt, 2-in. $2.00 per 100: 3-in. $3.00 per 100. SALVIAS, Bonfire and Zurich; AGERATUM, Gumey; TRADESCANTIAS. GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM, Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100; 2-in. pots, .51. .W per 100. HELIOTROPES, FUCHSIAS. 2-in. $2.00 per 100; 3-in. S:i.00 per 100. VINCA Variegated. 2-in. $2.00 per 100; 3-in. $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS. DclanSOD. N. V, GERANIU1V1S S. A. NXJTT. 2-ln., $2.00 per 100. $18.50 per 1000. DAISY, Mrs. F. Sanders. 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS. 3-in., $8.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. 4-in. $8.00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower ALLEGANY. N. Y. JUST TWO WEEKS OFF Annual Spring Trade Number The Florists' Exchange MARCH 25, 1916 Send Copy NOW March 4, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 601 Advance Co .030 Albert &, DavidsoD Ino o;!i Allen, J. K ()24 Allen Co.. Wm.Stuart.OJl Amer. G'house Mfg. Erne & Klingel f»i'S Eekesen, Frank N 59 1 Ealer, John G t'.i'l Etter. M. S 5Sti Evans Co., The John Index to Stock Advertised Contents 587 r,idi.stra 595 Aiiomonca. 688 Antirrhinums 578-82 .'\reca Lutoscens 595 -Asparngua 577-82- American Carnation Society 606 Amherst, Mass., JBu.sy Days at.. 692 Anderson, of Poehlmann's, Goes to Gullett's 628 591-95-98-619 22 J^^'^s Unfit tor Food ....!..'.;.'!.'.'.' .585 .Sah-ias... 577-78-86-92-99- n"'!',"^''" '%'"slne Enterprise 587 600 "US''"''*'* Troubles sg.r, .''cabiosa 579 ^^!.""".'","''' Quarantine Laws .'.'.' 602 Rctinisnorn 590 Rhododendrons. . , .578-8.'> .588-90-95 ROBC3.577-78-82-85-87-88- .Seeds. . '-78-86-92-99- 600 579 .578-79-80-81-82- 683-84-K' CrirriMtl..ii Catalog:i Shamlock"'*°"'5So2 ;™ «='»•== "-'' Societies: ' .sS, •'Se-Oi-ooo oysti.r Bay (N. Y.) (Criticisms 604 Keceived 554 '.84-80-87-88-90-92-94- Snapdragon 582 5S0-S7:92-6(5i .SpiriEa .58.5-88-95 Stevia 587-99-600 595-98-99-600 •Asters 579-83 Aucubas 590 Azaleas 578-85-88- 690-95-98 Bay Trees 585 Begonias 577-78-81 Stocks Swainsona. . . . Sweet Pens. . . Sweet William Fowler, Mrs. L. P 61s Freeman. Geo. L 598 Freeman-Lewis 016 Friedman, Florist. ... 015 Friedman, J. J o;il Froment, H. E 625 Furrow 4 Co 617 Galveston Floral Co!! 016 Galvin, Thos. F 617 GasserCo., J. M 616 Giblin " ~ Metaine Ridge Nurs, Co., Ltd., The. . . 017 Schmidt," j.-C,'. '.'.'". "580 Metropolitan Material Scholti, The Florist. . 015 585-87-05-99-600 Thuya. Co 632-34 Mette, Henry 585 Meyer. Chas. F 578 Micbell Co.. Henry F 6S1 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 620 Michler Bros. Co 616 Miller, A. L 599 Miller, Stuart H 627 Schuls Co., Jacob 010 Schwake 4 Co., Ino , Chas 678 Soollay, Inc., John A.. 635 Scott. John 592 Sharp. Partridge 4 Co.634 bbellroad Canna Farm cv -J „ 678 Sheridan, Walter F . . 625 Siebrecht, Geo. C 625 BeSrFlorTro Th""M? S'kL" *^w° S^-' Mills. The Florist, Ino 610 SlddeLky C^ a g " ' ' ?|? i!"'!.!^''';^*',^''-^''" f.'S G'bbons, Th, Smilax Mmg. Floral Co.. Skinner IrH^»,t„^W*^*' Bennett, C. A 5SS Berger Bros 627 Berber A- Co, U. H..5S6 Bertermann Bros. C0.6I6 Bird it .-ion 629 Black, Chas. 599 Boddington Co., Inc., Arthur 581 Bolgiano 4 Sons, J. 580-87 Bonnet 4 Blake 625 Bonnot Bros 625 Bowe, M. A 617 Man 621 Girvin, Willis B. . . . .592 Gloeokner, Wm .615 Goldstein 4 Futterman 624 Gove, The Florist 615 Graham 4 Son, A. . 016 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn., Inc.... 625 Growers' Cut Flower Co 624 OudoBroB. Co 018 Brant Bros., Ino. .591-018 Gunther Bros. Brcck-RobinsoD Nura Co 590 Brown, Peter 600 Bryan. Alonzo J 600 Kiirlihiiiiior Bros 620 Buckbee, H. W 618 Bunyard. A. T., Flo- rist 617 Bunyard Co., Ino. Harry A 5S4 Bunzel Bros 629 Burnett Bros 585 Burpee, W. A. 4 Co. 578 Burt Olncy Gnhs. . . ,600 Butler & Ullman 617 Byer Bros 000 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 620 Campbell Bros 595 Camp Conduit Co.. . .632 Cannata. J. P 592 Carbone Florist 615 Chicago Feed & Fer- tilizer Co 631 Chicago Flower C3row- ers' Assn., "The.. Childs, John Lewis. Chinnick. W. J 599 Christensen, "Thos. P. 594 Clare, W. G 621 Clarke's Sons, David. . 617 Clay 4 Son 030 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 016 Coen, J. J 624 Cockcroft, J. D 591 Conard 4 Jones Co., The 5as Collincdale Gnhs..., 600 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 588 Coombs. Florist .... 616 Cottage Gardens Co , Ino 591 Cousins, Leonard, Jr..5so Cowee, W. J 620 Cowen's Sons, N 633 Craig Co., Robt 590 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. . 615 Crowl Fern Co. Crump, F. F. . . Cumbie. J. L ,_. Cunningham, Jos. H. .599 Cut Flower Ezch 625 Danker, Florist 615 Darling & Co 630 Dawson, William.. . 591 Day Co., W. E .018 De Buck, John 598 Dietsch Co., A 635 Dillon, J. L 509 Dobbs 4 Son 615 Dorner 4 Sons Co., F 591 .625 Guttman 4 Raynor", Ino 622 Habermehl's Sons, J. „■>■■ 018 Hanford, R. G 580 Harris, Chester 618 Harris, Ernest 600 Hart, Geo, B 620 Hatcher, John C. . . 615 Heaoock Co., Jos 695 g™ Co 616 Henderson 4 Co., A. .680 llendenson. Peter 584 Henshaw 4 Fenriob. 623 He". A. M 600 Mings The ..017 Moninger Co, John C 632 Moore, Hentz 4 Nash. 625 Moore Seed Co 584 Mountain View Floral Co 5S2 Mullanphy, Florist. . . 618 Murray, Samuel 616 NahUk. A 504 Nason, L. B 625 Nat'l Florista' Board of Trade 619 Neidinger, Jos. 0 600 New England Florist .Supply Co 626 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 630 Niessen Co., 'The Leo 627 Noe, L. M 625 Olson 4 Co 600 Ouwerkerk, P 588 Pal Skinner Irrigation Co.' The 632 Slinn, B. S., Jr '.'.62a Slinn, Clarence .... 625 Simth & Bros.. L. C. 'Typewriter Co .'622 Conifers, Borboris 588 niocding Heart. 581-88-95 Blue Spruce 590 Boxwood 585- 588-90-98-600 Bulbs 577-78-81-84 Buxus 578-90 Caladiums 578-81 Callas 581 Candytuft 578 Cannas 577-78- 580-81-88-98-99-600 Carnations .... 578-79-87- 591-02-98-99-622 Chry.santhemums. . . . 579- 587-91-92-08-99-622 Cibotium 594 Cinerarias 505-600 Cinnamon Vine 581 Clematis 588-00 Smith, Elmer D. Co .691 Smith 4 Fetters Co. .! 6 1 6 Smith 4 Hemenway. . 632 Smith, Henry 616 Simth Co., W. 4 T 588 Smith, P.J 624 Smith, The Florist. . .616 Snyder Co., B. A 626 Solomon 4 Son, L. ... 632 Soltau Fernery, B. 504 Star Floral Co 618 Stecher Litho. Co. . 578 Steele's Pansy Gar- „ d"ns.. 582 btokes Seed Farms Co., Ino 6S5 Storrs 4 Harrison Co . 580- 598 StoothoffCo., H. A.. 630 raer F. E. 615 Palmer4Son, W. J.. .015 „„„.„„„ ^„ „. „,,, l"i S"N 9.°- '^'"'■"'^ ^'™PP. Go" M : : "617 p^r^^^t^'T?" ••■,■•■ !;','; §'""pp * ^"iwr Co. , 570 Parshelsky Bros.. Ino.0,i2 Sutton 4 Sons 582 '^629 u / T-. ""^^ - -..^..^joivy "'."o.. luo.u.i- nutton & Sons, , Hess & Densen 019 Peacock Dahlia FarmB5N0 Syracuse Pottery Co' HewaCo..A.H. 620 Pearce, George 633 Highland Park Green houses. The 616 Hiclicra.lf Manure ('r,|ii|>(,,^t (\, 631 Hill Co.. E. Q 628 Hill Floral Co.. E. G. 610 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 5SS .628 Hillside Nursery, The.iSS 5S5 Holm 4 Olson ols Holland Nurs., The! . . 5SS Hollywood Gardens. 018 Hoi ton 4 Hunkel Co. . 026 Home Correspondence School 619 Horao, E. C 625 Horti.uitural Advcr-" „'"scr3 5S8 Howard Rose Co 588 Hudson Carbon Co . . 630 Humus Co.. Alphano..631 Idle Hour Nurs 017 Igoe Bros 020 Irwin, R. J .556 Isbell4Co., S. M... 5S5 Jackson 4 Perkins Co 588 Jacobs, 8., 4 Sons .63.3-35 Jennings, E. B 580 Peirce, E. Allan 620 Penn The Florist 615 Pennock-Meehao Co., S. S 501-627 Perry's Hardy Plant Farm 585 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 620 Peterson, C. A 504 PfaS 4 KendaU.. .032 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 627 Philadelphia Whole- sale Flor. Exch., The 627 Philips Bros 617 Pierce 4 Co CIS Pierce Co., F. O 634 P:erson. Inc., A. N 577 .578 Pierson Co., F. R. . Picrsoji U-Bar Co. . Pikes Peak Flor. Co PiUsbury, I. L Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 626 Polykranas, G. J 624 Potter Floral Co 616 509 .677 . 033 .610 59s Tait, C. S Thompson 4 Co., 0 B 617 Thorburn, J. M., 4Co'.5S5 Gc'llardia, TomlinsoD Key Floral t.enista „ Co 616 lotman. H. W 588 Totty, Chas. H 591 Traendly 4 Schenck. . 625 United Cut Flower Co., Ino 624 Van Assche, Frank . . . 632 Van Bochove, G. 4 Bro 616 Van Gelderen, G. W..,5S8 Vick's Sons. James . . 578 Vincent, Jr., 4 Sons Co., R 677 Virgin. U. J . 617 W'alian Hose Cons 598 Waller Seed Co . The LD 584 Walton Hotel ., 698 Warburton. Florist. . .616 Warendorff, A 617 Wax Bros 615 Weeber & Don 582 590 Coleus 577-87-94- 598-99-600 Columbine 586 Coreopsis 586 Cornflowers .579-86 Corn .582 Cosmos 579 Cut Flowers 623-24- 625-26-27-28 Cuphea 677-99-600 Cyclamen 586-87- 595-98-000 Dahlias 577-78-80 Daisies 582-86- 587-90-600 Dielytra 581-88-05 Draraenas 685-80-87- 595-9.S-99-600 Evergreens 582-85-88 Fern Balls 579-85 Ferns 577-78-85- 587-94-95-08-99-600 Feverfew 586-99-600 Foxglove 586 Fuchsias 577- 587-92-99-600 Funkias 590-95-600 586 ,. ..595-600 Geraniums 577-85- - ... - , Hort. Society; Dutchess Co.. (N. Y.) Hort. Soclety.622 I'^mbargoes by the Railroads 630 Experimental Greenhouses 614 Fire Losses '620 Florists' Hall Association ..!!!!."" "602 Forestry Essay Contest 692 Freight Rates to California, Lower.. 635 Geranium City. Red 608 Greenhouse Building .'iisSB Greenhouse Measurement (Illus.) 619 Heating- Queries 535 Havoc by Mice and Rabbits 622 lUlnois State Plorlsts' Association, Exhibition and .Meeting 607 -- — . ... Imports from Europe .< 579 Vincas 577-78-86- Incorporations 535 .587-98-90-600 Invoices and Hills of Lading, Dclayea.621 vines 578-88 Kentucky I'urf .S.red Hill 582 wffiS.'.'. "594-9? "''^''«* ^"'^-' ^«"y "22 Wcigela.s .588 M«eting-s and Events, Tile 'Week's.. 602 ^'inias 57,s Meeting's and Exhibitions. Coming ..620 MISCELLANEOUS Miadle Atlantic States 596 Aphine. , ,^ 6.30 Middle West, The 633 National Flower Show: Final .Sihedule; A Call to Florist l'""lers 606 New Eng-land States .V. w V.Tk Hay 585 ..577 ..584 ..586 rr^-s 588 Tuberoses 581-85 Tulips 595 V egetable Plants 584 Vegetable Seeds 578- „ , 580-84-85 Verbenas 577-78-87-90 Artificial Flowers 021 Auctions 585 Baskets 58.5-610 Benches 632 Bench Fittings 632 Books 584 Boilers 632-34-35 Boxes 619-20-21 Boxwood Sprays. . . 620-21 Brackets 620-34 Bulb Pans 629 Canes 578-85 Carnation Dye 620 Cedar 635 Cyoas 621 Cypress 632-36 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses. .815-16- 617-18 Dirt Bands 504-06 Dagger Ferns.. . 019-20-21 Dye 020 Fancy Ferns 619-20 Fertilizers 584-630 Florists' Accounts In- sured 619 Florists' Supplies. . , ,619- 020-21 Fungme 630 Galax Leaves 620 Glass 632-33 Glass Cutters 632 Glass Insurance 620 Glazing Points 633 586-S7-91-92-94-99-600- Greenhouse Const'r'ucl Gladiolus.. ■^o78-80- tion.. . .6.32-3.3-34-35-36 . . o81-84-8o-87-98 Greenhouse .Shading. .6.32 Clo^,""?,^ ; ■ -flf 5 Greening Pins . .620 Hardy Perennials. 582-85- Ground Pine 620 „ ,. . 588 Gutters !..!!! !635 Hehotrope. .... . . . . . 577- Heating 635 586-92-98-99-600 Hemlock 588 Hollyhocks 586 Hyacinths 581-95 Hydrangeas 577-82- Hotels 598 Implements 584 Insecticides 578- 584-630-31 Insurance 620 590 608 Ninth-Story Window, From A 602 Nursery Sept. (Illus.; 689 .\'ur.s.-r\- Inspection Laws 604 Obituary : Brown. Mrs. Mary Rietschy; Roper, A. J.; (Portrait); Rudolph. Max (Portrait). Vavrous. Joseph P...603 Ornamental Shrubs. When to Prune.. 622 Palms of South France 608 Philadelphia Florists' Club 608 Prohibiting Flowers at Schools 602 Publications Received 623 Question Box 632 Reader's Views, Our: Carnation Jlerry Christmas: Ligus- trum ovalifolium tricolor; Kewites and Chiswlckians; 'Bird Houses. ..606 Rennie Co.'s Loss 630 Betailer, The: (Illus.): Florists and Shakespeare; At the Buffalo Mardi Gras; Steamship Sailings 615-618 Rose. Sport of J. L. Mock (Illus.) .. 606 Royal Horticultural Society 622 Seed Trade, The 579 Selling at Wholesale 602 School for Floriculture an(3 Vegetable Culture at Cornell 608 Snippets 619 S. A. F. and O. H 608 S. A. F. and O. H. Registrations 695 Southern States 586 Spring Flowers. We Can Have (IUus.).604 Spring Propagation of Trees and Shurbs (Illus.) 605 Johnston Bros 018 Pulverised Manure .620 ..616 ,021 Johnston 4 Co., T. , J 018 Joseph's Florist 018 Joy Floral Co.. . 617 Kasting. Wm. F., Co. . 577 Keller. John A 010 Keller Pottery Co ... ! 629 Keller Sons, J. B . . . 018 Kerr, The Florist.. . 616 Kervan Co., The. 019-021 Kessler, Wm 625 King Construction Co, Knoble Bros i; ] f ; Koloos&Co.. A, . , . !!.59{) Komada Bros 027 Kooyman, C 628 Kroeschell Bros. Co..632 Dreer, Henry A.. Ino. 583- Kuebler, Wm. H, Edwards. H, B „ Edwards' Folding Box Co 621 Eichholz. Henry 592 Elhott 4 Sons. Wm. . . 578 Emmans, Geo. M. . . .590 Emmona, F. A 586 .625 Co., The 631 Pyfor 4 Co., A. T 028 Quadland's Sons, C...502 Quidnick Gnhs 501 Ramsburg, G. 8. . . 582-94 Randall, A L. Co. . . . 02S Randall's Flower ShopOls Rawlings, Elmer ooo Rawson, The Florist.. 010 Reck, John & Son, . . .615 Reed 4 Keller 019 Reinberg. Peter 628 Hili.-aiH, ( 'ailiiiltli, . . ,590 Rice Co., M 610 Riedel 4 Meyer, Ino. .021 lil.l.anls, (i. 11 Mr, Richmond Cedar WkB(i20 Ritchy, F W 591 Robbinsville E Co., Inc. H.M 621 Weiss, Herman 624 Welch Bros. Co 626 Welch, Patrick 626 Welch, The Florist. ., 616 Wenk. Peter 590 Wetthn Floral Co. . . 586 Whilldin Pottery Co 620 Whitted Floral Co.. . 617 Wietor Bros 02,^ Williamsport Floral Co 61^ WiUon, H. E 618 Wilson, R. G 615 Winterson's Seed Stort 628 Wolfioger Florist. .. . 617 Wood Bros 599 Wood. Stubbs 4 Co. , 588 Woodrow 4 Marketo8.025 Woodruff 4 Sons. 8 D .5,s.-, Young 4 Co., Inc., A L 621 Young 4 Co.. John.. 024 Young's Florist 01s Impatiens 600 Iris 578-82 lamene 581 Ivy 577-85- 586-87-96-98-99 Juniperus 690 Kalniias 590 Kentias 585-94-95-600 Lantanaa 577-86-600 588-90-92-95 Irrigation.. ......'.'.'. .632 Trade Notes: Nurs., IT ! D- |92-95-629-33 Lang Floral 4 Nurs p l^"' • -j: ■-•■-■■• • ^^^ Eagle Pipe Supply Co., Co 616 "°'"'"""' * EbTe' Chas.' ['.['.-'.'M^ fc^^' '^- >' ^ ' ' " " " 'HI Edlef«,n-UidigerCo..616 LShr,' A.'h'.'.'.'.': "6^! =======— —-^ PH„„„i= u n 5gg Leedle Floral Co.. :::598 Leon''a'rd8^"co'*.'.'.:-,t?| TORONTO. (Jnt.— A fire in tlie seed Lippman, E A 632 V-V^'i?"^*"*' "f ""e William Rennie Co LltSId i,'^'""'"'-'^''^ 'iHl mm.m> (lani.nKe to the stock Dam- Littlefleld, Florist.... 618 age to th Lookland Lumber Co.. 635 slight. building was comparalively Ldac 582-88 Lilies. . . .577-78-85-88-95 Lily of the Valley... .578- .581-86 Lobelia 578-99 Madeira 581 Magnolias 590 Manetti 585 .Mnnll.r.tia. .581 ManK,,l,ls .579 Mouuviiics .577-99 Myosotis 578-8l>-99 Nasturtiums 584 NarciasiLS 595 Nursery .Stock. , 585-88-90 Norway .Maples. ...585-88- 590 N.ir\\ay Spruce .588 I >m..ii Seta .587 "niM.I- .598 I'-diii- 578-85-600 Paiidaiius 505 I'an.si, s,, .580-82-86-87-99 P'-oniis 588-90 Pelargoniums .587 Petunias. . .577-86-92-000 Pines 58S Phlox 578-88 Picea .590 Pinks 580 Poinsettias 587 l'rimul!i..i 586-95-000 Privet .588-99 Raffia. . 585 Knives 585 Laurel 620-21 Leucothoe Sprays 620-621 Lithographic Work. . .578 Lumber 634 Magnolia 621 Manure 578-630 Mastica . 634 Moss 619-20 Mushroom Spawn . 585-87 Nico-Funie 630 Nikoteen 630 Palmetto Leaves. . . . 020 Paper Pots .590-029 Partridge Berries 620 Pipe 032-34 Plant Food 631 Princess Pines 021 Pots 629 Prepared Palms 620 Refrigerators f)20 Sash 6:i;t-3-l-35 Sa.sli Bars 632 .Scaline 030 .Schools 619 Shelf Brackets 629 Sniilax .599-000-10-20 Sphagnuiii Moss 620 Slakes 584-600 Staples ,598 Supports (j20 Tobacco Products. . . .631 Toothpicks 620 Tubs 629 Tyi)ewriters 622 Ventilating .Apparatus 035 Wants. . 1109-10-1 l-12-i:i Wholesale Florists. . .025- 626-27-28 Wire 620 Wire Designs 020 Wreaths i;2l Abany. N. Y 596 Amsterdam, N. Y 596 Baltimore, Md 587 Boston 626 Buffalo, N. Y 698 Chicago 628 Cincinnati. 0 633 Detroit, .Mich 622 Bnglewood, N. J 596 Fort Wayne, Ind 633 Houston, Texas 586 Indianapolis, Ind 634 Kansas City. Mo 634 Lancaster, Pa 599 Louisville, Ky 586 New Haven, Conn 590 Now Orleans, La * 586 New York City 626 Philadelphia 628 Portland, Ore 635 Providence, R. 1 590 Reading, Pa 624 San Francisco, Cal 614 .St. Louis. Mo 633 Syracuse, N. T 596 Washington. D. C 622 Tulip Bulbs. That Duty on 622 Two From the West 602 Vose. The Florist, .\uto of (Illus.).. 631 Week's Work, The: To Do Things Right: Outdoor Sweet Peas; Bedding Petunias: Dirt Bands: Easter Lilies: Asparagus Baskets; Dutch Bulbs Not Flow- ering; Pentstemons .594, 595 Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new eaders weekly. 602 The Florists' Exchange FOTTITDEO HT 1888 A Weekly MedlTun of InteTcbanere for Florist*, llTir»ery- men. Seedsmen and tlie Trade In Oeaeral Exclusively a Trade Paper Entirtd at N»v> York Poit Ofiei at Second Clan Matttr Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Pig and Pub. Co., Ltd., Proprietors, 488 to 448 West 87th St., New York. A- T. De La Mare, president and manaslnfr editor; Jas. Orlfflth, secretary; David Tou- zeau. treasurer. The address of the officers Is the ad- dress of this paper. Bhort address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New York. Telephon^ Qreeley 80, 81. 82. Reg'lBterea Cable Address! Flores xrewyork PTTTP A<^r>. Our ofllce here Is In the charge of ^"**'-'*»J'-'* James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: The Florists' Escliantre, 143 Wo. Wabaali Ave., Boom 307. Telephone, Central 8487. FBHTCIFAX BBAHCH OFFICSB Bofltoni Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass. Honston, Ten. I S. J. Mitchell, 8906 Fanln st. Indianapolis, Ind.i Irwin Bertermann, 841 Massachu- setts ave. Kansas City, BIo.i Benjamin 8. Brown, JOB Com Belt Building. ImOM Angelas, Oal.i Henry W. 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Remit by Draft on New York, Post Office or Express Money Order; If paid In money, please register letter. trade, which is so well protected that the mill owners and stockholders cannot buy their lumber at wholesale for private use, but are supposed to buy, and do buy, it is said, at retail from the dealer in the locality in which tliey reside. The writer says, and truly, that the retail nurserymen afford the greatest outlet for the stock grown by wholesale nurserymen, and realizing tliis, the latter should work hand in hand with the retailer and give him all the protection they can. Yet, in the Spring of the year, from March to May, the mails are flooded with nurserymen's surplus and discount lists, often sent in open envelopes. The solution of the matter is for the wholesale nurserymen to sell only to the retailers. A resolution was adopted by the American Nurserymen's Retail Protective Asso- ciation at Detroit last year to this effect. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, Mar. 13. — Cincinnati (O.) Florists' Society. — Gardeners & ^ Florists' Club of Baltimore. Md.— New York Florists' Club.— Hochester (N. Y.) Florists' Association. — Springfield (O.) Florists' Club. Tuesday, Mar. 14. — Svracuse (N. Y.) Rose Society. — Toledo (O.) Florists' Club. — ^Tri-City Florists' Club., at Davenport, la. Wednesday, Mar. 15. — The Weeders' Club, Haverford, Pa. Thursday. Mar. 16.— The Garden Club of Hartford, Co., Md. Friday, Mar. 17. — North Shore (Mass.) Horticultural Society. Two from the West That The Exchange is a thorouglily useful and valu- able cultural and business guide to its readers has often been stated in the letters that reach us. Two examples of the current week from the West are these: "The Ninth-Story Window, The Week's Work, and the Question Box are three good columns, don't omit them at any time" — R. E. MOSS, Vlnita, Okla., Mar. 2. "We have often had it in mind to write you and tell you how helpful we find the weekly notes of Mr. Fritz Bahr. They are certainly very intelligently written and are very clear and practical. We think they must be invaluable to the beginners in the business and the smaller florists all over the country." — GULLETT & SONS, Lincoln, III., Mar. 4. Florists' Hail Association In a lettef received by Sec'y John G. Esler of this asso- ciation, the writer says: "I wish to express appreciation of the prompt business methods of the Florists' Hail Association, and the feeling of comfort it gives one to know of the security and assurance of payment in case of loss." Such letters to the secretary and officers of any association are very encouraging. Selling at Wholesale An important question is argued in the pages of a contemporary as to whether large users of trees and shrubs, who are not retail nurserymen, ought to have the privilege of buying at wholesale prices? The argu- ment is dead against giving wholesale prices even to landscape architects, or to municipalities, even if they are large buyers. The writer cites the retail lumber Prohibiting Flowers at Schools A matter of serious import to the whole flower trade is that in which many schools, not in one section, but in various sections of the country, have tried to proliibit the presentation of bouquets of flowers at commence- ments and on other occasions connected with the school. This matter has been recorded at various times in newsletters in The Exchange, and has been forcibly dravm to our attention in a letter from a well-known florist company at Raleigh, N. C. The commencements were at one time a prosperous season for the florists, but it looks as though the move- ment were likely to gain momentum, and that the use of flowers at the schools and coUeges might be still more largely restricted. One of the reasons given for prohibiting the presen- tation of bouquets is that some of the less popular graduates, or those whose families were not in a position to pay for bouquets, are embarrassed during the ceremonies because of their lack of floral adormnent or gifts. The company that we refer to offered to supply such graduates with flowers free, ff they knew of them, but this did not solve the problem. We should think it was rather a dangerous practice to offer to give flowers away free; some other method ought to be devised. The Retail Florists' Association of St. Louis, Mo., discussed tliis very question at its last meeting. The board of education at St. Louis has prohibited the delivery of flowers at its commencements, and certain private institutions have taken it upon themselves to fix the price that the students are allowed to expend on flowers. The only way that we can see whereby the trade can assert its position and safeguard its interests is for it to unite and offer a courteous protest in a manner as ably and well argued and expressed as it is possible to. If the florists have not in their midst the man or men to do this, they should employ some one who can, and there are, or ought to be, several near enough at hand. California Quarantine Laws Attention was drawn in our Pacific Coast department in the last issue to the fact that California State Quar- antine laws are rather strict, and they are also strictly enforced. The writer mentioned an instance in which a shipment of 3000 Peach trees was condemned by the horticultural authorities at Ventura because the trees were infested with Eastern Peach tree borers. There is a great agitation in the West for strict quarantine, especially at the points where the several railroads enter California, and it may yet be more difficult for shippers east of the Rockies to have their stock trans- ferred to the Pacific Coast. Where thoroughly healthy and disease and insect free, stock is possessed, few qualms wiU be felt, yet we know that the inspectors' certificate of one State, unfortunately, is not cdways accepted in even the next State, or the State beyond. This is an exceedingly serious matter in the relations and interstate commerce between growers and nursery- The Mayor of Dallas, Texas, has issued a proclama- tion for a Rose planting day. We have Arbor days, Clean-up days, and so on, but this is the first time we can recall seeing a proclamation on behalf of a Rose planting day. It is an idea well worth copying. It is said there are sermons in stones, tongues in the running brooks, and good in everything. There ought cer- tainly to be .sermons preached, and many of them, on the value of lime. Lime in soil is a necessity, and a recent agricultural leaflet on getting and keeping a stand of Clover, devoted a strong plea for lime. Lime should be used fresh, and for floricultural purposes ought to be as fine as possible. Authorities say that New York State cans more vege- tables than any other State, and that for many years. Cabbage, Beans, and truck and farm Potatoes have been shipped to States whose Summers are too warm for their production, while, in recent years. Cucumbers, Peas, Tomatoes and Cauliflower have found a ready sale on Southern markets because the Soutliern climate is too warm to produce them. What seems to be a sensible proposition on the part of the Buffalo, N. Y., retail florists, was mentioned in The Exchange. They are taking their rightful place with the owners and managers of the dres.smaking, mil- linery and dry goods stores in a fashion week show. The exhibition will be in the Auditorium in that city. The affair is planned on a pretentious scale, and all who have to do with the beautification of milady are co- operating. That growers of plants for market are an unbusiness- like lot, taking them in the main, is a pretty general verdict by lookers-on at least. One who has been visit- ing many florists recently writes to us and says that no more honest body of men exists, but they have a very slack way of doing business. They sell a few flowers, do a little funeral work, keep hens, pigs, cows. Most curious offers are made by way of payment — what may be called payment in kind — among these offers being exchange of a bull calf, the offer of a quantity of cream, and so on, and tendered too, in all sincerity. Although in some ways, from the accounts one hears, it would seem as though the war had but little effect on the horticulture or floriculture of Great Britain, in other ways it evidently is leaving its mark. The large public parks in London and the gardens at Hampton Court, are being very much restricted in regard to their display of bedding plants, many of the beds being turned over. For the small amount of money that this would seem to save it is surely rather mean to take away those cheering messengers, the flowers. It puts a mourning band around the lives of every one right away. 1 An illustration of how confusion arises in the giving 1 of common names to plants may be set out in the fol- I lowing which, so far as the writer knows, has not been drawn attention to before. In California, Ceanothus as a name is scarcely known; the Californians use the term Wild Lilac. In addition we have the name Lilac, or common Lilac, for the plants botanically known as Syringa, while thirdly, a new introduction in names is that of Summer Lilac, (also called Butterfly Bush by some), a name given to Buddleia variabilis. So here is the word Lilac, as a "common name," applied to three distinct genera. What can you do about it? A comment in an exchange has these notable truths: I "Some growers' flowers last better than others. This is 1 an undisputed fact, and there is more than one reason for it. The grower who leaves his flowers until they are fully blown in order to get larger flowers, or who omits to stand them in water before use, or packing them, the man who overfeeds his stock just before cutting his crop of flowers, such growers could be placed among those whose flowers do not last. The flori.st knows full well the value of those flowers which last, he seeks out 'the marks' in the market which are such. So and so's are always so reliable, he says to himself, and has confidence in placing his money. "This is why some growers always seem to get a better price than others." Aldeadt business men are looking to the time imme- diately succeeding the war, and discussing the likely con- ditions that will accrue. In a well thought out paper re- cently puplished, Lloyd C. Stark expresses the belief that the nurserymen and horticultural trade will experience a great wave of prosperity at the close of the war for possibly a year or so while Europe is passing through her March 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 603 first period of reconstruction. The opinion is then stated that after this first burst of prosperity liere may be sev- eriU years of moderale ilejircssion, followed liy the resump- tion of normal conditions. It is believed lliat tliere may be a short temporary slump after the war, followed as stated. Tlie general tone of the article, while optimistic, ends up with the caution to "ca cannic." An editorial in Uic Nalwnal Niirsn'i/maii for January discusses the question of rei>lacing failures. It is true that the nurseryman resents tlie suggestion that he should assume the buyer's risks and be responsible for failures over wliicli he has absolutely no control. The writer sug- gests that diplomatic nurserymen, with an eye on the future welfare of their business, will personally investi- gate failures, and make an adjustment accordingly. A general and advertised policy offering to rejilace all fail- ures is, of course, out of the (luestion, but the policy based on the mutual good of buyer and seller is the one to pur- sue. In other lines of business, satisfaction or your money back is not only a phrase but a policy. This is only one of the many troublesome questions nurserymen have to contend with. Sometimes now, as well iis at various times in the pjiit, lucky sjicculations are and have been made by jilant growers. There are very few millionaires in our line, but occasionally a happy hit is made. Tlie writer came across a story of a grower who was piissiug through the greenhouse of a professional gardener and saw some very bright seedling Colciis in pots on a top shelf in a melon pit. The seed had come from the Antipodes, and the plants were quite distinct from any then in com- merce. The grower picked out seven or eight and gave the gardener a couple of dollars. The conmiercial man took them liome, grew them on, and later offered the set in his catalog attractively, and as Coleus at that time were in the ascendant, he got just one hundred times as much for the few plants that he had, as he had paid for them. ■^KAWEED is fairly generally known as a good fertilize? espeeiiUly on light soils. It contains an appreciable quiuitity of potash and a considerable amount of nitrogen and phosphoric acid, but as it contains from 6a per cent, to 85 per cent, of water it makes it unprofitable to ship the fresh material any distance. The government of the Dominion of Canada is now trying to find a method by which seaweed may be dried and ground economically. In the Channel Islands, which are almost entirely de- voted to market gardening, one may see the growers with their carts hauUng out seaweed from the edge of (the sea, from 3 o'clock in the Summer morning till late 'into the evening, only allowing themselves a few hours for sleep. The wrack, as it is called, is rapidly carted back out of reach of the tide and stacked into great piles where it partly dries and is carted off at a more conveni- ent season. The foreman and assistant of a well-known Carnation grower lingered the other day to watch a farmer butcher some hogs. Both expressed a willingness to buy, but a whole hog would be more than each required. Hiram turned to his companion and said: "Let's buy a hog, Fritz, and divide it, each taking half." Fritz hesitated and re- flected that in all his dealing with the Yankee, although always oft'cred the best of the deal, he came out through the small end of the horn. "No !" emphatically cried Fritz. "Well then, let's buy the hog, divide it, and tie a handkerchief over your eyes and you select your own half," said Hiram. The hog was bought and Hiram seized a knife and cut it in half. Fritz had scarcely tied the handkerchief over his eyes when Hiram said: "I sup- pose you want the end carrying the tail?" Visions of juicy hams flitted through Fritz's mind and he joyously cried "Vah!" "All right, then, take it," answered Hiram. F'ritz uneo\ered his eyes to behold that Hiram had cut oft' the tail and placed it in the animal's mouth wliirk end note cnfried the tail. Hiram threw the liiiuhjuarters over his shoulder and strode toward the door whistling "Tiien ^'ou'U Kcmemher Me." Thkue is some amount of mix-up in our professional ternts, the terms that apply to the various human sec- tions of the horticultural and flinacultural business, 'l^lie grower is sometimes called a florist, whieii he is, and the retailef is also called a florist, which he is too, while he may not be a grower. The nurseryman stands well deliminated and also the seedsman. Tlie trouble mostly is with the term florist, which has a wide and not very exact meaning. The same may be said of the names appUed to the landscape gardening branch; there are landscape engineers, landscape gardeners, and landscape architects. What's the difference between themi' We know that the subject is one that leads to spirited dis- cussion, and a lot can be said, but again the question is. What's the difference after all? 'I'he most absurd title coming within the range of what are strictly horti- cultural duties, is that of city forester. This is a con- tradiction in terms. A forester surely is a man con- versant with forests, not a single tree or a few groups of trees in a park in a city. The city forester should be called what he is, a parksnian, or park superintendent. Whoe\er saw a forest in a city — even in beautiful Paris? 4» [ (^bitiiarg ) (t) The late Max Rudolph, Cincinnati, O. The Late Max Rudolph Max Iludolph came to this country when he was 18 years old, spending the first few years in the Ea.stern cities. Going to Columbus, Ohio, in 1890, he married Miss Steinecher, and went to Cincinnati one year later. Here he opened a flower store at 11 West lith St., its present location; his greenhouses he built one year later. Mr. Rudolph, at the time of his death, was fifty-six years old, was president of the Cincinnati F"lorists' Club and its hardest worker. Joseph F. Vavrous Joseph F. Vavrous, florist of 335 Guilford St., Le- banon, Pa., died suddenly at his home on Thursday evening, Feb. 24, death resulting from dropsy. The de- ceased was 56 years of age, and has been a resident of Lebanon for the past seven years. He was the head and founder of the present firm of J. F. Vavrous & Sons, florists. He is survived by a widow, two daugh- ters and three sons. Mrs. Mary Rietschy Brown Mrs. Mary Rietschy Brown, wife of Peter Brown, 124 Ruby st., Lancaster, Pa., whose acute illness was reported in last week's Exchange, died on Sunday, March 3, of complication of diseases. She was in her 48th year, was born in Lancaster, and is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Frank C, Anthony F'., Minnie T., wife of Jacob B. Weisser, of Oxford, N. J.; Fred W., a florist and common councilman of the Eighth ward; Edward E., of Louisville, Ky.; Gertrude R., at home; Mrs. Matthew J. Trapnell and Paul R. Albert Roper, Sr. Weli-KnownlCarnation Grower Attacked and Rilled in His Greenhouses The many friends who knew the quiet, undemonstra- tive, simple hearted Albert Roper, Sr., widely known as a good grower of Carnations and raiser of several nota- ble varieties, especially in recent years, some of which liave gained high distinction were shocked beyond measure to read, at the end of last week, of his foul and brutal murder. The dastardly deed was committed on Wednesday night, March 1, when his body was found in one of his own greenhouses at Tewksbury, Mass., at midnight by his son Chester. Mr. Roper was last seen alive at 9 o'clock on that night. It is believed his skull was fractured by blows on the head, and it is stated that his money was stolen from his pockets. There were indications that Mr. Roper had made a hard struggle. Arising out of police investigations, suspicion fell on Albert J. Roper of Roxbury, a son of the slain man, who was imprisoned on the Thursday. The prisoner is 27 years old, and from the newspaper accounts police officials declare that Roper was seen on a Boston bound street car in Tewksbury on the Wednesday night be- tween 9 and 10 o'clock, their informant having positively identified young Roper the following day at police quarters. Albert Roper the son, however, declared that The late A. Roper, Tewksbury, Mass. he first learned of his father's death through articles in the Boston papers. In the police court on March 3 when charged with the murder of his father, he entered a plea of not guilty, and was held without bail until March 14. His defense is in the nature of an ahbi. This is certainly a sad business, and one devoutly hopes that the son will be freed of all implication in the crime, as his friends believe. The death of Albert Roper, Sr., was the more poignant to ourselves as it was only a week or two ago that in company with several other Carnation growers from Boston we traveled to the show at St. Louis in company with him, and for several hours enjoyed a social game at cards across the table. There we had an opportunity, not before enjoyed, of seeing something of his charac- ter, and found him to be a bright, astute, kindly man of 55, who certainly played a good hand. On that occasion we learned that he was born in Wales, and that in his youth and early manhood he had been a coal miner there, coming to this country and eventually settling down at Tewksbury in the Carnation business. His household consisted of himself, his wife, Mrs. Amelia Roper; a daughter. Miss Elsie Roper, and two of the five sons, Chester, the youngest, and Albert, the oldest, who left home last week. Arthur, the second son and night fireman, is married, has a home in Wil- mington, but is at the greenhouses nights. Mark, the third son, has a separate home in Tewksbury. Fred, the fourth son, lives in Revere. Before going into busi- ness for himself Mr. Roper worked for M. A. Patten. Mr. Roper showed his new variety Commodore at St. Louis, which he had pinned his faith on winning the Dorner Memorial medal this year. As is known, that medal went to the variety Nancy. Although feeling his defeat very deeply, he took it in the usual run of competition as a true sport, and doubtless would have come into the fray once again with something of even higher merit. He had been in business at Tewksbury for 20 years, and was known and respected all over the country. His first great triumph was when he intro- duced Fair Maid, which is credited with having been one of the best money making Carnations ever placed on the market. Alice Coombs was another, and more recent, fine introduction. A strange thing in connection with the tragedy is that last week the wholesale flower dealers in Boston received a report that Jlr. Roper had died at home. They promptly made up an elaborate floral wreath and shipped it to the Roper residence. This wreath arrived on Washington's birthday. It was regarded as a par- ticularly grim joke upon Mr. Roper. To those who are left to mourn his tragic death our sympathy and that of our many readers goes out in this dark hour. "T"he funeral was private and held from his home on March 5, the Rev. Sarah A. Dixon of the Congrega- tional Church, Tewksbury, officiating. The pallbearers were prominent Carnation growers from the vicinity. There were many floral remembrances sent by friends, and the salesmen at the Boston Flower Exchange sent a handsome piece. 604 The Florists' Exchange Although Snows Lie Deep We Can Have Spring Flowers' Hardy Plants for a Cool House IT will be admitted that it is somewhat of a novel feature in the greenhouse of our gardens here to find hardy plants such as those now illustrated, grown for early blooming. Yet this is a most delight- ful, fascinating and withal economical form of indoor gardening, one that the retail florist, the seedsman, tlie bulb dealers, even the nurserymen, might very well try to induce their patrons to talie an interest in. All the subjects here figured are hardy, all of them are easily grown, none of them require a warm house, just a house sufficient to iieep out frost, or so far warmed as to make it comfortable for tlie owner of the property to enjoy the sight of these beautiful blooms without feeling chilled. A temperature of 45 deg. to 50 deg. is sufficient in tlie hardest weather. The bulbous plants, as represented by the lesser — the odorus or Campernelle, the Rush-leaved, Angel's Tears (N. triandrus albus), the Hoop-Petticoat (N. BuJbocodium), with minor and minimus and some others — Narcissi, Squills or Scillas, Crocuses, Snow- drops, bulbous Irises, Stonecrops or Saxifragas, Ery- throniums and a great variety of other subjects, can all be employed. These are potted up in the Fall and can be kept in cold frames or pits away from actual freezing until the end of December or early in January, when tliey may be brought into an unhealed or very slightly heated greenhouse, and without any hard forcing, in- deed with any real forcing at all, can be brought into bloom by March when, as at the present time, the whole of the outdoor garden and landscape lies deep in snow, or when tlie soil is hard frost-bound. It is then that ithese beautiful Spring flowers come to us with such great refreshment, and when they are so much appre- ciated. It is a form of gardening that is almost sure to de- ivelop very largely in this country, as unlike England, where the Alpine house (as the cool house devoted to these plants is called), is a feature, our late Winter and Spring seasons are usually severe, with much snow and frost. In the country just mentioned the Spring is a joyous period, when outdoor Nature as a rule looks very beautiful. We warmly wish to commend this feature of garden- ing to the notice of our readers, and any points in con- nection with the specific cultivation of any of the sub- jects of these illustrations will be dealt with, should any reader require more detailed information. -m^m^ A ^^ w 'V' ir ». ...- % Hi A ,# 4 •^r »4 * \ ^r Tf^ I iMi -jwr-i w ^^.- $' W^ *, ' '*^ ~^ :-^^V.^" -, ' ..■.■:■ s\ » Hi iii £ Mk .--*JS5 '$B^^'' Encrusted Saxifrage ton, Mass.; and J. Harrison Dick, New York, N. Y., judges of the gardeners' essay contest. The report of the judges will be made public at the National Flower Show in Philadelphia on March 28. President W. N. Craig offers ^■^S as a first prize, $15 as a second prize, and $10 as a third prize in a new con- test, for assistant gardeners, on any, subject pertaining to horticulture, limited to twenty-five hundred words. The contest will close on Nov. 1 and the winner will be announced at the annual convention of the association in December. The essay committee will issue the rules regulating this contest shortly. and Winter weakness. But compare this old wreck with modern Pink Sensation. It is all very well to say that the abnormal qualities of the flowers of the latter more than compensate for quantity of the former; that is a salesman's argument, but is it profitable to the grower? Personally, I prefer a free bloomer. The modern Philadelphia, if grown cool and hard is profit- able, and a good Carnation, but where is the progress? Which are the two best American white varieties? Everyone will say White Enchantress and White Won- der, and there is no modern white to compare with them. Matchless is the latest American white variety, and over there, I believe it is more or less a success, but here a distinct failure. Also where is White House and Wodenethe? British Raised Now let us analyze the advance made by British raisers during recent years, remembering that only odd novelties are sent out over here as cut flower commer- cial kinds the rest are simply collection varieties. The best crimson commercial variety is British Triumph, of British origin; it is not perfect, but no Carnation is perfect. Yet compared with any American crimson it leads easily. Wivelsfield White is undoubtedly the freest flowering white Carnation, and another British triumph for productiveness over all American white varieties. Mikado, though not an American color, is indeed a wonderful Carnation, and has brought more money to the commercial grower than Benora, Gorgeous, or Rain- bow. Lady Northcliffe is a good commercial Carnation, and if it had been raised in America some people would still be raving about it. As a dark pink Carnation Mary A 11 wood can leave the American varieties high and dry, but it again had the great misfortune of being raised in England. Sunstar as a yellow fancy upset Canary Bird badly and Mrs. Mackay Edgar should be grouped with the best some day. The whole of Mr. AUwood's article is under the question headhne, "Have the American Carnation Raisers Readied Their Limit?" But the American raisers had a champion and a rejoinder to the foregoing appeared, from which we quote these paragraphs: To the question that has been asked I should like to answer by an emphatic No. I can take three of their recent varieties to prove it, viz.: Enchantress Supreme one of the finest Carnations that has ever been sent out; Philadelphia, one of the best of growers with new vigor, most productive, and the best in its color; Alice, the most productive Carnation in commerce. I maintain that each of the above is a great advance. * • • Mary Allwood is a very nice grower and good in Autumn and Spring; there are plenty of people who would not give a good report on how it behaves in Winter. Then in whites, nothing has yet beaten White Wonder for planting out. or the true strain of White Enchantress for pots. Both are American. So now you've read all this, what has it proved? X « \ ^ ^ ^ ^ I I Carnation Criticisms I • X Gardeners' Essays Chairman William H. Waite of the committee on essays and horticultural instruction of the National As- sociation of Gardeners, has appointed Edwin Jenkins, Lenox, Mass. ; William Downs, Chestnut Hili, Mass. ; Arthur Smith, Reading, Pa.; William J. Stewart, Bos- Narcissus biflorus in pan Points of View from the English Growers Quite a refreshing bit of criticism on the newer Ameri- can varieties of Carnations appeared in an English ex- change, the Horticultural Trade Journal, early in Febru- ary. Those who know the writer of it, Montague C. Allwood, admit his ability as a commercial grower atul raiser of good varieties, and admire his bright style and his personal geniality. Sometimes, however, he uses con- tradictory language and not always so guarded as it might be. After praising ne\f*r British introductions, of which severiil are his, and saying the British Perpetual-flow- ering Carnation Society "is larger and more alive" than tlie American Carnation Society, he berates those of his countrymen who are **only too ready to fall down and wor- ship every American Carnation and belittle everything British." Then he proceeds ta a discussion of the varie- ties themselves: Old vs. New Americans Take the old-time favorite Enchantress, and compare it with the same raiser's latest creation Alice. The latter may be slightly more productive, but is it a pro- ductiveness that is profitable? The flowers cannot be compared for quality. Alice produces more second quality flowers, small in size and bad in color. Variety for variety. Enchantress is superior to Alice. Again Alice is considerably inferior to May Day in every single respect, that is, of course, judging the varieties upon their English form. Some will say this is too early in the season to condemn a variety, but if you cannot judge a Carnation by mid-season, it simply amounts to the fact that you have no judgment. Compare Beacon or Scarlet Glow with The Herald, St. Nicholas and Bonfire, and we fail to find progress. Champion is certainly a good red, but it is nothing of outstanding merit when you think that the American only works for a limited number of colors. A solid color is needed for our climate. Nothing has really beaten old Mrs. T. W. Lawson, it has simply worn itself out. Mrs. C. W. Ward is the best variety of a similar shade. Northport and Bright Spot collapsed immediately and out of all the recent American introductions, where is there a good i:)ink variety? Think of Peerless, and that greatest of all recent American fallacies, Gorgeous, and we get an accurate idea of Ainerican stagnation. Winsor. one of the best Carnations ever raised is gradually exhaust- ing itself, and if it was not for its beautiful color and excellent lasting qualities, few would pardon its Autumn Nursery Inspection Laws Every State has inspection laws for the inspection of nursery stock. Some States honor or recognize the inspection certificates of other States, and some do not, and provide for re-inspection upon arrival of nursery stock into the State. Again other States require the registration of a certificate for a prohibitive fee, which is either intended to prohibit shipments or to raise a revenue by unduly taxing the shipper of the Sister States. One sample is the State of Virginia, which charges a fee of $20 for registering the certificate of inspection issued in any other State. — National Nurserifman. The Wliite Grape Hyacinth March 11, lOlC. The Florists' Exchange 605 ^wj^^l^^^^x'^ -'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H 1^ V' ^^^^^H^^^kvji^-' Itiilian Squill. Scilla italic;! XJOCXXXXXXJCXXXXXSOCXXXXXXXXXXXXX xxxxxx X X \ SPRING PROPAGATION Of TREES AND SHRUBS i X X g By JOSEPH MEEHAN g seeecxxjcxsjscxxseeiJEXKXsxsacxx}^^ The propagation of trees and shrubs and nursery stock of all kinds is always an interesting operation to the ambitious nurseryman. This should be more par- ticularly the case at the present time wlien the Euro- pean supply of stock is cut off to a great extent owing to the war. With the entering on the month of March the matter of making and planting cuttings of trees and shrubs should occupy much attention. So far iis relates to trees there are several of them, such as Wil- lows and Poplars, which are easily raised from cuttings. There are many other sorts that can be increased in the same way, but which are more readily increased from seeds, hence cuttings are not made of them. The preferable plan is to make the cuttings during the Win- ter months, but if not yet done it is not too late to do it and expect some success.- All such cuttings of trees. Winter made or not, should be set out in the nursery as soon as the ground will permit. It permits of some start towards growth being made before the hot jlays come. There is no regulation length to make these cuttings; as a guide, say six to eight inches. The greater portion should be below ground, to have the best success. If one has but a small lot of such cut- tings, a pljice may be found for them in a frame, which would be better than in the open nursery. Grafting Grafting is something that comes tjefore every nursery- man in Spring. Weepers of many kinds as well as many other trees have to be operated on at that season. There are various ways of grafting, but the old cleft grafting, which is splitting the stock in the center, is always successful if well done. There can be no set time named for grafting. Scions have to be cut in advance of their buds swelling. They are then placed in a cool place with sufficient dampness to keep them fresh, so that while dormant they will be in good condition for use any time in Spring. When buds on outside trees are swelling is the accepted time for grafting, but if the scions are in a dormant state, later on will be well worth trying. There is to be further said about grafting that ever- greens are mostly grafted under glass, and in Summer, so it should be seen to now that stocks should be potted for the purpose. This grafting is done while the stocks as well as the scions are still in somewhat active growth. Inarching and Layering These may well be treated under one head, both re- l.ating to working near the ground. Inarching is a form of grafting, one may say, the only difference being that what may be termed the scion is but a plant set near the stock to which it is attached later on by slicing a piece of bark from the two, then tying the two parts together. This is done in Summer while the sap is active in botli plants. One season is usually sufficient for the uniting of the parts cut, when the .scion may be severed from the plant that bore it. Layering is but the process of burying imder ground the branch to he layered, first making an upward cut mider a liud from which roots are desired. Many plants root so readily that the aid to rooting which a shcing of the stem promotes, is not required, the well known Hydrangea p. g. is an example, requiring burying only to form roots from the buried part. Uoth layering and ili.iiihiiig i>n'tT a s.ifc way to iii- crc.'usc many a choice plant which one may hesitate to try ill other directions. Seed Sowing 'l"liis is, of course, the oldest tif all wa)s of increasing plants: Seeds are of different natures regarding the length of time they will retain vitality out of the ground, as well as to how long they take to germinate. As we have often pointed out, all seeds, those tiuit require eon- tact with soil as soon as ripe as well as those that can be kept dry, should be sown as early as possible in Spring. On a large scale sowings are made outdoors, the beds being provided with forest leaves or lath frames for shading, hut on a smaller venture boxes or pots under glass answer very well, esjtccially for seeds of conifers. In fact, experience has often shown that far more success and . less trouble follows indoor sowings than any other, there being so many ills may befall seeds sown outdoors. There are many seeds which, ke])t dry all Winter and tlien sown in Spring, will lie dormant a whole year, s])routing then; others that, though apparently good, will not grow at any time. .Some of these are helped by a good overnight soaking in water before sowing; but there is nothing that equals Fall sowing, or the stratifying of the seeds then, for .Spring sowing. Propagation of Shrubs Much that has lieen written under the head of trees applies as well to shrubs, but the use of hardwood cut- tings, made in Winter preferably, for propagating, is much more general with shrubs than with trees. Cut- tings are so easily had, often frtun necessary primings, such as in the ease of Pri\'ets, that there is hardly any excuse for a lack of young plants in a nursery. There Early bulbous Irises may be some contumacious kinds which refuse to root in this way, but they are in the minority. Cuttings prepared in Winter are the best becaiLse of the callus they form before Spring arrives, helping to the quicker formation of roots when set out, but it is better to take them early in Spring than not at all. There is this, however, to help in increasing shrubs, that a few strong plants of desired kinds may be potted and placed in a greenhouse in Spring, from which cut- tings may be taken from time to time during the Summer and rooted under glass which will greatly assist in the multiplication of plants. Layering of Slirubs In addition to the use of cuttings, layering of shrubs is greatly favored by many. Even of such shrubs as root readily from cuttings, layers are made as well, the reason advanced being that larger plants, if not so many of them, result from layers than from cuttings. Tiiere are points in favor of both metliods. A luunber of plants of a new kind often pay better than few of them, though of larger size. Root Cuttings There are numbers of shrubs which propagate readily from root cuttings, such plants as many of the Khus. Calycanthus, Yuccas, the Xanthoceras and the like, .ind these should have the roots dug in the Winter if pos- sible, or else early in .Spring, cut into small pieces and placed in Ixjxes of sandy soil, in frames or in a green- house. This applies to trees that root in the s.une way. to many vines and other plants. Fruit Seeds and Plants The nurseryman \\lio enters largely into the supply- ing of young fruit trees will have most of his seed in a stratified state all Winter. Apple, Pear, Plum. Peach, Cherry and Quince when so prepared are safe to grow; so are the various nuts, as Pecan, Walnut. Hazel, etc. When such seeds, though not stratified, have been in a damp place, they are in the main the equal .^ \^ r 1 ?^ / Dog's-tooth Violet. Erythronium of stratified seeds, both having worked to provide the seeds with water to swell their covering yet stratification seems the more natural of the two. Herbaceous Plants There is a busy time ahead for the one aiming to keep up a good stock of herbaceous plants, both in sow- ing seeds and in dividing plants. Many of these ]>lants, in fact the greater number of them, are better raised from seeds sown under glass than outdoors. The seeds are, many of them, so fine that they bec(»me lost when sown outside, besides having to struggle against ill con- ditions not met with inside. Therefore sow what you can indoors, then pot them off or transplant to boxes, the plants far enough apart that the trowel can take them out with a liall of soil when wantetl, admitting of their sale right from the boxes, just as Pansies, Daisies and other plants are now done. And if to be grown on ]>lanted in the nursery, the plants are ready to make a good growth the same season, so little will they have been disturbed. The dividing of plants now growing outside is in order as soon as the ground will admit. A large number of them admit of this method of propagation making such large clumps in a few years. Some plantsmen advocate the dividing of all herbaceous jjlants in Autumn. This answers fairly when the plants are well I'rotected by some covering afterwards, but it is true nevertheless that all plants appear to prefer such disturbance of the roots as division calls for in Spring rather than in Autumn. Hut there is always the hurry of Spring to be placed against dividing them, and added to the performing of the work in .Vutumn. Anemone sylvestris 606 The Florists' Exchange I 1 I I I National Flower Show I Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2 Final Entries The final schedule of premiums covering the classes for competition at the National Flower Show, Philadel- phia, March 25 to April 2, have been distributed, and all contemplating making entries are urged to place them In the hands of the secretary at once. The closmg date for entries is March 30th, and entries after that date must be accompanied with a fee of $3.00, and will only be received subject to acceptance by the National Flower Show committee. Practically all of the space set apart for trade ex- hibits has been reserved, excepting a few blocks on the main floor extension, which will, doubtless, be taken up within a few days. Exhibit.^, or exhibition material, should be forwarded wherever possible by Pennsylvania R. R. connection to North Philadelphia Station, which is two blocks from Convention Hall, where the show is to be held. Ar- rangements have been made whereby all shipments ar- riving at that station will be hauled to Convention Hall at the rate of 15c. per 100 lbs., and all shipments ar- riving at other stations will be hauled at the rate of 20c. per 100 lbs. Packages should be marked "Ober- holtzer Transfer." Shipments by Adams Express should be marked "North Philadelphia Station," which is a depot of the Express Co. All arrangements for the show are about completed, and at this date the prospects for the success of the undertaking are particularly bright. The show wdl open at 3 p.m. on March 25 and the opening ceremonies will take place at 3 p.m. Anyone requiring a copy of the final schedule can obtain same on application to the secretary. John Yocng, Secretary. 53 W. 38th St., New York City. Final Schedule We have received the liiial schedule of prizes for the flower show, and copies are being mailed out Liy Mr. Young. Any one desiring a copy should make applica- tion to him at 53 W. 28th St., N. Y. The schedule runs to 70 pages, and contains an alphabetical list of ex- hibitors, also an index to the classes, arranged alpha- betically. Everything is done in excellent form for ready reference. The following is a list of the days for staging special subjects: Saturday, March 25 Classes to be Stag'ed Are Plants in Flower — Private Growers. Nos. 1 to 65 in- elusive Cut Flowers — Private Growers. Nos. 66, 67. Palms and Foliage Plants— Private Growers. Nos. 75 to 102 inclusive. ,,/,,„ Ferns and Selaginellas — Private Growers. Nos. 110 to 124 inclusive Orchids, Plants — Private Growers. Nos. 130 to 149 in- elusive ■ Bulbs, in Flower — Private Growers. Nos. 160 to 234 in- Ro's'es^'ln Pots and Tubs— Private Growers. Nos. 250 FIowering"pian'ts— Open Classes. Nos. 320 to 327 inclu- Cut"Fiowers— Open Classes. Nos. 340 to 391 inclusive. Gladioli.- Nos. 400 to 418 inclusive. Plants in Flower — Commercial Growers. Nos. 600 to is I inclusive. , _ ^., ^^„ ^^ ,.(-„ Bulbs in Flower — Commercial Growers. Nos. 550 to 55/. Ferns and Selaginellas— Commercial Growers. Nos. o60 Orchids,' Plants — Commercial Growers. Nos. 670 to 689. Palms and Foliage Plants — Commercial Growers. Nos. 600 to 626. . , „ »T „ Roses in Pots and Tubs — Commercial Growers. Nos. 660 to 665. Aquatics — Special Class. „-„.,. Aquarium Exhibits- Nos. 800 to 859 inclu.sive. Monday, March 27j Roses Cut Private Growers. Nos. 264 to 285 inclusive. Roses! Cut — Commercial Growers. Nos. 670- to 723 in- clusive. Tuesday, March 28 Carnations— Private Growers. Nos. 300 to 308 inclusive. Carnations — Commercial Growers. Nos. 736 to 769 in- clusive. Wednesday,- March 29 Sweet Peas — Nos. 425 to 458 inclusive. Thursday, March 30 Retail Florists' Rose Exhibits. Nos. 724 to 729. __ Display of Cut Roses — Commercial Growers. No. i30. Friday, March 31 Display of Carnations — Commercial Growers. Nos. 760 Retail Florists' Carnation Exhibits — ^Nos. 762 and 7 63. A Call to Florist Bowlers Wm. F. Gude of Washington, D. C, among his many other offices holds that of president of the Atlantic Coast Bowling Ass'n and be hopes to have an opportunity of extending an invitation to florist bowlers at the time of the National Flower Show at Philadelphia, to take part in the big bowling tournament at Washington, starting April 3. It will be a gala occasion, and will take its place alongside of Masonic night. Knights of Columbus night. Elks night, and other festival occasions of tlie big sporting events. The mammoth building in which the tournament is to be held was the home of the Grand Army encampment, and is commodious enough to hold the equivalent of four army corps. Room for every conceivable need of the bowlers and their friends is thereby provided. Entries in the bowling tournament closes March 25. As the Philadelphia convention closes April 2, and the tournament starts April 8, florists' day at the National Capital could be worked in as a side trip of the convention. Further information can be obtained from Secretary Tom Grant of the Chamber of Com- merce, 1202 F St., Northwest, Washington, D. C. American Carnation Society The Carnation exhibition at the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2, will be known as the Silver Jubilee Exhibition. A special silver inedal has been struck for the occasion and will be awarded to each winner of one or more first premiums in the com- petitive classes. These medals will be given in addition to the regular ca.sh prizes. Another feature at this exhibition will be the class for the 12 largest blooms. For this class the Krocschell gold medal is offered. This medal is of beautiful de- t '^'B ^# ■ C* ^I^N j^EHiH y|^' ^^%S^t]!^^^l sp "^^^^A Wr ^-Wt r ^ 1 m Sport of Mock Rose Grown by Gude Bros. Co., 'Washington, D. C. Note tlie 5ft. stick beside vase. sign and is valued at $50 and should bring out an ex- traordinarily fine display. The regular A. C. S. judges wiU officiate, except in the retail section, which will be judged by W. J. Pahner of Buffalo, W. L. Rock of Kansas City, and F. C. W. Brown of Cleveland. The regular judges are C. W. Johnson, Morgan Park, 111.; Wm. Nicholson, Framing- ham, Mass.; R. Witterstaetter, Cincinnati, O.; E. Daille- douze, Brooklyn, N. Y.; E. A. Stroud, Strafford, Pa.; W. J. Palmer," Buflalo, N. Y, All entries for the Carnation exhibit must be in the hands of the secretary not later than March 20. A .$2 fine will be assessed against each entry arriving after that date. Prospective exhibitors will confer a great favor on the clerical force by sending their entries at the earliest possible moment. All members of the A. C. S. who have paid their dues for 1916 will be entitled to a season pass to the show. Certificates are being mailed to those whose dues are paid, which will be exchanged at the show for these passes. Please send in your dues at once and a certifi- cate will be mailed to you. A, F. J. Batib, Sec'y. Carnation Merry Christmas Editor The Florists' Exchange: About the New Year I visited Baur & Steinkamp's at Indianapolis and saw Carnation Merry Christmas. It promises to be the very finest red ever sent out, color very brilliant, good foliage, stem growth, extra good health, and tine size of flower. This firm has several other extra fine ones in pink shades. They are "comers.". Canal Dover, O. . C. Betscher. Ligustrum ovalifoiium tricolor Editor The Florists' Exchange: Some time ago in your nursery department there was a description of Ligustrum ovalifoiium tricolor, with illustration. You would greatly oblige me by letting me know where I can get some plants of that kind in this country. Evansville, Ind. C. E. Gysemans. — The illustration referred to is of a plant growing in private grounds. With the return of Spring we hope to visit the grounds again, when we will try to learn from whom the plant was obtained. J. M. Kewites and Chiswickians _^ ^^ ___; Editor The Florists' Exchange: 1 notice in a recent paragraph in The Floeists' Ex- CH-iNGE headed, "To Kewites in America," that there is to be a reunion and banquet for tlie meu wlio formerly served in the Royal Gardens at Kew, England. Will they allow Chiswicldans to join them? There are sev- eral in America including the writer and J. K. M. L. Farquhar, Leonard Barron, Arthur Herrington, James Macfarlane. There used to be good natured rivalry between Kew and Chiswick when I was there 35 years ago, in the good old "bothy" days. Certainly we should have lots to talk about. What will be the Kewites answer? Haery A. Bunyaed. Bird Houses Editor The Florists' Exchange: 1 was interested in your article on bird houses, page 480. Last year we put up houses for martins, bluebirds, chickadees and wrens. 'Lhe martin house is on a 25ft. pole; it was visited by the birds late in the season but they did not nest. The bluebird houses were placed on trees 10ft. to Hft. high. These were occupied by a pair of nuthatch and a pair of tufted titmouses. The nut- hatch chose a box lift, high, no branches near; the tit- mouse chose those 12ft. high with branches overhanging that are a little off. No artificial nests were put in. The chickadee boxes were not occupied, but one wren box on a vine arbor, 10ft. high, was occupied. The three pairs all reared young. The boxes were all plain wood and the inlet for the bluebirds and chickadees was at the top, while the inlet for the wrens was at the bottom. This Winter we have fed the birds with nut foods and suet, and we have had with us all Winter blue jays, nut- hatchs, downy woodpeckers, chickadees, longsparrows. The titmouses went away in December. We used hang- ing baskets suspended from the limbs of trees. Cranford, N. J. J. Thompson. Sport of Rose J. L. Mock The picture of the sport of the Rose J. L. Mock, shown herewith, was sent us through the courtesy of Gude Bros, of Washington, D. C, who state they do not feel justified in claiming that this is a new Rose, but say tiiat they sent it for the edification of those Rosarians who claim that this Rose cannot be grown in the Winter time. A. Gude writes: "These Roses were cut the first week in January, and you will note that they have nearly 5ft. stems, and flowers of enormous size, measur- ing between 7in. and Sin. across. The color is the same as Mock in the month of May and June. Up until this year, we also believed that this was a typical Summer Rose, but wc find now that it is a very profitable Winter Rose, as it produces very freely, is a splendid keeper and a good seller. We expect to have it in fine flower all Winter. Of course, it is somewhat going off crop now, as it was timed for Christmas and the first half of January." March 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 607 / Illinois State Florists' I I Association Good Exhibition and Meeting at Moline, March 7and.8 The sovcnth aimuiil convention of the Illinois State Florists' Ass'n was done ample jusUce to, at the Moline meeting. Mar. 7, and 8. The florists of the tri-cities worked with a eoninirndal)le spirit of harmony to make it one of the best meetings in the history of the State organization. The trade of tlie surrounding cities was fully represented and the exiiibits in Turner Hall, were equal to those of any former convention. In Carnations of all the new and standard varieties, the exhibition ex- celled. The U!)se exhibit, while not as extensive as Car- nations, was uiuisually attractive for the superior quality of tlie stock displayed. Promptly at li ii'elock Mayor Carlson delivered an address of welcome to the florists which was responded to by L. L. Pilisbury of Galesburg. The opening business session was called to order by Pres. Johnson immediately, when the reports of the officers were read. The report (HI fertilizer work by F. W. Muncie, was next read and discussed and that on pathological work by G. L. Peltier, which was read by E. Lauterbach of the University of Illinois, Mr. Peltier being unable to be present. After this the general routine business of the association was taken up. The Exhibition Cut Flowers. — Henry Baer, Peoria. Display of C. W. Ward, Philadelphia, Enchantress Supreme, Benora, Pink Sensation, Commodore and other leading varieties of Carnations. Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Ass'n, Chicago, five vases of new seedling Carnations. P. B. Smith & Sons, Danville, New crimson seedling Carnations. A. W. Washburn & Sons, Eloomington. Exhibit of Spencer flowering Sweet Peas, and single Violets. C. D. Wiman, Moline, group of Cinerarias. The E. C. Amling Co., Chicago, exhibited a display of Ophelia, Killarney Brilliant. White Killarney, Milady and Sunburst Roses, grown by W. J. Keimel, Elmhurst, also Ophelia and Killarney Brilliant grown by Meyer & Dramm Co., Elmhurst, and Rainbow Freesias and Spencer Sweet Peas grown by Alois Frey, Crown Point, Ind. Julius Staacks & Son, Moline, pot grown Lilacs, Aza- leas and Begonias in plants, and a large table of cut flowers — orchids, Roses, Valley, Bulbous stock and every- thing seasonable. C. Loveridge, Peoria, Carnations, Violets, Sweet Peas and Snapdragons. Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, vase of Canna Firebird. University of Illinois, new seedling pink Carnation, H. G. Pauli, Davenport, la., Cinerarias, Azaleas, bulb stock and bedding plants. City folks of Davenport, group of Cyclamen and Primulas. I. Pilisbury, Galesburg, Carnations Staples. Arvid Anderson, Moline, seedling Carnations. Bassett & Washburn, Chicago, Ophelia, Sunburst and Shawyer Roses. Belle Washburn Carnations, Spencer Sweet Peas, young stock in Carnation plants and grafted Roses. Henry Gathje, Rock Island. 111., group of flowering plants and a miniature city block, showing cottage, lawn, flower beds, w^alks and shubbery. lona Pottery Co., lona, Mich., florists, flower pots and hanging baskets. Corona Chemical Co., Davenport, la. (branch of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.), insecticides, sprayers, paint, o'jogg nuttv Gordon-Van tine Co., Moline, 111., hotbed sash and greenhouse building material. A. Leydenall Co., Chicago, baskets, ribbons, chiffons and greenhouse supplies. Ideal Lighting Co., Davenport, la., self-watering flower boxes. Burlington Willowware Co., Burlington novelties in baskets for the florists' trade. Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co., Chicago, plans and illus- trations of greenhouse architecture. A. A. Arnold Box Co., Chicago, folding flower boxes for the trade. Kroeschell Bros. Co., Chicago, illustrations of new high pressure boilers for greenhouse heating. Cohen & Hiller, 874 Broadway, N. Y., original novel features in ribbons and chiffons. W. M. Knees & Sons, Moline, Lilies, Amaryllis and Begonias. Davis Floral Co., Davenport, la., a large display of palms, ferns and flowering plants. Those in attendance the opening day included the following: Samuel Seligman, New York; H. Nichols, Chi- cago; E. F. Kurowski, Chicago; W. E. Tricker, Western Springs; Matt Mann, Chicago; Peter Olson, Wilmette; George Asmus. Chicago; Philip J. Foley, Chicago; Joe Marke. Chicago; Allie Zech. Chicago; Mrs. AUie Zech. Chicago; C. L. Washburn, Chicago; Mrs. C. L. Washburn, Chicago; W. J. Keimel, Elmhurst; James Morton, Chi- cago; A. C. Kohlbrand. Chicago; E. H. Goldenstein, Chi- cago; J. E. Pollworth, Chicago; E. A. OUinger, Chicago: Frank Hartwick, Chicago; Fred Longren, Chicago; E. C. Pruner, Chicago; Fred Lautenschlager, Chicago. Geo. W. Jacobs, Canton; F. L. Washburn, Bloomington; Chas. Loveridge. Peoria; Otto Sibenthol, Peoria; J. A. Nelson, Peoria; H. B. Dorner, Urbana; F. W. Muncie, Urbana; E. C. Lauterbach, Urbana; Chas. G. Johann, CoUinsville; George W. Cohen, New York; J. H. Wilson, Des Moines, la.; C. W. Johnson, Morgan Park; Mrs. C. W. Johnson, Morgan Park; Arthur Dietsch, Chicago; John Schrieber, Chicago. J, F. Ammann, Edwardsville; Arthur Schwerin, Bur- lington, la. ; Harry C. Johnson, Bloomington ; C. L. Snyder, Elpaso, 111.; R. E. Kidder, lona, Mich.; George Dysinger, lona, Mich.; Wm. Reid. Chicago; Joe Smith, Danville. Rolf Bather, Clinton Iowa; George Rothes, Clinton, la,; Herb Smith, Danville; Peter Britz, Danville; A. W. Anderson, Chicago ; Ed. Jacobs, Chicago ; I. L. Pilisbury, Galesburg; T. W. Plumber, Kewanee; Henry Haer, Peoria; L. J. Becker, I'eoria; J. Alderts, Jr., Iowa City, la.; Leo Bather, Clinton, la. One hundred and live flurists and their friends par- took of the annual banquet of the association at the commercial club. Prus. Jolinsun acting as toastmaster Introduced W. E. Tricker of Western Springs, who read a most Interesting paper on flowering plants. Prof. Dorner next told what the University of Illinois Is doing for floriculture. The Sweet Pea chorus rendered some selections in songs. W. E. Taylor, M. D., gave an eloquent and racy talk on soils, flowers and travel. All olllcers were re-elected by acclamation. H. B. Smith, Danville, 111.; Chas. Loveridge, Peoria, and J. S. Wilson of Des Moines, la., acted as Judges and reported on the various exhibits at the close of the banquet session. President Johnson's Address In tlic course of his address Pres. C. W. Johnson suggested that the best interests of the association could only be served by visiting a new place every year, not by locating the annual meeting at any one particu- lar point. He warndy commended tlie work of the ex- periment stations. ln\estigation and research of the character that is being undertaken requires time if defi- nite results are to be arrived at. He believed the work on fertilizer and diseases would be of the greatest value not only to the florists of Illinois but to those who live in other States as well. Referring to the students in the department of floriculture, University of Illinois, Pres. Jolmson said, "I have had the privilege of having some of these students work with me during the Sum- mer months, and have found them to be clean cut earn- est young men, and the question that presents itself to me is, how are these young men going to be received by the trade after they are through with their studies.' Will they receive remunerative salaries commensurate to the study they have put in to have made their efforts worth while? Surely, these young men trained to the conditions of this country ought to be able to show better results than men of more mature years who have not had the same advantages." The president then referred to the difficulty that the secretary experienced each year in getting the members to renew their subscriptions. He thought it was a matter of "just neglect." He thought the society, as a State organization, should be affiliated with tlie Society of American Florists. "As a State association I believe our work should cover a more extended field than the florists' clubs of the cities, and that we should aim to get into close relations with the commercial bodies of the State. Permit me, therefore, to suggest that a committee be appointed to bring this about. Permit me also to suggest that a certificate of membership be prepared, signed by the president and secretary, and given to each member to hang in his place of business. "There is a growing interest among improvement societies and women's clubs throughout the State to hold local flower shows during the Summer months and I believe that we as an association could help in this work by contributing a display through our membership and assist in the judging of the exhibits." JVIr. Johnson spoke of the various papers that were to be read, of the wet season for Carnations last year, of the good work of the local committee of the Tri-L'ity Florists' Club in preparing for the convention and ex- hibition, and hoped that everyone would take a part in the discussions or help the association in some way. Secretary Amtnann's Report Your secretary is pleased to report the addition of eight annual members and one life member during 1916. Three members have again preceded us Into the great beyond this past year, namely D. U. Augspurger of Peoria, Albert C. Rott of Joliet, and A. Zech of Chi- cago. May those bereaved by their passing, find solace in the words of our one great Comforter, Jesus, The matter of delinquent dues is of such importance that your secretary feels something should be done about it. Our Constitution does not provide for the suspension of any member for non-payment of dues, nor does your secretary recommend any such provision, rather, in lieu of It, I would suggest the elimination of annual membership dues altogether, and instead amend the Constitution so as to liave just two classes of paying members as we now have, except that the one dollar member be an associate member only, with no further dues to pay, and all those paying, or having in the past paid, the sum of $10 as dues, shall be made active life members. This would eliminate the nuis- ance of trying to collect annual dues and still only collecting a very small percentage of them. The in- terest from a life memljership fund and the associate membership dues together, would pay the running ex- penses of the association. I recommend this for your earnest consideration. Secretary's Financial Statement Amount received for annual dues for 1915 $59.00 Amount received for Life Membership dues 10.00 $69.00 raid out by order No. 1 on Treas., Secy's expenses .. $31,62 Paid out by order No. 2 on Treas., Printing 13.60 Paid out by order No. 3 on Treas., Printing 4.25 Paid out by order No. 4 on Treas., Certificates 12.50 Paid out by order No. 5 on Treas., Postages 11.86 $73.72 Decorative Plants for Easter W. K. Tricker, supt. of Vaughan's (Jrccnliouses, West- ern Siirings, read a paper on "Christmas and Easter i'lowering and Foliage I'lants" from which we extract the following paragraphs which concern the Easter stock: For Kustcr we have Lilies. First it was the Culla but I.ilium longiflorum, Formosum and Uiganteum have completely ousted the Calla. There is souietliing fur- ther interesting in Lilies. L. myriophyllmn or liegal l.ily tliat has been introduced from Cliina and lias proved so far to be an excellent forcer and bids well to make a worthy acquisition for the Easter trade, espe- cially as it does not have the dead white entirely, that the other Lilies have. It is white, slightly suffused with pink and a canary yellow at the base. The perfume is not oppressive but similar to the odor of Jasmine. There is also the L. Sargcntca. It is a stronger grower than Harrisii, grows lift, to bft. with from live to ten flowers on the stem. A greenish white color with a shading of purple, but pure white within the flower. Many people have had their troubles with Lilies and while the easiest way is the simplest it is not always the best. There are very few growers who place their bulbs in the flowering pot who allow for the extended root action of the stem. Growers invariably pot them too high ill the pot and very often the Lily docs not get the nutrition necessary when the stem roots appear and the tips of the leaves turn brown, the flowers are im- mature, and at once the verdict is that the bulbs were diseased. The Lily bulb should be placed practically at the bottom of a oin. or Uin. pot according to the size of the bulb, just covered with enough soil so that the top of the bulb will be apparent. Alter root action and the growth of stem has begun, about 2in. to 3hi. above the top of the pot, the pot should be then filled up with a good, heavy, well mixed compost. At this season a predominant feature is the Hydran- gea. Many florists do not realize tlie value of the newer varieties Lily Mouilliere, in all probability is the best white. Mad. Maurice Hamar, a very early flowering pink. Radiant, to my mind, is the best pink, but in- clined to be a poor grower if not handled in the proper manner. Many people do not realize that the bud has to be formed the season before forcing, and if the buil is not there it is impossible to get a flower. A great amount of this stock has in recent years been imported, but our American growers seem able to produce a bet- ter grade of stock well finished and budded, at a cheaper rate and delivered at a better time than the imports are. While the French varieties are indeed an acquisition I do not want to disregard Otaksa, which has served us well. Rhododendrons of various types, mostly the Hima- layan, are grown. They are not very hard to time, but they have a marked tendency to drop their foliage, and really take bench room that cannot compensate the grower. The Camellia, Deutzia, Kahnia, which in pre- vious years have been extensively forced for Easter, are waning on account of the room tliey take. Roses are a main feature. Tlie Baby Ramblers and polyantha types can all be imported as late as t^hrist- mas and be brought into flower for Easter with very little trouble. The newer varieties, Mad. .Jules Gou- chault, lUlen oulscii. Kriia Teschcndorff, Mine. Turbat have replaced Phyllis and others. In climbers, Hia- watha and American Belle held full sway for a season or so, but the single flowered do not seem to give the satisfaction that the semi-doubles do. Tausendsehdn has without a doubt been the queen of climbing Roses and will stand forcing much better than others, such as Excelsa and Dorothy Perkins, which, if started a little too quickly and a little too hot, make wood instead of buds. Bougainvilleas seem to be less in demand in the East than in former years. The public arc tiring somewhat of them, but in Illinois there is a great demand. Gar- denias have been extensively grown. Sin. to lOin. plants. These require such delicate handling and special care that there are few who try them. Andromeda Japonica and floribunda are good Easter flowering plants if only for the reason that they will last in bloom from 8 to 12 weeks in as perfect a condition as when the flowers opened. They are showy and attract a great deal of attention. The Spiraeas astilboides and palmata have been greatly improved as in Peach-blossom, Queen Alexandra, and types of Arendsi. The trouble is with this sort of stock is that they require as much as 3ft. .square to finish an individual plant. There are also various Hyacinths, Tulips, the new col- ored Freesias (the noted Rainbow Hybrids), Lilacs, Viburnum, Deutzia, Forsythia, Prunus, Dielytras, Prim- roses, Myosotis and Delphiniums. Marguerite should be a feature at Easter. It is a plant that requires very little heat and timed correctly, can be had in good form. Aotus gracillima, the various types of Acacia, especially cordata and Drummondi; Eriostemon and Pimelia spec- tabilis. The Heaths or Ericas, as ventricosa, magniflca, coccinea minor, Cavendeshi, also Chorizemas lend them- 608 selves as plants not only suitable, but necessary, for Easter blooming. Boronia serrulata, hetrophyUa and megastigma are also each good. As regard the foliage plants at this time, there is great variety. Funkias that have been brought in and grown cold make good fillers-in. Fancy-leaved Caladiuras are prominent. Dracaenas, especially amabilis, termi- nalis stricta, grandis are in their best colors. In Cro- tons, Readii, Robert Craig, faciatus, undulatum, Car- irieri are only a few of the best. The Florists' Exchange Pathologist's Report Branch-rot of Carnation — Carnation Yellows — Antirrhinum Rust — Aster Wilt Prof. G. L. Peltier, read the third annual report from the experimental station at Urbana, lU. He said Carna- tion branch rot had been much more serious this season tlian formerly. To control this trouble, he made the following recommendations: 1. It is better, for several reasons, to use a medium sized, sturdy plant than a large, bushy one to set in the bench. 2. In planting, do ;not set the plants too close together. Overcrowding will increase branch rot considerably. 3. As in the case of the control of stem rot, keep the temperature down, especially during the first three months. 4. It is always better to syringe early in the morning of a clear day, so that the plants will dry out by evening. 5. In top- ping, be careful not to leave stubs and broken parts on tlie plants, for these are open doors for branch rot to enter. 6. In gathering flowers, experiments have shown that carefully breaking off tlie flower stems at the node is to be preferred to cutting the stems between the nodes. Branch rot will enter a stub easier than it will at the nodes. 7. Of the utmost importance in the con- trol of branch rot, as well as other diseases, adopt for your motto, "keep the houses clean," which means under, as well as on top of, the bench. Prof. Peltier also reported on Carnation yeflows, re- cently reported on in The Exchange. In regard to Antirrhinum rust this, as well as anth- raenose another disease of the Snapdragon, can be pre- vented by applying Bordeaux mixture every two weeks from the seedUng stage until the spikes form, followed by a weekly application of ammoniacal copper carbon- ate during the rest of tlie growing season. A weekly application of the ammoniacal copper carbonate is also effective. Bordeaux mixture discolors the foliage, so that it cannot be used through the season. In my former reports I recommended the use of seeds instead of cuttings. However, I have learned from ex- perience that suitable plants for commercial purposes cannot be obtained from seeds. Therefore, I would modify my recommendation to this extent. Do not use cuttings if you must send for them. Start your first batch from seed and tiien select cuttings from tlie most promising plants. Rust cannot be introduced in your establishment through seed, but infected cuttings can be easily overlooked. It has been proven rather conclu- sively, that the rust was spread over this country in the last three years on infected cuttings. I>ast Summer work was started on Aster wilt and yellows, two of the most serious troubles of this crop. About ten thousand plants were used in the experi- ments. Twenty-five varieties, representing all the com- mercial types, were grown from seed obtained from various States in this country and different localities in Europe. All the plants used were more or less infected with yellows, showing that the variety or origin of the iseed has no influence on the amount of yellows. The ,more young seedlings were shifted, the more loss from wilt occurred. This was true to some extent with yel- lows also. The lowest percentage of loss occurred where the seeds were sown directly in the field, although the plants bloomed later. Disinfecting the seed with mer- curic chloride (1 part to 1000 parts of water) for S-10 minutes, and the use of clean seed beds, with a minimum of shifting or transplanting, will materially decrease the loss from wilt. No recommendation can be made for the control of yellows at this time. Fertilizers for Roses The following is from a report by Prof. F. W. Mun- eie: The soil in the vicinity of the experiment station is a brown silt loam. On such a soil applications of phos- phatic fertilizer yield greatest increases in crops. Nitro- genous fertilizer is also needed, but applications of potassium sulphate not only give no increased crop i>ut decrease the yield. The periods of heavy feeding should be during the periods of most rapid growth, viz., in Fall and Spring when sunshine is aliundant enough not to limit growth. Fertilization is particularly needed in Spring when the soil mixture is to the greatest extent depleted of its readily available content of plant food. While keeping this in mind, attention .should also he paid to the periods of heavier production by the plants, when more fertili- zer is needed. Phosphate gives an increase in produc- tion continuous tiiroughout the year. Acid phosphate, used in these experiments, was found a satisfactory form of phosphatic fertilizer. Dried blood and ammonium sulphate may each be used as nitrogenous fertilizers. The care necessary to prevent overfeeding with ammonium sulphate is so great that its use is hardly to be recommended. The same precaution is necessary, but to a somewhat less degree, with sodium nitrate. Applications of dried blood at tlie rate of 5 pounds per 100 sq. ft. of bench space are safe, if put on only during periods of bright sunshine and of heavy produc- tion by the plants, and if not made oftener than four to six weeks apart. The amount of nitrogen in such an application corresponds to that contained in 270 pounds of manure of the average nitrogen content (50 per cent, moisture) ; it is somewhat more readily available than part of that in good manure. Plants do not show such marked signs of the need for phosphorus. Applications of acid phosphate up to 20 pounds per 100 sq. ft. of bench space (40 lbs. per 100 cu. ft. of soil) were found to give marked increases in production. The quantity of phosphorus contained in this application is equal to that contained in an appli- cation of 2800 lbs. of manure of average composition (50 per cent, moisture) to 100 sq. ft. of bench space or twice this amount mixed with 100 cu. ft. of soil. Since manifestly it is impossible to use such a mixture, the need for phosphate in form of a commercial fertilizer is evident. Acid phosphate, the only form of phos- phatic fertilizer used in the experiment, is, as stated, satisfactory. Since the benefit from its u.se is continuous throughout the year, it sliould lie mixed witli the soil liefore the benches are filled. "Top-dressings with it are not so satisfactory, since surface root growth is stimu- lated in this way, resulting iii the roots having contact with the soil particles only in an upper layer of the soil in the bench. There is no danger from overfeeding with acid phosphate, for four times the quantity here recommended has been applied without injury. In this respect acid phosphate possessed an advantage over bone, which cannot be mixed with soil or applied as top-dressings in excessive amounts without injuring the plants. The same is true to a greater extent with high phosphate tankage, and blood and bone. AVith such a need for phosphorus by Rose plants, the use of lime or limestone with acid phosphate is to be .discouraged, since the solubility of the phosphate would be decreased by its use. To prevent moulds on the soil surface, finely ground limestone applied as a top- dressing at the rate of 10 Uis. per 100 sq. ft. of bench space and very lightly cultivated into the surface, will accomplish this without being carried down into the soil further than an indi iielow the surface, during the vear. The School for Floriculture and Vegetable Culture at Cornell With reference to the note in our last issue, page 549, headed ".\n Appeal for a School of Horticulture," Prof. E. A. White, head of the department of floriculture at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., points out that the bill now before the Legislature at Albany, provides for "equipment for the departments of floriculture and vegetable gardening so that the departments may carry on scientific research and investigation wliich may be of value to every florist in the State." Among the provisions of the bill are these: "To build and equip a range of glass houses for teaching floriculture and vegetable culture at the New York State College of .-Vgriculture at Cornell University, making an appropriation therefor and providing for the appointment of an advisory committee." The sum of sixty thousand ($60,000) is asked, the ap- propriation to be sixty per centum for floriculture and forty per centum, for vegetable culture. There shall be appointed by the commissioner of agriculture, on the recommendation of the New York State Federation of Floral Clubs and the New York State Vegetable Growers' -Association two competent florieuturists and one vege- table culturist to act as an advisory committee. The passage of this bill should appeal to the interest of every florist and vegetable grower in the State of New York. The glass areas at the college are now ade- quate for instructional work but these areas are unsuited for investigational work in either floriculture or vege- table gardening. It remains for the florists and vege- table gardeners to insist on provision by the State for investigation work so that their interests may be pro- moted equally well with the dairy interests, the poultry interests and the fruit growing interests. The "Red Geranium City" Waterloo, Wis,, is to be known as the "Red Geranium City" of the United States. There is a city-wide move- ment to have the liusiness men and manufacturers dis- play red Geraniums on their stationery, for which the Rotary Club will agree to contribute $500. A committee luis lieen named to go ahead with the movement and mer- chants will be urged to make a profuse display of red Geraniums in window boxes. Traffic posts will' be sur- rounded with pots; porch boxes, hanging baskets and lawn vases are all to be planted with red Geraniums, until the city will be a riot of red and green. The Proceedings of the Society for 1915, a volume comprising 304 pages, has been mailed to all members. Members of the society in good standing visiting the National Flower Show in Philadelphia will be furnished with a season ticket of admission, upon arrival at Con- vention Hall. It will faciUtate the work of the secretary's ofBce, and prevent confusion and delay upon your arrival at the exhibition hall, if you will remit your 191(i assessment at this time. The 1916 badge button will be sent you by return mail. John Young, Secretary. By direction of President Daniel MacRorie, a meeting of the board of directors of this society has been cjilled, to take place at the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, on Tuesday, March 38, at 3 p.m., to continue until all busi- ness to come before the board is completed. John Young, Secretary. 53 West 28th st., New York, N. Y. Philadelphia Florists' Club Monthly Meeting There was a splendid turnout at the March meeting. It was Sweet Pea night and there was a fine exhibit. Howard M. Earl, who was scheduled to read a paper on the Sweet Pea was unable to attend owing to sick- ness. His paper was read by Geo. C. Watson and well described the earlier history of the Winter-flowering Sweet Peas. Edmund A. Harvey followed Mr. Earl's paper with a few remarks on some of the newer varieties of the Winter flowering kinds. Adolph Farenwald and J. Otto Thilow made a few remarks on the National Flower Show, stating the na- ture of the work accomplished up to this time. The exhibits were exceptionally fine. Gude Bros., Washington, D. C, showed 81 vases of Sweet Peas in variety and a vase of Radiance Roses. Allan Harvey & Sons, Brandywine Summit, showed fourteen vases of Sweet Peas in variety. The Cottage Gardens showed a vase of Carnation Cot- tage Maid. Yateman and Way of Kennett Sq. had sev- eral vases of Sweet Peas, also Fred Cary of Kennett Sq., D. H. Green, Boonesboro, Md., and C. S. Loefler. A vote of thanks was given to the exhibitors and the speakers. Fifty-six new members were proposed for the next meeting. I New York Day .'Vccording to the reports from Mr. A. I.. Miller, chair-j man of the New York Day Committee which is arrangJ ing for a group of New Yorkers and others from around the city to visit the National Flower Show at Philadel- iphia on March 28, tliere is every prospect of a large attendance. The train carrying the party will leave New York at 10 a.m., March' 28. The Palms of Southern France Recently we received one of the series of useful books published liy the Librarie Agricole de la Maison Rus- tique, 36 Rue Jacobs, Paris, this lieing entitled "I.es Palmiers de la Cote d'Azur," by B. Chabaud. Few persons are better qualified to write of these plants in regard to their botany and cultural needs than Monsieur Chabaud, who has charge of the garden of practical botany at the Naval Medical School and is director of the greenhouses at the Botanic Garden of St. Mandrier in Provence, France. The book fills an important vacuum in horticultural literature. Palms, by reason of their decorative character, are becoming more and more used in garden ornamentation wherever climatic conditions allow of their being planted, and as the number of species is very large, the need of a book to discuss the types and characters will be admitted. There has been some confusion as to the points on which specific characters have been based, a number of false species being made, from de- scriptions of characteristics in the young state of the plants which afterw-ard, in the adult form, showed that there was really no difference between them. The description of the genera, species and varieties, together witli the full page halftone cuts, occupy 150 pages arranged in alphabetical order. The description of the plant being first given, followed by a note on its habitat or its history, and also some notes as to its cultural needs. The book is published at the price of 5 francs. March 11, 191C. The Florists' Exchange 609 Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED Superintendent and Manager HoUlinp important position, destrca to iiiako change, preferably to some large business concern. Expert in Inndscape gardeninR. nursery and green- house work, witli many years experience. Well e«iurated and pood handler of men, with wide repu- tation in the trade. Good salary expeeted. Ad- dress answers to EXPERT, care THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE. SITUATION W' ANTED — As gardener on private place. Life time experience on farm and garden, and thoroughly experienced in care of stuck and poultry, also understands the care and management of hotbeds and eoldfranies; 2 years' experience in greenliouse where general stock is grown. English; 35 years of age; single; 13 years in country. Can supply reference from former employers. Would like personal interview if convenient. Will be at liberty April 1, also have Jersey State chaufFeura' license. AddresslN. A., care Tlie Florists' Exchange SITUATION WANTED— By German; single; middle age Life experience on first-class private and commercial places; understands Carnations, Chrysanthemums and general stock, and can assist in making up. Steady position wanted where good help is appreciated. Obliging and thoroughly reliable. Fir.-^t-class references from past and last employers. Give particulars and wages in first letter. A. C, care Mr. Wolff, 305 W. 125th st.. New York. Manager Open to fngagement Life experience with large, up-to-date commerciaj firms. Extensive knowledge of wholesale and retail trade. Executive ability, and well known in the, trade. All particulars on inquiry. W. H. Tricker care Vaughan's Greenhouses. Western Springs. lU. SITUATION WANTED — By storeman, designer and decorator. 20 years' experience in all branches. Capable of managing. Married; steady; reliable; total abstainer. .i^2 years' present posi- tion. Wishes permanent place; Southern States preferred. References. State salary. Address N. H., care The Florists' Exchange. YOUNG MAN, 23, honest and reliable, at present employed, desires steady position with good nursery firm. Knowledge of general' office work, including stenography, bookkeeping and selUng ability; 2 years' experience with large nurserj' firm. Can furnish unquestionable references. Address Advancement, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — By expert landscape gardener, as superintendent on private estate; laying out new grounds after his own plans. Good, florist and decorator. Strictly sober and honest, with best of references. 20 years' experience on continent and Europe. Capable of handling large force of men. Address N. T.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By working foreman- Over 21 years' experience on good wholesale and retail places, East and West. Good on Roses, Carnations, Christmas and Easter stock and propagating. Sober and reliable. References. State wages. W'illing worker. Would work on shares, or take interest in place. Florist. Box 005. New Rochelle, N. Y. SITUATION WANTEI>— By head gardener. Married; no children. Wants permanent posi- tion on gentleman's place by April 1st. Life experience in greenhouse and outdoor work, Roses, hardy flowers, etc. First-class references. State particulars. Address N. D., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By a good grower: 33 years of age; single. Life experience in general greenhouse work. Would like position as foreman or section man on commercial place. State full particulars in first letter. Edw. Anderson, 39 S. 8th ave-, Whitestone. L. L, N. Y. SITUATION WANTEI>— By young woman in florist store. Experienced in making up of all kinds of floral designs anil bouquets. Capable of taking full charge of place. A. M.. care G. A. Beetz, Florist. 63 E. 233d st,. Woodlawn. N. Y. City. SITUATTION WANTED— By grower, with life experience. German; 30 years; single. In- dustrious and competent to take charge; also designer. Honest worker for employer's interest. Please state wages. Address N. N., care The Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By competent German gardener and florist; age 34; small family; honest and reliable. Life experience. Steady position wanted to take charge. Good salary expected. References. Please state particulars and wages. Address Florist, Covington, Va. SITUATION WANTED— First-class plantsman desires position in private or commercial estab- lishment. Has long experience in raising all kinds of greenhouse plants. Will be disengaged after April 1. Married. Address S, Donnellan, Massa- chusetts ave., Lexington, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— By a good trower of Rosea, Carnations, 'Mums, Xnias, Easter and bedding stock, to take charge of section. Ex- perience. 27 years of age; German descent; single. Please state particulars in first letter. Address C. F.. 30 Apmersand Ave., Saranac Lake. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED^By lat-class^urser^- man and florist. 23 years' experience in all branches. 8 years' reference. Address Gustav Kadlec. 403 E. 92nd St.. N. Y. City. Co>-atinaed to Next Golmnn TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER I I The oolumnB under this heading are reserved for advertiAemente of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted, Help Wanted. Situationa Wanted, or other Wants; also of Greenhousee, Land, Second-hand Materiala, etc., for Sate or Rent. Our oharge is 10 ote. per line (7 words to the line), Mt solid, in ordinary reading type tike this, without oisplay. No advt. accepted for less than thirty oente. Advts. set ID heavy faced type, IS ots. per line (0 words to the line). Display advtfl. in these oolunma, $1.60 per Inoh. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED— By young man. single; with private greenhouse experience, on retail place, where general line of pot and bench stock is grown, to gain commercial experience. Please state particulars in first letter. Address M. O.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION tWANTED— By head gardener. English; single; age 32. Life experience in all branches. Four years in present place as foreman; 4 years in previous place as foreman, exhibition grower. Highest recommendations. Address M. P., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— About April 1. 1916, as a working foreman by a first-class Carnation, 'Mum and pot plant grower. Understands hot water and steam. Best of reference. Please state salary. Address John Cullman, 62 No. Main St., Natick. Mass. SITUATION WANTED— By single man as work- ing foreman. 15 years' experience. Good grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, Violets, bulbs and general line. Commercial place preferred. State particulars. Address N. V., care The Florists' Exchange. YOUNG MARRIED MAN wishes position on private or commercial estate. Good experience in greerihouse and outside work. English; age 32; married; no children. Good references. Address J. B., 1206 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. SITUATION WANTED- -At large Cemetery. City Park, or private estate by able manager, with At references. 25 years' experience in Nursery, Landscape, Greenhouse and florist work. Address F. I., care The Florists' Exchange. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of Amenca begs to offer the services of firet-clasB private gardeneri, superintendents and managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm, Dobbs' Ferry. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener. Life experience in the growing of cut flowers, pot plants, fruits and vegetables under glass and out- aide. First-class references. Age 39; single. Address M. A., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener; German descent; single; age 40. Competent to take full charge of private estate, greenhouses and outside gardening. Address N. M., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By working foreman. Ist^class grower of all kinds of cut flowers and pot plants. Results guaranteed. Married; 38 years of age. Al references. Address N. R.. care The Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— At once, by Ist-class florist, gardener. Married; small family. Un- derstands cut flowers, shrubs, trees, lawns. Hard worker. State wages. Reference. Address N. K., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By grower and propa- gator of potted plants, Easter, Christmas and bedding stock. 'Mums, Carnations. State full particulars and wages. Address N. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED~By head gardener; 37 years of age; married; 2 children. Understands inside and outside work; Ist-class references. Wishes position by .Vpril 1st. Willman, Box 103. Larchmont, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— Energetic young man wishes position as assistant in Carnation or pot plant department of large firm, or with small grower. No bad habits. Reference. Address N. 0., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By head working gar- dener. Understands all work in general, under glass and outside on a private place. Good refer- ences. English; single; age 29. Chas. Thomas, care J. P. Morgan Estate, Glen Cove, L. I.. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— As outside foreman on private estate, by young man; Scotch; age 26. Ten years' experience both in this country and Scotland. Can furnish good references. Address N. Q.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By single young man; on commercial or private place. Seven years' experience growing Carnations, Chrysanthemums, pot plants and bedding .stock. Address Box 4. Krei.schervillc. L. I., N. Y. SITU.\TION WANTED— By German; age 26; single. 13 years' experience in Germany and America in growing Carnations, 'Mums and pot plants. Floral designer. Address N. G., care "The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By German; age 26. single; formerly Royal Court gardener in Ger- many. Wishes position on gentleman's private estate. Address N. J., care The Florists' Exchange Continited to Xext Colanm If repUea to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted or other advertisements are to be addressed oare of this office, please add 10 ots. to oover exiwnse of forwarding. Copy must reach New York offioe. Nos. 438~ 448 West 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure insertion in issue of following Saturday. Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- vertise under initials, may save time by having answers direct«i-in. plants, 7So. per doi., $5.00 per 100. A. N. Pieraon. Ino., Cromwell. Conn. AI.TERNANTHERAS ALTERNANTHERA— Brilliantissiraa and Aurca nana compacta, strong Rooted Cuttings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A. S. Ealisch, Middle Village, L. I., N. Y. AMFELOFSIS AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— 3-year, 3 ft. to 5 ft., (extra), $2.00 per dot., $8.00 per 100; 2-year, 18 in. to 24 in., (good), $1.00 per doz., $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; 1 year, (strong), 2 ft. to 3 ft., $1.00 per doz., $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. QuinquefoUa, strong, 2-year, $1.50 per doz., $5.00 per 100. By mail prepaid at dozen rates only. Chas. Black, Hightatoa-n. N J. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— No. 1. first grade, 2- year, $6.00 per 100, *45.0O per 1000; 2-year, No. 2, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. First^laas Privet Cuttings, 60c. per 1000. Packing tree. Cash with order. Red Bank Nurseries, 331 Broad St., Red Bank. N. J. Continued to Next Page JUST TWO WEEKS OFF ANNUAL SPRING TMDE NUMBER THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE MARCH 25, 1916 Send Copy NOW 610 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA Plants— 3-iii., fine stock, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. GEOEGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Cash with order. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000— by Delivered anywhere for 60c per 1000 extra. 2>i-in, plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pieraoo. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 2K-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, »25.00 per 1000. 3-m. $6 00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; m 6000 lots, $7.60 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N.J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot plants, 3-in. to 5-in. above pots, $1.50 per 100, sure to please; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please The B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND BPHENGERI— S-in. St $6.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.60. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Michigan. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Fine, heavy 2ki-in. stock, $2.50 per 100, or to clean up, as we need the room, $22.00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave . Philadelphia, Pa. BARGAIN— 1-year, strong clumps from bench of Asparagus plumosus at $2.50 per 100. Need room C?3h. Jos. H. Towell, R. F. D. 1, Paterson, N..J. ^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Cut strings, 8-10 ft long, 260. each. Cut strings, eUra heavy, 10-12 ft. long, 600 each. W. H. ElUott. Brighton, Mass. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2>4-ii... $3.00 per 100. $26.00 pet 1000 Good, strong plants, w. B. Girvin, Florist, Leola, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED— Hand-picked and cleaned, $2.00 per 1000. M. L. Penwell, Washington, Kansas. — ASTERS ASTERS— Astermum type, extra select; only full double blooms saved— one of the very beat Bo- rista' Asters; very large. Trial packet. 50c., >i oz. $1.00, 1 OS $3.50. Cash. C. Betaoher. Dover^jjhio. AZALEAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, J. Llewellny, and Wm. J Verviene, 65o,, 86o., $1.10, up to $2.60 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmette, lU. BARBERRY BARBERRY THUNBERGII 100 1000 8-12 in.. Uning out $1.60 $12.00 ^ts ?c hS^: : ...... :::::: 12.00 100.00 Shade Trees, Shrubs and Roses. . „„ . „ , ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. BAY TREES BAY TREES — Write for wholesale price list Julius Roehrs Co., Ruthertord, N. J. ~BEGOIHAS BEGONIAS 100 Christmas' Red, 2}i-ia $6.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2)i-in 3.00 Eriordii. 3-in 6.00 Prima Donna. 2)i-m 3.00 Smithii, 2)i-in 3.00 Chatelaine, 21i-in 3.60 ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. BEGONLAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2H-in $16.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2M-in 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine, 2 Ji-in 6.00 40.00 Chatelaine, 3-in 8.00 75.00 Vernon, 2H-in 4 00 Vernon. 3-in 6.00 PYFER & OLSEM, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $25 00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $16.00 per 100, $140 00 per 10,00; Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order secures the best plants for growing on. J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. BEGONIAS — Delivery from May 15th Lorraine. 2>i-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati. 2}2-in. pots, $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2}4-in. pots, $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For June delivery $16.00 per 100, $146.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS — Chatelaine, Rex, etc. See display ad. page 586. Roman 1. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. Contiiined t« Nest Oolanui STOCK FOR SALE BEOONIA8 BEGONIA LUMINOSA. (Red): ErfordU (Pink) 2-in., bushy stock, $2,00 per 100; luminosa (Red) transplanted seedlings, fine plants, 75c. per 100. Cash. Brill Celery Gardens. Kalamazoo. Mich. BBRBERIS THUNBERGII BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong. trans- planted. 2-yr. plants. 15-in. to 20-iD., $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000; 10-in. to 15-in.. $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will please. No charse for packing. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. ___^^^^__— BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-in.. strong $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson. Ino., Cromwell. Conn. BOUVARDIAS BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fill nearly all of our orders for Bouvardia plants. We are booking orders earlier this season in order to give everyone a chance. Plants from 2J.^-in. pots ready April 15th and later. Be sure you get the correct shades and colors. We can give you the right varieties. Single 2H-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $55,00 Rose Pink 7.00 55.00 Light Pink 7.00 55.00 White 7.50 60.00 Double: White, much like Double Lilac 7.00 55 00 Pink, soft pleasing shade 7.00 55.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. BOX TREES BOX TREES— Standards. Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford. N. J. __^ BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimena. 2 ft., at $2.26 each; 2H ft., at $2.75 each; 3 ft., at $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each. Price ino'udes tuba f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in , balled, at 35o. each 1 in. balled, at 40o. each; 18 in., balled, at 60o. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co.. Ino , Box 407 Diindee. IHiPoia. BOXWOOD— Write for price list. 5 10-12 in. bushes, in 30-in. green cypress window box, $1 85. 5 12-15-in. bushes, in 3S-m. green cypress window box, $2.50. State express or freight. Fords Nur- - aeries. Rye, N. Y. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— A Winter-blooming variety that every Ooriat should grow, either for cut flowers or aa a pot plant. Rooted Cuttings, parcel post, $2.50 per 100 from Rose pots; via express. $5.00 per 100. Albert M. Herr. Lancaster Pa. BUDDLEIA VARIABILIS VEITCHIANA— 2^- in., $5.00 per 100. D. D. P. Roy. 168 N. Michigan Ave.. Chicago, 111. BULBS AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and prices. Geo. P. Buck & Son, Collingswood, N. J. HYACINTHS, Tulips (early and Darwins), Nar- cissus, Daffodils, Crocus, Iris, etc. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, Hillegom, Holland. Ameri- can Office: 147 Magnolia Ave., Arlington, N. J. OANKAS CANNAS — Ohio grown, freah cut, fine quality; 2 to 3 eye divisions — true to name. Austria, Alle- mannia, Burbank, A. Bouvier, C. Henderson, D. Harum, F. Vaughan, Indiana, Kate Gray, Louis- iana, Mile. Berat. Mme. Crozy, Pennsylvania, R. Wallace, Shenandoah. $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; E. HasB, Gladiator, J. D. Eisele, Queen Charlotte, Uncle Sam, Venus, Wyoming. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; King Humbert, Huogaria. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F. Conard, New York, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on large lots. Ca^, please. C. Betscber, Dover, Ohio. CANNAS STARTED IN SOIL Strong plants, well rooted, ready to pot up. Price given is per 100. Austria, F. Vaughan, S2.00; Kate Gray, Pres. McKinley. Niagara, $2,50; King Humbert, $3.50. Order now; don't wait until you need them. W. E. KING, Box 362, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. CANNAS — Fine stock of best leading varieties at at astonishing low prices. Write for list. Will give a dollare' worth of our two new varieties At- traction and Aurora free with every dollar cash order for Cannas or other stock bought of us before May 1st. L. H. Read & Co., Deer Park. Ala. CANNAS— 750 Iving Humbert, at $3.00 per 100; 250 Florence Vaughan. at $2.00 per 100, or S20.00 for the lot. 2 and 3 eyes, freshly divided from dor- mant clumps. Cash with order. Geo. Richter, Florist, Box 91, Elberon, N. J. CANNAS — Well started Cannas from bench, ready for potting. R. Wallace, also mixed sorts, $1.50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000. Cash. Mannetto Hill Niurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksville, N. Y. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE "OANNAS CANNAS — America, Penna, David Harum, Shen- andoah. Austria, Egandalc, B. Beauty, Duke of Marlboro, Kate Gray, $2.00 per 100. Two to three eyes. Cash. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y. CANNAS — King Humbert and Buttercup. Fresh divided. S2.50 per 100. Benj, Conncll, Mer- chantville, N. J. NEW CANNAS — Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. CARNATIONS ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 C. Akehurst. Rose pink $8.00 »50.00 Alice. Salmon shade 8.00 50.00 Siegward 6.00 40.00 Enchantress Supreme. Light salmon. 3.50 30.00 Philadelphia. Rose pink 5.00 35.00 C. W Ward. Good rose pink 3.00 25.00 Gorgeous 8.00 35.00 R. P. Enchantress 3.00 22.60 L. P. Enchantresa 3.00 22.50 Dorothy Gordon 3.00 22.50 Winsor 3.00 22.50 Pink DeUght 6.00 45.00 Matchless. White 3.00 25 00 Enchantress. White 3 00 22.60 Perfection. White 3.00 22.60 Wonder. White 3.00 22.50 A.Ward. White 3.00 22.50 Beacon. Red 3.00 22.60 Victory. Red 3.00 22.60 Champion. Red 4.00 36.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 250 at the 1000 rate. Only first-class stock sent out. We guarantee satisfaction. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 50,00 Beacon 3 00 25.00 White Wonder 3,00 25,00 Matchless 3 00 25,00 Gloria 3,00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3,00 25.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 R. P. Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.50 20,00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2-50 20.00 Peerless Pink 2.50 20,00 Northport 2.50 20.00 Conquest 2.50 20.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. Firat-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JoUet, 111. ROOTED CUTTINGS We are ready to supply our usual high grade of young stock. Our business in this department increases each year because of the healthy char- acter of our stock, its thoroughly rooted condition when sent out, and our careful packing. Those who once buy of us seldom care to take a chance by ordering of anyone else. We offer: 100 1000 Enchantress $2.00 $18.00 Philadelphia 2.00 18.00 Washington 2.00 18.00 Rosette 2.60 20.00 White Enchantress 2.00 18.00 White Perfection 2.00 15.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Victory 2.00 18.00 WIETOR BROS., 162 No. Wabash Ave., Chicago. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. Place your order now for shipment soon as stock is ready and in best condition. POTTED STOCK Write for prices on stock to be potted and grown on for later delivery 100 1000 AUce $5.00 $45.00 Matchless 3 00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.60 Enchantress 2.60 22.50 260 at 1000 rate. 6% off for cash with order. A. A. GANNET - - - - GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to Carnation Cuttings again this year and have selected varieties which we think are the very best for the ordinary commercial grower. We guarantee our stock and if it is not what you want may be returned. We are sure we can please you. 100 1000 AUce, Very fine light pink $6.00 $50.00 Matchless. Excellent white 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2,50 22.50 Enchantress 2.60 22.50 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.60 22.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward. 2.60 22.50 5 per cent, off if cash accompanies order. SMITH & GANNETT Geneva, N. Y. Strong, Healthy, Well-Rooted Cuttings Enchantress, White Enchantress, C. W. Ward, Aima Ward $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order, Phillipsburg Greenhouses, Phillipsburg, N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATION CUTTINGS, A-1 QUALITY. CLEAN, HEALTHY STOCK. TAKEN FROM SELECTED PLANTS 100 1000 LIGHT PINK ENCHANTRESS $2.00 $14.00 ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS 2.00 14.00 WINSOR 2 00 14.00 ZOE SYMONDS 2 00 14.00 WHITE ENCHANTRESS 2.00 15.00 VICTORY 2.00 15.00 WHITE PERFECTION 2.00 15.00 AFTERGLOW 2.00 15 00 MRS: C. W. WARD 2.60 18.00 J. A. BUDLONG, 184 N. WABASH AVE., CHICAGO, CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17,50 Enchantress 2.00 17.60 Philadelphia 2.00 17.50 Beacon 2.26 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20.00 Matchless 2.25 20.00 White Wonder 2.25 20.00 White Enchantress 2.25 20.00 Benora 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from fine, healthy stock. 100 1000 White Enchantress $3.00 $25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Pink DeUght 6.00 45,00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Crimson Glow 3.00 25.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 36.00 260 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES, Jewett City. Conn. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CHTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.25 $17.60 AUce 8.00 White Enchantress 2.80 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2 80 20 00 Beacon 2.80 20.00 Winona 2.60 20.00 White Wonder 2 80 20 00 Sensation 8.00 Pooohontaa 2.80 20.00 Matchless 2.60 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora $3 00 $26.00 Beacon 3.00 26.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Mra C. W. Ward 3.00 28.00 White Enchantress 3.00 26.00 Champion 4.00 36.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 26.00 AUce 6.00 60.00 Eureka 3.00 25.00 A. N. Pierson, Inc.. CromweU. Conn. Carnation Cuttings AIL THE NEW and STANDARD VARIETIES See OUT Display Ad. Write loT copy of our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 LndlowSt,, Philadelphia, Pa. SEEDLING CARNATION Laura Weber $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Color grand I Deep salmon pink, large bloom, strong stem; excellent keeper and shipper. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CARNATIONS Strong, weU rooted cuttings from absolutely healthy plants. 100 1000 AUce $6.00 $60.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 2S.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 FRANK P. PUTNAM, LoweU, Mass. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.00 $17.00 White Enchantress 2.00 17.00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 A. J. JOHNSON, EDGEWOOD, 1860 Broad St., RHODE ISLAND. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings, C. W. Ward, Matchless, White Enchantress, Beacon. $25.00 per 1000. Also Unrooted Enchantress Cuttings at $10.00 per 1000. Five per cent discount for cash with order HALIFAX GARDEN CO. HALIFAX. MASS. CARNATIONS— To close out, 6000 White En- chantress, 4000 Philadelphia, at $15.00 per 100. H. Mamjtsch, 220 Grand ave., Englewood, N. J. Continued to Next Page March 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 611 STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATIONS— R. C. aeleot well-rooted Alice. Akohuret, Good Cheer, Sensation. $6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000; Herald. Yellow Prince. $3 SO per 100, $30.00 per 1000; Matchleas. Dagmar, Benora. Philadelphia. Gorgeous. Alma Ward, Supreme White. P. Enchantress. $3.00 per 100. $25 00 per 1000; Champion. Cash, please. C. Betscher. Dover. Ohio. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttinge, White Perfec- tion. White Wonder. Beacon, Ward, $3.00 per 100, $22.50 per 1000; Enchantress, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Unrooted Cuttings half above rates. Select stock guaranteed. Ed. Buchtenkirch, Sea Cliff. N. Y. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Well rooted, clean. strong stock, for immediate or future delivery. White, Rose and Light Pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Beacon, at $20.00 per 1000. Cuttings guaranteed. Henry A. Bester & Sons, Hagerstown, Md. CAUN.WIONS— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 AUce $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y. CARNATIONS — Strong, cool. Rooted Cuttings. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, White En- ohantress. Bonfire, and Herald, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Gorgeous. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Rosemont Gardens. Montgomery. Ala 30.000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. Whitt, Enchantress; pink Enchantress. Ward and Philadelphia; rtd, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., NashTJlle, Tenn. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings, White, Pink and Rose Pink Enchantress, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Cash, please. M. Hilpert, Sta. O. 313, Belair Rd., Baltimore, Md. CARNATIONS— Strong, healthy, well-rooted Cut- tings: Enchantress, $12.50 per 1000. A. J. Johnson, 1860 Broad St., Providence, R. I. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad, page 5S6 Roman J. Irwin. 108 West 28th St.. New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE 100 1000 Smith's Advance $2.00 $15.00 Early Frost 5.00 50.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 15.00 Alice Salomon 2.00 15.00 Alice Byron 2.50 20.00 Wm. Turner 2.50 20.00 Chas. Razer 2.00 15.00 linwood Hall 2.00 15.00 YELLOW Chrysolora 2.00 15.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15.00 YeUow Eaton 2.50 20.00 Odessa 6.00 Bonnaffon 2.00 15.00 Nagoya 2.50 20.00 Daily Mail 6.00 PINK Amorita 2.00 15.00 Chieftain 2.00 15.00 MoNeice 2.00 15.00 Dr. Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewits 6.00 CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 15.00 H. E. Converse 5.00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY. JOLIET. ILL. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Well rooted, clean stock. $2.50 per 100 White Polly Rose YeUow Polly Rose POMPONS Appleton $3.00 per 100 Chaa. Razer Iva Alice Salomon Diana Byron Mias Julia Tma Eaton Chrysolora $6.00 per 100 Dolly Dimple Glen View Pink Chieftain Pink Chadwick Mary Jane Harvard Jean Nonin Cash with order. Frank Manker. Jr., Farmingdale. L. 1. 25,000 CHRYSANTHEMUM TRUE NO. 1 STOCK 1000 10,000 White Tousct. One of the best white early incurved variety. $9.00 2,000 Dr. Enguehardt. Late pink 10.00 1,000 Mrs. Hulp. Early white round flow. . 8.00 2,000 Pacific Supreme. Best early pink 7.00 1,000 Beatrice May. Feathery white 10.00 1,000 Montaro. Late white 12.00 1,000 White Duckham. Late white 8.00 500 Metzer. Late white 10.00 A few thousand of other varieties. Order today. My stock will please you. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WaU St., TRENTON, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Smith's Advance, Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora, Rosiere, Chieftain, Bonnaffon, Ivory Supreme. Pink Gem, Dr. Enguehardt, Chas. Razer, Baby J'airy Queen, Diana, L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Garza, Yellow Garza, Mary Callahan and others, $1.50. per 100, $12.50 per 1000. FLORAL HILL GARDENS, G. F. Neipp, Prop., CHATHAM, N. J. Contlnned t* Next Coltunn STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS FIVE EARLY 'MUMS. Stock plants full of outtings Now ready. Per plant Oconto. Early white $0.25 Early Frost. Early white 60 Crystal Queen. Early white 50 Golden Queen. Early yellow 50 Marigold. Early yellow 50 BA8SETT & WASHBURN. 178 N. Wabaah Ave., Chicago. EM MA A Garza-Anemone, Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy 1 You will make no mistake in buying stock of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Nov. 15th, finishes early in December. Cuttings ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK EARLY UVENDCR-PINK CHRYSANTHEMUM AUKX. aUTTMAIN 'Mum growers shouldn't be without this one. We offer a few stock plants at $2.00 each. For early delivery, Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— All the best kinds, 140 varieties; large supply of each. Prices very reasonable. Delivery March 15th to July 25th. My ad., naming varieties and prices, will be in this paper after March 12th throughout the season. Chrysanthemum cuttings my specialty. Arthur Coomba, West Hartford, Conn. ANEMONE MUMS Japanese Anemone, C. L. Hutchinson, Japanese Anemone Marie Poole, Single Anemone, Mrs. Carrie Ryerson, Single Anemone, Thomas Dunn, 23-2-in- pot plants, $1.50 per doz., $10 GO per 100. D. D. P. ROY, 1005 Federal Life Bldg., Chicago. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— R. C, $1.50 per 100 $10.00 per 1000, prepaid. Major Bonnaffon. Pacific Supreme, Smith's Advance, W. Ivory, P» Ivory, P. Chieftain, Chas. Razer, J. Nonin. Ready now. Cash please. Henry K. Lewis, Dorothy, N.J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a floriBt. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Ready Feb. 20. Rooted cuttings Maj. Bonnaffon, White Bonnaffon, Jean Nonin, Dr. Enguehardt, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Pateraon, N.J CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, Polly Rose, Chrysolora, P. Supreme, Dr. Enguehard, Maj. Bonnaffon, Col. Appleton. Black Hawk, $1.50 per 100. Ready March 10. Cash, please. L. H. Butts, Wholesale Grower, Wyomissing, Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CHRYSANTHE- MUMS— Razer, white, and Patty, late pink, $10.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Paul Brummer, Corona, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Early Frost, best early white rooted cuttings, ready March 15th, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Chas. Suhr, 843-849 Hudson Ave., Rochester, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings of Chrysanthemuma; Harvard, Bonnaffon and others, $2.00 per 100. Ward's Greenhouses, Suffern, N. Y. THE finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttinga, $15.00 per 100; 2H-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttinge and stock plants. See display ad., page 586. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Chrysolora. fine rooted cuttings. SI 50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Carl Holken, Huntington Sta., L. I., N. V. CINERARIAS CINERARIAS — Dwarf, G-in , in bud and bloom; fine, 20c. Cash or satisfactory rating. Fair- view Greenhouses, Milton, Pa. COLEUS " COLEUS The best bedders Queen Victoria. Golden Redder, Duneira, Fire- brand, Verschaffeltii. 75o. per 100. $7.00 per 1000, by express; $7.60 per 1000, all charges paid. Send (or complete list. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. COLEUS — In many new sorta never offered before. Gay and beautiful, 3-in. $5.00 per 100. W. B. Woodruff. Westfield, N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE COLEUS COLEUS, Golden Bedder, VerBohaffcltii, Queen Viotoria, Firebrand and atl leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings, »fl 00 per 1000. Caah with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for list. Largest grower of Coleus in the U. 8. A. Nahlik, 261-275 Lawrence St., Flushing, N. Y. OROTONS CROTONS— From S-in. pota, 8 to 10 in. hish Id 8 Tarieties, tlSOO per 100: from ZWf-in. pota, in ■"" B. M. Wlohers * Co., 10 varieties, $5 00 per 100. Oreioa, La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN Transplanted seedlings, 8 varieties, equally divided, $3.60 per 100, $30 00 per 1000; new varieties, fancy, H.OO per 100, $.35.00 per 1000. 2)^-in $6.00 per 100. 3-in in bloom $8.00 & $10.00 per 100. 4-in. in bloom 15.00 & 18 00 per 100. 6-in. in bloom 35.00 & 60.00 per 100. Cosh, please. ERNEST ROBER. WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — 7-in. and 8-in. Asalea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.60 each. 6-in. extra fine plants, 75o. and $1.00 each. Good plants. 25o. and 60o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids. Mich. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3 60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to ihip. $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell. Conn. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colore or mixed; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. DAHLIAS STOCK FOR SALE DAHLIAS DAHLIAS — Large 6eId-grown clumps. All lead- ing cut flower show, cactus and ii- in., $10.00 per 100; Mrs. F. Sander, :iH-in., $7.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse, N. Y. DAISIES — Marguerites, best variety, fine big plants, ready for a shift. 2H-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash. John R. Mitchell. Madison, N. J. DIELYTRA DIELYTRA 8PECTABILIS— Fine clumps. $8.00 per 100. $60.00 i}er 1000. Caab, please. C. Betscber. Dover, OHio. DRACAENAS DRAC^NA INDFVISA Extra heavy, 4-in.. ready for 5-in. now. Will make fine Spring stock. Have potted 1000 into 5-in for own use. Surplus of 1700 — bargain at 12c. — worth 20c., in 5-in. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N, Y. FERNS DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella, A. D. Livoni. Incomparable. Judah. La France, Orator, Purple Judah, 8c.; Robt. Bloomfield, So.; Storm King, 8o.; Queen Victoria, White Swan, So. DECORATIVE— C. W. Bruton. Golden West. 26o.; Jack Rose, Katherine Duer, F. T. Bassett, Lyndhurst, M. McCullough, Orange King, Princess Juliana, 15o.; Queen Emma, 15o.; Sebaatopol, 15c.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke. 8c. ; CACTUS — Country Girl, 8c.; C. Lonesdale. Sc ; Floradora, Sc ; Golden Gate, 25c.; GalUard, 8o.; Hagen, 8o.; Libelle. 8c. ; Rev. Jamieson, 8o. POMPON— Fairy Queen, Little Bessie, Vivid. SINGLE— Reise So.; 20th Century, 8c.; Scarlet Century, So All except as noted, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; divided. $3.00 per 100, $2500 per 1000. Cash, please. C Betscher. DOVER, OHIO If you intend growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake in trying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the best there is in Dahlias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing DahUaa for the florists' cut flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also have to offer a splendid assortment of 25 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's counter trade; all good commercial standard kinds. Every type and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satisfaction. Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of Dahlias mailed on application. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop.. Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. DAHLIAS Tbe best Peony-flowered Dahlias in the newer and newest varietiee, direct from tbe originator. Cheapest way to get tbem is throogh our branch boiue. Address all oommunj cations to GT. VAN WAVERKN & KRUYFF. PHILADELPHIA. PA. P. O. Box 416. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a priie winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumpa $25.00 per 100, $3.50 per doi Strong divisions, $10.00 per 100, $1.50 per doi. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville. L. I., N. Y. A GRAND NEW DECORATIVE DAHLIA SENSATION of the Paciffo Coast, "Geo. Walters"; strong grower, stems 3 ft., blooms 10 in. to 12 in. across; color salmon-fleah, shading rose and yellow to base. Won highest awards both shows P. P. I. E., San Francisco. A. E. Carter, San Mateo, Calif. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia Jack Rose, Red Hussar. Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatboro. Pa. " THE DAHLIA KING " has 800.000 olumps to offer at roek bottom prices. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on your list of wants. J. K. Alexander, " The Dahlia King." East Bridge- water, Maas. Contlaaed t« Next 0«liimA HARDY FERNS 100 10 Ea Adiantum pedatum, maidenhair.. .$6.00 $0.70 $0.10 Adpidium spin., wood fern 6.00 .70 .10 Aspidium cristatum, evergreen f.. . 6.00 .70 ,10 AspidiuniGoIdianum,Goldie*sf.. . 7.00 .80 .10 Aspidium Thelvpteris, shield f . . . . 6.00 .70 .10 Asplenium fel fcem.,ladyf 6.00 .70 .10 Aspl. Thelvpt.. silver spleenworth . 6.00 .70 .10 Dryopteris Thelypt., shield f 6.00 .60 .10 Onoclea sensibilis. . 4.00 .50 .10 Onoclea Strutiopteris, ostrich f. .. . 8.00 .90 .10 Osmunda cinnamon 7 00 .80 .10 100 ferns, your selection, billed 100 rate. Ludvig Mosbiek, Femdale, Askov, Minn. FERNS — Prom 2-in. pots, immediate delivery; Boston, 3e., Roosevelt. 4c., Teddy. Jr.. 5c.; 4-in. Boston, 12o.; 4-in. Teddy Jr.. 15o., extra heavy. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield. Ohio. FERNS— John Wanamaker, 2K-in. $10 00 per 100. Campbell Bros.. Penllyn, Pa., 19 miles from Philadelphia. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all Tftrieties; also all other Ferns, 2>£4n., eto. See display ad., paga 586. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; see advertisement on page 594 J. F. Anderson, Fern Spedalist, Short Hills, N. J. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS— Black Prince. Rooted Cuttings. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 HackensacklPlank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. FUCHSIAS — Strong rooted cuttings. $1.00 per 100 $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3. Paterson. N. J. FUNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per dos., $15.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H-'n- Immediate delivery Extra fine, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 WriU for our monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2>i-iD. stock, ready for shift. Ricard. Viaud. Buchner. Poitevine. »2.60 per 100. $22.50 per 1000. S. A. Nutt. »2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order. Qxiaker Hill Nursery Co., Monroe. N. Y. _ STRONG. WELL^iROWN GERANIUMS— 8^n. S. A. Nutt, Piffln, Harriaon, La FaTorite. $26.00 ir 1000. Jean Vlaud. Beaut« Polterine. Perkina, ...ad. Lsndry. 9tron«. Wn.. $27.50 per 1000. Petemn Floral Co.. Oibwon gty. III. GERANIUMS — Gen. Grant. S. A. Nutt. Jean Viaud and Oberle, fine stronR. 2yi-m. stock, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $15 00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. k; Contimned to Next Pae« 612 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE GERANIUMS GLADIOLI GI.ADIOI.I NUBSERT STOCK GERANIUMS 2-inch 2J^-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Clifton $3.60 $30.00 $4.00 $35.00 $5. $40, Eugene Sue 2.60 20.00 3.00 26.00 6. 40. Feuer 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. Mrs. E. G. HiU. . 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Merrow Widow. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Salmon pink, same shade as Poitevine — a decided improvement in that the color does not fade out. 2-lnch 2M-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Maryland $4.00 $36.00 $5. $45. Helen Michell. . . 5.00 45.00 Abbie Schaffer. . . $3.60 $30.00 4.00 36.00 5. 40. Alph. Ricard 3.00 26.00 3.50 27.50 5. 45. Beaute Poitevine. 3.00 26.00 3.50 27.50 5. 45. Berthe de Presilly 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Dble. Dryden 2,60 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Edmond Blanc.... 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. Jean Viaud 3.60 30.00 4.00 35.00 6. 40. La Favorite 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Castellane 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Buchner.... 2.60 20.00 3.00 25 00 5. 40. Miss F. Perldns. 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Landry.,.. 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. S. A. Nutt 2.50 20.00 3.00 26.00 5. 40. Jean Oberle 2.50 20.00 3.00 26.00 5. 40. Ivy-Leaved Alliance 2.50 20.00 3.00 26.00 5. 40. Mme. Thibaut.. . 2.60 20.00 3.00 26.00 5. 40. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennocli-Meehan Co.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. Pa 1500 2-in. .S. A. Nutt Geraniums, $2.00 per 100 $18.50 per 1000, good stock. 5000 R. C. of Madame Salleroi, good stock, $1.00 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. Rohr The Florist, Naperville, 111. GERANIUMS — Speak quick if you want them" 2000 S. A. Nutt, 1000 Beaute Poitevine. 2 in.' ready for shift, at $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. Sunny Side Greenhouses, R. F. D. No. 7. Schenectady, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Ricard and Poite\'ine, good stock from 2M-in. pots at $2.50 per 100, $24.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Jas. Ambacher, West End, N. J. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT Strong, 2V^-in. stock, ready for shift. Mad. Salleroi, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. F. J. Moreau, Freehold, N. J. GERANIUMS— Helen MicheU, 3 in., $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100; S. A. Nutt, Viaud and others, mixed, $3.60 per 100. W. J. Frederick, 29 Helder- berg Ave.. Schenectady. N. Y. GERANIUM— A. Ricard, 2H-in. pots, February delivery, $2.50 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Cash. C. M. Hutchinson, 1218 No. Broad St.. EUzabeth, N. J. GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2>i-in. pot plants. See display ad, page 586, Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, Grant, Buchner, Trego, Poitevine, rooted cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Ross Bros., DuBois, Pa. GERANIUMS— 2-in., 2}i-in., 2'A-in., Ricard, Poitevine and Nutt. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Geo. Cannon, So. Market St., Gallon, Ohio. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaater, Pa. ROSE GERANIUMS— 2H-in. strong, $2.00 per 100. Cash. Fisher Bros., Chambersburg, Pa GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS BULBS. Ist size 2nd size 1000 1000 America $10.00 $8 00 Augusta 11.00 9.00 Klondyke H.OO 9 00 Brenchleyensia 10.00 8.00 Mrs. F. King 10.00 8.00 Baron Hulot 18.00 Halley 16.00 Independence 12.00 8.00 Taconio 16.00 12.00 Victory 14.00 10 00 Minnesota 14.00 10.00 Madame Monneret 15.00 12.00 Shakespeare 30.00 Hyde Park 35.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 100 00 Chicago White 76.00 Rochester White 50.00 Write for copy of our monthly plant bulletin. S. 8. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa GLADIOLI America, SIO.OO Augusta, $12.00 Annie Wigman, $20.00 Brenchleyensis. $12.00 Dora Krous, $60.00 Europa, $50.00 Florence, $160.00 Glory, $30.00 Glory Holland, $20,00 Halley, $12 00 F. Buchanan, $30.00 Jessie, $15.00 Klondyke, $20.00 Mrs. Beecher, $35 00 Mrs. King. $10.00 Mrs. Pendleton. $80.00 Niagara, $35.00 Negerfurst. $200.00 Nor. Dee Childs. $80.00 Panama, $26.00 Peace, $60.00 Sohwaben, $80.00 Renie Blanche, $40,00 Soarsdale, $30.00 Shakespeare, $30.00 Sulphur King $90.00 Scribe, $36.00 Wm. Falconer. $40,00 PrimulinuB, $40.00 PrimuUnus Hybrids,$20.00 Choice mixed, $6.00, $8.00, $12.50, $25.00, $50.00. $100.00, Reds, white and light pinks, $12.00 $25.00, $5000. $100.00. Yellows, $16.00, $20.00, $30.00. $50.00. All per 1000 Special price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Betsoher, Dover, Ohio. Continued to Next Column Well! Well! Well! We have in first size bulbs about Per 1000 50,000 Panama, at - - $25.00 25,000 Niagara, at - - - 30.00 25,000 America, at - - 7.00 Special discount on large quantities BIDWELL & FOBES Kinsman, Ohio GLADIOLUS Special prices for four of Kunderd's A 1 varieties. Per 100 1st 2d 3d size size size Ida Van $5,00 $3.00 $2.00 Pride of Goshen, ruffled 7.00 6.00 3.00 White King, ruffled, fine for de- signs 7.00 6.00 3.00 Cardinal King 7.00 5.00 3.00 Cash or reference. H. YOUELL. 538 Cedar St., SYRACUSE, N. Y. CASH ONLY IHin. IMin. lin. 100 100 100 America $0.75 $0.60 $0.40 Independence 80 .60 .40 J. Dienlafoy 2.50 2.00 1.26 Mrs. F. King 80 .60 .40 Niagara 2.76 2.25 2.00 Glory 2.00 1.50 1.00 Peace 3.00 2.50 2.00 Mixed 65 .50 .40 Geo. HaU, Adelphia, N. J. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America. $8.00; Brenchleyensis. $9.00; Columbia, $15.00; Isaac Buchanan, $35,00; Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. $30.00; May, $15.00 per 1000 for IJ^-in. up; also 2d and 3d sizes and Dulblets. G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence, Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lota. JOHN H. UMPLEBY. LAKE VIEW, N. Y FORCING GLADIOLI 2-in. IH-in. 1-in, America $10.00 $8.00 $7.00 Augusta 12.00 10.00 9.00 Brenchleyensis 10.00 8.00 7.00 Pink Beauty 10.00 8.00 7.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 first size, $20.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son Collingswood, N. J. GLADIOLUS BULBS AND BULBLETS True stock, Mrs. Francis King, Augusta and America. Third, fourth and fifth planting sizes. Write for prices. Your crop grown from these pedi- gree bulbs will bring highest market prices. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO and NEW YORK. GLADILOI — America, Augusta. Mrs. Francis King, l>i-in.-lM in.. $6.00 per 1000; 1 ia.-lH in., $5.00; all will make fine blooms. Planting stock: Ji in.-l in.. $4.00; "^ in.-Ji in., $3.00; H in. under, $1.50. All home-grown bulbs, clean and healthy. Florists* White and Light Mixture, lat size, $10.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. GLADIOLI — America. 1st size, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Augusta, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Light and White, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Brenchleyensis, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6,00 per 1000; Morning Star, very early, 1st size, $20.00 per 1000. August Hof- man, R. F. D. No. 2, HicksviUe, L. I., N. Y. GLADIOLUiS — Size 1'^ in. and up. nice stock, America, Augusta, Brenchleyensis, Pink Beauty, $7.50 per 1000; Baron Hulot, Halley. $9.00 per 1000. Mixed, all colors, 1st size, $6.50 per 1000; 2d size in all above kinds, $5.60 per 1000. Cash. C. S. Tait, Brunswick, Ga. GLADIOLI— Augusta and XX Florists' White and Light Mixture. Ist size, selected bulbs, $10.00 per 1000; 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop., HicksviUe, L. I., N. Y. HEADQUARTERS FOR GLADIOLUS AU- GUSTA, the florists' white, in all sizes; 30 other vars. — all Long Island grown. Send for list. GEO. J. JOERG. New Hyde Park, Long Island, N. Y GLADIOLI — .America, 2nd size, $8.00 per 1000; 3rd, $6.00 per 1000; 4th. $4. Excellent bulbs, smooth and plump. C. L. Cook. Maplehome Farm. Rudolph, Ohio. GLADIOLUS — America, only strong bulbs for forcing, $8.00 per 1000. W. F. Schmeisker Hospital Sta,, Binghamton, N. Y. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 586, Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. ^^ NAMED GLADIOLUS AND BEST, $1.00 per 100. Large bulbs. Cash. Beiij. Connell, Merchant- ville, N. J. Continned to Next Column GL.\DI0L1 — .\merica, 1st size. $6.00 per 1000; Klondyke, 1st size, $8.00 per 1000. A. P. Home & Co., Manchester, N. H. GLADIOLI — Special prices on America and Inde- pendence to move surplus stock. Munsell & Harvey. Ashtabula. Ohio HARDT PERENNIALS Hardy Perennials We have a splendid assortment. Plants very fine. Lns, Pyrethrums, Coreopsis, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc. Ask for prices. WOOD STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. I HAVE a splendid assortment of Hardy Perennials all field grown; Coreopsis, Digitalis, Gaillardia. etc. Write for prices. Geo. H. Mclntyre, East Hampton, Mass. 2000 SEDUM at 3c.; 1500 Digitalis, 5c.; 600 Golden Glow, 4c. : 2000 Physostegia. 5c. and 40 other varieties. Full list on application. North Hudson Nurseries, No. Bergen, N. J. KING'S HARDY PERENNLALS— Wholesale trade list now ready. Write for your copy. W. E. KING. BOX 362, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. HTDRANGEAS HYDRANGEAS— Radiant from 3H-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Otaksa, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Radiant, from 2K-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. JACKSON & PERKINS CO. NEWARK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA P. G. 100 1000 12-16 in., lining out $3.00 $25.00 2- 3 ft., well branched 8.00 76.00 Also 'Trees, Shrubs and Perennials. ONARGA NURSERY CO.. ONARGA, ILL. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $5.00, 6-in. at 20o., 6-in. at 26o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe A Division Aves.. Grand Rapids. Mich. 10.000 HYDRANGEA P. G.^trong. thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch. Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y. IRIS NAMED VARIETIES Japan Iris in original clumps from Japan, 10c. and up. Send for full list. North Hudson Nurseries, No. Bergen, N. J. 50,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong divisions. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch. Box Y. Fredonia. N Y. IVIES ENGLISH IVY 2-in. pots. $2,00 per 100; large, 4-in. stock, 2 ft. to 3 ft., SS.OO per 100. CHAS. W. SCHNEIDER. Little Silver N. J. GERMAN OR PARLOR IVY from 2-in. pots. $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. LOBELIA LOBELIA — Kathleen Mallard, the new double cuttings, that were rooted in October, trans- planted in soil last October, and kept growing on. so that you really get a potted plant for the price of a cutting. Prompt shipment and no order too large for me to fill. 70c. per 100 by mail. $5.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Whitton, York & Gray Ave , Utica, N. Y. MYRTLE MYRTUS COMMUNIS (Sweet German Maple)— Fine, one-vear-old pot-grown stock. $8.00 per 100. Joh Cn. Daly. 1510 H.irkensack Plank Rd.. North Bergen, N. J. NVRSERT STOCK Owing to advanced age and feeble health 1 desire to close out the few remaining items of nursery stock the coming Spring: HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS GRANDI- FLORA, 2 and 3 vears. branched. 20 to 30 in.. SIO.OO per 100; 15 to 20 in.. $6.00 per 100; 8 to 12 in.. $4,00 per 100. HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDI- rLOR.\, 2-yr. transplanted, 24 to 30 in., $5.00 per 100. SPIR.EA VAN HOUTTEI, transplanted, branched, 20 to 30 in., $6.00 per 100. AMOOR RIVER PRIVET, hardy, trans- planted, 1-vr. tops, branched, IS to 30 in., $2.60 per 100. DOUBLE TIGER LILY, 2-yr,, 1 to lU in, diam., $1..50 per 100. SPOTTED LEAVED CALLA AURATA (Van Fleet's Golden), No. 1, $2.00 per 100; MRS. ROOSEVELT (Tailby's Golden Hybrid), 2 to 3 in. diam., 75c. doz.; 1 to 13-2 in. diam,, $2,00 per 100. Cash, please. E. Y.-TEAS. CENTREVILLE, IND. MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA— MagnoUa Grand- ifiora seedUngs for lining out. Also larger sizes. Valdesian Nurseries. Bostic, N. C. Continued to Next Column SOFT MAPLE— 8 ft. to 10 ft.. 12Kc. Soft Maple, 2 in. to 3 in. thick at the base, 26c. Fine stock and perfectly hardy. Other ornamental nursery stock in surplus in proportionately low prices. Write us. THE NEWBURYS NURSERY & FLORAL CO. MITCHELL, SO. DAKOTA WE HAVE the largest and most complete assort- ment of fruit, shade, ornamental and evergreen trees, shrubs, vines and perennial plants. Lining out stock of Comua, ForsytTiia, Lonicera, Phila- delphus. Spiraea, Salix and Currants, Write for wholesale and descriptive catalog. Klehms' Nurseries, Arlington Heights, lUinois. 200 CLEMATIS Jackmanni, XXX heavy, 10c.; 60 Currants, Boskoop Giant, 3-yr., 16c.; 200 Ampelopsis qtiinquifolia, 5 ft., hcav.v, 15c.; 200 Boxwood, 10-12 in., 15c. Send for full list of other varieties. North Hudson Nurseries, No. Bergen, N. J. WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees, Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONAEGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. STRONG, 2-year Grapes, Asparagas, Rhubarb, Raspberries. Blackberries, Strawberries and other small fruits; Oriental Planes, Norway Maples, etc. Send for price list. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N.J. NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oaks, Oriental Plants in all sizes. Send for price list. Audubon Nur- Box 731, Wilmington, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES— 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 6-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y. ORCHIDS FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, etc., about 1000 plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo. Warren, Box 43, Elmwood, R. I. PAI.MS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In aU sizes. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co. Rutherford, N J. PANSANUS PANDANU8 VEITCHII— For ■ few days only will make special tow price for cash with order. Blie for 2>^-in. pots, $4.60 per 100. Sise for 3 -in. pots, 6.00 per 100. Size for 4 -In. pots, 8.00 per 100. Sise for 6 -in. pots, 12.00 per 100. Best pot-grown, nicely variegated, tf-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Pandantis suckers, $2.00 and $4 00 per 100 J. J. Soar, Little River. Fla. PANSEES PANSY PLANTS of my largest-flowering mixture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky plants, $3.00 per 1000; 5000 lots. S2.60 per 1000. Fine Fall transplanted plants in bloom, ready about March 15th, shipped from coldframes, $1,50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000; 600 at 1000 rate. 25 years' experience in growing Fansies for the wholesale trade. Gustav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol. Pa. PANSIES — The big giant-flowering kind. $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $6.00 and $16.00 per 1000. Cash. If 1 could only show the nice plants and hundreds of testimonials, I would be flooded with new business. James Moss, Johnsville, Pa PELARGONIUMS PELARGONIUMS — Easter Greeting. We can spare 300 to 500 fine, stocky, 3-in., which will make 75c. plants for Easter, at $15.00 per 100. We are growing 3000 of these for our retail trade. Cash, please. Heinl's, Terre Haute, Ind. PEONIES RARE and Continental varietiea: James Kelway Baroness Schroder, Eugenie Verdier, MUe Rosseau, MireiUe, Mme. Loise Mere, Sl.OO each $10.00 per doi. Mons. M. Cahvuao. S2.50 each $2&.00 per doi. SouJange, Tourangete, Mignon Primevere, Mme. Auguste Dessert, Rosa Bonheur Send for list. D. W. C. Ruff. Buena VisU Gardens 8t Paul, Minn. PEONIES — New and old varieties. Guaranteed true to name. Strong roots. Write for list and send your list of wants to Sliedrecht & Co., Bosakoop, Holland, care of Maitua & Ware, 14 Stone St.. New York. PEONIES— The cream of 1200 eorU. 14 acres- F. Maxima, Mme. Calot, Duchess de Nemours R. M. Storage. Send for list. C. Betsoher, Dover Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS Double White, Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings. $10.00 per 1000. Delivered anywhere at $10.50 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Continued to Next Page March n, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 613 STOCK FOR SALE PETUNIAS PETUNIAS — Our well-known strain of doubles, all good KFOwere, carrj-ing immense blooms, per- fectly healthy stock, well rooted and lubelctl if requested, »1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000: 2 in. strong, $2.50 per 100, $22 00 per 1000. Prepaid. Hopkins A Hopkins, Chepacbet. R. I. DOUBLI-; FlilNGED PETUMAS— Mi.\ed colors, 2 in. pots, strong and bushy, $2.00 per 100. Monadnoek Greenhouses, Keenc, N. H. PETUNIA— Double variegated, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. J. H. Dan n & Son, Westfield. N. Y. POINSETTIAS POINSETTIAS— Stock plants. About 2000 dan- dies at $.'),00 per 100. Cash, please. Heinl's, Terre Haute, Ino. POINSETTIA STOCK PLANTS— $12.00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. POPPIES 5,000 POPPY, Oriental strong 2-year, field-grown plants. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch. Box Y Fredonia. N. Y PRIVXT PRIVET 200.000 California Privet; all sizes, as good as can be grown: 1 year, 12 in. to 18 in., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000: 2 years, IS in. to 24 in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000: 2 ft. to 24 ft., fine, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 ; 2; , ft. to 3H ft. and over, eitra selected, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also Ibota, Golden-leaved, and Ball-shaped Privet; all 2-year Privet, extra well branched. 10,000 Berberis Thunbergii. 2 year, 10 in. to 15 in., 2c.; 12 in. to 18 in., 3c.; 3 year, 12 in. to IS in., 6c.; 18 in. to 24 in., Sc. ; all extra fine stock. Amp. Veit- ohii, 2 yr., No. 1, 2 ft. to 3 ft., $1.25 perdoz., IS to 24 in. 75c. per 100; each 5c. and Sc. Clematis Pan- iculata, 2-year vines, $1.25 per doz.; 3 year, $1.50 per doz. Honey-suckles, 5 best 2 and 3 year, 4c. and 8c. each. Hardy Phlox, 10 best named for florists, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100; strong field plants. True Butterfly Bush, field grown, IS in. to 24 in., $2.00 per doz. Japan Maples, purple, 2} 2 ft. to 3 ft.. 60c. St. Regis Raspberry, S2.00 per 100. All other shrubs and vines, Cannas, Gladiolus, Caladi- ums. Peonies, Evergreens, etc. Get list. Prices right. Benj. Connell, Florist. Mercbantville, N. J. AMOOR RIVEE NORTH PRIVET HARDY VARIETY Shipment can be made any time. 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.00 $15.00 12-18 in., well branched 3.00 25.00 18-24 in., well branched 5.00 40.00 2-3 ft., well branched 6.00 50.00 3-4 ft., well branched 7.00 65.00 Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota, Regels and California. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Fine stock, weU graded and packed, 2 years, 3 ft. to 4 ft., very heavy se- lected, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000: 2H ft to 3H ft., heavy, well branched, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 3 ft., four or more branches, fine, $2.50 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; 18 in to 24 in., three or more branches, good. $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000: 1 year, 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Amoor River (North), 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $3.00 per 100; Ibota, 18 in. to 24 in., (heavy), $3 00 per 100. Packed free. Chas. Black, HightstowD, N. J. EVERGREEN AMOOR RIVER PRIVET— 2-yr, 1) 2 ft. to 2 ft., three times cut back, $3.00 per 100: 2-yr.. 12 in. to 18 in., $2.25 per 100; 1 yr., 3ft. to 4 ft., $2.75 per 100. California, 18 in. to 24 in., $1.25 per 100. REYNOLDS NURSERY COMPANY WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. CALIFORNIA PRIVET CUTTINGS 8-in.-9-in. long, extra strong, 45c. per 1000. Cash with order. CHAS. W. SCHNEIDER, Little Silver N. J. ROSES ROSE PLANTS GRAFTED AND OWN ROOT ALL VARIETIES 2H-inch pots SEE OUR DISPLAY AD Write For Our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Rose Prima Donna (Mad. Paul Euler) (The Florex Gardens' Strain) A grand, deep pink bloom, handsome form, strong stem, fine foliage, very fragrant; better shaped and deeper color than Rusaell. Prima Donna is a money maker 1 Plants ready Feb. 15th and later. $15.00 per 100. $125.00 per 1000. Order early. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK HCSES — Ulrich Brunner, Magna Charta, Sharman Crawford, Marg. Dickson, Mrs. John Laing, Jacqueminot, 10 $1.50, 100 $12.00, all 2-year low budded. Tau.senrlschon, Flower of Fairfield, 10 $1.20, 100 $10.00: Baby Roses, 10 $1.20, 100 $10.00. Send for list of other varieties. North Hudson Nurseries, No. Bergen, N. J. Continued to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE ROSES Own Root Stock — 2}i-inoh— — 4-inch— Ready now. Dot. 100 Doz. 100 American Beauty $0.85 $6.00 $2.00 $15 A. Rivoire. flesh H. T. . . .50 3.60 1.60 12 Baby Crimson Rambler.. .60 4.00 2.00 15 C. Zeimet. white baby... .50 3.60 1.50 12 Clbg. White Cochet 60 3.50 1.50 12 Clo. Soupert, Hy. Pol 50 3.60 1.25 10 Crimson Rambler 60 3.50 1.50 12 Et. de Lyon yellow T 60 3.60 1.26 10 Eicelsa, Red D. Perkins. .60 3.50 1.60 12 Eicelsa, 1-yr. field 1.60 12 F. S. Key, red H. T 75 6.00 2.00 15 Gen Jacq., red H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10 G. an Teplitz, H. Bengal. .50 3.50 1.50 12 Hadlev. Crimson H. T . . .75 6.00 2.00 16 Kaiserin A. V. w. H. T. .50 3.50 1.26 10 Killarney, pink H. T 60 4,60 2.00 15 La France, pink H. T 60 3.50 1.60 12 Maman Cochet, pink tea. .60 3.60 1.50 12 M Niel, yellow CI. N... .60 3.50 2.00 15 Mme.C.Testout.p. H.T. .75 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. A. Ward. yel. H. T. .75 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. C. RusseU, p. H. T. 1.50 10.00 3.00 20 Maryland, pink H. T 75 5.00 2.00 15 Paul Neyron, pink H. T. . .60 4.00 1.25 10 P. C. de Rohan, or H. P. .60 4.00 1.25 10 Radiance, pink H. T 60 4.00 2.00 15 Safrano, yellow Tea 60 3.00 1.25 10 Sunburst, yellow H.T... .75 6.00 2.00 15 U. Brunner. red H. P.. . .60 4.00 1.50 12 White Killarney, H. Tea. .75 5.00 2.00 IS W. Maman Cochet. tea.. 50 3.60 1.60 12 List of 500 others. Submit want list showing quantities for special prices per 1000. Leedle Co.. Expert Rose Growers. Springfield, O. ROSES Doi. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15 00 Erna Teschendorff 2.00 16.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 Ellen Poulsen 360 18 00 Tausendschon 2,60 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. ROSES— 4000 Ophelia Roses, 2)i-in. pots, Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. 1000 Hoosier Beauty, 2K-in. pots. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. Quid- nick Greenhouses, J. H. Cushing, Prop., Quidnick, R. I. ROSES — 2 yr. old, Amerioan. field-KTOwn. Sea diiplay «d., p«se 6SC. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E WMt asth St.. New York. SAI.VXAS SALVIA — Bonfire, King of the Carpet, Splendens, Zurich. Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. „ A. N. Pierson. Inc.. Crpmwell, Conn. SEEDS SEED SWEET POTATOES Big Stem Jersey, Yellow Nansemond, Up Rivers, and Early Carolinas; heavy packed; bushel hampers, $1.00 per bushel. 10 bushels or more, 75c. per bushel. Tomato Seed, Livingston's New Stone and Greater Baltimore, Pound, postage paid, $1.50. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE Send at once for our new catalogue and instruc- tion book which tells you how to grow fine stock from our carefully selected and absolutely fresh seed of our own growing. The Home of Asters Herbert & Fleischauer. McMinnville, Ore. DELPHINIUM — From our Belladonna hybrids. About half light, half dark blue. Excellent for cutting. $1.50 per oz., 50c. per K oz. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Onio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— New crop, 75c. per 1000. 10,000 lots at 50c. Harry Bailey, R. F. D. 6, Box 354, Los Angeles, Calif. SHAMROCK I \M NOW BCJOKING ORDERS for Irish Sham- rocks, in 2-in. pots, at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 1-in., $2.60 per 100; $20.00 per 1000; very nice plants. Strong, transplanted plants, $2,00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. P. Hopman, New Galilee. Pa. TRUE IRISH SHAMROCK.S— Shipped in 1 in. miniature pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. -Monadnock C!reenhouses, Keenc, N. H. TRUE IRISH SHAMROCKS in IK-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Leonard Cousins Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. .SHAMROCK.S — True Irish Shamrocks in 2-in. pots $3.00 per 100. Ward's Greenhouses. Suffern, N. Y. SHAMROCKS— IJi in.. $2.00 per 100. Byer Bros., Chanibcrsburg, Fa. SMII.AX SMILAX— 2K-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000: from flats, $11.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. SMILAX— 2H in. to 3 in. pots, $2.00 $2.50 per 100. $15.00 per 100. Carl Holken, Huntington Sta., N. Y. SNAPDBAOONS SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $3.00 per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y. Continned to Next Colnam FOR SALE OR RENT SNAFDRAOORS SNAPDRAGON — Don t take chances on rooted cuttings. Plants from 2^4-inch for March Ist and later. Phelps' White. Nelrose. Buxton's Silver Pink, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. HeatherdoU. The best yellow. $5.00 per 100. A. N. PIERSON. INC. CROMWELL. CONN. SNAPDRAGONS — Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the best pure yellow sort*. $2.00 per 100. $1500 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne. Lock Box T, Keimett Square, Pa SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS— Out of 21i-in. SUver Pink, $4 00 per 100: Giant Pink, $4.00 per 100. Pinched back, well branched, clean stock. D. O. McCauley, 727 Himrod Ave., Youngstown, Ohio, ROOTED CUTTINGS — Silver Pink. Giant White, Giant Yellow. $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000 2}i-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28tb St., New York. WHEN boytns my Sliver Pink Bnapdracim. be mm that you itet SEEDLING plants. 8«a display ad. Q. 8. Kamsburg, Soroerswortb, N. H SNAPDRAGONS— Nelrose hybrids, strong, well rooted cuttings, 76c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. M. H, Baumann, Park Ridge, N. J^ SPIRJEA SPIR.EA VAN HOUTTEI 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.50 $20.00 12-18 in., well branched 4.00 30.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 50 00 2-3 ft., well branched 8.00 70.00 3-4 ft., well branched 10.00 80.00 Roses and other shrubs for sale, ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL 10,000 SPIRiEA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Koesch, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. SVTEET PEAS STOCK FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS STOCK SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink. 3H-in pots. $5 00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2H to 0-in. pots. Write for prioee. Paul J. Burgevio. Port Chester, N. Y. LOBELIA SAPPHIRE (New)— Blue, white eve, quick seller, stong. 2;4-in.. $3.00 per 100. Parlor Ivy, 2M-iP.. $2.00. Richard Insall. Abington. Pa. VEGETABLE PLANTS TOMATO PLANTS FOR FORCING— Bonnie Rest. 2500 2K-in., $25.00 per 1000; Bohnic Best, 2000, soil, twice tran.splanted, $20.00 per 1000; 1000 Comet, 3 in,, $3,00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm. Swayne, Kennett .Square. Pa. GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Tran«plant«I plants, $2.60 per 1000. H. J. Rolf^ Hammon- ton. N. J. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE TO EXCHANGE~Or w-ill sell cheap. Siberian Iria, nomerocallis flava, Meehan'B Mallow Marvels and Cannas in great variety, for Kosi-h. What have you to offer? L. H. Read & Co.. Deer Park, Ala. SURPLUS SUMMER-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED — Now is the time to try this type outdoors or inside: Countess Spencer. Pink Spen- cer, White Spencer, Blanche Ferry, Spencer; Nor- ton, Spencer; Asta Ohr, Helen Lewis, King Ed- ward, Spencer. All at SI. 25 per pound. Frank Dolby. Lady Hamilton, Kina Edward 7th. Gladyi Unwin, Nora Unwin, at 50o. per lb. By express. No less than H lb. of each variety. No better or more fixed seea can be bought for twice the price. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Sweet Pea Ranch, Lompoo. Cal. TUBEROSES MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES, Sl.OO per 100. Prepaid east of Mississippi River; $1.25 west. Fants Greenhouse, Anderson, S. C. VINCAS 50,000 FINE VARIEGATED VINCA rooted cutting: well branched, sand rooted cuttings, which will make extra good planta for Spring. Worth double the rooted stock you usually get. Our price, SIO.OO per 1000. Cash please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. VINCA — Variegated, strong, rooted cuttings, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; 2-in., $1.50 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. P. No. 3, Pateraon, N. J. VINCA V A R.— October-rooted thumb pota. $1.50 per 100, $13.00 per 1000. 4-in. potted plants, 5 to 8 leads, 7c. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. VINCA VARIEGATA— Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pieraon, Inc., CromwcU, Conn. VINCAS— Variegated. 6eld-rooted tips, $1.25 per 100, postpaid; SO.OO per 1000. Roman J. Irwia. 108 West 28tb St.. New York. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2-in., $2.00, 3-in.. $3.50 per 100. W. J. Frederick, 29 Helderberg Ave., Schenectady, N. Y. VINCA VAR. — 2H'-in. pots, nice plants, ready for shift, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order, please. John R. Mitchell, Madison, N. J. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1 25 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK SXAPDR.\GON — Nelrose, transplanted seedlings 2 in. to 3 in., strong, 75. per 100. 86.00 per 1000, Marigold, lyCgion d'Honneur, fine plants, 50c. per 100. Lychnis Chaladonica, 50c. per 100. Del- phinium Belladonna. oOc. oer 100. Myrtus Communis, IS month-old plants, 4 in., $10.00 per 100. Cash, please. Fred'k Holtke, cor. Broad ^^ iqowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co, EL PASO, TEXAS We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. and Vicinity G. Van Bochove & Bro, Satisfaction Guaranteed CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVEUND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fill your orders for Dengni or Cat Ilowen in NORTHERN OHIO. FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY (gLEW[EO=^K]E) ^ EUCLID AVENUE '(fh. CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue Baker Bros, w'^ FLOWERS - 'PLANTS •. TREES Galveston Floral Co., '^■^m^^ Quality in out flowers, planta and floral work Galveston, Texas Orders for Texas and Steamers from We can fill your orders Day or Nlftht for IIPMmf OBHTU Cleveland and State of Ohio HlNRY oMIIH, Alwkva hnvM sAmnUtA siatsk on hftnd. Rflirular dlMOUnt ' THE FLORIST Aiwayi hare oomplet« atook on tuuid. Resular dlMount allowed the Trade. ifvrkDip nnnc i836 w. Mth street, 1V1iU1)LI!j DIlLia., CLEVELAND, OHIO. CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Peraonal attention given. Usual discount allowed. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. »,„•= /74> Ma'n Street Stores: 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street ^M0p /?"\ HARTFORD. CONN. ^^ ' 165 MAIN STREET. SOUTH FLOWERS ^Sr"*^ Colorado Springs ^JSnitv promptly and carefufiy executed by The Pikes Peak: Ploi-al Co. 104 North Tejon Street ANDREWS. WELCH GEORGE FLANE SO .ASYLUM STREET Hartford Connecticut DALLAS, TEXAS LORAL AND NURSI FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE LANG FLflBAL AND NURSERY CO. te! /' FLORISTS 112 So DAYTON, OHIO FLORISTS 112 South Main St. VAe S'^ark Sloral Co. DENVER, COLO. J. A. VALENTINE, President Colorada, Utah, Western Nebra shown herewith. Surely this is s(miething novel. 38 Ca"" TEXAS, LOUISIANA ANI> MISSISSIPPI TEXAS, LOUISIANA ANI> MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKES'^ CARB OP IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street ■Phones \Xw\ Murray Hill Our Motto: TBE IKIUIEN lUll We Guarantee SatUlactlon FLORIST NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at 48th Street . 2139-2141 Broadway NEW YORK CITY Phones | {553 J Columbus ESTABLISHED 1849 /AcfAi^i^^ fnc. New York 561 nfth Ave. Vanderbilt Hotel Boston ' "" '*'"* 799 Boylston Street Deliveries to Steamers and all Eastern Points <^^M\ NEW YORK 611 Fifth Avenue Reference or Cash must accompany all orders from unknown corresponde n ts ORDERS FOR NEW YORK WIRE OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLINC 22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel European Orders Executed „-<£^^J5&n. Best Florists in the States as References * MY ONLY flORE ACCOUNTS INVITED ^vP^ H^\^, PI^I^Q IVorthampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Flori»t BUTLER S; ULLMAN <^> ^ Farrow & Company ^^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 619 to 621 618 The Florists' Exchange Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, New Jersey PHILADELPHIA, PA. The BeUevue-Stratlord and Diamond & 22d Sts. Do you want flowers in Philadelphia? We furnish the best, artistically arranged i'ong Distance Phoaeb Bell.Tjler 1104 Rm, dintral 413 %sm^^>nd PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT Wi\t liondan JFlatnrr i^l^oti. Ctb. 1800 cHESiTorr street PHILADELPHIA. PA. Pittsburgh Pa no East Diamond Street North Sid* OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER STOKt OPEN DAY AND NIGHT POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. SSLTFOBD,, ^ „ ^, ^, PI nU/PD Vassar College Glen Eden SHOP Bennett School Taconic School PROVIDENCE, R. I. AND T. J. JOHNSTON A CO. NEW ENGLAND POINTS 171 WEVBOSSH ST.. PROVIDENCE Providence, RHODE ISLAND Johnston Brothers LEADING FLORISTS 38 Dorrance Street Roanoke, Va, Fallon, Florist Rochester Floral Co. ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Give tis your order for Southern Minnesota ROCHESTER, N. Y. 25 Clinton Ave., North Flowera delivered promptly in Rochester and surrounding country. Com- plete line always readi. Salter Bros. "%T"" ^^ SAINT LOUIS, MO. _^ 8th & Locust Sts. AH orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone most carefully executed at once. Floral designs a specialty Sanders J^lowers Loin is, Mo. The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable residential district. 623 CLARA AVE. Young*s ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will reoeve prompt and careful attentiion Wire us your orders. PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS Sailings of foreign owned steamships may be cancelled without notice From New York Cymric Rotterdam . Chicago. . . . New York.. Ancon Stockholm.. Patria. Hellig Olav. , Advance St. Louis La Touraine. Baltic Cameronia. . . Pannonia Byron Noordam Celtic Panama United States. . Orduna Philadelphia. . 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R. 17th St., Hoboken W. 21st St. Pier 60, N. R. DsstiDatioD Liverpool Rotterdam Bordeaux Liverpool Colont Scandvn pts. Azores-Gib.- Lis.-Nap Christiansand- Christiania- Copenhagen Colont Liverpool Bordeaux Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool So. Am. Porta Rotterdam Liverpool Colont Christiansand- Chrietiania- Copenhagen Liverpool Liverpool Bordeaux Christianaand- Christiania- Copenhagen Bordeaux So.Am. Ports Liverpool Azores-Gib- Nap.-Gen, Liverpool Liverpool Rotterdam]] Liverpool Christiansand- Christiania- Copenhagen Azores-Gib. - Nap.-Gen. Liverpool t (Cristobal). S§42£^S> ST PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in ;reat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality In Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas FLORISTS 38 Main Si., West STAR FLORAL CO. (chris. hauser) ROCHESTER, N. Y. ^_ ^m.% y^^^ 88 Main Street, East ^Tr^lm/r/yy^% \Ve reach aU A-~-^ Jv(3*FK£iMu/^ Western N. Y. )lfclional( 0^\0f rj/9n^^9rrm>y ^^ ^ — ( florist 1 11. M. JOSEPH rijone, Sutter 423 > Points rockford jL.y FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL. >^^ Quick service to Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders deUvered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS M/" /=• A » t^ no SYRACUSE, N.Y. VV.C.LJrir UU. onondaga Hotel We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders ToDeka, Kan. THE ROSERY Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 619 to 621 R. ABBOTT Both Telephones park 3f loral Companip FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, Lafayette and Schiller A ves.. Broad St. Park ff^ tk^ i?li$-^Ut SAN FRANCISCO I Uf - FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS JOScpn S FLORISTS' Novelties for ''Welcoming" and "Bon Voyage" packages. ^^^ Flowers delivered to any part of the world <-5v^^S^^ 233-235 GRANT AVENUE <«3;j}??> Seattle, Wash. Hottyyifoott Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St. Both Phones. 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to o\it-of-town orders All orders filled from the Efi-eoho ises BRANT BROS. Inc., ITICA.N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co, Florists <^^> 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENBEN BROS, <^ WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS cMrs, Louisa P. Fowler SNiATlONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON. N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England ^g 125,000 Square feet of Glass Fl^^. WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 401 Main St. Worcester, Mass. 13 Pleasant Street THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE gives best value to the Retailer. March 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 619 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists FANCY FERNS $1.25 per 1000 DAGGER FERNS $1.50 per 1000 The Kervan Co. 1 1 9 West 28th St. New York City in"iiti"n 'I'lH- Kxchapge save 25 Per cent. Buy direct from the Manufacturer. You pass our building every day First American Natural Ferns Co., inc. Manufactxirera and Importers of Artificial Flowers, large and small. Sea Moss and Baskets Our Specialty AMERICAN BEALTY ROSES 508 Sixth Ave., NEW YORK Between 30th and 31st Sts. When ordering, ploiise ni'Titlon Th<^ Exchange RUSSIN & riANPLlNG OfBoe and Sftlearoom 154 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 IS'f^^SS^or Willow and faiH> Baskets for florisU Dealera In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES |g"Oiir ■x>eoialtiw — Wheat SheaTca and Baaken Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will be the best ©vet iasued. It will contain credit ratings on about 5000 people. Subscribe now before the edition ij •xhauBtad. For particulars write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET. New York City Wh^^'n nrilering. ii1i>:is.' ni''iitiM;i Tlii-- Kx-plimige JUST TWO WEEKS OFF ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBER THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE MARCH 25, 1916 Send Copy NOW Greenhouse Measurement How to Estimate Cnbio Contents To find the cubic coutents of an eveu-span creenliouse, iuultii)l,v tlie area of one end by the lengtli of tlie green- house. For example, find tlie cubic con- tents of a greenhouse whose end is rep- resented by letters A B C D K F and whose length is 1(X) feet. The width F D is 24 feet. Height to ridge pole, repre- sented by line H E, is 12 feet. Height to gutter A F is G feet. The area of the end is found by multiplying the width F D, 24 feet, by the average height, ob- tained by adding B E, 12 feet, and A F, II feel, then dividing by 2. The result, '.I feet multiplied by 24 feet, equals 210 .■iciuare feet. Area of A B C D E F mul- tiplied by the length of greenhouse, 100 feet, gives 21600 cubic feet. End view of even span greenhouse; how to find cubic contents. — Ohio Ex- periment Statiuli ciTCular In finding the cubic contents of a three- quarter span house, we have first to di- vide the end section into four figures, two rectangles and two triangles, then find the area of each figure, add the four of them together and multiply by the length of the greenhouse. For example, let figure A H F G C D represent the end section of such a greenhouse, the length being 100 feet. First measure the height to ridge H C, 12 feet 10 inches. The height F G is 6 feet 6 inches and A D is 5 feet. The distance from D to C is 14 feet 6 inches, and that from C to G, 10 feet 6 inches. To find the area of the rectangle A B C D, multiply the base D C, 14 feet 6 inches, by A D, 5 feet. The result is 72.5 square feet. End view of three-quarter span green- house; how to find cubic contents. — Ohio Exverimciii Station circular The area of rectangle E F G C is found in a similar manner by multiply- ing the base C G, 10 feet 6 inches, by the altitude, F G, 6 feet 6 inches, the result being 68.25 square feet. Having found the areas of the two rectangles, we proceed to find the area of the tri- angles H F E and A H B. To find the area of a triangle, multiply the altitude by one-half the base. In H F E, one- half the base E F equals 5 feet 3 inches, which, multiplied by the altitude E H, 6 feet 4 inches (the difference between the altitudes F G and H C), gives 33.25 square feet, the area of the triangle. The area of triangle A H B is found in a similar manner by multiplying the alti- tude II P.. 7 feet 10 inches (the differ- ence between the altitudes A D and H C) by one-half A B, 7 feet 3 inches, the re- sult being 56.79-1- square feet, the area of triangle A II B. Adding the areas of the figures A B C D (72.5 square feet), B F G 0 (68.25 square feet), H F E (33.25 square feet) and A II B (56.79+ square feet), we find the total area of the section to be 230.79-1- square feet, which uudtiplied by 100 feet, the length of grpcnhouse, gives as the cubic contents 23070+ cubic feet. When the different dimensions of a greenhouse are found to be represented by feet and inches, it is sometimes con- venient to reduce to inches and. in such case, one must not forget that there are 144 square inches in one square foot, re- quiring a division hv 144 to get the area in square feet. — Ohio Expeb. Sta. RETAILERS' BOXES The boxes that we make for wideawake retailers are not folding boxes, but are stiff and ready to use. They are a great deal more attractive and much stronger. Neatly covered with glacc paper of various kinds, on which can be printed your name and address in gold. Economical to ship or to store, as they can be nested in dif- ferent sizes. Violet Boxes, Rose Boxes, etc., etc. Tell us what you can use and get our prices. We maintain our own printing plant to give prompt service. -1 A>JO TACf Vn E H S OF PAPER ©©XES 129-131-133 WEST 20th STREET Telephone No.. Chelsea 7945 NEW YORK CITY 122 W. 25fh Street NEW YORK w.Mj«„,«c.u« FLORISTS' SUPPLIES SS^'^S?* ??8gR When ordering, please mention The E*xchanKe REED & KELLER M. RICE CO. KEYSTONE QUALITY" -Florists' Supplies Excel- 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. Snippets The harvest of all kinds of crop in Tasmania is estimated to be very large, much above that of any former season. Dalny, in Eastern Manchuria, is los- ing its time-honored position as the chief exporting center for Soya Beans in favor of Vladivostok. In a recent Commerce Report it is stated that an effort to popularize the raising of herbs as a branch of women's work has been made at Iluddersfield, England. A central drug farm is pro- posed, and already a Women's Herb Growing Association has been formed. The scarcity and high prices of drugs has given rise to this movement. An- other movement by the Society of United Irishwomen has arisen in Ireland. The plants that are now urgently needed, ac- cording to reports, and which it is urged should be grown in Ireland, are Balm, Barberry, Broom, Chamomile, Dandelion, Foxglove (purple). Fennel, Garlic, Hen- bane, Monkshood, Nightshade (deadly), Opium Poppy, red Poppy, Thorn-apple, and Valerian. The leaves of the purple Foxglove are said to be worth 60 cents per pound, and a.ssuming the dried leaves to have one-fourth the weight of fresh leaves, an acre of Irish soil would produce 1,120 pounds, or a gross value of .$672.50. Such calculations are recog- nized, however, as very tentative. The most extensive herb gardens in the United Kingdom are at Dartford, Kent. Mandamn, N. T. — A fire broke out on Tuesday morning. Feb. 22, in the Violet houses of Frank XIoul on North Broad- way. 'The stoke room and about 15ft. of each house was destroyed. The cause of the fire is unknown. Insurance docs not completely cover the loss sustained. Landscape Gardening Pnoi". Beai Send for catalogue. A ooorse for Qftrden- ers. Florists and Home makern. taught by Prof. Beat of Cornell Univer- sity ProifTeflBive FlorlBte recognifte the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landfioape Art. We also offer a prao- tioal cpxirse in Florioul- ture, inoludi&g Oreeo- houae Construction and Qreenhouse Manage- ment Addreas The Home Correspondence School Dept. C P., SPRINGFIELD. MASS. SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX Now Ready for ShJpmont. $2.00 per oaee Per ba4 - $1.75 - - 3.50 Natural Moss - - ■ Perpetuated Moss - E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala M.,r, n,.- )■:■ NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS Long green sheets of the heaviest variety Per bag, ftl.OO. H. W. ARNES,Bryson(ity,N.C. Tbe Exhaage— Alert and Up-to-date 620 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS^ SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Green Carnation Dye for ST. PATRICK'S DAY We have a large supply at 25c. and 50c. per pkg. BASKETS with Decorated High Paste Board High Hats, Green, Hats and Pipes . ■ with psn, soc. Small Birch Bark Hats in Three Small Chip Baskets, #%■ For Natural Pots No. 1 . 15c. apiece t% II ■%■ _l Al I Sizes , - 1-— T V s I: i£ ss I Small Pipes and Shamrocks Write for Our Easter Fattier H. BAYERSDORFER ® COMPANY, 1129 Arch Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. - p, -PIPES ATTACHED tor ondinrock .... with pipes, $1.25 doz. decorated with pipes, $1.75 doz. $1.30 Gross Give credit where credit Is due — Mention the Eiciiange NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, |1.50 per lOOO DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS LAUREL FESTOONING , for Winter weddings. nothiDf better. Freab etoclt supplied on short notice. Wire or phone your orders. We wilt do the rest. 4o-. 60. and Oo. per yard. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, «ry Bne and lara*. tb 00 per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, tl.OO per 1000 or $7.00 per case o< 10,000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40o. per sack. BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 3So. GROUND PINE, 80. per lb. Made into festoonins, 60.. So. and lOo. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, $1.76 to $3.00 per doi. PINE WREATHS, $1 60 to $3.00 per dos. We also make special aiaes when wanted Samples sent ii desired. SOITTHERN SMILAX, 60-lb. cases, $6.00. BOXWOOD. The Bnest that grows. $7.00 per 60-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh stock. PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only lOo per bunch of 60 sprays. Try them. All Kind* of Everereena. CROWL FERN CO. 'Tdegraph Offlci: New Salem, Mats. MILLINGTON. MASS. When ordering, plense mt'ntlon The Exchange WIRED TOOTHPICKS i Prepared Palms 10.000, $1.85; 50.000, $8.00 Manafmeinrmd by W.J.COWEE, Berlin.N.Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealere. WheD orderlnc please mfntloo The Exchange A^iCI-IIQAlN CIT FLOWER EXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Micli nrdfrlTieiiUMijJi Thf P^rchnngo WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let OS quote you on your next ordo*. If lt*> made of wire we can make It. GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-50 Stone St.. ROCHESTER. N.Y. Wild Georgia Smilax 50- lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CLMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. Wten orderine. please mention The Excbange Plants and Leares. All varieties. Fiber. Mon. Grasses, Tin Tubes. Dried. Pressed. Painted Magnolias. Painted Pine Cones. all colore. Painted Ruscus. Birch Bark. Buy from Beadquttrter*. Q«i Cotalof. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When nrderlt>if [ilf>iwM m-ntlon The RTfhwnge ^ Tine Is MtMlty dSgS by'iMim FLORISTS' GREENING PINS. 20o. per lb., and you get from 1000 to 1100 to the lb. Ten lbs. or over, 16o. per lb. Svecial PricM to Jabbere. WM. SCHUTTER & SON, Springfield, Mass. win help ell aronnd if yon mention the Bichapg. 4. f CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO 1 MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. ^- /► WtieTi ordering, please tppptlon The Exchange The Florists' Hail Association Insures 41,000.000 square feet of gtass and haf aRe- ■ jTve Fund of over S36.000. For particulars address JOHN G. ESLER, Sec., Saddle River, N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW UTien orderliiE. pleHse m.ntlon The Exphanee TPF. F.yrHANr.K— Alert and up-to^dato Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly particulara as to forthcominc eihibitions.) iUuherst, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, In connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 8-J8, 1916. Axuberst, Mass. — Florists' day of Farm- ers" Week at Mass. Agri. Coll., Mar. 14-16. Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, May 10-14, Spring Exhib. Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hal!, June 10-11 (Pseonias). Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, June 24-25 (Strawberries). Chicago, HI. — American convention of Garden Cluba, June, 1917. Uoline, ni. — Annual meeting and exhibi- tion of the Illinois State Florists' Assn. Mar. 7-8. Secretary, J. F. Am- mann, Edwardsvllle, Ind. New Orleans, Iia. — Spring flower show, Apr. 6-9. Hew York, April 6-12, 1916. — Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New York and the New York FlorlBta* Club, Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary, 68 West 28th St., New York. New York. — The General Federation of Women's Clubs, 7th Regiment Armory, May 24, will have an exhibit of orna- mental and shade tree work In public parks and on private estates. Com- munications may be directed to Miss Mira L.. Dock, chairman of the visit- ing committee of the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Fayette, Pa. New York. — International Apple Ship- pers' Ass'n, Aug. 2. PblladelpUa, Pa., March 26-Aprll J. — Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- can Florists, Convention Hall, Broad St. and Allegheny ave. John Young, secretary, 63 West 28th st. New York. Scranton, Pa. — The Scranton Florists Club will hold Its Spring flower show In the Town Hall, April 6 to 8. 1916. Syracuse, N. Y. — N. Y. State Fair, Sept. 11-16. REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. &18 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago Whf II ordpring. nlettse ni '''lit inn Tin' Exi-hnnge SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX $3.50 per case. Natural Moss - - - - pj» J»g Perpetuated Moss - pj^'^s UlDWEll Tilt WOODSMAN CO., Evergreen, Ala Natural Green Sheet Moss For lining han^mg baskets, covering eoi] on pot plants, dect-rating show windows, etc. Per halo (of 5 b'^ndles) $1.25 Per 5 bundle lota lor 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER "Kf.".'' 1324 Pine St., ST. LOCIS, MO. Whpn nrdprlng. pi,*, jp m':'t..n Thi- KTi'linngc THE MODEL Carnation end Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tyln£ Wire; Rubbish Burners, Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Write for Complete Calilog^e lAAE RDAC 61-73 Metropolitan Avenue, lUUC DnUO.y BRffOKLYN, N. Y. WhPn nrrtpri Fire Losses Fire partly destroj'ed the upper range of greenhouses of James Moss, Jolms- ville, Pa., early on Saturday morning, March 4. By the prompt ariival uf the local fire company from Southampton they were able to .save part of the green- hoTises. also the main house with barn, buildings, stock and implements. The wind was blowing a gale and the ther- mometer was at zero.^ Nearly everything in the liouses was ruined. McCRAY Refrigerators Send at onoe for Cata- DISPLAY YOUR loguo No. 73, which de- Bcribea fully the McCray FI O yN F K S Refrigeratorn and Di, • VLAJ W i:.IVO pi^y Cases for Florist. McCRAY REFRIQERATOR COMPANY 689 Lake St., Kendallvllle, Ind. GIBBONS 1 he Smilax Man RED LEVEL, ALA. For HOUiT. PINES and SMILAX. Ask for contract prices. When ordering, please mention The Exchange March II, 191C. The Florists' Exchange 621 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists We Manufacture Our Own Wax Flower Designs They are the finest, ever made in this country WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors 1 0-inch frame $0.75 each 1 2-inch frame 1 .00 each 14-inch frame 1.25 each 1 6-inch frame 1 .50 each MAGNOLIA WREATH S-Well Arranged 10-inch frame §4.00 per doz. J2-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-Green, Bronze Finest quality, $1.25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 PINK. WHITE and YELLOW WAX ROSES Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosa per\^u'nch MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28x 21 X 30 X 24X Per 100 5x31^.. $1.70 5x31^., 5x3^., 5x3H. 8x5... 5x3H. 8x5... 1.85 2.45 3.00 3.00 3.20 3.35 28 X 8x5. 30 X 8x5. 36 X 8x5 30x12x6 36x14x6 36x12x6. Per 100 .$3.70 . 4.50 . 5.60 . 6.50 . 7.85 . 7.70 BOLQUET BOXES Per 100 19 X 9 X 8. . .. Manila $5.35 19x9 x8...Mi8t Gray 5.60 WREATH BOXES Per 100 16x16x7 $5.60 18x18x8. 6.75 20x20x9 ... 7.85 22x22x9... 9.00 Sphagnum Moss $2.00 per bale BOXWOOD, S13.00 per 100 lbs. PRINCf SS PINE, 10c. per lb., SS.tO per 100 lbs LAUREL FESTOONING, S6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 50c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, S1;00 per 100^ CYCAS LEAVES COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Size Pit 100 Per 1000 8 to 12 $1.65 $12.50 12 to 16 2.25 16.00 16 to 20 3.00 21.00 20 to 24 3.25 26.()0 24 to 28 3.75 32.00 28 to 32 5.00 37.00 32 to 36 5.50 42.00 36 to 40 6.00 50.00 40 to 44 6.50 55.00 44 to 48 7.00 60.00 . HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephonea Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES HARDY GUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. WIlPDi iifllflill ^ Delayed Invoices and Bills of Lading Last week on page 515 we published a Icltcr from Mrllutchison & Co.. New York, which was one of the most sorious indictments of the present British cen- sorship that it could be possible to pen or print. Everybody has heard of griev- ances under the censorsliip. If the cen- sorship appeared to be intelligently ap- plied and carried through speedily, few complaint-s would be heard, but the methods adnpted appear to be both farci- cal from the point of view of preventing the leakage of news, and damaging to the trade between neutral countries and America and even between Gt. Britain and America. We ourselves have had many letters opened by the censor, not one word of any of them ever having been obscured or deleted, while others have come in the same mail, that had been un- opened and which contained full descrip- tions and news of matters which the British press had been forbidden to com- ment upon. What do you make of a censorship system of that sort? Now comes another letter, this time from Maltus & Ware, importers. New York, which is a copy of one sent by them to the V. S. Secretary of State in regard tu delayed invoices : New York, March 4. 1916. "On behalf, and in the interest of the various nurserymen in the United States for whom we regularly act as Custom House brokers and forwarding agents, we take the liberty of addressing you to call your attention to the exceedingly great delay recently experienced in re- ceiving important foreign mail. "The S. S. 'New Amsterdam' from Rot- terdam arrived at this port on Thursday, Feb. 24 last, and had on board con- signed to us about 560 cases of living plants, intended for various nursery- men which require prompt reforwarding on arival so that they can be properly watered and cared for. "The mail matter of this vessel, we are informed, was taken oft the vessel by the British authorities at Falmouth, England, and it was not until the S. S. 'Cedric' arriving Feb. 28 last, did we re- ceive any portion of this mail, and at this writing are still without mail for over 200 cases presumably still detained in England, and now not expected until next steamer. "The S. S. 'Noorderdyk' arriving Mar. 1. and the S. S. 'Oosterdyk' arrived Mar, 2, both from Rotterdam, with ap- proximately 300 and 800 cases and with no documents whatsoever. "May we suggest, in order to overcome a repetition of like occurrence in future, which is detrimental to all perishable goods, and respectfully request that, you take this matter up with the British authorities with a view of setting aside on all mail vessels a portion of the mail to be known as Consignees Letters to contain bills of lading, consular in- voices, waybills, and letters giving instructions for the disposition of the stock upon arrival. These documents to be placed in envelopes by the variovis forwarding agents in Rotterdam or other seaports in the presence of the British Consul at that port, and to be given in charge of the purser or other officer on THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN IVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, WUd and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Wli.- iirdi' nio '■ntinn Thp F.Jtrliflngp ' board the vessel carrying the goods for the immediate reinsiiection by the British authorities and allowed to ac- company the property to destination." COLUJIBIA, Pa. — J. Doerrer, the florist, condiiot the Mish grepnlioii-ses and srccnhonses on Cedar st. Two of the smaller houses will be removed and two larger ones will he added. IjEbano.v, Pa. — Councilnian C. D. Mish and his brother, D. II. Mich, who conducts the Mish greenhouses and flower simp in this city, entertained two nurser.vmcn from Lisse, Holland, on Feb. 15. The Hollanders expect to make more extensi\-e shiinnents of hulhs to the Mish brothel's in the near future for planting in the city. New Bedford. Mass. — R. II. Wood- house is again at his former location on the comer of Ward and Allen sts. CuitAco. III. — Otto Sueider. a florist, was shot in the right leg early in the morning of Feb. 24 by a burglar whom he surprised in his shop at r>30 X. Clark st. Mr. Sneider was taken to the Passavaot Hospital. His assailant escaped without obtaining anything. Trade Opportunities Sprayers, .Vo. ;ii:;Ti. — a special agent of the Bureau i>f FureJK'n Commerce, Washington. D. C. reports that a man in South Africa desires to receive cata- logs, prices, and full information from American manufacturers of light spray- ing apparatus capable of spraying from 40 to .")0 acres per day per ni.icliiTi,-. The prices Advertised in The Florists' Exchange are tor THE TRADE ONLY. 622 The Florists' Exchange R OQlp r^Ul^lVinj^— You shouldn't be without %JZiC^ UK^VVE^Kd -PRIMA DONNA." A grand deep pink Rose — darker, better form than the Russell — very fragrant and constant bloomer — always sells at highest American Beauty prices. $15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000. Order early. (2AR NATION GROWERS w'fe^BER" ^■^ is a most pleasing shade salmon pink — a high-grade bloom, remains strong till Summer, does not fade out, always conmiands better than the liighest market price. You can't go wrong on buying 100 or 250 cuttings, if you don't care to get 1000 or more. Prices, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per UiOO. First come, first servefl. Order now. UM GROWERS-tfetiS- -ale^' g^^tt! MAN," a very early lavender pink, comes in bloom middle of September — Exliibition size, foliage not too large — can be planted close, $35.00 per 100; and "EMMA," a garza type anemone double Pompon, light pink — it's a dandy. You wiU make no mistake by getting these. Comes in about November 15th, stays to December. $15.00 per 100. Plants ready now. Write us Jor further particulars. We have more good things coming ! M ■T^HE Wholesaler, as well ■*■ as the Retailer, is a ne- cessity— each has his special function. " Ours" is to se- cure the best obtainable. "Yours," to carry the finest to maintain your business. Our interests are interlaced. "Enough Said" Guttman & Raynor, Inc. 101 West 28th Street NEW YORK CITY PHONES: Farragut 2036-2037-558 Wlieii' (jrdpiiiiK. please mention The Exchange You are paying for the noise in your office! Noise is expensive. You are paying the bill ! Of all places in the world where it should be quiet, the office is one. You want to think — the clerical force wants to think. You can't do it in the midst of the rattlety-bang, clickety-clack typewriter noise you have been used to. Most of the clatter in the office is due to the operation of typewriters. Where there is a large number, the confusion is often unbearable and results in decreased efficiency. The "Silent Smith" will reduce the noise in your office to almost notiimg. It will enable you and your help to produce. We manufacture and sell a complete line of Silent , (8-7-6-3) and Standard (5-4-6-3) ModeU. Catalog ftec L. C. SMITH & BROS. TYPEWRITER CO. Factory and Home O^ice: SYRACUSE, N.Y. 311 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY When orfloriiig. Ttlease nT'htiiin Thn KxcliiniLre Royal Horticultural Society The revenue and expenditure account which, with the balance-sheet and report, were adopted at the annual general meet- ing of the Royal Horticultural Society of England early in February, shows an excess of income over expenditure of £5,925 18s. The principal items of ex- penditure include fl,4S8 7s, 5d. for es- tablishment expen.ses at Vincent Square, £5,022 6s. for salaries, printing, postage, repairs, etc., and £5,739 9s. 8d. for shows. Concerning this latter item, it is interesting to note that the Chelsea Show cost £3.096 7s. lid., and realized £2,042 3s. 6d., thus involving the society in an outlay of fl.OOO. The expenditure in connection with the Holland Park Show was £1,644 Is. 9d., and the receipts £792 16s., leaving a deficiency of just over £800. The only other considerable expenditure wa.s the cost of printing and posting the ".Tournal," which stands at £2.618 12s. Id. Apart from Wisley Gar- dens, thd excess of income over expendi- ture was £10,536 lis. 7d. — a very satis- factory state of affairs, having regard to existing conditions. — 'Nurseryman and Seedsman, Havoc by Mice and Rabbits Pine mice and cottontail rabbits occur throughout the eastern portion of the United States and do much harm to fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs as well as to garden produce and other farm crops. Both can be thinned out or cleared out by poisoning. For the Pine mice use cut Sweet Pota- toes into pieces about the size of large Grapes. Moisten four quarts of these and drain off excess moisture. Slowly sift over them one-eighth ounce of powdered strychnine (alkaloid), using a pepper box or salt shaker for the purpose, and stir constantly to distribute the poison evenly. One or two pieces of the poi- soned Sweet Potatoes should be dropped into the tunnels through the natural openings, or through openings made with a stick. A systematic use of this poison invariably results in an almost complete extermination of pine mice. These pests are also easily trapped, but owing to the extra time and labor required, this method does not compare favorably with poisoning. Rabbits can be experimented by the use of powdered strychnine. \ Clubs and Societies \ Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. Society The regular monthly meeting of this society was held in Fireman's Hall on Wednesday. Feb. 23, 7.30 p.m. There was a large attendance of members. Pres. Alfred Walker occupied the chair. The following gentlemen acted as judges : Messrs. Richie, Tatten and Milburn and their decisions were as follows: Society prizes for February, 1 pot Cineraria, Jas. Bell; 12 Mushrooms, Jos. Robinson; 6 spikes Antirrhinums, James Bell; 3 pots Cineraria, Cactus Flowered, James Bell, cultural certificate; 3 Cineraria Toreodor, James Bell, C. C. ; vase Narcissus Golden Spur, hon, mention, James Bell; pot Ges- nera Nigrescens, James Bell, special men.; vase Antirrhinums, Frank Kyle, hon. men.; vase orchids, John T. Ingram, spec, men.; vase Narcissus Golden Spur, J. T. Ingram, spec, men.; vase Callas, J. T. Ingram, C. C. Mr. Bell gave a very interesting talk on the culture of the Ges- nera which was greatly enjoyed by all present. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Bell for the beautiful dis- play of pot plants. The secretary was instructed to write to M. C. Abel and notify him in regard to the co-operation of this society with the N. A. G. James Duthie, John T. Ingra and Jos. Robin- son were appointed a committee of three to be known as the Co-operative Com- mittee, June 13 is the date of the Rose show, and the Dahlia show to be held on I October 3. Jos. Robinson offered to give three ribbons for each of the monthly meetings instead of the $1 prize. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Robinson for his offer. John Sorosick and Mr. Tatten were appointed a com- mittee to make all the necessary arrange- ments for a euchre and dance. James Duthie very ably read two essays, one on "Is Gardening a Profession?" and "The Young Gardener's Opportunity in America." A vote of thank was accorded Mr. Duthie. Exhibits for March, six stalks Rhubarb; 12 Tulips; one pot Hya- cinths. JOHN T. INGRAM, Sec'y. Dutchess Co. (N. Y.) Horl. Society We are asked to state that the regu- lar monthly meeting of this society is held on the second Wednesday in each month at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in the Fallkill Bldg., cor. Main and Washing- ton sts. Theo. H. DeGraff, Hyde Park, N. Y., is secretary. Washington, D. C. Business seems to hold up, with plenty of all kinds of stock. Bulbous stock is more plentiful. Mr. Snell. manager of the Leo Niessen Co., who has been ill for the past week with "Tip. is back on the job. A number of the florists have organized teams for the bowling tournament to be held here. Each team will wear the name of the florists they represent on their shirts. Lloyd Jenkins is still on the sick list. but convalescent. The Retail Florists' Ass'n had a meet- ing on Friday the 10th, at 712 12th st. Business of importance was transacted. The Florists' Chib held its regular monthly meeting and annual election Tuesday evening, Mar. 7. The usual lull will be looked for the first few days of Lent. O. A. C. O. That Duty on Tulip Bulbs The Treasury Department has not given up the fight to retain the $1 per 1000 rate of duty on Tulip bulbs when imported into the United States from abroad. The United States Court of Customs Appeals on January 28, decided that Tulip bulbs were dutiable at 50c. per 1000 under the so-called catch-all clause of paragraph 210 of the Tariff Act of Oct. 3, 1913, the bulb importers win- ning their contentions, but since that time new proceedings have been insti- tuted before the Board of United States General Appraisers by the assistant at- torney general at New York in another case involving similar principles, and an effort will be made to advance new testi- mony to support the Government's side of the issue. In view of the fact that another case is soon to come up. Assist- ant Secretary Peters of the Treasury De- partment, in charge of customs, in a letter addressed to the Collector of Cus- toms at New York, has instructed that official, pending the judicial determina- tion of the question as involved in this new case, to continue the assessment of duty upon Tulip bulbs at the old rate of $1.00 per 10(X). Detroit, Mich. Orchid Exhibition The Bemb Floral Co. on Bates st., in conjunction with Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J., arranged an exhibition of orchids, both plants and cut flowers, on the afternoons a^d evenings of March 1 and 2. Lectures on "Orchids and How to Grow Them" were given. This was a very interesting feature. When to Prune Shrubs A little early care given to the pruning of ornamental trees and shrubs during the early part of March will do much to control their growing and fliwering habits, and enable the home owner to have well-formed plants and well-trained hedges or boundary plantings. Flower- ing trees and shrubs that bloom in the Spring or early Summer should not re- ceive radical pruning at this time. If on these plants there are dead or weak branches, these should be taken out, and any crossing limbs that are rub- bing and seriously interfering with the growth of the bush should be removed. The tips of the limbs, however, should not he cut off nor should any young wood that does not interfere with the growth of the bush be removed. It must be bopie in mind that the blossom buds for this year's flowering were formed last year, and every shoot removed takes off that much of the prospective blossoms. Trees and shrubs that bear their flow- ers in Midsummer and which were not pruned in the Fall may be pruned at this lime. Plants of this sort are the Rose of Sharon and the shrubby Hydrangea. Where the largest possible mass effect is desired, these plants should be pruned but little. If the aim is to secure the largest possible trusses or blossom heads, severe pruning should be practiced. This however, is not conducive to the most at- tractive development of shrubs. Outdoor Roses Climbing Roses should not Ive pruned at this time except for the removal of surplus or interfering branches, last year's growth should be pruned back to two or three eyes to a stem. Such Every bit of wood removed now reduces the amount of bloom the plant will bear during the coming season. Roses used in border planting should be treated in exactly the same way as other shrubs, except that many of these species will be improved by having all their old wood cut away once in every five or six years. This would mean cutting all the old canes off within three or four inches of the ground and forcing the bush to throw up entirely new wood. Roses used for cut flowers, like the hybrid perpetuals, the hybrid teas, and teas, should be severely pruned. The hybrid perepatuals may be cut as soon as freezing weather is past. Pruning of the hybrid teas and teas, however, should bp left until the young growth has started. In both cases the plant should be cut to within six inches or one foot of the ground. Four or six eyes to a stem is about the proper amount of wood to leave. Marcli 11. 1916. The Florists' Exchange 623 PHS Entire Cut of 200,000 Plants All Choice Blooms Double Violets and Choice Sweet Peas M. C FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Telephonea, Farraftut 3870-3871 am mnM ■a Wheu orderluE, please mention The Eicbaiure V&^ M IGtArza^Ofna (yiAMdonMe/mamd. 0^cA^<^.^ '^^^y^^Ce^. , New Tork, Mar. 7. — Unfavorable weather conditions during- the early days of this week, a»id the beginning of the Lenten season, together have al- most or quite spelled disaster in the wholesale cut flower market, for prices on almost all staple and miscellaneous stocks are either weaker, or In most cases have declined. Am. Beauty Roses, which have been on the short side for many weeks, are beginning to show an increased supply, and as the demand for these is by no means active, prices show a downward tendency. Special grade blooms are selling at from 35c. to 60c. each, with occasional small sales of extra choice selections at 75c. Hybrid tea Roses are in abundant supply, and are moving slug- gishly. Top grade blooms on the day of their arrival are selling at from 6c. to 12c. each, the latter price being ex- ceptional. Bottom grade blooms are selling at from $2 to $3 per 100. It should be noted that the top grade blooms which are held over for lack of demand for one or two days are reduced to the prices of the medium grade flow- ers when fresh and realize the prices of flowers of that grade. Hadley, which is considered the best red Rose in the mar- ket, being a strong rival of Am. Beauty, is still realizing for top grade blooms 40c. to 60c., and the new pink Rose Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) is reported to be selling at from 20c. to 25c. for blooms of the same grade. Carnations are in increasing supply, and the demand for these is weak. The general range of price is from $1 to $2 per 100; few of the more desirable varie- ties are realizing $2.50 to $3 for choicest grade blooms, and a few novelties $3 to $4. The supply of Cattleya orchids and the demand for these remains about the same; the demand, perhaps, being less than last week. Prices range from 10c. to 30c. each. The variety Schroderse Is moved with difficulty at any price. Gardenias are more plentiful, and are meeting with small demand at from 60c. to $3 per doz. Lily of the Valley is in fair supply, and is moving moderately well at ?4 for special grade blooms, and $5 for extra special. Longiflorum Lilies are moving very slowly indeed, and ru- brums not much better; the former at from $5 to $6 per 100, and the latter at from %% to ?8 per 100. Formosums on long stems occasionally realize a some- what higher figure than Giganteum. In bulbous stock, not previously men- tioned, there are now arriving in the market Callas in abundance, a moderate supply of Paperwhite Narcissus, a some- what larger supply of Daffodils, an abundant supply of Tulips and consider- able Preesia, all of which are meeting with only a moderate demand at quoted prices. Arrivals of Sweet Peas are heavy, es- pecially of those on short stems. These are moved with difficulty, and even the finest flowers on long stems are not meet- ing with a very active demand. Prices on all grades have declined. Violets. both double and single, are in moderate supply. The former are selling rather slowly at from 20c. to 35c. per 100, and of the singles, California and the Prin- cess of Wales are selling at from 25c. to 40c., and Herrlcks at from 15c. to 20c. In miscellaneous flowers, the market is well supplied with Antirrhinum, Cal- endulas, which can be counted among the popular flowers this year, white and yellow Daisies, the latter being of ex- ceptionally fine quality now, Forgetme- nots very largely in excess of the present demand, a moderate supply of Spanish Iris, Lilac, Mignonette, Pansies, Primu- las, a few Stocks of rather indiffer- ent quality and a heavy supply of Wall- flowers, most of which are moving slow- ly at quoted prices in sympathy with the general market conditions. Hardy greens are moving fairly well, and of the indoor greens. Asparagus is meet- ing with a moderate demand and Adian- tum ferns and Smilax are moving slowly. BostoiL, Mar. 7. — As the days are lengthening and the sun each day get- ting stronger, there is an increased sup- ply of all kinds of flowers at the whole- sale market. Business during the week has not increased much and with the Lenten season beginning the outlook is not encouraging. The supply of American Beauty Roses has not increased materially, and al- though there is no noticeable demand for them prices are much the same as a week ago; for special blooms 50c. to 60c. each, other grades of this variety at cor- respondingly lower flgures. Hybrid tea Roses are much more plentiful, but there is a good demand and they clean up nicely each day. There is now a liberal supply of special blooms of Hadley, Russell and Ophelia reaching the market and these are always in good demand and flowers of this grade are selling from 12c. to 16c. each; other grades of these varieties are from 5c. to 12c. each. Killarney Queen is a fa- vorite in this market and large quanti- ties are grown and always find a good market. There is an abundance of other varieties of Killarney. The supply of Ward and Sunburst Is ample and the flowers are of good quality. Carnations are slightly more abundant this week and prices have weakened somewhat. There is a fair demand at $1 to $2.50 per 100 with a few fancy flowers of the newer varieties at slight- ly higher prices. Cattleyas are plentiful enough for the demand and are moving at $3 per doz. Small lots of Dendrobiums and Phalse- nopsis are offered. Gardenias are not as abundant as we have seen them at this season, and are moving slowly at $3 to $4 per doz. Lilies are in good supply, but demand light with prices at 8c. to 10c. each. Lilium speciosum rubrum Is in fair sup- ply at 6c. to 10c. each. The supply of Daffodils is Increasing daily but there is a fair call for them at 2c. to 2V2C. each. Tulips in many varieties are offered and this week are going from 2c. to 4c. each. There is a limited supply of Darwin Tulips offered at 5c. each. Narcissus poeticus is plentiful at l%c. each. Paper- whites are seen in small lots 2^c. each. There is a big supply of Callas and the price has droped to $1.25 per doz. There is a fair amount of Lily of the Valley at $3 to $4 per 100. Freeslas are still plentiful. Sweet Peas are abundant in all grades and are always In good demand: prices vary from 35c. to $2 per 100. Violets are In great abundance, consequently prices have dropped to 40c. to 5uc. per 100. There are plenty of miscellaneous (lowers. English Primroses. yellow colored ones, are sold in large quan- tities than over before, and are In good demand. Snapdragon Is of much finer quality now and is In better demand. There Is a sufficient supply of good Mig- nonette. Pansies are selling well this season and there Is a good supply. Yellow Daisies are In good supply but not as abundant as In former years. Calen- dulas are moving nicely and of extra good quality. There is a good supply of both kinds of Asparagus and a medium supply of Adlantum. R. C. PWladelphia. Mar. 6.^The supply of flowi'i s has lallr-n, to a certain extent, but the demand is not showing any signs of much increase. Prices are being well maintained. Roses remain Arm; white is scarce and orders for them are at times hard to fill. The supply of pink is quite suf- flclent and selling well at good figures. Am. 'Beauty Roses are scarce and com- mand the high dollar. Carnations have tightened up and the majority of the stock is holding firm at the listed prices. White Is in quick demand and there are not enough to meet requirements. Valley stays scarce and h^gh. Gardenias are in normal supply and move languidly. There is an excel- lent supply of Sweet Peas that are meet- ing with a lively demand at fair prices. The variety Yarrawa is qne of the best sellers; some of this stock is being re- ceived here with 18in. stems. Easter Lilies are good stock ; they continue In active demand at fair prices. Callas also meet with active sales. Tu- lips are in large supply and good stock meets with a fair demand at normal prices. Daffs are in large supply and the call for them is encouraging. Lilac is moving well with increasing receipts. Snapdragon is coming freely, also Mig- nonette, Daisies, Pansies and Primulas. Greens remain on the short side, both Asparagus plumosus and Sprengeri. in- cluding fancy and dagger ferns. The prospects for this week are good, as there is a lot of social events that bring a heavy call for flowers. Cliicag'Ot Mar. 7. — The market has im- proved since last report. Wbat looked like an oversupply a week ago has been cut short by cold, dark weather. This in connection with a decided increased demand has resulted in flrmer market conditions than were expected at this season. There is still enough stock but no more than the trade requires. While prices have not advanced they are firm at list quotations. Am. Beauty Roses are in short supply in the best grades and prices are firm at from $4 to $5 per doz. Short stock is sold at from $6 to $10 and $12 per 100. Mrs. Russell is in fair supply only: all stock moves at list prices. Ophelia, Milady and Killarney Queen are next in demand and are selling at from $3 to $4 per 100 for short to $8 and $10 for select. The supply of Carnations has de- creased some since last report, so that there is no trouble in moving the con- signments each day of all good and me- dium stock. The reds and dark pinks are in less demand than the white and light pinks and for this reason the sup- ply is larger and the prices less on these colors. The proportion of splits coming in is large and they are sold cheaply to buyers that have use for that stock. The range of price is from $2 to $3 per 100. Bulbous stock is in large supply pro- portionately than any other on the mar- ket. The supply of Tulips is quite large, but the quality is uneven; there is from very poor to really excellent stock. The best stock in fancy reds, dark pink and double yellows brings from $2 to ?3 per 100. In lots of 1000 or ore where the selection is left to the dealers, stock has been sold at from $15 to $18 per 1000. Jonquils are bringing $2 per 100 unless in large lots they are sold at about $15 to $18 per 1000. according to quality. The Southern-grown stock is sometimes sold in case lots as they arrive at very low figures. Dutch Hyacinths are in good supply at from $6 to $8 per 1000. Freeslas are still to be had but Paper- whites are alost gone. Sweet Peas are more plentiful in both the common varieties as well as the Spencers. The common are sold as low as $4 and $5 per 1000. Spencers bring from $1 to $2 per 100. Violets, both single and double, are plentiful at from 35c. to 50c. per 100. There are plenty of orchids, in Cat- tleyas only: the other varieties with the exception of some Oncidiums. for which there is no great demand, are not In large supply. Cattleyas are selling at from $5 to $6 per doz. Gardenias are In good supply at from $2 to $3 per 100. but special prices are made by all dealers who buy In quantity. There are plenty of Easter Lilies that are selling at from $6 to $8 per 100, and the supply of Valley Is improving con- siderably. The supply of miscellaneous stock shows no change In either supply or prices. For RESULTS to Grower and Retailer HENSHAW & FENRICH '^/holMal* KlorUti 51 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Phones Mad. Sq., 325. 5583, 55S3 When ordering plpnBe mpntlnp The F)xchflnfn Buffalo, Mar. 6. — The supply of stock on all lines is increasing in quantity as the days go on; this applies mostly to Carnations, Roses, bulbous stock and Lilies. Of course there is the regular call for certain stock but it is not moved In quantity and consequently there Is a surplus each day. Roses are coming on heavier and some excellent Ophelia, Killarney, Richmond, Hoosier Beauty, Sunburst and other varieties are had, though the prices are right and have moved quite satisfactorily. There Is an abundance of White Killarney. some choice Peas and plenty of Valley, to- gether with a good supply of everything, and prices within reach of all buyers. Bargain signs were heavily scattered throughout the city, which helped to move a quantity at the end of the week. There has been many blooming plants which sold well. E. C. B. Publications Received Monthly bnlletinB of the Ohio Agrl. Exp. Sta., Feb. and March, being reports on the progress of the investigations of the station. MiBsonrl Botanical Qarden Bnlletlxi, Feb.. 1916. Contents: A Shakespearean Garden; Natural Grafts; FloraJ Display for March, and other notes. Blueberry Insects in SSalnet Bulletin 244, Me. Agri. Exp. Sta.. Orono, Me.. Dec. 1935. 288 pp., with 4 pages of halftone illustrations, together with cuts in text. Art in Iiandscape Gardeningr, by A. H. & N. M. Lake, Marshfield. Wis. — A short pamphlet of 16 pp. with comments on the beautifying and decorating of home and public grounds. Termites, or White Ants in the U. S. Their Damage and Methods of Preven- tion, by Thos. E. Snyder, Bulletin 333, U. S. Dept. of Agri., Washington, D. C; 32 pp. with illustrations. Value of the Auction as a Disposer of Perishable CommoditleB, by Victor K. JMcElheny, Jr., president of tlie American Fruit and Produce Auction Ass'n, N. Y., being a reprint of a paper read before the Second Pan-American Scientific Congress, held at Washington, D. C, Dec 27 to Jan. 8 last. The Dahlia Manual — A treatise on Dah- lia culture, illustrated, by W. W. Wil- more, Denver, Colo., revised edition, 1916; price 25c. This Manual of 16 large pages is divided Into sections covering the his- tory, propagation, culture and varieties of Dahlias. There are also Illustrations of the various types of Dahlias, each good, although the pompon appears to be almost as large as the show. The rela- tive values of these two classes might have been made more distinctive. The Manual will no doubt prove to be as use- ful and as much in demand as its prede- cessors. It can be had through The Flo- rists' Exchange. Write The Florists* Exchange for par- ticulars of its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe. The moat elaborate work ever published. Now Ready. 624 The Florists' Exchange Carnations, Lilac, Roses, Sweet Peas, Bulbous Stock AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE FLOWERS AND GREENS WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York WholBsale Florist Telephone Fairagut 5335 When ordering, please meptlon The Ejcbange Carnations, Roses, Pansies Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., mc, I I 2 West 28th;8t., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Farragut 2287 Wholesale Florists When ordering, pleaae mention The BlzchaDjfe Inc. RIEDEL & MEYER, Wholesale Florists Sauonable Flowers of AU Kinds. The Best of Serrtco to Growers and RetaU Florists. Twenty-flTe years' experience In the Flower Business. Consltnmen Solicited. 49West28lhSt.. NEW YORK Telephones 40M-40M Madison Square Wll-T. nrrterlniT. n1.-»>»e mi-ntinn ThP FUcbangS William Stuart Allen Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN CUT f LOWERS 53 West 28tb Street. NEW YORK Telephone: 366 Madison Square Wten ordnrlng. pleani- mpntlon The Kiehange Alfred H. Langjahr WHOLESALE FLORIST 130 West 28th St. New York TUaphones— Ma05 W. 28th St.. New York Frank H Tmendly Charles Scbenck TRAENDLY & SCHENCK Wholmmmlm Florlmtm 436 6tfa Ave., bet. 26th and 27th Sts. New York City and Cut Flower Exchange CA. •Wlipn nrflprlng. plpnwp mPTitlon Thp EicchaDge Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street WHITE and COLORED LILAC, the best arriving in Philadelphia, and the finest brand of ORCHID FLOWERING SWEET PE.\S. Special week end prices — Write us. PHILADELPHIA PA. WM J BAKER DAFFODILS, CALLAS, PANSIES, WHOLESALE FLORIST SNAPDRAGONS, 12 South Mole Street, Philadelphia, Pa. SWEET PEAS, and MIGNONETTE Whpn ordering, please mentlop The Ezchanpe Bell Telephone Keystone Telephon* KOMADA BROTHERS i^'S'^srs Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Aiqr Win Dealgn »t Sknrt Notice 1008 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. STUART H. MILLER A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ranstead SI. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Berger Bros. WHOI^SAt^ FLORISTS Choieest Seasonable Fkmers ^^«t, 12Z5 Rac< St., PHIUDaPHIA, PA. Whpn nrdprlntr. nloi's:e ni-'nt1..n ThP Kxchnnge deners, including Edwin Jenkins. George Foulsham, Alex. McConnachie, .Jessie H. Frampton. Thomas Page and Robert Seott of Pittsfield. Mass.. and Allan Jen- kins of Shrewsbury. There were no special lecture.s so there was a Reneral discussion on many interesting subjects. Paul Berkowitz. of the firm of H. Bayersdorfer & Co. of Philadelphia is in this city and says business is good. Henry M. Robinson & Co. are receiv- ing heavy supplies of high grade Roses of the varieties Hadley. Sunburst. Ophelia and Russell. There was also noted H nice supply of English Primroses, yellow Daisies. Pansies. Wallflowers and other seasonable flowers. McDonald & McAlpine. wholesale flo- rists, are receiving heavy shipments of Roses and Carnations of the newer va- rieties. Shipping business is excellent with them. Penn the Florist had an attractive window display on Monday. March C. It was all made up of plants with white flowers. There were used Lilies, Free- sias. white .\zaleas and Lilacs. Houghton & Gorney have fine window Wlii*n ordering, plpfiw** OALAX LEAVES-. FANCY FERNS DAGGER FERNS GREEN or IKOWN GllAX 75o. per 1000 A. L. Fortunes 1636 Ludlow St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wh»n nrdiTlne. nll-n" mi-ntlnn ThP Rxohlinge displa.vs at all times and their arrange- ment is always pleasing. At Galvin's store on Park st. they have been busy with large funeral orders dur- ing the past week. , „ „ On March 4 at Horticultural Hall J. D. Hatfield of Wellesley gave an in- teresting lecture on "The Propagation of Plants" with practical demonstrations of the methods used in this work. On March 11 Frederick V. Coville of Wash- ington, D. C. will give an illustrated lec- ture on "Taming the Wild Blueberry. R. C. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE It tha only trade paper publishing an Index t» •tock advertised In each Issue, and thia feature means that a reader In need of. •ay, Carnations, can look at this Index and refer to all advertisements of Car. nations, large and small alike. It bring* the results of Classified Advertlsementa In addition to the regular display adver- tisements, and with no extra cost ex- cept to us. Can you think of a better ad- vertising service than this? 628 The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS' SUPPLIES SEEI>S, BULBS, BAY TREE^ BOXWOOD, ETC. Wholesale Commission Cut Ftowera Winterson's Seed Store DAILY SHIPMENTS FROM SIXTY GROWBRS 166 North Wabash Ave. Whpn ortlpring pT.awe mention TTip EychHPgp Chicago The Chicago flower Growers Association Wholesale Growers of Cut Flowers and Plants 182 IN. Wabash Ave. : : CHICAGO PAtn. K. KUKGSPOKH, Managmr BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, "sJ^«liJ°* When ordering, pleaae mention The Bxchangp L G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. When ordgrlpg. please mention The Bichange RRNE & KLINGEL Wholesale Florists cmd Supplies TO-BAK-INI so Bast Randolph Street CHICA.aO When orrtprtnr. nlfnne mentton The EichanL'e Philadelphia Wbolesale and Recall Ftorlat* National Flower Shoir The retailers are gradually taking up the space alloted to them at the Na- tional Flower Show and it is expected that in a very short time the entire re- tail section will he sold up. Among the latest to take spac§ are Miss iSora B. OU, Ardmore, i'a., and John J. Con- nelly, Rosemont, Pa. Further publicity was given the show in last Sunday's pa- pers both in The Inquirer and The Record. The articles were well illustrated from photographs. Nothing is being left undone to bring the show to the at- tention of every one. The large bill posters are up and in the most prominent sections. The show cards are promis- cuously displayed in all hotels and other public places where they cannot fail to be seen. It is again requested that all florists owning automobiles secure the white and blue pennants for their cars. Make immediate application for them to Charles Henry Fox, 1205 VVidener Build- ing. There will be two more meetings of the National Flower Show Committees, namely on Tuesday afternoons, March 14 and 21, at the regular time, 2.30 p.m. It is requested that a full representation of each committee be present at these meet- ings. It is also announced that there are still plenty of the show cards of the vari- ous sizes to be had at the executive office 1205 VVidener Bldg., and these are ready for distribution, and as many should be taken as can be made use of to advantage. The poster stamps are being used liber- ally on all mail matter and there is still an ample supply of these to be had. Up to the present time over 15,000 trade tickets have been sold. The show is at- tracting great attention not only here but in other cities and towns as may be learned from the traveling men just in from the road. Notes K. T. Brown of the Cottage Gar- dens Co., Queens, Long Island, who was appointed speaker at the monthly meet- ing of the Philadelphia Florists' Club for Feb. 1, but who did not appear, writes that he has just returned from a trip South and West, and explains that he had never been notified of his ap- pointment, although that had been passed by vote of the club at the November meet- ing. This explanation is due to Mr. Brown, who feels that he has been put in an unfavorable light through no fault of his own. Owing to ill health following an auto- mobile accident of a month ago, Walter Davis, on advice of his physician, will temporarily retire from business. Mr. Davis had only established himself in the wholesale florist commission business last Fall and was progressing well. About a month ago he was knocked down by an automobile and painfully injured. It was not considered serious at the time but later developments will now necessitate an operation. The Joseph Heacock Co. has contracted H. E. Philpott, Pros. Lonft Distance Telephone Nbttib L. Pakkhr. Seo'y V. BszDBK, VIm-Pne. Central 3373 A. T. Pttkk. Tteaa. & Manager ETerything In A 'T PVITim /S% ^ t\ WHOLESALE Cat Flowers /*• * • * * I £^i\ USC K^KJm FLORISTS 30 East Randolph Street CHICAGO, ll-l.. Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, March 1, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES — American Beauty. SpecialB per doi. 36-incb stem* ** SO-inoh §t«mj " 24-mcfa sterna " 18 to 20 inch Short CecUe Brunner Geo. Elgar Fire Flame White and Pink KiUaraey. Specials Fancy Medium Short KlUamey Brilliant, specials Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Chaa. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, Biwdal Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taf t. Fancy • Medium Short Ophelia, special Select Medium Short 6.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.60 to 2.00 4.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 8.00 to 10.00 ' CARNATIONS— Standard j'S^^^■ VarietiM < ?^- e.ooto 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 e.ooto 8.00 2.00 to 4 00 8.00 to 10.00 e.ooto 8.00 4 00 to «00 3.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 e.ooto 8 00 13.00 to 4.00 12.00 to 16.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 e.ooto 8.00 4.00 to 6 00 8.00 to 10.00 e.ooto 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 8 00 to 10.00 e.ooto 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 e.ooto 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 8.00 to 10.00 e.oo to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 [Red. Splita, assorted colors <*OTigte.t;wbite Grades of St'dS Ihnk Varieties.) [Red Adlantum Aaparagus, Bunob " Sprenseri " Strings Boxwood, per lb Calendulas , Daffodils Dasles Gardenias, per doz Ferns. Hardy, per 1000 Freeslas Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays LlUum LoniUflorum Lily of the VaUey Mexican Ivy Mignonette Orchida^-Cattleyaa, per doa. , Dendroblunu Onddlums Smllax Snapdragons Sweet Peas. Spencers TuUps, Fancy Red Single '• Common Violets, Single, Home Grown. . Double, N. Y 1.60 to 1.50 to 1.50 to to .SO 2.00 to 2 00 to 2.00 to to .25 to .25 to 60.00 to to to 2.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to to 3.00 to to .26 to 8.00 to 4.00 to to 4.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to to 4.00 to .60 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 1.00 to .36 to .35 to ... to ...to ...to ...to ...to ...to ...to ... to m^v^^ ROSES AND CARNATION! PETER REINBERG SVholesate Cut Flowers 50 East Randolph Streets CHICAGO, ILL< HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY ROS!^ Whpni nrdpring. nlo^sp in'''Titlnn Tho T^xplinnge for the erection of a propagating house at Eoelofs, 15ft. wide and 300ft. long. This will be put up between the two mammoth houses that are now there. The company has had unusual success with Richmond Roses this season. Ophelia has also been unusually fine. This firm will be one of the prominent exhibitors at the National Flower Show. John Albrecht of Pencoyd, has decided upon a Vim car as the solution to his delivery problem. There has been a considerable amount of entertainment and social functions going on this week prior to Ash Wed- nesday. The second Assembly Ball was held last Friday, then the Philopatrian on Monday, and the windup with masque ball on Tuesday, all of which brought on a heav.v call for flowers. The Habermehls' have been kept work- ins' overtime with numerous decorations. The London Flower Shop reports an exceptionally busy month of February in all departments. Their vase depart- ment has been enlarged and has become an extensive part of their business. George Auegle of the Philadelphia Cut Flower Co., reports the arrival of the finest Yarrawa Sweet Peas, and white and colored Lilac in quantitiy. A. M. Campbell has grown on a fine lot of young Geraniums and has also rooted a large block of cuttings. Stuart H. Miller has been meeting a heavy demand for Asparagus plumosus that he is receiving, of special high grade quality. The Forrest Flower Shop is showing a lot of novelties and floral favors that ap- peal to those of fastidious taste. Fred Leary has made the window of the Ritz Carlton resplendent with yellow Tulips and dwarf Genistas. The Florex Gardens are propagating heavily on their Mme. Paul Euler Rose, and have placed a large block of the stock among some of the growers about Philadelphia. Anderson of Poehlmann's Goes to Gullett's C. G. Anderson, formerly in charge of the plant section at Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, Illinois, and more re- cently manager of the Minnepolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, Minn., has accepted a position as foreman with the firm of GuHett & Sons at Lincoln, 111., and be- gan his duties March 1. Mr. Anderson will not remove bis family to Lincoln until after the close of the school year, as his .youngest daughter is in her third year in the Minneapolis High School. Columbia City, Ind. — Donald R. Livengood and H. Lisle Krieghbaum, two young men of excellent reputation, have purchased the Columbia City Floral Co. which was formerly D. R. Noble's place. Vinton, Ia. — The greenhouses of Urice Bros, caught fine on Feb. 21 and were almost totally destroyed. The loss is a heavy one but is well covered by in- surance. 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.00 36 30 60.00 .16 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 2.50 4.00 1.25 .60 10.00 6.00 .76 6.00 6.00 4.00 4.00 15.00 6.00 1.50 3.00 3.00 2.00 .60 .60 A. L. RANDALL CO. Wabash Ave. SUkeSL r^srSTi\ CHICAGO, lU. eii^ai^5> Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists* Supplies When ordering. dIphsp mention The Fixchange WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders f Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. ILL. When ordering, please mention Tbp Bxrhwnge C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORISI Zl Saint Anna Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION Fbone, SUTTER 640 When orderlDK. please mention The Exchange ,1 ■!! II ■fc*y^M.^^»*.^»*lJl CHICAGO AND THE WEST WboleMkl* and Retail Floriata I Vaughan's Greenhouses at Western Springs are supplying the retail trade with a fine lot of French Hydrangeas that are exceedingly well flowered and at- tractive in the various colorings. John Enders, of the Poehlmann Bros. Co.'s cut flower department, who was reported on the sick list the past week, is still confined to his home, his illness having developed into pneumonia, that has caused his friends some alarm. At last reports his condition was consider- ably improved. it. E. Kurowski, president of the John C. Moninger Co., represented his firm at the annual meeting of the Illinois State Florists' Ass'n at Moline. According to Mr. Kurowski the demand for business material is very active and he believes it will be a good year for the trade. A steel house 50ft. x 300ft. for the Mont- gomery Rose Co., Hadley, Mass., that the company has contracted for, shows a gain of new territory. Their New York ofiice reports many inquiries for other work in the Eastern States. W. E. Tricker, who has been the su- perintendent of Vaughan's Greenhouses at Western Springs for the past eighteen months, has resigned his position to take effect April 1. Mr. Tricker has made many friends in the trade in Chicago while here, who wish him success in what- ever section he may locate for the future. E. C. Pruner, representative of the Poehlmann Bros. Co.. was the guest of C. P. MueUer of Wichita. Kan., for the opening of the Fourth National Bank in that city on Feb. 29. Mr. Pruner ex- pressed himself as delighted with the new bank home, of which Mr. MueUer the leading florLst, is a director. Weiland & Risch report a good de- mand for their new Rose Champ Weiland from most of the largest Eastern grow- ers who are going to plant a liberal portion of it. Mrs. Moorefield Story is another variety that this firm is long on and selling well. T. E. Waters of the supply depart- ment of the Poehlmann Bros. Co., re- ports a lively demand for the Hughes Shamrock boxes for St. Patrick's Day trade. He is having a lot of wreaths for Memorial Day prepared in the fac- tory at Morton Grove. Chas. Erne, of Erne & Klingel, was sufiiciently recovered to leave the Mi- chael Reese hospital on Saturday. After March 11, 1910. The Florists' Exchange 629 INC. IfM HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD, AZALEA, BULB, ORCHID, FKRN, HANQINO, KMBOSSEDROSK. OARNATIOW, PALM. OYOLAMBN CUT -FLOWER, SPEOLAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIQKON NKSTS, BBAN POTS, etc Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World'i Largest Manufacturers WARBBOUBBSi Cambrldtte, Mail. New York, N. Y. rot Makers tor a Lientury ana a nau. ttutiu ■ uirKeai iyiiiuuio>.i.>j A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Wben orderliiK. please mention Thp Kxcliiince KlUUlBUDa'St Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs 1 1 ™e pe™|J.reed^.p?™by co "ANCHOR BRAND" OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoned, selected ViRQiNiA White Cbdab — we use no substitute. VntoiNiA Whits Cbdab will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant ToB that money can buy. Write for booklet and prices. RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS Largetl Manufacturert of Wooden Wan in th» World RICHMOND, VA. lUuinmiiiiiiuiiiauitiuimiDuiciiiiiniinirrimn Wbeo orderlnp. inninmnniniiiiiiriimimtinuiiinimiiiiiiiiininiuiiiniiiiiiiiuiiiiiminiii please aienUon The Excbanse DREER'S'^RIVERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub No.Dlam. Each Doi lOOO 10 20 in. S1.4S $16.00 $130.00 20 18 m. 1.30 14.00 IIS.CO 30 16 in. 1.00 11.2S 92.00 40 14 in. .65 7.00 66 00 SO 12 in. .45 6.00 40.00 60 10 in. .38 4.00 32.00 70 9 in. .30 3.60 28.00 Manufactured for ui eiohiaively. The beet tub ever introduced. The neateet, lighteet and ehaapeet. Painted cnen, with electric welded hoop8. The four largest slzea have drop handles. HENRYA.DREER, SEEDS. PLANTS. BULBS, and SUPPLIES 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. When orderlriR, please mention The Exchange CHIPPERS' Pot Econo- my. Extend your business efficiency to your flower pots. Buy pots that — 1. Are unbreakable. 2. Retain moisture. 3. Save on expressage. 4. Are inexpensive. NEPDNSET WATERPROOF PAPER FLOWER POTS Write for samples, Information and prices to Dept. E BIRD & SON, fast Walpole, Mass. ESTABLISHED 1795 When ordering, please mention The Excbimge Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg'e display ad. on page 594, and send postal for free samples. When ordering, ple-ise mention The Exchange a short rest at home he expects to be back at his place in the store in a very few days. Pres. Peter Reinberg, of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, is also president of the Forest Preserve Com- mission of the county. At a meeting of the commissioners held on Monday, i'eb. 28, the commissioners authorized a $1,000,000, bond issue for the preserva- tion of the natural forests of Cook County. The money raised on the sale of these bonds will be used to purchase lands in the county to preserve the natu- ral forests. Pres. Reinberg appointed a plan committee consisting of five com- missioners and four citizens to devise means for the most expeditious, economi- cal, and practical method of acquiring land. Wm. A. Peterson of Peterson Nursery, and J. C. Vaughan, are among the citizens appointed on the committee. O. A. and L. A. Tonner, 30 E. Ran- dolph St., had a most successful opening on March 1. The retailers were out in force and the members of the new or- ganization received hearty congratula- tions on their new enterprise. A meeting of the Chicago Florists' Club was held on Thursday night, March 9, when matters of much importance came up for ad.iu.?tment. The National Flower Show at Phila- delphia will be a matter for the con- sideration of the transportation commit- tee, who desire as large a representation as possible. Since the A. L. Randall Co. has moved into the Le Moyne building they have been making forward progress to a won- derful degree. The entire third floor is a modern factory where many staple ar- ticles for the florist trade are manufac- tured. Two entire floors and basement of this large building is required to keep the large force of employees moving in their respective departments. Philip McKee of the American Green- house Mfg. Co. spent several days in RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN 16 W. 23d St., NEW YORK SPECIALTIES I. G. KIMBLE 6 E. Lake Street, Chicago Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned — Carefully Packed When ordering. pleHse mi-ntlon The Eichnnge SAeWHILLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS PHILADELPHIA ^Vhen ordering. WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. nleflse mention The Exchange PAPER POTS 2}4-in $2.42perl000 2H-ii» 2.78 " " S-in 3.82 " " Sy^-in 5.24 " " 4.in 6.60 " " 5.in 10.96 " " 6-in 14.68 " " THE MCCAILIM CO. PITTSBURGH PA. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and Bee wben you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Winter to itoek your greeDbouses, Think of ns. Write as. Try u The Keller Pottery Co. 2I3<223 Pearl SL, Norrislown, Pa. St Louis recently where he has secured some new building contracts for his corn- John Poehlmann, president of the Poehlmann Bros. Co., is so far recovered as to be able to make occasional visits to his office in the city. According to P. W. Peterson of the J. D, Thompson Carnation Co., rooted cuttings of Chrysanthemums are moving fast. Felix Reichling states that the change In market conditions during the past week is surprising. The first of March usually sees a full supply of everything; as it is. Carnations have tightened up to a point where good ones are selling at $4.00 per 100. ^. At the greenhouses of Wietor Bros. the propagation of Chrysanthemums is an important part of the work. They have an advance demand for many of the new and fancy pompons that were so notable a feature on the market the past season. Tom McAllister of A. Lange's was out on a plant buying expedition one day last week for the store. Besides a fine dis- play of the best of everything in cut flowers, they are now showing in plants Hydrangeas, Cyclamen and a fine lot of Tulips and Hyacinths in pots and pans. A. T. Pyfer says that at one time the coming of the Lenten season was re- garded as a bad season for the cut SYRACUSE RED POTS FERN POTS, PANS and SAUCERS, uv to and iJacludlng 12-lnch, all machine made. A gn^t fazHTTOvemeot over tfa« old styla tamed pots. WriU far Catatoffus SYRACUSE POTTERY C. BRBrrSCHWERTH. Prop. SYRACUSE, N.Y. When ordering, plenee mpntlnn The Exchnnge Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made in standaxd BJset of 2-ixk. to d-in. The beat Paper Pot for abippiog purposes. Samplei lui^ Dished free. Ask youff dealer for them. E.ALLAN PEIRCE 4030akStWattham. M«s« Whpn ord^rlne. nle«e«» m^ntk-n The F.xchnntce Hello! Something New -^J> BUNZEL BROS.' \Wnand-D-Pot Bracket '^^^"^^/^ Write for price U«t. Mi BUNZEL BROS. if' — ml^ R. 0. No. 4 Norristown, Pa. When ordering, please mentluu Tbe I. "^ ad'drerlivelf'beior" To.'al e^^t of thil Ihat IS whore your profit lies, and where MAGIC COMPLETE PLANT FOODS ^^ Magic Complete Plant Food is not to will help. ^^^ exceed $30.00. f. o. b. your factory. lam Let us know your specialty and how much space (in square feet) you devote to same. We ^V »'»?! ^ receive full feeding instrue- wiU prescribe the Magic Special Plant Foods you require and tell you just how to use the ^V^ '^ same. Mere words you don't want. Promises are a drug on the market. What you want is ^^ Name, results. So do we. We can convince you, if you let us. .m. . . u 1 .... . . », ^W Address.. ■fl-^:. /'-.^ — I.*.. ni_~« C^^A^ have been tried and not found wantmg. The most ^ •TlflfilC L0niDl6l6 rlflni rOOQS successful growers use them, and are frank to say that ^X. City ' 3 r the secret of their success is no secret at all, but just "Magic." YOUR NEIGHBOR GROWER— ASK HIM. -^ State. CfllCAGO FEED ® FERTILIZER COMPANY 810 Exchange Avenue, Union Slock Yards, CHICAGO, ILL. BKflNb llflNURESi Uaeqiialcd lor Greenhonse and Landscape Fertiliziii|{ The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO Then ordprlng. nlptiup mpntinn Thp Ryehnngp {iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii USE THIS PURE PLtNf rOOD FOR YOUR G\RDEN AIND LAWN A SHREDDED MANURE HUMUS COMPOST Magio Humus sjireads itself iMagic Humus is a pure plant food unleached and unburnt. It contains more Potash, Phos- phoric Acid and Ammonia in available form to the ton than any commercial fertilizer, pul- verized manure, or plain burnt leached humus. These essen- tials, together with Compost, make a ready soil. Magic Humus is the one Com- post that possesses the body and fiber to absorb and retain Nature's moisture a long time after it is put into the ground. Ordinary commercial fertilizer contains no Humus, can't spread its fertilizing properties and is only available to the soil in the spot where the material is drilled in. and enriches tlie soil all around. It comes to the gardener after months of careful preparation, thoroughly dried by Nature, free from weed and seed, with- out the odor so peculiar to other fertilizers, is sanitary and agreeable to handle. Magic Humus can be used on the top of sand or hard ground as a soil, or cultivated into the ground in the garden with a hand cultivator or plow. The garden receiving a liberal application of Magic Humus Compost is permanently en- riched with plant food and soil. SEVEN 100-lb. BAGS, $5.00 SINGLE BAG, 100 lbs., 90c. F. o. b. New York or Jersey City on any railroad or steamboat line HIGHGRADE MANURE COMPOST CO. C. W. CHANDLER, Sales Agent 533 West 29th St., New York, or 68 Maple Ave., Red Bank, N. J. f::iiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii3^^ ^ ^ A£a.u.s^*T.Orr. ^ ^ Potash Problem Solved Alphano Richly Supplied Wonder-Worker for Potatoes CVERY ton of Alphano con- tains several dollars worth of Potash. Many soils already contain potash, but in a' form not usealjle by plant life. Alphano is teeming with busy billions of soil-digestuig bac- teria, which converts the soil potash and other properties into plant foods readily available. In addition, then, to the phos- phate, nitrogen, and potash Alphano contains, it also sets free these locked-up minerals in the soil. These facts explain why Al- phano gives both prompt, as well as long enduring, enriching benefits to soil. For vegetables, flowers and lawns the results are both immediate and last- ing. potatoes or other vegetables, it renders the soil highly produc- tive. The right hand pUe of the above potatoesVas grown in one of several rows of sandy soil, treated with a conmiercial fer- tilizer costing $45.00 a ton; the left hand pile from one of other rows treated with a like amount (but not value) of Alphano Humus. At our office we have on file sworn afiidavits to the above facts, made by the grower, C. W. Baines, of Newport News, V'a. Send for the Alphano Book. Find out_.what Alphano is — how prepared — and how en- tirely it differs from the water weighted swamp humus sold imder ,,„ . $12. a ton In Bags . . , When sown in no. a ton in Bags by the carload various trade the drill with $g. a ton in bulk by the carload namCS. AlpK lano H UrTLU^ •9; Established 1905 17-F BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK « Speical automobile of Vose the Florist, Woonsocker, R. I. — See notes A Specially Constructed Automobile Til.' ai-r,iiiii>;iiij inj; illustration of the automobile or motor delivery ear of Vose the Florist. Woonsocket, H. I., shows a car that was especially arranged for its owner, being fitted up inside with racks for plants and for cut flowers. The firm has containers of wood screwed to the side of the ear to hold baskets, bouquets or anything that has to be held upright. In Winter the ear is heated by the ex- haust pipe which nms through the body, and is completely equipped for first-class delivery. FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c Ib.^^ TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. i"^ TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ^^ TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. TbS Larfle Bale. wei^biDs 400 to 500 Ibi., tS.JlO Sped*! pricam In Ton* and Carload L«u J.J Frieilmaii7^^Kf?f?rS'?'; 632 The Florists' Exchange Metropolitan Construction Insures Satisfaction We furnished this entire range of Greenhouses, also about 5,000 Hotbed Sash, for the largest Pansy Growers m Amenca They have been dealing with us for about 25 years, and we have just completed their newest Greenhouse 35 x 200 feet That Must Mean Something! Only the best of materials are used in the construction of Metropolitan Greenhouses. That's why they are more dependable and more satisfactory th;m others PIT VOIR GRi ENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. PATENTED GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. ^ Peonies Watered by ^ ^ the Skinner System )^ 1^ What our System did for another fj^ Iff} of our customers, South Bend kj^ Wm Floral Co., South Bend, Ind.: ^^ iiSd " Our Peonies, receiving the IMI Kj moisture at a very criticalttmie, ^^ |h| gave us magnificent blooms on 30 IHI ^ff^ to 36-inch stems, while those TO. mm planted in the same'soil beyond the W/M ZSl reach of the System, and receiving TOj mtd a very generous supply oft cow mM K: manure, but lacking the badly ZCl Mi needed rain9,fgavclu3lunder-sized IMI JjJ blooms and short stems." ^> ^ QKINNER ii HS^ Oystem M 1^ OP- IBBIQAXrON f'J^ ^ The Skinner Irrigation Co. ^ ^ 225!W«ter St., Troy, Ohio |^ When ordtTiiig, plonsp tm-ntlon The Exchange ^ onggjd GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices c&d be had by mul, utd it wiUpay you to get them. We carry the l&rgMt stock of Bpecl&Ily Selected Glan in Greater New York aod o&n supply aoy quantity from a box to a carload on a oD»-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Pricea. PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc. 215-217 Havtmeyer St., Brooklyn, N. V. When ordprtng nlewwe Sfie.0, CYPRESS? Buy from where it growB. Alwayi cheapcat FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNANDINA. FLA. Large stocka. Thoroughly aeascned. AU grades, sizes and finish. Also Pecky and Poata. Full quotations on your SpeoificationB. Carloads only. Low freights to all points. When ordering, please mention The Exchange riowers for Identification. — Could you give me the name of this plant, flowers of which you will find enclosed? — J. O., Conn. — The inquirer should have sent foli- age as well as blooms. Judging from the blooms we think the flowers are those of Mesenibryanthemum tricolorum. Geraniums for Name. — I am sending you a box with two Geranium blooms Will you kindly tell me what variety thev are, and their value for bedding? — N. H. C, N. Y. — It is quite impossible for us. as we have often pointed out, to give the varie- tal names of the many Geraniums now offered. Judging from the blooms and the foliage of the specimens submitted for identification, we should say that the white was IWme. Buohner and the red Colossus, but we are not at all sure. The white variety would no doubt be good for bedding where a white Gera- nium was wanted, and the red one also, but like most dark reds, it very likely would turn black after a heavy rain. Finger Spades Wanted. — Can you tell me where I can obtain what is called a finger spade? It is a metal protection for the forefinger, and to be used for working "in the soil. It is an excellent little device, but I am not sure that it is any longer manufactured. — W. D., O. We regret to say that we are unable to inform the inquirer where he can purchase this article. Undoubtedly some of our readers will be able to give this information, and we would be glad to have them do so through The Exchange. Pennlsetum longlstyllum Seeds Wanted. — Can you inform me where I can purchase seed of Pennisetum longi- styllum? I have looked in a dozen cat- alogs but find no mention of it. — L. R., Mass. ^These seeds are offered for sale in the catalogs of Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay st. New York City; Weeber & Don 114 Chambers St., New York City, and R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 So. Market St Boston, Mass., this season. Un- doubtedly other leading seedsmen have them for sale, but we are not able to find them offered In any other catalogs which we have at hand. Greenhouse Construction Boilers Get our oatalogue before you figure Oat OUT figures before yon buy John G. Monin^er Go. > Ghica^o 906 BLACKHAWK STREET NEW YORK, Marbrldaa BuUdlot When irdcring p1p;i''p mintl.m The Exchnnge GLftSS 6i8 to 16x24, Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS Whni orilcrimr ..Ip'si' in mH.ii Th" Kvrli.ingp Time for Plantlnff Cannas. — Please tell me the proper time to start Canna roots to get nice plants for May plant- ing, and the best way to start them. — N. H. C, N. T, — The Canna roots should be started at once. Two eye pieces can be potted in Sin. or 4in. pots of rich soil, according to the size of the pieces. After potting, the soil should be kept moist, and the atmosphere moist and warm. A tem- perature of 60 deg. to 70 deg. will be suitable. Growing Aconltum ITapellns From Seeds. — Could you please answer in your next issue of The Exchange how long it requires Aconitum Napellus seed to germinate, best time to sow, and best temperature, also a few cultural notes? — J. A. W., N. J. — In the North, seeds may be sown in the Spring, after the weather becomes moderately warm, in beds, and the seed- lings transplanted when they are 2in. or 3in. high. In the South, it is better to sow the seeds in early Fall or late Sum- mer. Aconites thrive better in shady places. They should not be moved often. Tliey need a heavy protection to survive the northern Winters. Correspondence School of Floricnltnre. — Plrase Kiye me the address of tlie best corresiMjndencf schools in floricul- ture and horticulture? — D. P. M., N. J. — The Home School of Correspondence, Dept. G. F., Springfield, Mass.. has courses in floriculture, and the Inter- national School of Correspondence at Scranton, Pa., has a course in agricul- ture. Wbat Asters to Grow TTnder Qlass. — I would like to know what variety of Asters (other than Queen of the Mar- ket) is best suited to grow on benches under glass? Also state planting dis- tance.— J. A., N. J. — The following Asters can be grown successfully under glass: Crego's Giant Comet Asters, Astermum Asters, Comet Asters, Lavender Gem, Pink Beauty and Mikado. Plant the Asters lOin. apart each way. Cuttingr Back Willows. — I have a few Kilmarnock Willows about 15ft. high. Would they break and grow into nice bushes if I cut them back about a foot or so from the main trunk? I want to plant Rhododendrons in front of them. The Willows as they are would be out of proportion. — J. M., L. I., N. Y. — There is little, if any doubt, if the Willows were cut back as far as the inquirer suggests, but that they would break out and form new heads. Usinsr Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. — In read- ing the book entitled "Commercial Rose Culture," by Eber Holmes, which I pur- chased recently, I notice that Mr. Holmes states that hydrocyajiic acid gas will kill scale. I would like to ask if it would be safe to use in a palm house where I am troubled with black and brown scale. I have palms, rubber plants, ferns and Cypripediums. The house is 20ft. x 35ft. How much cya- nide should I use to make the gas strong enough to kill the scale? Would it affect anything I have in the house? — R. J. G., Pa. — In the Gardeners and Florists' Annual. 1915 edition, on page 124, there are very definite directions for using hydrocyanic acid gas. We are not prepared to say whether any of the plants in the col- lection mentioned by the inquirer would be injured by this gas, strong enough to kill scale insects, or not. We would be glad to have any of our readers who have tried this gas on any or all of the above plants inform us whether the results were satisfactory or not, or in any re- spect injurious. Ladysmith, Wis. — S. E. Smith, Jr.. has arranged to establish nn nptodate greenhouse in Ladysmith. lie will es- tablish hotbeds for the Spring trade and later on will complete the equipments. KRQESGHEU BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO WhPn nrilpring. t>1o:isp nr'ntl^n Thp F.xrlinnpe &-ntlnn The Exchange — PIPE — Wrought Iron of aoond second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. 14-foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee en r&a satisfaction or return money. EstabOshed 1903 prArr i mmiUwi & foundry Sts.. Newark, N. . When ni-iipriiiii. nli'iisc iin-iitinii TliP I-ixchiinge E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. MORRISTOWN, N. J. When orderiuff, pleiise mentiuii The E.\clinnRe M.crch 11, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 633 Cincinnati, 0. Tli€ ouiitimu'd culd wiMtliiT iiuiki's ;ill stuck niovt! lively. Bulb slock of nil kinds is of excellent iivialii.v and sells well, tlic supply being hardly equal to llie demand. .\ visit lo tlie RreenhoiLses of .7. .V. I'eterson & .^oiis shows tlie Hejiunias and Cyelauien slarled in line shape for an- other season. llydiangeiis and Kose plants are conduK along in line shape for iOaster. Diek Witterstaetter has a fine lot of Uoses aud I'elargoniunis that look well for lOaster. Gustave .-Vdrian has a lot of Astilbe .lapouiea. Lilacs and .V;^alens that arc selling well ; he is also cutting fine bulb stock. A. Abramowitz, representing J. A. Car- bone of Boston, and Fred 11. Lemon of Itidiniond, Ind., were visitors the past week. Suuilerbruch's Cinerarias and Tansies arc just Ihe thing for table use. Souu' of the first Japanese Cherr.\' plant.s and extra fine large .\zalea plants arranged in Hill's window attracted much altenlion. Nice white Azaleas ar- ranged with other flowers filled some rush funeral orders. Unusual wreaths and spravs were to be seen made at this place. K. S. The Market Roses are now la a good supply aud are able to take care of every pres- ent need. The Carnation market is rather tight, but receipts are equal to de- mand. Easter Lilies are plentiful. Bulb- ous stock generally is excellent and has a fair call. It includes double and sin- gle Tulips. Daffodils. Dutch Hyacinths, Freesia and Narcissus poeticus. Sw-eet Teas, Violets, Lily of the Valley and or- chids are all plentiful. Other offeiings include Callas. rubrum and Snapdragon. Greens are excellent and are plentiful. Club Meeting and Notes The jNIarch meeting_ of the Cincin- nati Florists' Society will be held on Monday, March 13 at Hotel Gibson. Im- portant business is coming before the meeting. The business of the late Max Rudolph has been taken over by his son Roy Ru- dolph. Jos. pjmrehing will remain in charge of the store on Twelfth St., while Roy will divide his time between the store and the greenhouses. , Ed. Buschle of C. E. Critchell's force has returned to his work. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Kelley have re- turned from their trip to Florida. Will Brueggemann has taken his brother Fred's place at P. J. dinger's wholesale house. Teddy. Burlington, Kans. — Victor King is planning to go into the greenhouse busi- ness and as soon as Spring comes will put up a completely equipped establish- ment. At first he will build a compara- tively small place, enlarging as the busi- ness demands. He will grow both vege- table and flowering plants. Alliance, Neb. — E. W. Ray, proprie- tor of the Alliance greenhouses, has se- cured the services of Fred Hutchinson of Aurora. 111., an experienced florist who will assist .Mr. Ray in Ihe preparation for his Spring work. The grecnhou.ses have been sliut down since Christmas when practically everything in them was frozen. St. Louis, Mo. The Market Business st.Tricd out very good the first part of the week, but ended rallier badly. This droppiug off was due to the extreme bad weather I hat came in with March. Carnations slumped at the end of the week and brought 2V'C. to 3c. Roses arc all that could be a'sked now. Especially is there enough Killarney and Knhmond ; while fancy Russell" and Opiielia are scarce and very much in demand. These are quoted from 3c. to 12Vi;c. ,\m. Beauty Roses are very scarce. What few shorts are about bring IS'-^.c to 20c. each. Bulb stock is in plenty. Daffodils and Narcissi aro marked 3c.; Ilvncinths and Freesias, 3c. to 4e. : and Valler is 4c The Southern Daffodils sell at 50c. per 100. Callas and Harrisii Lilies bring [Fort Wayne, Ind. Trade conditions during the past week has been exceedingly lively, considering the adverse weather as there has been but little sunshine and dark weather, snow and sleet the rule rather than the exception. Society events have been numerous, due, no doubt, to the proximity of the lenten season, when things are ex- pected to be generally quiet, and no wed- ding.s or affairs of an elaborate nature taking place. Decorations for weddings and parties, as well as table decornliims, have called for a large amount of Kn^ic-^, Carnations and all varieties of Spring flowers. Roses are becoming more jilen- liful than they have been for some time. Killarney. Shawyer, Richmond and Rhea Reid are the most plentiful. White and yellow Roses are still quite scarce. Am. Beauty Roses arc more plentiful in the shorter grades, hut the long-stemmed flowers are difficult to obtain. Easter I.ilies are in good supply, and there is n fine lot of Callas on the market. Snaji- dragons are bccouiing more plentiful. Pot plants are selling well in all bidbous varieties and rambler Roses are going well. Notes W. J. and M. S. Vesey have just disseminated a new' ticrauium in magenta coloring. This (lerauium is to he known as Mrs. Ve.sey ami will be put on the market next year. .\ large shipment of the young plants was made t(^ llnustt.in, Tex., last week. \vhei*e thev will be planted for the observation of the S. A. F. at their annual convention next Sum- mer. This firm also had .a very attrac- tive order last week for the Malone- Breen wedding nartv. .\ stunning bou- quet fashioned in shower effect of Lily of Hie >'allev and while Kaiserin Roses lied wilh chiffon formed Ihe bridal bou- iiuet. while the bridesmaids carried huge arnt bouquets of deep jiink Shawyer Roses tied with Shawyer ribbon. S. S. Pennock of the Pennock-Meehan Co.. Philadelphia, stopped in the city foi- a few days last week. The .State Florists' .\ssociation of In- diaiui will not hold their monthly meet- ing this month hiil will double their ef- forts to iiave an espeei.-iUv interesting meeting in April at Terre Haute. Ind. Miss Clara R. Flick, who is now as- sociated in business with the Patten Flower Shop of Tolelo. O., was a visitor in this city for a few days last week, the guest of relatives and friends. Miss 121^0. to 1.5c., the high-waler mark on Lilies. Violets are in abundance at 35c. to 50c. per IIX); in quantity lots as low as .$2 per thousand. Greens are plentiful. Club Meeting — Spring Show Thi' SI. Louis Florists' Club's an- nual flow^'r show was held on Thurs- day, March 1>. at the salesrooms of Henry Beruing. The regularly meeting likewise place there. Every gro\^'ei■ whelher club club member or not was invited to exhihil whatever looked good in ll()ses, \'iidels. Sweet Peas or bulbous slock. The re- tailers were likewise inviled to see what the local growers did. 1'his show fur- nished an inexpen-sive way of keeping the florists "hcpt" to what's going on. The opening of the Missouri Alhlctic .Vssociation's new home gave an oppor- tunity for a grand show of llo^vers. 'This as.sociation, as everyone recalls, was the one visited by fire .some eighteen montlis back and the one in which more than .no members lost their lives. The build- ing is recognized as Ihe finest club house in America. Grim & Gorley had charge of the decorations in general and exe- cuted some fine table work. Other flora] presentations included : a plastic loving cup by M\dlanphy Florists, which was given by Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n.. an elaborate basket of Am. Beauty Roses and Lilacs by San- ders Nursery from Sutherland Construc- tion Co.. the builders of the club, and a mammoth basket of Lilacs and Callas put up and given by Stix-Baer and Fuller. Young Bros. Co. is pushing ils dollar boxes while bulb stock is plentiful. Alfred Werner is constructing a large concrete fertilizer reservoir. J. J. Benecke was busy with funeral work last week. The new Post-Despatch Building along with other intended erec- tions in the vicinily of 12lh St. should improve Mr. Benecke's stand. Wm. C. Smith Co. is receiving large consignments of Violets. F. L. S. U-BAK HOUsL IN SNOW-BOUND CANADA Snow And Ice Everywhere U-Bar Roof Free SOME points are so pointed, they hardly need pointing to. For example: At first glance you would surely notice the snow-laden roof of the workrooms and the absolute free- dom of snow on the greenhouse. The thing you might, however, have overlooked was the fact that the reason there is no snow on the roof is because there is nothing to keep it there. Noth- ing at the eaves to hold it or back it up. Tlie U-Bar roof is a self-clean- ing roof. It's the roof m.'idc with the U-Bars; the bar that's really a roof bar and rafter combined in one. Ask any exi)ert construc- tion engineer and he will tell you that any U-shai)ed bar of metal is one of the strongest weight car- rying shapes. Next to a pipe, it is, in fact, the strongest. If then you want the lightest house and also the strongest house, you want the U-Bar. It's the one house that fully fulfils both requirements. U-BAR GREENHOUSES PIERSON. U-BAR CO OUh MADISON AVt- NEW-yORK. Wlipni orderlncr. ph'-npf rri'Tition Tho Exchance WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c each Ours are all made from the very best crade of Gulf Cypresa. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. S. JACOBS & SONS, '•'"'^^'o'okL"?;;:';.'^. v.^- When orderinc. plonse mfntlon Tbo Exclinnce ir YOU WANT THE BEST Free from rot Prodndnt applUncf GET A Pearce-built Greenhouse GEORGE PESRCE Telephone 962-M 203 Tremont Avenue. Orange. N.J. When ord.Tiiig. p]p!isp tni iitl.m The Kxphnnce PERFECT GREENHOISES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE Ireer's Peerlassi Glazing Pokits For Greenhouses Drive easy lad true, hecaace both beveli are on the Game i ■ide. Can't twist and break I the glass in driving. Galvan- ized and will Dot nuu No rights or lefts The Peerless Glazing Point Is patented. No others lilce^ It Order from your deale^ or direct from ds. i000,75c. postpaid. Samples free. HENRT A. DKEEX.I 71i Cbeitant Btre«t> PUl^alphU 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BurLDING Whon nrflprtng- pIphsp rpfntlon Thp Es<-h»nge Pot Greenhoueee, Graperiea, HotlMda, Con- •erratortce aod all otb«r piirposea. Get oar fifture befwe baytnft. £atlmat«« freely SlTon. GLASS N. COWEN S SONy new^rk When ordfrinc. r-J^ase mt^ntlon The Eicbange 634 The Florists' Exchange KING CONSTRUGTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda, N. Y. GREENHOUSES We Claim Maximum Strengtii and Minimum Shadow. Investigate HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, Ij^ and Ij^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows lO-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO WTiPn. nrtlprlng. pIphbp mPtitlnn Thf Rxrhntiee Greenhouse GLASS J.'A^a^'p?!?:"'" SH\RP, PARTftlDQB & GO., Ghleago, 111 WTipn nrrtfrlng p1#hii0 mpntinn ThP Rtchwnr» HIGHEST PRICED .» CHEAPEST GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBUIN <3k CO. 1*7 Broad Street. Utica, N. Y. UT US TUJ, TOU ABOUT TBBM Wbpn nrdfring. pippsp m'Mitlnn ITip Rxchnngp PIPE New and Second Hand All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and coupIingB and sound in erety respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East. We Cot and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Flarists. Co*v««pond«ne« Invltvd EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Inc. 30 Church St. N. Y. CITY When orderlDpr. please mention The Exchange Change of Name PROM Quaker City Machine Co. TO The lohR A. Evans Co RICnMOND, INDIANA Mastlca Is elastic and ..enadoiu, admits of expansion and contraction. Putty becomes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed without breaking of other ftlass as occurs with hard putty. Lasts looker than putty. Easy to apply. When, ordering, please mention The Exchange -mmrn'm- WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroochly OTerhauIed, with new thread, uid ooupliQgfl. Guaranteed to give entire MtisfaetioD. Pipe out to iketoh. It will pay to correqMnd with ALBERT a DAVIDSON. Inc. in-m Uaton At*., Brookl/n, N. V Whpti orilprtng. nlpnuff mPntInn TTlP FTchnnge MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket MADE On this Shelf Bracke* 2 6-iDch boards; or 2 1-inch, orlj^-incli pipes are placed, and oaD be clamped to either ridge or purlin columns. 'c'lplellf 1 Melropolitan MaterialCo. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y- Write them yon read this advt. In the Exchange MIDDLE WXST— Continned Flick reports business in Toledo as ex- ceedingly active. F. J. Knecht & Co. of South Fairfield ave. are cutting some splendid Russell and Shawyer Roses in good quantities. The Flick Floral Co. featured a special sale of fine Carnations on Saturday, March 4, which met with excellent suc- cess. This firm has been adopting the method of specializing in a certain flower on Saturday of each week in order that a great many people may have the ad- vantage of enjoying cut flowers at this season of the year at popular prices, espe- cially persons to whom flowers are quite n luxury and who could not afford them otherwise. At the Lassus wedding last Thursday, March 2, this firm furnished a quaint and formal Colonial bouquet of Shawyer Roses and Swainsona in an old- fashioned lace holder. D. B. PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY Indianapolis, Ind. All the News Robert Spero of New York is showing an elegant line of baskets in this city. Walter E. Cook of Cleveland, Ohio, representing the Stumpp & Walter Co., says that the seed business, particularly for fancy articles, shows much improve- ment over other years. Artificial flowers are not neglected in this vicinity as Ralph Behrisch of the Pecorative Plant Co., New York, and Mr. Reising of Baumann & Co., Chicago, have an attractive line with them. Albert Kempe thinks of erecting a range of greenhouses ere many years. Adolph Baur. Oliver Steinkamp. Henry Rieman, Herman Junge and Glen Rider are among those intending to go to the National Flower Show. Tomlinson Hall market reports a very lively business these days. Much bulb- ous stock is being brought in and a ready sale is found for most of it. Violets and Sweet Peas are seen there in large quantities. Bertermann Bros. Co. has been ex- tremely busy with large store decorations of late. The sympathy of the trade is extended .Tohn Chisholm of Bertermann's staff in his hour of trouble. His wife. Eleanor passed away Sunday evening after a pro- tracted illness. Mrs. Chisholm was well known to the florists' fraternity who recognized in her an attractive and well beloved woman. Clarence Thomas reports a lively counter trade of late and much improve- ment over last week's business. Wm. Hammant, who is operating the old Pittit establishment, is cutting an extra fancy grade of Spencer Sweet Pens. A new lavender variety is of par- ticular merit and promises to be of as much benefit to the florists in general, as was Rose Queen, disseminated two years ago. Alvin Schreiber has been sending in an excellent line of blooming plants, par- t'cularly fine Rhododendrons, Azaleas. lilacs and Cyclamen. The construction of a new range of hoiis s at Garfield Park is soon to be rtulortaken by the Lord & Burnham Co. cf Chicago. The specifications call for an elaborate display of glass which ■ is tn co.st $50,000. I. B. Kansas City, Mo. The past week has witnessed a short- ■Tge of flowers of all kinds. The stock of Sweet Peas which was so generous seven clays ago is now down and they are hard to get. Carnations continue scarce, while tlie price continues upward. There are a few short stemmed Roses on the market but they are gobbled up as fast as of- fered. Am. Beauty Roses continue to be hard to get. Prices are up at present. The general opinion in regard to the shortage is that it is only temporary and that a letup will soon come. Reasons for it are laid at the door of the volume of business and the cold weather and snow, which made a sudden descent on the city early in the week. Arthur Newell, 11th and Grand ave., is bemoaning the lack of flowers with which to fill orders. Funeral work is especially heavy. T. Papadakos, of the Apollo Flower Shop, has a different story to tell regard- ing the present shortage of flowers. He says that he has plenty of stock on hand and that more than once have wholesalers come to him and purchased stock to sup- ply their retailers. T. J. Noll, wholesaler, echoed the cry of the retailers when he said everything was scarce. He had just received 5000 Sweet Peas and got rid of them as they were unpacked. Notwithstanding the noticeable lack of flowers, Mr. Noll was very busy and had but little time to talk about prices. Henry Kusick & Co., wholesalers, re- port a heavy business, notwithstanding the shortage in stock, which they are also experiencing. George H. Johnston, nurseryman, is taking it easy now, waiting the close of the cold weather. He recently was awarded the contract for a number of city trees and had started work, when the snowfall and cold weather caused him to stop work. A large order recently handled was the shipping to Tulsa, Okla., of a carload of evergreens for a private estate there. The Shawnee County Horticultural So- ciety of Top^ka, Kans., recently held a meeting at the capitol building at which the subject of pruning and spraying was discussed. Charles C. Gilliam, a resident of To- poka, Kans., died at that place recently from pleurn-pneumonia. Mr. Gilliam was at one time assistant gardener in the gardens of Queen Victoria of England at Buckingham Palace, in London. W. J. Barnes, 38th and Euclid, re- , ports that February business was the best ever. At present he is cutting a large number of orchids. Tulips and Daf- fodils. Carnations are also being cut in large numbers, and are being taken up as fast as offered. Mr. Barnes has lately received some fine shipments of Rhodo- dendrons and Lilacs and some especially good Cinerarias. W. H. Biederniann, of Biedermann & Son. .S4th and Euclid, is not having much trouble getting stock to supply his trade. He accounts for this by the fact that he is not a downtown dealer and his class of trade requires a little different supply than that of the downtown retailers. He had four decorations to care for during one week end. E. Ellsworth of The Rosery, Armour and Main, reports an extraordinarily heavy run on bulb stock. His shop has had a several weeks showing of Spring bulbs, and as a result business along this line has been on the increase con- tinually. Many of his bulbs are grown in pans and boxes. G. K. Parker, president of the local Florists' Club, has just about given up the idea of calling any more meetings of that organization for some time. Mr. Parker has made three ineffective at- tempts to get a gathering of the societv in the last three or four months, but v[> to date has not succeeded. He doe.s noi believe that this is due to a lack of in- terest, however, but is of the opinion that most of the members are too busy at evening tn attend. He dors not seem discouraged about the prospects, though. and is already contemplating the annual picnic. B. S. B. Harch II, 191S. The Florists' Exchange 635 When building new houses or repairing the old ones it will pay you to write us and get one of our catalogs. We manufacture ADVANCE VENTILATING EQUIPMENT and a complete line of GREEN- HOUSE FITTINGS. Illustrations, descriptions and net prices right in the catalog. ADVANCE stands for quality and service. ADVANCE COMPANY RICHMOND, INDIANS Utioii nriicrlnp. plenae mrntlnn 'I'lif l'xrli;iii);i^ Portland, Ore. Price -Cntting Although we are bow having a spell of bad weather, the Spring weather we have been having has made itself felt In the supply of stock. Nearly everyone linds that there are flowers enough of ■ every dej^c-riptiou to please the most criti- cal buyer. There is a scarcity of single Daffodils, as the good weather hurried the stock so, but the outside Daffodils will soon make their appearance, as there are already s^mie in bloom in the more favorable locations. In potted bulbous stock there is a large supply and . the quality is good, but the demand is a trifle slack. In surplus stock Carnations take the lead as everywhere. A large supply is to be seen and the stores mak- ing a specialty in selling under price have cut Carnations to flft.v cents a dozen. It seems pec\iliar that even th(uigh the growers steadily maintain that Carnations are not paying them, in the face of the past hard Winter where a great deal of the profits have gone to the fuel expense account, they continu- ally sell at a price that encourages cut- ting. If the growers would try and carry some of the surplus themselves and not expect the retailer to carr.v it all. the price might be kept up. Taking Carna- tions at fifty cents retail, and giving service, from which there is no getting away, as the public wants and gets serv- ice, it can't be done and still pay the gi'ower 2c., which is the least possible that he should sell his second grade blooms for. But when a retailer can secure a supply of Carnations at any old price, whatever he is willing to pay, no one but the grower must suffer and not alone the one to cut the price but all the rest also. We hear from all over the country that the Carnations are not enjoying the sale that they used to and therefore it is up to the growers to be guided by the conditions. Some elegant orchids are to be seen and it is a pity to see some of this fine stock unused. From the looks of things Mr. Forbes will be the only one to take in the Phila- delphia Flower Show which, he sa.vs, he will do unless something unforeseen should happen. The seed houses all report business as rushing, which can be seen if you have ■occasion to visit one. It is surprising to see how many bulbs are being sold now when the time of blooming is at hand. The public see the bulbs in bloom in the stores and of course ask for stock. It is rather a difficult matter to «ducate people to the fact that to get bulbs they must be planted in Fall. H. NiKi..\s. Lower^Freighl Rates to California Further rate rediictions were an- nounced by the Southern Pacific Co. on Feb. 24. The current rate for nursery and florists' stock from California points to eastern destinations i.s $1.50 per hun- dred pounds, mininuim 24,000 pounds. This has been cut to .$1.2.5 per hundred pounds ^vith a minimum of 20,000 lbs. — a reduction that is expected to be of con- siderable benefit to California_ nursery- men. The . railroad has authoried publi- <'ation of a carload rate of .$2.2.5 per hun- dred pounds, minimum .SO.OOO lbs., from all eastern common points to California terminals, with slightly higher rates to the intermediate points. HEATING QUERIES Conducted hj John McArthur Mtx Heatinit Dept. HItchlngs & Co. Piping Required I am erecting a house 30ft. x 60ft. ; 2 gables ; 6ft. at eave, with 3ft. glass in sides. How much radiation per foot will I figure for 2in. wrought, or 4in. cast iron pipe to heat same to 50 deg. to 60 deg., zero outside. I will not figure heat on the mains or fittings. — A. P., N. J. — If the height of the ridge on the house above described is 14ft. and the house tightly glazed with double thick glass, it will require 990 lineal feet of 4in. external diameter cast iron green- house heating pipe or 1585 lineal feet of 2in. pipe for a temperature of from 55 deg. of 60 deg. at night when the mercury outside is at zero, and the mean tem- perature of the water in the pipes at about 160 deg. Rule to Find Boiler Capacity What is the rule for finding the capac- ity of a boiler ; is it found by measuring the surface expcsed to the fire? How much 2in. pipe is required to a foot of boiler capacity? Is it 1% lineal ft.? How long will 500 lbs. of coal last in any specified boiler to get 55 deg. to 60 deg. for any given quantity of glass? J. h! s., n. j. — The capacity of a boiler is_ deter- mined by the amount of radiation it is to supply. The power of a boiler is deter- mined by the amount of direct and in- direct surface exposed to the heat of the fire, the size of the grate, the rate of combustion and the grade of coal used. If anthracite coal is used, a cast iron sectional boiler, properly portioned with 3 sq. ft of grate, would be rated to heat about 900 sq. ft. of hot water radia- tion in a greenhouse. With 4 sq. ft. of grate about 1175 sq. ft. of radiation. With 5 sq. ft. of grate about 1570 sq. ft. of radiation. With- 8 sq. ft. of grate about 2500 sq. ft. of radiation. With 10 sq. ft. of grate about 3300 sq. ft. of radiation. With 15 sq. ft. of grate about 5400 sq. ft. of radiation. One and six- tenths of a lineal foot of 2in. pipe i.s equal to 1 sq. ft. of radiation. As to the length of time 500 lbs. of coal will last in a boiler, will depend as mentioned above, on the size of the grate and the rate of combustion. Greenhouse Building Denver, Colo. — F. Hall is erecting_ a greenhouse, 75ft. x 140ft., on Josephine St Sewell, N. J. — The King Construc- tion Co. of North Tonawanda. N. Y., is erecting a greenhouse for the Sunset Gar- dens. Lynn, Mass. — Frank Prideaux of 20 Devens road. Swampscott, is erecting greenhouses at Phillips Farm, just off Eastern ave, in Lynn. JIii.waukee, Wis. — At a meeting of the .Alihvaukee Florists' Club at .1. C. Kugler's caf§ on Thursday night. Mar. 2. the club decided to affiliate with the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. F. Cranefield of Madison, secretary of State organization, addressed the florists. The annual Jlidwinter dancing party of the club was held in West Side Turner Hall on Wednesday night. March 1. Commercial Rose Culture A. T. De La Mare Ft^. & Pub. Co., 438 to 448 West 37th St., New York PRICE $1.50 M Should you desire to purchase the parts and build the Greenhouse yourself and thereby save the erection cost — we have a house for you, ready to build and which requires but little time and effort to erect — a Greenhouse of envious quality Mr. Rudolph Irsa of Easthampton. N. Y., has just completed one for Kimself. Here's what he has to say about it: "Taking the material and its quality into coiLsideration with the price I paid for it, I can cheerfully recommend you to anyone wishing to build either a commercial or private Greenhouse." WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO IF YOU CONTEMPLATE BUILDING A GREENHOUSE, WRITE US— WE CAN SAVE MONEY FOR YOU S. JACOBS (EL SONS Greenhouse Builders — Heating Engineers 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y Whem ordering, please mention The Exchange STEAM •".HOTWATER BOILERS SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT IRON TYPES HIGHEST QUALITY GUARANTEED Our engineering department will cheer- fully help you with your problems Do not be a/raid (o wrile , JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y. EalabUahed OTer Fifty Yean Wlipri nnlerlng. plen.'ie mention The Exchange 1866—1916 •ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS, LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER GreenhouseMateriaL"' Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar GreenhoaM Hardware and Posts — Pannt V and U Guttara Our Grade Invariably the Best. Onr Prices Ri^t A. D1ET5CH CO^ 2638 SbeffitU Ave., QilCAfiO, 111. t 636 M ^ V r^ >J The Florists' Exchange March 11, 1916. This is the house we completed last Summer. It is 40 X 400 That iron frame power plant, with its ample light and ventilation, Mr. Brant is particularly proud of The Big Strides of Brant Bros, at Utica, New York o F course you have heard of the Brant boys at Madison, N. J., and no doubt know how one of them went to Utica a few years ago and started growing Carna- tions. The Brants and the Noes are closely related, so you would expect them to be successful growers, as well as keen managers. The first house we built for them at Utica was a little pipe frame one, attached to their office — sort of a show house. CARNATION HOUSE 51 FT X 208^^4'? ROSE HOUSE 5IFTxEBEFT8'~ One of the strongest evidences that Brant Bros, beheve L. & B. houses are the best houses to build, is the fact that they have just placed with us an order for another one 50 x 475. This shows a section of it. The dark part of plan is the 40-ft. house — the light one the house just ordered Then last Summer we put up an iron frame one 40 by 400 feet, and one of our special iron frame power houses 25 by 40 feet. Already they are considering a duplicate greenhouse to go alongside. They have lately secured control of some more property, and expect to either double the length of their iron framers or build several parallel ones of the same size. Mr. Harry S. Brant is the one who is at the head of the Utica plant. That's he at the top. %rT. Thereare 1 2.000 Roses in this house. They wereplanledoul August lOth, and yielded a fine cut of high quality blooms for Xmas The fourth bench is constructed so it is easily removabje. in 16- foot sections, leaving a free space to empty and fill with teams or4.6JBttnihamlo. o « , r-o ^t-Ti^i^c ( NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER CLEVELAND TORONTO MONTREAL SALES OFFICES I ^jl^ J g^^^^, gljg Tremont Bldg. Fr.ntiin B.nk Bldg. Rookery Bldg. Granite BIdg. Swetl.nd Bldg. Royal Bank Bldg. Tr.n.portation BIdg FACTORIES: Irvington. N. Y.. Des Plaines. III.. St. Cathaiincs. Canada , Wi. -^li^ ^U^.-A^.'A^ J' T7*: NEXT WEEK: Annual Spring Trade Number A WEEKLY TRADE MEDIUM FOR FLORFSTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE ALLIED INDUSTRIES Vol. XLI. No. 12 NEW YORK *'''^.TrT^'::^nlT'Am CHICAGO ^ZT^Zu. MARCH 18, I9I6 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is exceptionally fine. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in. $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima compacta. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. lo-in., S2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS, Dwarf Boston. 8-in., $12.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. Extra fine, large specimens. lo-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants, sH-in- pots, $15.00 per 100; 2}^-in., $3.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 2j^-in. $4.00 per 100. LILIUM GIGANTEUM 9 to lo-in. bulbs, 200 to the case, $20.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TAHRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NE\V YORK Wben orderlmR. please mention The Excban^e BULBS GlpantPiim - - i ^-^ case 300 $20.00 UIgaUieUUl - - |9.io case 200 20.00 w .|. j% I F. O. B. Buffalo or Chicago Lriliuin f ormosuin ] s-10, case 225 17.00 « 9-10, Case 160 14.00 AUrmUm " • " ] *-^ Case 180 8.50 Magnlficum -- ] «-« F.-aaBu^ffX '"" "•"" CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 5-7 Sl-50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000 7-9 3.00 per 100, 27.50 per 1000 HYDRANGEA OTAKSA FIELD-GROWN, FINE STOCK.. 2-10 branches, 8c.-35c Pot-grown, 2-10 branches, 15c.-40c. Special price by the 1000 branches. All less 3% discount for cash with order. m. F. KASTING CO., '^tP^^^^'l ?. When ordering, please mpptlon The Eichanye Uncle Sam Will Tell You How To Buy A Cow AT least he will tell you what the cow ought to do to be more than a boarder. Experience will tell you how to buy Rose plants, and the satisfaction that Roses from Cromwell has given is bringing back this season, as usual, those critical buyers who know that holding a penny close to the eye obscures the dollar ahead. Buy right. Get the right kind of stock from those who produce it and remember that Roses are in some respects like cows. "The cheapest are not always the best." AJN_PlERSON mc. VVbea orderlnE. please mention The ExchaiiBe CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 663. BEGONIA QLOIRE DE CHATEUAIINE * We find that we have a surplus of 59,C0O Glolre de Chatelaine Begonia, which wo offer for the next two weeks or until disposed of at a special price of $2.00 pet 100 for 2-in., and S3.00 per 100 for 3-in. 2-iii. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 ACALTPHA Macafeana J2.00 $20.00 $4.00 $35.00 AGERATUM. Six varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 ALTERNANTHERA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 AL YSSUM 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA Luminosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 COLEUS 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.00 3.00 26.00 FUCHSIAS. In varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 26.00 GERANIUM. Standard 2.00 18.00 3.00 26.00 HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and Chieftain 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LANTANA. Six varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENA..: 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 MOONVINES 2.00 18,00 3.00 25.00 PARLOR IVY 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 PETUNIA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SALVIA Bonfire and Zurich 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SENECIO Argenteus and Dusty MUler 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA. White and Pink 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 VINCA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM and HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100. S5.00 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS. Whole Field Clumps. $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. CANNA ROOTS. $2.00 per 100 and up. Cash with order. If you have not received our catalogue notify us. R, VINCENT, Jr. & SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND WTipn ordering, plenum m*^ tit Ion The Earhnnge CLASSIFIED Pages 671 to 676 -«• 638 The Florists' Exchange M^ Ides of March * are with us. Time to do some spraying. •••••••••*••••••••••••••••• Arsenate of Lead, 5-Ib. can, 80c. Scalecide. gallon. $1.00; 5-gals. $3.25. FERTILIZERS Fine Ground Bone. - 200-ib. bag, $5.00 Scotch Soot. .... 112-lb. bag. $4.00 Hard Wood Ashes - - 112-ib. bag. $5.50 jf t WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK t A- 3f SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST STOCKS BOSTON FLOWER MARKET Unsurpassed for the largest per- centage of double flowers. We have erimion, caniiry yellow, dark blue, deep blood red. apple bloasom, bright roee. light blue, soarlet. Trade pkt. tl 00, Pure white, trade pkt. S1.60. Sweet Peas, Aatera, Cyclamen, Petunia, Primula, LUy of the Valley Prom our Own Cold Storage Plant. Ou Trade Llat mailed on application. fOm[R, fISKE, RAWSON CO., The Seed Store faneuil Hall Square, Boston V/E. BOOK NONA/ ORDERS £",J«''TerythU Spring or next FaU, (or the fuU Une o( Florlata' Porclnft ):; .TXxTC^ „.R?."" ""■ Planta;mich aa LILIES, FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS Sf!^,l°i^^'^'^'^' DAHI-IAS, ROSES, PALMS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS BUAUa, Ktc.t Btc. Let ufl appraise your wants. AUSUST ROLKER & SONS, "' ^\^?y^\o.^Ts?^^^ MEW YORK MEYER'S'^BRAN D FORMOSUMS— GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FAU. DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street. NEW YORK CAN N AS 2 3and4.ye 40Ifine varieties, freah cut, $1.00 to $5.00 per 100. OUR SELECTION of Bneat aorta, $1.80 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. CALADIUM esculentum. $1.75, $3.60, $5.50. $8.00 per 100. CALADIUM, Fancy-leaved. Brazilian kinda named, $1.50, $1.75. $2.20 per 100. DAHLIAS. Field-grown. 50 fine aorta for out flowera. $3.00 to $8.00 per 100. GLADIOLUS. Cut Bower aorta. $1.00 to $3.00 per 100. TUBEROSES, Dwarf Pearl. First aize, well cur., 90o. per 100. IRIS Kaempferi. 25 Japanese kinda. $5.00 per 100. PHLOX, HARDY PERENNIAL. Field-grown, named for cut flowers. S5.00 per 100. MADEIRA, CINNAMON VINE and other bulba. Ask for list. SHELLROAD GREENHOUSES La Grange* Balfimore, Md. When ordpring. pleiiso mi-ntlon The Exchange SEEDSMEN Write for samples and pricea on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER LITHOGRAPHIC COMPANY D«pt. 8, Rochester, N. Y. WbCD orderlns, pleaiie meDtloa Tlie Btxchanx* We offer the best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, IJ^-in. and up. Pink Augusta, our special White and Light Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensis, fine bulba. De Lamarck, $8.00 per 1000. America, first size, $7.00 per 1000; second size, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Ro>vehl & Granz Hicksville, L. i., N. Y. sp mpfitlnn Th** P^rohftTigo W. E, Marshall & Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d St., NEW YORK When ordering, pleaae mention The Bxchange Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc., for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADELPHIA When firtlprtng. plfHSc nr^ntlon Thp Rxfhnnge OUR MOTTOi ** THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS ' Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK From Cold Storage New York or Chicago $16.00 per 1000; $8.50 IKT 500; $4.50 per 250 Pips Wheni ordeniiE- pleaBe Bght-Year-Old Asparagus Roots — [at Your Asparagus Ijiis May and June— Don't Wait Three Years for Your Crop If you plant out two-yeiir-ohi ASPARAGUS Roots you will wait three years before cutting. If you plant my 8-year ASPARAGUS Roots you will cut in May and June of this year. Am the only party handling them in this country. Read this proof; _ Vineland, N. J. " I purchased 200 Asparagus Roots, eight years old, from Warren Shinn, and cut one month after planting. Six in family. Had Asparagus nearly every day and all that we could use." — Mrs, S. H. Michael. Also WITLOOF CHICORY ROOTS for planting out in your garden NOW and cut the finest of salada three weeks after planting — if you cover the top eight inches with earth. My PINK CHICORY Roots will act the same, also FRENCH GLOBE ARTICHOKE Roots and GINSENG Roots. Two-year ASPARAGUS ROOTS raised from seed that cost me $4.00 per lb. RHUBARB and MALINER KREN HORSE RADISH Roots. PRIVET hedging and all small fruits. 100.000 plants of the superb variety of the EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY. BLUEBERRY PLANTS. WARRBIN SHIINrs, Root SpcciaUtt, >Vooclbuny, IV. J. WhPR ordprtng. plense rofntlon The Exclianpe 9EANS, PEAS, RADISH •nd aU GARDEN SEEDS CO, ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADI Write for Pricea Wlipn ordering, pleaae m*^ntlnn The Bscbnnge SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PnrSBURGH. PA. (North Side) TUBEROSES Dwarf Double Pearl 4H to 6 inciies, $8.50 per 1000 J. M. THORBURN & CO. 53 Barclay St., Ihroueh It 54 Park Place NEW YORK Dahlias "^Z^ Delice, Best Pink. Genoveva, Best Cactus Yellow. Henry Patrick, Best White. Juliet, Best Cactus Pink. Lawine, Best Cactus White. Wm. Agnew, Red. Le Colosse, Yellow. $5.00 per 100. Baltimore Cut Flower Co. 200 Parit Ave., BALTIMORE. IWD. Mastodon Pansies Fine. >tooky. transplanted private stock. Mixed. Sl.OO per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Seedlings, large or standard siie. East of Chicago, order from the Lonft Island DabUa Gardens, Hicksville. L. I., N. Y. MASTODON, Mixed. H os. 76e., os. »5.00. MASTODON, Mixed, Private Stock. H OS $1.00, OS. $7.00. New catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON March 18, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 639 Clause Recouiiueud Extra Price When Disclaimer is Waived At a mt't'tiui: of seed growers and seed merchants, held in Chicago on Thursday, March 2, thirty-two delegates were pres- ent, representative o£ twenty-six estab- lishments, and after a full discussion of the Seedsmen's Disclaimer the subject was referred to a committee of five, con- sisting of two growers elected by the seed merchants present and three mer- chants elected by the seed growers pres- ent, the committee consisting of J. C Robinson of the J. C. Kobinson Seed Co., C. N. Keenev of N. B. Keeney & Son, Kirby B. White of D. M. Ferry & Co., F. \V. Bolgiano of F. W. Bolgiano & Co., Washington, D. C, J. C. Vaughan of Vaughan's Seed Store. The committee's report was as follows : "The seedsmen present as a conference at the Sherman Hotel, Chicago, on March 2, 1916, reaffirm and endorse the non-warranty clause known as the Ameri- can Seed 'Trade xVssociation Non-War- ranty clause and believe that all sales or agreements of sale, wherever made, should contain said elau.se. "In those contracts of sale, or sale of seeds, wherein for any reason, and con- trary to the recommendation of the American Seed Trade, said non-warranty clause is waived, it is the opinion of said seedsmen that for such waiver, or non- use of said non-w'arranty clause, the seller should receive an additional pur- chase price for the seed by way of in- surance and so stated as a term of the sale or agreement of sale and that the seller should be liable in any event for not more than the purchase price of said seed." The report was adopted by acclama- tion and by a standing vote. Burnet Landeeth, Sec'y. Bristol, Pa., March 11, 1916. Another Bill Re Mailing of Catalogs etc. Senator John II. Bankhead, of Ala-_ bama, chairman of the Senate Committee' on Post Office and Roards, on Mar. 11 in- troduced a bill, S. 4997, providing for the mailing of catalogs, pamphlets, etc., in bulk at the uniform rate of 8c. a pound, divorcing this class of mail from the par- cel post service and eliminating many of the unpleasant feathres which now at- tend the mailing of such printed matter. The Bankhead bill varies from that re- cently introduced into the House of Rep- resentatives by Representative Peter T. Tague. of Boston, (See Flor. Ex. p. 542, Mar. 4), in that it has added a provision that "The rate on individual address copies or parcels shall be not less than Ic. each." The matter contemplated in the bills referred to was gone over quite thoroughly by E. C. Uungan and W. F. Therkildson, of the committee on postal laws of the American Seed Trade Ass'n, George W. Hess. Supt., U. S. Botanic Gardens, and W. F. Gude, legislative representative of the S. A. F. & O. H. last week with Senator Bankhead, and with Third As- NEXT ISSUE ! ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBER THF. Issue For Your Spring Stock Offers Copy to us by NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION Pretldent, John M. Lupton, Mattituck, N. Y., first vice-president. Kirby B. Whitb, Detroit, Mich. ; second vice-president. F. W. Bolgiano, WashinKton, D. C; secret ary-tieasurer. C. E. Kendel, 3010 Ontario St., Cleveland, O.; assistant secretary, S. K. Willard, Jr.. Cleveland, O. Next convention, Chicago. June 30 to 33, 1916. Seedsmen Endorse Non-Warranty SELECTED FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS S. & W. CO.'S ZINNIAS ..$0.15 $1.00 . .15 1.00 Our Zinnias will bear comparison with the best; there are, doubtless, many as good, but none better. Pkt. Oz Giant Double-flowering Tall Crimson " " Yellow.. " " " Rose... " White... " " " Mixed... Dwarf Double-flowering Scarlet Pink 05 " White 05 Yellow 05 " " Mixed 05 .15 .15 .15 .05 1.00 1.00 1.00 .50 .50 .50 .50 .45 VARIOUS ZINNIAS p^^ o. Curled and Crested. Large; double; petals curled and crested SO.IO S0.40 Striped and Zebra. Grow about 18 inches; large; double; striped and mottled • ._. - .10 .50 Haa^eana. Mexican Zinnia. A dwarf variety, with deep orange-colored flowers 10 .75 Nana compacta. Dwarf; double. Mixed, for pots.. .10 .50 PETUNIA Our strains of Petunias cannot be surpassed for size of flower or range of colors. They are grown in Europe for us by a specilaist. SINGLE-FLOWERING Pkt. Oz. GIANT SINGLE FRINGED. Our strain of this grand Petunia is the finest procurable. Flowers are large and elegantly fringed. Separate colors: White, Yellow, Hose. Crimson and Mixed. . 1-64 oz. Sl.OO. .$0.15 Countess of Ellesmere. Dark rose; fine white throat. .10 $0.50 Crimson. Beautiful and effective, compact variety; flowers brilliant crimson ; excellent bedding variety . . Pkt. Oz. Inimitable compacta. Bushy little plants covered with pretty striped and star-shaped flowers $0.10 SI. 50 Howard's Star. Rich crimson, with a dis- tinct white star in the center 10 1.50 Rosy Morn, .^n exceptionally good dwarf bedder; soft carmine pink 10 2.50 Snowball. Dwarf bedder; white 10 1.25 DOUBLE-FLOWERING Pkt. GIANT DOUBLE FRINGED. Our strain of ^ Double Fringed Petunias has been grown by k^ the moat critical florists and gardeners in the '"^ United States, and pronounced superb; all shades P ^ and colors represented. Mixed $0.35 Giant Double Fringed. Separate colors: White, Rose or Crimson 35 DOUBLE MIXED. An excellent mixture of plain- edged double varieties l.'i FERN BALLS \ few hundred left. S3. 50 ppr doz.. $25.00 per lOll VERBENA S. & W. Co.'s Mammoth Fancy Strain Our Muintnoth Fancy strain of \'cTbeima is the best procurable. It cannot, we believe, be excelled for freedom of bloom, size or color. Pkt. M oz. Oz. Mammoth Fancy, Pink S0,05 $0.50 $1.50 Defiance. Scarlet 05 .50 1.50 Blue 05 .50 1.50 White OS .50 1.60 Mixed 05 .40 1.25 Hybrida Selected. Mixed 05 .25 .75 Lemon-scented t.-Moysia citriodora) 10 ..30 1 )) GL\NT DOUBLE-FLOWERtNG ZINNIAS Wholesale Seed Catalogue free on request ' STUMPP & WALTER CO., 30-32 Barclay Street, New York Wlipii ordprJTig. pl<'>isp sistant Postmaster General Alexander M. Dockery and others of the Post Office De- partment, to whom it was shown that the one cent prohibition w'ould offset any possibility of loss on the part of the Gov- ernment a.s a result of hulking this printed matter, and that the abolition of the zone-rate system would in no wise affect returns from postal revenues. ^ In commenting upon the introduction of the Bankhead measure, Mr. Gude stated that members of the various trades in- terested in the improvement of the pos- tal service as contemplated therein should write to their representatives in Congress urging them to support the meas- ure to the end that it may be enacted into law. He states that he will person- ally keep in touch with this very desir- able legislation and do everything that he can in the matter. European Notes With the advent of March the ten days' spell of severe Winter, which has raged from Marseilles to the Orkneys ap- pears to have played itself out, and this first of March we have had enough bright sunshine to do credit to a bright May day. It is doubtful if the frosts have done any serious injury to our growing plants on account of the great depth of snow. For the same reason the many thousands of acres of Potatoes already planted have doubtless escaped injury. Our chief cause of complaint is tiie delay which has been occasioned to our Spring sowings and this affects us all. The restriction I)ut upon both imports and exports are doubtless intended to serve some import- ant uses; they will be a permanent bene- fit to us if they lead to a more com- plete development of home supplies. One of the first effects of the recent cold spell has been to put the price of Onion bulbs up to top notch again, and, incidentally to increase the demand (and the price) of Onion seed. It is very doubtful if such prices have ever been obtained before for the same class of goods. The seedsman is for once in the proud position of being able to dictate his own terms. Where will it end? ECKOPEAN SEED3. 640 The Florists' Exchange MICHELL'S Philadelphia's Leading Seed House AIT INVITES you to inspect their unique display ^lii at THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, ^^ at Philadelphia, March 25th to April ■2nd, 1916; and while there allow us to acquaint you with our mammoth business at 518 Market Street, Philadelphia, and our Nurseries at Andalusia, Pa' Neither will entail any obligation on your part, and we assure you it will be worth the time. Our corps of representatives at the Flower Show will be glad to lend any assistance in the usual Michel! manner: Courtesy— Service — Satisfaction. Make our establishment your mail address while in Philadelphia. Free telephone service at our office and at our Exhibit. Send for our Wholesale Price List Michell's Seed House 518 Market Street When, ordering. nl^nKe mi'ntlon The Exclm CANNAS far snnpnfr t^^l*^ 3-eye divisions, freshly divided from clumps same day shipped; lar superior to stored divisions. fi"=". Unless noted, S2.50 per 100, 820.00 per 1000 Alphonse Bouvier Black Prince Egandale Eldorado, large-flow- ered, yellow. Feuermeer Garam, S4.00 per 100 Hungaria Indiana Italia Julius Koch Koros, 86.00 per 100 Louisiana, $4.00 per 100 Mephisto Mrs. Geo. A. Strohlein Mrs. Earl Eelsey Mrs. Kate Deemer. $4.00 per 100. New Chicago Prince Wied Prof. Rombert THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., '""^ri"-'- CANNA ROOTS 25,000 ''°'"<^^<'™.Canna Roots two and three eyes each, in first-class condition and strictly true to name, of the following varieties: . Comte de Bouchard. 4 ft. Yellow David Harum. 4 ft. Bronze leaf. Egandale. 4 ft. Chocolate foliage. Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Yellow Gladiator. 3 ft. Yellow. JHon. Benj. F. HoweU. fi ft. Like King Humbert in foliage and flower. Venus. 4 ft. Rosy pink. -r , . T „ , Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage. ^lTv7rieti°e!Vho^.X^r^ uniform price of $1.S0 per 100. 812.00 per 1000 per m 81000 pe. 1000 '"^ Varieties, mixed and without labels). $1.25 Packed free for cash with order J, T, LOVETT. Little Silver. IV. J. Whim oi-flpring, p|(^;]sp CANINA ROOTS ,oo looo ^,"f5- • • ■ • $10.00 $100.00 King Humbert 2 60 20^0 Charles Henderson 2 00 18^0 Oueen Charlotte 260 20'''0 AOtRATUM. Blue and white Rooted Cuttinae 1 nn ft 00 GERMAN IVY. Cutting I'oo S 00 ENGLISH IVY. 2M-io. poti. . ! ! ! lioO 35 00 GERANIUMS, R.S?d,''%utt; * "^ Hill, pink, Grant, double and white, 21-^-in. pots, . . o or BOSTON FERN R IJNNERS. 200 WM. MEARS . . RUMSON Write them joa read tbli adrt. la tbe li^ichange mi'titli.n Tho Ex-cliangp 20.00 18.60 N.J. Burpee's Seeds KIILADELPHIA Blue list of Wboleaale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. Wb«»n nr^^rine n1t»«ii*. aiPnt1r>n The nxcbaore Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new readers weekly. Surplus Spencer Sweet Peas For Immediate Delivery CONSTANCE HINTON FLORENCE WRIGHT MARGARET ATLEE EDITH TAYLOR FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE LESLIE IMBER ROSABELLE SCARLET EMPEROR ASTA OHN KING MANOEL NUBIAN BOBBIE'S CREAM EMPRESS EUGENIE HERCULES MARTHA WASHINGTON VERMILION BRILLIANT THOMAS STEVENSON FLORENCE MORSE Mixed Spencers, Mixed Cupids and nearly all standard Spencers. Prices as per 1915 contract list. TO SEEDSMEN ONLY. The L. D. Waller Seed Company Guadalupe, California ij).'. please mi-iitkni Tbe E.\c Vexatious and Uncalled for Delays Still Continue to Harass Importers _ In our issue of March 4 we printed a vigorous letter of protest from JleHutcbi- son & Co., importers of IT ilurniy St., New Yorlt, directed to Hon. Kobert Lansing, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C, in the matter of delays in receipt of consular invoices and other necessary shipping documents (caused through the holding up of the mails by the British authorities) w-hich have hitherto been re- ceived on the same steamer as brought the goods in order to enable the import- ers to clear them promptly through the customs house. In our last issue, page 621, we pub- lished a similar letter of protest from Maltus & Ware. In recent weeks our columns have re- cited many cases of similar delays. On March 14 McHutchison & Co. ad- dressed a further and stronger letter of protest to the Secretary of State, reciting three specific instances of delays, and requesting on behalf of the nurserymen and florists of the United States, that the honorable secretary take prompt ac- tion to relieve the present intolerable con- ditions, which action would, at the same time, prevent a recurrence in the future. In this connection it must be borne in mind that McHutchison & Co. receive large consignments on behalf of nursery- men and florists throughout the entire country ; hence, this delay is not only inimical to the business, interests of the firm in question, but as well is doing grave injury to the trade as a whole. In their present letter of protest Mc- Hutchison & Co. give the first delay as one of twelve days elapsing between the receipt of the goods (501 cases) and the receipt of the invoices necessary to re- lease these goods. In the second com- plaint the goods (117 packages) arrived March 3 and the consular invoices had not yet been delivered on March 14. In tlie third instance (206 packages) the steamer arrived March 5 and the shipping documents had not yet i>een delivered March 14, so that today 323 cases of liv- ing, perishable plants, with thousands of cases of Holland nursery stock for others, are lying on the congested docks at Ho- boken, N. J., awaiting the arrival of the shipping documents necessary to release them. Cables sent to Holland by McHutchi- son & Co. have not been replied to, indi- cating that these had been suppressed by the censors. McHutchison & Co. ask Secretary Lansing very pertinently: "Under what right can the British authorities thus audaciously interfere in legitimate trade between neutral countries? Have Ameri- can citizens no redress? Must we pay these tremendous losses and go tamely out of business?" Further on they say: "'The irony of the thing (the delay) is that the uninvited German 'propaganda' mail is regularly delivered here in bushels, while important shipping documents of perishf abl-es are held for weeks b.y the censors." Imports March 10. — S. S. Chicago — Maltus & Ware, 2 cases plants: J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co., 1 case plants; A. H. Dickin- son & Co., 400 bis. Clover seed; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 3 cases plants; A. L,. Causse, 10 cases plants; J. M. Thor- burn & Co.. 8 sks. seed. March 11-12 — S. S, Anglo Bolivian — F. B. Vandegrlft & Co., 52 pkgs. seed; Byrnes & Lowery, 80 pkgs. seed; Vaughan's Seed Store, 17 pkgs. seed, etc.; R. J. Godwin's Sons. 10 pkgs. seed; Tice & Lynch, 45 pkgs. seed; G. H. Cobb, 19 pkgs. seed. New York Seed Trade The warmer and brigliter weather in the early days of this week gave the seed trade in this city an impetus it has not felt before this season. While the stores in the preceding w'eeks have been fairly busy with mail and travelers' orders, this week, judged from appearances, the coun- ter trade has really begun. Shamrocks are noted on sale at many of the seed stores, and in the auction rooms of this city. The JIarry A. Bunyard Co.. Inc., 40 W. 2Sth St.. celebrated its first anni- versary on St. Patrick's Day. It re- ports that the Spring trade is opening up. and that everything seasonable in the line of seeds is meeting with an active demand. In its show window this week is featured a country hou.se with at- March IS, Irtlli. The Florists' Exchange 641 taclicd couservatuiy. alsu a display ot sea- sonable seeds and bulhs. It is one of the best arranRed displays noted in any ot the seed stores of the uity this wi'oU. and is attraulinK much merited nttenti.m. \V. E. Marshall & Co.. UUl \V, l-'lid st.. 'report the arrival of large shiiimeiiis of Koses and Khododendrons from Holland on the S. .S. Itcptierdam. The store force \ is busv workinj; on orders, and the de- mand for the Kciieral line of llower ami vegetable seeds is active. Burnett Bros., ilS Chambers St., re|iort that business is brisk in all departments. Counter as well as mail order trade is showinK an increase over that of lii.st week, and is away ahead of that at this isame season of last year. Anglin i: Walsh Co.. 3:!.j Broadway, re- port that sea.sonable pot plants in com- mercial sizes and rooted cuttings are meeting with an excellent demaml, and that the outlook for a season of increased business is promising. The MacNitf Horticultural Co.. oti-SO Vesey St., will conduct two separate auc- tion sales at the same hours two i in • . • 4.00 20 bushel corms or bulblets, 12.00 per bus. 100,000 LETTUCE. Wintered 2.00 100,000 ASPARAGUS ROOTS 2.30 I. & J. L. LEONARD, lona, N. J. Whpn orflerlng. nle»se mpntlnn The Exchange READ FORp„ OUR ADVERTISING COLUWINS HIGH CLASS Flower Seeds for Florists Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED COMPANY 125 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA Wr!t<» tbem Ton read tbli adYt. In the Rxcbang** I The Uptown Seed Store Harry A. Bunyard Co., inc. 40 West 28th St., NEW YORK Thos. Barcla.v. formerly connected with the seed trade in Edinburgh, Scotland, is with D. D. P. Roy as salesman. John Lewis Childs of Flowerfield, N. Y., was in the city the past week. Death of Asa Eldridge Brown We regret to announce the death of Asa Eldridge Brown, cashier for \V. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, on Thursday, the 9th inst. Mr. Brown was born in New York City on Sept. 29, 1854. In 1882 he ac- cepted a position with W. Atlee Burpee & Co., who were then located at 221 Church St., Philadelphia. After attain- ing practical experience in the different departments of the business, Mr. Brown was made cashier and this position he occupied up to the time of his death. He had a wide acquaintance among the seed trade and many times represented the firm at the annual conventions of the American Seed Trade Ass'n. Mr. Brown leaves no children but a widow and a host of friends who mourn his loss. Whpn nriioring. niensp m-TiH.>n Th.^ F.tnli: The late A. Eldridge Brown Mr. Brown occupied a position of high trust with the firm for a great many years and besides being an associate of Mr. Burpee, was a close personal friend. Mr. Brown and Mr. Burpee became very close friends during their boyhood and after being with a shipping concern in New York for some years, in 1882 Mr. Brown accepted a position with Mr. Burpee. The funeral services took place on March 11 at 10.30 in the church of St. Luke and Epiphany, Philadelphia, and afterward the body was taken on to New York for interment in Greenwood Ceme- tery, Brooklyn, N. Y. USE FOR RESULTS Freightage Congestion At the risk of wearying our readers we make bold to publish the following news item concerning the congestion on the railroads and at the port of New York : Thousands of freight cars are stalled between New York and nearby points such as Buffalo, New Haven, Albany, Philadelphia, etc., owing- to the tremend- ous increase in United States export business. Every freight terminal has become an immense freight yard, and all local steamship lines are in about the same condition. There is, of course, some difficulty in getting shipments from inland points in Holland, France, England, to the ship- ping ports, also in getting space aboard steamers coming here, but small when compared with the difficulty of getting shipments moved from New York to des- tination. In other words transportation conditions are worse now in the U. S. than in the countries engaged in a death struggle. Lighters can no longer be depended upon to get carload shipments ffroni the steamerside — all have to be trucked. and trucks also are scarce. Last week one firm had S3 cases to move to Con- necticut from a lot of 502 cases on the H. A. Line docks. No lighters were available, no R. R. could accept ship- ment, nor any one of three available local steamship lines. Finally the cases moved by motor trucks, 47 miles. The Florists' Exchange March 18, 1916. m. m.m.'k^ m. m.'k^ m. m.; in our large florist shops in Philadelphia which were equal to yours in size and beauty. Geo. B. McKinney. Jr., Bala, Pa. Beats Anything in Pittsburgh Florists* Windows There was nothing to equal them in size and colors in Pittsburgh florists' windows. They are the finest I ever saw. Mrs. C. W. Skiff, Coraopolis, Pa. I OFFER. ^ limited quantity of my Superior Mixture ^— — ^^^ at only $4.50 per thousand. Terms cash. (Sample 100 mailed anywhere for $1.00.) My bulbs will produce a charming riot of colors and produce blooms that will make you money. Order NOW. C[AR[NCE B. FARGO, ""'^ frenchtown, N. J. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Louisville, Ky. When, nrder iition Til.' Kxr -TO THE TRADE- HENRY MEnE, Quedlinburg, Germany (BatablUhed in 1787) Grower and Exporter oo the very larfteet scale of all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS SjMcUldai Bmiu, B«eta, Csbbasa. Carroto, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Ooiona, Peas; Badiahn, Bpinaoh, Turnipe. Sweden Aaters, Balaams, Begoniaa, Carnatioiis, CSnerarias, QloiijiiaB Larkapora, Nasturtiums. Panaiea, Petunias, Phlox, Primula, Soabious, Stocks, Verbenaa Zinniaa «to. Catalogue free on application. HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mlied). The most perfect and most beautiful in the world, $0.00 per os., $1.78 per H <>■■. Jl.OO per H os. Postage paid Cash with order. All seeds offered are grown under my personal Buperrision on my own vaat grounds, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and beet quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. [xclusively in THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE AN INDEX TO STOCK AND MATERIAL ADVERTISED. Page 663 The beginning of the Lenten season in Louisville caused business to drop olf somewhat with the local florists, and with the exception of funeral work and sales of plants, etc., the florists are not looking forward to any great revival of trade until Easter. Funeral work has been about the only thing handled dur- ing the past week, but there has been a fair amount of this. Stocks are coming in considerably better, the market being flooded with some varieties. The market has been full of Violets during the past few days, the stock hav- lug come to the front rapidly with fair weather. Some of the florists are selling Violets in bunches of twenty-five for 10c. a bunch, but the leading florists are charging $1 per 100, and claim that .selling them at low prices cheapens the trade and kUls the sale when the flowers are scarce. Carnations were literall.v ruined by florists featuring them at low prices when the market was flooded. A number of the growers lost a little glass on Tuesday. March 7. when a seventy mile an hour hurricane struck the city. A good deal of damage was done in the retail district where over iflOOO worth of plate glass was blown from store fronts. J. Robert Miller, manager of the C. H. Kunzman Estate, is cutting and market- ing Lily of the Valley and Forgetmenots. The company's Spring stocks are in ex- cellent shape, and Mr. Miller will have plenty of plants to supply the Easter trade. Ten Weeks Stocks are now com- ing on the market, first cuttings being made about a week ago. Mrs. C. B. Thompson had a handsome wreath last week of Roses and Violets for the funeral of C. L. Taylor of the firm of Norman & Taylor. The order was placed by the firm. The Thompson concern has also been very busy with shipping orders. After spending four weeks in Florida and Cuba, Fred Haupt has returned to the city. Mr. Haupt was accompanied on the trip by his wife, and while in Florida visited his son Fred, Jr., who is attending the Iventucky Military Insti- tute, which has its Winter home in Florida. While in the South Mr. Haupt visited St. .\ugnstine, Havanna. Atlanta. Miami, Engalla and various other points, and was delighted with the vege- tation which he saw on every hand. The Henry Vogt Machine 'Co., boiler and refrigerating machinery manufac- turers of Louisville, are working night and day shifts in the boiler plant due to XXX SEEDS ALYSSUM Snowball. The only true dwarf. Pkt. 20c. ASTERS. Finest giants grown. Mixed, pkt. 20c. CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown, single and double. Mixed, 650 seeds, $1.00; Jo pkt. 50c. CINERARIA. Large flowering, dwarf mixed. 1000 seeds, 50o. COLEUS. New giants, finest large-leaved. 20c. CYCLAMEN Giganteum. Finest Giants, mixed. 250 seeds, 81.00; is pkt. 50c. PANSY, Giants Mixed. Finest grown, critically selected, 6000 seeds. $1.00; \-, pkt. 50o.;oz. S3. 00. PETUNIA New Star. Finest marked. 20c. PETUNIA New California Giants. Mixed. 20c. PETUNIA Blue Jacket. New, deep blue, single, Most attractive Petunia grown; grand. Pkt 50c. PHLOX Drummondii. New dwarf, large flower- ing. Grand; finest colors and beauties. 20c. SALVIA Scarlet Glow. Finest intense scarlet. 20c. SMILAX. Good seed. Pkt. 20c. SNAPDRAGON. Giant White, Pink or Mixed. 20c. VERBENA. Calif . giants. Finest grown, mixed. 20c. Cash. Liberal pkts. Six 20c. pkts., $1.00. JOHN F. RLPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. When crdPrlnc. ptPHse mention The Bxchangf BOSTON FERNS 2M-in. pots, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 CANNAS Named Varieties, 2-3 eyes, SI. 25 per 100 JAMES VICK'S SONS Rochester N. Y. When ordering, please mentloD Tbe Exchange S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN. CUCUMBER. TOMATO Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com. CorreMpotxd^ncc Solicited, GARDEN SEED BEET. CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH imd GARDEN PEA SEED In variety; also oth«r itemi of the short crop of thU past season, as well as a TuU lice ot Garden seeds, will be quoted you upon appIioatioD to S D. WOODRUFF S SONS. 82 Dey S^eet. NtW YORK uid ORANGE. CONN. gT,^w Arilwflnr ol»s«* ipentioM TT,^ Brchnwy Burnett Bros. aEEOSIUEM Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, New York City ^A' lipn ordprlng. t>li- iitl.m Tim EYPlinnsre Contract Growers of PEPPER EGG PLANT KALE OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS. Inc. MOORESTOWN. N. J. W'ben ordering. pleMSP m'^ntion Tht* Exchange Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, wjtn illustrated book, mailed postpaid by manufactuieis upon receipt of 411 cents m postage. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. Wh»n ordering. dIpbb*^ mpntlop Tbp ICxrhnTig. David D. P. Roy, seedsman 168 North Michigan Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering nlp»sp mpnfinn Thf RTfhflpgp The advertising columns of THE EXCHANGE will not flood you with useless inquiries that are costly to you. Trade Mark March 18, 191(i. The Florists' Exchange 647 Onion Sets Fancy Recleaned, Hand Picked Entirely Free From Sprouts WE CAN SUPPLY YOU BY BUSHEL OR CAR-LOAD Fancy Red Wethersfield Onion Sets Fancy Yellow Danvers Onion Sets Fancy White Silver Skin Onion Sets Prompt Shipment Send for Spacial Prices WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND OUR SPECIAL PRICES J. BOLGIANO & SON «LMOST 100 YEARS ESTABLISHED TRADE Pratt, Light and Ellicott Streets :: :: BALTIMORE, MD Whpn ordering, plpiisp m-'iitlnn Tl SOUTHERN STATES— Continued the big demand for power since business throughout the country began to pick up. A box of handsome Acacia sprays, from Pasadena, Cal., was recently re- ceived by Mrs. M. D. Beimers, who used these sprays in decorating her Fourth avc. windows. The Acacia bloom is about the color of old gold, and when set off with Forgetmenots and Jonquils makes an attractive showing. Mrs. Reimers has relatives in Pasadena who annually ship her a quantity of these sprays. . Carl B. Brough, representing the Day- ton Paper Novelty Co., of Dayton, O., manufacturers of patent paper packages, was recently in Louisville where he called on the local retailers. Business and stock are both in fine shape at the greenhouses of J. F. Link at this time. Mr. Link is cutting quan- tities of Sweet Peas, Carnations and various bulbous stock, and is also cut- ting Scarlet Sage. Business from now until Easter is expected to be good. William Walker, operator of green- houses at Ormsby Station and a retail store in Louisville, was recently at- tracted by cries to a bundle of poultry netting lying on the Interurban platform at Ormsby Station. Investigation showed that a month old baby boy had Ivoon deserted and hidden in the wire. Mr. Walker carried the baby to the Pa- rental Home and School near Ormsby, and it was later taken to the City Hos- pital. G. D. C. H. J. Corfield's Activities Tlio planting of the new Eagle Park development at Greenville, S. C. is the being carried out by H. J. Corfield. This dovplnpment at Greenville, S. C, is most up-to-date in the South and is lo- cated in one of the best parts of the city. Tlie view looks direct upon the Paris and Blue Ridge Mountains. On the comple- tion of this work. Mr. Corfield will re- turn to New York after nearly five years absence in carr.ving out extensive de- velopment and landscape work in Wis- consin. Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. He will return South in the Fall. In Flower Land All who were born or who have spent part of their lives in the British Islands turn their thoughts there at this time of the year conjuring up the sheets of Snow- drops in the woods, the thousands of pretty Primroses, the Bluebells, the golden Crocuses and many another gem. It is indeed a flower land in Spring time. From a list before us we find the follow- ing were in bloom in the open on Feb. 3 : .'Vndromeda japonica, A. floribunda, Ber- beris (in variety). Ericas (in variety). Alders, Witch Hazels (in variety), Garrya elliptica, Parrotia persica. Yel- low Jasmine. Winter Sweet, the Corne- lian Cherry, Daphnes (in variety), Coro- nilla glauca. single Camellias, Forsythia suspensa, F. spectabilis, Edgeworthia chrysantha, Cydonia .japonica. Rhododen- dron praecox, K. Nobleanum, Violet Cress, Snowdrops (in variety), Violets (in va- riety), Snowflakes, Tufted Pansies, Cy- clamen Coum, Anemone coronaria, A. Hepatica (various colors). Anemone blanda. Primroses, Triteleia uniflora, Saxifraga apiculata, S. sancta. Helle- bores (in variety), Lithospermum ros- marinifolium, Ficaria grandiflora, the Lesser Celandine, Crocus species (in va- riety), Narcissus pallidits priEcox, N. Tazetta, the Bitter Vetch (Orobus ver- nus). Aconites, Blue-eyed Mary (Om- phalodes vema), the Scarlet Windflower, Viola gracilis, Algerian Iris (I. un- guicularis. Wood Anemone, Winter Helio- trope, Scilla sibirica. Schedules Received Newport (B. I.) aarden Clnb and New- port Rortlcnltnral Society, preliminary schedule for the Midsummer exhibition, .\UR. 10-12, 1916. Address, Fred. P. Webber. Melville, R. I. MassachnsettB Hortlcnltaral Society. — Schedule of prizes for the year 1916. The exhibitions are held at the Horti- cultural Hall, 300 Massachusetts ave., Boston. The secretary is W. P. Rich. Ferpetnal Floweriner Carnation So- ciety.— The society's twentieth show will be held in the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent sq., London, England, Mar. 29. T. A. Weston, Floradale, Orpington, Eng- land, is secretary. SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS Bverythinft in cuttings and •mall pot SATISFACTION ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlinlts. t8 00 , per 1000; in 6.000 lota at »7.60 per 1000; I in 2).4-in.. »3.00 per IQO, »25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other Ta> rieties. Prices on application. BEGONIAS 100 1000 CHATELAINE. 2>i-in »600 t45.00 Strong seedlings, from soil, 3.50 30.00 Strong, 3-in 8.00 Strong, 4-in 12.00 REX. 2>i-in. very best varieties, assorted April 1st 8.00 40.00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice »6.00 »50.00 Pink Delight 5.00 40.00 Cliampion. Select stock 3.50 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.50 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very tree) 12.00 100.00 FoUowing at J3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Eureka Rose Pink En- Princesa Dagmar chantress Harlowarden Herald White Wonder Pink WInsor 250 or more at the thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The following are the best newer varieties of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 Modello $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7,00 60.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Bestgolden Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 38.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 26.00 White Chadwlck 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 26.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a full Ust of all other oommeroial varieties. Prices on application, COLEUS ROOTED CUTTINGS Golden Redder. VerschaSeltU and all other beat varieties. 85o. per 100, postpaid: $7.00 per 1000 by express collect. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS strong, twice transplanted, vsry t>est strain. In all colors. $9.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varieties 100 1000 DAISIES, Boston Yellow. Strong 3H-in. bxisby plants, 26 for $4.00. $12.00 per 100; 2>^-in..$e.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 18.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 26.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.78 16.00 Single White. Best variety for pots; large floweriDg. 2>^-io.. 8.00 DRACvCNA INDIVISA Strong, transplanted seedlings, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. 2J^-in. j:i.00, 3-in. $5.00. 3H-in. S7.00, 4-in. $15.00, 5-in. $25.00, 6-in. $35.00 per 100. FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In best 100 1000 varieties. 2>i-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston Ferns. 2>i-in 4.00 $36.00 Roosevelt. Whltmanl com- pacta, Scholzell, Scottll, all 2)i-in 8.00 40.00 Elegantissimfl Imperlalls and Elegantlsslma compacta. 2>i-in 6.00 60.00 Teddy, Jr 8.00 45.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 Sat, $2.00 per Sat; 6 Oats, $1.75 per Sat; 10 Sata, $1.60 per Sat. Shipped in or out of flats. FUCHSIAS. In best varieties, 2-in. pots... 2.60 l^ooted cuttings, mixed varieties 1.26 10.00 plants. Send for^complete < GUARANTEED ■ talogue IVY ENGLISH rVY. ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra strong, from soil. Propagated last Augiist. $1.26 per 100, $10 00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmorena, 2>^-in., nice, stocky plants, 8 in. high, with 3 leaves, $10.00 per 100. PANSY PLANTS. Strong, stocky plants. Giant Flowering, 6oest strain. $4.00 per 1000, 5000 lots at $3.50 per 1000. PELARGONIUMS Lucy Becker. 2-iD Wurtembergla. 2-in.. 100 .$8.00 . 8.00 POINSETTIAS. Stock Plants. 100 Extra strong selected SlL'.fH) ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old, Hybrid Teas, Hybrid Perpetual. Baby Ramblers. Climber* Liat of varieties and prices on application. ROSES 2^-in., grafted and own root. In all va- rieties, good, clean, stock. Prices on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. FUCHSIA. Little Beauty, Lord 100 1000 Byron, White Beauty, Ten- or, 3}i-in $4.00 SMILAX. 2M-i" 3.00 $2.5.00 .Seedlings 11.00 SNAPDRAGONS, Sliver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yel- low, Clean rooted cuttings. . 2.00 16.00 Silver Pink, Giant YeUow, Giant White, 2>i -in ..... . 4.00 36.00 3-in., good stock White and Yellow 6.00 80.00 STEVIA. 2-in 2.60 Rooted Cuttings, postpaid. ... 1.50 VERBENAS. Giant flowering, assorted rooted cuttings. Postpaid 1.00 7.60 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings. Postpaid 1.26 9.00 CANNA ROOTS 2 to 3 eyes. True to name. 100 1000 King Humbert and Egandale.. .$2.00 $17.50 Mad. Crozy, Richard Wallace, Buttercup, Venus, Chas. Henderson. Niagara, Queen Cliarlotte 1.75 15,00 Meteor, Rosa gigantea. Mrs. A. Conard, Gustav Gumpper. A full line of other fine varieties at low prices. GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Biis LongllslandXGrown (Now Ready) 100 1660 America $1.60 $11.00 Augusta 1.60 12.00 Halley (Salmon) 2.80 20.00 Brenchleyensis (Scarlet). .. . 1.60 11.00 May 2 00 18 00 Peace 8.00 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 75,00 Mrs. Francis King 1.60 14 00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mliture 1.75 14 00 New Crop FloristsTlower Seeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Green- house grown). $3.00 per 1000: 8000 at $2.60 per 1000. ASTER Seeds Finest Oregon Grown. Selected Strain. Imp. Giant Crego, W oz. W oz. Oz. Shell Pink, White, Rose Pink, Purple. . $1.00 $1.50 $4.00 Astermum Pink and Lavender 75 1.00 3.00 Pacific Beauty. Finest lavender 1.00 1.50 6.00 Imp. Rochester, Lav- ender Pink SO .75 3.00 Also other fine varieties. Write for prices. ROMAN J. IRWIN, ^^ 108 W. ZStti St, N[WYQRK f^rfjprlnr pIphjk* mTitlon Thf Rxrhnnpp Carnations and Plumosus Matchleaa aud Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, itrons, weP-rooted CuttiDga, from fine healthy ttook. at $25.00 per 1000. Plumosue, by the thoxuand or ten thoound. ftt $26.00 per 1000. Ca»h or apvroftd er^it W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. Wben ordering, pleaae mcDtlon The ElxchanKe «V'euow ALTERNANTHERA 2;2-in. pots. Sir, no p,.r moo. AGER.\TUM. 2J.4-in. !u,t~. Sl^On per 1000. FUCHSIAS. 2>i-in. pots, *_Ml() ppi- ino. mixwl. HELIOTROPE. 2'4-in. pnm. .?_■ un p.-r lod. S.\L\T.A Splendens. 2,'4-in. puts. $2.00 per 100. 10,000 Major BonnaSon Rooted Cuttings, $17.60 per 1000. This is all .\ No. I stock. MATTHEWS S VARHfY, W^iS^.'^l'Sl'^^^y: When orderiDg. pltuse mention The Exchange 648 The Florists' Exchange Nursery Stock ^m Florists' Trade FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, SMALL FRUITS. ROSES, CLEMATIS, PHLOX, PAEONIES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Extra Fine Selection of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Pyramidal Box, Tree Roses, Chinese Magnolias, Koster's Spruce, Hemlock. Retinisporas, Junipers, Mugho Pine, Concolor Fir, Arborvits Pyramidalis and Hovey's Golden AMPELOPSIS Veitchii CALIFORNIA PRIVET CLEMATIS Jackmanii BERBERIS Thunbergii and ROSA Setigera TREE HYDRANGEAS Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH COMPANY. Geneva. N. Y. 70 YEARS lOOO ACRES iili..ii '1 h-- i:\r BERBERIS THUNBERGII CALIFORNIA PRIVET ASPARAGUS ROOTS Grown as specialties by the millions and sold at prices that get business NORWAY MAPLES NORWAY SPRUCE A block of each on ground that must be cleared. Will price accordingly PRICE LIST NOW READY THE ROBBINSVILLE NURSERIES, ''•^Z^r.F^- Robbinsville, N. J- \\MiiMii^ni<221i£__Iilll U--U Till' K\.' NOTICE 2,000,000 NORWAY SPRUCE CHOICE VERMONT GROWN Property been sold and land must be cleared, hence the following low prices 100 lOOO 1000 5-year transplants - - - - $100 15.50 5000 lots $5.00 4-year transplants .75 4.50 " " 4.00 3-year transplants .50 3.50 " " 3.00 3-year seedlings 250 " " 2.00 Write for prices for larger quantities. Packing at cost. \vriu H. M. TOTMAN. Randolph. Vt. Or G. A. CHEDEL, Manager giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiNiiiiiiniiiniiiniiininniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniinniiiiiiiiiiiiini^ Attention to Nurserymen CORNUS FLORIDA | (Common Dogwood) g These are collected trees, but not like ^ most collected stock, thin and spindly, s These have fine roots and are well branched, ^ because they are collected in open field, g not woods like the majority of Dogwoods. 3 3-4 ft.. S15.00 per 100. SIOO.OO per 1000; 1 4-5 ft., $20.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000; 1 6-6 ft., $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000; s 6-8 ft., $50.00 per 100, $400,00 per 1000; g 8-10 ft., i;2-2in. diam., 6-6 ft. spread, = $1.00 each. s CLETHRA alnifolla (Sweet Pepper S Bush). 2-4 ft (collected). 100 $10, 1000 $80. g AZALEA viscosa (Swamp Azalea). 2^ = ft. (collecteill with balls of earth. $10.00 per per 100. ILEX glabra (Ink Berry). This is one of the best broad-leaf evergreens for foundation planting: collected stock, with balls of earth, 10-12 in. high, 10-12 in. spread. $20.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Transplanted stock, with balls of earth, 10-12 in. high, 10-12 in. spread, $30.00 per 100. VINCA minor. Well rooted plants, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. i We also have a number of bearing size Apple, Pear, Quince, Cherry and Plum Trees, i 2^ in. diam. Write for prices. I WESTBURY NURSERY CO., Inc. p. o. b. m Westbury, L. I., N. Y. iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiinininininiiiiiniiiiniiiiiinniiiiiiiiniiiiiinnniiniiiinin^ Whi'in iirilrniie. iiU'iise np'iiti.m Thf Kxclj:iiri;e ORNAMENTAL NURSERY STOCK Everything in New and Old varieties. Specimen Japanese Maples, Pennsylvania grown. Magnolias, Evergreen Shrubs. Shade Trees, transplanted, straight trunks, good roots. We specialize in detailed lists of stock required for filling Landscape Gardeners' plans. Small one- and two-year stock for planting in nursery rows. Trade catalogue on application THOMAS MEE.HAN & SONS WHOLESALE NURSERYMEN DRESHER, PA. 275 .acres in ornamental stock. Established 62 years. Jmpanese Snowball When orderine. i>le:ise mention The Exclinnee Fruit and Ornamental 1,500,000 SHRUBBERY 230 varieties 200,000 PERENNIALS 120 varieties Strong, young and thrifty, with excellent fibrous roots. Guaranteed strictly true to name. References: The Mercantile Agencies. Price list ready. LEWIS ROESCH, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. Wben orderlDfr. please mentfoD Tbe ExchaoKe The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS. BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. A,k for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Wheni ordering, please mention The Exchange March 18, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 649 Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN President. E. S. Welch. Sbenandoab, la ; Vie«- preBident. John Watson, N. Y.; Treaaurer, Peter VouNCERS. Geneva. Neb.; Secretary, John Hall, Rocheetcr, N. Y. 4lHt Annual Canvention will be held in Milwaukee, Win., June 28-30. 1916. Pyrus floribunda (Subject of this week's illwstration.) Pyrus florilninda is one of the numerous species of this genus wliich have come to us from .Japan, and which have aililcd to the innumerable species and varieties we now have of Pyrus. In florihundii, liovNever, we have one of the most pop- ular of all. lis recommendations are its pretty flowers ond the inuncnsc number of them it bears annually. These flowers arc usually described as rose colored, but this color is mostly evident in the flower buds confined to the outside of the petals. When these expand they disclose the white color of the face of the petals. It is this combination of red and white displayed together on the tree, as the flowers form and open, that makes it so attractive. This feature is pe- culiar to many others of the Pyrus family — tlie beautiful "I'arkmani is an example — and should be made plain in descriptions of their flower--. Quite a few trees and shrubs are described of a certain color displayed only when they are In the bud. As is well known to propagators all these Pyruses are easily increased by both budding and grafting. The case of Phellodendron Phellodeudrons Japonicum is one of others which occasionally come to notice of a tree being widely disseminated under a false name. It was introduced un- der the name of P. Amurense, the Chinese Cork tree, which name it still carries, though bearing no resemblance to the true Amu- rense in foliage, growth or general appear- ance, nor is it in the least corky. It is P. Japonicum, as aforesaid. The true P. Amurense is a handsome ap- pearing tree, and is truly corky. It is really tlie Chinese Cork tree, a tree that is an orna- Tiient to any collection. Japonicum has no sign of corkiness. This mixture of names is not the fault of nurserymen, as it occurs in cyclopedias as well. The description is of japonicum, though the tree is called Amurense. There are a few trees here and there in nurseries of the true Amurense, but it is not nearly as well known ;is Japonicum. Another error in cyclopedias is that Phel- lodendron is diiEcious. While the true Amu- rense is, Japonicum is not, for when planted entirely alone it bears seeds freely. This should allow of seedlings on which to graft tlie Amurense, the true Chinese Cork tree. ,^ Considering the ease with The Euonymus ^]^■^^^^ ^^^ guonymus scale °""'® can be controlled, it de- notes bad management when one sees a bush of it on a lawn or elsewhere full of it, as is not uncommon. We T'ifer to Euonymus Japonicus, the evergreen species, viell known and admired always for its large, glossy, green leaves. The scale is easily seen, being of a light color, contrasting with the dark bark of Euonymus. It is usually first noticed on the bark, from which it spreads in time to the leaf stalks and to the leaves. If not interfered with, it kills the plant in time, but the plant fights hard, making less and less yearly growth, until the end comes. The shrub is, or was, a favorite in cemeteries at one time, judging from the old specimens one meets in them at times, and, we regret to add, often covered with scale. Kerosene emul- sion is a sure destroyer of this scale if applied at almost any time, though any of the oily compounds now in use is good for the same purpose. The young are hatched in early Summer, at which time they are easily destroyed. The writer has found raw kerosene, applied by tying a rag on the end of a stick, dipping it in the kerosene and then rubbing it up and down the shoots of Euonymus, to completely kill the scale, even when their shells are hard in Winter. _ In a catalog of a Holland nursery firm wc lellow notice the color i<( a Magnoha glauca given UagnoUa g-^.^j^ .^j. y(.iii,„, i'i,is description will not pass with any one familiar with the flowers of the species. If called cream color it gives all the variation from white that can be allowed. When its flowers are fad- ing there is, of course, a further departure from clear white, but it is not yeUow, by any means. There is another one, M. Fr.aseri, or auriculata, as some know it, which is of light canary yellow, enough to take it out of the white class, in which it is placed usually. Its flowers, like those of glauca, have a delicious odor, its fragrance really more pleasing to many tlum that of glauca, but it is less penetrating, not recognized at such a distance away .is glauca is. It is a large grow- ing tree, very much larger than glauca; its flowers, too, are among the largest of any species. There is a third Slagnolia, also a native, as are the two already mentioned. It is cordata, and this is called by old botanists a yellow flowered one, and it is entitled to be so classified. It is unmistakably of a light yellow color. It is a very scarce plant in cultivation, though ajiparently known very many years ago. But very few Quercus Mlcfaauzl In general collections of trees on private grounds Quercus Michauxi is rarely seen, Pyrus floribunda plants of it were to be met with anywhere. It is fortu- nate, however, that it has been again located in a wild condition in Georgia, so that we may all hope to see it oftener in cultivation than is possible today. Its redis- covery is a great pleasure to those who feared it could not lie found in a wild condition. It is said to take readily to M. acuminata stock when grafted on it, but no doubt it would do well on other species. In Acer polymorphum dissec- Acer polymorphum t^,^ ^.^ ^^^^,^ .^ ^.^^y diS^erent disseectum variety than the better known A. poly, alropurpureum. In the case of the latter kind it becomes of tree growth in time, besides having blood red leaves. The foliage of A. poly, dissectum is of the normal green color, but is finely dissected. There is a great difference in the habit of growth as well. Dissec- tum is never a tree, quite the opposite of this. The growth is of dwarf habit that gives it its chief value to the planter. As usually seen in nurseries it is of a height of but a few feet, having been grafted or inarched on the common polymorphum, sometimes but two or tlirec feet from the ground. When so grafted it forms a low, spreading bush, many times wider than high, its lower branches sweeping the ground. Its gain in height is but little, only what is made by its arching branches, just as is the ciLse with many recognized weepers. Besides the many uses there are for attractive plants of the discription of this Maple, there is open to any propagator the forming of a true weeper of it, by grafting it on tall stems, using the same stock, the com- mon polymorphum, for the purpose. Acer poly, dissectum represents the one of our notes in all save having green leaves only. nor does it appear as well known in nur- series as it deserves to be. It is one of the Chestnut Oaks, so called from the resemblance of their leaves to those of the Chestnut, Castanea Americana. There are three prominent Oaks in this division, the one of our notes, Q. Michauxi, Q. Prinus and the Q. Castanea. Michauxi is found in low ground, Prinus, in rocky situations, and Castanea in ordinary places. Michauxi has very large acorns, larger than Prinus, though the latter are large, Castanea is of fair size only. As to the distribution of these Oaks, Tennes- •see may be taken as a guide for Michauxi, Pennsylvania for Prinus, and Illinois for Castanea, but all the species are found in far more than the one State. AU the Chestnut Oaks require their acorns to be sown at once when ripe. o>- >- ni . u .1 As Easter Sun- Shrub Flowers for Easter , „ii, i^^ „5 and Memorial Day ,^/^ ^ ^p^ji 33 this year, it will be unnecessary to force such early flowering shrubs as Forsythias and Magnolias for the occasion, for, in the vicinity of Philadelphia at least, these are in flower outdoors at about the date mentioned. So are many fruit trees. Cherries, Pears, etc. Cornus florida is not far behind, neither is Cercis Japonica, Azalea nudiflora and like plants, all of which afford useful cutting for Easter work. Shrubs that would not be in flower so early in the same locality are such as Weigelas, Japanese Snowball, Deutzia gracilis and Rhododendrons, all of which are in demand for Easter when they can be obtained, so their flowering may be hastened by forcing. In the same locality for Memorial Day there is always a demand for such flowers, par- ticularly Snowballs, Peonies and large sized flowers of other kinds, the smaller flowers, such as Deutzia gracilis, for instance, being not so much in demand. Branches of Japa- nese Snowball and heads of the Rhododen- drons may always be looked on to sell. Rhododendrons can always be expected to display open flowers by the close of May. Snowballs vary according to the season. In my own garden for three years past the dates of opening of the first flowers have been May 16, 20, and 23, respectively. As they last for a week or two, it is rarely that the flowers miss the day. And it must not be forgotten that though the Japanese is the best, there are two others to help out with, the old Snowball and one called rotundifol- ium. Though flowering about the same time there is a difference. The old one. Viburnum opulus sterilis, is first, say May 16; next is rotundifolium, a variety of plicatum, the Japanese one, which expands but two or three days later than opulus sterilis, and a short week in advance of the Japanese itself. There is this to be said as well; one may count on a week's dif- ference in blooming between the same kind on a north- ern slope and others on a southern one. Then there is cold storage to delay plants, should this be desired. ^^ Those who have seen the white The White Flowered flo„.ercd variety of Cercis Cana- Cercis Canadensis densis agree that it is a very desirable one, a great addition to the list of early flower- ing large shrubs, or small trees, for the Judas Tree, as the Cercis is called, becomes a small tree in time. So far as observed, this white flowered variety differs only in the color of its flowers. Doubtless, though, if closely observed there would be some slight difference noticeable in the color of the leaves, for there often is in other plants when the flowers differ in color. Cornus florida, for instance, displays darker hued foliage on its pink flowered one than on the normal white one. This white flowered Judas Tree was first detected by a D. W. Cozad, of La Cygne, Kansas, and by him disposed of to J. C. Teas, of Carthage, Mo., who disseminated it. Judas trees of ail species are so easily raised from seed that other methods are never thought of, neverthe- less they may be rooted from cuttings, a way that may be imperative with the white colored one, as it may fairly be doubted that it would come true from seeds, follow- ing the usual course with varieties of plants. Green wood cuttings, made in Summer, treated in the sand and water system, under glass, is the best method to adopt. 650 The Florists' Exchange Last Call Last Call WEDNESDAY MORNING NEXT It must be in our hands by first mail of that day. YOUR SPRING STOCK OFFER for THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Annual Spring Trade Number MARCH 25, 1916 The reservations already received promise a good line up of those seeking PUBLICITY FOR PROFIT. Mail Your Copy Tonight "Wi And get your share of orders at this great BUYING PERIOD. New York Flower Show Number, April 8th Covers in Colo -Other Features Include THIS ISSUE in your advertising order. THE FLORISTS* EXCHANGE. Box 100 Times Square Station, New York A. KOLOOS & CO. Now is the time to Order and Save 25 per cent. Such as: AZALEA, AUCUBA, AMPELOPSIS, BOXWOOD, BLUE SPRUCE. CONIFERS, CLEMATIS, DEUTZIA, FUNKIA, DEL- PHINIUM, HORTENSIA, HYDRANGEA P. G., LILACS, LAURUS, JAPANESE MAPLES, Py^ONIA, RHODODENDRON, and all other hardy shrubs for forcing or outdoor. Ask Our Price* New Rose List, containing more than 300 up-to-date varieties, also our Wholesale Catalogue of Nursery Stock, may be had from our Mr. I. VAN HEERDf, c/0 Maltus & Ware. I4 stone SIreet, NEW VORM. N. v. EXPORT NURSERIES WhiMi ordering, please ntiiiMun Thn Kxrhfinsre ORNAMENTAL NURSERY STOCK Is handled with proSt and satisfaction by hundreds of our florist customers. We grow the following lines, in large quantities, and are always glad of the opportunity to make quotations: FIELD-GROWN ROSES FLOWERING SHRUBS PERENNIAL PLANTS CLIMBING VINES ORNAMENTAL TREES Our Current Price List will be gladly forwarded on request. X.TE.— Use printed stationery. We sell to the trade only and do not knowingly compete with our customers by allowing our trade prices to get into the hands of private planters JACKSOiy & PBRKIIVS CO., ISewark, New Vork When ordering, ple.ise miTti.-n The Excliimtre Roses Hardy Perennials Ornamentals Bedding Plants ASK FOR PRICE LIST Mountain View Floral Co., Portland, Ore. WboiL orderine. plt.'ase ni^'iilion The Exchange Largeet affiortment in New Engiand. Ever Kreens, decldnoae trees, Both coDinioa aod raitfr varieties. Sturdy, cliojce stock tbat osu be depend edapon. tSecid for catalog and special t^ide prices. ^. ^ r TR'cB^StaittvNur.serivjs i I \ crCi^-. 1; ■"--"..■"A "^ % i North AbingtoD \ SHRUBS Finest of sbrabi. Special trade prices. By flie ' tho«flaml8, hardy NatlTe and Hybrid Rjioaoaen- drons— transplanted and a^oUmated. Send youi lists. \At US es'tmate. When ordering, please mention The Ezchanjce VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OPFBRBD BT Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only* Ask for catalogue. When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange CALIFORNIA PRIVET Per 1000 2-year-old, 2 to 3 ft., 4 to 10 branches $18.00 2-year-oId. 12 to 18 in., 2 or more branches. . 10.00 2-year-old, 6 to 12 in., 2 or more branches. . 6.00 l-year-old, 3 to 6 in., 1 or more branches. . . . 3.00 No. 1 Cuttings, S in. long 60 Cash with order. Packing free. HARRY B. EDWARDS J ittle Silver, N. J. When ordering, please mt-ntlon The Exeliange Headquarters for Trees, 8-l2ft , in Hemlock, Nor- way and Wliite Spruce, Austrian andScotcti Pines TheF'E.CONINENURSERYCO. STRATFORD, CONN. WTien order I lie. please ni>:>ntloD The Bzchaiii^e California Privet 1000 2-jrr., 12-18-in., well branched $8.00 2-yr., 18-24-in., well branched 12 GO 2-yT., 24-30 in., well branched 15 00 PBIVET CANES, 2A ft., one year growth, 500 canes in each bundle, $1.00 per bundle. 8000 LOMBARDY POPLARS, 5000 CAROLINA POPLARS, 5000 BAR- BERRY THUNBERGII, 10,000 Shrubs in varieties. Packing free. Cash with order. HILLSIDE NURSERIES JOHN BENNETT, Prop. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. When orflerlng. pleasp mPDtlop The Exchange Decorative Plants f3 xt^ i8««i>ii^ fi^^s- C» When ordering, please mention The Eliehange Robt. Craig Co., When orderluE. please mi-utlon The EschuPKe 4900 Market Strte PHIUDELPIIIA,PA Hill's Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment In large and small stsea. Price list now ready. Ili«D.liniNDrseryCo.,lnc., dunSeTiu.. Evergreen Specialists Larftest Grower* In America March 18, 191U. The Florists' Exchange 651 250,000 California Privet No. 1 m every respect. We will be ready to ship in a few clays. Order early. Our Stock is fresh from the field. Per 1000 1 - 11-2 h., 2 or more branches $8.00 IJ^- 2 ft., 3 or more branches 11 00 2 - 2J^ ft., 6 or more branches 14.00 2}/^- 3 ft., S or more branches 19.C0 3-4 ft., 12 or more branches 26.00 Packed free and on Ford cars Trenton. Estate of CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall Street, TRENTON, N. J. Baltimore, Md. Cai-nalions are uot yet overijlentiful ; i.iici's .siill liold up. Roses are in good -iipply anil demand. Callas are also ualled for. Violets are in large quanti- ties and moving briskly. Cut Tulips are in good supply and fair demand, while Dafl'odils are in large quantities with prices going down. "Cireehs are enough to meet the de- mands. Fred Fauth, Woodlawn, Md., has a car that he is converting into a delivery wagou and will outclass any yet seen. His heating system will be changed and the 50 h. p. boiler will be lowered into a pit lo better advantage. Mr. Fauth has a large lattice house he built, at present stocked with bulbs. After they are gone he will grow thousands of young ferns. On account ot the increasing business of the Baltimore Cut Flower Co., extra help has been added to the force. W. Thomas Simmons of Minneapolis, Minn., has taken a position with this enter- prising firm. Fred Seideleich, Woodlawn, Md., has a fine lot of bedding plants and a good lot of bulbous plants. Henry Seidelich, Catonsville, will build two houses 21ft. x 92ft. this Summer for miscellaneous plants and bulbs. C. H. Cook, Catonsville, will build a new Lord & Burnham house, 35ft. x 93ft., for Sweet Peas. A new office will adjoin the new house. A. W. Gieske, Catonsville, will erect a new house 20ft. x 50ft. and swimming pool. Walter Williams will have entire charge. Club Meeting and Banquet The Gardeners and Florists' Club held a short meeting in the club rooms last Monday night with President Hamil- ton in the chair. The meeting was largely attended for the election of officers for the ensuing year. Very little other business was transacted. For the trip to Philadelphia to the National Flower Show the club will leave on Wed- nesday, March 29. The auditing com- mittee will meet at the club rooms the next meeting night at 7.30 p.m. The question box was disposed of, after which the election was on and resulted as follows: James Hamilton, president; .\ll)ert G. Fiedler, vice-president; N. F. Flitton, secretary ; George Talbot, finan- cial secretary; F. G. Burger, treasurer; C. M. Wagner, librarian. After this thr members went direct to the Hotel Kennert where the banquet hall was tastefully decorated. At the president's table a large mound of cut flowers was in the center, sent by E. A. Seidewitz, also vases of cut flowers set about. W. .Tohnson, F. C. Bauer and other members of the club were re.spon- sible for the floral effects. Toastraaster R. \j. Graham as usual, with his catchy jokes, made everyone happy. The presi- dent said. "Let's have a Billy Sunday Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburg's display ad. on page 655. and aend postal for free samples. night and bank him up with flowers." Mr. (Jrahara is one of the ushers and will make arrangements. Isaac U. Moss, president of the Mary- land week, said two members of the club should be on the board of trustees of the Maryland Agricultural Board appointed by the Governor. J. L. T. No licenses will be given to flower ven- ders on Lexington st. this Spring. Com- plaints from the merchants along the way and a subsequent unveiling of certaiu questionable methods of procedure, both on the part of the street venders and some of the merchants, is said to have deter- mined the action. The passing of the flower stands marks the end of one of the most notably beautiful features of Easter in Baltimore. Montgomery, Ala. The Evil of Very Cheap Stock Business up to the beginning of Lent has been good, particularly in the wholesale line, but a falling oft' is notice- able except on the line of tourist travel. Considerable trouble is being experi- enced with the careless handling of cut flowers by the Express Companies. Ship- ments will be made the same day, of the same stock, to two different parties in the same town and word will be received that the flowers arrived in bad condition in some case-s, the ice all melted from one, and the other will report that the flowers came O. K.. and an increased sup- ply is ordered for the next shipment. The matter is being taken up. Blooming plants of good quality are in active demand but the department stores are running cheap sales with in- ferior stock which, for the time being, kills off the regular demand. It won't take long for people to find out how they have been duped. One store was offer- ing double and white Wistarias, good- sized plants, at 10c. each. Roses from open ground roots wrapped in paper, dry as a bone, for 10c. and 15c, and other st»ck in proportion. \'erily, Barnum was right. .Many persons who pur- chased this stock would rush off to the florists for the proper soils to grow them in. Of course they got it. This depart- ment store scheme and the growing num- ber of amateur florists offering young stock at ruinous prices is a forerunner of the future as far as inferior stock is grown. Better plants, larger plants, and more skilled cultivation must he resorted to. to maintain a paying profit in busi- ness. This applies to all Southern cities, where plants can so early be grown and i at so small expense. W. C. Cook. WE CAN QUOTE YOU SPECIAL PRICES ON SEVERIAL VARIETIES IN QUANTITY. LET US HAVE YOUR LIST. BUY STOCK THAT WII.I. PLEASE YOU NEW R©SES FOR FEBRUARY AND LATER DELIVERY 100 Red Radiance $17.60 Mrs. William R. Hearst 17.60 Cleveland 30.00 Gorgeous 30.00 Mrs. Oayard Thayer Baby Doll 25.00 Champ WIeland 30.00 Dark Russell Prima Donna 15.00 Recent Introductions and Standard Iladley 7.60 Mrs. Charles Russell 12.00 Hoosler Beauty 10.00 Ophelia 7.60 Mo " Own Root 1000 }160.00 160.00 260.00 260.00 Grafted 100 1000 tl7.50 $160.00 17.50 150.00 aock. 7.60 Double White Killamey 7.60 Mrs. Ceorge Shawyer 7.60 Pink Klllarney 7.00 White Rillarney 7 00 Lady IlilUngdon 7.00 Sunburst 8.00 Radiance 7.60 Maryland 7.60 Mrs. Aaron Ward 7 50 Mrs. Taft 7.60 Richmond 7.00 Kalserin 7.00 Lady Alice Stanley 7.50 C^ecile Brunner 7 50 Old Gold 10.00 American Beau ty 8.00 200.00 250.00 126.00 Varieties 60.00 100.00 00.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 65.00 55.00 60.00 60.00 90.00 70.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 30.00 36.00 35.00 17.50 12.50 15.00 15.00 16.00 12.60 12.60 12..50 12.00 12.60 12.00 12..50 12.50 12.,'JO 12.60 12.50 12.00 12.50 12,60 15.00 300.00 300.00 :!no.on 2,'iO.UO 300.00 300.00 160.00 120.00 135.00 135.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 125.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 140.00 CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new varieties if you wish February or March delivery THE FOUR NEW REDS 100 1000 1 Red Wing $12.00 $100.00 Nebraska 12.00 100 00 Belle Washburn 12.00 100.00 Aviator 12.00 100.00 THE THREE NEW PINKS. Alice Coombs 12.00 100.00 Miss Theo. 12.00 100.00 Nancy Light salmon pink, a httle darker tban Pink Delight, a more even color. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. RECENT INTRODUCTIONS. 100 Alice $6.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 Champion 4.00 The Herald 4.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.60 Matchless 3.00 1000 $60.00 60.00 35.00 36.00 30.00 25.00 PINK. Mrs. C. Edward AkehursI 100 1000 (rose pink). J-iii $6.00 $55.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 20 00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Gloriosa 3.00 25.00 Rose Pink Enchantress. 3.00 25.00 Rosette 3.60 27.60 Peerless Pink 4.00 35.00 YELLOW. Yellow Prince 4.00 30.00 Standard Varieties RED. 100 Princess Dagmar $4.00 Pocahontas 4. 00 Beacon l'.5U Victory 3,uo 1000 $36.00 36.00 20.00 25.00 WHITE. White Wonder 3. 00 T | 25.00 White Perfection 3.00 41 25 00 White Enchantress 3.00 26 00 Alma Ward 3.OO 25,00 VARIEGATED. Benora 3.50 30.OO Write for special prices on large quantities. Our Plant Bulletin contains complete list with prices of all novelties and standard varieties in: Ctuysanthemums Geraniums, Verbenas, Bouvardlas, Gardenias, Miscellaneous Stock. ' S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA Washington 1216 H St., N. W. Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St. New York 117 W. 28th St. Baltimore Franklin & St. Paul Sts. iiti-'ii '111..' ExcUaiij.'L. P. OUWERKERK 816 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azaleas^Spiraeas Japonica, Lilimn Speciosnm, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in awts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATE We Have Something Special to Offer in Weigelias— Canlda and Eva Rathke, Philadelphus, Pyrus Japonica, Deutzias, Spiraea van Houttei, and other Shrubs. also HARDY PERENNIALS Send lis your list of requiremenit. WOOD, STIBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. $5 NURSERY DIRECTORY FOR $1 Only exclusive Nursery Directory published. Every State; Canada and Foreign. Based on official sources. Revised to date "Worth $5.00 of any man's money." — John Watson, Newark, N.Y. Sent postpaid for SI. 00 American Fruits Pubg. Co., Rocliester.NY. Publi«hirr$ of AMERICAN FRUITS— THE NURSERY TRADE JOURNAL Wheu orderiDB. please mention The Exchange i When orderlue, please mention The Exchange Wlien orderlnc. plen.«ie mriitlon The Kxchanjie CYCLAMEN Splendens Giganteum Hybrids Our -Strain of Cyclamen is second to none; we can furnish 3.ime in .lilst-inriard colors, twice transplanted from flats, at $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per inOO. DRACAENA InJlvlsa. From 2!^-ill. pota, $3.00; from 3-in. pots. $5.00; from 3H-in. pots, $6-00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2H-in. pots, $3.00; ASPARAGUS Spren- gert, from 3-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUL MADER, fast Stroudsburg, Pa. 652 The Florists' Exchange DREER'S HYDRANGEAS SELECT STANDARD VARIETIES These are all stored in coldframes in a dormant condition; the 5- and 6-in. pots are in prime shape for flowering for Spring and Memorial Day sales, while the 2- and 3-in. pota will be found profitable for ({rowing on. Avalanche. Large corymbs of pure white flowers; very free- flowering. Bouquet Rose. Large trusses of well-formed flowers; rosy-amber, turning to bright pmk. E. G. Hill. Trusses of immense size, color a most pleasing shade of pink which does not fade; growth vigorous. General de Vibraye. Very large heads of bright rose; a splendid forcing variety. La Lorraine. Very large flowers; pale rose turning to bright pink. Mile. Renee Gaillard. Large panicIoB of milky-white irregularly dentated flowers. Mme. Maurice Hamar. Large delicate flesh-rose color; a pleasing shade. Mme. Emlle Mouillere. One of the very best; very large flowers, frequently over 2 inches in diameter, of the purest white, with rosy-carmine eye. Mont Rose. Immense panicles of a clear flesh-rose. Radiant. Splendid rose-carmine. Ronsard. Very large individual flowers as well as trusses of a beautiful rose tint. Souvenir de Mme. E. Cbautard. One of the prettiest: robust habit, medium-sized corymbs of bright rose-colored flowers. Vieux-Chateau. A strong, upright growing variety with ^ immense trusses of very large white flowers; these as they mature become sxiffused with a delicate rosy-carmine tint. All of the above can be supplied in 2, 3, 5 and 6-in. pots, excepting E. G. HiU, which can only be furnished in the three smaller sizes. 2-inch pots, $0.60 per doz., $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 3 " 1.00 " 7.00 " 60.00 5 " 2.60 " 20.00 6 " 4.00 " 30.00 New Hydrangeas We have introduced to American commerce practically all the worthy French Hydrangeas in popular demand today. It has been our constant aim to discard superseded and inferior sorts, and we believe every variety in the seta following to possess such individual distinctive merit as will make it valuable. All plants are in well protected coldframes and will be kept dormant as late as possible in Spring. Hydrangea Novelties for 1916 Dlrecteur Vulllermet. Immense trusses ol medium sized fringed good pink flowera. L^lslette. Rosy carmine of medium size, very free, unusually'promiang. Louis Foucard, Very free flowering rosy carmine. Mme. E. Tabar. Very delicate rose color. Mme. Legou. Distinct, large and imposing creamy white. Mme. R. Jacquet. Compact heads of a pretty pale pink. MUe. Luclenne Chaure. Nicely fringed bright rosy carmine, -trong grower, a good garden variety. MUe. Rene Plessler. Splendid tender rose. Prof. A. Vezzin. White with delicate carmine suffusion Souvenir de Mme. Victor Raoult. Very large lively rose. Souvenir de Monsieur Belot. Lively carmine-rose. Ville de Chartres. Immense pure white of vigorous habit. Price: Any of above Novelties, 2>i-in. pots. 25c. each, $2.5U per doz., $18.00 per 100; one each of the 12 sorts for $2.50. Hydrangea Novelties of 1915 Baby Blmbenet. Very dwarf, free and early, the plant becomes covered with large, compact trusses of silvery-rose flowers. Beaute Vendomolse. Immense heads of white flowers tinted pink; the individual florets attain a diameter of 4 inches, and while it shows a tendency to a loose, open truss, this adds to its attractiveness. Eclalreur. One of the most startling acquisitions; a very bright carmine- rose, the nearest approach to a red. We particularly recommend this. La France. Very strong grower, with immense trusses of deeply fringed flowera of a delicate shade of rose. La Perle. The grandest, largest and most refined white we have yet seen; flowers deeply fringed. Lilie Mouillere. Similar to, but distinct from Eclaireur; a bright carmine- rose. Louis Mouillere. A very distinct and valuable variety, a fine ahade of deep rose-pink fringed florets in trusses of immense size. Mme. Auguste Nonln. An unusually attractive pretty pale pink in heads of large size , , . , Souvenir du Lieut. Chaure. Produces immense heads of bright rose- carmine flowers on bold, upright stems. Price, Any of the above 1915 introductions: 2-inch pots, $1.00 per doz., $7,00 per 100 3 " 1.50 ■■ 10.00 " 714-716 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The above prices are intended for the trade only HENRY A. DREER, Whpn ordpring- please mention The Exchange 0-O-O*O-O"O-0-0-0-O-O-0-0-0-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-0-0-O-O-O-O 0»O-O-0-0"O"O-0-O-0''O-0-0-O-O , o i Miscellaneous stock for Florists \ I o I ASPARAGCS Plumosus, 2-m., $3.00 per 100, J25.00 per 1000. o I ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2-m., S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. o ? ASPARAGUS Sprengcri, 3-m., $5.00 per 100 (heavy). o ° ACHYRANTHES Herbsti. Dwarf, bright red. $4.00 per 100. o ? BEGONIAS. Gracilis, Luminosa, Prima Donna and White Triumph, o ? 2-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. o ? BOXWOOD. Full list of sizes now on hand. o ? CARNATIONS. Established pot plants, at Rooted Cutting prices. Enchan- o ? tress. White Enchantress, Matchless, Rose Pink Enchantress, White o ? Wonder, Philadelphia. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. i ? DRACi£NA Terminalis. Fine stock, well colored. 3-in. pots, $16.00 per 100; i ? 4-in. pots, $25.00 per 100; 5-in. pots, 35c. each; 6-in. pots, 50c. each. i ? FERNS. Boston. Fine stock, 2i^-in., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; 3-ui. pota, ^ ? $8.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $15.00 per 100; 5-in. pots, $25.00 per 100; 6-in. pots ^ ? $40.00 per 100. Teddy Jr. Fine, 2M-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 4 ° 3-in. pots, $10.00 per 100 (very heavy) ; 4-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. 4 ? AZALEA MoUis. Mixed colors, 15 to 18 in. high, 35c. each ^ ? HELIOTROPE. 2J^-in. purple in variety. $3.00 per 100. ^ ? ENGLISH IVY. Strong, 4-in., $12.00 per 100. ■ Ihe Storrs & Harrison Co. Palnesville, Ohio 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 -O-O'O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O' When, ordering. i)lense mention The ExchauEe Pawtudiet, R. I. The Rhode Island Arborists' Associa- tion, formed more than a year ago, was permanently organized recently at the State House with the adoption of a con- stitution and the election of officers. President Prof. H. XI. Yorke of Brown University ; vice-president, Arthur Mow- ry, Woonsocket ; secretary and treasurer, Harry Yorowitz of Providence ; direc- tors, Lewis H. Meader, Jr., and W. H. Howe, Providence ; John H. Gavitt, Westerly. The association is especially interested in the passage of an act, which is now before Legislature. Prof. Thomas of Kingston College, de- livered an address on the forming of boys' and girls' cUibs for promotion of home and school gardening. A handsome display of Spring bulbous stock is noted in the window of Fred Hoffman, Oak Hall building. C. A. K. Partnership Dissolved Tierney & Manning, Florists, 212 North Phelps St., Youngstown, O., have dissolved partnership. Paul V. Man- ning having purchased the entire stock and good will of the concern, and will continue the business at the present location. Washington, D. C. At the meeting of the Washington Flo- rists' Club held March 7, a signal honor was paid George Wesley Hess, Superin- tendent to the United States Botanic Garden, at the meeting of the Florists' Club of Washington, D. C, when, in recognition of his services to the flo- rists' trade of the United States, he was unanimously elected an honorary member of the club. Mr. Hess is the first one to be thus honored in ten yeai's, such ac- tion on the part of the club only being taken in rare cases, and confined entirely to men who have accomplished something worthy of note in the production of flowers. Another feature of the meet- ing, which was held at 1214 F St., was the election of the following officers ; R. Lloyd Jenkins, president; Adolph Gude, vice-president ; Clarence Linz, re-elected secretary for the third time ; and Will- iam F. Gude, treasurer, an office he has held since the organization of the club. The executive committee elected is George Field, Theodore Diedrich, Adolph Gude, George H. Cook, David Bissett and William H. Ernest. Harry B. Lewis, chairman of the transportation committee, reported that he liad already been informed of the names of more than one hundred people who have signified their intention o£ be- coming members of the Florists' Club party, which will leave Washington on March 27 for a three-day visit at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Accompany- ing the party will be the club's bowling team. William F. Ekas and William A. Mc- Kissick, representing the Baltimore Flo- rists and Gardeners' Club, informed the local florists that fifty delegates from their city would make use of the special train chartered by the Washingtonians on the B. & O. R. R. The concluding feature of the even- ing was the presentation of a handsome silver platter to George Cooke, retiring president, as a mark of esteem, and em- blematical of the character of the man who has guidAl us for the past two years. Wm. F. Gude made the presenta- tion in behalf of the club. There was an unusual lot of funeral work the past week and pretty well dis- tributed. Saturday and Sunday found the m.ijnrity of the downtown stores with all they could do. There is plenty (if stock. Sweet Peas are plentiful and cheap ; the best Spencers can be had for .fl.50 per 100. From pre.'iont indications it looks as though orchids will not be over plentiful for Easter. The usual St. Patrick's decorations are to be seen in all of the stores. Green Carnations, little pots of Shamrock and baskets arranged with pipes for smokers. There was another meeting of the Re- tail Florists' Association Friday evening, March 17. Mr. Goldenscn. formerly with Blacki- stone, is now with Shaffer, 14th and Eye. J. J. Bickings, who married Miss Rev- ells on Feb. 24, is receiving congratula- tions. If numbers means anything look out for Washington at the big show. Mr. Warne. of the Floral Nurseries, was in town this week. O. A. C. O. Syracuse, N. Y. So far it has snowed every day this month and the walking in consequence has been bad, but in spite of all that there are no complaints of poor business. Although Lent is being more generally observed the sale of pot plants and flow- ers is very good. St. P'atrick's Day trade promises to be quite large. Werner Bultmann reports having advance orders for green Carna- tions. The sale of Shamrocks is quite limited. Carnations, Roses and bulb stock are more plentiful ; very little goes to waste. The usual Spring cut rate is now on as follows : Roses, 50c. ; Carnations, 35c. ; Daffodils, 25c. ; Narcissus, 25c. ; Jon- quils. 25c. ; Sweet Peas, 25c. The Quinlan's stores are receiving, from the Valley greenhouse fine crops of splendid Roses. Carnations. Sweet Peas and bulb stock. The Azaleas are very good and sell well. The new Horticul- March liHli. The Florists' Exchange 653 ROCHELLE PAPER POTS AND DIRT BANDS 2ZZ% More Blossoms on plants raised in Stiuarc Paper Pots than oo plants riiisetl in rlay pots of sanif: size. There \vcre4rit) aterns of lilossoniBon 40 plants raised in 4-inch iStiuare I'aper I'oty and 105 steinB of l)]o330ins on 40 plants raided in 4-ineh clay pots. The above was taken from Iho following re- port in the Market Growers' Journal, January 1, 1914, page 6: NUMKER OF STEMS IN BLOSSOM On 40 plants from clay pots On 40 plants from paper pots Junes June 10 45 47 105 229 Jxme 27 121 456 SOI ARK I'AIMCR POTS FoMiiiK Hli'ik ip.it, api'lied for) and tacks iiH-ki.l.'d. Im-hes r.00 1.000 .">,UOil 10,000 20.000 50,000 lU- ...S0.ti5 S0.90 §4.00 S7.00 $12.00 §25.00 2 70 1.00 4.05 S.70 16.00 35.00 2|.i 90 1.25 5.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 :J 1.10 1.50 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 1.60 2.15 10.00 19.00 37.50 90.00 5 2.50 3.75 18.00 35.00 66.00 150.00 6 3.50 4.75 23.00 45.00 S5.00 200.00 7 4.25 5.75 2S.00 54.00 102.00 240.00 Copyright directions for use with each order. SQUARE DIRT BANDS (Paper Pots without bottoms, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottom.) Inches 1.000 5,000 10,000 20.00050,000100,000 H.1 S0.60 S2.00 S3.S0 $7.10 $16.00 $28.00 2 70 2.30 4.10 7.70 17.25 30.00 2.'2 SO 3.00 5.25 10.60 26.00 4S.00 3 90 3.75 7.25 13.70 31.80 56.00 3^2- ■ ■ 1-00 4.40 S.30 16.10 39.00 75.00 4 1.10 5.40 10.20 21.00 4S.00 92.00 4}2. ... 1.25 6.00 11.70 23.00 52.00 100.00 5 1.50 6.85 13.00 25.00 55.00 105.00 G 1.90 9.00 17.00 28.00 60.00 115.00 COPYRIGHT directions for use with each order. Samples FREE. There is an EASY and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands. The Directions how to do this after two years of experiment we reduced to 37 words and re- ceived a Copyright on the Directions in 1914. There is no other EASY and EXACT way to fold them and no one can print these Directions as we have a Copyright on them. Our Square Paper Dirt Bands are the original of all that are on the market today. All others being sold are imitations of these we advertise, and some of the imitations being sold are made of cheap paper, costing only about half as much as our heavy stock. We sell no experiments. Ours have been tried out by long use in the greenhouse. They will stand up in any wet and heat as long as wanted. Samples FREE. Experience of 131 Growers Send for FREE Samples of our Square Paper Pots and Dirt Bands and Big Folder giving 131 EXPERIENCES of Florists and Market Gar- deners who raised in our Square Dirt Bands and Paper Pots, Asters, Carnations, Cannas. Chrys- anthemums, Calendulas, Cosmos, Cornflower, Dahlias, Dusty Miller, Ferns, Forget- Me-Not, Geraniums, Gladiolus, Heliotrope, Helichry- sum, Mignonette, Pansies, Petunias, Pinks, Primulas. Phlox, Roses, Salvias, Snapdragon, Sweet Peas, Stocks, Verbenas, Violets, Canta- loupes, Cukes, Celery, Cabbage, Egg Plants, Lettuce, Lima Beans, Peppers, Squash, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Watermelons and other plants. Send today. Please mention this paper. When set in the field May 15th, the root sys- tems of the plants from the 4-inch square paper pots were 4-inch cubes (64 cubic inches of soil and roots) and from the 4-inch clay pots the root systems contained 31 cubic inches of soil and roots (the amount that a 4-inch clay pot holds). The third count of blossoms was made June 27, 42 days after the plants had been set in the field. The plants from the square paper pots were then more than twice as large and vigorous as those raised in clay pots. All plants raised in square paper pots are larger and more vigorous than those raised in clay pots, because they have about double root room for the same size pots. Measure the two pots and you will find that the 4-inch square paper pot holds as much soil as two 4-inch clay pots. It is the same with square dirt bands, which are square paper pots without bottoms (the bottoms being furnished by old newspapers spread on the-bench). The theory that it is only necessary to have a big top to the plant has been proved misleading. There must be a big root system to push the top or the plant will grow slow and small. Try some square paper pots or dirt bands with your clay pots and see if you can afford to use any clay pots. Some of the florists around Philadelphia are using large numbers of square dirt bands and paper pots. We have shipped to Mr. P. B. DUks, Brides- burg, Phila., Pa., 150,000 2-inch square dirt bands and 20,000 3-inch square dirt bands; to Mr. Geo. W. Dilks, Frankford, Pa., 10,000 2- inch square dirt bands and 10,000 3-inch square dirt bands; to Mr. M. H. Hostetter, Manheim. Pa., 20.000 2^^-inch dirt bands and 6000 5-incb dirt bands; Mr. H. B. Weaver, Bird-in-Hand, Pa., 235.000 2-inch dirt bands. 393% More Early Fruit 120 early tomato plants reported in Market Growers' Journal, Jan. 1, 1914, raised in 4-inch clay pots (31 cujjic inches of soil and roots), had yielded up to Aug. 11, 7% peach baskets^$4.75 worth of ripe tomatoes, while 120 plants raised in 4-inch SQUARE paper pots (64 cubic inches of soil and roots), had yielded 33 peach baskets — $23.50 worth of ripe tomatoes — 393 per cent, more. "The THOROUGHLY DEPENDABLE QUALITY of the material in your Paper Pots commends them to users everywhere. Tomato plants which without your Pots sell here at $1.00 per 100, raised in your Pots sell at $4 00 per 100." — The Dalles Floral Company. The Dalles, Ore. Paper FotS — Experience in Usin^ Them BLACKAUAR Sl CO. Daui>hin Nursery and Greenhouses Dauphin, Manitoba, Can.. Dec. 4, 1915. F. W. Rochelle & Sons. Chester. N. J. Oentlemrn. — * * ♦ y/^ would say that wo used all the Paper Pots we got from you to raise tomato plants. Our weather is often very severe lato in May, therefore we have to keep them inside and we were certainly very satisfied with the splendid results obtained from the Paper Pots. In fact, WE DID NOT HAVE HALF ENOUGH TO FILL OUR ORDERS WE CHARGED EXACTLY TWICE THE AMOUNT we did other years and yet our CUSTOMERS INSISTED ON HAVING THOSE IN PAPER POTS. In our hot sun they never wilted. We reserved a few for Primulas and certainly have some fine ones. It was easier to keep them watered and growing during the hot months. Wishing you success. Youra truly, BLACK ADAH & CO. " I grew Roses, Salvias. Verbenas, Petunia^ and Geraniums in the Paper Pots for retai' trade. THF:Y NEARLY DOUBLED MY SALES."— R'. T. Barber. Reidaville, N. C. " We used your Paper Pots for Tomatoes, Geraniums and Ferns. "THEY GAVE VERY MUCH BETTER PLANTS THAN THOSE RAISED IN CLAY FOTS:'-~Leafleu & Meyer, 905 G. St., North- west, Washington. D. C. " I ^ew Tomatoes and Aster plants in the Paper Pots. "THEY WERE THE FINEST I EVER GREW. "SHALL USE NOTHING ELSE FOR BEDDING PLANTS IN THE FUTURE."— Charlei Andrews, Susquehanna, Pa. " I raised Tomato plants in the Paper Pots. " NEVER HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS BEFORE." — A, W. Jackson, Jamestown, N. Y. " Ten thousand Paper Pots duly to hand. We are enclosing check for 15,000 more. Kind- ly rush them out as before," — L. A. Budlong Company (700-acre gardens), Chicago, III. (L. A. Budlong Co., after two years' use of our paper pot=, have just ordered 40,(X)0 more.) " From about 2700 Tomato plants I picked 1140 MARKETABLE CRATES of Tomatoes, which brought me $600." — D. B. Moses, Pur- chase, N. Y. " Tomato plants raised in the 4-inch size sell readily at FIVE CENTS EACH."— tt'. J. Symonds & Son, Decorah, la. . " We have used some of your Paper Pots for young Roses, which are doing fine." — Casa de Flares Greenhouses, Corpus Christi, Tex. "We got BETTER PLANTS, BIGGER PLANTS AND PLANTS WHICH WERE HEALTHIER AND MORE VIGOROUS THAN IN CLAY POTS."— TTtti. Schruers, Gardener, Oil City, Pa. "We find that W.\TERING ALONE SAVES TIME ENOUGH TO PAY OVER CLAY POTS, and with proper handling there is NO QUESTION BUT A BETTER PLANT CAN BE GROWN."— i/. Russell & Son, Market Gardeners, Boonville, New York. " I find them SUPERIOR TO EARTHEN POTS IN EVERY CASE, requiring about half the water — at least that is the case after the sun gets well back and very drying." — W. L. Leeka, Fairmount, 111. " Paper Pots are better than clay pots. The roots spread and do not get root bound as in clay pots," — E. S. Huebner, Gnadenhutten, O. " Wo raised vegetable plants and Astern in your Paper PoU. They cave BET7I:R PLANTS THAN THOSE IN CLAY POTS AND SOLD AT DOUBLE PRICE"'— Ji/f. GUead Floral Co., Mt. Gilcud. Ohio. " There is abumlance and famine, prosperity and adversity. What the first mentioned is to the latter so are Scjuare Paper Pots to the clay variety. The better results obtainable and the ADVANTAGES OVER THE CLAY POTS are due to the fact of their shape allowing the roots to spread out, insteiid of becoming cramped. They are a good thing for the grower." — Georu* F. Braybon, Kent, O. " The Paper Pots hold more soil and PLANTS CAN BE GROWN TO LARGER SIZE THAN THEY CAN IN THE S.\ME SIZE CLAY POTS."— CV/irA: W. Brown. CJmwer Gladiolus and Dahlia Bulbs, Ashland, Mass. " I grew Cannas. \'erbenas, Pansies, Violets, Geraniums, etc.. in the Paper Pots. They were TWICE THE SIZE of those in clay pots."— J. E. Kallenback. Amarillo, Tex. " We are MUCH IMPRESSED WITH THE FACT that Paper Pots give so much more root space than other pots." — Gallup Bros., Ashta- bula, Ohio. " They do not dry out as fast as clay pots and MAKE BETTER PLANTS in the same length of time. They hold the plants longer in fine condition without getting yellow than clay pots. They are also better for shipping plants, as they are light and pack better tlmn clay pots." — Evan R. Miller, Florist, Bridgeton, N. J. " I think I never had anything that is so good as your paper pots, i cannot say too much for them." — Mrs. James Webf-r, East Liverpool. O. " Please send us 10.000 4-in. Paper Pots. We liked tham last year very much." — Stiles Gardens, Inc., Stiles, Wis. " I planted Tomato seeds in the pots and had Tomatoes a month earlier. I wouldn't do with- out them." — Maurice Tretufler. Columbus, O. " Please send us 10,0(JO 3-inch Paper Pots. Enclosed find P. O. order for the amount, and ship by freight to Norwich, Conn."— Artry Bros., Norwichtown, Conn. (Avery Bros, got 5000 3-in, pots in 1913, 5000 in 1914 and 7000 in 1915 and 10.000 this year ) " I AM THANKFUL THAT THEY HAVE COME ON THE MARKET."— il/. P. ScoU, Castle Grove, Pa. 2000 Florists use our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands. Panama -Pacific and San Diego Expositions We received an order for 100,000 of our Square Paper Pots from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and one for Pots for the Formal Garden of the SanDiego Exposition. Paper Pots are manufactured on the Pacific Coast, but the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the San Diego Exposition sent across the continent for ours. Neither of these orders were sought or so- licited, but came because of the National repu- tation of our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands. We have received an unsolicited order for 50,000 of our Square Dirt Bands from the Director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis. Mo. We have received large numbers of unsolicited orders from the U. S. Department of Agri- culture, Porto Rico Sta.; the Forestry Branch of the Canadian Govt., State Experiment Stations, Superintendents of City Parks and many Public Institutions. Try our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands FREE. Order what you want — try them according to our Copyright Directions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money PROMPT SHIPMENTS F, W. ROCHELLB Sz SPINS, 60 Main St., Chester, IV. J. m'ntiim 'I'lii' l'\r MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued tural Building for tlie State Fair .seoiiis to have l)een side-tracked, uotliing is heard of it or auy concerted action to secure it. The racing men secured an appropriation of .$7-1, OIX) for a new track, altliough tlie present one is pro- nounced ( r'_^ of the finest in the country. li. .S. KellogK, secretary of tlie Lumber Mantifacturers' .Vssociation. ('hicago. in a lecture before tlie students of the col- lege of forestry. Syracuse I'niversity. ad- vised them to pigeonhole their sheepskins and put on overalls and work in the hindier camps and so gain a practical ktiowhdge as there was ,i preat dearth of throiigldy practic:il in-'n. The utiliza- tion of every part of a tree was as im- portant as forest conservation. There was a very good attendance at the last meeting of the Syracuse Florists' I'lub. I'eter Kay presided in the un- avoidable absence of President Yonell. A challenge from the Auburn Florists' Bowling Club was received and accepted — the date will he fixed this week. The new cimstitution and by-laws w*ere read and will be finally acted upon at the .Tiily meeting. .\lferd Burt was elected ail honorary life member of the club. The nest meeting will be held on April .1 at Werner Bultmann's. H. Y. Oswego, N. Y. W. D. Stew-art of West Cayuga st. has an unusual assortment of flowers. He grows almost every sort of a flower re- quired for his large local trade. Among other attractive exhibits he has a Lemon tree loaded with large fruit. The Floral Art Studio. E. Kendig, proprietor, in addition to the cut flower business has added a line of concrete birds' nests suitable for almost any sort of native bird. A\'oikman's Flower Shop on West Bridge St. is kept constantly supplied ( with fresh tl()vvers from bis extensive greenhouses on the lake. He reports a gradual improvement In the floral busi- ness of the town. The Oswego Floral Co., West First St., under the management of M. S. Tib- bitt, is doing a tine business. .T. H. G. Johnstown, N. Y. Business in this section of the Empire State is exceptionally good, considering the unusually severe weather and the heavy fall of snow, which make travel- ing very diflicult. Frederick, the Main st. florist reports a busy month. He has a very tasty win- dow display of flowers and gold fish. J. H. G. When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFIA in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra prima long white broad Majunga, let quiility Majunga and 1st qu.ality Tomatav. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper Cable Address: '^Vaporizing, London F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM 654 The Florists' Exchange 2S0,000 More Roses Must Be Sold Quickly YOUNG ROSE PLANTS We are moving to new grounds; prices quoted are less than actual cost of production. Be wise and get here quickly — or regret it at your leisure. Propagated from wood taken from blooming plants in field. Weights — packed light for express, 30 to 50 lbs. to 1000. We will stand cost of express on all orders filled for seven thousand or more, where' buyer selects varieties. We will pay transportation on any order if you add to your remittance at the rate of $1.25 per 500 plants; less than 500, add at rate of 35 cts. per 100 plants. Extra Special — Our Selection Varieties — you pay express: 2000 plants, not less than 30 varieties, for 138.00. 3000 plants, not less than 40 varieties, for $51.00; 5000 plants, not less than 60 varieties, for $80.00. - . Not less than 3S of a 'variety' at hundred rates Per 100 Agripplna $1.50 American Pillar 2.00 Anne de Diesbach 2.00 Anne Mueller 1.50 Antolne Rlvolre 2.00 Aua. Guinoiseau 2.00 Avlateur Blerlot 1.25 Baby.Rambler 1.50 Baron de Bonstetten 2.00 Bardou Job 1.50 Beauty of Glazenwood 1.50 Bessie Brown 2.00 Blue Rose 1.60 Bridesmaid 1.60 Buttercup 1.50 Capt. Christy 2.00 Capt. Hayward 2.00 Cath. Mermet 1.60 Cecil Brunner 1.60 Cecil Brunner (Heavy) 2.60 Ch. de clos Vougeat 2.00 Cheroliee (Wh., Pk.& Red).. . . 1.50 Chromatella •. 2.00 Clara Watson 2.00 CLIMBING: American Beauty 2.00 Belle Siebrecht 2.60 Bride 1.50 Bridesmaid 1.50 Cecil Brunner 1.50 Devoniensis 2.00 Frau K. Druschkl 4.00 Gruss an Teplitz 2.00 Helena Gambler 2.00 Hugh Dickson 15.00 Kaiserin 2.50 Killarney 2.00 Liberty 4.00 Mad. Car. Testout 3.00 Marie Guillot 2.00 Meteor 2.00 CLIMBING, Papa Gontier $2.00 Malmaison 2.00 White Cochet 2.00 Winnie Davis 5.00 Wootton 2.00 Clio 2.00 Conrad F. Meyer 2.00 Coq. de Lyon 1.50 Countess of Gosford 2.00 Cr. Rambler 1.50 Dean Hole 2.00 Defiance 3.00 Dorothea Perkins 1 .50 Dbl. Pink KiUarney 2.00 Duch. de Aurstxdt 4.00 Duch. Albany 2.00 Duch. de Brabant 1.50 Dr. Van Fleet 1.50 Earl of Duflerln 2.00 Edward Mawley 3.00 Eli Beauvillian 1.50 Etoile de France 2.00 Etoile de France, Jr 3.00 Er. Teschendorff 2 00 Etoile de Lyon 2.00 Euft. Boullet 2.00 Fernlehurst 2.00 Florence Pcmbert 2.00 Fr. Kruger 1.50 Fr. Karl Druschki 4.00 F. R. Patzer 1.50 Gainsborough 2.00 Geo. Dickson 7.00 Gen. Jack 2.00 Gen. McArthur 2.50 Giant Battles 2.00 Gladys Harkness 2.00 Gl. de Dijon 2.00 Gl. de Margottln 2.00 Gl. Rosamones 1.50 Per 100 Per 100 Grace Molyneaux $2.00 Gruss an Teplitz 2.00 Helena Gambler 1.60 Hermosa 1.60 Herz. M. Antoinette 8.00 Hiawatha 3.00 Hugh Dickson 4.00 Ideal 2.00 Irish Elegance 4.00 Irish Flreflame 4.00 James Sprunt 1.00 J. B. Clark 3.00 Jean Note 3.00 Jessie 1 .50 J. Wesselhoft 2.00 Jonk. H. L. Mock 3.00 Jubilee 2.00 Kaiserin 2.00 Keystone 1.00 King David 2.00 Killarney 2.00 Killarney Queen 2.60 Lady Ashtown 2.50 Lady Gay 1.50 Lady Greenall 10.00 Lady Hillingdon 4.00 Lady Mars 5.00 Lady Pirrie 4.00 La France 2.00 Lamarque 2.00 La Detroit 2.00 Leslie Holland 2.60 Mad. Abel Chatenay 2.00 Mad. Alf . Carriere 1.50 Mad. Car. Testout 2.50 Mad. Cons. Soupert 2.00 Mad. Edouard Herriot 8.00 Mad. Gamon 2.00 Mad. J. Gillemot 2.00 Mad. Jules Grolez 2.00 Mad. Lambard 1.50 , Per 100 ■Mad. Leon Pain $2.00 Mad. Masson 3.00 Mad. Melaine Soupert 4.00 Mad. Mina Brabanson 2.00 Mad. Phil. Revoire 5.00 Mad. Ravary 2.60 Mad. Segond Weber 2.00 Mad. Wagram 2.00 Magna Charta 2.00 Maman Cochet 2.50 Mar. Niel 2.00 Marie Van Houtte 2.00 Mar. of Lome 3 00 Mar. de Querhoent 1,50 Mary. Css. Illchester 5 00 McCartney 1 .00 Melody 2.60 Meteor 2.00 Miss Kate Moulton 2 00 Mon. de Sir 1.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward 3,00 Mrs. Amy Hammond 3.00 Mrs. A. R. WaddeU 2.00 Mrs. B. R. Cant 2.00 Mrs. C. C. Harrison 3.00 Mrs. G. W. Kershaw 2.00 Mrs. Herbert Taylor 2.00 Mrs. John Laing 3.00 Mrs. J. W. Budde 2.00 Mrs. Robt. Garrett 2.00 Mrs. R. G. Shaw Crawford.. 2.00 Mrs. W. C. Miller 2.75 Neervelt 1,00 Olivia 2.00 Oriental-China 1.00 Orleans 1.50 Papa Gontier 2.00 Paul Neyron 2.00 P. C. de Arenberg 2.00 Perled'Or 1.50 Perle von Godesburg 3 00 Per 100 Pillar of Gold $1.50 Pr. de Bulgarie 2.50 P. C. de Rohan 2.00 Queen of Edgley 5.00 Queen Scarlet 1.50 Queen 1.60 Radiance 4.00 Rainbow 2.00 R. M. Henriette 1.50 R. O. Wurtemburg 1.50 Reve d'Or 2.00 Rhea Reid 2.60 Ros. Gerevaux 2.00 Sarah Bernhardt 10.00 Saucy Ann (Crimson) 2.00 Sen. Mascourand 3,00 Shepherd's Oriole 2.00 Shower of Gold 2.00 Silver Moon 2.00 Solfaterre 2.00 So. Orange Perfection 2.60 So. de la Malmaison 1,60 Souv. de Wootton 2.00 Souv. Pres. Carnot 2.00 Sunbeam 2,00 Sunburst 4,00 Sweet Marie (Pink) 16.00 Tausendschoen 1.60 Ulrich Brunner 2.75 Vise. Folkestone 2.00 Wellesley 2.00 Wm. Allen Richardson 2.00 Wm. Notting 2.00 Wm. Shean 2.50 White Banksia 1.50 While Killarney 2.00 White Cochet 2.50 Winnie Davis 2.00 Yellow Banksia 1.50 Yellow Pres. Carnot 2.00 Xaviei Olibo 2.00 Cash up unless you are known to us. In any event, prompt payment upon arrival of stock. These prices apply only from date of this issue CALIFORINIAIROSE COMPAINV, Pomona, Cal. HEATHER Our stock of ERICAS is exceptionally fine. I offer the following Ericas for growing on for next Christmas blooming. Delivery now. They should be potted into 5 and 5J^-in. pots on receiving them, placed in a cool house and plunged outside by May 1st to May 20th. Blooms ERICA Pots Per 100 Xmas Melanthera. White beU, brown eye 3&3J^in. $15.00 Xmas Regerminans. Light lavender bell 3 & 3}^ in. 15.00 Easter. . . Cupressina. Shell pink bell 3 & 3}^ in. 25.00 Oct Gracilis Vernalis. Dark pink bell S&Z^im. 15.00 Feb Cotonoides Veitchii. White 3J^ in. 12.00 March... Persoluta rosea. Pink bell 3&3Hin. 15.00 Xmas... President Carnot. Pink trumpet S&Syiin. 20.00 Xmas... President Felix Faure. Pink trumpet 3 & 3}^ in. 20.00 Easter... Cylindrica. Orange-pink trumpet 33^ in. 15.00 Easter. . . Ventricosa rosea. Pink trumpet 3 in. 20.00 Easter... Ventricosa carminea. Red trumpet 3 in. 15.00 GERMAN (Bridal) MYRTLE. 3-in. pots 20.00 ARDISIA CRENULATA Our stock is exceptionally fine, having from 8 to 14 branches, which will produce a bimch of fine red berries on each branch. Ready for 5 to 6-in. pots. Get them now. Per 100 In 4 & iVz-m. pots, 8 to 10 branches $50.00 In 5 & 5H-iii- pots, 10 to 14 branches 75.00 PHOENIX Roebelenii. Ready for 43^-in. pots, from 3-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. Charges for packing at cost. All plants shipped out of pots. CHORIZEMA cordata. Sweet Pea-shaped flower, color of Wallflower. 4 & 4K-iii. pots, $25.00 to $30.00 per 100. Write for our list of flowering plants for Easter ANTON SCHULTHEIS/College Point/.N.Y. When ordering, please meutloD The Exchange MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued Buffalo, N. Y. Florists' Club Meeting At the annual mectiijg of the Buf- falo Florists" Club, held on Tuesday, March 7, at the Hofbrau, the following officers were elected for the coming year : President, E. C. Brucker ; vice-president, William Grever ; secretary, William Legg ; financial secretary, W. M. Palmer ; treasurer, Edward Stroh ; directors, W. J. Palmer, Louis Neubeck and W. P. Kasting. Following the banquet and election of officers, a resolution endorsing the pro- posed Flower and Fashion show to be given at the Broadway Auditorium from April 6 to 12. was unanimously adopted. Postmaster Kasting offered the resolu- tion and in submitting it to the members, called upon them to give their hearty support to the show and to make plans whereby they would individually and col- lectively make the most elaborate floral display ever shown in this section of the country. President Robert Scott ap- pointed Charles Schoenhut as chairman of the general committee to have charge of the display and the following members were designated to assist him : Charles Sandiford, William Adams, L. H. Neu- beck, W. M. Palmer, Charles Ginther, W. F. Kasting and Robert Scott. The meeting was well attended, there being about 75 members present and the following out of town visitors : S. S. Ski- delsky of Philadelphia ; Orlando Ofield of Grim.sby, Ontario ; H. E. Bates of Rochester and Mr. Greenlaugh of Phila- delphia. New members admitted to the club are : Adolph Ehmann, J. N. Lorig, C. F. Christensien. R. W. House, G. A. Reich- ert, J. J. Rublinger, T. Venniman, C. Werrick, and Charles Schoenhut. E. C. McLeish, professor at Hutchin- son High School, spoke on "Advertising and Salesmanship." City Under Glare of Ice A heavy snowstorm, a downpour of ram. and a sleet storm occurred last Tuesday evening; the unusual combina- tion resulting in the prostration of many miles of telegraph and telephone lines in western New York, and the practical sus- pension of trolley service in some sec- tions. The storm was most severe along the south shore of Lake Erie, where a 75 mile gale completed the destruction of overhead wires. Everything was cov- ered with a glare of ice. Street car windows became opaque under a cover- ing of ice ; streets and sidewalks were E. C. Brucker Elected President of Buffalo lFlorists\Club. treacherously slippery and overhead wires sagged under the load. Even the police- men on the corners resembled men in armor. Later in the evening the sleet turned to rain with a gradual rise in temperature. Plentiful Supply for Easter All the stores are beginning to show an Easter appearance now and flowers of every kind promise to be plen- tiful. The volume of orders being booked March 18, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 655 Do You Want a 'XUT-AND-COME-AGAIN" Red Carnation? Plenty of bloom to please you and keeping qualities to please your customers. If so, try RED WING, the fastest growing CARNATION on the market. Roofed Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Wm. A. Dawson, Willimantic, Conn. Whpn nrflprlne. ril*')i>'e mi-rillnn Thp HTcluingp DIRT BANDS Very soon every grower will be making free use of Dirt Banda for the growing of all plants. Certainly, no florist can afford to pass them by. They are time and money savers, producing better planta at less cost and with less labor. It simply is a question of getting the best band. Our new READY-USE Dirt Band tells its own story. Send a postal for free samples and see how it does it. It comes to you ready to set the plant in, which means saving of very valuable time re- quired to fold the ordinary strips of paper commonly offered for bands. We make plain banda too, from high- grade, hard finish stock. Samples wiU be sent. Compare them with others and put them to any test. It is not how cheap, but how good, is our motto. PRICES OF PIAIN SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 8.000 10.000 20.000 60.000 100.000 2-in . . $0.70 $2.20 $4. 10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 21,-in. .80 3.00 5.2510.60 26.00 48.00 3-111 . .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 31,-iB. 1.00 4.40 8.3016.10 39.00 75.00 4-iii.. 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 CARNATIONS r.BOBNERSSONSCO. LAFAYETTE, INDIANA Plain bands require folding, but our simplified instruotlonB make it easy. PRICES or READY-USE SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 6,000 10,000 50,000 100,000 2x2x2-in. . $1.00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2ix2}i2-in. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3i3x2-in... 1.25 6.00 10.00 47.50 92.00 Our READY-USE Bands are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down and each Band opens up square. No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Send a postal for free samples of our Bands and decide for yourself. All orders positively cash. State whether express or freight shipment. We guarantee satisfaction. G. S.RAMSBURG, Somersworlti.N.tl. Wtipn ordering, pleaa*' mt-ntlon The Exchange ELMERD.SMITH&CO. Chrysanihcmums Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN - - - MICH. When order! iifj. please mentinn The K.xclinnKe MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued is away ahp.id of previous years and all members of the craft are optimistic re- garding the prospects. The Lenten sea- son so far has not curtailed the de- maud to any great extent and business seems on the contrary to be improving instead of diminishing. Greenhouse men report that a good crop of all seasonable flowers will be on the market for Easter, and the quality better than ever. Casnal Notes The funeral of Morris Benson, vice-president of the Adam, Meldrum, Anderson Co., called for a large amount of flowers. W. J. Palmer & Son had the company's order, a beautiful casket blanket of white Roses and Lilac, and also many other fine floral pieces. Charles Saudiford had about as much business as he could attend to last week. His greenhouses are filled with a general line of pot plants and cut flowers which could not be better. A. J. Reichert has just returned from a business trip to New York and reports that he has quite a few decorations for Spring openings of some of the local de- partment stores. Tlie W. F. Kasting Co. has been very busy lately, flowers of all kinds being in heavy demand. Mr. Kasting will attend the National Flower Show in Philadel- phia this month. Schwerdt & Berner have a fine stock of Geraniums for the Spring trade and also some well grown Vincas. Their' Carnations are looking fine and Mr. Schwerdt says the cut and quality of blooms is better than ever. B. S. Meyers, foreman for W. J. Palmer & Son at Lancaster, N. Y., is cutting an average of 15,000 Roses and 20.000 Carnations a week. Mr. Meyers hnd a fine lot of Shamrock for St. Pat- rick's Day, as these little plants have proved to be fine sellers in the past few years. S. A. Anderson is receiving some excel- lent pot plants from his greenhouses on Elmwood ave., and Mr. Adams, manager for this firm, reports business on the in- crease and away ahead of last year. .T. Benson Stafford is in New York City this week on business. 'Fhe Colonial Flower Shop has a beau- tiful collection of vaseware on exhibit in the window this week. Distinctive in appearance and inexpensive, these odd vases make ideal containers for cut flow- ers. Visitors this week were : M. C. De Wreede of New York City : Orlando < ilield of Grimsby. Ontario ; P. Van Pe Knmp of Haarlem, Holland, and S. S. Skidclsky of Philadelphia. Mark Palmer. When orderiuE. please mention The Exchange The Best Sellers of the Year in 'Mums EARLY FROST. Pure white, perfect in form and has good keeping quality. MARIGOLD. The best yellow ever grown when properly handled. GOLDEN QUEEN. The best early yellow. Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. 'WHITE CHIEFTAIN. The white companion to Chieftain. Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. These varieties are ready for shipment now. CARNATION CUTTINGS ALICE. A moneymaker; free-flowering and a keeper. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. MATCHLESS. The best white. Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. MISS THEO. The freest flowering variety on the market. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. MRS. C. W. WARD. The best dark pink Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS We make a specialty of seedlings. We offer now 60,000 seedlings ready for potting. Big, strong seedlings. Big value at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000, 5000 at $7.00 per 1000. We deUver anywhere, all charges paid, for 50c. per 1000 in addi- tion to price quoted. Refer to the classified section Prices to the Trade only A.CS.PIBR30CN lf4C. >cRO^owcLL com. P^^^^i^^ilfet^aig^ff When ordering, please m-'otlon The Eicbange UNSOLICITED COMPLIMENTS "It is the freest thing we have ever grown" "From what we have seen of MISS THEO, it seems to be a very good commercial variety '1 don't know of any Rose Pink Carnation which is a better all-round sort" Grow MISS THEO for profit Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 LITTLEFIELD & WYM AN, NORTH ABINGTON, MASS. Write them yon read this advt. In the Eichanfie Utica, N. Y. Business here was never hetter in the floral line at this season than it is now. The use of flowers is increasins among all classes but especially among working people. The Utica Floral Co. reports a most satisfactory business. Wm. Mathews of Genesee st. says he makes good use of The Florists' Ex- change and would not know how to get along without it. J. H. G. Rooted Carnation Cuttings SPECIAL OFFER 20,000 Matchless - - - $2.50 per 100 $20.00 per 1000 50,000 Enchantress - 25,000 C. W. Ward - - Write for prices on other varieiiet. - 2.50 " " 20.00 2.50 " " 20.00 Addre»B all orders to J. D. COCKCROFT, - NOPlhporl, L I., IN. Y. REMEMBER, WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION When i.rrterlne. pleaBe mention The Exrhnnee Rooted Carnation Cuttings Strong, Clean and Well Rooted 100 1000 White enchantress $2.50 $20.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Light Pink Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Immediate Delittry Baltimore Cut Howcr Co. B'/iUVR'/'iSb When orderlns, please mention The Sxchangc CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS AND ROSB CHARLES H. TOTTT MADISON • NKVV JKR8KV Whvn ordering, pleut mention Tlie Bfacehanfe 656 The Florists' Exchange Special ©ffer •r> A X.TC'V/' ¥^T A "VTT*C We have over one million 1^>\.IN5 I r"^L<>VrN L 3 Pansy Plants of our weU- known strains; none better. Strong, stocky plants; will make early bloomers, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. Strong clumps, in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. DAISIES (Bellis). Strong seedlings, ready to bloom, $2.50 per 1000. Strong clumps, in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. WALLFLOWER and FORGET-ME- NOT. Fine, large clumps, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HOLLYHOCKS. One year old, strong, White, Pink, Red, Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HARDY PINKS, GAILLARDIA, COLUMBINE, FOXGLOVE. CO- REOPSIS, SWEET WILLIAMS. Strong, one-year-old, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Strong Seedlings of the above. All will bloom this season; one-year-old, but not transplanted. $2.50 per 1000 ; 5000 for $10.00. SALVI A Bonfire. Strong plants, 2li- in , $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- gerl. Fine, large plants, 3J^-in., $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Polte- vine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Mme. Salleroi- Strong, 2H-m., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00 CORNFLOWERS. Double Blue Will make early bloomers. 2H-'n. $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2}^-in., 12.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3- in., right for Easter. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2H-iH.. mixed, 12.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. HELIOTROPE. Strong, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties, 2H-in., $3.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. Strong, 2'A-in.. $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. J. C Schmidt, Bristol, Pa. iinnimiiFmniiiNniimiiiHiiiinim W'lifii orUeiinp. please nuntlun The Exulmnpf iiuiiiiini uinuuim]! mil UN [nutaii luiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiini/o ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $1800 per 1000, 2H-inch, $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-inch, $2.00 per 100, $18 00 per 1000; 21/^-inch, $3.00 per 100; 3-inch, $5.00 per 100. PRIMULA Obconica. 4-inch, 15c. each; 5-inch, 20c. each. DRAC^NA Indivisa. 2M-inch, $3.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. WETTLIN FLORAL CO., - HORNELL, N. Y. When nrderlng, nletwe tli'n Tho Mxeliiiiiifp GOOD STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2H-in. Pot« $2.60 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-io. pote 6.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2M-in. pots 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots 4.00 DRAC^NA Indirlsa. 3-in. pots 5.00 FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 2>i-in. pots 2.00 GERMAN rvy. 2>i-in 2.00 IVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2M-in. pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2)i-in. pots 2.60 MARGUERITE DAISY. Single White. 2ii-in 2.00 HELIOTROPE. 2>i-in 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON. gW-in... 2.60 (RAMSBURG'S STRAII^ VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.0o 3>4-in. 6.00 FA FNNONS FLORIST . n. bnnun;>, west Kennebunk. Me. .rdprln nl» ROOTED CUTTINGS AGERATUMS. Stella Gurney and 100 1000 Little Blue Star $0.00 $5.00 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The beat selected large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 9,00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 9.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 7.5 6.00 PLANTS ,00 ROSE GERANIUMS. .Strong plants, from 2-in. pots $2.00 Poitevlne and Viaud GERANIUMS. Strong plants, from 2-in, pots 2.00 HELIOTROPE centeBeur. Dark blue, from 2-in. pots 2.50 AGERATUM. Dwarf, medium blue, from 2-in. pots 2.00 Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. Wbeo ordering, please mention The Exchange CHRYSANTHEMUMS Yellow sport of Chas. Razer (Lena Baum). The best of all 1915 novelties. Rooted Cuttings, $2,00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. From 2ii'-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. SNAPDRAGONS " Nelrose *' Hybrid colors. From 2^4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per lOOO. Plant now for Easter and Decoration Day. Seed, 50c. per 1000 seed package. HENRY EICHHOLZ Waynesboro, Pa. WtiPTi nrflpriiig. nln nn Tbt' F:v.^l>:iiiire COLEUS C. VerschaBeltii, G. Bedder, Fire Brand, Progress, Attraction and 10 others. Rooted Cuttings, 60o. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. My selec- tion, good assortment, $5.00 per 1000; 2-in. pots, $1.60 per 100. GERANIUMS. Rlcard and others, 2-in. $2.25 per 100; 3-in. $3.60 per 100. S. A. Nutt, 2-in. $2.00 per 100; 3-in. $3.00 per 100. SALVIAS, Bonfire and Zurich; AGERATUM, Gurney: TRADESCANTIAS, GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. Rooted Cuttings, 60o. per 100; 2-in. pots, $1.60 per 100. HELIOTROPES. FUCHSIAS, 2-in. $2.00 per 100; 3-in. $3.00 per 100. VINCA Variegated. 2-in. $2.00 per 100; 3-in. $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, IN. Y. When ordering. pleaBe niL-ytiuu The Exchange Three Million Guernsey Golden Spur We are Headquarters and $10.25 per 1000, f. o. b. steamer Guernsey, is our price TRY A 10.000 LOT W. MAUGER & SONS, cr,s Guernsey, England nfiitiiiii Tbi- IC\i-'lniii;:f Recent Import Decisions Lawn Rakes T'nited States Court of Customs Ap- peals, Feb. 21, 1916, appeal from Board of United States General Appraisers. Ab- stract 38,713: United States v. Tower (No. 1639). 1. Agricultural Implement — Definition. An agricultural implement serves sonae purpose in the production of food from the soil or in the raising of domestic animals thereon. 2. Lawn Rakes — How Dutiable. Iron lawn rakes with wooden handles, chiefly, if not ex- clusively, used for raking- lawns, either to clear them of leaves or other rubbish or to gather up the cut grass left by a lawn mower, serve no agricultural pur- pose, and are not admissible free under paragraph 391, Tariff Act of 1913. They are dutiable under paragraph 167 as a manufacture in chief value of metal. The collector assessed duty upon the importations at the rate of 20 per cent, ad valorem under the provision for manu- factures in chief value of metal con- tained in paragraph 167 of the act. The importer protested, claiming free entry for the articles under the free-list provi-- sion for agricultural implements con- tained in paragraph 391 of the act. The issue was submitted to the Board of General Appraisers, who sustained the protest. The Government appealed and the decision of the Board of Appraisers was reversed. No. 39,274 — Protests 783,205-57,109 of John O. Notari & Co. (Chicago). Ruscus Leaves Sun Dried and Sul- phured.— Ruscus leaves classified as or- namental leaves at 60 per cent, ad valorem under paragraph 347, Tariff Act of 1913, are claimed free of duty as vegetable substances, crude or unmanu- factured, under paragraph 552, or duti- able at 10 or 15 per cent, under para- graphs 385 and 386. Opinion of McClelland, G. A. The leaves in question are dried in the sun and sul- phured to preserve them during transpor- tation, but have to be dyed and otherwise prepared before they are adaptable either for decorative or ornamental purposes. The surphuring process was found to preclude them from being classified as crude vegetable substances. They were held dutiable as non-enumerated manu- factured articles at 15 per cent, under paragraph 385. Hailstorm at Atlanta, Ga. — A hail- storm that caused heavy breakages of glass in the greenhouse establishments around Atlanta. Ga.. recently is reported. Among the establishments to suffer were those on C. A. Dahl Flornl Co.. Grant Park Greenhouses. Xuuually Co.. and Atlanta Florist Co. Catalog of Bird Houses We have received from Albert Poche- lon. Bemb Floral Co., Detroit, Mich., his new catalog of bird nesting houses. It is a catalog full of illustrations of types of bird houses and as the birds are undoubt- edly being more watched, better known and cared for by the thousands of subur- banites and others in the country than ever before, this list will be scanned with interest. Greenhouse Building Minneapolis, Minn.^ — Permission has been granted to Ernest II. Mazey for the erection of a greenhouse to be 60ft. x 125ft. I'ittsfield, MAss.^The Viale Floral Co. is to erect three greenhouses, each 150ft. long, at the corner of Lenox ave. and Wahconah st. Some Excellent Stock Liberal extras for early orders Size of pots 100 1000 2-in. ABUTILON SavitzU, or 6 ts- rietieo assorted $2.25 J20.00 2M-in. AGERATUMS. White, light and dark blue 2.25 20.00 2 -in. CUPHEAS. Cigar plants 2.25 20.00 3 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties... 6.60 60.00 4 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. Fine plants 17.50 2H-in. BEGONIAS. 8 flowering va- rieties 6.00 45.00 3H-in. CINERARIAS. Choice miied 6.60 60.00 6 -in. DRAC^NA Indivisa 20.00 6 -in. DRAC/ENA Indivisa 26.00 2H-in. FUCHSIAS. Double and single, 12 varieties 2.75 25 00 2)i-in. HELIOTROPE. 3 varieties. . 2.75 25.00 2H-in. MARGUERITES. White and yeUow 2.50 22.50 Mrs. Sanders 2.60 22.50 4 -in. PRIMULA obconlcas. In bud and bloom 6.25 60.00 2 -in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 3.00 26.00 2K-in. SALVIAS. Bonfire 3.00 25.00 FUNKIA variegata. Roots 6.00 45.00 CANNA BULBS. King Humbert.. 3.00 25.00 CANNA. 3-in pots. YeUow. King Humbert. Each 35o., perdoz. S3. 50. CANNA BULBS. About 20 varieties. 2.00 17.50 50,000 2 and 2Ji-in. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Rlcard. Poltevine, Mont- mort, Perkins, Buchner. About 20 varieties 2.25 20.00 2)i-in. IVY GERANIUMS. 8 vari- eties 3.00 28.00 Correspondence solicited. AlONZO J. BRYAN, wAsiiNGToi'T/. Wl:fii iirdoriiij;. iilr;i4-inch pots. 100 1000 AGERATUM. Dark blue, light blue and white $2.25 $20.00 ALYSSUM. Single and double. .. 2.25 20.00 ACHYRANTHES. 3 varieties. . . 2.25 20.00 GYMNOCARPA (Dusty Miller). 2.25 20.00 PETUNIAS. Double mixed 2.25 20.00 PETUNIAS. Single mammoth... 2.25 20.00 FUCHSIAS. Single and double mixed 2.25 20.00 LOBELIA. Emperor William, Crystal Palace 2.25 20.00 GERMAN IVY 2.25 20.00 M YRTLE. Variegated 2.25 20.00 SALVIA, Splendens and Zurich 2.25 20.00 HELIOTROPE 2.25 20.00 TRADESCANTl A. 3 varieties... 2.25 20.00 VERBENAS. Separate colors. . . 2.25 20.00 CARNATIONS, strong, well-rooted, in pota, 10,000: Enchantress, White Enchan- tress. Rose Pink Enchantress, Supreme. Philadelphia. Benora. Beacon, Rosette, Princess Dagmar, C. W, Ward. White Wonder. $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS: Yellow Bonnaf- fon, Chas. Razer, Chieftain. Naomah, Pacific Supreme, W. H. Chadwick. Aug. Dasser, Tints of Gold, Unaka, Golden Glow, Chrysolora, Maud Dean. Pompons — Western Beauty. Acto. Baby. Golden Climax. Souv. d'Or, Mensa. Source d'Or. Baby Marguerite. Julia Lagravere. Fairy Queen. Princess, Eden. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. MAGNUS PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn,, West St. When ordering, please mention The Exchange BUDDLEIA Butterfly Bush Magnifica. The best of the hardy Summer- blooming varieties. Per 100 4-in. pota, ready for fives $7.50 234-inch pots 5.00 Rooted Cuttings 3.50 Aslatica. The Winter-blooming greenhouse variety. 2)^-inch pots 5.00 Rooted Cuttings 2.50 PLUMOSUS. Well worth the 325.00 per 1000 I ask for it. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ASPARAGUS 100 1000 Plumosus. 2K-in. pots $2.00 $17.00 CANNAS. 1-3 eyes, Allemania. Italia. Burbank, Gray, Flamingo. Bcrat, Henderson 2.00 BOSTON FERNS. From bed 15.00 COLEUS. 10 varieties. Apr. Ist. . . 2.00 PANSY PLANTS. Giant Flowering 2.50 Cash JOS. H. CUNMNGHAM 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio When ordering, please mention The Exchange S/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Shrubs for Spring A Profitable Side Line You can take in quite a few dollars with shrubs as a side line during the Spring months. There is hardly a flo- rist who sells bedding stock who hasn't call for more or less hardy stock, such as herbaceous perennials, flowering and ornamental shrubs. More and more of them are sold with each season and peo- ple only have to see them on display in order to buy them. With some of us their handling is a far greater paying proposition than the bedding stock. Let your customer once know that you are handling such stock and you will find that it pays. too. Order from your nur- seryman a nice lot of Hydrangeas, Spi- rseas, Lilacs. Weigelias, Syringas or Philadelphus. Japan Cherries, Deutzias, Honeysuckle, Forsythia, Snowball, Bar- berry. Privet, Rosa rugosa. All of these and many others are favorites and do well in almost every section of this big country of ours. You can buy most of them at from .$10 to $12 per 100 for 3ft, stock, which is the size usually sent out by the nurser.vmen. If you have the least room outdoors everyone of the above should adorn your own grounds. Most all will Improve for years to come and grow into beautiful specimens. Get acquainted with their habits, the way they want to be pruned, where to plant them for best effect — it all belongs to your business. You should know about it and the further you get into it the more interesting you will find it. Everybody^ is going in for hardy plants of late ' years ; get into it your- self. Tliere is still room for good Ge- raniums, Coleus and Lobelias, but you can branch out more in the outdoor work. It pays. The up-to-date florist in tile retnil business doesn't confine himself to his greenhouses ; he can't afford it. It is a matter of keeping branching out, and there has never been a better chance to do it than right now. Easter Roses And Baby Ramblers for Oatdoors There is over a month yet before you want your Baby Rambler Roses or any other in full bloom for Easter. This means to go slow for the present. Things at this time of the year move awfully fast. It is getting nearer Spring and every plant we have in the houses seems to know it. As I stated before it will, in a good many instances, be a matter of holding back a little rather than hav- ing to push, and so with the Roses. The great trouble about Rambler Roses of any kind is getting a dose of mildew on them. A cold, damp house will do it every time, and even if checked, your plants are disfigured and stay that way. A too soft growth and a little draft from the ventilators or open doors means mil- dew. Avoid it. Have you potted up a good number of Baby Ramblers for Me- morial Day or to be sold during May and June for bedding out? If not. you ought to. These plants can be carried along nicely in a deep frame. As long as they haven't started into growth a freezing temperature won't hurt them. You are bound to sell a good many of them with your bedding stock and in most localities they do fine outdoors dur- ing the Summer months and quite differ- ent from the climbing types. They will flower all Summer long and on that ac- count deserve pushing. .\ny Rose, no mater how small, which will flower all Summer appeals to your customer and the Baby Ramblers will do it. Cobaea scandens Maurandia, Thunbergias and Glechonia It is time to sow Coba;a scandens. You can't do without this u.seful Summer climber and as long as you don't want bushy plants, Oft. to 8ft. high, the middle of March is time enough to sow seed. Th« plants toward the end of April and early May will grow 6in. overnight and it keeps one busy tying them up, for if they are not faithfully attended to it will result in the plants getting so tangled that you have a hard time part- ing them. Plant the seeds on edge and let them have a little bottom heat in or- der to have the best results. When the seedlings are large enough to handle pot up into 2%'s; pinch back and shift into 4in. or Sin. pots and give each a good stake. If you haven't sown Maurandia do so at once. This beautiful little trail- ing plant comes in handy for the filling of small hanging baskets and window boxes. You don't want many plants of it, but should have some. Thunbergia is another. Where a mixture of plants can be u-sed in a windowbox or vase it should be included in the assortment. Sow now and let the plants come along in a house with plenty of moisture. Once infected with red spider and you will have a hard job to make the plants move. The variegated Glechomas which have been over-win- tered in a frame or cold house, should now be brought to a Carnation house tempera- ture, divided and planted into 3%'s. The smallest division will grow into a bushy plant if given half a chance, while plants which were not divided and allowed to suffer for the want of root room will soon grow straggly and lose their leaves. Easter Bulb Stock Keep in a Coldfranie This year all of the beautiful double Tulips ought to be at their very best for Easter. One can get them into fine shape much earlier, but the more slowly they are allowed to come along the more perfect the flowers. Up to the present cold weather has been the rule practically all over the Eastern and Middle Western States and we can look forward to a spell of June temperature or hot winds almost any time. This is going to make every bulb outdoors jump. In just a few days Narcissi and Tulips will push their way through Cin. to Sin. of covering if not attended to in good time. If you have pans and flats of bulb stock out- doors and you wish to hold it back for Easter, I suggest to remove it from the Winter quarters and place it into a deep coldframe. Clean the flats ; don't allow soil to remain on top of them between the plants. In a frame you have con- trol of them better on hot days by prop- erly shading the sashes. You can keep the heat out and maintain for some time to come, a temperature just above the freezing point, or if you find that a cou- ple of weeks before Easter the_ stock can stand pushing a little more, either leave the sashes uncovered during the day. give little or no ventilation, or if found neces- sary, bring the flats indoors for a few days but don't run any chances with leaving them in their Winter quarters after the end of this month. You want nice stocky plants, not long, drawn stuff. A pan of beautiful Emperor Narcissi is at its best when offered without artificial support or with but very little of it and you cannot get such plants which made a growth of Sin. below covering outdoors. Making Room Indoors Yonng "Carnations and Otber Stock Can Go Ont If you are short of room the young stock of Carnations can just as well go out into a coldframe as not, that is. if at all established. It wouldn't do to take freshly potted, rooted cuttings and place them into a frame at this time, but stock which has been potted up a month or more and has been kept in a well ventilated house can go out and wUl. not suffer much if the temperature should go down near the freezing point. Space will be at a premium with most of us this year, with Easter coming so late. It makes it awfully inconvenient for the smaller retail grower. What a blessing it would be to the florists all over the world if Easter could be made to fall on a certain date, as Christmas does, or Memorial and Thanksgiving days. Get your cold and hot frames into shape at once, ready for business. You will need every inch of space this year outdoors. A whole lot of stock can be brought out and do as well, if not a whole lot better, than in the greenhouse. Almost anything you might mention will thrive in a con- genial frame. Start now with the Car- nations, in a few weeks the sashes can be removed from them altogether and made use of for other plants. As your Chrys- anthemums come along these, too, can go out and are every bit as well off in a CANNAS 30 fine varieties, home-grown, stroog, dormant tubers. $2.00 to $6.00 per 100. Our selection of fine sorU, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Per Per 100 1000 Asparagus Hatcheri. 3-in. pots $8.00 Asparagus Sprengeii. 2>^-in. pota . . 3.00 Asparagus Sprengerl. S-m. pots... 5.00 Abutilon Savltzll. 2)i-iil. pota 3.00 Achyranthes. 6 sorts, Rooted Cut- tinga 1.00 $8.00 Ageratum. Blue and white, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Coleus. 26 sorts, Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Dracaena^Indlvisa. 3-in. pots.... 8.00 Dracaena ^ Indlvlsa. 4-in. pots. .. .12.00 Dracaena ilndlvlsa. 5-in. pots . . . . 2S.00 Feverfevp. Double white. Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12.00 Forget-Me-Not 1.50 Pucbslas. Double and single. Rooted Cuttings 1.60 12.00 Fuchsias. Double and sLngle. 2>i' in pots 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings.... 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tings 1.60 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2^-in. pota 4.00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings. . : 2.00 IS.OO Salvia. New sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.60 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Smllai. Strong, 2H-in. pota 3.00 Stevia Compacta 1.2S Vinca Varlegata and Elegans. 4-in. pots 10.00 VUica Varlegata and Elegans. m- in pots 8 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N.Y. When nnl'TitiL-. }-\--.\<'' m"iitinn Tho KxflmnKe Special Offer of MARGUERITES Wliite Paris Daisy A limited quantity of our celebrated healthy stock, out of 2)^-in. pots, at $3.50 per 100. A. L. MILLER Sutpbin Road and Rockaway Blvd. Phone: Jamaica 605. JAMAICA. N, Y. W'bpn ordering, plense mH-ntlon The Excliange BEGONIA BEGONE Luminosa [rfordii SEEDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK, N. Y. A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACi«NA Indlviaa. 2-in., te.g 8-lo.. lOe.i 4-ln., 16o.; 6-in., 26o. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-in., $6.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevine, RIcard, Per- kins and Buchner. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100; 3-iii., $6.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOe.; 4-in.. 15o.; 6-in., 25o.; from bed for 2H- and 3-iB. pots, $5.00 per 100. VINCA varlegata. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton, N. J. VERBENAS 1916 Varieties JEAN TELFOKD. Best pink. BONNIE DOON. Lilac-magenta. Send for circular. J. L. DILLON, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Whpn nrdprlne nlptis .^ntlnn TTip r.TohnnpP CYCLAMEN Fine Strain. Assorted Colors. Bud and Bloom 3H-ln.. 6c. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-in., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syraeute.N.Y. When ordering, plesse mention The Bxchance March 18, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 650 Palms, Ferns and Decorative Stock TTEPHROI-EPIS Teddy Jr. The best tern of them all. Slightly crested habit, same as Scottii ; very fine; a good seller; 6-in. pots, strong plants, $6.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots $1.00 each. NEPHROIiEPIS Soottll. Good, strong plants, 6-in. pots, $4.20 and $5,00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots, $1 .00 each. NEPHROIXPIS Elegantlssima Improved. 6-in. pots, $5.00 per doz. ; 8-in. pots, $1.00 each. CTRTOMIUM Roohfordlanam (Holly Fern). 4-in. pots. $1.80 per doz. ; 2Mi-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. DISH FERNS. The best varieties, only $4.00 per 100; 2%-in. pots, fine plants. ASPARAGUS Plumosu*. S-in. pota, heavy stock, $5.00 per 100. BOXVrOOD. 12-in. to 16-1d., bushy, .S,'>c. each ; l.'S-in. to 18-in., very bushy, 45c each. BOXWOOD, Pyramid-shaped. 2- ft. to 2y2-ft., $1.50 each; 3-ft. very fine, $2.00 each. KENTIA Belmoreana. B%-tn. pots, 5-6 leaves, 20-22 In. high, 75^ each ; 7-in. pots, 22 in. high, 8 leaves, $1.50 to $2.00 each. KENTIA Forsteriana. 5%-ln. pots, 5-6 leaves, 22-30 in. high, 75c each; 5-6 leaves, 28-30 In. high, $1.00 each; 7-in. pots, 6-7 leaves, 34-36 In. high, $2.00 each ; 7-ln. pots, 6-7 leaves, 38-40 in. high, $2.00 and $2.50 each. BEGONIA Luminosa. 5-in. pots, $2.00 per doz. To save express charges, please mention it pots are wanted. Cash with order. The Hustlers ASCHMANN BROS., , Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WluMi oriloriiiK. i.lejise mi-iitlon The Exclmiige frame; in fact all of your cold-house stock can soon be moved and valuable space can be obtained in this way indoors which you need so much from now on up to April 24, the day after Easter. Geraniums Diseased Enclosed please find some leaves of diseased Geraniums. Kindly explain its character and medium of prevention tor the future.— S. S., N. J. —Judging from the few leaves only which are submitted to us for examina- tion, we should say that the Geraniums in question are diseased either because tbey were grown from run out stock, or because they are receiving very poor cul- ture In the former case the remedy is to throw away the Geraniums and in- vest in some strong well-grown healthy plants for a new start. In the latter case, the remedy is of course, more care- ful culture. The idea is altogether too common that in propagating Geraniums it is not at all necessary, as in the case of other plants, to take cuttings from the very healthiest plants of the very best types, but that they may be taken from any old run-out scraggy plant, and furthermore, that in growing these they may be, especially during the Winter season, crowded together and greatly neglected and expected to recover and to grow into healthy plants later. It niay be added that it is altogether likely that unless the Geranium growers are more particular about their selection of stock from which to propagate and the han- dling of the young plants in the next decade than they have been in the last, we will hear more and more of Geranium disease, something which was almost un- heard of in the past, when Geraniums were propagated from selected stock and given the care which they deserved. Annuals in Pots for May 15 Would you kindly advise me how to grow good bushy plants in Sin. and 4in. pots, of Lobelia, single dwarf; Alyssum Carpet of Snow ; and Phlox Drummondi, to be in bloom by May 15? The Lobelia and Phlox is just pricked off singly in flats.— B. v., N. J. The several plants named by the in- quirer should be transplanted from the seed pans or flats as soon as they are large enough so that they can possibly be handled, which means after they have put on their second set, or character leaves, into other flats so that they will stand about 2in. apart, and before the plants begin to crowd each other in these flats they should be again transplanted into 2V2in. pots, and later given a shift into Sin. and 4in. pots. The plants should not be allowed to become root- bound in the pots before they are given a shift. They should not be grown in a high temperature; 45 to .50 deg. at night, and 10 deg. higher in the daytime will be sufficient. The soil in the pots should not be allowed to dry out at any time. neither should it be kept over wet, just nicely moist throughout should be the rule. If these plants about the middle of April, or even earlier if the weather permits, are removed from the green- house, and put out in coldframes and given careful attention there as regards ventilation, watering and sufficient pro- tection at night, they will make stockier and bushier plants than if they are grown on in the greenhouse up to the date mentioned in the inquiry. Time to Sow Several Annuals I would like to know the correct time to sow seed of the following to have the plants just coming into bloom a week be- fore Decoration Day. Please give the names of each and the date to sow. Be- gonia, Lobelia, Snapdragon, Sweet Alys- sum, Schizanthus, Candytuft, Bellis Perennis, Kochia, Celosia, Marigold, Salvia, Verbena, Thunbergia. They are for sowing in flats in greenhouse and growing along in pots. — G. C. B., N. J. — All of the annuals mentioned in the inquiry should be sown at once in order to have them in bloom a week before Decoration Day. Perhaps some of them, for example, the Bellis Perennis, Snap- dragon and Schizanthus, will not come into bloom at the above mentioned date even if sown immediately. (See also page 558 issue of March 4, on sowing annuals.) Catalogs Received Domestlo IT. A. Miller Nurseries, R. Route No. 1, Milwaukee, Ore. — Dahlias; 10 pp. C. E. Vamnni, Chestnut Farm, Atco. N. J. — Dahlias, Cannas, Gladioli, Gera- ; niums, etc. QUI Bros. Seed Co., Portland, Ore. — I Seeds, Dahlias and hardy flower spe- I cialties; 42 pp., with Illustrations. I Wm. Toole & Son, Hardy Plants & Pansy Farm, Baraboo, Wis. (1) Wholesale price list; (2) Retail list of specialities. I Evergreen DTarsery, Saginaw, Mich.. — Evergreen and Deciduous Trees and I Fruits, a neat and serviceable list of 15 pp. This is the eighth annual issue. I Bralnard IToxBery & Seed Co., Enfield I St., Thompsonville, Conn. — Seeds, 1916, I also Trees. Shrubs and Hardy Plants, 24 pp., with many pictures and well printed. Palisades Nnrserles, Inc., Sparkill, N. y, — Hardy perennials, a handsome, large catalog of 64 pp. with plans for planting, good illustrations of trees, shrubs, hardy flowers, an excellent -companion for one's desk. Arcblas' Seed Store Corp., Sedalia, Mo. — Annual Seed Catalog, 1916, thirty- third year; 96 pp.. freely illustrated. Peter Benderson & Co., 36-37 Cort- landt St., New York. — Implement and I Tool Catalog, 65 pp.. a notable and very useful list for reference. I H. W. Gordlnler 8s Sons Co., Seeds- I men, Franklin sq., Troy. N. T. — Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, an extensive and replete list of 128 pp., embracing all sections of the business — lawns, flower and vege- table seeds, bulbs, tools, etc. Well printed and nicely illustrated. Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS E«h 6-ln. pot, 3 plante in ft pot, 22 to 24 in. high W.78 9-in. " 8 " '• 24 to 28 in. " LOO KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot LesTe* In. high Each Per dos 2H-in. 4 8 to 10 S1.60 8-in. 6 12 200 4-fn. 6 to 6 16 W.40 4.80 6-in. 6 to 7 18 M 6.00 6-in. 6 to 7 24 LOO 12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 26 L26 18.00 6-in. 6 to 7 28 to 30 L60 18.00 C«i ft., heavy 10.00 12-in. 4 8M to 6 ft., heavy 12.80 12-in. 4 6 to 7 ft., heavy 18.00 12-in. 8 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., ""aNVoZ" Wyncote, Pa, | When ordering, plt-ase mention The Exchange Dreer's Fine Ferns'°RDishes Splendid stock in 2M-in. pots, S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000 HBINRV A. DREER 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The above prices ore intended for the trade only \Vh.n> orci.Ttng. pleiiMe m'-ntlnn Tbp E-^ctiange FERNS , ■„ »-iB., $1.0« eaek. 7-iii., 7»«. Moh. « la., « - _iX" SM-»»., •»••••>•' ' ir tSXs ••cb. 4-iB., 30o. each. IM-ia-. K.OO NCOTTII 100. 140 00 p«r ItOS. ,1*'* IMI 100. 150 00 per 1000. www»»" ft.4ncli, 60« Meb. FLNKI AS— Field-Crown, large dumps, $15.00 per 100. CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa. Teddy Whon nrrtoring plfnii> tnPnHon "TTi** Bx^hnng^ NEXT ISSUE! ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBER THE Issue For Your Spring Stock Offers Copy to us by NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT 660 The Florists' Exchange TiirniimniiiTimnimiriinrniimniniiinriiniirniiriiHiniiinTiriirimiiiniiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiimNiinii^ Anglin^aWalshCo. 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 'Phone, Franklin 647 Vincas Variegated 2%-in. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 3-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 4-in., $12.00 per 100, $110,00 Carnations Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 AUce $6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 WTiite Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Red Wing 12.00 100.00 PINK SENSATION . 4.00 35.00 Write for prices on other varieties. Asparagus PInmosns and Sprengeri, 2%-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Asparagus PInmosns Seed- lings. High grade stock, ready for potting, $8.00 per 1000; in lots of 5000, $7.00. Ask for prices on larger quantities. Cyclamen Seedlings In all good colors, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. per 1000. FERNS 2%-in. table Ferns, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Canna Roots and Gladiojus All varieties. Write for full price lists. Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 Early Frost $7.00 $60.00 Golden Qneen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Chadwick Varieties 3.00 25.00 Other Varieties — Write for prices. COLEUS Rooted cuttings. Golden Bedder, Versohaffeltii, Qneen Victoria, Firebrand. Also other good varie- ties. Good clean rooted cuttings, im- mediate shipment, 85c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. •jiimiuiuuiiiBiiwiiiiiiiiuiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiTuniinTniiiiiimiiriiiiMiamiimiiimiiniiniiimmiiiiniiiiJiiiaTitmiQmmniimnnMim A. F. J. Baiir O. E. Stelnkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAie & STEINKAMP, Indianapolis, Indiana Carnation Breeders ^>2 ^^^^^^^^^<#^ SILVER CUP ^ IN CANADA For Skinner System Carnations FROM one of our customers. Miller & Sons, Toronto, Can- ada, we received the following: " Our Carnations were so fine this season that I showed them at the Horticultural Floral Show, at Toronto, and we won the Silver Cup against all the florists in Canada. We know that it would have been impossible for us to have done this had it not been for the Skinner Irrigation System." ^ ^ ^ m ^ ^ s KIMNLN YSTEM OF IRRIGATION The Skinner Irrigation Co 225 Water St., Troy. Ohio ■riii;;. |ili.';iisc mi'iiliuiL Tbi^ COMMERCIAL last what you need for your pot plants Ten 100-lb. hags, $5.00 COMMERCIAL HUMUS CO. 505 Firemen's Blda., rSEWAF?K,n.J. _ ^SENdForDeSCHIPTIVE LlTERATURe- '.EMtMBtR THE NAME— COMMERCIAL HUMUS Whpn orilprtng. nlPfise mpntl.-n The Exclianee Our Advertising Columns _ READ FOR PROFIT . USE FOR RESULTS l!llll(ilill![lll(llliS[ll!ll[il|gllIilMMH]BBiilii|B lgj I P B I Hotel Walton | B BROAD AND LOCUST STREETS I B PHILADELPHIA 11 II IB H! HOTEL HEADQUARTERS for the I 1 NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 1 B ■ I raj Special Accommodations /or Conventions e M Dancing in the Evenings I H 350 Tastefully Furnished Rooms i OH Rooms, without bath $1.50 up | ^ Rooms, with bath 2.00 up | I WALTON HOTEL CO. | H Eugene G. MUIer, Manager. | iiBlliliiiiigiiiiigiiilliJiilllHillMiiaiiiiiiiiiiii Wheu oi'dei'ing, please mention The Exchange Square Dirt Bands See Ramaburg's display ad. on page 655, and send postal for free samples. When ordering._pIease_mentlon_The_ExchaDge Pruning Roses In the paragraph on "Pruning Roses" page 622. the fourth and fifth lines were misplaced and should have been taken out. The paragraph would then read correctly as follows : "Climbing Roses .. poU, $3.00 p*r 100. $2i.0O per 1000. COCOS Weddelianaand KENTIA Belmoreana. 2Vi-iD., $1.30 p«r doi., $10.00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS Whitmani and Elegandsalma. 6-Ld.. 60o. eaob. BOSTON Ferns and NEPHROLEPIS HarriiU. 4-klk.. $20.00 par 100: 6-in., SOo. aaob, $46.00 per 100; 7-in., $1.00 oaoh; S-in., $1.36 aaoh. FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. OROHIOS, PALMS and ptanla •< evevy vartety Some idea of the appreciation of liis lecture will be derived from the fact that he nearly missed his train back to New York on account of the volley of ques- tions he was called on to answer. Through some slip up in the arrange- ments the Florists' Club did not know of the lecture in time to give its memtiers I)riii)er notice, and we thereby missed hearing him, with one exception: Harry Rohrer was present and we will get a review of it througli him. Mrs. Albert M. Herr being a member of the club rep- resented the writer. .\i,bekt XI. Here. Coming Meetings and Esdiibitions (SecretarieH are requested to forward tu prompt]} partioulan as to fortbcomiog exhibitions.) Amherst, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture. In connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 8-28. 1916. Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, May 10-14, Spring Exhib. Boston, Mass — Show at Horticultural Hall, June 10-11 (Pseonias). Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, June 24-25 (Strawberries). Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, July 8-9 (Sweet Peas). Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall. Aug. 11-13 (Gladiolus Exhib.). Chlcag'o, ni. — American convention of Garden Clubs, June, 1917. Kew Orleans, ^a. — Spring flower show. Apr. 6-9. Wew Tork, April 6-12, 1916. — Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New York and the New York Florists' Club, Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary, 68 West 28th St., New York. New York. — The General Federation of Women's Clubs, 7th Regiment Armory. May 24, will have an exhibit of orna- mental and shade tree work in public parks and on private estates. (Com- munications may be directed to Miss Mira L. Dock, chairman of the visit- ing committee of the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Fayette, Pa. New York, — International Apple Ship- pers' Ass'n, Aug. 2. Philadelphia, Fa., March 26-Aprtl 1.— Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- can Florists, Convention Hall, Broad St. and Allegheny ave. John Young, secretary. 63 West 28th st. New York Scranton, Pa. — The Scranton Florists Club will hold Its Spring flower show In the Town Hall. April 6 to 8, 1916. Syracuse, N. T. — N. Y. State Fair, Sept. 11-16 Commercial Rose Culture Eber Holmes Heavily IIlus. Price. $1.50. Postpaid A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. 438 to 448 West 37th Street, IT. T. Seasonable Plants for Good Growing Condition, At Very Reasonable Prices In AZALEAS, we have the best rommercLal varieties, such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Nlobe Vervseneana, Vervseneana alba. John Llewellyn, Simon Mardner, Jean Peters. Well budded and good shapely plaDt£, 75o,, S1.26, $1.50, S2.00. HYDRANGEAS. Both Otaksa and the new French varieties, such as Mme. Emll Moulllere. A-valanchp, E. G. Hill, Gen. De Vlbraye Mme. Hamar, Mme. E. Chautard. d-in. pots 4-6 lowering shoota, 25o.. 36c., 7-in pots, 75o.-Sl.00; 6-in. pots, &-8 brancbea. 60o- RHODODENDRONS. 7-in. poU. 6-Sbuds. $1.00. $1,50, CINERARIAS. Large flowering, 4-in. pots 10c. ; strong plants, 5-in. pots, 15c.; 6-in. pots, 25c. and 35c. CYCLAMEN Glganteum. l-in. pots, 20o.; &-in pots, 35o.-50o., in bud. PRIMULA Obconlca. In bloom, 4-in pots 12e. BEGONIA Lumlnosa and Maftnlflca. 4-in. pota, loo. BEGONIA Lorraine. 3-in pota, 12o ROSES fur Easter forcing, such as Baby Rambler, (Jlrlch Brunner and Magnn Charta. 6-in. pots, 35". ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in pots, 5c ; 2H-in pota, 3c.: 4-in pots, lOo. ASPARAGUS Sprenfterl. 3-in. pots, 'ic : 4-in. pots, IQf. HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 3 in pots. $6 00 per 100. EASTER LILIES, both Glganteum and Multlflorum. 4-in. pots, 4 in. high, 20o.; &-in. 36o. to 60o. GODFREY Importer and Grower of Potted Plants COCOS Weddeliana. 3-in. poU, I6e 4 in. pots. 25o. FERNS, ouch as Scottll. Roosevelt. Teddy Jr., Boston. 6H-in- pota, 40o.: 6-in. pots, 60o.: 7-in. pots, $1.00. DISH FERNS, assorted varieties. 2H-in pots. $4 00 per 100. KENTIAS, both Belmoreana and For- sterlana. 4-in. pots. Iti in, high. 30c ; 6-in. pots. 28-30 in. high. $1 00; 6-in. pots, 36 in. high. $1.60; 7-in pots, 40-42 in biKh, $2 60; 7-in.. green tubs, made up, KENTIA Forster- lana, $2.60; O-in. tubs, made up or combina- tion, 8 ft. high. $5 00. HOLLY FERNS. 4-in. poU, ISo. DRAC/GNA Termlnalls. 6H-in. pota, 60o.. well colored PANDANUS Veltcbll. 5H-in. pota, 76c. DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS. or Bleading Heart. For Easter forcing, (i-in. pota, ^o. SP1R<%A Gladstone. X-in. pota, 25c -35c ; 7-in. pots, 50o. NARCISSUS Von Slon. 3 in a SJ^-in. pot, from coMframe, $2 50 per doi. HYACINTHS. Gertrude, beet pink; La Grandesse. white; Grand Maltre. lavender; King of the Bluea. dark blue, out of rotd- frame, *ill bloom in about 3 weeks when brought in the greenhouse. $10,00 per 100- DOUBLE TULIPS, such as Murlllo. best fink; Couronne d'Or, yellow and variegated; mperator Rubrorum. double red. from cold- frame. ( in a 4-in. pot. $12 00 per 100. ASPIDISTRA, gleen-leaved, 6-in. pota. $1 00 each GENISTA. 5H and 6-in. poU, 25c,-35A-in. stock, right aixe for oentar plants.* $130 per doi.. $10.00 per 100. FERN,SEEDL1NGS. Fine stock ready for pottinj, in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100, $9.50 pel 1000, undivided dumps. In 10,(X)0 lots or mors, $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 6000 lots, $7 50 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Schledel (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, $4 60 per doi,, $35.00 per 10(5; 4-in., $8.50 per dot.. $50 00 per 100. Boston and Scottll FERNS. Full, shapely planU, in perfect condition, $12.(X) per doi., $95.00 par 100. J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. ASSORTED TABLE TERNS OtU of 2>i-kiah pota. SS.OO per lOOi TERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIALTY Id or oat of flat«. JON« DSLITBRY ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS From 2H-ir>«b pot«, tS.OO per 100. All expresB orders, oufa or Httisfao- tory reference with order. B. SOlHUffRNfRYfS.fSSfi.- rERNS Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full grown, fine stock, from 2K-in. pots. $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Fern Seedlings. Best stock in country, assort- ment of 16 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanua. Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A. PETERSON Wood Court* Tarrytown- on -Hudson, N. Y. When orderlDK. please mention The Exctiaii£e 662 The Florists' Exchange 5{jg{, iiiiiiixjiiiiii txiiiiii IX tXii ixiiii t»iii iiiiXiiiii mcXiiiiiiiiiiiiriXiiiniiiiiiinxiiiiiiiiiiiiiiXiiiiimiiiiitXiiiiiiiiimitxir imixi tXiii iiniiXJiiiiiiiiiiiitXi tXii iiiinXiiiimiiiiiiiXii niiirtXX X Arc You Goinfl »o Bic snow? ^^HE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, which is to be held in Philadelphia from March ^^ 25th to April 2nd will be the largest attended Flower Show ever held in any part of the country. Having in mind the past inconveniences the attending Florists have had to contend with in receiving mail and answering same, also for a meeting place where their wants and messages could be left, with proper attention given them--we have decided to arrange for all these purposes— Right at the Show! ^ You can leave your address at home— c/o The Neidinger Service Bureau. Convention Hall. Philadelphia. Pa. All telegrams, mail or any other business you may care to transact shall be attended to in a prompt and satisfactory manner. This Bureau has been established for the convenience of all attending florists, whether customer or no customer, as our aim is to make the stay in Philadelphia of every florist as pleasant as possible, and one long to be remembered as the one show where every comfort and convenience was afforded them. Trust you will make full use of this Free Service Bureau while in our city and that on your return you will always remember the courtesy and attention given you in our city DON'T FORGET THE ADDRESS!! NEIDINGER SERVICE BUREAU Note: S2rr;rS'«c/T,l.'S Convention Hall, PHILADELPHIA, PA. jflSCimiuiimitXiiiiiiiiiiiirixi iimtxii mKXi"""imi«XJnMimmicXiiimmiiiitXiiiiiii"iintX]inimiimtX>rimmin^ i 'Xi mmXi uiitXim itxi" iXi uiiicxii imntXXX ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^B ^ ^^ Plant for Name. — I am sending you under separate cover a plant for identi- fication. It is a trailing plant, very hand- some for vases, baskets, or boxes in Summer or coolhouse or living room in Winter? Will you please give us the common and botanical name? — C. H. R., Mass. — The plant is Sphaeralcea clsplatina, a native of South America. The word, Sphseralcea is derived from two Greek words which mean Globe Mallow, which is the common name of the several spe- cies of plants of this genus. Sending' Plants by Parcel Post. — I would like to know how to pack plants to send them by parcel post. I could work up a trade in vegetable plants among the farmers if I could send the plants by mail. Could Geraniums, Coleus and other bedding plants be sent the same way? — W. R. H.. Pa. - — Innumerable vegetable and flowering plants have been sent by mail even be- fore the days of parcel post. The plants mentioned and many others can be sent this way. The plants should be tied in separate small bundles of 6 to 50 each, according to their size, moist, not wet. moss placed around the roots of each bundle, and covered with a piece of wax paper. The paper should cover the moss and roots only; it should not be wrapped closely about the foliage of the plants, as a close wrapping will cause them to heat and decav. These small bundles should then be packed in a light weight wooden box. A close box may be used for Winter shipment, but one with wide cracks between the boards should be used in Summer to admit air and prevent the plants from heating. Of course, postal rules as to size and weight of package must be observed. The inquirer should first obtain a copy of Parcel Post Rules. Clematis Vines Sending Out Shoots. — At this time of the year we notice buds at intervals along the Clematis vines (Clematis paniculata). When these swell and advance does the bloom come on the wood which shoots from the buds above mentioned, or does the second set of canes produce the flowering wood? Kindly explain this that one may prune intelligently — W. Y. P., Md. — We do not think the buds you refer to have any bearing on the vines flower- ing in the way your question suggests. They are simply growth buds, which will give long, branching shoots, to bear flowers later. For instance, you could cut such a vine down almost to the ground, and the growth it would give during the Summer would equal what it would have done if unpruned, and its display of flowers in September just as good. Many persons prefer to cut back this Clematis in this way. — ^J. M. Preparation of "Wistaria Piber for Basket Material. — Can you tell me how to prepare Wistaria fiber for basket ma- terial? It is said to be white, silky, even excellent for sewed baskets. W. sinen- sis grows well here, and I would like to learn the season and method of cut- ting and curing this fiber. The .Tapan- ese variety also grows here but is less common than the other. — R. E. K., Mass. — We are unable to obtain any infor- mation in regard to the method of pre- paring Wistaria fiber for basket material. Tf any of our readers are able to give the inquirer the desired information through the columns of The Exchange we would be glad to publish this. Antirrhinums Diseased. — T am having a little trouble with my Snapdragons rotting off at the ground level. Can you tell me the cause of this and if there is any remedy? T do not keep the benches very wet; T keep them a littfe on the dry side. T also notice some few leaves have a rust on the under side. Should Snapdragons have all side shoots pinched off same as Chrysanthemums? — D. S. E.. N. J. It is suggested that the inquirer read the several very interesting articles on Antirrhinum which anneared in the Antirrhinum number of The Exchange, Feb. 20, 1915. on pages 408 to 410 in- clusive, and on page 421. especially that part of F. W. Fletcher's article on page 410 which treats of the diseases of An- tirrhinum. See also our issue of last week, March 11. page 608, first column- Shading- Cutting-B in Sand. — Will you. kindly give me your opinion of shading with newspapers? Do you think putting papers on cuttings in the sand is correct, i. e.. I mean to set them right on the cuttings? — A. C, Conn. — It is quite customary with commer- cial growers to place a single thickness of newspaper so that it rests directly on the cuttings which are in sand, from about 9 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, removing it at that time, and, of course, replacing the next morning at the hour above men- tioned. This shading is discontinued just as soon as the cuttings show, by the beginning of growth, that they are striking root. This manner of shading in practice works out very well, espe- cially as it is not necessary to continue it for any long period of time, no more than 8 to 10 days after the cuttings are placed in the sand. A better way is to stick labels upright in the cutting benches among the cuttings, of such length that the tops of the labels are 2in. to 4in. above the cuttings, and allow the single thickness of newspaper placed above the cuttings to rest upon the tops of these labels, instead of upon the cut- tings themselves. Where the grower has a north side regular propagating house, shading with newspapers during the short days of the Winter is unnecessary, and during the long days of the Summer a moderate amount of some form of shading applied to the glass above will usually be sufl!icient. Growing- Spencer Sweet Peas. — Will you kindly advise me of the possibility of growing the Spencer Sweet Peas out- side in this locality? Would they de- velop the same number of flowers to the stem? Would it be a profitable under- taking?—C. G. C, Pa. — There is no doubt whatever but that the inquirer will be able, if he gives proper attention to the preparation of the soil and planting and subsequent culture of the Sweet Peas, to grow fine flowers of the so-called orchid or Spencer type out- of-doors, with the usual number of flow- ers to the stem. The growing of Sweet Peas out-of-doors is no doubt profitable if the grower has a good market for his cut of flowers. The most modern meth- ods of cultivation are discussed in "Sweet Peas for Profit," $1.50, from this office. Carnation Stem Rot. — I have my Car- nation stock to be planted out next Spring in boxes about Sin. apart each way. A large number of the first batch rooted in December last are dying off from stem rot. I was thinking of stir- ring the soil up between the rows, and of giving a good dusting of lime. Is there anything else that could be done to save the remaining plants? Is there still time enough to root cuttings in a shaded propagating house? — J. D., N. Y. — There is, as far as we know, no specific remedies for Carnation rot, either in the case of the small young plants, or those that are full grown in the field or benches. The affected plants should be pulled up and thrown away. Stirring the soil between the rows and dusting with lime will not save the plants. It is rather late in the season \ to root Carnation cuttings now. never- theless under favorable circumstances good cuttings taken from strong, healthy plants now should make fairly good sized plants by the time that they are usually planted out in the field. The fact is, in the opinion of not a few growers, and we think they are right, a Carnation plant for setting out in the field which has been grown right along without ever becoming pot-bound or re- ceiving a check of any kind from the time the cutting was put in the sand bench, is more desirable than one from cuttings taken early, and which has been checked in its growth from any cause. (See notes on Carnation branch-rot in last week's paper, March 11, p. 608). Seed for Name.^— I send a seed ball with two seeds and would like to know what it is. I did not see the bush. — S. S., La. — Your specimen is the fruit of Ung- nardia speciosa, from Texas. — C. S. Sargent. — The Ungnardia. though utterly un- like the Horse Chestnut family in gen- eral character, belongs to it. Its way of fruiting gives it away. I can re- member a bush of it but 3ft. high that used to flourish in our old nursery, prov- J ing it hardy, even if a Texan plant. — I J. M. ' BUYING MADE EASY CONSULT OUR STOCK and MATERIAL INDEX Pace 663 March 18, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 663 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised AdvMceCo 0119 Albert & Davidson Ino G'.lli Alien, J. K Oss Allen Co., Wm. Stuart.OSS Aiiii'rican Fruita Tub. Co 691 Anier. G'housa Mfg. Co . . 699 Amer. Spawn Co 646 Anderson, J. F 66 1 Anderson, S. A 678 Angermueller, Geo. H 683 Anslin & Walsh Co. 660 Aphine Mfg. Co 694 Armee, H. W 683 Arnold & Co., Ino., D. C 6SS Aschmann Bros 659 Asohmann Godfrey. . .661 Ashley, Ernert 67S Badgley A Bishop, Ino 689 Baker Bros 679 Baker, Wm. J 691 Baltimore Cut Flower Co 638-55-61 Barclay Nurs 645 Barrett, The Florist. .681 Barrows & Son, H. H.661 Baumer, A. R 680 Baur & Steinkamp . . . 660 Bayeradorfer d: Co. . 685 Bay State Nurs.. The. 650 Beaven, E. A 683 Beckert's Seed Store. . 638 Begerow Floral Co.. . . 680 Bellamy Bros 65S Bomb Floral Co., The. 676-679 Bennett. C. A B4S Berger Bros 691 Bercer & Co, H. H..645 Bertermann Bros. Co.679 Boddington Co., Ino., Arthur 641 Bolgiano & Sons, J .644-47 Bonnet & Blake 089 Bonnot Bros GS9 Bowe, M. A 680 Brant Bros.. Ino. . 660-81 Brown, Peter 661 Bryan, Alonso J 650 Buchbinder Bros 083 Buokbee, H. W 681 Bunyard, A. T.. Flo- rist 680 Bunyard Co.. Ino. Harry A 642 Burnett Bros 646 Burpee. W. A. & Co. 640 Burt Olney Gnha 661 Butler & UUman 680 Byer Bros 658 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 684 Califoraia Rose Co. . .654 Campbell Bros 659 Camp Conduit Co.. . .699 Cannata. J. P 656 Carbono Florist 678 Chicago Feed & Fer- tilizer Co 695 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The 692 Childs, John Lewis. ... 645 Chinnick, W. J 660 Christensen. Thos. P. . 661 Clare, W.G 683-84 Clarke's Sons, David. . 680 Clay 4Son 694 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 678 Coao. J. J 688 (Jookcroft. J.D 655 Commercial Humus Co. 660 Conard & Jones Co., The 642 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 650 Coombs, Florist 679 Cottage Gardens Co , Ino 660 Cowee, W. J 6*3 Cowen's Sons, N 698 Craig Co., Robt 650 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. . .678 Crowl Fern Co 684 Crump, F. F 679 Cumbie, J L 683 Cunningham, Jos. H. .658 Cut Flower Eich 689 Danker, Florist 678 Darling & Co. 694 Dawson, William 655 Day Co., W. E 681 De Buck, John 661 DietschCo., A 696 Dillon. J. L 658 DobbsASon 678 Dorner & Sou Co.. F 655 Dreer. Henry A.. Ino.. 652-59-98-99 Eagle Pipe Supply Co.. The 699 Bble, Chas 680 Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. .680 Edwards. H. B 650 Edwards' Folding Box Co : 685 Eichholi. Henry 656 Elliott 4 Sons. Wm ... 638 Emmans. Geo. M . . . . 658 Emmons, F. A 656 Erne 4 Klingel 692 Eskesen. Frank N 661 Ksler. JohnO 683 Evans Co.. The John A 6'.17 Eveoden Bros 681 Eyres. Florist 078 Fallon. Florist 081 Fargo, Clarence B.. . .646 Kaion, M. B 644 First American Na- tural Fern Co 684 Fletcher & Co , Inc., F. W MS Florists Hail Assn . . 683 Florida Natural Prod. Co 698 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co., The 696 Ford, M. C 687 Ford. Wm. P 688 Forestdale 679 Fottler. Flake. Rawson Co 638 Fowler. Mrs. L. P 68 1 Freeman. Geo. L 661 Freeman- Lewis 680 Friedman, Florist. ... 678 Friedman, J. J 694 Froment, H. E 689 Furrow 4 Co 680 Galveston Floral Co . 679 Galvin, Thos. F 6S0 Gasser Co., J. M 678 Giblin & Co 696 Gibbons, The Smilax Man 683 Girvin, Willis B 647 Gloeokner, Wm 678 Goldstein & Futterman 688 Gove, The Florist 678 Graham & Son, A 678 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn., Ino 689 Growers' Cut Flower Co 688 GudeBros.Co 681 Gunther Bros 689 Guttman 4 Raynor. Ino 686 Haberroehl's Sons, J. J 680 Hanlord. R. G. . . 658-676 Harris. Chester 681 Harris. Ernest 656 Hart. Geo. B 083 Hatcher. John C 678 Heacock Co., Jos 659 Heiss Co 679 Henderson 4 Co., A. . 644 Henshaw 4 Fenrich. 087 Herr, A. M 658 Hess & Densen.. . 661-83 Hews Co., A. H 693 Highland Park Green- houses. The 679 Highgrade Manure Compost Co 695 HillCo., E. G 692 Hill Floral Co.. E. G. 678 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 660 Hillside Nursery, The 650 Hitchings& Co 700 Ilogewoning 4 Sons. .645 Holm 4 Olson 681 Holland Nurs., The. . .MS Hollywood Gardens. .681 Holton 4 Hunkel Co. . 690 Home Correspondence School 084 Horan, E. C 689 Howard Rose Co 650 Hudson Carbon Co . . . 694 Humus Co.. Alphano..695 Idle Hour Nurs 680 Igoe Bros 685 Irwin, R. J &47 Isbell 4 Co.. 8. M....646 J ackson 4 Perkins Co . 650 Jacobs. S.. 4 Sons .696-98 Jennings, E. B 644 Johnston Bros 681 Johnston 4 Co , T. J 681 Joseph's Florist 681 Joy Floral Co 6K0 Kasting. Wm. F.. Co. . 637 Keller, John A 680 Keller Pottery Co 693 Keller Sons. J. B 681 Kentucky Tobacco Prod. Co 694 Kerr. The Florist.. . 679 Kervan Co., The. . 683 -84 Kessler, Wm 689 King Construction Co. 645-98 Knoble Bros 678 Koloos4Co., A 650 Komada Bros 091 Kooyman. C 692 Kroeschell Bros. Co.. 097 Kuebler. Wm. H 689 Lang Floral 4 Nurs. Co 679 Lange. A 078 Lange. H. F. A 681 Langjahr. A. H 088 Larger & Hurrell 061 Leedle Floral Co 060 I. 4 J. L. Leonard. . . .612 I.eonard Seed Co tV.iH Lippman. E. A O'.'il Littlefield 4 Wyniau,. fi'tH LittleSeld, Florist. . . .6X1 Lockland Lumber Co. . 698 London Flower Shop. 681 Lovett, J. T 610 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 081 MaoNifl Hort. Co., The 643 Mader, Paul 691 Marshall 4 Co.. W. E. . 638 Matthews 4 Varney. .647 Mauger & .Sons. W . . . GoO Mc.\lpine & McDon- ald 690 McCallum Co., The.. 693 McClunie, Geo. G....679 MoConnell, Alei 680 McCray Refrigerator Co 683 MoHutchison 4 Co.. 644 MoManus. James. . . . 689 Mears. Wm 640 Meehan Co., Thomas. 648 Menand, L 678 Metairie Ridge Nurs. Co., Ltd., The 680 Metropolitan Material Co 697-98 Metts. Henry 646 Meyer, Chas. F 638 Miohell Co., Henry F 640 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 683 Michler Bros. Co 680 MUler, A. L 658 Miller, Stuart H 691 Mills, The Florist, Ino 679 Mings Floral Co., The 080 Moninger Co , John C 699 Moore, Hentz 4 Nash. 689 Moore Seed Co 642 Mountain View Floral Co 050 Mullanphy, Florist. . .681 Murray, Samuel 080 Nason. L. B 689 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 683 Neidinger, Jos. Q 662 New England Florist Supply Co 690 Nicotine Mfg. Co.,' The 694 Niessen Co.. The Loo 691 Noe, L. M 689 Olson 4 Co 656 Ouwerkerk. P 651 Palmer F. E 678 Palmer 4 Son. W. J.. . 678 Park Floral Co, The. 679 Park Floral Co 681 Parshelsky Bros.. Inc.6n9 Peacock Dahlia Farms644 Pearce, George 699 Peirce, E. Allan 693 Penn The Florist 678 Pennock-Meehan Co.. S. 8 C51-691 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 6!I3 Peterson. C. A 661 PfaS 4 Kendall.. ..609 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 691 Philadelphia Whole- sale Flor. Exch., The 691 Philips Bros 680 Pierce 4 Co 678 Pierce Co.. F. O 697 P-erson, Inc.. A. N.. .637- 665 Piereon Co., F. R 637 Piersoo. Magnus 658 Pikes Peak Flor. Co... 079 Pilisbury. I. L 060 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 690 Polykranas. G.J 688 Potter Floral Co 679 Pulverised Manure Co.. The 695 Pyler 4 Co.. A. T G92 Quadland's Sons. C...656 Quidnick Gnhs 669 Ramsburg. G. 8. . .644-55 Randall. A L. Co 692 Randall's Flower Shno 678-81 Rawlings. Elmer 6til Rawson The Florist. . 679 Reck. John & .Son . . .678 Reed & Keller. n 684 Reinberg. Peter 092 Rilis.iiii. C'arlnian. . . .G.'jl Rice Co.. M 083 Riedel 4 Meyer, Ino. .688 Richards, G il 6.',3 Richmond Cedar WkB693 Ritchy, F W 661 Robbinaville Nurs.. The &18 Robinson 4 Co.. Inc. H. M 681 Robinson Co H. M.68S Robinson, L D 681 Roesch, Lewis 648 Rochelle 4 Sons.F.W . 65.3 Rochester Floral Co. .681 Rook Flower Co., W..OSO Roebrs Co., Julius. . .6G1 Rolker 4 Sons, A... .6:.8 Rosemont Gardens. . . 680 Rosery Flower Shop. . 678 Rosory. The 681 Rowebl 4 Grans 638 Routsahn Seed Co. . .645 Roy. David D. P 046 Royal Glass Works. . .097 Rupp. John F 646 Russin 4 Handing. . .683 Salter Bros 681 Saltf ord Flower Shop, The 681 Sander, Florist 681 Sauter. A 689 Sceery. Ed 680 Schlatter 4 Son, Wm.6S:3 Schling, Max 680 Schmidt, J. C 656 Scholti. The Florist. .678 Schultheis, .\nfon. . . .654 Schulz Co.. Jacob 680 Schwake 4 Co.. Ino , Chas 038 Scollay, Inc., John A.. 697 Scott. John 661 Sefton Mfg. Co.. The.0S5 Sharp. Partridge 4 Co.696 Shellroad Canna Farm 638 Sheridan. Walter F . . 689 Shinn. Warren 638 Siebrecht. Geo. C 689 Skidelsky Co.. S. 8 038 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 000 Slinn. B. 8.. Jr 6.89 Sllnn. Clarence 689 Smith. Elmer D., 4 Co 655 Smith 4 Fetters Co.. .678 Smith 4 Hemenway..699 Smith. Henry 679 Smith Co.. W. 4 T.. . .048 Smith, P. J 688 Smith. The Florist. . .679 Snyder Co.. B. A 690 Solomon 4 Son. L. . . .698 Soltau Fernery, B...661 Star Floral Co 681 Standard Thermometer Co 699 Stearns Lumber Co.. The A. T 698 Stecher Litho. Co 638 Steele's Pansy Gar- ^ dens 638 Stokes Seed Farms Co. Ino 646 Storrs 4 Harrison Co 640- 652 StoothoffCo., H. A...694 8tumpp, Geo M 680 Stumpp 4 Walter Co. . 639 Sutton 4 Sons 646 Syracuse Pottery Co. . 693 Thompson 4 Co., C. B 080 Thorburn. J. M.. 4 Co.638 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 679 Totman, H. W 648 Totty, Chas. H 655 Traendly 4 Schenok. .689 United Cut Flower Co., Ino 688 Van Assche, Frank. . .096 Van Bochove, G. 4 Bro 680 Van Gelderen, O. W...650 Vaughan's Seed Store. 645 Vick's Sons, James . . . 646 Vincent. Jr., 4 Sons Co, R 637 Virgin. U. J 080 Waller Seed Co., The L. D 640 Walton Hotel 660 iVarburton. Florist. . . 679 Warendorfl, A 080 Wax Bros 678 Weeber & Don 644 Weiss, Herman 088 Welch Bros. Co 690 Welch. Patrick 090 Welch, The Florist. . .679 Wenk. Peter.. 658 Westbury Nurs. Co., Wettlin Floral Co. . .' 656 Whilldin PotUry Co.. 093 Whitted Floral Co... .680 Wietor Bros 692 Williamsport Floral Co 6S1 Wilson. H. E 681 Wilson. R. a 678 Wioterson's Seed Storc092 Wolfinger Florist 6S0 Wood Bros 6.58 Wood. Stubbs 4 Co. .051 Woodrow 4 Marketos.6S9 Woodruff 4 Sons. 8. D 646 Voung 4 Co.. Inc., A. L 688 Voung 4 Co.. John.. .688 Young's Florist 6S1 Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new readers weekly. Abutilon 656-58 Acalypha 637 Achyranthes 652-58 Ageratum 637- 040-17-56-58 Alternantheras 637- 647-58 Alyssura. . . . 637-46-56-.5S Anipelopsis- 648-50 .^rdisias 654 Antirrhinums 645 .\sparagu3 037-41- &42-45-47-48-52-55-56- 658-59-60-61 Aspidistra 661 Asters 638-41-46 Aucubas 650 Azaleas 638-44- 648-.50-52-61 Balsams 646 Bay Trees 044 Begonias 037-38- 044-45^6-47-52-50-58- 659-61 Berberis 648-50 Bleeding Heart 661 Boxwood 643-44- 648-50-52-59 Buddleia 658 Bulbs 637-38- 642-43-44-45-40-17 Buxus 038 Caladiums. . . 637-38-44-45 Cannas 637-38-40- 642-45-4fr47-56-5S-60 Carnations 038-10-47- 051-52-55-60-80 Chorizemaa 054 Chrysanthemums. . . . 647- 655-56-60-86 Cibotium 637-61 Cinerarias 646-56-61 Cinnamon Vine 638 Clematis 648-.50 Clethras 648 Conifers 650 Coleus 637-46- 047-56-58-60 Columbine 656 Coreopsis . .656 Cornflowers 056 Cornus Floridua 648 Cut Flowers 687- 088-89-90-91-92 Cuphea 037-56-58 Cyclamen 638-46- 647-51-56-58-60-61 Dahlias 637-38-44-45 Daisies.. 64.5-47-66-58 Delphiniums 650 Deutzias 650 Dielytra 661 Dracsenas 640-47- 652-56-58-61 Evergreens. .643-48-50-84 Ericas 654 Fern Balls 639^5 Ferns 637^0-46- 647-52-58-59-60-6 1-76- 684 Feverfew 050-58 Fir 048 Foxglove 656 Fuchsias. . . . 637-47-56-58 Funkias 650-56 Gaillardia 656 Genista 658-61 Geraniums 637- 640-17-56-58-60-61 Gladiolus 638-42-44- 645-46-47-60 Gloxinias 644-46 Hardy Perennials. . . . 638- 643-48-50 Heather 654 Heliotrope.. .637-17-52-56- 658-60 Hemlock 648-50 Hollyhocks 656 Hyacinths 661 Hydrangeas... .637-48-50- 052-61 Ilex 648 Impatiens 058 Iris 638 Ivy .637-40-4 7-52-56-58-61 Japanese Maple 650 Juniperus 648 Kentias 644-47-61 Lantanas 637-56-58 Larkspurs 646 Laurus 650 Lilac 650 Lilies 637-38-44-61 Lilv of the Valley.. 038-44 Lobelia 041-58 Madeira 638 Magnolias 648 Manetti 644 Moonvines 637-58 Myosotis 656-58 Myrtle 654 Nasturtiums. .... .645-46 Narcissus 661 Nursery Stock. .643-48-50 Norway .Maples. . .644-48 Norway Spruce.. . .648-50 Onion Sets 638-44-47 Orchids 601 Palms 838-44-69 Pandanus 601 Pansies 638-44- 64^47-50-58 Peonies 64.5-48-50 Pelargoniums 647 Petunias 637- 63S-39-4 1-46-56 Perennials 648-50 Phoenix 654 Pines 64S-50 Phlox 638-40-48 Pinks 656 Poinsettiaa 647 Poplars 050 Primroses 646 Primulas. 038-46-56-58-61 Privet 648-50-51 Raffia 644 Retinispora 648 Rhododendrons 638- 643-48-50-01 Roses 637-38-43-44- 647-48-50-51-54-55-60- 661-84-86 Salvias 637- 641-44-46-47-56-58 Scabiosa 646 Seeds 638-39^0-41- 042-44-45-46-47 Senecio Argenteus. . . .637 Shrubs 648-50 Snapdragon 644- 046-47-56-58 Spiraea 661 Stevia 647-58 Stocks 638- 641-44-46-58 Swainsona 637 Sweet Peas. .638-40-41-45 Sweet William 656 Trees 643-48-50 Tuberoses 638-45 Tulips 661 Vegetable Plants. .638-42 Vegetable Seeds 638- 644-45-46 Verbenas 637- 639H1 6-47-58 Vincas 037^7- 048-50-58-60 Vines 650 Wallflowers 650 Weddelliana 061 Weigelas 651 Zinnias 639-46 MISCELLANEOUS Aphine 694 Artificial Flowers 684 Asparagus 684 Auctions 643 Baskets 683-84 Benches 699 Bench Fittings 099 Birch Bark 084 Bird Houses 076 Boilers 096-97 Boxes 683-84-85-96 Boxwood Sprays 684 Brackets 098 Cabinets 045 Cycas 684 Cypress 698 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses 677- 678-79-80-81 Dirt Bands 653-55 Dagger Ferns 683-84 Evergreens 684 Fancy Ferns 683-84 Fertilizers. . . 038-60-94-95 Fiber 684 Florists' Accounts In- sured 683 Florists' Supplies 684 Galax Leaves 684 Glass 696-97-98-99 Glass Cutters 699 Glass Insurance 083 Glazing Points 098 Grasses 084 Greenhouse Construc- tion.. .696-97-98-99-700 Greenhouse Shading. .096 Greening Pins 683 Ground Pine 684 Gutters 696 Hose 699 Hotels 660 Insecticides 660-94-95 Insurance 683 Irrigation 660 Laurel 684 LeucothoB Sprays. . . .684 Lithographic Work. . .638 Lumber 696-98 Magnolia 684 Mastica 697 Mexican Ivy 084 Moss 683-84 Mushroom Spawn 646 Needle Pines 684 Nico-Fume 694 Nikoteen 694 Palmetto Leaves.. ..083-84 Paper Pots 653-93 Partridge Berries 684 Pecky Cypress 696-98 Pipe 696-99 Plant Food 695 Princess Pines 684 Pots 093 Prepared Pabns 683 Pussy Willow 084 Putty Bulbs 697 Refrigerators 683 Ruscus 684 Sash 096-98 Sash Bars 696 Schools 084 Sea Moss 684 Shelf Brackets 098 Smilax. . .046-17-58-83-84 Sphagnum Moss 084 Stakes 685 Staples 660 Supports 685 Thermostats 699 Tobacco Products. . . .694 Wholesale Florists. . .686- Toothpicks 683 687-88-89-90-91-92 Tubs 693 Wire 68S \'(.'ntilatinK ApparatU8699 Wire Designs 683-S4 \Viin1s071-672-73-74-75-76 Wr^-aths 684 Contents : Page American Dahlia Society 664 American Gladiolus Society 665 American Rose Society 665 Annuals in Pots for May 15 659 Bird Houses. Catalog of 656 Birds, Bird Habits and Bird Homes. .666 Brown. Asa. Eldridge. Death of (Por- trait) 642 Brucker, E. C. (Portrait) 654 Carnation Critlclsnis 669 Catalogs Received 659 Chicago Florists' Club 666 Clabs and Societies 682 Corheld, H. J.. Activities of 647 Exhibitions and Meetings. Coming... 661 Experiment Station for Texas. New.. 644 Florists' Telegraph Delivery, Enter- prise of 666 Flower Land, In 647 Flower Show for New York, A Sum- mer see Freght Congestion 642 General Trade Notes 687 Geraniums Diseased 659 Greenhouse Building 656 Hailstorm at Atlanta, Ga 656 Hydrangeas, Some of the Newer French (lUus.) 668 IlUnolB State Florists' Association. . 667 Import Decisions, Recent 656 Imports Congestion of 664 Incorporations 644 Kentucky Seed Notes 645 Ladies' S. A. F 664 Mailing of Catalogs, Etc., Another Bill re 639 market Review, Weekly 687 Meetings and Events, The 'Week's. . .664 Middle Atlantic States 652 Middle ■West, The 685 National Flower Show 666 Mew York Day at Fhlladelphla Show 666. 682 New York Florists' Club 666 Ninth-Story Window, From A 664 Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 649 Obituary 665 Orchids for Commercial Cut Flow- ers 667 Pacific Coast Department 696 Park System, National. Bill to Estab- lish a 665 Partnership Dissolved 652 Planting-up Day, A 669 Prohibiting Flowers at School 664 Pruning Roses 660 Question Box 662 Readers' '7iews, Our: Flowers of Shakespeare 667 Reinforcing and' Treating Decayed Trees (Illus.) 670 Relation of Agricultural College to the Flower Growing Interests of the State of New York 670 Retailer, The (Illus.) 677-681 Schedules Received 647 Seedsmen Endorse Non-'VVarranty Clause '.639 Seed Trade, The 639 Southern States 644 Tinu- tu .Sow Several Annuals 659 Trade Notes: Baltimore, Md 651 Boston 690 Buffalo, N. Y 654 Chicago 692 Cincinnati, 0 685 Cleveland. 0 685 Dayton. 0 688 ' Ft. 'Wayne, Ind 693 Houston. Texas 644 Indianapolis. Ind 694 Johnstown. N. Y 653 Kalamazoo. Mich 693 Kansas City. Mo 695 Lancaster. Pa 660 Los Angeles. Cal 697 Louisville. Ky 646 Montgomery, Ala 651 New Orleans, La. 644 Newport, R. 1 683 New York City 689 Oklahoma City. Okla 694 Oswego. N. Y 653 Pawtucket. R. 1 652 Philadelphia 691 Portland. Ore 698 Providence, R. 1 683 Saginaw, Mich 693 St. Louis, Mo 686 San Francisco, Cal 696 Savannah, Ga. 645 Syracuse, N. Y 652 Toledo. 0 686 Utica. N. Y 655 Washington. D. C 662 Vexations and Uncalled for Delays Still Continue to Harrass Impor- ters 640 Week'^ Work, The: Shrubs for Spring: Easter Roses; Cobsea scandens; Easter Bulb Stock: Making Room Indoors.. . .658 664 The Florists' Exchange FOxnrDED nr isss A Weekly medlnm of Interclian^e for Florists, Knrsery- men, SeedBmen and the Trade Sn Qeneral Exclusively a Trade Paper Enttrtd at New Tork Pott Offic* at Sacond Clou Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Pts and Pub. Co.. Ltd.. Proprietors 498 to 448 West 87th St., New Tork. A. T. De La Mare, president and managing editor; Jaa. Grlfflth. secretary; David Tcu- zeau, treasurer. The address of the officers Is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station. New Tork. Telephone. Greeley 80. 81. 82. BeglBtered Cable AddxeBs: Florex irewyork /-"xTxp A<^r\. Our office here Is In the charge of ^••^'•*^"»J'-' • James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: The PlorlBtB' Exchange, 143 Ho. 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Foreign countries in postal union. 82.60. Payable in advance. Remit by Draft on New Tork, Post Office or Express Money Order; If paid in money, please register letter. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, Mar. 20. — Detroit (Mich.) Florists' Club. — Florists' & Gardeners' Club of Rhode Island, Newport. — Montreal (Canada) Gardeners and Florists' Club. — Garden Clnb of Lenoi, Maaa. Tuesday, Mar. 21. — Gardeners & Florists' Association of Ontario, at Toronto (Canada). — Gardeners' & Florists' Club of Boston Mass. Thursday. Mar. 23. — Reading^ (Pa.) Florists' Association. Friday, Mar. 24. — Pasadena (Cal.) Horticultural Society. Saturday, Mar. 25. — Fourth National Flower Show, under the auspices of the Society of American Florists. Mar. 25-Apr. 2, Philadelphia, Pa. Ladies' S. A. F. On account of the secretary not being able to attend the National Flower Show to be held in Philadelphia, March 25-April 2, the president has authorized Mrs. Albert M. Herr to receive dues and give receipts. Mbs. Geo. W. Smith, Secy, March 5, 1916. 94.19 Lake av., Cleveland, Oliio. Spring Trade Number The next issue of The Exchange will contain several special articles of a thoroughly seasonable character that will, we hope, afford hints, suggestions, advice and possible inspiration to our readers generally, while put- ting some on the way to new endeavors or greater busi- ness success. The articles have been planned for that, and will cover the nursery and seed trade, and plant growing interests. Always the Spring Trade Number is a good one for the advertising of stocli, and we commend it to the careful notice of all our alert business men. The advertising manager will gladly attend to applica- tions for space. Decide now and write him. American Dahlia Society The second serial bulletin of this society will be mailed to members at the week end, March 18. so that everyone should have his or her copy within a few days. A list of the members is published therein and membership tickets enclosed. Pres. Richard Vincent, .Jr., is to deliver an illustrated address on the Dahlia at the National Flower Show. All who are interested in Dahlias are invited. Communications in regard to the society should be addressed to J. Harrison Dick, 1426 T3d St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Prohibiting Flowers at School The editorial under this heading in the issue of last week, March 11, has excited interest. Ex-President Welch of the Society of American Florists & Ornamental Horticulturists writes pointing out that in his address at the convention of the Society at San Francisco last August he dealt with the matter of publicity and made provisions for trade protection against the particular trouble that we called attention to — the proliibition of flowers at school commencements and on other similar occasions. He adds, " Insofar as there is a committee already appointed, and prepared to report, it seems to me we ought to have such matters submitted to it for adjustment." The point is well taken, and since there is this standing committee of the S. A. F., may we not look to it for some authoritative expression in the matter so that action may be taken before the period of the school commencements in May and June? It certainly is a serious matter to some florists and a stand should be taken before the prohibition-of- flowers-idea makes much headway. We quote as follows from the address of ex-President Welch in regard to publicity: " It is needless to point out the value of publicity for the dissemina- tion of proper knowledge, and educating the public in the more general use of hotricultural products. It is necessary for the Society to organize a publicity bureau, whose work would be along the lines of a cam- paign, directed primarilj' for the annual increase of the sale of flowers, plants and plant products through new and varied channels, and also to take means to prevent any society, corporation or individual from decrying the use of these products for special occasions. We very often learn of repeated attempts made to discourage the use of our products. .Such cases should be taken up by the pubhcity bureau, and every meana possible taken to offset the effects of such adverse influences. " I am very much in favor of a standing committee of five members, whose duty shall be to co-operate with the retailers, wholesalers and producers, so that our business shall be brought before the public in a much more favorable and effective light than it has been in the past. " The hour has come when we should give this question our best thought and action. I think, greater benefits can be secured from aggressive work of this nature than any we can engage in. I feel that the results would justify a reasonable expenditure annually for the maintenance of such a committee." The committee on the President's Address recom- mended, in regard to the above suggestion: " We endorse and recommend concurrence in the recommendation of the president to have a committee on publicity, and suggest that the executive committee at its next meeting make a suitable appropriation to carry this into effect." (Signed) George Asmus. Henry Kruckeberg, Edward Fan- court, C. W. 'Ward, H. Plath. Ex-President Welch then nominated the following gentlemen to formula " Conmiittee on Publicity :" Irwin Bebterman [(chairman), Indianapolis, Ind.; J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, lU.; E. P. Trace y, Albany, N. Y.; Henry Penn, Boston, Mass., and Ralph M. Ward, New York, N. Y. What work, if any, has the committee undertaken ? Too often conmiittees are appointed in connection with society work, and that is the first and last we hear of them. We hope this is not the case with any of the several S. A. F. committees appointed by Mr. Welch last year. Congestion of Imports The docks of the Holland- America Line at Hoboken, N. J., in the port of New York, are in a dreadful state of congestion at the present time, owing to such large quantities of nursery stock and other foreign merchandise being held up, owing to the failure to receive invoices with the shipments, these latter having been held back in England for censorship. One large firm of horticul- tural importers informs us it has had to stop consign- ments. It has sent no less than 10 cables almost in as many days to Holland, giving directions as to the mail- ing of invoices, but has not heard tliat these were de- livered to the firms addressed. No satisfaction so far has been received from the State Department at Wash- ington, nor from the seat of origin of the troulble, England. The company referred to has considerable consign- ments of material coming from England, as well as going there. In the latter case it cannot find space in ships that are leaving this port, and has not been inclined to assist the British exporters in view of the delays caused hy the censorship. It believes the better policy is simply to shut down on shipments until different arrangements are in force. Attention may be directed to the difficulties the grow- ers are experiencing in getting coal supplies owing to the state of affairs above deserilied and to the blockage on the railroads. Plant pots too, cannot be moved from the potteries, at least for the Eastern cities. The man who looked ahead and got his supplies in is again the winner. A STOKY was tokl at the New York Florists' Club on Monday night against New Yorkers. It is said of them that they are regardless of others. A Boston man will light his friend's cigar and then his own. The man from Philadelphia will light his own and then his friend's. The New York fellow lights his cigar and throws the match away. What promised to be a bright season for the im- porters of nursery stock has become one of the most harassing, as well as unprofitable, in the experience of the business, owing very largely to the delay in receiv- ing the importations, and when received, in not being able to consign them to their destination. The position has become well nigh intolerable to some of the im- porting houses. It was a good idea, suggested at the last meeting of the Albany (N. Y.) Florists' Club, to start a monthly flower show in connection with the business proceedings. These shows add to the value of the meetings, and ought surely to interest the growers in novelties, especially if these can be got month by month for exhibition. That, with the question box idea that Albany makes use of ought to bring increased success to the club. "A FKEiGHT train tliis week," (says our San Francisco correspondent), "will be crossing the continent with several cars of the finest .Tapanese trees the East has ever seen. Individual trees in this shipment are valued and sold for as high as .fSjOOO. The stock came from the nurseries of the MacRorie-McLaren Co., and are being sent to the estate of Capt. Delamare on Long Island." Three thousand dollars! Eh? What? Floral fashions are surely as desirable as fashions in dress, and a letter from a friend at Houston asks the question why the florists in New York cannot set a fashion for society ladies who perambulate Broadway and Fifth ave. to carry sprays of flowers instead of Chi- nese poodles and other pet dogs of that class. To this we would say that to set a fashion is as easy as wink- ing— if you know how and have the organization. There's the rub. The florists haven't grown to that just yet. A GREAT deal is said all the while in regard to plant names. The botanists are criticised for the changes they make, and those who adopt botanical names are taken to task for not using common names. A paragraph in an exchange written by an English lady, who recently toured in the United States, making addresses on gar- dening, points out that she found in every State almost a new set of common names for plants. This is just the difficulty. It is quite true that different parts of the country often have different names for the same flower. It is well to remember that we cannot upset the bal- ance of nature with impunity. There is the old story of the destruction of cats, said to have occurred some- where in Australia, which thus allowed the field mice to increase, and the.se destroyed the nests and ate tl^e honey of the bumble bee — like the rhyme of "The House That .Jack Built." The Clover crop then being grown for seed was interfered with, as the flowers depended upon the Innnlile bee for pollination so, as a result, the seed failed to set. Such is the story, for what it is worth. The common Pot Marigold, Calendula officinalis, also called Scotch Marigold, with big reddish-orange flowers, one of the easiest grown of all annuals, has become a very popular selling flower in the markets this year, par- ticularly in New York, where long stemmed blooms are fetching 50c. per 100 wholesale. There are some good strains of this annual now, particularly doubles in the very rich colors, with large, handsome, bold petaled flowers. There arc, of course, also singles, or what are called single. These Marigokis are grown in benches and are proving to be money-makers. In the present issue will be seen a photograph of the orchids displayed by "F. T. D." Pochelon recently as an attraction in his store for his patrons. Read what Mr. Pochelon says about this form of inducing a good- class trade. In Milwaukee also there was a small orchid exhibition recently. It would seem as though the almost over-awed reverence for orchids was beginning to be over- come, and exhibits like this must certainly tend to broaden the public mind generally as to the considerable variety both in form and color, of the whole tribe of orchids. Too often the word orchid only means Cattleya. In regard to the dwarf bush and pyramidal fruit trees already mentioned twice in this column, a transatlantic contemporary mentions that although dwarf trees may March 19, I'Jlfi. The Florists' Exchange 665 not l>o so siicfossful fritiii a commercial point of view in the drier, sunnier States of America, in countries such as Enfrland, and where tlie climate is moist and pointed editor of the liijons-Horticole, a position he held for 86 years. The far-famed .Japanese Chrysanthemum bearing his name will be remembered by many of our readers. Among his numerous writings was a cu!lur;il manual on Chrysanthemums, which appeared in 1891, and was re- issued in several editions. M. Viviand-Morel's literary work, however, was very varied and of considerable extent, for he combined prac- tical knowledge with literary .skill. F'rench horticultural journalism, by his death, loses a valuable helper, and lie will be greatly missed. Among his official and honor- ary positions it may be observed that he was secretary of the Lyons Horticultural Association, and president of the Lyons Botanical Society. — Gardeners' Magazine. August Krueger We regret to anounce the death of Aug. Krueger, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Meadville, Pa., which occurred at his residence 1102 So. Park ave., on March 3 in his sevenly-flflh year. He had for 36 years conducted a successful florists' business in Meadville, and made many friends. He was born in Hohen Nieu- dorf, Germany, Aug. 10, 1841. He served through the Franco-Prussian war, after which he came to America. His first stop was at Buffalo, N. Y., taking charge of the Cechworlh Estates both at Buffalo and Auburn, where he built what were for those days, extensive green- houses. In 1881 he purchased the greenhouses of Her- man Munz at Meadville, Pa., then, as now, called the Greendale Conservatories which, through hard and honest toil, he had brought up to their present high standard. After being in Buffalo about nine months he sent for his sweetheart, then Helen Barby, whom he married in- New York upon her arrival in this country. His death took place on Friday evening, Feb. 25, and, burial in the family lot in Greendale Cemetery, Monday, Feb. 28. Mr. Krueger was a member of the Zion Evangelical Church, and of Modiste Lodge 340, F. and A. M., in Buffalo, where he resided before coming to Meadville. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Virgil Stanton, and one son, Henry J. Krueger, both of Mead- ville. He also leaves three grandchildren. He leaves two brothers and a sister in Germany. Jos. H. Cunningham Jos. H. Cunningham, one of the largest growers of Primulas, Pansies and ferns, died at his home, Dela- ware, O., on March 4. aged 59 years. His first work as a florist was with Geo. W. Camp- bell at Delaware. O.. the grower of the famous Dela- ware Grape. After seven years in that field. Mr. Cun- ningham started his present cst.iblishment about 1885, on a small scale in a retail way, gradually increased in size and entered the wholesale line, which is now the most important part of the business. He was espe- cially well known for his successes in growing Primu- las. Mr. Cunningham was a man of most genial person- ality and generous disposition, living and believing in those principles which are now so often termed "old- fashioned." He was a Republican in politics and had served four years as a member of the city council. He was a member of Hiram Lodge No. 18, F. & A. M.; Olintaugg I.odge No. 53, I. O. O. F., and Lcnape Tem- ple No. 29, K. of P. He is survived by his widow, Emma J. Cunningham, two daughters, Marion L. Cunningham, Mrs. Fred Duffey, and two sons, Eugene J. Cunningham and Geo. W. Cunningham. Funeral services were held at Delaware, C, on March 6 and his remains were borne to thjeir last resting place, surrounded by a profusion of beau- tiful flowers. The business will be continued as before under the management of his son, Geo. W. Cunningham. 666 The Florists' Exchange « — ^ ^ I National Flower Show i I Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2 | The regular weekly meeting of the National Flower Show committees was well attended and general routine business was discussed. The special features committee has modified some of its plans to conform to the wishes of the ladies of the garden clubs and kindred societies participating in the show. The special features com- mittee will, with a few exceptions, carry on its pro- gram as outlined before. The reports of all the otiier committees is, with the exception of a few details, com- pleted. The banquet is to take place in Horticultural Hall on Wednesday, March 30. Sec'y 'John Young, New York, and Wm. F. Gude of Washington, D. C, attended the meeting. There was a meeting on Tuesday evening at the Florists' Club rooms to discuss matters pertaining to the banquet. Further publicity is being accorded the show by the daily and Sunday papers so that by now the National Flower Show is a matter of general topic. There is to be another meeting of the general committees on next Tuesday afternoon at 1205 Widener building. New York Day At National Flower Show, Philadelphia, March 28 Preparations for New York Day at the National Flower Show at Philadelphia, for which occasion Tues- day, March 28, has been designated, has progressed to the point where it is expected that an unusually large delegation will attend. Chairman A. L. Miller has, with his committee, been working up considerable in- terest in the event. W. V. Kibbe, district passenger solicitor for the Pennsylvania Railroad, has this week sent out a circu- lar to all members of the club and others interested, calling their attention to New York Day, and asking that those who intend to go notify him at once, and forward check, so that proper seating accommodations and proper catering services at the Broad St. restaurant at Philadelphia can be provided. The price is $3.25 per person, which covers transportation to Philadelphia, luncheon and admission, but does not cover the return trip. The party will leave on a special train from 32d st. and Seventh ave. at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 28, arriv- ing at Broad st., Philadelphia, at 12 noon, where luncheon will be served at the Pennsylvania railroad dining room, and at the conclusion thereof the party will leave Broad st. station at 1.08 p.m., arriving at North Philadelphia at 1.17 p.m., where they will detrain for Convention Hall. It is confidently expected that March 28 will be a red letter day for the New Yorkers who attend the National Flower Show. Go with the New York special train, and assure yourself proper care and a good time. Checks should lie made payable to the Pennsylvania Railroad, and should be forwarded to W. V. Kibbe, 501 Fifth ave.. New York City, without delay. Florists' Telegraph Delivery Enterprise We learn that the Florists' Telegraph Delivery in- tends to do a great deal of publicity work at the National Flower Show. On the night before the opening, a night letter telegram will be sent to every member of the F. T. D. asking them to deliver a box of their flowers to the mayor of their respective towns: The cards attached are to read as follows: *'Greetings to Your Honor from the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Service, Fourth National Flower Show, Philadelphia. — Florists' Telegraph Delivery Booth. Please state when and how flowers were delivered." All the replies of the different mayors will be pinned to a mammoth map of the United States, showing only towns in which we are represented. The F. T. D. expecU a deal of publicity from this, also from many other features which the F. T. D. chairman, Wm, Gude of Washington, D. C, has thought out for the Fourth Na- tional Show. New York Florists' Club The regular monthly meeting was held in the club's rooms. Grand Opera House Bldg., Northwest corner of 23d St. and Eighth ave., on Monday, March 13, President Henry Weston in the chair, and there was a large at- tendance. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved, after which Chairman Boothe de Forest of the Dinner Committee, reported on the arrangements that his committee had made. Each member had already received a circular inviting him to the dinner, very cleverly written, telling "All About the Din-Dan," this being short for dinner dance. The Hotel Biltmore has been chosen, as dates at the Astor could not be ar- ranged. The committee must guarantee 225 guests in order to secure the large ballroom. Last year 210 at- tended, and it is believed that there will be no trouble in getting the requisite number this year. A feature of the dancing will be the lucky number dance. The Lord & Burnham Co. is awarding a couple of beautiful silver cups. Each couple will have a number; duplicate numbers will be in a hat, and as chosen the couple called stop dancing. The last couple to be called receiving the prize. Tickets are $5 each, both for ladies and gen- tlemen, and the date is April 7. Walter F. Sheridan is secretary of the committee. The following were elected to membership: Wm. Thurston, 89 Van Houten st., Paterson, N. J.; Chas. P. Dudley, Madison, N. J.; Henry W. Thomas, 113 W. 28th St., N. Y.; D. C. Arnold, 112 W. 28th St., N. Y. The nominations for new membership were Dennis Kenna, 53 Barclay St., N. Y. ; John R. Walsh, of Anglin & Walsh, 335 Broadway, N. Y.; Albert Lahodny, Rock- ville Center, L. I.; Cecil Davis, 27 Jagger ave.. Flushing, L. 1. The question of inviting the Society of American Flo- rists' and Ornamental Horticulturists to New York for their convention in 1917 was brought up by John G. Esler and resulted in a lengthy discussion in which the opinion was expressed by one section of speakers that the society as such, would prefer that the city visited do away with entertainments. The majority, however, favored giving the visitors a good reception and making their stay thoroughly enjoyable. Among the speakers were J. H. Pepper, Harry A. Bunyard, Wm. Siebrecht, Sr., W. R. Pierson, A. L. Miller, W. A. Manda, John Young, Max .Schling and Patrick O'Mara. Eventually the invitation was extended by a unanimous vote. Chairman A. L. Miller of the committee on New York Day for the National Flower Show, reported that a s]>ecial train has been chartered for 1:) o'clock on the morning of March 28, starting from 32d st. and Seventh ave.. New York; the fare being $3.2.5, inclusive of a dinner at the Broad st., Philadelphia Terminal, and ad- mission to the show. He expects between 300 and 400 members and friends to make the trip. In regard to the International Flower Show to be held in New York, April 5-13, it was stated that the final schedule of premiums would be issued this week. Mar. 18. The rate for trade tickets is 25 to 100 at 25c.^ each, 100 or more 20c. each. All members who have paid up their dues receive an official membership card which allows entry to the show. An incident of the evening was when the past presi- dents of the club came trooping in after having dined together at their first annual reunion as a body. They were headed by Alex. S. Burns and about one dozen took their places toward the front and received an ovation. Under "new business" Emil Schloss introduced the question of the advanced cost of materials, including fli)rists' accesories and plants at the present time. He suggested that it might be a wise thing for the club to unite in concerted action for the raising of prices of goods sold. It was pointed out, however, that perhaps the Interstate Commerce Commission might have some- thing to say in this connection. Geo. Stumpp, Patrick O'Mara, A. J. Guttman and Alex. S. Burns each spoke. The matter was allowed to drop. Although this was Rose night, there was only one vase of Hoses, a very fine display of Mme. Paul Euler, shown by Guttman & Raynor. This, together with vases of Laura Weber and Peace Carnations from the same, each received a vote of thanks. A like vote of thanks was given to P. J. Ollinger, New Castle, Ind., who showed his red seedling Carnation, and to two vases of Narcissus, one the red-cupped poetaz Mignon, and the other the large bicolor Trumpet Daifodil Van Waveren's Giant, sulphur trumpet, finely crinkled at the rim, shown for (;t. Van Waveren & Kruijff, Ltd., Holland, by H. Lange- ler, their American agent. A very finely grown and beautifully flowered pan of Narcissus Mignon from P. W. Popp, Mamaroneck, N. Y., received a vote of thanks. The pan was lOin. in diameter, and must have contained thirty trusses. Carnation Aviator from the J. D. Thompson Carnation Co., Joliet, Ind., scored 83 points. The meeting stood adjourned about 11 o'clock. There was no lecture. . View of Convention Hall, Philadelphia, where the National Flower Show will be held March 25 to April 2 Chicago Florists' Club The regular meeting of the Chicago Florists' Club was held on Thursday night, March 9, at the Morrison Hotel, when there was a large turn out of members. The application of Peter Kohl of Morton Grove for membership was received. The following new members were added: A. F. J. Baur, Indianapolis, Ind., S. S. Skidelsky, Philadelphia, W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., and William Graham, Peter Schaefer, and D. D. P. Roy of Chicago. Thebirgest portion of the evening was spent in listen- ing to a lecture by Harry Newman ToUes his subject being "Keeping Step with the Times," which was much enjoyed by all present. A considerable portion of the remainder of the time of the meeting was spent by Mr. ToUes in an endeavor to get up a class of the members to take a course on business principles and salesmenship under the supervision of an instructor of the Sheldon Schools. W. J. Keimel gave a report of the trip to the meeting of the Illinois State Florists' Association at Moline. ^ Michael Barker, chairman of the transportation com- > niittee, .'^■iid there was nothing new to report regarding the' trip to the Philadelphia National Flower Show. Train No. 8 on the Pennsylvania Railroad leaving the Union Station, Chicago, on March 25, the opening day of the show, due to arrive in Philadelphia at 5.50 p.m. the following day, has already been decided on as the official train for the club. So far only a few reserva- tions have been made, but it is thought that with those (hat will go from Chicago and the surrounding coantry there will be a good delegation. Vaughan's Seed Store exhibited three large vases of their new Canna Firebird and Baby Doll Roses. The disposition of the large punch bowl at present in the hands of the trustees was deferred until the next meeting. A Summer Flower Show for New York June 1-4, 1916 Following a general meeting that was held at the resi- dence of Mrs. Chas. F. Hoffman, fiSO Fifth ave.. New York City, President of the International Garden Club, on Feb. 24, to discuss the holding of a flower show at the club house and grounds at Pelham Manor, Pelham Bay Park, New York City, a meeting of those who had been invited to join the schedule committee was held at the Hotel Bres'lin, New York City, on Thursday last, Mar. 9. There were present Harry A. Bunyard, New York; Julius Roehrs, Rutherford, N. J.; John E. Lager, Summit, March 18, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 667 N, J.: P. W. reipn, Mamarniuik, N. Y. ; W. A. Manila, S... Oraiijif. N. J.; Wm. II. Duckliam, Mailisuii, N. J.; I S. IIiiuliiiksiMi, I'Uiral I'ark, I-. 1.; l.eniiard liarron, (i.uilrii t'ily, I,. 1., and J. Ilarrisun Diok, New York. Ilarrv A. liuiiyard wa.s elected chairman of llie com- millee, J. Harrison Dick, secretary. The dale of llie show was very thorouglily discussed irid June l-V was proposed for the consideration of (lie executive committee of the International Garden Clul). \ preliminary schedule and ])ri?,e list w;is also prepared :iMd suhmilled for the approval of the International (iarden Club, which guarantees a sum of at least $3000. It is hoped that this schedule will be accepted and published at once so that growers can make their ar- r.ingements in due time. The classes call for groups if plants and cut blooms from both commercial and pri- vate irrowers. Illinois State Florists' Association I I Conclusion of Report of Annual Meeting at MoUne, March 7 and 8 The annual meeting and exhibition of this organiza- tion came to a close on Wednesday, March 8. Three exhibits came in Wednesday morning that were delayed In transit and failed to reach Moline on the opening day. One was an exhibit of Primula malacoides rosea in various sized plants, from Fred H. Lemon Co., Rich- mon, Ind. Another was a display of Merry Christmas Carnations from Baur & Steinkamp, Indianapolis, Ind. The third exhibit that arrived on Wednesday was a display of Aviator Carnations from the J. D. Thompson Co., Joliet, 111. At 10 o'clock Wednesday morning all the delegates assembled at the Manufacturers' Hotel, where they were met by the local florists with tlieir automobiles and taken for a ride to all points of interest in the Tri- Citics. The ride started going through the grounds of the Rock Island Arsenal and on to the Davis greenhouse establishment at Bettendorf, la. The first stop was at the Davis greenhouses, where the large area of glass devoted to the growing of Cucum- bers and Tomatoes was inspected. This was quite a treat as many had not before had the opportunity to see such an extensive outlay for the production of these two crops. The greenhouses of the Davis Floral Co. adjoins the Cucumber range of J. W. Davis, where Cucumbers and Tomatoes are also grown, but in addition several houses are devoted to ferns and bedding plants. The Boston fern in its various types is a specialty with this com- part^, as the little plants are grown planted out on the beds between the Cucumbers and Tomatoes until ready for potting into Sin. and Gin. pots. The shade from tlie Cucumbers, etc., does not interfere with the growth of the ferns, so that this plan of cultivation is quite an economical one. The next stop was at the handsome new private resi- dence of J. W. Bettendorf at Bettendorf, la. This is a most picturesque residence situated on a plateau over- looking the iMississippi River, and commands a splendid view of Rock Island and Moline on the other side of the river. The grounds are all new and much work is under way in landscaping under the direction of P. G. Pearson, the superintendent. The principal object for inspection was the handsome new conservatory and greenhouses combined that have just been recently finished for Mr. Bettendorf by the Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co. Considering that the steam was only turned on in these houses on Dec. 2 last, it is wonderful the large and varied assortment of plants in all varieties that Mr. Pearson has accumulated in so short a time. The next point of interest visited was the conserva- tory and greenhouses of Vander Veer Park, Davenport, la., over which C. O. E. Boehm presides as superin- tendent, and he gave all visitors the glad hand. The thousands of bedding plants for the various parks main- tained by the city were in excellent condition. The drive was continued through the other parks of Daven- port, a short stop being made to note the animals in Fejervary Park, when the party proceeded to cross the river again to visit the establishment of Ludwig Stapp at Rock Island. This is the largest establishment in the Tri-Cities devoted exclusively to the growing of Roses and Carnations for the wholesale trade. After the party had inspected the greenhouses of the Stapp establishment they were conducted to the large packing and shipping room, where Mr. Stapp had pro- vided a substantial luncheon. After the luncheon had been done ample justice, Presi- Johnson proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Stapp for his hospitality. Phil Foley took the speaker's stand and thanked the'Tri-City Florists' Club in behalf of the Illinois State Florists' Association for the royal manner in which they entertained the association, j. F. Am- mann spoke in behalf of the Americarf Carnation Society and urged as many as possible to be present at the next meeting of the association in January at Indianapolis. He also urged all Carnation growers to be exlubitors where^'cr possible, and to miike a better showing for the M'est than wius done at the last meeting at St. Ixjuis. Geo. Asnnis sjioke regarding the National Flower Show at I'hiladclphia and urged all to attend as it was going to be an exhibition that was worth going all the way to sec, and would be of great benefit to the trade. J. S. Wilson, Des Moines, la., A. C. Kohlbrand, Chicago, and others addressed the audience. From the Stapji greenhouses the party proceeded to "Overlook," the palatial residence of Mrs. C. H. Deere, where Arvid Anderson presides over the well-kept green- houses and beautiful grounds. Mr. Anderson has pro- duced some good things in Carnations that have not as yet been disseminated, that were of much interest to the florists to see growing so they could best judge of their merits. A new white seedling seen at the Chicago show last November is a variety for which all who saw it predict a great future. The last stop was at the establishment of J. Staaek & Sons, where all the good things in the greenhouses in both bedding and flowering plants were enjoyed. Here coffee was served to the visitors. From the Staack's place the party returned to Turner Hall, where a few lonely exhibitors and salesmen had kept watch all day. While the entertainment given the visitors lacked noth- ing in detail for all who attended for pleasure, those who went for business did not accomplish much, as the visitors were on the move from the time they landed in Moline until their departure. The exhibition was open to the public and was at- tended by many outside of the trade who enjoyed it to the fullest extent. It is proposed that the association will hold two meet- ings annually, one of which is to be held each Spring at Urbana, so that the trade of the State may see the progress being made at the University in the department of floriculture, the second meeting to be held as before at some other point in the State to be decided on by the officers of the- association. It is proposed that an Au- tumn meeting and exhibition be held in Bloomington next November. The Chicago party left Moline at 4.40 p.m. Wednesday for home, every one having much enjoyed the trip, and all spoke in the heartiest manner of the entertainment accorded by the florists of the Tri-Cities. I Orchids for Commercial Cut Flowers j I By JOHN E. LAGER j Miscellaneous (Continued from page 483, issue of Feb. 26) Zygopetalum crinitum is a dwarfer species than the preceding and the flowers are somewhat larger. The colors of the flowers are about the same, except there is more blue in the general make-up. This plant will fre- quently ])roduce two flower spikes from one bulb, which are shorter than those of Z. Mackayi. It is also a Winter-flowering species. Phaius grandifolius. — As long as I am on the subject of old-fashioned orchids, it would not do to pass by this grand species. It was introduced to Europe from China in 1778, so you see it is an old-timer indeed. It also grows wild in Australia. The flowers are produced on stilt', erect spikes 2ft. to 3ft. high, sometimes more. The color is a mixture of brownish and subdued white and crimson brown, a most odd and striking color. There are from 8 to 12 flowers on a good sized spike; they have a stately appearance when cut and placed in a vase, and they never beg for a ready sale. It will grow well in the cool end of your Cattleya house. Peristeria elata (the Dove orchid, the Holy Ghost orchid, or Espiritu Santo). This is indeed a plant with an abundance of names, which indicates that it is pretty well known. From personal experience I know that nine out of every ten persons that visit our orchid houses ask to be shown the "Espiritu Santo" or "Holy Ghost orchid," but I must say that nine out of every ten per- sons have never seen it, though they have heard about it or read about it. The name was given this plant by the natives of Central and South America on account of the inner part of the flowers resembling a dove with out- spread wings. The rest or outside of the flower is waxen white and globular in shape. It is a name (that is, the popular native name) well bestowed, and it is only a pity that botanists when naming a plant should often disregard these beautiful popular native legends, which in this Instance, however, has been fully credited. While on this subject I particularly call to mind an orchid which I consider entirely misnamed, viz., Anguloa Clowesii and Ruckeri. The natives in South America have the right name for this plant; they it "Cuna de Venus" or Cradle of Venus, on account of its resem- blance to a cradle. But I am drifting away from the subject into reminiscences and native lore, hence let us return to Peristeria. — The stiff, erect spikes grow from 3ft. to oft. high carrying a number of flowers, and while these are not much as cut flowers, a plant in full bloom ex- hibited anywhere in la greenhouse or in u store window with a tag attached showing plainly what the plant is, will always draw spectators. Hence it will be seen from what has been said that this plant is a valu- able advertising medium. It will grow readily in the warmest part of the Cattleya house or in a palm house. The plants should never be allowed to get dry while growing, and a little feeding with liquid cow manure will help to increase the sb.e of the bulbs as well as to sustain the large flower spikes. (To be continued) Finding is Easy if you will but Look at the foot of the first page of each issue of Th« Floeists' Excicanoe? The reference there is to the Contents and Index Page for that week. This page ii tedious and expensive to prepare and we would like to feel that our readers appreciate it. It is compiled especially for the benefit of those who wish to buy stock and who want to find a reference to an advertiser or to certain stock without having to hunt through every page of the paper to locate it. We urge on all the fact that they can save valuable time by paying atten- tion to our List of Advertisers, Index to Stock Adver- tised and Contents. The Flowers of Shakespeare Missouri Botanical Garden Gives Names of American Species to British Plants Editor The Florists' Exchange: All readers of Shakespeare — and who are not? — must have seen with much pleasure and interest the list of plants on pages 61S-C16 of The Floeists' Exchange, reprinted from the February bulletin of the Missouri Botanical Garden, and have a feeling of gratitude to the compiler of it. In connection with the specific names the compiler appears to have overlooked the fact that the plants Shakespeare would have in mind would be those native of England, except where the reference was obviously to exotics, rather than those of other countries and in forming gardens or decorations along Shakespearean lines the actual species should be used if possible. Thus, in mentioning the Ash and Aspen, Shakespeare would hardly have had the American species in mind, therefore in the former case the species should be ex- celsior and in the latter tremula. He would be more likely to be thinking of the Currants growing in every English garden, Ribes rubrum and nigrum, than of the dried Corinth raisins, Vitis corinthiaea. The English Gorse is Ulex Europea, not Genista eanariensis, and the Elder Sambucus nigra. It would appear to be more in keeping with the idea to use Ilex .Vquifolium for Holly instead of the American opaca, and for Sycamore, .Veer pseudo-platanus and not the Oriental Plane. There are apparent errors in naming Wheat, Hordeum vul- gare, which is the specific name for Barley and in plac- ing the Yew in the genus Buxus instead of Taxus. Reading, Pa. Abthub Smith. [AVe are glad that Mr. Smith has drawn attention to (his matter of the botaniciil names that the authorities of the Missouri Botanical Garden, or those at least re- sponsible for the Bulletin last published from and by the Garden gave to certain of the English plants that .Shakespeare mentioned. The flaw was observed when Me first scanned the list and perhaps attention should have been drawn by us to the matter when we pub- lished it. From an institution like the Missouri Botani- cal Garden with its staff of, we believe, fifteen well paid botanists, it is strange that such a list was sent out. That the list was intended to be a carefully prepared one is evident from this paragraph on page 35 of the Bulletin: "It should be borne in mind that, while it is possible to identify most of the plants mentioned by Shakespeare, some are doubtfully referred to existing species and in a few cases the name used by Shakespeare may have been misleading. However, the list as given is the result of a careful compilation of all the informa- tion obtainable from various authorities and is believed to be as accurate as anvthing of the kind that could be prepared."— Ed., F. E.]' 668 The Florists' Exchange =S3 13 Some of the Newer French Hydrangeas THEIR MERITS AND CULTIVATION THREE or four years ago I was asked to write an article on the "'New Hydrangea Hybrids." Tlie story was written and published and had not been referred to by me until now I am again asked to say a word. This second request aroused my curiosity, causing me to refer to the former effort in order to refresh my memory as to my general views and specific opinions at that time. I find that practically every sentiment and prophecy of that period is vindicated and proven correct. Thus would not be astonishing nor remarkable but for the fact that at that time (1912) tlie French Hydrangeas were all but untried novelties with the great majority of American florists. And, let me ask, how many novel- ties of the hundreds that are introduced survive the test of five years' active use with colors flying and popu- larity constantly increasing? I have referred to this because the French Hydran- geas have not only survived but are increasing in popu- larity. Not only do they serve in the field to which they were first introduced, the forcing for Easter, but many of the sorts show remarkable adaptability as Summer tub plants. Again, we are finding some as hardy as Otaksa and among these several that will prove perpetual bloomers. This last statement may cause someone to sneer. All right, friend; the editor has my address and I am ready to prove the correct- ness of the assertion any time from June to September. These varieties were heralded as hybrids of certain older types and, as commercial men, we listened and promptly allowed the "pedigrees" to pass from our notice. We found the offspring good actors and profit- able investments, and there being no governing stud- book requirements, our pets could be entered at shows without reference to antecedents. They soon attracted notice and were the recipients of awards and medals from the principal horticultural societies. Their popu- larity has increased so that today he's a very antiquated member of our profession who has not at least a speak- ing acquaintance with some of the sorts. Beginning nearly ten years ago with Souvenir de Clair, which was among the first variations from the older types, there has been a constant stream of novel- ties from the French hybridizers. Many have been good, a few better, and, unfortunately, some have not been able to impress us except for novelty. We must, of course, acknowledge the "novelty" of a variety which is introduced with smaller flowers and weaker growth than a previous one, but it's not conducive to strict adherence to our religious precepts to have to spend fifty or a hundred dollars to find that the novel features are of a negative value commercially. The introducers of the new Hydrangeas to the American trade have had this experience with a number of sorts that were never sent out because, after two years' trial, they proved unworthv. Tliis digression in my narrative is for the purpose of explaining why the list I will recommend will be quite limited. But if I touch only some high spots, I do not wish to be understood that there are not others equally worthy. The fact will be that I may not yet have mea- sured them sufficiently to care to pass judgment. An ideal specimen bush Hydrangea, a seedling raised by M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. White Varieties After Souv. de Clair, which has been practically for- gotten (it was good in its day), we found Avalanche. Here was something we needed! While we had been rather comfortably fixed with Otaksa for pink, no one could become enthused over old Thomas Hogg or Jeanne d'Arc, the best white sorts of that time. Avalanche, a vigorous grower, early forcer, free bloomer with im- mense trusses was, and is, a wonderful acquisition al- though in refinement and purity of color it has been surpassed by several newer white ones. Its rugged con- stitution and all 'round utility still make for it a place among the best. The most sensational and probably the best known white variety yet introduced is Mme. Emile MouiUere. Its immense' trusses of pure white flowers, produced in profusion on a vigorous upright plant with glossy dark green foliage, make it exceedingly attractive. Add to thi's the fact that it forces two weeks quicker than Otaksa and you will find ample e.xcuse for its popu- larity. Another very good white is Mile. Agnes Barillet whicli I always felt was best descril)ed by the state- ment that it was to Hydrangeas wliat "Ivory" was in Chrysanthemums. But no one seems to enthuse over it. Mile. Rene Gaillard is very good indeed. It is my impression that the plant and flower are more graceful f^ than Mme. E. Mouillere. It is a week later in early forcing. Mile, de Tremault enchanted us. We considered its great trusses of fringed blush white florets about ideal. Then we sent a specimen to an exhibition and found all the florets on the floor a day or two later. Investigation proved this to be a habit and not an accident. So she is "gone tho' not forgotten." Many other whites have claimed our attention and some of them are very good — for instance, Mme. Ray- mond, which received a certificate at one of the shows o\'er Mme. E. Mouillere, but, there is only one new white over which I can entiuise today and that is La Perle — a great, heavy, happy, upriglit grower, with immense trusses of large, deeply fringed florets. I con- fidently exjiect it to rise to a place among the best knowm. Pink Varieties Wherever soil elements produce pink Hydrangeas, tlie new French pink varieties make the color of the average forced Otaksa look like a dirty dish-rag. We started new with Bouquet Rose, Gen. de Vibraye, Mme. A. Riverain, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Souv. de Mme. E. Chautard and a few others that quickly fell by the wayside. Each of these mentioned is good, but the race is narrowing down to Gen. de Vibraye with its big, cheerful trusses, and Souv. de Mme. Chautard which, wliile they are smaller, produce so many more flowers and blooms frozn such unpromising shoots that the va- riety is going to give a hard race to any contestant. At this point I must introduce what is really my all-round champion. Mont Rose does not produce more trusses at one time than Chautard but they are larger. It does not grow quite as heavy as Gen. de Vibraye but the trusses are larger and more graceful, this va- riety blooming from practically every growth through- out the Summer. As a forcer it is among the earliest. In hardiness, while the tips may be destroyed by Win- j ter frosts, the fact that the bases of tlie stems survivq and every shoot blooms, makes amends for this an<| gives us a practically everblooming Hydrangea. The variety E. G. Hill possesses the same propertie as Mont Rose but slightly modified. To overcome an^ shortcoming, however, it forces quicker (as early Mme. E. Mouillere) and has stifPer stems. Among the newer pink sorts I must give first rank to six which are clear departures in advance of what has preceded them in some essential features: Baby Bimbenet is, as the name suggests, a sort of miniature, its habit is dwarf, the trusses and florets comparatively small but very freely produced. The color is all that can be desired. This is destined to become one of our best pot and general market varieties, especially for very early forcing. L'Islette is very much like the last in habit, but looks like an older sister of the "Baby." This is evidenced A house of Hydrangeas grown for Christmas by Frederick H. Dressel, Weehawken, N. J. Large Hydrangea plant grown by Fredereck H. Dressel March 18, IDlfi. The Florists' Exchange 669 (.Towing Hyclrnngcas in the field and in pots should be sii.ided. It is our exjii'ricnce Ihnt hcttur matured wood i> jinidupid in the full sun, l)ut tliis requires lots of w.-iter. Water, room, sunshine and fresh air arc tlie forrnida lor (irodueing good Hydrangeas. A well-flowered Hydrangea hortensls as a tub plant jiartially in tlie size of plant and trusses, but partieu- larly in an inclination to decorate itself with bits of lacing at the edges of petals and foliage. Eclaireur and Lilie Mouillcre have been sometimes bracketed as one and the same. At times I have found it diflicult to identify one or the other. Both are won- derful in being the nearest approach to red we have ever seen in Hydrangeas. After two years' trial of both it is my conviction that Lilie Mouillere possesses by far the stronger constitution and that it will eventu- ally completely supersede the other variety for forcing. Beauty Vendomoise is a cross of Mariesi, and like its parent frequently presents the quaint attractive bi- sexual trusses. Its florets are immense, its growth strong and vigorous. Altogether I do not recall any more pleasing sight in Hydrangeas than a clump of this blooming in my yard last Summer. Louis Mouillcre is a pink variety that possesses un- usual vigor and stamina. Add to this the fact that it forces quickly and safely, that the color is good, the truss firm and the ensemble harmonious, and you will agree with me that "Louis" has come to stay. "There are others." We will tell about them when, contrary to the rule, familiarity has not bred disgust. Cultural Hints As to culture, the general treatment is the same as for Otaksa. For early forcing they should be grown in pots. I am convinced that after shifting them in July or August they should remain in these pots and not he shifted before forcing. They will then stand the heavy watering so necessary and plenty of liquid manure after they .'ire started. If brought from a cold- frame during the holidays into a temperature of near 50 deg. they may, after starting to grow, be placed into wiiate\'er temperature is necessary to bring them into bloom anytime after April 1. For early Summer flowering, larger plants are pro- duced by planting into the field the preceding Summer and lifting carefully about Sept. 1. Wherever they are kept to grow in the Summer they must have lots of water and then some more. For this reason, well- drained though not necessarily light soil, is essential. Much dissatisfaction results from many Hydrangeas bliitmiing blue instead of pink. This is due entirely to local influences through the contents of the soil or water. .\ handsome reward is due the investigator who succeeds in developing an inexpensive method of coun- teracting these influences. As to propagation, this can be done at any time of the year when vigorous young vi'ood is available. Natu- rally, the best results are obtainable in early Spring from indoor wood and when your propagating beds have plenty of bottom beat. M'e find it more practi- cable, however, to projiagate during the Summer and carrying the young plants in 2in. pots in coldframes through the Winter. Such stock wants a shift in March or April and if kept moving can be brought to 5in. or 6in. pots by Fall. I have found it advisable to do no cutting or pinching hack after July 1 if the wood is to ripen properly. They should be protected against early Fall frosts and carefully stored to prevent undue exposure in the Winter. An erroneous impression prevails to the effect that Hydrangeas for Christmas Twd of tlic iUusi r.itions nf Hydrangeas on these pages represent (1) a house of H\drangea.s grown for Christ- mas by Fred'k G. Dressel, Wcebawkcn, N. J., and (2) a good sample plant of the stock. Mr. DresscI writes, "We plaidcd our Ilydr.ingcas out-of-doors about the end of Ma}' and liegimiing of June for Christmas for- cing. We took them in alK)ut the middle of .August, potting them up and cut half of the leaves off. They were ])laced in the greenhouse on Oct. 1, where t''e_\ were kept at a tenipirature of between fi.5 deg. and 70 deg. fathers of the |>lants were taken out of the ground on Oct. 1. and put right into the greenhouse, and they came just .'is nice as the rest." J X i Carnation Criticisms In the preceding issue of The Exchange (March 11, page 604) some observations on Carnations from the F.nglish viewpoint were published. Hereunder are others, taken this time from the Horticultural Advertiser as they are of sufficient interest to our own growers for them to bear reprinting. Speaking of crimson novelties British Triumph is said to he still far away the best in this color. (jeneral Joffre, a scarlet sport from Lady Northcliffe, is quite nice, not big, but we must not always judge a Carnation with size figuring too greatly in importance. This will make a good free market red. Scarlet Carola must have been a gold mine to its raiser, for even at the price of $3.62 retail ($1.87 trade) it sold well even in war-time, a fact which does away with many theories such as to how a high-priced article will sell, and how popular a sport of a none too popular variety may become. Carnation growers who cater to a high-class trade should not overlook Scarlet Carola; its great ■flowers open well in Midwinter and are always worth more money than an ordinary variety. Alice is not a show variety, but I rather fancy that in this latest creation of Peter Fisher we have the most free-flowering sort in commerce. After all, he has given us varieties which have always proved their worth, and I very much fancy Alice. The color is one better than in Enchantress Supreme, and the medium-sized flowers have good lasting qualities. Mrs. Mackay Edgar is a variety which at a show might be overlooked because it is not large, but one of our leading growers who has tried it, believes that "it has possibilities," which from this critical gentleman means a good deal to those who know him. It may briefly be described as an improved May Day, with a trace of rose, and a stitfer habit of growth. I fear that the variety Laura Weber, will not uphold American reputation, and will not compare with the two previous varieties, in this climate at any rate. Pink Sensation is well named, for it is the largest that has ever come from America. The color is just "it," and reminds one of the defunct Fiorina and Fiancee varieties, a color much needed by florists, as the rose- pinks have usually a suspicion of blue in them, which this one has not. Of course, with such size and stem, we do not expect so many fiowcrs as from a smaller variety, and we get a few good flowers which are "sec- onds" in Midwinter, hut every Carnation has its faults, and the raisers of Pink Sensation (Jlcssrs. Dorner) mav be proud of it. It should be stopped not later than mid-June. Oood Cheer was shown with and overshadowed by Pink Sensation. Its color is a little weak but I like it, and would grow a bed of it if I could obtain the stock, for its habit is .\1, and its perfectly formed flowers open w<'ll in this climate, and last when cut. No whites came from .America, but it is complimen- tary to Wivel.sfield White to say that it is much like the famous White Wonder. It is a very free blooming variety with a nice perfume. Shortage of Rags Raising Prices of Paper Win. ('. Kedfield, secretary of commerce at Wash- ington, through his department, is making an appeal to the housewives of the country to save old papers, rags and other materials suitable for the manufacture of paper, and 1,000,000 circulars were posted this week ri'questing that these materials should be saved in all homes and institutions. The particular need of the manufacturer of writing I)apers today is rags, the embargo on the importation of this staple from praclieally all the countries at war .ilTeetiiig the situation seriously. Writing paper, en- velopes and other good quality papers, into the manu- facture of which rags enter largely, have increased in price from 20 per cent, to 40 per cent, within the past lew weeks, and if the conditions continue which have brought about this scarcity it is impossible to predict just how high good paper will go. Ordinary printing paper has been affected to an appreciable extent, this hmvever perhaps as much through foreign demand as through shortage of material. One effect of the war's demands may he noted by any reader, in that his favorite daily which came to him a few short weeks ago printed on white stock is now of a dingy hue. A Planting-up Day Mayor of Grand Rapids to Make a Proclamation In order to enhance the beauty of the city, municipal officials and members of the association of commerce at Grand Rapids Michigan, recently iiumgurated a unique cami>aign. As a result more than 12,000 vines and shrubs will be planted in gardens and yards and around schools and factories on a day early in April, which will be desig- n.ited by the mayor. An arrangement was made in February with several nurseries to supply shrubs and vines at a jirice which would permit a reasonable sale and still provide a profit sufficient to cover the expenses of the campaign. Large circulars were then printed, describing the object of the campaign, and giving a list of the species which cimld be secured for 10c. each. This list was held to 10 in nunilier so as to avoid the confusion which might arise from too great a variety. The circulars, which were spread broadcast in schools, public and parochial, fac- tories, improvement associations and clubs of all kinds, offered the following choice: No. 1, Bittersweet vine; No. 2, Dorothy Perkins Rose; No. 3, Crimson Rambler Rose; No. 4, Boston Ivy; No. 5, Honeysuckle, Lonicera Morrowii; No. 6, Forsythia (Golden Bells); No. 7, Hydrangea; No. 8, Common Barberry; No. 9, High-Bush Cranberry; No. 10, Spiraea Van Himttei. Accompanying each name was a comprehensive ex- planation of the merits of the variety as a yard or garden asset, as, for instance: "No. 5 — Honeysuckle Morrowii. — This is a strong, upright bush. It has an abundance of fragrant flowers, followed by beautiful red berries. It grows quickly, has foliage early and late, and makes an e.xcellent harbor for birds who love to eat the berries. It is one of the best shrubs to make a 'screen' to shut out unpleasant views." "No. 9 — High-Bush Cranberry — The growth and foli- age is like the old Snowball but not liable to be attacked by insects. Flowers are large and white followed by clusters of red berries which hang on the branches ail Winter." With each circular two order blanks were sent each showing the ten choices which had been provided imd the rules of the campaign. The first was destined for the head of every institution supplied. It carried instruc- tion to give the second order blank, with a circular, to every person under his supervision. In schools and fac- tories then the students and workers decided on the ^IM ■^ i Mi ^ '^^Kf 1 i '' A standard'^ydrangea Otaksa 670 The Florists' Exchange number of plants they wished to purchase for beautify- ing their homes and made out an order. These orders were turned in to the head of the institution. In turn he totalled the orders, and, after filing them, made out his order to the association of commerce. All work connected with the campaign was handled by the association. At the close orders for more than 13,000 shrubs, were received and placed. Delivery will be made on these orders shortly and when the consign- ments are received a special day will be set aside by the mayor for planting. Distribution will be made direct from the association to the heads of the various institu- tions who will refer to their orders and make correct assignments to the purchasers. The campaign was backed by the big men of the city and every effort was made to culminate it successfully. With the exceptional prices made on the shrubs the argu- ments were convincing and the response was immediate. Keen interest was noticeable all along and it provided for the success which was achieved. — C. W. S. an orchid flower. He crossed the parents over a year ago in order to determine how many progeny a single flower might have. He has endeavored to find out the number of seeds produced. This work is most painstak- ing for tile seeds are microscopic in size and can be counted only by the aid of a binocular microscope. Next year when you come for Farmers' Week we hope to be able to tell you how many of these seeds germi- nated, and we will perhaps show you the plants. These we anticipate will then be as large as a pinhead. They will probably bloom in from seven to seventeen years. Professor Lumsden is living to learn more about or- chids. {To be continued) I ) } The Relation of the Agricultural College to the Flower Growing Interests of the State of New York A paper read by Prof. E. A. While, of the Department of Agriculture, Cornell University, before the N. Y. State FederationofHorticulturalSoeietiea, Ithaca, N. Y.,Feb. 9 (Continued from page 546, issue of March 4) There is a need today for men better trained in the gardening profession. It is the duty of the agricultural college to meet the needs of the flower growing industry in furnishing this training, and men at the college appreciate the responsibility. « • tt The short Winter courses are especially valuable for men and women who cannot come to the college for a longer period. These offer to the young men of the State who are interested in commercial aspects of flori- culture an excellent means of getting much valuable information in a comparatively short time. The value of these courses is recognized not only in this State but in other States, and this year the class was com- posed of students from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Canada and New York. The short courses offer in- struction not alone to professional florists, but also to those who are interested in any phase of ornamental work, with flowers about the home. With the growth of agricultural colleges there has been a rapid development in research and investigation in branches of sciences relating to agriculture. The scientist has told the flower producer how to get at the fundamentals of plant growth through a knowledge of plant structure and life. He has disclosed factors in soil manipulation whereby the flower producer can get better returns from his intensive agriculture. Investi- gations with disease problems have demonstrated how essential for healthy growth and vigor are sanitary con- ditions in the greenhouses, and how accumulation of waste material in greenhouses breeds diseases and insect pests. The grower of plants is constantly seeking from the scientist the facts regarding fertilizing elements, and the men at the agricultural colleges are feeling the importance of their mission and are straining every nerve to meet the call of the hour. They are living to learn just as truly as is the man who tills the soil and the long hours in the laboratory are fully recompensed when a new discovery adds to the economic prosperity of the State or nation. The department of floriculture at Cornell University is endeavoring to furnish to the people of the State interested in flower growing, information as to im- proved methods of culture, new facts regarding va- rieties, and the latest data on all phases of plant life through the research and experimental work which is being carried on in the department. I wish to call your attention especially to bulletins which will soon be published by the department dealing with the garden Gladiolus. The history and development of this species has been worked out by Dr. Beal in a most painstaking manner. Months have been spent in tracing the an- cestry of the plant and in placing this in a form which may be readily used by the breeder of this group of plants. This is followed by another carefully prepared pubUcation by Mr. Hottes descriptive of varieties of Gladiolus and methods to be followed in their culture. The results of these years of research and investigation are given to the flower growing interests of the State free of charge. Again, Professor Lumsden has been working more than a year in breeding orchids. When I tell you that the only results which he has thus far attained are that his infant progeny are just beginning in the process of germination to fill out their seed coats, you will under- stand the amount of patience it requires to perform a piece of work which adds to our scientific knowledge of this particular group of plants. Recently Professor Lumsden performed a piece of work which so far as known has never been duplicated. He counted the total number of seeds in a single fruiting capsule of Reinforcing and Treating ) Decayed Trees j Method of Pruning and Treatment of Wounds to Prevent Entrance of Decay-Producing Germs The best time to attend to several important opera- tions connected with the proper care of shade trees is during the late Fall or early Winter. This work may be done at this season of the year, however, when weather conditions permit. Large dead, decaying, or unsightly limbs may be removed. The best way to do this is to saw one-quarter f I ' mm ipi '/.I^^HfMfV- ^m^ Mm ■• 1 1 /^^■Iflii^^^kfc J n Reinforcing decayed trees or one-third tlirough the limb from the under side, at a point 6in. or a foot beyond the point where the final cut is to be made. A second cut on the upper side should be made a half inch or more back of or beyond the first one. The sawing on the upper side should be continued until the limb falls. The first cut on the under side is to prevent the splitting or stripping of the outer wood and bark as the limb falls. The final cut should be made so that its surface will conform as nearly as possible with the shape of the supporting limb or trunk. No projecting stub or stump should be left. If the wood exposed by the final cut is healthy and there is no trace of decay or disease, it should (as soon as the surface is dry) immediately be painted with shellac, good lead paint, tar, or asphalt, in order to prevent the entrance of decay-producing organisms. The asphalt should be applied while hot; consequently it is necessary to have some apparatus for keeping it melted. A brush of broom corn or rope should be used, as the hot asphalt will usually destroy bristles. Because this method cannot ordinarily be handled conveniently by most people, coal tar has come to be the most gener- ally used preparation for co%'ering large pruning wounds, while good lead paint is a close second. A mix- ture of about three parts coal tar and one part creosote has proved very efficient, and is easily applied with an ordinary paint brush, but in many cases it is advisable to repaint with clear coal tar after a few days, in order to make a more lasting waterproof covering. Prior to painting, tarring, or asphalting a wound many persons apply an antiseptic wash of one part of corrosdve sublimate in 1000 parts of water, or a moder- ately blue solution of copper sulphate (blue stone, blue vitriol) or creosote. A special antiseptic wash is not necessary, however, when the tar and creosote mixture, mentioned above, is used. A preliminary antiseptic coating should always be used when decayed matter has been removed, or when decay was known to have been present only a short distance from the final cut; also when the tree is susceptible to a contagious disease which is known to be in the vicinity. Care of Trees After Pruning Many people remove limbs from trees and properly f^ treat the wounds, but neglect to keep watch of the work from year to year. In a single season cracks or checks will often appear in the painted area, especially if the wound was not carefully covered in the first place. When cracks appear they should immediately be filled, and the whole surface repainted (with tar, paint, or asphalt) in order to prevent, as far as possible, the entrance of decay-producing germs. One of the best, though little used, methods of coun- teracting the danger arising from such cracks is to cover the pruning wound with sheet metal in addition to the usual treatment. Tack the sheet metal over the surface of the wound liy means of slender brads or tacks, placed about a half inch apart close along the margin. See that the margin of the metal does not overlap the cambium at any point, and particularly be careful that the cambium is not bruised during any part of the operation. Paint the surface of the metal and the exposed mar- gin of wood and bark with hot asphalt (or tar or paint), so as to make the edges air-tight and waterproof and the surface rustproof. Healthy new wood and bark commonly start to grow over the metal in a single season, thus sealing its edges with living tissues. In addition to the notes appearing above, others on the reinforcing of decayed trees following, are taken from an article by the city forester of Worcester, Mass., Harold J. Neale, which appeared in the January issue of American Forestry. We also reproduce, by the cour- tesy of that journal, an illustration of a decayed trunk that is braced before being filled with concrete. Mr. Neale says that bolting and chaining of insecure limbs is a measure adopted by many foresters. "The process of bolting, although not difficult, requires a cer- tain amount of study and care. The stronger of the limbs to be bolted must be used for the support and the bolt placed at right angles to the side of the weaker limb, otherwise the weaker does not receive the maxi- mum pulling forces of the bolt, to hold it in place. In the case of a split tree, the forces must he divided so that each limb is exerting an equal leverage on the other. The bolt must be placed as high as possible in order that it will be able to exert a maximum amount of tension with a minimum amount of energy. A bolt, however, should not be placed high enough to allow any swaying of the limbs, which would have a twisting effect on the bolt which would in time weaken and break owing to its inelasticity. In case this is necessary the bolt should be placed low and a chain or cable placed higher. The size of the bolt is also an important factor, and the growth of the limbs with their increasing weight must be considered." In boring the hole it is necessary to countersink through the bark, and sufli- ciently into the wood to allow for the washer and head of the bolt or nut to he entirely beneath the cambium, or living tissue. He points out that bolting is many times practiced unnecessarily, but if properly placed the bolt becomes unnoticed in time. Wire rope cables have proved very satisfactory, the breaking strength being much above that of the same size chain. The illustration shows an Elm tree which, although not extremely large, is of sufficient value to the abutting property owner to make him willing to spend some money in saving the tree. The tree is on an important thoroughfare which many people pass daily. Its expo- sure is such that a twisting wind storm would be liable to blow it down. Its trunk was perforated with mycel- ium and decay penetrated more than half way through. If an attempt had been made to remove the decayed : portions without reinforcing the trunk it would, in all probability, have blown over. Therefore, an iron cable was fastened to three eye bolts, as shown. This cable was tightened, but play enough has been allowed for a swaying of the trunk in any direction. The decayed portions of the wood were then removed and the cavity treated with creosote and tar and will be left exposed in this manner for the Winter, when an examination will be made to ascertain if the fungus has been en- tirely eliminated and when such condition exists it will receive a proper filling, mostly for sake of appearance, as filling does not seem to materially strengthen a tree or ehminate diseases of insect invasions. There are, of course, many ways in which this cable can he placed, taking into consideration the weight of the top of the tree and the weakened condition of portions of the trunk will necessitate the placing of the cable in different po- sitions. On some trees it would be necessary to use a much heavier cable than others. The forces could be mathematically computed and proper wire and position for fastening could be figured." March 18, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 671 I Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WAMTED— A3 m;in:ii;.T or fnn-nmn on a wholesale or retail eatahlif^lmiriLt, wlic-re choice cut flowers aro grown. Roses ami CariuitiuiiM rn.v si>ecialtv: am now prowinR novelty Unses of the later iutroductions, such as Russell, Scott, Key, Oplielia, Hoosicr Beauty, Shaw>'er, ami all standard varieties. Would consider a range not leaa than 35,(H)() ft. My contract expires April 1, 1916. Am a hustler and strictly temperate, and can prnduce the Roods. Personal interview preferred. Address O. X., care The Florists' Exehange. SITUATION WANTED — As gardener on private place. Ivife time experience on farm and garden, and thoroughly experienced in care of stock and poultry, also understands the care and management of hotoeds and coldframes; 2 years' experience in greenhouse where general stock is grown. English: 35 years of age; single; 13 years in country. Can supply reference from former employers. Would like personal interview if convenient. Will be at iberty April 1, also have Jersey State ehauffeurfl, icense. Address N. A., csre The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By German ; single; middle age. Life experience on first-class private and commercial places; understands Carnations, Chrysanthemums and general stock, and can assist in making up. Steady position wanted where good help is appreciated. Obliging and thoroughly reliable. First-class references from past and last employers. Give particulars and wages in first letter. A. C, care Mr. Wolff, 305 W. 125th at.. New York. Manager Open to [ngagement Life experience with large, up-to-date commercial firms. Extensive knowledge of wholesale and retail trade. Executive ability, and well known in the, trade. All particulars on inquiry. W, H. Tricker care Vaughan's Greenhouses, W^estern Springs. 111. SITUATION WANTED— By a young, single. American, fully experienced in all branches of orchid growing, as grower or assistant on com- mercial or private place; commercial preferred. Thoroughly understands the growing of seedUngs and hybrids. Total abstainer, hustler, and result producer. Salary secondary to appreciation of ability and chance for advancement. Address O. N., care The Florists' Exchange. _^_ SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener on small, or first assistant on large private estate, by April Ist. Age 27, single; Dutch. Has been 2 years at present place as head gardener. Under- stand greenhouse work, hardy flowers, well up with fruit trees; also first-class vegetable grower. No drinker and willing worker. Best of reference. Please state particulars in first letter. Address O. D., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By middle aged married man. Life experience in the growing of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, seasonable pot plants and bulbous stock. 10 years in present place. Dis- engaged July 1. Would desire position as manager on large commercial place. Address O. K., care "The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By competent seeds- man. 15 years' experience. Desires connection with Ist-class seed house. Well posted in farm, garden, flower seeds and bulbs. Experienced in handling help; indoor or road work. Reasonable salary. Address Seedsman, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener- English, age 30. Life experience in all branches- Can handle men to advantage. Credentials will bear strictest investigation. Three years foreman on large private estate. Strictly sober. No children. Address O. R., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By single man, as fore- man or assistant on large, commercial or private estate, where all kinds of fancy pot plants are wanted. Good knowledge of the growing of cut flowers. Total abstainer, honest, industrious and obliging. E.xcellent references. Address O. U., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By American, on com- mercial place; 40 years of age; married. Suc- cessful grower of Roses, Carnations, Cyclamen, Poinsettias and general florista' stock. Over 20 years' experience. No boozer or smoker. Refer- ences. Address O. C, care The Florists' Exchange ^ SITUATION WANTED— As foreman. Ist-class grower of Roses, Carnations and general line of pot and bedding plants, where No. 1 stock is de- sired. Age 42. married. Life experience in all branches. Please state wages in first letter. Address O. J., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— To take charge; by a good grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, Xmas, Easter and bedding stock. Nationality German; single; age 41. 27 years' experience. State par- ticulars and wages in first letter. Address C. F., 30 Ampersand Ave., Saranac Lake, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— Firs tr class plantsman desires position in private or commercial estab- liphment. Has long experience in raising all kinds of greenhouse plants. Will be disengaged after April 1. Married. Address S. DonneUan, Massa- chusetts ave., Lexington, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— At once, by lat-clasa florist, gardener. Married; small family. Un- derstands cut flowers, shrubs, trees, lawns. Hard worker. State wages. Reference. Address N. K., care The Florists' Exchange. Co-:atinaed to Next Column -MM TERMS: GASH WITH ORDER f The oolumns under tbii heading are reserved 1 for adverdfiements of Stock for Hale, Stock / Wanted, Help Wanted. BituAtioos Wanted, or 1 other Wiuita; also of QreenhouBea, Land, ^ Seoond-h&nd MaterijJs, etc., for Sale or Rent. 1 Our charge b 10 ct«. per Line (7 words to ths / line), set wilid, in ordinary reading type like J this, without display. No advt. accepted for f Ims than thirty cents. J Advts. set In heavy faced type, 16 ots. per / line (0 words to the line). • Display advts. In these oolumna, $1.60 per I inoh. If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted or other advertisements are to be addressed oars of this offioe. please add 10 ots. to cover ex[>onss of forwarding. Copy must reach New York office, Nos. 439- 448 West 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, by iTuesday night to secure insertion in issue of foUowiag Saturday. Advertisers in Western States desLring to ad- vertise under initials, may save time by having answers directed oare our Chicago representa- tive, James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Ave. I I I I 'a HELP WANTED SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED— By responsible and intelligent American, 38, and wife; as gardener or farmer, florist, caretaker, etc. Good with all tools. Long experience. Wife excellent cook. No children. Settled home wanted. R. J. Sprague. Amherst. Mass. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman, by a Ist- class grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, and potted plants. In present position 4 years as foreman. Can be free April 1. Age 33; married. Highest references as to character and ability. Address O. L., care "The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By man, 30 years of age. single; 15 years' experience in all branches; last 8 years in leading position. Wants position by April 15 on private estate, New York or Boston preferred. Address O. P., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By grower, with life experience in cut flowers, pot plants. Would work on shares, or invest some capital in good paying business. Address P. B., care The Florists' Ex- change^ SITUATION WANTED— By married German, middle age. Ist-clasa grower of Carnations, 'Mums, Easter and bedding stock; also good maker- up. Good salary expected. Address O. Y., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener on private place. Married, no children, age 40; French. Best references from this country and France. Understands all branches. Fred Vorin, 10 Leroy St., New York City. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of America beos to offer the services of flrst-olaas private gardenert, superintendents and managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Ajel C. Palm. Dobbs' Ferry. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By head working gar- dener. Understands all work in general, under glass and outside on a private place. Good refer- ences. English; single; age 29. Chas. Thomas, care J. P. Morgan Estate, Glen Cove. L. I., N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— As outside foreman on private estate, by young man; Scotch; age 26. Ten years' experience both in this country and Scotland. Can furnish good references. Address N. Q., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By experienced Rose grower, to take full charge or run plant on commission. Ira Chamberlain, Westbury, L. I., N. Y. ^__„ SITUATION WANTED— By Ist-class designer and decorator; years of experience. A 1 reference. State salary. Employed ^-ith Ist-class firm. A. Kunsman, 143 S. Main St., Bethlehem, Pa. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, 33 years old, where Carnations, bedding stock and 'Mums are grown. Please state wages. Address O. F., care The Florists' Exchange. A SUCCESSFUL GROWER is open for engage- ment. Vicinity of New York or Brooklyn pre- ferred. 15 years in last position. Address O. H.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man who is experienced in orchid growing. State salary in first letter. Address O. M., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By lat-class nursery- man and florist. 23 years' experience in all branohea. S years' reference. Address Gustav Kadlec, 403 E. 92nd St.. N. Y. City. ^^4ELP WANTED WANTED^ A competent horticulturist and landscape gardener, qualified to take full charge of landscape department. A desirable connection and permanent position for the right man. Write immediately or see us for personal interview. ROLF ZETLITZ LIMA. OHIO Florist Wanted For coniiucrcial grower. Secaucus Exotic Xursery, Secaucus, N. J. W.\NTED — Foreman for greenhouse, devoted to growing of Roses. Range modern and up to date. Must have large experience and come well recommended. Good prospect for right man. Address, with full particulars as to experience, wages, references and when able to come, O. B., care The Florists' Exchange. Continned to Next Colnmn HELP WANTED EXPERIENCED SALESMAN'-AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT One accustomed to interviewing prospective clients for landscape work. Must be sober, ener- getic, one not afraid of work and capable of handling men. Must speak English without accent. In reply state fully experience, past record, age, and by whom formerly employed. Give references and lowest wages willing to begin with. Address M. T., care The Florists' Exchange. Note. — Please don't waste our time and yours unless you are fully capable. WANTED — For Western Pennsylvania, one or two bright, active. English-speaking young men, accustomed to pruning and outside, as well as greenhouse work. Quick advancement and steady employment to deserving men. Give full particu- lars about self and past experience. Wages to be- gin with, S15.00 per week inclusive. Address O. W.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Single man, at once, as assistant on commercial place. Must have some experience growing Carnations, Sweet Peas, Violets, and general greenhouse plants. Also help to fire. Do not apply unless willing to work, and be honest and sober. Send reference in first letter and last employer's address, Haworth's Greenhouses, Far- mington, Conn. WANTED — A man to fill a oermanent position with chance for advancement. Must have experience in ornamental and landscape planting, and general nursery work. In reply, state age. experience, wages wanted, and enclose copies of letters of recommendation. The Akron Nurseries, Akron, Ohio. WANTED — A man who understands the genera^ line of landscape work, commercially. Willingi not afraid of hard work, and to make himself usefu at anything. Steady position to the right man. State age and salary expected. Address O. V., care The Florists' Exchange^ WANTED IN CONNECTICUT— Young man familiar with nursery stock, landscape work etc. Capable of soliciting new business and taking charge of greenhovise. Will give salary and percentage to a hustler. State salary wanted ancl references in reply. Address O. Z.. care The Florists" Exchange. WANTED — Experienced Rose grower to take full charge of 20,000 Rose plants. Married man pre- ferred. Good wages will be paid to the right man. Apply to Quidniek Greenhouses. J. H. Gushing, Prop., Quidniek. R. I. WANTED — Two good section men. Steady positions to right men. One for 'Mums. Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poinsettias, Lilies, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address O. S., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Man competent, honest and reliable, to grow stock for retail place; Carnations, 'Mums, Roses and a general line of pot plants. SGO.OO per month. Give reference. C. W. Espy tS: Son, Brookville, Pa. WANTED — Middle-aged, single man. to take care of Rose and Carnation houses. Wages $40.00 per month, room and board. Must have good references. Answer in English Or German. T. Malbranc, 406 Main St., Johnstown, Pa. WANTED — Experienced lady assistant for retail store. Must be a good saleswoman and maker up. State age, experience and salary expected in first letter. Winter Floral Co.. Charleston. Kanawha Co.. W. Va. MAN WANTED— Experienced in handling cut flowers, and also experienced in plant department. Salary, $10.00. Apply to H. Berschad, F. Loeser & Co.. Fulton St.. Brooklyn. N. Y. WANTED — Young man as assistant in greenhouses on private place in Pittsburgh. Pa. Wages $60.00 a month. State age, experience and nation- ality. Address N. S.. care The Florists' E-xchange. WANTED — A young man of experience in orna- mental planting ana general nursery work. State age, experience and references. Chas. R. Fish & Co., Worcester, Mass. WANTED — Man as foreman on large retail place. vicinity of New York; house on place. Will be required to board help. Send all particulars. Address O. A., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Greenhouse assistant for private place; English or Scotch. Wages $60.00 a month. Send copy of references by first letter, which will be returnjj. ■A.pply Boa 144. Madison, N. J. WANTED — At once, a competent, reliable man as grower of Carnations, 'Mums and general bedding stock. Wages $15.00 per week. Apply to Adolph Fischer, 5 Centre Square. Easton, Pa. WANTED — Young man familiar with growing Orchids. State experience. Address N. W. L., care The Florists' Exchange. ContinTied to Next Colnmn WANTED — A sober and energetic young man, acquainted with nursery stock and pruning, etc., toassjistin landscape work. Apply with particulars to The Horticultural Co., Worcester, Mass. WANTI'^O— Single man, understanding growing of Carnations and general lino of pottw plants for retail store. , $12.00 a week to start. Address O. O.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED— Wire workers. Steady work and good pay, U. Kenny. 88 Rochester Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. WANTED— Good designer. $18.00 per week- Permanent position. Washington Floral Co.. lull tV: .Vcw York Ave.. Washington, D. C. WANTED — Man experienced in retail flower store. Apply Wm. Spitz, 1182 Broadway, cor. Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. WANTED— Young man. where Carnations, 'Mums and bedding stock are grown. Steady position. Bayside Greenhouses, Cape May Courthouse, N. J. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY for young man with some business experience and money ofl"ercd by owner whose healtn demands removal to lower altitude. An interesting and successful floricul- ture occupation, a going concern, shipping entire production over large territory. Located m most attractive city in the West. Business will stand thorough investigation. Deal would involve about $75,000. Substantial cash payment, balance on ime. Only parties able to show financial ability to handle need reply. Address N. J., care The Florists' Exchange. WIDOW, middle aged, Swiss, with florist's business, seeks partner in the person of a German florist (Catholic) between 40 and 55 years of age, who is honorable, sober and of good character, and who has some capital to invest to enlarge the business. Good home and good business for the right man. Address P. A., care The Florists' Exchange. STOCK FOR SALE ACHTSAKTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-muellerii, BrilliantiBsima, Lmdenii, Paoacbc de Bailey, Formosa. Rooted Cuttines, 11.25 per 100. »10.00 per 1000. A. N. Pieraon, Ino., CromweU, Conn. AOERATTTM AGERATUM — Extra large-Sowered variety, of medium height, very pleasing blue. Best com- mercial sort, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Caah with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Road. North Bergen, N. J. AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2>i-iQ. planta, 75o. per dot., $6.00 per 100. A. N. PiersoQ, Inc., CromweU, Conn, AXTERNANTHERAS ALTERNANTHERA— Brilliantiaaima and Aurea iKoana compacta, strong Rooted Cutting., $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A. S. Kaliach, Middle Village. L. I.. N. Y. ALTERNANTHRAS— Brilliantissima, Aurea nana and P. Major, strong, rooted cuttings, $5.00 per 1000. C. L. Schmidt, Lebanon, Pa. AMPEI,OPSIS AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— 3-ye«r, 3 ft. to 6 ft., (extra), $2.00 per doz.. $8.00 per 100; 2-ycar, 18 in. to 24 in., (good), $1.00 per doz, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000: 1 year. (strongN, 2 ft. to 3 ft., $1.00 per doz., $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. QuinquefoUa, strong, 2-year, $1.50 per doz., $5.00 per 100. By mail prepaid at dozen rates only. Chat. Black, Highlalown, N. J. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— No. 1, Brat grade. 2- year, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 2-year, No. 2, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. First-claas Privet Cuttings, 60c. per 1000. Packing free. Cash with order. Red Bank Nurseries, 331 Broad St., Red Bank, N. J. ANEMONE ANEMONE JAPONICA— Choice named sorts, 3-in. pots, $6.50 per 100; 2-in. pots, planting out stock, ready April, $3.00 per 100. Palisades Nur- series. Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA Plants— 3-in., toe stock, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Cash with order. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 2^-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-iii. $6 00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28tfa St.. New York. Continned to Nest Page 672 STOCK FOR SALE The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SeedlingB, $1.00 per 100. »8.00 per 1000— by express. Delivered anywhere for 60o. per 1000 extra. 2}i-i">- plants, »3.00 per 100. J25.00 per 1000. A. N Piereon. Inc.. Cromwell. Codd. 300 .\sparagu9 Plumoaa. 3-in.. extra beax-y. 300 Asparagus Sprcngeri. 3>2-in.. extra heavy. Both ready for shift. 5c. each or $25.00 for lot. Cash, please. S. J. Laipg, Perrysburg. Omo- ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong eeed- lingB. from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. »1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000; in 6000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short HiUs, N.J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot planU, 3-in. to 5-in. above pots, $1.60 per 100, sure to please; 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. Cash, please The B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND 8PRENGER1— 3-in. at $6.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.60 Henry Smith, oor. Monroe 4 Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Michigan. ^ . ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Fine, heavy 2>i-in. stock, $2.60 per 100, or to clean up. as we need the room, $22.00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave , Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGtJS PLUMOSUS— 2>i-in., $3.00 per 100, $28.00 per 1000 Good, strong plants. W. B. Girvin. Florist, Leola, Pa. . ASTERS ASTERS — Astermum type, extra select; only full double blooms saved — one of the very best Oo" risU' Asters; very large. Trial packet. .50c.. K oz. $1.00. 1 oi $3..'i0. Cash. C Betscher, Dover. Ohio ASTERS — Hardy, over 50 varieties. Ask for descriptive catalogue which includes the latest European introductions. Palisades Nurseries. Inc., SparkiU, N. Y. ASTERS — Seeds picked from best blossoms. Best types in twenty varieties and colors. Write for prices and further information. J. Z. Mouk, Osborn, Ohio. AZALEAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruyssen. Niobe. J Mewellny. and Wm J Vervsne. 660., 86c.. $1.10. up to $2.60 each. Ernest Rober Wilmette III. BARBERRT BARBERRY THUNBERGII 100 1000 8-12 in., lining out $1.60 $12 00 12-18 in, heavy 6.00 .50 00 18-24 in., heavy S.OO 70.00 2- 3 ft., heavy 12.00 100 00 Shade Trees. Shrubs and Rosea. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. BAT TREES BAY TREES — Write for wholesale price list Jultua Roehra Co.. Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS BEGONLAS 100 Christmas Red, 2)i-in S6.00 Christinas Red 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2)i-iD 3.00 Erfordu. 3-in 6.00 Prima Donna, 2}i-in 3 00 Smithii. 2 Vi-in 3 00 Chatelaine. 2H-io 3 50 ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. BEGONIAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2>^-in $15.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2M-in 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine, 2M-in 6.00 40.00 Chatelaine. 3-in 8.00 75.00 Vernon, 2H-in 4 00 Vernon. 3-in 6.00 PYFER & OLSEM, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $2500 per 100. $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15 00 per 100. $140.00 per 10,00: Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order secures the best plants for growing on. J. A. Peterson & Sons, Weatwood, Cincinnati, Oiiio. BEGONIAS— Delivery from May 15th Lorraine. 2M-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati. 2H-in Pots. $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A- Peterson (New). 2>4-in. pots, $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD. N. J. BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For June delivery $16 00 per 100. $146.00 per 1000. A. N- Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS — Chatelaine, Rex, etc. See display »d. page 047. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28tb St.. N. y_ BERBERIS THPNBEROn BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong. trans- planted, 2-yr. plants, 15-in. to 20-in.. $4.00 per 100. $36.00 per 1000; 10-in. to 15-in., $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will please. No charge for packing. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-in.. strong $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. Continued t« Next Colamn BERBERIS THUNBERGII BEBBERLS THUNBERGII— 10.000 Berberis Thunbergii, all sizes. 2c. up. .See m.y general trade ad. under Privet this issue, classified ads. Benj. Connell, Mercbantville. N. J. OANNAS CARNATIONS BERRY PLANTS STR.^WBERRY PLANTS— Earliest, latest, larg- est, best-flavored, most productive varieties, in- cluling the Everbearers. .\lso leading standard varieties Raspberry, Blackberry. Gooseberry. Cur- rant. Grape. Asparagus. Rhubarb. Horseradish Plants. Fruit Trees. Vegetable Plants. Healthy, well-rooted stock delivered to you in good growing condition. Catalog free. Wholesale price list sent to florists. Harry P. Squires, Remsenburg, N. Y. CANNAS — America. Penna, David Hanim, Shen- andoah, Austria, Egandale, B. Beauty, Duke of Marlboro, Kate Gray, $2.00 per 100. Two to three eyes. Cash. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y. CANNAS — King Humbert and Buttercup. Fresh divided. $2.50 per 100. Benj. Connell, Mer- cbantville. N. J. NEW CANNAS — Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. BOUVARDIAS BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fill nearly all of our orders for Bouvardia plants. We are booking orders earlier this season in order to give everyone a chance. Plants from 2H-in. pots ready April 15th and later. Be sure you get the correct shades and colors. We can give you the right varieties. Single 2H-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $65.00 Rose Pink 7.00 55.00 LightPink 7.00 56.00 White 7.60 60.00 Double: White, much like Double Lilac 7.00 65 00 Pink, soft pleasing shade 7.00 65.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Permock-Meehan Co., 160S-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. , BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at $2.26 each; 2H ft., at $2.76 each; 3 ft., at $3.26 each; 4 ft., at $4.60 each. Price ino'udes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in , balled, at 36o. eaeh 1 in. balled, at 40o. each; 18 in., balled, at 6O0. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc. Box 407 Dundee, niinoia. BOXWOOD— Write for price list. 6 10-12 in. bushes, in 30-in. green cypress window box, $1 85. 5 12-16-in. bushes, in 38-in. green cypress window box, $2.50. State express or freight. Fords Nur- seriea. Rye, N. Y. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— Rooted cuttings, $2.25 per 100. $18.50 per 1000; from 2' i-in. pots, ready later. $3.50 per 100. Edgewood Greenhouses, J. F. Freehan, mgr., Gt.Barrington, Mass. BUDDLEI.\ — Veitchiana and Magnitica. Pot or field plants. Ask for special offer. Palisades Nurseries. Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. _^ BUDDLEIA VARIABILIS VEITCHIANA— 2H- in., $5.00 per 100. D. D. P. Roy, 168 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. BULBS AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and prices. Geo. P. Buck & Son, Collingswood. N. J. HYACINTHS. Tulips (early and Darwins), Nar- cissus, Daffodils. Crocus, Iris, etc. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons. Hillegom. Holland. Ameri- can Ofiice: 147 Magnolia Ave., Arlington, N. J. OANNAS CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut. fine quality: 2 to 3 eye divisions — true to name. Austria, Alle- mannia. Burbank, A. Bouvier, C. Henderson, D. Harum, F. Vaughan, Indiana, Kate Gray, Louis- iana, Mile. Berat. Mme. Crozy, Pennsylvania, R. Wallace. Shenandoah, $1.50 per 100. $12.60 per 1000: E. Hass. Gladiator. J. D. Eisele, Queen Charlotte, Uncle Sam, Venus, Wyoming, $2.00 per 100. $17.60 per 1000; King Humbert. Hungaria. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F Conard, New York, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on large loU. Cash, please. C. Betscher. Dover. Ohio. CANNAS STARTED IN SOIL Strong plants, well rooted, ready to pot up. Price given is per 100. Austria. F. Vaughan. $2.00: Kate Gray. Prea. McKinley. Niagara. $2.50; King Humbert, $3.50. Order now; don't wait until you need them. W. E. KING, Box 362, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. CANNAS — Fine stock of best leading varieties at at astonishing low prices. Write for list. Will give a dollars' worth of our two new varieties At- traction and Aurora free with every dollar cash order for Cannas or other stock bought of us before May 1st. L. H. Read & Co., Deer Park, Ab. Cannas, extra strong, 2 to 3 eye roots: King Humbert, $2.50 per 100; Richard Wallace, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order, please. P. Hopman, New Galilee, Pa. CANNAS — Well started Cannas from bench, ready for potting. R. Wallace, also mixed sorts. $1.50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000. Cash. Maonetto Hill Nurseries. W. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksville, N. Y. Continued to Next Column CARNATIONS CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to growing Carnation Cuttings, as we have done for several years. Our cuttings are all from stock plants grown for cuttings only. This is the best stock that can be grown as can be proved by our cus- tomers. Over 80 per cent, of the orders received this season have been from former customers. 'They like our stock and are willing to pay a living price. One man says. " I hope the stock will be as good as last year." We understand what he had last year was good enough and he does not want anything any better. A trial of our stock will prove to you that our cuttings are worth much more to you than the cheap cuttings from flowering plants. 100 1000 Alice. The best pink $5.00 $45.00 Matchless. Fine white 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Enchantress 2.50 22.50 Rose Pink Enchantress 2.50 22.60 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 22.50 We also have ready some stock in 2-in. pots. Add 50c. per 100 to the 100 rates for stock from pots. 5 per cent. off. cash with order. Smith & Gannett, Geneva, N. Y 10.000 2}^-in. pots for sale at a bargain. Used only once. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 50.00 Beacon 3.00 26.00 White Wonder 3.00 26.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 Gloria 3.00 26.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 R. P. Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2.60 20.00 Peerless Pink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.50 20.00 Conquest 2.50 20.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J D THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JoUet, lU. ROOTED CUTTINGS We are ready to supply our usual high grade of young stock. Our business in this department increases each year because of the healthy char- acter of our stock, its thoroughly rooted condition when sent out, and our careful packing. Those who once buy of us seldom care to take a chance by ordering of anyone else. We offer: ■^ 100 1000 Enchantress $2.00 $18.00 Philadelphia 2.00 18.00 Washington 2.00 18.00 Rosette 2.50 20.00 White Enchantress 2.00 18.00 White Perfection 2.00 15.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Victory 2.00 18.00 WIETOR BROS., 162 No. Wabash Ave., Chicago. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, ana will b« rooted well before being shipped. Place your_ order now for shipment soon as stook is ready and in best condition. POTTED STOCK Write for prices on stook to be potted and grown on for later delivery 100 1000 Alice »S.00 $46.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 26.00 White Enchantress 2.60 22.60 Enchantress 2.60 22.60 260 at 1000 rate. 6% off for cash with order. A. A. GANNET . - - - GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATION CUTTINGS, A-1 QUALITY. CLEAN, HEALTHY STOCK. TAKEN FROM SELECTED PLANTS 100 1000 LIGHT PINK ENCHANTRESS $2.00 $14,00 ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS 2.00 14,00 WINSOR 2 00 14.00 ZOE SYMONDS 2 00 14,00 WHITE ENCHANTRESS 2,00 15,00 VICTORY 2.00 15,00 WHITE PERFECTION 2.00 15,00 AFTERGLOW 2.00 16.00 MRS; C. W. WARD 2.50 18.00 J. A. BUDLONG, 184 N. WABASH A'VE., CHICAGO. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Well rooted, clean, strong stock, for immediate or future delivery. White, Rose and Light Pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward and Beacon, at $20.00 per 1000. Cuttings guaranteed. Henry A. Bester &, Sons, Uagerstown, Md. Continued to Next Column CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17.60 Enchantress 2.00 17.60 Philadelphia 2.00 17.50 Beacon 2.26 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20.00 Matchless 2.25 20.00 White Wonder 2.26 20.00 ■White Enchantress 2 26 20.00 Benora 2.26 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings from fine, healthy stock. 100 1000 White Enchantress $3.00 $26.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 26.00 Pink DeUght S.OO 45,00 Beacon 3.00 26.00 Crimson Glow 3.00 26.00 Peerless Pink 4.00 36.00 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. JEWETT CITY GREENHOUSES, Jewett City Conn. CARNATIONS 100 1000 Benora $3 00 $26,00 Beacon 3,00 26,00 White Wonder 3.00 25,00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 Mrs C, W. Ward 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 3.00 26.00 Champion 4,00 35,00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Eureka 3.00 25.00 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Carnation Cuttings All THE NEW and STANDARD VARIHIES See OUT Display Ad. Write for copy of our Montlily Plant Bulletin S. S PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 LadlowSt., Philadelphia, Pa. SEEDLING CARNATION Laura Weber $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Color grand 1 Deep salmon pink, large bloom, strong stem; excellent keeper and shipper. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CARNATION CUTTINGS Matchless $2.25 100; $20.00 1000 Mrs. C. W. Ward $2,00 100; $18.00 1000 Philadelphia $1,75 100; $16,00 1000 Write for discount on big lots, cash or satis- factory reference. Immediate deliveries, ENOS W. KOHR, LANCASTER, PA. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2,25 $17,50 AUce 5.00 White Wonder 2,50 20.00 Sensation 5.00 Pocohontas 2.60 20.00 Matchless 2,50 20,00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R, I. CARNATIONS Strong, well rooted cuttings from absolutely healthy plants. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25,00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 FRANK P. PUTNAM, Lowell, Mass. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2,00 $17.00 White Enchantress 2,00 17.00 White Wonder 3,00 25,00 A. J. JOHNSON, EDGEWOOD, 1860 BrBad St., RHODE ISLAND. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings, C. W. Ward. Matchless, White Enchantress, Beacon, $25,00 per 1000. Also Unrooted Enchantress Cuttings at $10,00 per 1000. Five per cent discount for cash with order „ HALIFAX GARDEN CO. HALIFAX. MASS. CARNATIONS — R. C, select well-rooted Alice, Akehurst, Good Cheer, Sensation, $6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000; Herald, Yellow Prince, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; Matchless. Dagmar. Benora, Philadelphia, Gorgeous, Alma Ward. Supreme White, P. Enchantress. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Champion. Cash, please. C. BeWcher, Dover, Ohio. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page C47 Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. Continued to Next Page March 18, lOlfi The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE 673 STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATION CUTTINGS FROM SOIL— White Enchantrefla. Philadelphia. Victory, S15.00 per 1000. This ia Ist-class stock. If interested in other varieties write for prices. H. ftlamit.sch, :.'20 Graiiil Ave . IOokIiwooJ, N. J. 30.000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. WhiU. EnobaDtreaa; pink Enchantress, Ward ftnd Philadelphia: red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nioholaa and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Caah. Joy Floral Co., NaahTille, Teno. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings, White, Pink and Rose Pink Enchantress, $2.00 per 100, (17.50 per 1000. Caah, please M. Hilpert, Sta. O. 313, Belair Rd., Baltimore, Md. CARNATIONS— Well rooted from flats. En- chantress, White Enchantress, Enchantress Su- preme, $22.50; Philadelphia, $17.50 per 1000. Cash. C. S. Andem, Putnam, Conn. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS— Enchan- tress, White Enchantress. Ward, $2.00 per 100. W. Pinchbeck. Kidgelield. Conn. CARNATIONS — Strong, healthy, well-rooted Cut- tings: Enchantress, $12.50 per 1000. A. J. Johnson, 1860 Broad St., Providence, R. I. CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINOS. NEW AND STANDARD VARIETIES. MRS. M. R. MORGAN, a pure Golden Yellow Eaton, rooted cuttings, $15.00 per 100, $126.00 per 1000. ALEX GUTTMAN, the new flesh pink, from 2k-in. pots. 5nc. each, $5.00 doz.: $35.00 per 100. WHITE CHIEFTAIN, rooted cuttings, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. GOLDEN GLEAM, CRYSTAL GEM, MARI- GOLD, MODELLO, EARLY FRO.ST, GOLDEN QUEEN, rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. GOLDEN EAGLE, SALOMON'S GOLD, CHADWICK IMPROVED, W. H. CHADWICK, GOLDEN CHADWICK. CHADWICK SU- PREME, E. A. SEIDEWITZ, SMITH'S IDEAL. MI.STLET( IE. OCONTO, best carlv white, rooted cuttings. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ALL STANDARD COMMERCIAL VARIE- TIES, $15,00 to $20.00 per 1000. We advise ordering early. NEW POMPONS. FROM 2,y-INCH POTS. HARVEST MOON. EUGENE LANGAULET, $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000. PEACE, $2 (10 per doz . $15.00 per 100, LEOTA, Gl.U.DEN WE.ST, GOLDEN CLIMAX DORIS, GOLDEN HARVEST, WESTERN BEAUTY, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. SINGLES. EMILIE JOSEPHINE, MRS. WHITEBORN, MENSA. GOLDEN MENSA, W. E. BUCKING- HAM, $3.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR PLANT BULLETI.N. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. WHITE 100 1000 Smith's Advance $2.00 $15.00 Early Frost. . . , 5.00 50.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 15.00 Alice Salomon 2.00 15.00 Alice Byron 2.50 20.00 Wm. Turner 2.50 20.00 Chaa. Razer 2.00 15.00 Linwood Hall 2.00 15 00 YELLOW Chrysolora 2.00 16.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15.00 Yellow Eaton 2.60 20 00 Odessa 6.00 BonnaflTon 2.00 15.00 Nagoya 2.50 20.00 Daily Mail 6.00 PINK Amorita 2.00 15.00 Chieftain 2.00 15.00 McNeice 2.00 15.00 Dr. Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewitz 6.00 CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 15.00 H. E. Converse 6.00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JOLIET, ILL. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Well rooted, clean stock. $2.60 per 100 White Polly Rose Yellow Polly Rose POMPONS Appleton $3.00 per 100 Chaa. Razer Iva Alice Salomon Diana Byron Miaa Julia Tim Eaton Chrysolora $5.00 per 100 Dolly Dimple Glen View Pink Chieftain Pink Chadwick Mary Jane Harvard Jean Nonin Cash with order. Frank Manker, Jr., Farmlngdale, L. I. EM MA A Garza-Anemone, Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy 1 You will make no mistake in buying stock of this 'Mum: comes into bloom about Nov. 15th, finishes early in December. Cuttings ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Continned t* Next Colnmn CHRYSANTHEMUMS 1 . . 25,000 CHRYSANTHEMUM TRUE NO. 1 STOCK 1000 10,000 Wliite Touset. One of the best white early incurved variety $9.00 2.000 Dr. Enguehardt. Late pink 10.00 1,000 Mrs. Hulp. Early white round flow. . S.OO 2.000 Pacific Supreme. Best early pink. , . . 7.00 l.Olin neatrice May. Feathery white 10,00 1,01)0 Mnntaro. Late white 12 00 1.000 White Duckham. Late white 8.00 500 Metier. Late white 10.00 A few thousand of other varieties. Order today. My stock will please you. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 Wall St., TRENTON, N. J. EARLY UVENDER-PINK CHRYSANIHEMUM AUEX. QUTTMAIN 'Mum growers shouldn't be without this one. We offer a few stock plants at $2.00 each. For early delivery, Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR. INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob Pulling, Calumet, Kewanee, Mankato. Leiia, Mary Bennett, Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at SIO.OO per 100. Crystal Gem. Golden Queen, Marigold, Gorgeous, Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Miss Emma Roope. Nerissa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard, Lilian Doty, at S3. 00 per 100. Also general collection of exliibition, commercial and pompon varieties at popular prices. SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Smith's Advance. Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora, Rosiere, Chieftain. BonnafTon, Ivory Supreme. Pink Gem, Dr. Enguehardt, Chas. Razer. Baby Fairy Queen, Diana, L Doty. Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry. GarzH, Yellow Garza, Mary Callahan and others, $1.50. per 100, $12.50 per 1000. FLORAL HILL GARDENS. G. F. Neipp. Prop.. CHATHAM. N. J. ANEMONE MUMS Japanese Anemone, C. L. Hutchinson, Japanese Anemone Marie Poole, Single Anemone, Mrs. Carrie Ryerson, Single Anemone. Thomas Dunn, 2>^-in, pot plants, $1.50 per doz., $10 00 per 100. D. D. P. ROY, 1005 Federal Life Bldg.. Chicago. ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— All the best kinds, 140 varieties; large supply of each. Prices very reasonable. Delivery IVIarch 15th to July 25th. My ad., naming varieties and prices, will be in this paper, next issue. Chrysan- themum cuttings my specialty. Arthur Coombs, West Hartford, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Well rooted, clean and healthy. Chrysolora, Golden Glow, Adelia, Byron, Harvard, Well's Late Pink, BonnafTon, $1.50 per 100; Oconto Ideal, Chieftain. Elberon, $2.00 per 100. Stein Bros., Warren Point, Bergen Co.. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. PomponB and Hardy VarietieB. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson. Ino., Cromwell, Conn CHRYSANTHEMUMS— R. C, $1.50 per 100 $10.00 per 1000, prepaid. Major Bonnaflfon. Pacific Supreme, Smith's Advance, W. Ivory, P. Ivory, P. Chieftain, Chaa. Razer, J. Nonin. Ready now. Cash please. Henry K. Lewis, Dorothy, N.J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Ready Feb. 20. Rooted cuttings Maj. Bonnaffon. White Bonnaffon, Jean Nonin. Dr. Enguehardt. $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N.J CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Early Frost, best early white rooted cuttings, ready March 15th, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Chas. Suhr, 843-849 Hudson Ave.. Rochester, N. Y. THE 6nest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings. $15.00 per 100; 2H-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana. Baby, Quinola, Klondyke, Sol. d'Or, Helen Newbury, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Ready April 1st. White Bros., Medina, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — CuttioES and stock plants. Seedisplay ad., paKe647. Koman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Chrysolora. fine rooted cuttings, $1 50 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Carl Holken. Huntington Sta., L. I.. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Hardy Pompons, double and single varieties, now ready, 2'2-in, pots. $3.50 per 100. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading varieties for pot culture. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. CINERARIAS CINERARIAS— Dwarf, 6-in., in bud and bloom; fine, 20c. Cash or satisfactory rating. Fair- view Greenhouses, Milton, Pa. Continned to Next Column COLEUS DAHLIAS COLEUS CUTTINGS VerachaflfeUii, Beckwith's Gem, Golden Brd- der. Queen Victoria, Trailing Queen, Firebrand Queon of the Mist, Tarn O'Shanter. Salvador, Attraction, Messey, Fireflame, American Beauty, Lord Palmerson, Beauty of Lyons. Progresft: $8.00 per 1000. 2>-2-in. plants, $30.00 per 1000. BRILLUNCY ROOTED CUTTINGS. $12.00 per 1000. 2'-y-in., $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa COLEUS The best beddera Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand, VerBchaffeltii. 76c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. by express; $7.50 per 1000, all charges paid. Send for complete list. A. N. Pierson, Ino.. Cromwell. Conn. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, VerscbaCfeltu, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean. strong, well rooted Cuttings. $6.00 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for list. Largest grower of Coleus in the U. S. A. Nahlik. 261-275 Lawrence St., Flushing. N. Y. COLEUS — Rooted cuttings. Golden Bedder. Ver. scha(Teltii. Butterfly and two other good varietics- 50c. per 100. S5.00 per 1000. Caah with order. H. Gulliksen, Hackensack, N. J. COLEUS— From 2-in. pots, Verschaffeltii, Golden Bedder, and six other best varieties, $2.00 per 100, C. L. Schmidt, Lebanon, Pa. COLEUS— 500 Golden Bedder, 4 in. to 6 in. high, out of 23^4-in. pots, at $1.75 per 100. Harry H. Ramsey, Auburn, N. Y. COLEUS — In many new sort*' never offered before. Gay and beautiful, 3-in. $5.00 per 100. W. B. WoodrufT. Westfield, N. J, CROTONS CR0T0N8— From 3-in. pota. 8 to 10 in. high in 8 varieties, $15.00 per 100: from 2W-iu. pots, in 10 varieties. $5 00 per 100. B. M. Wiohers & Co . Gretna, La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in exist- ence. Transplanted seedlings, S varieties equally divided, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 — including Glory of Wandsbek, light and dark salmon; Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon. $4.50 per 100. $40.00 per 1000; new fancy variety, Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200,000 plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER, WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN— 7-in. and 8-in. Axalea pans; full of bud and bloom. $1.50 each. &-in. extra fine plants. 75a. and $1.00 each. Good plants 25o and 50o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves.. Grand Rapids- Mich. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship. $3 50 per 100, ^0.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St.. New York. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS—Ready to ship. $3.60 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CYCLAMEN — Best straiir Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pota, $8.00 per 100. or for May delivery. Julius Roehra Co., Rutherford. N. J. DAHLIAS DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella. A. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Judah. La France. Orator, Purple Judah. 80. | Robt. Bloomfield. 8c.; Storm King, 8c.; Queen Victoria, White Swan, 8c. DECORATIVE— C. W Bruton, Golden West, 25o.; Jack Rose, Katherine Duer. F. T. Bassett. Lyndburst, M. McCuUough, Orange King, Princess Juliana, 15a.; Queen Emma, 15c.; Sebastopol. 15c.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke. 80.; CACTUS— Country Girl, Sc; C. Lonesdale. 8c ; Floradora, 80 ; Golden Gate, 25o.; Galliard, 8c. ; Hagen, 8a.; Libelle, 80.; Rev. Jamieson. 80. POMPON— Fairy Queen, Little Bessie. Vivid. SINGLE — Reise 80.; 20th Century, So.; Scarlet Century, 80 All except as noted, $600 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; divided. $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. Caah, please. C Betscher. DOVER. OHIO DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia Jack Rose. Red Hussar, Black Beauty. Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatboro. Pa ••THE DAHLIA KING" has 800,000 clumps to oSer at rook bottom prces. Send for free csta- log. Let me quote on your list of wants. J. K. Alexander, " The Dahlia King," East Bridge- irater, Mass. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3. Paterson, N.J. Continued t« Next C*Inmn If you intend growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake in trying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the beat there is in Dahlias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing Dahlias for the florists' cut Bower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Also have to offer a splendid assortment of 25 kinds for the florists' and aeedsmen's counter trade; all good commerrial standard kinds. Every type and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satisfaction Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of Dahlias mailed on application. Terms, caah with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop , Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. DAHLIAS Wliolc field cIumpH, the host commercial and «how varii'liuH. Coinplefc list on applicalioa. Write for our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Pliladelphia. Pa. DAHLIAS The beat Peony-flowered Dahlias in the newer and newest vartetieii, direct from the originator. Cheapest way to get thero is through our branch house. Address all oomrounl cations to GT. VAN WAVEREN A KRUYFF. PHILADELPHIA, PA. P. O. Box 416. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous DahUa "Golden Gate." Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a priie winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps. $25 00 per 100. $3.50 per dos. Strong divisions, $10 00 per 100. $1.50 per doi. Write for trade hst and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens. Hicksville, L. I.. N. Y. DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. All lead- ing cut flower show, cactus and decorative va- rieties, also Melody, one of the beat cut flower varieties, 50c. each. Cash. Write for price list. Van I^rk Floral Co., Atco, N. J. DAHLIA BULBS FOR SALE— Variety Sylvia A. D. Livoni, Red Hussar, Wm. Agnew, C. Yel- low, $1.00 per doz.. $6.00 per 100. J. H. Bastard Florist, Columbia Sta., Ohio. ' TRADE LIST— 250 varieties Dahlias, novelties All classes, 25c. per doz. up. J. S. Griffing, Cutchogue, L. I.. N. Y. DAISIES BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Reve d'Or. 2K-in.. $5.00 per 100; strong, bushy plants, 3H- in., $10.00 per 100; Mrs. F. Sander, 3H-in., $7.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfua. Syracuse, N. Y. DAISIES — Marguerites, best variety, fine big plants, ready for a shift, 2H-iD., $3.00 per 100. Caah. John R. Mitchell. Madison, N. J. DAISIES — Mrs. Sanders and Marguerites. Strong au-in., in fine shape, $3.00 per 100. Wm. A. Dawson, Willimantic, Conn. DIELTTRA DIELYTRA 8PECTABILIS— Fine clumps. $8.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher. Dover. Ohio. dbac2:nas DRAC^NA INDIVISA Extra heavy, 4-in., ready for 5-in. now. Will make fine Spring stock. Have potted 1000 into 5-in for own use. Surplus of 1700 — bargain at 12c. — worth 20c., in 5-in. Caah. please. Dobbs & Son. Auburn, N. Y. FERNS FERNS — From 2-in. pota. immediate delivery; Boston. 3c.. Roosevelt. 4c.. Teddy Jr., 5c.; 4-in. Boston. 12o.; 4-in. Teddy Jr. 15c,, extra heavy. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. FERNS— John Wanamaker. 2>^-in. $10 00 per 100. Campbell Bros., Penllyn, Pa., 19 miles from Philinlelphia. FERN SEEDLINGS— Id aU Tarietiea; alM) all other Ferns, 2>^-in., etc See display ad., page 047 Roman J Irwin. 108 W. 28Ui St.. N. Y FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity: see advertisement on page tjijl J. F. Anderson, Fern Specialigt. Short Hills. N. J. TABLE FERNS— Assorted, strong, 2J^i-in.. $;i.00 per 100. Beat varieties. Wm. A. Dawson, Willimantic, Conn. FERNS — Roosevelt; strong 6-in., 35c. each. Frank J. Weiss. Port Jervis, N. Y. FEVERFEW FEVERFEW — Very strong 2ii-in. pota. $2.50 per 100. Geo. Milne, 44 Lincoln St., Winchester, Mass. Continued to Next Paee 674 The Florist's Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE FirOHSIAS GERANIUMS GI.ADIOI.I TRIS FUCHSIAS— Black Prince, Rooted Cuttings, tl.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd., North Bergen, N. J. . FUCHSIAS — Strong rooted cuttings, Jl.OO per 100 $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, PaUrson, N. J. FUNKIAS FUNKIA CNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 pet doi., $15.00 per 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL. FUNKIA — Subcordata Grandiflora, the large, sweet-smelling white Day Lily. Strong flowering roots, $6.50 per 100. Pahsades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. GARDENIAS GARDENIifKS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H-in- Immediate delivery Ertra fine, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Wrilt for our monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS ' GERANIUMS 2-inch 214-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Clifton $3.60 $30.00 $4.00 $35.00 $5. $40. Eugene Sue 2.50 20.00 3.00 25 00 5. 40. Feuer 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. Mrs. E.G. Hill.. 2.50 20.00 3,00 25.00 5. 40. Merrow Widow. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Salmon pink, same shade aa Poitevine — a decided improvement in that the color does not fade out. 2-inch 2>ii-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Maryland $4.00 $35.00 $5. $45. Helen Michell... 5.00 46.00 Abbie Schaffer.. .$3 50$30.00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. Alph. Ricard 3.00 26.00 3.60 27.50 5. 45. Beaute Poitevine. 3.00 26.00 3.60 27.50 5. 46. Berthe de PresiUy 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Dble. Dryden 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Edmond Blano.... 3.50 30.00 4.00 36.00 5. 40. Jean Viand 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. La Favorite 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Castellane 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Buchner.... 2.60 20.00 3.00 25 00 £5. 40. Miss F. Perkins. 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Landry... . 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. S. A. Nutt 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. JeanOberle 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Ivy-Leaved Alliance 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Mme. Thibaut.. . 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa ROOTED GERANIUM CUTTINGS 100 1000 S. A. Nutt. Dark red $1.25 $12.00 Double General Grant. Bright red. . . 1.25 10.00 Mme. Buckner. Double white 1.26 10.00 Beaute Poitevine. Salmon pink 1.50 14.00 CHOICE STOCK PROMPT DELIVERY CASH THE W. T. BUCKNEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, ILL. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2>i-in. stock, ready for shift. Ricard, Viaud, Buchner, Poitevine, $2.60 per 100. $22.60 per 1000. S. A. Nutt, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co., Monroe, N. Y. STRONG. WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— 3-in a. A. Nutt. Piffin, HarriaoQ, La Favorite. $25.00 per 1000. Jean Viaud. Beaute Poitevine. Perkins, Mad. Landry, strong, 3-in.. $27 50 per 1000. Petergon Floral Co., Gibeon City, III. GERANIUMS — Gen. Grant, S. A. Nutt, Jean Viaud and Oberle, fine strong, 2^ -in. stock, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $16.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1610 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. 1500 2-in. S. A, Nntt Geraniums, $2.00 per 100 $18.60 per 1000, good stock. 5000 R. C of Madame Salleroi, good stock, $1.00 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. Rohr The Florist. Naperville, 111. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT Strong, 2i4-in. stock, ready for shift. Mad. Salleroi, $2.26 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. F. J. Moreau. Freehold, N. J. GERANIUMS — Rooted cuttings of Poitevine, $12.60 per 1000. Cash with order. A few thousand for immediate delivery. C. B. Shisler, Williamsville, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Grant, Nutt and Poitevine, from 2}^-in. pots; good, strong stock, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Islip Greenhou.ses, Islip, L. I., N. Y. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, strong, 3i^-in. and 4-in. pots in bloom, $6.00 and $7.00 per 100. L. C. Happel, Waynesboro, Pa. Continued to Nest Column GERANIUM— A. Ricard, 2H-in. pots, February deUvery, $2.50 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash. C. M. Hutchinson, 1216 No. Broad St., Elizabeth, N.J. GERANIUMS — Ready now. 2Vi-in. pot planta. See display ad, page 647. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puta all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, rooted cuttings. $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Ross Bros., Du Bois, Pa. GERANIUMS— 2}-i-in.-lH in., $6.00 per 1000; 1 in.-l Ji in., $5.00; all will make fine blooms. Planting stock: % in.-l in., $4.00; }4 m.-H in.. $3.00: M in. under, $1.50. All home-grown bulbs, clean and healthy. Florists' White and Light Mixture, Ist size, $10.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove. Pa. GLADIOLI— America, 2nd size, $8.00 per 1000; 3rd, $6.00 per lOOO; 4th, $4. Excellent bulbs, smooth and plump. C. L. Cook, Maplehome Farm. Rudolph. Ohio. Continued to Next Column GLADIOLI— America. 1st size, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Augusta, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Light and White, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Brenchleyensis, $8.00 per 1000, 2nd size, $6.00 per 1000; Morning Star, very early, 1st size, $20.00 per 1000. August Hof- man, R. F. D. No. 2, Hioksville, L. I., N. Y. GLADIOLUS — Size IH in. and up, nice stock, America, Augusta, Brenchleyensis, Pink Beauty, $7.60 per 1000; Baron Hulot, Halley, $9.00 per 1000. Mixed, all colors, 1st size, $6.60 per 1000; 2d size in all above kinds, $5,50 per 1000. Cash. C. S. Tait, Brunswick, Ga. HEADQUARTERS FOR GLADIOLUS AU- GUSTA, the florists' white, in all sizes; 30 other vara. — all Long Island grown. Send for list. GEO. J. JOERG, New Hyde Park, Long Island, N. Y. GLADIOLI — Cash prices per 100 for 1 ),i and 1 K in. bulbs. America, 75c. and 60c.: Independence. 80c. and 60c.; Mrs. F. King, 80c. and 60c,; Niagara, $2.75 and $2.25; mixed, 65c. and 60c.; Glory, $2.00 and $1.50. George Hall, Adelphia, N. J. GLADIOLI— America, Ist size. $6.00 per 1000; Klondyke, 1st size, $8.00 p* 1000. A. P. Home & Co., Manchester, N. H. GLADIOLI — Special prices on America and Inde- pendence to move surplus stock. Munsell & Harvey, Ashtabula, Ohio, GLADIOLUS — America, only strong bulbs for forcing, $8.00 per 1000. W. F. Schmeiaker Hospital Sta., Binghamton, N. Y. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 647. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. NAMED GLADIOLUS AND BEST, $1.00 per 100. Large bulbs. Cash. Benj. ConneU, Merchant- ville, N. J. HARDT FEREKNIAUS Hardy Perennials We have a splendid aasortmeDt. Plants very fine. Iris, Pyrethrums, Coreopsis, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc. Ask for prices. WOOD STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. REMEMBER, if it's a Hardy Perennial or so- called Old-fashioned Flower worth growing, we have it in one shape and another the year round. We have the largest stock in this country all made in America, and our prices will average 75c. per doz., $6.50 per 100. Why say more here? Send for our whole3.ale price list of varieties, and benefit from the opportunities this affords you. Palisades Niirseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. I H.\VE a splendid assortment of Hardy Perennials all field grown: Coreopsis, Digitalis, Gaillardia, etc. Write for prices. Geo. H. Mclntyre, East Hampton, Mass. 2000 SEDUM at 3c.; 1600 Digitalis, 6c.; 500 Golden Glow, 4c.: 2000 Physostegia, 5c. and 40 other varieties. Full list on application. North Hudson Nurseries, No. Bergen, N. J. KING'S HARDY PERENNIALS— Wholesale trade list now ready. Write for your copy. W. E. KING, BOX 362, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. HELIANTHCS HELIANTHUS— Hardy Perennial Sunflower. Mollis grandiflorus. Miss Mellish, MaximiUan- thus and others. Field roots, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. HEUCBERA HEUCHERA — Sanguinea Rosea, Brizoides, Gra- cillima and Caprice. Strong field plants. $5.60 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., SparkiU, N. Y. HEMEROGAIXIS HEMEROCALUS— Apricot, Flava, Good Dust, Kwanso, double and single. Middendorfi. Orange- man and Thunbergii. Strong clumps, $3,00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., SparkiU, N. Y. HYDRANGEAS HYDRANGEAS— Radiant from 3>i-in. pots. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Otaksa, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar. Radiant, from 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000. JACKSON & PERKINS CO. NEWARK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA P. G. 100 1000 12-15 in., lining out $3.00 $26.00 2- 3 ft., well branched 8.00 75.00 Also "rrees. Shrubs and Perennials, ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $6.00, 6-in. at 20o.. 6-in. at 26o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Diviaion Aves.. Grand Rapida, Mich. 10,000 HYDRANGEA P. G.-;Btrong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Roesoh, Box Y, Fredonia. N. Y. Continued to Next Column IRIS GERMANICA— In following named sorts: Pallida, Mme. Chereau, Mrs. Darwin, Garrick, Fantasy, Fairy Queen, William III pink, Sibirica blue, Siberica alba, Sibirica Snow Queen, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., SparkiU, N. Y. NAMED VARIETIES Japan Iris in original clumps from Japan, 10c. and up. Send for full list. North Hudson Nurseries, No. Bergen, N. J. 50,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong divisions. Price liat ready. Lewis Roesch. Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y. fir IVIES ENGLISH rVY 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100; large, 4-in. stock, 2 ft. to 3 ft., $8.00 per 100. CHAS. W. SCHNEIDER, Little Silver N. J. GERMAN OR PARLOR IVY from 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. : W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. LOBELIAS LOBELIA — Kathleen Mallard, the new double cuttings, that were rooted in October, trans- planted in soil last October, and kept growing on, so that you really get a potted plant for the price of a cutting. Prompt shipment and no order too large for me to fill. 60c. per 100 by mail, $4.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Whitton, York & Gray Ave., Utica, N. Y. MYRTLE MYRTUS COMMUNIS (Sweet German Maple)— Fine, one-year-old pot-grown stock. $8.00 per 100. Joh Cn. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. NURSERY STOCK Owing to advanced age and feeble health I desire to close out the few remaining items of nursery stock the coming Spring; HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS GRANDI- FI,ORA, 2 and 3 years, branched, 20 to 30 in., $10.00 per 100; 15 to 20 in., $6.00 per 100; 8 to 12 in., $4,00 per 100. HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDI- FLORA, 2-yr. transplanted, 24 to 30 in., $6.00 per 100. SPIR^A VAN HOUTTEI, transplanted, branched, 20 to 30 in., $5.00 per 100. AMOOR RIVER PRIVET, hardy, trans- planted, 1-yr. tops, branched, 18 to 30 in., $2.50 per 100. DOUBLE TIGER LILY, 2-yr., 1 to IH in. diam., $1,50 per 100. SPOTTED LEAVED CALLA AURATA (Van Fleet's Golden), No. 1, $2.00 per 100; MRS. ROOSEVELT (Tailby's Golden Hybrid), 2 to 3 in. diam., 75c. doz.; 1 to VA in. diam., $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. E. Y. TEAS, CENTREVILLE, IND SOFT MAPLE— 8 ft. to 10 ft., 12^0. Soft Maple, 2 in. to 3 in. thick at the base, 25c. Fine stock and perfectly hardy. Other ornamental nursery stock in surplus in proportionately low prices. Write us. THE NEWBURYS NURSERY A FLORAL CO. MITCHELL, SO. DAKOTA WE HAVE the largest and most complete assort- ment of fruit, shade, ornamental and evergreen trees shrubs, vines and perennial planta. Lining out stock of ComuSj Forsythia, Lonicera, Phila- delphus, Spirffia, Salix and Currants Write for wholesale and descriptive catalog. Klehms' Nurseries, Arlington Heights, Illinois. 200 CLEMATIS Jackmanni, XXX heavy, lOc; 50 Currants, Boskoop Giant, 3-yr., 15c.; 200 Ampelopsis quinquifolia, 5 ft., heavy, 15c ; 200 Boxwood, 10-12 in., 15c. Send for full list of other varieties. North Hudson Nurseries, No. Bergen, N. J. WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees, Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. STRONG, 2-year Grapes, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries and other small fruits; Oriental Planes, Norway Maples, etc. Send for price list. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oaka, Oriental Plants in all siaes Send for pric« list. Audubon Nur- Mfles. Box 731. Wilmington, N. C. MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA— MagnoUa Grand- iflora seedlings for lining out. Also larger sizes. Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES — 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 5-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y. ORCHIDS FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, etc., about 1000 plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo. Warren, Box 43, Elmwood, R. I. Continued to Next Page JIan-li 18, 11)1(1- The Florists' Exchange 675 STOCK FOR SALE ORNAMENTAL GRASSES ORNAMIOXI'AI, GHAS.SKS— Arund.) Donnx Va- ricKiitji. Strong roota with sevt-ral i-^t'-s, S7..'»(> per lOU, $1.00 PIT Iarg. Dickson, Mrs. John Laing, Jacqueminot, 10 $1.60, 100 $12.00, all 2-year low budded. Tausendschon, Flower of Fairfield, 10 81.20. 100 $10.00; Baby Roses. 10 $1.20. 100 $10.00. Send for list of other varieties. North Hudson Nurseriefl. No. Bergen. N. J. ROSES — 4000 Ophelia Roses, 2>i-in. pota. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. 1000 Hoosier Beauty, 2X-in. pole. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. Quid- nicK Greenhouses. J. H. Cushing, Prop., Quidnick, R. L ROSES — 2 yr. old. American, field-grown. Sea display ad., page (H7. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E West 28tb St., New York^ FOR SALE OR RENT STOCK FOR SALE SAI.VIAS SAXiVIAS SALVIA — Bonfire, King of the Carpet. Splendens, Zurich. Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100, $7.00 per lOW- . „ ,. „ A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Continued to Next Colnnin SALVIA — Bonfire and Splendens; large, trans- planted planta, ready for 2>i-in., 75c. per 100 mail. $0.00 per JOOO express. Edward Wliilton, cor. City & Green Sta., Utica, N. Y. Salvia— Bonfire seedlings, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; 2W-in. poU. $2.00 per 100. Bbckmon Bros., Center St.. Trenton, N. J. SALVIA— Splendens seedlings. 50c. per lOO.tpro- paid. L. F. Graham. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. — < SEEDS SEED SWEET POTATOES Big Stem J ersey. Yellow Nansemond, Up Rivers, and Early Carolinaa; heavy packed; bushel hampers, $1 .00 per bushel, 10 bushels or more, 75c. per bushel. Tomato Seed. Livingston's New Stone and Greater Baltimore, Pound, postage paid, $1.60. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— All greenhouse grown and well ripened. Send your order early. 1000 seeds at $3.00 per 1000; 5000 seeds at $2.75 per 1000; 10.000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000. Special prices on large orders. W. H. Elliott, Brighton. Mass. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Fresh seed in shell, 35c. per lb.; 10 lbs. $2.75; 50 lbs. $13.00. Cash, a lease. J. F. Dvorak, 131 Main St., Flushing, [. Y. _ DELPHINIUM— From our Belladonna hybrids. About half light, half dark blue. Excellent for cutting. $1.50 per os., 50e. per >i.oi. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Onio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— New crop, 76c. per 1000. 10.000 lots at 50o. Harry Bailey, R. F. D. 6, Box 354, Los Angeles, Calif. SHAMROCK I AM NOW BOOKING ORDERS for Irish Sham- rocks, in 2-in. pots, at $3.00 per 100, $2,';. 00 per 1000; 1-in., $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000; very nice plants. Strong, transplanted plants, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. P. Hopman, New Galilee, Pa. SHAMROCKS— IM in , $2.00 per 100. Byer Bros., Chambersburg, Pa. SMILAX SMILAX— 2M-in. pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; from flats, $11.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. SMILAX— 2H in. to 3 in. pots. $2.00 $2.50 per 100, $15.00 per 100. Carl Holken, Huntington Sta., N. Y. SNAFDR&OONS SNAPDRAGONS 2H-inch 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink. . . . ; $6.00 $50.00 Buxton's 6.00 50.00 Phelp's White 6.00 50.00 Nelrose Pink 6.00 50.00 Nelrose White and Yellow, extra good strain 6.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. IF YOU GROW RAMSBURG'S SNAPDRAGONS you will not have to wait until April to get a few blooms. By using his several varieties you can have Snapdragon blooms every day in the year. Some one or more of his varieties are always at work. See his display ad. of Snapdragon. His new Silver Queen is a marvel, and an opportunity is offered to get stock of it. Look up his ad. G. S. Ramsburg. Somerworth, N. H. SNAPDRAGON — Don t take chances on rooted cuttings. Plants from 2>ii-inch for March 1st and later. Phelps' White, Nelrose, Buxton's Silver Pink, $4.00 oer 100, $35.00 per 1000. Heatherdell. The best yellow. $5.00 per 100. A. N. PIERSON, INC , CROMWELL, CONN. SNAPDRAGONS — Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the best pure yellow sort», $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne. Lock Box T, Kennett Square, Pa SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS— Out of 2K-in. SUver Pink. $4.00 per 100; Giant Pink, $4.00 per 100. Pinched back, well branched, clean stock. D. O. McCauley, 727 Himrod Ave., Youngstown, Ohio. ROOTED CUTTINGS — Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000 2W-in. pole. $4.00 per 100. $36.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28tb St.. New York^ SNAPDRAGONS — Nelrose hybrids, strong, well rooted cuttings, 76c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. M. H. Baumarm. Park Ridge, N. J. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink, 2K-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, once pinched, well branched. Geo. Milne. 44 Lincoln St., Winchester, Mass. SNAPDRAGONS — White and yellow seedlings; * fine for Spring sales, 50c. per 100. L. F. Graham, Poughkeepaie^N. Y^ SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. pots, good phinte, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose. $3.00 per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Weetfield, N. Y. Continued to Next Column 8PIR.SA SPIR^IA VAN HOUTTEI 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.60 $20.00 12-18 in., well branched 4.00 30.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 60 00 2-3 ft., well branched 8.00 70.00 3-4 ft , well branched. 10.00_ 80.00 Roees and other shrubs for sale. ONARGA NURSERY CO.. ONARGA, ILL SPIR.EA— Van Houttci. Very strong, bushy. traiisphinted. Surplus stock; 2-3 in., $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000; 3-1 in., $7.60 per 100, $70.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, 10,000 SPiaSA VAN HOUTTEI— SUong, thrtftr pUnta. Splendid roote. Price list ready. Lewu Uoewsh, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. S^VEET PEAS WHEN YOU VISIT the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, see the Winter-Orchid-floworing Sweet Pea. If you are interested see me there personally. I supply 99 per cent, of the commercia f rowers with these seed. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Sweet 'ea Ranch, Lompoc, Cal. TUBEROSE A-1 Mexican Ever-blooming tuberose bulbsl 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; $50.00 per 10,000. We guarantee good, sound bulbs. Cash. Satex Seed Co.. San Antonio, Tex. MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES. $1.00 per 100. Prepaid east of Mississippi River; $1.25 west. Fanta Greenhouse, Anderson, S. (j. VERONICA VERONICA — Longifolia Subsessilis plants from the field, $6.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Pali- eadea Niirseries, Inc., Sparkill. N. V. VINCAS 60,000 FINE VARIEGATED VINCA rooted outtmga; well branched, sand rooted cuttings, which will make extra good plants for Spring. Worth double the rooted stock you usually get Ourprice. $10.00 per 1000. Cash please. Dobbsi Son, Auburn, N. Y. VINCA — Variegated, strong, rooted cuttings, 75c per 100, $6.00 per 1000; 2-in., $1.50 per 100 $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Peterson, N. J. VINCA VAR. — October-rooted thumb pots, $1 50 per 100, $13.00 per 1000. 4-in. potted plants 5 to 8 leads, 7c. Cash, please. The B. C. Bkke Co., Springfield, Ohio. VINCA VARIEGAT A— Rooted Cutting^ $7 00 p«r 1000. A. N. Pierson. Ino . Cromwell. Conn. VINCAS— Variegated, field-rooted tipa, $1 26 per 100. poetpsid; $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwia. 108 Wert 28th St.. New York. VINCA VAR. — 2)-i-in. pots, nice plants, ready for shift, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order, please, John R. Mitchell, Madison, N. J. TINES MADEIRA VINES — Select, $2.00 per 100. $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1 26 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betscher. Dover, Ohio. TIOLA VIOLA — G. Werraig. The Summer-flowering, hardy Violet. 2H-in. pots, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100. Palisades Nurseries. Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK SNAPDRAGON — Nelrose, transplanted seedlings 2 in. to 3 in., strong. 75. per 100. $6.00 per 1000, Marigold, Legion d'Honneur, fine plants, 60c. per 100. Lychnis Chaladonica. 50c. per 100. Del- phinium Belladonna, 50c. oer 100. Myrtus Communis, 18 month-old plants, 4 in., $10.00 per 100. Cash, please. Fred'k Holtke,_cor. Broao A 5th sta., Carlstadt, N. J. BLUE BELLS — Gentian, Eustomo, Russellaniuin, Summer-flowering, fine for cutting; keep from 10 to 15 days: fine shippers. Plants and seed now ready, seed $2.50 per oz., plants $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Terms cash. A. R. Cluxton, Willis, 'Texas. SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, 3>4-in pole, $6.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2H to A-in. poU. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin. Port Cheeter, N. Y. LOBELIA SAPPHIRE (New)— Blue, white eye. quick seller, stong, 2>i-in., $3.00 per 100. Parlor Ivy, 2M-iP-i $2.00. Richard Inaall, Abington, Pa. VEGETABLE PLANTS GERMAN WAX AND BLACK BUTTER BEANS — I have a few bushel left. Price $8.00 bushel of 60 lbs. If interested send for sample. Geo. H. Saxe. Chazy. N. Y. NICE, strong, 2K-in. and 3-in. Comet Tomato Plants for forcing; select strain, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa. GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plants, $2.60 per 1000. H. J. Rolfs, Hsmmnn- ton. N. J. Continued to Next Page 676 The Florists' Exchange FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE SUNDRIES FOR SALE TO EXCHANGE— Or will sell cheap. Siberian Iria, Hemerocallis 6ava. Meehan's Mallow Marvels and Cannaa in great variety, for Roses. What have you to offer? L. H. Read & Co., Deer Park. Ala. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Extra strong seed- lings, Sl.OO per 100. $7.00 per 1000; 214-in.. $2.25 per 100. Or will exchange for Geraniums, 2-in. or 2i-^-in. pots, or for what you have? Blackmon Bro8.. Center St., Trenton, N. J. FOR SALE — Fountain Grass, dormant, in 4-in. pots, from last year's sowing; strong plants, 100 Ruppelianum, 50 Pennisetum Longistylum, or will exchange for good stock of R. C. White Enchantress and Beacon. Chas. K. Hoflfmeyer, Florist, Car- negie, Pa. „^^ ^ FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE OR RENT— Property consisting of 5M acres of land. IS.OOO ft. of glass, all stocked; S-room dwelling; modern improvements, on main street. Electric light, gas, city water, car line. Poor health reason for selling. For particulars address Mrs. R. Engelman, 379 Elm St., Pittsfieid, Mass. FOR SALE 50,000 ft. of glass; all modern houses built for Rose growing; five acres of land with more land available if desired; all necessary tools, including horse. Located in Cranston, R. I. Address O. T.. care THE FLORISTS'EXCHANGE FOR SALE — 7000 ft. of glass, 4 acres of land, well adapted for Carnations. Good trade for shrubs and trees if wanted. Doing good business, no oppo- sition; steady trade. Everything in good condition. Will stand investigation. Near seashore resorts in New Jersey. Write if you mean business. Address 0. E., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE OR RENT— Range of glass of about 25,000 ft.; 14 miles from New York. Mostly Lord & Burnham houses, iron and sash bar in good order. Five to six acres of ground, cottage, barn and garage. Will lease for a term of years, or will sell to a respectable party on satisfactory terms- Address O. Q-, care The Florists' Exchange. FLORISTS' OPPpRTUNITY— 1^ acres with barn; house of nine rooms and bath. 30 Bedell St. Is situated on the trolley line and nearly in the heart of the large village of Freeport, only 20 miles from Brooklyn. For sale at a sacrifice or rent. No large fiorist right in the village. Mary Southard, Rural 1. Saratoga Springs, N. Y. _^ FOR SALE — 7 greenhouses and a six-room dwell- ing on about 10 fity lots, located on the Pali- sades, opposite of 3Sth St., New York City, at a bargain. Address Fred Muehrcke, 413 Highpoint Ave.. West Hoboken, N. J FOR SALE — Retail flower shop, established over 20 years. Main business street. Good reason for selling. Address 4088 Lancaster Ave., W. Philadelphia. Fa. FOR SALE — Ab a whole or in part, or will iDoor- porate. my florist buaiDeBa, payioA a net profit for 15 years of $10,000 yearly. Louu L. Green, 60 State 8t^ Borton. Maea. _^_^__^_ FOR SALE OR RENT— Established greenhouse plant consisting of three targe greenhouses and dwelling, in Hackensack, N. J. Address K. S., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE OR RENT— First-class retail florist business, up-to-date store and greenhouse at- tached; established over 35 years. Reason, retiring Apply Chas. Arnold, 180 Main St . L. I. City. N. Y. SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR SALE— All material, BUch as glass, pipe, boilers, fittings, tools, contained in ten green- houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- politan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR 8ALK— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and ooupled; ready for use, l-in., 2Ho.; iW-in., 3>So.; IVS-in., 4Ho.; 2-in„ SHo- per ft. PECKY CYPRESS, S17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Metropolitan Material Co., 139»-140g Metropolitu Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Best staple on the market, 35o. per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264 Randolph St., Detroit. Mich. GLASS New Glass, 6z8, 8il0, 10il2 or 10x14, $1.S0 per box. All glass packed 50 square feet to the box. We carry any size glass you want. Send us a list of your requirements for quotations. C. N. Robin- son, A Bro.. Dept. 25, Baltimore. Md. MOSS SOUTHERN SPANISH MOSS— $2.50 per case, $17 50 pet ton, F. O. B. Southern Wild Smilai, until April. Sam Young, Spring Texas. POTS PAPER POTS, Clay Pots, Paper Dirt Bands Veneer Dirt Bands Write for special wholesale prioea. C. N. Robinson A Bro., Dept 25, Balti- moftt, Md, Continued to Nest Column SASH STANDARD HOT BED SASH— IM In. thick with cross bar, SOo. each, or lots of 26 and over at 75o. each. Blind tenons. White leaded in Joints. The Ufe of a sash depends on this construction. We GUARANTEE our sash to be satisfactory or refund your money. Glass 6x8, 8x10, 10x12 or 10x14 at $1.60 per box of SO sq. ft. C. N. Robinson & Bro., Dept. 2fi, Baltimore, Md. SPHAGNUM MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— lO-bbl. bale, $2.75, 5 bales $12.50; 5-bbl. bale, $1.40, 5 bales $6.00. Bur- lapped, 25c. extra. Fresh gathered Peat, 5 bags $3.50. Jos. H. Paul, Box 136, Manahawkin, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— Dry, 5-bbl. bales, $1.25. Fresh gathered wet Moss at $1.00 per bbl. Pea- 80c. per bbl. Cash, please. Mizpah Moss Co.. Mizpah, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— Fresh gathered, clean, $1.00 per 5-bbl. bale. Cash with order. Geo. Thoren, Mayetta, N. J. •ack TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales, 200 lbs., $2.00: SOO lbs., $4 00; 1000 lbs., $7.00; ton, $13.00. Also Dust. SeharS Brae., Florist*, Van Wert, Ohio WISE WORK WE are the largest manufacturers of Wire Work in the West. E. F Winterson Co., 166 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. WANTED TO BUY WANTED TO BUY— Greenhouses with land for nursery and dwelling. City preferred, with landscape possibiUties. East or West. State price, terms, size, etc. Box 605, New Rochelle, N. Y. WANTED TO RENT— Snuill greenhouse estab- lishment, neighborhood of Brooklyn or New York. Send full particulars to O. G., care The Florists' Exchange. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is th« only trade paper publishing an Index to stock advertised In each Issue, and this feature means that a reader In need of, say, Carnations, can look at this Index and refer to all advertisements of Car- nations, large and small alike. It brings the results of Classified Advertisements In addition to the regular display adver- tisements, and with no extra cost ex- cept to us. Can you think of a better ad- vertlslna service than thls7 Bird Retailers Can Make Bird Houses a Paying Side Line FLOWERS, the Garden, Birds and Bird Houses are all so closely connected, that the sale of the latter can readily be made in combination with flowers and plants, as also for ornament for Gardens and Summer Homes. Send at once for my Catalogue and Price List of Happy Bird Home Houses I took up the manufacture of Bird Houses some time ago and, because other retail florists through- out the country have sent me many orders and in- quiries I have gone into the making of Bird Houses in still larger quantity to supply the demand, and now have a splendid line to select from. ALBERT POCHELON, Proprietor 153-155 Bates Street, DETROIT, MICH. THE L. BEMB FLORAL CO. If You Are Selling Sweet Pea Seed You Need It Your Customers Need It Orders Mailed Same Day as Received Sweet Peas for Profit By J. HARRISON DICK A practical guide to the most up-to-date methods of growing Sweet Peas under glass in Winter and in the open air for a Summer crop. This book will prove an Invaluable assistant to all who are going into Sweet Pea raising; even ■ the expert grower finds it of value to him. Chapter I. — Market Condi- tions Chapter II. — Coat and Profit. Chapter III. — Houses. Chapter IV. — Cultivation. Chapter V. — Sectional Trea- tises. Chapter VI. — Varieties. Chapter VTI.— Cutting, Pack- ing and Marketing. Chapter VIII. — Raising New Varieties. Chapter IX-y-Outdoor Culti- vation (with a section on "Up-to-date Culture in Eng- land"). Chapter X. — Pests and Dis- Chapter XI. — History of the Winter-flowering Sweet Pea. THE chapter on Cultivation em- braces: Soil, Seed, Sowing, Planting, Watering, Ventilat- ing, Fumigating, Spraying, Feeding, Staking, Tying and Tfaianing the Shoots, eto. Many factorsof great importance are emphasized and a new ideal or standard ia set for the cultivation of this beautiful annual flower. Chapter V deals with the Culti- vation of Sweet Peas in the Chicago, Indianapolis, Texas, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New York and New England regions and Canada. The chapters on Marketing and on Raising New Varieties are each important, and are specially illus- trated. Chapter IX.. containing also a valuable section on how the choic- est of the English Sweet Peas are produced for cxliilji(ij)earance. The old lines, wliieh were f^tytnl lines, were left; but the whole assumed a dingy aspect that did not invite guests. It is one of the old style of buildings — now coming into favor again, with pil- lars in the front and a balcony over the main entranet-. Until a year ago the balcony was a dreary jilace. Hut a year ago an enterprising florist took pains to look up the manager. "If you would put a flower box along the front oi that balcony, it would add a great deal to the appearance of your hotel," lie said. After some conversa- tion, the manager, who was a new one — the old hotel was forever getting new n and detail plans. The out- come was a l<)ng. green-painted box, riding on the top of the balcony railing and i)ianted with qnicU-growing, ever- blooming ]ilants. Several kinds of vines, which grew over the edge and hung grace- fully dowMwarii, were included. All Sununer long there was a liox of green and frc-h foliage in view, anti dur- ing the greater part of the time one or another flower was in blo<»m. The result was altogether successful fntm the view- jioint of the management. The flowers fairly made over the front of the hotel. Instead of a wide ex])ansi- of dingy stone and painted iron work, the blooming ledge 1m)x supplied S(uucthing to fix the attention, and it gave the casual pas- serby an altogether dift'erent impression of the hotel. It will do so ag;iin this Sunmier. The *' Cost-too-much *' Bugaboo Although it is a good merchandising policy t() make the custcmier want what you have to sell, rather than to put tlie emphasis on the cost of it, there are often cases where the customer has the impres- sion that the thing he or she wants nmst be denied on account of prohibitive cost. Any florist knows that you can buy more real beauty for the money you spend when you buy flowers or plants than when you buy anything else. But there are many who want flowers who come to the conclu- sion that because what they want is de- sirable it is also costly. The writer has in mind a woman who lived for ten years in a little, old- fashioned brick house — just the kind of a house that ought to have a stiff, little Hay tree, trimmed to a cone shape, on each side of the dtmrway. She saw pictures in some of the magazines she looked into of such htmses with such trees, and she made up her mind that she wanted some. So she set about making inquiries. A friend called soon after she occupied the little house and the occupant spoke of her wants. "They are nice, but they caller said. By G. D. GRAIN, Jr. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioiiiiiiiiii pair of trees out on the sidewalk. Tliey were not Bay trees and tliey were not potted in Italian marble urns, lint tliey were very niiK-li what she had been dreanihij: ahiiut all those ten years. She went in to see the florist. "Ilow niiKJi are these little trees?" she asked. "I liave liatl to put them up lately." rei)lierlf0lte, tlji?^3ffl0ri0t Jnr. John Reck &*, Son 985 MAIN STREET BROOKLINE, MASS. *"■" ^^/^^/oj?"^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT Fr Tly>1«MA*. 220 Washington St. . c. r aimer """"i^'f • z!^- Establuhed 1886 Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton Si, and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries any wltere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries in BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS. LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. CHARLOTTE. N. C. Charlotte and Vicinity CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100.000 feet of glass Flowers CHICAGO, ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. wimnmc^ ■Sficiatuto ---4S A Successful Hetail Business Is built up through a multitude of details, involving the employment of numerous and diverse agencies. In our issue of January 22, one energetic retail house showed conclusively that in three months it had expended $1,000 in advertising, of which $120 went for 400 copies of our Album of Floral Designs. This was less than one-eighth of the entire expendi- ture, but the judicious use of these design books brought in quicker and better results than any other portion of that outlay. " There surely must have been a reason." It would pay you, Mr. Retailer, to act quickly in this matter if you have not already done so. You can purchase our Album of Floral Designs, postpaid, and with your business card beautifully printed on front cover, as follows : 12 copies, $4.30; 25 copies, $6.75; 50 copies, $16.50; 100 copies, $30.00. Mail your order today. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 100 Times Square Station, New HotV. CINCINNATI. OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. will fill your orders for Designs or Cut Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE '^fm CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can fiU your ordera Day or Ntftht for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always have oomptete stook on bkiid. Resular disooimt allowed the Trade. U^MADI P RRrtC 18** W. 25th STREET, HINUDLCj DKUd., CLEVELAND, OHIO. CLEVELAND, OHIO • 735 Euclid Avenue March 18, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 670 (^^' COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Ffraonal attention given. Usual discount allowed. Tor' Colorado Springs ^«,xv promptJr and carefully eiecut«d by The F>lk:es Peak: Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS UNG FLORAL AND NURSEIir CO. /i:^' FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE // FLORISTS <^^> DAY TON, O MI O f ' National' 112 South , j,„ris( Main St. ^ VAe S^ar/c ^lorai Co. 1643 Broadway DENVER, COLO. J. A. VALENTINE, President Colorada, Utah, Western Nebraska and Wyoming points Orchid Show in a Retail Store Albert I'oclicldii, Secretary of the i'". T. D., and pro- prietor of the L. licmb t'lorul Co., Detroit, Mich., writes us the following story of an interesting advertising "stunt." "I was never in favor of drawing patrons to my shop on the strength of a clieup sale, or with a $1 box of flowers, or a $1.50 basket, in fact, never with an article on the strength of its cheapness. I found there are just as good way.-> and means to draw a flower buying public to my shop on the merits of showing the best stock for good, l.onest prices. "I had an idea, and to use the expression of Herman Knoble of Cleveland 'I nailed it* there and then. Give your patrons a good show of flowers and plants that they do not see very often, and what is better suited than orchids, both grown and cut blooms? "We sent out 1500 invitations, advertising this show in all the papers for two days, and the results were very good. Joseph Mueller of the Julius Koehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., came along with a nice collection of orchid plants and cut blooms; also some I had came from the Dale Estate at Brampton. Mr. Muller gave talks on orchids, and all in all I am sure we made a good many friends, aside from making orcliid buyers. By having a good many people visit your store, on such an occason, your sales naturally increase, and people will see all the other plants and flowers in your shop, as well as the orchids on show. "I am perfectly satisfied that such advertising will help as much as newspaper advertising." reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Us. AUSCRT POCHELON,' tH>*99 BATCS 91 ^MJTH "THE FLORIST kJIrll 1 J-J-t EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobilea in East, West and South Oiange ftlso Glen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield. Newatk and New York Dawson the Horist ^'^^^^ Vr* '■*'"*'" 107 W. Market St. i>. >• Dellverlee to Ithaca, Binghamton, Homell, Coming and other pointa. (•„{ Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL R1VE;R MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. FLOWERS - ^PLANTS -. Ft. Worth Texas TREES Orders for Texas and Steamers from Qiiality in cut flowera, plants and floral work Galveston, Texas HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH MICH1GA.V BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. c,™.../'"*' Maia Street stores. 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street OEOROE Q. McCLUNIE HARTFORD. CONN. 165 MAIN STREET, SOUTH FLOWERS 0i^ ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE F LANE SO . N T o c K y; The South's Most Modern Floral and Art Ealahlishmenl PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street We do tfie most extensive Floral and Pteamer Work io the State NEW YORK OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLINC 22 West 39th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel European Orders Executed ...-il^^JS&N. Best Florists in the States as References *^^^^J}??^ GEO. E. M. STUMPP Tvenu? NEW YORK <^^ Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. NEWARK, N. J. Best of Service »» S3i Fairlh Ave. We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York Louisvji/e, Ky. **If we say if, we will do it A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLF 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY ^ MY ONLY nORE ACCOUNTS INVITED j^iidianalV [lHoristJ Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE UND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Georgia Alt Oioice CUT FLOWERS In Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty <^^ NEW ORLEANS, LA. "*^ftom&t ^£eT ^ BUTLER a ULLMAN '<^> |-|, ^^, P|£L^Q Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Florist TO HARRT PAPWORTH JheMefamRidje Nursery Co.LTd. srosE 3S Corondelef Sr ^ 1' VIOLETS F.T.D. -^^ Furrow & Company ^^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA ^tsi o^i^^'"^?^:^^^?^^^ 38 Cao** TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKE>J CARE OP Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 683 to 685 Ji^ji^me, IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street •Phones {itti} Murray Hill Our Motto: TEE GOUEN RHII Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, New Jersey PHIUDELPHIA, PA. The Bellevue-Strattord and Diamond Ss. 22d Sts. Doiou \\ant fluwets in Philadelphia? Wefurnish the best, artistically arranged Steamship sailings will be found on page 681 \smi£mi^ March 18, l!)l(i. The Florists' Exchange 681 PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. Young's Pittsburgh Pa. 710 East Diamond Street North SIda OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER SlOhk OPEN DAY ANDMGUl SXLTrORD FLOWER SHOP POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. Bennett School Taconic School PROVIDENCE, R. I. AND T. J. JOHNSTON 6 CO. NEW ENGLAND POINTS 171 WEYBOSSH ST., PROVIDENCE Providence, RHODE ISLAND Johnston Brothers LBADING FLORISTS 38 Dorrance Street Roanoke, Ka. Fallon, Florist Rochester Floral Co. ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Give us your order for Southern Minnesota vj^ ROCHESTER, N. Y. 25 Clinton Ave., North Flowera delivered promptly in Rochester and surrounding country. Com- plete line always rea > Salter Bros. "^nT"- FLORISTS 38 Main St., West ROCHESTER.IN. Y. 8H Main Street, East We reach all /*«-'•— ^ Westera N. Y. )}JiifinrailC Points (f'oristj ROCKFORD FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL. V^ Quick service to IlUnois, Wisconsin. Indiana and Iowa Points. ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 OliTe Street Out-of-town orders will recava prompt &nd careful utteotiioD Wire ua your orden. ^§JmM^ ST, rAui., JVll^l^. iO-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill onlera for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in jreat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR FLORAL CO. (chris. hauser) The Crepe Chaser Again Siiiiie of the (•itic.': of suutliurii New Kngliiiid a]i|}Our 111 liave all unenvialile notoriety so far as the business iLietliods of some of the retail florists in pursuiii); fu- neral orders is concerned. One of our readers in Connecticut calls attention to the practices of one very active member of the florists' fraternity there, who apjiarently lets pass no cliancc of seizinjr a funeral order. He appears to make it a point of personally interviewing and soliciting the funeral or- Cr for wreaths, etc., from the family uf persons iirnnc- SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE. CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS ^^ Onondaga Hotel We ifiiH carefully execute ordert for Syraeute and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building .Special attention given to out-of-town orders ToDeka, Kan, THE ROSERY R. ABBOTT Both Telephones Ip^ark Jfloral Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, T-afayette and Schiller A vea. Broad St. Park P4SSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS Cd /iKFett" ^^ S^li^^Ut Sailings ol foreign owned steamabipa raav bo eanoelled without notice ^Tm \A'^__f^^^^l From New York Sailing Diy Hoar La Touraine. Cameronia. . , Pannonia Byron St. Paul Noordam. . . . Celtic Panama Baltic Orduna Philadelphia. Lafayette St. Louis Carpathia. . . AUianca.. . . . United States. . Rochambeau.. , Vestria Tuscania Andania California New Amsterdam. Manuel Calvo. . . Lapland Cretic Canopic. Baltic... . Frederick VlfL. Cameronia Mar. 18- 3.00 pm. " 18-10.00 am. " 18-10.00 am. '■ 18- 2.30 pm. •■ lS-:2.00 m. " 21-12.00 m. " 22- " 23- '• 23-12.00 m. "J 25-10.00 am. " 2.5-12.00 m. "J 25- 3.00pm. " 25-12.00 m. " 2S- " 30- 30- 2.00 pm. 1- 3.00 pm. 1- 8.30 am. 1-10.00 am. 6-10 00 am. S-lO.OOam. 8-12.00 m S- 12-12.00 m. 15- 18- 19-12 00 m. ly- 2.00 pm. 22-10.00 am. Apr Pi»r W. 15th St. ' W. 14th St. W. 14th St. Roberts Stores. Bkvn. Piern2. N. R. 5th St., Hoboken W. 19th St. W. 27th St. W. 19th St. W. 14th St. W. 2.Sd St. W. 15th St." Pier62. N. R. W. 14th St.) W. 27th .St. 17th St., Hoboken W. 15th St. Roberts Stores, Bkyn. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. W. 14 th St. 5th St., Hoboken Pier8, E. R. Pier60, N.R. W. 21st St. W. 21st St. Pier 60, N.R. 17th St., Hoboken W. 14th .St. Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St. D«Btin&tioD Bordeaux Liverpool Liverpool So. Am. Ports Liverpool Rotterdam Liverpool Colont Liverpoo' Liverpool Liverpoo! Bordeaux Liverpool Liverpool Colont Chri8tians.ind- Christiania- Copenhagen Bordeaux So. Am. Ports Liverpool • Liverpool Liverpool Rotterdam Cadiz-Barr. Liverpool Azores-Oib- Nap.-Gen Azores-Gib. - Nap.-Gen. Liverpool Christian.sand- Christiania- Copenhagen Liverpool t (Cristobal). diately deceased, going to the house even a few hours after death. Naturally, this has caused considerable resentment among the more reputalile and considerate meniliers of the trade in that city. Public opinion here, as in all countries, must surely be against such business ethics or want of them and violations of the household of grief strickened families. .Surely when death is in the hou.se that is not the time to run hunting on mer- cenary errands. There are other ways and means of getting business than knocking at the front door and trying to strike a liargain on funeral orders. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders All orders filled from the greeoho'ises BRANT BROS. Inc., UTICA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Qude Bros, Co, Florists <^^> 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENBEN BROS, <^ Wn.LIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING rLORISTS cWrs* Louisa P. Foivler 8KATI0NAL FLORIST WILMINGTON. N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125.000 Square feet of Glass Loag Dist&Qoe Phones BolLTvlor 1104 Rm., (Jinlrtl 413 SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone most carefully executed at once. Floral desisns a specialty Oanders J'lowers \t. Phone. sutt'L SAN FRANCISCO lACAnk'e FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS JOScpn S FLORISTS' Novelties for "Welromint:" arid "Bon Voyage" packages. Flowera delivered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE Seattle, Wash. LoMis, Mo, HoUyyifood Gardens Flc^I*. WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 409 Main St. The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable residential district. 623 CLARA AVE. 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Write us for 16 page Prospectus Containing Complete Descrip- tion and Our Special Offer : : Four Volumes ready, the fourth is now ready for delivery; final two about close of year. Pubrs. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Offices: 438 to 448 West 37th Street, NEW YORK When writing use this address for short : BOX 100 TIMES SQ. STATION, NEW YORK Clubs and Societies ♦- I I Holyoke and Northampton (Mass.) Florists and Gardeners' Club The regujar monthly meeting of this club was held on March 7 at the green- houses of Gallivan Bros., Smith's Perry. There was a good attendance of members, and in the absence of Pres. Butler, Vice- Pres. George Strugnell occupied the chair. After the business session James Whiting read the paper "Is Gardening a Profession?" sent by the Nat, Assn. of Gardeners, which met with hearty ap- proval. K. B. Ullman presented a paper on "Advertising," which provoked a good discussion and brought the retailers out of their shells. Exhibits made a fine showing again and, as usual, were of high quality. Mr. Schwartz, in charge of the greenhouses, had arranged a bank of Murillo Tulips, a mixed group of Ericas, Azaleas, and ferns, and also staged plants of a crimson form of Primula obconica. G. H. Sinclair and son had pans of a pretty lavender form of Prim- ula vulgaris, and vases of Mignonette, Snapdragon. Sweet Peas and Carnations White Wonder, Rosette and Princess Dagmar. F. D. Keyes & Son had Carna- tions White Wonder, Enchantress and an unnamed pink variety of good form. H. E. Downer showed a plant of Dendrobium nobile having one hundred and fifty open flowers, also a specimen plant of Bauera rubroides, a pot of Hyacinth gigantea and vases of Schizanthus Wise- tonensis and Tulip Flamingo. Congratu- lations were in order to G. H. Sinclair, that day appointed a park commissioner for the city of Holyoke. H. E. D. Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Society A very severe snowstorm was in progress on March 8, the meeting day of the society, and the attendance was consideraby smaller than usual in con- sequence. The meeting, which was held seauence. The meeting, which was held in Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, was called at 2 p.m. Notwithstanding the Inclement weather and reduced attendance, a goodly array of flowers and plants adorned the exhibition table, and all were of first- class Quality. Messrs John Everett, Er- nest Westlake and James Duthie acted as judges and turned in the following report: For best six spikes of Antirrhi- num, 1, Robert Jones. Best Cvclamen, Robert Jones. Special prize offered by Robert Jones for 12 Carnations, 1, James McDonald; 2, James McCarthy. Robert Jones exhibited a bunch of Vio- ets which were of exceptional quality and for which he was awarded a cultural certificate. A vase of Gardenias exhibited by Harry Jones was highly commended. By request Robert Jones gave an account of his method of growing Violets, which was followed by an interesting discussion on the same subject. James Holloway favored us with an essay on the subject of "Outdoor Fruit" and as he is a keen enthusiast on the subject of fruit culture and is con- stantly carrying on various experiments his treatise proved to be of more than ordinary interest. An animated discus- sion followed. Martin C. Ebel for the National Asso- ciation of Gardeners' sent in an admir- able essay to be read at this meeting on "The Use of Native Plants for Orna- mental Planting," by S. P. Jenson of Missouri. Tlie essay was very instruc- tive and was listened to with interest. Arthur Herrington was a welcome visi- tor and spoke on the coming International Flower Show to be held in New York. Beginning next month, April, our meet- ings will be held in the evening at 7 p.m. instead of in the afternoon. JAMES MCCARTHY, Corr. Secy'. Rhode Island Horticultural Society At tile meeting on March 15, held in the lecture room. Providence, R. I., John K. M. L. Farquhar of Boston, Mass., gave a lecture on "Gardens of Italy," illustrated. Tuxedo (N.Y.) Horticultural Society The usual monthly meeting was held in the Parish House, Tuxedo, on March 1, President C. Davidson in the chair. The executive committee reported prog- ress in arrangements for the ladies' evening which is to be held on April 26, New York Day at the Philadelphia Show Are you going to the Fourth National Flower Sliow at Philadelphia? Won't it make your journey pleasanter if you travel with jolly companions? Come with the New York Florists' Club on New Tokk Day, Tuesd.^t, March 28. You will surely enjoy your holiday. If you will fill out the coupon below you will greatly assist the arrangement committee, as from 200 to 400 guests are expected, and there is much work to be done. Write Mr. Miller today. A. L. MlLXEH, Chairman, Jamaica, New N. Y York Day Committee, I intend on New York trains of the to go Day, New to the Fourth National Flower Show in Philadelphia Tuesday, March 28, and wish to travel with the special York Florists* Club. Reserve For me seats. Rate for trip Address. . ^oing, dinner and admission. $3.25. and the annual ball which is to be held on May 24. The secretary read W. W. Ohlweiler's paper on "Is Gardening a Profession." The paper was well re- ceived and raised quite a discussion. The next meeting- will be held on April 4 owing to the New York Show open- ing on our regular meeting night. Mr. D. MacGregor will read a paper on Car- nations. The committee has made a start on the preliminary schedule for j the Fall show. THOS. WILSON, Secy. I Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield j (Conn.) Horticultural Society I A charming feature of the regular monthly meeting of this society was the spendid display on the exhibition tables. The meeting was held Friday evening, March 10, at Greenwich, Conn., Pres. W. J. Seely presiding. Three new mem- bers were enrolled and several proposals were received and filed. An interesting feature was the competition for the prizes offered by A. J. Rickards of the Stumpp & Walter Co., N. Y.. for the best essay entitled "How Can Our So- ciety Increase Its Usefulness?" from the assistant gardener's standpoint. Some useful suggestions were offered. The first prize went to Alex. Clarkson, sec- ond honors to J. Frend. The Fall show will be held in Greenwich, Conn. It was unanimously voted to hold the an- nual Summer exhibition to be held in June in Mamaroneck, N. Y. Some valu- able prizes are already offered. Arthur Herrington, Madison, N. J., was a visitor and addressed the members on behalf of the management of the great Spring tlnwer show to be held in New York City, April 5 to 12. Our membership will be well represented. The judges made the following awards in connec- tion with the exhibits: Robt. Grunnert, c. c. for Mignonette and highly com- mended for Sweet Peas; Robt. William- son, vote of thanks for specimen plant Buddleia Asiatica: Wm. Whitton, high- ly commended for Sweet Peas and a vote of thanks for plate of Mushrooms. J. B. Andrew was highly commended for Celosia Cretica. P. W. Popp was highly commended for display of English Primroses ; Jas. Linane, vote of thanks for Primula obconica; Cineraria stellata from Robt. Allen, was highly commend- ed. The next meeting will be April 15. A display of bulbous flowers would make an attractive feature of the meet- ing. Be sure to come and bring an exhibit. P. W. POPP, Corr. Sec'y. March 18, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 683 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists ATTENTION — National Flower Show Visitors! All the facilities of ''THE HOUSE OF RICE" are at your service Our Exhibit Will Be The Last Word in Supplies The Laichsiring Is Out To You. A Hearty, Cordial Welcome Awaits You. MD I /^ IT r^r\ l\/l D A IVI V ™^ FLORISTS' SUPPL Y LEADERS ■ nIOb. OLIIVIr'AIN Y, 1220 Race street, Philadelphia, Pa. mt'llfioil Tlif V.\r FANCY FERNS $1.25 per 1000 DAGGER FERNS $1.50 per 1000 The Kervan Co. 119 West 28th St. New York City Whpn ordprlng. plPMse mt^ntlon The Excliiinpp Our New Credit and Information List Appearing io January, 1916, will be the best ever iasued. It wiU contain credit ratings on about 5000 people. Subscribe now before the edition if •zhauated. For particulars write National Florists' Board of Trade 66 PINE STREET. New York City The Florists' Hail Association Inmuvi 41,000.000 SQuare feet of gtaaa and har a Re- • vm Fund of ov« $36,000 For parti culara address JOHN G. ESLRR, Sec.. Saddle RlTer, N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW WTi^n oriitrlng nlpnw** m>-n1t.»n The- V.rrhHUer NEXT ISSUE! ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBER Tlir. Issue For Your Spring Stock Offers Copy to us by NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS Long green sheets of the heaviest variety Per bag, %I.OO. H. W. ARM ES,Bry$on City, N.C. Wlipp ordnrlng. itlojigp m^nflnn Thf F.Xflinnge Newport, R. I. Notes The flower store at 196 Thames St., conducted by Henry J. Hass, has been taken from Slarch 1 by his son Edward R. Hass, who will also have the use of one greenhouse, at the Almy st. place where a brother, John C. Hass, has an establishment as a wholesale grower. Carnations are a leading product. Henry J. Hass, the father, is to devote his whole time to his vegetable business. Mrs. Mary A. Galvin, widow of Thomas Galvin, died at her home, 417 Spring St., on the 8th inst. from penu- monia. Two daughters, i\Iiss Annie R. Galvin and Mrs. Fred R. Lawler of Flushing, L. I., and two step-daughters, Mrs. Henry E. Turner and Miss Mary C. Galvin, and one step-son, William Gal- vin, survive. The latter has conducted the business as manager since his father's death, four years ago. Horticultural Society's Meeting At the Horticultural Society's meeting this week Bruce Butterton is to speak on some of the pests that infest Boxwood. Special attention will be given to scale, and the imported leaf miner, suitable remedies being suggested in each case. The land and greenhouses on Morton ave. belonging to the J. J. Van Allan estate are offered for sale. It is re- ported that new greenhouses are to be built on the garden grounds recently ac- quired by Mr. Van Allan on Ochre Point ave. The advent of a daughter, the second, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stewart Ritchie on the 12th inst.. adds one more to the craft, as the relatives both male and female, are all professional florists. Their first-horn, a son, 6 years old, is already assisting the grandfather ! Alexander MacLellan. Providence, R. I. .Several large funerals were the cause of many of the local florists working their employees overtime. Stock has been scarce and storemen are having difficulty in filling orders. John F. Wood had several hundred dol- lars' worth of floral designs for Captain Bakers' funeral. Olney Williams and John Burke have formed a partnership and have engaged a store on Clemence st., where they will wholesale flowers and floral supplies. Salesmen representing Schloss and Craig were in this city on Monday, book- ing orders for Easter. Wm. a. Bowebs. St. Louis, Mo. — The Grimm & Gorly Floral Co. of 706 Washington ave. has found it necessary to enlarge its location, and has leased the adjoining store for a long term of years. SouTiiiNOTON, Conn. — A. C. Storm has recently purchased the greenhouses at the comer of Main and Bristol sts., for- merly conducted by Francis Brothers. NEW YORK CITY 129-131-133 WEST' 20th STREET Telephone No . Chelsea 7945 Write us your wants and get our prices. See our large>d, page 619.last week's issue N . B. — We do not make folding boxes rdrring. plr- '■iifinn Thp T:xoli.ini;i» Net Pricee on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves LraMnches } 8/12 12/18 16/20 20/23 23/26 Per 100 $1.60 82.20 S2.90 $3.75 $4.80 Per 1000 12.00 16.00 22.00 29.00 37.50 6% discount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When ordoring. nletise m'-ntioii 'IIh- lOxchange RUSSIN & HANFUNG Office and SaJearoom 154 West 28th St„ NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 S^i^S^of Willow and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES «a"Chir ■pecUtiea — Wheat Sheaves and Basket* Whon nril..rjng nlo^.so mctitinn TIip I'-Tcl.iinge SOUTHERN WILD SIHILAX Now Ready for Shipment. $2.80 per eaae. Per bat $1.75 - 3.50 Natural Moss - • - Perpetuated Moss - E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. When ortlprlne, nlpwsp mpntlon Thp TCTfhnnn. Time Is Moflcn ?»™x''>«'»™eKr*«n"i«Tow lira*, to nVUVg designs by using FLORISTS GREENING PINS, 20o. per lb., and you get iron ~^^^ « . .-.„, ^^^. per lb., and you get from 1000 to 1100 to the lb. Ten lbs. or oTer, ISo.perlb. Svtcial Prxcee to Jtbbtra, WM. SCHLATTER & SON, Springfield, Mass. wm help nU aronnd If yon mention the Rxehaos* GIBBONS IheSmilaxMan RED LEVEL, ALA. For HOLLiT, PINES and SMILAX. Ask for coDtract prices. When nrdprin plPflBe tnPntInn The Bxchange McCRAY Refrigerators DISPLAY YOUR log^?,o'°7"3"w'hicS"': _,,_.,.,__ sonbej fully the McCray FLOWERS R«'ri«»ratoni and Di« play Cases for Florists /McCRAY REFRIOERATOR CO/HPANY 689 Lake St., Kendallvllle. Ind WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, $1.85; 50,000, $8.00 Maatufme t urmii by W.J. CO WEE, Berlin, N.Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Daalara. WTipn nrdprlng- nipniJp riK'ntltin Thf- Bbtphanee MICHIQAIV CUT FLOWER FXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Gominission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich Wild Georgia Smilax 50-lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CUMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. When ordering. pl.';isp iii<'it|..ii Thf FTrlmncf' WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If lt*a made of wire we can make It. GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone St.. ROCHESTER. N.Y. Wli.'ii nnh-riiiL'. T'l'';i^e n]"iitl..n The Kxclijintre Natural Green Sheet Moss For lining hantang baskets, covering eoil on pot plants, dect-rating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundJea) $1.25 Per 6 bundle lots for 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER ^^ri'tt'' 1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. Whpn nrrlering, plegje mention The Exchamre REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. 518 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago When ordonuj;. please meiitiuu Ibe fcixcbauge When ordering, please mention The Exchange 684 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists We Manufacture Our Own Wax Flower Designs They are the finest, ever made in this country WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors 10-inch frame $0.75 each 1 2-inch frame 1 .00 each 14-inch frame 1.25 each 1 6-inch frame 1 .50 each MAGNOLIA WREATH S-Well Arranged 10-inch frame $4.00 per doz. 12-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-Gretn, Bronze Finest quality, $1 .25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 PINK, WHITE and YELLOW WAX ROSES Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosa per^Lch MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28x 21 X 30 X 24X 5x3H 5x3H 5x31^ 5x3H 8x5.. 5x33^ 8x5.. Per 100 $1.70 . 1.85 . 2.45 . 3.00 . 3.00 . 3.20 . 3.35 28 X 8x5. 30 X 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36x14x6. 36x12x6. Per lOl) .$3.70 . 4.50 . 5.60 . 6.50 . 7.85 . 7.70 BOUQUET BOXES Per 100 19 X 9 X 8. . .. Manila $5.35 19 X 9 X 8 . . .Mist Gray 5.60 WREATH BOXES Sphagnum Moss $2.50 per bale 16x16x7.. 18x18x8.. 20x20x9. 22x22x9.. Per 100 . $5.60 . 6.75 . 7.85 . 9.00 Priminft on lots of 300 or ovur, 50c extra BOXWOOD, $13.00 per 100 lbs. PRIINCfSS PINE, 10c. per lb., S8.C0 per 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 50c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, g;00 per 100^ CYCAS LEAVES COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Size Per 100 Pit IOOO 8 to 12 $1.65 $12.50 12 to 16 2.25 16.00 16 to 20 3.00 21.00 20 to 24 3.25 26.00 24 to 28 3.75 32.00 28 to 32 5.00 37.00 32 to 36 5.50 42.00 36 to 40 6.00 50.00 40 to 44 6.50 55.00 44 to 48 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill. 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES HARDY GUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers pleast give reference, or cash with order. nviition Tb'^ Kxch.'mijn f n NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.50 per 1000 LAUREL FESTOONING, tor Winter weddings, nothing better. Fresh stock supplied on short notice. Wire or phone your orders. We will do the rest. 4o , 6c. and 60. per yard. LBUCOTROE SPRAYS, very Bneand lar£e, $S.0O per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, Sl.OO per 1000 or $7.00 per esse 5,^ of lO.OOO.J DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40c. per sack. BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 3So. GROUND PINE, 80. per lb. Made into festooning, 60., 80. and lOe. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, »1.76 to $3.00 per dos. PINE WREATHS, $1.60 to $3.00 per dos. We also make special sizes when wanted- Bamples sent if desired. SOITTHERN SMILAX, 60-lb. oases, $5.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows. $7.00 per eO-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh stock. PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only 10c. per bunch of 60 sprays. Try them. All Kinds of Everiireene. P9 T«legraph Office: New Salem, Mass. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON, MASS. REED & KELLER 122 W. 25fh Street NEW YORK \ We Manufacture Our Own t i FLORISTS' *y 9IIPPI IFQ METALS. WIRE WORH ^•^■^■^■-■■-^ and BASKET WORM When ordering, please mention The Exchange ■ ntl.in Ttip Kychnngp THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN rVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, WUd and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Landscape Gardening Prop. Beal Send for mtaloKue. A oourse for Oarden- ere, Floriata and Home makera, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- rity. ProKresaive Florlsta recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also oEfer a prao- tioal oourse in Florioul' ture, including Qreen- house Construotion and Greenhouse Manage- ment. Address The Home Correspondence School Dept. C P., SPRINGFIELD. MASS. When ordepine. please mention The Exchange IMPORT ORDERS taken on BIRCH BARK, PALM FIBRE (Japanpsc), Haw irVA GRASSES, Raw RUSCUS. prepared SEA- MOSS and ISOLEPIS GRASS. Deliveries effected in about six weeks. Full particulars and prices from W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. Wh.'i] (ll■.l.■]■MJ^. i.I.'iiSf ui.iili..ii TIJL- ExcliiillKe Save 25 Per cent. Buy direct from the Manufacturer, You pass our building every day First American Natural Ferns Co., inc. Manufacturers and ImporterB of ArtiBcial Flowers, large and small, Sea Moss and Baskets Our Specialty AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES 508 Sixth Ave.. NEW YORK Between 30tb and 3l8t Sta. SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX S3. 90 per case $175 per baft Natural Moss - Perpetuated Moss - ^b^a CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO., Evergreen, Ala \\\\ ■. J. Van Reyper.'Mgr. Consignments Solicited 129 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones — 6237-3563 Farraftut When ordering, please mention The Exchance Dayton, 0. The Dayton Florists and Gardeners' As- sociation held its first annual meeting at tbe Y. M. C. A., March 7, about 50 mem- bers being present. Election of officers and directors was held and the following elected for the en- suing year. Pres. Horace M. Frank ; vice-president, Elmer Bame; secretary, E. E. Schaefer; treasurer, J. W. Rodgers. Directors, Mrs. L. Johnson, M. S. Vogel and J. T. Good. E. W. Jenkins, Geo. W. Frisch, Jr., J. L. Derringer. A. Kuntz and C. Rodebush were appointed on the permanent market committee. It was decided to hold a banquet at one of the hotels the latter part of this month. H. M. Frank was appointed to make all arrangements. The members were well pleased with the progress of the association for the past year. The florists have all been enjoying un- usually good business, and prices have been good, probably on account of the scarcity of Roses and Carnations, other stock being equal to the demand. Pot plants seem to be plentiful and are bring- ing moderate prices. The Heiss Co. will build a range of new houses this Spring. W. W. Horlacher had some fine table decorations last week. Some fine double flowering Cherries were in evidence on Washington's birthday. Miss TuUis of the Ideal Flower Shop has been on the sick list for the last two weeks. B. E. Schaefer reports some good funeral orders last week and a large wedding order. March 14 to IS will be Spring opening week for Dayton, and the florists have nearly all their palms and decorative plants rented out for the oc- casion. Miss A. Hickman, formerly with the Advance Floral Co.. has gone into busi- ness for herself and is located at 119 Arcade. The trade wishes her success. E. B. Schaefer. MERMAN WEISS Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th St.,p_^r„^Td3.66NEW YORK P, J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY TELEPHONE Madison Square 1998 WhPT> ordering pI^rwp mentlnn Tbe P^rchnnge J. K. ALLEN ESTABLISHED 1887 Koneer Commission Dealer in 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Cut. FlowerS Phonea, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Choice Carnations, Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignments of good stock solicited WT^oTr ordering. nlPHwe mpntinn The Exchange W^pn nrilerlng nlense nit'ntlon The F.Tchnngp High Class Roses KEY, OPHELIA, RUSSELL SUNBURST, MRS. STOREY and all the KILLARNEYS Narcissus, Tulips, Carnations, Rubrum LUies, Sweet Peas, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignments Solicited J. J.COAN, Wholesale Flonjst 115 West 28th Street. NEW YORK Telephones: Fairagut 5413-5891 Wh(*n rvrdpring pl»m>F m'-ntlnn Th^ P>nrhnnep GEO. J. POLYKRANAS WholesalB Commission Florist SHIP US YOUR PLOWERS 104 West 28th Street aals^'r.'u. NEW YORK Wh*'^ ordfrlng plPWHf mention Thp Br^hnnge JohnYoonft GM»ra« HOduibrand m m lff|||MA O A A John Youn6 & Co. *"4?E5S''"' ^^ A I. vnirwn Pre* nnd TrA... WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SQUARE 7S63 A. L. YOUNG, Pre*, and Treat. H. R. SCOMMODAU, VIce-Prea. F. LIGHTFOOT. SecV 54 West 28th Sfreet, NEW YORK lerlnir. pleaBe mention The Exehange When orrierfng please nrnfl-in The FIxehanee The results are al- ways satisfactory when you consign your flowers to us. You are always sure to receive prompt and sat- isfactory returns. Plenty of references to satisfy you that we are perfectly responsible. IMTED CIT FLOWER CO., Inc., Whoksahrs PERCY W. RICHTERS, Manaaer 111 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones. Farragut 4422-4423 When ordering, nlense mention The Exchange Goldstein &FuUerman Wholesale Florists CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 102 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone. 9761 Farragut Whpn ordering, nlense nr^ntlnn ThP FTohnnge Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Use for Results WE Confine our line to the best stock obtainable. Stand back of our stock. Give unsurpassed service. YOU Owe it to your yourself to make us prove these statements. HENRY M. ROBINSON COMPANY WMOt^BSAi^B FLORISTS QF NEW YORK When, ordering, please mention The Exchange SS-S-J WEST 36th STREET Tolophonasi 13 and aBIO MADISON SQUARt March 18, 191B. ihe Florists' Exchange C. Bonnet G. H. Blukfl Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Tetepbones: 1293-4 Main Out-of-town orders carefully attended to. tGire UB a trial. CutFlower Exchange sixth Avenue and 26th Street OOOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. Wall nwce for advertisinK purposes for Rent. V. S. DORVAL. Jr., " Secretary BONNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FIOOR. COOGAN BIDG. Op«n Al. Day T«l«phaii«t 830 MadlaoD Squara Wbep ordering, plenae m''ntlon Thf Kxohnnpe B. H. Jahn, Pr^» »-nH.o. WUson. Treaa. GREATER NEW YORK FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers In Cut ^Flowers and Supplies 162 Uvingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Man.ger ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholeeale Commission Florists no West 28th St., New York Telephone Farragut 551 Consignments of choice flowers solicited. William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby Street ?A«wiLM»m BROOKLYN, N. Y. Badgley & Bishop, Lc. 34 West 28th St., New Yorl( City Recehren and Distributors of doice Cut Flowers When ordering, please mentinn The Bschange L. B. NASpN Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 2315 Madison Square rONJfflGNMENTS SOLICITED WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 West 26th Street. NEW YORK TELEPHONE 0946 MADISON SQUARE When ordering. plPase mrntlnn The ExcliaoK* When ordering, please mention The Bxcbaii£e HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES QRCHipS #SPECIALT» THE HIGHEST GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS ^ JAMES McMANUS. J^.Vraguws^ ^05 W. 28th St.. New YorI<9 Frank H Tr««iull7 Charlea Schenck Telephone 3860 Madison .Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK wooDROW & maaketos WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists WholBmmlm Florlmtm 436 6th Ave., bet. 26tb and 27tb Su. New York City and Cut Flower Exchange ConsiflDTnentB Solicited Pbonea: Farraltut 797-798-799 37-39 West 28th St., HEW YORK WHOLESALE FLORIST H. E. FROMENT, 148 WEST 28lh STREET iia.. ||j>J}pARRAGirr NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA. SUNBURST. SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON WTipn nrilcrltig. pTpaup m'^ntlnn Thp Rxehnnge Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, March 14, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m., Tuesday ROSES— A. Beauty, Special 25.00 to 40.00 20.00 to 30.00 15.00 to 20.00 6.00 to 10.00 2 00 to 4.00 1.00 to 2.00 1.00 to 6 00 1.00 to 8 00 1.00 to 8 00 100 to 8 00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 10.00 CARNATIONS— to 1.00 *' Fancy f WMte 2 00 to 3 00 1 50 to 2 00 No. 1 V&rietieH 1 Red 1 60 to 2 00 No. 2 L Yellow and var 1.50 to 2 00 No. 3 ITilldPn^y 3 00 to 4 00 R.llitmAy nrillfnntr (Iradee of SfdS R^ 2 00 to 3 00 Varlet lee. ) |^ yeUow and var 2 00 to 3 00 White Killamey 4.00 to 5.00 Chi7san them urns, per doa Hadley 5.00 to 50.00 2.00 to 10 00 3.00 to IL'OO .... to Hooeier BeauW Dahlias to Key :.:.. Lad^ HilllagdoD 1.00 to GOO .20 to .60 1.00 to COO 1.00 to 0 00 5.00 to 25.00 2.00 to 10 00 200to 800 2.00 to in.OO 2.00 to 10 00 3.00 to 10 00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10 00 3.00 to 10 00 3.00 to 12.00 .25 to .60 .75 to 1.00 .35 to 1 60 .10 to .25 .... to ... .50 to .75 Ceolle Bnmnei.Elgar.etc per bunch Bridesmaid Gladiolus. Baby, per dos to 1 00 to 1 50 Bride .35 to 1.00 Prima Donna (Mroe. Paul Guler) . 6.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 Radiance Lily of the Valley 1 00 to 4.00 .38 to 1.00 Sunburst Narcissus, P. W., per bunoh Narcissus, Daffodils, per bunoh 30 to .36 .20 to .35 .50 to 1.00 Ophelia Peonies, per doi Polnsettias, per dok ....to .... J. J. L. Mode M™. Charles Russell to .10 to .15 15.00 to 35.00 Hybridum and Crowaanum .... to .... 20.00 to 25.00 Asparagus Plumosus, bunches 6.00 to 8.00 75 to 1 00 Bouvardla. per bunch to .25 to .60 .75 to 1.25 .50 to 2.00 1 1.00 to 1.60 .05 to .20 .76 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.60 to Stocks, Double, per bunch .12 to .26 Catlaa, per dos to .... Daisies Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doi. bunohes. .26 to .75 .25 to 1 60 .10 to .35 VIoleta, Double .15 to .30 Single. Princess of Wales. . " Single, Gov. Herriolt 15 to 25 ilOto .26 trt All the new and standard Fine Grade and all seasonable WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, Farraftut 3S32 wpen orrterlnr. plewse mentinn 'Hi*' FTohwnpp WILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28tli Street NEW YORK Telephone 2336 Farragnt WHOLBSALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids. Anttrrhinum. Myosotis, Calendula. Bouvardla. Primula Boufths of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. Wlien ordering. pIpnBe mi^ntlon Thf KT<'hnneP EDW. C. HORAN 55 >Vest 28th St., NEW YORK Tei.phon«{ij*^}Maduons,uar.Cut Flowefs at WhoIcsalc When ordering, please mention llie Bxchan^e 689 George C.Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORB Telephone '608-609 Farragut The best source of supply in tlie city Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnalioiu Personal Attention-— Consignments Solicited — Satisfaction Guaranteed When orderlDf, please mention Tlie Bxchaajrc B. S. SLINN, JR Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York V I O L F T S CARNATIONS ' ■ *-' •^ *- * >5 AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When ordering, please tnentton The Bzcbaiutc Louis M.Noe LouisA.Noe Wholesale Commission Florists MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square American Beauties a Specialty THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 Wo 26th St.. NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Bxchanpe VIOLETS SINGLB AND DOUBLB A SPBCIALTY Shipping orders given i>ersonal attention and satisfaotioD guaranteed. Also a full Una of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wholesale Florist, 123 Woat 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone. Farragut 2453 Whfn ordering, please mention The Exchanjl* New York City The March meeting of the New York Florists' Club was held at the club's rooms, Grand Opera House Bldg., 23d St. and Eighth ave., on Monday evening. On Monday afternoon of this week there was a meeting of the odicers of the .\m. Rose Society at the ofiice of Traendly & Schenck, 436 Sixth ave. On Monday afternoon at 5 p.m., an association made up of the ex-presidents of the New York Florists' Club had its annual dinner at Castle Cave, on Seventh ave. between 25th and 26th sts. Present: Alc.x. S. Burns, W. A. Manda, Patrick O'JlAira, Walter F. Sheridan, Frank H. Traendly, t^has. H. Totty, A. L. Miller, Jos. A. Manda and Wm. H. Siebrccht, Sr. Tliere was a meeting of the Flower Show Committee at the Grand Central I'alace of this city on Monday afternoon of this week at 3.30 o'clock. The eff.cct of St. Patrick's Day was seen in the wholesale cut flower and plant market this week in the large sales of Shamrocks in various receptacles, and in the increased sales of white and in a smaller degree of pink Carnations, which as usual were colored green. There was noted this week at Gunther Bros.. 110 W. 2Sth st., a shipment of the new Rose Canadian Queen. While the stems of this Rose at the present time are not very long, the flower itself is of a fine color, well petaled and of excellent substance. The stems are strong and well foliagod. and the Rose lends itself easily to making up in corsage work. The above mentioned firm is receiving a regu- lar supply cif this Rose, and it is reported to be meeting with a good demand. There were noted this week at the United Cut Flower Co., Ill W. 28th st., some remarkably fine bicolor Victoria Narcissus, and lyilies of superior quality. Besides these there were quite a num- ber of the smaller flowers of excellent quality, such as English Daisies, (Bellig perennis). Calendulas, Daisies and Wall- floners. 690 The Florists' Exchange PinSBUfiGH CUT FLOWER cmmx WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St, PITTSBURGH, PA. \\ liL'U urUenuK. please niKPtlog The Exctiapge J. K. Allen, US W. 28tli St., is receiv- ing some nice Formosum Lilies and Pur- ity Freesias, and in pot plants pans of single Dutch Hyacinths ot excellent qual- ity in blue, white and pink colors. There was noted this week at Edward C. Horan's, 55 W. 26th St., suspended in the window, a single bloom of a White Enchantress Carnation on a stem which measured fully 4y2ft. This Carnation was grown by Velie Bros, of Marlboro, We spok« last week of a new Nar- cissus seen at the Growers' Cut Flower Co., 121) W. 28tb St., and gave its name as Bride of Sassenheim, but we find since that we were mistaken, and that the real name of this variety is Glory of Sassen- heim. Indeed it is a glorious variety. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broad- way, report an excellent season's business since more prosperous times which began last Autumn up to the beginning of Lent, and that though Lent has begun, busi- ness has by no means come to a full stop. Fred'k W. Smythe, of Wadley & Smythe, 491 Fifth ave., returned to this country from England on Sunday, JIarch 5. The Commercial Humus Co., 505 Fire- men's Bldg., Newark, N. J., is meeting with an active demand for its products. This humus is being used by a number of leading horticulturists in this country, and is well spoken of. New York Flokists' Bowling Club, March 9 1st game 2d game 3d game J Miesem .... 162 170 168 (;. W. Scott... 153 162 151 \' Jacobson . . 147 168 154 H C. Riedel . 167 149 150 A. Kakuda . . . 173 167 159 W H. Siebrecht 143 162 .1. Fenrich . . . 156 163 w P. Ford... 160 154 H. C. EiEDEL, Secretary. ♦' .11 _. 1 1 1 .^-W^,^'-^.-.^ 1 Boston i *- Wholesale and Retail Florists At the pott«ry of A. H. Hews & Co., Inc., North Cambridge, they have record sales for the mouth of January, February and the first half of March. Never be- fore have the sales for these months been as large in the long history of this in- stitution, which was founded in 1765. This demand has come from all over the country, even large orders came from California and Texas. The management is much gratified with the amount of business done during this year and feel that when the pot business is so active that it is a good indication that all other branches of the florists' business are also to be successful this year. The company filled one order, a few weeks ago, for 300,000 2yoin. standard pots to one in- dividual grower in New England. On a recent visit to the establishmeut of Anthony Leuthy of Koslindale, a handsome house of Easter Lilies was noted coming along nicely and just show- ing bud. Azaleas are looking well and there will be some fine specimens in bloom in a few weeks. A fine batch of Pink Pearl Rliododendron is in bloom now. Lilacs are doing especially well this season. The palm houses art stocked with all sizes of palms. Wm. Riggs of Auburndale has a nice l>ntch of Baby Rambler Roses in bloom and finds a good demand for them. Ho has also some nice Boston Ferns and a good supply of seasonable bulb .stock. For Easter he has quantities of Genistas .Azaleas, Roses and Spiraeas. Georg« Cartwright at the Boston Flower Exc. had on exhibition on Mon- day, March 13, a fruit of Citrus pon- derosa which weighed two pounds and was sixteen and one-half inches in girth. Henry Comley, the retail florist on Park St.. purchased it and it is on exhibition in his window. The fruit was grown in a greenhouse in Needham. W. D. Howard of Milford, Mass., is having good success with a pink Snap- New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL-"ii^^^ Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: ULn^wsw^ Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. Whea ordering- pleaBc mention The EictiBPgp McALPiNE ® McDonald *r1S' Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets. Pansies, Valley, Lilies. Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 256 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone Fort HIU 3630-3631-3632 When ordering plp»se mTtlon TTip Exclmnpe Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers rIcM qiiotad are by tta« hondrc^ nnlns •thcrwls* noteJ Buffalo Mar. U, 1916 to ., to .. to . , to ., to ., to . , to . 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 to . 5.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 10.00 to . , 5.00 to 10.00 5.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 10 00 4.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 1.25 to ., .25 to .35 .35 to .60 8.00 to 12.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2,0U 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2 00 1.50 to 2.00 2.60 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 2.60 to 3.00 2.50 to 3 00 3 00 to 4 00 to . .15 to .25 to .15 30.00 to 40.00 10.00 to 12.00 4 00 to 6.00 40 00 to 60.00 to 1.80 1.00 to 2.00 50 to .60 .50 to .60 to Clndmiatl Mar. 13, 1916 to 40.00 to 30.00 to 26,00 to 20.00 to 15.00 to to 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 to to to to 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 to to 1.00 to .20 to .25 .20 to .26 8.00 to 10.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2,00 to 3 00 , , , to 4.00 , , . to 4,00 to 4.00 to 4,00 2.00 (o 4,00 NAMES AND VARIETIES to to to .20 .10 8.00 to 12 60 4.00 to 6.00 35,00 to 60.00 . . to 1.60 .25 to 1.00 .35 to .50 .36 to .60 Roses — A, Beauty — Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs, Aaron Ward Mrs, Chaa. Russell Mrs, George Shawyer My Maryland OpheUa Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft). Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adiantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus. Plumosus, per bunch Sprengeri. per bunch Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col {White Pink Red Yellow and var.. . •Fancy f White I'Tlie hlBh-) Pink eat grades ori Red ata'tl vnra.) ^Yellow and var.. . DaDodUs Daisies Ferns. Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias LiHum Lon^florum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas. Smilax, per doz. strings Sweet Peas Violets, sinxle Double Boston i St. Louis Mar. 14, 1916 Mar. 13. 1916 50.00 40.00 30.00 12,00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 .26 .25 800 2.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 to 60 to 50, to 40, to 20, to .. to .. to 20 to 10 to 10 to 12, to 12, to 20, to 12 to .. to 16, to .. to 12, to 12, to 12 to 1. to .. to to to 10 00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 20.00 8.00 3.00 30.00 to 3 to . . to 4 to 3 to 3 to 3 to 2 to .. to .. to .. to 30 to 10 to 4 to 40 to .. to 2 to to to 35,00 20.00 to 50.00 to 26 00 10.00 to 12.50 to to 4,00 4.00 3.00 4.00 4,00 .25 .26 10.00 36.00 1.60 .20 .20 to to 10 00 to 8.00 to ) to 8.00 to to .. . to ) to 12.50 to to 8.00 to 10.00 to 10-00 to 1.00 to to ,75 to .50l to 12.60, to to to to to to 3.00 to 3.00 to 2.50 ) to 4.00 to 3,00 to to .26 to .12H to to to 4.00 to 60.00 to 1.) to 1.00 to .30 to to Pittsburgh Mar. 13. 1916 60.00 to 75.00 40.00 to 50.00 20.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 8,00 4.00 to 8.00 6,00 to 12 00 4,00 to 10.00 4.00 to 12.00 to to .75 to 1.28 .50 to 1.60 .30 to .60 .35 to .60 8.00 to 12.00 to 1.50 to 1.50 to 1.60 ....to 1.60 to 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 2,00 to 3.00 to .20 .... to.l2M to 8,00 to 12.00 3.00 to 6.00 26.00 to 60.00 1,20 to 1.50 1.60 to 4.00 to .50 to 75 to PATRICK WELCH %'£?' 262 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beautlea, Orchids, Valley, Carnations, Calendulas. Cornflowers, English Prlxnroses, Yellow Daisies, Sweet Peas and LUlum Longlflorum. All the noTeltles Id the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shlpfied out of Boston on early train*. Store open for baeiness at 6 A. M. tbl.bf>ho:nb, iviAiiN saQs When! ordering, pleaae mPntlon Thp Exclmtige B. A. SNYDER CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florlsis* Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. Telepho»e„ Fort Hill 1085-25017-25552 When' ordering, please mpntlon The Eichange Wholesale Cut Flower Market Daily consignments from leading growers Full line of Floriats* SuppFles 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-6268 When nrdpring. please mPntlop The Kxphatigp dragon which he i.s growing: and is cut- ting superior flowers now. He has also good Carnations of the varieties Pink De- light. Wlnsor Sport and AVard. The greenhouses of Prank Edgar of AVaverly look attractive. He ias a splendid batch of French Hydrangeas which he is marketing and a nice lot of Rambler Roses in pots. Lilies for Easter look good : he will have a nice crop. It i.s said that seedsmen cannot till many orders for flower seeds at this early date, owing to shortage of shipments from Europe. Much regret and s,vmpafhy is ex- pressed for the unexpected death of Harold D. Dona than, a young man who was employed by Yaffee Bros., florists of Haverhill. He was found dead in bed ; the cause was escaping gas from a jet. He had a large funeral and there were many floral remembrances sent to his home. McAlpine & McDonald, wholesale flo- rists, 256 Devonshire St., announce that on April 1, they are to open a second Store at 5 Winthrop sq. The present store is to be kept but they say from HOlTON&NUNKaCO. FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SDPPUES ManuFaoturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILVmOISI, Wit PfaiHis-tlala 8N. r.O.B— !■ Wlipn nrilpririg- pl^'iisp mention The KxrhiUiL-p the increase in their business they nocl this additional space. The firm is re ceiving excellent Larkspur and Spanish Iris from Frank P. Putnam of Tewks- bury. During the first three days ot Lent business quieted down a bit, but now business of all kinds is good. Except that there are a few Shamrocks being sold and that white Carnations are being held back for March 17, these are the only indications so far for St. Patrick's Day. Penn the Florist has been exceptionally busy during the week. Funeral work and one or two weddings kept them on the jump. Henry M. Robinson & Co. are excep- tionally busy. The demand for the wax flower designs of their own manufacture is daily increasing. Shipping business is excellent and Lenten season so far has not affected their business in the least. The employees at Thos. Galvin's store on Park st. have been kept busy with funeral work. This week they had an attractive window display of English Primroses and English Daisies. Welch Bros, report good business. Shipping business is excellent. The New England Florist Supply Co. has had an excellent demand for supplies and business is steadily increasing. The Spring flower show of the Mass. Horticultural Society opens on Friday, March 17. and continues Saturday and Sunday, March IS and 19. There is every indication that there will be a good display, although the schedule is not as extensive as in former years. On March 21 W. H. Judd of Arnold Arboretum will deliver a lecture on, "Trees and Shrubs for Spring Planting," at the meeting of the Gardeners and Flo- riss' Club on that date. It is hoped there will be a large attendance to hear this interesting lecture, which comes just at the right season. Patrick Welch says business is good ; flowers are not too plentiful but a few sunny days will make a change in_ the supply. Shipping business is especially good this season. The Roses which the Budlong Rose Co. is sending to its salesroom in Boston would be hard to beat for quality. The varieties which are extra fine are Mary- hind. Scott Key, Stanley, Double White Killarney. Hadley, Sunburst, Ophelia and Shawyer. Thomas Roland is marketing plants of Erica melanthera that are well grown and could not be flowered better. He is also sending in fine Tausendschon Roses and a few nice plants of Boronia elatior. Kidder Bros, of Lincoln are marketing the finest single Violets we have seen this season. Not only are the flowers well grown but they are noticeably well bunched. On Monday they had 9600 Violet flowers and quickly disposed of them. They have also fine Spencer Sweet Peas. R. C. The following letter was sent on March 10 to Mr. Cameron, our Boston repre- sentative : "The Executive Committee of the Gar- deners and Florists' Club of Boston at our last meeting expressed the desire to thank you for the splendid article rela- tive to the club's banquet that appeared in the Florists' Exchange. We feel our efforts were more than rewarded by the excellent support you gave us. We hope to make a report at the next club meet- ing and are assured of a small balance to our credit. Again thanking you for your support. ,Tames Methven, Pres." YoNKERS, N. Y'. — William A. and .Tames Macdonald, who have been con- ducting the florists' business of the es- tate of Peter Macdonald, their father, will in the future continue the business under their own name. The store is lo- cated on Main st. just off Getty Square, and has been in existence for a great many years. March 18, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 691 OUR SPECIAL BEAUTIES with 36-inrh stems iind over are exceptionally fine. We have an ampli' siipplv of them now, anil there is every indiiation thai the present supply will increase. Ynn have every assurance tliat your unler will he lilleil if you (lcp»'nd ou us to supply you. Gard enias $2.00-$4.00 per doz. At $15.00 per 100 we can furnish you a very line grade of stock. Fresh cut flowers received (he same day we ship Ihera. We make our prices very attractive ou regular orders. Sweet Peas Some of our growers arc cut- ting the finest Peas we have had so far this season, and wc have them in large quantity. Talk Teas to your cu.stomers. We give you a tine grade of stock at $1.00 per 100; the hest at $1.50. Rose Specials The cut now is mostly of the short and medium grades, and wc olTcr you two specials for this week. 300 GOOD ROSES for $10.00 250 MEDIUM ROSES for $12.50 Yoii will find them the best value in Roses at this time. A fine selec- tion of colors and absolutely fresh stock. Xne Leo Niessen Co. Washington, D. C. 1214 H St. N.W. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Pkiladelpliia. Pa. 1201-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W.Centre St. Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Philadelphia, March 13, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROMS— A. Beauty, Special 60 00 to " Fanor 10.00 to Extra J5-00to No. 1 1.5 00 to N0.2 [lOOOto No. 3 6.00 to Rainrin Au«. Viot ' to Killanny 4.00to White Killamey 4.00 to Mra. Aaron Ward | 4.00 to My Maryland 4.00 to Prinoe de Bulgarie (Mra. Taft) .... to Radianoe , ■ - ■ ■ ^ Richmond 4.00 to Sunburrt I 4.00 to KiUamey Brilliant I 4.00 to J.J. L. Mock I 6.00 to Mra. Charles RuaaeU i 6.00 to Mra. Francis Soott Key 6.00 to Mra. Goo. Shawyer < 4.00 to HadJey 6.00 to OpheUa 6.00 to Adlantum, Ordinary to AatirThlnum, per bunch | ..50 to Asparagus, Plumosiis, per biincb . . . : .36 to Spienceri, per bunch.« . . .26 to Alters to .Bonrardia to Dallas 8.OOI0 Chrysanthemums, Ordinary to Fancy to 75-00 50.00 :>5.00 L'0.00 12.50 800 12.60 12.00 10.00 12.00 12.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 25.00 12.00 12.00 15.00 15.00 1.00 2.00 .60 .60 12.00 Carnations, Inf. grades, all ool. r White Standard .1 Pink Varieties 1 Red L Yellow and var. (-White Fancy J Pink Varietiw 1 Red L Yellow and Tar. . DaOodlls Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias, per dos I Lilac, per bunch ' Llliutn Longlflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per dos., ordinary. fancy Orchids— Cattleyas Cyprlpedlums Dendroblum formosum. . . . Pansfet per 100 bunches Smllax, per dos. strings Sweei Peas Tulips, .Single Double Violets. Single Double Wallflowers to 4.00 to to to . . to 5.00 to to to to 3.00 to .40 to 15 to .10 to 5.00 to 60 to 10.00 to 4.00 to 2.00 to .26 to .60 to 25.00 to to to 3.00 to 1.80 to .40 to 2.00 to 2 00 to .20 to .40 10 1.00 to 2.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 6.66 4.00 4.00 '4.60 2.00 .20 .18 25.00 1.00 12.00 6.00 GOO 35 .75 60.00 5.00 2.40 1.50 4.00 4 00 .50 .76 3.00 Philadelphia Wholesale and Retail Florlsta The Show By the time the next issue of Tue llxciiANOE comes to hand the big show "ill be on. Everything is in readiness afire months of hard preparation, and serious thought by those who had the project in hand. That it will be a suc- cess is the sanguine feeling of everyone. The committees have all worked hand in hand in harmony with one another, and every man has put forth his best. With such united effort it is but to be expected that the ultimate results will be crowned with success. The list of trade exhibitors is a large and attractive one, and that the Philadelphia contingent is well represented, may be noted b.v the fol- lowing firms and individuals who have contracted for liberal space in the trade section. This list Ls not complete : H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Harry S. Betz, Buick Motor Co., Wm. J. Boas & Co., Robert Craig Co., Henry .V. Dreer, Inc., Edwards Folding Box Co.. Galloway Terra Cotta Co., .John C. Gracey, Charles Grakelow, Habermehl's Sons, W. K. Harris, Jr., Joseph Heacock, Inc., John Kuhn, London Flower Shop, Tho.s. Meehan & Sons, Henry F. Michell Co., ,fos. G, Neidinger Co,, Pennoek-Meehan Co., Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Co., M. nice Co., S. S. Skidelsky & Co., Supple..^ Hardware Co., Touraine Motor Co., L. P. Vollers, Voltax Paint Co., Hosea Wat- erer. Club Concert The concert given last Saturday evening by the combined musical clubs of the William Penn Charter School under the auspices of the Florists' Club of Philadelphia was an unqualified success. The concert took place in Horticultural Hall. There was a large and apprecia- tive audience that thoroughly enjo.ved tlie splendid program. Keen interest was evinced, and the success of the entertain- ment was largely attributed to Charles F. Pennock, son of Samuel S. Pennock, as leader of the clubs and pianist. Samuel S. Pennock, Jr., also contributed largely to the enjoyment of the evening as a violinist. Dancing followed the concert, and it was well nigh Sunday morning before it was over. It was a delightful affair and a repetition has been promised at some future time. The Henry F. Michell Co, is meeting a The Fourth National Flower Show Will not only be the largest and most up-to- date Show ever held in this country, but will be wonderfully and effectively arranged, the exhibits all being on ^o^aZTt^ one floor. It is our earnest wish that all of our many patrons and those of every one of our com- petitors attend this, the grandest Flower Show ever held. March 25th to April 2nd S. S. Pennoek-Meehan Co. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklin and St. Paul Sts. WASHINGTON: 1216 H St., N. W. Wiii-ii onk:-. Th-' Kxcluince I"! PHILADELPHIA WHOLESALE ELORISTS EXCHAIN€E KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER. DOIBLE KILLARNEY Also the entire cut of Roses from Wm. A. Leonard, Lansdowne, Pa. Growers desiring a change should consult.us I63S Ranstead Street, PMILADEUPMIA Wht^n ordering. plPHse mpnUon The Excliflppe PA.. Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street WHITE and COLORED LILAC, the best arriving in Philadelphia, and the finest brand of ORCHID FLOWERING -SWEET PEAS. Special week end prices — Write us, PHILADELPHIA PA. When ordering, pleae^ mention Tlii* ErrbBngf WM. J. BAKER DAFFODILS, CALLAS, PANSIES. WHOLESALE FLORIST SNAPDRAGONS, 12 South Mole Street, Philadelphia, Pa. sweet PEAS, and MIGNONETTE Whfn ordering, please m'-ntlon Tbe Kiclmnge M M| I m W^^m 11 ■■11 1 m Bell Telephone Keystone Telephone STUART H. IVIILLtK komada brothers A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ranslead SI. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Whi-ij ordi-riiig, rl''""'' mriill.,ri Thn Kxi-lninup heav.v demand for its special hrand of grass seeds of wliicli it makes a specialty. Fred Cowpertlnvaite gave a talk on "School Gardens" before the teachers and pupils of the Norwood public school, Nor- wood, Pa., Friday, March 10. Fred Steinlioff, who has been conduct- ing the flower shop at Snellenburg's, has suspended business and it is understood on the street that N. Snellenburg- & Co. will continue the flower store as one of their departments under their direct management. ,'?^Sr:j Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Amy Wlx* OettOn at Sb«rt Notice 1008 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa When ordering, please mention The Exclinnce Berger Bros. WHOLESAXf FLORISTS Choicest Seasonable FkMwers qa^tit, 1225 Race SL, PfliUDaPHM, PA. Wben ordering, please montloii The Bzcbanse 692 The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS- SUPPLIES The Chicago flower Growers AssociatioB SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, ETC ^ Wholesale Commission Cat Flowers 166 North Wabash Ave. Winterson's Seed Store W>i*^n nril.Hnr pl.wii. m^ntlnn TT>p KTrTinngp DAILY SHIPMENTS FROM alXTY GROWERS Chicago 182 Wholesale Growers of Cut Flo-wers and Plants IN. Wabash Ave. : ; CHICAQO fAVL R. KUNCSPORN, Manmgmr BEAUTffiS, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, ■nd BTefythlng SeeaonaUe Whfn ord^Tlne. p^»wwp n^ntlnn The Wxchnngp E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. When orderlne. pIpabp nrntlnn The Exrhance RRNE a KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO>BAB'IMI so Bast Randolph Street CHICAQO WTii-n nriliTlng. plcagp nir-ntlon Tlip ExolmTigf Albert E. Maurer of 2612 Columbia ave. has closed down his store and busi- ness owing to financial difficulties. George Carpenter has his usual line of Easter stock coming along splendidly. He has as fine a house of Giganteum Lilies as any florist could desire. Seven houses of Spring bedding plants are being brought along to fill in the gap after the Easter exodus. Henry I. Faust of Merion, Pa., is cut- ting some excellent Formosum Lilies. He has several houses of giganteum Lilies coming along for Easter that are in keep- ing with Air. Faust's reputation as a Lily grower. Several houses of Teddy Jr. ferns and two houses of Areca lutescens fill up the original place, while across the way at the Poth place recently acquired by Mr. Faust, is to be found a large block of Azaleas and Rhododen- drons. ^ , . The Philadelphia office of the Lord & Burnham Co. is exceptionally busy, and Manager M. C. Wright looks for the best season they have ever had. Some of the contracts recently closed by this office are the following: Complete erection four iron frame houses, each 60ft. wide by 300ft. long for the Seabrook Farms Co., Bridgeton, N. J. ; complete erection one iron frame house 18ft. x 50ft. and passage house for W. S. Duling, Philadelphia, Pa. ; complete erection iron frame house 20ft. X 175ft. for H. J. Muller, Bala, Pa. ; material for iron frame house 33ft. x 75ft. for H. J. Lutcher, Orange, Texas; complete erection one iron frame house 18ft. X 50ft. for James Artman, Nar- berth. Pa. ; complete erection iron frame 60ft. X 800ft. for Myers & Samtman, Chestnut Hill, Pa. ; material for iron frame house 45ft. x 40Oft. for Way Bros., Kennett Square, Pa. ; complete erection iron frame house 15ft. x 300ft. for Joseph Heacock Co., Roelofs, Pa. ; material for one iron frame house 40ft. x 4flOft., for Richards Bros., Toughkena- mon. Pa. ; material for two iron frame houses each 40ft. x 200ft. for J. Howard Thompson, Kennett Square, Pa. ; material for one pipe frame house 35ft. x 160ft., and one 20ft. x 50ft., for B. K. Lefever, Lancaster, Pa. ; material for pipe frame house 40ft. X 140ft. for M. J. Brinton, Christiana, Pa. ; material for one pipe frame house 35ft. x 150ft. for George Bidden, Orville, Pa. ; material for two pipe frame houses for B. F. Barr & Co., Lancaster, Pa., each 30ft. x lOOtt. ; ma- terial for one pipe frame house 37ft. x lOOft. for Philip B. Welsh, Glen Morris, Maryland ; material for one pipe frame house 35ft. x 200ft. for Campbell Bros., Penllyn, Pa. Pennock Bros, had a very appropriate St. Patrick's Day window featuring Kil- larney Roses, together with clay pipes, green pigs and plug hats. The Whillden Pottery Co. has been seriously handicapped just at the heighth of its busiest season by losing the ser- vices of the big Packard truck which was nearly demolished in a collision with one of the dreadnoughts of the P. R. T. Co. M. Rice Co. is expecting a large shipment of goods from Germany this week that had been held up for several months. The company is also mailing out its annual Easter catalog to the trade. It is a very attractive pamphlet showing a full line of the firm's specialties. Lon2 DUtaoce Telcphon. Central 337} H. E. Phiitott, Pim. V. Bbzdbk. VIob-Pfo. ETerythlng In A f PYFFIR Out Floweri **• * • *^ •» * l^rf*^ 30 East Randolph Street (SI NsTTiB L. Pakkbr. Seo'y A. T. Fmit, Trau. & Manager g^ g^ WHOLESAL.E VrV/e FLORISTS CHICAGO, ll-l.. WTign nrAprinr j\}*>itnm vnfnt\nrt Thu l^irohnngp Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, March 14, 1916 Prtcea quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES — American Beauty. Speoiala per^do«, 36-iQch stems " 30-iDcb steins ]| 24-inoh stems 18 to 20 inch " Short Cedle Brunner Geo. Elear Fire Flame White and Pink Klllarney. Specials Fancy Medium Short Klllarney Brilliant, speoisls Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taft. Fant^ Medium ^ Short Ophelia, special Select Medium Short 5.00 to 6.00 4.00 to S.OO 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 l.SOto 2.00 4.00 to 8 00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 8.00 4 00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 8.00 to 10.00 6 00 to 8.00 2.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4 00 to 6 00 3.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8 00 3.00 to 4.00 12.00 to 15.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8 00 4.00 to 6 00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 8 00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4 00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 CARNATIONS— c^ J J White 2.00 Varieties "j ^^t' .;: ! 1 ! . ! ! ! i ! ! ! 2.00 2.00 ,rii?i"3^,.v,„, fwhite 3.00 3 00 3.00 Adlantum .25 .25 50.00 Calendulas 2.00 DaBodils 2.00 Dasles 2.00 2.00 Freeslas 2.00 .28 8.00 Lily of the Valley 3.00 4 00 Orchids— Cattleyas, per doz 6.00 3.00 3.00 Smilax 4.00 .60 Tulips, Fancy Red 3.00 2 00 1.00 Violets. Single, Home Grown Double,N.Y .35 .35 1 \]'.'.'.]'.'.'.'....]'..'l'.'.\.'. to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to .50 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 1.00 to 35 to 30 to 60.00 to .16 to 3 00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 2.60 to 3.00 to 1.25 to .60 to 10.00 to 4.00 to .75 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 15.00 to 6.00 to 1.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 1.50 to .40 to .40 to to to to to to to to Z£lt^ roses and carnations PETER REINBERG HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSS& Wholesale Cut Flowers 30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO. ILL Whenj ordprinff. plpase mention The Exchange Jacob Becker will close up his flower store after the Spring season. He has leased the store to a restaurant concern. The greenhouses in the rear will be con- tinued. Mrs. Fred Ehret has a new Ford car for quick delivery service. Howard Feyhl of H. Bayersdorfer & Co. has returned from a successful trip down east with a large sheaf of orders. Max A. Fierstein of the Moore Seed Co. reports a steady demand for early seeds for the garden and field. CHICAGO AND THE WEST Wholeaale and Retail Floriata Haktford, Conn. — Paul M. Hubbard, head of Paul M. Hubbard & Co., conduct- a nursery business, will open a new store in the Woodruff-Gwillim block shortly. Newakk, N. J. — Jacob H. Harvey, a florist of 1.S9 Broad St., was operated upon on Monday, March 6. in St. Michael's Hospital. His condition is re- ported to be favorable. Cleveland, O. — Miss Katherine O'Con- nor, formerly of 6.539 Euclid ave.. is now located at 653.5 Euclid ave., where she will have more commodious quarters for the carrying on of her increased floral business. Eureka, Cal. — Dr. H. F. Perkins, who recently arranged to retail flowers and plants produced by the Cottage Gar- dens Nurseries, opened his store on Feb. 26. "The Rosary," as he calls his flower shop, is located on F near Fifth st. C. L. Sherer, a former partner in the firm of John Kruchten & Co., sold his Interest to Nicholas Kruchten, Jr., a brother of John and Henry Kruchten, both members of the firm. Mr. Sherer has connected himself with the firm of Kyle & Foerster. The Illinois Seed Co. has purchased from the Chicago Telephone Co. 393ft. x 126ft. on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks at Forty-first ave. and Fillmore St., and plans to improve it in the near future. Michael Wiltjen, a Carnation grower of Evanston, suffered a $5000 loss from fire on Thursday night, March 9. The boiler sheds, hams and greenhouses were par- tially destroyed. In the hams were two cows, two horses, and an automobile, all of wliich were lost in the fire. John Enders of the Poehlmann Bros. Co., who was seriously ill for the past two weeks, is reported to be recovering as rapidly as could be expected, consider- ing the critical condition he was in for some days with pneumonia. Pyfer & Olsem have a fine lot of young plants for Spring trade in the way of everything in bedding stock. Mr. Pyfer is preparing a neat price list of same A. L RANDALL CO. ^i!^ Wabash Ave. S Lake SL ^m^ ^^31^^ CHICAGO, ILL. e^^B^Sa Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists* Supplies When orderlDK. please mentloa The Blxehanm WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders «s Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. Whpn ordering- dIphhp mpntlon Thp TSi^ghang*' C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORIS1 27 Saint Anne Stre«t SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMM ISSION Fbone, BUTTER 640 When ordering, please mentloa Tbe ExcbaoK* that will be ready for mailing about April 1. E. C. Pruner reports that Frank Stuppy, St. Joe, Mo., has gone to Cali- fornia for a few weeks'trip. also that Furrow & Co. are building a handsome new range of greenhouses' in Oklahoma City, Okla. According to Felix Reichling, Peter Reinberg is throwing out a portion of the American Beauty Rose stock. The space occupied will be planted with Rus- sell, Ophelia, Milady and My Maryland. The latter variety they are sticking to although discontinued by other growers. There will be no new stock of American Beauty Roses planted this season. 'The Flower Growers' Ass'n has never had as good a supply of Carnations as the past week, all of which sold .for better prices than is usually obtained at this season. Paul M. Klingsporn, whose name was mentioned in connection with other Chicagoans who would attend the National Flower Show at Philadelphia, says that he will have to defer the trip to his home city until a later time when business is more quiet. The latest contract secured by the American Greenhouse Mfg. Co., is for three steel frame houses 36ft. x 250ft., for Charles Steidle, Olivett, Mo. In ad-( dition, there will be a service building ' and boiler rooms. AUie Zech returned on Tuesday from a business trip to Toledo, O., where he went on business connected with the firm of Zech & Mann. This house reports a large trade to New Orleans the past week on account of the Mardi Gras celebration in that cit.v. Erne & Klingel can see no falling off in their business on account of the Len- ten period or any other cause. They booked a good many out of town orders for white Carnations for St. Patrick's Day. Chas. Erne is still unable to re- sume business but Mr. Klingel and his assistants is taking the best of care of the trade. T. B. Waters of the supply department of the Poehlmann Bros. Co., report a good sale of Hughe.s' St. Patrick's Day Shamrock boxes. The Mother's Day flower boxes are now coming into de- mand, many inquiries coming in for them the past few days. Ben Boldt and S. E. Lundy of the Flower Shop, Denver, Colo., was in the city the past week. They will take in the National Flower Show before returning to Denver. Sam Sflignian, of Wertheimer Bros., New York, is in the city. Herman Litz of New Haven. Ind., was a caller the past week. E. J. Fancourt. Philadel- phia, and Mrs. A._ C. Rott. Joliet, were also among the visitors of the past week. larcli 18, 1!)UI. The Florists' Exchange 693 KST. ITU INC. 1«M HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STAin>ARO. AZALEA, BtTLB, OHOHID, FERN, HAN QINO, EMBOSSEDROSE, CARNATION, PALM, O TOLAMBN CUT-FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS, eto Pot Makers for a Century and a Half. World's Largest Manufacturers A. H. HEWS a CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. SS'V; When orderlnE, please meDtlon The Kirbiinfte Cedar Tree or Plant Tubsj "ANCHOR BRAND" OUR Treb Tubs are made of seasoned, selected ViRQiNiA White Ckdab — we use no substitute. ViBQiNiA WmTB Cboab will outlast any other known wood, and Trse Tcbs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our TwsB Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant ToB that money can buy. Write for booklet and prices. RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS I LarQctl Manufaeturert of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND, VA. hinaniiBimimiuiiiiiiiiuiiwciiiiiiniiiiicimimmiitinumniiinnuinimDiniinHKiiiuiinK]^ Kalamazoo, Mich. Calculate Your Price C'lild. (iiirk weather has been the pre- \:iiliii{; couditiou the past two weeks, and in I onsequenee there is but little altera- iIhti in trade. There is enough stock to iii''.'t every demand and a little left over, .1 I "udition very satisfactory when the re- lailiT happens to get a few extra funeral onji'is. Ketail trade averages fair but what will happen now that Lent has be- i:uii is rather hard to guess. A late Easter coupled with fine wrather will most likely give us a few dull weeks, even though the prospects of a i>al live boom taking place here ma- trrializes. The store windows are now l;i> with the Spring blooming plants in l"-it<. and sales are very good in tliis line. Tlie vacant lot for gardening purposes is again being agitated and as this scheme nief with quite a good reception last year JIM iloubt it will be again adopted. With i!ii-- are the window box gardens for busi- la ^s houses and factories and the two things together must add considerable business for the plantsmen. Bedding plant trade will soon be here again and it might be well for the grower (r> make a few calculations as to where the profits come from growing 4in. Ge- raniums at $1.50 per doz. planted out in private gardens, or .$7 per 100 wholesale, which have been the prevailing prices here for the past 20 years. Prices of all kinds of other stock have doubled in value during that time but the florist seems content to sell his goods at values created a quarter of a century ago. This may be one reason why the average flo- rist is regarded as a "good, honest fellow but always hard up." S. B. the mail service in the South may have become a necessity in some directions. The President will lose no Democratic electoral vote in Michigan ; neither will he lose many friends here by whatever he does." Saginaw, Mich. A Backward Step in Postal Delivery Val. Katzenberger, proprietor of the Evergreen Xursery. whose postal ad- dress now appears to be Fosters, Mich., writes as follows : "Kindly note that I am located in one township, do nine- tenths of my business in another, and am compelled to receive my mail from a fourth-class post ofliee several miles dis- tance on a road that cannot be traveled more than eight months of the year. Thirt.v-eight families who received their mail before 11 a.m. now have to wait until after three in the afternoon for their morning paper, all for the exten- sion and betterment of the postal ser- vice I The 'extension and betterment' of Fort Wayne, Ind. Enough But No Surplus Business during the first week of Lent has exceeded all expectations. The first part of the week was stormy with low temperatures prevailing, but the last few days were full of sunshine and did much to improve the qualit.v of flowers and flowering plants as well as to in- crease the production. The supply of Am. Beauty Roses, which has been very short for several weeks, has increased considerably. Roses are plentiful enough to fill all demands but there is no sur- plus. Pink is the most plentiful, Shaw- yer, Russell and Killarney being the best varieties. Richmond and Rhea Rheid are harder to obtain in large quantities, and shorter stemmed stock is almost at a premium. Orchids are plentiful, but only in Cattleyas. There are a few Oncidiums on the market. Carnations are very plentiful at this writing and ' sell readily. Spencer flowering Sweet Peas are in fine supply, and sell well. Yellow English Primroses are seen on the local market. Lilies are more abun- dant than ever. A big crop of both Cal- las and Easter Lilies is offered. Bulbous stock has increased during the past week, but the demand is equally as good, and there is very little surplus. The sup- ply of Tulips is large and the quality excellent. Dutch Hyacinths are in good supply. Freesias and Narcissi are not as plentiful as they were a few weeks ago. The supply of Lily of the Valley is only fair. Pansies. Daisies, Mignon- ette and Forgetmenots sell well. In blooming plants there are some fine Dorothy Perkins and Crimson Rambler Roses, Spirreas and all bulbous flowers. St. Patrick's Day Advertised The florists have been busy with St. Patrick's Day and advertised the day in the local papers and also in advertis- ing circulars. Funeral work has kept up. also a large amount of decorative work for the few days preceding Lent. The ma.iority of florists report that they feel no bad effects upon business of the arrival of the Lenten season. Edgar Wenninghoff is showing some very fine Spiraea plants in his Calhoun St. show w*indow. THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO. so. ZArveSVILUE, OHIO RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN 16 W. 23d St.. NEW YORK SPECIALTIES I. G. KIMBLE 6 E, Lake Street, Chicago Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned — Carefully Packed Whpi^ ordering, pleaae mention Thp Kxphniigp ^eWHlLLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN WAREHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y When ordering, please mentlgp The Eichanpe PAPER POTS ■ 2}4-in $2.42perl000 2H-in 2.78 " " 3.in 3.82 " " 3y2'in 5.24 " " 4.iii 6 60 " " 5-in 10.96 " " 6-iii 14.68 " " THE MCCALLIM CO. PITTSBURGH PA. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and fee where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Winter to stoolt your greenhouses. A. J. Lanternier is cutting fine Easter Lilies, This store is entirely lighted every evening until late, which is a splendid advertisement for the firm. "Johnny Appleseed" Preparations are being made to hold the .Tohnny Appleseed celebration here some time in April or May. W. M. Richards, a prominent member of the Indiana Horticultural Society, was in this city last week and made a visit to the grave of this queer, wild man who brought the first Apple seeds to the Mid- dle West and planted them. Mr. Rich- ards was also gathering data that will assist in this celebration. The Doswell Floral Co. is sending some very excellent Ophelia Roses ami Spencer Sweet Peas to the local market. The Flick Floral Co. held a sale on last Saturday and disposed of several thousand fine Carnation blooms. The Ninde funeral work kept it busy. The company also had several large decora- tions for dances and receptions previous to the opening of the Lenten season. Mrs. A. AL Shive has received new.s of the critical illness of her sister. Miss Helen F. Patten, who will have an opera- tion performed as soon as her condition is slightly improved. D. B. Think of as. Write as. Try aa The Keller Potiery Co. 213-223 Pearl SC, Norristown, Pa. SYRACUSE RED POTS PBRN POTS, PANS and SAUCERS, up to and Including 13'-(nch, all machine made. A great impravenient orer tb« old style tamed pots. WriU /or Cat^loQu* SYRACUSE POniRY C. BRBITSCHWBRTH, Prop. SYRACUSE, N.Y. When ordering, pleeae mpntlnn The Kxrhwnge Peirce Paper Flower Pot Mode lo atasdud §i»9» ol 9-hi. to e-in. The beat Paper Pot for aUppfaig pnrpone. Samplei fu^ niebed free. Aok your dealer for them. E.ALLAN PEIRCE 4030akStWatthani, Mist When orflprlne nlfnce nn-ntl'-n Tho Kxrhnng** Square Dirt Bands See Ramsburft'a display ad. on pafte 655, and send postal for free samples. THE EXCHANGF— *'ertand up-to.date 694 The Florists' Exchange LIQUID = 40% NICOTINE 8-lb.csn $10.60 4-lb. can 6.60 1-lb. can 1.60 K-lb. can 60 a NICO-FUME "^ PAPER 288-6heet ean $7.60 144-eheet can 4.00 24-8heetcan 86 THRIPS, APHIS SPRAYING— VAPORIZING— FUMIGATING YOUR DEALER HAS THESE PRICES Manufactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACGO PRODUCT CO.. Incorporated, LoulsvlUe, Ky. Wten ordering, please mention TTie Blxchange iirilfrinir i>!fH' iit1'>n 'I'hp Kxohmnre (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING RIND) KILLS ALL APHIS $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. MwiwiiaiiiirtwiiuiiiiiitiiwwiiiwiawwiiiiijiiiiiiMiartjiaiiii^ WE SELL DIRECT TO THE CRtJWER E E OSM EN CAjjNOT SE LL IT ^TO YOL If yon desTfer Tobicco FowderTnSfis^Uuarttnteeato Burn, will Burn aod Give Perfect Satisfaction, or Money Back>. V^Hil Qi^r Qjfg^t ^ ^j, TUB B. A. STOOTUOFF & CO.. YORK; PA. When ordering. pleiiBe menHon TT^^ WT<'tiiii»y THE RENONVNED FOOD FOR PLANTS MMniFACTURBD BY CLAY &, SON, STMTFORD LONDON, ENGLAND Whpn. nrdr-ring- plense m'^ntlnn The Exchnnge NIKOTEEN Pot ogn^in^' APHIS PUNK For Fumlsating. Aak your dealer lor it NICOTINE MFG. CO. ST. LOUI$ WbcD ordering, please mention The Exchange Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new eades weekly. FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c.lb.,i,"'b'.*^ TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ,1,%'^ TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb.,L°C TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. rbSS Large Bale, weighing 400 to fiOO Iba., $3.50 Special pricsa In Tons and Carload LoU J. J. FrieilmanTras;??^:"^."^ When ordering, please mention The Exchange Tbe Recoifiiized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, white fly. thrlps and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; f al., $2.S0. INIKOTIAINA A 12 per cent nicotine solution proi>- erly diluted for fumigratlng or vapor- izing. Qt.. $1.60; cral^ $4.50. Until further notice shipments on our products Fungine, Vermlne and Scallne will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. Prompt shipments can be guaranteed on Aphizie and Nlkotlaxuu APHINE MANyfACTURING COMPANY MADISOIN, IV. J. WTien ordering, please mention The Bxebange Fertilizers FACTORY PRICES. Cash with order- Per ton 200 lbs. Special Sheep $28.00 $3.50 Fine Bone Meal 40 00 5 00 Blood and Bone 60.00 6.00 Davldge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40.00 6.00 Florist's Tainkage 30.00 4.00 FOR RETAIL FLORISTS Odorless Sheep Fertilizer. Price per 100 lbs.: 1 lb. bags, $6.00; 5 lb. $3.00; 26 lb. $1.70; 50 lb. $1.55; 100 lb. $1.40. Hudson Garlioii Go. Baiiston Spa,H.Y. When ordering, pleaae mention The Rxf hw nif e MIDDLE WEST— Contlnned Oklahoma City, Okla. Retail business is far in advance of last year; the city getting older, creates new business and people have more time to en- tertain. Through the diligent work of the State Civic Association, and the announcement of the mayor of our city, Ed. Overholsen. that the city would encourage vacant lot gardening by giving numerous prizes, in- cluding an automobile, for the greatest money returns from a vacant lot culti- vated by boys and girls under 15 years of age, by the efforts of these two factors all the vacant lots are being cultivated. Tulips, Jonquils, Narcissi and Hya- cinths are in full crop on the local mar- ket. Carnations, however, are not in full crop since the severe cold weather during January and February. Notes Lon Foster, State Vice-President of the S. A. F., is working overtime to secure a large delegation to attend the convention at Houston, Ed, Jacobs of the A. L, Randall Co. was in Oklahoma City last week. J. F. Hickey, manager of the Lucas- Shannon-Hickey Seed Co.. has moved his family here from Hydro, Okla,, where he has been located for the past three years. T, A, Cheatham, secretary of the State Florists' Association, has been very busy the past week with funerals and decora- tions. L. F. Indianapolis, Ind. Business Still Good The flower stores generally report a satisfactory business during the past week. Great waves of flowers have come forward owing to the open weather. Bulbous stock leads the van, closelyffoi- lowed by Carnations and Roses, Prices are slightly under the quoted market rates. Counter trade has been very good throughout and consumes wliat is best of the stock early in the day. Any amount of Carnations may no« be had at $2 to $4 per 100. Roses i also on hand in unlimited quantities $o to $15 per 100. Ophelia has madt a splendid record this season and is stU leading in point of sales. Baby Rose: are hardly in as much demand as thej have been owing to the lack of socia affairs. They sell at $2 per 100 wliole sale and double that figure retail. New crop formosum Lilies are cer tainly fine at $10 to $12.50 per 100 ai are Callas at $8 to $10 per 100. Elegan bicolor Victoria Narcissi, Tulips am Hyacinths are seen everywnere. It seems that America has received tli cream of European goods this season ant it is an easy trick to turn out good ma terial when extra fine bulbs are shippe from across the water. Violets are moving slowly, both eas ern and local singles, at 50c. to 75c. pe 100, wholesale. There is a deluge ( Sweet Peas coming in from hereabout) Pink, lavender, white and every othe color of the Spencer type, plain type an seedlings, at from 50c. to $2 per IW Too bad we didn't have some of thci early in the season when they would much more enjoyed and the flower sh . would not have to vie with the Greek in trying to disposeof theni. Gorgeou Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Cyclamen an other pot plants fill the greenhouses a $2 to $5 each. Excellent bulbous stoc in flats moves well at $1 to $3 each. State Florists at Terre Hante Quite a little preparation is beir made for the April meeting of the Stal Florists at Terre Haute on Tuesday, tt 11th. Sec'y Steinkamp has been doii some tall hustling to see that there wi be a representative lot of florists wt will undertake the journey to see the bi greenhouses and industrial activity i general. Fred Heinl, president of tl Terre Haute Florists' Club, strongly ii dorsed by C, E. Stover, secretary, stati that they will be ready to give all thos who turn out a warm reception, Tt National Flower Show at Philadelphi will not interfere with those who wis to attend. President Vesey of the Stat Florists' Association states there is muc important business to be disposed of an much import is attached to this as we as the sightseeing and general good tim held forth by the Hoosier hosts. The death of Albert Roper of Tewkf bury, Mass.. was learned with profoun regret in this part of the country. It i too bad that a man of the worth of Mi Roper should lose his life in such a sa and uncalled for manner. Mrs. Reynolds, of the Reynolds Flow Shop, is in Philadelphia looking afte some flower business. The Indianapolis delegation of florist will leave Sunday evening, March 26, a 10 p.m. via Pennsylvania line for Phila delphia. Invitations are extended tb St. Louis florists and those from Chi cago who can make arrangements to conj this way. W. W. Coles of Kokomo ha; signified his intention of coming dovn and those from Terre Haute and Ricb mond will probably join this party. Al those intending to go will kindly notiJ! Adolph Baur or Irwin Bertermann of tn( Indianapolis bunch. Another Greek has come to town, mak ing about six in our local colony of flo rists. . Henrv Rieman. the south side flon.st is heavily engaged with a large depart ment store opening. John Bertermann is thinking of re- modeling his Cumberland residence m time foi the Summer opening at the Bf- termann farm. Robert Ellis is a sporty man these days. He has a new sport of Killarney and one of White Perfection Carnatio.; which he is studiously taking care of. Richard Knotz of Cincinnati spent Sunday with Indianapolis friends. A. M. Dreifus of the National Flo- rists' Corporation. New York, is in the city to explain that bis undertaking does not interfere in any way with the wnrK of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery. March IS, Ifllii. The Florists' Exchange 695 yum 'hflNURES Uneqaaled for Greenhouse and Landacape FertiliziDif The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO SEND THIS-WHY NOT TODAY? ■ ak 4% #% ■ If ^^ (HICACO FEED & FERTILIZER CO., Wo P^iii PAniiinpo Vnii >w u. s. vrd.. chicoo. ■ ■C mJflll mJUIIWIIluC I UU ^Wl I nln Frndiri! hrrrwilh infotlriitirii Ei> le;^se D]'-ntii»n The ICxcimiigi^ HIGHEST PRICED *» CHEAPEST BOIUBRS MADB GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBuiiv <» CO. |07 Broad Street. Utica, N. Y. LET WS TELL YOU ABOUT THEM Whpn ordering, plpflae mPntlon Tbe Exchange Greenhouse GLASS h«.''o»?y.;« "" SHARP, PARTRIDOB & CO., Chicago, 111 Wh«*Ti ordering, please mention 'Pie Bxchanite E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. MORRISTOWN, N. J. When ordering, ph^iise mi'ntion The Exchange Greenhouse Materials anTSSd IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lengths op to 31 feet Milled to any detail furnlBbed. or will furnish details aod out materials ready (or erection. Franl Van Accrhs Fulton Ave., Rose Ave. and I IdllK Tdll (UMIIt;, Dwight St.. JERSEY CITY, N. I. Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULST HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, 1?^ and l^^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaiilding Avenue, CHICAGO VVht'n nr<1prtng- plPHfle m*'ntlon Tho Rxrliiinge WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly oTerhauled, with new tbreadi and ooupUogs. Qu&ranteed to give entire satisfBOiion. Pipe aut to aketoh. It will pay to oorre^xmd with ^ ALBERT A DAVIDSON, Ine. ]17-:n3 Ualoa Ave.. Brooklyo, N. Y Wh-^ri orrttTliii:- I'leHWf mention The Exchange I Pacific Coast Department I i i. ^1 San Francisco, Cal. The Market The Lenten season opens this year with all that could be looked forward to in the shape of balmy Spring weather. The prospects for business, however, for the past few days were hot so gratifying, whether from the cause of weather or for ecclesiastical reasons we are not quite sure. With the entrance of Lent we have the exodus of good business for a time. Supply is excellent and abundant. Daffodils have never before been so plentiful, especially fine long-stemmed stock. The price is exceptionally low, 7oc. per 100 not being uncommon. Tu- lips are excellent also, especially yellows. They are cut stock and if the warm weather continues we will soon see very few. Many shorts are offered. Roses are coming in more plentifully but as yet the price has not lowered itself to any extent. We see some fine cuttings of Am. Beauty, Richmond, Radiance. Had- ley and Russell Roses. Excepting the \m. Beauty the average wholesale price ranges from $1 to $2.50 per dozen. ■ S^lmmer flowers are commencing to predominate. WUd flowers are also in abundance. Poppies and Wild Iris being the most in evidence. Iris Germanica is also being sold. Soon we will be hav- ing plenty of Spanish Iris. Violets are becoming a bit scarce. One of the best we have at present writing Is the Quaker Lady. In potted plants we see plenty of fine Rhododendrons, the best of these being Pink Pearl. Potted Roses are also sell- ing in all the stores. One of the best "novelty" sellers is the dwarf Genista or Broom (Cytisus raeemosus). The Pacific Coast Hort. Soc. The March meeting of the Pacific Coast Hort. Soc. was held last Saturday night in its usual place. The evening w'as spent in a very pleasing manner, the latter part being a "smoker." Jas. Kee- gan arranged this, together with the en- tertainment, and did it so skilfully that he remains as a permanent committee of one, as far as smokers go. What Mr. Keegan is to our smokers, Dan Raymond is to our picnics, and as the balmy Spring days roll around Dan starts in search of a new picnic ground. We don't know w'here it's going to be yet hut we'll hear from him before long as he is in charge of the annual picnic. Another committee was appointed by President James to investigate the fact of the failure to make good the awards won at the Exposition. Several people .seem to have failed to get anything ex- cept a piece of cardboard saying "First Prize." Walter Hofinghoff on the committee of lectures, on asking the members their pleasure as to the matter of their com- ing lectures, was offered the suggestion of having it be "Hybridizing." It was still further suggested that Luther Bur- bank, who lives some thirt.y miles from here, be invited to give such a lecture since no one could be better posted on such subjects. The matter of the sinking fund ac- cumulated through the collection of three-fifths of the life membership fees was further discussed. It was called a permanent fund. It comes under pro- posed Article XIV and XV of the Con- stitution, and will be voted on at the June meeting after being read at each meeting until that time. *w, The exhibits of the evening were un- usually interesting, and were shown by J. Carbone. MacRorie-McLaren Co. and Erie James. Mr. James' exhibit con- sisted of some cut sprays of Erica perso- luta rosea for which he received 90 points. The MacRorie-McLaren Co. re- ceived 90 points for its fine exhibit of Phalaenopsis in variety. The following were represented : Amabilis, Schilleriana, Stewartiana. Sauderiana and leuchor- roda. Mr. Carbone exhibited some of the finest Cattleyas that have ever been shown at any meeting. The flowers were immense. They were as follows : Brasso- Cattleya Tortonii, Fournieraa, and a pleasing variation of Schroderse. Notes Frank Pelicano of Pelicano-Rossi Co. in Kearny st. has been showing some imusually brilliant floral displays this week. Mr. Pelicano has been taking ad- vantage of his supply of Violet Quaker Lady, and has been using it to advantage in make up work. This Violet is a popular seller here and Mr. Pelicano's are the best we have seen. Joseph Proietti, our leading Daffodil grower, is at present cutting 20,000 flow- ers a day at his San Leandro establish- ment, and is dominating the market with his long-stemmed stock. He has taken a special stand in the flower market, and reports excellent sales. March 18, lOlfi. The Florists' Exchange 697 KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO in nrinii Th'- ICxrtmiiye PITTY BULB (Scollay's) For Liquid Putty The best tool for glaz- ing and re-pairing greenhouse roofs. Note the Improved Spout For Bale by your iup- ply house or sent postpaid for $1.00. OHN A.$COLUY, Inc. 74-76 Myrtle At.. BROOKLYN.N. Y. When ordering, please mfiitlon The Exchange STIC A FOR GREENHOUSE GLAZING USE IT NOW Mastica is elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion and contrac- tion. Putty be- comes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily renjoved without break- ing of other glass as occurs with har 1 putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE CO., 12 W. Bioadway. New York Wlit'ii ordt^ring. ploiisp mt'iitioti 'Ihr Exi'liiiiise Greenhouse Glass Double and sin^e thick Belected Glass all sues from 6 x 8 to 16 z 24. Ten boxes or more at wfaolesale prices. ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster St.. NEW YORK, N. Y. Whi-Q orderlriR. plcHse mentloQ The Exchange Change of Name PROM Quaker City Machine Co. TO The lohn A. Evans Co RICHMOND, INDIANA When Drdertns. pleas. mentloD The Exchaiure Mr. Kooyman, of the C. Kooymnu Co.. in the Flower Market Buildiug, has just re.!ei\'eil an addiliuu to liis larue stock "f baskets. .Mr. Kooyman who entered I lie tield as a grower only this year, is hringinj; in some of the best Roses we have. His Richmond are of unusually line quality. Dan iMacUorie, president of the S. A. V. and (). II., is ^)lanniup on leaving fur the Kast this coming we^d; where he will go to look after the business of the S. A. F. at the directors' meeting. N. Peterson is bringing in some of the finest Carnations we have had the pleas- ure of seeing for some time. Air. I'eter- son's establishment is loeate{l in San Mateo and his si>eciallies are I'ink Sen- sation, Ward, Yellow I'riuce and Gor- geous. Podesta & Baldocchi in Grant ave. this week added some unusually magnificent marble garden furniture to their store. These pieces are of rare beauty and made up part of the Italian exhibition at the I •iinaina- Pacific Exposition. Richard Diener, who has recently es- tablished himself at Kenlfield, reports that they are making progrt^ss on their new ground and that they have already completed one house in which they intend growing Gladiolus seedlings. Eric James of_ Elmhurst. one of our leading growers, is supplying the market at present with some unusually early Roses. This is only the vanguard of Mr. James' Roses which will decorate our stores on Easter. The Fairmount Floral Co. on Powell St. is soon to display the finest pair of Gendarme Bay trees that ever made their appearance in the West. These trees get their name from the style of helmets worn by gendarmes, are of an unusual shape and size. The Fairmount this week has been making a gorgeous show by the display of a window full of Phal.'enopsis Schilleriana plants in full flower. Some of the plants having up- wards from 30 flowers to a spike. Gardner Dailey. \jos Angeles, Cal. The Closed Door As has been foreshadowed iu these columns the quarantine axe has fallen in Arizona, not only as applied to the importation of nursery stock from Cali- fornia, but from all other States as well. Bear in mind this quarantine is abso- lute, irrespective of the fact whether the stuff is clean or not. To the ordinary lay mind this is within the restraint of trade, and therefore illegal ; it is also a menace to interstate commerce and there- fore inimical to Federal legislation and the functions of the interstate commerce commission. It is indeed a fine point whether a State can cripple business and jeopardize the property of people other than those living in its territory on merely imaginary grounds. Clean plants and bulbs, cuttings and seeds should have the right of way wherever the sun shines, the rain falls and the grass grows. From this drastic and unjust quarantine the nurserymen of California will suffer more severely than those of other .States, because they constitute the chief source of supply to the Arizona planters; but this in no way lessens the injury in- flicted on the nursery industry every- where. It simply implies that all plants and trees grown outside of Arizona are a menace to horticultural development in that State, even though they be from a clean district. -Vs usual, the nursery interest of this and all other States have allowed the horse to be stolen, and it will now be in order to put a padlock on the stable door. In the meantime what are the trade associations going to do about it? If one State can legally throt- tle interstate trade, how long will it he before others may do likewise? The Spring Show Season The Spring announcements of ex- hibitions are more or less in evidence. The eleventh annual Spring fixture of the Pasadena Horticultural Society is scheduled for .-Vpril 13, 14 and 1.^, in Central Park. This is possibly our lead- ing Spring Show and as usual will at- tract the seed, florist and nnrserv in- terests, all of which always give it lib- eral entries. There will be a Spring show at Glendale during the following week, the exact dates beine .\pril 20, 21 and 22 This will be triven under the auspices of the Glendale Garden Societv. The Hedlands Horticultural Society will give its annual show about tl)^ middle We'll Be There Come and See Our Greenhouse Exhibit at the Flower Shows. We'll be in Philadelphia and New York We never miss an opportunity to tell you, by way of this paper, about the satisfaction, dependability, security and economy of the Met- ropolitan Patented Construction. Now come to the show and see for yourself. It will pay you to see our exhibit — a real Metropolitan Greenhouse; nothing fancy, nothing unusual, just the same as we would erect for you. You will find our attendants ever courteous, and willing to assist you with your greenhouse problems. We go anywhere in the United States to submit plans and prices METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. PATENTED GREENHOUSES 13981408 METROPOLITAN AVE. BROOKLYN, N. Y. 698 The Florists' Exchange KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda, N. Y. ■•' -■ •- "•"• — -GREENHOUSES — ] WSmBBm We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years In Use BUILT IN 1889 HOT BED SASn. Our Cypress Houses PECHY CYPRESS BENCH STOCK. Last longer tlian iron Break less glass than Iron Are less expensive than iron A.SK POR CIRCUL,AR B THE A. T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass' will help all aropnd If yoo mppttoa the Eichange WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed -^ Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. SONS, pp ni iifi"ii 'l^lii' ICxi'h; 1866—1916 ! "ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. MOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER GLASS 6x8 to 16x24, Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS When nrflf-rhig- nlfiisp nr-iili'-'n Thf E\fli:inge For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeds, Gon- serratories and all other purposes. Get our figure before buying. Estimates freely given. GLASS N. COWEN'S SON, ''-^'^^TiUt- When orderiim. [>lejit>e m>'ijilou Tlie ICxcbuDse )reer'8 Peerlessi Glazing Points For Greenhouses Drive easy and true, hecacse both bevels are od the same , tide. Can*! twist and break tbe glass Iq driving. Galvan- ized and will Dot mst. No | rigbta or lelta Tbe Peeriess Glazing Point Ib patented. No oibfri like^ it Order from your dealety or direct from ds. 1000,75c. postpaid. | Samples free. HENRT A. DRBEK.I 714 Cheatnat 8tre«t> Wheu ordering, please mention Tbe KxcDunge CYPRESS Buy direct from the mill where it Krowe. FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNANDINA, FLA. Large stocks. Thoroughly seasoned. All grades, sizes and finish. Also Pecky and Posts. Full quotations on your specifications. Any quantity. Prices quoted F. O. B. your city. When ordering- nlpnse m"ntion The E.ycliange FAOIFIO COAST— ConUnned of the same month. S. R. Ilockridge, of the City Nurseries, is giving the pre- liminary arrangements his personal at- tention, which of itself insures the suc- cess of the undertaking. The Planting Season Now On As predicted a few weeks ago, the inevitable has happened. Now that the rainy season is practically over, -the seed and nursery trade is .iamming three month's business into thirty days. All are exceptionally busy, and none more so than the general nurserymen. One firm has 30 extra hands in the tield dig- ging fruit and ornamental stock, the sales depots are all full handed, and business for the time being is decidedly on the move. Citrus stock and Olive trees are not going forward as fast as many would wish, and some of the other stocks are also lagging, but on the whole business is brisk. Bencli, "Counter and Field All Rice seed in Yolo county is subject to inspection by the horticultural Commission. This is done to try and keep out the pest of water grass. Henry W. Turner, rosarian and all around propagator, is making some rather important improvements on his Montebello place, including the planting of a fine assortment of conifers on the south side of the glass houses and also the remodeling of the grounds to the east. Alois Frey oS Crown Point, Ind., was a recent caller at the Los Angeles office of The Florists' Exchange. Mr. Frey MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket MADE On this Shelf Bracket 2 6-moh boards; or 2 l-inch, orlW-inch pipe* are placed, and can oe clamped to either ridg« or purlin columns T.,^,^^ I Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y- Write them yon read thla advt. la the Bxchapsa has been carrying on a series of experi- ments in hybridizing the Freesia, in which he has been successful. Appre- ciating our advantages of soil and cli- mate, he has two acres devoted to his hybrids, which show up well, and vary in color from white to chrome yellow, from lavender to pink. These will prob- ably be put on the market this coming season. Sidney Hockridge, of the Redlands City Nurseries, will have charge of the city tre« and park planting for the town of Beaumont. Ornamental shrubs will be used on the grounds surrounding the Carnegie Library there and other parks, by men working under Mr. Ilockridge's supervision. W. R. Wood, of the Roeding & Wood Nursery Co., has just returned from a business trip to southeastern Texas, where he went to sell nursery stock. In this efEort he was reasonably successful, disposing of IS carloads of citrus trees, besides some miscellaneous stock. Mr. Wood reports considerable development along horticultural lines in that section. Frank Walter, who makes a specialty of rare and native California seeds and plants, in a visit to this office said that business had been quiet, but was itn- proving. He Is constantly adding to his list of varieties and species, and is gradu- ally building up a lucrative business. Theodore Payne, who specializes on California native stock, has just issued his new book for this season ; the same can be said of Charles Winsel. Both are seemingly a trifle late, but as^ the planting season is now at its height, possibly both books will have struck the psychological moment that advertising agents tell us about. At the regular monthly meeting of the L. A. Horticultural Society held in Kruckeberg Hall on the evening of March 7, H. R. Richards of the Germain Seed and Plant Co., delivered a timely address on "Bulbs and Their Culture," dwelling more particularly on those va- rieties best adapted to California con- ditions. Alois Frey of Crown Point, Ind., was present and showed some hand- some specimen blooms of his new hybrid Freesias. In a few well chosen remarks he gave some of his experiences as well as results achieved in handling this flower. G. E. Elster, formerly of Roeding & Wood, and later with the Armstrong Nurseries, has severed his connection with the latter and is now with the Germain Seed and Plant Co. in the nursery department. Max Watson, who for some time has occupied the position of city forester in San Diego, has resigned his position. March 18 has been designated as the opening of the new Panama-California International Exposition in San Diego, on which occasion excursions will be run from various California towns. There has been much added to this exposition from the one only just closed in San Francisco, not the least of which has been the strengthening of its horticul- tural features. Henry W. Kruckeberg. Portland, Ore. Business for the week has been of a verv uncertain nuantity and from every- one's report rather slack, with now and then a spurt. Most lines of flowers are plentiful and ns a rule the stock has been cleaned up one way or another. y rth 18, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 699 When building new houses or repairing the old ones it will pay you to write us and get one of our catalogs. We manufacture ADVANCE VENTILATING EQUIPMENT and a complete line of GREEN- HOUSE FITTINGS. Illustrations, descriptions and net prices right in the catalog. ADVANCE stands for quality and service. ADVANCE COMPANY RICHMOND, INDIANS Wlioii nnlerlng. plea Be mention The ExcbuDRe SK^D'^:^ The kind you use U among the 40 + different styles of GLASS CUTTERS There is a particular cutter beat liked by every (greenhouse man. Pick out the style that auita you best in our booklet— showi cutters with one to seven wheels. Send SOc. for turrel-haad euUer No. 7 with 6 hand-honed wheels. DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET FREE SMITH & HEMENWAY CO.. Inc. 141 Chambers St., New York City Non-Kink Woven Hose , In all lengths 14c. per foot with ooiipUngB rneqiialeil al tlii" price Keninanls aliorter tlian 25 f.-ft, 10c. per foot, coupled METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-HtiH Miilni(iulitaii Ave. Brooklyn. N.-w York 111 help all Hroiind If i mention the Rtt hany GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and Clin supply any quantity from a bos to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, NY, ordering, pleaae mi'ntlun Tlu^ Exchanfie DREER'S FLORIST SPECIALTIES N^^'&»a^^^1' S^&'Ss*'^ .'%5S9-.2^fiIU^:'^: Some Facts on the Side About Our Reconstructed Construction ET'S start at the bottom with the four-way braced heavy cast iron foot base to which the post is bolted. You and I both know that cast iron, above all other iron or steel, best withstands rust when in the ground. If we claim that our reconstructed construction is the best construction, then there is nothing to do but back up that claim by putting the best of materials into it. You know the talk there's been about steel side posts rusting out at the ground line. Well, none of our post is below the ground line. It is entirely clear of soil rustings. The Sill When it comes to the sill, most assuredly it should be cast iron if your wall is concrete. Of course, we do sell some cypress sills, but the wooden sill, like the wooden eave plate, is fast becoming a thing of the past. And speaking of eaves, take a look at the one above and see how free it is from heavy, cumbersome splice plates. There is no joint— there is no weld at our eaves. The rafter and the post are in one solid piece from the column purlin to the foot base. The bend at the eave is made when the steel is at a white heat. To our notion it's as strong as any eave, and certainly much lighter. Eave Plate The plate is a galvanized angle to which the roof bars are fastened by clasps. Not a little bracket, mind you ; but a clasp that comes up around the sides of the bars holding them solidly in place. You can have it with or without the Z bar drip gutter. Some want a drip gutter. Some don't. If you do, you must admit that our com- bined eave plate and gutter (eave plate angle 2x3x4; gutter angle 1m x 2 x li) is a plain, common sense piece of construction. Quality and Service To cheapen our construction would be the simplest of things. It's by no means difficult to build a house to meet a competitor's low figures. Any builder can do that. But it's quite a different matter to manufacture a house of 1 00 per cent excellence and still do it for a price that you feel it's consistent to pay. Anybody can meet a price. To match a quality, however, is quite a different matter. This may sound a bit like horn blowing — but is it ? If telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, is horn blowing, then we are going to keep right on blowing our horn that way. You know we go anywhere for business, or to talk business: Hiictiitvsfs ^ CofRpatv^ NEW YORK- I 170 Broadway General Offices and Factory : ELIZABETH, N. J. PHlLADELPHIA-40 S. 15th Street please mt--'ritiou Tho Excininge BOSTON— 49 Federal Street - " --^^'-iji-.^^ «■■*-■« «. « ^Ptoiai^extfta VOL NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, MARCH 25, 1916 No. 13 :iV'-^'^-,^,'^-^-;rC£^ \<;-Sv>ii«)»;.««,-J>,^«>«iK«;s*«SW;i;'J.-\\^; ^:•.^'.^ ^ sws^^x ^■^n^v!;^'!;^ ; ..^S^5*;>¥W5ij;S?.>\5.\S' Ss^^sSS^¥^JSS5^'S•^^•. V \^;»>.\^'^i*;SiVs.^'S,>;s!i;iSiS;v\SS!^S*;^'X! ^^^'^.\vS«SSW\« .N<'?K.!5:~;.';'SSSSS ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBER NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 25 TO APRIL 2, 1916 II The Florists' Exchange ■^ ♦Ir rt:» rl' rl' ♦!? r^ r^ r^ »lr rl* ir 'jIt' rfr i:* tl» ir t^ r^ r^ »!; t^ **» rl? rb »*» tb '*' »*♦ r!b **» '*' »Jb •!• '*» '*' tjf '*' *t rlr rib We Will Have A Choice Exhibit at the National Flower Show, Philadelphia, March 25th to April 2nd, and at the New York Flower Show, New York, April 5th to 12th Don^t Fail To Visit Our Booth At Both Shows The New York Exhibit will include our much-talked- about Rock Garden. Don't miss this. We are also show- ing a splendid general line of Easter Plants Ask for special price list and general catalog Tuliuy lF^eKr5' Oo ^ Box 24, RutKei-ford. Nj. ^w^ tl* rlr '•J:* 't' rj:» r^ r}:* r^ rib 'i'' *!:» ♦4» rl? ♦ Tt:» 'ib r^ rl* r^ W'lieii ordoiiiig. ulease mention The ExclmugL' Easter and New York Flower Show Number, April 8 A WEEKLY TRADE MEDIUM FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE ALLIED INDUSTRIES Vol. XLI. No. 13 NEW YORK ^'JTerrl'^^A.rur* AND CHICAGO wal,t'sh^°r„ue MARCH 25, I9I6 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is exceptionally fine. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in. $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima compacta. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS, Dwarf Boston. 8-in., $12.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. Extra fine, large specimens. lo-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants, 3H-in. pots, $15.00 per 100; 2j4-in., $3.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 2]4,-\n. $4.00 per 100. LILIUM GIGANTEUM 9 to lo-in. bulbs, 200 to the case, $20.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TMRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NE>V YORK WbeD orderlai:, please mention The Excbenjie BULBS Picjanf A«l««i i '^-8 Case 300 $20.00 UIgaUieUlll - - 1 9.10 Case 200 20.00 , F. O. B. Buffalo or Chicago Lilium Formosum » i" c.«e 225 noo 9-10 Case 160 14.00 CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 5-7 $1-50 per 100. $12.50 per 1000 7-9 3.00 per 100, 27.50 per 1000 HYDRANGEA OTAKSA FIELD-GROWN, FINE STOCK.. 2-10 branches, 8c.-36c Pot-grown, 2-10 branches, 15c.-40o. Special price by the 1000 branches. All less 3% discount for cash wilb order. WM. F. KASTING CO., 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Wh^p ordering, please mention The Eichnnfr^ Just Plain Sense on the part of those who buy Roses is the reason for the rush of orders for Roses from Cromwell. It means that good goods year in and year out have made friends for the firm. It means that continually selling quality above criticism and "canning the culls" has paid. We shall contmue to do this and we want you among the satisfied customers. Let us quote you on your needs. A.N.FIERSON INC. CspMWELL Conn WbeQ order Idk- tilcase mcntltm The ExcluiiiKe CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 731. BEGONIA aUOIRE DE CHATEUAIINE We find that we have a surplus of 59,C00 Gloire de Chatelaine Begonia, which wo offer for the next two weeks or until disposed of at a special price of S2.00 per 100 for 2-in., and $3.00 per 100 for 3-in. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 ACAIiYPHA Macaieana $2.00 $20.00 $4.00 $35.00 AGERATUM. Six varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 ALTERNANTHERA 2.00 18.00 3.00 26.00 ALYSSUM 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 BEGONXA Luminosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 COLEUS 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 FUCHSIAS. In varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 GERANIUM. Standard 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and Chieftain 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LANTANA. Six varieties 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 PARLOR rVY 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 PETUNIA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SALVIA Bonflre and Zurich 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SBINECIO Argenteus and Dusty MUler 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA. White and Pink 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 VINCA 2.00 18.00 3.00 25.00 COLEUS, SALVIA, AGERATUM and HELIOTROPE. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. DAHLIA ROOTS. Whole Field Cluftips. $5.00 per 100 and up. Send for list. CANNA ROOTS. $2.00 per 100 and up. Cash with order. If you have not received our catalogue notify ua. R. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND Wh*>n orfl^rlne. plenum mpntloo The RxohHnee CLASSIFIED Pages 754 to 759 *«■ 702 The Florists' Exchange Ides of March I are with us. Time to do some spraying. •••••••••••••••••*••*••••*¥ 3f Arsenate of Lead, 5-lb. can, 80c. Scalecide. gallon, $1.00; 5-gals. $3.25. FERTILIZERS Fine Ground Bone. - 200-ib. bag, $5.00 Scotch Soot 112-lb. bag. $4.00 Hard Wood Ashes - - 112-ib. bag, $5.50 , ^ WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK % SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters QUEEN OF THE MARKET The best extra early variety; large, double Bowera, on long stems, in colors: Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White. Trade packet 20c., ounce 75f;. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN, PRIMULAS, from our own Cold Storage Plant. LILY OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List mailed on application. fOTTLEH, nSKt, RAWSON CO., ne seed store faneuji Hall Square, Boston When ordering, please mention The Exohnnge MEYER'S'^BR A N D FORMOSUMS— GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERS. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street. NEW YORK \VE BOOK NO>A/ OR TIERS for deliTory thi. Spring or next F«U. for the fuU Una ol Florists' Forcing ):. .„V^. „ ^""" ""' Plants; nich as LILIES, FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS, SV^Fk^®' i^**'"'^' DAHLIAS. ROSES, PALMS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, BUXUS, Etc., Etc, Let us appraise your wants. ^^??.'o'"V^^5?^^^ NEW YORK AUQUST ROLKER & SONS, CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephant's Ears) p^^jgg 7- 9 inch bulbs $3.00 9-11 inch bulbs 6.00 11-12 inch bulbs 10.00 Cash with order WEEBER & DON Seed Merchants and Growers 114 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK GARDEN SEED BEST, CARROT. PARSNIP. RADISH and GARDEN PBA SEED In variety; also other itemi •f (h* ahort drop of this past Beason, as wall as « full ^a« of Q«rdeii seeds, will be quoted you upon appUmtion to S. D. WOODRUrr & sons. 82 Dey Street, NfW YORK and ORANGE. CONN. When ordering, please mention The Bxchan^e DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FALL and SPRING SHIPMENTS VALLEY PIPS, Best Berlin and Hamburg grades. AZALEAS. PALMS. BAYS. ETC. from Belgium. BOXWOODS. ROSES. ETC., from Bob- koop. Holland. MAPLES. PLANES, ETC., from Ouden- bosch, Holland. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL STOCKS from France. BEGONIA AND GLOXINIA BULBS. De- cember shipment. English Manettl, Japanese Lilies, Raffia, Rentia Seeds, etc. WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS. McHUTCHISON & CO. The Import House 17 Murray St., Now York Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades 13 thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed postpaid by manufactuiers upon receipt of 40 cents in postage, AMERICAN SPAWN GO. ST. PAUL, MINN. Wlisn ordering, please mention The Excbanxe Trade Mark Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc., for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADELPHIA WhiTi iinlf ring. |ilp;ise mfntlon Thp ExeliMnge OUR MOTTO] ** TIffi BEST T^ MARKET AFFORDS * Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips v\ [it'll iirflHiiin: i»lf ll^^■ un-miim '] ln^ KxeliHUge [9EANS, PEAS, RADISH and ell GARDEN SEEDS — ^ '^t% ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE Write for Prices Whpn ordfrlng, pIphwp mpnti^^n TTip Kxehnngp SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH. PA. (North Side) C A.ININ AS Per 100 ALLEMANIA. Yellow $1.00 Pres. Cleveland. Scarlet 1.00 E. Hoss. Imp, Flo. Vaughan 1.25 Chas. Henderson. Crimson 1.25 King Humbert. True 2.50 Egandale, D. Harum 1.50 Louise. Pink 1.20 McKinley. Vermilion 1.50 R. Wallace. Yellow 1.25 Oscoda. Scarlet border 1.00 Mt. Blanc. Improved 2.50 Eisele, Wm. BoSinger 1.50 For other kinds, also CALADIUMS. DAHLIAS. GLADIOLUS, TUBEROSES, IRIS, PHLOXES, etc., ask for price list. Shellroad Greenhouses.JGrange, Baltimore, Md_ "W'hpn ordering, pleise DH'iitioii Tln^ r'-\i'li;iiiKe PLANT MY EIGHI-YEAR-OLO ASPARAGUS ROOTS AND CUT YOUR CROP THIS MAY AND JUNE If you plant two-year ASPARAGUS Roots you will wait three years for your crop. I have also FRENCH GLOBE ARTICHOKE, GINSENG, SEA KALE, BLUEBERRY, WIT- LOOF and PINK CHICORY Roots. CHICORY ROOTS will produce in three weeks if planted outdoors NOW. RIUIBARB and HORSE RAD- ISH Roots. EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY Plants. FIG TREES. Send for unique list. WARREN SHINN, Original Root Specialist Woodbury, N. I. When ordering, nlense Tni-ntlon The Excliiinge Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new readers weekly. Steele's Pansy Gardens Portland, Oregon Offer an immense stock of MASTO- DON Mixed, Private Stock seedlings. Large, 1000, $.3.00 ; 5000, $20.00. Stocky, transplanted, 100, 1.00; 1000, $8.00. Both in bud. New catalog. Seed Prices. MASTODON Mixed. Vs oz., 75c.; oz., $5.00. Mixed, Private Stock. % oz., $1.00; oz., $7.00. When ordering, please mention The Exchange We offer the best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, 1^-in. and up. Pink Augusta, our special White and Light Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensis, fine bulbs. De Lamarck, $8.00 per 1000. America, first size, $7.00 per 1000; second size, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Ro^vehl & Granz HIcksvllle. L. I., N. Y. Wlipn nrilpring. pIa Tht' TCrohangw The LD. Waller Seed Co. GUADALUPE, OALIFORNIA mW m and NASTURTIUM SPECIALISTS Correspondence Solicited When ordering, please mention The Excbang* March 25, lOKi. The Florists' Exchange 703 AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION Pmldent. John M. Lupton. Mattituck, N. Y., first vice-president. Kirbv B. White, Detroit, Mich.; second vice-president, F. W. Bolciano, Washington, D. C; secretary- treasurer, C. E. Kbndbl, 3010 Ontario St., Cleveland. O.; assistant secretary, S. F. Willard. Jr.. Cleveland. O. Next convention, Chicago, June so to 33. 1916. European Notes We are still held tight in the grip of Winter with such heavy falls of snow over the whole of western Europe that all outdoor work is at a complete stand- still. A general cleaning up of stocks in our warehouses fails to reveal the ex- istence of any surpluses which might en- able us to accept some of the numerous orders which daily reach us from all parts of the world. Not for many years, certainly never before during the present eentury. has there been such a complete clearance. It is, of course, quite fair to assume that many of our friends have bought much more than they expect to require this season so that they may be in a position to commence filling their orders at an early date next year. In some respects this is a wise step on their part, but there is always the veil of mystery hanging over the future and nothing is, apparently, so certain to happen as the uncertainties. We shall see! The efforts of the British Women's National Land and Service corps to in- duce women to devote themselves to farui- ing occupations and thus replace to some extent the men who have gone to the front, do not appear to be meeting with any great degree of success at present, and now is the time when such help is most needed. One of the lady organizers put the case in a nutshell yesterday by say- ing, "We try to Induce women who don't want to do farm work to work for farm- ers who don't want to employ women." That explains the whole thing. That the time may soon come when the need will cease to exist is the devout wish of European Seeds. Imports March 14, S. S Cameronia — Nungesser- Dickinson Seed Co., 200 bis. seed; Perry Ryer & Co., 16 pkgs. plants; S. S. Exford — F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 11 cases plants; Lunham & Moore, 21 cases plants; G. J. Newbury. 150 bis. Clover seed; G. W. Sheldon & Co., 398 bis. Clover seed; Mar. 15— S. S. Alston— P. Henderson & Co., 50 pk&s. seed; J. L. Vandiver, 21 pkgs. seed: G. W. Sheldon & Co., 200 bis. Clover seed; H. F. Darrow & Co., 170 pkgs. seed; S. S. Noordam — Maltus & Ware, 2G tub plants; O. G. Hempstead & Son, 7 cases shrubs; A. T. Boddington Co., 1 case bulbs; Julius Roehrs Co., 12 cases trees, etc.; A. Van der Kraats, 5 cases trees, etc.; A- Baldwin & Co., 10 cases bulbs, 4 cases plants; Gray Brothers, 7 cases trees, etc.; Wadley & Smythe, 51 cases trees; Hermann's Seed Store, 11 cases bulbs; A. Rolker & Sons, 26 cases trees; A W. Fentcii, Jr., 5 cases trees, etc.; O. G. Hempstead & Son, 26 cases plants; Wm. Elliott, 10 cases trees, etc.. 2 pkgs. bulbs; Julius Roehrs Co., 66 cases shrubs; W. E. Marshall & Co., 4 cases bulbs; A. "W. Fenton, Jr., 39 cases trees, etc.; J. W. Hampton, Jr & Co., 55 cases bulbs; AV. A. Fister, 81 cases bulbs, etc.; Bernard Judae & Co., 27 cases shrubs; r:eJden, Martin & Co.. 27 cases shrubs; F. R. Fier- son Co.. 67 cases trees, etc. ; P. Ouwer- kerk. 88 cases plants; McHutchison & Co., 338 cases trees, etc.. H. Langeler, 15 cases evergreens; Lunham & Moore, 5 cases trees, etc., Vaughan's Seed Store, 48 cases plants; J. W. Hampton, Jr & Co.. 53 cases trees, etc.; A. Rolker & Sons, 3 cases trees; Maltus & Ware, 380 cases bulbs, 436 cases trees, etc., 14 doz. plants, 194 doz. shrubs; R. F. Lang, 53 cases bulbs, 25 doz. trees, etc.; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 112 cases bulbs, etc.; 348 doz. shrubs; MacNifC Hort. Co., 283 cases lre(!S, etc.. 101 doz. plants, etc.; C. B. Richard & Co., 312 cases trees, etc. Mar. 16 — S. S. Philadelphian — S. D. Woodruff & Sons, 26 pkgs seed; W. Elliott & Sons, 7 pkgs. seed; R. J. Godwin's Sons, 17 bags seeds; W. T. Moore, 135 pkgs. Beet seed, etc. Mar. 16 — S. S. La Tourain*:— H. F. Darrow & Co., 6 cases plants. Mar. 17 — S. S Almirante — F. B. Vandegrift & Co., New Giant Waved or Spencer SWEET PEAS There is no other tlowcr that ranks greater in importance to the florist than Sweet Peas. Since the introduction of Countess Spencer some years ago.they have steadily grown in favor. The florist may obtain any of his^favorite colors of the Grandiflora type in the Spencers. _ Flowers gigantic in size (often 2 inches in diameter), stems stiff, 12 to 15 inches long; the foliage and flower extraordinary in appearance. WHITE White Spencer. Clear white. Oz. H lb. Lb. A variety that the florist should grow. Much superior to any of the Grandiflora varieties $0.15 .$0.50 $1.75 .50 1.75 .75 2.50 .60 2.00 .60 2.00 1.50 5.00 20 .60 2.00 .60 2.00 CRIMSON AND SCARLET King EdwardTSpencer. A most popular Oz. }4, Ih- Lb. variety; briglit crimson $0.15 $0.50 $1.75 Vermilion Brilliant. Considered the most brilliant scarlet 35 1.25 4.00 LAVENDER Asta Ohn Spencer. The best lavender for the florist 15 .50 1.75 Florence Nightingale. Rosy lavender; splendid large flowers 20 .60 2.00 Etta Dyke. Pure white 15 .50 1.75 PINK Countess Spencer. The origi- nal giant-flowered pink Spen- cer. .' 15 Elfrida Pearson. Beautiful pale pink Spencer 25 Florence Morse Spencer. Distinct shade of blush pink. .20 George Herbert Spencer. Rosy pink 20 Hercules. A glorified Coun- tess Spencer 40 Lovely Spencer. Standard hght blush pink; wings light pink, suffused soft blush . . . Mrs. Routzahn Spencer. Blush pink, shading to apri- cot; grand variety 20 ORANGE AND SALMON Helen Lewis Spencer. Best of the orange pinks 20 Thomas Stevenson. Darker and deeper than Helen Lewis .35 Stirling Stent. Glorious deep sahnon 35 BICOLOR Blanche Ferry Spencer. A splendid bicolor; standard pink, wings white 15 .50 1.75 Mrs. Cuthbertson. One of the finest bicolors. Standard rose pink, white wings 25 .75 2.50 BLUE AND PURPLE Margaret Madison. Clear azure blue.... .30 1.00 3.00 Captain of Blues Spencer. Bright purple .20 .60 2.0O Wedgwood. Bright silvery blue 60 2.00 YELLOW Primrose Spencer. Best yeUow Spencer to date MAROON Othello Spencer. Rich, velvety maroon. Fine, large flowers of splendid form 20 .OU /.UU .60 2.00 1.25 4.00 1.25 4.00 .20 .60 2.00 S. & W. CO.'S SPENCER MIXTIRE SWEET PEAS A mixture carefully proportioned of all the beat and moat distinct varieties. Oz., 15c; >^-lb.. 5Uc; lb., »l.t)U .1 FERN BALLS. A few hundred left, $3.50 per dozen, $25.00 per 100. Wholesale Seed Catalog"" 'reo on request STLMPP & WALTER CO., =°-=i,.""''"' New York 2 cases plants: Maltus & Ware, 2 cas^js plants; S. S. Regina d'ltalia — A. r.>ickin- son, 1000 bags seed; G. .Scalwlth, 600 bags seed; P. H. Petry & Co., 12 bis. seed; Mar 18-19 — S. S. Roanoke — Stumpp & Walter Co., 60 bags seed: 48 doz. vege- tables, manure, etc.; Weeber & Don, 26 bags vRKetables, manure, jtc. Protest Against Censorship We have seen a copy of a letter ad- dressed by the Department of State, Washington, D. C, to Wm. Elliott & Sons, seedsmen. New York City, in reply to their protest against interference by the British authorities with mail coming to this seed firm. Messrs. Elliott have suffered considerable delay in getting their seed consignments and importations of nursery stock, owing to the fact of invoices and mail being held up by the British cen.sors. This matter we have called attention to very fully in the last two issues. A copy of the instructions of the Secre- tary of "state to the Ambassador W. H. Page was also enclosed, the last para- graph of which reads as follows : "As a result of British action, strong feeling is being aroused in this country on account of the loss of valuable letters, money orders and drafts, and foreign banks are refusing to cash American drafts owing to the absence of any se- curity that the drafts will travel safely in the mails. Moreover, the detention of diplomatic and consular mail is an ag- gravating circumstance in a practice which is generally regarded in this coun- try as vexatiously inquisitorial and with- out compensating military advantage to Great Britain. Plea.se lay this matter immediately before the British Govern- ment in a formal and vigorous protest and press for a discontinuance of these unwarranted interferences with inviolable mails." JiATAWAN, N. J. — The Monmouth Seed Co. was incorporated on March 2 with a capital stock of $100,000. The incorporators are Kobert V. Crine and John K. Crine of Morganville and Samuel D. Jones of 60 Wall St., New York. 704 The Florist's Exchange Bulbs for Florists and Seedsmen GLADIOLUS Grown in the U. S. by Vaughan's Seed Store 100 1000 AMERICA. Extra, 2}^ to 3-m., thick, heavy bulbs $15.00 AUGUSTA. Extra, big 15.00 America. 1st size $1.25 10.00 Augusta. 1st size 1.25 10.00 Chicago White. 1st size. 3.00 25.00 Mrs. Francis King. 1st size 1.25 10.00 Princeps. 1st size 2.50 22.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton. 1st size 9.00 85.00 Niagara. 1st size 4.50 40.00 Panama. 1st size 4.00 35.00 Primulinus Sunbeam. 1st size 18.00 Baron J. Hulot (Dutch Grown) 2.50 20.00 Velvet King. 1st size... 3.00 25.00 Hyde Park. 1st size 5.00 45.00 Vaughan's XXX Florist Mixture. 1st size 1.75 15.00 Extra Fine Mixed. 1st size 2.00 18.00 Good Mixed. 1st size... 1.00 8.50 Taberons Rooted And all other Leaders Write for Quantity Prices. BEGONIAS Grown from the finest large-flowering strains. Quality inspected by our Mr. J. C. Vaughan in Belgium. Doz. 100 1000 Single sorts, white, scarlet, yellow, pink, orange, salmon .. .50c. $3.00 $25.00 Single Mixed 40c. 2.60 23.00 Double sorts. White, scarlet, yellow, pink, orange, sal- mon 60c. 4.00 35.00 Double Mixed 50c. 3.50 30.00 CALADIUM Esculentum 100 1000 5- 7 inches $1.75 $15.00 7- 9 inches 3.50 30.00 9-11 inches 6.00 55.00 11-12 inches 9.50 85.00 12 inches and up 14.00 125.00 CALADIUM, Fancy-Leaved, choice named, very fine, 25 for $3.50. True Dwarf Pearl Per 1000 First Size, 4-6 inches $9.00 I Medium Size, 3-4 inches 5.00 TUBEROSES DAHLIAS, P^ONIAS, CANNAS, for the Counter Trade CHICAGO VAIGHAN'S SEED STORE new york When ordering, iilense miMitl OHIO TUBEROSES Dwarf Double Pearl 4J^ to 6 Inches, $8.50 per 1000 J. M. THORBURN & CO. 53 Barolay St., lAnnigA to 54 Park Place NEW YORK DAHLIAS Stillman The Dahlia Specialist Will be at his usual place at the Flower Show with his Special Flower Show Collections of DAHLIAS; alsoa few of hia Wonderful. Original NEW DAHLIAS. exhibited at the New York Show last September. The beautiful cut-flower Dahlia, Mad. J. Coissard, special Flower Show price: 50c. each. 3 for $1.00. Sold by others at SI. 00 each. GEORGE I. STIILMAN sPEcr^Tsr Westerly, R. I., Box Ex-6 Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA BtaM Uat of i^MKrfeaale Prtoea nudled mSf to rhn— wiio plant for profit. SEEDSMEN Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER UTHOGItAPHIC COMPANY Dept. 8, Rochester, N. Y. Wb«D orderloc. please mention The Bxcbaiv* ^^^h^•rl ordering, plea^^e rm-ntiim The Exoh:inge W.E. Marshall & Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d St.. N[W YORK GLADIOLUS Bulbs, Fine Mixed. Per 1000 4,000 Extra large, \'A-2yi in J8.00 13.000 No. 1, IM-IK in 6.00 20,000 No. 2, 1-lJi in 4.00 20 bushel corms or bulblets, S2.00 per bus. 100,000 LETTUCE. Wintered 2.00 100,000 ASPARAGUS ROOTS 2.50 I. & J. L. LEONARD, lona, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Type Now Ready We have handled this grower's crop for the past fifteen years to the sat- isfaction of buyers. The seed is hand-picked, thoroughly clean, plump and the best obtainable. Grown under protection of glass and lath. As long as crop lasts we offer, f. o. b. New York: 500 seeds $0.75 1000 seeds J1.35 2000 seeds 2.60 3000 seeds 3.75 6000 seeds.- • 6.00 10,000 seeds 11.50 Samples on application H.H.BERGER& CO., 70 Warren St., New York When ordering, please mention The Exchange 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholeaal* Cardan uid Plaid 8«ed«, Onion S«u. S««d Potmtoaa Growers of Padlgre« Tomato S«cdi Baltimore, md. New Jersey Seed Trade We are given to understand that Bill No. 34, regulating the sale of agricultural seeds, introduced b.v Assembl.vman Rob- erts at Trenton, has passed through the Assembly and the Senate, and has been signed by the Governor. New York Seed Trade Weather conditions during the past week have given counter trade in the various seed stores a decided setback, but mail order trade is reported on all hand.s to be increasingly large, and it will only need a few days probably of warm Spring weather (for Spring by the almanac is now really here) to stimulate the counter trade greatly. Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., have just received a large consignment of European grown flower seeds. They report that while the weather is holding back counter trade, mail and travelers' orders are coming in in increasing vol- ume, and largely make up for the lack of counter sales. The demand for cold storage Vallev and Tuberose is lively. Arthur T." Boddington Co. Inc., 128 Chambers St., reports the arrival of large shipments of grass seeds from Europe by the recent incoming steamers, and that the store force is busy putting up the various grass seed mixtures for Spring sales. Large shipments of Rose bushes are expected to arrive from Europe at an early date. In the auction department of the Mac- Niff Horticultural Co.,. 52-56 Vesey St.. successful sales were held on Tuesday and Friday of last week, and on Tues- da.v of this week. On the two latter days two auctions were carried on at the same time, one at No. .52 and the other at No. .5fi. The attendance on each of these days was far larger than could be naturally expected under present weather conditions. The seed department of this compan,v is exceedingl.v bus.v and trade in the retail plant department is steadily increasing. Knight & Struck Co., 1 Madison ave., and Flushing, Ij. I., reports that its stock of Easter plants is already sold up very closely. This company will exhibit at the National Flower Show at Phila- delphia, where the display will be in charge of Mr. Knight and Mr. Fuld, the former having .iust returned from a suc- cessful western trio. The compan.y will also exhibit at the New York show. Mr. Fuld at present is out on a lecture tour. He spoke last week at .\niherst Agricul- tural College. Amherst. Alass., and will speak this week at M<')ntpelier. Vt., and in several other cities. W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d St., report that the Spring business is steadily increasing as regards mail and travelers' orders. Mr. Marshall had the misfortune to break his right wrist while cranking his automobile at Hicksville, L. I., on Monday of last week. After spending the week at home in conse- quence of this accident, he is at the store again attending to business, and learning to use his left hand. It is reported at Peter Henderson & Co.'s, 35-37 Cortlandt st., that the heav- iest mail of the season was received on Monday of this week. Mail orders are steadily increasing, and business is far ahead of last year. Blooms of the Hen- derson's "World Record" Pansies on ex- hibition in the store windows this week are well worth a special visit for inspec- tion. The characteristic features of these are the fine shape and substance of the blooms, and clear white, yellow, purple and blue backgrounds with dis- tinct markings. Henderson's Bird Book- let is now ready for distribution. Though primarily intended to stimulate the sale of bird houses, to which- this firm is now giving a great deal of intelligent attenticm, it also contains in a smaU space a great deal of valuable informa- tion about birds, what they eat. and the kind of house which is suited to their habits and needs. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 'Vesey st., re- port considerable improvement over last week in the demand for seed, and espe- cially for insecticides. Auction sales are commencing to draw the outsiders into the ring, a number of out of town buy- ers being noticeable. They are still hav- ing their troubles with their foreign mail Thev expect to sell the nursery stock of W. Nielson of Woodlawn in the near future. A reply from the Depart- ment of State, Washington, D. C, to this firm's letter remonstrating with the interference of the P.ritish authorities with their mail, will be found in part in this issue. ^ .„ , Stumpp & Walter Co., 30-32 Barclay St.. are making a special offer of the finest lines of new varieties of Sweet Peas, and also a general line of season- able flower seeds. Business in the van- ous departments is excellent and is stead- ilv increasing. .„ „ , » Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay St., reports the arrival of nursery stock, and that it has to offer a considerable stock of tuberous rooted Begonias of exception- ally fine quality. The arrival of J. C. Vaughan is expected the last of this week. It is understood that Mr. Vaughan plans to take in, while be is East, both the National Show at Philadelphia and the Internation.al Show at New York. J M. Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay st.. report the arrival from Europe of large shipments of New Zealand Spinach seeds, also of flower and tree seeds. The retail business is reported to be excep- tionally heavv. Spanish mail orders fryi) nrdprlnj:. plonse mnntlon Th<* Exchnnpe HIGH CLASS Flower Seeds for Florists Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED COMPANY 125 Market Street, PHILADEIPHIR, PA Write them 70Q read tbls adrt. In the ExdiaBg* S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON, MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radish, Mu^unelon. Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com. Corfapondence Solicited, When orderlDf, pleH^e mentloD The Blxcbaiice Contract Growers of PBPPBR EGG PLANT KALB OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEBT CORN FIBLD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS. Inc. MOORESTOWN, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Bxchance 708 The Florists' Exchange Buy Y6ur Aster Seed From THE HOME OF ASTERS PLANT THIS SUPERIOR SEED and INSURE A PROFITABLE CROP THE FINEST IN EUROPE OR IN jiMERICjl, Says Importer Mr. John Gerard, Importer of high grade seeds, New Britain, Conn., in one of Iiis last letters to us, says: " The seeds I received from you have proven to be the finest strains of Asters I have ever bought either in Europe or in this country. My trade is with private gardeners who demand the highest grade of seeds. I have received many letters of praise from the estates and gardeners." We also have many such letters from florists located in various sections of the United States. 1915 CROP ALL SOLD EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING: White. Queen of the Market. Purity. .\ pure white 2.00 Daybreak. Light pinlc, full center 2.00 Improved Giant Crego. Wliite, shell pink, rr)se pink, purple 4.00 Pacific Beauty. The best lavender. .. . 6.00 Improved Rochester. Lavender pink, deep lavender and purple 3.00 Oz. ^4 oz. 3'^ oz . .Sl.OO $0.30 $0.20 .55 .55 1.10 1.50 .30 .30 .60 .80 .80 .45 White and shell pink . Oz. ?^4 oz. }/s oz. $2.50 $0.70 $0.45 Vick's Royal White Fleece. Large white 2.00 .55 .30 Dreer's Superb Late Branching. Shell pink, rose pink, azure hkie :iiid pvirple. 1.00 Giant Crimson. A dark, velvety crim- son 1.50 .45 HohenzoUern. White, rosy lilac and azure blue 2.00 .55 .30 .20 .30 One-half ounce of any of the above at ounce prices. Trade packets containing from 400 to 1000 seeds, according to the price of stock: One pkt. 25c., 5 pkts. $1.00, 12 pkts. $2.00, 15 pkts. $2..50. Send j'our order now while there is still some good seed left. HERBERT ®» FLEISHAUER, aster specialists McMinnville, Oregon When orderlnc:. please mention The Exchnnge f. W. fletcher & Co. inc. AUBURNDALE, MASS. Antirrhinums NELROSE, from the originator A nice lot of 2\i in. seedlings, juat right to bench for Memorial Day. $5.00 per 100. Nelrose seed, greenhouse grown, from se- lected plants. Trade packet, $1.00. Marguerites Reve d'Or (Dream of Gold). The only yellow for Winter flowers. 3-in., strong, tS.OO per 100; 2-in., $6.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100. New Asparagus Lutzi strong, 4-iii. plants, $15.00 per 100; 25 for (4.00. Whpn nrrlArlng. ntpRRP mt^ntlon Thf TOrchange Catalogs Received Domestic Elsie McFate, Hillside Hardy Flower Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pa. — A catalog of 32 pages devoted to hardy flowers, shrubs; nicely printed and containing some subjects not found in other similar catalogs. Willis S. Pino, 41 Washington st. cor. I'Mdy, Providence, R. I. — Seeds for farm and " garden, fertilizers, garden imple- ments. A bright catalog of 32 pp. Moore Seed Co., 125 Market St.. Phila- delphia, Pa. — Seeds, wholesale price list for market gardeners and florists. This runs to 78 pp., and contains all of the company's specialties. Clarke Bros., 278 Morrison St., Port- land, Ore. — Portland Roses, also Dahlias, Carnations, Peonies, etc.; a notably well arranged and compact illustrated list of 64 pp. Foreign Kelway & Son, Iiangi}0rt, Somerset, England. — Wholesale real price .catalog of agricultural seeds. American edition, 12 large pages. Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, En- field, Mdx., England. — Perry's Supple- mentary catalog of rock and border plants. A very useful list to have; 21 pp. and cover. Kenneth UcDonald & Sons, Iitd., Seeds- men. Ottowa. Canada — ll) Wholesale price list for florists and market gar- deners; (2) McDonald's Seed Annual; fortieth year. A large catalog running to 96 pp., embracing seeds, hardy plants, vegetables, tools, with colored cover. MY GIANT PANSIES. Finest mliturc, in auperb colors, all grown from selected stock. Large, strong plants in bud and bloom ; will be in full bloom last of March and later on. By express, Sl.OO and $1.50 per 100. PANSY Seed. Finest mirture, ^.00 per ol. SALVIA Bonfire. 1 oz. $1 00. Cash with order E. B, JENNINGS Lock Box 254, SOUTHPORT, CONN. Grower of fine Pansies When orderlDg, please mention The E.xchange Passing of Bull's Nursery The advertisements of a clearance sale at Chelsea, London, of the well-known es- tablishment of W. Bull & Sons, warns us of the approaching disappearance of .an- other horticultural landmark from the London ar<'a. For more than half a cen- tury Bull's Nursery was a headquarters for new and rare plants, especially stove plants from the tropics. It was also well known in connection with orchids, and many of our readers will remember the fine shows which were annually arranged in the large conservatory at King's Road. — Horticultural Advertiser. Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly particulars as to fortbcoming exhibidons.) Amlierst, Mass, — Graduates School of Agriculture, In connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 8-28, 1916. Boston, Mass — Show at Horticultural Hall, May 10-14. Spring Exhib. Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, June 10-11 (Paeonias). Boston, Mass.— Show at Horticultural Hall, June 24-25 (Strawberries). Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, July 8-9 (Sweet Peas). Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, Aug. 11-13 (Gladiolus Exhib.). Boston, Mass. — Women's National Agri- cultural and Horticultural Ass'n third annual meeting. Horticultural Hall, May 18-19. I CUcag'o, HI* — American conventli-m, pots 4.00 36.00 4-iD. pots 8.00 GERANIUMS, RIcard, Nutt, Hill, pinlc, Grant, double ana white. 2H-in. pots 2.26 20.00 BOSTON FERN RtTNNERS 2.00 18.60 WM. MEARS - - RUMSON. N. J. Write them joa read tbls adrt. Id the Pxeiiange ^lareh 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 709 ^#§§####^^##^^^^^^^^^^^^^^f ¥ # # ■«■ v«> -ar # -sir -ar *?' -ar -ar -ar -ar ^?' -ar *?' -ar atf -ar «» -ar -ar '?' -ar «S» atf atf «,•> «.•» «S» «.•> <.;^ ^Sf is> ».•> «S» tS> «5» <.5> «5» Wheat ordering, please mention The Excliange I Sonthern States | Square Dirt Bands San Antonio, Tex. On March 14 the florists had their regular meeting at the home o£ Mr. and Mrs. Albrecht. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hess, proprietors of the San Antonio Floral Co., were welcomed as members. Among the exhibits brought by the members was a bunch of Carnations grown by Mr. Suchy that came as near to perfection as any grown in the North. Most of the time was given discussing the very near Spring Flower Show of the Civic League co-operating with the florists. After the business meeting came to a close the members had quite a surprise, being ushered to the dining room, which was a dream of decorations and things more substantial. From a tall basket were streamers of baby ribbon, with dainty sprays of Sweet Peas leading to each place. It was a very joyful evening the florists had, as the weather was alto- gether lovely. Business is very good. Flowers are pretty scarce. S. J. M. See Kamsburft'a display ad. on pafte 733, and send postal for free samplea. When orderinE. please mention The ExcluinEe The plans call for a varied program each night of flower week, and there will be one special night. One of the displays calculated as timely just now will be a great American flag made in Roses, Bluebells, Daisies and other flowers by H. Kraak. Among the exhibitors are Abele Bros., Steckter Seed Co., Max Scheinux, E. Farley, Claude Cry, A. Verlinde, A. Dameran, H. Doescher, H. Mische, F. Dormay, Frank Reyes. M. B. KnoxTille, Tenn. New Orleans, La. Coming Flower Show Arrangements are still going on for the coming flower show. Everything possible is being done to attract the lov- ers of the beautiful. P. A. Chopin has the active co-opera- tion of all the prominent florists of the city, in the work of planning. At the meeting of the society on Thursday Mr. Chopin had a gratifying report to sub- mit. Charles Eble gave a detailed descrip- tion of the display he is to make as a part of the exhibition. The exhibition of Mr. Eichling will excel his offering in last year's show. President Henry Schuermann is of the opinion that the members have devised the right plans for the show. The Knoxville Florists' Society held its regular monthly meeting on Monday evening, March 13, at A. H. Dailey's store on Market st., with all the oflncers I and a majority of the members present. I This proved to be one of the best and I most enthusiastic meetings ever held and a great deal of business was transacted ; in fact, motions were made and voted so rapidly that the secretary was com- pelled to call a halt several times in or- der to catch up. Addison J. McNutt recently purchased the stock of the C. W. Crouch Co. from Y. H. Shan|;Iin, who bought the business from Mr. Crouch about a year ago. Mr. McNutt has been in the florists' business for several years and is thoroughly ac- quainted with every phase of it. Since making this new purchase several changes and improvements have been made, while others are now under way. He will continue to operate his old store in the Market House under his own name, while the firm name of C. W. Crouch Co. will continue. The store management of the C. W. Crouch Co. re- mains under the supervision of Mrs. Edith Crouch Goetz. The Crouch green- houses are located only a short distance from the McNutt greenhouses; thus it will be easy for Mr. McNutt to look after the growing at both places. CANNA FIREBIRD CANNA FIREBIRD The Best Scarlet, Green-Leaved Canna Companion to King Humbert We have seen and tested many varieties during the years we have^de- voted to their culture, and have yet to see the one that can'approach it.| k Our rapid propagation the past two years brings it nowlbefore the public at a moderate price. Plants, per 100, $20.00 You Will be Asked for it the Coming Spring NEW YORK VAUGHAN*S SEED STORE Chicago Wlieiii ora'M-iiip. pli^nse mi-»tl.>n 'Hie Exclniiige GLADIOLUS BUDDLEIA Extra large well cured bulbs. America, Augusta, Brenchleyen- sis, Mrs. Francis King nnd Barclay Mixture. $14.(X) per 1(100. Halley, Princeps, Baron J. Hulot. .$15.00 per 1000. We are now receiving large shipments of ROSE BUSHES, RHODODEN- DRONS, BOXAVGODS, EVER- GREENS, JAPAN MAPLES, VINES, PERENNIALS, FRUIT TREES, etc. Write tor Price List. The Barclay Nursery " TT'" 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway, NEW YORK. Telephona. Cortlsndt 1815 When ordering. Dtease mpntlnn The Eichance MICHELL'S SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Send for Whulesjile Catologue, if you haven't a copv MICHELL'S SEED HOUSE 518 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Butterfly Bush Magnifies. The best of the hardy Summer- blooming varieties. Per lOO 4-in. pots, ready for fives $7.5^ 2>i-inch pots S.OO- Rooted Cuttings 3.SO Asiatica. The Winter-blooming greenhouse variety. 2'/i-'mch pots S.OO' Rooted Cuttings 2.60- PLUMOSUS. Well worth the $25.00 per 1000 I ask for it. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa> When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange- The Uptown Seed Store Harry A. Bunyard Co., inc. 40 Weal 28lh SU NEW YORK Burnett Bros. SrCOMMEH Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, New York City When ordering, please nn^ntlnn The KT'-hnnpe When f>rderlng. please mi-nti -«• «5> "sr -ar *?' -«■ '?' -yr ■sr '?' -yr '?-' '?•' -«■ -yr .00 Black Prince. 3 to 4 ft. Dark velvety maroon. .40 2.75 26.00 Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crimson. . . .26 1.65 15.00 Cherokee. 4 ft. Intense, deep rich maroon. . .26 1.35 12.00 Duke of Marlboro. 4}i ft. Dark crimson . . .26 1.50 14.00 Furst Bismarck. 4 ft. Rich scarlet crimson . .26 1.50 14.00 J. D. Elsele. 6 ft. Brilliant vermilion scarlet. .40 2.25 20.00 Louisiana. 7 ft. Vivid scarlet 25 1.60 14.00 Mephisto. 3H ft. The darkest crimson.. .26 1.36 12.00 Meteor. 4 ft. Deep crimson 2.60 IS.OO 175.00 Musafolla. 5 ft. Green leaves for foli- age effect only 26 1.60 14.00 Tarrytown. 3H [ft. Crimson 30 2.00 17.60 Pink-Flowering Cannas Louise. 6 ft. Hose. Some- what similar to MUe. Berat 30 2.00 17.60 MUe. Berat. 4H ft. Rose carmine 30 2.00 17.50 Bronze-Leaved, Red-Flower- ing Cannas Egandale. 4 ft. Currant red 35 2.26 20 00 Kine Humbert. 6 ft. Or- ange scarlet 30 2.00 17.50 Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy foliage 25 1.65 15.00 Red and Gold Cannas 100 1000 *'J°Xw'"""- ••'««"• Q'"" 'o^l^': •oarl.t and """ .^B^^F^^T^^^''^^: ... ... uoo rot. i^Vi ij ■' ?-f',j<^"inic>n. chingmg to uirraine rose, with edge of gold in 5 7ii »« nn V^^rt^Jr' 9"?."'°««»» Red. bordered yeilow.': .M id UOO ^°.hT,"^V * "• ,. I°'«'«'e. brilliant vermiUon, with bnght orange shading, °"' . .«, 2.7« 2800 Cannas, Yellow Shades Austria. 6 ft. Pure canary yellow. . . og Florence Vau4han. 5 ft. Yellow, spotted iriiiiii'.' 28 Gustav Gumpper. 4 ft. Clear chrome yellow 1 00 Johanna Kanzleiter. 3M to 4 ft. Light amb'er'W- ' p low, changing to creamy white 96 Richard Wallace. 4>i ft. Canary yellow/ grwn fil ' """I" 28 ISO 14.00 1.66 16.00 8.00 78.00 1.60 14.00 1.60 14.00 Cannas, Orange Shades Indiana. 3 to 4 ft. Color golden orange, daintily marked and striped with red 26 1 36 12 00 Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orange colored 26 1.80 14.00 Cannas, White and Cream Shades Alsace. 3>^ ft Creamy white 3S 2 2ll onnn Mont Btonc. Imp. 3H ft. Almost a pure white. .:: .88 S.78 38.00 GLADIOLUS 100 1000 America. Flesh pink. IJi in. and up $1.25 $10.00 America, II Size. Just aa good as the large bulbs for outdoor planting 1.00 8.00 Mrs. Francis King. The best scarlet for florists. 1.00 8 00 Augusta. White, purple throat 1.25 12.00 White and Light, Mixed 1.25 12.00 American Hybrids, Mixed 1.00 9.00 Canna, King Humbert Grotf's Hybrids. XXX. Extra selected . 1.75 15.00 First size, XX. Very fine mixture 1.25 12.00 100 1000 Striped and Variegated $2.25 $21.60 Pink and Rose Shades j 75 jg qq Orange and Yellow Shades 3.50 32 00 Scarlet and Red Shades j 50 14 qq Lemoine's Hybrids j 50 j^ gg Chlldsil. Dark shades; first quality, "'"'^ '. 1.75 16.00 Childsii. Light shades: first mixed quality. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephant's Ear) Doz. 100 1000 6 to 8 in. in'oircumference, 200 in a case $0.23 $2.25 $20.00 I 8 to 10 in. in circumference, 100 in a case 50 3.50 30.00 10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a caae 75 5.50 50.00 12 to 13 in. in circumference, 50 in a case - 1.00 8.00 75.00 Monsters, measuring 13 in. and upward in cirumference, 25 in a case 1.50 12.00 FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS 2.50 22.50 Doz. 100 $12.0 Brazilian Collection of 12 Varieties «i (cn Mixed BrazUian Varieties ...... .!......'. .'.' 12s TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS single-flowering Crimson, Scarlet. Pure White, Rose, Light Pink, Yellow. Salmon, Orange Conner o Mixed, all colors. n^- iXn' , ^^ Bulbs, m in. diam. and up $0 35 $2 25 $20 0 PERISHABLE GOODS SHIPPED BY FREIGHT AT OWNER'S RISK For fuller description of Cannas, also Caladiums, Begonias and other Spring Bulbs, send for Wholesale Catalogue ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen 128 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK Wben orderlnir. pleas, mention The Excuange SOUTHERN STATES— Continned Nashville, Tenn. Fickle Weather The past two weeks have seen little change in weather conditions, hav- ing given us two of the heaviest snows of the Winter, and about as cold weather as we have had. On the other hand it has given us some weather that would do credit to Jiilv. On the whole, the longer days with sunshine almost every da.v has had a good effect in bringing in more stock, but there is still a short- age all along the line. Business the entire year has been heavier than normal and the supply has been rather below nor- mal ever since Christmas. At present there is an abundance of excellent Sweet Pea stock in all colors which is selling well. Violets are not so plentiful as in some years, but still there are plenty for all needs. Carna- tions are perhaps the most plentiful flower we have this Winter. Roses are on the short side still. We see an abundance of bulbous stock of all kinds, and it seems to be selling better than it did last year. Camper- nelle Narcissus is growing in favor. It forces easily and finishes up well. Out- door Daffodils are coming very slowly, and look as though they were not going to produce a half crop this year. Co-operative Buying One good effect of the florists of the city having come into closer relation \vith each other is that they are buying their next season's supply of bulbs co- operatively, the entire order being large enough to enable them to effect a large saving. Florists in other large cities would find this greatly to their advan- tage. We have noticed some very good Rhododendrons in the windows of late. Tausendschon Roses in pots are also a feature of the market. Haury & Sons have a nice lot at present. Mclntyre Bros, have an unusually handsome strain of Cinerarias, including some of the largest blossoms we have ever seen. Joys had a good St. Patrick's Day window, with plenty of Shamrock. This is not much of a .St. Patrick's Day town, but they found enough business to make the effort worth while. Geny Bros, have plenty of good Aza- leas at present. Their cut stock is excep- tionally well balanced this year, having few shortages. Hillcrest School Farm began planting Cannas last week, dormant roots of course. M. B. Louisville, Ky. Bu.siness is considerably better thia season than it was at the corresponding season of last year, according to the ma- jority of the retailens. Collections are also far better than they were last year. Stocks are coming along in fine shape, due to a few warm bright days, and from all indications there should be plenty of good stock on h.ind to fill orders during the Easter rush. C. B. Thompson & Co. had two nice family orders during the past week, both of which were for suicides of prominent local people. One was for the fnneraJ of William Patterson, and the other for Mrs. Laban Phelps. Nearly all of the downtown florists had orders to fill for these funerals. What are said to be the most handsome store decorations ever seen in Louisville were those placed in the Stewart Dry 712 The Florists' Exchange PAPER WHITES For Next August YOU, who have bought these too cheaply last year, and did not get delivery or got blind stuff, try Vaughan's Paper Whites for Fall, 1916, and pay enough. GET THEM AND GET THEM GOOD! We are the only American firm with a foreign buyer and in- spector during the packing sea- son. Our total bulb importa- tions exceed those of any other American firm. NEW YORK VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE Chicago Wtieiii ordering, please mention The Eycbance Goods Co.'s store for the Spring open- ing by F. Walker & Co. Tbe lower floor looked like a great garden of some kind. The pillars and wails were festooned with Southern Smilas, while the wall cases and aisle cases were covered with palms, Rubber plants, blooming plants, etc. Urns, filled with flowers, and surrounded with blooming plants were placed in the center aisles. While greens have often been used in store decorations, live bloom- ing plants are somewhat out of the or- dinary. Fred Haupt has .iust completed deco- rating the stores of Husch Brothers and George Owens for their Spring openings, and has several others to decorate next week. Flowers are now playing the most important part in drygoods and depart- ment store openings, and the Spring rush this season has been larger than usual. Mr, Haupt reports that the Lenten sea- son is causing the usual run of business to be somewhat quieter. Carnations are again becoming plentiful, and the concern is having little trouble in keeping its Saturday special, at twenty-five cents a dozen, going. Philip Schaid, the greenhouse man at the store of C. B. Thompson & Co., has returned to work after being ill for sev- eral months. He reports that he is now feeling like a fighting cock, and will be all right as soon as the weather warms up. Julius DilDioflE, representing Schlosa Brothers of New York was recently in Louisville calling on the trade. David Harris of Mt. Sterling, Ky., who has been at Jackson, Tenn., in charge of greenhouses for Tom Metcalfe, has re- turned to Winchester where he has taken over the active management ofi the Clay St. Greenhouses. Postmaster Laswell at Owensboro, Ky., is receiving bids for beautif.ying the Gov- ernment property at Owensboro. Bids were proposed some weeks ago for plant- ing shrubs, foliage and flowers, but as no local bids were received it is probable that outside bids will have to be accepted on the work. James P. Keller, the leading florist of Lexington, Ky., as a member of the Lex- ington Rotary Club, was recently chair- man at one of the weekly dinners. Mr, Keller had charge of the table decora- tions, which were made exceptionally at- tractive by the use of stock from the Keller greenhouses. Souvenirs and a Rose for the buttonhole were laid at each plate. Mr. Keller gave a short talk about the growth of the floral industry, in which he stated that he had been in the business at Lexington for twenty-five years. Thirty years ago a single florist, Mr. Bell, was located at Lexington, and was the only florist operating iu the Bluegrass district, where there are now over seventeen. G. D. C. Washington, D. C. St. Patrick's Day Decorations The main topic is the flower show. Everyone seems enthused and making preparations to go. Business was quiet tbe latter part of tbe week. The street fakers are handling thousands of Peas and single Violets. On Sunday some of the downtown streets resembled a floral parade. St. Patrick's Da,v sale of green Carnations was the best ever. At one time during the day most of the downtown stores w^ere sold out. The prevailing price was .$1 per dozen. A great many Enchantress Car- nations were colored. These take the dye all right. In some cases when the center is tight it is necessar.y to pinch out a couple of the undeveloped petals in order to have a uniform color. Green Peas sold exceptionally well. Shamrocks planted in Irish Potatoes al.so sold well and the small pots of Shamrock. Oehmler's store was broken into on the night of the 16tb. After breaking open a desk $20 in bills and some change was taken. A young colored man, an em- ployee, Wright Harrison, was suspected and arrested. He finally confessed and returned .$7.85, all that was left. He is locked up for house breaking and will be tried on the 24th. C. L. Jenkins and his sons, Lloyd and Harry, who have been ill for some time, but are now convalescent. Lloyd will bring the stock to town this week as usual, nfter a month's absence. W. H. Schulz from Auburndale, Fla., who grows plumosa for the Northern market, was in town this week. O. A. C. O. Onion Sets Fancy Recleaned, Hand Picked Entirely Free From Sprouts WE CAN SUPPLY YOU BY BUSHEL OR CAR-LOAD Fancy Red Wethersfield Onion Sets Fancy Yellow Danvers Onion Sets Fancy White Silver Skin Onion Sets Prompt Shipment Send fof Spactai Pricem WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND OUR SPECIAL PRICES J. BOLGIANO & SON ALMOST 100 YEARS ESTABLISHED TRADE Pratt, Li^ht and Ellicott Streets • • • • BALTIMORE, MD. When orderioK. please mention The Exchange Southern Cultural Notes Treatment of Camellia Japonica This shrub requires a partially shaded situation in the South. For that pur- pose a north or northeast exposure is best, or if shaded for the first two years and ground weU mulched they will thrive in almost any situation except a wet, soggy place. At all times they must be protected from the cold winds. Any good garden soil will do, but if leaf mold is added, better results will be obtained. In the case of a heavy soil some sand should be added. Keep the plants well mulched with well rotted manure or leaves. The best time for planting is from the middle of October to the middle of No- vember, and from the middle of March to the middle of April. In excessive dry times watering will be necessary. Among the many attractive everbloom- ing hardy plants Achania Malvaviscus occupies a prominent place. This plant seems of late years to have been relegated to the background but when once in- troduced in a community, soon finds popular favor. So far as my experience goes it is both disease and insect proof, never loses its foliage in the hottest sea- sons, and is literally covered with red flowers of the brightest hue and re- sembles a Fuchsia, inverted. Calendulas and Cardinal Climber The Calendulas are other everblooming hardy plants and are very good cut flow- ers. They can be had in bloom the en- tire year if planted close enough to build a temporary frame around them and cover with sash, and when yellow flowers are wanted, which are scarce at times, they become very profitable. Probably no climbing plant of recent introduction has jumped into popular favor as much as the Cardinal Climber and when planted with the iintigonon, Solanum jasminoides and Heavenly Blue Ipomoea an effect is produced that is al- most beyond description. Tlie seeds should be nicked before planting. Bay Trees Bay trees have not proved satisfactory in the section subject to excessive droughts. The sun blisters the bark to such an extent that it peels off and the plants perish. In such localities re- course must be made for specimen plants for walks and fronts of dwellings, to trimmed Euonymus, Privet or to the tropical evergreens. Boxwood is not satisfactory at all seasons, but it is easily and rapidly grown. Here is ■ a good field for some florist or nurseryman to specialize in. Carnations If your ground is prepared and plants strong enough plant out the Carnations this month. See that the ground is thor- oughly pulverized. Care should be ex- ercised in planting and the plants prop- erly pinched back, as it is absolutely necessary you get a good growth on the young stock before the excessive Summer heat strikes them. Cultivate continu- ously : never let the ground get hard or flaky, and do not, by any means, if your soil is heavy, try to work the ground after a rain until the soil gets dry. Suc- cess In Carnation culture in the South can only be obtained by careful attention to every little detail in culture. Noth- ing pays as well as Carnations in any locality in this Southern country where they can be successfully grown. * Geraniums I Geraniums, as a rule, are not as satis- factory as a bedding plant as they are in Northern localities owing to being blistered by the intense rays of the sun, and for that reason care has not been taken by florists as to the list of varie- ties offered. Some are more hardy than others, and it is well to try out every one you have and select the toughest. Many of the Bruant type stand fairly well, but what succeeds in one place is a failure in another. For_ porch culture where a shaded or partially shaded situation can be had, they do fine if given a heavy soil and not over-potted For window boxes, b,v planting pots and all some de- gree of success can be obtained, but for open borders or hanging baskets exposed to the sun they are a failure. W. C. Cook. March 25, 19IG. The Florists' Exchange 713 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE Largest Auction Sales in the History of America of Rhododendrons, Rose Bushes, Evergreens, Boxwoods, etc. Sales start at Eleven o'clock A. M. each Tuesday and Friday The MacNiff Horticultural Company The Largest Horticultural Auction Rooms in the World 52, 54 and 56 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK 1916 England's Best Novelty! Campanula tomentosa "MAUD LANDALE" A ijeifi'ctly liardy variety of exceptional value which was unanimously voted an Award of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society and thus described by them in their official "Journal" : "A icry distinct and beautiful rock plant, producing very freelii its pale LHac-fiotet tubular /loners in trailing racemes, which meas- ure ciijht inches to a foot in length. The flowers measure % »''c'i long, and their calyces are hairy. The stems are also hairy, and of a reddish-hrown color. The leaves are small, cordate, tomentose, crenulate, and the petioles measure about two inches in length.^' ^yllilst "The Garden," one of the foremost English gardening papers, says : "/* is one of the finest varieties of its kind and a wonderful rock plant As it is easily raised from seed we quite expect to sec it in many gardens in the near future." I can offer seed, guaranteed true, of this lovely gem of the garden, at 50c. and $1.00 per pkt., post free. Makes a splendid pot plant for Spring sales. Order now ; tie demand is large and the supply limited. CHAS. H. PAGE 7 Cromwell House, High Holborn LONDON, W. C, ENGLAND I Middle Atlantic States | Baltimore, Md. 'Business last week was only fair at times, with a good supply of cut flowers. The market florists had a hard time with the freezing weather and lost many cut flowers and pot plants. Carnations are in fair supply, holding np their prices. Quality is good. Whites sold for 10c. each on Friday for Billy Sunday's Mother's Day. Roses are in good supply but holding up their prices nicely. Notes Codle & Flowers have leased the old Bishop property. Church Lane near Pikesville. Md.. from G. V. Smith for a period of three years, consisting of 50 acres of land. There are several green- houses stocked ready for business. Mr. Flowers had at one time charge of A. J. Tormey's range of houses. Arlington. Last Saturday the police captain went in person to those occupying stalls on East I..exington st. and told them that after that day no more stalls would be allowed. The boys made a protest. Quite a few will feel the loss, as a thriv- ing business was done for many years. Where will they stand now? Chas. H. Cook, Catonsville, came very near freezing out two of his houses last Thursday morning by two pipes coming apart at the boiler couplings. Mr. Cook attended to his boiler at ?> a.m. and at 6 a.m. the help came just in time to discover the break. He called Mr. Cook and went to work at once to make re- pairs. An oil heater was used in one end of the house. It was certainly cold and freezing hard. The clear day helped to save his houses. No damage was done the plants. J. L. T. The Baltimore delegation to the Na- tional Flower Show leaves Union Sta- tion at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. March 29. Those who are going might please notify Mr. Wm, F. Ekas, Station D, Baltimore, at once. Lancaster, Pa. As headliner I want to announce the permanent organization of the Lancaster County and City Florists and Gardeners' Employees Fraternity; president. Lewis Benner ; vice-president. Harry Benner ; secretary, E. F. Geiter, 1 West St., Lan- caster, Pa. ; treasurer, Joseph Clerico ; trustees. E. F. Geiter. Joseph Clerico. Benjamin Sterneman, John Schmuckli, representative, Alphonso Peters. This meeting was held at the green- houses of Edward Beck on Fremont st., with a membership of forty and nine ap- plications. The objects of the fraternity are moral, financial and educational, with a beneficial attachment, and they hope to enroll all the employees of this section as members before the year is finished. The Chamber of Commerce rooms have been engaged for a year and the next meeting is on March 28 in these rooms. Alphonzo Peters, who is a member of both this and_ the Florists' Club is to act as a medium between the two. and he has the hearty co-operation of the When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFIA in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra prima long white broad Majunga, 1st quality Majunga and 1st quality Tomatav. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper Cable Address: "Vaporizing, London Three Million Guernsey Golden Spur We are Headquarters and $10.25 per 1000, f. o. b. steamer Guernsey, is our price TRY A 10,000 LOT W. MAUGER & SONS, cr^rs Guernsey, England -TO THE TRADE- HENRY MEHE, Quedlinburg, Germany ^^^^^^^ (Ert»bU«hed la 1787) Grawar and Rxporter on th« t«T7 Urftmt •cal* of all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS apecialtlm Beana, 6a«ti, C»bbacM. Cwrota, Kohl-R«bi. Leeks, Lettooet. Onions. Pes* BftHi«hi>», Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, B&laams, B^oniaa. Csroations. Cinersriss. Qloxiiuss. Lsrkspars, Nssturtjums, Panciee, Petunias, Phlox, Primula, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zmmas, eto. Catalogue free on appUoation, „ , , HENRY METTB'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed). The most perfeet and most beautiful in the world. W.OO per os., 11.75 per H ot.. $1.00 per H oi. Postage paid. Cash with order. , All weds offered are jrown under my personal sopemalon on my own vast ftrounos, ana are warranted trus to name, at atronsMt growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also crow largely seeds on contract. When ordering, please mention The E^ichange 714 The Florists' Exchange HEATHER Our stock of ERICAS is exceptionally fine. I offer the following Ericas for growing on for next Christmas blooming. Delivery now. They should be potted into 5 and 5}4-in. pots on receiving them, placed in a cool house and plunged outside by May 1st to May 20th. Blooms ERICA Potg Per 100 Xmas.. . . Melanthera. White bell, brown eye 3 & 3J^ in. $15.00 Xmas.... Regerminans. Light lavender bell 3&3)^in. 15.00 Easter... Cupressina. Shell pink bell 3&3}4m. 25.00 Oct GracUis Vernalis. Dark pink bell 3 & 3H in. 15.00 Feb Cotonoides Veitchii. White 3}^ in. 12.00 March... Persoluta rosea. Pink bell 3&3i^in. 15.00 Xmas... President Camot. Pink trumpet S&3}4m. 20.00 Xmas . . . President Felix Faure. Pink trumpet 3 & 3 J4 in. 20.00 Easter... Cylindrica. Orange-pink trumpet 3}^ in. 15.00 Easter... Ventricosa rosea. Pink trumpet 3 in. 20.00 Easter... Ventricosa carminea. Red trumpet 3 in. 15.00 GERMAN (Bridal) MYRTLE. 3-in. pots 20.00 ARDISIA CRENULATA Our stock is exceptionally fine, having from 8 to 14 branches, which will produce a bunch of fine red berries on each branch. Ready for 5 to 6-in. pots. Get them now. Per 100 In 4 & 4J^-in. pots, 8 to 10 branches $50.00 In 5 & 5J^-in. pots, 10 to 14 branches 75.00 PHOENIX Roebelenii. Ready for 4J^-in. pots, from 3-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. Charges for packing at cost. AH plants shipped out of pots. CHORIZEMA cordata. Sweet Pea-shaped flower, color of Wallflower. 4 & 4H-m. pots, $25.00 to $30.00 per 100. Write for our list of flowering plants for Easter ANTON SCHULTHEIS, College Point, N.Y. Q-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Miscellaneous Stock forFlorists ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2-in., $3.00 per 100, J25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in., $5.00 per 100 (heavy). ACHYRANTHES Herbstl. Dwarf, bright red. $4.00 per 100. BEGONIAS. Gracilis, Luminosa, Prima Donna and White Triumph. 2-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. BOXWOOD. Full list of sizes now on hand. CARNATIONS. Established pot plants, at Rooted Cutting prices. Enchan- tress, White Enchantress, Matchless, Rose Pink Enchantress, White Wonder, Philadelphia. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. DRAC^BNA Terminalis. Fine stock, well colored. 3-in. pots, $16.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $25.00 per 100; 5-in. pots, 35c. each; 6-in. pots, 50c. each. FERNS. Boston. Fine stock, 2>i-in., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; 3-in. pota, $8.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $15.00 per 100; 5-in. pots, $25.00 per 100; 6-in. pots $40.00 per 100. Teddy Jr. Fine, 2>i-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 3-in. pota. $10.00 per 100 (very heavy); 4-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. AZALEA MoUis. MLied colors, 15 to 18 in. high, 35c. each HELIOTROPE. 2M-in. purple in variety. $3.00 per 100. ENGLISH IVY. Strong, 4-in., $12.00 per 100. The Storrs & Harrison Co. *"""owo "' ©-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-i O-0-O-O-O-O-O-O'O-O- Carnations and Plumosus Matchless and Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, stronc, welT-rooted CuttingB, trom fiae healthy stook. at $26.00 par 1000. Plumosus, by the thooaand or ten titionsand* at 126.00 per 1000. Caah or apjtroted credit W. B. GIRVIN When ordprtng, nlpas*' tnfi Leola, Pa. Geraniums Heliotrope and other Bedding Plants in their season ^A/. J. CHINNICK TRENTON, N. J. Vinca Variegata 2-in., 82.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.60 per 100. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. Viaud. 3-in., $3.50 per 100. My selection, $3.25 per 100. SNAPDRAGON, Silver Pink. 2-in., $2.25 per 100. All colors. 3c. each, W. J. FREDERICK 29 Helderberg Avenue, Schenectady, N. Y Whfn ordpring- nleiise mi^ntion Th'- Exclmnce CYCUAMEIN Fine Strain. Asaorted Colors, Bud and Bloom 3H-tn.. 6c. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-iii., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS., 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syracuse.N.Y. The Prices Advertised in the Florists* Exchange for THE TRADE ONLY. inimiBniMmMiJiiiiiiiiiaiuniLiJiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiuiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiimiiwimiiiuwiiiiiw ASCHMANN BROS. PHILADELPHIA Invite you to inspect their fine stock of Easter Plants at their greenhouses when visiting the National Flower Show at Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2, 1916 Our stock consists of Lilies, Hydrangeas, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Spiraea, Rose Bushes, Bulbous Stock, Palms, Ferns, etc*, of the right sizes, and at the right price for the Commercial Trade. Our greenhouses can be reached in 15 minutes from the Flower Show, Convention Hall, by taking car going east on Alleghany Ave., and transferring up Fifth St.; get off at Bristol St., and walk two squares east. Watch for our Easter ad. and wholesale price list, which will be out in the issue of April 1st ASCHMANN BROS. Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave. PHILADELPHIA, PA. iiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuniiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiMniiiiiiwiiiJiiLiiiiiiiiiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Wheni ordering, please mentl.jn Tlic i;xcli.inf:e MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued older club, or as lie calls it, the "Bosses' Club." Alphonzo Peters has leased the South Queen st. greenbouses now run by Frank Suter and will open up business under the name of the Greenwood Floral Co., Alphonzo Peters, manager. This is a good stand, being adjacent to the two best cemeteries o£ the city, and as Mr. Peters has had considerable experience he will no doubt make a success of the business. St. Patrick's Day was so cold that it seriously interfered with business but the stores all did a moderate amount of business typical of the day in green goods and Shamrocks ; the atrocious green Carnation has been followed by green Sweet Peas and green Daisies, but why atrocious if it brings in the dollar? A 'lecturer in our midst recently con- demned the planting of beds of Gerani- ums in a lawn as a violation of good taste with their blotch of color. I very much doubt if the elimination of the Geranium as a bedding plant were ef- fected whether we would be as well off from a business point of view, and there is room for a doubt even on the aesthetic side. Have we gained anything either financially or aesthetically by the gradual elimination of the formal beds of Coleus and Alternanthera and kindred plants of a few years back? I doubt it. If the public wants an article give it to them and in the best shape you possibly can. The new Rose Shop and the B. F. Barr establishment seemed to vie with each other to have the best St. Patrick's Day window, and the result was two exceptionally good windows to remind our Lancaster people that the Irish are not an extinct race. The Rosary, like Mrs. Goldbach, de- pends on a fine display of plants with one or two extra fine vases of flowers to attract attentioni and they usually do it to perfection. H. A. Schroyer has such a constant stream of taxpayers coming into his store that he gives more attention to the interior, and it is always a pleasure to walk through his store and see the dainty surprises all the way through put up by Miss Carrie Steckmen with that feminine touch that no man can give. Walter Hammond says he is not afraid of Lenten dullness, for dullness seems an obsolete term for this Winter's business. The Elks had a real St. Patrick's night on the 17th, and B. F. Barr do- nated green flowers for all of the green hatted Elks, and there were some hun- dreds of them. We have very good prospects for the getting of a large Armory in Lancaster and have selected a site that is within two blocks of the depot and within from two to five blocks of all the leading hotels. The writer is working hard to secure this Armory with the hope that we will not only have better show facili- ties but that we will be in a position to invite some of the smaller national asso- ciations to hold their meetings in Lan- caster, and some day when the S. A. P. begins a round of the smaller cities we might even attain to that high honor. The club meeting was the largest and most enthusiastic we ever had, and they are not done talking yet over the fine fellow Mr. Vincent is. It is even mooted that we may get up a party some day to make one of our visiting trips to White Marsh, Md. Albeet M. Here. Johnsville/ Pa. Moss's Loss The writer called on .Tames Moss on Thursday, March 16, who is fast recuperating after his great loss of March 4 by fire, which was extremely unfortunate at this time of the year. Mr. Moss lost thousands of 2in. Petun- ias, Verbenas. Salvia and Sweet Alys- sum, besides about ten thousand Geran- ium rooted cuttings ready to have been shipped. His stock plants were also put back weeks by the heat and smoke. Fortunately the heating plant was saved and he had a lot of new sash bars and glass which he could use and go to work at once and cover up the houses_ as there were quantities of seedlings just coming up which he was able to save. Everything looks well, all considered, at this writing. Max A. Fiekstein. V March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 71S ^iiininininniMiDiuimnimmaininiuniaiimntnnnniniimiiiniianmntffliiiminii mnrnnnminniiniiiniinniiiiiiiiniuiininiiiii^ Cyclamen Giganteum Very Choice Strain We offer, for one week only, strong transplanted Cyclamen seedlings ready for 2/^-inch pots, in the following varie- ties: Glory of Wandsbek, Christ- mas Cheer, Rose of Marienthal, Brilliant Red, Pure White, and White Pink tye. We have been selecting and hybridizing this strain for the past six years; no better quality can be had anyv^here. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. We will be pleased to meet you at the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2. J. A. PETERSON & SONS Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio MimoniiimiininiiiiiiNiiiiNNiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiNiiuiiiiiniiiiiiiinmn Wheni ordering, please tncutlop The Kxchanpe ALTERNANTHERA Rosea, Yellow and P. Major, $4.50 per 1000. DAISY, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in.. $1.50 per 100. WHITMAN!, ELEGANTISSIMA, BOSTON, SCOTTII, SCHOLZELI and TABLE FERNS, 2-in.. $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosua Nanus. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., 4c. CALENDULA, Orange King and Meteor. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. COLEUS. Assorted. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Dusty Miller GYMNOCARPA. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. IMPATIENS Hybrids. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. PRIMULA Obconlca. Assorted. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. SALVIA BonHre and Splendens. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. WEEPING LANTANA, FEVERFEW Gem, GIANT WHITE DAISY and DOUBLE ALYSSUM. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. STEVIA. 2-in., $1.50 per 100.- STOCKS, Palace and Blanc. 2-in.. $1.50 per 100. STOCKS, Mont Blanc, I^incess AUce. Fine seedlings, $5.00 per 1000. SNAPDRAGO.N SEEDLINGS, Silver Pink, fine stock, $5.00 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY', Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 75c. pet 100. AGERATUM, Gurney, Pauline, Star. 60o. per 100, $5,00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 75c. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds. OOc. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 75c. per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. FUCHSIA. 6 kinds. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1.00 per 100. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, Dreer's, etc., $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Gkinds, S1.2S per 100. SNAPDRAGON. Silver and White. $1.50 per 100. STEVIA. Dwarf. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Cash. BYEP BPOS., Chambersburg, fia. When ordprlne- pIp.-isp tn'-ntlun Thi^ Rxclmnge Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. L OROHIDS, PALMS and ptaato of avevy waitoty Wnen oruerlDx. plesAe mention The BtxcbaacA Rreesia Bulbs PURITY TYPE I am booking' orders for July and August delivery- Full count, size, and satisfaction guaranteed. Write now for prices. You will be pleased. F. C. Ruggles, BoAlk Santa Cruz, Cat. '"■■■ I'l ti'iii Till- Exi.'iiniipe MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued Syracuse, N. Y. This is the first day, the 19th of March, that snow has not fallen. Only two days from Spring, and over 2ft. of snow on the level. Seedsmen, land- scape gardeners and in fact everyone has been saying, "How long, O Lord, how long." So far the month of March has been the coldest experienced in many years. As a consequence business has suffered. There has been quite a falling off in the sale of pot plants the past week. Funeral work still keeps very heavy. The burial of one of the victims of the Mexican raid called for a large number of designs. Two wagons were required to carry th« flowers to the cemetery for the funeral of one of our prominent clothing merchants. St. Patrick's Day was very quietly ob- served here. Parading has been aban- doned, banquets taking the place. The sale of green Carnations was very limited. As the mercury registered zero it is not surprising. A. Warnaar of Sassenheim, Holland, was a caller the past week. The P. R. Quinlan estate has released the Warren st. store under the manage- ment of Will WeadoD. It has proved a great success. The window decorations are always in good taste and very attrac- tive. Our park department is suffering great loss in the greenhouses through the rav- ages of field mice and moles. They have tried to poison them in various ways without success. The writer's experi- ence with the vermin was to have some good cats. Walt Workman of Oswego was a caller the past week, getting a line on Easter stock. He reports his bulb stuff as the finest he has ever had. H. Y. I WILL BE GLAD TO MEET YOU AT THE NATIONAL ELOWER SHOW, PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 25th TO APRIL 2d. SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS ETHTthlng In cuttings and •mall pot SATISFACTION ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings. $3.00 per 1000; in S.OOO lots st $7.60 per 1000; in 2H-io., $3.00 per 100, $26 00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other Ta- risties. Prices on application. BEGONIAS 100 looo CHATELAINE. 2H-m $6.00 $48.00 Strong seedlings, from soil, .... 3.60 80.00 Strong, 3-in 8.00 Strong, 4-in 12.00 REX. 2>i-in. very best Tsrieties, UKirted April 1st ».00 40.00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 AUce $6.00 $50.00 Champion. Select stock 3.60 30.00 YeUow Prince 3.80 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very free) 12.00 100.00 FoUowing at $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless Enchantress Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Eureka Rose Pink En- Princess Dagmar chantresa Harlowarden Herald White Wonder Pink Winsor 250 or more at tbe thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The following are the best newer varieties of commercial value. It will pay j^a to buy them. 100 1000 Golden Queen $7.00 $60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 80.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yeUow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 36.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 26.00 White Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 28.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 8.00 20.00 Also a full list of all other oommeroial varieties. Prices on application. COLEUS ROOTED CUTTINGS Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltli and all other best vapetiea, 85o. per 100, postpaid; $7.00 per 1000 by express collect. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS strong, twice transplanted, very best strain. In all colors. $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. DAISIES Two Best Winter Cut Flower Varieties 100 1000 DAISIES, Boston Yellow. Strong 3>^-in. bushy plants, 26 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2>i-in..$6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $38.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 18.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 26.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.76 16.00 Single White. Best variety for pots; large flowering. 2>i-in.. 6.00 DRACi^NA INDIVISA Strong, transplanted seedlings, $2.00 per 100, $17.60 per 1000. 2;-i-in. $3.00. 3-in. $6.00. 3H-in. $7.00, 4-in. $15.00, 5-in. $25.00, 6-in. $35.00 per 100. FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In beat 100 1000 varieties. 2>^-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Bird's Nest Fern. 2-in 10.00 Boston Ferns. 2M-in 4.00 $36.00 Roosevelt, Whltmanl com- pacta, Scholzell, Scottll, aU 2yi-ia 8.00 40.00 Elegantlssima Improved and Elegantissima compacta. 2}i-in 6.00 80.00 Teddy, Jr 6,00 46.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per Bat; 6 flats, $1.76 per flat; 10 flats, $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. FUCHSIAS. In best varieties, 2-in. pota 2.80 Rooted cuttings, miied varieties 1.28 10.00 FUCHSIA. Little Beauty, Lord Byron. White Beauty, Ten- or, 2 M -in 4.00 planu. Send for complete catalogue GUARANTEED IVY ENGLISH IVY. ROOTED CUTTINGS Extra strong, from soil. Propagated last August. $1 .26 per 100, $10 00 pet 1000. KENTIA Belmorena. 2K-in.. nice, stocky plants, 8 in. high, with 3 leaves, $10.00 per 100. PELARGONIUMS Lucy Becker. 2-in. . . . Wurtembergla. 2-is. 100 .$8.00 . 8.00 POINSETTIAS. Stock Plants. 100 Eitra strong selected $1.'.00 ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old. Hybrid Teas. Hybrid Perpetual, Baby Ramblers. Cllmben. List of varieties and prices on application. ROSES 2M-in.. grafted and own root, in all var rieties, good, clean, stock. Prices on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. 100 1000 SMILAX. 2>i-in S3.00 $25.00 Seedlings 1100 SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. . 2.00 18.00 Silver Pink, Giant YeUow, Giant White, 2}i-in 4.00 86.00 3-in., good stock White and Yellow 6.00 60.00 STEVIA. 2-in 2.60 Rooted Cuttings, postpaid 1.80 VERBENAS. Giant flowering, assorted rooted outtings. Postpaid 1.00 7.80 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted outtings. Postpaid 1.28 9.00 CANNA ROOTS 2 to 3 eyes. True to name. 100 1000 King Humbert and Egandale.. $2.00 $17.50 Mad. Crozy, Richard Wallace. Buttercup, Venus, Cbas. Henderson, Niagara, Queen Charlotte 1.75 15.00 Meteor, Rosa gigantea, Mrs. A. Conard, Gustav Gumpper. A full line of other fine varieties at low prices. GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING FlntBiis Long Ittend Grown (Now Ready) 100 1000 America $160 $11.00 Augusta 1-60 12.00 Halley (Salmon) 2.60 20.00 Brenchleyensis (Scarlet). .. . 1.60 11.00 Mar 2.00 18 00 Peace" 6.00 40.00 Mrs. Fraiik Pendleton 8.00 76.00 Mrs. Francis King 1.60 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 178 14.00 NewCrop Florists'FlowerSeeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Green- house grown). $3.00 per 1000; 6000 at $2.60 per 1000. ASTER Seeds . Finest Oregon Grown. Selected Strain. Imp. Giant Crefio, H oi. H o». Or. Shell Pink. White, _ „ ., „„ Rose Pink. Purple. . $1.00 $1.50 $4.00 Astcrmum Pink and . „„ o ,^n Lavender 75 1.00 3.00 Pacific Beauty. Fmest ,„ „ „„ lavender ... 1.00 1.50 6.00 Imp. Rochester. Lav- -, , on endcr Pink 50 .75 3.00 Also other fine varieties. Write for prices. ROMAN J. IRWIN, Phone FARRAGUT 2326 108W.28tliSt, NEWYORK \Vhf>n ordprlne. plcnup rrcnflnn The F.TciiHuec New York Flower Show Number APRIL 8 Covers in colors — Copy to reach us before April 5 716 The Florists' Exchange Nursery Stock ^m Florists' Trade FRUIT TREES. ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, SMALL FRUITS. ROSES, CLEMATIS, PHLOX, PAEONIES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Extra Fine Selection of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Pyramidal Box, Tree Roses, Chinese Magnolias, Koster's Spruce, Hemlock, Retlnisporas, Junipers, Mugho Pine, Concolor Fir, Arborvits Pyramldalls and Hovey's Golden AMPELOPSIS Veitchii CALIFORNIA PRIVET CLEMATIS Jackmanii BERBERIS Thunbergii and ROSA Setigera TREE HYDRANGEAS Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH COMPANY. Geneva. N. Y. 70 YEARS lOOO ACRES K.M'iiiMlKC California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Grown by the million as specialties and sold at prices that get your business and give you a profit. You go to a specialist in other lines of bus'ness; why not use the same judgment here ? A trial order will convince you why I always sell my stock. My customers are all pleased customers. AH grades offered. Norway Spruce A IN D Norway Maples A block of each, all specimen trees, on ground that I wish to clear. In ordering from me you take no chances; all grades are guaranteed. Price lists now leady. The Robbinsville Nurseries C. A. BENNETT, Prop. ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. NOTICE 2,000,000 NORWAY SPRUCE CHOICE VERMONT GROWN Property been sold and land must be cleared, hence the following low prices 100 5-year transplants - - - - $100 4-year transplants ----- .75 3-year transplants ----- .50 3-year seedlings - Write for prices for larger quantities. iVriie H. M. TOTMAN. 1000 $5.50 4.50 3.50 2.50 1000 5000 lots $5.00 " " 4.00 " " 3.00 " " 2.00 Or G. A. CHEDEL, Manager Packing at cost. Randolph. Vt. Whpn> nrderiiic lipase mention The Excli luiuimiiiiuimiMuiiiijimiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiJiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiJiiiDiiiuiimiim niiiiiniii miiiiii^' Attention to Nurserymen CORNUS FLORIDA | (Common Dogwood) = These are collected trees, but not like = most collected stock, thin and spindly. = These have fine roots and are well branched, g because they are collected in open field, ^ not woods like the majority of Dogwoods . f 3^ ft., S15.00 per 100. 8100.00 per 1000; i 4-5 ft., $20.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000; = 6-6 ft., $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000; I 6-S ft., $50.00 per 100, $-400.00 per 1000; i 8-10 ft.. lH-2in. diam.. 5-6 ft. spread, i $1.00 each. i CLETHRA alnifoUa (Sweet Pepper j Buah). 2-4 ft (collected). 100$10, 1000 $80. j AZALEA viscosa (Swamp Azalea). 2-i § ft. (collected) with bails of earth, $10.00 per m per 100. ILEX glabra (Ink Berry). This | is one of the best broad-leaf evergreens g for foundation planting; collected stock, s with balls of earth, 10-12 in. high, 10-12 in = spread. $20.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Transplanted stock, with balls of earth, 10-12 in. high, 10-12 in. spread. $30.00 per 100. VINCA minor. Well rooted plants. $4.00 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. We also have a number of bearing size Apple, Pear, Quince, Cherry and Plum Trees, 2-4 in, diam. Write for prices. I WESTBURir NURSERY CO., Inc. p. o. b. i34 Westbury, L. I., N. Y. ^umiuimuuiuiiiuiiiuuiiujiiiuiMiuauiiuiiiuum^ When) ordering, please mention The Exchange ORNAMENTAL NURSERY STOCK Everything in New and Old varieties. Specimen Japanese Maples, Pennsylvania grown. Magnolias, Evergreen Shrubs. Shade Trees, transplanted, straight trunks, good roots. We specialize in detailed lists of stock required for filling Landscape Gardeners' plans. Small one- and two-year stock for planting in nursery rows. Trade catalogue on application THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS WHOLESALE NURSERYMEN DRESHER, PA. 275 ncres in ornamental stock. Established 62 years. Japanese Snowball When orderiiic. i>leiise mrntiun Tbe Lixcliiiiiee TRBBS LargeBt aaaartment In New England. Ever KreenB, decidnone trees, poth coninioa and rarer '^i varletieB. Sturdy, choice ]\i ■;■ (rtocb that can l>e depend r-j r edupon. -Send for calaiog fcl s and flpeclfd tiade nrlces. I.'.^l .au^fe,7.n.J^ North AbingtoD Mus. SHRUBS Finest Qf ahrnba. Hpeclal ^ri^^ trade prices. By ilie '^**^-* thoo«ande, hardy NfttlTe aod Hybrid Rhoaoden- drons— transplanted and acclimated. Send yoni UstB. I-:et OB eaihnate. Wlien orderlnjE. pleoBe menttoD The Bxchange Fine, Large, Austrian, Wliite, Scotch and Mugho Pines The best in the country. Make appointment. See the stock. THI F. [. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648-4, Bridgeport Division. Established 21 years. CALIFORNIA PRIVET Per 1000 2-year-old, 2 to 3 ft., 4 to 10 branches tlS.OO 2-year-old, 12 to 18 in., 2 or more hrsoches. . 10.00 2-year-old, 6 to 12 in., . o> mme branches. . 6.00 1-year-old, 3 to 6 in., i ;i iripre branches. . . . 3.00 No. 1 Cuttings, 8 in long 60 Cash with order. Packing free. HARRY B. EDWARDS, little Silver, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ' When ordering, please meotlon The Eichangft March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 717 Nursery Department ConJucted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN President. E. 8. Welch, Sbenundoah, la ; Vice- nreaident, John Watson, N. Y.: Treaaurer, Pbtbh YoUNCERS, Geneva, Neb.; Secretary, John Hall, Itochester, N. Y. 4l8t Annual Canvention will b« beld in Milwaukee, Wii., June 2&.30, 1S16. Pyrus Malus baccata {Subject of thut wt'ok's itlu^tration) Pyrus Malus baccata is, when in its original form, the Siberian Crab, bearing small flowers, mostly white, and quite small berries, or fruit, not nearly as large as that of cultivated kinds sold as Siberian Crabs. Our specimen is one of the sorts representing the original type. The flowers are pink in the Inui, white when ex- panded; the two colors when the flower buds are ex- panding form a lovely combination. Our picture is of a group of three trees growing together. The flowers were so numerous that we do not think we ever saw the display equaled. There are now in culti- vation numerous Pyrus of Japanese origin, many of them appearing much like the Siberian in flowers and fruit but diflFering in foli- age, the leaves not having the appearance of those of the common Apple to the extent the Siberian Crab has. Owing to the Apple, Pyrus Slalus, having been cultivated in ancient days and in all climes, the in- termixture of species has been here so great that it is difBcult to give the cor- rect botanical name to many sorts now in cultiva- tion, but the name, Pyrus baccata, is considered cor- rect for the Siberian Crab. This, therefore, permits of its being increased true to name from seeds; propa- gation is also accom- plished by budding or grafting it on common Apple stocks. The photograph of bur group of this Crab was taken in the Spring of 1914, a season renowned for the abundance of flow- ers and fruits of all kinds, and certainly one could hardly imagine there was room for a single addi- tional flower on the tree our picture represents. .„ ,. When one is Magnolia seeking to K°'»>« make a col- lection of Magnolias he will have M. Kobus in it, as well as many others, but where variety of color is the main object Kobus, as well as some others, could be dispensed with. Kobus makes a good sized tree, inclined to a bushy habit. Its flowers are white, not as large as those of conspicua. It is claimed to flower rather earlier, but in the case of a tree of each growing not more than 20 yards apart, several years' observation failed to notice any marked difference in the date of their flowering. ■ There is one character Kobus possesses which would procure its admittance to a collection. This is its num- ber of seed cones, as we may term them, all of which are of the most grotesque appearance. They are com- paratively small and thin. The seeds cause an enlarge- ment of the pods where they are, a swelling here, an- other there. Many of the pods resemble a newly hatched bird, minus the legs, and there is hardly one on a tree that is not of a fantastic shape. AVhen the pods take on the pink color of ripeness the tree is indeed an object of great interest. If the appearance of the cones of other Magnolias, such as Lennei and Soulangeana, are to be taken as a guide one might be excused for considering Kobus a hybrid, such as they are, for all three have the peculiar swellings of the seeds, bulging out the cones, which is not the case with any of our native species, at least. Returning to colors of Magnolia flowers again, of the early blooming ones the old purpurea and conspicua, purple and white respectively, gave us the hybrid Sou- langeana, a pink color, and seedlings of this one will give variation in color from pink to white. Our native species, which bloom later, are mostly white, excepting cordata, a yellow, and auriculata, wliich some term a canary yellow, others cream color. There are many ways of increasing Magnolias, seeds, layers and grafting being the chief methods employed. There are but few foreign trees Norway Maple as a ^^ ,^,^,1 adapted to our elimate as Flowering Tree ^^^^ Norway Maple has proved to lie. No matter in what State it is, its reputation for lining well is established. It has become so well known as a tree indispensable for shade, that planting it for any other purpose is rarely throught of, yet, as a flower- ing tree, it is of much beauty. A tree of it in full There arc several species of Callicarjia. The best known in cultivation is C. purpurea, a Japanese species, though our native one, C. Americana, is thought to be liettcr, but being a native of our Southern States, it has not proved as hardy as purpurea. Callicarpas are already known to many of our readers as whoever sees a plant of it in .\utunm is sure to admire it, its long, slender shoots being then loaded with lovely violet-purple berries, strung along the length of its branches. It is when in this stage that florists have found it so useful. There is a constant demand for something new in lloral decorations, and to many Callicarpa would he new, old plant in col- lections that it is. Whether for field or pot culture. Spring is the time to prepare the plants. Pot culture would he for the purpose of selling the plants in pots, chiefly at Christmas; outdoor plant- ing would be for the cut- ting of its branches of berries for floral decora- tions. When grown in pots the pots should he plunged outdoors for the Summer, placing them under cover in late Autumn. As it is the growths of the same season that pro- duce the berries, it is nec- essary to prune back the plants well in Spring, to obtain success. When grown outdoors the best display of berries follow-s the dropping of the foliage in late Au- tumn. When in pots, for indoor use, the plants should be housed early, to save the foliage, if this should be preferred. Seeds, cuttings and lay- ers are relied on for propagating purposes. The intro- Our Native Persimmon Pyrus Malus baccata flower in early Spring is a delight to look on. The flowers are yellow, in clusters, on the ends of the pre- vious Summer's growths. In good seasons one may say e\'ery small twig on the tree bears a cluster of flowers. We have often paused to admire such a tree, and have taken photographs of it, to place among a collec- tion of flowering trees. Everyone familiar with trees know of the fine shade a Norway Maple affords, an additional reason for making more use of it as a lawn tree than is now done. In this connection the Schwcdler Maple and the Keitenb-ichi must be mentioned, two varieties of the Norway, both famed for the purplish leaves they bear and for their flowers. The foliage of Reitenbachi is of a bronze color, that of Schwedleri, of a light purple. Their flowers are so attractive because they partake of the color of the leaves. Those of Reitenbachi are particularly attractive, displaying a cluster of bronze yellow blossoms, those of Schwedleri are light purplish yellow. Schwedleri is just as vigorous and shapely a tree- as the common Norway Maple; some think better; hut Reitenbachi seems not so well known, hence speci- mens of it are not so common. The common Norway grows freely from seeds, as is known. The two varieties mentioned do also, but can- not be depended on to come true in this way, so fliey are increased by budding or grafting on the common stock. „ That CaUicarpa is a shrub which could CaWcarpas j^^ grown profitably for florists' use has In Pots jjppj^ mentioned more than once by the writer. As the season for planting is now with us, it appears worth while to refer to it again. duction of the Japa- nese Persimmon many years ago created great hopes of having a better fruit for the Northern States than that of our native species. Unfortu- nately, the hopes were not realized, the Japanese species proving too tender for the Northern climate. South of Washington it suc- ceeds, but it proves, really, fitted but for the warmer portions of Virginia and south of it. This leads to the question of using the improved forms of our native Persimmons for Northern plant- ings. These sorts were much talked of some years ago, niticb attention having been given them by parties in Missouri, Indiana and further south. Large fruited sorts and kinds with b\it few seeds were .selected for propagation, grafted, we presume, on seedlings of the common species. It is to be presumed these improved sorts are all from perfect flowered trees, as there are trees that are staminate only, others pistillate, and still others with perfect flowers. When increased from seeds no one can say what the tree ni;iy prove to be, a fruiting one or not. .'\s one of our large growing shrubs ad- ^»™"f »"'» mired for its deep red branches in Win- Spsetbii jpj., Cornus allia is well known, as well 2- 2 ft., 3 or more branches 11.00 2 - 2)4 ft., 6 or more branches 14.00 2yi- 3 ft., 8 or more branches 19.C0 3 - 4 ft., 12 or more branches 26.00 Packed free and on Ford cars Trenton. Estate of CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall Street, TRENTON, N. J. A. KOLOOS & CO. < 0 D 0 o Now is the time to Order and Save 25 per cent. Such as: AZALEA, AUCUBA, AMPELOPSIS, BOXWOOD, BLUE SPRUCE, CONIFERS, CLEMATIS, DEUTZLA, FUNKIA, DEL- PHINIUM, HORTENSIA, HYDRANGEA P. G., LILACS, LAURUS, JAPANESE MAPLES, P^EONIA, RHODODENDRON, and all other hardy shrubs for forcing'or outdoor. Ask Our Prices New Rose List, containing more than 300 up-to-date varieties, also our Wholesale Catalogue of Nursery Stock, may be had from our Mr. L. VAN DEERDE, c/0 MaltDS & Ware. 14 stone Street, new voiiH, N. v. EXPORT NURSERIES WbeD orderlnE, please mentloo Tbe Excbange VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFPBRBD BT Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. Wben orderiof, pleu* mention Tlie Bxchaiice Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals. Bedding Plants Ask: Pot- Price L..lst MOUNTAIN VIEW FLORAL CO., Portland. Ores When ordering, please mention The Exchange MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued Buffalo, N. Y. Preparing for Flower and Fashion Show The first annual flower and fash- ion show to be held at the Broadway Auditorium from April 6 to 12, promises to be the most stupendous undertaking ever attempted by any organization in the city. The committee on floral ar- rangements, recently appointed by the Buffalo Florists' Club, and headed by Charles Schoenhut, is working upon an elaborate scheme of exhibit and decora- tion. Albert flutter, chairman of the decorations committee, has made an ar- tistic design which will be followed by the florists, and those who have seen it pronounce it the most attractive and cleverest idea for elaborate decorative purposes ever planned for the interior of the great auditorium. Different in character, but upon an elaborate scale, the merchants who deal in fabrics, furbelows, etc., are planning a most lavish exhibition of fashions. The two progressive organizations mentioned above will not be the whole show, how- ever, nor will milady be supreme, for at least three of the principal stores dealing in men's wear will present novel ex- hibits. Band concerts, soloists, vaude- ville and dancing every evening are among the entertainment features of the .show. Surprises will be frequent and the program will be practically continu- ous, afternoon and evening. The com- mittee realizes this is one of its most important activities and a varied pro- gram of amusement will be given that is sure to_ reach everybody. 'The tea gar- den which the Red Cross have been in- vited to install is looked forward to ex- pectantly, and domestic science depart- ments of the high schools are relied upon for exhibits of unusual interest to the general public. Sprig O' Green on St. Patrick's Day The anniversary day dedicated to the patron saint of Ireland, found Buf- falo rich in garniture of green amid the snows of March. In almost every con- spicuous place in the city, windows of stores and dwellings. Shamrocks, or other emblems of Old Erin were shown. IJocal florists report that green dyed Car- nations sold better than ever before and that the demand was greatly in excess of the supply. California Privet 1000 2-yr., 12-18-in., well branched. $8.00 2-yr., 18-24-in., well branched 12.00 2-yr., 24-30 in., well branched 15.00 PRIVET CANES, 2-4 ft., one year growth, 500 canes in each bundle, $1.00 per bundle. 8000 LOMBARDY POPLARS, 6000 CAROLINA POPLARS, 5000 BAR- BERRY THUNBERGn, 10,000 Shrubs in varieties. Packing free. Cash with order. HILLSIDE NURSERIES JOHN BENNETT, Prop. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. When ordering, please mpntloo The Bzchanjcft When ordering, plea«* mention Tbe BzehanK« P. OUWERKERK 916 Jane Street WBEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, AzaleaSiiSpiraeas Japonica, LiliDm ^eciosom, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Qematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATE When orderlnir. pleaae mentloa Tbe Blichanga We Have Something Special to Offer in Weigelias— Canida and Eva Rathke, Philadelphus, Pynis Japonica, Deutzlas, Spiraea van Houttei, and other Shrubs. also HARDY PERENNIALS Setui US your list of reguirementt. WOOD, STLBBS & CO., Louisville. Ky. When orderJnK, please meiitioa The Eschange Hlirs Evergreens BBST FOR OVrai HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment In large and smaM sizes. Price list now ready, TbtD. Hill NorseryCo, Inc., dundeTox. Bverdreen Spedallets Larftest Growers In America When ordering, please mentioa The Exchange BERBERIS 1HUNBERGH SEEDLINGS 6 to 10 inches, $5.00 per 1000 MRS. HIRAM T. JONES 49 North Avenue ELIZABETH, N. J. Wben ordering, please mentioa The Exchange March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 719 Special Wholesale Price List Now is tlie time to reserve your wants in Shrubs, Vines, Hybrid Perpetuals and Rambler Roses, Hedging, etc. Quality guaranteed. " ' hold until wanted. Climbing and Rambler Roses 2 years, strong. Climbing American Beauty $0.15 Dorothy Perkins OS Crimson Rambler 10 Goldfinch 10 Excelsa. A true red Dorothy Perkina, no otbor rod Climber nearly as good 08 Baby Rambler. Light 10 Mrs. (^utbush. Strong 15 Orleans. Strong 15 White Baby Rambler. Strong 12 Vcllow Baby Rambler. Strong 12 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 2 years, budded plants. S12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. Alfred Colomb Marshall P. Wilder .\nne de Diesbach Majina t^harta C^oiiuelte de.'* Alps Paul Neyron (Uiquecte des Blanche I'lrich Brunner (General Jacqueminot Mnie. Gabriel Luizet Climbing Vines 2 years, strong plants. CLEMATIS, Jackmanll. Henryi, Mme. Edouard Andre. Large flowering, 15c. CLEM-VnS paniculata, 9c. DL :a:ll PIPE, L>-.i ft.. 20c. WISTARIA, Purple, 3-vr.. 15c. AMPELOPSIS Veitchll, 8c. AMPELOPSIS Veitchll, 3-yr., XXX, 12c. HONEYSl t;KLE. Halls Japan. 8c. HONEySUC:KiE. Scarlet Trumpet, 10c. Also other items too numerous to mention. Can sliip now or Hedging loo looo CALIFORNIA PRIVET, .3-1 ft. .84.00 J35.00 CALIFORNIA PRIVET, 2-3 ft... 3.00 25.00 CALIFORNIA PRIVET, 18-24 in. 2.50 20.00 AMOOK PRIVET. 18-24 in 6.00 60.00 AMOOR PRIVET, 12-18 in 4.00 35.00 BARBERRV Thunberftil, 24- 30-in 12.00 100.00 BARBERRV Thunberftil, l.S-24 in 8.00 70.00 BARBERRY Thunbergil, 12-18 in 6.00 50.00 Perennials 100 .S5.00 8.00 PHLOX. 20 varieties, strniiR plants. . BLEEDINC; HEART, .strong plants.. .\NEMONES. Strong plants 6.00 DELPHINIUMS. Strong plants 6.00 Ornamental Shrubs 2-3 feet 100 ALMOND, Red and White $15.00 ALTH.«A, Double (five colors) 8.00 DEUTZIA aracllls 14.00 DEUTZIA. Pride of Rochester 8.00 HONEYSllCKLE, Red Tartarian 8.00 HONEYSltlKLE, White Tartarian. . 8 00 HYDRAN(;EA arborescens sterilis 15 00 HYDRANGEA paniculata ftrandlflora 9 00 HYDRANGEA paniculata grandi- flora. Tree form. 4-5 ft 25.00 KERRIA Japonica. .Single 12.00 KERRIA Japonica. Double 12.00 PHILADEI.PIll'S grandiaorus 8.00 SPIR.EA prunlfoUa 1000 SPIR.BA Van Houttel 8.00 SNOWBERRY 10.00 SNOWBERRY', red fruited 8.00 SNOWBALL 10.00 WEIGELA 12.00 Complete list on request. ORDER TODAY. JACKSON ®. PERKINS CO., Newark, New York When, ordering, please meptloa The Exchange Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prices The Conard ®. Jones Co. WEST GROVE, PA. Wbeo ordering:, pleaae mention Tbe Excbanff* Asks $60,000 for Horticltnral Study In the interest of "Education and Investigation," William F. Kasting, Postmaster of Buffalo and President of the State Federation of Horticultural Societies and Floral Clubs, led a delega- tion before the ways and means commit- tee of the Assembly urging favorable ac- tion on the bill introduced by Assembly- man IS'icholas J. Miller of Buffalo mak- ing an appropriation of $60,000 for the construction of a range of glass houses for the teaching of floriculture and vege- table culture at the New York State Col- lege of Agriculture at Cornell. Support- ing Mr. Kasting were Prof. E. A. White .>f Cornell. \V. F. Ilallauer of Rochester, and Prof. Paul Work of Cornell. Be- hind the bill iilso is the New York Vege- table Growers' Association, of which S. J. Cook of Silver Creek is president. Should tlie bill pa.ss, the Commissioner of Agriculture would upon the recommenda- tion t)f these two organizations men- tioned, appoint two floriculturists and one vegetable culturist to act as an ad- visor.v board. Mercnry Below Zero ivith Spring Due March IS. three days before the first day of Spring was the second coldest day of the Winter: 10 deg. below, and the coldest March ]8 in 4.5 years. The cold wave is predominant throughout the eastern part of the country, especially in New York State, where some of the towns are registering 15 to 20 deg. below zero. ■Casnal Notes According to Emil Brucker, the W. F. Kasting Co. is rounding out a business year that leaves no room for doubt and much for satisfaction. Surely much credit is due to the personnel of the fine sales force. When it comes to giving the botanical names of plants and flowers, Louis Neu- beck, new trustee of the Buffalo Florists' Club, is a veritable encyclopedia on the Berberis Thunbergii Extra Good loO 1000 15 to 18 inches $6.00 $50.00 18 to 24 inches 7.50 65.00 Tsuga Canadensis Very Fine Kach 10 3 to 4 feet $1.50 $14.00 4 to 5 feet 3.00 25.00 Send for trade list. LITTLEFIELD & WYMAN NORTH ABINGTON, - - MASS. When ordering, plciisp mi-ntion Tbe Excliaiipe subject. However, there are some skepti- cal ones who seem to be of the opinion that Louis can make up the names as fast as one asks him. B. S. Meyers, foreman for W. J. Palmer & Son at Lancaster, N. Y., never had as fine or as large a supply of choice Tulips as has right now, and there is a brisk demand for them. The Clark Seed Co. reports an uiiusu- ally active opening of the seed business during the past week. Miss Emma Heintz has an attractive display of flowering plants in her Allen St. store and business here is reported as quite satisfactory. Ed Stroh has a splendid stock of Tu- lips and Dutch Hyacinths as well as other blooming plants of all varieties. He reports trade good considering the Lenten season. Schwerdt & Berner will be in fine crop for Easter again this year, with an ex- cellent assortment of plants. Indications at this range are that trade will be brisk for quite a number of orders have already been booked and more are arriving each day. How long was your cash register tape on St. Patrick's Day? The tape on the register of W. J. Palmer & Son was 24ft. 6in. long, and there were 1396 customers waited on in 12 hours. Going some, what? In addition to a choice selection of flowering plants, C. Felton's flower shop is showing a collection of tastily ar- ranged baskets, which tend to make a very attractive window display. Visitors this week were: H. C. Neu- brand of Cromwell, Conn. ; A. C. VanEl of Lisse. Holland ; and R. Karlstrom of Cromwell. Conn. Mabk Palmer. WF PAN OUOTE YOU SPECIAL PRICES ON .SEVERIAL VARIETIES WE CAN O'JJ'Jj^^fiTY. LET US HAVE YOUR LIST. BUY STOCK THAT WILL PLEASE YOU NEW ROSES FOR FEBRUARY AND LATER DELIVERY 100 Red Radiance *]l?f, M r». William R. Hearst IJ^°^ Cleveland Gorfteoue Own Root 1000 (ISO.OO 150.00 250.00 260.00 Graf tod 100 1000 $17.50 J160.00 17.60 160.00 30.00 30.00 iriio. Da>a[u 1 lutycr or nn Baby Doll 25."U Champ WIeland '"■"" Dark Russell ^K nn Prima Donna '^ "" 200.00 260.00 Recent Introductions and Standard Varieties Hadley ,^52 Mrs. Charles Russell iSm Hoosier Beauty '^ Vn Sfi^r* ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ^-^o Double White kll'larney ^S Mrs. Georfte Shawyer L'9^ Pink Killarney ■■ I'Xi White Killarney 4K; Lady Hlllingdon i'^ Sunburst SVs Radiance IS Maryland ?S Mrs. Aaron Ward. . '■'^ Mrs. Taft Richmond Kaiserin Lady Alice Stanley. Cecile Brunner tn on Old Gold ^°°° American Beauty. 7.60 7.00 7.00 7.50 7.50 8.00 60.00 100.00 90.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 65.00 55.00 60.00 60.00 flO.OO 70.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 30.00 36.00 36.00 17.60 15.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 12.50 12.60 12.60 12.00 12.60 12.00 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.00 12.60 12.60 16.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 250.00 300.00 300.00 160.00 130.00 i:i5,oo 135.00 120,00 120,00 120.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 125.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 140.00 CARNATION CUTTINGS Place your order NOW for the new varieties If you wish February or March deUvery. THE FOUR NEW REDS 100 1000 Red Wing $12.00 $100.00 Nebraska 12.00 100.00 Belle Washburn 12.00 100.00 Aviator 12.00 100.00 THE THREE NEW PINKS. Alice Coombs 12.00 100.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Nancy. Light salmon pink, a little darker than Pink Delight, a more even eolor. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Standard Varieties RED. RECENT INTRODUCTIONS. 100 Alice »«■«> Pink Sensation 6.00 Champion *■'"' Enchantress Supreme 3.60 Matchless 3.00 PINK. Mrs. C. Edward Akeburst 100 1000 (rose pink). 3-in $6.00 $65.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.60 20 On Enchantress 2.60 20.0n Gloriosa 3.00 26.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.00 26.00 Rosette 3.60 27.60 YELLOW. YeUow Prince 4.00 30.00 Princess Da4mar. Beacon Victory 100 .$4.00 . 2.60 . 3.00 WHITE. , „ White Wonder 3.00 White Perfection «.U" White Enchantress 3.00 1000 $60.00 60.00 36.00 30.00 26.00 lOOS/, »3«S2 20S2 26.00 26.00 26.00 26.00 VARIEGATED. Benora 3.50 30.00 Write for special prices on large quantities. Our Plant Bulletin contains complete list with prices of all novelties and standard varieties m: Chrysantne""™'' Geraniums, Verbenas, Bouvardias, Gardenias, Miscellaneous btooK. Write for prices on PLANTS from 2 and 2K-inoh pots. Clean. Healthy, Well EstabUshed. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St. New York 117 W. 28th St. Baltimore Franklin & St. Paul Sts. Washing ton 1216 H St., N. W. Wheit ordering, please mriili..u Tin- i:xrl[;inKr The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Sach as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, e4c AO^ for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Wh.Hi or.i'TiT Iilp;isp nii-ntinn Thp Exctmnce ROOTED CUTTINGS AGERATUMS. Stella Gurney and 100 1000 Little Blue Star $0.60 $5.00 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The beat selected large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mLsed colors 100 9.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 9.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock 75 6.00 PLANTS 100 ROSE GERANIUMS. Strong plants, from 2-in. pots $2.00 Poltevine and Viaud GERANIUMS. Strong plants, from 2-in. pots 2.00 HELIOTROPE centefleur. Dark blue, from 2-in. pota 2.50 AGERATUM. Dwarf, medium blue, from 2-in. pots 2.00 Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. Wben orderlnr. plea«e meatlon The Bichanite Special Offer Al STOCK Dos. 100 CYCLAMEN in bloom. 4-m. ...... .$2.60 $^.00 BEGONIA Chatetalne. t^ :::::::::: ioS tS;-."::;:::::::::::::: 1200 SNAPDRAGON. , „ Phelps' White. 2-m »0O DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Mixed. 2-in. 2.25 100 lOOO SMn,AX. 2-in $1.76 $1800 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2K-in...3.00 2S.0O Cash with order. OISOH&CO.. ""'Gl^wi"' Webster, Mas$. When ordering, please mention The Kxchanc* 7i20 The Florists' Exchange # m m # BELLE WASHBURN THE BBST RED CARNATIOIN RESULTS ARE WHAT COUNT!= -jipjj-jlJiNNER of the Silver Medal of the American Carnation Society at Buffalo, 1915; also \A^INNER of L Wk yi the SAME MEDAL in the same class at ST. LOUIS, 1916; also of Silver Medal of S. A. F. and iljk j( O. H. at St. Louis, 1916. It has never been beaten at any exhibition. The color is a most brilliant '"■^'^^"W red. The size of the flower is 2} 2 inches. Stems 24 to 36 inches long, strong and stiff. We have never had a burst calyx, all flowers grading firsts; and, best of all, it is a constant bloomer, giving a steady run of flowers equal in number to the Enchantress family. It has a spicy odor, much greater than the average Carnation. It comes in full flower by the ist of December and then continues steadily through the balance of the season. Rooted cuttings now ready for delivery from soil; also a few thousand plants in 2-inch pots. Price of the rooted cuttings is $12. OO per lOO, $100.00 per lOOO. We will bill 500 at the 1000 rate price. Every cutting guaranteed strong and well rooted. BASSETT & WASHBURN Office and Store: 178 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. Greenhouses: HINSDALE, ILL. m m # m m # m m \\'li(.'iii ordering, please mt'iitlou The Exeluiuce COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 Rooted Cuttings o'' MRS. C. W. WARD and MATCHLESS $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEEINS, INEW YORK Rooted Carnation Cuttings SPECIAL OFFER 20,000 Matchless - - - $2.50 per 100 $20.00 per 1000 50,000 Enchantress - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " 25,000 C. W. Ward - - - 2.50 " " 20.00 " " Write for prices on other varieliea, Addresi all orders to J. D. COCKCROFT, - NorllipOPi, 1. 1., IN. Y. REMEMBER, WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION Do You Want a ''CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN" Red Carnation? Plenty of bloom to please you and keeping qualities to please your customers. If so, try RED WING, the fastest growing CARNATION on the market. Roofed Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Wm. A. Dawson, Willimantic, Conn. When orderinK, please mention Tbe Exclmnse .rdorlne. plf^HUt* m-nrl.-n Th.' CARNATIONS f.KORKEKSSeiNSCO. LAFAYETTE, INDIANA When orderlnE. please mentioQ The Excliance [LMERD.SMITH&CO. Chrgsanlhcmums Ask for Catalogue ■^ ADRIAN - - - MICH. SPLIT CARNATIONS chrysanthemum cuttings S*Roses Qulobly. easily and obeapl; meoded. No TooIb required Pillsbury Carnation Staple PaUjoMd 1906 1000, 3So . 3000. SI 00 postpaid I. L. PILLSBURY CALESBURG. ILL. Wh***! ordcrlne. please mi*Qtlon The BzchaOfe ""^^Ll L D Ll \sPniwGriEuooHio j Wlien orderlne. pleaae nopntlon The Eichanfie Rose Plants Some fine, own root stock. Ready for shipment. Send for circular and see our exhibit at PhiladelpMa. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsbur^, Pa. Kheu orderluiT. 'piea« i:x<' ORCHIDS Order 1916 (rerfily imported rtook NOW m order to receive them from first ARRIVALS, A splendid lot of VANDA CiERULEA. the only BlueOrchld; always a great seller. Write for pricee. GEORGE L. FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to coUeot tha best Commercial Orchidi. Orden booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 Chestnut Place SEOAUCUS, N. J. Wllen ordering, please mentloa The SxchaiMce Schenectady, N. Y. Industry Promotes Floriculture The "Electric City" has been very progressive ever since Christmas, in all sorts of floral work, and our florists can credit this to the extensive orders which have been given to largest manufacturing works of the State, which are the Gen- eral Electric Works and American Loco- motive Works, who employ almost 10,000 people. These are working day and night in order to turn out their export con- tracts. Cut flowers and plants have been in great demand and all hands are looking for a very successful Easter trade. M. P. Champlin, 226 Nott Tee. has sold out to W. H. Showers formerly with Felthousen, growers of this city. He is well pleased in his undertaking and has the best wishes of his fellow florists. W. C. Eager, 699 Albany st., with greenhouses at 140S State St., has a very fine lot of Easter plants. Bedding plants are also in fine condition at his store. The Rosendale Flower Shop, 126 Jay St., has had a fine display of St. Patrick's Day novelties, but owing to severe weather, business was not as good as the proprietor, H. E. Everhardt expected. W. E. John, 324 Crane St., says that judging from his advance orders, Easter trade will be very good. The Rosendale Greenhouses & Nur- series, Troy, Schnectady road, are sup- plying the trade with a full line of all sorts of bulbous plants. Julius Eger, 746 State St., reports the best season on record. His extensive al- terations have made his place one of the finest in the city. Club Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Schnectady Florists' Club was held on Mbnday evening at the Rosendale Flower Shop, President Geo. E. Kopper in the chair, twelve members were present. W. H. Shawers was proposed for mem- bership. It is the intention of the club to have a flower show in the early part of November and try to get the people of the city interested. A question box was also proposed and will be put in service at next meeting, which takfes place on Monday, April 10. — L. H. S. Some Excellent Stock Liberal extras for early orders SiieofpoU 100 1000 2-in. ABUTILON Savltzll, or S va- rietiea assorted $2.29 120.00 2)i-in. AGERATUMS. WhiM, light 20.00 2 -in. CUPHEAS. Qgar plants 2.26 20.00 3 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties.. . S.GO 90.00 4 -in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties. 2M-in. BEGONIAS. 8 flowering va- 46.00' 3}i-in. CINERARIAS. Choice miied 6.S0 «0.00 e -in. DRAC.«N A Indivisa 20.00 6 -in. DRACy£NA Indivisa 26.00 2K-in. FUCHSIAS. Double and single, 12 varieties 2.75 25 00 2M-in. HELIOTROPE. 3 varieties. . 2.76 25.00 2K-in. MARGUERITES. White and yellow 2.60 22.60 Mrs. Sanders 2.60 22.50 4 -in. PRIMULA obconicas. In 60.00 2 -in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 16 varieties 3.00 25 00 2)i-in. SALVIAS. Bonflre 3.00 25.00 FUNKIA varlegata. Roots 6.00 46.00 CANNA BULBS. Ring Humbert.. 3.00 26.00 CANNA, 3-in. pots. YeUow. King Humbert. Each 35o.. perdoz. $3.60. CANNA BULBS. About 20 varieties. 2.00 17.60 60.000 2 and 2)i-in. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Rlcard, Poltevine, Mont- mort, Perkins, Buchner. About 20 varieties 2.26 20.00 2)i-in. IVY GERANIUMS. 8 vari- eties 3.00 28.00 Davenpoet, Ia. — During the month of February one of the local greenhouses shipped 1184 boxes of Cucumbers, each box containing two dozen. Some of them went as far away as Canada, but Mon- tana and Minnesota handle many Cu- cumbers. The present price on these is about .$2.25 per box. It is also interest- ing to know that the same house had a coal bill of over $8000 during the Win- ter last year, to say nothing of the cost of workmen hauling same, nor the men employed in the various departments. Correspondence solicited. AlONZO J. BRYAN, SSre When ordering, plense mention Thp Exchange ASPARAGUS 100 1000 Plumosus. 2K-in. pota $2.00 $17.00 CANNAS. 1-3 eyea, AUemanla, Italia, Burbank, Gray, Flamingo, Berat, Henderson 2.00 BOSTON FERNS. From bed 15.00 COLEUS. 10 varieties. Apr. 1st. . . 2.00 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Flowering 2.60 Cash JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM 325 W. William St.. Delaware. Ohio GERSNIUIV1S S. A. NUTT. 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.60 per 1000. DAISY, Mrs. F. Sanders. 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS. 3-in., $8.00 pet 100. VINCA Varlegata. 4-in. $8.00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower ALLEGANY. N. Y. March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 723 The Florist's Most Persistent Problem ''Yes, Send It Please." SERVICE," just as up-to-date and as efficient as in other lines of business, is the florist's chief asset in holding and building up his trade. Distance and large delivery area increase the number of your possible customers, and prompt, high-class service holds them. Prestige, class and an apparent disregard of cost of service to your customers comprise your bait with which to go out after business in the larger territory, where you can sell flowers just as ^. - easily as anyone else, if you make deliveries promptly and efficiently. The casual observer will in- stantly understand why the brutal strength shown in the oversize axles, motor, transmission, etc., of the VIM delivery car, compared with light, delicate parts of the cheap pleasure car, absolutely disquali- fies the latter for delivery service. The pleasure car is designed to give pleasure perform- ances; all its parts lightened to give Model De Luxe $725 Complete Model F Open Express Body $695 Complete maximum speed on hills, etc. Such cars ordinarily require over- hauling every twelve to eighteen months; the reason for their cer- tain failure when converted for delivery work is obvious; the mileage is three to five times as great, the stops and starts ten to fifty times more numerous than when used for passenger service. The delicate electric starter and other effeminate fittings, plus light axles, high-speed motors, etc., invariably develop too much expense and trouble when hauling merchandise. The sturdy VIM, with its abnormal mechanical safety fac- tors, has proved economy and stability in such measure that we are now the largest builders of trucks in the world, and we build one chassis only — Chassis price, $635. See the VIM at the show rooms of our nearest agent; let him prove to you the beauty and sturdiness of its design, let him give you facts about exactly what it can do in your special instance, and then ask yourself honestly if you could spend $725 to better advantage. 20.09 miles to one gallon of gasoline is record of test made of VIM cars, covering 82 miles per day apiece, and making 209 stops per day, for Parcel Post service. One Chassis Only Seven Body Types $635 to $725 VIM MOTOR TRUCK CO. PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. Largest Exclusive Producers of Motor Trucks in the World Sold in 442 Cities and Towns in the United States and Canada 724 The Florists' Exchange Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS 6-in. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high. 6-in. " 3 " " 24 to 28 in. " . Each .10.76 . 1.00 Pot 2H-in. 3-in. 4-in. 6-in. d-in. e-in. 6-in. Cedar Tub 7-in. 7-in. «-in. Pot S-in. 6-in. KENTIA BELMOREANA Leavea In. high Each 4 8 to 10 5 12 6 to 6 16 10.40 6to7 18 60 6 to 7 24 1.00 6 to 7 26 1.26 6 to 7 28 to 30 1.60 6 to 7 34 to 36 2.60 6to7 36to38 3.00 6 to 7 6 ft., Tery heary 8.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Leavea eto6 6to7 In. high Each 28 to 30 $1.00 34 to 36 1.50 Per doi «1.60 2.00 4.60 6.00 12.00 16.00 18.00 30.00 36.00 Per doi. $12.00 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Cedar Plants Tub in Tub Height Each 7-in. 4 36 in J2.60 9-in. 4 40 to 42 in 4.00 12-in. 4 5 to 6H 't.. heavy 10.00 12-in. 4 5}^ to 6 ft., heavy 12.50 12-in. 4 6 to 7 ft., heavy 16.00 12-in. 6 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., RAILWAY STATION, JENKINTOWN, Wyncote, Pa. WhPn onifriniz- li|p;i3e mi-lillnn Thf^ Exrhnnge FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity. Excellent 2^-ia. >took, in best assortment, S3.00 per 100, t25.00 per 1000. Extra strong. 3-in., S8.00 per 100, »5.'i.0O per 1000. KBNTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2>i-in. stock, right size for centar plants. $1.30 per dos., JIO.OO per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting, in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100. S9.60 per 1000, undivided olumpa. In 10,000 lota or more, S9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best Kreenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 6000 lota, $7.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Schiedel (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, $4.50 per doi., $35.00 per 100: 4-in., $5.80 per doi., $50.00 per 100. Boston and Scottli FERNS. Full, shapely plants, la perfect condition, $12.00 per doi., $96.00 per 100 J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. FERNS FOR DISHES In 6 to S best market varietiee from 2 W-in. pota at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; in 34n. poU $6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2M-ln pots at $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Cscos, Weddeliana, Kenb'as and Belmoreana In 2W.in. pots. Just right (or oenten. $10.00 per 100 riOMAS p. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N.J. HOLLY FERNS Extra fine plants of Cyrtomium falcatum, the Holly Fern, and Pteris Wilson!, in 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. or $7.00 if shipped in pots. The best of packing, liberal count and prompt shipment. R. G. HANFORD Norwalk, Conn. When ordering, please mention The Bxchanxe ASSORTED TABLE TERNS Out of 2H-iaak po«e, $3.00 par lOOi TERN SEEDLINGS A SPECIALTY fa> or out of flata. JUNK DBLTVKRT ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS From Z^-iaeb pots, t3.00 per 100. All expreea orders, oasfa or eatiafao- toty reference with order. B.SOLTAUTERNERYl'rlei'^.SJ.N*''!; 100 1000 Whifanani Improved - • $5.00 140.00 Whitmani Ck>mpada - - 5.00 40.00 Rooserelts 5.00 40.00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rata HENRY H. B.IIRROWS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. Whert ordering, please mention The Egchange THE HOME OF THE SCOTTII FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET BROOKLYN," NEW YORK Wlien or,1erlTig nUt,«e mfntlon The BTrhsnge PE? K3 IXI «S ASSORTED •— ' 'V 1^ ^ VARIETIES Bttov, haaltfa; planai, fnm 2}i-ls. pota, U.OO p«r 100. $2S.O0 par 1000. COCOS WeddeUana and KENTIA Belnu 3K-ia.. $1.30 par dos., $10.00 per 100. NEFHROLEPIS Whitmani and Blaoantlaalnn. O-tn., SOa. aaeh. BOSTON Pama and NEFHROLEPIS HarrUU. 4-in., $20.00 par 100; 6-ta.. tOa. «ah, %MM pat 100; 7-lB., $1.00 aaah; Mft., tlM aaah. FRANK N. ESKEBCN, Madlaon, N.J. When ordering, please mention The Bxchanee Remarkably Low Prices Until April First To Make Room For Our Large Easter Stock We offer both Foliage and Easter plants at the following low prices. HYDRANGEAS, both Otaksa and the new French varieties, such as Mme. Emil Moul- Here. Avalanche. E. G. Hill, Gen. de Vibraye, Mme. E. Chautard. Nicely set with buds, just right for Easter. 6-in. pots, 30c., 40c. and 50c.; 7-in. pots. 7oc.-$1.00. RHODODENDRONS. 7-in. pots, 6-8 buds, Sl.OO. Si. 25. CINERARIAS. Large flowering, 6-in. pots, 2oc. and 35f*. CYCLAMEN Giganteum. 5-in. pots, 35c. BEGONIA Luminosa and Magnifica. Large plants, 4-in. pots. 15c.; 5-in. pots, 25c. ROSES for Easter blooming, such as Baby Rambler, Baby Tausendschoen, Ulrich Brunner and Magna Charta. 6~in. pots, 35c. EASTER LILIES, both Giganteum and Multiflorum, 6-in. pots. 35c. and 50c. GENISTA. 6-in. pots, loaded with buds, 35c. and 50c. SPIR^A Gladstone. Full of buds and large plants. 6-in. pots, 25c. and 35c.; 7-in. pots, 60c. DIELYTRA Spectabilis, or Bleeding Heart, for Easter blooming. 6-in. pots, 20c. HYACINTHS. Gertrude, best pink; La Grandesse, white; Grand Maitre, lavender; King of the Blues, dark blue; out of cold- frame, will bloom in about three weeks when brought in the greenhouse. 4-in. pots, SIO.OO per 100. DOUBLE TULIPS, such as Murillo, best pink; Couronne d'Or, yellow and variegated; ImperatorRubrorum, double red, from cold- frame. S12.00 per 100. These Tulips are three bulbs in a 4-in. pot. NARCISSUS, Von Sion. 3 in a 5J^-in. pot, from coldframe, S2.50 per doz. We have a fine assortment of foliage plants n variety. FERNS, such as Scottii. Roosevelt. Teddy Jr. and Boston. 53^2-in. pots, 40c.; 6-in. pots, 50c.; 7-in, pots, 75c. DISH FERNS in assortment. 2M-in. pots, S4.00 per 100. KENTIAS, both Belmoreana and Forsterl- ana, 4-in. pots, 16-in. high, 30c.; 6-in. pots, 28-30 in. high. $1.00; 6-in. pots, 36 in. high, $1.50; 7-in. pots. 40-42 in. high, $2.50; 7-in., green tubs, made up KENTIA Forsteriana, $2.50; 9-in. tubs, made up or combination, 5 ft. high, $5.00. COCOS Weddelliana. 3-in. pots, 15c.: 4-in. 25c. HOLLY FERNS. 6-in. Azalea pots. 35c.; large, showy plants. DRACAENA Terminalis and Lord Wol- sey. Well colored, 5H-in. pots, 50c. PANDANUS Veitchji. 5K-in. pots, 75c. ASPIDISTRA. Green leaved. $1.00 each. HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-in. pots, 3c.; 3-in. pots, 5c.; 4-in. pots, 10c. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots. 6c.; 4-in., 10c. RUBBER PLANTS. 4-in. pots. 25c.; 5-in. pots, 35c. SMALL FERNS, such as Scotti, Boston and Teddy Jr., 2h-in., $4.00 per 100. Teddy Jr., 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, such as Poitevine, S. A. Nutt, Alpbonse Ricard and John Doyle. Strong plants. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. AZALEAS. We have the best commercial varieties, such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, Vervteneana, Vervaneana alba. John Llewellyn, Simon Mardner, Jean Peters. Well budded and good, shapely plants, 7oc., SI. 25. SI. 50, $2.00. When visiting the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, don't fail to visit the place of GODFREY ASCHMANN, which is only four squares from the Hall. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Grower of 1012 WEST ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA, Potted Plants When ordering, please mt-ntlon The KxcliHnge I Clubs and Societies I Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Florists' Club March 16 was one of the record cold days for the season, but not cold enough to dampen the ardor of the members of this club, and we turned out twenty strong- for 'the visiting trip to Maurice J. Brinton's of Christiana. Mr. Brinton is one of the large Lily forcers of the country and ships out Lilies every day of the year. In addition to the Lilies he forces Narcissi by the hundred thou- sand, and just as a side issue has four Carnation houses as nice as you will see in this section and there are some pretty good ones hereabout. Among the good things in Carnations was a bed of Victory as fine as, if not finer than, it ever was in what is generally known as a Carnation's prime, its first ten years, demonstrating that there is no occasion for a Carnation to run out if it is proper- ly propagated and intelligently handled. Coming back, it was a succession of stops, the first being at the establish- ment of J. Rutter Hess & Son of Gap, a Carnation place with a little side line of vegetable plants. Mr. Hess is one of the few growers in this section not par- tial to Matchless, and the reason could be seen in an extraordinary fine house of White Enchantress. The next stop was at Ira Landis's of Paradise, and as one naturally expects good things in Paradise, we were neither surprised nor disappointed. Princess Dagmar and Yellow Prince are trying hard to get Mr. Landis into the royal family. Matchless, Benora, Mrs. Ake- hurst and some of the older varieties are all working hard and giving results that count for the financial end of the busi- ness. Mr. Landis grows as side lines Freesia, Myosotis, Calendula and Spanish Iris, and, of course, grows them well- After taking a good look over the crowd Mr. Landis concluded we were cold and hungry, and treated us to some of his home made wine and home baked cakes, proving that the household end of his establishment was up to the standard of the greenhouse end of it. I remember some years back when a vase of Carna- tions took first prize at one of our Car- nation Society shows, and after the prize was awarded we found that the flowers had been cut just about seven weeks be- fore the show and kept in a wine cellar, and then carried some five hundred miles to the show. It occurred to me that the fact that Mr. Landis stores his Gladi- olus bulbs in close proximity to this wine may be the secret of his fine Gladioli. The next and last stop was at the Weaver establishments at Ronks, "estab- lishments" because there are two broth- ers, Chas. and Elmer, running two sepa- rate bank and expense accounts, but with greenhouses so intermingled that one never knows on whose grounds one is treading. Chas. M. Weaver is the Sweet Pea grower and has them in 300ft. houses lengthwise, about 50ft. wide and apparently miles high, he is cutting im- mense quantities of high class flowers and making two shipments daily. In addition to the standard sorts he has some of his own production, and unless Zvolanek, Burpee's and the other Cali- fornia growers have some surprises in store for us they have nothing on Chas.. for he is growing by the thousand a beautiful blue and two pinks that are head and shoulders over all others of the same color. Elmer Weaver is the Carnation end of the place and has added Ten Weeks' Stock with wonderful suc- cess, judging from the plants and the blooms they are producing. He is going into the perennial plant business in an experimental way and has some seventy- five varieties of seed sown, about forty of which have germinated for him. As- ters are a feature here; and there is now somewhere close to a million plants started in paper pots, when these are in their prime a Summer trip will be arranged to look them over. Mrs. A. M. Herr kindly acted as hos- tess to our distinguished visitor, Rich- ard Vincent, Jr., until we came back to Lancaster at 5.46, when a little party of nine took dinner with him and im- mediately thereafter adjourned to the club rooms for the evening meeting. The business end of the meeting was hastened through, four new members be- ing elected as follows: Robert G. Antes, Frank Hauck, P. Murphy and W. M. Hahman. At the instigation of the writer the club voted a donation of $50 toward purchasing a site for an Armory building, which could be used for flower shows, etc. In a few fitting remarks our president, Harry Schroyer, introduced Richard Vincent, Jr., of White Marsh, Md., as speaker of the evening, and his subject, •'The Bulb Fields of Holland." The ladles had been invited and quite a goodly number were present, in fact, it almost became a problem to seat the audience. Mr. Vincent began by giving us a bit of history connected with Holland, tell- ing us how Holland fought its enemies ' on land and fought back the sea with its dikes, until today it is the garden spot of the world from a bulb growing point of view. Starting with the grow- ing of bulbs for pastime and pleasure, it gradually grew into the business we know today, the commercial beginning of It being about the end of the sixteenth March 25, 191fi. The Florists' Exchange 725 century. Knormous prices wore paid In those days to secure possession of spe- cial varieties. As an example one very rich merchant who thought he owned all there was of a certain variety discovered that a Frenchman near Paris had the same variety. He started for Taris, bought the Frenchman's slock for one thousand ducats and destroyed them, so that he would have full control of the variety. One bulb of Vict^roy, a bybioemen va- riety, was exchanged for the following articles: Two loads of wheat, four loads of rye, four fat oxen, eight fat pigs, two hogsheads of wine, four barrels of eight-florin beer, two barrels of butter, 1000 pounds of cheese, a complete bed, a suit of clothes, a silver beaker, which at the current valuation were about the equivalent of $1050 of our money. Tu- lips and Hyacinths are, of course, the principal bulbs grown, but Narcissi are being grown in increased quantities, with prospects of having this flower given to us in a greater variety of colors every year. This was followed with his wonderful collection of slides and a short descrip- tion of the important ones. They showed what the Hollander does with his hard fought for ground and how he uses every inch of available space. His pictures of the Haarlem exhibition gave us an idea of how to make attractive the bare spots under trees with beds of bulbs, and the indoor or ten exhibits gave us some pointers that will be used In the next Lancaster flower show this Fall. Mr. Vincent's remarks connected with his slide of the Co vent Garden Market are given as nearly as I can re- member them: "This w^onderful market where plants and flowers of all kinds are sold in quantities unbelievable by us Americans was a revelation. The Eng- lishman, with a much better climate for growing flowers in window boxes, anti for his home ornamentation, does not plant a window box in the Spring and expect it to be a floral picture all Sum- mer with its limited area of space and soil. When a plant begins to fade or loses its beauty he goes to market and buys another to replace it. This is a thing we should educate our American people to do. and the result would be not ' only the sale of more plants but their greater use, as buyers would in this way get more satisfaction, and satisfaction increases sales always and everywhere" A unanimous vote of thanks was ex- tended to Mr. Vincent with the hope that we might have him with us again before the end of the year. The next meeting night of the club will see not a meeting but a ladies' night at the Brenneman bldg. The date is April 27. ALBERT M. HEUR. Newport (R.I.) Horticultural Society A regular meeting of the above so- ciety was held on the 14th instant, Presi- dent John B. Urquhart in the chair. In order that there be no conflict of dates between the American Gladiolus So- ciety's show to be held in Boston from Aug. 7 to 12 and the Midsummer show to be held here, it was voted, upon recom- mendation of Mrs. Charles F. Hoffman of the Garden Club, to postpone the opening of the Newport show one week, making the dates August 17. 18 and 19. The lecture committee reported that at the next meeting Prof. Burt. I^. Hartwell of Rhode Island State College, will lec- ture on "How Plants Feed," and at the meeting to be held on April 25 Prof. E. H. Wilson of the Arnold Arboretum, Boston, Mass., will lecture on "Flowers of Japan." The annual ladies' night takes place on April 2S. A live committee was appointed to make proper arrangements for same. James Bond placed on exhibition a fine vase of Tulip Pride of Haarlem and se- cured an award of a cultural certificate. Boswood Pests Bruce Eutterton read a paper on "Box- wood and Its Insect Enemies." Buxus sempervirens, the variety commonly in use, and the stronger growing B. arbor- escens of looser form, were described as plants long neglected but which have, ow- ing to the construction of formal gardens, become quite important. In fact, first- class large specimens are hard to find. The imported B. microphylla he considers the handsomest of all; besides it does well when planted in the shade. In ex- posed places a windbreak during the Winter is an advantage. Snow should not be allowed to lie against them for many days at a time. They should be watered freely throughout the Summer. Oyster shell scale was the first insect spoken of; this does much damage if al- lowed to run. It is easily controlled by spraying with soluble sulphur, 1 oz. to each gallon of water used. The time to spray is just as the young scale start from the mother scale, which in this latitude is about June 15. A worse pest, however, is the leaf miner, discovered here by Mr. Butterton in 1910, which he has combated effectively with the use of the soluble sulphur the spraying should be done Just as the adult winged insects emerge from their home in the leaves, which is some time between June 1 and 15. In cases of bad infestation three sprayings may be neces- sary, allowing two or three days be- Dreer Kentias Good Shape Good Color Good Value KENTIA Delmoreana Made-up Plants This Is a particularly nice lot of plants Each 7-inch tubs, 4 plants hi a tub, 3(> inches Iiiyh $3.00 7-inch tuba. 4 plants in a tub, 38 to 40 inchea liiyh 4.00 8-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 40 to 42 inches high 5.00 2^-inch pots, 3 -inch pots, 4 -inch pots, 5 -inch pots, 6 -inch pots, 6 -inch pots, 7 -inch pots, 7 -inch.pots, KENTIA Belmoreana single Plants doz. loo looo 4 leaves, 8 to 10 inches high $1.50 $10.00 $90.00 5 leaves, 10 to 12 inches high 2.00 15.00 140.00 5 leaves, 15 inches high 4.50 35.00 Each 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches high $0.75 6 to 7 leaves, 24 inches high 1,00 6 to 7 leaves, 28 to 30 inches high 1.50 6 to 7 leaves, 30 to 36 inches high 2.50 6 to 7 leaves, 36 to 38 inches high 3.00 KCNTIA Forsferlana Made-up Plants Each 8-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 38 to 40 inches high $4.00 8-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 42 to 45 inches high 5.00 8-inch tub^, 4 plants in a tub, 48 to 50 inches high 6.00 10-inch tuba, 4 plants in a tub, 4H to 5 feet high 8.00 10-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 5 feet high 10.00 12-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub. 6H to 6 feet hich 15.00 12-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub. 6)4 to 7 feet high 20.00 15-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 8 to 10 feet high 35.00 KCNTIA Forsteriana 2H 3 ■ 4 ■ 5 ■ 6 ■ nch pots, nch pots, nch pots, nch pots, nch pots, nch pots, nch pots, nch tubs, nch tubs, nch tuba, nch tubs, nch tubs, nch tubs, nch tubs, nch tubs, 4 leaves, 4 to 5 leaves, 5 to 6 leaves, 5 to 6 leaves, 6 leaves, 6 leaves, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 to 7 leaves, G to 7 leaves, Single Plants doz. lOo lOOo 8 to 12 inches high S1.50 $10.00 $90.00 12 to 15 inches hiRh 2.00 15.00 140.00 15 to 18 inches high 4.50 35.00 Each 22 to 24 inches high $0.75 28 to 30 inches high 1.00 34 to 36 inches high 1.50 38 to 40 inches high 2.00 40 to 42 inches high. . , 3.00 45 to 48 inches high. . 4.00 4 feet higli ... 5.00 43^ to 5 feet high.. . . . 6.00 5 to5H feet high.. 8.00 5K to 6 feet high 10.00 6H to 7 feet high 15.00 7 feet high 20.00 Made-up Kentla PHOENIX ROEBELENII We hold the most extensive stock in the world of this popular Palm. Unquestionably one of the prettiest and most graceful Palme grown, which quickly made a place for itself among popular standard varieties, par- ticularly so for apartment decorations. We have a splendid stock, and offer: 3 -inch pots $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100, $225.00 per 1000 4 -inch pots 6.00 per doz., 50.00 per 100 5 -inch pots, 15 inches high, 18 inches spread $1.00 each 6 -inch pots, IH feet high, 2 feet spread 2.00 each 7 -inch tubs, IH to 2 feet high, 2 feet spread 2.60 each 8 -inch tubs, 2 feet high, 2H feet spread 3.00 each 10 -inch tubs, 2 to 2 J^ feet high, 21.^ feet spread 8.00 each 10 -inch tubs, 2H feet high, 3 feet spread 7.60 each The abovB prices are Intended for the trade only Do not fail to see Our Exhibit at the National Flower Show Convention Hall, PHILADELPHIA. March, 25th to April 2d HENR.Y A. DR.EER,aX;.Vj;Li PhUadeliiUa, Pa. GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Rlcard, Poitevine, Doyle $15.00 per 1000 Nutt, Buchner 12.00 per 1000 CASH WITH ORDER PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, Lancaster, Pa. When orfiering. [il'-ime ni''Titl' Exclinnge GERANIUMS You Run No Risk in sending me yoiir order for Geraniums. They are guaranteed to reach any point in the United States east of the Mississippi River, in good growing condition. Per 1000 S. A. Nutt and Buchner $12.50 Poitevine and Ricard 15.00 Cash with the order will avoid all delays. Whpn nrrlfrii PLUMOSUS. ask for it. Well worth the $25.00 per 1000 I GERANIUMS Here is a bargain for you, Mr. Florist I We have about 20,000 bench-grown stock plants of the following varieties: S. A. NUTT, A. RICARD, SCARLET BEDDER, JOHN DOYLE, MME.' BUCHNER,» BEAUTE POITEVINE. AUIfine, healthv stock. If {jotted up early in March, in 4 or 5-inch pots, wiUJmake].fine plants for Spring planting. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000 ROOTED CUTTINGS of the above varieties for April delivery, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. The Burt Olney Greenhouses J. W. LANGENBACH. Manager ALBION, N. Y. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. Whffi firdprlng. [ilfHwe mfnilim 1 he Kxclitiiige GERANIUMS Rooted Cuttings iqqo S. A. Nut't and Buchner $12.60 Ricard, Poitevine, Perkins, Viaud, Castellane and Doyle 15.00 Cash with order. FRED W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, please mmtion The Exchange WhpiT nrdprlng. I'l^nsp mfntlon Thp Kichnnpe Large American-Grown Rhododendrons and Kalmias THE r. (. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2G4S-4, Bridgeport Division. Make appointment. See the stock. Established 21 years. When ordering, please mention The Exchange CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS AND ROSES CHAKLBS H. TOTTT MADISON • NKVt^ JKRSKV When ordeiing. plean* mention Tli* Btx^angv 726 The Florists' Exchange ROCHELLE PAPER POTS AND DIRT BANDS 277% More Blossoms on plants raised in Square Paper Pots than on plants raised in clay pots of same size. There were 456 stems of blossoms on 40 plants raised in 4-inch Square Paper Pots and 105 stems of blossoms on 40 plants raised in 4-iiich clay pots. The above was taken from the following re- port in the MarketGrowers' Journal. January 1, 1914, page 6: NUMBER OF STEMS IN BLOSSOM Go 40 plants from clay pots On 40 plants from paper pots Junes June 10 45 47 105 229 June 27 121 456 SQUARE PAPER POTS Folding Block (pat. applied for) and tacks included. Inches 500 1.000 5,000 10,000 20,000 50.000 lli. ...S0.65 $0.90 $4.00 S7.00 $12.00 $25.00 2 .. .. .70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16.00 35.00 2U 90 1.25 6.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 3 1,10 1.50 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 1.60 2.15 10.00 19.00 37.50 90.00 5 2.50^3.75 18.00135.00166.00 150.00 6 3.50 " 4.75 23.00 45.00 85.00 200.00 7 4.25 5.75 28.00 54.00 102.00 240.00 Copyright directions for use with each order. SQUARE DIRT BANDS (Paper Pots without bottoms, newspapers beins spread on the bench for bottom.) Inches 1,000 5,000 10.000 20,00050,000100.000 1^ $0.60 $2.00 $3.80 $7.10 $16.00 $28.00 2 . .70 2.30 4.10 7.70 17.25 30.00 214 . .80 3.00 5.25 10.60 26.00 48.00 3 .90 3.75 7.25 13 70 31.80 56.00 3U 1.00 4.40 8.30 16.10 39.00 75.00 4 1.10 5.40 10.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 4W' . 1.25 6.00 11.70 23.00 62.00 100.00 5 . 1.60 6.85 13.00 25.00 55.00 105.00 e! ; 1.90 9.00 17.00 28.00 60.00ill5.00 COPYRIGHT directions for use with each order. Samples FREE. There is an EASY and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands. The Directions how to do this after two years of experiment we reduced to 37 words and re- ceived a Copyright on the Directions in^l914. There is no other EASY and EXACT way to fold them and no one can print these Directions as we have a Copyright on them. Our Square Paper Dirt Bands are the original of all that are on the market today. All others being sold are imitations of these we advertise, and some of the imitations being sold are made of cheap paper, costing onfy about half as much as our heavy stock. We sell no experiments. Ours have been tried out by long use in the greenhouse. They will stand up in any wet and heat as long a^ wanted. Samples FREE. Experience of 131 Growers Send for FREE Samples of our Square Paper Pots and Dirt Bands and Big Folder giving 131 EXPERIENCES of Florists and Market Gar- deners who raised in our Square Dirt Bands and Paper Pots, Asters. Carnations, Cannas. Chrys- anthemums, Calendulas, Cosmos, Cornflower, Dahlias. Dusty Miller, Ferns, Forget-Me-Not. Geraniums, Gladiolus, Heliotrope, Helichry- sum. Mignonette. Panaies, Petunias, Pinks, Primulas, Phlox, Roses, Salvias, Snapdragon, Sweet Peas, Stocks, Verbenas, Violets Canta- loupes, Cukes, Celery, Cabbage, Egg Plants, Lettuce, Lima Beans, Peppers, Squash, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Watermelons and other plants. Send today. Please mention this paper. When set in the field May l^th, the root sys- tems of the plants from the 4-inch square paper pots were 4-inch cubes (64 cubic inches of soil and roots) and from the 4-inch clay pots the root systems contained 31 cubic inches of soil and roots (the amount that a 4-inch clay pot holds). The third count of blossoms was made June 27, 42 days after the plants had been set in the field. The plants from the square paper pots were then more than twice as large and vigorous as those raised in clay pots. All plants raised in square paper pots are larger and more vigorous than those raised in clay pots, because they have about double root room for the same size pots. Measure the two pots and you will find that the 4-inch square paper pot holds as much soil aa two 4-inch clay pot*. It is thf same with square dirt bands, which are square paper pota without bottoms (the bottoms being furnished by old newspapers spread on the bench). The theory that it is only necessary to have a bigtop to the plant has been proved misleading. There must be a big root system to push the top or the plant will grow stow and small. Try some square paper pota or dirt bands with your clay pota and see if you can afford to use any clay pots. Some of the florists aroimd Philadelphia are using large numbers of square dirt bands and paper pots. We have shipped to Mr. P. B. Dilks, Brides- burg. Phila., Pa.. 150,000 2-inch square dirt bands and 20,000 3-inch square dirt bands; to Mr. Geo. W. Dilks, Frankford. Pa., 10.000 2- inch square dirt bands and 10,000 3-inch square dirt bands; to Mr. M. H. Hostetter, Manheim. Pa., 20,000 2H-iiich dirt bands and 6000 6-inch dirt bands; Mr. H. B. Weaver, Bird-in-Hand. Pa., 235.000 2-incb dirt bands. 393% More Early Fruit 120 early tomato plants reported in Market Growers' Journal. Jan. 1, 1914. raised in 4-inch clay pots (31 cubic inches of soil and roots), bad yielded up to Aug. 11, 7% peach baskets — $4.75 worth of ripe tomatoes, while 120 plants raised in 4-inch SQUARE paper pots (64 cubic inches of soil and roots), had yielded 33 peach baskets — $23.50 worth of ripe tomatoes — 393 per cent, more. " The THOROUGHLY DEPENDABLE QUALITY of the material in your Paper Pots commends them to users everywhere. Tomato plants which without your Pots sell here at $1.00 per 100, raised in your Pots sell at $4.00 per 100."— The Dalles Floral Company, The Dalles, Ore. Paper Pots— Experience in Usin^ Them BLACKADAR & CO. Dauphin Nursery and Greenhouses Dauphin, Manitoba, Can., Dec. 4, 1915. F. W. Rochelle & Sons, Chester, N. J. Gentlemen. — ♦ * • We would say that we used all the Paper Pota we got from you to raise tomato plants. Our weather is often very severe late in May, therefore we have to keep them inside and we were certainly very satisfied with the splendid results obtained from the Paper Pots In fact, WE DID NOT HAVE HALF ENOUGH TO FILL OUR ORDERS WE CHARGED EXACTLY TWICE THE AMOUNT we did other years and yet our CUSTOMERS INSISTED ON HAVING THOSE IN PAPER POTS. In our hot sxm they never wilted. We reserved a few for Primulas and certainly have some fine ones. It was easier to keep them watered and growing during the hot months. Wishing you success. Yours truly, BLACKADAR A CO. " I grew Roses, Salvias, Verbenas, Petunia^ and Geraniums in the Paper Pots for retai' trade. THEY NEARLY DOUBLED MY SALES."— tr. r. Barber, Reidsville, N. C. " We used your Paper Pots for Tomatoes, Geraniums and Ferns. " THEY GAVE VERY MUCH BETTER PLANTS THAN THOSE RAISED IN CLAY POTS "—Leafiey & Meyer, 905 G. St., North- west, Washington, D. C. " I grew Tomatoes and Aster plants in the Paper Pots. " THEY WERE THE FINEST I EVER GREW. "SHALL USE NOTHING ELSE FOR BEDDING PLANTS IN THE FUTURE."— CharlcB Andrews, Susquehanna, Pa. '* I raised Tomato plants in the Paper Pots. '* NEVER HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS BEFORE."— A. W.oackBon,Jamestovfn, N. Y. ** Ten thousand Paper Pots duly to hand. We are enclosing check for 15,000 more. Kind- ly rush them out as before." — L. A. Budlong Company (700-acre gardens), Chicago, 111. (L. A. Budlong Co., after two years* use of our paper pots, have just ordered 40,000 more.) " From about 2700 Tomato plants I picked 1140 MARKETABLE CRATES of Tomatoes, which brought me $600." — D. B. Moses, Pur- chase, N. Y. '* Tomato plants raised in the 4-inch size sell readily at FIVE CENTS EACH."— IF. J. Symonds & Son, Decorah, la. " We have used some of your Paper Pots for young Roses, which are doingfine." — Casa de Flores Greenhouses, Corpus Christi, Tex. *' We got BETTER PLANTS, BIGGER PLANTS AND PLANTS WHICIH WERE HEALTHIER AND MORE VIGOROUS THAN IN CLAY POTS."— Wm. Schruera, Gardener, Oil City, Pa- "We find that WATERING ALONE SAVES TIME ENOUGH TO PAY OVER CLAY POTS, and with proper handling there ie NO QUESTION BUT A BETTER PLANT CAN BE GROWN."— ff, Russell & Son, Market Gardeners, Boonville, New York. " I find them SUPERIOR TO EARTHEN POTS IN EVERY CASE, requiring about half the water — at least that is the case after the sun gets well back and very drying." — W. L. Leeka, Fairmount, 111. " Paper Pots are better than clay pots. The roots spread and do not get root bound as in clay pots." — E. S. Huebner, Gnadenhutten, O. " We raised vegetable plants and Asters in your Paper Pots. They gave BEl^ER PLANTS THAN THOSE IN CLAY POTS AND SOLD AT DOUBLE PRICE"*— M(. Gilead Floral Co., Mt. Gilead, Ohio. " There is abundance and famine, prosperity and adversity. What the first mentioned is to the latter so are Square Paper Pots to the clay variety. The better results obtainable and the ADVANTAGES OVER JHE CLAY _ POTS are due to the fact of their shape allowing the roots to spread out, instead of becoming cramped. They are a good thing for the grower." — George F. Braybon, Kent, O. "The Paper Pota hold more soil and PLANTS CAN BE GROWN TO LARGER SIZE THAN THEY CAN IN THE SAME SIZE CLAY POTS."— Ciarfc W.Brown, Grower Gladiolus and Dahlia Bulbs, Ashland, Mass. " I grew Cannas, Verbenas, Pansies, Violets, Geramums, etc., in the Paper Pots. They were TWICE THE SIZE of those in clay pots."— J. E. KaXlenback, Amarillo, Tex. " We are MUCH IMPRESSED WITH THE FACT that Paper Pots give so much more root space than other pots." — Gallup Bros., Ashta- bula, Ohio. " They do not dry out as fast as clay pots and MAKE BETTER PLANTS in the same length of time. They hold the plants longer in fine condition without getting yellow than clay pots. They are also better for shipping plants, as they are light and pack better than clay pots." — Evan R. Miller, Florist, Bridgeton, N. J. " I think I never had anything that is so good as your paper pots. I cannot say too much for them." — Mrs. James Weber, East Liverpool. O. " Please send us 10,000 4-in. Paper Pots. We liked tham last year very much." — Stiles Gardens, Inc., Stilea. Wis. " I planted Tomato seeds in the pots and had Tomatoes a montii earlier, il wouldn't do with- out them." — Maurice Tressler, Columbus,\0. " Please send us 10,000 3-inch Paper Pots. Enclosed find P. O. order for the amount, and ship by freight to Norwich, Conn." — Avery Bros., Norwichtown, Conn. (Avery Bros, got 5000 3-in. pots in 1913, 5000 in 1914 and 7000 in 1915 and 10,000 this year.) '• I AM THANKFUL THAT THEY HAVE COME ON THE MARKET."— 3f. P. Scott, Castle Grove, Pa. 2000 Florists use our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands. Panama- Pad fie and San Diego Expositions We received an order for 100,000 of our Square Paper Pots from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and one for Pots for the Formal Garden of the SanDiego Exposition. Paper Pots are manufactured on the Pacific Coast, but the Panama-Pacific International ExiH>sition and the San Diego Exposition sent across the continent for ours. Neither of these orders were sought or so- licited, but came because of the National repu- tation of our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands. We have received an unsolicited order for 50.000 of our Square Dirt Bands from the Director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Mo. We have received large numbers of unsolicited orders from the U. S. Department of Agri- culture, Porto Rico Sta.; the Forestry Branch of the Canadian Govt., State Experiment Stations, Superintendents of City Parks and many Public Institutions. Try our Paper Pots and Dirt Bands FREE. Order what you want — try them according to out Copyright Directions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money . PROMPT SHIPMENTS F. W. ROCHELLE & SONS, 60 Main Street, CHESTER, N. J. tween each spraying. Hydrocyanic gas has been experimented with but did not give satisfaction The large collection of fine specimen Buxus at the E. J. Berwind place, where Mr. Butterton is employed as head gar- dener, has been restored, from a condi- tion of decay to one of perfect health and beauty under the treatment recom- mended; no spraying whatever being re- quired (except with water from the hose) last Summer. — ALEX. MacLELLAN. Albany, N. Y. Snow and Its Equivalent in Rainfall "The Garden" is authority for the statement that it takes anything from lOin. to 2ft. of snow to equal a rainfall of an inch. In its normal state snow consists of nine parts of air to one part of water, so that it would take a lOin. fall of snow to equal an inch rainfall. But snow may be so light and feathery that it contains as much as twenty-three parts of air to one part of water, when 2ft. of snow would only be the equiva- lent of an inch of water. Vadnais, Minn, — The Northern Nur- series have been incorporated recently. This firm, however, was organized last Fall. The offices are maintained in the Pioneer building, St. Paul, where John F. Highberger is in charge, C. Arthur Bazille is president. Albany has had a test of a real blizzard and z«ro weather this week which cer- tainly put Saint Patrick's Day out of commission. Every one of our florists made preparations for a rush, having all sorts of novelties for the occasion, but without any results. Hundreds of Sham- rocks can be seen almost in every flo- rists' shop even now. By all reports this has been one of the hardest Winters and month of March in this city since 1878, and judging from the amount of snow and ice in our river it will take another month before any planting can be done, which is putting the seed trade at a standstill. F. A. Danker, Maiden lane, has a very elaborate display of Roses in pots of Ramblers, Baby Tausendschon and in- cluding the new garden Rose, Echo. He also has a fine assortment of all kinds of Easter plants in bloom. H. G. Eyres, North Pearl st, is mak- ing preparations at his new store on State St., which he expects to take posses- sion of by May 1. He also had a display of green colored cut flowers and plants for St. Patrick's Day but business was very quiet owing to the storm. •The Bosery, Steuben st., had a very fine dinner decoration at the Hotel Ten E.vck on St. Patrick's Day for the Martin wedding, consisting of white Heather, Roses, Pussy Willow and Shamrocks. They also have some of the finest speci- mens of Scotch Heathers in the city in their window display. Mr. Tracey re- ports a good season. Holmes Bros., Steuben St., have been selling hundreds of pots of Hyacinths, Tulips and Daffodils right along as fast as they begin to flower in their green- houses. They purchased ten more acres [ of land from the old homestead, on which j they intend to put a number of green- i houses and use the rest of the land to I grow annuals for cut flowers. I Whittle & Riggs, Hudson avc., had a ( number of decorations this week which were not easy to handle in the blizzard weather but luck was with them, not losing any plants. John Berbrick, Second ave„ had a window display of green Roses and Car- nations, also a full line of St. Patrick's Day novelties, as snakes, frogs, hogs, 1 pipes and Shamrocks. He has had a rush on palms, ferns and flowering plants of all descriptions. Zachis the Florist, So Pearl St., was 1 rushing with funeral work the past two weeks, making up quite a number of large and artistic designs. John G. Gravison, So. Pearl st., is an- other of our busy men of the South End. He has booked a number of church deco- rations for Easter, and is looking for a rush from now on for all sorts of flow- ering plants of which he has a large stock on hand. The Cut Flower Exchange reports a very good trade in cut flowers. Thos. Tracey is doing his best to get a large delegation together from Albany, Troy and vicinity to attend the Flower Show at Philadelphia next week. He also makes a special request that every mem- ber and all out of town growers send in a displa.y of plants, novelties of cut flow- ers for the first exhibit and flower show of the Albany Florists' Club on Thurs- day, April 6. All members are requested to attend. Don't forget the date. L, H. S. U. S. Government Bulb Farm The planting of bulbs last Autumn at the Government hulh farm at Belling- ham. Wash., was about 1,500,000 bulbs greater than that of 1914, and approxi- matelv consisted of the following : Tulips, 2,097,000; Hyacinths, 1,226.000: Nar- cissi, 667,000; Crocuses, 90,000; Scillas, 92,000; total, 4,172,000. This is tlie last complete planting that can he made witli the expectation of getting a full crop from all the bulbs because the lease on the farm will expire before all of anotlier year's planting would mature or could be harvested. As yet nothing has been d"ne by the government definitely determining where the new gardens will be located. March 25, J 916. The Florists' Exchange 727 ROCHELLE PAPER POTS AND DIRT BANDS EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS ON THEIR USE More Plants — Same Space " I used five thousand of your 2-inch Paper Pots and woa very well pleased with them. 1 crew Toniiito planta, Salvias, Garden Pinks Asters nnd Pansy plants. EVEUYTMIXG UID FINE. I .sold tlie plants on our city market. Customers were well pleased witli the Paper Pots because they make a neat package. I got the same price for plants in Paper Pots as in the same size cluv pots and I GREW LOTS MORE PLANTS IN THE SAME SPACE." William Dew. 202 Hillside Ave.. .Des Moines, Iowa. I fouml, after a few minutes' practice, the work of making and filling could be done very rapidly." Jamca Mair. Wyandauck, L. I., N. Y. " Your Dirt Bands proved very satisfactory with me for early Asters. I used 20,000 of thorn and will now place my order for 20,000 more 2-inch ones to be shipped about the middle of January." J. Wade Gayley, Straaburg, Lancaster Co., Pa. Our pustomerslike thnni as they .ire handy to transfer and no pots to return (uur clay pots are mostly returned). One good point about them is that the tap root docs not grow down through the hole as in clay pots which causes the plant to wilt if broken. The plants are thrifty and have plenty of room for the roots in paper pots, and buds on them when transplanted. They bear fruit which helps me to beat three competitors in selling and price." L. W. Ford, Greene, New York. " Wo raised Tomatoes, Lima Beans and Golden Bantam Corn. Thoy accomplished their purpose perfectly. They did not become root bound so soon and we thii not have to water nearly so often. [ shall continue to use Paper Pots because I can grow so many more plants in the frame." Chas. L. Kellogg, Syracuse, N. Y. " I grew mostly 'Mums in the Dirt Bands. They were very satisfactory and I eapect to grow more this season." L. H. Butts, Wyomissing, Pa. Better Plants " I raised fine pl.ints in the Paper Pots. They are superior to clay pots. They did not pet root bound as quick or need to be watered as often. They gave better plants than those raised in clay pots. There was no dying of leaves as in clay pots." John Kahler, Brisbin, Pa, ' pot .Pa " The Paper Pots bought of you last Spring gave very good results. We potted Geraniums in most of them, and thev sold well OWING TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE BETTER PLANTS THAN THOSE IN CLAY POTS." C. F. Fonse, Mt. Union, Pa, Discarding Clay Pots Eskil's Greenhouse, Cut Flowers, Nursery Stock, Plants. Adin F Eskil, Iron Mountain Mich., December 4, 1915. F. W. Rochelle & Sons. Chester, N. J. Gentlemen: Regarding Paper Pots and Dirt Bands. Since I got them I HAVE DISCON- TINUED USING CLAY POTS SMALLER THAN 4-INCH. PEOPLE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE PLANTS THEY GET IN PAPER POTS. We grow Tomatoes, Asters and Gladioli mostly, with a lot of other plants in lesser quantity. PAPER POTS FOR ME. Yours truly, O. F. Eskil. *' I used the Paper Pots to start Sweet Peas. I planted them in ftlarch and when well started I planted them out in April and got as strong plants as those planted out in the Fall. I also used tnein in starting Gladiolus and Tuberoses. I also used them to market Pansy plants that were raised out of doors. In the Spring I took up the plants and put them in Paper Pots. This was a very convenient way to market the plants." W. W. Bohn, Wernersville, Pa. " We found the Paper Pots very satisfactory. We used them for Tomatoes. They proved a success. We had no bother when we sold the plants and the crop was better." W. F. Abrams & Son. Haverhill, Mass. " I used the Dirt Bands for Peppers and Tomatoes. i-Hit of SOOO plants I lost about 50. Those of niy customers to whom I sold potted plants were very much pleased." A. R. Engle, Kenneth. Kansas. " I had fine luck with Cabbage and Tomatoes in your square Paper Pots. Had ready sale for them." Geo. H. Connell, Hillsboro, Ind. " I found the Paper Pots and Dirt Bands very good indeed and will undoubtedly use them altogether this coming Spring for Cannas. Tomatoes. Peppers, Eggplants, etc. I believe them to be far better than clay pots where a strong growth is desired. In setting up the bands I placed a little Sphagnum Moss in the bottom and found it a mass of fibre roots when the plants were taken out." G. Leonard Bellows, Good Ground, N. Y. "I raised Carnations and other seedlings in the Dirt Bands. They gave better plants than those in clay pots." Rudolph Kaiser, Annapolis. Md. Satisfactory and Convenient " I do not grow anything, but handle a great many plants (bedding stock) in Paper Pots, and find them very satisfactory and especially convenient." The Crescent Flower Shop. Seattle, Wash. "I find your Dirt Bands very good for the growing of Carnation plants, I am enough pleased with my one season's experience with the Dirt Bands TO CON- TINUE TO USE THEM EXCLUSIVELY." Wm. H. Feierbend, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. " The 4-inch pots are very convenient for marketing Pansy and Forget-Me-Not plants from frames." M. E. & R. Hoffer, Mt. Joy, Pa. **I used the Paper Pots for Petunias, Dahlias from seed. Geraniums, Tomatoes and Asters. I fonnd them exceedingly satisfactory." G. D. Griffith, New Woodstock, N. Y. " SOLD FINE. I was very much pleased with them. Used them mostly for Tomato plants and greenhouse bedding plants. WOULD NEVER BE WITHOUT THEM AGAIN." E. H. Hitchcock, Taraar. Mo. For Early Vegetables Avon, Mass., Dec. 13tb. 1915. F. W. Rochelle & Sons, " Dear Sirs: As I am a Market Gardener I use most all Paper Pots for early vegetable plants, such as Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers, Eggplants and Summer Squash. My system may vary from the ideas of some Market Gardeners, but results are what I am after and I CAN ONLY GET THEM BY US- ING YOUR 4-INCH DIRT BANDS put into flats 16x24, making two dozen plants to each flat. This method of growing IS THE MOST PERFECT OF ANY I NAVE FOUND. My first reason is, being in fiats they can be turned in the house to insure uniform growth. Second, they are easy to handle in the house and carry to the field. I am a mere boy compared to other market gardeners in my section, but I get the first early Tomatoes, selling as high as $3.50 per bushel in 1914 and $4.00 in 1915. I first started by using 2000 Paper Pots and Bands. Last year I used 4000. This coming year I expect to double that amount. I am so well pleased with the dirt bands that I DO NOT SEE HOW A MARKET GAR- DENER CAN AFFORD TO GROW PLANTS WITHOUT THEM. I have tried clay pots, veneer boxes and plain flats, but there is a disadvantage in them all. In the dirt bands I get better roots, better plants and lose less in setting." Yours very truly, Herbert W. Coulter. as your finger (not Champion, either, but Earliana) and twice the usual height and breadth. Same wore set in the field without any wilting, and produced a good crop very early. Sold a large fraction of the yield for $1.50 per Ift-quart basket." A. W. Higgins, East Hampton, Mass. " I grew Tomato plants in your Dirt Bands. The plants were very fine — many having Tomatoes the size of walnuta before planting out." D. C. Lines, Seaside Nurseries. Milford, Conn. " I grew Tomato plants in the Dirt Bands. They sure accomplished their purpose. They made THE STRONGEST PLANTS WE EVER GREW, and a largo crop of Tomatoes. They gave better plants than those in clay pots." E. D. Lott. Flushing, N. Y. " I GREW THE BEST TOMATO PLANTS I EVER GREW in the Dirt Bands and Paper Pots. As I am always short of water here they were as good an investment as I ever made. I also grew Calendulas, Cornflower, Pinks, Dahlia seedlings. Cosmos and other flowers. I do not know anything bettor, as they pack tight, hold moisture and GROW BETTER PLANTS THAN CLAY POTS. I shall discard clay pots after this season. We have a few thousand more, but when they are done shall not buy any more, except the 5, 6 and 7 size." John Cross, PottersviUe, Mass. Time Savers " I use the Paper Pots for Tomatoes. They are cheaper than clay pots and it saves time. When you sell them you do not have to knock the plants out of the pots as you do with clay pots." Alameda Greenhouses, Roswell, N. M. " I planted seedlings in the bands with success. In selling the plants they are a big time saver. They are simply stood up in a paper or wood box. The clay pot plants have to be wrapped separate and often are badly damaged." E. Friedrich, Austin, Tex. Labor Savers " We grew early Cabbage, Tomatoes, Egg- plants and Peppers in your Dirt Bands. Also used some for Carnation cuttings. All worked very satisfactorily and they DO NOT REQUIRE THE ATTENTION THAT SMALL POTS DO. We certainly like Dirt Bands." Reimers Bros., Rapid City. S. Dak. "I used your Dirt Bands for Stocks, Asters and both annual and perennial plants. In all cases I found them very satisfactory. The plants not only made fine roots but fine growth also. " Your Paper Pots gave good satisfaction. We grow Tomato plants. Geraniums and a few other plants. The Tomato plants are from 12 to 15 inches in height and budding when taken the last week in May and first week in June, thus being^in pots quite a long time " BY USING YOUR PAPER POTS I WAS ABLE TO SELL TOMATOES AND CUCUM- BERS TWO WEEKS AHEAD OF ANYONE IN THE VICINITY " L. E. Clark, Sebec Station, Maine. " I used the 4-inch Paper Pots fpr Tomato plants. When set out they were as thick through No Room for Improvement " I was very well pleased with your Paper Pots. I grew Tomatoes, Cabbage. Peppers, Egg- plants, Geraniums, Salvias and many other kinds. I give them the preference over the other pots as they hold more dirt and so the planta So better. I am sorry to say I cannot give you any suggestions as I do not see anything to improve on them." John De Maire. East Patchogue, N. Y. F. W. ROCHELLE & SONS. 60 Main Street, CHESTER, N. J. ">-■- !'■ iilinii Tlie lOxr On Catalogs Some time in February, place on a man's desls a seed catalog that belongs Dot to the older generation of commer- cial uncandor, a generation which reveled in typographical orgies of colored ink and still more highly colored adjectives, but one of these modern seed catalogs, illustrated with faithful photographs that almost smell of wet Spring earth, and again note what happens. If your experiment makes this man for- get his own business affairs, how can he be expected to remember the business af- fairs of the man who at one stroke has knocked him galley west into the mid- dle of the Maine wilderness or the heart of a June garden? It is all very well to "stimulate interest" and "create desire" by the display of one's wares upon the printed page, but what can one expect to happen if the stimulator chooses to remove the stimulatee quite out of the world in which he happens to dwell into some fourth-dimensional existence where black flies are forgotten and the rosebug never troubles. To throw a good customer into a trance seems to us very poor business Who can guess at the number of profitless vaca- tions that have been spent in office chairs but which might have been spent in the open woods if the commercial stimulus to the imagination bad been a little weaker and the stimulus to activity a little stronger! How many country homes have been decorated (in imagination) with plants de-stined to die un romanti- cally in their native beds, when they might, under less vivid salesmanship, have actually taken root in some back- to-the-lander's garden plot? Secure in this hypothesis, we can pro- ceed to venture into our pile of Spring catalogs with the same spirit of a.ssurance with which the Merrimac launched her iron missiles against the wooden sides of the doomed Cumber- land. After all. we might make room for one new Rose bush in the bed under the south window. If we send the orders today, when can we get the goods? The mails are so slow ! — The Outlook. American Onion Seed for Bermuda Experiments with American Onion seed in Bermuda are proving so salisfnc- tory that it is quite likely future pur- cha.ses will be made from California rather than from Tencriffe, Canary Is- lands, which hitherto has been the ex- clusive source of seed for Bermnd.n. Con- sul Carl R. Loop reports that this sred was supplied gratis to the Director of Agriculture for Bermuda by a I/os An- geles firm of seed growers. Garden Greens Americans should eat more greens than they do at all seasons of the year in the opinion of J. S. Gardner of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, because they are palatable and help to keep one in good physical condition. In the Spring many people eat a few meals of the old standby leaf crops such as Spinach, I^et- tuce. and Dandelion, and then forget that these or similar crops should be grown and eaten throughout the Summer and canned for Winter use. When warmer weather makes the Spring crops woody or bitter, the top.s of Cabbage and Beets may be used and still later Chard or New Zealand Spin- ach may be used because they are able to stand the hot weatlier and if they have a good start in a normally wet Spring they will thrive on a very small amount of rainfnll. They should be started early in the Spring, usually about the time early Cabbage is set out. Chard is sown at the rate of one or two seeds per inch in drills at least ISin. apart and when the plants begin to crowd they are gradu- ally thinned out so that they finally stand 6in. apart. In ordering seed no mistake will be made in specifying "Lucullus" which has proved a very_ good variety. New >Cealand Spinach is unlike the or- dinary early Spinach in the manner of growth and the appearance of the leaves. It is a large branched plant with leafy side shoots which are pulled and used like those of the ordinary Spinach which is a squatty, rosette-like plant. New Zealand Spinach should be thinned to stand 12in. apart in rows at least 2ft. apart, and the plants must be trained in windrows as Sweet Potato vines some- times are. If the plants grow too rapidly, the tops may be canned about as ordinary Spinach Is. Greenhouse and Horticultural Experiments in Ohio From the annual report of the Ohio Experimental Station, published from Wooster, we find that the horticultural section has been and is making, a thor- ough test and study of Apples, both asto the value of seedlings, the comparative study of methods of orchard culture, how to dress wounds, etc. Strawberries, too, have been under con.sideration, while the work carried on In the greenhouses has for its object the improvement of Toma- toes, Cucumbers and Lettuces. Cumberland Centek, 5lE.-^The Sunnvside Greenhouses have been Incor- porated with a capital stock of $2.5,000 to deal in all kinds of agricultural and horticultural products and things Inci- dental thereto. 728 The Florists' Exchange CANNAS 30 fine varietiM, home-grown, strong, dormant tubera, J2.00 to $8.00 par 100. Our aalaction ol Sne aorta, $2.00 par 100, $18.00 per 1000. Par Per 100 1000 Aaparagua Hatcheri. 3-in. pota $8.00 Asparagua Spren«ei1. 2H -in. pota.. 3.00 Aaparagua Sprengerl. 3-in. pota. . . 6.00 Abudlon SavltiU. 2>i-m. pota 8.00 Achyranthea. 6 aorta, Rooted Cut- tinga 1-w $8.00 AHeratum. Blue and white. Rooted Cuttinga 100 8.00 Coleus. 26 aorta, Rooted Cuttinga. . 1.00 8.00 Cupbea. Rooted Cuttings 1 .00 Dracaena Indivlaa. 3-in. pota.... 8.00 Dracaena Indiviaa. 4-in. pota. .. .12.00 Dracaena Indlviaa. &-in. pota 26.00 Feverfew. Double white, Rooted Cuttinga 1-60 13.00 Forfiet-Me-Not 1.60 Fucbsiaa. Double and single. Rooted Cuttings 1-80 18.00 Fuchalaa Double and aingle. 2>i- in pota 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark, Rooted Cuttings ••■••■ 100 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tings 1-80 1*00 Lemon Verbenas, 2)^-ln. pota 4.00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 18.00 Salvia. New sorts, Rooted Cuttinga. . 1.60 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 100 8.00 SmIIax. Strong, 2>i-ln. pota 8.00 Stevia Compacta 1.26 Vlnca Varlegata and Blegana. 4-in. 0 pots 1000 Vlnca Varlegata and Blegana. 2^- is pota 8 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N. Y. When ordprinc. pIi--:iso nvntlon Thp Exchnnce CHRYSANTHEMUMS Yellow sport of Chas. Razer (Lena Baum). The beat of all 1915 novelties. Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. From 2M-in. pota, $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. SNAPDRAGONS " Nelrose " Hybrid colors. From 2)f-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000. Plant now for Easter and Decoration Day. Seed, 60o. per 1000 seed package. HENRY EICHHOLZ Waynesboro, Pa. When nrcierlng. dIposp m>^titlnn Thf Exchange FERNS Ferns for Fern Dlsbes. Full-grown, fine stock, from 2M-in. pota. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Fern Seedlings. Best stock in country, assort- ment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, $1.00 per 100. $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lota. „ „. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. CARNATIONS Strong, healthy stock. Rooted Cuttings. 100 1000 Alice $8.00 $50.00 Matchless 3.00 25,00 High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A. PETERSON Wood Court, Tarrytown- on -Hudson, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange BKONIA ' BKONU Luminosa Erfordii SEtDLlNGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK. N. Y. Thf Rxphnnge Wben orderlne. Dl^ase mention The Exchange «?iuow ALTERNANTHERA 2H-in. pots, $16.00 per 1000. AGERATUM. 2K-in. pots, $18.00 per 1000. FUCHSIAS. 2Ji-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, mixed. HELIOTROPE. 2Ji-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. SALVIA Splendens. 2^-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. 10,000 Major BonnaSon Rooted Cuttings, $17.50 per 1000. This is all A No. 1 stock. UATTHFWC i VADMFV 320Van VrankenAve, RlAiiiiin) A THnnLi, schenectady.n.y. Wben ordering, please mention The Excliange U/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Gloire de Chatelaine Begonias Fine for All Purposes You couldn't ask tor anything finer for Easter flowering than Gloire de Chate- laine Begonia as a single specimen plant or for made-up pans or dishes. The little plants even in thumb pots are just loaded with flowers and will keep in flower all through the Summer months. Do not only prepare a large stock for Easter but for your Spring sales. I con- sider this sort one of the very best for hedding purposes and fully as valuable for the retail grower to handle for Win- ter blooming. Take a half dozen of 2%in. pot plants, a few small Adian- tums or Asparagus plumosus and a most attractive dish can be made up, good for many days in your customer's home. Such a dish is every bit as desirable for Easter as anything one could mention or stock you have shipped in a_ thou- sand miles. Right now is the time to get readv. If you have small stock on hand well and good ; if not, sit right down and look over The Florists' Ex- change and find out who has some to sell and get them. Pelargoniums for Easter Good Sorts to Grow Usually Easter comes .iust a little too early to have Pelargoniums at their best, but this year those wonderful sorts Eas- ter Greetings. Wolfgang von Goethe, Wurtembergia and others should be in full fiower by the latter part of April. If you are in search of a greater variety of Easter stock than usual by all means include some of these Pelargoniums. They not only sell for Easter but for the next two months following. If .vou have good sized Sin. stock on hand shift it into iin. pots and let it have a well ventilated airy house. All Pelargoniums love plenty of water, but a perfect drainage has to go with it. White fly is particularly fond of Pelargoniums, and if you have to buy stock avoid getting a nest of them If you have stock to sell see to it that it is clean before it leaves your establish- ment. About Your Easter Stock A Few Hints 'Worti Considering With the cold spell hanging on we have every reason to look forward to a hot time during the fore part of April. This means that a lot of plants which you figure on having in for Easter may he past their best by that time and a shortage in certain lines will help to sell other plants which you may not think of in other years. Most any of your^ flow- ering shrubs in the way of Spirteas, Deutzias. Snowbiills. Almonds. Prunus and others can be brought into flower nicely with just a little pushing. Whether .vou sell these as flowering plants or make use of the branches cut. matters little you are bound to find them most useful. Field plants of gar- den Primula.s. lifted at once and placed into the Carnation house will he in full bloom by Easter week and sell like bot cakes. It doesn't mate much difference what is the nationality of a man, every- body likes a Primula in Spring. You have Pansies out in the frames : pick nut a few hundred strong plants and bring them to the Violet house. Make up dishes and pans with them for Easter week. You sell them all. In your bed- ding plant house there are a lot of Mar- triierites in 2in. or SMiin. coming into flower. Instead of shifting them all and pinching the tops out, reserve a good number for Easter. Six to eight of these little plnnts will fill a Tin. or .Sin. pan which sells for $1. You will want still larger ones as well as .^Oc. or 7-5c. ones. A. mistake often made by the retailer is not to prepare enough inevpensive plants for hnlidnvs. such as Easter. Christmas. or Thanksgiving. There are many people who can't afford to spend a dollar or over for a plant, so always have plenty of inexpensive stock on hand to satisf.v every pocketbook : it will help to encour- age the use of flowers, and this means more than anything we can do. Look around : there are a lot of plants among your bedding stock yon can make use of for the coming Easter. It is not too early to start preparing along this line. Outdoor Pansies Myosotis and English Daisies If you have covering on your outdoor Pansies don't leave it too long. While they can stand freezing they will not sur- vive if covered even for a few days dur- ing a warm spell, and this holds good with the English Daisies and Myosotis. TThese three we usually plant the seed of at the same time and give about the same treatment, and during the Spring months when it is time to fill the beds outdoors, the customer who buys a dozen or ten dozen Pansies, includes in her order some of the other two. The great advantage with Fall sown Pansies is the fact that they flower early, even if left out in the open. Yet it pays to cover at least a part of the stock with sashes in order to get them still earlier. Be sure that the ventilation is properly at- tended to. If you have good-sized plants of Myosotis on hand why not lift a few clumps and bring them into flower for Easter. It will pay you to do so. French Hydrangeas Some Most Desirable Sorts The man who still insists on growing H.ydrangea Otaksa as the only one woi-th while cannot be called up-to-date because the new French sorts which have come out during the past five years are wonder- ful, to say the least, and no retail grower can afford to be without them. The list of desirable sorts is a long one and new ones are coming out right along, so it would keep one busy to grow all of them. But such beautiful ones as Mme. E. Mouillere. Souvenir de Mme. E. Chautard and Bouquet Rose are among the very best. I sirggest that if you haven't al- ready a good stock of them get busy and grow on a nice lot of young plants this coming season. Have you a nice lot of plants ready for Easter? Even the grower with limited heating facilities should have no trouble this year in get- ting the plants in on good time and the stock not having been subjected to hard forcing should give better satisfaction. To those who purchase it. If you intend purchasing plants for Easter but little is gained by waiting any longer. The sooner you get them the better; let them come along in a Carnation house tem- perature and stock showing bud now will be in plenty of time. Don't bring the plants you intend having for Memorial Day or later, into beat yet ; they are much better off in a cold house yet awhile. It is not too late yet to pot up dormant stock for plants you want to flower during June and Jul.y. while the buds at the base of the plants will pro- duce flowers later on in the season. For all that it is well to take the utmost care of the end buds so they won't break off. If you have material on hand why not propagate now? The young shoots from the base of the plants will give you the best cuttings. Begonias For Easter and Summer Flowering The first lot of started tuherous-rooted Begonias are 3%in. and 4in. pots by this time, and if given a house of 5f> deg. or a little higher, these plants will be in flower bv Easter and will prove moneymakers this year. Give tbe plants plenty of space and keep the soil moist at all times. These Begonias like water and plenty of it in order to produce large leaves which are so necessary in order to give the flowers the proper set- ting. A little shade on very hot days won't hurt, but don't overdo it. The stock you intend growing on for bedding purposes should be started into growth now. In order to make every bulb out of a lot produce a plant, you need a little bottom-heat to start them, so place the flats on the return pipes or make use of the propagating bench. Some growers place the bulbs into .Si/^in. pots and start them that way. For the small grower wbo is crowded for space a better way bv far is to make use of flats and place close together. It requires at least four weeks before the yonne plants are readv to be lifted and poted. and during this time yon can make good use of the bench room. This is a good time to propagate Seasonable Plants Out of 21-,' -Inch pots. 100 1000 AGERATUM. Dark blue, light blue and white $2.25 $20.00 ALYSSUM. Single and double. .. 2.25 20.00 ACHVRANTHES. 3 varieties. . . 2.25 20.00 GYMNOCARPA (Dusty MUler). 2.25 20.00 PETUNIAS. Double mixed 2.25 20.00 PETUNIAS. Single mammoth. . . 2.25 20.00 FUCHSIAS. Single and double mixed 2.25 20.00 LOBELIA, Emperor William, Crystal Palace 2.25 20.00 GERMAN IVY 2.25 20.00 MYRTLE. Variegated 2.25 20 00 SALVIA. Splendens and Zurich 2.25 20.00 HELIOTROPE 2.25 20.00 TRADESCANTIA. 3 varieties... 2.25 20.00 VERBENAS. Separate colors. . . 2.25 20.00 CARNATIONS, strong, well-rooted, in pots, 10,000: Enchantress, White Enchan- tress, Rose Pink Enchantress, Supreme, Philadelphia, Benora, Beacon, Rosette, Princess Dagmar, C. W. Ward, White Wonder. $2.60 per 100. $22.50 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS: Yellow Botmaf- fon, Chas. Razer, Chieftain, Naomah, Pacific Supreme, W. H. Chadwlck, Aug. Dasser, Tints of Gold, Unaka, Golden Glow, Chrysolora, Maud Dean. Pompons — Western Beauty, Acto, Baby, Golden Climai, Souv. d'Or, Mensa, Source d'Or, Baby Marftuerite, Julia Lagravere, Fairy Queen, Princess, Eden. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. MAGNUS PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn,, West St. When ordering, please m'ntinn Thi* Exchange COLEUS C. VerschaBeltll, G. Bedder. Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Firebrand, Progress and 12 others Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100. $5.00 per 1000; 2-in. pots, $1.50 per 100. GERANIUMS. Ricard and others, 2-m. pots, $2.25 per 100; 3-in., $3.50 per 100; 4-in., $6.00 per 100. S. A. Nutt. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in., $5.00 per 100, . SALVIAS, Bonfire and Zurich, Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100. GIANT DOUBLE ALYSSUM. 2-in. pots, $1.50 per 100. HELIOTROPES. 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. VINCA variegated. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-m., S3.00 per 100; 3}S-in.. $5.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS. 2-in. pota, $2.00 per 100. FEVERFEW, Double White. $5.00 per 100. STOCKS, Giant Perfection, Bismarck, Beauty of Nice: VERBENAS, MARGUERITES, CARNATIONS, SNAPDRAGONS, PHLOX, Seedlings, 60c. per 100; 2-in., $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. DUSTY MILLER. 2-in. pots, $1.50 per 100. ASTERS, Queen of Market, Crego's White, Pink, Lavender, 40c. per 100. Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson.N.Y. When ordering, nlease mention The Exchange HELIOTROPE. 2}i-m. stronr plants, $3.00 per loo, $25.00 peg 1000. ROSE GERANIUMS. Strong plants, 2-in., $1.75 per 100. PRIMULA Obconica. 4-in., in bloom, $8.00 per 100. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Strong, 3-in., ready for shift, $35.00 per 1000. James Vick^s Sens, Rochester J. Y. Wlipn ordering, please m'-ntlon The Exchange Special Offer of MARGUERITES Wliite Paris Daisy A limited quantity of our celebrated healthy stock, out of 2}4-in. pota, at $3.60 per 100. A. L. MILLER Sutphln Road and Rockaway Blvd. Phone: Jamaica G05. JAMAICA, N. Y. When ordering, please m>^ntlon The Exchange AQERATUM Stella Gurney. 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. We are now booking orders for Spring delivery of 3K-in. QEHAINIUMS Buchner S. A. Nutt Poltevlne $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Best Stock C. OUADLAND'S SONS 328-340 Hougliton St., North Adams, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Exchange * March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 729 POEHLMANN BROS. CO 72 £ast Randolph Street CHICAGO. ILL. Why not prepare now for Memorial Day business? Make your own Wreaths and designs of Magnolia, Green Ruscus, Wax Roses, etc. Our $10.00 assortment of miscellaneous articles will go a long way. SPECIAL: Green Painted Ruscus- - - Superior Magnolia Leaves 8 to 12 inches Cycas Leaves - - - Just what you want for Wreaths. Other s'izcsf assorted, 16 to 40 inches - - Per 100 $5.00 Our supply line is complete with new and staple accessories. GIVE US A TRIAL. Per lb. 25 cents -Per box $1.35 Per 100 $1.00 Rose Bud Vase 8 inches per doz. $1.50. 12 inches per doz. $2.00 No. 118 33^x15 inches Basket with lines Per 100 $20.00 WliPTi' n^^inL^ pUni^^o ni''ntlini Tb'^ Exrliiingp 1,000,000 Berberis Thunbergii In all sizes. First class stock. 1, 2 and 3 years old. Write for prices. THE RHODE ISLAND NURSERIES, Newport. R. I. Thousands of Beautiful 6 to 12 feet Nursery Grown Hemlocks, Cheap Rex Begonias and any of the favorite old standbys of Begonias you want for Summer or Winter flowering. With the arrival of Gloire de Lorraine, and later Cincinnati, practically all of the older sorts of Begonias got a set-back, and in a good many places were discarded en- tirely, but there is room for them. There are a number of beautiful varieties which, while not ideal Christmas bloom- ers, are of value, no matter when in flower. There is demand for flowering plants all the year around, not only of such alone as can be sold over the coun- ter, but those we make use of for decora- tive purposes for the store and show house are fully as important. Grass Seed As a Side Line for the Retail Gro\rer The up-to-date retail grower is not satisfied with just selling flowers and plants. He branches out into every line in which a dollar can be made. If he has a show room or store he has a neat seed display case full of attractive pack- ages and sells grass seed. If he is real up-to-date the 51b. and 101b. bags have his own name on, and that of the par- ticular grass seed mixture he sells. Fancy cleaned Kentucky Blue, Red Top and English Rye makes as good mixture as any — three parts of Blue, two of Red Top and one of Rye. We sow out a flat of this seed during March and April every 10 days and when the grass is about one inch high the flat is placed into the show window to give people an idea of what the seed will do. Of all the advertising you could do to sell seed this is the best. By sowing out every ten days you can keep up a good show at all times and if nicely displayed you will find this a paying investment Ill[ F. L CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 26-48-4, Bridgeport Division. Make appointment. See the stock. Established 21 years. Sugar Beets, 1915 The area harvested amounted to 624,- 000 acres, and the Beets, 6,462,000 short tons. This is the largest acreage and tonnage of Beets ever harvested in the United States, and the sugar production exceeds the highest preceding crop, that of 1913, by more than 129,000 tons. Payment for sugar Beets is made to the growers according to the weight of the Beets without tops. An estimated amount of tare on account of dirt, im- properly topped Beets, etc., is deducted from the gross weight of the topped Beets as delivered by growers. Estimates of tonnage and value of Beets as delivered by growers have been made on basis of records furnished by Beet-sugar com- panies. For the past 4 years the value of the Beet crop to growers has ranged from $30,000,000 to $33,000,000 a year. Some time elapses between the delivery of the Beets and their use in the factory. The harvesting season may close from 6 to 8 weeks earlier than the end of the sugar-making season. During this period Beets lose in weight by drying, which seems to explain at least a part of the dif- ference between the total weight of the Beets as paid for, that is, as delivered by growers, and the total weight of the Beets worked. The weights of the Beets worked are registered as they are re- ceived into the factory immediately be- fore slicing. A. F. J. Baur O. E. Stelnkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAUR & STEINHAMP, indlmpolls, Indian! Carnation Breeders 1,000 AUSTRIAN, SCOTCH, CORSICAN and YELLOW PINE. 5 to 7 ft. 2,000 AMERICAN ARBORVIT^. Specimen, 6-7-8 ft. 5,000 LOMBARDY POPLARS. 8 ft., 20c. each. 20,000 PRIVETS. 2 to 3 ft., strong, 4-10 branches, $20 per 1000. 20,000 NORWAY SPRUCE. i8-in., $20 per 100; 24-in., $25 per 100; 30-in., $30 per 100; 36-in., S35 per 100; 40-in., $45 per 100; 48-in. and up, 50c. each. 20,000 HARDY PHLOX. Named kinds, $50 per 1000. 15,000 JAPANESE IRIS. Named kinds, $10 per 100. 10,000 GERMAN IRIS. Named kinds, $6 per 100. ADOLF MULLER, '^"'"Surser.e,. Norristown, Pa. CYCLAMEN ^ Splendens Glganteum Hybrids 7 Our strain of Cyclamen is second to none; we can furnish same in all standard colors, twice transplanted from flats, at J3.60 per 100, 130.00 per 1000, DRACAENA InJivlsa. From 2H-'n- pota, $3.00; from 3-iD. pots. $5.00; from 3H-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus." From 2H-in. pots, $3.00; ASPARAGUS ISpren- 4er(, from 3-in. pota, $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUL MADER, fast Stroudsburg, Pa. A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACj«NA Indlrlsa. S-ln., Do.i 3-U., lOa.i 4-kn., Ifis.: A4b . 2fio. emob. REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-ili., KM pu 100. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Poltavlna, RIcard, P«r- kins uid Buchner. a-ln., $3.00 p*r 100; Ma., tC.OO pu 100. BOSTON snd WHITMANI FERNS. S-ln., 10«.I 4-in, 16e.; O-in., 26o.; from b«l for 2H-ai>d 3-iB. pota, $£.00 par 100. VINCA rarteiuta. 2-ln., $2.00 par 100. Cask with ardar. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton, N. J. WbeD orderlnr. please mention Hie Bx^anc* 730 The Florists' Exchange KKKiiiiiiiniiiiiXiMiiiii [XiiiiiiiiiiiiitXiiii riiicXii uiiiiXiii>iiiiuiiiiX)iiiiiiiiiiiJtX]iiuiiiii(ii[X]iiiiiiiiiiii[X]iiiiiiiiiiii[XiiiitmiiiiitX]iii>iiiiiii|[XiiiiitiiiiiiicXii>iiiiiiiiiiiX]i iiiuicXiiiuiiiuuicXiiuiiiiirmcXiiiiiiiiiiuicXiiiiuuiiiiicXiiiiiiiiiiiiiiXiiiu cK3ACK Retailers Can Make Bird Houses a Paying Side Line FLOWERS, the Garden, Birds and Bird Houses are all so closely connected, that the sale of the latter can readily be made in combination with flowers and plants, as also for ornament for Gardens and Summer Homes. Send at once for my Catalogue and Price List of Happy Bird Home Houses I took up the manufacture of Bird Houses some time ago and, because other retail florists through- out the country have sent me many orders and in- quiries. I have gone into the making of Bird Houses in still larger quantity to supply the demand, and now have a splendid liiie to select from. THE L BEMB FLORAL CO.* "."S^"" 153-155 Bates Street. DETROIT, MICH. Other specialties include: COLLAPSIBLE PAPER POTS for all kinds of plants that require transplanting, ALPINE PLANT FORCER Indispensable to the rock garden. Ensures success BLOOM PROTECTOR for Roses, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, etc. P EFFICIENCY VEGETABLE GARDEN CHART enables you to double the yield of your vegetable garden. 50 cents each. Wht»n nrdpring nlpnsp nr VOU can grow anything you want with the certainty of success, and produce everything earlier, sturdier and more satis- factorily, if you use the "GRO0UIK"forcer NOW. Think what it means to be four, five or even six weeks ahead of your neighbor — and with better plants. The GROQUIK is made of glass with two wire sup- ports. Easily put together, easily taken apart. Saves frames, saves transplanting, saves labor, saves disappointment, saves money. Sample 15 cents. Illustrated pamphlets free. THE CLOCHE COMPANY 131 Hudson St. Dept. N. New Yorlc Phone 6220 Franklin. Iltlnn The Kxpliiingp CANNA FIREBIRD Get It Now 25 Plants for $5.00 VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE MEW YORK CHICAGO When ordering, please mention The Excliange Nature's Marvel, the Seed Words of an Ancient Botanist Lo I on each seed within its slender rind, Life's golden threads in endless circles wind: Maze within maze the lucid webs are roll'd. And as they burst, the Uving flame unfold. The pulpy acorn, ere it swells, contains The Oak's vast branches in its milky veins, Each ravl'd bud, fijie-film, and fiber-line. Traced with nice pencil on the small design. The young Narcissus, in its bulb compressed. Cradles a second nestling on its breast; In whose fine arms a younger embryo lies. Folds its thin leaves, and shuts its floret-eyes; Grain within grain successive harvests dwell, And boundless forests slumber in a shell. Sioux City, Ia. — Loss of about $1500 was sustained on March 6 in a fire that destroyed a part of the William Eubank greenhouses. It is believed tliat the fire was caused by cinders which had been emptied n.ear the greenhouses. A steel chimney about 40ft. high was undermined by th^ flames and crashed on the top of a part of the greenhouses that had not been touched by the flames. Nearly 10.000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new reades weekly. March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 731 List of Advertisers Wood, 8tubb» 4 Co. .718 Young & Co., Inc., A. Woodrow 4 M»rketo«.773 L 772 Wco.lnilT A .Sons, S. Young 4 Co., John. ..772 1) 702 Young'8 Floriflt 70S AdvEOCo Co 78-t Albert 4 OavidBon Ino 780 Allen, J. K 772 Allen Co., Win. Stu«rt.772 Amer. G'houBe Mfg. Co 782 Americun M093 Co..7:iG Amer. Spawn Co 702 Andereon, J. F 724 Anderson, S. A '62 Angermueller, Geo. H '69 Anglin 4 Walsh Co. 722 Aphine Mfg. Co 779 Arme., H. W 768 Arnold 4 Co., Inc.. D.C 769-72 Aeohmann Bros 7 14 Asehmano Godfrey. . .724 Ashley, Ernest '62 Badgley 4 BUhop, Ino '73 Baker Bros 763 Baker, Wm. J 775 Barclay Nuni 709 Barrett, The Florist. .765 Barrows 4 Son, H. H.724 Basactt i Washburn.. 720 Baugh & .Sons Co 779 Baumer, A. R 763 Baur 4 Steinkamp. . .729 Bayersdorfer 4 Co.. 766 Bay State Nurs., The .716 Beaven, E. A . 767 Beckert's Seed Store. . 702 Begerow Floral Co — 764 Bellamy Bros 714 Bemb Floral Co.The. 730-63 Bennett, C. A 716 Berger Bros 775 Berger&Co, H. H..704 Bertermann Bros. Co.763 Bird & Son 777 Boddington Co.. Inc., Arthur 707-11 Bolgiano 4 Sons, J . . . ' 04- 706-12 Bonnet 4 Blake 773 Bonnot Bros 773 Boston Humus Co., The 781 Bowe, M. A 764 Brant Bros., Ino 765 Brown, Peter 725 Bryan, Alonso J 722 Buchbinder Bros 766 Buokbee, H. W 766 Bunyard, A. T., Flo- rin 764-65 Bunyard Co., Ino. Harry A 709 Bunzel Bros 777 Burnett Bros 709 Burpee, W. A. 4 Co. . ^ ' 704-05 Burt Olney Gnhs 725 Butler Mfg. Co.... 733 Butler 4 UUman 764 Byer Bros 715 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 766 Campbell Bros 736 Camp Conduit Co.. . .782 Cannata, J. P 712 Carbone Florist 769 Carnation Support Co. 736 Chicago Feed 4 Fer- tilizer Co 779 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The 776 Childs, John Lewis 709 Chinniok.W.J 714 Christensen, Thos. P. . 724 Clare, W. G 767-68 Clarke's Sons, David. . 764 Clay 4 Son 779 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 762 Cloche Co., The 730 Coan.J. J 772 Cookoroft, J. D 720 Conard 4 Jones Co., The 719 Conine Nurs. Co.. The F. E 716-25-29-33 Coombs. Florist 763 Cowee, W. J 767 Cowen's Sons, N 7.S0 Craig Co., Robt 722 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. . .762 Crowl Fern Co 768 Crump, F. F 762 Cumbie. J L 767 Cunningham, Jos. H. .722 Cut Flower Eioh 773 Danker, Florist 762 Dannenbaum'a Son 4 Co 766 Darling 4 Co 779 Dawson, William 720 Day Co., W. E 765 De Buck, John 722 DielaohCo., A 781 Dillon, J. L 720 Dobbs4 Son 762 Dorner 4 Sons Co., F 720 Dreer, Henry A., Inc.. 725-33-77-80 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 780 Eble, Chas 764 Edlefsen-Leidiger Co.. 763 Edwards, H. B 716 Edwards' Folding Box Co 767 Bichhols, Henry 728 Elliott 4 Sons, Wm. . . 702 Emmans, Geo. M 729 Emmons. F. A 770 Erne 4 KUngol 776 Eskesen, Frank N 724 Esler, JohnG 706 Evans Co., The John A 780 Evenden Bros 765 Eyres, Florist 762 Fallon, Florist 764 First American Na- tural Fern Co 760 Fletcher 4 Co., Inc., F. W 708 Florists Hail Assn. . 766 Florists' Telegraph Delivery Afls'n . . . .760 Florida Natural Prod. Co 780 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co., The 782 Ford, M. C 771 Ford, Wm. P 772 Forestdale 763 Fortunes, A. L 775 Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co 702 Fowler, Mrs. L. P 765 Frederick, W. J 714 Freeman, Geo. L 722 Freeman- Lewis 763 Friedman, Florist. ... 762 Friedman, J. J 779 Froment, H. E 773 Furrow 4 Co 764 Galveston Floral Co. . 763 Galvin, Thos. F 764 Gaaser Co., J. M 862 Giblin 4 Co 781 Gibbons, Ths Smilai Man 768 Girrin, Willis B 714 Gloeekner. Wm 762 Goldstein 4 Futterman 772 Gove, The Florist 762 Graham 4 Son, A. .. .762 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Assn., Ino.. ..773 Growers' Cut Flower Co 772 GudeBros.Co 765 Gunther Bros 773 Guttman 4 Raynor, Ino 770 Habermehl's Sons, J. J 764 Hanford, R. 0 724 Harris, Chester 765 Harris, Ernest 728 Hart, Geo. B 766 Hatcher, John C 762 Heaoock Co., Jos 724 Heiss Co 762 Henderson 4 Co., A. .708 Henderson 4 Co., Peter 706 Henshaw 4 Fenrieh. .771 Herbert & Fleishauer. 708 Herr, A. M 709-722 Hess & Densen 767-74 Hews Co., A. H 777 Highland Park Green- houses,'The 763 Highgrade Manure Compost Co 735 Hill Co., E. G 732-76 Hill Floral Co., E. 0. 702 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 718 Hillside Nursery, The.718 Hitchings & Co Ill Holm 4 Olson 705 Holland Nurs.. The. .719 Hollywood Gardens. ,765 Holton 4 Hunkel Co. . 774 Home Correspondence School 766 Horau, E. C 773 Howard Rose Co 718 Hudson Carbon Co. . .779 Humus Co , Alphano.. 778 Idle Hour Nurs 763 Igoe Bros 767 Irwin, R.J 715 Isbell 4 Co., 8. M....707 Jackson 4 Perkins Co . 719 Jacobs, 8., 4 Sons .781-83 Jenkins .^ Srjn.s, J, . . ,718 Jennings, E. B 708 Johnston Bros 764 Johnston 4 Co, T. J 704 Jones, H. T 718 Joseph's Florist 765 Joy Floral Co 764 Kaating, Wm. F., Co. . 701 Keller, John A 763 Keller Pottery Co 777 Keller Sons. J. B 764 Kentucky 'Tobacco Prod. Co 779 Kerr. The Florist 763 Kervan Co.. The. .766-67 Kesaler, Wm 769-73 King Construction Co. 736 Knoble Bros 762 Koloos&Co.. A 718 Komada Bros. ,,..., 775 Kottmiller. Florist. . .764 Kooyman. C 776 Kroeschell Bros. Co.. 784 Kuebler. Wm. H 773 Lang Floral 4 Nurs. Co 762 Lange. A 762 Lange. H. F. A 766 Langjahr. A. H 772 Leedle Floral Co 720 I. 4 J. I,. Leonard 704 Leonard Seed Co 702 Lippman, E, A 782 LittlcBeld & Wyman..719 LittleBeld, Florist 765 Lookland Lumber Co. . 783 London Flower Shop. 761 Lord it liiiriitiarii Co. . iv Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 761 MaeNiB Hort. Co.. The 713 .Matrai', .Wex 721 Mader. Paul 729 Manhattan Refrigerator Co 710 MarshaU4Co..W.E..704 Matthews 4 Varney. . 728 Mauger & Sons, W... 713 McAlpine 4 McDon- ald 774 McClunie, Geo. G 763 MoConnell, Alei 764 MoCray Refrigerator Co 767 MoHutehlson 4 Co.. . 702 MoManus, James. . . .773 Mears, Wm 708 Mceban Co., Thomas. 716 Menand, L 762 Metairie Ridge Nurs. Co., Ltd.. The 764 Metropolitan Material Co 780-82-84 Matte, Henry 713 Mayer, Chas. F 702 Miehell Co., Henry F 709 Miohigan Cut Flower Eiehango 766 Miohlor Bros. Co 763 MiUer, A. L 728 Miller, Stuart H 774 Mills, The Florist, Ino 763 Mings Floral Co., The 763 Moninger Co,, John C 783 Moore, Hents4 Nasb.773 Moore Seed Co 707 Mountain View Floral Co 718 Mullanphy, Florist. .765 Muller, Adolph 729 Murray, Samuel 763 Nason. L. B 773 Nat'l Floristo' Board of Trade 768 Noidingor. Jos. G 730 New England Florist Supply Co 774 Nicotine Mfg. Co.. The 779 Niessen Co., The Leo 775 Noe, L. M 773 Olson 4 Co 718 Ouwerkerk. P 718 Page, Chas. H 713 Palmer F. E 702 Palmer 4 Son, W. J.. .762 Park Floral Co . The. 763 Park Floral Co 705 Parshelsky Bros.. Ino.7SO Peaoook Dahlia Fanns710 Pearce, George 780 Poirce, E. Allan 777 Penn The Florist 762 Penoook-Meehan Co.. 8. 8 719-775 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 777 Peterson, C. A 728 Peterson. J. A 715 Pfaff 4 Kendall 782 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 775 Philadelphia Whole- sale Flor. Exch., The 776 Philips Bros 764 Pierce 4 Co 762 Pierce Co., F. O 780 Pierson. Inc., A. N.. .701- 733 Pierson Co.. F. R 701 Pierson, Magnus. . . . .728 Pierson U-BarCo, , . ,7X0 Pikes Peak Flor. Co... 762 Pillsbury, I, L 720 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 774 Poehlman Bros, Co . . . 729 Polykranas, G.J 772 Potter Floral Co 763 Pulverised Manure Co., The 779 Pyfer4Co., A. T 776 Quadland's Sons, C...728 Quidniek Gnhs 720 Ramsburg, 0. 8. . .710-33 Randall, A L. Co. ...776 Randall's Flower Shop 765 Rawlings, Elmer 722 Rawson The Florist. .763 Reck, John & Son 762 Reed 4 Keller 7(36 Reinberg, Peter 776 Revere Rubber Co. 742-43 Rhode Island Nurs. ..729 Ribsam. Carlman. . . .718 Rice Co.. M 76/ Riedel 4 Meyer, Inc. .772 Riclinnls, (1. JI 7i:j Richmond Cedar Wk«777 Rltchy. F W 722 RobbinsviUe Nurs., The 716 Robinson 4 Co., Inc. H. M 768 Robinson Co H. M.772 Robinson. L, D 705 Roche] ie 4 Sons.F.W. 726-27 Rochester Floral Co. .764 Rook Flower Co.. W,,763 Roebrs Co.. Julius.715-II Rolker 4 Sons A 702 Rosemont Gardens. . .764 Rosery Flower Shop. . 762 Rosery, The 765 Rowehl 4 Grans 702 Routsabn Seed Co. . .709 Hoy. David D 1' 710 Royal Glass Works. . .780 Rupp. John F 708 Rusain 4 Hanfling. . .768 Salter Bros 761 Saltford Flower Shop. The 764 Sander. Florist 765 Sauter. A 773 Sceery. Ed 764 Schlatter 4 Son, Wm.767 SchUng, Max 764 Schmidt, J. C 732 Soholti, The Florist. .762 Schultheia, Anton .... 714 Schuli Co., Jacob 763 Schwake 4 Co., Ino,, Chas 702 SooUay, Inc., John A., 783 Scott. John 724 Sharp. Partridge 4 Co. 780 Shellroad Canna Farm702 Sheridan. Walter F ..773 Shrewsbury Nurs,... 734 Shinn, Warren 702 Biebrecht, Geo. C 773 SkidelskyCo.. 8. S....702 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 736 SUnn. B. S.. Jr 7.33 Slinn, Clarence 733 Smith, Elmer D., 4 Co 720 Smith 4 Fetters Co.. .762 Smith 4 Hemenway. .781 Smith, Henry 763 SmithCo., W. 4T....716 Smith, P. J 772 Smith, The Florist. . .763 Snyder Co.. B, A 774 Solomon 4 Son. L. . . ,781 Soltau Fernery. B...724 Rucek-s, F. C 715 Star Floral Co 765 Stearns Lumber Co., The A. T 782 Stecher Litho. Co 704 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 702 Stillman, G. L 704 Stokes Seed Farms Co,. Inc.. 707 Storra 4 Harrison Co. . 704-714 StoothoffCo., H. A. . .779 Stumpp, Geo, M 764 Stumpp 4 Walter Co. . 703 Sutton & Sons 734 Syracuse Pottery Co. , 777 Thompson 4 Co.. C. B 763 Thorburn. J. M., 4 Co.704 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 763 Totman. H W 716 Totty, Chas. H 726 Traendly 4 Sohenck. . 773 United Cut Flower Co.. Ino 772 Van Asache. Frank. . .781 Van Bochove. G. & Bro 763 Van Gelderen. G. W...718 Vick's Sons. James ,. .728 Vaughan's .See'i .Store, 704-09-12-30-33 Vim Motor Trust Co, , 723 Vincent. Jr.. 4 Sons Co. R 701 Virgin. U.J 764 •Waller Seed Co, The L. D 702 Waban Rose Cons, .. .734 Walton Hotel 734 Warburton, Florist. , 703 WarendorS, A 76 1 Wax Bros 762 Weeber & Don 702 Weiss, Herman 772 Welch Bros Co 774 Welch. Patrick 774 Welch, The Florist. . 763 Wcnk, Peter.. . ,728 Westbury Nurs, Co., Inc 716 Wettlin Floral Co. . 722 Whilldin Pottery Co. 777 Whitted Floral Co.. 763 Wietor Bros 776 Williamaport Floral Co 765 Wilson, HE 704 Wilson. R, G 702 Winterson's Seed Store776 Wolfinger Florist 764 Wood Bros 728 Index to Stock Advertised Abutilon 722-28-32 Acalypha 701 Achyranthes 714-28 Ageratum 701- 708-15-19-22-28 Alternantheras 701- 715-28 Alyssum 701- 708-15-28-32 Ampelopsis 716-18-19 Anemones 719 Arborvitajs 733 Antirrhinums 708 Ardiaias 714 Arecas 724 Asparagus 701- 702-04-07-08-14-15-16- 719-22-24-28-29-32-33-59 Aspidistra 724 Asters.. .. 707-08-13-15-28 Aucubas 718 Azaleas 702- 714-16-18-19-24 Balsams 713 Bay Trees 702 Begonias 701-02- 704-11-13-14-15-19- 722-24-28-29 Berberis 708-16-18-19 Bleeding Heart, 718-19-24 Boxwood 702-09- 713-14-16-18-19-68 Buddleia 709 Bulbs 701-02-04- 700-09-11-12-14-15-22- 724 Buxus 702 Caladiums 701- 702-04-11-15 Campanulas 713 Cannas 701-02-04- 708-09-11-15-19-22- 728-30-33 Carnations 702-13-14- 715-19-20-22-25-28-29- 733-70 Chorizemas 714 Chrysanthemums.. . .715- 720-22-25-28-33-70 Cibotium 701-24 Cinerarias 708- 713-22-24 Clematis 716-18-19 Clethras 716 Clover 706 Conifers 718 Coleua 701-15-22-28 Columbine 732 Coreopsis 732 Cornflowers 732 Cornua Florida 716 Cut Flowers 769- 770-71-72-73-74-76-76 Cuphea 701-15-22-28 Cyclamen 702- 714-15-22-24-29 Dahlias 701-02-04-10 Daisies 708- 715-22-28-32-59 Delphiniums 718-19 Deutzias 718 Dielytra 718-19-24 Dracienas 708-14- 715-22-24-28-29-59 Easter Plants. . ,ii-714-24 Evergreens . .709- 713-16-18-19 Ericas 714 Fern Balls 703 Ferns 701-08-14- 716-22-24-28-29-33-36 Feverfew 715-28-59 Ficua 724 Fir 710 Foxglove 732 Freeziaa 759 Fuchsias 701- 715-19-22-28 Funkias 718-22 Gaillardia 732 Genista 716-24 Geraniums 701-08- 714-22-24-25-28-29-32- 759 Gladiolus 702-04-08- 709-11-15-22 Gloxinias 702-13 Gymnocarpa 715-28 Hardy Perennials. .. .710 Heather 714 Heliotrope 701-14- 715-19-22-28-32 Hemlock 716-29 Hollyhocks 732 Honeysuckle 719 Hyacinths 724 Hydrangeas.. . 701- 714-16-18-19-24 Ilex 716 Impatiens 715 Iris 702 Ivy 701- 708-14-15-24-28-69 Japanese Maple. . .716-18 Juniperus 710 Kalmias 725 Kentiaa 702-15-24-25 Lantanaa 701-16-32 Larkspurs 713 Laurus 718 Lilac 718 Lilies 701-02-14-24 LUy oftheVaUey....702 Lobelia 707-08-28 Magnolias 710 Manetti 702 Meaembryanthcmum , 759 Moonvines 701-28 Myosotis 728-32 Myrtle 714-28 Nasturtiums.. . .702-09-13 Narciaaua 712-13-2-1 Nuraery Stock.. 710-18-19 Norway Maples 702- 709-10-18-34 Norway Spruce 716- 718-33 Oaks 734 Onion Sets 602-04-12 Orchids 716-22 Palms.. . .702-14-16-24-25 PandanuB 724 Pansies.. ,702-08-13-22-32 Paper Whites 712 Peonies 704-10-18-19 Pelargoniums 715 Petunias 701-07- 708-13-15-19-22-28-32- 759 Perennials 710 Phcenix 714 Pines 716 Phlox 702-08-13-10-19 Planes 702-34 Poinsettias 716 Poplars 718 Primroses 708 Primulas. 708-13-15-22-28 Privet 716-18-19 Raffia 702-13 Retinispora 710 Rhododendrons 702- 709-13-14-16-18-19-24- 725 Rose Bushes 709-14 Roses 701-02-13- 716-16-18-19-25-32-34- 766-70 Rubber Plants 724 Salvias 701- 707-08-22-28-32 Scabiosa 713 Seeds 703-04-05- 706-07-08-13-15-20-34 .Senecio Argenteus. . . .701 Shrubs 716-18-19 Snapdragon 708-10- 714-15-19-28-69 Spirsea 714-18-19-24 Stevia 716-28 Stocks 702- 707-08-13-15-28 .Swainsona 701 Sweet Peas. . 702-03-07-09 Sweet William 732 Tradescantia 728 Trees 709-10 Tsuga 719 Tuberoses 702-04 Tulips 724 Vegetable Plants. . 702-00 Vegetable Seeds 702- 704-06-13 Verbenas 701- 708-13-15-28-59 Vincas 701-14-16- 716-22-28-29-32-59 Vines 709-19 Wallflowers 732 Weddelliana 724 Weigelas 718-19 Wistaria 719 Zinnias 713 MISCELLANEOUS Aphine 779 Artificial Flowers. . . , 729- 706-08 Auctions 713 Baskets 71.3-66-68 Benches 782 Bench Fittings 782 Birch Bark 767 Bird Houses 730 Bloom Protectors 730 Boilers 781-83-84 Boxes 767-68-82 Boxwood Sprays 766 Brackets 733-82 Canes 713-18-29 Cycas 729-08 Cypress 780-81-83 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses 760- 761-62-03-04-05 Dirt Bands 720-27-33 Dagger Ferns.. .706-67-68 Evergreens 713 Fancy Ferns.. . . 766-67-68 Fertilizers. . .702-06-13-79 Fiber 767 Florists' Accounts In- sured 768 Florists' Supplies 760- 707-08 Galax Leaves 760-08 Garages 733 Garden Chart. 720 Glass 780-81 Gbiss Cutters 781 Glass Insurance 766 Ghizing Points 780 Grasses 706-67 Greenhouse Construc- tion iii-iv- 736-80-81-83-84 Greenhouse Shading. .782 Greening Pins 767 Ground Pine 768 Gutters 781 Heating 781-83-8-1 Hemp 700 Humus 735-81 Hose 742-43-80 Hotels 734 I nsecticides. . 704-00-13-79 Insurance 766 Irrigation 730 Knives (Pruning) 713 Laurel 768 Le\lcothoB Sprays. . 766-68 Lithographic Work.. .704 Lumber _. .783 Magnolia 729-68 Maatica 780 Mexican Ivy 766 Motor Trucks 723 Moss 736-66-68 Mushroom Spawn. 702-13 Needle Pines 760 Nico-Furae 779 Nikotcon 779 Palmetto Leaves. . 766-68 Paper Pots. .720-27-30-33 Partridge Berries 708 Peat 736 Pecky Cypresa 782-83 Pipe 780-82 Plant Food 779 Plant Forcers 730 Princcsa Pines 768 Pota 725-26-30-33-77 Prepared Palms 708 Pusav Willow 700 Refrigerators. . .710-06-67 Ribbons 706 Rusous 729-67 Sash 780-81-82-83 Sash Bars 781 .Schools 766 .Sea Moss 765-07 Shelf Brackets 782 Smilnx 715- 719-28-00-67-68 Soap Mixer 721 Sphagnum Moss.. .736-68 Stakes 713-18-29 Staples 720 Supports 730-67 Tobacco Products. . . .779 Toothpicks 767 Tubs 777 Ventilating Apparatus783 Wants 754- 755-56-67-58-59 Wholesale Florists. .769- 770-71-72-73-74-75-70 Wire 767 Wire Designs 700 Wreaths 768 Tabic of Contents This week will be found on page 736 Tri-City Florists* Club The re&ular meeting of the TrI-Clty Florists' Club was held at the residence of L. Stapp, Rock Island, 111., with a large attendance. President Bills called the meeting to order. In addition to the regular order of business, the club proceeded with the election of officers, with the following result: President, L. Stapp; vice-presidents, C. J. Reardon, H. Gaethje, Wm. Knees. Jr.; secretary, Wm Goos; financial secretary, Arvid Andersen; treasurer, Wm. Knees, Sr. ; trustees, Ed. Patten, H. Bills, W. C. Wilson. C. O. E Boehm announced the follow- ing subject for discussion at the next meeting of the club which will be held at the residence of Wm. Knees, Sr., on Thursday, April 13: "Schizanthus Wlse- tonensis as a commercial plant;" also give your experience with Verbena venosa. WM. GOOS, Sec'y. Owed to Spring There are seed-books all over the table, The catalogs cover the floor, The postman will be here tomorrow With, maybe, a dozen more. I am wading through oceans of readin' As I sit here alone in my den, Perusing the reams of the beautiful dreams Of those wonderful catalog men. The Congressman's seeds are a-comin', Tho' the frost is yet on the pane. And the chickadees out in the Birches Are singin' a glad refrain. For everything has its uses And these birdies, as they fill. Will give thanks indeed, for this Government seed, Out on the window sill. Now, I don't want your spineless cactus, As I never rauch minded a scratch, But give me a spineless body. When I weed out the Onion patch. I once got some strange Sweet Corn, In color the devil's black. An' I planted it far from the other breeds, But, s'help me, the joker came back. Yes, it came back one breezy evenin', Tho thought of it just makes me sore. For the Corn that I grew was every hue. Red, white an' blue — an' some more. An' they didn't call me no wizard, No creator, or genius or such, But in language quite plain an' somewhat profane, They abused me to beat the Dutch. An' I'm sick of the bloomin' business. Sick of strivin' an' tryin' again. To accomplish those joys of the catalog guys, Those wonderful catalog men. So. Bend. Ind. Frank M. Ryan. KsTHEKViLLE, Ia. — Mrs. M. E. Jehu, owner of the Estherville greenhouses, the largest institution in the northwest por- tion of the State, recently received con- siderable newspaper comment througli the purchase of an automobile which she personally drives, both for business and pleasure, nothwithstanding the fact that she has arrived at the age of 72 years. Mrs. Jehu has been established in busi- ness since the town was founded twenty- two years ago, and has gradually in- creased her business during all these years, until she has now 10,000ft. of glass and has built up a prosperous busi- ness. 732 The Florists' Exchange iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Our Grafted Roses are excellent stock; they will make your grower smile as he plants them! Let us make you a quotation on your list. Don't overlook the CORSAGE ROSES when you make your plans. Tip Top, The Baby Doll, Mile. Cecile Brunner, Sweetheart, Geo. Elger, Bon Silene, and the lovely Irish Rose, Tipperary, the seedling from Mrs. Aaron Ward; these should be included in every collection; they are popular with flower buyers! Florists' Roses our Specialty iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiuiiiiiiiiuijiiiiBiiiiJuiiJM The E. G. HILL CO., Richmond, Ind. iiiiiiiiiiiii Whpiil ordering, please mt-Dtlon The Escbange iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy^ Special ©ffer PANSY PLANTS We have over one million Pansy Plants of our well- known strains; none better. Strong, stocky plants; wQl make early bloomers, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. Strong clumps, in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. DAISIES (BelUs). Strong seedHngs, ""ready to bloom, $2.50 per 1000. Strong clumps, in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. WALLFLOWER and FORGET-ME- NOT. Fine, large clumps, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HOLLYHOCKS. One year old, strong. White, Pink, Red, Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HARDY PINKS, GAILLARDIA, COLUMBINE, FOXGLOVE. CO- REOPSIS, SWEET WILLIAMS. Strong, one-year-old, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Strong Seedlings of the above. All will bloom this season; one-year-old, but not transplanted. $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. SALVIA Bonfire. Strong plants, 23^- in , $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- gerl. Fine, large plants, 3}i-in., $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Polte- vine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.60 per 1000. Mme. Sallerol. Strong, 2}^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00 CORNFLOWERS. Double Blue Will make early bloomers. 2J^-in. $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2J^in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. Strong, 3- in., right for Eaater. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2H-in , mixed, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. HELIOTROPE. Strong, 2M-hi., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties, 2>^-in., $3.00 per 100. VINCA Varlegata. Strong, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. J. C Schmidt, Bristol, Pa, When, ordering, please mfiitloQ The Exchange PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY r If You Are Selling Sweet Pea Seed You Need It Your Customers Need It Orders Mailed Same Day as Received Sweet Peas for Profit By J. HARRISON DICK A practical guide to the most up-to-date methods of growing Sweet Peas under glass in Winter and in the open air for a Summer crop. This book will prove an invaluable assistant to all who are going into Sweet Pea raising; even the expert grower finds it of value to him. Chapter I. — Market Condi- tions- Chapter II. — Cost and Profit. Chapter III. — Houses. Chapter IV.— Cultivation. Chapter V. — Sectional Trea- tises. Chapter VI. — Varieties. Chapter VII.— Cutting, Pack- ing and Marketing. Chapter VIII. — Raising New Varieties. Chapter IX.^— Outdoor Culti- vation (with a section on "Up-to-date Culture in Eng- land"). Chapter X. — Pests and Dis- eases. Chapter XI. — History of the Winter-flowering Sweet Pea. THE chapter on Cultivation em- braces: Soil, Seed, Sowing, Planting, Watering, VentilaV ing, Fumigating, Spraying, Feeding, Staking, Tying and Thinning the Shoots, etc. Many factors of great impiortance are emphasised and a new ideal or standard is set for the cultivation of this beautiful annual flower. Chapter V deal* with the Culti- vation of Sweet Peas in the Chicago, Indianapolis, Texas, Tennessee. Pennsylvania, New York and New England regions and Canada. The chapters on Marketing and on Raising New Varieties are each important, and are specially illus- trated. Chapter IX., containing also a valuable section on how the choic- est of the English Sweet Peas are produced for exhibition, will be read with great interest and profit. Handsomely printed and illustrated Price, postpaid, $1.50 SAMPLE PAGES ON REQUEST, FREE A. T. DeUMare Ptg. and Pub. Co., 438-448 West 3 7th St., New York March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 733 Dreer's Fine Ferns'^RDishes Splendid stock in 2}4-'m. pots, S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000 HBINRV A. DREER 714-7i^ CHestnut Street, PhiUidelphia, Ra. The above prices are intended for the trade only Do Not Fail To See Our Exhibit At The National Flower Show Convention Hall, Philadelphia, March 25th to April 2d DIRT BANDS Very soon every grower will be making free use of Dirt Bands for the growing of all plants. Certainly, no florist can afford to pass them by. They are time and money savers, producing better plants at less cost and with less labor. It simply is a question of getting the best band. Our new READY-USE Dirt Band tells its own 8tor>'. Send a postal for free eamples and see how it does it It comes to you ready to set the plant in, which means saving of very valuable time re- quired to fold the ordinary strips of paper commonly offered for bands. We make plain bands too, from high- grade, hard finish stock. Samples will be sent. Compare them with others and put them to any test. It is not how cheap, but how good, is our motto. PRICES Of PLAIN SQUARE DIRT BANDS :,ooo 6.000 10.000 20.000 50,000 100,000 2-iii .. $0.70 $2.20 $4. 10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 2^-iii. .80 3.00 5.2510.60 26.00 48.00 3-in.. .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 SJ-in. I.OO 4.40 8.3016.10 39.00 75.00 4-m.. 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 Plain bands require folding, but our simplified instructions make it easy. PRICES OF REtDY-USE SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 5,000 10,000 50,000 100,000 2i2i2-in. . $1.00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2}i2}i2-in. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3i3i2-iii... 1.25 6.00 10.00 47.50 92.00 Our READY-USE Bands are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down and each Band opens up square. No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Send a postal for free samples of our Bands and decide for yourself. All orders positively cash. State whether express or freight shipment. We guarantee satisfaction. 6. S.RAMSB[JRG,Sonierswflrlh,N.H. ARBOR VITAES 8 to 10 feet. INORWIVY. HOSTEBI & WHITE SPRUCE 8 to 14 feot, and othor large spcciineii Everiiret-ns. THf f. E. CONINE MJR^HV CO., itralford, Conn. Make appointment. See the stock. Telephone, 264S-i, Bridgeport, Conn. ' Established 21 years. I When ordering, please mLiitiuii The Exchange ' Seed Growing in the San Gabriel Valley Accompanying these notes are three photographs showing the seed grounds of the Victor Johansen Seed Co. at Pismo, Cal,, the president of which company is M. L. Germain, who is also president of the Germain Seed & Plant Co. of Los Angeles, while Mrs. Victor Johansen, widow of the founder of the firm, is secre- tary. The company operates fifty acres of ground in the San Gabriel valley, about ten miles out of Los Angeles, The Best Sellers of the Year in 'Mums EARLY FROST. Pure white, perfect in form and has good keeping quality. MARIGOLD. The best yellow ever grown when properly handled. GOLDEN OUEEN. The best early yellow. Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. The white companion to Chieftain. Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. These varieties are ready for shipment now. i CARNATION CUTTINGS ALICE. A moneymaker; free-flowering and a keeper. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. MATCHLESS. The best white. Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. MISS THEO. The freest flowering variety on the market. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. MRS. C. W. WARD. The best dark pink Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS We make a specialty of seedlings. We offer now 50,000 seedlings ready for potting. Big, strong seedlings. Big value at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000, 5000 at $7.00 per 1000. We deliver anywhere, all charges paid, for 50c. per 1000 in addi- tion to price quoted. m Refer to the classified section Prices to the Trade only A.CS.Pt&RSOt^ ^cftoroweLL conn When nrrlerlng. pleaae mention The RichBngp Seed grounds of the Victor Johansen Seed Co. at Pismo, Cal. stretch are grown Poppies and Sweet Alyssum On this CANNA^ FIREBIRD Get It Now 25 Plants for $5.00 VAUGHANS SEED STORE NEW YORK CHICAGO Seed grounds of the Victor Johansen Seed Co. at Pismo, Cal., showing mixed Candytuft, Dianthus, Verbenas, Sweet Alyssum and Poppies ROUND RUF LOW IN PRICE |?„?SS,^S ]OxU ft and larger. Also for twn or more con*. Fjihlly erected by anyone. No mecbaDlcs or ttkil- lotl laborers reuiilred. Absolutely flrepr.inf be^aiiso made entirely from stoel— iint a piece of vmml In tlio entire Btrucluro. All neams absolutely weather I.roof. AiijuBtablo wlndnw; ventllaturs; Io.*kln(t doors; palnied InoUlo and out. Extra Bctlloas cawlly added at any tlnio t«» Increase length. 1£ yoiirdealer does n-'t handle, vrlle fur full in- formation Bud price othlze for your cjtr. BUTLER MFG. CO. 209 Butler Btdg. Kansas City, Mo. 922 6th Ave. S. E. Minneapolis, Minn. aentativeawanted. When orderloK, phnise mention The Exchange 734 The Florists' Exchange me New ftose MRS. BAVARD THAVER that we are offering this season will make a fine addition to a class of large-flowered Roses which is rapidly coming to the front since we introduced Mrs. Charles Russell, of which the new claimant is a sport. The color is a most beautiful clear rose pink, inside of petals a shade lighter. The foliage heavy and smooth and carried on strong stems. It won the American Rose Society Medal over a strong class of competitors at the Cleveland Show, scoring 90 points. PRICE LIST: Mrs. Bayard Thayer and Dark Russell 100 250 500 1000 2500 5000 Grafts J $35.00 $82.50 $150.00 $300.00 $690.00 $1,250.00 Eyes: 27.00 62.50 110.00 220.00 490.00 Grafted Plants (only) ready after March 1st, 1916. Eyes ready now 850.00 10,000 12.300.00 1,500.00 WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES, Nafick, Mass. BiuiiniuiaiiiinniinunuuuHi iinninnnmnnniiiiDCDuannmnimuinammmmiiMiinnnmiii I The Last Call On Sutton's Novelties Hustle Along Your Order You have just about time enough (but no more than enough) to pick from our catalog, some of tlie English novelties you have heard so much about. There is going to be a great demand for Enghsh things this year. People can't go to Eng- land's flowers, so it is the wise growers who are bringing England's flowers to them. Send 35 cents for 190-page catalog, which amount will promptly be refunded with your first order amounting to 15.00. *w,- WINTER, SON & CO. 54-F Wall Street New York Sole Agents East of Rocky Mountains ^llff^S^t oita Royal Seed Establishment Reading, England THE SHERMAN T. BLAKE CO. 429-F Sacramento Street San Francisco, Cal. Sole Agfnls West of Uocky Mountains I eternal Adam and Eve cropping out in spife of multitudinous wrappings of civ- ilization and city living. To dig in the ground, to plant, to watch something grow, to see at last the flower or fruit, is an innate uncheckable desire. The seed catalog knows well how to stimulate this latent wish, and by its magic tempt you to become again a user of spade and hoe. "Seriously, now is the time to prepare the garden, for gardens first planned on paper are likely to be more successful than those that are forgotten until the first mild Spring days make us rush ex- citedly to the seedsman. Perhaps even a neglected backyard could fulfil the dreams of either a glowing seed catalog if you could think now how it could be planned, where you could plant this or that shrub and give more space to beauty. "For the suburbanite or the really truly country dweller, the seed catalog is not fiction, but a Uook of facts. How could we get along without those prize Toma- toes, those crisp string Beans, those cute Radishes and the rows of blushing Beets? Many a suburbanite has proved that by means of crop rotation even a small plot of land may help fill the market basket as well as offer a good liver exercise for overcorpulent city gentlemen. Two crops of string Beans, Beets, Carrots, etc.. can succeed each other on the same piece" of ground in one season; by plant- ing at intervals new tender vegetables will be available constantly for the table. Whether your penchant is for jesthetic flowers or utilitarian vege- tables, at once order your copy of the season's best seller — the seed catalog." . Norway Maples, Oriental Planes, Pin Oaks Also a full line of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs SEND FOR WHOLESALE TRADE LIST THE SHREWSBURY NURSERIES, GEO. A. STEELE, Proprietor EATONTO>A/N, N. J. WlieiT ordering, pl.-nse mt'iition The Exchange Hotel Walton i BROAD AND LOCUST STREETS PHILADELPHIA HOTEL HEADQUARTERS for the NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW Special Accommodations for Conventiona Dancing In the Evenings 350 Tastefully Furnished Rooms Rooms, without bath $1.50 up Rooms, with bath 2.00 up WALTON HOTEL CO. Eugene G. Miller, Manager. When ordering, please mention The Exchange where the stock seed is grown, while at EI Monte one hundred acres are devoted to contract seed growing for the whole- sale trade. The company specializes wholly in flowers, and of these attention is given largely to Sweet Peas, Shirley Poppies, Sweet Alyssum, Verbenas, mixed Candytuft and Dianthus. As may be seen from the pictures, these seed grounds lie close to the ocean, and the cooling breezes therefrom allow of a regu- lar growing season and a steady ripening of the plants and the seeds, not a rapid, forced growth. Views on the Seed Catalog Just as regularly as the seed catalogs appear each year there also occur "views" and "philosophical disquisitions" upon them in the newspapers and magazines. Follow two of these : "This love of the earth is the old Flowers Used for Insect Powder The American consul at Trieste, Aus- tria, reports that the flowers used for insect powder (Chrysanthemum flowers). are grown in Dalmatia, Southern Croa- tia. Albania, Montenegro, Herzegovina, and Istria, Dalmatia producing by far the greatest quantity. The flowers are generally known in commerce as "Dalma- ' tiau insect flowers," and are chiefly ex- ported from Trieste. The production of these flowers in Austria in 1914 was 772S quintals. Shipments were made to all parts of the world. The value of the declared exports from Trieste to the U, S. in 1914 was $117,849, Seed grounds of the Victor Johansen Seed Co. at Pistno, Cal., showing Sweet Peas ■March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 733 TO BOTH FACTORS Mr, l^eader: In this number of THE EXCHANGE, as witli each of our weekly issues, are presented for your consideration the advertisements of best known firms in all lines, located in all sections of the country. . They are seeking your orders and you cannot buy at a better market, for they are dependable advertisers, using a dependable medium. Mr. Advertiser : You and the great majority of your fellow adver- tisers are soliciting business through our columns fifty-two weeks in the year. Your continued pat- ronage is a silent witness to the business-pulling power of this paper. Your many offerings in this, our ANNUAL SPRING TRADE NUMBER, should connect you with much profitable business, for this is buying time with all. Another Good Number To those advertisers who have not already sent in their reservations for our COMBINED EASTER AND NEW YORK FLOWER SH9W NUMBER, to be issued April 8th, we would remind them that first mail Wednesday morning, April 5th, is closing time for ad. copy for that issue. Covers in colors — other features. The date of the issue is April 8 The date of closing time for advertisers, April 5 WRITE NOW Publishers THE FLORISTS* EXCHANGE, Box 100 Times Square Station, NEW YORK unll be fully represented at the National Flower Show Convention Hall Philadelphia We will have with us.'for the inspection of those who are interested, a full line of Books covering all lines of endeavor in which our readers are directly , concerned. BOOKS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiine USE THIS PURE PUNF FOOD FOR VOUR GtRDEN AND LAWN A SHREDDED MANURE HUMUS COMPOST MAGIC HUMUS is a pure plant food unleached and un- burnt. Its analysis proves that it contains potash, phosphoric acid and nitrogen in available form. These essentials, together with Compost, make a ready soil builder. MAGIC HUMUS COM- POST is the one Compost that possesses the body and fibre to absorb and retain Nature's mois- ture a long time after it is put into the ground. Ordinary commercial ferti- lizer contains no Humus, cannot spread its fertilizing properties, and is only available to the soil in the spot where the material is SEVEN 100-lb. BAGS. $5.00 F. o. b. New York or Jersey City drilled in. MAGIC HUMUS spreads it- self and enriches the soil all around. It comes to the gar- dener after months of careful preparation, thoroughly dried by Nature, free from weed-seed, without the odor so peculiar to other fertilizers; is sanitary and agreeable to handle. MAGIC HUMUS can be used on the top of sand or hard ground as a soil, or cultivated into the ground tin the garden with a hand cultivator or plow. The garden receiving a liberal application of MAGIC HUMUS Compost is permanently en- riched with plant food and soil. SINGLE BAG, 100 lbs., 90c. OD any railroad or steamboat line HIGHGRADE MANURE COMPOST CO. G. W. CHANDLER, Sales Agent 533 West 29th St., New York, or 68 Maple Ave., Red Bank, N. J. 736 The Florists' Exchange KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda. N. Y. — GREENHOUSES We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate Insure Your Seedlings -When Planting —When Growing —When Transplanting WITH a Skinner System of overhead watering you can plant witfi a surety. You can keep your plants growing regardless of the weather. 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Pa. florists' Selected Sphagnum For Prompt Shipments BEST SELECTED STOCK Packed In large, solid bales. 3 10-bbl. bales $9.00 5 10-bbl. bales 14 2.5 10 10-bbl. bales 27--50 3 7-bbl. bales 4-80 5 7-bbl. bales 7.60 10 7-bbl. bales 14.00 3 5-bbl. bales 3.75 5 5-bbl. bales 6.00 10 5-bbl. bales 10.50 NURSERY MOSS 10-bbl. bales S2.00 per bale 5-bbl. bales 1.00 per bale Burlapped, 30c. per bale extra. GREEN CLUMP MOSS $1.00 per bbl. 5 bbls., $4.50. LEAF MOLD and ROTTED PEAT Fine Rotted Stocic 1-5 sacks, 85c. per sack. 10 sacks, $8.00. Cash. All goods tightly packed. A No. I Stock. AMERICAN MOSS AND PEAT CO. Corliss Bros.* Proprietora. Box 22 WARETOWN. N. J. I'Square Dirt Bands See Ram8btirg*8 display ad. on page 733i and send postal for free samples. Contents Page "American Rose Annual" 73)9 Antirrhinum, Popularity of the 745 Asters in Pots, Growing . .771 Basket Willow. The Use of the 783 Bedding Plants, Discussion on (Illus.) ■ 744 Begonias 748 Bird HonBuii: (Illus.) 751 Boston Spring Show 741 Bull's Nursery, Passing of 708 California Crops 706 Catalogs, On 727 Catalogs Received 70S Censorship, Protest Against 703 Chrysanthemum Society of America, Examinining Committee Reports.. 759 Clnbs and Societies 724 Lancaster Co (Pa.) Florists' Club: Newport (R. I.) Horticultural Society 724, 725 n n q n » n n n AT THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW PHILADELPHIA ASK TO BE SHOWN SAMPLES OF OUR THREE NEW BOOKLETS FOR THE RETAILER WEDDING FLOWERS SOCIAL FLOWERS FLOWERS IN MEMORIAM A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. AND PUB. CO. Ltd. Publishert THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 438 to 448 WEST 37th STREET. NEW YORK aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiuiiiiiiiimMmiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu SELF-TYING CARNATION SUPPORTS AND ROSE STAKES THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO., CONNERSVILLE, IND. ir<1pring. nlPHSP mention The Exchflngp Page Danish Ban on Flowers.... 778 Flower Show, The, Is Here 738 Garden Greens 727 Gardeners and Florists' Club of Bos- ton 739 Great Britain, Retarding Weather in 774 Greenhouse and Horticultural Ex- periments in Ohio 727 Greenhouses at Cornell, Appropria- tions for 739 Hardy Plants, Why Not Have a Greater Variety of 750 Heating 783 Horticultural Society of New York, Show of 739 "How to Lay Out Suburban Home Grounds" 739 Import Decisions, Recent 776 Insect Powder, Flowers Used for.... 734 Johansen Seed Co., Victor, Bstab. of (Illus.) 733 Kew Men in America, To 738 Landscape Gardening Prairie Style of 741 Market, Weekly Review 771 Massachusetts Agricultural College 769 Meeting's and Events, The 'Weeks... 738 Meetings and Exhibitions, Coming:. . .708 Men We Meet 737 Middle Atlantic States 713 Middle ■West, The 780 National Flower Show 7 40 New England States 767 Ninth Story Window From a 738 Nurseries. Spring Work in the 744 Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 717 Obituary 739 Onion Seed. .American, for Bermuda 727 Orchids for Commercial Cut Flowers 752 Faoiiic Coast Department 783 Pansies 748 Philadelphia Hotels 740 Plants, Trying Out New 738 Potassium Cyanide Against White Fly, Using 737 Question Box 770 Readers' Views, Our 741 Relation of Agricultural College to the Flower Growing Interests of The State of New York 762 Retailer, The (Illus) 761 to 765 Page Rice s "Willing Helper" 772 Rock Garden, The 749 Rose Ophelia, Pink Sport from 751 Roses, Best of Newer (Illus) 746 Seed Growing in the San Gabriel Val- ley (Illus.) 733 Seed Trade, Tli« 703 Shakespearean Garden, A 751 Snow and Its Kquivalent in Rainfall. 726 Soil, Dynamiting "707 Southern Cultural Notes 712 Southern States 709 Spring Trade Flanting Section 744 "Standard Cyclopedia of Horticul- ture" 739 State Organization for Michigan. .. .739 Sugar Beets, 1915 729 Sweet Peas 749 Trade Notes: Albany, N. Y 726 Baltimore, Md 713 Boston, Mass '774 Bridgeport, Conn 768 Buffalo, N. Y 718 Chicago '776 Cincinnati, O '780 Fort Wayne, Ind '780 Indianapolis, Ind '781 Johnsonville, Pa 714 Kansas City 782 Knoxville, Tenn 709 Lancaster, Pa '713 Louisville, Ky 711 Nashville, Tenn 711 New Haven, Conn 767 New Orleans, La 709 New York City 773 Pawtucket, R. 1 769 Philadelphia, Pa 775 Portland. Ore 783 Providence, R. 1 767 St. Louis 771 San Antonio, Tex 709 San Francisco, Cal. 783 Schnectady, N. Y 722 Syracuse, N. Y 71B Washington. D C 712 Tri-City Florists Club 731 Trade Notes, General 778 U. S. Government Bulb Farm 726 Valley Soaring, Price of 738 Week's Work, The. .728-729 March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 737 George Burgevin Men We Meet A Little Journey to Burgevin Bros., at Kingston, N. Y. It's a pretty nervy thing to deliber- ately plan to impose on a man's good nature by claiming his time on a holiday. Still, that's the very thiug I did on Washington's Birthday by calling at the greenhouses of Valentin Burgevin. at Kingston, N'. Y. Perhaps I would not have taken the chance of a welcome if delightful memories of a call on last Labor Day had not reassured me. One of the most genuinely enjoyable things I know of; is to sit down with successful men and listen to their busi- ness experiences. ' Unconsciously, they let drop some rare bits of wisdom. Re- call such a talk with Antoine Wintzer. the Canna Wizard, in which he said his success was based on "Continuity Counts," which was only another way of saying "Keeping everlastingly at it." In a talk with Fred Burki of I'ittsburgh, he remarked that he "always believed in doing things just a little better than the other fellow." When meeting Lyman Coddington on a train going to Boston, he casually remarked that "the success- ful men are those who look further for- ward." George Burgevin in his characteristic, genial way. started our talk right off with the remark : "If you like your busi- ness you always find it fascinatingly in- teresting, and the man who keeps up his enthusiasm goes a long ways toward keeping up his profits." Then he turned his memory backward to when he was a boy and how his good old father always found something to keep him and his brothers everlastingly busy, and now as thev grew up and wanted to make im- provements, their cautious father always threw cold water on their ideas. Among their first houses was one erected in 1S63. the year Lincoln issued the Eman- cipation Proclamation freeing the slaves. The wall is still there. It's roof was made of heavy sash, 4ft. X 6ft., which were laboriously pushed up with a rod fnr ventilation. One day. twenty years or .so ago. the late Mr. Craw of Lord & Burnham Co., dropped in and sold the father some ventilating apparatus to lift them. That was the stait luward |)rcs- ent, modern lunises with their equipment light u|) to the minute. "Then," he continued, "as soon as my brother and I got a firm grip on the business in ISDS, we promptly had Lord \ Burnham build for us two iron frame houses 20ft. x 100ft. My, but they seemed like wonderful houses to us in those days, and they were. Soon we added another KWft. to each. Fmui that time on we have been continually replacing the old houses and adding new ones. "Every time we built it has been a betier build. No, we are not exactly experimenters. We let the other fellow do the rough trail blazing, and we cash in on what we can of their experience. "Don't, however, think we sit back and watch the other fellow go by — not a bit of it. We know it pays, and pays big, to keep abreast of the times in the flow- ers you grow as well as in the houses to grow them in. "When we built that new Carnation range up on the hill, my brother and I determined to make it right up to the minute. The big wide houses have al- ways appealed to us, but for our par- ticular purposes here, houses of moderate widths seem best. So these two houses are 4.Sft. x 22.")ft. Why 43ft. wide in- stead of the usual 40 feet? Simply be- cause we figured out that by adding three can't help feeling impressed by it's evi- dent strength and surprising lightness. "I'ut on your coat and let's walk up and .see the new range. I want you to notice the counterbalanced ventilating gear. It goes up practically as easy as it comes duwn. But best of all, five turns of the hand wheel — think of it, only five — put the sash way up. To close down, simply release Ihe locking lever; give the wheel a little twirl and down it comes easy and soft-like, no .slamming down and breaking the glass." .\nd right here let me interrupt Mr. Burgevin, to tell you that every house is kept as spic and span as a private place. It's reflective of their entire method of doing business. It accounts for the fact that for years they have con- tinued to grow Violets successfully in' the same houses. He explains the reason why a new house generally produces a better crop the first year than after- wards; as being solely due to its being free from pests. "Keep your house sanitary," Mr. Bur- gevin says, "and pest free, and one year will crop just as good as anotlier." To show .vou just how particular they are and the pride they take in these houses, the overhead mains of the vacu- um heating system are not the usually ugly black things to mar the look of the house. They are attractively aluminum painted and you scarcely notice them. Take the boiler as another example; in- stead of the usual 2in. coat of asbestos In the good old Summertime when inside the gates, this is the beautiful bit of planting you pass it has one a solid Sin. And so it is all more feet we actually gained four more feet in growing space. It gave us seven benches each 4tt. wide, one 2ft. center walk and a 2ft. walk on each side of the houses. The balance of the walks are 20in. wide. We gained this addi- tional bench by reducing the width of each bench a few inches as we found by planting the Carnations a little closer we could do this and still obtain the same results. "When it came to the construction, we decided on the Spring arch method of roof framing which, as you know, is the old and tried method used on long span bridges. The arch extends from one eave line over to the other, doing away with all columns. Whether you know a thing about construction or not. you the way through. On every hand it is evident they have proven beyond dispute, that it pays to spend money consistently, to make money. The power plant of the new range is iron frame, with corrugated galvanized iron roof and gables ; and glass running around all sides, one side equipped with ventilating sash. Beneath is a fine big storage room for bulbs, dormant plants and the like. The boiler and coal oc- cupy another brick partitioned off space, ■while beyond is the garage. The heating system is vacuum supplied by a Lord & Burnham tubular boiler carrying 40 to 50 lbs., with a pressure in the coils at zero weather of 8 pounds. On going back to the ofSce we stopped David Burgevin in Mr. George Burgevin's "Hobby House," as he calls it. There he has some of the plants and flowers of which as a boy he was fond. Every one of them speaks a personal message to him. Being a little mellow myself on the side of childhood memory, it was a keen joy to have a peep into such an intimate side of this man's nature. It's little glimpses like this, that after all, give you the gauge on the real man. "It's the big men," so 'tis said, "that lay store by the little things." But all good things must end, and the strident call of our auto horn warned me it was nearing train time. .\nd now here I am whizzing along toward New York, writing these notes and thinking delightful thoughts of George Burgevin. who looks after the growing end, and of David Burgevin, who is the master mind in their charming flower shop down in the city. It seems to me I never really cele- brated Washington's Birthday quite so pleasurably. T. W. C. L. Using Potassium Cyanide Against White Fly According to circular No. 154, recently published by the Ohio Agricultural Ex- periment Station,_ the white fly. also called the mealy wing or snowy fly f Aley- rodes vaperarium). is not easily killed by the usual means of fumigating or spray- ing. It is a well known pest of green- house plants, in fact one of the worst, and attacks a host of kinds. The circu- lar advises the use of potassium cyanide, and gives these instructions : Poorly constructed greenhouses may require twice as much material, or even more, than the well made, up-to-date house. In general, one might say that the amount of cyanide varies from 1-5 to 1-6 of an ounce to 1000 cu. ft. of space for 3 hours after dark, to 1 ounce to 1000 cu. ft. lasting over night. Fumi- gation will have to be repeated In two weeks. Another thing to bear in mind Is the age of the plants. An older plant will stand a stronger dosage than a vounger, more succulent plant. It Is also well to have the temperature as low as 55 deg.. If possible, for best results. This glimpse up the entrance drive to the Valentin Burgevin greenhouses at Kingston, N. Y., has every air of a private estate The Burgevin Bros.' new Carnation range of spring arch frarne houses and iron frame power house erected last year by Lord & Burnham Co. 738 The Florists' Exchange FOinrssD nr isss A Weekly Hedlnm of Interobanffe for Florists, Hsrsery- men. Seedsmen and tbe Trade la Oeneral Exclusively a Trade Paper Bnt*rtd at N»w Tork Pott Ofict at Steond Clati Uatttr Published erery Saturday by the A. T. De L* Mare Ptg and Pub. Co.. Ltd., Proprietors 4tS to 44« West »7th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and manarlns editor; Jas. Orlfflth, secretary; David Tou- leau treasurer. The address of the officers Is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New York. Telephone, Oreeley «0, 81, SZ. Berlatered Cable Address! Slorex xrewyork /-iTiTr" Arr*. our office here Is In the ctaarre of ^D.1V.^AU»J. James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: The Florists' Ezohang'e, 143 Wo. Wabaab Ave., Boom 307. Telephone, Central S487. 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Remit by Draft on New York, Post Office or Express Money Order; If paid In money, please register letter. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, Mar. 27. — Gardeners and Florists' Club of Baltimore, Md. Tuesday. Mar. 28.— Toledo CO.) Florists' Club. Friday, Mar. 31. — People's Park Cottage Gardeners' Association. Paterson, N. J. Price of Valley Soaring The New York Florists" Club had before it a sugges- tion at its last meeting to raise prices on all stock sold, by concerted action of the traders. Now the Retail Florists' Association of Washington, D. C, has been considering the question of a rise in the price of Lily of the Valley for Easter. To Kew Men in America A reunion and banquet for ex-Kew men, their wives and lady friends has be«n arranged to be held at Shan- ley's, 117 West 42d st., New York, on April 5, at 7 p.m. — the opening day of the New York flower show. Tickets for the above may be had from M. Free, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Brooklyn, N. Y., at $1.50 each and it is de- sired that all Kew men who wish to attend will write to Mr. Free and receive tickets, also inforni,ation regarding the reunion. The business meeting will be held at 7 p.m. and the banquet at 8 p.m. Arrangements have been made for the entertainment of the ladies during the business meeting. All Kewites in this country who can come are urged to attend, so don't forget the date, April 5, the place "Shanley's," and the time 7 p.m. S. R. Candler. Trying Out New Plants The veteran, Mr. Joseph Meehan, who so ably con- ducts our Nursery Department, drew attention to a matter of some importance in a recent issue, where he stated that Spiraea aricefolia, a Colorado shrub, is one that is not often found in cultivated collections here, although, strange to say, it is quite common in many gardens in Europe. This is a particularly graceful shrub, with beautiful pinnate foliage and large, feathery- Uke plumes of creamy color. It blooms in the Spring. Mr. Meehan regards this species as being generally hardy, especially those from the Colorado stock, al- though plants from the Pacific Coast States may suc- cumb to the harder Winters of our colder sections. In the early days of plant introduction it is well known that plants were frequently placed in a green- house because they were regarded as not sufficiently hardy for cultivation out of doors. Even the Portugal Laurel, and the coimnon Bay, which are found every- where in English gardens today, the latter being one of the commonest as well as most handsome of broad- leaved evergreen shrubs, were grown under glass at first. Yuccas from Mexico and Arizona were also treated as pot pltrnts, afterward being found to be perfectly hardy, and today their frost-resisting powers is not questioned except perhaps in the far north of the British Islands. Surely, therefore, it would pay some of our nursery- men in the Northern States to have more courage, and to experiment more than perhaps they do today. If it were found that one good subject were discovered every five years, what a difference that would make to the general character Of their collections even in a generation. The Flower Show is Here The many visitors who, we hope, will inspect the magnificent National Flower Show at Philadelphia during the coming week, may or may not pause to consider just what such an exhibition means. It only comes once in two years, which is a wise provision. Biennial exhibitions have a better chance of being successful, since more effort, enthusiasm, energy and money can be expended upon them. It is a matter of months of work for many men and minds to arrange a show of this kind, and over and above the clerical and preparatory work in committee, there has been the preparations of the growers, many of whom have greatly exercised their minds as to what novelties they could find to display on tliis occasion. Pliiladclphia is a home of inteUigent horticulture, and well chosen as the center for such an event. It is one of the four or five chief floricultural centers of the United States, and has aroimd it some scores of able nurserymen, seedsmen, florists and those whose co- operative work can always be rehcd upon for the successful operation of a flower show. Besides the Society of American Florists and Orna- mental Horticulturists, and the Pennsylvania Horti- cultural Society, there are all of the national floricul- tural societies co-operating, and the schedule is an index to most of the notable, and all of the popular, plants, that are in bloom at this time, and many that in a state of nature could not be expected in bloom for several weeks yet. We have got our flower shows now arranged on attractive, artistic lines, with fountains and statuary as accessories to the groups and flower displays. There can be nothing finer than a well arranged, magnificent flower show, since here all art and beauty center, and having provided these in still life, the beauty in lovely women and well-groomed' men become an assured factor too. The committees and organizations have ensured a horticultural success in tliis National Flower Show as the advertising department has ensured, as we be- lieve, a financial success, since there is hardly any one in the trade, and few, we befieve, in the City of Phila- delphia or its surroimdings, who do not know about our great National Flower Show. This is not the time nor place to mention names of individuals who have done most for the success of the show, but we and the trade in general know quite well who they are, and they will in due course receive the acknowledgment that is due to them. Meanwhile, the show has opened. It is a great educational, social and publicity center, where the dynamo of the florists' business is re-charged. We earnestly hope that all of our readers who can make the journey to Phila- delphia during the coming week wiU do so, and hope and befieve that when our next issue appears we will be able to record a great financial success. It is almost certain to be so. Brother, do your part;"come,along. It reads rather strange to find Cytisus racemosus named and descriln-d as a novelty, but our friends in .San Francisco who have been selling it recently, .seem to regard it in that light. It is an old plant and has been a favorite in European gardens and on the mar- kets these many days. The Calendulas are better paying stock than the paragraph last week made out. Instead of the 50c. per 100, the line should have read "50c. per bunch," and a liunch in this case isn't an armful hut only 12 stalks. Now, I'll save all mine instead of throwing them out. Wish Carnations would pay as well. Fob a long time the yellow Primroses that Ijedeck the English woods in March and April, have been popu- lar selling flowers on the Boston market. Now we see them mentioned as far west as Fort Wayne, Ind., where their pretty primrose color and characteristic attrac- tive fragrance is seemingly appreciated for they sell well. Judging by the reports from Chicago and elsewhere, it would appear as though the American Beauty Rose was having a tough struggle with some of the new- comers to maintain its old supremacy. Russell and Ophelia have been doing so well that some of the growers are giving more space to these and considerably less to American Beauty. What was called Baby Week was celebrated in Kan- sas City very recently, and some very directly sugges- tive and attractive window displays were made, notably by the Alpha Floral Co. which seems to have empha- sized the importance of his majesty the Baby, in fine fashion. There was a profusion of blue and pink rib- bons, dolls, fanciful pictures of babies, baby baskets, and father stork hanging from the ceiling with a new- comer in his beak. Baskets of flowers were placed about, evidently just to show that it was also a flower store. Attention was drawn in the recent bulletin issued by the Missouri Botanical Garden, and a description given, of the Shakespearean garden to be laid out in the large conservatory of Shaw's Garden. The plan is taken from old-time English gardens that are typical of the late ITudor and early Stuart period, when Shakespeare flourished. We congratulate those who are responsible for the idea and believe that it will be highly success- ful and form a great local attraction. Would that our New York folks at the Bronx were equally alive to such opportunities. A nEADEH of this column in New Hampshire sends a long letter in regard to our paragraph regarding the distinguishing names used for florists, landscape gar- deners and other "haughtyculturists." He think.s there is a considerable mix-up of titles and believes he can lay claim to the following, judging by the work he does or has done: Nurseryman, seedsman, florist (both ways, toothpick and grower), forester, ornamental horticul- turist, agriculturist, landscape architect, landscape en- gineer, landscape gardener, graduate civil engineer, fruit grower, vegetable gardener, lawn specialist — and a few others. In some notes in The Exchange in the present issue. Mr. Joseph Meehan points out, we think with a good reason, that American nur.serymen are well "protected" tills year by reason of the fact that there is a scarcity of boats to bring over nursery stock from Europe. This of itself, without the other circumstances arising nut of the war, would limit the supply, even if only slightly. That is one form of protection, but the State- of Arizona has adopted, of its own accord, a very severe- form of protection by its quarantine act, which will be- applied to all stock entering the St;ite not only fromi California but other States as well. This act certainly looks like a menace to interstate commerce. Attention was drawn to the making of porous ce- ment benches by the use of rough cinders, five parts of these to one of cement, but no mention was made of the fact that a little reinforcing is necessary. It is advis- able to use galvanized woven wire fencing, or woven chicken wire netting. The former is stronger. Such benches are excellent for the growing of pot Begonias, Cyclamen, Hydrangeas, Lilies, Adiantum. The ques- tion has lieen asked whether cement benches are colder than wood, especially for Carnation growing? Very likely some are, a little, and a few growers have given them up on that account and have gone back to Cypress benches, but there is sufficient difference to appreciably lessen the yield of bloom or the growtli of the plnnl? It is a question well worth debating. Aliircli 25, I'Jlti. The Florists' Exchange 739 Have you seen the beautiful snow, tlic liuky snow, the ])eppery snow, the wetting, clogging, continvinl snow? Have you really seen this Ijcautiful snow? Isn't it so white and soft and downy. "Down, down, down-y." That would do for the (irst (or last) line of a nursery rhyme. Line and rhyme rhyme. Rime and snow go together too. Think when I get more time I'll finisli the "Down, down, down-y" verse. Seems to nie I just about get up to the pinnacle of poetry when tlie divine afflatus flies— else flattens (afflatus, flattens). Commonly this feeling is called "busted." Oh clap, clap your haods that Winter still ia here. With aleigh beUd, bobslei^ha, akatea and tJrcUght cheer. Spring with its beauties, its lushuess, its tiowers; Spring with its sunshine, its dews and its showers — Well, what then? Only what another poet said: " Come, ethereal Spring, come " — Oif^the ice-ohest. The catalog of a well known Dahlia grower in the East, J. K. Alexander, has a new section, the Giant- flowering or Colossal Dalilias. He says in the classifica- tion of Dahlias: "There has been considerable discus- sion as to which type some of the best known Dalilias belong to. Well known Dahlias like Grand Duke Ale.xis, Mrs. Roosevelt, Cuban Giant, Le Colosse, Dreer's White, W. W. Rawson, and tlie like, have been exhibited simul- taneously in two classes at the same exhibition. I have known different exhibitors to show Grand Duke Alexis in the Show Dahlias, and in another exhibit it is in the Decorative class, both exhibits winning prizes. This 1 do not think right, and as we have enough of these large flowering intermediate types to form an indepen- dent class, I think the time has come when it should be done, leaving the flat-petaled true Decorative in their own class, and the 'quilled' Show Dahlias in their own." If every Dahlia grower made his own classification wouldn't it be fine. This is what some of the botanists do. Happily we need not follow them. Appropriations for Greenhouses at Cornell We have already twice called attention to the bill in the New York State Senate asking for an appropria- tion of $60,000 for greenhouses for experimental work in floriculture and vegetable growing. Among the argu- ments in favor of this appropriation are that New York is the largest flower-producing State in the Union. The Census Report for 1910 gives the total wholesale value of flowers and ornamental plants produced annually in the United States as $34,872,000. Of this amount the value of the plants produced in New York is $5,110,221. Other States leading in flower production are Pennsyl- vania, $3,760,644; Illinois, $3,680,978; New Jersey, $2,839,319; and Massachusetts, $2,482,000. Thus it will be seen that the value of these products in New York State exceeds by $1,300,000 those of Pennsylvania, and those of Illinois by $1,500,000. New York State, there- fore, should lead in matters pertaining to floricultural instruction and investigation. New York likewise leads the Union in the value of vegetables produced. Our State grows these crops to a value of $36,000,000 — nearly ten per cent, of the total for the country. Other important States are Pennsyl- vania with $22,000,000; Illinois with $16,000,000; New Jersey with $14,000,000; and Massachusetts with $8,000,000. These figures include outdoor crops as well as indoor; but in a northerly State, such as this, a large share of the whole industry depends upon glass struc- tures for growing early plants. The Tomato crop would be dropped from our list if greenhouses were not used. Figures as to the indoor crops are not available, Imt such a section as Irondequoit (near Rochester) alone grows annually well over a million dollars' worth of l.ettuce. Cucumbers and other vegetables. In New York State the Legislature of 1909-10 made an appropriation of $30,000 for teaching equipment and greenhouses for the departments of floriculture, vege- table culture, entomology, plant breeding, soils, botany and plant pathology. Seventeen thousand dollars of this was used to build a house for instructional pur- poses, leaving $13,000 for greenhouses. The Legislature of 1912-13 appropriated $30,000 additional for complet- ing the range. Of the original appropriation including the house, floriculture and vegetable gardening received approximately $20,000 and of the last appropriation they received $9100, making a total appropriation by tlie State for work in these departments of $29,100. A circular letter to hand also shows that Pennsyl- vania, Illinois, New Jersey and Massachusetts have appropriated or are appropriating, considerable sums at regular intervals for investigations along the lines above indicated, and if New York State is to hold its jiroud position it too, must supply the necessary funds. New York Flower Show Number APRIL 8 Covers in colors — Copy to reach us before April 5 Vol. IV, covering letters L.-O, pages 1761-2422, has just been publislied. Tliis new cyclopedia of horticul- ture is edited and arranged by Dr. Liberty II. Bailey and is the "standard" work now on the market. It is distinct from Bailey's previous Cyclopedia of American Horticulture and not a new edition of that work, altliough founded upon it. Being fourteen years later it has many features of difference, as well as the new matter. At present we wisli merely to record the appearance of the fourth of the six voliunes that will complete it, as a complete review will be part of our duty when the whole publication is before us. The price per volume is $6, and copies can be ordered through The Exchange. Show of Horticultural Society of New York The "Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture' There was an exliibition of cut flowers and blooming plants held at the Ameican Museum of Natural History on Wednesday, March l.>, from 1 to 5 p.m. Though tlie number of exhibits w:is not large, the quality was uniformly excellent, and considering the very adverse weather conditions, there was a fair attendance. E. II. Wilson gave an illustrated lecture on "Plant Hunting in China," at 4 p.m. The award of prizes in the regular classes were as follows: Mrs. H. 1. Pratt, Brooklyn, N. Y. (gdr., A. J. .Manda), flrst for collection of cut orchid blooms. Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mamaroneck, N. Y., (gdr., James Stuart), first for vase of 50 Carnations, for vase of Lilies and for vase of 50 Roses. Hamilton Farm, Gladstone, N. J., (gdr., John Walker), second for vase of Carna- tions and for vase of Antirrhinum. William ShiUaber, Essex Falls, N. J., (gdr., J. P. Sorenson), first for vase of 100 Yarrawa Sweet Peas. Mrs. J. H. Flagler, Green- wich, Conn., (gdr., William Whitton), first for three vases of Tulips and second for vase of 100 Sweet Peas, variety Yarrawa, and also second for vase of Lilies. Mrs. H. Darlington, Mamaroneck, N. V., (gdr., P. \y. Popp), first for three vases of Narcissus and second for vase of 25 Roses. Henry Goldman, Deal Beach, N. J., (gdr., Anton Baur), first for vase of Antirrhinum. The following special prizes were also awarded: Ham- ilton Farm for vase of Antirrhinum and vase of Mignon- ette. William Tricker, Arlington, N. J., bronze medal for blooms of Water Lilies of the varieties NymphEi Gigantea, Hudson's Variety, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Panama and unnamed pink seedling. Mrs. A. M. Booth, Great Neck, N. J., (gdr., E. Fardel), silver medal for 25 vases, 25 varieties of Helleborus hybrid seedlings. Austen Colgate, Orange, N. J., (gdr., William Reid), for .Vntirrhinum Reidii new seedling, certificate of merit. Mrs. F. A. Constable special prize for Narcissus Sir Watkin, for Clivia miniata, for yellow and white Callas for Darwin Tulips, Pride of Haarlem, and for Tulips, William Copeland. Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., silver medal for collection of flowering shrubs. Mrs. H. Darlington special prize for vase of Amaryllis hybrids; Mrs. J. H. Flagler for vase of Amaryllis; Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., for collection of cut orchid blooms. "The American Rose Annual" The appearance of this book and a glance over its con- tents bears out all the previous notes and information we had in regard to it. The publication is a strongly bound book, well arranged and clearly printed, having many use- ful and interesting illustrations, some of them in color. Those showing insect pests are specially noteworthy and accompany an article of value on the control of these pests. Diseases are also dealt with. A very notable pho- tograph is that of the beautiful yellow single Hoso Hugonis, a large bush of which we used to admire early in Spring in Kew Gardens. "The Rose Pioneers of America" is another good contribution and is by Mr. Mc- Farland, who edited and prepared the Annual. Alto- gether the contents are varied and appeal very much to us, and the writers' names ought to be a guarantee of their excellence. We predict that this will repay itself by the new members it will bring into the society. Asso- ciate membership only costs $1 and carries with it a copy of this Annual. Apply to H. Hamnn'iHl, secretary. Beacon, N. Y. Gardeners and Florists' Club of Boston The regular monthly meeting was held at Horticul- tural Hall on Tuesday evening, March 21. There was a large attendance. President James Methven pre- sided. Report was made by the executive committee for the banquet and there was a good balance after paying all expenses. Then thirteen new members were nominated, A communication was read from the William W. Edgar Co. inviting the members to visit the establish- ment on April 8. There were on exhibition three pans of Tulips from Weld Garden, Tulipa viridiflora precox. Scarlet Em- peror and. Darwin Tulip Louis XIV. Wm. Thatcher exhibited three very fine standard plants of Strepto- solon Jamesoni. James Methven exhibited a vase of Celosia Golden Spray, which is a new plant and un- doubtedly will make a good florists' plant. William Judd, of the Arnold Arboretum, gave a very instructive talk on flowering shrubs. He took up the shrubs in each month and mentioned many new varie- ties which will become better known. Mr. Judd re- ceived a rising vote of thanks. Refreshments were served and afterwards questions from the question box were answered. The meeting closed at a late hour, R- C. 6 [ ®6tntarg j d> " How to Lay Out Suburban Home Grounds "* This is the second edition of Herbert J. KcUaway's liook and it comes at a time when there is likely to be a brisk call for such a book. It is written as a practi- cal guide to the laying out of home grounds in the suburbs of cities and towns. Plans and photographs, as in all such books, form a large part of it. We think a little more detail as to how actually to do things and all about the big question of laying-out, might have been given, but landscape gardeners and "architects" like best to stick to their plan-drawing rather than to write much. It is a useful book, well printed and gotten-up in fine shape. ■ •Published by John Wiley & Sons. Inc., 432 Fourth ave. New York; 1915; pp. 134 9 in. by 5H in. $2. State Organization for Michigan? One of the largest gatherings of florists and horticul- turists ever held in the Saginaw valley was that on Tuesday afternoon, March 14, at Teutonia Hall, Saginaw, Mich. The meeting was under the auspices of the Saginaw Bay-City Floricultural Society. One of the topics for consideration was the forming of a State organization. George L Freeman George L. Freeman, the well-known orchid imported and collector, died suddenly at his home, 469 Locust St., Fall River, Mass., on March 9, following an illness of less than two days. For many years Mr. Freeman was deeply interested in the orchid business. He was accustomed to go frequently on expeditions to South America for collecting. A widow, who is at the present time critically iU, survives him. Sackville S. Bain We regret to record the death of Sackville S. Bain, florist, Montreal, Canada, who was widely known throughout the Dominion as an interpreter of Scotch songs. He passed away on Saturday night, March 11, at his residence, 578 Claremont ave., Westmont, in his 71st year, of pneumonia after a three weeks' illness. A native of Cromarty, Scotland, he came to Canada in 1871 at the age of 20, and founded the florist business which still bears his name, and later estab- lished large nurseries at Verdun. Charles E. Pierce Charles E. Pierce, a florist on Bowen Road, Washing- ton, D. C, died last Tuesday at Casualty Hospital. He was taken ill at his home about 6.30, and because of his .serious condition it was deemed advisable to remove him to the hospital. Mr. Pierce was 39 years old, son of the late William P. Pierce, who was in the florist business on Bowen Road for about 25 years prior to his death, ten years ago. He leaves four brothers, James F., John H., William T. and George E. Pierce. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 16, at the residence of his brother William T. Pierce, 103 Alabama ave., S. E. Interment was at Forestville, Md. O. A. C. O. Edward 0. Lovell Edward O. Lovell, one of the pioneers of Grand Forks, N. D., died at his home at the age of 75, death resulting from a complication of pleurisy, pneumonia and heart trouble. The deceased was born in Boston and moved to St. Paul about thirty years ago, where he was connected with the Great Northern Railway Co. Twenty years ago he removed with his family to Grand Forks, where he has resided since. Eighteen years ago he began as a florist in a small way and since had built up one of the most successful florist's houses in this city. Mr. Ix5vell is survived by his widow and two sons. 740 The Florists' Exchange r I National Flower Show i ) Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2 | Chronicle of Events Saturday, March 25. — Show opened by the Mayor of Philaflelphia at 2 p.m. — Chicago & Western delegation leave, arriving at Philadelphia 5.55 p.m. the following day (Sunday). Monday, March 27. — ^Washington, D. C, delegation to the show. — Annual meeting of the American Rose So- ciety, Convention Hall, Philadelphia, at 7.30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28. — New York Day — train leaves New York at 10 a.m. from 32d st. and Seventh ave.- — Meeting and dinner of those interested in floricultural education and investigation. Hotel Walton, 6.30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29 — Baltimore, (Md.) Florists' Club visits the show. Banquet to the committees, judges and other officials in Horticultural Hall, Phila- delphia, Thursday, March 30. — Lecture at 3.30 p.m. by R. Vin- cent Jr, on "Dahlias," illustrated with stereopticon view's. — Meeting of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery, Hotel Walton, at 2 p.m. Lecture Features at the Show Lectures, all of which will be illustrated, will be given at Convention Hall, as follows: Afternoon Lectures at 3.30 p.m. Marcli 27. — Richard Rothe, Glenside, Pa. Subject: "Rock Gardens." Illustrated. Uarcb 28.— Max Schling, New York. Subject: "Flower Arrangement and Color Combination." Marcb 30 Miss Caro Miller, Bureau of Education. Philadelphia. Subject: "School Gardening." Illustrated. Uarcli 30. — Richard Vincent, Jr., President American Dahlia Society. Subject: "Dahlias." Illustrated. Marcli 31. — Miss Elizabeth Leighton Lee, Ambler, Pa. Subject: "School of Horticulture for Women and Its Work." Illustrated. April 1. — E. I. Wilde, State College, Pa. Subject: "Bulbs for Summer Bloom." Illustrated. The Portland, (Ore.) Rose Carnival will be shown in moving pictures every afternoon following the lectures. Evening Lectures at 8 p.m. Marcli 25. — W. N. Rudd, Chicago. Subject: "Home Grounds." Illustrated. March 27. — Prof. E. A White, Cornell University. Subject: "Orchids." Illustrated. March 28. — Robert Pyle, West Grove, Pa. Subject: "Roses." Illustrated. March 29 —Frank N. Meyer, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Subject: "Agricultural Explora- tions in China." Illustrated. March 30. — J. Otto Thilow, Philadelphia. Subject: "Flowers from Snow to Snow." Illustrated. Under the auspices of the Garden Clubs of America, March 31 J. Horace McFarland, President American Civic Association. Subject: "Civics for Home and Mu- nicipality." Illustrated. April 1.- — Arthur Cowee, Berlin, New York. Subject: "Gladioli." Illustrated. Dates for Staging Classes Saturday, March 25 Plants in Flower — Private Growers. Nos. 1 to 65 in- clusive. Cut Flowers — Private Growers Nos. 66, 67. Palms and Foliage Plants — Private Growers. Nos. 75 to 102 inclusive. Ferns and Selaginellas — Private Growers. Nos. 110 to 124 inclusive Orchids, Plants — Private Growers. Nos. 130 to 149 in- clusive. Bulbs, in Flower — Private Growers. Nos. 160 to 234 in- clusive. Roses in Pots and Tubs — Private Growers. Nos. 250 to 263 inclusive. Flowering Plants — Open Classes. Nos. 320 to 327 inclu- sive. Cut Flowers — Open Classes. Nos. 340 to 391 inclusive. Gladioli — Nos. 400 to 418 inclusive. Plants in Flower — Commercial Growers. Nos. 600 to 637 inclusive. Bulbs in Flower. — Commercial Growers. Nos. 650 to. 567. Ferns and Selaginellas — Commercial Growers. Nos. 560 to 567. Orchids, Plants — Commercial Growers. Nos. 570 to 589. Palms and Foliage Plants — Commercial Growers. Nos. 600 to 626. Roses in Pots and Tubs — Commercial Growers. Nos. 660 to 666. Aquatics- — Special Class. Aquarium Exhibits — Nos. 800 to 859 inclusive. Monday, March 27 —Private Growers. Nos. 264 to 285 Inclusive. -Commercial Growers. Nos. 670 to 723 in- Tuesday, March 28 -Private Growers. Nos. 300 to 308 inclusive. -Commercial Growers. Nos. 735 to 759 in- Roses, Cut- Roses, Cut- elusive. Camations- Camations- clusive. Sweet Peas- Wednesday, March 29 -Nos. 425 to 458 inclusive. Thursday, March 30 Retail Florists' Rose Exhibits. Nos. 724 to 729 Display of Cut Roses — Commercial Growers. No 730. Friday, March 31 Display of Carnations — Commercial Growers. Nos. 760, 761. Retail Florists' Carnation Exhibits — Nos. 762 and' 763. Final Preparations Everything was in readiness for the op ing of the great show to be held at Bond and Allegheny ave. The exhibitors were on hand early to arrange their dis- plays and Secretary John Young was kept busy as early as Tuesday and the following days in lining out the various places allotted to the different exhibitors. George Asmus and Chas. H. Totty were on hand and daily meet- ings have been in progress. There was a lengthy meeting on Tuesday. The trades tickets' committees announced that up to then, Tuesday, over 8-5700 worth of trade tickets had been disposed of. After long discussion it was decided that school children were to be admitted by a special ticket at 15c. each. The large campaign banner was strung across Broad and Chestnut sts. early in the week and the National Flower Show was further being called to the attention of every- one in this way. One thing is sure and that is that the show will not fail for the want of publicity. It has been accorded more than any affair of like character ever held in Philadelphia. The show opens at 2 p.m., on Saturday, March 25. The Trade and Publicity The trade as a whole and the individual exhibitors in particular, must benefit more than pen can record or tongue can recite, by such fiower shows as the one the coming week in Philadelphia. From the purely business point of view, which, of course, is the one that appeals most to the readers of The Exchavge, enough business is done, publicity got, friendship made and inspiration, education and determination infused into one, as well as the feeling of pride in one's calling, to pay ten times over the cost and work of the show. So if you don't each get a special vote of thanks, men of the committees, don't take it ill. You've done your little bit, be satisfied. Bread thrown upon the waters comes back after many days. The general publicity of Flowers is good pay. The Co-operating Societies The undermentioned societies are co-operating with the S. A. F. and O. H. in making the show: Pennsylvania Horticul- American Gladiolus So- tural Society ciety American Rose Society National Association of American Carnation So- Gardeners ciety American DahUa Society Florists Club of Philadel- Chysanthemum Society of phia America American Sweet Pea So- Florists' Telegraph Deliv- ciety ery Meeting of Educationists A letter has been sent to men interested in floricul- tural education and investigation by Prof. Arno N. Nehrling, head of the Dept. of Floriculture, at the Mass. Agri. CoUege, Amherst, Mass., asking them to meet at the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, there to have an informal dinner and to talk over matters pertaining to their work. It is hoped that practical men will also meet with the professors in order to arrive at a usefid conclusion. The Official Catalog A replete catalog or program for the guidance of visi- tors will be obtainable at the show. This contains the names of the members of the local committees and offi- cials that have been responsible for the preparations lead- ing up to the show, with photographs of a goodly number. It also has lists of officers of the co-operating societies and information in regard to some of them. The Tea Garden and those who are conducting it receive mention. The list of guarantors for the show will be found on pp. 25 and 27, and donors of special prizes on p. 29. The schedule of classes and prizes is included. Fred. Cow- perthwaite is chairman of the Information Committee and we believe there will be an official information bureau at the show. Last Call for Philadelphia! For New York Day, March 28 The special train of the New York Florists' Club, to carry visitors to the National Flower Show at Philadel- phia on New York Day, Tuesday, March 28, will leave Pennsylvania Terminal, 32d st. and Seventh ave., at 10 a.m. The party will go to Broad st. station, Phila- delphia, for luncheon, arriving there at 12 noon, and leaving at 1.08 p.m. to go to the North Philadelphia station, whence it is but a few minutes' walk to Con- vention Hall. W. V. Kibbe, district passenger solicitor for the Penn- sylvania Railroad, is arranging for the convenience and accommodation of the travelers. All who are going to Philadelphia (and who is not?) should go on Tuesday, March 28, New York Day. The cost going, including luncheon and admission, is $3.25 per person (which does not include return fare). Checks should be sent at once to W. V. Kibbe, 601 Fifth ave., New York City. Antique Pottery The collection of antique flower pots which will be ex- hibited by the Whilldin Pottery Co. at the sliow is the result of many miles of traveling and collecting by J. G. Whilldin and P. M. Read in an endeavor to obtain these on time and to be sure of safe arrival at Convention Hall. The complete collection comprises some pots used by great grandfathers of the present generation, some made by florists in their endeavor to beat the potter at his own game, and others made by potters long gone from this world. It may be interesting to the trade to know that square pots were also made in past days. The pots are of various shapes and sizes and, of course, being made before the standard pot was adopted, will, no doubt, prove interesting to all visiting florists. The Cromwell Exhibits The flower show will have a large exhibit from A. N. Pierson, Inc. In addition to cut flowers and plants, the firm is to set up a Rose garden similar to the one at the last Spring flower show at New York. The fol- lowing will have charge of the exhibit as assistants to W. R. Pierson: Robert Karlstrom, Thomas Beers, Harry J. Anderson and Robert Smallwood. Hotels for National Flower Show Week— March 25 to April 2, 1916 The following timely information has been forwarded us by Fred. Cowperthwaite, Chairman Committee on Informa- tion, in regard to rates, distance, what ear to take to Convention Hall, Philadelphia, and time consumed to get there. HOTEL RooTn without Bath for One Person Room with Bath for One Person Room without Bath for Two Persons Room with Bath for Two Persons Take Car on 13th St. Minutes Required. Distance in Squares. Per Day Per Day Per Day Per Day Jl.OO to $1.50 1.50 to 2 00 2.50 to 4.00 $1.50 to $2.00 2.00 & up 3.50 to 5.00 3.50 to 4.00 3.00 1.50 to 3.00 2.50 1.50 1.50 & up 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 & up 2.00 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 & up S2.00 to $2.50 3.00 to 3.50 3.50 to 5.00 $2.50 to $3.50 3.50 & up 4.50 to 6.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 to 3.50 4.00 2.50 2.50 & up 3.00 to 4.50 3.50 to 4.00 3.50 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 & up No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 63 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 53 No. 63 No. 63 No. 53 25 .30 30 30 30 30 9 35 25 20 35 30 30 35 30 32 (13th & Arch) Walton 35 (Broad & Locust) Belle vue-Stratford (Broad & Walnut) 34 34 (Broad & Walnut) 32 (13th & Chestnut) 1.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 1.50 2.50 200 35 (9th & Chestnut) 35 (Broad & Spruce) 31 (1217 FUbert) 20 (Broad & Girard) St. Jamea 34 (13th & Wahiut) 1.50 & up 1.00 1.00 to 1.50 3.00 & up 2.50 1.50 to 2..W 34 (11th & Market) 32 (15th & Chestnut) 32 (8th & Chestnut) 32 (13th & Filbert) The executive Philadelphia, Pa. offices of the National Flower Show are in Room 1205, Widener Building, Juniper and Chestnut Streets, (BeU 'Phone, Wal. 3843). March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 741 From West Grove, Pa. It is liL'illg pliniliocl to lun a spei-ial car trom W'nst Cinivi-, I'a., to the Katioiial Flower show at riiilachlphia, Tiu'silay, March 28. This car will contain a ilcU-gation of thirty-six persons from the countrj'-wiile known linn of the Conaril-Jones Co. of which Robert I'yle is presi- dent and Antoine Wintzcr vice-president. Commercial Places of Interest In the Vicinity of PhUadelpliia Whicii Will be ProBtable for the Trade to Visit The following list of places was prepared by the committee on information: J. W CoUlesh's Sons. B3d and Woodland ave. — Sub- way at 13th St.; gel off at 53d and Woodland ave. Robert Craig Co., Norwood, Pa. — Train, Pennsylvania R. K., from Broad St., at frequent intervals. Three squares from station. Automobiles will leave Convention Hall daily for the greenhouses at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Per- sons desirous of going will please leave their name at the Information Bureau. Adolph Farenwald, Roslyn. Pa. — Best route by Read- ing K. K. to Hillside. Trains at frequent intervals. Time 45 minutes. Fare 72 cents. Myers & Samtman, Wyndmoor, Pa. — The most direct route is by train from fieading, K. R., Chestnut Hill Branch, to Wyndmoor sta. Time, 40 minutes. John Stephenson's Sons — Take car No. 24 to Sixteenth St., marked Willow Grove; No. 55 on Eleventh St., marked City Line. Get oft at City L.ine; walk one square. H M. Weiss & Sons Co., Hatboro. Pa. — Train: Best is by Reading R. R. to Hatboro. Trains at frequent intervals. Andorra Nurseries, W. Warner Harper, Prop. — Train, via Pennsylvania R. R, to Chestnut Hill; at Chestnut Hill Depot take electric car running north, marked City Line. The terminus is at City Line, and otfice is one square to the left, on Wissahickon Drive. Aschmann Bros., 2d and Bristol sts., Philadelphia, Pa. — -Take any car going east on Allegheny ave., transfer to car No. 50 on oth St., get off at Bristol St.; one square from trolley. Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. — Two squares from Convention Hall. Take any car on 13th St Chas. D. Ball, Holmesburg, Pa. — Train, Pennsylvania R. R. to Holmesburg June. Time, 35 minutes. Fare, tJ4c. W Atlee Burpee & Co. — The farms are reached by train, via Reading Terminal, 12th and Market sts., and are situated a few minutes' walk from Farm Schpol, a flag station this side of Doylestown. Request con- ductor to stop. George Burton. — The most direct route is Chestnut Hill Branch of the Reading K. R. to Wyndmoor Station. De Kalb Nurseries, Adolf Alueller. — Automobile: Broad St. to Stanton ave. to Chestnut Hill; then by Ger- mantown Pike, about six to seven miles west. Train: By Pennsylvania and Reading R, R. to Norristown. Henry A. Dreer, Inc. — Train, via Pennsylvania R. R. Every 15 minutes from Market St. Ferry. Or trolley, leaves Camden, N. J., outside of Ferry Gates, for River- ton every 30 minutes. Florex Gardens. — Trains, via Reading R. R., for North Wales. This is best. Trolley: Elevated to tiSth and Market sts., and take limited to North Wales June; and then branch line to School st.. North Wales. Victor Groshen, Roslyn, Pa. — Train Philadelphia & Reading; a short distance from Adolph Farenwald's place. William K. Harris, 55lh and Springfield ave — Take Chester ave. car on Walnut St.; get off at 55th and Chester ave.; walk one square north. Joseph Heacock Co. — Train, via Philadelphia & Read- ing R. R. depot, that stops at Jenkintown. Time, 30 minutes. Place at Roelofs Station can only be reached by trains from the Reading depot that stop at Roelofs. Henry F. Michell Co. — Trains: Broad st. sta., Pennsyl- vania R. R., to Andalusia Station, Pa. Time, 45 minutes. Thos. Meehan & Sons. — Train: Philadelphia & Read- ing R. R Take train on Germantown and Chestnut Hill Ijranch, from Reading Terminal or Wayne Junct. to Stenton st. Via Pennsylvania R. R., Germantown or Chestnut Hill branch, at Broad st. sta.; or West or North Philadelphia Sta., to Upsal st.; thence by hack; or go to Carpenter Sta., 15 minutes' walk. Strafford Flower Farm, Edward A. Stroud, Prop. — Train: Pennsylvania R. R., from Broad st. sta. to Straf- ford, Pa. Time, 42 minutes; live minutes' walk trom station; fare, round trip, 76c. Trains run about lialf hourly. Robert Scott & Son. — Seven miles from Philadelphia, on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington R. K. Trains from Broad st. sta. every hour. Time, 15 minutes; by trolley from Philadelphia, about one hour. Green- houses are on Sharon ave. and Hook rd. The Garden Nurseries, A. E. Wohlert, Prop. — Located near Narberth R. R. sta., on the Penn. Railroad; '15 minutes' walk; 10 cents hack fare on jitney 'bus at'sta- tion. Train: Broad st. sta.; 15 minutes' ride to Narbeitii. Fare, 25 cents. Edward Towill, Roslyn, Pa. — Reading R. R. Same route as Adolph Farenwald. John Welsh Young. — Train from Broad st. sta. t" Endfield, Ft. Washington Branch, at frequent interval.-*. Time, 25 minutes. Fare, 36c. treeless when the white man came to Illinois. One land- scape gardener h:ui done, since 1901, ,'(!t>,00(),000 worth of worit, which l^.^deelares has been inspired by the pruirie. Some of the progress tliat has been made toward a pruirie style of urcliilecture is illustrated in "The I'rairie Spirit in Landscape Gardening," by Wilhelm Miller. This is a 3fl-pagc circular containing 100 illus- trations published by the University of Illinois. It is too expensive for unlimited free distribution, but is sent to lllinoisans who will promise to do some permanent ornainentfii planting witliin a year. The Prairie Style of Landscape Gardening The Middle West is just beginning to evolve a new style of architecture, interior decoration, and landscape gardening in an effort to create the perfect home amid the prairie States. This movement is founded on the fact that one of the greatest assets which any country or natural part of it can have, is a strong national or regional character, especially in the homes of the com- mon people. Its westernism grows out of the most striking peculiarity of Middle-Western scenery, which is the prairie, i. e., flat or gently rolling land that was Boston Spring Show The Spring exhibition of the Massachusetts Horti- cultural Society, jMnrch 17-11), was not so large as usual, but of good quality. Oftinics we have too many ex- hibits for the size of the exhibition hall. It isn't the retail Horist that uses the most flowers or plants in his window that has the most attractive display. The same can be said of our exhibitions. Much credit is due to the exhibitors for the courage they displayed in bringing in large valuable exhibits when the thermometer was registering, in many places, zero, and the depth of snow on the ground has not been equaled in the past three decades. Many novel devices were used in the way of heating the vans to keep the large specimens from freezing, and as far as we could see and learn, none of the plants were frozen. There were good exhibits of flowers. The Carnation exhibit was not very large but we hardly ever saw better quality. A vase of Pink Sensation, shown by .\. A. Pembroke, was a feature of the exhibition. Roses were remarkably fine, although the cxliibitors were not numerous in the classes. Sweet Peas were remarkable for quality. The pot grown bulbs, especially the Nar- cissi in pans, were as good as any ever shown in the building. This year Darwin Tulips in large pans were a feature of the exhibition and were very much ad- mired. There is a great future for this class of Tulips for florists' work. Specimen plants of Dendrobium nobile and its varieties was remarkably well done; in fact, there were interesting features and educational features all through. The chief prizewinners were Wm. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Miss Cornelia Warren, Mrs. C. G. Weld, Mrs. John L. Gardner, Weld Garden and Mrs. Lester Leland. Carnations, 50 blooms white, 1, A. A. Pembroke, with Matchless; 2, Strouts. Red or crimson, 1, Strouts, with Pocahontas; 2, S. J. Goddard, with Beacon. Fifty pink, 1, A. A. Pembroke, with Pink Sensation; 2, S. J. God- dard. Fifty blooms yellow, 1, Mrs. E. K. F'arr, with Yellow Prince; 2, S. J. Goddard. Fifty variegated, 1, S. J. Goddard, with Benora; 2, A. A. Pembroke. Orchid cut flowers arranged for effect to cover 24 sq. ft., 1, Ernest B. Dane. Roses, 25 blooms red, 1, Waban Rose Conservatories, Hadley; 2, Thos. Roland, Richmond. Twenty-five pink, 1, Waban Rose Conservatories, with Killarney Queen and .second, with Killarney Brilliant. Twenty-four any other color, Waban Rose Conservatories with Mrs. Bay- ard Thayer. Win. Sim, Cliftnndalc, won all the Sweet Pea prizes. \iolets, 100 blooms single, I, Edward Bingham, with Princess of Wales; 2, Ksty Bros. One hundred blooms cliiubic, 1, Edward Bingham, with Lady Hume Camp- bell ; 2, Oliver Ames. Gold Medal: R. & J. F'urquhar & Co., for Spring Flower Garden. Silver Medal: E. B. Dane for Odontioda Bradshawoe. First-Class Certificate: h\ H. Lemon Co., Primula biums. First-Class Certificate: T. H. I.emon Co., Primula malacoides rosea; F'irst-Class Certificate: Mrs. C. G. Weld, vase of Antirrhinums. Honorable Mention: A. W. Proctor, Cineraria stel- lata; Honorable Mention to A. N. Pierson, vase of Hose Lady Alice Stanley; Honorable Mention: A. N. Pierson, vase of Rose Red Radiance; Honorable Men- tion: W. R. Nicholson, seedling Carnation No. 51; Hon- orable Mention: S. J. Goddard, vase of Carnation Doris; Honorable Mention: F. Dorner & Sons Co., vase of seed- ling Carnations. First-Class Cultural Certificate: Donald McKenzie for Sophro-cattleya Thwaitesoe. Vote of Thanks: E. A. Richards, seedling Carnations; Mrs. J. L. Gardener, Blue Primrose; Walter Hunnewell, display of Erica melanthera. W. J. Waike of Salem had a handsome group of foliage and flowering plants. P. E. Richwagen had three very fine vases of his pink Snapdragon. Coplan the Florist had a nice dis- play of cut flowers. Henry R. Comley, table decora- tion of Roses and Carnations. Osgood Bros., display of Pansies. Boston Cut Flower Co., table decoration. Houghton Gorney Co., artistic display of cut flowers and plants. R. C. Our Readers' Views The S. A. F. and National Publicity Editor The Florists' Exchange: Your editorial under the heading "Prohibiting Flowers at Schools," has come to my attention and I wish to say it carries with it the answer to the inquiry as to what work, if any, has the committee undertaken i.e., "We endorse and recommend concurrence in the recoin- mendation of the president to have a committee on publicity, and suggest that the executive committee at its next meeting make a suitable appropriation to carry this into effect." (Signed) George Asmus, Henry Kruckeberg, Edward Fancourt, C. W. Ward, H. Plath. This idea of ex-President Welch along with numerous others is a most excellent one for the Society of Ameri- can Florists and the committee to carry forward. It is to be hoped that the above mentioned appropriation will be forthcoming and that the committee will be in a posi- tion to take up the matter of publicity in a broad and efficient manner within a reasonable length of time. The flower business of the coimtry is certainly worthy and needy of any publicity that can be bestowed upon it, but national publicity is a big feature which must needs be undertaken after much deliberation and with the proper amount of wherewithal to maintain the same. Ikwix BEaTEU3i.\XN', Chairman. Spring Flower Show of the Massachusetts Hortlcultur:il .socic 742 The Florists' Exchange March 25, 19I<>. The Florists' Exchange 743 '^Rjure'TxrJ' |OSTON, ^AS^ Wor^'T Kink ^. ■^ REVERE An indestructible moulded Hose for Lawn, Greenhouse, Stable, Garage. Of braided construction; cannot unwrap, kink or burst, like old-style wrapped duck construction. Made in continuous lengths of about 550 feet, which gives you any length you want and avoids leaky Couplings. MANUFACTURED BY REVERE RUBBER CO. BOSTON, MASS. WORKS: Chelsea, Mass., and Providence, R. I. BRANCHES: NEW YORK MINNEAPOLIS PHILADELPHIA NEW ORLEANS PITTSBURGH KANSASaiTY CHICAGO ■SAN FRANCISCO ,1/ rev E Re S^ i^. oa^ Nass. 744 The Florists' Exchange I Spring Work in the Nurseries \ WITH the incoming of March, Spring planting is in full swing in the Southern States, and even in the border States it engages a great deal of attention, for all agree that the earlier stock is planted the better it does. When ground has been in use for nursery purposes for some time it is safe to assume that a good dressing of manure would be greatly to its benefit. It is the method of some to apply manure to the trenches that are opened to receive the trees, but all in all, a spread- ing on the surface before plowing or spading is hard to beat. If one has a field of sod that can be used for planting, no manure is necessary — the sod is sufficient for one or two years at least. Handling "Nut" Seeds Probably seeds should be the first thing to attend to. They are, certainly, of great importance. Many nur- series hold until Spring all kind of nuts such as Wal- nuts, Hickories and the like, as well as fruit seeds and acorns, preferring this plan to Autumn sowing, and in this case early planting or sowing is of great impor- tance. Following seeds, the setting out of cuttings should have early attention. There are those that were made through the Winter to be planted, as well as those made later and being rootless, early planting gives them a chance to proceed with rooting before hot weather over- takes them. Pussy Willows and a few other easy rooting things do very well if made and planted now, but are better made earlier. Setting Out Cuttings There are root cuttings to plant in Spring. Many trees, shrubs and fruit bushes are increased in this way, such as the Cedrela among trees, the Calycanthus and Xanthoceras among shrubs, and the Blackberries among fruits. Set them out now. When such cuttings as Privets are to be used for budding on in Summer they should be set far enough apart to ensure their good condition when wanted. Next to cuttings, rooted cuttings must have early attention. They should be set out without delay and for the reason already stated, that they may get a start of growth before hot weather comes. The month of May is often hot and dry, and this the small planted stock must be prepared for. These rooted cuttings may be such as have been rooted and transplanted into boxes a year ago, as well as some that have been rooted in- doors in the Winter. AU will have but small roots, un- able to withstand heat and drought, hence the early planting recommended. Many nurseries now have the overhead sprinkling system erected where their young stock is to be planted, and a most excellent plan it is, ensuring the watering of the plants whenever required. Then with overhead shade provided for also, it is a paradise for plants, the whole structure paying its cost many times over. In some establishments a great deal of grafting is done in Winter. When this consists of fruits, root grafted, these need early planting, as do other kinds if all is still dormant, but where growth has started better defer the setting out until the warmer weather comes. Succulents and Cacti as bedding plants Puddling the Roots Following the planting of small stock aforesaid, the transplanting of general nursery stock follows. In this case the smaller of it should be set out first, as it has but few roots, and these will be near the surface. An excellent plan is followed by many nurserymen and Horists of puddling the roots of such stock before set- ting it along in rows awaiting its planting. Often a wide trench is opened to take the plants, the plants ranged all along it ready to be set. The puddling pre- vents the roots drying and is done by dipping the roots in a tub of liquid mud. It is often done in the shipping of trees and in many other cases. "Protection" for Nurserymen The nurseryman and the florist will have made up their minds long before planting time what is their best selling stock, and will plant accordingly. There has always been among us those who thought the nursery- man needs protection and those who did not think so. Those who favor it have now the opportunity to prove it for, deplorable as the European war is, it is giving our nurserymen fuU protection, for Europeans cannot ship here as before if they wished to. This should govern many who are considering what best to plant. Besides the increasing of certain lines of stock there is the transplanting of what may be already on hand. Foreign shippers used to claim that such stock as they sent here, including Magnolias, Hollies and the like, were transplanted by them every two years. This may be good for their line, because plants of bushy habit were more an object than height. It is rather different here, whether praiseworthy or not, for height has a great deal to do with value. Therefore a two year sys- tem of transplanting is hardly called for. But we do want a root system that wiU ensure success in planting, and, dependent on whether the tree is of easy or difficult nature, the transplanting should be fixed accordingly. Pruning at Planting This is to be recommended. To most trees it is de- cidedly beneficial, as well as to shrubs, assisting them to recover from the removal, and affording an oppor- tunity of bringing them into good shape when future growth is made. Such trees as Magnolias and TuUp trees are particularly well served by pruning. Keep in mind when about to plant that old favorites always sell. There are such among all trees and shrubs. They go from a nursery in every assortment that leaves the place. These must lead in all collections when fresh plantings are in order, but do not overlook the keeping of anything that is really new and worthy, for such will sell. Many nurseries find certain dates call for flowers, and florists too, need a supply. There are festival days which require flowers always. This demand may be met by planting certain kinds, as well as by keeping some plants in cold storage for a late planting, to have them bloom after their ordinary season has passed. Parties who have practised this late planting say it is particu- larly gratifying to both seller and buyer to have such flowers when the customer least expects them. Evergreens So far as evergreens are concerned, though there are other seasons in which they may be planted, we would plant all we wished to in Spring, and as soon as the ground was ready. They are usually left until decidu- ous stock is set "out because they start growth a little later and such sorts as the evergreen Magnolias dis- like to be set in cold soil. The use of water with Spring )ilantings is sometimes questioned. While we are a firm believer in its benefits in solidifying the soil about the roots of trees as well as its usual aid to plants, it takes time to use it, and in Spring tile soil is quite well supplied with moisture so that it is not often that it would lie of great consequence. Think About Potting-up Do not overlook, in Spring, the potting of whatever may be useful during the Summer months or for forcing in early Winter. Potted e\ergreens are always in demand .-ind tiiey ornament one's own estab- lishment when well placed for the .Summer. In conclusion we would call at- tention to the great advantage of early planting. What is to go into the ground get it there as soon as tlie season will admit. Put on more liands if necessary; it will pay you back in full before a year has passed. J. M. \ Discussion on Bedding Plants More Novelty Wcinted — Florists' Home Grounds Should Demonstrate Eifective Bedding — Some Good Subjects to Try or to Ofter MUCH of the brightness of the flower garden during the Summer months is due to the employment of plants of more or less tender nature. These are usually known as bedding plants, whose term of service in the garden, while only temporary, is none the less useful. The most striking feature in the majority of bedding lists issued is tlie lack of variety they offer, and obser- vation during the season impresses this fact still more firmly. We see the same tew kinds repeated every- where and often planted with little regard as to suit- ability for the location. The popular "bedders" of today have their rightful place, but this should not exclude the use of many other equally desirable kinds. There are very few communities where intensive culti- vation of the home lot is a striking feature, and it seems logical to suppose that the greater the variety of plants that can be brought to the notice of the people the more likely it is that barren spots of ugli- ness will be transformed into patches of brightness and beauty. Incidentally this would mean heaps more busi- ness for both seedsmen and florists. Education and publicity are needed along these lines, and the subject is one which admits of practical demonstration. Public parks are doing good work in this direction, but even here greater use might be made of plants for sub-tropical effect. Then there is the florists' home grounds. Too often they remind one of the cobblers' children. Before my friends rise to inform me as to the strenuous life during the bedding season let me say that the home grounds offer the best field for effective advertising as to the right use of bedding plants. In this way a demand for lesser known plants would be created, for with many persons to see a new plant is to desire it, which is the first step toward possession. Among the flowering plants that are apparently neg- lected but which could be grown with profit for bed- ding purposes, the following deserve trial and can be rooted from cuttings with no more trouble tlian Ge- raniums. Abutilons. — A. Savitzii, the dwarf variegated kind is often seen, but there are taller growing hybrids equally valuable for massing or in mixed plantings. They are continuous bloomers with attractive foUage and flowers of white, yellow, and red shades. Souvenir de Bonn, a tall, distinct looking variety with white edged leaves makes an effective combination with Heliotrope. A. megapotamicum, of drooping habit, is splendid for vases and baskets. CuPHEA IGNEA, BH attractive dwarf plant with scarlet, tubular flowers tipped with black and white. Useful for small beds and as an edging or ground plant for taller plants. Calceolabias. — The shrubby varieties of the rugosa section are successful if planted in deep rich soil in a partially shaded position. The young plants should be grown cool and never be allowed to become root bound or failure is certain. They should also be planted as early as possible. C. amplexicaulis is even more desir- able as a bedder. It is of looser habit of growth with flowers of soft yellow. Fuchsias. — For partially shaded positions, such as the north side of a building there is no better flowering plant than the Fuchsia, and it responds splendidly to deep rich soil. Varieties are numerous, but those of F. macrostemma are best adapted for outdoor planting. Gazania sPLEnnENS. — A showy plant of trailing habit, well adapted to flourish in a dry sunny position. The leaves are silky white underneath which is an extra attraction to its large Daisy-like, brilliant orange flow- ers, which have black and white markings at the base of the ray florets. Impatiens Holstii makes a brilliant showing as a liedder, especially if grown in partial shade and soil rich in humus. Pentstemon. — The beautiful hybrid strain known as gloxinioides should be planted in every garden. It be- longs to the same family as the Snapdragon but is much superior for bedding. The flowers are of many pleas- ing shades, the plant is of good habit and blooms from July until cut short by frost. Most of the following kinds are raised from seed as tender annuals, including some that are perennial under favorable climatic conditions: Alonsoa Waescewiczii. — A bushy plant of slender habit, with scarlet flowers freely produced, continuing from July till frost. March 2S, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 745 ^;^*-,>;." '•>"■*:'« iHfe:^-'* -.i f " ' S^ !^ 1^ ■1 A shady pathway under rustic pergola IJiiowALLiA sPEciosA jiAjoR. — A profuse bloomer with flowers of intense blue. . Dati^iia counucopia makes a handsome plant with large leaves and trumpet shaped flowers of white, shaded with purple, which often have a tendency to doubling. Gauii,v Lindheimeri. — This plant may truly be de- scribed as elegant. It produces numerous slender spikes of white flowers with rosy calyx. It should be massed for best garden effect, and by reason of its graceful habit is splendid as a dot plant in beds. HcMEA ELEGAN9. — Thls is One of the best plants for sub-tropical effect, and is prized for its grass-like, feath- ery panicles of brownish red flowers and its highly scented foliage. It is biennial and a good time to sow seed is about the end of August. The seedlings should be transplanted singly into small pots, exposed to light and air in a cool house and kept on the dry side during tlie Winter. Allow growth to start gradually in the Spring and pot on as necessary, using good rich soil. In June they can be planted out in a spot sheltered from high winds, taking the precaution to stake each plant securely. MiEABiLis jALAPA. — An old-fashioned plant known as Marvel of Peru, which could be more extensively used for brilliant color effect. It has a desirable bushy habit, with flowers of white and shades of red and yellow tuberous roots are produced which can be lifted and stored like Dahlias. NicoTiAKAS are stately growing plants of easy cul- ture and give a fine sub-tropical effect. N. alata has very fragrant flowers open only in the evening. N. syl- vestris attains a height of Sft. to 6ft., with flowers pro- duced in a dense panicle which close only during the brightest part of the day. N. Sakder^e is a medium grower with brilliant car- mine flowers. NiEREMBERGiA FRCTEscENS foTms a much branched slender plant with white flowers tinged with lilac. They are cup shaped, about an inch across. Rehmannia angulata. — This is a comparatively new plant from China, popular as a conservatory subject. The flowers, which might be described as glorified Fox- gloves, are borne -singly in the axils of the leaves on stems rising Sft. to ift." The color is rosy purple with yellow throat spotted with dark purple. They succeed under the same treatment as Canterbury Bells and also propagate from root cuttings. The plant spreads rapidly through the Summer and continues in flower until frost. ToRENiA FouRNiEBi. — .'V charming little plant useful as an edging to large beds or planted in mass. The flowers are dark blue with a yellow blotch. Vinca rosea. — .'V very satisfactory plant for beds and window boxes, growing about a foot high. It succeeds best in light rich soil and makes a good display all the Summer. The following jilants can be recommended. For Foliage Effects Ai.BizziA LOPHAXTirA and Grevillea robusta, quick growing plants with graceful foliage. For strong color' effects the Chilian and Victoria Beets are useful. Eucalyptus gi.obui.us, the Blue Gum, is valuable on account of its rapid growth and glaucous foliage. Hei.ichtsum petrolatum has woolly stems and leaves and is useful where a silvery plant of spreading habit is desired. In many arrangements bushy plants of the Goldek Privet could be effectively used to give a strik- ing touch of yellow. Strong young plants of Steobi- I ANTiiES Dyekianus produce a brilliant effect under good foiiditions. The leaves arc m.irked with rich rosy pur- ple on a dark green ground. Veronica Andebsoni vahieoata is a bushy growing jilant which may also be used for an edging by pegging down the branches. Miscanthus Sinensis varieties varicgatus, zebrinus, and grarillimus are three good grasses. Northampton, Mass. . H. E. Downer. « I Popularity of the Antirrhinum | Hints on Its Treatment in the Greenhouse — Prevention of Rust — Combinations for bedding and Herders TIIK present dcniaiul for and appreciation of the An- tirrhinum is based on its particular merits as a cut Mower grown under glass or in the flower garden, its adaptability to many varied uses, its soft and telling colors and long period of bloom. While essentially a perennial we must consider it in this part of the coun- try (New England and the East) as an annual because our severe Winters makes it uncertain as a perennial, though sometimes an isolated plant will survive the rigors of the weather, if well protected, but the ease with which seedlings can be raised makes it better to treat them as annuals. The increasing popularity of the Antirrhinum as a cut flower makes it worthy of more consideration than it at present receives, and when its requirements are more fully understood it will occupy its proper place in the florist's store, in the greenhouse, and the garden. Let us first consider its adaptability to indoor cul- ture. There are many good varieties on the market particularly amenable to this purpose, and the great objective being flowers in Winter, seed should be sown early enough to produce flowers at the time required, allowing about four months from sowing until the first crop of flowers. Such varieties as Nelrose is liable to crop, the flowers coming rather short stemmed, but the second growth produces stems long enough for any purpose for which the flowers may be required. Those who make a practice of growing these flowers can, by careful selection, produce a much improved strain suited to their own particular trade. Seeds ripen freely except in the Midwinter months, when fertiliza- tion of the flowers is more difficult. Perhaps a more uniform growth is possible by the use of cuttings taken from the flowering growths. These propagate quite freely but require good care or rust will develop, and the whole batch be ruined in a short time, but the only reliable way, if true color and form are desired, is to grow from cuttings. The intermediate varieties are the best for growing indoors, and many come quite true from seed. A night temperature of 45 deg. wUl suit them admir- ably, and if kept always on the dry side, no rust will show itself to worry you and eventually make you feel disgusted and give up growing this useful flower. A mistake is often made in growing the plants in too rich a soil. They require no feeding if the soil is fairly good, and after one crop is done, the same soil can be used indefinitely, with the addition of a little fresh material at planting time. Plant Sin. apart each way to get good results, and give plenty of air at all times, as the plants will not stand coddling, in other words follow nature as closely as possible. A free circulation of air will prevent rust and so dispense witli the use of remedies which only injure the tender foliage, weakening it and making it more vulnerable to a re- newed and more serious attack. When grown under glass sometimes during bright sunshine, after a cloudy spell, the plants show a ten- dency to wilt, particularly if they are kept too wet at the roots. This wilting, if persisted in, will cause crooked stems which render them useless for any pur- pose. A light shading of cheesecloth with a gentle sprinkling over the foliage will ]>revent this, but the plants should be properly sujjported as . soon as they commence to throw up flower stems. Antirrhinums require careful handling when cut; rough treatment will cause the stems to snap. As soon as cut Ihcy should be placed in vases in an upright position until ready for packing, which should be at- tended to with equal care, laying the blooms closely together to avoid the least possible friction during transit. For use as bedding plants outdoors all the different varieties of Antirrliinuni, tall, intermediate and dwarf, find a place, ihc tall varieties are more suitable for filling vacancies in the hardy flower borders, and can be grown in pots and held in reserve for filling up any gaps that may occur during the Summer. No other plant offers greater attractions for this purpose. The intermediate and dwarf varieties make fine subjects for bedding. The Yellow and Pink Tom Thumb strain furnish very pretty beds either in separate colors or in combination, and last a long time in bloom. In plant- ing outside, it is better not to set them too thickly, as a free circulation of air around the plants will do much to keep them vigorous and in good health. Pink Inter- mediate Antirrhinums, planted 18in. to 21-in. .ijiart, with Sweet Alyssum sown between at time of ]ilanting, makes a very pretty bed, also yellow Tom Thumb with Sanvitalia procumbens, or White Tom Thumb with blue Lobelia as an undergrowth, will make pretty and effec- tive beds and will last all Summer. The characteristics of a good Antirrhinum are vigor, greatest number of expanded blooms on a stem closely set together, stem strong enough to support the bloom, upper petal or hood reflexing. Alfred J. Loveless. Some Good Annuals Iberis Empress compacta, the best white and fine for cutting. Celosia Castle Gould, in separate colors, pro- ducing elegant bedding plants. Gypsophila elegans, very graceful, one of the most useful flowers. Larkspur Im- perator, the most effective of all. Dianthus Vesuvius, brilliant red, is very effective as border plant. Nigella Miss Jekyll, "Love-in-a-Mist," is a favorite with ladies. Dwarf Nasturtiums are great favorites and their flowers are fine for table decorations. Shirley Poppies are de- sirable because of their bright flowers. Miniature Sun- flowers are fine for vase decoration. Early Cosmos, new hybrids, red, pink and white, furnish a royal flower for cutting. Hunnemarijiia funariaefolia, golden yellow is meritorious. Browallia fruiticosa, new, flowers purple, white eye, is fine. Ipomoea cardinalis, very brilliant scar- let makes a grand sight. Ten week stock Kaiserin Augusta Victoria is an excellent grower, flower purple. John F. Huss. Circular bed at Intersecting pathways Blled with pink Ivy-loaved deranium Mme. Crousse ?46 The Florists' Exchange VC* »«« • « CO *<' »o • r (^<' (' ' •^"A Best of Newer Roses We asked leading rosarians, " What are the best of the Newer Roses for outdoor planting ? " Their replies are given hereunder: BEING of opinion that a few lists by competent authorities of what they regard as the best Roses for outdoor planting, the newer ones especially, would be distinctly helpful to buyers the coming season and at least tend to focus attention upon some of the real good Roses not yet widely grown, we sent a letter to several firms (and print replies) who kindly assisted The Exchange with their opinion. It may be that the stock of some varieties is limited, and in filling a cus- tomer's order others may have to be substituted. The rule followed by most firms is first come first served; therefore, order early. Possibly it is time our Rose lists were cut down somewhat. Surely we do not re- quire five hundred or six hundred different varieties. We could get along very well with less. A List from Detroit altogether too few of the free flowering Roses hardy enough to stand our climate north of the Ohio River. In teas and hybrid teas we have found the following to be dependable one year with another, and while not complete enough to satisfy the experienced Rose grower, the list gives a fairly good range of colors until it comes to the yellow and multi-colored ones so popular now-a- days. We are sorry to say that we have found but few, if any, of these hardy enough to recommend tor the Northern States. Etoile de Prance Farbenkonigln Gen. MacArthur Gruss an Teplitz Jonkheer J. L. Mock Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Killarney Laurent Carle Maman Cochet In hybrid perpetuals the be hardy and dependable, varieties every year: Capt. Hayward Clio Eugene Furst Frau Karl Druschki George Arends Mme. Abel Chatenay Mme. C. Testout Mme. Jules Grolez My Maryland Pharisaer, Prince de Bul- garie White Killarney White Maman Cochet following will be found to We are trying out still more George Dickson J. B. Clarke Mrs. Laing Paul Neyron Prince Camllle de Rohan Caroline Testout Gen. MacArthur La France Killarney Lady Alice Stanley Lady Ashtown La Tosca Laurente Carle Miss Cynthia Forde My Maryland Mme. Leon Pain Mme. Melaine Soupert Belle Island Park, Detroit Mme. Ravary Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. W. C. Miller Prince de Bulgarie Mme. Jules Bouche Grace Molyneux Pharisaer Gruss an Teplitz Duchess de Brabant Maman Cochet White Maman Cochet Hermosa Robert Fi.owehd.av. Some from New England We consider the following the best bedding Hoses : Hybeid Perpetuals Anne de Diesbach Frau Karl Druschki Geo. Arends Mrs. John Laing Ulrich Brunner Gloire de Chedane Guinois- seau Mrs. R, G. Sharmon-Craw- ford Paul Neyron We would recommend the hybrid perpetuals and hybrid rugosas for the average amateur who does not care to give them the required protection and care. For all of this we are speaking, of course, for our own section. Painesville, Ohio. The Stokrs & Harrison Co. For New York State We hardly believe we are in a position to answer your inquiry, as we have made no experiments in growing the Roses that have come out within the last two or three years. There may be many good ones which we know nothing about. We have only taken up those which have proved to be commercially valuable and which are used by the public in sufficient quantity to warrant our growing them. We give you a list, most of which seem to be hybrid teas, that we are growing in considerable quantity, and all of which have proved to be good. They are as follows: Hybrid Teas Radiance Laurent Carle Mrs. Aaron Ward Kaiserin Aug. Victor: Mme. Leon Pain Gen. MacArthur Earl of Warwick Ophelia Of the single types, of the pure teas, Wm. reliable in our New E Cromwell, Conn. Miss Cynthia Forde Caroline Testout Jonkheer J. L. Mock 1 Killarney Queen Lady Alice Stanley Duchess of Wellington Mrs. Wallace Rowe Red Radiance we consider Old Gold the best; R. Smith. These have all proved ngland climate. W. R. PlEHSON, A. N. PiERSON, Inc. Killarney, h. i., pinK Killarney, h. t., white Mme. E Herriott, h. t, brilliant red Hugh Dickson, h. p., crim- son George Dickson, h. t., red Lady Hillingdon, h. t., yel- low ^[me. Pavary, h. t., yellow IJean Hole, h. t., red Etoile de France, h. t., red. Frau Karl Druschki, h p., white Geneva, N. Y. Lyon, h. t., salmon yellow J. B. Clark, h. p., red Jonkheer J. L. Mock, h. t., red Gruss an Teplitz, h. p., red Richmond, h. t., red Mme. Caroline Testout, h t., pink Radiance, h. t.. red New Century, pink rugosa Jessie, baby rambler, red Erna Teschendorf, baby rambler, red W. & T. S.MITH Co. Northeastern Ohio We are very much interested in the question of Roses for outdoor planting, especially in teas and hybrid teas that are suitable for gardens in the North. There are Roses New, Just a Few California In the mind of the average planter, producing a new Rose is a worthy feat. Little do they know how great is the discard. ^^H^^?^>a^^B m ^ur- J2m^ - -aB^B: BM^WB|j|^fcJBS^S *.';.-.^-^r • vf*:; >?^-^--. ..•: -.^.^ii^?:^.'■ /• Bed of Rose Lady Ashtown, a variety that has largely superseded La France No doubt many many thousand seedlings were grown to give us Willowmere and Beauty de Lyon, the two rivals for first place in the Pernet group. While Juliet has proved a great favorite for cold sections it cannot compare with Beauty de Lyon, the new seedling of Soleil d'Or, which is equally as hardy. Willowmere will always be in demand in the choicest garden selections. In this country Eugenie Lamesch holds a new place with the Baby Ramblers. With cup shaped, bright ochre yellow flowers shaded pink and very fragrant, it has come to stay. The new George Elgar could be called a yellow Cecile Brunner without much exaggera- tion. For yellow and kindred colors Herzogin Marie An- toinette, Old Gold, Mrs. A. R. Waddell, Sunburst and Lady Hillingdon are all in great demand, and with good reason. Lady Hillingdon is better known than the others, and grown in the garden, the bud is superb. If for the bud Safrano and Papa Gontier have held in the past, Hillingdon will do the same in the future. With Sunburst heading the list for garden use, it is no wonder the new Climbing Sunburst plants are far short of the demand. Mme. Edouard Herriot, for its vivid coral red color and great flowering qualities, will always be popular. Robin Hood and Francis Scott Key act mighty nice in the garden of red varieties, while Hadley heads the pro- cession hand in hand with Crimson Queen, the latter for its perfect bud with maroon shadings that hold color even in our hottest sunshine. George Arends is the best "pink Druschki" we have seen. If it proves equally as fiardy the planting will be extensive. Willowmere wUl always be a queen in the pink party, along with such varieties as Radiance and Mrs. Geo. Shawyer. Frau K. Druschki has had a wonderful sale but there is need for a better one to class with Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. British Queen shows considerable flesh color in this climate. To the list of popular climbing varieties so exten- sively used throughout the Coast country, another be- sides Climbing Sunburst has been added worthy of special mention in closing. Climbing Winnie Davis with its abundance of foliage has supplied the needed ideal pink for the porch. Chas. Howard, Hemet, Cal. Pres. Howard Rose Co. The New Jersey Section I feel that the amateur is perfectly safe in discarding all the hybrid perpetual section with the exception of that wonderful variety Frau Karl Druschki. It is true that it seems a shame to do away with the wonderful LUrich Brunner, Paul Neyron, Duke of Wellington, Hugh Dickson and others of this type but they should be relegated to the rear part of the garden where, after they have done flowering their appearance will not detract from the beauty and neatness of the Rose Gar- den. My idea of the best Roses for the average person to grow are the hybrid tea and polyantha types. Those people who have grown such sorts as Jessie, Mrs. Cut- bush and Catherine Zeimet in the polyantha type are delighted with the results obtained. The Baby Rambler Maman Levavasseur, flowering continuously as it does in New Jersey from May until frost, is one of the finest bedding Roses imaginable, and it is a matter of regret that this type of Rose is not grown more extensively than the so-called perpetual Hoses. The hybrid tea section likewise has been narrowed diiwn a little too much, in my opinion. Most everyone is familiar with such sorts as Caroline Testout, the Killarneys, Madame Chatenay, the Cochets and other well-known varieties of this type, so it is not necessary to enumerate them at this time. ,4mong the newer Roses, Ophelia has been planted probably more than any other variety on account of the wonderful publicity it acquired in the cut flower market. Ophelia is a wonderful Rose, very free bloom- ing, but a little inclined to bleach around the edges in our strong sunlight. The variety Madame Edouard Herriot perhaps, should not be classified as a hybrid tea, since some European growers have chosen to place it under the Pernetiana or Austrian Brier type. We have not suc- ceeded in getting this to grow very well in our section owing to its predisposition to black-spot, but anyone who saw the wonderfid way in which it grew and flow- ered in San Francisco at the Exposition will un- doubtedly give it another trial in the garden. The color is a marvelous mixture of terra-cotta and copper and captivates every eye. Willowmere is another Rose that is unique in color, being a brilliant coral red shad- ing to shrimp pink, and is a much better grower than Herriot. Prince Charming, a novelty of Hugh Dickson's for this year, is another of the same reddish-coppery color. The foliage is also very attractive, being reddish-copper when first appearing. Altogether, I believe it will make one nf the best bedding Roses we have so far had, as March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 747 Garden view showing Baby Rambler Roses around sundial with background planting of hardy flowers^ the bud is not very heavy and it opens quickly, and its wonderful freedom will commend it to everyone. Rrilliant, which was a Hugh Dickson introduction of 101 1, must not he confused with KilJarney Brilhant; they have no connection. Brilliant is well named, for the color is a wonderful intense scarlet. The chief objection to it is, it is not very full hut its wonderful color on a Smnmcr morning will stand out in a collec- tion of Roses and make it the most noticeable variety in the garden. Wm. Cooper, which was another Dickson introduction for 1914, is a very strong growing Rose and produces bold, handsome flowers; brilliant, crimson lake in color. Before the petals drop it shades somewhat to bluish purple, but notwithstanding Wm. Cooper is a very satis- factory Rose. One of the most delicate and beautiful of the entire set of 1914 is Countess Clanwilliam; the color is a lovely peach pink shading to blush while the edge of the petal is heavily lined with crimson red. The only objec- tion found with Countess Clanwilliam is that it has to be disbudded occasionally or it will flower itself to death. In the pink section a Rose that has been in com- merce for the past four years and has not as yet come into its own is Mrs. Geo. Shawyer. This is a wonderful shade of true pink, very rigid grower outdoors and blooms from Spring until Fall. Shawyer can be called "a Rose that entirely satisfies." Another that I look to see at the top of the tree in a year or two when generally distributed is Gorgeous, being distributed this year. Mr. Dickson calls this "the most striking Rose in existence." His description is "deep orange yellow heavily flushed and shaded dee]> reddish copper." This would not describe its color as grown in America. It is what we would call a rose pink, heavily shaded and veined with deeper pink, the base of each petal flushed with orange yellow which extends upward as the flower ages. Gorgeous is a very strong grower and will make its mark as an out- door Rose. Mrs. Jas. I.ynas, another introduction of 1914, is a shade lighter than Caroline Testout, but just as large and equally as free. Very few of the foregoing Roses are yet in general cultivation hut it is safe to say it will not be long before they will be as well known as varieties now classed as standards. Madison, N. .1. Cuvs. II. Tonv. For Northern New York The assortment of Rose bushes which we can gnm here is somewhat limited by our rather severe Winter climate. Many of the hybrid tea sorts which succi'cd very nicely in the vicinity of New York City, are ntt sufficiently hardy to go through our Winter. However, here is a list of kinds which we have found particularly attractive for outdoor planting. Many of them are not new. but we think tliem kinds of sufficient merit, so that they should not yet be superceded by newer sorts. Ha.miii.kds and Climbers American I'iUar, pink, single, very free flowering and \igorous in growfli. ('liml)ing .American Beauty, rcil, a very strong grower .ind fn-e Howering variety with wood, foliage and lilciom strongly resembling the old .American Beauty, but un- fortunately not so contiruious in flowering habit. Excelsa, Red Dorothy I'erkins, a magnificent bright, clear color. We look to see this Rose entirely super- cede Crimson Raml)ler when it becomes ijetter known. The foliage is glossy and healthy and is free from the mildew which frequently makes Crimson Rambler very unattractive at certain seasons of the year. h'lower of Kairfield. It is straining a point to call this an Kverblooming Crimson Rambler, hut it does ha\e re])eated crops of bloom during the late Summer and Kail, and we think it a desirable variety. Goldfinch, one of the best yellow raml)lers yet intro- duced, .although still leaving room for improvement. Oriole, another yellow rand)ler which holds its color somewhat better than most of the other yellowish climb- ing Roses, although there is still great room for im- provement in this respect. Source d'Or, a yellow hybrid Wichuraiana, which we think very promising, not yet fully tested, but we think well enough of it to recommend its general ]il.inting. Tauscndschon, a magnificent Rose. Trier, creamy yellow, of wonderfully free flowering habit, and the prominent yellow anthers give consider- able added color to the flower. Dwarf PoLYANxnA or Badv Rosks Baby Tausendschon, very much the same type of flower as the climbing variety, but unfortunately not entirely hardy in this locality. Think it woxdd be per- fectly hardy in the vicinity of New York City. Ellen Poulson, a new pink polyantha, which impresses us very favorably. Erna Teschendorff, carmine red, a clear, bright color, and a great imjirovement in color over the original Baby Rambler. Orleans, red, also an improvement in color and very nearly as vigorous in growth as the original Baby Ram- bler. Rodhatte, cherry red. This is of a somewhat different type from the preceding and the color is quite unique. It stands out so prominently that it is noticeable among other Roses from a long distance. We think it one of the most attractive colors that we have seen in Roses. Yvonne Rabier. We think this the best white Baby Rambler. The plant is of full, round, compact shape, has rich, green, healthy foliage. Hi-BRm Tea axd Everbi.oomixg Roses Edward Mawley, a very desirable red. Etoile de France, brilliant crimson, very free flower- ing and particularly fine in the bud. George Arends, described as a Pink Drusehki and in our estimation the one best entitled to this description. Gruss an Teplitz, scarlet, a magnificent Ro.sc for general planting. .Juliet, old gold and red. This is of the Pcrnetian.i tyjie, but seems thrifty and grows more vigorously in our Climate than do most others of its class. The color is a very wonderful combination. Lady HiUingdftn, }'eIlow. not thoroughly hardy here hut generally survives the Winter and is about as good a variety of its color as we have for outdoor planting. Mine. Caroline Testout, pink, very old of ccuir.sc, but still one of the finest pink Itoses for outdoor planting. Iliehmond, scarlet crimson. HvBiiii) Peri'eti'ai. Roses N'ot many new varieties in this class have been in- troduced of late years, the rosarians seeming to give more of their attention to hybrid tea sorts. Any selec- tion of varieties in this class necessarily must include a number that are already well known and widely dis- tributed. We suggest the following as a desirable list: -Alfred Colomb, crimson J. B. Clark, crimson, of .Anne de Diesbacti, pink very vigorous habit and (Captain Hayward, bright free in bloom scarlet Mme. Gabriel Luizct, rose Clio, flesh color color Coquette des Alps (hybrid Marchioness of Dufferln, Noisette) white rosy-pink Rarl of DufEerin, crimson Mrs. .John Laing, pink Kugene Furst, crimson Mrs. R. G. Sharmon-Craw- Frau Karl Drusehki, white ford, rosy-pink Hugh Dickson, deep red TTlrich Brunner, crimson For sections where the Winters are extremely cold, we cannot resist mentioning and recommending some of the new hybrid riigosa Roses. In size, quality, fra- grance and constant blooming habit they rival many of the hybrid tea varieties, but they retain llic extreme hardiness of the rugosa type. Hybrid Rugosa Roses Amelie Gravereaux, red, Hansa, red double Mme. Lucien Villominot, Blanc Double de Coubert, pink white Nova Zembla, flesh-white Conrad F. Meyer, silvery- Parfumerie de I, 'Hay, pink ' Bright red. double We think these hybrid rugosas particularly valuable for sections like the Northwest, where even the hardiest of the hybrid perpetual varieties are quite likely to succumb to the Winters. Newark, N. Y. .Tackson & Perkins Co. BOOKS Every reader of THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGB should have the most authoritative books published covering his own specialties. He should also have a generous number of volumes on matters horticultural, so as to have a ready reference at hand on all subjects connected with horticulture. W« handle this class of books and will be pleased to givt information on the subject of books to any of our readers. Send'for new list ; just out. A. T. De La Mare Printing 'and Publishing Co., L(d. p. O. Box 100, Times Square Station, New York 1 .i. M &«M _< X* Jgg- Mbtk <%^^^^ K Vi--^- ■■■■' ?^ ^Wt*-' --- Atf • ■ ■■■Si* » V jjS; r. , •> lit , .-.^ • JvajiaiaiLiiti' u Cvr,v .... ^ ,.--" '\ >,:«:,•■-_' T, . -Jll^. Js. - 1 .. pj^ ■- .^*-^ ^SJ^mB^Vjfri 1 /^^ ^i« , '^^B^ M (S:^'j^> ^ ^^KSVS^r^ Vv' ? ^^K^^^^M ■■, -■ ■ ^^■•'-'■•v . Hardy flower garden encircled with arches of Dorothy Perkins Roses 748 The Florists' Exchange ansies I — a t, The '' Florists' Pansy " of Scotland — Seedling Pansies as a Paying Crop — Choice of Strains and Varieties THE editor has asked me for a few notes on Pansies. I wonder if he guesses that this beautiful flower was my first real hobby in the field of floriculture? I believe he knows I came from Scotland and may take it for granted that I ought to know something about the subject, for Scotland is surely the home of the Pansy. The cool, moist climate there suits it to perfection, with the result that the Pansy "crank" is to be met at every horticultural gathering, special classes for Show and Fancy Pansies being included in all flower show schedules. The varieties exhibited are all propagated by cuttings, and of course they are named, exhibited on flat green or black stands, each bloom being set in a white paper collar and all must lie perfectly flat, a curling petal being an abomination. The flowers are allowed to flag somewhat after being cut, otherwise the petals are liable to split while getting them put into position, though when they freshen up again after being in water, some petals, usually the lower one, will per- sist in getting out of place. I remember a famous florist got desperate while set- ting up his Pansy stands at a show I was attending, as some of his flowers continually got out of position. At last he laid a number of half crown (60c.) pieces on the offending blooms to see what the "weight cure" would do, but when he came back a little later the coins were gone and the flowers as irrepresible as ever. He got second prize. Too bad ! Imbued with the idea that Pansies could only be suc- cessfully grown in cool locations, my surprise can be imagined when a number of years ago I first saw the Fordhook Pansy trials in full flower and, as the season advanced, found that although during the height of Summer the flowers lost something in size, yet they bloomed continuously until frost, regaining much of their size during the cool, early Fall days. It is doubtful if the florists who cater to a plant trade have a better paying subject than the Pansy. Certainly few plants are more inexpensive to handle. Provided with coldfranies, a sufBciency of well rotted cow manure, or failing this, leaf mold, and last but not least, a good strain of seed, and by sowing in the late Summer or early Fall and avoiding all "coddling," fine sturdy plants in bloom are ready in April, and these invariably sell like the proverbial hot-cakes. The manure or leaf mold is put evenly over the frame, 2in. to Sin. thick, over which is spread good fresh fibrous loam to a depth of 3in., into which the seedling Pansies are spotted 2in. to 3in. apart. By Spring the plant roots are working in the manure and producing magnificent flowers. Naturally the aim of the grower is to have these first "selling" flowers as large and fine as possible. Pricking out only 2in. apart may seem rather close, but as the plants are gradually thinned- out as they come into flower, this soon makes room for the smaller plants to develop and it is better than hav- ing the entire batch of plants come on at one time. The layer of manure or leaf mold insures a perfect "ball" to each plant, as the roots adhere to it much better than when soil only is used. There are some remarkably fine strains of large flow- ered varieties now offered by the seed trade among the best of which are Giant Masterpiece, Cassier's Giant, Madame Perret, Hercules Giant, Trimardeau and vari- ous blends of these fine sorts. Good types of these have well defined colors and large distinct blotches, many being equal to the finest named Scotch Fancy Pansies. Then there are the bedding varieties, and what are known as Imperial Ger- man Pansies, which may he had in separate, distinct colors and it is marvelous to what perfection the seeds- men have now got them. Although the flowers are not quite so large as the above named, yet many of them are listed by some houses as "Giant flowered." Where color schemes are wanted for Spring and early Summer bedding, the following might be used to great advan- tage. Black Prince, a deep self black; Cardinal, brownish scarlet; Emperor Frederick, velvety brown edged yellow. Fairy Queen, azure blue with picotee edge of white; Golden Yellow with black eye. Peacock, ultramarine blue; Red Riding Hood, brilliant red; Royal Purple, Snow Queen, Lord Beaconsfield, violet blue shading lighter toward the edges; Pure Yellow, Dark Mahogany with white margin. Dark Mahogany with yellow margin. The two last named are very dainty. These are only a few of the many fine varieties which may be depended upon to come practically true to color. A few specialists have taken up the Pansy as a Spring cut bloom, flowering them to great perfection under glass. They do best in solid benches and in a medium loam that has been heavily enriched with well rotted cow manure. Seed is sown in August and the seedlings planted in the houses during October. They must be grown quite cool and by early March they will be producing flowers freely and with much longer stems than when grown in the open. Geo. W. Keiir. V I Begonias — a An Invaluable Class for the Florists' Trade — Choice Double Tuberous Kinds from Seeds — Hints on the Winter-bloomeis ALTHOUGH Begonias have been more or less popu- lar in Europe for more than three-quarters of a century, and have also been grown by the American florists for several years, no great interest was shown in their cultivation until, with the introduction of new species, and through cro.ssing and recrossing the differ- ent varieties of those species, new strains were devel- oped which in every way far surpassed the old class. Semperflorens Begonias Hybrids of the B. semperflorens type are probably the most popularly known. Some of the best varieties are B. Erfordi, B. Gloire de Chatelaine and B. gracilis luminosa. They are unexcelled for bedding. They thrive alike in the brightest positions and in shaded or partially shaded places. They like a rich fibmus soil, plenty of drainage and a moderate amount of water. They are easily raised from seed or from cut- tings, but it' is the most satisfactory way to raise from seed. Many of the tuberous root- ed Begonias are also excel- lent for garden culture. They should be planted in shaded, or partially shaded places. A rich fibrous loam, mixed with leaf mold and cow manure, suits their requirements. A mulching of light pulverized stable manure will be found beneficial during the hot Summer months. There are now many fine named double va- rieties, but good seedhng strains are very satisfactory. Especially worthy of note, both for bedding and pot culture, is the new Begonia Hybrida Parreii, double and fringed, which comes in three distinct colors, white, pink and scarlet. Tuberous Begonias are raised from seeds and when started early in the greenhouse, will flower the first year. They produce the best flowers the second year. Some remarkably fine strains have been introduced in the last few years in single, double and frilled varieties. They are mostly listed according to their colors; grow- ers will make no mistake in ordering either seeds or tubers from any reputable seed house. Get the very best strain. Those who wish to grow their own tubers should sow as early as possible in January or February under glass. Make a well pulverized compost, such as two parts fibrous loam, two parts leaf mold and two })arts sand, put in pans or flats to a depth of about two inches, with a layer of coarse ashes for drainage. The seeds should not be covered, but kept well shaded. They should be watered by soaking the pans or flats from the bottom. An even temperature of about TO deg. will germinate the seeds within three weeks. The seedlings are pricked off into flats as soon as the second set of leaves appear. The soil in the flats should be made up of equal parts of fibrous loam, leaf mold and decom- posed cow manure. When the seedlings have grown together they should be potted in 2 1/2 in. or 3in. pots and may from then on be grown in a mixture consisting of two parts of fibrous loam or sod, two parts of leaf mold, three parts spent stable manure and one part charcoal. They should be shifted before they become established in the small pots; a Sin. or 6in. pot will be found to answer the purpose the first season. They may best be grown in a shaded greenhouse in a tem- perature of 60 deg. to 70 deg., and should be given plenty of air. When they are well established, applica- tions of liquid cow manure will help to stimulate them. Tuberous rooted Begonias absorb considerable moisture and delight in a humid atmosphere. As soon as the plants show signs of ripening, they should gradually be dried off. The tubers, when dor- mant, should be taken out of the pots and stored in a cool dry place, during the Winter months. Tubers are started in early Spring under the greenhouse bench and potted as soon as two or three leaves appear. They may be planted two or three together in 6in. pots, or singly, using pots in proportion to the sizes. They are grown in the same manner as described above. The Winter-flowering Begonias These are hybrids of socotrana and other types and are essentially plants for indoor decoration. They are propagated from leaf cuttings. The time of propagat- ing may vary according to circumstances, but ranges from the latter part of November until the beginning of April. When large specimen plants for the Christ- mas trade are expected to he grown, cuttings are made during December or the early part of January. Late cuttings will also make excellent plants for Winter flowering, differing only in size from the early plants. Only well rijiened leaves of vigorous plants are taken for cuttings. Clean sharp sand, preferably washed sand, should be put about 3in. deep in the propagating bench. With a bottom heat of 70 deg. and an overhead temper.'iture of about 60 deg. and plenty of air, cut- Rock garden In course of making View of Vilmorin's rock garden at Verrieres-le-Buisson, France March 25, 1918. The Florists' Exchange 749 Fiery Cross The President IHnminator I'honib 1 (aiiity Spencer View of a rock garden in England tiiijis will root in from two to three weeks. When well rooted tlioy are potted in 2V4in. or Sin. pots. A good compost is made of two parts of ground sod, t'vo parts of leaf mold, two parts of old cow manure, one part of sand and one part of charcoal. With each repotting this compost may be made more substantial and richer, and toward the latter stages of their growth, when the plants are well established, liquid manure may be given. The young plants should never be allowed to become pot-bound until they are grown in the pots in which they are intended to stay. The long shoots are occasionally trimmed back in order to give the plants symmetry and compactness. A small, well ventilated and partially shaded green- house, where the plants may be kept close to the glass, is an ideal place for them in Summer. If care is taken that the plants are not checked in their growth owing to climatic conditions, especially during the Fall months, no trouble will be experienced with diseases. When rust appears on the leaves, this can be successfully overcome by the use" of grape dust or sulphur. Greenfly will occasionally appear but can easily be destroyed by spraying with a weak solution of nicotine. Some highly recommended varieties are Konkurent, Florence Davenport, Mrs. Peterson and Lonsdale. These are improvements upon the Lorraine and Cincinnati type and are endorsed by leading growers. Drooping Varieties Of the drooping varieties of recent introduction, B. I.oydii is beyond the experimental stage. It is a plant with flowers of rare beauty, and especially effective for hanging baskets. It may be raised from seed, and can be grown as easily as the erect varieties. There are several others in pink and yellow just as good. H. JUNOERIUS. Sweet Peas h»»»»>e>>»>«B»»»»»»i Which varieties are you selecting? LJEREUKDER are two lists of Sweet Peas, one from * ^ and for the East, the other from and for the West. They are submitted by the two men of all men in the Sweet Pea world today, in America, whose experience and opinion in this connection cannot be questioned. For the West Best 18 Spexceu Sweet Peas for Exhibition Constance Hinton Hercules R. F. Felton New Miriam Beaver Royal Purple Elfrida Pearson New Margaret Madison Margaret Atlee Bobbie's Sunproof Crimson Debbie's Cream King Manoel Edith Taylor Mrs Cuthbertson Melba Edward Cowdy Blue Picotee Wedgwood Rosabelle Hest 12 Spencer Sweet Peas for Garden Piiii' Dobbic's Nora t'nwin Countess Spencer Asta Ohn New Miriam Beaver Fiery Cross Elfrida Pearson George Herbert Dobbie's Lavender Herbert Illuminator Royal Purple Dobbie's Cream Klsie Herbert For the East Hest for Exhibition Royal Purple Orchid Margaret Madison Mrs. Cuthbertson Mrs. 11. J. Damerum Hest i or Gardek Purposes I'liaiTU Margaret Madison Miir^aret Atlee ('iiiiiitess Spencer hady Kvelyn Eyre King Edward Spencer King White Royal Purple Orchid George Herbert Doris Usher Mrs. Routzahn I The Rock Garden I i i Observations on the making and merits of Rock Gardens In a country where horticulture is always steadily developing, it is inevitable that new features receive attention from time to time. In the last few years rock gardening may be said to be one of those new features. Very considerable attention is being given at the present time to the laying out of gardens for alpine plants, large and small, in many places and nurseries in this country. The chief objection that has been raised in the past has been the fact of the great heat of the American Summer, which is said, and rightly, to be so detrimental to the wel- fare of these mountain plants, which of course love coolness. While that is a fact that cannot be gainsaid, it is also a fact that there are in several places very notable rock gardens and collections of alpine plants. Not only are these beautiful in the month of April and May, but continue to be of delight, interest, and beauty even into July and early August. With a selection of certain hardy herbaceous plants, which need not be necessarily excluded from the rock garden, a pretty show can be maintained through a large part of the year. The rock garden however, is essentially a Spring fea- ture. It is the time when so many of the dwarf bulbous plants and others that cling to rocks, or nestle amid rocks, blossom. The names of the most adaptable and useful species for early blooming have been given in recent paragraphs, notably on pages 604 and 665, and any of the lists of hardy plants, especially dwarf hardy plants, that are arranged and published by the leading firms in this country will, on inspection, afford an ample selection. What we wish to draw attention to in these notes is the making of the rock garden, and its position. One of the accompanying photographs shows part of the construction work in progress. The north side of a slope, which is sheltered and to some small extent shaded, especially in the early morning hours, is aljout the best that might be chosen for a rock garden. Here provision can be made for a regular supply of moisture from above, and it may be necessary to run a pipe along the higher parts of the ground, such pipe Ijeing so arranged that the water can be allowed to trickle through and permeate the soil in various places. In any case, it is necessary to have a supply of water always, as the hose will undoubtedly be required in the early iriorning of Summer days. That is when the watering should be done — before the sun strikes the rock garden. .\ good drenching every morning during a warm spell will keep the plants in condition, but much injury is sometimes done by a heavy deluge or spray through the hose In like manner, consideration must be taken of the fact that we have very heavy rainfalls or rain storms lierc, and the pockets for the plants, and the general slope must be so arranged as not to yield readily to a washout. .\ great deal can be done by means of close planting dwarf evergreen shrubs, hardy heaths, etc., and by having sheets or carpets or masses of surfacing plants like the Dianthuses, Saxifragas, Iheri.s, Chryso- goniim. Irises, Aubrietias, Arabis, Lithospcrmum, and other low growing carpet plants of which there are plenty. It is desirable at the start to plant only those sul)jects that are known as likely to Ijc thoroughly suc- cessful, and to leave cosy corners, as they might be called, or suitable places, for less well tried or new plants. The interest lies so very largely in little things, in their minute examination and the beauty that they afford growing among the rocks and boulders. If a garish display is all that is wanted, do not construct a rock garden. Practical experience or demonstration alone can edu- cate one as to the right way of making a rock garden. The fault too often made is to rocks or stones like a mason's yard and too little vegetation. What we want as a pattern is part of a rocky hillside, but where rock is not the only thing. The boulders or stones should be placed irregularly stratified, to look like a piece of nature, the backgrounds usually being filled in with evergreens, including Rhododendrons, Kalmias, and tall Spruce or other trees. An essential to success is a deep rooting area, there- fore see that the soil in which the stones are embedded is good and deep, with a well thought out system of drainage. Good drainage also implies a satisfactory condition of soil moisture. The pockets for the plants (which are the spaces between the rocks) should not be shallow, for the roots will want to go far down in order to get the necessary moisture during hot weather. Provision, as stated, must also be made against the possibilities of sudden washouts. Bearing these facts in mind, and with the choice of the more vigorous subjects as a start, experience will come quickly enough to the beginner and is a far better teacher than by any notes that might appear in an article such as this. D. Finding is Easy if you will but Look at the foot of the first page of each issue of Th« Florists' Exchange? The reference there is to the Contents and Index Page for that week. This page is tedious and expensive to prepare and we would like to feel that our readers appreciate it. It is compiled especially for the benefit of those who wish to buy stock and who want to find a reference to an advertiser or to certain stock without having to hunt through every page of the paper to locate it. We urge on all the fact that they can save valuable time by paying atten- tion to our I.ist of Advertisers, Index to Stock Adver- tised and Contents. King White Elfrida Pearson Hercules Mrs. Routzahn Margaret Atlee Rosabelle King Edward Spencer King Manoel Portion of a rock and water garden In partly shaded position 750 The Florists' Exchange \ I Why Not Have a Greater Variety of Hardy Plants? People are always seeking after something new. This spirit in gardening needs to be satisfied. Are we minding our opportunities ? IT must be generally admitted that our perennial bor- ders, with some few exceptions, are characterized by a great lack of variety in the plant material used. Especially is this noticeable when comparisons are made with the hardy flower borders of several Euro- pean countries where the culture of herbaceous plants in borders and rock gardens has assumed enormous proportions. In the Royal Gardens, Kew, over 8000 species and varieties of herbaceous plants are grown, and it is no uncommon thing to see catalogs published by nurserymen containing over 2000 varieties. While not advocating for an instant the growing of plants simply for the sake of having a large collection, it must be conceded that when a nurseryman catalogs 2000 hardy plants, there must be a number of really meritori- ous subjects which are not grown in our borders, and which are not to be found in the lists published by the majority of American firms dealing in hardy plants. The demand for, and importance of, hardy perennials is increasing by leaps and bounds. People are getting tired of the monotony and expense of formal bedding and demand a return to the old-fashioned perennial border which, when properly constructed, provides plants in bloom, of some kind or other, from April to November. It is up to the nurserymen therefore to see that this demand is supplied. The man who is able to do this is the one likeliest to reap the largest profits. We will have to break away from the stereotyped list of plants that everyone who grows herbaceous plants already has in his possession and launch out in intro- ducing new plants. Novelties are a necessity, not only from the interest they generate but from the point of view of the matter of hard cash involved. That the English firms who specialize in hardy plants realize the important psychological fact that people are always "seeking after some new thing" is obvious when one considers the strenuous efforts that are continuously being made to add new plants to their collections. Some obtain this result by cross breeding standard varieties of border plants, a practice that could with advantage be emulated to a far larger extent by American grow- ers, particularly with regard to native plants. Others obtain their novelties by sending expeditions for the purpose of collecting new plants in their native habitats. Well known firms who have used this method are Messrs. Veitch of Chelsea, and Bees Ltd. of Liverpool, who have sent collectors to China. So far the labors of these collectors have resulted mainly in the introduc- tion of new trees and shrubs to our gardens, but the addition of herbaceous plants is already large, and is likely to be just as important horticulturally as were the tree and shrub introductions of Wilson. It must be recognized that many of our progressive firms are waking up to the importance of this class of plants, and there is not much to complain of in the variety and quality of the stock listed by such firms as tlie Palisades Nursery Co., which has nearly a thousand species and varieties, Dreers, Roehrs, Farr, Pier.son, Farq\ihar and Knight & Struck Co. Still, even with such progressive firms as these, there is room for im- provement, especially in connection with those plants that have received the attention of the plant breeder in recent years. It is a remarkable fact that to secure the best va- rieties of native plants one has to go to the English firms. This is especially noticeable in the case of the perennial Asters or Michaelmas Daisies; one firm in England lists over one hundred species and varieties of this useful American plant, most of them vast im- provements on the wild species. If our own growers were fully alive to their opportunities would they not either secure and push the sale of these newer varieties among the people? Another plant greatly neglected is the Moss Pink, Phlox subulata. This plant has been greatly developed on the other side and many varieties produced that are improvements on the original form. This induces one to paraphrase the Galilean saying, "A plant is not without honor save in its own country !" Many others that have been receiving the attention of the European plant breeders might well receive a trial by growers in this country. The perennial Delphinium, for instance, is a plant admirably adapted for American gardens and over 100 varieties of this plant have been produced by European growers, many of them great improve- ments in color, form, and floriferousness on the varieties that we usually grow. The Oriental Poppies are plants that have been receiving much attention recently, espe- cially by Perry of Enfield, England, who lists over forty varieties of this showy plant in a great range of color and size. Another plant, usually represented in American cata- logs by two or three varieties at most, is the perennial Lupine, Lupinus polyphyllus. This has been greatly developed by Barr & Son, Covent Garden, London, and nearly twenty hybrids are offered for sale. The hardy Lilies, than which no better plants can be used among Rhododendrons so extensively planted in the Eastern States, are also great favorites in England. Messrs. Perry catalog over one hundred species and varieties. Messrs. Farquhar of Boston have paid much attention to these plants and other growers might well consider tht advisability of offering some of the better ones of this beautiful class. There are still many other plants of which we need to obtain new varieties in order to bring our collections up to date, among them the Gaillardias, Montbretias (the new varieties distributed by Wallace of Colchester, England, would hardly be recognized as Montbretias, so great is their advance on the old M. crocosmiaeflora), Veronica, and Verbascum. The latter are mostly bien- nial, but are easily propagated by root cuttings and the beauty of such varieties as "Caledonia," "Daisy Hill," "Ivanhoe," and "Miss Willmott" amply repay any extra care expended in their cultivation. The plea that these won't do well here won't hold Mater. What is wrong is our care of them. The following list contains the names of a few plants that are practically certain to find favor with the public iince it has its attention called to them, and I would suggest that some or all of them be tried with this end in view. They are all of fairly easy culture. Adonis ampeensis fl. pl. has graceful laciniate foli- age with double yellow flowers reminiscent of Kerria japonica in early Spring. Alyssum SAXATII.E suLPHUREUM, a bcautiful pale yel- low variety of A. saxatile. Anemoni; japonica, var. Alice, a strong growing va- riety with rose carmine flowers; var. Collarette, double white; var. Geante des Blanches, large white flowers; var. Mont Rose, pink semi-double. Arabis AUBitiETioiDES, a lovely dwarf Rock Cress with pink flowers; very suitable for rock garden. Armeria maritima Laucheana, a darker, brighter colored form of the common Sea Pink. Aster amellus Perry's Favorite, flowers red; cordi- folius Ideal, pale lavender flowers; ericoides Enchant- ress, bluish white flowers; Hon. Vicary Gibbs, flowers rosy blue; Nova Angliae Mrs. S. T. Wright, rich purple; Novi Belgii, Perry's Pink. AsTiLBE Arendsii Pink Pearl, Salmon Queen, Juno, dark pink, beautiful hybrid Astilbes produced by cross- ing A. Davidii, A. Japonica, and A. astilboides. The.se charming plants are worthy of a place in any garden. They delight in a moist, partially shaded situation. AuBRETiA Bridesmaid, pink, free flowering. Dr. Mules, rich purple; Fire King, crimson; Lavender, very large flowers of clear lavender. Caltiia polypetala, an enormous Marsh Marigold, suitable for damp situations. Clematis Davidiana, shrubby Clematis with porce- lain blue flowers. CoNvoLVOLUS ALTH7E0IDES, a trailer, with silvery foli- age and pink flowers, suitable for a hot, dry position. Crambe cordifoi.ia, grows 6ft. or more in height, and produces large panicles of small white flowers. Good for semi-wild positions, or where a strong growing plant is desired. Delphiuium ucdicaule, bright scarlet flowers, best treated as a biennial; Albert Edward, rich gentian blue, black eye; Geneva, light blue, white eye, good for cut- ting; J. S. Brunton, dwarf variety with sky blue flowers. Epimedium (Barrenwort). — All of the species of Epi- medium will grow well in the latitude of New York and are especially valuable in the rock garden, mainly on account of their ornamental foliage, which is extremely bcautiful in Spring and Fall. EmoERON Asa Gray, ray florets buff, disc golden yel- low, plant about 18in. high. Euphorbia mvrsinites, a most striking plant; the branches trail upon the ground, and are covered with persistent leaves of a glaucous blue color. Very suit- able for the rock garden. Gecm cocciNEtiM FL. PL., bright scarlet. Geum Heldreichii splendens, orange scarlet. Gypsophila panicuxata fl. pi... a double form of the perennial Baby's Breath. It is best propagated liy grafting upon the roots of the single flowered form. •"1 Helianthemum vulgaee vaes. Beautiful evergreen ) shrubby plants, suitable for the rock garden. They j grow and flower exceptionally well in our climate. It is £ advisable to give them some slight protection in Winter } if they are planted in an exposed position. There are al)Out two dozen varieties to choose from, in a large range of colors including, white, yellow, orange, bronze, salmon, pink, tH\ and chocolate. Hellebobus orientalis vars. (Lenten Roses). Suit- able plants for shady positions. Their flowers are pro- duced in March and April, the colors ranging from white to purple. Heuchera (Fairy Flowers). Very valuable plants for the hardy border, and fine as cut flowers. The following are among the best varieties. Heuchera brizoioes geacillima, flowers rich crimson ; SANCuiNEA Flambeau, strong grower, flowers flame red; Rosamund, coral pink; White Empress, pure white. KiEENGESHOMA PALMATA, a recently introduced plant from Japan, about 2%ft. high, having palmate foliage and large yellow flowers. It requires a moist, shaded situation. Lupinus polyphyllus Nelly, flowers white and rose; roseus, flowers rose and pink; Taplow Purple. Nepeta Mussini, a free growing dwarf trailing plant with showers of blue flowers all Summer. Papaveb orientale vars. (Oriental Poppies) : Blush Queen, pale pink; Crimped Beauty, orange, scarlet, frilled petals; Menelik, copper colored flowers; Mrs. Perry, salmon pink. Phlox subulata vars. (Moss Pink): G. F. Wilson, mauve; grandiflora, bright rose; nivalis, pink, white; Vivid, rich rose and crimson. Potentii.la FORMOSA Miss Willmott, brilliant cerise flowers; Hopwoodiana, flowers salmon rose, with white markings. Ranunculus aconitifolius fl. pl. (Fair Maids of France). Double white flowers; should be planted in a moist situation. Statice latifolia (The Large .Sea Lavender). Large panicles of small flowers, lavender blue in color, fine for cutting. Very suitable for seashore gardens. Trollhs europ.«us (Globe Flower) : var. major, citron yellow; Orange Globe, very floriferous, good for moist situations. Veronica incana, a species having silvery leaves and bright blue flowers. A good rock garden plant; pec- tinata rosea, a trailing species, with rose colored flow- ers; for rock gardens. One great advantage of growing hardy herbaceous perennials is the readiness with which they may be propagated and the ease with which they can be grown. Propagating and Cultural Hints The species can easily be increased by sowing the seeds in a coldframe in Fall, the resulting plants attain- ing sufficient size to flower the following season. The same results may be obtained by planting the seeds in the Spring, but speaking generally. Fall sowing is preferable, as the seeds of many perennials are rather slow in germinating if kept out of the ground long after they have matured. Propagation by division is another method by which nmst perennials can be readily increased. This may be done in Spring or Fall, the former time being better if the ground used happens to be of a clayey nature. In the case of scarce varieties cuttings may be advantage- ously employed. It is a good plan to lift a few old plants in the Fall of the variety it is desired to increase, put them up in flats, and keep them in a coldframe. Early in the year they can be brought into a cool house, when they will soon commence to grow, and the young shoots may then be taken and inserted in the cutting bench in sand. When roots have been formed they should be potted into Sin. pots and hardened off ready for sale. Those kinds that cannot be propagated by division and do not readily produce seed, such as some of the hybrid Verbascums, can usually he increased by means of root cuttings. The thickest roots should be taken in late Fall, cut into pieces about an inch long and in- serted in sand in the cutting bench, when they soon make young plants which may be potted up in the usual way. It is a good plan to carry some of your stock of hardy plants in Sin. pots rather than grow them entirely in the open field; as by using this means they may be sent out much later than ordinary without taking any harm. In the case of such plants as Oriental Poppies it is almost necessary to do this as they are subjects that do not transplant readily. Although they will grow in almost any garden soil, most of the hardy perennials delight in a deep rich, open soil, and this should be provided whenever pos- sible. I am convinced that there is a vast and rapidly de- veloping field of opportunity along the lines of hardy perennials and rock garden plants, and it is to be hoped March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 751 that the exhiliils at the ciiiniiif» International Flower Show in New VorI\, will open the eyes of some of our less wide-awake growers to the fact that there are enormous possihilities in connection with the growing of this class of plants. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. M. Fbee. Bird Housing A Shakespearean Garden Editor Florists' Exchange : The article "Florists and Shakespeare" in The Flo- EiSTs' Exchange for Marcii 11, presents a list of plant names mentioned by Shakespeare, with what would seem to be the corresponding hotaiiicil names. It is not quite fair to the Missnuri ISotanic.il Garden, from the bulletin of which the list is taken, to make it appear as though these botanical names were supposed to be the actual equivalents of the Shakespearean "common" names, as the bulletin merely gives a list of plants which the garden intends to use in its Shakespearean Garden to represent plants mentioned by Shakespeare. The Missouri botanists though, undoubtedly could get much closer to correctness with very little trouble. They propose, in many instances, to use American spe- cies, when the European species Shakespeare most likely had in mind easily can be obtained, even from American nurseries. Here arc those instances: Ash — Fraxinus americana. Ought to be F. excelsior or F. Ornus (although the great dramatist probably did not know the latter species). Aspen — Populus deltoides. The European Aspen is P. treraula, but P. tremuloides, the American Aspen, is so nearly like it that the substitution of that would be permissible. But why use the Cottonwood? Elder — Sambucus canadensis. The European Elder, S. nigra, is plentiful in American nurseries. Hazel — Hamamelis virginiana. Why the Witch Hazel, which is no Hazel at all, when the two American species of Corylus, and also the common European Hazel, C. Avellana, are easily obtainable? Holly — Ilex opaca, should be I. yVquifolium. Mulberry — Morus rubra, should be M. nigra. Other substitutions are even less excusable: Cornflower — Lychnis Flos-Cuculi. That's the Ragged Robin which you'll find in swampy places, but none in a grain field. The Cornflower, of course, is Centaurea Cyanus and there is no trouble in raising that from seed. Bachelor's Buttons — Ciomphrena globosa. Shakespeare had never seen that plant. Most likely his Bachelor's Buttons were the double forms of a couple of species of Ranunculus. Gorse — Genista Canariensis. The Gorse is Ulex curo- pceus which can probably not he had from any American nursery. [Seeds are obtainable from J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York. The plant is naturalized in New Eng- land.] Rush — Acorus Calamus. That's the Sweet Flag. Rushes are different species of Juncus, Scirpus, etc. Vew — Buxus sempervirens. Yew in England is Taxus baccata. Wheat — Hordeum vulgare; supposedly just a clerical error; should, of course, he Triticum vulgare. Cork — Phellodendron amurense. If represented at all it ought to be by the Cork Oak, Quercus Suber, from which plant the material for a cork in a hogshead is taken, and not by the Asiatic tree, which Shakespeare certainly did not know. Many practical gardeners, and really good gardeners, know very little of botany, and it might easily be ex- cused if such a gardener made substitutions and errors as those mentioned above, but the great Missouri Bo- tanical Garden — well, of course, down there they know it, but they should also be required to show it. Chicago. J. P. Pedersen. Pink Sport from Rose Ophelia J. E. Simp.son, foreman Rose grower for Fred. Breit- meyer, Mt. Clemens, Mich., writes: "About a year ago we discoveed a beautiful pink sport on our Ophelia. We tested it thoroughly and finally decided we had a valuable acquisition to the class of pink Roses. Since then 1 have been just as busy as the proverbial bee propagating and increasing our stock. I have written to a number of growers all of whom agree that Ophelia shows a striking tendency to sport but no sport seems to be just like ours. My uncle, Robert Simpson, of Clifton, N. J., also said his stock of Ophelia had given him several sports, but he did not seem to think very favorably of any of them. "Our sport is, I really believe, a winner. In. color it resembles La Detroit at its best. When fully de- veloped it loses all trace of the yellow which Is the predominating color of Ophelia. It has the luxuriant foliage of Ophelia and in addition is exceedingly fra- grant. It is surprisingly rapid in growth and makes very little blind wood." By Charles Livingston Bull, author of the Roof of the Jungle," etc. Unde 'T'HE bird house has come to stay! * In this day of perfect pruning and tree surgeons, the supply of dead branches and knot holes and cavi- ties in our orchards is very limited and as forestation has become more of a science, mature trees are cut down before they die or become tieeayed enough to afford iiollows for our feathered friends. This raises a problem for many of our most valuable species of birds, and the artificial bird house is the solution of that ))roblem. Bluebird House No. 1 Every orchard should have bluebird houses about every two hundred yards, not nearer, for bluebirds are quarrelsome and will not nest much nearer to each other than that. There should also be wren houses, two or three to each orchard, and away from the Atlan- tic seaboard, great crested fly catcher boxes should be put up here and there. That big Maple or Oak with the dense top, not too near the house, should contain a screech owl house, for the field mice he catches will well repay the very slight trouble of putting up the house, and his soft crooning is such a pleasure to hear. What a ridiculous mistake it was to call him a "screech" owl, for he could not screech to save his life. Every garden should have a bluebird house, a wren box, and near the suet bag, a chickadee house. The biggest tree in or near the garden should also have a woodpecker log well up near its top. There should be robin, phcebe and catbird .shelves and high on a pole, say the top of the flag pole, a martin house. This last, alone of all the list should have more than one room, all the rest are jealous of too near neighbors of their own species and will drive away any which may encroach upon their preserves. There should be a sparrow trap, and last, but not least, a bathing and drinking fountain or pool. Also in Winter there should be a feeding stand, made so it will protect the bread and bird seed and suet from the ice storms, those freezing rains which seal up all the natural food of the birds in unbreakable sheathing of ice and are responsible for great loss of life among the Winter resident birds, which need to keep eating fre- quently through the .short days to supply fuel for their clriving little furnaces to guard them from freezing in the long cold nights. There should also be close grow- ing evergreens. Cedars, etc., in the garden or on the lawn^ — but I stray from my subject. The Successful Binn House This depends principally upon proportion, appear- ance and situation. If the interior be too small there will not be room for the growing brood, and if it be too large, some larger bird will crowd in and oust our bluebird or wren. If the entrance hole be too large, a cat's paw can reach the mother when she hovers her brood at night; yet it must be large enough so she can enter, even if a few twigs of the nesting material should project and partially clog the opening. The nearer we get our bird house to the natural nest- ing site in appearance, the more likely we are to attract the attention of the house hunting couple, for they in- stinctively look for a certain type of place. The highly colored and elaborately constructed little house of several rooms, modeled after our human dwellings, is the last place our native birds will look at. The English sparrow will nest in almost anything and the great majority of bird houses which have been erected arc occupied by these ubiquitous little pests. The European starling, which is rapidly increasing, and has spread at least one hundred miles from New' York City, will occupy any sort of bird house if the entrance is more than an inch and a half in diameter. They eat a lot of cut worms and otlicr ground worms and' grubs, but they will also strip every Currant, every Cherry, Grape or berry of any sort from the trees and bushes of the garden, and as they gather in flocks as soon as the Spring nesting is past and fly from garden to garden, they do a great amount of damage and should be kept down to a small number. They have a rather interesting song in the Spring, consisting of a curious collection of gurgles, squeaks and soft whistling, but they will get your fruit if you let them nest in your bluebird house. The starling is strong and hardy and well able to keep any of native birds away from a box or to turn a bluebird or wren or even his compatriot the English sparrow, out of a bird house. The sparrow, however, is able to hold the fort against any of our native species which nest in such situations. And he stays with us the year round, and is usually bringing up a husky family about the time our martins, wrens and bluebirds are looking for a home, he has the great advantage of pos- •■_^ session, which is a very decided ad- vantage among the small birds. In fact, this is, I thinks, the greatest mischief the sparrow commits; he is with us in such numbers that he oc- cupies all the available nesting sites before our own birds arrive on the scene in the Spring, and while I have never known a pair of bluel)irds to be dispossessed by sparrows after they have started nesting, they could never drive out the sparrow after he was once in possession. (To be conlinwd) Directions for Making Bird Houses Bluebird house No. 1 ia merely a section of log (preferably with the bark on) 1 ft. long, 7in. thick. Tbr.^c inches from one end bore hole l>-2in; in diameter. 2in. or 3 in. deep. In other end drill holes 2Min. deep just inside bark for screws to hold on cap, then saw off cap 2iD . thick. With turning lathe cut out center of log, leaving inch thick' rim and 2in. uncut at other end. raaldng cavity Sin. by Sin. Screw on cap and attach perch somewhat as shown in sketch, better if naturally grown on. Insert screw eyes. ^nai^ Bird-house No. 2. — .Make box as shown in sketch, preferably of slab wood, especially top. If impossible to secure wood with bark attached, stain dark grayish brown. Box is fastened to pole by strip of^aheet iron screwed on back of box and screwed to pole. 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THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Offices: 438 to 448 West 37th Street, NEW YORK When writing use this address for short: BOX 100 TIMES SQ. STATION, NEW YORK Orchids for Commercial Cut Flowers By JOHN E. LAGER *- I i i 4»**** **********»*»•*****♦*»*♦***♦*♦**'■■■■■***>»*»*♦•**•*♦♦»•♦»»♦»♦»♦ iL Miscellaneous (Continued from paije 667, issue of March 18) Addenda In addition to the Cypripediums already mentioned in ttiis article, I would like to add the following for two reasons: one is that they all are extra large, handsome, nay, exquisitely beautiful. Second, they all flower from December into January. I might add a third reason, the flowers sell at fancy prices. C. X Alcibiades superbum has very large flowers with the dorsal sepal white, spotted with brown purple in the center, and yellowish green at the base, with glossy green and brown purple petals. C. X Dora. This is an exquisitely beautiful thing. The greater part of the large dorsal sepal is pure white, with a small, greenish-yellow blotch at the base spar- ingly dotted and veined with brown purple. C. X Leeanum X Beekmanii. Another splendid thing, with large flowers, the dorsal sepal of which is white at the upper part and sides with rose purple spots in the center and yellow green at the base, dotted with brown purple. The petals are large yellow green, with brown purple dots. C. X insigne Monarch X nitens. The flowers are as large as those of C. i. Harefield Hall, which it resembles somewhat except that it is more heavily spotted with chocolate brown. C. insigne Blanche Moore, large fine stately flowers distinct from any other insigne. The upper part of the dorsal sepal is white, with light green center and base spotted with reddish brown. C. X Ville de Paris. The dorsal sepal is yellowish green, spotted with chocolate brown, with a margin of pure white. The petals are light green suffused with red. C. X Guy Gordon. While not as large as the pre- ceding, the flowers are nevertheless very fine, with white dorsal suffused with green and rare purple and green .nt the base with reddish brown, and a medium line of d.nrk, reddish brown from base to apex. C. X aureum Hyeanum Memo. Jerninghamii. This is one of the largest and finest Cypripediums I have seen. The upper half and sides of the dorsal sepal are pure white. Yellowish green towards the base, spotted with reddish brown and a few rose purple spots toward the apex. C. X Curtmannii magnificum, handsome large and dis- tinct with dorsal light on yellowish green, profusely spotted with reddish brown and with a narrow border of white all around. C. X Beryl West Point var. Flowers large and fine, with light green dorsal profusely spotted with small red brown spots all over and a rosy white margin all around, which is also finely spotted. Cypripedicm X Archie Niel. — An extraordinary handsome Cypripedium, the very large dorsal sepal of which is pure white on the sides and upper half, with yellowish green from the middle down to the base, spot- ted with brown. There are also some purple spots on the white ground immediately above the green center. January. The Relation of the Agricultural College to the Flower Growing Interests of the State of New York A paper read by Prof. E. A. White, of the Department of Agriculture, Cornell University, before the N. F. State Federation of Horticultural Societies, Ithaca, N. r., Feb. 9 (Continued from page 670, issue of March 18) Investigations of a similar nature have recently been carried on with garden Phlox by Mr. Thayer, the green- house Primula by Miss Minns, and the garden Aquilegia by Mr. Fraser. Mr. Volz has gone into his line of investi- gation regarding the keeping qualities of flowers. The results of this work are not yet conclusive enough for publication. In the foreword of a book about college life and work, a college president recently stated that the main busi- ness of the college is to train "problem solvers." He says these words suggest definite work to be done in the world, big work, hard work, useful work. They appeal to men of force and will, and to men who want to make their lives count, not alone for themselves but for the world's welfare. So I like to think that the main mission of the modern agricultural college is to train men to become rural "problem solvers." A line of extension work which has appealed strongly to members of the staff of this department, especially to Dr. Bcal and myself, is that of a survey of the glasshouse industry in New York State. The purposes of such a survey would be to study the present status of the industry as to the amount of glass area, the capital invested, the distribution of the industry over the state, soil and climatic conditions, the labor prob- lem and market factors. The economic aspects of the industry should, of course, receive most careful con- sideration. In such a survey the climate in different localities would be of special value. Such points as the amount and distribution of sunshine, daily and season- able variation, the influence of local conditions such as elevation, slope, land covering and cloudiness; the qu;il- ity and intensity of light are vital points in successful flower production. A study of the amounts and dis- tribution of rainfall by months, atmospheric humidity, frequency of hail, heavy snows, the direction and inten- sity of winds and the water supplies of different sec- tions would give valuable data for men who are con- sidering a locality for the industry in New York. A study of the soil of the State, its physical charac- ter and distribution, the chemical nature of these soils by types and areas would also be advantageous. Prob- ably the greatest value of such a survey would come from the study directly of the glasshouse industry. Such a survey was conducted by the writer six years ago in the town of natick, Mass. Every greenhouse in the town was visited and photographed, information was obtained as to types of construction, arrangement of houses as regards points of compass, methods of heat- ing, crops grown, labor details and the marketing prob- lems of the different growers were studied. A vast amount of valuable information was compiled and made the basis of a statistical study for a later date. Dr. Beal began a similar investigation two years ago on Long Island, but before it was finished the financial status of the department became so embarassed that it was necessary to abandon it. It is hoped at a later date to take up this work and develop it to a finish. S\ich work as this is not only valuable for the information which is compiled, tabulated and pubhshed, but it brings, the college workers closely into touch with men engaged in the practical work. It gives the growers a chance to bring their problems to the attention of the scientists better than they could be brought in any public meeting. It would also bring the scientific man more closely in touch with factors of production. Ob- servations have proved that both of these phases are more widely separated than they should be. (To be continued) March 25, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 753 imNmiiLiMiiiiimr "'"""""" ' iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiNiiiiiiiJiiiiiiimiuiiuimiiiiiJJiMiiijmiiaiiiiiiiiiiaimiimi liiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiimiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiit ''Away Ahead of Last Year's" is the general opinion of this New Edition of the Gardeners and Florists' Annual for 1916 The Standard Book of Reference for the Trade and Jill Horticulturists Those who have seen the 1916 Annual are enthusi- astic over it, because the articles in it are even more valuable than were those in its predecessor. You can't go wrong if you refer to The Little Brown Book of Facts and so you won't go wrong when you buy a copy ORDER TODAY Price 50c. Postpaid ORDERS FILLED SAME DAY AS RECEIVED FROM Horticultural Publishing Headquarters THE FLORISTS EXCHANGE Box 100 Times Square, NEW YORK CITY llllimilllJlimiimiimmilM|.ninMmmmimiiimimnnii.miimii,mi,mimiiiiiimrimmmilim 754 The Florists' Exchange Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED Plant, Catalog, and Cut Flower Trade If interest in man with 25 years' experience in growing and handling big business, energetic, pro- gressive, capable and can deliver the goods, wTite rae for full particulars. W. E. TRICICER, WESTERN SPRINGS, ILL . SITUATION WANTED— As manager or foreman on a wholesale or retail eatablishment. where choice cut flowers are grown. Roses and Carnations my specialty; am now growing novelty Roses of the later introductions, such as Russell, Scott, Key, Ophelia, Hoosier Beauty, Shawyer, and all standard varieties. Would consider a range not less than 35,000 ft. My contract expires April 1, 1916. Am a hustler and strictly temperate, and can produce the goods. Personal interview preferred. Address O. X., care The Florists^ Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By German; single; middle age. Life experience on first-class private and commercial places; understands Carnations, Chrysanthemums and general stock, and can assist in making up. Steady position wanted where good help is appreciated. Obliging and thoroughly reliable. First-class references from past and last emolovers. Give particulars and wages in first letter. A. C, care Mr. Wolff, 305 W. 125th St., New York. . HEAD GARDENER^Wants steady position on private estate. Thorough practical experience in all kinds of greenhouse stock, well up in hardy perennials, vegetables, nursery stock, etc. 22 years' European and American experience in every line of gardening. Strictly sober. Married. 6 years last position. Address R. D.. care The Florists' Exchange. ^ WORKING FOREMAN ^•^-KS'g Practical growing of Roses on commercial places. 21 years of age, American, married. Reference from prominent men. Address R. O., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By German, single, age 31, as assistant on private estate, where all kinds of fancy plants are grown. Reliable, sober, honest and industrious. Ist-class references. Free April 1. Please state wages in first letter. M. Thode, care Gouv. Frankl. Murphy's Farm. Mendham, N.J. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or head gardener. 26 years' practical experience in all branches under glass and outdoors. Capable to manage any place; can handle men to best ad- vantage. Sober, honest, married, age 40. Best references. Wishes permanent position. Address R. M., care The Florists' Exchange. YOUNG SCOTCHMAN WANTS POSITION as second assistant gardener in greenhouse work. Has had 0 years' experience under glass in this country on Carnations, Chrysanthemums and pot plants. Private place preferred. Will furnish the best of reference. Address R. S , care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED— Position as head gardener or super- intendent on private place. 20 years' experience under glass and outside; able to carry on landscape work and handle men; A 1 at caring for live stock and in general farming. Address R. U., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young Dane * recently landed, 21 years of age; 8 months in Germany. Speaks a little English. Best of references. Willing and able to do any kind of work belonging to the trade. E. 3. Nielsen, 1449 76th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By florist and gardener on private or commercial place. German; age 40 years. Good grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, vegetables and the care of lawn. 5 years' reference. State wages. J. F. W,, 49 Elizabeth St., Waterbury, Conn. SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener. English, age 30. Life experience in all branches- Can handle men to advantage. Credentials will bear strictest investigation. Three years foreman on large private estate. Strictly sober. No children. Address O. R., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By middle aged married ^*man. Life experience in the growing of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, seasonable pot plants and bulbous stock. 10 years in present place. Dis- engaged July 1. Would desire position as manager on large commercial place. Address O. K., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By responsible and intelligent American, 38, and wife; as gardener or farmer, florist, caretaker, etc. Good with all tools. Long experience. Wife excellent cook. No children. Settled home wanted. R. J. Sprague, Amherst, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman, by a 1st- clasa grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Muma, and potted plants. In present position 4 years as foreman. Can be free April 1. Age 33; married. Highest references as to character and ability. Address O. L., care The Florists' Exchange. GoAtiiiaed to Next Colamn \ The oolumni under this beadinc are reserred for advertieemenU of Stock for Sale, Btook Wanted, Help Wanted. Bituationi Wanted, or other Wan ts ; also of G reenhouaea. Land, Second-hand Materials, etc., for Bale or Rent. Our oharse is 10 eta. per Line (7 words to the line), set eoUd, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for leas than thirty cents. Advts. set in heavy faced type, 1ft ots. per line (6 words to the line) . Display adrts. In these oolunms. $1.50 per inch. TERMS: GASH WITH ORDER ^l%^ If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted \ or other advertisements are to be addressed care i of this offioe. please add 10 ota. to eover expense ( of forwarding. ] Copy must reach New York offioe, Nos. 438- f 448 West 37th BUeet, or P. O. Box 100 Times t Square Sution, by Tuesday night to secure { insertion in issue of following Saturday. i Advertisers in WeaterD States desiring to ad- ^ vertise tmder initials, may save time by having t answers directed care our Chicago repreeenta- / tive. James Morton. Room 307, 143 No. - Wabash Ave. \ SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED— By man, 30 years of age, single; 15 years' experience in all branches; last 8 years in leading position. Wants position by April 15 on private estate. New York or Boston preferred. Address O. P., care The Florists* Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By American, on com- mercial place; 40 years of age; married. Suc- cessful grower of Roses, Carnations, Cyclamen, Poinsettias and general florists' stock. Over 20 years' experience. No boozer or smoker. Refer- ences. Address O. C, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman. Ist-class grower of Roses, Carnations and general line of pot and bedding plants, where No. 1 stock is de- sired. Age 42, married. Life experience in all branches. Please state wages in first letter. Address O. J., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— To take charge; by a good grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, Xmas, Easter and bedding stock. Nationality German; single; age 41. 27 years' experience. State par- ticulars and wages in first letter. Address C. F., 30 Ampersand Ave.. Saranac Lake, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— First-class plantsman desires position in private or commercial eatab- li?hment. Has long experience in raising all kinds of greenhouse plants. Will be disengaged after April 1. Married. Address S. Donnellan, Massa- chusetta ave.. Lexington, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener on private place. Married, no children, age 40; French. Best references from this country and France. Understands all branches. Fred Vorin, 10 Leroy St., New York City. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of Amepca begs to offer the services of firet-claai private gardenera, aupertntendents and managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm. Dobba' Ferry, N. Y- SITUATION WANTED— By grower of Carna- tions, 'Mums, bulbs, bedding, and a general line of pot plants. Wholesale and retail experience. Competent to take charge. State full particulars Address R. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By florist. 18 years' thorough competent detailed experience in retail business. Can take complete charge of a store if desired. Address R. N., care The Florists' Ex- changes^ SITUATION WANTED— At once, by Ist-class florist, gardener. Married; small family. Un- derstands cut flowers, shrubs, trees, lawns. Hard worker.' State wages. Reference. Address R. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SIT UATIO N WA NTED — By gardener ; Hungarian . single. Wishes position as flower and vegetable grower. Sober, honest and good worker. Good reference. Address R. P., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Bohemian, 25 years, single Experienced in general greenhouse work and nursery. Best of references from Europe and here. Please state wages. Address R. G., care The Florists' Exchange. EXPERIENCED POULTRYMAN, single, un- derstands building up new poultry farms, wants position on private place. Reference. In answer state wages. Address R. A., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener and work- ing foreman. First-class flower and vegetable grower, outdoors and under glass. A 1 reference. Married, no children. Gardener, P. O. Box 4, Purchase, Westchester Co., N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By Englishman, 24, as assistant on private estate. First-class ex- perience in growing Mums, Carnations and general stock. 3 years in present position. Address R. V.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By working foreman. First-class grower of all kinds of cut flowers and pot plants. Results guaranteed. Married, 38 years of age. 'A 1 references. Address R. W., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener. 20 years* experience in all branches. Private place pre- ferred. Married, one boy 14 years. Wm. Ford, Oyster Bay, L. I., N. Y. WANTED^Position as grower of Carnations and Chrysanthemums. Have directed greenhouses for 9 years. Beat of references as to character, etc. Address R. B.. care The Florists' Exchange^ Cnn tinned to Next Column Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Use for Results WANTED A progressive Seed House wants a man with a general knowledge of the seed and bulb business. He must be a good counter man, capable of getting business, well equipped, good habits. Give full particulars as to experience, qualifica- tion and salary desired. Address, R. 0-, care The Florists* Exchange. WANTED Working foreman in Eastern Massachusetts, about 10 miles from Boston; one who understands f rowing thoroughly Carnations, Easter Lilies and pring bedding plants. Have about 70,000 sq. ft.- of glass. Must be sober and industrious. State wages and reference. ADDRESS R. R , care THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE- GROWER WANTED who understands Carna- tions, 'Mums, bulb, bedding and pot plants and Ferns. Must be teetotaler, good salesman, worker, and thoroughly capable of running email retail place in up-to-date manner. Good business mana- ger. No fakers need apply. Good references re- quired and will be thoroughly investigated. Wages $60.00 a month and dwelling house. Locality Maine. .State full particulars in first letter. Address U H.. care Thp Florists' Exchange. GROWER WANTED Who understands growing Carnations. Must be reliable and have good recommendations. State age, nationality, etc. Wages $60.00 a month with new dwelling house, seven rooms and bath. Loca- cation near Boston. Excellent chance for advance- ment. Address R. J., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — For Western Pennsylvania, one or two bright, active, English-speaking young men, accustomed to pruning and outside, as well as greenhouse work. Quick advancement and steady employment to deserving men. Give full particu- lars about self and past experience. Wages to be- gin with, $15.00 per week inclusive. Address O. W., care The Florista' Exchange. WANTED — Middle-aged, single man at once, on commercial place. Must have experience grow- ing Sweet Peas, Carnations, Chrysanthemums and general stock. Able to take charge. Must be reliable and sober. Give references and state salary expected in first letter. Address R. K., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Foreman for greenhouse, devoted to growing of Roses. Range modern and up to date. Must have large experience and come well recommended. Good prospect for right man. Address, with full particulars as to experience, wages, references and when able to come, O. B., pare The Florists' Exchange. WANTED IN CONNECTICUT— Young man familiar with nursery stock, landscape work, etc. Capable of soliciting new business and taking charge of greenhouse. Salary $15.00 and per- centage. Send references in reply. Address O. Z.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — On a commercial place where Carna- tions, 'Mums and Sweet Peas are grown, compe- tent, sober and reliable married man. Wages $50.00 per month and house. Permanent position for the right party. Henry Lustgarten, Manhasset, L. I., N. Y. WANTED — Two good section men. Steady positions to right men. One for 'Mums. Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poinsettias, Lilies, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address Q. S.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED AT ONCE — Man with some experience in the growing of a general stock of plants. Only sober and willing worker need apply. $12.00 per week. Steady work. M. E. Kraus, 320 Daven- port Ave.. New Haven, Conn. WANTED — Capable greenhouse assistant on pri- vate place- Age not over 24 years. English or Scotch. Wages to commence, $60.00 per month. Copy of references to Philip Bovington, MUlbrook, N. Y. _^ WANTED — Experienced lady assistant for retail store. Must be a good saleswoman and maker up. State age, experience and salary expected in first letter. Winter Floral Co., Charleston, Kanawha Co.. W. Va. WANTED — A good grower of Carnations and general greenhouse stock. Must be good propagator. Wages $50.00 per month, house and fire wood- George Stewart. Tuxedo, N. Y. WANTED— Good section man for pot plants Ferns, Dracaenas, etc. Address R. X., care The Florists' Exchange. Continued to Next Colnma HELP WANTED WANTED — Greenhouse assistant for private place; English or Scotch. Wages $60.00 a month. Send copy of references by first letter, which will be returned. Apply Box 144, Madison. N. J. WANTED — Experienced man in greenhouse and store, with some knowledge of landscape work. Address, stating wages wanted, Warrick Bros., 498 Locust Ave., Washington. Pa. WANTED — Responsible firm or party to sell bulbs for reliable bulb grower in Holland. Catalogs furnished. Give references. Address R. T., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Young man to work in retail flower store- Must be good designer and decoratort State full particulars and salary. Address Pos Office, Gen. Delivery, Bethlehem, Pa- ■ WANTED— A sober and energetic young man, acquainted with nursery stock and pruning, etc-, to assist in landscape work- Apply with particulars to The Horticultiu-al Co., Worcester, Mass. WANTED — Single man, understanding growing of Carnations and general line of potted plants for retail store. $12.00 a week to start. Address O. O., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Wire workers. Steady work and good pay. H. Kenny, 8S Rochester Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. . WANTED— Good designer. $18.00 per week- Permanent position. Washington Floral Co.i 14th & New York Ave.. Washington, D. C. WANTED — Young man familiar with growing Orchids. State experience. Address N. W. L., care "The Florists' Exchange. BUSINESS opportunities" UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY for young man with some business experience and money offered by owner whose health demands removal to lower altitude. An interesting and successful floricul- ture occupation, a going concern, shipping entire production over large territory. Located in most attractive city in the West. Business will stand thorough investigation. Deal would involve about $75,000. Substantial cash payment, balance on ime. Only parties able to show financial ability to handle need reply. Address N. J., care The Florists' Exchange. STOCK FOR SALE AOHTRANTHES ACHYRANTHES Bi-muellerii, Brilliantiasima, Liadenii, Panache d« Bailey, Formosa. Rooted Cuttinse, $1.25 per 100, tlO.OO per 1000. A. N. Pieraon. Ino., Cromwell, Conn, AGERATUM AGERATUM — Eitra large-flowered variety, of medium height, very pleasing blue. Best com- mercial sort, SI. 25 per 100, SIO.OO per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Road, North Bergen. N. J. \GERATUM— White, fine stock, 3>^-in., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Blue, dwarf stock, 3>i-in., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. ESTATE CARL.MAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON, N. J, AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2}^-iii. plants, 75o. per doi., $5.00 per 100. A- N. Pierson, Ino., Cromwell, Conn^ AI.TERNANTHERAS ALTERNANTHERA— Brilliantiasima and Aurea nana oompacta. strong Rooted Cuttings, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with ordei. A. S Kalisch, Middle Village, L. I., N. Y. ALTERNANTHRAS — Brilliantissima, Aurea nana and P. Major, strong, rooted cuttings, $5.00 per 1000. C. L. Schmidt, Lebanon, Pa. AMPEI.OPSIS AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— No. 1, first grade, 2- year, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 2-year, No. 2, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. First-class Privet Cuttings, 60c. per 1000. Packing free. Cash with order. Red Bank Nurseries, 331 Broad St., Red Bank, N. J. ANEMONE ANEMONE JAPONIC.^— Choice named sorts, 3-in. pots, $6.50 per 100; 2-in. pots, planting out stock, ready April, $3.00 per 100. Palisades Nur- Beries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA Plants— 3-in., fine stock, $6.60 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. „ GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Cash with order. Asparatfus Sprengeri, large, strong plants, 4-in., $7.00 per 100. Cash. H. A. Cook, OherUn, O. Continued to Next Page March 2S, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 755 STOCK FOR SALE ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Seedlings, tl.OO per 100. »S.OO per 1000— by ezpreM. Delivered anywhere for 50c. per 1000 extra. 2>i-m. plants. »3.00 per 100, J25.00 per 1000. A. N. Pioreon. Inc.. Cromwell. Conn. 300 Asparagus Plumosa[ 3-in., extra heavy. 300 .Asparagus Sprengeri, 3i^-in., extra heavy. Both ready for shift, 5o. each or $25.00 for lot. Cash, please. S. J. Laing, Perrysburg. Onio . ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seetis. ready for potting, »1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000; iu 5000 lota, $7.60 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N^J^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS — Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000. 2600 at $7.50 per 1000. 2>i-in. poU at $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. 3-in. $6 00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St , New York. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pot planta, 3-iD. to &-in. above pots, $1.60 per 100, sure to please; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please The B. C. BUike Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-iii. at $5.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.60. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe A Division Avefl., Grand Raptds, Michigan. _^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Fine, heavy 2^4 -in. stock, $2.50 per 100, or to clean up, as we need the room, $22.00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2).i-in., $3.00 per 100. $25.00 pef 1000 Good, atrong plants. W. B. Oirvin, Florist. Leola, Pa^ ASTERS ASTERS — Aatermum type, extra select; only full double blooms saved — one of the very beat flo- rists' Asters: very large. Trial packet. 50c., >4 ox. $1.00. 1 o» $3.50. Cash. C BeUcher. Dover. Ohio. ASTERS — Hardy, over 50 varieties. Ask for descriptive catalogue which includes the latest European introductions. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., SparkiU, N. Y. . ASTERS — Seeds picked from best blossoms. Best types in twenty varieties and colors. Write for prices and further information. J. Z. Mouk, Osborn, Ohio. AZALEAS AZALEAS — Van der Cniyssen, Niobe, J. Llewellny, and Wm. J Verveene. 65o., 86o., $1.10, up to $2.50 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmette, IU. BARBERRY BARBERRY THUNBERGII 100 1000 8-12 in., lining out $1.50 $12 00 12-18 in., heavy ; 6.00 .50.00 lS-24 in., heavy 8.00 70.00 2- 3 ft., heavy 12.00 100.00 Shade Trees, Shrubs and Rosea. ONARGA NURSERY CO.. ONARGA. ILL. BARBERRY THUNBERGII— 2-year heavy, 15- in. to 24-in., $3.00 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON, N. J. BAY TREES BAY TREES — Write for wholesale price list Jullua Roehra Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS BEGONIAS 100 Christmas Red, 2)^-in $6.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2^-iD 3.00 Erfordii. 3-ui 6.00 Prima Donna, 2)i-ill 3 00 Smithu, 2>i-in 3.00 Chatelaine. 2>i-in 3.50 ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE. ILL. BEGONLAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2H-in $15.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2H-in 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine, 2H-in 5.00 40.00 Chatelaine. 3-in 8.00 75.00 Vernon, 2H-in 4.00 Vernon, 3-in 6.00 PYTER & OLSEM, WILMETTE. ILLINOIS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $25^ per 100, $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 10,00; Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order secures the best plants for growing on. J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cinoixmati, Ohio. BEGONIAS— Delivery from May 15th Lorraine. 2H-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati. 2}-2-in- Pots. $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2)i-in. pots, $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO.. RUTHERFORD. N. J. BEGONLA CINCINNATI— For June deUvery $16.00 per 100, $145.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS — Chatelaine, Rei, etc. See display ad. page 710. Roman J. Irwm. 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. Contijined t* N«zt CoInniB STOCK FOR SALE BERBERIS THUNBERGII BERBERI8 THUNBERGII— Strong. tran». planted. 2-yr. plants, 16-in. to 20-in., $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per lOOO; 10-in. to 16-in., $3.00 por 100. $20.00 por 1000. These are fine and wilt please. No charge for packing. Chaa. Black, Higbtatown, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-in.. atrong $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pieraon, Inc.. Cromwell. Conn. BERBERIS THUNBIOiaill— 2-year, 2e. For other aizea sec under Privet in classified ads. this issue. Benj. Connell, Florist, Merohaatville. N. J. BERBT PLANTS STR.WVBERRY PLANTS— Earliest, latest, larg- est, best-flavored, most productive varieties, in- cluding the Everbearers. ,\lso leading standard varieties Raspberry, Blackberry, Gooseberry, Cur- rant, Grape, Asparagus, Rhubarb. Horseradish Plants. Fruit Trees, Vegetable Plants. Healthy, well-rooted stock delivered to you in good growing condition. Catalog free. Wholesale price list sent to floriata. Harry P. Squires, Remsenburg, N. Y. BOUVABDIAS BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fill nearly all of our orders for Bouvardia plants. We are booking orders earlier this season in order to give everyone a chance. Plants from 2J^-in. pots ready April 15th and later. Be sure you get the correct shades and colors. We can give you the right varieties. Single 2H-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $55.00 Rose Pink 7.00 65.00 Light Pink 7.00 65.00 White 7.50 60.00 Double: White, much like Double Lilao 7.00 65.00 Pink, wift pleasing shade 7.00 65.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. 8. S. Pennock-Meeban Co., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. BOX TREES BOX TREES— Standards. Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy Hpecimena. 2 ft., at $2.26 each; 2^ ft., at $2.75 each; 3 ft., «nM Matchless $2.25 100; $20.00 1000 Mrs. C. W. Ward $2.00 100; $18.00 1000 Philadelphia $1.75 100; $16.00 1000 Write for discount on big lots, cash or satis- factory reference. Immediate deUveriea. ENOS W. KOHR, LANCASTER, PA. CARNATIONS— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 2.50 20 00 SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. \. CARNATION CUTTINGS FROM SOIL— White Enchantress, Philadelphia, Victory, $15.00 per 1000. This is Ist-clasa stock. If interested in other varieties write for prices. H. Mamitsch. 220 Grand Ave.. Englewood. N. J. 30.000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now WMte, Enchantress; pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South). St. Niohotas and Champion. $60.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co.. Nashville, Tenn. CARNATION CUTTINGS— Strong, well rooted, healthy Victory cuttings at t\2.00 per 1000. Immediate delivery. Cosh. Henry Lustgarteii, Manhasset, L. I.. N. Y. CARNATIONS^Well rooted from flats. En- chantress, White Enchantress, Enchantress Su- preme, $22.50; Philadelphia, $17.50 per 1000. Cash. C. S. Andem, Putnam, Conn. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS— Enchan- tress, White Enchantress, Ward, $2.00 per 100. W. Pinchbeck, Ridgefield, Conn. CARNATIONS—Strong, healthy, well-rooted Cut- tings: Enchantress, $12.50 per 1000. A. J. Johnson, 1860 Broad St., Providence. R. I. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 715 Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. CATALFAS FOR CATALPA BUNGEII AND SPECIOSA— Inquire of H. G. Norton, Perry, Lake Co., Ohio. CHRTSANTHEMUMS THE finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings, $15.00 per 100: 2!^-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana, Baby, Quinola, Klondyke, Sol. d'Or, Helen Newbury. $2.00 por 100, $15.00 per 1000. Ready April 1st. White Bros.. Medina, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stook plants. See display ad., page 715. Roman J. IrwiB. 108 W. 28th St.. New York. Continued to Next Page 756 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS NEW AND STANDARD VARIETIES. MRS. M. R. MORGAN, a pure Golden YeUow Eaton, rooted cuttings, $15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000. ALEX GUTTMAN, the new flesh pink, from 2ji-in. pota, 50c. each, $5.00 doz.; $35.00 per 100. WHITE CHIEFTAIN, rooted cuttings, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. GOLDEN GLEAM, CRYSTAL GEM, MARI- GOLD, MODELLO, EARLY FROST, GOLDEN QUEEN, rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. GOLDEN EAGLE, SALOMON'S GOLD, CHADWICK IMPROVED, W. H. CHADWICK, GOLDEN CHADWICK, CHADWICK SU- PREME, E. A. SEIDEWITZ, SMITH'S IDEAL, MISTLETOE, OCONTO, HARVARD, WELLS' LATE PINK and ALICE SALOMON. Best early white, rooted cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. CHARLES RAZER, EARLY SNOW, IVORY, OCTOBER FROST, POLLY ROSE, COMOLETA, GOLDEN GLOW, ROBERT HALLIDAY, PINK IVORY, ROSERIE, UNAIvA, WILLIAM TUR- NER, LYNNWOOD HALL, TIMOTHY EATON, ALICY BYRON, DOLLY DIMPLE, RAMAPO, YELLOW EATON, DR. ENGUEHARD. PINK GEM, PATTY, CHIEFTAIN, JEAN NONIN. MRS. J. JONES, WHITE, YELLOW MRS. JONES, HELEN FRICK, MAUD DEAN. WELLS' LATE PINK, $2,50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. SMITH'S ADVANCE, CHRYSOLORA, GLO- RY OF PACIFIC, PACIFIC SUPREME, BEATRICE MAY, COL. APPLETON, MAJ. BONNAFFON, ROMAN GOLD. $2.00 per 100. $17.50 per 1000. NEW POMPONS FROM 214-INCH POTS. HARVEST MOON. EUGENE LANGAULET, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. PEACE, $2.00 per doz.. $15.00 per 100. LEOTA, GOLDEN WEST. GOLDEN CLIMAX DORIS, GOLDEN HARVEST, WESTERN BEAUTY. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. SINGLES. EMILIE JOSEPHINE, MRS. WHITEBORN. MENSA, GOLDEN MENSA. W. E. BUCKING- HAM, $3.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 160S-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia.'Pa. WHITE 100 1000 Smith's Advance $2.00 $15.00 Early Froat 6.00 50.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 15.00 Alice Salomon 2.00 15.00 AliceByron 2.60 20.00 Wm. Turner 2.60 20.00 Chas. Razer 2.00 16.00 Linwood HaU 2.00 15.00 YELLOW Chrysolora 2.00 15.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15.00 Yellow Eaton 2.60 20.00 Odessa 6.00 Bonnaffon 2.00 15.00 Nagoya 2.60 20.00 Daily Mail 6.00 PINK Amorita 2.00 15.00 Chieftain 2.00 15.00 MoNeice 2.00 15.00 Dr. Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewitz 6.00 CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 15.00 H. E. Converse 6.00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JOLIET, ILL. •MUM CUTTINGS The following are newer varieties which every good grower should have. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 Early Frost, best early white $5.00 $40.00 Oconto, best early white, following Early Frost. .• 2.50 20.00 E. A. Seidewitz. a good 'Mum for the careful grower 2.60 20.00 Mistletoe, very late white 2.50 20.00 Golden and White Chadwicks 3.00 25.00 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Cash with order. MAYFIELD GARDENS STA. O. BALTIMORE, MD. In addition to these we grow about 25 good commercial varieties. Make a list of your wants and let us quote you. 26,000 CHRYSANTHEMUM TRUE NO. 1 STOCK 1000 10,000 White Touset. One of the best white early incurved variety $9.00 2,000 Dr. Enguehardt. Late pink 10.00 1,000 Mrs. Hulp Early white round flow. . 8.00 2,000 Pacific Supreme. Beat early pink .... 7.00 1.000 Beatrice May. Feathery white 10.00 1.000 Montaro. Late white 12.00 1.000 White Duckham. Late white 8.00 600 Metzer. Late white 10.00 A few thousand of other varieties. Order today. My stock will please you. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WaU St., TRENTON. N J. ANNOUNCEMENT Rooted Chrysanthemum Cuttings. My ad. will appear in this paper on April 1st, also throughout season, naming over 125 choice commercial varieties with prices which will be very reaaonable. Large suppl,v until July 15. Chrysanthemum Cuttings and field Carnation plants specialty. Arthur Coombs, West Hartford, Conn. Contiiined t« Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE CHRTSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Well rooted, clean stock. S2.60 per 100 White PoUy Rose YeUow Polly Rose POMPONS Appleton S3.00 per 100 Cnas. Razer Iva Alice Salomon Diana B^on Miss Julia Tim Eaton Chrvsolora »5.00 per 100 Dolly Dimple Glen View Pink Chieftain Pink Chadwick Mary Jane Harvard Jean Nonin Cash with order. Frank Manker, Jr., Farmlngdale, L. X. EM MA A Garza-Anemone. Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy I You will make no mistake in buying stock of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Nov. 15th, finishes early in December. Cuttings ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists »' 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK EARLY LAVENDER-PINK CHRYSANTHEMUM AUEX. aUTTMAIN 'Mum growers shouldn't be without this one. We offer a few stock plants at $2.00 each. For early delivery. Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOB, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob Pulling, Calumet, Kewanee, Mankato, Lelia, Mary Bennett, Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at $10.00 per 100. Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, Marigold, Gorgeous, Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Boggs. Miaa Emma Roope, Nerissa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain. Harvard, Lilian Doty, at $3.00 per 100. Also general collection of exhibition, commercial and pompon varieties at popular prices SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings, Smith's Advance, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora, Roaiere, Chieftain, Major Bonnaffon, Ivory Supreme, Pink Gem, Dr. Enguehard, Chas. Razer, Baby, Fairy Queen, Diana, L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Mary Collahan and others, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. FLORAL HILL GARDENS G. F. Neipp, Prop.. CHATHAM, N. J. ANEMONE MUMS Japanese Anemone, C. L. Hutchinson, Japanese Anemone Marie Poole, Single Anemone, Mrs. Carrie Ryerson, Single Anemone, Thomas Dunn, 2H-in. pot plants, $1.50 per doz., $10 00 per 100. D. D. P. ROY, 1005 Federal Life Bldg., Chicago. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings from sturdy stock. Grown cool. 100 1000 Harvard, Jeanne Nonin $1.75 $15.00 Mrs. E. D. Godfrey, superb late single pink 2.00 17,50 JOHN B. ROY HARRISON, N. Y. LIST OF CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Well rooted and healthy plants. Chas. Razer, Thanksgiving Queen, Chrysolora, Ramapo, Tint of Gold, Patty, Weils' Late Pink, Pink Gem, Silver Wedding, Harvard, red, Cullingfordi, Klondyke Diana, Lulu and others, $1.50 per 100, James T. Heal, Florist. Beverly. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Well rooted, clean and healthy. Chrysolora, Golden Glow, Adelia, Byron, Harvard, Well's Late Pink, Bonnaffon, $1.50 per 100; Oconto Ideal, Chieftain, Elberon, S2.00 per 100. Stein Bros., Warren Point, Bergen Co.. N. J. chrysanthemums" Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Fomi>onB and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. chrysanthemum cuttings— Seidewitz. Chieftain, Wm. Turner, at $15.00 per 1000; Bonnaffon, White Bonnaffon, Enguehard, at $10.00 per 1000. Herman Mamitsch, 220 Grand Ave., Englewood, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Ready Feb. 20. Rooted cuttings Maj. Bonnaffon, White Bonnaffon, Jean Nonin. Dr. Enguehardt, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N.J CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Hardy Pompons, double •» and single varieties, now ready. 2)^-in. pots, $3.50 per 100. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading varieties for pot culture. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. cou:us COLEUS — 500 Golden Bedder, 4 in. to 6 in. high, out of 2hi-iu. pots, at $1.75 per 100. Harry H. Ramsey, Auburn, N. Y. Continned to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE COLEUS DAHLIAS COLEUS CUTTINGS Verschaffeltii, Beckwith's Gem, Golden^ Bed- der, Queen Victoria, TraiHng Queen, Firebrand Queen of the Miat, Tam O'Shanter, Salvador, Attraction, Messey, Fireflame, American Beauty. Lord Palmerson, Beauty of Lyons, Progress: $8.00 per 1000. 2H-in- plants, $30.00 per 1000. BRILLIANCY ROOTED CUTTINGS, $12.00 per 1000. 2H-in., $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa COLEUS The best beddera Queen Vietoria, Golden Bedder, Dunelra, Fire- brand, Verschaffeltii. 76c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. by express; $7.50 per 1000, all ohargee paid. Send for complete liet. «| A. N. Pierson, Ino., Cromwell, Conn. COLEUS. Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Queen Victoria, Firebrand and all leading varieties, in- cluding the Pink and Yellow Trailing Queen, clean, strong, well rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 1000. Cash with order and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for list. Largest grower of Coleus in the U. S. A. Nahlik, 261-275 Lawrence St., Flushing, N. Y. COLEUS — From 2-in. pots, Verschaffeltii, Golden Bedder, and six other best varieties, $2.00 per 100. C. L. Schmidt, Lebanon. Pa. OROTONS CROTONS — From 3-in- pota. 8 to 10 in. hich in 8 varieties. $10.00 per 100; from 2k[4n. pots, in 10 Tuietlea, $6.00 per 100. B. M. Wlohen A Co., Gretna. La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in exist- ence. Transplanted seedlings. 8 varieties equally divided, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000— including Glory of Wandsbek, light and dark salmon; Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; new fancy variety. Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine, $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200.000 plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER, WILMETTE, IL L CYCLAMEN— 7-in. and 8-in. Asalea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.50 each. 6-iQ. extra fine plants, 7da. and $1.00 each. Good plant*. 25o. and 60o. each. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe A Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Mioh. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3 60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2eth St., New York. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Ready to ship. $3.60 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. A. N. PiersoQ, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. DAHLIAS DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella, A. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Judah, La France, Orator, Purple Judah. 8c. | Robt. Bloonifield. 8o.: Storm BLing, 8o.; Queen Victoria. White Swan. Bo. DECORATIVE— C. W. Bruton. Golden West. 25c.; Jack Rose. Eatherine Duer, F. T. Baasett, Lyndhuret, M. MoCullough, Orange King, Princess Juliana, 16o.; Queen Emma, 15o.; Sebastopol, 16a.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke. 8o.: CACTUS— Country Gu-I. 8o.; Floradora. 8c.; Golden Gate. 25o.; Galliard. So.; Hagen. 8o.; Libelle, 8c.; Rev. Jamieson. So. POMPON— Fairy Queen, Little Beasi^ Vivid. SINGLE — ReJM 8c.; 20tb Century, 8o.: Scarlet Century, 8o. All except as noted, $6.00 per 100, $46.00 per 1000; divided, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Caab, please. C Betschor. DOVER, OHIO If you intend growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake in tiying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the best there is in DahUas for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing Dahhas for the florists' out flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Also have to offer a splendid assortment of 25 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's counter trade; all good commercial standard kinds. Every type and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satisfaction. Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of Dahlias mailed on application. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries. W. A. Finger. Prop., Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. All lead- ing out flower show, cactus and decorative va- rieties, also Melody, one of the best cut flower varieties, 50o. each. Cash, Write for price list. Van Kirk Floral Co., Atco, N. J. Contlaued tm Next Ovlmmm DAHLIAS Whole field clumps, the best commercial and show varieties. Complete list on application Write for our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Pliladelphia, Pa. DAHLIAB The bwt Peow-flow-2-in 5.00 45.00 Boston, Scottii, Whitmani, Roosevelt, 4-in., $20.00 per 100. Teddy, Jr., extra heavy, $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. Smithii, 4-in., $25.00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000. 6-in. of the above, $50.00 to $75.00 per 100. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GOOD FERNS— READY. Boston and Roosevelt ferns, excellent plants, dark green color, 5-in., at 25c.: Boston, Roose- velt and Whitmani, 6-in., 50c. each. Fine stock for immediate use or valuable to repot and grow on. GULLETT & SONS LINCOLN, ILL. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS^ In any quantity; see advertisement on page 724 J. F. Anderson, Fern Spedalist, Short HiUs. N. J. Oantliiuad to Naxt Pmca March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 757 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE FERNS GERANIUMS HARDY FERNS 100 10 Ea. Adiantum pedatum, maidenhair. . . S6.00 $0.70 SO. 10 Aapidiutn spin., wood fern 6.00 .70 .10 Aspidiuui oristiitum. evergreen f.. . 6.00 .70 .10 Aspidium Goldianuin, Goldie's f. . 7.00 .80 .10 Aspidium Thelyptcria. shield f 6.00 .70 .10 Asplonium fel. focm., hidv f 6.00 .70 .10 Aspl. Thelypt., silver sploenworth. 6.00 .70 .10 Dryopteria Thelypt., shield f 5.00 .60 .10 Onoclea aonsibilis 4.00 .60 .10 Onodea Strutiopteris, ostrich f . . . 8.00 .90 .10 Osmunda cinnamon 7.00 .80 .10 100 ferns, your selection, billed 100 rate. Ludvig Mosbffik, Ferndale, Askov, Minn. FERN.^— 5000 2'f-ln., Scottii and Roosevelt' $35.00 per 1000; 15,000 .Scottii, Roosevelt and Teddy Jr., 4-in., $12,00 per 100. Cash, please. M. Hilpert, Sta. P., 313 Belair Rd., Baltimore, Md. FERNS^.\3pidiura Tsussimense, strong, bushy, 21.3-in., 23^0.; 3-in., 5c. each. Cyrtomium Roch- fordianum, 3-in., 5c.: 4-in., 15o.: 5-ia., 25c. each. Cash, please. Thos. R. Fries, Lancaster, Pa. FERNS — From 2-in. pots, immediate delivery; Boston, 3e., Roosevelt. 4o., Teddy. Jr.. 5o.: 4-in. Boston, l2o.: 4-in. Teddy Jr.. 16o., extra heavy. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERNS — John Wanamaker, 2}i-in. $10,00 per 100. Campbell Bros., Penllyn, Pa., 19 miles from Philadelphia. FERN SEEDLINGS— In aU rarieties; also all other Ferns, 3^-uk., eto. See display ad., pace 715. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y. FERNS— Boston. Fine, established, 214-in., $4.00 per 100: heavy, 4-in., $12.50. The Wagner Park Nursery Co., Sidney, Ohio. FEVERFEW FEVERFEW— Very strong 2Ji-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. Geo. Milne, 44 Lincoln St., Winchester, Mass. ~ FUCHSIAS FUCHSLiS— Double white, double blue, single pink, 4-in. pot stock, $8.00 per 100. Little Beauty, 2!-5-in. pots, $4 00 per 100. EST.\TE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON, N. J. FUCHSIAS — Black Prince, Rooted Cuttings, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J. FUCHSIAS — Strong rooted cuttings, $1.00 per 100 $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. FUNKIAS FUNKU UNDULATA VABrEQATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per dos., $15.00 per 100. ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE, ILL. FUNKIA — Subcordata Grandiilora, the large, sweet-smelling white Day Lily. Strong flowering roots, $6.50 per 100. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., SparkiU, N. Y. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H-in- Immediate delivery Extra fine, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 WriU for our monthly plant btdletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS ROOTED GERANIUM CUTTINGS 100 1000 S. A. Nutt. Dark red $1.25 $12.00 Double General Grant. Bright red... 1.25 10.00 Mme. Buchner. Double white 1.25 10.00 Beaute Poitevine. Salmon pink 1.50 14.00 CHOICE STOCK PROMPT DELIVERY CASH THE W. T. BUCKLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, ILL. GERANIUMS— EXTRA STRONG Very fine stock from 3-in. pota, well rooted, ready to shift. Just right for fuU bloom last of May. Only have about 2000 for sale. Varieties are; S. A. Nutt, Mrs. Hill, Ricard and La Favorite. Price is $4.00 per 100. Cash with order. W. E. KING, Boi 362 LITTLE SILVER, N. J. GERANICMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2H-in. stock, ready for ihiit. Ricard, Viaud, Buchner, Poitevine, $2.50 per 100, $23.50 per 1000. S. A. Nutt, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Quaker HiU Nursery Co., Monroe, N. Y. STRONG. WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS-^ft-in 8. A. Nutt, Piffln, Harrison, La Favorite, $26.00 pet 1000. Jean Vlaud. Beaute Poitevine, Perldns, Mad. Landry, sUong, S-in^ $27.50 per 1000. Psteraon Floral Co., Glbso& City, III. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Strong, 2>i-in. stock, ready for shift, $18.00 per 1000. A. D. Scheinfield, 96 Weigand Lane, oecauous, N. J. Continued to Next Column GERANIUMS 2-inoh 2^-inch 3-inoh 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Clifton $3,50 $30.00 $4.00 $36.00 $8. $40. Eugene Sue 2.50 20.00 3.00 26.00 5. 40. Feuer 3.60 30,00 4.00 35.00 5. 40. Mrs. E. G. Hill.. 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Merrow Widow. $6.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. Salmon pink, same shade as Poitevine — a decided improvement in that the color does not fade out. 2-inch 2^-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Maryland $4.00 $35 00 $6. $45. Helen Miehell... 6.00 46.00 * AbbieScha£fer...$3 50$30.00 4,00 35.00 5. 40. Alpb. Ricard .... 3.00 25.00 3.60 27.50 5. 45. Beaute Poitevine. 3 00 25.00 3.50 27.50 6. 45. Berthe de Presilly 2.60 20,00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Dble. Dryden 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Edmond Blano... 3.50 30,00 4,00 35 00 5. 40. Jean Viaud 3.60 30.00 4.00 35.00 6. 40. La Favorite 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Castellane 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Buchner.... 2.50 20.00 3.00 25 00 5. 40. Miss F. Perkins. 2.50 20.00 3 00 25.00 5. 40. Mme. Landry.... 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. S. A. Nutt 2.60 20.00 3.00 26.00 6. 40. Jean Oberle 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Ivy-Leaved Alliance 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 6. 40. Mme. Thibaut.. . 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. 8. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa GERANIUMS— Gen. Grant, S. A. Nutt, Jean Viaud and Oberle, fine strong, 2^-in. stock, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank rd., North Bergen. N. J. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT Strong, 2!^ -in. stock, ready for shift. Mad. Salleroi, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. F. J. Moreau. Freehold. N. J. GERANIUMS— Rooted cuttings of Poitevine, $12.60 per 1000. Cash with order. A few thousand for immediate delivery. C. B. Shisler, Williamaville, N. Y. GERANIUMS — Ready now. 2H-in. pot plants. See display ad, page 715. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr. Lancaster, Fa. ROSE GERANIUMS— Cut-leaved variety, 2H- in., $2.00 per 100, or 300 for $5.00. Cash. Geo. B. Morrell, Torresdale, Pliiladelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt, strong, 3K-in. and 4-in. pots in bloom, $6.00 and $7.00 per 100. L. C. Happel, Waynesboro, Pa. GERANIUMS— 2M-in. Mme. Salleroi, extra nice] $2.00 per 100. Harry H. Ramsey, Auburn, N. Y. GLADIOLI GLADIOLI BULBS AU first size, except where noted. , Per 1000 America $6.60 America. 2d size 4.50 Baron Hulot 8.00 Brenchleyensis 7.00 Empress of India 15.00 Europe 30.00 Faust 9.00 Glory of Holland 7.60 Halley 10.00 Hollandia 8.00 Mrs. Francis King 8.00 Lily Lehmann 8.00 Pink Beauty 7.00 Princeps 7.00 Primulinus Hybrids 8.50 Groff's Hybrids, mixed 7.00 Attraction 10.00 Panama 26.00 Niagara 30.00 Fine Mixed 5.50 XXX Mixture 9.00 The above are strictly firet-clasa bulbs in every respect, bought for our retail trade; but we have too many of them and until our stock is sufficiently reduced, we will sell at the above sacrifice prices. ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURGH, PA. Well! Well! Well! We have in first size bulbs about Per 1000 50,000 Panama, at - - $25.00 25,000 Niagara, at - - - 30.00 25,000 America, at - - 7.00 Special discount on large quantities BIDWELL & FOBES Kinsman, Ohio NAMED GLADIOLUS AND BEST, $1.00 per 100. Large bulbs. Cash. Benj. ConneU, Merchant- ville, N. J. Continued to Next Column GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS BULBS. 1st alae 3nd sise 1000 1000 Ameriea $10.00 $8.00 AugusU 11.00 9.00 Klondyke 11.00 9.00 Brenehleyensis 10.00 8.00 Mrs. F King 10.00 8.00 Baron Hulot 13.00 Halley 16.00 Independenee 13.00 8.00 Taoonie 16.00 W.OO Victory 14.00 lOOO MinnesoU 14.00 10.00 Madame Monneret 16 00 13.00 Shakespeare 30.00 Hyde Park 86.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 100.00 Chicago White 76.00 Rochester White 60.00 Write for eopy of our monthly plant buUetin. 8. 8. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa HARDT PERENNIALS GLADIOLI America, $10.00 Primulinus, $40.00 Annie Wigman. $20.00 Augusta, $12.00 Dora Krois, $50.00 Brenchleyensis, $12.00 Glory HoUand, $20 00 Europa, $50.00 F. Buchanan, $30.00 Glory, $30.00 Klondyke, $20.00 Halley, $12.00 Mrs. King. $10.00 Jessie, $15.00 Niagara, $35,00 Mrs. Beeoher, $36 00 Nor. Dee Childs, $80.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80.00 Peace, $50.00 Panama, $25.00 Renie Blanche, $40.00 Schwaben. $80.00 Shakespeare, $30.00 Wm. Falconer, $40.00 Scribe, $35.00 PrimuhnusHybrids,$20.00 Choice mixed, $6.00, $8.00. $12.60 $36.00, $60 00. $100.00. Reds, white and light pinks, $12.00 $25.00, $60 00, $100.00. Yellows, $16 00, $20.00, $30.00, $50.00, All per 1000. Special price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Betsoher, Dover, Ohio. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America, $8 00; Brenchleyensis, $0.00; Columbia, $15.00; Isaac Buchanan, $35.00; Mrs Henry Ward Beecher, $30.00; May, $15.00 per 1000 for IH-in. up; also 2d and 3d sizes and Dulblets. G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence, Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lota. JOHN H. UMPLEBY, LAKE VIEW, N. Y PLANTING OUT GLADIOLI IJ^-in. 1-in. 3^-in. America $8,00 $6.00 $5.00 Brenchleyensis 8.00 6.00 6.00 Pink Beauty 8.00 6.00 5.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 all blooming size, $15.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son, Collingswood, N. J. GLADIOLUS BULBS AND BULBLET8 True stock, Mrs. Francis King, Augusta and America. Third, fourth and fifth planting sizes. Write for prices. Your crop grown from these pedi- gree bulbs will bring highest market prices. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO and NEW YORK. GLADILOI — America, Augusta, Mrs. Francis King, IM-in.-lH in., $6.00 per 1000; 1 in.-lM in., $5.00; alt will make fine blooms. Planting stock: ti in.-l in., $4.00; H in.-Ji in., $3.00; }^ in. under, $1.50. All home-grown bulbs, clean and healthy. Florists' White and Light Mixture, 1st size, $10.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintser, West Grove, Pa. HEADQUARTERS FOR GLADIOLUS AU- GUSTA, the florists' white, in all sizes; 30 other vars. — all Long Island grown. Send for list. GEO. J. JOERG, New Hyde Park, Long Is'and, N. Y. GLADIOLI— Cash prices per 100 for lH and IJi in. bulbs. America, 75c. and 60c.; Independence, 80c. and 60c.: Mrs. F. King, 80c. and 60c.; Niagara, $2.75 and $2.26; mixed, 65o. and SOo. George Hall, Adelphia, N. J. GLADIOLI— 10,000 mixture, IJi-in to 2-in., all colors, mostly named sorts. Fine young bulbs that will bloom. $6.00 per JOOO. Cash offer for lot. 2d size America, Cracker Jack, Meadowvale, Scarsdale, send for prices. E. E. Witherell, Bristol, R.I. GLADIOLI — First, second and third sizes, 1 in. up, nice stock, America. $5.00 per 1000: Colum- bia, $6.00 per 1000. Cash. Ralston S. Jones, Glenwood Nurseries, Holland, Mich. GLADIOLI — America; Mrs. Francis King, also a lot of the best varieties mixed, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Cash. M. J. Schaaf, Dansville, N. Y. GLADIOLUS— Mixed all colors, IJi-in. to IJi-in., $8.50 per 1000; 250 at same rate. No other kinds to offer. C. S. Tait, Brunswick, Ga. GLADIOLI— America, 1st size, $6.00 per 1000: Klondyke, Ist size, $8.00 per 1000. A. P. Home & Co., Manchester, N. H. GLADIOLI — Special prices on Ameriea and Inde- pendence to move surplus stock. Munsell & Harvey, Ashtabula, Ohio. GLADIOLUS — America, only strong bulbs for forcing, $8.00 per 1000. W. F. Sohmeisker Hospital Sta., Binghamton, N. Y. GLADIOLUS — Beet forcing varieties. See display sd. page, 715. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 38tb St., New York. Continued to Next Column Hardy Perennials We haTe a splendid aasortment Planta Tery fine. Iri^ Pyrethruma, Coreopaia, Geum, Oaillardia, Phlox, eto. Ask for price*. WOOD STUBBS A CO., Louisville, Ky. lUC.MIO.MBUR, if it's a Hardy Perennial or so- C'lllcd Okl-fashioncd Flower worth growing, we have it in one shape and another the year round. We have the hirgewt stock in this country jili made in America, and our prices will average 75c. per doz., $5.60 per 100. Why say more here? Send for our wholesale price list of varieties, and benefit from the opportunities this affords you. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. HOLLYHOCKS— Double white, rod, pink and yellow: Japan Iris, purple and gold; Funkias, Hardy 'Mums, etc. All strong, field-grown stock. Write for list and prices. W. H. Nichols & Son, Painesville, Ohio. KING'S HARDY PERENNIALS— Wholesale trade list now ready. Write for your copy. W. E. KING, BOX 362, LIJTLE SILVER, N. J. HELIANTHUS HELIANTHUS— Hardy Perennial Sunflower. Mollis grandiflorus. Miss Mellish, Maximiiian- thufl and others. Field roots, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 Ker 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, F. Y. HEMEROCALLIS HEMEROCALLIS— Apricot, Flava, Good Dust, Kwanso, double and single, Middendorfi, Orange- man and Thunbergii. Strong clumps, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA— (Lemon Lily), al- ways in bloom Memorial Day, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. W. P. Carre, Mantua, N. J. HEUCHERA HEUCHERA — Sanguinea Rosea, Brizoides, Gra- cillima and Caprice. Strong field plants. $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., SparkiU, N. Y. HTDBANGEAS FRENCH HYDRANGEAS Dormant and in fine condition. Splendid stock for after Easter and for Decoration Day sales. Can be shipped now or held until wanted. Safely shipped by freight if required. 400 La Lorraine, 6-in. pots. 4 branches, $15 per 100 1000 Radiant, 6-in, pots, 4 branches, $16 per 100 500 Radiant, 6-in. pots, 6 branches. $20 per 100 YOUNG STOCK FOR GROWING ON Radiant, 3;«-in. pots, $6 per 100. La Lorrainfe, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Otaska and Radiant, 2H-in. pots, $4 per 100, $35 per 1000. JACKSON PERKINS COMPANY, NEWARK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEAS— Radiant from 3H-in. pota, $6 00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Otaksa, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Radiant, from 2H-in. pots. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. JACKSON & PERKINS CO. NEWARK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA P. G. 100 1000 12-16 in., lining out $3 00 $26.00 2- 3 ft., well branched 8.00 75.00 Also "Trees, Shrubs and Perennials, ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $6.00. 6-in. at 20c., 6-in. at 25o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe A Diyiaion Avee., Grand Rapids, Mich. 10,000 HYDRANGEA P. G.— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis BoMoh, Box Y, Fredonia. N. Y. mis ~ IRIS GERMANICA— In following named sorts: Pallida, Mme. Chereau, Mrs. Darwin, Garrick, Fantasy, Fairy Queen, William III pink, Sibirica blue, Siberica alba, Sibirica Snow Queen, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. 60,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong divisions. Price list ready. 1/ewis Roesch, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. LILT OF THE VALLE^ LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS— $5.00 per 1000. Clumps, $8.00 per 100. Also all vegetable seed- lings. Henry Scnaumberg, Hammonton, N. J. LOBELIA LOBELIA — Kathleen Mallard, the new double cuttings from soil, 60c. per 100 mail, $4.00 per 1000 express; 3000 for $10.00. Lobelias, single, large transplanted plants, ready for 2i4-in., trailing and bush varieties 50c. per 100 mail, *4.0U per 1000 express. Chas. Whitton, York & Gray Ave., Utica, N. Y. LOBELIA SAPPHIRE — New traiUng blue, white eye, 2)i-in., $3.00; Rooted Cuttings, $1.50 per 100, prepaid. Richard Insall, Abington, Pa. Continued to Next Page 758 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE "myrtS" MYRTUS COMMUNIS (Sweet German Maple)— Pine, one-year-old pot-grown stock. $8.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. MYRTLE — Vinca minor, large field-grown clumps, can be divided into 4 to 5 plants. Cash with order. E. K. Baumann, Rahway, N. J. NURSERY STOCK SOFT MAPLE — 8 ft. to 10 ft., 12Hc. Soft Maple, 2 in. to 3 in. thick at the base, 25c. Fine stock and perfectly hardy. Other ornamental nursery stock in surplus in proportionately low prices. Write us. _ THE NEWBURYS NURSERY & FLORAL CO. MITCHELL. SO. DAKOTA WE HAVE the largest and most complete assort- ment of fruit, shade, ornamental and evergreen trees, shrubs, vines andfperennial planta.l| Lining out stock of Cornus, Forsythia, Lonicera, Phila- delphus. Spiraea, Salix and Currants. Write for wholesale and descriiitive catalog. Klehms' Nurseries, Arlington Heights, lUinoiB. WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees, Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA. ILL. STRONG, 2-year Grapes, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries and other small fruits; Oriental Planes, Norway Maples, etc. Send for price list. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N.J. LET ME KNOW if you can use very nicely rooted Tree Box Hedge from 8-in. to 15-in. high, at 30c. each. Mrs. V. M. Johns, Howardsville, Albemarle Co.. Va. ^ _^__ NORWAY MAPLES. Pin Oaka, Oriental Plants in all sizes. Send for price list. Audubon Nur- •eries. Box 731. WUmioston, N. C. MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA— Magnolia Grand- iflora seedlings for lining out. Also larger sizes. Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES — 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 6-10 ft. high and through. Perfect ■peoimeiu. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle. N. Y. ORCHIDS FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, etc., about 1000 plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo. Warren, Bos 43, Elmwood, R. I. ORNAMENTAL GRASSES ORNAMENTAL GRASSES— Arundo Donax Va- riegata. Strong roots with several eyes, $7.50 per 100, $1.00 per doz. Variegated Ribbon Grass, strong clumps, $3.50 per 100, 50c. per doz. Pali- sades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. FATMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In all aiaes. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co. Rutherford, N J. PANDAimS PANDANUB VEITCHII— For a few days only will mak« stMolal low price for cash with order. Slse for 2H-in. pots, $4 60 per 100. Siie lot 3 -in. pots, e.OO per 100. 8iH for 4 -In. pota, 8.00 per 100. 8iie for 0 -in. pota, 12.00 per 100. Best pot^growa, nicely variegated, s-in. pota. $10.00 per 100. Pandanua Buokers, $2.00 and $4.00 per 100. J. J. Soar. Uttle River, Fla. PANSIES PANSY PLANTS of my largest-flowering mist\ir of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky plants, S3.00 per 1000; 5000 lots, $2.50 per 1000. Fine Fall transplanted plants in bloom, ready about March 15th, shipped from coldframes, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. 25 years' experience in growing Pansies for the wholesale trade. Gustav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. PANSIES— The big giant^flowering kind, $3.00 per 1000. in bud and bloom. $5.00 and $15.00 per 1000. Cash, If I could only show the nice plants and hundreds of testimonials, I would be flooded with new business James Mosa, Johnsville, Pa PEONIES RARE and Continental varieties: James Kelway Baroness Schroder, Eugenie Verdier, Mile Rosseau. Mireille, Mme. Loise Mere, fl.OO each $10.00 per doB. Mons. M. Cahusao, $2.50 each $25.00 per doi. Soulange, Tourangele, Mignon Frimevere, Mme Auguste Dessert, Rosa Bonheur Send for Mat. D. W. C. Ruff, Buena Vista Gardens St. Paul. Minn. PEONIES— The cream of 1200 sorts. 14 acres F. Maxima, Mme. Calot, Duchess de Nemours R. M. Storage. Send for list. C. Betscher, Dover Ohio. Contixmed to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE FOR SALE OR RENT STOCK FOR SALE PETUNIAS ROSES SEEDS PETUNIAS — Our well-known strain of doubles, all good growers, carrying immense blooms, per- fectly healthy stock, well rooted and labeled if requested, $1.25 per 100, tlO.OO per 1000; 2 in. strong, $2.50 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. Prepaid. Hopkins & Hopkins, Chepachet. R. I. PETUNIAS Double White, Assorted Double, Assorted Single. Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Delivered anywhere at $10.50 per 1000. A. N. Pieraon. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. PETUNIAS — 50,000 Dreer's single fringed, mixed large, transplanted plants, all ready for 2>^-in. 75c. per 100 mail, $6.00 per 1000 express. Edw. Whitton, cor. City & Green Sta., Utica, N. Y. PliTUNIA— Double variegated, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. J. H. Dan n & Son, Westfield, N. Y. POINSETTIAS POINSETTIAS— Stock plants, $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL St. TRENTON, N. J. POINSETTIA STOCK PLANTS— $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. POPPIES 6,000 POPPY, Oriental strong 2-year, field-grown plants. Price list ready. Lewis Roesch, Box Y Fredonia, N. Y POPPIES — Oriental. Choice named sorts from cuttings, ready in April:_3-in. pots. Price $6.50 per 100. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. PRIVET PRIVET 200,000 California Privet: all sizes, as good as can be grown: 1 year, 12 in. to 18 in., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000: 2 years, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 2".2 ft., fine, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; 2H ft. to 3J4 ft. and over, extra selected, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also Ibota, Golden-leaved, and Ball-shaped Privet: all 2-year Privet, extra well branched. 10,000 Berberis Thunbergii, 2 year, 10 in. to 15 in., 2c.; 12 in. to 18 in., 3c.: 3 year, 12 in. to 18 in., 6c.: 18 in. to 24 in., 8c. ; all extra fine stock. Amp. Veit- chii, 2 yr.. No. 1, 2 ft. to 3 ft., $1.25 per doz., 18 to 24 in. 75c. per 100; each 5c. and So Clematis Pan- iculata, 2-year vines, $1.25 per doz.; 3 year. $1.50 per doz. Honey-suckles, 5 best 2 and 3 year, 4c. and 8c. each. Hardy Phlox, 10 best named for florists, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100; strong field plants. True Butterfly Bush, field grown, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per doz. Japan Maples, purple, 2J-^ ft. to 3 ft., 50o. St. Regis Raspberry, $2.00 per 100. AH other shrubs and vines, Cannas, Gladiolus, Caladi- ums. Peonies, Evergreens, etc. Get list. Cash please Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET HARDY VARIETY Shipment can be made any time. 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.00 $15.00 12-18 in., well branched 3.00 25.00 18-24 in., well branched 5.00 40.00 2-3 ft., well branched 6.00 50.00 3-4 ft., well branched 7.00 65.00 Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota, Kegels and California. ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Fine stock, weU graded and packed, 2 years, 3 ft. to 4 ft., very heavy se- lected, $4.00 per 100, $30 00 per 1000: 2^ ft. to 3M ft., heavy, well branched, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 3 ft., four or more branches, fine, $2.50 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; 18 in to 24 in., three or more branches, good. $2.00 per 100. $12.00 per 1000; 1 year. 18 in. to 24 in., branched. $1.50 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Amoor River (North). 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $3.00 per 100; Ibota. 18 in. to 24in.. (heavy1.$3 00per 100. Packed free. Chas. Black. Hightstown, N. J. _ EVERGREEN'AMOOR RIVER PRIVET— 2-yr, 1 H ft. to 2 ft., three times cut back, $3.00 per lOO: 2-yr., 12 in. to 18 in., $2.25 per 100; 1 yr., 3ft. to 4 ft., $2.75 per 100. California, 18 in. to 24 in., $1.25 per 100. REYNOLDS NURSERY COMPANY WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. ROSES READY NOW OR CAN BE HELD UNTIL WANTED The following Roses are from 2j>^-in. pots and are of last Summer's propagation. They are stronger and more stocky than the plants usually sent out which are generally from 23^-in. pots. White and pink Cochet especially valuable for florists to plant outside for cutting during the Summer. Baby Tausendschon.. .$4.00 per 100, $35 per 1000 Clothilde Soupert. ... 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Gruss an Teplitz 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 KlUarney 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Orleans 3.60 per 100, 30 per 1000 Pink Cochet 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Richmond 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 White Cochet 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Complete list of 100 other varieties sent on request. JACK.SON & PERKINS COMPANY, NEWARK. NEW YORK ^ ROSES — 4000 Ophelia Roses. 2Ji-in. pot«. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. 1000 Hoosier Beauty, 21^-10. pots. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. Quid- nick Greenhouses, J. H. Gushing, Prop., Quidnick, R. I. ROSES— 2 yr. old. American, field-grown. See display ad., page 715. Roman J. Irwin. IDS £ West 28tb St.. New York. Continued to Next Column Own Root Stock- — 2J^-inch — — 4-inch — Ready now. Doz. 100 Doz. 100 American Beauty $0.85 $6.00 $2.00 $15 A. Rivoire, flesh H. T. . . .50 3.50 1.50 12 Baby Crimson Rambler. .60 4.00 "2.00 15 C. Zeimet, white baby. . . .60 3.50 1.50 12 Clbg. White Cochet 60 3.60 1.60 12 Clo. Soupert, Hy. Pol 60 3.50 1.25 10 Crimson Rambler 50 3.50 1.50 12 Et. do Lyon yellow T 60 3.60 1.25 10 Excelsa, Red D Perkins. .50 3.60 1.50 12 Eicelsa, 1-yr. field 1.60 12 F. S. Key, red H. T 75 6.00 2.00 15 Gen Jacq , red HP 60 4.00 1.26 10 G. an TepUti, H. Bengal. .60 3 60 1 60 12 Hadley, Crimson H. T. . .76 6.00 2.00 16 Kaiserin A. V. w. H. T. .60 3.50 1.25 10 Killamey, pink H. T 60 4 50 2.00 15 La France, pink H. T 50 3.50 1.50 12 Maman Cochet, pink tea. .50 3.50 1.50 12 M. Niel, yeUowCl. N... .50 3 60 2 00 15 Mme. C.Testout,p H. T. .75 6.00 2.00 15 Mrs. A. Ward, yel. H. T. .76 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. C. Russell, p. H. T. 1.50 10.00 3.00 20 Maryland, pink H. T 60 4.50 2.00 15 Paul Neyron, pink H. T. . .60 4.00 1.25 10 P. C. de Rohan, or H. P. .60 4 00 1.25 10 Radiance, pink H. T 60 4.00 2.00 15 Safrano, yellow Tea 50 3.00 1.25 10 Sunburst, yellow H.T... .75 6.00 2.00 15 U. Brunner, red H. P. . . .60 4.00 1.60 12 White Killamey, H Tea. .76 5.00 2.00 16 W Maman Cochet, tea.. 50 3.50 1.60 12 List of 500 others. Submit want list showing quantities for special prices per 1000. Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O, ROSE PLANTS GRAFTED AND OWN ROOT ALL VARIETIES 2H-inoh pots SEE OUR DISPLAY AD Write For Our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Rose Prima Donna (Mad. Paal Euler) (The Flores Gardens' Strain) A grand, deep pink bloom, handsome form, strong stem, fine foliage, very fragrant: better shaped and deeper color than Russell. Prima Donna is a money maker I Plants ready Feb. 15th and later. $15.00 per 100. $125.00 per 1000. Order early. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK ROSES Doi. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15.00 Erna Tesohendorff 2.00 16.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 16.00 EUen Poulsen ; . 3.60 18.00 Tausendschon 2 50 1800 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. SAI.VIAS SALVIA — Bonfire, King of the Carpet, Splendens, Zurich. Rooted Cuttings, 75o. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. SALVIA — Zurich, 10,000 transplanted now ready, $5.00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON, N. J. SALVIA — Improved strain of Bonfire, strong seedlings. 50c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. C. D. & E. H. Potter, Elmwood Ave., opp. General Fire Extinguisher Co, Auburn, Rhode Island. SALVIA — Bonfire and Splendens; large, trans planted .plants, ready for 2>^-in., 75c. per 100 mail, $6.00 per 1000 express. Edward Whitton, cor. City & Green Sts.. Utica, N. Y. SALVIA— Bonfire seedlings. 7Sc. per 100. $6.00 per 1000; 2i-4'-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton. N. J. STRONG SALVIA SEEDLINGS from flats, $5.00 per 1000. Alex. A. Laub, Florist, New Hamburg, N. Y. SALVIA — Splendens seedlings, 50c. per 100, pre- paid. L. F. Graham, Poughkeepsie. N. Y. SEEDS SEED SWEET POTATOES Big Stem J ersey. Yellow Nansemond. Up Rivers, and Early Carolinas; heavy packed; bushel hampers, $1.00 per bushel, 10 bushels or more, 75c. per bushel. Tomato Seed, Livingston's New Stone and Greater Baltimore, Pound, postage paid, $1.50. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— All greenhouse grown and well ripened. Send your order earlv. 1000 seeds at $3,00 per 1000; 6000 seeds at $2.75 per 1000; 10,000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000. Special prices on large orders. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Fresh seed in shell. 35c. per lb.; 10 lbs. $2.75; 50 lbs. $13.00. Cash. please. J. F.§Dvorak,«131 MainlSt., Flushing, N. Y. Continued to Next Column DELPHINIUM— From our Belladonna hybrids. About half light, half dark blue. Excellent for cutting. $1.50 per oz., 50o. per i4 oz. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— New crop, 75c. per 1000. 10,000 lots at 50c. Harry Bailey, R. F. D. 6, Box 354, Los Angeles, Calif. SMILAX SMILAX— 2>.i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; from flats, $11.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGONS 2H-inch 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink S6.00 $50.00 Buxton's 6.00 50.00 Phelp's White 6.00 50.00 Nelrose Pink 6.00 50.00 Nelrose White and Yellow, extra good strain 5.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN, S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa IF YOU GROW RAMSBURG'S SNAPDRAGONS you will not have to wait until April to get a few blooms. By using his several varieties you can have Snapdragon blooms every day in the year. Some one or more of his varieties are always at work. See his display ad. of Snapdragon. His new Silver Queen is a marvel, and an opportunity is offered to get stock of it. Look up his ad. G. S. Ramsburg, Somerworth, N. H. SNAPDRAGON— Don t take chances on rooted cuttings. Plants from 2>i-inch for March 1st and later. Phelps' White, Nelrose, Buxton's Silver Pink. $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000. Hestherdell. The best yellow. $5 00 per 100. A. N. PIERSON. INC., CROMWELL. CONN SNAPDRAGONS— Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the best pure yellow sorts, $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne, Lock Box T, Kennett Square, Pa ROOTED CUTTINGS— Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 2>i-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irvrin. 108 W 28th St.. New York. SNAPDRAGONS— Nelrose hybrids, strong, well rooted cuttings. 75o. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge. N. J. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink, 2K-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, once pinched, well branched. Geo. Mdne, 44 Lincoln St., Winchester, Mass. SNAPDRAGONS— White and yellow seedlings; fine for Spring sales, 50c. per 100. L. F. Graham, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $3.00 per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y. spir.s;a SPIR^A VAN HOUTTEI 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.50 12-18 in., well branched 4.00 30.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 50.00 2-3 ft., well branched 8.00 3^ ft., well branched 10.00 ONARGA NURSERY CO., ONARGA, ILL. SPIR^A — Van Houttei. Very strong, bushy, transplanted. Surplus stock; 2-3 in., $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000; 3-4 in., $7.50 per 100, $70.00 Ser 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, r. Y. 10,000 SPIRiEA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Koesch, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. STEVIAS STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cuttings. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2} 2-in. stock, $1.50 per 100, worth double. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. SAVEET PEAS WHEN YOU VISIT the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, see the Winter-Orchid-fiowering Sweet Pea. If you are interested see me there personally. I supply 99 per cent, of the commercia growers with these seed. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Sweet Pea Ranch, Lompoc, Cal. tritomas NOW IS THEITIME to buy Tritoma Pfitzeri *> for Spring planting. We send good stock. Thomas J. Oberlin, Sinking Spring, Pa. tuberose A-1 Mexican Ever-blooming tuberose bulbsl 75o. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; $50.00 per 10,000. We guarantee good, sound bulbs. Cash. Satex Seed Co., San. Antonio, Tex. MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES, $1.00 per 100. Prepaid east of Mississippi River; $1.25 west. Fants Greenhouse, Anderson, S. C. VERONICA VERONICA — Longifolia Subsesailis plants from the field, $6.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Pali- sades Nurseries. Inc.. Sparkill. N. Y. Continued to Next Page March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 739 VINCA VAR.— 12,000 finest and heaviest 4-in. stock we have ever had. Just a mass of runners. Can be divided. Will make two reKular4-in. plants. Order a sample lot. Guaranteed right. SIO.OO per 100. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, .\iiburn, VINCA VAUIEGATA— Fine bushy plants es- tablished, 3-in., S5.00 per 100, extra hea\'>' 4-in., with long vines, SIO.OO per 100, S'lO.OO per 1000. The Wagner Park Nursery Co., .Sidney, Ohio. VINCA VAR.— October-rooted thumb pots, tl.50 per 100, S13.00 per 1000. 4-in. potted plants, 5 to 8 leads. 7e. Cash, please. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. VINCA VARIEGATA— Rooted Cuttingi, J7.00 por 1000. A. N. PiersoD, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. VINCAS— Variegated, field-rooted tips, tl.2S par 100, poatpaid; 19.00 per 1000. Romw J. Irwin. 108 Wert 28th Bt.. New York. VINCA VAR. — 2,'.i-in. pots, nice plants, ready for IVshift, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order, please. John R. Mitchell, Madison, N. J. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. I, $1.25 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betfloher, Dover, Ohio. VIOLA VIOLA — G. Wermig. The Summer-flowering, h hardy Violet. 2H-m. pots, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. VIOLETS VIOLETS — Princess of Wales. Fine, heavy, rooted runners. They are selected stock which we grow for their free blooming qualities, $1.00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs & Sons, Auburn, N. Y. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK — 2-inch — -2'i-inch- 100 1000 100 1000 HELIOTROPES S3.00 $25.00 $4.00 $35.00 MOONVINES 2.50 20.00 ALY'SSUM 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 SWAINSONA 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 AGER.\TnM 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 LANTAN.-iS 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 ENGLISH AND GER- MAN IVY 3.00 25.00 6.00 SO.OO WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. SNAPDRAGON — Nelrose, transplanted seedlings 2 in. to 3 in., strong, 75. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Marigold, Legion d'Honneur, fine plants, 50c. per 100. Lychnis Chaladonica, 50c. per 100. Del- phinium Belladonna, 50c. per 100. Myrtus Communis. IS month-old plants, 4 in., $10.00 per 100. Cash, please. Fred'k Holtke,'cor. Broad & 5th sts , Carlstadt, N^J . BLUE BELLS — Gentian, Eustotno, Russellanium. Summer-flowering, fine for cutting; keep from 10 to 15 days; fine shippers. Plants and seed now ready, seed $2,50 per oz.. plants $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per lOOO.^Terms cash. A. R. Cluxton, Willifl, Texas. SNAPDRAGONS — Silver Pink, SH-io pots, $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2H to 0-in. pots. Write for pricea. Paul J. Burgevin, Port Chester, N. Y. 2M-IN. STRONG Vinca variegata, $1.50 per 100. Fuchsias, 10 good varieties, $2.00 per 100. Write for our wholesale price on other bedding stock. J. C. Schlund's Sons, R. F. D. No. 11, Cumberland, Md. VEGETABLE PLANTS ONION SETS. White, $2.75 bu. 32 lbs.: red, $2.25 bu. 32 lbs.; yellow, $2.00 bu. 32 lbs. Cash with order. Order now for future delivery. Sacks, 5c. extra. EVERETTE R. PEACOCK CO., 4013 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. NICE, strong, 2''4-in. and 3-in. Comet Tomato Plants for forcing: select strain, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa^ GRAND RAPIDS. LETTUCE— TranapUntad planta, $2.60 par 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton, N. J. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Extra strong aeed- Ungs, $1.00 per 100, S7.00 per 1000; 2^-iii., $2.25 per 100. Or will exchange for Geraniums, 2-in. or 2>i-in. pots, or for what you have? Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N. J. FOR SALE — Fountain Grass, dormant, in 4-in. pots, from last year's sowing; strong plants, 100 Ruppelianum, 50 Pennisetum Longistylum, or will exchange for good stock of R. C. White Enchantress and Beacon. Chas. K. HoEfmeyer, Florist, Car- negie. Pa^ FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE OR RENT— First-class retail florist business, up-to-date'etoreland greenhouse at- tached; established over 35 years. Reason, retiring. Apply Chafl. Arnold, 180 Main St., L. I. City, N. Y. Chrysanthemum Society of America Review of the Work of tho Kxaniining Committees for the Season of 1915 Where Name of Variety Shown Early Rose Cincinnati Tiger Cincinnati Tiger Chicago October Queen Cincinnati October Queen Chicago .losppliine Foley Boston Josephine Foley Boston .Josephine Foley New York .Josephine Foley Philadelphia .losephiiio Foley Philadelphia .lospphine Foley Chicago Josephine Foley Cincinnati Josephine Foley Cleveland Ogontz Cleveland Ogonta Philadelphia Ogontz Philadelphia Nordi Cleveland Little Gem Cleveland Alice Day New York Alice Dav Philadelphia Mrs. C. C. Mickle New York Mrs. J. A. Stewart, Jr. . .New York October King New York Mrs. J. Gibson New York Wm. Rigby New York Autocrat Cleveland Autocrat Cleveland Barbara Davis Cleveland Autocrat Cleveland No. 69 Cleveland No. 45 Cincinnati Mrs. E. M. Benson. . . . Philadelphia Mrs. E. M. Benson, . . . Philadelphia No. 6 Philadelphia Mrs. Benton Jacobs Philadelphia White Doty New York Francis Alger Cleveland Delphine Dodge Cleveland No. 65 Cleveland No. 7 Cleveland No. 2 Cleveland Dixie Star Cleveland No. 234D Cleveland No. 60 New York Aurora New York Chloris New York Athena New York Aphrodite New York No. 7 New York Helios New York Ares New York Artemis New York Exhibited by Color Typo Scale b* CO •Ji ji Q. 9 S 0 3^20 fc< Ol Q 03 H Oct. ]A Oct. 23 Oct. 2:f Oct. 2.1 ( let. 2:t Oct. :«) Oct. :«) Oct. ;«i Oct. :m) Oct. :«i Oct. :«) Oct. :«) Nov n Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 12 Nov 11 Nov 11 Nov 1(> Nov 2:t Nov. :«) Nov :«) Nov ■M\ Nov :v) Oct. ■M) Nov 11 Nov 11 Nov 11 Nov 11 Nov 11 Oct. 2.-! < (ct. IR Oct. Ifi Nov. fi Nov. H Oct. :«) Nov. 11 Nov. 11 Nov. n Nov. 11 Nov. 11 Nov. 11 Nov, 11 Nov. R Nov. fi Nov. fi Nov. fi Nov. H Nov. i;i Nov. ]X Nov. yA/IUL PAY YOU To Read "The Retail Florist — The Year's Round" "The Florist's Store Window as an Advertising Medium" "What do You Know About Your Refrigerator" You get them all, with several hundred pages of more Information in THE GARDENERS AND FLORISTS' ANNUAL FOR 1916 Ready now, from this office. Price 50 Cents* 762 The Florists' Exchange March 2S, 1916. ry of Reliable Retail Houses Flortatt In flood sta ndUifl throuflhout the country can avail ChemielTes of the ad rerttsert' o&era In this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers, transmit thena to an adTerllser In these columni, and thus aTall themselrea of the opportonltles for extooalon of trade which are open to oU. Let your cnstomn's know yoo ftfll orders by tele graph to any part o f the country. When the dedfln ^ Is placed ui the adTertiser'e card It Indicates < memberahip In ^ e Florists* Taleftraph DeUTery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good I should like to write a little essay on •• The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service '* but actions speak louder than words- Flowers are my hobby and my business- If you have orders for delivery in N. E., BOSTON, M/VSS. ■■ F>enn. th© Telegraph Plorist •• Member of Florista' Telesraph Delivery AaaooiAtioo 124 XRBVIOIVT 8TRBBT ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut flowera or 6oraI designs delivered to ~ any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- graphic order. Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed. ALBANY M.r. ^Mdiomill ITlorist , Scud yovr orden En the CAPITAL DISTRICT. wUeh Inatodea tU of Eutera N«w York Bute, to William Gloecliner We guamiUt abttitUe uUiifatiian. BOSTON MMSSACHUSEnt 143 Tremont St. The centrally located Florist Shop, Yours for reciprocity. CHICAGO, I ILL, 25 E. Madison St. CINCINNATI. OHIO I 98S MAIN STREET ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnea Cemeteries Ave. Write, Telephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N, Y. 2S Steuben Street The best flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders. BRIDGEPORT. CONN. E. G. Hill Floral Co. John Reck & Son ^«i^ 532.34 RACE STREET Also Motor delivery to Newport, Covington ud Dayton, Ey. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fill rour orders for Deeigne or Cut Flowere In NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE Allentown, Pa. Can fill your Telegragh Order. Gr«enhoiises, Bethlehem Pike fey Ernest Ashle FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Teleijhones BROOKLINE, MASS. '^'"^^S^o^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST„ BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries In BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS, LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. '4fm CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y, SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Evtrylhiflg in flowers AUBURN, NEW YORK SOUTH DIVISION STRBET We deliw Centnl New York, Weill '?r"""'\ «. Iflorisl Member* . ,/ W« can fill your ord«n Day or Nlftht for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always bare eomplet« stoek on hand. Resnlar diseount allowed the Trade. Wrtni IT RDAC 1836 W. 25th STREET, lillUDliI!i Dntia., CLBVBLAND, OHIO. CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avein||^ \ BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street *'The House of Flowers" Burlington.Vt. Orders for Ver- mont and North- em N. Y. filled to your entire eatia- fac- tion. iMP. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Carbone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street ^thnltz, % J lorist, Jnr. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Ciiarlotte and Vicinity CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St, The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glass Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. ^T^' Colorado Springs ^^t, proxnptiy and eaielufiy eaeootad by The Pikes Peak Plofal Co. 104 NoTtli Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS LANG FLORAL AND NURSERY CO, /S:^ FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE Steamship sailings will be found on page 764 Flowers CHICAGO, ILL, 522 So. Micliigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists /' FLORISTS <^^' March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 763 VAo DENfVER, COLO. tn J 5V-~>,y/'^ J. A. VALENTINE, President Western Nebra'^ka 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points i«acbed by express. Ordcra promptly filled. Usual discounts HOUSTON, TEXAS j^^ n '^ A^^^li e l il e ; '^ «>. AIBOIT POCHELON,- DETROIT, MICH. If we fiJl your order, our repu- tation is your guar- aotee of efficiency< Telegraph Us. 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids EAST SIXTH STREET ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS QMJTH ^HE FLORIST L}lfM.l -M- -Llf EAST ORANGE, N.J. We deliver by automobilea in East, West end South Oraoge kboGlenBidge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Nevaikaod NewYoik ^frtemam£m^ Indianapolis, ind, 241 Massachusetts Ave, Prompt and efficient service rendered pointa in lUinoia, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann'a flowers excel aRvson the Florist ^]^''Z^^ 107 W. Market St. IN. Y. Dellverlea to Ithaca, Binehamton, Homell, Conilne and other poi^^- Cut Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. % MILLS Jacksonville, We reach all Florida and South ITla T/ie Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Oeorff'a points Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. "1.^ FLOWERS - 'PLANTS - TREES Galveston Floral Co., '^■^''^ Quality io oat flowers, plants and floral work Galveston, Texas Orden for Texas and Steamers from HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. c.„,„ f 741 Main Street stores. 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street LEXINGTON, KY. MSCHILIER BlRO^o Co, W ill tiikc care of all orders fur Central Kentucky ► Prompt Delivery to ^allSo.Calil. Points 212 West III. Si. LOS ANOELKft, CAL. Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE "^ AUGUST R. BAUMER ,K N T u c K y; TriE fLOWEa 5TJOP 550 fourth Avcnup Ifluuville^ The Souih's Most Modern Floral and Art EdahUshmeni ^^^%~^ Louisvi/fe.Ky. S32 Fourth Ave, OEORQE Q. McCLUNIE HARTFORD. CONN. 165 MAIN STREET. SOUTH FLOWERS yilalionall [ iFlorisl I ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE PLANE SO .'ral^ Points March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 765 *?' -ST -yr -ar -*- tS» ■ar-ar-ar ROCKFORD t^^' FOREST CITY FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL. >^% Quick service to Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. Bag DisUnoe Phones LeU,Tylflr 1104 Rm^ CsQtnl 413 SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. AH orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone' moct c&refutly executed at once Floral designs a specialty Sanders J^lowers Sto LOMDS, MOo The finest aDd best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable residential dlBtrict. 623 CLARA AVIT. Young*s ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receve prompt and oareful attentiion Wire us your orders. (g^w^^ ST PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in great variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR FLORAL CO. chris hauser, L'^rrf^a SAN FRANCISCO Joseph »-» FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS S FLORISTS' Novelties for "Welcoming" and "Bon Voyage" packages. Flowers delivered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE Seattle, Wash. Hotlyyifoott Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD. HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS Funeral spiay of Longlflorum Lilies and Irises with Laurel and Aspaiagus plumosus as a background By A. Lange, Chicago £4/" /=" A a 4^ nn SYRACUSE, N.Y. ' "^ - ^ • '-''^ ' «-r»-/ . Onondaga Hotel We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders ToDeka, Kan. THE ROSERY Steamship sailings %vill be found on page 764 R. ABBOTT Doth relepbonea Iparh Jfloral Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, Lafayette and Schiller A ves.. Broa^l St. Park 'Ctt^ ^^ .t''^a^i^A^ Burdett Ave. & HoosickSt. Both Phones. 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders All oniera filled from the gr.'enho L^es BRANT BROS. Inc., UTICA. NX 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros. Co. Florists 1214 F. STREET. N. W. Meet us at the National Flower Show, Philadelphia* March 26 to April 2. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS. ^ WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. TVE LEADING rLORISTS SUrs* Louisa P. Foivler SH.AT10NAL FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125,000 Square feet of Class WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 400 Main St. Flc^T. Worcester, Mass. 15 Pleasant Street 766 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS* SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA \tkMCt ^^^%tUKC We will have open wW^M^l^WjtWtC^ house to all National Flower Show Visitors Make your headquarters with us, we are within one-half block of the Reading Terminal and two (2) blocks from Broad St. Station on the Penna. R. R., and one block from the trolley line that runs direct to the Convention Hall to the Flower Show. Our Exhibit at the Hall will be of surpassing merit and will surprise you. Call at our store and we will endeavor to show you every courtesy, so that your visit to the National Flower Show, in Philadelphia, will be remem- ed as one of pleasure, as well as profit. Have your mail sent here; make our store your meet- ing place. Our display at the hall is only a miniature of what you will find at our store Our services are at your command If you have not received our EASTER FOLDER write for it H. BAYERSDORFER ® COMPANY, 1129 Arch Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Wlipn ordering, please mention^ The Exchange HELP PAY THE EXPENSE of your Philadelphia Trip to the National Flower Show by buying your Ribbons direct from the mill on the one profit basis. We sell direct. We extend to you an invitation to visit the Pine Tree Silk Mills and see these Ribbons woven. Call at our show-rooms at 930 Market Street and we will have some one accompany you to the mill. L. DANNEBAUM'S SON & COMPANY 920=930 Market Street PHILADELPHIA Owners and Operators THE PINE TREE SILK MILLS THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN rVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, WUd and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK nfl-n Th» Vi REED & KELLER -' ntjnn Th>' Kxclittnge THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-tP-daU WIRE DESIGNS PRICKS RIGHT-EQUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If lt*t made of wire we can make It. GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone St.. ROCHESTER. N. Y. When ordering- r>li-nso ni-iitt^m TtiP Exchange yviici-iitiAiN CIT FLOWER EXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Gominission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich When ordering, nlt-wsp mnfiHon The WVrfhtinge Natural Green Sheet Moss For lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 6 bundles) J1.26 Per 5 bundle lots lor 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER "'Ks" 1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. When ordering, plegj. meatlon ITic Brchang. The Florists' Hail Association Insuree 4 1,000,000 aquare feet of glaM bdA ha* • Re- erve Fund of over S36,000. For pajtiouiarsaddreu JOHN G. ESLER. Sec, Saddle River. N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW Wl>pn orilprlng. nlPHf** Tn'Tiil-.n Thf P>TohHnre Floral Designs de Luxe ';^!f,' A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. 438 to 448 West 37tli Street, IT. T. March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 767 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists ATTENTION — National Flower Show Visitors! All the facilities of "THE HOUSE OF RICE" are at your service Our Exhibit Will Be The Last Word in Supplies The Laichsiring Is Out To You. A Hearty, Cordial Welcome Awaits You. M_^ ■ ^^ ^m ^^ ^^ ■> M r^ Jt Ik. I %# THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY LEADERS . RICE COIVI PAN Y, 1220 Race Street. Philadelphia, Pa. Whea orderliiK. plcnse ru'Titlt-n 'llir F.\<1j;iiil FANCY FERNS $1.25 per 1000 DAGGER FERNS $1.50 per 1000 The Kervan Co. 1 1 9 West 28th St. New York City When ordprlng. p1p:isp m-ntlnn Thp KxdiiinKe TIb^ le Hlkn^n Save >^ the time grecninfc your I lai 19 mvnvy dcagns by uaing FLORISTS' GREBNING PINS. 20c per lb., aod you get From 1000 to 1100 to the lb. Ten Ibe. or oyer, 16o. per lb. Spteiat Pruts to Jobbtrx. WM. SCHUTTER & SON, Springfield, Mass. Will hflp all aroTind If jon mfntlon the BTchang* SOUTHERIN WILD SMILAX Now Ready for Shipment. $2.00 per case. Per bat Natural Moss - - - - $1.75 Perpetuated Moss - - - 3.60 E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala, Whpn ordcrlne. nI*"RB(» oiPntton The RTchnnire THE EXCHAN GE- Best Advertising Mediuni Square Dirt Bands See Rani8bur£'« display ad. on page 733. and send postal for free samples. When nrrtpring. pIphwp m^ntlnn Thp KxohBTice I New England States j Prondence, R. I. St. Patrick's Day cleaned up all Car- nations of all colors. White ones were wholesaling as high as $5 per 100. Minia- ture Shamrock plants had a great run and every one reports that this year's business was away ahead of last year's. Sweet Peas are coming in more plenti- fully and are selling from 25c. to $1 per 100. Bulb stock is abundant with prices very steady. Mr. Lamont, a Rose grower for J. H. Gushing of Quidnick, with several mill men have purchased Mr. Cushing's green- houses and intend to continue the busi- ness. Miss King, formerly of the flower growers' sale store, has entered the field of the florists and at present is canvass- ing the city for orders, filling same at her home, where she has a fully equipped flower work room. Lawrence Hay will visit the National Flower Show. W. A. B. New Haven, G>iin. Business among the florists of this city and vicinity has been quiet of late owing to weather conditions. During the last few days many shipments of bulbs have arrived from Holland and it really looks as if the supply will be just as great as in former years. The S. H. Moore Co. of 1054 Chapel St. is still doing a great deal of funeral work. J. N. Champion of 1026 Chapel st. seems to be just as full of life as he was 25 to 30 years ago. There is no one who has had such a varied experi- ence in the New Haven flower trade as he. Mr. Heller, of the Cowan-Heller Co., formerly on Chapel St., has left the firm and has started a florists' business in Shartenberg's department store, across from the old stand. M. Chas. Myers of 9.36 Chapel st. has his friends, and they stick by him loyally. He keeps his flower shop spick and span : he evolves new ideas and these new ideas attract the eye and business follows as a consequence. M. B. Farqu- harson of 123 Church St. is not at all discouraged. Osterman did well at this old stand and Farquhar.son feels that this Spring he is going to have his share of the business. Chas. Munro of 974 Chapel st. keeps the people staring at his window as they walk up and down. People marvel at the display he makes. The masses of color th.it he seems to crowd into place without destroying the harmonious blend- ing of the same calls for praise and is the talk of people generally. And he does not forget to place a neat pane! in a conspicuous place on the window con- taining the following wording : "All the flowers are grown in our own green- houses." RETAILERS' BOXES The boxes that we make for wideawake retailers are not folding boxes, but are stiff and ready to They are a great deal more attractive and much stronger. Neatly covered with glace paper of various kinds, on which can be printed your name and address in gold. Economical to ship or to store, as they can be nested in dif- ferent sizes. Violet Boxes, Rose Boxes, etc., etc. Tell us what you can use and get our prices. We maintain our own printing plant to give prompt service. FAF'ER ®©XES 129-131-133 WEST 20th STREET NFW YORK CITY Telephone No., Chelsea 7945 iX E W I »-»lVrv y.1 L 1 When ordering, please mention The ExcluiiiKe THE MODEL Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rofte Stakes and Tylnft Wire; Rubbish Burners. Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. WrUe /or CompleU Cat^loffue irnr DDAC 61-73 Metropolitan Avenue. lUUL DRUO.y BROOKLYN, H. Y- McCRAY Refrigerators _ _ Send atoDoeforCata- DISPLAY YOUR logue No. 73, which de- Hcnbes fully the McCray FI OWFRS Refrigeratora and Die- rL,\J W E,I\.0 pi^y g;^^ ,^, Florist. McCRAY REFRIQERATOR COMPANY 6S9LakeSt., Kendallvllle, ind. When ordering, iilfiiwf. in.iiti,.!) Ihr K\<.|i:iiitrp ild Georgia Smilax 50-lb. case, $2.50 SatiBf.iction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CUMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. When ordcrtne. rilenpp m>''iIloD The E^xchnnc IMPORT ORDERS taken on BIRCH BARK, PALM FIBRE (J.ipamBcl, Raw UVA GRASSES, Raw RUSCUS, prepared SEA- MOSS and ISOLEPIS GRASS. Deliveries effected in about six weeks. Full particulars and pricea from W. G. CLARE, Fernandina,;Fla. When ordprintr. pIpasp mintl.in Ttu' KxrlmriL-e WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10.000, $1.85; 50,000, $8.00 Manafmc tur*d by W.J.COWEE, BerHn,N.Y. Sample* Free. For Sale by Dealers. WTipn ordering. t>1pr>«<* mention ThP Plxchnnge CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. OUR STOCK AND USE IT and SAVE TIME ^I^e^Ia^'^nSS^ PAGE 731 768 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists We Manufacture Our Own Wax Flower Designs They are the finesL ever made in this country WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors 10-inch frame $0.75 each 1 2-inch frame 1 .00 each 14-inch frame 1.25 each 1 6-inch frame 1 .50 each MAGNOLIA WREATHS-Well Arranged 10-inch frame $4.00 per doz. 12-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-Grecn, Bronze Finest quality, $1.25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 PINK, WHITE and YELLOW WAX ROSES Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosa per^^uU MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28x 21 X 30 X 24X 5x3H Per 100 .$1.70 5x31^ . 1.85 5x3H . 2.45 5x3H . 3.00 8x5.. . 3.00 5x31^ . 3.20 8x5.. . 3.35 28 X 8x5. 30 X 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36x14x6. 36x12x6. Per 100 $3.70 . 4.50 . 5.60 . 6.50 . 7.85 . 7.70 BOUQUET BOXES Per 100 19 X 9 X 8 . . .. Manila $5.35 19x9 X 8... Mist Gray 5.60 WREATH BOXES Sphagnum Moss $2.50 per bale 16x16x7. 18x18x8. 20x20x9. 22x22x9. Per 100 $5.60 . 6.75 . 7.85 9.00 Printing on lots of 300 or over, 50c extra BOXWOOD, $13.00 per 100 lbs. PftllNCtSS PilNE, lOc. per lb., SS.COper 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 50c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, g;00 perl J CYCAS LEAVES COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Size Per 100 Per 1000 8 to 12 $1.65 $12.50 12 to 16 2.25 16.00 16 to 20 3.00 21.00 20 to 24 3.25 26.00 24 to 28 3.75 32.00 28 to 32 5.00 37.00 32 to 36 5.50 42.00 36 to 40 6.00 50.00 40 to 44 6.50 55.00 44 to 48 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephone* Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. Whi^tb urdi-n iirl.in Th.' F.\,- NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.50 per 1000 LAUREL FESTOONING . for Winter wedding.. nothing better. Freeh stock supplied on short ^SS"?' ^"^ "'■ P'""'" youi ordere. We , JJill^™?."** *" ■ '" »■»<) 6o. per yard. LKUCOTHOE SPRAYS, »ery fine and larca. WOO per 1000. GALAX, Bronza and Green, $1.00 per 1000 or (7.00 per of 10,000. DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40o. per sack. BRANCH LAUREL. Urge bundles. 36o. GROUND PINE, go. per lb. Made into festooning, 6o, So. and 10c. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS. J1.76 to »3.00 per doi PINE WREATHS, »1,80 to $3.00 per dor We also make special sisee when wanted Samples sent if desired. SOUTHERN SMIL AX, 60-lb. oases, $6.00 BOXWOOD. The finest that grows. $7.00 per 60-Ib. case. Order in advance and have fresh stock PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only lOo per bunoh of fiO sprays. Try them. Ail Kinds of Everftreens. CROWL FERN CO. JMegraph Offlu: Nan Sdem, Mass. MILLINGTON, MASS. Whpn nrdprlng. plpnsp mnntinn Tbp Kxohnnge NEW ENGLAND STATES— J. J. Sokol of Westville reports a good wholesale and jobbing trade during the latter part of February and the month of March. Mr. Sokol has built up a business under the shadow of West Rock that is yearly becoming more and more valuable. His land holdings are quite an asset, and he expects during the com- ing year to begin building oi)erations. both in greenhouses and dwellings that will call for increased expenditure on his part. W. C. McI. RUSSIN & HANFUNG Offlo* and S&Iearoom 154 West 28th St.. NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Msdiaon Square 3053 ^tS^^.t Willow and Fancy Baskets for florists Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES *V0ur ipeoialtiear-Wbeat SheaTea and Baskets When ordering, plpase nuritlon The Exchange I When ortlerlng. plense m.ntinn The Exchange READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULST NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS Long green sheets of the heaviest variety Per bag, !(I.OO. H. W. ARM ES,Bryson City, N.C. Our Advertising Columns Bridgeport, G>nn. A Backward Season Now that Lent is with us once more, social activities are over for a time. All hands are busy with bulb stock for Easter.^ It is a good thing it doesn't come till late this year. There is nearly a foot of snow and ice on the ground at this time. A large number of the trade had their Sweet Peas planted last year before March 20. but there will be "noth- ing doing" in this line for some time. James Horan & Son had the decora- tions to furnish for the Spring opening at Read's department store. Over 500 palms, ferns and flowering plants were used. William Hogan. the store manager and decorator, en.ioyed a week's trip to Atlantic City recentl.v. Fred Kolb reports Carnations are off crop at present but there will be a fine lot for Easter. Some of the newer va- rieties are grown this year. Net Pricee on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves^ 8/12 12/16 16/20 20/23 23/26 I.^Dgth of Leaf, Inches Per 100 '...$1.60 52.20 S2.90 $3.75 $4.80 Per 1000 12.00 16-00 22.00 29.00 37.50 6% discount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When ordering, please m'-ntinn Tb<^ Exchange GIBBONS IheSmilaxMan RED LEVEL, ALA. For HOLLT, PINES and SMILAX. Ask for contract pricea. Whpn or<1prtng- plense m'-ntinn The Blehan^e Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916. will be the best ever issued. It will contain credit ratinge on about 5000 people. Subsoribe now before the edition ij exhausted. For particulars write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET. New York City YOURS '^%HE ASKING Opportunity in every issue of The Exchange March 25, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 769 ^. %. Carnations by the 1000 or 10,000 in all leading varieties. All shipments given careful attention. We respectfully invite growers to give us an oppor- tunity to handle their goods. We have the ability and means of disposing of all Cut Flowers. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED !3f \. */ D. C. ARNOLD & CO., Inc. 112 West 28th Street Phone, Farragm 2287 NEW YORK CITY A % 4 Julius Heck reports that on Saturday, March IS, at 6 a.m., the mercury regis- tered 11 deg. below zero at his green- houses. Mallett & Co. have started to do a little outside work on trees. Seed trade has not started to any extent as yet. Park Gardens and Flower Shop made a very large open Bible design for one of Bridgeport's prominent ministers who died recently. They are cutting some fine Silver Pink Snapdragons and Spencer Sweet Peas. G. C. Bouton & Son have the decora- tions for a wedding this week which calls for Southern Smilax, palms. Daffodils, Valley, Roses. F. E. B. Pawtucket, R. I. Business is very brisk among the trade and funeral work appears to be plentiful, owing in a large measure to the number of deaths. Roses and Pinks are some- what scarce, but selling at a good iigure. Mr. Liebson of the New England Flo- rists' Supply Co. called on the trade dur- ing the week. At the meeting of the R. I. Hort. Soc. last week E. K. Thomas and Thomas Hope were appointed to give a report at the next meeting on the available litera- ture on gardeni^ig to be found in the cur- rent magazines in the reports of the Dept. of Agriculture and Experiment Station pamphlets. C. A. K. Massachusetts Agricultural College Department of Horticulture Twelve of the students in floriculture, accompanied by Prof. Nehrling and A. S. Thurston, recently made the annual ob- servation trip to Boston and vicinity. "Three days were spent in visiting the various commercial ranges, private es- tates, stores and markets. At all place.s the party was received courteously and cordially, and consequently the trip could not help but be inspirational, as well as educational. Due to inconveniences caused by a heavy fall ot snow, the party was unable to see all the places which they had planned to visit. The following places were visited : Waban Rose Con- servatories, Natick ; J. T. Butterworth, Framingham; S. J. Goddard, Framing- ham ; Faulkner Farm, W. N. Craig, Brookline; Weld Garden, Duncan Finlay- son, Brookline; William Sim, Clifton- dale; Thomas Roland, Revere and Xa- hant, and the following in Boston : Bos- ton Cut Flower Exchange, Boston Co- operative Flower Exchange, Harry M. Robinson & Co.. Welch Bros., Thomas F. Galvin, Penn, The Florist, P. L. Carbone. Tlie series of floricultural lectures held at the college in conjunction with Farm- ers' Week program proved to be the most interesting ever scheduled. The program of lectures began on Tuesday afternoon with a talk by P. E. Palmer of Brookline on "Selection and Care of House Plants. Following this subject was a lecture by Prof. F. A. Waugh of M. A. C. on "Fash- ions in Plants," in which he spoke of the historical side of gardening and the changes which took place from time to time in the use of garden plants, ihe program for the afternoon was concluded with a talk on "Plant Propagation by H E. Downer of Smith College Botanical Gardens of Northampton. The program was continued on Wednesday, the open- ing talk being given by Maunce Fuld of New York on the subeet of "Commercial Possibilities of Herbaceous Perennials in which he spoke of the business side of propagating and selling the stock. The next subject was "Minor Crops of the Florist" by G. H. Sinclair of Holyoke, and which proved to be exceedingly in- structive. Following this hour Dr. P. J. A CORDIAL INVITATION IS EXTENDED TO THE TRADE TO VISIT MY STORE WHILE ATTENDING THE NEW YORK SPRING FLOWER SHOW RETAIL FLORISTS WILL ALWAYS FIND HERE A FULL LINE OF SEASONABLE CUT FLOWERS. WILLIAM KESSLER Wholesale Florist TELEPHONE Farragut 2335-2356 115 West 28th Street, New York City W tit- u ordeiiiiK. iileai^e m-'iitiuu VXu: Exciiiiuire 770 The Florists' Exchange DO YOU WANT TO ATTAIN TRUE CULTURE} ^hen you must be eager and filing to s'wim against the stream, and not be satisfied to just float with the tide. ROSE GROWERS Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna). You shouldn't be without it. A grand deep pink Rose — darker, better form than the Russell — very fragrant and constant bloomer — always sells at highest Ameri- can Beauty prices. 115.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000. Order early. MUM GROWERS Here are two most desirable varieties: A very early lavender pink, comes in bloom middle of September — Exhibition size foliage, not too large — can be planted close, $35.00 per 100; and FiniYia ^ garza type anemone double Pompon, light pink — it's a dandy. You '""" will make no mistake by getting these. Comes in about November 15th, stays to December. S15.00 per 100. Plants ready now. Alex Guttman THE Wholesaler, as well as the Retailer, is a necessity — each has his special function. "Ours" is to secure the best obtainable. "Yours," to carry the finest to main- tain your business. Our interests are interlaced. "Enough Said" Visitors to New Yorlc will confer a deep honor on us by calling at our establisliment CARNATION GROWERS j Guttman X Raynor Laura Weber is a most pleasing shade salmon pink — a high-grade bloom, remains strong till Summer, does not fade out, always commands better than the highest market price. You can't go wrong on buying 100 or 250 cuttings, if you don't care to get 1000 or more. Prices 112.00 per 100, SlOO.OO per 1000. First come, first served. Order now. Write us for further particulars. We have more good things coming! INCORPORATED 101 West 28th Street NE;W YORK CITY PHONES: Farragut 2036-2037-558 When ordering, please mention The Excbaiipe GOOD STOCK At Reasonable Prices 100 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 2K-in. pots $2.50 ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-in. pots 5.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2J4-in. pots 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots 4.00 DRAC-«NA Indivisa. 3-in pots 5.00 DRACv^NA Indivisa. 4-in. pota 10.00 FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 23^-in. pots 2.00 GERMAN IVY. 2^-m 2.00 IVY G.ERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2J^-in. pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 23^-in. pots 2.50 LEMON VERBENA. 3-in. pots 3.00 LEMON VERBENA. '4-in. pots G.OO HELIOTROPE. 2>.i-in 2.00 MARGUERITE DAISY. Large, double White. 2'4-in. pota 3.00 MARGUERITE DAISY. Large Double Yellow. 2 1-4 -in. pots 2.50 MARGUERITE DAISY. Single White. 2>4-in 2.00 MESEM BR YANTHEMUM (Sun Pink) . 2>i-in. pots 2.00 PETUNIA. Fine fringed and variegated. 2M-in- pots 2.50 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON. 2M-in... 2.50 (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.00 VINCA Vaiiegata. SJo-in 5.00 F A FMNONS florist When ordering, please mention The Exchange Anderson of M. A. C. gave an instructive talk on "DiseasesofFloricultural Plants." In the afternoon Robert Pyle of Conard & Jones. West Grove, Pa., save a fine lecture on "Roses at Home and Abroad," the lecture being illustrated by many fine lantern slides. The program was con- cluded by a "Question Bos" which was conducted by Prof. Nehrling of M. A. C.» many of the speakers remaining to as- sist in answering the questions. A good attendance was recorded for the lectures, considering the fact that at that time the country was hit by one of the worst snowstorms for years, and con- sequently tying up the car service. In addition to the lectures the Department had an educational exhibit in the build- ing and a display of Spring flowering plants in the greenhouses, both of which attracted considerable attention. ^ At the request of the students Mau- rice Fuld gave a special lecture in which he spoke of business methods and how to interest the public. A. S. Thurston. Dye Wanted for Coloring' Flowers. — Please let me know the name of the powder used to color white flowers pink or red by the suction process and where it can be bought. I sometimes run short of pink Carnations and have plenty of whites. — D. P. M.. N. J. — The inquirer is probably aware that on account of the war conditions in Europe the dyeing materials are difficult to obtain, and the price is very high. We very much doubt whether it would be profitable for him to dye his white Carnations pink and red unless he has a retail trade that will buy colored flow- ers. It certainly would not pay him to dye these Carnations and send them into the wholesale market to compete with Carnations which were naturally red or pink. We do not know surely where the inquirer can obtain these dyes, but sug- gest that he write to Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., New York City; H. Bavers- dorfer & Co.. 1129 Arch st., Philadelphia. Pa., and S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Name of Narcissus Wanted. — We grow a few double Daffodils and have one a pure white sweet scented Daffodil that just get in bloom for us up here for May 30. We wish to order 10,000 to 25.000 more of it, and want to know its name. Is it odorata alba plena? Also is there any other Narcissus or Daf- fodil that is as late to bloom? We wish a yellow if it is to be had. Also would like the addresses of the best gardening papers of England and France that treat on flowers. — G. B. B., N. Y. — We think that there is very little doubt that the Narcissus to which the inquirer refers to is Narcissus odorata alba plena. We do not think that there is any yellow Narcissus that blooms as late as the double white which we have mentioned, but suggest that the inquirer try Double Von Zion — The following papers are suggested "The Garden," 20 Tavistock st., Covent Garden, London, England, and LeMoniteur Horticole, Rue Jacob, Paris, France. Beet Strains of Asters. — I was greatly interested in the information on growing Asters in the Week's Work for March 4. We expect to grow some for outdoor cut flowers this Summer, and I should great- ly appreciate it if you would tell me the best strains of seed for early, medium and late Asters. I have never noticed the Southcote Beauty single Aster ad- vertised. Can you tell me where I could procure it? — H. P. H., Pa. — Among the best strains of Asters for very early are Queen of the Market a.nd Hohenzollern for mid-season Comet, Giant Comet. Crego and Mikado, and for late the King, Carlson, Semple and Vick's Branching. Delphinium Cardinale Plants Wajited. — I wonder if you could help us out. We are very anxious to obtain a few plants of the red flowering Larkspur. Delphin- ium Cardinale, and do not find it listed in most catalogs. We have thus far tried in vain to get them. — The K. N., N. J. — We note that Stumpp & Walter 30- 32 Barclay St., New York City; R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 and 7 So. Market St., Boston, Mass., offer the seeds of Del- phinium Cardinale. Very likely they are offered by other leading seedsmen, but we are unable to find them in any of the catalogs which we have on hand. We are unable to tell the inquirer where the plants could be obtained of this variety of Delphinium, but suggest that they might be obtained from Henry A. Dreer, Inc., 714 Chestnut st., Philadel- phia. Pa.; Vaughan's Seed Store, 31-33 W. Randolph st., Chicago, 111.; R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 and 7 So. Market st, Boston, Mass., and Eobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. How to Grow Cotton and Tobacco for Pot Plants. — Will you please tell me through your valued paper about starting seeds of Cotton and Tobacco? The pub- lic school here wishes me to raise them a few plants of each. If you will give me a few pointers on raising them and the culture I will be very much obliged. The principal of the school tells me that he has seen it planted in boxes, and w^hen cool weather comes brought in- side, where it finished the growth. — A E. P., N. J. — Cotton and Tobacco seeds may be sown in seed pans or flats at once in a greenhouse where the air is warm and moist.' When the plants are of suitable size they can be transplanted into smaller pots, and shifted as often as it is neces- sary. After danger of frost is past, the pots may be plunged out of doors in the open garden. Care should be taken that the roots do not run through the bottom of the pot into the soil; they can be lifted and examined once in a while, and if there is any danger in this direc- tion the roots can be cut off. The plants may be left growing in the open, being shifted as mentioned above as often as is necessary into larger pots, and when the danger of frost is at hand they can be taken into the greenhouse. In this way the inquirer would be pretty sure of having plants of Cotton and Tobacco in bloom and seed. Fuchsia Zieaves Dam.ag'ed by Insects. — Will you please tell me what is the trouble with the Fuchsia leaves which we are sending you under separate covfr?~W., N. Y. — The leaves when received at this of- fice were entirely free from insects, but the under side of them gave evidence of the attack of some insect or worm, which eats out the under tissue of the leaves. It is suggested that the inquirer keep a close' watch of the Fuchsias, and ascer- tain what insect or worms are really at- tacking the leaves, and spray the foli- age with some of the tobacco or other insecticides advertised in the columns of The Exchange to destroy them. Formal deliyde. — Will you kindly let me know in what proportion you use formaldehyde and could you use it on plant ground? — A. A., N. J. — Formaldehyde (Formalin), is 40 per i cent, solution of formaldehyde gas in water. It is a pungent clear liquid very ' irritating to the eyes and nose. It is used for Potato scab. Oat smut. Bunt in Wheat and soil disinfection and so on, , also when mixed with alcohol and water i for the preservation of fruits for exhi- bition purposes. For smut of cereals, the grains are sprayed with one pint of formalin to 50 gallons of water. The proportions of formaldehyde and water , when the soil is sprayed with this solu- : tion, differ according to the plants which i are growing in the soil where the solu- I tion is to be used, for instance, for some purposes a pound of formaldehyde to 40 I gallons of water is used to sprinkle the I seeds as they come in contact with the ' soil. Perhaps some one of our readers I can give the inquirer fuller information. I March 2S, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 771 American Beauties of the Best Quality in the Market and in the Largest Supply i The entire cut of 200,000 Plants All Choice Blooms M. C FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Telcphonea, Famiiu(_3870-3S71 nn Wlien orderlDK. pleaae meDtlon Tbe Excbance vJuki^ xCaAmatxtm^ • Otc/Uctii«iiM''lnWMMWK>W WE SELL DIRECT TO TH ^EEDSMEN CANNOT SELL IT TO YO,^ u you ^wwfss^i^^s^^wmf^f^^r^nm. «« will Burn aod Give Perfect Satisfactioo, or Money Back,, THE H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK, PA. when ordering, please mention Tbe Bxetiavs* 'Z^Sflfll THE RENO>A/NED FOOD FOR PLANTS MAiNUFACTCRED BY CLAY & SON, STRATFORD LONDON, ENGLAND When, ordering, please mention The Excbapge USE Baugh^s Raw Bone Meal WARRANTED PURE OLDEST BRAND IN AMERICA ESTABLISHED 1855 Baugh & Sons Company of Baltimore City 25 South Calvert St., Baltimore, Md. hflNURES Uneqnaled for Greenhouae and Landscape Fertilizing The Pulverized Manure Go. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO When ordering, plpase ra'Tition The Exchange FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c.lb.,^b« TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ,1°^* TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. .jf^ TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. TbiS Lmrt« Bale, weighing 400 to 600 Ibi.. $2.00 Speelal pricea In Tone and Carload Lota J. J. FriedmanT^K??^;' nT?.' When ordering, please mention The fiixcbanse Wben orderloK. please mfntloo The Exchange Fertilizers FACTORY PRICES. Cash with order Per ton 200 !b». Special Sheep $28.00 S3.60 Fine Bone Meal 40.00 6.00 Blood and Bone 60.00 6.00 Davldge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40.00 6.00 Florist's Tankage 30.00 4.00 FOR RETAIL FLORISTS Odorless Sheep Fertilizer. Price per 100 lbs.: 1 lb. baga, $6.00; 5 lb. $3.00; 28 lb. $1.70; 50 lb. $1.55; 100 lb. $1.40. Hudson Carbon Go. Baiiston Spa, h.y. It- ■of rtKi/rvy >S^i£^B^^ The Recojiiized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for ereen, black, white fly, thrlps and soft scale. Qt., fljOO; iraL, $2.50. INIKOTIAIVA A 12 per cent nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumigrating: or vapor- izing. Qt., Q1.50; Z9X^ $4.50. Until further notice shipments on our products Fanglne, Venulne and Bcallne will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. Prompt shipments can be g^ar&nteed on Aphine and ZTlkotlana. mm. MANUFACTURING COMPANY MADISON, N- J. When ordering- please mention The P):tehaDge NIKOTEEN For Sprayloi. lAPHIS PUNK For Fumigating. A^ TOUT dealer for it NICOTINE MFG. Co. ST. LOUIS When ordertnir. please mention The Exchange to ke«p bulbous stock back. What the coming three weeks will bring is of course a great question, and much hard work will have to be done by growers to get their goods to the stores in the right con- dition. For the retailer it is not too soon to instruct salespeople to be cautious. For whichever way it may be. Daffodils. Hya- cinths, Tulips, etc., picked out on Thurs- day before Easter will not be in a sal- able or better, good delivery condition, three days later. Caution in this re- spect will have to be the watchword this year more than ever. Fbank Danzee. \ Pacific Coast Department t \ \ f..^ — .^ — .^ ~,^, San Francisco, Cal. The Market The principal change in the flower market this week was the increase in the Rose supply and the decrease in the supply of bulbous stock. The latter was much noticed in the sale of Daffodils. Last week these were flooding the mar- ket, while at present they are hardly to be had at aU. Freesias and Hyacinths are about over, and the supply of Tu- lips is very short. Some fine long stemmed red Tulips were shipped from here this week and the supply of them may hold out for a week or two longer. Roses are long in supply. By far the best, with the exception of Am. Beauty Roses, are RusseU. These are bringing as high as $5 and $6 in the shops, and we have never seen better ones. Roses dropped about 25 per cent, in price this week. Baby Roses from now on will most likely be more plentiful, but so far the wholesale price of 25c. a bunch holds good. The rain and wind having spoiled most of the Acacia and blossoms the decora- tors and florists are now turning their attention to LOac. This is in goodly supply and is a popular seller. Some Violets are still being shipped, but many of our growers are letting the weeds take control of their fields. Notes „ The E. W. McLellan Co. is show- ing some fine Ixias this week, the first of the season. This firm states that busi- ness continues to be good in the ship- ping line as well as local trade. Al- though Tulips are almost over, the writer noticed some of the finest he has seen this season leaving this establishment. Mark Ebel of Sacramento was in town this week and states that business is very good there and that they have been kept quite busy this week with decora- tive work. Among things that are soon to demand interest in this State is the completion of a five mile causeway on the new road between Sacramento and this city. This causeway will cut off thirty miles from the present route between cities and naturally is a thing of great importance. Sacramento in honor of its completion is to hold a celebration from May 11 to May 14, and among festivities on this occasion will be a large floral parade participated in by aU the leading florists of that city. The city of Alameda has commenced activity on park improvement and there is a matter on foot at present which has to deal with the construction and main- tenance of several conservatories, to- gether with the rejuvenation of some of the run down parks. Some of our lead- ing greenhouse firms are interested. The Fairmont Floral Co. in Powell St., which has recently been taken over by the MacRorie-McLaren Co., will here- after be known as the store of MacRorie & McLaren. This firm, which is at pres- ent located in the Phelan Building, will soon move to new offices in the Powell St. establishment, where space is being provided by the installation of a mezza- nine floor. Harry Soelke, one of the decorators o£ Fodesta & Baldoechi in Grant ave., has been confined to his bed for the past few weeks. The doctors teU us he will be out in a week and we sincerely hope so. Heine Cooper of Sacramento who has been connected with the floral world in that city for a number of years in the establishment of Mark Ebel, is in town at present and expects soon to locate here permanently. Geo. Pape, representing the Lord & Burnham Co.. greenhouse builders, has commenced activity in pursuing business again on this side as well as the other side of the Bay. G. A. Dailet. Los Angeles, Cal. A Change of Administration Owing to failing health, Dr. A. J. Cook, State Horticultural Commissioner, has announced his intention of resigning his ofiice just as soon as the Governor makes the appointment of his successor. Among those mentioned for the place are Geo. H. Hecke, a prominent fruit grower of Woodland ; Frederick Maskew, the present quarantine officer at the Port of San Francisco; and Frank T. Swett of Martinez. While the nursery and seed interests are more or less interested in the appointment, neither are in any sense boosting a favorite son for the office. What they contend for is a man big and broad enough to appreciate the impor- tance of the seed and plant industry in the development of California horticul- ture, who will treat it with the same consideration that fruit growing com- mands. Trade Notes and Personals The Spring flower show of the Glendale Gardeners' Society will take place April 20 to 23. and will be free to the public, the local Chamber of Com- merce and the municipal government hav- ing financed the undertaking. California wild flowers and native plants will be made a feature of this fixture. April 1, 1016- The Florists' Exchange 851 The potatoes in the^left hand pile were grown by C. W. Bainea, in an Alphano enriched row of sandy soil, at Newport, News, Va. Right hand pile is from a row alongside, enriched with chemical ferti- lizer which cost $45 a ton. The Alphano cost but $12 a ton. Like amount of fer- tilizer and Alphano was used. Sworn affidavit to these facta on file at our office. Let us tell you about wonderful crops pro- cured with Alphano in above celery field. No Odor— No Contagion— No Weed Seeds— Nature's Own Balanced Soil Ration For Lawns, Alphano is ideal. No odor. No lumps and chunks. No unsightly litter to be raked off. No danger of burn- ing by over-dosing. Its humus holds the moisture, forming a dry weather resistant. Use it among your flowers. Dig it around your Rhododendrons and Shrubs, and no- tice their increased growtn ana multiplied bloom. Rich in Humus-Nitrogen-Phosphate-Potash-Lime. Teem- with Billions of the Nitrogen Gathering Legume Bacteria m_ ALPHANO is an all-around fertility producer. Its base is a rich, concentrated, dry, sweet soil humus, which in itself contains an abundance of plant foods. It is also lively with many of the soil building bacteria that make available the locked up minerals in the soil, such as potash. This dry, granulated humus, from which 85% of the mois- ture has been driven, is balanced with additional nitrogen, phosphate, potash, lime and plant vitalizers. It is then inoculated liberally with our Alphano Inoculant, making it teem with countless billions of all the essential nitrogen gathering bacteria, for all the clovers, alfalfa, beans, peas and the like legumes. Here, indeed, is a truly exceptionally valuable product. It is nature's richest product plus the experience of science. It contains all the advantages of a rich, concentrated humus; all the plant foods in the high grade chemical fertilizers; and all the essential legume bacteria. At present market prices, it is c. G. almost worth its cost in potash Aiphatio '■■--... alone. If you were to buy by themselves the various $12 a ton in bags $10 a ton in bags by carload $8 a ton in bulk by carload Hojuas Co. 17-P Battery Place New York City Please send me the .\lphano Book and information about your soil tester. Prices F.O.B. Alphano, N. J. legume bacteria which it contains, you couldn't buy them for the price of Alphano alone. In bulk by the carload, we will sell you this complete Alphano, nature's wonder worker, for $8 a ton. Does it sound too good to be good? Well, it's just so good that over half a million tons of Alphano have already been used. It has stood the test of over ten years. With its added inoculated advantage, it is going to sell as never before. . The high prices of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash in chemical fertilizers this year give Alphano, which contains them all, remarkable value for the money. Sow it in the hill with your potatoes. Drill it in with your peas, beans, alfalfa and clover. Use it in your flower and vegetable gardens. Dig it around your shrubs. Spread it on your lawn; rake it in and leave it there. Being odorless, you can use it any time, anywhere. Being absolutely sanitary, you have no fear of the contagion carried by animal fertilizers. Send for the Alphano Book. It's a com- plete guide to your soil enriching problems. Name Address 852 The Florists' Exchange WHEN YOU BUY-GET A KROESCHELL "THE BOILER OF UNEQUALED FUEL ECONOMY" BUY DIRECT— FACTORY TO USER PRICES NOT CAST IRON NOT CAST IRON CAN SHIP ANY SIZE AT ONCE TELEPHONE OR TELEGRAPH AT OUR EXPENSE Engineering Advice We have assisted maay growers in the development of successful heating system and our engineering department offers a service, and the benefit of a knowledge aiid experience of incalculable value to those who contemplate the erection of heating plants, no matter how small or how large, hot water or steam. -KROESCHELL CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM- Installed for John G. Frisz, Vincennes, Indiana. This plant at present covers over two and one-half acres of ground apace and was formerly heated by a large number of boilers located in different parts throughout the plant. Two years ago Mr. Frisz contemplated an addition of a new block of houses, and as the heating systems in use were not successful, Mr. Frisz called on us for advice. We suggested a central heating system and recommended that all boilers be torn out and disposed of, and in place of same advised that the new power plant be located at the extreme north- east corner of the plant alongside of the railroad tracks. The naw equipment consists of two No 18 Kroeschell hot water boilers (central station type), one 60 H.P. steam boiler, two S-inch circulating steam boilers, and steam condenser. Only one of the hot water boilers was required to heat the entire plant, although the temperature had reached 20 deg. below zero, the coldest Winter in this section for many years. In planning this heating system the equipment installed allows for a great increase in glass. With our system there is no expense on the operation of the circulating pumps, as the exhaust steam from same is utilized to reheat the water coming from the greenhouses. With this system there is absolutely no waste. The same season the new heating system was installed 20,000 sq. ft. of glass was added to the plant, and in spite of this the new system made a saving of over 12 carloads of coal over the amount of fuel consumed the season before; and, remember, the new plant heated 20,000 additional glass besides. KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 468 West Erie Street CHICAGO, ILL. Wheni ordering, please mention The Exchange This picture was taken right after a blizzard, and proves conclusively that our style of construction is positively ice-clearing. This full iron frame, curved eave JACOBS' GREENHOUSE, was completely erected, including ventilation and heating system, by our own expert mechanics, for Mr. Chas. Bradley at Convent, New Jersey. This greenhouse is 25x85 ft., and has a partition in the middle, making two distinct and separate compartments, with sepa- rate heating systems, so that different temperatures may be maintained in both sections. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO If you contemplate building a greenhouse write us — we can save money for you. S. JACOBS ®. SONS Greenhouse Builders 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y nrdprlng. nlowBt* roPtitlnn Thf PT^hnngp 1866—1916 •ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBEJ) SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER rdprlng. pleiiBp menfinn The F.xi'hnnge PACIFIC COAST— Costlmned The quarterly smoker of tbe Los An- geles Horticultural Society will take place at the Hoffman Caf6 on the even- ing of April 8. An unusually enjoyable time is anticipated. The Los Angeles Nurserymen's Ex- change, at its March smoker, discussed the subject of assessment values of nur- sery stock, the various opinions advanced somewhat clarifying the situation. It is thought that some basis of operation will be arrived at fair to all the interests concerned. In accordance with the suggestions of the Gardeners' Association, the Red- lands Spring Flower Show is scheduled for April 15, 16 and 17, and will be given under the direction of a board of five members, presumably from the As- sociation and the local Horticultural So- ciety. R. M. Teague, of the San Dimas Citrus Nurseries, reports the sale of 10,000 Pomelo trees to be sent to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, and the McMillan & Graffin Co. has shipped 6000 Orange and 6000 Lemon trees to the same destination. Henry W. Keuckeberg. Portland, Ore. St. Patrick's Day was very satisfac- tory with everyone and a large amount of green Carnations were disposed of. Some green Tulips and Daffodils were shown, the Daffodils selling especially well. Shamrocks in small pots, and hats neatly done up sold well and added considerably to give the windows a St. Patrick's Day appearance. ■There has been an abundance of flow- ers of every kind, and as the demand has held up well there has been little waste. Roses continue scarce. Carnations are improving as the days get longer and they ChangeofName FROM Quaker City Machine Co TO The John A. Evans Co RICHMOND, INDIANA WhPn orrtpring pi. ad. mention Th. H!x<*halljr< For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeds, Con- servatories and all other purposes. Get our figure before buying. Estimates freely given. GLASS MPnUICII'C CnU 14-16WoosterSt. . vUnCn d OVnf new york Whpn ordering. dIchsp mfiitlon The Excbanjre WROUGHT IRON PIPE ThoToaehly overhauled, with new threada and ooapliogB. Quaranteed to give entire aatiafaotioo. Pipe out to aketoh. It will pay to oorroipoDd with '^ ALBERT a DAVIDSON. lira. 2l7-m Union Are.. BrooUyn, N. Y Wb.n ordering, please mention The Bxchan^a We grow Snapdragons and make Square Paper Bands and Pots to keep hem in. See our display ads. of both. G. S. RAMSBURG. Both Ways Our advartialnt colnmna will aall y*«r •Mck or fumlab your wanta. Uaad aithar wsy tkay will ba of prefit to you. April 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 853 ■iiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii ^ / / WE ARE PREPARED To Supply Greenhouses Quickly We have a large force of competent mechanics trained to this work and we maintain a large stock of greenhouse parts at all times. Hence we can guarantee complete shipment within ten days after receipt of order — the materials cut and 6tted ready for assembling. We furnish detail erection plan for purchaser's own mechanics, or erect the complete structure ourselves, as desired. The above view shows a LUTTON Greenhouse that was erected in six weeks for Mr. J. P. Cobb, Huntington, Long Island. It is an Iron Frame hou.'je, 400 feet long by 55 feet wide, with rustless angle iron iceless eaves. Write Jot particulars of our Commercial Greenhouses. WILLIAM H. LUTTON CO. KEARNEY AVENUE BUILDERS OF MODERN GREENHOUSES JERSEY CITY. N. J. ■^••' ^ ■*'" ''•*" Willlllllll ||:||{|ll[{|i||llillli[|itiiii|];|{|])||;i:|]ii!|N[;|[iH{l!ll|lli:|lll'|linliil1llllllH'li IF YOL WANT THE BEST Free from rot Produclofl appliances GET A Pearce-built Greenhouse OEOROE PEARCE Telephone 962M. 203 Tremont Ave., ORANGE, N. J LIQUID PUTTY MACHINE Will laat a lUe-Ome tl.25 EACH Adiufitable — can and frame separate — eaeily oleaoed Frame all one piece, o malleable iron. More prao tical and more easily ope rated than any other. Seal-tight li«uid putty at $1.26 per gallon METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1 398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN. N. Y. \V h pii orilpring. nio mrntL.n TllP F.XPlmllt Most Economical Greenhouseman's Glass Cutler ^V^ -^K^XScK-iP No. 3 ~^^?V 0"''>s's 4 ordinary cutters. „ "-^ )L Sample sent postpaid Uaa "^^-VN^ fo"" 20c. GLASS ° u° ? \@vV GUTTER wheel in N^JV BOOKLET head and 3 ,X^^l^ FREE. sharp e.\tra St e] ^^l@v wheels in remov- ^^<^^ able handle. Fitted ^^^^ with hand-honed genu- ^^^* ine erature8 will cause an alarm to ring at your bedaide. Save your crop. This $5 Ther- mostat will do It. We also manufacture an ideal fool proof florists' thermostat at $10, Standard Thermometer Co. 65 Shirley Sireef, BOSTON, MAS*. Whpn nnjprlnc pIphhp m'Tttlnii Th<> Kxrlmngp GieNiib'usE GLASS h.%".oarp"M ""' SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, 111 Whon nrtlprlntT- nlonap m'^ntlnn Thf FTrhnncp HIGHEST PRICED .™ CHEAPEST SOIUBRS iMA.DB GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBuiiv * CO. 1*7 Broad Street Utica, N. Y. LET US TELL TOU ABOUT THEM Whpn orflPrlne. plt^HBe mTtlnn The Rxrlmnge Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT.I USE FOR RESULTS 854 The Florists' Exchange We'll be at the New York Show Next Week COME AND SEE OUR EXHIBIT, For dependability, security, econ- omy and all-'round satisfaction, nothing equals the Metropolitan Patented Greenhouse Construction It will pay you to see our exhibit — a real Metropolitan Greenhouse; nothing fancy, nothing unusual, just the same as we would erect for you. You will find our attendants ever courteous, and willing to assist you with your greenhouse problems. We go anywhere in the United States to submit plans and prices METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. PATENTED GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 METROPOLITAN AVE. BROOKLYN, N. Y. HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, 1% and 1^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows lO-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZCD SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO ortlerlng. [ileii.^e mt"ntl R'S FLORIST SPECIALTIES New Brand New Style "HOSE RIVERTON" Puroished Is longtbe up tn 500 feet without Beam or Joint. TheHOSEfor the FLORIST >4-inch. per ft., 18« keel of SOO ft. " 14He 2 Reels, 1000 feet - - " ■ 140. H-inch - - " 13o Reels, 600 ft " 12Ho Couplings furaisheo HENRY A. DREER. 14 Chestnut Street, Pbilsdelphia, Pa. When orderlns:. please mftitlon The Exchange PACIFIC COAST— Continned of his greenhouses. lu .some phiees the Sturm blew dowu barns, and lightning struek in several places. Since then the weather, although we are supposed to have had several days of Spring, has been very unsettled, it. having rained, snowed and hailed. In Clackamas enough hail and snow fell to completely cover every- thing with a coat of white. Mr. Teufel has returned from his trip probably glad to get back home again as ^e all are after traveling. Zimmermann Bro.s. of Tigard have put on class by surprising every one with their new Ford delivery car. Both the gentlemen are well ijleased with their car as it will save them lots of time in marketing their stock. From now on we will most likely have to call Tom. Thomas Luke as I have it from good authoiity. lie has bought him- self a motor cycle (a Baby Pope) life insurance and a new engagement ring. Just why it sliould be a new engagement ring we are left to guess. We are also guessing whether he secured the life in- surance because he bought the motor- cycle, or whether the ring has something to do with it. .\t least we have our suspicions. \VLile making the rounds for news this week the writer asked Mr. Wallace at Clarke's, if there was anything new that he knew of and he said : "By Jove, there ain't." As we were discussing another topic all of a sudden his face just beamed and he said, "News? I forgot." And this is what he told me. A few days ago F. B. Sanders (Felty) asked leave of absence, explaining that he wished to bu.y an axe. Now. we all know that about the first thing ladies do when the paper arrives i.s to look up the birth, death and marriage notices. So when Felty was asked by the lady how his axe cut he looked puzzled, and it wasn't long before the force was wise. Peculiar thing to do, start out to bu.v an axe and end by getting a marriage license. But for all the joshing Felty is very happy as he is to marry Miss Ester Bodman, and the congratulations of the trade are his. H. NlKLAS. PITTY BILB (Scollay'8) For Liquid Putty The best tool for glaz- ing and repairing greenhouse roofs. Note the Improved Spout For sale by your iup-' ply bouae or tent postpaid for $ 1 .00. OHN A.SC011AY, Inc. 74-76 Myrtle Atc. BROOKl,YN,N. Y. Greenhouse Glass Double and amgle thick selected Glan all sizes from 0 x 8 to 16 x 24. Ten boxes or more at wbotesale prioea. ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster St.. WhPn nrdpriiig. nlPMSf NEW YORK, N. Y. _ MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket MADE Od tbie Sbelf Bracket 2 6-inoh boards: or 2 1-inch, orl)^-inch pipea are placed, and can be damped to either ridse orpurliD columns TJ^^'M Mel ropolitsn Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y- CYPRESS Buy direct from the mill where it grows. FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNANDINA, FLA. Large stocks. Thoroughly Beasoned. All grades, aizes and finish. Also Pecky and Poata. Full quotations on your specifications. Any quantity Prices quoted F. O. B. your city. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exciianpe April 1, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 835 Why Is It that Greenhouse owners who use Advance Ventilating Appa- ratus and Greenhouse Fittings are satisfied? It is because the material is correct in every detail and they get fair and square deals in every instance. Let us prove to you what it means to be a satisfied Advance customer. A catalog explains all. Advance Co. RICHMOIND IINDIAINA PIPE New and Second Hand All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and coupli^B and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East. We Cnt and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Fkriats. CofT«apondene« Invltod EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Inc. 30 Church St. N. Y. CITY PERFECT GREENHOUSES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER ^WHERE YOU LIVE, _ ^ p.i,.ijjiJi.irfUj..i,i.iiiiJ..M.m>T;;TnRTt..w4Bf3^.f:^ 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING ^Tipri ordprlne n|pnR«> mention Thp F]trhnne«> CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factory cost of outeiial. No akilled labor required. It la fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can b« taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bufta THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. '\''-.'n ordering. nl^HB*" m"nt1nn Tho CtoIm. npr GLASS 6 I 8 to 16 X 24, Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS When ordering, please mention The Exchange lug of Lasts A STIC A fOR GREENHOUSE GLAZING USE IT NOW Mastica is elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion and contrac- tion. Putty be- comes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed without break- other glass as occurs with harl putty, longer than putty. Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE CO., 12 W. Broadway. New York Wten orderlnp. pIpjisp m-ii'lnn Th'-> i:\-rh:nii.'.' E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. MORRISTOWN, N. J. When orderinc. iiIphsp m'-iillmi Th.- Km-Ii^uil'p Greenhouse Materials ^n'^S- IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lengths up to 32 feet MUled to any detail furniahsd. or will furoi h details and out materials reany (or erection Frank Van Accrhtf Fulton Ave., Ros« Ave. and lldHH Tdll A»inC, Ihright St.. JERSEY CITY, N. J. Whfii ordorlnc. plo/isc m'Titi.m Tho KTflin ii;:c — PIPE — Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quall(> with new threads and couplings. 14-foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to skatch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money Estabttsbed 1902 PfAFF& KENDAlLferry i foiodrr Sis., Newarli.ll. . When ordering, please mention The EichanEe Interior View of One of Our 60-Footers A Steel House That Is Different In all fairness to yourself and to us, you ought to find out about our all steel greenhouse. The wide " flat rafter " house is doomed. This sounds like a hasty, radical statement, but it is founded on fact. The wide " flat rafter " house is positively not strong enough. This has been shown by both scientific and practical tests. Our all steel houses are made of real structural members, angles, channels and " I " beams. I hear you say, " How about the shade ? " We can answer this argument to your entire satisfaction; just give us a chance. Write to us, or asl< to have our representative call. Send (or oor "Proof Book." It is brimfol of exceedingly interesting facts. Sent free upon request. JOHN G. MONINGER COMPANY CHICAGO 912 Blackhawk St. CINCI.\NATI 2.i08 Union Central BIdg. EVERYTHING FOR THE GREENHOUSE NEW YORK 806 Marbrldge Bldg When ordering, please mention The Exchange WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed t^^ Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. SONS, 1365.1379 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. ntli.ri Till- F,xr\,:,tM:o GreenhouseMateriaL"' Hot-Bed Sash I of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts — Patent V and U Gutter* Our Grade Invariably the Best. Oor Prices Rlfiht A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., CHICAGO, III. t Whrn nnlprlng. plongg m'-ntton The Rxclinngp GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mall, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Sppcjally Selected Glaaa in Grefiter New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a carload on a one day notice, and at Rock Bottom Prices, PARSHEISKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N Y, )reer'8 Peerlassi Glazing Points For Grecahouaes Drive eity aod tiae* becaoie both beveli 2te oa the same i tide. Can't twist and btexk i tbe elass is drivioe. Galvao* , Izcd and will Dot nuu No , riebuor lefu I Tbe Peerlns Glizlng Point ii patented. No other* lilce^ it. Order from your deale^ or direct ftom as. 1000,75c. postpaid, f Samples free. BEKB7 A. DREEK.I 714 Chsitnat fltr»«t\ Pblladclphlb When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange I When ordering, please mention The Exchange 856 The Florists' Exchange April 1, 1916. m m Note the strength of this special long armed purlin fitting Some Of The Little Things That Count Bij In Our Reconstructed Construction WITH the spacing of the rafters 12 feet \^ inches apart, instead of the old 8 feet 4 inches, it meant something more than merely enlarging the members sufficiently to carry the additional weight left, by reducing the number of rafters a third. If we had followed it out that way, what we had gained in lightness by decreasing the number of rafters would have more than been made up by the shade cast by the heavier members. The entire framing had to be readjusted so as to safely distribute the weight. The rafters and purlins were made some heavier, and to give an additional stiffening to the purlins we made a special long armed fitting which bolted them to the rafters. Com- pare this rugged fitting with the light little angle knees used on other constructions. Now take the ridge — the stretch from rafter to rafterj^jis a long one. Hitctiitv NEW YORK, 1170 Broadway General Offices and Factory : ELIZABETH, N. J. BOSTON, 49 Federal Street To put a heavy piece of angle or T-shaped iron under it would add a serious amount of shade. So we used the old time-tried truss of round iron which stiffens the ridge all that's necessary and makes a neat, workmanlike job. And while we are talking about the ridge, just let us call your attention to that good, husky piece of galvanized steel with which we bind the ventilating sash together. None of your thin, narrow strips held in place by too few screws. Of course, you and I both read a lot of things about greenhouse engineering. But after all is said and done, the best engineer is experience. The fact that every single one of all the iron frame green- houses that we built in the last thirty years is still standing staunch and strong, is quite the best of evidence that facts and figures— not theories — are on our side. You know we go anywhere for business, or to talk business. PHILADELPHIA. 40 S. 15th Street When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange SB t'-Ptofiai^ extftannt VOL. XLI NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, 'JJ:^,IJ4 «916 1° •WsjqfJ No. 15 The new York Flower Show Easter Fourth National Flower Show II The Florists' Exchange "A STEAM UNIT OF SUPERIOR FEATURES" THE NEW HIGH PRESSURE KROESCHELL The Kroeschell Fire and Water Tube Boiler is Designed to Obtain: I- Three (3) pass fire travel 50% longer than any tubular boiler. ^- A large storage capacity of water, afford- ing abundant heat storage energy to respond to sudden demands for increased steam supply. ^- Large steam storage space, free steum liberating surface, and dry steam. **• Thorough circulation to produce highest possible efficiency and rapid steam generating power. ^- Automatic self-cleaning, by which all scale forming material is deposited out of reach of the fire and where it can be readily removed. (Heating and Power plant owners who are forced to use bad water will appreciate the vital im- portance of this feature.) *'• Accessibility for inspection, cleaning, and repairs. 7. Perfect combustion under ordinar>- draft conditions. 8 Maximum heat absorption. 9. Absolute prevention of burnt or sagged plates. 10- A setting independent of boiler walls. 11. Freedom for expansion of all parts and equal expansion between shell and tubes so that there can be no leakage at tube ends. 12. Removal of gases at the rear. 13. Greatest possible capacity for a mini- mum of floor space. 14. Setting may be arranged for hand firing or mechanical stokers. FOR STEAM PLANTS OVER 100 HORSE POWER KROESCHELLnnaa^yaannm: BOILER^ RECENT STEAM INSTALLATIONS A. F. AMLIXG CO., MAYWOOD, ILL. We are installing for the above plant four (4) No. 92 Kroeschell Fire and Water Tube Boilers, each 300 h. p. capacity. These boilers will be set in batteries of two. J. A. BUDLONG CO., BOWMANVILLE, CHICAGO, ILL. One No. 85 Kroeschell Fire and Water Tube Boiler, 250 h. p. capacity, for their new range of 600 ft. houses. STIELOW BROS. CO., NILES CENTER, ILL. One No. 76 Kroeschell Fire and Water Tube Boiler, 125 h. p., for their new section of iron frame rose houses. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION CO., JOLIET, ILL. One No. 78 Kroeschell Fire and Water Tube Boiler, 161 h. p., for new addition. PETERS & SONS, SPOKANE, WASH. No. 48 Kroeschell Water Tube Steam Boiler for new range of vegetable houses, 250 ft. long. WOODLAWN GREENHOUSES EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. No. 46 Kroeschell Water Tube Steam Boiler for new section of rose houses. KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 468 West Erie Street CHICAGO, ILL. *«. Use This List For Your „ „ „ ""^ Easter Orders '*"' NATIONAL FLORISTS Akron. Ohio. 274 S. Main St., Flowpr Shop. Albany. N. Y.. 97 StateSt., Williar The Akron 1 C. Gloeck- '.. Anderson Anderson. S. C, 533 Marshall Ai Floral fo. Ann Arbor. Mich., Cousins & Hall. Atlantic City, N. J., 1311 Pacific Ave.. Egg Harbor Flower Shop. Auburn. N. Y., 140 S. Division St., Dobbs & Son. Baltimore. Md., 517 N. Charles St., Pierce & Co. Batavia. N. Y., L. C. Stroh & Sons. Baton Rouge, La., Roseland Terrace, The Koscland Florist. Binghamton, N. Y., 16 Court St., Suskana Flow.T .Sliop, Birminjiham, Ala., Parker's Flower Store. Bloomfield. N. J.. 23 Broad St., Rassbach, the Florist, Glenridge, Bloomfield, N. J., Rassbach, the Florist. Boulder, Colo., 1500 Arapahoe Ave., Charles F. Fawrett. Brattleboro, Vt.. 192 Canal St., C. E. Alien. Bristol. Conn., Andrew Bros. Bristol. Tenn., 114 Pennsylvania Ave.. Bristol Floral Co. Buifalo, N. Y., 304 Main St.. W. J. Palmer & Sun. Burlington, Vt.. 184 Main St., Gove, the Florist. Canton. Ohio, 306 Tuscarawa St., J. K. Cow- gill. Massillon, Canton, Ohio, .1. R. Cowgill. Charleston. S. C. 309 King St., The Arcade Floral Shop. Chicago. III.. 2223 W. Madison St., Schiller the Florist. Cincinnati, Ohio. 138 E. Fourth St., Julius Baer. Cleveland, Ohio, 1284 Euclid Ave., The Jones Russell Co. Cumberland. Md., 22 N. Liberty St., The Flower Shop. Dallas, Tex.. 1303 Main St., Lang Floral & Nursery Co. Dayton. Ohio, 112 S. Main St.. The Heiss Co. Des Moines. la., 35th & Ingersoll Sts., J. S. Wilson Floral Co. Indianola, Des Moines, la.. J. S. Wilson Floral Co. Englewood. N. J., 32 James St,, John Lange, Florist, Eric, Pa.. 15 E. 9th St., Baur Floral Co. Fargo, N. D.. 69 Broadway. Smedlev & Co. Fort Dodge, la., 10 S. 11th St., North Floral Co. Fort Worth, Tex., 507 Houston St., Drumm Seed & Floral Co. Goldsboro. N. C, Goldsboro Floral Co. Great Falls, Mont.. 1009 Fifth Ave. N., Electric City Conservatory. Greenville, Tex.. Wise Adkisson. Harrisburg, Pa.. 313 Market St., Charles L. Srhniidt. Hartford, Conn., 165 Main St., George G. McClunie. Highland Park, III., Highland Park Green- houses. Hoboken. N. J., 415 Washington St., Maurice Hendberg. 1211 N. West St, W. J. Jackson, Miss., Brown. Jersey City. N. Madden. Johnstown. Pa. J., 766 Bergen Ave., John 406 Main St., T. Malbranc. Windber, Johnstown, Pa., T, Malbranc. Lansing. Mich.. 102 Allegan St., East, Lansing Floral Co. Lawrence, Mass.. Essex St., Alfred H. Wag- hind. Lima. Ohio, 207 Market St.. Eggert N. Zetlitz, Lincoln. Neb.. 1133 O St.. C. H. Frey. Little Rock. Ark., 606 Main St., P. M. Palez. London, Ont., Canada, J. Gammage & Sons. Louisville, Ky., 550 S. 4th St., Jacob Schulz Co., Inc. Macon, Ga.. 109 Cotton Ave., Idle Hour Nurseries. Maiden, Mass., 160 Pleasant St., E, D. Kaulbaok & Son. Mankato, Minn.. The Windmiller Co. Memphis, Tenn.. Main and Union Sts., Menipliis Floral Co. Milwaukee, Wis., 441 Milwaukee St., J. M. Fox & Son. Minneapolis, Minn., 2d Ave. S. and Sth St., Ernest H. Mazey. Mitchell. S. D.. The Newburys. The above is a list of National Florists to date. Remember, there is but one National Florist in each city who gets all orders for that city. We do National advertising on your behalf — see ads in April American, theFra, various numbers of Life, Puck, etc., etc. — and we also give each of our florists free of charge an interesting ad- vertising service including copy and electrotypes. If you are responsible and will agree to give your fellow National Florists as good service as you expect to receive, we will consider your application. The best remaining cities are being rapidly taken. Mt. Vernon. N. Y.. 1 S. Fourth Ave., Samue J. Clarli. Mobile. Ala.. The Minge Floral Co. Moosup. Conn.. 34 Prospect St., J. Fred Baker. Plainfield. Moosup, Conn.. J. Fred Baker. Nashville. Tenn., 601 Church St., Joy Floral Negaunee, Mich., Negaunee Greenhouses. Ishpeming, Negaunee, Mich., Negaunee Greenhouses, Marquette. Nagaunee, Mich., Negaunee Greeiihoii-ses. New Albany. Ind.. 1601 E. Main St., John G. Bettmann & Son. New Bedford. Mass.. Allen and Ward Sts., Post & Gray. Newburyport, Mass., 47 State St., E. W. Pearson. New Castle, Pa.. Fischer & McGrath. New Hamburg, N. Y.. .\lexauder A. Laub. New Haven, Conn.. 96 College St., The Cowan-Heller Floral Co. New London, Conn.. 186 State St., G. E. Fisher, New Rochelle, N. Y.. 82 North Ave., S. J. Mariano & Son. New York. N. Y.. 220 Broadway, National Floral Corporation. Brooklyn, 220 Broadway, N. Y, National Floral Corporation. Niagara Falls. N. Y.. 526 Main St., E. A. Butler & Son. Norfolk. Va.. 233 Granby St., Blick, Florist. Oklahoma City, Okla.. 202 W. Main St., The Stiles Co. Omaha. Neb.. 1S04 Farnam St.. John H. Bath. Oneonta, N. Y., 37 Grove St.. Carr W. Peck. Pasadena, Cal., 170 E. Colorado St., Eldred's Flower Shop. Paterson, N. J., Edward Sceery. Passaic. N. J., Edward Sceery. Pittsburgh, Pa.. Keenan Bldg., A. W. Smith Co. Pittsfield. Mass.. 40 Fenn St., The Flower Shop. Port Arthur. Tex., Griffing Brothers. Poughkeepsie. N. Y.. 286 Main St., The Saltford Flower Shop. Providence. R. I.. T. J. Johnston & Co. Pueblo. Colo.. 51S N. Main St., Colonial Flower Shop. Punxsutawney, Pa., Crissman Greenhouse Co. Ouincy, 111., 126 N. Sixth St., F. Wm. Hecken- kaiiip, Jr. Rochester. Minn., Rochester Floral Co. Rochester, N. Y., SS Main St., E., H. E. WU- son. Redding, Cal., John Scragg. St. Joseph, Mo., 6th and Frances Sts., Stuppy Floral Co. St. Louis, Mo., 4326 Olive St., Fred C. Weber. St. Paul. Minn.. 20 West Sth St., Holm & Olson, St. Peter. Minn., Emil Samuelson, Florist. Salt Lake City. Utah, 39 S. Main St., C. Cramer. San Antonio. Tex., 2122 W. Travis St.. Ed- waril Green. Santa Barbara, Cal., 823 State St., Southern California Nursery & F|oral Co. Shreveport, La., 519 Common St., Miss D. E. Ruch. Stamford, Conn., The Stamford Seed & Nursery Co. Steubenville, Ohio, 173 N. Fourth St., Hus- (Toft's Flower Shop. Suffern. N. Y., Ernest Ward. Tampa. Fla.. 408 Tampa St., Knull Floral Co. Taunton. Mass.. 4 Main St., Harold R. Hall. Toledo, Ohio, 414 Madison St., Metz & Bateman. Topeka. Kan.. 819 Kansas Ave., James S. Haves. Utica, N. Y.. 59 Cornelia St.. C. F. Baker & Son. Waltham, Mass., M. T. Ruane. Waukesha. Wis., Carpenter PI. and Broadway Andrew Butchart. Wheeling. W. Va.. 1212 Market St.. Virginia Flower Shop. Wichita. Kan., 145 N. Main St.. Charles P. Mueller. Wilmington, N. C, 202 Orange St., Mrs. L. P. Fowler. Wilson, N. C, Geo. J. Starr. Worcester, Mass., 13 Pleasant St., Randall's Flower Shop. Yonkers. N. Y., 36 S. Broadway. John Cullen. The Hollywood Florist. Youngstown, Ohio, 29 West Wood St., Harry C. Walther. Ndtional floral Corporation Executive Offices 220 BROADWAY^ N. Y. CITY When- ordering, please mention The Exchange Wheal ordering, please mention The Exchange Vol. XLI. No. 15 NEW YORK ^'fTea^Tl^^iVeVur' AND CHICAGO ^Z\^^Zu. APRIL 8. I9I6 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is exceptionally fine. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in. S6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissitna compacta. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS, Dwarf Boston. 8-in., S12.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. Extra fine, large specimens. lo-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants, sJ^-in. pots, $15.00 per 100; 2j^-in., $3.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 2j^-in. $4.00 per 100. LILIUM GIGANTEUM 9 to lo-in. bulbs, 200 to the case, $20.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TAHRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NEW YORK When ordering, please mention Tbe ExcbaDRe BULBS Giganteum - - | 7-9 Case 300 J20.00 9-10 Case 200 20.00 CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 5-7 $1-50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000 7-9 3.00 per 100, 27.50 per 1000 All less 3% discount for cash tvitb order. Cemetery or Lawn Cut Fiowep Vases White or Green Enameled (Peterson Patent) Theae will give perfect satisfaction to your customers. Made in two sizes at the following prices: No. 1, per dozen. $2.00; per 100, S15.00} T«coin«„^-. . No. 2, per dozen. 1.60; per 100, 12.00 / ^^^ ^^ P^*^ "^^^^ Let us send you a trial order and convince you of their superiority. We are sole owners of patent. Carried by all the leading florists' supply houses in the country. WM. F. KASTING CO., Whep orderloK. plfta«> Mention 'Hie Eicbuniie 383-387 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. T^JM^M^^MM^^MMSMiS^^SM^sM^KS^^-M^sM^SM^j^ I Was Talking With a Fellow who grew "'Mum cuttings " that he sold at half price. He said, "That is all easy money and all profit, for you see, I do it all nights and Sundays." Very sad to hear all the talk about competing with the cheap labor of Europe when we have that to face at home; but he is welcome to the job. We pay our men living wages. We work six dciys per week. We grow plants to sell at a fair and honest profit. We guarantee our output and he doesn't ; we have the trade and he hasn't; but I think we deserve don't you? A..N.PIERSON INC. O^pMWELL Conk CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 887. Petunias Double and Single Fringed, in Mixed Colors, selected from the finest strains: 2-in. $2.00 per 100, S18.50 per lOOO; 3-in. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 AGERATUM. Si.^ varieties $2.00 $18.50 $3.00 $26.00 AJLTERNANTHERA 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 ALYSSUM 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 BEGONIA Gloire de Chatelaine 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA)! Luminosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18,50 3.00 25.00 CANNA. Good vaiieties 3.00 25.00 CANNA, King Humbert 4 00 30.00 COLEUS 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 FUCHSIAS. In varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 GERANIUM. Standard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and Chieftain 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 LANTANA. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PARLOR IVY •. . . 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 SALVIA Bon&re and Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 SENECIO Argenteus and Dusty MiUer 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA. White and Pink 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 VERBENAS. Separate colors 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 VINCA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 Cash with order. R.VINCENT. Jr. 6. SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND Wlicni ordering, plense mi'ntlon Tbe Esclinnpe CLASSIFIED Pages 896 to 901 -^a 858 The Florists' Exchange •••••••••••••••••••••••••*)f I SHEEP MANURE * 200 lbs • I WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK ^ We are in possession of fresh car Ton $27.00 H ton $7.50 100 lbs. 11.50 GROUND BONE $5.00 Ton $42.00 • • • • • * * 4t SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters QUEEN OF THE MARKET The best extra early variety; large, double flowers, on long stems, in colore: Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White, Trade packet 20c., ounce 75c. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN, PRIMULAS, irom our own Cold Storage Plant. LILY OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List mailed on application. fOmjISKE, RAWSON CO., nesee<^ store faneujl Hall Square, Boston MEYER's'^B RAND FORMOSUMS— GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUiMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK \VE BOOK NONA/ nRr>l7RQ for delivery thu Spring or nert Fall, for the full line of Florists' Forcini V-»iXl^X-«rVk3 Bulbs and Planu; such as LILIES, FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS. GLADIOLUS, CANNAS, DAHLIAS, ROSES, PALMS, AZALEAS, RHODODBNDRONsI BUXUS, Btc, Etc. Let us appraise your waata. AUSU5T ROLKER & SONS, ^' ^\^?'-^\o,^Tb?^^'^ NEW YORK CYCAS REVOLUTA STEMS (SAGO PALMS) Strong and healthy bulbs, size 3-o to 6 lbs. 25 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $9.00, 300 lbs. $25.00, 500 lbs. $40.00. BEGONIAS TUBEROUS ROOTED Single varieties in colors, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Double varieties in colors. $4.00 per 100. Send for Special Flower Seed Cat f gue THE MOORE SEED CO. 125 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. tU'iiug. please mtMitinn The Excliange Watch for our Trade Mark ^ stamped on every brick of Lambert's ^ Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample ^_^^ brick, with illustrated book, mailed ^^-"'^^^^'"'■•y^ postpaid by manufacturers upon ^^^'Z^,^ receipt of 40 cents in postage. TrT^ar. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PALL, MINN. Wbmi orderins. please mention The ExehanKe CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephant's Ears) pe^ioo 7- 9 inch bulbs $3.00 9-11 inch bulbs 6.00 11-12 inch bulbs 10.00 Cash with order WEEBER & DON SeediMerchants and Growers 114 CHAMBtRS STREET. NE^V YORK My 8-Year-OM Asparagus Roots Produce Asparagus in May and June of This Year It requires 3 years to produce your crop from 2- year-old roots, whioe my S-year roots will produce ASPARAGUS 2 months after planting outdoors. 3.5 orders sent out April 1, Also RHUBARB, HORSE RADISH, 2 and 3-year ASPARAGUS ROOTS, WITLOOF and PINK CHICORY ROOTS, for immediate outdoor efteot. FRENCH GLOBE ARTICHOKE and GINSENG ROOTS. EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS. Send for novel list. FIG TREES, SEA KALE ROOTS, VEGETABLE PLANTS. WARREN SHINN, Original Root SpeciaUsI, Woodbury, N. J. Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc., for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADELPHIA W'hi^n orilprinp. iileii.se ni''iitliiii 'I'hi- Ksrliini>;f OUR MOTTOj "THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS* Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips dNION SETS When ordtrlne. pIpbhp ni'^ntlnn Tht* Fxrhflngp TUBEROSES Dwarf Double Pearl i^ to 6 inches, SS.50 per 1000 J. M. THORBURN & CO. S3 Barclay St.. through la 54 Park Place NEW YORK We offer the best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, IJ^-in- and up. Pink Augusta, our speoi,il White and Light Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensis, fine bulbs. De Lamarck, $8.00 per 1000. ,' America, first size, $7.00 per 1000; second "v size, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Ro\vehl & Granz HIcksville, L. I.. N. Y. VVliPTi ordprlne. dIphh tit*nTlhfinfn Steele's Pansy Gardens Portland, Oregon Offer an immense stock of MASTO- DON Mised, Private Stock seedlings. Large, 1000, $5.00 ; 5000, $20.00. Stocky, transplanted, 100, 1.00; 1000, $8.00. Both in bud. New catalog. Seed Prices. MASTODON Mixed. Vs oz., 75c.; oz., $5.00. Mixed, Private Stock. % oz., $1.00; oz., $7.00. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The L D.Waller Seed Co. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA mu PEA and NASTURTIUM SPECIALISTS Cortespondenoe Solioited Wlien orderlnc. please mention The ExcbBDct SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side) When orderliiR, please mention Tlie KxcIihoko GARDEN SEED BEET. CARROT. PARSNIP. RADISH and GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other items of tlie short crop of thia past season, as well as a full line of Garden seeds, will be quoted you upon applii-atinn to S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS 2 Dey St, NEW YORK, and ORANGE, CONN. When ordering, please mention The Exchange April 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 859 AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCImTIOh Prefldent, John M. Lupton, Mattituck, N. \ • first vice-president, Kirby B. White. Detroit. Mich.; second vice-president, F. W. Bolgiano. Waihington, D. C; Becxetary-treasurer. C- E. Kbndbl, 3010 Ontario St., Cleveland, O.; assistant secretary, S. F. VVillard. Jr.. Cleveland. O. Neit convention. Chicago. June 20 to 33. 1916. Lifting Railroad Embargoes on Freight Curtis Nye Smitli, couusfl for tlie Seoil and Nursery Trade Associations, had ou Ai)ril 3 a coufereuee with the railroad officials of the New York Central and New Haven Railroads and also with the Kastern Freight Accumulation Confer- ence concerning the lifting of embargoes on seeds and nursery stock. As our readers were heretofore advised, the New Haven embargo on seeds was lifted March 1 and on March 'J.^ a per- manent order against embargo on seeds was made. On the same road, on March i»l, the embargo on nursery stock was lifted. The New York Central lines and Bos- ton & Albany have lifted embargoes on seeds and nursery stock. The Boston & Maine also has no em- bargo on seeds or nursery stock. The Pennsylvania has co-operated in the lift- ing of embargoes. It is of the gi-eatest importance that seeds and nursery stock shall go forward promptly as the planting season is at hand. The railroad otficials have shown an earnest desire to assist in this move- ment. If any seedsmen or nurserymen find any delay in shipments, telegraph complaints at once to the vice-president in charge of traffic of the railroad c<»m- idained of. with copies to Mr. Smith. I'J (.'ongress st., Boston, Mass. The New Jersey Seed Law Assembly Bill No. 34, introduced by Mr. Emmor Roberts, member for Moores- town, has now' become a law. It passed the Assembly after consider- able delay, by a large majority, was rushed through the Senate, and approved by the Governor March 20, 1916. The seedsmen received scant considera- tion by the framers of the bill. They were never consulted about it, received no notice of its intended introduction ;ind would have been left in the lurch en- tirely but for the vigilance of the counsel fnr the American Seed Trade Ass'u. lOven at that it had passed the second reading in the House and was being railroaded to its third reading before the seedsmen could be granted a hearing. On Feb. 8 a delegation of seedsmen appeared before the Agricultural Com- mission and stated objections very fully, as reported in The Florists' Exchange of Feb. 19. It is only fair to say that when the commission found the opposi- tion of the seedsmen was so serious they halted and made some slight amend- ments but these were of minor impor- tance. The seedsmen wanted vegetable seeds to be eliminated altogether as there were so many varieties that were indis- tinguishable in their appearance in the grain. It is different with agricultural sp4>ds because nearly all of the grasses and Clovers and other farm seeds have their individual characteristics as to shape, color, etc.. by which you can tell by examination whether they are botani- cally true or not. but in the case of vegetable seeds the exceptions are rare when this can be done. At a later conference the framers of the bill promised that it would apply, in all cases, only to seeds that were dis- tinguishable in the grain, but when th-e "second official copy reprint with further amendments'* appeared it was found that in this respect they went back on their word, as regards vegetable se^ds. but allowed it to remain as regards agricul- tural seeds and mixtures of the seeds of two or more species of Grasses, or of Clovers, or of both. At this conference it was also promised that before all references to percentages WORLDS BEST FLOWER SEED FOR THE FLORIST New Giant Waved or Spencer SWm PEAS Tlicrc is no other llower that ranks greater in importance to tiie (lorist than Sweet Peas. Since the introduction of Countess Spencer some years ago they have steadily grown in favor. The florist may obtain any of his favorite colors of the Grandiflora type in the Spencers. Flowers gigantic in size (often 2 inches in diameter), stems stiff, 12 to 15 inches long; the foliage and (lower extraordinary in appearance. WHITE White Spencer. Clear white. Oi. a lb. Lb. A variety that the florist should grow. Much superior to any of the Grandiflora varieties $0.15 $0.50 $1.75 Etta Dyke. Pure white 15 .50 1.75 PINK Countess Spencer. The origi- nal giant-flowered pink Spen- cer Elfrida Pearson. Beautiful pale pink Spencer 25 Florence Morse Spencer. Distinct shade of blush pink. .20 George Herbert Spencer. Rosy pink 20 Hercules. A glorified Coun- tess Spencer 40 Lovely Spencer. Standard light blush pink ; wings hght pink, suffused soft blush . . . Mrs. Routzahn Spencer. Blush pink, shading to apri- cot; grand variety 20 .15 .50 1.75 .75 2.50 .60 2.00 .60 2.00 1.50 5.00 20 .00 2.00 CRIMSON AND SCARLET King Edward Spencer. A most popular Oz. 14 lb. Lb. variety; bright crimson $0.15 $0.50 $1.75 Vermilion Brilliant. Considered the most brUIiant scarlet 35 1.25 4.00 LAVENDER Asta Ohn Spencer. The best lavender for the florist 15 .50 1.75 Florence Nightingale. Rosy lavender; splendid large flowers 20 .60 2.00 ORANGE AND SALMON Helen Lewis Spencer. Best of the orange pinks 20 Thomas Stevenson. Darker and deeper than Helen Lewis .35 Stirling Stent. Glorious deep salmon 35 BICOLOR Blanche Ferry Spencer. A splendid bicolor; standard pink, wings white 15 Mrs. Cuthbertson. One of the finest bicolors. Standard rose pink, white wings 25 BLUE AND PURPLE Margaret Madison. Clear azure blue 30 Captain of Blues Spencer. Bright purple .20 Wedgwood. Bright silvery blue 60 YELLOW Primrose Spencer. Best yeUow Spencer to date 20 .60 2.00 .60 2.00 1.25 4.00 1.25 4.00 .50 1.75 .75 2.50 1.00 .60 2.00 3.00 2.00 .60 2.00 MAROON (Jthello Spencer. Rich, velvety maroon. Fine, large flowers of splendid form 20 .60 2.00 S. & W. CO.'S SPENCER MIXTIRE SWEET PEAS A mixture carefully proportioned of all the beat and most distinct varieties. Uz., 15c; H-lb.. 50c; lb., $1.50 FERN BALLS. A few hundred left, S3.50 per dozen, $25.00 per 100. Wholesale Seed Catalogue free on request STUMPP & WALTER CO., ^«-^s^,reeT'"' New 1 ork of purity, percentages of germination, percentages by wciglit or number', etc.. the word "approximate" would be in- serted, but when the reprint appealed this was entirely ignored. The scope or meaning of the word "approximate" was even defined at their suggestion, but tluit also was changed. A\Tien the bill was presented for third reading to the Mouse and later to the Senate, it was stated that the bill had been amended so as to satisfy all parties concerned. This was not done. The leading features of this new law are : First, all field seeds in lots of 10 lbs. or more must have a label bearing the commonl.v accepted name of such agricul- tural seed. If the name of a special va- riety or strain it must be the true name of such. The percentage by weight of purity. The percentage of Germination and the date of the test. Second, all mixtures of grasses (includ- ing lawn, hay, pasture, etc.) olfered for •sale in any-sized package must state im the label that it is a mij-turc, also the commonly accepted names of such in- dividual grasses and Clovers as are dis- tinguishable in their appearance, when they exceed 4 per cent, of the total weight f»f the mixture. Tliird, all vegetable seeds in lots of 1 lb. and up must have a label giving the name of the vegetable seed ; the percent- age of germination and the date of the test ; the percentage by weight of inert matter if in excess of 5 per cent, of the total. Fourth, the full name and address of the vendor or agent must be on every kind of seed package or label. Fifth, and last, but by no means least. "The statements of percentage or (pian- tity as required in this act shall be based upon a test or analysis conducted by the vendor or his agents, provided that such test or analysis made by the vendor shall conform to the reason.'! ble regulations or methods of testinp adopted or used by the Association of Ofhcial Seed Anal.vsts or the United States Dept. of Agriculture." This sounds as if it would be necessary to have a scientific seed analyst on the staff of every seed store in the State of New Jersey. And as to the powers of the Board of Managers of the N. J. Agricultural Ex- periment Station, The State Seed Ana- lyst and other agents, their word simply goes and any certificate bearing the of- ficial seal of the State Seed Analyst 860 The Florists' Exchange Bulbs for Florists and Seedsmen GLADIOLUS BEGONIAS Grown in the U. S. by Vaughan's Seed Store 100 1000 AMERICA. Extra, 2M to S-in., thick, heavy bulbs $15.00 AUGUSTA. Extra, big ones like above 15.00 America. 1st size $1.25 10.00 Augusta. 1st size 1.25 10.00 Cliicago White. 1st size. 3.00 25.00 Mrs. Francis King. 1st size 1.25 10.00 Princeps. 1st size 2.50 22.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton. 1st size 9.00 85.00 Niagara. 1st size 4.50 40.00 Panama. 1st size 4.00 35.00 Primulinus Sunbeam. 1st size 18.00 Baron J. Hulot (Dutch Grown) 2.50 20.00 Velvet King. 1st size. . . 3.00 25.00 Hyde Park. 1st size 5.00 45.00 Vaughan's XXX Florist Mixture. 1st size 1.75 15.00 Extra Fine Mixed. Ist size 2.00 18.00 Good Mixed. Istsi^... 1.00 8.50 And all other Leaders Write for Quantity Prices. Tuberous Booted GrowB from the finest large-flowering strains. NOTE REDUCED PRICES. Doz. 100 1000 SINGLE SORTS. white, scarlet, yel- low, pink, orange, sahnon 50c. $3.00 $25.00 SINGLE MIXED. 40c. 2.50 20.00 DOUBLE NAMED, White, scarlet, yel- low, pink, orange, salmon 50c. 3.50 28.00 DOUBLE MIXED 40c. 3.25 25.00 CALADIUM Esculentum 100 1000 5- 7 mches $1.75 $15.00 7- 9 inches 3.50 30.00 9-11 inches 6.00 55.00 11-12 inches 9.50 85.00 12 inches and up 14.00 125.00 CALADIUM, Fancy-Leaved, choice named, very fine, 25 for $3.50. True Dwarf Pearl Per 1000 First Size, 4-6 inches $10.00 Medium Size, 3-4 inches 5.00 Mammoth Size, 15.00 TUBEROSES DAHLIAS, P/IONIAS, CANNAS, for the Counter Trade CHICAGO VAIGHAN'S SEED STORE new york When ordering. plPiise mt^titlon The E)xchnnge CANNAS Strong 2- and 3-eye divisions, freshly divided from clumps same day shipped ; far superior to stored divisions. Unless noted, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Alphonse Bouvier Black Prince Egandale Eldorado, large-flow- ered, yellow. Feuermeer Garam, $4.00 per 100 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., "^"Hf,??',}'^" Hungaria Indiana Italia Julius Koch Koros, $6.00 per 100 Lotiislana, S4.00 per 100 Mepblsto Mrs. Geo. A. Strohlein Mrs. Karl Kelsey Mrs. Kate Deemer, $4.00 per 100. New Chicago Prince Wied Prof. Rombert When, ordering, plense ro'-ntlon The Excliiinge DAHLIAS Stillman The Dahlia Specialist Will be at his usual place at the Flower Show with hia Special Flower Show Collections of DAHLIAS; also a few of his Wonderful, Original NEW DAHLIAS, exhibited at the New York Show last September, The beautiful cut-flower Dahlia, Mad. J. Colssard, special Flower Show price: 50o. each, 3 for $1.00. Sold by others at $1.00 each. DAHLIA SPECIALIST Westerly, R. I., Box Ex-6 GEORGE L. STIILMAN \A'ln^n nrtlpriiig. please mi-ntion The Exfluiu^e XXX SBBD» ALYSSUM Snowball. The only true dwarf. 20c. CHINESE PRIMROSE. Finest grown; single and double mixed, 650 seeds $1.00; H pkt. 50c. PRIMULA KEWENSIS. New dwarl yellow. 20c. PRIMULA Malacoides. New giant baby. 20o. CINERARIA. Large dwarf; 1000 seeds 50c. SALVIA Bonfire, 20c. SMILAX. 20c. SNAPDRAGON. Giant white, pink or mixed, 20c. PANSY, Giants Mixed. Fine, critically selected. 6,000 seeds 11.00; 14 pkt. 50c.; oz. $3.00. XXX STOCK 2-iiich PETUNIAS, California Giant. S2.00per 100 PETUNIAS, Blue Jacket. New, blue. $3. per 100 LOBELIAS. New dwarf, single blue. $2.00 per 100. JERUSALEM CHERRY, Fra Diavolo and Melvlnll, IJic. ROOSEVELT FERNS, Strong. 4 in. ISc. Cash. Liberal extras. JOHN F. RUPP.Shiremanstown, Pa. When orderlne. please mention The Excbunse GLADIOLUS Extra large well cured bulbs. America, Augusta, Brenclileyen- sis, Mrs. Francis King and Barclay Mixture. $14.00 per 1000. Hallejr, Princeps, Baron J. Hnlot. $15.00 per 1000. We are now receiving large shipments of ROSE BUSHES, RHODODEX- DRONS, BOXW^OODS, EVER- GREENS, JAPAN MAPLES. VINES, PERENNIALS, FRUIT TREES, etc. Write for Price List. The Barclay Nursery " ^''pTp*'" 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway, NEW YORK. Telephone, CortUndt 1815 When nrdertne plenpe m"nfl..n Th.> F^gphl^ngp BRAZILIAN PALM SEEDS Orchids Dracaenas Caladiums Apply to TH. MOSER LIETZE Box 644 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Panama Canna Antoine Wintzer's Most Distinctive Creation !fi ANTOINE WINTZER has prob- ably done more than any other man in America to make the Canna a thing of wondrous beauty. For nineteen years he has hybridized and experimented to improve the type, with a genius arid patience almost be- yond understanding. In the Panama, the Canna Wizard has produced a type that marks an epoch in his years of painstaking en- deavor. He counts it among the most worthy of his " Canna children," The Panama is uniquely different from other Cannas. It is more strik- ingly beautiful, more thoroughly charm- ing in its gorgeous colorings. The Panama is of a decidedly distinct and individual type — a type that is destined to be popular with Canna lovers. The coloring of this handsome Canna is truly unusual, being an attractive rich orange red, with a well defined edge of bright golden yellow. The flowers are very large, with petals that are almost round and as broad as they are long; and with an immense spread of individu- al blooms. No one who has seen this splendid Canna in bloom is inclined to wonder at the sweeping recognition it has re- ceived at the leading Horticultural p rize-winning events. Panama Canna Prices: 25c. each. $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. Send your order now. Shipments will be made at your pleasure. Send for complete list of all our Cannas THE CONARD & JONES CO. Swas-teeka Brand Cannas WEST GROVE, PA. Hi Ifi }^ m Wlien i.nlf mi'iitiiin Tbf K.xcliMiitre 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds Onion Sets. Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedl^ee Tomato Seeds ^BALTIMORE, MD. ird<:Ting. pleiiso iitiuii Thi' ExclKiiiKP "rules the roost," in any court before which any suit or action may be pending. How Governor Fielder ever signed this bill in New Jersey passes understanding when Governor Hughes vetoed a less harmful and perhaps a less constitutional bill in the State of New York. This law goes into effect Nov. 1, 1916. Imports When ordering, please mention The Excluiuge March 27. — S. S. Taormina — A. Dickin- son & Co., 1625 bags seed; A. Rousset, 333 bags seed. March 28 — S. S. Fin- land— A. Murphy & Co., 3 cases Rose trees. March 29 — S. S. Rochambeau — G, W. Sheldon & Co.. 3 cases plants; F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 15 cases plants; Maltus & Ware, S cases plants; A. Baldwin & Co., 5 cases plants; H. F. Darrow. 7 cases plants; A. Rolker & Sons, 1 case. plants; R. J. Keller, 5 csks. seed; T. D. Downing & Co.. 13 cases plants; Maltus & Ware, 19 cases plants; McHutchison & Co.. 74 cases plants; F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 25 cases plants. S. S. Tuscanla — R. F. Lang, 1 case Rose trees; A. Murphy & Co., 3 cases trees. S. S. Cheltonian — H. F. Darrow & Co., 3 cases plants. S. S. Minnehaha — R. T. Downing & Co., 25 pkgs. Iris roots, etc.; A. H. Ringk & Co.. 11 cases roots, etc.; F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 4 pkgs. seed, 8 pkgs. live plants; R. J. Godwin's Sons. 3 bags seed; Maltus & Ware, 12 bags seed: Bobbink & Atkins, 3 cases trees. March 31 — S. S. Oscar II — F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 1 pkg. plants. S. S. Taxendrier — G. W. Sheldon & Co., 400 bis. Clover seed. S. S. Andania — J, R. Marquette, 68 bags Poppy seed, 4 bags Cumin seed. S. S. Ardgarroch — Nungesser-Dickinson Seed Co., 100 bags seed. S. S. Veendyk — Lunhani & Moore. 66 bis. seed; J. C. Murray & Co.. 196 bags seed; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 51 pkgs. plants, etc.: MacNiff Hort. Co., 89 pkgs. shrubs, etc.: F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 8 cases plants; Maltus & Ware. 134 pkgs. trees, etc.; R. F. Lang, 9 cases plants, etc.; Gray Bros., 11 cases bulbs, etc.; L. D. Cros- mond & Co., 6 cases trees, etc.; McHut- chison & Co., 19 cases trees, etc.; C. F. Smith, 4 cases trees, etc.; J. W. Hampton. Jr. & Co., 14 cases trees, etc.; Julius Roehrs Co., 212 cases trees; Lunham & Moore, 1 case shrubs. 13 pkgs. seed, etc.; F. R. Pierson Co., 7 cases trees, etc.; C. P. Smith, 34 cases shrubs; A. T. Bod- dington Co., 6 cases bulbs; Bernard Judae & Co., 13 cases shrubs; Wadley & Smythe, 249 cases shrubs, etc.; O. G. Hempstead & Son, 10 cases shrubs, etc.; H. Langeler, 27 cases bulbs, 7 cases plants; Osterman & Sons, 141 cases plants, etc.; C. F. Smith, 11 cases shrubs; C. H. Wyman & Co., 41 cases bulbs; McHutchison & Co., 41 cases bulbs, 240 cases trees, etc.; Redden & Martin, 22 cases trees, etc.; P. Ouwerkerk, 157 cases plants; MacNiff Hort. Co.. 180 cases trees, etc.; C. B. Richard & Co., 372 pkgs. trees, etc.; Maltus & Ware, 408 cases bulbs, etc., 245 cases shrubs, etc, 12 cases plants, 140 cases trees, etc. ; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 356 cases shrubs, 146 cases bulbs, etc., 14 case plants; R. F. Lang & Co., 76 cases bulbs, etc.; Stumpp & Walter Co., 47 cases plants, etc. April 3 — S. S. Ber- mudian — F. B. Vandegrift & Co.. 1 case palms leaves. S. S. Kroonland — Nun- gesser-Dickinson Seed Co., 1 bag seed. New York Seed Trade The leading features in the seed trade and auction business this week are the waiting crowds at the counters of the seed stores and the large number of pros- pective buyers filling the chairs in the auction rooms. In short, business in every department of the stores above men- tioned is more active than it has been at any previous time this year, and the height of the business season is evidently close at hand. Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay st., this week is daily crowded with buyers. Seeds are moving freely, the demand for Summer flowering bulbs and roots of all kinds is very large, and the wholesale as well as the retail end of the business is booming. J. C. Vaughan is in town, hav- ing come East to attend the National Flower Show in Philadelphia last week, and with the expectation of also attend- ing the International show in New York City this week. Stumpp & Walter Co., 30-32 Barclay St., is making an exhibit this week at the International Flower _ Show in this city, a report of which will be found in the usual column of trade exhibits. This company is offering Spencer or new Giant Waved Sweet Peas in several choice and standard varieties. Counter trade is un- usually active, and in small nursery stock there is a large demand for Rose bushes. The NacNiff Horticultural Co., 52-56 Vesey st., is continuing its bi-weekly mammoth auction sales of Holland nur- sery stock, bulbs, etc., at its auction rooms at 52-56 Vesey st. The attendance at these shows is very large, and stock is moving freely. The retail plant de- partment is also busy, and the counters April 8, 191C. The Florists' Exchange 861 Caladiums, Cannas, Gladiolus CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephant's Ear) Doz. 100 1000 6 Ui Sio. inoiroumferenco, 200inacase. $0.25 $2.25 $20.00 Sto lOin.inoiroumference, lOOin acase 50 3.50 30.00 10 to 12 in. in circumference, T.'dnacaae 75 5.50 50.00 12 to 13 in. in circumference, 50 in a case - 1.00 8.00 75 00 Monsters, measuring 13 in. and upward in otrumference, 25 in a case 1.50 12.00 FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS Excellent for window display and for window boxes sliiuied from the sun Doi. 100 Brazilian Collection of 12 Varieties $1.50 $12.00 Mixed Brazilian Varieties 1.25 10.00 Red-Flowering, Green Foliage Cannas Doz. \. Bouvler. 5 ft. Dark crimson $0 25 Beaute Poitevlne. 33^ ft. Dark crimson 40 Black Prince. 3 to 4 ft. Dark velvety maroon. .40 Brandywine. 4H ft- Deep crimson, bronse foliagG 40 Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crimson. . . .25 Cherokee. 4 ft. Intense, deep rich maroon. . 25 David Harum. 3J^ ft. Vermilion, bronze foliage 40 Duke of Marlboro. 4H ft. Dark crimson.. .25 Furst Bismarck. 4 ft. Rich scarlet crimson . .25 J. D. Elsele. 5 ft. Brilliant vermilion scarlet. .40 Kinii Humbert. Sold out. Louisiana. 7 ft. Vivid scarlet 26 Mephlsto. 3Hft. The darkest crimson 25 Meteor. 4 ft. Deep crimson 2.50 MusafoUa. 6 ft. Green leaves for foli- age e£fect only 26 Tarry town. ZH ft. Crimson 30 Pink-Flowering Cannas Louise. 5 ft. Rose. Some- what similar to Mile. Herat 30 2.00 17.60 MUe. Herat. 4H ft. Rose carmine 30 2.00 17.50 Bronze-Leaved, Red-Flower- 100 1000 $1.65 $16.00 2.75 25.00 2.75 25.00 2.75 1.65 1.35 25.00 15.00 12.00 2.75 1.60 1.50 2.25 25.00 14.00 14.00 20.00 1.50 14.00 1.36 12.00 18.00 175.00 1.50 14.00 2.00 17.50 Gold Edge Cannaa Doz. 100 1000 AUemanala. 4 t« 5 ft. Qreen foliage; scarlet and yellow $0 25 $1.36 $12.00 America. 5 ft. Crimson, wids and irregular gold edge .26 1.35 12.00 General Merkel. 4 ft. Searlet, suffused with orange, base and edge of flower marbled with golden yellow. . .26 1.86 16 00 Gladlo-Flora. 3H-ft. Crimson, changing to carmine rose, with edge ofgold . .40 3.75 26.00 .26 1.50 14 00 ing Cannas Egandale 4 ft. Currant red 35 2.26 20 00 Kln£ Humbert. 6 ft Or- ange scarlet 30 2.00 17.50 Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy foliage 25 1.65 15.00 Italia. 4H ft. Green foliage. Red, bordered yellow. . Jean Tlssot. 5 ft. Intense, brilliant vermilion, with bri(tht orange shadings 40 2.76 25 00 Mad. Crozy. 6H ft. Vermilion, gold border 35 2.25 20.00 Cannas, Yellow Shades Austria. 6 ft. Pure canary yellow 26 1 50 14.00 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Yellow, spotted orinuon. . 25 1.65 15.00 Gustav Gumpper. 4 ft. Claar chrome yellow l.OQ 8.00 76.00 Johanna Kanzlelter. 3H to 4 ft. Light unber y*l- low, changing to creamy whit« 20 1.50 14.00 Richard Wallace. 4H ft. Canary ysUow, green fo* Uage 26 1 .60 14.00 Cannas, Orange Shades Indiana. 3 to 4 ft Color golden orange, daintily marked and striped with red 25 1.35 12 00 Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orange colored 26 1.60 14.00 Cannas, White and Cream Shades Alsace 3H 't Creamy white Mont Blanc Imp. 3H ft Almost a pure white GLADIOLUS .36 2 28 20 00 55 3.75 35 00 100 1000 America. Fleah pink. l>i in. and up $1.25 $10.00 America, II Size. Just as good as the large bulbs for outdoor planting 1 .00 8.00 Mrs. Francis King. The best scarlet for florists. 1.00 8 00 Augusta. White, purple throat 1.25 12.00 White and Light, Mixed 1.25 12.00 American Hybrids, Mixed 1.00 9.00 GroO's Hybrids. XXX. Extra selected 1.75 16.00 First size, XX. Very Bne mixture 1.25 12.00 100 1000 Striped and Variegated $2.25 $21 50 Pink and Rose Shades 1.75 16.00 Orange and Yellow Shades 3.50 32.00 Scarlet and Red Shades 1.50 14.00 Lemoine's Hybrids 1.50 14.00 Childsil. Dark shades; first quality, mixed 1.75 16.00 ChildsU. Light shades; first quality, mixed 2.50 22.50 For fuller description of Cannas, also Caladiums, Begonias and other Spring Bulbs, send for Wholesale Catalogue ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., inc., Seedsmen 128 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK When orderlnr. please mention Hie Excnonxe of the seed department are daily thronged with buyers. S. D. Woodruff & Sons, 80-82 Dey St., report a rush of business which almost carried this well known firm off its feet. They are shipping out from 1700 to 2000 packages per day in their wholesale busi- ness, exclusive of the carload lots which they are sending out. The wholesale counter trade is also active. Prices of Potatoes continue to be firm, with a prob- ability of a further rise. White Onion sets are practically out of the market, and the demand for red and yellow sets is very strong. Wecber & Don, 114 Chambers st.. are exceedingly busy taking care of the al- ready heavy and rapidly increasing counter trade. Mail orders are also com- ing in in large numbers. Sweet Peas are meeting with a heavy demand and their English and Scotch Roses are mov- ing well. At Arthur T. Boddington Co.. Inc. 128 Chambers St.. the better weather is bringing a heavier counter trade than in any preceding year. Several of the em- ployees are busy preparing the Sweet Peas and Pansies for the exhibition of this company at the International Flower Show, a note of which will be made in the trade exhibit report this week. At ,T. JI. Thorburn & Co.. r,:\ llar.la.v St., a big wholesale trade in vegetable and flower seeds is reported, and retail counter and mail trade is also very active. Large shipments of flower seeds arrived from Europe this week. Among other things this firm have in their exhibit at the flower show this week several new Tulips of remarkable beauty. Harry A. Bunyard Co., Inc., 40 W. 28th St., reports that Spring trade is beginning to be brisk, both counter and mail. This company has received another large shipment of fine Caladium and Tuberose bulbs and Canna roots. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. re- turned from the National Flower Show at Philadelphia 'during the first days of this week, having booked much good busi- ness. He and Mr. Cahill will both meet their friends at the International Flower Show in New York City this week. Burnett Bros., 98 Chambers St., report that business in all departments is far exceeding that of any previous year. This store is quite a rendezvous for private gardeners this week. The Rose bushes which recently arrived from Holland are reported to be in excellent condition, and to be meeting with a large demand. At Peter Henderson & Co., 35-37 Cort- landt St., during the closing days of last week and the early days of this week, the main floor and salesroom of the store was fairly black with customers, which of course means that counter trade is ex- ceedingly brisk. The display of growing vegetables in the show windows of this store attract a continual crowd of pass- ersby. Maurice Fuld has the sympathy of his many friends upon the death of his mother, who passed away last week in Baltimore, at the ripe age of 86. Mr. Fuld left the exhibit of the Knight «& Struck Co.. at the Philadelphia Flower Show to attend the funeral, returning at the end of the week. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St., are commencing to feel the results of the fine weather both in the mail and counter trade. The auction department is at its height, but prices rule low, owing to the enormous quantities of Holland nursery stock consigned. W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d st.. are exceedingly busy. Vegetable and flower seeds, trained nursery stock, grass Feeds, roots, bulbs and sundries are re- ported to be all meeting with an un- usually large demand. Anglin & Walsh Co.. 33.5 Broadway, report large advance sales of Callas and Freesias in which this concern are spec- ialists. Thoy state that the refracta alba type of Frecsia is regaining some of its lost popularity. They are also experi- menting with colored I'recsias in an effort to commercialize them, as there seems to be a demand for novelties of this kind. Chicago Seed Trade Retail counter trade has been fairly brisk all the week but it took Saturday, April 1, to see it assume anything like its old time proportions for the sea.son. The mail order and counter trade for March shows up badly when compared with the records of former seasons, and it is still hoped that April business will be of a sufficient volume to off'set to a large extent a portion of the business that March failed to bring. Vaughan's Seed Store is conducting a strong advertising campaign in the local papers in which their "Chicago Parks" and "Columbian" Lawn Grass, is fea- tured, and their "Rainbow" mixture of (■rladioli. One-third of a century in the seed and plant trade enables them to offer the best of the old and the rarest (Continued on page 863) 862 The Florists' Exchange *««» «S» <5» *•' <5» !«> !?> l?* ^ -«■ *•> 'S* «.•> «S> ^S^ iS> iS^ tS> «S» Hff Htf i5» tS» «S> t.S> <& r5» «» <» <& «5> «> «> r5> *& «5> «S> «S» «& <5» r5» «S» .X- -ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar:^ t5» «,•» iS^ «.•> <5» iS» iS> i8^ iS^ iS^ i8f <.•> -ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar^^^ir^rir^Tir^ir^rir if -ar »?' -ar '?' -ar «s» -ar «?» -ar »?' -ar «s» -ar «s> -ar *?> -ar *?' -ar -ar -ar -ar When you buy GLADIOLUS BLLBS from CHILDS they are GUARANTEED TRUE TO NAME WHEN we fill your order we do not " guess " we are sending you the right bulbs, as years of experience has enabled our workers to "know the bulbs by look." Our prices may average a little higher, but YOU "GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR." Write for Catalogue and about your wants. JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N.Y. Whea orderiDg, please mentloa The Excliange -ar <¥' -ar *?' -ar '■?' -ar *?' -ar '?' -ar -ar iSf -ar '?' -ar -ar *?•' -ar -ar -ar -ar ton 25 .75 2.50 PINK Countess Spencer .15 .40 1.50 Florence Morse Spencer 15 Gladys Unwln 10 .40 1.50 .30 1.00 .40 .30 .40 .40 .40 .40 1.50 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 ORANGE-PINK Helen Lewis 15 .50 1.75 ORANGE Robert Sydenham (The best novelty of 191.5). Pkts. 20 cts. each, 6 for $1.00. PINK and WHITE Blanche Ferry Spencer 15 .40 1.50 PURPLE Captain of the Blues Spencer. .20 .60 2.00 PRIMROSE Primrose Spencer. .15 .40 1.50 SCARLET Queen Alexandra Spencer 15 .40 1.50 WHITE King White 60 2.00 Mrs. Sankey Spen- cer 15 .40 Nora Unwin 10 .30 White Spencer 15 .40 MIXTURES Spencer Hybrids. . .10 .25 1.50 l.OQ 1.50 .75 WHITE SPENCER NEW CROP ASPARAGUS SEED PLUMOSUS NANUS. Greenhouse Grown. 1000 seeds, $3.50. 5000 seeds, $16.50. SPRENGERI. 1000 seeds, 75 cts. 5000 seeds, $3.00. You may deduct 5% discount, if cash accompanies the order. Wholesale price list maUed free on request. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON COMPANY, Inc Seedsm en 128 Chambers Street. NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Excbauge A REMINDER It is time to sow seed of Snapdragons for Summer flowering. Plants wUl now grow more rapidly, keep ahead of disease, and soon make choice stock for benching or bedding. It doesn't pay to use stunted or hard-stemmed planU Our several varieties are the best that grow. Choice seed of our original Silver Pink at $1.00 per pkt., 3 for $2.50, 7 for $5.00. Seed of Nelrose, Garnet, White, YeUow, Buxton and Fancy Mixed, 35c. per pkt., 3 for $1.00. „., ^ ,r^ ^ ^ Splendid plants of aU of the above varieties, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Free cultural directions. AU orders cash, or C. O. D. r.- . n j We grow Snapdragons but other good things that we have are Uirt Bands and Pots. See our ad. of bands on page 800. G. S. RAMSBURG, - Somcrs worth, N. H. \V h e n ordering- pIpju^H' iB'-ntl-.n TIk* Kxr Imngi- LILY PLANTS Contract Growers of HIGH CLASS RIGHT FOR EASTER FORMOSUM for decorating. 10 to 15 buds. 8c. each. 2-4 feet hich. Perfect. LILIL'M GIGANTEUM. 10c. per bud; less than 4 buds to a plant, llic. per hud. W. G. EISELE, West End, N. J. PEPPER EGG PLANT KALE OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS, Inc. MOORKTOWN. N. J. Flower Seeds for Florists Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED COMPANY 125 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, P» When ..nlor' Tht' FTchnng# GIGANTEUM LILIES CaladiUdl [sculentum Routzahn Seed Co. The finest in the country, IS to 30 inches tall (measured from the top of pot). 12j^c. per bud Ca.sh with order Good LilicM are scarce this year E. WICKERSHAM & CO. POTTSTOWN, PA. When orderinp. please mentlou Tbe ExcliaUKe (ELEPHANT'S EARS) Bullis, 9-11 inches. Doz. $1.00. 100 36.00. Bulbs, llinches up. " 1.2.i. " 9.50. W. E. MARSHALL & CO. Seedsmen 166 W. 23d Street, New York When orderinE. plcnse m.iill.in Tbe E.xchanKe Arroyo Grande, Cal. Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Spetiafsts WbolMal* Growera or Fall LUt a FLOWER and GARDEN SEEDS WlieD ordering, pleaee mention Tbe Gxctaanc* 864 The Florists' Exchange £^ it HENDERSON'S EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN LAWN AND FARM 71 99 AND THE BEST OF EVERYTHING VEGETABLE SEEDS FLOWER SEEDS FARM SEEDS GRAIN, GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS ORNAMENTAL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PLANTS FLOWER BULBS GARDEN AND FARM REQUISITES IMPLEMENTS TOOLS FERTILIZERS INSECTICIDES FUNGICIDES SPRAYING APPLIANCES AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL BOOKS, Etc., Etc. CATALOGUES 1916 ON APPLICATION by mentioning Florists' Exchange If a Florist or Market Gardener — Say So I PETER HENDERSON ® CO. 35 and 37 Cortlandt St., New York ^ miimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiuiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiuniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiB White Clover EXTRA FANCY, $45.00 per 100 pounds New Crop Natural Grasses FANCY QUALITY Per lb Hard Fescue $0.20 Sheep Fescue 20 Red Fescue 20 Crested Dogstail 20 Per lb. Rhode Island Bent. . $0:40 Creeping Bent 40 Wood Meadow 50 Perennial Rye Grass. . .06 Pacey Short Seeded Rye Grass 07 Extra Fancy Red Top 94% Pure 12 Extra Fancy Unhulled Red Top 67% Pure 06 Extra Fancy Chaff Red Top 02 Light Weight Perennial Rye Grass 33^c. We Carry Large Stocks HEMP, SUNFLOWER, MILLET, RAPE, VETCH, CANADA FIELD PEAS, GREEN WRINKLED PEAS. Write for our Low Prices with Samples. J. BOLGIANO & SON Mmost 100 years established trade bead- quarters for Garden and Field Seeds PRATT, LIGHT AND ELLICOTT STREETS BALTIMORE, MD. TOMATO-PEPPER-EGG PLANTS For potting out in your f-oldfranics or hotbeds, READY NOW. Ready coldfraine CABBAGE plants. PARSLEY and LETTUCE plants. Large COMET TOMATO plants for greenhouse forcing. ONION PLANT.S. BEST ONION SETS, ready now. CHIVE and HOP plants, all HERB plants, ready now. SEED SWEET POTATOES and WHITE POTATOES. Send for list. WARREN SHINN, Woodbury, N. J. When urdtMiiif.', plejise oicntioii The Exchange list is very excellent for reference as it contains many rare and less known hardy plants — Mr. Reuthe being an authority in this division of horticulture. Van Gelderen & Co., Nurserymen, Bos- koop, Holland. — Wholesale catalog of nursery stock, containing one or two page illustrations, also a colored plate of the firm's new variety Meorouw G. W. Van Gelderen. a fine vigorous growing pink. The American agent is W. V. Van Eyk, care of Maltus & Ware, 14 Stone St., New York. The catalog runs to 54 pp. Publications Received Cbrysanthemnm Society of America: Proceeding-s of the fourteenth annual meeting. This little publication is all too slim surely to represent fully the Chrys- anthemum Society of America, but, of course, as the membership is made up almost entirely of the commercial men who do not probably want a great deal of instruction, but merely matters of busi- ness imi)ort, these proceedings cover all that is necessary. However, one should imagine that even the Chrysanthemum cult in this great country demands more historical record than the proceedings seem to show. A portrait is given of Mr. Kleinheinz. the president, together with his address before the society at Cleveland, list of officers, members, varie- ties disseminated in 1915 with descrip- tionSf also list of prize winners at the show. Chas. W. Johnson, 2134 W. 110th St., Chicago, is secretary. DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FALL and SPRING SHIPMENTS VALLEY PIPS. Beat BerUn and Hamburg jrmdes. AZALEAS. PALMS, BAYS, BTC, from Belgium. BOXWOODS, ROSES. ETC., from Boa- koop, Holland. MAPLES, PLANES, ETC.. from Oudea- bosoh, Holland. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL STOCKS from France. BEGONIA AND GLOXINIA BULBS, De- cember shipment. BnftUsb Manetti, Japanese LUIe*. RafHa, Rentla Seeds, etc. WRITE FOR OUOTATIONS. McHUTCHISON & CO. The Import »„,„. 17 Mtnrav St., New York "'"'** ni'iitlnn Till' [Oxriuinge Minneapolis, Minn. — At ordering, plpose ipi'ntlon Tbe Exrhnnpp Fresh cut; 2. 3-eye Roots 100 Allemania $1.00 Chas. Henderson.. 1.50 David Harum. . . . 1.50 Egandale 1 .50 Florence Vaughan 1.20 Italia 1.50 J. D. Eisele 2.00 King Humbert. . . 2.50 Oscoda. Dw. yel. . 1.50 Louise, pink 1.50 100 Mont Blanc, true.$2.50 Mrs. Kate Gray. . 1.50 Mile. Berat, pink. 1.50 Pennsylvania 1.50 Premier, gold edge 1.50 Robuata, perfect.. 1.50 R. Wallace, yel... 1.00 Shenandoah, pink 1.50 Wm. Boffinger.. . . 1.80 Wyoming 1.80 All colors, mixed. .70 Special prices on other Cannas, Caladiums, Dahlias. Gladiolus. Tuberoses, etc. Shellroad Canna Farms, Grange, Baltimore, Md When ordering, please mention Tbe ExcliHiige 500,000 Giant Argenteull and Palmetto Asparagus Roots, grown from selected seed. 500,000 Jersey Sweet Potato Plants, red and yellow. 50,000 Vtneland Bush Sweet Potato Plants, no vines. 100 lbs. each Ruby King and Pimento Pepper Seed. 25,000 Gladiolus Bulbs. 10,000 Rhubarb Roots All other Vegetable Plants in season. Write for what you want. No catalogue. I. & J. L. LEONARD lONA, N. J. When ordering, pleasg aifotloo Tbe ExchaoK* 50,000 DAHLIAS "p*^"?! 50,000 GLADIOLI "pe*/fo"oo ALL THE LEADING V.\RIETIES £. R.. Beebee Floral Nursery CLAYTON. MO. When nrderinp. nl'- mi'iitlon The Excbaoge IfidwUiDislmUoeSeeds When ordering, plense m"iit1on The Exclinnpe Large American-Grown Rhododendrons and Kalmias THE r. E. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648-4, Bridgeport Division. Make appointment. See the stock. Established 21 yean. When ordering, please menttoa The Exchange Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink 11.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 BrenchleyensU, red... 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet.. 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, ML When ordering, please mention The Exchange Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of f,Wfaoleaale Prices mailed only to those yibo plant Ita profit. V1l»D orderlnji. oleKS.* mentlnD Tlie i&x<*hanff« SEEDSMEN Write for sample* and pncea on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER UTHOfiRAPHIC COMPANY Dept. S, Rocheatar, N. Y. When orderinji, please mention The Exchaniie S. M. ISBELL & GO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN. CUCUMBER. TOMATO Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com. Corrempondencc Solicited. ordfTine. nl" ..ntlon Th.- rTfhnnge Vinca Variegata 2-in„ $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.50 per 100. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. Vlaud. 3-in., $3.50 per 100. My selection, $3.25 per 100. SNAPDRAGON, Silver Pink. 2-in., $2.25 per 100. Ail colors, 3o. each. W. J. FREDERICK 29 Helderberg Avetiue, Schenectady, N. Y. When ordering, pleiisf m^'ntlon The lOxchHnee SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS KverythinS In cutUnts and small pot plants. Send for complete cataloftue SATISFACTION GUARANTEED ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings. $8,00 per 1000; in 6,000 loU at $7.60 per 1000; in 2Vi-in.. $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va* rUties. Prices on application. BEGONIAS 100 looo CHATELAINE. 2}i-in. $5.00 HS.OO Strong seedlings, from soil, .... 3.50 30.00 Strong, 3-in 8.00 Strong, 4-in 12.00 REX. 2^-in. very best varieties, assorted 8.00 40.00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice $8.00 $50.00 Champion. Select stock 3.60 30.00 Yellow Prince 3.50 30.00 Nancy (Dorner's New Salmon Pink. Very free) 12.00 100.00 , Following at $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000: Beacon White Enchantress Benora Matchless EncliantTesH Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Supreme Rosette Eureka Rose Pink En- Princess Dagmar cliantress Harlowarden Herald Wlilte Wonder Pink Wlnsor 250 or more at the thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The following are the best newer varieties of oommercial value. It will pay 3«« to buy them. 100 1000 Golden Queen $7.00 $60 00 Marigold 7.00 80.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow 18.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4 00 36.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 26.00 White Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 300 20.00 Also a full list of all other oommercial varieties. Prices on application. COLEUS ROOTED CUTTINGS Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltll and all other best vareties, 85o. per 100, postpaid; $7.00 per 1000 by express collect CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS strong, twice transplanted, very best strain. In all colors. $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. DAISIES Tvro Beat Winter Cut Flower Varietlea 100 1000 DAISIES, Boston Yellow. Strong 3>i-in. in bud and bloom, bushy plants, 2S for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2)i-in $6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $36.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 16.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-iii. plants 3.00 28.00 .i' . in. in bud and bloom.. . 10.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.76 18.00 Single White. Best variety for pots; large flowering. 2>i-ilk.. S.OO drac;ena indivisa Strong, transplanted seedlings, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. 2H-in. $3.00. 3-in. $5.00. 3 4-in. $7.00. 4-in. $15.00, 5-in. $25.00, B-in. $38.00 per 100. FERNS FERNS. Table Ferrns. In beat 100 1000 varieties 2i4 in '. $3.00 3-in 6.00 Boston Ferns 2}j' in 4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt, Whltmanl com- pacta, SchoUell, ScottU, Sjl2>i-in 8.00 40.00 Elegantlssima Improved and Elegantissima compacts. 2>i-in eCf Teddy, Jr 8.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 Bat, $2.00 per fiat; 5 flats, $1.76 per flat; 10 SaU, $1.60 per flat. Sliipped in or out of flata. FUCHSIAS. In beet varieties, 2-in. pots 2.80 Rooted cuttings, miied varieties 1.38 FUCHSIA. Little Beauty, Lord _^ Byron, White Beauty, Ten- ~ or, 2>i-in 4.00 GERANIUMS S. A. Null, Rlcard, I'oilcvlne, Mud. Salleroi; also other varieties. Strong, 2^ pot plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per lUOU. Strong, :iK>-inoh planle of the following at 87.00 per 100: Mme. Buchner, Helen Mlchell, S. A. Nutt, I'oitcvinc. Bertha Prescilly. KENTIA Belmorena. 2X-in.. nice, stocky plants, 8 in. high, with 3 leaves, $10.00 per 100 PELARGONIUMS Lucy Becker. 2-in Wurtembergla. 2-lii. 100 .$8.00 . 8.00 POINSETTIAS. Stock Planta. 100 Extra strong selected $12.00 ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old, Hybrid Teas, Hybrid Perpetual, Baby Ramblers, Climbers. List of varieties and prices on appUoatioD. ROSES 2^-iD., grafted and own root. In ait Ta- rteties, good, clean, stock. Prices on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. 100 1000 SMILAX. 2K-in $3.00 125.00 Seedlings 11.00 SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Pink Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. . 2.00 16.00 Silver Pink, Giant YeUow, Giant White, 2K-in 4.00 36.00 STEVIA. 2-in 2.60 Rooted Cuttings, postpaid.. . 1.60 VERBENAS. Qisnt flowering. assorted rooted outtiaga. Postpaid 1.00 7.60 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings. Postpaid 1.26 0.00 .1 0 46.00 10.00 GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING Flrat Sli, Long Island Grown (Now Ready) 100 1000 America $1.60 $11.00 Augusta 1.60 HaUey (Salmon) 2.60 Brenchleyensia (Searlet). May Mrs. Frank Pendleton Mrs. Francis King Light and White. Florists Finest MUture 1.78 14.00 1.60 2.00 6.00 8.00 1.60 12.00 20.00 11.00 18.00 40.00 76.00 14.00 New Crop Asparagus Seeds. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Greea- houM) grown). $3.00 pet 1000; 6000 at $2.60 per 1000. CANNA ROOTS 2 to 3 eyes. True to name. 100 1000 Efiandale S2.00 $17.50 Mad. Crozy, Richard Wallace, Buttercup, Venus, Chas. Henderson, Niagara. Queen Charlotte 1.75 15.00 Kinfi Huml>ert 3.00 25.00 Rosa glgantea, Mrs. A. Conard 5.00 45.00 A full Line of other fine varieties at low prices. ROMAN J. IRWIN, Phone FARRAGUT 2326 108 W. 28th St., NEW YORK When orderlnr. plpnae mMiHon ITie Bich«n»e_ The Prices Advertised in The Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY 868 The Florists' Exchange Nursery Stock ^m Florists' Trade FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES. SHRUBS. SMALL FRUITS. ROSES. CLEMATIS, PHLOX, PAEONIES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Extra Fine Selection of Rhododendrons, Azaleas. Pyramidal Box, Tree Roses, Chinese Magnolias. Koster's Spruce, Hemlock, Retlnisporas, Junipers. Mugho Pine, Concolor Fir, Arborvitae Pyramidalis and Hovey's Golden AMPELOPSIS Veitchii CALIFORNIA PRIVET BERBERIS Thunbergii and ROSA Setigera CLEMATIS Jackmanii TREE HYDRANGEAS Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, Geneva. N. Y. 70 YEARS lOOO ACRES ontlrvn Tho T^^l.. California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Grown by the million as specialties and sold at prices that get your business and give you a profit. You go to a specialist in other lines of business; why not use the same judgment here ? A trial order will convince you why I always sell my stock. My customers are all pleased customers. All grades offered. Norway Spruce A. IN D Norway Maples A block of each, all specimen trees, on ground that I wish to clear. In ordering from me you take no chances; all grades are guaranteed. Price lists now ready. Tlie Robbinsville Nurseries C. A. BENNETT. Prop. ROBBINSVILLE, N.'J. Whf II orderine. please mention The ExcbanRe NORWAY MAPLES, in quanty, 2^ to 10-in cal. CALIFORNIA PRIVET. Up to 12 feet in height. The finest lot of LOMBARD Y POPLARS, up to 20 feet, ever offered to the trade. We have a few of most varieties of Deciduous Shade Trees up to 10-in. cal. KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, 4 to 10 feet high. '/( will pay you lo. have us quote prices CHAS. MOMM ®. SONS, Irvington, N. J. \Vliea ordering, p]ea3e iiteotlua The K:£cl:ange J. J. BROOMALL Dahlia Specialist ORIGINATOR OF THE TRUE CACTUS DAHLIA GOLDEN WEST The Dahlia that outsells Minnie Burgle. No grower can afford to be without this Dahha. Write for catalog today. U » Address DAHLIA FARM £agle Rock. l. a. county. California When nrdfriitir, r' g, pli-jisp nr'ntlnn The Rxchnnge NOTICE 2,000>000 NORWAY SPRUCE CHOICE VERMONT GROWN Property been sold and land must be cleared, hence the following low prices High 100 1000 1000 5-year transplants 12-16 in. $1.00 $5 50 5000 lots $5 00 4-year transplants 12-18 in. .75 4.50 " " 4.00 3-year transplants 8-12 in. .50 3.50 " " 3.00 3-year seedhngs 4- 8 in. 2.50 " " 2.00 Write for prices for larger quantities. Packing: $1.00 for first 1000; 75c. per 1000 for balance of order Write H. M. TOTMAN, Randolph. Vt. Or G. A. CHEDEL, Manager WhPTii nrdprtng. plp»sp mpntlon The Exchange Index to Stock and Material Advertised SEE PAGE 887 A]iril 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 869 Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN President. E. 8. Wklch. Shenandoah, la ; Vice- nresident, John Watson, N Y.; Treasurer, Peter YouNCERS, Geneva, Neb.; Secretary, John Hall, Rochcater, N. Y, 4l8t Annual Canvention will be held in Milwaukee, Wia., June 2S-30. 1916 Ulmus parvifolia this shrub I sets in. It (Subject of this u-rtk's Uluslration) Chinese Khii, Uhmis inirvifDlia, is very different i,.in Elms in general, the dift'eronce, too, being much ,1 its advantage in m.iny respects. For in.stance, its flow- ring season is in late Autvmin. so opposite to all other orts, which bloom in the first weeks of Spring. Then its oliagc is of a bright green color, while not as large as mine hv nearly all others. When late Autumn comes, t i^ lotii to part with its leaves, retaining them in their men condition until hard freezing weather ni|>resses one that were it South, where frc. zings are light, it might be almost ?\ trgreen. The drooping of the younger growths iviil be observed in our illustration. This :lruiiping, though natural to some extent, IS accentuated by the weight of the seeds tluv are bearing. As aforesaid, the tree is loaded with seeds, and though there is Utile weight to a few of them, when there ail so many that the leaves are almost hidden there is weight sufficient to depress llie branches considerably. At the time of taking the photograph there were tiM'ii.sands of seeds on the tree, an unusual and interesting sight in an Elm at that season. If the seeds are sown as soon as they ripen the result in seedlings is very satis- factory with the coming of Spring. _ , i. .., On a nurseryman's Transplanting the ^^j ^j ..^ard cases" Fern-leaved Beech -^ j^^ transplanting line is usually found the fern-leaved Beech, and in fact, the cut-leaved variety as well. As these are almost always worked on the English or the American Beech as a stock, one would look for no more trouble with the fern-leaved and the cut-leaved than with the common forms on which they are grafted, but that greater difficulty is experienced there is no doubt. To the writer it has always seemed the trouble came from the great number of shoots these cut-leaved sorts carry. Taking the fern-leaved — the one with foliage very finely dissected — it is always a dense mass of twigs after it gets fairly started on a few years' growth. A bush of it but a few years old will have a large head of branches and leaves, while the roots are very few. It is the lack of roots that is the main trouble. This is always the character of the Beech even in its common form. Because the fern- leaved one is but a few feet high and has no strong branches, it is apt to mislead many who think no great pruning is re- quired. It needs a great pruning, a cut- ting back that will leave but little top to it, in addition to the usual careful plant- ing such trees should always receive, then success in planting may be looked for. While both sorts are usu- ally known as cut-leaved Beeches, the fern-leaved is the more finely dissected, and is known as Fagus sylvatiea asplenifolia, while the other goes under the name of F. syl. heterophylla. Propagation of these varieties is chiefly by grafting in Spring or by inarching in Summer, and by budding. Dlrca Dirca palustris is a pretty, small, native D^ustris '^hrub found in many of our Northern States, " and is valued for its attractive, small, yellow flowers, which are displayed in the earliest days of Spring. Its beauty does not cease with the end of its flowering, for berries form, which soon take on a red color, still at- tracting one to the bush. Its common name, Leatherwood, is well merited, its branches being extremely tough, yet flexible. Old botanies say of it that these characters made it in much demand by pedagogues for applying to the backs of con- tumacious scholars, for which purpose it is fitted without doubt. Being so widely distributed in its wild condition, it is strange that it is so rarely to be had in nurseries. Evi- dently it is up to propagators to get up a supply. There are seeds as aforesaid, and then as it is closely allied to Daphne, stocks of D. Mezereum or some other species could be used on which to graft this Dirca. There may be collectors in regions where it is wild who could supply plants of it; at any rate to those customers who arc always looking for something new, would surely appeal. There are already so many sorts of Vibur- Viburnum „u,„s_ desirable for floweis or for lierries, Carlesii ^^^.^^ jf yvould seem little more could be de- sired, but specimens of the Korean species, V. Carlesii, which have flowered about Philadelphia, prove it as one that may be added to the list to advantage. The leaves in shape remind one somewhat of those of plieatum, the flowcr.s are in flat clusters, in the usual Viburnum form, but those we have seen were not in pairs, such as plieatum, but singly. Ulmus parvifolia An attractive feature is that of the flower buds being of pink color, changing to white on expansion, thus add- ing to the attraction by the contrast with herbaceous ])lanls; tliese are A. r.-iccmosa and A. Cacluinirica. The former is a native plant, the latter B Himalayan one. Racemosa is our native Spikenard. It has pinnate foliage and greenish white flowers. Old writers say of it: "root pleasant to the taste, and highly esteemed as an ingredient in small beer." Cachemirica resembles racemosa very nmch, but is of stronger growth. 15oth arc exceedingly ornamental, and are much used in certain plantings. The Himalayan one is not yet as well known as it deserves to be. Ilelianthus Maximiliani, a native of our dry Western jflains, is sometimes used where shrubs are looked for. It soon pushes up strongly in Spring many shoots from the base, attaining a licight of lift, or more in good soil, tlie upper portion of its shoots displaying pretty, yellow flowers in October. It is a desirable plant for its late flowering alone, aside from its general usefulness in plantings. Cassia Marylandica, the Wild Senna, is another useful plant for the purpose, soon forming a heavy clump, displaying its yellow flowers on shoots of about 6ft. higii. These flowers are of a deep yellow with dark brown stamens. Polygonum cuspidatum is a strong growing, showy plant 6ft. to 8ft. tall often, bearing flowers, white in color, and in great profusion. But don't forget it is a terror in the way of spreading from its roots, and may spread to ground in which it would be undesirable. The old Clerodendron Bungei is really a shrub, but it will not endure our Win- ters, hence acts as herbaceous with us, sprouting afresh with the return of Spring. When the shoots reach a height of about 3ft., each one bears a large head of rosy pink flowers. It does best when a good mulching is placed over it on the approach of Winter. Cuttings, seeds and division of plan's all swell the quantity of herbaceous plants. In Malus Halliana, as Mains fPyrus ) jj jj j,ow known, we Halliana i^g,.^ ^ shrub or small tree, better known years ago as Pyrus Parkmani, a name it was distributed under from the garden of Francis Park- inan. Mr. Parkman, it is said, was the first person outside of Japan to grow the shrub. Its flowers are so lovely that those who saw them were at once de- sirous of possessing a plant of it, hence its rapid dissemination. These flowers have long stems, and in the bud are a hright pink color, in which stage they ai>- pear much like Fuchsia flower buds, and make an appearance distinct from any other shrub of the season. When the flowers are open they are white, but as all flowers do not expand at the same time there is a beautiful contrast of color during the flower- ing period. It has always seemed to us that this shrub surpassed in beauty any other one of its season. The shin- new one. In a catalog of Den Ouden & Son, Boskoop, Holland, issued last year, there is an illustration of a small plant of this new Viburnum. Without doubt this species could be increased by cut- tings and by layers, just as others are. There are several herbaceous Herbaceous Plants of plants which are so shrub-like Shrub-like Character |„ appearance that nurserymen place them in their lists of shrubs. The most promi- nent of these is Lespedeza bicolor, well known under its old name in the trade as Desmodium penduliflorum. It is strictly herbaceous, bi5t its growth is bushy and in every way so shrub-like that among those not aware of its character it takes its place as a shrub without challenge. Its rosy purple flowers are numerously pro- duced in Autumn," on pendulous, branched panicles, the branches drooping to the ground. As it gains age its growth is of increased strength, so that after two or three years its shoots are often 6ft. high, the whole bush of a drooping character. There are two Aralias which are often set among shrubs, their appearance tallying with these rather than shrub growth, more" often seen of a 3ft. to 4ft. height than taller. , , . „ ^ , It is commonly grafted on Apple stock, but Pear stocks could be used also. Budding is successful as well. The few little bushes of the purple- Purple-Leaved leaved European Birch, which have Betula alba j,jen g^g„ \„ collections here, tell of its foliage being quite ornamental. It is of a light purple color, a hue it loses to some degree as the Summer ad- vances, as do many other purple foliaged trees and shrubs. , , . , The bushes we saw appeared to have been propagated bv inarching on some plan leading more to a bush than a" tree form. Better results would doubtless follow Its propagation by grafting or budding, just as the cut- leaved Weeping Birch is, and every one admires the beautiful voung trees nurserymen turn out of this variety. B"esides budding and grafting in the usual war, there is veneer grafting in Summer, which results weil' with many trees. It would seem thht nice appear- ing young trees of this purple-leaved Birch' *oum sell well. 870 The Florists' Exchange NOTICE! Surplus List First Grade In Every Respect NO CELLARED STOCK Fcut In. Cal. Per 10 Per 100 5,000 Norway Maples. . . . 10-12 1| to If $6.00 $55.00 5,000 Norway Maples ... 10-12 If to 2 7.50 65.00 200 Norway Maples.... 12-14 2 to 2^ 12.50 100.00 1,000 PinOalc 8-10 1 to H 6.50 60.00 500 Red Oak 6-8 1 to H 6.50 60.00 300 Mossy Cup 6-8 1 to 1 i 6.50 60.00 500 Lombard Poplar ... 12-14 U to U 3.00 25.00 100 Lombard Poplar... 14-16 3 to 4 15.00 100.00 l,500CatalpaSpeclosa ... 12-14 2 to 2^ 6.00 50.00 1 ,000 Catalpa Speciosa . . 10-12 H to 2 4.00 35.00 500 American Elms 10-12 U to 2~ 6.00 50.00 500 American Elms 10-12 H to U 4.50 40.00 500 Larch, bow-branched 5-6 4.50 40.00 F.O.B. Lancaster car lots, or boxed and baled at cost B. F. BARR ^ CO. Keystone Nurseries Lancaster, Pa. KOSTER (Bl CO. HOLLANDIA NURSERIES BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Headquarters for First-Class NURSERY STOCK Resident U. S. Representative: A. J. PANNEVIS. - - Flushing, New York When urdenuK. iilfiise DiL-utluu Tbe Excli;iii»;e The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYI^D PERPETUAL ROI^S, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS. CLEMATIS, BOX, EVEltGREENS, PEOMES, etc A,k tor Catalogue BOSKOOP. HOLLAND Wben orderlne. please mpntloo The Exchange VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OPFBRBD BY Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. THK FLORISTS SXCHANGB !■ the only trade paper pabllablns an Index t« ek advertised In each Issue, and this feature means that a reader In need of, •ar. Carnations, can look at this Index and refer to all advertlsementa of Car- mations, larc* and small alike. It brines the results of Claasllled AdTertlsamaats la addltloa to tha racular display adTertlaaments, and with no astra eoat, eaaa^ to ■■. Cam r*« think af battar a^Tsrtiatac sarrtaa than tktaT A. KOI.OOS & CO. Now is the time to Order and Save 25 per cent. Such as: AZALEA, AUCUBA, AMPELOPSIS, BOXWOOD, BLUE SPRUCE, CONIFERS, CLEMATIS, DEUTZIA, FUNKIA, DEL- PHINIUM, HORTENSIA, HYDRANGEA P. G., LILACS, LAURUS, JAPANESE MAPLES, P/EONIA, RHODODENDRON, and all other hardy shrubs for forcing or outdoor. Ask Our Prices New Rose List, contaiDing more than 300 up-to-date varieties, also our Wholesale Catalogue of Nursery Stock, may be had from our Mr. L. VAN HEERDE. c/0 MaUos & Ware, 14 stone Street, new vorh, n. v. i^ EXPORT NURSERIES When ordering, [ilease mrnllon The ExclianKe Norway Maples, Oriental Planes, Pin Oaks Also a full line of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs SEND FOR WHOLESALE TRADE LIST THE SHREWSBURY NURSERIES, GEO. A. STEELE, Proprietor EATONTO>MN, N. J. When, oidoring. ple;ige mi'iitlon Tbe Exchiinpe I Southern States | Houston, Tex. Visit of Pres. S. A. r. Business is uuusuall.v good iu Houstou and has been so since tlie first of the year. The Roses outdoors during March have had more, better, and larger flowers than I have ever seen during my ten years residence in Texas. Mr. MacRorie stopped over a day here while on his way to the National Flower Show and we tried to make the day in- teresting for him. R. C. Kerr and C. L. Brock met him at the station with a new auto which Mr. Kerr had only had de- livered to him about an hour previous. The first objective of course, was the Convention Garden, and Mr. MacRorie expressed himself as entirely satisfied with the progress which had been made. A trip was then made to the Auditorium which will be the conveution hall and he was likewise satisfied with that. The business part of the city was then visited and at the Rice Hotel lunch was served to a party composed of Mr. MacRorie, the guest of honor ; R. C. Kerr, H. H. Kuhlmann. Jr.. and C. L. Brock of the Houst(Ui Florists' Club; Elijah Coles, president of the Houston Rotary Club ; Mr. Woodward, secretary of the Rotary Club, and Herbert May, president of the Houston -Press Club. After luncheon a party was organ- ized for a trip to the Humble oil fields where Mr. MacRorie was shown a gusher spouting oil at the rate of 5000 barrels a day. worth .$1 a barrel. At the end of the day as Mr. MacRorie was about to get aboard his train, he ex- pressed himself as entirely satisfied with Houston as the next Convention City. Rain Recorded! Rain fell today for the first time in three months. There has been very little rain since the storm last August. The rain today comes as a great relief not only to the florists but to all farm- ers, as the soil was so dry it was im- possible to plow. The contract was let recently for the new city greenhouse. Lord & Burnham Co. received the contract for all of the superstructure, the other work going to local contractors. The Convention Garden is shaping up finely and many exhibits are in the ground. The Texas Rose Gardens of Rockdale. Texas, have a fine Rose ex- hibit, also the California Rose Co. of Pomona, Cal., the St. Louis Seed Co., Has a Canna bed planted ; Henry A. Dreer, Inc. of Philadelphia has six large Canna beds ; J. A. & W. M. Vesey of Fort Wayne have a bed of new Gera- niums. All of those intending to exhibit should reserve space as soon as possible and start to plant, for remember our season is a month earlier than in the Northern States. A new water main was laid into the Convention Garden during the past week so that there will be plenty of water to sprinkle with. January 1st to March 15th East — Express guaranteed "Zone Rate" West— Express "Zone Rate" or by Freight When ordering, please mention The Exchange We Have Something Special to Offer in Welgelias— CanJda and Eva Rathke, Phlladelphus, Pyrus Japonica, Deutzias, Spiraea van Houttei, and other Shrubs. also HARDY PERENNIALS | iSentJ us your list of requirements. V WOOD, STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. When ordering, plense loentlon The Rxchnnffe California Privet 1000 2-yT., 12-18-in., well branched »8.00 2-yr., 18-24-in., well branched 12.00 2-yr.. 24-30 in., well branched IC.OO PRIVET CANES, 2-4 ft., one year growth, 500 canes in each bundle, $1.00 per bundle. 8000 LOMBARDY POPLARS, 5000 ' CAROLINA POPLARS, 5000 BAR. BEIRRY THUNBERGU, 10,000 Shrubs in varieties. Packing free. Cash with order. HILLSIDE NURSERIES JOHN BENNETT, Prop. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS. N. J. When orderlne. pIphhp mnntlon The Bxchanr* Commercial Rose Culture ^"„ Heavllr Illui. Price, il. SO. Poslpald A. T. DE LA MARR PTG. & PUB. CO. 438 to 448 West 37tli Street, V. T. ipril 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 871 250,000 California Privet No. 1 in every respect. We will be ready to ship in a few days. Order early. Our Stock is fresh from tiie field. Per 1000 1 - IJ^ ft., 2 or more branches $8.00 114- 2 ft., 3 or more branches 11 00 2 - 214 ft., 6 or more branches 14.00 2}4- 3 ft., 8 or more branches 19.^0 3 - 4 ft.. 12 or more branches 26 00 Packed free and on Ford cars Trenton. Estate of CARLMAN RIBS AM, 31 Wall Street, TRENTON, N. J. \Vlieii orderiiic, plense mention The Escbange (( All Nurserymen Seedsmen and Florists wishing to do business with Europe should send for the Horticultural Advertiser" This is The British Trade Paper being read weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also taken by over 1000 of the best Continental bouses. Annual subscription to cover cost of postage, 70 •eats. Money orders payable at Lowdham, Nottt. As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants •bould, with the eubsonptioDS, send a copy of their catalogue or other evidence that they belong to the nursery or seed trades. AddreM Editors of the "H.A." Ghilwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Nottt European Agents for THE AMERICAN CARNATION Berberis Thunbergii Extra Good loo 1000 15 to 18 inches $6.00 $50.00 18 to 24 inches 7.50 65.00 Tsuga Canadensis Very Pine Ea^h 10 3 to 4 feet $1.50 $14.00 4 to 5 feet 3.00 25.00 Send for trade list. LITTLEFIELD & WYMAN MASS. The Garden Nurseries NARBERTH, PENNA. ROOTED CUTTINGS LOMBARDY POPLARS (7000) 2-3 ft.. 2 yrs. J3.00 per [100, S20.00 per 1000. ORIENTAL iPLANE (4000) 2-5 ft.. S5.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. When ordering. ple;ise m'-iitlon The Exchiioge SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Notes Henk Dirken, our Dutch bulb dealer, is showing some fine Darwin Tu- lips and Hyacinths at his trial grounds in Montrose. H. H. Kuhlmann is holding a big sale at a sacrifice of prices in order to make more room in his Jackson st. place. Kerr the Florist has doubled the size of his store in order to care for his in- creasing trade. This store has also added a large concrete aquarium in the parking on the McKinney side. Here they not only sell fish, but it has proved quite an advertising feature. C. L. B. NORTH ABINGTON, mrnll.in The Exrhn P. OUWERKERK >!• Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RBCEIVBD PROM OUR HOLLAND NURSXRIES Rhododendrons, AzaleasjSpiraeas Japonica, Lilium Speciosnm, Peonies, Bk«dui^ Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydranjfea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATB When ordering, pteaje mention The Bzcbuura Louisville, Ky. Bright weather since about the 20th of March has brought stock forward rapidly and most of the shops are show- ing an abundance of handsome Spring flowers which are moving fairly well, considering the Lenten season. Every- one is preparing for a big Easter season as money is plentiful and the outlook is bright. .\ number of the market gardeners of Jefferson County, and small growers, are beginning to show quantities of Spring stock on the local hay market. C. B. Thompson & Co. have just placed a handsome new converted Ford delivery truck on the street to supplant an older truck which had been in con- stant service for over two years. The new truck is finished in black and gold and is so arranged that there is plenty of room in the bed for grave cover boxes. The front of the truck is entirely closed in so that the driver does not suffer in inclement weather. The body was made by the Frank Weber Co. of Louisville. Nick Pontrich's Sons have just filed a counter suit against the .\meriean Iron Works for damages amounting to $2570 in connection with the alleged letting down of a boiler installed by the American company and guaranteed to heat the growing establishment. The Our Advertisiiig Columns READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULTS Special Wholesale Price List Now is the time to reserve your wants in Shrubs, Vines, Hybrid'Perpetuals and Rambler Roses, Hedging, etc. Quality guaranteed. Can ship now or hold until wanted. Climbing and Rambler Roses 2 years, strong. CUmblnA American Beauty $0.15 Dorothy Perkins 08 Crimson Rambler 10 Goldfinch 10 Excelsa. A true red Dorothy Perkios, no other red Climber nearly as good 08 Baby Rambler. Light 10 Mrs. Cutbush. Strong 16 Orleans. iStrong 15 White Baby Rambler. Strong 12 Yellow Baby Rambler. Strong 12 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 2 years, budded plants. $12.00 per 100, SllO.OUper lOUO. Alfred Colomb Marshall P. Wilder Anne de Dlesbach Magna Charta Coquette des Alps Paul Neyron Coquette des Blanche Ulrich Brunner GeneralJacqueminot Mme. Gabriel Lulzet Climbing Vines 2 years, strong plants. Clematis, Jackmanii, Henryi, Mme. Edouard Andre. Large flowering, 15c. Clematis paniculata. 9c. Dutch Pipe. 2-3 ft., 20c. Wistaria. Purple. 3-yr., 15c. Ampelopsls Veitchii. 8c. Ampelopsis Veitchii. 3-yr., XXX, 12o. Honeysuckle, Hall's Japan. 8c. Honeysuckle. Scarlet Trumpet. 10c. Also other items too numerous to mention. Hedging 100 1000 California PrWct. 3-4 ft WOO ».J.5.00 Ca forn alPrlvct. 2-3 ft 3 00 25.00 California Privet. 18-24 in 2.50 20 00 Amoor Privet. 18-24 in fi.OO 60 00 Amoor Privet. 12-18 in 4 00 35 00 Barberry Thunbcrgii. 24-30 in. . 12.00 11)0 00 Barberry Thunborgii. lS-24|in.. 8.00 70 00 Barberry Thunbergii. 12-18.in.. 6,00 .MOO Perennials ,00 Phlox. 20 varieties, strong planta $5 00 BleedinglHeart. Strong plant* 800 Anemones.^ Strong plants. . 6 00 Delphiniums. Strong plants 6.00 Ornamental Shrubs 2-3 feet 100 Almond, Red.'and White 115.00 Althaea, Double (five colors) 8.00 Deutzla gracilis 14.00 Deutzia I'ride of Rochester 8.00 Honeysuckle. Red 7 artarian 8.00 Honeysuckle, White Tartarian 8.00 Hydrangea arborescens sterilis 16.00 Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora 9.00 Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora. Tree form, 4-5 ft 25.00 Kerria Japonica. Single 12.00 Kerrla Japonica. Double 12.00 Philadelphus grandifiorus 8.00 Spiraea prunifolia 10.00 Spiraea Van Houttei. 8.00 Snowberry 10.00 Snowberry. Red fruited 8.00 Snowball 10.00 Weigela 12 00 Complete list on request. ORDER TODAY JACKSON © PERKINS CO.. Newark, New York Wlieii ordering. nlPHse men t Inn The Kiclmiige TRBBS Largest assortment New England. Ever greens, decJdaoos trees, Doth comniou and raxer Tarletlee. Sturdy, chowe stock that can be depend edapon. Heiid for catalog and special trade prices. pp 11 c^ — L, , ''- '.'■ \ 'i !-'■# SHRUBS Finest QfahmbB. SpeetBl •^ ^^M North Abington IPnCS trarte pnces. ^**^^ thooBands. hard' Rhoaol ,tiTe and Hybrid Rfiodollf dronft— transplanted and ac«lliiukted. Send yooi llarts. Let OS etttmate. Whpn ordering, nleww^ mPwHAn 7^» Htrchiingp 1>000,000 Berberis Thunbergii In all sizes. First class stock. 1, 2 and 3 years old. Write for prices. THE RHODE ISLAND NURSERIES. [Newport, R.T. Whea ordering, please mention The Eichacge CALIFORNIA; PRIVET Large Evergreens at a Bargain. Koster Blue Spruce, Abies Concolor, Excelsa Spruce, Arborvllae Occidentalis. Aus- trian Pine, Hemloclc. From 8 to 13 feet. Write for particulars to J. J. IVIclVIANIVION, Nurservman LOWELL, MASS. Wbpn ordorlng. plonsp nTMitt.-n 'I ti" Kvrh^nt-e Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask Por Price L,l»t MOUNTAIN VIEW FLORAL CO., Portland. Ore. When ordering, plpnap mfntinn Tbp Eichnngp Fine, Large, Austrian, Wliite, Scotch and IMuglio Pines The beat In the cpuntry. Make appointment. See the stock. THf F. [. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Cono. Telephone, 2648-4, Bridgeport Division. Established 21 yeara. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ' When onJorinc. pl-Mse mention Thi- Kxehan^e The Prices Advertised in The Florists Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY PerlOOa- 2-year-old, 2 to 3 ft., 4 to 10 branchei* S18.00' 2-ycar-old, 12 to 18 in.. 2 or more brenchea. . 10.00- 2-year-old, 0 to 12 in., 1 or more branches. . 6.00 1-year-old, 3 to 6 in., 1 or n ore branches. . . . 3.00 No. 1 Cuttings, 8 i < long 60 Cash with order.||hto Packing free. HARRY B.EDW/IRDS,ii|[le Silver, N.I. When ordprlnr. nlem«i» mt-ntlon Tho Kx^Unr^irf BERBERIS THIINBER€II SEEDLINGS 6 to 10 inches,[$5.00 per 1000 MRS. HIRAM T. JONES 49 North Avenue ELIZABETH, N. J. When ordering, plpatie m'Tifliin Th.- KtcIumip*. Hill's Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment in iariie and small sizes. Price list now ready. The D. Hill Niiriery Co., Inc., dL' "" Everfcreen Specialists Largest Growers in America lee. III. 872 The Florists' Exchange Evergreens Per 1000 Trans. 3 to 6 in. . .t20.00 35.00 60.00 35.00 65.00 Irish Juniper Young' trans- planted, stock raised from cuttings Irish Juniper, Irish Juniper. Trans. 6 to 8 in, Irish Juniper. Trans. 8 to 10 in. Siberian Arborvltae. Trans 3 to 5 in Siberian ArtiorvitEe. Trans. 6 to 7in Tliese ArljorvitEEa and Junipers are clioice cutting plants, transplanted in field one ana two years. Sample hundred of either 1 yr. trans, ppd. for S3.00. American Arborritse. Trans. 5 to 10 in 40.00 PyramidaUs and Golden Arbor- vlt». 2 yr. sdgs 35.00 Golden ArborvitSB. 1 yr. sdgs 15.00 Chinese and Compacta Arbor- TitSB. 1 yr. sdgs 12.00 Chinese and Compacta Arbor- Titae. 2 yr. sdgs 25.00 Larch, European. Sdgs. 5 to 10 in. 10.00 Larch, European. Sdgs 1 to 2 ft.. 20.00 Larch, European. Sdgs. 2 to 3 ft. . 30.00 Pungens, Blue Spruce. 4 to 6 in. . 25.00 Norway Spruce. Sdgs. 3 to 5 in. . 4.00 Norway Spruce. Sdgs. 5 to 8 in. . . 7.00 Ponderosa, Yellow Pine. Sdgs. 6 to 10 in 25.00 Ponderosa, Yellow Pine. Sdgs. 10 to 15 in 30.00 White Pine. Sdgs. 3 to 5 in 5.00 White Pine. Sdgs. 5 to 10 in 8.00 White Pine. Sdgs. 10 to 12 in 12.00 Hemlock Spruce. Trans. 3 to 5 in . . 50.00 Hemlock Spruce. Trans. 5 to 10 in. 70.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 Seedlings, etc. c .. „ . ,. Per 1000 Sugar, or Rock Maple. . 6 to 10 in. J2.60 Sugar, or Rock Maple. . 10 to 15 in. 8.00 surer Maple i to 2ft. Norway Maple 5 to 10 in. American Sweet Chest- nut StolOin. American Sweet Chest- nut 12tol8in. 15.00 American Sweet Chest- nut 18 to 24 in. 25.00 Perfectly healtliy; grown from large, selected seed. Dogwood, White Flow- «tlng StolOin. 10.00 Dogwood, White Flow- etlng 10 to 15 in. 20.00 Black Walnut I to 2 ft. 10.00 TuUp Tree, Yellow PopJar 1 to 2 ft. lO.OO TuUp Tree, YeUow Poplar 2 to 3 ft. 15.00 TuUp Tree, Yellow Poplar 3 to 6 ft. 25.00 White Poplar 3 to 4 ft. 20.00 White Poplar 4 to 7 ft. 40.00 Russian Mulberry 5 to 12 in. 4.00 Russian Mulberry 1 to 2 ft. 10.00 Black Cherry (Serotina). 5 to 10 in. 2^00 Black Cherry (Serotina). 1 to 2 ft. 4!oo Black Cherry (Serotina). 2 to 4 ft. 8.00 Red Oak StolOin. 10 00 Red Oak lOtolSin. 15.00 Magnolia accumlnatl.. 3 to Sin. 20.00 J, Jenkins tod Cuttiaai, iram fia* ht^tliir stoA. at f 3S.00 pw 1000. nnnietiu, t>7 tha thouaad or tan thonaaad, at t26M par 1000. Co»k m titm — i tntH W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. ■^■k-k-kit-k-kit'k-k-k-k-k-k-k'k-kirir t New Book on **How to Grow Roses'' By ROBERT PYLE INDISPENSABLE to every lover of Rosea. Contains 121 pages of useful information about how, wnen and where to grow them most reauJtfully. Lists and olassifiea over 600 varieties. Neatly bound in olotb, profusely illustrated throughout; 16 pages in exquisite colore. Invaluable addition to your libraiy. Price $1,00 postpaid THE CONARD & JONES CO. WEST GROVE, PA. ■»¥¥-^¥¥¥¥'^^¥»¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ When ordering, please mention The Exchange VINCA VAmEGATA VINCA variegata. 2)i-m. Fine plants, with 2 to 3 leads. $2.00 per 100. MARGUERITES. White, beat flowering kind, fine, large plants, from 2>^-in., ready to shift to 4 or &• in. pots, J3.00 per 100. SMILAX. 2>^-m. pots, nice, bushy plants, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please, JOHN R. MITCHELL. MADISON, N. J. SOUTHERN STATES-Coutinued boiler, it is claimed, let down during cold weattier and several houses were frozen J".?' a -^ boii'^r concern filed suit against the florists for $212.50 for payment The case will come to trial in June. Mike Pontrieh, one of the members of the firm reports that things are now in fair shape as a lot of new stock has been bought and planted. As a rule the con- cern is able to wholesale a part of its cut flowers but is now being forced to buy most of Us cut stock. Bulbous stock n'l»n?°"°/rp^';" ^°'^ tbe concern has plenty of TuUps, Hyacinths, Narcissus, Jonquils and Callas. Easter Lilies will not be ready in time. ■^iifj'"lj".''"f ' ?.1 \ member of the Louis- ville Rotary Club Is preparing some handsome souvenirs which will be dis- tributed to the members of the club and their ladies on ladies' night, April 20 For several seasons Mr. Haupt has been distributing handsome souvenirs of plants or flowers, at the annual meeting "'which the ladies are present. Mr. Hememan. representing the rib- bon house of Lake & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., was recently in LouisvUIe calling on the retail florists. After having more than one large plate glass window blown from the store one of the Louisville retailers has hit upon a clever plan which sufficiently braced the window so that there is very little chance of damage resulting from high winds. A number of small screw eyes have been placed on the frames of the windows about 2ft. apart. Two long pieces of light stove or florists' wire may be quickly run through the screw eyes and drawn tipht when a storm blows up. \Vhen the window sags under the wind pressure the wires take up the sag, and prevent the glass from blowing in One of the large plate glass installers of the city stated that it was the best stunt he had ever run across. One of the big JJourth St. clothing houses recently propped Its windows with scantlings, which were iinsightly, and at the same time not as efficient. R. M. Allen, head of the Experimental station of the Kentucky Agricultural De- partment, recently resigned his position to beconie chemist for the Ward Baking Co. of New York. The State officials refused to accept the resignation and have granted Mr. Allen a year's leave of absence in which to try out the posi- ti6n. J. p. LaBach will be at the head ot the btate department during Mr Allen's absence. Anders Rasmussen and other growers of New Albany, Ind., will shortly be en- abled to obtain clear water for use in their greenhouses. The New Albany Water Works is rapidly completing a handsome new plant for filtering water and expects to have it in operation about J une. Under the supervision of B. J. Cotter, a special botanist, students of the Lin- coln Mcmonal University are in the i mountains near Middlesboro, Ky., where 1 CANNA; 30 fine varieties, home-ffrown, strone. Hftv tubers, $2.00 to $8.00 per 100. Onr mAvs^^TZ fine sort*. $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. ' CARNATIONS POT PLANTS-Benora. British Triumph, tnchantress Supreme, Eureka, Lady NortlL cliff. Matchless, White Wonder. From 24b1 pots, S4.00 per 100, S3.5,00 per 1000 Enchantress, Lady Bountiful, Pink Wlnsor SSnn ?nnn- ^'■°" 2"'''- P"'^' ^^-SO per lOO 530.00 per 1000. Pm ^ Asparagua Hmtcheri. 3-in. pot«.. . . $8 00 Aaparagua Sprenteri. 2M-in. pota.. 3.00 Asparaitua Spren£erl. 3-in. pots . . . S 00 AbutUon SavltzU. 2)i-in. pots S.OD Achyranthee. a sorts. Rooted Cut- . t™*" 1.00 $8.01 Afteratum. Blue and white. Rooted Cuttin«s 1.00 g.g| Chrysanthemums. Rooted Cuttings 50 varieties. .Send for catalog. Coleua. 25 eorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.Mi Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 3-in. pots 8.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 4-in. pots 12.00 Dracaena Indivisa, 6-in. pots 25 00 Feverfew. Double white. Rooted Cuttines i.go 12 0( Forftet-Me-Not 1,50 FucnsJaa. Double and single. Rooted Cuttings.. ...... 1.50 12.00 Fuchsias Double and single. 2H- in. pots 3.00 Gennan Ivy. Rooted Cuttinga 1.00 HeUotrope. Light and dark, ^Looted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tings i.do 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2^-in. pots 4 00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- e ^2P- -i,- ^OO l«-<* ' salvia. New aorta. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.60 12.0$ Salvia. Splendena and Bedman. ' Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 stnllax. Strong, 2H-in. pots 3.00 Stevla Compacta 1,25 Vlnca Variegata and Blegana. 4-in. 1 pots 10.00 ' Vlnca Variegata and Elettsuia. 2)i- ' in pota 8 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N. Y.i When ordering, oleaae mpntlon The Exchange GOOD STOCK At Reasonable Prices ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-in. pots $5.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2K-in. pots 2.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-m. pote 4.00 DRACytNA Indivisa. 3-in pots 6 00 DRAC/«NA Indivisa. 4-in. pots 10.00 FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2M-in. pota. ... 2.00 GERANlUMS.Mme.Sallerol. 2}i-m.Pota, 2.00 GERMAN IVY. 2>i-in '*. . . . . 2 00 rVY GERANIUMS. Pine mixed. 2«-in. „ pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2>i-in. pots 2 SO LEMON VERBENA. 3-in pots .... 3 00 LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. pots 6 00 HELIOTROPE. 2,i,i-in. 200 MESEMBRYANTHEMUM (Sun Pink). 2M-in. pota 2.OO PETUNIA. Fine fringed and variegated. 2J<-in. pots 2.50 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2>i-in.... 2.50 „„.,„ (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3 00 VINCA Variegata. 3H-m 5 00 F. A. EMMONS, ^J^^H,^,; When ordering, please mention The Exchange Pansy Plants Strong, matured plants, that will bloom profusely this season. A mixture of exbibition types — giant flowers, all colors, with many light flowered, varieties (pastel shades). $2.00 per 100 Also plants of AOUILEGIA (Columbine), COREOPSIS grandlflora, GAILLARDIA grandiflora, FOR- GET-ME-NOTS (dwarf), BELLIS perennis (Eng. Daisy), DIGITALIS (Foxgloves), HARDY PINKS, WALLFLOWERS and SWEET WIL- LIAMS. Will produce an abundance of flowers this year. $2.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS ROOTS Barr*s Mammotll and Palmetto. 30c. per 100 $2.50 per 1000 WILLrAM RILEY, Ttrresdale, Pliiladelphia, Pi. When ordering, please mention The Oxchanxe CYCLAMEN Splendena Glganteum Hybrid* Our strain of Cyclamen is second to none; we can furnish same in all standard colors, twice transplanted from flats, at $3.60 per 100, $30.00 DRACAENA InJIvlsa. From 2H-in. pots, $3.00: from 3-in. pots, 6.00; from 3K-in pots, $8.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2H-in. pots, $3.00; ASPARAGUS Spren- geri, from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUl MADER, tast Stfoodsburg, Pa.| iril S. 1916. The Florists' Exchange 873 LARGE EVERGREENS IN LARGE QUANTITIES 2000 Large White-flowering Dogwood, perfect specimens, 6 to 8 and 8 to lo ft. high, 5 to 6 ft. across, also specimen plants of smaller sizes. Large Ornamental Trees in variety. Large Magnolias. LARGE SPECIMEN SHRUBS IN GREAT VARIETY, including: Aralia spinosa. 10 to 12 ft. Azalea amoena. 5 ft. high, 5 ft. across. Berberis Thunbergii. 4 ft. high, 5 ft. across. Euonymus alatus. 4 ft. across. California Privet. 8 to 9 ft. high, 7 to 8 ft. across. 5000 California Privet, 6 to 8 ft. high, heavy. Lilac Japonica. 8 to 10 ft. Viburnum plicatum. 5 to 6 ft., very heavy, transplanted. Japan Maples in quantity, at very low prices. See our wholesale list. European Hornbeam. Specimens of all sizes. Euonymus radicans in quantity. 10,000 Honeysuckles, 2 and 3 years old. Hydrangea P. G. 2 to 3, 3 to 4 and 4 to 5 ft. 20,000 Ibota Privet. 2 to 3 ft.; 30,000, 3 to 4 ft.; 10,000, 4 to 5 ft. Very fine stock. For prices see our wholesale list. California Privet in all sizes. Lonicera fragrantissima. 2 to 3 , 3 to 4 and 4 to 5 ft., at low prices; also Morrowi and Ruprechtiana. Ampelopsis Veitchii. 2-year, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; X size, $8.00 per 100; XX size, $10.00 per 100. Ampelopsis quinquefolia. 2-year, $6.00 per 100; 3-year, $8.00 per 100. Creeping Roses in great variety and quantity; also the True Wichuraiana. 100,000 Hardy Phlox from 2j/2-'n. pots, for lining out, $20.00 per 1000. If interested in other varieties of perennials for lining out, send us your list. GRASSES. Both large and small plants at low prices. 5000 Acer Tataricum Ginnala. 4 to 5 and 5 to 6 ft. Must be moved and will be sold at half the price asked by any other nursery, The Elizabeth Nursery Co. Elizabeth, N. J. SHRUBS AND PRIVET ALTHEA. Double-flowering and separate colors. 2-3 ft., $1.00 per 10, S5.00 per 100; 3-t ft., SI. 15 per 10, S7.00 per 100; 4-5 ft., S1.26 per 10, 89.00 per 100. ALTHEA, Tree Form. 4-5 ft.. $2.50 per 10, $20.00 per 100. FORSYTHIA Viridlsslma. 3-4 ft., $1.15 per 10, $S.0O per 100; 4-5 ft., S1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. SPIR.«A OpuUfolia aurea. 2-3 ft., $1.00 per 10, S7.00per 100; 3-! ft., $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. SPIR/*;.\ Van Ilouttel. 2-3 ft., $1.15 per 10, $7.00 per 10(1; li-i ft., $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. T.\MARIX Africana. 3-4 ft., $1.15 per 10, $8.00 per 100; 4-5 ft., $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. WEIGELA rosea. 2}-a-3 ft., $1.00 per 10. $6.00 per 100. CAROLINA POPLAR. 6-8 ft., $1 .60 per 10. $12.00 per 100; 8-10 ft., $1.75 per 10. $14.00 per 100. WISTARIA C::binen8is. 5-10 ft., $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. YUCCA Fllamentosa. 2-3 yr.. $1.00 per 10, $6.00 per 100. CALIFORNIA PRrVET. 2-yr., 3^ ft., heavy, $3.50 per 100, $28.00 per 1000;2-3 ft., $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; 18-24 in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; 12-18 in., $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Packing Free. Cash with order. RED BANK NURSERIES 331 Broad St.. - RED BANK, N. J. EASTER STOCK Of Quality A. L. MILLER Sutphin Avenue and Rockaway Blvd. JAMAICA SOUTH, L. 1., N. Y. IVY— 10,000 strong, young plants. DOUBLE ECHEVERIAS, 100,000, vari- ous sizes. BLUE SPRUCE TREES. Kosteriana, 6 to 12 feet. JAPAN MAPLES. Special Price. Samuel Cockbum & Sons, "^i'rio'r„"' WOODLAWN, Bronx, N. Y. CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchange Horse Radish Roots-Asparagus Roots 100.000 HORSE RADISH ROOTS. 2 and 3-year ASPARAGUS ROOTS, RHUBARB ROOTS. 100.000 SUPERB VARIETY EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS. WITLOOF CHICORY ROOTS. SEA KALE ROOTS. ALL VEGETABLE PLANTS. WARREN SHINN, spj°l, Woodbory, n. j. When ordering, please meiitlun The Exchange SOUTHERN STATES— Continned they are gathering together ten carloads of Rhododendron and other shrubbery to be shipped to Akron and Cleveland, O., where it will be used in transforming landscapes of that section. Some of the finest specimens of mountain shrubbery are to be found in the Cumberland moun- tain district of Kentucky and Tennessee. G. D. C. Baltimore, Md. The market There is a good demand for Aza- leas and all kinds of pot plants. There is a shortage of Asparagus. Carnations are in good supply and demand ; Roses like- wise. Callas are in large quantities and move slowly. Sweet Peas are in heavy supply and having good call. Southern Jonquils are a glut. Violets are in large supply. Greens are in little better supply except -Vsparagus. Ifotes There seems to be a little dissatis- faction among the retailers about busi- ness. There Is a good supply of flowers to be had and prices keep nicely. Some of the growers have made more money the present season th.in in any other and certainly are satisfied. George Herrmann, representing A. Herrmann, New York, was here last week calling. Thomas Barker, president Baltimore Cut Flower Co., has a poisoned eye and is receiving medical attention. The street boys will stand, as usual, on East Lexington St. as before. P. C. Erdman is again in the market on Eutaw st. King's Hardy Perennials 10% off these prices for April orders. During the month of April, will sell varieties listed below at discount of 10% from the regular prices. All strong plants, some from pots. Most are field grown. 10.00 6.00 .75 .86 5.00 6.00 Do«. 100 ANCHUSA Dropmore $1.50 $10 00 ASTER " St. Egwin,"ncw. Fine for cutting 1.50 BOLTONIA Asteroides 85 BUDDLEIA magniaca (New Butterfly Bush) 1.50 10.00 DELPHINIUM Belladonna. Large plants 1.60 10.00 Belladonna. Seedlings of laat Fall Formosum. Large plants. . . . Fomlosum. Seedlings of last Fall EULALIA Japonica. Ornamental Grasses. 4 varieties 85 HEMEROCALLIS flava (Yellow Day Lily) 85 HELIANTHUS Maxlmllllana. . . .86 orgyalla 85 HOLLYHOCKS. Double mixed; 1 year old 60 Double. Separate colors. 1 yr. 1.00 Make up your order from this list and get it off NOW. prices. Packing free .50 3.00 6.00 6.0O 6.00 6.00 4.00 7.00 Doi. 100 IRIS Germanica. Good varieties$0.75 $3.00 Germanica. Good varieties, mixed 50 3.00 LYCHNIS Chalcedonica 60 4.00 MONARDA Dldyma rosea 85 6.00 PHLOX, Miss Lingard, Struth- ers. Sunshine (Pantheon, Joan of Arc, CJo- quelicot. Eclaireur, and Alme. Langier.) PHYSOSTEGIA Vlrglnlca 50 SALVIA azurea grandiffora. . . . l.OO SHASTA DAISY. King Edward VII. One of tlic best 85 6.00 VERONICA longlfolla subsessl- Ils 86 6.00 YUCCA fllamentosa. Large, 2- year 1.50 10.00 •STOKESIA Seedlings. Trans- planted 50 3.00 •These include the new pink and a purple variety that will be on sale as soon as we get a stock of it worked up. You should have it. Deduct 10 per cent, from these .75 5.00 3.00 7.00 W. E. KING, Box 362 Little Silver, New Jersey Thete pricet for wholesale trade only ordering, please mftifli'n 'iiio I'.xphnnge 100 100" TRANSPLANTED PANSIES $0.75 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Flowering $2.60 VERBENAS, PETUNIAS, SALVIA. Ready April 20th GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. 2H-in. pots 3.00 GERANIUMS. 10 varieties, 2}^ -in. pots 2.75 VINCA VINES. 3X-in. pots. 6.00 Cash Joi. H. Cunningham, Delawar*, 0. BEGONIA BEGONIA Luminosa Erfordii SEEDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Caah with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange I When ordering, please mention The Elchaaa 874 The Florists' Exchange ROCHELLE PAPER POTS AND DIRT BANDS 277% More Blossoms OD plants raised in Square Paper Pots than on plants raised in clay pots of same size. There were 456 stems of blossoms on 40 plants raised in 4-iDcb Square Paper Pots and 105 stems of blossoms on 40 plants raised in 4-inoh clay pots. The above was taken from the following re- port in the Market Growers* Journal, January 1, 1914. page 6: NUMBER OF STEMS IN BLOSSOM On 40 plants from clay pots On 40 plants from paper pots June 9 June 10 46 47 lOS 229 June 27 121 456 SQUARE PAPER POTS Folding Block (pat. applied for) and tacks included. Inches 500 1,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 50,000 IH . . .$0.65 S0.90 $4.00 S7.00 $12.00 $25.00 2 ... .70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16.00 35.00 2H 90 1.25 6.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 3 1.10 1.50 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 ... 1.60 2.15 10.00 19.00 37.60 90.00 6 2.50 3 75 18.00 35.00 66 00 150 00 6. 3.50 4.75 23.00 46.00 85.00 200.00 7 4.25 5.76 28.00 64.00 102.00 240.00 Copyright directions for use with each order, SQUARE DIRT BANDS (Paper Pots without bottoms, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottom.) Inches 1,000 6,000 10,000 20.00050,000100,000 1«....'. $0.60 "$2.00 $3.80 $7.10 $16.00 $2800 2.. 70 2.30 4.10 7.70 17.25 30.00 2y< 80 3.00 5.25 10.60 26.00 48.00 3 90 3.75 7.25 13 70 3180 66.00 3H 1.00 4.40 8.30 16.10 39.00 75.00 4. 1.10 5.40 10.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 4K. ... 1.25 6.00 11.70 23.00 52.00 100 00 6 1.50 6.85 13.00 26.00 » 65.00 106.00 6 1.90 9.00 17.00 28.00 60.00 115 00 COPYRIGHT directions for use with each order. Samples FREE. There is an EASY and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands. The Directions how to do this after two years of experiment we reduced to 37 words and re- ceived a Copyright on the Directions in 1914. There is no other EASY and EXACT way to fold them and no one can print these Directions as we have a Copyright on them. Our Square Paper Dirt Bands are the original of all that are on the market today. All others being sold are imitations of these we advertise, and some of the imitations being sold are made of cheap paper, costing only about half as much as our heavy stock. We sell no experiments. Ours have been tried out by long use in the greenhouse. They will atand up in any wet and heat as long as wanted. Samples FREE. Experience of 131 Growers Send for FREE Samples of oxu Square Paper Pots and Dirt Bands and Big Folder giving 131 EXPERIENCES of Florists and Market Gar- deners who raised in our Square Dirt Bands and Paper Pots, Asters, Carnations, Cannas, Chrys- anthemums, Calendulas, Cosmos, Cornflower, Dahlias. Dusty Miller, Ferns, Forget- Me- Not, Geraniums, Gladiolus, Heliotrope, Helichry- sum, Mignonette, Pansies, Petunias, Pinks, Primulas, Phlox, Roses, Salvias, Snapdragon, Sweet Peas, Stocks, Verbenas. Violets Canta- loupes, Cukes. Celery, Cabbage, Egg Plants, Lettuce, Lima Beans, Peppers, Squash, Sweet Corn. Tomatoes, Watermelons and other plants. Send today. Please mention this paper. When set in the field May 16th, the root sys- tems of the [>lants from the 4-inch square paper pots were 4-inch cubes (64 cubic inches of soil and roots) and from the 4-inch clay pots the root ey stems contained 31 cubic inches of soil and roots (the amount that a 4-inch clay pot holds). The third count of blossoms was made June 27, 42 days after the plants had been set in the field. The plants from the square paper pota were then more than twice as large and vigorous as those raised in clay ppta. Ail plants raised in square paper pots arc larger and more vigorous than those raised in clay pota, because they have about double root room for the same size pots. Measure the two pots and you will find that the 4-inch square paper pot holds as much soil as two 4-inch clay pots. It is the same with square dirt bands, which are square ^aper pots without bottoms (the bottoms being furnished by old newspapers spread on the bench). The theory that it is only necessary to have a big top to the plant has been proved misleading^ There must be a big root system to push the tOD or the plant wilt grow slow and small. Try some square paper pota or dirt bands with your clay pots and see if you can afford to use any clay pots. Some of the florists around Philadelphia are using large numbers of square dirt bands and paper pots. We have shipped to Mr. P. B. Dilks, Bride** burg. Phila., Pa.. 150,000 2-inch square dirt bands and 20,000 3-inch square dirt bands; to Mr. Geo. W Dilks, Frankford. Pa.. 10.000 2- inch square dirt bands and 10.000 3-inch square dirt bands; to Mr. M. H. Hostetter, Manheim, Pa., 20,000 2>^-inch dirt bands and 6000 5-inch dirt bands; Mr. H. B. Weaver, Bird-in-Hand. Pa.. 235,000 2-inch dirt bands. 393% More Early Fruit 120 early tomato plants reported in Market Growers' Journal, Jan. 1, 1914, raised in 4-iQch clay pots (31 cubic inches of soil and roots), had yielded up to Aug. U, 7^ peach baskets — $4.75 worth of ripe tomatoes, while 120 plante raised in 4-inch SQUARE paper pots (64 cubic inches of soil and roots), had yielded 33 peach baskets — $23.60 worth of ripe tomatoes — 393 per cent, more. ■■ The THOROUGHLY DEPENDABLE QUALITY of the material in your Paper Pota commends them to users everywhere. Tomato plants which without your Pots sell here at $1.00 per 100, raised in your Pots sell at $4.00 per 100."— The Dalles Floral Company, The DaUes, Ore. Paper Pots— Experience in Usrn^ Them BLACKADAR & CO. Dauphin Nursery and Greenhouses Dauphin, Manitoba, Can., Dec. 4, 1915. F. W. Rochelle & Sons. Chester, N. J. Gentlemen. — • • • Wq would say that we used all the Paper Pota we got from you to raise tomato plants. Our weather is often very severe late in May, therefore we have to keep them inside and we were certainly very satisfied with the splendid results obtained from the Paper Pots. In fact, WE DID NOT HAVE HALF ENOUGH TO FILL OUR ORDERS WE CHARGED EXACTLY TWICE THE AMOUNT we did other years and yet our CUSTOMERS INSISTED ON HAVING THOSE IN PAPER POTS. In our hot sun they never wilted. We reserved a few for Primulas and certainly have some fine ones. It was easier to keep them watered and growing during the hot months. Wishing you success. Yours truly, BLACKADAR dfe CO. ** I grew Rosea, Salvias, Verbenas, Petunias and Geraniums in the Paper Pots for retail trade. THEY NEARLY DOUBLED MY SALES."— PT. T. Barber, Reidsville. N. C. " We used your Paper Pota for Tomatoes, Geraniums and Ferns. "THEY GAVE VERY MUCH BETTER PLANTS THAN THOSE RAISED IN CLAY POTS "—Leafiey & Meyer, 905 G. St., North- west. Washington, D. C. " I ^ew Tomatoes and Aster plant* in the Paper Pots. "THEY WERE THE FINEST I EVER GREW. "SHALL USE NOTHING ELSE FOR BEDDING PLANTS IN THE FUTURE."— CharleM Andrews, Susquehanna, Pa. " I raised Tomato plants in the Paper Pots. " NEVER HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS BEFORE."— w4. FT. J ocfcaon, Jamestown, N. Y. " Ten thousand Paper Pots duly to hand. We are enclosing check for 15,000 more. Kind- ly rush them out as before." — L. A. Budlong Company (700-acre gardens), Chicago, III. (L. A. Budlong Co., after two years* use of our paper pots, have just ordered 40.000 more.) " From about 2700 Tomato plants I picked 1140 MARKETABLE CRATES of Tomatoes, which brought me $600." — D. B. Moaes, Pur- chase, N. Y. " Tomato plants raised in the 4-inch size sell readily at FIVE CENTS EACH."— FT. J. Symonda & Son^ Decorab, la. " We have used some of your Paper Pots for young Rosea, which are doing fine."^-Co*o de Floret Oreenhoxue*, Corpus Chriati. Tex. "We got BETTER PLANTS, BIGGER PLANTS AND PLANTS WHI orderini;. I.l.'^ise m^ntioD The Exclinii^e Headquarters for Easter Plants If you want the best of everything in the plant Hne Lilies, Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Spiraeas, Roses, etc. call upon us Terms, Cash or Satisfactory References WILLIAMW.EDGAR COMPANY WAVERLEY, MASS. * * * * * 875 W^MWW^^'S%'iS^'^*MS^iWi^^:^il-^y3 The Best Sellers of the Year in 'Mums EARLY FROST. Pure white, perfect in form and has good keeping quality. MARIGOLD. The best yellow ever grown when properly handled. GOLDEN OUEEN. The best early yellow. Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. The white companion to Chieftain. Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. These varieties are ready for shipment now. CARNATION CUTTINGS ALICE. A moneymaker; free-fiowering and a keeper. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. MATCHLESS. The best white. Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. MISS THEO. The freest flowering variety on the market. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. MRS. C. W. WARD. The best dark pink Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS We make a specialty of seedlings. We offer now 60,000 seedlings ready for potting. Big, strong seedlings. Big value at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000, 5000 at $7.00 per 1000. We dehver anywhere, all charges paid, for 50c. per 1000 in addi- tion to price quoted. Refer to the classiBed section Prices to the Trade only A.JN.JPieR30N cftocowecc com. Easter Plants Lilies Hydrangeas Spiraeas Daisies Acacias Genistas Bougainvilleas and Azaleas THE HOME of the SCOTTII FERN JOHN SCOTT Rutland Road and East 45th Street BROOKLYN NEW YORK 876 The Florists' Exchange Not until your soil is right will you get a Perfect Lawn and Flower Garden To get a poor, leaky and sandy soil right you must add something that will make it hold moisture and prevent the plant food element from leaking. And with a heavy, sticky or clayey soil you must mix something that will keep it open and permit the air and waterrto circulate into the soil. And that something is Humus No lawn or garden fertilizer is complete without Humus. In sandy soil the rain carries a chemical fertilizer down into the subsoil past the roots, to be lost forever. Humus holds it until the plants need it. And on a clayey soil the rain washes the fertilizing ele- ments over the surface down into the hollows and gutters. Humus draws the rain into the soil. It keeps the soil from baking or cracking in hot weather. In any soil Humus regulates the moisture. One ounce of rain water preserved is worth ten ounces of water from your hydrant. No moisture ever takes the place of rain. Boston Humus Is a clean, dry and odorless fertilizer, free from weedseed and properly prepared with just the right plant food. It comes to you complete, ready for use. A postal will bring you the Boston Humus booklet. It tells you just what Boston Humus will do and what it will not do. You are invited to visit our plant when in Boston and see for yourself how Boston Humus is prepared. Trial Offer Return at our ex-H pense if not entirely satisfactory. We are making you a special trial offer of one-quarter ton of Boston Humus for five dollars, freight prepaid to your nearest railroad station, east of Missis- sippi River, if chec^ accompanies order. Shipped same day. The Boston Humus Company 99 Massachusetts Avenue EAST LEXINGTON, MASS. >ACK BIR.D Retailers Can Make Bird Houses a Paying Side Line FLOWERS, the Garden, Birds and Bird Houses are all so closely connected, that the sale of the latter can readily be made in combination with flowers and plants, as also for ornament for Gardens and Summer Homes. Send at once for my Catalog and Price List of Happy Bird Home Houses I took up the manufacture of Bird Houses some time ago and, because other retail florists through- out the country have sent me many orders and in- quiries. I have gone into the making of Bird Houses in still larger quantity to supply the demand, and now have a splendid line to select from. THE L BEMB FLORAL CO." °^":S^°" 153-155 Bates Street, DETROIT, MICH. Whpni ordpring. plpiise ro''ntlon Thp Exchange When ordering, please mention The Exchange Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly panioulars as to fortbcomiog ezhibitiona.) Amherst, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, In connection with the Masa. Agricultural College, July S-2S, 1916. Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, May 10-14. Spring Exhlb. Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, June 10-11 (Pseonlas). Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, June 24-26 (Strawberries). Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, July 8-9 (Sweet Peas). Boston, Mass — Show at Horticultural Hall, Aug. 11-13 (Gladiolus Exhib.). Boston, Mass. — Women's National Agri- cultural and Horticultural Ass'n third annual meeting, Horticultural Hall, May 18-19. Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, Sept. 2-3. Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, Sept. 9-10 (Dahlias and Fruits). Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, Oct. 7-8 (Fruits and Vege- tables). Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, Nov. 1-5 (Autumn Exhib.). Chicago, m. — American convention of Garden Clubs, June, 1917. irew Orleans, Zia.- — Spring flower show, Apr. 6-9. New York, April B-12, 1916. — Inter- national Flower Show, Horticultural Society of New York and the New York Florists' Club, Grand Central Palace. John Young, secretary, 68 West 28th St.. New York. New York. — The General Federation of Women's Clubs, 7th Regiment Armory, May 24, will have an exhibit of orna- mental and shade tree work in public parks and on private estates. Com- munications may be directed to Miss Mlra L. Dock, chairman of the visit- ing committee of the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Fayette, Pa. New Tork. — International Apple Ship- pers' Ass'n, Aug. 2. Scranton, Pa. — The Scranton Florists Club win hold Its Spring flower show in the Town Hall, April 6 to S, 1*16. Byracnse, N. T. — N. Y. State Fair, Sept. > 11-16. Showing Off— Nothing Back of It Making a "show o£E" as the women folks often are guilty of, never pays in business life. It reminds of a business man who had removed to a far off city to enter business. He had often written home to his many relatives of his great prosperity. It came about that a great event happened in bis city, and his rela- tives concluded th.it they would embrace the opportunity and visit him and enjoy some of that "prosperity." He, therefore, decided that he must "show off." He moved from his small store where he was paying $100 a month rent, and making a decent living and keeping out of debt, to a much larger place at an increased rent of $600 to $700 per month ; he put in new expensive furnishings ; he ar- ranged a most elaborate office, reception rooms, and quadrupled his force of clerks and typewriters, who played office-tennis when the boss was absent: he even spent some money in beautifying his home. It was a success as a "show off." It made a great impression of his "prosperity" with his relatives, who duly avalanched him. But, alas, his books did not "show off" very well ; the sales were no greater in amount in his expensive new store, than was the best year in the former smaller store at $100 per. His hair has whitened and he has the dyspepsia. Did it pay? J. A. J. Fires Utica, N. T. — The greenhouse and of- fice of Jesse Williams at 1213 Mohawk St. were badly damaged by fire early on the morning of Mar. 21. The property was insured. Newport, Vt. — The Farrant prop- erty was destroyed bv fire recently, the^ loss being between $8000 and $10,000. The buildings burned were the house oc- cupied by Miss Su.san Farrant. two greenhouses containing many rare plants and young vegetable plants nearly ready for Spring business and two bams. The bouse of the brother. John Farrant, was not damaged. The loss is partially cov- ered by insurance. AprU 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 877 POEHLMANN BrOS. Co. MORTON GROVE, ILL. PALMS we: are Western Headquarters Cool Grown, Clean and Healthy 45.000 SQUARE FEET OF GLASS IN CHOICE KENTIAS PALMS KENTIAS BELMOREANA MADE-UP PLANTS Specimens, heavy, $12.00, $15.00, $20.00. BELMOREANA SINGLE PLANTS 2J2 inch pots, $1.50 per dozen; $10.00 per 100. FORSTERIANA MADE-UP PLANTS— Continued 4 inch pots 4 inch pots 6 inch pots 6 inch pots 6 inch pots 8 inch tubs 8 inch tubs 8 inch tubs Leaves 5-6 5-6 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 16-18 inches high 16-18 inches high 24 inches high 28-30 inches high 32-34 inches high 30-38 inches high 56-58 inches high 62-64 inches high Doz. $4.50 Each $0.40 1.00 1.50 2.00 3.50 6.00 7.00 8 inch tubs 10 inch tubs 12 inch tubs 12 inch tubs 12 inch tubs 15 inch tubs Plants 52-54 inches high 5 feet high 60-64 inches high 514 feet high 5}-^-6 feet high 6-614 feet high Specimens, heavy, $35.00, $40.00. Each $6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 15.00 $18-20.00 FORSTERIANA MADE-UP PLANTS Plants Each 7 inch tubs 3 36 inches high $2.50 7 inch tubs 4 38 inches high 3.00 8 inch tubs 4 38-42 inches high 3.50 8 inch tubs 4 48-50 inches high 5.00 FORSTERIANA Leaves 4 inch pots 5-6 SINGLE PLANTS Doz. 18-20 inches high 4 inch pots 6 inch pots 6 inch pots 6 inch pots 7 inch tubs 8 inch tubs 10 inch tubs 10 inch tubs 5-6 6 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 18-20 inches high 28-30 inches high 34-36 inches high 38-42 inches high 40-44 inches high 5 feet high 5-5 J-^ feet high 5J/2-6 feet high $4.50 Each $0.40 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 6.00 8.00 10.00 PHCENIX ROEBELENII Doz. 3 inch pots, nicely characterized $3.50 Inch Spread Each 5 inch pots 15 inches high 20 $1.00 6 inch pots 18 inches high 24 1.75 7 inch pots 28 inches high 34 2.50 8 inch tubs 30 inches high 36 3.50 10 inch tubs 35 inches high 42 $.5-7.50 DRACiENAS 214 inch pots Drawena Godseffiana, $8.00 per 100. Each 6 inch pots Dracjena Amabilis $1.25 6 inch pots Dracaena Baptistii 1.25 5 inch pots Dracaena Imperialis 1 25 5 inch Dracaena Terminalis, $6 00 per doz. 6 inch pots Dracaena Massangeana . .$1.00 to 1.25 6 inch pots Dracaena Lindeni 1-25 ARECA LUTESCENS Each 6 inch pots, 4 plants $1.00 8 inch tubs, 5 plants, 44-46 inches high. .$4-4.50 LIVISTONA ROTUNDIFOLIA 5 inch pots "5 florists' Selected Sptiapum For Prompt Shipments BEST SELECTED STOCK Packed in large, solid bales. 3 10-bbl. bales S9.00 6 10-bbl. bales 14 25 10 10-bbl. bales 27-50 3 7-bbl. bales 4-80 5 7-bbl. bales 7.50 10 7-bbl. bales 14.00 3 5-bbl. bales 3.75 S 5-bbl. bales * 6.00 10 5-bbl. bales 10.50 NURSERY MOSS 10-bbl. bales $2.00 per bale 5-bbl. bales 1.00 per bale Burlapped, 30o. per bale extra. GREEN CLUMP MOSS $1.00 per bbl. 5 bbls., $4.50. LEAF MOLD and ROTTED PEAT Fine Rotted Stock 1-5 sacks, 85c. per sack. 10 sacks, $8.00. Cash. All goods tightly packed. A No. 1 Stock. AMERICAN MOSS AND PEAT CO. Corliss Bros.* Proprietora. Bok22 WARETOWN, N. J. When nrdpring. pipage mfntjnn Thf Kxflnince A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACSNA IndlTlsa. 2-hi., So.l S-ln., lOo.: 4-lll., 1S«.: ft-ln , 2& '■ntinn Thp Exchange BUTTERFLY BUSH MATTHEWS & VARNEV, BUDDLEIA Maf^lfica. The best of the hardy Summer- blooming varieties. 4-in. pots, $7.50; Rose pots, $5.00; Rooted Cuttings. $3.50 per 100. Aaiatica. The Winter-blooming greenhouse var- iety. Rose pots, $5.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings. $2.50 per 100. Plumosua. Well worth the $25.00 per 1000 I ask for it. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. Whpn nrdprlng. pleaHe mnntlon ThA KTclmnee AQERATUM Stella Gurney. 50o. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. We are now booking orders for Spring delivery of 3>i-in. aERAINIUIVIS Buchner S. A. Nutt Poltevtne $8.00 per 100. $75.00 per 1000. Best Stock C. OUADLAND'S SONS 328-340 Houghton St., North Adams, Mass. CVCL^AMEIN Fine Strain, Assorted Colors, Bud and Bloom 3H-tn., 6c. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-in., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-m., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syraeuse,N.Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange I Salvia Greggii Alba I A pure white variety of the popular new everblooming I hardy shrub. i Per doz. Per 100 I Young plants $1.50 110.00 SALVIA Greggii. Red I Per 100 Per 1000 I Field-grown plants $10.00 $80.00 I Small plants for lining out 4.00 35.00 Rosedaie Arborvitae I Small plants for lining out 2.50 20.00 I BAKER BROS., FT. WORTH, TEXAS ^iiiiiiniiiiiiiimiiiiiirnnmniniiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiraniiiiiuiiimnininiiininimfnnnnnn^ Wheni ordering, please mention The Exchange 500.000 PANSIES FIELD-GROWN-IN BUD— MIXED COLORS There is no better strain for commercial purposes than my Superb _ Strain Pansies, grown from seed of my own raising, and the result of over 20 years careful breeding. Send a trial order and be convinced. Fine, large plants, 81.25 per 100, ■ilO.OO per 1000. Some extra large plants, 815.00 per 1000. Largest Grower of Pansies for the Trade in the United States. CASH WITH ORDER. BY EXPRESS ONLY, Leonard Cousins, Jr., CONCORD JUNCTION. MASS. Wlu-n orderinE, please mention The Exchange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS 878 The Florists' Exchange ALTERNANTHERA Rosea Yellow and P. Major. $4.50 per 1000. Red and Yellow. 2 in., $2.00 por 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in., $1.50 per 100 WHITMANI, ELEGANTISSIMA. BOSTON, SCOTTII, SCHOLZELI and TABLE FERNS, 2-in., $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. CALENDULA, Orange King and Meteor. 2-in„ $1.50 per 100. COLEUS, Assorted. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. Dusty Miller GYMNOCARPA. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 2 in.. $2.00 per 100, IMPATIENS Hybrids. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. IRIS, German, Mixed: no separate colors. Divided. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. PRIMULA Obconica. Assorted. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire and Splendens. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. FEVERFEW GEM and GIANT WHITE DAISY. 2-ln., $2.00 per 100. STEVIA. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. STOCKS, B. of Nice and Blanc 2-in. $1.50 per 100. STOCKS, Mont Blanc, B. of Nice. Fine seed- lings. $5,00 per 1000, SNAPDRAGON SEEDLINGS, Silver Pink, fine stock, $5,00 per 1000, ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 75c. per 100. AGERATUM, Gumey, Pauline, Star. 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 7Sc. per 100. COLEUS. 10 Icinds, 60o. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 75c. per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1.00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. FUCHSIA. 6 Icinds. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1 00 per 100. PETUNIA. Double, 10 Itinda, Dreer'a, etc., $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 6 Itinds, $1.25 per 100. SNAPDRAGON, Silver and White. $1.00 per 100. STEVIA. Dwarf. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Cash. BYER BPOS., Chambersbvrg, Pa. When orderiug. please mention The Exchange COLEUS C. Verschaffeltil, G. Bedder. Rooted Cuttings. 75e. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Firebrand, Progress, and 12 otiiers. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000; 2-in. potJS, $1.50 per 100. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt, Ricard, Doyle. Poitevine, Montmort, Buchner, 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in., $3,00 per 100 Viaud, Barney, Presllly, Oberle. 3-in., $4.00 per 100; 4-in., $6,00 per 100. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Zurich, Rooted Cuttings, 75c, per 100; 2-in,, $1,50 per 100. VINCA Varieftated. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3,0(1 per 100; 3M-in,, $5,00 per 100, HELIOTROPES. 2-in, pots, $2,00 per 100 FUCHSIAS. 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. ALYSSUM. Giant Double. 2-in , $1.50 per 100. DUSTY MILLER. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. AGERATUM, Gurney. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. STOCKS, Giant Perfection, Bismarck, Beauty of Nice; MARGUERITE CARNATIONS, SNAPDRAGONS; VERBENAS, Scarlet and Mlied: .Seedlings, ,50c, per 100; 2-in, pots, $1,50 per 100; 500 for $5,00. ASTERS, Crego's Giants, Pink, White and Lavender, 40c. per 100. PANSY PLANTS, $1.00 per 100. FEVERFEW, Double White. $5.00 per 100. Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delan$on, N. Y. When ordtTin plcjiBt^ ni'-mlon The I'-tcliunji! HELIOTROPE. aj^-in. stronr plants, S3. 00 per loo, $25.00 peg 1000. ROSE GERANIUMS. k plants, 2-in., $1.75 per PRIMULA Obconica. bloom, 18.00 per 100. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Strong, 3-in., ready for shift, $35.00 per 1000. Strong 100. 4-in., in lames Vick's Sons, Rochester, n.y. When ordering, please mi-ntluu The ExcLjin^te Thousands of Beautiful 6 to 12 feet Nursery Grown Hemlocks, Cheap THE f. E, CONINE NUUSERV CO., Stratford, Conn. r* Telephone, 2648-4, Bridgeport Division. Make appointment. Seei'the stock. Established ^21>eara, When ordering, please mention The ExcliMn^e Bhe WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Cecile Brunner Roses Por Outdoor Flowering* Do .vou know that Cecile Bi'unner is ■in ide,al bedding Rose for outdoors? There is hardl,y a retail florist who can get along without it during the Winter months, for it is so valuable for corsage bouquets and table decorations and the same holds good during the Summer months. Tou will have all kinds of use for the tiny buds and if you plant out a good batch of plants this Spring I am sure you will feel well repaid by next Fall with all the flowers you will be able to cut from them. It isn't necessary to plant out heavy field grown stock ; not that such will not do well, but even 2%ln. pot plants will soon grow into nice specimens and be loaded with buds before you know it. By all means try at least a few. Lilies for Summer Use Plant Speoiosum Now If you overlooked potting up a good number of Liliuni speciosum rubrum last November, you can get cold storage stock now and get busy. Every florist has good use for these beautiful Lilies dur- ing Summer ; in fact, it matters little when they are in flower ; they are al- ways in demand. Pot up now and place in a cold frame, bring in a batch of such as start into growth first, and place into the Carnation house. Another batch you can plant out later on or leave in the coldframe where they can remain, but I prefer them under glass ; you can take better care of the flowers and don't lose so man.y from wind and rain. Atmosphere of the Houses A Most Important Matter Tlie man who can't grow successfully variegated Vincas most likely lacks the proper moisture in the house. This plant perhaps more than any other, must have a lot of moisture in order to pro- duce a heavy growth, thick glossy leaves and a lot of them, and what good is a Vinca without all these? It is necessary to have a well ventilated airy house in order to grow healthy stock, but you can have it too dry. Perhaps ,vou found out yourself that a batch of Geraniums in an old sash house did splendidly in spite of impassable walks duriiig rainy weather, small sized glass and 2x6 rafters, while the same stock in the mod- ern, uptodate house along side of the old one, with concrete benches and walks, didn't do nearly as well. Lack of mois- ture most likely was the cause. A house too stuffy and moist for Roses or Carna- tions will suit Vincas, Fuchsias, Sal- vias, Cannas and a whole lot of other bedding stock to perfection, hut this doesn't say that they will enjoy this moisture with a temperature near the freezing point or even 45. as is liable to happen if you let your fires go out be- cause it is so hot during the day. That is poor economy, .\pply the hose to the walks, maintain sufficient moisture in your houses but keep a gentle fire over night for some time to come, if you want to create ideal growing conditions for your bedding stock, and your little Cy- clamen, Begonias, Primulas for next .year will also en,ioy it. In a too dry .atmo.sphere they all will stand still, or apparently so, or the growth they do make won't amount to anything. Crops' Too' Late for Easter W\ Not Much Gained by Severe Forcing" There will be more than one of us who, in spite of the fact that Easter comes on such a late date this year, will be late with a batch of Lilies, Roses, Hydrangeas, Spirteas or something else. Even with the most careful of calcula- tions and best intentions, this happens to the best of growers. After all we can onl.v do .iust so much, and weather conditions will keep on deceiving us. Nothing is of greater folly than to in- sist upon forcing the life out of plants in order to get them in on a certain date; liardly ever does the man who pays for tlie coal get any notable credit for doing it. If there was no other stock to sup- ply the market or he was going out of business the day after there would be an excuse for doing it, but there is plenty of good stock on hand and such can usually be disposed of right along — this year with Memorial Day just a few weeks after Easter, you will be money ahead by keeping stock which appears to be too late for Easter in a cool house right now, and by so doing let it come along slowly and if possible hold it for Memorial Day. A day like Easter is well worth preparing for a good many months ahead, but if you are in busi- ness to stay you cannot afford to dump a lot of soft, poor stock on the market, because if it ever sells it will be on Easter. A retail grower needs flower- ing plants right along, and even if they don't sell always in pots, he can use the flowers and foliage of many of them to good advantage. Therefore go slow and consider if it isn't wiser not to insist on forcing too hard. Hotbeds Must Have Proper Care If there is one bad feature regarding the use of hotbeds in Spring, it is taking care of them. In order to be successful you must have one man in charge and hold him responsible, otherwise you are better off without trusting the stock out- side of the greenhouses. While plants will do as well and oftentimes far better in a hotbed than on the greenhouse bench and with less trouble, yet if neglected in any way stock can be ruined in a few hours. Perhaps the most important part of frame culture is the ventilation. It is nothing unusual to have to go over a frame 4 to 5 times a day ; you can't raise the sashes at a certain hour and close them in this manner, no more than giving air in a greenhouse. With water- ing this also holds good, as well as pro- viding covering at night. All of this work should be attended to by one and not several men. Whether you have 10 or 100 sashes working, give one man full charge and if he knows what it all means, has the time and is anxious to make a success out of the hotbeds, he will turn out some wonderful stock. The failures we hear of with hotbeds can usually be traced to improper care given, for bed- ding stock almost without exception will do well there, the moist atmosphere of such a bed and gentle bottom heat suits most plants, and if you will just attend faithfully to ventilation and watering as well as protection against frost, every foot of space in .your frame can be made to pay as much as, if not more than, that of your best greenhouse. Iceland Poppies Por Summer Cut Flowers Still time to sow out Iceland Poppies for Midsummer and Fall flowering. For those retailing the flowers _ they grow these Poppies form most desirable stock to cut from. Don't wait with the cut- ting until the flowers are full open ; it is best to do this when in bud or partly open, they will last longer. Sow thinly in a seed pan. transplant the little seed- ling directly into 2's and plant out by the end of May about 6in. apart into a frame or nicely prepared bed where you can take care of them. The plants will bloom practically all Summer and over- Winter nicely if covered just a little. Perennials Pot Plants for Spring Sales You are bound to have call for Phlox, Shasta Daisies. Gaillardias, Coreopsis. Columbines, Delphiniums and other perennials long after it is possible to move the plants from the field, and on that account should have a good supply of pot plants on hand in order to supply this demand. If you haven't potted up a good number last Fall do so this Spring, right now ; don't make use of larger pots than necessary and place the freshly potted stock into a coldframe. It is useless to place sashes over the plants, for you don't want to hurry the stock but rather keep it dormant as long as you can. However, don't tr.v to accomplish this by withholding water, keep the soil moist at all times and the frame as cool as you can. 75,000 Geraniums READY NOW Large 2 and 2J'4-iu. pots, fine young stock. I glanted in Z\^ and 4-in. pots, will make excellent ■ edding Plants. Over 20 varieties, such as Ricard, Poitevine, Nutt, Montmort, Castel- lane, Buctiner, La Favorite, Jean Oberle, Grant, etc , etc., at S2.25 per 100. S20.00 per 1000. Send us your order today and we will ship when you are ready. Twelve varieties of IVY GERANIUMS, in.' eluding Achievement, 82.75 per 100, S25.00 per- 1000. Started King Humbert CANNAS, 8 to 12 in, tall, S3.00 per 100, S2,'i.00 per 1000. Try them. • Started Florence Vaughan, Martha Wash- ington, Crozy, Crimson Bedder, Venus, Wyoming, etc., etc., S2.50 per JOO, S22.50 per 1000 Very large 4-5-6-7-in. pot DRAC/ENA In- dlvisa, $12.80, $20.00, $25.00, $30.00 per 100. 100 1000 VINCA, Variegated. 4-in $7.00 $0.5.00 21 2-in 3.00 25.00 FUNKIA ROOTS 5.00 45.00 21-4-in. FUCHSIAS. 15 varieties 2.50 22.50 21.2-in. MARGUERITES. 3 varieties. 2.50 22.50 2>i-in. HELIOTROPES. 3 varieties. 2.50 22.;.0 2}i-in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 3.00 25 00 3H-in. GERANIUMS. Any color, fuU of bud and bloom 7.00 65,00 2H-in. VERBENAS, Finest Mixed.. 2.50 22.50 2}i-in. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 24 varieties 2.50 22.50 2Ji-in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties.. . .6.00 55.00 2 -in. AGERATUM. 4 varieties.. . . 2.25 20.00 2J^-in. SALVIAS, Bonfire and Splen- dens 2.50 22.50 2 Ji-in. CUPHEAS, Cigar Plant 2.25 20.00 And abundance of other stock. If you have not received our wholesale Price List offering Spring Bedding Stock and Vegetable Plants by the million at bargain prices, write for one at once. AlONZO I. BRYAN, S,1l'.rK When orderine. ploiise mentiun Tbo Exchange FERNS Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full-grown, fine stock from 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Fern Seedlings. Best stock in country, assort- ment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seedlings, tl.OO per 100, SS.OO per 1000. CARNATIONS Strong, healthy stock. Rooted Cuttinga. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS— Bob Pulling, Calumet, Kewanee. Mankato, Lelia, Mary Bennett Mra. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at $10.00 per 100, Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, Marigold, Gorgeous. Meudon. Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Miss Emma Roope. Neriasa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard, LilUan Doty. Smith's Advance, October Frost. Chrysolora, Ivory Supreme, Fairy Queen, White Bonnaffon, Yellow Bonnaffon, Hnk Ivory, White Ivory, Diana, Pattyk Ch. Razer, Buckingham, Mrs. Bran, Newberry, Mary Callft* han. Dr. Enguehard and other varieties, $3.00 per 100. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory reference!. £1 PFTFDCAIi WOOD roiKT . fl, rLILnoUIV, Torrjtown-oii.HudKuii. N. Y. When ordPPlnE. pi phi*' m°RmQri °d o*1o } the carnation support CO., CONNERSVILLE, IND When ordering, please mention The Esehanjre When orderine. please mpotloo Tbe Ezcban^e 880 The Florists' Exchange 100 1000 $10.00 15.00 35.00 $90.00 140.00 Each Dreer Kentias Good Shape Good Color Good Value KENTIA Belmoreana Made-up Plants This Is a particularly nice lot of plants Each 7-inch tubs, 4 planta in a tub, 36 inches high $3.00 7-inch tuba, 4 planta in a tub, 38 to 40 inches high 4.00 8-inch tuba, 4 planta in a tub, 40 to 42 inches high 5.00 KENTIA Belmoreana Single Plants Doz. 2^-mch pota, 4 leavea, 8 to 10 inches high $1.50 3 -inch pots, 5 leaves, 10 to 12 inches high 2.00 4 -inch pota, 5 leaves, 15 inches high 4.50 6 -inch pota, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches high $0.75 6 -inch pota, 6 to 7 leaves, 24 inches high 1.00 6 -inch pots. 6 to 7 leaves, 28 to 30 inches high 1.50 7 -inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 30 to 36 inches high 2.50 7 -inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 36 to 38 inches high 3.00 KENTIA Forsferlana Made-up Plants Each 8-inch tuba, 4 plants in a tub, 38 to 40 inches high $4.00 8-inch tuba, 4 plants in a tub, 42 to 45 inchea high 6.00 8-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 48 to 50 inches high 6.00 10-inch tubs, 4 planta in a tub, 4H to 5 feet high 8.00 10-inch tubs, 4 planta in a tub, 5 feet high 10.00 12-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub. 5H to 6 feet high 15.00 12-inch tubs. 4 planta in a tub. 6H to 7 feet high 20.00 l&-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub. S to 10 feet high 35.00 KENTIA Forsteriana Single Plants Doz. lOO looo 8 to 12 inches high $1.50 $10.00 $90.00 12 to 15 inches high 2.00 15.00 140.00 15 to 18 inches high 4.50 35.00 Each 22 to 24 inches high $0.75 28 to 30 inches high 1.00 34 to 36 inches high 1.50 38 to 40 inches high 2.00 40 to 42 inches high 3.00 45 to 48 inches high 4.00 4 feet high 5.00 4H to 5 feet high 6.00 5 to 5H feet high 8.00 5H to 6 feet high 10.00 6H to 7 feet high 15.00 7 feet high 20.00 4 5 • 7 7 8 8 10 11 10 12 14 inch pots, .nch pots, inch pots, inch pota, inch pota, inch pota, inch pota. inch tuba, nch tubs, nch tubs, nch tubs, .nch tubs, inch tubs, inch tubs, inch tubs. 4 leavea, 4 to 5 leavea, 5 to 6 leaves, 5 to 6 leaves, 6 leavea, 6 leavea, 6 to 7 leavea, 6 to 7 leavea, 6 to 7 leavea, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 to 7 leavea. 6 to 7 leaves. 6 to 7 leavea, Made-up KentJa PHOENIX ROEBELENIi We hold the most extensive stock in the world of this popular Palm. Unquestionably one of the prettiest and most graceful Palms grown, which quickly made a place for itself among popular standard varieties, par- ticularly so for apartment decorations. We have a splendid stock, and offer: 3 -inch pots $3.60 per doz., $25.00 per 100, $225.00 per 1000 4 -inch pota 6.00 per doz.. 50.00 per 100 5 -inch pots, 15 inches high, 18 inches spread $1.00 each 6 -inch pota, 1 H feet high, 2 feet spread 2.00 each 7 -inch tubs, IH to 2 feet high, 2 feet spread 2.60 each 8 -inch tubs, 2 feet high, 2H feet apread 3.00 each 10 -inch tubs, 2 to 2!^ feet high. 2yi feet spread 6.00 each 10 -inch tubs. 2K feet high, 3 feet spread 7.50 each The above prices are Intentletl for the trade only HENRY A. DREER, ch^e!.1,/s';?eet. PhUadelphia, Pa. When ordering. plenBe m-'ntl.in ThP' Knolmngp FERNS Ta•• 'l"" each. 7-in., 75c. each. 6-in.. O.^—ii!! 2U-in.. $5.00 per I fiOOW. Jl .^°'=- '■^'^'>' ■'-in-. 20c. each. 2>|-in., $6.00 Nrl|TT|| 100. $40.00 per 1000. ■ ViaUJy #■ m^,„ 100. 550.00 per 1000. WVWCUl g.j,,^,,. 50c. each. JOHN WAtNAMAKER, 2>4-in., $10.00 per 100 FUNKIAS— Field-Crown, large clumps, $16.00 per 100. CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa. HOLLY FERNS Extra fine plants of CyTtomium falcatum, the Holly Fern, and Pteris Wilsoni, in 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. or $7.00 if shipped in pots. The best of packing, liberal count and prompt ahipment. R. G. HANFORD Norwalk, Conn. WhPTi ordering r,lPHWp m-ntl.in Thn KTrtmnge PERNS FOR DISHES In 6 to 8 b.st mukat rmrietiM from 2W-iai. poti at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 par 1000; In 3-in. Dotll $«.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanua 2M-in. potj >t $3.00 p«r 100, $35.00 par 1000. Ctcos, Weddefiana, Kentias and Belmoreana In $)i-in. pota. Juat right (or oenten. $10.00 par 100 TIOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N. J. Whon nrrlering. nlease m'-titlnn The BxchflUge 100 1000 Whitnuaiii Improved • - $5.00 $40.00 Whitmani Compada - • 5.00 40.00 Baosevelts 5.00 40.00 Bostona 4.00 35.00 150 at IM» fata MENRY H. B.UROWS & SON WHITIMN. MASS. WTn^w orflerlng. pIpbhp mention The Bzcbanga PERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity, EioeUent 2H-in. atook, in beat assortment, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 pal 1000 Eitra atrong. 3-in. $6.00 per 100, $56.00 per 1000 KENTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2W-m. atocli. right aise for center planta. $1.30 per dos.. $10.00 per 100 FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine atock. ready for potting, in aaaortment of 10 beat Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1 00 per 100. $9.60 per 1000, undivided olumpa. In 10.000 lota or more. $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 beat Ta- rietiea, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown aeeda. ready for patting. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000: in 6000 lota, $7.60 per 1000 CIBOTIUM Schledei (King of Perns). Splendid 3-in. atock, $4.60 per doa., $35.00 [)er 100; 4-in., $8.50 per doa., $50.00 per 100. J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. When ordering. pleMse iitl.-n The Rxcbange We grow Snapdragons and make Square Paper Bands and Pots to keep them in. See our display ads. of both. G. S. RAMSBURG. When opflering nle.ise mention T\ic Kyclienge Advertising Nursery Stock in F. E.PAYS and PAYS WELL New England States Pawtucket, R. 1. Bulbous stock is quite plentiful, in fact all kinds of tlowers are coming in abundance. Good Spring weather has at last made its appearance and indications are that stock will be in good condition for the Easter rush. Elhanan D. Tiieker of Broad St., Cen- tral Falls, is contemplating the remodel- ing of his greenhouses and the erection of a new house at his range in Sayles- ville. R. I. A. representative of .John Guldemond & Son, bulb producers of Hillegom. Hol- land, called on the trade during the week. A civic comniittfH recently appointed by the city of Attleboro for the purpi:)se of making a more beautiful city, met on ]\Ionday evening and completed plans. A pamphlet will be issued giving in detail, iiistruction in the preparation of the soil ; use of fertilizer and planting of flower and vegetable seeds. Supt. Tales will see that the children are supplied with seeds through the vari- ous schools of the city. A public meeting is proposed to be held April lo. at which all persons interested are invited, in Chamber of Commerce Hall at 8 p.m. Prof. Nortou of the Amherst Agricultural College and Mr. Gaskili of the Bristol County School will be the speakers. The proposal to plant Rose bushes and shrubs in plantless places in this city has met with general approval. It is ex- pected that the school children of Paw- tucket will unite with those of Provi- dence in making "planting day." April 22. a success. • School children have been supplied with planting day blanks and DIRT BANDS Very soon every grower will be making free use of Dirt Bands for the growing of all plants. Certainly, no florist can afford to pass them by. They are time and money savers, producing better flants at less cost and with less labor, t simply is a question of getting the best band. Our new READY-USE Dirt Band tells its own story. Send a postal for free samples and see now it does it. It comes to you ready to set the plant in, which means saving of very valuable time re- quired to fold the ordinary strips of paper commonly offered for bands. We make plain bands too, from high- grade, hard finish stock. Samples will be sent. Compare them with others and put them to any test. It is not how cheap, out how good, is our motto. PRICES or PLAIN SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1,000 d.OOO 10.000 20,000 60.000 100.000 2.in. .$0.70 $2.20 $4.10 $7.70 $17.25 $30.00 2}.in. .80 3.00 5.2510.60 26.00 48.00 3-in.. .90 3.75 7.2513.70 31.80 56.00 3i-in. 1.00 4.40 8.3016.10 39.00 75.00 4-m.. 1.10 5.4010.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 Plain bands require folding, but our aunplified UutruotionB make it easy. PUCES OE READY-USE SQUARE DIRT BANDS 1.000 6.000 10,000 50,000 100,000 2x2x2-iii. . $1.00 $4.00 $7.50 $35.00 $60.00 2}x2ii2-iD. 1.10 5.00 9.00 42.50 85.00 3z3x2-m... 1.25 6.0010.00 47.50 92.00 Our READY-USE Bands are complete and ready to set up. The lap is glued down and each Band opens up square. No folding required, nor time lost in setting them up. Send a postal for free samples of our Bands and decide for yourself. All orders positively cash. State whether express or freight shipment. We guarantee satisfaction. G.S. RAMSBURG, Soniersworth.N.H. When orderfnK, please mention The Exchange « FERNS Assorted Table Ferns Out of 2i4-inch pots. S3. 00 per 100^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra heavy. From 2'4-inch pots. $3.00 per 100, S27.,M per 1000. KENTIA BELMOREANA From 2^:1, -inch pots, 3 leaves, S6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000; 3-inch pots. 5 leaves. Sl.5.00 per 100. All express orders. Cash with order, please B.S0lTAUfERN[RYJ.1U,XII.'!; ^^^l^PTl ordering. [ilf;isp nifiition 'l'ln' Rxcliaage THE HOME OF THE SCOnil FERNS JOHN SCOTT . RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREOT | BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Wh^n nrfl^r\nr nl.^w'* mention TT<^ WTPhwneg W-lf-tf^l^Tr' ASSORTED VARIETIES. W* W* Ix lAI T Strong, healthv plants, * «-«»»■* »»-' from 2,ii-in. pota, S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. COCOS Weddellana and KENTIA Belmoreana. 2y-in., S1.30 per doz.. SIO.OO per lOU, NEPHROLEPIS Whitmani and Elegantlssima. 6-in.. 50c. eaeh. BOSTON Ferns and NEPHROLEPIS Harrisii. 4-in.. S20.00 per 100; 0-in.. 60e. each. $43.00 per 100; 7-in.. $1.00 each; 8-in., $1.2.5 each. | FRANK N. ESKESEN. MADISON, N. J. I Wlu- ..rdi' l.le mi-nti,. Till KvelKinge BUYING MADE EASY CONSULT OUR STOCK miti. MATERIAL INDEX Pacii *f^^ Ajiril S, 1916. plants all' In I..' furiiisli.'il by i-oliabli' florists. This plan was originatpd by Mr. Cot- ton, si'cri'tary of rrovidi'noe (Jlianiber of Coniuicri'o. nnil the plan has extended to I'awtneki't. It is eNpeited tliat the barren spots in the city will be greatly improved, as 37,000 circulars are to be distributed. C. A. K. Hartford, Conn. The weather the past week has been more seasonable, the days being warm and Springlike. The piles of snow that greeted one on every sitie have almost entirely disapiieared. and as a result the Connectiiiit Itiver has Ho.ided its banks and reachcMl a heislit of L'tlfl. The nur- sery of .1. Vidbiuirni' & Co. on Wethers- fielil ave. is partly inundaled. Mr. Vid- bonrne is not worr-ying as this leaves a rich dressing that aids the growth of his young stock. W. AV. Hunt & Co.. the Blue Hills Nurseries, are in receipt of 50 cases of nursery stock, consisting of Boxwood. Rhododendrons, Magnolia. Japanese Ma- ples, and all varieties of conifers, and one case of bulbs, all shipped from Bos- koop. Ilollaml. The stock opened up splendidly ; everything was found to be in first-class condition. Charles Turner & Co. have also re- <'eived their assignment of nursery stock from Holland. .Tohn F. Huss, superintendent for Mrs. ,Taines J. Goodwin, will attend the New York Show at the Grand Central Palace. April 5 to 12, in the capacity of judge. Max F. Schewerdtfeger. florist on Al- bany ave.. West Hartford, ilied in the Hartford Hospital on A|iril 2. of a com- plication of diseases, after a brief ill- ness. He was born in Magdeburg. Ger- many, seventy years ago. A. I). Providence, R. I. A week of pleasant warm weather has forced stock a](uig faster than it could be handled and jirices took a big drop. Sweet I*eas are selling from $;:»..50 per 1000 to $10 |ier 1000 : Roses. .$1 per 100 and up. Carnaticuis, $1 and .$2 per 100. Violets are on the run and at the pres- ent outlook there will be few of the local growers who will have any for Easter. Joseph Koppelman is having his houses of Asparagus plants at his Oaklawn range removed to his Riverside Farm. Olney H. Williams has purchased a new Ford delivery. Otto Hassell, while enjoying a per- formance with his wife at the new Strand Theater, had his automobile stolen. B. M. B. Cromwell, Conn. Herbert Ostergren. who has been em- plo.ved in New Jersey, has returned home and has resumed his former position with A. N, Pierson. Inc. The tine showing made at the Philadelphia Hower show by this company was gratifying to the firm and to the men wlio worked hard to make it such ,a success. Tiie firm captured a large share of the prizes and very abb' maintained their reputation for produc- ing plants and flowers of the best qual- ity. W. H. B. Greenhouse Building GwYNEni), Pa. — John Savage will «rect another greenhouse tliis Spring. Penlltn. Pa. — Campbell Bros, have started the erection of an additional greenhouse, to be '.i'ltt. x 2-in. pot, 6-10 fiowers to a plant, $3.00 per doz. HYACINTHS. Grand Maitre, Gertrude and La Grandesse. $12.00 per 100; 5 in a 6-in. pan, 35c. each. TULIPS. 3 bulbs in a 4-in. pot. Murillo, pink; Tournesol, red and yellow; Rubra maxima, red, $12.00 per 100. DRACAENA terminalis and Lord Wolseley. Fine colored, in 5H-in- pots, 75c. each. ASPARAGUS plumosa. 3-in., $5.00 per 100. Ipomoea noctiflora, Moon Vine, 2i-2-iu., $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Spren^eri. Heavy, 3-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. PALMS Our stock of Palms is very fine and no order is complete unless you have a few of them for decorative purposes. KENTIA Belmoreana. SJ^-in pots, 5-6 leaves, 20-22 in. high, 75c. each; 7-in. pots, 22 in. high, 8 leaves, $1.50 and $2.00 each. KENTIA Forsteriana. 6 leaves, 28-30 in. high, $1.00 each; 7-in. pots, 6-7 leaves, 38-40 in. high, $2.00 and $2.50 each. FERNS We have a fine lot of Ferns in 6, 7 and 8-in. pots. Nephrolepis Scottii, 6-in., $5.00 per doz.; 7-in., 75c. each; 8-in., $1.00 each. Nephrolepis elegantissima, 7-in., 75c.; 8-in., $1.00 each, BOXWOOD. 12-15 in., bushy, 35c. each; 15-18 in,, very bushy, 45c. Pyramids. 2-232 ft., $1-50 each; 3 ft,, $2,00 each, ROSE BUSHES. Baby Rambler and Tausendschon. 50c. and 75c. each. Cash with order, please. No plants shipped C. O, D. When visiting Philadelphia, stop and pay us a visit. Our green- houses are located only four miles from the centre of city. Market Street. Take car on Fifth Street, marked Fox Chase or Olney, get off at Bristol Street and walk two squares east. ASCHMANN BROS., Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave. PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, plouse mfiitlun The Excliaufie 882 The Florists' Exchange Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS Each B-in. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high $0 75 ft-in. " 3 •• •• 24 to 28 in. " 1.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA In. high Each Per do« 8 to 10 $1.50 }2 2.00 16 10.40 4.50 18 60 6.00 24 1.00 12.00 28 1.25 15.00 28 to 30 1.50 18,00 34 to 36 2.50 30.00 36 to 38 3.00 36.00 6 ft., very heavy 8.00 KENTIA rORSTERIANA In- Wgh Each Per do«. 28 to 30 $1.00 J12.00 34 to 36 1.60 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leaves 2H-in. 4 3-m. S 4-in. 5to6 6-in. 6to7 6-in. 6to7 6-in. 6to7 6-in. 6to7 Cedar Tub 7-in. 6to7 7-in. 6 to7 9-in. 6to7 Pot I Leave* 6-in. 6 to6 e-in. 6to7 1 Cedar ^ADE Plants Tub in Tub 7-in. »-in. 12-in. I2-in. 12-in. 12-tB. Height 36 in 40 to 42 in 5 to 5H ft., heavy., 5H to 6 ft., heavy. 6 to 7 ft., heavy..., 7 to 8 ft., heavy.... Each .(2.60 . 4.00 . 10.00 .12.50 .15.00 .18,00 I JOSEPH HEACOCK CO./Th'kVS" Wyncote, Pa. When ordering, please mentlop The Eichange • •O-O-O- 0~0- 0-0*0-0 -O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O' o-o-o o-o-o-o-o*o-o-o-o*o-o-o-o-o-o I i Miscellaneous stock forFlorists o i ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2-in., tS.OO per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 9 ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. f ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in., $6.00 per 100 (heavy). 9 ™5P^^"''^™^S Herbsti. Dwarf, bright red. $4.00 per 100. f BEGONIAS. GraciUt, Luminosa, Prima Donna and White Triumph, { 2-m, pots, $2.50 per 100. i BOXWOOD. FuU Ust of sizes now on hand. ^ CARNATIONS. Established pot plants, at Rooted Cutting prices. Enchan- ^ *f,***' White Enchantress, Matchless, Rose Pink Enchantress, White ^ Wondor, PhUadelpliia. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ^ DRACS^A Terminalis. Fine stock, well colored. 3-in. pots, $16.00 per 100- o rJf^iiJ'"^^' *25.00 per 100; 5-in. pots, 35c. each; 6-in. pots, 50c. each. o «V?^- ^?oi"°-. F">e stock, 2Ji-in., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots, o f?nLP" \°i'j *"'°- P<"^' *15.00 per 100; 5-in. pots, $25.00 per 100; 6-in. pots J $40.00 per 100. Teddy Jr. Fine, 2>i-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; e . rr;'?V?°*^' *1000 per 100 (very heavy) ; 4-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. i ™^ * Mollis. Mixed colors, 15 to 18 in. high, 35c. each ; ^Gi*Jif °r^i- -i^.i\Tis:ri?2To't,?r ior° "" ^°°- t The Storrs & Harrison Co.'''"omo"* o •-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-c-o-o-o-o-Q-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- When, ordering, please mentloa The Exchange ORCHIDS Order 1916 freshly Imported itock NOW in order to receive them from first ARRIVALS. A eplendid lot o( VANDA C^RULEA. the only Blue Orchid; always a great seller. Write for prices. GEORGE L. FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., WTifn ordering, please mpntlon The Bxchanee . Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. OROHID8, PAUMS and iriaata of every variety WueD onlerlns, pleaae mention The Qxchanfe ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED. We offer the (oUowinx: CATTLEYAS Sklnnerl, Lablata, Trianee, Moa^ia!. Perdvallana, GaskelUana; LiCLIAS acuminata, superblens; ONCIDIUMS blcallo- sum, Cebolleta. oralthoryachum, aphacela- tum. spiendldum and the Holy Ghost Orchid, PERISTERIA elata. Write for price: l-AOER A HURRELL. Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT, N.l. ~ ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the beat Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 Chestnu* Place SECAUCUS, N. J. Wher. orderir pleafle meotloQ The Bxchanj^e Dreer's Fine Ferns'o.Dishes Splendid stock in 214-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 HBINRV A. DREER 714-716 Chestnut Street, Rhiladelphia, F»a. The above prices are intended for the trade only WhPHj nrdpring. plpase rppntlnn Thp Kxfhnngp r-'AollL^K l^IiyllL^O Bud and Bloom JUST RIGHT FOR APRIL 23d. SHIPPED WHEN DESIRED. AUSO AZALEAS 50c. to $2.00 HYDRANGEAS 25c. per bloom ROSES - 50c. to 75c. SPIRt^AS 50c. HYACINTHS 10c. DAFFODILS AND TULIPS in pans, 3c. per bloom 2J^ in. ASPARAGUS, Strong, 3c. BAKER FLORAL CO., Syracuse, N. Y. When ordering, pleaae mention The Excbapge We grow Snapdragons and make Square Paper Bands and Pots to keep them in. See our display ads. of both. G. S. RAMSBURG. I Middle Atlantic States | Lancaster, Pa. Lenten dullness has become a bit more evident and along with it a touch of Spring that has brought an extra suppl.v of flowers; this in turn has brought cut rate price competition between two of the leading stores in the city that is any- thing but a business builder. It has al- ways been a rule among the stores of this city to pay no attention to the cheaper competition of the markets except to occasionally express an idea or two in pretty emphatic terms ; the ideal retail store being one where service and quality are handed out to the customer in such profusion that the cheaper competitor simply cannot compete. Both have their place in the market but on separate planes. The past week has been one of sea- sonable weather, April rains and mode- rate temperatures, so that the grower is right on the .iob and some job it is to control the product to the needs of the market. Sweet Peas and Carnations, the main products of the country, are coming .lust a bit too fast for comfort, but a bit of cooler weather will no doubt help to make this Easter a record cut. In- stead of the usual cry of "off crop" let us prepare the market for a full supply and get normal prices : the past few years it has been "nothing to cut," and the last few days before Easter a glut that is ridiculous, to say the least. Lancaster florists went to the Phila- delphia Flower Show not in a body but almost to a man and most of the women. JI^H PSPHI^H ■ \ Fourth National Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pa., March 25 to- April 2, 1916 Notably well-flowered. fringed, white Cyclamen. Shown by John H. Dodda April 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 883 MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Coutiuued Asiik' from the mule there was :ui im- meruse body of eitizens wlio went to I'hila- delphia purely for I he show, aiul with proper encoiiraKeiiient from the railroad we eoiihi have had at least 2otl0 visitors from this eity to the show. It has been the general theme of conversatiou the eu- tire week and is of incalculable benefit to the trade. The Florists Employees' Society has formed a permanent orfiauization and will hold regular meetings in the Chamber of Commerce Hooms. the next one being on April 10. .\rraugements were made for holding a festival in Jlay to increase the beneficiary fund, and a bank selected to take care of the rapidly swelling funds. Nine new member.s were elected and seven applications. Albert JI. Hekk. Syracuse, N. Y. Glorious Spring weather favored the Spring display week. The 200 and more merchants who totd; part in it are highly gratitied with the results, which are far in excess of previous years. Only two florists competed in their class. The first prize was awarded to a restaurant : the display made was so original and good that a description of it is worthy a longer account than can be given at this time. 1*. R. Quiulan was awarded third and W. E. Day Co. fourth prizes. The judges were all from New York City. Datl'odils were the flowers mostly used in pans and baskets generally, although a large number were used in vases. Park Supt. David Campbell was mar- ried at Skaneateles on the 29th to Miss Clara M. White of that place. They will reside at Mr. Campbell's farm at Warner. Last Sunday was one of the hardest days our florists have had for a long time, as there were fifteen funerals on Monday, at all of which large quantities of flowers were used. 0%ving to display week none of the craft could get away and visit the Na- tional show at Philadelphia. Peter Kay has been cutting a good lot of Carnations, but just now they are off crop. Echeveria and Alternantheras are more extensively grown than is generally found. The Geraniums are a nice lot of plants. It was a genuine pleasure to walk through Gus Bartholomew's houses, and note the vast improvement in the stock, all of which is in the pink of condition. Among the most notable things were large blocks of Lilies, Azaleas, Callas, Begonias and Pelargoniums ; the last named are the finest the writer has seen in many a day. The Geraniums are a wonderfully even lot of remarkably good plants. The palm house was practically emptied as the plants were being used at the stores. ^ Bob Bard makes a grand showing at his store, with all first-class stock. The Carnations he handles are remarkably good. He has had a large number of decorations for banquets. Charles A. Stewart, whose nursery is at Glen ave., will open an office and show room at 412 S. Salina st. for the Spring season. H. Y. James Barlet of No. 202 Englewood ave. has secured a permit from the Bu- reau of Building for the erection of a greenhouse on his property. The build- ing is to cost $1200. Thief River Falls, Minn. — R. Gul- branson has established a flower shop here. Mr. and Mrs. Gulbranson left Bemidji, Minn., for Thief River Falls, on March 21 to open the new store. Pa\vtucket, R. I. — Mrs. George Lowe, a florist on Broad St., had an exciting experience with a robber on Saturday evening, Xlar. 25. According to the story which she told, a man came into her place about 9 o'clock and demanded money. She told him that she had none, but he insisted that she had and started around the end of the counter toward her. Then she drew a revolver from a drawer and pointed it at him. The man hesi- tated an instant and then fled. OwATONNA, Minn. — The Fairbault Flower Store at Fairbault has been pur- chased bv S. G. Kinney, a member of the Brand Nursery Co. Mr. Kinney has taken possession of the business and ex- pects to make many improvements on the place. He was a former Owatonna nur- seryman. A FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK OF EASTER PLANTS On account of Easter being late this year, the stock could be grown cool, not having to be forced, therefore producing much better plants. Look over this list and make up your order. Can ship now, or as you want it. EASTER LILIES, both Giganteum and Multiflorum, just right. Two large houses full, running from 3 to 8 buds to the plant, 10c. per bud, with 4 or more; less than 4 buds, 12c. per bud. AZALEAS, such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, best pink, 6, 7, 8- in. pots, 75c., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2 00; large specimen plants, $3.00. Vervaeneana, best double rose, 6, 7-m. pots, $1.00, $1.'25, $1.50 each. Vervaeneana alba, white, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50. Niobe, best double white, 7, 8-in. pots, $1.50 to $2.00; .$3.50 each. Blush- ing Bride, shell pink, 6-in. pots, $1.00, $1.'25. Jean Peters, double red, 7-in. pots, $1.50, $2.00. Hexe, or Firefly, for basket work, 5-in. pots, 50c., 75c. HYDRANGEAS. French varieties, such as Mme. Emil Moul- liere and Avalanche, best white; Gen. de Vibraye and Mme. E. Chautard, rose, 0 and 7-in. pots, 50c., 75o., $1.00, $1.25. Otaksa, 6-in. pots, 50c., 75c.; 7-in., $1.00, $1.25. RHODODENDRONS, such as Catawbiense, lilac; John Walters, red; $1.25, $1.50 Pink Perle, $2.00, $2.50 each; full of buds. SPIR^A Gladstone. One house fuUW them; 6-in. pots, 35c., 50c.; 7 in., 60c., 75c. Spiraea Rubens, new pink variety, a limited quantity, 6-in., 75c. each. i^ We have this year our usual fine house of CINERARIAS in all colors of the rainbow, 6-in. pots, 35c., 50c., 75c. each. ROSES, such as Baby Tausendschoen, Baby Ramb- ler, Magna Charta, 6-in. pots, 50c., 75c. each. GENISTAS, 6-iii. pots, 50c., 75c. each. HYACINTHS. We import only the best bulbs from Holland, which produce large flowers, such as Gertrude, best pink; Grand Maitre, lavender; King of the Blues, dark blue; La Grandesse, best white; 4-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. TULIPS. 3 bulbs in a 4-iii. pot, such as Murillo, pink; Imperator rubrorum, double red; Couronne d'Or, yellow; $15.00 per 100. DAFFODILS, Von Sion. 3 double nose bulbs, in a 5H- in. pot, $3.00 per doz. BEGONIA luminosa. Bright red, full of flowers, 4-in. pots, 15c.; 5-in. pots, 25c. Cordata compacta, 4-m., 15c. K'^ GERANIUMS, such as Poitevine, A. Rlcard, S. A. Nutt, in bud, 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, not yet in bud, $5.00 per 100. KENTIA Forsteriana, 6-in. pots, $1.00, $1.25; 7-in. pots, $1.50, $2.00; S2.50 each; 4-in. pots, both Forsteriana and Belmoreana, 30c. FERNS, Scottii and Boston. 40c., 50c.; 7-in., 75c., $1.00 each. Teddy, Jr., 4-in., 15c. Elegantissima compacta, 4-in., 20c. Holly Ferns, 0-in., -Azalea pots, 40c.; 6-in. pans assorted dish Ferns, 25c. Dish Ferns, 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, in assorted varieties. RUBBER PLANTS. 4-in. pots, 25c.; 5-in., 35c. PANDANUS Veitchii. 5Ji2-in. pots, 75c. DRAC/ENA Terminalis and Lord Wolseley, 6-in. pots, well colored, 50c. ASPIDISTRA, green-leaved, 6-in., $1.00 each. LIVISTONA, or Fan Palm, 5-in. pots, 50c. HARDY IVY. 3-in., 5c. COCOS Weddelliana. 3-in. pots, 15c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Sprengeri. 2J^-in. pots, $4.00 per 100; 3-in., $6.00 per 100; 4-in., $12.00 per 100. COLEUS Brilliancy. 4-in., large leaves, 15c. VINCA variegata. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. IPOM(EA Noctiflora. 2i2-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. PANSIES. Large-flowering varieties, ready to bed out, large plants, about 100 to 125 to the flat; can be shipped in the flats, $2.00 per flat. ARAUCARIA Glauca, large specimen plants, very handsome and broad, 4 ft. high, $2.50 each, worth S4.00_ No C. O. D. orders shipped unless at least one- third of amount of order is sent with order. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Grower of Potted Plants 1012 West Ontario Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. When ordering. pl«w mentJoE l^t Eicbange 884 The Florists' Exchange Anglin^aWalshCo. 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 'Phone, Franklin M7 Carnations Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 AUoe $6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 •White AVonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Red Wing 12.00 100.00 PINK SENSATION . 4.00 35.00 Write for prices on other varieties. Asparagus Flnmosns and Sprengeri, 2% -in. pots, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Asparagus Flnmosns Seed- lings. High grade stock, ready for potting, .$8.00 per 1000; in lots of 5000, $7.00. Ask for prices on larger quantities. Cyclamen Seedlings In all good colors, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Vincas Variegated 2%-iii. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 ; 3-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 4-in., $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. FERNS 2%-iD. table Ferns, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Canna Roots and Gladiojus AJl varieties. Write for full price lists. Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 Early Frost $7.00 $60.00 Golden Qneen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Chadwick Varieties 3.00 25.00 Other Varieties — Write for prices. COLEUS Rooted cuttings. Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, Qneen Victoria, Firebrand. Also other good varie- ties. Good clean rooted cuttings, im- mediate shipment, 85c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. fir<1prlng. pIphbp mi^ntlnn ThP Kxriiflncf* Ready Now— A 1 Stock 100 ABUTILON Savitzii. .3-in S5.00 AGERATUM. Light, Dark Blue and White. 2-in 2.00 21-4 -in 2.25 ALTERN ANTHER A. From soil. 4 varieties, . 1.00 ALYSSUM SEEDLINGS, Little Gem .60 ANTIRRHINUM, Silver Pink. 2-in 3.00 Phelps' White. 2-in 3.00 BEGONIAS, Erfordii, Mignon, Prima Donna 3.00 Vernon, White, Red and Pink 2.50 Luminosa 3.50 COLEUS. 10 varieties. 2-in 2.00 FEVERFEW. 2-in 2.00 FUCHSIAS. 3-in 6.00 GERANIUMS: Ivy. 2-in 2.00 3!4-in 6.00 Rose. 2-in 2,00 .3-in 5.00 Mme. Sallerol. 2-m 2.00 2>.4-in 2,25 HELIOTROPE. 2-in 2.00 3-in 5.00 LOBELIA. Kathleen Mallard. 2-in 2,00 DRAC.«NA Indivisa. 3-in 5.00 4 and 5-in MARGUERITES. Single. White. 2-in , . 2,00 Double. White. Mrs. Sanders. 2-in . 2.50 NASTURTIUMS. 2;,i'-in 2.25 PETUNIAS. Double. 2-in 2.00 3-in 5.00 Star of Bethlehem. 2-in 5.00 2i<-in 6.00 STOCKS. Transplanted. Strong plants. Blood Red and Dark Violet 1.00 VINCAS. 2-in 2.00 2M-in 2.50 4-in 12.00 PETUNIAS. Single, transplanted seedlings. Rosy Morn. Snowball and Cal. Giants. 1.00 Rooted Cuttings TRADESCANTIAS. NASTURTIUMS. SWEET ALYSSUM. Double; MARGUERITES. Single White; COLEUS. 7Sc. per 100. SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Pink and Phelps' ■White. Rooted Cuttings, Sl.OO per 100. Cash with order. OLSON & CO.,WhoIesale Plant Growers WEBSTER, MASS. When ordering, please ru'-ntioa The Exchange GERANIUMS READY FOR SHIPMENT ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle, Nutt, Buchner $10.00 per 1000 Cash with Order PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, Lanoaster, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are ealnlnS new readers weekly. GERANIUMS SUMMER PRICES You Run No Rlslc from Chicago or any point east in the United States. If they do not suit you, send them back and get your money refunded. Per 1000 S. A. Nutt and Buchner JIO.OO Ricard and Poltevlne 12.50 Try my stock. It is strictly 6rst-clas8. PLUMOSUS. Extra fine at J25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa" When nrderlne, pI^-hwp rrrntlnn Thp Kxchnngp GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Caatellane, Dovle. Perkins, Viand, Nutt and Buchner, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, plensp m-'nTlnn Thp Exchange GERANIUIVIS S. A. NtJTT. 2-ln., $2.00 pel 100, I18.M per 1000. DAISY, Mr». F. Sandera. 2-in., $3.00 per 100, $18.00 pet 1000. REX BEGONIAS. 3-iD., $8.00 per 100 VINCA Varlegata. «-in. $8.00 per too ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower ALLEGANY. N . Y . When ordering, olpjise m''ntlon The Excli.inge We grow Snapdragons and make Square Paper Bands and Pots to keep them in. See our display ads. of both. G. S. RAMSBURG. Newport, R. L The store of Edward Hass on Thames St. has Tindergoue a thorough renovation. Mr. Hass reports business as quite good. Miss Annie Ritchie has returned from Daytona, Fla. Her sister Marguerite is also here after spending the Winter at Plainfield. N. J. Both are to assist at the Stewart-Ritchie establishment. Thomas J. Gibson is back from among the growers in Massachusetts ; also those nearer home in this State. He reports an abundant supply of stock of good qual- ity in sight for the Easter trade. Many of the florists and private gard- eners are in New York for the great flower show. Alex. MoLbllan. Tree Expert Sues The Davey Tree Expert Company. Inc., has brought suit In the Siiprerae Court of the District of Columbia against Ed- ward B. McLean and Evelyn W. McLean to recover the sum of $4984.71, alleged to be due for work done and services performed. The plantlffs attorneys are Tucker, Kenyon & McFarland. E. A. D. Pot-Grown Perennials— Surplus Stock $S.OO per lOO Thrifty, young stock. Orders may be placed now and hield for later stiipnient. In addition, we have an elegant lot of plants in 2^4 -in. pots. Write for varieties and special price. These varieties in 4-in. pots. ANTHEMIS Tinctoria Kelwayii. DIGITALIS Gloxiniaeflora. I'urple. DIGITALKS Gioxini»llora. Rose. DIGITALIS Gloxiniaeflora. Mixed. DIANTHUS Barbatus. Double mixed. DIANTHUS Barbatus. Single mixed. HOLLYHOCKS. Double ilaroon These varieties in 3-in. jwts HOLLYHOCKS. Double Yellow. HOLLYHOCKS. Double White. HOLLYHOCKS. Double Red. HOLLYHOCKS, Allegheny. HOLLYHOCKS. Single Mixed. MYOSOTIS PalustTis. LYCHNIS Chalcedonica. AGROSTEMMA Coronaria. ACHILLEA Ptarmica. " The Pearl." ACHILLEA. Perry's Double. ALYSSUM .Saxatile Compactum. AOL ILEGIA Californica Hybrida. AOL ILEC;iA Chr.vsantha. AQl'ILEGIA Chrysantha alba. AQl ILEGIA, Veitch's Long Spurred. ASTER, Perennial Mixed. CAMPANUL.\ Calycanthema. Rose Pink. CAMPANULA Calycanthema. Hluc DIANTHUS Plumarius Mixed. DIANTHUS Plumarius Semperflorens. DIANTHUS Plumarius Dwarf Erfurt. GYPSOPHILA Paniculata. GAILL.\RDIA Grandiflora. PENTSTEMON Barbatus Torreyi. PAPAVER Nudicaule. Yellow. PAPAVER Nudicaule. Orange Scarlet. PAPAVER Orientale, Mammoth. PAPAVER Oriental. Mixed Hybrids. PYRETHRUM. Double Mixed. SCABIOSA Caucasica. SCABIOSA Japonica. STOKESIA Cyanea. STOKESIA Cvanea alba. THE BUCKEYE LANDSCAPE & FORESTRY CO. -:- Akron, Ohio When ordering, please mention The Exchange In Congress Senator Morris SSheppard of Texas has introduced into the i^euate a bill (S. 5297) providing for an appropriation of $100,000 "to enable the Secretary of Ag- riculture to study and control the dis- eases of Cotton, Potatoes, truck crops, forage crojis, drug and relate .sq. ft. of glass, will be started. The new company will take over the old company with 74,000 .sq. ft. of glass, and this with the new houses will give the company 154,000 sq. ft. of glass for operations. The officers of the new company are E. G. Muellic. president ; E. A. Kemp, vice-president : W. H. Brown, treasurer ; C. B. Rardeu, secretary, all of whom are well known business men of the city and it is all local capital. Fourth National Flower Sl>u«. I'hiladclphia, Pa., March 25 to .\pril 2, 1916 Water Lily basin in the center of Dreer's Rose garden display April 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 885 Henry M* Robinson & Co., inc. SOLE AGENTS FOR WILLIAM SIM The best SWEET PEA and VIOLET grower in New England Will have over 200,000 Spcnccr Swcct Pcas and 150,000 Violcts, 5,000 bunches Polyanthus Primrose if the weather keeps cool Order for now and Easter The finest stock ever produced WRITE, TELEGRAPH OR TELEPHONE HENRY M.ROBINSON&C0., Inc. Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SOLARE 32 OTIS STREET MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please j^ give reference, or cash with order. W hi' urdt-TiiiK, pleabe mcntiuu The Excliauye I Attendance at Philadelphia I i _« .^^^^^^...^...i The names below comprise those who registered from Wednesday morning. Mar, L'9, to the close of the show on April 5. For previous list see issue April 1. page 812. Owing to the miscarriage of a letter containing the names of many who had registered earlier, the list below also in- cludes some of those who arrived on the first days of the week: Anderson, Andrew, Baltimore, Md. Anderson, S. A., Buffalo. N. Y. Andrew, Harry U.. Bristol, Conn. Ashley, Ernest, Allentown, Pa. Austin. Frank R., Tuckerton, N. J. Badgley, "Wm., New York, N. Y. Baldwin, C. W., Scranton, Pa. Balsley, Harry, Detroit, Mich. Bapp, Mrs. J. A., Cumberland, Md. Earrv, William, Washington, D. C. Bartels, F. C. Cleveland. Ohio. Bartsch, Herman H., and wife, Waver- le.v, Mass. Bauer, F. C, Govanstown, Md. Bauer, Otto, Washington, D. C. Baur, H. J., Indianapolis. Ind, Blauche, C. W., Cleveland, Ohio. Blunderbus, W.. Holland. Boddington, A. T.. New York, N. Y. Boehler, Oscar, West Hoboken, N. J. Bolger, F. F.. and wife, Charleston. S. C. Eren. Frank, New Jersey. Brehmer, Carl F., and wife, Cleveland. Ohio. Brown, D. A.. Cincinnati. Ohio. Brown, G.. Cleveland, Ohio. Brown, Peter, L>ancaster, Pa. Brownewell, T. M., Columbus. O. Buhn, Fred J., Utica. N. Y. Bunyard. Harry. New York, N. Y. Burke. Geo. H., • and wife, Atlantic City, N. J. Burns. A. S.. Spring Valley. N. Y. Bu.xton. Geo. E.. Nashua N. H. Byer. Chas. A., and wire. Chambers- burg, Pa. Byrnes. F. C. Wickford. R. I. Carey. Frederic. Kennett Square. Pa. Cheeseman, H., New York. N. Y. Clark, Mis.":, Ellsworth. Me. Cook, Chas. G.. Baltimore. Md. Cook. Walter E., and wife, Cleveland, Ohio. Craig. Wm. N., Brookline, Mass. Crisman. George, Pimxsutawney, Pa. Danker. Fred A.. Albany, N. Y. Danker, John, Rochester, N, Y. Davis. D. A., and wife. Berwick, Pa. Dawson, 'Wm, A.. Willimantic, Conn. Day. W. E., Syracuse, N. Y. Deamud. J. E., New York. N. Y. Dean. Frank. Little Silver, N. J. De Witt, Payton M., Bridgewater, Pa. Deisler, Arthur, Newark, N. J. Don. A. Lee, New York, N. Y. Dunlop, E. E., Boston, Mass. Edgar, J. Frank, Wa\erle>', Mass. Eiuhlioltz, Henrv, Wavnesboi'o, Pa. Eiss, W. H., Buffalo. N. Y. Ekas, William F., Baltimore, Md. Eldridge. C. T., Danville, Pa. Elverson, Wm. H., New Brighton, Pa. Erdman, P. Campbell, Baltimore, Md. Ernest, O. F., and wife, Norwich, Conn. Esler, Helen J., Saddle River, N. J. Esler, John G., Saddle River, N. J. Esler, Marie U., Saddle River. N. J. E\enden. Geo. W.. WiUiamsport, Pa. Farr, B. H., Wyomissing, Pa. Fengar. E. W., Newark, N. J. Fenrich, Jos. S., New York, N. Y. Field, Orland O., Gem City. Ont., Can. Finlavson. Duncan, Brookline. Mass. Fisher, Peter, Ellis, Mass. Fisher, Sam B., Haverford. Pa. Fogg. Donald M., New York. N. Y. Frommelt. Oscar, and wife, Peters- burg, Va. Gernary, Ed., Montreal, Can. Gibson, Wm. R., Macon, Ga. Glrvin, W. B., and wife, Leola, Pa. Glass. James. Baltimore, Md. Gloeckner, Wm. C .Albany, N. Y. Goddard. S. J.. Framingham. Mass. Gradv. Jr.. J. N.. Norfolk. Va. Gravett, W. E., and wife, -Lancaster, O. Grist, Bertha v.. Pittsburgh, Pa, Gude, A. E., Washington, D. C. Guttman, A. J., and wife. New York, N. Y. Hagenburger. Mrs. Carl. Mentor. O. Hale, Chas, F., East Orange, N. J. Hammond, Mr.s. Benjamin, Beacon, N. Y. Hannell, William W„ and wife, Water- vliet, N. Y. Hansen. Samuel, Troy. N. Y. Harnich. Henry, East Orange, N. J. Hart, Geo. B., and wife, Rochester. N. Y. Harvey, B. A., Brandywine Summit, Pa. Hauck. Joseph, Bloomfield, N. J. Havman. N. J.. Clarkesburg. W. Va. Heilenthal, Miss B.. Columbus. O.. Hellenthal, Miss Sarah C, Columbus, Ohio. Hendrickson, I. S., and wife, Flower- fleld. L. I., N. Y. Henshaw, A. M.. New York. N. T. Herr, A. M., and wife, Lancaster, Pa. Herr. Chas. B.. Lancaster. Pa, Herr, Daniel. Lancaster, Pa. Hess. Conrad. Baltimore. Aid. Higgason. H. A.. Richmond. Va. Hogelen, E., Kansas City. Mo. Holt. E. A.. New York. N. Y. Hooper Jas. D.. Richmond. Va. Howard. W. D., and wife, Milford, Mass. Huenkes, Fred, Albany, N. Y. Jenkins, R., Anacostia, D. C. Johnson, Frank M., Chicago, III. Johnson, Robert W., Baltimore, Md. Kegris, F. E., New York, Kennedy, John A., Red Bank, N. J. Kessler, Wm., New York, N. Y. Kinder, I. V., Charleroi, Pa. Kinder. Lawrence. Baltimore, Md. Klem, Leo, New York, N. Y. Kieinstarink, H„ Louisville, Ky. Kress, Edward, Baltimore, Md. Kroninger, E. N., Allentown, Pa. Kueckman, C, B., New York, N. Y. Imager, John E., Summit, N. J. Laiige, C, and wife, Chicago, 111. Langjahr, A. H., New York. Lenk, W. E., Halifax, Mass. Lewis, Harry B., Washington. D. C. Livingston, Robert, Columbus, O. Lorgus, R. G., West Chester, Pa. Ludwig, J. W., Pittsburgh, Pa. MacDonald, A. H., Milwaukee, Wis. Marshall, E. C, Kennett Square, Pa. Martin, Harry N., Alliance, O. McCabe, H. S., Washington, D. C. McCallum, E. J., Pittsburgh, Pa. Mcllutcluson. J. C, New York, N. Y. McKissick, W. E.. Baltimore, Md. Menand. Eldridge. Albany, N. Y. Meyer, Chas. F., New York, N. Y. Miesem, John, Elmhurst, 1,. I., N. Y. Montgomery, Robt., and wife, Natick, Mass. Morse, W. E., Lowell, Mass. Moss, D. H., Govanstown, Md. Murphy, P. H., Lancaster, Pa. Miirray, Samuel. Kansas City, Mo. Naus, W., Woburn. Mass. Neubrand. H. C, Cromwell, Conn. Newcomb, Robt., Chicago, 111, Nicholson, W. R., and wife. Framing- ham, Mass, Nielsson. VVm., New York. N. Y. Nuth. John A., Raspeburg, Md. Payne. W. Guy, Pottsville. Pa. Peacock, L. K., Berlin, N. J. Pembroke. A. A., Beverly, Mass. Penn. Henrv. Boston. Mass. Pentecost. S. A.. Cleveland, O. Perrv. John J., Baltimore. Md. Perry, Roger Newton, Worcester, Mass. Peterson. J. A., Cincinnati, O. Philipp, Teresa, Washington, D. C. Pierce, E. W., Baltimore. Md. Pierson. Edwin, Irvington, N. Y. Pochelon, Albert. Detroit. Mich. Popp. Elmer J.. Cumberland. Md. Randal!. Harry S., ^^'orcester, Mass. Reburn, G. M.. Chicago. 111. Reimels. J. Walter. Woodhaven. N. Y. Reineman, E, C, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard. Ed. A., Greenfield, Mass. Richard, W., Washington, D. C. Rleman, H. A.. Indianapolis. Ind. Rieman, H. F.. Indianapolis. Ind. Ritter. J. A . Baltimore. Md. Ritter, W. H.. Fitcliburg, Mass. Robbins. Jesse, and wife, Carlisle, Pa. Rohrer, Harry K., Lancaster, Pa. Rust, Wm. C., Brookline, Mass. Saltford, W. G., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Schling, Max, New York, N, Y. Schultheis. Anton, Scranton, Pa. Schultheis, F. C. Scranton, Pa, Schwake, Chas., New York, N, Y. Scott, Mrs. John, Brooklyn, N. Y. Sealy, W. J., Port Chester, N. Y. Sechrist. J, F., Trenton, N. J. Selkregg, F. E., Northeast, Pa. Shaw, J. Austin. New York, N. Y. Shea, J. B., Boston, Mass. Shelton, J. E., Washington, D. C. Sievers, W. A., and wife. Buffalo, N. Y. Simon, Wm. E., Wilmington, Del. Smith, P. J., New York, N. Y. Smith, S. G.. Boston, Mass. Smyth, W. J., Chicago, 111. Stagmer, R. R., and wife, Baltimore, Md. Stiles, Mrs. Robt. B., Petersburg, Va. Strange, Geo. W., Orange, N. J. Strout, Chas. S., and wife, Biddeford, Me. Thoms, Walter R., Atlantic City, N. J. Townis, S. J., Washington, D. C. Tracey, Edward P., Albany, N. Y, Tracy. T. P.. Albany, N. Y. Uffler, Chas. Glencoe, Md. Uffler. Mary. Glencoe. Md. Ulrich, Phillip, Johnston, N. Y. Urig, J. A., Allance, O. Van Name, W. C, Brooklyn, N. Y. Vineca, E. W., New Salem. Mass. Vinson, M. A.. Cleveland, O. Vorkeller, Chas.. S. Bethlehem. Pa. Waite, Jr., Geo. W.. Jersey City, N. J. Ward. R. M.. New York, N. Y. Warendorff, Herman, New York, N. Y. Weber, H. H., St. Louis. Mo. Weiss, H. M.. Hatboro, Pa. W^elch, P. W., Boston, Mass. Welsh. P. B., Glen Morris. Md. Weston, Mrs. Harry, Hempstead, L. I., N. Y. Witt. Henry, Washington, D. C. Wood, E. S., Washington, D. C. Yost, C. C, Lebanon, Pa. Mar.siifield. Wis. — It is rumored that T. n. Hefko is r>liinni"K '" J"'" 'h^ rank.i of the benedicts, the wedrling to be sometime in the middle of the com- ing Summer. His prospective bride, it is understood, is a higlily esteemed Marsh- fielil young lady. FoKT Worth. Tex. — The Fort Worth Record niTered a sale of 1000 Rose bushes at 10c. each on March 24 that was entirel.v sold out in less than two hours from the time the .sale commenced. These Roses were prepared for the sale bv the Drumm Seed & Floral Co. 886 The Florists' Exchange Judged and Awarded! Now that the Judges have returned their verdict the decision can be given to you Certificate of Merit for the best and most practical display of Cut Flower and Plant Baskets shown at the NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. We received the only award given in our line at the Show, which should convince all concerned of the superiority of our line over all others, as all the leading houses of the country displayed at the Show. Further comment is unnecessary. If you have not had the good fortune of seeing this line, let us send you a small assortment. State if Combination Plant Baskets, Pot Baskets or Tumbler Baskets are wanted. Each Basket is numbered, which will enable you to re-order by number. THE HOUSE OF MERIT Jos. G. Neidinger Co., 1309-11 N. 2nd STREET Philadelphia Wheo) ordering, please mention The Excbanee Special Easter Offer PANSY PLANTS. We have over one million Pansy plants of our well-known strains; none better. Strong, stocky plants; will make early bloomers, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. In full bloom. 6-in. pots, $2.50 per doz., $20.00 per 100. DAISIES (BeUis). Strong seedlings, ready to bloom, $2.50 per 1000. Strong clumps, in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. HYACINTHS, Best Pink, White, Lavender and Dark Blue. TULIPS, 3 bulbs in pot (4-in.); NARCISSUS, Von Sion, 2 in 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. WALLFLOWER and FORGET-ME- NOT. Fine, large clumps, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HOLLYHOCKS. One year old, strong, White, Pink, Red, Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HARDY PINKS, GAILLARDIA, COLUMBINE, FOXGLOVE, CO- REOPSIS, SWEET WILLIAMS. Strong, one year old, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. SALVIA Bonfire. Strong plants, 2^- in., S2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- geri. Fine, large plants, 3^2-in-, $5.00 per 100. GERANItJMS, S. A. Nutt, Poitcviuc, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Mme. SaUeroi, strong, 2,i5-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 tor $5.00. CORNFLOWERS. Double Blue. WUl make early bloomers. 23^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2,12- in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2H-in., mixed, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. HELIOTROPE. Strong, 2M-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties, 23.^-in., $3.00 per 100. VINCAVariegata. Strong, 2i^-in., S2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. J. C. SCHMIDT, Bristol, Pa. Wlieiil ordering, please mi-ntion Ttie Expliange ENCHANTRESS NEW- SNAPDRAGON Color of Enchantress Carnation. Flowers the largest we have ever seen and beautifully waved, like a Spencer Sweet Pea. Habit simihir to Phelps' White and just as free flowering. Those who admire the Phelps' White, Silver Pink type, ought to be pleased with this beautiful new variety. Entirely distinct from Nelrose in color, habit and length of stem. In fact, distinct from anything ever before offered. May delivery, from 2-iii. pots, $2.00 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 50 at 100 rate. F. W. FLETCHER &CO., inc., Aubumdale.Mass. When ordering, please mention The Exchnnpe Geraniums Heliotrope and other Bedding Plants in their season \M. J. CHINNICK TRENTON, N. J. Wben ordering. plenne mi^ntlon The Exphnngp CALADIUM ESCULENTUM In sizes: 5x7, 7x9, 11x13, 13x15. If you want any, order at once. JOHN F. GROOM & BRO. Bulb Growers MAGNOLIA, N. C. When ordering, nlo tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii USE TfllS PIRE PUNT FOOD HUMUS FOR VOUR CIRDEIN AND LAWN A SHREDDED MANURE MAGIC HUMUS is a pure plant food unleached and unburnt. Its an- alysis proves that it contains potash, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and Compost in available form. MAGIC HUMUS COMPOST possesses the body and fibre to absorb and retain Nature's moisture after it is put into the ground and spreads its fertilizing elements through the soil. SEVEN 100-lb. BAGS, $5.00 F. o. b New York or Jersey City on HUMUS COMPOST Months are occupied in the prepara- tion of MAGIC HUMUS. It reaches the garden free from weed-seed and can be agreeably handled. The garden receiving a Uberal application of MAGIC HUMUS COMPOST is permanently enriched with plant food and soil. SINGLE BAG, 100 lbs., 90c. any railroad or steamboat Une HICHGRADE MANURE COMPOST CO. G. W. CHANDLER. Saks Agent 533 West. 29th St., New York or 68 Maple Ave., R.ed Bank, N. J. Tallin Wh^n orderfne. please mention The Exchanse LEGAL NOTICES PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY Statement of the Ownership, Management, Etc., Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, of THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE, Published WceUy, at New York, N. Y., for April, 1916. Name of Post Office Address Editor, J. Harrison Dick 438 West 37th Street, New York, N. Y. Managinc Editor, A. T, De La Mare 438 West 37th Street, New York, N. Y. Business Manager, A. T. De La Mare 438 West 37th Street, New York, N. Y. Publishers, A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co., Ltd. .438 West 37th Street, New York, N. Y. Owners, A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co., Ltd 438 West 37th Street. New York, N. Y. Owners of 1 per cent, or more of the Capital Stock of the A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd. Name Address Anchell, Mrs. Nettie B 480 Central Park West, New York, N. Y. Beckert, W. C 103 Federal Street. Alleghany, Pa Burpee, Est. of W. Atlee 475 North Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. De La Mare, .\. T 438 West 37th Street, New York, N. Y. Dean, James Freeport, N. Y. Dorey, Arthur L. L 122 West 94th Street, New York, N. Y. Dorey, Edward W 126 West 94th Street, New York, N. Y. Esler, John G Saddle River, N. J Griffith, James H Barrington, R. I. Hatch, Miss Maria E 294 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Hatch, Miss Lucy P 294 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Henderson, Chas 35 Cortlandt Street, New York, N. Y. Magill, Estate of Jos 304 New York Ave., Jersey City, N. J. Magill. Mrs. Anna S., Executrix 304 New York Ave., Jersey City, N. J. Michell, Henry F 3943 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa O'Mara, Patrick 35 Cortlandt Street, New York, N. Y. Perkins, Geo. C Newark, N. Y. Plielps, John J Red Towers Greenhouses, Hackensack, N. J. Peok, Andrew 1345 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y Thorne, Est. of Samuel 19 Cedar Street, New York, N. Y. Welch, Patrick 226 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. Ward, C. W Box 196, Eureka, Cal. No known Bondholders, Mortgagees or other Security holders. Signature of A. T. De La Mare, Business Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty-seventh day of March, 1916. (Signed) CHAS. E. FISCHER. Notary Public for Kings County, No. 96, Reg. No. 7006. CertiHcate filed in New York County. No. 19, Reg. No. 7027. Commission expires March 30th, 1917. April 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 887 List of Advertisers Advunco Co 931 Albert & Davidson, Ino 929 Allen J. K..... 920 Allen Co., Wm. Stunrt.920 Anier. G'liouse Mlg. Co 929 Amor. Moas & Peat Co 877 Amer. Spawn Co S5S Antiereon, J. F 880 Anderson. S. A 902 AnKermuller, Geo. II 911 Anglin & Walsh Co.. .884 ApBine Mfg. Co.... 920 Amies H.W. 912 Arnold &. Co., Ino. DC 920 Asohmann Bros 8S1 Aachmann. Godfrey . .8.S3 Ashley. Ernest 902 Badeely & Bishop In' 921 Baker Bros 877 Baker Horal Co. .883-904 Baker, Wm. J 023 Barelav NurB 860 ■ - - ■ .909 Barrett, The Florist Barr&Co, B. F 870 Barrows & Son, H. H.880 Banmer, A. 1! 905 Baur & Steinkamp, . .8*9 Baveradorfer ,.fe Co...9l0 Bav State Nurs., The.871 Beaven, E. A 911 Beckert's Seed Store858 Beobec Floral Nurs, E. R 867 Begerow Floral Co.. .907 Bellamy Bros 877 Bemb Floral Co., The 876-904 Bennett, C. A 868 BergerBros 923 Berger&Co.,H. H...S67 Bertermann Bros. Co.905 Froment, H. E Bird & Sod 925 Furrow & Co Dreer, Henry A., Ino.. 880-82-925-28 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 931 Eble. Chfts 907 EilgarCo., Wm. W,...S75 EdIcfson-I.eidiKOr Co.. 900 Edwards. II. B S71 Edwards' Folding Box Co 912 Eiohhols, Henry 877 Bisele, W. G 863 Bliiiaboth Nurs. Co.. 873 Elliott & Sons, Wm. . . 868 Emmans, Geo. M 877 Emmons, F. A 872 Erne & Klinge! 924 Eskesen, Frank N....880 Eslor, JohnG 910 Evans Co., The John ^ 929 EvendenBro3!!!!!!!909 Evres, Florist 902 FalloQ, Florist 908 First American Na- tural Fern Co 911 Fletcher iS: Co., Inc., F. W 886 Florists' Hail Assn.. 910 Florida Natural Prod. Co 929 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co., The 932 Ford, M. C 919 Ford, Wm. P 920 Forestdale 905 Fortunes, A. L 923 Pettier, Fiske, Rawson Co 858 Fowler, Mrs. L. P 909 Frederick, J. H 872 Frederick, W J 867 Freeman, Geo. L 882 Freeman- Lewis 905 Friedman, Florist. . . .902 Friedman, J. J 926 917-921 907 Boddington Co., Inc., Galveston Floral Co. .904 Arthur 861-863 Galvin, Thos. F 907 Bolgiano & Sons, J.S60-62 Garden Nurs., The. . .871 864 Gasser Co., J. "•' Bonnet & Blake 921 Bonnot Bros 921 Boston Humus Co., The 876 Bowe, M. A 907-908 Brant Bros., Ine 909 Broomall. J. J 868 Brown, Peter 884 Bryan, Alonzo J 878 Buchbinder Bros 910 Buckbee, H. W 908 Buckeye Landscape & Forestry Co., The.. 884 Bunyard, A. T., Flo- rist 907-908 Bunyard Co., Inc., Harrv A 866 Bunzel Bros 925 Burnett Bros 864 Burpee. W. A. & Co..867 Butler Mfg. Co 928 Butler & Ullman 907 Byer Bros 878 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 910 Campbell Bros 880 Camp Conduit Co . .930 Cannata, J. P 878 Carbone Florist 902 M 902 GibUn&Co 929 Gibbons, The Srailax Korr, The Florist 905 KervanCo., The. 910-912 Kcsaler, Philip F 916 Kesslor, Wm 913 921 King Construction Co. Ill King. W, E 873 Knoblo Bros 902 Koloos & Co., A . . . .870 Konrada Bros 923 Koster&Co 870 Kottmillcr, Florist... .907 Kooyman, C 924 Krocwhell Bros. Co. . .II Kuebler, Wm. 11. ...921 Lager & Hurrell SS2 Lang Floral & Nurs. Co 902 Lange, A 902 Lange, H. F. A 909 Langiahr, A. II 920 Lcedle Floral Co 879 Leonard I. & J. L 867 Leonard Seed Co 858 Liotze, T. Mosor 860 Lippman, E. A 929 Littlefield & Wyman..871 Littleficld, Florist 909 Lockland Lumber Co.. 930 London Flower Shop. 907 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 907 LuttonCo., W. H 929 MacNiff Hort. Co., The 865 Mader, Paul 872 Manhattan Refrigera- tor Co 862 Marshill & Co., W. E.863 Matthews & Varney..877 Mauger ,& Sons, W... 866 Mc.Mpine & McDon- ald 922 McClunie, Geo. C 905 McConnell, Alex. 906-907 MeCray Refrigerator Co 911 McHutchison & Co . . 864 McManus, Jame3.913-921 McManmon, J. J 871 Meehan Co., Thoma8.872 Menand, L 902 Metrairie Ridge Nurs. Co., Ltd., The 907 Polykranas, G. J Potter Floral Co Pulverized Manure Co., The 926 Pyfer&Co,, A. T....924 (Juadland's Sons, C..877 Quidnick Gnhs 879 Itamsburg, G. S.. 863-874 880 Randall. A, L. Co. . . .924 Randall's Flower Shop909 Rawlings, Elmer .S84 Rawson The Florist. .904 Reck.'John & Son 902 Red Bank Nurs 873 Reed & Keller 910 Reinberg, Peter 924 Rhode Island Nurs. ..871 Rib3am,',CarIman. . . .871 Rice Co., M 912 Rieilel & Meyer, Inc.. 920 Richards, G. H 866 Richmond Cedar Wks.92S Riley, Wm 872 Ritchy, F. W 884 RobbinsviUe Nurs., ►• The 868 Robinson & Co., Inc., H. M 875-85-912 Robinson Co., H. M..920 Robinson, L. D. .'. . . .909 Rochelle & Sons, F. W.874 .Rochester Floral Co.. 908 Rock Flower Co., W. .905 Roehrs Co., Julius. . .882 Rolker & Sons, A 858 Rosemont Gardens. .906 Rosery Flower Shop. .902 Rosery, The 909 Rowehl & Granz 858 Routzahn Seed Co 863 Royal Glass Works . . , 928 Ruggles, F. C 864 Rupp, John F 860 Russin & Hanfling... .911 Salter Bros 908 Saltford Flower Shop, The 907 Sander, Florist 908 Sauter, A 921 Sceery, Ed 907 Schlatter & Son, Wm..910 Wecbor & Don 858 Weiss, Herman 920 Bros. Co 922 'atrick 922 I'l.c Florist.. .905 'eter 873 Floral Co 872 Pottery Co.. 925 Wliiltcd Floral Co.. , .906 920 Wiokersham & Co. . .803 904 W iotor Bros 924 Willianiaport Floral Co 909 Wilson, 11. E 908 We eh W.' rli w,. ell We ik. We Ilii \VI illdi Wilson, J. S. W 90* Verbenas 857- Hemp 864 Wilson, R. G 902 866-07-72-73-78 Humus 876-927 Winterson's Seed Store Vincos 857-67-72- Hose 828 924 873-77-83-84-86 Insecticides. . .864-66-926 Woianger Florist 907 Vines 880-66-71-73 Insurance 910-12 Wood Bros 872 Violets 876-85 Irrigation 929 "" Wallflowers 872-86 Knives (Pruning). .. .868 WeddoUiana 880-83 Laurel 912 Weigelna 870-71-73 Leucothoc Sprays 912 Wistaria 871-73 Lithogrophio Work.. . 867 Yucca 873 Lumber 930-32 Zinnias 866 Wood, Stul)hs & Co, .870 Woodrow & Marketos.921 Woodruff & Sons, S. D Young & Co., Inc.. I,.. 920 Young & Co., John... 920 ^'oung's Florist 908 .858 Index to Stock Advertised Abutilon. . . S72-,S4 875 873 884 Achyranthes 872-82 Ageratum.. . 867- 872-77-78-84 ARrostemma 884 Alternantheras 857- 877-78-84 873 Anthemia.. . 884 873 Alyssum. . . . 857- 860-84-86 Anipelopsis. 868-70-71-73 Anemones. . 871 871- 872-77-78 Antirrhinums 884 Aquilegia. . . 872-84 Aralia 873 883 .\recas 877-82 Asparagus. . 858- 863-67-68-72-73-75- 877-78-80-81-82-83-84- 886-912 Aspidistra. . 883 Asters 858- 866-73-78-84 Aucubas.. . . 870 .\zaleas. . . . 858-64- 868-70-71-73-75-81- 882-83 866 Bay Trees- . 864 Gloxinias 864-66 Golden Spur 866 Gymnoearpa 878 Gypsophila 884 I-Ieliotropo 857-72- 877-78-82-84-86 Hemlock.... 868-71-72-78 Hollyhocks 873-84-86 Honeysuckle 871-73 Hyacinths 866- 875-81-82-83-86 Hydrangeas 857-68- 870-71-72-73-75-81- 882-83 Ipomea 883 Iris 873-78 Ivy 857- 867-72-73-82-83 Japanese Maple 860- 870-72-73 Jerusalem Cherries. . .860 Jonquils 875 Juniperus 872 Kalmias 867 Kentias. .877-80-81-82-83 Lantanas 857-86 Larch 872 Larkspurs. 866 Laurus 870 Lilac 870-71 Lilies 857-58-63- 864-66-71-75-81-82-83 863-64-66-71-75-81-82- 883 Lily of the Valley.... 858- 864-66-75 Livistona..- 877- " MI.SCELLANEOUS Aphine 926 Artificial Flowers 911 Auctions 866 Baskets 866-88-910-1 1 Benches 930 Bench Fittings 930 Birch Bark 910 liird Houses 878 Boilers 929-30-11 Boxes 867-911-12-32 Boxwood Sprays 912 Brackets 925-28 Canes 866-70 Cycas 858-912 Cypress 929-30 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses. .902-03- 904-05-06-07-08-09 Putty Machines 929 Dirt Bands 874-80 Refrigerators. .862-910-11 Dagger Ferns. .910-12-23 Ribbons 910 Evergreens 868-70-71- Ruscus 910-11-12 872-73 Sash 929-30-31-32 Fancy Ferns 910-12-23 .Sash Bars. . .929-30-31-32 FcrtiUzers. . 864-66-928-27 Schools 911 " Sea Moss 910 Shelf Brackets 988 Smibi. .867-72-76-910-12 Sphagnum Moss.. 877-912 .Stakes 879-911 912-23 Staples 911 .928 Supports 879-911 Magnolia 912 Manure 858-86-926 Mastica 931 Mexican Ivy.. . 912 Moss 877-910-11-12 Mushroom Spawn. 868-86 Needle Pines 912 Nico-Furao 926 Nikotcen 926 Palmetto Leaves. . 911-12 Paper Pots 874-80 Partridge Berries 912 Peat 877 Pecky Cypress. 929-30-32 Pipe 929-30-31 Plant Food 926 Princess Pines 912 Pliers 982 Pots 925 Prepared Palms. . . 874-80 Pussywillow 912 Fiber 910 Florists' Accounts In- sured 912 Florists' Supplies 910- 911-12 Galax Leaves. Garages Glass 928-29-30-31 Glass Insurance 910 Glazing Points 928 Grasses 864-73-910 Greenhouse Construc- tion . . iii-iv-928-29-30- 931-32 Greenhouse Shading. .929 Greening Pins 910 Ground Bone 858 Ground Pine 912 Gutters 930 Heating 929-30 Tobacco Products 928 Toothpicks 912 Tubs 925 Ventilating Apparatus 931 Wants 89B- 897-98-99-900-01 Wholesale Florists. . .913- 914-15-16-17-18-19-20- 921-22-23-24 Wire 910-11-12 Wire Designs 911-23 Wreaths 912 Schling, Max .907 Begonias 857-58- Lobelia 860-72-84 Man 912 Metropolitan Material Girvin, Willis B 872 Co 928-29:32 .879 .902 .920 Goddard, S. J Gloeckner, Wm Goldstein & Futter- man Gove, The Florist. . . Graham* Son, A.... 902 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Ass'n, Ine 921 Growers' Cut Flower Co 915-20 Gude Bros. Co 909 GuntherBros 921 Guttman & Raynor, Ine 918 Habermehl's Sons, J. J 907 Hammond's Paint & Slug Shot Wks 927 Hanford. R. G Mette, Henry 866 Meyer, Chas.F 858 Michell Co., Henry F 867 ,902 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 912 Michler Bros. Co 905 Millang, Chas 918 Miller, A. L 873 Miller, Stuart H 923 Mills, The Florist. Ino.905 Minge Floral Co., The 906 Mitchell, John R 872 Momm & Sons, Chas. 868 Moninger Co., John C 931 Moore, Hentz & Nash. 917-21 Schmidt, J. C. Scholtz, The Florist. .902 Schuiz Co., Jacob. . . .905 Schwake & Co., Inc., Chas 858 ScoUay, Inc., John A. . 930 Scott, John 875-80 Sharp, Partridge & Co 929 Shellroad Gnhs 867 Sheridan, Walter F. . .921 Shinn, Warren.. 858-64-73 Shrewsbury Nurs., The 870 Siebrecht, Geo. C. 915-21 Siebrecht Co., The Walter R 917 Skidelsky Co., S. S...858 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 929 Slinn, B. S., Jr 921 Slinn, Clarence.... 914-21 Harris, (ihe'3ter.'.'.'.l!!909 Moore Seed Co.. . .858-63 Smith, Elmer D. & Harris, Ernest 878 Hart, Geo. B 911 Hatcher, John C 902 HeacockCo., Jos 882 HeissCo 90S Carnation Support Co.879 Henderson & Co., A. .867 Chicago Feed & Fer- tilizer Co 926 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The 924 Childs, John Lewis.. 862 Chinnick, W.J 886 Christenaen, Thos. P.. 880 Clare, W. G 910-H Clarke's Sons, David. 905-07 Clay & Son 926 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 902 Coan, J. J 916 Cockburn & Sons, Samuel 873 Conard & Jones Co.. The 860-72 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 867-71-78 Coombs, Florist 905 Cottage Gardens Co., Ine 879 Cousins, Jr., Leonard. 877 Cowee, W. J 912 Cowen'sSons, N 930 Croom & Bro., John F. 886 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. . .902 Crowl Fern Co 912 Crump, F. F 902 Cumbie, J. L 910 Henderson, Peter 864 Henshaw & Fenrich. .919 Herr, A. M 877-84 Hess & Densen 911 Hews Co., A. H 925 Highland Park Green- houses, The 905 Highgrade Manure Compost Co 886 Hill Co., E. G 924 Hill Floral Co., E. G..902 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 871 Hillside Nursery, The.870 Hitchings & Co IV Holm & Olson 908 Holland Nurs.. The.. 870 Hollywood Gardens. .909 Holton & Hunkel Co.. 922 Home Correspondence School 911 Horan, E. C 914-21 Horticultural Adver- tiser 871 Howard Rose Co 870 Hudson Carbon Co.. 926 Humus Co , Atphano..927 Idle Hour Nurs 906 Igoe Bros 911 Irwin, R J 867 l3bell&Co.,S. M 867 Jackson & Perkins Co,871 Mountain View Floral Co 871 Mullanphy, Florist. . .90S Murray, Samuel 905 Nason, L. B 921 National Floral Corp. .II Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 912 Neidinger, Jos. G 886 New England Florist Supply Co 922 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 926 Niessen Co., The Leo 923 Noe, L. M 921 Olson cSiCo 884 Ouwerkerk, P 871 Palmer, F. E 902 Palmer&Son, W. J...902 Park Floral Co., The.. 904 Park Floral Co 909 Parshelsky Bros., Inc.931 Peacock DahUa Farms866 Pearce, Geo 928 Peirce, E. Allan 926 Penn The Florist 902 Pennock-Meehan Co., S. S 923 Peters & Reed Pot- tery Co Peterson. C. A Co. 879 Smith .Si Fetters Co.. .902 Smith & Hemenwav.932 Smith, Henrv 904 SmithCo., W. &T...868 Smith, P, J 920 Smith, The Florist. ..904 Snyder Co., B. A 922 Solomon & Son, L. . . .930 Soltau Fernery, B 880 Star Floral Co 909 Stearns Lumber Co., The AT 930 Stecher Litho. Co 867 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 858 Stillman, G. L 860 Stokes Seed Farms Co., Ine 883 Storrs & Harrison Co. 860-82 Stoothoff Co., H. A ... 926 Stumpp, Geo. M 907 Stumpp & Walter Co. . 859 Syracuse Pottery Co. . 925 Thompson & Co., C. B 905 Thorburn, J. M., & Co 858 00 c Tomlinson Key Floral ■gjg Co 905 PfalT & Kendall. . ..930 I<''?"'?lJ^- '^- 2?^ ''"i^ff :"'.^".'.^'.°."923 l^arndfyTsc^henck- ■''' Philadelphia Whole- Cunningham, Jos. H-873 Jacobs, S.,& Sons.. 928-31 Cut Flower Exch 921 Danker, Florist 902 Dannenbaum's Son & Co 910 Dards 904 Dawson, William 879 Day Co., W. E 909 DeBuck, John 882 Dietsch Co,. A 931 Dillon, J. L 879 Dobbs&Son 902 Dorner & Sons Co., F 879 Jenkins & Sons. J . . . . 872 Jennings, E. B 864 Johnston Bros 908 Johnston & Co., T.J 908 Jones, H. T.. Mrs. ...871 Joseph's Florist 909 Joy Floral Co 907 Kasting, Wm. F., Co.. 857 Keller, John A 905 Keller Pottery Co 925 Keller Sons, J. B 908 Kentucky Tobacco Prod. Co., The 926 lie Flor. Exch. The 923 Philips Bros 907 Pierce & Co 902 Pierce Co., F. O 931 Pierson, Inc., A. N. . .857- 875 Pierson Co., F. R 857 Pierson U-Bar Co 928 Pikes Peak Flor. Co. .902 Pine Tree Silk Mills Co.. The 910 PiUsbury, I. L 879 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 922 Poahlmann Bros. Co . . 877 915-21 United Cut Flower Co., Ine 920 Van Assche, Frank. . .929 Van Bochove, G. &. Bro 905 VanGeldorcn.G. W..870 Vick's Sons, James.. 878 Vaughan's Seed Store.860 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., R 857 Virgin, U.J 907 Waller Seed Co., The 860-61-64-66-67-72-73- 877-78-82-83-84 Berberis 868-70-71-73 Bleeding Heart 871 Boltonia 873 Bougainvilleas 875 Boxwood 860-64- 868-70-81-82-912 Buddleia 873-77 Bulbs 857- 858-60-6 1-62-63-64-65- 866-67 Buxus 858 Caladiums 857-58- 860-61-63-66-86 Calendula -. . . . 878 Campanula 884 Cannas 857-58-60- 861-66-67-72-84 Carnations .... 858-66-67- 872-75-78-79-82-84 Catalpa 870 Chrysanthemums. . . . 857- 867-72-75-77-79-84 Cibotium 880 Cinerarias 860-66 Clematis 868-70-71 Clover 864 Conifers 870 Coleus.. 857- 867-72-78-83-84 Coreopsis 872-86 Cornflowers 886 Cut Flowers 913-14- 915-16-17-18-19-20-21- 922-23-24 Cuphea 857-72-78 Cyclamen. 858- 867-72-77-78-84 Daffodils 881-82-83 Dahlias. . 858-60-66-67-68 Daisies 867-72- 873-75-78-84-86 Delphiniums. . .870-71-83 Deutzias 870-71 DianthuB 884 Dielytra 871 Dogwood 873 Dracffinas 860- 867-72-77-81-82-83-84 Easter Plants 873- 875-81-83-86-923 Echeverias 873 Elms 870 Euonymus 873 Evergreens 860- Spirsa. 870-71-72-73 Fern Balls 859 Ferns 857-60-67- 875-77-78-80-81-82-83- 884 Feverfew 872-78-84 Forsy thia 873 Foxglove 872-84-86 Lychnis 873-84 Magnolias. .868-72-73-912 Manetti 864 Mesembryanthemum . 872 Mignonette 875 Moonvines 857-72 Myosotis 872-84-86 Nasturtiums. . . 858-66-84 Nursery Stock. 865-68-70- 871-72 Norway Maples.. ..864-68- 870-72 Norway Spruce. . . 868-70- 871-72-73-78 Oaks 870-72 Onion Sets 8.5.S-60-62 Orchids 860-75-82 Palms 858-64-77-81 Pandanus 883 Pansies. .858-60-64-66-72- 873-75-77-78-83-86 Papaver 884 Pentstemon 884 Peonies.. 868-70-71 Pelargoniums 867 Petunias.. . .857-60-66-72- 873-78-84-86 Perennials. .860-65-68-71- 873-84 Phcenix 877-80 Pines 871-72 Phlox 866-68-71-73 Planes... 864-70-71 Poinsettias 867 Poplars 870-71-72 Primroses 860-85 Primulas. .858-60-66-72-78 Privet,. . .865-68-70-71-73 Raffia 864-68 Rhododendrons. . , 858-60- 867-68-70-71-81-83 Rose Bushes 865-81 Roses.85S-60-64-67-68-70- 871-72-73-75-79-82-83- 911-17 Rubber Plants 883 Salvias 857-60-64- 872-73-77-78-86 Scabiosa 866-84 Seeds 858-59-60- 861-63-64-86-67-72-73 Shrubs 868- 870-71-72-73 Snapdragon. .... .860-63- 867-72-77-78-84-86 870-71- 873-75-81-82-83 Slevia 867-72-78 Stocks 864-66-78-84 Stokesia 873-84 Swainsona 857 Sweet Peas 858- 859-63-75-85 Sweet William 872-86 Contents Page American Ass'n of Nurserymen. .. .888 Attendance at Philadelphia Show 886 Catalogs Received 863 Cleveland for Next National Show.. 888 Clubs and Societies : 866 "Daffodils, Year Book, 1915" 889 Greenhouse Building 881 Indiana State Florists' Meeting 888 Market, Report of the 919 Meetings and Events, The Week's.. 888 Meetings and EKhibitions, Comin8f..876 Middle Atlantic States 882 ITational Flower Show Philadelphia (Report Concluded) 892-894 New Eng'land States 880 New Ideas 888 New Jersey Seed Law 869 New Torlc International Show 890 New York state Notes 910 Ninth-Story Window, Prom a 888 Ntirsery Dept. (IIlus.) 869 Obituary: Fischer, Jacob; Sheain, J. R 889 Onion Sets, Classification of 863 Pacific Coast Dept. 980 Philadelphia Florists' Club 894 Question Box 913 Railroad Embargoes on FVelght, Lift- ing 859 Relation of the Agricultural College to Flower Growing Interests 889 Betailer, The, (IIlus.): 902-909 Seed Trade, The 869 Southern States 870 Stray Notes from Great Britain 894 Trade Notes: Baltimore 873 Boston 9*2 Chicago 924 Cincinnati 926 Cromwell 881 Detroit 914 Ft. Wayne 926 Hartford 881 Houston 870 Indianapolis 928 Kansas City 929 Lancaster 88^ Louisville 871 Los Angeles 981 Montreal 901 New Orleans ;74 Newport .884 Freeziaa 864 Fuchsias 857- 872-77-78-84 Funkias 870-78-80 Gadlardia 872-84 Gardenias 875 Genista 875-78-83 Tulips 876-81-82-83 L D 868 Geraniums. ...857-67-72- Vegetable Plants. .. .858- Warburton: Florist... 904 873-77-7S-79-83-:^86 . ;,, |«<':«3-fH-67-73 Warendorff A 907 Gladiolus 808-8O- Vegetable Seeds 858- WaxBros :.:::: :::902 861-62-66-67-84 " 860-63-64-66-67-73 Tamarii 873 Tradescantias 884 Trees 865-68-70- 871-72-73:78 Tsuga 871 Tuberoses 866 New York City 921 Niagara Falls 918 Pawtucket 5»" Philadelphia 923 Portland 932 Providence 881 St. Louis 927 San Francisco jj" Syracuse 883 Washington 874 Tree Expert Sues 884 Week's Work, The: ... . . .... 878 Weights and Measures, New Bill on. 920 888 The Florists' Exchange FOUNDED nr 1888 A Weekly Medium of Interchange for Florists, Nursery- men, Seedsmen and the Trade in General Exclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Post Office as Second Class Matter Published everv Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co.. Ltd., Proprietors, 43S to 448 West 37th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and managing editor; Jas. Griffith, secretary; David Tou- zeau, treasurer. The address of the officers is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Bo.x 100 Times Square Station. New Yorls. Telephone, Greeley SO, SI, S2. Beeistered Cable Address: Plorex Newyork pxXTf Ar;rj' Our office here is in tlie charge of *'*-'"'-^"*-"-' • James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: The Florists' Exchange, 143 No. ■Wabash Ave., Room 307. Telephone, Central 34S7. FRINCrPAI^ BRANCa OFFICES Boston: Robert Cameron, Cambridge. Mass. Indianapolis, Ind.: Irwin Bertermanii, 241 Massachu- setts ave. Kansas City, Mo.: Benjamin S. Brown, 205 Corn Belt Building. Iios Angeles, Cal.: Henry W. Kruckeburg, 237 Frank- lin St. IiOnlsvlUe, Ky.: G. D. Grain, Jr., 1404 Starks Building. Philadelphia: Wm. H. Engler, 4651 Lancaster ave. Bell telephone, Belmont 412. Portland, Ore.: H. 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Tuesday, and marked "Night Press Message, Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, .\pr. 10. — Cincinnati (O.) Florists' Society. — Gardeners & Florists' Club of Baltimore (Md.).— New York Florists' Club.— Rochester (N. Y.) Florists' Ass'n.— Springfield, (O.) Florists' Chib. Tuesday, Apr. 11. — Syracuse (N. Y.) Rose Society. — Toledo (O.) Florists' Club.— Tri-City Florists' Club at Davenport (la.) Wednesday. Apr. 12. — Morris Co. (N. J.) Gardeners & Florists' So- ciety. Thursday, Apr. 13.— Omaha (Nob.) Florists' Club.— St. Louis (Mo.) Florists' Club. The American Association of Nurserymen The forty-first annual convention of tliis association will be held in Milwaukee, Wis., June 28 to 30, this year, with headquarters at the Hotel Wisconsin, which is a comparatively new hostelry and which offers very reasonable rates to those attending. The management has granted the use of the Gold Room for convention purposes, besides other accommodations. Lloyd C. Stark has in hand the make-up of the pro- gram which it is assured will be one of quality. The entertainment feature is in charge of T. J. Ferguson, and it is promised that the convention bureau, connected with the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association, will arrange to give members and their guests an auto- mobile ride covering all the good roads within Mil- waukee county. It is urged that where there are members living along or near a main railroad, some enthusiastic memljer make an endeavor to organize a "special car" party. This often results in business profit and is withal a thor- oughly enjoyable way of traveling. Albert F. Meehan, Drcsher, Pa., chairman of the exhibit committee, should he communicated with by in- tending exhibitors, embracing nurserymen, lithogra- phers, manufacturers of tools, implements or anything else used by the trade. In harmony with the constitu- tional provision a charge of 5c. per sq. ft. for exhibit ■space will be inade, with a minimum of .50c. for each exhibitor. For further information members are asked to com- municate with John Hall, secretary, 204 Granite Build- ing, Rochester, N. Y. New Ideas 'I'liiiiking over the Fourth National Flower Sliow, two feiilures stand out as being worthy of repetition at f'ortliconiing e.xhibitions. These are the art gallery, aheady descrilied in our report, which was a new and interesting feature of tlie show. It is a comparatively easy matter for retailers to arrange and maintain such an art gallery, which is simply the exhibition of flowers framed in pictures, using natural flowers in a composi- tion such as an artist would paint. ^ The second feature that certainly dehghted the crowds, and which is in hannony and l^eeping with the flower show itself, was the aquarium display. Here were a series of large glass water tanks witli miniature rock gardens therein and aquatic vegetation. The subjects used varied, consisting of the interesting Lattice-leaf plant, the Valhsneria, the Water Ranuncu- lus and several other graceful plants. It is a good thing if our larger shows can give us one added feature; here the Fourth National Show has given us two, and they are both on the right lines; they interest the puljlic and theyniean business. I Cleveland for the Next National Show? I I INVITATION EXTENDED « 9 6 The following letter of invitation to the National Flower Show Committee was submitted at the Philaclclplii.i meet- ing last week by the Cleveland and Ohio horticultur.il and floricultural organizations. Mr. Geo. Asmus, Chairman: Dear Sir: Cleveland desires the honor of having the next and Fifth National Flower Show in the Spring of 1918. The central location of our city, making it of easy access to the East, West, North and South, does no't have to be argued. This also means a minimum of ex- press and freight rates for the exhibitors. We have an organization that is capable of handling the undertaking and making good. For reference: Cleveland Flower Show — 1915. Whatever financial backing is necessary will be forthcoming from our interested organizations in Cleveland. We ask for a favorable decision during the present week, if possible. Thanking you for considering the matter at your earli- est convenience, I remain. Yours truly. H. P. KNOBLE, Chairman. Committee on Invitation. - - --Cleveland Florists' Club. Ohio Horticultural Society. Garden Club of Cleveland. Indiana State Florists' Meeting Terro Haute, April 11 The big Spring meeting of tlie Indiana State Flo- rists' Ass'n has been announced for Tuesday, April 11, at Terre Haute. The Terre Haute Florists' Club is pre- paring and since this is the first meeting ever held there a record attendance is anticipated. It is useless to give space as to the merits of the new Davis Gardens; the members will not have to go out of the .State of Indiana to inspect a more up-to-date place. Tlic following is a program of the day: Assemble at the Davis Gardens by boarding a Scmth Seventh st. auto 'bus at Heinl's Flower Store or at Seventh and Wabasli ave. Lunch promptly at 13 o'clock at Davis Gardens fol- lowed by business session. A tour of the various floral establishments via auto has been arranged for the afternoon, commencing at tlie Davis Gardens. Novelties as well as the well grown standard stock is asked for the exhibition. Indianapolis Florists will leave 7.1.5 a.m. via Big Four. The officers and members of the Terre Haute Florists' Club desire to make this the banner meeting of the year. The State organization desires a total enrollment of 200 members by .Tan. 1, ItllT. W. .1. Vesey, Prest. O. R. STEiNKA:»rp, Sec'y. Horticulture in Nebraska No. 1 of the sixth volume of Nehrnska Horticulture was published in March, 191(i. This is under the auspices of the Nebraska State Horticultural Society, and is publishdl from the State Capitol bidg., Lincoln, Neb. It deals ■ largely, of course, with fruit growing matters, but contains quite a considerable proportion of articles on vegetable .-ind flower culture. It is a bulky little vohiiiii- of 27.1 pages with abcnit two dozen illustrations. \'crh;itini reports of siiceclies and meetings of the coci- et\' are gi\en, and altogrtlier it is a li\e and bright pub- lication, well suited to encourage the best of good horti- culture in that Nortliern .State. J. R. Duncan is editor. Three orchids that are deservedly admired are Soj^li- ronitis grandiflora, Miltonia Hleuana rosea and Lyca-,|c- Skinneri illha. The handsome Brasso-Cattleya Veitcliii is another of the notables, to mention only these. Pbimui..\ malacoides is not only a gem of a plant for baskets or as specimen alone, but its flowers are being much ased by the retailers for decorative work, being so airy, graceful and pretty. Another strikingly good quality is their lasting power. A paragraph in a con- temporary says that sprays have lasted three weeks. We are in the position of the carping critic where Daf- fodils are concerned, and once again wish to refer to the beauty of many of the new varieties of the last eight or ten years, very few of which are ever seen at our flower shows. Who is going to take up Daffodils and make exhibits of them at leading Spring meetings? The man who will do so will be starred. A LITTLE colored girl, a newcomer in Sunday School, gave her name to the teacher as "Fertilizer Johnson." Later the teacher asked the child's mother if that was right. "Yes, ma'am, dat's her name," said the fond parent. "You see, she was named for me and her father. Her father's name am Ferdinand and my name is Liza. So we named her Fertilizer," The following w;is overheard, but not at a flower show. They were discussing the recent and further rise in the price of whi.sky, and "Jamie" bemoaned the fact that whisky was getting far too dear to buy. "I'll no' be surprised, Tam," he added, "if we sune hae tae dae withoot it !" "Ah, weel, Jamie." said Tam, "I eanmi say I'm awfu' fond of whusky. Ony mair tlian six tumlileis o't gies me a sair head!" Two weeks ago we printed some criticisms of .\meri- can Carnations from one who comjilained that good for- eign raised seedlings deser\e to be taken up. Now we notice from a jiaragi-aph in the Boston newsletter last week that the English seedling. Lady Northcliffe, is being grown by Mr, Pembroke in some quantity at his place at Beverly, Mass., and he is going to grow more of this fine salmon-pink variety. A LETTER received from a friend in the Royal Gardens. Kew, England, speaks of the cosmopolitan character ol the men employed in the greenhouses there at the present time. These embrace Swiss, Dutch, Danes, Belgians, French, one from the Duchy of Luxembourg and one .Austrian. ITntrained laborers have been drawn in to help out the indoor force so that the valuable collections may be kept in a state of health and quality. What are the best Roses? These are the days in which we are busy planting or about to plant. The lists in the .Spring trade number of The Exchange varied a good de;il, but no one, in the less severe regions at all events, will he wrong in planting Jonkheer J. L. Moik. Lady Hillingdcm, Laurent Carle, Lady Ashtown, Mmi-. Ravary, Prince de Bulgarie, Mine. Leon Pain, Radiance, Miss Cynthia Forde, Mme. Jules Groley. and Gruss an Teplitz. There are two or three things that the suburban dweller, at all events in and around New York, finds diffi- cult to procure — one is good soil for potting, the otlier, branches with which he can stake Sweet Peas or hardy border plants. Lattice work, which one used to be aide to procure in lengths and which folded up into very small comji.ass, was s(dd at the hardware and tinsmitli stores. Tliis sort of lattice work was \ery cheap and w;is found useful for temjiorary erections and for screening. -IvDGiXG liy the a]i])earance of the Roses and Rhodo- dendrons out-of-doors they had a gruelling time dur- ing t!ie Winter. Their condition now was only to be expected ;ifter the ^"ery considerable period of low teni- jierature with cutting winds, and the alternate tliawings and freezings. The Roses that we hnve seen so far arc very badly cut back. This also applies to Privet hedges, many of the buds of which seem to be dead. Let us hope that the appearances on the surface are in this case tieceptive. This year we certainly seem to have walked from Winter into Spring. Less than two weeks ago it snowed all day; that was March 22, yet tliree days afterward, with bright sunshine and a temperature of 70 dcg., the snow was disa]i))earing as if by magic. At Philadelphia there was very little trace of it, and Crocuses were seen in bloom in sunny cnal Flower Show at Philadelphia last week. One answer he received was so nnieh to the point that he feel.-, he has In pa.ss it on. 11 was a retort eourte- oiis, hut who eonlil have answereil baeU or liirned tlie point? Said he to K. F. Knrowski, president of the John ('. IMoninger Co., greenhonse huiliiers of I'hieago and New ^cirk: "Mow do you lind business, Mr. Kurowskir" .\nswered .Mr. Kurow.ski: "By looking for it." Guess he's right at that. TiiK writer had the pleasure of a visit and interview . with Jos. iMeehan, the veteran editor of the Nursery IVparlinent of Tiu: ExeiiANOK a few d.iys ago. Mr. Meeh.in is now in his 751h year, rather badly troubled with rheumatism down lii.s left side, and the eataraet in his right eye, for whieli he was o))erated upon some time ago, has left it still partially blind. Added to these trials is his hard hearing. Nevertheless we had a bright half hour together, and stories of long ago were related and marked in memory's pages to be handed down by one who is over 35 years younger than the veteran, to others in the days to eome. We have some very active floricultural organizations in our midst, among which mention might especially be made of the American Rose Society, whose annual meet- ing the other day was the most spirited perhaps in the society's history and seemed to mark the beginning of a new epoch in w'hieh amateur rosarians will have a larger representation. The American Dahlia Society has taken to publish bulletins, the second of which ha.s just come to hand and tells of trial grounds, shows, a classilication si'lieme and other matters, besides giving a list of members. The Florists' Telegraph Delivery also was nnich in evidence, last week and very literally "on the map" at the Philadelpliia celebrations. It was there also that the Carnation Society bestowed its special silver jubilee medals to winners of first prizes in its competi- tions. The Relation of the Agricultural College to the Flower Growing Interests of the State of New York .( paper read bt/ Prof. E. A. While, of the Depurtment of AtiriciiJlure, Cornell Universiti/, before the N, Y. State ederation of Horticultural Societies, Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 9 (Continued from page 752, issue of March 25) A somewhat new field of activity which has recently developed in connection with country life is that of farm management, especially costs and accountings. That is a topic which should be carefully considered by every flower grower. Is the average flower grower of today getting the maximum income from his flowers? As a rule the answer is a negative one, but quite fre- quently it is an uncertain one. Even the grower does not know. Comparatively few men know how many blooms they are getting from their houses or from a given bench area. In the earlier days of the dairy industry the pro- ducer of dairy products thought little of the individual eow as a limiting factor in his output of butter fat. Modern dairymen know the record of each cow in the herd and the non-producer is quickly eliminated. In a house of Carnations some varieties produce more blooms during some months than during others. These unpro- dui'tive months may be the ones when Carnations are bringing the best prices in the markets. It would, therefore, he wise economy for the tlower producer to eliminate those varieties from his greenhouses. What has been said regarding difference in production in varieties holds true individually, and a few Carnation growers are testing out the productiveness of individual plants in a bed of Carnations and propagating only from those individuals whieli produce the maxiinuni number of blooms oi the best quality during the month when flowers arc commanding the best prices. In this way by careful selection of productive, individual par- ents the total production of the range will be increased. What has been said regarding Carnations would apply equally well to Roses, Violets and other commercial cut flower crops. A\Mule work of this sort may be carried on in greenhouses at the agricultural colleges, much more valuable data could be obtained in ranges where flowers are produced for commercial purposes. It is perhaps the mission of the college of agriculture to demonstrate the importance of this fundamental principle of success in tlower raising and to carry out the details in co-operation with the growers of different cut flower crops in different sections of the State. A topic such as this should not be devoted strictly to the work of the floricultural department. Often we are so bound by centers of activities in one department that we forget that we are simply a branch of a whole unit and not the unit itself. The members of the de- partment of floriculture feel that they have an im- portant function to perform. However we are not the College of Agriculture any more than the College of Agriculture is Cornell University. Other departments Arc performing just as important work, as the depart- ment of floriculture. The average florist of the State recognizes no departments. He recognizes the college: the unit. The work in floriculture has become so technical and scientific that no one man can master all branches of science with which it is related. We expect the plant physiologist to tell us the environment a plant should have for normal healthy growth, and we expect him to search out those scientific truths which make one's cultural work more effective. Until a student of flori- culture realizes his dependence on phj'siological truths regarding plant growth there is little need of men in the department of floriculture trying to teach him modern, cultur.il methods. The work of the depart- ment of botany, and especially that branch known as plant ]ibysinlogy, is just as valualile to the people of the State as is the work of the department of floricul- ture. The plant doctors arc also constantly searching out new truths which are adding to our knowledge of the proper treatment of diseases. Plant physiology teaches us how to keep our plants normal and thus eliminate the need of the plant doctor. Men in the department of soils are also .searching constantly for new truths regarding .soil treatment which will make plant growth more efficient and plant breeders are de- veloping these varieties of plants best adapted to our particular climate and environment. Often the thought is expressed that the men in col- leg'c work know all there is to be known regarding their subject. Perhaps this is true of classical subjects which have been studied for ages and handed down from one generation to another. However, men engaged in agri- cultural teaching realize that they "live to learn," and that their duty is to accumulate all the scientific truths possible and to pass them on to the man on the farm, in the grcenliouse, the garden or the retail store. "Daffodil Year Book, 1915" It seems away behind the times to be writing in the .Spring of I9Ifi of a book on Daffodils of last year; this volume, however, only came to hand recently. A good deal has been said about the splendid work of the Na- tional Rose Society of England, with its 6000 menilK-rs, and our American Rose Society has been struggling hard the last year or two to issue publications, or at least an Annual, similar to the N. R. S.'s Annual. This Daffodil Year Hook may, one of these days, be the model for some Daffodil society in America to follow. There is no national Daffodil or Narcissus society in England, ;iltlioiigh there are numerous local societies devoted to thi.s flower, but there is a strong Daffodil and Tulip Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, and this committee is in all respecLs like an firganized society. The Daffodil Year Book is regarded as its organ, but is published and paid for by the R. H. S. The Year Book is strongly bound, and inclusive of quite a number of advertisements, it extends to 13C pages, devoted to reports of Daffodil shows, descrip- tions of new seedlings shown during the year, short bio- graphical notices of prominent members, which is an important feature of the book; selections of Daffodils for forcing purposes, and papers on cultivation, varieties, reminiscences, breeding, the use of Daffodils in woodland, rock garden, pots, and for bedding, and also an im- portant paper on Narcissus flies — insect enemies of the bulh, and many other contributions with good photo- graphs of new and improved varieties. The publication is edited by Rev. Joseph Jacob, some- times a contributor to The Exchange, and is published by the Royal Horticultural Society, Vincent Square, Westminster, London, England, at the cost of two shillings and ninepence there. Jacob Fischer Jacob Fischer, founder and proprietor of the Fischer greenhouses on West Central ave., Toledo, O., died on Tuesday morning, March 21, after an illness of only four days. Death was due to pneumonia. Mr. Fischer was born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 67 years ago. He came to this country when he was 19; after being employed in various greenhouses he estab- lished a business of his own 37 years ago. A widow and two daughters, Lydia and I.ouise, survi\'e him. John R. Sheain John H. Sheain, a well known florist of Atlantic City, N. J., and Philadelphia, died March 31, aged 70, at the residence of his son Norman Sh&iin, Atlantic City. jMr. .Sheain w.is known by flower patrons who came to .Atlantic City from all over the United States. He started in the trade in 1862 at James Ritchey's, the oldest cut flower shop in Philadelphia. He leaves three sons, Norman, John and Walter, all in the business. The funeral services w'ere held on Tuesday, April 4 at 2 p.m. IFourth National Flower Show. PhUAilalphia, F. R. Pierson's display of cut lioaes. See'report Pa., March 25 to April 2, 1916 Jos. Heacock Co.'s second prise display of cut Rosea 890 The Florists' Exchange t^iiiniiioiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiijnininiiniiininiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiniiiinniiniiiimiimiiniiiiiiiiiiiiininiiniii 11 nniniiiiirniriiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniininnininiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiDiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiu^ II New York International Show GRAND CENTRAL PALACE, 46TH ST. AND LEXINGTON AVE., APRIL 5-12 if it IS igiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiHiiw Superior quality, richness and variety, novel and meritorious features mark this year's sho>iV -which opened on Wednesday in beautiful weather THERE was the spirit of emulation abroad. You felt it as you climbed the steps of the entrance hall of Grand Central Palace. A view around the buUding bespoke elaborate, thoughtful preparation on the part of the exhibitors, particularly those who were competing in the "group of flowering plants for effect" class and those with rock gardens and big Rose gardens, not forgetting the retailers' displays in a line of lattice-work and other ornamental booths. It was at Boston and here at New "York that these extensive scenic forms of exhibits were first staged. Many friends who live away in the Northern, Western or Middle Western States have yet to see compositions of this character, but the work already done and the examples already furnished will speedily be repeated at flower shows over all the land. At first peep on Tuesday night active preparations were being made, some of the exhibitors having had their work at that time well in hand. It was thus early seen that the show would be one of high merit, with several new and attractive features. The spacious hall, as heretofore, was draped with Smi- lax and seemed more excellent than ever for such a Spring flower show. The retail stands occupied their usual position on the West side. Two large rock gardens faced the visitors as they advanced down the central aisle about the middle of the floor. These are sufficiently extensive to show the character of a rock garden scene, and vary in style, one being steep and having a waterfall in the center, the other being lower and spreading. It is well that each is different. Notes more in detail in regard to these ap- pear hereunder. The tea garden is at the opposite end of the hall to what it was last year, on the second floor above the en- trance, and has more ample space than the year ago. The decorations are attractive, inasmuch as scarlet shades screen the lights from the roof and throw a rich and pleasing glow, while the walls are draped in white and gold cloth. There is seating space in the tea garden for many visitors who can at the same time enjoy a moving picture show. Trans-continental telephoning is an added diversion. There are several Rose gardens and five groups of plants for effect by private growers, each one distinctly different, all containing the choicest of indoor plants and exceedingly interesting both from the decorative stand- point and the point of vifew of the grower looking for new or well grown stock. Sweet Peas in tubs, trained rambler Roses, Buddleia asiatica, and other fine subjects may be seen in these groups. Upstairs there are im- mense specimen Schizanthus, fine Lily groups. Hydran- geas and other well grown trained greenhouse plants, while the smaller stock like Primula obconica, P. mala- coides and Cyclamen is at the usual high-water mark. The same is true of the bulb stock, which has not had to be forced to the same extent as when the show was earlier. A choice collection of Daffodils and Narcissi, some of which are new to most of our florists, is shown by John Scheepers Co. on the ground floor. Trained Roses are a very distinctive feature. While last year they were a minor quantity, this year they meet the eye on all hands and enrich the general effect. The Management Frank R. Pierson, as chairman of the executive com- mittee, John Young as secretary, and Arthur Herrington as manager of the show, must have been greatly gratified at the unvarying expressions of praise for the high qual- ity, beauty and arrangement of the show. The whole committee who had charge, and everyone connected witli this event, have reason to be well satisfied. On the opening afternoon we noticed among those present from a distance: Daniel MacRorie, J. C. Vaughan, John Dunlop, H. B. Noble, M. A. Vinson, B. Hammond Tracy, Harry Balsley, Richard Vincent, Jr., R. C. Jones, Geo. Stillman and Harry Turner in addi- tion to the judges. The jury list invited to assist in judging was thor- oughly representative. Orchids On this occasion the orchids were, as we think, wisely grouped by themselves in the southeast corner of the hall, their richness and choice quality being thus self- centered or self-contained, as it were, and greatly ad- mired. In the group covering 200 sq. ft., class 300, Julius Roehrs Co; alone exhibited and worthily won the award of $20 with a display this group having an undulated front; that is to say, prominent convex and conical masses of Dendrobiums, Miltonias and Cattleyas, the interspaces being kept back or depressed so as to bring out the three main groups into relief. Cypripediums and other seasonable orchids were here staged. We cannot in this report mention varieties. It must suffice to say that this is one of the finest orchid exhibits dis- played at any show in this country. Lager & Hurrell won first prize in the group covering 50 sq. ft. with a very pleasing representation, while in the private growers' section, first for a group covering 50 sq. ft. waswon by Arthur Cooley, Pittsfield, Mass.; second, Clement Moore (gdr., J. R. Mossman), Hacken- sack, N. J. ; and honorable mention was given to Stephen G. Milosy, superintendent to George Schlegel, Bay Ridge, N. Y. These were very fine displays containing choice subjects and the competition was close. The liulk of the first prizes on single specimen plats fell to .Mr. Milosy, who, we believe, had ten firsts. 2000 Feet of Rose Gardens This year there are four entries in class 310 for a Rose garden covering 500 sq. ft. of space. The four judges, Robt. Cameron, C. E. Critchell, Peter Duff and James Ballentyne, had an exacting task in making their awards, especially between the second and third. Frank R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., was first; A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., second; Bobbink & At- kins, Rutherford, N. J., third; while Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., was runner up. Each garden was distinctive, F. R. Pierson's being in the term of a peri- style, that is to say, a curvilinear back with arched top, and having Ionic columns as its features, the sides of the garden being of imitation sandstone ornamental fences, which carried Tausendschon Roses. A white seat and arches on either side were a feature of this garden, which had narrow grass verges to the beds, and brown pebble walks. What struck one at once was its brilliance, its neatness, finish, and its practicability. The color scheme was one of crimson-scarlet and rich pink, the varieties used being Crimson Rambler, Tausendschon, Dorothy Perkins and Excelsa among the ramblers, with standard plants of Tausendschon and Crimson Ramblers, and dwarfs comprising Orleans, Jessie, Baby Dorothy and Erna Teschendorff. A. N. Pierson's consisted of cedar fencing with arches on each side, and instead of four entrance gates, as at Philadelphia, there was but one. There was a large .Summer house on one side, this being covered with Hiawatha Rambler. A rectangular bed in front had Yvonne Rabier, white, edged with Orleans, and behind it was a pedestal supporting a large gazing globe. Borders of Baby Dorothy, Baby Elegance, Jessie, Or- leans and other Roses enriched the scene, while the fencing was covered with Tausendschon and Dorothy Perkins. Bobbink & Atkins had a red brick wall around their garden, with white wooden gate and arch, and the cross paths were made in flagstone pieces with small plants growing in the interstices. The central path led up to an upright marble wall, containing a fountain and basin, this being arched over and electrically lighted above and heavily clustered with Austrian Briar and Perkins Roses. The bed of Roses containing a pedestal and gazing gloze, was also a feature in front of the arch, while borders ran around against the wall, and several beds filled the inner area. A good selection of h. p. and h. t. Roses, well grown and nicely flowered, were massed in these beds, and although this garden erred if anything in being too massive and crowded, it was a very fine effort. Julius Roehrs Co. used dwarf Roses like Baby Tau- sendschon, Jessie, Newport Beauty, a single pink, and a selection of h. t.'s in their beds, which were of various shapes and sizes, filling well the central area. A low rustic fence without arches ran around, and this was covered with Tausendschon. The garden lacked some- what of brilliance owing to the fact that the Roses were not quite fully in bloom, but they improved during the week. Bulb Garden Display There was but one entry for the display of bulbs ar- ranged as a Dutch garden, covering 500 sq. ft., and the John Scheepers Co. of New York won the award of $250. The arrangement, of course, was within rectangular lines, the plan being that of a five star central bed filled with Narcissus poeticus in the middle, and lines of white, blue and pink Hyacinths, the edge being of dwarf Box- wood. The garden was delimited by a Boxwood helge, hav- ing pyramidal corners and one entrance, tlie circular path being of brown gravel, and the borders next tha hedge containing choice Daffodils and Darwin Tulips. It was an ambitious, simple and jileasing scheme, and we congratulate Messrs. Scheepers on their courage and successful endeavor. Three Excellent Rock Gardens When the Julius Roehrs Co. arranged a small rock garden display on the second floor at last year's show, The Florists' Exchange paid special attention to this commending the idea and suggesting that this feature be encouraged at these Spring shows. It will be found that the board of managers of all the more successful shows are never above taking suggestions. That is the way progress is made, and it was distinctly gratifying, therefore, to find provision made in this year's schedule for a distinctive rock garden class. Three entries were made in class 232, the space covered being 30ft. by 10ft. deep and a first prize of $250 was offered, and a second of $150. A. N. Pierson, Inc., were the winners; Bobbink & At- kins being second, and Julius Roehrs Co., third. Each garden was quite different from the other, A. N. Pierson having a fine model that might well be reproduced on many an estate, there being a pathway in front of the background and running nearly through the center of the raised arrangement. A tiny brook that gurgled from be- hind found an outlet through the rocks to a pool below. Masses of Japanese Umbrella Pine, Junipers, golden Retinispora filifera, Andromedas and other evergreens gave solidity to the background, some of the dwarf ever- greens also being used through the garden, together with Cotoneaster horizontalis. The constructors wisely used bold masses of certain given subjects, rather than a con- glomeration of different kinds, although the selection was also considerably varied. The three chief masses com- prised Daphne Cneorum (pink), Funkia variegata and a wreath of yellow Primroses; elsewhere were used Saxi- fraga speciosa. Edelweiss and other interesting plants. Bobbink & Atkins had a low, sinuously arranged garden of varied contour, the stones not too prominent and particularly rich in the selection of its suitable plants. Here were beds and pockets filled with Erica carnea, dwarf bearded Irises, Lilium rubellum (pink), L. Savitzianum, Funkias, Peony tenuifolia, Orobus verna rosea. Crocuses, Pulmonaria, Ranunculus aconitifolius fl. pi., Lily of the Valley, Primula rosea, Incarvillea Delavayi and other beautiful plants too numerous to mention, all assisted by a selection of darf hardy Rho- dodendrons, Azaleas, Kalmias and evergreens. Julius Roehrs Co. had a very massive arrangement of tufa rock, reaching 6ft. or Tft. high at the back and sides, the center being a waterfall, the water being pumped from a dynamo behind, and having a water pool expanse hi the middle and well bedecked with a suitable variety of stock. Undoubtedly the judges concluded that there was too much of the "rockery" in evidence. .'Vmong the plants used were Phlox subulata rosea, P. canadensis. Daphne Cneorum, Iberis Gibraltarica, Viola cornuta Papilio, Dianthus deltoides, also masses of the hardy single Pinks, Thrift, Geum, Anemone sylvestris, Opuntias, Epimediums, Euphorbia polychroma. Aster Alpinus and its white variety, together with Thyme, vari- ous early flowering bulbs, like Puschkinia, Muscaria, etc., also Aqullegias, ferns and such like. From the foregoing lists and slight descritions of these gardens, perhaps some reader will be inclined to try to duplicate or make a rock garden even this Spring. Groups of Flowering Plants Class 31 was the most interesting of all to the private growers, five of whom tried their skill in the arranging of flowering plants and bulbs in 300 sq. ft. of space, all for effect. Here again, as in the Rose gardens, distinctive- nes was the rule. The judges had as difficult a task in coming to a decision as in the Rose gardens, if anything, probably more difficult. John Canning, gdr. to Adolph Lewisohr, Ardsley, N. Y. won first. He had as his background tall plants of Bud- dleia Asiatica, with their drooping white racemes, with which the orange-scarlet Streptosolen Jamesonll con- trasted vividly, together with the climbing Nasturtium Fireball; the base of these taller plants and the sides being banked with Pink Pearl Rhododendrons. Tausend- schon Roses, Cytisus, Cinerarias, Astilbes, yellow Mar- guerites, Tulips, Narcissus. Hyacinths, h. t. Roses, forming a wonderfully soft pleasing bright expanse. Through all the middle, which was left nearly flat, was April 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 891 u bed of Primula malacoides, Heucliera sanguinca anil otlii'r Hi'uclKTas, (lyiJ^opliila, Tulips and otht-r plants, wliilc llu' front eilgiri},' was of Sweet Aly.ssuni, at oiiee dainty and ^m\ in;;; a litiislied eftV'et. tiooil j)Iants of Hauera rnhioities uerc iiotii'etl prominently on eaeli sitle at (he front. A wonderfully eharining, pretty grouj). Seeond )iri/e fell to J. W. Smitli, gdr. to I''. E. Lewis, Kidgefield, Conn., who had a rieh imposing group of high (jualily, containing u great variety of choiee, well grown stock. .Splendid Sweet I'eas in pots beautifully Howered, together with rand.)ler Uoses, covered a lattice work baekgrounil. and sloping side masses of 1, ilium Harrisii were seen, together with a sea of A^tilbes, I''ricas, t"iner;irias. Ixias, Chori/.ema, Primula malacoides, C'allas, Tulips, Narcissus, Hyacinths, Azaleas, Hipjieas- trums ami other fine ])lants, together with standard Hoses, st.'indard Laburnums, Lilac, white Wistaria, etc., all arrangetl in undulating masses, and in every way a most creditable jiroduction. U. .M. .lobnstcMi, gdr. to W. B. Thompson, Yonkers, N. Y., was third, having as his centerpiece a colonnade of arches of Roses, \mder which was a moss coveretl j)ath leading to steps at the back of the platform, resting against the lattice Rose covered hack. These Perkins Roses were flowered to the last bud, surely they could have carried no greater i|uantity of bloom. On either side of the arches were hanked masses, albeit diversif^'d, containing Hetunannia, finely branching Cinerarias, Sehi- /.anthus, .\butilon \exillarivim, Stocks, Begonia Coral- lina, Sna])dragniis, Hippeastrunis, and other plants, all absolutely of the highest quality and merit culturally. W. P. Popp, gdr. to Mrs. H. Darlington, Mamaronek, X. Y., had a richly effective display in which Rhodo- di-nilrons, tall Laburnums with their drooping golden chains. Lilac, Azaleas, both Indica and Ghent, Cytisus and (ienista, played an important part; the foreground lieing more or less free and open, and comprising a glorious selection of Spring flowers, particularly Daffo- dils, Tulips, Hyacinths, Primula malacoides, Roses, Erica melanthcra and other subjects. The group was fenced with cedar, this being covered with ramblers. The fiftli group in the class came from Mrs. Booth, gdr E. Fardel, Great Neck, L. L, N. Y., and was truly a bulb display, bewitching in its brightness and highly l)leasing. The front was given over to Scillas, Grape Hya- cinths and other smaller bulbs, while behind was a full line of Dutch bulbs, Stocks in pots, together with Lilium eandidum, ,\stilbes, Cinerarias, Rehmannia, Foxgloves, Rhododendrons, and a good selection of standard Peach trees. Other Exhibits Special mention must be made of the large exhibit by .Max Scbling on the left of the entrance steps, in a |irominent position. Here are brilliant and ravishingly l)eautiful made-up baskets, bouquets and other retail places, the cynosure of interested groups during the run of the show. A .Tapanese garden model, covering probably 25 sq. ft., was shown by the Nippon Garden, Inc., Woodside, L. I. Emile N. Savoy, Secaucus, N. J., had a fine group of Hougainvilleas and won first in his class. .Julius Roehrs Co. beat A. L. Miller in the class for flowering and foliage stove and greenhouse plants for an effect covering 300 sq. ft., while the silver cup valued ;it $.50 for an exhil)it of flowering shrubs and herbaceous jilants that can be utilized outdoors in the vicinity of New York fell to Bobbink & Atkins. Two decorative displays of cut Carnation blooms, on 1.50 sq. ft. were staged, the Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, L. I., winning with a finished group, Strouts, Biddeford. Me., second. Both had flowers of quality. Strouts would have improved theirs had the floor been covered or re- lieved in some way. The Dept. of Parks of New York, through Commis- sioner Cabot M''ard, had an extensive and meritorious exhibit of ■\zaleas, Hyacinths and foliage plants. Alfred KottmiUer, Chas . H. Totty, Geo. E. M. Stumpp, Bobbink & Atkins, and Julius Roehrs Co. are among tbnse who have space in what we have elsewhere termed the retailers' section, but Stumpp and Bobbink & Atkins devote their space to landscape gardening exhibits. Brooklyn Day Brooklyn Day promised to be one of the most interest- ing of the several special days planned by the commit- tee. This was made evident by the enthusiasm and the co-operative spirit shown at a meeting of Brooklyn flo- rists held at the Elks' Club on Thursday last week, when plans were formulated for "Brooklyn Day," which was Friday, April 7. Speeches were made by Michael J. Daly,"A. L. Miller, Louis T. Rodman, Wiliiam A. Rod- man and H. P. Ubig. .fudging from the spirit that prevailed at the meeting it is likely that an organization of Brooklyn and Long Primula malacoides King Albert Received an award of merit from the Royal Horticultural Society, London, at the recent show. This is a very finely colored variety Island florists will soon be formed for the mutual good of those connected with the trade and industry. List of Jurors Among those Invited to act as judges at this show were the following: John T. Allen, Newport, R. L; Geo. Asmus, Chicago, 111.; Leonard Barron, Garden City, N. T.; S. -Prentiss Baldwin, Cleveland, O. ; Jas Ballentyne, Ridgefield. Conn.: \Vm. Brock, Tuxedo Park, N. T.; N. Butterbach, New Roehelle, N. T.: Louis Burk, Philadelphia, Pa.: E. Beck- ett, Purchase, N. T. Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass.: Geo. H. Cooke. Washington, D. C; Wm. Craig, Brookline, Mass.; W. Downs. Chestnut Hill, Mass.; Eugene Dailledouze, Brook- lyn, N. T.; Peter Duff, Orange. N. J.; W. DeGraaff, Leiden, Holland; J. H. Dunlop, Toronto, Canada; H. A. Deal, Rockville, Conn.; Wm. Eccles, Oyster Bay, N. Y. ; Geo. Foulsham, Lenox, Mass. Jas. Eraser, Morristown, N. J.; Wm. F. Gude, Wash- ington, D. C. ; F. H. Heeremans, Lenox, Mass.; Joseph Hill, Richmond, Ind. ; John F. Huss. Hartford, Conn.; John F. Johnson, Glen Cove, N. Y. : Edwin Jenkins, Len- ox, Mass.; Wm. P. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y.; Bdw. Kirk, Bar Harbor, Me.; C. W. Knight, Oakdale, N. T.; A. J. Loveless, Lenox, N. Y. Jas. Macmachan, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. ; Daniel MacRo- rie. San Francisco, Cal.; Donald Mackenzie. Chestnut Hill. Mass.; A. Mackenzie, Highland Falls, N. Y. ; Jos. Mills, Lakewood, N. J.; J. S. Melrose, Cold Spring Har- bor, N. Y. ; Alex. Michie. Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. ; Geo. F. Moore, St. Louis, Mo. Colin B. Ogston Rochester, N. Y. : Edw. Reagan, Mor- ristown, N. J.; W. L. Rock, Kansas City, Mo.; Samuel Redstone. Philadelphia, Pa.; Edw. Sceery, Paterson, N. J.; Jos. Tansey Tuxedo Park, N. Y.; A. E. Thatcher, Bar Harbor, Me.; Wm. Turner, Mendham, N. J.; Alfred Town- send, Tuxedo Park, N. Y.; Wm. Vert, Port Wasliington, N. Y.; A. H. Wingett, Lenox, Mass.; C. Henry Fox, Phila- delhia. Pa. Chief Awards In addition to the awards already mentioned in the foregoing paragraphs, we were able in a hurried sur- vey on Wednesday after the judges had made their de- cisions to procure the following: Private Growers. — 3 Acacia plants; 1, James Stuart, Maniaroneck, N. Y. ; 2, G. D. Reid, Irvington-on-Hudson. For a group of 25 Amaryllis, James Vert, Castle Gould, L. I.; 2, Wm. H. Duckham, Madison, N. J. 25 Cyclamen plants, Class 13. — 1, John Canning. 12 Cyclamen plants. 1, James Bell, Oyster Bay; 2, John Canning. 6 Hydrangeas, in 8-in. pots, 1, A. Bieschke, Noroton. Conn., who was also first for the three and the specimen. For 12 Primula malacoides, 1, F. Hitchman, Manhas- set, N. Y.; 2. John Canning. For 12 Primula obconica the same order was maintained. For 6 specimen Schizanthus, James Bell, Oyster Bay. beat R. L. Johnston, the first having plants averaging 5^ ft. through. Mr. Bell had a remarkable specimen Schizanthus in class 27, 6ft. through, with which he beat F. Hitchman. Mrs. J. Hood Wright, N. Y. City, had several prizes for specimen foliage plants. Including palms. R. M. Johnston was first for the group of foliage plants, cov- ering 100 sq. ft., having Crotons, Dracsenas, palms. J. IJ. Urquhart, Newport, R. 1., had several firsts, Includ- ing one for specimen Adlantum Farleyensis, one of the finest exhibits of this fern ever shown. For 12 LlUum Harrlsll In pots, W. Whitton, Greenwich, was first; A. Paterson, Saugatuck 2d. For the display of bulbs covering 200 sq. ft., class 88, G. D. Reld was first, with Tulips, Hyacinths, Lil- iums, and P. W. Popp 2d, also with a bright and meritor- ious display. For a display of Roses In pots, covering 100 sq. ft., John Smith, gdr. to F. E. Lewis was leader. In the cut Hower classes for 26 spikes of Nelrose Antirrhinum, R. Jones, gdr. to Percy Chubb, Glen Cove, L. I., was first, Wm. Graham, Greenwich, second. For 25 spikes white, John Canning was first, and for 26 as- sorted, J. D. Urquhart led, there being good competi- tion all through. For 12 spikes of pink Stocks, class IS8, 1, J. Tansey, Tuxedo I'ark, 2 W. Whitton. Commercial ClaBses Knight & Struck Co., Flushing, L. I., was first tor three acacias; F. R. Pierson Ca, first for specimen Acacia. For group of Azalea Indica, covering 15U sq. ft., A. N. Pierson, Inc. beat Julius Roehrs Co. For 12 plants Azalea mollis, Bobbink & Atkins led. Three plants specimen Genistas, Madsen & Christen- den. Wood Ridge, N. J., first, and for specimen Genista, Kniglit & Struck Co. Collection of Hydrangeas covering IBO sq. ft., Fred'k H. Dressel, Weehawkon, N. J., stood first and also for the six in 8-in. pots and tor the specimen. Frank R. Pierson Co. had the best 12 Lilac. Bob- bink & Atkins won for group of Rhododendrons covering 150 sq. ft., while for six Rhododendrons they were first, Julius Roehrs Co. second, and B. & A. were first for tliree Rliododendrons. For three Metrosideros, F. R, Pierson Co. won. Roehrs, Bobbink & Atidns and the Secaucus Exotic Nursery divided the prizes for specimen palms. Box- woods and Bays. For the collection of Nephrolepis for which $50 was offered as first, F. R. Pierson Co. was in the van. For 25 pots Lilium giganteum, Julius Roehrs Co. won. The Florex Gds., N. Wales, Pa., won for 25 spikes deep pink Antirrhiums; 2, Paul F. Richwager, Needham, Mass. In the classes for specimen rambler Roses the awards were: 1, A. N. Pierson, Inc., for pink with Tausendscbon; 2, P. R. Pierson Co. White, 1, A. N. Pierson, Inc., with White Dorothy Perkins, and this company was second for the yellow with Goldfinch. For red, A. N. Pierson 1st with Crimson Rambler, and ditto for the best nov- elty with Eliz. Ziegler. The Mahonia and Other Berberises The recent note by Mr. Joseph Meehan regarding Ber- beris (Mahonia) Japonica was of interest, inasmuch as about the same time, this species and its contem- poraries was causing some little discussion at the R. H. S. shows. While allowing that B. Japonica is all that Mr. Meehan says, there is no getting away from the fact that there are forms superior to it. For some years past Bealei has been catalogued by various firms but there is reason to think that few really knew the difference between Bealei and the true Japonica. The latter flowers later, and has not the sweet perfimie of Bealei. Convinced of his position, Mr. Reuthe staged his variety at a recent R. H. S. meeting, when it was authoritatively stated to be Berberis Japonica hyemalis, and as such gained an A. M.This form has much more massive foliage. At the same meeting Lady Lawrence exhibited what she declared to be true Bealei and this, too, received an A. M. This form bears more erect racemes and is later in flowering. Nevertheless it is su- perior to Japonica. B. Japonica is easily raised from seed and young plants are obtainable for a few pence. B. hyemalis, and presumably Bealei also, can only be propagated from layers, as seedlings revert to the old Japonica. If Mr. Meehan has not seen B. Japonica hye- malis he has a treat in store. Touching upon shrubs, is the Winter Berry, Ilex verticillata, known by any other name. Impressed by the use of it on your side I have tried to obtain a specimen or two, but up to date I cannot find anyone listing it, nor have I run across anyone who knows it. There is one evergreen form popularly called the Japa- nese Holly, but one of our best shrub firms has never seen nor heard of the deciduous I. verticillata. Can Mr. Meehan or the Ninth Story Man recall any- one over here who lists it, or is it possible to obtain seeds or plants from your side.' I may mention that none of the dictionaries at my disposal quote I. verticil- lata. [Johnson, Nicholson, Gray, Bailey and others list it.— Ed.] Regarding the hardiness of the Eucalpytus, globulus needs protection in this neighborhood, 12 miles outside of London. Yet I know of specimens 16ft. or more tall, which flower quite freely. R. F. Felton, the retail florist, has shown cut sprays of specimens from the south of France, and by all accounts he does a very profitable business with the branches for decorative uses. With reference to the Anemone Chrysanthemum Emma, this, judging by "F. E." illustration, might pass for Aphrodite, a new deep rosy lavender pink shown here last November. This I understand is favored by a few for market, although personally I rather disliked its color.— T. A. W. 892 The Florists' Exchange Fourth National Flower Show CON\'ENTION HALL, PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 25— APRIL 2 „ FINE WEATHER AND BIG CROWD^HOW OFTEN SHOULD THE NATIONAL SHOWS BE HELD? x ITU JU !.:__. i> m i ... . . - _ . WITH the exception of Tuesday, which was the New York Day, wTien it rained, the other days of the show weel< at Philadelpliia were remarkably mild ami fine, most of them being warm enough for one to do without an overcoat, and on some days the temperature reached 70 deg. in the open. It was a week in which the birds began nesting, vegetation made a start. Crocuses be- gan to bloom and Squills and other bulbous stock were peeping through the ground. Naturally, under these con- ditions and with the fine publicity the show received day by day from the local journals, people flocked from fur and near. On some afternoons and evenings the hall was so congested as to be almost insufferable and hundreds or it might even be thousands, acted upon the injunction set out by directory arrows to "View the show from the balconies." A nine days' flower show is too long. That was the feeling in probably the majority of minds, even for so good a show as the National. The question might also be asked whether two yearly shows are advisable. It would seem, taking into consideration the fact that it is chiefly in the E;ist that these big shows can be fittingly supported, and also the fact that they entail enormous preparation and expense, that one good show every three years, or even five years would serve all purposes, leaving other endeavors to the existing local or State societies in tlieir own spheres. In Europe, where the highest form of horticulture can be witnessed, the great shows at Ghent (Belgium) were liekl quinqueiniially, and that was deemed often enough. Of course, there were the Paris, London, Haarlem, Dus- seldorff, Petrograd, and other notable exhibitions each year or oftencr, but for a great National Show in this country there is no good purpose served in liolding a show oftener than every three to five years. Rose Displays On Thursday the large display of cut Roses covering 200 sq. ft. of space and containing from 500 to 1000 l)looms each brought out three entries. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., was first, the flowers being arranged by O. E. M. Stumpp, the New York florist. The tallest of the large clusters stood 9ft. to lOft. high in very large artistic baskets with others at various levels, some of them draped in soft rich brown tulle, which also covered the floor in folds. Nephrolepis were likewise staged about the base of the pedestals and vases, which contained splendid White Killarney, Ophelia, Ward, Shawyer, Killarney Brilliant and other Roses. The second prize fell to Jos. Heacock Co., Wyncote, Pa., with a delightful arrangement, having a cool back- ground of Cibotium and Farleyense ferns; this was a very excellent feature of tlie arrangement. Baskets of a dull gray color were used, mostly in urn shape, and the varie- ties were Ophelia, Hadley, Shawyer and Mock. J. J. Habermehl's Sons did the arranging. Frank R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., was third, and arranged the vases rather closer together than the others. Nephrolepis were finely used on the floor and the flowers embraced big vases of Francis Scott Key, Ophelia, Killarney Queen and great masses of American Beauty. In the retailers' displays, the local florists carried off every prize but one in six classes for bridal and corsage bouquets, table and mantel decorations of Roses, and some very fine work was seen. Two firsts and a second were won by the Forrest Flower Shop; one first and one second by Ludwig P. Vollers, and two seconds by the London Flower Shop. The only exhibitor in these classes outside of Philadelphia firms, who was a winner, was E. H. Slattery of Buffalo, N. Y., who exhibited the best bouquet of miniature Roses. Carnations Tuesday, March 28 was devoted to the cut Carnation exhibits, while on Friday the large displays of Carna- tions were made, also the retail florists' Carnation ex- hibits. The latter were very dainty and beautiful. The onlyi entry for the display covering 150 sq. ft. contain- ing not less than 1000 blooms or more than 1500, came from the Strafford Flower Gardens, Strafford, Pa., who covered the floor with a blue cloth, and had vases of a (lark violet purple color, together with the others of a stone shade and an urn-shaped large vessel topping the center, this being of scarlet. The pedestals were black and varnished, with a gilt top, on which the bowls rested. The effect was striking, quiet, good and highly novel. We must commend the exhibitor in this case for his good taste and for the pains in which he had been at. Pyramidal Box trees of various heights in tubs were also placed about among the vases, which were in no way crowded, ample space being given to show off the lilooms on all sides. Where a purple vase was used the Carnations were dark red or crimson; white was used in the scarlet vase at the top of the central pyramid. It was unfortunate that a photograph of tliis could not have been procured owing to the crowds of people. In the cut bloom classes, Mrs. C. W. Ward was in fine shape, also Matchless, Pink Delight, Cottage Maid, Gorgeous, Pocahontas, White Wonder. The Cottage Ciardens Co., had a wonderfully fine display of Alice in the "any other flesh pink" class. Belle Washburn from Bassett & Washburn, was particularly well shown earlier in the week. Tuesday was Carnation Day and the showing of the Divine flower was in keeping with the high standard of the other exhibits. The silver medal was awarded to Pink Sensation, a monster light pink, shown by A. A. Pem- broke, Beverly, Mass., a magnificent bloom carried on long, stiff stems. The bronze medal was awarded to the Cottage Gardens Co. for its new Crystal White, a hand- some bloom carried on a long heavy stem. The other lilooms staged were shown in excellent form. Carnation Awards COMMEKCIAL GkOWEKS 100 blooms White— 1, Cottage Gardens Co.. Queens N 1., on crystal White; :;. A A. Pembroke, Beverly Mass., on Matchless. ''' 100 blooms flesh pink— 1. A. A. Pembroke; 2, Wm. Wuuder, Philadelphia, vnu._ Ga^rden^'^c""^ liffht pink— 1, A. A. Pembroke; 2, Cottage GaVd '^'"p"''* ^^^'^ pink— 1, A. A. Pembroke; 2, CottageJ 100 bloonis red or scarlet— 1. Cottage Gardens Co.; 2, Wm. A. Dawson, Willimantic, Conn 100 blooms crimson— 1. J. w. Minnott Co., Portland. Me.; 2, A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn loo blooms variegated— 1, Halifax Garden Co., Hali- lax, Mass.; 2, B. P. Lleker, Lansdowne Pa ■ ^^ ' j^,|JjgWhit|^Wonder— 1, E. P. Lieker; 2, U H. Dudman, 50 any^ other white— 1, Strouts, Biddeford, Me.: 2, Halifax Garden Co. 50 Enchantress Supreme — 1, Halifax Garden Co 50 any other ilesh pink— 1, Cottage Gardens Co.; 2.! rS *^1°'''°'^^~1' ^- J- Goddard,"Pramingham, Mass. P,^,t^^J^- S; ^- . Ward— 1, Alban Harvey & Sons, Biandy wine Summit, Pa.; 2, I<>ank Birnbrauer, Phila. 50 any other dark pink— 1, Cottage Gardens Co. ■ 2 Hi. _r . ueKer, ' nott (.^<'^'^°"— 1' Halifax Garden Co.; 2. J. w. Min- uo Pocahontas — 1, strouts, Biddeford Me i.0 Benora— 1, A. A. Pembroke; 2, Halifax Garden Co jO any yellow or yellow variegated— 1, S. J. Goddard mond, Ind. •^''''"''"°" blooms-1, E. G. Hill Co.? Kiel?: Preliminary certificate to Evenden Bros Williams- P"?'- r^'^-J"'' ■"'"'« seedling scoring 86 points J. U. Thornpson Carnation Co., Joliet, 111.. Aviator §CSSra1?li°''men°tror"" '"^""°"' ^"P^^''' ""« «^'"">": ceHte.'^ho^no^able m"ftion"'''"""P°"^' ^°- ''-''■ ^°°^ orabie^men^iolT'^'''^"'^"' ^'"'^^^o. Belle Washburn, hon- honoitbll' mBiin"''""""""'' ^""^■' ^°- """■ ™^« >""■<■ Peter Fi.sher, Eilis, Mass., Flake Beauty, honorable mention; Alice, nicely arranged vase. I'KIVATE GeOWERS 25 blooms white — 1. Thomas Gaynor eardener to thp iSvSenlf tTl^'f- -^'"ii^S P=^*' .P^' s'wm.^Kfeinhein'z! saiaener to P. A. B. Widener estate, ugontz Pa T..,'. •> ,?""^ ?-^^^ pink— 1, Mrs. Wm. Austin, Rosemont pa.. 2. Wm. Klemheinz Twenty-live blooms light pink— 1, Wm. Kleinheinz; Park ^a '""'''^^''' S'^i'dener to Geo. W. Elkins. Elkins 2. Wm!Tle1nh"nz'''""~^' '^- ^- ^'"^' ^""y" ^awr. Pa.; 25 blooms red 'or scarlet— 1, Wm. Kleinheinz; 2, Hamilton Farm, (lladstone, N J ". '. Cnm, ■''i°°wf,^Vr''"''S"~l' '^'"- Graham, Greenwich, conn.. 2, Hamilton Farm 25 blooms variegated— 1, T. Gaynor; 2, W. L Ellis 15 blooms any other color — 1, w. L. Ellis. The following awards were given on Thursday: Private growers. Vase of Carnations, 150 blooms with foliage— 1, William Kleinheinz. Ogontz. Pa 2 Miss Ann Thomson, Merlon Pa a <■ , x a. , ^, hlS'mV"''«i1.^Wfi'5'^^P' best display of Carnations, 1500 blooms — Strafford Flower Farm, Strafford Pa deS'co'',"^ue''ens, N.'y.""""' ""' blooms-cottage Gar- Retail florists' exhibits, table decorations— 1, Forre.=it !< lower Shop; 2, tie for second between London Flower Shop .and Gude Bros.. Washington, D. C ■ 3 T P Vol- lers. Philadelphia. . j. . v oi Basket arrangements, with Carnations the principal flower--l T. P. Vollers; 2, London Plowei ShopT^S Forrest Flower Shop. " "»-. Fourth National Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pa., IWarch 25 to April 2, 1916 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., first prize display of cut Roses. .See report Sweet Peas Sweet Peas were staged on Wednesday, Mar. 29 and were of very fine quality, Wm. Sim of Cliftondale, Mass, fairly sweeping the decks. He was first in the large display class covering 100 sq. ft., and had an effective circular, mounded group in which were fine vases of Venus, white with lavender blush tips; Mrs. Jos. M.anda, pink; Orange Spencer, Christmas Pink and Yarrawa: This was used as the top vase of all, and was very fine m its cream and pink. He also had Orchid Bcautv crimson; Mrs. A. A. Skaach, deep pink; White Spencer and Zvolanck's Lavender. These were all in the waved or Spencer type, with long stems, the exhibit licing liright airy and graceful. W. Atlee Burjiee & Co., Philadelphia, were second in this class, with a long table arrangement all very beautifully set up, having a dark velvet back- ground, and Cocos palms throughout. The firm was evidently beaten on length of stem, as the blooms were of fine color and clear. Among the varieties were the following, all of which bear the Fordhook prefix: Pink and White, Light Pink, Lavender, Rose, Cream, White, Fordhook Sankey, Fordhook Rinitzalin and Yarrawa! The table extended .some 34ft. x 6ft. In the vase classes the Zvolanck varieties were largely shown. Nubian .Spencer, or "Orchid," as Mr. Zvolanek terms the Spencer cla.ss, is a rich purplish mahogany and was on view, also Lilac Orchid. ' Ajinl H, VJlli. The Florists' Exchange 893 *#^i^H[ tt V'?"- 'V fl ''.'^''4w- v1 ■^ fli J^' v^ Jli. IlLll 1. It. iM liest U to 1' lo iiiii; C. Zvol; ( "unii. i open 1- spr; .1. II. S •I'alilu Sliop, 1 pliia; :!, Uiidi' .•^lujp; I' Cors;i Shop; - .Tiiliii M. Mrs. A. ,,r Sui-i-l I'ras wllhuut liiliaKc. Kir.st pnzu, Kuld niuLlal; .srroiiil ]irizu, Muhi-ll silvt-i- im-ilal — Lsuiiliai t; :;. .Mluui Harvey. and larfe'Bsl i.i>llertlun of WInler-llowerinB ura and Orchid .Sweet I'eas, all correctly named. stems to eacli vase, varieties introduced prior . Kirst prize, tlo; second prize, fM; by Anlyii lalielt. l.ompoc, Cal.— 1, J. H. Smith, Kidgeliuld, ;, Glide Bros. to private sardencrs only, C vases fev^•eot l^eas, v.s to vase, li varieties — 1, Burpee cup and Jia. niitli: 2. Mrs. f. isradley. Convent, N. J. IlKTAiL Florists' Exhibits decoration of Sweet I'eas — 1, l^ondon Klower hlladelpliia; 2, Forrest Flower Sliop. t of Sweet Peas — 1, Chas. Henry Fox, Pluladel- l^udwig 1'. VoUers, Philadephla. ., liQuouot of Sweet I'vas — 1. Forrest 1' lowci :. Ludwig r. Vollers. ^, ge bomiuet of Sweet Peas— 1, Forrest Flower Gude P.ros. Fourth National Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pa., March 25 to April 2, 1916 Dorothy Perkins Rose trained as a chair. Shown by John Dodds .\lban Harvey & Son.s had a beautiful vase of 100 sjirays wliite and pink varieties in class 448 for \V. Atlee Burpee & Co.'s cup. Tliis firm gave three silver cups valued at $50, $-'3 and .^10 respectively, together with other cups, as prizes in the Sweet Pea classes for the most successful exhibitors. Anollicr fine variety was Mrs. Chas. Zvolanek, a beauti- ful soft rosy-lavender, finely waved, also Blue Jay, a good deep blue-gray, with purplish tinge. There was keen competition, an average of six entries to a class, and anywhere from eight to twelve in some of them; the quality ranging very high. Gude I3i-os.' C«., Washington, D. C, had an exhibit of SHcct I'eas in tubs and as cut blooms, the former being cordon trained in columns, and arches of cut blooms were carried between these colunms. The arrangement re- quired more space to do it justice. Sweet Pea Awards The awards were as follows: 25 sprays, pink and wliite — 1, Wni. Sim, Cliftondale. Mass.; 2, John M. Barker, Morristown, N. J.; 3, Allian Har\-ey, Brandywine Summit. 2.5 s'pravs, white — 1, \Vm. Sim; 2. Alban Harvey; 3, Mrs. A. Gontram. Rowland ave., Holmesburg. 25 spravs, deep pink or rose — 1, \Vm. Sim; 2, R. M. Isenhart, Torresdale, Pa. ; 3, Alban Harvey. 25 sprays, light pink — 1, R. M. Isenhart; 2, John M. Barker; 3, Gude Bros. Co., Washington, D. C. 25 sprays, cream pink or salmon — 1, Wm. Sim; 2, F. C. Liuckenbacker, New York; 3 Gude Bros 25 sprays, blue or purple — 1, Wm. Sim; 2, Barker; 3, Alban Harvey. 25 sprays, red or crimson — 1, Gude Bros.; Sim; 3, John M. Barker. 25 sprays, light lavender — 1, Wm. Sim; 2, Gontram; 3, Gude Bros. 25 sprays, dark lavender — 1, Gude Bros. 25 sprays, orange — 1. Wm. Sim; 2. R. M. Isenhart; 3, John N. Dunlop, Toronto. Ontario. 25 sprays, any other color — 1, R. M. Isenhart: 2, John M. Barker. 50 sprays, pink and white — 1, Wm. Sim; 2, Mrs. A. Gontram; 3, .Mban Harvey. 50 sprays, white — 1, Wm. Sim; 2, Alban Harvey; 3, John M. ISarker. 50 sprays, deep pink or rose — 1, Wm. Sim; 2, R. M. Isenhart; 3, Mrs. A. Gontram. 50 sprays, light pink — 1. R. M. Isenhart; 2. F. C. l>uckenbacker; 3, John M. Barker. 50 spravs. cream pink or salmon — 1, Wm. Sim; 2, R. M. Isenhart; 3, Gude Bros. 50 sprays, blue or purple — 1, Wm. Sim; 2, John M. Barker; 3. Gude Bros. 50 sprays, red or crimson — 1. Wm. Sim; 2, John M. Barker; 3. Gude Bros. 50 sprays, light lavender — 1. ^\'m. Sim; 2, Mrs. .-\. Gontram; 3, John M. Barker. 50 sprays, dark lavender — 1. Wm. Sim; 2, Mrs. ..\. ■Gontram: 3, John M. Barker. 50 sprays, orange — 1, Wm. Sim; 2. Mrs. A. Gontram; 3, Gude Bros. 50 spravs. anv other color — 1. R. M. Isenhart; 2. John M. Barker; 3. Gude Bro.s. Vase of 100 sprays, one color, arranged for effect — 1. John M B.arker; 2, John N. Dunlop. Vase of 100 sprays, combination of two or more colors arranged for effect — 1. Mrs. A. Gontram; 2, Chas. Zvolanek. Bound Brook. N. J. Vase of 100 sprays of new Sweet Pea Sensation, Mi- chell Silver Medal, Wm. Sim. Vase of 100 sprays of new Sweet Pea Rose Queen — First prize. Michell silver medal; second prize. Michell bronze medal — 1, Wm. Sim; 2. R. M. Isenhart. The Banquet A company of about 500 guests iiiscmblcd at the baii- (juct given by the Florists' Club of I'hiladelphia lo the' \isiling nicnibcr.s of the S. A. F. and allied societies in the Horticultural Hall on March 20. J. Otto Tliilow acted as toastnuister. The Mayor of Philadelphia was the first speaker. He dcvotcil his time principally lo observations eonneiiiinilcd a party of I.'i, including the following: H. P. Noble and wife, J. Kircliner and son, Geo. Bate, Herbert Bate, F. A. Friedley, Wm. F. Xicch- niiin, S. Pentecost, F. C. W. Brown, Bartels, Mrs. Jno. Newell, Mrs. A. S. Ingiills and Fred. Wilhcrston. They much enjoved the show, and many friends were glad to see the Cleveland party at the Quaker City. Mr. Vin.son said Cleveland ho|Kd to have the National Show there. .\ proposition is on foot to build /i large and costly audi- torium, pi-obably rivalling the far-famed one at Mil- waukee. If fhis' gels public sanctitm the building will be ready and open within three years, which would be an excellent lime for the next national flower show. Good luck to Cleveland; may she prosper. S. A. F. "Associate Memberships" In oi-der to allow as many as possible the privilege of seeing the flower show on Sunday, the closing day, booths with four sales persons were ojiencd in Convention Hall on Friday for the sale of inembci-ship insignia in I he Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horti- culturists—associate memberships. Persons who become associate members are admitted to the shows of the S. A. I', and O. H. This show was one of them, so the as.so- ciate members were admitted. On that day the doors opened at 9 a.m. and closed at 6 p.m. All retail florists in Philadelphia were selling these membership (associate) badges and they were also on sale at Ro(mi No. 1205 Wiciener bldg. No tickets or badges were sold on Sun- day, and none but a.ssociale members, distinguished by the badge, were admitted. Tn thi.s way the pecuniary loss, estimated at $5000, of the first Sunday was overcome and many whose only time to visit the show was Svinday were given the opportunity. Financial Returns The paid attendance at the show was 10^,000, and the total attendance, including S. A. F. members, is estimatetl at 120,000 persons. There were 10,000 associate mem- licrships sold for the second Sunday. The receipts from paid admissions was $31,977.25; trade ticket sales over $12,000; returns from floor space abtmt $]1,000 and with sales of programs and other items the total was about !{i50,000. Against this were expenses of appi'oximately .$36,000, so that $U,000 profit or there- aljout should accrue. This is splendid. Roland's Acacias Go to Kleinheinz The magnificent collection of 118 Acacia plants shown by Thomas Roland at Philadeli)hia were purchased for the Widener gardens at Ogontz, Pa., by Wm. Kleinheinz, Ihe superintendent. It is a pleasure to everyone to know that fine collections like this are going into good hands. It will stimulate local interest and friendly rivalry. This is one of the fine effects of the.se National Flower .Shows. Cleveland Delegation A .special car left the depot at Cleveland, Ohio, on the National Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pa., March Suml.iv following Ihe o]icning day of Ihe show, when April 2, 1916 M. A. Vinson, who had charge of the big show there List Cupola-shaped group of orchids.shown by C.G. Roebling. Trenton. 894 The Florists' Exchange The Dutch bulb garden of the Henry F. MicheU Co., was one of the chief features. A rear wall depicted in a painting a Dutch landscape, filled with Tulips and Hya- cinths in bloom, with a quaint windmill outlined, and miniature electric lamps. The garden itself consisted of round and diamond shaped beds set in a gravel par- terre, there being also a stone garden seat, and side borders filled with variegated Funkia, Lily of the Val- ley, English Daisies, Forgetmenots, Giant Pansies, and other early flower plants; standard Box trees and others in pyramidal shape were interspersed in the garden at intervals along the side. Rhododendrons and Mountain Laurels were well in keeping with the scene. The gar- den was given a realistic touch by the presence of a boy and girl in Dutch costumes. Among the Hya- cinths were Grand Maitre, Queen of Pinks, and Grandesse, while the Tulips were Keizerkroon. The whole scheme was the work of Michell's decorative artist Pliilip Freud, while practically the whole display was grown at the firm's nurseries. Philadelphia Florists' Club There was a large attendance at the April meeting of the club, Tuesday, April i. The evening was given over to a symposium on the newer Roses and to remarks on the national flower show. Stephen Mortensen, Edward Towill and Martin Samtman gave a resume of the newer varieties and their behavior. From the remarks of these gentlemen Sunburst leads in the value of dollars and cents return per plant; Ophelia and Hadley follow; some of the other varieties are not being grown enough in quantity as yet to warrant giving further accounts. Dis- cussion followed on methods of growing and treatment that was participated in by most of the Rose growers present. J. Otto Thilow spoke on the great National Show just passed, and on its wonderful success, and presented a set of resolutions of appreciation to be sent to the New York Florists Club on their visit in a body to the show and for their presentation to the Philadelphia Florists' Club of the two handsome flags, now on display in the club room. Robert Craig was appointed to present the resolutions in person this week to the New York Florists' Club at the New York show. Mark P. Mills made a report on the receipts of the na- tional show; the paid admissions amounted to $21,997.25; the trade ticket sales were over $12,000; the floor space returns amounted to about $14,000 and, with the program returns and other items, the receipts totaled about $50,000. Adolph Farenwald stated that the expenses amounted to about $36,000, which makes the Philadelphia show the greatest on record. Mr. Thilow paid a glowing tribute to W. F. Therkildson who, by his indefatigable efforts and hard work, brought the show before the attention of the whole United States. Adolph Farenwald, William Kleinlieinz, George Asmus and all of the committee, were lauded on their efforts for the making of this great event. Robert Craig, Chas. Grakelow, George Burton and a number of other speakers dwelt upon the show and what it had accomplished, while every man present felt well repaid for whatever he had done toward the making of its success. It is to be hoped that the new Convention Hall in Philadelphia will be ready in the course of another year or two and, if possible, to be opened by .another flower show that will eclipse tlie one just past. - Tlie exhibit tables were filled with some exceptionally fine Roses from the local growers, comprising most of tlie novelties and commercial varieties now on the market. Robt. Scott & Son showed a new carmine colored seedling. No. 413, from Alex. Dickson & Sons, Ireland; Chas. H. Totty had a vase of Cleveland and one of Gorgeous. The other Roses were from Wm. A. Leonard. Stephen Mortensen, Myers & Samtman, August Doemlin);. C. & G. S. Pennock and Edward Towill. The follnwiiiH were elected to membership: Abe Witkin, Edwin Hig- ginson, Ray Brady, Wm. Lausterer, Jos. Campbell, Chas W. Moorby, Alvin W. Saxer, Frank Trautwein, Jas. Rone, M. F. Zwirner, Fred. Zimmer, Thos. Boyland, Jas. Myers, R. Detweiler, Fred. Cramer, James Fox, Arthur Jackson, Emit Brusgatis, Thos. J. Lane, W. L. Edwards, Alexander Woodside, Edward J. Callahan, James Conly, Chas. Flagel, J. Max Nitzschke, Geo. Hampton, Herman Krein- berg, Arthur A. Powell, Lister T. Hanlon, Herman Zimmer, Herbert W. Burton, Carl Dittrich, Frank C. Betz, E. C. Dungan, Jos. R. Bryan, Robt. Aberncthy, Samuel D. P. Finch, Christian Frasch, J. Howard Tlioni- son. ♦- I I I Stray Notes From Great Britain By T. A WESTON What with the war and the weather, Europe as a whole has cause for grumbling. Also throughout the trade the shortage of labor has been sufficient to cause plenty of worry, worry that increases as more and more men are called up for the army. Although seed and farming businesses are classed as starred trades only a small percentage of single men get exemptions from military service. The tribunals to whom tlie em- ployers and employees make their appeals are showing Fourth National Flower .Show, Philadelphia, Pa., March 25 to April 2, 1916 Patrick Welch, ex-President of the S. A. F,. carrying the daily receipts to the bank, accompanied by an officer scant consideration to any trade, some employers being told to shut up or sell their concerns if they cannot get help. "Employ women," is the invariable formula of the tribunals. However, as it is war time things cannot lie expected to run smoothly. So far as our business is concerned there is very little cause for despondency. The call for seeds is strong, and if the ads. in the horticultural papers count for anything, quite a lot of business in general nursery stock "is being done. Covent Garden Market has not liad such a great time lately, for the extraordinarily mild weather brought along a tremendous influx of hull) blooms from Guernsey and Scilly, to say nothing (if the home forced supply. Cut rate prices, however, have not been reached. Best quality Roses such as Ophelia, Sunburst, and Richmond, have kept near Us. per doz., or $12 per 100. Longiflorum Lilies and Callas of l:est grades have been, and still are, about $1 a doz., and best Carnations are not less than 50c. per doz. But tlie pot plant trade has been poor all through, with the exception of ferns. Azaleas have been a drug, and liiiUioiis stock has been quite plentiful. The February Exhibitions Tlie R. H. S. shows in February were exceptionally fine, for owing to the mild weather we had an unusual display of hardy flowers in addition to forced shrubs, Carnations, orchids, Roses, etc. The only likely novelty of commercial merit was Primula malacoides King Albert, rosy pink, shown by Jas. Carter & Co. (Carters Tested Seeds). The annual meeting of this society passed quietly. Tlie report did not show any untoward falling off in income. The society has something like $450,000 as a reser\'e fund. The usual Chelsea Show has been planned, and barring unforeseen circumstances, it will take place as usual. The Carnation Society is holding its Spring show at the end of March. BOOKS Fourth National Flower Show, Pliiladclphla, Pa. Henry F. MicheU'a Dutch garden scene. For detail see special paragraph Every reader of THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE should have the most authoritative books published covering his own specialties. He should also have a generous number of volumes on matters horticultural, so as to have a ready reference at hand on all subjects connected with horticulture. W« handle this class of books and will be pleased to giv« information on the subject of books to any of our readers. Send for new list ; just out. A. T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing Co., Lid. p. O. Box 100, Times Square Station, New York April 8, 1918. The Florists' Exchange 895 s; ^ I The Trade Exhibits | I AT THE NEW YORK SHOW i At the time ut mu- suii'.K t" pi'ess ou Wednesday p. ni., the uiieiiiiiK dii.v of tlie ^lunv, many uf tlie Inule exiiibits had nut lieen coiiipletely arnuiKi'il. and a lepurl of these eoiihl nut he inehided in the fol- h>\vinK list. A report of all snch trade exhihits will he given in our next, issue. Autocar Co., New York ; W. I-. Meek in charge; showing its standard type id' nuu-hine foi" liorists' purposes. Bon Akbok Chemical Co., I'aterson, .\. J.: E. Earushaw in charge; showing Hon Arbor and a full line of samples of hortii'ultural chemicals, fertilizers and insecticides, Abtiick Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. ; Ar- thur Cowee, Jlrs. Cowee and Miss Aleda Chandler in charge ; showing (iladiolus hulhs of I'eace, War, Dawn, La Luna, .Vfterglow, Excelsa and otiier varieties, and also collections of Gladioli neatly hiiX(Kl ; cut blooms in addition to the liulbs were shown of several of the new- varieties and of primuliuus hybrids. Cedar Acres Gladioli, Wenham, llass. ; B. Hammond Tracy. Jr., in charge ; showing gift boxes of Gladiolus cuUections, including the newest varie- ties and a larse line of Gladiolus bulbs. \'AUOHAN's Seed Store, New York City ; George W. Strange in charge ; showing a comprehensive line of flower, vegetable and grass seeds, blooming plants of the handsome new Canna Fire- bird, fancy leaved Caladiums and hardy Lily bulbs, for Summer blooming, in a well arranged exhibit. CoLDWELL Lawn Mower Co., New- burgh, N. Y. ; II. P. Robinson and K. I'. Coldwell in charge; showing a new Threesome one-horse Mower, cutting an .s7-in. swathe, whose 3 cutters can be lifted off the ground and pulled out of gear by a single action ; also "Walk Be- hind" and other motor mowers, and a full line of standard hand mowers. Curtis Publishing Co., New York City ; W. Edgett in charge ; showing the Voiintry Gentleman, and booking sub- icriptions for same and for the Suturday Eiciiing Post and the Ladies' Home Journal. A. T. De La Mare Printing & Pub- lishing Co., Ltd., New York City ; Miss U. Orzech in charge; showing copies of its trade paper. The Florists' Ex- cuAKGE, and samples of work of its printing department in the form of flo- rists', nursery and seed catalogs, and a large line of horticultural books for com- nu'ivial. private and amateur glowers from its book department. Davev Tree Exi'eut Co., Inc., Kent. i>, ; I*. E. Hudson in charge; showing scienlilic methutU of treating cavities for the preservation of old trees, illustrated by many real specimens of trees and a series of pictures of work done on numy estates: also many interesting specimens of tree fungi. DOUBLEDAY, I'AUE iS: Co., Garden City, L. 1.; I'aul Jlathewson in charge; show- ing their series of nature books, also \\ oiid\-i U (fi'tc, the Garden Alaf/azine and Country Lije in America. FuLPER I'oTTEBY Co., New York City and Flemington, N. J. ; J. H. Koenig in charge ; showing art pottery, such as bowls and vases for flower arrangements. KiRivE Chemicai, Co., Brooklyn, N. v.; G. Kirkegaard in" charge; showing material used in the Kirke system of fer- tilizing and of destroying insects in wa- tering. Knight & Struck Co., Flushing, L. I., N. V. and 1 Madison ave.. New i'ork City : Thomas Knight in charge ; show- ing in an attractively arranged booth with a background of Heather-llome blue silk, a rock garden in center ; blooms of new hybrid Free^sias, hy- brid Amaryllis, Calluua vulgaris; pot Sweet I'eas in bloom. Sweet i'ea plants in pots in the commercial sizes, and its well known line of Ericas, Borouias, Chonzemas, Acacias, Genistas and Bau- eras, and American grown Erica trans- lucens. Wu. F. Leary, New Rochelle, N. Y. ; Wm. F. Leary in charge; showing spraying machines of many kinds and in a range of sizes from the bucket sprayer up to the very large power spray- ers, also "Weedeua," a powder for de- stroying weeds, and an automatic gun for applying Herbicide in liquid form. Lord & Bubnham Co., Irvington-on- Hudson, N. Y. ; T. B. de I'orest in charge ; having a booth furnished for the reception of its patrons and friends ; fnuued photos of Lord & Burnham greenhouses erected in many parts of the United States were shown. Wm. H. Lutton Co., Jer.sey City, N. .1. ; E. A. Ward and Samuel Burns in charge; showing U-Bar curved eave greenhouse with galvanized iron frame furnished with tile combination benches, with iron support.? and also with cy- press benches. Some of the leading fea- tures of this house were .sash bar.s of wiMiil encased in steel angle iron ; the use i»f galvanizetl bolts, nails and screws in all its construction, the ease and (juick- Mcss with which the house in capable of being creeled after leaving (he factory. Heating by hot water with a two-inch coil, or a three and one-half inch cast iron pipe coil was shown. .^L^THKW.s JIfo. Co., Mathews Gar- di'ii Craft, Cleveland. O. ; Herbert Math- ews in cliarge; showing a complete per- gida and a full line of garden furniture, sui'h a.s chairs, settees find tables effec- tively arranged. National Floral Corp., 220 Broad- way, New York City ; A. M. Dreifuss in i-harge. This corporation is using all the luitional publication mediums, such as I'ltclv. Life, American Magazine, Fra, Saturday lOvening Post, Ladies' Home .loiinial anrL the leading dailii's in the large cities in soliciting ordi^rs for cut Ihiwers for a chain of national liorists, one in each city, for deliveries anywhere in the United States or Canada. Each order to a national florist is bonded by tJie National Surety Company of New York City. Reeu & Keller, New York City ; Geo. Maunz and Herman Kurth in charge: showing novelties, such as their new com- bination table bird cage and fernery, combination screen and flower basket, patent sanitary pot cover, assortment of shallow glass bowds for use in floral ta- ble decorations; drainage hanging bas- kets, both metal and willow ; combination bird cage and plant stand, a numerous line of bird cages, and besides these, a comprehensive display of its standard plant baskets and cut flower vases. Reade Mfg. Co., Hobc^ken, N. J. ; C. H. Reade in charge ; showing its three leaders, namely. Electric Worm Eradieator. Readeana, the Rose Bug Ex- terminator, and Herbicide, also its san- itary products. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. ; Julius and Rudolph Roehrs, F. G. Sealy and J. A. MuUer in charge ; show- ing a large variety of plants of commer- cial sizes in pots, including the new Pe- tersen Begonia, also trees and shrubs in tubs, including fan shaijed CrataJgns in a booth of imposing architectural de- sign. Sharonware Workshop, New York City ; Mrs. M. D. Kling in charge ; show- ing pergola columns, balustrades, foun- tains and other architectural garden fea- tures, also a full line of cement garden furnishings, and beside thes«. bird baths, jardinieres, etc. Stumpp & Walter Co.. Ni'w York City ; A. J. Rickards and Walter E. Cook in charge: showinga large number of new exhibition varieties of all kinds of bulbcnis stock, and also the standard varieties 4-in., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON, N. J. AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2^-ia. Dlantd, 75o. per doi.. $5.00 per 100. A N. Pierson. Ino., Cromwell, Conn. ALTERNANTHERAS ALTERNANTHERAS— 5000 good, strong, 2-in.. red and yellow. $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000, Write for sample. Cash with order Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. AIiYSSUM ALYSSUM— Little Gem, thumb pots, 1 ' -ic. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co,. Springfield, Ohio. " AMPELOPSIS AMPELOPSIS VEITCHIP— No. 1, first grade. 2- year, $6.00 per 100, $45 00 per 1000; 2-year. No. 2, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. First-clasa Privet Cuttings, 60o. per 1000. Packing free. Cash with order. Red Bank Nurseries, 331 Broad St.. Red Bank. N. J. AMPELOPSIS ENGELMANII— 2-year, extra strong. $6.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse, ANEMONE ANEMONE JAPONICA— Choice named sorU, 3-in. pots, $6.50 per 100; 2-in. pota, planting out stock, ready April. $3.00 per 100. Palisades Nur- seciea, Inc.. Sparkill, N. Y. ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA Plants — 3-in., fine stock, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St. ROCHESTER. N. Y. Cash with order. ASPARAGUS PLUM0SU8 NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000— by express. Dehvered anywhere for 60o. per 1000 extra. 2j^-in. plants. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000 A. N. Pierson. Ino., Cromwell^ Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong seed- lings, from best greenhoxise-grown seeds, ready for potting. $1 00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N J. ASPARAGUSPLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per lOOG 2>i-iD. pots at $3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000, 3-in. $6 00 per 100. Roman J Irwin. 108 W 28th St . New York- ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENOERI— a^in. at $5.00 per 100. 4-iii. at $12.60 Henry Smith, oor. Monroe & Division Avee.. Grand Rapids. Michigan. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Fine, heavy 2>^-io. stock, $2.50 per 100, or to clean up, as we need the room, $22.00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave , Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2J4-in.. $3.00 pei 100. $25.00 per 1000 Good, strong pUnU. W B Girvin, Florigt. Leola. Pa. Asparagus Sprengeri, large, strong plants 4-in., $7.00 per 100 Cash. __^ H. A. Cook, OberUn. O. ASPAR.AGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ready May 1st, $5.00 per 1000. Collingdale Green- houses, C'oUingdale, Pa, ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pots, $1.50 per 100; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. ASTERS ASTERS — Asiermum type, extra select; only full double blooms saved — one of the very best fio- rists" Asters: very large- Trial packet, 50c., }^ ot $100. 1 o» $3.50. Cash C Betacher, Dover, Ohio ASTERS— Hardy, over 50 varieties. Ask for descriptive catalogue which includes the latest European introductions. Palisades Nurseries. Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. AST15RS— Seeds picked from best blossoms. Best types in twenty varieties and colors. Wrilf for prices and further information. J. Z. Mouk, Osborn, Ohio. AZALEAS AZALEAS— Van der Cruyssen, Niobe. J. Llewellny, and Wm, J Vervene, 65o., 85o. $1.10. up to $2.50 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmette. III. Continued to Next Page April 8, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 897 STOCK FOR SALE BARBERRY BARBERRY THUNBERGIl ■ 100 1000 g-12 in., lining out »1.60 »12 00 12-18 in, heavy 6.00 60.00 lS-24 in., bemvy 8.00 70.00 2- 3 ft., heavy 12.00 100.00 Shade Trees, Shrubs and Roaea. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Miiplc Ave, ONARGA, ILL BARBERRY THUNBEUGII— 2-year heavy. 15- in. to 24-in.. $3.00 per 100. $22 00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST.. TRENTON. N. J. BAY TKEES BAY TREES — Write for wholesale price list Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. " BEOONIAS BEGONIAS 100 Chriatmaa Red. 2>i-in $6.00 Chrirtmai Red, 3-in 10.00 Eriordii, 2K-U1 3.00 Erfordii. 3-ia 6.00 Prima Donna, 2>i-in 3 00 Smithii, 2H-"' 3.00 Chatelaine, 2W-in 3.80 ERNEST ROBER - - - ■ WILMETTE, ILL BEGONIAS. STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2H-in $15.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2H-iD 1200 100.00 Chatelaine, 2H-in 6.00 40.00 Chatelaine, 3-in 8.00 75.00 Vernon. 2J^-in 4.00 Vernon. 3-in 6.00 PYFER & OLSEM. WILMETTE. ILLINOIS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $2500 per 100. $200.00 per 1000: also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at.$15.00 per 100, $140 00 per 10,00: Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order seourea the best plants for growing on. J. A. Peterson A Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. BEGONIAS— Delivery from May 16th Lorraine. 2H-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati. 2M-in pots. $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2>i-in. pots. $25.00 per 100 $200 00 per 1000 JULIUS ROEHRS CO.. RUTHERFORD. N. J. BEGONIA LUMINOSA— Strong. 2-in. planUfrom seed, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Ready for shipment. Cash with order. Peter Brown. Lan- caster. Pa. TCI MAKE ROOM, 1000 2-in. Chatelaine and luininosa Begonias, heavy stock, $2.00 per 100, $l.s.50 per 1000. Cash with order. Mrs. E. A. Llewellyn, Olegn. N. Y. BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For June delivery $16.00 per 100, $146.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS — Chatelaine. Rei, eta. See display ad. page S67. Romao J. Irwin. 108 W. 28tli St., N. Y. BERBERIS THXnfBERQII BERBERIS THUNBERGIl— Strong. trans- planted, 2-yr. plants, 15-in. to 20-in., $4.00 per 100. $36.00 per 1000: 10-in to 16-in.. $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000 These are fine and will please No charge for packing. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N.J. BERBERIS THUNBERGIl— 18 to 24-in., strong $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson. Ine.. Cromwell. Conn. BERBERIS THUNBERGIl— 2-year. 2c For other sizes see uq.der Privet in classified ads this issue. Benj. Connell. Florist, Merchantville. N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGIl — Strong. wel branched. 18-24 in. $8.00 per 100. Viets Greenhouses & Nurseries, New Britain, Conn. STOCK FOR SALE "boxwooiT BOUVARDIAS BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fill nearly all of our orders for Bouvardia planta. We are booking ciders earlier this season in order to give everyone a chance. Planta from 2>^-in. pota ready April I5th and later. Be sure you get the roriect shades and colors. We cao give you the right varieties. Single 2H-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $55.00 Rose Pink 7.00 55.00 Light Pink 7.00 55.00 Whit« 7.60 60.00 Double: Whit«, much like Double Lilac 7.00 66.00 Pink, scft pleasing shade 7.00 55.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. 8. S. Pennock-Meeban Co., 160&-ie20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOOD— Buahy. case lota, 8 and 12-in, 10c. and 15c.; also larger sizes. Rockland Nurseries, Blauvelt, N. Y. Gontlaued t« Next Oolnmm BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy ipecimeDs. a It., at $2.26 each: 2H ft., at $2.76 eaob; 3 ft 4t $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.60 eaob. Price includes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in , balled, at 36o. each 1 in. balled, at 40o. each; 18 in,, balled, at 60o. each. The D. HUl Nursery Co.. Ino , Box 407 Dundee, Illinois. SPECIAL BOXWOOD CLIPPINGS— $6.00 per 100 Iba. F. O. B. Washington, D C. A. H. Price, 947 Virginia Ave., Washington, D. C. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— Rooted cuttings, $2.23 per 100, $18.50 per 1000; from 23^-in. pots, ready later, $3.50 per 100. Edgewood Greenhouses, J. F. Freehan, mgr., Gt. Barrington, Mass. BUDDLEIA — Veitchiana and Magnifies. Pot or field plants. Ask for special offer. Palisades Nurseries. Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. BUDDLEIA VARIABILIS VEITCHIANA— 2K- in.. $5.00 per 100. D. D. P. Roy. 158 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. BULBS Mr. B. Progressive, Florist. Everywhere, U. S. A. Dear Sir: It will be u decided advantaRC as regards prices and quality to place your order with us. Soliciting your order tliroiigh this ad cuts down the overhead selling expenses and you positively get lower prices and better quality. Our terms are liberal and are a guarantee that you get a square deal, all bulbs guaranteed true to name or innntj' refunded. Write us and upon request we will mail you our booklet giving prices f. o. b. New York or Chicago, and we will also cheerfully furnish you with any information that may be desired. Those of our friends who will mail us a list of their re- .|uir<-iin'ii(s will find it has paid them to do so. A« ;ii(int!; to hear from you at your pleasure, we rc-rriaili, Yours very truly, Westerbeek & Klyn. P. S. — If you read this ad and are not inter- (!ste.00 STANDARD VARIETIES. PINK— Mrs. C, Edward Akcburst (rose- pink) $0,00 $50.00 Akehurst. 3-in 6,00 65,00 Mrs, C. W. Ward 2„50 20,00 Enchantress 2,50 20,00 Gloriosa 3,00 25.00 Rose-pink Enchantress 3.00 26,00 Rosette 3.50 27.50 RED— Princess Dagmar 4,00 35.00 Beacon 2.50 20.00 Victory 3.00 25,00 WHITE— White Wonder 3.00 26,00 White Perfection 3,00 25,00 White Enchantress 3.00 25,00 VARIEGATED— Benora 3,50 30,00 CLEAN, HEALTHY, WELL ESTABLISHED PLANTS. 2-in. — 2)'2-in,— 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $8,60 $55 00 $7.00 $65,00 Akehurst, 3-in 6,50 65,00 Matchless 3.50 30.00 4 00 35.00 White Encliantress 3,50 30,00 4,00 35,00 White Wonder 3,60 30.00 4.00 35,00 R, P. Enchantress 3,50 30,00 4,00 35.00 Beacon 3.00 27.50 4.00 35 00 Mrs, C. W. Ward 3.00 27.50 4.00 3500 Enchantress 3,00 27,50 4,00 35,00 ORDER NOW, FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS Send for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S, PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St,, Philadelphia, Pa, CARNATIONS We arc devoting our whole plant to growing r.arinitii>n Cuttings, Our cuttings are large, strong, lic:iltli.\' and well rootcil. We never sent out finer .stock than wc an- .shipping this season. To prove tills if our stock does not re.ach you in good con- dition and perfectly satisfactory, yon may return it at once to us, 100 1000 Enchantress, Standard Lt. Pink$2,50 $20.(K) White Enchantress. Std, white , , 2.50 20,00 Rose Pink Enchantress. Pink... 2.50 22,50 Mrs. C:, W. Ward. Pink 2,50 22,.50 Matchless, Best white 3.00 25.00 Supreme, Light pink 3.00 25,00 Alice, Best light pink 5,00 45,00 We also have stock from 2-in. pots ready for shipment, also we would be pleased to book your order for stock " ready to plant " and then you do not have to bother with the handling and give it the room in your houses. 100 1000 Enchantress ?:i.-5l) S30,00 While Enchantress, :).,")0 30.(KJ Hose Pink Enchanlres. :!„50 32,.5(l Mis f. W. Ward 3..i0 32..50 Mahliles,s 1.00 35.00 \i,.ol|.y 4.00 35.(K) iMiehaiitress Supreme 1. 00 .'Jo.OD Mire ll.tKI .50.IKI Akehurst t^tH) .W.OO I )orulliv Gordon 4.00 I'liik f^eiisati.in 0.00 ')% discount, cash with order. .S.MITH & GANNETT Carnation ."Specialists GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Aviator $12,00 $100,00 Pink Sensation 6,00 50,00 Beacon 3 00 25,00 White Wonder 3.00 26 00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Gloria 3 00 25 00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 25 00 R. P, Enchantress 2.50 20,00 Enchantress 2.50 20,00 Mrs C, W Ward 2.60 20,00 Philadelphia 2.50 20,00 Peerless Pink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.50 20,00 Conquest 2,50 20,00 White Enchantress 2,50 20,00 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings, J. D, THOiMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, Joliet, lU. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.25 $17.50 Alice 5,00 White Wonder 2,50 20.00 Sensation 5.00 Pocohontas 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.50 20,00 QUIDNICK-GREENUOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. Continned to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS ^" CARNATION.S— IK)()TEI) CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to ofTer my customers. If these ilo not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will bo rooted well before being shippcil. A LICE Don't overlook Alice, It is conceded to be the bread winner for the ordinary grower. It is a great producer, quick grower, and easy to handle. POTTIOD .STOCK Write for orices on stock to lie potted and grown on for later deliverv. 100 1000 Alice $5.00 $45.(X) Matchless 3,tX)425,00 Enchantress Supreme 3.fX)g 25,00 White Kiichantress 2.50 1 20,00 I'.iichantre.ss 2.50J5 20.00 250 at 1000 rate, 5% off for cash withlorder. i A, A, GANN1:TT (iEXEV.\, N. Y. ROOTED CUTTINGS We are ready to supply our usual high grade of ^oung stock. Our business in this department increases each year because of the healthy char- acter of our stock, its thoroughly rooted condition when sent out. and our careful packing. Those who once buy of us seldom care to take a chance by ordering of anyone else. We offer: 100 1000 Enchantress '. $2,00 $18,00 Philadelphia 2.00 18,00 Washington 2 00 18,00 Rosette 2.50 20,00 White Enchantress 2,00 18,00 White Perfection 2.00 15,00 Champion 3.00 26,00 Victory 2.00 18,00 WIETOR BROS,, 162 No, Wabash Ave.. Chicato. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2,00 $17.60 Enchantress 2,00 17,60 Philadelphia 2,00 17.60 Beacon 2.28 20,00 Enchantress Supreme 2.26 20.00 Matchless 2 26 20,00 White Wonder 2 25 20.00 White Enchantress 2 25 20.00 Benora 2 2S 20,00 JOHN R. C00.MB8 WEST HARTFORD. CONN. SEEDLING CARNATION Laura Weber $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Color grand I Deep salmon pink, large bloom, strong stem; excellent keeper and shipper, GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CARNATION CUTTINGS— From sand or plants from soil; vigorous and healthy. 100 1000 Alice $5,00 $45,00 Beacon 3,00 25,00 Matchless 3,00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25,00 FRANK P. PUTNAM LOWELL, MASS. CARNATIONS— R. C, select, well rooted, Alice. Mrs. Akehurst, Sensation, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per IIDOO. Champion, Herald, Yellow Prince, Dagmar, $3,50 per 100, $30,00 per 1000, Match- less, Benora, Philadelphia, Gorgeous, Alma Ward, Supreme White, Pink Enchantress, $3.00 per 100, $2500 per 1000, Cash, please, C, Betscber, Dover, Ohio, CARNATIO.NS— Young pliuits from 2-in. t>ot,s, ready for the field. Enchantress. C. W. Ward, and Beacon, $3,(K) per 100. $25.00 per 1000; White Perfection, S3.50 per 100. Ed. Buchtenkirch, .Sea Cliff. N. Y. CARNATION CUTTINGS FROM SOIL— Phila- delphia, $15,00 per 1000. This is Ist-class stock If interested in other v.tricties write for prices. H. Mamitsch, 220 Grand Ave., Englewood. N. J C.VRNATIONS— From 2}i-in. pots. Beacon, En chantress and Ward; fine stock. $3.00 per 100 L, H, Butts, Wholesale Grower, Wyomissing, Pa CARNATIONS— Strong, healthy, weU-rooted Cut- tings: Enchantress, $12.50 per 1000. A. J, Johnson, 1800 Broad St., Providence. R. I. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. pace S67. Roman J. Irwio, 108 West 28th St., New York. CATALPAS FOR CATALPA BUNGEII AND SPECIOSA— Inquire of H. G, Norton. Perry, Lake Co., Ohio. CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHE.MUM.S— Well rooted, clean and healthy. Golden Glow. Chrysolora, Appletnn, Roman Gold, BonnafTon, f>er Frost, White Glory, Ivory, A. Byron. .Adelia. .McNeise, Well's Late Pink, Aland Dean, Dr. I-Jngiichard. Harvard, $1,50 per 100. Oconto, Ideal, Pochlniann, Ivory Supreme, Naomali, Fidelity, W, Turner, W. II, Chadwick, I.ynnwood Halt, Chieftain, Elberon, .Mrs. O. II. Kahn. Goldmine. Golden Chadwick. $2.00 per 100. Baby, Cclco, Nesco, Garza, Golded Harvest, Klondyke, Zcnobia, Western Beauty, Helen Newberry, $1..50 per 100, Special prices on large orders. Stein Bros., Warren Point, N. J. Continned to Next Paeo 898 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE CHRTSANTHEMPMS ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Beat commercial varieties at reasonable prices. Mai. Bonna£fon, $1.50 per 100, $11.50 per 1000. WHITE — Smith's Advance, Queen, E. Snow, Wanamaker, Kalb, Chas Razer, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000: Naomah, Ivory Supreme, Oct. Frost, Mt- Kisco. G. Pitcher, Mrs. Syme, W. Perfection, M. Meyer. W. Bonnaffon, A. Byron, Lynnwood Hall, C. Touset, W. Frick, W. Cheer, W. Ivory, Polly Rose, J. Jones, E. Papworth, Dec. Gem, $1.75 per 100. $12.50 per 1000; Oconto, Smith's Ideal, Wm. Turner, T. Eaton, J. Nonin, $1.90 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; White Chieftain, grand white, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. YELLOW — Aug. Hasse, Col. Appleton, R. Halli- day, Reiman, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Donelleta, G. Glow, Y. Jones, R. Gold, Nagoya, Chrvsolora. Oct. Sunshine, Ramapo. D. Dimple, G. Robin, $1.75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000: Yellow Eaton, $2.00 per 100; Odessa, Golden Eaton, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. PINK— Pacific Su- preme, M. Dean, Patty, Unaka, Glory of Pacific, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Chieftain. P. Frick, Rosiere, Alma Pink, Pink Ivory, Gloria. P. Gem, Dr. Enguehard, W. R. Brock. C. P. Kelley, $1.75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; E. A. Seidewitz, W. L. Pink, Hirondelle, $1.90 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. BRONZE — Glenview, Tints of Gold, Elberon, ^faomah, Sl.75 per 100, J12.50 per 1000. RED— Harvard, Black Hawk, Cullinfordi, $1.75 per 100, $12.60 per 1000. POMPONS— W. Diana. Quinola, Souv. d'Or, $1.75 per 100. $12.60 per 1000; Golden Climax, Y. Baby, W. Baby, Queen of Whites, Julia Lagravere, Western Beauty, Mary Richard- son, B. Phillips, L. Doty, Rufus, Lula, Nesco, Miss Julia, H Newberry. Golden Harvest. Klondyke, $1.75 per 100. $15 00 per 1000. SINGLES— Garza, Nakota. M. Colladav, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000 NEW— Red Riding Hood, Leota, W. Mensa, G. Mensa, Garza, Josephine, W. E. Buck- ingham, E. D. Godfrev, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW VARIETIES— Autocrat, Erand white, $10.00 per 100: E. Guttman, grand pink, $25.00 per 100; Golden Gleam, E. Frost, Marigold, Golden Queen, Modello, $6.00 per 100, S.30.00 per 1000. POT TYPE— White Caprice, Y. Caprice. Purple Caprice, Lilac Caprice, Butler's Caprice, K. Thompson, Lady Lydia, Brutus. Mrs. Greening, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Delivery on any of these varieties from April 15th to July 15th: 250 of any one kind at the 1000 rate. Cash on these prices. Chrysanthemum cuttings, and field Carnation plants. ARTHUR COOMBS, WEST HARTFORD, CONN. WHITE 100 1000 Smith's Advance $2.00 $15.00 Early Frost 6.00 50.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 15.00 Alice Salomon 2.00 15.00 Alice Byron 2.50 20.00 Wm. Turner 2 50 20.00 Chas. Razor 2.00 16.00 I.inwood Hall 2.00 15.00 YELLOW Chrysolora 2.00 15.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 16.00 Yellow Eaton 2.50 20 00 Odema 6.00 Bonnaffon 2.00 15.00 Nagoya 2.S0 20.00 Daily Mail 6.00 PINK Araorita 2.00 15.00 Chieftain 2.00 15.00 McNeice 2.00 15.00 Dr Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewitz 6.00 CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 15.00 H. E. Converse 5.00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JOLIET, ILL. 25,000 CHRYSANTHEMUM TRUE NO. 1 STOCK 1000 10.000 White Touset. One of the best white early incurved variety . .$9.00 2,000 Dr. Enguehardt. Late pink 10.00 l.Onn Mrs. Hulp Early white round flow. . 8.00 2.000 Pacific Supreme. Best early pink 7.00 1,000 Beatrice May. Feathery white 10.00 l.noo Montaro. Late while 12 00 1,000 White Duckham. Late white 8.00 500 Metier. Late white 10.00 A few thousand of other varieties. Order today. My stock will please you. estate: OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 Wall St.. TRENTON. N J BM MA A Garaft-Anemone. Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy t You will make no mistake in buying stock of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Nov. 15th, finishes early in December. Cuttings ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28tb Street. NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob Pulling, Calumet. Kewanee, Mankato, LeIia, Mary Bennett, Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at $10.00 per 100. Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, Marigold, Gorgeous, Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Bogga, Miss Emma Roope, Nerisaa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard. Lilian Doty, at $3.00 per 100. Also general collection of exhibition, commercial and pompon varieties at popular prices SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD N. Y. Continned t« Next Column CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS NEW AND STANDARD VARIETIES. MRS. M. R. MORGAN, a pure Golden Yellow Eaton, rooted cuttings, $15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000. ALEX GUTTMAN, the new flesh pink, from 2Ji-in. pots, 50o. each, $5.00 doz.; $35.00 per 100. WHITE CHIEFTAIN, rooted cuttings, $4 00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. GOLDEN GLEAM, CRYSTAL GEM, MARI- GOLD, MODELLO, EARLY FROST, GOLDEN QUEEN, rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60 00 per 1000. GOLDEN EAGLE, SALOMON'S GOLD. CHADWICK IMPROVED. W. H. CHADWICK. GOLDEN CHADWICK, CHADWICK SU- PREME, E. A. SEIDEWITZ, SMITH'S IDEAL. MISTLETOE. OCONTO, HARVARD, WELLS' LATE PINK and ALICE SALOMON. Best early white, rooted cuttings, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. CHARLES RAZER, EARLY SNOW. IVORY, OCTOBER FROST, POLLY ROSE, COMOLETA, GOLDEN GLOW. ROBERT HALLIDAY. PINK IVORY, ROSERIE, UNAKA, WILLIAM TUR- NER, LYNNWOOD HALL, TIMOTHY EATON, ALICY BYRON, DOLLY DIMPLE, RAMAPO, YELLOW EATON, DR. ENGUEHARD. PINK GEM, PATTY, CHIEFTAIN, JEAN NONIN, MRS. J. JONES, WHITE, YELLOW MRS. JONES, HELEN FRICK, MAUD DEAN. WELLS' LATE PINK. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. SMITH'S ADVANCE. CHRYSOLORA. GLO- RY OF PACIFIC. PACIFIC SUPREME. BEATRICE MAY. COL. APPLETON, MAJ. BONNAFFON. ROMAN GOLD, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. NEW POMPONS FROM 2)i-INCH POTS. HARVEST MOON. EUGENE LANGAULET. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. PEACE, $2 00 per doz , $15.00 per 100. LEOTA. GOLDEN WEST. GOLDEN CLIMAX DORIS, GOLDEN HARVEST, WESTERN BEAUTY, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. SINGLES. EMILIE JOSEPHINE, MRS. WHITEBORN, MENSA, GOLDEN MENSA, W. E. BUCKING- HAM, $3.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR PLANT BULLETIN S. S PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St,. Philadelphia. Fa. CARIY LAVENDER-PINK CHRYSANTHEMUM AUEX. QUTTMAPM 'Mum growers shouldn't be without this one. We offer a few stock plants at $2.00 each. For early delivery. Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each. $5.00 per doz.. $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings, Smith's Advance, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora, Rosiere, Chieftain, Major Bonnaflon, Ivory Supreme, Pink Gem, Dr. Enguehard, Chas. Razor. Baby, Fairy Queen, Diana, L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or. Quinola, Helen Newberry, Mary Collahan and others, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. FLORAL HILL GARDENS G. F. Neipp. Prop., CHATHAM. N.J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Rooted Cuttings, Advance, Polly Rose, Golden Glow, etc.. $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Crystal Gem, $6.00 per 100. Early Frost and Marigold, $5.00 per 100. Golden Razor, $2.00 per 100. Golden Climax, Golden West, Josephine, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. The 135 best florists' varieties. STAFFORD'S CONSERVATORIES STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. ANEMONE MUMS Japanese Anemone, C L. Hutchinson, Japanese Anemone Marie Poole. Single Anemone, Mrs. Carrie Kyerson, Single Anemone, Thomas Dunn, 2M-in. pot plants, $1.50 per doz., $10 00 per 100 D. D. P. ROY. 1005 Federal Life Bldg.. Chicago. LIST OF CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Well rooted and healthy plants. Thanksgiving Queen, Chrysolora, Ramapo, Tint of Gold, Patty, Well's Late Pink. Pink Gem. Silver Wedding, Har- vard, red, Cullingfordi, Klondyke. Lulu, Mrs. Beu and others, $1.50 per 100. James T. Heal, Florist, Beverly. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings from sturdy stock. Grown cool. 100 1000 Harvard, Jeanne Nonin $1.75 $16.00 Mrs. E. D. Godfrey, superb late single pink 2.00 17.60 JOHN B. ROY HARRISON, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a 6orist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. Pierson. Inc.. Cromwell. Conn. MRS. M R. MORGAN— The finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings, $15 00 per 100; 2H-in. pots. $20.00 per 100. The MoCallum Co, Inc., Pitts- burgh, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, also pot plants. Rooted Cuttings, $200 per 100; 2}4-\n. pots, $3,50 per 100. Polly Rose, Chryso- lora, Col. Appleton, Major Bonnaffon, Dr. Engue- hard, B. Hawk. L. H. Butts, Wholesale Grower, VPyomiasing, Pa. Contimned to Next Colnmn CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRY,SANT1IEMUMS— Well rooted Cuttings, from cool-growii stock; Major BonnaFfon, $1,25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; Pacific, Unaka. white and pink Ivory, $1.50 per 100; Garza, $2.00 per 100. Albert Marck, New .Springville, S. I., N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS — Seidewitz" Chieftain, at 815.00 per 1000: White Bonnaffon' Enguehard. at $10.00 per 1000. Herman Mamitsch' 220 Grand Ave.. Englewood, N. J, CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Ready Feb. 20. Rooted cuttings Mai. Bonnaffon, White Bonnaffon, Jean Nonin. Dr. Enguehardt, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N.J CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Hardy Pompons, double and single varieties, now ready. 2}^-in. pots. $3.50 per 100. Palisades Nurseries, Inc.. Sparkilt. N. Y. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana. Baby. Quinola. Klondyke, Sol. d'Or, Helen Newbury. $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. Ready April Ist. White Bros., Medina, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. Seedisplay ad., page 867. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading varieties for pot culture. W. H. Elliott. Brighton, Mass. COLEUS COLEUS CUTTINGS Verschaffeltii. Beckwith's Gem, Golden Bed- der. Queen Victoria, Trailing Queen, Firebrand Queen of the Mist, Tam O'Shanter, Salvador, Attraction, Messey, Fireflame, American Beauty, Lord Palmerson, Beauty of Lyons, Progress: $8.00 per 1000. 2H-in. pUints, $30.00 per 1000. BRILLLANCY ROOTED CUTTINGS. $12.00 per 1000. 2H-in.. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1808-20 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa COLEUS The best bedders . Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Duneira, Fire- brand, Verschaffeltii. 76o. per 100, $7.00 per 1000, by express; $7.50 per 1000, all charges paid. Send (or oomplete list. A. N. Pierson, Ino., Cromwell, Conn. COLEUS — Rooted cuttings. Golden Bedder. Ver- schaffeltii, Butterfly and two other good varieties 50c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order, H. Gulliksen. Hackensack, N. J. COSMOS THE WONDERFUL SUFFRAGETTES. Fall Cosmos in July, big blossoms, early July till frost, endorsed by best gardeners. Write for booklet, see what they say and who they are. Satisfaction or money back. Plants only. Edward Lewis, Derby, Conn. DAHLIAS OROTONS CROTONS — From 3-in. pota. 8 to JO In. high in 8 varieties, S16.00 per 100; from 2M-ui. pots. In 10 ▼arietles. $5 00 per 100. B. M. Wlohen A Co.. Qretna. La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandebek type, very best in exist- ence. Transplanted seedlings, 8 varieties equally divided. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000— including Glorv of Wancfsbek, light and dark salmon; Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon. $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; new fancy variety, Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200.000 plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER. WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — 7-in, and 8-in. Azalea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.50 each. 6-in. extra fine plants, 76o. and $1.00 each. Good planta. 25o. and 60o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Avei , Grand Rapids Mtch CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering, strong transplanted in alt colored, ready to ship, $3 60 per 100, $30 00 per 1000 Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St.. New York. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. CYCLAMEN — Mixed seedlings, repotted thumb pots. Ready now. 3c. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DAHLIAS WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy from the origiinatorB to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a prise winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps, $25.00 per 100, $3.50 per doB Strong divisions, $10 00 per 100. $1 50 per doB Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and diviaionB. Long Island Dahlia Gardens. Hioksrille. L. I.. N. Y. Continned t* Next Oslmiiui DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS ''SHOW — Arabella, A. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Judah, La France, Orator, Purple Judah. 8c.; Robt. Rloomfield, 8c.; Storm King, 8c.; Queen Victoria, White Swan, 8c. DECORATIVE— C. W Bruton, Golden West. 25o.; Jack Rose, Katherine Duer. F. T. Baseett. Lyndburet. M. McCullough, Orange King, Princesa Juliana. 15c.: Queen Emma, 15o.; Sebastopol, 15c : Sylvia, Yellow Duke 8o.: CACTUS— Country Girl, 8o.; Floradora, 8c ; Golden Gate, 25o. ; Galliard, 8o. ; Hagen, 8c. ; Libelle. So.: Rev. Jamieson, Ro. POMPON— Fairy Queen, Little Bessie. Vivid SINGLE— Reiee 8c.; 20th Century. 8o.; Scarlet Century, 8o All except as noted. $0 00 per 100, $46.00 per 1000; divided, $3 00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. Cash, please. C BeUcber. DOVER, OHIO If you intend growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake in trying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the best there is in Dahlias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing Dahlias for the florists' cut flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Also nave to offer a splendid assortment of 25 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's countertrade; all good commeri'lal standard kinds. Every type and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satiefaition Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of Dah)ias mailed on application. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W A. Finger. Prop . Hicksville, L. T.. N. Y. DAHLIAS Whole field clumps, the best commercial and show varieties. Complete list on applicat ion Write for our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 LudlowSt., Pliladelphia, Pa. DAHLIAS The best Peony-flowered Dahllaa In the newer and newest varietiee. direct from the originatoT. Cheapest way to get them ia throu£h our branch bouse. Address all oommunications to GT. VAN WAVEREN A KROYFF. PHILADELPHIA, PA. P. O. Boi 416. DAHLIAS — 23 standard varieties. 1500 whole clumps, Cactus, Show, Decorative and Fancy. The 1500 to one address, $5.00 per 100; divided clumps, 83.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Will send names and number of clumps of each variety for cash. Write Mrs. Rosa Reed, Elgin, Iowa. DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. All lead- ing cut flower show, cactus and decorative va- rieties, also Melody, one of the best cut flower varieties, 50c. each. Cash. Write for price list. Van Kirk Floral Co., Atco. N. J. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia Jack Rose. Red Hussar, Black Beauty. Blue Obeo and other varieties. Extra large tubers. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms. Hatboro. Pa •■ THE DAHLIA KING " has 800.000 clumpa to offer at rook bottom prices. Send for fre« cata- log. Let me quote on your list of want;. J. K. Aleiander. " The Dahlia King," Eut Bridge- water. Mass. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson. N.J DAISIES- BELLIS (Daisies), Longfellow and Snowball, large, bushy. Fall transplanted, in bud and bloom, $1..50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate; small plants, $2.50 per 1000: from cold- frames. Gustav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Reve d'Or. 2)i-in., $5.00 per 100; strong, bushy plants. 3M- in., $10.00 per 100; Mrs. F. Sander. 3}-2-in., $7.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus. Syracuse, N. Y. DIELYTRA DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS— Fine clumps. $8.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. EASTER PLANTS Easter Plants Complete list of blooming and foliage plants for Easter sales Now ready for mailing S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. Contlnnad to Next Paee Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Use for Results April 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 899 STOCK FOR SALE FERNS FERNS. 100 1000 ScoUii. 2)i-in $5.00 »4.').00 Boston. 2H-in S.OO 45.00 Uoospvclt. 2H-'n 6.00 45.00 Teddy. Jr. 2i^-in., extra good 6.00 50 00 Wliittimni. 2H-in 5.00 45.00 Boston, Soottii, Wliitmani, Roosevelt, 4-in., $20.00 per 100. Tedily. Jr., extra heavy, t25 00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. Smithii. 4-in., $25.00 per 100, $20000 per 1000. 0-in. of the above. $50.00 to $75.00 per 100. Write for our tnontlily plant bulletin. S. .S. I'ENNOCK-MEEHAN CO , 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa HARDY I'lOKN'S 100 10 II Kh. Adiantum pcdatum, maidenhair.. ,$6.00 $0.70 $0.10 Aspidium spin., wood fern 6.00 .70 .10 Aspidium rrisfatum, eversreen f. . . 6.00 .70 .10 Aspidium Cioldianuni. Goldie'sf.. . 7.00 .SO .10 AspidivimThi'lyptoris. shield t 0.00 .70 .10 Asplcniuin fel. foem., lady f 6.00 .70 .10 Aspl.Thelypt.. silver spleenworth. 6.00 .70 .10 DryoptcrisTheb-pt., shield f S.OO .00 .10 Onoclea sensibilis 4.00 .,50 .10 Onoclea Struliopteris, ostrich f. . , S.OO .00 .10 Osmunda cinnamon 7.00 .SO .10 100 ferns, your selection, billed 100 rate. Luflvip Mosbffik, Fcrndale, Askov, Minn. GOOD FERNS— READY. Boston and Roosevelt ferns, excellent plants, dark green color, 6-in., at 25c.; Boston, Roose- velt and Whitmani, 6-in., 50c. each. Fine stock for immediate use or valuable to repot and grow on. GOLLETT & SONS LINCOLN. ILL FERNS— 50,000 2M-in.. Scottii and Roosevelt, $35 00 per 1000; 15,000 Scottii, Roosevelt and Teddy Jr., 4-in., $12.00 per 100. Caah. please. M. Hilpert, Sta. P., 313 Belair Rd., Baltimore, Md. FRESH FERN SPORE— Comprising 25 of the best sorts. List on application. 25c. per pkt. J. F. Birmingham, Florist, Fern Specialist, Weldon, Pa^ FERNS — From 2-in. pots. Boston, 3c.; Roose- velt, 4c.; Teddy, Jr., 5c. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity ; Bee advertisement on page SSO J. F. Anderson. Fern Specialiat. Short Hilla. N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS — In all varieties; alao all other Ferna, 2>^-in., eto See display ad., page 867. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS — Double white, double blue, single pink, 4-in. pot stock, $8.00 per 100. Little Beauty. 2H-in. pots, $4 00 per 100. ESTATE CARL.MAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON, N. J. FUCHSIA— Rooted Cuttings, Sl.OO per 100; 214-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensaek Plank Rd., North Ber- gen. N. J. FUCHSIAS — Strong rooted cuttings, $1.00 per 100 $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. FTTNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per dot.. $15.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL FUNKIA — Subcordata Grandiflora. the large, sweet-smelling white Day Lily. Strong flowering roots, $6.50 per 100. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H-in- Immediate delivery Extra fine, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 WriU for our monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS ROOTED GERANIUM CUTTINGS 100 1000 S. A. Nutt. Dark red $1.25 $12.00 Double General Grant. Bright red... 1.25 10.00 Mme. Buchner. Double white 1.25 10.00 Beaute Poitevine. Salmon pink 1.50 14.00 CHOICE STOCK PROMPT DELIVERY CASH THE W. T. BUCKLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, ILL. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2>i-in. stock, ready for shift Ricard, Viaud, Buchner, Poitevine, $2.60 per 100. $22 50 per 1000. S. A. Nutt, $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co., Monroe. N. Y. STRONG, WELIX3ROWN GERANIUMS— 3-m 8. A. Nutt, Piffln, Harrison. La Favorite, $26.00 per 1000. Jean Viaud. Beaute Poitevine. Perkins, Mad. Landry, strong, S-in., $27.60 per 1000. Peterson Floral Co.. Glbeon City. lU. GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2H-in. pot planU. See display ad, pa^e 867. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St.. New York. ContixitLed to Next Colunui STOCK FOR SALE GERANIUMS GERANIUMS 2-inoh 2^-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Clifton $3.60 $30.00 $4.00 $35 00 $5 $40 Eugene Sue 2.60 20 00 3.00 25,00 5 40 Feuer 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 5 40. Mrs. E.G. Hill.. 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 6 40 Merrow Widow. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 Salmon pink, same shade as Poitevine — a decided improvement in that the color does not fade out, 2-iooh 2K-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 Maryland $4.00 $35 00 $5. $45. Helen Michell... 6.00 45 00 Abbie Schaffer...$3 50$30.00 4.00 35 00 5 40. Alph Ricard 3.00 25.00 3.50 27 60 6 45. Beaute Poitevine 3 00 26.00 3.60 27,50 5. 45. BerthedePresilly 2.60 20.00 3.00 25 00 5 40. Dble. Dryden .... 2 60 20,00 3.00 25 00 6. 40. Edmond Blanc ... 3.50 30 00 4 00 35 00 5 40. Jean Viaud 3.50 30,00 4,00 35 00 5 40 La Favorite 2.60 20.00 3.00 25 00 6. 40. Castellane 2.60 20.00 3.00 25,00 6 40. Mme. Buchner... 2.50 20.00 3.00 25 00 6. 40. Miss F. Perkins. 2.50 20.00 3.00 26.00 5. 40. Mme. Landry... 2.60 20.00 3.00 25 00 5. 40. S. A. Nutt 2.60 20.00 3.00 26.00 5. 40. JeanOberle 2.50 20.00 3.00 25.00 5. 40. Iw*Lcftvcd Alliance 2.50 20.00 3.00 26.00 6 40. Mme. Thibaut.. . 2.60 20.00 3.00 25.00 6 40. Write for our monthly plant bulletin S. S, Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS— 2J<-io., Poitevine, Ricard, Per- kins, $2.00 per 100. La Favorite, Nutt, double and single Grant, $1.75 per 100; Rose-scented $1.60 per 100. John B. Tanguy, Florist, West Grove, Pa. GERANIUMS— 2-in. in dirt bands, Nutt and Buchner, $2.00 per 100; Kendall, 2-in., $1.75 per 100; 3 and 4-in., in 6 best varieties, mixed, 4c and 6c. ; 2 j-^-in., same mixture, 2c. Douglas Green- house Co., Douglas, Mass. GERANIUMS— Grant, Nutt, Viaud, Oberle, Poitevine and Ricard, 23'4-in. stock, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Mme.Languith (silver leaf), $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensaek Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. GERANIUMS— Rooted cuttings of Poitevine, $12.60 per 1000. Cash with order. A few thousand for immediate delivery. C. B. Shisler, WUliamsville, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. Strong, 2)4-in. stock, ready for shift, $18.00 per 1000. A. D. Scheinfield, 96 Weigand Lane, Secaucus, N. J. GERANIUMS — From 2J.4'-in. pots, Poitevine, S2.00 per 100. La Favorite. Rose-scented, $1.75 per 100. Cash, please. T. W. Baylis & Son, West Grove, Pa^ GERANIUMS— Buchner, 2M-in., $2.25 pe rlOO Nutt, 2M-in., $2.50 per 100. Extra fine stock ready for 4-in. A. J. Grupe, 528 Broadway Schenectad.v, N. Y. GERANIUMS — Rooted cuttings, S. A. Nutt and Grant, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Ross Bros., Du Buis, Pa. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr. Lancaster, Pa. ROSE GERANIUMS— Cut-leaved variety, 2M- in., $2.00 per 100, or 300 for $5.00. Cash. Geo. B. Morrell, Torresdale, Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt, strong, 3H-in. and 4-in. pots in bloom, $6.00 and $7.00 per 100. L. C. Happel, Waynesboro, Pa. GIiADIOI.1 GLADIOLI BULBS All first size, except where noted. Per 1000 America $7.60 America. 2d size 4.60 Baron Hulot. 8.00 Brenchleyensis 7.00 Empress of India 15.00 Europe 30.00 Faust 9.00 Glory of Holland 7.60 Halley 10.00 HoUandia 8.00 Mrs. Francis King 8.00 Lily Lebmann 8.00 Pink Beauty 7.00 Princeps 7.00 Primuhnus Hybrids 8.50 Groff's Hybrids, mixed 7.00 Attraction 10.00 Panama 26.00 Niagara 30.00 Fine Mixed 6.50 XXX Mixture 9.00 The above are strictly first-class bulbs in every respect, bought for our retail trade: but we have too many of them and until our stock is sufficiently reduced, we will sell at the above sacrifice prices. ELLIOTT NUR.SERY COMPANY, PITTSBURGH, PA. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America, $8 00; Brenchleyensis, $9.00; Columbia, $15.00; Isaac Buchanan, $35.00; Mrs Henry Ward Beecher, $30.00; May, $'5.00 per 1000 for IM-in. up; also 2d and 3d sises and Duiblets, G. PrimuUnus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence, Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY. LAKE VIEW, N. Y. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE GLADIOLI GLADIOLUS BULB."». lit siae 2nd siss 1000 1000 Amerioa $10 00 $8 00 AugusU llOO 9.00 Klondyke 11.00 9 00 Brenchleyensis 10 00 8.00 Mrs F King 10.00 8 00 Baron Hulot 18 00 Halley 16 00 Independence 12 00 800 Taoonio 16 00 12 00 Victory 1400 1000 MinnesoU U.OO 10 00 Madame Monnerat IS 00 12.00 Shakespeare 30 00 Hyde Park 34.00 Morning Star 30.00 Sulphur King 100 00 Chicago White 76 00 Rochester White 60 00 Write for copy of our monthly plant bulletio 8 a PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO , 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GLADIOLI America. $10.00 PrimuUnus, $40 00 Annie Wigman, $20.00 Augusta, $12.00 Dora Krois, $60.00 Brenohleyensis, $12 00 Glory Holland, $20 00 Europa, $50.00 F. Buchanan, $30.00 Glory, $30.00 Klondyke, $20.00 HaUey, $12,00 Mrs. King, $10.00 Jessie, $15.00 Niagara, $36 00 Mrs. Beeoher, $35 00 Nor. Dee Childs. $80.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80 00 Peace, $60 00 Panama, $25 00 Renie Blanche, $40 00 Sohwaben $80 00 Shakespeare, $30.00 Wm. Falconer. $40 00 Scribe, $36.00 PrimuUnus Hybrids,$20 00 Choice mixed, $6.00, $8,00, $12,60, $25 00, $50 00. $100 00, Reds, white and light pinks. $12.00 $25.00, $50 00, $100.00. Yellows, $16 00. $20 00. $30.00, $60.00 All per 1000. Special price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Betsober, Dover, Ohio, GLADIOLUS Special prices for four of Kunderd's A 1 varieties. Per 100 Ist 2d 3d size size size Ida Van $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 Pride of Goshen, ruffled 7.00 6.00 3.00 White King, ruffled, fine for de- signs 7.00 5.00 3.00 Cardinal King 7.00 6.00 3.00 Cash or reference. H. YOUELL, 538 Cedar St., SYRACUSE, N. Y. PLANTING OUT GLADIOLI IH-in. 1-in. H-in. America $8.00 $6.00 $5.00 Brenchleyensis 8.00 6.00 5 00 Pink Beauty 8.00 6.00 5,00 SPECIAL OFFER; 2500 all blooming size, $16.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son, Collingswood, N. J. GLADILOI — America, Augusta, Mrs. Francis King, l>i-in.-lH in., $6.00 per 1000; lin.-l)iin., $6.00; all will make fine blooms. Planting stock: H in-1 in., $4.00; H 'o.-H in., $3.00; H in. under, $1.60. All home-grown bulbs, clean and healthy. Florists' White and Light Mixture, let size, $10.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintier, West Grove, Pa. HEADQUARTERS FOR GLADIOLUS AU- GUSTA, the florists' white, in all sizes; 30 other vars. — all Long Island grown. Send for list. GEO. J. JOERG, New Hyde Park, Long Is and, N. Y. GLADIOLI— Cash prices per 100 for IH and IH in. bulbs. America, 75c. and 60c. ; Independence, 8O0. and 60c.; Mrs. F. King, 80c. and 60c.; Niagara, $2.75 and $2.25; mixed, 65c. and 60c. George Hall, Adelphia, N. J. GLADIOLI — 10,000 mixture, IM-in to 2-in., all colors, mostly named sorts. Fine young bulbs that will bloom. $6.00 per lOOO. Cash offer for lot. 2d size America, Cracker Jack, Meadowvale, Scarsdale, send for prices. E. E. Witherell, Bristol, R. I. GLADIOLUS— Mrs. Frank Pendleton, H-in. and over, grown from original stock, and true to name, $7.00 per 1000. 5% discount on 5000 or more; 8% on 10,000 or more. Cash, please. Worcester Bulb Co., 51 Wellington St., Worcester, Mass. GLADIOLI — America, Mrs. Francis King, also a lot of the best varieties mixed, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Cash. M. J. Sehaaf, Dansville, N Y. GLADIOLI — Brenchleyensis; all sized bulbs and bulblets. Will sacrifice entire stock account of retiring from business. R. P. Mansur, 1176 Park Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. F. KING GLADIOLUS, l^a-in. up, $6.00 per 1000; 5000 or more, $5.00 per 1000; bulblets, $3.00 per bu.; 2 bu., $5.00. Dept. A P. D. Aspinwall, Ft. -\tkin8on. Wis. GLADIOLI — Second size Baron J. Hulot and Halley, at $6.00 per 1000; 1st size, $8,00 per 1000; Lily Lehman, $10.00 per 1000; Brenchleyensis, $7.00 per 1000. Thomas Cogger, Melrose, Mass. NAMED GLADIOLUS AND BEST, $1.00 per 100. Large bulbs. Cash. Benj. Connell. Merchant- ville, N. J. GLADIOLUS — -America, only strong bulbs for forcing, $8.00 per 1000. W. F. Sohmeisker Hospital Sta.. Binghamton. N. Y. GLADIOLUS — Beat forcing varieiiea. See display ad. page, 867. Roman J. Irwin, 108 Wert 28th St., New York. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE ^[ABDT rKRKNNIAUB Hardy Perennials We have a iplendid aasortment Plant* Tery fine Ing, Pyrethrums, Corcopsi*, Geum, Gaillardia, Phlox, etc. Ank for prices. WOOD STOBBS t CO., Louisville, Ky. REMEMBER, if it's a Hardy Perennial or so- called Old-fashioned Flower worth growing, we have it in one shape and another the year round. We have the largest stock in this country all made in America, and our prices will average 75c. per doz., $5.50 per 100. Why say more here? Send for our wholesale price tint of varieties, and benefit from the opportunities this affords you. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. HOLLYHOCKS— Double white, red, pink and yellow; Japan Iris, purple and gold; Funkias, Hardy 'Mums, etc. All strong, field-grown stock. Write for list and prices. W. II. Nichols & Son, Painesville, Ohio. KING'S HARDY PERENNIALS— 10 per cent. off on all orders received during April. See display advertisement in this issue, page 873. W. E. KING, Box 362, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. HELIANTHUS HELIANTHUS— Hardy Perennial Sunflower. Mollis grandiflorus. Miss Mellish, Maximilian- thus and others. Field roots, $2.00 per 100, $15,00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. HELIOTBOPE HELIOTROPE — Dwarf, giant-flowered dark blue rooted cuttings, $1.(X) per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensaek Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. HEMEROCALLIS HBMEROCALLIS— Apricot, Flava, Good Dust Kwanso, double and single, Middendorfi, Orange- man and Thunbergii. Strong clumps, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. HEUCHERA HEUCHERA — Sanguinea Rosea, Brizoides, Gra- cillima and Caprice. Strong field plants. $5.60 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. HTDKAITGEAS FRENCH HYDRANGEAS Dormant and in fine condition. Splendid stock for after Easter and for Decoration Day sales Can be shipped now or held until wanted. Safely shipped by freight if required. 400 La Lorraine, 6-in. pots, 4 branches, $15 per 100 1000 Radiant, ft-in. pots, 4 branches, $15 per 100 600 Radiant, 6-in. pots, 6 branches, $20 per 100 YOUNG STOCK FOR GROWING ON Radiant, 3H-in. pots, $6 per 100. La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Otaska and Radiant, 2>^-in. pots, $4 per 100, $33 per 1000. JACKSON PERKINS COMPANY, NEWARK, NEW YORK HYDRANGEA P G. 100 1000 12-15 in., lining out $3 00I$26 00 2- 3 ft., well branched 8.00 75,00 Also 'Trees, Shrubs and Perennials ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA, ILL. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $6.00, 6-in. at 2O0., 0-in. at 25o. each. Henry Smith, cor Monroe dt Division Avea., Grand Rapids. Mich 10,000 HYDRANGEA P. G.— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lewis Roeech, Box Y, Fredonia, N. Y. IBIS IRIS GERMANICA — In following named sorts: Pallida, Mme. Chereau, Mrs. Darwin, Garrick, Fantasy, Fairy Queen, William III pink, Sihirica blue, Siberica alba, Sibirica Snow Queen, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., SparkiU, N. Y. GERM.\N IRIS— Albert Victor, tallest and best lavender, extra strong, $8.00 per 1(X). Siberian Iris^3rient,alis, dark blue, a money-maker for Decoration Day, strong, $3.00 per 100. Frank Koehler, Hardy Plant Farm, Camden, N. J. 60,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong diviaions. Price list ready. Lewis Roeseh. Box Y, Fredonia. N. Y. IVT ENGLISH rVY— Rooted Cuttings, 75c per 100 postpaid, from pots 20-in. to 30-in.. $5.00 per 100. Chas. Frost, Kenilworth, N. J. ENGLISH n-Y— Pot-grown, 4-in., $90.00 per 1000 Miss Kate Crans, Ira. Ohio. LILT OF THE VALLET LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS— $5.00 per 1000. Clumps. $8.00 per 100. Also all vegetable seed- lings. Henry Scnaumberg, Hammonton, N. J. Continued to Next Page 900 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE LOBXXIAS PANSIES LOBELIAS — Kathleen Mallard, llio new double cuttings, from soil, GOc. ppr 100. by mail; $4.00 per 1000, by express. Chas. Whitton, York & Gray Ave.. Utica. N. Y- LOBELIA SAPPHIRE— New trailing blue, white eye, 23^-in., $3.00; Rooted Cuttings, $1.50 per 100, prepaid. Richard Insall. Abington. Pa. MOONVINES MOONVINES— Strong, 3-in.. 6c.; 2K-in., 3c. Cash with order\ Schmaus Bros., Paducab, Ky. MYRTLE MYRTLE — Vinca minor, field-grown clumps; can be divided up into 4 to 5 plants, S3. 50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. E. K. Bau- manp, Rahway, N. J. ^___ irURSERT STOCK WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees, Weeping Tree.s, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO., 200 Maple Ave. ONARGA. ILL. WE HAVE the largest and moat complete assort- ment of fruit, shade, ornamental and evergreen trees, shrubs, vmps and perennial plants. Lining out stock of Cornua, Foraythia. Lonicera. Pbila- delphus, Spirffia, Sabx and Currants Write for wholesale and deaeriptive catalog. Klehms' Nurseries, Arlington Heights, Illinois STRONG, 2-year Grapes, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Raspberries, Blackberries. Strawberries and other small fruita; Oriental Planes, Norway Maples, pto. Send for price list. Chas. Black, Hightatown, N. J. NORWAY MAPLES. Pin Oake, Oriental Plants in all aisee. Send fot price list. Audubon Nur- seriaft. Boi 731. Wilmington. N. C. __^_ MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA— MagnoUa Grand- i6ora seedlings for lining out. Also larger sizes. Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic. N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES— 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 5-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H. Troy. New Rocbelle, N. Y. ORCHIDS FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, etc., about 1000 plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo. Warren, Box 43. Elmwood, R. I. ORNAMENTAL GRASSES ORNAMENTAL GRASSES— Arundo Donax Va- riegata. Strong roots with several eyes, $7.50 per 100, $1.00 per doz. Variegated Ribbon Grass, strong clumps, $3.50 per 100, 50c. per doz. Pali- sades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. PALMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In all sizes. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co. Rutherford. N J, PANDANTTS PANDANU8 VEITCHII— For a few days only will make special low price for cash with order. Sise for 2>^-in. pots, $4 60 per 100. Siie for 8 -in. pots, 0.00 per 100. Sim for 4 -In. pots, S.OO per 100. Siie for 9 -in. pots, 12.00 per 100. Beat * pot-grown, nicely variegated, J-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Paadanufl euokera, $2.00 and $4.00 per 100. J. J. Boar. Utile River. Fla. PANSIES PANSY PLANTS—Pansy Park Perfection is a most thoroughbred strain of Show and Fancy Pansies. It includes every variety of Giants known ; the reds, bronzes and best falicy sorts ifl"good pro- portion, all the colors right for the retail trade. The growing of Pansy Seeds and plants a specialty for over 40 years. One of thousands of testimonials I have received from florists and amateurs: " This is the 7th year I have used your Pansy Plants and each year have found them satisfartory in size of flowers, colors and other respects." M. J. McCable, Florist, Washington, D. C Fine, strong, stocky, field-grown plants from seed sown in August in sandy soil, thinly, broadcast, with extra fine roots, just right to transplant to bloom and sell in May. All colors mixed; 1,000 $4.00, 500 $2.25. Fall transplanted from July sown seed, $8.00 per 1000; 100 SI.OO. Cash with order. L. W. Goodell. Pansy Park, Dwight, Mass. PANSY PLANTS of ray largest-flowering mixtur of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky plants, $3.00 per 1000; 5000 lots, $2.50 per 1000. Fine Fall transplanted plants in bloom, ready about March 15th, shipped from coldfraraes, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. 25 years' experience in growing Pansies for the wholesale trade. Gustav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. 225,000 LARGE, stocky (Sept. transplanted), 6eld-grown, blooming Pansy Plants, Henry Mette's strain, all salable stock, satisfaction guaranteed. $1.00 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Prompt shipping. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalama- zoo, Mich. Contini&ed to Next Column PANSIES— The big giant^flowering kind, $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $5.00 and $15.00 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice plants and hundreds of testimonials, I would be flooded with new business James Moss, Johnsville, Pa P.\NSIES— 30,000 Giant mixed clumps, now ready for sale; thcv cannot be t^eat. Prire: $-1.00 per 100; in 500 lots, $3.50 per 100. No orders received for less than 100 plants. Pliilip M. Barrett, Wyoming Ave. & G St., Philadelphia, Pa. PEONIES RARE and Continental varieties' James Kelway Baroness Schroder, Eugenie Verdier, Mllf Rosseau, Mireille. Mme. Loiee Mere, $1.00 each $10 00 per dos. Mods. M. Cahusao, $2.50 each $25.00 per dos. Soulange, TouranKele, Mianon Primerere, Mme Auguste Dessert, Rosa Bonoeur Send tor list. D. W. C. Ruff, Buena Vista Gardens St Paul. Minn. PEONIES— The cream of 1200 sorts. 14 acres F. Maxima, Mme. Calot, Duchees da Nemours R. M. Storage. Send for list. C. Betscber, Dover Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS — Our well-knon-n strain of doubles, all good growers, carrying immense blooms, per- fectly healthy stock, well rooted and labelecl if requested, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 2 in. strong, $2.60 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. Prepaid, Hopkins & Hopkins, Chepachet, R. I. PETUNIAS— 50,000 Dreer's single fringed, mixed large, transplanted plants, all ready for 2^-in. 75o. per 100 mail, $6.00 per 1000 express. Edw, Whitton. cor. City & Green Sts., Utica, N Y. PETUNIA— Double variegated. 2-in.. $1 50 per 100. J. H. Dann & Son. WeatBeld, N. Y. POINSETTIAS POINSETTIAS— Stock plants, $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL St. TRENTON, N. J. POINSETTIA STOCK PLANTS— $12 00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. A N Pierson, Inc . Cromwell, Conn. POPPIES 5,000 POPPY, Oriental strong 2-year, field-grown plants. Price list ready Lewis Roesch, Box Y Fredonia, N. Y POPPIES — Oriental. Choice named sorts from cuttings, ready in April; 3-in. pots. Price $6.50 per 100. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. PRIVET PRIVET 200,000 California Privet; all sizes, as good as can be grown: 1 year, 12 in. to IS in,, S1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 2 years, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per 100, S15.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 2'i ft., fine, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; 2H ft. to 3H ft. and over, extra selected, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also Ibota, Golden-leaved, and Ball-shaped Privet; all 2-year Privet, extra well branched. 10,000 Berberis Thunbergli, 2 year, 10 in. to 15 in., 2c.; 12 in. to IS in., 3c.; 3 year, 12 in. to IS in., 6c.; 18 in. to 24 in., Sc; all extra fine stock. Amp. Veit- chii, 2 yr.. No. 1, 2 ft. to 3 ft., $1.25 per doz., IS to 24 in. 75c. per 100; each 5c. and 8c Clematis Pan- iculata, 2-year vines, $1.25 per doz.; 3 year. $1.50 per doz. Honey-suckles, 5 best 2 and 3 year, 4c. and 8c. each. Hardy Phlox, 10 beat named for fiorists, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100; strong field plants. True Butterfly Bush, field grown, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per doz. .lapan iMaples, purple, 2M ft. to 3 ft., 50o. St. Regis Raspberry, $2.00 per 100. All other shrubs and vines, Cannas, Gladiolus, Caladi- uma. Peonies, Evergreens, etc. Get list. Cash please Benj. Connell, Florist, MerchantviUe, N. J. AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET HARDY VARIETY Shipment can be made any time. 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.00 $15.00 12-18 in., well branched 3.00 26.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 40.00 2-3 ft., well branched 6.00 50.00 3-t ft., well branched 7.00 65.00 Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota, Regels and California. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave, ONARGA, ILL. CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Fine stock, well graded and packed, 2 years, 3 ft. to 4 ft., very heavy se- lected. $4.00 per 100, $30 00 per 1000; 2H ft. to 3H ft., heavy, well branched. $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 3 ft., four or more branches, fine, $2.50 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; 18 in to 24 in., three or riiore branches, good. $2.00 per 100. $12.00 per lOOJ; 1 year, IS m. to 24 in., branched, $1.60 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Amoor River (North), 18 in. to 24 in., branched, $3.00 per 100; Ibota, 18 in. to 24 in., (heavyl, $3 00 per 100. Packed free. Chas. Black, Higbtstown, N. J. RHODODENDRONS RHODODENDRONS— Hardy Hybrids, ca.sc lots, 40c. and 55c. Rockl.ind Nurseries, Blauvelt, N. Y". ROSES ROSES — 2-year, field-grown, extra strong, Dorothy Perkins, White Perkins, Hiawatha, $6.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse, N. Y. Continned to Next Column ROSES Own Root Grafted 100 1000 100 1000 ROSES— Cleveland. Gorgeous, ChampWeiland..$30 00 $260.00 $35.00 $300.00 Mrs. Bayard Thay- er, Red Rua.'iell 36.00 300.00 Baby Doll, Tipper- ary 25.00 200.00 30.00 250.00 Red Radiance, Mrs. Wm. R. Hearst. 17.50 150.00 17.50 150.00 Prima Donna 15.00 125.00 17.50 150.00 Mrs. Charles Rus- sell 12.00 100 00 15 00 130.00 Hoosier Beauty, Old Gold ....10.00 90.00 15.00 140.00 Sunburst, American Beauty. 8.00 70.00 Ophelia, J, L. Mock, Dble. Wh Killar- ney, Mrs, George Shawyer,Radiance Mrs. Aaron Ward, Mrs, Taft, Lady Alice Stanley, Ce- cile Brunner. Had- ley 7.50 50.00 12.50 120.00 Lady Hillingdon, Pink Killarney, Kaiaerin 7.00 65.00 12.00 110.00 White Killarney 7.00 60.00 12.50 120.00 Richmond 7.00 55.00 12.50 120.00 Special prices on 2500 or more. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 160S-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. Own Root Stock — 2>i-inch — — 4-inch — Ready now. Doi. 100 Dos. 100 American Beauty $0.85 $6.00 $2.00 $15 A. Rivoire, flesh H. T . . .60 3.50 1.60 12 Baby Crimson Rambler.. .60 4.00 2.00 15 C. Zeimet. white baby... .60 3.60 1.60 12 Clbg. White Cochet 60 3.60 1.60 12 Clo. Soupert, Hy Pol 60 3.60 1.26 10 Crimson Rambler 60 3.60 1.80 12 Et. de Lyon yellow T 50 3.60 1.26 10 Excelsa, Red D. Perkins. .60 3.60 1.50 12 Eicelsa, 1-yr. field 1.60 12 F. S Key, red H. T 75 6.00 2.00 IS Gen Jacq , red H P 60 4.00 1.25 10 G. an Teplits, H. Bengal. .50 3 50 1 50 12 Hadley, Crimson H. T. . .75 S.OO 2.00 15 Kaiserin A. V. w. H. T. .50 3.60 1.25 10 Killarney, pink H. T 60 4.60 2.00 IS La France, pink H. T 60 3.60 1.60 12 Maman Cochet, pink tea. .60 3.50 1.50 12 M Niel, yeUowCl. N... .60 3 50 2 00 15 Mme. C.Testout.p H.T. .75 S.OO 2.00 15 Mrs. A. Ward, yel. H. T .75 6.00 2.00 15 Mrs. C. Russell, p. H. T. 1.50 10.00 3.00 20 Maryland, pink H T 60 4.60 2.00 IS PauVNeyron.pinkH.T.. .60 4.00 1.26 10 P. C. de Rohan, cr H. P. .60 4 00 1.26 10 Radiance, pink H. T 60 4.00 2.00 15 Safrano. yellow Tea 50 3.00 1.25 10 Sunburst, yellow H.T... .76 6.00 2.00 16 U. Brunner, red H. P.. .60 4.00 1.60 12 White Killarney, H Tea. .75 6.00 2.00 15 W Maman Cochet, tea.. 60 3.60 1.50 12 List of 600 others. Submit want list showing quantities for speoial prioea per 1000. Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O, READY NOW OR CAN BE HELD UNTIL WANTED The following Roses are from 2!^-in. pots and are of last Summer's propagation. They are stronger and more stocky than the plants usually sent out which are generally from 2^-in. pots. White and pink Cochet especially valuable fqr florists to plant outside for cutting during the Summer. Baby Tausendschon., .$4.00 per 100, $35 per 1000 Clothilde Soupert. . . . 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Grusa an Teplitz 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Killarney 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Orleans 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Pink Cochet 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Richmond 4.00 per 100, 36 per 1000 White Cochet 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Complete list of 100 other varieties sent on request. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY, NEWARK, NEW YORK Rose Prima Donna ( Mad. Paul Eulrr) (The Florei Gardens' Strain) A grand, deep pink bloom, handsome form, strong stem, fine foliage, very fragrant; better shaped and deeper color than Russell. Prima Donna is a money maker I Plants ready Feb. 15th and later. $15.00 per 100. $125.00 per 1000. Order early. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK ROSES Dos. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15 00 Erna Teschendorff 2.00 16.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 16.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 Ellen Poulsen 2.60 18.00 Tausendschon 2.60 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - . - - WILMETTE. ILL. ROSES— 3000 Maryland. 2ii-\n. pots, at $40.00 per 1000. L. B. CODDINGTON, MURRAY HILL, N. J. ROSES — 4000 Ophelia Roses. 2)i-in. poU, Own Root. $40.00 per 1000. 1000 Uooaier Beauty. 2>i-in. pots. Own Root. $40.00 per 1000. Quid- nick Greenhouses. J. H. Gushing. Prop.. Quidnick. R. I. ROSES — 2 yr. old, Amerioan, fiald-irown. Sea diiplsy ad., page 8G7. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E Weet aath St., New York. Continued to Next Column SAI.'VIAS SALVIA — Bonfire. King of the Carpet. Splendens. Zurich. Rooted Cuttings. 76c. per 100. $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. SALVIA — Zurich, 10,000 transplanted now ready, $5.00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST.. TRENTON. N. J. S.\LVIA Bonfire and Splendens, large, trans- planted plants, ready for 2Ji-in., 75c. per 100, bv mail; $6.00 per 1000 by express; SU-in., $2.00 pt-r 100; 300 for $5.00. Edward Whitton, cor. City ct Green Sta., Utica, N. Y. SALVIA — Grown from cuttings, flower early, 214-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. SALVLA BONFIRE— 40007extra fine. 2}-4--in., ready now; $2.25 per 100. _Caah, please. Dobba & Son, Auburn, N. Y, S.^LVI.\ SPLENDEN.S — Strong, transplanted seedlings: plants ready for 2.'4-in. pots, $1,00 per 100, prepaid. L. F. Graham, Poughkeepsie. N. V _ SALVIA Zurich, .Silver Spot, Splendens,' 2,'4-in., S2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Schniaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. SALVIAS — Extra strong seedlings. Bonfire or Dragon, 50c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. Cash. R. Powell. Florist, Box 266, White Plains, N. Y. SEEDS SEED SWEET POTATOES Big Stem J ersey. Yellow Nansemond, Up Rivers, and Early Carolinas; heavy packed; bushel hampers, $1.00 per bushel, 10 bushels or more. 75c. per bushel. Tomato Seed, Livingston's New Stone and Greater Baltimore, Pound, postage paid, $1.50. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE DOUBLE VALUE OFFER 2000 seecia by mail for $1.00. .500 Asparagus Sprcngeri, 200 Dracana australis, 200 Phcenix canariensis. 200 Chaniserops excelsa, 100 .Seaforthia elegana. 200 Anipelopsia veitchii. 100 Acacia floribuiirb, 100 .\cacia Baileyana, 100 Cobaea scanflcns. 100 Cassia grandiflora, 100 Genista .^plcnficns. 100 African Daisy. George Leaver, P. (>, n.ix UU'.I. 1,03 Angeles, Cnl. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— All greenhouse grown and well ripened. Send your order early. 1000 seeds at $3.00 per 1000; 5000 seeds at $2.75 per 1000; 10,000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000. Special prices on large orders. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. DELPHINIUM— From our Belladonna hybrids. About half light, half dark blue. Excellent for cutting. $1.60 per oz., 50c. per W os. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— New crop, 75c. per 1000. 10,000 lots at 6O0. Harry Bailey, R. F. D. 6, Box 354, Los Angeles, Calif. SMII.AX SMILAX— 2>i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; from flats, $11.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGONS 2H-inch 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink $6.00 $50.00 Buxton's 6.00 50.00 Phelp's White 6.00 50.00 Nelrose Pink 8.00 50.00 Nelrose White and Yellow, extra good strain 5.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa IF YOU GROW RAMSBURG'S SNAPDRAGONS you will not have to wait until April to get a few blooms. By using his several varieties you can have Snapdragon blooms every day in the year. Some one or more of his varieties are always at work. See hia display ad. of Snapdragon. His new Silver Queen is a marvel, and an opportunity is offered to get stock of it. Look up his ad. G. S. Ramsburg. Somerworth, N. H. S.NAPDRAGON — Don t take chances on rooted cuttings. Plants from 2i.i-inch for March Ist and later. Phelps' White, Nelrose, Buxton's Silver Pink, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Heatherdell. The best yellow. $5.00 per 100. A. N. PIERSON, INC.. CROMWELL, CONN. SNAPDRAGONS — Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the best pure yellow sorts. $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. Cash. Wm Swayne.^LocK Box 'T, Kennett Square, P» ROOTED CUTTINGS — Silver Pink, Giant White. Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 2^-in pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Roman J Irwin. 108 W 28th St.. New York. SXAPDR.\GON CUTTINGS— Good stock, from plants that have blossomed all Winter (since November 15), white, red and yellow; $1.00 per 100. 'PhoiiKia Cogger, Melrose. M.i-^.s, SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in, pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $2.00 per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, West,field, N. Y. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink seedlings, 7Sc. per 100. James..T. Heal, Florist, Beverly, N. J. Continued to Next Page I April H, I!ll(i. The Florists' Exchange 901 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE FOR SALE OR RENT SUNDRIES FOR SALE SPIR^A SPIRiEA VAN HOUTTEI 100 1000 12 in., lining out J2.50 12-lS in., well branched 4.00 $30.00 18-24 in., well hranched 6.00 50.00 2-3 ft., well brnnchod 8.00 3-4 ft., well branched 10.00 ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA, ILL SPIR.EA— Van Houttei. Very strong, bushy, transplanted. Surplus stock; 2-3 in., $6.00 per 100, J55.00 per 1000; 3-1 in., $7.50 per 100, $70.00 per 1000. Palisjidcs Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. 10,000 SPIRiEA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thri/ty plaDta. Splendid rootA. Price list ready. Lewis HoMch, Boi Y. Fredonia, N. Y. SPIR^A — Later shipment, just right for Memorial ► Day, largo clumps, 150 clumps to case of 3 colors; S5.00 per 100. Thomas Cocper, Melrose, Mass. _ STEVIAS STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cuttings. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2^-in. stock, $1.50 per 100, worth double. Cash, please. Dobbe & Son, Auburn, N. Y. SWEET AI.TSSUMS SWKKT .\I,YSSUM— Little (lein, .strong, trans- planted plants, read.v for 2^.-in. pots. $1.00 per too, prepaid. I.. F. Graham. Poughkeepsie. N..Y. SVTEET PEAS WHEN YOU VISIT the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, see the Winter-Orchid-flowering Sweet Pea. If you are interested see me there personally. I supply 99 per cent, of the commercia growers with these seed. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Sweet Pea Ranch, Lompoc, Cal. TRADESCANTIAS TRADESCANTIAS — Variegated, 2ii-in.. strong plants, $1.75 per 100. John B. Tanguy, Florist, West Grove, Pa. ^; TRITOMAS NOW IS THE TIME to buy Tritoma Pfitzeri for Spring planting. We send good stock. Thomas J. Oberlin, Sinking Spring, Pa. VERONICA VERONICA — Longifolia Subsessilia plants from the field, $6.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Pali- sades Nurseries, Inc.. Sparkill. N. Y. VIBURNDM VIBURNUM RVTIDOPHVI.LU.M— New ever" green sort, of highest merit. oOc. up. Rockland Nurseries, Blauvelt, X. Y. VINCAS VINCAS — Variegated, out of 4-in., extra heavy $1 0.00 per 100. James T. Heal, Florist, Beverly N.J. VINCAS— Variegated, field-rooted tipa. tl.2fi per 100, postpaid; $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 Wert 28th St.. New York. VINCA VAR. — 2>i-in. pots, nice plants, ready for * shift, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order, please. John li. Mitchell, Madison, N. J. VINCA — Variegated and Green, strong. .3-in.. 3 to 0 and more leads, 15 to 16-in. long, $3.50 per 100. Cash. H. P. Smith. Piqua. Ohio. VINCAS — Oct. rooted, thumb pots. $1..50 per 100 Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield. Ohio VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100 $12.00 per 1000. No. I, $1 25 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C Betecher. Dover, Ohio. VIOLA VIOLA — G. Wermig. The Summer-6owering. hardy Violet. 2>^-in. pota, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100. Palisades Nurseries, Inc., Sparkill, N. Y. VIOLETS VIOLETS — Princess of Wales. Fine, heavy, rooted runners. They are selected stock which we grow for their free blooming qualities. $1.00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs & Sons. Auburn, N. Y. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK BARGAINS — A few thousand Geraniums out of 2-in pots, A. Hicard and Poitevine, $18.00 per 1000. .Snapdragon Nelrose. transplanted seed- lings, 75c. per 100. Delphinium Belladonna seedlings. 50c. per 100. Verbena mammoth scarlet, 50c. per 100. Salvia Splendcns and Bonfire, 60c. per 100. Snapdragon, white and yellow, 50e. per 100. Fred Holtke, eor. Broad & Fifth Sts , Carl- stadt. N, J. AGERATUM & COLEUS Coleus rooted cuttings, 75c. per 100, 56. 00 per 1000; 2K-in. pots, $2 00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. Ageratum, 2;i-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. David Shannon, 3380 Fort Hamilton Ave,. Brooklyn. N. Y. Continned to Next Colnmn MISCELLANEOUS STOCK HARDY English Ivy. 2 mid 3 plants, out of 3-in pol.s. strong. $5.00 per 100: variegiiled. out of 2'..,-in. pot.s. $5,(H) per 100. Parlor Ivy, mlt of 2 1. ..-in. pol.s. $3,111) i.er 100. Tradcscanlia, 2;a-in., SH.IIO per nil), .'\nlliericiiins, 0-in, poUs, extra fine, .(.v. .sii-.irlil .Sagi, dwarf, nut of .'t-in. pots, $3.00 per ino; oiil nf l-in. pols. $7 .IK) per 1(«). Ageratum, Mine Dwarf, out of 3-iii pots, $3.00 per 100. Ceraniunis, .\iiieriean lieautv, extra fine plants, out of 4-in. pota, $10.00 per 100; out of 3-in. pots, Sli.OO per HX); out of 2-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. .\sparagus plumosus, out of 3-in. pots, double, extra fine, $."».00 per 100. Asparagus sprengeri, out of 4-in. pots, strong, $9.00 per HH). Draeaum mdi\isa, out of 3-in. pots, $5. (HI jter 100 Cleiiialis paniculata, out of 2>;i-in. pots. $5.1)0 per 100. ( "asli with order, please. Samuel \. Smith, 3323 Goodman St., ^2 square East near lllh & Wcst- inorclanrl Sis.. Philadelphia, Pa. — 2-inch — -25'2-inch- 100 1000 100 1000 HELIOTROPES $3.00 $25.00 $4.00 $35.00 MOONVINES 2.60 20.00 ALYSSUM 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 SWAINSONA 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 AGERATUM 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 LANTANAS 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 ENGLISH AND GER- MAN IVY 3.00 25.00 6.00 50.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, P&. SNAPDRAGONS — SUver Pink, 3K-in pots, $8.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2J^ to 5-in. pota. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin. Port Chester, N. Y. BEGONIAS — Single, tuberous rooted, 7 colors, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; double, 7 colors, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000, Gloxinia, mixed, choice colors, $2.00 per 100. Thomas Cogger, Melrose. Mass, STRAWBEBRT FLAITTS STR.VWBERRY PLANTS— Day's Seedlings; ju.st introduced, medium sized, dark red, fine flavored, one of the finest canning berries ever grown; im- mensely productive in both plants and berries; must be planted this midseason; $2.00 per 100, S5.00 per .300. Cash. W. W. Day & .Son. Port Byron. N. Y VEGETABLE PLANTS ONION SETS. White, $2.75 bu. 32 lbs.; red. $2.25 bu. 32 lbs ; yellow. $2.00 bu. 32 lbs. Cash with order. Order now for future delivery. Sacks. 5c. extra. EVERETTE R. PEACOCK CO., 4013 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. EARLIANA and BONNY BEST TOMATO— Small, transplantecf, $2.50 per 1000. Large Snowball Cauliflower. $4.00 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, HammODtOP, N. J. GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Traneplan ted planU, $2.S0 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton, N. J. STOCK WANTED Wanted Specimen Oleantder Plants pink, also large Orange Trees in tubs. Alexander Mcconnell 611 Plllh Avenoe, NEW VORH CITY STOCK WANTED— Ornamental Shrubs and Trees; sizp for immediate effect; first-class; clu-iip. From Nurseries near N, Y. City, in tens to hunclreds. Griffifha, DouK!;istun. N. \'. __FOR^XCHANGE_^ PETUNIAS, single, Verbenas and Salvia splen- dcns, strong plants, ready for 2,'-2-iii- orate. my Borist business, paying a net profit for 15 yeare of S10.000 yearly. Louis L. Green, 60 State 8U Borton. Maaa. Continued to Next Colnmn FOR .SALIO--A greeidiouNC plant, eonsisting of new iron frame house. ;J2 x lOS. 2 wooden fnimo liOMscH, ■'.! HpiiU, Hi X 108, with etinijHjieiil. no\%' used for the growiiiK of Roses; new dwelling Ihmikc, 7 rooms and biitji, stf;:im heat; barn and ntlier out buildiiu;^, with ns nnieh land as may be desired. I'ri'iiiiscf* located at elevation of ;iO(J feet; 3,'^. miles from Wi-nrfieM station, N. ■!., about 2 miles from Summit and the same dislanrc (rom Murray Hill, rremises may be bought for reasrmable ainouniin cash, balance on mortgage. Communicate with T. D., caro The Florists' ExehanKt-*- FOR SALE^Onc of the best located greenhouse propcrtir-H near New ^'ork; it could not, be bent for a pol, plant grower wishing 1o do business with New York ; about M,(HIO fl , Hi x 2-1 Khisn; all mo I orris (^:l^Ml^^^ Cn., Mt. Mnrns. N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT— Would like to sell a long established florist business on account of ill health. Store rent reasonable. Write for particu- lars or information Felix Menaud, 6 - 2d St , Troy, N. Y. FOR SALE— Farm, located in Elmhurst, L. I., near Hoffman Blvd.; 17H acres; will sub-divide to vour convenience: also 500 hotbed sashes, nearly new, at SI. 25 each. V. E. Reich & Sons, 1429-31 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N Y. WANTED TO RENT— Greenhouses of 10,000 to 20,000 ft. of glass in Middle Atlantic or New England States. Privilege of buying. Best of references. Address R. C, care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Established florist business at Wood- lawn Cemetery; best location; good bu.siness. Fur particulars address Opportunity, care The Florists' Excliange. FOR SALE — Florist's place, 5 miles from Herald Square, New York, on Long Island. Address S. R., care The Florists' Exchange. 3^^anted^toJent3 N\.\XT];i) T(.) Ri::\T OR BLV— Retail green" h..iis.- l.u.Mness, 5,000 to 10,000 ft. of glass; not rtiMrr than one hour from New York City. J\Iust lie ill garticulars and price. Address T. X., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO RENT— By July 1, 10,000 ft. to 30,000 ft. of glass in good condition. State size, price and particulars. Address S. L., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO RENT — Greenhouses of fn m ."CCO to 20,000 ft, in New England or Middle Atlantic States. Address T. S,, care The Florists' Exchange SOTDWESJFm^SM^ FOR SALE — .3 boilers, on account of enlarging heating plant: 2 Magic return tubular boilers; rated at 1 5,000 sq . ft. of glass to be heated to .^O de- grees in zero weather. Price, $325.00 each, f. o. b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5,000 ft., $100.00. Thc^^e boilers are in perfect condition and can be ujscd either for steam or hot water. No brick work- needed. Floral Hill (Jardens, Chatham, X. J. FOR SALE — AH material, such ad glara. pipe. boilers, fittinKR. tools, contained in ten green, houses, which we are obliged to remove to make apace for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- politan Material Co , 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use, l-in.. 3e.: lK->n., 4c.; IM-in., 5c ; 2-in., Oc. per ft. PECKY CY- PRE.S.S. $17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Met- ropolitan Material Co.. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SAI.E— One Wilkes Hot Water Boiler. 20x42. rated 400 Hq. ft. an(l expansion tank; used only 3 .years. A 1 condition; cheap for cash. Fair\'icw Greenhouses, Milton, Pa. FOR .SALE— 1600 second-hand flower pots; good condition; will sell lot for $12.00. D. Ryan. 27 Dexter St., South Boston, Mass. Tel.: 999 .1. .'^o. Boston. FOR S,\LK — .Sash and class from twelve errf n houses, also seven boilers and 40(10 ft. of pipe Mrs. E. Siebreeht. Floral Park. .N. Y. Continued to Next Colnmn CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Be.1 staple on the market, 36o. per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. Pofltage paid. Miobigao Cut Flower Etohaime, 264 Randolpb St., Detroit, Mioh. MOSS BDUTilEKN SPANI.S11 MOS.S— $2 60 per eus. $17 50 per ton, F. O B. .Southern Wild Snillai, until April Sam Young, Spring Texaa. SASH STANDARD HOT BKD SASH— IH in tiuck with croM bar. 80c. each, or lota of 26 and over at 76o. each. Blind teoooR White leaded in )oint« The life of a taflh depends on this construotion. We GUARANTEEoursash tobeautisfaotoryor refund your money. Qiaos 6x8. 8x10. 10x12 or 10x14 at $1.60 per box of 60 eq. ft. 0. N. Robinson A Bro., Dept. 2S, Baltimore, Md. SPHAGNUM MOSS .SPHAGNUM .MO.SS--.M)l.l. bale $1.00; 10 bales $9.00: Live Moss, $1.00 bbl. Terms cash. Mizpah Moss Co.. Box 44, .Vlizpah, .\'. J. SPHAGNU.M MOSS— 10-bbl. bale, $2.2.1; 5 bales, $10.00; 5-bhl. bale. $1.25; 5 bales, $6.00; bur- lapped 25c. extra. Wet Mriss, 85c. per bale. Jos. H. Paul. Box 15li, Manahawkin. N. .1. SPHAGNUM MOSS— Fresh gathered, clean, dry. $1.00 per 5-bbl. bale; 10 bales. $9.50. Cash with order. George Thoren, Mayetta, N. J. TOBACCO STKMB FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In balea, 200 lb«., $2.00: 600 lbs., $4 00: 1000 lbs , $7 00; ton. $13.00. Also Dust. SeharS Bros., Florists, Van Wert. Ohio WIRE WORK W E are the largest manufacturers of Wire Work in the West. E F Winterson Co., 168 N. Wabaab Ave., Chioago, III Montreal, Canada Stork has lifcii plentiful for Ijn.- week ending April ]. lUises, Cnin;iliiiiis. I'eas. V.Tlle.v moving well, and in good de- mand. Bull) slock is tighlening a little and liokling firm prices. Weatiier conditions arc favorable in Montroiil: the snow has practicall.v all disappeared. .Mi-ss L. Trace.v. anil Kd. Gernaey, both leading florists of the Knst Knd, visited the flower show in I'hiladelphia. Campbell's rt'.irists Iia\'e purchased a Ford delivery car which will undoubtedly render valuable assistance to their grow- ing business. Through the death of S. S. Bain. Montreal has lost one of ils leading flo- rists. Mr. Bain was connected with the floral hiLsincss for a number of years. Dyson Bain, wlio now superintends the business, is very capable of the important position, and reports business very good. AVe wish him every success. F. J. McKcnna of McKenna, Ltd.. visited Quebec lately at their branch -store on St. .Tohn st. They advise they have been doing a rushing business in wedding designs. Wm. Hay, late proprietor of the Canadian Floral Co.. has retired from business. L. 11. Goulet has purchased the stock. Mr. (Joulet has had wide ex- perience in the floial trade. The executive committee of the Cana- dian Horticultural Association met in Berlin. Ont.. on Afarch 27. and tran- sacted official business. It was decided to hold the convention in Berlin from Aug. 8 to 10. Wm. Cotter, president of the Montreal Gardeners and Florists' Club, is work- ing the local members of the larger so- ciety to stimulate a large attendance for the convention in August. In paying a visit to the Montreal Flo- ral Exchange, Ltd.. wholesale florists, it was noted they had a large stock of Ophelia, Hadley, Russell and SunbursI Koses. Carnations, orchids. Sweet I'eas and I'ansies in great varieties. II. C. McKinley. formerly of the Mon- treal Floral Exchange, has enlisted for overseas service with Ihe 14Sth Ball. :is a non-com. oHiccr. N. T. SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE.— Ths Florists' Exchange Is a trade paper, and Its advs. quote wholesale prices. For that reason It should be treated with care. Copies should not be left lying where they win be seen by outsiders, nor should they on any account be used as wrapping or oacklnq material. Further, the fact that a Durchaser not In the trade may seek t« obtain goods at trade prices by no means compels you to sell him at wholeaale. 902 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Plofisct Id ftood Btandlng throughout the country can aval) tbemselTea of the advertlflers* offers In this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their locai customers, transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus ava il themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade which are open to ^11. Let your customars know you flU orders by i«le graph to any part of the country. When the design Is placed lo the advertiser's card It indicates < membership In the Florists* Telegraph Delivery Albany, n. v Not how Cheap Bat how Good ifJ^ ALBANY, N. Y. U North Pearl Street graphic order. Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- Persona' attention given and satisiaetion guaranteed ALBANY ^Jfaliomill fjflorisl] Send your orders !or the CAPITAI, DISTRICT, which '.neludeB all of Easteni New York U IT State, to William Gloecltner We guiranUe abtoltUe sati^action ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Write, Telephone or Telegraph. AU. ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N. Y. 2.^ Steuben Street The beat flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders Allentown, Pa. Ernest Ashle ley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Tele[ihones Can 611 your Telegragh Order. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike ^ Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. fverything EST 1877 SCHENECTADY, N. Y. AUBURN, NEW YORK Ue-IM SOUTH DIVISION STREET We deliver to all pomte IM_»- (f *o CeDtr&l New York, Wells ™r"'" «"eli\eries anywhere in Brooklyn. New York, New Jersey aad Lont Island Trade orders rared for from all parts of the country and dell' ered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries in BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS. LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. I '^ CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue fmrnmm mm^MMMM We ceo fill your orders Day or Niftht for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always have complete stock on hand. Regular diAoount allowed the Trade. KNOBLE BROS.. '?XEVEL'l}?D"™Hia- BALTIMORE, flMeiSU^ MARYLAND ^^'"^and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street ''The House of Flowers'' Burlington, vt. Orders for Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. filled to your entire satis- fac- tion. im^ CLEVELAND. OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telepraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled Peraunal attention given. Usual disrount allowed g'rlinUz.tljf Jl0nat.3m-. """ Coloradojprlnas CHARLOTTE, N. C. Charlotte and Vicinity ^"r"" Colorado Springs OTcSnitv promptly and careful eseoated by The Pikes Peak Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street Caitone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of class DALLAS, TEXAS LANGFLORIILIINDNUIISEIirCO./^? FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 910 to 912 Flowers CHICAGO ILL 522 So. Michigan Ave, Confess Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists //^ FLORISTS <^^ DAY TO! IN, OHIO C~^^ 112 South ( ji„riat) Main St. Vf V April 8. 1916 The Florists' Exchange 903 Best Ways Of Advertising For The Retailer MERIT can advertise a man better than anything else. All that is necessary is to advertise the MERIT By W. CLEAVKR HARRV Tlll'jKE are alinast as many theories as to tlic Uest .111(1 only orijiiiial way to get the fullest results from advertising as there are people engaged in the business. iMoilirn advertising; in the florists' business is a comparatively new thing, and the standards of criticism have not Vet been thoroughly establi.slicd, hence each individual engaged in the business is pretty much a law unto himself. In the midst of so much pretension, guesswork ami more or less downright ignorance, it is refreshing to watch the course of those few men who refuse to accept arbitrary rules and theory, but dig deep for the real facts. In considering the best ways to get information regarding your goods to the passive public, we must always be open- minded. Tomorrow we may awake with some apprehension as to whether the plan of advertising we are so carefully following in our own business is the best one for us. The one first basic principle in all retailing is — the proper presentation of the goods. To advertise, you must display them in an eye-com- pelling way. Formerly the florist's show-window was the only method of ad- vertising, and it still is of prime impor- tance. Time and the mode of travel has made some changes, and many of our best prospects go whizzing by our win- dows in their motors. The modern retailer no longer de- pends on the neighborhood for his living. The same means that have lessened the force of the show window have increased his opportunities a hundredfold. No longer is the retailer restricted to his neighborhood. The neighborhood and his customers have moved away. Ad- vertising knows neither distance nor lo- cality. The florist who greeted each cus- tomer as she entered, and opened the door when she departed, has broadened his personality into a creative genius. The problem is the same. The method only has changed. The same earnest- ness and sincerity are there, except that it serves a hundred where it served but one. The business is still founded on friendship, but outside of the shipping clerks' routes, there is no uptown, no downtown. The city and country are one. Advertising is salesmanship on paper . — nothing more — nothing less. Merit can advertise a man better than anything. All that is necessary is to advertise the merit. Advertising, like electricity, is a powerful, unseen force, and it attracts a mass of people who presume to under- stand it. Advertising deals with a silent thought-force, which is known only by its results. The best ways are being studied by those retailers who are spending their money to find out. The four most efficient ways in which the retail florist can advertise are: 1, the show window; 2, direct adver- tising by mail; 3, newspaper and program, and 4, street car ads. and billboards. These cover the main points in legitimate advertising. They are all the best ways. The best one for you is the one which gives you the results. Make your own analysis. If you are so situated that your store is off the beaten track, then do not spend all your appropriation in your window. You must make your appeal and give information through one of the other methods. In advertising, as in gunnery, it's only the hits that count. Direct advertising includes all matter sent through the mails. Two points are important: 1, to see that your mailing-list contains the names of good prospects; 2, that the matter sent is of the right kind. Of this, we con- sider postahs, folders, letters and booklets. Whatever you use should be gotten up by one who knows. If your automobile has engine trouble, would you allow a steam- fitter or a stonemason to tinker with it? You may know a lot about advertising, as all experienced business men do, so when you want results, buy your printed matter from those who have the resources and facilities for turning out the best publicity work. High class work of the printers' art touches the greatest number of points of contact and never finds the waste basket. The third kind is newspaper advertising. Herbert Kaufman says: "Newspaper ach'ertising is to business what hands are to a clock. It is a direct and certain means of letting the public know what you are doing." As a steady diet, it is expensive for the retail florist. It is very effective at holiday times. ("ar ads. and billboards are an unknown quantity. If you ai'e catering to the class of trade that rides every- where in automobiles, , car advertising is not the best for you. retailer h.a.s long borne the burden and heat of the day. He is scolded for not being progressive. He is urged to ))ush his product to the utmost at his own expense, and then he is called down by the big wholesalers because he does not buy more. The wholesaler has no conscientious scruples about over-selling, except in the case where his customer has a reputation for bad pay. The wholesaler has few losses, but he docs not try to keep his customer, the retailer, from throwing away a "bunch of stock." The retailer's chances for a good net profit from an increasing business are small indeed, compared with the big man amid- ships. In all lines of merchandise we find the manufacturer and his jobber creating a demand by advertising. The growers and the wholesalers will have to organize, to carry on a propaganda in favor of .scientific retailing, just as the Government has been for scientific farm- ing. It is true that we have no brands in flowers. None until the retailer puts his name on the box as a guarantee of their quality and freshness, and there are no goods on the open market where the risk is greater. There is nothing in the world that can- not be had by the man who is big enough, daring enough, optimistic enough to want it hard enough. Not a single achievement — nothing has been done that cannot be done again, and perhaps bet- ter the second time than it was first. Every success can be repeated by the man who wants to repeat it, and works hard enough for it. In working for it lies the rub. The reason for our fail- ures lies in this: We have not worked hard enough. Faith, daring and hard work have conquered every element — the land, the water and the air — have done the things men said were impossible, and that men were not intended to do. Above all things, never lose your faith in your- self, your optimism, your willingness to take chances — to dare — and to work hard toward a definite end. FLORISTS' TELEGRAPH DELIVERY White enameled basket filled with rose pink Azalea and Erica persoluta Willow, Asparagus plumosus and having pink ribbon bow By Tboa. F. Galvm, Inc., New Vork Don't let your personal vanity rule in advertising. Some men are highly flattered to have their names in public places, and will wear a broad smile and never question the actual facts when they sign a check which pays for a lot of billboard and newspaper display. The poorest machinery creaks the loudest, and it is not all in the size of the space or the noise of the colors. Advertising should not be too entertaining. It should aim to persuade and convince, without any evidence of smartness or mere cleverness. The right kind of publicity imparts information and is educational and requires the highest possible grade of definite, terse, true statements. You must repeat it over and over again. One does not tell a child that this letter is "A" and expect that child to know the fact for the rest of his life. That simple truth has to be stated over and over again, as does any other fundamental idea, and so it is in our advertising. Too much bargain talk is hurtful in the long run. To advertise bargains in flowers cheapens the impression and sentiment, and puts the florist's calling on the level with the green grocery. Too much quality talk is equally tiresome. Go after the points that create desire and put up a better package and you will not be bothered by price-cutting. The cost of doing business is rising at an alarming rate. Retailers all over the country are asking: "What am I making? How much of the money in that drawer belongs to me?" The cost of retailing is enormous. The Meeting at Philadelphia A meeting of the executive and mem- bers of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association was held at the Hotel Wal- ton, Philadelphia, on Thursday, March 30, in the week of the National Flower russy Show. Irwin Bertermann, president, was in the chair, and there were over 30 members present from widely separated sections of the country. The secretary first of all read a detailed statement of the association's finances. There are $5000 invested and $1500 in the treasury for current expenses. The membership is 300, represented in 200 different cities throughout the country. Wm. F. Gude, Washington, D. C, spoke in reference to the association's booth at the National Flower Show. It had been the intention to have a more elaborate and .attractive exhibit; the F. T. D. was disappointed at not having a better location. Mr. Gude had found several of the local retailers so busy as not to be able to lend him iissistance at the booth except Mr. .John Habermehl, who had been kindly helpful. Incidentally in speaking of the booth later, Mr. Pochelon remarked that .$5000 worth of good advertising seemed to have been lost to the Philadelphia retailers and the association on this occa- sion. Mr. Gude said that 400 telegrams had been sent to mayors in various cities, their letters and telegrams of thanks being pinned to the large map that had been prepared. Much amusement was got from some of the replies. The president proposed that a standing vote of thanks be given to Mr. Gude and to Mr. Habermehl. Presents of flowers had been sent to President Wilson, Vice-President Marshall, Speaker Chjimp Clark, and the Commissioners of Washington by the Gude Bros. Co., and personally signed letters had been received from the last two. Chas. L. Baum of Nashville, Tenn., took occasion to describe some of the work that his firm has done re- 904 The Florists' Exchange SS! [iiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiJiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiNiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiniii iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu^ New York DARDS Established 187 4 m N. E. Corner 44th Street and Madison Avenue Has his own correspondents in all the large cities of Europe and the British Colonies. Cable orders for- warded by private code. Telegraph aind Caible Address: DARDSFLOR. '|||lllll||lllllKlill1lllllllllllllll!lllllllllllillIIIIIIII1IIHllIllllIllllNI[:illi!llllllllllll1lllNIIINIilllH nlinii Tht" p:xcli;irige Z7/»» DENVER, COLO. Park Jioral Co. ^l^rTr' "'''""' Weetem Nebraska 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual diacounta. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < TeJegraph Us. AtSOrr POCHELON*' IW-iSO OATUdT DES MOINES IN THE CENTER OF IOWA J.S. WILSON FLORAL CO, We cover all points in Iowa. ^MJTH "^^E FLORIST KJlfll J. J. If EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobUe* in East, West sod South Orange ■lao Glen Bidge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Nevaik and NewYork ^a^son the Florist E\^if^^ Vr* '"*^*'*^ * 107 W. Market St. fN. Y. Deliveries to Itliaca, Bingliainton. Homell. Coming and otlier >>o'°ts- Cut Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Steamship sailings ^vill be found on page 909 cently in advertising the Florists' Telegraph Delivery service in his own town of 85,000 inhabitants. A large sign iJOft. long by 10ft. deep had been painted along the side of his store, and an F. T. D. window containing a great number of telegrams from all quarters has been made a feature. His firm had 5000 names on its books, and each of these receives on an average two notices each year in each of which is a mention of the F. T. D. service. A member whose name we failed to catch made a use- ful suggestion in regard to boosting for the association. In a night letter when the 50 word.s are not all used the following was suggested to fill out, "We are F. T. D. members, why not you?" Samuel Feast of Baltimore, suggested that the asso- ciation provide literature to its members, who could use this in maliing an appeal to others to join. He thought this would have more authority than the use of one's own paper. •Wm. F. Gude proposed that the secretary be asked to communicate with every State vice-president of the Society of American Florists throughout the country, asking" them to furnish the names of their retail florist who ought to be a member of the F. T. D., this to be fol- lowed up by three letters if necessary, from the secre- tary's office, asking these gentlemen or firms to become members. Chas. L. Baum seconded this, which was car- ried by acclamation. Henry Penn of Boston offered $100 for stimulating in- terest in membership among the florists of the smaller cities. This led to a general discussion of advertising the society. Mr. Pochelon said that he had sent out hundreds of letters. He thought the practice of throwing such letters into the waste paper basket was not the right spirit. The success of the F. T. D. was a long way off imtil every member made up his mind and said, "The F. T. D. is mi/ business." In regard to field agents, there should be the power of a big organization behind them, otherwise they Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. Ft. Worth I Texas FLOWERS * PLANTS , TREES Galveston Floral Co., '^'m^"^^ QoftUty ia out flowers, planto and floral work n^S.'.SWS^a.""' Galveston, Texas. HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED Rectangular blrchbark box filled with Primula obconica. Erica persoluta and having figured white ribbon bow By Geo. E M. Stumpp, New York Simple basket filled with Erica cupressina (pink) By Geo. E. M. Stumpp, New York April 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 905 HARTFORD, CONN. /^^ilionnll jflorisi QEORQE O. McCLUNIE HARTFORD. CONN. 165 MAIN STREET, SOUTH FLOWERS ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE F LANE SO ASYLUM STREET Hartford Connecticut Highland Parh Greenhouses w'Tn'dSf HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of .^^gjj^ Chicago, as far as Milwaukee ' HOUSTON, TEXAS «f Forestdale" noJr'sh 619 MAIN STREET op Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS <^^ @^!/^emam(Smi.A Indianapolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave. Prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertennanu'a 6owera excel MILLS Jacksonville, We reach all Florida and South "Rio T/ie Florist f inc. 35 West Forsyth Street Georgia points JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. and Vicinity G. Van Bochove & Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed Pan of pink and white Tulips witli Pussy Willow and briglit rose pinlc bow, also Asparagus plumosus (Tile Tulips are 3C-t as thiclily as possible in deep, wide pans, « hich are then set in wicker baskets) By Geo. E. M. Stumpp, New York often receive scant courtesy. He referred to the long period of campaign work he had had, even among his Detroit neighbors. He looked forward to the time when the association would have a membership of 2500 to 3000, and be able to have its own advertising agency. They must, however, have such a reputable organization as to be able to back up any statement that such an advertis- ing agency might make. The man who received a $25 telegraph order and only gave $15 worth of flowers was fooling himself as well as the sender and deserved to be called a crook and a thief. Such men ought to be ex- posed. Only by that would the association become known everywhere as one with a reputation for strictly honest dealing and reliability. Mr. Pochelon intimated that he is preparing a directory of reliable names and addresses, there being an urgent need for this. He pointed out the unequalled value in advertising that a member re- ceives from the fact of merely having his name in the F. T. D. membership list, only costing $2 a year. He referred to those trade papers that refuse to insert the membership sign in the retailers' cards in their pages and urged that members insist upon having this mark or sign in their advertisements. J. Harrison Dick editor of The Florists' Exchaxoe, although not a member, was given permission to allude to the proposed scheme for the telegraph delivery of flowers 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray M17 GRAND AVENUE ~ LEXINGTON, KY. OMM Ao KiEILILER EAST SIXTH STREET LEXINGTON, KY. MlCMILER Br©^. Co. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky ^Prompt Delivery to 'fiW So. Calif. Points 21:2 I Wesf Kli Si. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE "^ AUGUST R. BAUMER KENTUCKY: The Souths Most Modern Floral and Art Ejlablishment ..d^^MiK^W^' Louisvi/fe.Ky. 532 Fourth Ave. Our Album of Floral Designs Through the use of his copy a Baltimore florist secured an order amounting to $65.00. Published by The Florists' Exchange giHuiwifliiwiiiiiJiiiiijiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiuMiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiinii^ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiiniiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiuiimiiiiiiniiHiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiluilliMluiiiiiiiiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiiw David Clarkes Sons Phonesljri-j\ Columbus 2139-2141 Broadway, New York City Established 1849 Choicest Blooming Plants '1 Cut Flowers FOR EASTER DELIVERY «iiiiumii«iiiiiiiHimiiiiiiiiiKijiniiiiBiii iiimiiiiiiiiiimiiMmiiiiiiiiiMiiiiaim»miiiMiininiiiiuimiiiiiiwmiiiiiiiiiimi«ni«M^^ 906 The Florists' Exchange Telegraph orders forwarded to any part of the United States and Canada Alexander NcConnell 611 FIFTH AVENUE, Corner of 49th Street Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL NEW YORK CITY Reference or cash must accompany all orders from unknown correspondents Wlietii i.tnit'iiiitc. i»k'ase mi'ntiMii The Excluui^e ^SHMik^Bi Sead Your Order* g|^fcl3**!)jflU\. FOR Sm^MW DIXIE LAND BHHkI^^ to jMkk IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Georgia All Choice . CUT FLOWERS ^in Season N*^KF Orchids and Valley 1 n \ 1 a Specialty Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 910 to 912 tliat tlu' Western Union Telegraph Ass'n liad announced, and which was explained in our editorial of last weeli. Mr. Bcrtermann, Mr. Gude and Mr. Poclieion each spoke at length in regard thereto. Tlie burden of their re- marks was that there was nothing to fear from the Western Union Telegraph Ass'n since that organization could not give the service that the florists could; that they were not in the greenhouse growing business; that they could not make the sun shine any more in the dull Winter months and in that way enlarge the supply or improve the quality of cut flowers; and that they were not big enougli to injure the F. T. D. and its work. If anything, the Western Union service would only help the F. T. D. John Hess of Omaha, suggested that telegraph orders sliould be left open, as sometimes there was either a scarcity of the particular flower ordered or none pro- curable. Florists of repute would handle the order faithfully. The question of allowing the florists in charge of flower stands in dry goods stores to become members was also discussed. It was pointed out that every member of the F. T. D. must first of all be a member of the S. A. F. in good standing, which surely would be a guarantee of tlie position of the applicant in that case. The dry goods stores reached down to a class of buyer that the larger retail florists did not cater for, and in that way they provided an outlet for 50c. Lihes and other stock that would only be thrown away . R. C. Kerr, Houston, Tex., vice-president of the S. A. F., spoke in regard to the convention to be held there EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. Whitted Floral Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED, Uop. OPERATING THRER STORES MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception St Careful attentloo ^Ten all orders i/iosemont Sardens J^ MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited White Azalea, Baby Rambler Roses fred) and Adiantum Farleyense In white enameled basket By A. T. Bunyard. New York ■g 1 m yC ' 1 J^H W''^:i^M i^ ^^4* '%^ :-.:^.#...-' .^. 1 •"M i ■^ ^ : :*. ^^ \ % M. ^'^"*' 1 •is- • . **If we say it, we will do it" A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 1193 Bniadway, NEW YORK CITY <3;gSSfe> MY ONLY nORE ACCOUNTS INVITED ^<13^ |-|, ^Jj^, PI^L^Q Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Florist BUTLER a ULLMAN <^> ^ Furrow & Company ^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, N. J. /MdioreilV [ Jlorisl , PHIUDELPHU, PA. The Bellevue-Strattord and Diamond & 22d Sta. Do you want flowers in Philadelphia? Wefumiah the best, artistically arranged \;W2£/£^'(^md PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT Wc^t Eottdatt JFlomrr i&t;o}f. Cth. 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pittsburgh Pa 710 East Diamond Street Ncrtb Side OUR ONLY STORE WB SERVE YOU BETTER BTOEE OPEK DAY AND MGilT POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. 8K« SSLTFOBD PI tflWV^D Vassar College Glen Eden CMrtn Putnam Hall SHOP Bennett School Taconic School 908 The Florists' Exchange *8» <9f «S» \f> «S» 'Sf «,?» «.?> «S» «S» «S> <& «,«» iS^ tS> «j& t5» «5» lS» *& «S> «S> <& «S» !•> !•> tSf I'^i'i.l?' iTi l?il?ii?i^il?i;^^ J # -ST MEMBER OF THE FLORISTS TELEGRAPH DELIVERY A. T. BUNYARD, Florist 413 Madison Avenue, NEW YORK CITY Filling New York Orders for the Leaders Throughout the Country Every Day in the Year ■*■ fStf STiSrSrsrsn?* i?» «> t5» «?> «S» *«> ts> is» is^ <.«> <& «& ts> v?> «.?» is> <.•» <:> «.•> iSf ts> «.•> «•> <.•> <*> iSf is> is> <5> «s> *s> atf is> is> is> is> is> vs» «s> is> <.•> «S» ral( PointaCsM ROCKFORD ROCKFORD.ILL. k^^ Quick service to Illinois, Wisconsin. Indiana and FOREST CITY 'o™ ^''^'^■ GREENHOUSES OCKFORD f loag Distanoa Pbonea l*eU,Tvler 1104 Hjn., Centnil 413 SAINT LOUIS, MO, 8th & Locust Sts. All oTd«n by Telegraph or Tele- phone most carefully exeout«d at once. Floral dengne a speoialty Sanders J^iowers ;t. Mo. equipped "9 The finest and best _ _ _ flower store in the city, situated in tlie heart of the fashionable residential district-. 623 CLARA AVIS. Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 OUve Street Oat-ol-4own ordets will receve prompt and oaraful attention. Wire UB jrour orders. a> ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in jreat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. What Fashion Fancies Can Be Had Here at Its Inception. ([ International Reputation. TELEPHONE 1440, 1441 Murray Hill 6 East 33rd Street New York City April S, 191C. The Florists' Exchange 909 SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality In Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR FLORAL CO. u will he in a position to expect more courteous treat- ment from this uidivKhial Adopt a system of kcrping all of your equipment in A 1 condition always. Never let it run down. Have a place for everything, and keep everything in its place. " There are two ways of making yourself stand out from the crowd. One is by having a job ao big that you can go home before the bell rings if you want to; the other i.n by finding so much to do that you must stay after the others have gone. The one who now enjoys the former, once took atlvantage of the latter." SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS (Y:e.D^9^co, SYRACUSE, N.Y. Onondaga Hotel We will carefully execute orders for SyracuMe and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders ^V¥4») ToDeka, Kan, THE ROSERY R. ABBOTT Both Telephones pnvh ifloral Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, Lafayette and Schiller A ves.. Broad St. Park \J2^ ^^^^^' Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St. Both Phones. 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders All orders filled from the gr.-enho laes r i A Successful Hetail Business Is built up through a multitude of details, involving the employment of numerous and diverse agencies. In our issue of January 22, one energetic retail house showed conclusively that in three months it had expended Si,ooo in advertising, of which S120 went for 400 copies of our Album of Floral Designs. This was less than one-eighth of the entire expendi- ture, but the judicious use of these design books brought in quicker and better results than any other portion of that outlay. " There surely must have been a reason." It would pay you, Mr. Retailer, to act quickly in this matter if you have not already done so. You can purchase our Album of Floral Designs, postpaid, and with your business card beautifully printed on front cover, as follows: 12 copies, $4.50; 25 copies, $6.75 ; so copies, S16.50; 100 copies, $30.00. Mail your order today. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE 100 Times Square Station, New York For Kaster Better Flowers Better Variety Better Service Select \our flowers if you dcsirc but when IhccTii ice IS left to us. you will tw delighted with your pur- chase at the pnce you wish to pay. Rapid Motor Servitt to AllParU of the City! ti Ms&immmm [22 East Elm Street (Just off N. The Lily as a symbol for Easter advertising Publicity for Business The National Association of Manufacturers has in- augurated a nation-wide movement to promote and safe- guard the industries of the United States. The association is looking forward to the end of the great European war, at which time it will be necessary that employer, employee and capitalist must stand to- gether to preserve the sovereignty of this country's business. It is desired that employer and employee make a co-operative effort along this line, as it will be no time for internal friction. This ])rol)leni will have to be faced hy the florist, seed and nursery trade just as well as by larger industries, for the rca.son that horticulture in Kurojic hius been at a standstill now for several years, and with the close of the war new ,in(l additional problems will have to be solved by the .\nierican trade. Arbor Day, May 5 John H. Kinley, State Commissioner of Education for New York State, lias aimounecd that a wider and more practical observation of Arbor Day will he made this year in the scliools of the State. It is the plan to have the local connnunity observe this day along the lines of the greatest value and interest to the schools in its particular section. The object of Arbor Day is the planting or reforesta- tion of highways, streets, and other grounds, and it has been observed in this country for many years. It is said that an acre of forest planted hy school children, in -10 years will support a one-room school for a year; in other words, that if one acre of forest were planted each year for 40 years, it would result in a one-room school be- coming self-sustaining tiirough income from this source. The various departments of the State Government are making an extra effort t> get town and county authori- ties interested in the jilan. BRANT BROS. Inc. UTICA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut F^lowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co. Florists <^^ 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENBEN BROS, <^p> WILLIAMSPORT. PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS cMrs. Louisa P. Fowter &CATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON. N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England <*^^fefc. 125,000 Square feet of Glass ^^^^ WORCESTER, yM^^,,,,,.^ MASS FLI^^T. 407 & 40'> Main St. Worcester, Mass. 13 Pleasant Street Some of the subjects that are suggested by the Depart- ment of Education for particular study and use on this occasion are: Tree planting on highways; horticulture, particularly orchard or fruit bearing trees and gardens, embracing small fruit |)lants, every phase of agriculture; protection from insects; improvement of school grounds. In its relation to the school garden movement, and as well as an opportunity for expediting the sale of plants and nursery stock for home improvement, .\rbor Day de- serves the hearty support of the florists' industry. PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS SailiDgs of foreign owned steamships may be cancelled without notice From New York Stiling D17 Bour New York Espagne California New Amsterdam. Manuel Calvo. . . Kroonland Cedric Lapland Advance Cretio Ryndam . Frederick VIII.. Panama Philadelphia. Chicago Cameronia — Canopio. Hellig Olav. . . . Rochambeau... Vauban Orduna Pannnnia Espagne Tuscania California. . . . Voltaire .\pr 8-12.00 m. 8- 3.00 pm. S-10.00 am 8-12.00 m 8- 8- 12- 12-12.00 ID 13- IS- 10.00 am. 18-12.00 m. 10- 2.00 pm. 20- 22-12.00 m. 22- 3.00 pm. 22-10.00 am. 25- 27- 2.00 pm. 20- 3.00 pm. 29- 7.30 am. 29-10.00 am. May 6-10.00 am. 6- 3.00 pm 6-10.00 am 13-10.00 am 13- 5.00 pm, Pisr DflltiDttioD W. 23d St. Liverpool W. IStbSt. Bordeaux W. HthSt Liverpool 5thSt.. Hoboken Rotterdam PicrS.E. R. Cadii-Baro. W. 19th St. Liverpool W. 19th St. Liverpool Pier 60, N. R. Liverpool W. 27th St. Coloni w. 2 1st St. •*'S^"^9.'''; Nap. -Gen. 5th St., Hoboken Rotterdam Christianaand- I7tbSt., Hobokeni Cbriiti&nia- Copenhafien W. 27th St. IColont W. 23d St. Liverpool W. 15th St. Bordeaux W. 14th St. I Liverpool Azores-Gib.- Nap.-Gen. Christ iansand- 17th St., Hoboken' Christiania- Copi-nhagen Bordeaux W. 21st St. W. 15th St. Roberta Stores. Bkyn. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. W. 15th St. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. Roberta Stores, Bkyn. So Am. Ports Liverpool Liverpool Bordeaux I Liverpool Liverpool So. Am. Porta tCCristobal) 910 The Florist's Exchange THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Our New Sensational Velour Baskets are !)11 tllP RaffA ^^ '^^'^ them on view at our all llIC IldgC. surpassing exhibit at the Great National Flower Show at Philadelphia. These baskets are to be had in Battleship Gray, with white trimmings; Lavender, with white decorated finish, and Imperial Blue, with white finish. Plant Baskets for Easter Plants ZTon- ment and variety in original coloring and shades, Cadet Blue, Heliotrope, plain white with Florentine decorations, Tumbler Baskets, Sunshine Baskets, Blue Bird Baskets. You will need some of our celebrated silk fibre ribbDn ia all assortments of color and shades. Birds and Butterflies — New Art Glass and China Ware — Swinging Parrots, Canaries and Numerous Other Novelties Write for our Easter Folder H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Whei* ordering, please mention The ExcliKUge EASTER RIBBONS Buy them from the manufacturer at the lowest market prices. Pine Tree Ribbons stand away out ahead of other ribbons — the finish, weave and silk stamp them rib- bons of character. Prices are no higher than com- mon, ordinary ribbons. Do you know any reason why you should not have the best ribbons for Easter? The best line is the Pine Tree Line. Samples of MONARCH PATTERN 1458 and other qualities, ready for mailing. THE PINE TREE SILK MILLS CO. 920-930 Market Street PHILADELPHIA Wbea ordering, please mention The Exchange Fresh Sheet Moss POR MAINaiPsia BASKETS PRICE PER BAG OF 100 SQUARE FEET, $1.75 CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO., EVERGREEN, ALA. ^^\\bt|Mn The- I-;\flinnEe REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. S18 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago IMPORT ORDERS taken on BIRCH BARK, PALM FIBRE (Japanese). Raw UVA GRASSES, Raw RUSCUS, prepared SEA- MOSS and ISOLEPIS GRASS. Deliveries effected in about six weeks. Full particulars and prices from W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. W'hpn ordering, nleiise Tii-ntlon The Exrlmngp Time Is Money %l^ IL^t^lZ^Sl'Rt'. RISTS- GREENING PINS, 20c. per lb. and you get from 1000 to 1 100 to the lb. lOlbs. or over.lSc. per lb. Sperial PriLf:.^ to Jobbers. WM. SCHLATTER & SON, Springfield, Man. When ordering, ploiise mi.-ntion The E.vchange REED & KELLER 122 W. 25«h Street NEW YORK We Mbfuiffacfiira Our Own I s FLORISTS* SUPPLIES 2.7*&&S^?" J?8gK When orderlos, pleas* mentloa nie Bxchauce jid Georgia Smilax 50-lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CUMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. When orderlne. please mHntl Di I ■ n t li-i n Th o E \ cli n n g e WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your neit order. If It'i made of wire we can make It. GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone St.. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Whoii nrdcrine. hIciisp m "tit Ion The Exf lirmue Wlinn nrrlorlne tint) Thp Flit rhn nee THE MODEL Camadon and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tylnft Wire. Rubbish Burners. Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Write for CompUle Caiilngue innP RRHC 61-73 Metropolitan Avenue. lUUC DHUd., BROOKLYN. N. V. Natural Green Sheet Moss For lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, deciTatiog show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) J1.25 Per 5 bundle lots for 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER %M'f»" 1S24 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. When ore! !■ ring, nlpiise mi'ntlnn Th'^ Exdi.'inge THE EXCHANGE— Best AdvertisinsHediuB Whpn nrilorinir. mi'nflnn Thf> .Kxflinng Net Pricee on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves S/12 12/16 10/20 20«3 Length of t T-eaf. Inches / Per 100 J1.60S2.20 S2.90 J3.75 Per 1000 12.00 16,00 22.00 29.00 5% discount for cash with order. 2.3/26 $4 80 37.50 W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. McCray Florists Refrigerators The McCRAY construction keeps flowers cool and fresh longer than by any other system of refrigeration. It provides an even temperature of the correct degree for cut flowers and stops the great waste and profit loss that is caused by imperfect refrigeration The various compartments in a McCRAY are of different sizes to accommodate the different lengths of cut flower stems and your flowers are given an inviting display. For interior linings you have your choice of either handsome bevel plate mirror or beautiful white enamel, which are very easy to clean. The exterior may be of any finish desired to match the interior of your store woodwork or other fixtures. Invest in a McCRAY. Make it a partner In your business. You will value It more highly than its mere intrinsic dollar-and- cents value. Investigate anyway! Send for these Catalogs No. 71,-For Florists No. 92— For Residetices McCray Refrigerator Company, 689 Lake St., Kendallville, Ind. New York Satesroomt Chicago Salesrooms 7-9 W. 30th Street 1000 So. Michigan Avenae Agencies in All PrincipalCiiies WheD ordering, please mention The Exchange When ordering, please mention The Exchange Fruits S* Vegetables Under Glass WM. TURNER. Price $5.00 A.. T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing, Co., Ltd. 438 TO 448 WEST 37th STREET, NEW YORK 912 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists We Manufacture Our Own Wax Flower Designs They are the finest* ever made in this country WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors 10-inch frame $0.75 each 1 2-inch frame 1 .00 each 14-inch frame 1.25 each 16-inch frame 1.50 each MAGNOLIA WREATHS-WeU Arranged 10-inch frame $4.00 per doz. 12-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-Green, Bronze Finest quality, $1.25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00'per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 PINK, WHITE and YELLOW WAX ROSES Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosa per^buAch MANILA 18 X 21 X 24 X 28x 21 X 30 X 24X 5xiy2. 5x31^. 5x3H.. 5x3H.. 8x5.... 8x5.... Per 100 .$1.90 . 2.10 . 2.75 . 3.40 . 3.40 3.60 3.80 BOXES Per 100 .$4.20 . 5.10 . 6.30 . 7.35 . 8.85 . 8.70 28 X 8x5. 30 X 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36x14x6. 36x12x6. BOUQUET BOXES 19 X 9 X 8. . .. Manila $6.00 19x9x8... Mist Gray 7.00 WREATH BOXES Sphagnum Moss $2.50 per bale Per 100 16x16x7.... $6.30 18x18x8.... 7.60 20x20x9.... 8.85 22x22x9.... 10.15 PtintiDg on lots of 300 or over, 50c eitra BOXWOOD, $1S.00 per 100 lbs. PRINCESS PINE. 10c. per lb., $8.G0 per 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 50c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, g;00 per 155^ CYCAS LEAVES COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Sise Per 100 Per 1000 8 to 12 $1.65 $12.50 12 to 16 2.25 16.00 16 to 20 3.00 21.00 20 to 24 3.25 26.00 24 to 28 3.75 32.00 28 to 32 5.00 37.00 32 to 36 5.50 42.00 36 to 40 6.00 50.00 40 to 44 6.50 55.00 44 to 48 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., i„c Telephoaea Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort HIU, 25290 WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 7 32 OTIS STREET MANUFACTURERS AND IMPCHITERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS ^ Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. Whpii. nrflpring. pip m'Tflnn Tbp NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.50 per 1000 DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS LAUREL FESTOONING , (or WiBt«r weddinge, nothing better. Fresh irtock supplied on short noOoe. Win. or phone your ordera. We will do the rest. 4o . 5o and fio n«p vard "w^™°,^o(»'''**"^*- "'^ ^°'^°^^«»- GALAX, Broaz« and Green, $1.00 per lOOO or $7.00 per case of 10,000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40o. p« aaok. BRANCH LAUREL. Urge bundlei, Sfie. GROUND PINE, 8e. per lb. M>d« into (estooninfi. 6o„ 8c. and 10c. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS. S1.76 to M.OO per do». PINE WREATHS, »1.60 to »3.00 per doi. We also make special SBEea when wanted. Samples sent ii desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX. 60-lb. oases, »6.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows. $7.00 per 60-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh stock. PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only lOo per bunch of 50 sprays. Try them. An Kinds of Evergreen,. ' S^i'ti^ CROWL FERN CO. Wegraph Office: New Salem, Mass. MILLINGTON, MASS. Whpn nrdertng. plfase mp^^^■To^ Thp PixohRnge M. RICE CO. •• KEYSTONE QUALITY " — Florists* Supplies Excel — 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA, PA Whpn. orflpring. plfnBe niHntlon The Exchapge THE KERVAIM COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN rVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, WUd and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Wbi;u orderiUB. please mention The Kxcbunge WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, $1.85; 50,000, $8.00 Manufactured by W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will be the best ever iaaued. It will contain credit ratings on about 5000 people. Subscribe now before the edition i« exhausted. For );>artioular8 write National Florists* Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET. New York City i- * CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. -^- k When ordering, please mention The BJichange A^ICMIQAIV CIT FLOWER EXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Gommission Florists Dealers in Fancy Fenis 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS Long green sheets of the heaviest variety Per bag, SI.OO. H. W. ARMES.BrysonCity.N.C. GIBBONS The SmiJaxMan RED LEVEL. ALA. For HOLI.Y, PINES and 8MII.AZ. Ask for contract pricea. When ordering, pleaae mention The Dxcban^e April 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 913 For Your EASTER and SPRING Orders We Offer You the Following Flowers of the Highest Quality QATTLEYAS Schroderae, Mossiae, Mendelii, Gaskelliana and Gigas. NDROBIUMS Wardianum and Nobile; Phalaenopsis Amabilis and Schilleriana, of the finest quality in the market. DEI ^LSO a regular supply of YELLOW and WHITE DAISIES, FORGET-ME-NOTS, COWSLIPS, SWEET PEAS, LILIES, CALLAS, LILY of the VALLEY and ROSES. Ample facilities for handling additional consignments of flowers of quality James McManus Telephone, Farragut 759 105 West 28th Street NEW YORK 1 ^^^^■^^^BB^B Growing- Hydrang-eas for £aster. — Ta it considered necessary to grow Hy- drangeas in pots all Summer in order to have them in bloom for the following Easter? Also best varieties for forc- ing, and what size plants should be pur- chased this Spring? — J. N. J., N. J. — Not a few growers plant out in the open field the Hydrangea plants from 2in. and Sin. pots as soon as all danger of frost is past in the Spring, and lift them and pot them again in the Au- tumn before they are touched with frost. Many others prefer to plunge the potted plants in coal ashes in cold- frames or outside beds near the green- house where they can be conveniently watered and the plants given a shift into larger pots as may be required dur- ing the season. Upon the approach of cold weather in the Autumn if these plants then in 5in. to Tin. pots are in the coldframes, sashes can be placed over them, and. if necessary, mats above the sashes at night, and it will not be necessary to bring the plants into the greenhouses until severe Winter weather sets in. Nearly all of the French varieties are good for forcing, among which may be mentionerl Otaksa. Avalanche, Bouquet Rose, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Renee Gaillard. Mme. Mouillere, Souvenir de St." Claire, and Brilliant. For growing on for Eas- ter of next year it would be advisable to buy plants this Spring from 23^in. and Sin. pots. Carnation Plants Diseased.— Please tell us what is the matter with our Car- nation plants, and remedy for this dis- ease.— H. A., N. J. — From an examination of the leaves submitted, it is thought that the Car- nation plants are suffering from an at- tack of the rust disease, which, as far as we can determine from the leaves which were sent, has nearly run its course, as it usually does, whether the plants are sprayed with some supposed remedy or not. Tliis disease always checks the plants more or less, but they usually recover from it under skillful care The badly affected leaves should be cut, not pulled off, and careful at- tention given to an even temperature, watering, ventilation and stirring of the soil. A few dead leaves often appear on almost all Carnation plants at some stage of their growth, but this does not necessarily indicate that the plants are suffering from any serious disease, and such plants often suffer a real injury from injudicious spraying. List of Ornamental Poliage Plants that can be Grown in a Palm, House. — I have a palm house the glass of which I keep shaded at all times. I run this house at 55 to 60 deg. at night in the Winter time, with corresponding rise during the day. Is this right for palms? Also, could you give me a list of as many comprehensive, and varied as pos- sible, ornamental foliage plants that would do well in this same house? — J. G. W.. N. J. — There is no end to the number of foliage plants that can be grown in a palm house at 65 to 68 deg. tempera- ture, and nothing is prettier and more interesting than a collection of foliage plants. The Crotons. Pandanus, Dra- caena, Ananas or Pineapple and others that need the light can be grown on a south side bench where the shades can be drawn up. The tree ferns, such as Cibotium Schiedei. Alsophila Aus- tralis and Dicksonia Antartica, etc.. do very well in a shaded house. Anthuri- um Andreanum. Crystallinum. Veitchii and Warocqueanum; Dracaena amabilis, Baptistii, terminalis. Massangeana, Shep- herdii, Lindeni. Youngii. Sanderiana. Draco, umbraculifera. fragrans. Goldie- ana. Doucetl, Victoria. Mandaiana, Craigl and Lord Wolsley; Maranta Veitchii, zebrina, vittata, rosea picta, Lindeni, Makavana. Lietzii and Sanderi; Aralia Veitchii, Sieboldii and elegantis- sima: Alpinia vittata, the different Dif- EASTER FLOWERS AND PLANTS This Easter We Are Offering Forty Thousand (40,000) of the Choicest Lon§:=Stemmed Lilies Ever Seen in New York. You Will Be the Judges, and Market Prices Will Prevail. All Other Seasonable Cut Flowers, Including a Very Full Line of Pretty, Small Blooms of Choice Quality. ^ Our Usual Large Variety of Choice Foliage and Flowering Plants. WILLIAM RESSLRR ^^^ 115 West 28th Street. NEW YORK CITY Telephones: Farragut 2335, 2336 Wb'^B orUernii, please ni.'i;lloii th^- l-xcbangt 914 The Florists' Exchange OUR 50th EASTER ANNIVERSARY EDWARD C. HORAN WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 WEST 28th STREET Telephones] }^^^ [iWadUon Square NEW YORK When» ordering, nlease mention Thp Kx<- fenbachias; Musa; Panax Victorige; Heli- conias, Phyllotasnium, Schismatogrlottis, Ficus and Monstera deliciosa, all will do well in a palm house. The fancy leaved Caladiums make fine Summer plants and do nicely. J. H. DODDS. Profits from G-reenliouse and Averag-e Carnation Blooms per Plant. — Would you kindly let me know if it is possible for a man to make a living- out of three greenliouses, inodern high houses, one 30ft. X 100ft., one 20ft. x 100ft., and one 15ft. X 50ft.? If so, what profit should he expect to make? Everything in this case would have to be sold wholesale. Som^e suggestions as to what to grow would be very much appreciated. Also could you tell me how many Carnations are usually cut from each plant, and the price received for tliem?— W. S., N. Y. — The three houses, allowance being made for paths, would have about 4200 sq. ft. of bench or bed surface. The profits would vary from nothing up to $1500 to $2000 a year net, much depend- ing on cultural skill and market. Car- nations are a safe flower as any for a beginner. Good plants, well cared for, will probably produce on an average about 14 blooms each from the time the plants begin to bloom until they are discarded to make place for new plants. Two dollars per 100 is probably a fair average price for the period above men- tioned for Carnation blooms at whole- sale. Other plants, grown for cut blooms for the wholesale market, of fairly easy culture are Sweet Peas, Calendulas and Antirrhinum, We com- mend to your notice "Commercial Car- nation Culture," price $1.50 from this office which discusses the questions you have in mind. Carnation Cal7xes SpUttingr. — Under separate cover I am sending some Car- nations from a friend, who wishes to know the trouble. I have told him it is an overdose of hydrocyanic acid gas, as he used some by guess work, with no proportion. Can vou suggest anything else? — C. H., N. Y. — We have examined the Carnation blooms and we feel sure that the dam- age was not done by hydrocyanic acid gas as the petals were uninjured and of good color and fragrance. We think that the trouble arose from allowing the temperature some night several weeks ago to run down very low. and remain low for several hours. That will almost always cause the flowers a few weeks later to have burst calyxes. Detroit, Mich. All the boys have returned from East- ern shows and although it is yet too early to interview them, a breath of great satisfaction has come from the travelers and filled all of us with expectancy to hear of the many good things they saw. Market conditions are still much firmer than one year ago when special sales of Carnations at 15c. to 25c. were the rul- ing. The wholesale prices are at .$2 and $3, with Roses from $4 up. Quality in both is much improved and long grades have slumped considerably, mostly through out of town competition, yet prices are not such as to permit any cutting. The fakers' refuge are Sweet Peas and Violets which are very plentiful and give plenty of opportunity to cut and allure those who do not as a rule indulge in flowers. In Snapdragons, which usually are great for growers as well as retailers, we are badly hit. Mr. Stahelin was the only one successful this year, yet the break ing of a valve burned up two benches of very promising stock, as well as several hundred well set Hydrangeas for the Ba.ster trade. His consequent small cut in Snapdragon forms a daily fighting is- sue at the wholesale house. Robt. Rahaley was laid up a few days with lumbago, some of his' friends blame his trouble to high living, others to rest- less sleeping, others to extensive use of his back in trying to locate subdivision stakes. While opinions are divided as to the cause we all unite in the joy of seeing him well again. Frank Danzeb. Fourth National Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pa., March 25 to April 2, 1916 Nemesia as a pot plant. This is a novelty in .\merica as a pot subject. It is an annual and ean be had in white, blue and yellow CsHKOSH, Wis. — At a meeting of the park board of March 24 the contract for furnishing flowers for this Spring for Menominee. Ros and Riverside Parks was awarded to the John Nelson Co. ■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiniiiiiiiiiiiNi:iiiiiiiiiww VIOLETS Our<~ Specialty We Can Supply Any Quantity for Easter Shipping Orders Given Personal Attention and Satisfaction Guaranteed Wholesale Florist ^ p»"»«^ Farragut 2453 123 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY CLARENCE SLINN u in innui II I) u u HI iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiii^ Wben ordei'ing, please mention The Kxeiiauge IKIUIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIinilllllu April 8, lOie. The Florists' Exchange 915 Why Worry? You don't have to think. Others have already done that for you. Just follow the buyers of those high-class Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue and Broadway stores — and they will lead you to TRAENDLY & SCHENCK We Lead in Quality American Beauties Hadley Mock Hoosier Beauties Ophelia Ward Radiance Tafl Stanley Shawyer Sunburst The Killarneys Our Carnations are Business Getters That is what has made these stores famous the world over. They want the best flowers grown, and they get them from TRAENDLY & SCHENCK. A very good reason why they are successful. They insist on distributing the kind of flowers the discrimi- nating buyer wants. That is why the store of Traendly & Schenck is always brimful of Life and Activity. The live ones know it. Are you one of the live ones, Mr. Reader? If not, we are telling you something. TRAENDLY & SCHENCK 436 SIXTH AVENUE : NEW YORK CITY Between 26lh & 27th Streets Phones, 797-798-799 Farragut CATTLEYAS We will have a large supply of extra fine Schroderse — and all the novelties in season. SPENCER PEAS All the varieties VIOLETS Together with all the necessary requisites that go to dressing up a real flower shop When orderiiiET, please meDtion Tbe ExclLince WE ARE NOW READY TO Book Your Easter Orders WE WILL^HAVE A LARGE SUPPLY OF Carnations Lilies Orchids Acacia Gardenias Bulbous Stock Violets LILY OF THE VALLEY AND A LARGE SUPPLY OF OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY GEO. C. SIEBRECHT WHOLESALE FLORIST 109 WEST 28th STREET Telephones, 608-609 Farragut NEW YORK When, orderlnff. plenae m'^ntl.m The Excli;itii:e Easter Flowers ANTO.X SCHULTHEIS, President College Point, N. Y. PETER BEUERLEIN, Secretary EIrahurst, N. Y. JACOB HAUCK, VI Bloomfield R. J. ROGERS, Treasurer Hempstead. N. Y. Lilies, and other Bulbous Stock of the highest quality, Carnations, Roses, Sweet Peas, and other seasonable flowers IcePreslden, GROWERS CUT FLOWER CO., 129WeSt28thSt.,NEWYORK E. J. VAN REYPER, Manager. 129 West 28th St.. New York Ample room and facilities for handling consignments to the best advantage Telephone— Farragut 6237-3163 ' ' ' WbeQ ordering, pleu* mention Tbe litrrhnnpe , , , The Florists' Exchange For Your Easter Trade We have High Class Roses, both the Newer and Standard Varieties, Carnations, Sweet Peas, Lilies, Narcissus, Tulips, Ward's Pansies in Quantity, and all other Seasonable Flowers and Greens Consignments Solicited J.J. COAN, Wholesale Florist 115 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Telephones: Farragut 5413-5891 ( ■aiiiiiiiilillllllllllWIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllWIIIIIIIIII'IIMII lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliyillllllllllllllll||ll||IISIIIIIIIIIII!llllllllllllllllllllll»llllllllll!llll!lllllllllllllllllllll^ For EASTER and SPRING TRADE Business Telephone, FARRAGUT 5243 Residence Telephone, NEWTOWN 345 J. The Finest of LILIES Callas, Frame Valley, Tulips in Great Variety; Golden Spur, Victoria and Emperor Narcissus; Ward, Matchless and Enchantress Supreme Carnations; Domestic Asparagus PHILIP F. KESSLER Wholesale Florist 55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CITY i iiiiiiiiioiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiyjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiia Wliea ordering, please meutloa The Exchange April 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 917 Easter and Spring 1 91 6 All Choice, Seasonable CUT FLOWERS ROSES a Specialty American Beauties Ophelias Hoosiers Shawyers Sunbursts Wards Stanleys Mocks Richmonds Killameys VIOLETS - CARNATIONS - BULB STOCK ' SMILAX H. E. FROMENT 148 WEST 28th STREET, phones, farragut | 'JJ NEW YORK ^^ i E are growing all the time, but vA/ our list of A-i buyers grows at a quicker rate than the quantity of A-i stock comes to hand. We are on the look-out for shipments of BEST QUALITY STOCK. Are you, Mr. Reader, one that will be ready and willing to use us? If so, communicate with us. THE WALTER R. SIEBRECHT CO. INCORPORATED 114 WEST 28tli STREET, NEW YORK We are still here with the FINEST ROSES and ORCHIDS And in addition— No better YELLOW DAISIES (Spencer) SWEET PEAS and SPANISH IRIS were ever grown Try us with a shipment or try us with an order 018 The Florists' Exchange DALK is cheap — except on the telephone! Visiting Florists, you will confer a deep honor on us by calling at our establishment and seeing for yourselves whether or not we deserve your continued patronage. We are receiving shipments of every seasonable kind of cut flower GLTTNAIM & RAYNOR,lnc. 'Phones: Farragut 2036.2037-558 101 WcSt 28th StrCet, NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchanpe NiagaralFalls, N. Y. This town is rapidly changing froin a world renowned tourist resort to a pro- gressive and successful manufacturing City. The "Great Falls" have tremen- The average tourist seems to prefer souvenirs which are more permanent than flowers, although automobilists fre- quently invest in bouquets and baskets. One of the oldest and most successful florist firms at the Falls is E. A. Butler Fourth National Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pa., March 25 to April 2, 1916 The new fern Pteria Rivertoniana, a plumose, 6nely crested form dous commercial value, whether as spec- tacular attraction or as the source of almost unlimited power for manufactur- ing purposes. The flower business pros- pers with the gi-owth of the city. & Son who have conducted business here for 30 years. Mr. Butler, Sr., remem- bers when the aristocratic part of the city was one big farm. This year has been one of the best in their history. The "Flower Shop" is really the only shop near the tourists' section and natu- rally catches the largest part of that trade. At the same time they have a large patronage from the permanent resi- dents. They report business excellent. to the plant trade. Business was to good to spend time talking about it. J. H. G. ROCHESTEE, Wis. — Wm. Albrecht & Sons will make considerable addition to t I « i| Fourth National Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pa., March 25 to AprU 2, 1916 Whilldin Pottery Co.'s window or plant box and other ornaments Bischoff, the florist on Seventh St., has all the business he can attend to at this season when the Lenten demand is added their greenhouses this Spring by the erection of a lean-to addition to the main house, which will be 50ft. long. CHARLES IV1ILLANG Telephone: Farragut 2483 WHOLESALE PLANT STORE: 52 WEST 26th STREET Plants for All Purposes and Evergreens NEW YORK CITY Wholesale Cut Flower Store All kinds of Seasonable CUT FLOWERS 55 WEST 26th STREET You can safely place your Easter and Spring orders with us Whea ordering, please mention The Exchnuge , .wxjik r^ .— :^-tr:r?.T5= ^.:s:ls:3c::z.,-:x:jz Ajiril 8, IftlG. The Florists' Exchange 919 FOR EASTER SELECT CUT FLOWERS American Beauties The Prize Winners at the National Show in Philadelphia. We handle the entire cut for this market. If you want the best, we can supply you in large quantity. The well-known quality and quantity. No order too large to fill of blooms as good as any you have seen at the show. M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street - NEW YORK CITY Telephones, Farragut 3870-3871 [iiiMiil,iii The ICxcliaiige ^:Ro^ '^tiVXi t^ • OtcAu^a. • CoMuitunu ^Ka^^V^^ ii ^i&ZCc^. ^^'^ -i^^^ ^«i5«« ^ ^^3> ^ ■/=--% New York, April 4. — On Saturday of last week there was something like an approach to a clean-up in the wholesale cut flower market, but not really the genuine article, and this approximation to it was only brought about by large concessions in the matter of prices. On Jlonday and Tuesday the arrivals of staple and miscellaneous flowers were abundant, but there was no correspond- ing increase in the demand to absorb the larger supply, consequently the ten- dency in prices is downward. American Beauty Roses are in moder- at supply, and the demand for these is perhaps as active as for any Rose now coming into the market, though that In- deed is not saying anything emphatic. Special grade blooms in general are sell- ing at from I5c. to 35c. each; there are occasional small sales of extra choice selections at 40c. Hybrid tea Roses are in large supply, and the demand for these is weak. The general range of price for top grade blooms is from 6c. to 8c. each, and for bottom grade stock $1 to $2 per 100. As usual, there are a few exceptions as regards the price of the top grade blooms. Hadley still con- tinues to sell up to American Beauty prices, and Mme. Paul Euler at prices above the general market. Carnations are in large supply, and are moving slowly, fancy grade blooms realizing no more than $2 per 100. Cattleya orchids are in goodly supply, especially that rather unpopular variety, Schroderse. The demand remains mod- erate, and the range of price is from 15c. each for Schroderse, up to 30c. to 35c., and occasionally 40c. for choice blooms of the preferred varieties. Gardenias are overabundant, and prices continue to be low, about $1.50, and occasionally $2 a doz. being the top price for the best flowers. Longiflorum Lilies are in large supply, and are selling all the way from. $3 for those on short stems, up to $8 per 100 for the high quality flowers on long stems. Rubrum Lilies are practically out of the market. Lily of the Valley is in oversupply, and has been for the last two weeks; $2 to $2.60 is the aver- age price on the highest quality flowers. In other bulbous and miscellaneous stock there is a moderate supply of Tulips and Freesias, and local grown Narcissus; to the latter is added the large supply now coming in from the South, which Is selling at low prices, and helps pull down the prices of the local grown stock; Spanish Iris is in in- creasing supply, and with this increase prices have declined. In the miscellane- ous line there is a large supply of An- tirrhinum of excellent quality, also of yellow and white Daisies, Forgetmenots, Mignonette, Pansles, Sweet Peas, prices for the latter, no matter how fine the stock, ruling low; single and double Violets and Wallflowers. All of these bulbous and miscellaneous flowers are meeting with a fair demand at quoted prices. Philadelphia, April 4. — There was a fair amount of business last week, with an increasing supply in nearly all lines. Prices in general are showing a decline with but few exceptions. Tlie market is opening up weakly for the present week. Roses are on the increase and there is a good supply in all grades and va- rieties. Prices are showing a downward tendency. American Beauty Roses are in heavier receipt and meet with a fair demand. Carnations are arriving more freely and are not moving as actively as they were a week ago. Catteyas are plen- tiful and cheap. Cattleyas are a glut and are sold at buyers' figures. Sweet Peas are flooding the market; the qual- ity is exceptionally fine, only the nest of the Spencer type meet with any sale. There has been a steady and good de- mand for Lilac. Valley continues scarce; Violets are unsought. Kaster Lilies have been seling well at prices that are better than at Easter time. Callas are in good supply. Snapdragon is showing a heavy increase. Tulips are moving fairly well. There is a large supply of Daffodils that are mov- ing slowly. Spanish Iris and Gadioli are now to be had in limited quantities. Miscellaneous fiowers are in full sup- ply and in very limited demand. Boston, April 4. — There is an abun- dance of all kinds of fiowers in the wholesale cut flower market, but the demand for most kinds is very slug- gish. The last half of last week was very quiet indeed, but things have changed slightlv for the better. The supply of Am. Beauty Roses has increased, but the demand for special blooms is very sluggish. Short grades are better and are in good demand. There are only a few special blooms arriving, and these are moving at prices varying from 25c. to 35c. each, while other grades are sold at prices corre- spondingly lower. There is a heavy supply of all kinds of hybrid tea Roses, prices are lower but they are moving fairly well In spite of the big supply. There is always a good demand for Hadley Roses and they sell probably as well as any Rose in the market. Special blooms go from 8c. to 12c. each with occasional sales of small lots at higher prices. liussell Is In good de- mand at prices much the same as Had- ley. Killarney Queen and K. Brilliant I are of good ciuality and are always in demand. Ophelia, Ward and Sunburst are In abundance and prices on these and other varieties vary from Ic. to Sc. each. Carnations are abundant but in most cases of very superior quality. Prices have dropped considerably, probably caused by the big supply reaching the market. The regular price is from $1 to $2 per 100. A few fancy flowers in small lots are sold at %'i but this price is an exception. Cattleyas are in fair supply with a rather meager demand at from 20c. to 35c. Gardenias are not very abundant but the demand is light. Longiflorum Lilies are in good supply at 6c. to 8c. each. Daffodils are more abundant than at any time this season. Tulips are fairly plentiful and prices are holding well. Lily of the Valley is plentiful and of good quality at $3 to $3 per 100. There is a plentiful supply of Sweet Peas in all grades and at all prices from 25c. to $1.50 per 100. Violets are still plentiful but quality is not quite as good on account of the warm weather we had. Yellow Marguerites and Snapdragon are more abundant but are moving fairly well. There are a lot of mis- cellaneous flowers such as Calendulas, Pansies, Forge tmenot, Prmroses and English Daisies all moving moderately. Greens of all kinds are in good sup- ply. Plants are now selling better. Aza- leas are being offered in small lots but rambler Roses are plentiful. R. C. Chicag'o, April 4. — The market for the past week was quite uneventful. There was an abundance of all stock with demand about normal. In some lines of stock there was more than could be disposed of to advantage. Prices are much less than they have been and with the heavy consignments coming in will in all probability remain so until Easter. Roses are sold in the department stores at Ic. each, and Jonquils at 10c. per doz. The retail stores are taking advantage of the large supply of Spring stock and have been making elaborate displays. The large number of fiowers seen worn on the streets, and offered on the street corners attest the height of the season's supply is well on. Am. Beauty Roses in the better grades are scarce, although there is a large supply of poor stock. The price of $4 per doz. is the highest for the best stock. Russell, Ophelia and Milady are the best sellers. Killarney Brilliant, as well as its namesakes in white and pink, are in large supply. Prices on all these varie- ties are considerably lower and in the short lengths a large amount of stock was moved the past week at $10 per lODO and less. Carnations are in large supply. Me- dium to good stock has been sold at from $2 to $2.50 per 100. while the lower grades have been selling at from $1 to $1.50 per 100. The demand for reds and dark pink is slow, the trade calling for white and light pink. In lots of a thous- and or more some very fair stock has been shipped at $12 per 1000. In bulb stock, the bulk of the present supply is the outdoor grown Southern Jonquils. These are reaching the mar- ket daily in large volume, and are sold at about $7.50 per 1000. There are some home grown Jonquils of the best varie- ties that bring from $2 to $2.50 per 100. Tulips are not plentiful and what there are have been selling at from $2 to $3 per 100. Violets are plentiful and are selling low. The supply of the home grown singles is large, and are most in de- mand as the Hudson River doubles have been reaching the market in poor con- dition for the past week, and had to be sold to peddlers at any price they would offer. Sweet Peas are in the largest supply possible and are selling cheaply, and though with low prices some of the stock goes unsold daily. The best stock can be had at 60c. per 100, and much less in large lots. Easter Lilies are In large supply and are moving none too fast. Valley is not plentiful but the supply is more than equal to the demand. Snapdragons are coming in better form and have been selling at from $1 to $1.50 per bunch of a dozen stalks. Orchids are on the scarce side but there Is no special de- mand for them. Smilax is scarce but all other greens are in sufficient supply for the demand. With the large supply of all stock on hand and no particular demand, dealers do not look for any improvement until the Easter rush will put more vigor Into the market. For RESULTS to Grower and Retailer HENSHAW & FENRICH boleaale Florlata 51 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Phonea Mad. Sq., ilh, SS82, S583 Wlioii ordfriiiL.'. pi'' in- iillon 'ni<- ICxcliMt Buffalo, IT. Y., .\pril 3. — New life set in on Monday last and continued throughout tlie week, the weather being ideal and the merchants were active in speculating on quantities of stock. The market was good throughout. The supply of Roses was heavy and ran most in the long grades, but the demand fell more toward shorts and me- dium. There was an exceptionally heavy supply in white, which did not move as well as colored. Richmond. Killarney Queen. Pink Killarney and Shawyer were line and sold well. Car- nations were in good supply and while the prices were not high they had good sales. There is an, abundant supply of Lilies, also Callas. which needed con- siderable force to move, rtoral work was only lightly scattered and there being so much other stock to draw from which accounts for the surplus. Peas also came in quantity and cleaned up daily. Bulbous stock, especially Murlllo and Thos, Moore Tulips, took well but Daf- fodils had to have forced sales. There is a quantity of fine Daisies. Mignonette, Myosotis, Swainsona and Marigolds which also shared in the demand. It was a very satisfactory I^enten week. E. C. B. Cost of Durable Fence The cost of a ;:o'nt1Vholesale Florists BOSTON Whea orderhic, pleue mention Tfae Escbaiiffe Vpril 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 921 Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livineston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y, Telephones: lL".U-4 Main OUT-OF-TOWN OBDEK<5 CAREFUl-l-V ATri.NDED T<>. dive US a trinl. Cut Flower Exchange Sisth Avonue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open every MorninK at Six oVlock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. Wall space for ndvertising purposea for Rent. V. S. DoBVAL, Jk., Scrr'liiri/. BoNNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR. COOGAN BUILDING Open All Day Tel. Mad. Sq. 830 H. H. Jahn, Pres. RoBT. O. VViisoN. Treas. GREATER NEW YORK FLORISTS ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale C:oniniission Dealers in t:ut Flowers and Supplies 162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. George W. Crawbuck, Manager. ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone, Farragut 551 Consignments of Choice Flowers Solicited. William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealrr in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone. 4.^91 Main Badgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone {}|^} Mad. Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, 231.5 Madison Square Consignments Solicited. Wholesale Florist 55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK Telephone, 8946 Madison Square When ordering, please mention The Exchange HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY HIGHCST %#AI I C\f ALWAYS GRADE OF VML.I_C.T ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES. CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. T.VmuT"/^'^^ ^^^ ^ 28th St.. New York uk II. Tracntlly Charlca Schenck | Telephone 3S00 Madison Square Traendly & Schenck woodrow & marketos WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28lh St., NEW YORK Wholesale Florists 436 6th Ave. I.ct. 2Gth and 27th Sts., New York Cit.\- and Cut Flower Exchange Consignments Solicited I'lioiios: Farragut 797-798-799 H. E. FROMENT, 148 WEST 28th STREET tel 300 1 15.00 to 35.00 10.00 to 25.00 8.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 4.00 1.00 to 2.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 8.00 to S.OO to 40.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 10.00 1.00 to 6.00 .10 to .25 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 5.00 to 20 00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 6.00 2.00 to S.OO 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to S.OO 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 10.00 .25 to .60 .75 to 1.00 .35 to 1.00 .10 to .25 ... to to .25 to .60 .50 to 1.25 .60 to 2.00 1.00 to 150 .05 to .25 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.50 ... to to to CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors. ( White... ) Pink. . . . ■ Red. .Staiidard Varieties *Fancy (*The Highest Grades of Stan ard Varieties. ind. I R, es.| ( y, Yellow and var. ■ White Pink Red. ellow and var. , Novelties Asters Forgetmenots. per bunch Chrysanthemums, per doz per bunch Dahlias Gardenias, per doz Gladiolus, per doz Gladiolus, Baby, per doz Iris, per bunch Lilac, per bunch Lilies, Longiflorum Rubruni Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per doz Narcissus. P. W , per bunch Narcissus, Daffodils, per bunch Pansles Peonies, per doz Poinsettias, per doz Primula, per bunch Orchids, Cattleyaa Cypripediums, per doz Dendrobium formosum Oncidium Smilax, per doz. strings Stevia, per bunch Stocks, Double, per bunch " Single, per bunch Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doz. bunches. ■' .Spencers Tulips, per doz Violets, Double Single, Princess of Wales. . . " Single, Gov. Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch .75 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.60 1.50 1.50 16.0 WHOLESALE FLORIST , 30, f FARRAGUT NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOO.SIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON WHOLESALE PRICES OF CUT FLOWERS New York, April 4, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m. Tuesday ROSES— ^ A. Beauty, Special " Fancy " Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. a Killarney Killarney Brilliant Killarne.v Queen White Ivillarney My Maryland Richmond Arenberg Hadley Hoosier Beauty Key Lady Hillingdon CccileBrunner.Elgar, etc., per bunch Bridesmaid Bride Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mrs. George Shawyer .Sunburst Mrs. .■\aron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Adiantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Pluinosus, bunches Sprengeri, bunches Bouvardia, per bunch Calendula, per bunch Callas, per doz Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freesias, per bunch Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.. Leucothoe, per 1000 .50 .35 4.00 3.00 1.00 .35 .30 .20 .50 05 15.00 to 1.00 to 1.50 to 1.60 to 1.50 to 1.50 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to to .20 to to to to 1.60 to .75 to to .75 to 1.00 to 8.00 to 8.00 to 2.60 to .75 to .35 to .25 to 1.00 to to to .10 to;40.00 to to 25.00 to to 1.60 to .40 ".50 .75 .40 .20 .35 .15 .25 All the New and Standard Fine Grade and all Seasonable WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS 133 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK TELEPHONE. FARRAGUT 3532 WILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28th Street Telephone 2336 Farragut WHOLESALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Calendula, Bouvardia, Primula Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. NEW YORK Myosotis, EDW. C. HORAN 55 West 28th St., NEW^ YORK Telephones {i«2 I Madiaon Square Cut FlOWCrS at WholeSalc When orderlnff. please mention The Exchange George C. Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, 608-609 Farragut The best source of supply in the city ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Personal Attention — Consign men ta Solicited Satisfaction Guaranteed When ordering, pleiise nn-ntlon The Exf^hnnBe B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York VI f^ I ff? X C CARNATIONS ■ '^ ■- 1- 1 J AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When ordering. i)Icrisn mfnflnn The Kxcli:inj»e Louis iyi.NoE Louisa. NoE Wholesale Commission Florists MATHEW SAMPSON. Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square AMERICAN BEAUTIES A SPECIALTY THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK When ■•idi.-rinj,', j.U-;iSf minti..ii 'ilif Cvcliiiiiye VIOLETS SINGLE AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal attention and satisfaction guaranteed. Also a full line of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SUNN.WkolesaUFlorist 123 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordering, please mention The KxcUange New York City i I 4. , , Have you been to the Interuatioual Flower Show? Are you going to the In- tematioiial Flower Show? Which is Hose day at the show? Which is Car- natioDj day? Which is Sweet Pea day? On what days are the dinner table deco- rations? When is Brooklyn day at the show? These are some of the questions that are on the lips of commercial tlorists, professional gardeners and the public in general in Xew York City this week. Everybody who knows anything about the preparations for the show oxpecis it to be a great show, and the reports which will appear in the columns of this issue, and our nc.vt issue, will undoubtedly show that it was a great show, that there was a great attendance, and that every- body was perfectly satislied and highly pleased, A meeting of officials of the Interna- lional (iarden Club and others to whom invitations had been sent by Mrs. Chas. Hoffman, was held at the Hotel Biltmorc, 43d St. and Madison ave., at 8 o'clock on Friday of this week, to consider the schedule for the flower show at Pelham Bay Park, Pelham Bay, N. Y., that has been arranged by the previously ap- pointed schedule committee, of which Harry A. Bunyard is chairman, and to consider other plans in connection with that show. The provisional dates are June 1 to 4. Chas. Millang, well known wholesale florist, has opened a wholesale plant store at 53 W. 26th St., opposite his wholesale flower store at 55 W. 26th St. Jas. McManus, 105 W. 28th St., the well known specialist in cut orchid blooms, is offering for the Easter and Spring season everytliing seasonable in that line, including the choicest varieties of Cattleyas, such as C. mossiae and 0. gigas, and in Dendrobiums the variety Wardianum and nobile, and in Phalse- nopsis, the varieties amabilis and Schil- leriana, and along with these many 922 The Florists' Exchange PIf T$BIIR6H CUT FLOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St., PITTSBURG, PA. W li.-n nr'lt^rlin: plt^Hs-- In NH<-ri I Im' l-.xi-lniDge SpriuR flowers such as Cowslips, For- getmeuots, Daisies, aud in plants some especially fine Marguerites. There is uoted this week at Guttman & Haynor's, 101 W. 2Sth St., some re- markably fine prize winning pink An- tirrhinum, also some of the hrst Brunner lioses of the season, and besides these Cattleya orchids and blue Cornflowers. \Vm. Kessler, 113 W. 2Sth st., is offer- ing to the Easter trade Lilies of remark- ably fine quality on extra long stems, also some splendid blooms of Sweet Teas, especially of the variety Mrs. Skaach. Philip F. Kessler, 55 W. 26th st., is receiving one of the largest and finest lines of bulbous stock arriving in the market. Especially notable are Lilies, Callas, Tulips in great variety. Golden Spur and Victoria Narcissi, some re- markably fine domestic Asparagus, and fine Carnations. M. A. Bowe, the well known retail flo- rist and president of the lietail Florists' Association in this city, will move from his present store at G E. 'd'dd st. on May 1, into his new quarters at 332 Fifth ave. There are noted this week at Walter R. Siebrecht's, 114 W. 28th St., Roses of excellent quality from the Flushing Rose Gardens, Cattleya orchids, some of the finest yellow Daisies and Sweet Peas in the market, and a full line of good Span- ish Iris. J. J. Coan, 115 W. 28th st., is offer- ing to the Spring trade some remarkably fine Darwin Tulips in pans ; these came ■ from the growing establishment of A. V. D. Snyder of Ridgewood, N. J., and besides these some remarkably fine Dou- ble White Killarney, Ophelia and Sun- burst Roses and the famous Devoniensis Callas. There are noted this week at Hen- shaw & Fenrich's, 51 W. 28th st., in ad- dition to the comprehensive line of cut flowers which this firm carries, some fine blooms of the new Rose Red Radiance. Yellow Daisies of remarkably fine qual- ity and some fine Gigas orchids are noted among the many other good flowers which Badgley & Bishop, 34 W. 28th St., are offering to the Spring trade. Besides the usual full line of Roses which they offer to their customers every day in the year, including American Beauty, Moore Hentz & Nash, 55 W. 26th St., are receiving some of those splendid blooms of Killarney Queen Roses, such as were prize winners at the recent National Flower Show at Phila- delphia. Among the stores in this city which have long been noted as headquarters for quality Roses is that of Traendly & Sofienck, 436 Sixth ave. To their cus- tomers this jirm is offering one of the most comprehensive lines of the newer Roses, as well as all the good old stand- ard varieties, that can he found anywhere in this country. Stanley, Ophelia. Am. Beauty, Hoosier Beauty, Ward and all the Killarneys are included in their list. Along with the Roses they are of- fering for Easter everything that is fine in Carnations and orchids. Samuel Salzberg, salesman, for Walter R. Siebrecht, 114 W. 28th st.. gave an engagenient reception to about 250 of his friends at Ellsmere Hall on Mar. 26. The occasion was a very en.ioyable one. and among those present were many of Mr. Salzberg's business acquaintances. Not many florists are able to call at- tention in their Easter ad. to the fact that it is their 30th year in business; among those who can is Edward C. Horan, one of the deans in the flower business in New York City, who is of- fering to his Easter customers, .iust as he has been for so many years, a choice line of cut blooms, including Lily of the Valley and orchids. Clarence Slinn. the Violet specialist. 123 W. 28th St., is offering to his Easter and Spring trade a full line of double and single Violets in all varieties, and will be able to fill all shipping orders, how- ever large. A fine line of Carnations and Killarney Roses is also noted at this store. M. C. Ford, 121 W. 28th St., is offering to bis customers for their Easter and Spring trade a full line of American Beauty Roses such as carried off practi- cally all the prizes for that variety of New England Florist Supply Co. Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 SPECIAL-"ii^=^ 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones; MaVn^'fe^^ Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. Wholesale Florists Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies, Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Por,»7,f^&o%Zu..,. 256 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers McALPiNE ® McDonald Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Buflalo Mar. 27, 1916 3S.00 to 25.00 to 5.00 to 8.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 5.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 8.00 to 4.00 to 5.00 to 6,00 to 4,00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 1.00 to to .25 to .35 to 8.00 to 1.50 to 1.50 to 1.50 to 1.50 to l.SO to 2.60 to 2.50 to 2,50 to 2,50 to 3.00 to to .15 to 40.00 30.00 20.00 10,00 5,00 4,00| 10,00 10.00 10,00 6.00 6.00 l."i,00 10 00 10,00 10,00 s.oo 10,00 8.00 6.00 1.25 Cincinnati AprU 3, 1916 NAMES AND VARIETIES to 40.00 to 30.00 to 25.00 to 20.00 to 15.00 to . to . ) to 10.00 ) to 10.00 to . .35 .50 12.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 .... to 30.00 to 10.00 to 4.00 to 40.00 to to 1.00 to .40 to .40 to 25 .15 40.00 12.00 5.00 50.00 1.80 2.00 .50 .50 to . . ) to 10.00 ) to 10.00 to .... ) to 10.00 ) to 10.00 to .... to 1.00 2.00 to ) to .25 ) to .25 ) to 10.00 to to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to to .20 to .10 to to 10.00 to 4.00 to 50.00 to l.SO to .75 to .50 to .60 to Roses — A. Beauty — Special. . . . Fancv Extra No 1 No. 2 .. No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George 8hawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft).. Richmond Sunburst Ivillarney Brilliant. . Adiantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, per bunch Sprengeri, per bunch Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.. . r White Standard J Pink Varieties ] Red L Yellow and var. . •Fancy r White (*The highest J Pink grades ot Stand-S Hed ard varieties) [^ y^,);,- ^^ j ^^ [ DaSodils Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Lilium Longifiorum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas Smilax, per doz. strings. Sweet Peas Violets, Single Double Boston April 4, 1916 ) to 35.00 I to 25.00 ) to S.OO 2.00 1.00 1.00 to to 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 to 12.00 to 8.00 to 8.00 to to 8.00 to 12.00 to to to 10.00 to to 8.00 to S.OO to 12.00 to 1.00 to 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.00 5 to 5 to to to 1,00 to 1.50 to 1.60 to 1.60 to 1.60 to 2,00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2,00 to 2.00 to St. Louis April 3, 1916 Pittsburgh Mar. 13. 1916 15,00 to 25,00 8.00 to 10.00 to to to 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 8.00 60.00 to 76.00 40 00 to 50.00 20.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 ... to ... to ... to 4.00 to 10.00 to to 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 to 1.00 to .26 to .76 .25 to .50 S.OO to 12.601 ... to ... to 2.00 ... to 2.00 ... to 2.00 4.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 12.00 ... to to 25.00 6.00 2.00 20.00 to to to 30.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 30.00 to to 1.50 to .60 to to to .... to .2.50 to 2.50 to 2.50 to 2.50 to 2.60 to .25 .10 to to to to to 4.00 to 60.00 1.26 to 1.50 .25 to .75 to .25 .75 to 1.25 .50 to 1.60 .30 to .60 .36 to .50 8.00 to 12.00 to 1.50 to 1.50 to 1.60 to 1.50 to 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 ... to .20 to .12H to to to 8.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 5.00 26.00 to 60.00 1.20 to 1.50 1.50 to 4.00 to .50 to .75 to PATRICK WELCH "?£' 262 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. American Beauties, Orchlda, Valley, Camattona, Calendolaa. Cornflowera, BnftUab Piimroiee, YeUow Dalales, Sweet Pea* and Llllum Lonttlflorum. All the noveltlea In the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Price* quoted on application. No retail ordera accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains Store open for business at 6 A. M. TBLHPi-IOrNE. iVlAirV 3698 B. A. SNYDER CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. Telephone. Fort Hill 1083-25017-25552 Wholesale Cut Flower Market WELCH BROS. CO. Write for qaoiattons before ordering elsewhers Telephone Main 6267-6368 Daily consignments from leadlnd ftrowers Full line of Florists' Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. Rose at the recent National Flower Show at Philadelphia, and along with these Carnations such as have made this store one of the well known headquarters in New York City for the divine flower. It is hardl.v probable that there can be found anywhere either in New York City or in any other city in this country, a more comprehensive line of Roses of excellent quality than are daily offered at the large and well equipped store of H. E. Froment's, 148 W. 28th St., in fact, the list daily offered is so long as to be almost tiresome to the reader. Suffice it to say that It includes the good old standby American Beauty, and in the newer varieties Hoosier Beauty. Stan- ley. Ophelia, Shawyer and all the Killar- N. Y. Florists' Bowling Club Thursday, March 30. 1916 1st game 2d game 3d game Braun 150 180 176 J. Donaldson . 162 154 186 C. W. Scott... 169 174 ISO Jos. Fenrich . . 162 149 165 P. Jacobson... 154 157 149 Hoffmeier .... .150 139 157 J. Miesem . . . 165 178 178 W. H. Sie- brecht, Sr. . 148 156 147 A. Kakuda . . . 159 160 148 H. C. RiEDEL, Sec'y. Even in the early part of this week, before the International Flower Show opened, many callers were noted in town ; among these were Aug. Poeblmann, Chi- HOLTON&HUNKELCOil WHOLESALE FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS, Phone— Main 874 P, O. Box— 103 Wheu ui-dering. iise mi'iitliiQ 'i'ljL' KxclL;ni;.-e cago. 111. ; Allan Peirce, Waltham, Mass. ; Daniel MacRorie, San Francisco, Cal. ; B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass. ; C. E. Critchell, Cincinnati, O. ; W. L. Rock, Kansas City, Mo. ; Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Baker, Utica, N. Y. and Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Day, Syracuse, N. Y. Boston Wholesale and Retail Florists ToNAWANDA, N. Y. — The big flood last week carried down the bridge over the river and diverted travel from the Main St., but it did not seriously interfere with the florists' business. J. D. Schultz re- ports an unexpectedly good time in his new store on Young st., with increased business at his greenhouses on Delaware St. J. H. G. -♦ I I The snow, which was several feet deep a week ago, has completely disappeared and as there is no frost in the ground. Tulips, Hyacinths and Narcissi are a few inches high already. Snowdrops and Crocuses are making a good show now. Most of the members of the Boston party who visited the National Flower Show have returned. There will be a good delegation from this city to the "International" at New York. Henry M. Robinson & Co. are han- dling for William Sim a splendid lot of Sweet Peas, Violets and yeUow EugUsh Primroses. John McFarland of North Easton is sending the firm a very su- perior cut of Lily of the Valley and Easter Lilies. The company reports that shipping business is excellent and the outlook for Easter good. The finest Sweet Peas we have seen this year are those grown by A. EUery Briggs of Dighton, Mass. The variety is Yarrawa. The flowers are large, have stems 20in. long, and are handled by S. S. Greene at the Boston Flower Ex- change. Kamayama and Serada of North Cam- bridge are marketing well grown and nicely flowered rambler Roses. They have also very fine Easter Lilies which are of good height ; each plant wiU have from seven to nine flowers. Neil Boyle of Maiden had a large number of invited friends for an inspec- tion of his greenhouses on Sunday, April 2. The chief attractions are the Easter Lilies and Roses. Thomas Roland of Nahant is receiv- ing congratulations from his friends on, the successful disposal of his handsome group of Acacia plants which he ex- hibited at Philadelphia. There were 118 in the group. One thing that is pleasing to Mr. Roland is the fact that the plants have gone to a place where they will be given good care and be appre- ciated. He is certain that under Wm. Kleinheinz they will be grown into larger and better specimens than they are even today. We noted at the wholesale rooms of McAlpine & McDonald very fine yellow Margiierites which had immense large flowers, also very fine Sweet Peas. Ship- ping trade is excellent. They are prepar- ing to move into their new quarters right across the street. The W. W. Edgar Co. of Waverley has a grand lot of plants for Easter. The Gardeners and Florists' Club members who will visit the establishment on April 8. at the invitation of Mrs. Edgar, will be delighted with what they will see. The exhibits of plants which Penn has each week in his new store is attracting much attention. This week he has a large group of Lilium myriophyllum. the new Lily from China. Although Azalea plants are quite scarce at this time there ^Tpre several dozen large specimen plants. We also noted well flowered plants of Boronia elatior and B. megastigma. The New England Florists' Supply Co. has leased a whole floor in the b\iilding where it is now located. This additional room is going to be used for storage. Large shipments of Easter and Memorial Day supplies have come in. Business has been excellent all Winter. ^pril 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 923 Cut Flowers For Easter Is the most imporl.Tiit ciufstion now with nU cut-flower bn.vers. We have the stock, and also the facilities, for handlin;; a large business. From the information we have now there will be an ample supply. Write us toda.v about .vour requirements. Your inquiries will have prompt attention. is For Tnis Week Specials GARDENIAS .$1.00 to .$:5.(K) per dozen. .■?S.OO to ,fl!O.Ot) per 100. Absolutely fresh stock, perfect Howers, any quantity. SNAPDRAGON .iO for $.").00. All pink of in assorted colors. Large llowers, long stalks. STOCK Pnubles and Singles in several colors. .f-l.tKI to $6.00 per 100. PHILADELPHIA'S BEST BEAUTIES We can positively assure you of the best Beauties coming to the Philadelphia market. The quality is the best obtainable and we have them in suflicient quantity to fill your orders any time. EASTER LILIES .$12.00 per 100. CALENDULA $5.00 per 100. New Spagnum Moss Ijong Green Leucothoes 1000 $7.00 Bronze and Green Galax Case $7. .50 $2.00 per .'i bbl. bale six for $10.00 The Leo Ni< Co. /eo IN lessen WHOLESALE FLORISTS WasKington, D. C. Philadelphia, Pa. Baltimore, Md. 1214 H St. N. W. 1201-5 Ra« St. 5-7 W. Centre St. When orderliiE, please mt-'ntlon The Eicbange WHOLESALE PRICES OF CUT FLOWERS Philadelphia!, April 3, 1916j| Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted 60.00 to 75.00 40 GO to 50.00 25.00 to 35.00 15.00 to 20.00 10.00 to 12.50 4.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to .... to .... Carnations. Inf. grades, all col ( White 2 00 to 3 00 Extra Standard j Pink 2 00 to 3 00 No 1 Varieties j Red I Yellow and var 2 00 to 3 00 No. 2 No. 3 Fancy J Pink Varieties j Red ( Yellow and var Daisies 3 00 to 4 00 White Killarney 40 to 2 00 MUady Gardenias, per doz 5 00 to 20 00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 S.OO to 12.00 ti.OO to 20.00 6.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 6 00 to 15.00 5-00 to 12.00 .... to 1.00 S 00 to 10 00 4 00 to 6 00 J J L Mock Lily of the Valley 2 00 to 5 00 Mrs. Charles Ruasell Mignonette, per doz., ordinary 25 to 35 Narcissus (Paper White) 2 00 to 3 00 Hadley Ophelia to 12.00 to 15 00 .50 to 2.00 .35 to .50 .25 to .35 1 80 to 2 40 Asparagus, Pluniosus, per bunch.. . . Sprecgeri, per bunch Stocks, per bunch Sweet Peas r.". . . Tulips. Single Double.......:;;'.,....": Violets. Single Double Wallflowers .15 to .35 .25 to 1.50 to 2 00 to 4 00 Callaa 8.00 to 10.00 to .... .50 to 3.00 20 to 50 Chrysanthemums, Ordinary Daffodils .25 to .75 1 50 to 3 00 Patrick Welch has uot returued from Philadelphia yet, and is to sta.v over in New York for the International Flower Show. Mr. Regan, his manager, is look- ing after the business and says that shipping is e.\cellent. Quantities of flow- ers are being shipped to all parts of New England. Visitors on Monday in this city were Daniel MacRorie. president of the S. A. F. and Geo. W. Huff of Sanford, Me. Snyder & Co. on Devonshire st. are receiving large supplies of high grade Carnations and Roses. They report ex- cellent business. R. C. The Chatham Floral Co. of Chatham, N. Y.. is to build a King steel frame house to be 37ft. x 125ft. The order was taken by P. A. Gavin, who is now repre- senting the King Construction Co, in New England. Alphonse Grassey of Natick, Mass., is to build a King semi-iron house to be 21ft. X 75ft. G, H, Petri of 141 State st„ Boston, Mass., recently bought a small conserva- tory from the King Construction Co. I Philadelphia ) Wholesale and Retail Florista The fourth National Flower Show was a most distinctive success. It was a surprise to everyone, it exceeded all ex- pectations even of its most optimistic promotors and participants. The news- papers, with their habitual disregard for figures, placed the attendance at 179,500 for the week. The paid attendance ac- cording to official figures was 102,000 and with the attendance of the badge holders for the second Sunday together with the exhibitors, members and other tickets the nearest approach to the attendance is estimated at 120,000 persons. This sets a high water mark for any other flower show in this country to reach for some years to come. The receipts from the sales of all tickets, the returns at this writing not complete, is approximately placed at $34,000. Financially the show was a pronounced success. To escape a repetition of the previous Sunday clo.s- ing, and to evade the old Sunday blue law, badges were issued at 25c. entitling H&^BSi^ r -^Snapdragon Many choice shades— white, ^^^^^■1 V ^^-^i^VJ light and dark pink, yellow. red, bronze— splendid quality. p^lBk^ $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 per doz. $6.00, $8.00, $10.00 per 100. HSmT^^ WW^ T-^ "'J Complete list of blooming and L^mX^ foliage plants for Easter sales mailed on request ■t^^X"^" 4 S.S.PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. ^^^■^.Sii .^MK'^I The Wholesale Floriitt of Philadelphia i^^^fil ^^^^V^CjH PHILADELPHIA 1608-1520 Ludlow Street ^v A^^^^tm^^ - 1 ^^^^^^flKL^^^^^^I NEW YORK 117 West 28th Street f^^lft. 7^ BALTIMORE Franklin and St. Paul Streets WASHINGTON 1216 H. Street, N. W. Wbeii) urdorinc. pleiise mention The ExclmiiKe IH-EPHIUDELPHIil WHOLESALE FLORISTS EXCHANGE KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER. DOLBLE KILLARNEY \^ Also the entire cut of Roses from Wm. A. Leonard, Lansdowne, Pa. Growers desiring a change should consult us 1635 Ranstead Street, PMILADELPMIA PA. Whpn nrdprlng. pleaae mention The E:ich»nge Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street WHITE and COLORED LILAC, the best arriving in Philadelphia, and the finest brand of ORCHID FLOWERING SWEET^PEAS. Special week end prices — Write us. PHILADELPHIA PA. Wben orderlnK, pleaie mention tlie Bi change ^ Ul/H/I I nytWPD Wholesale Florist "^ TT {▼I • «!• D A% l\ L IC 12 South Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. Callas, Pansies, Snapdragons, Sweet Peas and Mignonette the wearer to the associate membership of the S. A. F. and were placed on sale Friday and Saturday. Bearers of these badges were thereby admitted to the hiUl on Sunday. About lO.tlOO badges were sold. Late on Sunday afternoon the show was throNvn open to the public free, and a large number of people in the immediate vicinity took advantage of the opportunity of a last minute glimpse. Thomas Roland's magnificent collection of Acacias is to remain in I'hiladelphia they having been purchased by William Kleinheinz for the Joseph E. Widener estate.. Lynnewood Hall. The purchase price is said to have been .$.^(KX». .Vs to the exhibits nothing further may l>e added than what has been said in the previous accounts; they were of the very highest quality and no finer stock has ever been shown before. It was a mem- orable exhibit and one that was an honor to Philadelphia and Philadelphians and the Fourlh National Flower Show passes into history as one of the great events in the annals of horticulture in America. Dreer's gold medal Rose garden made a strong impression on everyone seeing it. and duplicates of its contents were sold nuin.v times over to wealthy ama- teur rosarlans. The Robert Craig Co. carried off the honors for Philadelphia with sixteen firsts and_ eight seconds out of twenty- four entries. The Henry F. Michel] Co. made a decided hit at the .show with its Dutch garden together witli the Dutch boy and girl. Fred Cowperthwaite gave a talk on "Preparedness in the Garden" before the Downingtown Garden Clnb of Down- ingtown. Pa., on Saturday evening. April 1. BelJ Telephone Keystone Telepboo KOMADA BROTHERS o'^^u'S^'o^ Wire Designs Florists' Supplies j Any Win Deelftn at Short Notice 1008 Vine Street. Philadelphia, Pa. Berger Bros. WHOLE.SALF FLORISTS Choicest Seasonable Flowers , J^,,,. 1225 Race St., PHIUDEIPHIA, PA STUART H. MILLER A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ranslead SI. PHILAOeLPHIA, PA FANCY FERNS DAGGER FERNS GREEN or BROWIV GALilX 750 per 1000 A. L. Portune^ 1636 Ludlow St. PHILADELPHIA, P When orderlnf?. please mention The Excbanet. 924 The Florists' Exchange FLORISTS* SUPPLIES SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, ETC. Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers Winterson's Seed Store DAILY SHIPMENTS FROM SIXTY GROWERS 166 North Wabash Ave. When ordering pl^aiift mPntlon Tht* Kxchnnpp Chicago The Chicago flower Growers Association Wholesale Gro-wera of Cut Flo-wera and Plants 183 IN. Wabash Ave. : : CHICAGO PAOL K. KUSGSrOKK, Mmmfr BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIW^S, •■s««"aSJ°* E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. When ordering, pleasp ttiPtitlnn The Exchange RRNE & KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAH-INI 8 9 Ba«t Randolph Street CHICA.OO When ordering, please mention The Bxcbapge Alfred M. Campbell has had unusual success with his bulbous stock this sea- 8 a, he being one of the largest growers in this section. He will force for next Winter 2.50.000 Emperor besides a lot of Spanish Iris. Pormosum Lilies and Pa- perwhites. One quarter million Kmperor sounds big. Aschmann Bros, are prepared to meet the Easter invasion with a gigantic army of pot grown stock. Almost the entire place ia given over to Easter specialties for which this place is noted. A large block of Lilies are in order, some SOOO giganteums; then follows Hydrangea.s, both the French and Otaksa. Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Spirseas, Daffodils, Tu- lips, Hyacinths, pot grown Roses and ferns. Everything is in the pink of con- dition ready for distribution. Michaelson Bros, of West Philadelphia have flowered several houses of Gerani- ums for Easter, in fours and sixes, that are selling rapidly. William A. Leonard is cutting some exceptionally fine Russell that are one of the leading features of the Philadel- phia Wholesale Florists' Exchange. One of the innovations at the National. Flower Show was the introduction of the Information Bureau. Chairman Fred Cowperthwaite and his corps of assistants rendered invaluable aid, and this bureau proved to be one of the busiest spots during the entire week. Thousands of questions were answered and directions given. The Informatiim Committee was a. tired out looking lot of individuals when the show drew to a close on Sun- day. Paul Berkowitz states that the attend- ance of visitors at the store of H. Bay- ersdorfer & Co. during show week was surprising. It was crowded every day. The .Joseph Heacock Co. covered itself with glory with its famous Roses, taking seventeen prizes out of seventeen entries with eleven firsts, five seconds and a sweepstake. It was an exhibition in itself. The Moore Seed Co., through Max A. Fierstein, reports a steady and increas; ing business in all lines of seeds. Our facetious friend George Hamp- ton, i.s highly elated over the success of the big show. He says "it has made them all hump." The Neidinger Service Bureau was of constant help to a large number of visitors. While J. G. Whilldin and P. M. Read were enjoying the show last Saturday afternoon some one quietly appropriated Mr. Whillden's car that had been left standing outside the hall. The car was found early Sunday morning at 20th and Berks sts. without a scratch, but minus a tire carried in the rear, some tools and a good box of cigars that had been left in the machine. hoaA Dlatance Telephone Central 3373 Brooklyn, N. T. — Patrick J. Tracy, one of the oldest florists in tliis city, died on March 19. He conducted a store for many years at Court and Harrison sts. He is survived by a daughter. Mary .lane Tracy. H. E. Pmilpott. Ptbs V BaznaK, VIoe-Pres. ETerythine; In Oat Flowers 30 East Randolph Street A. T. PYFER (a CO. When orderlPK, please mention The Sixchanxe Nbttib L. Parkbr, 8eo'y A. T. PTraa, Treaa. A Manager WHOLESALE FLORISTS CHICAGO, ILI-. WHOLESALE PRICES OF CUT FLOWERS Chicago, April 4, 1916 Price* quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES — American Beauty. Specials. per doi. 36-incb atems " 30-iDch Btems " 24-inch atems " • 18 to 20 inch Short Cedle Brunner Geo. Elfar Fire Flame White and Pink KlUamey. Spedala Fancy Medium Short Klllnmey Brilliant, speeiala Medium Short Milady, apeoial Fanoy Seeonda Short Mre. Aaron Ward, apeoial Medium Short Mre. Chaa. Ruaaell, apeoial Pirate Fanoy Medium Short Richmond, apedal Fanoy Medium Short Sunburst, apeoial Medium Seoonds Mrs. Taf t. Fanoy Medium Short Ophelia, apeoial Select Medium Short I .3.00 to 4.00 2 00 to 3.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.50 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.50 to 3.00 1.00 to 2.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 2.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3 00 to 4 00 1.00 to 2.00 6.00 to S.OO 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 12.00 to 15.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 6 00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3 00 to 4.00 2 00 to 3.00 Standard Varietiee CARNATIONS— fwhite. . < Pink. . . I Red.... Splits, assorted colors. , •Fancy fwi,;,. (•The Hlghe«tJ „'V- Grades of St'dS Pmk. . . Tarletlea.i Red Adlantum Aaparaftus, Bunch Sprengeri " Strings Boxwood, per lb Calendulas DaSodlls *' Southern Daslce Gardenias, per doa Ferns, Hardy, per 1000 Freeslas Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays Llllum Lonfiiflorum Lily of the VaUey Mexican Ivy Mignonette Orchids— Cattleyaa, per doa. . Dendroblums Onddiums Smllax Snapdragons Sweet Peas, Spencers TuUps, Fancy " Darwins Vloleta, Single, Home Grown. Double. N.Y 50. .00 to 2.00 l.OOto 2.00 1.00 to 2.00 .50 to .75 J.OOto 2.50 iOOto 2.50 J.OOto 2.50 . . . to 1.00 .26 to 3« .25 to 30 .00 to 60.00 . to .16 i.OO to 3.00 .00 to 3.00 .50 to .76 !.00 to 3.00 .00 to 3.00 . to 2.60 .00 to 3.00 ..to 1.25 .26 to .50 .00 to 8.00 .00 to 4.00 to .78 00 to 6.00 .00 to 6.00 .00 to 4.00 .00 to 4.00 . . to 15.00 .00 to S.OO .35 to .SO .00 to 3.00 .00 to 4.00 .25 to ..35 25 to .35 to to to to to to . to to Z&.'^'^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS PETER REINBERG Wholesale Cut Flowers 30 East Randolph Streetp CHICAGO. ILL, HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSB^ When ordering, please mention The Exchange CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and Retail Florists ft J. Homer Lange, son of A. Lange, 25 E. Madison St., has assumed a position in the store to familiarize himself with the business so as later to assist his father in the management. John W. Mclntyre, for many years connected with the wholesale and retail trade of Philadelphia, is visiting in the city and may locate here if a suitable opening can be found. He and Paul Klingsporn of the Flower Growers' Asso- ciation are old-time friends. C. L. Washburn and wife, of Bassett & Washburn, are on a visit to O. P. Bassett at Pasadena, Cal. They expect to return before Easter. The Chicago Florists' Club will meet on April 6 at the Morrison Hotel, when the large punch bowl in the hands of the trustees for final disposition will be disposed of. A. Lange returned* on Saturday from the National Flower Show and expresses himself as highly pleased. It happened that during his absence the store force transacted one of the best week's busi- ness on record. The funeral of Mrs. Otto Young, the late owner of the build- ing in which Mr, Lange does business, was held that week and consumed a lot of choice stock, he having the family order, which consisted of a casket cover and a dozen or more elaborate pieces. It is estimated that oyer $15000 worth of flowers were used for this funeral, of which most of the other downtown flo- rists had a good share. .John Paulus. 4501 N. Clark st. has added a new front to his store and ex- tended his conservatory in the rear of the store. These improvements very much enhance the appearance of his place, as well as afford more room for operatituis. Frank Oechslin has a splendid lot of Easter plants coming along. In the French Hydrangeas, rambler Roses, Rhododendrons and Lilies there will be a large supply of the usual high grade stock. While there will be a good sup- ply of bulbous stock in pans and boxes it will not be as large as on former seasons. Some difiicnity is experienced in holding Azaleas back, but there will be a fair supply in all the larger sizes. I WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telefiraph and Telephone Orders ,. Given Prompt Attention 162N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, plpase m^ritlon Thp BT<*h»pga C Kooyman WHOLCSALE FLORIS1 27 Saint Anne Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS. SEEDS. SUPPLIES. FLOWERS.SHIPPING. COMMISSION Phone, SUTTER 540 When ordering, please mention The Elxclianse A. L. RANDALL CO. ^^^ Wabash Ave. S Lake SL r^m^ ^^"^^ CHICAGO, lU. V^a^ Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists* Supplies When ordering, please mention The Bxehange The employees of Vaughan's Seed Store enjoyed a splendid evening's en- tertainment at Eckhardt Park Hall on Chicago ave. on Saturday evening, April 1. Notwithstanding the scarcity of Onion sets this season, sufficient could be spared for the confectioner to give a chocolate coating to, thus emphasizing the April Fool party, as the entertain- ment was designated. T. E. Waters of the supply department of Poehlmann Bros. Co. has moved to 3712 Rokeby St., within three blocks of the bathing beach on the lake front, where he expects to spend the long Sum- mer evenings with his family enjoying the lake breeze. French & Salm, Union Grove, Wis., are receiving the congratulations of friends on winning the first prize for 100 Mrs. Russell Roses at the National Flower Show at Philadelphia. Another shipment was made Monday for compe- tition at the New York show. W. E. Tricker severed his connection as superintendent of the greenhouses of i Vaughan's Seed Store at VVestern Springs, 111., on Fridav. March 31, and will leave with his family next week for St. Paul, Minn., where he will take charge of the Holm & Olson greenhouses in that city. J. J. Hess, Omaha, Neb., reached Chi- cago on his homeward trip from the Na- tional Flower Show at Philadelphia on Monday. Mr. Hess says it was a great show and worth crossing the continent to see. He hopes to see the next national flower show in Chicago. John Enders of the Poehlmann Bros. Co., who has been seriously ill for a number of weeks, is able to make daily trips to the store to see how things are moving along. He hopes inside of an- other week to resume his work in the store. A. T. Pyfer & Co. will have a nice lot of Easter plant stock for their trade in Lilies, rambler Roses, Hydrangeas and Hyacinths. Harry E. Philpott, the president of the company is expected in the city this week and will remain until after the Easter rush. Emil Reichling, supt. of the greenhouse department of the Peter Reinlierg estab- lishment, has returned from Philadelphia and has much to say in praise of the National Flower Show. While in the East he purchased quite a lot of novel- ties in Carnations and Roses that he will try out on his place the coming season. O. A. »& L. A. Tonner have one of the best equipped wholesale houses in the Atlas building. Their line of supplies is attractive and makes a splendid showing, and they handle also the cut of several growers of specialities in cut flowers for their trade. AiiilS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 925 HEWS INC. 1904 STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD, AZALEA, BULB, ORCHID, FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSED, ROSE, CARNATION, PALM, CYCLAMEN, CUT FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS, etc. Oldest and largest manufacturers of flower pots in the World A. H. HBWS S* CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS WAREHOUSES. (Cambridge, Matts. New York. N.Y. fp^iiHf^n|[tr^iiiiiMmiipiiititimpr^llli;fHniir]f<>HtftM|ir' Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs "ANCHOR BRAND" OUR Treb Tubs are made of seaBoned, selected Virginia White Cedar — we use no substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil painta, and turn out the most substantial and attrac- tive Plant Txtb that money can buy. Write for booklet and price*. ft RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS Largttt ManufacturerM of Wooden Wart in th* World RICHMOND, VA. iiuinnMiiuimuiuiciiiiiiiiaiiuiiiiiiniiiiiiiuiuiioiiicd THE PETERS S^ REED POTTERY CO. so. ZAINESVIUUE, OMIO RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN 16 W. 23d St., NEW YORK SPECIALTIES I. C. KIMBLE 6 C. L&ke Street, Chicago Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned — Carefully Packed Wbeu ordirinK. please mention The ExcliBnee SAeWHILLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS DREER«S''R|VERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub No.DUm. Each Doz 1000 10 20 in. tl.4S $16.00 tlSO.OO 20 18 in. 1.30 14 00 IIS.CO 30 16 in. ICO 11.26 92.00 «0 14 in .65 7.00 66 00 50 12 in. 45 5 00 40.00 60 10 in. .38 4 00 32.00 70 «in 30 3 50 28 00 Manuiectured tor u* eioluaiveiy Tbe best tub ever introduced The neateet, Mghteet aoo eheapeet. Painted Straat, K. T. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and lee where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Winter to itoek your greenhouses. Think of OS. Write as. Try oa The Keller Pottery Co. 215.223 Pearl St., Norrlstown, Pa. SYRACUSE RED POTS riRN POTS, PANS aad 8AUCBR8. i>« to and Including ia.|nch, all machlna omda. A treat lm[i>aT«iant am tbe old atyla taxnad pota. WrOi Im Calalotwt SYRACUSE POHERY C. BRBrrSCHWERTR, Prop. SYRACUSE, N.Y. Peirce Paper Flower Pot Mude ill standard sizBS of 2-in. to 6-in. The beat Paper Pot for shipping purposes. Samples fur- nished free. -Vsk your ■ lealer for them, E. ALLAN PEIRCE 403 Oak Si.. Waltlam, Mau. Fourth National Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pa., March 25 to April 2, 1916 Wni- Sim'a first prize displa.v of Sweet Peas on 100 sq. ft. Hello! Something New ■•|5) OUNZEL BROS.' \W. Hand-D-Pot Bracket ^^^"^^^ Write for price lilt. \\y BUNZEL BROS. j*= — fi^ R. D, No. 4 Norristown, Pa, WlieD orderlnjT. pleaB» m^titt<-ii Vhr bUdianjc* 926 The Florists' Exchange Prepare Your Soil Right vol WANT BEST RESULTS Feed Your Plants Properly When using Fertilizers, whether you grow Flowers or Vegetables, inside or outside. Why take any chances when you can obtain "Magic Complete Plant Food," and feed the "Magic Way" ? We willtellyou how to use the following "Magic" Products to obtain best results at lowest possible cost: Keep in mind, Mr. Florist, ' "MagicCompletePlantFoods," when you buy "Magic" Bone SICaiDtd BOnC MCal ROSe FOOd and how to use them. We will Meals and Complete Plant nan; Rnno uosii rsnnaiinn FaaleaBe mention The E^clmnge WhPTt orrlpring. nlPnsp mi-ii'lui 'I'hr Rxcliange Rmmwuiu (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL APHIS $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. WE SELL DIRECT TO ' ..SEEDSMEN SELL IT TO U you de8WS"Y'Tob'i'cco F6wder'TfBSr'TB""GuarariieS3~Fo Bum, will Bum aod Give Perfect Satisfactioo, or Money Back,, \^fl^ Qj^r Qj(g£t ^ ^g. THB H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., VDRKi PA %m When orderliis, pleue oientlon Tbe Uxcbuis« THE RENONA/NED FOOD FOR PLANTS MANUFACTURED BY CLAY &. SON, STRATFORD LOUDON, ENGLAND Fertilizers PACTORYIPRICBS. Caah with order Ptr ton 200 lbs. Special Sheep $28.00 $3 SO Fine Bone Meal 40.00 6.00 Blood and Bone 60.00 6.00 Davldge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms 40.00 6.00 Florist's Tankage 30.00 4.00 FOR RETAIL FLORISTS Odorless Sheep Fertilizer. Price per 100 lbs.: 1 lb. bags, $6.00; 6 lb. $3.00; 25 lb. $1.70; 50 lb. $1.56; 100 lb. $1.40. Hudson Carbon Co. BaiistonSpa,N.v. w hpn nrdiTiner. plo>isp ra''nti.ni The Exchange Cincinnati, 0. ^^^~J^ Uneqnaled for Greenhonse and Landscape Fertilizing rhe Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c Vb.^^C TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. .if^S^ TOBACCO DUST, Ic. Ib.iL-C TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. Rf'b'^ LarCe Bale, weiRhinR 400 to 500 Iba , $2 50 Special prices In Tons and Carload Lots J. J Frieilinan^'B'&'1?.^iW«N""?" NIKOTEEN For .Sprnving APHIS PUNK For Fumigating .\sk your dealer for it Nicotine Mf^. Co. ST. LOUIS Wtlen ordering, pleuae ini'DtloQ The Exchange When oi'derins. ijlease mention The Exchange The Market Roses continue to be in a good siippty. Among the receipts are some very fine Ophelia. Killamey and White Killar- ney. American Beauty Roses are in a larger supply than they were, and good supplies are available in all sizes. Car- nations are plentiful and are generally very good. Easter Lilies are in a better supply than last week. They are prov- ing good property. Bulbous stock is in a fair supply and when good has a fairly ready sale. Sweet Peas are having an excellent market but the receipts are so large that it is impossible to realize any- thing but low prices for them. Lily of the Valley and orchids meet with a very weak demand. Other offerings include I Violets. Callas, Snapdragon and Xlar- ' guerites. Xotes J. C. Rutenschroer, John Taylor and W. G. Maunder now have Ford de- livery trucks for the delivery end of their respective businesses. P. J. dinger's new red Carnation Radium, throughout the Winter has been and is giving the local market a good supply. Geo. Dhonan, the florist, and superin- tendent of the Jewish Cemetery, had a iiad automobile accident last week when his car got beyond hi.s control and killed two. a by-stander and the other occupant of the machine. C. J. Jones has been very busy with funeral work. The Florists' Club's regular meeting will be held on Monday, April 10. Teddy. The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for ^reen. black, wlilte fly. thrips and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; iral., $2.50. INlKOTIAINA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erlj' diluted for fumigating or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.50; ?al., $4.50. Until further notice shipments of our products Ptinglne, Vermine and Scaline will be subject to conditions of the cliemical market. Prompt shipments can be guaranteed on Aphine and Nikotiana. APHINE MANUFACTURING CO MADISON, N. J. W'beu oriering pie mention Tho Excliau^e Fort Wayne, Ind. "Dress-XTp Week" Business in the florists' trade was buouiiug lait week on account of tlu- movement of "Dress-Up" week which was scheduled from March 27 to April 1. The merchants of this city advertised heavily in the daily papers and the flo- rists were also well represented iu the press. Popular priced Spring flowers and corsages were especially advertised, as well as blooming plants with which to "dress up" the home. The results of this campaign were highly satisfactory. The weather was all that could be desired — warm and Spring-like, with plenty of sunshine and the streets crowded at ail times. Band concerts were held in the downtown districts every afternoon. The florists' display windows were dresed iu gala attire, and the stores were very attractive in their showing of cut flowers, plants and basket arrangements as well as bouquets and corsages. Many florists are of the opinion that the month of March has surpassed any during this present year in the amount of business done. The volume of business far surpasses that of the corresponding season last year. The fact that Easter comes as late as April 23 this year will not place the majority of florists in this locality at a disadvantage. 'The experi- enced growers have been holding their blooming plants and bulbous stock in cold frames bringing them into the green- houses only last week. The Easter Lily plants at the various greenhouses are in splendid condition. iroteB The Flick Floral Co. had several large decorations for the Spring openings of the department stores. The largest of these were for The Gates Cloak House. Guthmans, and Wolf and Dessauer. Thousands of Roses and Spring flowers were used to fine effect while groupings of flowering and foliage plants were fine. An unusual feature of the living models promenade was the bridal party, the bride and her attendants carrying hand- some bouquets. This company also ad- vertised popular prices on flowers and plants ; flowers at 50c. per dozen and special gift boxes for 75c. and $1. Miss Margaret Vesey returned home last week from Evansville where she had been for several days attending the an- nual State Convention of King's Daugh- ters, of which she was elected a central council member from Indiana. Mrs. Richard Blossom of the Flick Floral Co. was elected secretary of the Equal Franchise League at the regular fortnightly meeting 'on Tuesday, March 28. D. B. Stockton. Cal. — A bad check man with an entirely new line of talk oper- ated in this cit.v several days ago, using as his victims the local florists. He said his name was Arthur Wright and cashed checks of similar amounts at each of the stores visited. He claimed to be familiar with all the florists in San Francisco, and ordered a small floral piece for a certain funeral, wanted it charged in case the florist could not cash his check. AU checks were returned marked "no funds" and no trace can be found of "Arthur Wright." April s, l!il(i The Florists' Exchange 927 Wonder Crop S Results Produced I by Alphano LAST June. B. T. Joyce of Weet Haven, Conn., used 4 bags (400 lbs.) of Alphano. on 17 rows of Peas. Each row was 135 feet long. He wrote U3 — " I planted my Peas three weeks later than my neighbors, who used the same variety. My vines are four feet high, instead of three, as stated in the seed catalog they would grow. Enclosed find two samples of leaves, the small ones from my neighbors' vines that ivere freely stable manured; the large from my vines. .Mphano fed." Then here ia a letter from the manager of one of the largest farms in the Pequeat Valley. N. J. — " Today I sent you two bundles of Timothy. You see in one bundle the heads are twice the length and heft of those in the other. They grew in fields side by side. The small Timothy, standing three feet high and averaging five-inch heads, was grown in an uninoculated soil, low in available Nitrogen. The other, standing five feet high and having ten-inch heads, was grown in Alphano inoculated soil, rich in Nitrogen left there by nodules in the previous year's crop of clover." The strongest fact both these cases point out is that .\lphano, aside from the rich plant foods it contains, is also filled with teeming billions of all the bacteria neces- sary to inoculate all the Clovers, Alfalfa, Peas, Beans, and all the other legumes. If it had absolutely no soil building and plant food supplying values, it would still be worth many times more than we ask for it, for inoculation purposes alone. Send at once for the Alphano Book. Find out how to quickly and easily treble the value of your manure pile at an expenditure of a few cents per ton. Get the full tacts and figures about Alphano, the wonder worker, all- in-one soil b'lilder. Hammond's GENUINE GREENHOUSE WHITE PAINT Used Over 35 Years SOW BUGS, ASTER BEETLES, CABBAGE WORMS O-stroyedbyPust. '•"g "^'^^ HAMMOND'S SLUG SHOT So used for 35 years. SOLD BY ALL SEED DEALERS. I'or pamphlets wortli having writt- B. HAMMOND, Beacon, New York 1 ^IpKatio H urrnxs Established 1905 I7-F Battery Place, New York SIZ a too io bags $10 a Ion io bags by carload $8 a ton io bulk by carload (.o.b. AlpbaDO. NJ. WESTERN STATES— Continued St. Louis, Mo. The' Market The market tlif past week could be cliissed as very slow. Carnations are in gooiUy supply from Io. to 3c. Roses, too, are plentiful. The .short ones go at 2e. to :!f.. while the best only bring 6e. to Sc. Sweet Teas continue in increas- ing number.s. The best bring ijOc. per 100, and loads of the smaller ones are going for little or nothing. Violets are showing the effects of heavy blooming and are becoming inferior to the Winter ones. The price on these is .$2 to .|2.50 per 1000. Bulb stock is beginning to shorten up somewhat. Daffodils bring ."ic. Tulips 3c. and 4c., I.ily of the Val- ley stays at ."c. to 4c,. Callas and Har- risii are quoted at Sc. Home-grown greens coming in now in goodly supply is displacing the Florida stock. Kotes Werner Bros, of Clayton. Mo., are beginning to get to work on their new greenhouses. They intend _ to lengthen iMit the five Rose houses, making them into houses of 35ft. by .".00ft. Be- fore they can go ahead with this work, however, they must devise a drainage system which will properly take care of tile overflow of the Pes Peres river. To do this several concrete sewers have been constructed which will sidetrack part of the water and thus carry it safely away. The material is already at hand and ad- ditional help is busy painting and put- ting up forms. According to all reports Easter stock is going to be scarce. Only double Tu- lips with some Hyacinths will be avail- able, so the report says. The Lilies all over the county are looking tine and promise to be the best for seasons. How- ever, other plants like potted Heliotrope and Marguerites, which are lacking at early Rasters, will be in good supply. Richard Frow has several thousand choice IJlies in pots, most of which are already contracted for. _ Albert Senger is supplying several T'nion Market stands with plants. San- ders Nurseries, and Schr.ny, too. are oc- cupying their usual stands. Alex Siegel has been absent from the city for several days. Mr. Siegel was making a sojourn through Illinois and incidently looking up Easter stock. Alex .T- RT.'t". .if. j PERFECT GREENHOISES | GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERK YOU LIVE 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING The Exhange Alert and Up-to-date WESTERN STATES— Continned Kansas City, Mo. The students of the Lincoln school in Carthage. Mo., are to be given practical lessons on gardening in the plans for beautifying the school grounds. Most of the work on the place will be done by the colored students, and they will have charge of the planting of the shrubbery and all beds. (i. K. Parker, of the Kellogg Flower & Plant Co.. recently made a trip to the greenhouses of that company at Pleasant Hill. Mr. Parker reports that the outlook for a fine crop of Easter stock is very good. William Rock, of the William Rock Flower Co., has gone East to attend the National Flower Show at Philadelphia, after which he will journey to New York City to attend the show there. Mr. Rock officiated as a judge for the Philadelphia show. lie will probably be gone about a month, returning the middle of April. A candy firm called "The Heart of America." with a store in the Victor Bldg., here, is displaying in its window a number of potted Geraniums, selling for lOc. 2.5c. and 35c. Samuel Murray, the florist, will luive two representatives at the New York show. In addition to Mr. Murray himself. Miss Elizabeth Hayden. assistant, is also making the trip. They expect to be gone a little over two weeks. The William Rock Flower Co., reports a !x*<"<\ lively business, commenting espe- cially on the active sale of bird homes. The Rock Co. introduced this to Kansas Citv recently and they have taken very well. .1. H. Skinner & Co., nurserymen at Topeka. Kan., recently distributed 1200 Althnca. ISin. to 24in. in height, free of charge. The plants were done up in 400 packages of three each, one red. one white and one pink, and given to the first callers. The city park board of Springfield. JIo.. has declared its intention of aiding the movement instigated by the Spring- field Council of Mother's Clubs and the Parent-Teacher Associations towards beautifying that city. It is, probable HIGHEST PRICED .«. CHEAPEST GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBL«IIN •» CO. jW Broad Street. Utica, N. T. LBT US TKLL VOU ABOUT THEM Wlipn nrflerlng. please mention The Exchange Greenhouse GLASS ?.'?.''oa?V.«" "" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, 111 irdorlntr. nlpnsp mfTilInn Thp KxrhRtigp m^^^^^^^m^^m CYPRESS Six Prizes With The Skinner System Watered Roses Mr. W. G. Bradley, New York Milli, uys: WITH the use of the Skiunt-r System of Irrigalion, ray Roses were so much finer than my neighbors' that I carrier! off six prizes at the Central New York Horticultural Society of New Hartford, and my Sweet Peas were so much finer tlian other exhibitors' that I was in a class all by myself, and was given a 'Certificate of Merit.' " s KINNER YSTEM OF- IRRIGA-riON The Skinner Irrigation Co. 225 Water St.. Troy. Ohio THE EXCHANGE-BestAdvettJsing Medium Buy direct from the mill where it growg. FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNAJVfDINA, FLA. Large stocks. Thoroughly seasoned. Alt grades, sizes and finish. Also Pecky and Posts. Full quotations on your specificationfl. Any quantity. Prices quoted F. O. B. your city. E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. MORRISTOWN, N. J. Greenhouse Materials J^te^^a IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lengths up to 32 feet Milled to any detail furnished, or will furnish details and cut materials ready for erection. Frank Van Assche Falton Ave.. Rose Ave., and Dwisbt St., Jersey Cily. N. J. W'htrii ordering, pk*ase mL'utlon The Kxchange 930 The Florists' Exchange Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years in Use BUILT IN 1889 HOT BED SASH. Our Cypress Houses PECHV CYPRESS BENCH STOCH. Last longer than iron Break less glass than iron Are less expensive than iron A.SK: POR CIRCUL,AR B, THE A.T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass' will help all aroapd If yoo tppptlon the Excbapge STEAM ••'iHOTWATER BOILERS SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT IRON TYPES HIGHEST QUALITY GUARANTEED Our engineermg department will cheei^ fully help you with your problems Do not be afraid to mriU JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE., BROOKLYN. N. Y. EitabUshed otot Fifty Years Wtipti orderine. pleaBe mention The Excluuige 1866—1916 •ALL-HEART" CYPFiESS WORKED TO SHAPES HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Lockland, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeds, Con- servatorlesj^nd all other purposes. Get our figure before buying. Estimates freely given GLASS NPAUICII'C CAM '^''^ Wooster St. . llUnCII O dUn, NEW YORK GLHSS 6 I 8 to 16 I 24, Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS When orderinK. Diease mention The EsehmiL'e CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factory cost of material. No skilled labor required. It is fireproof. . Nothing to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bugs, THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Clevelaird, 0. THE EXCHANGF— Alert and up-to-date I ^.^^^ otderiug. please m.-utkm Tb.- Excbause PIPE- Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. 14-foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Establishetl 1902 PFAFF & KENDALL '"^l.-i^jttff.t When ordering, please mention Tlit- Kxclumge that tin.' \'acaiit Itits of the city will be utilized for that purpose aud practical instruction given to all persons who de- sire it. Last sea.son the ground was pre- pared by the city and the family to whom the lot was given was responsible for its care. The planting of flowers and ornamental shrubs was required. George H. Johnston, Kansas City nur- .seryman, is busy with Spring planting. Mr. Johnston has recently had several good orders. Last week he shipped a carload of evergreens and shrubs to Lib- erty, Mo., for the homes of several prominent Kansas Citians. while this coming week he will send a carload of shrubs and trees to St. Joe, to be used ft>r work on private homes. Part of his force is busy doing the planting for the Blue Hills Golf Club, cue of Kansas City's social clubs. Shrubs and trees predominate in this work. Patrick I>arkin, florist at the Meuhle- bach Hotel, was recently given a re- minder of olden days. The retail jewel- ! ers of Kansas and Missouri met here at that hotel last week and Mr. Larkin donated to the assemblage over :;00 red Carnations. Mr. Larkin's heart was with the jewelers as for eight years pre- vious to entering the florists' trade ; he w^s a watchmaker with several local jobbers. Over fifty society women of Kansas City ai-e bending their efforts for a flower show to be competed in by amateurs only about the middle of May. Mrs. Massey Holmes, wife of a prominent lawyer, and a leader in Kansas City so- ciety, is doing most of the work attend- ant to the show. Present plans are rather jjremattire, but they include the exclusion of all local florists, it is known. If possible, the show will be held out- doors, but it is thought that this will be inadvisable, so it is probable that it will be at the Meuhlebach Hotel. Cut flow- ers of all kinds will be included in the display. Mrs. Holmes has said that the florists of Kansas City do not seem to take any interest in such displays, with but one or two exceptions, and she has been ad- vised that it would be best to exclude the professional flower dealers, for the present at least. It is possible that if enough interest is aroused, a very large show may be held next year, possibly ot e that will include all who desire to enter. Kansas City has not had any kind of a flower show for some time, and this should atti'act a large crowd. B. S. B. \ \ \ Pacific Coast Department \ \ I San Francisco, Cal. The Market With the advent of warm weather we again find the flower market too well supplied with stock of all kinds. Roses, which but a few weeks ago were at such a premium, are at present exceedingly cheap. Wholesalers are averaging from 25c. to 7,5c. a doz. for their best stock, Am. Beauty Roses are bringing $1 and ¥2.50 on the flower market. On one morning this week the writer noticed that there were over 10,000 Roses on the market. Carnations likewise are cheapening, aud are in good supply. All bulbous stock has disapjieared from the shops with the exception of Tulips, which are tiiiusually flue. These bring 75c. and $1 retail. Lilies are selling on the market for $3 a doz. From what we can see the demand for good Lilies is going to be I lirisk. Trade Notes W. I. MacDonald, formerly con- j nected with Seuelsberger the Florist I in Oakland, has recently opened u|i :i handsome store in that city, Mr. M.ic- Doiiald has chosen a location opposite the post office and his store is one of the finest that the city of Oakland has. Founders' Day was quite an event in the history of this city's parks. It \\:is held the first of this week and a laiRe and enthusiastic gathering listeneil to noted speakers. It celebrated the open- ing of the park museum and as a mile- sti>ne in the progress of the park system a new art gallery was donated. One of the largest donations as far as statuary goes was made this week, when Mrs. A. De B. Spreckles donated to the park tlie priceless statue by Rodin, "The Thinker. " This is one of the few of Rodin's statues that ever left France, aud permission was given to Mrs. Spreckles because of her ceaseless efforts in assisting the fami- lies of needy French artists. H. De Graff, of the firm of De Graff Bros, of Holland is in town this week calling on the trade and presenting his j new lOlG (American edition) bulb cata- log. One of the largest gatherings of local i iieople from the floral world was held last Saturday at a dance given under the auspices of the Ladies' auxiliary of the Pacific Coast Horticultural Society at the Redraen's Building. Several hundred guests danced on into the young hours and in every way the gathering w.is a social success, which means a great deai to the society, and to business relations in general. Mrs. John Vallance. Mrs. H. Plath, Mrs. John Gill, and several otlier prominent members of the Ladies' .\uxili.ary of the P. C. H. S. were pres- ent. Mrs. Olga Hofinghofl'. one of the leading members, left Saturday noon for a visit to Seattle accompanied by lier daughter. Miss Grace Hofinghoff. Dan Raymond, who has charge of all picnic arrangements of the Pacific Coast Horticultural Society, announced this week that he has been making arrange- ments for the annual picnic, and that the date it is to be held on is Sunday, ,Tuly .SO. The spot selected is Pinehurst, which is located across the bay on the line of the Oakland-Antioch railroad. We are |, glad to hear of the selection, as Pine- ii hurst is a most beautiful spot. ' Mr. Podesta, one of our leading grow- ( ers of greens, suffered the loss of two f whole houses of Asparagus as a result of escaping gas from one of the pipes ' of the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. The Gas Co. has been held liable for the damage, and as appraisers H. Plath and : Frank Pelicano have been selected. ; Peter Ferrari of the University Nur- J series of this city reports that he has\j recently piurchased an additional two acres adjoining his nurseries, on which he is contemplating the erection of sev- eral houses. One Rose house will be 50ft.x200ft., and there will be also or- chid houses devoted exclusively to the growing of Cattleyas. Mr. Ferrari states that he is going in for the growing of Russell and Ophelia, which are at pres- ent the two most popular Roses on the Coast. April 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 931 #: :# WHEN building new houses or re- pairing the old ones, it will pay you to write us and get one of our catalogs. We manufacture Advance Ventilating Equipment and a complete line of Greenhouse Fittings Illustrations, descriptions and net prices right in the catalog ADVANCE stands for quality and service ADVANCE CO., "^ZT #: jirderiiig. please mrntiou Tbe Exflmiige :m PACIFIC COAST— Coutinned The delivery car of the Ferneries met ■with an accident this week when it came int" violent contact with a telephone pole and demolished the front end. No one was seriously hurt. The exhibition committee of the Pacific Coast Horticultural Society met last Thursday evening to formulate plans for the coming Fall flower show. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pacific Coast Horticultural Society met last Wednesday, at which time the business of the society was transacted. The Fairmont Floral Co. in Powell St. was the haven of the curious this week when the passing public discovered a small garter snake in one of this firm's ornamental sidewalk trees. The affair was terminated only by the aid of the police department and a host of self- appointed investigators. (lABDNER A. DAILET. Los Angeles, Cal. irncleUB of an Export Trade Of lalo years the business of ex- porting nursery plants East of the Rockies has made a new opening for California growers. Among those who are exploiting it must be mentioned Jacob Dieterich. who has already estab- lished a nucleus in Kentia and Cocos plumosus palm gi-owing for the Eastern trade, his contracts calling for good sized plants. Tliese are for next season's shipment. His growing business makes it imperative that he again occupy his Wall St. place which has been occupied imder lease by Geo. W. Smith, florist and nurseryman, who has established a new nursery at Sherman. At his Monte- bello groimds Mr. Dieterich now has some ?*0 acres under cultivation, three of which are devoted to Alois Frey's hybrid Freesias. Included in the Diete- rich specialty crops must be mentioned Asparagus elongatus. the entire product of which is handled by the California Evergreen Co. in the local markets. He also has an acre devoted to Erica melan- thera. for which advance orders for cut sprays are booked for next Winter's de- livery. Another leader is Aspidistras, which are grown in quantity for deco- rative purposes, ^^r. Dieterich supply- GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry tlie largest stock of Specially Selected Glaa^ in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a carload on a one day notice, and at Rock Bottom Pricea. PARSHEISKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St„ Erooklyn, N.Y, Wheu ordering, please _mentlun_The Excbange ing all the best hotels and restaurants in Los Angeles as well as the dining car service on the transcontinental railways. All of which sthows initiative, enter- prise and executive ability. The New "California" Rose The Royal Nurseries of Belfast, Ireland, have announced that the Hugh Dickson Rose winning the $1000 pre- mium at the Panama-Pacific Exposition will not be ready for distribution until sometime in 1917, and that Chas. H. Totty of Madison, N. J., will dissemi- nate it in this country. Fred H. Howard's new Rose, its closest competi- tor in the contest, is winning its spurs wherever introduced. It will be inter- esting to see how- both wear in public estimation when the Dickson's new "California" Rose gets into the trade and becomes widely known in the State that gave it its name and distinction. ITotes and Personals The dates have been announced for the fourteenth annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Association of Nursery- men, which is to take place in Medford, Oregon. .Tune 20 to 22. A strong dele- gation from California will probably be in evidence. The Roeding & Wood Nursery Co. has disposed of its T,aguna Oniamental Nur- series, with a view to concentrating all efforts on the extensive establishment at DaHabra. Interior View of One of Our 60-Footers A Steel House That Is Different] In all fairness to yourself and to us, you ought to find out about our all steel greenhouse. The wide " flat rafter " house is doomed. This sounds like a hasty, radical statement, but it is founded on fact. The wide " flat rafter " house is positively nol strong enough. This has been shown by both scientific and practical tests. Our all steel houses are made of real structural members, angles, channels and " I " beams. I hear you say, " How about the shade? " We cari answer this argument to your entire satisfaction; just give us a chance. Write to us, or ask to have our representative call. Send (or our "Proof Book." It is brimful of exceedingly ioterestiog faclj. Sent free upon request. JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY CHICAGO 912 Bfaclihawk St. CINCINNATI 2J08 Union Central BIdg. EVERYTHING FOR THE GREENHOUSE NEW YORK 806 Marbrld^e Didg will nrillTlllt:. pli- miiitiiiii TllL- Kxcli WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. S. JACOBS & SONS, 136S- I 379 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Wlinni ordfrinc, iil<-:iso uirntltm Thf Kxclmngp Gre[nhous[Mat[riaL"' Hot-Bed Sash ft of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts — Parent V and II Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Beat. Our Prices Rlftht A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 SheffitM Ave, CHICAGO, III. ft When nrtiprlnc. i>lp;ise mention The Kxohnnpe PIPE New and Second Hand AU Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and couplings and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East We Cn( and Thread P pe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists. riiimiiiHiilimi II Invtt«d EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Inc. 30 Church St. N. Y. CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchange Ma STIC A ' _ -^^ fOR GRtt^HOlSt GIAZINO USE IT NOW ^ Mastlca is "^ elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion and contrac- tion. Putty be- comes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed without break- other glass as occurs with bar I putty, longer than putty. Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE CO., 12 W. Broadway. New York Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange Ing of Lasts 833 The Florists' Exchange THE METROPOLITAN GREENHOUSE EXHIBIT Now at the New York Show COME AND SEE IT! For dependability, security, econ- omy and all-'round satisfaction, nothing equals the Metropolitan Patented Greenhouse Construction It will pay you to see our exhibit — a real Metropolitan Greenhouse; nothing fancy, nothing unusual, just the same as we would erect for you. You will find our attendants ever courteous, and willing to assist you with your greenhouse problems. We go anywhere in the United States to submit plans and prices METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. PATENTED GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 METROPOLITAN AVE. BROOKLYN, N. Y. Whea ordering, please mention The Excbance HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, 1^ and Ij^-inch. 3-0x6-0 for 3 rows 10-m. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. GO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO Wlifni ordering, pleaae montlon The Eixchange \r:^3)'^^^ Florist's Plier No. 622-5K in. Cuts the finest bou- quet wires. Far superior to shears. Hand-honed and tested cutting edges. Scientific handles fit hand and pro- duce greater leverage. Sample 70c. DescriptivelBooklet Free gH SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 141 Chambers St., New York City PACIFIC COAST— Continued There is talk of holding the sixth an- nual meeting of the California Associa- tion of Nurserymen at Santa Barbara some time next October. The dates for the annual Redlands Flower Show have been definitely set for April 14 and 15. The event promises to be quite out of the ordinary, and is being given under the auspices of the Redlands Horticultural Society and Gardeners' Association. Some fine exhibits are promised from the local nurserymen and seed growers. "Go away from home to learn the news." A recent number of the Mel- bourne (Australia) Leader gave a short reference to California's largest Sweet Pea farm in the world, which interested a Sweet Pea sharp at Preston, Victoria, Australia, who addressed his letter "To the proprietor of 350 acre Sweet Pea Gardens, near Redondo Beach, Southern California, U. S. A." This in due course of mail reached the John Bodger Sons Company, of this city, whose extensive seed farms are one of the big show places of the State. Among the candidates for the ofiice of State Horticultural Commissioner in this State to succeed Dr. A. J. Cook, ■who has tendered his resagnjatSon on account of failing health, pre George H. Hecke of Woodland, Frank T. Swett of Martinez, Dudley Moulton and Frederick Maskew, both of San Francisco. J. M. Grant, late forester for Orange county, has taken a position in the land- scape and nursery department of the Germain Seed & Plant Co. of Los An- geles. J. J. Broomall. the Dahlia specialist of Eagle Rock, reports a phenomena] de- mand for his Cactus Dahlia Golden West from the trade and for planting pur- poses. The blooms are large and bold with fine stems, shape and habit some- what similar to Countess of Lonsdale, but the flowers are much larger and of a fine orange-buff color. Growing by the side of hundreds of varieties of the world's finest Dahlias, Golden West has been more admired and praised in Cali- fornia than any other. The foliage is a distinct light green, remarkably clean and healthy, making a fine setting for the golden flowers. It is particularly desir- able for cutting, being a prime favorite for this purpose in Los Angeles. Henry W. Kruckebekg. Portland. Ore. Taken as an average the week has been a busy one. There has been an abun- dance of funeral work of all kinds, there being a few real large ones among them. The last few days of this week have seen a considerable dropping off in business which we can trace to the fine weather we are haying. The demand for Carna- tions was so heavy during the early part of this week that from cutting them close we are experiencing a shortage for a few days which the weather will cer- tainly more than relieve. Roses will also be more plentiful if this wpather con- tinues. In pot plants we still have the Tulips and Hyacinths with us but the demand for them has slackened some- what. The Cineraria is still seen and is selling well as it is a cheap plant. > Spring blossoms have been very popular, in fact the demand was greater than the supply. At the opera this week mostly blossoms went across the footlights. Some beautiful Darwin Tulips are seen and they make a very neat contrast when Shown with the early bright Tulips. Some Grape Hyacinths are to be had and for old-fashioned bouquets they fill a hrisk demand. Iris is also making its appearance and it surely is welcome, as it adds to the variety and always sells well when it first comes in. Pansies are also becoming more plentiful and their quality is improving. A few Doronicums are also making their appearance. Wiat's New? Wm. Dungey is reported to have a new auto, but the writer has not seen it himself. Both the Brotje Bros, at Courtney, Ore., seem to have had the Spring blos- som business to themselves. They brought in some elegant blossoms. Gustav Teufel has bought himself a new Ford runabout. The Spring fashion show has seen con- siderable flowers used in the window decorations of the different fashion deal- ers. Mr. Kipp of the Spokane Florist Co. , was a visitor last Tuesday. He was passing through to California, where he will visit his ranch. Rahn & Herbert Co. have the distinc- tion of having brought in the first Span- ish Iris this Spring. Clarke Bros, are showing some excel- lent pot Wistaria and Lilac. 'The Wis- taria is exceptionally fine, being of a deep lavender. H. Niklas. Apr.l S, 19Ifi. The Florists' Exchange III ^##if^^^^^^^####^^^#^^^##^#^#^§^#^#^#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*f The "King" of Como Park lureau of Jparka FRED NUSSBAUMER. SUPT. ST PAUL. MINN. Saint Paul, Minn. September 2nd, 1915* King Construction Co. , North Tonawanda, N. Y. Gentlemen. The Greenhouses which your Company have construct- ed in Como Park this City are considered the finest range of greenhouses in the Country. and Visitors This is the verdict of Tourists from all over the United States. In that come to the park adding my testimonial which you have not re- quested, let me say that you deserve credit for this structure , the proportional and ornamental design of the whole plant and especially the one hundred foot tower is exceptionally well executed in well "balanced workmanship and is appreciated by Yours very truly designed and deeply and gratefully Supt. of Parks. Now is the time to decide on the GREENHOUSE. Write today— tell us what you have in mind. Let our experts whip your ideas into shape and submit estimates. We can furnish any kind of house— from a sumptuous conservatory or mammoth commercial range to a hot-frame. It will pay you to investigate. KING CONSTRUCTION CO., 26 Kings Road. North Tonawanda. N. Y. WE CLAIM MAXIMUiM STRKNGTH AND MINIMIM .SHADOW. INVK.STIG.V FE. -«■ '?' -ar -ar -ar '?' -ar -ar '5' ■ar -ar *?' -ar ^?' -ar *?' -ar awitloa The Exchange 383-387 ELLiCOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. -ipm^%=^s^'^smM^m^!i I Was Talking With a Fellow who grew " 'Mum cuttings " that he sold at half price. He said, "That is all easy money and all profit, for you see, I do it all nights and Sundays." Very sad to hear all the talk about competing with the cheap labor of Europe when we have that to face at home; but he is welcome to the job. We pay our men living wages. We work six days per week. We grow plants to sell at a fair and honest profit. We guarantee our output and he doesn't ; we have the trade and he hasn't; but I think we deserve it — don't you? ARFlERSON INC. ^©'C^pMWELL Conk When orderlnc. please mention The Eiclianpe CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 959. Petunias Double and Single Fringed, in Mixed Colors, selected from the finest strains: 2-in. $2.00 per 100, S18.50 per 1000; 3-in. 13.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 2-JD. 2-m. 3-iD. 3-iD. 100 1000 100 1000 AGERATUM. Six varieties $2.00 J18.60 $3.00 $25.00 ALTERNANTHERA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 ALYSStTM 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA Gloire de Chatelaine 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA Lumlnosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 CANNA. Good Vttiicties 3.00 26.00 CANNA, King Humbert 4.00 30.00 COLEUS 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 CUPHEA 2.00 18.60 3.00 26.00 FUCHSIAS. In varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 GERANIUM. Standard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and Chieftain 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LANTANA. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 LEMON VERBENA 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PARLOR rVY 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SALVIA Bonfire and Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 SENECIO Argenteus and Dusty MiUer 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 SWAINSONA. White and Pink 2.00 18.50 3.00 26.00 VERBENAS. Separate colors 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 VINCA 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 Cash with order. R.VINCENT. Jr. &, SONS CO. WHITE \MARSH, MARYLAND Whenj ordering, pleape ro-'nttoo The Eyclinnt:e CLASSIFIED Paiges 977 to 982 -«■ 934 The Florists' Exchange ••••••••***••••*•*••**••*** In colors, Small, 100 Begonias. 100 $2.00. Caladium. $5.50. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St., New York When ordering, please mfntlmi The Exchange Procrastination The Thief of Time Raffia. Lb. 15c., 100 lbs. $12.00. Cane Stakes. 6 to 8, $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Slug Shot. 5 lbs. 30c., 10 lbs. 50c. Sulphur. 25 lbs. $1.00. Sphagnum Moss. 6 bales $2.00. Tuberoses. Good size, 100 $10.00. Bleeding Hearts. 100 $10.00. SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters QUEEN OF THE MARKET C3 The beat extra early variety; large, double flowers, on long stems, in colore: Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White. Trade packet 20c., ounce 75o. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN, PRIMULAS, from our own Cold Storage Plant. LILT OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List mailed on application. FOTTLER, fISKE, RAWSON CO., nested store faneuil Hall Square, Boston MEYER'S^B RAND FORMOSUMS— GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK >VE BOOK NOW i~t1}m71}G 'oi ddiTvy thto Sprint or not F>U. for thg full Una of FlorUta* Forcing V^IVLfJVIVO Bulbi and Plant>| mch aa LILIES, FRKNCH and DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLUS, CANNAS, DAHLIAS, ROSBS, PALMS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, DUXUS, Etc., Etc. Let us appraiao your wants. AUBUST ROLKER & SONS, *" °^^f}-^\o?Ts?^^'^ NEW YORK CYCAS REVOLUTA STEMS (SAGO PALMS) Strong and healthy bulbs, size J^ to 6 lbs 25 lbs. $2.50. 100 lbs. $9.00, 300 lbs. $25.00, 500 lbs. $40.00. BEGONIAS TUBEROUS ROOTED Single varieties in colors, $2.50 per 100, $22 50 per 1000. Double varieties in colors, $4.00 per 100. Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED CO. 125 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephant's Ears) p„ioo 7- g.inch bulbs $3.00 9-11 inch bulbs 6.00 11-12 inch bulbs 10.00 Cash with order WEEBER & DON SeedlMerchants and Growers 114 CHAMBERS STREET. NEW YORK When ordering, please mentiou The Exchnnge When ordering, rili^itse mention The E\phnng;e Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed ^^''""'"■-^.s,,^ postpaid by manufacturers upon «^P.C/|> receipt of 40 cents in postage. />^. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. T^"''='^"' ST. PALL, MINN. Vffe** orderloc, please mention Tbe Ezchanfc The LD. Waller Seed Co. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA SWECT PEA and NASTURTIUM SPECIALISTS Corraipondenoe Solloited WbeB orderlss, please mentloa The Sxchanra Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc., for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADELPHIA When ordering, please mention The Exchange OUR MOTTOi ^THB BEST THB MARKET AFFORDS* Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, N[W YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips When ordering plPHSf minrlim 'I hf Kx^'imugp BEANS, PEAS, RADISH moA bU garden seeds j- n t^t% LEONARD S^^^^^, ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE Write for Prices When ordering. p1pnpe mention Th«* KTohnnge BRAZILIAN PALM SEEDS Orchids Dracaenas Caladiums Apply to TH. MOSER LIETZE Box 644 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil When ordering, iilrji; ni''iiti, Onion Seta. Seed Potatoea Growera of Pedigree Tomato Secda BALTIMORE, MD. VVbeii "F- I" 50 DRAWERS 3 inches wide, 2^ inches deep. 8 inches long. Oak case and partitions. Oak fronts and backs to drawers. Steel bottoms and sides to drawers. Just the thing (or your potting shed. Price, $15.00 net f. o. b. factory. KING CONSTRUCTION CO. NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. Siiimniiiiiii|in|inniTinnnUIIIlini'Q'i'II'wp^"1n'H"mn'H""nw'n lUmilDIlEI Whon onliTiiig. nlfiisf m-Mitioii The Exclinpge Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT ^ USE FOR RESULTS as uidiiiiuy iiuiil are taken uli" nt'iitral -steauiery hy tlip (.elisors. '*The t'ongpstiou on the docks and at the railroad terminals still continues, but as that was due largjely to the ab^^ence of shipping documents necessary to release the shipments, simie relief must soon come now that the cause Ls largely re- moved. It is still very difficult to get ligbt-erage service and that, together with the crowded condition of the docks, makes trucks very scarce and difficult to obtain. Most truckers charge now by the day instead of per load or package. as it sometimes took them three days to load and unload. "Due almost entirely to the energetic action of Aittorney Curtis Nye Smith of Bo-ston. the embargo on the railroads and steamship Unas has now been lifted as applied >to nursery stock, plant, seed and fertilizer shipments. Fine work this. "New problems now confront us. The British censors are holding mail sent to Belgian firms, presumably because the correspondence is in (rermau. yet the (Jprmans will not allow any mail matter to go into Belgium written in the Eng- lish language. None of our letters since December, and cimtaining hundreds of orders for Spring and Fall shipments, have yet got into Belgium, but this prob- lem is now in course of solution and we lielieve Spring shipments will arrive from Belgium on schedule time. "Still another one: Shipments of Uaffia from Madagascar havi' hitherto come via tlie Sui'z Canal — Miediterrenean rnute on heavily subsidized French steamers, which required so much naval protection that the French and British 4 to IH in 1.25 10.00 Baron Hulot. One of the finest blue Gladiolus yet seen. It is a rich, deep color of an indigo shade. . . . J. 75 15.00 Brenchleyensis. Fiery scarlet. First size bulbs. XX, 1 ?4 to 2 in 1.35 12.00 Second size, X. 1 to l^i in 1.25 10.00 Mrs. Francis Ring. Flowers of the most brilliant, soft scarlet. A characteristic of these flowers is the brilliant effect under arti6cial light. 1.50 12.00 Niagara. In color the flowers are a delightful cream shade with the two lower inside petals or segments blending to canary yellow. The throat is splashed with carmine, and the lower ends of the outside petals are also blushed with carmine 3.75 35.00 Peace. Color beautiful white, with a pale lilac feathering on the inferior petals 3.25 30.00 Panama. A seedling of America, which it resembles in every way ex- cept that it is a much deeper pink. . 3.25 30.00 Princeps. Color rich crimson, with broad, white blotches across the lower petals 1.75 15.00 Pink Beauty. One of the earliest va- rieties. The spike is slender and pro- duces a large number of medium- sized flowers, open at one time on the spike. The color is deep rose, with a deep crimson blotch in the throat 1.75 15.00 Prices on other bulbs or seeds upon application. HARRY A. BUN YARD CO., Inc. The Uptown Seed Store 40 Weil 28tli Si. New York CilT \p.il I.-., IIHII. The Florists' Exchange 937 21 HOUSES 21 FILLED WITH Rambler Roses, Hydrangeas, Daisies, Heaths, Bougainvilleas, Boronias, Ferns, Crotons, etc. Just Right for Your Easter Trade Send for Price List Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. CAININAS Fresh cut; : 100 Ml- ni.nia Jl.OO ilenderaon.. 1.50 1 Harum 1.60 hile 1.50 lice Vaughan 1.20 1.50 . . Eisele 2.00 Wuvi Humbert. .. 2.50 3. rda. Dw. yel.. 1.50 iLouise. pink 1.50 3-eye Roota 100 Mont Blanc, true.t2.50 Mrs. Kate Gray. . 1.60 Mile. Herat, pink. 1.60 Pennsylvania 1.50 Premier, gold edge 1.50 Robusta, perfect. . 1.50 R. Wallace, yel... 1.00 Shenandoah, pink 1.50 Wm. Boffinger... . 1.80 Wyoming 1.80 All colors, mixed. .70 Special prices on other Canxias, Caladlums. I Dahlias, Gladiolus. Tuberoses, etc. 'Shellroad Canna Farms, Grange, Baltimore, Md. WTien ordering, please mention The Exchange ' MY GIANT PAJMSIES. Finest mixture. Id superb colors, all grown from selected stock. Large. strong plants in bud and bloom ; will be in full bloom last 01 March and later on. By express, $1.00 and $1.50 per 100. PANSY Seed. Finest mixture, 84.00 per os. J SALVIA BonBre. 1 os. $1 00. Cash with order E. B. JENNINGS Lock Box 254, SOUTHPORT. CONN. Grower of fine Pansies Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensis, red... 1.25 10.00 Francis King, ecarlet.. 1.25 10.00 A. HENDERSON & CO. 211 N. State St., Chicago, III. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM In sizes: 5x7, 7x9, 11x13, 13x15. If you want any, order at once. JOHN F. GROOM & BRO. Bulb Growers MAGNOLIA, N. C. S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN, CUCUMBER. TOMATO Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com. Corr«n>ondenec Solicited. ARBORVITAES 8 to 10 feet. NORVAY. HOSTERI & WHITE SPRICE 8 to 14 feet, and other large specimen Ever^eens. THE f. E. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford Conn. Make appointment. See the stock. Telephone. 2648-4, Bridgeport, Conn. Established 21 years. When orderinE. plense mention The Eichanjre & Co.. 6 cases plants; A. L,. Causse. 3 cases plants; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 24 eases plants. Apr. 6. — S. S. Cacique — C. \\. Sheldon & Co., 800 bis. seed; De Neuflize & Co.. 200 bis. Clover seed 200 bis. seed; H. F. Darrow & Co., 88 pkgs seed; Courties Seed Co.. 1000 bis. seed; uTiite & Eckstein Seed Co., 200 bags seed- Reynolds Taylor & Co., 200 bag-s seed! S S. Cahfornia-MacNift Hort. Co.. 6 pkgs plants. 1 pkg. trees; Perry Rver & Co. 5 cases plants; T. Meadows '& Co 21 pkgs. plants. New York Seed Trade The approach of the Karilcuiug season is awentiiated iu the several seed stores of this city this week by the placing on sale of several kinds of the hardier vege- table, and al.so of the hardv herbaceous tioweriiig plants, and Ijeside.s these a con- siderable variety of small nursery stock, lioth in the ornamental line and in dwarf and trained fruit trees, and particularly Rose bushes. The International Flower Show at the Grand Central Palace in this city, which closed on Wednesday of this week after a successful w-eek's run. brought to the seed stores of this city many private gardeners from out of the State, who dropped in to make either business or friendly calks. The llacNiff Horticultural Co.. 52-56 ■\'esey st.. held double auction sales on Tuesday and Friday of last week, the one in its salesroom at 54-56. and the other at 52 ^'esey st. These successful sales were contiuued on Tuesday and Friday of this week. The S. S. ' Veeu- dyk( and Xieuw Amsterdam brought to this company during the closing days of last week and early days of this bet\veeu SOO and 1000 cases of nursery stock from Holland. The seed department of this comiiauy also is rushed with business, and a large demand for iilauts is experi- enced in the retail plant department. .T. M. Thorburn & Co.. ',:>, Barclay St.. report an excellent counter, mail and expcu-t trade in all lines of tlie seed busi- ness, and an active demand for season- able Summer-flow'ering bulbs and roots. At \'aughan's Seed Stcn-e, 4.'! Rarday St.. this week there is noted the largest and most comtirehensive showing of pot vegetable and hardy herbai-eous flowering plants in the city, and notwithstamling the fact that this is a rather late Sijring. these plants are meeting with a consider- able demand. The seed, bulb and sundry depai'tments of this stol'e ar(> all trying hard to nieet the Spring rush of business. Stunipp & Walter Co.. ;',0-:iJ Barclay .St.. is offering a full line of small nur- sery stock, especially of the s and rottts of all kinds. The compan.v is making a win- dciw feature this week tif garden, lawn and orchard requisites in general. Burnett Bros.. 98 Chambers .st., re- port nian.v visiting gardeners froni other stales calling at their store during tlii' flower show, (irass seeds and the whole line of flower and vegetablt^ seeds, also Ro.se bushes, arc meeting with an active demand. W'eeber & Don. 114 Chambers st.. are exceedingly busy trying to keep up with the rush of mail orders and counter trade, which calls for the whole line of vegetable and flower seeds, and also their Scotch and English Rose bushes. White Clover EXTRA FANCY, $45.00 per 100 pounds New Crop Natural Grasses FANCY QUALITY Per lb. Hard Fescue S0.20 Sheep Fescue 20 Red Fescue 20 Crested Dogstail 20 Per lb. Rhode Island Bent. . .$0.40 Creeping Bent 40 Wood Meadow 50 Perennial Rye Grass. . .06 Pacey Short Seeded Rye Grass 07 Extra Fancy Red Top 94% Pure 12 Extra Fancy Unhulled Red Top 67% Pure 06 Extra Fancy Chafif Red Top, 02 Light Weight Perennial Rye Grass ^i^c. Wc Carry Large Stocks HEMP, SUNFLOWER, MILLET, RAPE, VETCH, CANADA FIELD PEAS, GREEN WRINKLED PEAS. Write Jor our Low Prices with Samples. J. BOLGIANO & SON Almost 100 years established trade bead- quarters for Garden and Field Seeds PRATT, LIGHT AND ELLICOTT STREETS BALTIMORE, MD. iiiuiniiuijjiiiijiijiiiimmjiijiiiaiiii Lilium Giganteum 3 to G bud and bloom to the plant, good height and fine fohage, just right for Easter week, 12}-2C.; 100 pot order at 10c., bud and bloom. Brant Brothers, Inc^ '"ff.'f, *"'°'"''' *="""• »' '^°' W'ln.'ii L">rdfrin> wen in Central New York please mention The Excbauge Utica, N. Y. PRIMROSE XX SEED XX Improved Chinese Fringed, Finest grown. Many colors mixed. ti.iO seeds, $1.00: half pkt, ^iU\; per 1000 $1.2.^); colors separate also, PRIMULA Kewensis, .Sweet Yellow. Dwf. 20c. PRIMI'LA Malacoides. Giant Baby. 20c. /VLYSSIIM Snowball. The only true dwarf. 20c. CINERARIA. Large fl. dwarf; 1000 seeds. 50c. SNAPDRAGON, Giant white, pink or mixed, 20c. PANSY, Giants. Mixed. Fine; critically selected. 6000 .seeds SI 00; ' . pkt .inc, oz. S3, 00. XXX STOCK 2-inch PETUNIAS. California Giant, S2 00 per 100. PETUNIAS, Blue Jacket, New, blue, $.! per 100, LOBELIAS, New (lw,ir(,siMBle blue. S2.00perl00. JERUSALEM CHERRY, Fra Diavolo ami Melvinii. Pjc. ROOSEVELT FERNS. Strong, 4-in.. 15c. Cash. Liberal extras, JOHN F. RUPP, Shircmanstown. Pa. When nrilerlin:, |.le;isi, iiL.'i.ti..ii Tli.- K^.'lirinje Contract Growers of PEPPER EGG PLANT KALE OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS, Inc. MOORKTOWN. N. J. Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Cal. Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists Wbolaaal* Grower* oi Pod LIm o FLOWER and GARDEN SEEDS Steele's Pansy Gardens Portland, Oregon Offer an immense stock of MASTO- DON Mixed, Private Stock seedlings. Large, 1000. $5,00 ; 5000, $20,00, Stocky, transplanted, 100, 1.00; 1000, $8.00. Both in bud. New catalog. Seed Prices. MASTODON Mixed. % oz„ 75c. ; oz., $5,00. Mixed, Private Stock. % oz., $1.00: oz,. $7,00, 500.000 Giant Areenteull and Palmetto Asparagus Roots, grown from selected seed, oOO.OOO Jersey Sweet Potato Plants, red and yellow. 50.000 Vineland Bush Sweet Potato Plants, no vines. 100 lbs. each Ruby Kln4 nnd Pimento Pepper Seed. 25,000 Cladiolus Bulbs. 10.000 Rhubarb Roots All other Vegetable Plants in season. Write for what you want. No catalogue. I. & J. L. LEONARD lONA, N. J. When ordfTliic. please nipntloQ Tbe I^cbBii£« Burnett Bros. aCEOSMEM Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, New York City Wben ordering, please mentlou The Exchange I When ordering, please mention The Exchange 938 The Florists' Exchange MICHELL S PRIMULA SEED Primula Ghinensis Michelt's Prize Mixture. An even blending of all colors. Htr. pkt. Tr. pkt. Alba Maftnifica. White 60 Chiswlck Red. Bright red . . . .60 Duchess. White with zone of rosy carmine, yellow eye 60 Holborn Blue 60 Kermesina Splendens. Crim- 60 .60 $1.00 Rosy Morn. Pink. .60 1.00 1.00 l.OO 1.00 1.00 1.00 .^lao all other Seasonable Seeds. Bulbs and Supplies. Send for Wholesale Catalofiue it you haven't a copy. Primula Obconica Gi^antea A great improvement over the old type: flowers much larger. Tr. pkt. LUacina. Pale lilac S0.50 Kermesina. Deep crimson 50 Rosea. Pink 50 Alba. White 50 Hybrida Mixed 50 Primula Malacoides Lilac. Tr, pkt $0.50 Alba. White. Orig. pkt 20 Rosea. Light rose to carmine rose. Orig. pkt 15 Henry F. Michell Co., Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Northern Greenhouse Grown Seed 1000 .Seeds S3.50 8000 Seeds 15.50 10,000 Seeds 30,00 25,000 Seeds 72.50 Special prices on larger quantities. Lathhouse Grown Seed 1000 Seeds $2.00 6000 Seeds 9.75 10,000 Seeds 18.50 25.000 Seeds 43.75 Asparagus Sprengeri Seed 1000 Seeds $0.75 6000 Seeds 3.00 10,000 Seeds 5.50 25,000 Seeds 12.50 518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Tiie World's Handsomest Dahlia JohnWanantaker Awarded first prize for best Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful pink, large size, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching habit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous bloomer. William A. Finger, in sending us an order for "John Wana- maker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker' at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say It is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be in every coUectlon." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, field-grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 per doz., $60.00 per 100. Retail price, $1.00 each. Send for our catalogue and wholesale list. PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, Berlin, NEW JERSEY ISE THIS PURE nm fooD HUMUS^ rOR YOUR GIRDEN AND LAWN A SHREDDED MANURE MAGIC HUMUS is a pure plant food unleached and unburnt. Its an- alysis proves that it contains potash, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and Compost in available form. MAGIC HUMUS COMPOST possesses the body and fibre to absorb and retain Nature's moisture after it is put into the ground and spreads its fertilizing elements through the soil. SEVEN 100-lb. BAGS, $5.00 F. o. b- New York or Jersey City on HUMUS COMPOST Months are occupied in the prepara- tion of MAGIC HUMUS. It reaches the garden free from weed-seed and can be agreeably handled. The garden receiving a liberal application of MAGIC HUMUS COMPOST is permanently enriched with plant food and soil. SINGLE BAG, 100 lbs., 90c. any railroad or steamboat line HIGHGR.ADE MANURE COMPOST CO. G. W. CHANDLER, Sales Agent 533 West. 29th St>., New York or 68 Maple Ave., Red Bank, N. J. JMIIIillllMlllllllllllililillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllBllill'IIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIM^ Plant Bands Square plant bands will soon be a requirement where good plants are wanted. Economy of space, time and water are additional reasons for their coming into favor. We offer an improvement in square bands that saves much time re- quired to fold the ordinary strips of paper heretofore offered. Send for our free samples. A Uttle later we will offer a still greater improvement in square folding bands and pots, and samples will be sent to all addresses that we now have. Send postal to-day for samples and prices of READY-USE and plain bands for immediate ship- ment. G. S. Ramsburg, Somersworth, N. H. When ordering, please mention The Excban^e When ordering, please mention The Exchange The advertising columns of THE EXCHANGE will not flood you with useless inquiries that are costly to you. Harry A. Bunyard Co., Inc., 40 W. 28th St., reports a very active demand not only for the whole line of flower and vegetable seeds, but for Gladioli, Gala- diums, Tuberoses and Cannas. Paul P. Adolph, o£ the Anglic & Walsh Co., .335 Broadway, was called to Europe recently and sailed on Satur- day, April S, on the S. S. Oscar II. While in Europe he will promote the interests of the Anglin & Walsh Co. W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d St., are doing an excellent business not only in seeds of all kinds but in shrubs, dwarf and trained fruit trees, and the whole line ol sundries. Though it is drawing toward the end of the season for Cannas, the Arthur T, Boddington Co., Inc., 128 Chambers st., is still meeting with an active demand for Canna roots, and also for Bodding- ton's strain of Spencer Sweet Peas, and besides these the whole line of seasonable flower and vegetable seeds are moving freely. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey st.j state they have nothing to complain about in the way of business ; it has struck its natural gait and is going strong. Auction sales are very satis- factory in the way of attendance ; prices are improving as the demand grows stronger. Chicago Seed Trade The retaU counter trade has been fairly active the past week. There were some good days as well as poor ones. April weather has not shown any im- provement over March and is a restraint to trade. It is doubtful now if the month's trade will reach the volume that was hoped for, and the prospect of a short season is confronting the trade. Vaughan's Seed Store reports a good sale on Cannas and Gladioli in its wholesale department as well as peren- nials, Roses and Easter plants from its greenhouses at Western Springs. There was a good week of retail business at the store the past week. Besides the large and varied supply of bulbs, plants and seed on display, there is an excel- lent display of nursery stock in the way of shade and ornamental trees, shrub- bery, dormant Roses and fruit trees all well balled in burlap ready for immedi- ate sales. Robt. Newcomb returned from an eastern trip Saturday, during which time he visited the National Flower Show. J. C. Vaughan is expected back from the East in a few days. Chas. HoUenbach reports Onion sets cleaning up well. While the cool weather is a restraint on trade, it is good for keeping the sets in condition and favor- able to long distance shipments. The lateness of the season is remarked on from the fact that sets were shipped the past week to Virginia, Kentucky and other points in the South that usually receive their full supply toward the end of March. Winterson's Seed Store is having good counter trade ; the cool weather is favor- able to the planting of shrubbery of all kinds, for which there is a good demand. ■The unfavorable condition of lawns around the city is creating a strong de- mand for grass seed. This house Las secured a large annex at 53-55 Lake St., where Boxwoods, Bay trees, shrubbery, and all dormant stock is stored. A. L. Berry of Carters Tested Seeds, Inc., 230 S. La Salle St., is in St. Louis this week calling on the golf trade. Mr. Fisher, the local manager, states that P. S. Macomber of the Boston office will be in the city next week, when matters pertaining to the interests of the local branch will be considered. The com- pany has prepared a supply of grass, flower and vegetable seeds to be sold in 10c. packages on a commission basis by the florists' trade. Sample packages are arranged on card boards to be displayed on wall space. A. Henderson & Co., 211 N. State St., have issued their first retail catalog. It is a neat publication of 26 pages and cover and well illustrated in all lines of seeds, plants and shrubbery. _ A. Miller is spending a week in the city after a trio through the Middle West. March 25 was "Better Seeds Day" at Miami, Okla. Several speakers in- structed the farmers how to test their seeds and raise better crops. The meet- ing is intended to be the nucleus of the forming of a permanent organization to co-operate with the A. & M. College at. Stillwater. C. C. Massie. president of the Nor- thrup King & Co.. Minneapolis. Minn., said on April 4, that work on the new \pril 15, li)Ui. The Florists' Exchange 939 One thousand cases of Rose Bushes, Rhododendrons, Boxwood, Evergreens, Bulbs, etc. 2 zvo Mammoth Auction Sales ^' ^'^"" ^'^'"' ^- ""• Goods offered in lots to suit the small and large buyer. Each TUESDAY and FRIDAY Send for Catalogue. The Largest Horticultural Auction Rooms in the World The MacNiff Horticultural Company 52, 54 and 56 Vesey Street NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange 'lorists' Selected Sphagnum For Prompt Shipmenta BEST SELECTED STOCK Packed In large, solid bales. 3 10-bbl. bales $9.00 5 lO-bbl.balea 14 26 0 10-bbl. bales 27"60 3 7-bbl. bales 4-80 5 7-bbl. bales 7.50 0 7-bbl. bales 14.00 3 5-bbl. bales 3.70 S 5-bbl. bales 6.05 0 5-bbl. bales 10.50 NURSERY MOSS .0-bbl. bales $2.00 per bale 5.bbl. bales 1 .00 per bale Burlapped, 30c. per bale extra. GREEN CLUMP MOSS $1.00 per bbl. 5 bbls., $4.50. LEAF MOLD and ROTTED PEAT Fine Rotted Stock 1-5 sacks. S5c. per sack. 10. aackB, $8.00. Cash. All goods tightly packed. A No. 1 Stock. 4MERICAN MOSS AND PEAT CO. Corliss Bros., Proprietors. Sox 22 WARETOWN. N. J. U'lu-n orderine. plense ni'^ntlon The Expliange Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA 'lue list of Wholesale Prices mailed ■inly to these who plant for profit .'. Li. a onlorhi)?. please nii:-iitlr>n Thp Kxchange THE EXCHANGF— Alert and up-to-date SEEDSMEN Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER LITHOGRAPHIC COMPANY Dept. 8, Rochester, N. Y. When orderioff. please ni-'ntlon The Exohange Preesia Bulbs PURITY TYPE 1 am booking ordera for July and August delivery. Pull count, size, and satisfaction guaranteed. Write now for prices. You will be pleased. F. C. Ruggles, b'IxIiIa Santa Cruz, Cal. WhL>Q ordering, please mention The Exchange establishment of the company, which 5s to cost between $350,000 and $400,000. will begin within the next 30 or 40 days. "Our first efforts will be on one of the buildings to cost $100,000." Mr. Massie Said. "We will rush work on this and expect to get into it this year. We ex- pect to have the full building plan in operation this year, but will concentrate efforts first on the building that is most needed." Trucii for Seed House Requirements The machine illustrated herewith is that (if a General Motors truck which Henry F. Michell Co. of Philadelphia has addcfl to its fleet, now seven machines in number and the third machine purchased this year. It is \ised chiefly for trans- porting the company's orders from the nursery at Andalusia, Pa., to its ship- ping department at iilS Market st.. Phila- When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFLA in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra prima long white broad Majunga, 1st quality Majunga and Ist quality Tomatav. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper Cable Address: "Vaporizing," London When ortlerltiK, please mrnlJMn 'Jin- Hx'- Three IV1 ill ion Guernsey Golden Spur We are Headquarters and $10.25 per 1000, f. o. b. steamer Guernsey, is our price TRY A 10.000 LOT W.MAUGER & SONS, G^ers Guernsey, England -TO THE TRADE- ^ew motor truck of the Henrx F. Michell Co., used chiefly for transporting orders rom the nursery at Andalusia, Pa., to the shipping department at 518 Market St., Philadelphia. See text. HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany ^'^~^^~^ (Estsblishcci in \7>i~) G " r and Exporter on the very larUest scale of all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS Specialties: Beans, Beet., Cabbagee, CarrotB, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Omons, Pea.. R^hes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Aster., Balsams Begon.^, Carnat.oi«. Cinerarias, Gloimaa, Larkspuri, Nasturtiums, Vansies. Petunia.. Phlox, Primula, Scabiovs, Stock., Verbena.. Zinnias °"heSr Y°&"eA1'?T&SuMPHOF the giant PANSIES (mUed). The moat perfect and mp.t beautUul in the world. »6.00 per o... J1.75 per >i o... $1.00 per H «• P°'twii> paid. Caah '"ah".'^ offered are grown under my penK)nal mipenrimon on my own vast Srpund.. and are wa^an^t?ue to name of .trongMt ^owth. 6ne.t .tock. and beat quaUty I al«. grow largely seeda on contract ^^^_^^^^^^_^.^^— ^^^^-- M. Wbeo orderlDji. ple»*« mentloa The Kzcbkiice 940 The Florists' Exchange Headquarters for Easter Plants If you want the best of everything in the plant Hne Lilies, Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Spiraeas, Roses, etc. call upon us Terms, Cash or Satisfactory Reference WILLIAM W.EDGAR COMPANY WAVERLY, MASS. Special Easter Offer PANSY PLANTS. We have over one million Pansy plants of our well-known strains; none better. Strong, stocky plants; will make early bloomers. $2 50 per 1000; 5000 for SIO.OO. DAISIES, Marguerites. In full bloom. ., r;'i;i£2,*'' *2-50 per doz., $20.00 per 100. DAISIES (BelUs). Strong seedlings, ready to bloom, «2.50 per 1000. Strong clumps, in bud and bloom, SI. 50 ner 100, S12.50 per 1000. ^ HYACINTHS, Best Pink, White, Lavender and Dark Blue. TULIPs' 3 bulbs in pot (4-in.); NARCISSUS, WALLFLOWER and FORGET-ME- t>.9''];,,!!'°^' '"Se clumps, S2.00 per 100, JtlS.OO per 1000. ^"^Jr'YHOCKS. One year old, strong, ^^'l;.^'?''- ^^'^- YeUow, S2.00 pir 100, $15.00 per 1000. HARDY PINKS, GAILLARDIA COLUMBINE, FOXGLOVE, CO- REOPSIS, SWEET WILLLiMS. ^\l°^S' "^^ ^^^ °'<1' *2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. SALVIA Bonfire. Strong plants, 2'A- in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- §f^X ^^°'^- 'arge plants, 3i^-in. $5.00 per 100. • p'2 " . GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Poitcvine, ?J'„„ '"*°''*' ^» Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Mme. f^f"iv^n^r?°8' 23^-in., $2.00 per 100; oOO lor $5.00. CORNFLOWERS. Double Blue. Will make early bloomers. 2'4-in $'' 00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. • » ■"" DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2!^- in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed) Strong, 2),i-m., mixed, $2.00 per 100- 300 for $5.00. HELIOTROPE. Strong, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties, 2i.^-in., $3.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. Strong, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. J' C. SCHMIDT, Bristol, Pa. GIGANTEUM LILIES The finest in the country. 18 to 30 inches tail (measured from the top of pot). 12Hc. per bud Cash with order Good Liliea are aearce thit year E. WICKERSHAM & CO. POTTSTOWN, PA. When ordering, please mt-ntlon Tbe E-ichange LILY PLANTS RIGHT FOR EASTER FORMOSUM for decorating. 10 to 15 buds, 8c. each. 2-4 feet high. Perfect. ''■M'^ GIGANTEUM. 10c. per bud; less than 4 buds to a plant, 12c. per bud. W. G. EISELE, West End, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Excliange In A Hurry To Catch The Mail? OUR STOCK AND MATERIAL INDEX WILL HELP. S«e page 959 Onion Sets Fancy Recleaned, Hand Picked Entirely Free From Sprouts WE CAN SUPPLY YOU BY BUSHEL OR CAR-LOAD Fancy Red Wethersfield Onion Sets Fancy Yellow Danvers Onion Sets Fancy White Silver Skin Onion Sets Prompt Siiipment ' Sencf for Special Pricom WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND OUR SPECIAL PRICES J. BOLGIANO & SON ALMOST 100 YEARS ESTABLISHED TRADE Pratt, Li^ht and Ellicott Streets :: :: BALTIMO iiE, MD. When ordfriiiE. ult'ti''*' rofn'l"! •^^.i'^" ALTERNANTHERA 2,4-in. pots, $18.00 per 1000. AGERATUM. 2>i-m. pots, $18.00 per 1000. FUCHSIAS. 2)i-m. pots, $2.00 per 100. mixed. HELIOTROPE. 2Ji-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. SALVIA Splendens. 2)i-in. pou. $2.00 per 100. 10.000 Major Bonnaflon Rooted Cuttings. $17.60 jper 1000. This Is all A No. 1 stock. IIATTHFUK £ VADkF" 330 Van VrankenAve, MAIintnS 6 YflHRll, SCHENECTAUV.N.Y WhMii ordprlne r>l«*ii''*' ra-'iii h>ri The KxrliuDee dflphia. Kt'qiK'sted fur particulars as to the constructioti of the body of the truck so as to adapt it to the company's busi- ness, the Miehell Co. advises as follows: "We have had the body built especially to suit our needs. In this respect it is 6ft. high in the clear; 12ft. long and 6ft. wide. It i.s arranged with two rows of removable sectional shelves, exclusive of the floor. The former are s(t we can litad them with packages or baskets, to jirevent such goocls being crushed in tran- sit, and iu that manner we are able to utilize the full cubical mesaurements of the body. It is equipped with screen sides, over which are drop weather-proof curtains which can be let down during inclement or windy weather. In addi- ti4 0(:kt 4 t. fl. rLILndUP, TQrrjtoiTii-oii.nuclBuii, N. T. ' Whi'D ordprlne. nlpflpc m>Tirlon Thn Kxchang* BEGONIA mm\ Luminosa [rfordii SEEDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK. N. Y. VINCA VAWEGATA V INCA varleSata. 2M-n. pots. Dice, buaby plant*. S2M per 100. Cash, please. JOHN R. MrTCHELL, MADISON, N. J April 1"), lOlfi. The Florists' Exchange 941 Special Offer For Immediate Shipment 9nnn Dncoo III Mn<i-in 2.25 PETUNIAS. Double. 2-in 2.00 3-in 5.00 Star of Bethlehem. 2-in 5.00 2L5-in 6.00 STOCKS. Transplanted. Strong plants. Blood Red and Dark Violet 100 VINCAS. 2-in 2.00 2!-i-in 2.50 4-in 12.00 PETUNIAS. Single, transplanted seedlings. Rosy Mom. Snowball and Cal. Giants. 1.00 Rooted Cuttings TRADESCANTIAS, NASTURTIUMS SWEET ALYSSUM. Double; MARGUERITES Single White; COLEUS. 75c. per 100. SNAPDRAGONS, Sliver Pink and Phelps' White. Rooted Cuttings. $1.00 per 100. Cash with order. OLSON & CO.,WhoIesale Plant Growers WEBSTER, MASS. HELIOTROPE. 234-in. stronr plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 peg 1000. ROSE GERANIUMS. Strong ^ plants, 2-in., $1.75 per 100. PRIMULA Obconica. 4-in., in bloom, S8.00 per 100. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Strong, 3-in., ready for shift, $35.00 per 1000. James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N.Y. A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACiCNA IndlTlM. 3-U.,fa.| 3-U.,10o.: 4-la. Ite.: S-ka . a&o. Mtali. RSX BBCONIAS. iiiAi^. $8.00 p« 100. GBRANIUMS. Nutt, Paltavliia, Rlcmrd, Vtr. kins u>d Bucimer. 3-iD., $3.00 p« 100: 3.im., BOSTOhTud WHITMANI FBRNS. Ms., lO^i 44a., ISO. : Ms., 3S<. ; Iram b«l lo> $H- ud *.iB. Data, $i.00 pu 100. TINCA nuia«ata. 3-Ib., $3.00 pw 100. CMk wltk «da. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N. J. Nashville Seed Report The seed trade reports that busines.< has been nowhere near normal at anv time this Spring, and this freeze will likely hold things back more still, (.'ow Teas and Soy Beans are among the ar- tii-le.s that are handled in the largest (piantities. bnt they are scarcely moving yet this Spring. The country seems to be full of both, and they are retailing as lo\y as .$1.50 per bushel for reeleaned stock, mixed, and even Whips do not fetch more than .$1.7.'5 retail. Seven-top Turnips, of which hundreds of pounds of seed are grown here, are in bloom now. and it is feared that the .yield will be lowered liy the freeze. Kale is not in bloom yet. so it is not in- .iiirt'd. M. W. B. Nebraska Notes .Stewart's Seed Store. Benson. Neb., is putting up a new front, and if some out- of-town caller should be carele.s.sly look- ing for the old store, they are liable to |)as.s the place and find themselves going north. The entire building in wliich the store is located has been renovated, in- side and out. The .storeroom lias been more than trebled and new fixtures are going in, but before they were able to get straightened out they found them- selves in the midst of the .Spring rush on account of the early start of Spring we are experiencing here. The commodi- ous quarters enable them to handle the business with more ease. R. T. Rochester. \. Y. — .Maudeville & King will si-in $6.00 $48.00 Strong aeedLnga, from loiU 3.60 30.00 Strong, 3-in 8.00 Strong, 4-in 13.00 REX. 2>i-in. vary baat Tariatiea. aaaortad 6.00 40.00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $60.00 Champion. Salect atook 3.60 30.00 ITeUow Prince 3.60 30.00 Nancy (Domer'a Naw Salmon Pink. Vary free) 12.00 100.00 FoUoiring at $3.00 per 100. $26.00 par 1000: Beacon White Enchantreaa Benora Matchleaa Enchantreaa Mra. C. W. Ward Enchantreaa Supreme Roaette Eureka Roae Pink En- Princess Da&mar chantreaa Harlowarden Herald White Wonder Pink WInsor 260 or more at the thousand rate CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The followina are the beat newer Tarieties of ' oommarcial Tsiue. It will pay >•« to buy tham. 100 1000 Golden Queen $7.00 $60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Crystal Gem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 36.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 26 00 White Chadwick S.OO 26.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 26.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 26.00 Oconto. Beat early white, to fol- low Early Frost 8.00 20.00 Also a full list of all other oommarolal Tarieties. Prices on applioation. COLEUS ROOTED CUTTINGS , Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltll and all other > beat Tarietiea, 86o. per 100. postpaid; $7.00 per 1000 by ssprees coUeet. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS Strong, twice transplanted, vary t>aat strain. In all eolora. $9.60 par 100. $30.00 par 1000. .Strong. -"4-111.. Si;n(l per 100; $,',11 l)U [jit 1000. 3-111., $s 00 p.T 100; $7,').00 per lOUO. DAISIES Two Beat Winter Cut Flower Varietlea 100 1000 DAISIES, Boston Yellow. Strong 3>^-in. in bud and bloom, buahy plants, 26 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2M-ir> $800 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $36.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 18.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-ln. plants 3.00 38.00 31.. in. in bud and bloom.. . 10.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.78 18.00 Single White. Best variety for pota; large flowering. 2}^-in.. 8.00 DRACi5:NA INDIVISA Strong, transplanted seedlings, $2.00 per 100, $17.60 per 1000. 2H-in. $3.00. 3-in. $5.00. 3>i-in. $7.00, 4-in. $15.00. 5-in. $25.00, 6-in. $35.00 per 100. FERNS FERNS. Table Ferns. In beat 100 1000 varieties 2Ji in : $3.00 3-in 6.00 Boston Feme 2)'4' in 4.00 $36.00 Rooaevelt, WhItmanI com- pacta, Scholzell, Scottll, 2l 2>i-in 8.00 40.00 Elegantlaaima Improved and Elegantlaalma compacta. 2H-in 800 50 00 Teddy, it 8.00 48.00 Table Fern Seedllnga. In bast Tarietiea. 1 Bat, $2.00 par Sat; 6 flaU, $1.76 per flat; 10 flats. $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flata. FUCHSIAS. In baat Tariatias, 2-in. pota 2.80 Rooted euttinga, DilsadTsriatlas 1.38 10.00 FUCHSIA. Little Beauty, Lord Byron, White Beauty, Ten- or, 2>i -in 4.00 GERANIUMS S. A. Nutt, Rlcard, Poitevlno, Mad. SaUerol; also other varieties. StroOK, 2W pot plant*. $3.00 per 100, S^.'j.OO per 1000. .Sirnng, 3!.'i-incn plants of the followiriK at $7.00 per 100: Mme. Buchner. Helen Michell, S. A. Nutt, Poitevlne. Bertha Prcscllly. KENTIA Belmorena. 2W-in., nire, stocky plants, 8 in. high, with 3 leavea. $10 00 pel 100. PELARGONIUMS Easter Greeting Lucy Becker, ^in Wurtembergla. 2-in. 100 -$S.IJO . 8.00 . 8.00 POINSBTTIAS. Stock Planta. 100 Eitra suong seieoted $12.00 ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old, Hybrid Te«a, Hybrid Perpetual. Baby Ramblera, Cllmbert. Lkt of varieties and price* on applioatloD. ROSES 2^-in., grafted and ovq root, tn all ra- rieties, good. el«an, ■took. PrioM o> atH plication. P1ao« your order now for replanting. GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First 8ba Long Island Grown (Now Ready) 100 1000 America $1.60 $11.00 Augusta 1.60 12.00 HaUey (Salmon) 2.60 20.00 Brencbleyenala (Scarlet). .. . 1.60 11.00 May 2.00 18.00 Peaca 6.00 40.00 Mra. Frank Pendleton 8.00 76.00 Mrs. Francia King 1.60 14.00 Light and White, Floriata* Finest MUture 1.78 14.00 New Crop Asparagus Seeds. ASPARAGUS Plumoaua Nanus (Oieao- house grows). $3.00 p« 1000; 8000 at $2.60 per 1000. ROMAN J. IRWIN, Phem FItMXGUT 2326 100 1000 SMILAX. 2)i-in $3.00 $25.00 Seedlings 11.00 SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Pink, Giant White, GUnt Yel- low. Qeaa rooted cuttings. . 2.00 16.00 Silver Pink, GUnt Yellow, GUnt White, 2)i-li> 400 36.00 STEVIA. 2-in 2.60 Rooted Cuttings, postpaid 1.60 VERBENAS. Qisnt flowering, assorted rooted outtinga. Postpaid 1.00 7.60 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted euttinga. Postpaid 1.26 8.00 CANNA ROOTS 2 to 3 eyea. True to name. 100 1000 Egandale $2.00 »17.50 Mad. Crozy, Richard Wallace. Buttercup, Venus, Chas. Hendersoo, Niai^ara, Queen Charlotte 1.75 15.00 King Humbert 3.00 25.00 Rosa glgantea, Mrs. A. Conard 5.00 45.00 A full line of other fine varieties at low prices. 108 W.ZStbSL JEW YORK THE SHORTEST WAY X'SkVRVTL ! JSS PACE 959 942 The Florists' Exchange Nurser7 Stock M Florists' Trade FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, SMALL FRUITS. ROSES. CLEMATIS, PHLOX, PAEONIES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Extra Fine Selection of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Pyramidal Box. Tree Roses, Chinese Magnolias, Roster's Spruce, Hemlock, Retlnlsporas, Junipers, Mugho Pine, Concoior Pir, Arborvits Pyramidalis and fiovey's Golden AMPELOPSIS Veitchii CALIFORNIA PRIVET BERBERIS Thunbergii and ROSA Setigera CLEMATIS Jackmanii TREE HYDRANGEAS Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, Geneva, N. Y. 70 YEARS lOOO ACRES U hf-iil nrdprlng. plpusp nT'ntlnn Thp Rxrlmagp California Privet Berberls Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Grown by the million as specialties and sold at prices that get your business and give you a profit. You go to a specialist in other lines of business; why not use the same judgment here ? A trial order will convince you why I always sell my stock. My customers are all pleased customers. All grades offered. Norway Spruce AND Norway Maples A block of each, all specimen trees, on gi ound that I wish to clear. In ordering from me you take no chances; all grades are guaranteed. Price lists now ready. The Robbinsvllle Nurseries C. A. BENNETT, Prop. ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. NORWAY MAPLES, in quanty, 2^4 to lO-in cal. CALIFORNIA PRIVET. Up to 12 feet in height. The finest lot of LOMBARDY POPLARS, up to 20 feet, ever offered to the trade. We have a few of most varieties of Deciduous Shade Trees up to 10-in. cal. KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, 4 to lO feet high. .^^——^-^—^ It wUl pay you to have us quote prices CHAS. MOMM © SONS. Irvington, N. J. J. J. BROOMALL Dahlia Specialist ORIGINATOR OF THE TRUE CACTUS DAHLIA "GOLDEN WEST" The Dahlia that outsells Minnie Burgle. No grower can afford to be without this Dahlia. Write for catalog today. Address DAHLIA FARM Eagle Rock. l. a. county, California When (iirlei-iiic plfiise mi-ntlon The Exdjuuge \V'tiea orderlDK. please Oieotlua The ExcUuiige NOTICE 2,000,000 NORWAY SPRUCE CHOICE VERMONT GROWN Property been sold and land must be cleared, hence the following low prices High 100 1000 1000 5-year transplants 5-26 in. $1.00 $5 50 5000 lots $5 00 4-year transplants 12-18 in .75 4.50 " " 4.00 3-year transplants 8-12 in. .50 3.50 " " 3.00 3-year seedlings 4- 8 in. 2.50 " " 2.00 Write for prices for larger quantities. Packing: $1.00 for first 1000; 75c. per 1000 for balance of order Write H. M. TOTMA.N. Randolph. Vt. Oi G. A. CHEDEL, Manager When oiderlnn. pletise mention The Exchapge USE IT and SAVE TIME S;^a^eIIaT". SSS PAGE 939 April I.), 1!)1«. The Florists' Exchange 943 { ft- Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN PrcnideDt. E. 8. Welch, Slionandoah, U ; Vic«- iircflident, John Wa-toon, N. Y.; Treasurer, Pbthh VouNGtLHS. GfiDova, Ncb.; Secretary. John Hall, Kochealer, N. Y 4lHt Anoual CunventioD will b« held in Milwaukee, Wii.. June 28-30. 1(1 IS Cercis Canadensis (Subject of lliii wii'k's illiutratiuii) Our native Jmla-; Trrf, Cercis Cimadensis, is widely ilistrilniteil tliroughout our various States, existing in a wild condition from the .Middle to the Western States. Being one of the earliest of Spring (lowering trees, it has always been in demand for planting where a large, bushy shrub or a small tree is desired. What adds to its welcome is the color of its flowers, a light pink, so different in color from nearly all other trees blooming at the same season. .\t tlic present day it is not of as much importance as formerly because the Japanese species, C. .laponica, is one of rather deeper pink flowers. But it is more of a bush than C. Canaden- sis, rarely seen in the tree shape that the latter is. The Japanese species is worth all the praise it gets, but with all that can be said in its favor, in some respects it cannot compete with C. Cana- densis. In its wild condition Canaden- sis is nearly always found of but one or two trunks, running up to a height of perhaps 20ft., but when set out young ami in an open place, its growth is mueli the same as exhibited in our illus- tration. It is an enchanting sight to see sudi a bush in early Spring. As soon as the first few days of warmth have come the buds begin to show it. They be- come of a red color almost from the start, studding nearly every inch of length of every branch, and not content with this, the' little clusters will often start out from old limbs long devoid of any branches, a curious feature, in which Cercis stands practically alone. The little red buds already referred to are accountable for another of its com- mon names. Red Bud, a more sensible one than Judas Tree, which is more common. There is a white flowered variety of C. Canadensis, which is a counterpart of the other in all but its flowers. It is a nice addition to our planting lists, and is already being much sought fn ordering, please mention The Exchange Norway Maples, Oriental Planes, Pin Oaks Also a full line of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs SEND FOR WHOLESALE TRADE LIST THE SHREWSBURY NURSERIES. eaton4own:''n:"j. TRBBS Largest unortmeDt la Mew EHglffnd. Ever decldnoiM trees, I conimon and raix When ordering, please mention The Exchange gs^g? r^r^- ^ North Abingtoo Mus. WTiAf* nrrt^Hng. pl»nw» SHRUBS Finest qI BhrobB. Spori^l ' «B. Bs tfae ^_, hardy {^ftttve ftod Hyhrtd Rhododen- (troDS— tnuuplanted and accH mated. Send yonr Usta. I^t niesihnate. 1 ALTHEA. Double-flowering and separate colors. 2-3 ft., Sl.OO per 10, $5.00 per 100: 3^ ft., $1.15 per 10, $7.00 per 100; 4-5 ft., $1.25 per 10, $9.00 per 100. ALTHEA, Tree Form. 4-5 ft., $2.50 per 10, $20 00 per 100. FORSYTHIA Viridissima. 3-4 ft., $1.15 per 10, $8.00 per 100: 4-5 ft., S1.2S per 10. $10.00 per 100. I SPIRAA OpuUfoUa aurea. 2-3 ft., $1.00 per 10, $7.00 per 100: 3^ ft., $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. SPIR/BA Van Houttei. 2-3 ft., $1.15 per 10, $7.00 per 100: 3-4 ft., $1.25 per 10. SIO.OO per 100. TAMARIX Africans. 3-4 ft., $1.15 per 10. $8.00 per 100; 4-5 ft., $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. WEIGELA rosea. 2'A-3 ft., $1.00 per 10, $6.00 per 100. CAROLINA POPLAR. 6-8 ft., $1.50 per 10, $12.00 per 100: 8-10 ft.. S1.75 per 10, $14.00 per 100. WISTARIA Chinensis. 5-10 ft., $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. YUCCA Filamentosa. 2-3 yr., $1.00 per 10, $8.00 per 100. CALIFORNIA PRIVET. 2-yT., 3^ ft., heavy, $3.50 per 100, $28.00 per 1000:2-3 ft., $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000: 18-24 in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000: 12-18 in., $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Packing Free. Cash with order, RED BANK NURSERIES 331 Broad St., - RED BANK, N. J. SHRUBS AND PRIVET California Privet p. OUWERKERK 216 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. TOST RBCEIVED PROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azalees^Spiraeas Japonica, LHinm Speciosam, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrantiea in ■orts. Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICKS MODBRATB 1000 2-yT., 12-18-m., well branched J8.00 2-yr., 18-24-in., well branched 12.00 2-yr., 24-30 in., well branched 16.00 PRIVET CANES, 2-4 (t., one year growth, 500 canes in each bundle, $1.00 per bundle. 8000 LOMBARDY POPLARS, 5000 CAROLINA 1 POPLARS, 5000 BAR- BERRY THUNBERGU, 10,000 Shrubs in varieties. ^ Packing free. Cash with order. HILLSIDE NURSERIES JOHN BENNETT. Prop. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. When ordprlnc plpftse mnnrlon The Excbnnre Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prices The Conard ®. Jones Co. WEST GROVt. PA. When orderlne. nl'^nse m'-ntlon The Excbang* Fine, Large, Austrian, Wiiite, Scotcli and Muglio Pines The beat In the country. Make appointment. See the stock. IHlf. E. CONINE NURSERY CO.. Stratford, Ctna. I Telephone, 2648-J. Bridgeport Divi^n. ! Established 21 year*. I When orderlne. pleaee mention The Eichanpe Our Advertising Columns i Read (or Profit — Uae for Results Bargain List AT SPECIAL RATES TO REDUCE STOCK 250 of a vurioty at 1000 rote. ROSES. 2-year«, strong Climbers and Ramblers 100 1000 Cllmbinft American Beauty. .$12.00 $100.00 Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins). 8.00 70.00 GoldBnch. yellowish 10.00 Philadelphia, crimson 10.00 80.00 Wlchuralana (type), single white 8.00 7U.UU Mosses $12.00 per IftO, $100.00 per 1000 Crimson Globe, red. Crested Moss, dark pink. Henry Martin, red. Princess Adelaide, pink. Salet. rose-pink. Polyantha $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Baby Rambler, crimson. Yellow Baby Rambler (Sunshine). Yvonne Rabier, best white Baby. Hybrid Perpetual $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Alfred Colomb, red. Anne de Dlesbach, pink. Mme. Gabriel Luizet, rose. M. P. Wilder, red. Magna Charta, pink. Paul Neyron, pink. Ulrich Brunner. crimson. PERENNIALS Field-Grown, Strong lOO Anemones, iissorted n'JIn Delphiniums, assorted 6-00 Dianthus ( Sweet William) 5.00 Diely tra tBleeding Heart) 8.00 Phlos. 15 varieties, (per 1000 $40,00) 5.00 Yucca filamentosa 5.00 Not Ie88 than 10 at 100 rate. VINES 100 Ampelopsis quinquefolla, 2 yr., 2-3 ft...$7.00 •• " 2yr., 18-24in 9.00 Ampelopsis Vcltchll 2 yr., 2-3 ft 8.00 2 yr., 18-24 in 6.00 Aristolochla (Dutchman's Pipe) 4-5 (t.. .20.00 2-3 ft... 15.00 Honeysuckle, 2 years, strong. Monthly Fraftrant 10.00 Scarlet Trumpet 10.00 Wistaria. Chinese Purple, 2-3 ft 16.00 •• •' White, 2-3 ft 20.00 HEDGING 100 looo California Privet, 3^ ft $4.00 $30.00 2-3 ft 3.00 Amoor River Privet, 12-18 in.. Barberry Thunberftil, 24-30 in. •• " 18-24 in. 4.00 12.00 8.00 SHRUBS 20.00 35.00 90.00 70.00 100 Complete Ust sent on application, if you are In "the trade.' We do not sell private places. Almond, Double Red, 2-3 ft $15.00 Alth^a, Double, 3 colors, 2-3 ft 8.00 18^24 in 6.00 Cornus eleSantissima variegata, 2-3 ft. 20.00 Deutzia feraclUs. ls.24 in. . . . . 10.00 Deutzia, a^.qortcd varieties, 3-4 ft ^^ xj; Forsythia Intermedia, 4-5 ft 15.00 Hydrangea arborescens sterilla, 18-24 in 12.00 Lilacs, a.93orted, 4-5 ft. tree form ^"'99 • * •* 3-4 ft. tree form 18.00 2-3 ft 15.00 Phlladelphus, assorted. 2-3 ft 10 00 l,S-24in 8.00 Spiraea Thunberftil, 18-24 in 8.00 " Van Houttei. 3-4 ft 10.00 2-3 ft. (1000 $70.00) 8.00 Symphoricarpus vulgaris, 2-3 ft 8.00 Use printed stationery. Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, New York Pot-Grown Perennials— Surplus Stock $S.OO per lOO Thrifty young stock. Orders may be placed now and held tor later shipmeiit. In addition, vre have an elegant lot of plants in 2H-in. pots. Write for varieties and special price. These varieties In 4-iii. pots. ANTHEMIS Tinctorla Kelwayii DIGIT.\LIS (;loxinivEflora. Purple. DIGITALIS c;loxinia:Hora. Rose. DIGITALIS GloxIniiEflora. Mixed. DIANTHIIS Barbatus. Double mixed DIANTHUS Barbatus. Single mixed. HOLLYHOCKS. Double Maroon AGROSTEMMA Coronarla. ACHILLEA Ptarmica, " The Pearl. ACHILLEA, Perry's Double. ALYSSl'M .Saxatile Compactum. AQUILEGIA Callfornica Hybrida. AOUILECJIA Chrysantha. AOUILEGIA Chrysantha alba. AOUILEGIA. Veitch's Long Spurred. ASTER. Perennial Mixed. C\MPANUL.\ Calycanthema. Rose Pink. CAMPANULA Calycanthema. Blue. DIANTHUS Plumarius Mixed. DIANTHUS Plumarius Scmpertlorcns HOLLYHOCKS. Double Yellow. HOLLYHOCKS. Double White. HOLLYHOCKS. Double Red. HOLLYHOCKS, Allegheny. HOLLYHOCKS, Single Mixed. MY'OSOTIS Palustris. LYCHNIS Chalcedonlca. These varieties in 3-ln. pots. DIANTHUS Plumarius Dwarf Erfurt. GYPSOPHIL.\ Paniculata. GAILLARDIA Grandiflora. PEN TSTEMON Barbatus Torreyl. PAPAVER Nudicaule. Y'ellow. PAPAVT.R Nudicaule. Orange Scarlet. PAP.WER Orientale, Mammoth. PAPAVER Oriental. Mixed Hybrids. PYRETHRUM. Double Mixed. ,SC.\BIOS.\ Caucasica. SCABIOS.\ Japonica. STOKESIA Cyanea. STOKESI.A Cyanea alba. THE BUCKEYE LANDSCAPE & FORESTRY CO. -:- Akrop, Ohio 1,000,000 Berberis Thunbergii In all sizes. First class stock. 1, 2 and 3 years old. Write for prices. THE RHODE ISLAND NURSERIES, Newport, R. I. VERY GOOD ''""hTcr"' OmUMD BT Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for cataloftue. Hill's Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment In large and small sizes. Price list now ready. TheD.HillNurseryCo.,Inc.,DS'l«'!'ni. "I Evergreen Specialists Largest Growers in America Large Evergreens at a Bargain. Hosier Blue Spruce, Abies Concolor, Excelsa Spruce, Arborvltae Occldcntalls, Aus- trian Pine. Hemlock. From 8 to IS feet. Write for particulars to J. J. McMANWON, Nur«.ryfi.an LOWELL, MASS. 946 The Florists' Exchange immmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Wire— Phone— Write Your Order for Easter Flowering Plants of CRAIG QUALITY EASTER LILIES. 18.000 plants. 12c. per bud. HYDRANGEAS. Otaksa and the new French varieties, all sizes, from 50c. up to $4.00 each. RHODODENDRONS. From $1 .50 to $7.50 each. ROSES. A wonderful collection, comprising Baby Ramblers and half standards, President Taft, Phyllis, Orleans, Ellen Poulson, Erna Teschendorff, Lady Gay, Dorothy Perkins, Tausendschoen, Magna Charta and Excelsa. Trained roses in all shapes. Roses from 50c. to $10.00 each. SPIRAEAS Gladstone and Queen Alexandra. From 50c. up to $2.00 each. GENISTAS. $3.00 per dozen up to $3.00 each. MARGUERITES. $4.00 and $6.00 per doz. AZALEAS. In variety from 75c. up to $7.50 each. DRACAENAS. in America. PHOENIX Roebelenii PANDANUS Veitchii. GARDENIA Veitchii. In 18 varieties; the greatest collection FICUS Pandurata. From 25c. to $7.50 each. From 50c. to $7.50 each. FICUS Utilis and FICUS Craigii. ARECA Lutescens. From 25c. to $4.00 each. YELLOW DAISIES. $9.00 and $12.00 per doz. DAISY Mrs. Sanders. $6.00 per doz. CROTONS. Our leading specialty, all sizes, varieties and quantity. 150.000 NEPHROLEPIS in 12 varieties in all sizes. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. ADIANTUM Hybridum. ENGLISH IVY. OTAHEITE ORANGES. Out of 24 entries at the National Flow^er Show we were awarded 16 firsts and 8 seconds ROBERT CRAIG CO., (BRANCH: NORWOOD, PA.) 4900 Market Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. wmmrmMmmfmmmrmmrmmmfmmmmfmmiimmmmmrmmmrmmrmmmmmfmmmm^mm lijj. ithnise mention The ExrhaiiKC Anglin^WalshCo. 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 'Phone, Franklin 647 Carnations Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 AUoe $6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 •White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. AVard 3.00 25.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Red ■Wing 12.00 100.00 PINK SENSATION . 4.00 35.00 Write for prices on other varieties. Asparagus Plnmosns and Sprengeri, 2% -in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Asparagus Plnmosas Seed- lings. High grade stock, ready for potting, $8.00 per 1000; in lots of 5000. $7.00. Ask for prices on larger quantities. Cydamen Seedlings In all good colors, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. I Vincas Variegated 2%-in. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per "" " • $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per $12.00 per 100, $110.00 1000; 3-L_.. 1000; 4-in., per 1000. FERNS 2%-in. table Ferns, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Canna Roots and Gladiolus All varieties. Write for full price lists. Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 Early Frost $7.00 $60.00 Golden Qneen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Chadwiok Varieties 3.00 25.00 Other Varieties — Write for prices. COLEUS Rooted cuttings. Golden Bedder, Versohaffeltii, Qneen Victoria, Firebrand. Also other good varie- ties. Good clean rooted cuttings, im- mediate shipment, 85c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Pansies Buddleia Fine field-grown transplanted plants, in bud, mixed colors, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, by express. Cash with order. PETER BROWN LANCASTER,* PA. When ordering, please mention The Excliange Magnieca. Rose pots $5.00 " 4-inch pots 7.50 Asiatica. Rose pots S.OO PETUNIA. 3-inch pots 3.50 SALVIA Zurich 3-inch pots 3.50 PLUMOSUS. Extra fine, for $25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 500.000 PANSIES FIELD-GROWN-IN BUD— MIXED COLORS There is no better strain for commercial purposes than my Superb Strain Pansies, grown from seed of my own raising, and the result of over 20 years* careful breeding. Send a trial order and be convinced. Fine, large plants, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Some extra large plants, $15.00 per 1000. Largest Grower of Pansies for the Trade in the United States. CASH WITH ORDER. BY EXPRESS ONLY. Leonard Cousins, Jr., CONCORD JUNCTION. MASS. Asparagus and Dracaenas ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2H-inch, $3.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-inch, 5.00 per 100 DRACAENA Indivisa, 2M-inch, 3.50 per 100 CYCLAMEN for June delivery, 8.00 per 100 Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell, N. Y. CYCLAMEN Splendens Glganteum Hybrids Our strain of Gyclamen is second to none: we can furnish same in all standard colors, twice transplanted from flats, at $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 DRACAENA InJIvlsa. From 2H-in. pots, $3.00; from 3-in. pots. 6.00; from SH-in. pots, $6.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2M-iii, pots, $3.00; ASPARAGUS Spren- ger., from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUL MADER, [ast Stroudsburg, Pa. 100 lOOO TRANSPLANTED PANSIES $0.75 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Flowering $2.50 VERBENAS. PETUNIAS, SALVIA. Ready April 20tli GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt. 2i.i-in-POt8 3.00 GERANIUMS. 10 varieties, 2Ji-in. pots 2.75 VINCA VINES. 3M-in. pots. 6.00 Cash Jos. H. Cunningham, Delaware, 0. il 15, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 947 I SOUTHERN STATES— Continued rinhuli'li'liia. Aiiiiilior basin is Ijoius iM iiaved fur smiie of William Trieker's iiiii lants and are now cutting excel- Kose.s and other fleld stock, iijene Howard has a splendid stock w eet I'eas that have stood the Win- >i.dl in the field. 1 i-rtle rick's has a fine house of plants mi flowers, his outside stock is coming II nicely. the University Greenhouses are cut- in- good Carnations, Geraniums, Nas- niiiiims and Peas and are putting out nullities of plants on the campus. H. B. B. Montgomery, Ala. .Spring is supposed to be here, that is, t develops nicely for a few days, then teps and a few days of Winter is ed in, overcoats are in season and III tiremen in the greenhouses are verj' uuch on their jobs especially if the suci- ien variation of temperature is accom- isni.'d with a high wind. The recent warm spell acted as an n live stimulant on the planting condi- iif some residents of this city, and proceeded to plant everything de- ;. the warnings of the florists. The inv,.,|uence is from present appearances iniliody will have to purchase a fresh Miily. . Hanging baskets are more in demand iiaii ever, indeed, up to the present time mile have been sold than were used the •ntire season last .year, mainly owing to he fact the Rosemont Gardens had I'liie 200 filled early in the season and vi'll established. Prices range from U..jO to .$3 each : old baskets are filled It the uniform price of $1 for the stand- ird 12in. size. The rush for bedding plants both lo- :ally and by catalog from out of town -'ustomers is way ahead of all former ieasons and there is no doubt but that 'verything will be bought up in a short ime. The propagating houses are kept "11. Pot Roses are selling well in 2in. iml .'Jin. stock: no older plants are of- Ti^d on account of the heavy Fall de- iintul. liaster Lilies are coming in nicely and ;t-iik is fine, the long growing season not •'■tillering forcing to any great extent, so nit the .ioints are close, leaves perfect ni plants of a .satisfactory height, quali- n itiiins necessary tor a finely grown I in BarwMn Tulips are in bloom and I In I a good s.ile. although their blooming ni. in is rather late for this section. In III llowers Roses are just about equal to 'i local demand, prices same as the n-i three months. Jonkheer Mock is 1 ill odds the most profitable Rose for III- market. Under our hot sun it per- "1-^ a beautiful shade of pink, the flow- ■'•^ are large, stems stiff, scarcely any ^liiid wood, and none ever go to waste: ^2 per dozen is the regular price, no • ariation as regards the length of stems, 'iliile other varieties rarely bring over A FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK OF EASTER PLANTS On account of Easter being late this year, the stock could be grown cool, not having to be forced, therefore producing much better plants. Look over this list and make up your order. Can ship now, or as you want it. EASTER LILIES, both Giganteum and Multiflorum, jus' riglit. Two large houses full, running from 3 to S buds to the plant, 10c. per bud, with 4 or more; less than i buds, 12c. per bud. AZALEAS, such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, best pink, 6, 7, 8" in. pots, 75c., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00; large specimen plants, $.3.00. Vervaeneana, best double rose, 6, 7-in. pots, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 each. Vervaeneana alba, white, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50. Niche, best double white, 7, 8-in. pots, $1.50 to $2.00; .$2.50 each. Blush- jng Bride, shell pink, 6-in. pots, $1.00, $1.25. Jean Peters, double ^ed, 7-in. pots, $1.50, $2.00. Hexe, or Firefly, for basket work, g-in. pots, 50c., 75c. HYDRANGEAS. French varieties, such as Mme. Emit Moul- liere and Avalanche, best white; Gen. de Vibraye and Mme. E. Chautard, rose, 0 and 7-in. pots, 50c., 75c., $1.00, $1.25. Otaksa, 6-in. pots, 50c., 75c.; 7-in., $1.00, $1.25. RHODODENDRONS, such as Catawbiense, lilac; John Walters, red; $1.25, $1.50. Pink Perle, $2.00, $2.50 each; full of buds. SPIR/€;a Gladstone. One house full of them; 6-in. pots, 35c., 50c.; 7-in., 60c., 75c. Spiraea Rubens, new pink variety, a limited quantity, 6-in., 75c. each. We have this year our usual fine house of CINERARIAS in all colors of the rainbow, 6-in. pots, 35c., 50c., 75c. each. ROSES, such as Baby Tausendschoen, Baby Ramb- ler, Magna Charta, 6-in. pots, 50c., 75c. each. GENISTAS, 6-in. pots, 50c., 75c. each. P--'^ '■h HYACINTHS. We import only the best bulbs from Holland, which produce large flowers, such as Gertrude, best pink; Grand Maitre, lavender; King of the Blues, dark blue; La Grandesse, best white; 4-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. TULIPS. 3 bulbs in a 4-in. pot, such as Murillo, pink; Imperator rubrorum, double red; Couronne d'Or, yeUow; $15.00 per 100. DAFFODILS, Von Sion. 3 double nose bulbs, in a 5^- in. pot, $3.00 per doz. BEGONIA luminosa. Bright red, full of flowers, 4-in. pots, 15c.; 5-in. pots, 25c. Cordata compacta, 4-in., 15o. GERANIUMS, such as Poitevine, A. Ricard, S. A. Nutt, in bud, 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, not yet in bud, $5.00 per 100. KENTIA Forsterlana, 6-in. pots, $1.00, $1.25; 7-in. pots, $1.50, .$2.00; $2.50 each; 4-in. pots, both Forsterlana and Belmoreana, 30c. FERNS, Scottii and Boston. 40c., 50c.; 7-in., 75c., $1.00 each. Teddy, Jr., 4-in., 15c. Elegantissima compacta, 4-in., 20c. Holly Ferns, 6-in., Azalea pots, 40c.; 6-in. pans assorted dish Ferns, 25c. Diah Ferns, 234-iii. pots, $4.00 per 100, in assorted varieties. RUBBER PLANTS. 4-in. pots, 25c.; 5-in., 35c. PANDANUS Veitchii. 5^-in. pots, 75c. DRAC/f;NA Terminalis and Lord Wolseley, 6-in. pots, well colored, 50c. ASPIDISTRA, green-leaved, 6-in., $1.00 each. LIVISTONA, or Fan Palm, 5-in. pots, 50c. HARDY IVY. 3-in., 5c. COCOS Weddelliana. 3-in. pots, 15c. ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Sprengeri. 2J^-in. pots, $4.00 per 100; 3-in., S6.00 per 100; 4-in., $12.00 per 100. COLEUS Brilliancy. 4-in., large leaves, 15c. VINCA variegata. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. IPOM(EA Noctiflora. 2H-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. PANSIES. Large-flowering varieties, ready to bed out, large plants, about 100 to 125 to the flat; can be shipped in t he flats, $2.00 per flat. ARAUCARIAtGlauca, large specimen plants, very handsome and broad, 4 ft. high, $2.50 each, worth $4.00. ^ No C. 0. D. orders shipped unless at least one- third of amount of order is sent with order. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Grower of Potted Plants 1012 West Ontario Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Wlien orderlnc. Dl»a«« mrottoo Th# Kxchanc* 948 The Florists' Exchange Henry M* Robinson & Co.^ inc. -SOLE AGENTS FOR- WILLIAM SIM The best SWEET PEA and VIOLET grower in New England if the weather keeps cool Will have over 200,000 Spcnccr Swcct Peas and 150,000 Violets, 5,000 bunches Polyanthus Primrose We also offer young divisions of Sini's tlvbrid YclloW Polv StlltllUS *^^'*"' English Primroses) "Gold Medal awarded at Philadelphia. This is the best selling novelty in years. They make charming pot plants for Easter and are indispensable for cutting. They bloom from December to May. The stock is limited. Prices: $10.00 per 100, $35.00 per 500, $50.00 per 1000. Order now while they last." Order for now and Easter The finest stock ever produced WRITE, TELEGRAPH OR TELEPHONE I HENRY M.ROBINSON&C0., he. Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort HUl, 25290 WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORIST SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please jji give reference, or casli with order. When ordering, please mention The Excbanse COLEUS C. Verschaffeltil. G. Bedder. Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Firebrand, Progress, and 12 othera, Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000; 2-in. pots, $1.60 per 100. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. Ricard, Doyle, Poitevine. Montmort, Buchner, 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in., $5.00 per 100. Viaud, Barney, Presilly, Oberle, 3-iii., $4.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.00 per 100. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Zurich, Rooted Cuttinga, 7Sc. per 100; 2-in., $1.50 per 100. VINCA Varlefiated. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; S-in., $3.00 per 100; 3)^-in., $5.00 per 100. HELIOTROPES. 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS. 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. AL YSSUM, Giant Double. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. DUSTY MILLER. 2-in., S1.50 per 100. AGERATUM, Gurney. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. STOCKS, Giant Perfection, Bismarck, Beauty of Nice; MARGUERITE CARNATIONS, SNAPDRAGONS; VERBENAS, Scarlet and Mixed; Seedlings, 50c. per 100; 2-in. pote, $1.50 per 100; 500 for $5.00. ASTERS, Creao"s Giants, Pink, White and Lavender, 40c. per 100. PANSY PLANTS, $1 00 per 100. FEVERFEW, Double White. $5.00 per 100. Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delan$oii, N. Y. Wben ordering, please mi-ntloti The Eicbapge Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask Pot- F»ric« L.lst MOUNTAIN VIEW FLORAL CO., Portland, Ore. Wtii'ii ordering, plpaae mention The Exchange IVY. Double, 10,000 strong, young plants. ECHEVERIAS," 100,000, various sizes. BLUE SPRUCE TREES. Kosteriana, 6 to 12 feet. JAPAN MAPLES. Special Price. Samuel Cockburn & Sons, 233ril Street and Vireo Aveoae WOOULAWN, Broni, N. Y. CITY Wlu-ii ordiTliic. pleiise tnfiitlnn The Rxciinnge THE EXCHANGE— Best Advertising Mediua SOUTHERN STATES— Continued S1.50 per doz. for long stems, while shorts sell as low as 50c. and 75c. Or- ders for plants of this variety are being received by Rosemont Gardens from other Southern floral centers for this Rose, although it is now in its third successful year here. Strange how slow the average Southern florist is to grab a good thing when he sees it. The Paterson's are building one new house, 30ft. X 200ft. east of their boiler house, and two 17%ft. x 200tt. on the west side on their Carter Hill place. They are also tile draining several acres for Summer growing stock. This ground, being a heavy prairie soil over a closely picked cement-like subsoil, has been a severe drawback to successful cultivation. They have also purchased a new Over- land auto truck, which makes two they now use. They have a very attractive window display at their store. The win- dow is divided in the center ; one side has a dwelling with grass, lawns laid out with beds, with house covered and deco- rated with vines, window-boxes, etc., and the other a typical Alabama home in the illiterate "sections, a log house with veranda, barren lot, old rubbish of all sorts scattered around and neglect and decay shown in every feature. It is truly an object lesson. Carnations are slow in coming in, very few to wholesale; Sweet Peas plenty, Antirrhinum fine and sell readily at $1.50 and $2 per doz. Funeral work in good demand. W. C. Cook. New Orleans, La. Springr Show is Great Success The grand Spring Flower Show of the New Orleans Horticultural Society, given for the benefit of the Anti-Tuberculosis League, was opened at the Atheneum on Thursday and closed Sunday night; thou- sands of people attended the magnificent exhibits. Exhibits were divided into two classes, each with its own set of prizes, flowers and plants. There were many exhibits in both classes, but the latter formed the greater part of the hall decorations. The entire floor of the large hall was con- verted into a model garden, each bed be- ing a collection of pot plants arranged so that the pots were hidden. First prize for plant display was awarded Henry Kraak, who arranged a beautiful American flag on the stage of the room. The star field of the flag was composed of blooming Swe^t Alyssum and Blue Bells, while a white low shrub made the white stripes, and blooming red wax Be- gonias formed the red stripes. The prize was a silver cup donated by Henry A. Dreer. E. A. Farley, of the GentUly Nursery, won second prize for plant ex- hibits, his being a beautiful bed of bloom- ing Begonias, with one row of Maiden- hair fern about the center and a border of Lycopodium. This prize was a reed vase donated by H. Bayersdorfer & Co. P. A. Chopin won the Kandall Cn. prize, his exhibit consisting of several beautiful beds of blooming plants and some palms and shrubs. Some specimen Rhododendrons and Geraniums were included. Charles Eble was awarded the Sefton Box Co. prize for a fine display of ferns and palms with several varieties of blooming plants artisticaOy spread between them. Abele Bros, drew the Shaw Fern Co. prize on an exhibit of Harrisii Lilies, Snapdragon and other seasonable plants. Max Shei- nuk won the Raymond Cutlery Co. prize with an exhibit of pink Hydrangeas, Primroses, etc. iJ. M. Wichers won the Searcy & Pfaff prize, his exhibit featur- ing growing Crotons. A. Verlinde & M. Vandereecken, wholesalers, won the Zech & Mann prize, their exhibit being Bostons, Araucarias, Rubbers, etc. Her- man Doscher had a fine display of fern balls. Begonias, etc., and won one of the Reed & Keller prizes, the other going to C. L. Ory for a fine display of Coleus and palms. In the flower exhibits, prizes were awarded as follows : Avenue Floral Co. (C. W. Eichling) first prize, the Budlong cup, for a magnificent floral decoration, the bride's bouquet being of orchids and Valley and a feature of the decoration being a fine arrangement of white doves. P. A. Chopin won the Randall pedestal and urn with another wedding decora- tion, the feature of his exhibit being some spl_endid vases of Gladioli and some Har- risii Lilies in the background. Henry GOOD STOCK, At Reasonable Prices ASPARAGUS plumosus. 3-in. pota ASPARAGUS Sprengeii. 2K-in. pots ASPARAGUS SprengerL 3-in. pots DRAC/BNA IndiTisa. 3-in pota DRAC/EN A Indivisa. 4-in. pots FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 2Ji-m. pots GERANIUMS, Mme. Salleroi. 2>i-in.:pota GERMAN IVY. 2Ji-in IVY GERANIUMS. Fine miied. 2Ji-in. pots ROSE GERANIUMS. 2M-in. pota LEMON VERBENA. 3-in. pots LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. pots HELIOTROPE. 2>i-in MESEMBRYANTHEMUM (Sun Pink) 2J4-in. pots PETUNIA. Fine fringed and variegated. 2>^-in. pota SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2)i-in.... (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Varlegata. 3-in VINCA Varlcgata. 3H-in 100 ,»6.0C 2.0C 4.0C 5.00 lO.OC 2.00 ,12.00 2.00 3.00 2.60 3.00 6.00 2.00 2.50 2.60 F. A. EMMONS, weA"eS%. Pansy Plants Strong, matured plants, that will bloom profusely this season. A mixture of exhibition types — giant flowers, sll colors, with many light flowered varieties (pastel shades). $2.00 per 100 Also plants of AOUILEGIA (Columbine), COREOPSIS grandlflora, GAILLARDIA grandiflora, FOR- GET-ME-NOTS (dwarO, BELLIS perennit (Eng. Daisy), DIGITALIS (FoiSlovee), HARDY PINKS, WALLFLOWERS and SWEET WIL- LIAMS. Will produce an abundance of flowers' thisfyear. $2.00 per lOO ASPARAGUS ROOTS Barr's Mamtnotb and Palmetto. 30c. per 100 $2.50 per 1000 WILLIflM RILEY, Torresdale, Philadelphia, Pi. Geraniums Heliotrope and other Bedding'PIants in their season \V. J. CHINNICK TRENTON.tN. J. When ordering, please mention The Bzcbacge April 15, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 949 SOUTHERN STATES— Continned Scheuermnti, of the Flower Shop, won the SI. Kiee Co. prize, his cxhihit beinj; anotlier weddiiiR decoration, tlic baoli- ground beins Am. Beanty Koses instead of Lilies. A round bouipiet of orchids and Valley was his arransement for the bride. Charles Kble drew the Sefton .Mfp. Co. prize for a table decoration of .\m. Beauty Hoses. Frank Heyes & Co. won the Shaw Fern Co. prize with an exhiliit of a miniature hospital, thistles forminK the backsrouud of the building wall and pink Carnations and Roses forming win- dow and other decorations. Une of the most interesting exhibits was a plant arrangement by Adolf Dam- merau of a German Iron Cross, ferns of the Piersoni type forming the center and blooming l*ansies and similar plants the arms of the cross. C. E. Dormay ha fl.OO 6-in 6 to 7 24 1 "O 12 00 6-in. 6 to 7 2rt I 26 15.00 6-in. « to 7 2« to .SO 1 80 IK 00 Cedar Tub 7.in B to 7 M u> 3ft 2.80 3I\ 00 7-in. 6 to 7 3r. to 3« 3.00 36.00 9-in. 42 to 45 in. high 4. no 4s;. 00 y-iu. 6 to 7 5 tt., very heavy 8.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per doi. 6-in. 5 to 6 28 to 30 Jl.OO $12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 1.50 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Cedar PlanU Tub in Tub Height Each 7.in. 4 36 in $2.60 9-iii. 4 40 to 42 in 4.00 12-in. 4 5 to 5H ft., heavy 10.00 12-in. 4 5 K to 6 ft., heavy 12.50 12-in. 4 6 to 7 ft., heavy 15.00 12-in. 5 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., '"'^^t^ZT' Wyncote, Pa. W'lUMi onleriiic, please mODtUiu The ExcliuDfie Ted(l»,Jr.! FERNS $5.00 per 2>i-in.. ,- 100, »40.00 per 1000. 8 in., $1.0 each. 7-m., 75o. each. 6-ln., 0^^4Xl! oOo. each. 4-in., 20c. each. 2>i-in., $6.00 JkCOrill .— ,-- "per 100, $50.00 per 1000. W»»w»»ll e-inch, 50o. each JOHN WANAMAKER, 2K-in., llO.OO per 100 FLNKIAS— Field-Crown, large clumps, $15.00 per 100. CAMPBELL BROS., - Penllyn. Pa. FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity. Excellent 2>i-in. stock, in best aasortment. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Extra stronn. 3-in., $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreaaa. Clean, thrifty, 2)i-in. ■took, right size for center plante. $1.30 per dot., $10.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting, in assortment of 10 beat Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000, undivided clumps. In 10,000 lots or more, ; $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000: in SOOO lots, $7.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Scbiedei (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-io. stock, $4.50 per dos., $35.00 per 100: 4-in., $6.50 per dos., $50.00 per 100. J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. When orderiofT, please mention The Exchange THE HOME OF THE SCOnil FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Wtaen ordertne. please mention The BxcbaDgs FERNS Assorted Table Ferns Out of 2;i-inch pots, $3.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra heavy. From 21.4-inch pots. $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. KENTIA BELMOREANA From 2':i-inch pots. 3 leaves, $6,50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000; 3-inch pots, 5 leaves, $15.00 per 100. All express orders. Cash with order, please B. SOITAU FERNERY Jersey City, N. I. Whpn ordering. nlP mriitl.m The KNi-hnnge 100 1000 Whitman! Improved - • $5.00 $40.00 Whitmani Compacta - - 5.00 40.00 Roosevelts 5.00 40.00 Bostons - - 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WMITMBN. MASS HOLLY FERNS Extra fine plants of Cyrtomlum falcatum, the Holly Fern, and Pteris Wilsoni, in 3-in. pots, 86.00 per 100, or $7.00 if shipped in pots. The best of packing, liberal count and prompt ahipnaent. R. G. HANFORD Norwalk, Conn. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued A modest request from Jailor Cliarles C. Foster to the Board of I'arli Com- missiouers, for ferns, pot plauls. etc.; with wliicia to brighten up the windows of the local .iail, was refused ou the ground that it would set a dangerous precedent. Mr. Foster in his letter to the board wa.s in favor of brightening the lives of the unfortunates under his care, and some of the commissioners were in f'vor of the plan. Others claimed that the.v would he deluged with such re- quests if the first request was granted. Following the refusal of the Park Com- missioners to take action in the matter it «as announced that the Louisville Outdoor Art League had started a move ment whereby a flower shower will shortl.v be held and man.v local people will donate bo.xes of plants etc. The Louisville Board of Education re- cently appropriated a fund of $750 with which to aid in the school garden work among the pupils this season. G. D. C. Nashville, Tenn. Ti'ade conditions have changed for the better again the past two weeks. There is. still an abundance of evea-ything but I)Ot. plants, but the demand is heavy enough to keep them pretty closely cleaned up. The abundance of rain the past ten days has interfered with the outdoor work so that it is getting behind, but it has turned for good, for the night of the eighth we had a hard freeze, a freeze th.nt probably killed all the tree fruits, and the early Strawberries, and injured the tender varieties of Peonies. The lat- ter were a foot or more high and of course the buds were well formed. The ground was frozen nearly on inch deep in exposed places. Hillcrest School Farm is growing a few flower seeds this season, as an ex- periment to see if it is a profitable ven- ture in this locality. Leo Geny is troubled with bad health again this Spring. He is taking a short \'acation at one of the nearb.v health re- starts at present, in the hope that he may soon be strong again. The Joy Floral Co. is having a sale of dormant Roses. The Roses are those that would otherwise have been thrown out of the benches but they were well dried off and cut back, and they are proving good sellers. We saw the first peddling wagons sell- ing plants on the streets tliLs past week. They are late in appearing this season. Nurserymen report that their business is about over, with little surplus stock on hand. There has been little planting of large orchards this season, but the farmers' demand has been exceptionally heavy. Ornamentals are cleaned out close, and this line of stock promises the best for future growing. M. W. B. Washington, D. C. Early Sluubs in Bloom After a week of snow, rain and cold weather, we are now enjoying real Spring. Forsythia has been in bloom and Alagnolia trees in the parks are in full bloom. Business has kept up remarkably well. Some of the florists find that the war affects them in different ways. One flo- rist was requested by a customer to take some Cornflower out of his window as it is the Kaiser's flower, she said. Another lady who bought a window box filled with ferns, when asked by the lad.v who recommended the florist how she liked it, said that it was beautifvil but she could not have any more work done there as the man who did it was a (jerman. One question has been asked time and again by people buying seeds that it, the names of some purely American flow- ers as Nicotiana is about the only Ameri- can flower the majority of the florists can recommend. We would indeed be glad to know of any flowers which are purely American. Julius Bilhoff of the Schloss Bros, was here this week, also Harry Bayersdorfer of Philadelphia. O. A. C. O. CANNAS 30 fine varieties, home-grown, strong, dormant tub.'rB. $200 to $8.00 per 100 Our wlection of fin» lorte. $2.00 per 100. $1S 00 per 1000. CARNATIONS POT PLANTS— Benora. British Triumph. Enchantress Supreme, Eureka, Lady North- clifF, Matchless, White Wonder. From 2-in. pots, S4.00 per 100. S35.00 per 1000. Enchantress, Lady Bountiful, Pink Winsor, White Winsor. From 2-in. pots, S3.50 per 100, 530.00 per 1000. Per Per 100 1000 Asparafiiifi Hatcheri 3-in. pots . $8.00 Aoparafius Sprenfieri. 2^-in. pots. 3,00 Aeparaiius Spren^erl. 3-in. potfl. . . 5.00 Abutilon Savitzii. 2H->n. pota 3.00 Achyranthes. 6 sorts. Rooted Cut- tingH 1.00 $8.00 Afieratum. Blue and white. Rooted CuttinKB 1.00 8.00 Chrysanthemums. Rooted Cuttings 50 varieties. Send for catalog. Coleus. 25 sorts. Rooted Cutungs. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 100 Dracaena Indivlsa. 3-in pots . . 8.00 Dracaena Indivlsa. 4-in. pote. . . 12.00 Dracaena Indivlsa. 5-in, pots. . . .26.00 Feverfew. Double white. Rooted Cuttines 1-50 1200 Forget-Me-Not 1.50 Fuchsias. Double and single Rooted Cuttings 150 12.00 Fuchsias Double and single. 2M- in pots 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted CuttinRS.... 1. 00 Heliotrope Light and dark. Rooted Cuttings . - I 00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tings 1.60 12.00 Lemon Verbenas. 2}i-in. pots 4.00 Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 16.09 Salvia New Boru. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.50 12.00 Salvia, Splendens and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 100 8.00 Smllax RtroDK. 2H-in. pots 3.00 Stevia Compacta 126 Vlnca Varlegata and Elegans. 4-in potfl 10.00 Vlnca Varlegata and Elegans. 2K- in pot£ . 3 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL.N.Y. Wiu-u ..rfl.TinLV n]o»-^f miTlInn Thp F.xdiHngf ALTERNANTHERA Rosea Yellow and P. Major, $4.50 per 1000. Red and Yellow. 2 in., $2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. WHITMANI, ELEGANTISSIMA, BOSTON, SCOTTII, SCHOLZELI and TABLE FERNS, 2-in., $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. CALENDULA, Orange Kinfi and Meteor. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. COLEUS, Assorted. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Dusty Miller GYMNOCARPA. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 2 in., $2 00 per 100. IMPATIENS Hybrids. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. IRIS, German, Mixed: no separate colors. Divided, $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. PRIMULA Obconica. Assorted. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire and Splendens. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. FEVERFEW GEM and GIANT WHITE DAISY. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. STEVIA. 2-in.. $1.50 per 100. STOCKS, B. of Nice and Blanc 2-in. $1.50 per 100. STOCKS. Mont Blanc, B. of Nice. Fine seed- lines, $5.00 per 1000 SNAPDRAGON SEEDLINGS, Sliver Pink, fine stock, S5.00 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 75o. per 100. AGERATUM, Gurney, Pauline, Star. 60o. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE. Blue. 75o. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds, 60o. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 75c. per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1.00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. FUCHSIA. 6 kinds. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1 00 per 100. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, Dreer's, etc., $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 6 kinds, $1.25 per 100. SNAPDRAGON, Silver and White. $1.00 per 100. STEVIA. Dwarf. 75c. per 100. $6.00 per 1000. Cash. BYEft BROS., Chambcrsbvrg, Pa. W bell ordiTiiit,'. please mi'iitlon The Exchange Kankakee, III. — The Kankal;ee Nur- sery Co. made one of tlie largest ship- ments of trees the past weelv in the his- tory of the organization. Five carloads went to Chicago. PERNS FOR DISHES Id 6 to S b«9t market rarietiea from 2^-ia. poti ■t $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; In 3-in. pota $«.00 par 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus 2)i-in. pot« at $3 00 per 100, $35.00 par 1000. Cocos. Weddeliana, Kentias and Belmoreana In 3U-in. pots. Jiut right for eenter*. $10.00 per 100 THOMtS P. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N. J. THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-daU I April 15, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 951 ROCHELLE PAPER POTS AND DIRT BANDS 277% More Blossoms on planta raised in Square Paper Pota than on plants raised in olay pota of same size. There were 456 stems of blossoriis on 40 plants riiiscd in 4-inch Square Paper Pots and 105 stems wf hloBsnnis on 40 plants raised in 4-inch clay pota. The above was taken from the following re- port in the Market Growers' Journal. January I 1914, page 6: NUMBER OF STEMS IN BLOSSOM On 40 plan ta from olay pota On 40 plants from paper pots June 9 June 10 4S 47 I0». 229 June 27 121 466 SQUARE PAPER POTS Folding Block (pat. applied for) and tacks included. Inohea 500 1.000 5.000 10.000 20.000 50,000 IW- ...S0.65 $0.90 M-00 J7.00 $12.00 $25.00 2 70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16.00 35.00 2H 90 1.26 6.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 3 1.10 1.60 6.90 13.60 26.00 60.00 4 1,60 2.16 10.00 19.00 37.50 90.00 5 2.50 3.75 18.00 35.00 66 00 150 00 6 3.60 4.76 23.00 45.00 85.00 200.00 7 4.25 6.75 28.00 64.00 102.00 240.00 Copyright directions for use with each order. SQUARE DIRT BANDS (Paper Pots without bottoma, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottom.) Inches 1. 000 5.000 10,000 20.00050.000100,000 IH $0.60 $2.00 $3.80 $7.10 $16.00 $28.00 2 70 2.30 4.10 7.70 17.25 30.00 2}4 80 3 00 6.25 10.60 26.00 48.00 3 90 3.75 7.25 13 70 3180 56.00 3H 100 4.40 8.30 16.10 39.00 75 00 4 1.10 6.40 10.20 21.00 48.00 92.00 AH. ■■• 125 6.00 11.70 23.00 52.00 100.00 5 1.60 6.86 13,00 25.00 55,00 106.00 6 1.90 9.00 17.00 28.00 60.00 115 00 COPYRIGHT directions for uae with each order. Samples FREE. There is an EASY and EXACT way to fold Dirt Bands. The Directiona how to do this after two years of experiment we reduced to 37 words and re- ceived a Copyright on the Directiona in 1914. There ia no other EASY and EXACT way to fold them and no one can print these Directions as we have a (2)opyright on them. Our Square Paper Dirt Bands are the original of all that are on the market today. All others being sold are imitations of these we advertise, and some of the imitationa being sold are made of cheap paper, costing only about half as much as ohr heavy stock. We sell no experiments. Gun have been tried out by long uae in the greenhouse- They will stand up in any wet and heat as long aa wanted. Samples FREE. Experience of 131 Growers Send for FREE Samples of oui Square Paper Pots and Dirt Bands and Big Folder giving 131 EXPERIENCES of Florists and Market Gar- deners who raised in our Square Dirt Bands and Paper Pots, Asters, Carnations, Cannas, Chrya- anthemuma, Calendulas. Cosmos. Cornflower, Dahliaa. Dusty Miller, Ferns, Forget-Me-Not. Geraniums. Gladiolus, Heliotrope, Helichry- •um. Mignonette, Panaies. Petunias. Pinks, Primulas, Phlox, Roses, Salvias, Snapdragon, Sweet Peaa, Stocka, Verbenas. Violeta Canta- loupes, Cukea. Celery, Cabbage. Egg Plants, Lettuce, Lima Beans, Peppera, Squash, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes. Watermelons and other plants. Send today. Please mention this paper. When aet in the field May 16th, the root sya- tema of the plants from the 4-inch square paper pots were 4-inch cubea (64 cubic inches of aoil and roots) and from the 4-inch clay pota the root systems contained 31 cubic inches of soil and roots (the amount that a 4-inoh clay pot holds). The third count of blossoms was made June 27. 42 days after the planta had been set in the field. The plants from the square paper pota were then more than twice as targe and vigoroua as those raised in clay pots. All plants raised in aquare paper pota are larger and more vigorous than those raised in clay pota, because they have about double root room for the same mze pota. Measure the two pots and you will find that the 4-inch square paper pot holds aa much soil as two 4-iacb clay pota. It is the same with square dirt bands, which are square paper pota without bottoms (the bottoma being furnished by old newspapers spread on the bench). The theory that it is only necessary to have a bigtop to the plant has been proved misleading. There must be a big root syetem to push the top or the plant will grow slow and small. Try some square paper pots or dirt bands with your clay pots and see if you can afford to use any clay pota. Some of the floriata around Philadelphia are uaing large numbere of square dirt bands and paper pots. We have shipped to Mr. P. B. Dilka, Bride»- burg. Phila.. Pa.. 150,000 2-inch aquare dirt banda and 20,000 3-inch aquare dirt bands; to Mr. Geo. W Dilka, Frankford. Pa., 10,000 2- inch square dirt banda and 10,000 3-inch square dirt banda; to Mr. M. H. Hostetter, Manheim, Pa.. 20,000 2H-inch dirt banda and 6000 6-inch dirt banda; Mr. H. B. Weaver, Bird-in-Hand, Pa , 235.000 2-inch dirt banda. 393% More Early Fruit 120 early tomato plants reported in Market Growers' Journal. Jan. 1, 1914, raised in 4-inch clay pots (31 cubic inches of soil and roots), had yielded up to Aug. II. 7H peach baaketa — $4.76 worth of ripe tomatoes, while 120 planta raised in 4-inch SQUARE paper pota (64 cubic inchea of soil and roots), had yielded 33 peach baaketa — $23.50 worth of ripe tomatoes — 393 per cent, more. '* The THOROUGHLY DEPENDABLE QUALITY of the material in your Paper Pots commenda them to users everywhere. Tomato plants which without your Pota sell here at $1.00 per 100, raised in your Pots sell at $4. 00 Eer 100."— The Dalles Floral Company, The >aUe8, Ore. Paper Pots— E.tperieDce in Usin^ Them BLACKADAR & CO. Dauphin Nuruery and Greenhouses Dauphin, Manitoba, Can., Deo. 4, 1016. F. W. Rochelle A Sons. Chester, N. J. Oenllemen. — • • • \pg would say that we uaed all the Paper Pots we got from you to raise tomato plants. Our weather is often very severe late in May, therefore we have to keep them inside and we were certainly very satisfied with the splendid results obtained from the Paper Pots. In fact, WE DID NOT HAVE HALF ENOUGH TO FILL OUR ORDERS WE CHARGED EXACTLY TWICE THE AMOUNT we did other years and yet our CUSTOMERS INSISTED ON HAVING THOSE IN PAPER POTS. In our hot sun they never wilted. We reserved a few for Primulas and certainly have some fine onea. It was easier to keep them watered and growing! during the hot months. Wishing you ■ucoeas. Youn truly, BLACKADAR & CO. " I grew Roses, Salvias, Verbenas, Petunias and Geraniuma in the Paper Pots for retail trade. THEY NEARLY DOUBLED MY SALES."— 17. T. Barber, Reidsville, N. C- " We used your Paper Pota for Tomatoes, Geraniuma and Ferns. " THEY GAVE VERY MUCH BETTER PLANTS THAN THOSE RAISED IN CLAY POTS "—Leaflev & Meyer, 906 G. St., North- west, Waahington, D, C. " I grew Tomatoes and Aster planta in the Paper Pots. "THEY WERE THE FINEST I EVER GREW. "SHALL USE NOTHING ELSE FOR BEDDING PLANTS IN THE FUTURE."— Charlt* Andrewa, Susquehanna, Pa, " I raised Tomato planta in the Paper Pots. " NEVER HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS BEFORE."— 4. IT. J ocjfcson, Jamestown. N. Y. " Ten thousand Paper Pota duly to hand. We are enclosing check for 16.000 more. Kind- ly rush them out as before." — L. A. Budlong Company (700-acre gardens), Chicago, 111. (L. A. Budlong Co., after two years' use of ou/ paper pots, have just ordered 40,000 more.) " From about 2700 Tomato plants I picked 1140 MARKETABLE CRATES of Tomatoea, which brought me $600." — D. B. Moaes, Pur- ohaae, N. Y. " Tomato plants raised in the 4-inch size sell readily at FIVE CENTS EACH."— TT. J. Symonda & Son, Decorah, la. " We have used some of :^our Paper Pota for young Rosea, which are doing fine." — Caea de Florea OreenhouseM, Corpua Chiriati, Tex. "We got BETTER PLANTS, BIGGER PLANTS AND PLANTS WHICH WERE HEALTHIER AND MORE VIGOROUS THAN IN CLAY POTS."— IFm. Schruera, Gardener. OU City, Pa. "We find that* WATERING ALONE SAVES TIME ENOUGH TO PAY OVER CLAY POTS, and with proper handling there ia NO QUESTION BUT A BETTER PLANT CAN BE GROWN."— tf. RusaeU i-in. CUPHEAS. Cigar Plant 2.25 20.00 And abundance of other stock. If you have not received our wholesale Price List offering Spring Bedding Stock and Vegetable Plants by the million at bargain prices, write for one at once. AlONZO J. BRYAN, :SmXl When ordering. pIojisp m'-ntinn Tlip Exchnnge Special Sale of Surplus Stock BARBERRY THUNBERGII. 2-year. 6 to 12 inch, at $3.00 per 100; 12 to 18 inch, $4.00 per 100. PEONY. Strong roots in early and late flowering. Red. pink and white, at 12c. each. Packed free of charfie. Cash with order The Lancaster County Nurseries R. F. D. No. 7, Lancaster, Pa. WhPii nrdpring. nlfnse mention Thf Kxpliiinge BEKRERIS THUNBERGII SEEDLINGS 6 to 10 inches,^$5.00 per 1000 MRS. HIRAM T. JONES 49 North Avenue i^^ j ELIZABETH. N. J. CALIFORNIA PRIVET Per 1000 2-year-old, 2 to 3 ft., 4 to 10 branches $18.00 2-year-old, 12 to 18 in., 2 or more branches. . 10.00 2-year-old, 6 to 12 in., 1 or more branches. . 6.00 1-year-old, 3 to 6 in., 1 or more branches 3.00 No. 1 Cuttings, 8 i i long 60 Cash with order. Packing free. HftRRY B.EDWARDS, little Silver, N.J. Carnations and Plumosus MatchlcM and Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, strong. well-rooted CuttingB. from Bne healthy stooK, at $26.00 per 1000. Plumosus, by the thoasaod or ten thousand, at $2B.00 per 1000. Cath or appr^wed credit W. B. GIRVIN Lcola. Pa. CYCUAMEIS FtB« Btrain, ABSortcd Colors, Bud and Bloom JH-ln., 6c. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-in., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2-in., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syraeuse.N.Y. Wben orderlnK, please mention The Exchange m^ WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Easter, 1916 Getting Beady Another week and we will be in the midst of it once more. The wholesale grower will be over most of hi.s troubles by that time, but the retailer will get no let up until Easter Sunday afternoon. As mentioned in some of my former notes, of perhaps the greatest importance during E.aster week is proper quarters for storing the pot plants ; this also in- cludes a place to pack, wrap and send the stock out from. Temporary quarters will do nicely, but you will find such a place a good investment. See to it now that everything is in working order for next week ; see to it that sufficient ma- terial is at hand to do business with not only in the stock you have to sell, but all the many things that go with it, paper, pot covers, twine, tape, labels, boxes, plain cards and envelopes — all these and many others should be on hand and enough of everything. Make provi- sions now for extra delivery wagons or .-Vutos, for help you can depend on. Adopt a plan, which is going to be followed out to the letter, as to how to handle the rush of the last few days ; get down to a sys- tem nnd stick to it : you can't run things satisfactorily If you don't. Too much in the w'ay of preparing for such an impor- tant day as Easter is usually left to the last minute. You can do five times as much business and not get yourself worked up in the least by being properly prepared and having a system for everything. The present is the time to put the finishing touches on your preparations so as to be able to handle everything nice and smooth next week. Easter Notes About Attractive Plant Baskets The average retail grower has the very l)est chance to fill attractive hampers and b.iskets for Easter. This doesn't mean that you must have nothing but rare plants to fill a basket with ; around Eas- ter almost anything in the way of a flowering plant finds a ready sale. For instance, you would hardly include Ge- raniums in your Christmas plant assort- ment, while for Easter there is nothing finer; a well filled pan, basket or box of white, light or deep salmon pink Ge- raniums, with a few Asparagus plumosus or Adiantums, is every bit as desirable as anything you might mention, and so with other plants. You .will find among your bet: ^^'t'l coupiliiRs. riiot. coupk'd METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. i:)',"8-Ht)8M6lrnpolilanA,T.,Brnnklyn, N.V, ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Hsa left for South Ameri(» to (»>lleot the best Commercial Orcbida. Orders booked now for early Bpring delivery, 1916, For prices write to E. DaBUCK 71t Oheatnut Place SEOAUOCS, N. J. J^^IR^ Wbcn oriU-riiiK. I'l"' ui'MiIlnii The E.\('lt!Ui;;e ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED, W« offer tbe (allowiD«: CATTLEYAS Sklnneri, Leblata, Triann, MossIk, Perclvallana, Gaakelllana; LAXIAS acuminata, auperblena: ONCIDIUMS blcallo- BUm, Cebolleta, omlctiorynchuni, sphacela- turn. apleDdlduixi and tbe Holy Ghost Orchid. PERISTERIA elaca. WriU /or prict: UAOER A HURREL.!. Orchid Irsiiert anJ Injartari SUMMIT. N.I. ORCHIDS Order 1916 freshly Imported st<3rk NOW lo order to receive them from first ARRIVALS. A splendid lot of VANDA CCRULEA. tbe only Blue Orchid; elwayi a treat seller. Writ* for pricefl. GEORGE L FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Succesaor to Freeman Orchid Co., WTkti or flaring. pli>nfle coeDtlon The Exclinnce Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. ORCHIDS, PALMS and ptaala of evory varfely Wtien orOenajt. please raeotlun Tbe EjccOaujce 954 The Florists' Exchange RED WING Can make immediate delivery ROOTED CUTTINGS I 2-INCH POTS $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 1 $14.00 per 100, $120.00 per 1000 WM. A. DAWSON WILLIMANTIC, CONN. A. F. J. Baur O. E. Stelnkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition urn & STEINKAMP, indlanopolls, iDdlani Carnation Breeders SELF-TYING CARNATION SUPPORTS AND ROSE STAKES THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO., CONNERSVILLE, IND, Wlipn ordering. plea8» TPfntlon The EichHngp COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange ELMERD.SMIIH&CO. Chrysanlhcmuins Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN - - - MICH. CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS 600 Roman Gold 600 Bonnaffon 400 December Gem 300 Ramapo 600 Chrysolora 300 Smith's Advance 300 Early Snow ^ 200 Polly Rose 600 Unaka ALL READY NOW Price: tl.SO per 100, tt2.S0 per 1000. QUIDNICK GRCtNIIOUSES, I. It. Cushins, Prop. ANTHONY P. O., QUIDNICK, R. I. When orderlnjr. pleaae roentlop The Bachange SPLIT CARNATIONS mtdded. No Toot» tequired Pillsbury CarDation Staple Pilentad lOM MOO, Ue,| aOOOt tLOO paMpsid I. L. PILLSBURY a*i>e«si;Ra. ill. pleue mentloD Th* Biebaag* ROOTED CUTTINGS AGERATUMS. SteUa Gurney and 100 1000 Little Blue Star 10.60 $6.00 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The beat selected large- floweriog doubles, finely fringed, miied colors 1.00 9.00 FUCHSIAS. Finest double, dwarf habit 1.00 9.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good ■took 76 6.00 SALVIA Bonfire. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. TRADESCANTIAS. Blcolor. 75c. per 100. PLANTS 100 AGERATUM. Dwarf, blue, from 2-in. pot8.$2.00 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Double Fringed. Mixed colors. Strong plants, from 2-in. pots. 2.00 GERANIUM Poltevlne, Strong plants from 2 in. pots, ready now, $2.00 per 100. ROSE GERANIUMS, Strong plants, from 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. SALVIA Zurich Seedlings. Ready to pot, 60c. per 100. Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. Whpn ordering. T)]e;ise Dii'ntlon ThP Exchange MIDDI.E AIXANTIO STATES— Oontiniied nations, also some new seedlings of their own. Mr. Perkins, gardener to the Sage family, showed some excellent plants of Calceolaria and Cineraria, Chas. Sanders choice collections of Geranium and Pelargonium plants, James Barrett, Troy, specimens of Easter Lilies. The Albany Cut Flower Exchange also had a fine display of cut flowers from their growers from out of town, making one grand display admired by all mem- bers present. Quite a number of mem- bers of the Schenectady Florists' Club were present. They, as well as all mem- bers of the club, left with a feeling that the membership, will surely increase in the future with this good work. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, May 4, at the Cut Flower Exchange. L. H. S. Jamestown, N. Y. Business is very good in this progres- sive city. It is very near the border line of the two great States. "The Key- stone" and "The Empire" and it has a large and very wealthy territory to draw business from. During the season the greater part of the Chautauqua Lake region depends upon this city for its flowers and decorations. Neelas of Main st. spent the greater port of last week in New York and Phila- delphia at the shows. He was lavi.sh in his praise of the Spring number of the P. B. The store of the Lakeview Rose Gar- dens is famous for its beautiful window displays. During "Merchants' Week" many made a special visit to the store to see the wonderful Roses. A large part of their business is at the various resorts on Chautauqua Lake during the season of meetings and conferences. J. H. G. Syracuse, N. Y. Weather Bad, Business Good Our beautiful Spring weather had a bad crimp put into it by a heavy snow storm on the 5th. Since then we have had snow and rain almost every day, with frosts at night. Everyone is feel- ing the effects of the.se conditions as the ground is in such a condition that the .planting of anything is an impossibility. All would be glad to get their young Car- nation stock in frames to make room which is sorely needed, but are afraid to risk it. Seedsmen and landscape gar- deners are greatly hurt by the present conditions, and there is no relief in sight. Business is keeping up splendidly in spite of its being Lent. 'There have been several large weddings the past week and quite a number will take place in the near future. • Mrs. Dancer of Skaneateles whose son's death was mentioned in previous notes, has decided to move, and has ad- vertised the old homestead for sale. Charles Baum has his place very nice and neat. The stock is the best the writer has seen. There was a very good attendance at the meeting of the Florists' Club held on the 3d. The new constitution and by-laws was read for the second time. The following members journeyed to Au- burn and played a team partly made up of florists. Bultmann, Brown, Dwyer, Kay, Mulhauser and Sullivan. They were beaten by ten pins on the last game. .\11 report having had a splendid time. The Auburnites will be invited to play a return match after Easter. Arrange- ments will be made to make their visit an enjoyable one. The next meeting of the club will be held at Gus Bartholome's greenhouse on May 1. H. T. Buffalo, N. Y. One of the notable events of this sea- son is a Flower and Fashion Show which is now being held in Buffalo. This show is being given by the B. P. O. Elks in conjunction with the florists. The display of Carnations, Roses, Snapdragons, Sweet Peas, Lilies, Tulips, Daffodils, Narcissi, Azaleas, Rhododen- drons. Pansies. Spirseas and Hydrangeas was the finest ever held in this section of the country. The judges, consisting of Henry F. Fibers of South Park conser- vatory, George Kayser of Del.aware Park conservatory and Charles Keitsch of Humboldt Park, were loud in their praise as they miide the awards : Awards Sweet Peas, (best vase 100 pink). — 1. David Scott. Corfu. N. T.; 2. C. T. Guenther, Hamburg, N. T. ; 3. David Scott, Corfu. Sweet Peas, (best vase 100 white). — W. Preisach, Corfu. Lilies. — 1, L. H. Neubeck. Buffalo: 2, W. J. Palmer & Son; 3, Charles Sandl- ford. Tulips. — Charles Sandlford. Daffodils. — Charles Sajidiford. Narcissus. — Charles Sandiford. Azaleas. — 1, W. J. Palmer & Son; 2, Charles Sohoenhut. Azaleas, (best specimen plant). — W. J. Palmer & Son. Rambler Roses. — Charles Sandiford. Rambler Rose specimen plant. — Charles Sandiford. Rhododendrons, (best specimen plant). — Charles Sandiford. Pansles.^L. H. Neubeck. Buffalo. Spiraea. — 1, W. J. Palmer & Son; 2. Charles Sandiford. Hydrangeas. — W. J. Palmer & Son. Carnations, (50 pink). — 1, W. J. Palmer & Son; 2, C. F. Christensen; 3, Erie Flo- ral Co. Carnations, (60 white). — 1. W. J. Palmer & Son; 2, C. F. Christensen; 3, Erie Floral Co. Carnations, (BO red). — 1, W. J. Palmer & Son; 2, C. P. Christensen; 3, John Preisach, Corfu, N. T. Carnations, (60 light pink). — 1, David Scott; 2, Erie Floral Co.; 3, W. J. Palmer & Son. Carnations, (mixed). — 1, W. J. Palmer & Son; 2, C. T. Guenther, Hamburg, N. Y. Palmer & Son; 2, Erie Floral Co.; 3, C. T. Guenther. Roses, (White Killarney). — 1, W. J. Palmer & Son; 2, Brie Floral Co.; 3. C. T. Guenther. Roses, (25 Ophelia). — 1, W. J. Palmer & Son; 2, Erie Floral Co. Roses, (25 red). — W. J. Palmer & Son. Roses, (25 mixed). — W. J. Palmer & Son. Roses, (Bon Silene). — W. J. Palmer & Son. Snapdragon. — 1, W. J. Palmer & Son; 2, L. C. Stroh, Batavia, N. Y.; 3, David Scott, Corfu, N. T. E. C. B. Lancaster, Pa. H. A. Schroyer made a trip to Phila- delphia looking up Easter stock, and his store will bloom 'with the best of that market. A meeting of the committee for ladies' night was held in his store and fixed the time, the placi and the date, and the single fellows now will have to hunt for the girl. The time is 'i..^) p.m., the date April 27, and the place the Brenneman Building, where we can have a good dinner, indifferent bowling and a progressive game of cards. Miss (Jarrie Steckmen helped the committee out with suggestions and a good time cau be looked for. B. F. Barr is sending out his catalog of the Keystone Nurseries, which he runs in connection with the store, the cover of which gives a good pictura of his home, "Avondale," a bird's eye view of the greenhouses, and an interior and ex- terior picture of his store. At the store Mr. Murphy is demonstrating his win- dow trimming abilities and has had some attractive windows. Business is n^j'.'- mal but with good prospects for a big Easter business. The Chas. F. Edgar and Antes estab- lishment is adding novelties all the time, and Mr. Edgar's ability as a window dresser is demonstrated with constant changes, and is not to be surpassed in the larger cities. One of last week espe- cially created much comment ; it was a side treatment of one of his three win- dows with Pussywillow and a basket treated with a Pussywillow canopy, in which rested a Maltese mother with three kittBns. His fish globe with Pansies back of it magnified to three times their normal size was a feature this week. The Rosary, Mrs. Goldbach and Walter Hammond, not being on Main streets, spend a little less on their win- dows but keep them nice and -fresh look- ing all the time with plants and flowers. The growers report cut flower prices as not being any too satisfactory, and one grower of Ten Weeks Stocks in par- ticular reports the price as only one- third that of last season at the same time, and that without any glut, as he and another grower are the only two supplying one of the larger commission houses. It makes it very hard to know what to grow ; we are told to grow a variety of cut flowers and yet with Stocks in big demand last season and apparently not wanted this season, how are we to figure it out? One of our 10c. stores had a shipment of Geraniums from some grower out of town and sold them at 10c. each ; worth about 3c. each. Just why people will pay these prices for stock in a 10c. store and would not look at the same class of stock if presented to them by a florist is a problem for the psychologist. At Herr's there is a big stock of Airs. Sheppard's Petunra, Salvia Zurich and .v. plumosus. as well as Geranium cut- tings by the thousands. Ritchie and Brown are potting up a portion of their Greranium stock and Nagle is doing the same. Mr. Nagle is quite a Chrysanthe- mum man and is propagating them in immense quantities. Dennis Connor was on the job for a new greenhouse and will probably add materially to the grower's output. The weather, last but not least, has been anything but Springlike with its mantle of snow and just about freezing weather, enough to make the trials of the bulb forcers very keen and they will certainly deserve all the profit they can make over Easter. Visitors for the week as far as learned were Mr. Gowdy of the H. A. Dreer corporation. Mr. Adler and Leon Sulli- van from novelty houses, and someone trving to sell a carload of paint pre- sumed to be refused by some unknown buyer and to be sold at a bargain. Albebt M. Hebb. April IS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 955 •o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- o o i Ornamental Stock of Quality | i Can Supply Quantity of Following Items : 4 ° AZALEA Mollis. Bushy plants with pleuty of buds, 12 to 15 in. high, at 35e. each, o ° S4.00 per doz., S3().00 per 100; 15 to 18 in. high, at 45c. each, $5.00 per doz., o ° $40.00 per 100. o i BOXWOOD. Pyramids, 30 in. high, very fine, $1.75 each; 42 in. high, very fine, o i $2.L'5 cni-h; 4N in. Iiigh, very fine, $3.25 each, 54 in. high, very fine, $4.00 each. o o RHODODENDRONS. Best hardy named sorts, bright foliage and full of buds. ? o IS l,o 24 in. hiKli. ~5r. eai-h; :;4 to 30 in. high, $1.00 each. These cover the entire ? o li.st of Parsons' Hardy Hybrids. ? ? SEEDLING RHODODENDRONS. Mixed colors, IS to 24 in. high, vrey bushy ? ° and full of buds, 55c. each; 24 to 30 in. high, and correspondingly bushy, 70c. each. ^ ? ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho (Dutchman's Pipe). Kxtra strong plants, 4 ft. of tops, i ? 2oc. each, in any quantity. o i HYDRANGEA paniculata giandlflora. Tree form, 3 to 4 ft. bodies, fine heads, o i S25.00 per 100. Bush form, 3 ft. hit;h, $10.00 per 100. o o HYDRANGEA arborescens grandiflora alba. 3 to 4 ft. high, bushy, $20.00 ? b per 100; 2 to 3 ft., bushy. S14.00 per 100. -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- iifiifiliiy, plfiiist' mi 'lit ion Ihe Excliiiuue Scranton (Pa.) Flower Show The third annual flower show was held in the town hall, the last three days of last week, April 6-7-S. The following committee was in charge. Ways and Means : Wm. MacDonald, C. \V. Baldwin, T. B. ilcClintock, Ajiton Schultheis. Decorating : A. L. Besan- cou, 1a E. McClintock, W. II. Mac- Donald, Francis Moran, G. R. Clark. Report to Trade Papers : Francis Moran. I'ublicity: C. W. Baldwin, T. B. Mc- Clintock. Floor Manager : B. E. Cokely. In the center of the haU was a mound of Crimson Rambler Roses in full bloom, grown by Wm. MacDonald of Mooslc, Pa. At the entrance, T. B. McClintock had a very attractive display of Cineraria stellata and Boston ferns and the display in the Southwest corner of the hall was one of the most notable in the hall. It was in a border effect, rising to the ceil- ing for a background, and sloping down to Tulips right close to the floor. The inside was filled with Azalea Mollis, Spruce trees, Arhorvitfe, Retinlspora, Boxwood and Cineraria. The New York Floral Co. devoted its e.\:hibit almost entirely to cut flowers. There were baskets of Lupins, American Beauty, Russell and Iladley Roses, a basket of Snapdragon and yellow Iris, a basket of Anemone, a flower very rarely seen in this city. The only bride's bou- quet on exhibition was exhibited by this firm, made of white Roses and Valley. .Schulthcis the Florist had the largest exhibit. The effect was that of an in- terior decoration. A charming dinner table was laid with a centerpiece of Ward Koses and orchids, huge .A_zalcas and Rhododendrons, Hadley Roses, Japaneses Gardens and other basket ef- fects were a part of this beautiful dis- play. He also had a large display of howls, birds, butterflies. I make special mention of a hand painted basket of yel- low Hyacinths and Primroses, also a basket of Scotch Heather, tied with Scotch plaid ribbon. Anton Schultheis had on exhibition some of the finest Rhododendrons seen in this city for some time. The blossoms were of rare size and beauty. The Baldwin exhibit was arranged in a very artistic manner with an arch for a background, which made a very fine appearance. This exhibit, by the use of large and rare Hydrangeas, was made distinctive. Lilies, Tulips, Primroses and Hyacinths were also here. Mr. Baldwin made a " special exhibition of Tulips, Silver Pink Snapdragon, and Rosette Carnations. John W. Beagle of Capouse ave. ex- hibited a large group of assorted bulbous and bedding plants. D. W. Evans of Porter st. had a large collection of Azaleas, Hyacinths, Prim- roses and Cinerarias. T. W. Mackey of Dickson ave. had a choice group of Boston ferns. Tulips. Hyacinths and Daffodils. B. E. and J. T. Cokely had a large exhibit of bulbs, seeds, garden and farm implements. Wm. MacDonald of Moosic had a large group of beautiful Acacias. The most artistic exhibit was that of A. L. Besancon & Co. It was of a woodland garden with a background of Spruce, Pine, Hemlock, Birch and shrubs in flower. A border of Tulips, broken in to admit the presence of a m S^^i1^£MsWMp1^sM1^IS^'^^WS^mMM The Best Sellers of the Year in 'Mums EARLY FROST. Pure white, perfect in form and has good keeping quality. MARIGOLD. The best yellow ever grown when properly handled. GOLDEN OUEEN. The best early yellow. Rooted Cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. The white companion to Chieftain. Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. These varieties are ready for shipment now. CARNATION CUTTINGS ALICE. A moneymaker; free-flowering and a keeper. Rooted Cuttings, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. MATCHLESS. The best white. Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. MISS THEO. The freest flowering variety on the market. Rooted Cuttings, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. MRS. C. W. WARD. The best dark pink Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS We make a specialty of seedlings. We offer now 60,000 seedlings ready for potting. Big, strong eeedungs. Big value at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000, 5000 at $7.00 per 1000. We deliver anywhere, all charges paid, for 50c. per 1000 in addi- tion to price quot^. Refer to the classified section Prices to the Trade only A.N.Pt&R30N INC. 'cftocowcLC com. EASTER LILIES 8c to 13Hc« per Bud and Bloom JUST RIGHT FOR APRIL 23d. SHIPPED WHEN DESIRED. ALSO HYDRANGEAS 25c. per bloom DAFFODILS AND TULIPS in pans, 3c. per bloom 2M in. ASPARAGUS, Strong, 3c. AZALEAS $1.75 to $2.50 ROSES - 50c. to 75c. SPIR^AS 50c. HYACINTHS 10c. BAKER FLORAL CO., Syracuse, N. Y. Wbeo ordering, please mention The Exchange General view of the Scranton (Pa.) Flower Show, April 6 to 8, 1916 50,000 DAHLIAS at $30.00 per 1000 Prof. Mansfield, Prince Bismarck, Robt. Bloomfleld, Golden Beauty. Many other varieti<'S. 50,000 GLADIOLUS at $7.50 per 1000 America, Francis King, Augusta, Chicago White, Brenchleyensis, while they last. Clayton Floral Nursery CLAYTON. MO. SURPLUS .\BOVE MY OWN REOUIREMENT.S 10(10 LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard, 3-in., at 5c. JOOCl'PHE.\. 3-in., at ^c. i;.>0 SPRENGERL 4-in , at Sc. .■idO SPRE.NGERL 2!-,'-in., at 2'Ac. 1110 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 5 in., at 20c. .">00 BEGONI.\ Chatelaine. 4-in., at 10c. .llto VINCA varieftata. 4-in., at 10c. L'OO V1NC.\ eleaans. 4-in.. at 10c. loO MAI). SALLEROI. 3-in. at 5c. 7.". SPIR^A Gladstone. 0- and 7-in., at 40c. 50 SFIR^A Queen Alexandra. 6- and 7-in., 35c. and 45c. All first-class stock. Cash please. J. H. FREDERICK, Johnslown, N. Y. When ordering, pleaae mention The Eichange CARNATIONS F.DOftNEKfiSeNSCI. LAFAYETTE. INDIANA Whpn ordcrlne. nt*>nBp mpntlon The Rxchanire S'Roses <5Hri FFnfF f LORAL COMPANY ) Large American-Grown Rhododendrons and Kalmias THE f. [. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Cong. Telephone, 2648-4. Bridgeport Diviiion. Make appointment. See the stock. Established 21 years. U'hen ordering- nlpnsp rrn-ntton Tbt* Exchange Floral Designs de Luxe PRICE A T. DE LA MARB PTG. & PUB. CO. 438 to 448 West 37tb Street, If. T. 056 The Florists' Exchange MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued rustic Summer house was also a pait. In the foregrouud a lawn through which winds a cinder path of field stone through which peeped heads of Crocuses, Tulips, Daffodils, Pussy Willows. They also had baskets of plants and cut flow- ers. A table decoration of yellow Daisies and Cornflowers, also a picture that was a study in art. It was arranged with Farleyense fern, and Sweet Marie Roses. A. N. Plerson Inc., of Cromwell, Conn., exhibited a vase of 25 of its Philadel- phia prize winning Hadley Hoses, also 50 prize winning Killarney Brilliant. S. S. Pennock Meehau Co. of Philadel- phia exhibited a vase of 50 Francis Scott Key Roses, also 50 Ophelia and 50 Kil- larney, also vase each of White Wonder, Pink Enchantress and Ward Carnations, and a vase of 100 Lilies, and in addition a very fine display of fancy baskets. Mrs. J. J. Wade of Carbondale ex- hil)ited a vase of Russell Roses. J. L. Dillon of Bloomsburg exhibited a vaSe of 50 Sunburst, 25 White Killarney, 25 Richmond Roses, 25 Enchantress, and 50 Formosum Lilies. A vase of 50 Princess Dagmar Carna- tions, that I make special mention of for their large flower and long stems, were grown at the private conservatory of Mr. C. H. Welles. IjCo Niessen Co., Philadelphia, vase of 50 long stem Russell Roses, 50 Thora Roses, 50 Fireflarae Roses, also vase each of Cornflower, Stock and Sweet Marie Roses. M. Rice Co., Philadelphia, exhibited a large variety of baskets and supplies, which was in charge of S. Edelman by the many visitors for its artistic arrange- ment. Edwards Folding Box Co. of Philadel- phia, exhibited a large variety of Boxes, and was in charge of W. P. Snyder. An innovation this year was the pres- ence of a Tea Garden room conducted under the auspices of the Home of the Friendless. It was located at the far end of the hall, and was decorated with tall evergreens on the outside. Hardy plants, A.-aleas, Crimson Ramblers, Roses, Maples, Cherries, Hydrangeas and many other plants and shrubs of varied shades formed the curving screen. They were exhibited by Wm. MacDonald of Moosic, Pa. G. R. Clarke produced a garden with a lawn and seats and flower beds of Tulips and Hyacinths, which had a good effect. The rest of the exhibit consisted of a number of bird houses which at- tracted a lot of attention, and 1 also no- ticed some very fine baskets of Hadley and Sunburst Roses. One of the most artistic private ex- hibits was a basket of orchids suspended above a group of Schizauthus, which were from the Con.servatory of Mrs. H. M. Boies. Another private exhibit was from Mrs. ■T. B. Dimmiek, whose display was unique in arrangement. A bank, approached by steps made of Begonias, Genista, Prim- roses, Lilies, Cinerarias, Daisies, fern and orchids, notably the Oncidiuui Rogers! and Phalsenopsis amahilis. One of the most conspicuous groups of Calceolarias was from the conservatories of Mrs. C. S. Weston of Waverly, Pa. This exhibit was arranged very attrac- tively massed in a thick bank and banked with ferns, Begonias, Lilies, Coleus, Daf- fodils, Marguerites and Crotons. F. J. MORAN. Montreal, Canada stock on the whole has been plentiful, including Roses in all varieties. Pansies and Lilies are in large quantities. There was a slight drop on Caraations, dull weather being the cause. Bulb stock is still scarce. The Montreal Gardeners and Florists' Club held an exhibition on April 3, whicli was a most successful one. There was a large display of plants and Roses. J. Keane, superintendent of the Mount Bruno Floral Co. at St. Bruno, Que., had some Hadley Roses which stood over 4ft. high. Mr. Keane has won many certificates for his excellent stock. Dyson Bain, who has greenhouses at Point St. Charles, is growing some fine plants. In the center of his store win- dow on St. Catherine st.. W., Mr. Bain has a large Hydrangea with a spread of 4%ft. and a few smaller ones. McKenna Ltd., are reconstructing their offices at their greenhouses at Cote des Nciges, making them much larger. Wm. Cotter of the Montreal Floral Attention! New England Trade Flowers and Plants of distinction for your Easter trade Easter Lilies in crates of 25 plants ready for shipment Headquarters for American Beauty Roses Hadley, Russell, Ophelia, Sunburst, Ward, Double White Killarney, Killarney Brilliant, and all other varieties of Roses in large quantities Carnations in unlimited quantity of all the leading varieties and novelties Choice Orchids and Gardenias in quantity We can supply in any quantity all of the following high-grade flowers for your Easter trade: Violets, Sweet Peas, Snapdragon, Lily of the Valley, Lilies, Daffodils, Tulips, Yellow Primroses, Yellow Daisies, Bachelor Buttons Write or 'Phone for quotations Satisfaction guaranteed Patrick Welch Wholesale Florist 262 Devonshire Street Boston, Mass. Telephone, Main 2698 Exchange visited the Mount Bruno Floral Cu.'s plant last week, and also other growers and reports plenty of cut stock for Easter. N. A. T. ■ When ordering, please mention Tba Escbange Baltimore, Md. The Market I>anVidiIs are a glut and have sold almost at any price, dur market street was a line of yellow last Saturday. Sweet Peas are in heavy supply and Iiaving good call. Callas are also in good (luautities. Bulbous stock is abun- dant and moving fairly well, prices as usual, .\sparagus is still short in supply and it IS a case of grab when you caii get it. Violets are in large supply. (jieciis, except Asparagus are fair. Notes Howard Davis who has been con- nected with Franklin Davis Xurserv Co IS now with the Griffith & Turner "Co " Eugene Newton, Wallbrook, has a new t>yerland delivery car and opened a store adjoining his place, handling .seeds and garden tools. 1 ^\ fJ.^"^,"?','."'^' Arlington. wiU have about 100 Lilies for Easter ; another 500 will not be in on time. J. L. T. The market during the last week wl™,'* ''"^'•' reached low tide in prices While stock has been mostly of good quality, the prices have flirted too near the cost of production and ofttimes have dropped below it. The heavy snowfall on last Saturday further cut down sales and the wholesale florists were put ou their mettle in disposing of the Inr'c quantities of cut flowers. Carnations sold at $2 per 100. Roses were very plentiful and of fair quality. Specials averaged from Oc. to Sc. No. 1 sold at 4c. and shorts at l%c. to 2c. Quite a tew Sweet Peas were brought in of a nice quality. No. 1 selling from 50c to •'•'e. and medium grades at 25c. and up. The trade in the stores has been rather quiet which may account for the extra time devoted to window decorations lUowering shrubs and plants are the general feature. Edward Kress is quite proud of his pot gro\vn Roses of the varieties Ravoii d Or and Mme. Ed. Herriot. Quite a little has been said recently of the fact that several florists were en- .loined by the city authorities from sell- ing their wares from stands along the street curbs. Tbis order affected only a few venders selling their goods from baskets placed along the curbs of some ot the busiest thoroughfares as Lexing- ton St. between Charles and Howard sts In contrast with the florists standing in or near Lexington market, who lease their stands from the city, the.se vendois uet by without paying any tax whatever. However, for the last several weeks the order of removal seems "once more" t.> have been forgotten. Noticed "Brother" Richard Vin,',n •Ir., fraternizing with the boys in Lexin:; ton market. All the time he was rootiii- f"'', ,'.i'^„.vo.ungest child, the Amerii'.in Dahlia Society, and to be sure everyon.' was supplied with the latest bulletin of the Dahlia Society. The big question before the grower and the ret.ailer alike is. How will flowering stock be for Easter? The weather man has them all guessing. Business with the Franklin Davis Nur- sery Co. has been quite brisk aud Wm. F. Stone, trustee iu bankruptcy for this concern, expects to settle the affairs of this company very shortly. After which immediate steps will be taken to reorgan- ize this old firm. The Harrison Nur- series on the occasion of Arbor Day re- lently gave away to the school childnn some 15.000 Peach trees. The Clairmont Gardens are specializ- iug in ornamental plants and repi.it mii increasing demand for hardy perennials. The prospect of the Baltimore canning iiiilnsfry landing an order for $90,000.- (10(1 worth of canned goods to be shipped to the allied nations in the season 1910- 1917 has put both packers and growers 101 the qui vive. We are glad to say the threatened tie-up of steamship traffic on the Chesapeake Bay has so far been averted. C. J. Bolgiano & Sou are enjoying a ~ heavy retail trade in garden seeds and Iioultry supplies. At Grifiith & Turner Co.'s, the num- ber of cases containing agricultural im- plements encumbering the sidewalks awaiting shipment is sufficient witness of the trade this old firm enjoys in that line. At Meyer and Stisser Cii. all hands a.re win-king under full pressure to keep abreast with the orders. F. .7. LkC Ainil la, lUIU. The Florists' Exchange 9S7 -ST ■Mr -Mr -Mr t5> -Mr -yr -yr <« DOUBLE WHITE KIUUARINEV" My strain of Double White is a sport of the Double Pink and is the purest in color that I have seen. The flower is very large and double and I will stand back of this strain every time. I have 6,000 plants now ready from December propagation, grafted 3-inch pots, that are pictures of health. Price : $15.00 per 100 send isc. for g sample plsnt $125.00 per 1,000 All the rest of the Killarneys—Pink, Killarney Queen, Killarney Brilliant and White Killarney— ready now. Mrs. George Shawyer, Ophelia and Francis Scott Key, now ready in 3-inch pots and in irreproachable quality. Price: $15.00 per 100 $125.00 per 1,000 eHARLES H. TOTTY, Madison, N. J. -yr -yr -yr -yr -yr -yr -yr -yr -yr ■yr -yr ,-yr -yr -yr -yr 'I* -yr Wbeo orderlDK, please mention The ExcbanRe Oswego, N. Y. The racrehauts of this thriving city like to be in line with other progressive cities, so as Spring display weeks were the order of things they followed suit. One hundred and five of the leading tradesmen took part last week, and there were five classes. Naturally only the one in which the florists took part only int^'rests us. Three entered. Workman. The Floral Art Studio and the Oswego Cut Flower Co. Walt Workman was awarded first prize for his display, which was very artistic and practical as the accompanying picture shows. The din- ing room was 'J%£t- square. The color scheme was pink and white, and the cen- terijiece was of fern.s. Sweet Peas and Valley. Corsages were Valley, bonton- nieres were Cattleyas — the effect at night was very striking and effective. The Floral Art Studio had a prett.y and well arranged landscape scene, with a hruok of running water and a mill with water wheel ; this received second prize. All the merchants are greatly plea.sed with the results obtained from their first display week. H. Y. I New England States | New Haven, Conn. Holyoke and Northampton (Mass.) Gardeners and Florists' Club The regular monthly meeting was held April 4 with F. D. Keyes & Son, Flo- rence. In spite of disagreeable weather a good number of members assembled. The topic of the evening was "Easter Plants," which was handled by Harold Keyes in a comprehensive man- ner. A good discussion ensued. Messrs. Thurson and Sinclair entertained the less fortunate members with descrip- tions of the National Flower Show. Ex- hibits were made by Keyes & Son who staged some extra good Callas. a pink sport of Carnation Enchantress, and Primula obconica gigantea. Butler & Ullman showed Hydrangea Radiant and Sweet Pea Yarrawa. G. H. Sinclair showed Buxton's Silver Pink Snapdragon in top form. Good plants of Nemesia strumosa Suttoni were shown by H. E. Downer. This is a charming annual which flowers in a few weeks from date of sowing and should prove a useful pot plant for the florist. H. E. D. There was a large attendance at the regular meeting of the New Haven Horticultural .Society in the early part of the week, and the meeting proved to he an enthusiastic one. AV. J. Rathgeber presided. The evening was occupied principally in discussing matters relative to the annual exhibition in September. It is the intention to make the IBKj ex- hibition a noted one. The prize list reaches ch.se to .$700. The "lily exhibit was made by W. H. SI«)corabe of 555 Townsend ave., of Sweet Peas. One vase each of Wiuter- tlowering Spencers, pink, red and a blush variety of Venus, were placed on the stand. The judges were John N. Mur- ray, Robert Paton and Lester B. Liusley, and they recommended a certificate of superior culture. The preliminary schedule of the annual meeting and exhibition in September was issued at the meeting, and the members were vei'y much pleased W'ith the show- ing. One entry in the schedule that was read with interest by the members was the "Definition of an Amateur." "By the word 'amateur' is understood a per- son who maintains a garden with a view to his or her own profit or gaining a livelihood. The fact of their disposing Decorated window in the store of W. H. Workman, Oswego, N. V., that won first prize. See notes of surplus stock for money does not change them into professional gardeners, unless the maintenance of the garden is intended to return to them an annual profit. No person can compete in the amateur classes who permanently em- ploys a trained florist, gardener, or nur- seryman, or who is employed as such." Special prizes amounting to $20 are offered by the Elm City Nursery Co. of New Haven for Asters, to be competed for by the children of the public schools of New Haven. The seeds will be dis- tributed by the Horticultural Society to one thousand school children with cul- tural directions as to planting and care. Prizes are offered bv the Knight & Struck Co., New York; H. F. Michell C'o., Philadelphia ; Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J.; J. M. Thorburn & Co.. New York; Sunnyside Gladiolus Cardeus, Natick, Mass. ; Munsell & Har- vey, Ashtabula, O. ; C. Louis Ailing, West Haven, Conn. ; P. W. Popp, Mamaroneck, N. Y. ; Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. ; Pierson U-Bar Co., New York, and others. Copies of this schedule may be ob- taijiid by the secretary, W. C. Siclntosh, llli.~> Ilnw'ard ave.. New Haven. The State of Connecticut, by its Board of Agriculture, offers a number of prizes, open to :ill citizens of C'ork delegation at the National IHower Show at Phila- delphia was read from David Rust, scc'y of the Florists' Club of Pbila., and for the support the" N. Y. F. C. had given, after which the meeting terminated, most of those present going back to the show. The Exchange and the Shows l-'.ilitor Tlic I'lorisl.s' Exchange: I have already told you that I greatly enjoy every lUMubcr of Tiik" Exciiangk, with its "Week's Work," "Ninth Story Window," "Question Box," editorial pages, etc., but I must tell you that I thought your annual Spring Trade and Flower Show issues particularly tine. The special articles in the March 2.5 luimbcr were very interesting and instructive to me, especially tlie ones dealing with Pansies, bedding plants and Antirrhinums. The Kose article was also a line one. Which reminds me — A woman back of me at the flower show, looking at some rambler Roses, said to someone near her: "Aren't the Roses skimpy this year? So small, when one has been used to the big ones 1" As your reporter states, the judges must certainly have had a bard time in judging .some of the exhibits. Perfection! Wow! A few years from now, I wonder if any one entry will be any better than another. If it is. it will probably be due to the visit of some new bug, which may spot a leaf, or something else just as bad, giving the other fellow's exhibit a second or third. .\11 joking aside, I think N. Y. show was far better than last year's— if such a thing is possible— and if looking at those specimen Schizanthus, Cinerarias, Primulas, .\7,aleas. Cyclamen, etc., wouldn't do a good deal toward making one strive to grow better stuff, I don't know what would. " Robert W. Yeo. North Bergen, N. J., April 10, 1916. Chicago Florists' Club The regular monthly meeting of the Chicago Florists' Club was held at the Morrison Hotel on Thursday evening, April (i. Owing to the absence of Guy W. French, secretary, the reading of the minutes of the past meeting was deferred until the May meeting. President Henderson appointed Jas. Morton to act as secretary pro tern. Peter Kohl, Morton Grove, and Edward Scbmeltekop, Park Ridge, were elected to membership. Tlie president appointed W. E. Tricker, E. A. Olinger and John Then a committee to look over the tickets turned in regarding the silver punch bowl. An- drew Bensen, Downers Grove, III., will have this hand- some liowl presented him at the next meeting as ordered Ity tiic committee. John Then exhibited a vase of his new seedling red 'Carnation No. 701 that was highly admired. A com- mittee, consisting of A. T. Pyfer, E. H. Muret and Harry Blewitt, was appointed by the president to judge this exhibit, who reported a score of 88 points, which entitles it to the club's certificate of merit. Owing to the absence of the secretary and club rec- ord.s, there was no further business transacted and the meeting closed in regular form. Missouri State Floral Show Columbia, Mo., May 5, 1916 The students of the College of Agriculture, at their eleventli annual fair to be held at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Friday, May 5, 1916, desire partici- pation in the floral show which they wish to make repre- sentative of the floricultural interests of the State. It is to be offered in connection with the educational exhibit of the Department of Horticulture of this institution. Several thousand people from all parts of the State \isit this fair and it is desirable to make it as interest- ing and attractive as possible. Application for entry slinuld be made before April 30, so that proper room for disjilay may be reserved. Exhibits and entries should lie addressed to C. B. Gray, Horticultural Bldg., Columbia, Mo. Labor Saving Devices Wanted An English correspondent wishes to take up an agency for labor saving implements in horticulture and agriculture by United States makers, and would lie glad to be put in touch with the manufacturers. .'\ny one who has such implements or tools if they communicate with us we will send their letter to our correspondent. National Flower Shows Editor The Florists' Exchange: In your foreword under the above heading, page 892, issue of April 8, you say a nine day's flower show is too long. Not too long for a national flower show, Mr. Editor, for we must bear in mind that the expense of conducting such an enterprise is an extremely heavy one and that all flower shows are not apt to be equally successful. It is a maxim, I have been told, with the men who undertake big enterprises of this character that it requires a certain number of days to ensure an at- tendance sufficient to meet the expense; then must be added an additional number of days to provide the profit. This would apply with more than ordinary ease to a national flower show as sufficient changes can be run on a schedule which will afford new sights and new arrangements for the visitor day after day without adding too heavily to the expense. I have to disagree with you, too, when you state that three or five years apart would serve all purposes for a national flower show. We must bear in mind that this is a large country — a countrv of vast areas — and, if a show is held one year at Philadelphia, say, and two years later at Chicago, there will not be one per cent, of the same visitors in attendance at the latter show as were at the former; hence, the show opens up an en- tirely new field, so far as educational purposes, or even commercial gain are concerned. The probabilities are that, to an extent, the same com- petitors for the prizes will be in evidence at both, but local conditions are steadily improving, and even today every large city contains several first-class growers who, if they chose, could make worth while opponents to the men who arc know nation-wide. The same exhibitors would proliably be present, and the majority in this class would be glad to .see a national flower show once a year in some one of the big cities, for experience has taught them that these exhibitions open up new avenues for business and aff'ord them the highest form of pub- licity to a degree which they cannot in .any other way obtain, for the reason that it brings in the people of that section who make a personal inspection of their goods, thus opening up an avenue for direct sales and immediate results. By all means, let the national flower show be con- tinued every second year, and in the Springtime at that. New York. " D. M. P. tation, as a sutecriber for The Exchange, to say a few words. I have never qualified as an expert orni- thologist, hut my long period of observation ought to be of a little value, which I am only too glad to impart to tliose interested. I shall only deal with this .section, however, since my field of observation has been limited. I am located 50 miles north of New York City, but it is pretty safe to say that the conditions here, will apply to all the New England and Middle Atlantic Stales. I iira a florist in a small way, and for years have maintained a goodly number of bird houses for the use of my little feathered friends, and every year I am oliliged to put up more, to accommodate my new tenants. There seems to be a wrong impression in regard to the number of species of birds that will occupy bird bouses. So far as I know there are hut five, namely bluebird, house wren, purple martin, house or English sparrow and European starling, the first three being native, and the last two introduced species. The blue- bird and house wren are among our commonest birds, while the purple martin is rather rare. Our Uncle Sam and New York State have decl.ired that both the English sparrow and the European starling are un- desirable foreigners and may be killed at any time. I am sorry, for I like them both, especially the latter, and I am led to think that both have a lot of good quali- ties and no doubt a few bad ones. The bird houses I have are small, but their occu- pants seem happy. They are wooden boxes about Sin. wide, i in. high and lOin. long, the boards forming top and bottom extending over the front, or entrance, about 6in. This serves to keep out the rain, and provides the birds a place to alight before entering the house. 'These small houses are plenty large enough for a pair of birds of any species I have named. Excepting for show, I am not very strong on the colony house idea; only as a home for the purple mar- tin. These birds belong to the swallow family, and it is their nature to breed in colonies, hence, a bird house with many compartments is to their liking. Moreover, they are not quarrelsome, and seem to live in perfect harmony. Do not expect several different species of birds to occupy the same house, no matter how large. The little house wren is a born fighter. Although not much larger than your thumb, he will whip any bird twenty times his size, so should a pair of these birds take possession of a large bird house, they would be the sole occupants, no matter if it had fifty compart- ments. The bluebird is also a "scrapper," but not so pugnaci- ous as the little wren. The bluebird lays five eggs and raises two broods per year. The house wren lays from six to eight eggs, and raises two or three broods per year. The purple martin lays five or six eggs and raises one brood per year. The English sparrow lays from four to six eggs and will raise a brood every six weeks through the Spring and Summer. The European star- ling lays five eggs and raises two broods per year. I place my bird houses on top of yellow locust posts, about 6in. in diameter and about 12ft. above ground, and at the foot plant Roses, Dorothy Perkins, pink and white, also crimson ramblers, thus making the posts serve a double purpose. Birds will find the houses if placed in trees, although for the purple martin it is better to place them away from trees and in fully exposed places. ,\lso they should be considerably elevated; 20ft. or more would not be too high. Carmel, N. Y. W. A. Mead. 1 ©biruarp ] <|> Bring Back the Birds Editor The Florists' Exchange: Having been an observer and admirer of our friends the birds for forty years, I am accepting your invi- Alpheus Packard .\lpbeus Packard of West Hanover, -Mass., died early Monday evening, March 27, at his home. He had been in failing health for some time. Mr. Packard was born in East Bridgewater, Mass., Nov. 28, 1842, and obtained his education in the schools of his native town, graduating from Allen Academy. He learned the trade of a boxmaker, but later entered the florist business, which he conducted successfully up to a year ago, when he had to give it up on account of failing health. Mr. Packard served as a member of the board of selectmen of Hanover for more than ten years. He was a charter member of .Toseph E. Simmons Post, G. A. R., and joined Fellowship Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Bridgewater in 1868. Mr. Packard was living in North Bridgewater (now Brockton) when he volunteered for three years' service in the Civil War in Company C, 2Pth Regiment, M. V. M., and served in the Army of the Potomac. A widow, four sons and a daughter survive him. 962 The Florists' Exchange »» li" DinnmniniKmnimniiMnininmiiMiiiiiMiinniiminniiiniiinoiiinmiiinniiiiiininniiiiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiniimiiiniiiniiinim 21 II If New York International Shov/ liiii GRAND CENTRAL PALACE, 46TH ST. AND LEXINGTON AVE., APRIL 5-12 ..siiiniiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiuiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniuiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniHiiiiJiiw iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir; i Daily attractions pleased large numbers of estate owners and the general public. Great fashionable function, in every -way a notable success Now it's all over until next Spring. The show grows in attractiveness, and goes from one suc- cess to another. Horticulturally, financially, socially, and also in regard to its receipts for the Red Cross and War Relief funds, the show just closed was brilliant. From the first day it was evident that the income would be well above the expenses, and favored with bright weather, except on Saturday, which was a deplorably windy, snowy day, there was a daily atten- dance of many thousands. The management maintained a change of cut flowers or decorated tables and those that were shown one day on the second floor, were usually removed afterward and placed about on the main floor, brightening the few sombre places, and in this way providing fresh interest all the time. Mr. Herrington is to be congratulated on the way in which all this work was duly carried through. There was a large stafl' of men, and no litter or un- sightly exhibits were allowed to fill a space. The show exemplified again what can be done by united harmonious effort. Divided effort would not achieve this result, and the permanence of the Spring Flower Show ought now to be assured and firmly estab- lished. The New York and Brooklyn press gave admirable publicity to the show and its social features. The Sun on April 9 had portraits of some of the ofiicials, among them Frank R. Pierson, T. A. Havemeyer, Fred'k A. Neubold, John Young, Arthur Herrington and Richard G. HoUaman. This is the first time that horticulturists have been honored in this way in a metropolitan daily. General Observations Thi5 New York show has now become recognized as a great fashionable annual function and one also to which the general public in its thousands goes. Beauti- ful flowers and well grown plants may of themselves be sufficient attraction always, yet it is due to the patrons of the flower show to furnish them with something dis- tinctly in the nature of a novelty yearly if that is pos- sible. The last two years the Rose gardens have been the central object of admiration; this year the distinct novelty was the rock garden class. Both of these classes will almost certainly be retained in the schedule for 1917. What other features can be added or encouraged? Of course, the group of flowering plants for effect, so admirably supported again this year, will be a third attraction, or one might say second only to the Rose garden, but another class on similar lines to encourage the use of foliage and flowering plants combined, is open to larger developments than has yet been attempted, and the society has among its private, professional and commercial exhibitors just the men who can arrange a choice group of this character. Such a group may not yet be actually called for, as the group of strictly flower- ing plants has not by any means become a bore, and never will, we hope. Whether decorated tables of fruit and flowers might not be attempted as a variant upon the purely florally decorated tables is another suggestion that might bear consideration. Fruit cultivation indoors is as much to be encouraged, at least by the Horticultural Society, as pure flower culture, and those who have seen decorated fruit tables know how attractive they are to every one. Of course, in April there is a great difficulty in getting sufficient variety of new season's fruit, but the class need not debar fruit that has been held over. Thirdly, ferns, including insectivorous plants — Nepen- thes, Saraccenias, Drosera and other like subjects — would also furnish a varied and interesting feature. In regard to the cut flower arrangements, particularly on the tables and those staged on the floor, some im- provement could be efi'ected. The floor might surely be covered with a pale green crash or similar inexpensive material, which would act as a foil and give a finished appearance to the whole display which at present is not by any means so refreshing to the eye or artistic as it might and ought to be. To see beautiful Carnations and Roses in big vases set on dry boards is harsh; it gets on one's nerves. The tendency ought always, we presume, to be toward a finished artistic display, even in the commercial competitive classes. The same applies to the tables of cut flowers. It would be an easy matter to erect a background which would throw up the colors of the flowers and take away part of the nakedness that is now too apparent. We believe we cannot have been alone in having heard the many remarks in regard to the unfinished appearance of the cut flower tables, including the Sweet Pea ex- hibits on the Saturday. How much more effectively this iieautiful flower might have been staged ! It all spells business for the trade, leads to higher ideals at our shows and deserves, we think, to be taken into consideration. Carnations As pointed out in the opening remarks, while the cut flowers are always supremely fine at these larger shows, it is a great pity that more pains were not taken to add to the effectiveness of the displays. Another point calling for attention on this occasion was that few or none of the vases were named, and as so many of the exhibits were novelties, or at least of those of recent introduction, it is scarcely fair to expect the visitor to recognize all the varieties; even the experts do not at- tempt to name some of the newer ones. Here there were good vases of Cottage Maid, Matchless, Dawson's Red Wing, Benora, Gorgeous, Pink Supreme and other favorites. A new mauve or almost violet colored Carna- tion was on view; we say "new," but only new among us, as this and similar shades are much used at English shows where Carnations are arranged very effectively with Cattleyas or other flowers of a harmonizing color. The prize list was as follows: Sweet Peas Saturday was given over to Sweet Peas and very high quality was evident throughout the exhibits. Anton C. Zvolanek, Bound Brook, N. J., was first in the largest class for a display, with glasses containing very long- stemmed Peas of good quality, but containing far fewer stems than those in Wm. Sim's of Cliftondale, Mass., who was second. Evidently the schedule did not call for a given number of sprays, Mr. Sim's space being much better filled, his vases larger and more gorgeous looking. Zvolanek had it, however, on quality and staged some of his new seedlings, including Nubian Orchid, Zvolanek's Lavender, Orange Spencer and Mrs. Chas. Zvolanek, the latter a beautiful rosy lavender. He also had some of the better known varieties like Mrs. Skaach, Mrs. Jos. Manda, Christmas Pink and Yarrawa. There were some very fine Christmas Pink in Spencer form in other classes, while Yarrawa and Orchid Beauty were also conspicu- ous. The exhibit of Hon. P. M. Warburg (gardener, C. Luckenhacher), Hartsdale, N. Y., was a very fine effort and won first in class 175; Ed. Jenkins of Bellefontaine, Lenox, Mass., being second. The first named used novel flower stands made of graceful white Birch branches, having snags of the lateral twigs adhering, and the glass tubes containing the flowers which were fixed to these Birch branches, were themselves covered with a fluted holder made of Birch bark. This was something new, graceful, striking and appropriate. Cut Roses The general cut Rose display was on Thursday, while the large display covering 300 sq. ft. was staged on Sat- urday. In this latter class A. N. Pierson, Inc., was first with F. R. Pierson Co., second, both having very fine exhibits, and on this occasion each used tall orna- mental vessels or jars, 4ft. to 5ft. high, which in them- selves gave a classical character to the exhibits. In the flowers shown on the second floor on Thursday, mention might more particularly be made of the superb Shawyer, and White Killarney exhibited by A. N. Pier- son. The latter seems to have the finest White Killarney anywhere to be had, the quality and size of bloom and the vigor of the stem and foliage being remarkable. L. A. Noe and F. R. Pierson Co. ran first and second for the 100 American Beauty, and each of these exhibitors always has notably fine flowers of this variety. Robt. Simpson of New Jersey had very fine Ophelia, not so large in bloom as some of his competitors, but remark- ably finely finished, the flowers being of good color and firm and bright. INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, NEW YORK, April 5 to 12, 1916 Adolph LewiBohD'e 6rst prize group of flowering plants^ for efifect on 300 sq. ft. John Canning, gardener. F. E, Lewis's second prize group of flowering plants for effect, covering 300 sq. ft. J. W, Smith, gardener AprU 15. 1916. The Florists' Exchange 963 INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, NEW YORK, AprU 5 to 12, 1916 F. R. Pierson's first prize Rose garden occupying 500 aq. ft. Note peristyle, sundial, arches and ornamental sandstone fence A. S. Burns, Jr., Spring Valley, N. Y., held a vase of Hadley with 5ft. ruddy crimson stems, darlj foliage and velvety shining crimson flowers. These were perfec- tiim and certainly both at Philadelphia and New York this Rose has made a distinctly favorable impression. Those who can grow it as well as Heacock and Burns have in Hadley easily one of the finest Roses of the day. I'he smaller Roses were also well shown. Bulb Stock It was to be expected that very fine Hyacinths, Daf- fodils and Tulips would be seen. The quantity was not so great for the reason that there were fewer classes, but competition was not slack. The Darwin Tulips were particularly fine notably the varieties Glow, scarlet; Baronne de la Tonnaye, light pink; Zulu, plum color; Mirabo, magenta; Bartignon, scarlet; Rev. H. Ewbank, lavender-gray; Psyche, bright rose-pink; Pride of Haar- lem, rich crimson-scarlet; Ariadne, crimson; Wm. Cope- land, mauve-pink, and Prof. Rawenhoff, crimson. This latter was one of the finest of all. Of the Hyacinths mention should be made of Cor- regio, creamy-white; H. Lavietorre, red; Lady Derby, pink; Jacques, light pink; Schoel, light grayish-blue; Grand Maitre, medium blue; Menelik, very deep violet- hlue; King of Blues, niucli lighter than the latter, and lily of Haarlem, yellow. Retailer's Display The largest display of retail made-up pieces was by Ma.x Schling, who covered his floor space with a green velvet cloth, the edge being of plaited straw. Several 3f the chief pieces were the Easter egg bowls which Mr. Schling has copyrighted, these being filled with Hy- drangeas and Liliums, Anthuriums and Cymbidiums, Calla Elliottiana and Bauera, among other things; other bowls contained Lilac; Ward Roses; purple Violets; Lily i)f the Valley and Violets; Oncidium and many other select orchids ; Chorizema, the pot covered with pale prim- rose bast and set on a silver stand; shower bouquet of white Hyacinth blooms wired; Clivia miniata shown as a specimen plant or piece by itself, together with many pretty baskets of the bright dwarf pink Rose named Gretna Kluis, hich received a certificate of merit as (i novelty. This has some of the characteristics of Baby raiisendschon and also of the everblooming Rose Her- II 1^1. It is a delightful subject and evidently distinct. Table Decorations .J(ihn Canning took first prize for the table decorated with Sweet Peas, using a very deep carmine-pink va- riety. P. W. Popp was second with a lighter pink va- riety. The remaining tables, of which there were quite a number, were each in pink. On Alonday the hotels competed in a decorated table class, the Manhattan being first with a delightfully cool and refreshing display, using sprays of Acacia pubescens in graceful silver tubes, with rich orange-pink Rose buds and lavender Pansies, the corsage bouquets being of Acacia and Rose buds. The Vanderbilt Hotel came sec- ond, also using Acacia pubescens, but these were in low blue dishes, the centerpiece being a water basin with gold fish, the Acacias and lavender Spanish Iris being arranged in a loose mass on one side of the dish. P'our smaller dishes were set around, these having Acacias, blue and yellow Pansies, and yellow Polyanthuses. Corsage bou- quets of yellow and blue Pansies were laid at alternate plates. The third prize fell to the Biltmore Hotel, with an arrangement on the same lines as that of the Man- hattan Hotel, but not quite bright enough; too much green had been used. Here the flowers were Acacias, Ward Roses on stems lOin. to 12in. long, and Cypripe- diums. Cattleyas were used for the corsage bouquets, and loose circles of Panicum variegata were used in the interspaces between the small flower vessels. Some- thing more was wanted to give richness to this display, which was excellent so far as its arrangement went. Special Awards A SILVER THOPHV for the best exhibit at the show was awarded to Frank R. Pierson Co. for its Rose garden. SiLVEB MEDALS Were given as follows: To six tlandard O'eranium plants from Ernest Roepke, Highlands, N. Y.; for 50 well flowered Gloxinia jilantu from Geo. J. Gould, Lakewood, N. J.; for five plants of Hydrangeas, one year old, in lOin. tubs and carrying un average of 14 huge flower clusters, from Wm. Ziegler (gdr., A. Biesclike), Noroton, Conn. The varieties were Mile. Kenc Gaillard, white; Souv. de Mnie. E. Chautard, rich pink; Mme. B. Mouillerc, white; and Gen. Vibragc, true pink. These were wonderful plants. A silver medal was also awarded to W. E. Griswold (supt., A. J. Loveless), Lenox, Mass., for a vase of pale blue annual Lupines; to Clement Moore, Hackcnsack, N. J., for (Jattleya I'rincess Patricia. This was a cross between C. Luddemaniana alba and Trianae var. Empress, hav- ing recurving white waved petals, white crinkled lip with orange throat; also to Cattlcya Oli/mpua from .Arthur N. Cooley, Pittsfield, Mass., a cross between C. Tityus and Warncckii, having a handsome purplish- crimson lip, with petals of a much lighter shade; to Hose Gretna Kluis, airekdy mentioned, from Max Schling; to a new Pteris unnamed, from R. G. Wilson, Brooklyn, N. v., this being a vigorous growing variety with large spreading fronds, somewhat after the style of Pteris tremula, but with finely cut pinnules. It is a very decorative subject and also received a certificate of merit; hardy English Primroses in various colors from P. W. Popp, Mamaroneck, N. Y.; new Tulip Mrs. A. M. Booth, from E. Fardell, Great Neck. This we did not see. Orange trees from W. B. Duke, Somerville, N. J. John Scheepers & Co. had silver medals for a group of fine Amari/llis and an exhibit of choice Narcissi, the latter including the varieties Mrs. Geo. Barr, Red Beacon, Admiration (Poetaz), White Queen, Sirdar, King Alfred, Alice Knights, Peter Barr, Bedouin, Homespun and Cleopatra. Certificates of Merit were given to the Secaucus Exotic Nursery for two Box trees clipped as a circle and having a circular top above the main body. Also to female figure with wax face, head and body covered with Euonymus radicans variegata and English Ivy, from the Nippon Gardens, Inc., New York; to a speci- men Asparagus Sprengeri from Mrs. Oliver Hoyt. A certificate of merit was awarded to Kluis & Konig for their new Rose Gretna Kluis, shown by Max Schling. Honorable mention was given to Mr. Popp for a basket of Lily of the Valley; to Ralph Pulitzer for a large flowered deep blue variety of Iris Oermanica; to Wm. Schillaber for an exhibit of Gazania longiscapa, and to an exhibit showing the way in which orchids are raised from seed by hybridization, from Clement Moore. To this exhibit the Horticultural Society gave its gold medal, and it was well deserved. The exhibit was in a glass case, and showed the operation of cross fertili- zation, then the full grown seed pod, masses of fertile and unfertile seed, the method of sowing the seed, pricking off the seedlings, and five annual stages of growth up to the flowering period in the fifth year. The parents were Sophronitis grandiflora (pollen), and INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, NEW YORK, April 5 to 12, 1910 . N. Pierson's rock garden covering 200 sq. ft. which took first prise. Note path through center. 964 The Florists' Exchange C. Empress of India (seed hearer), together with the progeny from these. A cactus plant in flower (name not stated in the official list and which plant we did not see), was exhibited by Louis Strauss, Bay Ridge, N. "i . The Florex Gardens, North Wales, also received honor- able mention for 50 sprays each of Geo. Blger and Gecile Brumner Bases; and A. N. Pierson, Inc., for a plant of the beautiful single climbing pink Rose with white center, named Newport Fairy, a delightful va- riety. Speciai. mention was accorded to the following: Pteris Rivertoniana from Mrs. P. Boeger, Riverdale; to Stephen G. Milosy, for Euphorbia jacqwiniw flora; to Sanseveria Zeylandica, and the new Rose Elizabeth Ziegler, each from Wm. Ziegler, Jr. Mr. Ziegler also had silver medal for yellow, white, and blue Pansies; to double floweriny Oranye plants in bloom, and Pon- derosa Lemons in fruit from A. L. Miller, Jamaica; and to a collection of dwarf evergreens from Bobbmli & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., among these latter being: Picea excelsa Maxwelli, Picea orientalis compacta, P. o. aurea, P. e. c. nigra, P. polita, Taxus repandans, Ju- niperus chinensis neaborensis, J. Japonica globosa aurea, J. squamata argentea variegata. Thuya globosa nova, Tsuga Sieboldi, Pinus montana, P. uncinata, Retinispora filifera aurea and otiier good subjects. In addition to these awards mention might be made of the fine golden colored hybrid Rose Soleil d'Or, shown as trained specimens by A. L. Miller. This is a comparatively new Rose and proved to be liardy in England. Although the flowers are inclined to drop somewhat it nevertheless makes a very brilliant pot plant and would seem to deserve to be taken up. Chas. H. Totty received a first and silver medal for his new carmine Rose Cleveland. He also showed seedling Del- phiniums, Buddleia Asiatica, Amaryllis, Roses and other subjects. Twelve competitors had decorated tables on Tuesday, these being from private gardeners. The first prize, a silver cup offered by the Manhattan Hotel was awarded to Mrs. C. Bradley of Convent Station, N. J. Second honors went to Adolph Lewisohn, of Ardsley, N. Y., and the third to James Eraser of Morristown, N. J. A silver medal was awarded to E. L. Meyer of Huntington, N. Y. The prize winning table was daintily decorated %vith white Spanish Iris, white Schizanthus with pink lip, Acacia and Asparagus. The center floral piece was held in a slender vase and was just high enough so as not to obscure the vision of the diners about the table. The boutonnieres were of Iris and the corsage bouquets were made up of Schizan- thus and Iris. The feature of the table displayed by Adolph Lewisohn was the fountain effect In the center. Water sprayed into a tiny pool which was surrounded with tiny fern leaves. A large vase rested in the pool and this was topped with Acacia sprays, orchids and Schizanthus. Small vases were distributed about the plates and these were filled with Pansies, Acacia and Roses. INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, Robbiilk & Atkins' roiU garden A good feature of the show was the class for window boxes, these being filled with the average line of florists' stock such as Geraniums, Marguerites, English Ivy and variegated Vinca ; the boxes being set on top of the bal- ustrades of the gallery. The management has also at- tended to the decorative effect of this part of the build- ing by having the basins or vases filled with dwarf ever- greens burlapped. Prize List In addition to the list of winners published in The Exchange last week were the following: Private Growers. — Twelve Amaryllis plants, Howard Gould (gdr. Wm. Vert), Port Washington, L. I. Specimen Azalea indica over 3ft. In diameter, Percy Chubb. Specimen Acacia, 1, F. E. Lewis (gdr. J. W. Smith), Ridgefield, Conn.; 2, Mrs. Darlington (gdr. P. W. Popp), Mamaroneck, N. Y. „ ... Cineraria, hybrid, 6 plants: 1 C. K. G. BilUngs (Jas. Bell, gdr.); 2, Adolph Lewisohn (J. Canning, supt.), Ards- ley N. T. "Cineraria stellata, 6 plants; 1, Adolph Lewisohn; 2, W. B. Thompson. „ , „ Twelve Cyclamen plants: 1, Ralph Pulitzer; 2, J. Can- ning. Chorizema, specimen; F. E. Lewis. Erica, specimen, any variety; F. E. Lewis. Genista, specimen; 1, F. E. Lewis; 2, Percy Chubb. Lilac, 6 plants; 1, Mrs. H. Darlington; 2, Adolph Lew- isohn. ^ Marguerite, specimen; 1, Belleview Farms, New Bruns- wick, N. J.; 2, W. B. Thompson. INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, NEW YORK, April 5 to 12, 1916 First prize Dutch bulb garden, 500 sq. ft,, by John Scheepers & Co., New York NEW YORK, April 5 to 12, 1915 which took second prize Spirsea, or Astilbe, 6 plants: 1, Mrs. J. Murray Mitchell (Thos. Wilson, gdr.). Tuxedo Park, N. Y.; 2, D. G. Reld (.\.' M. Golding, supt.). Irvington-on-Hudson. Wistaria, specimen: 1, F. E. Lewis; 2, C. K. G. Bil- lings. Any other specimen flowering plant: 1, F. E. Lewis; 2, Ernest Roepke, Highlands, NT J. Areca lutescens, specimen: 1, Mrs. F. A. Constable (Jos. Stuart, gdr.); 2, Wm. Kleinheinz, Ogontz, Pa. Bay trees, 2 plants: 2, Mrs. Pauline Boelger, River- dale-on-Hudson. Croton, 12 plants: 1, W. B. Thompson (R. M. John- son, gdr.); 2, Mrs. J. Hood Wright. Dracaenat, 3 plants: 1, W. B. Thompson. Dracaena, specimen, any variety: 1, W. B. Thompson; 2, Bertram H. Borden, Oceanic, N. J. Kentia Forsteriana, specimen, single or bushy: 1, Wm. Zeigler, Jr.; 2, Mrs. J. Hood Wright. Kentia Belmoreana, specimen, single or bushy; 1, Wm. Zeigler, Jr.; 2, Mrs. J. Hood Wright. Phoenix Roebelenii, specimen: 1, Wm. Zeigler, Jr.; 2, Mrs. J. Hood Wright. Palm, other than above, specimen, single or bushy; 1, Mrs. F. A. Constable; 2, Wm. Kleinheinz. Six foliage plants, exclusive of palms, not less than S-in. pots or pans: 1, W. B. Thompson. Foliage plant, other than above specimen: 1, W. B. Thompson; 2, D. G. Reid. Hyacinths, white, three lOIn. pots or pans: 1, Mrs. Payne Whitney (Geo. Ferguson, gdr.); Manhasset, N. Y.; 2, D. G. Reid. Hyacinths, pink or red, three lOin. pots or pans: 1, D. G. Reid; 2, Mrs. Payne Whitney. Hyacinths, light blue, three lOin. pots or pans: 1, H. M. Tilford, Tuxedo Park (Jos. Tansey, gdr.); 2, Mrs. Payne Whitney. Hyacinths, dark blue or purple, three lOin. pots or pans: 1, C. K. G. Billings (Jas. Bell, gdr.). Oyster Bay, N. Y.; 2, Mrs. Payne Whitney. Hyacinths, yellow, three lOin. pots or pans: 1, C. K. O. Billings; 2, D. G. Reid. Lilies, 12 pots: 1. Mrs. J. H, Flagler (Wm. Whitten, gdr.), Greenwich, Conn.; 2, Miss M. T. Cockcroft (.■^. Patterson, gdr.), Saugatuck, Conn. Lily of the Valley, three lOin. pots or pans: 1, Mrs.,> Payne Whitney; 2, C. K. G. Billings. Narcissus, single trumpet, twelve distinct varieties, lOin. pots or pans: 1, Mrs. Payne Whitney; 2, Mrs. A. M. Booth. Narcissus, short or medium trumpet, 6 varieties, six lOin. pots or pans: 1, Mrs. Payne Whitney; 2, Mrs, \ M. Booth. Tulips, single early, twelve distinct varieties, Inin- pots or pans: 1, Mrs. A. M. Booth; 2, Mrs. Pa.\ n'- Whitney. Tulips, single early, six distinct varieties. lOin. i'^'\~ or pans: 1, Mrs. A. M. Booth; 2, Mrs. Payne Whitm \ Tulips, Darwin or Cottage, twelve distinct varit'ii. gdr.). Bay Ridge, N. Y.; 2, Clement Moore (J. P. Moss- man, gdr.), Hackensack, N. J. Brasso-cattleya or Brasso-lselia, 1 plant: 1, Clenii-ni Moore; 2, Geo. Schlegel. Cattleya Mossiee. specimen: 1, Geo. Schelegel; 2, H. H. Rogers (P. Venzie, gdr.). Tuxedo Park, N. Y. Cattleya Schruederte, specimen: 1, Geo. Schlegel; ::, H. H. Rogers. Cattleya, specimen, any other variety: .Schlegel; 2, Louis Strauss, Bay Ridge, N. Y. Cypripedium, 12 plants: 1, Geo. Schlegel. Cypripedium, specimen: 1, Louis Strauss. Dendrobium, 6 plants: 1, Louis Strauss; Schlegel. Dendrobium nobile, specimen: 1, H. H. Rogers; 2 Louis Strauss. Dendrobium Wardianum, specimen: 1, F. V. Burtor (Wm. Cordes, supt.), Newburgh, N. Y.; 2, Geo. H. Jones," Greystone, Yonkers. Dendrobium, specimen, any other variety: Crosby Brown (Peter Duff, gdr.); Orange, N. Nathan Strauss. Cattleya, La?lia or Lfelio-eattleya hybrid, 1, Clement Moore; 2, Geo. Schlegel. L.-plla, specimen, any variety: 1, Geo. Schlegel. Odontoglossum, specimen, any variety: 1, Geo. Schlegel. Oncidium. spScimen, any variety: 1, Geo. Schlegel; i,r Louis Strauss. 1, Geo 1, Mrs. J. J.; 2, Mrs. specimen: April IS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 965 Phalienopsis, specimen, any variety: 1, W. B. Thomp- son; 2, Geo. Schlegel. Specimen plant, any variety other than the above: 1, Mrs. F. A. Constable: 2, Geo. Schlegel. Twelve spikes, Mignonette: 1, F. Hltchman; 2, Robt. Gruner, Greenwich, Conn. Display of Pansies covering lU sq. ft.: 1. A. W. Gold- ing; 2. W. Whitton. Twelve Stocks, any other color than pink: 1, H. M. Tilford; 2, Kobt. Gruner. Twelve spikes Wallliower, any color: 1, Chas. Ruthorn, Mt. Kisco, N. Y.; 2, A. J. Loveless, Lenox. The prizes in the cut Hose section fell to Jas. Foster, gdr. to Mrs. Oliver Hoyt. Stamford, Conn., 1st for 12 American Heauty; Peter Duff. 1st fur Shawyer and Sun- burst; U. M. Johnson, 1st for liussell and for 25 varie- ties in one vase; Jas. Stuart, for Pink Killarney; UanLel Guggenheim for Hadiajice; and W. Vert for "any other variety." Mr. Johnson led for the best display of cut Roses. In the Sweet Pea section, Mrs. C. Bradley, Convent Station. N. J., beat D. G. Reid for 100 sprays, one or more varieties. For cut Carnations the order ran thus: Best 25 white, 1, Conyers Manor, Green wieh. Conn.; 2, D. G. Reid. 25 flesh pink. 1, L>. G. Reid; 2 Mrs. S. Harriman. 25 light pink, 1, R. M. Johnson; 2. Peter Hauck, Jr. 25 dark pink. 1. D. G. Reid; 2 Belleview Farm. 25 scarlet, 1. Hamilton Farm, Gladstone. N. J. 25 crimson, 1, Mrs. E. S. Bayer; 2. Conyers Manor. 25 white variegated. 1. Mrs. S. Harriman: 2. J. W. Smith. 25 yellow, 1, Mrs. Payne Whitney: 2. P. W. Popp. 25 any other color; 1, U L. Benedict; 2. \V. Vert. Couuneroial Growers. — For cut Carnation blooms the following won awards: 100 white, Cottage Gardens Co., Queens. L.. I.; 2, A. A. Pembroke, Beverly, Mass. 100 rtesh pink, A. A. Pembroke beat Cottage Gardens Co., also for 100 dark pink and 1st for 100 yellow. Cottage Gardens w:i-s first for 100 light pink with Nancy, and stood 2d to M. Matherton for 100 red or scarlet. J. E. Minot. 1st for 100 crimson. For 50 one variety any color Cottage Gardens best Herman Schwarz. The prize winners for cut Roses were: 100 American Beauty L. A. Noe, Madison, N. J.; 2, F. R. Pierson Co. 100 Killarney Queen, 1, Bedford Flower Co., Bedford Hills, N. Y.; 2, F. R. Pierson Co. 50 American Beauty, 1, L. A. Noe; 2, F. R. Pierson Co. 50 Mrs. Chas. Rus- sell; 1, French Salon, Union Grove, Wis. 50 Ophelia, Robt. Simpson, Clifton, N. J. 50 Francis Scott Key, 1, F. R. Pierson Co.; 2, A. N. Pierson, Inc. 50 Pink Kil- larney, 1, A. N. Pierson, Inc.; 2, F. R. Pierson, Inc., and same order for White Killarney. 50 Richmond. F. R. Pierson Co. 50 Sunburst, L. B. Coddngton. 50 any other pink, 1, R. Simpson; 2, Floral Nurseries. In the Sweet Pea section Wm. Sims, Cliftondale, Mass. was first in the vase classes for 100 each of bicolor, blue or purple, cream pink, lavender, dark blue, and second for crimson or red, salmon, orange and the any other color. A. E. Jackson, West Summit, N. J., was second for bicolor and first for white. S. Van Riper, Dundee Lake, N. J., being second here, and second also for 100 lavender. John M. Barker, Morristown, N. J., led for 100 orange and 100 crimson and was second for blue. E. M. Eisenhardt, Forrestdale, Pa., had the best 100 pink or salmon and the any other color, being second on cream pink. Plant Classes. — Most of these were covered last week. A. L. Miller, Jamaica, L. I., was 1st for 25 pot Lilium formosum and for 25 pots L. giganteum. Julius Roehrs Co. 1st. For 10 lOin. pans Lily of the Valley, Wm. Sie- brecht. Astoria, L. I., stood first. Knight & Struck Co., Flushing. L. I., won for the collection of 200 sq. ft. of Acacia for effect. For six Acacia plants F. R. Pierson Co. won. Six Azalea indica. Julius Roehrs Co.. 1st; A. N. Pierson, Inc., 2d, and same order for the three and one. Knight & Struck Co. was first for 25 Cycla- men plants. For a collection of New Holland (Austra- lian) hardwooded subjects, Madsen and Christensen, Woodridge, N. J., were first. ] AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY t Executive Meeting The April incetiiig of the executive committee of this society was licid at tlic Grand Hotel, 31st st. and Broad- way, New York, on Saturday, April 8, *l*re.sitU-nt Ricliard Vincent, .Jr., ])resitiing. There were jiresent CJcorge 1-. Stillnian, l''rank H. Austin, Jos. J. I.iine, James Dutliie, r.. K. I'eiH'ock and J. Harrison Dick, secretary. A re- port was made showing tlie society to have --1- members to win)m bulletins and nieinberslii]) cards had liccn sent. The treasurer's report showed receijUs, from all sources, of $689. .lU, classified as follows: Memberships, .fiO-l.SO; donations to prize fund, !)!235; donations by the executi\'e committee and one other, .ii.50, the baiance now standing to the society's credit in the bank being $20ti.62, less a few small un|iaid cheeks. Jos. J. Lane, the re- tiring secretary, had $150 to send to the trejisurer so that the funds in h.ind .it the present time are approxi- mately $350. A letter was received from W. E. Eagleson, sec'y to the American Institute, N. Y. C, inviting the Ameri- can Dalilia Society to hold its exhibition in conjunction with its show Tues. to Thurs., Sept. 2(> to 28, 1916, all printing, mailing and management of the show to be undertaken by the Institute, which will also put up a prize fund exclusive of what the Dahlia Society may offer. It was moved that the invitation be accepted with thanks. F. U. Austin, James Duthie and Geo. L. Still- man were appointed as a sub-committee to prepare the schedule. Reports were received on the proposals to hold shows at Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Rochester. The opinion, however, was that the society would be best advised to concentrate on one good show in New York for this year. The question of having a publicity booth at the two Wanamaker Dahlia shows in the Fall was discussed and the matter left with Messrs. Austin and Peacock for action. Leonard Barron and Jos. J. Lane were appointed a committee on promotion and publicity work in the gen- eral interests of the Dahlia. An affiliation scheme was discussed whereby local or other societies, by payment of $10 annually, would be- come represented by a delegate at the annual meeting of the American Dahlia Society with power to vote, and would receive copies of each of the bulletins. The matter of providing medals to be awarded to meritorious Dahlia exhibits at local shows throughout the country was also discussed, and as dies of medals be- longing to the former American Dahlia Society may be procurable, the secretary was asked to try and locate these so that new medals might be struck. It was resolved that after April 30 to the end of the financial year in September, the dues be $1, with $1 initi- ation fee, and that after July 31 new memberships be credited to the year 1917. It was resolved to publish the society's bulletin quar- terly, namely, the second week of January, April, July and October. As the January issue this year wns not published until March, the .Vpril issue will not be issued until about the 20th of May. This conclude*! the meeting, which then stood ad- journed. New York Florists' Club Twenty-Ninth Annual Banquet The twenty-ninth amni;tl dinner of the New York h'torisls' Club w.is held at the Uiltmorc Hotel on Sat- urday evening, April 8. The banquet this year w.is out of the ordinary, being a "Din-Dan," that is a dinner extending over a period of two hours or more with danc- ing not afterward, but throughout the entire dinner jieriod. The tables, which were set around the great ballroom, leaving the center free for dancing, were beautifully decorated with flowers. At th&se tables over 200 ladies and gentlemen took their seats between 8 and 9 o'clock. Immediately thereafter a photo of the banquctters was taken. President Henry Weston delivered a brief but cordial and fitting address of welcome. The orchestra com- menced to Jilay, and the dinner and dancing began. Besides the instrumental music by the orchestra, one of the notable and pleasant musical features of the even- ing was several solos sung by Wm. Schilowsky of Wood- side, L. I., a member of the florists' craft, whose efforts were heartily applauded. After the dinner Patrick O'Mara in a very fitting speech presented on behalf of the New York Florists' Club to Harry A. Bunyard, its 1915 president, a hand- some gold watch and chain, and Mr. Bunyard in a suit- able response thanked the club for this gift. Other speakers of the evening were Robt. Craig of Philadelphia, Pa., and R. G. Hollaraan of New Y'ork City, President of the International Exposition Co. ■The elimination or "lucky number" dance for the I^rd & Burnham silver cups, which followed, was one of the most enjoyable features of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Schenck were the "lucky number" couple, to whom, when the dance was over, Pres. Henry Weston presented the cups, and Mr. Schenck thanked the donors on behalf of Mrs. Schenck and himself. This ended the scheduled part of what was unanimous- ly pronoimced the most unique and delightful banquet ever held by the New Y'ork Florists' Club. Kewites Reunion Twenty-five Old Kewites, with ten of their ladies, wives or sweethearts, had dinner at Shanley's, 42d st.. New York City, April 5, at the first reunion of the American members of the Kew Guild. A business meet- ing was held. M. Free, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, N. Y., was elected president and S. R. Cander, South- ampton, I-. I., secretary. Guests at the banquet and dance of the New York Florists' Club at the Biltmore Hotel, New York, .\pril 8 966 The Florists' Exchange %*••••»«»•*«»• fr* c« * ^ :2 Cilnmbus Ave, SAN FKANCISCO, CAL. Art Floral Co., 255 Powell St. Pelicano, Rossi & Co., 123-125 Kearny St. Joseph, B. M., 2.33-2;!5 Grant Ave. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. Ralph's Greenhouses, John. SCRANTON. PA. Baldwin, The Florist, 118 Adams Ave. Clark, G. E. SEATTLE, WASH. Hollywood Gardens, 15:i4 Second Ave, SEDALIA, MO. Archias Floral Co. SHEBOYGAN, ■WIS. Matthewson, J. E., 625 N. Sth St. SIOUX CITY, lA. Eennison, J. C, Company. Rocklin & Lehia&n, 402 4th St. SOUTH BEND, IND. Williams & Co., 1.38 So, Michigan St. SPOKANE, WASH. Hoyt Bros. Co., 11 Post St. Spokane Florist Co., Inc., 722 Riverside Ave, SPRINGFIELD. MASS. AITKEN, Mark, 4M Main St. ST. JOSEPH, MO. Stuppy Floral Co. ST. LOUIS, MO. Grimm & Gorly, Tth & Washington Aves. Meinhardt, F. A., 7041 Florissant Ave. Weber, Fred C, 4326-28 Olive St, Weber, F. H., Boyle & Maryland Aves. Scruggs-Vandervoort & Barney Co. ST. PAUL, MINN. Holm & Olson, 24 W. Sth St. SUMMIT, N. J. Macdonald, M,, 5 Sayre St. TARRYTO'WN, N. Y. McCord, Wm. F. Co. Pierson Co., F. E. TERRE HAUTE, IND. Heinl, John G., & Son, 139 S. 7th St. TOLEDO, 0. Freeman, Mrs. J. B., XJS Superior St. Schramm Bros., 1307-1315 Cherry St. Suder, Mrs. E., 2941-3001 Cherry St. TOPF.KA, KAN, Mrs. Lord's Flower Eoom, 112 W. Sth Ave, TORONTO, ONT. Dillemuth, The Florist, 123 King St.. W. Simmons & Son, 2IW Yonge St, TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Magnolia Conservatories, ,\lston. Mrs, H, 2939 18th St. TUCSON. ARIZONA. Howe Brothers. UTICA, N. Y. Baker, C. F., & Son .59 Cornelia St, VINCENNES, IND. Schultz. Paul C, 614 W, 1st St, WACO. TEXAS. Wolfe, The Florist. WASHINGTON. D. C. Gude Bros. Co. 1214 F, St. N, W. Small, J. H., & Sons 15th & H Sts ■WELLESLEY, MASS. The Wellesley Florist, Tallbv. J.. & S<-m, ■WHEELING, W. VA. Langhans, Arthur, WICHITA, KAN. Mueller, Chas. P., 145 N, Main St, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Evonden Bros. WORCESTER, MASS. Lange, H, F. A.. 371-73 Main St, Randall's Flower Shop, 3 Pleasant St, YOUNGSTOWN, 0. Kay-Diamond Co., 15 North Phelps St. ZANESVILLE, O. The Imlay Company, 54 N. Sth St. THE MORE PUBLICITY, THE MORE EASTER ORDERS April 15, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 971 I I i lI The Florists' Round Table Help the Gardening Customer Know w^hat the Retail Store Is Doing Change the Panel On Your Delivery Wagon, it's Good Advertising By G. D. GRAIN wmimmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmfmmfmmmfmm Help the Backyard Garden Enthusiast Backyard gardens are getting more and more atten- tion every year from the iieoplc who live in cities. These people are getting help not only through the clubs which are being organized, but through the news- papers, many of which are conducting small depart- ments; through the schools where the teachers send the children home with directions, and through tlie "county agents," farm experts, agricultural demonstrators, whatever their titles may be. The experienced man who knows what he is doing can fre- quently get satisfactory results, but the average amateur gar- dener gets very little for his trouble. He has only the hazi- est kind of an idea as to what he ought to do. Be sure he will overdo whatever he does do. In any event he will be disap- pointed in his gardening efforts and next Spring lie will not try gardening at all. Half or nine out of ten will be through for many years with gardening at- tempts. And somebody is going to lose the business that might have developed. Now if, as he has the oppor- tunity, the florist who sold the plants for setting out, or who supplied the seed, would go to the trouble of offering his serv- ices to these gardeners, at least as far as advice goes, the chances are he would be much sought for assistance. This would get to be more or less of a nuisance, probably, but on the other hand most people are re- sponsive to obligations. There will be some who will pan the florist for all the suggestions they can get out of him and make no return, but most of those who ask and receive sug- gestions will feel in duty bound to make at least .some sort of a purchase. He certainly cannot make a trip to the backyard of each of his customers, but the florist who knows at least the principles of the growing side of his business will be able to steer many a customer away from certain disappointments and toward satisfaction. They may not buy enough .seed, or enough Cabbage or Tomato plants to make them worth monkeying with. They may buy Asparagus roots and Valley and Gladiolus bulbs only by the half- dozen; and one man's order may be only for quarter- dozens of Aster, Cosmos, Pepper and other plants. That is not the point so much as that if the florist can get the customer coming to him for these little things, and relying on his advice and suggestions, he will be making a customer who will continue to come to him for cut flowers and the other things he sells. The gardening fever and flower lover's fancy grow by the success that attends their possessor's efforts. Almost any patch of ground, almost anywhere, can be made to produce. The Bible speaks of the desert bloom- ing like the Rose, or words to that effect. And the man or the woman who is made a friend of, even in a small way, through a small piece of ground, becomes a customer for other things at other seasons. Should be Able to Help Of course a retailer who had no knowledge of the greenhouse and garden and nursery work, and who handled a lot of seed and some plants on consignment, could not very well set himself up as a competent ad- visor to the beginner at gardening. But even the re- tailer who has no need to perform any of the work that the grower does, and whose success has come be- cause he is a good business man and an artist, should be able to profit by some technical information on his calling. It would, at least, improve his standing with customers who do know about flowers. When a man hangs a florist's sign out in front of his place of business and builds a little conservatory back of the store he is, in effect, setting himself up as an authority on plants and flowers. A man who goes into the drygoods business certainly must know about tex- tiles and fabrics. It is getting to the point in this day and age when there are amateurs in many lines whose Bauera rubioides and white Astilbe(Spiraea) with Holly fern^andl'pink ribbon in birchbaik receptacle By Thos. F. Galvm, Inc., New York information is as complete as that of the professional's, that to make any speed with them the professional must speak with authority. These are the people who are the good customers. They are pursuing a hobby. It ought to pay to culti- vate them. But if one of them calls once and in the course of his conversation finds that the florist at the head of the establishment is not "there" with the in- formation he ought to have, that customer will surely avoid the shop forever afterward. He prefers to buy from the man whom he can meet on his own ground. It is true that a great mass of technical and botanical information would be difficult to acquire. But for all that the florist ought to have at least a general idea of the plant divisions. He ought at least to be able to turn to the information the customer may want in his reference book. Know What the Retail Store iS Doing A good plan for florists who maintain more or less extensive growing departments as well as retail stores is to separate the two departments in their bookkeeping. Where the retail department undertakes to dispose of all the stock supplied by the growing department or where the growing department undertakes to unload the whole of its produce through the retail store, there is pretty sure to be more or less dissatisfaction. It may be friction between the head of one department and the head of the other; it may be complaint from the pro- prietor of the business who presides at the greenhouses and his retail department manager. In any event the accounts of the two establishments should be separated so that the owner would know which one needed special attention. If the separate records would show, for instance, that the greenhouses were falling short, there could be a thorough going over of the proceedings there. Maybe there was over-production, maybe under-production; maybe there was inefficiency in one way or another or maybe supplies were costing too miich. Whatever is wrong would probably be discovered by a careful in- quiry. Or if it happened to be the retail department which was not showing up as it ought to, a similar inquiry could be con- ducted with the store. Hut with the whole business lumped together it would be necessary, in looking for the cause of lo.sses or for the rea- .sons for special gains, to go over the whole establishment, with matters so mixed that the truth might not be found. "Treat the retail department, on paper, exactly as another man's store. Let it be charged with what the growing depart- ment supplies it at the market price. Make it pay for every- thing else it buys. It and the growing department would, of course, work in close harmony, but the head of the retail de- partment ought not to have to hear the blame when late deliv- eries from the greenhouses hurt sales or ought not to be called upon to try to sell larger .stocks than there is any possibility of it selling at the full price. Changeable Panels for Delivery Trucks An interesting development in delivery car bodies has been worked out by a Middle Western laundry owner. He uses much the same kind of a car as the average florist is using, only he has had the body fitted with a series of panels which can be readily removed and which he has in duplicate. While one set is in use to complete the body of the car, the other is in the hands of a sign painter being lettered with some especial message to the waiting public. By this means there is always a variety gained in the advertising matter which is carried on the car. It is obtained at small expense, too, for the reason that, being intended to be temporary, it does not need to be as thoroughly done, does not require the numerous coats of paint and varnish which are required properly to finish a coach body itself. There are any number of uses which could be made of a changeable series of panels of this character and any number of advertising messages which could be used. .\ little thought to the proposition would suggest means of adapting the newspaper or direct advertising to messages to be carried on the panels. Cutouts might even he made use of, color schemes changed. After an automobile truck has been on the streets in the average city for a time people cease to pay much attention to it.' The general impression of the vehicle is borne in on their minds. They subsconciously are told that thev have seen the car before and they look at something' else. But it is worth considering that a change, if it is marked enough, is a demand for re- newed particular attention, and that gets the advertis- ing value of the automobile delivery vehicle to the people again. The value of attractive delivery vehicles, such as reflect the refinement of the florist's art and store, has long since been acknowledged. If the auto of it-self Is such a desirable advertising medium, then the practice of changing its principal panels should greatly increase its value. It's worth trying. 972 The Florists' Exchange ^^■•■■■■■■•»»»»"»**' ♦—•••••■■>•••♦»»»••■»■'»***• •••♦•••I ♦»»»«»■<«■■■■ I **i»*i Directory of Reliable Retail Houses •••••• ••■ I 1 Florlats In Sood standing throughout the country can arall themnelvea of the adfertteers" ofler. In thl« Department and .ccept. without hesitation, order, from their local customers, transmli them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for extension "'."^de which are open to Al. Let your customers know you BU orders bycele sraph to any part of the country. When the design -^- Is Placed hi the advertiser's card It Indicates* membership In the Florists' Telegraph DeBvery. — ■•>■*>•»< Albany, n. y Not how Chaap But how Good I Bhould like to write a little essay on "The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service" but actions speak louder than words. Flowers are my hobby and my busmeM. If you have orders for delivery in N. E., wire us. BOSTON, MASS. "Penn. the Teleet-aph Plorlst" Msmberol Florists' Tele«rmph Delivsry AssocUtlon 13 4 TRSVIONT STRBBT graphic order. ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut Bowers or floral designs delivere.1 to any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed ALBANY H.r. Send your orders lor the CAPITAL DISTRICT, which Inslndee all of Eastern New York State, to BOSTON MASSRCHUSEnS 143 Tremont St. The fcntrall^ located Florist bhop. Yours for reciprocity. Motiomill [iTloriBl] William Gloeckner We guarantee abtolule gaii^aetiea. BRIDGEPORT, CONN John Reck & Son 985 MAIN STREET ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Write. Telsphone or Telegraph. BU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION JlU/n/c^^ ALBANY, N. Y. 2X Steuben Street The beat flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders. BROOKLINE, MASS. ^^^aTa^^^/o^"^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT FT" n^l^MA** 220 Washington St. . E. Palmer Bra.r^- Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York. New Jersey and Lone Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. CINCINNATI, OHIO I E. G. Hill Floral Co.! 53234 RACE STREET * Also Motor delivery to Newport, CovinKton and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. will fill your orders for Designi or Cnt Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE Allentown, Pa. Can fill your Telegragh Order. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike Ernest Ashley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St Both Telephones S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stMk and prompt deliveries In BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS. LoSuPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK 5523 Euclid Avenue CLEVELAND, OHIO Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y SCHENECTADY. N. Y. AUBURN, NEW YORK Everythigg in Flowers 140-IM SOUTH DIVISION STREET We deliver u> all points in Central New York. Wells and ComeU Colleges. iMriiomill Jlorist I BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street ■m0^ Wa can fill your ordera Day or NICht for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always bare oompl«t« stock od hand, allowed the Trade. Regular diBOOUDt allowed the Trade. ..^^^j^,^ KNOBLE BROS.. '?^EVE^ik''DfISf.S'- '^^ CLEVELAND. OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue 8url;ngton,Vt. Orders lor Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y filled to your entire sats- fac- ^ tion ]m COLORADO SPRINGS. COLORADO TeleBraphic orders will be carefuUy and promptly filled <^^ . 1 „>..ntinT, .riven. Usual disiount alloiied ^ CadMine BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 983 to 985 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100.000 feet of glass DALLAS, TEXAS LANG FlOimi AND NURSERY CO. FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE Flowers CHICAGO, ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists // FLORISTS <^^^ DAYTON, OHIO • 107 W. Market St, 1^» ■• Deliveries to Ithaca, Binehamcon, Homell, Coming and other points. Qyj poiygrs, Decorations and Designs a specially. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. " Worth Texas FLOWERS * 'PLANTS TREES Orders for Texas and Steamert from HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. Stores- /^^"^^•" Street stores. 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street OEORQE a. McCLUNlE ;tom,i( HARTFORD, CONN. 165 MAIN STREET, SOUTH FLOWERS ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE FLANe ao ASYLUM STREET Max Schling's giant Easter egg filled with foliage plants (Copyright mofifl.) Easter Eggs in Vase Form A new field in florists' supplies is being worked ener- getically by a number of prominent retailers among whom may be mentioned Carbone of Boston, Geo. E. M. Stumpp and Max Schling of New Yorls, the Alpha Floral Co., Kansas City, and possibly others. This line is the in- venting and manufacturing of new flower dishes, ves- .sels, holders and articles of ornament for the home that can be used in connection with flowers, or flowers in connection with them, whichever way you wish it. We illustrate two of Max Schling's copyrighted designs representing huge Easter eggs filled with Lilies, in one instance and plants in the other. The eggs are white but the quaint boy and girl figures that add character to them are in other colors, as blue, brown, gold. What with aquariums, bird cages, water basins, table fountains and so many other things the florist is surely something more besides — he is a drygoods and "crockery" store manager ! Galveston Floral Co., '^•\l,«^J^ Quality in out flowers, plants and floral work Galveston, Texas Hartford Connecticut Steamship sailings will be found on page 975 Highland Park Greenhouses w'Tndsf HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Dehvcries in any of the North Shore towns of.^;^Jjfcj^ Chicago, as far as Milwaukee < HOUSTON, TEXAS "ForesMale" «o..r5*.p 619 MAIN STREET Fine Flowers and Quality Orchids ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS (S^^mam^reiA indunapolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave Prompt and efficient service rendered pointa in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. IJertemiaDu's Howere excel MILLS We reach all Florida and South Georgia j>oiut3 ^he Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Fla. <^^^ JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. rOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. ,^^ and Vicinity -CJ^TSP' G. Van Bochove & Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray 1*17 GRAND AVENUE jfloWERS Kansas City, MO. LEXINGTON. KY. N Ao liEILILER EAST SIXTH STREET. Max Schling's giant Easter egg with Lilies (Copyright model.) LEXINGTON, KY. MicMiLisiR Bro^o Co, Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky ^Prompt Delivery to ?all So. Calif. PoinU 212 Wcs( Uh S<. LOS AXGELKS, CAI.. Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE "T^ AUGUST R. BAUMER <^^> Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 983 to 985 974 The Florists' Exchange ;k E N T u c K y; HE rLOWliP SHOP 550 fourth Avenue Loulrville, Tht Soulh'i Mod Modem Floral and Art Eslabhahmeni Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. NEWARK, N. J. Best of Service ORDERS FOR WIRE OR PHONE TO pHl^^i) Louisvi//e.Ky. S32 Fourth Ave. We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York NEW ORLEANS, lA. 121 Baronne Street NEW YORK OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLINC 22 West 39th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel European Orders Executed Best Florists in the States as References '^floinst <« n JTloristj Sead Your Orderi FOR DIXIE UND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Georgia All Choice CUT FLOWERS lo Se^on Orchids and Valley a Specialty If we say it, we will do it A. WARENDORFF ^ ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 119S Bioadway, NEW YORK CITY <<^^fe> MY ONLY nORE ACCOUNTS INVITED^^X?^ H, ^^, PI^I^Q Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Florist BUTLER a ULLMAN <^p> ^t^oT^v^^''^^?^^:^^?^,^^ ^ Furrow & Company ^ jgCaO* TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI r^vt AXjr\-Kjr A. /^J'r-%/- ^ITTUnlX: TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKEV CARS OF OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Jt^j^m, IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street •Phones {}^5?} Murray Hil. Our Motto: TBE G0UE1 RBIJ Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, N. J. EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. We Guarantee Satlsiactlon NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at FLORIST 48th Street , [jfiorist] PHILADELPHIA, PA. The BelleTue-Stratlord and Diamond & 22d St8. Do you want flotverg in Philadelphia? Wefurnish the best, artistically arranged m72^>^6^ Whitted Floral Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED, Zkntp. OPERATING TURSr. ^*^Sfc| STORES '^TO?' MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception St Careful attention given all orders p^ViD ^Ri SUBURBS /r/c/^ett"^^ ^^'^^ FLORISTS 38 Mam St., West ROCHESTER, N. Y. ^_ ^m^ /^^ ** Main Street, Ea»t ^r^S^s/^yytt We reach aU z^-;^ Jv%J*^jCiiUti^^ Western N. Y. )toomil( RCKKFORD FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD.ILl. '^v Quick service to Illinois. Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All onlen by Tel^raph or Tele- pboD* most oarvfully exeout«d at ones. Floral designs a speoialty Sanders J^lowers s. The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in Uie heart of the fashionable residentisl district-. 623 CLARA AVIT. Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will reoeve prompt and oarefui attention. Wire ua your orders. ^S<,^Mc^ ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock jn ?reat variety. Write, wire or phone. t)pen night aod day SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR FLORAL CO. (chris. hauser P.o"e srr«3 SAN FRANCISCO lACAnk'e FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS JOSCpn S FLORISTS' Novelties for "Welcoming" and "Bon Voyage" packages. Flowers delivered to any part of the world 233-?35 GRANT AVENUE Seattle, Wash. Hotiyyifood Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. f^£'.0;9KCO. SYRACUSE, N.Y. Onondaga Hotel We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building .Special attention given to out-of-town orders Hurdett Ave. & Hoosick St. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders All onk-rs filled from tlie gr .fnhn ups BRANT BROS. Inc. UT1CA.N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Topeka, Kan. THE ROSERY Gude Bros. Co. Florists <^^ 1214 F. STREET, N. W. R. ABBorr Both Telephoned pnvh gloval Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, T,af ayette and Schiller A vea.. Broad St. Park PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS Sailings of foreigD owned steamships may be cancelled without notice From New York Cretic. . Sailing D&7 Hoar Apr. 15-10.00 am. " 18-12.00 m. •• 19- 2.00 pm. " 19-12.00 m. •' 20- " 21- " 22-12.00 m. •• 22-12.00 m. " 22- 3.00 pm. •• 22-10.00 am. •• 25- " 27- 2.00 pm. " 27- ■■ 29- 3.00 pm. " 29- 7.30 am. •• 29-10.00 am. May 6-10.00 am. 6- 3.00 pm. " 6-10.00 am. " 6-12.00 m. " 10- " 11- 2.00 pm. " 13- 300pm. " 13-10.00 am. " 13- 5.00 pm. Pier W. 2l8tSt. 5th St., Hoboken 17th St., Hoboken Pier 62. N. R. W. 27th St. Pier 42, N. R. Pier 60, N. R. W. 23d St. W. 15th St. W. 14th St. W.2l8tSt. 17th St., Hoboken W. 27th St. W. 15th St. Roberta Stores, Bkyn. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. W. 15th St. W. Uth St. Pier 60, N. R. PierS, E. R. 17th St., Hoboken W. 15th St. W. Uth St. Roberts Stores, Bkyn. DestinatioD Azores-Gib- Ryndam Frederick VIII.. . New York Nap.-Gen. Rotterdam Cbristiansand- Christiania- Copenhagen Liverpool I.apland Philadelphia Liverpool Liverpool Cameronia Liverpool Azorea-Gib-- Hellig Olav..,. .. Allianca Rocbambeau Christiansand- Christiania- Copenhagen Colont Bordeaux Liverpool Liverpool Bordeaux Liverpool Iviverpool Cadiz-Barcelon Copenhagen Bordeaux Liverpool So Am Ports Pannonia Espagne Tuscania. ....... Antonio Lopez. . . United States La Touraine California Voltaire . . . . LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS. <^> WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING rLOBISTS cMrs. Louisa P. Fowler SKATIONAI FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125.000 Square feet of Glass Fu^T. WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 409 Main St. t (Cristobal) Worcester Mass. 15 Pleasant Street ti Easter Bride exhibit in the House of Flowers (Chas. Uttley, proprietor), Harrlsburg, Pa. 976 The Florists' Exchange YOUR EARNINGS DEPEND UPON YOUR EFFICIENCY Bailey's New Standard Cycl of Horticulture fit edia Brand New Beautifully Illustrated Contents Right Up-To-Date m WILL INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF ALL WHO STUDY IT. AILEY'S Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture should be close at hand for quick reference by every member of your force, because it presents the combined labor and experience of the foremost North American authorities on horticultural subjects. These six magnificent volumes place at the disposal of the horticulturist, whether practical, amateur or scientific, an ample and readily accessible account of every subject which at any time may be of interest or practical use in his calling. Its range is wide, covering plants, flowers, vegetables, trees, tillage processes, tools and implements, cultural discussions, botanical history, geography, commercial markets, and a myriad items that only constant use will reveal. The scope of the volumes has not been confined to botanical subjects alone, but every subject in any way incident to the activities of the horticulturist has been fully covered, commercially as well as scientifically. six large quarto volumes. More than 3,600 pages. 24 full page exquisite color plates. 96 beautiful full page halftones. More than 4,000 text engravings. 500 Collaborators. Approximately 4,000 genera, 15,000 species and 40,000 plant names. " The immense wealth of practical horticultural facts and teaching contained in this work, and the ease with which they are found in it, place Bailey's STANDARD CYCLOPEDIA OF HORTICULTURE at the top. In other words, it is the Monarch of Horticultural Literature." Write us for 16 page Prospectus Containing Complete Descrip- tion and Our Special Offer : : Four Volumes ready, the fourth is now ready for deUvery; final two about close of year. Pubrs. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Offices: 438 to 448 West 37th Street, NEW YORK When writing use this address for short : BOX 100 TIMES SQ. STATION, NEW YORK A Good "AD'' for You, Too Strengthen the Claims of Your Firm on Your Customers Through the Liberal Distribution of Our Cultural Directions Specially prepared for the use of your customers. These ticaflets are just the neat little factor to promote business and establish better relations between the dealer and his customer. They have been written by experts; they are fuller, and contain more detailed directions than it is possible to embrace in a catalogue. Hand one out with each sale. It will save your time, quicken and increase business, and aid you please your customer. We offer in Btock: Amaryllis (Hippeascrum) Aoauals from Seed Aaparaftus Asters Azaleas 1 BeftoQta, Tuberous Bulba Cabbafte aod Cauliflower Canna CarnatlODS, Monthly Cauliflower, Radish and Beans under Glass Celery Chinese Sacred Lily Chrysanthemum Climbing Plants, Hardy Coleua, and other bedders Crocus, Snowdrop and Sdlla Siblrlca Cucumbers under Glass Cyclamen DabUa Deciduous Trees and Shrubs Evertfreen Trees And Shrubs Ferns Freeala Geranium Gladiolus Gloxinia Hotbeds and Frames House Plants, Care of Hyacinths, Dutch and Roman Iris and Trltoma Lawns Lettuce in the Open and under Glass Lily Culture for House and Ga.'den Melons under Glass and la the Open Mushroom Culture Onions Palms. House Culture of Pansy Peonies Perennials, Hardy Primula Rhubarb and Asparagus under Glass Rose Culture Small Fruits Standard Fruits Strawberries under Glass Sweet Pea, The Tomatoes, Outdoors Tomatoes under Glass Tuberose Tulip Vegetables Violets Water Garden, How to Make and Manage Your selection of not less than 100 of a kind,, delivered carriage paid, printed on white paper, clear type, size 6x93^ inches, 500 for $1.50; 1000 for $2.50. Space Is left at the bottom of each leaflet for yout name, address, etc. If you desire this Imprint (3 lines) add 50 cents for 500 copies. 75 cents for 1000. Special quotations on quantities of 2500 or over. Full sample set for 50 cents. This charge will be deducted from your first purchase of $5 worth of ** Culturals.*' A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co. Ltd. Pabrt. Tha FlorUti' Exchange. Box 100 Times Square Station, N. Y. IIIINIIIII1I miiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiilllilllillllllllllinilllllllllililliiiilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllll Vou Have Been Promising For the past month to treat yourself to a copy of the Gardeners and Florists' Annual for 1916 Now, it is all the publishers claim for it: "A Standard Book of Reference for the Trade and all Horticulturists." Its contents include hundreds of valuable facts and pointers, many of these alone worth the 50c. The Book has been well styled "The Litfie Brown Book of Facts." Tell Vou What Vou Do Send us 50c. by return mail and the book will be forwarded you same day we receive your order. // yoa conclude the c/innual has no lvalue for you, return it promptly, and ive tvill Just as promptly return you your money. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE NEW YORK: Box 100 Times Square Station CHICAGO: 143 North Wabash Avenue iiliiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin^ I April IJ. lUlli. The Florists' Exchange 977 Classified Advertise SITUATIONS WANTED -sei^ TERMS: CASH WITH ORDKR OFFICK MAN Wants permanent ixisiiion with a good, reliable house; 13 years' experience in execu- tive worlv and sellin^i wllh larde firms. Thor- ough knowiedtie of nursery slocVt and land- sc;ipinti. For further particulars apply to W. J., care The Florists" Exchanfie. SITUATION WANTKD-As foreman, by upto- datc grower of Rusfs, C'anmtions, 'Mums and general plant stock; age 4S, married; life experience. active and energetic; best of references as to character and ability; desires a change. Address W. E., care The Florists' B^xchange. SITUATION WANTED— By a good grower of Koses, Carnatiuns, 'Mums, Christmas, Kastcr and bedding stork; (ierman, single, age 41; life ex- perience; capable to take full charge. Please state particulars and wages. Address S. Z., Box 313, Watertown, Conn. SITUATION WANTED— By first-class grower to take charge of commercial or private estate. Scotch; single: ago 43. Life experience. 12 years in last place. Best references. Please state particulars in first letter. Address W. R., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener; English, age 3U; life experience in all branches, can handle men to advantage; credentials will bear strictest iuvestigation; 3 years as foreman on large private estate; married, no children. Address r. II., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— About xMay 1st, by married German, age 36; first-class grower of Carnations, 'Mums, bedding and Christmas stock, also good maker up; good salary expected As- dress^ HEAD GARDENER wants position on private estate; 20 years' experience under glass and outside; 7 years in present place; can handle help to best advantage; married, small family; English, strictly sober. Address T. L., care The Florists' Exchange. EXPERIENCED GARDENER— American; age 30; married; seeks position on private estate or commercial plane in Rhode Island or Massachusetts. Capable of taking full charge. liOng experience. Good references. Address T. Z., care The Florists' Exchange. GARDENER — Scotch, age 32. seeks position on private estate as head garilener. Life experience in greenhouses and outside. First-class references. Married; one child. Address S. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By first-class gardener. Life experience in greenhouse, fruit, vegetables, flowers and lantlscape gardening; well up in looking after gentleman's country place. Geo. Wiedemann, P. 0. Box 44. Alpine, N. J. SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener on private estate by German, single man, with life experience in greenhouses, vegetable and flower garden. Permanent position wanted. Address W. S., care The Florists' Exchange. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ot Amenea hega to offer the eervicea of firat-claai private gardenen, superintendents and managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm. Dobbs' Ferry, N. Y. SITUATION WANTLD- By inau. age 33, single life experience in all branches; good grower and propagator; wants position on commercial place. State particulars in first letter. Edw. Anderson, 2 Astor Place. Jersey City, N. J- SITUATION WANTED— By a good florist and gardener; German, age 20, single; best experience in greenhouse, landscape gardening antl retail business. Please state full particulars, Address W. F., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As assistant on retai place to learn business; 3 years' experience on Roses; American, age 24; best of references. State particulars in first letter. Box 145, Wakefield , Mass. SITUATION WANTED— By florist, IS years' thorough competent detailed experience in retail business. Can take complete charge of a store if desired. Address W. A., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener and florist; German; married, small family; sober and honest; experienced in all branches of horticulture private or commercial; best references. Charles; Roth, 150 E. 88th St.. New York. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, florist; American, middle aged, single, honest, strictly sober and reliable; experienced. Address W. C, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young Swede, as general greenhouse man; 6 years' experience; fir.st-class references. State terms in first letter. John Carlson, 22-24 Greenwich St., New York City. SITUATION WANTED— By young lady in flo- rist store; understands designing, etc., also bookkeeping. Address W, O., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Position as grower of Carnations and Chrysanthemums. Have directed greenhouses for 9 years. Best of references as to character, etc. Address R. B., care The Florists' Exchange.^_ SITUATION WANTED— By florist and gardener on private place. German; married; best of references; sober, honest and good worker. State wages. Address T. Y., care The Florists' Exchange. Continaed to Next Colnxun The columns under this heading are reserved for advertisements of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted, Help Wunted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants: also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials, etc., for Sale or Hint. Our charge is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for less than thirty cents. Advts. set iu heavy faced type, 15 cts. per line (ti words to the line). Display advts. in these columns, $1.50 per inch. ^^^HEIJWANTED^ The Beechwood Heights Nurseries BOUND BROOK, N. J. require two section men in Rose De- partment, also two men in Orchid De- partment. Good wages to those who understand the business. MAN WANTED Who understands Cut Flowers and Funeral Designs Salary $25.00. Must be ready for work immediately. No mail answered. H. Bershad. c/o Loeser's, Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y. WANTED — Competent grower to take charge of modern, uptodate plant; must be experienced and efficient in growing of Violets, Sweet Peas and Pansies; must be familiar with soil conditions and able to produce maximum results for each of these varieties; must be sober, industrious and able to produce references from other employers as to ability; single man preferred. Plant consists of five large houses, living accommodations on the place. Address or call upon Mrs. Ella C. Lounsbury, Kenwood Greenhouses, Knickerbocker Road, Tenafly. N. J. LANDSCAPE FOREMAN— Must have had commercial experience with landscape gar- dening firm. No boozer need answer; ex- perience necessary in grading, road-building and tree planting. A general knowledge also necessary on perennials, shrubbery antl gen- eral woric necessary for landscape construc- iton. Steady employment is assured to a hustler. No lost time. Apply, with refer- ences and> wages expected, in first letter. Address T. E., care The FIorists^Ex change. WANTED — A thoroughly trustworthy and com- petent commercial grower to take charge of a fair-sized greenhouse property near New York. One who is strictly temperate, and does not smoke all day. Married man preferred. House, garden, small salary and share of profits. State experience fully, expectations, etc., to W. M., care The Fie- ri sts^J^xchange^ - '__ W.VNTED — First-class man to grow vegetables, Roses and general line of outdoor flowers on a private place. State age and wages expected and whether married or single. Copies of references. .\ddrcs3 R. Gardner, Carroll Ave., Newport, U. I. . W.\NTED — An uptodate working foreman; first- class grower of cut flowers and all kinds of plants; must be sober and reliable; married man preferred. Apply J. Horan A Son, 94:i Main St., Britlgeport, Conn. WANTED — Man who thoroughly understands planting nursery stock from a sketch, on private places; must have had experience in such work; no other need apply. Also nurserymen wanted. The Elizabeth Nursery Co., Ebzabeth, N. J. WANTED — Married man for night fireman, also competent Rose grower; permanent position to satisfactory man. Call or write Edgar C. Hopping, Florham Park, near Madison, via D. L. & W, It. K.. N.J. Position now open. WANTED — Two good section men. Steady positions to right men. One for 'Mums, Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poinsettias, Lilies, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address O. S., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A nursery salesman capable of taking charge and handling men. This is a good position for the right man. Send reference from last em- ployer. J. J. McManmon, Nurseryman, Lowell. Mass. WANTED — Foreman for moderate size Rose range; man of good experience as grower and general greenhouse worker, capable of handling help. Address, with particulars as to experience, references, etc., T. P., care The Florists' Exchange W.ANTED — A young man as assistant iu flower store; capable of arranging flowers and handling customers. Apply at once to J. Horan & Son, Florist, 943 Main St.. Bridgeport, Conn. WANTED — Assistant florist on commercial place; must be good worker. Wages $15.00 per week. No boozer need apply. Thos. F. Browne, Green- field, Mich. WANTED — A gardener for private place, no greenhouses; has to help in the house; $Hi.OO per week. Fredk. H. Dressel, Gregory Ave., Weehawken. N. J. Continued to Next Column If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted or other advertisements are to bo addressed care of this office, please add 10 cts. to cover expense ut forwarding. Copv must reach New York oflicc, Nos. 438- 44S \Vc3t ;J7th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure insertion in issue of following Saturday. .\dvertisers in Western States desiring to ad- vertise under initials, may save time by having answers directed care our Chicago representa- tive, James Morton, Uooin 307, 143 No. Waba.sh -Vve. HELP WANTED I I I I I I I -&2 WANTED — 2 experienced greenhouse men; must be good potters. Call at once. Klugman i Scbneirow, 3917 Kings Highway A: Flatbuah Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. WANTED — Assistant floral designers, packers, decorators, . landscape foremen, draugnstmen, expert men or women sales people. Box 567, Pittsburgh, Pa. WANTED — Young man as greenhouse assistant position permanent; good wages, with prospects of advancement. Address, giving experience and references, W, H. Barton. Madison, N. J. WANTED — Man for general greenhouse work . Single. One that understands business thorougl - ly. State wages with board. Address E. L. Riley U. F. D. No. 2. Trenton, N. J. WANTED AT ONCE — Man for^ cemetery and groenhou.se- Apply Holy Name Cemetery, West- .^ide Ave, and Montgomery St., Jersey City. .\' - J. W.\NTEI>— Iiiiriiediately, man for general green- house work; must be a good potter. Washington .\ve. Florist, Washington Ave. and 1st St., New Rochelle, N. Y. WANTED — A I designer and decorator. Write immediately. Address W. G., care The Florists' Exchange^ WANTED— 3 men for greenhouse work. Wages $12.00. Write immediately. Address W.- H., care The Florists' Exchange. W.\NTED — ^Young man as assistunt iu greenhouses on private place. Wages $3J.OO per month with board. Address W. P., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A general greenhouse man; good s.alary to the right party. Call or write. Yon- kers Nursery Co., Tuckafaoe Rd., Yonkers, N. Y. WANTED — Grower of perennials; experienced; references. Vaughan'a Greenhouses, Western Springs, III. __^ WANTED — For Easter week, experienced plant man for store. Apply Frederick Stewig, 9 JO Sixth Ave., New York. WANTED — Address of Otto Jousson. Last address was Chatham, N. J. ,\ddres3 W. K., care The Florists' Exchange. _^^ STOCK FOR SALE AOHVKAWTIIHS ACHYRANTHES Bi-mueUerii, BriUiantiaaima, Liodenii, Panache de Bailey, Formosa. Root«d Cuttings, $1.25 per 100, (10.00 per 1000 A. N. PieraoD, loo., Cromwell, Conn. AOERAT1TBI AGERATUM— White, fine stock, 3H-in., »4.00 per 100, »35.00 per 1000. Blue, dwarf stock, 3H-in., $4.00 per 100. »35.00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON, N. J. AGERATUM FRAZERII— New dwarf light blue. 2}i-in. plant!, 7So. per doi., (S.OO per 100. A. N. Pieraon. Inc., Cromwell. Conn. AI.TERNANTHERAS ALTERNANTHERAS— 500O good, strong, 2-in., red and yellow, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000, Write for sample. Cash with order. Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. aEtssum ALYSSU.M — Little Gem. thumb pots, IJiic. CaJih. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ampelopsis AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— No. 1, first grade, 2- year,$6.00per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 2-year, No. 2. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. First-class Privet Cuttings. 60o. per 1000. Packing free. Cash with order. Red Bank Nurseries, 331 Broad St., Red Bank. N. J. AMPELOPSIS ENGELMANII— 2-ycar, extra strong, $6.00 per 100. H. P. Strecktus, Syracuse. N. Y. ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA Plants— 3-in., fine stock. $6.50 per 100, $00.00 per 1000. GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Cash with order. CoBtinaed to Next Colnmn .1 11 » 11 1> II I II I II >i II a 11 III 1 Ill Ill i^j M ENjrs _i _^^TOaCFORSALE__ ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUM08U8 NANUS Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 fxa 1000— by express. Delivered anywhere for 60o. per 1000 extra. 2yi-ia. planta, $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. A^N. Pieraon. Ino., CromweU, Conn. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NAN US— Strong seed- tings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1 00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Ander«)n, Short Hills, N.J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 'iii-m. poU at $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. 3-m. $6 00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENOERI— 3-in. at $5.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.60. Hanry Smith, cor. Monroe A Diriaion Ave*., Ofmnd Rapida, Michigan. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2X-in.. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Good, •trong planla. W. B. Girvin. Florirt, Leola. Pa. Asparagus Sprengeri, large, strong plants. 4-in., $7.00 per 100. Cash. H. A. Cook. Oberlin. O. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ueaily May 1st. $5.00 per 1000. Collingdalc Green- houses, CoUingdale, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pots, $1.50 per 100; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield. Ohio. ASPARAGUS SPREXGERI— 3-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa; ASTEBS T^T ASTERS — Astermum type, extra select; only full double blooms saved — one of the very beet flo- rists' Asters; very large. Trial packet. 50c., W oa. $1.00. 1 ot. $3.50. Caah. C. Betscher. Dover. Ohio. .\STEKS — Seeds picked from be^t blossoms. Best types in twenty varieties and colors. Wrilo for prices and further information. J. Z. Mouk, Osborn, Oliio. AZAI.EAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, J. Llewellny, and Wm. J. Vervffine, 650, gSo.. $1.10, up to $2.50 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmrtte III. AZALEA NUDIFLOUA— Fine clumps, $3.50 for 10, $25.00 per 100. Harrison & Sons, R. 10, Lt'b;inon Springs. N. Y. BARBERRY BARBERRY THUNBERGII 100 1000 8-12 in., lining out $1.60 $12 00 12-18 in, heavy 8.00 60.00 lS-24 in., heavy 8.00 70.00 2- 3ft., heavy 12.00 100.00 Shade Trees, Shrubs and Rosee. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA, ILL BARBERRY THUNBERGII— 2-year heavy. 15- in. to 24-in., $3.00 per 100, $22 00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST.. TRENTON, N. J. IBAY TREES BAY TREES— Write (or wboleaale price lUc Julius Roehre Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEDDING PLANTS Complete List of Bedding Plants Now Ready for Mailing Your.'* fur the nskinp S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. BEOONIAa BEGONUS 100 Christmas Red. 2H-in $«00 Christmas Red 3-in 10.00 Erfordii, 2«.in 3.00 Erfordii. 3-in *00 Prima Donna, 2)i-in 3.00 Smithii, 214-in 3.00 Chatehiine. 2 W-in 3JS0 ERNEST ROBER .... WILMETTE. ILL. BEGONIAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 CincinnaU, 2M-in $16.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2M-'n 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine, 2}i-in 5.00 40.00 ChateUune. 3-in 8.00 75.00 Vernon. 2H-in 4 00 Vernon, 3-in 6.00 PYFER A OLSEM. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS Continned to Next Pace 978 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE BEGOmAS BULBS CARNATIONS CARNATIONS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at »2500 per 100. $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 10,00; Begonia Meliof at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 jer 1000. Your early order secures the best plants :or growing on. • J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. Pc »•< « BEGONIAS— Delivery from May 15th Lorraine. 2H-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. Cinoinnati 2H-in. pota, $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2}i-in. pots, $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. BEGONIA LUMINOSA— Strong, 2-in. plants from seed, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Ready for shipment. Cash with order. Peter Brown, Lan- caster, Pa. BEGONIA CINCINNATI— For June delivery $16 00 per 100. $145.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn. BEGONIAS — Chatelaine, Rei, etc. See display ad. page 941. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28tb St., N. Y BEGONIA VERNON — Out of Hata, strong plants, fit for 314-in. pots, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; all colors. M. H. Kruschka, Asbury Park, N. J. BERBBRIS THTTNBERGn BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong, trans- planted, 2-yr. plants. 15-in. to 20-in., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; 10-in. to 15-in., $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will please. No charge for packing. Chas. Black, Higbtatown, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 18 to 24-iD., ■trong $10.00 per 100. A. N. Pierson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 2-year, 2c. For other sizes see under Privet in classified ads. this issue. Benj. Connell. Florist. Merchantville, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII — Strong, well branched, 18-24 in.. $8.00 per 100. Viets Greenhouses & Nurseries, New Britain, Conn, BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Surplus of 15,000 seedlings, 3-6 in., SG.OO per 1000. Send exchange list. Southworth Bros., Beverly, Mass BOUVARDIAS BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fill nearly all_ of our orders for Bouvardia plants. We are booking orders earlier this season in order to give everyone a chance. Plants from 2>^-in. pots ready April 15th and later. Be sure you get the correct ahades and colors. We can give you the right varieties. Single 2H-in. lUO 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $55.00 RosePink 7.00 65.00 Light Pink 7.00 55 00 White 7.60 60.00 Double: White, much like Double Lilac 7.00 65 00 Pink, soft pleasing shade 7.00 65.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford. N. J. . BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at $2.26 each; 2H ft., at $2.75 each; 3 ft., at $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each. Price inoludes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in . balled, at 35e. each 1 in. balled, at 40o. each; 18 in., balled, at 6O0. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc.. Box 407 Dundee. Illinois. SPECIAL BOXWOOD CLIPPINGS— $6.00 per 100 lbs. F. O. B. Washington, D C. A. B. Price, 947 Virginia Ave.. Washington. D. C. BOXWOOD— Bushy, case lots, 8 and 12-in, 10c. and 15c.; also larger sizes. Rockland Nurseries, Blauvelt, N. Y. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— Rooted cuttings. $2.25 per 100. $18.60 per 1000; from 2'A-m- pots, ready later, $3.50 per 100. Edgewood Greenhouses, J. F. Freehan, mgr., Gt. Barrington, Mass. BUDDLEIA VARIABILIS VEITCHIANA— 2H- in., $5.00 per lOU. D. D. P. Roy, 168 N Michigan Ave., Chicago. 111. BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100; 214-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. John B. Hoy, Harrison, N. V. BULBS AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weelcs earlier also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and prices. Geo. P. Buck & Son, CoUingswood, N. J CoBtlAued t* Next Cslnnui Mr. B. Progressive, Florist, Everywhere, U. S. A. Dear Sir: It will be a decided advantage as regards prices and quality to place your order with us. Soliciting your order through this adjcuts down the overhead selling expenses and you positively get lower prices and better quality. Our terms are liberal and are a guarantee that you get a square deal, all bulbs guaranteed true to name or money refunded. Write ufl and upon request we will mail you our booklet giving prices f. o. b. New York* or Chicago, and we will also cheerfully furnish you with any information that may be desired. Those of our friends who will mail us a list of their re- quirements will find it has paid them to do so. Awaiting to hear from you at your pleasure, we remain. Yours very truly, Westerbeek & Klyn. P. S. — If you read this ad and are not inter- ested, if you will give us the names of some of your friends that you think may be interested, we will have our home office mail you a beautiful lithograph worth while framing. Write to WESTERBEEK & KLYN, 14 STONE ST., NEW YORK, N. Y. HYACINTHS, Tulips (early and Darwins), Nar- cissus, Daffodils, Crocus. Iris, etc. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, Hillegom, Holland. Ameri- can QiEoe: 147 Magnolia Ave., Arlington, N. J. CANNAS CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut Austria C. ►» Henderson, D. Harum, F. Vaughan, MUe. Berot, Mme. Crozy, R. Wallace, Shenandoah, $1.50 per 100, $12.60 per 1000. Gladiator, Louisiana, Kate Gray, Queen Charlotte, Gladioflora, Uncle Sam, Venus, Wyoming, $2.00 per 100, $17.60 per 1000. Hungaria, King Humbert, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F. Conard, Rosea, Gigantea, $6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000. Special rates on large lots and started plants. Cash please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. CANNAS — America, Penna, David Harum, Shen- andoah, Austria, Egandale, $1.50 per 100: B Beauty, Marlboro, Kate Gray, $2.00 per 100. Two to three eyes. Cash. J. H. Dann & Son, West- field, N. Y. CANNAS — King Humbert and Flamingo, $2.00 per 100. Rose gigantea. $5.00 per 100. Wil. exchange a few for Colous and strong 2H-inl Geraniums. E. Wickersham & Co., Pottstown, Pa. CANNAS — Well started Cannas from bench, ready for potting. R. Wallace, also mixed sorts, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Cash. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger. Prop., Hicksville, N. Y. CANNAS — King Humbert and Buttercup. Fresh divided. $2.50 per 100. Benj. Connell, Mer- ohantville, N. J. NEW CANNAS— Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list Just out. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. CARNATIONS NEW VARIETIES FOR 1916 and 1917 100 1000 Cottage Maid $12.00 $10000 Merry Christmas 12.00 100.00 Rosalia 12.00 100.00 Old Gold 12.00 100.00 Nebraska, Belle Washburn, Aviator, Red Wing, Alice Coombs, Miss Theo, Nancy 12.00 100.00 Alice, Pink Sensation, Mrs. C. Ed- ward .\kehurst 6.00 50.00 Champion, Princess Dagmar 4.00 35.00 Benora.Enchantress Supreme 3.50 30.00 Rosette 3,50 27.50 Matchless, Gloriosa, Rose Pinlt En- chantress, Victory ,White Wonder, White Perfection, White Enchan- tress 300 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward, Enchantress, Beaon 2.50 20.00 CLEAN, HEALTHY, WELL ESTABLISHED PLANTS -2-in.- -2K-in.- 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $6.50 $55.00 $7.00 $65.00 Akehurst3-in 6,50 55.00 Matchless 3.50 30,00 4,00 35.00 White Enchantress 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 White Wonder 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 Rose Pinlc Enchantress.. 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 Beacon 3.00 27..50 4.00 35.00 Mrs. C. W, Ward 3.00 27.50 4.00 35.00 Enchantress 3,00 27.50 4.00 35.00 ORDER NOW FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS SEND FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS We are ready to supply our usual high grade of young stock. Our business in this department increases each year because of the healthy char- acter of our stock, its thoroughly rooted condition when sent out, and our careful packing. Those who once buy of ufl seldom care to take a chance by ordering of anyone else. We offer; 100 1000 Enchantress $2.00 $18.00 Philadelphia 2.00 18.00 Washington 2 00 18.00 Rosette 2.50 20.00 White Enchantress 2.00 18.00 White Perfection 2.00 15.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Victory 2.00 18.00 WIETOR BROS., 162 No. Wabash Ave.. Chicago. Continned to Next Colnmn CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to growing CarnationjCuttings. Our cuttings are large, strong, healthy and well rooted. We never sent out finer stock than we are shipping this season. To prove this if our stock does not reach you in good con- dition and perfectly satisfactory, you may return it at once to us. 100 1000 Enchantress. Standard Lt. Pink$2.50 $20.00 White Enchantress. Std. white . . 2.60 20.00 Rose Pink Enchantress. Pink... 2.50 22.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward. Pink 2.50 22.60 Matchless. Best white 3.00 25.00 Supreme. Light pink 3.00 25.00 Alice. Best light pink 5.00 45.00 We also have stock from 2-in. pots ready for shipment, also we would be pleased to book your order for stock " ready to plant " and then you do not have to bother with the handling and give it the room in your houses. 100 1000 Enchantress : $3.50 330.00 White Enchantress 3.50 30.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.50 32.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.50 32.50 Matchless 4.00 35.00 Vicotry 4.00 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 4.00 35.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Dorothy Gordon 4.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 5% discount, cash with order. SMITH & GANNETT Carnation Specialists GENEVA, N, Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 60.00 Beacon 3 00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Gloria 3.00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 R. P. Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.60 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 Peerless Pink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.60 20.00 Conquest 2.60 20.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY. Joliet, lU. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. ALICE Don't overlook Alice. It is conceded to be the bread winner for the ordinary grower. It is a great producer, quick grower, and easy to handle. POTTED STOCK Write for prices on stock to be potted and grown on for later delivery. 100 1000 Alice $5.00 $45.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.50.^ 20.00 250 at 1000 rate. 5% off for cash with:,order. A. A. GANNETT GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stook 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17.50 Enchantress 2.00 17.60 Philadelphia 2.00 17.60 Beacon 2.28 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2.25 20.00 Matchless 2 25 20.00 White Wonder 2.26 20.00 White Enchantress 2 25 20.00 Benora 2 26 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. SEEDLING CARNATION Laura Weber $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Color grand I Deep salmon pink, large bloom, strong stem; excellent keeper and shipper. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.25 $17.50 Alice 5 00 White Wonder..'.'.'.'.!."!!.'!!!.'!!.'!!!! 2!50 20.00 Sensation 5.00 Pocohontas 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES. QUIDNICK, R. I. CARNATION PLANTS From Soil To Close 100 1000 ALICE $3,00 $25.00 BEACON 2.50 20.00 WHITE WO.NDER 2.50 20,00 FRANK P. PUTNAM. LOWELL, MASS Continued to Next Colnmn CARNATIONS— R. C, select, well rooted, Alice. Mrs. Akehurst, Sensation, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Champion, Herald, Yellow Prince, Dagmar, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Match- less, Benora, Philadelphia, Gorgeous, Alma Ward, Supreme White, Pink Enchantress, $3.00 per 100, $2500 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, (3hio. CARNATIONS — Matchless, Enchantress Supreme Rose Pink Enchantress, White Enchantress Washington (Dark Pink Enchantress), Victory $20.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with or- der from unknown l)artiea. The above are healthy and well rooted for immediate shipment. Alex. A. Laub, New Hamburg, N. Y. CARNATIONS— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 SCOTT BROS ELMSFORD, N. Y. 30.000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. WhiU, Enchantress: pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., >lashville, Tenn. CARNATIONS— Young plants from 2-in. pots, It* ready for the field. Enchantress, C. W. Ward, and Beacon, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; White Perfection, S3.50 per 100. Ed. Buchtenkirch, Sea Cliff, N. Y. CARNATIONS — Strong, healthy, well-rooted Cut- tings: Enchantress, $12.50 per 1000. A. J. Johnson. 1860 Broad St.. Providence. R. I. CARNATIONS— Rooted (Duttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 941. Roman J. Irwin, 1(M West 28th St., New York. CATALFAS FOR CATALPA BUNGEII AND SPECIOSA— Inquire of H. G. Norton, Perry, Lake CJo., Ohio. CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Best commercial varieties at reasonable prices. Mai. Bonnaffon. $1.50 per 100, $11.50 per 1000. WHITE— Smith's Advance. Queen, E. Snow, Wanamaker, Kalb, Chas Razor, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Naomah, Ivory Supreme, Oct. Frost, Mt. Kisco, G. Pitcher, Mrs. Syme, W. Perfection, M. Meyer, W. Bonnaffon, A. Byron, Lynnwood Hall, C. Touset, W. Frick, W. Cheer, W. Ivory. Polly Rose, J. Jones. E. Papworth. Dec. Gem. $1.75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Oconto. Smith's Ideal, Wm. 'Turner. T. Eaton, J. Nonin, $1.90 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; White Chieftain, grand white, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. YELLOW— Aug. Hasse, Col, Appleton, R. Halli- day, Reiman, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000: Donelleta, G. Glow, Y. Jones, R. Gold, Nagoya, Chrysolora, Oct. Sunshine, Ramapo, D. Dimple, G. Robin, $1.75 per 100, $12.60 per 1000; Yellow Eaton, $2.00 per 100; Odessa, Golden Eaton, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. PINK— Pacific Su- preme, M. Dean, Patty, Unaka, Glory of Pacific. $1 50 per 100. $12.50 per 1000; Chieftain, P. Frick, Rosiere, Alma Pink, Pink Ivory, Gloria, P. Gem, Dr. Enguehard, W. R. Brock, C. P. KeUey, $1.75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; E. A. Seidewitz, W. L. Pink, Hirondelle, $1.90 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. BRONZE— Glenview, Tints of Gold, Elberon, Naomah, $1.75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. RED— Harvard, Black Hawk. Cullinfordi. $1.75 per 100. $12.50 per 1000. POMPONS— W. Diana, Quinola, Souv d'Or, $1.75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Golden Climax, Y. Baby, W. Baby, Queen of Whites. Julia Lagravere, Western Beauty, Mary Richard- son, B. Phillips, L. Doty, Rufus, Lula, Nesco, Miss Julia, H, Newberry, (jolden Harvest. Klondyke, $1.75 per 100, $15,00 per 1000. SINGLES— Garza, Nakota, M. CoUaday, $1.76 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. NEW— Red Riding Hood, Leota, W. Mensa, G. Menaa, Garza, Josephine, W. E. Buck- ingham, E. D. Godfrey, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW VARIETIES— Autocrat, grand white, $10.00 per 100; E. Guttman, grand pink, $25.00 per 100; Golden Gleam, E. Frost, Marigold, Golden Queen, Modello, $6.00 per 100. $50,00 per 1000, POT TYPE— White Caprice, Y, Caprice. Purple Caprice, Lilac Caprice, Butler's Caprice. K. Thompson, Lady Lydia, Brutus, Mrs. Greening, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Delivery on any of these varieties from April 15th to July 15th: 250 of any one kind at the 1000 rate. Cash on these prices. Chrysanthemum cuttings, and field Carnation plants. ARTHUR COOMBS, WEST HARTFORD, CONN. 25,000 CHRYSANTHEMUM TRUE NO. 1 STOCK 1000 10.000 White Touset. One of the best white early incurved variety $9.00 2.000 Dr. Enguehardt. Late pink 10.00 1,000 Mrs. Hulp, Early white round flow.. 8.00 2,000 Pacific Supreme. Beat early pink. . . . 7.00 1,000 Beatrice May. Feathery white 10.00 1,000 Montaro. Late white 12.00 1,000 White Duckham. Late white 8.00 500 Metzer. Late white. 10.00 A few thousand of other varieties. Order today. My stock will please you. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 Wall St., TRENTON, N J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200,000 Rooted Cut- tings, in 25 leading commercial varieties, $2.00 per 100, S15 00 per 1000. List ready. Early Frost, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Mistletoe, Oconto and Seidewitz, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash. Benja- min Connell, Florist, Merchant\'ille, N. J. Continned to Next Page April IS, 1916. STOCK FOR SALE The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE 979 STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS COLEUS DAHUAS CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS NEW AND STANDARD VARIETIES. MRS. M. R. MORGAN, a pure Golden Yellow Eaton, rooted cuttinRa, J15.00 per 100, »125.00 per 1000. ALEX GUTTMAN. the new flesh pink, from 2}i-in. pots, .SOe. eneh, »5.00 doi.-. $35.00 per 100. WHITE CniEFrAIN, rooted cuttings, H 00 per 100, S.I.'i.OO per 1000. GOLDEN GLEAM, CRYSTAL GEM, MARI- GOLD, MODELLO, EARLY FROST, GOLDEN QUEEN, rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. GOLDEN E.\GLE, SALO.MON'S GOLD, W. H. CHADWICK, E. A. SEIDEWITZ, SMITH'S IDEAL, MISTLETOE, OCONTO, HARVARD, WELLS' LATE PINK and ALICE SALOMON. Best early white, rooted cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. GOLDEN CHADWICK. CHADWICK IM- PROVED and CHADWICK SUPREME. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. CHARLES RAZER, EARLY SNOW, IVORY, OCTOBER FROST, POLLY ROSE. COMOLETA, GOLDEN GLOW, ROBERT HALLIDAY, PINK IVORY, ROSERIE, UNAKA, WILLIAM TUR- NER. LYNNWOOD HALL, TIMOTHY EATON, ALICE BYRON, DOLLY DIMPLE, RAMAPO, YELLOW EATON, DR. ENGUEHARD, PINK GEM, PATTY. CHIEFTAIN, JEAN NONIN, MRS. J. JONES, WHITE, YELLOW MRS. JONES, HELEN FRICK, MAUD DEAN. WELLS' LATE PINK, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. SMITH'S ADVANCE, CHRYSOLORA, GLO- RY OF PACIFIC, PACIFIC SUPREME, BEATRICE MAY, COL. APPLETON, MAJ. BONNAFFON, ROMAN GOLD, $2.00 per 100, $17.80 per 1000. NEW POMPONS FROM 2Vi-INCH POTS. HARVEST MOON, EUGENE LANGAULET, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. PEACE, $2 00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. LEOT A. GOLDEN WEST. GOLDEN CLIMAX DORIS, GOLDEN HARVEST, WESTERN BEAUTY,l$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. SINGLES. EMILIEfJOSEPHINE, MRS. WHITEBORN, MENSA, GOLDEN MENSA, W. E. BUCKING- HAM, $3.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR PLANT BULLETIN H S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. WHITE 100 1000 Smith's Advance $2.00 $15.00 Early Frost 5.00 50.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 15.00 Alice Salomon 2.00 15.00 Alice Byron 2.50 20.00 Wm. Turner 2.50 20.00 Chaa. Razer 2.00 16.00 Linwood Hall 2.00 16.00 YELLOW Chryaolora 2.00 15.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15.00 Yellow Eaton 2.50 20 00 Odeasa 6.00 Bonnaffon 2.00 15.00 Nagoya 2.50 20.00 Daily Mail 6.00 PINK Amorita 2.00 15.00 Chieftain 2.00 15.00 MoNeice 2.00 15.00 Dr. Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewitz 6.00 CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 15.00 H. E. Converse 5.00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JOLIET, ILL. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Well rooted, clean and healthy. Golden Glow, Chryaolora, Appleton, Roman Gold, Bonnaffon, October Frost, White Glory, Ivory, A. Byron.'Adelia, McNeise, Well's Late Pinic, Maud Dean, Dr. Enguehard, Harvard, $1.50 per 100. Oconto. Ideal, Poehlmann, Ivory Supreme, Naomah, Fidelity, W. Turner, W. H. Chadwick, Lynnwood Hall, Chieftain, Elberon, Mrs. O. H. Kahn, Goldmine, Golden Chadwick, $2.00 per 100. Baby, Celco, Nesco, Garza, Golded Harvest, Klondyke, Zenobia, Western Beauty, Helen Newberry, $1.50 per 100. Special prices on large orders. Stein Bros., Warren Point, N. J. URLY UVENDER-PINK CHRYSANTHEMUM ALEX. QUTTMAIN 'Mum growers shouldn't be without this one. We offer a few stock plants at $2.00 each. For early delivery. Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Strong Rooted Cuttings: Pacific Supreme, Pink Gem, Early Snow, Chas. Razer, Alice Salomon, Yellow Bonnaffon, Ramapo, Robert Halliday, Chryaolora, $1.25 per 100. $12.00 per 1000. Harvard, Golden Glow, .Mme. J. Nonin, Tim. Eaton, Wm. Turner, Chieftain, S2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Pompons — AUentown, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Ira, Klondyke, Garza, $1.75 per 100, $13.50 per 1000. Potted plants, 2)i-in., $1.00 per 100 eitra. 250 at lOOO rates. Cash, please. John B. Tanguy, West Grove, Pa. MRS. M. R. MORGAN— The finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings, $15 00 per 100; 2H-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum^Co., Inc., Pitts- burgh, Pa. Continned t« Next Caltunn EM MA A Garaa-Ancmone, Double Pompnn, pale pink. It's a dandy I You will make no mistake in buying stock of thiB 'Mum; cornea into bloom about Nov. 15th, finishes early in necember. CuttinfiB ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR. INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob PuUinR, Calumet. Kewanee, Mankato. Lelia, Mary Bennett, Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at $10.00 per 100. Crystal Gem, Golden Queen. Marigold. Gorgeous, Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones, ^Ir^. R. H. Boggs, Miss Emma Roope, Nerissa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard. Lilian Doty, at $3.00 per 100. Also general colleotion of exhibition, commercial and pompon varieties at popular prtceB. SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings, Smith's Advance, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora, Rosiere, Chieftain, Major Bonnaffon, Ivory Supreme, Pink Gem, Dr, Enguehard, Chas. Razer, Baby, Fairy Queen, Diana, L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Mary Collahan and others, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. FLORAL HILL GARDENS G. F. Neipp. Prop., CHATHAM. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Rooted Cuttings, Advance. Polly Rose, Golden Glow, etc., $1.50 per 100. $12.50 per 1000. Crystal Gem. $6.00 per 100. Early Frost and Marigold, $5.00 per 100. Golden Razer, $2.00 per 100. Golden Climax, Golden West, Josephine, $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. The 135 best florists' varieties. STAFFORD'S CONSERVATORIES STAFFORD SPRINGS. CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, the kind we like to receive; White Ivory, Chas. Razer, W. Bonnaffon, J. Nonin, Yellow Major Bonnaffon, Salomon's Gold, Pink Chieftain, Pacific; $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Pompons— ' Diana White, Klondyke yellow and Golden Pheas- ant: $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Milbrook Lea Greenhouses. West Whiteland P. O., Chester Co.. Pa^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Rooted Cuttings. White — Chas. Razer, E. Snow, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon. Yellow — Chrysolora, Roman Gold, M. Bonnaffon, Mrs. Hurley, Pink — Chief- tain, Unaka, Pattv. Well's Late Pink. 82.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Send for complete list. Wm. Swayne, Lock Box T, Kennett Square, Pa. ANEMONE MUMS Japanese Anemone, C. L. Hutchinson, Japanese Anemone Marie Poole, Single Anemone, Mrs. Carrie Ryerson, Single Anemone, Thomas Dunn, 2^-in. pot plants. $1.50 per doz., $10 00 per 100. D. D. P. ROY. 1005 Federal Life Bldg., Chicago. LIST OF CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Well rooted and healthy^ plants. Thanksgiving Queen, Chrysolora, Ramapo, Tint of Gold, Patty, Well s Late Pink, Pink Gem, Silver Wedding. Har- vard, red, Cullingfordi, Klondyke, Lulu, Mrs. Beu and others, SI. 50 per 100. James T. Heal. Florist, Beverly. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings from sturdy stock. Grown cool. 100 1000 Harvard. Jeanne Nonin $1.75 $15.00 Mrs. E. D. Godfrey, superb late single pink 2.00 17.50 JOHN B. ROY HARRISON. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Exhibition and Commercial Varieties. Pompons and Hardy Varieties. Write for our Wholesale Catalog if you are a florist. Sent to the trade only. A. N. PierioD, Ino., Cromwell. Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Well rooted Cuttings, from cool-grown stock; Major Bonnaffon, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; Pacific, Unaka. white and pink Ivory, $1.50 per 100; Garza. $2.00 per 100. Albert Marck. New Springville, S. I., N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS — Seidewitz. Chieftain, at $15.00 per 1000; White Bonnaffon, Enguehard, at $10.00 per 1000. Herman Mamitsch, 220 Grand Ave.. Englewood. N. J. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana, Baby, Quinola, Klondyke, Sol. d'Or, Helen Newbury, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Ready April 1st. White Bros., Medina, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. Seedisplayad.,page941. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. ^_^____„ CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading varieties for pot culture. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. COLEUS COLEUS The best bedders Queen Victoria, Golden Bedder. Duneira, Fire- brand. Verscfaaffeltii. 76o. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. by express; $7.60 per 1000, all charges paid. Sena (or oomplet« list. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. Continned to Next Colnmn Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Use for Results COLEUS CUTTINGS Vcrsohaffoltii. Bockwith'e Gem, Golden Bed- der, Queen Victoria. Trailing Queen. Firebrand Queen of the Mist, Tarn O'Shanter, Salvador. Attraction. Mcasey. Fireflame. American Beauty. Lord Palmerson. lienuty of Lyons. Progress: $8.00 per 1000. 2H-in- plants, $30,00 per 1000. BRILLIANCY HOOTED CUTTINGS, $12.00 per 1000. 2H-in., $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-20 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. Pa. COSMOS THE WONDERFUL SUFFRAGETTES. Fall Cosmos in July, big blossoms, early July till frost, endorsed by best gardeners. Write for booklet, see what they say and who they are. Satisfaction or money back. Plants only. ^ Edward Lewis, Derby, Conn. PROTONS CR0TON8 — From 3-in. pots, 8 to 10 fn. high in 8 varietie^ $1600 per 100: from 2^-in. pots, in 10 varieties, $5 00 per 100 B. M. wlohers A Co., Qretna, La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in exisfc- ence. Transplanted seedlings, 8 varieties equally divided, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 — including Glory of Wandsbek, light and dark salmon; Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per lOOO; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon, $4.50 per 100. $40.00 per 1000; new fancy variety. Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine. $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200,000 plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER. WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN' — Our well known string;, colors kept separately, out of 2^-111. pots, S5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots, S8.00 per 100. $70.00 per 1000. Immediate^delivery. Lebnig Winnefeld, Hackenaack, N. J. CYCLAMEN— 7-in. and 8-in. Azalea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.50 each. 6-in. extra fine plants, 75o. and $1.00 each. Good plants. 25o. and 6O0. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves-, Grand Rapids Mich CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3 60 per 100, $30 00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St.. New York. CYCLAMEN — Beat strain. Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. CYCLAMEN — Mixed seedlings, repotted thumb pots. Ready now. 3c. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DAHLIAS DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella, A. D. Livoni, Incomparable. Judah. La France, Orator, Purple Judah, 8c.; Robt. Bloomfield, 8c.; Storm King, 8c.; Queen Victoria. White Swan. 8c. DECORATIVE— C. W Bruton, Golden West. 25o.; Jack Rose. Katherine Duer. F. T. Baseett. Lyndhurst, M. McCulIough. Orange King, Princess Juliana. 15o.; Queen Emma, 15o.; Sebaatopol, 15o.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke 80.: CACTUS — Country Girl, 80.; Floradora, 8c; Golden Gate, 25o.; Galliard, 80.; Hagen, 8c.; Libelle, 8c.; Rev. Jamieson, So. POMPON— Fairy Queen. Little Bessie. Vivid SINGLE— Reiee 80.; 20th Century. 80.; Scarlet Century. 80 All except as noted. $6 00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; divided. $3.00 per 100, $26 00 per lOOO. Cash, please. C Betscher. DOVER. OHIO If you intend growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake in trying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the best there is in Dahlias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing Dahlias for the florists' cut flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Also have to offer a splendid assortment of 25 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's counter trade; all good commercial standard kinds. Every type and color in this tot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satisfa'^tion Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of DahHas mailed on application. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W, A. Finger. Prop . Hickaville. L. I.. N. Y. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true "Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps. $25.00 per 100. $3.60 per doa Strong divisions, $10 00 per 100, $1.60 pet doz. Write for trade bet and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, HicksviUe. L. I., N. Y. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps, $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N.J. C«mtian*a t« N«st 0*li DAHLIAS Whole field clumps, the best commercial and show varieties. Complete list on applioat Jon Write for our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Pliladelphia, Pa. DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. All lead- ing cut flower show, cactus and aecorative va- rieties, also Melody, one of the beet cut flower varieties. 50c. each. Cash. Write for price list. Van Kirk Floral Co.. Atco. N. J. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylria Jack Rose, Red Hussar, Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100, $36 00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatboro, Pa "THE DAHLIA KING" has 800,000 clumps to offer at rook bottom prices. Send for fres cata- log. Let me quote on your list of want-. J. K. Alexander, " The Dahlia King." East Bridgo^ water. Mass. DAHLIA TUBERS— 20, all different, labeled. $1.00 postpaid. Best commercial varieties. List free. The Bungalow Gardens, Dahlia Hobby- ists, Netcong. N. J. DAISIES BELLIS (Daisies), Longfellow and Snowball, large, bushy, Fall transplanted, in bud and bloom. $1.50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate; small plants, $2.50 per 1000; from cold- frames. Gustav-Pitzonka, Pansy.Farm, Bristol, Pa^ BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Reve d'Or. 2K-in., $5.00 per 100; strong, bushy plants, 3H- in., $10.00 per 100; Mrs. F. Sander, 3H-in.. $7.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse, N. Y. DIELTTRA DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS— Fine clumps, $8.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. EASTER PLANTS Easter Plants Complete list of blooming and foliage plants for Easter sales Now ready Jor mailing S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow Si., PHILADELPHIA, PA. FEBirS FERNS. 100 1000 Scottu. 2H-m J5.00 H5.00 Boston. 2H-in 5.00 45.00 Roosevelt. 2!-i-in 5.00 45.00 Teddy, Jr. 2H-in., eitra good 6.00 50.00 Whitmani. 2H-in 5.00 45.00 Boston, Scottu, Whitmani, Roosevelt, 4-in., 120.00 per 100. Teddy, Jr., extra heavy, J25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. Smithii, 4-in., J25.00 per 100, S200.00 per 1000. 6-in. of the above, $50.00 to $75.00 per 100. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. 8. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO, 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelpfais, Pa. GOOD FERNS— READY. Boston and Roosevelt ferns, excellent plants, dark green color, 5-in., at 25o.: Boston, Roose- velt and Whitmani, 6-in., 50c. each. Fine Btook for immediate use or valuable to repot and grow on. GULLETT A SONS LINCOLN. ILL. FERNS— 50,000 2M-in , Scoltii and Roosevelt, $35 00 per 1000: 15,000 Scottii, Roosevelt and Teddy Jr. 4-in., $12.00 per 100. Caah, please. M. Hilpert, Sta. O., 313 Belair Rd., Baltimore, Md. FRESH FERN SPORE — Comprising 25 of the best sorts. List on application. 25c. per pkt. J. F. Birmingham, Florist, Fern Specialist, Weldon, Fa. FERNS — From 2-in. pota. Boston, 3c.; Roose- velt, 4c.i Teddy, Jr., 5c. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— la any quantity; see advertisement on pace 950 J. F. Anderson. Fern Spedalist, Short Hilla. N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— Is aU varietlea: alao all other Ferns, 2>^-in., ete. See display ad., pace 941. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. BOSTON FERN RUNNER.S— $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm, Mears, Rumson, N. J. FTJCHSIA8 FUCHSIAS — Double white, double blue, single pink, 4-in. pot stock, $8.00 per 100. Little Beauty, 2H-in.J>ot8, $4 00 per 100. ESTATE CARL^IAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON. N. J. FUCUPI.\— Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100: 2L4-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Ber- gen, N. J. 980 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS — 4 of the best varieties, fine 2i4-in.. $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. Charles Whitton, cor. York St. A Gray .\ve.. I'tica. N^Y. FUCHSIAS— Strong rooted cuttinge, tl.OO per 100 tlO.OO per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. STOCK FOR SALE • rPWKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per dos., $16.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE ILL. OARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H-'n- Immediate delivery Extra fine, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Write for out monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. Pa. GERANIUMS GEKANIUMS In bud aud bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you mav want them. 100 1000 4-in $12,00 $100.00 5-in 1.S.00 160.00 3-in., for growing on 5.00 45.00 Poitevine, Ricard, Maryland, S. A. Nutt, Buch- ner, La Favorite and all the other popular varieties You will not be making a mistake by ordering your Spring Stock NOW. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow .St., Philadelphia, I'a. GERANIUMS — Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, strong, 4-in. plants, $8.00 per 100. Petunias, single, mixed, bushy plants, 33'2-in., $4.00 per 100. Ver- ben-as, separate colors, 3J.2-in., $4.00 per 100. Begonias, Vernon and Erfordii, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Salvia Bonfire, 3'.-2-in., $4.00 per 100. Cinerarias Maritima and Diamond, 2J^-in.. $3.50 per 100. All hotbed raised. Ready second week of May, John F. Gocer, Soarsdale, N. Y. GERANIUMS— 2J^-in., S. A. Nutt, $2.73 per 100; Poitevine, $3,00 per 100; Jean Viaud, $3.50 per 100; Berthe de Presilly, $3.00 per 100; La Favorite, $3.00 per 100. 3)^-in., S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Mrs. Lawrence, Jean Viaud, Berthe de Presilly, La Favorite, $5.00 per 100. Vankirk Floral Co., .\tco, N. J. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2>i-in. stock, ready for shift Ricard, Viaud, Buohner, Poitevine, $2.60 per 100. $22 50 per 1000. S. A. Nutt. $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co , Monroe. N. Y. STRONG. WELL.GROWN GERANIUMS— 8-in 8. A. Nutt, Pi£Bn. Harrison. La Favorite. $25 00 per 1000, Jean Viaud, Beaute Poitevine. Perkins, Mad, Landry, etrone, 3-in.. $27,50 per 1000. Peterson Floral Co.. Gibson City. IH. GERANIUM.S— Grant, Nutt, Viaud, Oberle. Poitevine and Ricard, 2J.4-in. stock. $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Mme.Languith (silver leaf), $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. GERANIUMS— Hill and S. A. Nutt,l$20.00 per 1000; 3-in., Poitevine and S. A. Nutt, $25,00 per 1000; Mme. Salleroi, 2}2-in., $20.00 per 1000. Must have room, hence the price. Cash with order. Babcock Floral Co,, Wequetonsing, Mich. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, B. Poitevine. A. Ricard, Jeanne Oberle, a few thousand, $18 00 per 1000; $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. Sunny- side Greenhouses, R. F. D. No. 7, Schenectady, N. Y. GERANIUMS— 2Ji-in., Ricard, Perkins, $2.00 per 100. La Favorite, Nutt, double and single Grant, $1.75 per 100; Rose-scented, $1.60 per lOO. Cash, please. John B. Tanguy, Florist, West Grove, Pa. GERANIUMS— Ricard, Doyle, Nutt, Poitevine and White, from 2i^-in. pots. $22.50 per 1000; immediate delivery. Cash with order. Wm. F. Koenig, 566 Hamilton Ave., West New Y'ork, N. J. GERANIUMS — I have a few thousand well-rooted Cuttings of Poitevine that 1 wish to move quickly. Will price these at $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. C. B. Shisler, WiUiamsville, N. Y'. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings. S. A. Nutt, Grant, Buchner; $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Ross Bros., Dubois, Pa. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, strong, 3M-in. and 4-in. pots in bloom, $6.00 and $7.00 per 100. L. C. Happel, Waynesboro, Pa. GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2H-in. pot plants. See display ad, pare 941, Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., Now York. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- ADtee that puts all risk oo me. Sea display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. 6LADIOI.I GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display od. pose, 941. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New Vork. Continued to Next Colnmn GLAUIOLI GLADIOLUS BULBS 1st size 2d size 1000 1000 .\nieric;i , , ?I()I10 SS 00 ,.\uKU.«t:i II (111 y.llO Kloiiilvke 11 IKI 0.00 Brenchlevensis III (III 8.00 Mrs, F. King. 1(1 oil 8.00 Baron Hulot IS. 00 Halley 15.00 Iiulrpeiidence 12.00 8.00 Tacnnic 15.00 12.00 Virtorv 14.00 10.00 Minnesota 14.00 10.00 .Madame Monnerot 15,00 12.00 Shakespeare ,X0 00 Hyde Park ::,", (ill Morning Star. . ;ill,llll Chicago White 75,00 Write for copy of our monthly plant bulletin S, S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1(.;0S-1020 I, ■,. - , Philadelphi.T, I'a GLADIOLI America, $10.00 Primulinus, $40 00 Annie Wigman, $20 00 Augusta, $12.00 Dora Krois, $50.00 Brenchleyensis, $12.00 Glory Holland, $20 00 Europa, $50.00 F. Buchanan, $30.00 Glory, $30.00 Klondyke, $20.00 Bailey, $12,00 Mrs King, $10.00 Jessie, $15.00 Niagara, $36 00 Mrs. Beeoher, $35 00 Nor Dee Childs, $80.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80.00 Peace, $50.00 Panama, $25.00 Renie Blanche, $40 00 Sohwaben, $80.00 Shakespeare, $30.00 Wm. Falconer, $40 00 Scribe, $35,00 PrimubnusHybridi,$20.00 Choice miied, $6,00, $8.00, $12.60, $25.00, $50 00. $100,00 Reds, white and light pinks, $12,00 $25 00, $50 00, $100.00, Yellows, $16.00,^ $20.00, $3000, $6000 All per 1000 Special price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscber, Dover, Ohio. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America, $8 00; Brenchleyensis, $9.00; Columbia. $15.00; Isaac Buchanan, $35.00; Mrs, Henry Ward Beeoher, $30,00; May, $?5.00 per 1000 for l)^-in. up: also 2d and 3d sizes and Duiblets, G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence, Princepe and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY, LAKE VIEW, N. Y. PLANTING OUT GLADIOLI l>i-in. 1-in. J^-in. America $8,00 $6.00 $5.00 Brenchleyensis 8.00 6,00 6 00 Pink Beauty 8.00 6.00 5.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 all blooming size, $15.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son, CoUingswood, N J. GLADIOLI— Prices for 100 America, I'A-'m , 7.5c., li;i-in,, 00c. ; King, lV4'-in, 60c.. 1-in, 40c.; Inde- pendence, IK-in. 60c.,; Dieulafoy, IJ^-in. $2.00; Brenchlevensis, IJi-in. 60c.; Hulot, l>4:-in. $1.00. Mixed, I'A-iM. 65c., I'^-in. 60c. Geo. Hall, .\delphia, N. J. ~ ^_ GLADIOLUS— Mrs. Frank Pendleton, i.-in. and under, grown from original stock, and true to name, $7.00 per 1000 5% discount on 5000 or more; 8% on 10,000 or more. Cash, please. Worcester Bulb Co., 51 Wellington St., Worcester, Mass. GL.\DIOLI — .America and Mrs. Francis Iving, fine, healthy, one-year old planting stock, % to 1-in., $4.00 per 1000; H to JJ in., $3.00 per 1000; '^-in. and under, $1.50 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. F. KING GLADIOLUS, lK,-in. up, $6.00 per 1000; 5000 or more, $5.00 per 1000; bulblets, $3.00 per bu.; 2 bu., $5.00. Dept. A P. D. Aspinwall, Ft. Atkinson, Wis. GLADIOLI — America, Mrs. Francis King, also a lot of the best varieties mixed, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Cash. M. J. Schaaf, Dansville, N, Y. GLADIOLUS— America, only strong bulbs for forcing, $8.00 per 1000. W. F. Schmeisker Hospital Sta., Binghamton, N. Y. HARDY PERENNIALS 100 1000 Astilbe Chiiiensis $3,50 $30.00 Eupatorium agertoides 3.00 20.00 Ferns, best hardv 3.00 20.00 Funkia ovata. . , 4.00 35.00 Hemerocallis flava , , , 4.00 30.00 Iris Siberica 3.50 26.00 Lathyrus latifolius , ,■ 2.50 20.00 Lily of the Valley, field 2.50 20.00 Lysimachia nunimularia 1.50 8.50 Spirsea pal. elegans 4.50 30,00 SpiiKa ulmaria fl- pi 4,50 30.00 Thymus serpyllum 2.00 10.00 Xanthorrhija apiofolia O.CK) 40.00 Harrison & Sons, R. 10, Lebanon Springs, N. Y. HARDY PLANTS TRANSPLANTED FIELD GROWN Delphiniums (Hardy Larkspur), all colors of blue mixed. Phlox, finest mixed colors. Hollyhocks, double, in White, Pink, Yellow, Red, in separate colors. Digitalis (Foxglove), White and Pink mixed. Dianthus Barbatus (Sweet William), double mixed. .\i.juilegia (Columbine), good mixture. Campanula (Canterbury Bells), Blue, Pink and White mixed. Coreopsis, Gaillardia, Shasta Daisy, Achillea (The Pearl) and Physostegia (False Dragon Head). Allare large, one-year-old clumps. Price, $4.00 per 100, 50 at 100 rate. GUSTAV PITZONKA BRISTOL, PA. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE HARDY PERENNIALS HOLLYHOCKS— Double white, red. pink and yellow; Japan Iris, purple and gold; Funkias, Hardy 'Mums, etc. All ntrong, field-grown atock. Write for list and pricea. W. H. Nichola & Son, Paineaville, Ohio. _^^^_^^ KING'S HARDY PERENNIALS— 10 per rent. off on all orders received during April. See display advertisement in this issue, page 945. W. E. KING. Box 362. LITTLE SILVER. N. J. HEATHER SCOTCH HEATHER— Laree, field-grown plants. 325.00 per 100. John Marshall. Fruit Hill (irecn- houses, Provirienre, R. I. HELIOTROPE HELIOTROPE— Dwarf, giant-flowered dark blue rooted cuttings. $1.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. HOLLYHOCKS HOLLYHOCKS — Single, all colors, mixed, strong, field-grown, $4.00 per 100. List of other hardy plants on request. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gar- dens, Mentor, Ohio. HYDRANGEAS FRENCH HYDRANGEAS Dormant and in fine condition. Splendid stock for after Easter and for Decoration Day sales Can be ahipped now or held until wanted. Safely shipped by freight if required. 400 La Lorraine, 6-in. pota, 4 branches, $15 per 100 1000 Radiant. 6-in, pota, 4 branches. $15 per 100 500 Radiant, 6-in, pots, 6 branchea, $20 per 100 YOUNG STOCK FOR GROWING ON Radiant. 3H-in. pota, $6 per 100. La Lorraine. Mme. Maurice Hamar, Otaska and Radiant. 2i^-in. pots, $4 per 100. $35 per 1000. JACKSON PERKINS COMPANY, NEWARK. NEW YORK HYDRANGEA P. G. 100 1000 12-15 in., lining out $3 00 $25.00 2- 3 ft., well branched 8.00 75.00 • Also Trees. Shrubs and Perennials ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave.. ONARGA. ILL. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-m. at $6.00, 6-in. at 20g., 6-Lii. at 26o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & DJviaion Avea.. Grand Rapida. Mich. 10,000 HYDRANGEA P. G.— Strong, thrifty plants. Splendid roots. Price list ready. Lervis Roescb. Box Y, Fredonia. N. Y. IRIS IRIS PALLIDA DALMATICA— The finest of all the German Iris; beautiful large lavender; suitable for cut flowers, as well as for the garden. Strong divisions. $10.00 per 100; large quantities at special prices. Now is the time for planting. J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. GERMAN IRIS— Albert Victor, tallest and best lavender, extra strong, $8.00 per 100. Siberian Iris — Orientalis, dark blue, a money-maker for Decoration Day, strong. $3.00 per 100. Frank Koehler, Hardy Plant Farm, Camden. N. J. 50,000 IRIS — German and Japanese, of finest va- rieties. Strong diviaioDs. Price list ready. L.ewis Roesch. Bo» Y, Fredonia, N. Y. IRIS SIBERICA— Fine, $3.50 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Harrison & Sons, R. 10, Lebanon Springs. N. Y. GERMAN IRIS— Pallida dalmatica. Mme. Che- reau, $3.00 per lUO. S25.00 per 1000, John Marshall, Fruit Hill Greenhouses, Provideni^e. R, I ISMENE ISMENE — Strong flowering bulbs. S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. Mirrinc. S702 State St., East St. Loiii-.. III. IVY HARDY English Ivy. 2 and 3 plants, out of 3-in. pots, strong, $.5.00 per 100; variegated, out of 2»^-in. pots, S5.00 per 100. Parlor U'y. out of 2K-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Tradescantia, 2H-in.. $3.00 per 100. Anthericums. 6-in. pots, extra fine. 35c. Scarlet Sage, dwarf, out of 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100; out of 4-in. pots. S7.00 per 100. Ageratum. Blue Dwarf, out of 3-in. -pots, $3.00 per 100. Geraniums, the new American Beauty, extra fine plants, out of 4-in. pots, SIO.OO per 100; out of 3-in. pots. $6.00 per 100; out of 2-in. pots, $400 per 100. Asparagus plumosus. out of 3-in. pots, double, extra fane. $5.00 per 100. Asparagus sprengeri, out of 4-in. pots, strong, $9.00 per 100. Drscaena indirisa, out of 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Clematis paniculata. out of 23^-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. Cash with order, please. Samuel V. Smith, 3323 Goodman St.. H square East near 11th & West- moreland Sta^, Philadelphia, Pa. ENGI-ISH IVY— Fine. 3-in. pot-grown stock- $4.00 per 100; 2 plants in a pot. Cash. Chas W. Schneider, Little Silver, N. J. ENGLISH IVY— 2}i-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave.. Philadelphia, Pa. ENGLISH IVY— Rooted Cuttings. 75c. per 100 postpaid, from pots 20-in. to 30-in., $5.00 per 100. Chas, Frost. Kenilworth, N. J. ENGLISH IVY— Pot-grown. 4-in., $90.00 per 1000 Miss Kate Cranz, Ira, Ohio. Continued to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE LILY OF THE VALLEY LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS— $5.00 per 1000. Clumps, $8.00 per 100. Alao all vegetable seed- lings. Henry Schaumberg, Hammonton, N. J. LOBELIAS LOBELIAS — Kathleen Mallard, the new double cuttings, from soil. GOc. per 100, by mail; $4.00 per 1000, by express. Chas. Whitton, York & Gray Ave., Utica, N. Y. MOONVINES I MOONVINE&— Strong, 3-in., 6c.; 2K-in., 3c. Caah with order. Sclimaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. MYRTLE MYRTLE — Nice, bushv plants, $1.00 prr 100, $60.00 per 1000. PANSIES— $20.00. S^.i.OO, $.30,00, $35.00 per 1000. Best variety of Pansics in the country and the best colors. Nice variety of Sweet Williams, 4 to 6 in. high, mosllv all briclit colors, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Hardy Carnations, all bright colors, 95 per cent, double* $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Bachelor Buttons, big flowers, $4.00 per 100, $32 .W per 1000, Moss Pinks, $6.00 per 100. T. Cascio, Box S51. Watchogue Road, Graniteville, S. I., N. Y. MYRTUS Communis. Brides or German Myrtle, fine plants, out of 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100; out of 2-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. Freder- ick Iloltke, cor. Broad & 5th St., Carlslgdt, N. .1. MYRTLE — Vinca minor, field-grown clumps; can be divided up into 4 to 5 plants, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. E. K. Bau- mann, Rahway, N. J. NURSERT STOCK ORNAMENTAL STOCK OF QUALITY CAN SUPPLY QUANTITY OF FOLLOWING 1 ITEMS: .\ZALEA mollis. Bushy plants, with plenty of j buds. 12 to 15-in. high, 35c. each, $4.00 per doz. $30,00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, 45o. each, $5.00 I per doz., $40.00 per 100. HCJXWOOD— Pyramids, 35-in. high, very (inCj i $1.75 each; 42-in. high, very fine, $2.25 each; 4S-in. high, very fine, $3,25 each; 54-in. high, very fine, $4.00 each. RHODODENDRONS— Best, hardy-named sorts, bright foliage aud full of buds, IS to 24-in. high, 75c. each; 24-to 30-in. $1.00 each. These cover ] the entire list of Parson's Hardy Hvbrids, Seedling RHODODENDRONS— Mixed colors, 18 to 24-in. high, very bushy and full of buds, 55c. each; 24 to 30-in. high, and correspondingly I bushv, 70c. each. I ARISTOLOCHIA SiphoCDutchman's Pipe)— Extra J strong plants, 4 ft. of tops, 25c. each, in any j quantity. HYDRANGEA Paniculata grandiflora — Tree form, j 3 to 4-ft. bodies, fine heads. $25.00 per 100. Bush form, 3 ft. high, $10.00 per 100. HYDRANGEA Arborescens grandiflora alba — 3 to ] 4 ft- high, bushy, $20.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft , bushy, $14.00 per 100, BARBERRY Thunbercii— 18 to 24 in. high, very bushv, $7.00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, very J bushy, S5.00 per 100. PRIVET CALIFORNIA— Vcrv bushy. 18 to 24-in. hiirh, $2.50 per 100; 24 to 30-in. high, S3.00 perl 100. PRIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy J Northern Typel— IS to 24-in., $5.00 per 100; 24 to 30-in,. $7.00 per 100. THE STORES & HARRISON CO., Paines\'ille ----------- Ohio ] WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees, Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small ' Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit vour wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO., 200 Maple Ave. ONARGA. ILL. WE HAVE the largest and most complete assort- ment of fruit, shade, ornamental and evergreen trees, shrubs, vines and perennial plants.^ Lining out stock of Cornus, Forsythia, Lonicera, Phila- delphus, Spirsa, Salix aiid Currants, Writs for wholesale and descriptive catalog. Klehms' Nurseries, Arlington Heights, Ithnois. STRONG, 2-year Grapes, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries and other small fruita; Oriental Planes. Norway Maples, etc. Send for price list. Chas. Black, Hightatown, ■N. J. NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oaks, Oriental Plants in all sicefl. Send for price list. Audubon Nur- saries, Boi 731. Wilmington, N C MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA— MagnoUa Grand- iflora seedlings for lining out. Also larger sizes. Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES — 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 6-10 ft. high and through. Perfect speoiznena. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle. N. Y. ORCHIDS FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, etc., about 1000 plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo, Warren, Box 43, Elmwood, R. I. PALMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— III all sijes. Special price list on demand. Julius Roebrs Co. Rutherford, N J. Continued to Next Page April IS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 981 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE PAITDAinTS PANDANUB VEITCHII— For ■ few days only will make speolal low prioe for cash with order. 81m tor m-\u. pota, *4 SO per 100. Siie (or 8 -in. poCa, 6 00 per 100 Sise (or 4 -In poU, BOO per 100. Biu (or 8 -in. pota. 12.00 per 100 Beat pot-tcTown, nicely variegated, ;j-in. pole. 110.00 per lOO. Pasdanuj auokan, 12.00 and t4 00 per ICO J. J. Boat. UtUe River. Fla PANSEES PANSY PLANTS of my largest-aowering mixtur of show varieties, unsurpas-sed quality. Rood eiic. stocky pliinti, $.1.00 per 1000; 5000 lots. S2.50 per 1000. Fine Fall transplanted plants in bloom, ready about March l.'ith. shipped from coldframcs. $1.50 per 100, »12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. 25 years' experience in growing Pansies for the wholesale trade. Gustav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa 225,000 LARGE, stocky (Sept. transplanted), field-grown, blooming Pansy Plants, Henry Mette's strain, all salable stock, satisfaction guarantce,00 per 100; strong field plants. True Butterfly Bush, field grown. 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per doz. Japan Maples, purple, 2]^^ ft. to 3 ft., 50o. St. Regis Raspberry, $2.00 per 100. All other shrubs and vines, Cannas, Gladiolus, Caladi- ums. Peonies, Evergreens, etc. Get list. Cash please Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Fine stock, well graded and packed, 2 years, 3 ft. to 4 ft., very heavy se- lected, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; 2M ft, to 3H ft., heavy, well branched. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 3 ft., four or more branches, fine $2.60 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; 18 in to 24 in., three or more branches, good. $2.00 per 100. $12.00 per 1000; 1 year, 18 m. to 24 in., branched, $1.60 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Amoor River (North), 18 in. . to 24 in., branched. $3.00 per 100; Ibota, 18 in. to 24 in., (heavy), $3 00 per 100. Packed free. Chaa. Black. Higbtatown. N._J. RHODODENDRONS RHODODENDRON,?— Hardy Hybrids, case lots, 40c. and 55c. Rockland Nurseries, Blauvelt, N. Y. ROSES Own Root Grafted 100 1000 100 1000 ROSES— Cleveland. Gorgeous, Champ Weiland.. $30.00 $250.00 $35.00 $300.00 Mrs. Bayard Thay- er. Red Russell 35.00 300 00 Baby Doll, Tipper- ary 25.00 200.00 30.00 250.00 Red Radiance, Mrs. Wm. R. Hearst. . 17.50 150.00 17.50 1.50.00 Prima Donna 1.5.00 125.00 17.60 160.00 Mrs. Charles Rus- sell 12.00 100.00 15.00 130.00 Hoosier Beauty, Old Gold 10.00 90.00 15.00 140 00 Sunburst, American Beauty 8.00 70.00 Ophelia, J, L. Mock, Dble. Wh, Killar- ney, Mrs, George Shawyer. Radiance Mrs. A-iron Ward, Mrs, Taft, Lady Alice Stanley. Ce- cile Brunner. Had- ley 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Lady Hillingdon, Pink Killarney, Kaiserin 7,00 65,00 12.00 110.00 White Killarney 7.00 60.00 12.60 120 00 Richmond 7.00 55.00 12.50 120,00 Special prices on 2500 or more. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN, S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. (")wn Root Stock — 2J^-inch — — 4-incb — Headv now. Doz. 100 Doz. 100 .\merican Beauty $0.85 $6.00 $2.00 $15 A. Rivoire, flesh H. T. . . .50 3.50 1.50 12 Baby Crimson Rambler.. .60 4.00 C, Zcimet, white baby 50 3.50 1..50 12 Clbg. White Cochet .50 3.00 1.50 12 Clo. Soupert. Hv. Pol , . .50 3.60 Crimson Rambler 50 3..50 1.50 12 Et. de Lvon yellow T .50 3.50 1.26 10 Excelsa, Red D. Perkins. .50 3.60 1.50 12 Excelsa, l-vr. field 1..50 12 F.S. Key.rcdll.T 75 5.00 2.00 15 Gen. jEcq.. red H. P 00 4.00 1.25 10 G. an Teplitz, II. Bengal. .60 3.60 1.50 12 Hadley, Crimson H. T.. . .75 5.0O 2.00 15 Killarney, pink H. T 60 4..50 2.00 15 Maman Cochet, pink tea. .50 3 .50 1.50 12 M. Nicl. yellow CI. N., . .50 3.50 2.00 15 Mme. C. Testout, p. H. T. .76 .5.00 2.00 16 Mrs. A. Ward. yel. H. T. .75 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. C.Russell, p. H.T.. 1.50 10.00 Maryland, pink II. T 00 4..50 2.00 15 Paul N'ovron, pink 11. T., .60 4.00 P. C.deKohan.nr 11 P.. .60 4.00 1.25 10 Radiance, pink 11. T 00 4.00 .-Jafrann. yellow Tea .50 3.00 1.25 10 ,i-io. pota, Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. 1000 Hooaier Beauty, 2>i-in. poU, Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. Quid- nick Greenhouaei, J. H. Cuahing, Prop., Quidnick, R. I. ROSES — 2 yr. old. American, field-grown. See diaplay ad., pace '.Ml. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E Weat 28th St.. New York. Contimied to Next Colaiaa ROSES READY NOW OR CAN BE HELD UNTIL WANTED The following Roses are from 2!-^-in. pota and are of last .Summer's propagation. They are stronger and niorc stocky than the plants usually sent out which are generally from 2^i-in. pots. White and pink Cochet especially valuable for florists to plant outaide for cutting during the Summer. B.aby TausendBchon...$4.00 per 100, $35 per 1000 Clothilde .Soupert. ,,. 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Gross an Tenlitz 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Killarney 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Orleans 3..50 per 100, :iO per 1000 Pink Cochet 3.60 per 100, 30 per 1000 Richmond 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 White Cochet 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Complete list of 1(X) other varieties sent on request. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY, NEWARK, NEW YORK Rose Prima Donna (Mad. Paul [ukr) (The Florei Gardens' Strain) A grand, deep pink bloom, handsome form, strong stem, fine foliage, very fragrant; better shaped and deeper color than Russell. Prima Donna is a money maker I Plants ready Feb. 15th and later. $15,00 per 100. $125.00 per 1000. Order early. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK ROSES Dos. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15 00 Erna Teschendorff 2.00 16.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 Ellen Poulaen 2.50 18 00 Tauaendscbon 2 50 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. ROSES — 2-vear, field-grown, extra strong, Dorothy Perkins, White Perkins, Hiawatha, $6,00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse, N. Y. SALVIAS SALVIA — Bonfire, King of the Carpet, Splendens, Zurich. Rooted Cuttings. 75c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. SALVIA — Zurich, 10,000 transplanted now ready, $5.00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON, N. J. SALVIA — Grown from cuttings, flower early, 2K-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly. 1610 Haekensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. _^^ SALVLA BONFIRE— 4000 extra fine, 2Ji-in.. ready now; $2.25 per 100. Caah, please. Dobba & Son, Auburn, N. Y. SALVIA SPLENDENS— Strong, transplanted seedlings; planta ready for 2j4-in. pota, $1,(X) per 100. prepaid. L. F. Graham, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. SALVIA Zurich, Silver Spot, Splendens, 2i.i-in., S2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Schmaus Bros., Paducah. Ky. SALVIAS — Extra strong seedlings, Bonfire or Dragon, 50c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. Cash. R. Powell. Florist, Box 266, White Plains. N. Y. S.^LVIAS — Zurich, fine, strong, large planta, 23-4- in., $2,00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. Charles Whit- ton, cor. York St. & Gray Ave,, Utica, N. Y. SEEDS SEED SWEET POTATOES Big Stem Jersey. Yellow Nansemond, Up Rivers, and Early Carolinas; heavy packed; bushel hampers, $1.00 per bushel, 10 bushels or more, 75c. per bushel. Tomato Seed, Livingston's New Stone and Greater Baltimore, Pound, postage paid, $1.60. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE DOUBLE VALUE OFFER 2000 seeds by mail for $1.00. .500 Asparagus Sprengeri. 200 Dracana australis, 200 Phoenix canariensis. 200 Chamsrops excelsa. 100 Seaforthia elegans. 200 Ampclopsis vcitchii, 1(K) Acacia floribunda. 100 Acacia Baileyana. 100 Cobaja scandens, 100 Cassia grandiflora, 100 Genista splendens, 100 African Daisy. George Leaver, P. O. Box lOlfl, Los Angeles, Cal. SEEDS — Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. All green- house grown and well ripened. 1000 seed at $3.00 per 1000; 5000 seeds at $2.75 per 1000; 10.000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000. Plumosa Seedlings. $8.00 per 1000. W. H. Elliott. Brighton. Mass. DELPHINIUM — From our Belladonna hybrida. About half light, half dark blue. Excellent for cutting. $1.50 per os.. 50o. per li oi. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— New crop, 75c. per 1000. 10,000 lots at 50o. Harry Bailey, R. F. D. 6, Box 354, Los Angelea, Calif. 8MII.AX SMILAX— 2K-in. pota. $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000; from flata, $11.00 per lOOO.j Roman J. Ir«-in, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. ■ Continned to Next Colnnui SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGONS 2H-incb 100 1000 Ramsburg'a Silver Pink $6.00 $50.00 Buxton's 6.00 60.00 Phelp'a White 8.00 60.00 Nelrose Pink 6.00 fiO.OO White and Yellow, extra good 5.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. NEW SNAPDRAGON ENCHANTRE.SS Most popular color, about like Knchantrcsa Carnation. Same habit as Phclp's White, flowers freel.v. Summer and Winter. Delivery commencea in May. From 2-in. pots, $2.00 per" doz., $10.00 per 100. F. W. Fletcher & Co., Inc., Auburndale. Mass. IF YOU GROW RAMSBURG'S SNAPDRAGONS you will not have to wait until April to got a few blooms. By using his^several varietiea you can have Snapdragon blooms every day in tne year. Some one or more of his varieties are always at work. .See his display ad. of Snapdragon. His new Silver Queen is a marvel, and an opportunity is offered to get stock of it. Look up his ad. G. S. Ramsbure. Somerworth, N. H. SNAPDRAGON— Don t Uke chancea on rooted cuttings. Plants from 2W-inch for March Ut and later. Phelps' White. Nelrose. Buxton's Silvar Pink. $4.00 per 100. $36.00 per 1000. Heatherdell. The best yellow. $5.00 per 100. A. N. PIERSON. INC.. CROMWELL. CONN. SNAPDRAGONS— Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the beat pure yellow sort*. $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per lOOC. Cash. Wm, Swayne,LLock Box T, Kennett Square, Pa ROOTED CUTTINGS— Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100. $15 00 per 1000 2>^-in. pots, $4.00 per 10(), $35 00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28tb. St.. New York. SNAPDRAGON CUTTINGS— Good stock, from plants that have blossomed all Winter (since November 15), white, red and yellow; $1.00 per 100. Tbomaa Cogger, Melrose, Mass. SNAPDRAGONS— 2-in. pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose. $2.00 per 100. J. H. Dann & Son. Westfield. N Y. RAMSBURG'S SILVKH PINK S.VAPDHAGON —2 .'4 -in.. $3.00 per 100. $25.(X) per 10(X). John R. Coombs, West Hartford, Conn. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink seedlings, 76e. per 100 Jamea T. Heal, Florist, Beverly. N. J. SPIRg!A SPIR.S;a VAN HOUTTEI 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.50 12-18 in., well branched 4.00 $30.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 50.00 2-3 ft., well branched 8.00 3-4 ft., well branched 10.00 ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA. ILL 10,000 SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI— Strong, thrU^ plants. Splendid roota. Price list ready. Lewia Koesch, Box Y. Fredonia, N. Y. SPIR^A — Later shipment, juat right for Memorial Day. large clumps. 150 clumps to case of 3 colors; $6.00 per 100. Thomaa Cogger. Melroee, Maaa. 8TEVIAB STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted euttinfts. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2^-in. stock, $1.50 per 100, worth double. Cash, pleaae. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. . SWEET AIiYSSTTMS SWEET ALYSSUM— Little Gem, strong, trans- planted plants, ready for 2H-in. pots, $1.00 per 100. prepaid. L. F. Graham, Poughkee|>sie. N. Y. SWEET PEAS WHEN YOU VISIT the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, see the Winter-Orchid-flowering Sweet Pea. If you arc interested see me there personally. I supply 99 per cent, of the commcrcia growers with these seed. Ant. C. Zvolanek. Sweet Pea Ranch. Lompoc. Cal. S\(rEET WII.I.IAHS SWEET WILLIAM.-;— Str..ng. fiil.l-growii. New- port Pink. $1.00 per 100: other varieties. $.1.00 per 100. List of other hardy plants on request. C B. Gates. Wa.vside Gardens. Nientor. Ohio. SWEET WILLIAMS— One year old. field-grown seedlings, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer. West Grove. Pa. TRADESCANTIAS TRADESCANTLAS— Variegated, 2K-in.. •trong planu. $1.75 per 100. John B. Tanguy. Florilt, West Grove. Pa. TRtTOUAS NOW IS THE TIME to buy Tritoma P6tseri for Spring planting. We send good stock. Thomas J. Obcrlin, Sinking Spring, Pa. TUBEROSES PEARL TUBEROSE BULBS— 'J to 1-in. diam., $2.00 per 1000; smaller site. $1.00 per 1000; large bulbs that have bloomed for breeders, $2.00 per lOOO. These will jneld 10 to 20 new bulbs. C. S. Tait. Brunswick. Ga. Continned to Next Face 982 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE LEGAL NOTICES VERBENAS VERBENAS — Transplanted, large plants, ready for 2)^-in., fine assortraent of colors, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Chas. Wbitton, ■ cor. YorklSt. &. Gray Ave., Utica, N. Y. VERBENAS — Mammoth, including all best colors' fine, strong plants, 2Ji-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for S5.00. Charles Whitton, cor. York^St. & Gray Ave.. Utica, N. Y. VIBURNUM VIBURNUM RYTIDOPHYLLUM— New ever. green sort, of highest merit, 50c. up. Rockland Nurseries, Blauvelt, N. Y. VINOAS VINCA VAR.— 12,000 finest and heaviest 4-in. stock we have ever had. Just a mass of runners. Can be divided. Will make two regular 4-in. plants. Order a sample lot. Guaranteed right. *10.00 per 100. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. VINCAS — Variegated, out of 4-in., extra heavy $10.00 per 100. James T. Heal, Florist, Beverly W.J. VINCAS— Vviegatad. field-rooted tips, S1.2S per 100, poetpald: (9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 Wert 2gth St.. New York. VINCA VAR. — 2>i-in. pots, nice plants, ready for shift, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order, please, John R. Mitchell, Madison, N. J. VINCA — Variegated and Green, strong, 3-in., 3 to 6 and more leads, 15 to 16-in. long, $3.50 per 100. Cash. H. P. Smith, Piqua, Ohio. VINCA MINOR— Layers, $1.00 per 100, $8.50 per 1000. Harrison & Sons, R. 10, Lebanon Springs, N. Y. VINCAS— Oct. rooted, thumb pots, $1.50 per 100 Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield. Ohio VINES MADEIRA VINES — Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1.2S per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Beteoher, Dover. Ohio. VIOLETS VIOLETS — Princess of Wales. Fine, heavy, rooted runners. They are selected stock which we grow for their free blooming qualities, $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs & Sons, Auburn, N. Y. CAMPBELL VIOLETS— Fine sand rooted cut- tings, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $8.00 per 1000 by express. Rooted Runners, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $6.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Black, Hights- town, N. J. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK — 2-inch — -2H-inch- 100 1000 100 1000 HELIOTROPES $3.00 $25.00 $4.00 $35.00 MOONVINES. 2.50 20.00 ALYSSUM 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 SWAIN80NA 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 AGERATUM 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 LANTANAS 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 ENGLISH AND GER- MAN IVY 3.00 25.00 6.00 50.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. 8. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St^^ Philadelphia, Pa. SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink. 3>i-in poU, $8.00 pet 100. FERNS. Boston and Whitman!, out of pot and bench, 2^ to 6-in. pote. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin, Port Cheater, N. Y. BEGONIAS — Single, tuberous rooted, 7 colors. $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; double, 7 colors, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Gloxinia, mixed, ohoice colors, $2.00^per 100. Thomas Cogger, Melrose. Mass. RASPBERRY PLANTS RASPBERRY ST. REGIS— Surplus of 10,000 strong, sucker plants, $15.00 per 1000. Send exchange list. Southworth Bros., Beverly. Mass. STRAWBERRY PLANTS STRAWBERRY PLANTS— Day's Seedlings; just introduced, medium sized, dark red, fine flavored, one of the finest canning berries ever grown; im- mensely productive in both plants and berries; must be planted this midseason; $2.00 per 100, $5.00 pe' 300. Cash. W. W. Day .it Son, Port Byron^ N. Y. STRAWBERRY PLANTS— Superb Everbearers, the only variety of merit, $10.00 per 1000, while they last. G. Feltz, R. 2, Swedesboro, N. J. VEGETABLE PLANTS ONION SETS. White, $2.75 bu. 32 lbs.: red, $2.25 bu. 32 lbs ; yellow. $2.00 bu. 32 lbs. Cash with order. Order now for future delivery. Sacks, 5o. extra. EVERETTE R. PEACOCK CO., 4013 Milwaukee Ave.. Chicago. 1.000,000 HOME-GROWN Vegetable Plants, now ready. Cabbage, Celery, Cauliflower, Beets, Lettuce, Pepper, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato, Parsley, Leek, Egg Plants. Price list ready. Beoj. Connell, MerchantviUe, N. J. CABBAGE — Strong, twice transplanted plants- $3.00iper 1000. Twice transplanted Snowball Cauliflower, OOc^per 100, $5.00 per 1000 J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Fa. Continned to Next Colnmn VEGETABLE PLANTS CELERY PLANTS — Golden Self-Blanching (French Strain), fine plants, ready now, $2.00 per 1000. Cash. Special prices on large lots. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo, Mich. EARLIANA and BONNY BEST TOMATO— Small, transplanted, $2.50 per 1000. Large Snowball Cauliflower. $4.00 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe. Hammonton, N. J. GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plaota, $2.50 per 1000. H. J. RoUe, Hammon- ton. N. J. STOOKJA^AJ^ITED__ WILL BUY'too large surplus stock for CASH by truck-loads or carloads from nurseries near N. Y. City; over 4 feet tall, bushy, fit for Immediate effect.* Griffiths, Douglaston, N. Y. '2__ WANTED — 1000 Pink Delight Carnationa in 23^-in. pots for May delivery. C. W. Curtis, St. Paul St., Irondequoit. N. Y. FOR EXCHANGE 500 GERMAN Ivy Cuttings: 500 Violets, Princess of Wales, rooted runners, Sl.OO per 100. Will exchange for Gladiolus (Augusta) bulbs or Boston Ferns in 4-in. pots. John_I..^AhIquist,'^Plainville, Conn. VINCA MINOR, or MYRTLE— Strong plants, $5.00 per 1000. These are good plants. Will exchange for any stock I can use. C. M. Webb, Fayetteville, Tenn. HALL'S HONEYSUCKLE— Strong plants, 85.00 per 1000; rooted layerR, $2.50 per 1000, or will exchange. C. M. Webb, Fayetteville, Tenn. FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE — A greenhouse plant, consisting of new iron frame bouse, 32x168, 2 wooden frame houses, ^-4 span, 16 x 16S, with equipment, now used for the growing of Roses; new dwelling house, 7 rooms and bath, steam heat; barn and other out buildings, with as much land as may be desired. Premises located at elevation of 500 feet; SH miles from WestSeld station, N. J., about 2 miles from Summit and the same distance trom Murray Hill. Premises'may be bought for reasonable amountin cash, balance on mortgage. Communicate with T. D., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Located within the limits and but two miles from center of Northern New England city of 70,000 population, two acres land, dwelling house, all modern conveniehces; stable, hot water heated steel-frame greenhouses, small but complete nursery stock. Business just getting well estab- lished. Must be sold because of ill health. 87.000; would take $2,500 cash, and balance in mortgage. Address W. Q., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse property, IJ^ acres of land, 9 houses each 100 feet long, exceptionally good steam heating plant; storage capacity for 100 tons of coal. Property situated at 60th & Gibson Ave., Philadelphia. Pa. J. Gibson & Hugh McIIvain, 502 Crozer Bldg.. 1420 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Pa. FOR SALE — One of the best located greenhouse properties near New York; it could not be beat for a pot plant grower wishing to do business with New York; about 14.000 ft. 16 x 24 glass; all modern construction; two dwelling houses, barn, etc.; 17 lots; $5,000 down. McMillan & Son, Hudson Heights, N. J. FOR SALE — Flourishing flower shop, on Toledo's !Tmost traveled street, ideal location next to Keith's theatre, Proprietor is a young lady whose health forces her to retire. Books open for inspec- tion. Price a real bargain if taken before June first. Lindley Flower Shop, 321 St. Claire St.. Toledo, Ohio. FOR SALE — Milk and Poultry business, retailing from $50.00 to $60.00 per week and a big chance to^enlarge business; also property with everything complete to start business at once; two new green- houses on property. Address T. B., care The Florists' Exchange. __^.^__ FOR SALE — Farm, located in Elmhurst, L. I., near Hoffman Blvd.; 17H acres; will sub-divide to your convenience: also 500 hotbed sashes, nearly new, at $1.25 each. V. E. Reich & Sons. 1429-31 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE — Aa a whole or in part, or will inoor- porate, my fiorist buainess, payine a netprofit for 16 years of S10,000 yearly. Louis L. CPreen, 60 State St., Boaton. Maes. FOR RENT — Store situated in the best business section of Port Chester. Occupied for the past 15 years as a flower store. First-class chance for a florist. Rent reasonable. For particulars applyXto Austin &^Merritt, Inc., Port Chester, N. Y. FOR SALE— In Auburn, N. Y., 3 acres and dwell- ing^with one King steel rafter house, 100 x 40, andibrick boiler house and service room attached, 26 X 30. Easy terms. Correspondence invited. Address W. B., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE— New, modern, very higli greenhouse, 40x100; 3 acres good soil; 28 miles from New York, also adjoining re.sidence and 3 acres; hot and cold-water; beautiful, healthy location. Price very reasonable. Address W. N., care The Florists' Ex- change Continued to Xezt Column Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulatloii, etc.. Required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, Of THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE, published weekly at New York, N. Y., for April 1. 1916. State of New York ) County of New York j " Before me, a notary pubHs, in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared A. T. De La Mare, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the Business Manager of THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, mangenient, etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, reriuired by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publishers, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Name of Post Office Address Publishers, A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co., Ltd. .438 West 37th Street, New York. N. Y. Editor, J. Harrison Dick 438 West 37th Street, New York, N. Y. Managing Editor, A. T. De La Mare 438 West 37th Street, New York, N. Y. Business Manager, A. T. De La Mare 438 West 37th Street, New York, N. Y, 2. That the owners are (Names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock ) A. T. De La Mare. Ptg. & Pub. Co., Ltd. 438 West 37th Street. New York. N. Y- Anchell, Mrs. Nettie B 480 Central Park West, New York, N. Y- Beckert, W. C 103 Federal Street, Allegheny. Pa Burpee, Est. of W. Atlee 475 North Fifth Street. Philadelphia, Pa. De La Mare, A. T 438 West 37th Street, New York, N. Y. Dean, James Freeport, N. Y. Dorey, Arthur L. L 122 West 94th Street, New York, N. Y. Dorey, Edward W 126 West 94th Street. New York, N. Y. Esler. John G Saddle River, N. J. Griffith. James H Barrington. R. I. Hatch, Miss Maria B 294 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Hatch, Miss Lucy P 294 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Henderson, Chas 35 Cortlandt Street, New York, N. Y. Magill, Estate of Jos 304 New York Ave., Jersey City, N. J. Magill, Mrs. Anna S., Executrix 304 New York Ave., Jersey City, N. J. Michell, Henry F 3943 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Pa. O'Mara, Patrick 35 Cortlandt Street. New York, N. Y. Perkins, Geo. C., care Jackson & Perkins Co Newark, N. Y. Phelps, John J Red Towers Greenhouses, Hackensack, N. J. Peck, Andrew 1345 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Thorne, Eat. of Samuel 19 Cedar Street, New York, N. Y. Welch, Patrick 226 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. Ward. C. W Box 198, Eureka, Cal. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or hold- ing 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: None. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trxistee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and eectuity holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other th^n that of a bona fide owner; land this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. A. T. DE LA MARE, (Signature of Business Manager . Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty-seventh day of March, 1916. CHAS. E. FISCHER. My Commission expires March 30th, 1917. Notary Public for Kings County. No. 96. Reg. No. 7006. Certificate filed in New York County, No. 19, Reg. No. 7027. FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE OR RENT— Established greenhouse plant consisting of three large sreenhouses and dwelling, in Hackensack, N. J. Address K. S., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Unusual opportunity for an estab- lished, well paying florist business, greenhouse and dwelling; only florist; good reason for selling; seen any time. Box 252, Point Pleasant, N. J. FOR SALE — Florist's place, 5 miles from Herald Square, New York, on Long Island. Address S. R., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO RENT WANTED — Cnmn1erci.1l greenhouse property near New York, to rent or purchase. State terms and full particulars. Address W. L.. care "The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO RENT— Greenhouses of 10.000 to 20,000 ft. of glass in Middle Atlantic or New England States. Privilege of buying. Best of references. Address R. C, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO RENT— Bv July 1, 10,000 ft. to 30,000 ft. of glass in good condition. State size, price and particulars. Address S. L., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO RENT— Small commercial place in suburban town doing retail business. Address W. T., care The Florists' Exchange. SUNDWESJFOR^Al^ FOR SALE— -3 boilers, on account of enlarging heating plant; 2 Magic return tubular boilers; rated at 15,000 sq. ft. of glass to be heated to 50 de- grees in zero weather. Price, $325.00 each, f. o. b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5,000 ft.. $100.00. These boilers are inj perfect condition and can be used either for steam or hot water. No brick work needed. Floral Hill Gardens. Chatham. N. J. FOR SALE — All material, such as glass, pipe. boilers, fittings, tools, contained in ten green- houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- politan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. ^____ FOR SALE— One Wilkes Hot Water Boiler. 20x42. rated 400 sq. ft. and expansion tank; used only 3 years. A 1 condition; cheap for cash. Faimew Greenhouses, Milton, Pa. Continued to Next Column SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, thread^ and coupled; ready for use, 1-in., 3c.; li^-in., 4c.; IH-in., 5c.; 2-in., 6c. per ft. PECKY CY- PRESS, $17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Met- ropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLE*— Bert ■tsple on the market, 35o. per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. Portase paid. Michigan Cut Flown Exohange, 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mioh. MOSS SOUTHERN SPANISH MOSS— $2.60 per oa,*, $17 50 per ton, F. O. B. Southern Wild Smilu, until April. Sam Young, Spring Texas. SASH STANDARD HOT BED SASH— IM in. thick with erooa bar, 80e. each, or lota of 25 and over at 75o. each. Blind tenons. White leaded in Joints. The life of a sash depends on this constniotion. We GUARANTEE our sash to be satisfactory or refund your money. Glass 6x8, 8x10, 10x12 or 10x14 at $1.£0 per box of 60 sq. ft. C. N. Robinson A Bro^ Dept. 25, Baltimore, M-n orJerluK. pk-ase meuti'ju The Exclianpo Net Pricee on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves Length of I g^^ 12/I6 16/20 20,23 23/28 Leaf. Incbea i Per 100 $1.60 $2.20 $2.90 $3.75 $4 80 Per 1000 12.00 16 00 22.00 29.00 37.50 5% diflcount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. •yVhpn nrdPririL'. t'iPnap in-'ilfinn Thf E-\<-hiiDpe Fresh Sheet Moss POR MAINOIINa BASKETS PRICE PER BAG OF 100 SQUARE FEET, $1.75 CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO., EVERGREEN, ALA. lilfiine nr'ntlon Ttu' lOxi'l Wild Georgia Smilax WIRE DESIGNS 50-lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Gu.iranteed Wire or write J.L.CLMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. PRICES RIGHT— OUALITY RIGHT Timp Trii.e. ..l.-rii-o ni-.ill..ii III- l.v,hi,iu..e The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY 984 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists Y OU can see some of the good points of this Sefton Violet Box in the illustration ; the style, the strongly reinforced ends, the finished edges. The quality of the board, and the serviceability of the box are things we can't illustrate. But you can always be sure of them in any box bearing our name. Ask Your Paper Jobber The Sefton Mfg. Co. 1315 W. 35th Street Chicago, 111. When orderinp, please meptlon The Escbaoge NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.50 per 1000 DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40o. per sack. BRANCH LAUREL, large bimdiea, 3£. We also make special aizes when wanted. Samples sent if desired. SOUTHERN SMIL AX. fiO-lb. oases, $S.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows, S7.00 per 60-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh stock. PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only 10c. per bunch of 50 sprays. Try them. All Kinds of Evergreens. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON. MASS. When orderltig. pleaae meritlon The Elxcbange REED & KELLER 122 West 25th Street NEW YORK We Manufacture Our Own - - FLORISTS' SUPPLIES METALS, WIRE WORK and BASKET WORK M. RICE CO. ' KEYSTONE QUALITY " -Florists' Supplies Excel — 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA. PA Wheoi orderlnf;, please mention The Excbunge REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. S18 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago RUSSIN & HANFLING Offloaand Satcarooai 154 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY T«lephoD« — Madison Squara 3053 S?i^?S;^.f Willow and fancy Baskets for florists Dealers in FLORISTS* SUPPLIES j|^Ourapecialtie»— Wheat Sheaves and Basket! Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., Inc. 0 u z 0 z QQ 0 Qi Z u X EASTER Finest Giganteum Easter Lilies IN POTS, 1 2/C» per bud or blossom We were never in a better position to accept orders for CUT FLOWERS for EASTER than we are tins year. We can supply best quality flowers in the following varieties: Sweet Peas Violets Valley Pansies Marguerites Mignonette Orchids Gardenias Hyacinths CARNATIONS All standard varieties Roses American Beauty, Russell, Had- ley, Richmond, Ophelia, Sun- burst, Maryland, Killarney, Kil- larney Brilliant, Pink Killar- ney, Double White Killarney, Shawyer and Ward. REMEMBER— Any order placed with us will be well talcen care of. Write, wire or telephone. Satisfaction guaranteed Jonquils Tulips Adiantum Fern Smilax Sprengeri Plumosa Calla and Easter Lilies Henry M. Robinson & Co., Inc. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 Winthrop Square-32 Otis Slreet-BOSTON, MASS. TeIeptiOD«i : Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill. 25290 Manuiaclorers and [mporlers of Florist Sapplies Hardy Cat Evergreen* Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. X PI 2 0 CO z 0 z o 0 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., Inc. Wlieit ordering, please mention The EJxchange Landscape Gardening A course for Garden- ers, Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- sity. Progressive Florists recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prac- tical course in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Greenhouse Manage- ment. Addesrs The Home Correspondence School Pept. C p.. SPRINGFIELD. MASS. Prof. Beal Send for catalogue. Whpn ordering. pIp;isp [[I'lili'm Th>' P!xcliiinRe Gibbons The Smilax Man For Dagger and Fancy Ferns after May ist, in unlimited quantities. Ask for contract prices. Red Level, - - Aleu WluMi nrilfi-imr. iilfnse mention The Kxrlmn^e SOITHERN WILD SMILAX Now Ready for Shipment. $2.A0 per cue. Per baft Natural Moss - - - - $1,75 Perpetuated Moss - - - 3.50 E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. When orderluc pl^-nae men t Inn Thp Exphnnre Save 25 Per ceni. Buy direct from th« Monufsoturer. You pass our building every day First American Natural Ferns Co., inc. Manufacturers and Importers of Artificial Flowers, large and small. Sea Mou and Baskets Our Specialty AMERICAN BEAITY ROSES 508 Sixth Ave., NEW YORK Between 30ch and 3l8t Sts. When ordering, please mention The E-Tchnnge IMPORT ORDERS taken oa BIRCH BARK, PALM FIBRE (Japanese), Raw UVA GRASSES. Raw RUSCUS, prepared SEA- MOSS and ISOLEPIS GRASS. Deliveries effected in about six weeks. Full particulars and prices from W. G. CLARE, Eernandina, Ela. When orderinp. pleiise mfntlon The Exebanpe NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS Long green sheets of the heaviest variety Per bag, KI.OO. H. W. ARIVIES,BrysonCity,N.C. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ? "v'Ir™?: INDEX TO STOCK and MATERIAL ADVERTISED, NEWS CONTENTS SEE PAGE 959 April 1.5, iy]6. The Florists' Exchange 985 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists We Manufacture Our Own Wax Flower Designs They are the finesL ever made in this country WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors lO-inch frame $0.75 each 1 2-inch frame 1 .00 each 14-inch frame 1 .25 each 1 6-inch frame 1 .50 each PINK, WHITE and YELLOW WAX ROSES Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosa 50c. per bunch MAGNOLIA WREATH S-Well Arranged 10-inch frame $4.00 per doz. 12-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-6reen, Bronze Finest quality, $1.25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28 X 21 X 30 X 24x Per 100 5x33'^..$2.15 5x3^.. 2.40 5x3}^.. 5x31^.. 8x5.... 5x3K.. 8x5.... 3.00 3.85 3.85 4.05 4.30 28 X 8x5. 30 X 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36x14x6. 36x12x6. Per 100 .$4.75 . 5.75 . 7.10 . 8.30 .10.00 . 9.80 BOUQUET BOXES Per 100 DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 Sphagnum Moss $2.50 per bale 19 X 9 X 8 ... . ManUa $6.75 19x9x8. ..Mist Gray 8.00 WREATH BOXES Per 100 16x16x7.... $7.10 18x18x8.... 8.60 20 X 20 X 9 . 22x22x9.. Per 100 .$10.00 ..11.40 VIOLET BOXES 8 x5x3. 9^x6x4. Per 100 ..$2.25 . . 2.80 Per 100 10 X 7x6.... $3.60 12 x8x7.... 4.50 MIST GRAY BOXES 18x5x3 21x5x3}^. 24x5x31^. 28x5x3H • 21x8x6 . 30x5x31^^. 36x5x3H . 100 .$2.70 . 3.25 . 3.70 . 4.35 . 4.35 . 4.70 6.00 24x 8x5 28 X 8x5 30 X 8x5 36 X 8x5 30x12x6 36x12x6 /^-•. — - — — — — — — ■ Printing 50 cents extra per 1000. 100 $5.75 . 6.40 . 7.90 . 8.60 ,10.00 .12.20 BOXWOOD, $15.00 per 100 lbs. PRIINCtSS PINE, 10c. per lb., $8.00 per 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 50c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, fJOO p^^ ]^ $7.d0 per 1000 CYCAS LEAVES • COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Size Per 100 Per 1000 28 to 32. $5.00 $37.00 32 to 36. 5.50 42.00 36to40. 6.00 50.00 40 to 44. 6.50 55.00 44 to 48. 7.00 60.00 Siie Per 100 Per 1000 8tol2.$1.65 $12.50 12 to 16 2.25 16.00 16to20. 3.00 21.00 20 to 24. 3.25 26.00 24|to28. 3.75 32.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or casli with order. Wheni ordering, please tppntlon Thp RxchMngp MICMIQAIN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE INCOia>ORATED Wholesale Gonunission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich Whop ordering, please menHon Tlie Escbaage WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, $1.85; 50,000, $8.00 Manufactured by W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. M'bi'D nrderlug. please mention Tbe Exchange McCRAY Refrigerators ^...n. ...»»..« Send stoooe lor Cata- DISPLAY YOUR logue No. 73. which de- scribes fully tbe McCray FI OWFRS Refrigerators and Dis- rL.\J W E-1\.0 p,^y g"^^^ ,^^ Florist. McCRAY REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 689LakeSt.. Kendallvllle. Ind. THE MODEL Camatfon and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rom Stakes and Tylnft Wire; Rubbish Burners. Shrub Protectors. Tree Guards. Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Write /or Complete Cataloffue ICnP RBinC 61-73 Metropolitan Avenua, lUUC DnUO.r BROOKLYN, N. t. THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN rVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, WUd and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, .NEW YORK Whpn orderine. iilense mentlnn The KxrltHnce Natural Green Sheet Moss For lining banfnng baskets, txtvering soil on pot plants, dect-rating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 6 bundle lots tor 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER "isrJr." 1824 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Wli' D 'irihTl[itr. pU-use meiitiuu Tije Exchange Our New Credit and Information List Appearing in January, 1916, will t>« the best ever Issued. It will contaiD oredit ratings on about 6000 pttople. Subsrribe now before the edition is exhausted. For partioulars write National Florists* Board of Trade fr6 PINE STREET, New York City When ordering, please mention The Exchange SOITHERN WILD SMIUX $3.50 per case. Natural Moss $175 * per batf Perpetuated Moss - ^^i CALDWtll THE WOODSMAN CO., Evergreen, Ala Whpr) ordprlng- nlpwn** ni'-nflon Th*^ Bxchnnge ' Who f IT FLOWER BOXES iEDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. Ti«*ntlnn Tho, Kx^hmtBP The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange arc for THE TRADE ONLY 986 The Florists' Exchange Our Special for Easter ! S'he" in All Other Roses, Cattleyas, Carnations, Valley, Violets, Spencer Peas, Yellow Daisies, Lilies, Callas, Antirrhinum, Stocks, Asparagus, Maidenhair Ferns, and Smilax. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, Inc. Phones : Farragut 2036-2037-558 101 Wcst 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY When ordoriiig, please meatiou The Exchange I The Trade Exhibits | i AT THE NEW YORK SHOW H *= ijfi lu addition to the exhibits mentioued in our issue of April 8, the following oc- cupied space in the trade section : American Seed Tape Co., Woolworth Bldg., New York City ; Mr. McMahn and Miss N. Worfolli in charge ; showing %'egetable and flower seeds arranged on tape for planting, and demonstrations of the way in which this tape is used. Alphaxo Humus Co., New York City; Chas. Knapp. K. H. Hale, Wm. H. Burns and Wm. L. Learned in charge; showing flats of putting green and lawn turfs, and Spring flowering plants grown by the use of humus ; also Alphano hu- mus in bulk. Akthub T. Boddingtok Co., Inc., 128 Chambers St., N. Y. ; Simon Dernison in charge ; showing cut flowers and pack- ets of seeds of Boddington's Challenge Pansies and Boddington's Spencer-flower- ing Sweet Peas, also a general line of flower seeds, bulbs and roots. BoBBiNK & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. ; Arthur H. Bobbink, F. Van Deven- ter, Leo Uesterney and P. Van Melle in charge; showing flowering shrubs, col- lei-tinn of greenhouse plants, topiary Box- woods, evergreens. Rhododendrons. Eng- lish Ivies grown in various shapes. Rose bushes, shade trees and dwarf and trained fruit trees; also a comprehensive line of garden furniture. E. C. Brown Co.. Rochester, N. Y. ; N. J. Henry in charge ; showing a full line of auto sprayers in different shapes and sizes, and Erado weed killer. The Cloche Co., New York City ; Chas. H. Allender in charge; showing continuous seed and plant forcers, cov- ering small garden plants, also an ad- justable hand cultivator, and an inter- esting etficiency garden chart, and be- sides these, paper plant pots and a Cel- ery blancher. Joseph Dixon Crucible .Co., Jersey City, N. J.; C. A. Williamson and Mr. Chase in charge ; showing graphite paints, especially adapted for hot water pipes and boiler frouts. also auto lubri- cants, and a full line of graphite prod- ucts. Electric Fountain Co.. New York City ; O. F. Battaglia in charge ; show- ing electrically lighted fountains with motor and pump concealed in base, so arranged that the water in the fountain can be used continuously. Gardeners' Chronicle of America ; _R. W. F. Rosebury and Geo. J. Martin in charge. Henrietta Hudson Direct Color Piiotogkapht. New York City ; Henri- etta Hudson in charge ; showing direct color photographs of flowers and flower gardens, including a photo of the Rose garden of P. R. I'ierson- Co;, exhibited at the International Flower Shaw.. HiTCHiNGS & Co., Elizabeth, N. J. ; John McArthur and l*hilip H. Cox in charge ; having a recention booth for the convenience of friends and patrons, iu which were shown framed photos of pri- vate and commercial ranges erected by this firm in various parts .of the United States. • E. W. Holt for the 'REvere Rubber Co., Boston, Mass.; maintaining in per- son,' with the assistance of Mrs. Holt, a booth for the reception of patrons and friends, since as Mr. Holt said, he felt such an interest iu the flower business in general, and has so many good friends among the craft, that he would feel lost if he was not at the show to meet his many business friends. International Children's Welfare League. Inc. ; Mrs. Walston H. Brown in charge; distributing literature such as would stimulate the children of this country to engage in outdoor gardening, both in' vacant city lots and on the roofs of city tenement houses, and in the home gardens in the country. A. Kottmiller, 426 Madison ave.. New York City ; Jas. Duffy and Philip Shaeffer in charge ; showing in a hand- some booth, having a pergola effect, (flower arrangements in novelty recep- tacles, and the use of butterflies and in- sects in floral decorations. Keoeschell Bros. Co., Chicago. 111. ; F. Lautenschlager in charge; demonstrat- ing the new high pressure Kroeschell boiler made in sizes ranging from 100 to .3.50 h.p. ; a type of boiler now being in- stalled in the largest commercial range ever erected at one time, four 300 h.p. units, making 1200 h.p., being used, and showing photos of many greenhouse ranges heated by Kroeschell boilers, both by hot water and steam. Lewis & Valentine Co., nurserymen and tree movers. New York City ; P. A. Grosky in charge ; showing tree moving vehicles, and large evergreens and Box- woods, with balls of earth on their roots, properly wrapped for moving. Mountain Community Inc., New York City ; Mrs. Wheeler Jones in charge ; showing bird houses and cages, aquaria, baskets, straw hats, also lamps and shades and hand-made fabrics for indoor decoration^. Miller & Doing. Brooklyn. N. Y. ; Robt. Miller in charge ; showing self- watering hanging baskets and flower boxe.s for indoor use and window and piazza boxes for outside use. JIexropoliTan Material Co., Brook- lyn, N. Y. ; Dick Story in charge ; show- ing Metropolitan curved eave greenhouse with combination iron pipe frame benches and heating coils supported on the frames of these benches. Metropolitan ventilat- ing apparatus, hood over entrance door, cast iron sill with side bars attached, without the use of wood braces or screws, also porch and greenhouse roller shades, and many framed pictures of greenhouses erected in several parts of the United States. One of the features of this house which was shown, is that it can be shipped anywhere in sections and erected easily by any one. Nippon Garden Inc., Woodside, L. I. ; M. Satow iu charge ; showing Japanese miniature gardens and dwarf plants; a novel feature of the exibit being the figure of a woman dressed in English Ivy and variegated Euonymus vines, holding a salver 'of the company's cards. PiEKSOix U-Bae Co., New York City ; W. C. Mc-CoUum in charge ; having a reception booth for the convenience of patrons and friends in which were shown framed pictures of greenhouses erected in many parts of the United States, and also a stereomotorgraph, by means of which are shown colored pictures, also an album of panoramic greenhouse and garden photos. A. N. Pieeson, Inc., Cromwell Gar- I dens, Cromwell, Conn. ; Wallace R. Pier- son, R. T. Beers, H. J. Anderson. Alex. Cummings, Jr.. H. C. Neubrand, and Robt. Karlstrom in charge ; showing a large variety of the newer and standard Rose plants in bloom, including Dr. Van Fleet, Hiawatha, American Pillar, climb- ing American Beauty, Newjjort Fairy, white and pink Dorothy Perkins, Excelsa, Lady Gay, Sodenia and Tausendschon, and an assortment of Baby ramblers, also cut Rose blooms of the varieties Russell, Shawycr, Killarneys, Ophelia, Hadley, Stanley and Mock, and the new varieties Red Radiance and Mrs. Wm. Randolph Hearst; in addition to these, hardy Azaleas. Boxwood and Acacias. F. R. PiEBSON Co., Tarrytown, N. Y. ; J. T. Trevillian and John Fotheringham in charge; showing a retail florist's ex- hibit consisting of arrangements of flow- ers, particularl.v of Roses in Vases, ham- pers and baskets; the exhibit being changed each da.v. Among the Roses shown on the several days were all the varieties of Killarney. Ophelia, Hoosier Beatrt.v, Shawyer, Ward. American Beauty, Cecile Brunner and others, also rambler Roses in pots trained on lattices; blooming Laburnums. Wistarias and Nephrolepis ferns in variety. Certainly one of the most beautiful and well ar- ranged trade exhibits in the show. Rex Humus. Peterson, Sinclair & MiLLEK Inc., New York City; S. B. Fry in charge ; showing flats of grass grown in one part of Rex Humus and three parts of soil, and samples of the htimus ; also a model of Lilliput golf links planted i by the company's expert. A. W. Tilling- j hast, and a working model of No. 11 I green on the new golf course at St. Al- i bans, L. I., being laid out by Mr. Tilling- hast. In addition to this, samples of Carters • Tested Seeds, London; England and. Postpn, Mass. School of Hoeticulture foe W'omen, Ajnbler, Pa. ; Mrs. Hal. B. Fullerton in charge : showing plants grown and grafts made by women, also jellies, preserves and honey made at the school, and a miniature garden. Schloss Bros., New Y'ork City ; Emil Schloss in charge ; showing their 1916 novelties, among which are Armure Luci- fer ribbons, lavender Jacquard ribbons for Lilac plants, Dresden design ribbons in several colors, feather trimmed bou- quet holders, corsage tie novelties, and_a complete line of staple ribbons and chif- fons. Max Sohling, New York City; Max Schling and several assistants in charge; showing iu a booth named "The Place of Art in Flowers," and dedicated "Ad Gloriam Dei et Pacem Mundi" — ("To the glory of God and the peace of the world") — floral arrangements, which were changed every day, of flowers and plants in artistic baskets and vases and other receptacles. This was the most unique retail florists' exhibit in the show. John Scheepers Co., Inc., New York City : E. Barmwater in charge ; having a reception booth for the convenience of patrons and friends, and booking orders for Autumn delivery. G. E. M. Stumpp, New York City ; G. E. M. Stumpp and Carl Kammann with several assistants in charge ; this was the largest retail florist's exhibit in the show, and was divided into several de- partments. Architecturally impressive in themselves, the series of booths in which the exhibits were shown were handsomely and appropriately decorated with bloom- ing Roses, shrubs and bulbs. In one de- partment there was an extensive and elaborate display of artistic vases, foun- tains, bird baths, window boxes, etc., of the Wheatley Pottery Co. ; in others, modern flower receptacles, and in others these same receptacles with demon- strations of their use with flowers. This entire exhibit impressed the visitor with its not only novel but really useful and effective features in the proper execution of up-to-date and artistic floral work. Chas. II. Tottt, Madison, N. J. ; W. E. Young in charge ; showing the new everblooming Salvia America, types _ of Delphinium seedlings. Buddleia Asiatica. blooming plants of Dickson's 1916 set of Roses, Nellie Parker and Princess Charming, also of Mme. Edouard Herriot; cut blooms of Roses Cleveland. Gorgeous and Hoosier Beauty, standard and bush grown plants of the new Heliotrope Eliza- beth Dennison, ten varieties of Chrysan- themum plants in bloom and samples of grafted Roses. Wilson Product Co.. Brookl.vn, N. T. : Andrew Wilson in charge ; showing a new garden and lawn sprinkler on wheels with connection for hose, also a new soil screen. Women's National Agbicultural AND Horticultueal Ass'n/ Mrs. H. H. Westcote in charge : April 15, 191(). The Florists' Exchange 987 DQI FOR EASTER SELECT CUT FLOWERS American Beauties The Prize Winners at the National Show in Philadelphia. We handle the entire cut for this market. If you want the best, we can supply you in large quantity. The well-known quality and quantity. No order too large to fill of blooms as good as any you have seen at the show. M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street - NEW YORK CITY Telephones, Farra£ut 3870-3871 ^JufsteA CoA^ruitunu •\QicAc<^c.^ <^&^Ce>o. New York, April 11. — The storm of last Saturday and the snow covered g^round of Sunday morning- helped make an al- ready rather slow wholesale flower mar- ket even more sluggish. On Monday there was no very active demand, but on Tuesday, today, the supply is a little smaller and the demand apparently a trifle larger; however, prices are weak, and at this writing there seems to be no promise of any immediate advance. American Beauty Roses are in fair supply, they are moving- rather slowly at lower prices, special grade blooms realizing from 15c to 25c. each, with oc- casional sales of choice selections at 30c. to 35c. Hybrid tea Roses are fairly plentiful, but are meeting with only a moderate demand. Top grade blooms are selling- in general at from 5c. to 10c. each, except Brunners. which are now in the market, and are selling for 25c. to 30c. each for top grade blooms, and Mme. Paul Euler and Hadley. which in the same grade are selling respectively at 20c. and 40c. each. Bottom grade blooms of all varieties are selling at Ic. to l^.^c. each, with occasional sales at 2c. for the more desirable varieties. Carnations are in fair supply, and are moving only moderately well at 2c. to 2^^c. for the fancy grade blooms, with occasional sales at 3c. for the more desirable varieties and novelties. Cattleya orchids apparently are not in as large supply as they have been for several weeks, but the demand for these is weak. Some choice blooms of C. Mossise and other equally desirable varie- ties are selling at 50c. to 60c. each, but the inferior blooms, especially of the less desirable varieties, are selling as low as 15c. each. There is an extremely large supply of Gardenias now in the market, the bulk of them being of in- ferior or medium quality; the supply of high class blooms being quite moderate. The best of these are selling at $1.50 in general, or occasionally $2 per doz. Longiflorum Lilies are plentiful, and are seen in all grades of quality. The de- mand for these is not large, and they are selling at from $4 to $8 per 100 in general, and the very few rubrums now in the market at about the same price. Lily of the Valley is in considerably shorter supply this week; the top grade blooms are selling at from 52.50 to $3 per 100, and occasionally extra special blooms are selling at a somewhat higher figure in small lots. In other bulbous flowers not previ- ously mentioned, there is an ample sup- ply of Callas and Spanish Iris, very little Paperwhite Narcissus, a moderate supply only of Freesia. Daffodils and Tulips, all of which are meeting with a fair demand at quoted prices. Sweet Peas are not in as large supply, but the demand is still small, and the choicest of these realize with difficulty anything more than 75c. per 100, though there are occasional sales of extra choice blooms at a considerably higher figure. Violets are abundant, and are moving sluggishly, the doubles at from 5c. to 20c. per 100. and of the singles Gov. Herrick at 10c. to 20c., and Princess of Wales and California. 25c. to 35c. In miscellaneous flowers there is an oversupply of Antirrhinum, which is moving sluggishly, a moderate supply of Calendula, which is meeting with a fair demand; an abundant supply of fine yellow and white Daisies, which appear to be accumulating; a rather smaller supply of Forgetmenots. vet enough, a considerable supply of Lilac; an abun- dance of Mignonette, Pansres and Prim- ula; a smaller supply of Wallflowers of somewhat poorer quality, and an increas- ing supply of excellent Stocks, all of which are meeting with a fair demand at quoted prices. Hardy and indoor grown greens of all kinds are moving moderately well, but the greatest demand as usual is for good Asparagus. Philadelpliia, Pa., April 11. — Last week's business would have probably ended up very satisfactorily had it not been for the snowstorm on Saturday that was almost a repetition of the Eas- ter Saturday of a year ago. The fore part of the week had been slow but Fri- day was good. This week is opening up very slowly with a full supply. There is an ample amount of all Roses in variety and color, that are sell- ing slowly at listed prices. American Beauty Roses are increasing and meet with a slow demand. Carnations are in large supply and are moving slowly. There is a fair supply of Cattleyas that are not in active de- mand. Gardenias are overabundant and prices are down to rock bottom, when sold in quantity. There is a large sup- ply of Easter Lilies that are moving slowly; the major portion are very short In stem. Valley Is in normal supply. Sweet Peas are In heavy receipt and fair demand. As a rule the stock Is ex- cellent. Snapdragon is showing up well and Is being called for steadily. Lilac Is selling well, the supply good. There is a large supply of Narcissi that Is selling moderately. There Is an ample supply of Violets that Is hard to move at lowest prices. There is a good sup- ply of all miscellaneous flowers such as Mignonete, Forgetmenots, Pansles, Wall- flowers and Daisies, all of which are In fair demand at quoted prices. The prospects for Easter are for a full supply of all tne staples, provided weather conditions are favorable and a few good, sunny days are to be had In this week. The weather the past Win- ter has upset the calculations of many a grower who expected to have his stock in early and now finds that he is some- what behind. Boston, April 11. — There is a slight shortage in the supply of flowers this week. No doubt growers are cutting as lightly as possible, so as to have larger supplies for Easter week. Business is rather quiet, in the wholesale market, nevertheless there is every indication of a big business for Easter and there will be a plentiful supply of all kinds of flowers with the exception of Violets, which are pretty nearly over; a few growers may have some from cold- frames. There is a fairly good supply of American Beauty Roses, but the bulk of those reaching the market are in short grades. The blooms of the bet- ter grades arriving are sold from 20c. to 30c. each. There is a good supply of hybrid tea Roses; the best sellers are Mrs. Russell, Hadley, Ophelia and Killarney Queen. Prices on Russell and Hadley are from Ic. to 12c.; Killarney Brilliant. Killarney Queen. Ward and Sunburst are from Ic. to Sc. each. The supply of Carnation flowers is lighter, but demand is weak anyway and the shortage is not missed. Prices are from l^^c. to 2^c. eacn The supply of Cattleya orchids is limited and prices have advanced sharp- ly. Cattleya Schroederse flowers are sell- ing from $4 to $6 per doz.. and Mossiae are as high as $9 per doz. There are a few gigas flowers reaching the mar- ket. Gardenias are much more plentiful and prices are lower, they are now sell- ing for $2 and $3 per doz. There is a plentiful supply of Lilies, and although prices are 6c. to 8c., there is no indi- cation that they will be higher by the end of the week. The supply of all kinds of Narcissi is abundant and prices are lower. Tulips, both in singles and doubles, are in abundance and mov- ing fairly well. Lily of the Valley is in medium supply with fairly good de- mand at $3 and $4 per 100. The Snapdragon reaching the market is of superior quality, but is not meet- ing the demand that they should have. Sweet Peas are much more abundant and can be found at all prices, vary- ing from 25c. to $1.25 per 100. Violets are not as abundant now and prices have advanced slightly and are selling at from 35c. to 75c. per 100. Yel- low Marguerites are quite plentiful but are always good sellers. Yellow English Primroses have been sold in larger quan- tities this season than ever before. In miscellaneous flowers there is a big sup- ply and Asparagus and other greenery is abundant. The outlook for Easter in the way of plants is that there will be a big sup- ply and that prices will be reasonable. There are plenty of rambler Roses in all sizes in sight. There is a fairly good supply of Azaleas and Rhododen- drons and plenty of Hydrangeas. — R. C. Chicagro, April 11. — The past week was not a good business one for the whole- sale market. There was too much stock for requirements and prices were low. The last three days there was but little local trade, with shipping demand only normal. The present week's trade opened with a large amount of stock on hand and a slightly improved demand com- pared with the past week. It is a fore- gone conclusion that the business of the present week will not show much improvement over the past one. but hopes are entertained of a record breaking week beginning April 17, when Easter stock will be in demand. American Beauty Roses are plentiful in all short grades but the supply of the long stemmed and higher grades Is quite limited. The short stock is sold cheaply, the best not bringing over $4 per doz. The Rose supply in general is large and the quality about as good as it ever gets to be; Mrs. Russell Is in the lead in point of demand where buyers want to pay a little higher price. Ophelia, Sunburst, Milady, Shawyer and Hoosler Beauty are to be seen at their best. Killarney and White Killarney are in. large supply, as well as the small flowering varieties such as Cecile Brun- ner, Geo. Elger, Fireflame and others. The price of Roses for the past week was unsteady; lots of short stock was disposed of at $10 per 1000 and the other gr^ides in proportion. For RESULTS to Grower and Retailer HENSHAW & FENRICH bol««ai« Klorlsn 51 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Pbonet Mad. Sq.. 3i5. 6583. 5583 Carnations in a. ^'L'iii;r.il \v;iy ar._- in good supply. Some days there have beea more than could be moved at a satisfac- tory price, and other days the supply not so large but that it cleaned up well. The price ranges from $1 to $3 per 100. The supply of these for Easter will not be large and prices from the present on will have a tendency to advance. With the exception of the Southern Jonquils that are selling at 60c. per 100, the supply of all other bulbous stock is short. There is but little hope of a good supply for Easter, which will have a tendency to create a larger demand for other available stock. The single home grown Violets are getting very poor and the doubles from the East come in bad shape. There will not be many Violets for Easter this year. Sweet Peas are plentiful as well as cheap; there is plenty of Valley as well as Easter Lilies. In orchids the supply is confined mainly to Cattleyas, which have been selling at from $4 to $6 per doz. but are not in any great demand. All miscellaneous stock is in large sup- ply and is sold cheaply. A few houses are handling imported palm leaves for Palm Sunday trade; this stock has usual- ly been handled by the seed trade and only recently the commission houses have gone into it. The forecast for the Easter supply is that there will be a good but not an extra large supply of Roses, with a short supply of Carnations and bulb^ stock, and a considerable advance in prices that will be effective beginning- the week of April 17. Buffalo, 39". Y., April 10. — The market was quite active last week. Receipts were lighter on some lines; this pertains to Peas and Carnations. In which the sales were good and cleaned up dally.. There is a heavy supply of Roses, mostly long grades. Roses are exceptionally fine. Ophelia Is in fine form, excellent stems and color; also Killarney. Rich- mond, Hadley, Sunburst, Bon Silene and corsage flowers had good sales. Lilies are still plentiful and move slowly. Peas and Violets sold better than the week previous. Business was quite satis- factory throughout the week. — E. C. B. Olean, N. Y. This is one of the most tliriving of the "Southern tier" cities. A large part of the city is occupied by tlie Standard Oil works. Herron the Florist has one of the 14rg- est establishements in this part of the State. He usese llO.OWift. of glass. His retail store on N. Union st., nndor the manaiicinent of Manuel Oppenheim. is a bus.v place. The special window display attracts much attention and is com- mented on in the most flattering way by the local papers. Ordway Florist has recently opened a shop in a section of the Union waiting room. He makes a specialty of delivering orders within a radius of 4<> miles fron> his store. He has all the business he caD comfortably handle and is making ex- tensive preparations for Easter. J. H. G. 988 The Florists' Exchange Carnations, Lilac, Roses, Sweet Peas, Bulbous Stock AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE FLOWERS AND GREENS WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York Whoicsaie Fiorlst Telephone Farra£ut 5335 When ordering, pleaae mentlop TTie Exchange CarnaLtions^ Roses, Pansies Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., mc. ^S^ I I 2 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone. Farragut 2287 When ordering, pleai* mention The Bxchanjce We call your attention to OUT long experience and excellent facilities for the handling of your flowers. We are thoroughly ac- quainted with market con- ditions; have most excellent facilities for handUng your prompt and satisfactory RIEDEL & MEYER,i!!°- Wholesale Florists Seavonflble Flowers of AU Kinds. The Beat of SerWce to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-flYe years* experience In the Flower Biuiness. Conslgnmen .^oUdted. 49 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones 4024-4025 Madison Square When nrilering pIpjisp mi'ntlnn TTip Exchange William Stuart Allen Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN CUT f LOWERS 53 West 28tb Street, NEW YORK i !*w^V'^#M^<< JORE Telephone: 366 Madieon Square When ordpring. plenae m'-ntlnn The Excbani ss. Alfred H. Langjahr Wholesale Florist 130 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Telephones— Farragut 4626-4627 When ordering, nl^nsp mpntlnn Thp Exchnnge Growers' Cur Flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale B. J. Tan Reyper,'Mer. Condenments Solicited 129 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephoaea — 6337-3563 Farraftut When nrdpring- nlpnsp nrTitloii Thp Rxclinnge GoldsteJn&futterman Wholesale Florists CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 102 West 2gth Street, New York City Telephone, 9761 Farragut When ordering, plpjise ni'-ntlon The Exchange shipments, guarantee returns. UNITED CUT FLOWER CO., Inc., Whohsaler^ Percy W. Richters, Manager 111 West 28th Street. NEW YORK Telephones, Farragut 4422-4423 When ordering, please mention The Exclmnge John Younft Georfte Hflden brand John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telaptaone, MADISON SQUARB 7362 When orderine. please mention Thp Eschanpre Herman Weiss Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th Street, New York Telephones, FARRAGUT 634 and 3068 When ordering, please mention The Exchange TAStA, Ia. — Excavations for the foun- dation of W. H. Ford's new greenhouses and packing rooms will be made during the next few days. The greenhouses will be on Main st. north of the Milwaukee tracks. This will be an improvement that the city will appreciate, and there is a widespread belief that Mr. Ford will find it a profitable investment. Watertown, S. D. — There was an in- formal opening of a new flower shop on South Broadway on April 1, which will be conducted under the management of v. Christensen, formerly of St. Paul. Scores of cut flowers and bouquets were given away on the opening day. When he has his store fitted up Mr. Christen- sen will make an announcement of a formal opening. ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality Longlflorum and Rubfxtm LILIES throughout the year. LILY or THE VALLEY. All Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist TELEPHONE Madison Square 1998 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Wben orderlDE, plcasa mentloa The Bxchans:? J. K. ALLEN ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Cut. FlOWerS Phonea, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Choioe Carnations, Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignments of good stock solicited When orderlnK. please mention The BzohaPKe For Your Easter Trade We have High Class Roses, both the Newer and Standard Varieties, Carnations, Sweet Peas, Lilies, Narcissus, Tulips, Ward's Pansies in quantity, and all other Seasonable Flowers and Greens Consignments Solicited J. J. COAN. WHOLESAL^FLORIST 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Fairafiut 5413-5891 GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Gontntlsslon Florist SMIF» US YOUR PUOWERS 104 West 28th Street >.ltr„°a^ut NEW YORK When iirdering, pli* lui-iitkin The tlxc-ljiiiitre Growers Service is a big and vital factor with us. Our responsibility never ceases. Your satisfaction is our biggest asset. Customers HENRY M SS-S7 WEST 36th nTREBT T»lmphoitmmi IS mnd 31BO FARRAGUT ROBINSON CO., NEW YORK CITY and >Vholesale Florists BOSTON When ordarlns. pleua BentloR !%« ffichance April IS, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 089 C. Bo G. H. Blakb Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 yvingston S<., BROOKLYN, N.Y. Telephones: 1293-4 Main OUT-OF-TOWN OBDEH« CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. (I'l'w ua a trial. Cut Flower Exchange sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open every Morninfi at Six o'olock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. Wall space for advertising purposea for Rent. V, S. DoBVAL, Jr., Secretary. BoNNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR. COOGAN BUILDING Open All Day Tel. Mad. Sq. 830 H. H. Jahn, Pres. RoBT. G. Wilson, Treaa, GREATER NEW YORK FLORISTS ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale t^ommisslon Dealers in Cut Flowers and Supplies 162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. George W. Crawbuck, Manager. ' ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone, Farragut 551 Consignments of Choice Flowers Solicited, William H. Kuebler Wholesale Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone, 4591 Main Badgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone ■ Jgg"! } Mad. Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of I Choice Cut Flowers L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone. 2315 Madison Sqxiare Consignments Solicited. Wholesale Florist 55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK Telephone, 8946 Madison Square mien OTderlne. please mentloa Ttae Ezcbanse HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HIGHEST \/ A I I CV ALWAYS GRADE OF VALLtY ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES. CARNATIONS JA^CS McMANUS. TELEPHONE 105 W. 28th St.. New York Frank H. Ti Jieiuliy rii;irlrH Srluiu-k ■ Telrpliunc 3.sGU Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK ' WOODROW & MARKETOS Wholesale Florists | WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK 436 6t.h Ave., bet. 26th and 27th Sts., Now York City and Cut Flower Exchange Consignmenta Solicited Phones; Farragut 797-798-799 H. E. FROMENT, 148 WEST 28th STREET tel.{|°?}farragdt WHOLESALE FLORIST 3oifr.,.xv.uu. NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON WHOLESALE PRICES OF CUT FLOWERS New York, April 11, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m. Tuesday ROSES— A. Beauty, Special '* Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Killarney Kjllaroey Brilliant Killarney Queen White Killarney My Maryland Richmond Ulrioh Brunner Hadley Hooaier Beauty Key Lady Hilhngdon CecUe Brunner,Elgar,eto..per bunch Bridesmaid Bride Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna). Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mrs. George Shawyer Sunburst Mrs. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Adlantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, bunches Sprengeri, bunches Bouvardla, per bunch Calendula, per bunch Callas, per doz Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freesias, per bunch Galas, green and bronze, per 1000.. Leucotboe, per 1000 15.00 to 25.00 10.00 to 20.00 6 00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 3.00 .50 to 1.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 30.00 5.00 to 40.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 10.00 1.00 to 6.00 .10 to .25 1.00 to 5.00 1.00 to 5.00 6.00 to 20 00 2.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 10.00 .25 to .50 .75 to 1.00 .35 to 1.00 .10 to .25 to to .25 to .60 .60 to 1.25 .60 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.50 .05 to .25 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.50 to to to Yellow and var. CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors ( White Standard J Pink Varieties j Red ( Yellow and var. ♦Fancy ( White (*The Hlshest ' Pink Grades of Stand. "1 Red ard Varieties.) [ ' Novelties Asters Forgetmenots, per bunch. Chrysanthemums, per doz " per huDch Dahlias Gardenias, per doz Gladiolus, per doz Gladiolus, Baby, per doz Iris, per bunch Lilac, per bunch - Lilies, Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per doz Narcissus, P. W., per bunch Narcissus. Daffodils, per bunch Pansies Peonies, per doz Poinsettias, per doz Primula, per bunch Orchids. Cattleyaa Cypripediums, per doz Dendrobium formosum Oncidium Smilax, per doz. strings Stevia, per bunch Stocks. Double, per bunch " .Single, per bunch Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doz. bunches. " Spencers Tulips, per doz Violets, Double " Single, Princess of Wales. . . " Single, Gov. Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch .76 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 100 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to to to .10 to to to to .25 to .50 to to .50 to .35 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 100 to .35 to .25 to .25 to .50 to to to .05 to 15.00 to to 20.00 to .. to 75 to .. to .15 to .. to .20 to .20 to .15 to .05 to .25 to .10 to .10 to . . to 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 250 2.50 2.50 2.60 3.00 ".20 1.50 .75 ".75 1.00 8.00 8.00 3.00 .75 .35 .35 1.00 .10 50.00 25.66 I'.OT ".46 ".50 .75 .40 .20 .35 .20 .25 All the New and Standard Fine Grade and all Seasonable WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS 133 WEST 28lli ST., NEW YORK TELEPHONE. FARRAGUT 3S32 WILLIAM KESSLER NEW YORK 113 West 28th Street ^sll'l^rra-^ut WHOLESALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Myosotis, Calendula, Bouvardia, Primula Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. EDW. C. HORAN 55 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones {;|«2 J Madison Square Cut FloWCrS at WhoIcSalc Whea orderlog, please meotlon He Bxcbuic* George C. Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. 608-509 Farragut The best source of supply in the city ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Personal Attention — ConBignmcntA Solicited Satifld^aotioD Guaranteed When ordertnff. please mention Tbe Excbanjre B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York Vfl ^^ I W! T C CARNATIONS I V L C I 9 AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When orderlnff. plcjise mnntlon The Exchange Louis M.NOE LouisA.NoE Wholesale Commission'Floristt MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square AMERICAN BEAUTIES A SPECIALTY THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK Wlipu ordering, please mention The Excbange VIOLETS SINGLE AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal attention and satisfaction guaranteed^ Also a full line of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wo/esa/eRorirf 123 West 28th Street, NEW YORK. CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordering, please mention The Exchange New York City ,|,i ^11 * II I. II ■» ■■ I ^ II W 11 » II .1 H ■■! .1^ The regular April meeting of the New York Florists' Club was held at the club's rooms. Grand Opera House Bldg., 23d St. and Sth ave., on Monday evening, April 10. The report of this meeting, which was adjourned at an early hour, will be found elsewhere in this issue. ■The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Ehmann, 244 Paulison st., Passaic, N. J., it is reported in the daily press, was broken into on Sunday night April 2, during the absence of Mr. aud Mrs. Ehmann and their two sons. Silverware, jewelry and diamonds to the value of several hundred dollars were carried off, but a large roll of bills in the same draw- ers from which the jewels were taken was overlooked, and left untouched. Mr. Ehmann is a well known retail florist conducting business at 2112 Broadway in partnership with his two sons, Lewis 0. and \Vm. C. Ehmann. During the staging of the plants in the trade exhibit of Julius Roehrs Co., of Rutherford, X. J., at the International Flower Show at Grand Central Palace last week, two fingers of the right hand of Rudolph Mossige, foreman in charge of the Begonia and Cyclamen depart- ments of Julius Roehrs Co., were caught between a floor truck and a Bay tree tub and badly crushed. High quality flowers of any kind ar- riving in the wholesale flower market soon gain an enviable reputation, and they come to be known by all the buyers of retain stores as the stock of such and such a grower, and when the retailer or his buyer comes to the market he in- quires of the wholesaler for the stock from this particular grower; furthermore knowing its quality he does not hesitate to place an order for this stock either over the 'phone or in advance. The fol- lowing conversation overheard in the wholesale establishment of Moore, Hentz & Nash, 57 W. 26th St., illustrates this fact : Two visitors recently in this es- 990 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBURGH CUT fLOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St., PITTSBURG, PA. \\ hi-ti -trdprine. pleuse mi-iition The Excluioce tablishment were shown very wiliiugly by one of the salesmen of this firm the stock which they were receiving from different shippers. Toward the end of the list they came to the stock shipped by . Said the salesman, "That is the stock which we receive from ." Said one of the visitors "You don't need to tell me that, I know very well from its quality that that is their stock." The stock which this growing establishment consigned to the above firm as you may see by this conversation has gained a reputation for quality which is known far and wide. We leave our readers to guess what the name of the blank es- tablishment is, and the chances are that they will guess right the first time. A call at the two stores of John S. Nicholas, the one at 37 W. 42d St., and the other at the Grand Central Tei-miual. shows how successfully Mr. Nicholas has combined his large cut flower business with other commercial ventures. At both of these stores now, beside the usual stock of fine cut flowers, there is a seed, bulb and plant department where Mr. Nicholas' cut flower customers are able conveniently to purchase anything in that line which they need for their city or suburban home gardens; and in the Terminal store all kinds of the choicest domestic and foreign fruits are on sjile, and a variety of these fruits packed in baskets of convenient size either for gift purposes or for carrying on board the railroad trains. Mr. Nicholas seems to be the first man to wake up to the idea of the great possibilities of the retail seed and bulb business on 42d st., in the neighborhood of the Grand Central Sta- tion. There were noted this week at the store of Geo. C. Siebrecht, 109 W. 28th St.. some remarkably fine Gardenias and also Acacia pubescens, the most beauti- ful of all flowering shrubs and Mrs. C. W. Ward and some other fine Carna- tions. The annual dinner of the New York Florists' Club which was held at the Biltmore Hotel on Saturday night, April 8, was a great success. A fuller note of this banquet and a picture of the guests will be found elesewhere in this issue. There were noted this week at Gutt- man & Raynor's. 101 W. 2Sth St.. along with a very full line of every kind of flower which the season affords, both large and small, some remarkably fine Ulrich Brunner Roses, and also equally fine blooms of Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna), which this firm has been re- ceiving regularly all the season. The many friends of Miss Mabel Conkling, head bookkeeper for H. B. Froment, 148 W. 2Sth st., are pleased to know that she has recovered from a seri- ous operation which she underwent sev- eral months ago, and is now strong enough to attend to her usual work and is seen again this week at her desk in the Froment ofiice. Harry A. Bradt, florist of Carlisle, Pa., was a caller at The Florists' Ex- change ofiice while he was in New York attending the flower show this week. New York Florists' Bowling Clue Thursday, April 6, 1916 1st game 2d game 3<1 game .T. Miesem . . . 179 163 167 P. Jacobson . . 168 163 151 C. W. Scott.. 154 173 167 .1. Fen rich . . 157 149 155 W P. Ford . . . 151 148 156 A, Ivakudn . . 1,50 148 156 A. LeMoult . . 111 134 120 H. C. RiEDEL, Secretary. QxiiDNiCK, R. I. — J. H. Gushing, well known florist of New England, has re- tired from active business because of failing health, having sold his green- houses to Earl, Shooman & Lamont. The plant consists of 21 greenhouses with an area of 100,000 sq. ft. of glass. It is expected that the business will he car- ried on along tlie same lines as in the past, specializing in Roses' and Carna- tions. New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL— •» IXti^"- Sphagnum Moss, $3.SO 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: Fort Hill, 346<3— Main, 4789 W Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. McALPiNE & McDonald 7/^tt Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, 'i^alley. Lilies, Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Tel. Fort Hill 3630-3631-3032 256 DevoDshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Buffalo April 10, 1916 Cincinnati April 10, 1916 35.00 to 40.00 25.00 to 30.00 6.00 to 20.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 6.00 8.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 1.25 , . . . to .25 to .35 .35 to .50 8.00 to 12.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 to .15 to .25 .... to .15 30.00 to 40.00 10.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 5.00 40.00 to 50.00 to 1.80 1.00 to 2.00 .40 to -SO .40 to .60 to 40.00 to 30.00 to 25.00 to 20.00 to 16.00 to .. to . . 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to . . to . , to . , to . , 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to . to 1.00 to . .20 to .25 ■ .20 to .25 8.00 to 10.00 to to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 300 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00, 2.00 to 3.00 to to .20 to .10 NAMES AND VAEIETIES Boston April 10, 1916 to to .... 8.00 to 15-00 4.00 to 5-00 35.00 to 50.00 to 1.50 .25 to 1.00 .50 to 1.00 50 to 1.00 .... to .... Roses — A. Beauty — Special Fancy " Extra No 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney QueeQ Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgaria (Mrs. Taft).. Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adiantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus Piumosus, perbunch Sprengeri, perbunch Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.. . f White I Pink i Red l^ Yellow and var. . f White 1 Pink grades ot stand-S Red ard varieties) [_ Yellow and var. '. Daffodils Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias .^.^^^ Lilium Longitlorum. .^ Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas Smilax, per doz. strings Sweet Peas , Violets. Single I Double 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 Standard Varieties ♦Fancy (*The highest St. Louis April 10, 1916 to 30.00 to 20.00 to 15.00 to 10.00 to 2.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 Pittsburgh April 10. 1916 00 to 00 to 25 25.00|1S 15.00 12 1.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 .25 .25 8.00 to to 12.00 to 600 to 6.00 to S.OO to 6.00 to 12.00 to to 2.00 to 10.00 ... to .... to 6.00 to 8.00 to 8.00 to 1.00 to 1.60 to .50 to .40 to 10.00 to 1 00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.50 to 2.60 to 2.50 to 2.50 to 2.00 to to to to 40.00 to 8.00 to 4.00 to 40 00 to to 1.25: to .75 to to to to 8.00 S.OO 1.60 1.60 1.50 1.50 2,00 200 2.00 2.00 1.50 30.00 6.00 3.00 35.00 LOO to LOO to . . to i.OO to ...to ...to , . . to 1.00 to 10.00 . . . to i.OO to i.OO to i.OO to , . . to . . . to .25 to .25 to S.OO to . .. to . .. to . . . to . . . to . . . to ...to . . . to 6.00 10.00 8.00 1.00 ".75 .60 12.60 00 to 30.00 00 to 20.00 50 to 15.00 00 to 10.00 00 to 3.00 to . . to 00 to . . to 2.00 . . 2.001.. 2.00 .. 3.00 . . 2.501 2 1 .25 . . .I2H .. 00 to 10.00 00 to 10.00 00 to 10.00 . . to .... .00 to 10.00 .00 to 10.00 .00 to 10.00 .00 to 8.00 .00 to 10.00 .00 to S.OO .00 to 10.00 . . to .... . , to .... .00 to 1.25 .00 to 1.50 .10 to .35 .15 to .35 .00 to 10.00 . . to . . to 2.60 . . to 2.50 . . to 2.50 . . to 3.00 . . to 3.00 . . to 3.00 . . to 3.00 . . to 3.00 00 to 3.00 .60 to 3.00 to .20 to.l2M to .. to .50 to .25 to .20 to .. to . . to 12.50 5. 4.00' 3. 135, 1.80: 2 .60 1 .26 .. 00 to 10.00 00 to 5.00 ,00 to 50.00 .00 to 2.40 ,00 to 2.00 . . to .15 to .50 to Patrick Welch Sr^t American Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Carnations, Calendulas, Cornflowers, English Primroses. Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Lilium Longiflorum. All the novelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Fluwcrs shipped out of Boston on early traiofl. MliS2698 Wholesale Florist ''°^^ Te i° m*:""'" B. A. SNYDER CO. SltT" Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort Hill 1083-25017-25552 WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-6268 Wholesale Cut Flower Market Daily consignments ironi Icadine growers Full line of Florists' Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. t Boston ( I Wholesale and Retail Florists j ♦•~— ^•^•'^-'~"~"-~'~— ■.^•'^^~'* Those from this section who were for- tunate in seeing the great flower show in New Yorlt are unanimous in their praise of the grand exhibition staged in that city. The New Yorkers who planned and arranged this show may feel proud of their worls. and we hope it will be a financial success. John McFarland of North Easton as usual has a superb lot of Easter Lilies this season. He has 10.000 Lilium gi- gantenm. His plants look well and are of good height. The next meeting of the Gardeners and Florists' Club will be on April 18. J. A. Smith, principal of the Essex Agri- cultural School, Danvers, will lecture on "Orcharding." The subject for the May meeting will be "Rock Gardens." The finest plant of Acacia pubescens rhat has ever been seen in this section is in flower at the W. W. Edgar Co.'s greenhouse, Waverley, Mass. It is a most wonderful plant almost perfect in shape and bearing a magnificent show of bloom. The plant ha.s been sold and will be shipped from the greenhouses this week. Frank J. Dolansky of Lynn 'is cutting some excellent flowers of Cattleya Sehrdederte and C. Mos.siae and a good crop of Gardenias. HOLTON&HUNKELCO WHOLESALE FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Phone— Main 874 P. O. Box— lOJ Whpn .iril^rlng i.l<^;igp nl'-ntlnn Tho Rxolliinge On Sunday, April 9, there appeared in the Boston Sunday Globe a long il- lustrated article about Thomas Roland of Nahant, his establishment and the sale of his collection of Acacias. There were twenty-five varieties in the collection and Mr. Roland grew some of the plants for the past fifteen years. A. Leuthy of Roslindale has a nice lut of Easter plants. His Lilies are as fiue as any in this section. Azaleas, Rhodo- dendrons, Genistas and other flowering plants look remarkably well. Wm. H. Elliott is receiving at his salesrooms a fine cut of Roses from his greenhouses at Madbury, N. H. In ad- dition to these he is cutting a nice crop of American Beauty Roses from hiS' greenhouses at Brighton. Some of the things that Henry M. Robinson & Co. are to feature for Easter are yellow English Primroses from the greenhouses of Wm. Sim. They will also have a quantity of Easter Lilies in pots from John McFarland of North Easton. Business is excellent with the compnuv. The outlook for Easter is that there will be an abundance of all kinds of flow- ers and plants. Easter Lilies are to be more than abundant and there is every indication that the flowers will sell cheap. Joseph Fuller of Leominster, Mass., was a visitor last week. He says busi- ness in his town has been good and the outlook for Easter is pleasing. Counter trade at the seed stores is lighter this Spring than usual ; this, no doubt, is caused by the erratic conditiuu' gf the weather. On Sunday, .\pril '.i, there was a good fall of snow and the ground was coated two or thre« inchrs deep. Maurice Fold of the Knight & Struck Co. of New York is to lecture on April 13 at the home of Miss Nichols, on ■'Ilow to Paint Pictures in the Garden." The ch.irge for admission to the lecture is s.".. The Halifax Garden Go. is cutting tine Carnations, including Benora, Matchless. Beacon and Enchantress Supreme. The company has also a supply of Ixias unj Sparaxis flowers; both are selling well. .1. M. Cohen, salesman at the Cn- operative JIarket, has purchased a band- some Studebaker touring car. Gardeners and Florists' Field Day The Gardeners and Florists' Club of Boston held a field day at the estab- lishment of the W. W. Edgar Co. of. Waverley, Mass., on Saturday, April S. Nearly one hundred members and friends attended this pleasant outing. The visi- tors were escorted through the green- houses by the efficient manager. Herman • H. Bartsch. The principal features at thLs time are the houses containing the Lilies for Easter. There are thousands of Lilies and we seldom if ever saw a more even or better flowered lot of plants. French Hydrangeas are grown in large numbers this season and the plants are shapely and profusely flow- ered. Rambler Roses are especially well done. There are several houses of .\za- leas and Rhododendrons which are excel- lent specimens. A house of Geraniums with plants in full bloom looked attrac- tive. The large new greenhouses which were built last Summer are used as dis- play houses. After the inspection of the greenhouses the visitors gathered in the large packing .she:e .?5r. Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOUBLE KILLARNEY Also the entire cut of Roses from Wm. A. Leonard, Lansdowne, Pa. s°ho°uTfcotur;°i" '""""'= 1625 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Philadelphia Cut Flowei Co. 1517 Sansom Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHITE and COLORED; LILAC, the best arriving in Philadelphia, and the finest brand of ORCHID FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. Special week end prices— Write ua. Wholesale Florist tV n1 • «!• Oj\ IV 12 K 12 south Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. Callas, Pansies, Snapdragons, Sweet Peas and Mignonette forcing to the last minute to bring the stock to flower. Tt is the consensus of opinion that it will be a record breaking Easter and more flowers and plants will be sold in this city than ever before. The Robert Craig Co. has worked up a lot of Kaster stock and up to the pres- ent time large shipments have been made to distant points sivuth and west. Down at the Norwood branch is where the Easter Lilies are grown annually, and one house there contains about 17.000 finished right to the minute. Roses have always been one of the leading Easter specialties, and they are in large variety, both natural grown shapes and trained specimens in all forms. A great collec- tion of the baby rambler types follows, then the ever beautiful Tausendschon, Hiawatha, norothy Perkins. I.ady Gay and numerous others. Spir.vas. both Gladstone and Queen -\Iexandi"a. fill sev- eral houses and are finished to perfection. An immense block of Hydrangeas both the French and Otaksa are well flowered. Added to this are Rhododendrons, some Azaleas, a snail item of about l.W.OOO ferns in variety. Brilliant colored Cro- tons and Dracaenas, together with the Pandanus. make a magnificent collection of Easter plants. T.udwig P. Toilers has gone into the hands of a receiver. The business will be continued by Mr. VoUers under the receivership The J. Wm. Colflesh's Sons have their houses filled with a complete line of Eas- ter plants in great variety. There are several houses of Hydrangeas, one of Lilies a large block of Spiraeas and two houses of Azaleas. This enterprising firm contemplates the erection of ten houses or more at their farm of nineteen acre.s at Glenolden. Another automobile truck Bell Telephone Keystone Telephoa KOMIADA BROTHERS ll'^utX^i Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Any Wire Dealftn at Short Notice 1008 VI ne Street . Philadelphia . Pa . Wh'^n orderlns^, please menllon The I'xcbange Berger Bros. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Choicest Seasonable Flowers quiout> i 1225 Riice St., PHIUDEIPHIA, PA. ' Wb'-n tirtlerlng. please mcntl'^n Tlie Kxchauge STUART H. MILLER j A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALITY 1617 Ranstead SI. PHILADELPHIA, PA Wlien ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange has been added to the delivery service. At the Wm. K. Harris place every- thing is in first-class order for the Easter rush. John W. Prince is well pleased over the stock. The Lilies are fine, all Giganteum, and a large block of them have been shipped to their out of town trade. Pot grown Roses follow next and several houses of baby rambler, Tausend- sehoen. Magna Charts and similar varie- ties are timed just right. Hydrangeas 992 The Florists- Exchange SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD. Etc. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers °'^' «xt"y g^rot7Ir™°'^' Winterson's Seed Store wiKi. Chicago W'Ir'U iH'dering The Chicago Flower Growers Association Wholesale Growers of Cut Flowers and Plants 182 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO Paul R. KHnt^sporn, Manager BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, ''"tL'^^Ta'b'll"* I'leasp mention The Exchange Wlien ordering, jiloase mention The Exchange E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists RICHMOND. IND. Wben orderlnr. please mention The Eichanjie ERNE & HLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAB-INI so Baat Randolph Street CMlGA.aO Wlien ordering, please mention The EIiebaDce 6>6e McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment ol cut flower and plant baskett is the best you can get. Pittsburgh, Pa. Wlieo orderlnur, please mention The Exchanc* are one (if the specialties here that show up well. A house of piuk Spircea Queen Alexandra is exceptionally well flowered. Azaleas and Rhododendrons are here in quantit.y. Robert Craig attended the New York show on Saturday to i>resent to the New York Florists' Club the set of resolutions adopted at the last meetiug of the Phila- delphia Florists' Club, thanking the New York Club for their attendance to the National Flower Show in a body and for their gift of the two handsome flags that now adoru the club room. Easter plants have always been a spe- cialty with (iodfrey Asclunann and this year is no exception. John Aschmann has the houses crowded with a complete line of stock. Azaleas are one of the leading features in all of the best varie- ties. Two houses of multlHorum Lilies are very good, well budded and of excel- lent height. Spirfeas are finely foliagerl and well flowered. A house of French and Otaksa Hydraugeas vie with a lot of pot growu Roses. Bulbous stock is to be had here in great variety and quantity. Ferns and Spring stock eagerly await the room that will be ready after April 23. Henry I. Faust of Merion has finished his giganteum Lilies nicely, an annual occurrence with him. The Strafford Flower Farm is cutting some very excellent Oiganteum Lilies in quantity and will be on with a full crop for Easter. John Albrecht of Pencoyd is well pleased with his Easter stock ; he has a fine lot of giganteum Lilies and Spi- raeas. He has also a nice lot of Roses. Azaleas and H.vdrangeas besides a lot of bulbous stock in pots and pans. Manager 'n'illiam Donaghy of the West I>aurel Hill greenhouses has a splendid lot of jtiants ready for Easter. This modern plant factory is filled to overflowing with some of the finest stock in this section of the countr.v. There are 8000 giganteum Lilies timed to the min- ute. Hydrangeas and Spirwas fill several of the large houses and most of the Azaleas are brought along in the fi-ames outside. Bulbous stock is handled ■ in large lots and the long line of frames are filled to overflowing. Spring bedding plants are grown here in lots of 1(M>.rt4sd color. (•The fligheet J ^'■j'* Oradee of St'dS Pin* Varletlet.) \ned Adlantum Aaparagu., Bunoh " Sprwigeri ** Strings BoxTTOod, per lb Calendula. DaltodU. * * Southern DaalM Gardenia., per doi Fern., Hardy, per 1000 Freesla. Galai Leave., per 1000 Leucothoe Spray. LUlum Lontiiflorum LUy of the VaUey Mexican Ivy MIftnonette Orchids — Cattleya., per doi. . Dendroblum. Onddlum. Smllax Snapdragons Sweet Peas, Spencer. Tulips, Fancy '• Darwins Violet., Single, Home Grown. Double, N. y 1.00 to 2.00 1.00 to 2.00 1.00 to 2.00 .SO to .75 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 ... to 1.00 .25 to M .25 to 30 50.00 to 60.00 ... to .16 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 .60 to .00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 ... to 2.50 2.00 to 3.00 .... to 1.26 .26 to .60 6.00 to 8.00 S.OOto 4.00 .... to .78 4.00 to S.OO 4.00 to S.OO S.OOto 4.00 S.OOto 4.00 .... to 15.00 6.00 to 8.00 .36 to .50 2.00 to 3.00 S.OOto 4.00 .26 to .35 .25 to .35 to to to to to to to to All the Leading Varieties of R.OSGS and CamatioilS PETER REINBERG 30 East Randolph St., CHICAGO, ILL Wholesale Cut Flowers Headquarters fur American Beauty Rosea "U'beii oi-fli-rins. iilea."!- un-iitioii 'Hn- Ex'-b;ni;:r CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and Retail Florists Dan MaoUorie and Angelo Itossi of San Francisco, Samuel Murray of Kan- sis City, Mo., and James Forbes of Port- land, Ore., reached the city Saturday on their return trip from the large flower shows of the East. Sunday was spent in Chicago, when the party visited the greenhouses of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. at Morton Grove, where they enjo.vcd looking at all the good things in plants and flowers and were otherwise enter- tained by August Poehlmann. Arnold Ringier, Robt. Newcomb and Tlios. Mc- .\llister of Chicago joined the party for the trip to Morton Grove and helped to give the visitors a good time. Mr. Rossi, and Mr. MacRorie left on Sunday evening on the Overland Limited for tieir homes in California. Chas. A. Mathes, who had charge of the perennial department of the nur.series of Vaughan's Seed Store at Western Springs, has assumed the management of the greenhouses and grounds on the well known Pabst estate at Oconomowoc, Wis. The late Spring has come to be the general topic of conversation among the trade and is retarding business in other lines as well as the florists.' There was a snow flurry Saturday, and the mercury went down below the freezing point on Monday morning, April 10. It is giving the nurserymen a longer season, as all shrubbery is still in a dormant condition. A nurseryman at Naperville reported on Saturday that there was over Sin. of frost in the ground in his section. The howling team of the Chicago Flo- rists' Club uiKset all calculations in the North Chicago Bowling League on Thurs- day evening last by taking three straights from the leading Birk Bros., a brewery team, and hanging up a new team aver- age record of lt)49, made with counts of D'.Ki, 10.5.5 and lOtMj. Fred Price for the florists was the leading pin getter, with a rating 23.5 l-.S, while three other mem- bers had better than 2IX). The florists' team consists of Fred Price. Wm. Lohr- man, Peter Olsem, John Huebner and Allie Zech. A. T. Pyfer looks for a shortage of Carnations for Easter as well as Tulips, which will throw the trade to Roses and miscellaneous stock. Oi'ders for Eas- WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders f Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mpntlon TTip Btocbapse C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORiSl 27 Saint Ann* StrMt SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS. SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLO WERS,SHIPPING, COMMISSION Phono, SUTTER 640 WbeD ordertor. please mpotloD The EzcbaDne A. L. RANDALL CO. ^g«^ WibashAvcllilieSL c^p^, ^^"^^ CHIM60, lU. C^W^^ Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists* Supplies When orilffing hIphu** m'-ntlttp Thp EKcbaoge tni" traih' ;ir»' lifin^ iKidkcd daily. Harry Philputt ha.s arrived at the greeuhuuses at Wilmette and will help out there during tlie next few weeks. (.ins Alles says that the supply cf Hoses and Carnations with Wietor Bros, will be good fur Eastt-r. and advance or- ders for same are piling up daily. RnsL> planting is going on at the greenhouses and the shipping of young Caruatinu plants, with which they are well sup- plied, continues brisk. Robt. Xeweomb of Vaughan's SeeO Store. a(.-companie- edge harbored vermin. Known as a "jiggered pot." 9 and 10. — Hand-made pots, found at nursery near Carlisle, Pa., bought bv Henry S. Rupp in 1860. Supposed tn have been made in the early 18th cen- tury. Maker unknown. 11 and 12. — Hand-made pots. Maker unknown. About 100 years old. 13. — Standard liower pots, as approved by Society of American Florists at con- vention in New York City in 1889 and which won the certificate in Boston, Mass.. in 1890. Made by the Whilidin Pottery Company, Philadelphia. 14. — Hand-made pot. maker W. L. Keeney, Craighead, Cumberland. Co., Pa. 15. — Hand-made pot. Maker unknown, very ancient, supposed to be an imported pot. Not room allowance for root growth in comparison to present day standard pot. 16. — Hand-made pots. Maker unknown. Supposed to be some 40 years old. Lo- cated in Cumberland Co., by John F. Rupp, Shiremanstown, Pa. 17. — Hand-made pot. Maker Jacob Gray, Lewisberry, York Co.. Pa. Previous to 1870. 18. — Maker Jacob York Co.. Pa.. 1870. 19. — Maker Jacob York Co , Pa., 1870. 20. — Maker unknown. 21. — Maker unknown. Early example of machine pot, supposed to be made about 1860. Early attempt to make pots uni- form. Gray, Lewisberry, Gray, Lewisberry, National Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pa.. March 25 to April 2. 1916 Anfiqup pfjttery exhibited bv the WhilliJin Pottery Co., Philadelphia, Po. SAeWHiLLDiN PoTtery Company FLOWER POTS MADE IN WAREHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. WTi»n ordering. pleaJe m^PtlpB Thg Exchanjce 22. — Square pot made near Reading, Pa., some 40 years ago. Was made in all sizes up to 6in.. but proved a failure in growing plants. Supposed to be over 50 years old. 23. — Maker Jacob Gray, Lewisberry, York Co., Pa. 24. — Maker unknown. Known as the high 4in. pot. (Note variation between Nos. 24 and 25). No. 25. — Maker unknown. Known as the low 4in. pot. All the antiqiii' pots shown, except the K(iuare pots, wre loaned from the collec- tion of John F. Kupp of Shiremanstown. I 'a. The square pots were contributed by \Vra. Ahern, Columbia, Pa., who found them there when he bought his green- house; they are supposed to be over 50 years old. San Francisco, Cal. The Misse.s Ilannon. who have for sev- iial years beeu located in P<»Ik st. and have been running a flower store of the highest grade, have moved downtown on tieary st. to temporary quarter.s while tlieir present shop is being rebuilt. Pejicano Rossi Co. in Kearny st. drew nitich attenti(Ui by its unu.sually attrac- tive window decorations. One window represented a Iloliaml scene and was a Tua.ss of many colored Tulips in the midst, of which .stood a pretty I>utc*h maiden with two \nu\s of Tulips. Berkeley. Cal. — <;. W. Wolters lias started in business for himself, calling his establishment tlie Herkelcv Seed & Plant Store, with address at l'.)S(; Shat- tiick ave. lie will deal in high grade seeds, plants and nur.scry stock. Melrose. Mass. — A. M. Tuttio has I'Mught seven acres of land on Water st. which he will use a.s a nursery. ScRANTON. Pa. — A permit has beea granted to G. E. Carpenter, the florist. tn erect a conservatory iu the rear of his building. Cincinnati. O. — Ed. A. Foster has succeeded to the florist's business of A. Sunderbruch & Sons, and will locate at 128 W. Fourth st. about the middle of April. YOURS ''""the ASKING Opportunity in every issue of Tlie Exchangee Red Standard 'smm^t^ Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT tor your money you are goin^ to spend this VVinter to stock your greenhouses. Think of US. Write us. Try us The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St. Norriatown, Pa SYRACUSE Red Pots FERN POTS, PANS and SAl'CERS. up to and Including 12-inch, all machine made. A great improvement over the old style turned p(»ls. Write for Cataiogue Syracuse Pottery C. BREITSCHWERTH. Prop. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made in standard sii*^ of 2-in. to6-in. The b»t Paper Pot for shippiDs purposed. Sam plea fur- niohed free. Ask your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 40 0«kSt., WiltkAM, Hu*. When ordering, itlpnn.' menlinii TIk- Ejc.-hmipe Hello! Something New DUNZEL BROS.' Hand-D-Pit Bracket Writ» for pric* li«t. BUNZEL BROS. R. D. No. 4 Nonistown, Pa. Whtn (iriifiing. jiifiisi' iin'iitlou Tlie Evihnnce 994 The Florists;' Exchange I The Middle West | Milwaukee. Wis. — The M. A. Mc- Kenney Co., florists, for twenty years located at 417 Milwaukee St., will re- move to larger quarters at H.3 Wiscon- sin St., now occupied by Reed Bros., on June 1. Dayton, 0. — The Miami Floral Co. has purchased twenty acres of land ad- joining its property at Broadway and River road to allow the erection of addi- tional greenhouses and the e.xtension of the existing ones. Cleveland, O. — The Park Flower Shop Co. has been incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000. Albert B. Barber, John M. Fratus, Anna B. Bar- ber, R. E. Elvidge, and E. R. Cook are incorporators. Bemidjl Minn. — W. A. Elliott, who lately opened the Elliott Floral Co., has commenced the construction of a sales- room on the corner of Beihidji ave. and Fifth St. He expects to build a green- house extending from the sales rooms next Fall. Edgerton. Wis — B. C. Wilson began excavating for foundation walls for an extension to his greenhouses and rooms. When completed Mr. Wilson will have a model greenhouse and one that ought to supply Edgerton and vicinity with flow- ers the year round. Kalamazoo, Mich. Haster Trade This and the prospects for good business is the chief concern of the flo- rists just now. In regard to these items, insofar as volume of business is con- cerned we are expecting the public to buy liberally and not haggle much over prices, as times are good and labor plentifullv occupied. If there is plenty of good sale'- able stock on hand record sales may be anticipated. But when the question of supplies are spoken of there we find some hesitation, for with such weather we are at present getting, it is rather a matter of guess work than of expert calculation as to what will be ready and what will not. At present the weather is all for holding back everything, but this may alter at any time and a short spell of hot weather would certainly bring a lot of soft stock on the market which would be most disagreeable to handle for the Easter trade. At the present time there are plenty of flowers of every kind in ample supply, with a poor demand, consequently some advertising is being done locally to stimu- late trade. Some considerable funeral work was done last week owing to the deaths of one or two popular citizens, which was most helpful to those who got the orders. Shipping trade averages fair and likely to remain so till the Eas- ter orders come in. All kinds of stores are handling cheap lines of shrubs. Roses, and dry bulbs, and it is a difficult matter for a regular flo- rist to cut in on this business for the reason that while the latter is expected to meet the prices, he is also often called upon to make good any losses arising when the plants do not grow, which is often the case with cheap goods. It is well enough to say. "educate the public to the best." but after all the dear nub- lie loves a bargain better than an educa- tion in top-notch prices. S. B. Cincinnati, 0. Tile Market Roses continue to be in a large supply and can take care of all present requirements with ease. Among others, very excellent Killarney, White Killar- nev and Ophelia mav be had. American Beauty Roses, particularlv short ones, too, are in large snpply. Carnations are plentiful, more Lilies are coming in than at last writing and the offerings inclnde some very fine stock. Sweet Peas con- tinue to be in a heavy supplv — that i.s, larger than actual needs. Tulips. Daffo- dils and Hyacinths have a pretty fair market. The Lily of the Valley cut has shortened considerably during the past fortnight. Other offerings include Cal- las. Snapdragon, a few Rubrum, Violets, orchids. Calendulas and Lilac. Greenhouse Building ITHAOA, N. Y.— The Bool Floral Co. expects to greatly enlarge its present Being odorless you can use Alphano anytime anywhere. Dig it around your Rhododendrons Face Your Fertilizer Problems Fairly And Squarely, Then Look Well Into Alphano Humus It's Your One Best Solution You can't dodge the fact that all chemical fertilizers are way out of sight in price. Potash isn't to be had at any price. Barn- yard manures are good as far as they go; but they don't go far enough. Your grass; your vegetables; your flowers; your shrubs must have nitrogen, potash, phosphate lime and humus. There's only one thing to do, and that thing is: secure a ready-prepared soil builder that contains all the necessary chemical foods and abundantly supplied with humus. Alphano Humus exactly fills just such requirements and more. In addition to its abundance of plant foods and large percentage of soluble humus, it is also lively with bilhons and billions of all the essential nitrogen gathering bac- teria for, inoculating all the legumes, such as" peas, beans, alfalfa, clover and the like. It is odorless, weed seedless, dry and finely granulated. Our rehabiUty stands back of every ton. $S. a ton in bulk by the carload. $10. a ton in bags by the carload. $12. a ton In bags F. O. B. Alphano. N. J A Word of Warning , W hat?ver you do, don't let anyone talk you into behev- iijg' that a^;:' unprepared, raw or natural water-soaked humus is one- fourth the value of our concentrated, pulverized, highly enriched, inoculated Alphano Humus. Showing to you a dry sample is one thing. Delivering to you humus as dry as the sample is quite another. If it isn't as dry as sample, you are paying a stiff price for water, and at best getting but about $2 worth of actual humus per ton. Wet or dry, such humus may be of no more value than saw dust, or leached-out, manure. Alphano is a fperfectly balanced fertilizer and soil builder. It combines in [the one mixture a rich soil humus. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potash, Lime and all the vital nitrogen gathering and soil-digesting bacteria. .Send for the Alphano book. It's a sure and safe short cut guide to all your soil-enriching problems. AlpK atro H urrvu-s Established 1903 17-F Battery Place NEW YORK ALPHANO «KO.U,C.Ml.afL greenhouse plant within the next few months. Dayton. O.— The Miami Floral Co. has purchased ten acres of land adja- cent to its present property at South Broadway and the River road. The land is to be used in conuectinn with the com- pany's plans for the construction of ad- ditional greenhouses and the extension of outside cultivation of plants and flowers. Seattle, Wash. — (Just. V. Peterson and Eugene ^. Saudahl, the former for sixteen years and the latter for twenty- two years identified with the nursery business in Seattle, have consolidated in- terests with headquarters at First ave. and Denny Way. Mr. Peterson for many years has specialized as a florist and decorator and will have personal charge of the flora! department. Mr. Sandahl's activities have been devoted to trees and ornamental shrubbery, which department in the new organization will have his personal attention. Apponaug, R. I. — Daniel King, who had damage done to his nursery by the bursting of a boiler, has had it repaired, has reset the plants and has put every- thing in readiness for Spring work. Hutchinson. Kan. — Walter Under- wood will build some new greenhouses on the end of Tenth ave.. West, for which the city commission has given permission, providing Mr. Underwood will open a roadway on his land along the creek from Ninth to Eleventh sts. April Ij, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 99a NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK l-ur FuiiUKtititin Aak your dealer for it Nicotine Mf^. Co. ST. LOUIS When ordorlnc. please mention The Exchanse WESTERN STATES— Continued Clnb Meetiug: and Notes The April iiu'ctiuR of the Cincin- nati Florists' Soiioiy was held on Mon- day evenioK at the Hotel Gibson. R. Witterstaetter presided. Mr. Witter- staetter, at the request of members pres- ent, gave a very interesting talk on the .National Flower Show. Hollmeister Floral Co. has put an auto truck iuto its delivery service for trips to and from its greenhouses and the wholesale houses and depots. C. E. Critehell returned from the East on Saturday. , At his place they have been offering some very flue large lots of ^Vinerican Beauty Roses. Henry Schwarz has been under the weather for several days. Simon J. Hider, of Hillsboro, 0., was in this city last week on a buying expe- dition. Teddy. Dayton, 0. Last week was an unusually busy one for the nurserymen, as Arbor Day was widely advocated and people were in the spirit for planting. The city did its share by planting trees and shrubbery along the canal and through the parks, the idea being to teach the public how to make the most artistic showing. The florists and Gardeners' banquet was held on the 4th of April at the Y. M. C. A. An excellent dinner was served. A number of short talks were given by different members on kindred subjects pertaining to the business. This is the first of a series of like events that are contemplated. Joseph I. Schaeffer has been on the sick list for several weeks. At a recent meeting of the Horticul- tural Society an exceedingly interesting and instructive address was given by Mr. R. F. Toung of the U. S. weather bureau, on "Modem Meteorology or Clima- tology." He spoke of the beginning of the science as dating from the invention of the thermometer, air pump and barometer. C. T. Burkholder of the Ohio experi- mental station, gave one of the most practical talks the society has ever had. He advised encouraging lateral buds in fruit trees as they facilitate spraying, fruit gathering, and resistance to storms. Ira Denllnger will read a paper at the next monthly meeting on "Bees and Their Value to the Flower Trade." Mr. Jergens of this city, purchased the old greenhouses of the Heiss Co. and will remove them to his place in North Dayton. The Heiss Co. will install new greenhouses, modern in every respect. The latter has also added another Over- land auto. Miss Olive Ritter is entertaining Miss Daisy Brice of Toledo. K. E. Y. Fort Wayne, Ind. The first part of last week was char- acterized by warm Spring weather, but on Thursday, Winter again made its appearance and a heavy snowstorm Thursday night and all day Friday, fol- lowed by freezing temperatures threat- ened to destroy the shrubbery which is bursting into leaf and also the early bulbs. However, little damage was done, although the weather is still cold. The d When ordering, please mention The Bzehanc* 996 The Florist's Exchange Two GreenhoDses we designed aod erected (or Dr. P. P. Satterwhite, Great Neck, L. I. MORE PROOF of the SUPERIORITY of JACOBS' GREENHOUSES SOME time ago we were awarded a contract to build the Greenhouse shown above on the right, which then adjoined two smaller ones. After eomparing the results in the three we were ordered to tear down the old ones and replace them with another of ours — that's the one on the left. Had the original houses been properly designed and properly constructed they would not have been doomed to the scrap heap. In the selection of a Greenhouse Builder an Owner must use discrimination or take the consequences. Under these circumstances, why take chances? We design and build them right in the first place. We go anywhere to submit plans and prices. S. JACOBS & SONS GREENHOUSE BUILDERS 136S-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. m m ;ise mi'ntlon The Kxcli p^i<>5^>ji<>j>x<^x<|g CYPRESS m ^ ^ Ki Ki Gladioli Bulbs Three Times As Heavy Watered by Skinner System Extract from a letter of Mr. T. E. Barnes, Spencer, Ind. "Gladioli Bulbs irrigated by the Skinner System averaged three times the bulk of those grown under the old method of irrigation, and five times the bulk of those grown without irrigation. We had prac- ically no increase in bulblets from the non-irrigated stock, and those mM irrigated by the Skinner System had ^J53 approximately seven times the in- ^^ crease over those irrigated by the Kfj old time method." r^ QKINNER U Oystem ^ OF- IRRIGATION R^ The Skinner Irrigation Co. ^^ 225 Water St., Troy. Ohio ^ ordprfng The Kxr PIPE- Furnished and Erected Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. 14- foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Established 1902 PFAFF & KENDALL ''IHAkT'^ t When ordpring. ple:isf- m-'ntiun The Excli;inge Greenhouse Materials IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lengths up to 32 feet Milled to any detail furnished, or will furnish details and cut materials ready for erection. Frank Van Assche FultoD Ave., Rose Ave., aod Dwigbl St., Jersey City, N. J. Whrii ..1(1. Tin-. nlHitce mi-ntlon Th'-> Kvi'h^.nce Change of Name Quaker City Machine Co TO The John A. Evans Co eiCHMOND, INDIANA OurAdvertisingColumns _ READ FOR PROFIT . USE FOR RESULTS Buy direct frotn the mill where it grows. FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNANDINA, FLA. Large stocks. Thoroughly seasoned. All grades, sizes and fiaish. Also Pecky and Posts. Full quotations on your specifications. Any quantity. Prices quoted F. O. B. your city. AVESTERN STATES— Continued timie to hv pleutiful. There ar^e suiue line .speciiuens uf Azaleas. Hhudodeu- drons, Spinpa, Lilac and Cyclamen on the market. Extensive advertising is being done by the local flori.'^ts with Easter folders and booklets and the pros- pects for a record Easter business are encouraging. - Notes Mrs. Josephine L. Nesbit of Con- vy. n.. who gave a series of interest- ing and enthusiastic lectures in this city in Fel)ruary on the subject of "Civic Beautitication"' has been engaged by the city authorities to supervise the early Spring planting of trees and shrubs in the city parks during this month. Judge W. J. Vesey. accompanied by his daughter, Miss Margaret Ve.sey. left last Saturday for New York City for a trip of several weeks' duration. Will J. Ve-sey, Jr., is in Terre Haute. Ind.. attending the April meeting of the In- diana State Florists' Association. Mr. Vesey is president of the organization. The Vesey Greenhouses are advertising their landscape department extensively in the local daily paper-s. The.\ are carrying an excellent line of trees and shrubs and have competent landscape ar- tists in their employ. Thi.s firm had a special sale on Cineraria plants for o.jc. on Thursday and Friday of last week. The Flick Floral Co. had a number of large funerals last week. On Satur- day a special sale of bulbous stock at 50c. per doz., brought excellent returns. A visitor to the city last week was Mr. Kandall representing the A. L. Ran- dall Co.. Chicago. 111. D. B. Indianapolis, Ind. Bountiful Market This market has been featured by great tpiantities of flowers. Bulbous stock is in full sway and many of the plants in- tended for the Easter trade are making their appearance. Beautiful specimens of Hydrangeas, Azaleas, Rose and Lilies are offered in the stores and conservatories at from $2 to $10 each. Much of the success of the coming Easter trade de- pends on the weather ad-interim. There is nothing wrong with the cut flower market at all except that the quantities brought in are too strong at times and the storemen are not able to pay the full market value. Sel-ect stuff' of course as it ne;vly always does, sells out nvmilarly at good price-s. Carnatiipus are mostly off crop at ^"2 to $o.50 per 1(X). Roses, all colors, all kinds, are tine at $2 to $15 per 11.M>. Am. Beauty Roses are in light demand at $5 to $35 per 100. This seems to be an unusual Calla season. Hundreds of them are ottered at $10 to $12.50 per KK>. Eastern Vio- lets are still coming in in fairly good shape at from oOc. to 75c. per ItHJ. Local ^singles are growing few in number at the same price. Lily of the Valley is scarce at $4 to $0 per 100. Cattleyas are identiful enough but there is little demand for them. All sorts of flowers for the corsage such as small Roses at $2 per HJO, Forgetmenots at 5c. per spray. Sweet I'eas at 35c. to $1 per 100 and I'ansies at 15c. per dozen sell well. Spanish Iris are a welcome addition to the flower market at $3 per HM_> whole- sale and double that figure retail. Some elegant Snapdragons are also being cut at $S to $15 per 100 sprays. Notes The State Florists' Association of Indiana had a meeting at Terre Haute on Tuesday. April 11. The Terre Haute Florists' Club and individual members (if Terre Haute sent forth appeals to all florists to be present to visit the big Davis greeniiouses and other points of flower interests at the Indiana City. There should be at least seventy-five in attendance as at least 3egin the unloading of a vast quantity of Easter stock at the con- servatories down in the city. Many of the downtown stores are in- dulging in flower sales these days; much sport for the public and little profit for tile flower stores. Sweet Peas at 20c. per bunch and Joncpiils at 35c. per dozen are among the more spirited values. The Claypool Hotel florist says that business is much improved over last sea- son. Bertermann Bros. Co. will begin the erection of another greenhouse at Cum- berland in. the near future. Prof, and Mrs. Dorner were in Indian- apolis last week en route from the Phila- delphia show to their home in Urbana. I. B. Cleveland^ 0. A very interesting and a well attended meeting of the Fbirists' Club was held on Aju'll 3 in the club's rooms in the Holleuden. Previous to the meeting those present inspected some 50 photo- graphs of floral subjects prepared by Mrs. Wilson for the publicity committee, and for use in the daily papers. The meeting was called to onler by I'resident Herbert Bate, with the new secretary. A. B. Barber, in his place. First on tlo* program was a talk on the new audi- torium project by Lee Skeels. This \vas ii'iustrated with stereopticon views -of auditoriums all over the country, from New York to San Francisco. (Meveland holds a special election on April 25 to pass on this measure of providing a pub- lic auditorium large enough to take care of large public gatherings. The florists are especially interested in the subject as our Cleveland boys are hoping to get this into shape and open by 11)18. and then we will have splendid facilities to care for the National Flower Show, if it wants to come here — a talk by Mr. Binon of the Sheldon School on "Busi- ness Mlethods" gave much food for thought. He said the value of a man and the amount of salary he receives is directly influenced by the amount of supervision he requires. A communication was received from the Cincinnati Florists' Club relative tu flowers for Mothers' Day. They wished the Cleveland florists to interview Mavor Davis and request him to insert this couplet in his Mother's Day proclama- tion : "Bright flowers for mothers living. White flowers for mothers dead." Sec'y A. B. Barber was appointed a committee of one to interview Mayor Davis. A May party is planned to be held the first week in May at the Chamber of Indu.sitry on Franklin ave.. \vhere the last dancing party was held. PITTY KILB (Scollay's) For Liquid Putty The best tool for glaz- ing and repoitivg greenhouse roofs. Note the ImproTcd . Spout For sale by youriup* ply house or sent postpaid for $ 1 .00. OHN A.SC011AY, Inc. 74-76 Myrtle At.. BROOKI-YN.N. Y. Whi'ii iinl'-riii^, jile:LS)' iii'-nti^ nge LOW IN PRICE |5?^S"«il5? 10x14 ft and larger. Aleio for two or more cars. Easily erected by anyone. No mecbanlos or ekU- led laborers required. Absolutelyflreproof because made entirely from steel— not a piece of wood In tftie entire struclure. All seams absolutely weather proof. Adjustable window; ventilators; locklDg doors; painted Inside and out. Extra Bectlons easily added at any time to increase length. If your dealer does not handle, w-rlte for full In- formation and price of size for your car. BUTLER MFG. CO. 309 Butler Bldg. Kansas City, Mo. 922 6th Ave. S. E. Minneapolis. Minn. Dealers & Repre^ sentativeawanted Wlirn urilerinf;. please mention Tbo ExL'ban'--'' A STIC A FOR GREENHOUSE GLAZING USE IT NOW Mastica Is N elastic and ten- ., acious, admits ^ of expansion and contrac- tion. Putty be- comes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed without break- ing of other ftlasa as occurs with harl putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE COm 12 W. Broadway. New York IF YOU WANT THE BEST Free from rot Producing appUancee GET A Pearce-built Greenhouse OEOROE PEARCK Telephane9G2-M. 203 Tremont Ave.. ORANGE, N. J Greenhouse Glass Double and single tbjck selected Glass all sizes from 6 x 8 to 16 z 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N. Y. When ordering:, please mention The Exchange April Ij. IOK;. The Florists' Exchange 997 KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda. N. Y. GREENHOUSES We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate \VI nli-riiik'. plenwe m'-iitlon 'I'lii' l:\rlin nt.'<' WESTERN STATES— Continued A K^'in-iiil tiisriis^i.iii i.u ihc National Flower Show was jKirtii ipattMl in Ity R A. Fricdlr.v. !•'. ('. W . Urown. S. A. I'eiitwost. b\ C. Wittliiilui. mnl t'arl llftCOulHii'ju'r. It was ilu' coiu-i'nsns of L>i>iiiiou tliat t'xhiltils wcri- too invicli n»W(i*'(I topi'tlici*. ami one suKgestiou was niadi' tliat if sonn' t)f tlie green .stuff liki' palms, fei-ns. ete. Ithoutrli line iu lualit.v) liacl lieen omitteil. and the siiaee piven tip to lilnoniinp stoek, tlie sliow as a whole would have been inueh improved. All agfeeil that it was a big show, and well woi-th seeing. The sta.v-at-homes felt that tlie.v had mis.sed mueh l).v not being ihei'i'. Two new iiienihtTs were ele<*ted at tile meeting. The (-elelii-ation of the Shakes- peafe lfirentenar.\' is to be observed this week b.v the planting of a gai'den of his tloweis. K. II. Sotheni and his wife. .Iiilia Marlowe, take part in it. The gai'den is to be laid out iu Wade Park and is under the charge of John Bodd.v. C'it.v Forester. Announcement was made -on Tuesda.v f the opening of a new tiower store by Tiniiith.v Smith, who has been manager of Smith \ Fetters for lio years. Mr. Smith has severed his eonneetions with Smith ».V: Fetters and will open uphis new stoi-e at 4(lth st. and I'Uiclid on ^^at- urday. .\pril l.~i. \t his new Iix-ation he will have the lightest Mower store in the eity for his windows are continuous on three sides. \nother new store has been started in the llliith St. section, by J. K. Strauahan. lie has a store in connection with Stef- hns Art studio. The Woin.in's Florist Club held its an- nual dinner at the II(dlenden op April !(►. after which a business meeting was hehl and a \ery enjo.\;ihle evening spent in playing old-fasiiioned games and sing- ing old-fashioned songs. Judging from the hearty laughter, they seemed to he much :ippreciated. The annua] May jiarty will be held at the Chainbei- of Industry on .May 4. Everyone come, .\oung anil old, and have a good time ann Sunday evening ' ai unce settle- ment of all rlifhculties and that cars would run again lui Monday. Llespite this handicap, however, trade has been fairly brisk all during the week. Flo- rists' windows arc> beginning to reflect the beauty of the Easter season in their eorgeous exhibits of all kinds of flower- ing plants. There seems to be plenty >f plants, while bulbous stocks, such as Daffodils. Hyacinths, and Tulips are not piite so abundant. Plants are selling ■luite briskl.\' aiifl a tremendous rush is' looked for by everybody concerned for Easter. Cut flowers are plentiful and nf pxcelli'iit quality. We-w Plo^per Sliops Tlic o at (iLI leiiing of the Helrnar Flower Madison ave. was a most successful atTair and was attended by many people. The Ilelinars have lifted out their shop in a most attrni-tive man- ner and the oiH' large display window has been trimined in a nianner to cau.s*- many peoph' to stop and ailmirc, .Miss Josejihinc Ilelnuir is an artist jmd deco- rat(^r of no (trdinary ability and her work has already been favorably received in local flower circles. The l''astern Cut Fhiwer Store is an- other new tiower store openecl up on Superior between ,\dams and .Madison. It is under the management of I^\ ilart- zel, who formerly was in the flag deco- rating business. Mr. TIartzel has hail no previous experience in flowers. He does not even know the names of the various plants and flowers he sells, but is w'illing to learn. lie believes in advertising and his first ad. announced the sale of ten thousand (leranitims at H)c. .Tack (iardner, formerly employed by Harry Ileinl. has announced bis inten- tion of oi)ening up a first-d.ass flower shop in the new building .inst completed on the corner of Walnut and Bancroft. This is not a downtr>wii location, Init as Mr. Gardner is well known in this dis- trict he hopes to do a flourishing bu.si- ncss. He expects to open up in time for the Easter rush. Mr. Park, proprietor of the Park Flower Shop located at the corner of Madison and Ontario, has announced that he will ri'tire tcMiiiiorarily from the flower business on May 1. He also states that he will re-open early in the Fall. S. N. Peck, who has for many years been operating greenhiuises on South st., and a retail store on Su|ierior, has finally sohl his South st. houses to William Knowdcs of New York. Mr, Peck for some time had devoted most of his at- tention to his retail store and had been unable to give bis bouses the attention thev needed. It was for this reason that he decided to sell them. He will retain the store. Henry Wustro. who had announced in the papers that he would open up a flower store on Madison ave. on .\pril 7. and who adviu-tised the fact that he had degrees friuii Berlin. Vienna and Rome, has disappeared, .Mr, Wustro had been working for Max Spanuer previous to bis disappearance, F. M. S. St. Louis, Mo. The Market The uiaikct, with very few excep- tions remains the same as the preceding week. Carnations arc <|Uoteer KHH). Daffodils and Tulii>s bi-ing '•><•. to 4c. : Siuithern Daffodils go as low as iiOc. per KM). Lilies and ('alias are offeri'il at .Sc. to lllc. Valley is quite plentiful at ,*jc. to 4c. tlreens are in aluindancc. Notes A visit to the establishment of Richard Frow finds everything ready for Spring, Mr, Frow's Lilies and Spira-as look excellent. He has for Spring use some line (leraniums, \'incas and Hibis- cus. Mr. Frow, with several of his ncn, was engaged in iireparing p<'rennials for market. He gi-ows a complete line of these and sa.vs the demand is becoming greater each year. His sou. Fred, tends to the orders while Mr, Frow, Sr,, "bosses the ranch." C E, De Wever's place, too, is nicely primed, Roses by the t^(uisands are looking their best. Mr. De Wever has .iust disposed of several large lots <»f his Rose btishes. One lot of American Beauty Roses was secured by C. Yming Which Do You Want ?^ CA.ST IRON BOIl.l R,S FOOL liCONO.MY (false ratings, fuel waste. cl.ingcr id breakdowns, dealers' profits), or K.ROE.SCIIELI, BOILERS— FUEL ECONOMY (honest ratings, safety, quick heat, no boiler pits, no dealers' profits. •-KROESCHELL BROS. CO., i^«>v •^^'^street,,,. CHICAGO, ILL. WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each S. JACOBS & SONS, Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. I3f>!;-I37g Flushing Ave,, BROOKLYN, N. V. Greenhouse Material -"'^ Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts— Patent V and U Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Right. A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, III. t DREER'S FLORIST SPECIDLTIES New Bra od New Style "HOSE RIVERTON" Pumiflhed in leogtbe up to AGO feet witbottt seam or Joint. TheHOSEfortheaORIST H*inoh. per ft., 15o. Steel of SOO ft." HHo- 3ReeIa,1000 feet - - W-inoh - Reala. SOO ft. Coupling, furoiahe HENRY «. OREER. 14 Cbeetnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa, Ue. I3o. 2iio. hed LIQUID PUTTY MACHINE Will Ust ft Uf «-tlm«. $1.25 EACH AdiuftAblfr— o&o and fram* •eparmtfr— aaaily cl«aned. Frmma all ooe piece, o malleable iroD More prao tical aod more easily op* rat«d than any other. Seal-tight liquid putty ■( $1.25 per sallon METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. BKOO»L>M. N.A When ordering, please mpntlon The Eicbance When ordering. plenBe mentlnn The Exchnnge 998 The Florists' Exchange u Duplication Proves Satisfaction ff We furnished everything to completely erect, ventilate, heat and bench these greenhouses for Mr. Wm. N. Estabrook, of N. Worcester, Mass. He is so well pleased with our material and workmanship that he is now placing a duplicate order with us. We tell you this because we know that the one really sure way to secure the best re- sults ]in your contemplated greenhouse is to select the building orgjmization whose claims to superiority are [confirmed by what they have accomplished^for^others. PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMSjUP TO lUS We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans'and'pricesj METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. PATENTED GREENHOUSES; BROOKLYN, N. Y. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., When ordering, please mention The Excbanfie 1866—1916 •ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO^ Lockiand, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER Greenhouse GLASS £.•?.'•.«'„"«"" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Ghlcago, 111 WTipn ordprlne. Ti1enae mention Ttip Fyohnnge New and perfect greenhojuses Second Hand PIPE GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE KB. All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and coupling and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East. We Cut and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists. CofT«apondence Invited EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Inc. 30 Church St. N. Y. CITY MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket MADE On this Shelf Bracket 2 6-iDob boards: or 2 1-inch, orl>i-incb pipe* ftreplaeed. and can be clamped to either ridga or purliD columns Metropolitan Material Co. With Bolts Complete .^, , 1398-1408 MetropoUran ATe.. Brooklyn, N. Y- 1503 MASOMC TEMPLE BUILDING WTien orderlnBT. please mention The Exchange WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new threada^'and couplings. Guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. Pipe cut to sketch. It will pay to correspond with us. ALBERT ®. DAVIDSON. Inc. 217-223 Union Ave.. Brooklyn, N. V. When orderinff. T>K*»ap mi-iitinn The Kxchanfje For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeds. Con- servatories and all other purposes. Get our 6fturelbefore buying. Estimates freely given. GLASS Mf*nillCII'C CAM l*-l<> Wooster St. . llUnCn O dun, NEW YORK When orderloK. please mention The Bxchan^ HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, 1^ and Ij^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE rOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO WhPiv ordering, please mf ntlon Thf Erchanpe AVESTERN STATES— Continued & Sons ; the other by the Grand Leader. The latter consisted of several hundred Clothilde Soupert in Gin. pots and a finer lot of blooming Roses could not be found. Tom Carr of the Union Market also secured a large lot of Roses from him this week. Alex. Johnson promises some real Eas- ter Hyacinths for that day. Paul Soheider is cutting Sweet Peas heavily, which he consigns to the Wind- ier Co. He has also some fine Boston ferns. Werner Bros.' Lilies promise to live up to their reputation this year. Henry Ostertag was a busy man this week at the Household show. Through his local manufacturer, he put up a fine show of rustic work. The recent snow has affected the ground so that planting in the nurseries cannot be resumed for several days. Weber's and Sander's nurseries have lined out miles of young California Privet. The selling of nursery stock, however, continues steady and a promis- ing long season forecasts large sales. Leo Eherenz of Raston Heights has just completed several large Portland place jobs. He claims that the landscape business this Spring is gratifying. F. L. S. GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a bo« to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N-Y, ntlon Tho RTohwnM Kansas City, Mo. The aunual shrubbery sale of the George B. Peck's Dry Goods Co., re- cently took place. Rose bushes, fruit trees and berries, climbing vines, hardy flowering shrubs, hedge plants and simi- lar stock' were put on sale. Encouraging responses have been re- ceived by Mrs. Massey Holmes, the Kan- sas City woman who is endeavoring to start a flower show for amateurs here in May. The exact date of the show has not yet been set. Stovall & Son, 431 State ave., Kansas City, Kans., report a nice stock of goods on hand for Easter. They have just completed relining and remodeling their refrigerator box. A recent visitor was Immanuel Wit- tnip, owner of the Marshall Floral Co. of Marshall, Mo. Mr. Wittrup was here on business and took back with him a good line of supplies. Arthur Newell, E. Tenth and Grand ave., is of the opinion that the coming Easter will be a record breaking one. "If the business goes on until that time as it has in the past, it should be a winner," said Mr. Newell. "We are well prepared for the coming trade and are making preparations for the largest ever." James B. Masson. Kansas City, Kans., reports a splendid stock of Roses on hand and says that his Lilies and bulbs will be in fine shape for Easter. Mr. Masson is endeavoring to dispose of his \RiaDcyif Glass Cutters for Greenhousemen have proven the best by actual test. Made jn ^_ , 40 styles with gen- ^^ »ty'« uine hand-honed ^J^ No. 023 and hand-tested -^^ shown steel cutting wheels. here with ball-head for tapping glass. Sent for 10c. Descriptive Booklet of 40 styles frea SBIIH & HfMENWAY CO., Inc. Chambers St. , New York City )reer's Peerless^ Glazing Points For Grecnbonses Drive easy and trae. becaose both bevels aie oa the same , ■ide. Can't twist and break ; the glass in drivine. Galvan- ized and will not rosU No | rights or left* The Peerless Glazing Point ii patented. Nootifrslike it Older fiom your dealej^^ 01 direct from ns. X000.75C. poitpaid Samples free. HENRTA. DKEEK.I 714 Cheitnat Street^ Kxclinngt , E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phon*: 68 M. MORRISTOWN, N. J. Wben orderlnl. pleas, mention The Bicli«n«t prU 15. 1916. The Florists' Exchange 999 A New House is not up to date unless it is equipped with Advance Sash Operating Device Tliis operator is a self locking device and is strong and neatly designed. Don't forget our labor-saving fittings, such ;as "Y ' FITTINGS, SPLIT TEES, etc. Write for catalog. ADVANCEiCO., Richmond, Ind. \\tu'U orik^riiig, please im-nliou Tliu E\i;liiiiiKe WESTERN STATES— Continued store. His wife died several weeks ago, and it is probable that be will obtain a new location. Herbert lioKUC, formerly foreman of the Kosery, Armour and Main, is no longer witb that firm, having taken charge of a farm near Leeds, Mo. Samuel Schaffer, a Chicago man, has been engaged to handle Mr. Hogue's work. E. Elliiwortb, proprietor, reports bis stock in a dourisbiug condition, espe- cially bis bulb stock and Hydrangeas. T. J. Noll, wholesaler, is now in a peculiar position, having to order his Carnations from Denver. Generally the Kansas City trade waits at least untU June, but the local crop of Carnations has not been up to standard and Mr. Noll has gone to the Colorado city for a great deal of this kind of stock. He re- cently received a large shipment of Jon- quils from Oklahoma. I! Bids are being received for the erec- \\ tion of several greenhouses on the farm I of R. A. Long, millionaire lumberman, at Longview, Mo., near Ivansas City. Mr. Long now has three houses and with the addition will have one of the most com- plete and modern sets of greenhouses in this district. T. J. Noll, local whole- saler, has for some time been using the stock from the Longview farm. The amount to be expended for the new greenhouses is between $30,000 and $50,- 000. Cleve Chapman, formerly with the Kansas City park board, is head gar- dener. Hardy & Barnard, florists at 544 Min- nesota ave., Kansas City, Kans., report an increase in their business since they moved into their new location several months ago. These two women have done some good work along their line, and their ability is recognized by mem- bers of the florists' trade. M. E. Chandler, manager of the Elm- hurst Nurseries, announces that that company will take on additional space, having purchased a tract of ground at 47th and Millcreek Parkway, where it will erect offices, a packing house, gar- age, and sales yards. The present place will be retained. All the work on the new home is to be completed by the first of September. Business the past week has not been up to the standard of the previous weeks. However, there is no stock going to waste and prices still remain firm. Shrubs are selling in great shape. This vicinity was the victim of a two day's snowfall at the end of the week. The cold was not extreme, at no time being around the danger point. The Elmhurst Nurseries was the vic- tim of a peculiar loss recently. This company has had some exceptionally good orders for shrubs and was doing eome wholesale importing. On an order of 22,000 shrubs from France, its ship- ment was included in the cargo on the French ship, the Maroni, which was sunk by a submarine. Over $350 worth of shrubs belonged to the Kansas City firm and their loss cannot be repaired. No- body knows what country's boat caused the loss, so there is no way of getting any insurance money. Jfore recent ship- ments include shnibs from Holland, some very good stock coming in, with more on the way. B. S. B. Benson, Neb. Omaha experienced some real Spring ■weather during the latter part of March, which brought on the stock too fast ; especially has this been the case with Easter Lilies. There are few growers who are supplying the trade with Easter Lilies and they found the demand con- siderably larger than they anticipated and are therefore sold out far in ad- vance. One of the growers stated that not only is Omaha short on Lilies, but also the whole State. Of flowering pot plants there is a good supply on hand, and this will have to make up for the shortage of Easter Lilies. R. T. Portland. Ore. ^yith the continued warm weather business has slackened up considerably and naturally stock is piling up. Earlier in the week everyone reported good busi- ness, with March as a good month. Sweet Peas are more plentiful and these, with Cecile Brunners, which are just making their appearance, are taking the place of the fast disappearing Violet. Snapdragons are also seen more now which adds to the variety. Bulbous stock in pots, except that grown outside, is about gone, and late May flowering Tulips grown inside are at their best, and will soon be in bloom outside. Some elegant Emperor Narcissus are being shown, but the price advertised by some of the stores seems ridiculously low at 25c. per doz. The stems of these Nar- cissi are 18in. long. Narcissus poetlcus are in full bloom outdoors. irotes Wilson, Crant & Gehr Co. have purchased a new Studebaker delivery car; this makes the second one purchased by florists of this city. The Rahn & Herbert Co. is sending in a nice cut of Cecile Brunners. At the greenhouses of the Van Kirk Floral Co. everything looks well. This firm is not planting any more Carna- tions in the field, but keeps them growing inside the year round ; they claim it pays as the cut for the season is larger. Even the people selling at the market are having their troubles, the growers discriminating by selling to their regulars at the top price and selling their surplus for little or nothing to a stand run by Japs, who proceed to lower the price from 50c. to 35c. This illustrates the stand some of the growers take in regard to the retail stores exactly as the same happens there. The market will most likely be an important factor in dis- posing of a large quantity of bedding stock and will cut into the bedding busi- ness of the growers that retail, but a large percentage of the plants, especially those grown in flats, will never give the buyer satisfaction and next season will see them at the greenhouses again, or will turn them to planting perennials. This morning the writer enjoyed an interesting vLsit to the greenhouses of Martin & Forbes Co. at Mt. Tabor. This firm has an entire house in orchids, and Geo. Spencer, the foreman, informs me that since October they have cut 2356 orchids. The house contains mostly Cut- tleyas and a few miscellaneous orchids. Its no wonder that the store was alwaj's supplied with first class orchids. They have also a cut of elegant Carnations. One of the red seedlings grown by Mr. Spencer is noteworthy. The growth is clean and heavy and the flowers of a perfect red, and as large and larger than the Enchantress Supreme. According to Mr. Spencer it is a good bloomer. He also has a deep scarlet, something on the order of the old Harlowarden, only about three times as large, that he says is as good a scarlet as he has seen. The firm's Easter Lilies are looking tiptop and will come in just right. They will also have an elegant stock of Rhododen- drons in bloom for Easter. One thing that was especially noticeable was the neat large pile of compost for this year's use. This may be a minor thing, but nevertheless many a grower can trace his failure to payin? too little attention to the soil for the year. H. Nikl.\.s. Interior View of One of Our 60-Footers A Steel House That Is Different In all fairness to yourself and to ua, you ought to find out about our all steel greenhouse. The wide " flat rafter " house is doomed. This sounds like a hasty, radical statement, but it is founded on fact. The wide ".flat rafter " house is positively not strong enough. This has been shown by both scientific and practical tests. Our all steel houses are made of real structural members, angles, channeb and " 1 " beams. I hear you say, " How about the shade 7 " We can answer this argument to your entire satisfaction; just give us a chance. Write to us, or ask to have our representative call. Send for oar "Proof Book." It it brimful of exceedinglr ioterestiiif facts. Sent free apon reqaetl. JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY CHICAGO 912 Blackhawk St. CINCINNATI 2308 Union Central Bldg. EVERYTHING FOR THE GREENHOUSE NEW YORK 806.Marbrldae Bldt Whpa ordprlng. please mt^ntlnn Tbe Exrhnngp Price, $10.00 73-7 Wrt'fe BEFORE frost comes. Fool- Prool SAFEGUARD AGAINST FROST This ifl style II of our family of Florists' Standard "Thermo- stats. After you set the hands (like a watch), if your fire dies down and it get« too cold, or an excess of heat threatens danger, you will be awakened by an _electric alarm bell — under your pillow if you like. And you can lock the case with a key, and be sure no one will tamper with it. You can turn the hose on it, too. A Fool-Proof Tliermostat Makes A Frost-Proof Greenhouse STANDARD THERNOIVIETER CO., 55_si,irieys,r..i BOSTON MASS. HIGHEST PRICED - CHEAPEST ^_ ^^ BOIL.BRS IVIAOB _^ GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBuiiN <» CO. l$r Broad Street. Utica, N. Y. LBT US TKLL TOU ABOUT THEM When ordering, pleiiwe metltlnn Tbe Exehnnge CLAY TILE BENCHES G L H S S Low factory cost of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. When orderlnjt, please mention Tbe Eicliange ' 6x8 to 16 X 24. Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS When orderinK, please meDtton Tbe Excbanee lOOO The Florists' Exchange AprU IS, 1916. M t.-^ At the foot of the mountain, on the top of which the palatial residence of the late E. H. Hairiman can he .een when riding on the Erie Railroad, through Harrlman N. Y.. are the Hariiman greenhouses and gardener's cottage. It's iust such a thoroughly practical layout as you would expect a men of Mr, Mariiman s keen business methods to piompt Some Build Now Facts A WEEK or so ago one of the leading trade papers published an editorial full of the exact facts about the building situation as it stands today, and is likely to be for several years to come. Upon investigation, we are informed that the facts were gath- ered by one of the largest building concerns in the country, one whose opinion you and I know carries weight. So vital to greenhouse building are the facts related, that we have reproduced the editorial below. Read it. Think it over. Then stop thinking and start acting. At the present time it is not a question of price, but can you purchase materials at any price? Fortunately, we placed orders in advance for steel, glass, white lead, etc., so that our requirements for this year are well taken care of, and we have on hand and shall be able to secure all the materials we need this year. When you are ready to build, we are ready to build for you. 'mi K their own, as can be plainly cultural people in the _and as for the horti- gect raids Ty stages, seems to be the only saferhiftof M In i i M I •281 SALES OFFICES; NEW YORK 42d Street Bldg. PHILADELPHIA Franklin Bank Bldg. BOSTON Tremont Bldg. CHICAGO Rookery Bldg. The advancing price of 'window glass, whit^ BuHd lead and other materials entering into the con- mw struction of greenhouses suggests the adrisa; bility of early action on the part of parties con- templating iit'W liuildingstbis year. Patton's Monthly, a paper published by the Pitt.sburgh Plate Glass Com- pany, in its last issue reports unusual activity in win- dow glass demand for both domestic and e.xport ship- ment and predicts still fuitber advances in jobbing and retail prices as the .season advances. The advance in wbite lead is a consequence of the strong upward mar- ket in pig lead and the paint price situation generally is a very firm one. Pig iron is high, also steel and nearly all other materials entering into the construc- tion and equipment of greenhouses are at present high priced with no prospect of a reaction. We understand tbat the unfilled tonnage of the United States Steel Corporation is at pretsent a little over 8,000,000 tons. In addition to the present high cost of materials, labor undoubtedly will be scarce and high priced next spring and summer. Thousands have gone to Europe to join the colors, and practically none are coming from Europe. The country is busy, and thousands are employed mak- ing munitions, bridges, and other construction work. Factories of all kinds are now being operated to capacity. Strikes will certainly follow these conditions, and there will probably be no relief from this upset condition in- ■ side of a year or two. So all considerations of prudence and foresight would seem to favor proceeding without delay in the matter of any contemplated building. There is nothing in the situation which suggests the slightest advantage in delay now. It is stated that at the annual meeting iJitne to the Association^ 'tU.i]H!LU)il»i^(Cul ulioii was adopted and sent to the Federal Hortifultural RnarrJ ord,tfJBtirfQiam^> SALES OFFICES: ROCHESTER Granite Bldg. TORONTO Royal Bank Bldg. CLEVELAND Swetland Bldg. MONTFSEAL Transportation Bldg. FACrORIES; Irvington. N. Y Vol. XLI. No. 17 NEW YORK «*jrearT:n^sr„r" AND Chicago ^.z^'^^Zu. april 22. 1916 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is exceptionally fine. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in. $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima compacta. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS, Dwarf Boston. 8-in., $12.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. Extra fine, large specimens. lo-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants, 3K-in. pots, $15.00 per 100; 2j^-in., $3.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per lOO; 2\i-\n. $4.00 per 100. LILIUM GIGANTEUM 9 to lo-in. bulbs, 200 to the case, $20.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON GO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NOV YORK When orderlni;, please mention The Oxcbsnee Bulbs I 7-9, Case 300 $20.00 I 9-10 Case 200 20.00 Giganteum - ■ Cannas Bouvier $1.50 per 100; .$12..50 per 1000 All less 3% discount for cash with order. Cemetery or Lawn Cut Flower Vases White or Green Enameled (Peterson Patent) These will give perfect satisfaction to your customerB. Made in two eizea at the following prices: No. 1. per dozen. $2.00; per 100, S15.00 1 , .„ No. 2, per doten. 1.60; per 100. 12.OO ( ^^^^ ^" P^ *^"* Let us send you a trial order and convince you of their 'superiority. We are sole owners of patent. Carried by all the leading floriHts' supply houses in the country. WM. F. KASTING CO., Sa^'S*.?; Wlu-ii ordering. I'lease iipiiii.'ii Tbi- ICxchanpe Roses For Summer Blooming This stock is ready for immediate shipment; 100 1000 2000 Kai.erin - Grafted 2M-in- $12.50 $120.00 2000 Francis Scott Key " " 12.50 120.00 2000 Radiance - - " " 12.50 120.00 3000 My Maryland - " " 12.50 120.00 The new sport of My Maryland, which we arc dis- seminating under the name Mrs. Wm. R. Hearst is superior to My Maryland in color and in production. Strong grafted plants for immediate shipment. $17.50 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 These prices to thetrade only. ^^* Cep>Tvsii. Conn When order I lie. iili'iise QH'ntKiii The KxcIk' Petur Double and Single Fringed, in from the finest strains: 2-in. $2.00 3-in. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. AGERATUM. Six'varieties Mixed C per 100, 2-in. 100 $2.00 Colors $18.50 2-in. 1000 (18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 25.00 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.60 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 NS VJD -e selected per 1000; 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 $3.00 $25.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 25.00 3.00 2500 4.00 36.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 26.00 4.00 30.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 25.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 25.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 25.00 3.00 26.00 3.00 25.00 3.00 26.00 ► CO. ALTERNANTHERA ALYSSUM BEGONIA Gloire de Chatelaine BEGONXA Lumlnosa BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 .... 2.00 .... 2.00 .... 3.00 2.00 CANNA, King Humbert COLEDS CUPHEA FUCHSIAS. In varieties GERANIUM. Standard varieties .... 2.00 .... 2.00 .... 2.00 2.00 HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and Chieftain. . LANTANA. Sii varieties 2.00 2.00 LEMON VERBENA MOONVlNES PARLOR IVY .... 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 SENECIO Argenteus and Dusty Miller 2.00 SWAINSONA. White and Pink 2.00 VERBENAS. P'^parat^* rolon* .... 2.00 VTNCA 2.00 Caah with order. R.VINCENT. Jr. 6; SO WHITE MARSH, MARYLAI Whew ordering, please mention Tbe EtoIihti CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 1021. CLASSIFIED Pages 1031 to 1036 ^"^ 1002 The Florists' Exchange ^f^^^f^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-^y^^^^ if Hanging Baskets t 10 12 15 in. Bowl $1.15 1.30 1.60 Doz. $13.00 15.00 18.00 Raffia. Cane Stakes, per 1000. Slug Shot. Sulphur. 25 colors, Lb. 15c., 100 lbs. $12.00. 6 to 8, $1.00 per 100, $7.00 10 lbs. 50c. Begonias. 100 $2.00. Caladium. Small, 100 $5.50. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St., New York 5 lbs.. 30c., lbs. $1.00. Tuberoses. 100 $10.00. Bleeding Hearts. $10.00. Good size. 100 3f Jf 3f Jf >f 3f Jf -¥■ Jf )f 4 Whea ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters QUEEN OF THE MARKET The best extra early variety; large, double 'flowers, on long stems, in colors: Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White. Trade packet 20c., ounce 75c. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN, PRIMULAS, irom our own Cold Storage Plant. LILY OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List mailed on application. fOTTUR, flSKE, RAWSON CO., ne seed store faneuil Hall Square, Boston MEYER'S^B RAND FORMOSUMS— GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK WE BOOK NOW ORDERS fur next Fall and Spring deliveries, for the full line of Florists* Forcing Bulbs and Plants, such as Japan Lilies, French and Holland Bulbs, Roses, Azaleas, Rhododendrons. Boxwood and other Decorative Evergreens. Palms, Bay Trees, etc. Order timely, please. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, ^' «„t?^^Y„x'TI'2^" New York CYCAS REVOLUTA STEMS (SA(;0 PALMS) Strong and healthy bulbs, size H to 6 lbs. 25 lbs. $2.50. 100 lbs. $9.00, 300 lbs. $25.00, 500 lbs. $40.00. BEGONIAS TUBEROUS ROOTED Single varieties in colors, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Double varieties in colors, $4.00 per 100. Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED CO. 125 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM ( Elephan t's Ears) p^, jqq 7- 9Mnch bulbs ^.00 9-11 inch bulbs 6.00 11-12 inch bulbs 10.00 Cash with order WEEBER & DON Seed Merchants and Growers 114 CHAMBERS STREET. NEW YORK Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange When ordering, uli'tise nn^ntlon Thf* Exchange Contract Growers of PBPPER EGG PLANT KALE OKRA RADISH TOMATO SPINACH TURNIP SWEET CORN FIELD CORN STOKES SEED FARMS. Inc. MOORESTOWN, N. J, Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Gal. Sweet Pea and Na^urtium Specialists Wholesale Growers of Full List of FLOWER and GARDEN SEEDS When ordering, please mention The Exchange Place your order for COLD STORAGE LILIES now. Have us deliver them to you at any time during the year to suit your own convenience. There is money in cold storage Lilies and no mistake. You will likewise find it to your interest to place your order for CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS and PLANTS, BEGONIA CINCINNATI and LORRAINE, etc., for next season delivery, now. And how about your CARNATION CUTTINGS? We have a complete list of all varieties, and, as usual, we endeavor to send clean, strong, well-rooted cuttings. You will find prices for the above in our catalogue — just mailed out. If you have not received a copy, drop us a postal and you will get it by return mail. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 LINCOLN BUILDING :: PHILADELPHIA rflering. plense mention The Exchange OUR MOTTOi *^TEm BEST TH8 MARKBT i^PORDS' Valley 6HAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips VS lieii iinlpriiit; p least:' mcutlun Tbe Kxcliitnge BEANS, PEAS, RADISH and ail GARDEN SEEDS d all UAKUtlN 5l:.tLU5 f^f% LEONARD SE^^^^^^^ ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE Write for Prices Wben orderlnr. please mpntlon The Kxchwngp Steele's Pansy Gardens Portland, Oregon Offer an immense stock of MASTO- DON Mixed, Private Stock seedlings. Large, 1000, $5.00; 5000, $20.00. Stocky transplanted, 100, 1.00; 1000, $8.00. Both in bud. New catalog. Seed Prices. MASTODON Mixed. Vg oz., 75c. ; oz., $5.00. Mixed, Private Stock. Ys oz., $1.00; oz., $7.00. When orderjuff, please mention Tbe Exchange SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTS8l)R(»I. PA. (North Side) ,3> ..■# #■ w #•■ i^- #■#■ #■ .# |i- v# TUBEROSES Dwarf Double Pearl 4}i to 6 Inches, $8.50 per 1000 J. M. THORBURN & CO. 53 Barclay St., through u 54 Park Place NEW YORK When orfierinp. pl'^sse mi'nflon The Bxchange Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed only to these who plant for profit When ordering, please mention Tlie Exclianee When ordering. pIpbhp oiPntlop Th<* ggpbHDgw We offer the best GLADIOLUS Grown Augusta, l^-in. and up. Pink Augusta, our special White and Light Mixture for floruts. Brenchleyensis, fine bulbs. De Lamarck, $8.00 per 1000. America, first size, $7.00 per 1000; second size, $5.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Ro>vehl & Granz Hicksvllle, L. I., N. Y. Who" ordprlng. nlfHHP mpntlon Thf ffTphnng^ SEEDSMEN Write for samplee and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen STECHER LrrnOGIUPHIC COMPANY Dept. 8, Rocheeter, N. Y. Wben orderlne. please mention Tbe Excbanse The Florists' Exchange 1003 AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION Prevldent, JoBN M. LuPTON. Mattituck, N. Y., firtt vice-president, Kirby B. Whitk, Detroit, Mich.; iecond vice-preiident, F. W. BoLClANO, WaihingtoD, D. C; secretary-treasurer, C. E. Kkndbl, 2010 Ontario St., Oeveland, O.; assistant secretary, S. F. Willard, Jr., Cleveland, O. Next oonvention, Chicago. June 20 to 22, igi6. Postage on Catalogs Attoiitiun i.s called to Llie oilitorial on this iiiallcr in tliis issue. A plea is made fur a revision of the pustal rates on catalu^s. Head the arguuieut. Free Seed Humbug ^Persists] lu Congress, April IS, au allotment o£ $J.jO.(IOO was retained iu the agricultural appropriation bill for the continuation of the free distribution of garden seeds. Thus it seems practically assured that the pernicious free seed distribution will be perpetuated for yet another year. Congressional committees have been appointed for investigation of many sub- jects, some of them not as important to the people at large as this free seed dis- tribution. It would not be a half bad idea to demand such an investigation, which should be made direct from Wash- ington by a very small committee, to the end that the exact value of this free seed distribution could be thoroughly de- termined. One thing we are sure of, which is timt the present system of promiscuous distribution is absolute waste of public money and should be dis- continued without delay. The demands of needy applicants who would benefit from a gift of vegetable seeds particu- larly, could well be investigated and col- lated through some national charitable association, and an appropriation then p-t-ssed to cover such requirements. The seed so required should then be bought at wholesale from reputable seedsmen. European Notes Consistent througliont, March has lashed itself into a perfect fury before bidding us farewell. It certainly has been about the limit, as the Britons say, and there will be a lively feeling of satis- faction that the end has come. Wet and almost suules.s, it has put our work back to an alarming extent, and has seriously damaged tlie prospects we entertained of the advance work we had been able to do in the two previous months. >Iany of the young and tender shoots are weighed down this morning witli sev- eral ounces of solid ice or buried in frozen snow. The eflVcts can be easily seen. Some compensation i.s to be found in the check all this has given to too luxuriant vegetation, and for this, and sundry other small mercies we must be content. Whether or not our growers will look at matters in the same philo- sophic spirit remains to be seen but if w ■ are to judge by their new demands il seems to be very doubtful. 'I'tic a|>pe- tite, it i.s .said, grows by what it feeds upon, and the .seed farmer lias been well fed up of late: it will be the seedsman's turn later on. In the meantime the number of oiders proffered to us is simpl.v legion, and mtturally we would be glad lo be able to book tlicm all, but until there is a very sensible amelioratitui of the condi- tions referred to above we must make haste slowly. Xo amount of anticipa- tion or scheming will advance or in- crease the harvest one jot. With reference to the regrettable inci- dents in Southern Prance one of the accused (Hasslach) has been found guilty of enemy trading and condemned to "thr^M* years imprisonment, a fine of 120,000 francs, and ten years deprivation of civil right and duties." Heavy penal- ties to pay but the crime of disloyalty in such times as these cannot be for- given. RuROPEAN Seeds. BEGONIAS S. & W. Co.'s Gold Medal Strain SINGLE ^'^ Doz Rod $0,40 Dark Rod 40 Pink .M) R0.SO .40 Wliito . .40 Yellow 40 Salmon 40 Mixfid 30 GIANT SINGLE FRINGED White 1..50 Salmon. .'. 1.50 Rose 1.50 Yellow. ......' 1.50 Red 1.50 Orange •. . . . 1 .50 MLxed 1.00 101) $^2.50 i>.50 -i.-A) 2.50 '2.50 2.50 2.50 2.25 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 K.Od DOUBLE Rose Red Dark Red Salmon. Yelknv. . While. . . . Mixed... . .50 .50 .50 .50 .50 .50 .50 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Lilium Album Per Case 8 to 9 (200 per ca.se) $20.00 9 to 11 (125 per case) 18.75 1 1 lo I.S ( 50 per case) 10.00 Lilium Auratum Per Cusr- 8 to 9 (200 per case) $1,3.00 9 to 11 (100 per case) 10.00 11 to 1.3 ( 70 per case) 10.50 Excelsior Dwarf Pearl Tuberoses First Size Bulbs, 4 to C, $10.00 per 1000. Caladium Esculentum 100 lOOO 5 to 7-in(li .$2.00 $15.00 7 to 9-incli .3.50 .30.00 9 to 11-inch 5.50 50.00 STUMPP & WALTER CO., 30-32 Barclay Street, New York Imports April 10, S. S. lierniudian — F. B. Van- dcrgrift & Co., 2 ease.s plants, 2 cases Iialm leaves: McHutchison & Co., 2 cases plants; Maltus & Ware, 22 boxes buds. S. S. Guiseppe Verdi-Zininiernian & Co.. 3 cases plants. S. S. Magnolia — A. H. Ringk & Co., 4 pgs. roots, etc.: Mexsen Seed Co., 23 bags seed: J. H. Black & Son Co., 8 cases trees: Elm City Nursery Co., 11 cases nursery stock: P. B. Vander- grift & Co.. 3 cases trees. April 11, S. S. Metapan — J. H. Small & Son, lu bdls. palm leaves. April 14, S. S. St. Paul — T. Meadows & Co., 5 pgs. bulbs, etc. April 15, S. S. Minas Geraes — F. B, Van- dergrift & Co.. 4 boxes seed. S. S. Monterey — Maltu.'^ & Ware, 4 cases plants. New York Seed Trade Every warm day lirings a great rush of business lo the seed stores in this city, and even the cold and rainy ones do not check it altogether. The volume of busi- ness at this time is probably Tiot as large as on the corresponding date last .vear. but the outlook is for a much longer sea- son of sales. :ind it is believed that the aggregat« amount of business at the end of the season will l)e greater than it has been for many yeai-s. and tliat the stock of seeds will he pretty well exhausted. Indeed, it is vevy clear now to everybody connected with the business that there will be many .shortages on important items of seeds long before the season has reached its close. Roman J. Irwin. lO.S W. 28th St.. re- ports large sales of ail seasonable plants in commercial sizes, among which he is offering just now a full line of Begonias. Chrysanthemums. ('alias. Cyclamens, Dracaenas, Roses, I'elargoniums, Gerani- ums and ferns. The Stumpp & Walter Co.. 30-.S2 Bar- clay St., is making this week a special olTer of tuberous ro()ted Begonias, Iiardy l.ii.\' bulbs and Caladinms. The volume of Ii";ide in seeds, bulbs, rool.s, small nur- sery stock and sundries at this store is unprecedentcclly large. A letter from a prominent French bulb growing establishment in France to one of the leading seedsmen in this city, states that they are anticipating great difficulty this season, on account of labor .shortage, in tlie digging, packing and shipping of all kinds of French bulbs. It further states that the growers will meet in the early part of May to fix prices of bulbs for the season, and that it is be- liev*>d there will be an advance of at least 10 per cent, over the usual prices. .7. M. Thorburn & Co.. 53 Barclay St.. report that they are experiencing a large demand for all kinds of vegetable and flower seeds through all the regular trade channels. Bulbs, roots and tree seed are also moving well. Vaughan's Seed Store. 43 Barclay St., report ,a goo\'atkins, traveling sales- man for this firm, is now in the New Yoik Hospital sUiiering from a very seri- ous attack of sciatic riieiuuatism. Frank .Muller. shipping clerk for the same firm, is reported to be convalescing from his recent illness. Weeber & Uon, 114 Chambers St.. are t"eaturing in their window display this week English grow'u Uose bnslies and lawn grass seeds. Both of these items of stock are reported to be meeling with an active demand, as is also the general line of seeds and sundries. A large part of the store force is working overtime to keep up with orders. •Most of the store force at Arthur T. Boddington Co. Inc., 12S Chambers st., is working overtime several nights each week. Orders are coining in in great \'oluine. and the counter trade is active. This company is making a special offer of new crop Asparagus seed and Spencer Sweet Pea, and also a full line of Sum- mer-flowering bulbs and roots. H. II. Berger & Co., 70 Warren St.. re- port the first shipment received of Cocos palm seeds have all been delivered, and the second shipment of these is soon ex- pected from South America. The demand for the whole line of vegetable and flower seeds, and Summer bulbs is very active. Chicago Seed Trade The retail trade has greatly improved during the past week ; the stores have all the business they can well attend to. Another week will see the crest of the counter trade for the season. At Vaughan's Seed Store the retail de- partment has had a busy week. The store is crowded with buyers at all times aud a large force of salespeople are re- quired. J. C. Vaughan returned from a couple of weeks' visit to the large shows of the East on Friday and was at his desk in the store on Saturday. This house kept up a fine display of Cauna Firebird at both the Philadelphia and iS'ew York shows and reports a splendid call for this handsome new vai'iety. Ed. Uoldenstein comments on the great de- mand for all named varieties of Gladioli by the retail trade. Kobt. Newcomb rep- resented this house at the monthly meet- ing of the Indiana State Florists' Ass'n at Terre Haute on April 11. Winterson's Seed Store has had a busy week, both wholesale and retail. The store is well filled with a fine assortment of perennials and nursery stock, as well as blooming and decorative plants, all of which are in good demand. John Deg- nan says that in his 25 years of experi- ence in the retail trade he has never Sold as many named varieties of Gladioli as he has this season. It used to be iu the past that the public in general bought mainly of the general mixtures; now it is entirely different. The adver- tising that the named varieties are get- ting in the leading magazines and picture shows is in his opinion responsible for the change. Customers want the best varieties and the Gladiolus is at last com- ing into its own. D. D. P. Roy is handling a large sup- ply of nursery stock and finds trade in general very good. He has a large base- ment in the Federal Life BIdg. where much imported dormant Roses and other stock is stored. A Ringier of the W. W. Barnard Co. reports that Saturday a year ago w^as the banner day of sales for that season in the store. While the trade is steady it has not reached the highwater mark for this season as yet, but it n-as looked for the forthcoming week. Reports from W. W. Barnard who is at present in San Diego, C'al., are to the effect that he has about recovered his old-time health and vigor and expects to return to Chicago toward the end of May. W. J. Sharp, who until recently was connected with this house and previously with Vaughan's Seed Store, left some days ago for To- ronto, Can., where he goes to ace'pt a position with Wm. Rennie & Co., Ltd.. in that city. Notice is given that the partnership between Rex D. Pearce and John B. Fish, operating under the name of The Pearce Seed Co., Whitewater, Wis., is dissolved. All money due to the firm is to be paid to Rex D. Pearce. who also as- sumes all liabilities of the firm. PREPAREDNESSsprNG Our Special Bargain Offer of Bulbs Prices less 5% If cash accompanies order CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Eleplianfs Ears) 100 1000 6 to Sin. ineircum. , 200inaca3e. .. .$1.00 $7.50 Sto lOin.in circum., lOOinacase. . . . 2.00 17.50 10 to 12 in. ineircum., 75 in a case. .. . 4.50 40.00 12 to 13 in. in circum., 50in acaae. . . . 7.50 60.00 Monsters, measuring 13 in. and up- ward in circum.. 25 in a case 12.00 CANNAS Northern Crown Red. Flowering, Green Foliage Caonas A. Bouvier. 5 ft. Uarl: crimson. 1.05 15.00 Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crimson 1.65 15.00 Crimson Bedder. 3 ft. Intense scarlet 2.00 IS. 00 Duke of Marlboro. 4V^ ft. Dark crimson 1.75 15.00 Black Prince. 4J^ ft. Dark, velvety crimson 2.00 IS.OO BroDze-Leavcd Red-Flower iog Cannat E^andale. 4 ft. Currant red 2.2.5 20.00 King Humbert. 5 ft. Orange scarlet. 3.00 25.00 Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy foliage 1.65 15.00 Brandywine. 4 to 5 ft. Vinous red, mottled deep crimson 2.25 20.00 David Harum. 3H ft. VermiUon, bronze foliage 2.75 25.00 Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orange colored 1.75 15.00 Cannas, White and Cream Shades Alsace. SH ft. Creamy white 2.25 20.00 Mont Blanc. 3M ft. Almost a pure white 2.75 25.00 Pink-Flowering Cannai Martha Washington. 3 ft. Rosy pink 2.00 17.50 Venus. Delicate pink, border creamy yellow 2.25 20.00 Gold Edge Camus Mad. Crozy. 5M ft. Vermilion, gold border 2.25 20.00 LILY OF THE VALLEY Large clumps of Lily of the Valley for outside planting. These clumps will throw from 20 to 25 spikes. $2.00 per doz.. $15.00 per 100. HYACINTHUS CANDICANS (Summer Hyacinth) Large bulbs, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. MADEIRA VINES Large bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $16.00 per 1000 TUBEROSES ) Double Pearl. Selected bulbs. 4 to 6 in. ineircum., { $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 6 to 8 in. in oir- ' cum., $1.76 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. ' CINNAMON VINES l' Bulbs, 6 to 10 in., $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000 CALLAS. SPOTTED LEAF (Richardia albo-maculata) Very free Summer-blooming variety, $2.75 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS Single-Flowering Crimson. Scarlet, Pure White, Rose, Light Pink, Yellow, Salmon, Orange, Copper or Mixed, all colors. 100 1000 Bulbs. 114 in. in diam. and up $2.00 $18.00 Bulbs, IH in. in diam. and up 2.25 20.00 Double-Flowering Crimson, Scarlet, Rose, Pure White, Copper Bronze, Salmon, Yellow, Orange, Light Pink or Miied all colors. 100 1000 Bulbs, IH in. in diam. and up $2.75 $25.00 Bulbs. IH in. in diam. and up 3.25 30.00 GLADIOLUS ,00 looo America. The flowers are of immense size, of the most beautiful flesh- piDk color. Top Roots $1.50 812.00 First Size, IH in. and up 1.25 10.00 Augusta. One of the best florists' white Gladiolus. First size bulbs, XX, 114 in. and up. 1.50 12.00 Selected bulbs, X, IH to IM in 1.25 10.00 Baron Hulot. One of the finest blue Gladiolus yet seen. It is a rich, deep color of an indigo shade. . . . 1.75 15.00 Brenchleyensis. Fiery scarlet. First size bulbs, XX, 1^ to 2 in 1.35 12.00 Second size, X. 1 to IM in 1.25 10.00 Mrs. Francis King. Flowers of the most brilliant, soft scarlet. A characteristic of these flowers is the brilliant effect under artificial light. 1.50 12.00 Niagara. In color the flowers are a delightful cream shade with the two lower inside petals or segments blending to canary yellow. The throat is splashed with carmine, and the lower ends of the outside petalt are also blushed with carmine 3.75 35.00 Peace. Color beautiful white, with al pale lilac feathering on the inferioi petals 3.25 30.00 Panama. A seedling of America, which it resembles in every way ex- cept that it is a much deeper pink. . 3.25 30.00 Princeps. Color rich crimson, with broaa, white blotches across the lower petals 1.75 15.00 Pink Beauty. One of the earliest va- rieties. The spike is slender and pro- duces a large number of medium- sized flowers, open at one time on the spike. The color is deep rose, with a deep crimson blotch in the throat ; 1-75 15.00 " Prices on other bulbs or seeds upon application. HARRY A. BUNYARD CO., Inc. The Uptown Seed Store 40 Weil 28th Si. New York Cilr April 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1005 In excavating for the fonndation of the seed warehouse of the State Nursery Co., Helena. iMont., eoutnu'tors have un- covered sduie ridi placer i;n>unil llifl. below Kroiiiid level. It is said that wliile the contracliirs will loose money on ihc contract, hecause of a How of water and the (treater depth to bed rock than was figured on. they will more than make good by shiicinK the soil, which is being carefully idled up. \V. A. riiilinpo. representinK M. Van Wavcren iK; Sons. Ltd.. Lceuwenstein Nurseries. llilleKom, Holland, is in the city. Kentucky Seed Notes The National Seed Co., 101 West Main St.. lvonisvilI<', recently celebrated its fiftieth year nf continnoii.s business in the same building. Henry T. .lellVr- son, one of the organizers, is still active in the management. Embry Crump of Smith's Grove. Ky,. recently purchased the interest of his brother. William Crump, in the Crump Seed Store. G. D. C. Catalogs That Enhance Prices A certain iirm recently produced a catalog of such far more than ordinary merit that we wrote, telling them they deserve praise, for the reason that they were pointing the way to better things, thus benefiting not only themselves, but all other men in the same line — the line referred to. of course, being that of the florist, nurseryman and seedsman. We told these people that the way we looked at the matter, they and all others in the lines we represent are engaged in an artistic business, not a rough and ready pursuit. It is therefore by cloth- ing our offerings to the public in the rnost attractive and artistic manner that we may hope to elevate the standard of prices, which is the main thing for which we are all struggling. When we treat the subjects we deal in as common and cheap, we must expect our customers to feel the same way, but when we put them up attractively, why then we are surely entitled to a better price. The attractive catalog is not only the first step in obtaining this higher remunera- tion (and it should be higher, it is gen- erally admitted), but it is as well the main stei> — the act of making the sale. After the customer has been brought to the point of purchase, it is then up to the grower, the packer and the shipper to see that the goods do not belie the catalog. We further added that we hoped the effect of their catalog would be to in- duce others to go and do likewise, so that in time we may be rid of all evidences of cheap catalogs, which mean goods at prices too cheap for profit. Stumpp'and^Walter Go's Bulbs A regal and richly varied display of the choicest Hyacinths. Tulips and Daf- fodils, with lesser bulbous plants, was arranged by Stumpp ,& Walter Co.. 30- 32 Barclay St., New York, at the Inter- Boddington's Spencer Sweet Peas The following is a selection of the best varieties for Florists BLUE PICOTEE-EDGED Oz. 14 lb. Lb. Oz. M lb. Lb. Flora Norton Dainty Spencer. . .$0.15 $0.50 $1.75 Spencer $0.15 $0.40 $1.60 Martha Washing- ton 25 76 2.50 CREAM-PINK Mrs. Hugh Dick- PINK son 15 .40 1.50 Countess Spencer. .15 .40 1.50 Mrs. Routzahn Florence Morse 40 1.50 Spencer 16 .40 1 50 W. T. Hutchlns . .20 .60 2.00 Gladys Unwin 10 .30 1.00 CRIMSON PINK and WHITE King Edward Blanche Ferry Spencer 15 .40 1.50 Spencer 15 .40 1.50 LAVENDER PURPLE Frank Dolby 10 an 1.00 Captain ol the Blues Spencer. . . .20 .60 2.00 MAROON PRIMROSE Black Knight Spencer 15 40 1.60 Primrose Spencer. .15 .40 1.50 Othello Spencer.. . .15 .40 1.50 SCARLET MAUVE Queen Alexandra 40 1.5C Wright Spencer. .15 .40 1.50 WHITE Tennant Spencer. . .15 .40 1.50 ORANGE-PINK King White 60 2.00 Mrs. Sankey Spen- 50 1.75 cer 16 40 Nora Unwin 10 .30 1.00 ORANGE White Spencer 15 .40 1.50 Robert Sydenham (The best novelty of 1915). Pkts. 20 cts. each, 6 lor MIXTURES $1.00. Spencer Hybrids . . .10 .25 .76 WHITE SPENCER ASPARAGUS SEED Sp PLUMOSUS NANUS. Greenhouse Grown. 1000 seeds, $3.50. 5000 seeds, $16.50. SPRENGERI. 1000 seeds, 75 cts. 5000 seeds, $3.00. You may deduct 5% discount. If cash accompanies the order. Wholesale price list mailed free on request. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON COMPANY. Inc. Seedsmen 128 Chambers Street. NEW YORK Wheni ordering, please mention The lixctumjie national Flower Sliuw. The (-uliertiuu was notable for the number of the rarer varieties it contained. Here were De Wet, Pres. Lincoln, Rising Sun, La Remarquable and other early Tulips: Lucifer, Lord Derby. King Alfred and other Narcissi; together with a selection of notably Hyacinths all well grown and nicely staged. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus TypI Now Ready We have handled this grower's crop for the past fifteen years to the sat- isfaction of buyers. The seed is hand-picked, thoroughly clean, plump and the best obtainable. Grown under protection of glass and lath. As long as crop lasts we offer, f. o. b. New York: 500 seeds $0.76 1000 seeds $1.35 2000 seeds 2.60 3000 seeds 3.76 5000 seeds.- • 6.00 10.000 seeds 11.50 Samples on application H. H. BERQER & CO., 70 Warren St., New York Wbei* ordering, pleaae mentlop Tbp M i chell's SEASONABLE SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND SUPPLIES Send for Wholesale Catalogue Henry F. Michel! Co. pas Bulb display of the Stumpp & Walter Co. at the New York Flower Show, compris- ing a selection of the finest varieties of Daffodils, Hyacintlis, Tulips and other stocic When orderlpg. please mention Tbe Excbapge Caladium Esculentum (ELEPHANT'SIEARS) Bulbs, 9-11 inches. Doz.$1.00. 100$6.00. Bulbs, 11 inches up. " 1.25. " 9.50. W. E. MARSHALL & CO. Seedtmen 166 W. 23d Street, New York When orderlnB. please mention The Exchange GARDEN SEED BEET, CARROT. PARSNIP, RADISH and GARDEN PEA SEED in variety, also other iumi of the short crop of this past season, as well aa a full tine of Garden seeds, will be quoted you upon application to S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS 2 Day St. NEW YORK, and ORANGE, CONN Whgp ordering. hIprhp m-nfton Th*- t-'xr-lmngp Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert'S' Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresn sample britk, witn illustrated Book, mailed postpaid by manufactuicrs upoQ receipt of 40 ct-iits in postage. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. •r4«rl>ff, plaut meatloA The Bxctiaac* <8> Trade Marl 1006 The Florists' Exchange The World's Handsomest Dahlia JohnWanamaker Awarded first prize for best Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful pink, large size, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching habit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous bloomer. William A. Finger, in sending us an order for "John Wana- maker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker' at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say it Is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be in every collection." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, field-grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 per doz., $50.00 per 100. Retail price, $1.00 each. Send for our catalogue and wholesale list. FARMS, Berlin, NEW JERSEY 500.000 PANSIES Field-Grown— In Bud and Bloom— Mixed Colors There is no better strain for commercial purposes than my Superb Strain Pansies, grown from seed of my own raising, and the result of over 20 years* careful breeding. Send a trial order and be convinced. Fine, large plants, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Some extra large plants, $15.00 per 1000. Largest Grower of Pansies for the Trade in the United States. CASH WITH ORDER. BY EXPRESS ONLY. Leonard Cousins, Jr., CONCORD JUNCTION. MASS. Wbeu ordering, please uifiitiou The Exchange Asparagus and Dracaenas ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2M-inch. $3.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 3-inch, 5.00 per 100 DRACAENA Indivisa. 2M-inch, 3.50 per 100 CYCLAMEN for June delivery, 8.00 per 1 00 Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell, N. Y. PRIMROSE XX SEED XX Improved Chinese Fringed. Finest grown. Many colors mixed. 650 seeds $1.00; half pkt. 50c.: per 1000 $1.25; colors separate also, PRIMULA Kewensls. Sweet Yellow. Dwf. 20c. PRIMULA Malacoldes. Giant Baby. 20o. ALVSSUM Snowball. The only true dwarf, 20o. CINERARIA. Large fl. dwarf; 1000 seeds, 50c. SNAPDRAGON. Giant white, pink or mixed, 20c. PANSY, Giants. Mixed. Fine; critically selected. 6000 seeds $1.00; ><; pkt. SOc, oz. S3.00. Cash. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Texas Onion Crop The Texas Onion crop of 1916 is es- timated to cover 10,057 acres, as com- pared with 8,943 acres in 1915, an in- crease of about 12 per cent. The condi- tion of the crop on April 1 is estimated a.s 55 per cent, of normal, which forecasts a .yield of about 192.5 bushels per acre, or a total production of 1,935,972 bushels, the equivalent of 4,200 cars of 460 bushels each. In 1915 the shipments amounted to .about 4,607 cars. HELIOTROPE. a^-in strong plants, $3.00 per loo, $25.00 per 1000. ROSE GERANIUMS. Strong ' plants, 2-in., $1.75 per 100. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Strong, 3-in., ready for shift, $35.00 per 1000. James Vick*s Sons ROCHESTER, N. Y. Buddleia 100 Magnifica. Rose pots $5.00 " 4-inch pots 7.50 Asiatica. Rose pots 5.00 PETUNIA. 3-iiich pots 3.50 SALVIA Zurich. 3-inch pots 3.50 PLUMOSUS. Extra fine, for $25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. Wben ordering, please meatioo The Kxchanee Pansy Plants Strong, matured plants, that will bloom profusely this season. A mixture of exhibition types — giant flowers, all colors, with many light flowered varieties (pastel shades). $2.00 per 100 Also plants of AOUILEGIA (Columbine), COREOPSIS Srandiflora, GAILLARDIA grandiflora, FOR- GET-ME-NOTS (dwarf), BELLIS perennia (Eng. Daisy), DIGITALIS (Foxftloves), HARDY PINKS, WALLFLOWERS and SWEET WIL- LIAMS. Will produce an abundance of flowers' thislyear. $2.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS ROOTS Barr's Mammotb and Palmetto. SOc. per 100 $2.50 per 1000 WILLIAM RILEY, Torresdale, Philadelphia. Pa. EASTER STOCK Of Quality A. L. MILLER Sutphin Road and Rockaway Boulevard JAMAICA, L. I. Whea ordering, please mention The Exchange Catalogs Received Domestic J. Aug*. Drake, Seedsman, Chester, N. J. — Wholesale trade price list of Drake's Satisfactory Seeds, Apr. 1, 19i6; 12 pp. Chas. E. Parker, Box 37, R. F. D. 7, Terra Haute, Ind. — Bulb catalog, being exclusively a list of Gladioli ana Dahlias; 26 pp. A neat pocket list. Hicks Nurseries — Westbury, L. I., N. Y.— Trees, flowers, fruits. Short list of evergreen, hedge plants. Rhododen- drons and other flowering shrubs, Roses and hardy flowers. Bryan's Flower and Truck Farm. — Alonzo J. Bryan, prop., 282 E. Wash- ington ave., Washington, N. J. — Whole- sale price list of flowering, decorative and vegetable plants. Danker, Florist, 40 and 42 Maiden Lane, Albany, N. Y. — Ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubs, Roses, bulbs and plants for the garden. An attractive catalog of 32 large pages, well illus- trated and in bright blue cover with gilt lettering. Frank M. Thomas, Twin Larcnes Nursery, Westchester, Pa. — Flowers for the hardy garden. This list is confined to the best known subjects, and con- tains much cultural matter. The list of varieties is not large but all are such as are likely to grow and do well. The I^ong* Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicks- ville, L. I. — Dahlias; second annual catalog by this firm which disseminated the Golden Gate Dahlia. Steele's Mastodon Pansies are also listed. The catalog is nicely illustrated with different types of tlie flower, and well printed, a good se- lection of varieties being given. Hitching-s ^ Co. — Elizabeth. N. J. — Hitchings greenhouses; a new catalog showing the various types of green- houses, conservatories and frames by this well known firm. It is more than merely a catalog; it is a work of art, and the designers, engravers and print- ers each deserve the highest praise for CANNA FIREBIRD The best scarlet green-leaved Ganna. A grand companion to King Humbert. m-^s^ You will be asked for it through the liK^ spring months. Is your order booked? From 3-inch pots, 3S POR $s.oo Write for Prices on larger lots. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 31-33 W. Randolph St., Cbicago 43 Barclay St., New York Greeohouses: Western Springs, lU. When ordering, please mL-ntion The E.-ccliaoge Some Fine Stock 100 1000 aji-in. FUCHSIAS. 15 varieties $2.50 $22.50 2)^-in. MARGUERITES. 3 varieties. 2.50 22.50 2M-in. HELIOTROPES. 3 varieties, 2.50 22.50 2M-in- DOUBLE PETUNIAS. IS varieties 3.00 25.00 3"^-in. GERANIUMS. Any color, full of bud and bloom 7.00 65.0 2H-iii. VERBENAS, Finest Mixed.. 2.50 22.5 2M-in. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 24 varieties 2.50 22.50 2}i-in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties.. . .6.00 56.00 2 -in. AGERATUM. 4 varieties. .. . 2.25 20.00 2^^-in. SALVIAS, Bonfire and Splen- dens 2.50 22.50 2>i-in. CUPHEAS, Cigar Plant 2.25 20.00 If you have not received our wholesale Price List offering Spring Bedding Stock and Vegetable Plants by the million at bargain prices, write for one at once. AlONZO ]. BRYAN, Sa."?" When ordering, please mrntion The Exchange English Ivy Strong, Rooted Cuttings 12 to 15 inches long $8.00 per 1000 $75.00 per 10,000 Cash with order John Albrecht Pencoyd, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Fine field-grown transplanted plants, in bud, mixed colors, Sl-25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, by e.xpress. Cash with order. PETER BROWN LANCASTER, PA. When ordering, please mt^ntiou The Exchange ARBORVITAES g to 10 fMt. NORWAY, HOSTERI & WHITE SPRUCE 8 to 14 feet, and other large epeoimeo ETerflreent. THE f. I CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratferd Conn. Make appointment. See the stock. Telephone, 2648-4, Bridgeport, Conn. Established 21 years. When orderlntr. please mention The Bzchanf* April 22, I91G. The Florists' Exchange 1007 One thousand cases of Rose Bushes^ Rhododendrons, Boxwood, Evergreens, Bulbs, etc. Two Mammoth Auction Sales ^tL^^ilZxT^Y^kx Both Sales Starting at Eleven O'Clock A. M. Goods ofifered in lots to suit the small and large buyer. Send for Catalogue. The Largest Horticultural Auction Rooms in the World The MacNiff Horticultural Company 52, 54 and 56 Vesey Street NEW YORK Wlieu ordering, please mention The Exchange CA.INNA.S Freafa cut; 3, 3-eye Roots 100 Allemania $1.00 Cbas. Henderson.. 1.50 David Harum. . . . 1.50 Ejandale 1.50 Florence Vaughan 1.20 Italia 1.50 J. D. Eisele 2.00 King Humbert. . . 2.50 Oscoda. Dw. yel . . 1.50 Louise, pink 1.50 100 Mont Blanc. true.J2.50 Mrs. Kate Gray. . l.SO Mile. Berat, pink. 1.50 Pennsylvania 1.50 Premier, gold edge 1.50 Robusta, perfect. . 1.60 R.Wallace, yel. .. 1.00 Shenandoah, pink 1.50 Wm. Boffinger.. . . 1.80 Wyoming 1.80 All colors, mixed. .70 Special prices on other Cannas, Caladlums. Dahlias, Gladiolus, Tuberoses, etc. Shellroad Canna Farms, Grange, Baltimore, Md tttifn ortlerlng. plenpe mpnllnn The Excbanje 500,000 Giant ArgenteuU and Palmetto Asparagus Roots, grown from selected seed. SOO.OOOiJersey^SweettPotato Plants, red and yel ow. 50,000 Vlneland Bush Sweet Potato Plants, ** no vines. 100 lbs. each Ruby RiQlJ and Pimento Pepper Seed. 25,000 Gladiolus Bulbs. 10,000 Rhubarb Roots All other Vegetable Plants in season. Write for what you want. No catalogue. I. & J. L. LEONARD lONA. N. J. Wbpn nrdprlng. plfBHP mpntlop Th** Piiohanga Gladioli Catalogue now ready JOHN LEWIS CHILDS,Inc. FLOWERFIELD, L, I., N. Y. WhPn nrdpriiic. t'lf ^■■iifi'^'ii Ttip KvclinnifA their part, separately and co-operatively. The features of difference are mentioned in the brightly written text, and if one is not led to wish similar houses on one's own place he cannot surely be as ordinary mortals. Foreign Westerbeeb Sc Klyn, Sassenheim. Hol- land.— Bulbs. A list of 78 pp. without illustrations, but with colored cover. The same Arm offers a smaller Spring list of Gladioli, Dahlias, Peonies, Del- phiniums, Phlox, etc. Arthnr de Meyer, Ghent, Belgium, sole American agents, McHutchison & Co.. 95 Chambers st., New York. — Annual catalog of Belgian nursery stock, in- cluding Azaleas, palms. Bay trees. Hy- drangeas, etc., nicely printed and illus- trated. How Big is a Garden? Burnett Bros. SCEOSMEM Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, New York City WhPti nrdorlng. iiIphhp m>'ntli>n TIip KxrlmneP S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON. MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radish. Muskmelon^ Squash, Watermelon;, Sweet Com. Corre«pon■ Postage paid. Cash with order. All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. The L D.Waller Seed Co. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA SWEET PEA and NASTURTIUM | SPECIALISTS I Correspondence Solicited 1 Who" „prtoHnf i.l*H.. nT'"f1fi" Thp P.TfHwng^ ' Rreesia Bulbs PURITY TYPE 1 am booking orders for July and Auerust delivery. Full count, size, and satisfaction guaranteed. Write now for • — prices. You will be pleased. "Commercial Carnation Culture" I F.c.Ruggies,B''o<1i8ASantaCniz,Cai. Lily Bulbs Fall Shipment from Japan Prices quoted F. O. B. New York, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and London, (Ont.) Write for quotations stating quan- tity, variety and size requiied. ^ McHutchison & Co. THE IMPORT HOUSE 1 7 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK f:^ -"S 'T Price SI. SO^poslpaid] W£0 A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co. .Ltd. 438-448 Wut 37cb Street, New York Wlipn ordering, please mentlnp Tbe Exchange Whpn nrrtoring nrtnn The BirhRPX. Prices Advertised are for The Trade Only 1008 The Florist's Exchange Anglin^WalshCo, 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 'Phone, Franklin 647 Carnations Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 WUte AVonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. ■Ward 3.00 25.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Ked W^lng 12.00 100.00 PINK SENSATION . 4.00 35.00 Write for prices on other varieties. Asparagus PInmosns and Sprengeri, 2%-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Asparagns PlnxnosTis Seed- lings. High grade stock, ready for potting, $8.00 per 1000; in lots of 6000. $7.00. Ask for prices on larger quantities. Cyclamen Seedlings In all good colors, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. inklln 647 Vincas Variegated 2%-in. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per '-" ; 3-in., $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per ler xuv, 9^o.xJu per ...J; 3-iii., $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000; 4-in., $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. FERNS 2%-ln. table Ferns, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Canna Roots and Gladiolus All varieties. Write for full price lists. Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 Early Frost $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Chadwick Varieties 3.00 25.00 Other Varieties — Write for prices. COLEUS Rooted cuttings. Golden Bedder, VerschaiCeItU, Qneen Victoria, Firebrand. Also other good varie- ties. Good clean rooted cuttings, im- mediate shipment, 85c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. ALTERNANTHERA Rosea. Yellow and P. Major, $4.60 per 1000. Red and Yellow. 2 in., $2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in., $1.50 per 100 WHITMANI, ELEGANTISSIMA, BOSTON, SCOTTII, SCHOLZELI and TABLE FERNS, 2-in., $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. CALENDULA, Orange King and Meteor. 2-in., $1.60 per 100. COLEUS, Assorted. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Dusty MiUer GYMNOCARPA. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 2 in.. $2.00 per 100. IMPATIENS Hybrids. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. IRIS, German, Mixed; no separate colors. Divided, $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. PRIMULA Obconlca. Assorted. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire and Splendens. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. FEVERFEW GEM and GIANT WHITE DAISY. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. STEVIA. 2-in. $1.60 per 100. STOCKS. B. of Nice and Blanc 2-in. $1.50 per 100. STOCKS. Mont Blanc, B. of Nice. Fine seed- lings. $5.00 per 1000. SNAPDRAGON SEEDLINGS, SUver Pink, fine stock, $5.00 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 75o. per 100. AGERATUM, Gumey, Pauline, Star. 60o. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE. Blue. 75c. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds. 60o. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 75o. per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1.00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. FUCHSIA. 6 kinds. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1 00 per 100. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds, Dreer's, etc., $1.00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 6 kinds, $1.25 per 100. SNAPDRAGON, Silver and White. $1.00 per 100. STEVIA. Dwarf. 76c. per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. BYEK BPOS., Chambersbvrg, Pa. Wteu ordcrliip. pipase mi-iitlon The Excbanjte 100 looO TRANSPLANTED PANSIES $0.76 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Flowering $2.50 VERBENAS, PETUNIAS, SALVIA. Ready April 20th GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt. 2H-in.pots 3.00 GERANIUMS. 10 varieties, 2 Ji -in. pots 2.75 VmCA VINES. 3H-in. pots. 6.00 Cash Jos.H. Cunningham, Delaware, 0. Coleus C. Verschaffeltli. G. Bedder. Rooted Cuttings, 76c. per 100. $6.00 per 1000; 2-iD. pots, $2.00 per 100. Firebrand. Progress, and 12 others. Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000; 2-in. pots. $1.60 per 100. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. Rlcard, Doyle, Poitevine. Montmort, Buchner, 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100: 4-in., $5.00 per 100. Viaud, Barney, Presllly, Oberle, 3-in., $4.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.00 per 100. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Zurich, Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100; 2-in., $1.50 per 100. VINCA Variegated. 2-in., $2.00, 3-in , $3.00, 3^-in.. $5.00. 4-in., $6.00 per 100. HELIOTROPES. 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS. 2-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. ALYSSUM, Giant Double. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. DUSTY MILLER. 2-in., $1.60 per 100. AGERATUM, Gurney. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. STOCKS, Giant Perfection. Bismarck, Beauty of Nice; MARGUERITE CARNATIONS, SNAPDRAGONS; VERBENAS, Scarlet and Mixed; .Seedlings, 50c. per 100; 2-in. pots, $1.50 per 100; 600 for $5.00. ASTERS, Crego's Giants, Pink, White and Lavender, 40c. per 100. PANSY PLANTS, $1.00 per 100. FEVERFEW. Double White. $5 00 per 100. TOMATOES, PEPPERS, CABBAGE. Seed- lings 25c. per 100, 2-in. SI. 25 per 100. EGG PLANTS, CAULIFLOWER Seedlings and CELERY Self-Blanch, French strain, 50c. per 100; 2-in. pots, $1.60 per 100. Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y. When ordprlng. pIpupp m'^nllon Thi- KxcliHtinf IVY, Double, 10,000 strong, young plants. EGHEVERIAS, 100,000, various sizes. BLUE SPRUCE TREES. Kosteriana, 6 to 12 feet. JAPAN MAPLES. Special Price. Samuel Cockburn & Sons, "vil'o'r.!."' WOODLAWN. Bronx. N. Y. CITY When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange NELROSE The Finest Snapdragon In bud and bloom for Easter. From 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. Lena Baum Yellow Sport of Chas. Razer 'M ^..w „,.„. I u. ^..^.. ..»^^. .,Jum Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. 2K-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. HENRY EICHHOLZ WAYNESBORO, PA. Wtitn ordering, pleuse mentiou Tbe Exchagge BEGONIA BEGONIA Luminosa Erfordii SEFDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK, N. Y. Wbeu ordering, please mentioa The Excbatw* (•O-O-O-O-0-O-0*O-0-0-0-0-O-0-0>O-0-O-O-O-O-O-0-O-O-O-O-O-O O-0-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- > : Miscellaneous Stock FOR FLORISTS \ ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., S3.00 per 100. S25.00 per 1000 ; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. , BEGONIAS. Gracilis, Luminosa, Prima Donna, S2.50 per 100; Argentea , Guttata, Marjorie Daw, Mad. de Lesseps, Rubra, Alba Picta Rosea, , S4.00 per 100. I CARNATIONS. Pink Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, Philadelphia. . S3. 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ENGLISH IVY, 4 in. pots, 3 ft. tops, $12.00 per 100. ' PETUNIA. Giant RuSled and Rosy Morn, 2M-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. '. DISH FERNS. All standard varieties, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. FERN. Teddy Jr., 2K-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana, 2H-in. pots, $9.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $14.00 per 100. The Storrs & Harrison Co. Painesville, Ohio i.O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-0-O-0-O-O-O-0-O-0-0-O-O-O-O>O*O>0-O-O- O-0-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O' Wbea ordering, please mention Tbe ExcUauge A Good "AD" for You, Too Strengthen the Claims of Your Firm on Your Customers Through the Liberal Distribution of Our Cultural Directions Specially prepared for the use of your customers. These Leaflets are just the neat Little factor to promote business and establish better relations between the dealer and his customer. They have been written by experts; they are fuller, and contain more detailed directions than it is possible to embrace in a catalogue. Hand one out with each sale. It will save your time, quicken and increase business, and aid you please your customer. We offer in itock: Amaryllla (Hlppeaatrum) Annuals from Seed Asparatfua Asters Azalea«1 Betfonta. Tuberous Bulbs Cabbafte and Cauliflower Canna CamatloDS, Monthly Cauliflower. Radish and Beans under Glass Celery Chinese Sacred Lily Chrysan them u m Cllmblnft Plants, Hardy Coleus, and other bedders Crocus, Snowdrop and SctUa SlblHca Cucumbers under Glass Cyclamen DahUa Deciduous Trees and Shrubs Bverftreen Trees nnd Shrubs Perns Freest a Geranium Gladiolus Gloxinia Hotbeds and Frames House Plants, Care of Hyacinths. Dutch and Roman Iris and Trltoma Lawns Lettuce In the Open and under Glass Lily Culture for House and Garden Melons under Glass and In the Open Mustiroom Culture Onions Palms, House Culture of Pansy Peonies Perennials, Hardy Primula Rhubarb and Asparagus under Glass Rose Culture « Small PrulU Standard Fruits Strawberries under Glass Sweet Pea, The Tomatoes, Outdoors Tomatoes under Glass Tuberose Tulip Vegetables Violets Water Garden, How to Make and Manage Your selection of not less than 100 of a kind, delivered carriage paid, printed on white paper, clear type, size 6x9H Inches, 500 for $1.50; 1000 for $2.50. space Is left at the bottom of each leaflet for yout name, address, etc. If you desire thU Imprint (3 lines) add 50 cents for 500 copies, 75 cents for 1000. Special quotations on quantities of 2500 or over. Full sample set for 50 cents. This charge wUl be deducted frons your first purchase of $5 worth of ** Culturals.'* A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co. Ltd. Pabra. The Floritli' Exchange. Box 100 Times Square Station, N. Y. The Old Advertiser How dear to our hearts is the old advertiser Who runs hia stuff fifty-two weeks in the year; He turns up on Monday with good snappy copy And drives out the blues with his laugh- ter and cheer. He never says, " Kill it, the people won't read it, It don't do no good " nor, " I can't stand the pace," But comes to the front (with his check) like a major. And sometimes says, *' Bill, better double that space." Oh, the old advertiser, the good adver- tiser. The safe advertiser, we all love so well I — Skidmore New Era. April 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1009 Special Offer For Immediate Shipment onnn D III IU..»lr strong, 2-yiar-oUl. own root, bench Rrown, fine ZUUU KOSeS, J. J. L. lllOCK, slock, wulldriod off, ready now, $10.00 per 100 600 Roses, Mrs. Chas. Russell, i^25%\SVribor'^"°"'*''°"'>"^°°^ 1000 Sunburst, SJ^-in., own root, $7.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000. Also other bench grown Roses. Write for particulars. 2000 'Mums, Early Frost, Rooted cuttings, $5.00 per lOO; $10.00 per 1000 . r I' L I •• extra strong, from soil, ready to plant out. $1.25 per 100; $10.00 per tngUSn ivy, lOOO: strong. 4-in.. 3 to 4 vines. 3H to 4-ft. long, 25 for $3.50: $13.50 per lOU. Extra heavy, 5-in„ 5 to 8 vines, 5 ft. long, 25 lor $5.00; $18.00 per 100. ROMAN J. IRWIN Phone Farm Cur 2.U6 1 08 W 28th St, New York linn Thf KxpliiiTicf CAN N AS 80 Ad* varietlM, home-frown, strong, dormant tttbera. $2.00 to J9.00 per 100. Onr Mlaction of ■d« ■ort*. S3.00 per 100. $1S 00 per 1000. CARNATIONS POT PLANTS— Benora. British Triumph. Enchantress Supreme, Eureka, Lady North- cliff, Matchless. White Wonder. From 2-in. noU, W.OO per 100. S35.00 per 1000. Enchantress, Lady Bountiful, Pink Wlnsor, White Wlnsor. From 2-in. pots, $3.50 per 100, »30.00 per 1000. P«r Per 100 1000 Aepkragua Hatcbert. 3-in. pots tS.OO Aaparaftus Sprengerl. 2^-i^. pots.. 3.00 Asparaftus Sprenfterl. .S-m. pote... 6.00 AbutUon SaTitzil. 2H-in. pots 3.00 Achrranthee. 6 sorts. Rooted Cut- tings 100 »8.00 Ageratum. Blue and wliite. Rooted Cuttinra 1.00 8.00 Chrysanthemumsf Rooted Cuttings 60 varieties. Send for catalog. Coieua. 25 sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.00 8.00 Cuphea. Rooted Cuttings 1.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. 3-in. pots.... 8.00 Dracaena Indivisa. 4-in. pots. .. .12.00 Dracaena Indivisa. &-in. pots. .. .25.00 Feverfew. Double white. Rooted Cuttinirs 1.50 12 00 Forfiet-Me-Not ISO Fucnsiaa. Double and single, Rooted Cuttings t.60 12.00 Fuchsias Double and single. 2\i- \ii. pots 3.00 German Ivy. Rooted Cuttings.... 1.00 Heliotrope. Light and dark. Rooted Cuttings 1 00 8.00 Lobelia. Double blue. Rooted Cut- tings 1.50 12.00 Lemon Verbenas, 2W-in. pots 4.(X> Moon Vine. True white. Rooted Cut- tings 2 00 16.08 Salvia. New sorts. Rooted Cuttings. . 1.60 12.00 Salvia, Splendena and Bedman. Rooted Cuttings 100 8.00 Bmllai. Strong. 2H-in. pota 3,00 Stevia Compacta 1.24 Vlnca Variegata and Elegana. 4-in. pots 10.00 Vinca Variegata and Elegana. 2K- in pots 8 00 WOOD BROTHERS, FISHKILL, N.Y. FERNS Ferns for Fern Dishes. FuU-grown. fine stock from 2H-in. pots. 83.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000 Fern Seedlings. Beat stock in country, assort- ment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, Jl.OO per 100, $9.50 per 1000: $9.00 per 1000 m 10,000 lots. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seedhngs, tl.OO per 100, $8.00 per 1000. CARNATIONS Strong, healthy stock. Rooted Cuttings. 100 1000 Alice $6 00 $50.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS— Bob Pulling, Calumet, Kewanee, Mankato, Lelia. Mary Bennett Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at $10.00 per 100, Crystal Gem. Golden Queen, Marigold. Gorgeous. Meudon, Mrs, H. J. Jones. Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Misa Emma Roope, Nerissa and Odesaa. at S7.00 per 100. Chieftain. Harvard, Lillian Doty. Smith's Advance. October Frost, Chrysolora, Ivory Supreme, Fairy Queen, White Bonnaffon. Yellow Bonnaffon. Pink Ivory, White Ivory, Diana, Pattyk Ch. Razer, Buckingham. Mrs. Bran, Newberry, Mary Calla- han, Dr. Enguehard and other varieties, $3.00 per 100. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. f A PFrFDCnV WOOD f oi KT I. A, rtlLnjUP, Tiirrjtuwn-oii-lladHUti, N. T. Whpfi nrrlprlne. pIphbp tDPtitlnn The RTchnnee Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— U*e for Results \ Clubs and Societies Lenox (Mass.) Hort. Society \ There was a good attendance at the monthly meeting of the above society which was held on April 12. This was "Carnation Night," and there was a good display of fine blooms. E. Jenkins was given an award of merit for a display of Spencer Sweet Peas. The society agreed to give all possible support to the Summer show, which is to be held at Pelham Bay in June. The paper selected for the evening was entitled "Estate Management and the College Graduate." A good discussion followed. The next meeting of the society is on May 10. J. H. FRAMPTON, Asst. Sec'y. Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Societj The regular meeting of the above society was held in Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, on Wednesday evening, April 12, at 7 o'clock. Through the Summer and Autumn months the meetings will be held at this time instead of in the after- noon as has been the custom through the Winter. In the absence of Pres. James McDonald, Vice-Pres. Joseph Adler pre- sided. A letter was received from Harry Jones, who has been secretary of this society for the past year and a half, tendering his resignation from the office, as he had moved to a point some distance from Glen Cove. Mr. Jones has been a most efficient and hard working official, and always carried out the duties of his office in a courteous and pleasing manner. It was with the sincere regret of all the members that his resignation was ac- cepted. Henry Gibson of RosljTi Heights was elected secretary for the remainder of the year. A letter was received from the Inter- national Garden Club requesting the co- operation of this society in regard to the open air flower show which the Garden Club is arranging to hold in June. Offers of two prizes were received for our coming Rose show, one for a collection of 12 Peonies and the other for a collection of vegetables. An essay on "Estate Management and College Education" by Marrel Smith of New York, was received from the Na- tional Association of Gardeners. It was listened to with great interest and a lively discussion followed its reading. Samuel Trepass read a very interesting paper on "Peaches under Glass." He handled his subject in a thorough man- ner and the essay was full of practical information. At its conclusion Mr. Trepass answered a number of questions pertaining to Peach growing. As an item of interest in connection with the essay he exhibited a grafted Peach tree and also some samples of fruiting and nonfruiting wood of the Peach. Schedules for the Tulip show and for the Rose show which had been drawn up by the executive committee were read and adopted. It was decided to hold the Tulip show during the week of May 14, the exact date to be an- nounced later, and to hold the Rose show on June 14. Henry Gaut. George Gilder and Thomas Twigg were appointed as judges of the exhibits and made the following awards: Three heads of Lettuce, Harry Goodband; 12 Roses, John Everett; 12 Sweet Peas, James McCarthy; Vase of Spencer Sweet Peas exhibited by Peter McLeod, certificate of culture; bunch of Violets exhibited by William Noonan, honorable mention. JAMES McCarthy, Cor. Sec'y. SEASONABLE PLANTS, BULBS, SEEDS E*erTthln« In cutHnCa and email pot riant*. Send foe complat* catalo»n« SATISFACTION GUARANTEED ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedllnts. 18.00 per 1000; in 5,000 lots at $7 50 p«r 1000; in 2Vi-in . »3.00 per 100, »25 00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other te- riaties. Price* on application. BEGONIAS CHATELAINE. 100 1000 Btroni aeedlings, from aoii S3.S0 $30.00 2Vi-m TtT 5.00 45.00 3-Tn SOO 75.00 4-in 12.00 LORRAINE. 2}i-ln 12.00 100.00 CINCINNATI. 2li-in 15.00 135.00 MRS. J. A. PETERSON. 2K- in 25.00 200.00 REX. 2>i-iii,, very beat varietiea, aasorted SOO 40.00 BOUVARDIAS Excellent stock, ready May lat and later. 100 1000 Red. 2M-in 85.00 »40.00 Pink. 2K-in 5 0" 4000 White. 2j4'-in. 6.00 40.00 CARNATIONS From 2>.i-in. pots and from soil in best standard varieties at right price. Will quote you on application. CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS The following are the beat newer varieties of oommercial value. It will pay yoa to buy them. 100 1000 Golden Queen J7.00 $80.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 CrysUlGem 7.00 60.00 Early Frost 7.00 60.00 Mrs. M.R.Morgan. Beit golden ^,„^ Thanksgiving yellow 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4 00 36.00 Golden Chadwlck 3.00 26.00 White Chadwlck 300 26.00 PinkChadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwlck 3.00 26.00 Oconto. Best early white, to fol- low Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Also a full list of all other commercial varieties. Price* on application. COLEUS ROOTED CUTTINGS Golden Redder, Verschaffeltll and all other best varieties. S5o. per 100, postpaid; $7.00 per 1000 by express collect. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS Strong, twice transplanted, very beat atrain. In all eolora t?.60 par 100, $30 00 per 1000. Strong. 2M-in.. 5600 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 3-in., $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. DAISIES iVo Best Winter Cut Flower Varietle* 100 1000 DAISIES. Boston Yellow. Strong 3>^-ia- in bud and bloom, busby plants, 26 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2>i-ln $8.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 400 $36.00 Giant White - Flowering. Rooted Cuttings 2.00 16.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plant* 3.00 26.00 '^3>.-2in 10.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.76 16.00 Single White. Best variety for pots; large flowering. 2>i-iii.. 6.00 DRAC.a:NA INDIVISA Strong, transplanted seedlings. $2.00 per 100, $17 50 per 1000. 2^i-in. $3.00. 3-in. $5.00. 3H-in. S7-00. 4-in. $15.00. 5-in. $25.00, 6-in. $35.00 per 100. FERNS lOJ 1000 FUCHSIAS. Is beet v»ri*tie*, 2-in pots $2.60 Roo'tedouHint*. mixedvarieUes IJ» 10.00 FUCHSIA. Little Beauty, Lord Byron, White Beauty, Ten- or. 2)i-'n 4.00 FERNS. Table Ferns. In best 100 1000 varieties 2>i in : $3.00 3-in 6.00 Boston Ferns 2« in 4-00 $35.00 Roosevelt. Whltmanl com- pacta, ScholzeU, ScottU, M2yi-m • »-00 40.00 Elegantlsslma Improved and Eleftantissima compacta. 2\i^ O-OO 50.00 Teddy. Jr.. 6.00 15.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties 1 Bat, $2.00 per flat; 6 flats, $1.75 per flat: 10 flata, $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flat*. GERANIUMS S. A. Nutt, Ricard, Poltcvine, Mad. Salleroi; alS'j other varieties. Strong, 2^ pot plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Strong, 3H-inch plant* of the followmg at $7.00 per 100: Mme. Buchner, Helen Micbell, S. A. Nutt, Poltevine. Bertha Prescilly. PELARGONIUMS Easter Greeting Lucy Becker. 2-in.... Wurtembergla. 2-iii. .$8.00 . 8.00 . 8.00 POINSETTIAS. Stock Plant*. ,}°'L Extra strong selected $1_.00 ROSES AMERICAN FIELD GROWN Two-year-old, Hybrid Teas, Hybrid Perpetual. Baby Ramblers, Climber*. Liat of varieties and prices on application. ROSES 2>i-in., grafted and o»n root, in ail va- rieties, good, clean, stock. Price* on ap- plication. Place your order now for replanting. 100 1000 SMILAX. 2}i-in »3.00 $25.00 SeedUngs H™ SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean rooted cuttings. . 2.00 16. OU Sliver Pink, Giant YeUow, „ „, ^ Giant White. 2)4-in 4.M 36.00 STEVIA. 2-in .,.■ 2.60 Rooted Cuttings, postpaid. . ..1.60 VERBENAS, i'lj-in 3.00 25.00 Seedlinfts, Mixed i5 b.50 VINCA VARIEGATA. Rooted cuttings. Postpaid 1.25 ".tH* CANNA ROOTS 2 to 3 eyes. True to name. Alph. Bouvier, Austria. Buttercup, Chas. Henderson. David Harum, Egandale, Florence Vaughan. Gen. Merkcl, Hun- i^aria Indiana, Louisiana, Mme. Crozy, Pillar of Fire, Richard Wallace, Venus, Wyoming. _ CANNAS 3-in. pots 100 1000 King Humbert ^^fl!! *'^^ S Rosea (;ittantea b-'O =0. Wm. Saunders •; 00 4y. 0 20 best standard varieties J.UO -J.ou Florence Vaughan, Bouvlcr, Cro/.y, Rich. Wallace. Egandale, Pres. Meyers, Pennsylvania and ollicr.s GLADIOLUS FOR FORCING First Siie Long Island Grown (Now Ready) 100 1000 America »1 50 $1100 Augusta 150 12 00 Halley (.Salmon) 2.60 20.00 Brenchleyensls (Scarlet). .. . 150 1100 Mav 2 00 18 00 PMce" :: 800 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 Mrs. Francis King 160 Light and White, Florlata Finest Mixture 1.76 75.00 14.00 14.00 New Crop Asparagus Seeds. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanu. (Green- house grown) $3.00 per 1000; 6000 at $2.60 per 1000. ROMAN J. IRWIN, Phone FARRAGUT 2326 BUYING MADE EASY ^SS^^^.^Ite-rYTl Index PAGE 1021 108 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CONSULT OUR STOCK lOlO The Florists' Exchange Nursery Stock ^ Florists' Trade FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, SMALL FRUITS. ROSES, CLEMATIS, PHLOX, PAEONIES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Extra Fine Selection of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Pyramidal Box. Tree Roses, Chinese Magnolias, Hosier's Spruce, Hemlock, Retinisporas, Junipers, Mugho Pine, Concolor Fir, Arborvits Pyramldalis and Hovey's Golden AMPELOPSIS Veitchii CALIFORNIA PRIVET CLEMATIS Jackmanii BERBERIS Thunbergii and ROSA Setigera TREE HYDRANGEAS Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, Geneva, N. Y. 70 YEARS lOOO ACRES ng. pleiise mfntlon TItp F.xq California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Grown by the million as specialties and sold at prices that get your business and give you a profit. You go to a specialist in other lines of business; why not use the same judgment here ? A trial order will convince you why I always sell my stock. My customers are all pleased customers. AH grades offered. Norway Spruce A. IS D Norway JVfaples A block of each, all specimen trees, on ground that I wish to clear. In ordering from me you take no chances; all grades are guaranteed. Price lists now ready. The Robbinsville Nurseries C. A. BENNETT. Prop.'; ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. King's Hardy Perennials 10% OFF THESE PRICES FOR APRIL ORDERS During the month of April, will sell varieties listed below at discount Of 10% from the regular prices. All strong plants, some from pots. Most are field grown. Do2. 100 ANCHUSA Dropmore $1.50 SIO.OO ASTER " St. Egwin,"new. Fine for cutting 1.50 10.00 BOLTONIA Asteroides 85 6.00 BUDDLEIA magnlfica (New Butterfly Buah) 1.50 10.00 DELPHINIUM Belladonna. Large plants 1.50 10.00 Belladonna. Seedlings of last Fall 75 5.00 Formosum. Large plants 85 6.00 Formosum. Seedlings of last Fall 50 3.00 EULALIA Japonica. Ornamental Grasses. 4 varieties S5 6.00 HEMEROCALLIS flava (Yellow Day Lily) 85 6.00 HELIANTHUS Maiimllllana. . . .86 6.00 orgyalis 85 6.00 HOLLYHOCKS. Double mixed; 1 year old 60 4.00 Double. Separate colors. 1 yr. 1.00 7.00 Make up your order from this list and get IRIS Germanlca. Good varietie8$0.75 Germanica. Good varieties, mixed 50 LYCHNIS Chalcedonlca 60 MONARDA Dldyma rosea 85 PHLOX, Miss Lingard, Struth- ers. Sunshine. 75 (Pantheon, Joan of Arc, Co- quelicot, Eclaireur, and Mme. Langier.) PH YSOSTEGIA Virginlca SO SALVIA azurea grandlflora 1.00 SHASTA DAISY, King Edward VII. One of the best So VERONICA longlfoUa subsessi- lis 85 YUCCA filamentosa. Large, 2- year 1.50 *STOKESIA Seedlings. Trans- planted 50 ♦These include the new pink and a purple variety that will be on sale as soon as we get a stock of it worked up. You should have it. it off NOW. Deduct 10 per cent, from these 3.00 4.00 6.00 5.00 3.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 prices. Packing free. W. E. KING, Box 362 Little Silver, New Jersey These prices for wholesale trade only Largest aBeortment id New England. Ever greeDB. decidootiB trees, Dotb conitiioii and rarer varieties. Sturdy, clioiee Btoek thai can be depend ed upon, "^f'ud for ralalog ami e|iei i;il tiaiif uruva. U^ TR4B: *5en^s SMRUBS FineBtof Bhrnbs. Speclftl trade prlceB. By the thonsanda, bardy Nfttlvo and Hybrid Rhododen- drons—transplanted and acnliinated. Send yonr lists Let QBeabnate. NORWAY MAPLES, in quanty, 2H to 10-in cal. CALIFORNIA PRIVET. Up to 12 feet in height. tn^finest lot of LOMBARDY POPLAIJ'S, up to 20 feet, ever offered to the trade. We have a few of most varieties of Deciduous Shade Trees up to 10-in. cal. KOSTER'S BILE SPRLCE, 4 to 10 feet high. ^^^^^—^^^^— It vjill pay you to have us quote prices CHAS. MOMM © SONS, - Irvlngton, N. J. Norway Maples, Oriental Planes, Pin Oaks THE Also a full line of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs SEND FOR WHOLESALE TRADE LIST SHREWSBURY NURSERIES, GEO. A. STEELE. Proprietor EATONTOWN, N. J. (roea orderinie. please meutlua The I^xcbaiiKe CALIFORNIA PRIVET Per 1000 2-year-old, 2 to 3 ft.. 4 or more branche- . . . .$18.00 2-year-olcl, IS to 24 in., 3 •< n.ore branohe*. . 14.00 2-year-oId, 12 to 18 in.. 2 or more liranchcB. . 10.00 1-year-oId, 6 to 12 in., 1 nr more branchei. . 5.00 No. 1 CuttingB, 8 in. long 60 |c Gash with order Packing free. HARRY B. EDWARDS, little Silver, N. J. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Hiirs Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment In large and small sizes. Price list now ready. TheD.HillNurseryCcInc, D„^if^ 111. Evergreen Specialists Largest Growers in America When orderint;. pleuse mt-ntion Tbe E.xchange April 22. The Florists' Exchange lOll Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN It Presideni. E. 6. Welch. Shenandoah, la ; Vice- nroflident. John Wat«on, N. Y.: Treaaurar, Pbtbr YouNGEHS. Gi'neva. Neb.; Secretary. John Hall. Itocheater, N. Y 4lHt Annual Canvention will be held in Milwaukee. Wia.. June 28-30. igU. Acer Japonicum laciniatum (Subject of lhi.1 wctk's illuslration) Owing to the miim-nms Miiplcs from Japan, both ^pecii's and varit-ties, there is much confusion in their names, a difficulty attached mostly to the earlier scnd- ings from that country. Later, owing to our own liotani.sts travelinj; through .lapan, some of the confu- sion of earlier days has been remedied, and what new plants come from "there later may be looked on as cor- rectly named when our botanists have examined them. The IVlaple of our notes is one of the older import.n- tions and is in collections here under the name of -Veer Japonicum lacinia- tum. It is a useful sort, making a small tree at maturity, some 25ft. high. As seen with us it is gen- erally in bush shape, a form' that fits it very well for lawns. Nearly all Japanese Maples are of this shape. This one, Japonicum laciniatum, has bright green foliage, which changes to a darker hue in Autumn; and its deeply laciniate leaves add to its attraction. This variety could be propagated by working it on stacks of the common Japonicum could seedlings of this be secured, as no doubt they could be, from Japan, if not from seeds of trees growing here. There is, .too, the method of layering, which has proved quite successful in the propagation of Ma- ples of the many .Japanese sorts, as well as inarching and grafting. ^ , _ The season Sowing Tree j , j, e r e Seeds Indoors ^hen those desirous of increasing their stock of seedling trees and shrubs should see to it that seeds are sown at once. To those who do a wholesale trade, to men- tion hundreds would cause smiles, but there are many beginners, as well as those who do a retail business, to whom hundreds of any one kind of plant would be a satisfaction. .\t any season of the year the sowing of such seeds under glass is always more successful than when sown in the open ground, but it is more particularly so in Spring. Spring sowing will consist of but such seeds as are known to germinate in a short time, rejecting such as require a whole year's preparation for sprout- ing. This requires some knowledge of seeds which only practice can give. But lacking this, the dealer in seeds is supposed to be able to satisfy any inquirer on this point. There is a great difference in the size of seeds, knowl- edge of which can come only from acquaintance with them, and this lack of knowledge acts to the disadvan- tage of a buyer. For example, take Pine seeds; one seed of Pinus Torreyana would equal in bulb 50 seeds of P. inops or of P.'mitis. For these reasons it is evi- dent that a year's experiment on a small scale is to be recommended. Seeds require continuous moisture and shade, which when indoors is easily provided. No great heat is necessary at any time, in fact, at the commencement as low as 40 deg. would do for the first two weeks, as the swelling of the ^eed coats by absorbing moisture is going on then. There need be no expectation of any tree or shrub seeds sprouting under a month, some may be two or three months, but there must be no failure to keep them moist and well shaded. As they commence to appear above ground remove the shading gradually, but keep in mind all through that darkness is demanded by all seeds while germination is going on. The vegetable growing gardener is usually mystified when he handles tree seeds, by the length of time it takes for them to germinate compared with vegetable ■.eeds. It is hnagined the seeds are of poor quality, and sometimes proper care of them is not continued, which, of course, ends in their failure to sprout. Pots or boxes should be used in which to sow the seeds. These can he shifted about from place to place if desirable, which it often is. No great number of seeds are necessary to give a few hundred plants. A quarter ounce of "some may suffice, running from this to ounces and to pounds as the seeds may vary in she. There is every inducement at the present time for nurserymen and florists to enter into the production .of hardv trees and shrubs from seeds, indoor trials on Acer Japonicum laciniatum a small scale by those inexperienced, and outdoors when on a large scale and the operator "knows how." Though the name Liquidambar is not Uquidambar difficult to pronounce, the common name styraciflua ^f ji^jj. j^ee, Sweet Gum, is the one usu- ally applied to it. It is a beautiful tree wherever it grows, famed for its lovely green foliage and the star- shaped leaves it so well displays. These leaves change to a beautiful golden scarlet and yellow hue in the colder States, but are not so noted for this in the Southern ones, its best display being where the ripen- ing of its foliage takes places early in Autumn. It is usually considered a Southern tree, as it abounds in many States where freezings are light, but it grows wild as far north as Connecticut and is quite hardy when planted much north of that State. But the hint may be given here to those who wish to plant it, to obtain their plants from the seeds of trees already growing in the North, as these will thrive better than those from far Southern trees. As grown in nurseries the Sweet Gum is usually of pyramidal form, as it often is in its wild condition, hilt lawn planted ones are often the reverse of this, be- coming large trees of broad, shapely appearance. In its wild state in the vicinity of Philadelphia, the Sweet Gum is found in low ground, often in quite wet places; sometimes a few would appear almost with their roots in water, and then these so close to water would take on their Autumn color much earlier, and to a greater degree, than those further away. But we do not think the trees near Philadelphia ever take on the grand Autumn colors so much praised by those who see the trees at that season in States where Winters are earlier and colder than at Philadelphia. There appears to he much to learn in connection with the coloring of the foliage of trees in Autumn. The Sweet Gum, for instance, will display colored foliage of much beauty on a single branch of a tree if in some wav tfiis branch became injured in Summer. Should the branch liecoine half broken, but still receiving some sap from the tree, it will become scarlet, while uU the rest of the foliage on the tree will be of the normal bright green color. The Sweet Gum can lie raised from seeds, but be sure vou get seeds and not the sawdust-like material with which they arc surrounded, and which more Ihun one collector has sold, unknowingly, for seeds. There .are not many Ericas suited to our cli- ^''"' mate, but there is one, E. vagans, which, vagans wherever tried, even in some very cold States, has given satisfaction. It is the one commonly known as the Cornish Heath. This species blooms in July, but, unlike some others, it continues in flower for several months. On many of our large estates where plants are set out by the hundred, it is not uncommon to see this Heath, often adorn- ing a sloping hillside, to great advantage. The com- mon form is white flow- ered, but there is a red one as well, and beautiful it is, and effective when set out with the other color. There is a variety of E. vagans which was common about Philadelphia some years ago, and is yet to be found in some collec- tions, a rather lighter col- ored flower than the spe- cies, but, save for variety sake, it did not appear to be necessary in a collec- tion. There is another species, E. carnea, a dark flesh colored one, which can be relied on for hardiness, as well as for flowering, though its season of blooming is more limited than that of E. vagans. Both are European sorts. Ericas may be grown from seeds, but a quicker way to gain plants is by using cuttings of half ripened wood, under glass. Kept moist and shaded they root freely. Were the dwarf, bushy Chestnut, cnown as Chinquapin, oftener to be had in nurseries it would be seen in shrub collections oftener than it is today. It fully deserves such prominence. As it grows in New Jersey it is rare to find it more than a large shrub, though in some other States it is known to attain almost tree size. But the New Jersey type is but a shrub; and a remarkably interesting one it is. ^\e have seen it in cultivation, little plants but 2ft. to 3ft. tall, with several burs on it; in fact one may be considered of a fruiting size when this height is reached. It is often a great surprise to many persons to see a real Chestnut of but 8ft. height bearing Chestnuts, ac- customed as they had always been to seeing only large Chestnut trees. The Chestnut tree blight having wiped out all the Chestnut trees, there is good reason for planting this dwarf, bushy one. Having in mind the one of New Jersey, it is well named Castanea pumila. We" have not heard of the Chestnut tree blight reach- ing these dwarf bushes. The little bark they have would afford little egress to the blight: besides this with the destruction of nearly all the Chestnut trees wherever it had got a foothold, there is but little chance now of any trees from which infection could come. Though separate on the bush, each plant bears its own staminate and pistillate flowers, hence is capable of bearing nuts; still, better results usually follow the planting of two or more of these dwarf Chestnuts near each other. There is but one nut in each bur. These are round, almost black in color, with flavor quite equal to the best of those from trees. Kept in moist soil from the time they ripen, they germinate in Spring. The Chinquapin Chestnut 1012 The Florists' Exchange e ? o-o- (-O-0-0-0-O-0-0-0-O-O-0-0-O-0-O-O-0-O-O-0-O-O-0-O-0-O-O-0-O-O-0-O-O-0-0-0-O-0-0-O-O-O- o Ornamental Stock of Quality l Can Supply Quantity of Following Items: 4 o AZALEA Mollis. Bushy plants with plenty of buds, 12 to 15 in. high, at 35c. each, o $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per 100: 15 to 18 in. high, at 45c. each, $5.00 per doz., o $40.00 per 100. o BOXWOOD. Pyramids, 36 in. high, very fine, $1.75 each; 42 in. high, very fine, o $2.25 each: 48 in. high, very fine, $3.25 each, 54 in. high, very fine, $4.00 each. o RHODODENDRONS. Best hardy named sorts, bright foliage and full of buds. ° IS to 24 in. high, 75c. each; 24 to 30 in. high, $1.00 each. These cover the entire "J list of Parsons' Hardy Hybrids. o SEEDLING RHODODENDRONS. Mixed colors, 18 to 24 in. high, vrey bushy ? and full of buds, 55c. each; 24 to 30 in. high, and correspondingly bushy, 70c. each. ? ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho (Dutchman's Pipe). Extra strong plants, 4 ft. of tops, i 25c. each, in any quantity. ^ HYDRANGEA paniculata giandiflora. Tree form, 3 to 4 ft. bodies, fine heads, o $25.00 per 100. Bush form, 3 ft. high, $10.00 per 100. i HYDRANGEA arborescens giandiflora alba. 3 to 4 ft. high, bushy, $20.00 = per 100; 2 to 3 ft., bushy, $14.00 per 100. ' o BARBERRY Thunbcrgii. 18 to 24 in. high, very bushy, $7.00 per 100; 15 to 18 ? in. high, very buahy, .S5.00 per 100. ? PRIVET, CALIFORNIA. Very bushy, 18 to 24 in. high, 82.50 per 100; 24 to 30 in. ? high, at S3.00 per 100. ^ PRIVET Amurcnse (Amoor River, Hardy Northern Type). 18 to 24 in. $5.00 o per 100, 24 to 30 in. $7.00 per 100. i The Storrs & Harrison Co. | Painesville, Ohio I o O-O-O.O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-l-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O.Q-O The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Sucb aa HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Atk for Catalogue VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFBRED BV Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. January Ist to March 15th East — Express guaranteed "Zone Rate' West— Express "Zone Rate" or by Freight Lancaster (Pa.) Employees Fraternity The regular monthly meeting of the Ijancaster County Florists and Garden- ers' Kmployees Fraternity was held last Monday night at the Chamber of Com- merce building. Fourteen new members were admitted. The chocolate Easter rabbit for the benefit of the treasury brought a net profit of J23.45. A festival to swell the death benefit fund was arranged to be held the latter part of May. This promises to become an elaborate affair. The committee of five has full power to act as they see fit. Louis Bernier, Alphonse Peters. Harry Bernier, John Weise and Edward Geiter are the big five which the fraternity relies on to make the festival a success. The report of the National Flower Show will be read at the next meeting and promises to be a very interesting one. Next meeting will be held first Monday in May, 7.30 p. m. sharp, at the head- quarters. Albert Herr honored the faculty with a visit. AL. PETERS. Special Sale of Surplus Stock BARBERRY THUNBERGII. 2-year. 6 to 13 inch, at $3.00 per 100; 12 to 18 inch, $4.00 per 100. PEONY. Strong roots in early and late flowering. Red, pink and white, at 12c. each. Packed free of charge. Cash with order The Lancaster County Nurseries R. F. D. No. 7, Lancaster, Pa. Schedules Received New Haven Co. Hortlcnlttual Society, New Haven, Conn. — The eighty-fourth an- nual general exhibition will be held in Sept. this year, dates to be definitely fixed later. The preliminary schedule cover- ing Dahlias, fruits and vegetables, also Gladioli has been published, it may be had from W. C. Mcintosh, 925 Howard ave., New Haven, Conn. Cadillac, Mich. — Percy Snell, well I known Cadillac man, will enter business as a florist here. Mr. Snell has lived in Cadillac for the past nineteen .years and has always been interested in plants and flowers, and has made a careful study of the business he is now preparing to enter. Houston, Tex. The S. A. F. Convention Garden is progressing in hue shape and a shower today has helped, but much more rain is needed to help out the Spring planting. Dreer's aquatic garden has been planted during the weeli and it is hoped that this will add to the attractiveness of the gar- den. Another carload of crushed red granite is on the way, this material being used to surface the walks. Miss M. C. Fagen is planning the erec- tion of two greenhouses, each 30£t. by 100ft. Also Miss Enia Atwood is con- templating the erection of two new houses, each 30ft. by 70ft. Mi.ss Atwood now has planted two and a half acres to Tuberoses, 25,000 Gladioli and a consid- erable space to field Roses which she will use to care for her increasing wholesale trade. There have been more small green- houses built in yards of private homes in Houston in the past year than in any two previous years, which shows that the people are going in more for tender and greenhouse plants. This will without doubt cause a demand for that class of plants, including Crotons. Fancy-leaved Caladiums. Acalyphas, Begonias. Lilies and others. C. L. B. Dickinson, Tex. Many thousands of Camjjlior trees are being grown from seed at Dickinson, with a view to planting ultimately not less than a thousand acres necessary to bring a camphor distiller.y at this place in the manufacture of gum camphor. The price of this, product has soared recently, due to a great demand for its use in the manu- facture of moving picture tilms, being a celluloid product in which camphor is necessary. E. E. Stone, the nurseryman, is going into the Camphor tree business heavily, and will be among those who in- tend to make up the thousand acres to supply the distillery with sufficient cam- phor foliage. Mr. Stone has recently moved into his new residence, a beautiful bungalow on his large estate, which is one of the beauty spots with park surroundings, of the entire coast country. He is putting out many thousand more Asparagus plumosa seedlings to aug- ment his growing capacity of this pro- duct, in which lie is a specialist. Harry J. Condron. the Amaryllis expert and wholesale grower, has added largely to his lath houses in which his bulbs are grown. He has now in bloom unques- tionably the finest things in this flower known to the trade, and has been shipping his bulbs to several Northern markets. S. J. M. FOR SALE Extra Fine Surplus Stock STANDARD PEARS. 11-16 and up, at 12c. each. Bartlett, Clapp's, Seckel, Anjou, Flemish Beauty, Lawrence, Shel- don. DWARF PEARS. 11-16 and up, at 10c. each. Duchess, Bartlett, Seckel, Clapp's, Anjou. SWEET CHERRY. 3^ and up, at 18c. each. Black Tartarian, Blng, Schmidt's, Windsor, Gov. Wood, Rockport. SOUR CHERRY. 11-10 and up, at 13c. each. Richmond, Morello, May Duke, Wragg, Montmorency. PLtJM. 3-4 and up, at 14c. each. Abundance, Burbank, Lombard, German Prune, Reine Claude, Oct. Purple, Satsuma, Shipper's Pride, Red June. QUINCE. 4 to 6 ft., at 14c. each. Orange, Champion, Reas, Bourgeat. APRICOT. 11-16 and up, at 12c. each. Alexander. Alexis, Moorpark, Mont- gamet, Harris, St. Ambrose. NORWAY MAPLE. 8 to 10 ft., IJi in-. at 35c. each. SYCAMORE MAPLE. 8 to 10 ft., 11^4 in., at 35c. each. ASH LEAF MAPLE. 8 to 10 ft., \H in., at 30c. each. Send in your order from this list. The Lancaster County Nurseries, R. F. D. No. 7, Lancaster, Pa. New Orleans, La. A Successful Show The closing day of the Spring flower show of the New Orleans Horti- cultural Society at the AthenEeum was marked by many special features and added exhibits of Roses and Carnations from well known nurseries of the north. Sunday was the closing day and the doors were opened at 10 in the forenoon and remained open until 10 at night, with band concerts from 2 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and from 8 to 10 in the even- ing. The special exhibits were shown in the flower shop section which covered all of the floor space in the big hall. The Car- nations were from the J. D.- Thompson Carnation Co. of Joliet, 111., and the Roses from J. A. Budlong of Chicago. As rare a scene as could be encountered be- yond the high walls of some stately old garden of a period of true elegance, as the place was spread out like a glorious panorama, rich in many colors and sprinkled with the daintiest of perfumes covering the entire floor space of the Atheneaum when the horticulturists opened their Spring flower show to the public. It was the biggest and grandest affair of its kind ever arranged in the South and the thousands who visited the hall spent hours in following the plant and flower-lined walks and gazing on the natural beauties arrayed in such elabo- rate display on every hand. The school children accompanied by their parents .and teachers, were all per- mitted to see tile show. SHRUBS AND PRIVET ALTHEA. Double-flowering and separate colors. 2-3 ft., Sl.OO per 10, $5.00 per 100; 3-4 ft., $1.15 per 10, S7.00 per 100; 4-6 ft., $1.25 per 10, $9.00 per 100. ALTHEA, Tree Form. Very good beads. 4-5 ft., S2.50 per 10, $20.00 per 100. FORSYTHIA Viridisslma. 3^ ft., $1.15 per 10, $8.00 per 100; 4-6 ft., $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. SPIR^A OpuUfoHa aurea. 2-3 ft., $1.00 per 10, $7.00 per 100; 3-4 ft., $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. SPIR/EA Van Houttel. 2-3 ft., $1.15 per 10, $7.00 per 100; 3-4 ft., $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. TAMARIX Africana. 3^ ft., $1.15 per 10. $8.00 per 100; 4-6 ft.. SI. 25 per 10. $10.00 per 100. WEIGELA rosea. 21-2-3 ft., $1.00 per 10, $6.00 per 100. CAROLINA POPLAR. 6-8 ft,, $1 50 per 10, $12.00 per 100; 8-10 ft., $1.75 per 10. $14.00 per 100. WISTARIA Chinese Purple. 5-10 ft., $1.25 per 10, SIO.OO per 100. AMPELOPSIS Veitchii. 3-yr., XXX, heavy roots, short tops, S7.50 per 100; 3-yr., X, heavy roots, short tops. $6.00 per 100. ► I YUCCA Filamentosa. Strong, 2-3 yr , $1.00 per 10, 86.00 per 100. CALIFORNIA PRIVET. 2-yr., 3-4 ft., heavy, $3.60 per 100, $28.00 per 1000; 2-3 ft., $2.50 per 100, $19.00 per 1000; 18-24 in., S2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000; 12-18 in., $1.60 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. GLOBE PRIVET. Well shaped, compact, close sheared stock, IS to 24 s 18 to 24 in., 45c.: 2x2 ft., 60c. Packing Free. Cash with order. RED BANK NURSERIES 331 Broad St., - RED BANK, N. J. Berberis Thunbergii Extra Good 100 1000 15 to 18 inches $6.00 $50.00 18 to 24 inches 7.50 65.00 Tsuga Canadensis Very Fine Each 10 3 to 4 feet $1.50 $14.00 4 to 5 feet 3.00 25.00 Send for trade list. LITTLEFIELD & WYMAN NORTH ABINGTON, - - MASS. Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prices The Conard ®. Jones Co. WEST GROVL. PA. AprU 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1013 "No Better Than the Best But Better Than the Rest" SPKCIATI KS HARDY FIELD-CROWN RUSES. CLEM.^TIS. liirui' crowere. CLIMBINC PI„\N IS. large aiaorlment. PEONir.S. ilu- best sorla. HEKB.\i:i:()l .S PLANTS. FLOWERINc; SHRIIBS, large stork. SH.\DE TREKS. l)i.scTiniinati\e Florists prefer our Home-grown Roses for forcing'. The first cost is sometimes a little more than im- ported or Southern stock, but, results coiibiclerrch they are much less costly. Get the habit of always writing us before buviiu.' Write for current price list. I'se printed slationr-ry. We sell to the trade oiiK Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, New York Rose Growers and Nurserymen Wlu-u onliTiMS. i\v iltlcn Tin- Ivxriuiii Ready Now— A 1 Slock ABUTILON Savltzll. :i-in AGERATUM. Light. Dark Blue and White. 2-in 2\i-in ALTERNANTHERA. From soil. 4 varieties, ALYSSIM SEEDLINGS. Little Gem... ANTIRRHINUM. Sliver Pink. 2-in Phelps' White. 2-in BEGONI.\S. Erfordli. Mlginon Vernon, White, Red and Pink Lumfnosa COLEUS. 10 varieties. 2-in FEVERFEW. 2-in FUCHSIAS. 3-in GERANIUMS: Ivy. 2-in 3H-in Ro«e. 2-in 3-in Mme. Sallerol. 2-in 2>i-in HELIOTROPE. 2-in 3-in. LOBEI4-in. pots, $3.00; from 3-in. pots. 5.00; from 3)^-in. pots. $6 00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2).4-in. pots. $:!.00; ASPARAGUS Spren- ger., from 3-in pots. $4.00 per 100 Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUL MADER, [ast Stroudsburg, Pa. Wh.'g onlcrhig. yl,- mention Tlie Exehaiip SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Ilt^ury .Sclmofiiian. prosidenl of tlic so- ciety, and C. li. I'anter, secretary, said that the elaborateuess of the show ■ had exc^^eded tlie plans first made. This show was the most successful the society has ever held. An interesting feature on Sunthiy night w.is a stereopticon display by E. Claude], the pictures revealing the (flowers in their natural color. The films were developed by the latest color process and without retouching. They were of plants grown in New Orleans. Several thousand persons visited the show which lasted four days. M. B. We have reeei\'ed a photograph of the group display of Abele Bros, at the re- cent flow'er show. The tine quality of the large Nephrolepis ferns. Lilies (tall and handsome), Bougainvillcas and Mar- guerites is brought out. the background being of palms, all nicely grouped. Chrysanthemums Oconto and Chieftain. 2t^-in., strong plants. $4,00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-m., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2-in., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syracuse.N.Y. Wh.'ii ..rfl,.riiiL', pi,-,!!*? mention Tbe Exchange Knoxville, Tenn. Peach Crop Frosted > The weather man has been dispensing a rather peculiar brand of weather for the past month or so, but everything now seems to indicate that Spring has come. This vicinity suffered a severe loss from a freeze on the night of April 9 ; it is reported that the Peach crop is practi- cally ruined ; however, some of the larger fruit growers claim to have saved part of their crop b.v firing. Trade has been unusually good for the season of the year ; strange to say. Lent has had but little effect upon the sale of iflowers. There have been a large number of prominent weddings of late in Knox- ville and nearby towns, which have called for flowers and decorations. There has been a surplus of stock for the last two or three weeks, btit owing to the present heavy demand it is getting nor- mal again, and indications are that stock will be scarce before Easter is over. The store of _ the Crouch Company, the interior of which is being remodeled, is about completed and will be ready for Easter trade. The change will improve the store a great deal. The old Ford de- livery car has been replaced with a hand- some new Overland truck. Since moving to his present location at the corner of Clinch and Market sts., C. L. Baum reports that business is rapidly increasing. This is probably due to the magnificent show windows, which are unsurpassed b.v an.v in the city. He is at present cutting a fine crop of or- chids, Roses, Carnations and Easter Lilies, and if nothing happens will have a fine supply for Easter. It has been necessary to add another delivery Ford. A. H. Dailey is doing a good business at both his uptown anti North Knoxville stores. It is rumored that he will con- solidate these two stores, and move into a larger and bett.er storeroom on Market St. near where his uptown store is now located. He has a fine lot of bedding stock this season and no doubt will do a good business as the demand is good and competition is not very great, as some of the other firms do not grow bed- ding plants at all. Mrs. Ryno has been having quite .a time of late with sick folks, but all :ire reported to be getting better. The 1 writer visited the Kyno greenhouses a few days ago and saw some fine stock, especially in bedding plants and Easter Lilies. The Knoxville Florists' Society held its regular monthly meeting on Monday night. April 10. at Chas. L. Baum's store. The meeting was largely attended and was enthusiastic. C. W. Henderson of the C. W. Henderson Co. of this city. gave a helpful address on co-oporation. During his talk he commended the soci- ety highly for its co-operative work. Re- freshments were served and a number of suli.iects important to ,the florists' trade were discussed notice:! Surplus List First Grade In Every Respect NO CELLARED STOCK Feet In. Cal. Per 10 Per 100 5.000 Norway Maples.... 10-12 l|tol| $6.00 $55.00 5,000 Norway Maples.... 10-12 If to 2 7.50 65.00 200 Norway Maples.... 12-14 2 to 21 12.50 100.00 1,000 PinOak 8-10 Itoli 6.50 60.00 500 Red Oak 6-8 1 to 1| 6.50 60.00 300 Mossy Cup 6-8 1 to 1 i 6.50 60.00 500 Lombard Poplar.... 12-14 litol§ 3.00 25.00 100 Lombard Poplar... 14-16 3 to 4 15.00 100.00 l,500CatalpaSpeciosa... 12-14 2 to 21 6.00 50.00 l.OOOCatalpaSpeciosa... 10-12 ^ to 2 4.00 35.00 500AmericanElms 10-12 1ito2 6.00 50.00 500 American Elms 10-12 l|toH 4.50 40.00 500 Larch, bow-branched 5-6 4.50 40.00 F.O.B. Lancaster car lots, or boxed and baled at cost B. F. BARR (^ CO. Keystone Nurseries Lancaster, Pa When ordering, please mt-ntlon The Exchange California Privet ,3 50,000 2-yr., 12-16-in $6.00 50,000 2-yr., 16-20-in 8.00 50,000 2-yr., heavy 24-30-in. 12.00 Cash with order. Hillside Nurseries ■JOHN BENNETT, Prop. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N.J. A Good Advertising Idea On Thursday afternoon and even- ing, April 13, at 517 Market St., the local florists gave a free exhibition of all the latest styles in bouquets and table deco- rations. A number of society maids acted as models and wore the flowers that were proper and suitable for each occasion. They demonstrated how to wear and carry corsage bouquets, swag- ger sticks, dfebutante bouquets, bride's houquet.s, shepherds' crooks, bridesmaids' bouquets, decorated parasols, etc. Dr. Sam Boyd, an honorary member of the society, acted as oflicial announcer, and as each lady came on the stage he called her name, the kind of bouquet, and the name of the firm making the bouquet. Music was furnished by an orchestra dur- ing the afternoon and evening, and the event proved to be one of en.ioyment. which was manifested by the large crowd in attendance both afternoon and nigbl. This is the first feature of its kind that the Knoxville florists have ever pulled off, but from the number of people who attended the show it would be a hard malter to get as much advertis- ing in any other way. This being a free exhibition for the education of the public, the local newspapers eave it a great deal of publicity, which was the means of drawing a large crowd. "South Ro." P. OUWERKERK Sl( Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECErVKD FROM OUR BOLXAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azaleas,iSpiraeas Japonica, Liljam Speciosom, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts. PRICES MODERATE Fine, Large, Austrian, White, Scotch and Mugho Pines The beat In the country. Make appointment. See tbe stock. THE f. E. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648-4, RriHgeport Division. EstabliBbed 21 years. W^pn nrrtprlne. nlPnst' m'-tittnn Thf> FTrhHTiee Large Evergreens at a Bargain. Hosier Blue Spruce, Abies Concolbr, txcelsa Spruce. Arborvtiae Occidentalts. Aus- trian Pine. Hemlock. From 8 to.15 feet. Write for particulars to J. J. McMANMON, Nureeryman LOWELL. MASS. When onltTlng. plenwe nipntlon The Exchange Roses. Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask Por Price List IM01IM*IN VIEW flORAl CO.. POPllaid, Are. When ordering, please montlon The Exchansr 1014 The Florists' Exchange Special Easter Offer PANSY PLANTS. We have over one million Pansy plant5 of our well-known strains; none better. Strong, stocky plants; will make early bloomers, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. DAISIES, Marguerites. In full bloom. 6-in. pots, $2.50 per doz., $20.00 per 100. DAISIES (Bellls). Strong seedlings, ready to bloom, $2.50 per 1000. Strong clumps, in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. HYACINTHS, Best Pink, White, Lavender and Oarli Blue. TULIPS, 3 bulbs in pot (4-in.); NARCISSUS, Von Sion, 2 in 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. WALLFLOWER and FORGET-ME- NOT. Fine, large clumps, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HOLLYHOCKS. One year old, strong. White, Pink, Red, Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HARDY PINKS, GAILLAKDIA, COLUMBINE, FOXGLOVE, CO- REOPSIS, SWEET WILLIAMS. Strong, one year old, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. SALVIA Bonfire. Strong plants, 2H- in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren- geri. Fine, large plants, Syi-'m., ■ $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite and others. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Mme. Salleroi, strong, 2J^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. CORNFLOWERS. Double Blue. Will make early bloomers. 2).o-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE ALYSSUM. In bloom, 2)4- in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. DOUBLE PETUNIAS (Dreer's Fringed). Strong, 2J.^-in., mixed, $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. HELIOTROPE. Strong, 2i^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties, 2^-in., $3.00 per 100. VmCA Variegata. Strong, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. J. C. SCHMIDT, Bristol, Pa. Waeii ordi'rin;.'. pleage mt'iitioii Ttio Excbaa A. F. J. Baur O. E. Steinkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAlR & STEINKAMP, Indianapolis, Indiana Carnation Breeders When ordering:, ple.iso mention The Exchniig GRAFTED ROSES Per 100 PgP joo Ophelia $12.50 White Killarney $10.00 Killarney 10.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward 10.00 EDWARD J. TAYLOR, - Green's Farms, Conn. Wheg ordering, please mentloa The Exchange SELF-TYING CARNATION SUPPORTS AND ROSE STAKES THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO., CONNERSVILLE, IND. tiflon -l-h.. rvf^'luine CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS GOG BonnaSon 300 Ramapo 300 Smith's Advance 200 Polly Rose too Roman Gold 400 December Gem 600 Chrysolora. 300 Early Snow £00 Unaka ALL READY NOW Price: $1.50 l>er 100. J12.50 per 1000. Quidnick Greenhouses ANTHONY P. O.. QUIDNICK. R I When ordering', pU^^se mention TIk- K.\ehaD^e OWN ROOT RADIANCE, KAISERIN, WHITE and PINK KILLARNEY, SUNBURST and MILADY Ready for shipme?it Send /or circulare Give Your Rose Order to Van der Willik & Koetsier HAZERSWOUDE, HOLLAND They can sell you every variety in the trade Budded Plants. Largest growers of ROSES near or in Boakoop. We ijrow tbem ourselves, so give your order to get first-class quality and true to name. Write me your wants. ^^ ^^1 ■ name. Write me your wants. KOSe rlantS Mr.Vander Willik c'o Maltus~& Ware 14 Stone Street NEW YORK J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. iiiii^^i-^— ^^i^^^^H^^^^ii^He SPLIT CARNATIONS Quickly, easily and cheaply tneoded No Tools required Pillsbury Carnation Staple Patented I90& 1000. 3So . 3000. tl 00 postpaid l.U PILLSBURY a4l.G>Si;KS, ILL. When ftrderlnB nleRRp mentloD Th« nxrhRnr** THE EXCHANGF— Alert and up-to-date ELMER D.JirH& CO. Chrgsanihemums Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN - - - MICH. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Easter Greetings =^^===^^^= ana ==^^==^^= Compliments of the Season Robt. Craig Co. 4900 Market Street PHIUDELPHIA, PA. Branch: NORWOOD, PA. When ordering, please mention The Escbapge Plant Bands Square plant bands will soon be a requirement where good plants are wanted. Economy of space, time and water are additional reasons for their coming into favor. We offer an improvement in square bands that saves much lime re- quired to fold the ordinary strips of paper heretofore offered. Send for our free samples. A Uttle later we will offer a still greater improvement in square folding bands and pots, and samples will be sent to all addresses that we now have. Send postal to-day for samples and prices of READY-USE and plain bands for immediate ship- ment. G. S. Ramsburg, Sointrswortk, N. H. COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK When ordering, please ai'Titluii 'IIh- KxcliiiuKe CARNATIONS r.»ORNER«SON$C«. LAFAYETTE. INDIAV* Thousands of Beautiful 6 to 12 feet Nursery Grown Hemlocks, Cheap THE f. E. CONINE NURSfRlf CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648-1. Bridgeport Division. Make appoiniment. Sec the stock. Established 21 years. SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE.— The Florists' Exchange Is a trade paper, and Its ad vs. quote wholesale prices. For that reason It should be treated with care. Copies should not be left tying where they win be seen by outsiders, nor should thev on any account be used as wrapping or packing material. Further, the fact that a purchaser not In the trade may seek to obtain goods at*trade prices by no means compels you to seFf him at wholesale. Petunias 100 Dreer's Double Fringed. Mivcd eolors. Strong plants, from 2-in. pots, ready to shift $2.00 AGERATUM. Dwarf, blue, from 2-in. pots. 2.00 GERANIUM Poitevine, Strong plants from 2 in. pots, ready now, $2.00 per 100. ROSE GERANIUMS. Strong plants, from 2-in. pot.s. S2,00 per 100. SALVIA Zurich Seedlings. Ready to pot, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Rooted Cutttings lOU 1000 AGERATUMS. Stella Gurney J0.60 $5.00 PETUNIAS. Dreer's Superb Double Fringed. The beet selected large- flowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors 1.00 9.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good ■took 75 6.00 SALVIA BonBre. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. TRADESCANTIAS, Blcolor. 75c. per 100. Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. GOOD STOCK At Reasonable Prices 100 DRAC.CNA Indlvlsa. 3-in pots $5.00' DRAC/BNA IndiTlaa. 4-in. pots lO.OO FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2>i-in. pots 2.00' GERANIUMS, Mme.SaUerol. 2J4-in.pota. 2.0O GERMAN IVY. 2>i-in 2.00- rVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2K-ui. pots 3.00' ROSE GERANIUMS. 2)i-in. pots 2.60 LEMON VERBENA. 3-in. pots 3.00 LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. pots 6.00 HELIOTROPE. 2>i-in 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2)i-in.. . . 2.S0 (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.00 VINCA Variegata. 3H-in 6.00 F. A. EMMONS, FLOKIST We«t Kenpebiink, Me. Something You Need 214-in. Pots 100 1000 AGERATUM. Blue, light blue, white.$2.25 $20.00 AiYSSUM. Sweet. Double and sincle 2.25 20.00 DUSTY MILLER 2.25 PETUNIAS. Double and single 2.25 20.00 FUCHSIAS. Mixed 2.25 20.00 GERMAN IVY 2.25 20.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark blu» 2.25 20.00 EOIIELIA, Emperor WUnam. Crys- tal Palace 2.25 20.00 SALVIA, Zurich and Spleiidens 2.25 20.00 VERBENAS. All colors- 2.25 20.00 TR.\1)KSCANT1A. 3 rariedies 2.25 20.00 M YR TLE, Variegated 2.25 20.00 GOLEUS. Good asacrtment 2.25 20,00 CARNATIONS and CHRYSANTHEMUMS Li.^t and prices on ap^ljcatioii. Plants ready to ship at once. Cash with order Mctgnus Pievson:, W«s£ St-, Cromwell, Conn. gRoses <2Hf I FFni r f LORAL COMPANY ^ When orrlerlne ntuM.tp m-TiM.-t, Th.- KschHngg Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass William Turner Price. $5.00 A T. DB LA MARB PTG. & PUB CO. 488 to 448 'W^eM 37tb' StrMt, IT. T. AprU 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1015 SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Montgomery, Ala. Qnlckeued Interest In Oardeulug: Till' .spleiiiliil weatlier of the past week Hcti'd as a powerful stinuilnut to the plant trade. At times it was impos- sible to wait oil tlie oustomers. Never in the liistory of this city has so iiuK'h in- terest been (lispla.vecl liy our citizens iu the bcautifyiag of their residences. Remarks made on the wonderful flow- ers seen hy the hundreds of tourists from this city and surrounding country duriug their journey to and frcun the lO.xposition at San Francisci> last Summer, has had much to do with present interest. The eud is not yet in sight ; coming just at Easter time, with a prospect of a record breaking demand for plants, a laborious and strenuous time is ahead of the nearly exhausted employees. The Market Lilies will be in plenty at regular retail prices, '2~k. per bud and bloom with a 12%c- wholesale rate. Other stock is iu good supply except Roses which do not seem to take, as quite a quantity of tlowers is now in our gar- dens and every garden of any size has Roses. Carnations will be enough to go around as also Sweet I'eas and Snapdragons. Violets are done for this Spring and no herbaceous stock of any account is grown. a pity too, for some varieties succeed well. The old complaint still exists — short- age of certain varieties of popular bed- ding plants and none in the market. Am sorry to say that resorts at times to the classified ads. are not satisfactory ; or- ders are given, reply comes back : "sold out," and yet week after week the same ad. appears. The demand for palms has increased very perceptably while such things as trailing Lantanas. bright attractive Coleus. ^'erbenas, etc., have been scarce. Pelargonium Easter Greeting sold as fast as offered. It has jumped at once in popular favor, while good blooming Ge- raniums are snapped up. Cut flowers are in active demand and stock well cleaned up every day. Notei Miss Sudie McDade, who for the past ten years has been in the employ of Rosemont Gardens, was married on the 11th inst. to Julius Grover Watson, Hose grower of the same firm, at the residence of the bride's parents. The decorations were elaborate palms and Lilies mostly being used. The bride's bouquet was an arm cluster of long stemmed American Beauty Roses. The matron and maids wore Russell Roses and pink Sweet Peas. A. L. Randall & Co. of Chicago sent a fine shipment of flowers as a present to Miss McDade, who was a universal favorite of the traveling men as well as customers at the store. W. C. Cook. The trip of the members of the Cham- ber of Commerce to the Rosemont Gar- dens on Saturday was a very enjoyable one for all concerned. About fifty mem- bers of the Chamber of Commerce with their wives partook of the hospitality of the Patterson Bros. Charles J. Blane, chairman of the membership council of the Chamber of Commerce, made a short address, informing his hearers that the weekly pay roll of the gardens is over $500. or more than .$26,000 per year. Baltimore, Md. The weather during the past week has become quite warm and Spring is so far advanced that Daffodils are in full bloom in the garden. The nurserymen are rushed to finish planting late orders of which there are large numbers. The florist has before him the great rush of Easter. There is in the market a lot of over- ripe stock. Prospects for Easter business are very bright. Carnations have been of rather poor quality, specially pinks. The price for the past week has averaged about 2c. and they are now bringing up to 3c. with prospects of reaching 4c. by Easter. Roses are in fair supply ; No. 1 averag- ing from oc. to 6c., shorts, 2c. and up ; specials are bringing from 6c. to 10c. ; Violets are scarce and of very ordinary quality at 50c. to 75c. per 100. Sweet Peas are more plentiful, (or the past week the price has averaged ,50c. to 75c. and is now at .$1 to .$1.50 a 100. CaUas are in good demand and the supply is The Best Hardy Everblooming Roses .^.VKONjWARD, M^^S. Indianlyellow, occoflioiuiUy woflbod salmon ^ro-ie. 40 cts. oaoh; "undle of 6vo, Jl.75; JJO.OO per 100. AMERICAN BEAUTY. 40 cts. each: bundle of 6ve, tl.75: $30.00 per 100. HETTY. Glowing, coppery roso fluflusod with a solden sheen. 40cts* each; bundle of live, $1.75; »30.00 per 100. COUNTESS OF GOSFORD. Somewhat resemb!in» Killarney. jOeUcato pink. 40 els. each; bundle of five, $1.75; (30.00 per 100. CAROLINE TESTOUT. Bright satin rose, with brighter center. 30 cts. each; bundle of Bve. $1.25; $20.00 per 100. 1>EAN HOLE. Silvery 'carmine shaded salmon. 35 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.50; $25.00 per 100. eToILE DE FRANCE. Large. Superb crimson-red velvet, center vivid cerise red. 30.CM. each; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. Gruss an TepUtz. A [perfect sheet of richest crimson scarlet all Summer. 20 cts. each: bundle of five, 85 cts.; $16.00 per 100. JONKHEER J. L. MOCK. Deep imperial pink, the outside of the petals silvery rose-white. "35 cts. each : bundle of five, $ 1 .60 ; $28.00 per 100. JULIET. Ou side of petals old gold, interior rich rosy red. changing to deep rose as the flowers eipand. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100. KAISERIN AUGU.STA VICTORIA. White, shaded primrose. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.50; $25.00 per 100. KILLARNEY. Beautiful, soft pink. 30 cts. each,; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. WHITE'KILL.ARNEY. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.50; $25.00 per 100. LADY HILI.INGDON. Clear yellow with orange shadings in the center. 40 cts. each: bundle of five, $1.85; $32.00 per 100. L YON. Broad petals of a coral red or salmon pink, shaded with chrome yellow in the center, toning to a shrimp pink at the tips. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.85; $32.00 per 100. MADAME ABEL CHATENAY. Carmine rose, shaded salmon pink. 40 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.75; $30.00 per 100. MME. EDOUARD HERRIOT (The Daily Mail Rose). Coral red, shaded with yellowlat the base. 60 cts. each; bundle of hve, $2.75; $50.00 per 100. MAMAN COCHET, PINK. Clear, rich pink, changing to silvery rose. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.50; $25.00 per 100. MAMAN COCHET, WHITE. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.50; $25.00 per 100. MME. RAVARY. Buds golden yellow; open flowers nankeen yellow. 40 cts. each; bundlelof five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100. MILDRED GRANT. Cream, blushed pale rose. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100. PRINCE OF BULGARIA. Rosy flesh. 40 ctB. each; bundle of five. $1.75; $30.00 per 100. RAYON D'OR. Cadmium yellow. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, SI. 75; $30.00 per 100. RICHMOND. Scarlet crimson. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100. VISCOUNTESS FOLKSTONE. Creamy pink, shading to deep sal- mon pink. 40 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.75; $30.00 per 100. Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses LARGE TWO-YEAR-OLD BUSHES ALFRED COLOMB. Carmine crimson; a grand Rose. ANNE DE DIESBACH. Bright carmine. BALL OF SNOW (Boule de Neige). Large, pure white, globular. BARONESS ROTHSCHILD. An exquisite shade of satin pink. CAPTAIN HAYWARD. Scarlet crimson; perfect form. CAPT. CHRISTY. Delicate fle.ih color, deepening toward center. CLIO. Satin blush; very fine sort. FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI. Snow white. Makes splendid buds and immense flowers. 4 to 5 inches across, perfectly double and delightfully fragrant. GEN. JACQUEMINOT. Brilliant ciimson; the popular Rose. HUGH DICKSON. Brilliant crimson, shaded scarlet; good siiie. fine form; free flowering; Gold Medal, I^. R. S. JOHN HOPPER. Bright rose, with carmine center.! MARGARET DICKSON. White, with pale flesh center. MARSHALL P. WILDER. Cherry rose and carmine. MAGNA CHARTA. Dark pink; one of the easiest Roses to grow. MME. GABRIEL LUIZET. Light, satiny pink; attractive sort. MRS. JOHN LAING. Rich, satiny pink; deliciousjfragrance. MRS. SHARMAN-CRAWFORD. One of the fioest^Ro,%es grown. Deep, ^o'^y pink, the outer petals shaded witbipale.fleshlcolor. White at base of petals. PAUL NEYRON. Flowers 5 inches across; lovely dark pink. PERSIAN YELLOW. Hardy yellow Rose; best oflita color. PRINCE CAMILLE DE ROHAN. Dark crimson maroon. ULRICH BRUNNER. Cherry red; grandlRose; free blooming. 20 cts. each, 80 cts. per bundle of 5 (one variety only), $15.00 per 100, $145.00 per 1000 ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen 128 Chambers Street, New York When i>rderini:. please mi-ntion The I'^xchaime fair. Asparagus is still scarce and bringing from 25c. to 35c. a bunch. Lilies are plentiful and selling for 10c. to 12%c. per bloom. Bulbous stock is rather scarce. Rhododendrons and Azaleas are scarce. Hydrangeas and Spiraeas are of fair quality and in good supply. The vnnd storm on last Friday blew out the large plate glass window in the Charles st. store of Edwin A. Seidewitz ; his son William had a very narrow es- cape from being hurt by flying glass. The Baltimore Cut Flower Co. has purchased a new Ford delivery truck and expect to use it for the delivery of plants before Easter. A window decoration at the North ave. store of Robert Graham, created un- usual attention. It consisted of a col- lection of Narcissi in a basket, on a green background and surrounded by a gilt frame. The make-up was extremely tasteful. F. J. LeC. fV holes ale Price List of Ferns, Palms ""^ °**'"' Stock FERNS. Scotttl and Boston. 40c., 50c. ; 7-ia., 75c., $1.00 each. Teddy, Jr.. 4-in., 15c. Elegantfssima compacta. 4-in., 20c. Holly Ferns, 6-in., Azalea pots. 40c.; 6-in. nans, assorted dish Ferns, 25c. Dish Fernn, 2f5-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, in assorted varieties. KENTIA Forsterlana, 6-in. pots. 81.00, S1.25; 7-in. pots, $1.50. $2 00; $2.50 each: 4-in. pots, both Forsterlana and Belmoreana, 30c. DRAC/ENA terminalis and Lord WoUeley, 6-in. pots, well colored, .'JOc. LIVISTONA, or Fan|Palm. 5-in. pots, 50c. ASPARAGUS plumosus and Spren^erl, 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100; 3-in., $6.00iper 100; 4-in., $12.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, such as Poitevlne. A. Rlcard, S. A. Nutt. in bud, 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100; S-in. pots, not yet in bud. S.-i.00 per 100. COLEUS Brilliancy. 4-in.. large leaves. 15c. IPOMCEA Nocliflora 2V,-\\i. poU, per 100; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. $5.00 Godfrey Aschmann, 'Fomd" Hants"' 1012 West Ontario Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1016 The Florists' Exchange FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in »ny quantity. Ezoellent 2H-)n. *took. in best oasortment, S3.00 p«r 100, t26.00 per 1000 Extra Btrong. 3-in. »a.00 per 100, »55.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2^-in. etock, right aise for center plants. $1.30 per doi., $10.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready tor potting, in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100. $9.50 per 1000, undivided clumps. In 10.000 lots or more. $9.00 per 1000. List, illuatratiog 30 beat va- rieties, on application. ASPiUtAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenbouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 6000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Schledei (Kln£ of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, $4.50 per dos., $35.00 per 100: 4-in., $S.50 per dos., $50.00 per 100. J. F. ANDERSON FERN SPECIALIST short: HILLS, N. J, When ordering, please mention The Exchange FERNS Assorted Table Ferns Out of 2if-inch pots, $3.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra heavy. From 2^-inch pots. $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. KENTIA BELMOREANA From 2J4-inch pots, 3 leaves, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000; 3-inch pots, 5 leaves, $15.00 per 100. All express orders. Cash with order, please B.SOlTAUfERNERY?.*Aey%lS.i!.T- When ordprtng. p]e;ise mpntlnn The E.tclmnce FERNS ASSORTED VARIETIES. Strong, heRlthy plants, from 2i'i-m. pots. S3. 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000: 3-in. pots. $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. FERN ..SEEDLINGS. Good plants. Best assort- ment. Ready now. Sl.OO per 100. $9.50 per 1000 ASPARAGUS ' PLUMOSUS NANUS. 2i^-in , $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. 2H-in.,$2.50 per 100. Frank N. Eskesen, Madison, N. J. Whpn nrdpri ntlnn TtiP EvnlmngP Whitmani Improved - Whitmani Compada • RooseveKs ••■... Bostons ••••••. 100 1000 - $5.00 $40.00 - 5.00 40.00 - 5.00 40.00 - 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN. MASS. Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange HOLLY FERNS Extra fine plants of Cyrtomiuin falcatum, the Holly Fern, and Pteris Wilsoni, in 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, or $7.00 if shipped in pots. The best of packing, liberal count and prompt shipment. R. G. HANFORD f^ Norwalk, Conn. When ordering, please mention The Exchange THE HOME OF THE SCOnil FERNS JOHN SCOTT RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREK BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Wlien ordering, please mention The Exchange ^Sw" ALTERNANTHERA 2M-in. pots, $18.00 per 1000. AGERATUM. 2Ji-in. pots, $18.00 per 1000. FUCHSIAS. 2Ji-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, mixed. HELIOTROPE. 2i.i-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. SALVIA Splendens. 2i^-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. 10,000 Major BonnaSon Rooted Cuttings, $17.50 iper 1000. This Is aU A No. 1 stock. MAITHWS & VARNEY, ^^iS^^^^llT^% When orderluK. please mi?ntlon The ExchanEe ' \B/>o WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Arranging Your Bedding Stock Worth Your While to Consider After Easter, the real rush for the man who hgiires on his bedding stock to help pay the coal man. begins. There will be no let up from now on up to the time the last order for Geraniums and Cannas is out. This year more than ever shall we be kept hvistling in order to get ready for planting out time. If you con- duct a retail business see to it next Mon- day morning when the final shipping of your bedding stock begins, that the plants are properly placed. Ever so many unnecessary steps can be avoided by having things together; don't scatter batches of Salvias, Geraniums, Coleus or Cannas all over the place. You had good reason perhaps, for such conditions to exist up to Easter but not afterwards. Time is getting more valuable than ever it wa£. Every step your men take is worth just so much during the day. To figure out the best way to avoid unneces- sary ones is as important as anything you can do. Spend a little while to es- timate how to arrange .your stock most conveniently, as well as having it attrac- tive, and when you get at the work of shifting you will find it the cheapest and best way to obtain all the help necessary to do the work quickly. Within hardly a month from Easter Sunday the bedding season will have opened up. This is a short time and you have to make use of every minute. Not nearly enough at- tention is being paid by the smaller grower to arranging his stock in the houses. The greater the variety of bed- ding plants the more is it of importance. To walk from one house to another in order to fill a small order for 2%in. and SVoin. Geraniums doesn't amount to much if .you do it once a day. but to be obliged to do it five or ten times means wasting time. The customer who asks for a Rose Geranium in an order for other stock nine times out of ten also wants a Lemon Verbena. Heliotrope or Mignonette. Why not have them to- gether and so with other things? Think it over and see if you can't make im- provements along these lines which will save you money. Carnations Around the first of May it is time to start planting out the Carnations. With the smaller grower it really doesn't mat- ter much whether the plants go out a few days sooner or later. A few thou- sand will onl.v i-equire a short time to plant out. What, however, is of im- portance is to -void getting the little stock stunted in the spiall pots they are in. If you have early propagated plants on hand, the sooner they can go outdoors the better. Such as have been potted up only a short time are not likely to suffer if kept. The earlier stock is planted out when there is no more danger of frost, the sooner it will get estab- lished in localities where a heavy soil is the rule means a good deal. Those who have a light sandy soil can grow a large bushy plant in a couple of months, espe- cjally when water can be given during a dry season. If you have plants which haven't had a chance to harden off. a late frost might badly effect them after being planted out and a better way is to let them have a week or ten days out in a frame where the sashes should be re- moved during fair weather and put on as a protection during cold nights. See to it that the field is properly prepared be- fore you plant. Deep plowing, thereby giving the roots a chance to get down, is most important. Don't handle the soil while in a wet state; it is bad, especially with heavy soil. Far better wait a few days and let such soil dry out properly. Go over the plants and any that are large enough to be pinchwi should be gone over now. It can be done in half of the time and with less backache than when the plants are in the field. Remove any decayed or yellow leaves from the plants and don't put out sickly stock in the hope of having it recover: this never pays. Only the very best is worth having — it is none too ''ond. Buy. if you are short "of good stork. Rosy Morn Petunias If Petunias such as Ros.y Morn are not much of a success in window boxes and baskets, it is in most cases due to overcrowding when the filling is being done. Everything is being sacrificed in order to obtain an immediate effect. If you have small plants of single Petunias on hand intended for the filling of boxes or baskets, don't let them get stunted in thumb pots, but shift and keep pinched. Try to obtain a good bushy plant and later on don't crowd the plants — give them a chance to spread and do well. They will be strong if at all taken care of, but when planted on top of each other they have a poor chance to do well. Indoor Culture of Carnations It may be that you wish to grow your Carnations indoors this Summer. If so, during May is a good time to get busy. Small stock in 2in. or 2i/oin. pots will be benefited by being pinched back and given a shift into 3%in. or 4in. for the time being. The object should be to do all that possibly can be done to encourage a healthy, uninterrupted growth. That is really all there Is to Carnation culture up to the time they begin to set bud for next Winter's flowering. You want a short, bushy plant by September; this means pinching back and proper care. You need an airy house. If for any rea- son an old one is made use of with poor ventilation, take out some glass along the gutter line and create some. The cooler you can keep the house during July and August the better for your stock, but this, of course, doesn't mean shading the roof. A Carnation must have all the sun that shines. A stuffy atmosphere means failure every time, while sunshine, a sweet soil, proper application of water and perfect ventilation means success. Avoid a heavily manured soil in the benches for indoor culture during the Summer months. ,Such is liable to sour the soil and the small plants are not in need of manure for the next three months as long as the soil you plant them in is not too poor to start with. Should you have room to spare after Easter and you have nice, thrifty young stock on hand, get the benches into shape and plant them. Remember these plants will he in these benches fully a vear. and if there is any repair needed this should be done now. Have the bottom and sides solid and sound and don't he afraid of using a good dose of hot whitewash, espe- cially on old benches which had plants in them all Winter. f^ Powdery Scab of Potatoes " "TCountry of Origin and Geographical Distribution Powdery scab has been traced to the Andean region of Peru, and is believed to be endemic in the native home of the Potato: That it is a parasite of long standing. Amon,g aultivated Potatoes _ powdery scab occurs in Eastern Canada, in North- em Maine; in Clinton and Franklin Counties, N. Y. ; in Northeastern Minne- sota, in Carlton, Lake and St. Louis Counties ; and on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia, Washington and Ore- gon. The most painstaking and repeated surveys have failed to show any infection south of New York City, except in one limited area in Northern Florida, al- though it is known that many infected Potatoes have been planted in the At- lantic Coast section. Powdery scab ap- pears to be more or less definitely cor- related with certain soil types and limited to _ a remarkable degree by soil and climatic conditions. Aberdeen, S. D. — Richard Stroh- meier and his si.sters. Alice and Clara, have leased the Strohmeier greenhouses on North Lincoln st. from their father, and will take active management the 2.5th of this month. They will start in the re- tail business also, the stock from the greenhouses having formerly been sold at wholesale. F. E. -ALIVE AND UP-TO-DATE Do You Know That The Exchange furnishes The Trade with more news from all parts of the country in each issue than any of the other trade papers ? Compare any Number. 50,000 DAHLIAS at $20.00 per 1000 Prol. Mansfield, Prince Bismarck, Robt. Bloomfleld, Golden Beauty. Many other varieties. 50,000 GLADIOLUS at $7.50 per 1000 America, Francis King, Augusta, Chicago White, Brenchleyensis, while they last. Clayton Floral Nursery CLAYTON, MO. When ordering, please mention The Exchange A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACi«NA Indlvisa. 2-ln..eo.l 3-in., lOo.i 4-ti. 15o. ; 6-ln . 26o. each. REX BEGONIAS. aM-l"-- WOO V^ 100. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Poltevlne, RIcard, Per- kins and Buclmer. 2-iD., (2.00 per 100; 34a., $S.0O per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. S-ln., lOo.; 4-in.. 160.; 6-in., 2So.; from bedfai2H-u><13-ill. pots, $6.00 per 100. VINCA variegata. 2-in., $2.00 pet 100. Cash with order. I GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N. J. Whi^n ordering:, please mention Tlie Exchange, J Ready for May and June Delivery^ FRENCH HYDRANGEAS. Mme. E. Moulliere, best white: and Gen. de Vibraye, best pink, from 2!.4-in. pots, at $4.00 per 100. ADIANTUM ftloriosum, (Improved Hardy Farlevense), from IJi-in. pots, at S8.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS in Flats. In all the best mar- ket varieties, ready June loth. Let me quote you. THOS. P. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N. J. When ordering, nle^i'^e mention The T^\e''-»nge VINCA VAftlEGATA V INCA variegata. 2}^-in. Fine plants, with 2 to 3 leads, S2.00 per 100. MARGUERITES. White, best flowering kind, fine, large plants, from ^H-in., ready to shift to 4 or 5- in. pots, $.3-00 per 100. SMILAX. 2H-in. pots, nice, bushy plants, J2.00 per 100. Cash, please. JOHN R. MITCHELL, MADISON, N. J. Wben ordering, please mentlop Tlie Exchange Carnations and Plumosus Matchlew aud Mrs C. W. Ward. Good, atrong, well-rooted (Juttmgs, from fino healthy stock. at $25.00 per 1000. Plumoaus, by the thoosand or ten thouoaod. at $20.00 per 1000. Caah or approved crtdU W. B. GIRVIN Leola, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchan;,'!? Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. ORCHIDS, PALMS and plant* of every vaitefy Whon ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange April : 1910". The Florists' Exchange 1017 GRAFTED ROSES "Mrs. George Shawyer" I was the introducer of this variety, and I have a splendid stock of same to offer at this time, from 3-inch pots, in first-class condition, C( Given sane methods of culture, Shawyer will not mildew and will prove to be the freest and best grower on your establishment. (T Ask the men who are increasing their plantings every year ! "There's a Reason," and they know what it is. $15.00 per 100 $125.00 per 1000 All the rest of the Killarneys—Pink, Killarney Queen, Killarney Brilliant and White Killarney, Double White Killarney, Ophelia, Francis Scott Key; now ready in 3-inch pots, all first-class quality. $15.00 per 10O $125.00 per 1000 Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J. ''!' •"•"■'^""' ' l"ll!ll!!"i llHllllllllHII'IPIIIIIIilllllllllPH Illlllllllll'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll IIIIIIIIHIIlllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHTF YOUR EARNINGS DEPEND UPON YOUR EFFICIENCY Bailey's New Standard Cycl of Horticulture tit edia Brand New Beautifully Illustrated Contents Right Up-To-Date WILL INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF ALL WHO STUDY IT. I pjlAILEY'S Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture should be close at hand for quick reference by every member I 9k% of your force, because it presents the combined labor and experience of the foremost North American authorities i ^ on horticultural subjects. These six magnificent volumes place at the disposal of the horticulturist, whether practical, amateur or scientific, an ample and readily accessible account of every subject which at any time may be of interest or practical use in his calling. Its range is wide, covering plants, flowers, vegetables, trees, tillage processes, tools and implements, cultural discussions, botanical history, geography, commercial markets, and a myriad items that only constant use will reveal. The scope of the volumes has not been confined to botanical subjects alone, but every subject in any way incident to the activities of the horticulturist has been fully covered, commercially as well as scientifically. Six large quarto volumes. More than 3,600 pages. 24 full page exquisite color plates. 96 beautiful full page halftones. More than 4,000 text engravings. 500 Collaborators. Approximately 4,000 genera, 15,000 species and 40,000 plant names. "The immense wealth of practical horticultural facts and teaching contained in this work, and the ease with which they are found in it, place Bailey's STANDARD CYCLOPEDIA OF HORTICULTURE at the top. In other words, it Is the Monarch of Horticultural Literature." Four Volumes ready, the fourth is now ready for delivery; final two about close of year. Pubrs. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Offices: 458 to 448 West 57th Street. NEW YORK When writing use this address for short: BOX 100 TIMES SQ. STATION, NEW YORK Write us for 16 page Prospectus Containing Complete Descrip- tion and Our Special Offer : : ft^be^ordermg^pIeaaementn^^rb^^ichaDS^ 1018 The Florists' Exchange Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS Each 6-in. pot, 3 plants in a pot. 22 to 24 In. high *9 nn 6-in. •• 3 •' '• 24 to 28 in. " 100 CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI Each Cedar Tub, 9-in., 4 to 5 ft. spread $4-00 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per do« i^'"- t il.*°^:v.::;::::::::::::::::::::::::: *2.^ tfa 5t«6 15 »0.40 4.50 elS 6to7 24 100 12.00 t^ 6to7 26 1-25 15.00 6-in. 6to7 28to30 1.50 18.00 ^-l^'^"'' 6to7 34to36 2.50 3O.0O 7-in 6to7 36to38 3.00 36.nfl 9.i!i 42 to 45 in. high 4.00 48.00 B-in.' 6to7 45to48in 5.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per do«. ft. in 6 to 6 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00 6.U1! 8 to 7 34 to 36 1-60 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Cedar Plants Tub in Tub Height Each 9.U, 4 40 to 42 in $4.00 12-in' 4 5 to 5M 't.. heavy 10.00 lo-in. 4 5}^ to 6 ft., heavy 12.50 12.in 4 6 to 7 ft., heavy 15.00 12.1b S 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO./"^^h"k\n?oZ'' Wyncote, Pa. Whert ordering, please mention The BKcban^e — F E R N S ^ J 1 ■_ 8 in., Jl. each. 7-iii., 75o . each. 6-in., *» ix" 2K-in.. $5.00 per TOnnV Ir 500. each, 4-in.. 20c. each. 2K-in., $600 NrnTTII 100. J40.00 per 1000. I CUUf ■ Jl 'per 100, $50.00 per 1000. WWWfcMl g.inch, 50o. each. JOHN WANAMAKER, 2}4-m., $10.00 per 100 FLNKIAS— Field-Crown, large clumps, $15.00 per 100. CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa. Geraniums READY FOR SHIPMENT 'Z^ ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poilevine, Doyle, Nutf, Buchner $10.00 per 1000 2-inch fine stock of Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle and Nutt $2.00 per 100 $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, LANCASTER, PA. When ordoring. rilejisp miMitinn The Exchange Ivy Geraniums Scarlet, pink and mixed White Geraniums All in 2-;nch pots, $2.00 per 100 H. F. BOERGER GARDENVILLE, Erie Co., N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Eschapge Geraniums S. A. Nutt, Buchner, B. Poitevine, Double Gen. Grant, A. Ricard 3>4-inch, in bud and bloom. Stock guaranteed 1 $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000 C. OUADLAND'S SONS 328-340 Houghton St., North Adams, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Exctaanse GERANIUMS SUMMER PRICES You Run No Risk from Chicago or any point east in the United States. If they do not suit you, send them back and get your money refunded. Per 1000 S. A. Nutt and Buchner $10.00 Ricard and Poitevine 12.60 Try my stock. It is strictly first-class. PLUMOSUS. Extra fine at $25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa' When orderlnp. plpiise mpotion The Eschange GERANIUIV1S S. A. mrrr. Z-ln., $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. DAISY, Mrs. F. Sanders. 2-in., $3.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS. 3-in., $8.00 per 100 VINCA Varleftata. 4-iD. $8.00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower ALLEGANY, N . Y . When ordering, please mention The Exchange GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Castellane. Doyle. Perkins Viand, Nutt and Buchner, $10.00 per lOOO. Cash with order. FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Erchange Both Ways Our advaitislBg eoloBiiu will ••II ysnr •tock or furnish your wants. Used sltlior way thOT will bs o( profit to rou. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Louisville, Ky. Everyone is working hard getting stock in tlie best possible shape for Eas- ter. The weather in the Lousiville dis- trict has improved greatly during the past few days and stocks of all kinds are in excellent shape Business last week was a little quiet, there being big hap- penings of moment The Louisville Florists' Bowling Club is now a reality and arrangements have been made to hold regular sessions on every Friday evening at Grote's alleys on JefEerson st. between Fourth and Fifth. On Friday evening, April -14, two teams met at the alleys and spent a very inter- esting evening. The two high scores of the evening were H. Kleinstarink, Jr., 213; and Louis Kirch, 197, the men bowling on rival teams. The ten mem- bers present were divided into two teams, one known as the Hoses and the other as the Carnations. Out of four games rolled each side won two, consistent shooting by all members featuring the evening's sport. The Roses were cap- tained by H. Kleinstarink, Jr. Other members of this team were Dave Walker, Joe Able. Carl Rabbe and Ross Walker. The Carnations were captained by Will- iam Walker, Jr., and the other members of this team were Lewis Kirch, Frank Kleinsteuber, Geo. Schulz and Lee Walker. H. Kleinstarink, Jr., is a bowler of national prominence and it was through his efforts that the league was started. He is also president of the Kentucky Society of Florists. A movement has been agitated whereby the association activities of the Ken- tucky and Indiana florists may be in- creased materially. The Kentucky So- ciety of Florists, at present a Louisville organization, is endeavoring to formulate plans to become a State organization, and hold occasional meetings in towns out in the State. It is also proposed to make arrangements whereby the Indiana association may meet occasionally at New Albany, Ind., where it has several members who are also included in the Louisville organization. It is proposed to hold these meetings jointly so that members of both organizations could be present and get the benefits to be de- rived from hearing the talks and watch- ing the work of the prominent men in both associations. One of the livliest merchandising stunts which has been seen in Louisville for some time is that of Clarence Peter- son, of J. A. Peterson & Sons, of Cin- cinnati, O. Mr. Peterson, when he makes a selling trip to Louisville or any other large city within a radius of several hundred miles of Cincinnati, does not de- pend on being able to sell flowers or plants from descriptions, but ships a few samples of those he is pushing. Upon arriving in the city he has arranged to work Sir. Peterson hires a drummer's buggy, calls at the express ofiice and loads his plants or flowers into the buggy. He then calls on the retailers and shows them what he actually has to sell. This arrangement has proven far more satis- factory than trying to sell by description or from catalog. On his trip to Louis- ville last week he had samples of pink Dorothy Perkins, rambler Roses ; Pan- danus Veitchii, Asplenium Nidus-avis, Hydrangeas, etc. Frank McCabe, representing the A. L. Randall Co. of Chicago, was in the city last week calling on the trade. The marriage of Herman Kleinstarink. Jr., to Miss Bertha Walker, has been arranged to take place about the 24th of June. The Pontrich boys, sons of Nick Pont- rich. are again starring on the local base- ball diamonds. There are more ball play- ers in the Pontrich family than in any other family in the city. Last season the boys organized a team composed entirely of Pontrichs. and played one of the strongest semi-pro teams. Mrs. Herbert Walker last week had a handsome golden Chrysanthemum which was very much out of season. The plant was found blooming in one of the green- houses. Lilies have been so plentiful this sea- son that some of the 10c. stores are now selling them at about 25c. to 35c. a plant. It is reported that the snow and cold weather during the first week in April failed to damage either fruit or outdoor stock. Several of the orchardists, fear- ing frost, prepared to smudge their trees. The Jacob Schulz Co. featured a num- ber of varieties of flowers for Palm Sun- Paper Pols and Dirt Kands DIRT BANDS (Paper Pot.? without bottoma, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottonis.i Inch 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 50.000 100,000 1M....$0.70 $2,10 $3.90 $7.00 $15.50 $28.00 2 80 2.50 4.50 .S.20 l.S.OO 32.00 2H 90 3.10 5.75 11.00 26.50 50.00 3 1.00 3,90 7,50 14,00 32.50 60.00 3H...- 1.15 4.70 8,76 17,00 40,00 76,00 4 1,25 5,60 11,00 22,00 52,50 96,00 4K 1.50 fi.85 13.00 24.00 55,00 105,00 5 1.70 7,90 15,00 28,00 65,00 120,00 6 2,10 9,85 19,00 36,00 85.00 160.00 No tacks or folding blocks needed. Samples FREE. SQUARE PAPER POTS (Folding block and tacks included.) Inch 500 1000 5000 10.000 20.000 50,000 15i....S0,65 $0,90 $4,00 $7.00 $12,00 $26.00 2 70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16.00 36.00 2M 90 1.26 5.60 11.00 20.00 45.00 3 1,10 1,.50 6,90 13,60 26,00 60,00 4 1.60 2,16 10,00 19,00 37,60 90,00 5 2,50 3,75 18,00 35,00 66,00 150,00 6 3,50 4,75 23,00 45.00 85,00 200.00 7 4,25 5,75 28,00 64,00 102,00 240,00 Copyright Directions for use with each order. Send for Big Folder giving e-vperiences of 54 growers. Samples FREE Try our Pap-^r Pots and Dirt Bands free. Order what you wan! — try them according to our direc- tions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money, F.W.Roctielle &Sons CHESTER. NEW JERSEY Geraniums ROOTED CUTTINGS S. A. Nutt and Buchner, 100 1000 810,00 Ricard, Poitevine, Scarlet Bedder. , 12,60 2-inch stock $2.00 18,00 3^nch stock, in bud and bloom 5,(X) 46.00 4-mch stock 8,00 75,00 All line stock, free from disease. Chrysanthemums Ready now. in 234-inch pots; fine stock. 1000 Golden Glow, 200 Chieftain, 200 Pink Gem, 300 Lillian Doty. 200 Golden Mensa, 150 Ouinola, 150 Frank Wilcox, 250 Mensa, 250> Baby, 400 W. Buckingham. I $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. Ready May 1st, 31.75 per 100. .515.00 per 1000. Cash with order. RUDOLF NAGEL 515 South West End Avenue LANCASTER, PA. Geraniums, Heliotrope, Fuchsias, etc., etc. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, A. Ricard. Beaute Poitevine, Mar. de Castellane, Gloire de France, Frances Perkins, Mad. Jaulln, La Favorite. 3'.!;-in. pots. $5,00 per 100, HELIOTROPE, Queen of Violets and Mad. Blonay, white, 3)..;-in. pots, S6.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS. Avalanche and Snow White, 4- in. pots, SIO.OO per 100. CWVNAS, Duke, Florence Vaughan, Queen Charlotte and Martha Washington. 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. 3}^-in. pots, $6.00;per ilOO: 3-in. pots, $3.60 per 100. COBEA Scandens. Blue. 3-in. pot3.l$3,00 ;per 100. VERBENAS. Be^t colors, 3-in. pots, $2,50 per 100. ALYSSUM. (Carpet of Snow.) 3-in, ooto. $2,60 per 100, SALVIA Bonfire, HELIOTROPE! Queen of Violets and VINCA Variegata. 2i.h-in. Ipctt, $2 00 per 100. FUCHSIAS Avalanche and Snow .White. 3-in. pots, 83,00 per 100. LOBELIA. 2H-in. pots, $2,00 per 100. Cash with order. WM. J. CHINNICK, Trenton, N.'J. When ordering, please mention The Exchance April 22, 191(i. The Florists' Exchange 1019 day. Prices were quoted at 50c. a pliuit fur Lilies; Uoses. .'fl.DO to $2 a dozen for all colors; Tiilfps, Hyacinths and citntlnr Mlinit« .'!*■ TiOc nnd nil. similar plants at TiOc The F. Walker Co, Butterfly Hush at 25c. to 50c. J 4»— a uu/A li jacinths and and up. is advertisinR the prices rauKinff from G. D. C. Washington, D. C. At this writing everybody is gcttiuK into shape for Kaster. There i.s plenty of everything — Lilies selling from 8c. to 12c. Single Violets will be scarce. Valley is quoted at 5c. and Gc. Orchids at .$10 and $12 a dozen. A visit to the Gude establishment at Anacosta found the place in the pink of condition. The Lilies are the best ever prown around here — could not be better. The Rose plants are all that could he expected and just right. The Rose houses never looked finer. Mock was seen here larger than Am. Beauty, with 4ft. stems. Gardenias are splendid and there will be a good crop on for Easter. AVhile there are plenty of Azaleas and Rhododendrons they are all large plants, no plants under $1.S per dozen. No LiUie to sell at all. D. G. (Trillbortzer of Alexandria is pretty well booked up at this time. From present indications there will be plenty of Sweet Peas. A number of Greeks have combined and have rented a store on Seventh st. where they will sell plants and cut stuff during Easter. In the wind storm here last Friday night, the hig show window of F. H. Kraninr on F st. was blown in. O. A. C. O. I New England States | Hartford, Conn. The outlook for Piaster was never brighter than it is this year. The flo- rists have certainly done splendidly in securing a line of Easter novelties, plants and flowers of all kinds that should please the most fastidious. Hart- ford takes second place to no city in New England for its magnificent flower stores. The interior arrangement and taste in displaying stock, the roomy refrigera- tors and the alert assistants all do their part to place service on a high plain of efliciency. An exceedingly attractive standing wreath was designed by Coombs of Asylum St. (Vincent H. Olmstead, mana- ger) for the funeral of Foreman Merrill, presented by the clerks of Adams Ex- press Co.'s oflice. Pink Roses, Easter Lilies, Valley and Roman Hyacinths were skillfully employed in the arrange- ment. The pioneer florist, V. H. Olmstead, has resigned his strenuous efforts for the Winter and is now the proud owner of a Buick car. J. Albert Brodrib of Windsor ave. has no regrets to offer for the alterations re- cently made to the exterior and interior of his store, as. business is steadily in- creasing. The following quotations were given by a prominent florist as prevailing in Hartford : Azaleas, $1.50 to $2, $.^ to $8. Carnations, $1.00 a doz. ; Daffodils. 60c. a doz.; Tulips. 50c. to $l.,i0; Hyacinths, 25c. to $2; Callas. $3 a doz. ;" Spiraea, ■$1.50 and up. Conn, Sort. Society The regular meeting of this society was held April 14 in the County Build- ing, Hartford. Despite the inclemency of the weather a good representation of members assembled. The members were agreeably surprised by an exhibit of Pan- sies of unusual merit, staged bv Charles T. Beasley & Co., of East Milton. Mass. This comprised some 18 varieties and rep- resented some of the most charming shades of black. p\irple, lavender, white, purple and variegated. A second exhibit of Stock.s, of striking interest not onlv by its beauty but by reason of the fact that the seed was procured from A. D. Khadder. dragoman for Thomas Cook & Son, and originated in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, some four years ago. The specimens were very fine and certainly a credit to H. R. Hurd, gardener for the C. M. Beach Estate. W'est Hartford. President Hollister appointed Niel Nel- son. George T. Whitten and Fred Boss judges and their report, that the two ex- hibits receive a first-class certificate each, was ratified by vote of the members. EASTER PLANTS OUR stock of Easter Plants has never been so fine as this year. Careful selection and good growing have enabled us to offer to our customers one of the finest stocks of plants that can be seen anywhere, of good commercial sizes and at the right price for good stock Don't delay ordering, as good Easter stock will be scarce this year, owing to the fact that some growers were afraid that they could not hold their stock back until the 23d of April, while others only planted one-half as much, so they could grow their Spring stock in. LILIUM ^i^anteum. The leader of all Easter plants. We have 8000 grown as fine as you want them, in 5J^-in. pots, 10c. per bud; less than 4 buds to a plant, 12c. per bud. HYDRANGEA Ofaksa. StUl the leader of all Hydrangeas. 3-8 blooms to a plant, 6 and 7-in. pots, 50c., 75c., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 each. FRENCH HYDRANGEAS. Mme. E. Chautard, Bouquet Rose and Gen. de Vibraye. 6, 7 and 8-in. pots, 75o., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 each. We have one large house of 2500 plants. Foliage good and green, just timed right for Easter, and can give good value on them. AZALEAS. We have our usual large stock of this popular plant, in large and small sizes and the best popular varieties. ^^^A y.?" ^^^ Cruyssen— We are especially strong on this popular variety, in 6 and 7-in. pots, 75o., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 each Vervaeneana variegated 75c., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00. Mme. de Schryveriana, 75c., $1.00, $1.25, *!-^? ^'J ^•"i^,- o/°i^".i''®Tl!?'?^ '^""■J''® va™gated, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 each. Niobe, double white, extra fine plants, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 each. SPIRAEA Gladstone. Grown from extra selected clumps, in 6 and 7-'n pots, $5.00, $6.00 and $9.00 per doz. DAFFODILS. Von Sion. The best pot variety; 3 double crown bulbs, in a 6-in. pot, 6-10 flowers to a plant, $3.00 per doz. HYACINTHS. Grand Maitre, Gertrude and La Grandesse. $12.00 per 100; 5 in a 6-in. pan, 35c. each. DRACAENA terminalis and Lord Wolseley. Fine colored, in 5}^-in. pots, 75c. each. ASPARAGUS plamosa. 3 in., $5.00 per 100. Ipomoaa noctiflora. Moon Vine, 2}^in., $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Spren^eri. Heavy, 3-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. PALMS Our stock of Palms is very fine and no order is complete unless you have a few of them for decorative purposes. KENTIA Belmoreana. 5M-in pots, 5-6 leaves, 20-22 in. high, 75c. each; 7-in. pots, 22 in. high, 8 leaves, $1.50 and $2.00 each. KENTIA Forsteriana. 6 leaves, 28-30 in. high, $1.00 each; 7-in. pota, 6-7 leaves, 38-40 in. high, $2.00 and $2.50 each. FERNS We have a fine lot of Ferns in 6, 7 and 8-in. pots. Nephrolepls Scottii, 6-in., $5.00 per doz.; 7-in., 75c. each; 8-in., $1.00 each. Nephrolepis elegantissima, 7-in., 75c.; 8-in., $1.00 each. BOXWOOD. 12-15 in., bushy, 35c. each; 15-18 in., very bushy, 45c. Pyramids. 2-2M ft., $1.50 each; 3 ft., $2.00 each. ROSE BUSHES. Baby Rambler and Tausendschon. 50c. and 76e. each. Cash with order, please. No plants shipped C. O. D. When visiting Philadelphia, stop and pay us a visit. Our green- houses are located only four miles from the centre of city, Market Street. Take car on Fifth Street, marked Fox Chase or Olney, get off at Bristol Street and walk two squares east. ASCHMANN BROS., Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wben ordering, please menttoD The BzchaDge 1020 The Florists' Exchange Now Is The Time To Sell Porch Boxes! WE HAVE THEM in any size you re- quire; at the same time the price is the lowest ever offered. Our boxes are made very strong and dur- able. Great care is taken in every detail. PRICE: 35 cents r^^ running foot — any size THE HOUSE OF MERIT If you are in the market for PORCH BOXES, no matter what the size may be, we earnestly solicit a trial order. We are positive we can give you the best value both in qual- ity and price. Jos. G. Neidinger Co. Florists' Supplies 1309-1311 NORTH 2nd STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. When orderiog. please mention The Exchaoae IVIES, Hardy English. Out of 4-inoh pots, $4.00 per lOU. POLYGONUM Sieboldi. Clumps, DELPHINIUM formosum, DIAN- THUS latifolius atr. fl. pi., MYOSO- TIS palustris sempfl. (everblooming), SCABIOSA ochroleuca, out of 2H-inoh pots, $2.00 per 100. STOKESIA cyanea. Clumps. $5.00 per 100. PHLOX Jeanne d'Arc and Mrs. Jenkins. $3.00 per 100. Cash with order, please A. HIRSCHLEBER Riverside, Burl. Co., New Jersey When ordering, plesise m>'iitirlns. nl^H TtiP RxchfiDgf PRICE Book of Water Gardening |3.&o A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. 438 to 448 West 37th Street, W. T. U-Bar house on grounds of J. S. Jenks, Clieatimt Hill, Pa. U-Bar Unusualness DROP in our office some day and take a look at half a luindred or so of the couple of thousand or so photograph.'! we have of U-Bar houses built here, there and everywhere in this coun- try and Canada. Ten chances to one before you liave looked over ten you wiU re- ma,rk, "What an um^sual lot of houses." Vn-mual would be exactly the right word. U-Bar houses are not only un- like other houses in construction but there is a noticeable difference in design. Of course, it the U-Bar construction did not so well meet the artistic requirements of archi- tects, it wouldn't be so that a good bit of our business comes because of their recommendation. The architects know that it is the most attractive construction. You know, if a gardener, it is the one best growing house. If then you have the best house in looks and best in production, haven't you the nearly perfect house? Send for catalog. Or send for us. Or both. ^i U-BAR GREENHOUSES PIER50N U-BAR CO WE OFFER YOUNG DIVISIONS OF Sim's Hybrid Yellow Polyanthus (Giant English Primroses) " Gold Medal awarded at Philadelphia. This is the best selling novelty in years. They make charming pot plants for Easter and aie indispensable for cutting. They bloom from December to May. The Stock is limited. Prices: SlO.On per 100, S35.00 per 500, $50.00 per 1000. Order now while they last." Henry M. Robinson & Co., inc., Boston, Mass. 2 Winthrop Square • Wholesale Florists • 32 Otis Street Manufacturers and importers of Florists' Supplies, Hardy Cut Evergreens Telephones : Mam. 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hi!l, 25290 Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange # NEAV ENGLAND STATES— Continued As President HoUister was unable to carry out his program at the previous meeting, it was decided to postpone same until this time, and through the courtesy of W. W. Hunt & Co. of the Blue Hills Nurseries, shrubs of many varieties were on hand so that a practical demonstration could be made before the members and visitors. Fred Boss, head gardener at Elizabeth Park, with the aid of a pair of pruning shears, did the demonstrating and interestingly gave his reasons for the severe pruning to the shrubs. President llollister, with the aid of grafting im- plements, elucidated the old and the new style of grafting, and after the operation was completed, the exhibit was passed among the members for examination. In order that those present might see the result of a graft one year after the operation, John F. Huss. supt. for Mrs. James J. Goodwin, exhibited pots con- taining Hemlock, White Pine, and a variegated Japanese Pine, each tree being about 1ft. high, but rare for the lesson taught by the different processes of graft employed. Mr. Huss also in- terestingly dilated on the Philadelphia National Flower Show and the New York International Flower Show, touching on the marvelous beauty of the various ex- hibits. AlFEED DISON. Providence, R. I. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ORCHID COLLECTOR JOHN DeBUCK Has laft for South America to collect tbe best Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 71* Oheitnut Place SEOAUOCS, N. J. Wh»r nrA^Tir "leHWp mention The Brehanx* ORCHIDS Order 1916 ffesbly lmport«d stock NOW in ordar to receive them from first ARRIVALS, A splendid lot of VANDA CCRULEA. th« only Blue Orchid; always a £reat seller. Write for prices GEORGE L. FREEMAN, Fall River, Mass. Successor to Freeman Orchid Co., Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS Johnson Bros, have taken for their Easter annex a store that was formerly occupied by the Weber Shoe Co. and which is also their old location. Warwick Greenhouses have one of the finest crops of sash Violets ever seen in" this vicinity tor this time of the year. Miss O'Connor has a new Ford de- livery. V. J. Berarducci had several hun- dred dollars' worth of design work for one of the city's leading Italian citizens. Eugene Sevmore of Warren will be able to cut 20,000 Violets for Easter. The Quidnick Greenhouses of Quidnick, R. I., have been purchased by C. C. Earle, who is connected with the Quidniek- Windham Mfg. Co.. and Robt. M. Lamont of Providence. R. I., and Martin Sehoo- man of New London, Conn. Wm. a. Boweks. New Haven, Conn. A Bright Ontlook In the city of New Haven there is every prospect of a wonderful trade in flowers and flowering plants this Easter. Already the sales are brisk, even the churches being plentifully decorated on Palm Sunday. There is not a prominent florist's establishment but is utilizing all space at disposal. I venture to say that although the florists seem well supplied. Easter will make a clean sweep. Outside of Lilies, the trade will center on Aza- leas, Roses, orchids, Violets, Sweet Peas, Hyacinths, Tulips and Daffodils. The S. H. Moore Co. is placing extra shelving in the store to accommodate the additional Easter stock. John Champion has certainly made preparations. Everything is in readi- ness. A half-dozen large rooms are used for showing goods and for shipping be- side the store proper. He seems to have everything one can think of from Easter Lilies and orchids to Sweet Peas and Lily of the Valley. A good staff of efficient clerks has been engaged. Chas. Munro acted nobly when he sent all the young salesladies in his employ to the New York Flower Show on Monday of last week. The young ladies enjoyed it immensely and got new ideas as well as fresh inspiration for their work. It has been greatly to Mr. Munro's ad- vantage that the store next to his has been vacant for he has monopolized it making a floral show, 70tt. front, that is telling as an advertisement. Never before in the history of New Haven has such a show been made by a single florist. Myers Flower Shop is keeping up its reputation, the stock being everything that could be desired. At such times as this Mr. Myers always has a variety of novelties that attract buyers. M. B. Farquharson has a well filled store and exjpects to dispose of all his stock. J. J. Sokol of Westville is very busy. It is principally wholesale or jobbing business. His sales have heen very large and he says that he never was so dnven with trade. And he means iust what he says. W. C. McL April 22, iniC. The Florists' Exchange 1021 List of Advertisers A.lviim-r Co 105:! Atl'crt it Davidson, Inc KWl Mhroi-ht. John l(H)(i Allen J. K lO-i;! AllonCo.,Win.StuBrl.l()ll Amor. G'house Mfg. Co 10,>1 Amcr. Spawn Co. . . . UH)'> Anderaon, J. F lOlG Anderson, S, A 1026 Ansermuller, Geo. H lO.'iS Anilin * Walsh Co.. lOO.S Aphino Mfg. Co... 10.50 Amies H.W. 1038 Arnold * Co, Inc. D. C 10« Aaohmann Bros 1019 Asohmann, Godfrey . 101.5 Alhlcy, Ernest 10L>G Badgeiy Jc Bishop Inc 104.-> Baker Bros 102,s Baker. Wm. J 1047 Barclay Nur» 1007 Barrett, The Florist. 1030 BarrACo, B. F .. . .1013 Barrovn & Son,H.H 1016 Baurocr, A. R 1029 Baur & Steinkamp. . 1014 Bayersdorler & Co. . 1040 Bay State Nur8.,The.l010 Beaven, E. A 103S Bcckert's Seed Store. 11)02 BeRcrow Floral Co.. 1029 Bcllamv Bros 1013 Bemb Floral Co., The 1028 Bennett. C. A 1010 Bereer Bros 1047 BergeriCo.,H. H. 1005 Bertermann Bros.Co.l028 Bir.l * Son 1049 Boddingtoo Co., Inr . Arthur 100.-)-15 BocrKor, H. F lOlS Bolgiano & Sons. J. ,10:54 Bonnet & Blake 1045 Bonnot Bros 1045 Bowe. M A 1029 Brant Bros.. Inc. . .1030 Brown, Peter 1000-18 Bryan. Alonzo J.. . . 1006 Buchbinder Bros. ... 1041 Buckbee, H. W 1030 Bunvard, A. T., Flo- rist 1029 Bunyard Co., Ine.. Harry A 1004 Burnett Bros 1007 Burpee, W. A. iC<..1002 Butler & Ullman.. 1029 Byer Bros 1008 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 103S Campbell Bros 1018 Camp Conduit Co . 1053 Cannata, J. P 1014 Carbone Florist 1026 Carnation Support Co. 1014 Chicago Feed & Fer- tilizer Co 1050 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn. .The.... 1048 Childs, John Lewis 1007 Chinnick. W. J 1018 Christensen. Tbos. P 1016 Clare. W.G 1038-40 Clarke's Sons.David 1029 Clay & Son 1050 Clayton Floral Co. . ,1016 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 1026 Coan, J. J 1044 Cockburn & Sons, Samuel 1008 Conard & Jones Co.. The 1012 Conine Nurs Co., The F. E, . . ,1006-13-14-20 Coombs, Florist. . . . 1028 Cottage Gardens Co., Inc 1014 Cousins, Jr., Leonard. 1006 Cowec, W. J 1038 Cowen'B Sons, N 1052 Craig, Robt 1014 Crouch. Mrs. J. W..1026 Crowl Fern Co 1040 Crump, F. F 1026 Cumbie, J. L 1038 Cunningham. Jos. H. 1008 Cut Flower Exch.. 1045 Danker. Florist 1026 Day Co.. W. E 1030 De Buck. John 1020 Dietsch Co,. A 1053 Dillon, J. L 1014 Dobbs&.Son 1026 Dorner & Sons Co.. F 1014 Dreer. Henry A.. Inc.. 1049-54 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 1052 Eble. Chaa 1029 Ediefsen-Leidiger CoI029 Edwards. H. B 1010 Edwards' Folding Box Co 1038 Eichholz. Henry 1008 Elliott & Sons. Wm. . 1002 Emmans. Geo. M . . . 1016 Emmons, F. A 1014 F.rno & Klingol lOtS Eskeaen. Frank N.. , 1010 Evans Co., The John A 10,54 Evomlon Bros 1030 Eyres. Florist 1026 Fallon, Florist 1030 First American Na- tural Fern Co HMO Flori,st3' Hail .A.w'n, , 10.38 Florida Natural Prod. Co 1054 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co , The 1052 Ford, M. C 1043 Ford, Wm. P 1044 Fottler,Fi3ke, Rawson Co 1002 Fowler, Mrs. I,. P. . . 1030 Frederick, J. H 1013 Freeman. Geo. L. . . . 1020 Freeman-Lewis 1029 Friedman. Florist. . . 1026 Friedman. J. J 1051 Froment. H. E 1045 Furrow & Co 1029 Galveston Floral Co 1028 Galvin, Thos. F 1029 Gasser Co . J. M 1026 GibliniCo 1053 Gibbons, The Smilax Man 1038 Girvin, Willis B 1018 Gloeckner, Wm 1026 Goldstein & Futter- man 1044 Gove, The Florist. . . 1026 Graham & Son. A, . . 1026 Greater N Y. Flo- rist Ass'n. Inc .... 1045 Growers' Cut Flower Co 1044 Gude Bros. Co lO.iO Gunther Bros 1045 Guttman & Raynor. Inc 1042 Habermehl'a Sons. J. J 1029 Hanford. R. G 1016 Harris. Chester 1030 Harris. Ernest 1008 Hart, Geo. B 1038 Hatcher, John C 1026 Heacock Co., Jos.. . .1018 HeissCo 1026 Henderson & Co., A. 1004 Henshaw & Fenrirh , 1043 Herr, A. M 1006-18 Hews Co., A. H 1049 Highland Park Green- MaoNifT Hort. Co,, The 1007 Mader. Paul 1013 Marshall* Co.,W, E,1005 Matthews A Varney.lOlG Mo.\lpine & McDon- ald 1046 McCallumCo,, The,104S McClunie, Geo. C...102S McConnell, Alex. . . .1029 McCray Refrigerator Co 1041 MoHutchison & Co . . 1007 McManmon, J. . . . . 1013 MoManuB, Jamea. Menand. L 1026 Metarie Ridge Nurs. Co., Ltd., The 1029 Metropolitan Material Co 1052-53-54 Mctte, Henry 1007 Meyer, Chaa. F 1002 Micbeli Co., Henry F 1005 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 1038 Miohler Bros Co. ..1028 Miller, A. L 1006 Miller, Stuart H. . . . 1047 Mills, The Florist, Inc. 1028 Minge Floral Co., The 1029 Mitchell, John R.. . .1016 Momm & Sons, Chaa 1010 Moninger Co., John C 1053 Moore,Hents & Nash 1045 Moore Seed Co 1002 Mountain View Floral Co 1013 Mullanphy, Floriat. , 1030 Murray Samuel 1028 Nagel, Rudolf 1018 Naaon, L. B 1015 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 1038 Neidinger, Jos. G.. . . 1020 New England Florist Supply Co 1010 Nicotine Mfg. Co,, The 1050 Nieasen Co., The Leo 1047 Noe. L. M 1045 Olson & Co 1013 Ouwerkerk, P 1013 Palmer, F. E 1026 Palmer & Son, W. J., 1026 Park Floral Co.. The, 1028 Rochester Floral Co, 1030 Rock Flower Co,. W. 1028 Uoehrs Co.. Julius, ,1016 Rolker & .Sons, A, . , 1002 Rosemont Gardens 1029 Rosery Flower Shop, 1026 Rosery, The 1030 Rowehl & Oranz , . . . 1002 Routzahn Seed Co.. . 1002 Royal Glass Works, , 1054 Ruggles. F. C 1007 Rupp, John F 1006 Russia & Hanfling.. . 1040 Salter Bros 1030 1045 Saltford Flower Shop. The 1030 Sander, Florist 1030 Sauter, A 1045 Sceery. Ed 1029 Schlatter 4 Son, Wm.l038 Schling, Max 1029 Schmidt, J. C 1014 Scholtz, The Florist. 1026 Schuiz Co., Jacob. . . 1029 Schwake & Co., Inc., Chas 1002 Scollay, Inc., John A. 10.52 Scott. John 1016 .Sharp. Partridge & Co 1053 Shellroad Gnhs 1007 Sheridan, Walter F, . 1045 Shrewsbury Nurs. houses. The 1028 Park FloralCo Uigbgrade Manure " • ■ ■ — Compost Co 1051 Hill Co., E. G 1048 H.ll Floral Co.. E. G 1026 Hill Nurs. Co.. The 1030 Parshelsky Bros., Inc. 1052 Peacock DahliaFarmsl006 Pearce, Geo 1054 Peirce, E. Allan 1049 Penn The Florist. .. 1020 D 1010 Pennock-Meehan Co,. Hillside Nursery, The. 1013 Hirschlebei, A 1020 Hitchings & Co 1056 Holm & Olson 1030 S. S 1047 Peters & Reed Pot- tery Co 1049 Peterson. C. A 1009 Pfaff & Kendall 1052 Holland Nurs, The, 1012 Philadelphia Cut Flow- Hollywood Gardens. 1030 Holton & Hunkel Co, 1046 Home Correspondence School 1040 Horan, E. C 1045 Howard Rose Co . . .1012 Hudson Carbon Co, 1050 Humus Co , Alphaoo.lOol Idle Hour Nurs 1029 IgoeBros 1038 Irwin. R J 1009 Iabell&Co..S M...1007 Jackson & Perkins Co 1013 Jacobs. S., & Sons. 1053-54 Jennings, E. B 1004 cr Co 1047 Philadelphia Whole- sale Flor. Exch,. The 1047 Philips Bros 1029 Pierce & Co 1026 Pierce Cc- F, O 1054 Pierson, ln,-„ A. N. .1001 Pierson Co., F. R. . .1001 Pierson, Magnus, , , , 1014 Pierson U-Bar Co . , 1020 Pikes Peak Flor. Co, 1026 Pdlsbury, I. L 1014 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 1046 Polykranas, G.J... 1044 Johnston Bros 1030 Potter Floral Co 102S Johnston & Co., T.J. 1030 Pulverized Manure Index to Stock Advertised Joseph's Florist 1030 Joy Floral Co 1029 Wasting. Wm. F., Co 1001 Keller. John A 1028 Keller Pottery Co. ,1049 Keller Sons. J. B 1030 Kerr. The Florist.. . . 1028 Kentucky Tobacco Prod. Co., The.. , ,1050 Kervan Co., The. 1038-40 Kessler. Wm 1045 King Construction Co. 1055 King, W. E 1010 Knoble Bros 1026 KoraadaBros 1047 Kottrailler, Florist.. . 1029 Kooyman. C 1048 Kroeschell Bros. Co, 1052 Kuebler. Wm, H. ..1045 Lancaster County Nurseries. The, ,..1012 Lang Floral & Nurs. Co 1026 Lange. A 1028 Lange. H. F. A 1030 Langiahr, A. H 1044 Lcedle Floral Co. . . . 1014 Leonard I. & J. L... ,1007 Leonard .Seed Co . . , 1002 Lippman. E. A 1053 Littlefield* Wyman,1012 LittleBeld. Florist, .1030 Lockland Lumber Co. 1053 London Flower Shopl030 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 103 Co., The 1051 Pyfer&Co, A. T. ,1048 Quadland's Sons, C,1018 Quidnick Gnhs 1014 Ramsburg, G. S., 1004-14 Randall. A, L. Co. . . 1048 Randall's Flower Shop 1030 Rawlings. Elmer 1018 Rawson The Florist . 1028 Reck. John & Son... 1026 Red Bank Nurs 1012 Reed & Keller 1040 ReLnberg, Peter 1048 Rice Co., M 1038 Riedel & Meyer, Inc. 1044 Richards, G. H 1007 Richmond CedarWks. 1049 Riley, Wm 1008 Ritchy, F. W 1018 Robbinsville Nurs., The 1010 Robinson & Co., Inc., H. M 1020-39 Robinson Co., H. M.1044 Robinson, L. D 1030 Rochelle & Sons, F. W. 1018 The...,. 1010 .Siebrecht, Geo C, ...1045 Skidelsky Co., S. S..1002 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 10.54 Slinn. B. S.,Jr 1045 Slinn, Clarence 1045 Smith, Elmer D., & Co 1014 Smith & Fetters Co.. 1026 Smith & Hemenwayl054 Smith, Henrv 1028 Smith Co., W. AT.. 1010 Smith, P, J 1044 Smith, The Florist, . 1028 Snyder Co.. B. A.. ,1048 Solomon & Son, L. . . 1053 Soltau Fernery, B. . , 1016 Star Floral Co 10 !0 Stearns Lumber Co., The A. T 1054 Stumpp & Walter Co. 1003 Stecher Litho. Co. . . 1002 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 1002 Stokes Seed Farms Co,. Inc 1002 Storrs A Harrison Co. 1008-12 Stoothoff Co., H. A . . 1050 Stumpp, Geo. M....1029 Syracuse Pottery Co.l049 Taylor, Ed. J 1014 Thompson A Co., C. B 1029 Thorburn, J. M., A Co.. 1002 Tomlinson Key Flora! Co 1028 Totty, Chas. H 1017 Traendly A Schenck. 1045 United Cut Flower Co., Inc 1044 Van Assche, Frank . . 1052 Van Bochove, G. A. Bro 1028 Van der Willik, Mr.. 1014 Van Gelderen, G. W. 1012 Vick's Sons. James. 1008 Vaugban's Seed Store. 1004-1006 Vincent. Jr., & Sons Co, R 1001 Virgin, U. J 1029 Waller Seed Co., The L. D 1007 Warburton, Florist. . 1028 Warendorff, A 1029 Wax Bros 1026 Weeber A Don 1002 Weiss. Herman 1044 Welch Bros. Co 1046 Welch, Patrick 1048 Welch, The Florist. .1028 Wenk, Peter 1008 Wettlin Floral Co. . , 1006 Whilldin Pottery Co,1049 Whitted Floral Co . . 1029 Wietor Bros 1048 Williamsport Floral Co 1030 Wilson, H.E 1030 Wilson, J. S. W 1028 Wilson. R. G 1026 Winterson's Seed Store 1048 Wolfinger Florist 1029 Wood Bros 1009 Woodrow&Marketos 1045 Woodruff A Sons, S. D 1005 Young A Co., Inc., A. L 1044 Young A Co., John . . 1044 Young's Florist 1030 Abutilon 1009-13-14 Nursery Stock 1007- Achvranthcs 1009 1010-12-13 Adiantum 1016 Norway Maples 1008- Ageratum 1001- 1010-12-13 1006-08-09-13-14 Norway Spruce 1006- Alternanthcras 1001- „ . 1008-10-13 lOO^HS-lO Oaks 1010-13 Althea 1012 Onion Seta 1002-04 Alvssum 1001- Orchids 1016-20 1006-08-13-14 Palms 1015-16-18-19 Ampelopsis 1010-12 Pan.sie8 1002-04- Anchusa 1010 1006-07-0,8-13-14 Antirrhinums 1013 Peonies 1004-10-12-13 Anuilccia 1006 Pelargoniums 1009 Arborvits>8. . . . 1006-10-13 Petunias 1001- Arecas 1018 „ 1006-07-08-1.3-14 Aristolochias 1012 Perennials 1010-13 Asparagus 1001-0.5- Physostegias 1010 1006-07-08-09-10-13- '"es 1010-13 1014-15-19 Phlox 1007-10-20 Asters 1002-07-08-10 Planes 1010 Azaleas 1002- Po yanthus 1020 1010-12-13-19 I olygonium 1020 Balsams 1007 Poinsettias 1009 Begonias 1001-02 Poplars 1012-13 1003-04-07-08-09-13-18 Primroses 1006-20 Berberis 1010-12 Primulas. . . 1002-08-07-08 Bleeding Heart..'.'. . .1002 P"Xet 1010-12-13 Boltonia 1010 Retinisnoras 1010 Boxwood 1002- Rhododendrons 1002- 1007-10-12-19 1007-10-12-13-20 Buddleia 1006-10 Rose Bushes 1007-19 Bouvardias 1009 Iio»e3- „ ■ 1001-02-09- Bulbs 1001-02-03- „ , . 1010-12-1.3-14-1.5-17 1004-05-07-08-09-16 Salvias 1001-04-06- Caladiums 1002- „ 1008-09-10-14-16-18 1003-04-0.5-07 Scahiosa 1007-20 Calendula 1008 ^^eds 1002-03-04- Cannas 1001-04-06- „ . 100.0-06-07-09-15 1007-0S-O9-I2-18 gP"e?'o 1001 Carnations ,1002-06-07- Shrubs 1010-12-13 100.8-09-14-16 snapdragon 1004-06- Catalpa 1013 „ . 100S-09-i:i-14 Chrysanthemums,, 1006- gP'raia 1012-13-19 1008-09-14-18 Stevia lOO.'i-Og Cibotium 1001-18 Stocks 1007-OS-13 Cinerarias 1008-07 Stokesia 1010-20 Clematis 1010-12-13 Sweet Peaa.. . . 1002-05-07 Cobaja . 1018 Sweet William. . , 1006-14 Columbine 1014 T^'oarix 1012 Coleus 1001- Tradescantias. . . . 1013-14 1008-09-13-14-15 Trees 1010-13 Coreopsis 1006-14 Tsuga 1012 Cornflowers 1014 Tuberoses, , 1002-03-04-07 Cut Flowers 1042- Vegetable Plants. . 1002- 1043-44-45-46-47-48 , 1006-07-08 Cuphea 1001- Vegetable Seeds 1002- 1006-08-09-13 1004-0.5-07-08 Cvclamen 1002- Verbenas 1001- 1006-08-09-13 1006-07-08-09-14-18 Daffodils 1019 Veronicas 1010 Dahlias 1004-06-07-16 Vincas 1001-08-09- Daisiea 1008- 1013-14-16-18 1008-09-10-13-14-16 Vines 1004-08 Delphiniums 1010-20 Wallflowers 1006-14 Dianthus, . . , 1020 Weigelas 1012 Dielvtra 1013 Wistaria 1012 Digitalis 1006 Yucca 1010-12 Dracaenas 1006- Zinnias 1007 Easter'Sru'^'^.'-^'Sl^O MISCELLANEOUS Echeverias 1008 Aphme 1050 Elms 1013 Artificial Flowers.. . .1039 Eulalia 1010 Auctions 1007 Evergreens 1002- Baskets 1002-07-38-40 1007-10-12-13 Benches 1053 Ferns 1001-08-09- Bench Fittings 1052 1015-16-18-19-38 Birch Bark 1040 Feverfew, , . 1008-09-13-14 Boilers 1062-53 Fir 1010 Boxes 1020-38-39 Forsythia 1012 Brackets 1054 ?°''S1?™ 101* Canes 1007 F ui 'Tr'ees.'.-.-.-.'.'l'0'lM2 Chicken Founts- - 1049 Fuchsias 1001-06- 9.y^f„, ,h'59^1'S Caillardir'^'-'i'tiitl! D^Xr.-' of' ReliaU^"" Ga-lla'-dia 1006-14 Retail" Houses. . . , 1026- 1027-28-29-30 Sash Bars 1052 Saucers 1019 Schools 1040 Sea Moaa 1040 Slug Shot 1002 Srnilnx 1009-16-38-40 Sphagnum Moss. . . . 1040 Stakes 1002-14-38 Staples 1014 Sulphur 1002 Siipixirts 1014-38 Tobacco Producta. . 1050- 1051 Toothpicks 1038 Tubs 1049 Vases... 1001 Ventilating Apparatus 10.53 Wants 1031-32- 1033-34-35-36 Wax Flower De3ignB.1039 Wholesale Florists. . 1042- 1043-14-45^6-47-18 Wire 10:)8 Wire Designs. . . , 10.38-47 Wreaths 1010 Mexican Ivy 1040 Mosa 1038 Mushroom Spawn, ,1005- 1007 Noodle Pinea 1040 Nikotcen 1060 Palmetto Loavca. 1038-40 PaiiB 1049 Paper Pots 1018-49 Partridge Berries. . . . 1040 Pecky Cyprcaa 1052- 1053-54 Pipe 1052-64 Plant Bands 1014 Plant Food 1050-51 Prinreas Pines 1039 Posts 1053-54 Pols 1018-49 Pol Brackets 1054 Pussy Willow 1040 Putty Aiact.ines 10,53 Raffia 1002-07 Refrigcratort^ 1041 Rubbish B,.ir.cr8....1038 Huseus 1040 S,,s , 10,52-.53-.54 Contents Genista 1008 Geraniums 1001-06- rt-t-a„„A^ inio 100.8-09-13-14-15-16-18 ""^ ^"""^ 1°'* YOURS '^^'Vhe ASKING Opportunity in every issue of The Exchange GladbUrs'".","''"i0O2^ D-^S- r--- ■ 1039-40 1007-08-09-16 Evergreens 1002- Gloxinias 1007 1007-10-12-13 Gymnocarpa, , 1001-08-14 Fancy Ferns 1039-40 Helianthus 1010 Fertilizers 1007-.50 Heliotrope 1001-06- Fiber 1040 08-09-13-14-16-18 Florists' Accounts In- Hemerocallis 1010 sured 1038 Hemlock 1010-1.3-14 Florists' Supplies. . , 1038- Hollyhocks 1010-14 1039-40-41 Hyacinths 1004-14-19 Galax Leaves. . , , 1039-40 Hydrangeas 1012- Glass 1052-53-54 1013-16-19 Glass Cutters 1054 Impatiens 1008 Glass Insurance 1038 Ipomoea 1015 Glazing Points 1054 Iris 1008-10 Grasses 1040 Ivy 1001- Greenhouse Construc- 1006-08-09-20-40 tion 1020- Japanese Maples, , , 1010- 1052-53-54-55-56 1012-13 Greenhouse Material Juniperus 1010 1052-5.3-54-56 Kalmias 1013 Greenhouse Shading.1053 Kcntias. 1008-15-16-18-19 Greening Pins 1038 Lantanas 1001-14 Ground Pine 1040 Larkspurs 1007 Gutters 1053 Lilac 1013 Heating 1052-63 Lilies 1001-02- Humus 1050 1003-04-07-13-19 Hose 1054 Lily of the Valley 1002-04 Insecticides 1007 Livistona 1015 Irrigation 1054 Lobelia 1013-18 Knives (Pruning).. . . 1007 Lvchnis 1009-10 Laurel 1039-10 ^iagnolias 1010 Leucothoe Sprays. 1038-40 Monarda 1010 Lithographic Work. . 1002 Moonvines 1001-09 Lumber 10.52-53 Mvosotis. . . 1008-09-14-20 Magnolia 1039 Myrtle 1014 Manure 1051 Nasturtiums. . 1002-07-13 Mastica 1054 Page Acaeiii. Fine SpGLimeu (lUus.) . . . . 1U37 American Arboretums 1025 Bird Housing (lUus.) 1025 Boston Gardeners and IHorlsts' Club 1023 Brazil's Fruit Kxhiblt 1022 Building Contracts 1049 Carnations Alice and Gorgeous 1023 Catalop:s Received 1006 Catalogs that Enhance Prices 1005 Clubs and Societies: Lenox Hort. Soc. ; Nassau Co. Hort. Soc 1009 Lancaster Employees' Fraternity 1012 Greenhouse Building 1054 Hershey (Pa.) Flower Show 1040 Horticultural Society, The 1022 Incorijorations 1007 International Garden Club 1037 Labor Saving Devices Wanted 1023 Market, Bevlew of the 1043 Meetings and Events, The "Week's. . 1022 Meetings and Exhibitions, Coming- 1036 Middle Atlantic States 1038 Musliroom Grow.ers, ^Varning to... 1037 New England States 1019 New York I'lower Show 1022 Ninth Story 'Wladow, from a 1022 Nursery Dept. (lUus.) 1011 Obituary : Doyle. W. E. ; Hammond Arthur; PfingsU, Jos 1023 Onion Crop, Texas 1006 Organization of College Florists. . 1037 Postage on Catalogs 1022 Potatoes. Powdery Scab of 1016 Prairie Rose. The Wild 1026 Question Box 1042 Readers' "Views: New Ideas; Annual Flower Shows; Scientific Naming Overdone. .. .1037 SetaUer, The (Illus.) A Florists' Window which was "The Best Window in Town"; National Floral Corporation; New York Florists' Co-operative Easter Advt. ; Steamship Sail- ings 1026-1030 Schedules Received 1012 Seed, Free. Humbug Persists 1003 Seed Trade, The 1003 Southern States 1012 Stray Notes from Great Britain. .. .1024 Stumpp & Walter's Exhibit at New York Show (Illus.) 1005 Trade Notes: Montreai ..1040 Baltimore ..1015 New Bed- Boston .... 1046 ford 1036 Chicago ...1048 New Haven 1020 Cincinnati .1051 NewOrleans 1012 Cromwell ..1046 Newport ...1043 Dayton ...1051 New York Dickinson .1012 City 1045 Elmira ....1039 Oswego 1038 Ft. Wayne .1051 Philadelphlal047 Hartford ..1019 Portland, Hornell 1046 Ore 1054 Houston ...1012 Providence 1020 Indianapolis 1050 S. Louis ..1051 Kansas City 1052 Syracuse ..1038 Knoxville .1013 Washington 1019 Lancaster ..1039 Westchester Long Beach 1039 and Fair- Louisville ..1018 field Hort. Montgomery 1015 Soc 1042 "W"eek'B "Work. The: Arranging Your Bedding Stock; Carnations: Rosy Morn Petun- ias; Indoor Culture of Carna- tions 1016 Window Boxes and Hanging Bas- kets (Illus.) 1025 Presentation of Dutch Bulbs From the European exchanges we learn that the firm of R. Van der School & Son. Ilillegom. very generously pre- sented 79,000 bulks of ail kinds to the British Red Cross Society for planting at the society's camps and hospitals in France, and gave 272,000 assorted bulbs to rtie various hospitals for wounded soldiers in England. 1022 The Florists' Exchange rovNSES nr isss A Weekly Uedltun of Interchang'e for Florists, Nursery- men, Seedsmen and tlie Trade in General Exclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Post Office as Second Class Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. 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Telegrams forwarded after 5 p.m., Tuesday, and marked "Night Press Message, Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, April 24. — Gardeners and Florists' Club of Baltimore, Md. Tuesday, April 25.— Toledo (O.) Florists' Club. Thureday, April 27. — Reading CPa.) Florists' Ass'n. Friday, April 28. — Pasadena (Calif.) Horticultural Society. — People's Gardeners' Association, Paterson, N J. New York Flower Show No official announcement has been made in regard to the total attendance at the International Flower Show that closed on Wednesday, April 19, after a week's run. The publicity department stated before the end of the show that up to the Sunday evening: the average daily attendance was 30,000. Tliat would imply a total of over 140,000 during the run of the show, which was in all ways regarded as highly successful. The Horticultural Society of New York Hhe Fall exhibition of this society will be held from Nov. 9 to 12, inclusive, at the Americ.nn Museum of Natural History. The schedule is now being prepared. The part of this covering the Chrysanthemum bush plants has been completed, and is as follows: CHHYSAJfTHEMnMS P Open to All — Specimen Bushes — In not less than fouHcen inch pots Class No. First Second A-1 — Yellow, $50.00 $35.00 A-2 — White, 50.00 35.00 A-3 — Pink. 50.00 35.00 A-4 — Any other color 50.00 35.00 A-5 — Anemone or Single, any color 30.00 15.00 in not more than fourteen inch pots A-6— Yellow, $25.00 $15.00 A-7 — White, 25.00 15.00 LA NTS Class No. First S»cnnd A-8 — Pink, $25.00 $16.00 A-9 — Any other color 25.00 15 Specimen Standards Not less than four feet in difimcter, and not less than three foot stem A-10 — Any color $20.00 $15.00 Specimen, Odd Shape A-11 — Any color ...... $20.00 $15.00 When the remainder of the schedule is completed an- nouncement of the fact will be made. Geoeoe V. Nash, Sec'y. Postage on Catalogs The letter forwarded last week by Thos. J. Grey Co. of Boston to Congressman Tinkham of Massachusetts, asking for a revision of postage rates on catalogs, has again drawn attention to the limitations imder which catalog publishers suffer, not only those engaged in the seed trade, but in all lines of industry. If it were possible to prevail upon our legislators to give this subject the attention it merits, statistics showing the extent to which the mails are used for the propagation of business interests through the distribution of the printed catalog should range these gentlemen in hearty sympathy with the men who, through the dissemina- tion of this printed matter, seek to create work and employment for hundreds of thousands of employees, the men and women who produce the goods or material represented in these catalogs. None can gainsay the fact that the better the facihties afforded for doing business the greater will be the amount of business done. That this makes for the mutual advantage of all the inhabitants of a country cannot be fairly disputed. If the bars were taken down and catalog maihng made more popular through a lower tariff, the extent of the increase in this particular class of maihng would quickly make itself felt, just as has, in the past, the lowering of rates on letter postage for, every time that rate has been reduced, a wonderful Increase has been made in the number of pieces mailed sind the loss of revenue more than recouped by the increased bulk. The present postage rates compel catalog makers to use small type and the flimsiest kind of paper in the endeavor to keep down their maihng expense; this light weight stock is also dearer to manufacture, more expensive to print, and objectionable in other ways: on the score of good workmanship, lack of durability, difficulty in reading. Reduced rates would remedy all these existing drawbacks. The problem seems simple of solution: First, let the cost be determined of dehvering through the mails one single piece of printed matter of this class up to four ounces (if a one-ounce letter can be de- hvered for 2c., a four- ounce single catalog, travehng at postoffice convenience, should be dehverable for 2c.;) then add as much more as will cover the deUvery of a piece between four and eight ounces, and between eight and sbrteen ounces. After this, add for catalogs weighing over one poimd (and which are in the minor- ity) the SEune rate per pound or fraction thereof as is charged for the first pounds There is reasonable ground for assuming that a four oimce catalog can be dehvered for 2c., an eight- ounce catalog for 3c., and a sixteen-ounce catalog for 4c., thus estabhshing a rate of 4c. a pound or fraction thereof, for all weights over one pound, regardless of distance. We are quite aware that the parcel post now provides for catalogs which are over eight oimces in weight, 12c. per pound to California, for instance ! Catalogs should not be figured as part of the parcel post system. They are not articles of merchandise, are not bought or sold, but are given away in the endeavor to promote business, and as such are entitled to be treated as special matter, just as much so as second class mail, which has built up the periodical literature of tliis country (and letter postage as well) for the benefit of all its people to an extent imsurpassed in any other country of the world. Brazil's Fruit Exhibit At the recent fruit exposition held at the Canipo de SaJita Anna in Rio de Janeiro the gold medal, the high- est prize offered, was awarded by the jury to an Ameri- can exhibit — that of the California Raisin Growers' Association of Fresno, Cal. This exposition was the first of the sort that has been held in Rio de Janeiro. It was devoted chiefly to native fruits, and the California prize-winning display was the only one received from the United States. An incident of the great storm they recently had in England, which will interest Old Kewites and many others, was the blowing over of the large ancient Cedar tree under whose shadow stood the Temple of the Sun in Kew Gardens, London. The Temple was wrecked by the fall of the tree. Thus two beautiful historic objects and landmarks disappear simultaneously, after a union of over 150 years. "A Summer Idyl " Have you ever heard of the town of Yawn, On the banks of the river Slow Where blooms the Waitawhile flower fair. Where the Sometimeorother scents the air, And soft Goeasies grow ? It lies in the valley of Whatstheuae, In the Province of Letitslide, That tired feeling is native there. It's the home of listless Idon'tcare. Where Putitoffs abide. Contributed by S. J. M., Houston. Tex. "Dahmas will soon be at their best," says the Feb- ruary calendar of the Australian Amateur Gardener, published at Sydney. The pages of this bright little monthly maga:jine are fuU of spirited discussions con- cerning the merits of varieties of Sweet Peas. It re- minds us of the wordy warfare regarding Sweet Peas that raged in quite another part of the world a few years ago. Truly, as Mr. Hutchins said, "The Sweet Pea has a keel that was meant to seek all shores, and wings that were meant to fly across all continents." In South Africa the love for Sweet Peas is nearly as warm and widespread as in Australia. Judging by the mere scratching of the surface of the soil, which is the tillage that so many gardens receive, especially at the hands of amateurs, but not always amateurs only, the value of deep digging or sub-soil cultivation is not appreciated, or if so, the will to carry out the practice is lacking. Deep tillage, especially in a land where sunshine and heat are at times excessive, such as our own, is not only desirable but essential to the thorough success of outdoor crops, otherwise they will be like the seed that fell upon stony ground, ac- cording to the parable In scripture, which sprung up quickly, but having no root, soon perished. The paragraph alluding to the floating gardens in Kashmir brings to mind a somewhat similar feature in one of the Rothschild's gardens; it was however, quite stationary and solid beneath, built up of loose boul- ders and big stones, forming an island over which was placed peat and with this some turfy soil. This little island was then planted with the then newly introduced Senecio clivorum, which enjoys abundant moisture dur- ing the growing season. The soil, by imbibition, was always well saturated although the roots were above the level of the surrounding water. A glorious display of yellow was the result all over this small island. What is the origin of the phrase, "hitting the nail on. the head"? Recently in reading Ballentine's "Life of Audubon," the naturalist, I see he quoted from his diary wherein the expert shooting by the old American pioneers down the Ohio Valley is mentioned. It was their practice — and he mentions Daniel Boone as hav- ing been one of the crack shots and being of the firing squad at the time of his visit — to knock a nail two- thirds of its length into a tree and then at a distance of 50 or 60 paces fire at the nail, striking it on the head and so sending it home its full length. He was considered a poor shot who did not strike the nail twice out of three shots. The hanging gardens of ancient Babylon were one of the wonders of the world. There are other hanging gardens not quite so wonderful but still very beautiful, away high up in the Himalayas, and some description of them appears in the current Keic Guild Journal, but it was not these so much that interested the pres- ent writer as the author's description of certain floating gardens. It seems that vegetables, including Tomatoes, Melons, Cucumbers and Egg plants are cultivated on floating rafts made of reeds and smaller water plants, roughly matted together, forming a foundation for a layer of soil in which the vegetables grow. The writer of the article says: "The gardens are tied to a pole to prevent them drifting about on the lake," but some were actually towed to new situations. Here is an idea for a diversion for a Summer garden party ! The correct or proper definition of an amateur is very generally a stumbling block to the officials of horti- cultural .societies. The New Haven (Conn.) Hort. Society gives the following: "By the word 'amateur' is understood a person who maintains a garden with a view to his or her own profit or gaining a livelihood. AprU 22, mifi. The Florists' Exchange 1023 The fact of their (^ispo^ing of hiiri)liis slook for money Joes not change tlicm into professional gardeners, un- less the maintenance of the garden is intended to return to them an annual profit. No person can compete in the amateur classes who permanent l_v employs a trained florist, gardener, or nurseryman, or wlio is employed as such." Unless our correspondent has totally misstated the case, the first sentence of this paragraph seems to us preposterous and entirely out of harmony with the second. If the words "does' not" were interpolated be- fore maintain(s), then the definition would be a good one. Boston Gardeners and Florists' Club The re}.'ular nionlhly nu-etiny «,is held at Horticul- tuial Hall on Tuesday evening, .Vpril IH. Owing to many memhers being too busy with Raster work there was a rather small attendance. It was voted to hold a ladies' night in June at a charge of 50c. for gentlemen and 25c. for ladies. It was also voted to hold the annual picnic on July 27. At the September meeting Mr. Farbush, State En- tomologist, is to deliver a lecture on "Birds and their Relation to Insect Pests." Resolutions were read by Peter Fisher on the death of Albert Roper. The .secretary read a letter from M. A. Patten, who is in the Soulh for the benefit of his health. Another letter was read from John H. Stalford, Bar Harbor, Me., instructing the members that the American Sweet Pea Society would hold its annual flower show in Bar Harbor on July 15 and lli and inviting the members to attend. An invit.ition was read from General Stephen Weld inviting the members of the club to visit his gardens on May 15. The members voted to accept the invitation. There were five new members elected. F. A. Smith, principal of the Essex Agri. College, gave a most interesting talk on "Orcharding." Many questions were asked and Mr. Smith gave fine practical advice. l^' C. but as one of strictly high grade, either where an extra price could be obtained at retail, or Jis an exhibition sort. Small growers who asked my opinion of it were repeatedly advised not to invest in it, unless they could obtain ail extra price. Its 'failure' was caused by ■flaking off' to a lighter shade of pink in Midwinter, something beyond one's control in a cerise variety at times. Alice was not sent out as the equivalent of Enchantress in all respects, as Mr. AUwood's compari- son would seem to imply, or in other words, as an ex- hibition sort (although it has been awarded premiums over Enchantress during the present season), but as 'a commercial acquisition' of superior color, and far more productive. As to being 'inferior to May Day in every single respect' the reverse is true over here, for many of our best growers who discarded May Day after a single trial, arc largely increasing their plant- ings of Alice for next season. There must be a reason. "The color of May Day is exquisite, but the smooth edged petal, showing a tendency to incurve, could not be tolerated by the American buyers, and let me here state this has been the cause of failure with several British raised varieties when tested over here. The American grower is not prejudiced against British raised varieties, but the fact remains that so far we have failed to find them of commercial value to us." Carnations Alice and Gorgeous Writing in the Horlicalliiral Trudc Juuniiil in answer to a recent letter discussing the newer American Carna- tions, by M. C. Allwood, Peter Fisher of Ellis, Mass., says: "I always have, and still do, consider it very bad form for "anyone engaged in the origination and introduction of new Carnations to criticize, through the horticultural press, the varieties sent out by others, much less to indulge in the laudation of their own. Far better leave it in the hands of the trade in general, and gracefully abide by their decision, for they are the ultimate judges anyway. My sole reason in replying to Mr. Allwood now, is not to discuss the merits, or other- wise, of anyone's productions, but to correct, if possible, impressions that his notes convey. "Of my two last introductions. Gorgeous and Alice, he writes of the former as 'the greatest of all recent American fallacies.' Let him call it a 'failure' if he wishes, but not a 'fallacy.' It was not offered to the Irade as a 'commercial' variety, as that term is implied. Labor-Saving Devices Wanted An English correspondent wishes to take up an agency for labor-saving implements in horticulture and agriculture by United States makers, and would be glad to be put in touch with the manufacturers. Any_ one who has such implements or tools if they communicate with us we will send their letter to our correspondent. 4> I (^biniarg I Arthur Hammond Arthur Hammond, 91, the oldest resident of Geneva, N. Y., died on April 4 at his home in Genesee st. Mr. Hammond was born in Heanton, England, and came to this country in 1858, locating at Stafford. From there he went to Iowa, and in 1858 returned to Geneva and entered the nursery business with Dr. Andrew Merrill and E. A. Bronson. For years he was a promi- nent nurseryman in this section. He was associated with the late Postmaster, S. D. Willard, and under the firm name of Hammond & Willard conducted one of the largest nursery businesses in this city. He was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church for forty years. He is survived by a widow and three sons. Joseph PBngstI Joseph Pfingstl, born in Mainburg, Bavaria, Aug. 25, 1847, died April 14, and was buried April Ifi, aged 68 years, 8 months an4 20 days, at his residence in Mont- gomery. .Ma. He was trained as a florist and landscape gardener in his father's establishment, and later worked in a like capacity in the gardens of Versailles and the Tuil- leries in Paris, France. He emigrated to America at the close of the Franeo- Gennan War, started in business as a florist in Phila- delphia, and was employed as a landscape gardener in the Centennial grounds in I87G. After the closing of the exposition he closed out his business and came to Montgomery, 35 years ago, and started the first green- houses in that city in conjunction with the landscape business in which he was very successful. Some fifteen years ago he visited his old home in Bavaria and on his return contracted an attack of rheumatism which clung to him till his death. He continued active in his business, meanwhile educating his eldest son Emmet, in his work. Finally he retired one year ago, com- pelled by his infirmities to remain at home, which he did until final release came. Joe Pfingstl, as he was familiarly called, was a unique character — very decisive, arbitrary in his deal- ings, and honest in his work. Many anecdotes arc re- lated of him. His son succeeds him. W. C. Cook. William E. Doyle William E. Doyle, pioneer florist of Boston, died on Sunday, April 16, at his home, 15 Kilsyth road. Brook- line, Mass. He had been in his usual health until Sat- urday night. Hemorrhage was the immediate cause of his death. He was born in Roxbury, Mass., May 22, 1844 and educated in the Roxbury public schools. While quite young he went with his parents to Syracuse, N. Y., where, under his father's guidance, he learned to grow plants and got his first training as a retail florist. He returned to Boston and opened a flower store in 1867 at 43 Tremont st. A partnership was formed under the name of Dee & Doyle, which con- tinued for some time. Afterward Mr. Doyle carried on the business under his own name. Later on Mr. Doyle opened a store at 306 Boylston st., which he made his headquarters, and another store at 6 Beacon st. A little over a quarter of a century ago he bought the Hovey estate at Cambridge where he had an exten- sive range of greenhouses. About a year ago he sold the Cambridge property and went to live in Brookline. Mr. Doyle was noted as a decorator. When Presi- dent Cleveland came with his bride to the Hotel Ven- dome, Boston, Mr. Doyle provided the decorations. At the time of the visit of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of Great Britain, Mr. Doyle deco- rated the Old Boston Theater. Smilax was a new thing at that time and Mr. Doyle paid $1000 for 1000 yards. He did the decorations at Harvard University for Class Day for twenty years. Mr. Doyle was active in politics as a Democrat. He served in the Cambridge Common Council in 1875, 18T6, 1878 and 1879, in the board of aldermen in 1881, 1882 and 1899, and in 1884 and 1885 he was a member of the Legislature from Ward 3. He leaves three children to mourn his loss, Alice W. Doyle of Brookline, George B. Doyle of Brookline, and William E. Doyle of London, England. The funeral was held in St. Aians Church, Brook- line, at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning, April 19. R. C. INTERN.\TIONAL FLOWER SHOW, NEW YORK, Rock garden exhibit of JuUu3 Roehrs Co. \prU 5 to 12, 1916 Group of foliage and flowering plants of Julius Roelirs Co. 1024 The Florists' hiXChange containing the cavity, had been cut out and wired to the branch of an old Tear tree. This was used every year by a pair of bluebirds, and most years two broods were raised. Think of the thousands of fruit worms and curculios and other insects that went to feed the broods in that nest year after year! I have duplicated that nest a number of times simply by cutting a section of a branch or small trunk, seven or eight inches thick and a foot long, boring a hole with an inch and a half bit half-way through, near one end, then hollowing out a chamber, either by sawing a slab off one side, which is tacked or wired on again after the chamber (about 5x,5x8) is hollowed out, or by sawing a section for a cap two inches thick from the end farthest from the entrance hole and then drilling or turning out the hollow and closing the end with the cap, carefully tacked on. This house should be hung horizontally. If a box is to be used as the foundation of a blue- bird house, cover it with bark or make it of slabs with the bark on, or at the very least, stain it a dark grayish brown, and if the proportions are right, the birds will do their part. Bluebirds like to nest rather low. The house should be placed either on a pole in the garden, about seven or eight feet above the ground, or on a tree branch, perhaps a little higher. The pole or branch should be so slender that a cat would not venture to climb it, that is, not more than one and one-half inches thick; and if a pole, preferably some smooth, hard wood like a rake handle or the thick end of a bamboo fish pole. Wren house No. 1 Bird Housing I By CHARLES LIVINGSTON BULL. Author of S " Under the Root of the Jungle," etc. [The first half of this most interesting article by Mr. Bull, a well known authority on animal life, ap- peared in The Floeists' Exchange of March 25, page 151. Diagrams and instructions were there given for bmlding bluebird houses. The present article deals with wren houses and some general information which is not only interesting but instructive and useful.] BiEDS That Will Use Bird Houses There are comparatively few varieties of our native birds which will occupy bird houses, and these few re- quire somewhat different premises. The bluebird, the wren, the chickadee, the martin, the robin, the great crested fly-catcher (away from the Atlantic seaboard), the catbird, the phosbe, and the downy woodpecker are all possible tenants of houses or shelves put up in our yards, gardens and orchards, and occasionally that cunning little ball of fluff, the screech owl, may be induced to nest in an artificial hollow log, if the opening is at least two and a half inches, and the proportions inside are about right. These birds are all desirable and most valuable neigh- bors. The bluebird and wren are the easiest to satisfy as to the outward appearance of the house, and probably nine out of ten native birds living in artificial nesting sites are bluebirds. Almost any box, if only it has a space at least four and one-half inches high by the same width, and a length of seven inches or more, with a hole about one and one-half inches in diameter, prefer- ably round, at the end and not too low down in that end, with some sort of perch just below it, will please the bluebird. As to outside finish, the more it looks like some natural object, the more sure it will be to attract the lovely little bluecoats. I have a neighbor who built a most elaborate little model of a cottage, with a number of rooms, little doors and windows invitingly open; beautifully painted in white with green trim and little red chimney, and set it on a pole about seven feet high, in his garden. For some time not a bird of any sort would look at it, and the only birds that ever did nest in it were a pair of English sparrows, and even the sparrows stuffed up the window openings. The most successful bluebird box of which I have knowledge, was a section of a hollow limb, in which a woodpecker had cut a little round hole into the cavity. This limb, about seven inches in diameter, had been sawed from the tree -and a section about two feet long the cunning little brown fellow the bird house man should provide a good overhang to the roof of the wren house, also a little perch just below that entrance hole and be sure once more that same entrance hole is round and no more than an inch in diameter. I append a couple of designs which have been successful. Wren-house No. 1. — Take log lOin. long and 9in. thick; bore inch hole clear through diameter half way from ends. With rip aaw split log in two equal sections at right angles to boring. Each section will make a house. Put section in vise and drill or gouge cup-shaped pocket in flat side SSin. deep and 5Hin. in diameter, boring to be in center. This makes the interior or nest cavity. Bevel ends of section as shown in drawing and screw on slab top and braces as shown, and screw half inch board to back 9in.xl4in. Insert perch. Wren-house No. 2. — Simply a square box Sin. all dimensions inside measurement, with slab covering flat on back but 3in. overhang in front and lin. at sides. One inch hole at center of front Sin. perch. I have shown this box on pole but it could be hung from screw eye as shown. Sectional details of wren bouse The wren, whose bubbling song is such a joy all through the Spring and Summer, does not get here so early as the bluebird and might easily find all the nesting sites occupied, were it not . for one thing. His tiny body will squeeze in where no sparrow or starling or bluebird could obtrude, and while he might try the bluebird box, the first pair of bluebirds or sparrows to come along would surely oust him. An entrance hole one inch in diameter is the solu- tion, and if the interior is no more than three and one- half or four 'inches square by six inches long, the larger bird will not even look in more than once. Wrens have been known to nest in many curious places, such as the sleeve of an old coat, an old boot, a bomb shell, a pump, an empty Tomato can, and perhaps the most curious of all, a human skull. The great majority of wrens, however, nest in a hollow limb or tree trunk, and naturally the bird house which most resembles such a location will be the most likely to attract these tireless little bug hunters. The ideal box would be the one which most nearly resembles a big knot on the side of the tree trunk. A bluebird does not seem to care how exposed the house may be to the sun, in fact, he rather likes an open situation, but I have yet to see a wren's nest where the entrance was not well shaded, so, to guard against the gardener, who might not know this peculiarity of I Stray Notes From Great Britain i By T. A. WESTON Apparently the clerk of the weather is determined to make us suffer for the extremely mild weather of December, January and early February which so hus- tled outdoor stock that in mid-February Crocuses, Chionodoxas, Scillas, Primroses, a few Daffodils, For- sythias, Prunus and Cerasus, were more or less in full flower. Then the third week in February brought a change, for throwing off the cloak of the lamb, the raging lion came to view. Bitter east winds and frosts frizzled up the flowers and heavy snowfalls followed. Almost before the snow had melted away, more fol- lowed, first in fitful showers and then heavy falls, accompanied by gales in some districts. Hence, al- though it is now March 10, we are still under snow, the night frosts being very sharp. So far the drain of war has not affected the R. H. S. shows. A meeting was held on March 7. The heavy snowfall the evening before compelled many to cancel their exhibits, nevertheless some excellent displays were on show. Orchids were particularly good and numer- ous. Carnations which, for some little time past have been steadily running off crop, were scantily shown. Several good Rose exhibits were put up, and the fine flowers of Mrs. Geo. Norwood, one of the sweetest pink varieties we know, was in splendid condition. How it would pan out for commercial purposes no one can guess. No novelties were shown, but R. F. Felton made quite a big display with his imported branches of Eucalyptus, two of which have been recognized as E. resifera and E. longifolia, both very decorative. Wren house No. 2 The Florists' Exchange 1025 Window box filled with Boxwood and English Ivy •seseeeQseeeKxxjeseKKieeescxxxjeMXigeoK Window Boxes and Hanging Baskets As soon as the Easter rush is over, and we have rested our weary bones after the hard work in- cident to that period, comes the time when our fhoughts must be directed immediately to the prepara- tion and filling of window boxes and hanging baskets. I One of the first things to be undertaken is to see that Ave have a good stock of window boxes in a sound con- dition. It is well to have a quantity of lumber at hand, put better to have it cut and ready made into boxes. Of course, the widths of windows differ and it is not ilways possible to have the boxes made beforehand or rather it is in the nature of a speculation, but wherever this can be done it should be. In any case, boxes of about 2ft. 9in. in width might be on hand. Make sure of good drainage, and it is well to have the bottom raised above the window sill. This can be affected by having the sides carried down an inch be- low the bottom. The drainage holes may be either made with an auger or at the back or front just above the base. It is best perhaps to have the bottom holes. Over this a layer of either cinders or pot sherds may be placed, although this is not actually necessary. Lumpy soil, particularly if it is fibrous, is generally sufficient, or a good layer of partly decomposed leaves or flaky leafmold. The soil may then be filled in to within a couple of inches of the top; this leaves room for the balls of soil that come with plants, and indeed some may even be required to be taken out of the boxes. In any case, it is well to leave a good depth from the top because one can always top dress after h.u ing planted, and it is well to have plenty of room for watering. The select inn iif plants is not so very large, and runs, of course, mainly to Marguerites, Geraniums, Salvia's, l''uchsia.s. Lobelias, with Ivy, Kunkia, ICuonymus radi- cans xariogata, and such like, or if it is e\i-rgri;ens a good subject to use is Euonymus japonieus aureo-varie- gatus, while for Spring window boxes the connnon Bay or Laurel (Laurus cerasus) also Uox, may be used, and if a lining- nt' gri-encry is wanted for tlie Sumrncr, (•specially if tlie box is in a shady place, ferns, including the Boston fern or its varieties, with trailer of Aspar- agus Sprengcri may be used, or .Vspidistras, especially the variegated variety, which is very handsome. For the fancy type of boxes, Draeajiias arc sometimes employed, also Acalyphas, and at this time of year Ctenistas as sm;ill busliy ]jlants in flower, are fre(iucntly employed in great quantities and make a showy ni.iss. Hydrangeas occiisionally are also used, but these are too expensive generally. For tlie hanging baskets about the same range of plants may be used. Whenever possible, make use of 12in. and llin. baskets, the larger the better, in order to hold all the soil possible. Of course there are occasions whcire such large baskets are out of place. Line the sides of wire baskets well, for if this is not done both water and soil will run through. Every basket before it goes out should be gone over, and if the moss has settled down below the rim, as it usually does, a new layer should be applied. If you don't want to fill in the center of the baskets now, this can be left for later on. Get the moss and the soil in iis well as the trailing plants and let these get established. After all, they are of greater importance than the rest. American Arboreta In the course of an interesting article on "An Arbor- etum for Kenyon College," tlie writer, W. E. Bontrager, says: "Three of the most pretentious of these efforts have had their culmination in the Arnold Arboretum (1870) at Boston, controlled by authorities of Harvard University, the Shaw Botanic Garden (1889) at St. Louis, Mo., and the New York Botanic Garden (1890) situated in Bronx Park, New York City. Small begin- nings in the same direction have been made at Wash- ington, D. C, by the U. S. Govermnent, at the Michigan Agricultural College, Lansing, and on the grounds of Smith College, Northampton, Mass. "Various other systematic collections undertaken by institutions and owners of private estates have been brought to the notice of the writer. In most of these movements it appears to have been the aim and purpose to bring together from many countries the trees that will grow in our climate. Sports or horticultural vari- eties have been relegated to commercial nurseries and certain schools of horticulture. The scope of the arbor- etum's work has been restricted to the perpetuation and study of the primitive types of trees from which the horticultural variations were derived. "Each of these tree museums has become the source of a stream of bulletins, pamphlets and monographs for the enrichment of human knowledge and happiness, and to the dissemination of this mass of literature we must credit much of the interest in trees of which we now have manifestations on every hand." Referring to the lands around Kenyon College, 50 miles north of Columbus, founded in 1835, he observes that areas of lawn and woodland. Judicious thinning Window box filled with variegated Aspidistra, Vinca and English Ivy in times past has opened up long vistas through groves and groups of native Oak, in most cases left standing ir- regularly and sufficiently far apart to provide for the full, natural development of each tree. "It is hoped that ultimately most varieties of trees which succeed in this climate may be represented on some part of Gambler Hill, all tastefully grouped and grown in the best possible condition." The Wild Prairie Rose For many years the Prairie Rose, Rosa setigera, and its hybrids, were the only Roses we had of sufficient hardiness to withstand the Winters of out Northern States. With the advent of the Japanese species, and the many worthy hybrids obtained from them by our florists and others, there is no need to depend on the setigera section, yet the worth of setigera itself is well understood by all lovers of Roses. Its deep pink, large single flowers are not represented in any other sort And then its flowers come later in the Spring than the majority of Roses, if not of all of them, consider- ing hardy sorts. It is in hardy sorts the horticulturists of the North are chiefly interested, and so far the seti- gera stands alone on the merits we have described. The Japanese sorts and their hybrids give us many lovely sorts, with small flowers chiefly, and this, with their hardy nature, has been a wonderful help to those who must have hardiness before any Rose can be ser- viceable to them. What a fortune there would be for any one who could give us such Roses as Reve d'Or, and Gloire de Dijon, with their sweet odor and perpetual blooms, of as hardy a nature as Rosa setigera! J. M. Window box filled with Marguerites, Geraniums, and variegated Vinca Window box filled with Common Bay and English Ivy 1026 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses I Flofiata In good atandlntf throughout the country can aTall thcmaelvea of the adrertiaera* offers In this Department and ■ccapt. without hesitation, orders from their local customers. tnuMcnlt them to an advertiaer In these columns, and thus arall chems0lTea oi the opportunities for extension of trade which are open to uU. Let your customers know you fill orders by cele graph to any part of the country. When the design Is plaoed In the adTerttoa''s card it indicates < meml>enhlp In the Florists* Telegraph DeUvery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut flowera or floral designs delivered to any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- Personal attention given and eatiaf action guaranteed. graphic order. ALBANY all pointe M-t- ll to Central New Ycrk, Weill ^^«^\ and ComeU CoU.^. florist ; PJ.PALMER >^ I W« can fill your orders Day or Nlflht for Cleveland and State of Ohici Alw&yi haT* complete stock on hand. Regolar disoount allowed the Trade. KNOBLE BROS.. "4*E%L'JJ?Df™ia' BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street <^^ **The House of Flowers" Burl!ngton,Vt. Orders for Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. filled to your entire satis- fac- tion- |» CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street rtoltE, tlj^Jlnrial, J«r. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Charlotte and Vicinity CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glass ^T"*' Colorado Springs ^ISnit promptly and oareful^ exeonted by The Pikes Peak: Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS LAIIG FLORAL AND NURSEIir CO. &<1 FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE Flowers ™l£t™' 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists /' FLORISTS "^^^ DAY TON OHIO <"^^ 112 South '- - Main St. April 22, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 1027 MMMakvmvmvj/AvmvmvmvMiMMV^^^ A Florist's Window Which Was "The Best Window In Town" William Walker Co., of Louisville, wins prize for window decoration which not only attracts attention to its own store but helps the florists' business generally by educating the public By G. D. GRAIN, Jr. One of the features of a show window display of the William Wullier Co., 015 South Fourth st., Ix)uisville, Ky., from a recent Monday afternotJn until about the same time on tlie following Monday, was a tall silver loving cuj), on an ebony base, in front of which was a neatly lettered card stating: "This window was awarded the Kendrick Cup for the best display this week." Thereby hangs a tale with several interesting angles from the point of view of the retail florist. From the angle of the William Walker Co. the distinction w.u; of special im- portance. This is because the award was the first to be made in a window dressing contest whicli is being conducted un- der the auspices of the Adver- tising Club of Louisville, and the first award got much more publicity than will those which follow it. The whole proposition, first of all, is an interesting one. The contest, in which every re- tailer in every line in Louis- ville is privileged to enter, is going to serve as a very help- ful school in educating retail- ers in tile best practices of window dressing. It is a plan which originated with William Kendricks' Sons, one of the leading Louisville jewelry houses. Returns from the win- dows of the Kendrick, store were noted to have been so marked that the members of tlie firm concluded the whole retail interests of the city could profit by increasing at- tention to this feature. That is the reason for the cup- that and the incidental adver- tising which the jewelry house will derive from its use in windows of non-competing con- cerns. Naturally you would not find other Louisville jewel- ers competing for a chance to set the cup bearing the name of another jeweler in their windows. To start the ball rolling the Kendricks' firm presented the cup to the Advertising Club of Louisville, with the statement of its purpose and the request that the club would attend to the awards and administration of the feature. "In offering this cup," said the jewelry house, "we earnestly solicit the hearty co-operation of the reta:il merchants of our city. Civic pride should lend added interest in that all merchants will be vitally interested in window dressing throughout the shopping district of our city. In our judgment nothing attracts the eye of a stranger like that of an attractive window display of quality merchandise." Needless to say the Advertising Club of Louisville accepted the proffered cup and got action very shortly afterward. Regulations to govern the contest were adopted. They provide, among other things, that no contestant shall be awarded the trophy more than three times in succession, that no fee be charged of any con- testant, that record of all awards be kept; that con- testants must have their windows ready on Monday mornings and notify the secretary of the clul). On Monday morning the Award Committee from the Ad- vertising Club makes its inspection of entered window displays, and as soon as possible thereafter makes the award. To insure that there should be no personal feeling involved or personal interests served, men con- nected with no retail establishments were named to the committee. They are: G. D. Crain, Jr., representative of The Florists' Exchange in LouisvUle, John R. Mc- ConneU, with the C. T. Dearing Printing Co., and Rob- ert Montgomery, commercial manager of the Louisville Gas & Electric' Co. It is definitely provided in the rules that the one thing which is to determine excellence in an entered window is the "sales value" of the displays; that is, the business pulling power contained in the manner in which the displayed articles are set forlli. This gives the plumber every bit as good an opportunity to dress a winning window as the florist, who should be in position to create the most beautiful effects. Beauty and attrac- tiveness are not barred, of course, but except where the thing l)eing displayed, as in tlie case of a florist's window, is in itself beautiful, that quality does not Prize window display of the Wm. Walker Co., Louisville, Ky. See notes enter into consideration. It is the "puU" that counts. Miss Edith Walker, manager of tlie retail store of the William Walker Co., ordinarily does not take much stock in special windows. She believes that attractive displays of flowers, in harmonizing colors, serve the purpose of the display window best at a minimum of expense. But in this special case she spared no pains. She did not have a walk-away, either, for the members of the committee lingered long before the window of a women's clothing house, before a shoe store display, and before the showings of various others of the Louis- ville retailers who are reputed to stand well up front in the efficiency of their window displays. The winning window, as is indicated by the accom- panying picture, was a representation of a dining room, with a small luncheon table set for four and decorated. Anything surely would have tasted good served at that table. Besides the table decorations there were decora- tions such as might be used in a dining room and nu- merous vases of flowers set about on the floor. It was a compelling window, and during the week that it was left in, attracted a great deal of attention, day and night, from passersby. Not only was it evident that the chance passers were stopping to study it, but judging from the way people walked up to it and stopped, and then turned and departed the way they came, hundreds more came to the place just to see the window they had been reading about in the paper. The floor of the William Walker Co. window is about 10ft. X 7ft., laid in white tile with a green tile border. The woodwork is finished in Flemish oak and the back of the window is marked by a Mission bench in the same fumed oak finish. At the side away from the entrance is a hinged mirror, the depth of the window, while in the wall beside the entrance door is another mirror. These mirrors, mentioned here incidentally. tend to increase the window dimensions for the reason that before people who pass along the street get to the window itself, they see tlie decorations reflected in the mirrors. The effect is to multiply the frontage of the window virtually by three. The finish of the window called for a table of similar tone. This was secured; a nice pedestal dining-room table, with a round top, four feet in diameter. This was covered with a cloth of cluny lace and at the four places there were laid service plates in which bouUion cups were placed, while beside each place was a bluebird place card, silver glasses and four silver candlesticks, bordered in pink and silver. No chairs were used. A description of the decorations of the table reads much as the description of a tea table in a society edi- tor's write-up of a real func- tion. For the centerpiece Miss Walker used a wicker basket, painted white, a round affair which was tied with a large lilue satin bow. It was filled with gracefully arranged Kil- larney Roses and Stocks of a delicate pink, witli Asparagus plumosus used judiciously. It was neither too large a center- piece, nor too small, nor too high to see over. Beside each plate were the favors; tiny wicker baskets, similar in form to the basket in the center, each also tied with a blue bow and containing Swefet Peas and Freesia, also in shades of pink to harmonize with the center- piece. In itself this was a window decoration which meant sales. It was a direct and definite suggestion, worked out in de- tail, to show hostesses a charm- ingly decorated luncheon table. Although it might be expected that the average hostess might be familiar with means and methods of decorating dining tables, the fact is that many of them are not. They read about table decorations in the society columns but for all that they are at a loss to know how to begin. And men who have bachelor halls often give their small entertain- ments, but seldom think of decorations. But with this window there was plenty of suggestion as to what to do and how to do it, as well as to where to come when something of the kind was wanted. Surrounding the table there were many other vases and baskets of flowers. The whole window, in fact, was filled. In the corner behind the line of the table was a bird cage, hanging on a wicker standard and occu- pied by a live, singing canary. This cage and standard, of graceful shape, was stained green. Hanging on the standard were two hangers, of glass, caught to the stem by pink tulle bows and each holding white and pink .Slocks or Sweet Peas and .'\sparagus, while the cage itself bore a bow or two. At the back of the window there was a hanging basket of Carnations, at one side, with hanging baskets of ferns at the line. On a stand in an ornamental jardiniire was a Phoenix palm with several bluebirds perched on the branches. In fact the bluebirds were the one of the chief char- acteristics of the window. Pink and blue was the color scheme. On each of the mirrors were pasted a number of bluebirds in various flying postures, cut-outs all of them. The blue pattern on the Haviland china, was of the same shade as the birds. Not only were the cut-outs made use of, and the place cards, but small figures were perched here and there on baskets or in flowers, while several of the boxes for corsage bou- quets, bearing bluebirds on the covers, were displayed in the window. The effect was extremely artistic. To keep this window up to the mark and looking well 1028 The Florists' Exchange VA« DENVER, COLO. tPark floral Co, ^^L^Tr ' "21^"' Western Nebraska 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points reached by expreaa. Orders promptly filled. Usual diacounta, DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Ua. Galveston Floral Co., ""^l^^:!^ Quality in out flowers, plant* and floral work Galveston, Texas Orders for Texaa and Steamers from AUSCRT POCHELON, iM-tao sATe.9 ax DES MOINES IN THE CENTER OF IOWA J.S. WILSON FLORAL CO We cover all points in Iowa. ^MTThT "^^^ FLORIST Kjlfll J. J. If EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobiles in EoBt, West and South Orange •bo Glen Bidge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Newaik and New York Dawson the Florist Eimf, Vr* '^^'^^ ' 107 W. Market St. fN. Y. Deliveries to Ithaca, Blnghamton, Homell, Coming and other points. Q^^ Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS for the numerous people who stopped to look at it, it was, of course, necessary to watch the flowers and to change them from time to time. Most of the bouquets were changed daily and this gave an opportunity to vary the arrangement to a considerable extent, as also to vary the character and even the color of the flowers used in the decorations. However the centerpiece on the table was always made to serve as the key to the situation, and no matter what flowers were used in the centerpiece they dictated the colors, etc., which were used in the other places. For the flowers in the vases on the floor, etc., Miss Walker used Ophelia, Killarney and Radiance Roses, as well as Snapdragon, etc. Stocks and Sweet Peas have been especially effective. A window like this, contest or no contest, cup or no cup, is justified by the attention attracted to it. Dur- ing the week that the William Walker Co. had the prize window and the cup on display, it was the most con- spicuous florist's store in Louisville. All the papers printed stories about the award and gave sketchy de- scriptions of the window. Here the winner company was getting the advantage. But in a general way ail the florists of the city got a good object lesson on the subject of window decorations, and at the same time the people of I^uisville got many new ideas on the subject of flowers and floral decorations. It was well worth while all the way around. FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points National Floral Corporation The National Floral Corporation, 220 Broadway, ■ New York, has sent out a folder containing examples of advertisements for its members' use for Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, etc. These are original suggestions and call for the use of small cuts. The advertisements are intended for insertion in local news- ipapers, and assist the National Florist in boosting fea- ture day trade. Baker Bros. \r FLOWERS - -PLANTS •. TREES IT \VIL.L PAY YOU To Rtad "The Retail Florist — The Year's Round" "The Florist's Store Window as an Advertising Medium" "What do You Know About Your Refrigerator" You get tliem all, witli several hundred pages of more information in THE GARDENERS AND FLORISTS' ANNUAL FOR 1916 Ready now. from this office. Price 50 Cents Typify the Season — the Awakening of Nature following FIRMS have bent their ENERGIES to supply not only QUALITY and BEAUTY, but LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES to buyers of flowers: Al. Warendorff, im Broadway. Malandre Bros., 2077 Broadwny. David Clarke's Sons, il39 Broadway. United Floral Co., 2163 Broadway. Pappas Bros., 2216 Brostdnay. Charles H. Brown, 23h6 Broadway- Boulevard Floral Co., 2391 Broadway. West End Floral Co., 2603 Broadway. D. J. Pappas, Broadway & 106tti St. Garden Florist, 3B83 Broadway. J. G. Papadem, 2M7 Broadway. Drakas & Co., 2953 Broadway. Young & Nugent, 42 West 2i*rh ,Sr Orchid Florist Company, IOI> West 57ih St M. A. Bo we, 6 Fast 33d St. Thos. F. Galvin, Inc., 5th Ave. at 46ih St. Alex McConnell, 5th Ave. at 4')th St. George E. M. Stumpp, 761 Fifth Avenue. Max Schling, 22 West S-Jih St. Charles A. Dards, 341 .Madison Avenue. Bunyard, Madison Avenue at 48th St. Kortmiller, 426 Madlaon Avenue. Myer, Mudlton Avenuo at 58th St. Adolph Meyer, 1062 Madison Avenue, Transfer Florist, 165^ Second Avenue. J. P. Klausner, 275 Columbus Avenue. John .Strates, 176 West 23d St. J. J. Fellouris, 116 West 28th St. George Julias, lis Lexington Ave. Wm. P. Sears, 729 Siith Avenue. Wm. Bums. 840 sixth Avenue. Fredrich Stewig, QID Slith Avenue. George Hanges, 685 Columbus Ave. George Stathes, &&<» Columbus Avenue. Cathedral Floral Co., 301 West 1 10th St George D. Nicholas, 2059 Seventh Avenue. George L. Rondires, 2164 Eighth Avenue. Velotas, 2445 Broadway. Tryforos Bros., 561; East 125th St. Colonial Florist, Four Harletn Sfc Wm. A. Philips, 272|-ulton St.. Brooklyn of Retail Florists AssociaMons of New York Co-operative advertisement of the New York Retail Flo/lsts in the New York April 18, 1916 HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS. MICH MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. Stores- /'*"^=>'° Street stores. I j^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street GEORGE G. McCLUNIE )Monni[ HARTFORD. CONN. 165 MAIN STREET, SOUTH FLOWERS Hartford Connecticut GEORGE F LANE laO .ASYLUM STREET Highland Park Greenhouses HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Telephones 75 and 85 Deliveries in any of the North Shore towna of Chicago, aa far as Milwaukee ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS ^wtermamgmL^ indunapolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave. Prompt and eflBcient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann's flowers excel MILLS We reach all Florida and South Georgia points T/ie Rorist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. and Vicinity G. Van Bochove & Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray 1*17 GRAND AVENUE fLOWERS Kansas City, MO. LEXINGTON, KY. M A. Hell: EAST SIXTH STREET 'Times," LEXINGTON, KY. MiCHLER BRO^o COo Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky AprU 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 102B p Prompt Delivery to All So. Calii. Points 212 West nil Si. LOS ANGKLES, CAL. j8 cx^c^uy u>- d Fresh Flowers and Best Service NEWARK, N. J. 946 Broad Street Deliveries Ihrnughout the Stut* and to till Htcaniship docks in Hoboken. N. J. and New York Louisville, Ky. I MASONIC TEMPLE AUGUST R. BAUMER PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street KIE :w^^GS, m. cJJd We do tlie most extensile Floral and Pteamer Work in the State Tilt MOWi-k^ .VHOP too fourlh Avenue LouLrville Thi South') Most Modern Floral and Art Eslahlishmtni Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. NEWARK, N. J. Best of Service We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York NEW ORLEANS, lA. 121 CZ^i^^^^ Loyisvil/e.Ky. >^o orist ""^'"""^ Street SSZ Fourth Ave. PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS Sailings of foreign owned steamships may be cancelled without notice Ijinliomill Sead Your Orderi FOR DIXIE UND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Georgia All Choice CUT FLOWERS la Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty From New York Sailing D&j Hoar Apr. 22-12.00 m. •• 22-12.00 m. " 22- 3.00 pm. " 22-10.00 am. " 22- " 25- ■■ 27- 2.00 pm. " 27- ■■ 29- 3.00 pm. " 29- 7.30 am. " 29-12.00 m May 2- 5.00 pm. 6-10.00 am. 6- 3.00 pm. 6-10.00 am. " 6-12.00 m. " 10- •' 10- " 11- 2.00 pm. " 13- 3.00 pm. " 13-10.00 am. " 13- 5.00 pm. •• 27-10.00 am. " 27- 5.00 pm. Pier Pier 60. N. R. W. 23d St. W. 15th St. W. 14th St. W. 19th St. W.21atSt. 17thSt., Hoboken W. 27th St. W. 15th St. Roberts Stores. Bkyn. W. 23rd St. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. W. 15th St. W. 14th St. Pier 60, N. R. W. 19th St. Pier 8, fi. R. 17th St., Hoboken W. 15th St. W. 14th St. Roberts Stores, Bkyn. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. DeBtiD&tion Liverpool Liverpool PhUadelphia Cameronia Cedric Liverpool Liverpool Azores-Gib .- HelliBOlav Nap.-Gen. Christiansand- Christiania- Copenhagen Rochambeau Bordeaux St. Louis Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool Bordeaux Liverpool Liverpool Pannonia Espagne Tuscania Finland Baltic Antonio Lopez. . . United States. . . . I^a Touraine California Cadiz-Barcelon Copenhagen Bordeaux Liverpool Cameronia Carpathia Liverpool fjiverpool tCCristobail EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. Whitted Floral Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED. Itap OPERATING THREB STORES 38 Ca»»* TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception S Careful attention given all orders |)^-in. poto at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-in. $6 00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENQERI— S-in. at $6.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.60. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe A Diviaion Aves., Grand Rapids, Mi'^hig.n ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2>i-in., $3,00 per 100, $25.00 pet 1000 Good, strong planU. W. B. Girvin. Floriat. Leola. Pa. Asparagus Sprengeri, large, strong plants, 4-in., $7.00 per 100. Cash. H. A. Cook, Oberlin, O. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ready May 1st, $5.00 per 1000. CoUingdale Green- houses, CoUingdale, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pots, $1.50 per 100; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPA11AGU.S SPRENGERI PLANTS— From the bench at SU.OO per 100. Harry T. Mead, 1230 Hanover .St., Manchester, N. H. ASTERS ASTERS — Aatermum type, extra select: only full double blooms saved — one of the very best flo- rists' Asters; very large. Trial packet, 50c., W OB $1.00, 1 OS. $3.50. Cash. C Betsohar, Dover, Ohio. AZALEAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, J. Llewellny, and Wm. J Vervrane. 65a., 86o., $1.10, up to $2.50 each. Ernest Rober. Wilmetta. 111. AZALEA NUDIFLORA— Fine clumps. $3,50 for 10. $25.00 per 100. Harrison & Sons, R. 10. Lebanon Springs, N. Y. BARBERRY BARBERRY THUNBERGII 100 1000 8-12 in., lining out $1.50 $12 00 12-18 in., heavy 6.00 60.00 lS-24 in., heavy 8.00 70.00 2- 3 ft,, heavy 12.00 100.00 Shade Trees, Shrubs and Rosea. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA, ILL BARBERRY THUNBERGII— 2-year heavy, 15- in. to 24-in., $3,00 per 100, $22 00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST.. TRENTON, N. J. BAT TREES BAY TREES— Write for wholesale price Hat Jullua Roehra Co.. Rutherford, N. J. BEDDING PLANTS Complete List of Bedding Plants Now Ready for Mailing Yours for the asking. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA, PA Csntinued t* Next Calnniii STOCK FOR SALE BEOOITIAS BEGONIAS 100 Chriatmas Red, 2>i-in '. $6.00 Christinas Red, 3-in 10.00 Erfordii. 2>i-in 3 00 Erfordii. 3in 6.00 Prima Donna. 2X-in 3 00 Smithii. 2>i-tn 3 00 ChateUine. 2><-in 3,60 ERNEST ROBER - - . . WILMETTB, ILL. BEGONIAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2><-in $16.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2>i-m 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine, 2H->n 6.00 40.00 Chatelaine. 3-in 8.00 76.00 Vernon. 2H-in 4.00 Vernon, 3-in 6.00 PYFER & OLSEM, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $25 00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000: also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15.00 per 100, $140 00 per 10.00; Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100. $180.00 per 1000. Your early order secures the best plants for growing on. J. A. Peterson A Sons, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. BEGONIAS— Delivery from May 16th Lorraine. 2H-in. pots. $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati 2H-in. pots. $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2>i-in, pots, $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. 5000 BEGONIA VERNON— Light pink, 2H-in pots, big stock, $3. .50 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIB.SAM 31 Wall St., TRENTON, N. J. BEGONIA LUMINOSA— Strong, 2-in. plants from seed, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Ready for shipment. Cash with order. Peter Brown, Lan- caster. Pa. BEGONIA VERNON— Out of flats, strong plants, fit for 3>^-in. pots, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; all colors. M. H. Kruschka, Asbury Park. N. J BEGONIAS — All varieties. See display ad., page 1009. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. BERBERI8 THUNBEROU BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Strong, trans- planted, 2-yr. plants, 15-in. to 20-in., $4,00 per 100. $35,00 per 1000; 10-in. to 16-in., $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. These are fine and will please. No charge for packiug. Chaa. Black, Hightstown, N.J, BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 2-year, 2c. For other sizes see under Privet in classified ads this issue. Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII — Strong, well branched, 18-24 in., $8.00 per 100. Viets Greenhouses & Nurseries, New Bntain, Conn. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Surplus of 15,000 seedlings, 3-6 in., $6.00 per 1000. Send exchange list. Southworth Bros., Beverly, Maas BOUVARDIAS BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fill nearly all of our orders for Bouvardia plants. We are booking orders earlier this season in order to give everyone a chance. Plants from 2>^-in. pots ready April 15tb and later. Be sure you get the correct shades and colors. We can give you the right varieties. Single 2>i-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $56.00 Rose Pink .' 7.00 66.00 LightPink 7.00 65.00 Wtite 7.60 60.00 Double: White, much like Double Lilae 7.00 66.00 Pink, soft pleasing shade 7.00 65.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co:, 160S-1S20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Fa. BOUVARDIA— Pmk. out of 2-in. pots, ready May 10. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. H. Mamitach, 220 Grand Ave., Englewood, N. J. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramids and Buah. Price list on demand, Jullua Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimena. 2 ft., at $2.26 each; 2H ft., at $2.76 each; 3 ft., .It $3.26 each; 4 ft., at $4.60 each. Price includes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in., balled, at 36o. each 1 in.' balled, at 40o. each; 18 in., balled, at 60e. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., Box 407 Dundee, Illinoia. Continued to Next Pae^ 1032 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE BUDDI.EIA CARNATIONS CARNATIONS BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— Rooted cuttings, $2.25 per 100, $18.50 per 1000: from 2H-io. pots, ready later, $3.50 per 100. Edgewood Greenhotisea, J. F. Freehan, mgr., Gt. Barrington, Mass. BUDDLFJA ASIATICA— Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100; 214-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. John B. Roy, Harrison, N. Y. BULBS Mr. B. Progressivfe, Florist, Everywhere, U. S. A. Dear Sir: It will be a decided advantage as regards prices and quality to place your order with us. ^ n i Soliciting your order through this advents down the overhead selling expenses and you positively get lower prices and better quality. Our terms are liberal and are a guarantee that you get a square deal, all bulbs guaranteed true to name or money refunded. Write us and upon request we will mail you our booklet giving prices f. o. b. New York or Chicago, and we will also cheerfully furnish you with any information that may be desired. Those of our friends who will mail us a list of their re- quirements will find it has paid them to do so. Awaiting to hear from you at yoiu- pleasure, we remain. Yours very truly, Westerbeek & Klyn. P. S. — If you read this ad and are not inter- ested, if you will give us the names of some of your friends that you think may be interested, we will have our home office mail you a beautiful lithograph worth while framing. Write to WESTERBEEK & KLYN, 14 STONE ST., NEW YORK, N. Y. AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior' to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and prices. Geo. P. Buck & Son, CoUingswood, N. J. HYACINTHS, Tulips (early and Darwins), Nar- cissus, Daffodils, Crocus, Iris, etc. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, HiUegom, Holland. Ameri- can Office: 147 Magnolia Ave., Arlington, N. J. OALADrUMS CALADIUM ESCULENTUM— In sizes 5x7, 7x9, 11x13, 13 X 15, If you want any, order at once. John F. Croom & Bro., Bulb Growers, Magnolia. N. C. CANNAS LILY— CANNA BULBS Per 100 Mont. Blanc Imp., Venus, California $4.00 Beacon, or Halley's Comet 5.00 Gladiator 6.50 Mrs. Kate Gray 3.00 Mrs. A. F. Conard 10.00 Meteor 25.00 Wabash 10.00 Loveliness S.OO All the above are strong, dormant roots. Cash wtih order. Aabury Park, Home Nurseries, Wm. O'Hagan, Asbury Park, N. J. CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh out Austria C. Henderson, D. Harum. F. Vaughan, Mile. Berot, Mme. Crozy, R. Wallace, Shenandoah, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Gladiator, Louisiana, Kate Gray, Queen Charlotte, Gladioflora, Uncle Sam, Venus, Wyoming, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Hungaria, King Humbert, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F. Conard, Rosea, Gigantea, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on targe lots and started plants. Cash please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. CANNAS — America, Penna, David Harum, Shen- andoah, Austria, Egandale, $1.50 per 100: B Beauty, Marlboro, Kate Gray, $2.00 per 100. Two to three eyes. Cash. J. H. Dann & Son, West- field, N. Y. CANNAS — Well started Cannas from bench, ready for potting. H. Wallace, also mixed sorts, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Cash. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksville, N. Y. CANNAS — King Humbert and Buttercup. Fresh divided. $2.50 per 100. Benj. Connell, Mer- ohantviUe, N. J. NEW CANNAS — Gold Medal winners San Fran- cisco and San Diego; new list just out. The Conard A Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. CARNATIONS CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 60.00 Beacon 3 00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Gloria 3.00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 26.00 R. P. Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 Peerless Pink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.50 20.00 Conquest 2.50 20.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 26 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, Joliet, lU. Contiiined t« N«zt Cslninm CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to growing Carnation'Cuttings. Our cuttings are large, strong, healthy and well rooted. We never sent out finer stock than we are shipping this season. To prove this if our stock does not reach you in good con- dition and perfectly satisfactory, you may return it at once to us. 100 1000 Enchantress. Standard Lt. Pink$2.50 $20.00 White Enchantress. Std. white.. 2.50 20.00 Rose Pink Enchantress. Pink ... 2.60 22.60 Mrs. C. W. Ward. Pink 2.60 22.50 Matchless. Best white 3.00 25.00 Supreme. Light pink 3.00 25.00 Ahce. Best light pink 5.00 45.00 We also have stock from 2-in. pots ready for shipment, also we would be pleased to book your order for stock " ready to plant " and then you do not have to bother with the handling and give it the room in your houses. 100 1000 Enchantress $3.50 S30.00 White Enchantress 3.50 30.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3,50 32.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.50 32.50 Matchless 4.00 35.00 Vicotry 4.00 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 4.00 35.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Dorothy Gordon 4.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 5% discount, cash with order. SMITH & GANNETT Carnation Specialists GENEVA, N, Y. NEWiVARIETIES FOR 1916 and 1917 100 1000 Cottage Maid $12.00 $10000 Merry Christmas 12.00 100.00 Rosalia 12.00 100 00 Old Gold 12.00 100.00 Rooted cuttings of this year's introductions and standard varieties. Prices on application. CLEAN, HEALTHY, WELL ESTABLISHED PLANTS -2-in.- -2H-in - 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $6.50 $55.00 $7.00 $65.00 AkehurstS-in 6 50 55,00 Matchless 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 White Enchantress 3.50 30.00 4.00 35,00 White Wonder 3.50 30,00 4.00 35,00 Rose Pink Enchantress.. 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 Beacon 3.00 27.50 4.00 35.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 27.50 4.00 35.00 Enchantress 3.00 27.50 4.00 35.00 ORDER NOW FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS SEND FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS I have selected the varieties listed below as the best money makers to offer my customers. If these do not fill your wants, write me. My stock is strong and healthy, and will be rooted well before being shipped. ALICE Don't overlook Alice. It is conceded to be the bread winner for the ordinary grower. It is a great producer, quick grower, and easy to handle. POTTED STOCK Write for prices on stock to be potted and grown on for later delivery. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $45.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Enchantress Supreme 3.00 25.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.60 20.00 260 at 1000 rate. 6% off for cash withjorder. A. A. GANNETT GENEVA, N. Y. ROOTED CUTTINGS We are ready to supply our usual high grade of young stock. Our business in this department increases each year because of the healthy char- acter of our stock, its thoroughly rooted condition when sent out, and our careful packing. Those who once buy of MB seldom care to take a chance by ordering of anyone else. We offer: 100 1000 Enchantress $2.00 $18.00 Philadelphia 2.00 18.00 Washington 2 00 18.00 Rosette 2.50 20.00 White Enchantress 2.00 18.00 White Perfection 2.00 16.00 Champion 3.00 26.00 Victory 2.00 18.00 WIETOR BROS., 162 No. Wabash Ave., Chicago. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONQ A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17.60 Enchantress 2.00 17.60 Philadelphia 2.00 17.60 Beacon 2.2» 20,00 Enchantress Supreme 2.2S 20.00 Matchless 2.2S 20.00 White Wonder 2.28 20.00 White Enchantress 2,26 20.00 Benora 2.2S 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CARNATION PLANTS From Soil To Close 100 1000 ALICE $3.00 $25.00 BEACON 2.60 20.00 FRANK P. PUTNAM, LOWELL, MASS. Continned to Next Colnnim SEEDLING CARNATION Laura Weber $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Color grand I Deep salmon pink, large bloom, strong stem; excellent keeper and shipper. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.25 $17.50 Alice 5.00 White Wonder 2.50 20.00 Sensation 6.00 Pocohontas 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. CARNATIONS— R. C, select, well rooted, Alice. Mrs. Akehurst, Sensation, $6,00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Champion, Herald, Yellow Prince, Dagmar. $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Match- less, Benora, Philadelphia. Gorgeous, Alma Ward, Supreme White. Pink Enchantress, $3.00 per 100. $25 00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. CARNATIONS — Matchless, Enchantress Supreme Rose Pink Enchantress, White Enchantress Washington (Dark Pink Enchantress), Victory $20.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Cash with or- der from unknown parties. The above are healthy and well rooted for immediate shipment. Alex. A. Laub, New Hamburg, N. Y. CARNATIONS— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $60.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD, N. Y 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. WhiU, Enohantress; pink Enohantreu, Ward and PhiUdelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $60.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., ^^aahTille, Tenn. CARNATIONS— Young plants from 2-in, pots, ready for the field. Enchantress. C. W. Ward, and Beacon, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; White Perfection, $3.50 per 100. Ed. Buchtenkirch, Sea CliJ. N. Y. CARNATIONS — Strong, healthy, well-rooted Cut- tings: Enchantress, $12.50 per 1000. A. J. Jqhnson, 1880 Broad St., Providence. R. I. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 1009. Roman J. Irwin, 108 Wert 28th St., New York. CATALPAS FOR CATALPA BUNGEII AND SPECIOSA— Inquire of H. G. Norton, Perry, Lake CTo., Ohio. CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Best commercial varieties at reasonable prices. Mai. Bonnaffon, $1.50 per 100, $11.50 per 1000 WHITE — Smith's Advance. Queen, E. Snow, Wanamaker. Kalb, Chas Razer, $1.60 per 100, $12,50 per 1000; Naomah, Ivory Supreme. Oct. Frost. Mt. Kisco, G. Pitcher, Mrs. Syme, W. Perfection, M. Meyer, W. Bonnaffon, A. Byron, Lynnwood Hall, C. Touset. W. Frick. W. Cheer, W. Ivory, Polly Rose, J, Jones, E, Papworth. Dec. Gem. $1.75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000: Oconto, Smith's Ideal. Wm. Turner. T. Eaton. J. Nonin, $1.90 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; White Chieftain, grand white, $3.00 per 100 $25.00 per 1000. YELLOW— Aug. Hasse, Col, Appleton, R, Halli- day, Reiman, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Donelleta, G. Glow, Y. Jones, R. Gold, Nagoya, Chrysolora. Oct. Sunshine, Ramapo, D. Dimple. G. Robin, $1.75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Yellow Eaton. $2.00 per 100; Odessa, Golden Eaton, $3,00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000, PINK— Pacific Su- preme, M, Dean, Patty. Unaka, Glory of Pacific, $1 50 per 100. $12.50 per 1000; Chieftain. P. Frick. Rosiere, Alma Pink. Pink Ivory, Gloria. P. Gem. Dr. Enguehard. W. R. Brock. C. P. Kelley. $1.75 per 100. $12,50 per 1000; E. A. Seidewitz. W. L. Pink. Hirondelle. $1.90 per 100. $15,00 per 1000. BRONZE — Glenview. Tints of Gold, Elberon, Naomah, $1.75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. RED— Harvard, Black Hawk, Cullinfordi, $1.76 per 100, $12.60 per 1000. POMPONS— W. Diana, Quinola, Souv d'Or, $1.75 per 100. $12.60 per 1000; Golden Climax. Y. Baby. W, Baby. Queen of Whites. Julia Lagravere. Western Beauty. Mary Richard- son, B, Phillips. L. Doty. Rufus. Lula. Nesco, Miss Julia. H, Newberry, (golden Harvest, Klondyke, $1.75 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. SINGLES— Garza. Nakota, M. Colladay, $1.76 per 100, $15.00 per 1000 NEW— Red Riding Hood, Leota, W. Mensa, G. Mensa, Garza. Josephine, W. E, Buck- ingham, E, D, Godfrey, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW VARIETIES— Autocrat, grand white, $10,00 per 100; E. Guttman, grand pink, $25.00 per 100; Golden Gleam, E. Frost, Marigold. Golden Queen, Modello, $6.00 per 100, $50-00 per 1000, POT TYPE— White Caprice. Y. Caprice. Purple Caprice, Lilac Caprice. Butler's Caprice. K. Thompson. Lady Lydia. Brutus, Mrs. Greening, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Delivery on any of these varieties from April 15th to July 15th: 250 of any one kind at the 1000 rate. Cash on these prices. Chrysanthemum cuttings, and field Carnation plants. ARTHUR COOMBS, WEST HARTFORD, CONN. Continned to Next Colnmn CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE 100 1000 Smith's Advance $2.00 $15.00 Early Frost 5.00 60.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 16.00 Alice Salomon 2.00 16.00 Alice Byron 2.50 20.00 Wm. Turner 2.50 20.00 Chas. Razer 2.00 16.00 Linwood Hall 2.00 15.00 YELLOW Chrysolora 2.00 16.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15.00 Yellow Eaton 2.50 20,00 Odessa 6.00 Bonnaffon 2.00 16.00 Nagoya 2.60 20.00 Daily Mail 6.00 PINK Amorita 2.00 15.00 Chieftain 2.00 15.00 MoNeice 2.00 15.00 Dr. Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewitz 6.00 CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 15.00 H. E. Converse 5.00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY. JOLIET, ILL. 25.000 CHRYSANTHEMUM TRUE NO. 1 STOCK 1000 10.000 White Touset. One of the best white early incurved variety $9.00 2.000 Dr. Enguehardt. Late pink 10.00 1,000 Mrs. Hulp, Early white round flow. . 8.00 2,000 Pacific Supreme. Best early pink 7.00 1,000 Beatrice May. Feathery white 10.00 1,000 Montaro. Late white 12.00 1,000 White Duckham. Late white 8.00 600 Metzer. Late white 10.00 A few thousand of other varieties. Order today. My stock will please you. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 Wall St., TRENTON, N J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Well rooted, clean and healthy. Golden Glow. Chrysolora. Appleton. Roman Gold, Bonnaffon, October Frost, White Glory, Ivory. A. Byron. Adelia, McNeise, Well's Late Pink, Maud Dean, Dr. Enguehard, Harvard, $1.60 per 100. Oconto, Ideal, Poehlmann, Ivory Supreme, Naomah, Fidelity, W. Turner, W. H. Chadwick, Lynnwood Hall, Chieftain, Elberon, Mrs. O. H. Kahn, Goldmine, Golden Chadwick, $2,00 per 100. Baby, Celco, Nesco, Garza, Golded Harvest, Klondyke, Zenobia, Western Beauty, Helen Newberry, $1.60 per 100. Special prices on large orders. Stein Bros., Warren Point, N. J. EARLY UVENDER-PINK CHRYSANTHEMUM AUEX. QUTTMAIN *Mum growers ahouldn't be without this one. We offer a few stock plants at $2.00 each. For early delivery, Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR. INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Strong Rooted Cuttings: Pacific Supreme, Pink Gem, Early Snow, Chas. Razer, Alice Salomon, Yellow Bonnaffon, Ramapo, Robert Halliday, Chrysolora, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Harvard, Golden Glow, Mme. J. Nonin, Tim. Eaton, Wm. Turner. Chieftain, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Pompons — AUentown, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Ira, Klondyke. Garza, $1.75 per 100, $13.50 per 1000. Potted plants, 2}i-in., Sl.OO per 100 extra. 250 at 1000 rates. Cash, please. John B. Tanguy, West Grove, Pa. EM MA A Garza-Anemone, Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy ( You will make no mistake in buying stock of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Not. 15th, finishes early in December. Cuttings ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob Pulling, Calumet, Kewanee, Mankato. Lelia, Mary Bennett, Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, ana Silver King, at $10.00 per 100. Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, Marigold, Gorgeous, Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Miss Emma Roope, Nerissa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard, Lilian Doty, at $3.00 per 100. Also general collection of exhibition, commercial and pompon varieties at popular prices SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings, Smith'a Advance, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora, Rosiere, Chieftain, Major Bonnaffon, Ivory Supreme, Pink Gem, Dr. Enguehard, Chas. Razer, Baby. Fairy Queen, Diana, L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Mary Collahan and others, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. FLORAL HILL GARDENS G. F. Neipp, Prop., CHATHAM, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Bonnaffon, Enguehardt, $10.00 per 1000; Seidewitz. Chief- tain, $15.00 per 1000. Other standard varieties in smaller lots. H. Maraitach, 220 Grand Ave. Englewood, N. J. Continued to Next Paeo AprU 22, 1910. The Florists' Exchange 1033 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE OHRYSANTHEMTTMS CHUYSANTHEMUMS Rooted Cuttings, Advance. Polly Rose, Golden Glow, eko,, $1.50 per 100. »12..'>0 per 1000. Crystal Gem, $6.00 per 100. Early Frost and MariKold, $5.00 per 100. Golden Rarer, $i.00 per 100. Golden Climax, Golden West, Josephine, $1.7.'> per 100, $15.00 per 1000. The 135 best norists' varieties. STAFFORD'S CONSERVATORIES STAFFORD SPRINGS. CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, the kind we like to receive; White Ivory, Chas. Raser, W. Bonnaffon, J. Nonin, Yellow Nlajor Bonnaffon. Salomon's Gold, Pink Chieftain, Pacific; $1.25 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Pompons — Diana White, K!i>ndvke yellow and Golden Pheas- ant: $1.00 per lOU, $11.00 per 1000. Milbrook I.ea Greenhouses, West Whitcland P. O., Chester Co., P«. CHRYSANTHEMl'MS — Rooted Cuttings. WAiVe— Chas. Razor, E. Snow, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon. Yellow — Chr>'solora. Roman Gold, M. Bonnaffon, Mrs. Hurley. PinA— Chief- tain, Unaka, Patty. Well's I.ate Pink. $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. Send for complete list. Wm. Swayne, Lock Rox'T, KennettTSquarc.Pa. ANEMONE MUMS Japanese Anemone, C. L. Hutchinson, Japanese Anemone Marie Poole, Single Anemone, Mrs. Carrie Ryerson, Single Anemone, Thomas Dunn, 2H-in. pot planta. $1.50 per doi., $10 00 per 100. D. D. P. ROY. 1005 Federal Life BIdg., Chicago CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200,000 Rooted Cut- tings, in 25 leading commercial varieties, $2.00 per 100. $15 00 per 1000. List ready. Early Frost, $5.00 per 100, $40,00 per 1000. Mistletoe, Oconto and Seidewitz. $.3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash. Benja- min Copnell, Florist, Me^chant^^i^e, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings from sturdy stock. Grown cool. 100 1000 Harvard. Jeanne Nonin $1.75 $15.00 Mrs. E. D. Godfrey, superb lat« single pink 2.00 17.50 JOHN B. ROY HARRISON, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM.?- Well rooted Cuttings, from cool-growii stock; Major Bonnaffon, $1.25 per 100, $10 00 per 1000; Pacific, Unaka, white and pink Ivory, $1.50 per 100; Garza, $2.00 per 100. Albert Marck, New Springville, S. I.. N. Y. MRS. M, R. MORGAN— The finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttmgs. $15 00 per 100; 2H-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum_Co.. Inc., Pitts- burgh, Pa. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana, Baby, Quinola, Klondyke, Sol. d'Or, Helen Newbury, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Ready April 1st. White Bros., Medina, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cutting! and stock pUntfl. Se«display ad., page 1009. Roman J.Irwin. 108 W. 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading varieties for pot culture. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. COLEUS COLEUS CUTTINGS Verschaffeltii, Beckwith's Gem, Golden Bed- der. Queen Victoria, Trailing Queen, Firebrand, Queen of the Mist. Tarn O'Shanter. Salva5-in. pots, $27.50 per 1000. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 Wall St., TRENTON, N. J. COLEUS — An improved Brilliancv. rooted cut- tings, $2.00 per 100; 2;2-in., $5.00 per 100; 3H- in , $8.00 per 100. Beckwith's Gem. bushy, 3-in., $5.00. Menard, 5213 Danneel St., New Orleans, La;^ COLEUS — Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, rooted cuttings, $5-00 per 1000; out of 2-in. pots. $1.80 per 100. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge, N. J. COSMOS THE WONDERFUL SUFFRAGETTES. _ Fall Cosmos in July, big blossoms, early July till frost, endorsed by best gardeners. Write for booklet, see what they say and who they^^are. Satisfaction or money back. Plants ooly. Edward Lewis, Derby, Conn. OBOTONS CR0T0N8 — From 3-in. pots, 8 to 10 In. hich in 8 varieties, $1S.00 pet 100; from 2M->n. pots. In 10 varieties, $£.00 per 100. B. M. Wiohen A Co., QretnA, La. Continued to Next Colnmn CYCLAMEN DAHLIAS CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in exist- ence. Transplanted seedlings, 8 varieties equally divided, $3,50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000— including Glory of Wanclsbek. light and dark salmon; Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 ner 100. $36.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon, $4..50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; new fancy variety. Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in dilTerent colors, very fine, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial il you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200,000 plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER, WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — Our well known string, colors kept separately, out of 2M-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000. Immediate ^delivery. I.ehnig Winnefeld, Hackensack, N. J. CYCLAMEN— 7-in. and g-in. A>ale> pans; full of bud and bloom, $1,60 each. 6-in. extra fine plants, 75o, and $1,00 each. Good plant*. 26o. and 50o. each, Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves , Grand Rapids Mich CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering, strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3 60per 100. $30.00 per 1000, Roman J. Irwin, 108 Vf. a8th St., New York. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Julius Roehrs Co,. Rutherford, N. J. CYCLAMEN— Mixed seedlings, repotted thumb pots. Ready now. 3c. Cash. "The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DAHLIAS DAHLIA CLUMPS ^ct™^'''" We have aiirplus Clumps of the following tried and true cutflower varieties. These kinds can be planted in larj^e quantities at a small outlay of cash for bulbs and the blooms will brinp more on the average than the blooms of the high priced varieties that are as a rule shy flowers. You can't go wrong by planting large quantities of these kinds. Please note that these Clumps have all been dug by fork, not plowed out, and therefore have prac- tically no broken necked tubers: Per 100 KRIKMHILDE $8.00 JACK ROSE 5.00 SYLVIA 8.00 M. McCOLLOUGH 6.00 LYNDHURST 5.00 RED HUSSAR 5.00 PENELOPE 6.00 (25 at 100 rate) WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia " Golden Gate." Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true " Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps, §25.00 per 100, S3. 50 per doz. Strong divisions, §10.00 per 100, S1.50 per doz. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville. L. I., N. Y. DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW— Arabella, A. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Judah, La France, Orator, Purple Judah, So.; Robt. Bloomifield, So.; Storm King, 8o.; Queen Victoria, White Swan. 8o. DECORATIVE— C. W. Bruton. Golden West, 26c.; Jack Rose, Katherine Duer, F. T. Bassett. Lyndhuret, M. McCullough, Orange King, Princess Juliana. 15c.: Queen Emma, 15o.; Sebastopol, l5o.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke So.; CACTUS— Country Girl. So.; Floradora. 8o ; Golden Gate, 25a.; Galliard, So.; Hagen. So.; Libelle, So.; Rev. Jamieson. So. POMPON— Fairy Queen, Little Beaale, Vivid SINGLE — Reise So,; 20th Century, So.; Scarlet Century, So All except as noted, S6.00 per 100, $45.00 p6r 1000; divided, $3.00 per 100. $25 00 per 1000. Cash, please. C Befcher. DOVER, OHIO If you intend growing Dahliaa for cut flowers then you will make no mistake in tiying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the best there is in Dahlias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing Dahlias for the florists* cut flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Also have to ofTer a splendid assortment of 25 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's countertrade; all good commer^'ial standard kinds. Every type and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire eatisf action. Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of Dahlias mailed on application. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries. W. A. Finger. Prop, Hicksville. L. I.. N. Y. DAHLIAS ^ Whole field clumps, the best commercial and show varieties. Complete list on application Write for our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Plilatielphia, Pa. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties. large, field-grown olumpj. $3.50 per 100. $30 00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Fateraoo, N.J. Contlnned t* Next CoInmn A CHAND NEW DECOKATIVE DAHLIA .SENSATION of the Pacific Coast, ' Gen. Walters "; strong grower, stems 3 ft . blooms 10 in. to 12 in. across: color salmon flesh, wliading rose and yellow to base. Won highest awards both shows P. P. I. E., San Francisco. Stock limitc— Large clumps, 50c.; medium, 15c. to 25c.: divisions small 5c. M. L. McClave, Benton Harbor, Mich. FERKS FERNS. 100 1000 Seottii. 2H-in $5.00 $45.00 Boston. 2H-'n 5.00 45.00 Roosevelt. 2H-in 5.00 45.00 Teddy, Jr. 2)^-in., extra good 6.00 50.00 Whitmani. 2H-in 6.00 46.00 Boston, Seottii, Whitmani, Roosevelt, 4-in., $20.00 per 100. Teddy, Jr., extra heavy, $25 00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. Smithii, 4-in., $25.00 per 100, $20000 per 1000. 6-in. of the above. $50.00 to $75.00 per 100. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO . 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. FERNS— 60,000 2}i-in , Seottii and Roosevelt, $35 00 per 1000; 15.000 Seottii, Roosevelt and Teddy Jr., 4-in.. $12.00 per 100. Cash, please. M. Hilpert, Sta. O.. 313 Belair Rd.. Baltimore, Md. FERNS — From 2-in. pots. Boston. 3c.; Roose- velt, 4c ; Teddy, Jr., 5c. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield. Ohio. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; see advertisement on page 1016 J. F. AnderaoD. Fern Spectaliat. Short Hills. N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— In aU varietiea: also all other Ferns. 2^4n.. etc. See display ad., page 1009. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y. BOSTON FERN RUNNERS— $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm. Mears, Rumson. N. J. FICUS FICUS REPENS— 2-in. strong, $o.00 per 100. Menard. 5212 Danneel St., New Orleans, La. Continned t* Next C«Inma FORGET-ME-NOTS FORGET-ME-NOTS iMyoTOtis)— Gi^l ^^Hill- ro-)tOii plants, $1.00 per 100, parcel post paid, S7.0 ) pir lOOQ express; clumps, 5 to 10 plants each, $J.0i per^lOO. ,VI. L. McClave, Bonton Harbor. iMich. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS— Double white, double blue, eingle pink. 4-in. pot stock. $8.00 per 100. Little Beauty, 2>i-in._pots, $4 00 per 100. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 WALL ST., TRENTON. N. J. FUCHSIA— Rooted Cuttings. $1.00 per 100; 2.l4--in.. $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plaok Rd., North Ber- gen, N. J. FUCHSIAS — 1 of the best varieties, fine 2K-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. Charles Whitton, cor. York St. & Gray .Vve.. Utica. N. Y. FUCHSIAS— Strong rooted cuttings, $1 00 per 100 $10.00 par 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. FTTWKIA8 FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strone Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per doz.. $15.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii. 2H-'n. Immediate delivery Extra fine, $8.00 per 100; J70.00 per 1000 Write for our numthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St.. Phlladelphlii. Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. 100 1000 4-in $12.00 $100.00 5-in 18.00 160.00 3-in., for growing on 5.00 45.00 Poitevine. Ricard, Maryland. S. A. Nutt. Buch- ner. La Favorite and all the other popular varietiea. You will not be making a mistake by ordering your Spring Stock NOW. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUM.S — Strong, hardy plants, 2'A-in. stock of S. A. Nutt, $2.75 per 100; Poitevine, Berthe de Pressilly, La Favorite. $3.00 per 100; Jean Viaud. $3.60 per 100. 3H-in. stock. S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Mrs. Lawrence. Jean Viaud. Berthe de Pressilly. La Favorite, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. Van Kirk Floral Co.. Atco, N. J. 20,000 ^GERANIUMS— Fine stock, bud and bloom, also fine, healthy plants. S. A. Nutt, E. G. Hill. Poitevine, Berthe Pressilly. Thos. Meehan. Jean ^'iaud, Reconnere, Scarlet Maison, $6.00 per 100, $56.00 per 1000. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 Wall St., TRENTON, N. J. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2>i-^ stock, ready for shift Ricard, Viaud. Buchner, Poitevine. $2.60 per 100, $22 60 per 1000. 8. A. Nutt $2.00 per 100. $I.S.OO per 1000 Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery (5o , Monroe. N, Y. STRONG. WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— 3-in S A Nutt. Plffln, Harrison. Iji Favorite. $25 00 per 1000. Jean Viaud. Beaute Poitevine, Perkins, Mad. Landry, strong. 3-in,. $27.50 per 1000. Peterson Floral Co.. Gibaon City. III. GERANIU.MS— Grant, Nutt. Viaud. Oberle. Poitevine and Ricard. 2yi-\n. stock. $2.60 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Mme.Languith (silver leaO. $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1610 Hackensack Plank Rd.. North Bergen, N. J. GERANIUMS— Hill and S. A. Nutt,' $20.00 pc' 1000; .3-in.. Poitevine and S. A. Nutt. $25.00 per 1000; Mmo. Salleroi. 2>^-in., $20.00 per 1000. Must have room, hence the price. Cash with order. Babcock Floral C^o.. Wequctonsing. Mich. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt. B. Poitevine. A. Ricard. Jeanne Oberle. a few thousand. $18 00 per 1000; $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. Sunny- side Greenhouses. R. F. D. No. 7. Schenectady. N^. GERANIUMS— Ricard. Doyle. Nutt. Poitevine and White, from 2K-in. pots. $22.60 per 1000; immediate delivery. Cash with order. Wm. F. Koenig, 666 Hamilton .^ve.. West New York. N. J. GERANIUMS— ;.I have a few thousand well-rooted Cuttings of Poite\'ine that I wish to move quickly. Will price these at $10.00 per 1000. Casli with order. C. B. Shisler. WiUiamsville. N. Y. GERANIUMS— 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in., $5.00 per 100. See ad. this issue, pa^e 1008 for varieties and other plants. Ernest Hams, Delanson, N. Y GERANIUM.S — Poitevine, 3;i-in. in bud and bloom. $6.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm. Madison. N.J. GERANIUMS— 2X-in.. Double and single Grant . $1.75 per 100; Rose-scented. $1.60 per 100. Cash please. John B. Tanguy. Florist. West Grove. Pa Oantlnned to Next Faee 1034 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE GERANITTMS GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt. strong, 3H-in. and 4-in. pots in bloom, 16.00 and $7.00 per 100. L. C. Happel, Waynesboro, Pa. GERANIUMS — Ready now. 2H-in. pot planta. See display ad, pape 1009. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., Now York. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GLADIOLI GLADIOLI America. tlO.OO Primulinus. $40 00 Annie Wigman, $20.00 Augusta, $12.00 Dora Krois, $50.00 Brenohlevensis. $12.00 Glory Holland, $20,00 Europa. $50.00 F. Buchanan, $30.00 Glory, $30.00 Klondyke. $20.00 HaUey, $12.00 Mrs, King, $10.00 Jessie, $15.00 Niagara. $35,00 Mrs. Beecher, $35 00 Nor. Dee Childs, $80.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80.00 Peace, $50.00 ■> Panama. $26.00 Renie Blanche. $40.00 J Schwaben. $80.00 Shakespeare, $30.00j ■* Wm. Falconer, $40.00 Scribe. $35.00 PriraulinusHybrids.$20.00 Choice miied, $6.00, $S.0O, $12.50. $25 00. $50 00, $100.00. Reds, white and light pinks. $12.00 $25.00, $50 00. $100.00. Yellows. $16.00. $20.00. $30.00. $5000 All per 1000 Special price in large Iota, Cash, please. C. Betsoher. Dover. Ohio GladiolT First and sei'uinl .size liullts. America, Augusta, King, Brenchleyensis, Klondyke, Shakespeare, Halley, Taconis, Victory, Hyde Park, Morning Star and others- If you are lookiDg for a bargain, write us for prices Write for ovr Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOGK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America. $8 00; Brencbleyensis, $9.00; Columbia, $15.00: Isaac Buchanan. $35.00; Mrs Henry Ward Beecher, $30.00; May. $'5.00 per 1000 for IM-in. up: also 2d and 3d sises and Dulblets, G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence, Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large Iota. JOHN H. UMPLEBY, LAE[E VIEW, N. Y. PLANTING OUT GLADIOLI lj.^-in. 1-in. H-in. America $8.00 $8.00 $5.00 Brencbleyensis 8.00 6.00 5.00 Pink Beauty 8.00 6.00 5.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 all blooming size. $15.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son, Collingswood, N, J. OL.4,DI0LI— .\u?usta, $8.00 per 1000, 2ii size $3,03 per 1000; Light and White. $8.00 per lOOD, 2d size $6.00 per 1000; Brenohleyensis, $8.00 per 1000. 2d size $6.00 per 1000; Morning Star, very early, lat size, $20.00 per 1000. August Hofman, R. F. D. No. 2. Hicksville. L. I.. N. Y. GLADIOLUS— Mrs. Frank Pendleton, H-in. and under, grown from original stock, and true to name, $7.00 per 1000. 5% discount on 5000 or more; 8% on 10.000 or more. Cash, please. Worcester Bulb Co., 104 Highland St., Worcester, Mass. GLADIOLI— Prices for 100 America, IM-in., 7.5c., IJ-i-in. 60c.; King, IJ-i-in. 60c., 1-in. 40c.; Inde- pendence, l)i-in. 60c.; Dieulafoy, lj<-in. $2.00; Brencbleyensis, IM-in- 60c.; Hulot, l}J-in. $1,00; Niagara, IH-in. $2.50. Mixed, IJ^-in. 65c., Hi-in. 50c. Geo. Hall, Adelphia, N. J. GLADIOLI — America and Mrs. Francis King, fine, healthy, one-year old planting stock, % to 1-in., $4.00 per 1000; H to K in., $3.00 per 1000; H-in. and under, $1.50 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. F. KING GLADIOLUS, IK-in. up, $6.00 per 1000; 5000 or more, $5.00 per 1000; bulblets, $3.00 per bu.; 2 bu.. $5.00. Dept. A P. D. Aspinwall, Ft. Atkinson, Wis. GLADIOLI — America, Mrs. Francis King, also a lot of the best varieties mixed, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Cash. M. J. Schaaf, Dansville, N, Y. GLADIOLI BULBS — Silver Trophy Strain, with extra fine named varieties, mixed, 1-in. to 2-in. Imlbs; only 6000 left at S3.50 per 1000. Frank Thomas. Theresa. N. Y. GLADIOLUS — America, only strong bulbs for forcing, $8.00 per 1000. W. F. Schmeiaker Hospital Sta., Binghamton, N. Y. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 1009 Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. HARDY PERENNIALS HARDY PLANTS FIELD-GROWN STOCK Doz. 100 Coreopsis, grand , $0.60 $4.00 Delphinium, English 60 4.00 Gaillardia, grand. • 60 4.50 Pyrethrum, single mixed 75 6.00 Sweet William 50 3 00 ALLEGHENY NURS. CO.. CHESWICK. PA. Contimned to Next Colmma HARDY PERENNIALS 100 1000 Astilbe Chinensia $3.50 $30.00 Eupatorium agertoides 3.00 20.00 Ferns, best hardy 3.00 20.00 Funkia ovata 4.00 35.00 Hemerocallis flava 4.00 30.00 Iris Siberica 3.60 26.00 Lathyrus latifolius 2.60 20.00 Lily of the Valley, field 2.60 20 00 Lysimachia nummularia 1.50 8.50 Spirffia pal. elegans 4.60 30.00 Spiiaja ulmaria fl. pi 4.50 30.00 Thymus serpyllum 2.00 10.00 Xanthorrhisa apiofolia 6.00 40.00 Harrison & Sons, R. 10, Lebanon Springs, N. Y. HARDY PLANTS TRANSPLANTED FIELD GROWN Delphiniums (Hardy Larkspur), all colors of blue mixed Phlox, finest mixed colors. Hollyhocks, double, in White, Pink, Yellow, Red, in separate colors. Digitalis (Foxglove), White and Pink mixed. Dianthua Barbatus (Sweet William), double mixed. .\quilegia (Columbine), good mixture. Campanula (Canterbury Bells). Blue. Pink and White mixed. Coreopsis, Gaillardia, Shasta Daisy, Achillea (The Pearl) and Physostegia (False Dragon Head). All are large, one-year-old clumps. Price, $4.00 per 100, 60 at 100, rate. GUSTAV PITZONKA BRISTOL, PA. HOLLYHOCKS— Double white, red, pink and yellow: Japan Iris, purple and gold; Funkias, Hardy 'Mums, etc. All strong, field-grown stock. Write for list and prices. W. H. Nichols & Son, Paipesville, Ohio. KING'S HARDY PERENNIALS— 10 per cent. off on all orders received during April. See tlisplay advertisement in this issue, page 945. W. E. KING. Box 362. LITTLE SILVER, N. J. HEATHER SCOTCH HEATHER— Large, field-grown plants, $26.00 per 100. John Marshall, Fruit Hill Green- houses. Providence, R. I. HELIOTROPE HELIOTROPE— Dwarf, giant-flowered dark blue rooted cuttings, $1.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. ISMENE PALMS HOLLYHOCKS HOLLYHOCKS— Single, all colors, mixed, strong, field-grown, $4.00 per 100. List of other hardy plants on request. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gar- dens, Mentor, Ohio. HYDRANGEAS FRENCH HYDRAN(3EAS Dormant and in fine condition. Will make splendid stock for June and July sales. Safely shipped by freight. 700 Radiant, 6-in. pots, 6 and 6 branches, $15.00 per 100. YOUNG STOCK FOR GROWING ON Radiant, 3}2-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Otaksa and Radiant, 2yi-m. pots, $4,00 per 100. $35,00 per 1000. Jackson Perkins Company. Newark, New York. HYDRANGEA P. G. 100 1000 12-16 in., lining out $3 00 $25.00 2- 3 ft., well branched 8.00 75.00 Also "Trees, Shrubs and Perennials ONARGA NURSERY CO 200 Maple Ave.. ONARGA. ILL. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-iii. at $5.00. 5-in. at 20o.. 6-iD. at 25q. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & DiviaioD Aves., Grand Rapids. Mich. IRIS Iris Ida Dalmatica The finest of all the German Iris; beautiful large lavender; suitable for cut flowers, as well as for the garden. Strong divisions, $10.00 per 100: large quantities at special prices. Now is the time for planting. J. A. PETERSON & SONS Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio, IR.IS — Sibirica, Royal Purple, Snow White, Ger- manioa. Madam Chereau, Canary Bird, Brown, yellow and early purple, extra large divisions, $3.00 per 100: good divisions. 50c. per 100. M. L. McClave, Benton H.irbor. Mich. IRIS SIBERICA— Fine. $3.50 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Harrison & Sons, R. 10, Lebanon Springs, N. Y. GERMAN IRIS— Pallida dalmatica, Mme. Che- reau, $3.00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000. John Marshall, Fruit Hill Greenhouses, Providence, R. I Continued to Next Column ISMENE— Strong flowering bulbs, 83.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. A. Mirring, 8702 State St., East .St. Louii, III. IVY ENGLISH rVY— 2Ji-in.. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. ENGLISH IVY— Rooted Cuttings, 76c. per 100 postpaid, from pots 20-in. to 30-in., $6.00 per 100. Chas. Frost, Kenilworth, N. J. ENGLISH IVY— Pot-grown, 4-in., $90.00 per 1000 Miss Kate Cranx, Ira, Ohio. ENGLISH IVY— 1-in. pots, good plants, $8.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm, Madison, N. J. ._ ENGLISH IVY — All sizes; prices on application. Eswell Kemp, Florist, 349 Grove St., Newark. N.J. LEMON LILY LEMON LILY— Extra large plants. $5,00 per 100; good plants, $3,00, Parcels post small lots. M, L. McClave, Benton Harbor, Mich. LOBELIAS LOBELIAS — Kathleen Mallard, the new double cuttings, from soil, 60c. per 100. by mail; $4.00 per 1000. by express. Chas. Whitton, York & Gray Ave.. Utica, N. Y. LOBELIA— Crystal Palace. 2H-in. Pots, $3.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 Wall St., TRENTON, N. J. MOONVINES MOONVINES— Strong, 3-in., 6c.: 2M-in., 3c. Cash with order. Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky , MYRTLE MYRTUS Communis, Brides or German Myrtle, fine plants, out of 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100; out of 2-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. Freder- ick Holtke, cor. Broad & 5th St., Carlstadt, N. J. MYRTLE — Vinca minor, field-grown clumps: can be divided up into 4 to 5 plants, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. E. K. Bau- mann. Rahway, N. J. NITRSERY STOCK ORNAMENTAL STOCK OF QUALITY CAN SUPPLY QUANTITY OF FOLLOWING ITEMS: AZALEA mollis. Bushy plants, with plenty of buda, 12 to 15-in. high, 35c. each, $4 00 per doz, $30.00 per 100; 16 to 18-in. high, 45c. each, $5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100. BOXWOOD— Pyramids, 35-in. high, very fine, $1.75 each; 42-in. high, very fine, $2.26 each; 48-in. high, very fine, $3.25 each; 54-in. high, very fine, $4.00 each. RHODODENDRONS — Best, hardy-named sorts, bright foliage and full of buds, IS to 24-io. high, 75c. each; 24-to 30-in. $1.00 each. These cover the entire list of Parson's Hardy Hybrids. Seedling RHODODENDRONS— Mixed colors, 18 to 24-in. high, very bushy and full of buda, 55c. each: 24 to 30-in. high, and correspondingly bushy, 70c. each. ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho(Dutchman's Pipe)— Extra strong_ plant3,'^4 ft. of tops, 25o. each, in any quantity. HYDRANGEA Paniculata grandiflora— Tree form, 3 to 4-ft. bodies, fine heads, $25.00 per 100. Bush form, 3 ft. high. $10.00 per 100. HYDRANGE.\ Arborescens grandiflora alba — 3 to 4 ft, high, bushy, $20.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft , bushy, S14 00 per 100, BARBERRY Thunbergii— 18 to 24 in. high, very buahv. $7,00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, very bushy, $6,00 per 100. PRIVET CALIFORNIA— Very bushy. 18 to 24-in. high, $2,50 per 100: 24 to 30-in. high. $3,00 per 1011 PRIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy Northern Type)— 18 to 24-in., $5.00 per 100; 24 to 30-in,, $7.00 per 100. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville ----------- Ohio WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees, Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Rosea and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO., 200 Maple Ave. ONARGA, ILL STRONG. 2-year Grapes, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries and other small fruits; Oriental Planes. Norway Maples. etc. Send for price list. Chas. Black, Hightatown, N J. NORWAY MAPLES. Pin Oaks, Oriental Plants in all sizes Send for prii-e list Audubon Nur- serka. Box 731. WUmingtop. N C MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLOR.-V-Magnolia Grand- iflora seedUngs for lining out. Also larger sizes. Valdesian Nurseries, Bostie. N C ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES— 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 6-10 ft. high and through. Perfect apecimena. J. H. Troy. New Rochelle, N. Y. ORCHIDS FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums, Cattteyas, Dendrobiums, etc., about 1000 plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo. Warren, Box 43, EUnwood, R. I. Continued to Next Column PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In all sizes. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co Rutherford, N J. PANSANTrB PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a few days only will make special low price for cash with order 8li« for 2H-in. pots, $4 50 per 100. Siie for 8 4n. pots, 8.00 per 100. Siie for 4 -In. pota, 8.00 per 100. Siie for 8 -in. pots, 12.00 per 100. Beet pot-grown, nicety variegated, 3-in. Dots $10.00 per iSO. Pandanus suckers, $2,00 and $4,00 p«r 100 J. J. Soar, Little River, Fla. PANSIES PANSY PLANTS— Pansy Park Perfection is a most thoroughbred strain of Show and Fancy Pansies. It includes every variety of Giants known; the reds, bronzes and best fancy sorts in good pro- portion, all the colors right for the retail trade. The growing of Pansy Seeds and plants a specialty for over 40 years. One of thousands of testimonials I have received from florists and amateurs- " This is the 7th year I have used your Pansy Plants and each year have found them satisfactory in size of flowers, colore and other respects." M . j. McCable, Florist, Washington, D. C. Fine, strong, stocky, field-grown plants from seed sown in August in sandy soil, thinly, broadcast, with* extra fine roota just right to transplant to bloom and sell in May All colors mixed; 1000 $4.00, 600 $2.25. Fall transplanted from July sown seed, $8.00 per 1000- 100 $1.00. Cash with order. L. W. Goodell, Pansy Park, Dwigbt, Mass. PANSIES — Giant, good, stocky, transplanted, field-grown plants, wintered in coldframe, mix- ture of Cassiers. Odierg, Bugnots, Trimardeau, Masterpiece. Orchid flowering, and other best selling varieties" in bud, $10.00 per 1000. W. W. Macker,^ Dighton, Mass. 225.000 LARGE, stocky (Sept. tranaplanted), field-grown, blooming Pansy Plants, Henry Mette's strain, all aalable stock, satisfaction guaranteed, $1.00 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Prompt shipping. Brill (i)elery Gardens. Kalama- soo, Mich. PANSIES — The big giant-Bowering kind, $3.00 per 1000, in bud and bloom, $5.00 and $1500 per 1000. Cash. If I could only show the nice plants and hundreds of teatimonials, I would be flooded with pew business James Mom, Johnsville, Pa PANSIES — 30,000 Giant mixed clumps, now ready for sale: they cannot be beat. Price: $4.00 per 100: in 600 lota, $3.50 per 100. No ordera received for less than 100 plants. Philip M. Barrett, Wyoming Ave. & G St., Philadelphia, Pa. PELARGONIUMS PELARGONIUMS We now offer for prompt shipment a fine lot in various sizes of Easter Greeting class of everbloom- ing Pelargoniums. Price, 4-in., ready to sell, " E. G. " and Lucy Becker (pink), 16c. each; 3-in. in bud, lOc; 214-in., 8c. ; 3-in. Wurtenbergia (Dark), 12c. each. This gives the small buyer an equal chance to try them. Don't think of Easter Greet- ing as a Pelargonium, but as a WONDER. We believe this new race of Petargoniums are the moat valuable plants for the retail florist in cultivation today. We could show testimonials of hundreds of florists who think so. Now is the time to pre- pare for after Easter sales. Nothing will fill those empty benches better and make you more money than Easter Greetng. Our 3's and 2}4 are just right for a shift. This stock is sold under our absolute guarantee S. C. TEMPLIN, EASTER GREETING SPECIALIST GARRETTSVILLE. OHIu PEONIES RARE and Contineatal varieties: James Ketway Baronesa Sobroder, Eugenie Verdier, MIU Roaseau, Mireille. Mme. Loiae Mere, $1.00 each $10 00 per doi. Mona. M. Cahusao. $2.60 each $25.00 per do*. Soulange, Tourangele. Mignoo Primavare, Mme Auguste Dessert, Rosa Bonheur Send for list. D. W. C. Ruff, Buena Vista Gardens St. Paul. Minn. PEONIES— The cream of 1200 aorta. 14 acrea F. Maxima. Mme. Calot. Ducheaa de Nemoura R. M. Storage. Send for liat. C. Betscher, Dover Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS— Single fringed striped, blutched and ruffled; mixed colors, large transplanted plants ready for 2!4-in., 7.5c. per 100 mail, $6.00 per 1000 express. Chas. Whitton, York & Gray Ave., Utica, N. Y. PHEOX PHLO.X: SUBULATA— 3 colors. $3.59 per 100 $25.00 per 1000. Harrison & Sons, R 10, Lebanon Springs, N. Y. POINSETTIAS POINSETTIAS— Stock plants. $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. ESTATE CARLMAN RIBSAM ^ 311WALL St. TRENTON, N. J. Continned to Next Pace April 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1035 STOCK FOR SALE PRIMTTXiAS PIUMUI.A M ALACOIDHS UOSKA -New, hril- liant pink varirt>'. Ccrtitiratcs wlicrcvcr aliown. AuKiist or Soptciiilior delivery. $5.00 per KM), WO.OO per 1000. Fred II. Lemon & Co., Rich- iiionil, Ind. PRIVET PRIVET 200,000 Cftlifornia Privet; all sizea, a* good am can b« grown: 1 year, 12 in. to IS in,. $1.26 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 2 years, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 p«r 100, $15.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 2H ft., fine, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; 2lv ft. to 31^ ft. and over, eitra selected, $.'i.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also Ibota, Golden-leaved, and Ball-shaped Privet; all 2-year Privet, extra well branched. 10,000 Berberis Thunbergli, 2 year, 10 in. to 15 in., 2o.; 12 in. to 18 in., 3c.; 3 year, 12 in. to 18 in., 6c.; 18 in. to 24 in., 8c.; alt extra fine stock. Amp. Veit- ohii. 2 yr., No. 1, 2 ft. to 3 ft., $1.26 per doi., 18 to 34 in. 75c. per 100; each 5c. and 8o- Clematis Pan- iculata, 2-year vines, $1.25 per doz.; 3 year, $1.50 per doi. Honey-suckles, 6 best 2 and 3 year, 4c. and 8o. each. Hardy Phlox, 10 best named for florista, 75«. per dos., $5.00 per 100; strong field plants. True Butterfly Bush, field grown, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per doi. Japan Maples, purple, 2H ft. to 3 ft., 50o. St. Regis Raspberry, $2.00 per 100. All other shrubs and vines, Cannas, Gladiolus, Caladi- iims, Peonies, Evergreens, etc. Get list. Caah please Beni. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. I AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET I HARDY VARIETY ' Shipment can be made any time. 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.00 $15.00 12-18 in., well branched 3.00 2B.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 40.00 2-3 ft., weU branched 6.00 60.00 3-4 ft., well branched 7.00 65.00 Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota, Regets and Califomia. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave.. ONARGA. ILL. CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Strong, bushy plants. All sizea. Write for prices. Asbury Park Home Nurseries. Wm. O'Hagan, Asbury Park, N. J. ROSES ROSES ' Cleveland, Gorgeous. Champ Weiland. i O. R.: $30.00 per 100. $250.00 per 1000. j Gr.: 35.00 per 100. 300.00 per 1000. Mrs. Bayard Thayer, Red Russell. I Gr.: $35.00 per 100, $300.00 per lOOO. Baby Doll, Tipperary. O. R.: $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000. Gr.: 30.00 per 100. 250.00 per 1000. Red Radiance, Mrs. William R. Hearst. O. R. &Gr.: $17.50 per 100,31.50.00 per 1000. Prima Donna. O. R.: $15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000. I Gr: 17.50 per 100, 150.00 per 1000. Mrs. Charles Russell. O. R.: $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Or.: 15,00 per 100. 130.00 per 1000. Hoosier Beauty, Ola Gold. O. R.: $10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000. , Gr. 15,00 per 100. 140.00 per 1000. I Sunburst. American Beauty. O. R.: $8.00 per 100. $70.00 per 1000. Ophelia, J. L. Mock, Double White Killarney, Mrs. Geo. Shaw>'er, Radiance, Mrs. Aaron Ward, Mrs. Taft, Lady Alice Stanley, Cecile Brunner, HadJey. O. R. : $7.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 per 100, 120.00 per 1000. Lady HiUingdon, Pink Killarney. Kaiserin. O. R.: $7.00 per 100. $55.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.00 per 100, 110.00 per 1000. White Killarney. O. R.: $7.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 per 100. 120.00 per 1000. Richmond O. R.: Gi 1000. $7.00 per 100. $55.00 per 12.50 per 100, 120.00 per 1000, WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. Own Root Stock Ready now. American Beauty $0.85 A. Rivoire, flesh H. T... .50 Baby Crimson Rambler.. .60 C. Zeimet. white baby 50 Clbg. White Cochet 50 — 2M-inch— Do2. 100 $6.00 3.50 4.00 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.60 3.50 ■inch- Doj. 100 $2.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 $15 12 .75 .60 .50 .75 .60 .50 .50 .75 .75 1.50 .60 .60 .60 .00 1.50 1.25 1.50 1.50 Clo. Soupert. Hy. Pol Crimson Rambler Et. de Lyon yellow T ... . Excelsa, Red D. Perkins. Excelsa, 1-yr. field F.S.Key.redH.T Gen. Jacq.. red H. P. . . . G. an Teplitz, H. Bengal, Hftdlev, Crimson H. T. . . Killarney. pink H. T Maman Cochet, pink tea, M. Niel. yellow CI. N. ,. Mme. C. Teatout, p. H. T, Mrs. A. Ward, yel. H.T. Mrs. C. Russell, p. H.T. . Maryland, pink H. T. , . . Paul Nevron. pink H. T. , P. C. de Rohan, or H, P.. Radiance, pink H. T. . . . Safrano. yellow Tea 50 .Sunburst, yellow H.T... .75 U. Brunner, red H. P 60 White Killarney. H. Tea. .75 W. Maman Cochet. tea.. .50 List of 400 others. Submit want list showing quantities for special prices per 1000, Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers. Springfield. O- ROSES — 2 yr. old. American, field-grown. See diiplsy ad., page 1009. Roman J. Irwin, 108 E Wert 28th St.. New York. Contliiaed to Next Colnnm 5.00 2.00 15 4.00 1.25 10 3.50 1.50 12 6.00 2.00 15 4.50 2.00 15 3.50 1.50 12 3.60 2.00 15 500 2.00 15 5.00 2.00 15 10.00 4.50 2.00 15 4.00 4.00 1.25 10 4.00 3.00 1.25 HI 5.00 2.00 15 4.00 1..50 12 5.00 2.00 15 3.50 1..50 12 STOCK FOR SALE ROSES ROSES 200 Frani'is Scott Key, 2-year-oId bench plants, strong heav}' stock, own root; ready for immediate sliip- ment, $25.C0 per 100. DAILLEDOUZE BROS. Lenox & Troy Amiiuc, ItROOKLYN, N. Y. READY NOW OR CAN BE HELD UNTIL WANTED The following Roses are from 2J^-in, pots and are of last Summer's propagation. They are stronger and more stocky than the planta usually sent out which are generally from 2>i-in. pots. White and pink Cochet especially valuable for florists to plant outside for cutting during the Summer. Baby Tauaendsohon.. .$4.00 per 100, $35 per 1000 Clothilde Soupert. ... 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Gruss an TepUtl 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Killarney 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Orleans 3.60 per 100, 30 per 1000 Pink Coohet 3.60 per 100, 30 per 1000 White Cochet 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Complete list of 100 other varieties sent on request. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY, NEWARK, NEW YORK Rose Prima Donna (Mad. Paul Euler) (The Florei Gardens' Strain) A grand, deep pink bloom, handsome form, strong stem, fine foliage, very fragrant; better shaped and deeper color than Russell. IVima Donna is a money maker I Plants ready Feb. 16th and later. $15.00 per 100. $125.00 per 1000. Order early. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 Weat 28th Street, NEW YORK ROSES Doi. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15 00 Erna Teschendorfl 2.00 16.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 16.00 Ellen Poulsan 2.60 18 00 Tauaendsohon 2.60 18.00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. ROSES — 4000 Ophelia Roses, 2)i-in. i>()t«. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. 1000 Hoosier Beauty, 2W-in. pota. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. Quid- mck Greenhouses, J. H. Cuahing, Prop., Quidiuok, R. I. ROSES — 2-year, field-grown, extra strong, Dorothy Perkina, White Perkins, Hiawatha, $6.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse, N. Y. SAI.VIAS SALVIA ZURICH— Rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 1000; seedlings. $5.00 per 1000. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIB.SAM 31 Wall St.. TRENTON, N, J .S.\LVI,\S — Splendens and Bonfire; extra strong; twice transplanted, from seed sown early in February, $1.00 per 100. W. W. Macker, Dighton, Mass. SALVIA — Grown from cuttings, flower early, 2Ji-in., $2.00 per 100. Caah with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. SALVIA BONFIRE— 4000 extra fine, 2M-in., ready now; $2.25 per 100. Caah, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. SALVIA SPLENDENS— Strong, transplanted seedlings; plants ready for 2}^ -in. pots. $1.00 per 100, prepaid. L. F. Graham, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. SALVIA Zurich. Silver Spot, Splendens, 2}4-m., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. SALVIAS — Extra strong seedlings. Bonfire or Dragon, 60c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. Ca«h. R. Powell, Florist, Box 266, White Plains, N. Y. SEEDS DOUBLE VALUE OFFER 2000 seeds by mail for $1.00. 500 Asparagus Sprengeri, 200 Dracsena australis, 200 Phoenix canariensis. 200 Chamserops excelsa, 100 Seaforthia elegans. 200 Ampelopsis veitchii. 100 Acacia floribunda. 100 Acacia Baileyana, 100 Cobffia acandens, 100 Cassia grandifiora. 100 Genista splendens. 100 African Dai.sy. George Leaver, P. O. Box 1049, I^s Angeles. Cal. SEEDS — Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. All green- house grown and well ripened. 1000 seed at $3.00 per 1000; 5000 seeds at $2.75 per 1000; 10,000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000. Plumosa Seedlings. $8.00 per 1000. W. H. Elliott. Brighton. Mass. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— Now crop, 75o. per 1000. 10.000 lota at 50o. Harry Bailey. R. F. D. 6, Box 354, Los Angeles, Calif. Contimned to Next Colamm STOCK FOR SALE SEEDS DELPHINIUM— From our Belladonna hybrids. About half light, half dark blue. Excellent for cutting. $1,50 per oi., 60o. per ^i Ol. C. B. Gates. Wayside (.iardens. Mentor. Ohio. SNAPDRAGOWS SNAPDRAGONS 2>j-inch 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink $0.00 $.50.00 Buxton's 6.00 60.00 Phelp'e White 6.00 60.00 Nelrose Pink 6.00 60.00 White and Yellow, extra good 5.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1820 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. NEW SNAPDRAGON ENCHANTRESS Most popular color, about like Enchantress Carnation. Same habit as Phelp's White, flowers freely. Summer and Winter. Delivery commences in May. From 2-in. pots, $2.00 per do2., $10.00 per 100. F. W. Fletcher & Co., Inc., Auburndale, Mass. SNAPDRAGONS — Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the beet puce yellow sorts, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne,LLock Box T, Kennett Square, P«^ ROOTED CUTTINGS— Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15,00 per 1000 2M-in. pote. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W 28tb St., New York. SNAPDRAGON CUTTINGS— Good stock, from plants that have"* blossomed all Winter (since November 15). white, red and yellow; $1.00 per 100. Thomas Cogger, Melrose, Mass. SNAPDRAGONS— 2-in. pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $2.00 per 100. J. H. Dann & Son. Westfield. N Y. RAMSBURG'S SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON — 2)-4-in. . $3.00 per 100. S25.00 per 1000. John R. Coombs, West Hartford. Conn, SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink seedlings. 75o. per 100. JamesT. Heal. Florist. Beverly. N. J. SPIRaiA SPIRAEA VAN HOUTTEI 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.50 12-18 in., well branched 4,00 $30.00 18-24 in., well branched 6 00 50.00 2-3 ft., well branched 8 00 3^ ft., well branched 10.00 ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA, ILL STEV1A8 - STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cuttings. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2>g-in. stock, $1.50 per 100. worth double. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. STVEET AI.TSSTTMS SWEET ALYSSUM— Little Gem, strong, trans- planted plants, ready for 2K-in. pots, $1.00 per 100, prepaid. L. F. Graham, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. SWEET PEAS WHEN YOU VISIT the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, see the Winter-Orchid-flowering Sweet Pea. If you are interested see me there personally. I supply 99 per cent, of the commercia growers with these seed. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Sweet Pea Ranch, Lompoc, CaL SWEET WmiAMS SWEET WILLIAMS — Strong, field-grown, New- port Pink. $4,00 per 109; other varieties. $3.00 per 100. List of other hardy plants on request. C. B, Gates. Wa.vside Gardens. Mentor. Ohio SWEET WILLIAM.S — Surplus stock of 1800 strong transplanted field-grown plants, in red. white and select variety of colors. $3.00 per 100. Palmer W. Bigelow. 738 Main St.. Worcester. Mass, SWEET WILLIAMS— One year old. field-grown seedlings. $2,00 per 100. $16.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer. West Grove. Pa. TRADESCANTIAS TRADESCANTIAS — Variegated. 2X-in.. strong plants. $1.75 per 100. John B. Tanguy. Florist. Weat Grove. Pa. TUBEROSES PEARL TUBEROSE BULBS— }< to 1-in. diam.. S2.00 per 1000; smaller size, $1.00 per 1000; large bulbs that have bloomed for breeders. $2.00 per 1000. These will yield 10 to 20 new bulbs. C. S. Tait, Brunswick Ga. VERBEKAS VERBEN.\.S— Mammoth. large. transplanted plants, read.v for 23'4-in.. fine assortment of colors. 60c. per 100 mail. $5,00 per 1000 express. 2;-i-in., strong, budded plants, mixed colors. $2.00 per 100, 300 for $5.00. Chas. Whitton, York & Ciray Ave.. Utica. N. Y. VIWOAS VINCA VAR.— 12.000 finest and heaviest 4-in. stock we have ever had. Just a mass of runners. Can be divided. Will make two regular 4-in. plants. Order a sample lot. Guaranteed right. $10.00 per 100. Cash, pleafle.| Dobbs & Son, .\uburn. N. Y. Continued to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE VINCAS VINCA VARIEGATA— ,3-in., $3.00 per 100; 2'A- in., $2.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm, Matliaon, N. J. VINCA — Variegated and Green, strong, 3-in., 3 to 6 and more leads, 16 to 16-in. long, $3.50 per 100. Cash. H. P. Smith, Piqua. Ohio. VINCA MINOR— Layers, $1.00 per 100. $8.50 per 1000. Harrison & Sons, R. 10, Lebanon Springs, N. Y . VINCAS — Variegated, out of 4-in., extra heavy $10.00 per 100. James T. Heal, Florist, Beverly N.J. [_ VINCAS— Vviegstad. field-rooted tipa. $1.2fi per 100, portpaid; tO.OO pet 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 Wert 28th St.. New York. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100 $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1.26 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betecher. Dover. Ohio. VIOLETS VIOLETS — Princess of Wales, Fine, heavy, rooted runners. They are selected stock which we grow for their free blooming qualities. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs & Sons, Auburn, N. Y. CAMPBELL VI0LETf5— Fine sand rooted cut- tings, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $8.00 per 1000 by express. Rooted Runners, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $6.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Black, Highls- town, N. J. PRINCESS OF WALES Violet runners, well rooted, from good stock. $1.00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. W. McD. Peer. Hightstown, N. J. MISCELI,ANEOUS STOCK — 2-inch— -2)4-inch- 100 1000 100 1000 HELIOTROPES $3.00 $25,00 $4,00 $35.00 MOONVINES 2.50 20,00 ALYSSUM 2.50 20,00 4,00 35.00 SWAINSONA 2.50 20,00 4,00 36.00 AGERATUM 2.50 20.00 4.00 35.00 LANTANAS 3.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 ENGLISH AND GER- MAN IVY 3.00 25.00 6.00 50 00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. Pa. GERANIU.MS — Nutt. Ricard. Poitevine. strong. 4-in. plants. $S.00 per 100. Petunias, single, mixed, bushy plants. 3^2-in. $1,00 per 100. Ver- benas, separate colors. 3V2-in.. $4.00 per 100, Begonias, Vernon and Erfordii, 3-in,. $4,00 per 100, Salvia Bonfire, 3^-in,, $4.00 per 100. Cinerarias Maritima and Diamond. 23'2-in.. $3.50 per 100. All hotbed rai.sed. Ready second week of May. John F. C^.ojier, Scar.sdale. N. V. SNAPDRAGONS— SUver Pink, 3H-in pots, $6.00 per 100 FERNS. Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2H to 6-in, pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin. Port Chester, N. Y. RASPBERRY PLANTS R.\SPBERRY PLANTS— Plum Farmer, Cumber- land (black), E.»Y. King. Miller (red), $1.50 per 100, $10,00 per 1000. P. D. Aspinwall, Dept. A., Fort Atkinson, Wis. RASPBERRY ST, REGIS— Surplus of 10,000 strong, sucker plants, $15,00 per 1000. Send exchange list. Southworth Bros., Beverly, Mass. ROCK PLANTS ROCKERY PLANTS- Rare Himalayan and other Rhododendrons, Herbaceous Plants, rare Shrubs and Aquatics. Seeds of .\lpincs. etc.; catjilogues on application. G. Reuthe. Keston. Kent. England. STRAWBERRY PLANTS STRAWBERRY PLANT.'*— S. Dunlap, War- field. Fendell. Echo. $2.25 per 1000; Aroma. Longfellow. Julv. St. Louis, Helen Davis. $2, .50 per 1000; Bubach, Gimbell. S3.75 per 1000, 10 per cent, off on 5000 lots. Progressive. Francis, .^meri- cus (everbearing), $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per lOIH), P. D. Aspinwall, Dept. A., Fort .Vtkinsun. Wis, STRAWBERRY PLANTS— Day's Seedlings; just introduced, medium sized, dark retl. fine flavored, one of the finest canning berries ever grown; im- mensely productive in both plants and berries; must be planted this midseason; $2,00 per 100, $5.00 per 300. Caah. W. W^Day & .Son, PortBjTon.J^. Y. STRAWBERRY PLANTS— Superb Evcrbearcrs, the only variety of merit, $10.00 per 1000, while they last. G. Peltz. R. 2, Swedesboro, N. J. VEGETABLE PLANTS ONION SETS. White, $2.75 bu. 32 lbs,; red, $2.25 bu. 32 lbs.; yellow, $2.00 bu. 32 lbs. Cash with order. Order now for future delivery. Sacks, 5c. extra. EVBRETTE R. PEACOCK CO.. 4013 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. 1,000,000 HOME-GROW.N Vegetable Plants, now ready. Cabbage, Celery, Cauliflower, Beets, Lettuce, Pepper, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato, Parsley, Leek, Egg Plants. Price list ready. Benj. Connell, Merchantville. N. J. CELERY PLANTS — Golden Self-Blanching (French StrainJ, fine plants, ready now, $2.00 per 1000. Cash. Special prices on large lots. ^Brill Celery Gardens. Kalamazoo. Mich. Continued to Next Pass i 1036 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE VEGETABLE PLANTS TESTED Golden Dawn and Golden Bantam Seed Corn, SI. 50 a peck, also Low's Champion Bush Beans, SI. GO a peck. Hillcreat Gardens, Westerly, K..j;^ EAHLIANA and BONNY BEST TOMATO— Small, transplanted, $2.50 per 1000. Large Snowball Caubflower, $4.00 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton, N. J. TOMATO PLANTS— John Baer.Earliana and New Stone, S1.50 per 1000; transplanted, $2.00 per 1000. F. Danlcy. Macomb, 111. GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted planto, $2.50 per 1000. E. J. RoUe, Hammon- tOD, N. J. STOCK WANTED WANTED— Gladiolus bulbs, 5000 America, 5000 King, 1000 Augusta, 500 Hulot. Send lowest price for lot. Also Europa, Lehman, Panama. Address X. E., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE 500 PRINCESS OF WALES rooted runners at 75c. per 100; 200 Yellow Bonnaffon. 200 Early Snow, 500 Pompons in Caprice, Eleganta, Mrs. Harvey, M. Julia, $2.00 per 100, or will exchange for 4-in. Dracaenas and Boston Ferns. J. L. Ahlquist, Plainville, Conn. FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE — A greenhouse plant, consisting of new iron frame house, 32 x 168, 2 wooden frame houses, H span, 16 x 168, with equipment, now used for the growing of Roses; new dwelling house, 7 room.s and bath, steam heat; barn and other out buildings, with as much land as may be desired. Premises located at elevation of 500 feet; 3H miles from Westfield station, N. J., about 2 miles from Summit and the same distance from Murray Hill Premises may be bought for reasonable amountin cash, balance on mortgage. Communicate with T. D., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE OR LEASE— Established place of 30 acres, partly clear, some woodland. 11,000 ft. of glass; fine place for ornamental nursery. Good opportunity for right man. Owner will leave part stand on mortgage, but requires about SIO.OOO to close deal. For further particulars inquire Box 84, East Williston, L. I. FOR SALE OR RENT — Greenhouse property, lJ-$ acres of land, 9 houses each 100 feet long, exceptionally good steam heating plant; storage capacity for 100 tons of coal. Property situated at 60th & Gibson Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. J. Gibson & Hugh Mcllvain, 502 Crozer BIdg.. 1420 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia, Pa. FOR SALE — One of the best located greenhouse properties near New York; it could not be beat for a pot plant grower wishing to do business with New York; about 14,000 ft. 16 x 24 glass; all modern construction; two dwelling houses, barn, etc.; 17 lots; 55,000 down. McMillan & Son, Hudson Heights, N. J. FOR SALE — Flourishing flower shop, on Toledo's '♦ most traveled street, ideal location next to Keith's theatre. Proprietor is a young lady whose health forces her to retire. Books open for inspec- tion. Price a real bargain if taken before June first. T.indley Flower Shop, 321 St. Claire St.. Toledo, Ohio. FOR SALE — To quick buyer, a well established florists' business, greenhouses and large dwelling attached, adjoining cemetery; trolley passes door. Hot water heat. Commercial business. Terms reasonable. Correspondence invited. Address M. B., Box 245. Huntington, L. L FOR SALE— 3 greenhouses. 16 ft. x 200 ft., each ^stocked with Carnations and Violets, with 3 acres of ground. Houses in good shape; also 6-room bungalow, with lot 60 ft. x 375 ft. Price reasonable . Good reason for selling. Wilson McD. Peer, Hightstown, N. J. FOR RENT — Store situated in the best business section of Port Chester. Occupied for the past 15 years as a flower store. First-class chance for a florist. Rent reasonable. For particulars apply to Austin & Merritt, Inc., Port Chester, N. Y. FOR SALE — Farm, located in Elmhurst, L. I., near Hoffman Blvd.; 17H acres; will sub-divide to your convenience; also 500 hotbed sashes, nearly new, at $1.25 each. V. E. Reich & Sons, 1429-31 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR BALE — Aa a whole or in i>art, or will Inoor- porate, my florist busineae, paymg a netprofit for 15 yeare of $10,000 yearly. Louis L. G^een, 60 State St, Boston, Mase. FOR SALE — In Auburn, N. Y., 3 acres and dwell- ing with one King steel rafter house, 100 x 40, and brick boiler house and service room attached, 26 X 30. Easy terms. Correspondence invited. Address''W. B., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — New, modern, very high greenhouse, 40x100; 3 acres good soil; 28 miles from New York, also adjoining residence and 3 acres; hot and cold water; beautiful, healthy location. Price very reasonable. Address W, N., care The Florists' Ex- change^ FOR SALE — On account of death of my husband, 2 greenhouses 20 ft. x 100 ft., stocked with Carnations, pot plants and Peonies, also mushroom house, 6-room dwelling house, and 5 acres of land. Mrtf. J. S. Pfeuffer, Chester Heights, Pa. Continued to Next Column FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE — Florist's property, consisting of five hot houses, dwelling and barn at Nutley, N. J. Reasonable. Address for particulars Becker Bros., 52d St. & 10th Ave., New York City. FOR SALE OR RENT — Established greenhouse plant oonmeting of three large greenhouBes and dwelling, in Hackensack, N. J. Address K. S., care The Florists' Exchange FOR SALE — Plot at Flushing and Wbitestone in greenhouse district. Easy terms. 18 minutes to New York. Halleran Agency, Flushing, N. Y. FOR SALE — Florist's place, 5 miles from Herald Square, New York, on Long Island. Address S. R., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO RENT WANTED TO RENT— Greenhouses of 10,000 to 20,000 ft. of glass in Middle Atlantic or New England States. Privilege of buying. Best of references. Address R. C, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO RENT— By July 1, 10,000 ft. to 30,000 ft. of ^lass in good condition. State size, price and particulars. Address S._ L , care The Florists' Exchange. SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR SALE — 3 boilers, on account of enlarging heating plant; 2 Magic return tubular boilers, each rated to heat 15,000 sq. ft. of glass to 50 degrees in zero weather. Price. 8325.00 each, f . o. b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5,000 ft,, $100.00. These boilers are in perfect condition and can be used either for steam or hot water. No brick work needed. Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham, N. J. FOR SALE — 2}4 h.p. stationary Hopper cooled gasoline engine, in good operating condition. Price, $20.00. 1 belt drive power pump; IH-in. suction, 1^4 in. discharge. First-class condition. Price, $20.00. D. Ryan, 27 Dexter St., So. Boston, Mass. Tel. 999 J. S. B FOR SALE — All material, mich as glass, pipe, boilers, fittings, tools, contained in ten green- houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- politan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use. 1-in., 3c.; l^-in., 4c.; I'A-in.. 5c.; 2-in., 6c. per ft. PECKY CY- PRESS, $17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Met- ropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Best staple on the market, 36o. per 1000; 3000 for Sl.OO. Postaee paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. SPHAGNUM MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbl. bale, J2.00; 5 bales, J9.50; 5-bbl. bale, $1.00, 5 bales $4.50. Bur- lapped, 25c. extra. 8-bbl. bale, $1.85. Cash, please. Jos. H. Paul, Box 156, Manahawkin, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 5-bbl. bale $1.00; 10 bales $9.00; Live Moss, $1.00 bbl. Terms cash. Mizpah Moss Co., Box 44, Mizpah, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— Fresh gathered, clean, drv. $1.00 per 5-bbl. bale; 10 bales, $9.60. Cash with order. George Thoren, Mayetta, N. J, MOSS — Strictly Ist-class, 5-bbl. bales, $1.00 per bale. Adolphus B. Cranmer, Mayetta, N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales, 200 lbs., $2.00; 600 lbs., $4 00; 1000 lbs., $7.00; ton, $13.00. Also Dust. SoharS Bros., Florists, Van Wert, Ohio FRESH TOBACCO STEMS in bales of 500 lbs., $4.00 per bale. D. D. P. Roy. Federal Life Bldg., 168 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. 111. WIRE WORK WE are the largest nuuiafacturers of Wire Work in the West. E. F. Winterson Co.. 168 N. Wabash Ave.. Chioago, HI. The Kind Word " We thoroughly en- dorse THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE as being a good florists' compan- ion and a ready adviser at arm's reach. A florist without this trade pa- per is behindthe times.' ' THf flOW[R GROWERS' DEPOT Providence, R. I. i- I N all our experience as publishers of Practical Books on "^ subjects related to Horticulture, we had not struck, until now, a subject which will so universally commend itself to the Trade as the one we now have the pleasure of announcing. This, for the reason that not only will our subscribers all want a copy, but for the further reason that this is a Book which they can recommend to their customers without any mental reservations whatever, and this at a profit to themselves. The name of the new venture is Practical Landscape Gardening and the author is ROBERT Cridland, a Landscape Architect of many years' experience and of_high standing in the profession. The Book is the most complete one we know of in its field ; it covers everything, and its further recommendation is that it has been written and illustrated for The Man or Woman of Average Means. The Book will contain 9 I photographs, the majority of them full page in size, 67 sketches and 29 plans, 19 of which are Planting Plans giving the subjects to be planted. To be published early in May, 1916 Price, $l.SO net; postage, ISc. Orders taken Tiow For further particulars address A.T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co. Ltd. 438 to 448 West 37th St., New York Short Address: P. O. Box iOO Times Square Station, N. Y. wmmmmirmmrmmrmMfmMmfmmrmm^mmmMfmmfm?, I I I I I I i I I i I I Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Seoretariea are requested to forward us promptly particulars as to forthcoming exhibitions.) Amherst, Mass. — Graduates Sc!hool of Agriculture, In connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 8-28, 1916 Bar Harbor, Me. — Amer. S. Pea Soc.'s annual show, July 14-15. Sec'y H. A. Bunyard. Boston, Mass. — Show at Horticultural Hall, May 10-14, Spring Exhlb. Chicago, HI. — American convention of Garden Clubs, June, 1917. Oreenwlch, Conn. — Fall flower, fruit and vegetable show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 1916. Mamaroneck, N. Y. — Summer, show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horti- cultural Society, June (date to be fixed). Hew Tork. — The General Federation of Women's Clubs, 7th Regiment Armory, May 24, will have an exhibit of orna- mental and shade tree work in public parks and on private estates. Com- munications may be directed to Miss Mira L#. Dock, chairman of the visit- ing committee of the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Fayette, Pa. New York. — International Apple Shii>- pers' Ass'n, Aug. 2. New York, N. Y. — Amer. Dahlia Soc's. annual show, Sept. 26-28. in Engineer- ing Bg., 25 W. 39th St. Sec'y J. H. Dick. New York — Fall exhibit Horticultural Society of New York at IVIuseum of Natural History. Nov. 9-12. Sec'y Geo. V. Nash, Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. New York. — Pelham Bay Park. — Inter- national Garden Club's fiower show. June 1-4. Secretary of the club. Miss Harriet Johnstone, 162 E. 36th st., New York City; show manager, Mr. Arthur Harrington. Syracuse, ». Y, — N. Y. State Fair, Sept. 11-16. Edward Enos is back with Mr. Wood- bouse. Market prices are as follows : Roses, 2e. to 8c. ; Pinks, 2e. to 3c. ; Daffodils, 2c. to 2%c. ; Pansies, 50c. per 100 ; Sweet Peas, 50c. to $1 ; Violets, 50c. per 100 ; Tulips, 2c. to 3c. On the whole, business has been good. There seems to be abundance of stock in the market. Lilies are of fine quality. As usual all kinds of stores are carrying ipJants as a side line. Geo. H. Reed, foreman at the Peck- ham Floral Co.'s. has had pneumonia but is gaining rapidl.v. All extra hands were busy at Murry's & Peckham's wholesale places on Sunday Jos. V. Peirce's place of business was auctioned on April 11. Ed. Peirce is in charge. Fred Reynolds, the West End florist has opened a new atore in the new Olym- pia Theatre bldg. on Main st. A. B. Hathaway was out the other dav for the first time in two months. F. R. New Bedford, Mass. R. E. Nofiitz is using his new auto truck for his Spring deliveries. There is plenty of bulb stock which sells readily at fair prices. R. H. Woodhouse is back at his old stand, formerly occupied by Post & Gray. Habbogate, Tenn. — Ten carloads of Rhododendrons and Mountain I>aurel have been ordered from Linoln Gap, Tenn., by Warren H. Manning, a land- scape designer of North Billerica, Mass^ These shrubs are to be obtained from the farms in the mountains near the Univer- s-ity. Students are doing most of the work in digging the shrubs, preparing them for trnnsporfation, hauling to the cars and loading them. They are working under the supervision of E. J. Cotteran. expert florist of Boston. The shrubs are to be u.sed by the northern people for ornament- ing and decorating their grounds. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE la th« only trade paper publishing an Index t« •took advertised In each Issue, and this feature means that a reader In need ofi ■ay. Carnations, can look at this Index and refer to all advertisements of Car- nations, large and small alike. It brings the results of Classified Advertisements In addition to the regular display adver- tisements, and with no extra cost *»■ cspt to us. Can you think of a better ad- vertising service than thliT lAprU 22, ISlfi. The Florists' Exchange 1037 New Ideas Editor The Florists' Excliange: Your rocint editorial "New Idi-as," commenting on the exhibits of fish and the art gallery, at the Phila- delphia Flower Show as new features, suggest another idea— birds. Think of the possibility of the bird man or dealer w^lio is also the dealer in aquaria, canary birds, parrots, cockatoos, etc.! What a wonderful addi- tion and drawing card birds will make. I Waynesboro, Pa. Henby Eichholz. Annual Flower Shows Editor The Florists' Exchange: Every citv in the United States with a population of 250,000' or over should be able to maintain its local an- inual flower show, meeting all current expenses and Ipossiblv providing a little profit over. This can be brought about through progressive effort, enlarging the scope of the enterprise by degrees, and placing the whole on a business footing from the start. Whether large or small, the show should have a working committee of thoroughbreds; it should provide for a show manager, a publicity manager and a first-class artist to stage the exhibits, one who will plan all his arrangements well in advance of the opening day. I recollect well some of the old shows in New York City, the majority of which were financial failures, simply because the florists relied upon two or three among themselves to do all the work, ignoring the fact that a flower show required publicity, advertising and much strenuous endeavor along every channel that would lead up to interesting the public to the point where they would attend. Several recommendations have been made during the course of the Fourth National Flower Show, as well as during the recent New York show, advocating the inclusion of birds and fish, and I really believe these suggestions are worthy of consideration. They would certainly add largely to the popularity of the exhibit, and the average florist could well afford to include these two features in his own business. Not a "Has-Been," but an "Izzeh." Organization of College Florists The following rrsolutinn Wius passed liy the iMuird of directors of the S. A. F. at lis meeting on Marcii -y» in Phil.'uU'lphia; "/i'«'.vo/iv'(/. That the members of the S. .V. F. .ind (). H. interested in the line of floricultural educa- lion and research be recognized as a Section of the S. A. F. and (). H. under the title of the College Flo- rists' Section of the S. A. F. and O. H." At the cull of Prof. A. H. Nehrling of Massachusetts, Messrs. H. B. Dorner of Illinois; E. A. White and A. C. Beal of New York; B. W. /\nspon of Maryland; E. J. Wilde of Pennsylvania; A. H. Nehrling and .'V. S. Thurston of Massachusetts, together with W. N. Rudd iind liiiliiird Vincent, ,Ir., gathered at an infonnil meeting and dinner, which was held at the Hotel Wal- ton on .March 28. At this meeting various problems connected with teach- ing and experimental work were discussed. Among some of the things which were talked over were how to estab- lish a closer relationship of the commercial men with the colleges, how the colleges might co-operate with the commercial man, the best methods to use to give students a practical training in floriculture, the educa- tion of the jjublic to a greater appreciation of flowers, and the placing of students during vacations in order that they might get actual experience along practical lines. -Many valuable suggestions on these and other subjects were offered by Mr. Rudd and Mr. Vincent. As a result of this informal meeting it was felt that there was need of an organization which not only would be of mutual benefit to its members, but could co- operate with the S. A. F. A. S. Thurston. "Mushrooms and Other Common Fungi," which can be purchased for 80 cents from the Superintendent of D. C. (The Department of Agriculture has no copies Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, of this bulletin for free distribution.) Scientific Naming Overdone Editor The Florists' Exchange: I have just read over the comments upon the use of words that few people remember in relation to plants and seeds. It seems as if "high school" graduates had gone wild in scientific nomenclature for ordinary appela- tion. I call to mind at the Panama-Pacific Exhibition last August in San Francisco, that a group of people were in the plot of ground cultivated with annual flower- ing plants. These were very pretty and attracted at- tention. The beautiful vine-covered outer wall was freely commented on and praised, but when it came to naming the plant not one of the group was able to do so. Re- course was had to the Souvenir Book and the long com- pound, unheard of name read off. One of the party, a woman of fine appearance, said, "this is hand.sorae, but why do they not give it some reasonable name?" Our Congressman sent me a bundle of seeds for dis- tribution. On the outside package the assortment in- closed was named in technical words. A boy about 12 or 13 years old had a package and brought the same back saying. "I wanted some seeds." "Well, you have them," I said. "These aren't seeds," he replied, "they are some other things." This lad was an intel- ligent American boy from a respectable home, but the scientific names used to designate every-day products was too much for him, and me too. Opening the package the learned technical designation was in full capital let- ters and underneath, in small letters, the ordinary under- standable name in plain language. Benjamin Hammond. Fine Specimen Acacia The plant of .\cacia pubescens which is shown in the photograph is undoubtedly the finest plant of this species ever grown in this country. It was produced by Herman Bartsch, manager for the W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. He may well feel proud of his achievement, "for this is a difficult subject to grow. The rilant was sold to Dan'l MacRorie of San Francisco for - R. C. Warning to Mushroom Growers As the result of a serious case of Mushroom poison- ing in a Mushroom grower's family recently, the Mush- room specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture have issued a warning to commercial and other growers of Mushrooms to regard with suspicion any abnormal Mushrooms which appear in their beds. It seems that occasionally sporadic forms appe^ in Mushroom beds, persist for a day or two, and then disappear. These are generally manure-inhabiting spe- cies and may be observed shortly after the beds have been cased. In the instance cited, however, these fungi appeared in considerable numbers at the time the edible Agaricus campestris should have been ready for the market, and the dealer supposed it was probably a new brown variety and tried it in his own family. As a result, five persons were rendered absolutely helpless and were saved after several hours only through the assistance of a second physician who had had experi- ence with this type of poisoning. In the opinion of the Department, this case is pecu- liarly significant and demonstrates that the grower must be able to distinguish Agaricus campestris from any of the wild forms of Mushrooms that may appear in the beds. Under the circumstances, the Department strongly urges every grower to make himself thoroughly familiar with the" cultivated species. Complete de- ptions, with pictures of poisonous and cultivated cies, are contained in Department Bulletin 175, scrr species. I International Garden Club 1 Summer Show to be held at Pelham Bay Park, N. Y., June 1-4 The following preliminary eeliedulc of claeseB and premiums for the flower allow of the International Garden Club has been approved and issued to the meinbers of the club and others: Commercial Classes Plants Prize* Class Ist 2d 1. Group of Rhododerulrona. covering 100 sq. ft ?I00 $76 2. Group of Hardy Herbaceous Plants, covering 100 sq. ft 100 76 2a. Group of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs. 200 sq. ft 125 100 3. Group of Orchids, any greens permissible, arranged for effect, covering 75 sq. ft 150 100 4. Group of Stove and Greenhouse Foliage and Flowering Plants, covering 100 sq. ft 100 75 5. Grouj) of Hydrangeas, covering 100 sq. ft 75 60 n Group of Ferns and Selaginellas, covering 100 sq. ft. ... 100 75 7. Rock Garden, covering 250 sq. ft 125 100 S, Group of Roses, covering 200 sq. ft 125 100 y. Display of Water and Bog Plants, covering 100 sq. ft. . . 100 75 10. Bay Trees, pyramidal or columnar, 2 plants, not less than 10 ft. in height 50 26 11. Bay Trees, standard, 2 plants, head not less than 5 ft. in diameter 50 25 12. Box Trees, pyramidal, 2 plants, not less than 7 ft. high. . 50 25 13. Box Trees, standard, ?. plants, head not less than 4ft. in diameter 50 25 14. Box Trees, bush, 2 plants, not less than 6ft. high 60 25 15. Box Trees, 6 trained plants 75 60 16. Conifers, Collection of 25 plants, 25 varieties in pota or tubs 125 100 17. Group of Summer-flowering Bulbous and Tuberous Plants for effect, Ferns permissible, covering 200 sq. ft. 100 75 18. Group of Bedding Plants, arranged for effect, covering 200 sq. ft 125 100 Cut Flowers 19. Display of Peonies, 100 sq. ft 25 15 20. Display of Cut Irises, 100 sq. ft 25 16 21 . Display of Cut Hardy Flowers, 100 sq. ft 25 15 22. Display of Cut Sprays of Flowering Trees and Shrubs, 100 sq. ft 25 15 23. Display of Cut Roses. 100 sq. ft 25 16 Private Growers Plants 24 Group of Rhododendrons, covering 50 sq. ft 50 35 25. Group of Hardy Flowering and Foliage Trees and Shrubs, covering 50 sq. ft 75 50 26. Group of Hardy Herbaceous Plants, covering 50 sq. ft. . 60 35 27. Group of Orchids, covering 25 sq. ft 75 60 28. Group of Foliage and Flowering Plants, Stove or Green- house, covering 50 sq. ft 50 36 29. Group of Hydrangeas, covering 50 sq. ft 35 25 30. Rock Garden, covering 50 sq. ft 75 50 31. Group of Rosea, covering 75 sq. ft 50 25 32. Group of Summer-flowering Bulbous and Tuberous Plants for effect. Ferns permissible, 50 sq. ft 35 25 33. Hamper or Basket, 2ft. diameter, raised at least I ft. from ground, filled with stove and greenhouse foliage and flowering plants for effect 15 10 34. For the largest pair of Palms 50 25 Cut Flowers 35. Display of cut Peony flowers, 50 sq. ft 15 lo 36. Display of cut Iris flowers. 50 sq. ft 15 JO 37. Display of cut Hardy flowers, 50 sq. ft 15 lO ^Mjfcjff M^^f^^^ ■- ^ sV" "^ ^'Va ffKj. jKi*^^^,\^ %T*'/t--(9^'fi^- ^^^^ ■''Sf7-' ' ' -/ ^r- ■^- h f^"^ ' ' *-^\ "■>, A . ^ ^^M-'-'-'^'- £ '^ "•■■' ' *:T"'>' A isdiJf'' ^\ a.T Save }4 the time greening I ime IS iViOney your designs by using FLO- RISTS' GREENING PINS, 20o. per lb. and you get from 1000 to 1 100 to the lb. 10 lbs. or over,15o. per lb Spe'^l Prices to Jobbers. WM. SCHLATTER & SON, Springlield, Man. WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If lt*B made of wire we can make It. GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 24-50 Stone St.. RCX;HESTER. N. Y. NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS Long green sheets of the heaviest variety Per bag, ftl.OO. H. W. ARMES,Bryson(ity.N.C. When ordering, please mention The Exchance WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, $1.85; 50,000, $8.00 ^gfjgnfanufac tared by W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. THE MODEL Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Roae Stakes and Tylnft Wire; Rubbish Burners, Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards. Lawn and Flower Bed Guarda. Write for Complet* Catiloffue imC RDnC 61-73 Metropolitan Avenue, ItaUE DllUd., BROOKLYN, N. V. Natural Green Sheet Moss Fot lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 btindlea) $1.25 Per 5 bundle lots for 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER "^,°Jrt'' 1324 FinelSt., ST. LOUIS, MO. SOITHERIN WILD SMILAX $2.50 per case. Natural Moss p^' bl» Perpetuated Moss - ^-^^ CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO., Evergreen, Ala When ordering, plejise mention The Exchanee iVllCI-IiaAIN CIT riOWER EXCHANGE INCORPORATED Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich Wliea ordering, please mention The Exchange The Florists' Hail Association In9ure8 41,000,000squarefeet of glassandhaBa Re- eerve Fund of.over S36,000. For particulars address JOHN G. ESLER. Sec. Saddle River, N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When ordering, please mention The Exchange I Middle Atlantic States | Syracuse, N. Y. Three day's raiu with no sun the pa^t week, caused some anxiety among those who had to rush their Lilies and other stock. It is hoped now bright weather will prevail till after Easter, as there is an immense stock to dispose o£, and of course the weather plays a very im- portant part. Chester Harris makes a very nice showing of baby rambler Boses, for which he finds a good sale. Azaleas and bulb stock are all good. - Werner Bultmann features bulb stock largely ; the stock is good and sells well. Speaking of bulb stock, we are told that the Park Department last Fall could not plant any bulbs owing to lack of funds, consequently there is quite a lot of dissatisfaction at the missing of the usual Spring display. This is another illustration of the different management of the Park systems in Rochester and Syracuse, as we shall have to journey to the sister city to enjoy a sight of the beautiful Spring flowers. Walt Workman and E. Kendig of Oswego were in town looking up Easter stock. Walter Mott, representing Benj. Hammond, was also a caller and reports business good. The premium list for the floral depart- ment of the State Fair will not be ready until June. What disposition will be made of the flowers this year has not been announced. No attempt has been made to obtain an appropriation for the much needed Horticultural Building. H. T. Oswego, N. Y. Your old scribe received a cordial greeting from his good florist friends after an enforced absence of more than four months, and it gives him much pleasure, to report that all have better and larger stocks than ever before. Favored with good weather, the Easter trade will be a record breaker. Carl Beckstedt, has his place in excel- lent shape, everything clean and healthy. Very noticeable were the Lilies, Spiraeas, Azaleas. Begonias. He will have a fine cut of Carnations for Easter. The bed- ding stock is large and good. Walt Workman as usual has perhaps the finest lot of bulb stock the writer has seen. The Hyacinths are a grand lot. Al- together he has .SO.OOO Tulips. Daffodils, Narcissi and Hyacinths for Easter sales. A nice block of Hydrangea Bouquet Pink Fancy Ferns $1.50 per 1000 Dagger Ferns $1.50 per 1000 Superior Quality — Large Size The Kervan Co. 119 West 28th St., New York City The Largest Dealers in America in Fresh Cut Decorative Evergreens When ordering, please mention The Elchange Net Pricee on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves LMl^Tnchls } ^'12 '^"^ '"'^^ ^°'^3 22'^' Per ioO $1.60 $2.20 $2.90 $3.75 $4.80 Per 1000 12.00 16 00 22.00 29.00 37.60 5% discount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When ordering. ple;ise mention The Excbangt Wild Georgia Smilax 50-lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CIMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga- When orderinE. piejise mfiitfnn The Exchange THE APRIL SUPPLEMENT TO OUR Credit and Information List will be out in a few days. It is the best Credit medium in the trade. For par- ticulars write National Florists' Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City When ordering, please mention 'I'he Lxchange Wben orderlDff, please mention Tlie Blxcba&se.- April 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1039 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists We Manufacture Our Own Wax Flower Designs They are the finesL ever made in this country WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors 10-inch frame $0.75 each 1 2-inch frame 1 .00 each 14-inch frame 1.25 each 1 6-inch frame 1 .50 each PINK, WHITE and YELLOW WAX ROSES Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosa 50c. per bunch MAGNOLIA WREATHS-Well Arranged 10-inch frame $4.00 per doz. 12-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-Green, Bronze Finest quality, $1.25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28 X 21 X 30 X 24x 5 X 3H 5x3M 5x3K 5x3H 8x5.. 5x3^^ 8x5.. Per 100 $2.15 . 2.40 . 3.00 . 3.85 . 3.85 . 4.05 . 4.30 28 X 8x5.. ..$4.75 30 x 8x5.. . . 5.75 36 X 8x5.. .. 7.10 30x12x6.. .. 8.30 36 X 14 X 6 . . .10.00 36 x 12 X 6 . . .. 9.80 MIST GRAY BOXES 18x5x3 21x5x31/^ 24x5x31/2 28x5x3}^ 21x8x6 30x5x3M 36 X 5 X 334 100 $2.70 . 3.25 . 3.70 . 4.35 . 4.35 . 4.70 . 6.00 24 X 8x5 28 X 8x5 30 X 8x5 36 X 8x5 30x12x6 36 X 12 X 6 100 .$5.75 . 6.40 . 7.90 . 8.60 .10.00 .12.20 DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 Sphagnum Moss $2.50 per bale BOUQUET BOXES Per 100 19 X 9 X 8 ... . Manila $6.75 19 X 9 X 8. ..Mist Gray 8.00 WREATH BOXES 16 X 16 X 7 . 18 X 18 X 8 . Per 100 $7.10 . 8.60 Per 100 20x20x9... $10.00 22x22x9. .11.40 VIOLET BOXES 8 x5x3. 9^x6x4. Per 100 .$2.25 . 2.80 10 12 x7x6. x8x7. Per 100 $3.60 . 4.50 Printing 50 cents extra per 1000. BOXWOOD, S15.00 per 100 lbs. PttllNCtSS PINE, 10c. per lb., SS.COper 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, SOc. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, Slg per 100^ CYCAS LEAVES COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Sise Per 100 Per 1000 8to 12 $1.65 $12.50 12tol6. 2.25 16.00 16 to 20. 3.00 21.00 20 to 24 3.25 26.00 24Ito28. 3.75 32.00 Size Per 100 Per 1000 28 to32. $5.00 $37.00 32 to 36. 5.50 42.00 36to40. 6.00 50.00 40to44. 6.50 55.00 44 to 48. 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc. WHOLES JL E FL ORIS TS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2517-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Beston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. When* ordering, please ronntlon The Excliiingp was noted. The Lilies are very fine. Azaleas, Roses, Marguerites, Pansies are in quantity. The 12,000 Geraniums for Spring look fine. He is sending out an artistic booklet for Easter. V\'. D. Stewart has the finest lot of Sweet Peas seen this season. The An- tirrhinums are particularly good. He is fortunate in having a large cut of Car- nations and Callas. Some good Pansies and Calceolarias were noted. Bulb stock is good. E. Kendig of the Floral Art Studio has his store well stocked with season- able plants — one window was filled en- tirely with Lilies, which was very effec- tive, the other window had Azaleas, Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, Roses and ferns, which make up the principal stock. H. T. There has been a marked improvement in the floral business in this aristocratic old town during the past few months. The greater part of it is taken care of by the Thomas Floral Co. on Main st. Among other improvements planned by Mr. Thomas is the starting of a large Rose hou.se, Roses having proved to be a very profitable crop during the past sea- son. The business of the town is very uniform and not influenced mnch by the booms or panics in manufacturSing dis- tricts. J. H. G. Elmira, N. Y. It is hard for the "Queen City" to get away from the title of the city of the Reformatory. Nevertheless it is an active city, full of growth and prosperity. There are several florists in the town, all of whom are busy. Leavitt, the Florist, at Baldwin and Carroll sts., reports business exceptionally good. He has a very handsome store and makes his window attractive. The shop known by the trade title "La France," on E. Water st., does a fine business and is popular with shoppers in the big department stores nearby. J. H. G. Long Beach, N. Y. What will probably be the finest resi- dence at Long Beach is to be erected on the northwest corner of Penn st. and Na- tional blvd.. taking in the block of ten lots on National blvd. to Beech st. The cost of this fine home will be .$00,000. Surrounded by a beautiful English garden this residence should be the show place of the Beach. Mr. German of New York City will be the owner. Richard Carman is the contractor and Mr. Allen the archi- tect. Work will begin at once. Lancaster, Pa. Seasonable weather seems to have ar- rived at last and we are waiting with fear and trembling to see what ttie 22d and 23d is going to give us. Half a day we had a delightful April shower, the balance of the day and part of the night a March wind that did considerable minor damage all over the city and county, but a few ventilators and considerable broken glass was the only damage to florists. The growers' report Tulips almost a complete failure and a heavy loss finan- cially as well as a disappointment to their customers. Here is a chance for some enterprising young man ; there is surely some spot in the United States where bulbs can be grown to quality and at n profit. If there is not, American enter- prise can make such a spot. They tell us these bulbs have been damaged in transit ; the proper thing in cases of this kind is to cut out the transit, and grow them in America, Easter growers who do not have stores have been getting busy the past week and locating wherever there was a vacant room. B. F. Barr prepared for an over- flow of stock by getting an additional room on another street. Thos. Fries has secured a very good location on North Queen st. and is ready for a rush of busi- ness. The Rose Shop is installing temporary side shelving for the display of Easter plants. With its immense amount of floor space this store can handle a big volume of business without going outside. A number of unique novelties are alwa.ys to be found in this shop and have found ready sale. A cut price sale held the Saturday before Easter will only serve to make the difference in prices more marked. The B. F. Barr store had the same kind of a sale. The windows of this es- tablishment the past week were of made- up work and showed the passing public what they could expect in dealing with the establishment, an advertising feature that it pays to run in for variation. At the greenhouses and nurseries the.v are worked to the limit and it seems almost an impossibility to get additional help. Additional men can be had but they are a hindrance in many eases instead of a help to get work out. H. A. Schroyer has put on a new de- livery car of Overland make and is well pleased with this new move over the horse and wagon delivery. Mr. Schroyer sells all he can grow and a good propor- tion of what he can buy and at regular prices for liigh quality stock. When ft comes into second quality either through age or handling it is sold for such. Speaking of greenhouses, he has one on 1040 The Florists' Exchange THE FLORISTS* SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA This is hoping that every customer of The Florists' Supply House of America will reap the benefits of the season and that it may exceed all Easters in the florists' business. This country is passing through a wave of prosperity and the florist trade is receiving its proportionate share — and we extend our sincere wishes that you are receiving yours. . H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.50 per 1000 DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS LAUREL FESTOONING, (or Winter weddings, nothins better. Fresh stock supplied on short DOtioe. Wire or phone your ordere. We wiU do the rest. 4o., 5o. and 60. per yard. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, very Sne and larte, »S00 per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, (1.00 per 1000 or $7.00 per ease of 10,000. -1) .Ay ',-1 Ti i S- T«l*Eraph OffICK New Salem, Mats. SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40o. per sack. BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 3fio. GROUND PINE, 8c. per lb. Made into festooning, Oc, 80. and lOo. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, tl.75 to $3.00 per doi. PINE WREATHS, $1.60 to $3.00 per doz. We also make special sizes when wanted. Samples sent ii desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX, 60-lb. cases, $5.00. BOXWOOD . The finest that grows, $7.00 per 60-lb. esse. Order in advance and have fresh stock. PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only lOe. per bunoh of 60 sprays. Try them. AH Kinds of Ever^eena. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON. MASS. When ordering, please mention The Eiichance THE KERVAN COMPANY CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN rVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, WUd and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Wbeo orderloK. please meDtlon Tbe E^chan^e REED & KELLER 122 West 25th Street NEW YORK We Manufacture Our Own - - FLORISTS' SUPPLIES METALS, WIRE WORK and BASKET WORK Landscape Gardening A couree for Garden- ers, Ftoristfl and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- sity. Progressive Florists recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prao- tical course in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Greenhouse Manage- ment. Addesrs The Home Correspondence School Dept. C p., SPRINGFIELD. MASS. Prof. Beal Send for catalogue. When ordering, please mention The Exchange IMPORT ORDERS taken on BIRCH BARK. PALM FIBRE (JapsneM), Raw UVA GRASSES, Raw RUSCUS, prepared SEA- MOSS and ISOLEPIS GRASS. Deliveries effected in about aix weeka. Full particulara and prices from W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When ordering, please mention The Bxchanse Save 25 Per cent. Buy direct from the Manufacturer. You pass our building every day First American Natural Ferns Co., inc. Manufacturers and ImportefB of Artificial Flowers, large and small. Sea Mou and Baskets Our Specialty AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES 508 Sixth Ave., NEW YORK Between 30th and 31st Sti. When ordering, please mpntlon The Exchange RUSSIN & HANFLING OSo* and Babnooa 154 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Talsphone— Madiaon Squar* 30S3 ^'£^^o< Mm and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 49'Our spMlaltia*— Wheat SbeaTea and Baakat* Wbeo orderlDK, please mention Tbe Bxchanj^e Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROPTTI USEFOR RESULTS Che place built by his father some forty- three years ago, with a brick side 15ft. high and the sloping roof to the south, and growing good stock today. Of course there are other and more modern houses on the place to keep it company. Walter Hammond says the bulk of their work over the Lenten season has been funeral work and lots of it so that he is more than satisfied with the Win- ter's business. Mrs. Goldbach's store on Saturday night looked like a beautiful spot picked up from the floor of the flower show and set down in Lancaster ; a little higher than the street and visible when lit up from front to rear it certainly makes a picture. At the Bachler establishment every- thing is in good shape for Easter business and Miss ISachler is hustling as only a good business woman can. P. S. Hostetter, in addition to his Sweet Peas and other stock, will cut some two or more thousand of Callas. Visitors for the week as tar as learned were T. W. Ware of The Floral Nur- series, Edgely, Pa., E. A. Pearce of De- troit, Mich., who did some engineering estimating at the W. B. Grivin establish- ment of Leola, Pa., and James DilhofE of Schloss Bros., ribbons and supplies. H. D. Rohrer's Calceolaria have made a hit and it was a surprise not to see more of these at the flower shows, for they certainly are handsome as grown by Mr. Rohrer and a change from the stock presented year after year. A. M. Herr, after repeated efforts to get his Aster seed into the open ground, has at last succeeded in getting something less than a half acre sown to Asters, and it was haixlly finished before a good April shower came along and completed the job, so that it is hard to see just why he is knocking the weather, but then some peo- ple are never satisfied and this seems to be the case with Albert M. Herb. Hershey^Flower Show, Hershey, Pa. April 9 to 16 Yesterday I visited the Hershey Flower Show at Hershey, Pa., the home of the chocolate king. The wonderful display of rare and beautifuil fojiage plants was a revelation. A collection so vast and of such wonderful specimens gathered from all parts of the world it is unusual for one man to po.ssess. The display covered an area of several thou- sand square feet, consisting of green- houses, conservatories and displays of houses of great proportions, one, a cir- cular one with a dome over 100ft. high, was distinguishable by a central shaft covered by a Wistaria vine in full bloom. The floors of this house were laid out in a Dutch garden effect with wonderful Boxwood and Bays, with large sections of H.vacinths and Tulips. Here and there were large clusters of deep purple Lilac and also a new Rhododendron, beautiful single pink. Around the walls were white enameled baskets filled with wonderful Calendulas and Nasturtiums. There was a great show house in which was a wonderful collection of Coleus, Cacti and plants from central America, among which were gorgeous colored par- rots and rare birds of the Orient. This added much to the show. Another large oblong show house was near the pavilion, where a band of 50 pieces played from 2 to 6 o'clock. This contained beautiful Japanese water plants, also palms. At one end of the house was a scene, in the center of which was a large pond tilled with water ani- mals, including five large alligators. Much credit is due Harry Haverstick, the head gardener and landscape archi- tect, for tlie display and to Mr. Hershey for his wonderful executive ability. Charles Uttley. Harrisburg, Pa. Montreal, Canada Stock is in plentiful supply. The re- tail stores report a quiet week in all branches, which is customary for the week preceding Easter. Carnations, Roses, Valley and Pansies are in fair supply with a decided tightening on bulb stock and Violets, which are practically finished for this season. W. C. Hall of Hall & Robinson has a fine lot of Easter stock at his green- houses at Montreal West, the bulk of which will be disposed of at his store. Jos. Bennett of Lachine has been kept busy arranging to take care of his usual large Easter business in plants, and this year's stock is no exception to the gen- eral run of Mr. Bennett's usual quality. Flowering plants and bulbous stock are not reported as plentiful as in previous Easter seasons, with the result that most of the plant growers are booked for all they will have. On a recent visit to the Montreal Flo- ral Exchange there were noted some large shipments of fine baskets and florists' sup- plies which they will require for their In- creasing demand on this end of their busi- ness. Mr. Lea of Campbell's feels that the Easter business will be as good as any previous seasons'. F. C. Fleury, the Windsor Hotel Flo- rist, has had some large importations of exceptionally big palms arrive in fine con- dition. Visitors : James Karins, representing H. A. Dreer of Philadelphia, Pa.; Robt. Burrows, Ste. Ann de Bellevue; James Keane, St. Bruno, Que. N. T. Burlington, Vt. — W. E. Peters, flo- rist, opened his new shop at 128 Church St. on April 12. This is one of the most uptodate stores in this city. Revere, Mass. — The first florist's store in this city threw open its doors on Sat- urda.v afternoon, April 15. The store will be known as the "Flower Shop of Revere." Mr. Abbot is the proprietor. Pittsfield, Mass. — It is reported that the Rosery Flower Shop, located In the Waite building, closed its door on April 6. The establishment for the past year has been under the management of Frederick Cole. BiNGHAMTON, N. T. — A slight fire broke out in the Binghamton florists' store at 66 Court st. on April 11 when an electric wire over a desk had become short circuited. The steel ceiling In the store prevented a serious fire. Springfield, O. — The American Rose and Plant Co. will erect a new fireproof building at Clifton ave. and .Johnson ave. this Spring. The building will be of con- crete and glass, part of which will be used for greenhouse purposes. It is to cost .$2000. Floral Designs de Luxe PRICE i>.te A. T. DB LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. 438 to 448 Wait 37tli Straat, XT. T. April 22. lOlfl. The Florists' Exchange 1041 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists Buchbinders' No. 4708 WE have been buiidins florists' refrigerators for 15 years. Our aim is to builtl only the best. Within that time our business has grown rapidly. Today, what was at the start a very small shop is a large and completely equipped ancl perfectly organized factory. Our success in the making of Special Refrigerators has been very gratifying. Wp attribute this success to a thorough understand- ing of the requiremtnts of florists. Drawings and Estimates furnished free of charge SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE BUCHBINDER BROTHERS 518 Milwaukee Ave., CHICAGO, ILL Manufacturers Florists* Refrigerators Wheii. ordering, please mi'ntlon The Elichaiige_ miiniiiii[iiiN[ini[iiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii[iiiiiniiniii]|[|iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii[iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii[iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiini^ You Have Been Promising For the past month to treat yourself to a copy of the Gardeners and Florists' Annual for 1916 Now, it is all the publishers claim for it: "A Standard Book of Reference for the Trade and all Horticulturists." Its contents include hundreds of valuable facts and pointers, many of these alone worth the 50c. The Book has been well styled "The Little Brown Book of Facts." Tell You What You Do Send us 50c. by return mail and the book will be forwarded you same day we receive your order. If you conclude the c/innual has no lvalue for you, return it promptly, and ive ivill j'ast as promptly return you your money. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE NEW YORK: Box 100 Times Square Station CHICAGO: 143 North Wabash Avenue I'loriatStorcof Mrs. L. W. McCou, SealUe, Wash. How Much are Dead Flowers Worth? There is no market for them except the garbage can. And that means not only loss of sales and profits, but it represents money out, because you must pay for your stock whether you sell it or throw it away. If you could realize on all the blossoms that now wither in stock and are discarded, think how much your profits would increase by stopping this loss. And at no additional overhead or expense. You can do it with a McCray Florists Refrigerator The McCray patented system of refrigeration pro- vides for a cool, even temperature and keeps your flowers fresh and salable, preventing loss from with- ered stock. The McCray Florist Refrigerators come with plate glass doors and sides which show the flowers attrac- tively. The different compartments vary in size to accommodate the various lengths of stems. The woodwork of the McCray may be had in any finish to match your store's interior decoration. The linings may be had in either bevel plate mirror or white enamel, are handsome and easy to clean. Send for These Catalogs No. 73 — For Florists No. 'J2—For Residences McCRAY REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 689 Lake Street New York Salesrooms 7-9 W. 30th St, Kendallvilie, Ind. Chicago Saiesrooms 1000 S. Michigan Ave. \\\\yn rirdiTliig. plciise iri'^ntloii The Excbnnpe nniiiiiiimimnnniuiiiDuimuimiiiiiiiiniuiiiiuiiuuiuiiiiiJiiitiiimmiiLiiMnniimiiimiiiimLiiuiiiiiiiiti^^^ Fruits &* Vegetables Under Glass WM. TURNER. Price $5.00 A. T. De La Mare Printing and Rubllshlns, Co., Ltd. 438 TO 448 WEST 37th STREET. NEW YORK 1042 The Florists' Exchange \UE -are WHOLESALE FLORISTS. ^ We handle every variety of cut flowers. IVe have 22 years' experience behind us, and we do not expect a gold medal for doing our full duty by our consignors and customers You cannot go very far wrong -when dealing with us Guttman & Raynor, Inc. lOl West 28th Street, New York Phones :—Farragut 2036, 2037 and 558 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Flower for Identificatloxi. — I am send- ing, under separate cover, flower and foliage of an Amaryllis. I would like to know how to propagate this plant. — W. N. S., N. J. — The flower sent for identification is Clivia miniata, not an Amaryllis. Clivia miniata can be bought through the usual sources of supply, but if the inquirer desires to propagate this himself he can do so either by means of natural division or from seed. Sweet Pea Blooms for Identification, — Under separate cover I am sending you a box with a few Sweet Pea flowers. I would like to find the names of them, as they have done extra well with me this Winter. Last August I saved one row Christmas White and they grew about 6ft. high and there were three vines among them that went about 9ft. high, and had those flowers on them. The iirst flowers had stems 16in. long, and nearly every stem has had three flowers. If you will please give me the proper name I will want to grow them another year. — W. H. L., N. Y. — The Sweet Peas submitted for a name are of the gradiflora type, and ap- pear to be the variety Mrs. Alexander Wallace. Plants for Identification. — We are sending under separate cover, tnree plants for identication. The one is an Azalea but we would like to know the particular variety. It thrives outdoors with us. The variegated leaved plant is hardy with us also, but the blue flowered one Is tender. — B. F. CO., GA. — The plants submitted for a name are Azalea Due de Nassau; Euonymus radicans var. roseo-marginatus; and perhaps Pentstemon Menziesii var. Scoulesi, but we are not sure as the blossoms were not in condition to ex- amine when received. Dablla Iiiteratnre and Commercial Varieties. — Can you give me a list of literature on Dahlia culture, especially to grow for blooms for market. Do you know what varieties find readiest sale? — R. W. J., N. J. ^It is suggested that the inquirer buy a copy of "The Dahlia Manual," a treatise on Dahlia culture, illustrated by W. W. Wilmore, revised in 1916, price 26c., and obtainable through The Flor- ists' Exchange. The inquirer is advised at first to grow only a few good com- mercial varieties, of the decorative, cactus and Peony classes, mostly the decorative. The following are suggested in decorative varieties: Delice, John Wanamaker, Red Hussar, Golden Wed- ding, Jack Rose, C. W. Bruton, Yellow Duke, Flora and L.yndhurst; in cactus varieties, Amos Perry. Countess of Lonsdale. H. Shoesmith, Kriemhilde, Prince of Yellows, Golden Gate, White Swan, and Pius X; in the Peony-flowered varieties. Geisha, Bertha Von Suttner, King Leopold and Queen Wilhelmlna. To Destroy Aplildes on Carnations. — Would you kindly advise me through the columns of your paper what to use as a substitute for getting rid of green fly on my Carnations? I have been fumigating with tobacco stems but as I am almost out of same would like to try some other process. My house is 20ft. x 75ft.— S. G., Pa. Several kinds of other insecticides be- sides tobacco stems are offered in the columns of The Exchange which can be used either as fumigants or sprays ror destroying aphides on the inquirer's Carnations. An Inqnlry 'Without Sig-nature or Ad- dress.— A question has come to the editor of the Question Box about Acacias. It is without signature or ad- dress of inquirer, both of which we require, that we may learn weather the question comes from a subscriber, as to such only is our Question iisox open. Upon a renewal of the quesition with the signature and address, (not for publica- tion but as an indication of good faith) of a subscriber, we will attempt to an- swer it. G-rowing' Callas. — Will you kindly give me information as to Calla? I have a solid bed 4ft. wide. 33ft. long. How far apart should I plant them? What are the best varieties, what size bulbs to buy? We have a temperature of about 50 to 55 deg. in Winter. From the bed to the roof at lowest point is 2^ift. It planted in August could I remove them out of the way by February and have results from them to sell wholesale? Do you think it would pay. — I. C, N. J. — There is little room between the bench and glass, and too low a tempera- ture in your greenhouse for growing Callas. Furthermore, February would be too early to remove them from the benches to make their growing profit- able. First size bulbs of Calla Aeth- iopica or of the Godfrey Everblooming Calla would be profitable to grow under good conditions. Time to Sow Clematis panicnlata. — When is the best time to sow Clematis paniculta? What kind of care does this require? Where can the seeds be ob- tained, and at what price? — W. F. K., la. — Clematis paniculata seeds are listed in the 1916 catalogue of J. M. Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay St., New York City at 40c. per oz. and $4 per lb. The seeds germinate readily when planted in the Spring in mellow, moist, sandy soil. Growing' Tomatoes Under Glass. — Would be very thankful to you ir you could give me information about the fol- lowing: How far apart should Toma- toes be planted under glass? Give dis- tance between rows and between plants in the row; plants to be trained to single stem. Have a very rich black garden soil, and plenty of cow manure. — W. N., N. Y. — The Tomato plants should be planted on the benches 18in. apart with 2V>ft. space between the rows. Bailey's "F'orcing Book," or Wm. Turner's book on "Fruits and 'Vegetables Under Glass," would interest and help you. Both may be obtained through The Florists' Ex- change, the former for $1.50, and the later for $5.00, postpaid. Sodium Cyanide as a Substitute for Potassium Cyanide. — Can you tell us if we can use sodium cyanide in place of potassium cyanide in fumigation, and if so is the same proportion used, as of the potassium? — L. P. B., N. H. — As far as we know cyanide of potas- sium and not "sodium cyanide" is always used with sulphuric acid and water to produce hydrocyanic acid gas. Dracsena indivisa from Seeds. — Will you please advise me through The Florists' Exchange at what time I should sow Dracsena indivisa seed? What kind of soil should be used? Should they be left inside during Summer or outdoors.^G. W. M., N. Y. — Sow Dracsena indivisa seeds dur- ing the early Spring months, in sandy soil in a temperature of 60 to 65 deg., and grow the young plants on in small pots. Plant in the open border the second Spring, and pot up in Autumn in 5in. to Tin. pots. Changing Soil In Benches and Ferti- lizers.— I put fresh soil in my house last Spring, and after the 'Mums were out I had different vegetables in until now. Now would you advise me to get fresh soil for my 'Mums or not? Cow manure is very scarce here, therefore what could you suggest instead, considering such crops as 'Mums, Geraniums, etc.? What fertilizer would you suggest for Asters outside, considering soil not very fertile? — F. A. M., Pa. — Certainly use fresh soil in the green- house benches for 'Mums; it would be sheer folly to use soil already used for two crops. If cow manure is unobtam- able, use pulverized sheep manure, or pure ground bone or both, or well rotted horse manure and pure bone. These fertilizers will do for Asters also if cow manure cannot be obtained. Use lime on Aster field, if land is at all sour. Oloslnlas as Commercial Cut Flowers. I should like to know through y9ur columns your opinion about growing Gloxinias for cut flowers. I would be able to produce them the year around. Would they be of any use as cut flowers? If so, do you think it would be possible to sell big quantities of them? Can you give any idea of what prices they would bring from October until New Year? — A. C, N. J. We have never seen Gloxinia blooms for sale in the wholesale cut flower market or in retail florists' stores. The blooms are so easily injured that we think that they would not prove a profit- able commercial cut flower, though they are certainly beautiful. Furthermore, even blooming plants of Gloxinias are not often seen in the trade; the chief use seems to be in private greenhouses where they are unexcelled in beauty, and m use as a low growing plant for the a.dorn- ment of the table. They are also a Justly favorite plant with amateurs in con- servatory and window growing. We re- gret that we cannot encourage the in- quirer to grow cut blooms ol Gloxinias for the wholesale market. Care of Small 'Mum Plants — Will you kindly advise me the best and easiest way with Chrysanthemum cuttings after I root them in sand. Is it better to put them in little pots, or is it just as good to plant them in a hotbed till time comes to plant them in benches in the greenhouse? In my opinion I should think it is a quicker and easier way to plant them in hotbeds where they get plenty of room and air till time comes to plant them inside. Kindly let me know the proper time when to plant them inside. — A. M., N. J. One of the objections to setting rooted 'Mum cuttings In a hotbed when they are taken out of the sand bench is that they are not conveniently cared for as regards ventilation, watering, temperature, etc., and consequently make poor spindling plants which receive a severe check when they are set out later in the greenhouse benches or beds for blooming. A better way is to set them out in flats, about two inches apart eacli way, when first taken from the sand bench, then later to transplant in 2%in. pots, and later still to give them shift in- to a Sin. or 3%in. pot. Instead of flats for the first transplantingaspaceonthegreen- house bench may be used. By all means grow strong, healthy plants, if you are looking for high class plants, free from disease and first quality blooms later. To Prevent Ice Forming 'Under Green- house Ventilators.— Is there any way by which I can avoid small projectors of ice forming under the greenhouse ventilators in Winter, when I wish to open them a little? — G. E. F., Mass. Properly constructed ventilators of a modern greenhouse should not give any trouble from the formation of icicles under them when open. If such is the case with the greenhouse ventilators in question, the solution is a change in their construction. Perhaps some of our read- ers, having experienced the same trouble, may suggest a remedy. To Prevent Salvia and other Small Seedling Plants from Damping Off. — Pleas€» inform me how I can grow Salvia, Ageratum, etc., to have them do well and not damp off.^ — W. H. R., Ind. — To prevent Salvias and other small seedling plants from damping off when in the seed flats, transplant into other flats so that they will stand an inch or two apart, just as soon as they put forth their set of leaves, while they are still small, low plants. Furthermore, give them air, but do not expose to a draft. Water in the early part of the day, and in such a way that the soil at the roots not merely at the surface is wet. The flats should have good drain- age. Dry sand or powdered charcoal, or the two mixed sifted in among the plants in the seed flat or after they are trans- planted will often prevent them from damping off. Proper Construction of Cold Cellar. — I am thinking of building a cold cellar under a nursery-billing shed, to receive nursery stock such as shrubs, hardy Rose bushes, evergreens and general nursery stock, to house stock through the Winter months. Should I have much light in cellar and air? Can I have con- crete ceiling with say ISin. sand depth in cellar bottom and should sand be kept moist about the stock? Would Privet, Cur- rant, Grape and Poplar cuttings placed in cellar sand, callus during the Winter months? — J. & M. B., N. J. First the cellar for nursery stock should be entirely free from water at all times. This is of paramount importance. The distance from ceiling to floor (cellar bottom), should be sufficient so that trees of considerable height can be handled convenientlv in it. Provision tor venti- lation should be made, and for so much subdued light as is convenient. The sand on the cellar bottom should be moist throughout, but never wet. Cuttings of the shrubs, vines, bushes and trees men- tioned will callus during the Winter in the sand. Sweet Peas as Cordons. — We are very much interested in the cordon system of growing Sweet Peas. Can you tell us how they are managed? — S. V. CO., Mass. You may have seen the article on page 966 last week, April 16. This cov- ered the subject fairly well. For more on the same subject, and the general treat- ment of Sweet Peas outotdoors and un- der glass we would recommend "Sweet Peas for Profit," J1.50 postpaid, from this office. Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield (Conn.) Horticultural Society An important and interesting meeting of this society was held in the Hub- bard Hall, Greenwich, Conn on Friday evening, April 14, Pres. W. J. Sealey presiding. A goodly attendance of members was present. Two. new mem- bers were admitted and several proposals were received and filed. Harry Turner of the Morris Nursery Co., was a visitor who addressed the members briefly and complimented the society on its pro- gressiveness. An interesting feature was the splendid display on the exhibi- tion tables of exceptional quality. Jas. Linane received honorable mention for a fine vase of Alma Ward Carnations. The same honor went to Robt. G. Grun- nert for a fine vase of Matchless Car- ations. Cultural certificates were awarded to Jas. Stuart for a splendid vase of Rose Ophelia, and to Jas. Fos- ter for a fine vase of Am. Beauty Roses. P W. Popp received a C. of M. for a large collection of Tulips. A great many of the newer sorts were included. A discussion of the exhibits brought out some interesting points. A committee was appointed to arrange for the Summer exhibition to be held in Mamaroneck, N. Y., in June, the dates to be announced later. An attractive schedule is in preparation. We anti- cipate one of the society's best exhibi- tions. The dates for the .Fall show to be held in Greenwich are Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. i^ very complete schedule will be offered and arranged feo that the small grower, as well as the big fel- lows, will have a chance. Valuable prizes of cash, cut glass and silverware articles will be offered. A discussion of the recent big ex- hibitions held in Philadelphia and New York City brought out some interesting observations. The next meeting will be held May 12. Exhibits of seasonable flowers will be in order. P. W. POPP, Cor. Sec'y. HoLYOKK, Mass. — Gallivan Bros., flo- rists, have purchased a new deliver.v car. La Salle, III. — R. A. Simmen, pro- prietor of the florist's shop on First St., is making preparations to open another flower sliop in Morris. He was in Chi- cago the past week securing stock for this purpose. He will make arranKCuients to have both places conducted under his di- rection, but will personall.v manage the La Salle store. iprU 22, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 1043 lal American Beauties The Prize Winners at the National Show in Phila- delphia. We handle the entire cut lor this market. If you want the best, we can supply you in large quantity fg. The well-known quality and quantity. No order too large to fill M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street - NEW YORK CITY Telephones, Farraftut 3870-3871 \Vheii ordiTlnt;. plense mention The lOxohmigf ■ □ eBdB New York, April IS.— The leading fea- .ures of tlie wiiolesale cut iluwer niar- cet today, Tuesday, are a medium sup- ply of most of tlie staple kinds of How- jrs, a moderate demand and firm prices, vith a tendency to advance, and an ictual advance on some items. It is luite probable that the volume of flow- ;rs arriving" in the market now would )e considerably larger normally at this :ime. and that the fact that it is not arger is dvie in a considerable measure :o the timing and holding back of the :rop of blooms in order that large ship- ments may be sent in during the clos- ng days of the week for Easter sales, I practice which not infrequently works 3Ut disastrously to the interests of the grower, wholesaler ana retalier. American Beauty Roses are in moder- ate supplv. They are meeting with a fair demand, special grade blooms sell- ilng at from 15c. to 30c. each, and the -■'ler grades at corresponding prices, supply of hybrid tea Roses is rela- ly more abundant today than that of r flowers. The demand for these is active, and prices remain about the J.' as those of last week, special ^.aiJe blooms realizing in general from 6c. to 10c. each, according to variety, and bottom grade blooms Ic. to 2c. each, 'the former figure prevailing. As usual two or three of the highly meritorious 'hewer varieties are realizing higher (prices than mentioned above for special (grade blooms, as will be noted in the 'price list. 1 Carnations today are in rather short 'supply, and for that reason, rather than (any particular active demand, fancy igrade blooms are realizing $3 to $4 per iioo. I Cattleya orchids are in shorter supply ithan they have been at any time for sev- 'eral months, and there are prophecies afloat that the supply will not be very abundant for Easter. The demand for these is only moderate, but prices have rti.]\anced for reasons which may be in- ferred from the above statements, to '■■»''. to 75c. each; the latter figure being rr-ilized only for choice blooms of Missiie and other highly desirable va- li'iies. The market is fairly flooded witli Gardenias, and as the supply is entirely out of proportion to the de- mand, they are moved with difficulty at niiy price no matter how low; the choic- est blooms realizing only about $1.50 I'er doz., and ordinary blooms 25c, to Longiflorum Lilies are plentiful, 1 it would appear from present indi- ms that there will be a fair supply Easter. The range of price today is li $4 per 100 for inferior grade ■ ms up to $S for the choicest. There . few. if any. rubrum Lilies now com- itiLT into the market. Lily of the Val- I-;. is in only moderate supply, and it i:^ meeting with quite an active demand. T'l". price has advanced to $4 per 100 f ' .-special grade blooms. ' 'ther bulbous flowers arriving in the iii.irket are Callas, in considerable num- t" r; Freesia, in rather small supply; 'iiadioli, only a few blooms from the ^'"iih; Spanish Iris, in fair supply, and nf ixcellent quality: Daffodils, made up "1 a rather moderate local supply and a considerable supply from the South I in variety; and Tulins in rather small isupply. These bulbous flowers are witli a fair demand at quoted The supplv of miscellaneous stock in- cludes Antirrhinum in great abundance and of excellent quality; a moderate supply of good Calendula; an abundance of yellow and white Daisies, Forgetme- nots. Mignonette, Pansies and Primulas, and single and double Stocks of fine quality, all of which are moving rather slowly at quoted prices. Sweet Peas are in medium supply to- day, and though the top grade blooms are bringing a little higher price, they are as a whole, especially the lower grades, moving rather slowly. The range of price is from 25c. to $1 per 100. Vio- lets, both double and single, are in rather small supply; the doubles realiz- ing about 20c. to 40c. per 100, and the singles, Princess of Wales and Cali- fornia. 35c. to 40c., and Gov. Herrick. 20c. to 35c. Greens of all kinds, both hardy and indoor, are in abundant supply, and are meeting with a good demand. Pliiladelpliia, April IS. — The market Is in a state of expectancy like the lull before the storm. There is a full supply of all the staples, with the possible ex- ception of orchids. The prospects for Easter are very promising and it is ex- pected that there will be a large turn- over of stock. Roses, including Am. Beauty, are In good supply in all grades and colors, with the possible exception of reds. Carnations are in fair supply but it is expected that the market will readily assimilate all available stock. Orchids are on the short side and are meeting with a light demand. There is a normal supply of Valley, but a good supply of Gardenias that are moving slowly. Easter Lilies are in fair quantity with a greater portion of them rather short in stem. Daffodils are in large amount and moving easily. There is a normal supply of Tulips. Sweet Peas are in fair supply and moving readily. Snapdragon is arriving freely but going slowly. Lilac is almost over. Violets are in very light demand. There is a full supply of all miscellaneous flowers that move spas- modically, and an ample supply of Glad- ioli that go a-begging. In going over the quotations in the wholesale price list in this week's issue it should be remembered that the prices are onlv up to the date of writing, Tues- day, April 18. Boston, April 18. — On Monday and Tuesday of the present week business improved considerably over last week. The quantity of flowers reaching the market has increased and prices have advanced considerably. The outlook for Easter business is good, that is, if the weather is favorable. There are plenty of all kinds of plants and most of the large growers are sold in advance. There will be few left over this year. There are not as many Azaleas this year but there are plenty Hydrangeas. Genistas. Rambler Rose. Acacias and quantities of bulbous stock in pots and pans. There Is a good quantity of American Beautv Roses now, and a good demand for the shorter grades. The long stemmed flowers are moving more slowly; prices this week are from 4c. to 50c. each. Announcement ' I 'HE partnership of Henshaw & Fenrich will be dissolved on April 29th by mutual and amicable agreement. From that date Mr. A. M. Henshaw will operate the Henshaw Floral Co., Inc., at 127 West 28th Street, and Mr. Jos. S. Fenrich continue under his own name at 51 West 28th Street. Thanks are herewith extended to the trade in all lines who have contributed to the success of the firm for the past eight years. HENSHAW & FENRICH Wholesale Florists 51 West 28th Street NEW YORK Phones Mad. Sq., 325, 5582, 5583 When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange There is a very heavy supply of hybrid tea Roses, in fact one wonders sometimes where the vast supply is con- sumed. Prices vary from 2c. to I2c. each. Carnations are not as abundant as they have been, consequently prices have advanced to 3c. and 4c. each. There is a fairly good supply of Cat- tleyas at $4 to $6 a dozen. Gardenias are abundant and are selling for |2 and $3 per dozen. There is a plentiful supply of all kinds of Narcissi from 2c. to 3c. each. Tulips are abundant but moving well, with prices varying from 2c. to 6c. each. Lily of the Valley is in medium supply with a fair demand at 3c. and 4c. per 100. Sweet Peas are much more abundant and in good demand. They can be found in all grades and at prices varying from 50c. to $1.50; a few extra choice flowers at $2 per 100. Violets are much less plentiful but there are still a few left for Easter. Snapdragon is moving sluggishly. Yellow* Marguerites are abundant, and going well. There is still a heavy sup- ply of English Primroses. Pansies are of good quality and plentiful. Greenery is plentiful. R. C, Chicago, April 18. — Stock of all kinds was in abundance the past week; so much so that it was sold at very low prices to keep it moving. A few real warm days brought on a larger supply than was anticipated. There was no particular demand, as both the local and out-of-the-city buyers were apparently reserving their full purchasing power for the present week's trade. There was so much stock on the market the past week that many remarked that Easter was Just one week too late. While there will be a full supply for the present week in nearly all lines, it is generally conceded the supply would have been much larger had not the warm weather precipitated so much just a week before there was any particular demand for it. At this writing the market has reached the pivotal point, as Easter prices went into effect on Tuesdav. Shipping began on Wednesday, and Thursday and Fri- day will also be good shipping days, after which the local trade will be heavy. Just how the supply will hold up to the demand no one will venture to predict more than that a good trade will be ac- complished for the remainder of the week at satisfactory prices. American Beauty Roses will be in fine crop for Easter, and the quality shows quite an improvement. The best grades are offered at $5 per doz. for the present week's sales. In a general way all other varieties of Roses will be in good supply. While there may be shortages in other lines of stock all the dealers are confi- dent that the Rose supply will be ample. Easter prices on Roses now in force range from $4 for short, to $12 per 100 for select with the exception of some fancy Ophelia that are offered at $15 per 100, and Russells as high as $25 for select long stemed stock. From all reports, Carnations will be on the short side, the prices having been advanced on this account to fully double what they were the past week. The best white are offered at $6 per 100. Ordinary selections of various colors at from $4 to $5 per 100, and splits in red and dark pink at $3 per 100. Bulbous stock will be all on the short side with the exception of the Southern Jonquils which, it is believed, will hold out until after the Easter trade is sup- plied. There will be some Darwin and Murillo Tulips that are offered at $4 per 100 and some Emperor and Empress Narcissus at from $3 to $4 per 100 and Dutch Hyacinths at from $6 to $S per 100. Narcissus poeticus from southern Illinois has begun to come in and finds ready sale at from 40 to 50 cents per 100. Easter Lilies are plentiful. It is prob- able there is a larger supply for this Easter than on any former. All growers have their stock In readiness and prices are less than they usually are when Easter is earlier. They are selling as low as $8 per 100 cut and $10 per 100 on the plants. Valley will be plentiful and at the usual prices. Sweet Peas, Daisies, Pansies, Snap- dragons are all in good supply with no very noticeable advance in price. Plants- men everywhere have large supplies of nearly everything that go to make up the Easter stock in trade of blooming plants. The late season has brought all stock to full maturity for the week's great trade. Plant prices are, therefore, less than customary for the season. 'Advance orders for the week's shipping are not as heavy as In seasons past, but this is no longer any consideration, as the last few days of the present week will solve the problem of the Easter supply and demand that we will write more "fully of another week. Newport, R. L The Gibson property on Malbone road, comprising 23,124 sq. ft. of land, sevei-al greenhouses, the small cottage on the easterly side, and outbuildings, was sold recently by Duncan A. Hazard, oommis- sioner, to Joseph and John W. Gibson, for $7000. - At the society's regular meeting on the 11th. a member of the Rhode Island nurseries read a paper on the "Propaga- tion of Shrubs." He still advises the old-fashioned method of making the cut directly under a joint or bud. except in case of such subjects as Willows and Privet. Tt is only because of cheap labor that so many young plants are annually imported from European countries, he says. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Vanicok for bis instructive paper. For next meeting. Tuesday. April 25. E. H. Wilson, plant collector of the Ar- nold Arboretum. Jamaica Plain. Mass., will give an illustrated address on "Chi- nese Plants and Gardens." Alexander MacLellan. 1044 The Florists' Exchange Carnations, Lilac, Roses, Sweet Peas, Bulbous Stocic AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE FLOWERS AND GREENS WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York Wholosale Fiortst Telephone Farra£ut 5335 Whpn ord^rtng. plfHKf tn*'nTlon Thf Kxrhnngi* CarneLtions, Roses, Pansies Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., inc., ^Vo'lf I I 2 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Farragut 2287 RIEDEL & MEYER/JS; Wholesale Florists Seawonable Flowers of All Kinds. The Beat •f Serrlce to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years' experience In the Flower Biulness. Conslf^men S^Udted. 49 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Tetophones 4024-4025 Madison Square Wben ordprlnc. pleasp tppntlon The E:tcbaDge William Stuart Allen Co. COMMISSION MERCHjiNTS IN CUT f LOWERS S3 West 28tb Street. NEW YORK Telephone: ft66 Madison Square Whpn nrrli^rrng. nloitsp nrnllon Thp Rxcliiinge Alfred H. Langjahr Wholesale Florist 130 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Telephones— Farragut 4626-4627 Wtien nrdprliig. pIpusp m"nHnn Thp Exohntige Growers* Cut Flower CO. Cut Flowers at Wholesale B. J. Tan Reyper,'M£r. Consignments Solicited 129 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones — 6237-3563 Farragut When ordering, nlptiae nn'tirlon The Exohnnge Goldstein &futterni3n Wholesale Florists CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 102 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 9761 Farragut WTif-ri orfl.TiiiK. pliMse ainition 'llw- ('".TpIiHiiKe [JfUI you will Do you always receive your account of sales promptly? And how :il>out the proceeds — I lo tl;ey always please you? If not, make a change; ship your flowers to us. We can dispose of them :in'l ut tiood prices, loo. What's more, t piuiijpt returns. UNITED CUT FLOWER CO., Inc., WholesaUr, Percy W. Richters, Manager 111 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones. Farragut 4422-4423 When orderinp. pleiise nn'iitlon The ExchiiDce John Younft Gwvft. UUd«ibraiuS John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. MADISON SQUARE 73bl When orderiiiK. please mention The Exchange Herman Weiss Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28 CABHFULLY ATTENDED TO. dive iM a trial. out Flower Exchange sixth Avenue and 26th Street OOGAN BUILDING. NEW YORK DpeD every Morning at Six oVIock for the Sale ~ of Cut Flowera. Wall ipace for advertising purposes for Rent. V. S. DoRVAL. Jr.. Secretiiry. toNNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists S5.57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT FLOWER EXC^HANGE FLOOR, COOGAN BUILDING pen All Day Tel. Mad. Sq. 830 . H. J*MN, Pm. RoBT. G. Wilson, Treat. GREATER NEW YORK ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale C^onimission Dealers In Cut Flowers and Supplies 62 Uvin^ston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. i George W. Crawbuck, Manager. ESTABLISHED 1888 jUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 10 West 28th St., New York Telephone, Farragut 551 tnal^ments of Choice Flowers Solicited. IVlLLlAM H. KUEBLER WholtsaU Commia.iion DeaUr in CUT FLOWERS « WUIou^hby St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone, 4591 Main iadgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone {}g^} Mad. Sq. W West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers L B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, 2315 Madison Square Consignments Solicited. Wholesale Florist BS West 26lh Street, NEW YORK Telephone, 8946 Madison Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HIGHEST \/AI I TV ALWAYS GRADE OF VMLLC-Y ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES. CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. 7,V-,\JJ'°,'*5^, 105 W. 28th St.. New York Frank H TraendJy Charica Schenok I Telephone 3!>00 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK Wholesale Florists 436 6th Ave., bot. 26th and 27th Sts., New York City and Cut Flower Exchange Consignments Solicited Phones: Karragut 797-798-799 WOODROW & MARKETOS WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK WHOLESALE FLORIST H. E. FROMENT, 148 WEST 28th STREET telIISJ} farragut NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHEEIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers New York, April 18, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m. Tuesday • Wbeo orderlne. please mention The Eichanee ROSES— A. Beauty, Special " Fancy '• Extra « No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Killarney Killarney Brilliant Killarney Queen White Killarney My Maryland Richmond Ulrich Bninner Hadley Hoosier Beauty Key Lady Hillingdon Cecile BrunDer,Elgar,etc.,per bunch Bridesmaid Bride Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) . Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mrs. George Shawyer Sunburst Mrs. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Adlantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, bunches Sprengeri. bunches BouTardia, per bunch Calendula, per bunch (Dallas, per aoz Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freesias, per bunch Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.. Leucothoe, per 1000 15.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 20.00 6 00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 3.00 .SO to 1.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 30.00 6,00 to 40.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 10.00 1.00 to 6.00 .10 to .25 1.00 to 5.00 1.00 to 5.00 5.00 to 20.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to S.OO 1.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 10.00 .25 to .50 .76 to 1.00 .35 to 1.00 .10 to .25 to to .25 to .50 .60 to 1.25 .60 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.60 .10 to .25 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.60 to to CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors. ( White... J Pink. Standard Varieties I Pink. Yellow and var. to Red Yellow and var. ♦Fancy (•The Highest Grades of Stand. ■) Red ard Varieties., ( Novelties Asters Forgetmenots. per bunch Chrysanthemums, per doz. . . . " per bunch.. Dahlias Gardenias, per doz Gladiolus, per doz Gladiolus, Baby, per doz Iris, per bunch Lilac, per bunch Lilies, Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per doz Narcissus. P. W., per bunch Narcissus, Da£fodils. per bunch. Pansles Peonies, per doz Poinsettias, per doz Primula, per bunch Orchids, Cattleyas Cypripediums, per doz Dendrobium formosum Oncidium Smilax, per doz. strings Stevia, per bunch Stocks, Double, per bunch " Single, per bunch Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doz. bunches. *' Spencers Tulips, per doz Violets, Double *' Single, Princess of Wales. " Single, Gov. Herrick. . . . Wallflowers, per bunch ...to 2.00 to 2 00 to 2.00 to 2 00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to to to .10 to to to to .25 to .60 to to .50 to .35 to 4.00 to .... to 150 to .35 to to .25 to .50 to to to 1 00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4 00 4.00 4 00 4.00 4.0O ".20 1.50 .75 I'OO 1.00 8.00 4.00 .75 ".35 1.00 .05 to 30.00 to to 20.00 to ... to 75 to ... to .15 to ... to .25 to .25 to .20 to .20 to .35 to .20 to .10 to ... to 10 75.00 25.00 .40 ".75 1,00 .40 .40 .40 .35 .25 All the New and Standard Fine Grade and all Seasonable WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS 133 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK TELEPHONE, FARRAGUT 3532 WILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28th Street Telephone 2336 Farragut WHOLESALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum Calendula, Bouvardia, Primula Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. NEW YORK Myosotis, EDW. C. HORAN 55 West 28th St., NEW^ YORK Telephone. {}«2t Madison Square QyJ FloWerS at WholeSalC When orderlDE, please mention Tbe ExrbnDBr George C. Siebrecht Wholesale- Floris t 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, 608-809 Farragut The best source of supply in the city ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited Satisfaction Guaranteed Wlien onlerlng. please mention The Es^'hunKe B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist ' 55 and 57 W^est 26th St., New York Va /> f II T C CARNATIONS I V L. K. I 9 AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When orderlne. please mention The Exchange Louis M.NOE LouisA. NoE Wholesale Commission' Florists MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr., Manager Telephone. 756 Madison Square AMERICAN BEAUTIES A SPECIALTY THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK When orderinff. please mention Tbe Excbanjre VIOLETS SINGLE AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal attention and satisfaction guaranteed^ Also a full Une of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE Shmii,WbolesaleFlorisl 12i West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordering, please mention The Exchange New York City April IG was Palm Sunday, and all during the previous week the stores deal- ing in church furnishings, especially on Barclay St., where so many of these are' located, were showing palms in their win- dows, and selling large quantities of these for Sunday's use. The palms which are used for this purpose, as is perhaps well known, come largely from Florida, and in a lesser degree from other localities ■ the South. April 23 will be Kaster ►Sunday, and the commercial . florists throughout this city, both wholesalers and retailers, are hoping that on the days just previous to this Sunday there will not be a repetition of the weather condi- tions which almost ruined the business, usually consequent upon that day, in 191,"). Should weather conditions in the last few days of this week be favorable, a large volume of business is conlidently expected both in plants ajid cut flowers, and at this writing the growers, whole- salers and retailers alike, are planning to cater fully to the needs of the public In the Horal line. Henshaw -..<;: Fenrich. 51 W. 28th St., who have been engaged in business to- gether for the last eight years, are an- nouncing this week a dissolution of the existing partnership on April 29. Mr. A. M. Ilenshaw will operate the Hen- shaw Floral Co., Inc., at 127 W. 2Sth st., and Mr. .los. S. Fenrich will continue the business at .51 W. 28th st. Chas. Smith's Sons of Woodside, I/. L, have taken a lease for a term of years of what is known as the Dryer place, situ- ated on Jackson ave.. Woodside, L. I., and now belonging to the Barclay-Dugro tract. Mr. Smith will devote this large range of glass to the growing of Aspara- gus only. He may certainly consider himself fortunate, and is to be congratu- lated on securing a lease of so much glass for Asparagus growing, in the produc- tion of which he may be called an expert 1046 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBlRtiH CUT FLOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St., PITTSBURG, PA. When orderine. please mt-ntjon The ExcbHOxe In addition to the usual supply of I'ink and White liillarneys, which Riedel & Meyer, 49 W. 28th st., have been receiv- ing, there is noted now at their store a full supply of fine Sunburst, Ward, Maryland, Radiance and Crimson Queen Roses. Tiiere is noted in the daily newspapers the use of considerable amount of space for advertising purposes by the members of the Retail Florists' Ass'n of New- York City. This idea of combining for the purpose of informing the public where they can obtain flowers of the reliable retail florists in different parts of the city seems to be excellent. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cut Flower Exchange will be held at Mouquin's restaurant on Sixth ave., between 27th and 2Sth St., on Satur- day, May 6. John Young & Co., 53 W. 2Sth st., are receiving some flne Lilies from Carl Woerner, Secaucus, N. J., also high qual- ity Ward, Shawyer and Olphelia Roses, as well as Carnations, Valley, Callas and Adiantum ferns. Siebrecht & Son, have leased their store at 619 5th ave., to Dee & Fuks- hima. Inc., and have taken a temporary lease of the store at 605 Fifth ave. At J. J. Coan's, 115 W. 2Sth st., there were noted this week Scott, Key and Russell Roses of excellent quality, al.'iu some fine Sweet Peas, Calendulas and choice Cornflowers, and in the plant line. Hyacinths in pans. Alex. Donaldson of Elmhurst, L. I., has leased the range of greenhouses be- longing to T. W. Lydecker & Co., Grand ave., Englewood, N. J. There is noted this week at the store of Wm. Kessler's, 113 W. 28th st., some of the very finest Nelrose Antirrhinum seen in the market this year, and also in white Antirrhinum excellent blooms of the variety known as Phelp's White, also some of the finest Lilies arriving in the market, and of Spencer Sweet Peas, espe- cially the variety Mrs. Skaaeh. The sudden death of Mrs. Bertanzel, wife of C. F. Bertanzel of North Roslyn, L. I., is reported. New York Florists' Bowling Club April 13 1st game 2d game 3d game R. .T. Irwin... 171 145 152 J. Miesem ... 161 163 167 W. H. Siebrecht 152 157 158 P. Jaeobsen .. 156 168 159 C. W. Scott.. 163 172 159 J. Fenrich ... 154 M. .7. Rovatzes 133 A. Kakuda 175 147 168 H. C. Riedel, Sec'y. Hornell, N. Y. Although this is what might be called a railroad town, .vet a large amount of floral business is done here, much more than in many towns boasting of a larger population. The Wettlin Floral Co. has the largest retail establishment in this part of the State and probably the best displayed stock of any shop in the country in a town of the size of Hornell. As our readers know, this company makes a spe- cialty of Asparagus plumpsus and is a liberal patron of our advertising de- partment. August Schreiber, who has a store on Main St., and greenhouses on North Main St., reports excellent business in both places. He is making special prepa- rations for the Easter trade. Kennedy & Son are preparing to brild a shop for the better display of flowers in front of their greenhouses. Mr. Ken- nedy. .Tr., is just recovering from an at- tack of what he terms a kid's complaint. He is out of danger. J. H. O. Rosi.YN. N. T. — The wife of Chas. F. Bert.Tnze], florist of Roslyn, Tj. I., died suddenly at her home on Sunday morn- ing. April 16. 1916, aged 40 years. Mrs. Bertanzel was horn in Berne. Switzer- land. Nov. 24. 1876, New England Florist Supply Co. SPECI AL— " i^r^ Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: Fort Hill, 3469— Main, 4789 W Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. McALPiNE & McDonald ?;s' Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies, Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Tel Fort Hill 3630-3631-3632 236 Devonshife Street, BOSTON, MASS. Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Buffalo April 10, 1916 Cincinnati April 10, 1916 35.00 to 40.00 25.00 to 30.00 5.00 to 20.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to S.OOl 3.00 to 4.00 5.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 6.001 3.00 to 6.00' 8.00 to IS.OOi 4.00 to-lO.OO 5.00 to 10.00 6.00 to lO.OOl 4.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 1.25 to .... .25 to .35 .35 to .50 8.00 to 12.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.60 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 2.50 to 3.00; 2.50 to 3.00: 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 to .15 to .25 to .16 30.00 to 40.00 10.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 5.00 40.00 to 50.00 to 1.80 1.00 to 2.00 .40 to .50 .40 to .50 to ... to 40.00 ... to 30.00 ... to 25.00 ... to 20.00 ... to 15.00 ... to . . ... to . . 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10 00 ... to . ... to . 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 ... to 3,00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to . to .20 to .20 to 8.00 to 10.00 to to to to 2.00 2.00 200 2.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 300 to 3.00 to 2.00 to to NAMES AND VARIETIES Boston AprU 18, 1916 Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft).. Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adiantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus Pluraosus, per bunch Sprengeri, per bunch. Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.. . f White J Pink ^ Red L Yellow and var. . /White Pink 40.00 to 50.00 20.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 15.00 5.00 to 10.00 ... to St. Louis April 10, 1916 to . . 20.00 to 25.00 8.00 to 15.00 to to to to 4.00 to 4.00 to to 5.00 to to Pittsburgh April 10. 1916 25.00 to 30.00 18.00 to 20.00 12.50 to 16.00 6.00 to 10.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 12.00, 1.00 to 6 00' 1.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 8.00, 1.00 to 6.00J 2.00 to 12.00! , . . . to ....!.... to .... . . . . to ........ to .... 2.00 to lO.OO! 4.00 to 10.00 to 6.00 to 10.00 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 8.00 to to 100 to 2.00 to 2.00 to to Standard Varieties *Fancy (*The highest 4 00 grades of Stand-S Red 4.00 ,»'■'' varieties) |^ Yellow and var. S.OODaflodils .... {Daisies .20 Ferns, Hardy .... to .lOjGalax Leaves .... to .... iGardenias 8.00 to 15.00 Lilium Longiflorum 4.00 to 5 00 Lily of the VaUey 35.00 to 50.00, Orchids — Cattleyas .... to 1.50 Smilax, per doz. strings 25 to 1.00 Sweet Peas 50 to 1.00|Violets, Single. 50 to 1.00 Double to 6.00; 8.00 ,8.00 1.00 1.50 .50 40 1.00 to .25 to .25 to 8.00 to 10.00 ... to 2 00 3 00 to 3.50 3.00 to 3.50 3.00 to 3.50 3.00 to 3.50 3.50 to 4.00: 3.50 to 4.00 3.50 to 3.50 to 1.50 to to to 3.00 to 6.00 5.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 8.00 to 1.00] to .25 to .75 .25 to .50, 8.00 to 12.50 to to to 1.25 1.50 .35 .35 to to to 4.00 4.00 2.00 to 2.00 2.OOI to 2.00; to 3.OO1 to 2.60 to to .25 to .12H . to .. 30.00 to 40.00 6.00 to 8.00 10.00 to 12.50 3.00 to 4.00 35.00 to 40.00 . . to .35 to .35 to . . to 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 to to 1.00 to 1.00 to .10 to .15 to 6.00 to 10.00 to to 2.50 to 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 .20 to .12K to 5.00 to 10.00 to 2.00 to 1.50 to to 1.25 .75 to ... to ... to 1.50 to .25 to .20 to .. . to ... to 4.00 3.00 to 5.00 '35.00 to 50.00 1.80 2.00 to 2.40 .50! 1.00 to .25 to .16 to to 2.00 '.50 Patrick Welch Bos?orMAst Wholesale Florist Store open for busLnea-i at 6 a. m. Telephone Main 2698 American Beauties, Orchids. Valley, Carnations. Calendulas, Cornflowers. English Primroses, Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Lilium Longiflorum. All the novelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. B. A. SNYDER CO. S:t Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort Hill 1083-25017-25552 WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-6268 Wholesale Cut Flower Market Daily consignments from leading growers Full line of Florists' Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. ♦ + i Boston [ I Wholesale and Retail Florists j One fortiin.Tte thins for thp grower this season, the weather has beeu cool and (hill : if it was otherwise it would be hard in man.v cases to keep the plants back for Easter. The outlook at this time is encouraging if the weather is good. There are plent.v of plants and flowers in sight and in most cases the larger growers are all sold out already. On Monday afternoon. April 17. the large retail .stores were filled with plants, and the growers teams and auto trucks were to be seen all over the city deliver- ing plants. The Horticultural Club of Boston held its monthly meeting at the Parker House on Wednesday evening, April 12. Wm. Sim of Cliftondale decorated the table most beautifully with English Polyanthus Primroses, which were delightful. Samuel J. Goddard had a fine vase of Carnation Doris. The guests were Col. Castle, W. E. Fisher and E. A. Bause of Cleve- land. W. A. Riggs of Auburndale has had good success with Lilies and they are of excellent quality. In other kinds he has grown Genistas, Azaleas, Spirseas and rambler Roses. Wilbur Osgood, formerly with P. HOLTON&HUNKELC0.I WHOLESALE FLORlSTSlnd FLORISTS' SUPPUESl Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Phone— Main 874 P. O. Box— 103 Wben ordprinK. please mentloa The Excbanf;? Welch, is now in the employ of the B. A. Snyder Co. on Devonshire st. Kameyama & Serada of North Cam- bridge have especially well grown Easter Lilies this season, and are finding a good demand for them. They have also fint rambler Roses, many of them trained to different shapes. Wm. Patterson of WoUaston, who is a bulb specialist, has a grand lot of Dar- win Tulips which are remarkably well forced. Especially noticeable is the va- riety Pride of Haarlem. Mr. Pattersoa has just purchased a new touring car. , One of the largest Lily growers in this section is Neil Boyle of Maiden. His Lilies are well grown and are of good height. We are sorry to report the death of Wm. E. Doyle, one of the oldest retail , florists in this city. The last time we saw Mr. Doyle in public was at the com- plimentary dinner given to Thomas F. Galvin last Summer. Mr. Doyle was in the best of health then and declared so at the gathering. He talked interestingly that evening and told of the early days of the flower industry in Boston. Mr. Doyle has always been spoken well of by his competitors. In the markets and stores today kind words and sympathetic expressions were expressed, and all said that he did much to build up the retail business in Boston. See obituary notice. ,Iohn McFarland of North Easton has 8000 Easter Lily plants, among the fin- est in this section. He has sold most of them to Thomas F. Galvin, supplying both stores at Boyleston and Park sts. He has also a large quantity of Lily of the Valley which has been sold. Arthur Coolidge of Cambridge is mar- keting a nice lot of plants of Erica Caffra densa. Wm. H. Elliott is fortunate in bavins a heavy cut of Roses for Easter. Proiu his iladbury (N. H.) Rose farm. He is receiving a heavy cut of Sunburst, Had- ley, Russell, Ward. Killarney and White Killarney and from Brighton greenhouses good American Beauty Roses and a heavy supply of Asparagus plumosus and Sprengeri. On April 12 the employees of Penn the Florist had a bowling match at the Bea- con Chamber alleys. The captains of the teams were Hartford and Wilson. Aftei th« match was over the company sat down to supper and spent a most en^ .ioyable evening. P. Welch's store was filled with crates of Lilies which were being sent to thcii destination. Mr. Welch says the outlook for Easter is very encouraging if thf weather holds good. He reports plentj of goods of all kinds. James -Ulan of Cincinnati was a visi- tor in the city last week. He came on on account of the illness of his mother. who resides at Medfield. Mass. Thomas Roland never had a finer lol of plants than he has this year for E.i- ter, including rambler Roses, Heatli^ Bougainvilleas. Boronias and Crotons. Wm. Sim is fortunate in having a heavy cut of fine Sweet Peas and his yel- low famous Polyanthus ha^■e been_ 8 su'T-css .Tud have made a hit in this city. llis llowcr.s are all handled' at the Co- operative market b.y Henry M. RobinsoD & Co. A visit this week to some of the seed stores shows that counter trade has begun in earnest at last. They are SQ crowded with customers that it is with difficulty that a person can get served. R. C. Cromwell, Conn. The Easter business of A. N. Pierson- Inc., is reported to be the best the firm ever had, and while preparations were made to meet a large demand, this week will find the houses pretty well cleancc nut of Lilies, Azaleas and other plants The cut flower end of the business h»' been taxed to the utmost and it h.i.s been a hard task to fill the orders for Roses and Carnations as the weather has been very poor. W. H. B. J ipril 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1047 Spring Weddings after the Lenten Season will demand quantities of hifiii-grade stock. We are glad to report we will have a large supply of You will iind (nir itojuuii's of j;*)od (|ualit.v. as gooil as any fouiinK from this niarki't. Cur specials are exiTptiouall.v lini' and we have an unlimited supply of them. When in the market Irt us (piote you prlees., Sweet Peas Our prowers are cutting on a new crop now. The Spencer va- riety, well Erown. large flowers and long stems, ('an furnish tliem in quantity of a sperinl (v>hir. Sn apdragon Several shades of pink, yellow, white and bronze. Snapdragon ships well and it makes n fine showing. It is one of the hest items on our list. .i;ri.()0-.$S.n<( per Good Roses will he in demand and you slumld know a reliable source of supply. We can fill your order for Uo.ses and can Rive you big value in Pink and White Killarney. Shawyer. Brilliant. Sunburst. Hadley. Richmond. Russell. Thora. .siweetheart. Quality is the most important factor tmm now on. GARDENIAS STOCK r>ouble and Single. •S-l.dO-.SG.OO per 10(1. CORN FLOWERS DAISIES *-•«"' P"- ""'• EASTER LILIES Yellow, .$l.oO per 100. 1,, ,|,i;,,ititv at the lowest mar- White. .$1.00 per 100. ket price. The Leo Niessen Co. Ifl.OO-.SIi.OO per dozen. .$6.O0-.$20.00 per 100. Washington, D. C. 1214 HSt. N.W. Wholesale Florists Philadelphia, Pa. 1201-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Center St. When ordoriiic i»leasp m>'nt 1. m Th •' K x cl i ; Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Philadelphia," April 1 7,| 1 9 1 6 Prices quoted are by'the hundred!unless otherwise noted Roses — A. Beauty. Special *' Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Kaiserin Aug. Vict Killarney White Killarney Lady HiUingdon Milady Mrs. Aaron Ward My Maryland Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft). . Radiance Richmond Sunburst Kiilarnev Brilliant J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Mrs- Francis Scott Key Mrs. Geo. Shawyer Hadley Ophelia Adiantuni. Ordinary " Farleyense Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus, Plumosus. per bunch.. Sprengeri, per bunch.. Asters Bouvardla Callas Chrj'santhemums, Ordinary Daffodils 00 to 50.00 1 00 to 40,00 00 to 30.00 00 to 20-00 00 to 12.50 00 to 10.00 . . to 00 to 10.00 00 to 10.00 00 to 10.00 ,00 to 10.00 ,00 to 10.00 00 to 12.00 . . to Carnations, Inl grades, all col. . White. Standard Varieties 1.50 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to Fancy Varieties to .00 to 10.00 .00 to 10,00 .00 to 10.00 .00 to 12.00 ,00 to 20.00 .00 to 12.00 00 to 10 00 00 to 20,00 .00 to 12.00 . . to 1.00 .00 to 15,00 .35 to L.TO .35 to .50 .25 to .50 to to Daisies Ferns. Hardy Forget-Me-Nots Freesia Galax Leaves Gardenias, per doz Lilac, per bunch Lilium Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of tiie Valley Mignonette Fancy Narcissus (Paper White)., Orcllids— Cattleyas Cypripediums Dondrobium formosum, . Pansies, per 100 bunches. Smilax, per doz. strings. . . Stoclcs, per bunch Sweet Peas. Pink. Red Yellow and var. White 3.00 to Pink , 3,00 to Red I 3,00 to Yellow and var to 40 to ,15 to .60 to to .10 to 3.00 to .50 to 8.00 to to 2.00 to 2 00 to 4.00 to to 40.00 to 60.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 4,00 4,00 2.66 .20 1.00 ".15 20.00 1.00 12,00 '5,06 3,00 5,00 to to 3,00 to 4,00 2.00 to 3.00 10, to .35 .60 to 2 00 Tulips, Single 2.00 to 3.00 Double I 3.00 to 4.00 Violets. Single I .20 to .50 Double .60 to 1,00 Wallflowers 1 , . . , to , , , . Philadelphia Wbolesale and Retail Florists -+ I I Bell Telephone Keystonr Telephone KOIVIAD/\ BROTHCR*9 Msnnfacti.rer* of all kinds of .\t a creditors' meetinff held April 17, the business of Ludwig P. Vollers, trad- ing under the name of ^*ollers' House of Flowers, was disposed of by sale to E. R. Martin of 1335 W. Passayunk ave. Mr. Martin takes possession at once and will retain the present staff of employees. Mr. Vollers will continue with Mr. Martin. Vv'alter Davis will act in the capacity of I'uyer over the Easter season. The Mar- tin store on Passayunk ave. will be con- tinued as before. It win he a great Easter for plants. Quite a number of the growers report being sold up clean at this writing (Mon- day). Azaleas are on the short list. Hya- cinths are in strong demand. There is an overabundance of short Lilies. In general there is heavy call on the entire plant line. August Albert, who has achieved con- siderable notoriety as a bogus check ar- Wire Designs Florists' Supplies Any Wire Design at Short Notlcf 1008 Vine Street. Philadelphia. Pa. When ordering, please mention The t^xchange tist, was arrested on Monday for try- ing to work a worthless check. He has been operating the Gibson Mcllvain Greenhouses at COth and Gibson ave. for the past two years. The Henry "F. Michell Co. has let out a contract for a modern large office build- ing and a garage to be erected at the Andalusia Nurseries. The buildings are to be constructed of hollow tile and con- crete and will be of ample proportion to take care of the firm's increasing business for the next twenty years. Pennock Bros, has an attractive win- dow display for this 'week, with a table and two chairs of trained Tausend- Chrysanthemum Cuttings NEW AND STANDARD VARIETIES Mrs. M. R. Morgan, a pure tlohion Vdlow Kiiton. rooted cuttinga, $15.00 per 100. S125.0O per 1000. Alex Guttman, the new flesh pink, from li.U-in. pota. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.. $35.00 per 100. White Chieftain, rooted cuttings, $-1.00 per 100, $;i5.00 per 1000. Golden Gleam, Crystal Gem, Marlftold. Modello, Early Frost, Golden Oueen. rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 10(KJ. Golden Eagle. Salomon's Gold. W. If. Ghadwick, E. A. Seldewltz, Smith's Ideal. Mistletoe, Oconto, Harvard, Wells' Late Fink and Alice Salomon. Best narly white, r<...t».-d cuftincs, $;i,00 per 100, $L'5.00 per 1000. (Golden (Ghadwick, Chadwlck Improved, and Chadwlck Supreme, $4.00 per 100, $35,00 per 1000 Charles Razer, Early Snow, Ivory, Octo- ber Frost, Polly Rose, Comoleta. Golden (^low, Robert Malliday, Pink Ivory, Roserie, llnaka, William Turner, Lynnwood Hall, Timothy Eaton, Alice U>Ton, Dolly Dimple, Ramapo, Yellow Kiiton. Dr. Enftuehard, Pink Gem, Putly. Chieftain. Jean Nonln, Mrs. J. Jones. White. Yellow Mrs. JonuN, Helen Frlck, Maud Dean, Wells' Late Pink. $2.50 per 100. $20.00 p.-r 1000. Smith's Advance, Chrysolora, Glor>' of Pacific. Pacific Supreme, Beatrice May, Col. Appleton, Maj. Bonnaffon. Roman C;old. $2 00 per 100, $17.50 per lOUO, NEW POMPONS From 2'4-ln. pots Harvest Moon, Euftene LanftauleC, $5,00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000. Peace. $2.00 per dor.. $15.00 per 100. Leota, Golden West, <;olden Climax, l>orls. Golden Harvest, Western Beauty, $3.00 per 100. $25,00 per 1000. SINGLES Emllle Jortephlne, Mrs. Whiteborn, Mensa, (rolden Mensu, W. E. Bucklnfiham, $3,00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Bedding Stock 2-inch 100 1000 2i,-in
  • ^-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 HELIOTROPES. Three varieties 3.00 25.00 4.00 3o.t)0 TS.OO" SO.OO IVY, Enalish 3.00 German 3.00 LANTAN AS. Six varieties 3.00 LOBELIA 3.00 LEMON VERBENAS 3.00 MOONVINES 3.00 PETUNIAS. Double and single 3.00 SENECIO 3.00 SNAPDRAGON, Ramsburg's Silver Pink Buxton's Phelps' White Nelrose, pink White and Yellow. Extra good .■ SWAINSONA, White 3.00 Pinli 3.00 VINCAS, Variegated 3.00 Green 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Frarklin and St. Paul Sts. WASHINGTON; 1216 H St. N. W. 25.00 4,00 35 00 6.00 50.00 25.00 4,00 35.00 6,00 50 00 25.00 400 35.00 6.00 .50,00 25.00 4.(H) 35.00 6.00 50,00 25.00 4,00 35.00 6.00 50.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 25.00 4.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 30 00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 45.00 5.00 40.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 5.00 40.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 5.00 40.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50.no 1,1,. Tlie Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOUBLE KILLARNEY Alao the 'entire cut of Roses from Wm. A. Leonard , Laasdowne, Pa. s°houu"on!e McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower and plant baskets is the best you can get. Pittsburgh. Pa. WDpn ortlprlng. pl^am* m'^ntlon Th** PTxfhmig» schbn Roses. The plants were finely trained and well flowered. The Leo Niessen Co. reports a good shipping trade and states that it ex- pects a full supply of all staples for the Easter demand. The Robert Craig Co. has met a tremendous demand for stock this Eas- ter and was well sold up in most lines at the beginning of this week. A new Autocar has teen added to the delivery service. H. Bayersdorfer & Co. reports a tre- mendous Easter business and are work- ing «very night to ?et out orders. The Pennock Meehan Co. is shipping heavily on all Easter plants. It reports a big demand in all lines and more plants are iDeing sold than ever before. George Auegle of the Philadelphia Cut Flower Co.. is receiving a fine lot of Roses from the Highland Rose Co. of Morton, Pa. Wm. J. Baker is showing some superb Snapdragon carried on stems three to four feet in length. ■Wm. A. Leonard of the Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange anticipates a lively Easter business. He is coming along with a full crop of Roses in variety. The Joseph Heacock Co. expects a good cut of Roses for this week with the exception of white on which the crop is not on in full. The palm department has been shipping heavily on Kentias for decorative work. Recently noted at Stuart H. Miller's were some very fine Gladioli in a variety of colors. At Dreer's store extra help has been added to take care of the heavy counter trade on seeds for field and garden. There has been a brisk demand for grass seeds this past week. H. E. f'HiipoTT. Pre. V Bbxdek, Vioe-Pra.. Long DItuince Telaphone Central 337J NETTIB L. fAHKHM, ttoo'y Catonsville, Md. — A fire broke out in the greenhouses of Dr. and Mrs. Henry B. Jacobs on April 11, and through the heroic work of fireman A. O'Connor, who went through the blazing structure and removed a box of dynamite, the fire did not prove so disastrous. The damage however, is estimated at several hundred dollars. Newark. X. J. — Bankruptcy Referee Porter confirmed a sale of certain assets belonging to Harry C. Strobell trading as H. C. Strobell & Co., bankrupt florists of 895 Broad St.. on April 12. The sale, which brought $1144, included the con- tents of the Board st. store and the green- house in Elizabeth ave., and an automo- bile. Portland, Me. — The Portland Flower Store recently received the first prize of- fered to florists for the best window dis- play. A. T. Ptvhr, Tn . A Manager Everrthlnt In A TT DVIPITD /S> d^ i^ WHOLBSAIB Out Flowers **■» *■ ' r E C K^MS. Uit \^\J* FLORISTS 30 East Randolph Street CHICAGO, II.I.. Wben orderlnK. pl.aaa mention Hie Brehanjee Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Chicago, ApHl 18. 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES— American Beauty. SpedalB per dos. 38-inoh sterna " 30-iDch stems " 24-moh stems " 18 to 20 inoh Short CecUe Brunner '. Geo. Elgar Fire Flame White and Pink KiUamey. Spedals Fancy Medium Short KlUamey Brilliant, specials Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mra. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Cbas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short ; Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taft. Fancy Medium Short ]][ Ophelia, special Select [ Medium Short ■ ' . ■ ■ 4.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.60 6.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.C0 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6 00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 400to 600 3.00 to 4 00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 15.00 to 25.00 12.00 to 15.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6 00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 8 00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 5 00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4 00 to 6 00 3.00 to 4.00 CARNATIONS— Standard i'^^ Varietie. | |'etv.: ! ] i ! ] Spljta, assorted colors •Fancy fwhit. (•The Highest J ""V" Grades o( St'dS Pmk Varieties.) [Red Ad Ian turn AsparaguB. Bunoh *' Sprengeri " Strings Boxwood, per lb Calendulas Callas DaaodUs ' * Soutbero Dasles Gardenias, per dos Ferns, Hardy, per 1000 Galax Leaves, per 1000 Leucothoe Sprays Lilium LonlUilorum Lily of the Valley Mexican Ivy Mignonette Orchids — Cattleyas, per dos. . Dendrobiuma Onddlums Smllai Snapdragons Spanish Iris Stocks, Double, per bunch.. " Single Sweet Peas, Spencers Tulips, Fanojr " Darwins.. Violets. Single, Home Grown. Double, N. Y 3.00 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3 00 4.00 400 4.00 .25 .25 50.00 2.00 2.00 .50 2.00 3.00 .25 8.00 3.00 400 4.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 4.00 ".35 .76 3.00 ,50 .50 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 1.00 to 3S to 30 to 60.00 to .15 to 300 to 10.00 to 3.00 to .60 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 2.50 to 1.29 to .50 to 10.00 to 4.00 to .76 to e.oo to 6.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 15.00 to 800 to 6.00 to .50 to .40 to 1.50 to 4.00 to 4.00 to .75 to .75 to to to to to All the Leading Varieties oj RoSeS and CciI*n£ltionS PETER REINBERG SOEaslRaiidolphSl, CHICAGO, ILL Wholesale Cut Flowers Headquarters for American Beauty Roses Wbea ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and Retail Florists u ■ — ■■■-'■-■■- ■- -« An Easter flower sale will be held in the G-old Room of the Congress Hotel on April 22. The retailers and wholesale growers around the city are being so- licited to contribute flowers for this sale. As it is a society affair there will be much stock contributed from the private conservatories of the ladies in charge. These sales are detrimental to the regular trade, as thousands of dollars are paid for flowers that might otherwise go to the prominent retailers of the city. At the Chicago Flower Growers Asso- ciation's store there is a handsome dis- play of pot plants for the Easter trade. Rambler Roses, Spii'seas, Genistas, Lilies, and Rhododendrons are to be seen in fine form. J. H. Prost, city forester, who is hav- ing a hearing before the city civil ser- vice commission in answer to charges pre- ferred against him, had his case materi- ally strengthened by the suicide of John Swanson shortly after testifying against him on Friday last. Swanson was 70 years old and had been employed under Mr. Prost as a laborer on one of the city farms. The Central Floral Co. had an informal opening in its new store, 132 N. State St.. on Saturday. This is the largest exclu- sive cut flower store on State st. and is beautifully fitted up with everything new in fixtures and accessories. Buchbinder Bros, have installed one of their large handsome refrigerators. The company has taken a long lease on the store, which is in the heart of the shopping district of the city. E. C. Pruner and A. F. Longren, two well known traveling men for the Poehl- mann Bros. Co., reached the city Satur- day and will remain at home until after Easter. Mr. Pruner, who came direct from Texas, says that the florists there are most enthusiastic about the forth- coming convention and northern florists who go down there next August will liave many pleasant surprises in stor<> for them. Everett R. Peacock, 4113 Milwaukee ave., has finished a neat retail catalog of plants and seeds for city trade. About a .year ago Mr. Peacock added a cut flower department to his seed business that has grown to splendid proportions WiETOR Brothers i WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders r Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. Whpn nrderlpg. please nipntlon Th(> Bxrbsnge C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORISl 27 Saint Anne Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION Phone, SUTTER 640 When ordering, please meotloD The ExchaDse A. L RANDALL CO. ^^^ Wabash Ave. & Lake SL ^mim^ ^^*^^ CHICAGO, ILL. 'd^jg^i Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists' Supplies When ordering, please menllop Tbe Exchange in that time. Last Fall he opened a branch store at 4456 N. Western ave., corner of Sunnyside. He finds business good at both stores. Several hundred persons visited the conservatory at Lincoln Park on April 14 for the formal opening of the Easter flower show. More than 5000 Lilies are on exhibition, besides many other Spring blooming plants. Rudolph Schiel, head gardener, and a corps of assistants worked like Tro.ians to get this exhibition ready for several weeks past, and are being complimented on their work by the thousands of visitors that attend daily. There is no longer any fear that the supply of Valley will be short in Chicago this season. H. N. Bruns received three carloads recently that left Hamburg on March 6 and came through in record time and in the best of condition, being under refrigeration continuously from the start. John J. Wolniewicz, the Riverview Florist, has added a new delivery car to his equipment for the Spring trade. Anton Then, 2219 Winncmac ave., has a large amount of flowering plant stock for Easter trade. He remarks that plants are cheaper this year and will be glad to get it all out of the way so as to give more room to Spring bedding plants with which he is well supplied. Dan Simpson, the Ogden ave. florist, is also a recent purchaser of a new de- livery car, which he also uses to ride down to the market daily. E. F. Winterson, Jr., is having a spe- cial sale of Easter Lily plants and Bos- ton ferns this week. He has secured a large supply of excellent stock, all of which is moving well. Among other fine stock being cut at the Weiland & Risch greenhouses at Evanston for the Spring trade, is a fine lot of Mrs. Francis King Gladiolus. V. Bezdek, Gross Point, considers Vic- tory a good red Carnation that cannot as yet be dispensed with. Mr. Bezdek states that red and white Carnations pay the grower best ; pinks are too plentiful. Enchantress Supreme does not split so much and is one of the best paying pinks for general use, in his estimation. A. T. Pyfer reports a good sale of Easter plants at the greenhouses at Wil- mette. Part of the stock was with some difficulty held back for Easter week. Mr. Pyfer says that if Easter was just one week earlier it would have been bet- ter for the cut flower men, as well as the plant growers. Erne & Klingel report all. their grow- ers in good crop for the present week's sales with the exception of Carnations. They are handling some fine Spanish Iris and Stocks, and have also a nice line of blooming plants. i^ April 22, 1910. The Florists' Exchange 1049 EST. 1765 INC. 1904 HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD. AZALEA, BULB, ORCHID, FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSED, ROSE, CARNATION, PALM, CYCI.AMEN, CUT FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS. etc. Oldest and largest manufacturers of flower pots in the World. A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. ^-.-^^1?= New York, N.Y. I Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs the peters & reed potteby co "ANCHOR BRAND" OUR Tbeb Tubs are made of seasoned, selected Virginia Whitb Cbdab — we use no gubstitute. Virginia Whitb Cbdab will outlast any other known wood, and Trxb Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. We paint our Tbib Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attrac- tive Plant Tob that money can buy. WrIM for bookltc and prtcea. ft SO. ZAINESVIUL,E, OHIO RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS Largest ManufaduTert of Wooden Wan in ths World RICHMOND, VA. i]Uiiiiiiim:ininiiiiiiiiuimiDUU]uiiinaiiii]iiiniiiiuii|X When ordering, please mention The Exchange DREER'S"R|VERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub No.DUm. Bach Doz 1000 10 30 in. tI.4S $16.00 (130 00 20 18 in. 1.30 14 00 115.00 30 16 in. 40 14 in. 80 12 in. 60 10 in. 70 Sin. Manujaotured lor us exoiuaivcJy. The beat tub evw introduced. The neateet. lightest and efaeapeat. Painted ffreen. with electric welded hoopa. The fourlBrgestslzeahaTedrophandles HENRY A. DREER,«"f J^uVpuk "•* 714 Chestnut St., PhHadelphia, Pa 1.00 11.26 92.00 .65 7.00 56 00 .45 5.00 40.00 .38 4.00 3200 .30 3.50 28 00 When orderiDR, pleaae mention The Bxchanfe Cit.v Forester Prost, who was accused j of malfeasance of office, was acquitted of all charges against him by the civil service board of commission on Satur- day, greatly to the delight of his many friends in the city. Fred Dubois, formerly with the Bo- hannon Floral Co., is now with Geo. Wienhoeber, and F. B. Brombold re- cently with the Rock Flower Co., Kansas City, Mo., has accepted a position with the Bohannon Floral Co., 57 E. Monroe St. 1 Ed Hauswirth, until recently with jKyle & Foerster, has gone to Ft. Wayne, jlnd., where he proposes to open a flower j 1 store of his own. I Arbor Day was fittingly observed by the children of the various schools in i Chicago on Friday. April 14. About 50.000 trees were planted by the school children. Around the roots were placed ; the written wishes of the children and that these hopes will be fulfilled as the tree grows was the belief of every child. The A. L. Randall Co. offered a pedes- tal and urn at the Spring Flower Show of the New Orleans Horticultural Society as a prize that was won by P. A. Chopin, that city. J. A. Endlong offered a cup that was won by C. W. Eichling. and the Softon Mfg. Co. prize was awarded to Chas. Eble. The erstwhile "friendship garden" is coming in for its rejuvenation. In the friendship garden, it may be remembered, were planted bulbs, one from each friend who thought to send one. and as all the bulbs look alike to most people the little garden often bloomed with surprising re- sults. This Spring an Evanston woman has decided to have one of these nice gar- dons. She has a few bulbs, all mysteries t" her. and promises of many more, and i-- liaving a corner in her lawn spaded. — I Chicago Evening American.") The new Second Regiment Armory on Madison st., near Washtenaw ave.. will ' be formally dedicated on Tuesday. April 2."i. It covers an entire city block and contains on the main floor 40,000 sq. ft. of floor space without the interruption of a single post or column. This is the largest floor space in the city containing as it does 600 more sq. ft. of floor space than the Coliseum. It is 90ft. from the floor to the apex of the roof. The south end and about one-fourth of the roof space is of glass and is as light as day on the inside. It has a nice gallery, with music and speaker's stands. The entire building is of iron and concrete and would make an ideal building for the Na- tional Flower Show in 1918. The trade of the city as well as throughout the country, is confronted this season with what appears to be a short and busy seas,in. A prominent grower stated on the market on Monday that the three best days of flower selling this year were only about five weeks apart — Easter. Mother's Day. and Me- morial Day. The retail florists are al- ready making preparations for handsome window displays, most of which will be installed by Wednesday night or Thurs- day morning. All are .iubilant over the prospects of a good trade. N. J. Carter, of the Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis. Mo., was in the city the past week. J. H. Shelton, Rochester. Ind.. and W. S. Snyder, of the El Paso Car- nation Co., EI Paso, 111., were visitors also. Building Contracts Among recent contracts by the King Construction Co. of Tonawanda. N. T.. are the following : One greenhouse each : .Tohn Horn. Allentown. Pa. : Pennsyl- vania Criminal Insane Asylum : Wm. Brotzman. Phillipsburg. N. J. : Poinsard Bros.. Scranton. Pa. ; Isaac Brockbill. Soudersburg. Pa. : J. D. .Toyce, Potts- ville. Pa. : G. H. Sheedy. Elmira, N. Y. ; W. P. Diamond. .Johnson City. N. Y. : D. E. E. Koser. Williamsnort. Pa. : Paul Niehoff, Lehighton, Pa. ; W. H. Thomas, RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN 16 W. 23d St.. NEW YORK SPECIALTIES I. G. KIMBLE 6 E. Lake Street. Chlc&go Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned — Carefully Packed When ordering, please mention The Exchange GAeWHlLLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN PHILADELPHIA WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. orflerlnc plpnwp m-'ritlon Tht* Ri<- THESE pots are ten times lighter than clay pots and are not always breaking. NEPONSET WATERPROOF PAPER FLOWER POTS Write for samples. Informatioa [^and prices to Dept. E BIRD & SON, fast Walpole/.Mass. ESTABLISHED 1795 Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money >'ou are going to spend this Winter to stock your greenhouses. Think of us. Write us. Try us The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St. When ordering. plt^;is : : Norristown, Pa. m''ntion Th.^ Exchange SYRACUSE Red Pots FERN POTS, PANS and SAUCERS, up to and including 12-lnch, all machine made. A great improvement over the old style turned pots. Write for Catalogue Syracuse Pottery C. BREITSCHWERTH. Prop. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Wben ordfriiip. pic tiT'iiti'in Th,^ Excliiinge Honey Brook, Pa. ; Norman Stauffer. Lancaster, Pa. ; Charles Fisher, Easton, Pa. ; Mrs. C. M. Schnovely, Ephrata. Pa. : Mrs. E. M. Reed, Scranton, Pa. ; E. M. Campbell, Shamokin. Pa. Two greenhouses each : Walter Garland, Pen Argyle, Pa. ; Fred Frank, Brookside, Pa. Three greenhouses each : Susquehanna Floral Co., Binghamton, N. Y. : Anthone Schultze, Scranton, Pa. T. J. N. Anamosa, Ia. — A new firm has started in business the past week and will be known as Hoyt. Hunter and Bagley and will engage in the business of raising and marketing nursery stock, cut flowers and plants. The place selected is the ground recently purchased by Mrs. W. W. Hun- ter on the edge of the town. The change was made nece.ssary by the increase of the business started by Mr. and Mrs. Bagley a year or so ago, and more space was needed. W'bep ordcrlgR. please roeption The Eicbapge Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made in standard Bizea of 2-in. to6-in. The beat Paper Pot for shippiog purposes. Samples fur- nished free. Ask your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 40 Oak St.. WslthAm. Mau. When ordering, please mention The Bicbange SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE.— The Florists' Exchange Is a trade paper, and Its advs. quote wholesale prices. For that reason It should be treated with care. Copies should not be left lying where they will be seen by outsiders, nor should they en any account be used as wrapping or packing material. Further, the fact that a purchaser not In the trade may seek to obtain goods at trade prices by no means eompsia you to aall him at wholesale. 1050 The Florists' Exchange m An Open Letter Believing we can render material assistance in our instructive campaign in the upbuilding and maintaining of soil fertility, our company is giving time and money to further the interests of the grower under glass. With that in view we have employed practical greenhousemen in our research department, in our laboratory de- partment, and in the handling of our correspondence to questions arising on soil requirements and plant foods. In this work we request the trade to take sufficient interest to co-operate with us, and to correspond with us on matters pertaining to their growing products. llOur main object is to demonstrate the practicability of making up soil fertility during the growing season through the addition of fertilizers, or commercial manures, as the season progresses, and thereby increase the number of flowering crops as well as the quality of the flowers. In connection with this work we are taking into consideration the uses of stable manures and legumes, supplemented by commercial manures that carry nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, and the scientific use of a pure carbonate of lime to meet the particular needs of greenhouse soils. Last, but not least, this company is supported by men who have had wide experience in your problems. They are at your service. Command them, MANUFACTURERS OF Steamed Bone Meal. Raw Bone Meal, Blood and Bone, and Special Complete Plant Foods for Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, and Greens. CHICAGO FEED & FERTILIZER CO. UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO, ILL. When ornBp nr'ntlnn Thp F.xohange FOR THE BUSY MSN Our Stsak and Matarlkl Indm Page 1021 When orJlerlnK. please mention The Exchange The Recognized Standard Insecticide < uc i><;uuguu.cu oiauuoiu lUSecUCiaC A spray remedy for green, black, white fly. thnps and soft scale. Qt„ SX.OO' eal., S2.50, ' IVIKOTIAINA A 12 pfer cent, nicotine solution pron- erly diluted for fumigating or vaoor- izing. Qt., $1.50; gal., $4.50. Until further notice shipments of our products Ptuigine, Vermlne and ScaUne will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. Prompt shipments can be gruaranteed on Aphlne and Nikotiaua, APHINE MANUFACTURING CO, MADISON, N. J. WESTERN STATES— Continued ! Indianapolis, Ind. The Market A plentiful suppl.v of good stock and a fairly good counter trade, com- bined with spasmodic lots of funeral Work, make satisfactory conditions in the flower shops. Carnations are mostly off crop and there will not be any too many at Eas- ter at $4 to $5 per hundred. Roses, how- ever, should be on hand in any quantity at $4 to $20 per hundred. All kinds of bulbous stock, particularly Tulips at $4 ■per hundred, JonquUs at $3 to $4 per hundred. Poeticus at $1.50 to $2 per hundred and Dutch Hyacinths at $8 to $10 per hundred will be unlimited in quantity. Calla and giganteum LUies are practi- cally unlimited at $10 to $15 per hun- dred. Eastern Violets are still arriving in fairly good shape at 75c. per hundred. Local singles are almost out of the mar- ket at the same price. Lily of the Val- ley is scarce at $5 to $6 per hundred. Spanish Iris has made its appearance at .$3 to $4 per hundred and a little Lark- spur goes well at 25c. per large spray. The list of plants is all that might be combined in an uptodate offering of the same, from specimen Rhododendrons at $25 each do^vn to the smallest Hyacinths at 25c. each may be found in the conserva- tories and flower shops in profusion. It is too bad that the Easter supply and variety doesn't last throughout the year so people would be accustomed to bu.ving good potted plants. Ramblers and Poly- antha Roses are certainly an important feature of the plant trade at Easter, much more so than in former years. Notes j Robert Newcomb, representing Vaughan's Seed Stores is doing a good business in Indianapolis. ! Messrs. H. Hyatt of Stuart & Haugh, Anderson, Ind., looked after business in- terests here last week. The members of the State Floiists' Ass'n are all enthusiastic in their reports of the Terre Haute meeting. Seldom, if ever, has there been a better time en- joyed by this association. If Terre Haute puts up such an entertainment on the first anniversary of the event she would certainly be a record breaker at the finish. Quite a few new members joined the As- sociation and Sec'y Steinkamp thinks that the.se trips over the State are of immense value to the members as well as the association itself. W. J. Vesey of Fort Wayne stopped over on his way from the meeting at Terre Haute. Bertermann Bros. Co. intends dispos- ing of its E. Washington st. frontage and making a distinct plant range at that place, growing all their cut flowers at Cumberland. This will give both Robert Ellis and Alvin Schreiber a better oppor- tunity. A bright outlook is entertained by all the flower shops tor Easter business. There is plenty of stock in this locality, prices are fairly reasonable and there is no condition which does not tend to prosperous business. , ^ J. E. Haugh of Anderson, Ind., M spending a few days visiting friends m Indianapolis. AprU 22, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1051 IIIIIIIIIIUS USE THIS PURE PUNT FOOD 4m HUMUS rOR YOUR GIRDEN AND L4WN A SHREDDED MANURE MAGIC HUMUS is a pure plant food unleached and unburnt. Its an- alysifl proves that it contains potash, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and Compoat in available form. MAGIC HUMUS COMPOST possesses the body and fibre to absorb and retain Nature's moisture after it is put into the ground and spreads its tertilizing elements through the soil. SEVEN lOO-lb. BAGS, $5.00 F. o b New York or Jersey City on HUMUS COMPOST Months are occupied in the prepara- tion of MAGIC HUMUS. It reaches the garden free from weed-aeed and can be 3 agreeably bandied. The garden receiving [a. 'liberal application of MAGIC i HUMUS COMPOST is permanently ^enriched with plant food and soil. SINGLE BAG, 100 lbs.. 90c. any rai'road or steamboat line) HIGHGKADE MANURE COMPOST CO. G. W. CHANDLER, Safe. Agrnl 533 West, 29th St,., New York or 68 Maple Ave., B.ed Bank, N. J. SaililllllllllllllllllUllltll: iiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy iiiiiiiiiii WESTERN STATES— Continued A. Wiegand's Sons Co. has purchased a tract of ground near Riverside Park to be used in planting nursery stock and flowers. ^^^ Reynolds has returned from a visit to the growers of Chicago. Tomlinson Hall Market is well filled these days with all kinds of stock, and business there is right lively. Baur & Steinkamp are sending an ele- gant lot of Snapdragons to the cut flower market. Plenty of Lilies for everybody is the slogan : prices will undoubtedly break if warm weather continues. Tlie new Sehulz Flower Shop at Vin- cennes, Ind., was opened last Saturday with appropriate ceremonies. Telegrams were sent by Mr. Sehulz to the various members of the trade extending a cordial invitation to be there at that time. Bo.\woods are moving slowly in this locality. There seems to be too many of them, but it may be that purchasers are holding off for late buying. I. B. Dayton, 0. John Boehner is well prepared for the Spring bedding plant trade. Plants of all kinds are in Al condition. His Easter Greeting Pelargoniums live up to their name as they are in full bloom, with fine large heads. Warren G. Mathews has temporarily opened up another flower store on South Main St. to help him dispose of his Eas- ter stock. His iSpirasas, Lilies and Azaleas are in fine condition. The Heiss Co.'s window speaks very .plainly of Spring, with the windov/ form- ing a lawn bordered by the lavender Crocus with other bulbous stock ar- ranged in beds. Mr. Younghans. representing .T. M. Mc- CuUough Co. of Cincinnati was a visitor this week. The Miami Floral Co. is well prepared for trade both with cut flowers and Ijlants. Pink Spir.'eas are especially fine, while the Rhododendrons are in their prime. Genistas make fine plants to fill in Easter baskets. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ritter of West Virginia are visiting their parents. Mr» and Mrs. Will Ritter. of River st. They anticipate making their home in Dayton in the near future. Mrs. .Johnson on E. Fifth St. is on the sick list. K. E. Y. Tulips and Dutch Hyacinths are not any too plentiful. The cut of Sweet Peas is very large. Lily of the Valley is in moderate supply and have a fair market. Calla receipts have been suBicient for requirements. Greens are plentiful. Notes Miss Fannie White of Lexington, Ky., was in this city last week to place orders for Easter. Thomas Windram has purchased an Overland roadster and has converted it into a truck for use in his deliveries to the wholesale houses. J. A. Peterson & Sons have a fine lot of potted Roses and Hydrangeas for Eas- ter. C. E. Critchell has been getting in good cuts of outdoor Daffodils and Poeti- cus. Frank J. Farney, of M. Rice Co., called on his trade in this city recently. Teddy. The market the past week has been very brisk, good stock finding a ready demand. Am. Beauty Roses continue to arrive in quantities. Retaihers are expecting a good Easter week, for never have prospects been so good, nor has stock been better, Roses, Hydrangeas. Lilac, Azaleas aud in fact all pot plants used at Easter time are great. The past ten days have seen most of the stores busy with funeral work and decorations. K. S. Cincinnati, 0. The Market Roses continue to be in heavy sup- pl.v. and judging from reports will un- doubtedly continue so for Easter. The list includes excellent Killarney. White Ivillarney, Ophelia, Maryland. . and American Beauty Roses. A good large crop of Carnations of all kinds is com- ing into the market. Easter Lilies are in a heavy supply that should prove adequate for all demands for Easter. Daffodils and Jonquils, both forced and outdoor, also Poeticus, are abundant. Use Alphano-In Your Garden-On Your Lawn ALPHANO is an absolutely dependable plant food and soil builder. Its effects are immediate. Its results are lasting. It is rich in all the vital plant foods, and liberally inoculated with all the essential nitrogen producing legume bacteria. It is delivered to you in a dry, finely pul- verized, odorless condition. Alphano, the all-in-one soil builder, is distinctly different from any humus product on the. market. Our responsibility is a guarantee that it will and must make good. Protect yourself; look for the name Alphano on bag or tag. Send for the Alphano Book. It's a short cut guide to every one of your soil enriching problems. If celery like this can be grown on heavy, unpro- ductive clay soil, treated with Al- phano, you need have no doubts what it will do for your soil, even if loose sand. .^li; a tun in bags. ."flO a, ton in bags by carload. $8 a ton in bulk by carload. Prices f. o. b. Alphano, N. J. AlpKa.no rdurrm^ v^o,g EstabUshed 1905 m ALPHANO ^^ ACS. US.»4T. Oil. mmmm.mm 17-F Battery Place NEW YORK Fort Wayne, Ind. Clean-Up VTeek Market conditions last week were anything but normal owing to the great changes in the weather. We experienced warm Summer-like weather one day and Winter the next. Heavy Spring showers also contributed to the variety. The early Spring flowering shrubs are in bloom. Forsythia is making a glorious appearance, and the Magnolia shrubs are also in bloom. This week the "clean up" movement is being agitated in this city and the in- junction to plant trees, plants and shrubs accompanies it. This means great activity for the landscape department of the florists' trade for the next several weeks. Tbe Karket Business has been brisk during the past week. Funeral work has been in good demand and decorations for dinners and dances for pre-nuptial 7)arties have been frequent. Roses are more plentiful than they were at the last writing, but the prices still continue stiff. Carnations are in medium supply. Spanish Irises have made their debut. Pansies are plen- tiful as also are Sweet Peas. Antirrhi- nums are of magnificent quality and sell well. Single Violets are scarce. Easter and Callas Lilies continue to be nliundant. The growers are sending in their blooming plants for the Easter trade. The bulbous stock is of splendid quality, and large magnificent pots of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Crimson Ramb- lers and Lilacs are gracing the local flower shops. Visitors to the trade last week were J. B. Dubuc of the Lindley Box & Paper Co., Gas City, Ind., and the representa- tive of Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago. D. B. St. Louis, Mo. Tlie Market There is a little lull just now be- fore the rush. Carnations are plentiful at 2c. to 3c. Roses, too, are in like sup- ply. The prices range from 2c. to 12i^c. Sweet Peas continue in heavy supply from 25c. to 50c. per 100. Dafl'odils can be had in quantities at Ic. to 2c. Lilies are quoted at 10c. to 12%c.. Callas the same. Cut Mignonette, Snapdragons and Heliotrope are coming in small quanti- ties. Greens are plentiful. XTotes The Grimm & Gorley Annex is now completed and opened this week. Thousands of small Begonia plants were given away to the many admirers and visitors. Tlie new addition nearly dou- bles the space originall.v used, and will come in handy for the Easter ru.sh. Ben .Thiers had a house full of Cinera- rias just right for Easter. W. M. Buesking has frames full of ex- cellent Tulips, also some Hyacinths. He never removes them from the frames into the greenhouse. ,\1. Werner feared that his Lilies will not "make it." A few do look green but the major part should be :u !in;e. Young Bros, say that they have dis- posed of all their open Lilies. Large ■^i^ BKflNb; Uoequaled lor Greenhonse and Landscape Fertilizing The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO orricrlne. pIphhi' ro.-ntt.m Ttif KTfhnncP FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c Ib.iL'lJ™ TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. iL\iS TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ^"11% TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. Tba:? Larfte Bale, weighing 300 to 400 lbs., $2.50. Special prices in Ton* and Carload Lota I I Fricdnian 28S-289 M«tniwlttm ««t. J. J rneuniaD, Brooklyn, n. y. I052 The Florists' Exchange Duplication Proves Satisfaction ' a We furnished everything to completely erect, ventilate, heat and bench these greenhouses for Mr. Wm. N. Estabrook, of N. Worcester, Mass. He is so v^ell pleased with our material and workmanship that he is now placing a duplicate order with us. We tell you this because we know that the one really sure way to secure the best re- sults in your contemplated greenhouse is to select the building orgcinization whose claims to superiority are confirmed by what they have accomplished for others. PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. PATENTED GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange HOTBED SASH Two thicknesses, IJ^ and IJi-inch. 3-0x6-0 for 3 rows lO-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. GLAZED SASH Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS. Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES THE FOLEY GREENHOUSE MFG. CO. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue, CHICAGO Whpn. nrdtrlng. plfHUP iP'-nUMn Thf Fxchimg STUM •"iHOTWATER BOILERS SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT IRON TYPES HIGHEST QUALITY GUARANTEED Our engineeriog department will cheer. fully help you with your problems Do not be afraid to xorite JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE., BROOKLYN. N. Y. BitabllthMl OTOT Fifty Ymn When orderinE. pleaae tnentlon The Excbanse Which Do You Want? CAST IRON BOILERS— FOOL ECONOMY (false ratings, fuel waste. danger of breakdowns, dealers' profits), or KROESCHELL BOILERS— FUEL ECONOMY (honest ratings, safety, quick heat, no boiler pits, no dealers' profits. "-KROESCHELL BROS. CO.. Whpn. ordering, pleiise mention The Kxcli 468 W. Erie Street, CHICAGO, ILL. For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeds, Gon- serratorles and all other purposes. Get our figure before buylnit. Estimates freely given. GLASS NrnUICII'C Cnil 14-I6 Wooster St. . tlUIICIl O OUH, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention Tiie Exchange AVESTERN STATES— Continued church decorations will use up mnch of this sort of stock. They had :i line line of Hydrangeas, Roses and misiellaueoiis stock. Sander's Nurseries have several large church decorations booked. Seed and Wursepy Frank Weber, Weber's Nurseries, re- ports that they are busy and foraciisls aa excellent seasot C. Young & Sons' Co. is b'jsy filling mail orders from the new greenhouses on Olive St. road. St. Louis Seed Co. reports good sales of fertilizers, hydrated lime and lawn grass seed. p. L. S. PIPE New and Second Hand Kansas City, Mo. B. E. Kirbey, a well known florist of Tulsa, Okla., was a visitor recently. The H. Kusick Co., wholesale, has been working night and day taking care of orders for wire goods. In the past two months it has shipped extremely large or- ders as far away as Montana and Ne- braska. During the planting season, until May 10, the city of Topeka, Kans., has allotted to city Horist Hooten the job of informing the public the correct time and methods of planting various plants and shrubs. This action came after frequent calls to the commissioner of parks and public health had been made for information pertaining to flower culture and land- scape gardening. Two travelers from Holland who were in Kansas City recently are W. H. De- Graaff, managing director of DeGraff Bros., Leiden, who had some fancy Tulips and a representative of William Mesman & Sons of Boskoop who was showing stock for nurserymen. Pupils of a Kansas City ward school recently destroyed 15,000 cocoons of bag- worms All Pipe gu&r&nteed with perfect thread! and couplings and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East. We Cat and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists. ■ Cotrnsp nnd«n«iii laitHad EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY 30 Church St. N CO., Inc. Y. CITY GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a bo« to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, NY. PIPE- Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. i4-foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Established 1902 PFAFF & KENDALL 'TEAlTi^t When ordering, please m-'ntlon The Kxcliange Furnished and Erected IRON or WOOD SASH BARS in all lengths up to 32 feet Milled to any detail furnished, or wilt furnish details and cut materials ready for erection. Frank Van Assche FaltoD Ave. Rote Ave., and Dwight St., Jersey City. N. J. When ordering, please mention The Bxchance Greenhouse Materials Ajiiil 22. lilll. The Florists' Exchange 1053 Two GreenhoDtes we i}esigned and erected for Dr. P. P. Satterwhite, Great Neck, L.'I. MORE PROOF of the SUPERIORITY of JACOBS' GREENHOUSES SOME time HKo we were awarddl u cuutraet to build tlic Cireeiiliuiise sliow ii nhnvi.: ou the right, which tlien adjoined two smaller onea. After comparing the results in the three we were ordered to tear down the old onea and replace them with another of oura — that's the one on the left. Had the orisinal houses been properly designed and properly constructed they would not have been doomed to the scrap heap. In the selection of a Greenhouse Builder an Owner must use discrimination ot take the consequences. Under these circumstances, why take cbancea? We.deeign and build them right in the first phif'e. We go anywhere to submit plans and prices. S. JACOBS & SONS GREENHOUSE BUILDERS 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y, I .■iitl.in The Rxrii! Ventilation is not a small^proposition that doesn't need attention. To get results, your houses must he ventilated properly. To do this you must equip your houses with Advance Sash Operating Device If you haven't received our catalog, drop us a line and we will gladly send you one. Write to ADVANCE CO., Richmond, Ind. When oriJiTJiig. please mention Tlie Exchange LIQUID PUTTY MACHINE Will |;i6t a lifetime. $1.25 EACH Adjustable — can and framr separate — easily cleaned Frame all one piece, of malleable iron More prac- tical and more easily oper- ated than any other Seal-tight liquid putty at S1.25pergallon METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. BROOKLYN. N. Y. CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factory cost of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland. 0. When nrderlne. plense mention Tin' E.xclniiige GLASS 6x8 to 16x34, Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS When ordering, pleuse iiii-utluu TIm- ^.^■■'lllllee E. A. LIPPMAN GREENHOUSE SHADING 6 HIGH STREET Phone: 68 M. MORRISTOWN, N. J. WbeD orderiDE. pleuse mnntlon The Exchanee WESTERN STATES— Continued The Gilday-Skidmure Hower sliup, 1212 East 11th, has effected another change. C. Harvey, who was formerly in charge has been displaced by Miss Mamie Rob- erts. Miss Roberts is the daughter of .\Irs. Kobcrts. the proprietor of the Hower sho|) in tile Federmann Drug Store in Petticoat Lane, and has had miich ex- perience. _ Over 20 firms and individuals have of- fered various prizes for awards in the flower and garden contest in Topeka, held under the direction of the Topeka Dailji (Jopiial and the Topeka Federation of AN'omen. A new retail florist recently entered the niaiket wiien The Fabian Flower Shop announced the opening of a store at 1715',i' Central ave. Mr. Fabian will carry a full line'of cut flowers and plants. lie ha.s his own greenhouses. Recent statistics compiled by a Spring- field, Jto., newspaper, show that the .\'enriy expenditure for flowers in that city amounts to about .$45,000. The free seed distribution and plant and bulb sale conducted by the civic de- partment of the Council of Clubs of Kan- sas City, Kans, last week proved to be a great success. Over 150O packages of flower and garden seeds were given away i and 1000 bulbs were sold. German Iris, Rose bushes and Honeysuckles were the most popular. [ Kansas City dealers who have recently I returned from the Philadelphia and New York shows have nothing but praise and good reports concerning the exhibitions. A window display that was acknowd- I'dged to be the best in tliis vicinity for some time was in Wni. L. Rock Fiower Co.'s store. It was left for nearly six weeks during which period it was viewed liy thousands of people. The main pnini was tlie biidhouses. He added all kinils of feathery pets— German finches, .lapnnese sparrows. luirrakeets. tame doves and sev- eral other kinds, including thirty canaries. I'ird baths, colored bowls of water, ami othiM- fi'atiire.s were included. B. S. B. The Test of Time Before purchasing a greenhouse, it will pay you to look into the matter of endurance. Greenhouses vary a'great deal in this respect. Some last only a few years, some go to pieces when theTirst wind storm comes along Others are good for from five to ten years. Moninger AU-Steel Houses are all built to last. After twenty-five years they are stronger than the average five-year-old greenhouse. The superiority in strength and durability over any other form of construction has been proven many times by scientific tests and actual experience. We are glad to have the opportunity of proving our claims. Send for our Proof Book. Or ask to have our representative call. JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY NEW YORK 806_Marbridte Bld^ CHICAGO 912 Blackbawk St. CINCINNATI 2308 Union Central Bldft. Wlien ordering. i>lense m''ntlon Tbp Expliapg)* Greenhouse Material --^ Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts— Patent V and U Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best. Our Prices Right. A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, III. I When ordering, please mi.'Dtion The Exchange 1865—1916 •ALL-HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPE& 'lOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS LOCKLAND LUMBER COh Lockland, O. GREENHOUSE LUMBER HIGHEST PRICED - CHEAPEST BOILBRS JVIA.DB GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBUJN A CO. 1*7 Broad Street. Utica. N. Y. LCT US -m*- *o" ABOUT THBM Whfii nrrjprlng. plpiise m*'ntlnn Tho KTchnnt'i- Greenhouse GLASS S:f.'ou?'p"M '''° SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, 111 \\Ticn ordorlng. plensf m'-ntlon Tbe Eichanee 1054 The Florists' Exchange ^ H m '^ H ^Hn^^' " m m n 1 1 1 Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years In Use BUILT IN 1889 HOT BED SASH. Our Cypress Houses PECKV CYPRESS BENCH STOCK. Last longer tlian iron Break less glass than iron Are less expensive than iron ASK POR CIRCULAR E THE A.T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass. will belp all around If yoo rppntlon the Excbaage WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each Oura are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. JACOBS & SONS, 1365-1370 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Portland, Ore. plp;>se mnntlon ThP Kxrlmnge IF YOU WANT THE BEST Free from rot GET A Pearce-built Greenhouse GEORGE PEARCE \A'ben orduiint.-. pU'usp mi'ution The Exclianj^e Non-Kink Woven Hose In all lengths, 14e. per foot; witli coupllrige. Unequaled at the price. Kemnants shorter than 26 feet, 10c. per foot, coupled METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Av., Brooklyn, N.Y. m When orderine. please mention The Exchange Change of Name PROM Quaker City Macliine Co TO The John A. Evafls Co aiCHMOND, INDIANA lflW^*^W IW^^^WW^^^^ ^^ wmtmmmmm WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and couplings. Guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. Pipe cut to sketch. It will pay to correspond with U8. ALBERT ®. DAVIDSON. Inc. 217-223 Union Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. When ordering nli'^isio nr-Tilii^n Thi-* Evclinnge CYPRESS Buy direct from the mill where it grows. FLORIDA NATURAL PRODUCTS CO. FERNANDINA, FLA. Large stocks. Thoroughly seasoned. All grades, sizes and finish. Also Pecky and Posts. Full quotations on your specifi cations. Any quantity. Prices quoted F. O. B. your city. When i^rdorlng. rilfiiap nr-nflon Tho F.Tf*linngA The [xhanse-Alertand Up-to-date Greenhouse Building Camden, N. .1. — Albert C. Stack will erect shortly an additional greenhouse, 85ft. X 24ft., .nd.ioininK hi-s present house. With ideal Spring weather Roses are Iwcominff more plentiful, hut the demand Iseeps up well, Garnatious continue to be plentiful and inclined to be soft. Dar- win Tulips are nearly off iu.side fur this season and there are still a few pots of Murillo and Couronue d't)r in he seen In i they pop wide npen d riug the day and do not move well. The week as a whole has seen a large quantity of funeral work of all kinds, which kept the stock moying,. From all indications this Easter is going to he one of very little variety as tiiere will only be tlie necessary Lily, some pot Koses, Spiraeas, Hydrangeas and Rhododendrons. The pot bulbs will be missed, as these were always popular, being within everyone's reach. Azaleas will also be a thing of the past, so it will be up to the retailer to make good use of his basket arrangements. The outlook for Lilies is very good as they are all in tiptop condition with all the growers. S. Pomeroy, with the Tousetli Floral Co., was arrested this morning for speed- ing. The judge fined him $30 and a 30- days' lockup for his motorcycle. Ton- seths' are still showing some large speci- mens of Azalea Van der Cruyssen. They also have some large Genistas in bloom. Zimmerman Bros, are bringing in some of the purple Violas which are a very good substitute for Violets, although some very fine Little Giant are still to be seen. Among the growers dealing in bedding stock there is as yet little business in their line as the nights continue cold and this of course holds them all back ; it surely is to the advantage of the planter. James Forbes is back again in the game after his three weeks' trip Bast. Mo reports that in the matter of general stock our local stock is every bit as good, but in specimA ►x< ►x< ►x< ►x^ No Water )^ No Flowers ^ With The Skinner System ^ Abundance of Perfect Blossoms K^ ►X^ ►x<< Here is an extract from a k-t- ter of a more than satisfied cus- tomer, Valentin Burgevin's Sons, Kingston, N. Y. "On the fields where wc did not water we could scarcely gather any flowers, and those that we did, were not desirable, while the space .-upplied through your system gavr us an al>undauce of perfect blo.-;- soms.' ' s KINNER YSTEM OF IRRIOAXION THE SKINNER IRRIGATION CO 225 Water St., Troy, Ohio ►X^ ►x< When ordering, please miMiti4in The Rx< luiiiL-^e Ma STIC A FOR GREENHOUSE GLAZING USE IT NOW Mastlca is elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion and contrac- tion. Putty be- comes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed ^ ^ - ■ without break- ing of other ftlass as occurs with bar) putty. Lasts longer than putty.a Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE CO., 12,W. B,o.dwa,. N.W York W^An '>rd«'r1ng. plensp mentinn The Rxrhflng^ As a practical greeDhouseman, it's worth your while to test the claims of "Red Devil" Glass Cutters because they are practical tools 8cienti6cally designed for practical work. You will find them to cut your expenses as well as your glass. Style No. 3 in /, tnth S wheels in head, mailed for 16c. Leather case free. Booklet on request. SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 141 Chambers St., New York City MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket On this Shelf Bracket 2 G-in. boards; or 2 l-in.,or lJ-4-in. pipes are placed, can be clamped to either ridge or purlin columns. Fl AT^ 12x1^0x3 inches r Lir\ I >J 6 3^ ecnts Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y Greenhouse Glass Double and sin^ thick selected QIms all sizes from 6 x 8 to 16 x 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. ROYAL GLASS WORKS 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N. Y. PERFECT GREENHOISES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING When orderiug. plense mciiMou Ttie Kxclinnge II Ai)iil 22, lUlC. The Florists' Exchange m FIRST PRIZE FOURTH NATIONAL FLOWER SfiOf PHILADELPHIA MIIRCH JMPffll. 2 1916 Of The Philadelphia Show King GREENHOUSES Have a special type of construction, which per- mits of great strength without the need of heavy shadow-casting supports. This gives the plants all the sunlight all day long. Note the amount of light and shadow in the upper picture. In addition to its great strength the King type of construction lends itself to the graceful sweeping lines which harmonize with any style of architec- ture. That is why a practical, productive King house is in itself a thing of beauty. We can build you any kind of a greenhouse you desire ; when you send for bulletin No. 47 why not describe that house you have always wanted, that ideal greenhouse of your dreams. Our experts will gladly and without any obligation, work your ideas into a practical sketch. Since the days of fairy tales a King has been able to make dreams come true. King Construction Co. 26 King Road NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. .1(( ihc Sunlight AU-DV YORK nifiilion 'Hie Kxi'lKiiiLrr Bulbs Giganteum 7-9 Case 300 120.00 9-10 Case 200 20.00 Cannas Bouvier SLSa per 11)0; S12.50 per 1000 All less 3% discount for cash with order. Cemetery or Lawn Cut Flower Vases White or Green Enameled (Peterson Patent) These will give perfect eatiefaction to your cuetoniers. Made in two sizes at the following prices: No. 1, per dozen, J2.00; per 100, $15,00 1 » nn No. 2, per dozen. 1.60; per 100. 12.OO f ^^^ ^^ f*" "^ent Let us send you a trial order and convince you of their superiority. We are sole owners of patent. Carried by all the leading florists" supply houses in the country. WM. F. KASTING CO., Saloon. ?; Till' lOxi.'hiinKO PLANTING PRICES FOR THE Best New 'Mums After May Isf, for the balance of the sea- son, we offer the grower who wants the best new 'Mums in dependable commercial sorts. Early Frost, the best early white Golden Queen, a fine commercial yellow Golden Eaton, bright yellow sport of Eaton Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. White Chieftain Edwin Seidewitz Chieftain Oconto Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. 250 of a variety at the 1000 rate. [Refer to our ad on page 1077. These prices to the trade only. D^pMWELL Conn ?M^^^^mmmmm^m^^W^^s^M^^^^^^^ ^ Wtieu orden 111 lltl-.n '11,,- \.\,- GERANIUMS \Vc have a splendid stock of 2-in. and li-in. Gerunituns at S2.0U per 100, $1S.50 |icr 1000 for 2-in.; and $:3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000 fur 3-in. We will scud one thousand made up of an assortment of 50 each of 20 varieties. nur selection, for SIS. .50 for 2-in.. and $25.00 for 3-in. PETUNIAS I)c)ul>U; and SiuRle l-'rinKCc], in Mixeil (.'olor.s. scU- ., $2,110 per 100, $18.50 per 1000; 3-iu., Sli.OO per AGERATUM. Six varieties ALTERNANTHERAS. Six varieties. . . ALYSSUM. Dwarf and Kiarit BEGONIAS, Gloire dc Chatelaine BEGONIA Luminosa BEGONIA Vernon CANNA. Standanl varii'lir- CANNA, King Humbert COLEUS. T,-Ti varieties CUPHEA Platyccntra FUCHSIAS. Ill varielv GERANIUMS. Standard varieties HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and Chieftain LANTANAS. Six varieties LEMON VERBENAS. Kxtra strong MOONVINES. Wliite and blue PARLOR IVY, S. Scandens SALVIA. Bonfire and Zurich SENECIO argenteus (or Dii.stv Miller). SWAINSONA. Wliito and pink VERBENAS. Red, white, pink, purple and striped . eted fr. 100, .52 2-in. 100 S2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 the finest strains; ■..00 per 1000. 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2-in. 1000 51S.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 25.00 18..'>0 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 3-in. 100 S3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 .3-in. 1000 S2,-,.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 30.00 25.00 25.00 35.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 C'a^h with ordi er. R. VINCENT, JR. & SONS CO., WHITE MARSH MARYLAND CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 1079. CLASSIFIED Pages 1090 to 1094 1058 The Florists' Exchange ■¥^^¥¥*¥¥-¥^-¥^-¥^-¥^¥¥-¥^^-¥^¥Jf ¥¥^¥¥>f ¥-¥^ -V^ 5f Hanging Baskets t 10 in. Bowl, $1.15 Doz. $13.00 yL 10 12 15 $1.15 1.30 1.60 $13.00 15.00 18.00 Raffia. Lb. 15c., 100 lbs. $12.00 Cane Stakes. 6 to 8, $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000. 5 lbs., 30c , 10 lbs. 50c. lbs. $1.00. Tuberoses. Good size, 100 $10.00. Bleeding Hearts. 100 $10,00. Slug Shot. Sulphur. 25 colors, Begonias. 100 $2.00 Caladium. $5.50. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 VeseySt., New York Small, 100 When ordering, please mention TBe Exchange SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters QUEEN OF THE MARKET The beat extra early variety; large, double flowers, on long stems, in colors: Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White. Trade packet 20c., ounce 75e. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN, PRIMULAS, from our own Cold Storage Plant. LILT OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List mailed on application. fOniER, flSK[, RAWSON CO., neSee^i store faneujl Hall Square, Boston MEYER's'^B RAND FORMOSUMS— GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERT. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street. NEW YORK WE BOOK NOW ORDERS for next Fall and Spring deliveries, for the full line of Florists' Forcing Bulbs and Plants, sucli as Japan Lilies, French and Holland Bulbs, Roses, Aialeas. Rhododendrons. Boxwood and other Decorative Evergreens, Palms. Bay Trees, etc. Order timely, please. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, «' l^^^h^l^ri^^^ New York Steele's Pansy Gardens CAN N AS Portland, Oregon Offer an immense stock of MASTO- DON Mixed, Private Stock seedlings. Large, 1000, $5.00; 5000, $20.00. Stocky transplanted, 100, 1.00; 1000, $8.00. Botli in bud. New catalog. Seed Prices. MASTODON Mixed. Vs oz., 75c. : oz., $5.00. Mixed, Private Stock. % oz., $1.00: oz., $7.00. When ordering, please mention Tlie Exchange SPECIAL Gladiolus "^Z 100 1000 Princeps ----- $2.25 $20.00 Baron Hulot, blue - - . 2 00 16.00 Cash with order. WEEBER & DON, 1 14 Chambers St. , New York Seed Merchants and Growers WhL-n ordering, please mention Tbe Excbange I Fresh cut, 2-3 eyes and more Allemania, Black Prince, Chas. Henderson, Ejinndale, Exp. Clrampvell, Fire Queen. Flor. Vaufthan, Gladiator, Gloriosa, Indiana, Louise, l^uisiana, Leon. Vaughan, Mile. Berat, McKinley, Pennsylvania, Pres. Meyers, Pres j Cleveland, Rich. Wallace, J. D. Eisele, SI nO ! per 100. Si:.* 00 per 1000. I CALADIUMS (Elephant's Ears). 6-8 in., $1-75; I S-10 in.. $3.50; 10-12 in., S5.50. I DAHLIAS. Divided clumps, best for cut flower.^ I All named, $3.00 per 100. SHELLROAD CANNA FARMS I Grange, Baltimore, Md. Whrn ordering, please mention Tlic Exchange Eight-Year-Old Asparagus Roots I FOR CUniNG NEXT MONTH. IMME- DIATE CROP. My 8-year ASPARAGUS ROOTS produce next month a full crop. I am tlie only party handling these in this country. Also WITLOOF CHICORY ROOTS for garden crop. RHUBARB, HORSE RADISH, GIN- I SENG ROOTS, FRENCH GLOBE ARTI- ' CHOKE ROOTS, 2-year ASPARAGUS ROOTS. SMALL FRUITS. EVERBEARING .STRAW- BERRY PLANTS. PRIVET. VEGETABLE PLANTS. Send for novel list. WARREN SHINN :: WOODBURN. Y. J. When ordering, please mention Tlji' lixcUnuge Now Is the Time to Place Orders for PANSY .SEED. Special florists' mixture, extra fine strain, $5.00 per uz. MIGNONETTE SEED. Giant strain, greenhoii.se grown, ?5.00 per oz SNAPDRAGON KEYSTONE (New). Clear rose pink, Winter blooming variety, $\ .00 per pkt. CYCLAMEN SEED, English. Separate colors, $8.50 per 1000. CYCLAMEN SEED, German. Separate colors, $5.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED. Greenhouse grown, $3.50 per 1000 $30.00 per 10,000. BEGONIA Cincinnati. 21-i-m., strong, twice transplanted, $15.00 per 100, S1.50 00 per 1000. BEGONIA Lorraine. 2?4-in., strong, $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2}4-in., strong, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. POINSETTIAS. Strong, 2}^2-in. (true Xmas tvpe), $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Write us regarding Fern Flats: Bostons, Scottii, Roosevelt, Whitmani, Teddy Jr., and other varieties for immediate or later planting. Have you placed your order for LILIUM Giganteum, Rubrum, For- mosum and Album? We aim to supply the best produced in Japan and invite correspondence regarding our stock. Having any trouble with your hose? The MAGIC Hose — best made — will do away with aU your troubles. We handle that brand and no other 3 g-inch (2 ply), ISc. per ft.; ^^-inch (2 ply), Ific. per ft. Couplings included^ Catalogue for the .asking. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 Lincoln Building PHILADELPHIA, PA. ni' 11 liuii 'I'be Kxclmiit;i- OUR MOTTOj •'T^ best THB market AFFORDS' Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips Wlicu OMlerlng. pU'si.'^f mention The Exchange BEANS, PEAS, RADISH and all GARDEN SEEDS LEONARD SEED^^^^^^J^ ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE Write for Prices When ordering, please mrntion The Exchange CYCAS REVOLUTA STEMS (SAGO PALMS) .Strong and healthy bulba, size l^ to 6 lbs. 25 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $9.00, 300 lbs. $25.00, 500 lbs. $40.00. BEGONIAS TUBEROUS ROOTED Single varieties in colors, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Double varieties in colors, $4.00 per 100. Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED CO. 125 Market Street, Philadelphia. Pa. When ortlen'ng. nlense mpntl Trade MarL WhLn ordering, please mention Tlie Exchange Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed postpaid by manufacturers upon receipt of 40 cents in postage. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. Whi'n ordering, please mention The Exchange Seedsmen Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen Stecher Lithographic Company Dept. S ROCHESTER, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Elcbange April 29, 1!)1«. The Florists' Exchange 1059 ! ^ ^ttb ©ratre i^eport ^ AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Preaideot, John M. Lupton, Mattituck, N. Y.: fir> vto»-pr««ideDt, KtRBY B. Whits, Detroit, Mioh.; second vicfr>pr«8)deut, F. W. Bolciano, Waahiojztoo. D Cf.; sacretary-treasurer. C. E. Kendbl. 2010 Ontario St.. Cleveland, O.; aBaietant Becretary, b. F' WiLLAKD, J«., Cleveland. O. Cojivciition. CliiwiK.i, June L'O to L'2, I'.IKJ. Imports and Censorship TIk' liiiti^ih i-eii.sursUip slill cuutiuues tu operate liaruiJnUy agaiiisl liu- iui- purlaliim tu jViuorica of European uiir- sery stock. In a letter abroad iMcUiuelii- -soii & I'o. suy : "The Biilish aiUliDrities have prouiistHi both the Auiericaii and Huilaud (luverniueuls lo e.\pedite tlie passing of tliese jihippiug documents cov- I'riug perisliahles and suggestiil that the envelopes contain some distinguishing marks to facilitate tliis, but evidently no notice is taken. Dur shipping docu- ments per last trip of the Nicuw ^Uuster- dam were enclosed in Iwo large envelopes, Sin. .X iOiu., weighing about half a pound eadi and on each one wan written in very large, prominent letters: \utice fvr the British Censors: This envelope i-ontains commercial documents, fi/r tiiifrscrt/ stock from Holland, of perish- able nature. \'ery Urgent. "The envelopes contained nothing but consular invoices and bills of lading for L'uitcHl States and Canadian shipments; no corespondence or anytiiing that could be considered censorable, yet the en- velopes were treated as if they were or- dinary correspondence. "Siuc« January the British censors have been holding back all mail directed to Belgium, probably because it is written iu the German language, yet the German autliorities will not allow the letters to Ijass into Belgium w'hen written in any other language but German, the result is that no letters sent by us since Dec. 31 have reached our shippers iu Belgium. These 2i> letters contained about I'M or- ders for Bay trees, Azaleas, etc., all stock of Belgian production, for Spring and Fall shipment from there and represent a largo part of tlie season's business in that line. "These shipments, as you no doubt know, are shipped under permits given by both the German and British Govern- ments, and represent about the only revenue the Belgian nurserymen can get, outside of charity. Under the terms of the permits, the Germans provided that the correspondence be in German, and the British provided that the goods be pi'oven to be of exclusively Belgian pro- duction, etc., and that the payments be placed in a bank in the United Kingdom until the war ends. "If the British censors had been able to rend (Jerman. they would have seen (luiekly that these letters and orders re- ferred only to Belgian goods, but we fear they were destroyed just because they had 'been translated into Gei'man. You will grasp the fact, in n-ading these details, that the trouble is not in the censoring, 'but in the lack of judgment or kijowledgc of the British censors." European Notes Although the heavyweight overcoat is slill indi-spensable we are much encour- aged by the drier and healthier conditions both for growers and their plants. The sun is more in evidence since the vernal equinox and already our plants ai'e be- ginning to lose the sickly look which has di.'--co;i raged the growers for many wet'Us past. The sowing of annuals is now possilih' on the lighter land, but the growers fight shy of the culture. .Some of the crops of ll.'idisli last year did not pay for the Ihreshing, and as our old growers in western France have entirely given up tliis crop the area available for its pro- duction becomes more limited every year. Peas, Cress and Spinach are almost as difficult to place. Mustard seems to be the only exception. The demand for this article is simply enormous, presumably f*)r Government orders, and the price paid for it is more than double the price cheerfully accepted by the growers a very short time ago. A great point in favor of this crop is that it onl.v occupies the land for a very short time and is nut so exhausting to the soil as Cabbages. Turnips or Rutabagas. Wonderful reports reach us of the I'oom in trade on your side; if we were only well supplied with the goods we could easily make this a record year for lioinc <-onsuuiption. Onion seed has never been sold at its present price in the m.i'mory of the writer, and many orders for it remain unlilled. --.\pril (!. We are still enjoying { ?) a charming \ariety of samples, l)ut no weather worthy of the name has yet put in it.s appearance tor more than one day at a time. All over lOurope tlie same condi- tions prevail but in western Fram-e things appear to be at their worst, and as a result, many of the Beet plants have yet to be transplanted. As it is to be hoped that when things do settle down we shall be quit of the tricky night frosts which still prevail, the Beets ai'e doubtless safer in the "graves." Carrots and Parsnips are all now re- planted and only need some genial weather to get going — the latter is likely to be a scarce article next season. There is a slackening in the demand for dwarf and pole Beans, consequently it is possible to buy the latter at very reasonable prices just now. Many of the market growers saved their own seed last year so that the shortage from other sources is not felt. Many varieties of very dwarf Peas have been quite cleared out. Some of the very tall varieties that need sticks and labor are quite a drug. Very slowly the seed growers at St. Remy are having their cases investigated and settled. In addition to Ilasslach, previously reported on, Marius Liomb.-ird has been fined 20,000 francs and im- prisoned for two years ; J. Marius La- planche has been fined 10.000 francs and 10 years deprivation of all civil rights. Pierre Ronmanille (Hon. Roumanille & Fils), and Simon Roumanille (Rouman- ille Freres) have been acquitted. Jules Kaiser, sometime agent for a California firm of seed growers, who acted as inter- mediary, is safe in a neutral country. The losses of all the iuculpSs, innocent and guilty, have been very heavy. All their books and papers were taken posses- sion of by the legal authorities so that it has been practically impossible for their associates or employees to carry on business on their behalf during their incarceration at Tarascon. Four eases yet remain to be decided. EuKOPEAN Seeps, April 1". New York Seed Trade This unusually cold jApril ^weather means beyond a doubt to the seed trade a prolonged season of sales, not only of seeds usually planted early, but ahso of small nursery stock and green plants. Sales are steady, but their volume on any one day is not as large as they arc in an earlier and warmer Spring. There are many prophecies as to the ultimate results when it comes to the round up of business at the end of the season, some to the effect that a cool season is not conducive to a large season's busi- ness, while others believe that it will really have that effect. The first half of .June will show who is right. Arthur T. Boddington Co.. Inc., iL'S Chambers St., reports a steady counter and mail order trade, covering all kinds of seeds, bulbs and sundries, which keeps the entire store force exceedingly busy. Stumpp & Walter Co., n0-.".2 Barcla.\ St., is experiencing a heavy demand for both flower and vegetable seeds, and for the whole lino of Summer-flowering bulbs, roots. Rose bushes and small nur- sery stock. Tills company is making a special offer of ttiberous rooted Be- gonias. At Vaughan's Seed Store. 43 Barclay St.. the sales of green fdauts of vege- tables and herbar'cous perennials is every day becoming more a feature, biit there is also a steady demand at this store for all seasonable kinds of bulbs anrl set'ds. and for sundries. The MacNiff n.)rticultural Co.. 52-5(? Vesey St.. besides its regular usual dou- ble atictiiui sales of Holland nursery stock and bulbs on Tuesday and Friday of last week, also held special sales of BEGONIAS Wc offer our Famous Gold Medal Sloom satisfactorily on account of the trouble experienced in their transporta- tion last Fall. So much of the forced stock went blind that tlie.v are counting the days until they bloom. If the Tulip beds this year show that a l.nrge percent- age of the hulbs went Idiud there will be n nnrked fnlliug off in their importation until .-ifter the war is over. Louisville Seed Notes Announceiueut ha.^ Ix'en made of a compromi'ie iu the suit of the Ross Seefl Co.. againsi AA'illiam Ross, former head of the company. A contract entered into on July in. 1915. was broken. aecordiu«r to officers of the company, and suit was filed against Ross to force him to qui^ Iiand- ling field seed. The suit was for .f^i.fiOO. Under the terms of the contract Ross has Tgreed lo make no further attempt "o do business with wholesale, retail of .lobbing seeil houses or customers of the company, nor to use his name in connection with the seed busincs.s in the future. G. D. C. Houston, Tex. Being the day before Easter, most of the florists are too busy to give many notes, as the customers are taking up ail their time, hut they all seem to be sup- plied with plenty of stock and say that a birge part of it is home grown. R. C. Kerr said that all of his Lilies come from Tom Wolf of Waco, and that Mr. Wolf bloomed 45.000, all of which were sold in Texas. This .speaks well for a Texas grower and shows that Texas retailers will patronize Texas growers if they grow the right kind of stock. Mr.s. Bundren the "Glenwood Florist," has returned after six weeks' absence with a son in San Antonio who has been ill but is now better. Mrs. Bundren is cutting large numbers of Gladiolus Amer- ica and. Sweet Peas. C. H. Blecker has two houses that were put up recently, each being 50ft. by lOOft. and both are well filled with bloom- ing plants and cut flowers. All florists have an abundance of Sweet Pen.s and Gladioli, the stock planted out- doors coming on in fine shape. A large funeral for S. E. MacAshan. a hank official here, caused a rush on all of the florists as many fine floral oifei-ings W'ere used. Tliree fine Canna beds were planted in the Convention Garden for Arthur T. Boddington with other varieties to fol- \ 1"W. C. L. B. MICHELL'S Hardy Perennial .\ fi:ll li.\e of standard as well .-^s the newer varieties, grown at our nurseries at .\nd.\lusia, pa of unusual vigor and fine quality. for complete list with prices, see our wholesale catalogue, send for a copy if you haven't one MICHELL'S SEED HOUSE 518 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. We offer the best Gladiolus Grown Augusta, 13^-in. and up. Pink Augusta, our Spcfial White and Liiilit Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensis, fine hulbs. De Lamarck, $8.00 per 1000. America, first size, $7.00 per 1000 ; second size, $5.00 per 1000 Cash withjorder. Rowehl &, Granz Hicksville. L. I., N. Y. Will' II uri]i,'riiii;, [jlejise meiitiDii Tlie ICxchaiige MY GIANT PANSIES. Finest mixture, in superb colors, all grown from selected stock. Large, strong plants in bud and bloom; will be in full bloom last of March and later on. By express. $1.00 per 100. PANSY Seed. Finest mixture. $4 00 per oz. SALVIA Bonfiie. 1 oz. Sl.OO. Casli with order. E. B. JENNINGS Lock Bos 254 SOUTHPORT, CONN. Grower of fine Pansies Wlu-n ordering, please meufion The Exchange Seeds • Bulbs • Plants and Nursery Stock Write for Price List. The Barclay Nursery " ^ro""'" 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway. NEW YORK. Telephone, Cortlandt 1S15 When ordei'iug. please meutioo Tlie Exchange Burnett Bros. SEEDSmEM Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, New York City When ordering, please mention The Eichanffe April 29, 191(!. The Florists' Exchange 1061 Palm Seed \\'c make it a piiiiit to deliver nothing but alisolutoly fresh needs of tfie --^=oYou will be asked for it through the »^^ spring months. Is your order booked? From 3-inch pots. 3S POR $s.oo Write for Prices on larger lots. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 31-33 W. Randolpb St., Chicago 43 Barclay St., New York Greenlyxues: Western Spriogi, III. When ord luring. pleHS** m'Titjun Thp C\fh;inge 500,000 Giant Argenteull and Palmetto Asparagus Roots, grown from selected seed. 500,000 Jersey Sweet) Potato Plants, red and yel ow. 50,000 Vlneland Bush Sweet Potato Plants, no vines. 100 lbs. eaeh Ruby Kintf and Pimento Pepper Seed. 25,000 Gladiolus Bulbs. 10,000 Rhubarb Roots All other Vegetable Plants in eeaaon. Write for what you want. No catalo^e. I. & J. L. LEONARD lONA, N. J. Whpn ordering. iil'-:isf m-'nli'in Ttif Exoliangc The Uptown Seed Store Harry A. Bunyard Co., inc. 40 West 28th St., NEW YORK I Ik- hxriiHiipe Thousands of Beautiful 6 to 12 feet Nursery Grown Hemlocks, Cheap THE F. [. CONINE NURSfRIf CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648-4, Bridgeport Division. Make appointment. See the stock. Established 21 years. Whpn ordpring. pleasp montjnn The Exchange Our Advertising Columns ^ Read for Profit— Use for Results SOUTHERN STATES— Continued New Orleans, La. The New Orlean-s Horticultural So- ciety held a special meeting on Thursday, April 20, in the Association Hall of Commerce to wind up the business con- nected with the flower show. President Henry Scheurman was in the chair and P. A. Chopin, the chairman of the gen- eral arrangements committee, to whose efforts the success of the show was largely due, made his report and receive1piisp iri'Mitlnn Tlip K^rlmnge WE OFFER YOUNG DIVISIONS OF Sim's Hybrid Yellow Polyanthus (Giant English Primroses) " Gold Medal awarded at Philadelphia. This is the best selling novelty in years. They make charming pot plants for Easter and are indispensable for cutting, They bloom from December to May. The Stock is limited. Prices- $10.00 per 100, S35.00 per 500, $50.00 per 1000. Order now while they last. Henry M. Robinson & Co., inc., Boston, Mass. 2 Winthrop Square • Wholesale Florists • 32 Otis Street Manufacturers and importers of Florists' Supplies. Hardy Cut Evergreens Telephones : Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Unlinown customers please give reference, ■^ ■ "■" "='1"'^ or cash with order. : Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Dracaena Indivisa 3-inch, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2i^-mch, $3.00 per 1 00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-inch, 5.00 per 100 CYCLAMEN, 3-inch, for June delivery, 10.00 per 100 Wettlin Floral Co., HorneU, N. Y- When ordering, please mention Tlie V^xcban;; 2.50 .6.00 2.25 65.00 22.50 22.50 55.00 20.00 22.50 20.00 Some Fine Stock 100 1000 21i-in. FUCHSfAS. 15 varieties $2.50 $22.50 2J?-in MARGUERITES. 3 varieties. 2.50 22.50 2Ji-in HELIOTROPES. 3 varieties. 2.50 22.50 23-in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 3.00 25.00 3H-in. GERANIUMS. Any color, full of bud and bloom 7.00 2!^-iD. VERBENAS, Finest Mlied.. 2.50 2K-in. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 24 varieties 2}i-in. CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties.. 2 -in. AGERATUM. 4 varieties.. . 2!4-in. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Splen dens 2.50 2)i-in. CUPHEAS, Cigar Plant 2.25 If you have not received our wholesale Price List offering Spring Bedding Stock and Vegetable Plants by the milhon at bargain prices, write for one at once. 1IAII7A I DDVAM Wholesale Florist ALUnZU J. DlllAri, WASHINGTON, N.I. When ordering, nlease mention The Exchange rVY, Double, 10,000 strong, young plants. ECHEVERIAS, 100,000, various sizes. BLUE SPRUCE TREES. Kosteriana, 6 to 12 feet. JAPAN MAPLES. Special Price. SamnelCockburn&Sons, "^I'f^Z' WOODLAWN, Bronx, N. Y. CITY When ordering, pleuie menttoa Tllft Bzcbulx* Geraniums, Heliotrope, Fuchsias, etc, etc. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, A. Ricard. Beaute Poltevine. Mar. de Castellane, Glolre de France, Frances Perkins, Mad. Jaulln, La Favorite. 3J^-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE, Queen of Violets and Mad. Blonay, white, 3yi-iQ. pots, $5.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS, Avalanche and Snow White, 4- in. pots, $10.00 per 100. CANNAS, Duke, Florence Vaughan, Queen Charlotte and Martha Washington. 4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. S'A-ia. pots, $6.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $3.50 per 100. COBEA Scandens. Blue. 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. VERBENAS. Best colors. 3-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. ALYSSUM. (Carpet of Snow.) 3-in. oota, $2.50 per 100. " '.;( SALVIA Bonfire, HELIOTROPE "Queen of Violets and VINCA Variegata. 2><;-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS Avalanche and Snow White. 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. LOBELIA. 2H-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. WM. J. CHINNICK, Trenton. N."J. Dccoralive Plants RODl. iTfllgCO., PHIUDEIPIIIA,PA When ordering, please mention The Exchange SOUTHERN STATES— Continued from the city, are several large 500ft. houses devoted to Roses and Carnations, exclusively. At the Brookwood Greenhouses Fore- man Reeves had everything in apple pie order, and stock looking unusually good. Carnations were in good crop here and of excellent quality. They also had some fine Azaleas, Spiraeas and Hydrangeas for Easter. At the extensive range of West View Florist Co., they had timed things to a nicety for Easter and had Lilies by the thousand in perfection, while Spirseas and Rhododendrons could not be beat and a house of Kaiserin just in the nick of time, thanks to hot, clear weather, the week previous. The HoUingworth Floral Co. made a nice display of most desir- able blooming stock nicely trimmed and be-ribboned. The Lawrence Floral Co. had two floors loaded with the finest flowering plants of popular sorts including some line specimen Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Rhododendrons and ramblers. Funeral work was heavy all week pre- vious to Easter, in which all the florists had a share, so that cut flowers were pretty well used up as locaUy grown and the North had to be drawn on for extra supplies, but as there is quick expi'ess service to this city, equally from Chi- r-ago and Philadelphia, it was an easy matter to stock up the display cases at short notice and the only scarce articles were good Am. Beauty Roses and or- chids. Wachendorff Bros, have been doing a land office business at their greenhouses the last two weeks and everybody has been on the jump filling local and ship- ping orders for bedding stock. This old established firm has about a dozen good sized houses and twice as manv large coldframes with all kinds of bedding stock of unusually large variety and quality. They only grow one house of Roses for cut flowers and these were imusually well done. All the seedsmen of the city are quite busy as nearly everybody has the garden fever the past two weeks. H. G. Hast- ings Co. make free use of many bill- boards throughout the city with large display ads. with seemingly good results, as from observation they do not have time to wait on all the customers that crowd the store and the telephone is neglected at times on account of the rush of trade. As the Metropolitan Grand Opera Co. are here for the entire week following Easter, all the florists will be in for a heavy week's work as this annual affair is the most important society event of the year in Atlanta. L. F. Darnell. Incorporations ToNKEES, N. Y. — The Macdonald Floral Co., florists, have recently been incorporated with a capital stock of .$5000. The directors are Margaretta M. M., William and James Macdonald. Carnations POT PLANTS Benora Eureka British Triumph Enchantress Supreme Lady Northcliff Matchless White Wonder From 2-inch pots $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Enchantress Lady Bountiful Pink Winsor White Winsor From 2-inch pots $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 Chrysanthemums ROOTED CUTTINGS f Thanksgiving Queen, Unaka, Dolly Dimple, Elise Papworth. Intensity, Golden Dome, John Shrimpton, Lynnwood Hall, Patty, Yellow Eaton, Unaka. S3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Autumn Glory, Ada Spaulding, CuUing- fordii. Dr. Enfiuehard. Early Snow, Golden Glow, Geo. Kalb, Glory of the Pacific, H. W. Rieman, Money Maker, Maud Dean, Mon- rovia, Mrs. J. Jones. Miss Alice Byron, Mrs. Baer, Major Bonnaflon. Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Robt. llalliday, Smith's Advance. White Bonnaffon, W. H Lincoln and Timothy Eaton. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per lOOO. CANNAS IN 30 VARIETIES From 3V^-in. pots, strong plants, $6.00 and S8.00 per 100. Miscellaneous Plants Ready for Immediate Sales Size pots ALYSSUM 2M-m. ACH YRANTHES, 5 sorts 2M-in. ABUTILON Savitzii 2M-in- AGERATUM, Blue and White 2}4-ia. AGERATUM, Biue and White 3H-in. ALTERNANTHERAS 2ii-ia. AMPELOPSIS VeitchU 3 -in. ASPARAGUS .Sprengeri 3 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 4 -in. BEGONIAS, Erfordii, Vernon, Crimson Bedder and Gracilis Rosea 2 - BEGONIAS, Varieties for Basket and Vases 2^- CUPHEA Platycentra 2Ji-in. COLEUS, All leading sorts. . .' 2)^ ' COLEUS, All leading sorts 3 ■ CENTAUREA Gymnocarpa .2H- DRACAENA Indivisa 4 ■ DRACAENA Indivisa 5 ■ DR.\CAENA Indivisa 7 ■ ENGLISH IVY 4 ■ FEVERFEW, Double White 2M FUCHSIAS, Double and Single ... 2 K-i FUCHSIAS. Double and Single . . .3J^- FORGET-ME-NOT 2>i- GERANIUMS, Double and Single. . 3}^- Special Varieties 3H-i Double and Single 2M' Fragrant Rose, etc 3^- HELIOTROPE 2>i- HELIOTROPE 3H rVY, German 2M-i LANTANAS, 6 varieties 2M-i LEMON VERBENAS 3 -i LEMON VERBENAS 2'yi-i LOBELIA, New Double Blue 2i4- LOBELIA, New Double Blue 3 ■ MOONVINE. True White 2}i-i MOONVINE, True White 4 ■ PETUNIAS, Single Fringed 2i4- SALVIAS 2J-4 SALVIAS 4 -1 SWAINSONA Alba 2J4-i STEVIA Compacta 2i4-i TRADESCANTI A 21,4 -i VINCA Variegata and Elegans 3 -i VINCA Variegata and Elegans 4 -i VINCA Variegata and Elegans 2M-i SEND FOR CATALOGUE 100 S3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 8.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 15.00 25.00 40.00 8.00 3.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 7.00 8.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 S.OO 4.00 10.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 Wood Brothers FishkiU, N. Y. WbeQ ordering, please mentloa Tbe Dxchanse April 29, ini(i. The Florists' Exchange 1063 TWO-YEAR-OLD Holland Grown ROSE Bushes 1 Oc. Each None sent C. 0. D. Cash with order only. Please mention Florists' Exchange when ordering. Not less than ten plants of any one variety sold in a lot, of the following sorts: Anchen Muller, Baby Dorothy, Baby Farben- Koenigin, Ellen Poulson, Erna Teschendorff, Jessie, Mme. N. Levavasseur or Baby Rambler, Mrs. Wm. Cutbush. The MacNiff Horticultural Company, ^^new yoKk ' ordering, please tnr Coleus C. Verschaffeltil, G. Beddcr. Rooted Cuttings, 75o. per 100, S6.00 per 1000; 2-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. Firebrand, Progress, and 12 others, Rooted Cuttings, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000: 2-in. pots, »1.50 per 100. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt, Ricard, Doyle, Poicevlne, Montmort. Buchner, 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in.. $3.00 per 100; 4-in., So.OO per 100. Vlaud, Barney, Presllly, Oberle, 3-in,, $4.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.00 per 100. S.U.VIAS. Bonfire and Zurich, Rooted Cuttings, 75c. per 100; 2-in,, S1.50 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100. VINCA Variegated. 2-in, $2,00. 3-in. $3.00, 3^-in. $5.00, 4-iii. $6,00 per 100. HELIOTROPES. 2-in. pots. $2.00 per 100 FUCHSIAS, 2-in. pota, $2.00 per 100. ALYSSUM, Giant Double. 2-in., SI. 50 per 100. DUSTY MILLER. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. AGERATUM, Gurney. 2-in„ $1.50 per 100. STOCKS, From best double seed, 3 colors and mixed; SNAPDRAGONS; VERBENAS, mixed and scarlet; Seediinf^s. 50c. per 100; 2-in., SI. 50 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100. ASTERS, Cre4o"s Giants, Pink, White and Lavender, 40c. per 100. C.\NNAS. 31 "in. potii, S4.00 per 100. PANSY PLANTS. $1.00 per 100. SINGLE PETUNIA. 2-in., $1..50 per 100. FEVERFEW. Double White. $5.00 per 100 TOMATOES, PEPPERS, CABBAGE. Seed- lings 250. per 100, 2-in. $1.25 per 100. EGG PLANTS, CAULIFLOWER Seedlinfts, 50c, per 100; 2-in. pots, $1.50 per 100. CELERY, Self-blanchinil. French strain, $2.50 per 1000; Transplanted, oOc. per 100. Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delawon, N. Y. m--ntl„n The Eichangg SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Louisville, Ky. rderliitr. nli' Superior Field-Grown Pansy Plants IN BUD AND BLOOM EXHIBITION TYPES, S1.25 per 100 .\lso strnnn, matured plants of COLUM- BINES. COREOPSIS, (JAILLARDIAS, FORGET-Mi;-NOI.S. ENf.LISli DAI- SIES. fox(;loves. hardy pinks, WALLFLOWER and DELPHINIUMS. Will produce an abundance of flowers this season. S2.00 per 100, ASPARAGUS ROOTS. Barr's Mam- moth and Palmetto. 30c. per 100, $2.50 per lOUO. William Riley, philZSelphI'a, pa GOOD STOCK At Reasonable Prices 100 DRAC^NA Indivlsa. 3-in poU $5.00 DRACiSNA Indlvlsa. 4-in. pots 10.00 FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 2>i-in, pots 2,00 GERANIUMS.Mme.Salleroi. 2}i-in.poH. 2,00 GERMAN IVY. 2Ji-in 2,00 IVY GERANIUMS. Fine miied. 2X-in. poto 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2>i-in. pots 2.60 LEMON VERBENA. 3-in, pots 3,00 LEMON VERBENA. 4-in, pots 6,00 HELIOTROPE. 2>i-in 2,00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2 K-in. . . . 2.60 (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.00 VINCA Varlegata. 3H-in S.OO F. A. EMMONS, w. A^iSf/ZX «.. Easter business was probably larger this season than ever before in the his- tory of the trade. There was an excel- lent demand for both plants and cut stock, both lines being very plentiful. The retail stores in the downtown section were crowded with many handsome plants, including Lilies, ferns. Geraniums, Rhododendrons, Begonias, Roses, Aza- leas, etc. The retailers were so rushed with business on Saturday that they had considerable trouble in getting out orders and making deliveries. Eight of the retail florists took part in a co-operative advertisement appear- ing in the Louisville Evening Post on Wednesday of Easter week. This adver- tisement covered a full page and w-as de- voted to flowers and the season. The flo- rists taking part in this advertisement were Jacob Sehulz Co,, F. Walker & Co., S. E. Thompson, E. G. Reimers & Son Co., August R. Baumer, M. D. Reimers, The New Nanz & Neuner Co., and C. B. Thompson & Co. The magazine section of the Louisville Herald, in a recent Sunday issue, carried a full page on handling Easter Lilies and the preparation neces.sary in order to get them in condition to market. Four cuts were used, one showing a basket of Ber- muda Lilies in the August Baumer shop, and others showing scenes in the retail greenhouses of C. B. Thompson & Co., and Fred Haupt. A fourth cut showed a Bermuda Lily field in full bloom. Inter- views with the three local florists on Lilies were given in the article. On account of the big Easter rush, the meeting of the Louisville Florists' Bowl- ing Club was passed up on Friday evening April 21. as everyone was too busy getting stock in shape to have any leisure. A hailstorm wh"ich struck the city late on Thursday evening, April 20, did con- siderable damage in some sections, Mrs, Reimers reported the loss of a number of panes of glass at her retail place and glass was demolished at several of the outlying establishments, and some stock beat down. In the Western section of the city the storm was accompanied by heavy winds which wrecked a number of buildings, Fred Levy, a popular Louisville mer- chant, recently presented the Louisville Board of Park CommLssioners with a shipment of 100 handsome Dogwood trees which he secured while upon a recent visit to Seattle, The trees have^ been turned over to Ernest Kettig. superinten- dent of parks, who is arranging to plant them in the public parks. Suit was filed in the Circuit Court of Louisville last week, by six stockholders of the Kentucky Nursery Co,, including C. T. Mededith, Forrest Gabbert, .Tesse Clemmons, Bennet H. Young, J. Henry Steepler and Mrs. Louisa Goettel, against Boone Gardiner, M, L, Gardiner. R, L, Cullen, the Cherokee Nursery Co,, and the Kentucky Nursery Co„_ asking that a receiver be appointed to wind up the af- When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just what you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFL\ in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra prima long white broad Majunga, Ist quality Majunga and let quality Tamatave. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper of all Sundries Cable Address: '^Vaporizing'* London Whpn oriipriniT- nlfflP' Th>^ ETflmnge O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O O'O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O o o I Miscellaneous Stock ! I FOR FLORISTS I ? " ° ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., $3,00 per 100, S25,00 per 1000; 3-in,, $5,00 per 100. ? i, BEGONIAS. Gracilis, Luminosa, Prima Donna, $2.50 per 100; Argentea ^ ' Guttata, Marjorie Daw, Mad. de Lesseps, Rubra, Alba Picta Rosea, X i $4.00 per 100. | o CARNATIONS. Pink Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, Philadelphia. o o $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000, i ? ENGLISH IVY, 4-in, pots, 3 ft. tops, $12.00 per 100. o ? PETUNIA. Giant Ruffled and Rosy Mom, 2J^-ia, pots, $2,50 per )00, ? % DISH FERNS. All standard varieties, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ? o FERN, Teddy Jr., 2M-in- Pots, $5.00 per 100, $45,00 per 1000. o ? KENTIA Belmoreana, 2H-in. pots, $9,00 per 100; 3-in, pots, $14,00 per 100, o o o k The Storrs & Harrison Co. I o Painesville, Ohio ? o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o When, orderlDE, please mt -0-0 -0-0 -0*0 -0. O-0-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- ntlon The Exchange 100 lOO TRANSPLANTED PANSIES 80,76 PANSY PLANTS, Giant Floneriog »2,60 VERBENAS, PETUNIAS, SALVIA. Ready April 20th GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt. ouc.in notil 3,00 ' BEGONIA BEGONIA Luminosa [rfordii SEEDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK, N. Y. GERANIUMS. 10 vsrietiM, 2)i-in. pow 2,76 VINCA VINES. 3^-ia. poU. 6,00 Cash Jos. H. Cunningham, Delaware, 0. 1064 The Florists' Exchange Carinas and Caladiums Case of Per 100 250 1000 A. BOUVIER. 5 ft. Dark crimson. S1.65 $3.75 S15.00 C HENDERSON. 4 ft. Bnglit crimson 1.B6 .i.75 15.UU MUSAFOLIA. 5 ft. Green leaves for foliage effect ALLEM ANNIA.' 4 to 5 ft. Green foliage, scarlet and j-ellow. 1.50 3.50 14.00 Case of Per 100 250 1000 Pure yellow 81.50 $3.50 $14.00 3.00 12,00 AUSTRIA. 5 ft, INDIANA. 6 ft. Golden orange, striped 1.35 KANZLEITER. 3K ft. Pure, light yellow 1.50 3.50 14.00 GENERAL MERKEL. 4 ft. The best scarlet gold edge sort. 1.35 3.00 12.00 All the above in strong, fresh dormant roots, 2 and 3 eyes each CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephant's Ear) 1.65 3.75 15.00 Doz. 100 1000 5 to 7 in. in circumference, 200 in a case $0.30 $2.00 $17.50 6 to 8 in. in circumference, 200 in a case 35 2.25 20.00 8 to 10 in. in circumference. 100 in a case SO 3.50 30.00 Doz. 100 1000 10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a case $0.75 S5.50 $50.00 12 to 13 in. in circumference, 50 in a case 1.10 8.00 75.00 Monsters, measuring 13 in. and upward in circum- ference, 25 in a case 1.50 12,00 For fuller descriptions and more complete list of Spring Bulbs, send for wholesale catalogue. ^f>ftJitmt>n ^28 Chambers Street ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc. Anglin^aWalshCo. In all good colors, $30.00 per 1000. 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Franklin 647 Vincas Variegated 2%-m. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 ; 3-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 4-m., $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. FERNS 2%-1d. table Ferns, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Canna Roots and Gladiolus All varieties. Write for full price lists. Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 Early Frost $7.00 $60.00 Golden Queen 7.00 60.00 Marigold 7.00 60.00 Chadwick Varieties 3.00 25.00 Other Varieties — Write for prices. COLEUS Rooted cuttings. Golden Bedder, Versohaffeltii, Qneen Victoria, Firebrand. Also other good varie- ties. Good clean rooted cuttings, im- mediate shipment, 85c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Carnations Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 AUce $6.00 $50.00 too'd Cheer 6.00 50.00 S^c*£ieY.""'".:::;::i:^ 1:28 Beacon ... : 3.00 25.00 Mr^? C. W. Ward.... 3.00 25.00 Champion i^S^,^SS Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 r;^! Wine 12.00 100.00 PINK SENSATION . 4.00 35.00 Write for prices on other varieties. Asparagus Flumosns and Sprengeri, 2i4-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Asparagus Plumosus Seed- lings. High grade stock, ready for potting, $8.00 per 1000; in lots of 6000, $7.00. Ask for prices on larger quantities. Cyclamen Seedlings $3.50 per 100, Petunias Dreer's Double Fringed. 100 MiJed eolors. StroDg plants, from 2-m. POta, ready to shift »2.00 AGERATUM. Dwarf, blue, from 2-in. pots. 2.00 GERANIUM Poltevlne, Strong planta from 2 in. pots, ri>ady now, $2.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE centefleur. The best bedder, dark blue. Strong, bushy plants, from 2-m. pots, S2.50 per 100. , „ . ROSE GERANIUMS. Strong plants, from 2-in. pots. 82.00 per 100. SALVIA Zurich Seedlings. Ready to pot, 80o. per 100, S5.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 AGERATUMS. Stella Gumey .... »0.80 $5.00 PETUNIAS. Dreer'8 Superb Double Fringed. The best selected large- aowering doubles, finely fringed, mixed colors. ■. l-^O HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good SAJ^IA' Bonfire.' '75c.'perV00,«6.bb per 1000. TRADESCANTIAS, Blcolor. 75o. per 100. Cash with order, please. J. P. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. When ordering, plejtse mention The Exchanee A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRAC/BNA Indivlsa. 2-in., 5c.; 3-in., 10c.: 4-in., I5c.; .Vin., 2.5c. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2K-in., S5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevlne, Ricard, Per- kins and Buchner. 2-in., S2 00 per 100; 3-m., BOSTON and VVHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc; 4-in 15c.; 5-in., 25o.; from bed for 2)4 and 3-m. pots,' $5.00 per 100. . Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 9.00 6.00 HELIOTROPE. 214-in. strong plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ROSE GERANIUMS. Strong plants, 2-in., $1.75 per 100. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Strong. 3-in., ready for shift, $35.00 per 1000. James Vick's Sons ROCHESTER, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange NELROSE The Finest Snapdragon In bloom, ready for planting out. From 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. Samples 10. Lena Baum Yellow Sport of Chas. Razer 'Mum Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. 2M-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. HENRY EICHHOLZ WAYNESBORO, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange fairs o£ the Kentucky Nursery Co. The The plaintiffs ask that a deed to thirty acres of land, made by the Kentucky Nursery Co. to Boone Gardiner, be set aside and that Boone Gardiner and M. L. Gardiner be directed to make a con- veyance of the property in question to a receiver appointed by the court. The plaintiffs ask that Boone Gardiner, M. L. Gardiner and R. L. Cullen be removed as directors of tbe Kentucky Nursery Co., and that they be directed to give a list of th« stockholders of the company and to deliver the books and paijers to the receiver. It is claimed that the two tracts of land were conveyed to Boone Gardiner by his wife and Cullen without the knowledge of the stockholders. An accounting of all dividends paid is asked. The company has a capital stock of $30,- 000. John V. Bohrman, a Louisville florist, last week lost his brother Frederick P. Bohrman, 44 years old, connected with Herman-Straus Co. Mr. Bohrman died of a complication of diseases after an illness of six months. The Memphis, Tenn., Board of Park Commissioners have started work on the new municipal nursery at the Tri-State Fair grounds. All of the stock at the old nursery at Riverside park will be trans- ferred to the new 25-acre plot, according to Superintendent Davis. The Park Com- mission, in addition to maintaining the new nursery, will endeavor to beautify the entire plot with these shrubs, etc., and will abandon the old plants as soon as the moving is completed in the Fall. G. D. C. Washington, D. C. Sweet Feas in Great Demand The Easter business in general was as good as, if not better than, last year. Out flowers sold better and per- haps at a little higher price than former years. The greatest demand for any one flower was for Sweet Peas. Every- body was sold out of them and hundreds of dollars' worth more could have been sold if they had been available. While a great number of Violets were also sold they were not very satisfactory, as they did not hold up well and there has been more complaints on them than any other flower. Orchids could not be obtained at any price. Almost every store was over sold. All other cut stuff was cleaned up and Sunday found the wholesale houses sold out of everything. While plants sold well, they did not bring the price of other years, especially Lilies. These were to be had at the Ten Cent Stores at 10c. a bloom, and at the department stores at 12c. a bloom. J. H. Small & Sons and Gude Broth- ers report this the best season they have ever had since they have been in the business. The church decorations this year were not so numerous as in other years. A number of the stores refused palm decorations, charging .$10 a dozen for them and they figure that there is nothing in it at that at this season. Hotel Decoration One of the prettiest decorations in the city this year was that in the famous Peacock Alley at the New Wil- lard Hotel. The entire promenade was studded with little rustic Summer houses. These were covered with ram- bler Roses. Between these were banks of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spiraeas and Hydrangeas. At either end of the prom- enade were huge trellis arches which were covered with Smilax and rambler Roses. At the F st. entrance was a beautiful electric fountain banked with blooming plants. Some of the novelties were common straw hats dyed green and purple and tied with rope instead of rib- bon, to match the hat. These were used on plants. Also colored Spiraea. The best seller of these was a blue and coral, but they were obtainable in all shades. A. Gude had a regular house cleaning at the Anacostia plant. Everything available was sold and reports a short- age of Rhododendrons. The Ijco Niessen Co. broke all records in its Washington branch, both for ship- ping and local trade. It handled over 73,000 VaUey and 35,000 Carnations the latter part of the week. The company was very much handicapped for space.- This will be overcome next year when it gets its new place. Pennoek-Meehan Co. reports business better than last year. It handled 100.000 Peas and did not have enough to go around. They also had some ex- ceptionally fine Emperor Daffodils which brought $40 per 1000. George Cooke sold everything in his place and reports from all the stores are better than before. The Freemans will close their 13th St. store on May 1st. There is rumors of a new F st. store but up to this writing these have not been confirmed. Outdoor Lilac is coming in, also Cherry and Plum blossoms. O. A. C. O. San Antonio, Tex. The monthly meeting of the San An- tonio Florists' Club was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hess of the San Antonio Floral Co., and was as usual of a very pleasant character. Dis- cussions were held on the Flower Show, which took place the 12th, 13th and 14th. The display of flowers was ex- cellent. The low figure at which one of the stores here is selling Spiraea and Easter Lily plants is depreciated by the trade. Business in general is a little slack just now. Everybody has Roses — there are Roses everywhere. Mr. Green, who has recently opened up a new flower shop on Ave. C., re- ports good trade. The Easter flowers looked their very best. Never before have such pretty H.vdrangeas been seen. Southern florists are accomplishing more every year. G. J. New Jersey Floricultural Society A regular monthly meeting of the N. J. Floricultural Society was held in the Jr. O. U. A. M. Hall, Orange, N. J., on Monday evening, April 18. Peter Duff. Jr. was elected to membership. An essay was read entitled: "Estate Management and the College Graduate," by Morrell Smith of New York. Max Schneider re- ceived the following points; Vase of Sweet Peas, 65 points; Vase of Stocks, 95 points; Vase of Carnations, 90 points; Primula obconica, grandiflora, 85 points. • Judges, Fritz Berglund, Emil Panuska, and William Reid. GEO. W. STRANGE, Sec'y. S. A. F. and 0. H. Department of Plant Begistration Public notice is hereby given that, as no objection has been filed, the following registration becomes complete: BoBe Bedford Belle, by the Bedford Flower Co., Bedford Hills, N. T. JOHN YOUNG, Secy. April 16, 1916 Hudson, N. T.— John L. Watkins & Son, florists, have leased for the Easter season the store in the Wakeman block. PLATTSBtTBG, N. T. — Harry M. Cooke, florist, has recently taken possession of the Valley Greenhouses on Court st. Clinton, N. Y.— The partnership heretofore existing between Kilbourn & Williams, florists, has been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. Kilbourn will con- tinue the greenhouse business, which he founded some twenty or more years ago and which has been developed to exteji- sive proportions. Mr. Williams, who has been with Mr. Kilbourn for the past nine years, has not determined his future plans. April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1065 Mammoth Auction Sales OF Rose Bushes, Rhododendrons, Evergreens, Boxwoods, Shrubs of all kinds. Bulbs, etc. Imported from Holland Two Mammoth Auction Sales Each TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1 1 o'clock eu m. The MacNiff Horticultural Company 52, 54 and 56 Vesey Street NEW YORK Wlieu ordering, please mention The Exchange ALTERNANTHERA Rosea Yellow and P. Major. t4.60 per 1000. Red and Yellow. 2 in.. S2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. WHITMANI. ELEGANTISSIMA, BOSTON, SCOTTII. SCHOLZELI and TABLE FERNS, 2-in.. $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2-in.. J2.00 per 100. CALENDULA, Orange Kin4 and Meteor. 2-m., J1.50 per 100. COLEUS. Assorted. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. Dusty Miller GYMNOCARPA. 2-in.. t2.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE. Blue. 2 in.. $2.00 per 100. IMPATIENS Hybrids. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. IRIS, German, Mixed: no separate colors. Divided, $1.00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. PRIMULA Obconlca. Assorted. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire and Splendens. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. FEVERFEW GEM and GIANT WHITE DAISY. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. STEVIA. 2-in. $1.50 per 100. STOCKS, B. of Nice and Blanc 2-in. $1.50 per 100. STOCKS, Mont Blanc, B. of Nice. Fine seed- lings. $5-00 per 1000 SNAPDRAGON SEEDLINGS. SUver Pink, fine •tools. $5.00 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY. Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 750. per 100. AGERATUM. Gumey. Pauline. Star. 60o. per 100. $5 00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE. Blue. 75o. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds. 60o. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 75c. per 100. FEVERFEW, Gem. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. FUCHSIA. 6 kinds. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. GENISTA. $1 00 per 100. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds. Dreer's. etc.. $1.00 per 100. $9,00 per 1000. FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 6 kinds. $1.25 per 100. SNAPDRAGON, Silver and White. $1.00 per 100. STEVIA. Dwarf. 7So. per 100. $6.00 per 1000. Cash. BYER BROS., Chambcrsbvrg, Pa. When nr.Ifrliii:. pl.-iisp minrlon The Exchanjie Albany, N. Y. Fine ficld-gromi tr.ansplanted plants, in bud, mixed colors. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, by express. Cash with order. PETER BROWN LANCASTER, PA. Wh'-n ori-in 15.00 135 00 MRS.J. A.PETERSON. 2M-in. 25.00 200,00 REX. 2i.i-in,, very best varie- ties, assorted 5 00 40 00 VERNON. LUMINOSA and SEIMPERFLORENS . White and pink. '2-in 2.00 18,50 BoUVardieiS. Excellent stock, ready May 1st and later. 100 1000 Red 2l.'-in $5.00 $40.00 Pink, iii-in 6,00 40.00 Wliite. 2Vin 5 00 40,00 Carnations. From 2«-in, pots and from soil in best standard varieties at Tiiiht priee. Will quote you on applica- tion Rooted 'Mum Cuttings The following are the best newer varieties of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them, 100- 1000 Golden Oueen $7,00 $60,00 Marigold 6.00 50,00 CrystalGem 7.00 60,00 Early Frost 5,00 40,00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best ,„„^ eolden Thanksgiving yeUow.. 16,00 130.00 White Cliieftain 4.00 35,00 Golden Chadwick 3,00 25,00 Wliite Cliadwick 3,00 2o,00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25,00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 25,00 Oconto. Best early white, to follow Earlv Frost 3,00 20 00 Unaka, Alice Byron, Balfour, Apple- ton, Bonnatton, Roman Gold, Chryso- lora, Chas. Razer, White BonnaBon, Yellow Jones, Polly Rose, Dr, Engue- hard, .Smitli's Advance. Chieftain, Pa- cific .Supreme, White and Pink Ivory, Seidewitz and other varieties, SI, 75 per 100, SISOO per 1000, Pompon 'Mums. Rooted Cuttings, A tine list of best varieties. $1,75 per 100, $15,00 per 1000. .\lso a full list of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. ColeUS. Rooted Cuttings and 2-in. Golden Bedder, Verschaffelttl and all other best varieties, 85c. per 100, postpaid; $7.00 per 1000 by express collect. 2-in, in best varieties and mixed. $2,00 per 100. $18,50 per 1000. Cyclamen. very best strain and colors; tine planU. Xmas Red, Pink, Salmon. Pure White, White with Eye, bark Glowing Red, 2M-'n,. $6,00 per 100, S50.00 per 1000: 3-in„ $8,00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Dahlias. 2-iB,, choicest varieties for cut flowers. Send for list of varieties. St.OU per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Daisies. Two best winter cut flower varieties. . 100 1000 Boston Yellow. Strong 3 ^-lo. busby plants, 25 for $4,00, $12.00 per 100; 2;4-in $6,00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4,00 $35,00 Giant White-flowering. Root- ed Cuttings 2.00 lo.OO Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-m. plants 3.00 25.00 3>-o-in 10.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.75 lo.OO Single White. Best variety for pots; large flowering, 2K-in. 5.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. strong, trans- planted seedlings, $2,00 per 100, $17,50 per 1000; 2'.;-in,, $3,00; .3-in., $5.00; 3lo-in., S7.00; 4-in., $15.00; 5-in„ $25.00. Ferns. TaWe Fcms. In 100 1000 best varieties. 2>i-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Boston Ferns. 2Ji-in 4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt, Whitman! com- pacta, Scholzeli, Scottil. A112;4-in 5,00 40,00 Eleftantissima Improved and Eiegantissima compacta. oij^ 6.00 50,00 Teddy, jr 5.00 45.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat. $2,00 per flat; 5 flat.s, $1,75 per flat; 10 flats, $1,00 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. FuchsiSIA. In hwt varieties. 2-in, pot~, $.' ,'.ll pel IIH). Geraniums, s. a. Nutt, Ricard, Poltevlne, Mad. Sallcrol; also other varieties. Strong, 214-in. pot plants. $3,00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000, Strong. 3'^-in. plants of the following at $7.00 per 100: Mme. Buchner, Helen MIchell. S. A. Nutt, Pollcvinc, Bertha Prescilly. Hydrangeas. 2i4-in,otaksa,and I.eM, Irinel. van.li.,. $.11 H) per 100. $:).). 00 per HKJU. Ivy English. IfX) 1000 li, C. Strong stock from soil. Postpaid $1,25 $10,00 R, e, from sand. Postpaid 90 8.00 Strong 4-in., 3 to 4 vines, 3H to 4 ft, 25 for $3,50 ,,,,13,50 Extra hea^-y 5-in,, 5 to 8 vines, 5 ft, long, 25 for $5.00 18.00 Ivy German. R. C. Post- paid 90 S.OO 214-in 3,00 25,00 Palms in all sizes. Fine stuck. Write for prices. PansieS. very, finest str;,ili Poinsettias. stock Plants. Extra strong se- lected 12,00 Roses. 1000 J. J. L. Mock. 2-jT.-old, bench grown. (Jwn root 10,00 1000 Mrs. Chas. Russell. 3-yr,- old, bench grown 12,00 2^4'-in,, grafted and own root, in aU varieties, good, clean stock. Prices on application. Place your order now_^ for replanting. B -.^ >%lrfwiri _ ., 100 1000 SmiletX. 2>i->n $3,00 $25,00 Seedlings HOO Snapdreigons. suver PinK, Giant White, Giant Yellow. Clean Rooted Cut- tines 2,00 15,00 Silver Pink, Giant Yellow, <;iant White. 2Ji-in 4 00 35,00 2,50 20,00 Stevieu 2-in ,. Rooted Cuttings. Postpaid. 2.50 1.50 Verbeneis. 2K-in... 3.00 25.00 Seedlings. .Mixed 75 6 50 VinCa Varlegata. Root- ed cuttings. Postpaid 1,25 9.00 Variegated. 2}i-in 3.00 25,00 2-in 2,00 18,00 3-in 6.00 3H-in., strong 8,00 75.00 4-in , 5 to 7 leads 9,00 4-in,, 10 to 12 leads, heavy, . .12,00 Cannas. s-m. pots. King Humbert 4,00 .35,00 Rosea Gigantea 6,00 50,00 Wm. Saunders 5,00 4..,00 20 best standard varieties 3,00 25.00 Florence Vaughan. Bouvier, Crozy. Rich. Wallace. Egandale. Pres. Meyers, Pennsylvania and others. Gladiolus for Forcing First sue. Long Island grown. .Now rea'i\'. 100 lOUO America $150 $11.00 Augusta 1.50 l-'-0(l Hallcy. Salmon 2,50 20,00 Brenchleyensis. Scarlet 1.50 11.00 May 2.00 18,00 Peace 5.00 40,00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 75,00 Mrs. Francis King 1.50 14,00 Light and White, Florists" Finest Mixture 173 1400 New Crop Asparagus Seeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (t;reen- housc grown), $3,00 per 1000; .'.OOO at $2,50 per 1000. Sprcngeri. 75c. per 1000. Lily Bulbs. I.et mc quote you on Giganteum ;ind Formosum. There are none hetter. Cold Storage \alley Pips, 250 in a case, $7,50 per case. Cold Storage Llllum Giganteum, 9-10, 200 in a ca.se. $22,50 per case. ROMAN J. IRWIN, farragutii^h iqs W. 28tli St., N.Y. Wljen ordering, please mention The Exchange 1068 The Florists' Exchange Nursery Stock ^m Florists' Trade FRUIT TREES. ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, SMALL FRUITS, ROSES. CLEMATIS, PHLOX, PAEONIES. HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Extra Fine Selection of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Pyramidal Box. Tree Roses, Chinese Magnolias, Koster's Spruce, Hemlock* Retinisporas, Junipers, Mugho Pine, Concolor Fir, Arborvits Pyramidalis and flovey's Golden AMPELOPSIS Veitchii CALIFORNIA PRIVET BERBERIS Thunbergii and ROSA Setigera CLEMATIS Jackmanii TREE HYDRANGEAS Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, Geneva. N. Y. 70 YEARS lOOO ACRES I I y\'hpTV ordering. dIphsc mention The Excbaoge California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Grown by the million as specialties and sold at prices that get your business and give you a profit. You go to a specialist in other lines of business; why not use the same judgment here 7 A trial order will convince you why I always seU my stock. ■" My customers are all pleased customers. All grades offered. Norway Spruce AND Norway Maples A block of each, all specimen trees, on ground that 1 wish to clear. In ordering from me you take no chances; all grades are guaranteed. Price lists now ready. The Robbinsvllle Nurseries C. A. BENNETT. Prop. ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. KOSTER (El CO. HOLLANDIA NURSERIES BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Headquarters for First-Class NURSERY STOCK Resident U. S. Eepreientative : A. J. PANNEVIS. - - Flushing, New York When ordering, please mention The Exchange NORWAY MAPLES, in quanty. 2^ to 10-in cal. CALIFORNIA PRIVET. Up to 12 feet in height. Thefinest lot of LOIVIBHRDY POPLARS, up to 20 feet, ever offered to the trade. We have a few of most varieties of Deciduous Shade Trees up to 10-in. cal. KOSTER'S BLLE SPRUCE, 4 to 10 feet high. It wUl pay you to have us quote prices CHAS. MOMM @ SONS. - Irvington. N. J. The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such oa HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, A2ALE4S, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. , ABk for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND SHRUBS PineM Qf atimbs. Special [Pfl^^ trade prlca. Kx (be '^**^^ thottsaoclB, hardy Kattre and Hybrid Rhododen- drons— traniiplanted and acclimatBd. Send yoai Uste. T.^t as eat tmate. \\'ueQ ordering, please oueatlou The ExcLaiige Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants I) Ask For Price List Mountain View Floral Co., Portland, Ore. Wh->n onierin?, ijleast> miMition Tlie nxcli;in?e Fine, Large, Austrian, White, Scotch and Mugho Pines The best in the country. Make appointment. , See the stock. i THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO. '• Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648 4, Bridgeport Division. Established 21 years. ! Whon ordering, please mention The Exchange January 1st to March 15tli East — Express guaranteed "Zone Kate' West— Express "Zone Rate" or by Freight April •.'!!, lilK). The Florists' Exchange 1069 Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSO<:lAT10N OF NURSERYMEN rTfaidcut. L. S. WiiLCH. SlifuiinJoiih, lu.; Vic«» Lresidem, Jc»tiN Watson, N. Y., Trcuwuror; Peth- VuuNCtHS, Geneva. Neb.: S<'crolBry. John Hall* Korliwter. N. Y. Ilht .i-in. pots, $18.00 per 1000. FUCHSIAS. 2Ji-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, mixed. HELIOTROPE. 2>i-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. SALVIA Splendens. 2}4-m. pots, $2.00 per 100. 10,000 Major BonnaSon Rooted Cuttinss, $17.50 per 1000. This is aU A No. I stock. UlTTHFUIC i UlDkFV 320 Van VrankenAve. ■Aiinins h tahnli, schenectadv, n.y Wlien ordering. pIphup mf'ntlrin The F,T<.hftUte Chrysanthemums Oconto and Chieftain. 2H->n., strong plants, $4.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-iii., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2-m., 2c CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave., SyraouM.N.Y. Wbea orderlDC, please mention The Bxcbanse California Privet Per 1000 2-year-old, 2 to 3 ft , 4 or more branches, . . .SIS.OO 2-year-old, IS to 24 in., 3 or more branches. . 14.00 2-year-old, 12 to 18 in., 2 or more branches, . 10.00 2-year-old, 6 to 12 in., 1 or more branches. . 5,00 No. 1 Cuttings, S in. long 60 Harry B. Edwards, Little Silver, N. J. Wfipn orflprliip pImjsp mi'riHnn Thf Kvli:itme NEAV ENGLAND STATES— Pawtucket, R. I. Drabble Bros., Woonsocket, had a store in the Commerce Building, Main st., to take care of their Easter trade. M. J. Leach & Sons, Broad St., have purchased a Ford delivery. B. Hammond Tracy of Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass., addressed the members of the Rhode Island Horticultural So- ciety at their regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening. The subject of his address was the Gladiolus. His lecture proved interesting and instructive. Previ- ous to the talk, the regular business meet- ing was held, with President York in the chair. A committee was appointed to purchase a stereopticon lantern for the use of the society at its illustrated lec- tures each month. Saturday, April 22, was observed as plant day in the cities of Providence and Pawtucket, and over 22,000 Rose and Spiraea bushes were ' planted. The stores in this city took advantage of the Easter rush and disposed of large quantities of bulbous stock. C. A. K. Springfield, Mass. Rain, rain. rain. Easter Sunday dawned as dull and gray as most of the days of the past week. Perhaps the clouds and rains which we have been hav- ing recently are partially responsible for the splendid trade which the local flo- rists had this Easter season. In spite of the fact that several of the department stores were selling Hyacinths and Daf- fodils, and in some cases gave them away with certain purchases, the fiorLsts' shops had all the business they could handle with even double their usual force of clerks. Easter Lilies were unusually fine sturdy plants and sold quite reasonably. Tulips and Daffodils, both in pots and out, took well, particularly yellow Tulips, the price of which in pots w-ere from 50c. up, and cut they brought about 60c. a dozen. Sweet Peas sold well bringing from 75c. to $1, per bunch. Several attractive basket arrangements were offered retail trade this season, one, bringing especial call for praise, being gotten up by Schlatter & Son. This con- sisted of a handsome Rambler Rose sur- rounded at the base with small Begonias, all in a graceful, light colored basket. Although 'twas a dreary day outside, many homes and lives must have been made at least a little brighter by these blooms. A., I. G. Chrysanthemum Cuttings NEW AND .STANDARD VARIKTIES Timolliy liaton. .Mice Byruii, l><.lly Dimple, Mrs. M.R. Morton, a pure Golden Yellow S,''„T"/^;„'* p IV.'v 'j'hrf; .1![' j!;.!;S"Nl;nIn' 17 . .„,! „,..,;"„ •icnrt„„,. WM» ♦I'Jiivi Fink Cicm, Fatly, (.nivituin, Jean iNonin, mm ■^""'"K". »16 00 P=r '00, $125.00 , ^^^ j ^^^^^ „',^„^ y^.„^^^ ^,^, j^„^,, ■""ji., V-.,,,™™„ .!,„ n,.». n«l, ninW frnm Hclcn Friclc, Maud Dean, Wells' Late !>' "s3?Sitfrobo''°"'^ ^""'""' "°° ' Co\"%Zl.i'. S,"aTToAn"arn:^Ro'j;i>^ "^GoTde^n GTeJ'mVrys.al Gem. Mariftold, ^"U. »2.00 per IW, S17 .00 per 1000. Modello, Early Frost, Golden Ouecn, NEW POMPONS rooted cuttings, $7.00 pur 100, $60.00 per 1000. i „^„ ,, , . ^,, Golden Eaftle, Salomon's Gold, W. H. From 2;< -In. pot. Chadwick. E. A. .Seldcwltz, .Smith's Ideal, Harvest Moon, Euftcne LanSaulet, $5.00 Mistletoe, Oconto, Harvard, Wells' Late per 100. $-10 00 per 1000. Pink iind Alice Salomon. Beat carlv white. Peace. $2.00 per dor,, $15,00 per 100. rooted cuttings. $:i.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Leota, Golden West, Golden Cllmai. (iolden Chadwick, Chadwick Improved. Doris. Golden Hardest, Western Beauty, and Chadwick Supreme, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. per 1000- <5lTNJf'I F<4 Charles Razor, Early Snow. Ivory, Octo- si«oi-t.3 ber Frost, Polly Rose, Comolcta, Golden Emllio Josephine, Mra. Whltcborn. C;low, Robert llalllday. Pink Ivory, Roserie, Mcnsa, Golden Mensa, W. E. Buckinitham, Unaka. William Turner, Lynnwood Hall, $3.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. For CARNATIONS, ROSES and OTHER SrOt:K, SEE CLASSIFIED Stock for Bedding and Window Boxes 2-inch 2?^-inrh 3-infh 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 ^fp^n^,?;^^ "■""°'"'' :•••:: *i.2S *iiS *IZ '^lllS SMMAX .. 3.00 25.00 6.00 50.00 AGERATUM.' ' sii varieties.' .•.'.•.■. ::::::::::: $3.00 $25.00 4.00 30.00 5.00 40 w ALTKRNANTHERAS 3.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 5.00 40.00 ALYSSuivr. ..:..:!!.:.!::.!!! 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 5.00 40.00 BEGONIAS. Prices on application. „„„„,„„ ., no .jc no CIJPHEA 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 FEVERFEW . 3.00 25.00 4.00 .35.00 FUCHSIAS ■ 3.00 25.00 5.00 40.00 FORGE-mENOT; ■ Three Varieties 3.00 25.00 3.50 .30.00 4.00 35.00 GERANIUMS. In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. A in^h $12.00 per 100, $1C)0.00 per IIMX) inch ■■ 1800 " 180.00 " o-incn _ __ ,, . - jYj '" Poitevine ^Ricard . "Maryland, s! A. Niitt. Bucliner', La Favorite, and all the other popular varieties. You will not be making a mistake by ordering your ,Spring stock now. 2-mch 2J.^-mch 3-mcn 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 IVV^'S^r"- '''"" ^"'"'" : : : :*3.S 'i:SS 'tZ *il:go" *I:S8 *tg:g8 Germin ! ! ! ! ! . . . . 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50.00 [B^'-'^'^^^'-- ::3.o2 tSS IS t?S ?:SS !S:88 LEMON verbenas:::::::::::::;::::::: 3.00 25.00 4.00 3500 e.oo 50.00 MOONVINES 3.00 25.00 4.00 3n.00 0.00 50.00 PETUNIAS. Double and single 3.00 25 00 4.00 3oOO o.OO 40 00 SENECIO 3-00 25.(X) 4.00 30.00 5.tX) 4U.UU SNAPDRAGON,' Ramsburg's Silver Pink 6.00 50.00 Buxton's 0.00 50.00 Phelps'White 600 50 00 Neh-ose, pink 600 50.00 White and Yellow. Extra good J"" 4o.uu erN^yA^ITa^ie^ate? ="'' '*"" ::::::v:.y.::y-.s^ UZ t^ !1?:S l-^ S:S Green ..... :::'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.. ■.••.-••• 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. /p The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia I \y^iL PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE V^^lVl 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th SL Frar klin and Si. Paul Sts. ^ \ K WA.SHINGTON; 1216 H St. N. W. ^^ -*^ ^ ckowN Perennials $2.50 per 100 SWEET WILLIAMS GAILLARDIA COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA ANTHEMIS T. KELWAYI AOUILEGIA, SINGLE AQUILEGIA, DOUBLE FOXGLOVE HELIANTHUS Terms cash or satisfactory reference The Lancaster County Nurseries Lancaster, Pa. R. F. D. No. 7 English Ivy Strong, Rooted Cuttings 12 to 15 inches long J8.00 per 1000 $75.00 per 10,000 Cash with order John Albrecht Pencoyd, Peu When ordering, please mention Tte Exchange FERNS Ferns for Fern Dishes. FulI-Krov-t). 6ne stock from 2V4-in. pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Fern Secdiinfts. Best stock in country, assort- ment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clump*, $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. ^, „ ,,. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, SS.OO per 1000. CARNATIONS Strong, healthy stock. Rooted Cuttings. 100 1000 Alice »6.00 $50.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 CHRY SANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS— Bob Pulling, Calumet, Kewanee, Mankato, Lelia. Mary Bennett Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at $10.00 per 100, Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, Mangold, Gorgeous. Meudon. Mrs. H. J. Jones. Mrs. R. H. Hoggs, Miss Kmma Roope, Nerissa and Odes.ia, at $< .00 per 100. Chieftain. Harvard, Lillian Doty. Smith's Advance, October Frost. Chrysolora. Ivory Supreme, Fairy Queen. White Bonnaffon, Yellow BonnalTon. Pml£ Ivory, White Ivory, Diana, Pattyk Ch. Raier, Buckingham, Mrs. Bran. Newberry, Mary Calla- han, Dr. Enguchard and other varieties, $3.00 per 100. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory rcferencas. c. A. ?mmn, WhfP ..r-lprlnff' VINCA VADIEGATA . INCA varlegata. 2Ji-in. Fine plants, »nth 2 to 3 leads, $2.00_per 100. ^ , , . . , M ARGUERI'TES. White, best Bowcnng kind, fine, large plants, from 2H-in-, re»dy " 'i"" to 4 or 5- in poU. $3.00 per 100. , . ., m SMILAX. 2M-U1. pots, nice, bushy plant*, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. JOHN R. MITCHELL, MADISON, N. J. Wbea ordering, please meatlon The Excbaoge WOOD roi UT Tarrjlown-on-llpd«on, N. ^ . 1072 ^ Bedding Plants Penoo GERANIUMS, Poitevlne. Nutt . SH-in. $6.00 gP"' — •■■ 3}2-in. 5.00 VINlS1^''-• ""y'* 3M-in. 6.00 PERJ^AN./V^ 2H-in. 3.00 SALVIA. Clara B 2'-o-in 3 00 ROSE GERANIUMS, Double and ' PETUnIaS. ■ Dreer's Riverton ^ "'°' ^ "^ strain 2K-in 2 50 HELIOTROPE Ig-in 300 COLEUS Golden Bedder, Oueen Victoria, Verschaffeltii, Fire- brand , Spotted Jim 2 -in. 2.00 COBAEA Scandens. . . " ' 500 YIS^Io'^^.- Separate Colors .v. ^Ji-in. 2100 ASIt.KS. Late-branching 23.o-in. 2.00 Out of flats, separate colors, trans- planted pits.. Sl.OO per 100. AGERATUM, Little Blue Star, ex, .KS'^''** Pauline 2>2-in. S2.00 SNAPDRACiON 2K-in 3 00 DUSTY MILLER ::;:;;;; i^.^: tm M YR FLE or PERIWINKLE 2)|-in. 4.00 LEMON VERBENA 3 -in. 6.00 CANNAS, Pres. McKinley, Clar- ..,x?.?'^<'^''"*''an. King Humbert 3M-in. 6.00 MIXED CANNAS. .. 4 00 SAfei^'VJ* Esculentum. isi.SO per doz. SWEET ALYSSUM 2J.2-in. 2.00 BEGONIA Erfordil 2}4-in. 4.00 Vernon a'y^i-in 3 00 ^?^Ii^S FERNS. 7-in., 50c. each.' ' ALTER!M.W)THERAS. Red and yeUow .. . 2.00 Robert A. Elliott, 18 Pine St., Morrislowll, N. J, Wli'ii 1,1-iliTiii^., plejise nn-iition TLe Kxcbaiige The Florists' Exchange FERNS Out Assorted Table Ferns of 2}i-inchSpots, $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra heavy. From 2|^-inch pots $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. KENTIAIBELMOREANA From 2li-inch pots. 3 leaves, $6.50 per 100, S60.00 per 1000; 3-inch pots. 5 leaves, $15.00 per 100. All express orders. Cash with order, please B. S0lTAllfERNERVfe'rlev%1g.Nn ^'AUSTRALIAN FERNS, PALMS, ETC. Natural dried fern fronds, palm leaves, etc supplied in any ciuantity. A few on my list' FERNS: Adiantum, Bleichnum, Aspidi- um, Asplenium, Gleichenia, Todea PALMS: CALAMUS Mueller!, KENTIA Monostachya, LIVISTONA Australis SEAFORTHIA elegans, ARECA Baueri MACROZAMIA. OTHER LEAVES . LOM ATIA, GREVILLEA robusta, AUSTRALI.^N MOSS, RESTIA Tetraphyllus. Samples and quotations forwarded on appli- cation to >MARK BROWNE 68,'-2 Pitt Street, SYDNEY, N. S. W.. AUSTRALIA Cable: "Niaouli, Sydney." Codes: A. B. 0. 5th and Western Union Ready for May and June Delivery FRENCH HYDRANGEAS, Mme E.MouIliere P beat white; andiGen. de Vibraye best pink, from 2Vi-in. pots, at $4.00 per 100. ADIANTUM gloriosum, (Improved Hardy BCB Jife'c?^'; ;i,'^'2 .IK-io pots, at SS.OO per 100. FERNISEEDLINGS m Flats. In all the best mar- ket Taneties, ready June 15th. Let me quote you. THOS, P. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N. J. HOLLY FERNS .u^d'm ^5° plants of Cyrtomlum falcatum, toe HoUy Fern, and Pteris Wllsonl, in 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100, or $7.00 if shipped in pots. The DMt 01 packing, bberal count and prompt shipment. R. G. HANFORD Norwalk, Conn. ,,^. , 100 1000 Whitmani Improved - - $5.00 $40.00 Whifmani Compacfa - - 5.00 40.00 Roosevelts 5,00 40,00 BosJons 4.00 35.00 2S0 at 1000 rate HENRY H. B.4RR0WS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. " It's a Great Help," Say Our Subscribers Our Stock and Material Index Page 1079 ^/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Gladioli If you started some Gladioli in pots a mouth or so ago, the plants by this time are about 6in. in height and they should be planted out as soon as .possible. They will be the first ones to flower outdoors and that will mean a better price than one can hope to get when they are in flower in every yard. If you haven't al- ready planted bulbs in the field, do so without further delay. Remember the White and light pink shades are the best for cut flower purposes, and will sell when the deeper pink and red shades cannot be moved. Whether you make a lot of money on your Gladioli or not shouldn't stop ,vou from planting out at least a few thousand of them. There is nothing quite like them for decorative purposes, but don't make the mistake of planting them all at one time : plant a few hundred at a time and allow 10 days or two weeks between plantings. This will give you a succession of flowers throughout the Summer. Dahlias There is hardly any use of dwelling on w^hat one might consider the best Dahlias for the florist, for it has been proved that certain sorts, highly thought of in one locality, were anything but satisfactory in another, and again a certain good one last year may prove quite the opposite this year. There is just one way for all of us to do, that is, to keep on giving each year at least a few a fair trial and if they show any good points at all, give them another trial. Dahlias, like Gla- dioli, may not always pay us in actual dollars taken in for the flowers, but they are surely of the greatest value as a decorative flow'er and you should grow them if you have room at all. The sin- gle and the cactus sorts are the most desirable as cut flowers, and here as with the Gladioli, the lighter shades, the whites and the clear rose or salmon pink are among the best, A well manured soil doe.sn't hurt Dahlias but climatic conditions mean more to them than any- thing else if they are expected to bloom freely, Ulium giganteum Cold Storag-e Stock _ You will have use for Lilie.s right along if .you conduct a retail busiues, for the flowers are used not only around Easter but for funerals, weddings and home deco- rations every day in the year, and this is made possible by being able to secure cold storage bulbs. No matter how you came out on your Lilies for Easter, it will be well to plant a batch of bulbs now, and more in about a month from now. Keep the freshly potted stock in a fairly cool place and when rooted and starting into growth, put them in a Car- nation house, perhaps keep one batch a little warmer than the rest and so pro- long the flo\\'ering period. While you are ordering the bulbs .iust include a few Lilium, speciosum rubrum and album, if you h.aven't done so already ; next Au- gust you will want them and apprecicate having them on hand to draw from. Annuals for Cuttings Are You Going- to Grow Some? Time to think about the annuals you sow outdoors for cutting this Summer. Far too many retail growers as yet don't pay enough attention to this end of our work. The demand for all of these old favorites is steadily increasing. People want Cornflowers, Scabiosas, .\sters. Zin- nias, Calendulas, Marigolds, Mignonette, Schizanthus, Lupins, Larkspur, Salpi- glossis, and all of the many other so- called old-fashioned flow^ers. Every one of these can be sown outdoors and needn't be transplanted : they will blossom and give you flowers to decorate your store with this Summer. Of course if you wish to grow prize Asters or anything else, extra good culture is required, but most of these annuals, if sown thinly and later on when the plants are up again thinned out a little, will do nicely. 'The best .As- ters we ever grew were some late branch- ing ones sown right out in the field, thinned out to lOin. and given ordinary culture with the exception that only a few flowers were allowed to develop on each plant. The main thing about most annuals is to allow plenty of space be- tween the plants. That, and keeping the soil .stirred up and applying plenty of water during a dry season, w-ill make for gootl specimens and lots of flowers. Grow annuals for cut flowers this Summer and gro\^- enough of them. You will find it to pay you. The store must be kept up. People don't want Hoses and Carnations during Suinmer — they want garden flow- ers. Let them have all they want; keep up the good looks of your cooler. If you have plenty of garden flowers you can do it and it won't cost you much. Swainsona The Swainsonas we are cutting now find ready sale and add a great deal to the assortment of the cut flowers on hand. They should be in every retail grower's establishment and are easily handled. Should you desire to increase your stock the present will be a good clinncp to remove some of the short- .iointed sid^ shoots of the plants to be used as cuttings. They root very freely and soon will grow into useful stock. Boston Ferns You are going to use a lot of Boston ferns during the next two mouths; they are splendid for window boxes, vases and hanging baskets and for such purposes you should have sliort, bushy plants. If you have such, well and good, and if you have not, I wouldn't wait a minute to get a good stock and have them on hand. Crotons \\'hat the Crotons need in order to do well is plenty of heat and moisture. You cannot grow them in a cool house success- fully. While they cannot be considered ideal house plants yet they are most u.se- ful as decorative foliage plants and every Iflorist has good use for them. If you wish to propagate stock the present is as good a time as any. What you need is a good strong bottom heat and keep the cuttings in a close, moist atmosphere. Dracienas and Pandanus may be rooted the same way. If you place them into sand without bottom-heat they will stand still, and if kept long enough they finally rot. Let them have heat; spray and shade properly, and they will have roots in a few weeks. The smaller grower is reallv as well off not to bother with the rooting of any of these plants. He has other things to do but there are times when suitable material for the propagat- ing bench is at hand like the .young growth at the base of Pandanus Veitchii or the tops of left-over plants of Dracfena terminalis. An.v of these, with a sand bench with bottom heat, will root easily and may be grown along with other stock without uuich extra expense. Leftover Ramblers Whether you have grown your own rambler Roses for Easter or bought them already grown, you may have some left on hand after Easter which should not be thrown away. If you have room at all. cut them back and plant out with the Baiiy Ramblers. If taken care of at all they will bloom all Summer ; the others, if cut back to Sin. or 6in. from the pots and planted out, will grow into nice speci- mens not too large to be used for outdoor planting next Spring in your customers' Gardens or to be potted up. If you have any Lilacs, Wistaria, hard-wooded Spi- raeas, double-flowering Almonds, Cherries. Peaches or any of stock of this kind, cut them all back severely and plant out: they will come in hand.y some day. Tou might also take .lust a little better care of .vour Azaleas than you have been used to: no one can tell anything about what the supply will be to reach us next October. Greenhouse Building Delhi, N. Y.— Slaynard & Telford, florists of this cit.v, have recently closed a greenhouse contract. The structure will be erected on Mr. Maynard's grounds in the rear of his residence. Do You Know That The Exchange publishes more feature articles and discussions during the year than any of the other trade papers ? Watch for them! Gera mums READY FOR SHIPMENT ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle, Nutt, Buchner $10.00 per 1000 2-inch fine stock of Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle and Nutt $2.00 per 100 $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, LANCASTER, PA. Wbpn ordering, plfitsp mention Tlie Exchange GERANIUMS SUMMER PRICES You Run No Risk from Chicago or anj^ point eaat in the United Statea. If they do not auit you, eend them back and get your money refunded. Per 1000 S. A. Nutt and Buchner JIO.OO Ricard and Poitevine 12.50 Try my stock. It is strictly 6rst-cla8fl. PLUMOSUS, Extra 6ne at $25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa' Ivy Geraniums Scarlet, pink and mixed White Geraniums All in 2-mch pots, $2.00 per 100 B H. F. BOERGER GARDENVILLE, Erie Co., N. Y. GERANIUMS S. A. NUTT. 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. DAISY, Mrs. F. Sanders, 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS, 3-in., $8.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata, 4-in., $8.00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower Allegany, N. Y. Geraniums S. A, Nutt, Buchner, B. Poitevine, Double Gen. Grant. A. Ricard 3H~i^cb, ID bud and bloom. Stock guaranteed $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000 C. OUADLAND'S SONS 328-340 Houghton St., North Adams, Mass. GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Castellane, Doyle, Perkins, Viaud, Nutt and Buchner, $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa. Gerani urns IN BUD AND BLOOM v Fine, stock.v plants. Nutt, Grant, Poitevine, double pinlc and white, -l-inch, S6.00 per 100. PANSIE.S. Extra large plants, in bud and bloom, $1.00 per 100, SS.OO per 1000. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. From flats, 8 to 10 shoots, 812. OU per 1000. Samuel Whitton, ^« ?,^",S^rN^y.""«' TVhen ordering, please mention The Exchange April 2(1. nPl{i. The Florists' Exchange 1073 Baltimore, Md. Easter Lastur lias I'liiiK' ami K«ine. All haiith have worked hard, hut everybody is happ.\ . because every florist in this town is sayins *' It is the best Kaster trade we ha\"e over had and we sold out eoiupletely." Tin- feature of the market during the past season was the almndance of flowering plants and apparently endless quantities of Lilies. Notwithstanding the abunchmce <>f this fitoek the market " lield " arid Lilies sold in big quantities at IJ'.j*'- por bloom for good tresh stork and 10c. per bloom for some poorer stock. Hydrangeas sold in surprising numbers. Dutch bulbous stock was scarce, due to the lateness of Easter. Fault of A 1 stock being unobtainable quite a few Hyacint hs and Tulips in pots and pans were sold, which were far from being first quality. Rhodo- dendrons were exeeedingly scarce, but Azaleas were plentiful and of good quahty. Spiraeas eold fairly well and were mostly of good quality. The greatest demand by far was ior flowers suitable for corsage bouquets, and the natural consequence was that all such flowers soon became scarce. Sweet Peas cleaned up well, bringing an average price of SI. 50 per \00 sprays and S2 per 100 for select and orcbicl flowering varieties. Considering the (juality shipped in lately, Violets were of gt>otl tiuality, a few bunches classing as inferior. However, cvcrytliing was gobbled up and still the market clamored for more. Prices were from 75c. to SI per 100, with the exception of a very small quantity which was fair. All Lily of the Valley was so small and of such poor quality that the price obtained, namely from 4c. to Gc. per " miniature " spike, really amounted to highway robbery. Outside of the usual demand, Roses went begging and quite a little surplus will be on hand at the beginning of the week. Carnations moved fairly well, and as predicted last week, reached the price of S4 per 100. Asparagus was still scarce and mostly of very short sprays. Lexington Market and the adjoining streets presented a sight that cannot easily be for- gotten, and few gardens can boast of brighter scenes — small wonder that enthusiastic crowds eagerly took in this fragrant riot of colors, and the memories of old timers could not recall a more successful Easter week in the history of this well-known market. A surprise to the trade was the fact that the 5c. and 10c. stores were selling Lilies at 10c. per flower. Everybody asked how can they do it without loss. By charging for every green bud, no matter how small, and 10c. for the pot in which the plant was grow- ing, the price came easily up to the ordinary Belling price, and besides this stock was not always of the freshest. While everj- florist put forth his best efforts to display his wares to advantage, Charles st. was easily the mecca of those in search oi the beautiful in the line of plants and flowers. Notwithstanding the handicap of a broken show window at his Charles st. store, E. W. Seidewitz managed to attract attention to his display of floral baskets and plants. At Halliday's and John Cook's were seen many floral gems and all reports of the business for Easter tally: " Sold out completely." At \Vm. Feast & Sons' the store was con- verted into a floral paradise. Noticed at this store something to bring cheer to the gardener of days gone by, namely an exten- sive collection of well flowered Azaleas of both old and new varieties. Some of these gems were displayed as single specimens and many more were artistically arranged in baskets with foliage and other flowering plants. By the time the writer had viewed the displays of James Hamilton and The Flower Shop, he w-as fully convinced of his inability to do justice to these artistic efforts in dis- playing their goods and he can only express a deep conviction that the florist is well entitled to all the gains he may have reaped at this season for he has produced the most cheering medium to bring joy and peace to his fellow beings. F. J. LeClair. Pittsburgh, Pa. The Easter trade of 1916 came up to all expectations. It looked all around like a clean up, which has not happene^l for many years. The weather was most decidedly unfavorable, rain all day Sat- urday and most of Easter Sunday, and the fair sex had little opportunity to show their finery. There were "more plants offered for sale than ever before, and they were far more in demand than cut blooras. The bulk were bulbous plants which held over remarkably well on acount of the backward season. A'on Sion Narcissi were most numerous. The Best Hardy Everblooming Roses AARON WARD, MRS. In.Uaa yellow, occmiiotmlly wubed ulraon rose. 40 cts. oaoh; bundle o( five. J1.75; »J0.00 por IM """^ AMERICAN BEAUTY. 40 cu. each; bundle o( 6vc. J1.75: HO.OO UETrv a lowing, coppery rose «uCru.od«rith a golden .been. 40cM. eiich; bundle of five, $1.75; 130.00 per 100. COUNrES.S OP GOSPORD. Somewhat reKrabling Killarney. (Delicate pink. 40 eta. each; bundle ol five, JI.75; »iO 00 per 100 CAROLINE TESTOUT. Bright latin rose, with brighter oenltr' 30 cts. each; bundIo-o( five, J1.2S: $20.00 per 100. wot*"-- DEAN HOLE. Silvery carmine ehaded aalmon. 35 CM. each ; bundle of five. $ 1 .50; $25.00 per 100. ETOILE DE FRANCE. Large. Superb crimson-red velvet center vivul cense red. 30 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.25; $20.00 per 100. Grusi an Tepllt^. A perfect sheet of richest crimson scarlet all Summer. 20 cts. each: bundle of five, 85 cts.; $16.00 per 100. JONKHEER J. L. MOCK. Deep imperial pink, the outside of the petals silvery rose-white. 35 ct«. each; bundle of five, $1.60; $28 00 per 100 JULIET. Ou.side of petals old gold interior rich rosy red. changing to deep rose as the flowers expand. 40 cts. each: bundle of five $1.75; $30.00 per 100. KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. White, shaded primroM 35 cts. each; bundle;of five, $1.50; $2^.00 per 100. ''l.':k'^'*^,^^- Beautiful, soft pink. 30 ct». each.; bundle of five. $1.25; $20.00 per 100. WHITE KILLARNEY.nSS CM. each; bundle of five, $1.50; $25.00 per 100. LADV HILI.INGDON. Clear yellow with oranno shadings in the ^center. 40 cts. each: bundle of five, $1.85; $32.00 per 100. LYON. Broad petals of a coral red or salmon pink, shaded with jlchrome yellow in the center, toning to a shrimp pink at the tips 40 cts. each; bundlelof five, $1.85; $32.00 per 100. MADAME ABEL CHATENAY. Carmine rose, shaded salmon pink 40 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.75; $30.00 per 100. MME. EDOUARD HERRIOT (The Dally Mall Rose). Coral red. shaded mth yellow at the base. 60 cts. each: bundle of five $2 75- $50.00 per 100. MAMAN COCHET, PINK. Clear, rich pink, changing to silvery rose. 35 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.50; $25.00 per 100. MAMAN COCHET, WHITE. 35 cts. ^ach; bundle of five, $1 50- $25.00 per 100. MME. RAVARY. Buds golden yellow; open flowers nankeen yellow 40 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.75; $30.00 per 100. MILDRED GRANT. Cream, blushed pale rose. 40 cts. each- bundle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100 PRINCE OF BULGARIA. Rosy flesh. 40 cts. each; bundle of five $1.75; $30.00 per 100. "■ u e, RAYON D'OR. Cadmium yellow. 40 cts. each; bundle of five $1.75; $30.00 per 100. ' RICHMOND. Scarlet crimson. 40 cts. each: bundle of five $175* $.'0.00 per 100. ' VISCOUNTESS FOLKSTONE. Creamy pink, shading to deep sal- mon pink. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $.10.00 per 100. Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses LARGE TWO-YEAR-OLDIBUSHES ALFRED COLOMB. Carmine crimson; a grand Rose. ANNE DE DIESBACH. Bright carmine. BALL OF SNOW (Boule de Neige). Large, pure white, globular. BARONESS ROTHSCHILD. An exquisite shade of satin pink. CAPTAIN HAYWARD. Scarlet crimson; perfect form. CAPT. CHRISTY. Delicate flesh color, deepening toward center. CLIO. Satin blush; very fine sort, FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI. Snow white. Makes splendid buds and immense flowers. 4 to 5 inches across, perfectly double and delightfully fragrant. GEN. JACQUEMINOT. Brilliant crimson; the popular Rose. HUGH DICKSON. Brilliant crimson, shaded scarlet; good size, fine form; free flowering; Gold Medal, N. R. S. 20 cts. each, 80 cts. per bundle of 5 (one va; JOHN HOPPER. Bright rose, with carmine center. MARGARET DICKSON. White, with pale flesh eenter MARSHALL P. WILDER. Cherry rose and carmin? mmS' A»Sit^??''^-.,.?S'.^' P'".''L'"'« <;''">» easiestlRoscs to grow. MOO .9.u^J*."i';^W^F; '-'«'"• ""'"y P'"^' attractive sort MRS. JOHN LAING. Rich. aatinyh)ink;Ideliciou3'fra«rance MRS. SHARMAN-CRAWFORD.'^'^Oneijof the -finest Roses grown. Deep, rosy pink, the outer petals shaded withjpale flesh color. White at base of petals. PAUL NEYRON. Flowers .5 inches across; lovely dark pink PERSIAN YELLOW. Hardy yellow Rose; be.,t of its color r.fL'^SF. S^'^ "-■-''- "E ROHAN. Dark crimson Saroon ULRICH BRUNNER. Cherrj- red; grand Rose; free blooming. rlety only), $15.00 per 100, $145.00 per 1000 ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen 128 Chambers Street, New York Wh.-n ordering. pJense m*-iition The Exchange H.vacinths were also .ibundant, all sell- ing at good prices. Tulips in pans, about a dozen blooms, sold remarkably well. Lilies in pots were plentiful, sold at 2.'>e. per bloom. Azaleas were scarce in com- parison with other years, as it was dif- ficult to hold them so long. Hydrangeas were not as numerous but some tine plants were offered by the .store men. Few (Jenistas were seen. Rhododendrons brought from $3 up. Rambler Roses were in good demand and stock was ex- cellent. Tausendschon was most in evi- dence and seemed to be the best seller, Hiawatha. American Pillar, and Crim- son Rambler made up the variety. A few h. p. Roses were seen but did not sell so readily. Primulas, Geraniums and the new Pelargonium sold well, particu- lar] the later, which brought good prices. The stock of cut flowers was good both as to quality and quantity ; prices about the same as usual at Easter time. Roses were tin*, selling at retail from $2 up. Carnations brought from Cc. up wholesale, fV hole sale Price List of Ferns, Palms ^"'' °'*'^'^ FERNS. Scottil and Boston. 40c., 50c.; 7-io. , 75c., $1.00 each. Teddy. Jr.. 4-iD., 15c. ElegantJssima compacra. 4-iD., 20o. Holly Ferns, 6-in., Azalea pots, 40o.; 6-in. pans, as3ort«d dish Ferns, 25c. Dish Fern^, 2f4-in. pot9. $4.00 per 100, in assorted varieties. KENTIA Forsterlana, 6-in. pots, $1.00, $1.25; 7-in. pota, $1.50. $2.00; $2.50 each; 4-in. pots, both Forstcriana and Belmoreana, 30c. DRAC^NA terminaUs and Lord Wolseley, 6-in. pota. well colored, SOr, Godfrey Aschmann, Potted piants Stock LIVISTONA, or FanJPalm. S-in. pots, SO" ASPARAGUS plumosus and Sprentterl, 2J^-in. pota. $4.00 per 100; 3-in., $6.00iper 100; 4-in,. $12.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, such as Poltevlne, A. Rlcard, S. A. Nuct. in bud, 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100; ^iD. pou, not yet in budi $6.00 per 100. COLEUS BrlllUncy. 4-in.. large leaves. 16o IPOMCEA NoctlBora 2H-in. pota. $o 00 per 100. 3-in. pota, $S 00 por 100. Importer and Grower of 1012 West Ontario Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1074 The Florists' Exchange Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS E«h 6-ui. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high tO.76 6-in. " 3 " " 24 1 28 in. " 1.00 CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI Each Cedar Tub, 9-in., 4 to 5 ft. spread $4.00 Pot KENTIA BELMOREANA Leaves In. high 2H-in. 4 3-in. 5 4-in. 5to6 6-In. 6to7 6-in. 6to7 6-in. 6to7 Cedar Tub 7-ln. 6to7 7-in. 6 to 7 9-in. 0-iii. 6 to 7 Pot Leaves 6-iii. 5 to 6 e-in. 6to7 r Cedar 4ADE Plants Tub in Tub 9-iD. 4 12-in. 4 12-in. 4 12-in. 4 12-in. S Each Per dos $1.60 2.00 4.S0 12.00 16.00 18.00 30.00 36.00 48.00 8 to 10 12 16 $0.40 24 1.00 26 1.26 28 to 30 1.60 34 to 36 2.60 36 to 38 3.00 42 to 45 in. high 4.00 45 to 48 in 6.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA In. high Each Per doi. 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00 34 to 38 1.60 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Height Each 40 to 42 in $4.00 6 to 6}< ft., heavy 10.00 SH to 6 ft., heavy 12.60 8 to 7 ft., heavy 16.00 7 to 8 ft., heavy .' iisioo JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., ""''i^H^'.N^'' Wyncote, Pa. When ordering, please mPotlon The Brcbange Teddy,Jr.i FERNS Scottii ■ - -"° ^' 8 in., tl. each. 7-in., 7Bo. «aoh. e-in., 50o. each, 4-ia., 20c. each. 2Wi-in., 16.00 ■per 100, J50.00 per 1000. JOHN WANAMAKER, 2M-m., $10.00 per 100 FUNKIAS— Field-Grown, large dumps, $15.00 per 100, 100, S40.00 per 1000. 6-inch, 50o. each. CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa. Wliein ordering, pleafle mention The Bxchangg PERNS FOR PERN DISHES, in any quantity. EzoeUent 2H-in. stock, in beat assortment. S3.00 per 100. t25.00 per 1000 Ei-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000, FERN SEEDLINGS. Good plants. Best assort- ment. Readynow. $1.00 per 100. $9.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. 2H-in , $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUSSPRENGERI. 2K-in.,$2.50 per 100. Frank N. Eskesen, Madison, N. J. ARBORVITAES 8 to 10 ttel. NORWAY, HOSTERI & WRITE SPRUCE 8 to 14 feet, and other laree siieoimen ETergreexu, TH[ f. E. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratfsrd Conn. Make appointment. See the Stodk Telephone. 2648-4, Bridgeport, Conn. Established 21 years ROOT Rose Plants RADIANCE, KAISERIN, WHITE and PINK KILLARNEY, SUNBURST and MILADY Readjj /or shipment Send Jor circutara J. L. DILLON, Bloorasburg, Pa. CARNATIONS f.DHNERCSONSCI. LAFATBTTB. IffDfANA ELMER D. SMITH & CO. Chrysanthemums Ask for GataloguB ADRIAN - - - MICH. When ordering, please mention The Exchange selling at retail from $1 per doz. up. Lilies from $2 per dozen up to about $3. Sweet Peas sold well at fair prices. Bulbous stock was plentiful bringing from 50c. per dozen up. Flowers mostly sold loose, very few made up in baskets or bunches. In the plant line some gor- geous made up baskets were noticed at prices from $10 upward. Randolph & McClements in the Bast End had some of the best plants and their display in the conservatory adjoin- ing the storeroom was great and attracted many people. A few specimen plants of pink Hydrangeas were magnificent, which were offered at .$25 apiece. Rambler Roses in various shapes from $4 up to $25. Pot Lilies were about the best seen. The E. C. Ludwig Floral Co. on the North Side had a fine window display and its stock of plants and cut flowers was greater than ever before at Easter. Most of the plants were grown at the greenhouses, also a large cut of bulbous stock and Lilies. The Fifth ave. Arcade Florists and Harris Bros, both did a splendid business ; their stands were crowded all day Saturday. Wcakleiis Flower Shop in the East End had a good display in the conserva- tory of fine plants and trade was very good. The .\. W. Smith Co. on Liberty ave. made attractive window displays in its lar?e storeroom. Miss Maxwell of Wilkinsburg and Wm. M. Turner of the same place both did a good trade. The whole.sale houses were kept busy and handled a large stock of cut flowers. The Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co. had a fine stock from its extensive range at Eakerstown. and the McCallum Co. handled a large stock of cut flowers. E. C. R. Rochester, N. Y. "Never Busier" Saturday night last closed perhaps the busiest Easter season yet experienced in Rochester. All the dealers reported being practically cleaned up on anything that was salable. ^ The consensus of opinion was that this was the most satis- factory Easter business they had experi- enced during any previous period, both in volume and quality of stock. Cut flowers too, had a big sale. Vio- lets and Sweet Peas were in greater de- mand than the supply. Sweet Peas were very short and the dealers were com- pelled to discontinue taking orders as it was impossible to obtain them. A great deal of disappointment and annoyance to both dealer and wholesaler was caused owing to this fact. Even advance orders could not be taken care of on Sweet Peas. Roses, however, were in good supply and helped materially in filling up the gaps left by the absence of Sweet Peas. The stock was in the pink of condition and it wa.s a real pleasure to send it out. Sleepy Carnations I would like to he able to say the same for Carnations as for Roses but facts. I regret, prevent me. Some were very good but many were looking dubious and suffering from being kept. We com- mend Carnation growers to take a page out of the book of their brother Rose growers. The days of pickled stock are gone and will never return and the sooner growers realize it the better for all con- cerned. It may have been permip.sible to some extent years aeo when Carna- tions had keeping qualities but the Car- nations of today do not keep. Orchids were in demand but the supply was short. Valley also was short in supply. Sweetheart Roses moved off very well due to the fact of shortage on other things. As a rule this Rose has not sold well on this market. Cut Lilies were abundant but did not sell at anv price American Beantv Roses sold very well and the quality was all that could be de- sired : Rochester never had such fine Am. Beauty Ro.ses for Easter. Take it all round, the Easter business for lOlR was a very successful one and complaints very few indeed. H. B. Stringer. Bridgeport, Conn. Conditions, Prices, Etc. Robt. Hawkins : Plants in de- mand, Lilies, Azaleas, Hyacinths, Tu- lips. Trade better than previous year's. Julius Reck : Plants sold best. LiUes biggest sellers. Trade the largest on record. , Geo. Mallett & Co. ; Lilies and Hya- cinths best sellers. Trade greatest ever. James E. Beach : Lilies greatest sell- ers. Plants sold better than cut flowers. Trade excellent. Park Gardens : Plants and cut flowers sold about equal. Lilies were best sell- ers in plant line. Carnations in cut flowers. Easter trade splendid. G. C. Bouton & Son report Lilies best sellers, while Tulips and Hyacinths sold well. Trade best on record. Easter sales this year went beyond our most sanguine expectations. There were two or three days which hindered the trade, especially the Saturday before. It was nearly the same kind of a day as the Saturday before Easter last year except for the snow. i)ut people seemed to buy in spite of the weather. From all accounts nearly everything in the plant line sold well, especially Lilies and Azaleas. Made up baskets sold well. Geo. Mallet Co. reports a record-break- ing Easter. Plants of all kinds sold well. There was a big demand for cut flowers of all kinds. They are planting a large tract of land with trees, and hedges for a local real estate firm. Some extensive grading and planting is being done by them at the Brooklawn Club. Fred Kolb could not supply the demand for Carnations and Sweet Peas. Pan- sies also sold well. He is intending to build a new house this Summer. Geo. Pflomm also cleaned up well on all flowering plants. He had some difii- culty in getting help enough to assist in h,andling the trade. Some splendid Dar- win Tulips were seen among the fine display which he had. .Tulius Reck had the best Easter on record. He had some fine Silver Pink Snapdragons, which were good sellers. His stock was in fine condition. Frank Foehrenbach also reports a good Easter. He has just purchased a new Ford delivery which he finds very convenient in the delivery of his orders. Park Gardens had the biggest Easter week on record. They had the use of an extra store which gave them better facilities for displaying their stock. James E. Beach says all bulb stock sold well, especially Lilies. He had a large amount of funeral work to get out. A large quantity of cut Daffodils were dis- posed of. John Reck & Son report trade better than in previous years. Nearly every- thing in the plant line was cleaned out. A casket cover of pink Roses, Valley and Violets was made last week. James Horan & Son have purchased a new delivery car recently, which came in handy last week for the Easter trade. Robt. Hawkins cleaned up well on nearly all his stock of plants, etc. He has the decorations to furnish for a wed- ding this week, which called for a large canopy of Southern Smilax and pink Roses, which extended 22ft. in the air. A large number of balls composed of Pink Killarney Roses were used on the pews reserved for the families of the contracting parties. The house decora- tions consisted of Smilax, palms, Azal- eas. Snirfpas, and Lilies. G. C Bouton & Son never had a bet- ter Easter. They were cleaned out of everything, in both cut flowers and plants. F. E. B. Kasting Wins Suit In a decision handed down on April 17 by Judge Wliittelsey, it was ordered that Mabel A. Baur pay William F. Kasting of Buffalo, N. Y.. for the reconveyance of property in West 26th st. and the final account of the auditor in the case was ordered to be filed within twenty days. The decision brought to an end a dispute over the title of the property for- merly held by the Niemeyer estate in West 26th St., just west of Cranberry. . The case was first brought up in court in May. 1913. Mr. Kasting and Mabel Baur with her husband, S. Alfred Baur. formed a partnership for the conduct of a greenhouse. Later Mr. Kasting bought out the Baurs' interest and conducted the business himself, but owing to a failure to conve.v the property to him. action was started in court, which then resulted in his victory. Mr. Kasting is head of the W. F. Kasting Co.. wholesale florists of Buffalo, and also postmaster of that city. April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1075 IllillllllHIIHIIHIimilllllHIIHIIIIIinilllllll IlllllllHllllillllllllllll I I Illllllllllllllllimilllllllllll Il Illlll Illlllllllll I I Illllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllll Illlllllllll Illlllllllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH IIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIJlii GRAFTED ROSES 3-inch Stock "Francis Scott Key'' What's In A Name? 3-inch Stock A whole lot in these days of war and rumors of war, and the name alone will make this Rose popular this year aside from its own sterling qualities. If you have never grown it, you don't know what you are missing as a profitable Summer Rose. I have 5000 plants in 3-inch pots, December grafted on Irish Manetti, absolutely clean and in splendid condition for immediate planting, and these will make big money for the man who can bench early. They are yours, neighbor, for $15.00 per 100 and you can't lose on them. $125.00 per 1000 All the other Standard varieties also : Pink Killarney, Killarney Queen, Killarney Brilliant, White Killarney, Double White Killarney , Mrs. George Shawyer and Ophelia, now ready for shipment, from 3-inch pots, at $15.00 per 100 $125.00 per 1000 Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J. New York at Easter i Plants at Wholesale It is the unanimous report of the growers who sup- ply the Easter plants to the New York retail florists that they sold practically every plant that was in fit condition to otfer for Easter sales. It would be quite difficult to state accurately the price of the several kinds of plants in the several sized pots in which they are grown, but a statement of the range of prices of the different kinds of plants in from 4in. pots to Sin. and lOin. pots or tubs may be inter- esting to plant growers. Acacias, $1.50 to $10 each; Azaleas, 7Sc. to $10; Boronias, $1 to $5; Bougainvilleas, $1 to $10; Cine- rarias, 2Sc. to $1; Daffodils, 50c. to $1.50; Genistas, 35c. to $6; Hyacinths, 12c. to $1.50; Kalmia, $2 to $2.50, £lants very scarce; Lilac, $1.50 to $4, plants scarce; ily of the Valley, $1 to $2.50, plants scarce; Lilies, 10c. to 12c. per bloom and bud, a plenti- ful supply; Marguerites, 35c. to $8; Primula obconica, ISc. to 75c.; Rhododendrons, $2.50 to $5; Roses, Baby Ramblers, 50c. to $1, climbing, $1 to $10, Hybrid Per- petuals, 75c. to $3; Spiraeas, 50c. to 75c.; Tulips, 25c. to $1.50. In explanation of the prices of the bulbous plants, such as Hyacinths and so forth the price pri- marily was based upon the number of flowering bulbs in pot or pan; quality also, of course, was a factor in fixing the price. Cut Flowers at Wholesale The wholesale selling of cut flowers for Easter use as usual did not begin to any extent until Saturday morning. Buying in the morning was fairly active, and there was considerable selling throughout the day. There were some sales in the early evening, and throughout the evening there was considerable desul- tory buying; sales again became more active between the hours of 10 and 12, and continued intermittently up into Sunday forenoon. The wholesale cut flower business this Easter was not as large in volume as was anticipated; there was no particular advance in price except on a few items of stock, which were in short supply. However, though sales and prices were not fully up to expectations, the aggregate volume of sales was nevertheless, large, the amount of stock, with a few exceptions, left unsold was only normal, and the general verdict is that it was a good Easter. American Beauty Roses were in abundant supply, and met with only a fair demand at from 15c. to iJ5c. and occasionally 40c. each for specials, and 10c. to 25c. for fancies, and the other grades at corresponding prices. There was a large supply in the market of the several kinds of hybrid tea Roses, and some Ulrich Brunner. The prices in general were about as follows: Pink Killarney, Killarney Brilliant, Killarney Queen, White Killarney, My Maryland, Lady HiUingdon, Bul- garie, and Radiance 2c. to 8c., and occasionally 10c. for Killarney Brilliant and Killarney Queen; Bride and Bridesmaid, IVic. to 6c.; Richmond, Hoosier Beauty, Key, Shawyer, Sunburst, Mrs. Aaron Ward, Stanley, Ophelia, Mock and Mrs. Russell, 2c. to lOc, and for some extra special blooms 12c. to 15c.; Had- ley, 6c. to 60c.; Mme. Paul Euler, 5c. to 20c.; Ulrich Brunner, 5c. to 85c. Carnations were in large supply, and the demand for these was very disa])pointing. Prices ranged from $1.50 to $3 per 100 in general, some of the finest blooms of the choicest varieties realizing $4, and some choice newer varieties $5. Cattleyas were in very short supply, and as the demand for these as the leading choice corsage flower for Easter, was quite active, the general range of price was $1 to $1.50 each, though there were some sales of inferior blooms at 5d'c. to 75c., and sales of extra choice blooms of the most desirable varieties were reported at $1.75 to $2 each. Longiflorum Lilies were in very large supply, and the demand for these, relative to the supply, was not large, in fact not nearly as large as was expected, consequently prices were not advanced and ranged from $6 to $8 per 100 in general, with occasional sjdes of extra choice blooms at $10, but such sales were rare. Lily of the Valley was in moderate supply, and while $5 and $6 per 100 was the prevailing figure in the earlier part of Satur- day, on Saturday night prices advanced to $8 per 100, and small sales are reported at even a higher figure. Gardenias were very abundant, but mostly of poor quality; the very choicest of these met with a limited demand at .$3 per doz.; the general range of price being from 50c. to $1.50. Sweet Peas were in large supply, and met with an active demand at from 50c. to $1.50 and in occasional sales of extra choice blooms, $2 per 100, and there were a few sales at $8. The supply of Violets was very abun- dant, and the quality of most of the double blooms was, as might he expected so late in the season, poor; they met with a good demand at prices ranging from 20c. to 75c. per 100 for the doubles, and 50c. to 75c. for tlie single variety Gov. Herrick. The several kinds of miscellaneous flowers were in abundant supply, and met with a fair demand at ordi- nary every day prices. Plants and Flowers at Retail The ante-Easter week in New York City showed all of April's weU-known characteristics of clouds, sun- shine and showers. There was, however, no touch of Winter in it such as was experienced on the day before Easter in 1915 practically ruining the plant and flower business at that time. The retailers from what we can learn, placed in advance very heavy orders this year with the plant growers, anticipating that there would be a larger than usual Easter trade. In this expectation they were not disappointed, and when it became apparent to them late Friday and on Saturday that the demand would exceed their stock on hand, they hastened to place supplementary rush orders with the growers for whatever was available for immediate use. The sale of Easter plants this year is reported by a large number of the leading retail florists in this city, to be the largest ever made at any Easter. A representative of The Florists' Exchange is able t» corroborate this report, for when visiting a large num- ber of retail florists' stores late Saturday night he found them practically sold out of all plants. Some comments on the plants seen in the stores of New York City this Easter may be of interest to readers of The Exchange in other cities and towns, since it will indicate in a measure what plants are used in New York City at Easter and which are most popular. , , J. Rambler and Baby Rambler Roses were the leading feature, and along with these were seen some Hybrid Perpetual Roses. The prevailing color of these Roses was pink, but some red and white varieties also were seen. The variety Tausendschon was perhaps most seen, and was one of the most meritorious and popular. Many of the variety Dorothy Perkins, and also some of the White Dorothv Perkins were seen, and some of the single varieties like Newport Fairy and Hiawatha. In the Babv Ramblers many were seen in the deeper pink and red colors. The Rambler Roses besides being grown in the ordinary bush form were also grown as standards, some with round heads, and others in um- brella or mushroom shape. There were some still more elaborate productions in the form of baskets and so forth. 1076 The Florists' Exchange 500,000 PANSIES Field Grown--In Bud and Bloom-Mixed Colors There is no better strain for commercial purposes than my Superb Strain Pansies, grown from seed of my own raising, and the result of over 20 years' careful breeding. Send a trial order and be convinced. Fine, large plants, 11.25 per 100, $10 per 1000. Some extra large plants, $15 per 1000. Largest Grower of Pansies for the Trade in the United States CASH WITH ORDER BV EXPRESS ONLY Leonard Cousins, Jr. CONCORD JUNCTION, MASS. Wlieu ordering, please ni'--iitiuu The Exchatij^e EDWARD J. TAYLOR, Green's Farms, Conn. When nrdfriiii;. nlpnse mr'ntlon Tlie Excliaiige SELF-TYING CARNATION SUPPORTS AND ROSE STAKES THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO., CONNERSVILLE, IND. When receiving OUR ROSE LIST don't throw it a\\ay, but keep it in front of you to make your own Rose List up-to-date. Ask for one. We grow tlie ROSES we olTer. Van der Willick & IKoestsier HAZERSWOUDE, HOLLAND American address during April and May: c/o MALTUS & WARE 14 Stone Street, NEW YORK Whea orderiug, please mcutiou The Exchange GRAFTED ROSES Per 100 Per 100 Ophelia $12.50 White Killarney $10.00 Killarney 10.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward 10.00 OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS BUT ONCE Twenty-six acres rich, black, level soil, located twenty-five miles south of Chicago. Especially suited for truck gardens and large green- houses, where excellent facilities for sidetracks are required for the handling of coal, fertilizer, etc As an individual I am in position to offer this^at an exceptional bargain. F- C. Ecknriann, Joliet, III* Wbea urdering. pleuae moatiou The Exchange A. F. J. Baur O. E. Stelnkamp Send for our price list of young GeraLiiium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition um & STEINHAMP, Indianapolis, Indiana Carnation Breeders WIk^ii oidfrTJiig. please mention The Exchange Plant Bands Square plant bands will soon be a requirement where good plants are wanted. Economy of space, time and water are additional reasons for their coming into favor. We offer an improvement in square bands that saves much time re- quired to fold the ordinary strips of paper heretofore offered. Send for our free samples. A little later we will offer a still greater improvement in square folding bands and pots, and samples will be sent to all addresses th.at we now have. Send postal to-day for samples and prices of READY-USE and plain bands for immediate ship- ment. G. S. RamSDUrg, Somersworth, N. H. COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEEN 3, NEW YORK CYCLAMEN Splendens Glganteum Hybrids Our strain nf Cyclamen is second to none; we cRU furnish same in all BtantJard colors, twice transplanted from flats, at $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 DRACAENA InJivisa. From 2>^-in poU. $3.00; from 3-in. pots. 5.00; from SJ-^-in. pots. $6.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2!.^-iu. pota. $3.00; ASPARAGUS Spren- ger., from 3-in, pots. $4.00 per 100 SadfifactloD guaranteed. J>AUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa. CARNATIONS and PLUMOSUS Matchless and Mrs. C. W. Ward. Good, strong, well-rooted Cuttlnga, from fine, healthy Block, at 325.00 per 1000. Plumosus. by the thousand or ten thousand, at $25.00 per 1000. Cash or approved rredit W. B. Girvin, Leola, Pa. '\\"heii ni-tieiiii;.'. i.lra.si- ni-iili'iii The Exchange Chrysanthemum Cuttings WELL ROOTED Roman Gold, December Gem, Chrysolora, Early Snow, Unaka, Chadwick, Bonnaffon, Smith's Advance. Polly Rose, Ramapo. Order early. Price: $1.50 per 100, $12. .50 per 1000. 300 fine Orchids for sale. Make offer. OUIDNICK GREENHOUSES Anthony P. O. OUIDNICK. R. I. S'Roses solutely relied upon to give satisfaction. FANCY VARIETIES Rooted Cuttings: SI. 00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000 2M-inch plants: 2.50 per 100, 20.00 per 1000 American Beauty. Red, green and yellow. Anna Pflster. Bright yellow, marked crimson. Blizzard. Deep maroon, edged with green. Hurricane. Light reddish center, mottled with maroon. Edge of leaf green. John Pflster. Bright crimson, edged with gold. Messey. Dwarf; pearl-white and silver-green. Neptune. Green with mottling of red. Prince Edward. Reddish center, shading deep crim- son. Edge of leaf green. Saboni. Red, with faint edging of yellow. BEST BEDDERS Rooted Cuttings: $0.75 per 100, $7.00 per 1000 2K-inch plants; 2.50 per 100, 20.00 per 1000 Beckwith's Gem. Center velvety maroon, bordered with red; the edge is green, changing to creamy yel- low at the point of the leaf. Cecil Brown. A trailing variety. Bright green, marked with chocolate, yellow and light red shadings. Duneira. A combination of various shades of crimson. Firebrand. Bright maroon. Golden Bedder. Golden yellow, the old original. Golden Queen. The standard yellow. Lord Alverstone. Velvety plum with yellow, green and pink markings. Lord Palmerston. Deep maroon center with dark crimson venation. Queen Victoria. Cardinal-red with distinct golden border. Verschafleltii. The standard crimson. ■ Fuchsieis 2J^^-inch plants in assortment: $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Heliotrope From 2)i-inch pots: lOc. per doz., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 From 3 -inch pots: 65c. per doz., $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000 Centefleur. Rich, deep violet-blue, with white eye; flowers large; free and very vigorous. A very de- sirable variety. Lome. Light blue, sweetr-scented variety. Very widely used for bedding. True or Standard Heliotrope Large plants grown on stems 2,',-2 or '.i feet in height, forming miniature trees. Very deairal>le for conserva- tory decoration or for forming centerpieces in flower beds. 50c., 75c., $1.00 and $1.50 each. Lantaneis 3000 Radiation, 2}i-inch, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Begonicis Semperflorens, 2}i-inch, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Flowering Vinceis Vinca rosea (pink), Vinca alba (wliite with crimson eye), Vinca alba pura (pure white). 2i.f-inch plants: $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000 A.CS.Pi&ft30N INC. 'CRonwcLC com. Stevia Double or Single, aa preferred. 2i.i-inch plants: $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Swainsonia Alba 2K-in''h pots: 00c. per doz , $.10.00 per 1000 Berberis Thunbergii 10,000 Selected Phtnts. 18 to 24 inches. $10.00 per 100, $80.00 per 1000 ROSES Roses on their Own Roots Francis Scott Key, Prince Arenberg. 3-inch plants, $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. White Killarney, Killarney, Jonkheer Mock, Killarney Queen, Antoine Rivoire (Mrs. Taft), Cecile Brunner, George Elgar. 2>^-inch plants. $7.50 per 100, $00.00 per 1000. Extra Selected Heavy Plants 300 Cecile Brunner. 4-inrh, $20.00 per 100. 200 Mrs. George Shawyer. 4-inch, $20.00 per 100. Grafted Roses Ready for Shipment 2K-inch plants: $12.50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000 1,700 Cecile Brunner 7,000 Killarney 4,000 Francis Scott Key 3,000 Milady 2,600 Hadley 4,000 My Maryland 2,000 Kaiserin 4,000 Radiance 4,000 White Killarney Prices to the Trade only a:i£Mgrg^^g^^^f§'"5^gS''5MM^^"SSg?FgStjf"5^^1^J^"5^E^[i were seen here and there a Laburnum (Golden Chain) tree, with it.s beautiful graceful blooms of a lighter yellow shade than the Genista. White Lilies were of course seen everywhere and claimed a place as usual as one of the leading Easter plants. Pans of these containing several plants bear- ing 25 or more blooms very effectively showed the beauty of the Lily. Very few blooming plants of orchids, either of Catt- leya or of any other kind, were seen this Easter, owing no doubt to the fact that blooming plants of orchids are just now in very short supply. There were many Primulas, the newer grandiflora types of the obconica species prevailing, only a few of the Sinensis and malacoides being seen. The bulbous flowering plants made a brave and attractive display, but did not appear to be as nu- merous as on past Easters, probably on account of the shorter supply of bulbs for forcing purposes this sea- son. Among these Hyacinths, Daffodils and Tulips, /- several bulbs to one pot or pan were most in evidence, and they proved to be as usual popular medium priced plants. In foliage plants there were seen, as usual the Pan- danus Veitchii, Dracaena terminalis, and other bright foliaged varieties of the Dracaena, several varieties of Nephrolepis ferns and Kentia palms. It is pretty difficult to quote the retail prices specifi- cally at which the different kinds of plants sold at retail, but the range of price was from $1 for the smaller plants of good quality, up to 515 in general, but some magnificent specimen plants and plant combinations sold for as high as $25 and $50. While the sale of plants, as has been the custom for many years, and especially during more recent years, was made the leading feature in the retail stores, never- theless the sales of cut flowers also was very large, especially of Roses, Lilies and other bulbous flowers. Sweet Peas, Lily of the Valley, Gardenias, Violets and orchids, but the demand for Carnations, Antirrhinum and some of the miscellaneous flowers was disappoint- ingly small as compared with what might be expected at the Easter season — this was especially true of Carna- tions and .\ntirrhinum. In closing this letter it may be decidedly and emphatically stated, which the reader, no doubt, h.os already g.ithcred from the general trend of the letter itself, namely, that all tilings being taken into consider- ation, Easter lOlfi, from a business view was the most satisfactory which the New York florists ever expe- rienced. * t I Chicago at Easter \ It is estimated that Chicagoans spent $500,000 for Easter flowers, and that Queen Lilium giganteum reigned supreme. It was a brilliant Easter from the standpoint of the display of flowers made everywhere. All day Saturday it is safe to say ten per cent, of the people seen on the street cars, sidewalks or interurban cars were carrying home an Easter Lily. There were never so many Lilies seen at any Easter on record that gave the general public an opportunity to indulge to their heart's content in Lilies at a very low price. Most of the large department stores sold Lilies by the thousands, good plants, too, with three to four blooms to the plant at a price of 29c. per plant. The wholesale plant growers sold out all blooming plants several days before Easter, so that the entire stock was in the hands of the retail dealers for some days preceding the Easter trade. Stock of all kinds was plentiful. Many items that were looked on aS be- ing in short supply showed up in such quantities that removed all fear of a shortage of anything. On Satur- day some of the retailers complained that the large plants commanding high prices were not moving as well as in former seasons. There were others who claimed their business showed a large increase, and still others who said trade was just normal for the occasion. The weather for Easter was good, quite cool and crisp; it was evident that April this season had made up its mind not to celebrate Spring until after Easter. This was good for the holding of stock and the long distance shipments that left Chicago by the carload for points ranging from Winnipeg to the Gulf Coast, and as far as Denver and other large centers of the West. The retail stores made beautiful displays ; conspicuous in all was the wealth of blooming plants. These were at the height of perfection and many of them of large proportions. There was nothing new; everything offered h,is been seen here before. All the stores had their own peculiar style of trimming and minor novel- ties in the way of decoration that gave each house a characteristic of its own; with these exceptions the stock offered by all was similar. A. Lange had a beautiful centerpiece of orchids in his window, containing Cattleyas, Phalaenopsis, and Oncidiums. Large Rhododendrons and standard grown rambler Roses were a feature in plants. There were bird cages and birds, chicks, butterflys, as well as other novelties in made up baskets and trimming. SchiUer's Wabash ave. store had an attractive dis- play of pot Roses, Lilacs, Hydrangeas in various colors, and made up baskets setting on a green plush groundwork with elaborate and tasteful trimmings throughout the store. The feature of Geo. Winehoeber's display was plants that were all of great size and well bloomed; some standard grown Roses were fully six feet high. Azaleas of great size, as well as Rhododendrons, were conspicuous in the display. Novelty Easter eggs of plaster, a Max Schling production, was a feature no other store offered. To each of these eggs a figure of a Dutch girl or rabbit was attached, holding a chick or some other reminder of the sesison; these were filled with blooming plants and were a decided novelty. Small jardiniers containing a plant of Scotch Hejith, to which a kewpie was attached, were good sellers and novelties in their line. The prominent feature of the Bohannon Floral Co. was large Azaleas, Ericas, standard Roses and several blooming orchid plants suspended in the window and store. There were blue Hydrangeas and bluebirds, as well as numerous other plants and birds concealed in the center of large globular trained Roses that gave forth a twitter, giving the store the effect of a garden scene in June. Harry C. Rowe was well supplied with plants of all kinds, especially Roses. In his estimation well bloomed Rose plants are the best Easter sellers; everyone wants a Rose in Spring. This is where the buyer wants to spend a reasonable amount for a plant; in cases where purcliasers do not want to spend so much there is nothing that is more freely called for than the Easter Lily. John Mangel had his usual handsome display of every- thing in plants the season affords. Growing orchids were a feature of the window display. This was the first Easter he had the use of his conservatory in the rear and right well it served him in his display and salesroom as well. The Fleischmnn Floral Co. had an elaborate display of large plants and made up baskets; the trimming and stock used was in perfect taste. Each plant and basket had a distinctive trimming to suit the particular stock used. One window was particularly striking, containing as it did a half dozen large plants of Bougainvillea well bloomed; these were in purple pot covers trimmed with purple chiffon and rested on a groundwork of purple plush. 1078 The Florists' Exchange Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists Meeting of Executive Board The regular Lent meeting of the Executive Board of the Society was held at the Hotel Walton, Philadel- phia, March 28 and 29. With two exceptions, every member was present, as follows: Daniel MacRorie, president, San Francisco, Cal. R C Kerr, vice-president, Houston, Tex. John Youngr. secretary. New York, NY. W F. Kastlng. treasurer. Buffalo, N. Y. J J. Hess, director, Omaha, Neb. J A. Peterson, director, Cincinnati, O. Wm R Nicholson, director. Frammgham, Mass. W. J. Keimel. director, Elmhurst. 111. Angelo J Rossi, director, San Francisco, Cal. Chas. L. Baum, director, KnoxviUe, Tenn. . S S Pennock. president the American Rose Society. Joseph H Hill, president American Carnation Society. Irwin Bertermann, president Florists' Telegraph De- *^^Hen'ry Weston, president New York Florists' Club. Patrick Welch, past-president, Boston, Mass. And in addition there were present: Ex-Presidents Geo. Asmus, Theodore Wirth and Frank H. Traendly, and the Washington representative, W. F. Gude. Reports from the .secretary and treasurer were pre- sented and accepted, both showing the affairs of the society to be in excellent shape. Recommendations made by the treasurer in regard to certain of the society's securities were approved and adopted. The reports were referred to an auditing committee. Proposed Amendments to By-laws The committee on proposed amendments to the con- stitution and by-laws, Theo. Wirth, chairman, presented a lengthy report covering changes recommended at the San Francisco convention. After considerable discus- sion these amendments were all adopted for submission to the Houston convention. The following are the articles and sections as amended : Amendment to Article V Article V. Meetings : Section 1. At the thirty-second annual meeting to be held Aug. 15 to 18 in Houston, Tex., the meeting places for the years 1917 and 1918 shall be selected by ballot, and at the meeting of 1917 and at every meeting thereafter, the meeting place for the second year following that meet- ing shall be so selected. The balloting shall be done at the evening session of the first day of each annual con- vention. The time for the annual meeting shall be the third Tuesday of August in each year, continuing for three days, or until all business is completed. The city applying for the meeting shall, with its written ap- plication, provide the free use of a place for the purposes of a Convention Garden, which place shall be available, if desired, from the early Spring of the year before the meeting to the late Fall of the year of the meeting. Amendment to Article II Aeticle II. Section 2. Elections and Appointments Paragraph (a). The president, first vice-president, sec- retary, treasurer, and two directors shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the society, and their term of office shall begin with the first day of January next succeeding the election. The term of office of the president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer shall be one year, and the term of office of the directors three years, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Section 3. Duties of Officers (a) President.^The president shall preside at all meetings of the society, and exercise a general super- vision of its affairs. He shall report from time to time such measures as seem necessary for promoting its ob- jects and extending its usefulness. He shall annually, on the first day of January, appoint one botanist, one entomologist, one vegetable pathologist, and one State vice-president for each State or territory represented in the society; he shall act as chairman of the executive board at its meetings and sign all diplomas and certifi- cates of the society. Section 2. Elections and Appointments Paragraph (b). The president shall appoint on the first day of January of each year, or as soon afterward as may be possible, one or more State vice-presidents from each State and territory represented in the membership, to serve for a term of one year. Clubs, societies or kindred organizations of professional florists, gardeners and horticulturists, having paid-up membership of one hundred or more members in the S. A. F. and O. H., shall be entitled to one representative on the board of directors. Such representative shall be the president of such organization and must be a member of this society. Any elective officer or appointed director shall not be eligible as a representative of such organization. When the president of any such organization is already a director, the vice-president shall be eligible for the office. Any organization applying for representation shall submit to the secretary of this society a certified copy of the resolution adopted by their organization that they wish such representation on the board of di- rectors; together with a complete list of its member- ship. It shall be th^ secretary's duty to confirm same and submit it to the president for final confirmation. Announcement of such director shall be made by the president. Amendment to Article II .\rticle II. Officers, Theik Election and Duties. Section 2. Elections and Appointments Paragraph (d). The secretary shall cause official bal- lots to be prepared according to the "Australian" form containing the names of all candidates nominated for the various elective offices. Balloting shall take place at the morning session of the third day of the annual meeting. The secretary shall prepare four election books, in which the names of members eligible to vote are alphabetically arranged. Book 1 to contain all names from letter "A" to letter "D" inclusive. Book 2 to contain all names from letter "E" to let- ter "K" inclusive. Book 3 to contain all names from letter "L" to letter "R" inclusive. Book 4 to contain all names from letter "S" to letter "Z" inclusive. The secretary shall provide one ballot box for each book. Tlie president or presiding office shall appoint one checker for each book, and one receiver for each ballot box, and one judge of election, who shall have charge of the checkers and receivers, who, together with him, form the election board. They shall, after the close of the polls, assort and count the votes cast and report the results to the convention. The polls shall remain open from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., or until all legal voters in line at that time shall have an oppor- tunity to cast their votes. A majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary for an election; and the presi- dent or presiding officer shall declare who is elected. In case of failure to elect on the first ballot, the presi- dent shall order a new^ ballot immediately, polls to re- main open one hour; should this ballot fail to elect, the president shall order a third ballot, polls to remain open one hour; this ballot shall be limited to the two candidates receiving the highest vote on preceding ballot. Amendment to Article III Government, Executive Board Between the sessions of the society its government shall be vested in an executive board, consisting of the president, ijinior ex-president, first vice-president, se- cretary, treasurer and the board of directors, etc., etc. Amendment to Article II Election and Appointment of Officers. Directors, and Committees, and Their Respective Duties. Section 4. Standing Committees and Tueir Duties Paragraph fa). Standing Committee on Convention Gar- den. The president assuming office Jan. 1, 1917. shall ap- point three members, one serving three years, one two years, and one one year. Each next elected president when taking office shall appoint one member to serve three years. This committee shall have full charge of all Convention Garden arrangement work under the direction of the executive board. The members shall elect their own chairman, and shall be subject to the call of the president and the executive board. Parngranh (b). PublirJti/ Committee. The president as- suming office Jan. 1, 1917. shall appoint five members, one to serve five years, one four years, one three years, one two years, one one year. Each next elected presi- dent when taking office shall appoint one member to serve five years. The members shall elect their own chairman. It shall be the duty of this committee to keep up an efficient campaign of proper horticultural and floricultural advertisement along educational and progressive lines, in trade papers, periodicals, and the press in general. Paragraph (c). American Horticultural Products Com- mittee. The president assuming office Jan. 1. 1917, shall, and each next elected president upon taking office shall, appoint three members to serve one year. It shall be the duty of this committee to advocate, induce, pro- mote, and assist in every possible way the production In this country of horticultural products now imported from foreign lands. Note. The committee believes that all other standing committees created by the society at its different an- nual meeings should be classed under this new Sec- tion 4. Vice-President Kerr made a lengthy report covering the plans and arrangements made for the housing of the Houston convention and trade exhibition. The convention hall, he said, would provide an area of 20,000 sq. ft. for display space, which he thought would be ample. The hall was located three blocks from Rice's Hotel, which would be headquarters, and five blocks from the Convention Garden. Work on the Convention Garden, he said, was in active progress, and its success was practically assured. Some action had been taken, he said, in reerard to erettinfr low rail- road rates to Houston, and it seemed quite probable that a one and one-third rate would be secured over all railroads in the United States. The committee on convention garden was appro- priated a sum not to exceed $500 for purposes of the garden. Adjournment was then taken until 10 o'clock a.m., Wednesday. The first business at Wednesday morniner's session was the readinsr of the report of the auditinjr com- mittee, which found the report of the secretary and treasurer to be correct, and complimented these officers upon the efficient work shown in the reports. The matter of arrano-ements for the trade exhiliits at Houston was ap:ain discussed, and it was decided to make the rate for exhibition space 40c. per sq. ft. Publicity Work The publicity committee, through its chairman, Irwin Bertermann, reported progress. The committee had not had a full meeting, consequently a report could not be presented at this time. Mr. Bertermann, however, made a sliort address in W'liich he emlx>died his personal ideas. It was evident that the prevailing idea as to a publicity campaign was that its cost was not within the reach of the society. He was of the opinion that a small beginning might be made through the emjiloymcnt of a capable man, well versed in matters pertaining to the business, with compensation of five hundred to one tliousand dollars per year for his services, and he made this recommendation. A very lengthy discussion of this proposition ensued. Finally, on motion, it was decided that a publicity man be engaged to operate under thr direction of tlie secretary, at a salary of fifteen dollars per week, with the approval of the publicity committee, any legitimate expenses to be vouched for by the chair- man of the committee; and further, that if the com- mittee should see fit to send out an appeal for funds to carry the campaign further, it is authorized to do so. The following appropriations were made: Office of Entomologist $100.00 Office of Pathologist 100.00 Office of Botanist 100.00 Members' Buttons 100.00 Clerical Assistance at Convention 100.00 School Garden Committee 100.00 Legrislative Committee 100.00 Sergeant-at-Arms 15.00 Sports Committee 50.00 Secretary's office, as usual Official stenographer (traveling expenses addi- tional 125.00 Mother's Day A communication from the Mother's Day Inter- national Association, Inc., was read aslving tlie society to co-operate with the association in giving pul:ilicity to the proper day for the celebration of "Mother's Day" the second Sunday in May, and the fact that the em- blem of the association was the white Carnation. On motion of Mr. Kasting, the board unanimously acceded to the request, and a copy of the resolution was imme- diately given out to representatives of the daily press and Associated Press. The question of further support of the Mother's Day movement instituted by the association headed by Miss Anna Jarvis was discussed at length, and on motion the secretary was instructed to send an appeal to all the members of the society for a subscription toward the Mother's Day fimd.. The secretary was directed to invite the presentation of two essays at the Houston convention. Adjournment was then talicn until after luncheon. Need of a Trade Directory At the final session many matters tending to make the work of the society of greater service to its mem- l>ers were considered, among them the compilation of a trade directory which .should be reliable and strictly up-to-date. Some earnest discussion upon the subject ensued, residting in the carriage of a motion that a committee of three be appointed to look into the advisa- Ijility of the issuance of a trade directory by the society, or any other publication, the committee to re- port at the Houston convention. The secretary was instructed to prepare an order of business for the convention, and another one for the meetings of the executive board, anything not covered to be proceeded with under Roberts' "Rules of Order." College Florists Prof. H. P.. Dorner, of the University of lUinois, Urbana, was present, and was given the privilege of the floor. The professor explained that he appeared before the board as the representative of members of the society connected with the faculties of different universities and colleges who desired, in the interests of the society, to organize a section to be composed of all members interested in educational and research work pertaining to the profession. The group was strongly interested along certain lines, the work being sufficiently important to warrant the support of the society to the extent of making it a section and furnishing accommo- dations in the way of quarters for its members at the society's different exhibitions, where contact could be had with florists and others having problems which merited the active interest of such a section. Such a section, he suggested, should he known as the "College Florists' Section." The proposition proving favorable to the board, the section, as stated, was on motion authorized. Other matters were considered informally, taking up the time of the lioard until adjournment. .Vt the close of the meeting Mr. Welch pointed out that his member- ship on the board was practically then expiring and in a gracefid speech expressed the pleasure he had ex- perienced in meeting at different times with his brother members and his regret at not being able officially to continue with them, but he was satisfied that the affairs of the society were in good hands and the or- ganization would be kept moving along progressive lines. After a motion directing the secretary to tran.smit a letter of thanks to the local organizations for cour- tesies shown to the board, adjournment was taken to Monday, Aug. 14, at Houston. I April 2!), 1918. The Florists' Exchange 1079 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised Advance Co 1111 Albert & Davidson, Ino lino Albrecht. John 1071 Allen J. K 1100 AllenCo.Wm.Stuarl.llOO Amer. (j'house Mfg. Co IIOS Amer. Spawn Co.. .. lO.'iS Amleraon, J. F 1074 Anderson, S. A 10S5 Angermuller, Geo, H lOiKi Anglin & Walsh Co.. IflIU Aphine Mfg. Co... 1107 Amies H. W. lOilS Arnold & Co., Ino. D. C 1101 Asohmann Bros 10ti5 ABohroann, Godfrey. 107;j Ashley, Ernest. . 10S5 Badgeiy & Bishop Ino 1101 Baker Bros 10S6 Baker, Wm. J 1103 Barclay Nurs 1060 Barrett, The Florist. 10S9 Barr&Co., B. F 1070 Barron-a & Son,H.H. 107;i Baumer, A. R 10S7 Baur & Steinkamp. . 107l> Bayersdorfcr & Co . . 1095 Bay State Nur3.,The.l0liS Beaven, E. A 1095 Beckert's Seed Store. 1059 Begerow Floral Co.. 1087 Bellamy Bros 1071 Benib Floral Co., The 10S6 Bennett, C. A 1068 Berger Bros UO.'i Bertermann Bros.Co.lOS7 Boddington Co., Inc., Arthur... 1061-64-73 Boergcr, IF. F 1072 Bolgiano & Sons, J. .1060 Bonnet & Blake 1101 Bonnot Bros 1101 Bowe, M A 1088 Brant Bros., Ino 1089 Browne, .Mark 1072 Brown, Peter 1065-72 Bryan, Alonzo J 1062 Buchbinder Bros. . . . 109S Buckbee, H. W 1089 Bunyard, A. T., Flo- rist loss Bunyard Co., Inc., Harry A 1061 Burnett Bros 1060 Burpee, W. A. & Co. 1058 Butler & Ullman...l08S Byer Bros 1065 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 1096 Campbell Bros 1074 Camp Conduit Co .1108 Cannata, J. P 1064 Carbone Florist 1085 Carnation Support Co. 1078 Chicago Feed & Fer- tilizer Co 1107 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The. ...1104 Childs, John Lewis. 1061 Chinnick, W. J 1062 Christensen, Thoa. P 1072 Clare, W. G 1095-90 Clarke's Sons.David lOSS Clay &Son 1106 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 1085 Coan, J. J 1100 Cockburn & Sons, Samuel, 1062 Cominereial Hunms Co. 1076 CoDard & Jones Co., The 1070 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E. . . .1061-08-70-74 Coombs, Florist 1086 Cottage Gardens Co., Inc 1076 Cousins, Jr., Leonard. 1076 Cowec, W. J 1095 Cowen's Sons, N. ... 1110 Craig, Robt 1062 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. .1085 Growl Fern Co 1095 Crump, F. F 1086 Cumbie, J. L 1096 Cunningham, Jos. H. 1063 Cut Flower Exch ... 1 101 Danker, Florist 1085 Day Co., W. E 1089 DeBuck, John 1067 Dietsch Co,. A 1111 Dillon, J. L 1074 Dobbs & Son 1085 Dorner & Sons Co., F 1074 Dreer, Henry A., Inc.. 1108-11 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 1111 Eble, Chas 10S7 Eckmaun, F. C 1076 Edlefsen-Leidiger Col087 Edwards. H. B. ..1070-71 Edwards* Folding Box Co 1096 Eichholz, Henry 1064 Elliott. K.,lit. A 1072 Elliott & Sons, Wm. . 1058 Emmans, Geo. M . . . 1064 Emmons, F. A 1063 Erne & Klingel UM Eskenen, Frank N.. . 1074 Evans Co., The John A 1108 Evcndon Bros 1I1.S9 Eyres, Florist lOfi.'i Fallon. Florist lO.s'.l Fonrich, Jcisoph S. . 10<.19 First American Na- tural Fern Co 1096 Fischer, liuilolph.. . . 1061 Florists' Hail Aas'n, . 1096 Florida Natural Prod. Co 1108 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co , The 1108 Ford, M. C 1099 Ford, Wm. P 1100 Fottler,Fiske, Rawson Co lO.W Fowler, Mrs. L. P. . . Mad Frederick. J. H 10li5 Freeman-Lewis 1087 Friedman, Florist. . . 10S5 Friedman, J. J 1107 Froment, H. E 1101 Furrow & Co lOSS Galveston Floral Co. 1086 Galvin, Thos. F 1088 GasaerCo, J. M 10S5 Giblin & Co 1108 Gibbons, The Smilax Man 1095 Girvin, Willis B 1076 Gloeokner, Wm 1085 Goldstein & Futter- man 1101 Gove, The Florist. . . 10,S5 Graham & Son. A. . , 1085 Greater N, Y. Flo- rist Ass'n, Inc. ... 1 101 Growers' Cut Flower Co 1100 Gude Bros. Co 10.S9 Gunther Bros 1101 Guttman & Raynor, Inc 1098 Haberraehl's Sons, J. J 1088 Hanford, R. G 1072 Harris, Chester 1089 Harris, Ernest 1063 Hart, Geo. B 1095 Hatcher, John C 1085 Heacock Co., Jos.. . . 1074 IleissCo 1086 Henderson & Co., A. 1060 Ilcushaw Floral Co.. Inc., The 1100 Herr, A. M 1065-72 Hews Co., A. H 1105 Highland Park Green- houses, The 1087 Highgrade Manure Compost Co 1107 Hill Co., E. G 1 104 Hill Floral Co., E. G 1085 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 1O70 Hillside Nursery, The. 1070 Hirschlebei , A 1067 Holm & Olson 10,S9 Holland Nurs. The, 1068 Hollywood Gardens. I0S9 Holton&HunkelCo,1102 Home Correspondence School 1096 Horan, E. C 1101 Howard Rose Co 1068 Hudson Carbon Co. 1107 Humus Co , Alphano. 1 106 Idle Hour Nurs, . . .10,87 Igoe Bros 1096 Irwin, R J 1007 Isbell & Co., S M. ..1061 Jackson & Perkins Co 1070 Jacobs, S., &Sons 1 109 Jennings, E. B 1060 Johnston Bros 1089 Johnston & Co., T.J. 1089 Joseph's Florist 1089 Joy Floral Co 1087 Kasting, Wm. F., Co. 1057 Keller. John A 1087 Keller Pottery Co. .. 1105 Keller Sons. J. B 1089 Kerr, The Florist... .1087 Kervan Co., The 1096 Kessler, Wm 1101 King Construction Co. IIOS Knoble Bros 1086 Komada Bros 1103 Kottmiller, Florist.. . 1088 Kooyman, C 1104 Kroeschell Bros. Co. 1109 Kuebler, Wm H...1101 Lager & Ilurrell 1067 Lancaster County Nurseries, The, ...1071 Lang Floral & Nurs. Co 1086 Lange, A 1085 Lange. H. F. A 1089 Langiahr, A. H 1100 Leedle Floral Co 1076 Leonard I. * J. L....1061 Leonard Seed Co . . . 10.58 Littlefield & Wyman.1070 Littlefield, Florist. . . 10,89 Lockland Lumber Co. 1110 London Flower ShoplOSS Lord i Burnhani Cii. 1112 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 1088 MaoNiff Hort. Co., The 1063-65 Mader. Paul 107B Marshall A Co.,W, K.I059 Matthews A Varney.1071 Mc.-Vlpine & McDon- ald 1102 McCnlhim Co., The, 1101 McClunio, Geo. C.lO.Sli McConnell, Alex 10S8 McCray Refrigerator Co 1096 McHutchiaon &CoI0.59-60 McManus, James. . . 1101 Menand, L 10S5 Motarie Riilgo Nurs. Co., Ltd., The 1088 Metropolitan Material Co 110,8-09-10 Metto, Henry 1061 Meyer, Chas. F 1058 Michell Co., ilenrv F 1060 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 1096 Miohler Bros Co. ..1087 Miller, A. L 1065 Miller, Stuart H. . .,1103 Mills, The Florist, Inc. 1087 Mingo Floral Co.. The 1087 Mitchell, John R. , . .1071 Momm & Sons. Chas 1068 Moninger Co., John C nil Moore,Hentz & Nasl.llOl Moore Seed Co 1058 Mountain View Floral Co 1068 Miillanphy, Florist. , 10,89 Murray Samuel 1087 Nanel, Rudolf 1067 Nason, L. B 1101 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 1095 Neidinger. Jos. G,. . . 1097 New England Florist Supply Co -1102 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 1107 Niessen Co., The Leo 1103 Noe, L. M 1101 Olson & Co 1071 Ouwerkerk, P 1070 Palmer, F. E 10,'<5 Palmer & Son, W. J.. 1085 Paiiiievis, A, J 1068 Park Floral Co,, ThelOSO Park Floral Co 10.S9 Parshelsky Bros.. Inc. I1U9 PeaoockDahliaFarinsl062 Pearce, Geo 1 109 Peirce, E. Allan 1105 Penn The Florist. . . 1085 Pennock-Meehan Co.. S. S 1071-1103 Peters & Reed Pot- tery Co 1105 Peterson, C. A 1071 PfafI & Kendall 1110 Philadelphia Cut Flow - erCo 1103 Philadelphia Whole- sale Flnr. Exch., The 1 103 Philips Bros 1087 Pierce & Co 1085 Pierce Co., F. O 1109 Pieraon, Inc., A. N..I057 1077 Pierson Co., F. R. ..1057 PierHDii, Magnus. . . . 1065 Pikes Peak Flor. Co. 1086 Pillsbury, I. L 1076 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 1102 Poeliliiiaiiii Bros, Co. 1066 Polykr.anas, G. J. , . .1100 Potter Floral Co 10S6 Pulverized Manure Co., The 1107 Pyfer&Co., A. T... 1104 Quadland's Sons, C.1072 Quidnick Gnhs 1076 Ramsburg, G. S. . 1059-76 Randall. A. L. Co. ..1104 Randall's Flower Shop 1089 Rawlings, Elmer. . . . 1072 Rawson The Florist. 1086 Reck, John & Son. . . 10,S5 Red Bank Nurs 1070 Reed & Keller 1096 Reinberg, Peter 1104 Rice Co,, M 1096 Riedel & Meyer, Inc.UOO Richards, G. H 1063 Richmond CedarWks. 1105 Riley, Wm 1063 Ritchy, F. W 1072 Robbinsville Nurs., The 1068 Robinson & Co., Inc., H. M 1062-97 Robinson Co., H. M.llOO Robinson, L. D 1089 Rochelle & Sons, F. W. 1067 Rochester Floral Co,1089 Rook Flower Co,, W. 1087 Roohrs Co., Julius. 10™ Rolker & Sons, A. ..1058 Itosomont Gardens 1087 Rosery Flower Shop, 10s5 Rosery, The 1089 Rowchl /c Granz 1060 Roulzahn Seed Co.. . 1058 Royal Glass Works. .1110 Uupp, John F 1050 Riissin & Hanfling.. . 1090 Sailer Bros 10.80 Saltford Flower Shop. The 1089 Sander, Florist 10,S» Sauter, A 1101 Sceery, Ed 11)88 Schlatter* Son, Wm.l095 Schling, Max loss Schmidt, J. C 10i;5 Scholtz, The Florist. 10S5 Schulz Co., Jacob, . . 1087 Schwake & Co., Inc., Chas 10.58 Scollay, Ino., John A. 1109 Scott, John 1074 Seftou Mfg. Co., The, 1095 Sharp, Partridge & Co 1109 SholU-oad Gnhs 1058 Sheridan, Walter F , . 1 101 .^iiinn, Warren 1058 Siebrecht, Geo. C. . ..1101 Skidelsky Co., S. S..1058 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 1110 .Slinn. B. S., Jr 1101 Slinn, Clarence 1101 Smith, Elmer D., & Co 1074 Smith & Fetters Co.. 1086 .Smith & Hemenwayll09 Smith, Henry 1086 Smith Co., W. & T. . 1068 Smith, P, J 1100 Smith, The Florist.. 1086 Snyder Co., B. A.. ,1102 Solomon & Son, L ... 1 1 10 Soltau Fernery, B . . , 1072 Star Floral Co 1089 Stecher Litho. Co. . . 1058 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 1058 Stokes Seed Farms Co., Inc 1000 Storrs & Harrison Co. 1063-71 Stootho8fCo.,H. A..1106 Stumpp, Geo. E. M.10S8 Stumpp & Walter Co. 1059 Syracuse Pottery Co. 1 105 Taylor, Ed. J 1076 Thompson & Co., C. B 1087 Thorburn, J. M., & Co 1058 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 1087 Totty, Chas. H 1075 Traendly & Schenck, 1101 United Cut Flower Co., Inc 1100 Van Assche. Frank, ,1110 Van Bochove, G. &, Bro 1087 Van der Willik, & Koestsier 1076 Van Gelderen, G. W, 1070 Vaughan's Seed Store. 1060-1061 Vick's Sons, James. 1064 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., R 1057 Virgin, U. J 1088 Waller Seed Co., The L. D 1061 Warburton, Florist. . 1086 Warendorff, A 1088 Wax Bros 1085 Weeber & Don 1058 Weiss, Herman 1100 Welch Bros. Co 1102 Welch, Patrick 1102 Welch, The Florist.. 1087 Weak, Peter 1003 VVettlin Floral Co. . . 1062 Whilldin Pottery Co. 1105 Whitted Floral Co . . 1087 Whitton. Samuel.. . . 1072 Wietor Bros 1104 Williarasport Floral Co 1089 Wilson, H, E 1089 Wilson, J. S. W 1086 Wilson, R. G 10,85 Winterson's Seed Store 1104 Wolfinger Florist 1087 Wood Bros 1062 Woodrow&MarketosllOl Woodruff & Sons, S. D. 1061 Young & Co., Inc., A. L 1100 Young & Co., John. .1100 Young's Florist 1089 Wilkes-Barbe, Pa. — William Ranks, formerly manager at Marvin's Pittston flower store, and Geo. Rogers, of the West Side, have embarked in the floral business and will open a new store at 45 Montgomery st. Both the young men are favorably known. Aliutilon 1002-05-71 AchyranthpH 1062 Adiaiitiiiii 1072 Agerntuni 1057-02- 1063-0-1-6.5-71-72 Alternanthcriiit 10.57- 1062-0.-.-71-72 Althea 1070 Al.va»um 1057-60- 1062-6.T-n.5-7 1-72 Amnclopsis... .1062-08-70 Anthemis 1071 .Antirrhinums 1071 Aquilcgia 1071 ArborvitiDS 1068-74 .\rccas 1061-74 Aristolochias . 1071 A.sparaKUH 1057-58- 1059-61-62-63-n4-6.'->-67- 1068-71-72-73-74-70 Asters 1058-61-63-72 Azaleas 1058-68-70-71 Balsams 1061 Bav Trees 1058 Begonias 10.57-58- 1059-60-01-62-03-64-6,5- 1007-71-72-77 Borberis.. . . 1068-70-71-77 Bleeding Heart.. ,1058-70 Boxwood 1068- 1065-71-95-97 Buddlcia 1065 Houvardias 1007 Bulbs 1057-58-59- 1000-01-64-65-67 Caladiums 1058-59- 1060-64-72 Calendula 1005 Cannas 10.57-58- 1061-62-63-64-67-70-72 Carnations 1061-02- 1063-64-6.5-67-71-74-76 Catalpa 1070 Chrysanthemums. , . 10.57- 1062-64-65-67-71-76 Cibotium 1057-74 Centaurea 1062-65 Cinerarias ini,n-r,i Clematis I'l'- , " Cobsea ill'- 7J Columbine lUii J i,(5 Coleus 1057-62- 1063-64-65-67-71-72- 1073-77 Coreopsis 1063-65-71 Cornflowers 1065 Cut Flowers 1098-99- 1100-01-02-03-04 Cuphea 1057-62-6.5-71 Cyclamen 10.58-62- 10(M-67-76 Dahlias 1058-62-67 Daisfies, , 1062-63-65-67-71 Delphiniums 1063-67 Dianthus 1067 Diclytra 10.58-70 Dracffinas 1062-63- 1064-65-67-71-73-76 Echeverias 1062 Elms 1070 Evergreens. . . . 1058-65-70 Ferns 1057-58-63- 1064-05-67-71-72-73- 1074-95 Fern Flats 1058 Feverfew. . . 1062-63-65-71 Fir 1088 Forsythia 1070 Foxglove 1063-65-71 Freezias 1061 Fruit Trees 1068 Fuchsias 10.57-62-63- 1065-67-71-77 Fiinkia 1074 Gaillardia 1063-65-71 Genista 1065 Geraniums 1057-62- 1063-64-65-67-71-72- 1073-76 Gladiolus 1058- 1060-61-67 Gloxinias 1061 Gymnocarpa. ,1063-6.5-72 Hclianthus 1071 Heliotrope 1057-62- 1063-64-65-71-72-77 Hemlock 1061-68 Hydrangeas 1067- 1068-70-71-72 Impatiens 1065 Ipoincea 1073 Iris 1065 Ivy 10.57-62-63- 106.5-07-71-72-96 Juniperus 1068 Kalmias 1070 Kentias 1061-63- 106.5-72-73-74 Lantanas 10.57-61-62- 1065-71-77 Larch 1070 Larkspurs 1061 Lilac 1070 Lilies 1058-67-70 Lily of the Valley... 10.58 Livistona 1073 Lobelia 1062-6.5-71 Magnolias 1068 Mignonette 1058 Moonvines. 1057-62-65-71 .Miisa 1061 Myosotis.. .1062-63-67-71 Myrtle 1065-72 Nasturtiums. . 1058-61-71 Norway Maples. . . , 1062- 1068-70 Norway Spruce 1062- 1068-74 Nursery Slock. 1000-68-70 Oaks 1070 Onion Sets 10.58-00 Orchids 1UG7-70 Palms ia5S-«l-67- 1070-72-73 Pandanua 1061 I'ansles 10.5S-6O-()l- 1003-05-67-71-72-76 Peonies 1068-70 Periwinkle 1072 PeUiniiui 10.57-61- 1062-63-0.1-65-71-72 PerenninU 1060-68-71 Phoenix 1061 Pines 1008 Phlox 1001-67-68 Polyanthus 1062 Polygonum 1067 Poinsettin-s 1058-67 Poplars 1070 Primroses 1060-G2 Primuhis.. . 105S-60-6I-65 Privet 10.5.S-6.8-7O-71 Retiiiisnoras 1068 Rhododendrons 1058- 100.5-68-70-71 Rose Bushes 1063-65 Roses 1058-67-68- 1070-73-74-7.5-76-77 Salvias 1057-60-62- 1063-64-6.5-71-72 Scabiosa 1061-87 Seeds 1059- Seeds 1058- 1059-60-61-67 Senecio 1057-71 Shrubs 106.5-68-70 Snapdragon 1058- 1059-60-63-61-65-07-71- 1072 Spirasa 1070 Stevia 106.5-67-77 Stocks 1061-63-0.5-71 Stokesia 1067 Swainsona.. 1057-62-71-77 Sweet Peas 10.58-61 Sweet William. ...106.5-71 Tamarix.,,. 1070 'O-i'lrscantias. 1064-ii|"iur 1058 .8unport« 1000 Tobacco Products. . . li07 Toothiiicks 1095 Pubs 1105 Vn.ses 1057 Ventilating Apparatus 1111 Wants. . 1090-91-92-93-94 Wax Flower Designs 1097 Wholesale Florists. .,1098 1099-1 100-01-02-0.3-O4 Wire 1096 Wire Designs 1095- 1006-1103 Wreaths 109.5-97 Contents Antirrhinum Enchantress (Illus.) . .1081 Carnation Y'ear Kook, The 1081 Ctirnations and Stem Rot 1081 Catalog.s Received 1067 Chicago at Eaater 1077 Crash 1083 Dahlia Shows, Dates of 1080 Ka.ster, New York at 1075 Creenhouse Dulldtng 1072 Hands Across the Sen 1080 "IIow to Grow Roses" 1083 Jmiiorts and Censorship 1069 K^istins A\'ins Suit 1074 Market, Beview of the 1099 Meetings and Events, The Week's. .1080 Meetings and EKhlbitions, Coming. . 1105 Middle Atlantic States 1065 More Shruliliery, Please 1088 Mothers Day • 1080 New England States 1070 New Jersey Floricultural Society. .1064 New York Botanic Garden 1080 Ninth Story Window, From a '1080 Nursery Dept. (Illns,) 1069 Nurserymen Arouse Themselves. . .1081 Obituary: Holze, Frederick; Colman, Louis; M.aeMachan, James; McKnlght, .\ndrew 1081 Panel Post to Netherlands, No 1080 Betailer, Tlie (Illns.) : The Florists' Round Table; Moth- er's Day; Wedding Decoration in Newark, N. J.; Steamship .failings 10S4-1089 School of Gardening at St. Louis.. 1083 Seed Trade, The 1059 Small Table Ferns as a Vajing Crop (Illus.) 1082 S. .\. F., Matters Concerning the.. .1080 S. A. F. and O. H. MoetinK of Board of Directors. .1078 I!i(,'islrations 1064 Southern States lOBd Stray Notes from Great Britain. . . .1083 New Haven 1099 New Orleans 1061 Newport ..1097 Now York City 1101 Pawtuckct 1071 Philadclphl.i 1103 Pittsburgh 1073 Providence 1070 Rochester .1074 St. Louis . .1095 San Antonio 1064 Scranton ..1067 Sprlngfleld (Ma-ss.) ..1071 Springfield (Mo.) ...1108 Syracuse . . .1066 Toledo 1108 Topeka, Kans 1109 Washington 1064 I'rhnna, Students' Show at 1105 Week's Work, The: Gladioli; Dahlias; Lillum glgante- um; Annuals for Cuttings; Swjiinsona : Boston Ferns; Cro- tnns: I.rflovor R.imblers 1072 Trade Notes: .Albany ... .1065 Atlanta .. .1061 Baltimore 1073 Batavia . . . .106b . Binghamton .1067 Boston . . . .1102 Bridgeport .1074 Cleveland . .1106 Pavton . . . .1096 Ft. Wayne .1106 Hartford . . .1070 Houston, Tex. .1060 Indianapolis 1107 Kalamazoo .1106 Kansas City 1108 Lancaster . .1066 IjOS Angeles , Cal .1110 Louisville . .1063 Meriden . . lOVO Milwaukee, AVIs .1109 lUii.so.N- Fai.is. N. Y.- ,l..lin L. Wat- kins & Son have leased for the lOaster .season the slorc in the Wakeman bloek. .\t certain seasons of the year the firm maintains a show store in the business section in connection with its large green- houses in Minor st. r,AKE Linden. Mich. — H. C. Gray of Boston has arrived at Lake Linden to become the superintendent of the Pearce Floral To.'s sreenliouses. >Ir. firay has enijivenlsvllle, Ky.: G. D. Grain, Jr., 1404 Starks Building. Fblladelphla: Wm. H. Engler, 4651 Lancaster ave. Bell telephone. Belmont 412. Portland, Ore.: H. Niklas, 403 Morrison st. San Prandsco, Cal.; G. A. Dalley, care MacRorie- McLaren Co., 430 Phelan Building. ■WasMnffton, D. C: O. A. C. Oehmler, 1329 G st., N. W. The address label Indicates the date when subscrip- tion expires and Is our only receipt therefor. Adrertlslng'. — Copy should reach the New York Office on Tuesday to secure insertion in issue of following Saturday. Advertising forms go to press Wednesday. Yearly Subscription. — United States and Mexico, $1.00; Canada, $2.00. Foreign countries in Postal Union, $2 60. Payable in advance. Remit by Draft on New York, Post Office or Express Money Order; if paid in money, please register letter. Matters Concerning the S. A. F. In another column is published a lengthy report of the meeting of the executive board of the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, held during the National Flower Show at Philadelphia recently. The minutes show that much business was submitted and passed upon, chief of which undoubtedly was in the form of the various amendments to the constitution and by-laws, all of which were adopted for submission to the general convention when in session at Houston, Tex., next August. The majority of the recommendations are progressive, and we trust these will meet with the quick sanction of the general body. Over one or two of the propositions there may be some contention, notably that which provides for the election of two directors aimually instead of through appointment by the president, as has been the case all these years. General satisfaction will be caused by the announce- ment that at Houston one will not have to travel miles from hotel to convention hall or from convention hall to convention garden; much time will thus be saved each member. It is further stated that there is a probability that it will be possible to secure a one smd one-third rate from all railroads in the United States. Just how this con- cession will be brought about we are all much interested to know; it is a rate which has been repeatedly refused in recent years. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, May 1. — Elberon (N. J.) Horticultural Society. — Montreal (Canada) Gardeners and Florists' Club.— New Bedford (Mass.) Horticultural Society. — New Jersey Floricultural Society, Orange (N J ). — Wasliington (D. C.) Florists' Club. — Tlie Garden Club of Lenox, Mass.— Detroit (Mich.) Florists' Club.— Retail Florists' Association of St. Louis (Mo.) Tuesday, May 2. — Florists' Club of Philadelphia (Pa). — Los Anireles Co. (Cal.) Horticultural Society. — Paterson (N. J.) Floricultural Society.— Philadelphia (Pa.) Florists' Club.— Buffalo (N. Y.)'Florists Club.-^State Florists' Association of Indiana. — Indianapolis Florists' Club of WasliinKton. — Knoxville (Tenn.) Florists' Society. — Min- neapolis (Minn.) Florists' Club. — Pittsburgh (Pa.) Florista and Gardeners' Club. Wednesday, May 3. — ^Tuxedo (N. Y.) Horticultural Society. — The Weeders" Club, Haverford, Pa. — Kentucliy Society of Florists, Louisville. Thursday, May 4. — Cliicago (n.) Florists' Club. — Bernardaville (N. J.) Horticultural Society. — Shelter Island (N. Y.) Horticultural and Agricultural Societv.^^outhampton (N. Y.) Horticultural Society.— The Garden Club of Hartford Co., Benson, Md.— The Larchmont Garden Club, N. Y.— Albany (N. Y.) Florists' Club. — Dayton (O.) Florists' Club. — Milwaultee (Wis.) Florists' Club. — Reading (Pa.) Florists' Association. — Terre Haute'(Ind.)TFlorists' Club. Friday, May 5. — North Shore (Mass.) Horticultural Society. — North ShoreT(III-) Horticultural Society. — Pa3adena'^(Cal.) Horticultural Society. — People's Parli Cottage Gardeners* Association. — Lewiston and Auburn (Me.) Gardeners' Union. Saturday, May 6. — Dobb's Ferry (N. Y.) Gardeners' Association. — Lake Geneva (N. Y.) TCardeners and Foremen's Association. — Lenox (Mass.) Horticultura Society. — Pacific Coast Horticultural Society. Dates of Dahlia Shows The secretary of the American Dahlia Society asks secretaries of other societies at which Dahlias form a special or considerable feature of their early autumn exhibitions, to forward to him early the coming week, the date of the particular show of their society at which Dahlias will be the chief feature. Address J. Harri- son Dick, 1426 73d st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Mother's Day In the Retail Department in the present issue we draw attention to some factors in coimection with another of the special flower days — Mother's Day. In the report of the directors' meeting of the Society of American Florists, also in another column, there occurs a paragraph, too, suggesting that florists help the Mother's Day Association, Inc. It may not be known generally that President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Mother's Day proclamation on Satiu-day, May 9, 1914, asking that Sunday, May 10 (second Sunday in May, 1914), be observed as Mother's Day in accordance with the joint resolution of the House of Representatives. This ofQcial recognition of Congress on the Mother's Day movement was the culmination of years of work to establish permanently a day for sons and daughters of all lands to honor their homes. According to the " World Almanac " the United States is the first nation of the world to give such a national patriotic honor and tribute to its homes as " the foimteun head of the State," and to its sons and daughters " for their work for the home, moral uplift and religion," for the good of the Government and humanity. For several years it has been the custom of the Governor of almost every State in the Union to issue a Mother's Day proclamation, asking citizens, churches, homes and organizations to enter into the spirit of the day. Former Giovernor Colquitt of Texas made it a practice to pardon a number of prisoners on Mother's Day. New York Botanical Garden Inventory of the Plant Collections The number of kinds of plcints now represented in the outdoor plantations and under glass at the New York Botanical Garden aggregates very nearly 14,000 species and varieties. Over 36,000 specimens were added to the museum and herbarium collection, these now ag- gregating considerably more than r,500,000 specimens. The library was increased in 1915 by over 900 volumes, the number of bound volumes being now 37^34. Hands Across the Sea On the completion of its Silver Jubilee at its exhibi- tion at Philadelphia during the run of the Nationsd Flower Show, the American Carnation Society received a congratulatory message by cable from the kindred organization in England, the Perpetual-flowering Car- nation Society. Such courtesies are always pleasant. Who among us does not like to be kindly remembered? No Parcel Post to Netherlands Notice was issued this week by the Post OflBce that owing to conditions abroad the parcel post mails be- tween the United States and the Netherlands had been temporarily suspended. All packages now in the hands of the Post Office Department will be returned to the senders and the postage refunded upon application. The earliest flowering little wild plant noted so far is the dwarf Chickweed, Stellaria minor. Sweet Peas were over sold seemingly in all parts of the country at Easter. Twice the amount could have been sold with profit. In the Easter just passed, specimen plants and simple baskets of flowers appear to have been more the vogue. In New York City specimen Roses and Hydrangeas, Ericas and large quantities of bulbous stock were seen everywhere, Roses pre-eminently. We are glad to see the Department of Agriculture publications does not speak of "dirt" roads but of earth roads. Earth and soil are not "dirt," yet continually we hear people using that abominable word when they mean good honest soil or earth. Now we are in the nesting season of birds. As con- veying an idea of the large amount of food, particularly worms, consumed by young robins in the nest, it has been computed that if a man ate an equivalent amount, he would have to eat a sausage Sin. in diameter and 16ft. long each day ! Greedy little robins. The season is certainly somewhat behind, as by this time we should have had the Peach and Judas trees in flower, also the Juneberry or Shad Bush. So far there are small signs of these coming into flower; even the Pears are merely developing their flowering Ijuds. Out- door work is behind too, particularly so far as sowing is concerned. Sometimes we imagine that our feats in the shifting of houses from one location to another are very remark- able. The writer recently came upon an instance, how- ever, recorded in a historical work, of a lighthouse being carried a distance of 475 feet to a spot one foot seven inches higher, and moreover around a corner, this accomplishment being successfully undertaken some 70 years ago at Sunderland, England. As an engineering feat, it was considered little short of miraculous, as surely it was. Easteb week and Easter day have passed into the limbo of not forgotten things but of things historical. Before us lies the busy bedding season, and the houses that were overcrowded a week ago have now more space for the next crop, which in three to four weeks will also be sold, let us hope, and then comes the period when the establishment is perhaps at its lowest as re- gards stock. Then is the time to take an inventory, but according to those who know best, an inventory is about the last thing that most growers, especially the smaller growers, think of taking. They carry it in their head, but for ourselves we like to see things in black and white. Memory plays strange pranks at times, where as the written records stand, and indeed it would be to the advantage of many a business man to have a diary and far more records than he makes a practice of keeping. We are now in the season of the early Tulips. It is interesting to note the succession of flowering of the early Spring bulbs. First in the procession comes the Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), followed by the Snowdrop, closely succeeded by Crocuses, which last some 12 to 14 days during which time the Scillas are making their appearance and continue in bloom whUe the Dutch Hyacinths simultaneously are developing their blooms. These are scarcely at their best before the early outdoor Tulips begin to show color. At the same time as the Hyacinths are developing, or rather in advance of them, we have the common double Daffodil and other early flowering Narcissi, particularly pallidus praecox and variformis. The major portion of the Daffodil display develops harmoniously with the early Tulips about "the third to the last week of April and early days of May, followed by the late Tulips and late Daffodils, among which are Narcissi poeticus and its double white form. Queries: Why are earth worms so easily drowned, and why do Poplar catkins fall so quickly? On the land around the writer's house, after the heavy rain of last Sunday, the ground was literally covered with dead earth worms, and this happens whenever the land is rain- soaked. The same occurrence used to be noted on the banks of the River Thames after the Spring tides, but in - that case we attributed the killing of the worms to the salt in the tidal water. This cannot be the case after ordinary rainfall, and just how the worms are suffocated would be interesting to learn. In regard to the catkins of the Poplars, these seem to attain just about maturity then fall, without ripening their anthers. April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1081 Nurserymen Arouse Themselves AmericanJAssociation to Bucome Bigger, More Afiftres- sive iu Management, Broader and More Valuable Hereafter Under the new constitution tlie usefulness of tlie American Association of Nurserymen is to be greatly en- hanced and tlie ouUooli for greater future success is very promising. Notwithstimding that the new schedule of terms for membership requires some to pay larger fees than hitherto, the registration for 191(i at this writing equals that of last year witli more than double the revenue. A few pessimists predicted failure, being unable to grasp the vision of tlie future possibilities in the line of achievement. But there is encouragement in the tone of the correspondence accompanying remittances of membership fees. One writes, "Have not done $10,000 of business the past year; I did before the war and ex- pect to do again; but I see no reason wliy an active member doing a business of less than that amount should get off with a smaller fee than an associate member." Another, a New Engliuider, writes, "I am in sympathy with tlie effort to raLse the standard of mem- bersliip and increase the value of the Association, so that it will mean something," and he enclosed a check for $65 as his fee. Such declarations furnish illustra- tions of unselfish loyalty. The attendance at the forty-first annual convention at Jlilwaukee, June 28-30, ought to be a large and in- spiring one. The new constitution will be further dis- cussed after its first year of action, imd the program will include items of most vital interest to the trade. The management of Hotel Wisconsin have been liberal in their proposals, and members should write early for rooms. Not many days remain in which to send in member- ships, and, busy as members doubtless are, we urge them to take the few minutes necessary to attend to this item of business, and thus facilitate the work of preparing the Badge Book for publication. Communicate at once with Secretary John Hall, 20+ Granite Building, Rochester, N. Y. "The Carnation Year Book" War or no war, we continue to receive tokens from England in the shape of attractive and useful Annuals and other books, of the keen desire to keep the liorti- cultural luul Horicultural affairs of the nation moving as nearly as possible as in ante-bellum days. The latest publication to hand is the Carnation Year Book of the Perpetual Flowering Carnation Society. In the case of our American Carnation Society it is almost purely a trade organization. Over in England they do all they can to encourage the amateur to join their fioricultural societies, believing that by so doing more cuttings, more plants, aye, and more cut flowers, are sold because of the enlightened and ever-mdening interest. The Ameri- can Rose Society is now doing more for amateurs, too. The Year Book contains lists of members, registered varieties of 191.5, both English and American, report of the society's shows, together with one or two special contributions of general interest notably one by T. A. Weston, the very excellent secretary and another by .1. Gardner. .Vmerican and Australian notes complete Ihis bright edition of 1916. Our old friend, Mr. J. S. Brunton, is editor. do you think is the matter with my plants — they are going like this," showing me one. I said, "Stem rot," and examined the plants in the bench. I added, "You have planted too deep; if I were you I would loosen them up and stake them to get them higlier." On furtlier examination, I found he had quite a deep bench which was heaped full, and we agreed we would take an inch of soil off tiie top. It lieing raining and we couldn't go out anywhere, I got on a pair of old overalls and helped him and the two of us had scraped all the top off in three liours and the men carried the soil out. H?t wrote me after that he lost no more phints. This seems pretty good proof that the plan is effective. Carnations and Stem Rot Editor The Florists' Exchange: When I read in The Exchange recently of Carnation stem rot, I intended to write and give you some ex- jierience 1 have had, which seems very effectual in so far as I never lose any plants by stem rot since adopting I lie plan which is, never to plant Carnations deep. 1 propagate my Carnations in 2in. of sharp sand, and when rooted pot them in 2in. pots, keeping the plants ;i trifle higher than they were in the cutting bench. When I ])lant them in the open ground I don't plant any deeper than the top of the soil in pot; again when plant- ing in the greenhouse I plan to keep them as high out of the soil as possible, even putting a little stick to hold them up straight when otherwise they would drop over on their side, and in years I have not lost a plant. This may not be the infallible cure for stem rot but it certainly is a good preventive. I can cite several instances where I have seen Carna- tions dying from stem rot that were planted too deep and afterward were stopped by my remedy. I remem- ber once visiting a friend's place and he had a bench of Carnation cuttings, which at least two-thirds of were damping off. He said, "What do you think can be the matter?" I said, "Ixioks like a good place to propa- gate." I poked my finger in the sand and found about 4in. of sand and said, "Try my plan, take out half the sand and try them in about Sin. of sand." Afterwards he told me it worked all right. At another time I visited a friend in the Fall; he had planted a house of Carnations some three to four weeks previous, in an Al modern house, and he said, "What Antirrhinum Enchantress Introduced by F. W. Fletcher & Co., Inc., Auburndale, Ma33. Color bright pink This year wlien I was planting my own Carnations, 1 had a" good careful man helping me. (I have always made it a point to plant the Carnations myself, also pot the cuttings). He planted one side of the house and I the other. I warned him to keep them well up. 1 lost three plants on the side that he planted, emd none on the side that I planted myself. I allow no soil to be up around the stem at all; the roots highest on the stem are almost showing at their base where they grow out of the stem. I pound the soil good and firm and as soon as they are all in place and given a good watering I put a small stick to each one. Privet shoots do fine, and tie a piece of matting around them and any that have flopped over from watering are straightened up and the soil firmed around the roots. This allows spraying several times a day at first after planting, without disturbing the plants, and I find it much easier to put in the supports when they are tied up, allowing them to remain tied until the supports are in place and then cut the matting and pull out the stake. If this might be of any good to "J. D., N. Y.," I shall be glad. He might dig all his young stock out of the flats and plant them a little higher, for I have no doubt tliat is where his trouble is. Gboweb, Oyster Bay, N. Y. Antirrhinum Enchantress This new variety, a picture of which is shown here- with, was exhibited before tlie Boston Gardeners and Florists' Club at its April meeting, and was awarded a certificate of merit. Enchantress is one of F. W. Fletcher's cross-bred seedlings, and the parentage is given as Venus X Nelrose. Venus is a tall growing variety, of the older type, of German origin. Mr. Fletcher describes Enchantress as follows: Habit very similar to Phelps' White; color of flower, a rather bright shade of Enchantress pink; an easy propagator, and a continuous bloomer. Flowers beautifully waved, like Spencer Sweet Peas. It is being introduced by F. W. Fletclier & Co., Inc., of Auburndale, Mass. Andrew McKnight We regret to record the death of Andrew McKnight last week, aged 95 years. Funeral services were lield on April 18. He was born in Scotland and came to America when 20 years of age. He was one of the first settlers in the Lafayette section of Jersey City where he owned extensive properties and for many years conducted the florist business with his son, Henry B. McKnight of Newark, who survives him, also two other sons, James and Andrew, and a daughter, Mrs. John White, Jr., of Elizabeth, N. J. Interment was in New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City. Frederick Bolze Frederick Bolze, a pioneer florist of New York City, as early as 1860, died April 16, at his home in Pleasant- ville, N. Y., in his 70th year. He was an active florist until his death. Mr. Bolze was born in Hanover, and was educated at the Royal Gardens of King George of Hanover, receiving a special degree of merit. Soon after he came to this country. He became associated with Mr. Buchanan, a florist of Astoria. For many years Mr. Bolze had a florist's shop in Fifth ave. at ISd St., and later at Lexington ave. and 54th st He went to Pleasantvilie 20 years ago. Mr. Bolze was a member of the Knights of Pythias and leaves four daughters and a son. Louis Coknan Louis Colman died at his home, 42 Fairview ave., Westfield, Mass., on April 5, after a six months' illness. Mr. Colman was born in Readsboro, Vt., on March 18, 1853, and moved to Pittsfield, Mass., when he was 12 years old, later taking up the trade of a florist and gardener. There are few men who have the knowledge of plants and flowers that he did, not only in the green- house line but of hardy plants, ferns, etc. Mr. Colman was at one time in charge of the Livingstone estate on tlie Hudson, but owing to poor health he went to North Adams. Here he was in business for himself for a number of years. He later sold his business and moved to Westfield where he had lived for the past eight years. He was a member of the North Adams Lodge of Masons and a Past Master. He is survived by a widow and daughter. To know Mr. Colman was to Uke him, for he was kind-hearted and willing to help anyone. He will be greatly missed, not only in the trade but in every day life by those who knew him. Frank J. Cahtiee. James MacMachan James MacMachan, for seventeen years superintendent for Mr. George F. Baker at Tuxedo Park, N. Y., passed away suddenly on Tuesday morning, April 11, in the fifty-second years of his age. Mr. MacMachan was born in Dundee, Scotland, but at an early age moved to Blairgowrie and while still very young began his apprenticeship at Halliburton House. In tlie years following, or until he came to this country, he pursued his labors and studies in gardening in the following well known Old Country jilaces: Balbirnie, the residence of Edward Balfour, Ludy House, the resi- dence of Lady Dalrymple; Brodie Castle, residence of the Duke of Hamilton, and Stormont Castle, the resi- dence in Ireland of Lady Allan. On arrival in this country Mr. MacMachan took charge of the estate of George F. Baker which in a few years he transformed from what was little more than a series of rocky hills and swampy hollows into what has for many years been conceded to be one of the most beauti- ful and interesting spots in this section. He was pas- sionately devoted to gardening, was a companionable man, modest, and took a leading part in the Tuxedo Hor- ticultural Society. He was formerly a director of the National Association of Gardeners. The funeral took place on Friday, April 14, from St. Mary's Church, and was largely attended. Mr. Mac- Machan Is survived by a widow and two daughters. 1082 The Florists' Exchange «KHiasaiSHai!fi«ffi!fiaiKffifiai«BiK!fi»!fi!fi!fiKKai!fissBafiaa;!M I Small Table Ferns as a Paying Crop I IN the following notes it is not the intention to dis- cuss the cultivation of ferns generally, but to name a few of those which are most readily grown and which are easily handled and find ready sale. The consumption of small decorative ferns yearly amoiuits to many millions of plants. There are few homes that do not once or oftener in a year buy a fern basket or jardiniere Idled with these decorative, green fronded plants. The tratle is, to a large e.xtent, in the hands of specialists who produce ample quantities at wholesale, and 35 they have not only the e.xperience and skill for the handling of the spores and the sowing and raising of these and seedlings, it is perhaps well that the trade be left with them. In these days the specialist fills an im- portant and recognized position. At tlie same time there are numbers of easily grown ferns that might be raised by growers who have general establishments and who may not be in a position to obtain consignments readily or quickly. In the South also, ferns could form a profit- able side line. It may be said that they are one of the safest crops a florist could have as they are always in demand, seldom deteriorate, and as already stated, are easily handled during all their growing period. Moreover, houses that would not for a moment suit the Carnation, Rose or Sweet Pea, admirably suit ferns. Opinion may be divided as to the best type of house for fern cultivation, but for ourselves we prefer span-roofed houses of moderate width and height, running north and south. The old- fashioned type of pit or low span-roofed house was ideal, and from such houses, which are readily con- structed and whose cost is not large, there can be turned out two and three successive crops of small ferns in a year, these being grown on quickly for three or four months from the smallest stages to the 2% in. or Sin. size of pot and then cleared out for sale, to be succeeded in turn by a fresh batch of young, recently potted-off seedling stock. If larger plants are to be grown on, necessarily a larger type of house is called for. In that case any of the ordinary span-roofed houses, except the very largest, are excellent. A house 20ft. wide will allow of a central stage and two side benches with walk around, and these can accommodate plants of lesser size on the benches and even specimen plants in the center. In the best conducted establishments also fine basket ferns, particularly of the Nephrolepis varieties, are grown suspended from the roof. In this way all the available space is made to pay, and the large house Is, therefore, still economical. Sowing Spores Beginning at the foundation, the first thing is either to procure from dealers a stock of spores, whicli are the "seeds" of the fern, or to collect fronds from one's own collection with ripe spores on the back of them. What ripe spores are can only be learned from experi- ence, but he is a poor grower who has not that knowl- edge. These fronds are gathered when fully developed and placed in stout bags where the spores may be shaken off and collected for sowing. A propagating case in a warm pit is essential, the case being a small frame with lid or sash attached so that it can be closed, this being placed over a bed of Cocoanut fibre into which this being placed over a bed of cocoanut fibre into which course bottom heat is necessary and a temperature of 65 deg. to 70 deg. must be maintamed both beneath and overhead. One essential in tlie preparing of the compost to fill the pans is that it be sterilized. This may be done either by baking the soil or compost over hot water pipes, or over the top of the furnace, or by heating by steam. In the latter case, steam is turned on in a bin containing the compost, by means of an iron frame-work perforated with holes through whicli tlie steam passes for a jieriod of 20 to 2.5 minutes at a pressure of 20 lbs. until the whole mass of the soil has been heated to a temperature of 205 deg. The object of sterilizing is to kill fungous germs or algae which, if they grew, would neutrali«e or kill the tiny fern germs. Having sterilized the soil and got it into a suitable condition for handling, that is, Adiantum cuneatum just moist enough so that when pressed in one's hand it readily falls or crumbles apart when the pressure is re- laxed, we proceed to fill the pans. The compost should be composed of two parts of finely screened peat and one of sharp, clean sand. Leaf-mold, if of a clean, de- cayed but half flaky character, may be substituted for peat, if it is more readily procurable. All these must be sterilized. Press the soil moderately firmly into well-drained pans and finish off with a top dressing of fine soil, then scatter the spores thinly over the surface, a 14 sq. inch of spores being suflicient to fill a r2in. pan. Do not put any soil or other material over the spores, and in watering, immerse the pan to its rim in tepid water so that this moistens the soil throughout from below upward. Do not water with a rosed can. The pans will not require any further watering for two weeks, but the propagating case or frame will, of course, be kept moist, as well the house in which the frames and pans are. A temperature of 65 deg. must be maintained. Avoid direct sunshine on the house by means of blinds or by washing the glass with limewash or with other prepared shadings. Pricking-off and Growing On Usually three sowings are made during the vear, one early in the Spring and the present time may "be taken as a good period; second in Midsummer, and the third early in the Fall. Most of the Pterises, including hastata, palmata, sernilata, tremula, Winisettii and others are among the quickest to germinate,and may be pricked ofi^, or potted oft' in six months from the date of sowing. The pans containing the spores at first show a green mass over tlie soil, and by and by these gradually throw out the first liny fronds. Little masses about the size of a pencil jjoint may be pricked out by using a sharp pomted stick, and these are what are potted up in the smaller sized flower pots or in boxes 4in. deep and afterward ^ potted on. Place these on soil benches, keep the glass shaded, the house moist, the plants well watered but not deluged, and m;untain a warm temperature. Ventilation is desirable whenever it is possible at any time, the only thing to be avoided being drafts. Even in the early seedling stage a chink of air must be given. It should have been mentioned that panes of glass are generally placed over the pans even while they are in a frame in the propagating house. These panes of glass require to be turned and wiped when- ever the condensed moisture under them is super- abundant. It will thus be seen how necessary it is to attain equable conditions of temperature and "moisture. Once the young jilants are potted off, the compost in that case being heavier and rougher than was used for the spores, it is comparatively a simple matter to handle the plants thereafter. They must be given suffi- cien space in which to grow, at the same time keeping the pots close in order to make the most from the space A square foot wiU hold from 20 to 25 or 30 plants at this time, and nice stock can be grown in 2%in. and 3in. pots, at which stage so many are sold. Figuring at 2c. h) 3c. each it will be seen that ferns, properly "done," are as good a paying crop as, or better than, Carnations, Violets, or Sweet Peas. The following species or kinds require nine to ten months from the sowing to the potting, namely the common Maidenhair, Adiantum cimeatum, Adiantum M tenenim, Cibotiuni Sclieidii, which will form a large I and handsome decorative specimen in an Sin. pot in * five years from sowing; Cyrtomium falcatuni, the Holly fern, and the newer variety Hochfordianum with fringed edges to the fronds, also Nephrolepis exaltata and the Boston Fern family, together with the beautiful Pteris Victorias. Aspidium Tsussimense is a fairly hardy species and may be regarded as a slender growing, small form of A angulare. Much money can be made out of the Bird's Nest fern, Aspidium Nidus, also called Thamnopteris Nidus, as' It IS a clean-looking, bright fern and excellent house plant. In its young state it is most attractive. It thrives in a compost of rough fibrous peat and chopped sphag- num, in about equal parts, for it requires very little soil. In some respects it is a "special fern" to grow and is on that account not so often handled as the HoUv fern, wliich is one of the easiest to cultivate. The finest of all decorative ferns, Adiantum Farley- ense, docs not produce spores and has to be grown on from divisions, but the cultivation of this special fern would require an article by itself. Indeed, a little pani|ililet dealing with the cultivation of Farleyense was produced some years ago. It is still procurable and is published at the cost of 25e., obtainable from The Flo- rists' Exchange. These are the outstanding features in connection with the cultivation of the usual table ferns. The fern family is a very varied and extensive one, cornprising a great number of genera the names of which even, are not known to any but a very few com- mercial growers. As a rule, the average grower is acquainted with those already named, and perhaps a few others, but is too busy in "his own sphere to go into the study of the many beautiful and desirable, though perhaps less vigorous, other kinds. John Gheen. % m 0m ^% % ^ 'H Cibotium Schiedei Adiantum Farleyense Aspidium Tsussimense April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 10S3 +- I I Stray Notes From Great Britain | Br T. A. WESTON ] April 12 is past .•iiul still we are gruiiihliiig ubuut tile weatlier. A wet .Mareli ami a colli April are more or less tlisastnuis to us. In tlie ortlinarj' way of things, Februar}' ami -Mari-Ii are the months for gronnU prepa- ration, hut the (ier]>etual rains ami snt)ws this season made it irnpossihie tr> ilo siieh work. What makes mat- ters worse is tlie shiirtage of labor, for while many women are now doing their best it is obvious that they eaimot replace men who have spent years on the land. The present month has given us a few briglit days, but on the hea\y soils of l*'.ssex, Kent, and elsewhere the grounti has never liail a chance to dry out. Where sueli laml has been turned up it has quickly dried to flint-like lumps, or has been soaked by additional rains, so that it is inijiossiblc to do anything with it. One of our largest growers of Sweet I'eas in Kssex tells me that beyond a few jjlants which he got out in February, st'ores of thousands of jilants in pots- are still in the frames where they have been since last October. In normal seasons, planting out is eompleted in March. .Apart from this, the water soaked fields are draining into the greenhou>es and causing wholesale liud droj)- j)ing on tile plants that are being grown for show pur- poses. The field sown plants, which in December were look- ing very tine, have been almost entirely denuded of foliage by larks antion on special application being made, but the stipulations in connection with the special ruling for the export of goods to North America as to guaranteeing the delivery of the goods at destina- tion must be observed. — Commerce Reports. Pteris nana compacts Asplenlum Nidus Cyrtomlum falcatum Rochfordianum 1084 The Florists' Exchange I I THE FLORIST Hindsight to Help Foresight— Cultivating Cranks— Keeping Up with Customers Incidental Publicity— Get Into the Limelight g By G. D. CHAIN, Jr. ! i wwmm Hindsight to Help Foresiglit Try as he may, it Is doubtful if the most thorough and thoughtful florist in the world ever gets through a season without having to say to himself, "1 wish I had thought of that," or something of the kind. From week to week as the year rolls around there are sure to be things arise, calls for this or that and discoveries of opportunities overlooked, which will give occasion for some kind of self-reproach like the ex- pression quoted. Or the observation may be made by a disappointed custo- mer: "I should have thought you would expect a call like mine." Things like these happen to everybody else as well as to florists. They are natural and to be expected, but when they happen the second year or the sec- ond time after the florist has had a chance to correct the shortcoming which means business lost, the florist has no one to blame but himself. They form a part of the book of experience in which every florist ought to read a good deal. They are tips for business later on. They are warnings to him of the neces- sity for preparedness. Hindsight ordinar- ily is the lamp by which we walk along, but in the case where the florist travels in a twelve-month circle, what he learns this May he ought to be able to make good use of next May. In that way he can use hindsight to help foresight. So when the florist has a call this Spring for a certain thing that he has not in stock, it would pay him to make a note of the fact, together with the name and address of the person who made the inquiry. When he has a re- quest for a special kind of service, or a special design, or a special kind of deco- ration, and is not able to deliver, he could follow the same course. When he finds that he has overlooked an impor- tant event which he should have been alert to take advantage of, such as a convention of an organization which has a special flower for its emblem, he ought to make a note of that. For a man who is as busy as a florist ought to be it is fatal to attempt to trust to memory. This does not mean that because the florist has one call for one item that next year he must make preparation for many calls for that item, nor need it always mean that when he does prepare that he take pains to inform the pre- vious inquirers he is so prepared. But it does mean that, if he jots down what his hindsight calls his attention to, he will have a record which he can study and on which he can go into any coming season with foresighted preparation. Cranks and What They Mean To the average business man, many of the cranks he encounters in the course of a season's business are often regarded as mere nuisances and treated in such a way that they are prompted to cease from troubling the dealer any further. In extreme cases, probably, the florist may be justified in getting rid of a customer who is always finding fault, but as a rule the crank is a person who can be cultivated with profit to all con- cerned. It is well, however, first of all to classify the cranks. Where the wholesaler is concerned and where he may be tempted to list some of his retailer customers as cranks, it is well for him to remember that they may be particular merely because they have to be in order to please their individual customers. Here the whole- saler, in dealing with a supposed crank, is instead, deal- ing through him with probably several hundred dis- criminating and desirable customers. Both wholesaler and retailer, however, will have the crank who was born that way and kicks in season and out of season because he likes to hear his own voice in protest. Again there is the crank-^kicker who "hollers" in the hope that the dealer will knock something off the price. But furthermore there are many who are labeled cranks who are merely particular. In this con- nection it is well to remember that there are other people just as particular but who dislike to complain and, rather than do so, take their patronage some place else. Instead of classing all cranks as undesirable, it is Basket of Oncldiums, Cattleyas, Cypripediums and Mlltonias Shown by Max Sohling (New York) at the New York Flower Show better to look on them as people who will keep the business up to the mark. They are the volunteer effi- ciency experts of the florist. It goes without saying that every complaint must be handled on its merits and, where the florist is at fault, that he must right the wrong as far as it is possible. But he should go fur- ther than that. He should take each complaint to pieces and examine it with an eye to regulating his business so that the same cause for complaint will not happen again. That kind of treatment in the first place will do a lot toward pleasing and reforming a lot of cranks, and in the second place the florist who is able to please the cranks can be sure that he is going to deal satisfactorily with those who are easy to please. Keeping Up With Customers When the florist sells a bill of goods to a customer, especially if the sale includes plants, or something to be planted, he ought not to consider that the transaction is closed. Even if the florist's men do the planting for the customer, that should not be considered to close up the matter. In most cases it might well do so, but in the rest of the cases the plantings are very likely to fail for lack of the right kind of attention. It does not need to be stated that when a customer buys an order of shrubs from a florist, that if the shrubs fail to flourish or if they die, the florist wUl be blamed for such failure. It is human nature and will be all the more likely to be the attitude of the cus- tomer, since few have expert knowledge on what to do for plants. Such a conclusion on the part of a cus- tomer not only reduces the likelihood of further orders from that customer, but probably will be felt through knocks to others who might buy. On the other hand, the "satisfied customer is the best advertisement." So it would be well for the florist to make an inquiry now and then of the person who has bought, as to how the purchase is pro- gressing. They may have acquired the scale, they may need special attention in the way of watering of fertilizing or trimming. And the florist, with his knowl- edge of what to do and how to do it, could readily make the suggestion that would insure thrifty growth. Not only would he thus gain the good will of the customer but he might make a charge for service, he might be able to sell spraying or fertilizing preparations, he could easily in many cases take addi- tional orders, and he could be sure that here was one customer who would go about boosting for him. Value of Incidental Publicity A "nose for news," as the reporters say, is sometimes declared to be a sixth sense, one with which the possessor must be born and one which cannot be acquired. But this is quibbling, for it is simple enough to identify a news item if the man who tries will only do a little thinking on the subject. Any flo- rist knows what is interesting to him. That makes it news. Anything that is interesting and which relates to some- thing that has happened or is happening, is news. How big a piece of news it is depends upon how much interest there is in the item to how many people. There are always things happening which are of much interest to the men inside the trade. One florist will be very much interested in what his com- petitors are doing. That woiJd not give the public much in the way of a thrill as a rule. However, in many florists' establishments there is always something happening, or something being done that is unusual enough to cause some com- ment and attract attention. If this something is of a nature to interest the average outsider then it is news for the public, and not only is it news for the public, but the basis of good advertis- ing for the florist. Suppose that a grower, after a long series of experi- ments, succeeds in developing a new Rose, or a new Carnation, or develops some other flower to the point where it is larger and more attractive. Suppose any of the things that a florist would like to see happen, should happen? Then he has a piece of news. And when he does have a piece of news it is to his interest, not only to tell the representative of The Flo- rists' Exchange about it, but to see that it gets into the local papers. That makes it desirable advertising if he can get his name used, as many papers will cheer- fully agree to do, and in any event it will be worth something because it will direct attention to flowers. Or if the market is tending one way or another; if Violets are going to be plentiful and cheap, or scarce and expensive, a newspaper will often be glad to get the information. Limelight a Good Place to be In There is no good reason why the average florist should not push himself forward so that he as an individual wiU occupy a place in the public eye. Most individuals, probably, are modest and retiring and much prefer to keep out of sight. But that course does not help busi- ness as does another course which will make a con- spicuous figure of the man at the head of the floral establishment. April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1085 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Florists in ftood standing throughout the country can avail themselves of the advertisers' offers In this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their local cusloniers. transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for extentlon of trade which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders bj^ tele- graph to any part of the country. When the design la placed in the advertiser's card It indicates < membership In the Florists* Telegraph l>elivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good I should like to write a little essay on "The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service " but actions speak louder than words. Flowers are my hobby and my business. If you have orders (or delivery in N. E., wire us. BOSTON, MASS. •• Penri, the Teleitroph F'lorlst** Mambvof FlohaU' Tolecrapb D,UT,r7 AMoeUtio* 134 TRBMOINX 8TRBBT fA4 ALBANY, N. Y. n North Pearl Street Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to — any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- graphic order. Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed. ALBANY •H.r. BtDA fvar orden lot the CAPITAI. DISTRICT, whioh Isetadn ail o< Eaitem N*w Tork State, to William Gloeckner We guaratdee abielide satUfaetioa. BOSTON MUSSACHUSEHS 143 Tremont St. The rentrally located Florist Shop. Yours for reciprocity. ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Writs, Teltphone or Telegraph. HI ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N. Y. 2S Steuben Street The best flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders. Allentown, Pa. Can fill your Telegragh Order. Greenhouses. Bethlehem Pike Ernest Ashley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Yo EST. 1877 SCHENECTADY, N. Y Cverylhiag in Fltwers AUBURN, NEW YORK 14*-1M SOUTH DIVISION STREET We delivfir u> all pointa ID Ceatnl New York, Welli ^„ . and ComeU Colleges. ifflorist BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street ''The House of Flowers" CailHine BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1095 to 1097 BRIDGEPORT, CONN. John Reck \& Son 985 MAIN STREET It should be easy to get going if the florist will really make up his mind to try. There are always some movements going on into which the florist can get very readily. Tlie numerous "city beautiful" campaigns give him an excellent opportunity; the neighborhood improve- ment clubs are others; there are matters which have to do with the church, the schools, witli politics and it will in most cases pay the florist to get into the swim for the advertising he, and through him his business, will get out of it. This may and probably will require that the florist learn to speak before audiences, to think on his feet. And that ability is an asset which can hardly be under- estimated. Think of the florists' conventions you have attended. Who were the men who stood out and who dominated them? Were they the most expert horticul- turists? The men who served long apprenticeships in the gardens of the old world? The men who kept the finest stores? The men who had reputations all over the floral world for what they had done? Perhaps they were, in some instances, but the chances are that the men who ran those conventions, who made them successes or who made them failures, were the men who could get up on tneir feet, face the others and talk easily. The only way to learn how to do this is to get up before people and talk. Classic English or broken English, or any tongue, the man who can make himself understood across a work bench or over the telephone can learn to make a speech. And if he will get into some local organization first and force himself to get up and talk out in meeting, the first thing he knows he will be an accomplished public speaker and will have found a facility which will make him several times the salesman he is now. The hardest part of it is breaking the ice. BROOKLINE, MASS. ""aT/^ZT,^"^"^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT 220 Washington St. BROOKLINE, MASS. Established 1880 WIFalmer^ ^T- uurFAto.N.v Vw'j Burlington, Vt. < Tdt'tM lur Ver- mont and .N'orth. em N. Y. filled to your entire satia- CHARLOTTE, N. C. Charlotte and Vicinity CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100.000 feet of glass Flowers ^Ki™' 522 So. Michigan Ave. Confess Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. RE Palmer Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phooe, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New Y^ork, New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries in BUFFALO. NIAGARA F.U.LS, LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. Write ^the Florists' Exchange for particu- lars of .Its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe. The most elaborate work ever published. CINCINNATI. OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, ^. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fill your orders for Designs or Cut Powers in NORTHBRN OHIO. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE ¥* 5523 E CLEVEL.\ND, '^ OHIO Euclid Avenue Who would be without a Design Book? Preferably The Florists' Exchange edition de luxe. 1086 X 1.AW X XV/AXOVO M-J i^V'l.lC^XX^^ • Directory of Reliable Retail Houses • W( can SU your ordert Day or Night for Cleveland and State of Ohio AiwKn bar* eonipIet« stock on hand. Regular di«oount allowed the Trade. invmni p nnnc i^s^ w. zsth street, AilUDLIi DHUJ., CLEVELAND. OHIO. ■^^& CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue Um^ COLQliADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. PerBonal attention given. Usual discount allowed. ^S.""" Colorado Springs O.'^xv promptly and oarefuBy executed by The Pikes Peak Plofal Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS LANG FIORIIL AND NURSERY CO. FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE /' FLORISTS <^^ D AV TO IN OHIO iPark S'loral Co, DENVER, COLO. J. A. VALENTINE, President Colorada. Utah, Western Nebra'^lta 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- ^^ antee of efficiency <::HfEfl Telegraph Ua. ^ ' ALVOir POCHELON, I99-I9S BATe.5 ST. DES MOINES IN THE CENTER OF IOWA J.S. WILSON FLORAL CO, We cover all points in Iowa. % % \ The Next Flower Day I S I Mother's Day, May 14 Tlie .secdiul Sunday in May in 1!)14 was set apart by Presidential proclamation as Motlier's Day, the one spe- cial day in tlie year when the nation, by a love token or gift, makes outward manifestation of the honor in which motliers and motherliood are held. The Exchange has often recited tlie events that led to the institution of Motlier's Day, and of the forming of the Mother's Day Association, Inc., of which Miss Anna Jarvis is president and the active promulgator. This s]iecial day of the calendar concerns fiorists in regard to the sale of flowers, particularly the symbolical florai badge of the Mother's Day Association, the white Carnation. The question, "How are we to increase the supply of Carnation.s for Motlier's Day," was discussed at the last convention of the Society of American Florists at .San Francisco last year. Ex-President Richard Vin- cent, Jr., very aptly answered the question in tliese words, "All we have to do is to grow more, and we will have more." That was said in a spirit of banter, for it is well understood that sufficient white Carnations to meet the demand at a reasonable price cannot be pro- duced on any one given day. As a result, the florists have found it necessary in order to provide floral or plant gifts, to offer colored Carnations as well as, a \ariety of other flowers, and in their advertisements use the couplet, "White flowers for mothers dead, H right flowers for mothers living." Fund Opened foriMother's Day Association This has caused annoyance to the association that was responsible for the institution of Mother's Day, but as there is no way out of the impasse, we believe the offi- cials of the association have wisely agreed upon a tacit compromise, and the latest development on the part of the florists, or at all events of their representative or- ganization the S. A. F. and O. H., is to make an appeal to the whole flower trade for contributions in support of the beautiful and good work of the Mother's Day .\s.sociafion. In this way a qnid pro quo will emerge. The florists have had added to their calendar a day of line business enterprise and proflt, which tiiey have not been slow to develop, yet they owe to the association already mentioned a considerable debt. That associa- tion was at work for years laying the foundations at much expense of time, money and thought, and it would be grossly unfair were florists, who are such large bene- ficiaries, to shirk what we believe to be a manifest duty. We therefore will be glad to find that through the .S. A. F. the florists' trade of America will have soon to its credit a handsome monetary contribution for the M. D. A. The Mother's Day Window Scene .So far, few distinctive floral displays symbolical of Mother's Day have been made, but a good deal of adver- tising has been done. Co-operative advertising, wherever it has lieen undertaken has been successful, we believe, and it is the only means of advertising largely. But it » 107 W. Market St. 1>. Y, ■ DeUverlea to Ithaca. Blnghamton, Homell, Coming and other • points, (jyj Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. Ft. Worth Texas FLOWERS - "PLANTS * TREES Galveston Floral Co., '^■^^J^ Orders for T«xa« and Steamers from QuaUty in out flowers, pUnts and floral work Galveston, Texas HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. c,„™o./74I Main Street stores. 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street OEORQE a. McCLUNIE SZ'\ HARTFORD. CONN. ^ ' 165 MAIN STREET, SOUTH FLOWERS Designed by Max Schling, New York Ornamental dishes embodying Easter egg idea April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1087 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Highland Park Greenhouses HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Telephones 75 and 85 Deliveries in any of the North Shore towna of Chicago, as far as Milwaukee ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS ^^te/^mamgm^ indumapolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave prompt and efficient service rendered points In Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann'a 6ower3 eicel MILLS We reach all Florida and South Georgia points T/ie Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. and Vicinity G. Van Bochove & Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray 1«17 GRAND AVENUE fioWkRS Kansas City, MO. LEXINGTON, KY. OHN A. liELlL EAST SIXTH STREET LEXINGTON, KY. Mecmlier Br©^, Co. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky ► Prompt Delivery to 'fiW So. Calil. Points 212 Wes< llh S(. LOS AISOELKS, C'AI.. Steamship sailings will be found on page 1089 Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE ^ AUGUST R. BAUMER N T u c K y; , THE nowEG sno? jMO Fourth Avenue Louirville The Souths Most Modern Floral and Art Establishment (lunlit to 1)6 seconded liy individual cffoct on the part (if the storekeepers, and a Mother's Day window comes tci mind as the most approjjriate means of telling the public when and what the day is. Thk ExciiANc.E last year offered prizes for suggestions and pictures from its readers in regard to Mother's Day windows, and received several notahle suggestions. The main feature, of course, behind all of them is the matronly or aged mother enjoying her ease in a com- fortahle home, and being presented with, or surrounded by, vases or boxes of flowers, or of presentations of plants. The Florists' Telegraph Delivery idea can also Window display for Mother's Day Tlie Rosary, Topeka, Kans. be introduced into such window seem*, and iiuleed is a necessary complement of it, since grown up sons and daughters are freijuently at a distance from home, heiu'c the value of telegraphic delivery. A Mother's Day Window at Topeka Tbc Ilosery, Tttjicka, Kans., is n(jl<-d for its liru- win- dow displays, ami ft»r the alertness of its ju-oprietors in taking advantage of ojiporlunities to advertise will be .-dert for such an occasion .as Mother's Day, as seen by the accompanying picture. These sjiecial displays are made every year, a ^veck or ten days before Mother's Day, so that the patrons will iia\e plenty of tinu- to make prejiarations for sending flowers. The service of the telegrajjh is also emphasized, l)y u'liicb Uist-minute orilers may be handled by telegraph. S3Z Fairlh Ave. Lcuisvi/fe. Ky. iNfllioraill (jloriatj Sead Your Orden FOR DIXIE UND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Georgia All Choice CUT FLOWERS in SeuoQ ^ Orchids and Valley a Specialty EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. Whitted Floral Co. MlNNtAPOLlS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED, 1 »op. OPERATING THRET. STORES MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception Sr Careful attention given all orders !7iosemont Sardens S^' MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor ^rrespondence Solicited W^ Nash ville, Tennessee 200,000 Feet of Glass leo/C^UK^ i NEWARK, N. J. 946 Broad Street " and to alt stcaiiiahip dorks io Fresh Flowers and Best Service Hoboken. N. J. and New York PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street We do t^R most e»tpn?»i'-e Floral and Steamer Work in the ^tat« ^h ^ It * ^^^ Broad St. JVolfCTU^ NEWARK, I J. Choicest of Flowers Best of Service We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York NEW ORLEANS, >^rist ^r^ZT ^^ Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1095 to 1097 1088 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses **lt we say it, we will do it" TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKES CARE OP IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street •Phones {}t«} Murray HiU Car Motto: THJ GOUES RUll We Guarantee Satlslactloo NEW YORK 413 Madisoa Avenue at FLORIST 48th Street. 2139-2141 Broadway NEW YORK CITY Pbonea { {5I3 } Columbus ESTABLISHED 1849 j^A Ntw York """""• Inc. ROCHESTER, N. Y. ^^^jCC/y^W^;^^^ 25 Clinton Ave., North W ^^^^Sm^^mm^^^^^'^ Flowers delivered ^,...^*T*jt. promptly in Rochester and aurrounding country. Com- •> ** Main Street, East 'rr£i^s/^jy>t We reach oU ^-^^ JvL3*fKCiiU€Yi^. Western N. Y. )N!itionalf ROCKFORD ROCKFORD, ILL. FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES Quick service Illinois, Wisconsin Indiana and Iowa Points. to Long Diatuiee Phones BeUTjl«r 1104 ILffl., Ctnlnl 413 SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All oidtn br Telagtsph or Tele- phoiw moat oarafuUjr •zeoutod at ono«. Floral dtsisnB a spmialty uanders Jflowers Young's j^4«^», ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West FUth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for alt points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in jreat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. R. ABH01T Both TclephonM SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS ^ , ^, OuaUty '° F.O-, W<.rU^and Cut Flower. ^^X\\ ]f lOCal COmpan^ STAR FLORAL CO. ^cHRis.HAusER ;Ue.S™3 SAN FRANCISCO lACAnk'tf^ FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS JOSCpil S FLORISTS' Novelties for "WelcominK" and "Bon Voyage" packages. Flowers delivered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE Seattle, Wash. Hollywood Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS SailiDgB of foreten owned steamahipa may be cancelled without notice From New York StUing D&j Boar Roohambeau.. Vauban St. Louis Orduna Stockholm Colon Pannonia Espagne Tuscania Finland Antonio Lopez. Baltic United States. . La Touraine. . . . California Voltaire Bergensfjord.. Andania Cretic Cameronia Carpathia. . . . Tuscania Apr. 29- 3.00 pm. 29- 7.30 am. " 29-12 May 2- 5. 3- 4- •• 6-10 '• 6- 3. ■' 5-10 " 6-12 S- " 10- " 11- 2. ■• 13- 3. •' 13-10, ,00 m ,00 pm. ,00 am, ,00 pm, ,00 am, ,00 m 00 pm. 00 pm. 00 am. 13- 5.00 pm. 13- 2.00 pm. 20- 5.00 pm. 24- 27-10.00 am. 27- 5.00 pm. June 10-12.00 m. Pier W. 15th St. Roberta Storea, Bkyn. W. 23rd St. W. 14th St. PierB.,J.C. W. 27th St. W. Uth St. W. 15th St. W. 14th St. Pier 60. N. R. PierS, E. R. W. 19th St. 17thSt.,Hoboken W. 15th St. W. 14th St. Roberta Storea, Bkyn. Bush Dks., Bkyn W. 14th St. W. 21st St. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, I^fayetteaDd Schiller Avos.. DroAd St. Pwk ' ^^^^^^^ Burdett Ave. & Hooslck St. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orderi All orders filled from the greenhouses BRANT BROS. liic,UTiCA.N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros. Co, Florists <^^» 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENBEN BROS, ^> WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA I Bordeaux So Am. Ports I Liverpool ' Liverpool [Scanainavia Colont Liverpool Bordeaux ' Liverpool Liverpool .Cadiz-Bare. I Liverpool Copenhagen , Bordeaux Liverpool So. Am. Ports Bergen (Norway) Liverpool Azorea-Gib.- Nap.-Gen. Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS tCCristobai) SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders dellTered promptly to WESTFIELD. HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS g;;:;^ Syracuse, N. Y. ONONDAG.\ HOTEL ^£'.d;9kco. St, LooDs, MOo The finest and best equipped flower store Id the city, situated in the heart of the faahioDable reiideotial diitrict-. 623 CLARA AVIE. We will carefully execute orders for Syracute and vicinity. cMrs* Louisa P* Foivter SHATIONAL FLORIST , WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England -^s^^Jfe^ 125,000 Square feet of Glass *ilir(| cxprr proilucf till- rii'ji^. W;i di^h Truck Gardener iiKill truck farm; single (■(■ Must be able to 3 SiiO.OO, board, room and roufeh laundry- CIkiiicc to learn fluwer culture. Must be tPtiip(T;i)c :Hid a worker. THOMPSON'S FLOWER SHOP CANCNSIU lu: rA_ LANDSCAPE FOREMAN— Must have had commercial experience with landscape gar- dening firm. No boozer need answer; ex- perience necessary in grading, road-building and tree planting. A general knowledge also necessary on perennials, shrubbery and gen- eral work necessary for landscape construc- iton. Steady employment is assured to a hustler. No lost time. Apply, with refer- ences and wages expected, in first letter. Address T. E., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED AT ONCE Man with experienct- in Erowing potted pianta such as Ferns, Lilies and Poinsettias. Good wages paid to right man. Call or write. THOS. P. CHRISTENSEN SHORT HILLS. N. J. WANTED — On a retail place, honest, energetic, hustling young man; must know how to grow Carna- tions, 'Mums, Christmas, Easter and bedding stock. Wages $50.00 a month with room and board. German preferred. Address Y. N., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Gardener, single, for private place in Western Pennsylvania. Must be familiar with Roses and Orchids. Apply, giving references, nationality and age, State salary without board. Address Y. D.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Landscape draughtsman, oflBce work, designing, sketching, detailing; with ability to talk intelligently and with thorough knowledge of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants. Bos 567, Pittsburgh. Pa. WANTED — Married man for night fireman, also competent Rose grower; permanent position to satisfactory man. Call or write Edgar C Hopping, Florham Park, near Madison, \ia D. L. & W. R. R,, N. J. Position now open. WANTED — Two good section men. Steady positions to right men. One for 'Mums, Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poinsettias, Lilies, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address O. S.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Practical all-around store and outside man with knowlcdgt? of landscape gardening. One able to take full charge, also knows seed trade. Salary to start, $18.00. Address Y. O., eare The Florists' Exchange. GARDENERS ATTENTION— Men accustomed to garden and farm work, also Rose, budders. Peterson's Rose Nursery, Fair Lawn (near Pater- Bon), N. J. _ ^_ WANTED— Section man who is willing to make himself generally useful in all branches of green- house work. Flushing Rose Gardens, 69 Coklen Ave.. Flushing. L- I.. N. Y. Continued to Next Colnmn WANTED — Man experienced in pot plant growing. Good wages to good man. Must be a neat work- er. Only such need apply ready to work. Louis Dupuy, Wfaitestone, N. Y. WANTED — A good grower of Carnations and general greenhouse stock. Must be good propagator. Wages $50.00 per month, house and fire wood. George Stewart, Tuxedo, N. Y. WANTED — *6.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 10.00 ErfordU. 2M-ln 3.00 Erfordii. 3-in 6.00 Prima Donna, 2)i-in 3.00 Smithii. 2X-in 3.00 Chatelaine, 2K-ln 3.60 ERNEST ROBER ■ - ■ ■ WILMETTE. ILL. BEGONLAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2H-in $16.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2H-in 1200 100.00 Chatelaine, 2 Ji-in 6.00 40.00 Chatelaine, 3-in 8.00 75.00 Vernon, 2H-in 4 00 Vernon. 3-in 6.00 PYFER & OLSEM, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $25 00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15 00 per 100, $140.00 per 10,00: Begonia Melior at $20 00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order aecurea the beat plants For growing on. J. A. Peterson & Bona, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio BEGONIAS — Delivery from May 16th Ixirraine. 2H-in. Pots, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati 2H-in. pota, $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2}i-in. pots, $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO.. RUTHERFORD, N. J Continued to Next Fae* April 29, 191fi. The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE 1091 STOCK FOR SALE BEOOIfXAB BKOONIA VERNON— nushv, L'lj-iii., $2.00 per 100 or 500 for $0.00. Cash. Ceo. D. ^ru^|■l■^, Torrosdiilo. riiila.. Pii. BEGONIA LUMINOSA— Strong. 2-in. planU from ■eed, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Reudy for •hipment. Caah with order. Peter Brown, Lan- jMter, Pa. BEGONIA VERNON — Out of flata, strong plants, 6tfor3>ilt pleaaing shade 7.00 66.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennock-Meahan Co., 1«0$-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Fa. BOUVARDIA— Piiik,Iout of 2-in. pots, ready May I0,|$4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. H. Mamitsch, 220 Grand Ave., Englewood, N. J. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Juilua Roehra Co., Rutlierford. N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimena. 2 It., at $2.26 each; 2H ft., at $2.76 each; 3 ft., at $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.60 each Price inoludee tuba f . o. b. Dundee. Buah SliacM. 10-12 in., balled, at 35c. each 1 in. balled, at 40e. each; 18 in., balled, at 60c each. The D. Bill Nursery Co., Ine , Boi 407 Dundee, niinois. OAI.ADTnMS CARNATIONS CHRYSANTHEMirUS BUDDLEIA BHDDLEIA ASIATICA— Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100; 2}i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. John B. Roy. Harrison, N. Y. BULBS Mr. B. Progressive, Florist, Everywhere, U. S. A. Dear Sir: It will be a decided advantage as regards prices and quality to place your order with us. Soliciting your order through this ad cuts down the overhead selling expenses and you positively get lower prices and better quality. Our terms are liberal and are a guarantee that you get a square deal, all bulbs guaranteed true to name or money refunded. Write us and upon request we will mail you our booklet giving prices f. o. b. New York or Chicago, and we will also cheerfully furniah you with any information that may be desired. Those of our friends who will mail us a list of their re- quirements will find it has paid them to do so. Awaiting to hear from you at your pleasure, we remain. Yours very truly, Westerbeek & Klyn. P. S. — If you read this ad and are not inter- ested, if you will give us the names of some of your friends that you think may be interested, we will have our home office mail you a beautiful lithograph worth while framing. Write to WESTERBEEK & KLYN, 14 STONE ST., NEW YORK, N. Y. AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weekjB earlier also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and pricea. Geo. P. Buck & Son. Collingawood. N. J . HYACINTHS, Tulips (early and Darwine). Nar- oissua. Daffodila, Crocus, Iris, etc. K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, Hillegom, Holland. Ameri- can Office: 147 Magnolia Ave., Arlington, N. J. Oontlnned t* Next Oalnma CALADIUM ESCUI.ENTUM— In sites 5x7, 7x9, 11x13, 13 X 15. If you want any, order at once. John F. Groom & Bro., Bulb Growers. Magnolia. N. C. CANNAS LILY— CANNA BULBS Per 100 Mont. Blanc Imp.. Venus. California $4,00 Beacon, or Haliey's Comet fi.OO Gladiator 6.50 Mrs. Kate Gray 3.00 Mrs. A. F. Conard 10.00 Meteor 25.00 Wabash 10.00 Loveliness S.OO All the above are strong, dormant roots. Cash wtih order. Asbury Park. Home Nurseries. Wm. D'Hagan, Aabury Park, N. J. CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh out Austria C. Henderson, D. Harum, F. Vaughan. Mile. Berot. Mme. Crosy. R. Wallace, Shenandoah. $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Gladiator, Louisiana, Kate Gray, Queen Charlotte, GladioBora, Uncle Sam. Venus, Wyoming, $2.00 per 100. $17.50 per 1000. Hungaria. King Humbert, $3.00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000. Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F. Conard, Rosea, Gigantea, $6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000. Special rates on large lota and started planta. Cash please. C. Betacher, Dover, Ohio. C.\NN.\.^i — Fresh cut, 2-.'l eyes and more. Allc- niania. Black Prince, Cha.s. Henderson, Ecan- dalc, IC\|>. Cr.inipvell, Fire t^ucon, Flor. \'aUEhan, Ghniiali-r. Cloriosa. Indiana, Louise, Louisiana, Leon. \'au^:luui. Mile. Berat. McKinle.v, Pennsyl- vania, Pros. Meyers, Prcs. Cleveland. Rich. Wal- lace. J. D. Eiselo, $1 .50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Caladiums (Elephant's Earsl. fi-8 in., $1.75; 8-10 in., S3. .50; 10-12 in., $5.50. Dahlias, divided clumps, best for cut flowers. AW names, $3.00 per 100. Shellro.ad Canna Farms, Grange. Baltimore, Md. CANNAS — America, Penna, David Harum, Shen- andoah, Austria, Egandale, $1.50 per 100; B Beauty, Marlboro, Kate Gray, $2.00 per 100. Two to three eyea. Cash. J. H. Dann & Son, West- field, N. Y. CANNAS — King Humbert and Buttercup. Fresh divided $2.50 per 100. Benj. Connell, Mer- ohantville, N. J. NEW CANNAS — Gold Medal winners Ban Fran- oisoo and San Diego; new list juat out. The (^nard & Jonea Co., West Grove, Pa. CARNATIONS CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to growing Carnation Cuttings. Our cuttings are large, strong, healthy and well rooted. We never sent out finer stock than we are shipping this season. To prove this if our stock does not reach you in good con- dition and perfectly satisfactory, you may return it at once to us. 100 1000 Enchantress. Standard Lt. Pink$2.50 $20.00 White Enchantress, Std. white. . 2.50 20.00 Rose Pink Enchantress. Pink... 2.50 22.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward. Pink 2.50 22.50 Matchless. Best white 3.00 25.00 Supreme. Light pink 3.00 25.00 Alice. Best light pink 5.00 45.00 We also have stock from 2-in. pots ready for shipment, also we would be pleased to book your orcfer for stock " ready to plant " and then you do not have to bother with the handling and give it the room in your houses. 100 1000 Enchantress $3.50 530.00 White Enchantress 3.50 30 00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3 50 32.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.50 32.50 Matchless 4.00 35.00 Vicotry 4.00 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 4.00 35.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Akchurst 6.00 50.00 Dorothy Gordon 4.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 5% discount, cash with order. SMITH & GANNETT Carnation Specialists GENEVA, N Y. NEW VARIETIES FOR 1916 and 1917 100 1000 Cottage Maid $12.00 $100.00 Merry Christmas 12.00 100.00 Rosalia f 12.00 100 00 Old Gold 12.00 100.00 Rooted cuttings of this year's introductions and standard varieties. Prices on application. CLEAN, HEALTHY, WELL ESTABLISHED PLANTS -2-in.- -2J^-in - 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $6.fi0 $55.00 $7.00 $65.00 Akehurst3-in 6.50 55.00 Matchless 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 White Enchantress 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 White Wonder 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 Rose Pink Enchantress.. 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 Beacon 3.00 27.50 4.00 36.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 27.50 4.00 35.00 Enchantress 3.00 27.50 4.00 35.00 ORDER NOW FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS SEND FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN 8. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 160S-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 1067. Roman J. Irwin, 108 Weat 28tti St., New York. ContiAned to Next Colnnui CARNATIONS What you want for late stock is the "bent" not the " cheapest." My stock is strong and clean — the large, thrifty cuttingH that will catch up with or Burnuss much earlii?r potted stock. Get saniplca anu see for yourself. ALICE Don't overlook Alice. It is an ea«.v, quick grower, both in field and be[ich, and will produce a great ai)utidanre of blooms early when bloom,* mean nicHiey. Most of the big grnwern arc greatly in- creasing their stock for next Winter which is proof of ita work as a money maker. Write for special prices on a quantity. Pots Pols 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $15.(KI $(i.00 $.50.00 Matchless 3.(«) 25.00 M,!) :|0.00 Enchantress Supreme.. . 3.00 25.(«) 1.00 35.00 White Enchantress 2..50 20.00 3..50 30.00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 3,.50 .'iO.OO 5 per cent, off for cash with order; otherwise reference. A. A. GANNETT GENEVA, N. V. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Pink Senaation 6.00 60.00 Beacon 3 00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Gloria 3 00 25.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 25.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 R. P. Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.60 20.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.50 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 PeerlessPink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.60 20.00 Conquest 2.60 20.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 25 or more at ICiO rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JoUet, lU. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stook 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 $17.60 Enohantreaa 2.00 17.60 Phihidelphia 2.00 17.60 Beacon 2.26 20.00 Enchantress Supreme 2 26 20 00 Matchless 2 26 20.00 White Wonder 2.25 20.00 White Enchantress 2 25 20.00 Benora 2 26 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. SEEDLING CARNATION Laura Weber $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Color grand I Deep salmon pink, large bloom, strong stem; excellent keeper and shipper, GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.26 $17.60 AUce 5.00 White Wonder 2.60 20,00 Sensation 5.00 Pocohontas 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.50 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. CARNATIONS— R. C, select, well rooted. Alice. Mrs. Akehurst, Sensation. $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per KHX). Champion. Herald. Yellow Prince. Dagmar. $3,50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Match- leas, Benora, Philadelphia, Gorgeous, Alma Ward, Supreme White, Pink Enchantress, $3.00 per 100, $2500 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betacher, Dover, (5hio. CARNATIONS— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 Alice $6 00 $50.00 Matchless 2.60 20.00 SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD, N. Y 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. White. Enohantreea; pink Enohantreaa. Ward and Philadelphia; rtd, Delhi (the best red for the South). St. Niobolaa and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Caah. Joy Floral (>>.. Naahville, Tenn. CARNATIONS— Young plants from 2-in. pots, ready for the field. Enchantress. C. W. Ward, and Beacon. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; White Perfection. $3.50 per 100. Ed. Buchtenkirch. Sea Cliff. N. Y. CATALPAS FOR CATALPA BUNGEII AND SPECIOSA— Inquire of H. G. Norton. Perry, Lake Co.. Ohio. CENTAUREA CENTAUREA — Gymnocarpa seedlings, ready to pot. 50c. per 100. $1.00 per 1000. Cash. Geo. B. Morrcll, Torreadale. Pliiia.. Pa. CENTAUREA— Dusty .Miller; fine, 2}i-in. pot plants, $2.50 per 100. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N. J. Continned to Next Colnmn ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Bcflt commercial varieties at reasonable prioea. Mai. Bonnaffon. $1.60 per 100, $11.60 per 1000 WHITE — .Smith's Advance, Queen, E. Snow, Wanamakcr. Kalb. Chaa Racer, $1.50 per 100, $12 60 per 1000; Naomah, Ivory Supreme, Oct. Froft. Mt Kisco, G. Pitcher, Mrs. Syme, W. Perfcclion, M Meyer, W Bonnaffon, A. Byron, Lynnwoixl Hidl. C. rousct, W. Frick. W. Cheer, W. Ivory. Polly Rose. J Jones, E, Papworth, Dee. Cem, $1,75 per 100, $12,50 per 1()00; Oconto. Smith's Ideal. Wm. Turner, T. Eaton. J, Nonin $1,90 per 100. $15,00 per 1000; While Chieftain, grand white. $3,00 per 100 $25.00 per 1000. YELLOW- Aug. llasse. Col Appleton, R, Halli- day. Rciman. $1,50 per 100. $12,60 per 1000; Donelleta. G. Glow. Y. Jones, R. Gold, Nagoya, Chrvsolora, Oct. Sunahine. Ramapo, D. Dimple, G. Robin, $1.75 per 100, $12,60 per 1000; Yellow Eaton, $2.00 per 100; Odeasa, Golden Eaton, $3.00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000. PINK— Pacific Su- preme, M. Dean, Patty, Unaka, Glory of Pacific, $1 50 per 100, $12,50 per 1000; Chieftoin, P, Frick, Roeicre, Alma Pink, Pink Ivory, Gloria, P. Gem, Dr. Enguchard. W. R. Brock, C. P. Kelley, $1.75 per 100. $12 50 per 1000; E. A. Seidewits. W. L. Pink, Hirondelle. $1,90 per 100. $16,00 per 1000. BRONZE — Glonview. Tinta of Gold. Elberon, Naomah. $1,75 per 100. $12,50 per 1000. RED— Harvard. Black Hawk. Cullinfordi, $1,75 per 100. $12,50 per 1000, POMPONS— W, Diana. Quinola, Souv d'Or. $1,75 per 100. $12,60 per 1000; Golden Climax. Y, Baby. W. Baby, Queen of Whites, Julia Lagravere. Western Beauty. Mary Richard- son, b, Phillips, L. Doty, Rufus, I.ula, Nesco, Misa Julia, H Newberry, (Joldeo Harvest. Klondyke, $1.75 per 100. $1500 per 1000. SINGLES— Garza, Nakota, M. Collacluy, $1.76 per 100, $15,00 per 1000. NEW— Re$-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. $46.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100 $70.00 per 1000. Immediate .^delivery. Lehnig Winnefeld, Hackensack, N. J. CYCLAMEN— 7-in. and 8-in. Asalea pans; full of bud and bloom, $1.60 each. 6>in. extra fine plants, 76o. and $1.00 each. Good plants. 26o. and 50o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe A Division Aves., Grand Rapids. Mich. CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering. strong transplanted in all colored, ready to ship, $3 60per 100, $30 00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St.. New York. \ CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pots. $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Juhus Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. CYCLAMEN — Mixed seedlings, repotted thumb pots. Ready now. 3o. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DAHLIAS DAHLIA CLUMPS ^'^^r.T^ We have surplus Clumps of the following tried and true cutflower varietiea. These kinds can be planted in large quantities at a small outlay of cash for bulbs and the blooms w^ll bring more on the average than the blooms of the high priced varieties that are aa a rule shy flowers. You can't go wrong by planting large quantities of these kinds. Please note that these Clumps have all been dug by fork, not plowed out, and therefore have prac- tically no broKen necked tubers: Per 100 KRIEMHILDE $8 00 JACK ROSE 5 00 SYLVIA 8.00 M. McCOLLOUGH 6 00 LYNDHURST 5 00 RED HUSSAR 5 00 PENELOPE A 6.00 (25 at 100 rate) WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia " Golden Gate." Buy from the originators to be sure you are getting the true " Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. show. Extra large field clumps, $25.00 per 100, S3.50 per doz. Strong divisions. $10.00 per 100, $1.50 per doa. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville, L. L, N. Y. DAHLIAS Whole fidd clumps, the best commercial and show varieties. Complete list on applica tion Write for our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Pliladelphia, Pa. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, PaterBon, N. J. CoiitlAned tm Next 0*li DAHLIAS DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella, A. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Judah, La Franco, Orator. Purple Judah, 80.; Robt. Bloomfield. 80.; Storm King, 8c.; Queen Victoria White Swan. 8c. DECORATIVE— C. W. Bruton, Golden West. 26o.; Jack Rose, Katherine Duer. F. T. Baasett, Lyndhurst. M. McCuUough. Orange King. Princesa Juliana, 15o.; Queen Emma, 16a.; Sebattopol, 15a ; Sylvia, Yellow Duke. 80.; CACTUS — Country Girl, 8c.; Floradora. 80.; Golden Gate, 26o.; Galliard, 80.; Hagen, 80.; Libelle, 80.; Rev. JamJuon, 80. POMPON— Fairy Queen. Little Bessie, Vivid. SINGLE — Reiae 80.; 20th Century, 80.; Scarlet Century, 80. All except aa noted, $0.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; divided. $3.00 per 100, $2600 per 1000. Cash, please. C Betecber. DOVER. OHIO If you intend growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mlstajce in trying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the best there is in Dahlias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing Dahlias for the fiorists* out flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Also have to offer a splendid assortment of 26 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's counter trade; all good commercial standard kinds. Every t3T)e and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satisfaction. Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of Dahlias mailed on application. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop.. Hicksville. L. I.. N. Y. A GRAND NEW DECORATIVE DAHLIA SENSATION of the Pacific Coast. * Geo. Walters "; strong grower, stems 3 ft , blooms 10 in. to 12 in. across; color salmon flesh, shading rose and yellow to base. Won highest awards both shows P. P. I. E., San Francisco. Stock limited. Price $2.50 per bulb. Also Minnie Burgle, 25c. each, $1.80 per doz., $2.50 per 25. A.^E. Carter, San Mateo, Cal. DAHLIAS — Good divisions. Souv. Douzon, Catherine Duer, $4.00 per 100; Else, S5.00 per 100; Ruth Forbes, Countess Lonsdale, Country Girl, H. J. Jones, Rheine Kooig, Amos Perry, $6.00 per 100. Cash with order. John W, Merritt, Farmingdale. L. I.. N. Y. DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. All lead- ing out flower show, cactus and oecorative va- rieties, also Melody, one of the best cut flower varieties, 50o. each. Cash. Write for price list. Van Kirk Floral Co.. Atco. N. J. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia Jack Rose, Red Hussar, Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fiuit Farms, Hatborp, Pa. "THE DAHLIA KING" ha« 800,000 clomps to offer at rook bottom prices. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on your list of want°. J. K. Aleiander. " The Dahlia King," East Bridge- water, Mass. DAISIES BELLIS DAISIES— Longfellow and Snowball, fine, large Fall transplanted plants in bloom, $1.50 per 100; good size plants will bloom by end of May; $2.50 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rate. From coldframes. Guatav Pitzonka. Bristol, Pa. SHASTA DAISY— KING EDWARD VII Extra strong field plants, will give lots of bloom this Summer, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Reve d'Or, 2"^-in., $5.00 per 100. Mrs. F. Sander, 3K-in., $7.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse. N. Y. DELPHINIUMS Delphiniums Limited stock Belladonna Hj'brids in particularly fine condition. $10.00 per 100 THE EATONTOWN GARDENS, EATONTOWN, N. J. DIELYTRAS IMPORTED BLEEDING HEART FOR MEMORIAL DAY— APRIL DELIVERY. HEAVY, FANCY CLUMPS, 9o. EACH. D. D. P. ROY, 168 N. Michigan Ave., Federal Life Bldg., Chicago. DIELYTRA 8PECTABILIS— Fine clumps, J8.00 par 100. 160.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betaoher, Dover, Ohio. DUSTY MIIXER DUSTY MILLER— Thumb pots, \'Ac. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERNS IF INTERESTED in fine quaUty Fancy Ferns " New Stock," delivered after July Ist at low prices, write immediately. September Ferns care- fully packed for cold storage. V. S. & M. E. Thayer Readsboro, Vt. Oaatlnned t« Hast Face April 29, lilI6. The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE FERNS FERNS. 100 1000 Soottii. 2H-in WOO $45.00 Boston. 2H->n 500 4S.00 Roosevelt. 2H-io 6.00 45.00 Teddy. Jr. 2H-in., eitrs good 0.00 60.00 Whitmani. 2H-in 6.00 45.00 Boston, Scottii. Whitmani, Roosevott, 4-in., 120.00 per 100 Teddy, Jr., extra heavy, »25 00 per 100; $20000 per 1000. Sraithii, 4-in., $25.00 per 100. $2(10 00 per 1000. 6-in. of the above, $50.00 to $75.00 per 100 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEfeHAN CO , 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. FERNS — 60,000 2>i-iii , Scottii and Roosevelt, $35 00 per 1000; l.i.OOO Scottii. Roosevelt and Teddy Jr. 4-in., $12.00 per 100. Cojih. picas*. M. Hilpert, Sta. O , 313 Belair Rd , Baltimore. Md. FERiNS — From 2-in. pots. Boston, 3c.; Roose- velt, 4c ; Teddy, Jr., 6c. Cash. The B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; see advertisement on page 1074 J. F. Anderson. Fern Specialist. Short Hills. N J. FERN SEEDLINGS— Id all varieties; also all other Ferns, 2>^-tn.. etc. See display ad , page 1067 Roman J Irwin. 108 W 28th St., N. Y BOSTON FERN RUNNERS— $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm. Mears, Ruinson, N. J. FERNS — 15,000 strong, rooted runners, Whitmani' Boston, Harris. $2.00 per 100. Cash. E. F- Ros'>. 270 Bay St.. Taunton, Mass FUCHSIAS FUCHSIA— Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; 2)i-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hnckcnsnck Plank Rd., North Ber- gen, N. J. FUCHSIAS— Strong rooted cuttings, $1.00 per 100 $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, N. J. FTJNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per doi., $15.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2}^-in. Immediate delivery Extra fine. $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Write for our monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St.. PhUadelphia, Pa. GERANIPMS GERANIUMS In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. 100 1000 4-inch S12.00 SIOO.OO 6-inch 18.00 160.00 3-inch, for growing on 5.00 45.00 Poitevine, Ricard, Maryland, S. A. Nutt,_Buch- ner. La Favorite and all the other popular va- rieties. You will not be making a mistake by ordering your Spring stock now. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS— Strong, hardy plants. 2J.i-in. stock of S. A. Nutt, $2.75 per 100; Poitevine, Berthe de Pressilly, La Favorite, $3.00 per 100; Jean Viaud, S3.50 per 100. 3H-in. stock, S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Mrs. Lawrence, Jean Viaud, Berthe de Pressilly, La Favorite, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. Van Kirk Floral Co., Atco, N. J. EXTRA LARGE FINE STOCK S. \. Nutt, Ricard, Hill, Poitevine. La Favorite and Rose Geraniums; some in bud and bloom; well rooted from 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. No better stock grown. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver, N:j. GERANIUMS FOR TMMEDUTE SHIPMENT — Strong 2Ji-in. stock, ready for shift Ricard, Viaud, Buchner, Poitevine. $2.60 per 100. $22.50 per 1000. S. A. Nutt. $2 00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co , Monroe. N. Y. STRONG. WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— 3-in S. A. Nutt, Piffln, Harrison, La Favorite, $26 00 per 1000. Jean Viaud, Beaute Poitevine, Perkins, Mad. Landry, strong, 3-in., $27.60 per 1000. Peteraon Floral Co.. Gibson City. III.- GERANIUMS— S, A. Nutt, B. Poitevine, A. Ricard, Jeanne Oberle, a few thousand, $1800 per 1000; $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. Sunny- aide Greenhouses, R. F. D. No. 7, Schenectady, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Ricard, Doyle, Nutt, Poitevine and White, from 2>i-in. pots, $22.50 per 1000; immediate delivery. Cash with order. Wm. F. Koenig, 666 Hamilton Ave., West New York, N. J, GERANIUMS — I have a few thousand well-rooted Cuttings of Poitevine that I wish to move quickly. Will price these at $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order C. B. Shisler. WiUiamsville, N. Y. Ceatiiined to Next Colnma STOCK FOR SALE GERANIPMS GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Ricard and Buchner; fine, well branched, 4-in., $7.00 per 100. Edward Whittou, cor. City & Green Su., Utica, .N. Y. GER ANIU.M ROOTED CUTTINGS— Fine stock, S. ..\. .Vutt. Grant, Poitevine, Trego, Viaud, Buchner, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Ross Bros., DuBois, Pa. GE1!.\NIUMS— Nice, buahv plants; Beauty of I'oilcvinc, 4-in.,8c. ;S. A. Nutt, 3H-in., 6o. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton& Son, _W est Grove, Pa. GERANIUMS— 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in., $5.00 per 100. Sec ad. this issue, pa^e 1008 for varieties and other plants. Ernest Harris, Delanson, N. Y GERANIUMS— Poitevine, 3H-in. in bud and bloom, $0.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm, Madison, N.J. GERANIUMS— 2W-in., Double and single Grant, SI. 75 per 100; Rose-scented, $1.60 per 100. Cash please. John B. Tanguy, Florist, West Grove, Pa GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2H-in. pot plants. See display ad, pace 10(i7. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts alt risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GLADIOLI GLADIOLI America. $10.00 Primulinus, $40.00 Annie Wigman, $20.00 Augusta, $12.00 Dora Krols. $50.00 Brenchleyensis, $12.00 Glory Holland, $20 00 Europa. $50.00 F. Duehanan, $30.00 Glory, $30.00 Klondvke. $20 00 Halley, $12 00 Mrs. King, $10.00 Jessie, $16.00 Niagara. $36,00 Mrs. Beeeher, $35 00 Nor. Dee Childs. $80.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80.00 Peace, $50.00 Panama, $25.00 Renie Blanche, $40.00 Sohwaben, $80,00 Shakespeare, $30,00 Wm, Falconer. $40.00 Scribe, $35,00 Primulinus HvbridB,$20.00 Choice miied. $6.00. $8 00, $12.50, $25 00, $60 00, $100 00 Reds, white and light pinks, $12,00 $25,00. $50 00, $100.00. Yellows. $16.00, $20.00, $30.00. $6000 All per 1000 .Special price in large lots. Caflh.plea.se. C. Betscher. Dover. Ohio. Gladioli First and second size bulbs. .\merica, Augusta, King, Brenchleyensis, Klondyke, Shakespeare, Halley, Taconis, Victory, Hyde Park, Morning Star and others. If you are looking for a bargain, write us for prices Write for our Monthly Plan! Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA, PA . DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America, $8 00; Brenchleyensis, $0.00; Columbia. $16 00; Isaac Buchanan, $35.00; Mrs Henry Ward Reecher, $30.00; May. $'6.00 per 1000 for l^-in. up; also 2d and 3d sises and buiblets G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence. Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H, UMPLEBY, LAKE VIEW, N. Y. PLANTING OUT GLADIOLI 1^-in. 1-in, J^-in. America $8.00 $6.00 $5.00 Brenchleyensis 8.00 6 00 5.00 Pink Beauty 8.00 6.00 6.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 all blooming size, $15.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son, CoUingswood, N. J. "QUALITY FIRST" GLADIOLUS BULBS We propagate only from the best bulbs and sell lower than the lowest. Big, healthy, Ist-size .\merica bulbs, at $5.80 per 1000. The late bird gets the worm this time. Norman E. TuUy, Hubbard, Ohio. GLADIOLI— Prices for 100 -America, IK-in , 75c., l.'.4-in. 60c.; King, IJf-in. 60c.; 1-in. 40c.; Dieulafov, li^-in. S2.00; Brenchleyensis, IM-in. liOc; Hulot, IJi-in. $1.00; Niagara, IH-in. $2.50. Mixed. Uo-in. 65c., l>i-in. 50c. Geo. Hall, .\delphia, N. J GLADIOLUS — Mrs. Frank Pendleton, H-in. and under, grown from original stock, and true to name, $7.00 per 1000. 5% discount on 5000 or more; 8% on 10,000 or more. Cash, please. Worcester Bulb Co., 104 Highland St., Worcester, Mass. GL.ADIOLI — ^America and Mrs. Francis King, fine, healthy, one-year old planting stock, J4' to 1-in., $4.00 per 1000; H to M in., $3.00 per 1000; H-iti. and under, $1.50 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. SECOND AN.NUAL SPRING SALE Big bulbs of America, $5 00 per 1000 TWO WEEKS ONLY Stock limited, ^^'hite America cheap. C. H. KETCHAM, SOUTH HAVEN, .MICH. GLADIOLUS BULBS— America No. 2, li-j-in. x I'a-in,, $5,(X) per 1000. Planting stock la-in. to 1-in.. $3.00 per 1000. N. A. JIallauer, Ontario. N. Y. , GLADIOLUS— Be«t fordnc TSrietiM. Sm (Jiiplsy ad. vmta, 1067. Ronun J. Irwia. lOF Wwt 88th B«.. New York. Contlnaed to Nest ColnmB STOCK FOR SALE GLADIOLI GLADIOLI — America. Mre. Francis King, alao a tot of the best varieties mixed, 60o. por 100 $5.00 per 1000. Cash. M. J. Schaaf. Dansvillo. HARDY PERENNIALS . ... «. . 100 1000 Aatilbe ChinensiB $3.50 $30.00 Eupatorium aRertoidea 3.00 20.00 Ferns, best )inrdy 3.00 20.00 Funkia ovata 4.00 35.00 Ilemerocallia flava 4.00 30.00 Iris Sibcrica 3 fiO 25.00 Lathyrus latifoUus 2.50 20.00 Lily of the Valley, Sold 2.50 20 00 I.ysimaehiu nummularia 1.50 8.50 SpirfPft pal. elegans 4.60 30.00 Spiriea uhnaria fl. pi 4.50 30.00 Thymus nerpyllum 2.00 10.00 XanthorrhiBa apiofolia 6.00 40,00 Harriaon 0 per 100, $24.00 por 1000. E. K. .Mooncy, .Madeira Nurseries, Madeira, Ohio. NtTRSEBT STOCK ORNAMENTAL STOCK OF QUALITY CAN SUPPLY QUANTITY OF FOLLOWING ITEMS: AZALEA mollis. Bushy plants, with plenty of buds, 12 to l.^-in. high, 35c. each, $4 00 per doi, $.30.00 per 100: 15 to 18-in. high, 4.5c, each, $5 00 per doi,, $40,00 per 100. BOXWOOD— Pyramids, S.'i-in. high, very flns, $1-76 each; 42-in. high, very fine, $2.25 each; 48-in. high, very fine, $3 25 each; 54-in. high, very fine, $4.00 each. RHODODENDRONS- Beit, hardy-named sorts. bright foliage- and lull of buds, IK to 24-iD. high, 7.5c. each; 24-to 30-in. $1.00 each. These cover the entire list of Parson's Hardy Hybrids. Seedling RHODODENDRONS— Mixed colors, 18 to 24-in. high, very bushy and full of buds, 55e. each: 24 to 30-in. high, and correspondingly bushy, 70c. each. ARISTOLOCHIASipho(Dutchman'sPipe)— Eltr» strong plants, 4 ft. of tops, 25o each, in any quantity. HYDRANGEA Paniculata grandiBora— Tree form, 3 to 4-ft. bodies, fine heads, $25.00 per 100. Bush form. 3 ft. high. $10.00 per 100. HYDRANGEA Arboresccns grandiflora alba — 3 to 4 ft. high, bushy, $20.00 per 100: 2 to 3 ft , bushy, $14 00 per 100. BARBERRY Thunbergii— 18 to 24 in. high, very bushy, $7.00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, very bushy, $5.00 per 100. PRIVET CALIFORNIA— Very bushv. 18 to 24-in. high, $2.50 per 100; 24 to 30-in. high, $3 00 por PRIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy Northern Type)— 18 to 24-in., $5.00 per 100: 24 to 30-in.. $7.00 per 100, THE 8T0RRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville -----.--- . - Ohio WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees, Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees, Shruba, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY*^ CO., 200 Maple Ave. ONARGA, ILL STRONG, 2-year Grapes, Asparagus, Rhubarb^ Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries ana other sraall fruits; Oriental Pianos, Norway Maples, etc. Send for price list. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oaks, Oriental PlanU in all lises. Send foi price list. Audubon Nur- sarlgg. Bot 731. WUmiogton. N, C ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES — 100 specimon Oronga treoa. Homo grown 5-10 ft. high and through. Porfoot spoaimeno, J. H. Troy. New Rochello. N. Y. ORCHIDS FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, conaisUng of Cypripediums, Cattloyos, Dendrobiunu, etc., about 1000 plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo. Warren. Boi 43, Elmwood. R. I. PAI.MS per ..^, Phihuielphia, Fa. Contliined t« Next Oolnnui PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In all rise*. Special price list on demand. Juliua Roohra Co. Rutherford, N J. PANDANTTB PANDANDB VEITCHII— For a few d»< only will moke speolai low price for cash with order. BIso lof 3H-in, pou. $4 50 pw 100 Sise for 3 An pou. 6.00 per 100 Bias for 4 4n pou, 8,00 per 100 else for « -4o poU, 12,00 per 100, Beat pot-«Towa, nioely variegated, 6-ia. poU $10 00 per 100, Pasdonue suokera. $2.00 and $4.00 nor 100. J. J Boa«, LItUe River. FU Contlniied to Next PaK" 1094 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE PAN8IE8 PRIVET ROSES SEEDS PANSY PARK PERFECTION is a thoroughbred strain of Show and Fancy Pansiea. It includes every variety of Giants linown; the reds, bronze and fancy sorts in good numbers, and all the colors in the right proportion for the retail trade. The growing of Pansy seeds and plants a specialty for over 40 years. I have received thousands of testi- monials from florists and amateurs in all parts of the country, like the folloi\'ing samples; From Mr. J. McCabe, Washington, D. C— "This is the 7th year I have used your Pansy plants, and each year have found them satisfactory in size of flowers, colors and other respects." From the Wisconsin Nurseries, Union Grove Wis. Pansy plants at band. The size and quality of the stock makes us forget all about our troubles with the other fellow who sent us plants which looked as if they had been grown Jive to the square inch." Strictly field- grown plants from July sown seed, September transplanted, in bud and bloom, all colors, mixed, $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. From August-grown seed, October transplanted, some in bud, S7.00 per 1000, $4.00 per 500, $1.00 per 100. Strong, stocky, field-grown plants from seed sown in August, thinly broadcast, in sandy soil, causing extra fine roots Many in bud, some in bloom, all colors, mixed, S5.00 per 1000, $2.75 per 500. Medium-, sized plants which will come in bloom the latter part of May, $4.00 per 1000. $2.25 per 500. Cash with order. L. W. Goodell, Pansy Park, Dwnght, Mass. PANSIES — Giant, good, stocky, transplanted, field-grown plants, wintered in coldframe, mix- ture of Cassiers, Odiers, Bugnots, Trimardeau, Masterpiece, Orchid flowering, and other best Belling varieties in bud, $10.00 per 1000. W, W. Macker, Dighton, Mass. 226.000 LARGE, stocky (Sept. transplanted), field-grown, blooming Pansy Plants. Henry Matte's strain, all salable stock, satisfaction guaranteed. $1.00 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Prompt shipping. Brill C«lery Gardens. Kalama- loo, Mioh« PANSLES— 30.000 Giant mixed clumps, now ready for sale; they cannot be beat. Price: $4.00 per 100; in 500 lota. $3.50 per 100. No orders received for less than 100 plant*. Philip M. Barrett, Wyoming Ave. & G St., Philadelphia, Pa. PANSY PLANTS — Of my largest flowering mix- ture of show varieties, unsurpassed quahty. short bushy plants; Fall transplanted in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Guatav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm. Bristol, Pa. GIANT PANSY PLANTS— Fall transplanted, in bud and bloom, mixed colors. $1.25 per 100. Cash with order, please. Edward Lott, French- town, N. J. . FELARGONIT7MS PELARGONIUMS We now offer for prompt shipment a fine lot in various sizes of Easter Greeting class of everbloom- ing Pelargoniums. Price, 4-m., ready to sell, " E. G. " and Lucy Becker (pinkj, 16c. each; 3-in. in bud. 10c. . 2)i-in.,8c.;3-in. Wurtenbergia (Dark). 12o. each. This gives the small. buyer an equal ohance to try them. Don't think ofaEaater Greet- ing as a Pelargonium, but aa a WONDER. We believe this new race of Pelargoniums are the most valuable planta for,. the retail florist in cultivation today. We could show testimonials of hundreds of florists who think so. Now is the time to pre- pare for after Easter sales. Nothing will fill those empty benches better and make you more money than Eaater Greetng. Our 3's and 2>i are just right for a shift. This stock is sold under our absolute guarantee. S. C. TEMPLIN, EASTER GREETING SPECIALIST QARRETT8VILLE, OHIO PEONIEB PB0NIEj3 — The oream of 1200 aorta, 14 acres P. Maxima, Mma. Catot, Duoheaa d» NemouTB R. M. Storage. Send for liat. C. Betaoher, Dover Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS — Dreer's single fringed, fine plants. 2M-in. ready for 3-in., $2.00 per 100. Edward Whitton, cor. City & Green Sta., Utica, N. Y. PHIiOX PHLOX SUBOLATA— 3 colors. $3.50 per 100 I 1 $25.00 per 1000. Harrison & Soni, R 10, Lebanon Springs, N. Y. PRonn^s PRIMULA MALACOIDES ROSEA— New, bril- liant pink variety. Certificates wherever shown. August or September delivery. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Fred H. Lemon & Co., Rich- mond, Irid. PRIVET AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET HARDY VARIE'TY Shipment can be made any time. 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.00 $16.00 13-18 in., well branched 3.00 26.00 18-24 in.. Well branched 6.00 40.00 a-3 ft., well branched 6.00 60.00 3-4 (t.. well branched 7.00 65.00 Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota. Regela and CflJilomia. _ ONARQA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Are.. ONARGA, ILL. Continued to Next Colnmn PRIVET 200.000 California Privet; all sizes, aa good aa can be grown: 1 year. 12 in. to 18 in., $1.26 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 2 years, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 2H ft., fine, $2.60 per 100. $20.00 per 1000; 2>i ft. to 3H ft. and over, extra selected, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Also Ibota, Golden-leaved, and Ball-shaped Privet; all 2-year Privet, extra well branched. 10,000 Berberia Thunbergti, 2 year, 10 in. to 15 in., 2c.; 12 in. to 18 in., 3o.; 3 year, 12 in. to 18 in., 6c.: 18 in. to 24 in., 8c.; all extra fine stock. Amp. Veit- chii. 2 yr.. No. 1,2 ft. to 3 ft., $1.25 perdoz., 18 to 24 in. 75e. per 100; each 5c. and 8c Clematis Pan- iculata, 2-year vines, $1.25 per doz.; 3 year, $1.50 per doz. Honey-suckles. 5 best 2 and 3 year, 4c. and So. each. Hardy Phlox, 10 best named for florists, 75o. per doz.. $5.00 per 100; strong field planta. True Butterfly Bush, field grown. 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per doz. Japan Maples, purple, 2H ft- to 3 ft., 50c. St. Regis Raspberry, $2.00 per 100. All other shrubs and vines, Cannas, Gladiolus, Caladi- ums. Peonies, Evergreens, etc. Get list. Cash please Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Strong, bushy plants. All sizes. Write for prices. Asbury Park Home Nurseries. Wm. O'Hagan, Asbury Park, N. J. ROSES Own Root Stock -23.^-in.- — 4-in. — Ready now. Doz. 100 Doz. 100 American Beauty $0.85 $6.00 $2.00 $15 A. Rivoire, flesh H. T 60 3.50 1.50 12 Baby Crimson Rambler 60 4.00 Ball of Snow, white H. P. . . .50 3.50 1.25 10 Blumenschmidt, yel. T 50 3.00 1.25 10 Clbg. Babv Rambler, red. . . .50 3.50 1.50 12 Clbg. Clo. Soupert, p.Hdy CI. .50 3.00 Clbg. White Cochet 60 3.50 1.50 12 C. Zeimet. white baby 50 3.50 1.50 12 ClothofGold, yel. Clbg. T.. .50 3.00 1.25 10 Clo. Soupert. Hy. Pol SO 3.50 Crimson Rambler 50 3.60 1.60 12 Et. de Lyon yellow T 60 3.50 1.25 10 Eugene B. Marlitt. cr. B'n.. .60 4.00 1.50 12 Excelsa, Red D. Perkins 50 3.50 1.50 12 Escelsa, l-vr. field 1.50 12 Flower of Fairfield, Cr.H. CI. .50 3.60 1.60 12 F. S. Key. red H. T 75 5.00 2.00 15 Gen. Jacq.. red H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10 G. an Teplitz. H. Bengal 50 3.50 1.50 12 Gloire Lvonnaise. y. H. P. . . .50 3.50 1.25 10 Graf Zeppelin, p. H. CI 50 3.50 1.60 12 Hadley, Crimson H. T 76 6.00 2.00 16 Henri Martin, red Moss 60 4.00 1.25 10 J. B. Clarke, crimson H. P. . .60 4.50 1.60 12 Killarney. pink H. T 60 4.60 2.00 15 Kom. W. Rautenstrauch, p. H. CI 50 3.50 1.50 12 Mme. Chas. Wood, red H. P. .60 4.00 1.25 10 Maman Cochet, pink tea 50 3.50 1.50 12 Maryland, pink H. T 60 4.50 2.00 15 M. Niel, vellow CI. N 50 3.50 2.00 15 Mme. C. Testout, p. H. T.. . .76 5.00 2.00 15 Mrs. A. Ward, yel. H. T 75 5.00 2.00 16 Mrs. C. Russell, p. H. T 1.50 10.00 Mile. Cecile Brunner. p. Pol. .60 4.00 2.00 16 Mile. Fr. Kruger. yel. T 50 3.00 1.26 10 M. P. Wilder, red H. P 60 4.00 1.50 12 MousseUne, white Moss 60 4.00 1.25 10 Paul Nevron, pink H. T 60 4.00 P. C. de Rohan, or H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10 Phila. Crimson Rambler 50 3.00 Pros. Taft. pink H. T 60 4.00 2.00 15 Queen's Scarlet, red Ch 50 3.00 1.25 10 Radiance, pink H. T 60 4.00 Safrano, yellow Tea 60 3.00 1.26 10 Seven Sisters, p. M't'f 60 3.00 1.26 10 Showerof Gold, y. H. W 60 4.00 Solfatare. yellow Clbg. N. . . .50 3.00 1.26 10 Souv. deP. Notting. v. T... .50 3.50 1.50 12 Sunburst, yellow H. T 75 5.00 2.00 16 Sweetheart, pink Hy. Wich.. .60 3.00 1.25 10 Tennessee Belle, p. Set 50 3.00 1.25 10 U. Brunner. red H. P 60 4.00 1.50 12 Vick'sCaprice.var. H.P 60 3.50 1.25 10 White Bougere. white Tea... .50 3.00 1.26 10 White Dorothy Perkins. H.W .50 3.60 1.50 12 White Killarney. H. Tea 75 5.00 2.00 15 W. Maman Cochet. tea 50 3.50 1.50 12 Wm.A. Richardson, y. CI. N. .50 3.50 2.00 15 YellowRambler.Hdy. Clbg.. .50 3.00 1.50 12 List of 400 others. Submit want list showing quantities for special prices per 1000. Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O* ROSES 200 Francis Scott Key, 2-year-old bench plants, strong heavy stock, own root; ready for immediate ship- ment. $10.00 per 100. DAILLEDOUZE BROS. Lenox & Troy Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. Y ROSES — 4000 Ophelia Roaea, 2K-in. pota. Own Root, (40.00 per 1000. 1000 Hooaier Beauty, 2U-in. pota. Own Root, $40.00 per 1000. Quid- nick Greenhouaea, J. H. Cuahing, Prop., Quidniek, R. I. ROSES — 2-year, field-grown, extra strong, Dorothy Perkins. White Perkins, Hiawatha, $6.00 per 100. H. P. StreckfuB, Syracuse, N. Y. Continned to Next Colnmn ROSES Cleveland, Gorgeous, Champ Weiland. O. R.: $30.00 per 100. $250.00 per 1000. Gr.: 35.00 per 100, 300.00 per 1000. Mrs. Bayard Thayer. Red Russell. Gr.: $36.00 per 100. $300.00 per 1000. Baby Doll, Tipperary. O. R.: $25.00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000. Gr.: 30.00 per 100. 250.00 per 1000. Red Radiance. Mrs. William R. Hearst. O. R. &Gr.: $17.50 per 100. S150.00 per 1000. Prima Donna. O. R.: $16.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000. Gr.: 17.60 per 100. 150.00 per 1000. Mrs. Charles Russell. O. R.: $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Gr.: 15.00 per 100, 130.00 per 1000. Hoosier Beauty. Old Gold. O. R.: $10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000. Gr. 16.00 per 100, 140.00 per 1000. Sunburst. American Beauty. O. R.: $8.00 per 100. $70.00 per 1000. Ophelia, J. L. Mock, Double White Killarney, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, Radiance, Mrs. Aaron Ward, Mrs. Taft, Lady Alice Stanley, Cecile Brunner, Hadley. O. R. : $7.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 per 100, 120.00 per 1000. Lady HiUingdon. Pink Killarney. Kaiserin. O. R.: $7.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.00 per 100, 110.00 per 1000. White Killarney. O. R.: $7.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 per 100, 120.00 per 1000. Richmond. O. R.: $7.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 per 100, 120.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. READY NOW OR CAN BE HELD UNTIL WANTED The following Roses are from 2>^-in. pots and are of last Summer's propagation. They are stronger and more stocky than the plants usually sent out which are generally from 2W-in. pots. White and pink Cochet especially valuable for florists to plant outside for cutting during the Summer. Baby Tausendschon...$4.00 per 100, $35 per 1000 Clothilde Soupert 3.60 per 100, 30 per 1000 GruBS an Tepliti 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Killarney 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Orleans 3.60 per 100, 30 per 1000 Pink Cochet 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 White Cochet 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Complete list of 100 other varieties sent on request. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY, NEWARK, NEW YORK Rose Prima Donna (Mad. Paul Euler) (The Florex Gardens* Strain) A grand, deep pink bloom, handsome form, strong stem, fine foliage, very fragrant; better ahaped and deeper color than Russell. Prima Donna is a money maker t Plants ready Feb. 16th and later. $15.00 per 100. $125.00 per 1000. Order early. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florista 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK ROSES Doa. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15 00 Erna Teschendorff 2.00 15.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 15.00 Ellen PouhMn 2 60 18 00 Tauaendachon 2.60 18.00 Extra strong, dormant atook. ERNEST ROBER . - - - WILMETTE, ILL. ROSES — 2 yr. old, Amaricui, field-grown. See diaplaiy ad., page 1067. Roman J. Irwin. 108 E Wart 28th St.. New York. SAI.VIAS SALVIAS — Splendens and Bonfire; extra strong: twice transplanted, from seed sown early in February, $1.00 per 100. W. W. Macker, Dighton, SALVIA — Grown from cuttings, flower early, 2>i-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1610 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. SALVIA SPLENDENS— Strong, transplanted seedlings; plants ready for 2J4-in. pots, $1.00 per 100, prepaid. L. F. Graham, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. SALVIA Zurich, Silver Spot, Splendens. 2>i-in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Schmaus Bros.. Paducan, Ky. SALVIAS — Extra atrong seedUngs, Bonfire or Dragon, 50c. per 100. $4.00 per 1000. Cash. R. Powell, Florist, Box 266, White Plains, N. Y. SEEDS COCOS WEDDELLIANA SEED Fresh seed, just received, $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. STUMPP cfe WALTER CO. 30 Barclay St., NEW YORK CITY SEEDS — ^Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. All green- house grown and well ripened. 1000 seed at $3.00 per 1000; 5000 seeds at $2.75 per 1000; 10.000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000. Plumosa Seedlings, $8.00 per 1000. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED— New crop, 7Sc. per 1000. 10.000 lota at 60c. Harry Bailey, R. F. D. 6, Box 364, Los Angelea, Calif. Contiiined to Next Colnma DELPHINIUM— From our Belladonna hybrids. About half light, half dark blue. Excellent for cutting. $1.60 per oz.. 50o. per \i oa. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio. SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGONS 2H-inch 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink $6.00 $60.00 Buxton's 6.00 50.00 Phelp's White 6.00 60.00 Nelrose Pink 6.00 50.00 White and Yellow, extra good 6.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. NEW SNAPDRAGON ENCHANTRESS Most popular color, about like Enchantresa Carnation. Same habit as Phelp's White, flowers freely, Summer and Winter. DeUvery commences in May. From 2-in. pots. $2.00 per doz.. $10.00 per 100. F. W. Fletcher cfe Co., Inc., Auburndale, Mass. SNAPDRAGONS— Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the beat pure yellow sorta. $2.00 per 100. $15 00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne, Lock Box T, Kennett Square, PSL ROOTED CUTTINGS— SUver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. ' 2K-in. pota, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28tb St., New York. SNAPDRAGON— Rooted Cuttings, Nelrose and Phelp's White, by mail postpaid, $1.00 per 100. ■ Unrooted cuttings of same at half price. Cash. W H- B. Weaver. Bird-in-Hand, Pa. "' SNAPDRAGON— Ramsburg's S. P. Snapdragon. 234-in. pots, fine plants. 3 to 5 breaks. $3.00 per 100. $26.00 per 1000. Clarence Alwine, Aldan, Del. Co., Pa. SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. pota. good planta, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $2.00 per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y. RAMSBURG'S SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON — 2!^-in . $3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. John R. Coombs, West Hartford, Conn. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink seedlings, 75o. per 100. Jame»>T. Heal, Floriat, Beverly, N. J. spir.s:a ^ spir.4;a van houttei ■ 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.50 12-18 in., well branched 4.00 $30.00 18-24 in., well branched 6.00 50.00 2-3 ft., well branched 8.00 3-4 ft., well branched lO.OO ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA, ILL STliVlAS STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cuttings. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2H-in. stock, $1.60 per 100, worth double. Cash, please. Dobba & Son, Auburn, N. Y. SWEET ALTSSUMS SWEET ALYSSUM — Little Gem, strong, trans- planted plants, ready for 2M-in. pots, $1.00 per 100. prepaid. IT L. F. Graham. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. SWEET PEAS WHEN YOU VISIT the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, see the Winter-Orchid-flowering Sweet Pea. If you ate interested see me there personally. I supply 99 per cent, of the commercia growers with these seed. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Sweet Pea Ranch, Lompoc, Cal. SWEET W^ILLIAMS SWEET WILLIAMS — Surplus stock of 1800 strong transplanted field-grown plants, in red, white, lilac and select variety of colors. $3.00 per 100. Palmer jW.Bigelow, 738 Main St., Worcester, Mass. Sweet Williams, 10,000 strong, field-grown plants, seed sown last June. Newport Pink. Hol- born Glory and mixed. $2.00 100; $15.00 1000. Pot now for Memorial Day. W. W. Macker. Dighton. Mass. SWEET WILLIAMS — Strong, field-grown, New- port Pink. $4.00 per 100; other varieties. $3.00 per 100. List of other hardy plants on request. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gardens. Mentor, Ohio. SWEET WILLIAMS — One year old, field-grown seedUngs. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. SWEET WILLIAM — Strong. 5-in. plants, mixed colors. $4.00 per 100. Cash, please. Hopkins The Florist, 117 Main St., Brattleboro, Vt. SWEET WILLIAM — Good field-grown stock 500. doz., $4.00 per 100. Allegheny Nursery Co., Cheswick, Pa. TRADESCANTIAS TRADESCANTIAS— Variegated, 2M-in.. atrong plants, $1.76 per 100. John B. Tanguy, Floriat. West Grove, Pa. TRITOMA NOW IS THE TIME to buy Tritoma Pfitzeri for Spring planting. We send good stock. Thomas J. Oberhn, Sinking Spring. Fa. Continued on Page 1088 April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1095 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Memorial Day Will Soon Be Here Preparedness is the order of the day. Prepare now. Order your Metal Wreaths. \Vc have a full supply in artistic combinations. Magnolia Wreaths. ^^iS^^t^i Crepe Flowers. ^ ^"'^&p:' RLrc^n^lS, made-up Magnoha Wreaths, tastefully arranged with flowers. 'Mums, Dahlias, Lilies, Sweet Peas, Lily of the Vallev. Wax Roses and Carnations, Cycas Wreaths, with and without flowers, Cycas Sprays WRITE FOR OUR CATALOG H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WTien ordering, please mention The Exchange Your Flower Boxes The boxes you put your flowers in repre- sent you; they're more than just boxes. Sefton Flower Boxes can be made a real influence in your busi- ness, because they are the best boxes money can buy. You can buy cheaper boxes; but you can't buy any that will give you more real service and satisfaction. ^^Ask your paper robber " The Sefton Mfg. Co. 1315 W. 35th Street Chicago, 111. NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, Sl.50 per 1000 DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS SPHAGNUM MOSS, .lOc. per sack BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 35c. GROUND PINE, 8c. per lb. .Made into festoonine. 6c., Sc. and 10c. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, $1.75 to »3 00 per dot. PINE WREATHS, »1..50 to »3 00 per doi. We also make special sizea when wanted. LAUREL FESTOONING, tor Winter wed- dings; nothing better. Fresh stock supplied on short notice. Wire or phone your orders. We will do the rest. 4c., .^c. and 6c. per yard. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, very fine and large. S.5.00 per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, SI 00 per 1000, or S7.00 per case of 10,000. Samples sent if desired, SOUTHERN SMILAX. 50-lb. cases, »5.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows. »7.00 per 50-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh stork. PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only 10c. per bunch of 50 sprays. Try them. All Kinds of Evergreens. ^- W. ^ CROWL FERN CO Telegraph Office: New Salem, Mass. MILLINGTON, MASS. When ordering, please mention The Escbapge New Crop Ferns j Fancy....$1.35 per 1000 Dagger. .. .Si. 15 per 1000 I Special Quotations for Weekly Shipments. E. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala. When ordering, plea.3e mention The Kxrlj^i:L-r THE APRIL SUPPLEMENT TO OUR Credit and Information List will be out in a few days. It is the best Credit medium in the trade. For par- ticulars write National Florists' Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET. New York City WliPO ordering, please tneotlon Tlie Lxchange Gibbons The Smilax Man For Dagger and Fancy Ferns after May ist, in unJimited quantities. Ask for contract prices. Red Level, - - Ala. When orderlnp. please mt'ntlon Tlie Eschange St. Louis, Mo. The Easter Market Easter business could be classed as very good all around. Cut flowers and plants sold extremely well. Sweet Peas enjoyed the largest sales of all due to the demand and to the abundant supply. Spencer Pea.s brought 50c. to 75c. per 100. Carnations were in good supply and remained at 3c. to 4c., the entire week. Roses, especially good Russell and Ophelia, of which there was an average supply, cleaned up from 4c. to 12%c. and some few extra choice at 15c. Bulb stock has just about reached the end of its run. Double Daffodils did not advance but some few fetched 3c. to 4c. Tulips were a minor quantity. Valley was hardly in supply enough to go around. Easter Lilies and Callas toward the last appeared in abundance. Callas brought 8c. to 10c. ; Easter Lilies were quoted as low as 5c. to 7c. Considerable Snap- dragon was about at 6c. Greens were plentiful. Easter, according to all reports, was better than for several seasons past. Saturday and Sunday being both bright days, played a big part in .sales. Friday, however, was dark and gloomy with a corresponding falling off in receipls. However, taken as a whole bu-siness was fine for grower, wholesaler and retailer. Lilies as usual proved the leader. These were retailed all the way from loc. to 25c. per flower and bud. Indications a week back pointed to a scarcity of the.se but by Thursday the towns could be said to he fairly swamped. T:h..a I« IV^AHAn Save H the time greening iime Is Money your feigns by using flo- rists* GREENING PJNS, 20c.per lb. and you get from 1000 to UOU to the lb. 10 lbs. or over, 15c. per lb. Speciiil Prires to Jobbers. WM, SCHLATTER & SON. Springfield, M.n. WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If It's made of wire we can make It. George B. Hart, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone Street Rochester, N. Y. Whrn ordering, please mention The ExchEnge WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, $1,85; 50,000, $8.00 Manufactured by W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. Natural Green Sheet Moss Long green sheets of the heaviest variety, Per bag, $1.00 H. W. Armes, Bryson City, N. C. When ordering, plcn^i- mt-ntl'-n Tiif F.ichaiiK'e NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS For lining banging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bun.lles) J1.25 Per 5 bundle lots ft)r 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMIELLER, "SolSf" 1324 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. Wbeg ordering, please mention The Eichange Import Orders ^'o'^n " BIRCH BARK. P.\LM FIBRE 'Japanese), Raw UVA GRASSES, Raw RLSCLS, prepared SEA- MOSS and ISOLEPIS GRASS. Deliveries effected in about six weeks. FitU particulars and prices from W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. Wht-n oTclerlng. please mentlnn The Eichaneo 1096 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists Wire Hanging Baskets PRICE LIST, 1916 PLAIN WIRE HANGING BASKETS 8-inch per dozen, Sl-25 lO-inch ■' 1.60 12-inch " 2.25 13-inch " 2.50 14-inch. 15-inch . 16-inch. 18-inch. .per dozen, 12.75 3.25 4.25 6.00 Per bag, Sheet Moss in Bags, $2 6b Our Sheet Moss is the best value for the money in the market. »*• 1 • r" 1 ri r L 264-266 Randolph St.' Michigan tut r lower txchange, Detroit, mich- Whun oi-deiiug. pleuse mention Tlie Exchange The Kervan Company CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN IVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, Wild and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, New York REED & KELLER 122 West 25th Street NEW YORK We Manufacture Our Own - - FLORISTS' SUPPLIES METALS, WIRE WORK and BASKET WORK M. RICE CO. •• KEYSTONE QUALITY " — Florists' Supplies Excel — 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA. PA LANDSCAPE GARDENING A course for Garden- ers, Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell-Univer- sity. Progressive Florists recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prac- tical course in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Greenhouse Manage- ment. Address Prof. Beal Send for catalogue. The Home Correspondence School Dept. C. F., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Net Prices on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves Length of I „,,„ ,„,,„ Leaf. Inches / ^"^ '2/18 Per 100 $1.60 t2.20 Per 1000 12.00 16.00 16/20 2033 23/26 $2.90 $3.75 $4.80 22.00 29.00 37.50 5% diacount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. Whpii ordering, plpjise mention The Exclmnee McCRAY Refrigerators rtlCDl A vr vmirt Send at once for Cata- DISPLAY YOUR logue No 73, which de- _,, ^.^,^____^-_ BcribeefuUv the MoCray FLOWERS R«frigeratoni and Die play Cases for Florists McCRAY REFRIQERATOR COMPANY 689 Lake St., Kendallvllle, lod. Save 25 Per Cent. Buy direct from the Manufacturer. You pass our building every day. First American Natural Ferns Co., Inc. Manufacturers and Importers of Artificial Flowers large and small. Sea Moss and Baskets Our Specialty American Beauty Roses 508 Sixth Ave., NEW YORK Between 30th and 31st Sts. When oiHlering. pleiise mention Tlie Exchange RUSSIN & HANFLING office and Salesroom 134 West 28tli St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 Manufacturers and Importers of Willow and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES t^^Our specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskets When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange The Model Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tying Wire; Rubbish Burners, Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Write for Complete Cfttalogue f#v.<-hA Dv^e 61-73 MetropolUan Avenae, IgOe DrOS., BROOKLYN, N. Y. The Florists' Hail Association Insures 41,000.000 square feet of glass and has a Re- serve Fund of over $36,000. For particulars address JOHN G. ESLER, Sec, Saddle River, N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When ordering, pleiise m^'utinn The E.Kcbange Hydrangeas took a good second. Many hundreds of excellent plants of local growers were about and "cleaned up." As a wdiole they too were the best in several seasons ; 2,oc. to 35c. per bloom was standard price on these. Spiraea plants appeared in various ways, some too far gone and some green. These went slowly. For several years the demand for these has fallen off greatly. They retailed all the way from $1 to $2 per plant. Deutzia, too, seems to have taken a back seat. Heather was in evidence at most of the establishments. These plants did not seem to be up to standard but sold well anyway. In addition, hosts of Baby ramblers, Dorothy Perkins Roses, Mar- guerites, Cinerarias and pot Pansies were sold. These commodities always sell well but in the rush do not get pushed. A bright Easter day made the demand for cut flowers extra heavy. All corsage •flowers, Roses and Sweet Peas, also Val- lev, were hard to find anywhere after 10 a.m. J. J. Benecke sold out his lease on his store at 1216 Olive to the Swissman Carpet Sweeper Co., the past week. On Saturday Mr. Benecke's mother, Mrs. Wilheit, passed awa.v. Scruggs-Vandervoort's sale of Lilies beginning Tuesday was a big success. Thousands of plants, regardless of the number of blooms, were sold for 50c. "The Grand Leader" also "unloaded" some 2500 pots. MuUanphy Florists, Grimm & Gorly and Sanders Nursery all had big church Easter decorations. The Chase Company have closed their ofince here until Fall. Mr. Chase dis- posed of everything on hand and went back to Alabama. F. L. S. Dayton, 0. Whea orderlDfE, pleaae mention The Bxobanffe * Wbea ordering, plea»e mention The Excbaaee Both plant and cut flower trade were exceedingly satisfactory for Easter, so much so that it would be very hard to say which was best, but the cut flower trade of this year was away ahead of last year's. Plants are always in great demand at this holiday, as the prices vary so that any one may afford a flower. The higher priced were the Azaleas, Rhododendrons. Spiraeas, Lilies. Genista, and Hydrangeas, and of these there was a complete clean up with the exception of Rhododendrons and Hy- drangeas. In the cheaper plants, such as Hyacinths, Tulips and Begonia, there was the most complete clean up that Dayton has experienced. In spite of the fact that the weather had advaUced the bulbous stock there was an abundance on the market. K. E. Y. Fancy Ferns $1.50 per 1000 Dagger Ferns $1.50 per 1000 Superior Quality — Large Size The Kervan [Co. 119 West 28th St., New York City The Largest Dealers in America in Fresh Cut Decorative Evergreen, When ordering, please mention The Bxchaoce Michigan Cut Flower Exchange INCOPORATED Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-66 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. Wben ordering, please nvntii>ii Th<^ ExcliMnce Southern WILD SMILAX Now Ready for Shipment, $2.50 per case Per bag Natural Moss $1.75 Perpetuated Moss 3.50 E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ild Georgia Smilax 50-lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CIMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. When ordering. pIhhsp mi-ntlon Tbe B^cbRUge ■i ^ ^ ^ CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. 4v k Wb«D orderiuiE. vlvaav ui'-utluQ The BzcbaOK* April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1097 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists We Manufacture Our Own Wax Flower Designs They are the finesL ever made in this country WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors lO-inch frame $0.75 each 1 2-inch frame 1 .00 each 14-inch frame 1.25 each 1 6-inch frame 1 .50 each WAX ROSES "'"'VeT!:?^ '"" Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosa MAGNOLIA WREATHS-Well Arranged 10-inch frame $4.00 per doz. 12-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-Green, Bronze Finest quality, $1.25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED 50c. per bunch MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28 X 21 X 30 X 24x 5x33^ 5x3^i 5x33^ 5x31^ 8x5.. 5x3^ 8x5.. Per 100 $2.15 . 2.40 . 3.00 . 3.85 . 3.85 . 4.05 . 4.30 28 X 8x5. 30 X 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36 X 14 X 6 36 X 12 X 6 . .$4.75 . 5.75 . 7.10 . 8.30 10.00 . 9.80 DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 Sphagnum Moss $2.50 per bale BOUQUET BOXES Per 100 19 X 9 X 8. ... ManUa $6.75 19x9x8. ..Mist Gray 8.00 WREATH BOXES 16 X 16 X 7 . 18 X 18 X 8 . Per 100 .$7.10 . 8.60 Per 100 20x20x9... $10.00 22x22x9.. .11.40 VIOLET BOXES 8 x5x3. 93^x6x4. Per 100 $2.25 . 2.80 10 12 x7x6. x8x7. Per ion $3.60 . 4.50 MIST GRAY BOXES 18x5x3 21x5x3H 24x5x3>i 28x5x33^" 21x8x6 30x5x33^ 36 X 5 x33^ 100 $2.70 . 3.25 3.70 . 4.35 4.35 4.70 . 6.00 24 X 8x5 28 X 8x5 30 X 8x5 36 X 8x5 30x12x6 36 X 12 X 6 100 .$5.75 . 6.40 . 7.90 . 8.60 10.00 12.20 Printing 50 cents extra per 1000. BOXWOOD, S15.00 per 100 lbs. PRINCtSS PINE, 10c. per lb., $8.t0per 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, S6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 50c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, $10^ P^r 100 57.50 per 1000 CYCAS LEAVES COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Siip Per 100 Per 1000 8tol2 $1.65 $12.50 12 to 16 2.25 16.00 16to20 3.00 21.00 20 to 24. 3.25 26.00 24 to 28. 3.75 32.00 size Per 100 Per 1000 28 to 32. $5.00 $37.00 32 to 36. 5.50 42.00 36 to 40. 6.00 50.00 40 to 44. 6.50 55.00 44 to 48 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc., WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mdss. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. Newport, R. \. A late Easter proved most advautage- oiis to the trade. Plants were plentiful and o£ first class quality, as also were cut flowers, yet the rain on Saturday somewhat affected the sale of the lat- ter. Considering the great quantity sold, everybody was happy. There was very little change in prices. Lilies sold, as usual, at 25c. per bud and blossom retail : only one dealer was reported as selling below that rate. Azaleas .were in fine shape and were all sold, as were some extra well flow- ered Rhododendrons. More Violets could have been disposed of had they been available. Alex. MacLellan. MiLWArrKEE, Wis. — This city was visited by one of the worst hail and elec- trical storms on .\pril 19 that have been experienced in several years. The prop- erty damage is estimated at from .$25,000 to ij.SO.OOO suffered principally by florists. The florists whose greenhouses are located on the west side of the city were the heaviest losers. The loss of the Schroeder Floral Co. is estimated at .$1,500. Five thousand panes of glass were broken in the greenhouses of F. Gutermuth & Co. Chas. Menger and the Kuraraer Floral Oo. report losses ranging from .$5i'K) to $1500. Now Is The Time To Sell Porch Boxes! WE HAVE THEM in any size you re- quire; at the same time the price is the lowest ever offered. Our boxes are made very strong and dur- able. Great care is taken in every detail. Florists' PRICE: 35 cents i cr running foot — any size THE HOUSE OF MERIT Jos. G. Neidinger Co. Supplies If you are in the market for PORCH BOXES, no matter what the size may be, we earnestly solicit a trial order. We are positive we can give you the best value both in qual- ity and price. 1309-1311 NORTH 2nd STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1098 The Florists' Exchange We are WHOLESALE FLORISTS We handle every variety of cut flowers. We have 22 years' experience behind us, and we do not expect a gold medal for doing our full duty by our consignors and customers. You cannot go very far wrong when dealing with us. Guttman & Raynor, Inc. lOl West 28th Street, New York Phones:— Farragut 2036, 2037 and 558 Classified Ads. continued from page 1094 __STOaCJ5iRj;ALE__ TUBEROSES MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES- SI .00 per 100, postpaid. Fant's Greenhouse, Anderson, S. C. VERBENAS VERBENA — Fine plants, large variety of colors; 2>i-in. pots, in bud and bloom, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton. N. J. VINOAS VINCA VAR.— 12,000 finest and heaviest 4-in. stock we have ever had. Just a mass of runners. Can be divided. Will make two regular 4:-in. plants. Order a sample lot. Guaranteed right. $10.00 per 100. Cash, please Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2-in., $2.00; 2M-in., S2.50; 3-in., $3.50 per 100; $18.00, $24.00 and $34.00 per 1000. W. J. Frederick, 29 Helderberg Ave., Schenectady, N, Y. VINCA~VARIEGATA— 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 2}4- in., $2.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm, Madison, N.J. VINCA — Variegated and Green, strong, 3-in., 3 to 6 and more leads, 15 to 16-in. long, $3.50 per 100. Cash. H. P. Smith, Piqua, Ohio. VINCA MINOR— Layers, $1.00 per 100, $8.60 per 1000. Harrison & Sons, R. 10, Lebanon Springa. N. Y . VINCAS — Variegated, out of 4-in., extra heavy $10.00 per 100. James T. Heal, Florist, Beverly N.J. VINCAS— Variegated, field-rooted tipe. $1.2S par 100, poetpsid; $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. IQg Wert 28th Bt.. New York. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2 00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1.25 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betacber, Dover, Ohio. VIOIETS VIOLETS — Princess of Wales. Fine, heavy, rooted runners. They are selected stock which we grow for their free blooming qualities, $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs & Sons, Auburn, N. Y. CAMPBELL VIOLETS— Fine sand rooted cut- tings, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $8.00 per 1000 by express. Rooted Runners, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $6.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Black, Hights- town, N. J. PRINCESS OF WALES Violet runners, well rooted, from good stork, $1.00 per 100, $9,00 per 1000. W. McD. Peer. Hightstown. N. J. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK WE HAVE ON HAND about 15.000 English Ivy ► in 4-in. pots, ranging from 3K> ft. to 4 ft. high at $18.00 per 100; alsotan assortment of Begonias, Geraniums, Candytuft. Cannas, Bleeding Heart Deutzias or Bridal Wreath, ail coming in bloom. Hans Donhauser, 533 Flushing Ave., .\storia. L. I.. N. Y.. opposite 2nd Gate, St. Michael's Cemetery, 2 miles from Bridge plaza. SALVIA — Zurich, strong. 2>^-in. pots, $1.75 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. English Ivy, greenhouse grown, three plants to a pot, bushy, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Cash with order please. James Ambacner, West End, N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE ^ MISCELLATfEOUS STOCK GERANIUMS — Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine. strong, 4-in, plants, $S.OO per 100. Petuniaa. single, mixed, buahy plants, 3>^-in. S4.00 per 100. Ver- benas, separate colors, 3H-in., $4.00 per 100. Begonias, Vernon and Erfordji, 3-in., S4.00 per 100. Salvia Bonfire, Sy^An., $4.00 per 100. Cinerarias Maritima and Diamond, 2H-iii-. $3.50 per 100. All hotbed raised. Ready second week of May. John F. Goger, Scaradale, N. Y. SNAPDRAGONS— SUver Pink. 3M-in pota, $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitman!, out of pot and bench, 2H to d-in, pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin. Port Cheater, N. Y. RASPBERRY PLANTS RASPBERRY PLANTS— Plum Farmer, Cumber- land (black), E. Y. King. Miller (red), $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. P. D. Aspinwall. Dept. A.. Fort Atkinson, Wis. RASPBERRY ST. REGIS— Surplus of 10,000 strong, sucker plants, $15.00 per 1000. Send exchange list. Southworth Bros., Beverly, Mass. STRAWBERRY PLANTS STRAWBERRY PLANTS— S. Dunlap, War- field, Fendell. Echo, S2.25 per 1000; Aroma, Longfellow, July. St. Louis, Helen Davis, $2.50 per 1000; Bubach. Gimbell, $3.75 per 1000. 10 per cent, off on 5000 lota. Progressive, Francis, Ameri- cus (everbearing), S1.50 per 100. 310.00 per 1000. P. D. Aspinwall, Dept. A.. Fort Atkinson, Wis. STRAWBERRY PLANTS— Day's Seedlings; just introduced, medium sized, dark red, fine flavored, one of the finest canning berries ever grown; im- mensely productive in both plants and berries; must be planted this midaeason; $2.00 per 100, $5.00 pe 300. Cash. W. W. Day & Son, Fort Byron. N. Y. STRAWBERRY PLANTS— Superb Everbearers, the only variety of merit, $10.00 per 1000, while they last. G. Peltz, R. 2. Swedesboro. N. J. VEGETABLE PLANTS SWEET Potato Plants Yellow, and Red Nanse- mond, Up Rivers, Bi^ Stem Jersey, Early Caro- lina, Earlv Golden, White and Yellow Yams, 1000 $1.50; 5000 or more, $1.25 per 1000; 100 by mail, 25c. For the past twenty years I have made a specialty of selecting and propagation of the Sweet Potato and can guarantee you strong, healthy plants, true to name, prompt shipment, and good order delivery. Descriptive price list free. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE. ONION SETS. White, $2.75 bu. 32 lbs.; red, $2.25 bu. 32 lbs.; yellow, $2.00 bu. 32 lbs. Cash with order. Order now for future delivery. Sacks, 5c. extra. EVERETTE R. PEACOCK CO., 4013 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. 1,000,000 HOME-GROWN Vegetable Plants, now ready. Cabbage, Celery, Cauliflower, Beets, Lettuce, Pepper, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato, Parsley, Leek, Egg Plants. Price list ready. Benj. Connell, Merchantville. N. J. CELERY PLANTS — Golden Self-Blanching (French Strain), fine plants, ready now, $2.00 per 1000. Cash. Special prices on large lota. Brili Celery Gardens. Kalamazoo, Mich. GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Transplanted plants, $2.60 per 1000. H. J. RoUe, Hammon- ton, N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCKFOR^ALE VEGETABLE PLANTS TESTED Golden Dawn and Golden Bantam Seed Corn. 81.50 a peck, also Low's Champion Bush Beans. $1.60 a peck. Hillcrest Gardens, Westerly. R. I. EARLIANA and BONNY BEST TOMATO— Small, transplanted, $2.50 per 1000. Large Snowball Cauliflower, $4.00 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton, N. J. TOMATO PLANTS— John Baer.Earliana and New Stone. $1.50 per 1000; transplanted. $2.00 per 1000. F. Pauley. Macomb, 111. STOCK WANTED GLADIOLUS BULBLETS WANTED— One bush- el each of Brenchieyensis, Augusta and Mrs. Francis King. Must be true to name. Quote lowest price. Wood & Healy, Hammonton, N. J. FOR SALE OR RENT Valuable Property For Sale Half hours* ride from New York 88 ft. wideSOSft. long with building Suitable for Fern and Bulb Growers Listed at a sacrifice -price C. F. Mueller Co., Jersey City, N. J. J I cannot attend to two stores. Will sell my Broadway shop, doing from $800 to $1000 a month business. Excellent oppor- tunity for a young man with capitah Will keep part interest, and will allow use of name of 50 years* reputation. Rent of store, $75 per month. Address Y. P., care The Florists* Exchange. FOR SALE— Greenhouses and double brick 12- room dwelling. Three houses: 1 house, 27ft. x 82 ft. ; 1 house 1 7 f t. x 6S ft. ; one house. 9 ft s 76 ft. ; hotbed sash. Located in best town in West Ten- nessee— ^25,000 population; big trade in surrounding towna. Everything in running order. Dwelling heated from greenbouses. Big opportunity for hustler to increase business. Good reasons for selling; must be cash. Address Y. G., care The Florists' Exchange FOR SALE OR LEASE— Established place of 30 acres, partly clear, some woodland, 11.000 ft. of glass; fine place for ornamental nursery. Good opportunity for right man. Owner will leave part stand on mortgage, but requirea about SIO.OOO to close deal. For further particulars inquire Box 84. East Williston, L. L FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse property, 13^ acres of land, 9 houses each 100 feet long, exceptionally good steam heating plant; storage capacity for 100 tons of coal. Property situated at 60th & Gibson Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. J. Gibson & Hugh Mcllvain, 502 Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. FOR SALE — One of the best located greenhouse properties near New York; it could not be beat for a pot plant grower wishing to do business with New York; about 14,000 ft. 16 x 24 glass; all modern construction; two dwelling houses, barn, etc.; 17 lots; $5,000 down. McMillan & Son, Hudson Heights. N. J. FOR SALE — Flourishing flower shop, on Toledo's most traveled street, ideal location next to Keith's theatre. Proprietor is a young lady whose health forces her to retire. Books open for inspec- tion. Price a real bargain if taken before June first. Lindley Flower Shop, 321 St. Claire St., Toledo, Ohio. FOR SALE — To quick buyer, a well established florists' business, greenhouses and large dwelling attached, adjoining cemetery; trolley passes door. Hot water heat. Commercial business. Terms reasonable. Correspondence invited. Address M. B.. Box 245. Huntington, L. I. FOR SALE— 3 greenhouses, 16 ft. x 200 ft., each stocked with Carnations and Violets, with 3 acres of ground. Houses in good shape; also 6-room bungalow, with lot 60 ft. x 375 ft. Price reasonable . Good reason for selling. Wilson McD. Peer, Hightstown, N. J. FOR RENT — Store situated in the best business section of Port Cheater. Occupied for the past 15 years as a flower store. First-class chance for a florist. Rent reasonable. For particulars apply to Austin & Merritt, Inc., Port Chester, N. Y. FOR SALE — An up-to-date florist establishment, about 10,000 ft. of glass, only ?4 of an hour's drive to New York cut flower district, doing a good retail and wholesale business. Will arrange terms with a party with $6000 cash. Address Y. M., care The Florists' Exchange, FOR RENT — On account of unforeseen circum- stances, greenhouses of about 5,000 sq. ft. of glass are to rent at once on easy terms. R. F, D. Box 6, Babylon, L. I., N. Y. ^ Continued to Next Colnmn FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE — Farm, located in Elmhurst, L. I., near Hoffman Blvd.; 17>^ acres; will sub-divide to your convenience; also 500 hotbed sashes, nearly new, at $1.25 each. V. E. Reich & Sons, 1429-31 MetropoUtan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR BALE — A» a whole or in part, or will incor- porate, my florist busiDess, paying a netprofit for 16 years of^SiaOOO yearly. Loi^ L. Oneu^ 60 State 8t, BortoD. Maaa. FOR SALE— In Auburn, N. Y.. 3 acres and dwell- ing with one King st^el rafter house, 100x40, and brick boiler house and service room attached. 26x30. Easy terms. Correspondence invited. Address W. B.. care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — New, modern, very high greenhouse, 40x100; 3 acres good soil; 28 miles from New York, also adjoining residence and 3 acres; hot and cold water; beautiful, healthy location. Price very reasonable. Address W. N.. care The Floriata' Ex- change^ FOR SALE — On account of de^th of my husband. 2 greenhouses 20 ft. x 100 ft., stocked with Carnations, pot plants and Peonies, also mushroom house, 6-room dwelling house, and 5 acres of land. Mrs. J. S. Pfeuffer. Chester Heights, Pa. FOR SALE — Florwt'a property, consisting of five hot houses, dwelling and barn at Nutley, N. J. Reasonable. Address for particulars Becker Bros., 52d St. & 10th Ave.. New York City. FOR SALE OR RENT— EBtablished greenhouae plant conmBting of three large greenhouses and dweUing, in Hackensack, N. J. Address K. S., care The Florists' Exchange FOR SALE — Plot at Flushing and Whitestone in greenhouse district. Easy terms. 18 minutes to New York. Halleran Agency, Flushing. N. Y. FOR SALE — Florist's place, 5 miles from Herald Square, New York, on Long Island. Address S. R., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO RENT WANTED TO RENT— Greenhouses of 10,000 to 20,000 ft. of glass in Middle Atlantic or New England States. Privilege of buying. Beat of references. Address R. C, care The Florists' Exchange. SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR SALE — 3 boilers, on account of enlarging heating plant: 2 Magic return tubular boilers, each rated to heat 15,000 sq. ft. of glass to 50 degrees in zero weather. Price, $325.00 each, f, o b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5,000 ft., SIOO.OO. These boilers are in perfect condition and can be used either for steam or hot water. No brick work needed. Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham, N. J. FOR SALE — All material, such aa gUaa, pipe, boilers, fittings, tools, contained in ten green, houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- politan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use, 1-in., 3c. ; l)4-in., 4c.; IJ^-in., 5c.; 2-in., 6c. per ft. PECKY CY- PRESS, J17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Met- ropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR S.\LE — Top florist wagon and harness. Dards, 44th St. & Madison Ave., New York City. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Bert staple on the market, 3So. per 1000; 3000 for il.OO. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 2&4 Randolph St., Deuoit, Mioh. SPHAGNUM MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbI. bale, $2.00; 5 bales, $9.60; 5-bbl. bale, Sl.OO, 5 bales $4.50. Bur- lapped, 25c. extra. 8-bbl. bale, $1.86. Cash, please. Jos. H. Paul, Box 156, Manahawkin, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 5-bbl. bale $1.00; 10 bales $9.00; Live Moss, $1.00 bbl. Terms cash. Mizpah Moss Co., Box 44, Mizpah, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 12-bbl. bale, $2.40. Mana- hawkin Moss & Peat Co., Box V., Manahawkin, N.J. MOSS — Strictly Ist-class, 5-bbl. bales, $1.00 per bale. Adolphus B. Cranmer, Mayetta, N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales. 200 lbs., $2.00; GOO Iba., $4 00; 1000 lbs.. $7.00; ton, $13.00. Also Dust. Soharff Bros., Florists, Van Wert. Ohio FRESH TOBACCO STEMS in bales of 500 lbs., $4.00 per bale. D. D. P. Roy, Federal Life Bldg., 168 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111. WIRE WORK WE are the largert mannfaoturers of Wire Work is the Wvt. E. F. Winteison Co., 166 N. Wabash Ave., Chiesgo, 111. The advertising columns of THE EXCHANGE will not flood you with useless Inquiries that are costly to you. April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1099 American Beauties The Prize Winners at the National Show in Phila- delphia. We handle the entire cut for this market. If you want the best, we can supply you in large quantity The well-known quality and quantity. No order too large to Bll M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 2Sth Street - NEW YORK CITY Telephones, FarraSut 3870-3871 W'lPn orilprlng. T>Ipnsp montinn ThP Rxohnnge %«€4 ^^ike It" The sale of Easter plants and flowers in this city has never been so extensive as this year. Prosperity, which has settled generally upon New Haven, is reflected in the florists' busi- ness, all local flower shops reporting an extraordinarily large call for pot plants and cut flowers. It is estimated that 35,000 putted plants were sold, not counting the great number sold by de- partment stores and from stands in the streets. The city has been practically ablaze with blossoms and the metropoli- tan custom of having some kind of a plant or cut flower at Eastertide has seized rich and poor alike, to the great delight of the florist. One store alone sold 3000 Easter Lilies in pots and over 3000 other pot- ted plants as well. Through the rain on Saturday you could see hundreds of people on the trolleys or in the streets every hour of the day lugging along Lilies. Azaleas, and Roses. The sale continued until Sunday afternoon. Many did business up to two and three o'clock on Sunday morning, one store literally keeping several of their hands working all night. The S. W. Moore Co. stated that it was the greatest sale that they ever had. Champion said he knew nothing be- foH' like it. The sale was great, and although he had over twenty extra hands, it was diflicult to fill the orders so as t(t suit every one. Mr. Champion decorated seven cinirches. Munro hnd a wnnderful sale of Easter Lilies and had the finest lot of Azaleas ever shown in New Haven and but few were left. Thirty extra hands were en- gaged and half a dozen extra vehicles. He had many church decorations. Myer*s Flower Shop had an unprece- dented sale of potted plants and cut flowers. Many novelties were ^hown, admired and bought. Sokol of Westville had a wonderful trade in the jobbing line. He had the goods and the dealer had to buy. All in all Easter will he remembered by the florists of New Haven for many a day. W. C. McI. IIOO The Florists' Exchange The Henshaw Floral Co., Inc. A. M. HENSHAW, President Opening in Well Equipped Quarters on May 1st, at 127 West 28th Street, New York PHONES, 3310--3311--3312 FARRAGUT Wholesale Commission Dealers in Cut Flowers IN ALL THE PHRASE IMPLIES Commissions: 10% to 15%, according to class and variety of stock handled. Accommodation and collections for a few growers desirous of selling their own stock Carnations, Lilac, Roses, Sweet Peas, Bulbous Stock AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE FLOWERS AND GREENS WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York Wholesale Florist Telephone F.irrjgul 5i35 Wlipn iiriltTing nIfHHp nr^ntlnn Thp Bxrhniiee RIEDEL & MEYER/JH Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of All Kinds. The Best of Service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-flve years' experience In the Flower Business. Consli^ments SoUdted. 49 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephones 4024-4025 Madison Square When t)ritfriiic nlpiise in''ntlon The E:tchangfl See to it that your shipments of flowers are consigned to us andwewillseeto it that you get prompt returns and satisfactory prices. UNITED CIT FLOWER CO., Inc., Whoh.ahr, Percy W. Richters, Manager 111 West 28th Street. NEW YORK Telephones. Farragut 4422-4423 When ortlering. please mention Tlie Exchange Growers' Cut Flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale B. J. Van Reyper/M^. Consignments Solicited 129 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone*— 6237-3563 Parraftut Williani Stuart Allen to. COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN CUT f LOWERS S3 West 28th Street, NEW YORK TelephoDP 366 Ms'lii-on Hquere Herman Weiss Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th Street, New York Telephones, FARRAGUT 634 and 3066 Whon nr,],>ri„|.. M.li Til.' t-vrll:lllge Alfred H. Langjahr Wholesale Florist 130 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Telephones — Farragut 4626^627 Whoti ,-irilf..-',,f Ph-s.. in nil. : Tl... '■• v,.1 , -. „^e ioho Younjt Georite Hlldenbiano When ordering, please mention Tlie Exchange John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK rerephone. MADISON SOUARB 7St2 WtininriJpfiiiL' pU-Msp rn nli.iti Tin- Rvcluinfre ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality Longiflorum and Rtdirum LH^IES throughout the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. All Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist Mad^^s'^u^r''/.*.. 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Write them yon read tbls advt. In the Exchange ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Cut, Flowers Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 3053 Choice Carnatloiu, Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers Consignmenta of good stock solicited WVifn ordprtntr. pleapp tnfntlnn The Excliange J. K. ALLEN For Your Spring Trade We have High Class Roses, both the Newer and Standard Varieties, Carnations, Fancy Sweet Peas, Lilies, Narcissus, Tulips, Calendulas, Ward's Pansies in quantity, and all other Seasonable Flowers and Greens Consignments Solicited 3 *J COA.N WHOLESALE FLORIST 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Faira£ut 5413-5S<)1 Wh.'ii ortleriuR, pleusie mi'nllon The K\i-linnee GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Gommlsslon Florist SHIP \ja YOUR PUOWERS 104 West 28th Street ^I^rr^r^'u. NEW YORK Whpi» ■ordering, plr-nsp m-ntlnn The Kxchange The Prices Advertised in The Florists Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY Growers Service is a big and vital factor with us. Our responsibility never ceases. Your satisfaction is our biggest asset. Customers HENRY M. ROBINSON CO., «s=s7 wesTT 36th nTREET |\| FlA/ YORK PITY /?»// ralephOHBUi 13 and 3iaa FARBAOUT IUCWW I Vi/ PI fV V^ I I I «//« Wholesale Florists BOSTON When orderlnE. please mention The Exchance April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1101 C* Bonnet G. H. Blake Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N.Y. Telephones: 1293-J Main OUT-OP-TOWN ORDERS CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. Oive ti* a trial. Cut Flower Exchange Sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. Wall >paoe for advertising purpoaee for Rent. V. S. DoRVAL. Jr., Secretary. BoNNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR, COOGAN BUILDING Open All Day Tel. Mad. Sq. 830 H. H. Jahn, Prea. RoBT. G. Wilson, Tr«a*. GREATER NEW YORK FLORISTS ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers in Cut Flowers and Supplies 162 yvin^ston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. George W. Crawbuck, Manager. ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone, Farragut 551 Conalgnments of Choice Flowers Solicited. William H. Kuebler WholtsaU Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willou^hby St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone, 4591 Main Badgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone I }^^} Mad. Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, 2315 Madison Square Consignments Solicited. Wholesale Florist S5 West 26th Street, NEW YORK Telephone, 8946 Madison Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HIGHEST . , - , , |- w ALWAYS GRADE OF VALLLY ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES. CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. J^%',Y,\;°;'i^ 105 W. 28th St.. New York Frank H Traendly Charlc-s Schenck Tfltphouo 3!>00 iMadi«on Snu^iro TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & MARKETOS Wholesale Florists WHOLESALE "436 6th Ave., bet. 26th and 27th Sts., , m . 1 r"! • New York City rlaiitsinen and rionsts ' 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK and Cut Flower Exchange CoDBienmenta Solicited Pbonea: Farragut 797-79S-799 H. E. FROMENT, Tfolls"" 148 WEST 28th STREET tel{|M} farragut NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES " VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers New York, April 2S, 1916 Prices quoted arejby the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m. Tuesday ROSES— A. Beauty, Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Killarney Killarney Brilliant Killarney Queen White Killarney My Maryland Richmond Ulrioh Brunner Hadley Hooaier Beauty Key Lady Hillingdon Cecilo Brunner ,Elgar, etc., per bunch Bridesmaid Bride Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna). Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mrs. George Shawyer Sunburst Mrs Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Adlantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Plumoaus. bunches. .... Sprengeri, bunchea Bouvardla, per bunch Calendula, per bunch Callas, per doz Daisies. Ferns, per 1000 Freesias, per bunch Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.. Leucothoe, per 1000 10.00 to 25.00 8.00 to 15.00 6 00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 to 1.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to BOO 1 .00 to 8.00 5.00 to 30.00 5.00 to 40.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 10.00 1.00 to 6.00 .10 to .25 1.00 to 5.00 1.00 to 5.00 6.00 to 20 00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 l.OD to 8.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 8.00 1.00 to S.OO 1.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 10.00 .25 to .50 .75 to 1.00 .35 to 1.00 .10 to .25 to to .25 to .50 .50 to 1.25 .50 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.50 .10 to .25 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.50 to to to . . CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors. , ( White., Standard Varieties ' Pink . ) Red '•) ( Yellow and var. Pink Red Yellow and var, ♦Fancy (*Thc Highest Grades of Stand ar(i Varieties. Novelties, Asters Forgetmenots, per bunch Chrysanthemums, per doz " per bunch Dahlias Gardenias, per doz Gladiolus, per doz Gladiolus, Baby, per doz Iris, per bunch Lilac, per bunch Lilies, Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per doz Narcissus, P. W., per bunch Narcissus. Daffodils, per bunch Pansies Peonies, per doz Poinsettlas, per doz Primula, per bunch Orchids, Cattleyas Cypripediums, per doz Dendrobium formosum Oncidium Smilax, per doz, strings Stevla, per bunch Stocks. Double, per bunch " Single, per bunch Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doz. bunches. " Spencers Tulips, per doz Violets, Double " Single, Princess of Wales. . . " Single, Gov, Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch 1,50 1 SO 1,50 1 50 2,00 2,00 2,00 2,00 to 1,00 to 2,00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 3 00 to .'i.OO to 3,00 to 3,00 to 4,00 to ,50 ,35 3.00 200 .35 .05 50.00 to to to )to 2.00 to .50 to to 1 00 to 1.00 to 6.00 to , ,, to 6,00 to ,75 to to .35 to 1.00 to to to .10 to 75,00 to to to ito 2,00 to ito 40 to ) to ,75 ito 1.50 ) to .40 Ito .50 to ito .40 )to .25 All the New and Standard Fine Grade and all Seasonable WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS 133 WEST 28lh ST., NEW YORK . TELEPHONE, FARRAGUT 3532 WILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28th Street Telephone 2336 Farragut WHOLESALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Calendula, Bouvardia, Primula Boughs of FloweiiDg Shrubs, Novelties. NEW YORK Myosotis, Wbeo orderlnff. please mention The Exchange EDW. C. HORAN 55 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones {i«2 J Madison Square Qn^ FloWCrS at WholcSale Wbea orderint;. please mentton The Exctmuse George C. Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, 00g-«09 Farragut The best source of Bupfily in the city ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Penonal Attention — Coiuignmenta Solicited Batiafaotion Gtxaranteed When ordering, please mention The l^xcliange B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York VI ^ I fJ X C CARNATIONS ■ VF I. L. I a AND ROSBS Shipping orders receive prompt attention When ordcrlnc, [ilpiific m'^ntlon Thf Exchnnp^ Louis M.NOE LouisA. Noe Wholesale Commission' FloristM MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr.. Manager Telephone. 756 Madison Square AMERICAN BEAUTIES A SPECIALTY THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK When ordering, please m-'iitlon The Bichanjre VIOLETS SINGLE AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal attention and satisfaction guaranteed. Also a full line of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wio/«afcHoru» IM West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordprlng, pipjise m<'iitti,n The fvxcliange Carnations, Roses, Pansies, Single Violets Wlioleul. Florists D. C. ARNOLD & CO., inc., 112 West 28th St., NEW YORK. CITY Telephone, Farragut 2287 When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Goldstein&rutteiman Wholesale Florists CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 102 West 28lh Street, New York City Telephone, 9761 Farraftut V^Tien orderlnc plpnse m'^ntlon Thp Exchnnce I New York City i Easter business during the latter part of last week and Sunday of this, over.fhadowed all other matters pertaining to the florists' craft, and ever>'one connected with the business is that weary with tiie extra .strain of the work that he is not in the l>c»t of moods for imparting any news for use in the trade papers, in addition to that alread.v given, and which will be found incorporated in our New York Easter Letter, which will l)e found inTanother column of this issue, covering both the wholesale and retail plant and flower business. The Flower Basket Shop, which began business on Oct. 15. 1915, Mr.-!, Edna W. Tunes being proprietor, and Samuel Berko- witz, Jr., manager, has taken a lease of the four-story building whore it is at present situated at H7 W. 44th St., for a term of ten .years. This enterprising shop has also added to its equipment a new delivery auto. M. A. Bowc, 0 E. 33d St.. opened his new store which he expects to occupy after May 1 , at 332 Fifth ave, during the Easter season; sales of plants and flowers going on both at the new and the old quarters. It is quite possible that Mr. Bowe will occupy both of these stores for some time to come. 1102 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBURfiH CUT nOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St., PITTSBURG, PA. When ordprtnir, please mention The Excbanee W. A. Bridgmann, well known to the florists* trade in this city, is now with J. H. Small & Sons, 1153 Broadway. Andrew McKmght, an old time florist conducting a business at one time in Dey St., New York City, died recently in Jersey City at the age of 92 years. W. H. Siebrecht of Astoria and W. G. Badgley of Badgley & Bishop, Inc., 34 W. 28th St., attended the funeral of F. A. Bolze of Pleasantville, N. Y., on Apr. 19th. Mr. Bolze was at one time a New York florist and later superintendent of the estate of John D. Rockefeller. At the time of his death he was conducting a growing estab- lishment and retail business at Pleasantville. He was a man who was highly esteemed for his integrity and high ideals of business and civic life. It is worthy of note that in Easter sales this year the splendid Hadley Roses coming into New York market from two growers realized a higher price than Am. Beauty Roses of the same grade, special blooms selhng for 50c. to 60c. each, and the lower grades at corresponding prices. It should not be in- ferred from this that Hadley will supplant Am. Beauty, but it certairJy promises to share with it the sales to the high class trade. Woodrow & Marketos, 37 W. 2Sth st., report the largest Easter plant sales in their business experience. On Saturday evening not a single salable plant was left in the store, and it was necessary to hustle to secure more plants for Sunday's and Mon- day's sales. This firm is unusually busy with its landscape work, many large orders having been already booked; the outlook indicates great activity in this line of work this season. Sales x)f nearly all Cattleya orchids of high quality at from $1 to $1.50. and in some cases as high as $2 each at wholesale for Easter, and of extra special Lily of the Valley on Saturday night before Easter at $S per 100, and rumors of still higher prices, were the pronounced features in the whole- sale cut flower trade this Easter. Boston I Wholesale and Retail Florists i '^"^-* I I Easter business in this city was un- usually good. The large part of the business was transacted up to Friday night. It rained all day Saturday and this out off a lot of business. The growers who held their flowers for higher figures on Saturday (and there were quite a few) got left as the marlset collapsed on Saturday. The exhibition of the Mass. Hort. Society, which is to be held from May 10 to 14, is to be of special interest. There is a long list of prizes for plants and the money offered in most cases is quite generous. There is also a long list of prizes for flowers. This is the largest exhibition probably the society has ever held in May, at any rate it is the largest in a long period of years. Schedules may be had of Secretary Wm. P. Rich. The writer is sorry to have to report the illness of Mrs. E. M. Gill, the veteran florist of Medford, Mass. Until this Spring Mrs. Gill was a continuous exhibitor at all the flower shows of the society for the last half century. Mrs. Gill is now in her 86th year. Her many friends wish her a speedy recov- ery to health. The King Construction Co. is to erect three new greenhouses on the estate of E. A. Clark of Jamaica Plain, an or- chid house, a Gardenia house and a flowering plant house. Mr. Clark has quite an extensive range of glass and these new houses will make it the finest private ranges in this section. Wm. Sini of Cliftondale was fortu- nate in having a heavy supply of Sweet Peas for his Easter trade. This flower was in great demand at Easter. Mr. Sim bad 200.0n0 Sweet Peas, 7000 bunches of Polyanthus Primrose and 25.000 single Violets. Henry M. Robin- son & Co. handled these flowers at the Co-operative Market. Thos. Roland of Nahant had an un- New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL— '» i^r'^ Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: Fort Hill, 3469— Main, 4789 W Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. McALPiNE & McDonald ^!:t Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies, Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Tel Fort Hill 3630-363i-3o32 256 DevonshuTe Street, BOSTON, MASS. Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Buffalo April 24, 1916 Cincinnati April 24, 1916 35.00 to 40.00 25.00 to 30.00 5.00 to 20.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 5.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 6-00 8.00 to 15.00, 4.00 to 10.00 S.OO to 10.00 6.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 1.25 to .25 to .35 .35 to .60 8.00 to 12.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.60 to 2.00 2.60 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 2.60 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 to . .15 to .25 to .15 30.00 to 40.00 10.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 5.00 40.00 to 60.00 to 1 1. 00 to 2.00 .40 to .50 .40 to .50 to . to 40.00 to 30.00 to 26.00 . . . . to 20.00 to 15.00 to to 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10 00 to to to to 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to .. to 1.00 to .. .20 to .26 .20 to .25 8.00 to 10.00 to . to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2,00 to 2.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 3-00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 to . , to . to to to 8.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 5.00 36.00 to 60.00 to 1,60 .35 to 11.00 to . to . to NAMES AND VARIETIES Boston AprU25, 1916 Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgaria (Mrs. Taft).. Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adlaatum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, per bunch. Sprengeri, per bunch, Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.. . f White J Pink 1 Red L Yellow and var. . r White J Pink grades ot Stand-S Red ard varieties) |^ yellow and 'var. : Daffodils Daisies ., . . . Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Lilium Longiflorura Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas Smllax, per doz. strings Sweet Peas ; Violets. Single Double 30.00 20.00 10.00 6.00 Standard Varieties ♦Fancy (*The highest 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 to 40.00 to 25.00 to 16.00 to 10.00 to to to 12.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 8.00 to 6.00 to 12.00 to to 100 1.00 1.00 St. Louis April 24, 1916 25.00 15.66 8.00 8.00 to 12.00 to to e.ooi 4 to 8.00 4 to 8.00 4 to 1.00 . . .. to .. to .. to .00 to . . to .00 to . . to .00 to .00 to . . to .. to .. to . . to . . to .00 to 10.00 . . to 00 to 00 to 00 to . . to to .501 .40 1 50 1.60 ■1.50 1.50 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.60 20.00 8.00 3.00 20.00 to to to to 100 to 2.00 to 2.00; to 2.00i to 2,00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 2.60 to to to . . . to .25 to .25 to 3.00 to . . to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to . . . to ...to . . . to 8.00 8.00 S.OO 1.00 75 ,35 12.50 2.60 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 Pittsburgh April 10. 1916 ,00 to 30.00 00 to 20,00 ,60 to 15.00 ,00 to 10.00 ,00 to 3.00 . , to ,00 to 10.00 ,00 to 10.00 ,00 to 10.00 to .50 to 30.00' . to 10.00 to 4.00i. to 30,001 . to to 1.50 to to to . . . to 3.00 to ...to . . . to 1.50 to .25 to ...to 2.00 2 1, .25 .. .10 .. 10.66 5, 4.00 3, 1.80 .50 to to ,00 to 10.00 ,00 to 10.00 ,00 to 10.00 ,00 to 8.00 ,00 to 10.00 ,00 to 8.00 00 to 10.00 . . to . . to ,00 to 1.25 ,00 to 1.50 ,10 to .35 ,15 to .35 ,00 to 10 00 .. to . . to 2.60 . . to 2.60 . . to 2.50 . . to 3.00 . . to 3.00 . . to 3.00 . . to 3.00 . . to 3.00 .00 to 3.00 ,60 to 3.00 . . to .20 .. to. 123^ . . to 00 to 10,00 ,00 to 6.00 .00 to 60,00 .00 to 2.40 .00 to 2.00 . . to .15 to .50 . . to Patrick Welch ^^^ ^''""'^'' ^' Wholesale Florist BOSTON, MASS. Store open for busines Telephone Main 2698 American Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Carnations, Calendulas, Cornflowers, English Primroses, Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Lilium Longiflorum. All the novelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. B. A. SNYDER CO. ^' ' "'^ Florists Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort HiU 1083-25017-25552 WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere"^ ^ Telephone TMain 6267-6268 Wholesale Cut flower Market Daily consignments from leading growers Full line of Florists' Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. usually fine lot of pot plants for Easter. His rambler Roses, French Hydrangeas and heaths sold exceptionally well. Frank Edgar of Waverley had a su- perb lot of Easter Lilies, and he found little difficulty in getting rid of them, as the plants were well grown and each plant carried quite a number of flowers. Kameyama & Serada of North Cam- bridge had a large quantity of Easter Lilies but easily disposed of them. Be- sides these they had rambler Roses, Azaleas, and Spiraeas. James Wheeler of Natick was fortu- nate in having a heavy crop of extra nice yellow Marguerites, and also a heavy cut of leading kinds of Carnations. P. Welch says it w.ns the best Easter in many years. At his establishment they moved quantities of flowers. Dou- ble Violets they had in large quantities and were in good demand. Lily of the Valley was sold in large quantities. Red Roses were in excellent demand. The Budlong Rose Co. had a heavy crop of well grown Roses, 80.000 in all. The best demand was for Red Roses, but as a general thing all kinds sold well. The B. A. Snyder Co. had a big busi- ness. Shipping business was excellent all the week. The company has bought the Gaedeke greenhouse at Nashua. N. H., and is to run it as a retail store. The manager is Eli Tellman. Tlie W. W. Edgar Co. of Waverley. HOLTON&HUNKELCO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Manufacturers of WIKE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Phone— Main 874 P. O. Boi— 103 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Mass., had a superb lot of plants of aU clean out. Lilies, Roses, Azaleas and Rhododendrons were their specialties. In an interview with Thomas F. Gal- vin. he told the writer that it was the best Easter ever had. They bought larger quantities of plants than ever be- fore but sold them easily at good prices. They found the best demand for rambler Roses. Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Aca- cias and Cattleya plants. The New England Florist Supply Co. does a supply business and does not handle flowers or plants, consequently its business was not ver.v large at Eas- ter. However, Memorial Day is not far distant, and the company is already booking large orders for that occasion. Penn the Florist did a record break- ing business, stating they never had any- thing like _it ever before. On Friday they had 55 boys delivering flowers and plants in Boston and vicinity, and on Saturday they had 65 boys delivering. John McKenzie of North Cambridge had an excellent business at his retail store, and at the store at Arlington Center. Fred Becker of Cambridge has an ex- ceptionally fine home retail trade and his report is that it was an unusually good Easter. McAlpine & McDonald had a very large business. They handled their plants at their new store. They are busy fixing up the new store, putting in large modern ice chests. They have just installed a switchboard, their busi- ness is increasing so rapidly. Henry M. Robinson & Co. did the largest business since they started in business. They moved larger quantities of flowers than ever before. Shipping business was excellent. On Monday, April 24. they were just as busy as they were before Easter. We noted some remarkably fine American Beauty Roses. Welch Bros. Co. is much pleased with the amount of business done for Easter. Shipping business was excellent. Report on Easter Sales As far as we can ascertain from wholesalers and the large retailers, Eas- ter business was far in excess of last year's. In spite of the rainy day on Saturday, each and all proclaim it a ver.v satisfactory Easter. Growers, es- pecially plant growers, had excellent sales. It was very unfortunate that it rained all day Saturday. It hurt busi- ness a great deal. Easter has always been a plant day and this year it was no different from former years. Flowers came second and this is largely owing to the growers of flowers ; some still keep on pickling and the public has got tired of buying flow- ers that will only last a few hours, con- sequently buy plants instead. Prices kept advancing till Friday evening, but when Saturday came things changed and prices of flowers dwindled away con- siderably. Easter Lily plants had the first call and enormous quantities were sold at 10c. and 12c. per flower or bud. Ram- bler Roses were sold by the thousands and Tausendschon was the favorite. Azaleas and Rhododendrons were in good demand but were scarce. Genistas and white Marguerites were sold in large quantities. Plants that sold in small lots were Acacias. Heaths, Cattleyas and Gardenias. All kinds of bulbous plants sold well. Flowers were plentiful and there was more than enough to fill all demands. Carnations sold well up to Saturday, and then they slumped. Carnations on Thursday and Friday sold from 4c. to 6c. each. Roses were plentiful and prices did not advance materially. Sweet Peas sold better than an.v flower in the market and enormous quantities were disposed of at $1 to $2 per 100. Violets sold well at $1 per 100. Snapdragon moved slug- gishly. Callas sold well at $l.!iO to $2 per dozen. R. C. April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1103 YOU can sell Long Beauties AT THE PRESENT PRICES Not many of your customers can afToril to buy Beauties when prices are high, but now you can sell them at a i)rice that puts them within the reach of every flower buyer. When you buy our stock you have the assurance of Philadelphia's Best" in Beauties. Place your order where the supply is the largest and where you ran dopoi\d on carefully selected flowers. GARDENIAS $1.00—33.00 per dozen 58.00— S20.00 piT 100 DAISIES White, Yellow, 500 for $5.00 400 for $5.00 Easter and Calla Lilies Dozen, $1..50 100, $10.00 SNAPDRAGON Dozen, 75c.- SI. 50 100, $6.00— $10.00 If you can use them in quantity, you should buy our Specials in Roses 400 good Roses for design work, for $10.00 250 of the better grades, for $10.00 Absolutely fresh stock. A nice assortment and the best value in Roses you can get. New Sphagnum Moss Six 5-bbl. bales for $10.00 Each bale wrapped. We will give you more Moss for your money than anyone else. The Leo Niessen Co. Washington, D. C. 1214HSt.N.W. Wholesale Florists Philadelphia, Pa. 1201-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Center St. nrderinc. rip'tfp mi'iillnn Tht> Kxoli: Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Philadelphia, April 24, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Roses — A. Beauty, Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Kaiaerin Aug. Vict KiUamey White Killarney Lady HiUingdon Milady Mrs. Aaron Ward My Maryland Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Tatt). . Radiance Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant. , J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Mrs. Francis Scott Key Mrs. Geo. Shawyer Hadley Ophelia Adiantum, Ordinary Farleyense Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus, Pluraosus. per bunch.. " Sprengeri, per bunch.. Asters Bouvardla Callas Chrysanthemums, Ordinary DaSodUs 40.00 to 50.00 30 00 to 35.00 20.00 to 25.00 12.00 to 15.00 8.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 ... to 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 12.00 to to 3.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 5.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 20.00 6.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 10 00 5.00 to 20.00 4.00 to 12.00 . ... to 1.00 12.00 to 15.00 .25 to 1.60 .35 to .50 .25 to .60 to Carnations, Standard Varieties Fancy Varieties Inf. grades, all col . . White Pink Red Yellow: and var. White Pink Red Yellow and var. to 8.00 to 12.00 2.00 to 3.00 Daisies Ferns, Hardy Forget-Me-Nots Freesla Galax Leaves Gardenias, per doz Lilac, per bunch LlUum Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette Fancy Narcissus (Paper White).. Orchids— Cattleyas Cypripediums Dendrobium formosum.. Pansies, per 100 bunches. Smllax. per dos. strings. . . Stocks, per bunch Sweet Peas Tulips, Single Double Violets. Single Double Wallflowers .50 to 2.00 ,00 to 3.00 ,00 to 3.00 ,00 to 3.00 . . to ,00 to 4.00 ,00 to 4.00 ,00 to 4.00 .. to 50 to 2.00 20 to .25 ,60 to 1.00 . . to .10 to .15 .00 to 20.00 .50 to 1.00 .00 to 10 00 to SO. to ,00 to 5.00 ,00 to 3,00 ,00 to 6.00 . . to 3.00 00 to 75.00 . . to .00 to 4.00 .40 to 3.00 .15 to .50 .60 to 2 00 ;.00 to 3.00 1.00 to 4.00 .20 to .50 .50 to .75 . . to I I Philadelphia Wholesale and Retail Florists It was a splendid Easter aod is con- sidered by many to have been the best the florists have ever had in this city. Everything in the plant line sold well. Owing to the scarcity in Azaleas they were in greatest demand and they cleaned up first ; many more could have been sold. Rhododendrons sold too, as they were also on the short list. Hydrangeas went splendidly, especially the French Tarieties. Toward the close of the week even the green and unopened ones were called upon. There was a big demand for Roses and all blooming stock of the Baby rambler type and Tausendschon sold fast. Despite the immense quantity of Lilies on the market they were rapidly disposed of and the only ones left were the green. Spirsens sold surprisingly well in con- trast to other years when there was al- ways a large amount left over. All bulb- ous stock in pots and pans cleaned up on sight. Hyacinths were in greatest de- mand which exceeded the supply. Generally speaking there was a big call for all plants and anything with a good bloom was wanted. Prices in gen- eral ranged about the same as in former years with the exception of Aaleas and Rhododendrons which advanced about 25 per cent. Daisies. Geraniums, Genis- tas, Cinerarias and Pansies were all in good demand. The cut flower business was equally as large and with but few exceptions there was a heavy call on all lines. There was a tremendous sale of Sweet Peas for corsage work and while the supply was large, twice the amount could have easily been used. For further details on cut flowers, see market report. The retail stores all report a record- breaking business and in most places U,:i~', iii 7J,e Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOUBLE KILLARNEY Also the entire cut of Roses from Wm. A. Leonard . Laasdowae. Pa. ?h3rco'i'^K"°'''°'° 1625 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHITE and COLORED LILAC, the best arriving in Philadelphia, and the finest brand of ORCHID FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. Special week end prices— WriU u». When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange Wholesale Florist Inf nH • «!• B/% IV tlv 12 South Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. Callas, Pansies, Snapdragons and Sweet Peas When ordering, pleaae mpptlon Tbe Exchange Berger Bros. WHOLESMX FLORISTS ehowest Seasonable Flowers , Jl^dt, 12Z5 Race St., PHlUDaPHIA, PA. When ordering, please mention The Kxebange that caused some anxiety as to what was to be expected on Saturday. Saturday turned out fair and with it came the big- gest day of the week. The palm growers, such as the Henry A. Dreer Inc., the Joseph Heacock Co., and Chas. D. Ball reported an unusual demand — one of the biggest Easter calls they have ever met. Notes Next Tuesday evening at the monthly meeting of the Florists' Club, Arthur Thayer Barnes, a.ssistant zoolo- gist of the State department at Harris- burg, will give a talk on "Red Spider." Growers are requested to be present and give some of their experience. The Henry F. Michell Co. has com- pleted improvements at its warehouse at 21 and 23 Bank st. including the installa- tion of a large electric freight elevator. It has also installed what is only the second machine of its kind in this coun- try, known as a grass mixer. With this machine 1500 pounds of grass seed is thoroughly mixed in five minutes, from there conveyed by elevator to separate bins and then withdrawn by spouts. It is a great labor-saving device and is driven bv a 7% h. p. motor. Frew Cow- perthwaite spoke on Roses before the members of the Collingswood Horticul- tural Society, April IS, at Collingswood, New Jersey. STUART H. MILLER A complete line of everything in cut flowers. PHILADELPHIA QUALI1Y 1617 Ranslead SI. PHILADELPHIA, PA When ordering, please mention Tlie i:xcbange Bell Telephone KONADA Keyston* Telephone BROTHERS ^'^r:, Wire Designs Florists' Supplies'! Any Wire DedSn at Short Notic* 1008 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. When ordering, please mention The K?:th»nc^ Condensed Keports on tbe Easter Basiness Robert A. Craig Co. : "Everything in bloom sold, a big demand in all lines." David Colflesch; "Wonderful, could have sold twice as much stock." Leo Niessen : "Good business, the mar- ket was long on Daisies and Lilies." Pennock-.Meehan Co.: "Very fine, not enough Sweet Peas." Aschmann Bros. : "Every plant with a bloom sold, not enough .\zaloas." Godfrey Aschmann : "Nothing left but a few Lilies that were not in bloom." Wm. K. Harris, John Prince speaking: "Bully, were sold out by Thursday, notn- ing left but the benches." J. J. Habermehl's Sons: "Best Easter yet. all four stores cleaned up." Sign of the Rose, via \V. Cleaver Harry, "Great, big drive on cut flowers." Pennock Bros. : "Conservatory cleanp Lily of the Valley 3 00 to 4 00 Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special Firsts Mignonette Orchids— Cftttley as, per do« DendroblumB Onddlums Pansies, per bunch Smilax Snapdragons 4 00 to 6.00 Fanoy 3 00 to 4 00 Short OS to 10 Richmond, special to 15 00 600to 800 MftrfiMiil 4 00 to 6 00 Short Stocks, Double, per bunch Single Sweet Peas, Spencers Tulips, Fancy Sunburst, special 35 to 40 Seconds 200 to 300 Mr*. Taf t. Fanoy to 4.00 Medium : Short Ophelia .special Select. . rrr : . to ... . Short tn . . All the Leading Varieties oj RoseS and CamatioilS PETER REINBERG Headquarters /or American Beauty Roses J" tiSt KdDdOipD 01 , LtlltAuU, ILL. When ordering. please mention The Exchange CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and ft " Retail Florists ■ " g There were Easter flowers and anthems and Easter eggs and rabbits in Chicago, and several Easter holdups as . well. There was an attempted robbery on Sat- urday morning of the Geo. Wittbold Co., 8319 X. Halsted St., when John Popescu, a watchman, though tortured by three sateblowers, refused to tell the where- abouts of the valuables the robbers be- lieved to be in the place. He was struck several times with iron bars and bound. The robbers failed to secure any loot. The Chicago American of April 21 con- tains an article by John Mangel, a wealthy Chicago florist -who came to this city from Greece in 1885 with only $3.50 in his pocket. How he worked himself up from a very humble position to one of eminence should be read by all young men in the trade. The West Side Park Commission opened its annual Spring floral e.\hibi- tion at the Garfield Park conservatory on .\pril 15. The display is finer this season than ever before. It is visited by thousands of people daily who enjoy looking at over 10,000 floral specimens comprising every variety of blooming plants known to the trade. The Darwin Tulips and Lilies are a pleasing feature of the display. Chicago forgot its business Thursday and turned its attention to giving Chas. H. Weeghmau and his National League baseball club a rousing sendoff at the opening game of the Cubs w-ith Cincin- nati. The florists did a large business, for Chicago admirers were there with the flowers. Heinie Zimmerman, the Cubs' third baseman, was presented with a floral bat and a horseshoe of such pro- portions that he could stand under it. Joe Tinker was presented with so many flowers that he was almost hidden behind the bank of Am. Beauty Roses that stood in front of him. President Weeghman was .presented with a large bunch of flowers from J. Ogden Armour that were grown at his beautiful Lake Forest home. The Cincinnati delegation, not to be outdone, rushed floral tributes to Manager Chas. Herzog and his staff. In the Cook County elections on Tues- day. April 25, several well known repre- sentatives of the trade were honored by election to various oBiees. Adolph Poehl- WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders , Given Prompt Attention 162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. C Kooyman WHOLESALE FLORI81 27 Saint Anne Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BULBS. SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLO WERS,SHIPPING, COMMISSION Phone. 8DTTER 540 A. L RANDALL CO. ^gg^ Wabash Ave. & lake SL ^^^ Wholesale Cut Flowers, Florists' Supplies When orderluK, pletise mt-ntluu the Uxcbttniie mann was re-elected police magistrate at ilorton Grove. Albert Erickson o£ \ aughan's Greenhouses at Western Springs was elected a trustee of the vil- lage. C. Blameuser of Niles Center and Geo. Klehm of Arlington Heights were also elected as trustees in their respec- tive villages. The Chicago Daily News of April 22 stated that it was estimated that Chi- cago's flower trade this season amounted to half a million dollars, and more than a million Lily bulbs have been pur- chased here. T. E. Waters, of the Poehlmann Bros. Co., reports a good demand for Mother's Day cut flower box. By deducting the price of the cost of an ordinary box from the price of these boxes the trade will find that the price of those beau- tiful work of art are most reasonable. The National Plant and Flower Co. has made wonderful improvements on its place at 61st and Throop sts. since it came into possession of it last year. Two large modern greenhouses and a hand- some oSice building with workrooms attached, just in the course of comple- tion, give the place a splendid appear- ance. Business with the new company is excellent. Ernest Rober, Wilmette, reports a good clean up of all Easter flowering plants and is now busy getting his line of Spring bedding plants ready for the trade that should open very soon. Frank Oechslin had a fine trade on pot plants ; everything available for Eas- ter trade was sold out by the middle of the past week. The bedding plant sea- son that follows quickly on the heels of the Easter trade this year will keep all the plantsmen busy for some weeks to come. A. T. Pyfer & Co. had a good trade the past week at their greenhouses at Wilmette. Extra autos had to be put in service to keep up with the delivery of plant stock. Harry E. Philpott took charge of the Wilmette store and had all the business he could handle for the few days preceding Easter. Erne & Klingel had a nice week of trade and plenty of stock to meet it. There was no worry about stock, so that the trade was the best and smoothest in the history of the business. Zech & Mann had a large shipping trade and made a good clean up on everything on Saturday and Sunday, with the exception of Easter Lilies, which were noted to be in over supply with many dealers. Wietor Bros, are well satisfied with the trade of the past week. They supplied all their customers without any incon- venience, with their usual grade of fine April 29, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1 103 HEWS STRONG RED POROUS INC. 1904 POTS STANDARD. AZALEA, BULB, ORCHID, FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSED, ROSE, CARNATION, PALM, CYCLAMEN, CUT FLOWER, SPECLAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN. POTS. etc. Oldest and largest manufacturers of flower pots in the World. A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. WAKEHOUSES, Cnmbrlditc, Maas. New York. N.Y. pli-iiHf m'lillii Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs "ANCHOR BRAND" OUR Trel Tubs arc made of seasoned, se- lected Virginia White Cedar — we use no substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outlast any otlier known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a lifetime. ■ ||H We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant Tub that money can buy. Write tor booklet and prices. 9 RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS Largest M arnifacturers of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND, VA. Wheg orderiog, please mention The Eschapge stock and haii plenty coming on to meet the demand on Monday. The throwing out of much stock at the greenhouses will begin right away to make room for new planting. The Chicago Flower Growers, accord- ing to Paul Klingsporn, had the best Easter trade on record. They are well satisfied and made a lot of well pleased customers. Those among the trade that believe it would be better for their interests to have an early Easter than one as late as this year, may find some consolation in the fact that it will not be so late again for 23 years. Wendland & Keimel, Elmhurst, III., has a record-breaking cut of Roses for Easter trade. According to W. J. Keimel the cut of the past week was 9.3,296, all of which was excellent stock and handled by the E. C. Amiing Co. The wholesale plant growers had the best Easter trade on record. All stock came in bloom without exertion ; retard- ing was necessary in some cases. Everything cleared with the growers ; any left-over stock remained in the hands of the retailers. Felix Reichling, who presides over the destinies of the Peter Reinherg wholesale flower departmeut, said they had a splen- did trade. With the exception of a scar- city of Carnations there was nothing else to mar either the pleasure or ihe profit of a great business week like the past. According to John Degnan of Winter- son's Seed Store, who is most observant of all passing events, there was 25 per cent, more plant stock on the market this Easter than ever before. It looked up until Friday of the past week that there was not going to be even a normal trade. Saturday, however, proved the exception. Department stores entering into the plant and seed business is getting to be a strong issue although they cannot give ad- vice to customers. Cliarit^ Flower Sale Tlie fashionable flower sale that was held by prominent society ladies in the Elizabethan room of the Congress Hotel on Easter Saturday resulted in a clear profit of $8000 for the benefit- of the home of destitute crippled children. This sale has stirred up an unusual amount of comment among the trade. It is argued that this $8000 is so much taken out of the Easter trade of promi- nent retail florists. There were about forty tables each presided over by a prominent society lady and having a retinue of saleswomen so that there must have been five or six to every customer. These l.ndies are all patrons of the flo- rists industry and each one of them, un- der other circumstances, would be a large buyer this Easter. To all who contributed plants and cut flowers for this sale on a purely charit- able basis nothing can be said against their acts or honorable intention. To the ladies that furnished their own plants and cut flowers from their own conserva- tories only words of commendation can be said. The fact remaius, however, that the part of the stock in both plants and cut flowers contributed for the sale on a charitable basis was a very small por- tion. There-fourths of the stock sold was bought on the wliolesale market. It is stated that the ladies in charge had spe- cial low prices made them. That these prices were less than their list prices to the trade or lower than the retailers could buy them themselves is the point that disturbs the peace of mind of the retailers. Students' Show at Urbana Nearly 4000 people attended the fourth anual exhibition of floral arrangements staged in the floricultural building, Uni- versity of Illinois, Urbana, III., on Sun- day afternoon, April 16. Not a better day could have been chosen ; the weather was ideal. There were on exhibition many types of corsage bouquets made of various sorts of flowers. Wedding bouquets were also in evidence, including everything from the bridal bouquet to the flower girl's basket. The table decorations illustrated the use of different types of flowers. Be- sides this there were numerous baskets, funeral designs and sprays, box and vase arrangements, and feature bouquets. This show is the work of students in Horticulture 32, a course in floral deco- ration required of all floricultural stu- dents. It is merely to give them an idea of what work of this type would he in a florist's establishment during a rush season. The students were assisted by Miss Emily Dorner of La Fayette, Ind. A. G. H. De8 Moines, Ia. — The Wilson Floral Co. had a formal opening of its new down- town store on April 15. The new store is in the basement of the Harri.s-Emery Co. store. The fixtures are finished in white enamel to liarmonize with the sur- roundings. There was a large attendance at the opening. Atchison, Kan. — The work on the Grove Floral Co.'s greenhouses and new office was begun on April 12 and will be pushed as rapidly as possible. Every modem appliance will be installed in the new buildings. \\Then complete the com- pany will have one of the finest green- house establishments in tlie West. THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO. SOUTH ZANESVILLE, OIUO RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN 16 West 25d St., NEW YORK SPECIALTIES I. G. KIMBLE 61EBSt Lake St.. CHICAGO Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned — Carefully Packed When ordorliiK, plense mi-ptlon The Excliantff* sa^Whilldin Pottery Company FLOWER POTS MADE IN PHILADELPHIA WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. N Y When ortlering. pli'i'se mi'ntlnn Tin- Esrlmntrf Coming Meetings and Exhibitions f^^rl (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly particulars as to forthcoming exhibitions.) j Amlierst, Uass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, in connection with the Mass. Agricultural College. July 3-2S. 1916. Bar Harbor, Me. — Amer. S. Pea Soc.'s annual show, July 14-15. Sec'y H. A. Bunyard. Boston, UaBS. — Show at Horticultural Hall, May 10-14, Spring Exhib. Cblcagro, 111. — American convention of Garden Clubs, June, 1917. GreeuwiclXi Conn. — Fall flower, fruit and vegetable show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. 1916. MamaroneclE, TX. T. — Summer show of the Westchester and Falrfleld Horti- cultural Society, June (date to be fixed). New Tork. — The General Federation of Women's Clubs, 7th Regiment Armory, May 24, will have an exhibit of orna- mental and shade tree work in public parks and on private estates. Com- munications may be directed to Miss Mira L. Dock, chairman of the visit- ing committee of the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Fayette, Pa. New York. — International Apple Ship- per's Ass'n, Aug. 2. Wew ■S'ork, H. Y. — Amer. Dahlia Soc's annual show, Sept. 26-28, in Engineer- ing Bldg., 25 W. 39th St. Sec'y J. H. Dick. New York. — Fall exhibit Horticultural Society of New York at Museum of Natural History, Nov. 9-12. Sec'y Geo. V. Nash, Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. New York, — Pelham Bay Park. — Inter- national Garden Club's flower show, June 1-4. Secretary of the club. Miss Harriet Johnstone, 162 E. 36th St.. New York City; show manager, Mr. Arthur Harrington. Syracnse, N. Y. — N. Y. State Fair, Sept. 11-16. Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are goin£ to spend this Winter to stocK your greenhouses. Think of US. Write us. Try us The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St. : Norriitown, Pa. Whpn onliTliic. nl.-:.H,. iiiiiti.retliL'te(i early in the wcel{ was transacted. Kverjtiiiug has a drawbaeli, however, and if there was a weak side tliis year it was caused practically hy ninety \>cv cent, of the trade beinpr lield vintil after nine o'clock on Saturday. Tlie whirl and rush after that was tremendous, and even though unusual preparations were well in hand. it was entirely itupossihle to dv) justice to the furious rush. Plants were particidarly fortunate in point of sale. lOverythinp from the small- est pan of bull)ous stock to the tlnest Roses. Azaleas and Uhododendnuis found a friend. Prices in the plant line were much the same as in former years, with a jireference shown for goods that retail at from $2 to .$7.50. Among the prime favorites this year were beautiful si>eei- men Rhododendrons at $2 to $10 each. fine Azaleas at tiie same figure, hydran- , geag at ^'-i, ^-i and $'i each, pans of hulh- ' ous stock at .Wc. to $2 each. Genistas at $1 to $5. and Wistarias at $3 to $7.50 each. Excellent specimen baskets were cleaned out early in the day at $3 to $10. If there was a slow sale for anything it was for out flowers, as all the good stock sold exceptionally well. Fancy Snapdragons at .$.3 to $4 per dozen retail and half of that wholesale were a won- derfully fine feature this Easter. Car- nations sold better than anticipated at $3 to $5 per lOtI, and there were none available by Sunday noon ; $1 to .$l.."iO per dozen seemed to be the prevailing re- tail price. Roses sold about the same as last year at .$1 to $3 per dozen retail. There is no use trying to sell long Am. Beauty Roses. You can try to promote them all you will, but it seems that the public has lost its fancy for this grand nloom. Prices were not exorbitant over tlie counter — $3 to .$12 per dozen were in the range of all good flower buyers, but it seems that Russell at $3 to $5 per doz. or Richmond or Ophelia at $1.50 to $4 per doz. took their place. Eastern Violets arrived in poor condi- tion and were retailed at $2 per 100. Sweet Peas at .$2 per 100, Gardenias at 50c. each. Pansies at 25c. per bunch of ten. Forgetmenots. Mignonette and small Roses, as Sweetheart, at 50c. per doz. readily outsold them. Tomlinson Hall market reports a par- ticularly fine business, but as at the flower stores there was a grand rush at the last moment which caught nearly all the flower stands unprepared to meet the strain upon them in such a short space of time. There was a suflScient supply of Callas and Lilium giganteum at $12.50 to $15 per 100. The sale of these was really wonderful this year. Notes John Rieman. A. Wiegand's Sons Co., Bertermann Bros. Co., Reynolds Flower Shop, The E. G. Hill Co., The Claypool Hotel Florist, Pahud Floral Co. and several other of the prominent stores all reported a fine Easter business. Baur & Steinkamp offered a fine lot of Pelargoniums for the Easter trade. Hartje & Elder were long on fine Snapdragons that sold well this year. The Smith & Young Co. dealt exten- sively in Roses this Easter. Mr. Junge, siiperintended the outlay from his private office and reports a much larger business than last season. The florists in the outlying districts, particularly Eldon Weygandt, E. A. Xel- son and the Roepke Floral Co., were for- tunate with an extensive Easter trade this year. Bertermann Bros. Co. kept hauling out and in during the Easter rush. Some of the vans were kept busy bringing in stock from the greenhouses, and the others de- livering from the downtown conservatory. The May meeting of the State Florists' Association of Indiana will be held at the Claypool Hotel. Oliver Steinkamp. secretary, states he has a special pro- gram to attract visitors from over the State. The statement made that the Western Inion is engaging in the telegraphing of flowers should be modified so it is prop- erly understood and not disposed of in a ■way which is misleading. The fact is that the Western Union has realized the ^-- S. ss one big city, and they are to spend .$.50,000 for a campaign advertising the fact that flowers, theatre tickets. candy and the like may be purchased through Western Union telegrams. But An Open Letter MANUFACTURERS OF Steamed Bone Meal, Raw Bone Meal, Blood and Bone, and Special Complete Plant Foods for Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, and Greens. Believing we can render material assistance in our instructive campaign in the upbuilding and maintaining of soil fertility, our company is giving time and money to further the interests of the grower under glass. With that in view we have employed practical greenhousemen in our research department, in our laboratory de- partment, and in the handling of our correspondence to questions arising on soil requirements .and plant foods. In this work we request the trade to take sufficient interest to co-operate with us, and to correspond with us on matters pertaining to their growing products. Our main object is to demonstrate the practicability of making up soil fertility during the growing season through the addition of fertilizers, or commercial manures, as the season progresses, and thereby increase the number of flowering crops as well as the quality of the flowers. In connection with this work we are taking into consideration the uses of stable manures and legumes, supplemented by commercial manures that carry nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, and the scientific use of a pure carbonate of lime to meet the particular needs of greenhouse soils. Last, but not least, this company is supported by men who have had wide experience in your problems. They are at your service. Command them CHICAGO FEED & FERTILIZER CO. UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO, ILL. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Wlu'n ord.-riiipr, pleHse ui'-iiti.jn Thi' Exclii The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for preen, black, white fly. thrips and soft scale. Qt., $1.00: aralM S2.50. INIKOTIAINA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumigating or vapor- izing- Qt., $1.50; gaO.. $4.50. Until further notice shipments of our products Funglue, Venulne and ScaUne will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. Prompt shipments can be gnaaranteed on ApMne and Nikotlana. APHINE MANUFACTURING CO, MADISON, N. J. ^|&K_ ^M, / ^4£t«Mrife^f& t llflNURES b Uneqna Lai The Put 34 UN led for Greenh idscape Fertilii verized Ma ION STOCK ' CHICAGO oaseand nure Co. rARDS iiiiiiiiiiiniiiHiiuiiiumiiHiiii USE THIS] PURE PLANT FOOD HUMUS FOR VOUR GARDEN 4ND UWN A SHREDDED MANURE MAGIC HUMUS is a pure plant food unleached and unburnt. Ita an- alyaiB proves that it containa potash, phoaphorio acid, nitrogen and Compost in available form. MAGIC HUMUS COMPOST poBsesses the body and fibre to absorb and retain Nature's moisture after it is put into the ground and spreads its fertilizing elements through the soil. SEVEN 100-Ib. BAGS. $5.00 F. o. b. New York or Jersey City on HUMUS COMPOST Months ore occupied in the prepara- tion of MAGIC HUMUS. It reaches the garden free from weed-seed and can be agreeably handled. The garden receiving a liberal application of MAGIC HUMUS COMPOST is permaneotly enriched with plant food and soil. SINGLE BAG, 100 Ihs.. 90c. any railraid or Bteamboat line -,_.„. ....... .v..«^ s^. w...Ln-_, ■^li.y \ju »ujf luiirujtd ur Bi«atiiooa( line HIGHGRADE MANURE COMPOST CO. G. W. CHANDLER, SaXtt AomI 533 West 29th St,., New York or 68 Maple Ave., Red Bank, N. J. nrd<*r(ne. pi «>■««> montlAn "Hi^ ICirhnnp^ m I FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c. lb. i^^ TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ,i,°C TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. i^iZ TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. \^'^^, Larfte Bale, weighing 300 to 400 lbs.. $2.50. Special prices In Tons and Carload Lota J.J IllCUIUdU, BROOKLYN, N. Y. the Western Union charter does not per- mit this great company to directly par- ticipate in the transaction other than re- laying the messages and it is this oppor- tunity which they look forward to. The selling of flowers is of course to be main- tained as it always has been by the flo- rists. !■ B. NIKOTEEN For Spraying APHIS PUNK For Fumigating Aak your dealer for it Nicotine Mf^. Co. ST. LOUIS Fertilizers ' FACTORY PRICES. Ca to boost sales this Easter and the enormous busi- ness received is ample indication that it pays to advertise. 'Two of their large greenhouses were entirely given over to a gorgeous display of plants of all kinds. Three delivery cars were used to give prompt deliveries. F.M. S. A|iril •-'!!, Ifllii. The Florists' Exchange llOB Which Do You Want? CAST IRON BOIl.KRS FOOL I.CONOMY (false ratinss fuel waste, clanger of breakdowns, dealers' profits), or KROESCIIELL BOILICRS— FUEL ECONOMY (honest ratings, safety, quick heat, no boiler pits, no dealers' profits. -KROESCHELL BROS. CO.. ^Vcago ill Wlion ordpring. plensp m'^ntlon The Exchange_ PITTY BlIB (Scollay'8) For Liquid Putty The best tool for glaz- ing and repairing greenhouse roofs. Note the Improved Spout For Bale by your sup- ply bouee or mdI poatpsid for S 1 ,00. OHN A.SCOLIAY, Inc. 74-76 MyrtleAre. BROOKLYN.N. Y. S^hfP ordering, please mentioa Tl]e Excbapge JQUID PUTTY MACHINE Will last a lifetime. $1-25 EACH AdJuBtable — oaii and irame separate — easily cleaned Frame all one piece, of malleable iron More prac- tical and more easily oper- ated than any other. Seal-tight liquid putty at S1.25 per gallon METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO 1398-1408 Metropolitan fAve., BROOKLYN. N. Y. Vln 11 uriJi'iint;. ph-utie iui.'iiliuii 'i lie Exilmu^ie VVROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and ouplings. Guaranteed to give entire satisfaction, 'ipe cut to sketch. It will pay to correspond with ALBERT (St DAVIDSON. Inc. 17-223 Union Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. Vbeii orderlnc. t'Ie:ise mention Tin' Exi-lumce PHE EXCHANGE— Best Advertising Medium WESTERN STATES— Continued Topeka, Kan. Flurisls of liiis rity \yn- not a bit ilis- .ipiiuiiitMl wlii'ii tlii'.v .stuiki'd up lu-avil.v oil Howers for the Easter trade, as busi- ness was of a very large volume. Lilies remained the favorite Easter flower, and the seneral price obtained was a.le. per bud. Otiu'r flowers that went well were Khododendrons. Kose.s. .liiii,|iiils, Carua- lious. Spira'as, Crimson Kauiblers, Aza- leas and Uydran'geas. Mrs. JI. E. Hollcraft. florist at WIT Kansas ave., has just placed in service a large Studcbaker deliver.v ear. The lua- cliine is constructed for carr.ving flowers, uitli the nece.ssary raiks and lioldcrs on the interior. I*. S. li. Milwaukee, Wis. Milwaukee's Greatest Easter Wholesalers and retailers proclaim lOaster business to be greatest in history "f the trade here. The stock might have bei-n more plenliful. but tlie middle of the week witli dark weather foi-cshadowed a limit to the amount of crop to be cut. Thousands of Lily plants for pot and a(l on a one-, com- mon at 50c. and 75c. per lUO. Snap- dragon of best quality in pink and yellow sold at $6 per 100; Daisies 50c. and 75c. per 100; Hyacinths, $5. per 100. A limited amount of .Asparagus pU> mosus at 35c. per bunch and Sprengeri at 85c. could be obtained. Smilax was not in the market. I'lenty of good heal- thy blooming plants were in tJie market at reasonable prices, the demand heavy enough to completely clean up on all sto<_k. Terrifiic Hailstorm Wednesday afternoou, April 19, at 4 p.m., while floral shops were preparing for the rush, a hailstorm, the most severe that ever struck Milwaukee and vinicity, endangered property and human lives. Florists on the north side of the city suffered losses in large amounts. Hail as large as eggs were picked up and photographed by newspaper men to prove to those w^ho would not believe the size of the hailstones. I'lants, especially Lilies, were cut to rib- bons, and nearly all blooming stock was rendered unsalable in floral establish- ments which suffered severe casualties. The following firms were damaged to amounts ranging from $500 to $1000 : Griebler & Sons, Jacob Finger, Kamp & Spinti, Schroeder Floral Co., all whole- sale growers. P. Gutermuth & Co., E. Haasch, Gustave Holtz, Kumner Floral Co., Chas. Menger, Rud Preuss & Sons, E. VVeIke & Co., Fred Ernst, all re- tailers. All downtown florists register a won- derful business. Mrs. Ennis, of the Wis- consin Flower Store, said if she bad a store five times the size of the present one she could have done that much moi'c of business. South Side florists in the market re- ported business was excellent. North Side florists were immediately helped out to a certain extent with glass and more stock and they claim to have a better business than was expected. Their cloud of gloom having lifted by a bigger business, will help to make them forget their loss. L. R. P. Los Angeles, Cal. VTitliin the Bestraiut of Trade There is talk among the nursery and seed trade of contesting some of the county quarantine regulations, now in force iu California, in the courts. When clean plants and trees cannot be deliv- ered to people who pay for them, things have indeed come to a pretty pass. Recently two large shipments consisting of fruit trees and ornamental plants were turned down, not because they were infested, but because certain in- sects prevailed in Los Angeles county. Now this may seem a far cry, but when the same obnoxious crawling and flying things also prevail in the county to which they were shipped, the whole pro- ceeding becomes farcical. And yet this has happened. The injustice of turning down clean stuff, because there happen to be bugs and worms of certain color- ings and characteristics in the section from which it was shipped, is to place an embargo on the business, to interfere in the free exchange of clean horticul- tural products, and to do an injustice to innocent people. It is a menace . P.AUVn.MtT. The Test of Time Before purchasing a greenhouse, it will pay you to look into the matter of endurance. Greenhouses vary a great deal in this respect. Some last only a few years, some go to pieces when the first wind storm comes along. Others are good for from five to ten years. Moninger AU-Steel Houses are t>uilt to last. After twenty-five years they are stronger than the average five-year-old greenhouse. Their superiority in strength and durability over any other form of construction has been proven many times by scientific tests and actual experience. We are glad to have the opportunity of proving our claims. Send for our Proof Book. Or ask to have our representative call. JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY CHICAGO 912 Blackhawk St. CINCINNATI 2308 Union Central Bldg. NEW YORK 806 Marbrldge BIdt When nrderleir- I>1 WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each JACOBS &. Ours are aU made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.55 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. SONS, 1363-1379 Flushing Ave, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Greenhouse Material -^ Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts— Patent V and U Gutters ' Our Grade Invariably the Best. Our Prices Right. A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, III PIPE NEW AND SECOND HAND AU Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and couplings and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the Kast. i We Cut and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists (lorrcspimdeiu'e liivittMl EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Iiicorporntt'd 30 Church Street, New York City When ordering, please mentl<»u The Exchange VThen orderlDg. please mention Tb* Eichince II 12 The Florists' Exchange April 211, iidd r \ \ ^ \ 'J i\ r N H One of Our Free Schools for Workmen How It Overcomes Greenhouse Building Guesswork IT'S an old saying that " poets are horn not made." Exactly the reverse, however, is true of greenhouse building experts. They have to be made. So we proceed to make them in the way they should be made. We take the raw material and train it. To best accomplish this we have started at one of our factories a free evening class where any of the workmen can come and learn the geometry, mathematics and en- gineers' facts and figures about greenhouse planning, building and erecting. A man may know hou) to do a certain thing; but he will do it better if he knows why. In this class they have both the how and the why. The things they learn in theory at night they can prove up by facts in actual shop work in the day time. So eager are the men to learn that the man who is not interested enough to go to the class soon finds his fellow workmen looking down on him. He's out of place and soon looks for another place. The men themselves, you see, help us sort out the inefficient ones, and so are con- tinually stimulating each other for better things. Those men in the picture working over their problems are the material from which later on will be made our foremen and super- intendents, as needed by any of our three rapidly growing factories. The day of rule of thumb is past. Guess work won't do. Facts and figures only are to be depended on. This class is only one of many of our methods to make better men for us, so we can make better and better houses for you. ord.CiBiirnhamC SAI FSOFFirFsi NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER CLEVELAND TORONTO ^" t 42nd Slreet Bldg. Tronont Bldg. Franklin Bank BIdg. Rookery Bldg. Granite Bldg. Swetland Bldg. Royal Bank BIdg. FACTORIES : Irvington. N. Y.. De> Plaines. Ill . St. Cathaiines. Canada MONTREAL Transportation Bldg AVbi-ii L>r(]fi-iug, please m'-utiuu Tlie ExcUaufe Mm/ b -f9l6 ti'.h'ririiiii r»J. Vol. XLI. No. 19 A WEEKLY TRADE MEDIUM FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE AL "J^V »Ma«!r(jr»'aJ — 1° »J»i<*i7 mvi yoRK*''z^v::t^'^::j,r' AND Chicago .■zt^:l.. may 6. 1916 One Dollar per Annum FERNS Our stock of Ferns is exceptionally fine. We offer the following: NEPHROLEPIS Teddy Jr. 8-in. pots, $12.00 per doz.; 6-in. $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima compacta. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. lo-in., $2.00, $2.50 each; 8-in., $12.00 per doz.; 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS, Dwarf Boston. 8-in., $12.00 per doz. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. Extra fine, large specimens. lo-in., $7.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Assorted varieties, strong plants, 3H-in- pots, $15.00 per 100; 2J4-in., $3.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 234 -in- $4.00 per 100. LILIUM GIGANTEUM 9 to lo-in. bulbs, 200 to the case, $30.00 per case. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NENV YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange Bulbs 7-9, Case 300 $20.00 9-10 Case 200 20.00 Giganteum - - Carinas Bouvier SI. 50 per 100; S12.50 per 1000 All Uss 3% discount for cash tintb order. Cemetery or Lawn Cut Flower Vases White or Green Enameled (Peterson Patent) These will give perfect satisfaction to your customere. Made in two sizes at the following prices: No. I. per dozen. J2.00; per 100, SlS.OOj ^^ ,o p,, ,,„t No. 2, per dozen, 1.60; per 100, 12.00 ) ^ Let us Bend you a trial order and convince you of their superiority. We are sole owners of patent. Carried by all the leading florists" supply houses in the country. WM. F. KASTING CO., ^'AEn.?; When ordt^ring. pleae^e mrniiun Tbe Kxcbanpe PLANTING PRICES FOR THE Best New 'Mums After May 1 st, for the balance of the sea- son, we offer the grower who wants the best new 'Mums in dependable commercial sorts. Early Frost, the best early white Golden Queen, a fine commercial yellow Golden Eaton, bright yellow sport of Eaton Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. White Chieftain Edwin Seidewitz Chieftain Oconto Rooted Cuttings. $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. 250 of a variety at the 1000 rate. Refer to our ad on page 1129. These prices to the trade only. A.N.?IERSONwt, n^O^MvSLL Conn When, orderlnd. pleaee mention The Exchange CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 1131. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS We list over liniiilri-.l vannii-s, $2.00 \)vr lOU, $ls.,',() jur lOUO. GERANIUMS We have a splendid stock of 2-in. and 3-in. Geraniums at $3.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000 for 2-in.; and $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 for .3-in. We will send one thousand made up of an assortment of .50 each of 20 varieties, our selection, for S1S.50 per 100 for 2-in.. and S25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. PETUNIAS Double and Single Fringed, in Mixed Colors, selected from the finest strains: 2-in., $2.00 per 100, S18.50 per 1000; 3-in., $3.00 per 100, $2.5.00 per 1000. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 AGERATUM. .Six varieties $2.00 $18.50 $3.00 $25.00 ALTERNANTEtERAS. Six varieties 2 00 18.50 3.00 25.011 ALYSSUM. Uw.Hrf and gi.-int 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA, Gloire de ChateUine 2.00 18.50 3 00 25.00 BEGONIA Luminosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CANNA. St.Tiidard varieties 3.00 25.00 CANNA, King Humbert 4.00 35.00 COLEUS. Ten varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA Platyccntra 2.00 1.S.50 3.00 2o.0ii FUCHSIAS. In varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 GERANIUMS. Standard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and Chieltaln 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LANTANAS. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LEMON VT:RBENAS 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PARLOR rV'Y. S. Scandens 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.0i' SALVIA, Bonflrc and Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SENECIO argcnteus («' Dustv Miller) 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SWAmSONA. White and pink 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.0n VERBENAS. Red. white, pink, purple and striped. . 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.0O R. VINCENT, JR.' &SONS CO., "^k^^L^Alfp^" CLASSIFIED Pages 1141 to 1146 -«■ 1114 The Florists' Exchange jfjf ^^4^ J^^j^^^-^^^-^A^^A^ A^A^^^^^^jf -¥■¥-¥■ Sterilized Sheep Manure We are in possession of anotiier car. Ton, $28.00; I4 ton, $8.00. Cane Stakes Clean Illinois Canes. 6 to 8. $7.00 per 1000. Fine Ground Bone Finely pulverized. $5.00 per 200 lbs. * WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42Vesey St., New York J 3f 3f 3f SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters QUEEN OF THE MARKET The best extra early variety; large, double 'flowers, on long stems, in colors: Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White. Trade packet 20c., ounce 75o. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN, PRIMULAS, Irom our own Cold Storage Plant. LILY OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List mailed on application. fOTTLER, fISKE, RAWSON CO., ne seed store faneujl Hall Square, Boston MEYER'S^B RAND FORMOSUMS— GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK WE BOOK NOW ORDERS for next Fall and Spring deliveries, for the full line of Florists' Forcing Bulbs and Plants, such as Japan Lilies, French and Holland Bulbs, Roses. A/,aleas, Rhododendrons. Boxwood and other Decorative Evergreens. Palms, Bay Trees, etc. Order timely, please. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 5' Barclay street jsjew York When ordering, please mention Tin.' Rxchanjie We offer the best Gladiolus Grown Augusta, 15:f-in. and up. Pink Augusta, our Special White and Lifiht Mixture for florists. Brenchleyensis, fine bulbs. De Lamarck, SS.OO per 1000. America, first. size. $7.00 per 1000; second size. 35.00 per 1000 Cash with'order. Rowehl &, Granz HicksviUe. L. I.. N. Y. When oideiing. please mention The Exchange I wh>ii nrderlng. n|PB»> m»iillnn The Rx-hnngr SPECIAL Gladiolus kX ■ 1 100 1000 Princeps $2.25 $20.00 Mrs. Francis King - - - 1..50 12.00 Cash with order. WEEBER & DON, 1 14 Chambers St. , New York Seed Merchants and Growers Wbea ordering, please meat Ion The Ezcbanee Lily Bulbs Fall Shipment from Japan Prices quoted F. O. B. New York, Cliicago, Denver, San Francisco, and London, (Ont.) _ Write for quotations stating quan- tity, variety and size requited. McHutchison & Co. THE IMPORT HOUSE 95 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK Seedsmen Write for satnples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates lor Seedsmen Stecher Lithographic Company Dept. S ROCHESTER, N. Y. Whea ordering, please mention The Exchange Now Is the Time to Place Orders for PANSY SEED. Special florists' mixture, extra fine strain, $5.00 per oz. MIGNONETTE SEED. Giant strain, greenhouse grown, $5.00 per oz. SNAPDRAGON KEYSTONE (New). Clear rose pink, Winter blooming variety, $1.00 per pkt. CYCLAMEN SEED, English. Separate'colors, $8 50 per 1000. CYCLAMEN SEED, German. Separate colors, $5.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED. Greenhouse grown, $3.50 per 1000; $30.00 per 10,000. BEGONIA Cincinnati. 2} 2-in., strong, twice tr.ansplanted, $15.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Lorraine. 2i/^-in., strong, $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2i4-in., strong, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. POINSETTIAS. Strong, 2l4-m. (true Xmas type), $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Write us regarding Fern Flats: Bostons, Scottii, Roosevelt, Whitman!, Teddy Jr., and other varieties for immediate or later planting. Have you placed your order for LILIL'M Giganteum, Rubrum, For- mosum and Album ? We aim to supply the best produced in Japan and invite correspondence regarding our stock. Having any trouble with your hose? The MAGIC Hose — best made — will do away with all your troubles. We handle that brand and no other. ;^-inch (2 ply), 15c. per ft.; ?4-inch (2 ply), 16c. per ft. Couplings included. Catalogue for the asking. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 Lincoln Building PHILADELPHIA, PA. iiti'.m The LiXL-h.in.^'-' OUR MOTTOi "THE BEST THB MARKET AFFORDS* Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway JEW YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips BEANS, PEAS, RADISH and all GARDEN SEEDS Write for I'rkes I FONARD SEED CO. ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE When ordering, please mention The Exchange GLADIOLUS Various Choice Mixed Varieties See our Florists' Catalogue and ask for special prices J.M.THORBURN&CO. S3 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK Steel's Pansy Gardens Portland, Oregon Offer an immense stock of MAS- TODON Mixed, Private Stock, transplanted, in bud and sliowing colors. Price, per 100, $1.00, per 1000. $8.00. Catalog. SEED PRICES M.\STODON Mixed. ' s oz. 75c., oz. $5.00. Mixed, Private Stock. $1.00. oz. $7.00. ;s oz. When ordering, please mention Tbe Excb.inse Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed ^ ^^^^ postpaid by manufactuiers upon ^P.C^^^ receipt of 40 cents in postage. T^^r AMERICAN SPAWN CO. Trade Mar. g^.. PAUL, MINN, Wten ordering, please mention The Exchange Seeds ' Bulbs • Plants and Nursery Stock Write for Price List. The Barclay Nursery " Tror'" 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway. NEW YORK. Telephone, Cortlandt 1S15 Wlien ordering, please mention The E.xohange Routzahn Seed Co. Rut* npff Rrnc Arrovo Crande. Cal. UUl iiClL Ul UO« Arroyo Grande, Cal, Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists Wholesale Growers of Full List of Flower and Garden Seeds SEEDSMEN Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchange When order inn. pleuse mi^ntion The E-^ehangfe May 6, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1115 AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. President. John M. I.ui'ton, Muttituck, N.jY.; firbt vico-presitiont. Kikuy B. Wmrii. Detroit, Mich.; second vice-president, l'\ W. Bolgiano, WastiiiiKtuii, D. C; secroUiry-treaaurer, C 10. Kenuci., 2L)U) Oatario St., CIcvclnnii, <).; assistant secretary, i?. I'. WiLLAKD, Jk., Cleveland, O. Convention, Chicago, June 20 to 22, r.llO. European Notes ICnstrr is with us mirt' move uiid our niiiuis should have Jiti upward and hope- ful tpniloucy, but it is iliUicult to uiuin- taiu it uuder such puiufuUy depressing surroundiugs. I'Yoni every district where the cultvire of seeds is carried ou we have the same dismal story day by day. Ouly ou the liKht lands have the transplanted Beets, Manjiels and Carrots survived the uure- mittinj; attentions of Jupiter I'luvius durini; the past two inoutha and the per- sistent eold aeconipanyinp: the same. <_>u the low heavy lauds almost nothing has yet been done in this direction and it will soon be too late. Some of the wcatherwise among us affirm that the trouble is due to the disturbance of the atmosphere caused by the incessant cannonading in the war zone, but this can hardly be correct, see- ing that the British growers have the same difficulties to contend with as our gro\vers in France. All the plants of the Brassica family are beginning to move at last, and Tur- nips are doing their best to keep them company, but they all sadly need the sun. Beans, Peas and other anntials do not please us at present, but given a few warm dry days, the change would be marvelous. In the St. Kemy trading with the enemy troubles, Roustan Servan has been honorably acquitted. The business of Jacques Hassalach has been taken over by the "Comptoir Grainier de Provence," organized by the proprietor of a dra- pery store. Edbopean Seeds. Protest re Censorship Great Britain's censorship of the mails in so far as it affects neutral or "true" correspondence is "unreasonable," the Merchants* Association contends in a protest to the State Department on behalf of the business interests of New York. In urging the Government to insist upon a speedy settlement of this controversy the association requests that emphasis be laid upon certain conditions that have de- veloped and to consider the suggestion of sending a special emissary to Great Britain charged with the task of person- ally presenting the importance of the sub- ject to the proper authorities. The communication from the Mer- chants' Association disclaims any desire to raise a question concerning "Great Britain's rights under international law to exercise a strict and vigorous censor- ship over all mails coming within its domain," but bases the complaint entirely on the ground of rfeJa;/ and loss in the censorship of purely commercial corre- spondence. Imports April 17.— S. S. Bleddyn— B. Mullen & Ward, 8 cases plants; A. Rolker & Sons, 12 cases plants. Apr. 22-23 — S. S. St. Louis — A. H. Rlngk & Co., 1 case live plants: T. Meadow & Co., 11 pgs. plants, etc. Apr. 26 — S. S. Bermuda — Hutchison & Co., 2 boxes plants, 1 box seeds, 1 box Lily buds; Maltus & Ware, 12 pgs. Lily buds. New York Seed Trade Saturday of last week was the banner day of the season for counter sales in the seed stores. On Monday morning, too, much earlier than usual, counter trade began to be active, and at noon of that day most of the seed stores were fairly swarming with customers. Should the good weather of today, Monday, continue, the seedsmen expect a very large counter trade throughout the whole week. The demand for green plants has become more active. Nursery stock in the auction rooms and the seed stores which handle this line, is meeting with a large demand, and the sales of bedding plants have be- gun. The sales of Dutch nursery stock and bulbs, and of domestic nursery stock and greenhouse grown plants, at the double auction sales of the MacNiff Horticul- tural Co., 5^-5G Vesey st., on Friday of last week and Tuesday of this, were enormous. The demand for seeds at Ihi.' counter of the seed department, and for plants in the retail plant department on Batur(la.\' of last week, was unprecedented in the history of this company. The early days of this week also were marked by heavy sales. Anglin it Walsh Co., 335 Broadway, reports that seasonable stock like Aspara- gus plumosus seedlings, 'Mums, Hoses, etc., are moving briskly, and that a great many orders are being booked for Callus and Freesias for July delivery. Burnett Bros., OS Chambers St., report on Saturday of last week the biggest counter sales of the season. Piivate place orders are coming in freely. In their window display this week they are mak- ing a feature of hardy Lily bulbs in mam- moth sizes, apparently of superior quality. Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., re- port that grass seeds, as well as vegetable seeds and bulbs, and seasonable flower seeds, are meeting with a very active de- mand. They report that their English grown Roses met with such a large de- mand that they have all been sold out three weeks earlier than they expected. Arthur T. Boddington Co. Inc., 12,S Chambers St., reports an active demand for garden tools, especially the whole line of Planet Jr. implements, and a con- tinued active demand for all seasonable seeds and bulbs. The window and salesroom display of bulbs, roots and small nursery stock at the Stumpp & Walter Co., 30-32 Barclay St., is one of the largest and most com- prehensive seen in any seed store in the city. These items are reported to be all moving well, as are also all seasonable seeds. J. M. Thorbum & Co., 53 Barclay St., report large orders coming in from private places from travelers and by mail, and an excellent counter trade covering all items of stock. The largest offerings of green plants, not only vegetables, but also bedding plants and annual and perennial flower- [ ing plants, noted anywhere in this city are seen this week at Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 Barclay st. These plants are meeting with an enormous demand. All other lines of stock are reported to be moving well. S. D. Woodruff & Sons, S2-S4 Dey St.. report that business for the last four W'eeks has been very strenuous indeed, re- quiring night as well as day work. The price of seed Potatoes is unusually high, and likely to go higher. Sweet Corn, for instance such varieties as Stowell's Ever- green and Country Gentleman, are selling for double the usual price at wholesale. Only one or two kinds of Wax Beans are now offered at wholesale, and two or three of the green pod varieties. Lima Beans 'and garden PeaS' remain in good supply. A tremendous business was recorded at Peter Henderson & Co., 35-37 Cortlandt St., on Saturday of last week, and a con- tinuance of this same condition in the early days of this week. In the interest- ing display of seasonable items of stock seen in the windows of this store, a freak growth of Com is attracting much atten- tion this week. A small ear of Rainbow Com is growing directly from the seed in a plant pot of soil instead of on the usual stalk with foliage. W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d St., are making a special offer of Rose bushes. All seeds and sundries are reported to be meeting with the largest demand felt at any time this season. Wm. Elliott & Sons. 42 Vesey St.. re- port Old Sol has put considerable ginger into the wants of the suburbanites, mak- ing night work imperative. Auction sales are well attended and they are now han- dling bedding plants, which seem to meet with a ready demand, especially Pansies. Mushroom Spawn Wanted A subscriber is In need of spawn of Agaricus subrufescens. "WTio can fur- 1 nish It? Please write to this office. BEGONIAS We offer our Famous Gold Medal Strain of Tuberous Roo(ed Beilonias SINGLE Doi. io(j Red $0.40 $2.50 Dark Red . .40 2.50 Pink . .40 2.50 Rose 40 2.50 White 40 2.50 Yellow 40 2.50 Salmon 40 2.50 Mixed 30 2.25 GIANT SINGLE FRINGED White $1.50 Salmon 1.50 Rose 1.50 Yellow 1.50 Red 1.50 Orange 1.50 Mixed 1.00 DOUBLE Rose $0.50 Red 50 Dark Red 50 S.'ilmon 50 Yellow 50 White 50 Mixed 50 Excelsior Dwarf Pearl Tuberoses First Size Builjs, 4 to G, SIO.OO per lUUO Caladium Esculentum ,00 1000 5- to 7-inch $2.00 $15.00 7- to 9-inch 3.50 30.00 9- to 11-inch 5.50 50.00 $10.0(1 10. (M) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 8.00 $4.00 4.00 4.00 4.fK) 4.00 4.00 4.00 30-32 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please m'-ntlon The Bxrbiin;: Asparagus Plumosus Seeds New crop, cleaned, lath-house grown. Now Ready to Ship 1,000 or more seeds. . .Si. 75 per 1000 5,000 " " ... 1.50 10,000 " " ... 1.35 50,000 " " ... 1.20 Delivered free anywhere in UnUed Slates or Canada upon receipt of remittance McHUTCHisoN & CO. ''%i':fr "'NErYORf •• ^\Tien ordering, please mention The ICxclib 111:0 ROSES Two-year-old dormant stock, low budded, in the following varieties: Anna de Diesbach, Baron Bonstet- ten. Baroness Rothschild, Celine Forestier, Duke of Edinburgh, Frau Karl Druschki, Gen. Jacque- minot, Geo. Arends, GloLre de Dijon, Hugh Dickson, John Hop- per, Magna Charta, Margaret Dickson, Mrs. J. Laing, Mrs. R. G. S. Crawford, Paul Neyron, Perles des Blanches, Ulrich Brunner, Baby Rambler. Any of the above in biindlus of 5, one variety, $15.00 per 100. W.E. Marshall & Co. 166 West 23d St., New York Snaps for Fall 1 h'- iM>i;tl, .,f May is the proper time to ?.MU -,rl ni Snapdragon for Fall bloomioR. ri:iiii- f^tart.ii now from seed will be r- ;i'I> ta \ • ihIi in July. We strongly a^hnse t:ru\MriK jmu own scedlinKS, aa plants do nut ship well in hot weather. We list the good ones as follows: Seed of our famous Silver Pink (the 5-to-l varietvl, at $1.00 per pkt.; 3 for S2.50; 7 for $'>,00 Seed of Nelrosc. Gar- net, Yellow. Buxton. Phelp's White and Fancy Mixed, at 35c. per pkt.; 3 for SI. 00. .Vil orders cash. Free cultural directions. No plants to offer. Slock is arri^inK for our new patented square dirt bands and pota. As soon as we can get our machinery by the freight ('inl)iirKOC5, we will bo ready with sampTea. In the meantime, we can furnish any site square plain band. Send for samples and prices. G. S. RAMSBURG Somersworth, N. H. When ordering, please mention The Exchanse Wbt'U ordering, ttleast; mention The Eichang*- 1116 The Florists' Exchange "■^S^LT Begonias Splendid imported bulbs now on hand. Grown from the finest large-flowering strains. Doz. 100 1000 Single Sorts. White. Scarlet. Yellow, Pink J0..50 $3.00 $26.00 Single Frilled 1.00 Single Butterfly 1.00 Single Mixed Colors 40 Double Sorts, White, Scarlet. Yellow, Pink 50 Double FriUed 1.00 Double Butterfly 1.00 Double Mixed Colors 40 Seedsmen, write us for mailing size, samples and prices. GLADIOLUS fi.OO 50.00 6.00 50.00 2.,50 20.00 3.,W 28.00 7.00 65.00 7.00 65.00 3.25 25.00 1000 AMERICA, Extra, 2}4- to 3-in. .$15.00 AUGUSTA, Extra. 2'^- to 3-in. . 15.00 MRS. FRANCIS KING, IM-in. . 10.00 PRINCEPS, 11.^-in. and up 22.00 HYDE PARK, IJ^-in. and up 45.00 VAUGHAN'S XXX, Florist mixed 15.00 AMERICA, l}4-in. and up 10.00 1000 AUGUSTA, IH-in. and up $10.00 CHICAGO WHITE, I'-^-in. and up 25.00 MRS. FRANK PENDLETON, U^-in and up 85.00 PRIMULINUS SUNBEAM, 1^- in. and up per 100, $18.00 Good, mixed 8.50 CAL ADIUMS 100 1000 7-7 inch $1.75 $15.00 -9 inch 3.50 30.00 100 1000 9-11 inch $6.00 $55.00 12-inch and up 14.00 125.00 CHICAGO VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE newyork When grde^riiig, please mention The l^xcbaii,^e Afy Winter Orchid -Flowering SWEET PEAS were the best payinft crop with many thousands of powers who had purchased our seed in time. They have received the highest awards at the Nat. Flower Shows in Philadelphia and New York; the Gold Medal of Honor at San Francisco and the Gold Medal in San Diego World's Fair. New list of over 50 best commercial Tarletie<> will be mailed in June. If you are not already on our book, send in your name. I am the originator of every Winter- Orchid Sweet Pea, but one, which was ever seen or shown. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, - Lompoc, Cal. Sweet Pea Ranch SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side) 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds, Onion Sets, Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensis, red. . . 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet. . 1.25 10.00 A. Henderson & Co. 21 1 N. State St., Chicago, III. MY GIANT PANSIES. Finest mixture, in superb colors, all grown from selected stock. Large, strong plantein bud and bloom; will be in full bloom last of March and later on.l By express, Sl.OO per 100. PANSY Seed. Finest mixture, S4 00 per oz. SALVIA Bonfiie. 1 oz. Sl.OO. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS Lock Boi 254 SOUTHPORT. CONN. Grower of fine Pansles When ordering, please mentloa Tlie Bxcbange When ordeiiiig, please mentiou The E.xchaage Chicago Seed Trade Th« retail counter trade was unusually brisk tbe past week. Saturday was a day of heavy sales, and may prove to have been a record breaker. There has been uo gardeniug done around Chicago as yet to amount to anything, and with the con- tinuance of cool weather the rush will no doubt continue until toward the end of May. Vaughan's Seed Store has had a busy week of counter trade ; seeds, plants and nursery stock are all in active demand. At the greenhouses at Western Springs perennials, Roses, Cannas and general nursery stock are moving well. Fill in orders for all lines of Spring bulbs con- tinue to come in from seedsmen all over the country, indicating that they also were having a good trade. Paperwhite Narcissus will be ready in August, and buyers are cautioned against the cheap blind stock of last year. Vaughan's Seed Store maintains a foreign buyer and in- spector during the packing season in France. In this way only select stock is secured. At Winterson's Seed Store Saturday was the best day of the season to date. Buyers were out early and continued to pour in all day. Lawn grass seed is in great demand as well as perennials and nursery stock. John Degnan looks for the present week to be the best one of the season from a retail point of view. John Brydon, gardener to Wm. Wrig- ley of LakS Geneva, Wis., and a party of other gardeners and their assistants came down Saturday to hear Harry Lauder at the Ganick Theater and were escorted around the city by D. D. P. Roy. Onion sets are cleaning up well: whatever stock is on hand is being closed out at .$3 per bushel. The W. W. Barnard Co. reports a splendid counter trade during the past week. All Spring bulbs are in demand and inquiries have already been made for bedding plants. W. Reid is in off the road for a short time to help out in the rush. A. H. Goodwin has gone to his Summer home in Indiana, where he will remain for a few months. John Mangel, 17 E. Monroe St., has incorporated under the name of Mangel & Co., and will buy and deal in seeds, bulbs, plants and flowers. The capital stock is given at $.5000. The incorpora- tors are Herbert W. Bye, Jas. Pi Mc- Gregor, and Henry T. Chase, Jr. According to L. V. Hammond of Bill- ings. Mont., Billings is to become the central point of a It«iv agricultural in- dustry, the raising of seed Beans, and one of the leading seed houses of the East will buy the product of 1000 acres of seed Beans which will be raised in Yellowstone County this year. It is said eastern seed houses have contracted with the farmers who raise the Beans to pay them 41^c. per pound for their product, and the farmers expect to male a net profit of $50 an acre from the Beans if there is no crop failure. Exportation of Seeds from Russia The following telegram from Commer- cial Attache Baker, Petrograd, received on April l."», gives information regarding the exportation of certain goods from Russia : Customs department states concerning Beet seed exports : "Unless guaranty bonds are properly filed by May 1 (14) all export permits become invalid. Further permits unlikely until next crop is determined. All applications to export flax are held in abeyance until final de- cision of the Government whether to al- low further export until next crop." St. Louis Seed Notes The St. Louis Seed Co. bad a clean- up week on nursery stock. All fruit trees and larger shrubs are entirely dis- posed of. The company is now pushing pot plants : also loads of perennials. Imported goods, such as Azalea mollis. Boxwood and Rhododendron are selling well. Seeds. Uahlia roots and mossed Canna plants find ready .sale. The in- cubators and other poultry supplies like- wise continue to move. Schi.sler-Corneli reports good sales of packet seed. The scarcity of good Onion sets hurts business considerably. Kaercer-Schisler are pushing seed Corn. F. L. S. Louisville (Ky.) Seed Trade Cleveland & Co. of Versailles. Ky., have laid iu a large supply of field seeds which are beiug sold on a very close margin of profit. Business has been ex- cellent all Spring. The Knox County Farmers' Co-opera- tive Ass'n. of Knoxville, Tenn., has been buying seed and fertilizer through the or- ganization this season. It is stated that on 237 tons of fertilizer a saving of $l,liX* was made by buying direct and on 1..500 bushels of seed the saving was about $200. Farmers in the Knoxville, Tenn.. dis- trict are giving considerable attention to Clover growing this year. One of the Knoxville .seed dealers recently received a shipment of 50 bags, or 12,000 pounds of Clover seed from France. G. D. C. Nashville Seed Notes The Seven-top Turnip seed is almost ready to harvest. The. acreage is quite heavy this year, and the Winter was fa- vorable for a good crop. Kale, of which there is a small acreage, is blooming. There seems to be an enormous crop of Cow Peas and Soy Beans in the coun- try that has not left the hands of the grower. A local bakery is making a food of Soy Beans that certainlv tastes excel- lent. The seed business has not come up to normal at any time this year. The rush of business is about over and the indica- tions are that this will be a poor seed .vear. .M. W. B. Catalogs Received Domestic Iionis H. Schaefer & Son, 102 Hud.son ave., Albany. N. Y. — .Seeds, plants, bulbs, shrubs, fruit and shade trees: 64 pp. and colored cover. A neat and useful well- illustrated catalog, covering all sections of the garden: seeds being the strongest feature, including grasses and a select list of farm and field supplies. Forelsrn Van der Wlllllc & Koetsler, Nursery- men, Hazerswoude, Holland. — Wholesale catalog; 48 pp. King Seed Cabinet 50 DRAWERS 3 inches wide, 21^ inches deep. 8 inches long. Oak case and partitions. Oak fronts and backs to drawers. Steel bottoms and sides to drawers. Just the thing for your potting shed. Price. $15.00 net f. o. b. factory. KINO CONSTRUCTION CO. NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. When ordprlntr. pli'iisc iiii'iiMmi Tlic Exclianee CYCAS REVOLUTA STEMS (SAGO PALMS) Strong and healthy bulbs, size H to 6 lbs. 25 lbs. $2.50. 100 lbs. $9.00. 300 lbs. $25.00, 500 lbs. $40.00. BEGONIAS TUBEROUS ROOTED Single varieties in colors, $2.50 per 100. $22.50 per 1000. Double varieties in colors, $4.00 per 100. Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED CO. 125 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Wben order ine. plense mi'iitli>n The Excliunge PRIMROSE XX SEED XX Improved Chinese Fringed. Finest grown. Many colors mixed. 650 seeds Sl.riO: half pkt. 50c.: per 1000 31.25: colors separate also. PRIMULA Kewensis. Sweet Yellow. Dwf. 20c. PRIMULA Malacoides. Giant Baby. 20c. ALYSSUM Snowball. The only true dwarf, 20o. CINfERARIA. Large fl. dwarf: 1000 seeds, 60c. SNAPDR,\GON. Giant white, pink or mixed, 20o. PANSY, Giants. Mixed. Fine: critically selected. 6000 seeds $1.00; >< pkt. 50c., oz. $3.00. Cash. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. When ordering, please mention Tbe Gxchange MichelFs Seed House 518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA Get After the June Wedding Business! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1135, this issue. May 6, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1117 Palm Seed \Ve make it a point to deliver notliing but nlisolutely fresh seeds of the different varieties of I'lihn Seeds, shipments of wliich we are constantly roceivini; from various parts of the tropics. As the various varieties ripen at different seasons of the year, we have indicated below, as nearly as possible, when each sort will arrive, and as these seeds lose their germination very ciuickly, we earnestly solicit orders in advance. 100 1000 ARECA luteseens. May *»■«<• *7.50 COCOS Weddelliana. Now in stock »-25 10.00 KENTIA Belmoreana. May 1-00 7.50 KENTIA Forsteriana. May 1-00 7.50 LATANIA Borbonlca. May 50 8.50 MUSA Ensete. Now in stock 75 5.00 PANDANUS utilis. May 1-25 10.00 PHOENIX Canaricnsis. May 1-00 7.50 PHOENIX recUnata. May 50 S.OO Asparagus Seed Hatcheri. Fronds more closely placed on the vine than on Plumosus nanus- 75 cts. per 100 seeds. PLUMOSUS NANUS. True greenhouse grown. 50 cts. 100 seeds, $1.00 2.50 seeds, $3.50 1000 seeds. PLtTMOSUS NANUS. CaUfornia grown. 50 cts. 100 seeds, 75 cts. 250 seeds, $2.50 lUdO seeds. SPRENGERI. 25 cts. 250 seeds, 75 cts. 1000 seeds, $3.00 for 5000 seeds. Arthur T. Boddington Co., Inc. 128 Chambers Street, New York When ordering, please mention The Exchange Ready Now— A 1 Stock ■ Per 100 ABUTILON Savitzii. 3-in $5.00 AGERATUM. White. Light and Dark Blue. 2-in 2.00 2}4-in 2.25 ALTERNANTHERAS. From soil, 4 best kinds 1,00 ALYSSUM. Double. 2^-in 2.25 Little Gem Seedlings 60 BEGONIAS. MIgnon. Lumlnosa. 2-iQ,.., 2-in. COLEUS. 10 best varieties. 2-in.. FEVERFEW. 2-in FUCHSIAS. 3-in GERANIUMS, Ivy. 2-in. , , . 3.00 . . . 3.50 ... 2.00 ... 2.00 ... 5,00 , . . 2.00 3H-in 6.00 Rose. 2-in 2,00 3-in 5.00 Salleroi. 2-in 2.00 2>4-in 2.25 HELIOTROPE. 2-in 2,00 3-in 5.00 LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard. 2-in 2.00 DRACAENA Indivisa. 3-in 5.00 4-iu, S2.00 per doz, 5-in,, $3.00 per doz. MARGUERITES. Single White. 2-in.... 2.00 Single White, Rooted Cuttings 75 Double White, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in 2.50 NASTURTIUMS. 2;4-in 2.00 Rooted Cuttings 75 S.\LVIA Seedlings. Splendens, Bonfire, Zurich 1.25 SNAPDRAGO.NS. Rooted Cuttings. Sil- ver Pink and Phelps' White 1.00 STOCKS. Transplanted, strong. Blood Red and Dark Violet 1.00 SNAPDR.VGONS, Phelps" White. 2-in... 2,50 Silver Pink. 2-in 2,50 VERBENAS. Transplanted seedlings 1,00 STAR OF BETHLEHEM. Something new. 2-in 5,00 2' 2-in 6,00 VINCAS. 2-in 2,00 2M-in 2,50 4-in 12,00 P,\NSV PLANTS. SIO 00 per 1000 1,25 OLSON & CO.,WholesaIe Plant Growers WEBSTER, MASS. When orderlpg. please mention The Eichagge HELIOTROPE. 2M-in. strong plants, $3.00 per loo, $25.00 per 1000. ROSE GERANIUMS. Strong plants, 2-in., $1.75 per lOo. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 per 1000. GERANIUM, S. A. Nutt, Strong, 3-in., ready for shift, $35.00 per 1000. James Vick*s Sons ROCHESTER, N. Y. Wbeg ordering, please meptlon The Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Alert and up-to-date Infringement of Copyright We very rarely find seed merchants in the same town at variance to the extent of taking legal proceedings, but from the Wolverhampton press we notice that Messrs. Bakers took proceedings against Messrs. John E. Knight & Sons for in- fringing the copyright of a seed catalog. In requesting Messrs. Bakers to withdraw proceedings, Messrs. Knight publish a public apology and agree to pay £30 ($150) costs and £45 ($225) as an agreed sum for damages, and to hand over all the catalogs not yet distributed to Messrs. Bakers. Fortunately such instances are rare, but we know more than one instance where the situation has been saved by the printer declining copyright matter handed to him. — Horti- cultural Trade Journal (Eng.) Omaha, Neb. — The Stewart Seed Store has been remodeled and redeco- rated and has an attractive appearance, A rushing business is in progress in gar- den tools, plants and seeds. Business Troubles BrrFFALO, N. Y. — A voluntary petition was filed by Fred A. Katoll, florist at 10 Summer st. The liabilities are listed at $1072.03, and assets at .$465. Houston, Tex. — Asking appointment of a receiver and cancellation of the lease held by the Forestdale Flower Shop, 617 Main st„ Sam Rouse filed suit for $950 on April 13 in the Eleventh District Court. The lease was executed Sept. 15, 1915, to run for a period of three years. Detboit. Mich. — Edward A. Fetters, the florist of 16.33 Woodward avc., will move his establishment into the adjoining store at 1635 Woodward avc. PABKEKSBtJKG, W. Va. — The Dudleys have leased the room formerly occupied by the Parkersburg Steam Laundry and have fitted it up as a branch store. MiNOT, N. Dak. — Complying with his annual custom, Geo. E. Walker extended an invitation to the people of Minot to attend the flower show at his greenhouses on April 23. Beidgepobt, Conn. — On account of in- creased busines.s, James Iloran & Co. of Main st. have found it necessary to open another store on Fairfield ave., between Broad and Harrison sts. Fbeepobt, III. — The greenhouses of John Bnuscher that were destroyed by fire last Winter are all rebuilt and form one of the most complete establishments in this part of the country. Boone, Ia. — ^The Eastern Star Home board awarded the contract for the im- provement of the grounds at the home, to the Kemble-Smith Floral Co. of Boone. The work will begin at once. Fischer's Splendens The Magnificent Lavender Freesia The only commercial colored Freesia in the world, a truly wonderful production that cost many years to produce. The above cut will give you some idea of its beauty. It is a bunch of only a dozen sprays, photographed side by side with a dozen sprays of my new giant white. One glance will satisfy any one of its great com- mercial merit, and no words are necessary to describe it, exceot to say, that the bunches in the cut measured nearly three feet tall, not including the vase. It is much larger and stronger in every way than Purity, one of its parents, and has the same fine habit of growth and is very fragrant. I ofifer it in two shades of color, a bluish lavender and a reddish lavender. Only good sized flowering bulbs offered. Price, per dozen $4.50, per hundred $25.00 Cash with order Sent postpaid July delivery RUDOLPH FISCHER i San Gabriel, California When ortlprliip. pleiise [ii''!iM'»n The l-.xi-lmntjf -TO THE TRADE- HENRY METTE, Quediinburg, Germany (Established in 17S7) Grower and Exporter on the very larftest scale of all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS Specialties: Beans, Beeta, Cabbages, Carrots, Kobl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces. Onions, Peas. RadiBhea, SpiDach. Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, CarDations. Cinerarias. Gloiiiuas, Larkflpura, Nasturtiums, Panaies, Petunias, Pbloi, Primula, Scabious. Stocks, Verbenas. Zinnias, etc Catalogue free on application, HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed). The most perfect and most beautiful in the world, S6.00 per oz., SI. 75 per >^ os., $1.00 per ^ oa. Postage paid. Cub with order. All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and ar« warranted true to name, of strongest growth, 6nest stocks and best quaUty. I also grow largely eeeda on contract. tl,.n Th^ I.-T Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed only to these who plant for profit Wben ordgrlng. please meptlon Tba Eicbtngf S. M. ISBELL & CO. garden seed The L D.WALLER SEED CO. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA Sweet Pea and Nasturtium SPECIALISTS Corrc«ponh, Watermt Ion. Sweet Com. Co— ««po'»rf«nCT ^olif-l'J Whea orOerlnc. pleue nntlAa T%e Wlftllg* BEET, CARROT. PARSNIP, RADISH aod GARDEN PEAlSEED in Tariety^ mito other iUml of the abort crop ol thia paat seaaon, aa weU aa a lull line ol Qardeo aeeda, will be quoted you upon appUratioo to S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS 7 Dey St, NEW YORK, and ORANGE, CONN. Wbeo ordcrlDX. pleaae mentloD The Kichaaxe 1118 The Florists' Exchange The World's Handsomest Dahlia JohnWanamaker Awarded first prize for best Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful pink, large aize, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching habit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous bloomer. WiUiam A. Finger, in sending us an order for "John^Wana- maker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker' at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say It Is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be in every collection." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, field-grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 per doz., $50.00 per 100. Retail price, $1.00 each. Send for our catalogue and wholesale list. PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, Berlin, NEW JERSEY Cannas and Caladiums Case of Per 100 260 1000 A. BOUVIER. 5 ft. Dark crimson $1.65 83.75 815.00 C.HENDERSON. 4 ft. Bright crimson 1.65 3.76 15.00 MUSAFOLIA. 6 ft. Green leaves for foliage effect only 1.60 3.50 14.00 ALLEMANNIA. 4 to 5 ft. Green foliage, scarlet and yellow 1.35 3.00 12.00 Case of Per 100 250 1000 AUSTRIA. 6 ft. Pure yellow $1.60 S3.50 $14.00 INDIi\NA. 6 ft. Golden orange, striped 1.35 3.00 12.00 KANZLEITER. 3}.^ ft. Pure, light yellow 1.50 3.50 14.00 GENERAI, MERKEL. 4 ft. The best scarlet gold edge sort 1.65 3.75 15.00 All the above in strong, fresh dormant roots, 2 and 3 eyes each. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephant's Ear) Doz. 100 1000 5 to 7 in. in circumference, 200 in a case SO. 30 $2.00 $17.50 6 to 8 in. in circumference, 200 in a case 35 2.25 20.00 8 to 10 in. in circumference, 100 in a case 50 3.50 30. 00 10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a case SO. 75 S5.50 $50 00 12 to 13 m. in circumference, 50 in a case 1.10 8.00 75 00 Monsters, measuring 13 in. and upward in circum- ference, 25 in a case 1.50 12.00 — "-'^-'"•-i -"' *" " ^-oo-i i.OU i^.uu For fuller descriptions and more complete list of Spring Bulbs, send for wholesale catalogue. 128 Chambers Street NEW YORK ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc. seedsmen When ordering, please mention The Exchaii 500.000 PANSIES Field-Grown — In Bud and Bloom— Mixed Colors There is no better strain for commercial purposes than my Superb Strain Pansies, grown from seed of my own raising, and the resxiJt of over 20 years' careful breeding. Send a trial order and be convinced. Fine, large plants, $1.25 per 100, SIO.OO per 1000. Some extra large plants, S15.00 per 1000. Largest Grower of Pansies for the Trade In the United States. CASH WITH ORDER. BY EXPRESS ONLY. Leonard Cousins, Jr., CONCORD JUNCTION, MASS. CANNAS Fresh cut, 2-3 pyes, mo.itiv started Allemanla, Black Prince, Chas.^Henderson, Egandale. Exp. CrampveU, FireiOueen. Flor. Vau^han, Gladiator. Gloriosa, Indiana, Louise, Louisiana. Leon. Vaughan. Mile. Berat, Moon- lif^ht, McKinley, Pres. Meyers. Pres. Cleve- land, Rich. Wallace. J. D. Eisele, Wyoming, $1.50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000. CALADIUMS (Elephant's Ears), fi-8 in., $1.75; 8-10 in.. $3.50; 10-12 in., $5.50; 13-14 in., SS.OO. DAHLIAS. Divided clumps, best for cut flowers. All named. SS.OO per 100; mixed. $2.00 per 100. SHELLROAD CANNA FARMS Grange, Baltimore, Md. Contract Growers OF Peppei, Egg Plant, Kale, Okra, Radish, Tomato, Spinach, Turnip, Sweet Corn, Field Corn Stokes Seed Farms, inc. Moorestown, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Excbange Fine field-grown transplanted plants, in bud, mixed colors, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, by express. Cash wUh order. PETER BROWN LANCASTER, PA. tt'TiAn nrdpring- nIPBRe ro^ntlon The Btclinnge Gladioli Catalogue now ready JOHN LEWIS CHILDS.Inc. FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Superior Field-Grown Pansy Plants IN BUU A.ND BLOOM EXHIBITION TYPES, $1.25 per 100 Also strong, matured plants of COLUM- BINES, COREOPSIS, GAILLARDIAS. FORGET-ME-NOTS, ENGLISH DAI- SIES. FOXGLOVES. HARDY PINKS, WALLFLOWER and DELPHINIUMS. Will produce an abundance of flowers this season. S2.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS ROOTS. Barr's Mam- moth : and Palmetto. 30c. per 100. S2.50 per 1000. Torresdale, PHILADELPHIA. PA William Riley, Pansies Not Wintering Growers' Opinions Desired Would like to hear ffm some good Pansy growers about my Pansies. They were plauted in the open last Fall and were strong and healthy nlants. I left them uncovered until about the beginning of December, when the ground was well frozen, then I put boards around the bed, which were about a foot high ; on top of these boards I put cornstalks. Upon un- covering at the latter end of March, 1 find all of the Pansies rotted off at the ground. Any helpful advice will be greatly appreciated by me. — J. B., lA. Leesbukq, Fla. — For the consideration of a quarter million dollars E. H. Mote, for many years the largest property owner in this section, has sold his holdings, in- cluding the beautiful Treasure Island, and the Welikit Nurseries with about 1.000.- 000 Citrus trees of various sizes, and his yacht Lucretia. to W. Schmitt, an Aus- trian who represents large interests and will develop the new holdings on a large scale. I Southem States ! Houston, Tex. All indications point to a general shake-up in the floral business in Hous- ton. This week the Forestdale Nur- series were closed out by Sam Rouse, from whom they rented.' This marks the end of their career. It is rumored that another firm has changed hands or is about to change hands. It is also rumored that Mr. Kutscheback. formerly in the business here, is about to launch into the floral business again. He states that he has been approached by parties who want to start a large wholesale and retail business and there is some talk of leasing his Washington ave. green- houses, and in the meantime he is stock- ing up the houses and caring for such trade as is coming his way. R. C. Kerr, the Main st. florist, is still enthusiastic about his oil well and the indications are good ; they are now down 2600ft. and still going deeper in an effort to bring in a gusher. Work was started this week on the City Park Department's new $5000 greenhouse and it will be rushed to com- pletion so as to be ready when the con- vention meets. There are now being placed in the Convention Garden a number of orna- mental concrete benches made by the Park Department, and these will not only improve the general appearance but will be of practical use to visitors. H. H. Kuhlmann had a very pretty decoration during the week for the Senior Class at the Rice Institute, the occasion being a ball given by the class. Mr. Kuhlmann reports that he is doing a good business in Sweet Peas, and that he is shipping about five thousand a day to various points in Texas. Sweet Peas are selling for 50c. per 100 at retail. Gladioli at $1.75 a dozen, and with Shasta Daisies, which are sell- ing at 50c. a dozen, this covers all home grown flowers. 0. L. B. Nashville, Tenn. Business in Good Shape Lilies at Easter were plentiful, and the quality was rather above the average, only one grower, so far as we have been able to learn, having timed his crop too late by a week. Other pot plants were in good supply, except that Spiraeas that were so much used a few years ago, were almost lacking. Azaleas and Rhododen- drons were also scarce. Cut flowers were in heavy supply and in good variety. Pot grown Roses were perhaps more numerous than ever before. , Hydrangeas were rather on the short side. Novelties of any kind were few, and cut no figure in the market. What sold best? This is hard to say when everything sold out clean, pot plants of all kinds. Lilies, Roses, cut flowers, Darwin Tulips from the garden, and in fact everything that anyone had to offer that was at all salable. I think it is a fair statement to say that there were never before so many empty houses at one time in this city as there were the Monday after Easter. Even ferns had a phenominal sale. The outlook is fine for forging ahead and producing plenty of good stock. We saw the first Peony blossom of the season over a week ago. Possibly the most flowers ever sold in ttiis city for a single funeral were for the funeral of Harry Stokes, the past week. Mr. Stokes was one of the leading attor- neys of the city. Geny Bros, are beginning to rejuvenate their old place. Harold Joy is Rose grower for the Joy Floral Co. at present. He is certainly making good. irarsery Trad© Nurserymen report that there was very little stock to go to the dump this year. There is a more general line of ornamental stock being planted this vear in the South than ever before. Ever- greens are grow'ing more popular every year, atid most of the nurserymen are putting but a wide variety of conifers. Several of the new broad-leaved ever- greens are in heavy demand. M. W. B. May 6, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1119 Mammoth Auction Sales 0F= Rose Bushes, Rhododendrons, Evergreens, Boxwoods, Shrubs of all kinds. Bulbs, etc. Imported from Holland Two Mammoth Auction Sales Each TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1 1 o'clock a. m. The MacNiff Horticultural Company 52, 54 and 56 Vesey Street NEW YORK Whi'u ordering, please mt'ntion The Eichaoge CANNA FIREBIRD The best scarlet green-leaved Canna. A grand companion to King Humbert. |l^ra>You will be asked for It through the IW^ spring months. Is your order booked? From 3-inch pots, 3C POR $S.OO Write for Prices on larger lots. VAUGHAN*S SEED STORE 31-33 W. RaDdolpb St.. Chicago 43 Barclay St.. New York GrecDhoDies: Western Springs, 111. k>« When ordering, uli^rmp ni'-ntlnn Thp Exchange NELROSE The Finest Snapdragon In bloom, ready for planting out. From 3-in. pots, SS.OO per 100. Samples 10. Lena Baum Yellow Sport of Chas. Razer 'Mum Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. 2H->n- pots, $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. HENRY EICHHOLZ WAYNESBORO, PA. Whep ordering, please mention The Exchange Ready for May and June Delivery FRENCH HYDRANGEAS, Mme. E.MoulUere, best white: and Gen. de Vibraye best pink, from 2ki-in. poui. at $4.00 per 100. ADIANTUM glorlosum, (Improved Hardy Farleyense>, from l?4-in. pota, at $8.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS in Flats. In all the best mar- ket Tarieties, ready June 15th. Let me quote you. THOS. P. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N. J. ARBORVITAES 8 to 10 fi-ot Norway, Kosteri and White Spruce 8 to 14 feet, and other large specimen Evergreens THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO., Slrmtlord. Conn. Make appointment. Sef the Stock. Telephone — 2648.4, Bridgeport, Conn. Established 21 years. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Montgomery, Ala. Summary of Easter Business Increase of business, 20 per cent. ; plant sales, 20 per cent, increase; cut tlowers, same as last year (Roses sold best) . Plant sales : Lilies way in ad- vance, Hydrangeas and Pelargonium Eas- ter Greetings next ; made-up pans about same as last year; no call for made-up baskets. Hanging baskets far in excess of previous years. Demand for corsages fully 50 per cent, increase over last year. .Stock delivered more promptly, very few complaints. Easter, 1916, has passed into history as the most successful of any ever ex- perienced in the floral business in this section, successful in more ways than one. The stock was good and there was plenty of it, but none to go to waste. We had ideal weather for delivering, rather on the warm side, ample facilities for de- livering, scarcely any grumbling, and gen- eral satisfaction. Sales were heavy, 20 per cent, increase. Roses, which had dragged somewhat previously, were eagerly bought, with Carnations a close second. Snapdragons were plentiful and sold readily at $1.2.5 and $1.50 per doz. Sweet Peas and Valley were mostly used in corsages, which were ordered far in excess of last year. In plants, Lilies were the favorites. Everything salable was disposed of at the regular price of 25c. per bud and bloom for local sales. Quite a quantity of blooming plants were disposed of wholesale, Birmingham espe- cially being a large buyer. Easter Greet- ing Pelargoniums sold well, being com- paratively new in this market. There was an ample supply of Hydrangeas, Ge- raniums, Primulas, etc. Outside of the Christmas trade, there is no call for fancy baskets, although quite a number of small boxes tastefully ar- ranged with Pelargoniums sold. Ferns, etc., were disposed of. Hanging baskets were largely in de- mand, in fact could hardly be filled fast enough. The bedding plant trade hung until Wednesday morning when orders were sidetracked until after Easter. The unsettled weather has delayed planting to a certain extent, one day hot with a few days cold, then hot again. .\s as instance. 82 was the mercury mark Sunday, with 54 Monday with a cold cheerless wind. The past week brought a number of weddings but none of any magnitude. W. C. Cook. When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just what you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFIA in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra prima long white broad Majunga, Ist quality Majunga and 1st quality Tamatave. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper of all Sundries Cable Address: ''Vaporizing" London m.rill,,n Tti.. r- Greenville, S. C. .T. R. Bartos, who was bom in Bo- hemia, for some years employed as Car- nation grower for the Idle Hours green- hoiises and nurseries at .Macon, Ga.. is now doing landscape work, gardening and plant propagation work for Mills Mfg. Co., Greenville. Sir. Bartos seems to be a well qualified man for the position. J. L. C. Geraniums, Heliotrope, Fuchsieis, etc., etc GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, A. RIcard. Beaute Poitevlne, Mar. de Castellane, Glolre de France, Frances Perkins, Mad. Jaulln, La Favorite. 3^-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE, Queen of Violets and Mad. Blonay, white, 3)-^-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS, Avalanche and Snow White, 4- in. pots, $10.00 per 100. CANNAS, Duke, Florence Vaughan, Queen Charlotte and Martha Washington. 4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. 3H-in. pots, $6.00 per lOU; 3-in. pots, $3.50 per 100. COBEA Scandens. Blue. 3-in. pota, $3.00 per 100. VERBENAS. Best colors. 3-in. pots. $2.50 per 100. ALYSSUM, (Carpet of Snow.) 3-in. Dots, $2.50 per 100. SALVIA BonBre, HELIOTROPE Queen of Violets and VINCA Varlefeata. 2M-in. pots. $2 00 per 100 FUCHSIAS Avalanche and Snow White. 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. LOBELIA. 2H-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. WM. J. CHINNICK, Trenton, N. J. GOOD STOCK At Reasonable Prices 100 DRAC/«NA Indlvlsa. 3-in pots $5.00 DRACjENA Indlvlsa. 4-in. pots 10.00 FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 2>i-in. pots 2.00 GERANlUMS.Mme.SaUerol. 2}i-io.POt* 2.00 GERMAN IVY. 2>i-in 2.00 rVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2H-ln. pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2)f-in. poU 2.60 LEMON VERBENA. 3-in. pots 3.00 LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. pots 6.00 HELIOTROPE. 2)i-in 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2kf-in.... 2.80 (RAMSBURG'SSTRAl.N) VINCA Varleiata. 3-in 3.00 VINCA Varleftata. 3K-in S.OO F. A. EMMONS, ^^/^'S^.'Z «.. Coleus Ver.schafTeItH. G. Bcdder and others. 2-in. pots, $1.75 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. GERANIUMS, Nutt and lOothcrs. Truetoname, 2-in., $2.00: 3-in., $3 00: 4-in.. $6.00 per 100. SALVIAS. Bonfire inrl Zurich: DI STY MIL- LER: VKRllKWS: \(,1R\HM; SInltle PETINIAS: SIOCKS: SS \PI>R.\GONS; DOUBLE GI.V-NT SWEET ALYSSLM. 2-in. pol.s. $1..')0: :i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. VINCA Varicgata. 3-in., $3.00; 3H-'n., $5.00; 4-in., S.S.00 per 100. HELIOTROPES. 2-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. CANNAS. I'rom pou. $4.00 and $3.00 per 100. PANSY PL.ANTS. $1.00 per 100. TOMATOES, PEPPERS, CABBACJE. 2-m. pots. $1.25 per 100. EGG PLANTS, CAULIFLOWER Seedllnfts. 50c. per 100: 2-in. pot.i. $1 .10 per 100 CELERY. .Self-blnnchlng, French grown. $2.,iO pir lOOl): Transplanted. .V)c per 100. BOSTON FERNS. ;)'..-in. pm-. $10 110 ptr 100. Casii «lth order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delaii$on, N. Y. orrlpr'iig i-N-'-^i- PLANTS GERANIUM Poitevlne, StroDK plants from 2 in. pots, ready now. $2.00 perlOO. , . HELIOTROPE Ccntcfleur. The best bcoaer, dark blue. Strong, bushy plants, from 2-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 AGERATUM. Stella Gumey .$0.60 $5.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good ^^_t .75 0.00 SALWAEtoonr'e."75c,per 100. $6 00 per 1000. Cash with order, pIcflM. J. p. CANNATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. 1 v^o The Florists' Exchange Sim's Hybrid Yellow Polyanthus (Giant English Primrose) Gold Medal awarded at Philadelphia This is the best selling novelty in years. They make charming pot plants for Easter and are indispensable for cutting. They bloom from December to May. Stock is limited. Strong divisions for May delivery. Prices: 100 $10.00 500 $35.00 1000 $50.00 William Sim CLIFTONDALE, MASS. 6-inch pot, 30 spike 5-inch pot, 22 spikes Wben orderiiig. plea-se mi'iitinn The KxcbKiige o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o o-0-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o 0 * o i Miscellaneous Stock ! I FOR FLORISTS I 1 ASPARAGUS Sprcngcri, 2-iQ., S3. 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 3-in.. $5.00per 100. ? i BEGONIAS. Gracilis, Luminosa, Prima Donna, $2.50 per 100; Argentea % Q Guttata, Marjorie Daw, Mad. de Lesseps, Rubra, Alba Piota Rosea, i i $4.00 per 100. ? o CARNATIONS. Pink Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, Philadelphia. o o S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. i ° ENGLISH rVY, 4 in. pots, 3 ft. tops, $12.00 per 100. o ? PETUNIA. Giant Ruffled and Rosy Morn, 2M-ii>. pots, $2.50 per 100. ? i DISH FERNS. All standard varieties, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. | o FERN, Teddy Jr., 2H-in. potB, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. i ? KENTIA Belmoreana, 2J^-in. pots, $9.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $14.00 per 100. o ? o °o The Storrs & Harrison Co. i O Q o Painesville, Ohio ? e o o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o.o-o-o-o-o- O-0-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- Bedding Plants penoo GERANIUMS, Poltevine, Nutt. . 3M->n. $6.00 Grant 3H-in. Ricard, Doyle 3}4-in. VINCA Varietota 3}4-in. GERMAN IVY 2)^-in. SALVIA, Clara B 2H-in. ROSE GERANIUMS. Double and .Single 3 -in. PETUNIAS, Dreer's Rlverton strain 2}4-in. HELIOTROPE 2H-in. COLEUS Golden Bedder. Queen Victoria, Verschafleltii, Fire- brand, Spotted Jim 2 -in. 2H-in. COBAEA Scandens 6.00 VERBENAS. Separate Colors. ... 2H-in. 2.00 ASTERS. Late-branching 2Ji-in. 2.00 Out of fiats, separate colors, trans- planted pits., Sl.OO per 100. AGERATUM, Little Blue Star, Princess Pauline 2H-in. 82.00 SNAPDRAGON 2i4-m. 3.00 DUSTY MILLER 2}^-in. 3.00 MYRTLE or PERIWINKLE 2H-in. 4.00 LEMON VERBENA 3 -in. 6.00 CANNAS, Pres. McKinley, Clar- ence Vaughan, King Humbert 3}o-in. 6.00 MIXED CANNAS 4.00 CALADIUM Esculentum, $1.50 per doz, SWEET ALYSSUM 2H-in. BEGONIA Erfordil 2i^-in, Vernon 2H-in. BOSTON FERNS. 7-in., 50c. each. ALTERNANTIIERAS. Red and yellow. . . Robert A. Elliott, 18 Pine St., Morristown, N. J, When ordering, please mention The Excbanee FERNS 5.00 6.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 2.50 3.00 2.00 2.50 Geraniums 2.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 S. A. Nutt and Buchner Ricard, Poitevine, Scarlet Bedder. . 2-inch stock $2.00 3-inch stock, in bud and bloom 5^00 4-inch stock g.OO All fine stock, free from disease. 1000 $10.00 12.50 18.00 45.00 75.00 Chrysanthemums Ready now, in 2>i-inch pots; fine stock. 1000 Golden Glow, 200 Cbieftain, 200 Pink Gem, 300 Lillian Doty. 200 Golden Mensa, 150 Ouinola, 150 Frank Wilcox, 250 Mensa. 250 Baby, 400 W. Buckingham. $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. Smith's Advance Unaka. $1,75 per 100 $16.00 per 1000. Cash with order. and RUDOLF NAGEL 515 South West End Avenue LANCASTER, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full-grown, fine stock from 21.4 -in pots. $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Fern Seedlings. Best stock in country, assort- ment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, $1,00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $8,00 per 1000. CARNATIONS Strong, healthy stock. Rooted Cuttings. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 CHRYSANTHEIVIUIVIS ROOTED CUTTINGS— Bob Puliing, Calumet, Kewanee, Mankato, Lelia, Mary Bennett Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at 310.00 per 100, Crystal Gem. Golden Queen, Marigold, Gorgeous. Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones. Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Mias Emma Roope. Nerissa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard. Lillian Doty. Smith's Advance, October Frost. Chryaolora. Ivory Supreme, Fairy Queen, White Bonnaffon, Yellow Bonnaffon, Pink Ivory, White Ivory, Diana, Pattyk Ch. Razer, Buckingham, Mrs. Bran, Newberry, Mary Calla- han, Dr. Enguehard and other varieties, $3.00 per 100 High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory referencei. CA DFrFDCHM Wooi» 4 OUKT . fl. rLILnjUPf TurrytoMii-oii-lludHun. N. Y. When ordprtnsr. pIphnp oientlnn 'I'hf RxclianeP SURPLUS ABOVE MY OWN REQUIREMENTS at 5o 1000 LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard, 3-in 200 CUPHEA. 3-in., at 4c. 250 SPRENGERI. 4-in., at 8c. 600 SPRENGERI. 2tir-in,, at 2Hc. 100 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 5 in., at 20o. 500 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 4-in.. at lOo. 300 VINCA varlegata. 4-in,, at 10c. 200 VINCA elegans. 4-in., at 10c. IOC MAD. SALLEROI. 3-in. at 5c. 100 DRAC^NA Indlvlsa. 5-in. at .30c. All first-class stock. Cash, please. J. H. FREDERICK, JohnstowD, N. Y. When orderiiie. please mention The E.vcbang** Thousands of Beautiful 6 to 12 feet Nursery Grown Hemlocks, Cheap THE r. L CONiNf NURSfRY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 264S-4. Bridgeport Division. Make appointment. See the stock. Established 21 yean. When ordering, please mention The E.xchange Carnations POT PLANTS Benora Eureka British Triumph Enchantress Supreme Lady Northcliff Matchless White Wonder From 2-infih pots $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Enchantress Lady Bountiful Pink Winsor White Winsor From 2-inch pots $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 Chrysanthemums ROOTED CUTTINGS Thanksgiving Queen, 'Unaka, Dolly Dimple, Elise Papworth, Intensity, Golden Dome, John Shrimpton, Lynnwood Hall, Patty, Yellow Eaton, Unaka. S3.00 per 100, S20.00 per 1000 Autumn Glory, Ada Spaulding, Culling- fordii. Dr. Enguehard, Early Snow, Golden Glow, Geo. Kalb, Glory of the Pacific. H. W, Rieman, Money Maker, Maud Dean, Mon- rovia, Mrs. J. Jones, Miss Alice Byron, Mrs. Baer, Major Bonnaffon, Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme. Robt. Halliday. Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon, W. H Lincoln and Timothy Eaton. $2.00 per 100. Slo.OO per 1000. CANNAS IN 30 VARIETIES From 3H-in. S8.00 per 100. pots, strong plants, S6.00 and Miscellaneous Plants Ready for Immediate Sales Size pots ALYSSUM 2^4 -in. ACHYRANTHES, 5 sorts Slj-in. ABUTILONSavitzil.. 2'4-in. AGERATUM. Blue and White 2i.i-in. AGERATUM. Blue and White 3H-in. ALTERNANTHERAS 2M-in. AMPELOPSIS Veitchil 3 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl 3 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl 4 -in. BEGONIAS. Erfordil, Vernon. Crimson Bedder and Gracilis Rosea 2 -in. BEGONIAS. Varieties for Basket and Vases 2*2 CUPHEA Platycentra 2>i COLEUS, All leading sorts 2)i-i COLEUS, All leading sorts 3 CENTAUREA Gymnocarpa 2}4 DRACAENA Indlvlsa 4 DRACAENA Indlvlsa 5 DRACAENA Indlvlsa 7 ENGLISH IVY 4 -i FEVERFEW, Double White 2M FUCHSIAS, Double and Single . . .2J4 FUCHSIAS, Double and Single . . .3!.2 FORGET-ME-NOT 214 GERANIUMS, Double and Single. . S'v Special Varieties SV^ Double and Single 2)4 Fragrant Rose, etc SJa HELIOTROPE 2Ji HELIOTROPE 3H rv Y, German 2M-i LANTANAS, 6 varieties 2>i-i LEMON VERBENAS 3 -i LEMON VERBENAS 2"4 LOBELIA, New Double Blue 2)i-i LOBELIA, New Double Blue 3 • MOONVINE, True White 2M MOONVINE, True White 4 . PETUNIAS, Single Fringed 2K- SALVIAS 2H SALVIAS 4 . SWAINSONA Alba 2},i-i STEVIA Compacta 214-! TRADESCANTIA 2>4 VINCA Varlegata and Elegans 3 VINCA Varlegata and Elegans 4 VINCA Varlegata and Elegans 2}i-in SEND FOR CATALOGUE 100 $3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 8.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 15.00 25.00 40.00 8.00 3.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 7.00 8.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 3.0c 5.00 4.00 10.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 Wood Brothers FishkiU, N. Y. Wben ordering, please mention Tbe Exchanc« May 6, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1 121 Preparedness Our Special Bargain Offer of Bulbs Prices less 5% If cash accompanies order Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ears) 100 JOOO 6 to S in $1.00 $7.50 8 to 10 in 2.00 17.50 10 to 12 in 4.50 40.00 12 to 13 in 7.50 60.00 Monsters, men.suring 13 in. and upward in circiim., 2.'y in a Oiise 12.00 CANNAS rS' Red-Flowerios. Green Foliage Caaoat A. Rouvier. 5 ft. Dark crimson... . 1.65 Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crimson 1.65 Crimson Bedder. 3 ft. Intense scarlet 2.00 Duke of Marlboro. 43^ ft. Dark crimson 1.75 Black Prince. 4H ft. Dark, velvety crimson 2.00 Bronze-Leaved Red-Flowering Caonaa Eliandale. 4 ft. Currant red 2.25 King Humbert. 5 ft. Orange scarlet. 3.00 Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy folinge 1.65 Brandywine. 4 to 5 ft. Vinous red, mottled deep crimson. 2.25 David Harum. 332 ft. Vermilion, bronze foliape 2.75 Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orange colored 1.75 Cannas, White and Cream Shades Alsace. 3H ft. Creamy white 2.25 Mont Blanc. 33^ ft. Almost a pure white 2.75 Pink -Flowering Canoas Martha Washington. 3 ft. Rosy pink 2.00 Venus. Delicate pink, border creamy yellow 2.25 Gold Edge Caimas Mad. Crozy. 53^ ft. Vermilion, gold border 2.25 15.00 15.00 18.00 15.00 18.00 20.00 25.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 17.50 20.00 HYACINTHUS CANDICANS (Summer Hyacinth) Large bulbs. SI. 50 per 100, S12.00 per 1000. MADEIRA VINES Large bulbs, $1.75 per 100, S16.00 per 1000 TUBEROSES Double Pearl. Selected bulbs. 4 to 6 in. in circum., S1.25 per 100, SIO.OO per 1000; 6 to 8 in. in cir- cum., $1.75 per 100. S15.00 per 1000. CINNAMON VINES Bulbs, 6 to 10 in.. $2.00 per 100, S17.o0 per 1000 CALLAS, SPOTTED LEAF (Richardia albo-maculata) Very free Summer-blooming variety, $2.75 per 100, 525.00 per 1000. GLADIOLUS 100 1000 America. The flowers are of immense size, of the most beautiful flesh- pink color. Top Roota $1.50 $12.00 First Size, 134 in. and up 1.25 10.00 Augusta. One of the best florists' white Gladiolus. First size bulbs. XX, 13^ in. and up. 1.50 12.00 Selected bulbs. X, 134 to 13-^ in 1-25 10.00 Baron Hulot. One of the flnest blue Gladiolus yet seen. It is a rich, deep color of an indigo shade. . . . 1.75 15.00 Brenchleyensis. Fiery scarlet. First size bulbs, XX. IH to 2 in 1.35 12.00 Second size, X, 1 to 15^4 io 1.25 10.00 Mrs. Francis King. Flowers of the most brilliant, soft scarlet. A characteristic of these flowers is the brilliant efTect under artiflcial light. 1.50 12.00 Niagara. In color the flowers are a delightful cream shade with the two lower inside petals or segments blending to canary yellow. The throat is splashed with carmine, and the lower ends of the outside petak are also blushed with carmine 3.75 35.00 Prlnceps. Color rich crimson, with broad, white blotches across the lower petals 1.75 15.00 Pink Beauty. One of the earliest va- rieties. The spike is slender and pro- duces a large number of medium- sirtd flowers, open at one time on the spike. The color is deep rose, with a deep crimson blotch in the throat 1.75 15.00 Prices on other bulbs or seeds upon application. HARRY A. BUN YARD CO., Inc. Tht Uptown Stti Store 40 West Zgtli St. New York City When urderiiig. plt-iise memloD Tlie Eicbaoge SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Louisville, Ky. I.niiisvilli' lliiii.-ls linvo fuumi business c notify. Prices on application. Begonisis loo looo <:ll.\TELAINE. .Strong secd- hngs from soil t:f.50 $30.00 2 Ji-in 5.00 45.00 3-in 8.00 75.00 4-in 12.00 LORRAINE. 2>i-in 12.00 100.00 CINCINNATI. 2;i-in 15.00 135.00 MRS.J.A.PETERSON.2M-in. 25.00 200.00 REX. 2i.i-in., very best varie- ties, assorted 5.00 40 00 VERNON, LUMINOSA and SEMPERFLORENS . White and pink. 2-in 2.00 18.50 BoUVardiaS. Excellent atock, ready May 1st and later. 100 1000 Red. 2",4-in $5.00 $40.00 Pink. 2i:,-in .5.00 40.00 White. 2i4-in 500 40.00 Ceirnations. From 2)i-in. pots and from soil in best standard varieties at right price. Will quote you on applica- tion Rooted 'Mum Cuttings The following are tlie best newer varienen of commercial value. It will pav ynii to buv them. 1011 lOUO Golden Queen S'i.OO SJ.'i llO Marigold 3.00 2.5.00 Crystal Gem .f.OO 25.00 Early Frost 3.00 25.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow. . 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 25.00 White Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Oconto. Best early white, to follow Earlv Frost 3.00 20.00 Unaka, Alice Byron, Balfour, Apple- ton, Bonnafton, Roman Gold, Chryso- lora, Chas. Razer, White Bonnaffon, Yellow Jones, Polly Rose. Dr. Engue- hard. Smith's Advance. Chieftain, Pa- cific Supreme, White and Pink Ivory, Seidewitz and other varieties, SI. 75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Pompon 'Mums. Rooted Cuttings. A fine list of best varieties. SI. 7.5 per too, $15.00 per 1000. .\lso a full list of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. ColeUS. Rooted Cuttings and 2-in. Golden Bedder, Verschafleltii and all other best varieties, S5c. per 100, postpaid; S7.00 per 1000 by express collect. 2-in. in best varieties and mixed. $2.00 per 100. $18.50 per 1000. Cyclamen. very best strain and colors; fine plants. Xmas Red, Pink, .Salmon, Pure White, White with Eye, Dark Glowing lied. 2>i-in., $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000; 3-in., $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. DanliaS. 2-in., choicest varieties for cut tiowers. Send for list of varieties. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Daisies. two best winter cut flower varieties. 100 1000 Boston Yellow. Strong 3J.^-in. l.ushv plants. 25 for $-i.OO, SI2.dO per 100; 2M-in $6.00 Strung Hooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Giant White-flowering. Root- ed Cuttings 2.00 15.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 25.00 3W-in 10.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.75 15.00 Single White. Best variety for pots; large flowering. 23i-in $3.00 3-in 6.00 Boston Ferns. 2M->n 4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt, WhItmanI com- pacta, ScholzeU, ScottU. .•yi 2}i-in 5.00 40.00 FERNS— Continued 100 IIXX) Eleganllsslma Improved and Elcgantlsslma compacta. _ 2i,i-in $0.00 $50.00 Teddy, Jr 6.00 45.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per flat; 5 flats, $1.75 per Bat; 10 flats, $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. Geraniums, s. a. Nutt. Ricard. Poltevlnu, .Mad. Sallerol; also other varieties. Strong. 2>4-in. pot plants, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Strong, 31^-in. plants of the following at $700 per IM: Mme. Buchncr, Helen Mlchcll, S. A. Nutt, Poltcvinc, Bcrtba Pres'-illy. ._^ _ . .... Hydrangeeis. 2,ii-in.otaksa,and best IVcncn varieties. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Ivy „ German. paid 2W->n H. C. Post. 100 1000 $0.90 $ S.OO 3.00 25.00 Mr Silk k kS in all sizes. Fine sto'jk. Write for prices. Pansies. '. \' e r y finest 2.50 20.00 Roses. 1000 J. J. L. Mock, 2-vr.-old, bench grown. Own root 10.00 1000 Mrs. Chas. Russell. 3-yr.- old, bencii grown 12.00 2}4-iu., grafted and own root, in all varieties, good, clean stock. Prices on application. Place your order now for replanting. ^ A V o -I 100 1000 SmileiX. 2i4'in $3.00 $25.00 Snapdragons, stiver Piniv, Giant White, Giant Yellow. Clean Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 15.00 Silver Pink, Giant Yellow, <;lant White. 2)i-in 4 00 35.00 Stevieu 2-in . Rooted Cuttings. 2.50 Postpaid.! l.SO Verbeneis. 214-in Seedlings. .Mixed 3.00 25.00 .75 8.50 VinCa Varlegata. Root- ed cuttings. Postpaid 1.25 9.00 Variegated. 2)i-in 3.00 25.00 2-in 2.00 18.00 3-in 6.00 3H-in., strong 8.00 75.00 4-in , 5 to 7 leads 9.00 1-in . 10 to 12 leads, heavy. . .12.00 Cannas. 3-io. pots. King Humbert 4.00 35.00 Rosea (ilgantca 6.00 50 00 A. Conard 5.00 45.00 20 best ftandard varieties 3 00 2.'».00 Florence Vaughan. Bouvler. Crozy, Rich. Wallace, Egandalc, Pres. Meyers. Pennsylvania and otliern. Gladiolus for Forcing First size. Long Island grown. .NOw r-.i.!-. . 10(1 1IK»1 America $!."■" SIO"<) Augusta 1.5U 12.00 Hallcy. Salmon 2.50 20.00 Brenchleyensis. Scarlet 1.50 11.00 May 2.00 18.00 Peace 600 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 75.00 Mrs. Francis King l.SO 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 1.75 14.00 New Crop Asparagus Seed* ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Grmn- house gniwni $.J.mi per VMH); 5000 at $2.50 per 1000. Sprengcrl. 75c. per 1000. Lily Bulbs. Let me quote you on GIgantcum and Formosum. There are none better. Cold Storage \'alley Pips. 250 in a cose, $7.50 per case. ROMAN J. IRWIN, farragut;3|38 jQg ^ff 28th St., N.Y Wbku orderlog. please mentluD The ExcbaDge 1122 The Florists' Exchange Nursery Stock M Florists' Trade FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, SMALL FRUITS. ROSES, CLEMATIS, PHLOX, PAEONIES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Extra Fine Selection of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Pyramidal Box, Tree Roses, Chinese Magnolias, Koster's Spruce, Hemlock. Retlnisporas, Junipers, Mugho Pine, Concolor Fir, Arborvits Pyramidalis and Hovey's Golden AMPELOPSIS Veitchii CALIFORNIA PRIVET BERBERIS Thunbergii and ROSA Setigera CLEMATIS Jackmanii TREE HYDRANGEAS Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. «, T. SMITH COMPANY, Geneva. N. Y. 70 YEARS lOOO ACRES Whom orrlprltig. dIphsp m-'ntlon ThA KTfhnngp California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Grown by the million as specialties and sold at prices that get your business and give you a profit. You go to a specialist in other lines of business; why not use the same judgment here ? A trial order will convince you why I always sell my stock. My customers are all pleased customers. AU grades offered. Norway Spruce AND Norway Naples A block of each, all specimen trees, on ground that I wish to clear. In ordering from me you take no chances; all grades are guaranteed. Price lists now ready. Tlie Robbinsville Nurseries C. A. BENNETT. Prop. ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND When ordering, please mention The Excbiuige VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OVFBRIO BT I Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, tioHand Wholesale only. Ask for catak>£ue. When ordering, plpiise mention The Exohaa.-je TREES argest iissortiiient in England. Ever- ■agggi miiion and rarer llVC l-Xo^r A^lAlC^^Xirovri^C^ th.-usanda, hardy :S .. Sturdy, ehoiee V\ ^-^■'"- '^.r\"^- ,- \ "^ M and Hybrid Khod lat uan he depend- II. Send for catalog ecial trade prices. North AbinstOD \ SHRUBS Finestof shrubs. Special .„-■ . ..:.... ,, j.jj^ , Native Khododen- drons— transplanted and acclimated. Send your lists. Let use ■ sena your l-t s estimate. f:'-' When ordering, please mention The Kxcbango We have the following first class trees, well rooted and nice tops, that we quote in quantity to the trade only Sugar Maple In such sizes as we can supply, price 20% higlier tlian NORWAVS. California Privet per loo 4 to 5 ft $4.00 5 to 6 ft 5.00 6 to 8 ft 8.00 8 to 10 ft 12.00 We have larger sizes. We also have some eitra specimen JAPAN MAPLE and BARBERRY in large sizes only. Send us your Surplus Shrubbery Lists. Norway Maple Cal. Per 100 2H to 3 In $135.00 3 to 3J^ in 200 00 3'Ato4 in 300.00 Each 4 to 5 in $4.50 5 to 6 in 6.50 6 to 8 in 9.00 8 to 10 in 12.00 CHAS. MOMM © SONS, Irvington, N. J. WlieQ orderlne, please mention The Exchanee California Privet ,_ 50,000 2-yr., 12-16-in $6.00 50,000 2-yr., 16-20-in 8.tX) 50,000 2-yr., heavy 24-30-in. 12.00 Cash with order. Hillside Nurseries JOHN BENNETT, Prop. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. 'U'ViPTi nrdprtiig. nl nvntion Thp Exchange Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask For Price List Mountain View Floral Co., Portland, Ore. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Berberis Thunbergii Extra Good lOO 1000 15 to 18 inches $6.00 $50.00 18 to 24 inches 7.50 65.00 Tsuga Canadensis] Very Fine Ea^h 10 3 to 4 feet $1.50 $14.00 4 to 5 feet 3.00 25.00 Send for trade list. LITTLEFIELD & WYMAN NORTH ABINGTON, - - MASS. Wht^n nrrler mi'ntinn Thp Exchiipge California Privet Per 1000 2-year-old, 2 to 3 f t , 3 or more branches S16 00 2-year-old, IS to 24 in., 3 or more branches. . 14.00 2-year-oId, 12 to 18 in., 2 or more branches. . 10.00 2-year-old, 6 to 12 in., 1 or more branches. . 6.00 No. 1 Cuttings, 8 in. long .60 Cash with order. Packing free. Harry B. Edwards, Little Silver, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange May 6, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1123 y««»«»>>>>«»»f»«»«*«»>i Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN rrr.siilent, E. 8. Wiilch, SbenanduiUi, la.; Vic»- rrcBidtnt. John Watson, N. Y.; Tn*imurer, Petek VouNCEns, GcDeva, Neb.; Scorelary, John Hall, Rochpfltcr, N. Y. 4lBt Annual Conventioo will bfl held in Milwaukee, Win., June 2(1^^ An Avenue of Lilacs (Subject of this week's illustratwn.) On an estate in the suburbs of l'hiladil|)biii tlieie is an avenue of Lilacs which is an object of curiosity and attraction at tlie season when the bushes are in IJIoom. One occasionally sees groups of Lilacs, but to sec them lining an avenue of some length, as these do, is some- thing most unusual. The writer has never seen anything like it elsewhere on any one's grounds. When in flower last Spring the bushes made a grand showing. We were tempted to have a photograph taken, believing it would lead to the forming of such an avenue, by some, as it would be a particular feature of many a place. The plants in this avenue are about 9ft. tall, and the bushiness of them may be seen in the illustration. The kinds used are hut two, purple and white, alternating. Lilacs have their seasons of flowering, as those w'ho have had the care of tliem know, a full crop rarely follows an- other under two seasons. An- other thing is that a Lilac will not flourish in a flowering way unless in an entirely open posi- tion. Near large trees or over- shadowing trees or dwellings they will not flower in a satis- factory manner, though grow- ing well. Those who have not kept in touch with the improvement in Lilacs would be surprised to see the numbers of lovely sorts in both single and double kinds. Indeed the varieties run into the hundreds, one would think, to see the numbers often in a single collection. In both white and purple, as well as inter- mediate colors, there is a vast improvement on the old varie- ties. Lilacs originated in south- eastern Europe, and soon found their way over the Old World, and as may be believed, they were early introduced to our own gardens. Here and there one hears of the Philadelphus being called Syringa. This comes about from this hav- ing been the first name given it. Later this was altered to Philadelphus, and Syringa given to the Lilac. Until recent years Lilacs were increased mostly from suckers, which spring up freely about the base of large plants. Seeds, too, afford another method. Of late years budding on the California Privet stock is much practiced. The buds are set close to the ground, then when plants are formed they are dug up and re-set with the junction of the bud and the stock well below ground, in order to permit of the Lilac portion rooting for itself. It then becomes a true Lilac, roots and tops, which is sometimes an advantage, as it has been found that the Privet root has a tendency to dwarf the Lilac. If before planting a budded Lilac all visible buds be cut out of the Privet stock, it prevents any Privet sprouts appearing, to annoy those who do not want them. Th V >.| ki ^^^ variation in manv prominent ine variable evergreens is something" well known Lawson Cypress jo those familiar with these jilants. There is hardly one of any prominence that has not given us one or more well inarked varieties. These va- rieties are always welcome, and many are so distinct from the type as to appear almost as'of another genus from what it is. It is difficult to think of any evergreen which has given so many varieties as the Lawson Cypress. In every European nursery there may be found several of them, and some of the larger firms could supply over two dozen distinct sorts. _. As one may imagine, there are all sorts of differences in such a number of varieties. Differences of color, of habit, of growth, of shape of tree, and many others arc there. As the climate of Europe where horticulture has reached its best development is mostly favorable to the Lawson Cypress, there has not been much attention given to variations in hardiness in these varieties, a matter of little importance to S. European, but a vital one to us in the United States. Besides the difference some varieties may show in this respect, there is, undoubtedly, a natural difference in some sorts, dependent on wliat locality in California it came from. It is an evergreen pretty widely scattered in its native home, some situa- tions much colder than others, and this gives them a hardiness they carry with them in cultivation. Th.it we lose many evergreens in a temperature no lower than they endure in Winter in some parts of Europe is because of our clear skies at that season, and not from the cold. This is recognized by some of our gardeners, wlio box or otherwise protect choice ever- Avenue of Lilacs, purple and white greens in Winter, keeping the light away, rather than the air, and the lovely green foliage of such protected plants is a pleasure to look at in the Spring. Those about to import stock from Europe would place a debt on all lovers of beautiful evergreens were they to make special efforts to get here some of the hardiest sorts of the Lawson Cypress. • _ The name Bittersweet is applied to the Bvt t Celastrus, both the American -and the Bittersweets Japanese species. But the scientific name, Celastrus, is more often used in connection with the vines — for vines they are — and it is as well, for we notice now a creeping Euonymus, vegetus, is being ad- vertised as evergreen Bittersweet while it has no rela- tion whatever to Celastrus. Our native Celastrus, scandens, has long been famed for the beauty of its seeds, which are scarlet, and are displayed in Autumn and early Winter when the pods holding them burst. They are borne in terminal clusters on the ends of the branches of the same .season. The bright green foliage of this Celastrus is mucli admired in Summer, and even in Autumn there is a shade of yellow to it, which would receive more attention than it "does did not the scarlet berries attract so much. The .Tapanese species is C. articulatus. While quite hardy and free of growth and fruit, the shoots are less robust than those of scandens, but this is no fault at all. It makes the same display of scarlet berries in ."Vutunm that scandens does, and while the berries are smaller, there are more of them. They appear in the axils of the leaves, not at the end of the shoots, and make a great display, particularly when the foliage falls late in the season. M'e have heard of disappointment following the plant- ing of C. scandens, which have never fruited for their owners. There are non-fruiting plants, and therefore this requires that plants be known to have been raised from cuttings or laj'ers from a fertile flowered plant. If from seed one is uncertain what Uic plant will do. The name. Bittersweet, is an old one for Celastrus. What it is that makes it applicable docs not appear. The two s|)ecies named arc not at all rampant grow- ers, but Just the thing for covering rocks and such like objects. _ , , Looking through some old garden- irajasplanttng ;„„ periodicals recently we came with Balls of Soli y,,„„ „„ article on transplanting trees with balls of soil, in which the writer of the article was opposed to the ball when trees were large, and, in fact, contended it was unnecessary at any time. His ob- jections were that in the case of large trees it was the castom to dig a smidi circle around the tree, chopping off all roots ex- tending beyond it, whereos if no attention was given to the l)reservation of a ball the roots could be followed to their ex- tremities. Then, with careful pounding of the soil around the roots in planting, it was just as good as a ball would be, while much grcoter lengths of roots had been secured at the same lime. While it may be accepted without question that the more root the better the prospect of success, yet there is much in favor of a ball of soil. There are then a certain number of roots which have never been disturbed, especially of smaller ones; and it is the general ex- perience of planters that the preservation of even a few roots, in this way undisturbed, is almost a guarantee of suc- cess. There is the soil covering compactly the roots, no drying out by exposure has occurred, and a' solidity of soil surround- ing the roots is assured, such as no pounding or ramming of it under other methods of transplanting could bring about. Planting with a ball is almost the equivalent of planting from a pot, not quite the same when some roots are lost in digging to form the ball, but with a certain number of roots safely ensconced in the body of soil taken in the ball the tree is simply root pruned, and not greatly checked. Another advantage of the ball to a large tree is its keeping the tree in a firm position when it is planted. Many a large tree, moved without a ball, has its chance of living destroyed by its swaying about in gales, the roots giving to the call of the branches as gales sweep them about, for pound the soil as one will, a large tree will so sway about in gales that the roots must move to some extent, as the leaning trunk often indicates. Even when planting without a ball, there is a better way of encasing the roots in solid soil than by pounding, or "ramming the soil. A good pouring in of water will do it. Nothing solidifies soil better than watering, and then there is the additional benefit of the moisture to the roots. Give first choice to a ball of soil in trans- planting, the next one to a soaking of water, in order to aid success. Many years have elapsed since the intro- ^ 1 tf tluction to our gardens of Vitis CoignctiBE, Coignetlee .^ Japanese species, famed for the beauty of its .\utumn foliage. It was claimed for it that its foliage became of a brilliant scarlet color in Autumn. As none of our native Vitises has any renown in this respect, V. Cognetiae received much attention at the start. A plant of it .set out at Philadelphia in the early years of its introduction was quite disappointing. There were the large leaves, it is true, but there was no more color to them in /\ntumn than all Summer. It has been suggested that the coloring needs a very cold climate to bring it out. In this case we have cold enough States surely to satisfy it. The Philadelphiatrial of it was of a vine allowed to trail the ground. May it be that on a tree or a trellis the leaves would have taken on a scarlet color? As this Vitis proved a fast grower it should be much in demand were it to color well. Does it color well in anv of our Slates where it has had trial? 1 124 The Florists' Exchange NOTICE,! Surplus First Grade In Every Respect NO CELLARED STOCK Feet In. Cal. Per 10 Per 100 5,000 Norway Maples.... 10-12 lltolf $6.00 $55.00 5,000 Norway Maples. ... 10-12 If to 2 7.50 65.00 200 Norway Maples.... 12-14 2 to 2^ 12.50 100.00 1,000 Pin Oak 8-10 Itoli 6.50 60.00 500 Red Oak 6-8 1 to U 6.50 60.00 300 Mossy Cup 6-8 1 to 1 i 6.50 60.00 500 Lombard Poplar.... 12-14 Htoli 3.00 25.00 100 Lombard Poplar... 14-16 3 to 4 15.00 100.00 l,500CatalpaSpeciosa.,. 12-14 2 to 2| 6.00 50.00 LOOOCatalpaSpeciosa... 10-12 l|to2 4.00 35.00 500 American Elms 10-12 lito2 6.00 50.00 500 American Elms 10-12 IJ to l^ 4.50 40.00 500 Larch, bow-branched 5-6 4.50 40.00 F.O.B. Lancaster car lots, or boxed and baled at cost B. F. BARR (^ CO. Keystone Nurseries Lancaster. Pa ''No Better Than the Best But Better Than the Rest" When ordering, please mention The Exchange i.o-o-o-o->-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o>o-o- The National Nurseryman The official organ of the American Asso- ciation of Nurserymen. Circulated among the trade only. Published monthly. Subscription price, one dollar per year, in advance. Foreign subscriptions, one dollar and fifty cents per year, in advance. Sample copies free upon application from those in the trade, enclosing their business card. THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY Inc. 218 Livingston BIdg., Rochester, N.Y. When orderhic nlpnpe rm-ntlnn Th** Kxrhimjre Fine, Large, Austrian, White, Scotch and Mugho Pines The best in the country. Make appointment. See the stoclc. THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO. Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2G4S 4, Bridgeport Division. Established 21 years. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange P. Ouwerkerk 2ie Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons,Azaleas,Spiraeas, Japonica, Lilium Speciosum, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts PRICES MODERATE Whop ordering, please mention The Exchange Hiirs Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment in large and small sizes. Price list now ready. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., ^tlt!l^_ Evergreen Specialists Largest Growers in America SPECIATIES HARDY FIELD-GROWN ROSES. CLEMATIS, large srowers. CLIMBING PLANTS, large assortment PEONIES, the best sorts. HERBACEOUS PLANTS. FLOWERING SHRUBS, large stock. SHADE TREES. Discriminative Florists prefer our Home-grown Roses for forcing. The first cost is sometimes a little more than im. ported or .Southern stock, but, results considered" they are much leas costly. Get the babit of always writing us before buying. Write for current price list. Use printed stationery. We sell to the trade only. Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, New York Rose Growers and Nurserymen When ordering, please mention The Exchange SAVE TIME AND MONEY Don't Write to Holland Write to subjoined address The East End Nurseries Co. Care A. MORAIV, Florist, RYE, N. Y. When nnl'-tiii;.'. \'\-us,- iw„{h„> 'n,,. lv\rliiin;,'f SOUTHERN STATES— Continued New Orleans, La. Brisk All the Time Easter business this year sur- iiassed that of previous years. The weather was exoeptioually good so this helped business ahiug. Pot plants were in great demand. Hydrangeas. Begonias. Lilies and other plants sold well. The market trade was twice that of last year. The Easter Lilies bnuight $2 and $2.50 a dozen. The Metairie Ridge Nursery Co. raised an extra large num- ber this year. Henry Rehm sold a large amount of Asparagus. He hat? a very fine crop on hand. Mrs. Werner had an extra good Easter. She does mostly market trade. Sweet Peas sold well. These, arranged in small gold baskets, were popular Eas- ter gifts. U. J. Virgin experienced a fine time. He had an extra large stock of Lilies and potted plants, which were all sold. M. Cook & Son were kept busy the entire week meeting the demand of the Easter trade. "Rieth" had a hirge stock of Lilies. Sweet Peas and Snaixlragon which he succeeded in selling. Resides these, he sold an extra large number of pot plants, ferns, and others. "Orchid Store" had a very elaborate display of Cattleyas. M. B. Wheu ordering, pleuse mention The Exclijiuire Baltimore, Md. The Market I>uring the past week the market has been very dull. The nmst impressive and depressing thing was the number of vases of Callas and Easter Lilies begging a buyer. Callas have dropped from l^V^e. to 5c. and Oc. per flower and Easter Lilies to Sc. and 10c, per bloom. While ipiantities of them ha^e been sold, still they keep coming in. Roses have been in fair supply, not always of the choicest. Specials bring around 6c. to Sc. and No. 1 around 4c. Quantities of No. 2 have been sold from Ic. to '3c. Carnations have been selling easier at prices ranging up to $3 per 100. Sweet Peas are selling fairly well at from 60c. to $1 per 100. A week ago came in the first shiiiment of Darwin Tulips, fnllnwed clr>sely by sevei-al others. However, thi-y are not in over-abundance and are selling around $:> and $4 per 100. Some fair Daffodils have come in and ai'e selling around $2 per 100. Asparagus is of somewhat better qual- ity than during recent weeks and is bringing about 25c. a bunch. The first outdnr)r grown Lilnc came in during the past week, and while the first bunches were still to(( far closed, later shipments are coming in better shape. They are bringing around 10c. per bunch. ITotes The weather during the past week has been a forerunner of Summer. The bright sunlight and wanutli luive has- tened the maturing of flowering plants and now there is a scarcity of such stock fn .May Irt will be held on the well known Mount \'ernon place, the ".Viiiiiial Flower ^fart." This affair is in the hands of the Women's Civic League who take charge of eri'i'thig the ilift'erent booths and also do the .selling, taking out a 20 per cent, commission on all sales made by them. Tills amount goes to further the cause of improving the city. There is no doubt" but what il may sometimes prove a little onerous to deliver a binich of such orders, but after all. it is one of the most direct mediums through which to educate the public to newer things, and it should prove well worth the florists' efl'orts to co-operate and further, to prepare properly for it ill ath'ance. Chrysanthemum Cuttings .NEW A.M) .srA.MJARlJ VARll.lIES Timothy Eaton, Alice Uyroii. Dolly DlinpU-, Mm. M. R. Mordan. n pure Golden Yellow 5,"T"P° Velloiv Eaton. Dr. Enaiiihiird, F.aton. rooted puttiDBS, J15.00 per 100, $125.00 ;'"■' V"^- ' "''>;; l^hli-da n. Jeiin N.uiln. pur 1000 Mrn. J. JoncH. White. \eIlow Mr*W. ii(.r 100 amlth n Advance, l.hrytioloru. Glory of White Chieftain, rooted cuttinKS, WOO P^f'O^"' Pacific -Supreme. Uealrlcr May, per lOU $3i 00 per 1000. '-o'. Appleton. MaJ. Ilonnatlon. Roman Golden (Mcam, Crystal Gem. Marlftold, ''"•''• »- ™ I"" '00. S\7M pir 1000 Modello, Early Frost. Golden (Jueen, nfw pnMPOlN:*^ r<,.iti.rl outtinn", $7.00 per 100, »80.0O per 1000. ' ,, , Golden Eaftlc. Salomon's (;old. W. II. 'fon' 2)«-ln. pots Chadwick, K. A. Seidewitz, Smith's Ideal, Harvest Moon. Euticnc LanHaulot, S5.00 Mistletoe, Oconto, Harvard, Wells' Late per 100, HO.OtJ per lUOO. Pink and Alice Salomon. Best early white. Peace, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. rooti'd cuttines. $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Leota, Golden West, Golden Cllmai, (Golden Chadwick, C^hadwick improved, Doris. Golden Harvest, Western Beauty. and Chadwick Supreme, $J.OO per 100, $35.00 $3.00 per 100. $26.00 per 1000. per 1000, ciK../-f cc Charles Razer, Early Snow, ivory, Octo- .■>ll^lJl.^.^> her Frost, Polly Rose, tjomolela. Golden Emlllc Josephine, .Mrs. Whitcborn, <;low. Robert Halliday, Pink Ivory. Roscrle, Mensa, Golden Mensa, W, E. Uucklniiham. IJnaka. William Turner, Lynnwood liall. $3.00 per lOO. $36.00 per KJOO. For CARN.VilONS, ROSES and OTHER STOCIC. SEE CLASSIFIED Stock for Bedding and Window Boxes 2-inch 2.'.^-inrh 3-inoh 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 ASPARAGUS Piumosus $3.00 $26,00 $6.00 $.60.00 Sprenlieri 3.00 25.00 6.00 60.00 AGERATUM. Six varieties $3.00 $25 00 4.00 30.00 5.00 40.00 ALTERNANTHERAS 3.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 6.00 40.00 ALYSSUM 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 5.00 40.00 BEC;(;)NIAS. Prices on application. CUPHEA 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 FEVERFEW 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 FUCHSIAS 3.00 25.00 5.00 40.00 FORGETMENOT. Three varieties 3.00 25.00 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 GERA^41UMS. In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. 4-inch $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 5-inch 18.00 " 160.00 3-inch, for growing on 5.00 " 45.(X) '* Poitevine, Ricard, Maryland, S. A. Nutt. Buchner, La Favorite, and all the other popular varieties. You will not be making a mistake by ordering your Spring stock now. 2-inch 2H-inch 3-iDch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 HELIOTROPES. Three varieties $3.00 $25.00 $4.00 $35.00 $6.00 $50.00 IVY. Enghsh 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50.00 German 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 60.00 LANTANAS. Sii varieties 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50.00 LOBELIA 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 60.00 LEMON VERBENAS 3.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 60.00 MOONVINES 3.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 60.00 PETUNIAS. Double and single 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 5.00 40 00 SENECIO 3.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 5.00 40.00 SWAINSONA, White and Pink 3.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 5.00 40.00 VINCAS. Variefiated 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50.00 Green 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. /P The Wholesale Florists of PhUadelphU I lyl^M PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORK iX'^IVl 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklin and St. Paul SU. X^ I K WASHINGTON; 1216 H St N W ^^ ■* -^ Dracaena Indivisa 3-inch, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 ASPARAGUS Piumosus, 2H-inch, $3.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-inch, 5.00 per 100 CYCLAMEN. 3-inch, for June delivery, 10.00 per 100 Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell, N. Y Wlii-a ..r.l..|iiig. lil.. Carnations CARNATIONS and PLUMOSUS Stronii Plants from Pols White Enchantress. Knchantress Supreme, Bcnora, Crimson Beauty. $:i.r>** i> tv. S. A. Null. Alphons'e Ricard. J. J. Harrison, Mme. Landry and La Kavoriie. Strong: plauU. from J^^-in- pot.-i. S7.00 pf-r 100; 4-in. pots, $8.00 p^r 100. Vinca Variegata Strung plant.-* ironi .i-ui. p"'-*. *."i.<*0 pvt 100; 3'^-in. pots, *S.OO ppr 100: 1-in. potw, 510.00 per 100. Cash with order. S-G. Benjamin, Fishkill, N.Y \\-|i..ti ..ril''iiiii-- I'!'-:!"- iii--iiii'Hi 1'ii'- rA-.'liangc The Exhange-Alert and Up-to-date MatchlCAa and Mrs. C W. Ward. Good, ■trong, well-rooted Cuttinss, from fine, healthy ttock, at $25.00 per 1000. Piumosus. by the thousand or ten thousand, at $25.00 pt-r 1000. Caxh or npprortA credit W. B. Girvin, Leola, Pa. Wbfll nr,l,.rliig. fl'"— '" ■" " T'' r.<,-l...n»f Decorative Plants Robt. Craig Co. 4900 .Market St.. PHIL^DLLPHI*. PA. I Wti' n urdorlug. plpti^i- Dit-titlMU Ttie LxcbiDge 1128 The Florists' Exchange The Best Hardy Everbloonning Roses FIELD-GROWN AMERICAN BEAUTY. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100. BRITISH OUEEN (New). White, blushed pink in bud. when fully open pure white. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.50; $25.00 per 100 COUNTESS OF GOSFORD. Somewhat resembling Killarney. Delicate pink. 40 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.75; $30.00 per 100. CAROLINE TESTOUT. Bright satin rose, with brighter center. 3D cts. each; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. DEAN HOLE. Silvery carmine, shaded salmon. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.50; $25.00 per 100. ELIZABETH (New) . Center deep, rosy pink; outer petals lighter. 35 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.50; $25.00 per 100. GRUSS AN TEPLITZ. A perfect sheet of richest crimson scarlet all .'^ummer. 20 cts. each; bundle of five. 85 cts.; $16.00 per 100. JONKHEER J. L. MOCK. Deep imperial pink, the outside of the petals silvery rose white. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.60; $28.00 per JULIET. Outside of petals old gold, interior rich rosy red, changing to -JSP.I"'* ^^ ""= flowers expand. 40 cts. each; buiidle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100. KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. White, shaded primrose. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.50; $25.00 per 100. KILLARNEY. Beautiful, soft pink. 30 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. WHITE KILLARNEY. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.50; $25.00 per MADAME ABEL CHATENAY. Carmine rose, shaded salmon pink. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100. MAMAN COCHET, PINK. Clear, rich pink, changing to silvery rose. 35 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.50; $25.00 per 100 MAMAN COCHET, WHITE. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.50; $25.00 per 100. MME. RAVARY. Buds golden yellow; open flowers nankeen yellow. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $.^0.00 per 100. MILDRED GRANT. Cream, blushed pale rose. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100. •"^11;^??° *" ^y^^'^''^- Rosy flesh. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75 $30.00 per 100. '*'i?Pii "'"^^A Cadmium yellow. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75 $30.00 per 100. '*T;i?ii'''*'',-„„®"*'''<" crimson. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75 $30.00 per 100. VISCOUNTESS FOLKESTONE. Creamy pink, shading to deep salmon pink. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100. Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses Large Two-year-old Bushes ^r?^JP COLOMB. Carmine crimson; a grand Rose B^ONE*^sfROTAs?-'ii'=I.''f,^T'''- ^•^'«' P"- ""'"^^ ^l°bular. CAPTAIN HA?wAl^n ""?• ,-\° ^'5<""s"e stade of satin pink. CAPT CHHAiVv n'r S^''"-li=t<:"mson: perfect form. ClIS;- SbL^-; v°y'fine%o?f "°'°'' ^''^"^"^ '°™^'' """'"■ FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI. Snow white Such mt^K^SO^''*?'^!,- '^f'"?"' "i™°n: the popular Rose. JOHN HO?pIr R K.""" "'"Ifr' ^'"'!''='' '^<=="''''*-' eood size. juttrv HLlfl'fc.K. Bright rose, with carmine center MARGARET DICKSON. White, with pale flesh center M:^-Ml'^i/t;n5y"-?,ER. Cherry rose'^andearmfne."- MAGNA CHARTA. Dark pink; one of the easiest Roses to grow. 20 cts. each, 80 cts. per bundle of five (one Everblooming Bush or Baby Ramblers ^isL''2.^,«TZneoi,ir8^5Sf; $12:^00 p^risg' ''''■^'- >"-'^- ""'^■^T^I-'-^^Zn^ SS"^ Baby*Hambfe" ^5Scts. each; bundle of '^f'^»,Lfl^*'-"- CUTBUSH Color intense crimson, and exceptionally M»Or|.r4 £^WTAUrI^^S!Hr6r?.S m?00 per°IOO '"'°"'' "'""'• ^^ "^- '^'"^'': bundle of fife Is cts'; Rosa Rugosa and Hybrids cbm^p'-MVI-FI COUBERT. A double form of R. rugosa alba. ?°?i?^m^edrL\''?ranSrverv'gro"d '°"'' ''"' '^^^^^•"- ^'^^ '>"<' ^ ^ MADAME GEORGES BRUANT. Paper-white; large and double- nro- duced in clusters. A valuable pure white decorative Rose Price of above: 20 cts. each; bundle of five, 85 cts.; $16.00 per 100- bh^RIa'ai'^oF ermine; extra large, single flowers. KUGOSA ALBA. Pure white; flowers contrast well with foliage. Extra strong, two-year-old plants: 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz $25.00 per 100. MME. GABRIEL LUIZET. Light, satiny pink: attra. n PyVUL NEVRON. Flowers five inches across; lovelv, dark pu.k. PERSIAN VELHIW. H.irdv vellow Rose; best of its color. PRINCE CAMILLE DE ROHAN. Dark crimson maroon. ULRICH BRUNNER. Cherry red; grand Rose; free blooming. variety only). $15.00 per 100, $145.00 per 1000 English Moss Roses Large, dormant plants, from open ground. $1.25; $20.00 per 100. OLD ENGLISH. Red. BLANCHE MOREAU. White. 30 cts. each, bundle of five, Sweetbrier The old English Sweetbrier; very sweet-scented foliage, bundle of five, 85 cts.; $16.00 per 100. 20 cts. each; Standard or Tree-Shaped Roses On sturdy, hardy stems from 3 Vi to 4 feet high. CAROLINE TESTOUT. Hybrid Tea. Large, free; satiny rose, with deeper center, GENERAL JACQUEMINOT. Hybrid Perpetual. Well known, brilliant scarlet crimson; favorite, GRUSS AN TEPLITZ. Hybrid Tea. Brilliant scarlet; always in flower. KAISERIN AUGU.STA VICTORIA. Hybrid Tea. Soft, pearly white, tinted lemon; of beautiful form. KILLARNEY. Hybrid Tea. Sparkling, brilliant pink; everybody's favorite. MRS. JOHN LAING. Hybrid Perpetual. Soft pink of beautiful form and deliciouslv scented. MAGNA CHARTA. Hybrid Perpetual. Bright pink, suffused carmine; a beautiful Rose ULRICH BRUNNER. Hybrid Perpetual. Bright cherry red; one of the best. Strong plants, $1.20 each, $12.00 per doz. HARDY CLIMBING AND RAMBLER ROSES ALL OUR CLIMBING AND RAMBLER ROSES ARE AMERICAN PILLAR. The flowers are 3 to 4 inches across, of a lovelv ! bun1l1e°if''fit;'$^'.75";TIS.S'o"?er"lOo'™°'' ''-^--"' P'-'^' ^0 cts.'; CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY.' Healthy, perfect foliage and a strong climbing habit of growth; the abundant bloom being in prime «5 on" l\% nn""^ "'ioo °' ""= ''"* 'i'P'^- 5" "^- each; bundle of five, $2,00; $35.00 per 100. CRIMSON RAMBLER. (American grown.) Strong, 2-vear-oId plants, grown on their own roots, at the following prices: 4 to 5 feet long J t ""J,''' ^'i"'"''c?M°' '*••"•' *35-*"' per 100; 4 feet long, 25 cts each; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. HIAWATHA. Single, deep, intense crimson shade with the petals shading to a pure white base. Extra strong, two-year field-grown flowering plants. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100 STRONG TWO-YEAR-OLD FIELD-GROWN PLANTS DOROTHY PERKINS. Color a lovely shell pink, holding a long time without fading. 20 cts. each; bundle of five, 85 cts.; $ 16.00 per 100. WHITE DOROTHY PERKINS. 35 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.50: $25.00 per 100. LADY' GAY. The flowers are of a delicate cherry pink, which fades to a soft white. Extra strong, two-vear plants. 30 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. PAUL'S CARMINE PILLAR. One of the most attractive Climbing Roses. Flowers large and free; color rosv carmine. Two-vear-old, field-grown. 30 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. TAUSENDSCHON (Thousand Beauties), Lovely soft pink, changing to carmine rose when in full bloom, giving the appearance of two different varieties. 30 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen 128 Chambers Street, New York 0£f again ! on again ! No, not Finnegan this time, but the streetvenders ot flowers along Lexington st. On Friday they re- ceived notice to move off once more : three days later they were back again. Where- as much might be said for and against the selling of flowers along the streets, it might be well if this proposition were settled once and for all. Noticed in one of the wholesale houses a mountain of bunches of Sweet Peas con- taining some twenty-five thousand sprays, all from one grower, Jesse P. King of Mt. Airy. Yes, there were bushels of them but they were good ones at that. During Easter week he shipped in some 45,000 of them. F. J. Le Claie. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Buffalo, N. Y. Haster Echoes Some Easter business ! A real hustle from Monday to Sunday noou, Easter Day. "The biggest ever h.id," is the report from all merchants about town and locally. The plant business began early and the supply was good, the weather favor- able, and the public had the Easter spirit for buying not alone plants, but cut flowers, corsag&s, etc. The prices for plants and cut flowers were within reach of everybody and there were good selec- tions in both plants and cut material. Lilies, of course, were the leaders. These were fine, all sizes of plants and also the Hydrangeas were plentiful enough, although a little too large or too many blooms for the average buyer, but all sold. Rambler and hybrid tea Roses were fine and there was the usual amount of bulbous stock which sold out too. About the only shortage in the cut flower end was in Sweet Peas and Val- ley. The supply of Roses was heavy and up to 6 p.m. on Saturday the coolers were loaded, but fortunately things changed and there were not many to carry over. Am. Beauty Roses sold bet- ter than in previous years. Violets cleaned up. Snapdragon sales were disappointing. Mignonette had a fair sale. Other stock shared in the de- mand. Daffodils were in oversupply and these had to be forced at very low prices. All in all it was the best Easter trade we ever had. The week following Easter was quite lively ; prices held up well earlier in the week, although beginning on Thursday the receipts more than dou- bled and prices showed a rapid decline. E. C. B. Syracuse, N. Y. Weather conditions have not been favorable for a large volume of business the past week, as we have had rain nearly every day, which is becoming a very seri- ous matter, as few have been able to get their Carnation plants in the field. Seeds- men and landscape gardeners too are sufferers. Benjamin Hammond of Beacon gave a very interesting and valuable address at the last meeting of the Syracuse Rose Societ.v. His subject was "Spraying," on which he is an authority. Exhibitors at the State Fair will be pleased to learn that Prof. David Lums- den of Cornell University has been again appointed superintendent of the flower department, and is actively engaged look- ing up exhibitors, and is meeting with much success. This is a subject that may not appeal at first to the readers of The Floeists' Exchange — but as there are _ so many good business propositions in it for the florist, nurseryman and seedsman — be- lieve it may help other cities, especially if they take a part in municipal affairs. Our mayor and chamber of commerce have issued a circular to every house- holder giving a program for clean up week. The following are of special interest to the trade : Tuesday, front yard da.v. Cut lawns. Plant flower beds. Clean walks and gutters. Wednesday, weed day. Trim bushes and gardens. Clear the lawn of Dandelions. Saturday, va- cant lot day. Start the vacant lot cam- paign for the year. Clean vacant lots. Remove tin cans, papers and brush. Last year over .^lO unsightly vacant lots were ploughed up and made into vegetable gar- dens for working men, with great success. H. T. Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1135. this issue. May 6, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1127 GRAFTED ROSES 3-inch Stock u Francis Scott Key'' What's In A Name? 3-inch Stock A whole lot in these days of war and rumors of war, and the name alone will make this Rose popular this year aside from its own sterling qualities. If you have never grown it, you don't know what you are missing as a profitable Summer Rose. I have 5000 plants in 3-inch pots, December grafted on Irish Manetti, absolutely clean and in splendid condition for immediate planting, and these will make big money for the man who can bench early. They are yours, neighbor, for $15.00 per 100 and you can't lose on them. $125.00 per 1000 All the other Standard varieties also : Pink Killarney, Killarney Queen, Killarney Brilliant, White Killarney, Double White Killarney, Mrs. George Shawyer and Ophelia, now ready for shipment, from 3-inch pots, at $15.00 per 100 $125.00 per 1000 Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J. Ferns T'^^-J-J-- f,« 8-in., $1.00 each. 7-iD., 75c. each. 1. CUUy, Ur. g.in.. SOc. each. 4-in., 20c. each. 2H-iD.. te.OOper 100, $50.00 per 1000. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. 6-inch, 50c. each. Scottii =« ■ John Wanamaker "^ ■?■ i^d'o""" Funkias Campbell Bros., Field-Grown, large clumps. $15.00 per 100. Penllyn, Pa. When ordtTJng. please mt-'Ptlon The Escbanpe Some Fine Stock 2>i-in. 2H-in. 2}i-m. 2Ji-m. 3H-in. 2!^-in. 2ii-m. 2Ji-m. 2 -in. 2H->n. 2H-ia. 100 1000 FUCHSIAS. 15 varieties $2.50 $22.50 MARGUERITES. 3 varieties. 2.60 22.,'iO HELIOTROPES. 3 varieties. 2.50 22.50 DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 15 varieties 3.00 25.00 GERANIUMS. Any color, full of bud and bloom 7.00 65.00 VERBENAS, Finest Mixed. 2.50 22.50 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 24 varieties 2.50 22.50 CYCLAMENS. 8 varieties.. . .6.00 55.00 AGERATUM. 4 varieties.. . . 2.25 20.00 SALVIAS, Bonfire and Splen- dens 2.50 22.50 CUPHEAS, Cigar Plant 2.25 20.00 If you have not received our wholesale Price List offering Spring Bedding Stock and Vegetable Plants by the miUion at bargain prices, write for one at once. iinil7n I RDVAKi Wholesale Florist ALUNZU J. dKTAN, WASHINGTON, N.l. W^pn nrflprlng. nl'^wp mTtlon Tbn Eifhtinee Opportunity- Knocks But Once It comprises 26 acres of rich black aoil located 25 miles south of the heart of Chicago, favored with IlUnoia Central sub- urban service. E. J. & E. and Mich. Cen- tral side track facilities to tract. Ideal loca- tion for large greenhouses; truck gardening can also be carried on in addition. Ferti- lizer, coal and all supplies easily obtained close by in carload lota. Chicago offers best of market for all products. Aa an individual I am in position to offer this entire tract at less than the going price of ordinary farm land through this section. Write me for further particulars. Joliet, ILL. F. C. Eckmann, See ads. under "Classified Ad. Dept." Per 100 VERBENAS. In 2J^m pots. . . .$2.00 PETUNIAS. May 10th, 2H-^. pots 2.00 SALVIAS. Good stock, 3-in. pots. 4.00 Cash. JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM, Delaware, 0. Whf'ii nc.liTinir, pli-;isc m.'ntioii Tho Excbange When ordering, please mention The Exchange BEGONIA BEGONU Luminosa Erfordii SEEDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK, N. Y. Wbeg ordering, pleaae mention The Kxcniinge A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACBNA Indivlsa. 2-ili., 5c.; Wn., lOc: 4-in., 15o.; .5-in., 2.5o. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2M-in., *5,00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevlne, Ricard, Per- kins and Buchnor. 2-in., $2 00 per 100; 3-m., $5.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc; 4-in., 16c.; 5-in., 250.; from bed for 2H and 3-in. pot8, $5.00 per 100 Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Eichanee Anglin^aWalshCo, 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 'Phone, Franklin M7 Carnations Vlncas Variegated Rooted Cuttings 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Good Cheer 6.00 50.00 White \5roiider 3.00 25.00 Matchle«» 3.00 25.00 Beacon 3.00 25.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 25.00 Champion 3.00 25.00 Miss Theo 12.00 100.00 Ked Wing 12.00 100.00 FIIiTK SENSATION . 4.00 35.00 Write for prices on other varieties. Asparagus Plnmosns and Sprengeri, 2Vi-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Asparagus Flnmosus Seed- lings. High grade stock, ready for potting, $8.00 per 1000; In loU of 5000, $7.00. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 2%-iii. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 ; 3-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 4-in., $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. FERNS 214-in. table Femi, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ENGLISH IVY 214-in. pots. 10 to IS ins., $3.00 per 100, .$25.1 K) per KXHI. High grade English Ivy. COLEUS Rooted cuttings. Golden Bedder, Venohaffeltii, Qneen Victoria, Firebrand. Also other good varie- ties. Good dean rooted cuttings, im- mediate shipment, 85c. per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Cyclamen Seedlings ^^^^^ ^^^^^ g^j ^^^^^^^^^ In all good colors, $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per lOOO. All Tarietiea. Write for (uU price lists. When ordering, pleage mention The Excbwtifre SELF-TYING CARNATION SUPPORTS AND ROSE STAKES THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO., CONNERSVILLE, IND, Orchid Collector JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the best Commercial Orchids. » Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 CHESTNUT PLACE. SECAUCUS, N. J. Wbea orderlDff, pleafe mention The Excbuise Yello" 2H-in. pou, $10.00 per 1000. AGERATUM. 2yi-ia. poU, SIg.OO per 1000. FUCHSIAS. 2M-in- POU, *2.00 pv 100, miied. HELIOTROPE. 2>i-io. poU. (2.00 per 100. SALVIA Splendeiu. ZH-io- poU, 13.00 per 100. 10,000 Major Boonallon Roolsd Cuttiiic>. tlTM par 1000. Tills !• all A No. I (tock. HATTHFIVt 1 VlDkFV 320 Van VrankcnATe,. nAiinin} A 'inni', schenectady.n.y Whea orderlDS. pUua meotloB Tb« Bxchanca 1128 The Florists' Exchange FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity. Excellent 2'4-in. -stock, in best assortment, iJ.UtJ per 100, S25.00 per 1000. Extra strong, 3-in., S6.00 per 100, S55.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2;4-in. stock, right size for center plants. S1.30 per aoz., .SIO.OO per 100. m FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting, in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. SI. 00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000. undivided clumps. In 10,000 lots or more, S9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. SI .00 per 100, SS.OO per 1000; in 6000 lots, S7.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Schledei (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, S4.50 per doz., S35.00 per 100; "I-in., $6.50 per doz., $.50.00 per 100. J. F. Anderson FERN SPECI.'^LIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. FERNS Assorted Table Ferns Out of 2>i-inch pots. $3.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra heavy. From 2J-^-inch pots. $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. KENTIA BELMOREANA From 2M-incb pots, 3 leaves, $6.60 per 100, $60.00 per 1000; 3-inch pots, 6 leaves, $15.00 per 100. All express orders. Cash with order, please B. SOlTAUfERNtRYfeVserelS.Nn- AUSTRALlAN FERNS, PALMS, ETC. Natural dried fern fronds, palm leaves, etc., supphed in any quantity. A few on my list: FERNS: Adiantum, Bleichnum, Aspidi- um, Asplenium. Gleichenia, Todea. PALMS: CALAMUS Muelleri, KENTIA Monostachva, LFVISTONA Australis, SEAFORTHIA elegans. ARECA Baueri MACROZAMIA. OTHER LEAVES . LOMATI A. GREVILLEA robusta, AUSTRALIAN MOSS, RESTIA Tetraphyllus. Samples and quotations forwarded on appli- cation to MARK BROWNE 68H Pitt Street, SYDNEY, N. S. W., AUSTRALIA Cable: "Niaouli. Sydney." Codes: A. B. C. 5th and Western Union FERNS ASSORTED VARIETIES. Strong, healthy plants, from 2V4-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots. $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. FERN SEEDLINGS. Good plants. Best assort- ment. Ready now. $1.00 per 100. $9.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. 2H-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. 2K-in.,$2.50 per 100 Frank N. Eskesen, Madison, N. J. HOLLY FERNS Extra fine planta of Cyrtomium falcatum, the Holly Fern, and Pteris Wilsoni, in S-in. pota, $6.00 per 100, or $7.00 if shipped in pots. The best of packing, liberal count and prompt ehipment. R. G. HANFORD Norwalk. Conn. 100 1000 Whitmani Improved $5.00 $40.00 Whitman! Compacta 5.00 40.00 Roof evelts 5.00 40.00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. ORCHIDS PALMS and Plants of Every Variety When ordering, ijlease mention The Exchange e-Ac WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Marguerites I ire von going to avoid the mistake o£ haviiiK "all of your Marguerites coming in at the same time? The Spring bedding season extends awa.v into the end ot June with most of us. WiudoNV boxes, baskets and vases have to be iilh-d away into the middle of Summer, and this means that we should be prepared to do the hlhng with the right kind of stock. Marguerites or Daisies are not ideal plants for tins purpose, but we have as yet nothing tiinte to take their place. Plants with a few- flowers open and a lot of buds are jiist right for filling a window box. \Vhile there are people who don't care for them, there are a whole lot more wdio do, and it is for us to supply them. To prolong the flowering period ot your plants you must pinch them; the first lot should be coming into flower about the 20th ,:,t May. the second about the 10th of .Tune and the last toward the end of that month. If vou let them come in all at the .same time vou will have more than you want l,v ileraoiial l>av and a lot ot useless plants bv the middle of June, tor a Daisy witli.mt' flowers is not a desirable pant to use with other stock in a flower box. Whv not go over vour stock now and pinch the plants wantwl for late nower- ing'> Let them make more grow'th ; it thev are in 3V.'s shift into 4's and place in the coolest house you have on hand. Are vou going to plant out a good number of Mrs. P. Sander for Summer flowering .' It will pay you to do so. Iris pallida dalmatica It you are still carrying along a lot of old Irises of the small flowering sorts. 1 .should suggest investing a tew dollars now in some ot the newer ones. Irises as vet are not nearly enough appreciated bv 'the retail grower ; you can sell the plants to vour customers in Spnng and Fall • you can use them for cut flowers as well as in your show boi-der and for early Spring forcing you couldn't ask for any- thing finer. If the average smiiUer flo- rist wouldn't trouble himself at all in re- gard to growing Roses and Larnations, he would be every bit as well, if not better, off • there are dozens of other more profit- able crops for him to grow which he can do .inst as well on a small scale as the specialist. There is more demand tor Snapdragons, Canterbury Bells Sweet Peas Cornflowers, Lupines. Calendulas. Irises, etc.. than there ever was. Any of these can be handled in a small way most successtullv, but in most cases the retail grower will carry along a poor lot ot Carnations or Roses and go to the mar- ket for everything else outside these, strange, but it is nevertheless a tact. Ins pallida dalmatica is as beautiful as the name, and one of the finest ot the many good Irises we have to choose from. ^ By all means plant a good batch this Spring ; vou couldn't make a better investment. if given half a chance they will grow into money for vou. During the Spring months when thev flower outdoors a vase full, with some suitable green, in your show window will attract a whole lot ot attention and vou can force the clumps so as to get them into flower about the middle of JIarch. Hardy Phlox If I IukI to confine myself to .iust one variety of Phlox I would choose Miss Linga'rd, for there isn't a better variety for the florist to grow as a cut lower. The plants will be in flower by June 2(3, and will keep on flowering more or less all Summer long. The flowers are large, of a pure white, nnd the foliage is dark green and glossy, absolutely different from the late flowering sorts. It should be found in every collection and the retail grower with room should plant it liberally. If you haven't tried Phlox W. C. Egan yet do so this year; the plants can be bought reasonably' and for a beautiful soft pink this sort' is hard to beat. For design work, sprays, even as a decorative flower, you can u'se this sort to the very best advantage. For a deeper pink Elizabeth Campbell is away aliead ot a whole lot of others, and as a late white to go with the above two pink ones,. Mrs. Jenkins is a good companion. Annual Larkspur While there is nothing finer in the Delphiniums than the Belladonna liy- bnds with their almost endless number of exquisite shades of blue, every florist hav- ing a call for cut flowers during the Sum- mer months surely makes a mistake in not including some of the annual sorts. Any of these if sown out in the open now will furnish fine cut Howers practically throughout the Summer. The sort known as Newport Pink is especially desirable; while the stems and flowers are not quite as large as those ot the hardy Larkspurs, their beautiful pink color makes them most attractive, and it you are looking for Summer flowers to cut from sow seed now. VIncas and Irises In order to get good strong \'iiu-:is and Ivies by next Fall, the sooner you get busy planting either rooted cuttings or 2in. stock out into the field the better ; both of the trailers are indispensable tor the retail grower, and while the Vincas without much care will form heavy speci- mens in a tew months, it takes almost two seasons to obtain a good Ivy from the time the cutting is rooted, especially if yours is a heavy soil, and most growers on that acount make use of three plants together in order to get quicker results. Do wliirhcver you think best, but 'n ordering. ple:iso mention Tbe Exchange Looifin^ for Something? LIST OF ADVERTISERS, INDEX TO STOCK and MATERIAL AD- VERTISED, NEWS CONTENTS Se* page llol May 6, 191(i. The Florists' Exchange 1129 Bedding COLEUS The varieties offered here are selected from an ex- tensive assortment as the best for bedding purposes and can be absolutely relied upon to give satisfaction. FANCY VARIETIES Rooted Cuttings; $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000 2M-inch plants: 2.50 per 100, 20.00 per 1000 American Beauty. Red, green and yellow. Anna Pflster. Bright yellow, marked crimson. Blizzard. Deep maroon, edged with green. Hurricane. Light reddish center, mottled with maroon. Edge of leaf green. John Pflster. Bright crimson, edged with gold. Messey. Dwarf; pearl-white and silver-green. Neptune. Green ^\'ith mottling of red. Prince Edward. Reddish center, shading deep crim- son. Edge of leaf green. Saboni. Red, with faint edging of yellow. BEST BEDDERS Rooted Cuttings; $0.75 per 100, $7.00 per 1000 2i.i-inch plants; 2.50 per 100, 20.00 per 1000 Beckwitli*s Gem. Center velvety maroon, bordered with red; the edge is green, changing to creamy yel- low at the point of the leaf. Cecil Brown. A traiUng variety. Bright green, marked with chocolate, yellow and light red shadings. Duneira. A combination of various shades of crimson. Firebrand. Bright maroon. Golden Bedder. Golden yellow, the old original. Golden Queen. The standard yellow. Lord Alverstone. Velvety plum with yellow, green and pink markings. Lord Palmerston. Deep maroon center with dark crimson venation. Queen Victoria. Cardinal-red with distinct golden border. Verschaffeltii. The standard crimson. Fuchsi2is 21^-inch plants in asaortment: $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Heliotrope Double or Single, as preferred. 2Ji-inch plants: S2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 From 2}i-inch pots: 40c. per doz., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 From 3 -inch pots: 65c. per doz., $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000 Centefleur. Rich, deep violet-blue, with white eye; flowers large; free and very vigorous. A very de- sirable variety. Lome. Light blue, sweet-scented variety. Very widely used for bedding. Tree or Standard Heliotrope I Large plants grown on stems 2^ or <3 feet in height, forming miniature trees. Very desirable for conserva- tory decoration or for forming centerpieces in flower beds. 50c., 75c., SI. 00 and $1.50 each. Lantanas 3000 Radiation, 214-inch, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Begonias Semperflorens, 2ii-iuch, S3. 00 per 100, 825.00 per 1000. Flowering Vincas Vinca rosea (pink), Vinca alba (white with crimson eye), Vinca alba pura (pure white). 2Ji-inch plants: $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000 A.CS.Pi&R50N iC4C. S^vainsonia Alba 2Ji-'nch pots: GOc. per doz., $4 00 per 100 Berberis Thunbergii 10,000 Selected Plants, lb to 24 inches. $10.00 per 100. $80.00 pet 1000 ROSES Roses on their Own Roots Francis Scott Key, Prince Arenberg. 3-inch plants, $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per lOOU. White Killarney, Killarney, Jonlcheer Mock, Killarney Queen, Antoine Rivoire (Mrs. Taft), CecUe Brunner, George Elgar. 2i4-inch platit.s, $7.50 per 100, $(;0.|)|) per 1000. Extra Selected Heavy Plants 300 Cecile Brunner. 4-inch, $20.00 per 100. 200 Mrs. George Shawyer. 4-inch, $20.00 per 100. Grafted Roses Ready for Shipment 2K-inch plants: $12.50 per 100, $120.00 per 1000 1,700 Cecile Brunner 7.000 Killarney 4,000 Francis Scott Key 3.000 Milady 2,600 Hadley 4.000 My Maryland 2,000 Kaiserin 4.000 Radiance 4,000 White KUlamey Prices to the Trade only 40,000 Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttings EXTRA FINE 111, 000 BONN.\FFON 5,11(10 .lONES 1.(10(1 DR. ENGUEHARD 1.00(1 M.\UD DEAN 2.00(1 I'OEHLMANN 6,000 <;ll.\S. GL.XCER 3,000 POLLY ROSE 4.000 SEIDEWnZ f.,000 UN.\KA 1 $12.00 per 1000 J. O. Brenneman Box 24 FLORIST Harrisburg, Pa. COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK Large American-Grown Rhododendrons and Kalmias THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648-4, Bridseport DivisioD. Make appointment. See the stock. Establijhed 21 years. ([yiipn nrdpring. please mention The Eicbapge some unsold plants on hand ; don't throw them away, but cut back to within a few inches of the pot and plant out into the tield ; these will make line specimens by next Fall, and if you don't want them for Easter flowering they will be every bit as good for later. It will pay any retail grower to have plants in bloom on hand from Easter on up to August. This means just a little timing and can be done by anyone — more H.vdrangeas than ever will be used this Summ.er for outdoor decorations. More About Delphinium cardinale In The Exchange of March '2~> in the Question Box. "K. N., N, J." asks fin- plants of Delphinium cardinale. The plants may be very easily grown from seed sown this Siiring and will flower about first of August. The plant is very showy and grows about l.'Jin. high. I have seed from last year and will grow it again this Spring. You can also get true seed from John Wilk, l.'iS W. 38(1 St., New York City. Herman C. Schmeiske. Dalton, Mass. (Box .^10). Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS Each 6-iii. pot, 3 plantg in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high S0.76 6-in. '• 3 " " 24 1- 28 in. " 1.00 CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI Each Cedar Tub, 9-in., 4 to 5 ft. spread »4.00 Split Carnations Quickly, easily and cheaply mended. No tools required Pillsbury Carnation Staple Patented 1906 iniK) 35c., 3000 Sl-OO postpaid I. L. PILLSBURY Galesburg, 111. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Incorporations Sanare Deal Nursery Co., Inc., Roch- ester— Nursery stock, AI. aM. Pntchard, 1^. R. and E. D. Moore. P. A. Qnernsey & Co., Inc.. Schoharie. — General nurserv. floral and seed busi- ness; cap., $25,000. Incorporators: F. A. Guernsey, N. R. Guernsey, E. R. Rockerfeller", Schoharie. Pot 2H-!n' 3-iu. 4-in. 6-in. 6-in. 6-in. Cedar Tub 7-in. 7-in. 9-in. S-in. Pot e-ia. 6-in. KENTIA BELMOREANA Leaves In. high Each 4 8 to 10 6 12 6 to 6 15 $0.40 6 to 7 24 1.00 6 to 7 26 1.26 6 to 7 28 to 30 1.80 6 to 7 34 to 36 2.60 6 to 7 86 to 38 3.00 42 to 45 in. high 4.00 6 to 7 45 to 48 in 6.00 Per dos tl.60 2.0O 4.60 12.00 16.00 18.00 30.00 38.00 4S.C0 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Leaves 6 to 6 «to7 In. high Each Per doi. 28 to 30 11.00 112.00 34 to 36 1.60 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and .^[.Icudid way open. See large advt. on page 1135, this issue. Cedar Tub 9-in. 12-iB. 12-in. 12-in. l^ln. Plants iaTub Height Each 40 to 42 in S4.00 6 to 5H 't., hsavy 10.00 6H to 6 ft., heavy 12.60 8 to 7 ft., heavy 16.00 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., RAILWAY STATION, JENKINTOWN, Wyncote, Pa. J 1130 The Florists' Exchange Now Is The Time To Sell Porch Boxes! WE HAVE THEM in any size you re- quire; at the same time the price is the lowest ever offered. Our boxes are made very strong and dur- able. Great care is tsiken in every detail. PRICE: 35 cents per running foot — any size If you are in the market for PORCH BOXES, no matter what the size may be, we earnestly solicit a trial order. We are positive we can give you the best value both in qual- ity and price. Our Boxes are made of 1 -inch Cypress lumber with metal stays on the ends so as to avoid the boxes coming apart. They are covered vrith Birch Bark and trimmed v^ith Cedar Bark edging, as per photo THE HOUSE OF MERIT Jos. G. Neidinger Co. _,- ..,*-« !• 1309-1311 NORTH 2nd STREET Florists' Supplies Philadelphia, pa. . ■(iiTiiig. nlp.-isp nr-nt-jnTi Th-' V.\o\'-: Wholesale I-rice\List of Ferns, Palms FERNS, Scottll and Boston. 40p., 50o.; 7-in., 75o., $1.00 each, Teddy, Jr.. 4-iD., 15o. Eleglantisslma compacra. 4-in., 20o- Holly Ferns, 8-in., Azalea pote, 40o^ 6-in. pans, assorted dish Ferna, 25c, Dish Ferns, 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, in assorted vanetiea. KENTIA Forsteriana. 6-in. pote. $1.00, $1.25; 7-in. pots, $1.50, $200; $2.50 each; 4-in. pots, both Forsteiiana and Belmoreaoa, 30«. DRACAENA termlnalls and Lord Wolaeley, 6-in. potB, well colored, 50o, Godfrey Aschmann, Potted piants and Other Stock LrVlSTONA, or Fan .Palm. 5-in. pots. 50° ASPARAGUS plumosus and Sprengerl, 2H-in. potB, $4.00 per 100; S-in.. J6.00 per 100; *-in., S12.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, such as Poltevlne, A. Ricard, S. A. Nutt. in bud, 4-in. pota, $10.00 per 100; 3-in. pota, not yet in bud, $6.00 per 100. COLEUS Brilliancy. 4-iQ., large leaves, 15o. $.5 IPOMCEA Nociiflora 2V5-in. pots, $.5 00 pei 100. 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. Importer and Grower of 1012 West Ontario Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. A. F. J. Baur O. E. Steinkamp Send for our price list of young Geraniunn Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition um & STEINKAMP, Indianapolis, Indiana Carnation Breeders ELMEKD.SMIIH&CO. Chrgsanihcniunis Ask for OaialoguB ADRIAN - - - MICH. When orderlnR. please mention The Eichnne^ ROOT Rose Plants RADIANCE, KAISERIN. WHITE and PINK KILLARNEY, SUNBURST and MILADY Ready for Bhipment Send for circulare I L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Carnations F. Dorner & Sons Co. LA FAYETTE, IND. Wbeg ordering, please mention The Exchange Cannas King Humbert, 4-in.; Florence Vaughan, A. Bouvier, R. Wallace, $8.00 per 100; orders 250 at 7Hc. Write for price on larger order.s. Geraniums S. A. Nutt and double white, 4-in., at 7c. Variegated Vinca Vines, 4-in., at 12}^c. Stock all extra strong. BRANT BROS., Inc., Utica, New York When ordering, please mention The Bschange GRAFTED ROSES Per 100 Ophelia $12.60 Killamey 10.00 EDWARD J. TAYLOR. Per 100 White Killamey SIO.OO Mrs. Aaron Ward 10.00 Green's Farnns, Conn. Wlien ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange S^Roses <5firi FFni F f LORAL COMPANY , Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prices The' Conard ® Jones Co. WEST GROVE.. PA. Chrysanthemum Cuttings WELL ROOTED Roman Gold, December Gem, Chrysolora, Early Snow, Unaka, Chadwick, Bonnaffon, Smith's Advance. Polly Rose, Ramapo. Order early. Price: $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. 300 fine Orchids for sale. Make ofiFer. OUIDNICK GREENHOUSES Anthony P. O. OUIDNICK. R. I. Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Use for Results Paper Pols and Din Bands DIRT BANDS (Paper Pota without bottoms, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottoms.) 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 50,000 100,000 $0.70 $2.10 $3.90 $7.00 $15.50 $28.00 . .80 2.50 4.50 8.20 IS.OO . .90 3.10 5.75 11.00 26.50 , 1.00 3.90 7.50 U.OO 32.50 , 1.15 4.70 8.75 17.00 40.00 . 1.25 5.60 11.00 22.00 52.50 . 1.50 fi.85 13.00 24.00 55.00 . 1.70 7.90 15.00 28.00 65.00 2.10 9.85 19.00 36.00 85.00 No tacks or folding blocks needed. Samples FREE. SQUARE PAPER POTS (Folding block and tacks included ) Inch 500 1000 5000 10,000 20.000 50,000 13i....$0.65 $0.90 $4.00 $7.00 $12.00 .70 1.00 4.65 8.70 16.00 .90 1.25 6.B0 11.00 20.00 1.10 1..50 6.90 13.60 26.00 1.60 2.15 10.00 19.00 37.50 2.50 3.75 18.00 35.00 66.00 3.50 4.75 23.00 45.00 85.00 4.25 5.75 28.00 54.00 102.00 Inch W... 2 2H... 3 3H... 4 5 2 2H 3... 4... 5... 32.00 50.00 60.00 76.00 96.00 105.00 120.00 160.00 $25.00 35.00 45.00 60.00 90.00 150.00 200.00 240.00 Copyright Directions for use with each order. Send for Big Folder giving experiencea of 54 growers. Samples FREE. Try our Papfir Pots and Dirt Bands free. Order what you want — try them according to our direc- tions, and if nut satisfactory ship them back and we win refund your money. F. W. Rochelle & Sons CHESTER, NEW JERSEY When ordering, plense roention The Exchange When receiving OUR ROSE LIST don't throw it away, but keep it in front of you to make your own Rose List up-to-date. Ask for one. We grow tlie ROSES we offer. Van der Willick & Koestsier HAZERSWOUDE, HOLLAND American address during April and May: c/o MALTUS & WARE 14 Stone Street, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange GOOD Dracaena Indivisa From 4 and 5-inch pots, $15.00 and $25.00 per 100. Cash with order JAMES HORAN & SON FLORISTS BRIDGEPORT, CONN. When orfl'Ting. i>]e m ' ' iitinn The Exchange GERANIUMS In bud and bloom Strong Plants S. A. Nutt, Poitevine and Ricard. 3H-in. pots, S7.00 per 100. VINCA VARIEGATA 4W-in. pots, $10.00 to $12.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, S8.00 per 100. Cash with order E. C. ROGERS, Roslindale, Mass. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Chrysanthemums Oconto and Chieftain. 2H-in., strong plants, $4.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-in., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2-iii., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syraeus«,N.Y. Whpn nrrlprlnc- oImuhp m.'nrlon Tht* RTohange GERAN lUMS IN BUD AND BLOOM Fine, stocky plants. Nutt, Grant, Poitevine, double pink and white, 4-inch, $6.00 per 100. PANSIES. Extra large plants, in bud and bloom, $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. From Bats, 8 to 10 shoots, $12.00 per 1000. BEGONIAS. Everblooming, scarlet, 3-in., 5o.; 4-in., 10c. Samuel Whilton, »^ ?fKg?,"N*r"'' When ordering, please mention The Exchange May 6, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1131 •Xoii iiiiii-:"Miiiuniiiiic-:-- ,...;,,iiiiiiiiiiiir.:-i mnn[.Miiiiimiiii['M f(c-:']iiiiii(iiiiit':"M riiiit-M ii i.MiiiniiUMKOJiiiiiiiiiiiit'M limit.: I List of Advertisers ^^.:•^Illllllllnlc•^JllllIlllllllt•^Jllllllllllllt•:•3llllllllllllt•:•]lllulllllllt•:••:•lllmll t.:.:ii iiirifMiniiiiiiiiit.Mmiiiiimit.Miiiimiiiiif:":. .:..Miiiiiiiiiiiit.:..Miii iiiit-: Index to Stock Advertised Erne & Klingel U5rt Eskcaeo. Frank N.. .111:8 Evans Co.. The John Ailvanoo Co ll.W Alliort A Davidson. Ino 1161 Allen, J. K ll.'iJ AllcnCo..Wm.Stuarl.U52 Anjcr. G'house MfR. Co llfil Amor. Spawn Co ... I U I Aniierson, J. F 112S Anderson, S A HM Anitermiillor, Geo. H 1140 AngUnA Walsh Co.. 1127 Ford. M. C Aphino Mfg. Co. ..1158 Ford, Wm. P. Evenden Bros Kyros, Florist Fallon. Florist Fenrich. Joseph S. . Fischer, Rudolph.. Florists' Hail Ass'n Foley Gnhs. Mf«. Co The 1161 151 1152 iini IHO 1130 1140 1151 1117 1149 ,1148 Amies. II. W Arnold & Co., Inc. Co............ D. C 1153 Fowler. Mrs. L. P Asohmann Bros 1125 I'Vederick, J. H. . Aschmann. Godfrey. IIW) Freeman-I.eivis. Fottler.Fisko, Rawson 1114 1140 1120 1138 Ashley, Ernest 1130 Bndgely & Bishop Inc 1153 Baker Bros 1138 Baker, Wm J 1155 Barclay Nun 1114 Barrett, The Florist. 1140 Barr&Co, B. F....1124 Barrows & .Son.H.H. 112S Baumer, A. R 113S Baur A Steinkanip. . 1130 Frietlman. Florist. . .1136 Friedman, J. J 1159 Froment, H. E 1153 Furrow cS: Co 1139 Galveston Floral Co , 1 138 Galvin, Thos. F....II39 GasserCo. J. M 1136 Giblin&Co 1163 Gibbons, The Smilax Man 1149 Girvin, Willis B 1125 Matthews A Viirncy.l 127 MoAlpine A .McUoo- aid 115-1 McCallum Co., Tho.1160 MoClunio. Geo. C. 1138 McConnell. Alei. ...1139 McCray Refrigerator Co 1149 MoHutchiaonAColll4-15 MoManua. Jamea. . . 1153 Menand, 1 1136 Mctairie Ridge Nura. Co., Ltd.. The... 1139 Metropolitan Material Co 1160-01 Mette, Henry 1117 Meyer, Chaa. F 1114 Micbell Co., Henry F.. 1116 Michigan Cut Flower Eiciango 1147-18 Miohler Bro» Co... 1138 Miller, A. L 1126 Miller, Stuart H. . .1155 Mills, The Florist. Inc. 1138 Minge Floral Co., The 1139 Momm & Sons, Chaa 1122 Moore,Hentz A Naflhll53 Bayersdorfcr A Co. '. 1147 Gloeckner, Wm 1136 Moore Seed Co. . . 1116 Bay State Nur3..The.ll22 Beaven, E. A 1148 Reckcrt's Seed Store.1116 Beccrow Floral Co.. 1139 Bcllamv Bros ll.iO Bemb Floral Co., The 1136 Benjamin, S. G 1125 Bennett, C. A 1122 Berger Bros 1155 Bertermann Bro3.Co.ll38 Boddington Co., Inc., Arthur.... 1117-1.S-26 Bolgiano A Sons, J. .1116 Bonnet A Blake. . ..11.53 Bonnot Bros 1 153 Bowe, M. A 1139 Brant Bros., Inc. 1130-40 Brennemnn. J. O. .. .1129 Browne. Mark 1128 Brown, Peter 1118-28 Bryan, Alonzo J 1 127 Buohbinder Bros. . . . 1147 Buckbee, H. W 1140 Bunyard, A. T.. Flo- rist 1139 Bunyard Co., Inc., Harry A 1121 Burnett Bros 1 1 14 Burpee, W. A. ACo.1117 Butler A Ullman. . . 1139 Byer Bros 1125 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 1147 Campbell Bros 1127 Camp Conduit Co. 1161 Cannata. J. P 1119 Carbone Florist 1136 Carnation Support Co. 1127 Chicago Feed A Fer- tilizer Co 1159 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The. ...1156 Childs, John Lewis. 1118 Chinnick. W.J 1119 Christensen, Thos. P.1119 Clare, W. G 1148-19 Clarke's Sons.David 1139 Clay A Son 1158 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 1136 Coan. J. J 1152 Conard A Jones Co., Goldstein A Futter- man 1153 Gove, The Florist ... 1 136 Graham A Son, A ... 1 136 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Ass'n. Inc. . . .1153 Growers' Cut Flower Co 1152 Gude Bros. Co 1140 Gunther Bros 1153 Guttman A Raynor. Inc 1150 Habermehl'a Sons, J. J 1139 Hanford. R. G 1128 Harris, Chester 1140 Harris, Ernest 1119 Hart, Geo. B 1147 Hatcher. John C 1136 HeacockCo.. Jos.. ..1129 HeissCo 1136 Henderson A Co., A. 1116 Henshaw A Fenrich- 1150 Henshaw Floral Co., Inc.. The 1152 Herr, A. M 1125-28 Hews Co., A. H 1157 Highland Park Green- houses, The 1138 Highgrade Manure Compost Co 1158 Hill Co., E. G 1136 Hill Floral Co., E. G.H36 Hill Nurs. Co., The D 1124 Hillside Nursery, The. 1122 Hitchings A Co.... 1164 Holm A Olson 1140 Holland Nurs.. The, 1122 Hollywood Gardens. 1140 Holton A Hunkel Co. 1154 Home Correspondence School 1147 Horan, E. C 1153 Horan A Son. Jas. . .1130 Howard Rose Co. . . . 1124 Hudson Carbon Co. 1158 Humus Co , Alphano.1158 Idle Hour Nurs 1139 Igoe Bros 1148 Irwin, R J 1121 Isbell A Co., S. M...1117 Jackson & Perkins Mountain View Floral Co 1122 Mullanphy, Floriat. . 1140 Murray, Samuel 1138 Nagel, Rudolf 1120 Naaon, L. B 1153 Nat'l Florifta' Board of Trade 1148 National Nurserymen Pub. Co., Inc 1124 Neidinger, Jos. G. . . 1130 New England Florist Supply Co 1154 Nicotine Mfg. Co.. The 1159 Niessen Co., The Leo 1155 Noe, L. M 1153 Olson A Co 1117 Ouwerkerk, P 1124 Palmer, F. E 1136 Palmer A Son, W.J. .1136 Park Floral Co , The. 1136 Park Floral Co 1140 Parshelsky Bros. , Inc. 1 160 PeacockDahliaFarmslllS Pearce, Geo 1160 Peirce, E. Allan. ...1157 Penn The Florist.. .1136 Pennock-Meehan Co.. S. S 1125-55 Peters A Reed Pot- tery Co 1157 Peterson. C. A PfaSf A Kendall Kosemont Gardens. 1139 Uuaory Flower Shop, 113ii Rosery, The 1 140 Rowebl A Grans. . . . 1114 RouUahn Seed Co.. . 1114 Royal Glaaa Works.. 1161 Uupp, John F lUB Russin A Handing., 1147 Salter Bros 1140 Saltford Flower Shop. The 1139 Sander, Florist 1140 SauUr, A 1153 Sceery, Ed 1139 Schlatter A Son, Wm.ll4S Sohling, Max 1139 Schmidt, J. C 1125 Scholtz. The Florist. 1136 Schulz Co., Jacob.. .1139 Schwake A Co., Inc., Chas 1114 Scollay. Inc., John A. 1162 Scott. John 1128 Sharp, Partridge A Co 1161 Shellroad Gnhs 1118 Sheridan, Walter F.. 11 53 Siebrecht, Geo. C....1153 Sim. William 1120 Skidelsky Co., S. S..1114 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 1160 Slinn,B. S.,Jr 1153 Slinn. Clarence 1153 Smith, Elmer D., A Co 1130 Smith A Fetters Co.. 1136 Smith A Hemenwayllel Smith, Henry 1138 SmithCo.. W. AT..1122 Smith. P J 1152 Smith, The Florist. .1136 Snyder Co., B. A. .1154 Solomon A Son, L. . . 1160 Soltau Fernery, B. . . 1128 Star Floral Co 1140 Stearns Lumber Co., The A. T 1162 Stecher Litho. Co. . .1114 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 1114 Stokes Seed Farms Co., Ino Ills Storrs A Harrison Co. 1120-24 StoothoB Co., H. A. .1159 Stumpp, Geo. E. M.1139 Stumpp A Walter Co. 1115 Syracuse Pottery Co. 1157 Taylor, Ed. J 1130 Thompson A Co., C. B 1139 Thorburn, J, M., A Co 1114 1120 Tomlinson Key Floral 1160 Co...,. 1138 PhUadelphia Cut Flow- T°">'',F''2'i^- ■ • : ■ 1127 er Qq 1155 Traendly A Schenck Philadelphia Whole- sale Flnr. Exch., The 1155 Philips Bros 1139 Pierce A Co 1136 Pierce Co . F. O 1160 Pierson, Inc., A. N. .1113- 1129 Pierson Co., F. R. ..1113 Pikes Peak Flor. Co. 1136 Pillsbury, I. L 1129 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 1154 Polykranas, G. J 1152 Potter Floral Co.. ..1138 Pulverized 1153 United Cut Flower Co., Inc 1152 Van Assche, Frank. . 1161 Van Bochove, G. A. Bro 1138 Van der Willik, A Koestsier 1130 Van Gelderen, G. W. 1122 Vaughan's Seed Store. 1116-19 Vick'a Sons, James. 1117 Vincent, Jr., A Sons Co„R 1113 Virgin, U. J 1139 Waller Seed Co., The .\hutil.in 1117-20-25 Achyraiitlies 1120 Adiantum 1119-28 .\gorutum 1 11.3- 1117-1U-20-2.5-27 .\ltornanthera.H 1113- 1 1 17-20-2.5-27 Althoa 1124 Alyasum 1113- 1116-17-19-20-25 Ampolopsia.... 1120-22-24 Anthemia 1124 Anuilcgia 1124 Arborvimts 1119-22 Arecas 1117-28-29 Aristolocbiaa 1124 .\sparaKUH 1113- 1114-1.5-17-18-20-21-22- 1124-25-27-28-30 Asters 1114-17-20-25 Azaleas 1111-22-24 Balsams 1117 Bay Trees 1114 Begonias 1113- 1114-15-16-17-20-21- 1125-27-29-30 Berberis 1122-29 Bleeding Heart 1124 Boxwood 11 14- 1113-24-17-48 Buddleia 1125 Bouvardias 1121 Bulbs 1113-14- 1116-17-19-20-21 Caladiums 1116- 1118-20-21 Cannas 1113- 1118-19-20-21-30 Carnations 11 17-18- 1120-21-25-27-29-30 CaUlpa 1124 Chrysanthemums., .1113- 1 1 19-20-21-25-27-29-30 Cibotium 1113-28-29 Centaurea 1120-25 Cinerarias 11 16-17 Clematis 1122-24 Cobsea 1119-20 Columbine 1118-25 Coleus 1113-17-19- 1120-21-25-27-29-30 Coreopsis 1118-24-25 Cornflowers. 1125 Cut Flowers 1150-51- 1152-53-54-5.5-56 Cuphea 1113-20-25-27 Cyclamen 1114- 1121-24-25-27 Dahlias 1118-21 Daisies. . 1 1 17-18-21-25-27 Delphiniums 1118 Dielytra 1124 Dracaenas 1117-19- 1120-21-24-25-27-30 Elms 1124 Evergreens. 1114-19-24-25 Ferns 1113- 1119-20-21-27-28-30 Feverfew.. .1117-19-20-'25 Fir 1122 Forsythia 1124 Foxglove 1118-24-25 Freezias 1117 Fruit Trees 1122 Fuchsias 1113-17- 1119-20-21-25-27-29 Funkia 1127 GaUlardia 1118-24-25 Geraniums 1113-17- 1119-20 21-25-27-28-30 Gladiolus 1114- 1116-18-21 Gloxinias 1117 Gymnocarpa 11 19-25 Helianthus S.i. Moss IH9 - I'.urs 1110 I BrackeU 1100 ilax 1121-I7-4.S-I0 .'sphagnum Moss. . . .1148 .•ilnkcs 1127-48 .Staple* 1129 ••MIIIIIUIIIUC>:>'MlimilUIIIt':<*:< SunjMjrls 1127-18 Tobacco Pro■ l 1 5 1-52-53-64 -.5.5-50 Wire I14.H Wire Designs 1147 Wr..aths 1II7-)S 113-16-17- 1119-20-25-27 1117 1114-16-17-21 1113-25 ...1119-22-2-1 .1114-15- Salvios.. . Scabiosa, Seeds. . . Senecio Shrubs Snapdragon 1116-17-19-20-21-25 Spirffia 1124 Stovia 11-20-21-25-29 Stocks 1117-19-25 Swainsona.. 1113-20-2.5-29 Sweet Peas 1114-16 .Sweet William. . .1124-25 Swectbricr 1126 Tamarix 1124 Trade-scantias 1 120 Trees 1122-24 Tsuga 1122 Tuberoses 1121 Vegetable Plants 1119 Vegetable Seeds. ... 1114- 1116-17-18 Verbenas 1113- 1117-19-20-21-25-27 Vincas 1117-19-20- 1121-25-27-29 Vines 1121 Wallflowers 1118-25 Weddelliana 1117 Weigelas 1124 Wistaria 1124 Yucca 1124 Zinnias 1117 MISCELLANEOUS Aphine 1158-59 ArtiBcial Flowers.. . . 1147 Auctions 1119 Baskets 1119-17 Benches 1161-62 Bench Fittings 1162 Birch Bark 1149 Boilers 1162-63 Boxes 1 148-61 Brackets 1160 Cabineto 1116 Canes 1114-19 Cycas 1116-18 Cypress 1162 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses, . . .1136- 1137-38-39-10 Dirt Bands 1130 .1133 .1117 .1116 .111B .1132 Dagger Ferns. 1147-18-49 Trade ITotes: .:.]iimiiiiiiii':omiiimiiii'MiiiimuDii'Miiiiiiigiiit':-)imiiiiiiu(':< I Contents | ':']iimiiiiiiii>:<]iiiiiiiiiiiii<']iiuiiniiiii>Miiiiiiinini'Miiiniiiiiiii? PaKO Bird Ron Bin ff (Illus.) 1134 Hostori Spring Show Kusin«.-s.s Troubles CataliJK.s Received Censorship. Protest re Cleveland to Have Auditorium.. CluliB and societies: Northern Westchester Co. Hort. Soc. ; I^ncastcr Co. (Pa.) Flo- rists' Ass'n; Oyster Bay Hort . Soc 1160 Newport (R. I.) Hort. Society. .. .1161 Copyright. Infringement of 1117 Cut riowers Pickled? Are 1133 Delphinium cardinalc, More about. 1129 Florists' Club of Philadelphia 1134 Flower Shows are IncreasiiiK 1132 Gardeners' Essays 1 132 Horticultural Society of New York 1132 Import Decisions, Recent 1167 Incorporations 1129 Market, Beview of the 1151 Meetings and Events, Tlie 1132 Middle 'West, The 1 1 5S Mushroom Siiawn Wanted 1115 New England States 1147 Nlntli Story 'Window, From a 1132 Nnrsery Dept. (Illus.) 1123 Obituary: Marvin. Ira G.: Moody, Geo. H.; Savageau. John B ..1133 Pansies Not Wintering .1118 Betailer, Tbe (Illus.): New Refrisf-ratlon System of Penn. the Florist: Some Effects of the War; Service to Subscrb- ers; Are you Doing any School Gardening? Steamship Sailings: Brooklyn Botanical Garden, N. T. 113C-1140 "Roses, How to Grow" 1161 Secretaries %Vill Appreciate This... 1134 Seed Trade Report 1116 S. A. P. and O. H. 1133 Sodium Cyanide and Potassium Cya- nide 1135 Sontbem Cnltnral ITotes 1150 Soatbem States 1118 Sweet Peas in Australia 1134 Evergreens 1 114 Fancy Ferns. .. 1 147^8-19 Fertilizers 1119-58-59 Fiber 1149 Flats -.1160 Florists' Accounts In- sured 1148 Florists' Supplies. . 1 147- 1148-19 Galax Leaves. ...1147-48 Glass 1160-61 Glass Cutters 1161 Glass Insurance 1149 Glazing Points 1 160 Grasses 1149 .1124 .1154 .1126 .1156 .1161 .1158 .1158 .1119 .1149 .1118 Jan. J. J 1152 Isbell & Uo., s. M ... Ul/ Potter Floral Co. ... U38 ii"t"'^—Jn,:''ri.l Helianthus 1124 Grasses 1149 ,nari A Jones Co., Jackson A Perkins Pulverized Manure "^?''^A ^^'='' *^°' ^''f„7 SSrone iH3-17- Greenhouse Construc- The 1130-1163 Co 1124 Co., The 1159 L- ^H ' ' -fL' i." iUo 1119-20-25-27-29 tion 1160-61-62-64 3nineNurs,Co.,The Jacobs, S., A Sons.1160-61 Pyfer A Co., A. T. . . 1156 i^'''^"<^°'^^S»^ -n^l Hemlock 1120-22 Greenhouse Material Conii F. E. . . ,1119-20-24-29 Coombs. Florist 1138 Cottage Gardens Co,. Inc 1129 Cousins, Jr., Leonard. 1118 Cowee. w: J 1147 Cowen's Sons, N. . . .1161 Craig. Ilobt 1125 Crouch, Mrs. J. W.. 1136 Crowl Fern Co 1147 Crump, F. F 1136 Cumbie, J. L 114S Cunningham, Jos. H. 1127 Cut Flower Exch . . . 1153 Danker, Florist 1136 Day Co., W. E 1140 De Buck, John 1127 Dietsch Co,. A 1162 Dillon, J. L 1130 Dobbs ASon 1136 Dorner A Sons Co., F 1130 Dreer, Henry A., Inc.. 1157-60 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 1161 East End Nurs. Co., The 1124 Eble, Chas 1139 Eckmann. F. C 1127 Edlefsen-Leidiger Col 139 Edwards, H. B 1122 Edwards' Folding Box Co 1148 Eichholz, Henry 1119 Elliott, Robt. A.. 1114-20 Elliott A Sons, Wm. .1114 Emmans, Geo M ... 1 127 Emmons. F. A 1119 Jennings, E. B 1116 Johnston Bros 1140 Johnston A Co., T.J.1140 Joseph's Florist 1140 Joy Floral Co 1139 Kasting. Wm. F.. Co.lll3 Keller, John A 1138 Keller Pottery Co... 1157 KellerSons, J. B....1140 Kentucky Tobacco Products Co.... 1158 Kerr, The Florist.. . .1138 KervanCo., The. 1147-49 Kessler, Wm 1153 King Construction Co. 1116-62 KnobleBros 1136 Komada Bros 1155 Kottmiller, Florist.. . 1139 Kooyman, 0 1156 Kroeschell Bros. Co. 1162 Kuebler. Wm. H...1153 Lancaster County Nurseries, The, . ..1124 Lang Floral A Nurs. Co 11.36 Lange. A 1136 Lange. H. F. A 1140 Langiahr, A. H 1152 Leedle Floral Co 1130 Leonard Seed Co... 1114 Littlefield A Wyman.1122 Littleflcld, Florist. ..1140 Lockland Lumber Co.ll62 London Flower Shopll39 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 1139 MacNiS ' Hort.' Co., The 1119 Mader, Paul 1124 Marshall A Co.,W. E.1115 Quadland's Sons, C.112S Quidnick Gnhs 1130 Ramsburg, G. S 1115 Randall. A. L. Co... '1156 Randall's Flower Shop 1140 Rawlings. Elmer 1128 Rawson The Florist. 1136 Reck. John A Son... 1136 Red Bank Nurs 1124 Reed A KeUer 1147 Reinberg, Peter 1156 Rice Co, M 1148 Riedel A Meyer, Ine.lIS2 Richards, G. H 1119 Richmond CedarWks. 1157 Ritchy, F. W 1128 Robbinsville Nurs., The 1122 Robinson A Co., Inc.. H. M 1148 Robinson Co., H. M.1152 Robinson. L. D 1140 RochelleASons. F. W. 1130 Rock Flower Co. W. 1138 Roehrs Co., Juhus. .1128 Rogers, E. G 1130 Rolker A Sons, A. .1114 Warburton, Florist. .1138 Warendorff, A 1139 Wax Bros 1136 Weeber A Don 1114 Weiss, Herman 1152 Welch Bros. Co 1154 Welch, Patrick 1154 Welch, The Florist. . 1138 Wenk, Peter 1127 Wettlin Floral Co. . . 1125 Whilldin Pottery Co,1157 Whitted Floral Co, . . 1 139 Whitton. Samuel.. . .1130 Wietor Bros 1156 Williamsport Floral Co 1140 Wilson, H. E 1140 Wilson, J. S. W 1136 Wilson, R.G 1136 Winterson's Seed Store 1156 Wolfinger Florist 1139 Wood Bros 1120 WoodrowAMarketos 1153 Woodruff A Sons, S. D 1117 Young A Co., Inc., A. L 1152 Young A Co.. John .1152 Young's Florist 1140 Zvolanek. Ant. C... .1118 Hemlock, Hyacinths. . Hydrangeas Ipomcea. . . . Iris Ivy .1121 .1119-21-24 1130 1125 .1113-19. 1120-21-25-27-47 Juniperus 1122 1160-02-63-64 Greening Pins 1148 Ground Pine 1147 Heating 1162-63 Humus 1158 Hose 1161 Insecticides 1119-.58 Baltimore Boston . . . Bufltalo . . Chicago . Cincinnati Cleveland , Detroit . . . Greenville Hartford Houston . Indianapoli.s 1160 Islip 1131 Kansas City 1161 Louisville . .1121 Middletown 1147 Tulip Nomenclature cation "Week's Work. The: Marguerites: .Iris pallida dalmatica; Hardy Phlox: Annual L.arkspur; ■Vincas and Iri.ses: Double Corn- fiowers; Tausendschcn Ro.'^cs; Hy- drangeas 1128-1129 Montgomery 1119 Nashville ..1118 New London 1149 New Orleans 1124 New York .1153 Oklahoma City 1160 Oswego ...1149 Philadelphia 1155 Portland (Ore.) ...1162 Providence 1147 St. Louis ..1160 Syracuse ..1126 Washington 1121 and Classin- 1135 Kahiias 1 129 Irrigation.. •■■.■■■•■ j I*" Kentias. 1117-25-28-29-30 Kmves (Pruning).. . . 1119 Lantanas 1 113- 1117-20-25-29 Larch 1124 Larkspurs 1117 Lilac 1124 Lilies 1114-21-24 Lily of the Valley... 11 14 Islip, L. I. Laurel 1147-48 Loucothoo Sprais. 1147-48 LuX?"'^ °1i6iUI LsLir, L. I.-Kobcrt Kerr has been Magnolia..' 1148 busy during the past week cleaning up Manure 1114-58-59 ||is Qy;^ place and prcparinR for the rush Mastica... 1160 ^f business which will come with the Mexican Ivy 1147 - - Livistona 1128-30 Mexican Ivy ■ • ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 Ij J onening of the big estates in this vicinity. Lobelia ...1117-19-20-26 J^oas .,- _„ ' ' If^^lfl!^ The season is very backward, neverthe- ^•'"^'"'''^ "^^ Mushroom Spawn. . w.^^ ^^^^ ^^^ scenery along the world- renowned lie Pines 1147 Southern blvd. was never more beautiful. teen -..Vtl The Great South Bay may be seen at letto Leaves.. 1147-48 f .p^^ intervals alone the onlire length ridne Berries 1147 of the Island from Freeport and P«t- 11.., i-ecKV Cypress..: 1161-62 chopue. and thousantls of automobiles L- 1119-22 Pipe 1160-61 pass through Islip during the week ends, 1122-24 Plant Food 1'*^ adding verv materially to the patronage of 1124 PorchBoies IIW jj,e fl„rist'cn roiKc. J. W. G. .1114-10 Pots 110' "^ Magnolias, Mignoriettc Moonvines. Musa. ..... Myosotis.. . Myrtle Nasturtiums, Eau Claike, Wis.— .\. F. T. Law- ritcn, tlie well known east side florist, has opened a downtown branch in the Frawley building to supplement his al- ready uptodate accommodations. The new place presents a very pleasing ap- pearance. Norway Maples n24 Norway Spruce " '" "'^ Nursery Stock Oaks Onion Sets... . Orchids 112.-28 Palms 1121-2S-,30 Pandanus 1117 Pansies 1114-10-17- 1118-19-21-25-30 Peonies "-^'si Periwinkle 1120 Petunias 1113-17- Princcss F'ines 1148 Pussy Willow 1 147 Putty Machines 1160 BingiiAMTON. M'" ,;■„„ 1147^9 Flower Shop at S'ubbirCners..' liti n>ally opened on R"'«'" iicki-e'i"' Newpokt, R. T, Saab.. 1101 IS' Y.— The Suskana 16 Court Bt. was for- April 15. Newpokt, R. T. — William Jurgens of Butler and Evarts sts. is makingaltera Perennials. ."'.'".'^'r.14 ITo^s^".: ! '. :: i :: iu^ Sons to his greenhouse, costing $50. 1132 The Florists' Exchange TOVNDEI} nr 1888 A Weekly Medium of Interchange for Florists, Nursery- men, Seedsmen and tlie Trade In General Exclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Post Ofice le of I.os .Xngelcs, Cab, in their snowfall of last December, when three inches fell and lasted a few hours, or at longest two days in shady places, we have .some conception of the delight and wonder that tlic dweller in the tropics would evince. Our I.os .\ngeles friends h;ive ]iroh;d)ly not had a snow fall for twenty years, and photO(;rM]ihs that have come to us show them in very delighted mood to think that they coidd roll big snowballs and make snow men ! Following in the procession of earliest flowering plants to those mentioned in last week's paragraph in this colunm, and taking us up to May 1 or thereabout, after which the \'ariety comes too rapidly to keej^ track of, may he nu^ntioncd these: Primula denticulita, Hepaticas, .Vrabis albida, Marsh Marigold, Forsythia suspensa, Magnolia conspicua, M. Soulangeana, Prunus Persica (the Peach), Acer rubrum, Cerasus .\viuni (Wild Cherry). Lonicera fragrantissima, Cornus Mas (Dogwood). .Ml of these began blooming in New York neighborhood last week, around the 24th of April, but the Forsythia was in bloom several days earlier. Writing of the snowfall at I.os Angeles (Cal.) of December last, P. D. Barnhart says: "Gardeners in the East may wonder what eifect it had on tender vege- tation. Euphorbia fulgens, Ixoras, Acalyphas and Ipomcea Horsfallis growing on the estate in my charge were killed root and branch, while Dijiladenias, Clero- dendron Balfourii, Reinwadtia trygina, Lantanas, Poinsettias, Alsophila australis, Begonias, Strcpto- solon Jamesonii were not injured in the least. The weight of the snow crushed some fine specimens of Grcvillea Thelemanniana and Pittosporum undulata. The foliage of Furcroea inermis and F. gigantea varie- gata was badly damaged. We are glad to see that our contemporary "Horti- culture," is in favor of the closing of wholesale flower stores on Sundays. It says: "We are of the opinion that it would he better in the long run for alt interests if the flower markets should all close up tight on Sun- day throughout the year, except for the care of ship- ments arriving unavoidably on that day. A few sales might be lost but, on the other hand, the retailer wish- ing to be prepared to meet some emergency call on Sunday would then find it necessary to lay in a supply on Saturday for that purpose, something he need not do now when the wholesaler is willing to carry stock subject to his call. The great difficulty is in getting ail to agree and to stick to the agreement." I Boston Spring Show ( X ti Grand May Flower Show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Opens on Wednesday in the Horticultural Hall The present year appears to be one of more than usual interest in horticultural exhibitions. The success of the two recent flower shows in Philadelphia and New York shows this very emphatically. The next im])ortant horticultural event will be the May show of tlic Massachusetts Horticultural Society in Horticul- tural Hall, Boston, May 10 to 14, inclusive. The management of the society is making active preparations for this event and no effort is being spared to make the exhibition a notable success in every way. In addition to the liberal appropriation for premiums made by the society many special prizes are offered by a number of prominent and influential mem- bers which will make this show the most brilliant and comprehensive in recent years. The best products of many of the noted private col- lections in the vicinity of Boston will be offered to public view, as well as the specialties of the most fa- mous growers of plants and flowers in this and other States. Notable features will be the collections of orchids. Rhododendrons, Roses, and artistic displays of flower- ing and foliage plants. A class for miniature Japa- nese gardens will be one of the novelties of this exhibi- tion. The show will open Wednesday, May 10, at noon, continuing through Thursday, Friday, " and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 10 p.m. Tlie Bostonia Orchestra will furnish music every afternoon and evening from 3 to 5 and from 7.30 to 9.30 o'clock. Coimnercial growers, especially, will find this exhibi- tion an unusual op])orlunity to call public attention to the ]>roducls of their gricnhouses and nurseries. The premium list which amounts to upwards of IjvSOOO, will hi- scut on a|>plication to the secretary at Horticultural Hall, Bost and special trade tickets will be sold in lots of twenly-live or more at half the admission fee. Ilortieullur.il Ilall, Boston. Wm. P. Hicii, Sec'v. S. A. F. and O. H. , ( In the notice aiijiearing in the tr.iile p.ipcrs of the .iiiiendnients ,i]i]ircived by the executive lioard for presen- tation at the Ilouston Conventicui, the following wils omitted: Amendment to Article U Aiirici.E II. Section 2 — Elections and Appointments Add to Paragraph (B). "The president shall also appoint on the first day of January of each year a repre- sentative at W.-Lshington, D. C, who shall 'a.s such .also be a member of the board of directors, and whose term of oflice shall be for one year." Members' Buttons Any member joining the society or paying dues at Philadelphia, during the period of the National Flower Show, who did not receive the annual badge button will receive one immediately upon application to the secre- tary. National Flower Show, Philadelphia Any exhibitor desiring duplicate exhibitors' cards or ribbons won at the show should communicate with the secretary. .\11 cuts and plates used in the oflicial souvenir pro- gram have been returned to advertisers. Vouchers for all cash prizes awarded at the show are nmv in hand for payment and cheques will be sent out in a few days. In the list of guarantors published in the final sched- ule and oflicial souvenir program, the entry "Some Flo- rists of MinneapolLs" should have read "Some Florists of the Twin Cities." The following awards were made in the trade section: Jos. G. Neidinger, Philadelphia: New Styles in Baskets — Certificate of Merit. Schloss Bros., New York: Florists' Ribbons — Cer- tificate of Merit. Fulper Pottery Co., Flemington, N. J.: Florists' Art Pottery — Certificate of Merit. W. H. Dugan, New Roehelle, N. Y. : Shades for Green- houses— Honorable Mention. John G. Moninger Co., Chicago, 111.: All-steel frame Greenhouse Construction — Certificate of Merit. Mathews Gardencraft Co., Cleveland, O. : Garden Ac- cessories— Certificate of Merit. Kirke Chemical Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. : Device for at- tachment to hose for distribution of fertilizers and in- secticides— Certificate of Merit. Pfaltzgraf Pottery Co., York Pa.: Florists' Flower Pots — Honorable Mention. A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, 111.: Original and unique designs in flower and plant receptacles, vases, and florists* designs — Certificate of Merit. JOHN YOUftG, Sec'y. Are Cut Flowers Pickled? Editorial That Appeared in the '* Newark Sunday Call " of Newark, N. J., April 30, Lays Charge to Wholesalers Hereunder we reprint from the newspaper alluded to in the sub-headline an editorial that has for its theme the so-called "pickled" cut flowers, and a reply thereto by a leading New York wholesaler: "Tremendous sales of Easter flowers, which now in- clude every variety, were recorded a week ago. One splendid American Beauty Rose bought on Saturday night of a Newark florist, was still in perfect bloom on Wednesday. An observant grower said: "Well, that flower wasn't pickled." It seems that is the trade name for flowers that are put on Ice or in cold storage. The grower delivers these to the New York middle- man about three weeks before the busy season and he "pickles" them until the big demand comes and high prices prevail. Then the flowers are taken from cold storage and sent to the ret.ailer, "iced up," and he keeps them in much the same condition until sold. A couple of hours in a warm room destroys their loveliness, where a fresh flower would have lasted days, with ordinary care. The fault is mainly with the New York middleman, and thousands of customers are being lost to florists by the practice. Those retailers who buy directly from the grower and avoid the New York dealers give their customers what they should have, a fresh-cut flower, but the trade is monopolized to a dan- gerous extent by the metropolitan commission houses. As an instance of the difference in the prices of flowers, a month before Easter orchids could be had for $10 a hundred at Lakewood, and the day before Easter they were selling for two dollars apiece." The following iinswer is by William G. Badgley, 31 West 28th St., New York City: In reply to the editorial entitled "Tremendous Sales of Easter Flowers," I advise you that there is not a wholesale commission florist in New York City that "pickles" American Beauty lloscs or any other cut flowers for three weeks, and none, to my knowledge for even one day, unless the demand for them on the day they come in is not great enough to cau.sc them to clean up. If there Is any "pickling" dime, it is absolutely done by the grower and such "pickling" on their part hius been vigorously condemned by the wholesaler for the past 21 years to my knowledge. The particular case 'that you have come in contact with no doubt was a retailer who had purchased "pickled" goods at a very low price and endeavored to sell them at the true value of fresh goods, and linving been caught in the act, has undertaken to shift the responsibility on others, as I do not know one retailer in Newark that cmild be fooled into buying "pickled" flowers If he didn't want them. The wholesale florists of New York arc not "a mo- nopoly to a dangerous extent," in fact they arc not a monopoly at all. There is as much competition in our trade as in any business that ever existed, aside from the fact that the goods we himdlc arc so very perish- able that they cannot be held for fixetl prices. I do not sec either, how our business could be mo- opolized unless a few growers could control the green- houses, which I consider quite remote, for should it come to a point where a few did get control and fix prices that would make their dealings very profitable, there would be nothing to prevent anybody from build- ing greenhouses and participating in those profits. The prices we obtained for orchids and l.ily of the Valley at Easter were not made possible by ,iiiy fixed agreement by anyljody, but were caused by the long established principle of supply and demand, and cannot be traced to any other source. Your editorial is absolutely contrary to true condi- ti Caitone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Flowers 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. VA, DENVER, COLO. ffi^-^L ^i^^^i /?« J A. VALENTINE, President J'ark J'lOraH^O. colorada, Utah, ^^«^ Western Nebraska ■^M^{»> 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points ^^1^^ reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Ua. ALVDIT POCHELON, DES MOINES Mirfioirall [ifloristj IN THE CENTER OF IOWA J.S.WILSON FLORAL CO We cover all points in Iowa. CINCINNATI, OHIO ^ m& «•«— f™ E. G. Hill Floral Co. 143 Tremont St. The centrally located Florist Shop. Yours for reciprocity. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor Delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. CLEVELAND, OHIO John Reck & Son ^.=^ THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. 985 MAIN STREET ^J^ WiU mi your or• »• DellTeiies to Ithaca, Blaghamton, Homell, Coming and other points. (•„( Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Steamship sailings w^ill be found on page 1139 May 6, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 1137 ^9mMJiMmi^MJ/MVMiJ/immmmmkyvMjmii^MjiA\j>MmjM^ Among The Retailers How Penn the Florist of Boston, Spends Money to Make the Finest Shop He Can -An Insight Into Progressive Ideas Some Side Effects of the War m^mmmmmmirwmmmmmmmmmmmmme^r^^ THE methods of some of our largest florists in producing new business and attaining success are more or less generally known, but sonic of tlie facts in regard to what lias to be done and what has to be planned and achieved, and what large sums of nione)' must be spent, are not so often matic public information. The activities of the larger retail florists are naturally the sources of inspiration to the smaller dealers. It is one creditable feature of the florists' business that throughout the country one may find just as tine shops in small towns as one does in the larger cities. The stores themsehes may be smaller and less pretentious, but, fre- quently, one finds the same high class effects and artistic development. For this reason it is possible for those who are in the smaller cities and towns to emulate the examples of the leaders of fashions in flowers, and the idea herein given may possibly be of service to flo- rists in many localities. When Penn the Florist does some- thing, he does it well, as anyone can testify who has seen his scrapbook of newspaper advertisements. The growth of the Penn store is a tribute to its efficiency and the foresigbtedness of William and Henry Perm, members of the firm. From the Bromfield st. store, Penn the Florist has graduated to fine new quarters at 12-1 Tremont St., details of which appeared in The Florists' Ex- change some weeks ago. Some en- thusiastic visitors have told Mr. Penn that they consider the interior of the new store the best in America from a standpoint of practicability, simplicity and quiet refinement. In the interior alone it is said that over $30,000 have been spent to complete what Henry Penn speaks of as "a simple model flower shop in the best corner of the city." The fountain court in the center of the store has been generally praised and has also been reported in The Exchange. The picture shown herewith of the interior of the store is of large show cases which are cooled by the new refrigerating system. In con- sidering the problem of refrigera- tion, Penn decided upon something different from the usual. The store has what has been said to be the latest and most scientific type of refrigeration and cooling system in the city of Boston. The arrangement of the storage and display of flowers was put in the hands of H. W. Johns-Manville Co. In the illustration the re- frigerators shown are insulated throughout with pure cork sheets, the accepted standard in refrigera- tor construction. The use of this material is said to insure the very highest refrigerator efficiency. On the first floor there are two large showcases, and these, with the two- compartment general storage re- frigerator in the basement, are cooled by the Johns-Manville sys- tem of refrigeration, using the Audiffren machine. This equipment differs from other types of refrigerating ma- chines in that the mechanism is totally enclosed and sealed, which makes it proof against trouble or tampering. Of much importance to florists also is the fact that the Audiffren machine uses no am- monia. In the illustration shown the machine first cools a solution of salt and water (salt brine), and this salt brine is pumped through eight compact, sanitary coils in each chamber of the refrigerator, furnishing a clean, dry, sharp cold of exactly the right temperature for the flowers. An economical feature of the outfit is that it is not operated continuously, but is controlled automatically by the temperature of the brine, and works intermittently by day and night, the brine circu- : Some Side Effects of the War Anieric^ins More Self Keliunt •T s * t ••4 Latest and most scientific type cooling system for refrigeratois at the new store of Penn the Florist, Boston, Mass. (See text) lating pump operating continuously. It will sound good to retailers to know that whereas the ice cost was previously from $60 to $70 per month, the operat- ing cost of the new system has been approximately $25 per month. Thus Penn the Florist has found that this method of refrigeration is excellently suited to his requirements and furnishes the proper keeping facili- ties for stock in his new store. Interior view of the new store of Penn the Florist, Boston, Mass. (Sec text) The bad efl'ect the war had on us in some ways is greatly offset by the good work neces- sity forced us to do. The decrease in the imjMjrtations of certain plants only Jiiade us grow others, to lake the place of the missing ones. The home growers received a great part of the money otherwi.se sent to Europe. Many plants which in other years did not even pay f()r labor paid the grower this year a handsome profit. The American grower had to make an extra effort to supply patrons, and has shown the ability he ])ossesses. He would not have had the chance if there had been sufficient sur- plus from the European market and the retail florist would not have had the opportunity to show what he can do with the home supply only. We are able to jjroduce almost any- thing in our own ground, in our own greenhouses, regardless of European conditions. We can make our own ac- cessories and our own fashions. Any genuine florist who has knowledge, ability, artistic sense, to whom his art is just art and not a goddess dressed in dollar bills, creates new fa-shions every time he touches or rearranges his flowers; and when one of these real florists is asked what new fashions there are, he will answer plainly, that new fashions are a daily occurrence in consequence of our new thoughts which come to us under momentary impres- sions. There cannot be new fashions created to order. We are no mechanics or dress goods dealers. There are mechanical men in every art and so we have among us, some who cannot make anything but bowers and wed- ding bells for a wedding. When we come into a room where we should decorate, we see that room changed into part of a garden. We let a tree grow out of a corner of the room, the branches full of blossoms against the ceiling. Branches of Apple blossoms or Cherries forming a trellis changing off, with vines growing up on the walls in parts of the room, flower beds right on the floor just as they are in a gar- den, will awaken the feeling of Spring even when a snowstorm is raging outdoors; such decoration will make one forget about the old- fashioned bower. For the bouquets we do not need flowers for which we have to im- port roots or the plants. When we take the branches of a Cherry or a Peach tree and put them in a warm house, they will open up and give us the daintiest flowers for bridal bouquets. White Pansics and Jasmine we can grow from seeds and we can produce the seed right here in our own ground, and the thoughts that we can put into the flowers will make anyone forget that we have no imported fashions. Loving hands guided by loving thoughts create in this and in many other ways new fashions. As a consequence of all the .'Xnierieans »ho in other years traveled abroad, being confined at home, our needs for flowers had an unheard of in- crease and were fully covered by our own products. We have ^•^'^ advanced in our own accey All this Winter wc have be" mostly home-made bask' 1138 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points FtTWorth Texas made jardiniferes, home-made vases. Daily more and more home products take the place of importations which a few years ago were modeled and produced in other countries. We now model and make our own casts, and use our own material for anything we might need and money travels through American hands and pays American labor. There miglit be some articles which we miss but it is a matter to get used to being self-reliant, and in a short time the good re- sults of our own work will make us forget the products of workers abroad. Max Schlino. 219 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray 1017 GRAND AVENUE Baker Bros. FLOWERS 'PLANTS ^ TREES Galveston Floral Co., "^^fcr^' Quality in Cut Flowers, Plants and Floral Work. Orders for Texas and Steamers from Galveston, Texas HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED Service to Subscribers The editors of The Florists' Exchange stand ready at all times to serve subscribers who are in good standing. This service can be extended in many directions hav- ing to do with the business. For instance, we were re- cently asked to supply the name and address of a good florist in Port Antonio, Jamaica. No reference books were available but, as our company is a member of the National Association of Manufacturers, we referred the matter there and in due course received the following reply ; "We regret to advise that there is no florist in Port Antonio, or indeed in the entire island. Flowers can at times be bought from private house owners, but they can supply only when their gardens are in bloom and then in very limited quantities." Kansas City, MO. LEXINGTON. KY. EAST SIXTH STREET HARTFORD CONN. Are You Doing Any School Gardening: c. „. (741 Main Street Stores: 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street QEOROE a. McCLUNlE HARTFORD, CONN. 165 MAIN STREET, SOUTH FLOWERS ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE F.LANE :30 .<\SYLUM STREET Hartford Connecticut In a circular letter to the Scliool Trustees of America, Benjamin Hammond, chairman of the school garden committee of the Society of American Florists, makes the following common-sense observations: This work is of much practical benefit and interest to the boys and girls of this great country of ours, bringing strength and health to growing children. Its inception in school districts throughout our country would help bring thrift and comfort to many a rising family. The school garden, as an example and in- centive, brings with it much pleasure and broadens mentality. The training tends to improve home sur- roundings. A little instruction in this line is likely to form habits of thrift and economy. Another thing, many boys and girls need an insight in productive work of this character. The florists or seedsmen in your town will assist you in this good work. This circular letter is a suggestive measure with the hope that it may cause an interest in your place. The work grows year by year. LEXINGTON, KY. MiCHLER Bro^o Co. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky f Prompt Delivery to /all So. Calii. Points 212 West 4Ui S(. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Louisville* Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE ^ AUGUST R. BAUMER Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large ad\'t. on page 1135, this issue. Highland Park Greenhouses Telephones 75 and 85 HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of Chicago, as far as Milwaukee ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS^<^^ Se^te/^mm/i(Sm.A Indianapolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave. prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinoia, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann'a flowers excel MILLS We reach all Florida and Georgia points T/ie Florist, he. 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. ^^ and Vicinity ^^J^TSP^ G. Van Bochove & Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1147 to 1149 Formal entrance and view of interior of MacRorie-McLaren'Co.'s new retail store on Powell St., San Francisco. This firm had Its opening just recently, and a feature of the day was the presentation of a corsage of Phalsenopsis orchids to each patron May C, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1139 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses The South s Most Modern Floral and Art Establishment Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. NEWARK, N. J. Best of Service We deliver anywhere in New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York S3i Fourth Ave. (&^s^. Louisvi//e. Ky. NEW ORLEANS, LA. Street The F. Walker Co. 312 W. Chestnut Street LOUISViILLE, KY. JNntionnll [jfloriat] Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE LAND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Geoi^ All Choice CUT FLOWERS 1q Season ^ Orchids and Valley a Specialty EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419iiMilwaukee St. 349 Third St. Whitted Floral Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. H. B. WHITTED, l\«»p OPERATING THRET. STORES MOBILE, ALA. 9 North Conception St Careful attention felven all orders Z/losemont Sardens = 'oris* MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited W' Nashville, Tennessee 200,000 Feet of Glass « NEWARK, N. J. >, ^ -»,...,.' . 946 Broad Street €^^^^<«^ ^ De,iv ** line Fresh Flowers and Beat Servlc** eries throughout the State and to all steamship dorka in Hobnken. N. J. and New York PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street We do the most eTtepaive Floral and .''tearner Work in the State Write the Florists' Exchange for particu- lars of its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe. The most elaborate work ever published. NEVJ 38 TEXAS. LOUISIANA ANO MISSISSIPPI ORDERS T\KEV GARB OF PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS Sailmsfl of foreign owned f teamabips may be cancelled without notice From New York Sailiae Daj loir Paanonia .'May 9- j.OOpm. Finland Antonio Lopez Baltic United States. Advance New York La Touraine. . . California Voltaire Bergenafjord.. . Oscar II Andania Cretic Cameronia Carpathia Alaunia Chicago Frederick VIII. . Lafayette Kristianiafjord.. Orduna Tuscania t (Cristobal) 10-12.U0 m. 10- 10-12.00 m. 11- 2.00 pm. 11- 13-12.00 m. 13- 3.00 pm. 13-10.00 am. 13- 5.00 pm. 13- 2.00 pm. IS- 2.00 pm. 20- 5.00 pm. 24- 27-10.00 am. 27- 5.00 pm. 27- 5.00 pm. 27- 3.00 pm. 31- 2.00 pm. June 3- 3.00 pm. 3- 2.00 pm. 3- S.OOpm. 10-12.00 m. Pi« W. 14th St. Pier62,N. R. PierS.'E.R. W. 19th St. 17th St., Hoboken W. 27th St. . Pier62, N.'R. W. 15th St., W. 14th St. 1 Roberts Stores, Bkyn. Bush Dks., Bkyn. 17th St.. Hoboken W. 14th St. W. 2l3tSt. W, 14th St. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. W. loth St. 17th St., Hoboken W. 15th St. Bush Dka., Bkyn. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. Dastination London Liverpool Cadiz-Bare. Liverpool Copenhagen .Colont Liverpool ! Bordeaux Liverpool !So. Am. Ports Bergen (Norway) Copenhagen London Azores-Gib - ONap.-Geo. Liverpool Liverpool London Bordeaux Copenhagen Bordeaux Bergen (Norway) Liverpool Liverpool J(A IN HKAKT OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street ■Phones IJ^t?} Murray Hlh (Inr Motui- Tag ROIDBN RtlU We Guarantee ^jtlslactloo NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at FLORIST 48th Street. P^viD ^Ri ^^ Furrow & Company ^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, N. J. /Xiliaiial^ FHIUDELPHIA, PA. The BeUrTur-StTallord and Diamond & 2M Su. Do you want flowers in Philadelphia ? We f umiah the beat, artistically arranged ^5ai5^6^ PHILADELPHIA ud VICINin aHj» Cottdnn MXamtt i^tjop, Htft. 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pittsburgh, Pa. 710 East Diamond Street Norfh Side OUR ONLY STORE \\V. ^KKW. Voi: Hl:l'Tl:|{ eXOUli OPEN L)AV A.VD NIGHT POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. 8»« SSLTrOBD., Bf ria/FD Vassar College Clen Eden CMrtn Putnam Hall SIlO" R^nnett School Taconic School Supply Advertisements will be found on pages II47 to 1149 1 140 The Florists' Exchange • Directory of Re liable Retail Houses • ROVIDENCE, R. I. T. J. JOHNSTON a CO. AND NEW ENGLAND POINTS ITt WEYBOSSET ST.. PROVIDENCE Providence, RHODE ISLAND Johnston Brothers LEADING FLORISTS ^<:^3j5Bi^ 58 Dorrance Street <^^ Roanoke, Ka. Fallon^ Florist Rochester Floral Co* ROCHESTER. MINNESOTA Give xts your order for Southern Minnesota ^A J^ /r/r t ROCHESTER, N. Y. ^VJO^/V^^S^^^^^^ 25 Clinton Ave., North ^ ^^^m^^^^m^^i^^^^^ Flowers delivered ^...-tfi'Tjfc. promptly in Rochester and surrounding country. Com- <^M^^^> plete line always ready. ^^i-^^^ Salter Bros. "%"?'"• FLORISTS 38 Main S(., West ROCHESTER, N. Y. 88 Main Street, East We reach aU >~ — — >S Western N. Y. /&li""al( Points (3«-'^»J ROCKFORD FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL. '%/V Quick service to Illinois. Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone most carefully executed at once. Floral designs a specialty. Oanders blowers M. s, The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable residential district. 623 CLARA AVIE. Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receive prompt and careful attention. Wire us your orders. ^t^^Mc^ ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in great variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for AU Texas STAR FLORAL CO. (chris. hauser) L",srrT23 SAN FRAN CI SCO »- FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS S FLORISTS' Novelties for ''Welcoming" and "Bon Voyage*' packages. Flowers delivered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE The Design Book de Luxe with colored plates is the only one suitable for the finest retail trade. For For $2.50 we will send you a copy, postage paid. Joseph Seattle, Wash. HoUyvrood Gmrdens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. <^> Brooklyn Botanical Garden, N. Y. Notable Developments It may not be known to many even in the city of Brooklyn that in their midst there is a highly interest- ing botanical garden, and one that is developing with much rapidity. This phrase is used advisedly, as dur- ing the last year very considerable improvements and additions have been made, including the taking in of a large section of ground on the southeastern side be- tween Flatbush ave. and the Brighton Beach railroad. The ground on the latter side runs flush with the rail- way embankment, and will be used for school gardens this Summer; the land is being got into condition and marked out for that purpose. In order to block out Flatbush ave., with its busy trolley lines, and to give some seclusion and shelter to the garden, high banks have been made, and as much of the soil is of a gravelly or harsh nature, rather poor, about the only subjects that are likely to thrive are Carolina Poplars and Pines, which happily will make an admirable outer screen. Places are also being made and filled with good soil for a collection of Azalea mollis. On the Flatbush .side at the present time a rock gar- den of notable size is being made. The work was started a month ago, and it was the intention of Mr. Free, the head gardener, to have some of the planting done by the present week. Those interested in this phase of gardening will find a visit instructive and interesting. Unfortunately, the rounded boulder stones that are found throughout Brooklyn, are the only rock material to be had. The Japanese garden, toward the middle of the grounds where the lake is situated, is certainly among the finest of its kind in this country, and will well repay a visit by any gardener in the Eastern United States just to examine the skilled workmanship of the Japanese landscape gardeners, of which this is evidence. Around the lake are colonies of Irises and other suit- able plants, while a beautiful feature when in flower will be the cascade-like edging of Dorothy Perkins Roses planted on one part of the bank of the lake and allowed to hang over the retaining wall to the water below. A large consignment of Rhododendrons and Pine trees were planted on Saturday, April 29, along a por- tion of the ground next to the lake. In close proximity also, the new nursery ground for the garden is to be made. Various other plantings have been made, and there is every indication that a beautiful and interest- ing botanical garden will be developed in the next few days. Large new buildings for the museum and library are now in course of erection in addition to the present ofiices, while south of the large tropical conservatory, preparations are being made for the erection of two long span-roofed greenhouses. The botanical collections of hardy plants in beds are to be removed from their present location to the new ground on the southeast corner, the work to be under- taken the coming Fall. At present, the lawns and Willow collections by the stream are fresh and beautiful, while among the flower- ing plants blooming last Saturday were the Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris, Arabis albida. Primula denticulata, Hepaticas, Daffodils, and of course some of the early shrubs like Forsythia, Cornus Mas and Lonicera fragantissTma. A collection of species of Violas or Violets have been planted in a shady piece of woodland near the wild garden. IT WIL.L PAY YOU To Read "The Retail Florist — The Year's Round" "The Florist's Store Window as an Advertising Medium" "What do You Know About Your Refrigerator" Vou get them all, with two hundred pages of more Information in THE GARDENERS AND FLORISTS' ANNUAL FOR 1916 Ready now. from this office. Price 50 Cents SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE. CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS ' <^ Syracuse, N. Y. (jlorislj ONONDAGA HOTEL ^^ i/V.E.D/^V' CO. We will carefully execute orders for SyracuMe and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building m^m^m^jt Special attention given iffC'^Q^*^ ^^ out-of-town orders Topeka, Kan. THE ROSERY R. ABBOTr Both Telephoned park ifloral Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, Lafayette and Schiller Aves. . Bmad St. Park ^^^^^^^T' Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders All orders filled from the gr^-enho ises BRANT BROS. lncl)TICA.N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co. Florists <^^> 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS, ^ WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS S\Irs, Louisa P. Fo'wler SKATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON. N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125.000 Square feet of Glass Fu^t. WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 409 Main St. Worcester Mass. 13 Pleasaint Street May 6, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1141 I Classified Advertisements -S2S2 TERMS: CASH WITH ORDliR SITUATIONS WANTED HEAD GARDENER For private estate. Life experience In all branches of jlarJenliiU oiilslde, iind in every department of greenhouse, (iernian; -10; married: two ehlldren, ftlrls, 5 and 10 years old. Can design or maintain Ist-class propo- sitions. Highest American and European credentials on request by stating proposition and salary. Address Z. 0-. care The Florists' Exchange. SITU.\TlON WANTED— By florist, aged 44; ainRle; German; (luick worker and sober. Life experience on private and conunercial places. Understand Carnations, Clirysantheniums and general stock, and can assist in making up. Neat, obliging and thoroughly reliable. Steady position wanted, 1st class references; 3 years in last place. Give particulars and wages in first letter. A. B.. care Mr. Stocks. 200 W. 129th St., New York City. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 28 years of age, with experience. Would like to work for some one with a brilliant, intel- ligent and philosophic mind, someone who aspires for the finer and grander things of life; place where flowers and especially Orchids are grown for some artistic reasons preferred. Address Z. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By single man as fore- man or assistant on a large, commercial or private extate. wlicre all kinds of fancy pot plants are wanted. Have been connected with large growing establishtnent and have excellent references from same. Have also good knowledge of cut flowers. Total abstainer; honest; industrious and obliging. Address Z. R., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As manager of private or commercial place, by a married man with life experience in horticulture and agriculture. Deco- rations and landscape work a specialty. Honest, sober and energetic; age 32. Best of references. New England States preferred. What have you to offer ? Address Z. G., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman by com- petent grower and manager, capable of producing results in growing Christmas. Easter, bedding stock, 'Mums, etc. At present foreman of concern in Central New York. Would like to take charge of plant on salary and percentage basis in New Jersey or Long Island. Married, age 32. State particulars. Address Y. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED As working foreman by a Ist-class Rose grower ani nursery man. 30 years' thorough experience in both lines. Strictly sober and steady man; single; 45 years of age; Hollander. Best of references. Address Z. O., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WA.NTED— By German florist and gardener; married; age 32. Life experience in Carnations. Roses, 'Mums, all kinds of cut flowers, plants, vegetables, under glass and outside. Re- sults guaranteed. 4 years in present place. Dis- engaged June 1st. Private place only. Address Z. S.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By middle aged man competent gardener and grower; private or commercial place. Life time experience in general plants and bedding stock, Roses, Carnations, 'Mums and Perennials. State particulars. Address Y. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman on a private or commercial place; 20 years' eroerience in Roses, Carnations, 'Mums and all beading stock. Grapes and Peaches: understand designing, etc. Married; two in family. Best of references. Ad- dress X. A., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By a good grower of Roses, Carnations. 'Mums, Xmas, Easter and all potted plants. GeVman; single; life time experience Competent to take full charge. Please state full particulars in first letter. Address Z. K., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED-;As foreman by single man, age 45; life experience in Palms, Ferns, Crotons, Dracienas, Cyclamen, Begonias and bedding plants. State particulars and wages in first letter. Address M. Madson, care Mrs. Nieweg, Norwood, Pa. LANDSCAPE GARDENING Developments, road construction, grading, planting, etc., to any extent, carried out for nursery- men and others. High class work. Address Y. B., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By expert grower of Roses; competent to take charge. Married, age 36, no children. Please state particulars and wages in first letter. Address Z. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By experienced grower of Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Sweet Peas, bulbs and bedding stock. German; single; 40 years. Capable of taking full charge. P. O. Box 27. Bedford Hills. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By Rose grower; single: one who understands his business thoroughly and can furnish A 1 references, as foreman or section man with reliable concern or private. Address Z. v.. care The Florists' Exchange. Continned to Next Goluma The oolumns under this heading are reserved for advertisements of Stock for Sale. Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants: also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials, etc., for Sale or Itent. Our charge is 10 ota. per line (7 words to the line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for less than thirty cents. Advta. set in heavy faced type, 15 eta. per line (6 words to the line). Display advts. in these columns, $1.50 per inch. »»" If rophea to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted or other advertise me nt« are to be addressed care of this office, please add 10 eta. to cover expense of forwarding. Copy must reach Now York office, Nos. 438- 448 West 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure insertion in issue of following Saturday. Advortisera in Western States desiring to ad- vertise under initials, may save time by having answers directed care our Chicago representa- tive. James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Ave. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED— By grower, with life experience; competent to take full charge; de- signer; 39 years old; single, honest and willing worker for employer's interest . Please slate wages. Florist, Bergen Sta., Jersey City. N. J. SITUATION WANTED— By Swiss. 30 years old; married, one child; as head gardener or section man on private or commercial place. Thoroujghly understands culture of Roses, 'Mums, Carnations, etc. Address Y. K., care The Florists' Exchange THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of Amer'ca begs to ofi^er the services of firat-olass private gardeners, superintendents and managers of private estates. State full particulars in first letter. Address Axel C. Palm. Dobbs' Ferry, N- Y WANTED — Position as grower of Carnations and Chrysanthemums. Have directed greenhouses lot 9 years. Best of references as to character, etc. Address R. B., care The Florists' Exchange. NURSERY SITUATION WANTED— As fore- man; life experience and expert knowledge In all branches of nursery work. References. Address X. B., care The Florists* Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— In Massachusetts, by American, age 24, experienced on Rose section, with some knowledge of other stock. Best refer- ences. Address Z. U., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By good all-around florist, successful grower and propagator; sober and capable. A 1 references. Can start at once. Address Z. N.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener or foreman on private estate or nursery. Single- age 2S. Life experience in all branches of horti, culture: Cornell training. Box 242, Ossining, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By lat-class designer and decorator; able to manage. Years of ex- perience. A 1 references. L. G., 61 Church St., Bethlehem, Pa. SITUATION WANTED— By florist, landscape and greenhouse man. Good references. Mar- ried, three children. M. Showinsky, 524 E. 5th St.. New York City. SITUATION WANTED— By lst>class grower of Carnations, 'Mums. Poinsettias, and pot plants. Single. 10 years' experience. Good references. Address Z. P., care The Florists' Exchange. POSITION WANTED— By Rose and general grower; 18 years' practical experience. Address Z. F., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As assistant inside on private place; 14 years' experience; age 27. Address Z. W.. care The Floriats' Exchange. HELP WANTED Expert Propagator of Perennials Wanted for our Nurseries at Flush- ing, L. I. Only experienced men should apply. State wages and apply in writing to Knight & Struck Co., 1 Madison Ave., N. Y. City. WORKING FOREMAN WANTED— On a place near Boston. A sober. Industrious man. capable of taking charge of the greenhouses of a retail establishment where Christmas, Easter and general stock Is grown. State age. ex- perience and expectations fully to Z. H., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Man for general greenhouse work where Carnations and Chrysanthemums are grown. State wages with or without board and room, and send reference to Stafford Conservatories, Stafford Springs, Conn^ WANTED — -Young man for general greenhouse work; one who understands Carnations, 'Mums, and bedding plants. Wages $12.00 per week to start. Apply Washington Ave. & let St., New Rochelle, N. Y. WANTED — A mushroom grower. Apply, giving reference, salary, experience, etc. Address Z. C, care The Florists' Exchange. __^_____ Continned to Next Column HELP WANTED WANTED — Married man for night fireman, also competent Rose grower; permanent position to satisfactory man. Call or write Edgar C. Hopping, Florham Park, near Madison, via D. L. & W. R. R., N. J. Position now open. WANTED — Two good section men. Steady positions to right men. One for 'Mums, Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poinsettias, Lilies, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address O. S., care The Florists' Exchange. \VA.\'1IC1_) — Carnaliuii grower; must understand prnpitf^ating. Married man preferred. State wayes wanted with house. D. Carmichael, Welles- If-y. .\I;.ss. CiAKDENER AND HELPER WANTED— State wages expected. Apply J. E. Weir & Co., '•ViHi Ft. Hamilton Ave., near Gravesend Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. WANTED — Two general greenhouse men ex- perienced with growing in the Eastern States. Steady employment. State experience and wages expected. Anden Greenhouses, Putnam, Conn. WANTED — Young man to wurk in Orchid houses. Must have some experience in greenhouses, and not afraid to work. State wages. .Address A, P . 717 Bartrain Ave., Collingdale. Pa. WANTED — Single man for general greenhou.se work where Carnations, 'Munis and betiding stock are grown. Steady position. Apply R. Franke, Farmingdale. L. I., N. Y. WANTED — Gardener and florist, married, no children, cottage free State wages, age and experience. Address Z. Y.. care The Florists' Exchange. _ WANTED AT ONCE— Man to work in Rose section. Address Erie Floral Co., Erie, Fa. WANTED — Greenhouse helper. David Shannon, 3380 Ft. Hamilton Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. d»0 f\r|r| Buys stock and %p£iy\J\J\J fixtures, good will and S500 outstanding in flower shop, established five years, doing 110,000 yearly business. Address Z. T., care The Florists' Exchange. ^TOCK FOR SALE__ AI.TERITAITTHERAS ALTERNANTHERAS— 5000 Rood, strong,' 2-in., red and yellow. »1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000, Write for sample. Cash with order. Scbmaus Bros., Paducah. Ky. Al.TERNANTHERA— 50,000 Aurea nana, 60,000 Brilliantissima, out of 2-in. pots, $20.00 per 1000. Good, strong plants. A. S. Kalisch, Middle Village, L. I,, N. V. ALTERNANTHEH.\S— Red and yellow. 214-in.. $2.00 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W William St., Delaware, Ohio. ALTERN ANTHER A — .\urea nana compacta, nice, busliy plants from soil, $10.00 per 1000. C. L. Schmidt, Lebanon. Pa. AXYSSTTM ALYSSUM — Little Dorrit, 6ne plants in bloom, 23-4-in. pots, S2.50 per 100. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton. N. J. ALYSSUM — Little Gem. Good, healthy planta in 2 ' 2-in. pots. $2.50 per 100. Oscar Verilhac, Arlington. N. J. A lA'SSUM— Little Gem, thumb pots, l>4o. Cash. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield. Ohio. AMPELOPSIS AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— No. 1, first grade. 2- year J6.00 per 100. J45.00 per 1000; 2-year, No. 2, long tops, »3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. 3-yr.. XxX. heavy roots, short tops, at $7.50 per 100; 3-yr.. X. heavy roots, short tops, at $fi.00 per 100. Packed free. Cash with order. Red Bank Nur- seriea, 331 Broad St.. Red Bank, N. J. ASPARAGUS 4-in. Asparagus Plumosus Nice, bu.-ihy stuff. Fine for planting out $12.50 per 100. E. J. Byam, 400-414 Elm St., Rome, N. Y. Continued to Next Colnnm STOCKTOR SALE ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA PUnt«— 3-iD., fin« ■tock. tfl.SO per 100, IfiO.OO per 1000. GEORGE B. HART 47.51 Stone St. ROCHESTER, N. V. ^ Cash with order. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Stronf Med- lingB, from beat KreenhouBe.£rowii leeds, ready for potting, $1 00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lot», $7.80 per 1000. J. F. AnderKn, Short llilli, ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 8EEDLI.N-GS— Gree7- bouee crown, at $8.00 per 1000. 2500 •! $7.50 per 1000. 2Kiii. pota at $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. 3-ui. $fl 00 per 100. RomAD J. Inrin, 108 W. 28th^t.._New York. __^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND 8PRENGERI— 3-iii. at $5.00 per 100, 4-in. at $12.60. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe A Diriaion Avea . Grand Rnptda, Mlehlgmn. A.SPAU.\GUS I'LUMO.SUS— Thumb pots, June ist. $1.50 per 100. 3-in. ready now, $.5.00 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. A.SPARAGUS SPRENOERI— Bushy, 3-in. to 5-in.. above pots, $1.50 per 100. .Sure Ut J, lease. Cash, please. H. C. Blake Co.. Spriiigtielil, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2M.in., $2 OU per 100; .Spreng.ri. .-i-in,, tl.0(J per 100. Jos. II. Cunningham. :i2:i W. Williiiiii St.. Delaware. Oliio ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— .3-in.. $3.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton A Son, West Grove, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2>i-in.. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000 Good, atrong planta. W. B. Girvfa. Floriat. Leola. Pa. ASPARAGUS PLU.MOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ready May 1st, $5.00 per 1000. ColUngdale Green, bouses, Collingdale, Pa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI PLANTS— From the bench at $0.00 per 100. Harry T. Mead, 1230 Hanover St.. Manchester, N. H. ASTERS ASTERS Vick's Royal, one of the best early vari- eties, fine transplanted plants ready for ship- ment. Royal, white, shell pink, lavender and rose, $1.00 per 100 by mail, $7.00 per 1000 by express. Cash with order. PETER BROWN, Lancaster, Pa. ASTERS^Henderson's Invincible, a fine Aster for cutting and trade pullers for your customers' own planting. Separate colors, strong, trans- planted plants, in fiata of 200 (if wanted), $5.00 per 1000. Thinly sown seedlings ready to set out. $3.00 per 1000. Semple's Branching, in four colors, $3.00 per 1000. Cash. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo. Mich. NEW HARDY ASTER "ST. EGWIN " Forms bushes 3 ft. high and covered with bright pink flowers in September and OctolxT. Strong plants, $1.50 per doi., $10.00 per 100. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver. N. J. ASTERS— Astermum type, eitra aelect; only full double blooma saved — one of the very beat Bo- rista' Asters; very large. Trial packet, 50c., W os $1.00. l_o« $3.50. Cash. C_Betacher. Dover. Ohio. AZALEAS AZALEAS — VanderCruyaaen. Niobe. J. l.lewellny. and Wm. J Verrsne. S5e., g5e.. $1.10, up to $2.50 e»oh. Erneat Rober. Wilroette. 111. AZALEA NUDIFI.ORA— Fine clumpa, $3.50 for 10, $25 UO per 100. Harrison & Sona, R. 10, Lebanon Sprinps, .N. Y. BARBERRY BARBERRY TUUNBERGII 100 1000 8-12 in., lining out $1.50 $12 00 12-18 in, heavy «.00 60 00 lS-24 in., heavy 8.00 70.00 2- 3 ft., heavy 12.00 100.00 Shade Treea, Shrubs and Roaea. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Are.. ONAROA. ILL BAT TREES BAY TREES— Write lor wholeaaie price llac Jullua Roehra Co.. Rutherford. N. J. BEDDING PLANTS COMPLETE LIST OF STOCK FOR BEDDING AND PORCH AND WINDOW BOXES NOW READY FOR MAILING Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PhlUdelphU. Pa. Continned to Nest Fas* 1142 The Florists^ Exchange STOCK FOR SALE BEOONIAS BEGONUS 100 ChristmM Red. 2}i-in J6.00 Christmu Red.3-m 10.00 Erfordii, 2>i-ui 3.00 Erfordii. 3-ia 6.00 Prima Donna. 2>i-m 3.00 Smithii. 2yi-iD 3.00 Chatelaine. 2!<-in 3 60 ERNEST ROBER ... - WILMETTE. ILL. BEGONIAS. STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 CSncinnati, 2M-m J15.00 »120.00 Lorraine. 2H-m 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine, 2H-m 6.00 40.00 Chatelaine. 3-in 8.00 75.00 Vernon, 2J^-in 4 00 Vernon, 3-in 6.00 PYFER & OLSEM, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at 12500 per 100. J200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at »15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 10,00: Begonia Melior at t20.00 per 100, tlSQ.OO per 1000. Your early order secures the best plants for growing on. J. A. Peterson i-in. pots, $25.00 per 100, $200,00 per 1000 JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. BEGONIAS— From the "Florist of Buffalo," are the strong, sturdy kind. Anderson service back of every order. Lorraine. 2H-in.. $13.00 per 100, or $125.00 per 1000; Cincinnati. 2;i-in.. $15.00 per 100, or $140.00 per 1000. Delivery May, June or July. S. A. Anderson, Buffalo, N. Y. BEGONIA VERNON— Bushy, 2^-in., $2.00 per 100 or 500 for $9.00. Cash. Geo, B. Morrell. Torresdale, Phila., Pa. BEGONIA LUMINOSA— Strong, 2-in. planUfrom seed, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Ready for shipment. Cash with order. Peter Brown, Lan- caster, Pa. BEGONIA VERNON— Out of flats, strong plants, fit for 3H-iu. pots, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; all colors. M. H. Kruscbka, Asbury Park, N. J BEGONIAS — All varieties. See display ad., page 1121. Roman J. Irwin, lOS W. 28th St., N. Y. BERBERIS THUNBERGU BERBERIS THUNBERGU— 2-year, 2o. For other sizes see under Privet in classified ads this issue. Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J, BERBERIS THUNBERGU— Surplus of 15,000 seedlings, 3-6 in., $6.00 per 1000. Send exchange list. Southworth Bros,, Beverly, Mass. BOUVARDIAS BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fill nearly all of our orders for Bouvardia plants. We are booking orders earlier this season in order to give everyone a chance. Plante from 2H-in. pots ready April 15th and later. Be sure you get the {correct shades and colors. We can give you the right varieties. Single 2>^-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $55.00 Rose Pink 7.00 65.00 Light Pink 7.00 65.00 White 7 60 60.00 Double: White, much like Double Lilao 7 00 65 00 Pink, «>ft pleasing shade 7.00 65.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennock-Meeban Co., 1808-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa PINK BOUVARDIA— Finest strain, out of 2-in pots, $5.00 per 100. Ready now. Cash with order. Wm. Kessler, 113 W. 28th St.. New York City. BOUVARDIA— Pink, out of 2-in. pots, ready May 10, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. H. Mamitsch. 220 Grand Ave., Eoglewood. N. J. BOX TREES BOX TREES— Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. STOCK FOR SALE BULBS BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Psrramlds. Broad, heavy specimenB. 2 ft., at S2.25 each; 2H ft., at $2.75 each; 3 ft.. It $3.2& each; 4 ft., at $4.60 each Price inoiudes tuba f, o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in., balled, at 35o. each 1 in. balled, at 40o. each; 18 in., balled, at 60o each. The D. Hill Nursery Co.. Ino , Box 407 Dundee. niinoiB. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA MAGNIFICA, NEW BUTTERFLY BUSH Strong plants from 3-in. pots, while they last, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. W. E. King, Bo.x 362. Little Silver, N. J. ~ BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— Rooted Cuttings, $2 00 per 100; 2K-in- POts. $3.00 per 100. John B Roy, Harrison. N. Y. CoatlnQed tm Next Gslunui Mr. B. Progressive, Florist, Everywhere, U. S. A. Dear Sir: It will be a decided advantage as regards prices and quality to place your order with us. Soliciting your order through this ad cuta down the overhead selling expenses and you positively get lower prices and better quality. Our terms are liberal and are a guarantee that you get a square deal, all bulba guaranteed true to name or money refunded. Write us and upon request we will mail you our booklet giving prices f. o. b. New York or Chicago, and we will also cheerfully furnish you with any information that may be desired. Those of our friends who will mail us a list of their re- quirements will find it has paid them to do so. Awaiting to hear from you at your pleasure, we remain. Yours very truly, Westerbeek & Klyn. P. S. — If you read this ad and are not inter- ested, if you will give us the names of some of your friends that you think may be interested, \ye will have our home oflSce mail you a beautiful lithograph worth while framing. Write to WESTERBEEK & KLYN, 14 STONE ST., NEW YORK, N. Y. [ AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for list and prices. Goo. P. Buck & Son, Collin«8wood, N. J. CANNAS 50,000 CANNA ROOTS For quick sale $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. f. o. b. West Grove, Pa. (B, Bronze leaved). PINKS Eastern Beauty, B. John Farquhar Evolution, B. Luray Jennie Walls Fahnline Zenith REDS Black Beauty, Imp., B, Egandale. B. Black Prince Gladiator Black Warrior Jupiter, B. Brandywine, B. Mrs. Geo. A. Stroh- Duke of Marlboro lein, B. YELLOWS Brilliant Coronet, Imp. Buttercup, Tall Dr. Nansen Charles Lutz Wyoming, B. VARIEGATED Adonia Director Holtze Burbank Golden Gate California Richard Wallace Cloth of Gold ALSO Per 100 Conowingo, B. Red $4.00 Kate F. Deemer, Yellow 4.00 Wm. Saunders, B. Red 4 00 Wabash, B. Pink 7.50 Till stock is sold. THE CONARD & JONES COMPANY, WEST GROVE, PA. CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh out Austria C. ' Henderson, D. Harum, F. Vaughan, Mile. Berot, Mme. Crozy, R. Wallace, Shenandoah, $1.50 per 100. $12.50 per 1000. Gladiator, Louisiana, Kate Gray, Queen Charlotte, Gladioflora, Uncle Sam, Veous, Wyoming. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Hungaria, King Humbert. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F. Conard. Rosea, Gigantea, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on large lots and started plants. Cash please. C. Betacher, Dover, Ohio. CANNAS — America, Penna. David Harum, Shen- andoah, Austria, Egandale, $1.50 per 100; B Beauty. Marlboro, Kate Gray, $2.00 per 100. Two to three eyes. Cash. J. H. Dann & Sod, West- field. N. Y. CARNATIONS CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to growing Carnation Cuttings. Our cuttings are large, strong, healthy and well rooted. We never sent out finer stock than we are shipping this season. To prove this if our stock does not reach you in good con- dition and perfectly satisfactory, you may return it at once to us. 100 1000 Enchantress. Standard Lt. Pink$2.50 $20.00 White Enchantress. Std. white. . 2.50 20.00 Rose Pink Enchantress. Pink... 2.50 22.60 Mrs. C. W. Ward. Pink 2.50 22.50 Matchless. Best white 3.00 25.00 Supreme. Light pink 3.00 25.00 Alice. Best light pink 5.00 45.00 We also have stock from 2-in. pots ready for shipment, also we would be pleased to book your orcfer for stock " ready to plant " and then you do not have to bother with the handling and give it the room in your houses. 100 1000 Enchantress $3.50 S30.00 White Enchantress 3.50 30.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.50 32.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.50 32.50 Matchless 4.00 35.00 Vicotry 4.00 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 4.00 35.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Dorothy Gordon 4.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 5% discount, cash with order. SMITH & GANNETT Carnation Specialists GENEVA. N. Y. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See diaplay ad. pagel 121. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. ^^ Continued to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS NEW VARIETIES FOR 1916 and 1917 100 1000 Cottage Maid $12.00 »100 00 Merry Cbriatmas 12.00 100.00 Rosalia 12.00 100 00 Old Gold 12.00 100 00 Rooted cuttings of this year's introductions and standard varietiea. Prices on application. CLEAN. HEALTHY, WELL ESTABLISHED PLANTS -2-in.- -2H-in- 100 1000 100 1000 AUce $6.50 S55.00 17.00 $65.00 Akehurst 3-in 6.50 55.00 Matchless 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 White Enchantress 3.60 30.00 4.00 35.00 White Wonder 3.50 30,00 4.00 35.00 Rose Pink Enchantress.. 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 Beacon 3.00 27.60 4.00 35.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.00 27.60 4.00 35.00 Enchantress 3.00 27.60 4.00 36.00 ORDER NOW FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS SEND FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. CARNATIONS What you want for late stock is the " best " not the " cheapest." My stock is strong and clean — the large, thrifty cuttings that will catch up with or surpass much earlier potted stock. Get samples and see for yourself. ALICE Don't overlook Alice. It is an easy, quick grower, both in field and bench, and will produce a great abundance of blooms early when blooms mean money. Most of the big growers are greatly in- creasing their stock for next Winter which is proof of its work as a money maker. Write for special prices on a quantity. Pots Pots 100 1000 100 1000 Ahce $5.00 $45.00 $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 3.50 30.00 Enchantress Supreme. . . 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 3.50 30.00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 3.50 30.00 5 per cent, off for cash with order; otherwise reference. A. A. GANNETT GENEVA, N. Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Aviator $12.00 $100.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 60.00 Beacon 3 00 25.00 White Wonder 3.00 25.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 Gloria 3 00 26.00 Princess Dagmar 3.00 26.00 Benora 3.00 25.00 R. P. Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 2.60 20.00 Philadelphia 2.50 20.00 Peerless Pink 2.50 20.00 Northport 2.60 20.00 Conquest 2.60 20.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 25 or more at 100 rate. 250 or more at 1000 rate. First-class guaranteed cuttings. J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, Joliet, 111. SEEDLING CARNATION Laura Weber $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Color grand t Deep salmon pink, large bloom, strong stem; excellent keeper and shipper. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CARNATIONS— ROOTED CUTTINGS 100 1000 Enchantress $2.25 $17.50 Alice 6.00 White Wonder 2.50 20.00 Sensation 5.00 Pocohontas 2.50 20.00 Matchless 2.60 20.00 QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W. Ward $2.00 Philadelphia 2.00 $17.50 Beacon 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD CONN. CARNATIONS— R. C, select, well rooted, Alice. Mrs. Akehurst, Sensation, $6.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Champion, Herald, Yellow Prince, Dagmar, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Match- leas, Benora, Philadelphia, Gorgeous, Alma Ward, Supreme White. Pink Enchantress, $3.00 per 100, $2500 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. CARNATIONS— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $60.00 Matchless 2.60 20.00 SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD, N. Y 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. WhiU, Enchantress; pink Enchantress, Ward mnd Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., NaahviUe, Tenn. Continned to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS / CARNATIONS— Young plants from 2-in. pots, ready for the field. Enchantress, C. W. Ward, and Beacon, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000; White Perfection, 83.50 per 100. Ed. Buchtenkirch, Sea Cliff, N. Y. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings, White and Pink Enchantress. Philadelphia Pink, Mackey, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Bedford Hills Nursery Co., Bedford Hills, N. Y. CATALPAS FOR CATALPA BUNGEII AND SPECIOSA— Inquire of H. G. Norton, Perry, Lake Co., Ohio. CENTAT7REA CENTAUREA — Gymnocarpa seedlings, ready to pot, 60c. per 100. $4.00 per 1000. Cash. Geo B. Morrell, Torresdale. Phila., Pa. CENTAUREA— Dusty Miller; fine, 2M-in. pot plants, $2.60 per 100. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N. J. CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA— Extra strong, twice transplanted, thrifty stock, sure to please, $1.50 per 100. W. W. Macker, Dighton, Mass. CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Best commercial varieties at reasonable prices. Mai. Bonnaffon, $1.60 per 100, $11.50 per 1000 WHITE — Smith's Advance, Queen, E. Snow, Wanamaker, Kalb, Chas Razer, $1.50 per 100, $12.60 per 1000: Naomah, Ivory Supreme, Oct. Frost, Mt. Kisco, G. Pitcher, Mrs. Syme, W. Perfection, M. Meyer, W. Bonnaffon, A. Byron, Lynnwood Hall, C. Touset, W. Frick, W. Cheer, W. Ivory. Polly Rose. J. Jones, E. Papworth, Deo. Gem, $1.75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Oconto, Smith's Ideal, Wm. Turner, T. Eaton, J. Nonin. $1.90 per 100. $15.00 per 1000; White Chieftain, grand white, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. YELLOW— Aug. Hasse, Col. Appleton, R. Halli- day, Reiman, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Donelleta, 0. Glow, Y. Jones, R. Gold, Nagoya, Chrysolora, Oct. Sunshine, Ramapo, D. Dimple, G. Robin. $1,75 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Yellow Eaton. $2.00 per 100; Odessa, Golden Eaton, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. PINK— Pacific Su- preme, M. Dean, Patty, Unaka. Glory of Pacific, $1 50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Chieftain, P. Frick, Rosiere, Alma Pink, Pink Ivory, Gloria, P. Gem, Dr. Enguehard, W. R. Brock, C. P. Kelley, $1.75 per 100. $12.60 per 1000; E. A. Seidewiti, W. L. Pink. Hirondelle, $1.90 per 100, $15.00 per 1000 BRONZE— Glenview, Tints of Gold, Elberon, Naomah, $1.75 per 100. $12.50 per 1000. RED — Harvard, Black Hawk. CuJlinfordi, $1.75 per 100, $12,50 per 1000. POMPONS— W. Diana, Quinola, Souv d'Or, $1.75 per 100, $12.60 per 1000; Golden Climax, Y. Baby, W. Baby, Queen of Whites, Julia Lagravere, Western Beauty, Mary Richard- son, B. Phillips, L. Doty, Rufus, Lula, Nesco, Miss Julia, H. Newberry, Golden Harvest. Klondyke, $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. SINGLES— Garza. Nakota, M. Colladay, $1.76 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. NEW— Red Riding Hood. Leota, W. Mensa, G. Menaa, Garza. Josephine, W. E. Buck- ingham. E. D Godfrey, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW VARIETIES— Autocrat, grand white, $10.00 per 100; E. Guttman, grand pink, $25.00 per 100; Golden Gleam, E. Frost, Marigold. Golden Queen, ModeUo. $6.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. POT TYPE— White Caprice, Y. Capnce. Purple Caprice, Lilac Caprice, Butler's Caprice, K. Thompson, Lady Lydia, Brutus, Mrs. ^ Greening, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Delivery on any of these varieties from April 15th to July 15th; 260 of any one kind at the 1000 rate. Cash on these prices. Chrysanthemum cuttings, and field Carnation plants. ARTHUR COOMBS, WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CHOICE ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS 100 1000 YELLOW • Golden Chadwick $3.00 $26.00 Maj. Bonnaffon 1.50 12.00 Chrysolora 1.50 12.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15.00 Comoleta 1.50 12.00 Mary Jane 1.50 12.00 Golden Eaton 3.00 PINK E. A. Seidewitz 2.00 17.50 Chieftain 1.60 12.00 Unaka 1.60 12.00 Maud Dean 1.50 12.00 Pacific Supreme 1.50 12.00 Pink Gem 1.50 12 00 Hirondelle 3.00 WHITE Chas Razer 1.50 12.00 Oconto 2.00 17.50 Smith's .\dvance 1 .50 12.00 White Bonnaffon 1.50 12.00 White Chieftain 3 00 Jeanne Nonin 2.00 17.50 White Chadwick 3.00 Wm. Turner 2.00 17.60 SINGLES Garza 1.50 12.00 Mensa 1.50 12.00 POMPONS Golden Climax 1.75 16.00 Western Beauty 1.75 16.00 Golden West 1.75 16.00 Helen Newbury 1.75 15.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD CONN. Continned to Next Faee Mav (i, lOlli- The Florists' Exchange 1143 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE CHRTSANTHEMnMS OHRTSANTH£MVMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS CYCLAMEN CHRYSANTHEMUMS NOW READY ARTISTA, YELLOW Tl'RNER. Plants only, Sl.OO cnch, $7.S0 per 10, $G0.G6 per 100. JOSEPHINE FOLEY. Plant* only, 50c. carh, $4.00 per 10, $30.00 per 100. MRS. R. C. PULLING Planta onlv. $2..')0 per 10, $20.00 per 100. EARLY KROST. 2>4-in. pots, $1 50 per 10, $10 per 100, $90 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $7 per 100. $00 per 1000. CRYSTAL GEM, GOLDEN QUEION, MARI- GOLD. TEKONSHA, THE METAIRIE. 2W-in. pots, 75c. per 10, $5 per 100, $45 per 1000. Rooted Cuttincs. $4 per 100, $30 per 1000. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. 2M-in. pots, 60c. per 10, U per 100, $30 per 1000. Rooted Cuttines, $3 per 100. $25 per 1000. ANTIQIE, CHAnWICK IMPROVED, CHAD- WICK SUrUKME, DICK WITTERST.A.ET- TEH. GOLDEN CHADWICK, HIRONDELLE MISTLETOE, PINK GEM, SMITH'S IDEAL. W. H. CHADWICK. 2>i-m. pot«, 60o per 10, $4 per 100. $35 per 1000. Rooted Cuttinp., $3 per 100. $26 per 1000. CHAS. RACER, CHIEFTAIN, DONATELLO, EDWIN SEIDEWITZ, HELEN FRICK, IVORY, JEANNE NONIN, MLLE. ARLETTE, DUBOIS. MRS. n. E. HAYWARD. MRS. H. ROBINSON, PATTY. PINK IVORY. RAMA- PO, WHITE HELEN FRICK. Y'ELLOW IVORY. 2W-in. pots. 40c. per 10, $3 per 100. $25 per 1000. Rooted Cuttinfss, $2.50 per 100. $20 per 1000. COL. D. APPLETON. CHRYSOLORA. CLEM- ENTINE TOUSET, DR. ENGUEHARD, GLORY' OF PACIFIC. HARVARD. MAJOR BONNAFFON. OCTOBER FROST. PACIFIC SUPREME, POLLY ROSE, ROMAN GOLD, SMITH'S ADVANCE, WHITE BONNAF- FON. 2M-in. pots. 40c. per 10, $3 per 100. $25 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $2 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Complete list of Pompons, Anemones and Singles. prices on application. Not less than 5 plants of a variety at ten, 25 at hundred and 250 at thousand rate. Not less than 25 of a variety sold as rooted cuttings. Reference or cash from unknown correspondents. These prices are to those in the trade only. ELMER D. SMITH & CO.. ADRIAN. MICH CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS White 1000 100 Alice Salomon $2.50 $20.00 CHAS. RAZER 1.25 10.00 Ivory 1.50 12.50 Jeanne Nonin 1.75 15.00 LYNNWOOD HALL 1.25 10.00 Mistletoe 3.00 25.00 Timothy Eaton 3.00 25.00 White Bonnaffon 1.75 16.00 Wm. Turner 3.00 26.00 Yellow Cheltonii 1.50 12.60 Chrysolora 1.60 12.50 Col. D. Appleton 1.60 12.50 Golden Eagle 1.75 16.00 Golden Wedding 1.75 15.00 MAJOR BONNAFFON 1.25 10.00 Roman Gold 1.75 15.00 Yellow Eaton 2.50 20.00 Pink Chieftain 3.00 26.00 DR. ENGUEHARD 1.25 10.00 Edw. A. Seidewit! 3.00 25.00 Mrs. B. E. Hay ward 1.76 15.00 Patty 1.50 12.60 Pink Ivory 1.25 10.00 Unaka 1.50 12.50 Crimson Cullingfordii 1.60 12.50 Harvard 2.00 17.50 DAVID HERBERT & SON ATCO, N. J. WHITE 100 1000 Smith's Advance $2.00 $16.00 Early Frost 6.00 60.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 16.00 Alice Salomon 2.00 15.00 Alice Byron 2.60 20.00 Wm. Turner 2.50 20.00 Cha«. Raier 2.00 16.00 Linwood HaU 2.00 16.00 YELLOW Chrysolora 2.00 16.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 16.00 Yellow Eaton 2.60 20.00 OdeMa 6.00 BonnaBon 2.00 15.00 Nagoya 2.80 20.00 Daily Mail 6.00 PINK AmoriU 2.00 16.00 Chieftain 2.00 16.00 MoNeice 2.00 15.00 Dr. Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewiti 6.00 CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 15.00 H. E. Converse 6.00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JOLIET, ILL. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Well rooted, clean and healthy. Golden Glow, Chrysolora. Appleton. Roman Gold, Bonnaflon, October Frost, White Glory, Ivory, A. Byron, Adelia, McNeise, Well's Late Pink, Maud Dean, Dr. Enguehard, Harvard, $1.50 per 100. Oconto, Ideal, Poehlmann, Ivory Supreme. Naomah, Fidelity, W. Turner, W. H. ChadwicK, Lynnwood Hall, Chieftain, Elberon, Mrs. O. H. Kahn, Goldmine, Golden Chadwick, $2.00 per 100. Baby, Ceico, Nesoo, Garza, Golded Harvest, Klondyke, Zenobia, Western Beauty, Helen Newberry, $1.50 per 100. Special prices on large orders. Stein Bros., Warren Point, N. J. Coatinned to Next Col' CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 100,000 ronte.l Ciiltint'< reftd.v now, prompt shipment. Order.s himkcd for futurt? delivery. Order of us and be satislied. White: October Fro.st, early; Silver Wedding, midseaaon; White BonnafTon. late; Chas. Razer. late; Early Snow, early; White Frick, midseason; Mrs. H. Robinson, midseaaon; White Ivory, mid- season; C. Touset, midseason, $1.26 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; Tiinotliv Eaton, late, $15.00 per 1000; White Dean, late,' $1.50 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; White Cliailwick. late; Virginia Poehlmann. mid- season; Wm. Turner, late. $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Yellow; Chrysolora. early; Golden Glow, early; Yellow October Frost, early; Monrovia, early; Robt. Hattiday. midseason; Yellow Ivory, midseason; Col. D. Appleton. midseason; Roman Gold, mid- season; Elmer D. Smith, late; Maj. Bonnaffon. late. SI.25 per 100. $12.00 per 1000; Golden Wedding, late; Golden Eagle, late; $l..'iO per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Y'ellow Eaton. late, $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Golden Chadwick, late, $2.25 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Pink: Pacific Supreme, early: Maud Dean, mid- season; Dr. Enguehard, late; Well's Late Pink, late; $1.25 per 100, $12,00 per 1000. Pink Chad- wick, late, $2.00 per 100. SI.SOO per 1000. 250 in assortment at 1000 rate. E. E. CRONISE. BOONSBORO. MP. ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Oconto, Mistletoe, Jeanne Nonin, Early Snow. Charles Razer. Lynnwood Hall. E. A. Seidewitz, and Chrysolora. $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Chieftain, White Chadwick. Wm. Turner. Golden Chadwick. $3.00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000. Helen Frick. White Jones. Smith's Advance, Dr. Enguehard. Col. Appleton, Maj. Bonnaffon, Golden Glow, Yellow Jones, Yellow Eaton and Roman Gold, rooted cuttings, $2.50 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Maud Dean, Unaka, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. ROOTED POMPON CUTTINGS Diana, Fairy Queen, Overbrook, Western Beauty Golden West, H. Newberry, Quinola and Harvard, Crimson, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. H. Moore. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 Race St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. FOR COMPLETE LIST OF ALL VARI- ETIES WITH PRICES SEE DISPLAY AD Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. Early Lavender-Pink Chrysanthemum ALEX. GUTTMAN 'Mum growers shovddn't be without this one. For early delivery. Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.. $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Strong Rooted Cuttings; Pacific Supreme, Pink Gem, Early Snow, Chas. Razer, Alice Salomon. Yellow Bonnaffon, Ramapo. Robert Halliday, Chrysolora, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Harvard. Golden Glow. Mme. J. Nonin, Tim. Eaton, Wm. Turner, Chieftain, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Pompons — Allentown, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Ira, Klondyke, Garza, $1.75 per 100, $13.50 per 1000. Potted plants, 2>i-in., $1.00 per 100 eitra. 250 at 1000 rates. Cash, please. John B. Tanguy, West Grove, Pa. EM MA A Garsa-Acemone, Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy I You will make no mistake in buying stock of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Nov. 15th, finishes early in December. Cuttings ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob Pulling, Calumet. Kewanee, Mankato, Leiia. Mary Bennett. Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at $10.00 per 100. Crystal Gem, Golden Queen. Marigold. Gorgeous, Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Miss Emma Roope. Nerissa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain. Harvard, Lilian Doty, at $3.00 per 100. Also general collection of exhibition, commercial and pompon varieties at popiUar prices SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings, Smith's Advance, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora, Rosiere, Chieftain, Alaior Bonnaffon, Ivory Supreme, Pink Gem, Dr. Enguehard, Chas. Razer. Baby, Fairy Queen, Diana, L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Mary CoUahan and others, $1.50 per 100, $12.60 per 1000. Cash with order. FLORAL HILL GARDENS G. F. Neipp, Prop., CHATHAM, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading varieties for pot culture. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Rooted Cuttings, Advance, Polly Rose, etc., SI. 50 per 100. $12..50 per 1000. Crystal Gem. $6.00 per 100. Early Frost and Marigold. $5.00 per 100. Golden Razer. $2.00 per 100. Golden Climax. Golden West, Josephine, $1,75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. The 135 best florists' varieties. STAFKOHIVS CDNSIORVATORIES STAFFORD SPRING.S. CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, the kind we like to receive; White Ivory, Chas. Razer, W. Bonnaffon, J. Nonin, Yellow Major Bonnaffon. Salomon's Cold. Pink Chieftain. Pacific; $1.26 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Pompons — Diana White. Klondyke yellow and Golden Pheas- ant; $1 00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. Milbrook Ix:a Greenhouses, West Whiteland P. O., Cheater Co., Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Rooted Cuttings. White — Chas. Razer, E. Snow, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon. Yrllow — Chrysolora, Roman Gold, M. Bonnaffon, Mrs. Hurley. Pink — Chief- tain, Unaka, Patty, Well's Late Pink. $2.00 per 100, $1600 per 1000. Send for complete list. Wm. Swayne, Lock Box T, Kennett Square, Pa. ANEMONE MUMS Japanese Anemone, C. L. Hutchinson, Japanese Anemone Marie Poole, Single Anemone, Mrs. Carrie Ryerson, Single Anemone, Thomas Dunn, 2>^-in. pot plants, $1.60 per doz., $10 00 per 100. D. D. P. ROY, 1006 Federal Life BIdg., Chicago. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200,000 Rooted Cut- tings, in 26 leading commercial varieties. $2.00 per 100. $16 00 per 1000. List ready. Early Frost, $5.00 per 100, $40 00 per 1000. Mistletoe, Oconto and Seidewitz, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash. Benja- min Connell. Florist, Merchantville, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Bonnaffon, Enguehardt, $10.00 per 1000; Seidewitz, Chief- tain, $15.00 per 1000. Other standard varieties in smaller lots. H. Mamitsch, , 220^ Grand Ave. Englewood, N. J. HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS Large-flowering sorts, in white, yellow, pink and cerise. Strong plants from 2-in. pots, ready to shift or plant out, $3.00 per 100. W. E. King, Box 302, Little Silver, N. J. MRS. M. R. MORGAN— The finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings, $1600 per 100; 2K-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum.Co., Inc., Pitts- burgh. Pa. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana, Baby, Quinohi, Klondyke, Sol. d'Or, Helen Newbury, $2.00 per 100. $16.00 per 1000. Ready April 1st. White Bros., Medina, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock pl*nta. Seedisplay ad., page 1121. Roman J.Irwia, 108 W. 28th St., New York. CINERARIAS CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wi.n.l,l,.i, ...... very beat in exist. •9"; Trn n varieties eqiully divided, H ,,,.r 1000— including Glory of \\ •. .lark salmon; Glory of WandslRk separulc, $1 '.•u per 100. $.38.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek. better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon, $4.60 per 100, $40 00 per 1000; new fancy variety. Rococo erects, not to compare with the old Rococo, keens its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine, $6,00 per 100, $45,00 per 1000. We have a number of testlmooiala as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satiafiod with your strain. We have over 200.000 plants. Cash, please ERNEST ROBER, WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — Our well known string, colors kept separately, out of 2H-in. pots. $5 00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots. $S 00 per 100, $70,00 per 1000. Immediate delivery. Ix;hnig Winocfcld. Hackensack. N. J. C YCL A M EN— 7-in . and Ha. Assies pass; full of bud and bloom. $1.60 each, ft-in. extra fine plants, 76o. and $1.00 each. Good plants. 26e. and 50o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe A Division Aves . Grand Rapidn Mich CYCLAMEN SEEDLINGS— Giant flowering, strong transphiDte4-in., ready for 3-in., $2,00 per 100. Edward Whitton. cor. City 4 Green Sts., Utica, N. Y. COLEUS — Rooted Cuttings. Golden Bedder, Vcr- echaffeltii, $5.00 per 1000; out of 2-in. poU. $1.80 per 100. M. H. Baumaon, Park Ridge, N. J. COLEUS — Golden Bedder and Verschaffcltii. 2H-in.. $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000; 2.'iO at the 1000 rate. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, X. Y. COLEUS — 2',i-in., 10 varieties, $2.00 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Dela- ware, Ohio. ^_^^_^^_^_^^__ COSMOS THE WONDERFUL SUFFRAGETTES. Fall Cosmos in July, big blossoms, early July till frost, endorsed by best gardeners. Write for booklet, see what they say and who they are. Satisfaction or money back. Plants only. Edward Lewis, Derby, Conn. OROTONS Contiiiaed t« Next Cslni CROTONS — From 3-in. pots, 8 to 10 In. hi(h in 8 varietiea. $15.00 per 100; from 2W-ln. pots. In 10 Taiieties, *S,00 per 100. B. M. WKihen A Co., QreCan, L«. Oomtlaned t« Next Calmata DAHLIA CLUMPS ^"cIlL^i""* We have surplus Clumps of the foIlo»Hn(t tri«l and true cutflower varieties. These JtinrLi ran b* planted in large quantities at a smnl I outlay of cash for bulbs and the blooms w'll brine more on the averaKC than the bloom.'* of the high priced varieties that are aa a rule shy flowers. You can't KO wrong by planting large quantities of these kinds. Pleo.'ie note that thew* Clumps have all been dug by fork, not plowed out, and therefore have prac- tically no broken necked tubers: P«rlOO KRIEMHILDE $8.00 JACK ROSE 6.00 SYLVIA 8.00 M. McCOLLOUGH «.00 LYNDHORST 6.00 RED HUSSAR 6.00 PENELOPE 6.00 (2.5 at 100 rate) WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for stock of the Famous Dahlia "Golden Gate." Buy frona the originators to bo sure you are getting the true " Golden Gate," a prize winner at the N. Y. nhow. Extra large field clumps. S25.00 per 100. $3.50 per doz. Strong divisions, $10.00 per 100. $1.60 per doz. Write for trade list and descriptive catalogue of other varieties, clumps and divisions. Long Island Dahlia Garaens, Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella. A. D. Livooi. locomparable. Jud&b, La France, Orator, Purple Judah. 8c.; Robt. Bloomfield. So.; Storm King. 8c. : Queen Victoria, White Swan. 8c. DECORATIVE — C. W Bruton, Golden Wert, 25o.; Jack Rose. Kathcrine Duer, F. T. BasMtt. Lypdburst. M. McCuUough. Oran« King. PrinceM Juliana, 15c.; Queen Emma. 15a.; Sebastopol, 15o.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke. 8e.: CACTUS— Country Girl. Sc.; Floradora, 8« ; Golden Gate, 25o.; Galli&rd, 8c.: Hagen, Se.; Libetle. 8a.; Rev. Jamieeon, 8e. POMPON— Fairy Queen. Little Beasle, Vivid. SINGLE— ReiM 8c.; 20th Century. 8o.; Scarlet Century, 8* All except as noted. $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; divided, $3.00 per 100. $25 00 per 1000. Caflh, please. C Betiiebar. ^P^ER^ OHIO If you intend growing Dahlias for cut 6ower* then you will make no mistake in trying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the best there is in Dahlias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years* experience of growing Dahlias for the florists' cut flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, $3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also have to offer a splendid assortment of 25 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's counter trade; all good commercial standard kinds. Every type and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roou. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satisfaction. Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of Dahlias mailed on application. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill -Nurseriee, W. A. Finger, Prop , Hicktivillc. L. I.. N. Y. DAHLIAS Whole field dumps, the best commercial nod show varieties. Complete list on npplicn tion Write (or our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Pliladelphla.Pa. DAHLIAS — Standard Tarielita. large, 6eld-(rown clumps »3M) per 100. t-WOO per 1000. Caab with order. John Hay. R. F. D. No. 3. Pateraon. N.J. 0«Bttmii«d t« Ifezt PsB« 1144 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE DAHLIAS A GRAND NEW DECORATIVE DAHLIA SENSATION of the Pacific Coast. * Geo. Walters "; strong grower, stems 3 ft., blooms 10 in. to 12 in. across: color salmon flesh, shading rose and yellow to base. Won highest awards both shows P. P. I. E., San Francisco. Stock limited. Price 82.50 per bulb. Also Minnie Burgle. 25c. each. S1.80 per doz., t2.S0 per 25. A.^E. Carter. San Mateo. Cal. DAHLIAS — Good divisions. Souv. Douzon. Catherine Duer. S4.00 per 100; Else. $5.00 per 100; Ruth Forbes. Countess Lonsdale. Country Girl, H. J. Jones. Rbeine Konig. Amos Perry. $6.00 per 100. Cash with order. John W. Merritt. Farmingdale. L. I.. N. Y. DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. All lead- ing cut flower show, cactus and decorative va- rieties, also Melody, one of the beat cut flower varieties, 60o. each. Cash. Write for price list. Van Kirk Floral Co.. Atco, N. J. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia Jack Rose, Red Hussar, Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fiuit Farms. Hatboro, Pa •■ THE DAHLIA KING " bu 800.000 clumpa to offer at rook bottom prices. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on your list of want?. J. K. Alexander, "The Dahlia King." Eaat Bridge- ffater. Maae. _^ DAISIES BELLIS DAISIES— Longfellow and Snowball, fine, large Fall transplanted plants in bloom, $1.60 per 100; good size plants will bloom by end of May; $2.50 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rate. From coldframes. Gustav Pitzonka. Bristol. Pa. SHASTA DAISY ALASK.A— Strong, field-grown, transplanted clumps. 60c. per doz.. $4,00 pr 100; carefully packed. Send for list of hardy plants. Wm. Toole & Son, Hardy Plant & Pansy Farm, Baraboo. Wis. YELLOW BOSTON DAISIES— Very fine strain, out of 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. Ready now. Cash with order. Wm. Kessler, 113 W. 2Sth St., New York City. SHASTA DAISY— KING EDWARD VII Extra strong field plants, will give lots of bloom this Summer, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver. N. J. BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Reve d'Or, 2K-in., $5.00 per 100. Mrs. F. Sander, 3M-in., $7 00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse, N. Y. DELPHINIUMS DELPHINIUM BELLADONN-\— Extra fine stock of strong, l-yr.-old, transplanted, field- grown plants, 75c. per doz.. $5.00 per 100; Gold Medal hybrids and formosuin coelestinum. same price. Write for complete list of hardy plants. Wm. Toole & Son, Hardy Plant & Pansy Farm, Baraboo, Wis. DELPHINIUMS— Belladonna hybrids, strong, two-year field-grown, $0.00 per 100. Frank J. Weiss, Port Jcrvis, N. Y. DIELTTRAS IMPORTED BLEEDING HEART FOR MEMORIAL DAY— APRIL DELIVERY. HEAVY, FANCY CLUMPS, 9c. EACH. D. D. P. ROY, IGS N. Michigan Ave., Federal Life Bldg., Chicago. DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS— Fine clumps, $8.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betacher. Dover, Ohio. DRACaiNAS DRAC^NA INDI VISA— Same as last year. Thumb pots, ready June 1st, $1.76 jjer 100. Book orders now. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield. Ohio. DRAC.EVA INDIVIS.A— 5-in. pots. $2.50 per doz.; 6-in. pots, $4.00 per doz., $.30.00 per 100; 7-in. pots, 50u. each. Send for sample. C. L. Schmidt, Lebanon. Pa. DRAC^NA— 1000 fine 5-in. Dracsena indivisa. Extra good stock. 20c. each. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son. Auburn. N. Y. DRACSNA INDIVISA— Fine, strong. 4-in, pot plants. $12.50 per 100. Cash, please. Winter Floral Co.. Kanawha. W. Va. DRAC^NA— 3-in., at $4.00 per 100. Tripp Floral Co., Walton. N. Y. DUSTT MILLER DUSTY MILLER— Thumb pots, l^zc. Cash. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield. Ohio. FERNS FERNS — 60.000 2>i->n.. Scottii and Roosevelt, $35 00 per 1000; 15.000 Scottii. Roosevcll and Teddy Jr., 4-in.. $12.00 per 100. Cash, please. M. Hilpert. Sta. O., 313 Belair Rd.. Baltimore. Md. FERNS — 2-in. pots, Boston, 3c.; Roosevelt, 4c.; Teddy, Jr., 5c. Book orders now for June 1st delivery. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— Id any quantity; eee advertisement on page 112S J. F. Andereon. Fern Specialist. Short Hilla. N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varieties; also all other Ferns, 2)^-in.. etc. See display ad., page 1121. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y. Gontiiined to Next Colnxim FERNS FERNS. 100 1000 Scottii. 2H-in $5.00 $45.00 Boston. 2H-in 6.00 45.00 Roosevelt. 2H-in 6.00 46.00 Teddy, Jr. 2K-in., extra good 6.00 60.00 Wbitmani. 2M-in 6.00 45.00 Boston. Scottii. Whitmani, Roosevelt. 4-in., $20.00 per 100. Teddy, Jr., extra heavy, $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. Smithii, 4-in., $26.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000. 6-in. of the above, $50.00 to $76.00 per 100. Write for our monthlyjplant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO, 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. BOSTON FERN RUNNERS— $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm. Mears, Rumson, N. J. FERNS — 15,000 strong, rooted runners, Whitmani, Boston, Harris. $2.00 per 100. Cash. E. F. Rose. 270 Bay St. Taunton, Mass. FORGET-ME-NOTS FORGET-ME-NOTS— Victoria, best dwarf blue, and Eliza Fonrobert. These are strong, trans- planted plants, wintered outside; fine for potting for Memorial D.ay, $1.50 per 100. W. W. Macker, Dighton, Mass. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIA— Rooted Cuttings. $1.00 per 100; 2M-in.. $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd.. North Ber- gen, N. J. FUCHSIAS— Strong rooted cuttings. $1.00 per 100 $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3. Paterson, N. J. FPNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H-'n- Immediate delivery Extra fine, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000 Write for our monlhly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. 2000 EXTRA FINE 2Jj-in. Gardenia Vetichii. $50.00 per 1000. Immediate delivery. Sample on application. D. G. Grillbortzer. Alexandria, Va; GERANIUMS GERANIUMS In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. 100 1000 4-inch $12.00 $100.00 5-inch 18.00 160.00 3-inch, for growing on 6.00 45.00 Poitevine, Ricard. Maryland. S. A. Nutt, Buch- ner. La Favorite and all the other popular va- rieties. You will not be making a mistake by ordering your Spring stock now. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. Pa. GERANIUMS— Strong, hardy plants. 2K-in. stock of S. A. Nutt. $2.76 per 100; Poitevine. Berthe dc Pressilly. La Favorite. $3.00 per 100; Jean Viaud, $3.50 per 100. 3)4-in. stock. S. A. Nutt. Poitevine. Mrs. Lawrence. Jean Viaud. Berthe de Pressilly. La Favorite. $6.00 per 100. Cash, please. Van Kirk Floral Co.. Atco. N. J. EXTRA LARGE FINE STOCK S. A. Nutt. Ricard. Hill. Poitevine. La Favorite and Rose Geraniums; some in bud and bloom; well rooted from 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. No better stock grown. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver, N.J. GERANIUMS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT — Strong 2H-in. stock, ready for shift. Ricard, Viaud, Buchner, Poitevine, $2.60 per 100, $22 60 per 1000. 8. A. Nutt, $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order. Quaker Hill Nursery Co . Monroe, N. Y, STRONG. WELL-GROWN GERANIUMS— 3-in 8. A. Nutt, Piffln. Harrison, La Favorite. $26.00 per 1000. Jean Viaud, Beaute Poitevine. Perkins, Mad. Landry, strong. 3-in., $27.50 per 1000. Peterson Floral Co.. Gibson Qty, III. GERANIUMS— Ricard. Doyle. Nutt. Poitevine and White, from 2)4f-in. pots. $22.50 per 1000; immediate delivery. Cash with order. Wm. F. Koenig. 666 Hamilton Ave., West New York. N. J. GERANIUMS — I have a few thousand well-rooted Cuttings of Poitevine that I wish to move quickly. Will price these at $10.00 per 1000. Cash with order. C. B. Shialer. Williamsville. N. Y. GERANIUMS— S, A. Nutt. Poitevine. Ricard and Buchner; fine, well branched, 4-in., $7.00 per 100. Edward VOiitton, cor. City & Green Sts. Utica, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Nice, bushy plants; Beauty of Poitevine, 4-in., Sc. ; S. A. Nutt, 3K-in., 6c Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove. Pa. Contiiined to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE GERANIUMS GERANIUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Fine stock. S. A. Nutt. Grant. Poitevine. Trego. Viaud. Buchner, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Ross Bros.. DuBois, Pa. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt. 2K-in.. $3.00 per 100; 3-in. select. $6.00 per 100. Assorted varieties, 3-in.. $4.75 per 100. Jos.H. Cunningham. 325 W. William St.. Delaware. Ohio. GERANIUMS— Mme. Salleroi; large, well grown plants for immediate effect, 2l2-in-, $2.50; 3-in.. $3,50 per 100. Cash, please. F. J. Langenbach. Norwich. Conn. GERANIUMS— Poitevine and Nutt. 3!^-in. in bud and bloom. $6.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm. Madison. N. J. GERANIUMS— 10,000 S. A. Nutt. 2-in. pots. $25.00 per 1000. Ready now. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. GERANIUMS — 2,14-in., Double and single Grant, $1.76 per 100; Rose-scented, $1.60 per 100. Cash please. John B. Tanguy, Florist, West Grove, Pa GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2H-in. pot plants. See display ad, pafra 1121 Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GLADIOLI GLADIOLI America. $10.00 Primulinus. $40 00 Annie Wigman, $20.00 Augusta. $12.00 Dora Krois. $50.00 Brenohleyensis, $12.00 Glory Holland. $20,00 Europa. $50.00 F. Buchanan. $30.00 Glory, $30.00 Klondyke. $20.00 Halley. $12.00 Mrs. King. $10.00 Jessie. $16.00 Niagara, $36 00 Mrs. Beecher, $36.00 Nor. Dee Childs, $80,00 Mrs. Pendleton. $80.00 Peace. $50.00 Panama. $25 00 Renie Blanche, $40.00 Schwaben. $80.00 Shakespeare. $30.00 Wm. Falconer. $40 00 Scribe. $36.00 Primulinus Hybrids.$20.00 Choice mixed. $6.00, $8.00. $12.60 $26 00, $50 00. $100 00 Reds, white and light pinks. $12.00 $26.00. $50 00. $100.00. Yellows. $16.00. $20.00. $30.00. $50.00 All per 1000 S[)ecisl price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Betacher. Dover, Ohio. "TRADE PRICES FOR GLADIOLUS BULBS Per 1000 Augusta $7.60 Red and Scarlet 7.00 White and Light 7.00 .\rnrricfl, 2d size 4,60 l);ir,,n Hulot S.OO Uniirlileyensis 7.00 Europe 30.00 Faust 8.00 Pink Beauty 7.00 Princeps 7.00 Groff's Hybrids, mixed 7.00 Panama 26.00 Niagara 30.00 Fine Mixed 6..50 XXX Mixture 9.00 Glory of Holland 12.00 ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY PITTSBURGH. PA. Gladioli First and second size bulbs. America, Augusta, King, Brencbleyensls, Klondyke. Shakespeare, Halley, Taconis, Victory, Hyde Park, Morning Star and others. If you are looking for a bargain, write us for prices Write for ovr Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America. $8 00; Brenchleyensis. $9.00; Columbia, $15 00; Isaac Buchanan. $35.00; Mrs Henry Ward Beecher. $3000; May, $'5,00 per 1000 for IM-in. up; also 2d and 3d sises and Dulblets. G. Primulinus seedlioge. Mrs. Francis King. Independence. Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY, LAKE VIEW, N. Y. PLANTING OUT GLADIOLI l^-in. 1-in. K-in. America $8,00 $6.00 $5.00 Brenchleyensis 8.00 6 00 6.00 Pink Beauty 8.00 6.00 5.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 all blooming size, $16.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son, CoUingswood, N. J. GLADIOLI— Prices for 100 America, m-in , 75c,. IM-in. 6O0,; King. l)i-in. 60c.; 1-in. 40c.; Dieulafoy. l^^-in. $2.00; Brenchleyensis, lj^4-in, 60c,; Hulot, IK-in. $1.00; Niagara. IH-in. $2.50 Mixed. VA-ia. 66c., IJ^-in. 60c. Geo. Hall, Adelphia, N. J. GLADIOLUS— Mrs, Frank Pendleton, M-in. and under, grown from original stock, and true to name, $7.00 per 1000. 5% discount on 5000 or more; 8% on 10,000 or more. Cash, please. Worcester Bulb Co., 104 Highland St., Worcester, Mass^ GLADIOLI— America and Mrs. Francis King, fine, healthy, one-year old planting stock, % to 1-in., $4,00 per 1000; ^ to « in., $3.00 per 1000; M-in. and under, $1.50 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzcr, West Grove, Pa. Continned to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE GLADIOLI SECOND ANNUAL SPRING SALE I Big bulbs of America, $5 00 per 1000 TWO WEEKS ONLY Stock limited. White America cheap. C. H. KETCHAM. SOUTH HAVEN, MICH. GLADIOLUS BULBS— America No. 2. l>f-in. x IH-in.. $5.00 per 1000. Planting stock M-in. to 1-in.. $3.00 per 1000. N. A. Hallauer. Ontario, N. Y. GLADIOLI — America, Mrs. Francis King, also a lot of the best varieties mixed, 60c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Cash. M. J. Schaaf, Dansville, N Y. GLADIOLUS — Bargain, to sell out our stock from 2d size down to planting stock and bulblets. Thos. J. Uberlin, Sinking Spring. Pa. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page. 1121 Roman J. Irwin, 10!> West 28th St.. New York. HARDY PERENNIALS HARDY PLANTS TRANSPLANTED FIELD GROWN Delphiniums (Hardy Larkspur), all colors of blue mixed. Phlox, finest mixed colors, Hollyhooks. double, in White, Pink, Yellow, Red, in separate colors. Digitalis (Foxglove), White and Pink mixed. Dianthus Barbatus (Sweet William), double mixed. Aquilegia (Columbine), good mixture. Gaillardia, Shasta Daisy, Achillea (The Pearl) and Pbysostegia (False Dragon Head). All are large, one-year-old clumps. Price, $4.00 per 100, 60 at 100 rate. GUSTAV PITZONKA BRISTOL, PA. 100 1000 Astilbe Chinensis $3.60 $30.00 Eupatorium agertoides 3.00 ' 20.00 Ferns, best hardy 3.00 20.00 Funkia ovata 4.00 35.00 Hcmerocallis flava 4.00 30.00 Iris Siberica 3.50 25.00 Lathyrus latifolius 2.60 20.00 Lily of the Valley, field 2.60 20 00 Lysimacbia nummularia 1.60 8.60 Spirffia pal. clegans 4.50 30.00 Spiia;a ulmaria fi. pi 4.60 30.00 Thymus serpyllum 2.00 10.00 Xanthorrhiza apiofolia 6.00 40.00 Harrison & Sons, R. 10. Lebanon Springs. N. Y. HARDY PLANTS FIELD-GROWN STOCK Doz. 100 Coreopsis, grand $0.60 $4.00 Delphinium, English 60 4.00 Gaillardia, grand 60 4.60 Pyrethrum, single mixed 75 6.00 Sweet William 60 3.00 ALLEGHENY NURS. CO.. CHESWICK. PA. " HOLLYHOCKS— Double white, red. pink and yellow; Japan Iris, purple and gold; Funkias, Hardy 'Mums, etc. All strong, field-grown stock. Write for list and prices. W. H. Nichols & Son, Painesville, Ohio. HEATHER SCOTCH HEATHER— Large, field-grown plants, $25.00 per 100. John Marshall, Fruit Hill Green- houses. Providence, R. I. HOLLTHOCKS HOLLYHOCKS — Single, all colors, mixed, strong, field-grown, $4.00 per 100. List of other hardy plants on request. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gar- dena. Mentor, Ohio. ' p HOLLYHOCKS- Extra large plants in double mixed colors, $4.00 per 100. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver. N.J. HYDRANGEAS FRENCHIHYDRANGEAS Dormant and in fine condition. Will make splendid stock for June and July sales. Safety shipped by freight. >*^ M 700 Radiant. 6-in. pots, 5 and 6 branches, $16.00 per 100. YOUNG STOCK FOR GROWING ON Radiant, 3!-2-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Otaksa and Radiant, 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000. Jackson Perkins Company, Newark, New York. HYDRANGEA P. G. 100 1000 12-16 in., lining out $3 00 $26.00 2- 3 ft., well branched 8.00 75.00 Also 'Trees, Shrubs and Perennials. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA, ILL. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— 3-in. at $5.00, 6-in. at 2O0.. 6-in. at 26o. each. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe 4 Division Aves.. Grand Rapids. Mich. ICE PLANTS ICE PLANTS— Fine 3M-in. stock, in bud and bloom. 35.00 per 100. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N. J. IRIS IRIS SIBERICA— Fine, $3.60 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Harrison & Sons, R. 10, Lebanon Springs. N. Y. GERMAN IRIS— Pallida dalmatica. Mme. Che- reau. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. John Marshall. Fruit Hill Greenhouses. Providence. R. I Continned to Next Page May 6, lOlfi. The Florists' Exchange 1145 STOCK FOR SALE IRIS IRIS — CJcrinan, 10 named vnrictiea. $2.00 per 100. Anion HeJBhta Nurseries. Camden. N. J. ISMEME ISMENE — Strong flowerini bulbs. $3.00 per 100. »2500 per 1000. A. Mirring. S702 State St.. Eaat St. Louii. 111. IVY ENGLISH AND GERMAN IVY— Rooted Cut- tings, from sand, postpaid. 90c. per 100; by ex- press. »S.00 per 1000. Sl^-in. German K-y. S3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2Sth t't.. New York. ENGLISH IVY— 2M:-in.. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Henry Entilcr, 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia. Pa. ENGLISH IVY— Root«d Cuttings, 75o. per 100 postpaid, from pots 20-in. to 30-in.. $5.00 per 100. Chaj. Frost. KenUworth. N. J. ENGI.I.SH IVY— Strong soil rooted cuttincs. $10.00 per 1000. Henry Schmidt. 673 Church Lane. North Bergen. N. J. ENGLISH IVY— Fine plants in 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm, Madison, N. J. ENGLISH IVY— Pot-grown. <-m., $90.00 pel 1000 Miss Kate Cram. Ira, Ohio. MOONVINES MOONVINES— Strong, 3-in., 6c.; 2X-in.. 3o. Cash with order. Scbmaus Bros.. Faducah, Ky. MYRTLE MYRTUS Communis. Brides or German Myrtle, fine plants, out of 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100; out of 2-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. Freder- ick Holtke. cor. Broad A 5th St.. Carlstadt. N. J. MYRTLE — Vinca minor, field-grown clumps; can be divided up into 4 to 5 plants. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. E. E. Bau- mann, Rahway, N. J. MY'RTLE Field-grown, strong clumps, S2.50 per 100, $24.00 per 1000. E. K. Mooney, Madeira Nurseries, Madeira, Ohio. lOTRSEBY STOCK ORNAMENTAL STOCK OF QUALITY CAN SUPPLY QUANTITY OF FOLLOWING ITEMS: AZALEA mollis. Bushy plants, with plenty of buds. 12 to 15-in. high. 35c. each. $4 00 per doz, $30.00 per 100: 15 to 18-in. high. 45c. each, $5.00 per dos.. $40.00 per 100. BOXT ~ ■■ ■ BOXWOOD — Pyramids. 36-in. high, very fine, $1.75 each; 42-in. high, very fine, $2.25 each; 48-in. high, very fine, $3.25 each; 54-in. high, very fine. $4.00 each. RHODODENDRONS — Beat, hardy-named sorts, bright foliage and full of buds. 1>1 to 24-in. high. 75c. each; 24-to 30-in. $1.00 each. These cover the entire list of Parson's Hardy Hybrids. Seedling RHODODENDRONS — Miied colors. IS^to 24-in. high, very bushy and full of buds. 55c. each; 24 to 30-in. high, and correspondingly bushy, 70c. each. ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho(Dutchman'a Pipe)— Extra strong plants, 4 ft. of tops, 25c. each, in any quantity. HYDRANGEA Paniculata grandiflora — Tree form. 3 to 4-tt. bodies, fine heads. $25.00 per 100. Bush form. 3 ft. high. $10.00 per 100. HYDRANGEA Arborescens grandiflora alba — 3 to 4 ft. high, bushy, $20.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., bushy, $14 00 per 100. BARBERRY Thunbergii— 18 to 24 in. high, very bushy. $7,00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, very bushy, $5.00 per 100. PRIVET CALIFORNIA— Very bushy. 18 to 24-in. high. $2.50 per 100; 24 to 30-in. high, $3.00 per lOU. PRIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy Northern Type)— 18 to 24-in.. $5.00 per 100; 24 to 30-in.. $7.00 per 100. THE 8T0RRS 4 HARRISON CO., Painesvilie ----------- Ohio WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees. Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO., 200 Maple Ave. ONARGA, ILL STRONG, 2-year Grapes, Asparagus, Rhubarb. Raspberries. Blackberries, Strawberries ana other small fruits; Oriental Planes, Norway Maples, etc. Send for price list. Chas. Black. Hightstown. N.J. NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oak*. Oriental PUnU In all iijes. Send for price list, Audubon Nur- ssriw. Box 731. WIlminatoD. N. C. ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES— 100 specimen Orange trees. Home grown 6-10 ft. high and tlirough. Perfect specimens. J. H. Troy. New Rochelle. N. Y. ORCHIDS FINE COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS, consisting of Cypripediums. Cattleyas. Dendrobiums, etc.. about 1000 plants. Unusual opportunity. Geo. Warren. Boi 43. Elmwood. R. I. PAI.MS PHOENIX CANARIEN8IS— In aU siies. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co. Rutherford. N J. Contliined to Next Oolnnui STOCK FOR SALE PA]n>AHITB PANDANUS VEITCHII— For • few d»i only will mftk* tpeoUJ low pHoe for ouh vltA order, 81m for iH-in. poto, $4 00 p«r 100 Sise for 8 4n pot*, A 00 p«r 100 8iM for 4 An. poU, 6.00 per 100. BIh for 0 -in. pot«, 13.00 p«r 100. B«>t pot-frown, nioelj TarieKftted, ;:f-iD. pota 110.00 per 100. pAsduue euoken, t2 00 and 94 00 per 100. J. J. Soar, Utile River. Fla, PANSIES PANSV PARK PEUFI'X'TION is a tliornuK-h- brefl strain of Show fiiul Fancy Pansiea. It in- cludes every siant varioty known; the reds, bronzes and finest fancy varieties in pood proportion. I have made a specialty of growinK Pansy seeds and plants over 40 years and received thousands of testimonials from florists and amateurs in all parts of the country. Fine, stocky. 6eld-grown plantfl from July sown seed, September transplanted in bud and bloom, all colors mixed, 1000, $8.00; 100, $1.25. Plants from August sown seed, Octobor transplanted, some in bud. 87.00 per 1000; 100, 81.00. Strong, stocky, fn-ld-grown st-cd bed plants from seed sown in August, tliinly, broadcast, many in bud. some in bloom, 1000, $"< 00; 500, S2.75, Medium size seed bed plants which will bloom the latter part of May. 1000, S4.00: 500, $2.25. Cash with order. L. W. GOODELL, Pansy Park, D wight, Mass. PANSIES — Giant, good, stocky, transplanted field-grown plants, wintered in coldframe, mix- ture of Cassiers, Odicrs, Bugnota, Trimardeau, Masterpiece, Orchid flowering, and other best selling varieties in bud and bloom, $10.00 per 1000. W, W. Macker, DightoD, Mass. 225,000 LARGE, stocky (Sept. transplanted), field-grown, blooming Paney Plants. Henry Mette'B Btrain, all saJable stock, satisfaction guaranteed, $1.00 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash. Prompt sbippiAg. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalama- •00, Mich. PANSY PLANTS — Of my largest flowering mix- ture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, short bushy plants; Fall transplanted in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate, Gustav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Briatol, Pa. GIANT PANSY PLANTS— FaU transplanted, in bud and bloom, mixed colors, $1.25 per 100. Cash with order, please. Edward Lott, French- town. N. J. PANSIES — Giant flowering Pansies, seedlinps> SI. 50 per 1000. Fall transplanted, 75c. per 100 Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Delaware. Ohio. in bud and bloom, 75c. per R. L. Brashear, Bowling PANSIES— Extra fine, 100, $13.00 per 1000. Green, K>^ PANSIES — Large flowering, transplanted last September; all large plants, fully in flower. $10.00 to 815.00 per 1000. W. G. Eisele. West End, N. J. PELARGONIUMS PELARGONIUMS Listen — Gus. Obernieyer, Parkersburg, W. \'3., in ordering 100 says: " The 50 Easter Greeting I got of you la.st Fall were certainly fine for Easter. I sold all and could have sold many more at 75c. each 5-in. pot. Will want more later on for stock. The only trouble I find with them, THEY BLOOM TOO MUCH. The only way I could get plants any size was to keep buds picked off until near selling time." Gus is originator of that gold medal Canna, West Virginia. Don't you think he knows a good thing? And don't you think the above is a good advertisement for Easter Greeting ? What more could I say? It is the same old story and easy for you to prove. 2^-in. Easter Greeting and Lucy Becker. 8c.; 3-in,, 10c. : 4-in., 16c.; 3-in. Wurtenbergia. 12c., in any quantity. This gives the small buyer an equal chance. Better give them a trial now; you'll want hundreds next year. Sold under our iron clad guarantee. S. C. TEMPLIN, EASTER GREETING SPECIALIST. GARRKTTSVILLE, OHIO. PEONIES PE0NIE:S— The oream of 1200 torta. 14 acres F. Maxima, Mme. Calot, Ducheas de Nemours R. M. Storac** Send for list. C. Betscber, Dover Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS — Dreer*8 single fringed, fine plants. 2>i-in, ready for 3-in., $2.00 per 100. Edward Whitton, cor. City & Green Sts.. Utica. N. Y. PHLOX PHLOX — 10.000 surplus, strong field plants, hardy Phlox in these varieties; Miss Lmgard, early white; Joan of Arc, late white; Struthers, salmon red; Pantheon, good pink; Bouquet Fleuri. white with pink eye. While they last, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. PHLOX — Mrs. Jenkins, best white, 3-yr-old. $3.00 per 100. Amon Heights Nurseries, Camden N.J. PHLOX SUBULATA— 3 colors. $3.50 per 100 $25.00 per 1000. Harrison & Sons, R 10, Lebanon Springs. N. Y. PHYSOSTEGIA PHYSOSTEGIA V I RG I NIC A— Field clumps, $3.00 per 100. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver. N. J. Continned to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE pruhtlas PRIMULA MAI.ACOIDES ROSEA— New. bril- liant pink variety. Certificates wherever shown August or September delivery. 95.00 per 10<). $40.00 per 1000. Fred H. Lemon 4 Co., Rich- mond, Ind. PRIVET PRIVET 200,000 Califarnla Privet; all siiea. as lood as can be srown; 1 year. 12 in. to 18 in., S1.25 per 100, (10.00 per 1000; 2 years, 18 in. to 24 in., (2.00 per 100, (15.00 per 1000: 2 ft. to 2H ft., fine, (2.50 per 100, (20.00 per 1000; 2H ft to 3H ft. and nver, extra selected, (3.00 per 100, (25 00 per 1000. Also Ibota, Golden-teaved, and Ball-shaped Privet; all 2-year Privet, extra well branched. 10.000 Berberis Thunbergii. 2 year. 10 in. to 15 in.. 2o.; 12 in. to 18 in., 3o.: 3 year, 12 in. to 18 in., ee.: 18 in. to 24 in., 8o. ; all extra fine stock. Amp. Veit- chii, 2 yr.. No. 1, 2 ft. to 3 ft, (1.25 per dot., 18 to 24 in. 75c. per 100; eaoh 6c. and 8o Clematis Pan- iculata, 2-year vines, (1.25 per dot.; 3 year. (l.,50 per dos. Honey-suckles, 5 best 2 and 3 year, 4c. and So. each. Hardy Phlox, 10 best named for florists, 75c. per dos., (5.00 per 100; strong field plants. True Butterfly Bush, field grown. 18 in. to 24 in., (2.00 per dos. Japan Maples, purple, 2H ft. to 3 ft., 50o. St. Regis Raspberry, (2,00 per 100. All other shrubs and vines, Cannas, Gladiolus, Caladi- ums. Peonies, Evergreens, etc. Get list. Cash please BenJ. Connell, Florist, MerchantviUe, N. J, AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET HARDY VARIETY Shipment can be made any time, 100 1000 12 in., lining out (2,00 (15,00 12-lS in., well branched 3.00 2,").00 l,S-24 in,, well branched 5,00 40,00 2-3 ft,, well branched 0,00 .WOO Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota, Regels and California, ONARGA NURSERY CO, 200 Maple Ave,, ONARGA, ILL. PTRETHRTJM PYRETHRUM HYBRIDU.M— .Single mixed to offer at (3.00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000. One year transplanted. Come quick, stock limited. Conis- ton Garden Nursery, Sewell. N, J. ROSES Own Root Stock -2ii-in,- — 4-in,— Ready now. Dos. 100 Doz. 100 A. Rivoire, flesh H. T (0,50 (3,50 (1,50 (12 Ball of Snow, white H, P. . . .50 3,50 1,25 10 Blumenschmidt, yel T 50 3.00 1.25 10 Clbg. Baby Rambler, red, , . .50 3.50 1.50 12 Clbg. Clo. Soupert.p.HdyCL .50 3.00 Clbg. White Cochet 50 3.50 1.50 12 C. Zeimet, white babv 50 3.50 1.50 12 Cloth of Gold. yel. Clbg. T.. ,50 3,00 1,25 10 Clo, Soupert. Hy. Pol 60 3,50 Crimson Rambler 50 3,50 1,50 12 Et. de Lyon yellow T 50 3,50 Eugene E, Marlitt. cr, B'n, . .60 4,00 1,50 12 Excelsa. Red D. Perkins 50 3.50 1.50 12 Flower of Fairfield, Cr.H. CI. .50 3.50 1.50 12 F. S. Key. red H. T 75 5.00 2.00 15 Gen. Jacq.. red H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10 Gloire Lyonnaise. y. H. P... .50 3.50 1.25 10 Graf Zeppelin, p. H. CI 50 3.50 1.50 12 Hadlev. Crimson H. T 75 5.00 2.00 15 Henri Martin, red Moss 60 4.00 1.25 10 J. B. Clarke, crimson H. P.. .60 4,50 1,50 12 Killarney, pink H. T 60 4,50 2,00 15 K,W. Rautenstrauch.p.H. C. .50 3.00 Mme. Chas. Wood, red H. P. .00 4.00 1.25 10 Maman Cochet. pink tea 50 3.50 1.50 12 Maryland, pink H. T 60 4.50 M. Niel. yellow CI. N 50 3.50 2.00 15 Mme. C, Testout. p. H. T.. . .75 5,00 Mrs, A. Ward, yel, H, T 75 5,00 2,00 IS Mrs, C. Russell, p, H. T,, , , 1.50 10.00 MUe. Cecile Brunner. p. Pol. .60 4.00 Mile. Fr. Kruger. yel. T 50 3.00 1,25 10 M. P, Wilder, red H, P 60 4.00 1,50 12 Mousseline. white Moss 60 4.00 1,25 10 Paul Neyron. pink H. T 60 4,00 P. C, de Rohan, or H, P 60 4,00 1.25 10 Phila. Crimson Rambler 50 3.00 Pree. Taft. pink H, T 60 4,00 2,00 15 Queen's Scarlet, red Ch 50 3.00 Radiance, pink H, T 60 4,00 Safrano. yeUow Tea 60 3,00 1.25 10 Seven Sisters, p, M't'f 50 3.00 1.25 10 Shower of Gold. y.H.W 60 4,00 Solfatare. yellow Clbg, N. . . .50 3.00 1,25 10 Souv, de P, Notting. y. T. . . .60 3.50 1.50 12 Sunburst, yellow H. T 75 5.00 Sweetheart, pink Hy. Wich.. .50 3.00 1.25 10 Tennessee Belle, p. Set 60 3.00 1.25 10 U. Brunner. red H. P 60 4.00 1.60 12 Vick's Caprice, var. H . P 50 3.50 White Bougcrc, white Tea.. , .50 3,00 1.25 10 White Dorothy I'erkins.'H.W .60 3,50 1.50 12 White Killarney. H. Tea 75 6.00 2.00 15 W. .Maman Cochet. tea 50 3.60 1.50 12 Wm. A Richardson, y. CI. N. .50 3.60 2.00 15 Yellow Rambler, Hdy, Clbg,, ,50 3.00 Submit want list for special prices per 1000, Leedle Co.. Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O. Rose Prima Donna (Mad. faiil Eukr) (The Florex Gardens' Strain) A grand, deep pink bloom, handsome form, strong stem, fine foliage, very fragrant; better shaped and aeeper color than Russell. Prima Doona is a money maker I Plants ready Feb, 15tb an0 per 1000, per 1000, '),00 per 1000. O. R,: (25,00 pr. Gr.: 30,00 por Rod Radiance. Mrs, W O. R, AOr.: (17 Prima Donna. O. R.: (15,00 per 100. (125,00 per 1000. Gr,: 17,50 per 100. 150,00 per 1000. Mrs, Charles Russell. O. R.: (12,00 per 100. (100,00 per 1000. Gr,: 16,00 per 100. 130.00 per 1000. Iloosier Beauty. Old Gold, O. R.: (10,00 i>cr 100, (90.00 per 1000. Gr. 16.00 per 100. 140.00 per 1000. Sunburst. American Beauty. O. R.: (8.00 per 100. (70 ()0 per IflOn, Ophelia. J. L. Mock, Double White Kdlariii,y, Mrr. Geo. Shawyer, Railianco. .Mrs, Aarnn Wfir.l. Mrs, Taft. Lady Alice Stanley. Cecile Brunner. Hadlev. O. R. : (7.60 per 100. (60.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 jer 100. 120.00 per 1000. Lady HiUiogdon. Pink Killarney. Kaiserin, O. R,: (7,00 per 100. (.'■.5.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12,00 per 100. 110,00 per 1000. White Killarney, O. R,: (7,00 per 100. (60,00 per 1000. Gr,: 12.50 per 100. 120.00 per 1000. Richmond. O. R.: (7.00 per 100. (55.00 per 1000. Gr: 12.60 per 100. 120.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO,. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. ROSES RED RADIANCE The best Red Hd.-iu for .Suimiier bloominK. From 23^4-in. pots, Sl.^.OO por 100, pcrlOOO, SI lOfK), Michell's Seed House 518 Market St., Philadelphia READY NOW OR CAN BE HELD UNTIL WANTED The following Roses are from 2H-in, pots and are of last Summer's propagation. They are stronger and more stocky than the plants usually sent out which are generally from 2^'in, pots. White and pink Cochet especially valuable for fiorists to plant outside for cutting during the Summer. Baby Tausendschon., .(4,00 per 100. (35 per 1000 Clothilde Soupert. .. 3,50 per 100. 30 per IJOO Gruss an TsDlits 4,00 per 100. 35 per inoo Killarney 4,00 per 100. 35 per 1000 Orleans 3,60 per 100. 30 per 1000 Pink Cochet 3,60 per 100. 30 per 1000 White Cochet 3.50 per 100. 30 per 1000 Complete list of 100 other varieties sent on request. JACKSON A PERKINS COMPANY. NEWARK. NEW YORK ROSES Dos. 100 Baby RambUr (2 00 (16 00 Brna TeachendorS 2 00 1600 ClothUde Soupert 200 1600 Flower of Fairfield 2 00 16 00 EUen Poulsan 350 1800 Tausendachon 2 50 1800 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE. ILL. ROSES — 1000 Ophelia Row*. 2K-in poU. Own Root. (40.00 per 1000. 1000 Hooaier Beauty. 2W-in. poU. Own Root. (40.00 per 1000 Quid- nick Greenhouse*. J. H. Gushing. Prop.. Quidnick. R. I. GKAFTED Rf)SES— Extra finel< )plipli.-. ' and Double White Killarney and .Vrinbtr,;, old Jonkhecr Mock, out of benches. Aug. i^ ling, Lansdowne. Pa. ^ SAL'VTAS SALVIAS — Splendcns and Bonfire; eiUa stronft; twice transplanted, from aeed sown early in February, (1.00 per 100. WW. Macker, Dighton. Mara^ SALVIA— Grown from cuttings, flower eariy. 2^-10,, (2,00 per 100, Cash with order. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackcnaack Plank Rd., North Bergen. N. J. .'■;.\1.\IA Zurich. Silver Spot. Splcndens. 2)i-"'> . (2(H) per 100. (15 00 per 1000. Cash with order. Schmaus Broa.. Paducah. Ky. SALVIAS— Extra strong aeedlinga. Bonfire or Dragon. 60c. per 100. (4 00 per 1000. Cash. R. Powell. Florist. Box 260. White Plains, N. Y ."^ \I.\'I.\ — .^anie as last year. Thumb pota, (l,.''iO per 100, Caah. please. B. C. Blake.Co., Spring- field. Ohio. Continned to Next Paer 1146 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE SAIVIAS SALVIA BONFIRE— Extra heavy, bushy, 2^i-in. stock, ready for 3-in. or 4-in. pots. $2.25 per 100. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. SALVIA— Clara Bedman, 2H-in. pots, 82.25 per 100. Oscar Verilhac, Arlington, N. J. SANTOLINA SANTOLINA— Fine, healthy plants, 2i4-m. pots, S2.5G per 100. Oscar Verilhac, Arlington, N. J SEEDS COCOS WEDDELLIANA SEED Fresh seed, just received, SI. 00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. STUMPP & WALTER CO. 30 Barclay St., NEW YORK CITY SEEDS — Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. All green- house grown and well ripened, 1000 seed at S3.00 per 1000; 5000 seeds at $2.75 per 1000; 10,000 seeds at $2.60 per 1000. Plumosa Seedlings, $8.00 per 1000. W. H. ElUott, Brighton, Mass, SITAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGONS 2H-moh 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink $6.00 $50.00 Buxton's 6.00 50.00 Phelp's White 6.00 50.00 Nelrose Pink 6.00 60.00 White and Yellow, extra good 5.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. 8. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. NEW SNAPDRAGON ENCHANTRESS Moat popular color, about like Enchantress Carnation. Same habit as Phelp's White, flowers freely. Summer and Winter. Delivery commences in May. From 2-in. pots, $2.00 per doz., $10.00 per 100. F. W. Fletcher & Co., Inc., Auburndale, Mass. SNAPDRAGONS — Rooted cuttings, 6ne strain. Ramaburg's Silver Pink, also one of the best pure yellow »ort^ $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne, Lock Box T, Kennett Square, Pat ROOTED CUTTINGS— Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000 m-m. pota, $4 00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28th St., New York. SNAPDRAGON— Rooted Cuttings, Nelrose and Phelp's White, by mail postpaid, $1.00 per 100. Unrooted cuttings of same at half price..^ Cash. H. B. Weaver, Bird-in-Hand, Pa. SNAPDRAGON— Ramsburg's S. P. Snapdragon, 23^ -in. pota, fine plants, 3 to 5 breaks, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ClarenceiAlwine, Aldan, Del. Co.. Pa. SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. pota, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $2.00 per 100 J.JI. Dann & Son, Westfield, NY. RAMSBURG'S SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON — 2X-in.. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. John R. Coombs, West Hartford, Conn. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink aeedlings, 75o. per 100 James T. Heal. Floriat. Beverly. N. J. SPIR^JA SPIR^A VAN HOUTTEI 100 12 in., lining out $2.50 2-3 ft., well branched. . ■. 8.00 3-4 ft., well branched 10.00 ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA, ILL. STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cuttings. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2>^-in. stock, $1.50 per 100, worth double. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. SWEET ALTSSITMS SWEET ALYSSUM- Little Gem, strong, trans- planted plants, ready for 2H-in. pots, $1.00 per 100, prepaid. L. F. Graham, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. SWEET TVIIilIAMS Sweet Williams, 10,000 strong, field-grown plants, seed sown last June, Newport Pink, Hol- born Glory and mixed, $2.00 100; $15.00 1000. Pot now for Memorial Day. W. W. Macker, Digbton, Mass. SWEET WILLIAMS— Strong, field-grown, New- port Pink, $4.00 per 100; other varieties. $3.00 per 100. List of other hardy plants on request. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio SWEET WILLIAMS— One year old, field-grown seedlings, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. N. Leon Wintzer, West Grove, Pa. TRADESCANTIAS TRADESCANTIAS— Variegated, 2}i-in., stronj plants, $1.75 per 100. John B. Tanguy, Florist, West Grove, Pa. TUBEROSES MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES— $1.00 per 100, postpaid. Fant'a Greenhouse, Anderson, S. C. VERBENAS VERBEN.\ — Fine plants, large variety of colors; 2>i-in. pots, in bud and bloom, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton. N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE VERONICA VERONICA — Longifolia subsessilis, extra strong field plants, extra large divisions or clumps, $6.00 per 100. W. E. King, Box 362. Little Silver, N. J. VINCAS 20,000 FINE variegated Vinca rooted cuttings: well branched, sand rooted cuttings, which will make extra good plants for Spring. Worth double the rooted stock you usually get. Our price, $10.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2-in., $2.00; 2M-in., $2.50; k 3-in., $3.50 per 100; $18.00, $24.00 and $34.00 per 1000. W. J. Frederick, 29 Helderberg Ave., Schenectady, N. Y. VINCA" VARIEGATA— 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 2^" in., $2.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm, Madison, N^J^_ VINCA MINOR— Layers, $1.00 per 100, $8.50 per 1000. Harrison & Sons, R. 10, Lebanon Springs, N. Y . VINCAS — Variegated, out of 4-in., extra heavy $10.00 per 100. James T. Heal, Florist, Beverly N.J. VINCAS— Variegated, field-rooted tipe. $l.2fi per 100. postpaid; $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irvin 108 West 28th St.. New York. VINCA VARIEGATA— Fine stock. 3H-in,. $6.00 per 100. Jos. II. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio. VINCA VARIEGATA— 3H-in., $6.00 per 100' Tripp Floral Co.. Walton, N. Y. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select. $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1.25 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Caah. C. Betacher, Dover, Ohio. VIOLETS VIOLETS — Princess of Wales. Fine, heavy, rooted runners. They are selected stock which we grow for their free blooming qualities, $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs & Sons, Auburn, N. Y. CAMPBELL VIOLETS — Fine sand rooted cut- tings, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $8.00 per 1000 by express. Rooted Rxmnere, $1.00 per 1(M} by mail; $6.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Black, Hights- town, N. J. VIOLETS— Try Y'ale, the best single Violet; a good flower, better seller, producer, color, and more fragrant than Princess Divisons, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Chas. Black. Hightstown, N. J. VIOLETS — Princess of Wales, sand rooted runners' good strong stock, well rooted, $1.00 per 100. W- C. Pray, Dobbins, N. J. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK GERANIUMS — Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, strong, ■ 4-in plants, $S.OO per 100. Petunias, single, mixed, bushy plants. 3'A-iu. $4.00 per 100. Ver- benas, separate colors, 3H-in., $4.00 per 100. Begonias, Vernon and Erfordii, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Salvia Bonfire, 3H-in., $4.00 per 100. Cinerarias Maritima and Diamond, 2H-in., $3.50 per 100. All hotbed raised. Ready second week of May. John F. Goger, Scarsdale, N. Y. BOSTON FERN, 6-in., 40c. each; S-in., 25c. each . Roosevelt, 6-in., 40c. each; 5-in., 25c. each. Scottii, 5-in., 25c. each. Chrysanthemum, 2^4-in., $3.00 per 100, in Chrysolora. Enguehard, P. Rose, Col. Appleton and P. Supreme. Ramsburg's Silver Pink Snapdragons, 2>4-in. pot, $5.00 per 100; Nelrose, 214-in., $5.00 per 100. Enchantress, 2'-i-in., $3.00 per 100; White Enchantress, 2)-4-in., $3.50 per 100; Beacon, $3.00 per 100; Ward, $3.00 per 100. L. H. Butts, Wyomissing. Pa. GERMAN IRIS — 2-year clumps, purple, blue and yellow. $7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000. 1500 variegated Vinca, 4-in., $10.00 per 100. $85.00 1000. 1000 Pink Rambler, 4-in., branched, in bud, $10.00 per 100, $90,00 per 1000. 1500 Crimson Rambler, 2-in., $50.00 per 1000. Kenilworth Ivy, 4-in.. green and variegated, $5,00 per 1000. Chrys- anthemums, Pacific Supreme, field grown clumps, $60.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A. F. Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I., N. Y. WE HAVE ON HAND about 15,000 English Ivy in 4-in. pots, ranging from 33-^ ft. to 4 ft. high at $18.00 per 100; also an assortment of Begonias, Geraniums, Candytuft. Cannas, Bleeding Heart Deutzias or Bridal Wreath, all coming in bloom. Hans Donhauser, 533 Flushing Ave., Astoria, L. I., N. Y., opposite 2nd Gate, St. Michael's Cemetery, 2 miles from Bridge plaza. VINCA Variegata. 2Ji;-in,, $2 00 per 100. Chrys- anthemums; Marigold, $7.00 per 100; Chief- tain, Siedewitz, Chas. Razer, Oconto, October Gold, Robt. Halliday, $3.00 per 100; Elva. Golden West, Source d'Or, Diana, Mrs. E. D. Godfrey, 2)i-in., $2.00 per 100. Chas. L. Stanley, Plain- field, N. J. SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, 3H-in pota, $8.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2H to 6-in. pota. Write for pricea. Paul J. Burgevin. Port Cheater, N. Y. RASPBERRY PLANTS RASPBERRY PLANTS— Plum Farmer, Cumber- land (black). E. Y. King, Miller (red), $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. P. D. Aspinwall, Dept. A., Fort Atkinson, Wis. RASPBERRY ST. REGIS— Surplus of 10.000 strong, sucker plants, $15.00 per 1000. Send exchange list. South worthi Bros.. Beverly, Mass. Continued to Next Column FLORIST, SEED and NURSERY BUSINESS FOR SALE Covers over 7 acres on the main street of a city of about 50,000 inhabitants, within 50 miles of N. Y. City. Has 15 greenhouses, 3 dwelling houses, store, stables and all necessary outbuildings. Cars pass door every 10 minutes. Establishment carries a complete line of florist stock and is doing- a wholesale and retail business. Easter week business exceeded $1700. Best shipping facilities. Easy terms 'and price will be a bargain. Sickness is sole reason for selling. (Blue print may be seen at the office of this paper) Address Z. M., Care THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE STRAWBERRY PLANTS STRAWBERRY PLANTS— S. Dunlap. War- 6eld, Fendell, Echo, $2.25 per 1000; Aroma. Longfellow, July, St. Louis, Helen Davis, $2.50 per 1000; Bubach. Gimbell, $3.75 per 1000. 10 per cent, off on 5000 lots. Progressive, Francis, Ameri- CU8 (everbearing), $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. P. D. Aspinwall, Dept. A., Fort Atkinson, Wis. STRAWBERRY PLANTS— Day's Seedlings; just introduced, medium sized, dark red, fine flavored, one of the finest canning berries ever grown; im- mensely productive in both plants and berries; must be planted this midseason; $2.00 per 100. $5,00 pe 300. Cash. W. W. Day & Son. Port Byron, N. Y. STRAWBERRY PLANTS— Superb Everbearers, the only variety of merit, $10.00 per 1000, while they last. G. Pelti, R. 2, Swedesboro, N. J. VEGETABLE PLANTS Tomato and large Sweet Pepper plants: I grow my plants in greenhouses during Winter; about 30 days before field cutting begins, I trans- plant into coldframes to harden them off; this makes the beat plant that can possibly be grown. I don't hesitate to say that I have the best smooth Tomato in cultivation. Tomato plants, Asbury's Choice, postpaid, 25 plants 85c., 50 for $1.50; :00 for $2.76; 500 for $10.00; 1000 for $15.00. Large Sweet Peppers, same price as Tomatoes. With each purchase of my plants I give my little Tomato book free, telling all about how to raise best Tomatoes and treat cut worms. Write for complete price list. W, C. Asbury, Lincolnton, N. C. SWEET Potato Plant-? Yellow, and Red Nanse- mond, Up Rivers, Big Stem Jersey, Early Caro- lina, Early Golden. White and Yellow Yams, 1000 $1.50; 5000 or more, $1.25 per 1000; 100 by mail, 25c. For the past twenty years I have made a specialty of selecting and propagation of the Sweet Potato and can guarantee you strong, healthy plants, true to name, prompt shipment, and good order delivery. Descriptive price list free. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE. ONION aEis. White. $2.75 bu. 32 lbs.; red, $2.25 bu. 32 lbs ; yellow, $2.00 bu. 32 lbs. Cash with order. Order now for future delivery. Sacks, 5c. extra. EVERETTE R. PEACOCK CO., 4013 Milwaukee Ave.. Chicago. 1 .000,000 HOME-GROWN Vegetable Plants, now ready. Cabbage, Celery, Cauliflower, Beets, Lettuce. Pepper, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato, Parsley. Leek, Egg Plants. Price list ready. Benj. Connel!, Merchantville, N. J. CELERY PLANTS — Golden Self-Blanching (French Strain), fine plants, ready now, $2.00 per 1000. Cash. Special prices on large lots. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo. Mich. EARLIANA and BONNY BEST TOMATO— Small, transplanted, $2.50 per 1000. Large Snowball Cauliflower, $4.00 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Ham m on ton, N. J. TOMATO PLANTS— John Baer.Earliana and New Stone, $1.60 per 1000; transplanted, $2.00 per 1000. F. Danley, Macomb, HI. GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— TranapUnted planto, $2.60 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammon- ton. N. J. FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE — Farm, located in Elmhurst, L. I., near Hofl^man Blvd.; 17H acres; will sub-divide to your convenience; also 500 hotbed sashes, nearly new, at $1.25 each. V. E. Reich & Sons, 1429-31 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Continued to Next Column FOR SALE OR RENT Valuable Property For Sale Half hours' ride from New York 88 ft. wide 508 ft. long witli building Suitable for Fern and Bulb Growers Listed at a sacrifice price C. F. Mueller Co., Jersey Cily.N. J. FOR SALE On account of old age my florist business is for sale, with a good local trade, located in a very healthy place and well frequented Winter resort. Includes over S acres of land, hou.se, windmill, hothouses, barn, tank building, chicken houses; ornamental and fruit trees, grapes. All stock, tools, wagons, etc. for sale at a reasonable price. JOHN TUPPER, FLORIST LAKEWQOD, N. J. FOR SALE — Greenhouses and double brick 12 room dwelling. Three houses: 1 house, 27ft. x 82 ft.; 1 house 17 ft. x 68 ft.; one house. 9 ft, x76ft.: hotbed sash. Located in best town in West Ten- nessee— 25,000 population; big trade in surrounding towns. Everything in running order. Dwelling heated from greenhouses. Big opportunity for hustler to increase business. Good reasons for selling; must be cash. Address Y. G., care The Florists' Exchange FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse property. IH acres of land, 9 houses each 100 feet long, exceptionally good steam heating plant; storage capacity for 100 tons of coal. Property situated at 60th & Gibson Ave., Philarielphia. Pa. J. Gibson & Hugh Mcllvain, 502 Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. FOR SALE — Flourishing flower shop, on Toledo's most traveled street, ideal location nest to Keith's theatre. Proprietor is a young lady whose health forces her to retire. Books open for inspec- tion. Price a real bargain if taken before June first. Lindley Flower Shop. 321 St. Claire St., Toledo. Ohio. FOR SALE — 8000 sq. ft. of glass, almost new in A 1 condition, on 2 acres of good land; dwelling house and outbuildings, near New York in New Jersey. Price reasonable. For particulars apply Z. J., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR RENT — Store situated in the best business section of Port Chester. Occupied for the pastil5 years as a flower store. First-class chance for a^florist. Rent reasonable. For particulars apply to Austin & Merritt, Inc., Port Chester, N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT— Established greenhouse plant consisting of three large greenhouses and dwelling, in Hackensack, N. J. Address K. S., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE— Plot at Flushing and Whitestone in greenhouse district. Easy terms. 18 minutes to New York. Halleran Agency, Flushing, N. Y. Continued to pasre 1157 May 6, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1147 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS* SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Memorial Day Will Soon Be Here Preparedness is the order of the day. Prepare now. Order your Metal Wreaths. We have a full supply in artistic combinations, Marrnrklia \A/i*AafVic Plain, Brown, Green and Red. I Cw.anf^ FlniA7*»fc Full supply of the next-to-Nature IViagnOlia VV reams. Also a very attractive line of V^rCpe riOWCrS. ,,ind Crepe Roses, Carnations, made-up Magnolia Wreaths, tastefully arranged with flowers | 'Mums, Dahlias, Lilies, Sweet Peas, Lily of the Valley. Crepe and Wax Carnations, the good white kind for Mother's Day Wax Roses and Carnations, Cycas Wreaths, with and without flowers; Cycas Sprays WRITE FOR OUR CATALOG H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch St, PHILADELPHIA, PA. When orclerlng. please mention The Exchaape LANDSCAPE GARDENING A course for Garden- ers, Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- sity. Progressive Florists recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prac- tical course in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Prof. Beal Greenhouse Manage- ment. Send for catalogue. Address The Home Correspondence School Dept. C. F.. SPRINGFIELD. MASS. WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, $1.85; 50,000, $8.00 Manufactured by W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If it's made of wire we can make it. George B. Hart, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone Street Rochester, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tlie Exchange SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX $2.50 per case. Natural Moss - - - " 7^ per bag Perpetuated Moss ^^f,, Caldwell The Woodsman Co., ^""tT"' Wht'n ordering, please mention Tiie Exchange RUSSIN & HANFLING Office and Salesroom 134 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 Manufacturers and Importers of Willow and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES t^-Our specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskets When ordering, please mention The Exchange REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. 518 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago Wire Hanging Baskets PRICE LIST, 1916 PLAIN WIRE HANGING BASKETS 8-inch per dozen, $1.25 10-inch " 1.60 12-inch " 2.25 13-inch " 2.50 14-inch per dozen, S2.75 15-inch •' 3.25 16-inch " 4.25 18-inch " 6.00 Sheet Moss in Bags, $2.06 Our Sheet Moss is the best Oaluefor the money in the marvel, Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264-266 Randolph St., DETROIT, MICH. When orderlug, pleaae mention The Kxchange I K^-.^ I7««.l»«<] C4»i.«. ( New England States | Providence, R. I. Drop in Prices Easter weddings and funeral work for several prominent citizens have kept the local florists active. Stock has been plentiful. Carnations. Roses and Sweet Peas have taken a big drop in price. Roses are selling as low as $1 per 100, Sweet Peas from 40c. up ; Carnations from $1 per 100 up. Notes Edward O'Brien of T. J. Johnson Co. has been confined to his home the past week. John F. Wood of the Strand BIdg. has been ha\'in2_a large run on Arbutus. Albert Holscher is taking out the greater part of his Sweet Peas and is putting in their place Tomatoes. Noonan Bros, are bringing into the market their usual baskets of Pansies. Hoxsie Nurseries are starting to cut field Daffodils. W. A. B. Middletown, Conn. Fine weather prevailed here in Eas- ter week up to Friday. On Saturday and Sunday it rained and rained hard. Business was splendid considering, and all the local florists cleaned up well. Plants and cut flowers were in good demand. O. Keser of Portland reports a record breaking trade at the greenhouses and (Continued on page 11^9) NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.50 per 1000 LARGE ORDERS DISCOUNTS ON LAUREL FESTOONING, for Spring wed- dings; nothing better. Fresh stock supplied on short notice. Wire or phone your orders. We will do the rest. 4c., .5c. and 6c. per yard. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, very ane and large. S.5.00 per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, Sl.OO perllOOO, or S7-00 per case of 10.000. &^^ , SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40c. per sack. BRA.NCH LALREL. large bundlea. 35c GROUND PINE. 8c. per lb. Made iDto festoonine. fie, So. and lOc. per yd. , LAIREL WREATHS. $1.75 to $3.00 per doi. PINE WREATHS, $1.50 to $3.00 per doi. We also make special aixea when want«d. Samplee sent if desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX. 50-Ib. cases. $5 00. BOXWOOD. The finest that gron-s. $7.00 per 50-lb. case. Order in advance and have frceh stock. PARTRIDGE BERRIES. Only 10c. per bunch of 50 apraya. Try them All Kinds of Evergreens. Tclesrapb Office: New Satcm, M«u. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON. MASS. yyben ordering, please meptlon Tlie Kichnnt:o The Kervan Company CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN IVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS G.\L.\X LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMIL.\X PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, \\ ild and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, New York REED & KELLER 122 West 25th Street NEW YORK We Manufacture Our Own - - FLORISTS' SUPPLIES METALS. WIRE WORK and BASKET WORK 1148 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists We Manufacture Our Own Wax Flower Designs They are the finesL ever made in this country WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors lO-inch frame $0.75 each 12-inch frame 1.00 each 14-inch frame 1 .25 each 1 6-inch frame 1 .50 each PINK, WHITE and YELLOW WAX ROSES Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosa per ^nch MAGNOLIA WREATHS-Well Arranged 10-inch frame $4.00 per doz. 12-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-Green, Bronze Finest quality, $1.25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED MANILA BOXES 18 X 5x33^. Per 100 $2.15 21 X 5x3M. . 2.40 24 X 5x31/2- . 3.00 28 X 5x3M. . 3.85 21 X 8x5... . 3.85 30 X 5x3>^. . 4.05 24x 8x5... . 4.30 28 x 8x5. 30x 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6 36 X 14 X 6 . 36 X 12 X 6 . Per 100 .$4.75 . 5.75 . 7.10 . 8.30 10.00 .. 9.80 MIST GRAY BOXES DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 Sphagnum Moss $2.50 per bale BOUQUET BOXES Per 100 19x9x8... Manila $6. 75 19 X 9 X 8. .Mist Gray 8.00 WREATH BOXES 16 X 16 X 7 . 18 X 18 X 8 . Per 100 $7.10 . 8.60 Per 100 20x20x9. ..$10.00 22x22x9,... 11.40 VIOLET BOXES 8 x5x3. 9V^x6x4. Per 100 .$2.25 . 2.80 Per 100 10 X 7x6. ..$3.60 12 x8x7.... 4.50 18x5x3 21x5x3K 24 X 5 X 3H 28x5x3M 21x8x6 30x5x31^ 36x5x3}^ 100 .$2.70 . 3.25 . 3.70 . 4.35 . 4.35 . 4.70 . 6.00 24 X 8x5.. 100 ..$5.75 28 X 8x5.. .. 6.40 30 X 8x5.. .. 7.90 36 X 8x5.. .. 8.60 30x12x6.. ..10.00 36x12x6 .. .12.20 Printing 50 cents extra per 1000. BOXWOOD, $15.00 per 100 lbs. PRIINCtSS PINE, 10c. per lb., $8.C0 per 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 50c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS. g;0; per lO; CYCAS LEAVES COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Sue Per 100 Per 1000 8to 12. $1.65 $12.50 12 to 16. 2.25 16.00 16 to 20. 3.00 21.00 20to24. 3.25 26.00 241to28. 3.75 32.00 Size Per 100 Per 1000 28 to32. $5.00 $37.00 32 to 36. 5.50 42.00 36to40. 6.00 50.00 40 to 44. 6.50 55.00 44 to 48. 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc., WHOLESALE FLORIS TS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2517-2518 Fort Hill, 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. New^ Crop Ferns Fancy. . . .$1.35 per 1000 Dagger. . . .11.15 per 1000 Special Quotations for Weekly Shipments. E. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala. When ordering, please mentloa Tbe Eschange THE APRIL SUPPLEMENT TO OUR Credit and Information List will be out in a few days. It is the best Credit medium in the trade. For par- ticulars write National Florists' Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City When ordering, please mention The Lxcbapge The Model Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tying Wire; Rubbish Burners, Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Write for Complete Catalogue l^^n I}m^0 61-73 Metropolitan Avenue, IgOe tiros., BROOKLYN. N. Y. When orderln}^. j.U- The EKCbange T:.«..^ I* 1VA..kHA« Save H the time greening lime Is Money your designs by using flo- rists' GREENING PINS, 20c.per lb. and you get from 1000 to 1100 to tbe lb. 10 lbs. or over, 15c. per lb. Special Prices to Jobbers. WM. SCHLATTER & SON, Springfield, Matt. V t CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. ^■. Ik M. RICE CO. ••KEYSTONE QUALITY' -Florists' Supplies Excel- 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA, PA Net Prices on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves L^f°?nobM } *"^ ^^"* *^'^'' ^'^^ ^^'^* Per ioO $1.60 $2.20 $2.90 $3.75 $4 80 Per 1000 12.00 16,00 22.00 29.00 37.50 5% diflcount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When orrlpring. nl*'>'!'<* m"nt1,^n The- Kyetmngp ild Georgia Smilax 50-lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L.CIMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. WhPn ordprtng. nlpnsp mpiflnn T^*■ TCroliwngp Natural Green Sheet Moss Long green sheets of tlie heaviest variety, Per bag, $1.00 H. W. Armes, Bryson City, N. C. When ordering, please mention Tbe Eichapge Michigan Cut Flower Exchange INCOPORATED Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-66 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. When ordfTJng. pli';ise nn'titimi Tln-^ Kxcliiinge USE IT and SAVE TIME ^\%z^\^rl^t^z^ PAGE 1 131 Way 6, lillli. The Florists' Exchange 1149 New Crop Dagger Ferns Now 1. ;ulv for delivery. SI. 50 per 1000 Fancy Ferns Best quulitv, large .size. $1.50 per 1000 The Kervan Co. 119 Wot 28th St., New York The Largest Wholesale Dealers in America in Fresh Cut Decorative Evergreens . Import Orders Whru ordering, ple.ise mentioD Tbe Exchange taken on BIRCH BARK, P,\LM FIBRE rjapancse), Raw UVA GRASSES. Raw RUSCUS, prepared SEA- MOSS and ISOLEPIS GRASS. Deliveries effected in about sis weeks. Full particulars and prices from W.G. CLARE, Fernandina,FIa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS For lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 5 bundle lots for 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER, "^X^^if 1324 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Gibbons The Smilax Man For Dagger and Fancy Ferns after May ist. In unlimited quantities. Ask for contract prices. Ala. Whin nrdprinp. plerisp mention The Exchange Red Level, - The Florists' Hail Association Insures 41,000,000 square feet of glass and has a Re- serve Fund of over $36,000. For particulars address JOHN G. ESLER. Sec. Saddle River, N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW NEW ENGLAND STATES— ■ It tlle locill l>nnic]l. witll eviM-vtllillK .siild out. Tin' FniiiitMiu < 'r». hail the liirKi'sI trndi' ever e.viierii'iH'ed and eli'aiieil up ^'ver.^■|hiuJ; rM-e|it :t few Lilies. It w;ls .'ii>ld ciiit Ml' iiKiileiip iiMiis mill hasUi'ts. wiiich had an iiimsiial sal trl.v in the ila.v. M. L. Leiipold nf I'hihidelphia has talioii a piisitioii with this ciiinpan.v, tak- ing cliarcc nf its landscape deparl- nwnt. F. New^London, Conn. ( )n (*vefy side there jire preparations for the upeiuni; of the Summer seasmi. \\hieli premises In he the best ever known. Hnats are lieini: repaired and painted, liolels are heinj; renovati-d and put in order and tlie best of all for Horists and nnrser.vmen i.s lliat Ihe e.xtensive countr.v estates are being ]dante"' Rxelinnpe ioho Young Georfie Hlldenbrand When ordering, please mention The Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Bcsl Advertising Medium John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SQUARE 7362 When orderine. plea.se mt^ntion The Rxehanpe ROSES ill all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality. Longiflorum aiul Rubrum LILIES througlicjut the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. AH Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist Madison Square 1998 ^31 W, 28th St., NEW YORK CITY niriiti.ni Tbf r:\i'li; J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers Phones, FARKAGL'T 107 and 305S Consignments of good stock solicited. Choice Carnations. Roses. Orchids, Lilies. Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers iinlcrin^:. please mention The F.xcli.anL'r For Your Spring Trade We have High Class Roses, both the Newer and Standard Varieties, Carnations, Fancy Sweet Peas, Lilies, Narcissus, Tulips, Calendulas, Ward's Pansies in quantity, and all other Seasonable Flowers and Greens Consignments Soliciled J «J COAN WHOLESALE FLORIST 115 West 28tb Street, NEW YORK Telephonea: FaiTa^ut 5413-5891 When, ordering, please mention The Exehanee GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist ^ Ship Us Your Flowers 104 West 28th Street fJ,ST,>4 NEW YORK Wli'-u i-nU-rinj-'. i.U-as.- niciiiioii The Kxrli;Lii,i IPSIEBBi n— 11 n ic3> TFg3> 54 W. 2a'^ ST. CONSIGNMENTS NEW YORK SOLICITED When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Prices Advertised in The Florists Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY Growers Service is a big and vital factor with us. Our responsibility never ceases. Your satisfaction is our biggest asset. Customers HENRY M ROBINSON CO., and 55=SV WEST 26th nTREET M P\A/ YORK CITY Tolephonaat 13 mnd 3iaO FARRAGUT I^^WW IN^r~tr% %^ I I I Wholesale Florists BOSTON When ordering, please mention The Exchange May e, 1911). The Florists' Exchange 1153 [7. Bonnet G. H. Blakb Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Floi ists 130 Uvin^sJon St., BROOKLYN, N.Y. Telephones: i:.'y3-4 Main OUT-OF-TOWN OKDEKf the business of tin- Ilenshuw Floral Co., Inr., at 1J7 W. iSth s(.. has. of murse. Hie elTeet of niMtiiK one more to the riiiinber of wholesale Hower stores in \ -u York City. Moth nienilii'rs of this liri:i hiive n host of friends in the Imsi- iMss : a piirtiiil evideuee of whiih were tlie handsome Horal good link horseshoes seen both at .los. ,S. Fenrieh's. ainl the HeiiKhan- Floral Co.'s stores this week. 1184 The Florist's Exchange PITTSBURGH CUT HOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St., PITTSBURG, PA. When ordering, please mention The Ezcbanjre A warship done in blooming Rose bushes of the climbing variety, was noted m the store window of Woodrow & Marlietos, 37 W. 2Sth st., this week, and attracted considerable attention. Bunches of a handsome, new, lavender colored Lilac from the growing establish- ment of Louis Dupuy, Whitestone, L I were noted at his sales stand in the New York Cut Flower Co., 55 W. 26th st this week. Both the individual flowers and the trusses of these are very large Maurice Glass, manager of H. M Robinson Co., Inc., 55 W. 26th st., re- cently spent a few days in Boston as the guest of the Boston firm of H M Robinson & Co. He reports that the seasons business with the Boston firm has been very satisfactory. Some handsome Lupines and Carna- tions of excellent quality from Henry Weston s growing establishment at Hempstead, L. I., and also some fine J^ily of the Valley and Victoria Nar- cissus, from Wm. H. Siebrecht of As- toria, L. I., were noted at the store of John Young & Co., 53 W. 28th st., this week. Guttman & Raynor, Inc., 101 W 2Sth St., having in mind the wise old adage that a penny saved is a penny earned " have bought a new baling machine for baling the waste paper in their store. Ihcy are also showing the Evan's Salt bprayer, which is used for the destruc- tion of red spider, and are sales agents for this. With the use of this simple apparatus, a saline spray may be easily applied to Carnations. Some fine Darwin Tulips and white Lilac of extraordinarily good qualitv S?''oo??'*^'^ ^\ ^«^"- C. 'Siebrecht's, 109 W. .Jsth St., this week. A. M. Henshaw, president of the Henshaw Floral Co., 127 W. 2Sth st., expresses himself as much pleased with the location of the store of this com- pany in the heart of the wholesale flower district. This company is receiving a nice line of Roses. Carnations,, etc. The store, before its occupancv bv this com- pany, bears evidence of having been most thoroughly overhauled put in first-class shape, and thoroughly equipped. A very large new icebox is noted, a spacious office, and extensive table space for the handling of flowers. J. H. Small & Sons, who have occu- pied the store at 1153 Broadway for more than two decades, have removed from that store and are now occupying their new store at 52d st. and Mad"ison ave. (503 Madison ave.). This is said by those who are able to judge to be one of the finest flower stores in the United States. Pembroke, N. Y. — The W. E. Kirch- hoff Co. is now using a 45 h. p. tractor m fitting its land for the growing of Gladioli. The bulbs are also planted by machinery. The company has increased its landholdings by buying another farm. This land is well situated within the village limits and fronts on an improved highway, on which several thousand automobilists tour daily. A. A. K. Batavia, N. Y. — Among the recent trade visitors who have called here were Mr. Kingsbury, florist at the State Fish Hatchery at Mumford ; James J. Bates, of Bates Flower Shop, Oakfield. A. A. K. Brooklyn, N. Y. — August MuUer, a well-known florist of Brooklyn, died on April 28 at his home, 2104 Metropolitan aye., after a brief illness. He is sur- vived by his mother, two sisters and a brother. Greenfield, Mass. — Paul R. Burtt, the well known florist, has purchased the business of Forrest L. Stetson, who oc- cupied half of the store in the Sheldon building with him. In addition to a complete line of flowers and plants, Mr. Burtt will carry a full line of Columbia and Victor machines and records. Yonkeks, N. Y. — The Macdonald Floral Co. at present located at No. 2 Main St., will move soon to No. 103 New Main st. New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL— ■» i^^"^ Sphagnum Moss, $3.SO 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS, Telephones: Fort Hill, 3469— Main, 4789 W Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. McALPiNE & McDonald SS"'^ Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies, Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Tel. Fort Hill 3630-3631-3632 256 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Buffalo May 1, 1916 Cincinnati Mav 1, 1916 20.00 to .2500 15.00 to 20.00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 5 00 6.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 7.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 7.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 1.25 -60 to 2.00 .25 to .35 .35 to .50 6.00 to 10.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.60 to 2.00 1.60 to 2.00 2 00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.00 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.50 to to .15 to . 6.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 5.00 40.00 to 60.00 to 2.00 to 1.50 .60 to .60 .50 to .60 to ... to 40.00 ... to 30.00 to 25.00 to 20 00 to 15.00 to to 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10 00 to to to to 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 . . . . to 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to to 1.00 to .20 to .20 to 8.00 to 10.00 to 3 00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4 00 3.00 to 4.00 5.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5.00 to to NAMES AND VARIETIES to to to . 8.00 to 12.50 4.00 to 6,00 35.00 to 50.00 to 1.50 .35 to 1.00 to . Roses — A. Beauty — Special '* Fancy '* Extra No, 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mra. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft).. Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adiantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, per bunch " Sprengeri, per bunch. Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, alt col.. ("White I Pink "] Red L Yellow and var. r White I Pink grades or stand-S Red ard varieties) |^ YeUow arid var. Daffodils Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Lillum Longiflorum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyaa Smllax, per doz. strings Sweet Peas Violets, Single Double 20.00 to 35.00 to 25.00 to 30.00 15.00 to 20.00 20.00 to 25.00,18.00 to 20.00 12.00 to 16.00 8.00 to 10.00 12.50 to 15.00 6,00 to 8.00 to 6.00 to 10.00 ... to to 2.00 to 3.00 ... to to to .... 3.00 to 12.00 to 6.00 to 10.00 2.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 2.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00, 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to 2.00 to S.OO 3.00 to 8,00 Standard Varieties Fancy (*The highest Boston St. Louis May 2. 1916 May 1, 1916 Pittsburgh April 10. 1916 3.00 to 12.00 ... to ... to 3.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 12.60 to to 3.00 to 10.00 to 2 00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 10,00! to 1.00| to .25 to .60 .25 to .40 to to 1.00 , .. to .25 to .25 to 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 10,00 4.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 ... to to 1.00 to 1.25 1.00 to 1.50 .10 to 16 to .35 .36 to to 2 00 2.50 to 3.00 2,60 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 3 00 to 3.50 3.00 to 3.501 3.00 to 3.60 3.00 to 3.50 1.50 to 2.50 1.00 to 2.00 to to 16.00 to 24.00 6.00 to 8 00 to 6,00 4.00 to 6.00 8.00 to 12.50 6.00 to 10.00 ... to .... 1 to ... to 2.00 to 2.60 ...to 2.001 to 2.50 to 2.00; to 2.50 to I to 3.00 to 2,50i to 3.00 to 2.50 to 2.00 to 2.60 to to to .30 to .10 75,00tol00 00 to .... .25 to 1.00 to to to to 1.50 to 1.80 .25 to .60 to to to to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.50 to 3.00 to .20 .... U>.12S4 to 5.00 to 10,00 3.00 to 6.00 35.00 to 50.00 2.00 to 2.40 1.00 to 2.00 to .16 to .50 Patrick Welch Smtlls: SlSfe WholesAle Florist ^'^''°r,i"^:'^" American Beauties. Orchids, Valley, Carnations, Calendulas, Cornflowers, English Primroses, Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Lilium Longlflorum. All the novelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. B. A. SNYDER CO. ^' "^'^ Florists Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort Hill 1083-25017-25552 WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-6268 Wholesale Cut Flower Market Daily consignments from leading growers Fuif line of Florists' SuppOes 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. t Boston ( I Wholesale and Retail Florists \ ♦•->^'~"~'—- «-~"-~^'~" ^' •' ■^»~.^'-— ♦ On Friday, April 2S. occurred one of the worst snowstorms that have been ex- perienced at such a late date in many decades. There was five and six inches of snow in many places and it lasted until Saturday noon. It caused a good deal of harm to business as people could not get along the streets because of slush. The month of April was a dis- agreeable one, with rain and snow. Gar- den and farm work are very backward, and it is with great difficulty that seeds are got into the ground. Great preparations are being made at Horticultural Hall for the bis exhibition which is to open on May 10 and will continue five da.vs. The red brick walls, which have been an annoyance to ex- hibitors and others since the hall was built, at last have been painted a more pleasing color. If the weather does not change and get warmer there will be few flowers from outdoors. The date is slightly early to get in the Darwin and Cottage Tulips which are always so at- tractive at this season. The next meeting of the Gardeners and Florists' Club will be held on May 16 at Horticultural Hall, when Thomas Coles, gardener for General S. M. Weld of Dedham, will read a paper on "Rock HOLTON&HUNKELCO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. j Plione— Main 874 P. O. Box— 103 WtiPn orriprlne. pIpahp mpntlnn Tlip R%phHnge Gardening." The members of the club are invited to visit Gen. Weld's estate about that date. The outing is sure to be a popular one because this is one of the best estates in this section. A. S. McDonald of 4.5 Temple Place makes a specialty of Mayflowers and controls most of the flowers that come from Plymouth and other sections of the Cape. The flowers are now about at their best and Mr. McDonald had a busy day on Saturday, April 29. This little fragrant flower is loved by people of New, England more than any other. John W. Foot of Reading has had excellent success with his Carnations. He has a heavy cut of flowers of the varieties White Wonder, Pink Delight and Benora. Thomas Capers of Wellesley is send- ing to market fine flowers of Beacon, White Wonder and Enchantress Su- preme. The variety Alice did not bloom quite as freely in Midwinter as he would like, but now he is delighted with it as a free-flowering Spring variety, and it doubtless will make a good variety for Summer flowers. He is to increase his ■ stock of this variety another year. Paul Brigham of the Westboro Green- houses has had heavy crops of well grown Carnation flowers. He had great success with Matchless and Benora. He has a large crop of excellent Snapdragon. The varieties he grows are Phelps' White and Nelrose. Peter Ball of Wakefield devotes prac- tically all his greenhouses to Asparagus plumosus and has been very successful with it, and has a heavy supply at this time. Mrs. Wm. Grassie of Waverley is now in charge of Kameyama & Serada's re- tail store in Davis sq., Somerville. Kameyama & Serada, the North Cam- ' bridge florists, had an excellent Easter business and sold large quantities of Easter Lilies in pots and large rambler Roses. They have just bought a hand- some auto car. It is with much regret that I have to report the illness of George Cart- w'right. treasurer of the Boston Flower Exchange and one of the most popular and best-liked salesmen in the market. Mr. Cartwright has not been quite well for some time, although attending to his duties at the market, and went on Sat- urday to the Peter Bent Brigham Hos- pital to get a thorough examination to, diagnose the cause of his illness. His many friends wish him a speedy recov- ery to health. Henry M. Robinson of Henry M. Robinso'n & Co., has gone to Alabama to look after the company's crops of ferns and Galax. He will be absent for sev- eral weeks. We noted in Penn's large show win- dows on May 1 a pleasing arangement, mostly all in yellow flowers made up chiefly with yellow Marguerites, yellow Daffodils, yellow Iris and yellow Prim- roses. Henry Comley had a big display at his store of large, well flowered early Mag- nolias. Mr. Comley did a large and pleasing Easter business. A new banking conc«rn, called the .Tamnioa Plain Trust Co., opened at Jamaica Plain last week and almost every banking bouse in Boston sent flow- ers on the opening day. ' Delphinium hybridum is being forced for the market and W. S. Phelps of Lexington is a successful grower. He also has good success with Anemones, Spanish Iris and Ranunculus. A. M. Davenport of Watertown had a successful Easter business, and his plant trade largely exceeded that of last year. The bulbous displays which Harry Quint is making in front of his store at ^20 Boylston st. are attracting much attention, and in this way are making heavy daily sales. He had a large Eas- ter business in bulb stock in pans. Henry M. Robinson & Co. are busy already on Memorial Day goods, and next week the large store will be ar- Mav 6, 1916., The Florists' Exchange 1155 Rooted Chrysanthemum Cuttings Ste our CtattiAed Ad, For the best value in Moss try our special 6 large bales for $10.00 The Best BEAUTIES $3.00 per Dozen Wliat is partiiiilarly worth mention is the fine quality of our Beauties. We know yoti cannot tine better Beauties anywliere. Each order, small or large, is carefully st^lccted and we promise each flower to be a good one. When in the market for a large quantity let us figure on your requirements. Our prices will interest you. ROSES In All Colors We might sav there is almost no limit to our supply. If you need RUSSKLL, OriiEI.IA, HADLEY, we can furnish them in quantity. The cut of the KIELARXEYS. THORA, SIIAWTER, MARYI.uA.ND, is very heavy and we are offering them at very attractive prices. Our Specials in Roses are extra big value. Let us know how much you want to pay and leave the selection tc us. Daisies 500 Yellow for $5.00 i500 ^aiite for .$3.75 Easter Lilies Dozen $1.50 100 $10.00 Snapdragon Bronze, Yellow, White $1.50 per dozen $10.00 per 100 Light and Dark Pink 75c. to $1.50 per dozen $5.00 to $10.00 per 100 The Leo Niessen Co. Wholesale Florists Washington, D. C. 1214HSt.N.W. Philadelphia, Pa. 1201-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Center St. m'Tit Inti 'I h'-- Kxrli: Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Philadelphia, May 1, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Roses — A. Beauty, Special " Fancy. " Extra. . 20.00 to 25.00 15 00 to 20.00 12.00 to 15.00 No. 1 10.00 to 12.00 No. 2 8.00 to 10.00 No.3 4.00 to a.oo . . to .... 2.00 to 10.00 2.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 10.00 Pnnce de Bulgarie (Mra. Taft).... to to .... 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 2.00 to 10.00 J J L Mock 4 00 to 10.00 5.00 to 20.00 5.00 to 20.00 3 00 to 10.00 Hadley 4.00 to 15.00 Opheha 4.00 to 12.00 to 1.00 12.00 to 15.00 .25 to 1.60 Asparagus, PlumoBua, per Sprengeri, per Asters bunch... . buQch.. . . .35 to .50 .25 to .50 to Callas 8.00 to 10.00 Daffodils 1.50 to 3.00 Carnations, Standard Varieties Fancy Varieties Inf. grades, all col. . White Pink Red Yellow and var. . White Pink Red Yellow and var. , Daisies Ferns, Hardy Foritet-Me-Nots Freesia Galax Leaves Gardenias, per doz Lilac, per bunch LUium Ix>ngifloruQi Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette Fancy Narcissus (Paper White) . . Orchids — Cattleyaa Cypripediums Dendrobium fornioaum. . Pansies, per 100 bunches. . Smilax, per dos. strings. . . Stocks, per bunch Sweet Peas Tulips, Single Double Violets, Single Double Wallflowers l.SO 2.00 2.00 2.00 .10 3.00 .25 8.00 3.00 2.00 3.00 60.00 2.40 .15 .40 .2.00 2.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to to 4.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to to 1.50 to .30 to 1.00 to to .15 to 15.00 to .50 to 10.00 to to 6.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to to 75.00 to to to to 3.00 to .35 to 1 50 to 3.00 to 3.00 to to to ranged for the big display. Business has been excellent since Easter and enor- mous quantities of flowers are being sent out daily from this house. McAlpine & McDonald are building a large ice chest in their new store at 5 Winthrop sq. They have also a big display of Memorial Day goods in their new store. The New England Florists' Supply Co. at 276 Devonshire st. is booking large orders for Memorial Day goods and the outlook is promising. This firm handles only florists' supplies. Walter Gott, representative of Sander 6 Sons. St. Albans, England, was a visitor this week. R. C. I I Philadelphia Wholesale and Retail Florists Omaha, Neb. — J. J. Hess is in favor of the Society of American Florists build- ing a monument in the form of a $10,000 home to .\nna Jarvis, the founder of Mother's Day. Mother's Day, according to Mr. Hess, has created such a demand for Carnations in Omaha that it is almost impossible to supply suflScient. Owing to the late Easter and tardy weather conditions, flowering Spring plants will be scarce. Most of the grow- ers have only had time to pot up after Easter, and with Memorial Day only three weeks off it is scarcely to be ex- pected that there will be much stock in bloom. It is conceded that the Spring business will extend far into the month of .Tune this year. Blooming Geraniums will be at a premium and at this date there are very few to be had in bloom. Samuel S. Pennock states that the guarantors to the entertainment of the National Flower Show visitors will be returned 59 per cent, of their contribu- tion. This is very pleasing to all. Mrs. M. A. Garrett of 26.36 German- town ave., died on April 27. after an illness of ten days. The deceased had been in the retail business at this loca- Peonies Everj' day from now till the latter part of June we will have Peonies in good assortment and of tlie best quality. Prices at present, $10.00 to $12.50 per 100 S.S.Pennock-MeehanCo. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 117 W. 28lli Stmt Franklin & Si. Paul Sireeli WASHINGTON 1216 H Stmt. N. W. iiriliTliiK. plfiist- iii'iirl.iii "Ibt.- v.: .?" Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER. DOUBLE KILLARNEY Alflo the entire cut of Roses from Wm. A. Leonard . Lansdownc, Pa. 1625 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Growers desiring a ohanse should consult ua. Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHITE and COLORED LILAC, the best arriving in Philadelphia, and the Bnest brand of ORCHID FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. Special week end vricet— Write u>. WN.J.BAKER Wholesale Florist 12 South Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. Callas, Pansies, Snapdretgons and Sweet Peas Stuart H. Miller A complete line of everything in Cut Flowers Philadelphia Quality 16I7Ranatead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA tion for thirty years. She is survived { by her daughter, Mrs. Nicholson, who will continue the business under the name of M. A. Garrett as heretofore. The Robert Craig Co. is working night and day in potting up bedding plants and ferns. All hands are employed in pot- ting the Spring stock in the day time, while the night shift is working up the ferns. The Aschmanu Bros, are working overtime in filling up the benches with Spring plants that were left vacant by the Easter clean-up. The Forrest Flower Shop reports very brisk business following Easter, with a lot of table decorations and wedding work. H. H. Battles is moving this week from 108 S. 12th st. to the Vase Shop. On Mondav evening. May 1. Fred Cowperthwaite. of the Henry F. Miohell Co., spoke on "Gladioli and Cannas, before the members of the Horticultural Society, Norwood. Pa., and on Tuesday afternoon, May 2, before the Civic Sec- tion of the Women's Century Club, Chester. Pa., on "Flower Shows and Their Value to a Community." J Otto Thilow has returned from a week-end stay at Atlantic City, and states that the Dreer's display of bulbs on the Garden Pier this year is one of exceptional beauty and is the talk of the boardwalk. There are in all sixteen beds consisting of two of Emperor Nar- cissus, and the other of Tulips and Hya- cinths. Some 6000 Hyacinths were in full bloom and presented a gay array of color. The display proved doubly at- tractive to the camera men and the click of the shutter was constant nil day on Sundays. .\t Preer's nurseries at River- ton the Spring business is reported to be beyond all expectations. The shipping department is overwhelmed with orders. The Moore Seed Co. is meeting one of the largest Spring businesses it has ever had Max A. Fierstein states that with all the additional help available, it is impossible to keep up with the ordei^.. Ravniond Brunswick, of the M. Kice Co.. finds great enjoyment in a brand new Ford touring car. II Baversdorfer & Co. report a rec- ord-breaking Easter business More supplies and baskets were sold than ever Bell Telephone Keyalonc Telephone Komada Brothers o'ftrS-f WIRE DESIGNS FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Any Win: Dr-^-gn nt sKurt not\-f 1008 Vine Street FHILADKLPHIA. PA. Berger Bros. Wholeaale Florittt Choicest Seasonable Flowers In yuainhy 1 22.S Race St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. before. All of their salesmen who were called in from the road to help out over the Easter rush arc off again on another George Hampton, of the Jos. G. Nei- dinger Co., has departed on another trip. This firm is working up a great supply of Memorial Dav stock in baskets and wreaths. Porch boxes is another spe- cialty. The Macaw Bros, of Norwood. Pa., are sending in some very tine Scottii ferns. Duncan Macaw brings them in in the new Vim truck. Charles Glazcr has withdrawn from the PhUadel|ihia Wholesale Florists' Ex- change. 1(;25 Ranstead st. The firm now consists of William A. I/Conard and Jake Deutcher. This firm will remove about June 1 to larger and better quar- ters at 1015 Ranstead st. The King Construction Co. has opened a new Philadelphia office at 307 Harri- son bldg., at Lith and Market sU. with W. J. Muth as manager. 1156 The Florists' Exchange rLUKioiO oUriLlLo trees, boxwood, Etc. Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers ''^''iATi^(^luf°'' Winterson's Seed Store waEaMe. Chicago The Chicago Flower Growers Association CutFlowlrsa^nd'pilnts 182 N. Wdbasfa AvC, CHICAGO ^"' 'iianagti^^"'' BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, ''"ieL'o^li^a'bYe"'' When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange When ordering, please mention The Exchange E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists Richmond, Indiana "When oracringr. plfnse mention The Exchange ERNE & KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAK-INE 80 East Randolph St. CHICAGO When orderinR. please mention The Exchange The McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower and plant baskets ,is the best you can get. Pittsburgh, Penna. When fii-deriiiK. Idease mi.-iitidii The ExchaDRe Lancaster, Pa. Everybody Busy The usual slump after Easter was counteracted by an unusual amount of funeral work and the retail shops have nothing to complain of, even if the weather has been unfavorable to plant sales. Even here the trade has been fair and all are looking forward to a big demand for May. Mr. Edgar, who has had a spell of tonsilitis and grip, is allowed to sit up today and is on a fair road for business again next week. This shop is fortunate in having Mrs. Edgar to help out in cases of this kind and between her and Robert Antes they are keeping things moving nicely. H. A. Sehroyer is a pretty hard worked man right now with the meetings of the school boar(l and the store, but seems able to keep both ends going nicely. At the B. F. Ban- establishment Mr. Murphy is keeping up his windows to attract the crowds that pass the store daily and has succeeded in making a break for exterior store decorations that augurs well for that end of the business. At the Barr nur.series they are over- worked but in spite of the handicap with unskilled men are getting out an immense amount of stock and the cut flow^er end of the establishment is a mass of bloom so that the store has no dearth of flowers at this time. The markets this morning almost put one in mind of a flower market and along with th^ flowers were thousands of vege- table plants, all of which seemed to be finding a ready sale, this being a great city for backyard cultivation, the most of the properties having some 100ft. of back- yard to w'ork on. The growers, many of whom are situated in small villages, are preparing for good local trade in plants, which make quite an item in their year's receipts. AJ.BEKT M. Hekr. H. E. Philpot-t, Pres. V. Bezdek. Vice-Pres. Everything in Cut Flowers Long Distance Telephone Central 3373 A. T. PYFER & CO. Nettie L. Parker, Sec'y A. T. Pyfer, Treas, & Manager WHOLESALE FLORISTS Cleveland, O. — One of the most at- tractive spots in the new Forty-sixth st. market house is the new floral store opened on April 15 by Timothy Smith. The appointments of the store are of a very attractive design. Mr. Smith is one of the best known florists in the city hav- ing: for a number of years been a member of the Smith & Fetters Co. Mansfield, O. — Henry Beam, 74, well known florist, died on April 14. 30 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. When orderint;, please mention Tbe E:tchancc Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Chicago, May 2, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise'noted ROSES— American Beauty. Specials per doz. 4.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 1..50to 2.00 1 .00 to 1 .50 6.00 to S.OO 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 5.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 CARNATIONS— .,. , , I White 1.50 to 2.00 V%1Z ^Pink 1.50 to 2.00 Varieties -^j^^ 1.50 to 2.00 24-inch stems 1 00 to ''00 IS to 20-inch. (■JhT^i.hes.J'white ■• 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 Geo. Elgar Fire Flame Varieties ) Red 2.50 to 3.00 to 1.00 White and Pink Killarney. .25 to .35 .26 to .30 Fancy " Strings Calendulas Callas Daffodils Southern .50.00 to 60.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.00 to 2.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 G 00 to 8 00 S.OO to 10.00 Killarney Brilliant, specials 2.00 to 3.00 Short. 2.00 to 3.00 Milady, special 3.00 to 4.00 4.00 to 6.00 ' Ferns, Hardy, per lOOO 3.00 to 4.00 Galax Leave's, per 1000 ... to 3.00 1.50 to 2.00 8.00 to 10.00 6 00 to S.OO .25 to .50 Liliuni LonUiflorum 4.00 to 8.00 Short 2.00 to 3.00 10.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 5.00 Mrs. Clias. Russell, special to .75 Mignonette Orchids^Cattleyas, per doz 4.00 to 6.00 Fancy 6.00 to S.OO 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to S.OO 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to S.OO 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 7. .SO Medium 4.00 to 5.00 Short 4.00 to S.OO Rictimond, special. . 1.00 to 1.50 to 15.00 6.00 to 8.00 Short 4.00 to 6.00 Sunburst, special . .... to .50 Medium .35 to .40 .75 to 1.00 Mrs. Taft. Tulips, Fancy 3,00 to 4.00 Fancy .... to 4.00 to .15 Short . to Select to .... Short ... to .... All tbe Leading Varieties oj RoseS and CamatlonS PETER REINBERG •""•"••" '^"' ""••'■ , ,..,. 30 East Randolph Si., CHICAGO, 111. Headquarters /or American Beauty ] When ordering, please mention The Exchange i V' CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and Retail Florists At the meeting of the Chicago Flo- rists' Club, held May 4 at the Morrison Hotel, the propriety of not holding an- other meeting of the club until Sep- tember will be discussed. Several of the members are in favor of not holding any meetings during June, July and August. The Chicago Feed & Fertilizer Co. will enlarge its establishment in the near future to the extent of $50,000. Plans are being made to install modern ma- chinery for mixing with greater facility to keep up with the increasing demand for the products. The improvements will all be at the location of the present place at Csborne, Ind., while the offices of the company will remain where they are. GuUett & Sons, Lincoln, 111., have de- cided still further to increase their glass area. The American Greenhouse Co. has a contract to erect for them this Sum- mer one house 60ft. x 500ft., two houses ,30ft. X 415ft., and an extensive packing and shipping room. The work is to be complete by Oct. 1. T. E. Waters of the supply depart- ment of the Poehlmann Bros. Co., is offering to the trade some specially made-up wreaths of Cycas leaves also of Magnolia leaves for Memorial Day. A supply of these wreaths on hand is a good investment, as they save the florist the trouble in making up so much other stock in the rush for decorative ma- teria! on days when stock of this kind is in demand. Thieves broke into the gardens of Con- gressman Mann in Hyde Park on the night of April 25 and stole a large num- ber of Rose plants and shrubbery that the Congressman had grown especially for distribution among his friends in that section of the city, according to his an- nual custom. The J. D. Thompson Carnation Co., Joliet. according to P. W. Peterson, has had a great season in the sale of rooted Carnation cuttings of all kinds. Work has begun in preparing the ground for the planting out that will be commenced immedi.ttely. Mr. Peterson states that the sale of rooted Chrysanthemum cut- tings is assuming large proportions. E. C. Pruner and A. F. Longren, who WiETOR Brothers WHOLESAI E GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders ^, Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. ILL. AVheii orilcriiij,'. [.Ifjise mi'nti;iii The Exchange C. KOOYMAN WHOLESALE FLORIST 27 Saint Anne Street, San Francisco, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES, FLOWERS, SHIPPINCCOMMISSION ■Phone. SUTTER 540 WliHfi ordprlne. please m,?ntlon The Excbani^e A. L. Randall Co. Wabash .\venue and Lake .Street W^holesale Cut Flowers Florists' Supplies When orderiug. please mention The Exchange were in the city during Easter, left on Monday for their respective territories for the Poehlmann Bros. Co. The new Rose for corsage use, Tip-Top or Baby DoU as it is more generally called, is meeting with much favor by the trade. At the greenhouses of Vaughan's Seed Store at Western Springs there is a large stock of this grown, and the trade is reported to be buying liberally. Fred Ottenbach, of the Zech & Maun force, is doing jury duty this week. Allie Zech reports an unusually large advance demand for Carnations for Mother's Day. Thos. Conlon, of the plant department of the Poehlmann Bros. Co.. at Morton Grove, has all space vacated by Easter plants filled with a large and varied stock of bedding plants. A. Lange. 25 E. Madison St., had an- other of his tasteful ads. in the Dailij Tribune on Friday. The after Easter weddings were the cause of a large amount of business the past week. A. T. Pyfer & Co. have a supply of handsome cards that they are disposing of to their trade calling attention to flowers for Mother's Day. They are quite attractive and are good reminders of the day when hting in the retail stores. The lateness of the season was noted on the market on Monday, May 1, from the fact that the first Southern Peonies have not yet come. There are seasons in the past when these were in fair sup- ply on May 1. Southern Lilac also is usually in large supply at this time but so far the supply that came through is ver.v limited. Chas. Erne, of Erne & Klingel, is look- ing forward to the best Mother's Day trade in the history of the market. Each year the interest in this particular day is on the Increase, and from the wide- spread enquiries for stock the coming one will be a record breaker. Wm. Stoll, .'5704 N. Western ave., has a fine lot of the new American Beauty Geranium in 4in. pots, all well in bloom. Erne & Klingel are handling the stock where sample plants can be seen in their store. Immediately after Memorial Day the last of the American Beauty Roses at the Peter Reinberg greenhouses will, ac- cording tn Felix Reichling, be thrown out and the space planted with varieties of recent introduction that are more profit.Thle to grow. Weiland & Risch are busy benching Champ Weiland. their favorite new Rose. A whole range will be devoted to this variety. John Risch has pinned his faith tn this variety as the money-maker of the fi'ture. and is backing his judgment accordingly. May 6, 19ie. The Florists' Exchange 11S7 EST., 1765 HEWS INC. 1904 STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD, AZALEA, BULB, ORCHID, FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSED, ROSE, CARNATION, PALM, CYCLAMEN*, CUT FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS, PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS. etc. Oldest and largest manufacturers of flower pots in the World. A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE. MASS. <;^-rr Ntw York. N.Y. WluMii nriUTlntr. pU'nwe m''ntl.i Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs "ANCHOR BRAND" OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoned, se- lected Virginia White Cedar — we use nn substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outla.st any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar will last a Ufetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant Tub that money can buy. Write tor booklet and prices. RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS Largest Manufacturers of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND, VA. DREER'S"RIVERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub Manufactured for us exclusively. The best tub ever introduced. The neatest, lightest and cheapest. Painted green, with electric welded hoops. The four largest sizes have drop handles. HENRY A. DREER, ^^""^^SsV'Jphii''-''^- 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. When ordprtDg. please mention The Escbaiige The Chicago Flower Growers' Ass'n is handling a nice lot of potted plants from the Riverbank Greenhouses, Geneva, 111., over which the secretary, Chas Me- Cauley, presides. The planting of young Carnations in the field is in progress this week by many of the large growers around Chicago. Emil Reiehling, supt. of the Peter Rein- berg greenhouses, finished his field plant- ing the past week. Sam Seligman of Wertheimer Bros., New York, has been in the city for the past week calling on the trade in the city and suburbs. Recent Import Decisions No. 39337. — Protest 79065S of Chas. H. Demarest (New York). Moss — Grass. — Merchandise invoiced as moss and sea grass and classified as manufactures of grass at 25 per cent, ad valorem un- der paragraph 368. tariff act of 1913, is claimed dutiable under the provision for moss and sea grass in paragraph 372 at 10 per cent. Opinion by McClelland, G. A. Protest unsupported: overruled. No. 3934B. — Protest 796309 of Mogi. Momonoi & Co. (New York). Easter Baskets. — Small baskets of chip or bam- boo, colored, ornamented with an artificial chick, rabbit, or duckling of cotton or other material, classified as toys at 35 per cent, ad valorem under paragraph 342, tariff act of 1913. are claimed dutiable at 25 per cent, under paragraph 175. Opinion by Sullivan. G. A. On the authority of G. A. 7790 (T. D, 35796) the articles in question were held dutiable as baskets under paragraph 175. No. 39347. — Protests 796226, etc., of John DeBuck et al. (New York). Orchid Plants — Mother Bulbs. — Orchid plants are claimed free of duty as mother bulbs under the proviso to paragraph 210, tariff act of 1913. Opinion by Waite. G. A. Upon stipulation of counsel the orchid plants in question were held free of duty under paragraph 210. Maltus v. United States (6 Ct. Cust. Appls., — T. D. 35920) followed. Classified Advertisements (Continued from page 1146) FOR SALE OR RENT FOR BALE — Ae a whole or in part, or will iooor- porate, my Sorist businesB, paying a net profit for 16 years of (10,000 yearly. Louis L. Green, 60 State 8t, Boaton, Maaa. ^^^^^W^TEDTORENT^ FOR RENT Range of Greenhouses, about 30,000 f t. ; 5 acres of land, dwelling house, in wealthy suburb, 40 minutes from New York. Store in connection with same doing a general retail trade. Established 20 years. Good paying proposition. Well stocked; employing 15 to 20 hands. If interested Apply Z. X.. care The Florists' Exchange. W.WTED — Plot of ground suitable for florists' purposes, near New York. Shade and fruit trees on place, and good water supply. Location must be near to railroad station and near New York. Spot cash. Address Z. B., care The Florists' Exchange. _^ WANTED TO RENT— Greenhouses of 10,000 to 20,000 ft. of glass in Middle Atlantic or New England States. Privilege of buying. Best of references. Address R. C, care The Florista* Exchange. WANTED TO RENT— A small florist's place with dwelling near Philadelphia. Address Mr. J. Otto Thilow, care Henry A. Dreer, Inc., 714 Chest- nut St., Philadelphia. Pa. WOULD like to lease, with pri\'ilege of purchase, a large greenhouse establisnment near the New Y'ork market; Long Island preferred. Address Z. A. ,^ care The Florists' Exchange. _SUNpRIESJ5iRJAIJ|_ FOR SALE — 3 boilers, on account of enlarging heating plant; 2 Magic return tubular boilers, each rated to heat 15.000 sq. ft. of glass to 60 degreeB in rero weather. Price. $325.00 each, f. o b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5,000 ft., $100.00. These boilers are in perfect condition and can be used either for steam or hot water. No brick work needed. Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham. N. J. Continued to Next Colnmu THE PETERS & REED POTTEDY CO. SOUTH ZANESVILLE, OHIO RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN 16 West 25d St.. NEW YORK Made of Washed Clays SPECIALTIES I. G. KIMBLE 6. Eaat Lake St.. CHICAGO Uniformly Burned ^ Carefully Packed (She WHILLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN PHIl AOFI PHIA WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y. ! FOR SALE — All material, such as glass, pipe, boilers, flttinga, toots, contained in ten green- ; houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhoufles that we are I erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- I politan Material Co., 139&-1408 Metropolitan Ave., I BrooklyD, N. Y FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use, 1-in., 3c.; IJ^-in.. 4c.; IK-in.. 5c.; 2-in., 6c. per ft. PECKY CY- PRESS. $17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Met- ropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Winter to stock your greenhouses. Think of us. Wri(e us. Try u« The Keller Pottery Co. SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Beat atapla on the market, 360. per 1000; 3000 for Sl.OO. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264 Randolph St.. Detroit, Mich. GLASS 213-223 Pearl St. Norrialown, Pa. When ordrrinc. plt-nflf niiritlMn Th'- rx-'lirtnee GLASS— 20 boxes 16 x 24. double A quality. »3.50 per box on Long Island. .Address Z. P.. care The Florists' Exchange. MOSS Oregon Moss Write for prices stating quantity wanted J. K. Butzer Seed Store 188-190 Front Street Portland, Oregon SYRACUSE Red Pots FERN POTS. PANS and SAUCER.S. up to and Includinil 12-lnch, all machine made. A great improvement over the old style _j, iM ^turned pots. , r' Write for Catttlogum Syracuse Pottery C. BREITSCHWERTH. Prop. SYRACUSE, N. Y. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbl. bale, »2.00; 5 bales, »9 50; 5-bbl. bale, Sl.OO, 5 bales »4.50. Bur- lapped, 26c. extra. 8-bbl. bale. $1.85. Cash. please. Job. H. Paul. Box 156. Manahawkin, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 12-bbl bale, J2.40. Mana- hawkin Moss & Peat Co., Box V., Manahawkin, N.J. MOSS — Strictly Ist-claas. 5-bbl. bales, Jl.OO par bale. Adolphus B. Cranmer, Mayetta, N. J. TOBAOOO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— Id bales. 200 lbs.. *2.00: COO Iba., t4 00: 1000 Iba , t7 00; Ion, $13.00. Alao Duct. Sehaifl Bros.. Floriat*, Vaa Wert, Ohio ^ FRESH TOBACCO STEMS in bales of 500 Iba., $4.00 per bale. D. D. P. Roy, Federal LUe Bld«., 168 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Dl. WIRE WORK WE are the laneat mannfarturar. of Wira Work in Iha Waat. E. F. WinterK)a Co., I«6 N. Wabaab At*., Chioa«o. 111. When ordering, please mention Tbe Kxchaage Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made in standard aiiM of 2-in. to 6-in. Tbe beat Paper Pot for shippfaic purponca. Sairiplea fur- niahed free, .^ak your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE M Oak Si., W.lduB, Mm. When orderiDir. pleiae mention Tbe Bxchaaga Mebiden, Conn. — Wm. Woodle.v of Broad and Silver sts., where he has been located since 1893, is one of the fore- most florists of this city. One of the secrets of Mr. W'oodley's success is that ne himself is a great lover of floftprs, and has spent most of his life In parden- ine and floriculture. 1158 The Florists' Exchange LIQUID = 40% NICOTINE g-lb.oiin $10.80 4-Ib. can 6.60 1-lb. can 1.60 K-lb.oan 60 ii NICO-FUME "^ PAPER 283-sheet can $7.60 144-eheet can 4.00 24-sheet can 86 THRIPS, . APHIS SPRAYING— VAPORIZING— FUMIGATING YOUR DEALER HAS THESE PRICES Manufactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACCX) PRODUCT CO., Incorporated, LouisvUle, Ky. WTien ordering, pleaae mention ITie Kjchapge Use This Pure Plant Food m^Mi m Alphano Solves Once For All Every One Of Your Fertilizing Problems IT at once meets your need for chemical fertilizer in the high percentage of phosphate, potash, nitrogen and hme it contains. Its base being a rich soil humus, it at once supplies abundant humus in a form immediately beneficial in the permanent upbuilding of your soil. Each ton being inoculated with an equivalent of fifty pounds of Al- phano Inoculant, it contains all the nitrogen gathering and nitrogen fixing bacteria that induce the be- ginners, such as alfalfa, the clovers, peas, beans and the hke to grow on their roots nitro- gen-filled nobs or nodules. These nobs con- tribute nitrogen ■^ — ' S12 a ton in bags $10 a ton in bags by the carload $8 a ton in bulk by the carload F. O. B. Alphano, N. J. both to the crop they are on as well as the ones that follow. In this all-in-one fertilizer you have the essential chemicals, the necessary humus- and the highly beneficial bacteria, all of which you can buy in Alphano at the surprismg price of $12 a ton in bags. Sow it in the hill or drills. Culti- vate it around the roots of your vegetables. Dig it around your shrubs and trees. Spread it on your lawn. Being odorless and finely granulated, you can use it at any time, anywhere. Send for the Alphano Book. It throws a new light on your soil enriching prob- lems. m m i m AlpKa.r\o ri UtTLCt^ Established 1905. 17-F BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK The Renowned Food For Plants MANUFACTURED BY CLAY & SON, STRATFORD, LONDON, ENGLAND When ordering, please mention Tbi? Exchange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFITI USE FOR RESULTS Detroit, Mich. The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, white fly. thrips and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; eai„ S3.S0. INIKOTIAINA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumigating or vapor- izingr. Qt., $1.50; ffal.. $4.50. Until further notice shipments of our products Fnnglne, Vermiue and Scaline will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. Prompt shipments can be gijaranteed on ApMne and Nikotdana. APfflNE MANUFACTURING CO MADISON, N. J. When ordering, please mention Tlie ETcbange FERTILIZERS FACTORY PRICES. Ca«h with order Per ton 200 lbs. Special Sheep $30.00 $3.75 Fine Bone Meal 40.00 5.00 Blood and Bone 50.00 6.00 Davidge's Special Phos- phorus. For Big Blooms. 40.00 5.00 riorists' Tankage 30.00 4.00 FOR RETAIL FLORISTS Cdorless Sheep Fertilizer. Price per 100 lbs.: 1 lb. bags, $6.00; 5 lb. $3.00; 25 lb. $1.70; 50 lb. $1.55; 100 lb. $1.40. Hudson Carbon Co.,6allstonSpa,N.Y. Whea orderlpg, pleaae mention The Erchangf FOR GARDEN humus: A Shredded Manure Humus Compost MAGIC HUMUS is a pure plant food unle.ached and unburnt. Its an- alysis proves that it contains potash, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and Com- post in available form. MAGIC HUMUS COMPOST possesses the body and fiber to absorb and retain Nature's moisture after it is put into the ground, and spreads its fertilizing elements through the soil. Months are occupied in the prepa- ration of MAGIC HUMUS. It reaches the garden free from weed-seed and can be agreeably handled. The garden receiving a liberal ap- plication of MAGIC HUMUS COM- POST is permanently enriched with plant food and soil. Seven 100-lb. Bags, $5.00. Single Bag, 100 lbs., 90c. F. O. B. New York or Jersey City on any railroad or steamboat line. Highgrade Manure Compost Co. G. W. CHANDLER, Sales Agent 533 West 29th Street, New York or 68 Maple Ave., Red Bank, N. J. Kecord Easter The greatest Easter trade we have yet experienced in Detroit is a thing of the past. All of us knew that it would be such because all through Lent busi- ness had been good ; wholesale growers had sold out long before the holidays ; in short, everything pointed to a big Easter trade. Prevailing prices were similar to last year with slight advances for novelties or other less generally grown stocks. Yet it seems odd that when every commodity and luxury brings today a higher price than a year ago ; when a considerably larger number of florists are doing a good and better business than a year ago, that we should not receive a better price today. In point of public preference the Lily was of course the leader ; pot plants and cut flowers divided the honors as to the rest. The demand for corsages was heavier by a great deal, proving the constant popularity of this class of our work. Delivery Service — Prices The crucial point of the whole was the delivery service. With cities growing larger and consequent increased distances to cover, our growers do not When ordering, please mention The Exchange realize the expense retailers are up against in the delivery service and they probably doubt the statement of one con- cern who paid close to $500 for extra delivery service. This does not include pay for incompetence, when parcels are delivered wrongly, or are ruined and had to be duplicated. Some growers feel that the approach of a holiday is the sign for demanding high prices, and no good retailer will deny this right If the grower protects him therein. But if the grower sells to grocery and department stores, who use these flowers as advertisement only, at the same figure, the retailer naturally complains. All of last Winter we had a splendid illustration of the healthful consequences of sensible buying. Daffodils, for in- stance, were short all the season through and sold readily at $4 per 100 and 75c. to $1 per dozen. One year ago these same blooms sold in grocery and depart- ment stores at 30c. to 3.'jc. per dozen ; what did the grower get then? Why produce an overabundance of Lilies so that they must be sold at 10c. per on the plant to get rid of them? Why not cut down, raise less and sell them to florists only at lie. or 12c. per? Really a little more figuring and con- sistent logic in our actions would ulti- mately bring more money into our pock- ets than a ruthless following of the de- sire to produce more and more every year irrespective of the prevailing de- mand. Fbank Danzee. Cleveland, 0. Club Meetls? The Florists' Club held its regu- lar monthly meeting on May 1 at the HoUenden. A good attendance was drawn out by an illustrated talk, with living models by Mr. Binon of The Sheldon Business School on "Character .\nalyses." and with suggestions on how to select men, and to fit them to the various activi- ties demanded of them. The mental, motive and energy types were discussed. Much Mav C, 191(i. The Florists' Exchange 1150 Sound Judgment is w hat causes the largest greenhouse owners to use Advance Ventilating Apparatus and Greenhouse Fit- tings. Ihey know they are buying iirst-class material that is unequaled in both prices and quality and something that is guaranteed to give satisfaction. Get in line and become a member of the Advance Only Club, and you will belong forever after. Let us hear from you. ADVANCE CO., Richmond, Ind. \Mit'n t>rrtprlng, please un'iitlon Tin' Exolmn^'t^ WESTERN STATES— Continued amusement was created by the various readings given of well known members. A communication was read from Robert Kift of Philadelphia relative to a me- morial to Miss Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day. On motion of H. Knoble it was re- ferred to the executive committee for ac- tion. Herman Knoble gave a comprehensive report on the Philadelphia and New York shows, and a general report on the flower conditions of Boston, New i'ork and Philadelphia. Two new members joined at this meet- ing, Mr. MoIIardy of E. W. Moore's es- tate, and Carl Grant Wilson. The publicity work done for Easter was highly commended. Mrs. Ella Grant Wilson was placed in charge of a pro- gram of amusements for the party, May 4. Mr. Knoble urged that all tliose who have subscribed to the publicity fund should make early remittance, as funds were needed to finance ilother's Day ad- vertising. Cleveland to Have Auditorium A committee of 100 clubs met on May 2 to discuss the details of construc- tion of the new auditorium which was authorized at a special election. April 25. It is planned to get this in shape for 1917 so that we will be in shape to take care of the National Flower Show then. The cost will be $2,500,000. Miss Gray, who has been connected with the Eadie Co. for some twenty years is now meeting her many friends at the Jones-Russell Co.'s. Miss Wilhelm is also with this firm. Gordon Gray has sold his greenhouses and stock to Peter Colmer. Mr. Gray has retired after forty years of active life as a florist. A box of very fine Carnations was dis- played by Felix Colmer, gardener to Price McKinney. It was Pink Sensa- tion, 4Vaio. to 5in. diameter with stiff stems 2£t. long. There were also fine Mrs. Ward, Princess Dagmar, White and Pink Enchantress. E. G. W. Fort Wayne, Ind. Business has been booming since Eas- ter especially in the cut flower trade. Corsages have been in unprecedented de- mand for the Easter dances and dinners, and a number of prominent weddings have contributed their share to the florists' business during the last week. The weather has been generally fair and this fact has aided the sale of flowers and plants to a great extent so that there have been no dull days which are usually pre- dicted as following a big holiday. A plentiful supply of stock aided the flo- rists greatly in handling the heavy de- mand. Roses were in splendid supply. Carnations were plentiful. Antirrhi- nums were great favorites in the deco- rations as well as Easter Lilies, Span- ish Iris, and such bulbous stock as was obtainable. Lily of the Valley was very scarce last week, being almost at a premium. $5 and $6 per hundred being asked wholesale. These were of superb quality, however. Orchids were very scarce and high priced. Gardenias were plentiful and easily obtainable. Among the smaller flowers which had a heavy call for corsage work were yellow Daisies. Marguerites, Swainsona, Forgetmenots. Pansies and Mignonette. Sweet Peas were exceedingly popular and the fine Spencer varieties brought 35c. per dozen retail. Violets were poor, being shippefl from the East, and were soft when they arrived. Notes Miss Khoda Doswell of the Doswcll Floral Co. said: "We were entirely_sold out of plants with the exception of'Eas- ter Lilies, and could have sold many more. Our cut flower business was very heavj' and corsage work especially good." W. J. and M. S. Vesey reported the "best Easter for years. We were short of Hyacinths and all bulbous stock. Our orchids were fine and in good crop, but we had not nearly enough to fill the local demand, while Easter Saturday we re- ceived numerous telegrams from all over the country asking for Cattleyas. Al- though we had a fine supply of Roses and Carnations they were not nearly equal to the demand." Miss Lanternier of A. J. Lantemier & Co. said : "Our Easter business was fine ; could not have been better. We were al- most completely sold out of plants, only a few large Azaleas and Rhododendrons remaining, and cut flowers were never be- fore in such heavy demand." The Wenninghoff F'ower Shop reported a record business. Edgar Wenninghoff who is about again after a sudden attack of appendicitis, which seized him Friday before Easter, said: "Had we not rented another store on the corner of Washing- ton and Calhoun sts. we never would have been able to handle the volume of busi- ness that came our way." Ed. Hauswirth, proprietor of the new Hauswirth Flower Shop, which was lo- cated temporarily over the Easter holi- days at 210 West Berry st., had a very satisfactory Easter. Mr. Hauswirth had been with the Chicago Flower Market for three years and previous to that time was employed by the Bradley Flower Shop of this city. He is now located permanently' at 220 W. Berry st., with a three years' lease. Mrs. Hauswirth assists him in the business. Easter business at the Flick Floral Co.'s conservatory on West Berry st. was enormous. Mrs. Shive said : "Our Eas- ter busine-ss of 1916 was the best in our record of nearly thirty years in business. We were almost completely sold out of the large plants, and entirely sold out of all bulbous stock. The cut flower business was immense including corsage work and the store force worked almost all night Saturday filling cut flower orders and making corsages for Easter delivery." Markey Bros, had an unusually fine line of flowering plants and disposed of them to advantage. Their cut flower trade was also excellent. The Flick Floral Co. sent several hand- some blooming plants to the various de- partments of the Fort Wayne Sentinel office, one of the largest daily newspapers, as an Easter greeting. They also remem- bered the different departments of the Wolf & Dessauer department store. The executive committee of the Y. M. C. A. building fund has decided on the new Shive building owned by Mrs. Aaron Shive of the Flick Floral Co. as their permanent headquarters during the building campaign which will start May 16. and during which they hope to raise .$300,000 for a new Y. M. C. A. building. The entire second floor of the Shive build- ing will be used. Prof. M. W. Richards, a.ssociate in hor- ticultural work at Purdue University Ex- periment Station, has just completed ar- rangements for the unveiling of a monu- ment in Swinnev park, this city, erected in memory of .tohnnv Appleseed whose real name was John Chapman, and whose body is buried in the Archer Cemetery northeast of the city. The unveiling was fixed to take place Friday afternoon. May 5. D. B. \\ ,>m Ludwig Schmitt, well-known grower of high-grade Carnations, by writing us the following letter, puts his Stamp of Approval on Magic Complete Plant Foods "The results obtained with Magic Fertilizers are entirely satisfactory. "Never had nicer Carnations or more cuttings tli.in this year, after the use of Magic Fertilizers. "If applied according to your instructions. Magic Fertilizers work wonders, and fully de- serve the name of Magic. "I strongly recommend Magic Fertilizers to every grower who wants to be successful. "Please send me by freight the the following: Six bags, 100 lbs. each. Magic 3-50 Steamed Bone Meal; three bags, 100 lbs. each. Magic 95% Pure Carbonate of l^^^m Lime; eight bags, 100 lbs. each, I (^m Magic 4-3-1 Complete Carnation Plant Food." (SigrHdj ^^^ LUDWIG SCHMITT. ■^^ ^^^ "^^^ Niles Center, Illinois, Mr. Grower, your experience will be like that of Mr. Sclimitt, if you'll use the Magic Complete Plant Foods and feed the Magic Way. Why not make a start now — today? Write us for details CHICAGO FEED & FERTILIZER CO. MANUFACTURKKS OK Steamed Bone Meal, Raw Bone Meal, Bone Flour, Pure Carbonate of Lime, Blood and Bone, Pulverized Sheep Manure, Dried Blood, Complete Plant Foods for Roses, Carnations. C^hrysanthemums, Pot Plants and Vegetables. 810 Exchange Avenue, U. S. Yards, CHICAGO, ILL. // III,-. When ordering. pK'u^e im-ntiou Tbt- Kxcu-Ln^-f * (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) ^ KILLS ALL'APHIS \ $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. k. I Ml I I llliiiilnl"T»TITWlirillMi|i||ipwii«iji|ij WE SELL DIRECT TO THl CROW SEEDSMEN (^j^NNOT SELL IT TO YOl, If you dertVeTr Tooiccb Powder tTsSTTs^fuarSnteeoTo Bum, i will Burn aod Give Perfect Satisfactioo, or Money B*ck„ M^^H Qjjj£r Qjjgjt Jg ^£. THB H. A. STOOTUOFF & i;o., \i:)RK. PA WbcD) ordentie. please mt-DtloD Ttie KicliaoKe flANURES Unequaled for Greenhouse and Landscape Fertilizlnii The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK. YARDS CHICAGO FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c.lb.,irbVi; TOBACCO DUST, 2c.lb. ,LM.'^ TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,L"b«. TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. Tb':!^ Lartio Bale, wei«hin« 300 to 400 \b»., $:^'.50. Special prlce« In Ton* and Carload Lota J. J Friedman, 't^^n-^f^i"- When ordcrlnc, please mention Tbe EicUanse NIKOTEEN F'-r Spraying APHIS PUNK For Famigatina Aflk your dealer for it Nicotine Mli* Go. ST. LOUIS 1160 The Florists' Exchange THE WISE COURSE When contemplating the building of a Greenhouse, the wise course is to avoid extravagance and delay by hiring an organization which features economy and speed. Our past is an open book, so is our present, and we invite you to investigate both. PUT YOtR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices Metropolitan Material Co. PATENTED GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. Brooklyn, N.Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N, Y. SONS, When ordering, please mention The Exchange A STB FOR GREENHOUSE GLAZING USE IT NOW Mastlca Is elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion and contrac- tion. Putty be- comes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed without break- ing of other ftlass as occurs with hart putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE CO.. 12 W. B,..dw.,. N.W York When ordering, please mention The Exchange GLASS 6 X 8 to 16x24, Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS Whea ordering, please mention The Exchange ■PIPE- Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. 14-foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Established 1902 PFAFF & KENDALL ''SiAKCs^t When ordering, please mention The BictaanKe MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket On this Shelf Bracket 2 6-in, boards; or 2 l-in,,or IK-in. pipes are placed, and can be clamped to either ridge or purlin columns. Fl AT^ 12x20x3 inches r Lir\ U 6 3-4 cents metropolitaii Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Aye., Brooklyn, N. Y. WESTERN STATES— Continued Oklahoma City, Okla. Furrow & Co., wholesale and retail flo- rists, had aa increase over last Easter. Easter Lilies and Hydrangeas took the lead in blooming plants, while assorted baskets of plants ranging from $.5 to $10 also sold well. The cut flower trade was better than the plants, and by noon on Easter practically all plants and cut flow- ers were sold out. Special boxes ranging from .$3,50 to $10 proved to be a great success. Corsages were more in demand this year than ever before, LoN Foster. Cleveland, O, — Edward A, Fetters will move his floral establishment into an adjoining store at 1635 Woodward ave, i This change is made to give Beltramini & ' Rush, a large catering firm, more room, \ It is planned to open an 8ft, archway i through the partition walls giving direct ' access to the flower shop from the two i stores on the south. The Fetters green- ' house in the rear of the middle store is to be made accessible to the patrons of the caterers. Indianapolis, Ind. The State Florists' Ass'n of Indiana will hold its May meeting Tuesday, 2d, A special program has been arranged for and .Sec'y Steinkamp expects a large at- tendance. Hartje & Elder have their new green- houses about completed, Bertermanns are receiving an excel- lent lot of Lark,spur from their Cumber- land place, W, Hitz of Madison has ac- cepted a position with this firm. Tomlinson Hall market has been de- cidedly good of late. Wholesale and re- tail trade moves along much better than last year and nearly everyone is enabled to clean up. Bedding season has already started there and thousauds of Geraui- ums. Petunias and the like are brought. Homer Wiegand states that decora- tions have been very good with his firm of late, , The plantsmen in this vicinity cer- tainly en.ioyed an excellent Easter, A, Nelson, Henry Rieman, Bertermann's, Wiegand's and Pahud's all report that an enormous quantity of plants were dis- posed of. Of course a few were left, but this was insignificant to the amount sold, ■ Field-grown Lily of the Valley gives relief for a few days from the shortage which is being felt on all hands for this valuable flower. It is generally under- stood that there is a very limited supply left and that Valley will have to be dis- pensed with as a commercial article ere long, E, T. Barnes of Spencer. Ind., has been reported very ill for some time, but is again on the road to recovery. Much field-grown stock. Tulips, Nar- cissus poeticus. Daisies and Spir^as are being offered at very moderate prices, William Hack is bringing a fine cut of Snapdragons to the market, which is taken by the wholesalers. I, B, St. Louis, Mo. The Market Business is only fair. Carnations are in plentiful supply at from 1V->C, to 3c. Roses, too, are all that could be asked. The price on these is from 4c, to 10c, As yet there is no let-up in the Sweet Pea supply ; the best bring 50c, to 60c, per 100, with loads at cheaper prices. Quantities of Lilies that failed to get in for Easter, forced this commodity down as low as 7c. Callas bring 10c, Valley is plentiful at 3c, and 4c, Some very good Lilacs are appearing on the market at 2o, to 4c, per bloom. Snapdragon con- tinues in fair supply at from 2c, to 6c. Greens are plentiful, Tbe Florists are Active With the' 1st of May here all the florists commence to push their bedding plants. There appears to be no shortage of anything (except possibly Geraniums) and everything augurs a good season. Sanders Nurseries have already com- menced filling window boxes. They fill some "miles" of them in a year's time. A visit to the Alexander Floral Co, of Clayton finds everything in fine shape. The new 25ft, x 150ft, Moninger house adds "size" to the place. This house is of semi-iron construction and ought to raise the goods, Mr, Wallner, foreman for Mr, Alexander, has things looking fine. He has just completed some good land- scape work on the Groby Roadside which improves the place wonderfully, I^aul Scheider, Jablonski and Jno. Steidle are busy planting out Carnation plants. All these men have been engaged on this job for several weeks, C. Young & Sons Co, are kept busy filling mail orders. The new range at Olivette presents old time appearances at the Waterman ave, greenhouses. Young Brothers are going after the Spring business in great style. They have houses full of good Geraniums and loads of the best bedding Roses. C, E. DeWever sent in several hundred blooming Soupert Rose bushes to the Grand-Leader this week, Werner Bros, also sold several thou- sand fine dormant Richmonds to the same place this week, Fred H. Weber put up a gigantic deco- ration at the Central Presbyterian Church on Thursday last. The Windier Co, is receiving some fine yellow Daisies. Weber's Nurseries are busy replanting and trimming. Sanders Nurseries have a good size force planting imported nursery stock. F, L, S. I When Saves 75% of Labor in ^ Watering Violets fel ^A ►X^ VA S^KINNER I Oystem M JV/TH. W. B. SOUTHWORTH. ^'*- West Stoughton, Mass.. says: "I grow Violet3....They are watered withlThe Skinner System of Irri- gation at a saving of 75% of tbe labor, compared with the hose method. Not only is time saved in watering, but also in cultivation. A fine, gentle mist-like rain; does not pack the soil, nor injure the foliage, but leaves the soil in better condition." Of' mm OAT I o N The Skinner Irrigation Co. 1^^ 225 Water St.. Troy, Ohio ^^ ordering, please mention The Exchange IF YOU WANT THE BEST p y^ \\^SI^^SIjSS^^^^- W ^IhHI jg -^uBffdiii.-^^^^ ■ ^■■^^■H Free from rot Producing appliance GET A Pearce-built Greenhouse GEORGE PEARCE When orderhiK. please mmitlon The Escliange GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N.'V. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange )reer'8 Peerlessi Glazing Points For Greenliouses Drive easy and true, necauso ooto bevels are on tbe eanie , tide Can't twist and break toe glass ID diiviog. Galvao* ized «nd will ooi rost. No | fiehts or lelii I De Peerless GJazine Point II patented NootherB like ^ It Order Irom youi deale^ ir 4irect fiom us. c00.7^c poitpaJrt Samples free HENBT A SREER,I 71i Cheitnat Street^ PMlulelplilb .<,-- When orderlne. ulf-nwc niloD Th*- Exrhanee LIQUID PUTTY MACHINE Will last a lifetime. $125 EACH Adjustable — can and frame separate — easily cleaned. Frame all one piece, of malleable iron. More prac- tical and more easily oper- ated than any other. Seal-tight liquid putty at $1.25 per galloD METROPOLITAN MATERIil CO. 1398-1408 MetropolitaB Ave. BROOKLYN. N. Y. When ordering, please mention The E.tcbange Mav 6, nut). The Florists' Exchange 1161 Hotbed Sash Two thicknesses, 1^ and 1^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows S-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. Glsized Sash Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE rOR PRICES The Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue CHICAGO PIPE NEW AND SECOND HAND All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and coupUngs and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East. We Cut and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists Correspondence Invited EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Incorporated 30 Church Street, New York City Wbeo ordering, please mention The Exchange Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass all sizes from 6x8 to 16x24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. Royal Glass Works 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N.Y. Wheg nrdfririg. pU-ns.- iiliini Tlie Exchange CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factory cost of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothlnfl to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO.. Cleveland, 0. Wben orderlnc, please mention The Exchange Greenhouse Materials and"Tr«ted IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all Icnt^ths up to 32 feet Milled to any detail furnished, or will furnish details and cut materials ready for erection. Frank Van Assche FdHod Ave.. Rose Ave., aod Dwight St.. Jerie; City, N. J. WLen onierlnff. iilpnso montlon The Eirhnnge For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeds. Con- servatories and all other purposes. Get our figure before buyln^^. Estimates freely i^ven. GLASS NpnUICy'C Cnil 14.16 Wooster St. . buncn o oun, new vork Wliea ordering, please mention The ffxcbanse AVESTERN STATES— Continued Cincinnati, 0. The Market Roses of all kinds continue to be in a good supply and generally are ex- cellent. Some very fine American Beauty Roses may be bad. Carnations, while in a fair supply, have been meeting with an active demand. From present indica- tions they will be short for Mother's Day unless we have cnioI weather that will enahle growers to hold back some- what. Easter Lilies are very plentiful ; Sweet Peas. too. Outdoor Lilac has been selling unusually well. Both Lily of the Valley and orchids are scarce. Other oflerings include Snapdragon, Callas, bulbous stock and Marguerites. E. A. Foster formally opened his new store at lliS W. Fourth st. on Monday. The large place with its ar- rangement and incident decorations made a very good impression on the many callers during the day. C. E. Critchell offered his first new ferns from the South last week. H. J. Vander Horst of St. Mary's. Ohio, was in the city on Monday to place orders for the immediate future. Last week's visitors included Jos. Hill, Richmond, Ind. ; Walter Gray, Hamil- ton, Ohio ; and Fred Rupp, Laurence- berg, Ind. Teddy. Kansas City, Mo. Easter was Excellent Trade conditions were better than ever before in the history of the florists' business here. The increase was general, both flowers and plants selhng m great shape. The lateness of the season made but little difference. The fact, however, that bulb stock was mostly out of the way owing to the lateness, was an item in favor of the sale of plants. Stock was plentiful and good prices were obtained. No dealers cut in any manner w^hatever. Lilies led in the plants sold. Hydran- geas were next in demand, while rambler Roses and Spiraeas were also in demand. The general price for Lilies was 2.5e. per bloom or bud. Roses and Carnations were in demand, and the price on Carna- tions was the highest it has been for many Eastcrs. Many corsages, high priced ones \vere sold, while many flowers were t'sed in the cemeteries. On a whole the plants had a better sale than the cut flowers. . „ Mrs. Beil. a prominent florist ot He- loi't Kans.. wa.s a recent visitor to the local trade for nearly a week, and to quote her own words : "Was having a good time seeing whether people looked like she thought they did." meaning of course, her wholesalers here. "If we had had any more business on Easter day. we could not have handled it "' Thus'did Arthur N'ewell express con- ditions at his store. "It wa.s the biggest we have had in the past twenty .vears. Range of Greenhouses which we built for Mr. N. Grillo, Rose Grower, of Milldale, Conn. There is absolutely no shade in these houses. The Jacobs patented construction eliminated it entirely. Any grower who wants his greenhouse built at the lowest cost, and in the shortest time consistent with good workmanship, can get just what he desires by employing the Jacobs organization for the job. This is a fact which is conceded by many of the biggest greenhouse owners in the country. While we have been at it almost half a century, we come to you not only with the knowledge accumulated through all this experience, but we are always right up with the times on what's what, and what's new in greenhouses. When you think of a greenhouse, no place in the United States is too far for us to go to submit specifications and prices. S. JACOBS & SONS GREEN HO USE_ B UILDERS 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. ■ I REDUCE GREENHOUSE \\mi9 ^l'\:;i^:Z\'lti!^LV.V^»^'' I XRe^ctDcvit ' Glass Cutters reduce breakage by cutting glass clean and clear - —^ with the lightest pressure. Samjile I No. 024— the standard glazier'sitool, sent for 8c. BOOKLET CM REQUEST „ »^«, ,^..T«^T • .«r j^r^ T 90 Chamber* St. SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc.. Newvorkcuy When ordering, please mfntlnn Thp Kxchnngp GREEiffldusE GLASS D«.-.boy-nt«yoa CH.\RP. PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, 111 h»e oar prices >:> i» .-» i-v • , • .Irn.t. mPntlnn Thp FTrhwnc^ Non-Kink Woven Hose In all lengths, 14c. per foot; with couplings. L'nequftled at the price. Keiiuiants shorter than 25 feet, 10c. per foot, coupled METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. i:i98-MI)8Metropoliuniv.,BrooklTn.S.T. PERFECT GREENHOUSES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE Change of Name PROM Quaker City Machine Co TO The lohn A. Evans Co mCHMONII, I NOUS.* Wh.-n iirtlerlng. ploaBe Olenll.-n TIji' K^^*^«oc^ 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING Whpn npdprlne. i.1pii«i' m'Mitlon Thp Kxctinnc* WROUGHT IRON PIPE ThorouRlilv nverhaulcd. with rn-w Ihrradi and couplings. OuftrftntiNMi to give entire wtisfacUon. Pipe out to eketeh. It will pay to correspond with ^' ALBERT a DAVIDSON, fnc 217-223 Union Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y. A TIME SAVER and HANDY REFERENCE OUR STOCK AND MATERIAL INDEX. PAGE U.M 1162 The Florists' Exchange KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda. N. Y. ; GREENHOUSES /We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate When ordering, please mention The Exchange Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years In Use BUILT IN 1889 HOT BED SASH. Our Cypress Houses PECMV CVPRESS BENCH STOCH. Last longer titan iron Breaic less glass than iron Are less expensive than iron A.SK: POR CIRCUUA.R E THE A.T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass. win help all aronnd If yon mention the Exchange Steam and Hot Water Boilers SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT IRON TYPES HIGHEST QUALITY GUARANTEED Our Engineering Department will cheerfully help you with your problems DO NOT BE AFRAID TO WRITE JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE., BROOKLYN. N. Y. Established Over Fifty Years When on.li.Ting. yilease uiriitiou The ExchiiiL,ire Greenhouse Lumber "ALL HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. Lockland Lumber Co., Lockland, O. Greenhouse Material ^i Hot-Bed Sash 1 of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts— Patent V and U Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best. Our Prices Right. A. DIETSCH CO.. 2638 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, III. t W^ESTERN STATES— Continued Mr. Xewell is one of the oldest florists in the city and this statement coming from him is worth a great deal. L, R. Bohannon, a well known retailer of Chicago, was in Kansas City recently. Mr. Bdiannon. who is an old time Kansas City florist, was here partly on business, and partly taking a little rest from the Easter rush. The William R. Rock Floral Co. re- ports a noticeable increase in the number of baskets of plants sold. Although some of the dealers classify this as nov- elty trade, Mr. Rock does not. To work his whole force until 1.30 in the morning and then to have to quit owing to a shortage in flowers is the peculiar condition in which T. J. Noll, wholesaler, found himself several days be- fore Easter Sunday. But thev were not long idle, as a large shipment arrived at five o'clock the same morning. Mr. Noll reported a wonderful business, and sold out practically all of his stock. In a window trimming contest held in Joplin, the Joplin Greenbouse Co., 513 Main st., was awarded first prize in its class. M. E. Carter, assistant manager of Rock's Flower Shop, has recently taken a resting and fishing trip to Bean Lake, a nearby haven for fishing enthusiasts. The H. Kusick Co.. wholesalers, sold out every piece of its line of novelty goods. This firm has been carrying an es- pecially heavy stock of bowls, baskets and similar features, but could not meet the entire demand for tliat line of stock. An extraordinary condition was that of the supply and price of Carnations on Easter Sunday ; $1.50 was the price lieing a.sked in the morning, in the after- noon, .$1 was general. Considering the time of the year and the apparent supply before Easter week, this was a remark- able case. Ernest Moore, for the past year con- nected with various firms, has now lo- cated with the Owl Florists in their branch at 12th and Walnut sts. For KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO some time Mr. Moore was a member of the Moore-Chri.st Floral Co., later manag- ing the Gilday-Skidmore store. The agricultural committee of the Com- mercial Club of Topeka. Kans,, has en- tered the field of public improvemeat b.v offering prizes amounting to $165 to Topeka school children for the best deco- rated lots. Miss Mamie Roberts, proprietor of the Gilday-Skidmore flower shop on East 11th St., has a complaint to make against the handling of Carnations by the dry goods houses previous to a good season. Several local houses such as these got hold of about 5000 Carnations and placed them on sale at 45c. per dozen, which was less than the local retailers were able to buy them for. Miss Roberts believes it is not fair to the retail florists to have to combat with this sale. One of the additional Easter workers in the shop of Hardy & Barnard, 514 Minnesota ave., was Mrs. Hardy's son, W'ho is now a student at Notre Dame. Young Hardy is a prominent athlete at that institution. He was here but for a short time during the Easter vacation. B. S. B. Portland, Ore. Easter Beport Among the trade the general senti- ment is that it was the best Easter ever. Anything from $1 to $2 sold, while larger things refused to budge except now and then. Stock was about equal to the de- mand : everyone's profit was larger than last year, when there was an abundance of everything. The Lily of course is the Easter plant .nnd in every instance was nearly cleaned up. Hydrangeas in the smaller sizes sold well : they were mostly Otaksa, the French varieties' being poor this year. There were some excellent specimen plants of Otaksa shown. Ramblers did not sell well, although the quality was excellent. Rhododendron .sold well with some and poorly with others and Spirseas did not sell at all, at least not as expected. Potted Forgetmenots sold very well, as this was about the only plant selling be- low $1. The new Pelargonium Easter Greeting sold at sight; this plant is hound to come to the front, but it must be well grown ; nothing is more discour- aging than to have to try and sell poor Pelargoniums that have not been properly grown and only have one flower. In cut flowers the shortage of Carna- tions was not as acute as expected as the weatber was fine and the growers cut freely. Roses, of which there were an abundance, were in demand and the qual- ity was never better. Sweet Peas were entirely cleaned up : as a matter of fact all flowers suitable for corsages were used up as corsage work was especially heavy, the weather being ideal. As the Lilacs were hardly out enough to make much dif- May 6, 1910. The Florists' Exchange 1163 There's Still A Chance To Get These Three Leading Canna Novelties ifi !fi It's not too lute for you to secure your sli!ire of our three most distiiu-tive un»l popular Caiiiiiis. CITY OF PORTLAND (3f j ft). The color is a beautiful i^low-iug pink. It is ail early and continuous bloomer, blooming freely in hot or cold weather. Tlie foliage is an attractive shade of greeu, thick and leathery in substance. Canna exports who saw this variety on our grounds last season were quick to pronounce it the finest all-around Pink Canna to date. HANAMAji;! ft.). The -color is unusual, being an attractive rich orange red, with a well-defined edge of bright golden yellow. The flowers are very large, with an immense spread of individual blooms. WINTZER'S COLOSSAL fo ft). (Or- chid Flowering). This is without doubt the largest- flowered f';inna in com- merce. The color is a strikingly \ivi(l scarlet that retains its brilliancy. Ii i> the most prolific of its class. These three head-liners reflect the quality that won Gold Medals for Swastecka Cannas at both the San Francisco and Han Diego Expositions. Prices Roots Plants. Per 100 Per lOU CITY OF PORTLAND S15.00 S20.00 PANAMA lo.OO 'lO.Of) WINTZER'S COLOSSAL 15.00 20.00 12 each of the above (36 in all) for $5, roots. Plants S(i. All the prices f. o. b.. West Grove, Pa, See Our Adreitisernent in i'lttssifieJ C-'hin n THE CONARD & JONES CO. Swas-teeka Brand Cannas WEST GROVE, PA. tfi ifiifiifiifiifiifiifiifitfiifiififfiifiififfiifiifiifiifiififfiifiifi !Ji PACIFIC COAST— Continned fereiiee. the clmri-hes had to depoud more tipoti the H<>rist for their tli>wers. Span- ish Iris sold well, and to make a long story short, everything iu cut flowers was completely cleaned up. Miscellaneous News Clark Bros, are showing the first liyhrid Calceolaria of the season and they make an attractive addition to the variety I'f pot plants, which is especially low at [)resent. They are also showing some fine Pelargonium Easter Greeting. Martin & Forbes' Easter window of the latest New York novelty which Mr. Forbes brought with him from the Ea.st recently deserves a great deal of com- mendation. The novelty was a porcelain egg which served as a vase, with figures of different little Kewpies rlressed as Dutch girls standing beside the egg. They were filled with Violas, ^'alley. Brunners. Pansies. Forgetmenots. etc. and at the back of the window there was a very large model of the same novelty filled with Ophelia Roses. The sale of these \vas made almost I>efore they were shown a day. which shows that if th« florist wi.shes to use any crockery or porcelain wore, it must be exclusive, for just as soon as the department stores get to carrying the same stock thp florist cannot use them and again the quantity that he can use is limited. This firm will move to a new location across the street about .Tune 1. Frank W. Power.s of the Orenco Nur- sery Co.. while cutting wood at his home recently severely out his hand, cutting into nu artery. .v. Byron of Oladstone also had a streak of bad luck; lie injured his knee, which became infected and blood poison set in. As a result he is now at the ho-s- pital. .Tulius Dossche reports his landscap- ing operations very satisfactory and also says th.at the stock for the Ro.se Festival Center is all coming along in good time. Afax Sr. Smith is showing the first Snlfic-lossis. IfiUi.m The l::\cli;HL^.-- Jlr. Wadsworth. formerly with the Tou.seth Floral Co.. is now with the Jlar- tin & Forbes Co. as 'Mum grower. Rahn & Herbert Co. is cutting some tine long stemmed Ulrich Brunner and Drusehke : this is nearly a month earlier than usual. E. O. Panzer neglected to fix a chim- ney that had fallen in this Winter which he had fixed temporarily with a short stack. The door of one of his houses was open and the wind blew the smoke di- rectly into the house : as he wa.s burning gas briquets it wasn't very long till nearly everything was scorched. Primroses. Heliotrope and bedding plants of all kinds were scorched. Mr. Panzer stated that it all happened in live minutes. This might serve as a warning to all these growers who are at present burning gas briquets. Market With Easter at our backs, we are having the usual slack period which fol- lows, and at every flower shop can be seen both variety and quality. The Dar- win Tulips are now in bloom outside and they make quite an array ; they were just a few days late for Easter. The Rose cut has become extensive and the quality is tiptop in all grades. Snapdragons are enjoying a good sale, especially the new variety Nelrose. which is the thing in Snapdragons, as the stem is as stiff a.s a 'Mum, and although the writer has not had occasion to try the keeping qualities, as they sell as fast as they come in. it looks as if it would be good for two weeks. \'iola.s and Pansies are now seen in every shop. As a rule things have to he sliou'n at least a year before the public begin to take to them, which was the case with Pansies. Carnations are now of good quality, and as they were completely cleaned up for the holiday, and a great many growers being off crop, there is not as much of a glut as might be ex- pected. Some .\bel Chatenay Roses with .stems 3ft. long were the best thing to be seen anywhere in Roses. IT. XlKF.AS. Fruits ^ Vegetables Under Glass WM. TURNER. Price $5.00 A. T. Oe Ua Mare Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd. 438 TO 448 WEST 37th STREET. NEW YORK Get Your Banker's Advice Giblin Sr; Heaters SUPPOSE every morning during the cold season you entered your greenhouse, you found a nice, clean, new TW^O DOLLAR BILL on the bench, and it was yours to keep. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL? The cold season would probably have 150 mornings THEN you would have 150 nice TWO DOLLAR BILLS, $300.00. DO YOU WANT IT? Listen! Manufacturers of other Greenhouse Boilers admit that $3.50 per day per ten thousand feet of glass heated to to degrees in zero weather is a reasonable fuel cost. WHAT IS YOUR FUEL COST? WE SAY it ought to be Si.y.s per day and can prove that fuel for our boilers costs but this amount. IF YOU use another boiler and have 11,500 square feet of glass, your cost per day is probably $4.00. Change to our boiler and your cost per day will probably be $2.00, so 150 days gives you the $300.00. Again we say: DO YOU WANT IT? WHY the difference? Its in the CONSTRUCTION and draft travel. Besides, you cut out the NIGHT WATCHMAN and save his WAGES. DO you want to save Sioo.oo on the FIRST cost of a boiler or $300.00 EVERY YEAR? Do you doubt these statements? Let us tell you the facts, figures, names and places. Giblin & Company Utica, N. Y. MAKERS OF GREENHOUSE BOILERS Wbfti or 2..50 WhTte' ^ 2.50 Yelow . ■ -4" 2.50 satTn-.;;:;::::: *» 2f Mixed 30 2.2o GIANT SINGLE FRINGED ^^^ ».o.oo gr------------------- ::::::::::::: }:ti; \'o% jfjT^ 1.50 10.00 MiSf.;;;:;:::::::::;::: >-oo 8.00 DOUBLE ^^ ^^ R°d^ ■.'.■.'.■.■.■.'...■.'.■.■.■.■.'.'...■.■...'.'.'.'.'.'.'•••■ -50 4.00 Dark iied .'.■.'.'..■.■ .' • • • • ^. *-^ Salmon ^0 4.00 YeUow 50 4.00 Whit* 50 4.00 Mixed 50 4.00 Excelsior Dwarf Pearl Tuberoses First Size Bulbs, 4 to 0, $10.00 per 1000 Caladium Esculentum km looo 5-to 7-inch S2.00 $15.00 7- to 9-inch 3.50 30.00 9- to 11-inch 5.50 50.00 30-32 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK CITY ROSES Two-year-old dormant stock, low budded, in tbe following varieties: Anna de Dlesbach, Baron Bonstct- ten. Baroness Rothschild, Celine Forestier, Duke of Edinburgh, Frau Karl Druschki, Gen. Jacque- minot, Geo. Arends, Gloire de Dijon, Hugh Dickson, John Hop- per, Magna Charta, Margaret Dickson, Mrs. J. Laing, Mrs. R. G. S. Crawford, Paul Neyron, Perles des Blanches, Ulrich Brunner, Baby Rambler. Any of the above in bundles of 5, one variety, $15.00 per 100. W.E. Marshall & Co. 166 West 23d St., New York Snaps for Fall ,., .^,1 ui Sniiinlrafton for Fall hloominR. i'litit.H Mtiirl'ii 11' -w from seed will be rirudy to bfiicli in July. We stronRlv advise growing your own aeedlinKS, aa plants do not ship well in hot weather. We list the good ones as IoIIowb: Seed of our famous Silver Pink (the 5-to-l variety), at »1.00 per pkt.; 3 for S2.50: 7 for $5.00. Reel of Nclrosc. <.ar- net. YeUow, Buxton, Phclp's Whlto and Fancy Mixed, at 35c. per pWt.; 3 for Sl.OO. All orders cash. Free cultural directions. No plantd to ofTer. Stock 18 arriving for our new patented square dirt bands and pots. As soon as we can get our machinery by the freight embargoes, we will be ready with sampln. Id the meantime, we can furnwih any sJM itquare plain band. Send for samples uud prices. G. S. RAMSBURG Somersworth, N. H. When orderlDB. please mention Tbe Eicbange Lily Bulbs Fall Shipment from Japan Prices quoted F.O. B. New York. Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and London. (Ont.) Writ* for quotations stating quan- tity, variety and size requited. McHutchison & Co. THE IMPORT HOUSE 95 CHAMBERS STREET. NEW YORK urdorhiK. plcuse iiicntl"n Hi* GLADIOLUS Variout Choice Mixed Varietiei ^Vo our Florists' (^'at^iloKue anil ask lor >ptcial pric-M J. M. THORBURN & CO. S3 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK When ordering, pleue mintlun The Eicbance Whin ordering, pleane mention Tbe Eiehaoge 116i4 The Florists' Exchange Tuberous Rooted Begonias Splendid imported bulbs now on hand. Grown from the finest large-flowering strains. Doz. 100 lOOO Single Sorts. White, Scarlet, YeUow, Pink. .$0.50 83.00 $25.00 Single FrUled 1.00 Single Butterfly 1.00 Single Mixed Celors 40 Double Sorts, White, Scarlet, YeUow, Pink .50 Double Frilled ■.^.^,,..., 1.00 Double Butterfly tl'.;. .'l: .„', V. 1.00 Double Mixed Colors 40 3.25 25.00 Seedsmen, write us for mailing size, samples and prices. GLADIOLUS fi.OO 50.00 6.00 50.00 2..50 20.00 3..')0 28.00 7.00 65.00 7.00 65.00 1000 AMERICA, Extra, 2)4- to 3-in $15.00 AUGUSTA, Extra, 2M- to 3-in 15.00 MRS. FRANCIS KING, IJ^-in 10.00 PRINCEFS, lyi-m. and up 22.00 HYDE PARK, IJ-^in. and up 45.00 VAUGHAN'S XXX, Florist mixed . . . 15.00 AMERICA, IH-in. and up 10.00 1000 AUGUSTA, 1 J^-in. and up $10.00 CHICAGO WHITE, IJ^-in. and up. . 25.00 MRS. FRANK PENDLETON, l^-in and up 85.00 PRIMULINUS SUNBEAM, IJ^-in. and up per 100, $18.00 Good, mixed 8.50 CALADIUMS 100 1000 5-7 inch $1.75 $15.00 7-9 inch 3.50 30.00 100 1000 9-11 inch $0.00 $55.00 12-inoh and up 14.00 125.00 Full Line ot Spring Bulbs on hand. Can give your order prompt service CHICAGO VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE newyork rtlt-iin^;. please mention The Exclmii^: The World's Handsomest Dahlia JohnWanamaker Awarded first prizft^Jforlbest Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful pink, large size, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching habit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous bloomer. William A. Finger, in sending us an order for "John Wana- maker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker' at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say it Is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be in every collection." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, field-grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 per doz., $50.00 per 100. Retail price, $1.00 each. Send for our catalogue and wholesale list. PEACOCK~DAHLIA rFARMS, Berlin, NEW JERSEY Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensis, red . . 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet. . 1.25 10.00 A. Henderson & Co. 211 N. State St., Chicago, 111. Seedsmen | s. M. ISBELL & CO. PRIMROSE XX SEED XX Improved Chinese Fringed. Finest grown. Many colors mixed. 650 seeds 81.00; half pkt. 50c.: per 1000 $1.25; colors separate also. PRIMULA Kewensls. Sweet Yellow. Dwt. 20c. PRIMULA Malacoldes. Giant Baby. 20c. CALCEOLARIA. Dwarf giant spotted. Pkt. SOc. CINERARIA. Large B. dwarf; 1000 seeds, 60o. SNAPDRAGON. Giant white, pink or mixed, 20o. PANSY, Giants. Mixed. Fine; critically selected. 6000 seeds $1.00; }i pkt. SOc, o». J3.00. Cash. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown. Pa. Wht-n ordertnK. iiIphhp m..nn..i. rif Kai-hapge Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen Stecher Lithographic Company Dept. S ROCHESTER, N. Y. When orderlpg. pleflsp mention The Rxfhange Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick', witn illustrated book, mailed postpaid by manufacturers upon receipt of 40 cents in postage. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN* Trade Marl Wben ordering, please mention The Excbanee JACKSON, MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN. CUCUMBER. TOMATO Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermtlon^ Sweet Com. Corresportdenee Solicited. Whop ordering, pleaag mention Tbo Birbang** Contract Growers OF Peppei, Egg Plant, Kale, Okra, Radish, Tomato, Spinach, Turnip, Sweet Corn, Field Corn Stokes Seed Farms, inc., Moorestown, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 97th YEAR J.BOLGIANO&SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds, Onion Sets, Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. Chicago Seed Trade The seedsmen had another week of good retail trade that is prolonged by continued cool weather. If the weather does not turn too warm the May business will to a large extent amend for the slow trade of March and April. The rush continues at Vaughan's Seed Store, and from present indications will last throughout the month. Quite a re- markable feature of the trade is that the sale of tender bedding and vegetable plants has followed so quickly on the sales of nursery stock and hardy peren- nials that there was not a day lost in the intermission. With a full line of pot grown Roses for outdoor planting, as well as Geraniums and I'ansies, the store is ablaze with flowering plants and is one of the brightest spots in the loop. At Winterson's Seed Store the past week showed an unusual improvement in counter trade. The lateness of the season affords a splendid opportunity to dispose of all nursery stock in cold storage. A full line of Pansies in baskets. Geraniums and other bedding plants in bloom gives the store and its surroundings an attrac- tive appearance. John Deguan, the manager, says that if the weather doesn't get too warm through May it will be a "bang up" sea-son. A. Henderson & Co. are having a good demanrfl for Boxwoods in various sizes. Galadiums and Tuberoses are in good de- mand for fill in trade at various seed stores throughout the country. D. D. P. Roy has had a good season in the sale of nursery stock and is highly satisfied with his first season in business. An importation of various lines of stock is due on the S. S. Ryndam, that reached New York on Friday. Henry Field, Shenandoah, la., presi- dent of the Henry Field Seed Co., has purchased the site of the old Mormon village of Manti, near Shenandoah, pay- ing $150 an acre for a five-acre wooded tract on which he will erect a Summer home, and will leave the rare beauty of the spot untouched save for the erec- tion of his home. The tliirty-fourth annual convention of the American Seed Trade Association to be held in Chicago, June 20 to 22, is having the attention of the seedsmen of the city. From present indications there will be a large attendance. Connecticut Seed Notes S. F. Wdllard, pre.sident of Comstock, Ferre & Co., Wethersfield, read a paper before the Wethersfield Business Men's Association on the "History of the Seed Trade in America." It was brought out that this firm is one of three of the old- est seed houses in this country, being pio- neers in the business. Some sixty odd years ago it was the practice of the seedsmen along about February or March to load up a wagon with seed, hitch up a couple - -TO THE TRADE- HENRY MEHE, Quedlinburg, Germany ^^~^^^^ (EeUblished \n 1787) Grower aod),Ezporter on the very larftest scale of aU CHOICE VEGETABLE, ELOWER and EARM SEEDS Specialties: Beana, BeeU. Cabbages, Carrots. Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, lycttuoos. Onions, Peat. Radishes, SpiDach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams. Begonias, Carnations. CincrftriAs, Gloziniaj, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primula, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenaa, Zioaiaa, etc. Catalogue free on applicatioD, HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mUed). The moat perfect and most beautiful in the world, S6.00 per oz., S1.75 per K os., Sl.OO per H o* Poetas« paid. Cash with order. All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast ftrounds, and ar* warranted true to name, of strongest growth, Bnest stocks and best quality I also grow largely seeds on contract. Burpee's Seeds Gladioli PHILADELPHIA '~ ' ' ^ Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed only to these who plant for profit Wbt'D orderlnir. pleuHe mpntton Th^ Rzrtiince Burnett Bros. SEEDSMEN Catnloguc on application 98 Chambers Street, NEW YORK CITY Wben orderlnr. please mentloa Tbe ExcUanjcc Catalogue now ready JOHN LEWIS CHILDS.Inc, FLOWERFIELD. L. I., N. Y. Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Cal. Sweet Pea and Nasturtiom Specialists Whnlps^i!.- Cri.wpr^ ..f lull l.ut ..f Flovsrer and Garden Seeds Wbeo ordering, please meotloD Tbe Bxcbuice 1170 The Florists^ ExchangS MICHELL'S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS The plants we offer are of unusual vigor and exceptionally fine quality of For full descriptioD Wholesale Price'List, aod complete list see our which is free on application Doz. 100 ACHILLEA Boule de Nelge S0.85 S6.00 Cerise Queen 85 6.00 Eupatorium 85 6.00 ACONITUM Lycoctonum 1.50 10.00 Sparks' Variety 1.60 10.00 .^GOPODIUM Podagrarla va- rieftata 1.00 7.00 ANCHUSA Myosotidaeflora 1.75 2.50 ANEMONE Pennsylvanica 1.00 7.00 ARMERIA Maritima splendens .85 6-00 ARTEMISIA Abrotanum 85 6.00 Lactifolia 1.50 10.00 Pedemontana 85 6.00 Stellariana 85 6.00 ASCLEPIAS Incarnata 1.00 7.00 ASTERS. In 10 varieties Cata- logue for prices. ASTILBE Ceres. Each 25c 2.S0 Davidii 1.60 10.00 Grandis 2.00 12.50 Juno. Each 25c 2.50 Salmon Queen. Each 25 2.50 Vesta. Each 25c 2.50 BAPTISIA Australis 1.00 7.00 Tinctoria 1.00 7.00 BOLIONIA Asteroidea 85 6.00 CVLIMERIS Incisa 1.50 10.00 CALTIIA Palustris 1.00 7.00 CA r.\NANCIIE Cserulea 1 .00 7.00 C:ENTAUREA Oealbata 1.20 8.00 Macrocephala 1.20 8.00 CEPIIALARIA Alpina 1.50 10.00 CIIELONE Lyonii 1.50 10.00 CIMICIFUGADahurica 1.50 10.00 Racemosa 1.25 8.00 Simplex. Each 25c 2.50 17.50 CLEMATIS Recta 1.50 10.00 Recta fl. pi 2.50 17.50 CORONILLA Varia 1.00 7.00 DELPHINIUM Belladonna 1.50 11.00 Belladonna Semi-Plena 2.00 15 00 Capri 3.00 22.50 K. Th. Caron 2.50 20.00 La Martine 2.00 14.00 Theodora 2 00 14 00 Doz. DIANTHUS Deltoides S0.90 DIELYTRA Formosa 1.25 DIGITALIS Lanata DORONICUM Caucasicum. . .. 1.25 Plantaiiineum E.\ce!sum 1.25 ECIIINOPS Splia-roceohalus, . . 1.50 ERIGERON Intermedium 1.50 ERYNGIUM Planum 1 .50 FITNKIA Cairulea ,85 Minor Alba 1.00 GALEGA Hartlandi 1.00 GENTIANA Andrews! 1.25 GERANIUM Fremont! 1.00 Plarvpetalum 1.00 GEUM Mrs. Bradshaw 1 ,50 GYPSOPHILA Cerastoides 100 Paniculata 85 Paniculata fl. pi 2.00 Renens 1 .00 HELENIUM Hoonesl 1.00 HELIANTHUS Miss Mellish 85 Orftyalis 85 HEPATICA Triloba 1 25 HIBISCUS Moscheutos 90 Mallow Marvels, Mixed 2.00 HYPERICUM Adpressum 90 INliLA Ensifolia 1.00 IRIS. German. Mixed 60 Japanese. Mixed 1.00 KUDZU VINE 1.50 LINUM Perenne 1.00 Perenne Album 1.00 LUPINUS Moerheiml 2.50 Polyphvllus. Blue 1.50 Polyphyllus. White 1.50 LYCHNIS Viscaria Splendens.. 1.25 LYTHRUM Alatum 1.50 Brightness 1.50 Rose Queen 1.50 Roseum .Superbum 1.00 MONARD A Fistulosa Alba 90 Violacea Superba 85 ONOPORDON Robert Bruce. . . 1.50 Tauricum 1.50 $6.00 S.OO 8.00 8.00 10.00 1000 10,00 600 7.00 7.00 8,00 7,00 7.00 10,00 7,00 6,00 16.00 7.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 S.OO 6.00 15.00 6,00 8.00 4.00 6.00 10.00 7.00 7.00 17.,50 10.00 10.00 S.OO 10.00 10.00 10.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 10.00 10.00 PENTSTEMON Digitalis PHLOX, 34 varieties. See catalogue for prices. PHYSOSTEGIA Virginica..,, Virginica Alba 1 POPPY Orientale. In variety. . Orientale, Perry's White . . . POTENTILLA Formosa Doz. 51.00 .85 .85 1.50 2.50 1.00 100 2.00 2.00 1.00 .85 2.50 1 50 1.00 1. 00 1.20 1.20 1.20 .90 .90 1.00 1.50 1,00 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.50 1.25 2.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.25 1.25 1.00 .85 1.50 100 $7.00 6.00 6.00 10.00 17.50 7.00 PRIMULA Acaulis. Double lilac Acaulis. Double white Polyanthus 1 Veris 15.00 15.00 7.00 PULMONARIA AugustifoUa Azurea Saccharata Maculata RUDBECKIA Autumn Sun Rays of Gold 10.00 7.00 7.00 SALVIA Uliginosa 8 00 Virgata Nemorosa 8 00 SAPONARIA Caucasica SEDUM Acre 8.00 Album Sexangulare Spectabilis 6.00 7.00 10 00 Spectabills. Pink Stahli 7.00 7 00 SENECIO Wilsonianus SILENE Schafta 7 00 SOLIDAGO Canadensis STATICE Tatarica 7.00 7 00 TH.-VLICTRUM. In variety ... . THERMOPSIS CaroUniana, . . . TRITOMA Quartiniana TROLLIUS Caucasicus. Orange Globe Europseus Japonicus '* Excelsior " VALERIANA Coccinea 10,00 8.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Coccinea Alba 8 00 VERONICA Virginica Alba VINCA Minor. Blue 7,00 6 00 Minor Aurea 10,00 HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 518 Market street Philadelphia When ordering, please mention Tlif Excbaui.'.- Anglin^aWalshCo. 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 'Phone. Pranklln M7 Carnation and Chrysanthemum n--i„J f-.ii' __ Send for complete list of KOOted lUttingS varieties and prices Asparagus Plumosus Seedlings Nice, strong stock, $1,00 per 100, $8,00 per 1000; at $7,50 per 1000 in 5000 lots; 3}i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Begonias for Bedding Vernon, Luminosa, Semperflorens. From 2U'-in. pots, S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. Cannas— All Varieties From 3-in. pots, S3.00 per 100. S25.00 per 1000. King Humbert, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. ColeUS Rooted Cuttings Verschaflfeltii, Golden Bedder, Golden Queen, Beckwith's Gem, and many other good varieties. Rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 1000; 2Ji-in. pots, S2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cyclamen 2},i-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Dracaena Indivisa 2;4-in. pots, S3.00; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 3".4-in. pots, S7.00 per 100. Ferns For Ferneries, in best assortment. 214-in., $3.00 per 100. iqo lOOO Boston S4.00 $35.00 Elegantisslma 6.00 50.00 Whitman! 5.00 ^0.00 Scottii 5.00 40.00 Roosevelt 5.00 40,00 Teddy, Jr 6.00 50.00 English Ivy 2!.i-in. pots, S2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Verbenas 2ii-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Bouvardias 2i4-m. pots, $5.00 per 100, $40,00 per 1000. Snapdragon All colors, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. GOOD Dracaena Indivisa From 4 and 5-inch pots, $15.00 and $25.00 per 100. Cash with order JAMES HORAN & SON FLORISTS BRIDGEPORT, CONN. When ordering, please mention The Ercbange See ads. under "Classified Ad. Dept." Per 100 VERBENAS, in 2}^m pots. . , .$2.00 PETUNIAS. May 10th, 2}^in. pots 2,00 SALVIAS. Good stock, 3-in. pots. 4.00 Cash. JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM, Delaware, 0. When orderlDf, please [Dentloa Tbe Bxchasf* SOUTHERN STATES— Continued S. Arai, the former manager of the Alvin Japanese Nursery Co. is now lo- cated on a piece of ground near Alvin and will continue in business, taking care of the business developing from the man.v friends that he made while manager of the Alvin Japanese Co. Edward Teas is building a new green- house to care for that branch of his busi- ness requiring greenhouse stock. Mv. Teas has had many "good sized jobs this Spring, including the grounds around the H, C. Burt residence. His niethod and carefulness in handling these plantings is bound to reflect great credit to him and insure future success. C. L. B. New Orleans, La. Our annual McDonogh celebration was held Friday, May 5. Nearly every florist was busy with bouquets or other flower offerings for the monument. During the week there has been a considerable amount of funeral work. The Orchid Store moved to the nur- sery on Canal st. near the cemeteries. This is a very favorable situation for a florist. "The Flower Shop" has been kept busy this week with decorations for weddings, dances and luncheons. The dancing schools held an entertainment this week and Mr. Schuerman of the Flow-er Shop had the decorations. Each little dancer carried a gold basket artistically arranged with Sweet Peas. Metairie Ridge Nursery Co. has been kept busy beautifying the park and grounds of the West End. This work will soon be completed. Garden Contest The Nature Study Club of the New Orleans Normal School is going to have its Third Annual Garden contest. This is to encourage the "city beautiful" movement. All schools are to co-operate in promoting this movement. The contest will he held this second Friday in May and all participants must have their ex- hibits ready for display on that day. There will be three classes of exhibits; flowers, plants and vegetables. A prize will be offered in each class. A first prize will also be offered for the best CANNA FIREBIRD The best scarlet green-leaved Ganna. A grand companion to King Humbert. [[K^=oYou will be asked for It through the •^S? spring months. Is your order booked? From 3-Inch pots. 3S HOR $S,00 Write for Prices on larger lots. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 31-33 W.Raodolph St., Chicago 43 Barclay St. New York Greenlioases: Weslero Spriags, lU. Chrysanthemums Oconto and Chieftain. 2H-tn., strong plants, $4.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-iii., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2-m., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave.. SyraouM.N.Y. ^'hpn orderlne. dIpssp mention Tht* Rrohantt'e Hydrangea Otaksa In bud and bloom 5 to 10 flowers on plants, S6.00 per doz. TRANSPLANTED CUTTINGS $15.00 per 1000. Paul Brummer, Junction Ave. & Hunt St., CORONA, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange May 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1171 MAMMOTH AUCTION SALES of Rose Bushes, Rhododendrons, Evergreens, Boxwoods, Shrubs uml Bulbs, etc. IMPORTED FROM HOLLAND TWO SALES =^='^^aV?Po^>Lr»'' ^■'^^ TWO SALES The MacNiff Horticultural Company, 52, 54 and 56 Vesey St., New York When ordi^rlug. please mention The E^ichaiige My Winter Orchid-Flowering SWEET PEAS were the best payinft crop with many thousandsof^owers who had purchased our seed in time. They have received the highest awards at the Nat. Flower Shows in P^ladelphia and New York; the Gold Medal of Honor at San Francisco and the Gold Medfll in San Diego World's Fair. New list of over 50 best comnierclal Tarietle^ will be mailed In June. If you are not already on our book, send in your name. I am the originator of the largest number of Winter-Orchid Sweet Peas, ever seen or ehown. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, - Lompoc, Cal. Sweet Pea Ranch When orderinp. pli- Tlu' ExcliHHge SOUTH3BRN STATES— Continned school yard. The judges will be repre- sentative citizens. The points to be con- sidered in awarding prizes will be quality, quantity, variety, arrangement. Realizing that school work is eEEective only in so far as it finds expression in the homes and lives of the children the club wishes especially to encourage the child's home garden. With this end in view the oliib invites children to make home gar- dens. To every child having an excellent home garden, flower or vegetable, a blue ribbon will be awarded at the public ex- ercises on the day of the garden contest. M. B. Louisville, Ky. There has been an improvement in business so far this May as compared with the corresponding period of last sea- son. The lateness of the Spring caused a big rush of outdoor work at a time when most bedding should have been completed. Funeral work has been fairly good. Kentticky Society of Florists The Kentucky Society of Florists held an interesting meeting on the even- ing of May 3. At this meeting it was de- cided to endeavor to arrange a joint meet- ing of the Indiana Society and the Ken- tucky Society to be held in the Falls Cities, probably in October. It is thought t-hat the two organizations meeting either at New Albany, Ind., or Louisville, would bring a large number of florists together, and bring out many interesting points. A Ways and Means Committee, composed of of August R. Baumer, Louis Kirch and Joe Able, was appointed to take the mat- ter up with the Indiana organization, and report back at a later meeting. Arrange- ments have also been made to go ahead with the plans to get the florists out in the State interested in the organization. William Alann delivered a very interest- ing talk on the recent flower shows at Philadelphia and New York, in which he gave descriptions of what he saw. On account of the absence of Herman Klein- starink. Jr., president of the association, the meeting was presided over by his father H. Kleinstarink, who was formerly president. Probably one of the most interesting matters which will come up at the June meeting of the society will be a discussion concerning the annual shows of flowers made in connection with the State Fair, which is held in September. A number of the local growers have been indepen- dently showing at the fair for several years. The Louisville Florists' Bowling Club has decided to postpone its Friday even- ing meetings until next Fall "as the weather is too hot in Louisville during the Summer months to encourage bowl- ing, which is a rather warm pastime. Sim^s Hybrid Yellow Polyanthus (Giant English Primrose) Gold Medal awarded at Philadelphia This is the best selling novelty in years. They make charming pot plants for Easter and are indispensable for cutting. They bloom from December to May. J ii^V i Kjl^Aft^tL jk •^ '■ifj ^g|f|yyjji>sw> i msw tr k^X -^ ^ "< r^ V* k 9*r i p Am- \- — C" V. Stock is limited. Strong divisions for May delivery. Prices: 100 $10.00 500 $35.00 1000 $50.00 William Sim CLIFTONDALE, MASS. 6-inch pot, 30 spikes Saul M. Rosenfeld, representing the ribbon and novelty house of Wertheimer Bros., New Xork, is scheduled to arrive in the city the latter part of this week, and Julius Dillhoff, representing the rib- bon house of Schloss Bros., New York, has advised the trade that he will be in the city shortly. Ajiders Rasmussen, the New Albany, Ind., grower, reports that he is through building for the time being, and that this season little will be done with the excep- tion of renewing many of the old wooden benches with concrete benches such as have been placed in all of the newir house. Little building will he started this season in the Falls Cities district on acount of the high cost of material. Mr. itasmussen reports that stock is in fine sliape and he is cutting many Roses of all kinds. H. Kleinstarink is rushed with bedding work this year, and reports that there has been no letup in the rush. Following Easter, orders began coming in for lawn work, etc., and all hands have been busy. On account of the European war and the big improvement in business people ■now have money to beautify their prop- erty and the rush this year is larger than ever before. Mr. Kleinstarink is cutting many Lilies which were late for Easter. Gladioli and Carnations. Roses are in good shape. C. B. Thompson & Co. had a handsome family order for the funeral of Louis Barkhouse, a retired distiller and capi- talist. Part of the order consisted of a handsome pall of Roses and Lilies. The company also had the commencement bou- quets for the annual commencement of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium. (Continued on page 1173) 5-inch pot, 22 spilces When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just what you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFL\ in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra prima long white broad Majunga, Ist quality Majunga and 1st quality Tamatave. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper of all Sundries Cable Address: ^* Vaporizing" London \Vt,.-n ,.n).' T ■ ti t \'-n English Ivy Fine, strong 2-inch stock, S3.00 per 100, J25.00 per 1000. HENRY ENGLER 4651 Lancaster Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WheD ordeiiof, please mcQtIOD Tbe Exchaoge SALVIA splcndcns. 4-in. pots, ST.OO per 100. KING Ill'MBERT CANNAS. 4-in. pou, lO-in. tnll. »■> CX) |>.T 100. Dl STY MILLER. 2i.-in poU. »2.00 per 100. GERMAN IVY. 21,-111. poU, »2.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprcnftcrl. 3-in. poU, t3.S0 per 100. AGERATtTM. 3-in. pols, $3 50 per 100. MATTHEWS I VARRfY, '^l^^l^S^^l'i. Wb>'a orderlDff, please mentloo Tb» exchange 1172 The Florists' Exchange Craig Quality Cyclamen PRIZE WINNING STOCK Our Cyclamen are conceded to be the best strain in all colors. 75,000 ready for immediate delivery. From 2>2-inch pots, at $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Robert Craig Company 4900 Market Street Philadelphia, Pa. Branch, NORWOOD, PA. When oitlering. please mTttion Tbe Exchange o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o o o I Miscellaneous Stock 1 i FOR FLORISTS I 0 o ? ASPAHAGUS Sprcngeri, 2-in.. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; S-in., $5.00 per 100. ? i BEGONIAS. Gracilis, Lununosa, Prima Donna, $2.50 per 100; Argentea ^ 1 Guttata, Marjorie Daw, Mad. de Leseeps, Rubra, Alba Piota Rosea, ^ 4 $4.00 per 100. i o CARNATIONS. Pink Enchantress, Rose Pinlc Enchantress, Philadelphia. o o $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. i o ENGLISH IVY, 4-in. pots, 3 ft. tops, $12.00 per 100. o ? PETUNIA. Giant Ruffled and Rosy Morn, 2)^-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. ? X DISH FERNS. All standard varieties, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 1 a FERN, Teddy Jr., 2>i-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. i o KENTIA Belmoreana, 2M-in- POts, $9.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $14.00 pec 100. o I The Storrs & Harrison Co. 1 o o 0-0- Painesville, Ohio O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-Q. O-0-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- Vinca Variegala VINCA VARIEGATA. 3H-iiich. fine pl.ints. with leads and trail- ers. $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine and Castellane, SH- in., $6.00 per 100. These are fine, bushy plants, have been spaced out and well up in bud and bloom. MARGUERITES, white. 2H-in. pots, in bud and flowers, $3.00 per 100. SALVIA Splendens. 31-i-m. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash with order John R. Mitchell MADISON, NEW JERSEY Ready Now— A 1 Stock Per 100 ABUTILON Savitzii. 3-in $5.00 AGERATUM. White, Light and Darl£ Blue. 2-in '. 2 00 2}i-in 2.25 ALTERNANTHERAS. From soil, 4 beat Ifinds 1.00 ALYSSUM, Double. 2M-in 2.25 Little Gem Seedlings. BEGONIAS, Mlgnon. 2-in. .60 3.00 Lumlnosa. 2-in 3.50 COLEUS. 10 best varieties. 2-in 2.00 FEVERFEW. 2-in 2.00 FUCHSIAS. 3-in 5.00 GERANIUMS, Ivy. 2-in 2.00 3H-in 6.00 Rose. 2-in 2.00 3-in 5.00 Sallerol. 2-in 2 00 2M-in 2.25 HELIOTROPE. 2-in 2.00 3-in 2-in.. 5.00 2.00 5.00 Spring Stock Good Values per loo 3-in. PETUNIA and SALVIA Zurich $3.00 4-in. Ricard and Poitevine, and SALVIA Zurich 6.00 4-io. BUDDLEIA Magniflca 7.60 2M-in. BUDDLEIA Magnlfica and Asiatlca. 6.00 2M-in. SNAPDRAGON (mixed) and SAL- VIA Zurich 1.50 2)i-io. PLUMOSUS. Fine stoisk 2.50 Asters Open air grown seedlings of high quahty. Laven- der, Rose Pink, White, Light Pink and Purple of either Queen of the Market or Late Branch- ing. Parcel post, $3.00 per 1000; express. $2.50 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Laacaster, Pa. Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard DRACAENA Indivlsa. 3-in 4-in, $2.00 per doz. 6-in., $3.00 per doz. MARGUERITES, Single White. 2-in Single White, Rooted Cuttings Double White, Mrs. Sanders. 2-in NASTURTIUMS. 2}4-iu Rooted Cuttings SALVIA Seedlings. Splendens, Bonfire, Zurich SNAPDRAGONS. Rooted Cuttings. Sil- ver Pink and Phelps' White STOCKS. Transplanted, strong. Blood Red and Dark Violet SNAPDRAGONS, Phelps' White. 2-in. . . Silver Pink. 2-in VERBENAS. Transplanted seedlings STAR OF BETHLEHEM. Something new. 2-in 2K-in VINCAS. 2-in 2M-in 4-in PANSY PLANTS. $10.00 per 1000 OLSON & CO.,WhoIesale Plant Growers WEBSTER. MASS. Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Uie for Resultt 2.00 .75 2.50 2.00 .75 1.25 1.00 1.00 2.50 2.50 1.00 5.00 6.00 2.00 2.50 12.00 1.25 Alternanthera Rosea. Yellow and P. Major. $4.60 per 1000. Red and Yellow. 2 in., $2.00 per 100. AGERATUM, CUPHEA. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. COLEUS, Assorted. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Dusty Miller GYMNOCARPA. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE, Blue. 2 in.. $2.00 per 100. IRIS. German, Mixed; no separate colors. Divided. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. PRIMULA Obconica. Assorted. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire and Splendens. 2-iD.. $2.00 per 100. GIANT WHITE DAISY. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100 STEVIA. 2-in., $1.50 per 100. STOCKS. Mont Blanc. B. of Nice. Fine seed- lings, $5.00 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY. Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 750. per 100. AGERATUM. Gumey. PauUne. Star. 60o. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE. Blue. 75o. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds, 60o. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. SALVIA. Bonfire and Splendens. 7Sc. per 100. FUCHSIA. 6 kinds. $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. PETUNIA. Double, 10 kinds. Dreer'i, etc., $1.00 .per 100, $9.00 per 1000. SNAPDRAGON, Silver and White. $1.00 per 100. STEVIA. Dwarf. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Cash. Byer Bros., Chambersburg, Pa. v\'h^ii ordering, pleasp m-'TiD.in Th(? Exchange Carnations Strong Plants from Pots White Enchantress, Enchantress Supreme. Crimson Beauty. S3. 50 per 100; Alice, S7.00 per 100, Mrs. Lavvson, S3. 50 per 100. Geraniums In bud and bloom Beauty of Poitevine, John Doyle, S. A. Nutt, Alphonse Ricard, J. J. Harrison, Mme. Landry and La Favorite, Strong plants, from 3'-o-in. pots, S7.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. Vinca Variegata Strong plants from 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 3^2-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Cash with order. S. G. Benjamin, Fishkill, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Vinca Variegata 2-in. S2.00, 2K-in. S2.50. .i-in. S3.50 per 100, S18.00, $24.00, and S34.00 per 1000. PETUNIAS, STOCK VERBENAS, 3-in. $3 00 per 100. TOMATOES and SWEET PEPPERS, 2-in. $1.25 per 100. W. J. FREDERICK 29 Helderberg Avenue, SCHENECTADY, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Ready for May and June Delivery FRENCH H\T)RANGEAS. Mme. E.MoulUere, best white; and Gen. de Vlbraye best pinli, from 2i<-in. pots, at $4.00 per 100. ADIANTUM glorlosum. (Improved Hardy Farleyense). from IK-in. pots, at $8.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS in Fiats. In all the beet mar- ket varieties, ready June I5th. Let me quote you. THOS. P. CHRISTENSEN, Short HlUs, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Excbance Carnations POT PLANTS r Benora Eureka British Triumph Enchantress Supreme Lady Northcliff Matchless White Wonder From 2-inch pots $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Enchantress Lady Bountiful Pink Winsor White Winsor From 2-inch pots $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 Chrysanthemums ROOTED CUTTINGS Thanksgiving Queen, Unaka, Dolly Dimple, Elise Papworth, Intensity, Golden Dome, John Shrimpton, Lynnwood Hall, Patty, Yellow Eaton, Unaka. S3.00 per 100, S20.00 per 1000 Autumn Glory, Ada Spaulding, Culling- fordil. Dr. Enguehard, Early Snow, Golden Glow, Geo. Kalb, Glory of the PaciBc, H. W. Rieman, Money Maker, Maud Dean, Mon- rovia, Mrs. J. Jones, Miss Alice Byron, Mrs. Baer, Major Bonnaffon, Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Robt. Halllday, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon, W. H Lincoln and Timothy Eaton. S2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. CANNAS IN 30 VARIETIES From 3M-in. pots, etrong plants, $6.00 and 88.00 per 100. Miscellaneous Plants Ready for Immediate Sales Size pots ALYSSUM 2).i-in. ACHYRANTHES, 5 sorts 2>i-in. ABUTILON Savitzii 2}i-in. AGERATUM, Blue and White 2>i-in. AGERATUM. Blue and White 3H-in. ALTERNANTHERAS 2}i-in. AMPELOPSIS Veitchil 3 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 3 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 4 -in. BEGONIAS, Erfordll. Vernon. Crimson Bedder and Gracilis Rosea 2 - BEGONIAS, Varieties for Basket and Vases 2H- CUPHEA Platycentra 2Ji- COLEUS, All leadlna sorts 2Ji-i COLEUS. .\11 leading sorts 3 -i CENTAUREA Gymnocarpa 2' DRACAENA Indivlsa 4 DRACAENA Indivlsa 5 DRACAENA Indivlsa 7 -i ENGLISH rVY 4 FEVERFEW, Double White 2M-i FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. . . . 2M-i FUCHSIAS. Double and Single . .3H-i FORGET-ME-NOT 2M- GERANIUMS. Doubleand Single. . SJ^ Special Varieties 3H- Double and Single 2M- Fragrant Rose, etc 3H- HELIOTROPE 2>i-i HELIOTROPE 3H' rVY, German 2}^- LANTANAS, 6 varieties 2>i-i LEMON VERBENAS 3 -i LEMON VERBENAS 2i4- LOBELIA, New Double Blue 2Ji- LOBELIA, New Double Blue 3 - MOONVINE, True White 2>i- MOONVINE. True White 4 - PETUNIAS, Single Fringed 2H- SALVIAS 2>i-i SALVIAS 4 -i SWAINSONA Alba 2M-i STEVIA Compacta 2 Ji- ' TRADESCANTIA 2i4- VINCA Variegata and Elegans 3 ■ VINCA Variegata and Elegans 4 • VINCA Variegata and Elegans 2M- SEND FOR CATALOGUE 100 $3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 8.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 15.00 25.00 40.00 8.00 3.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 7.00 8.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 3.0C 5.00 4.00 10.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 Wood Brothers Fishkill, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exebange Mav 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1173 Preparedness Our Special Bargain Offer of Bulbs Prices less 5% tf cash accompanies order Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ears) 100 1000 6 to 8 in $1.00 $7.50 8 to 10 in 2.00 17.50 10 to 12 in 4.50 40.00 12 to 13 in 7.50 60.00 Monsters, mciusuring 13 in. and upward in circuin., 25 in a case 12.00 CANNAS CHEAP TO CLOSE AH at $1.50 per 100; $14.00 per 1000 Red-Flowering, Green Foliage Cannas A. Bouvier. 5 ft. Dark crimson. Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crim- son. Crimson Redder. 3 ft. Intense scarlet. Bronze-Leaved Red-Flowering Cannas ' King Humbert. 5 ft. Urange scarlet. Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy foliage. Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orjinge colored. Cannas, White and Cream Shades Mont Blanc. 3J2 ft. Almost a pure white. Pink-Flowering Cannas Martha Washington. 3 ft. Rosy Pink. HYACINTHUS CANDICANS (Summer Hyacinth) Large bulbs. $1.60 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. MADEIRA Large bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $16.00 per 1000 TUBEROSES Double Pearl. Selected bulbs. 4 to 6 in. in oircum., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 6 to 8 in. in cir- cum., $1.75 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. CINNAMON VINES Bulbs, 6 to 10 in., $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000 CALLAS, SPOTTED LEAF (Rlchardia albo-maculata) Very free Summer-blooming variety, $2.75 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. GLADIOLUS 100 1000 America. The fiowers are of immense size, of the most beautiful flesh- pink color. Top Roots $1.50 $12.00 First Size, IX in. and up 1.25 10.00 Augusta. One of the best florists* white Gladioli. First size bulbs, XX, IH in. and up. 1.50 12.00 Selected bulbs, X. IH to IH in 1.25 10.00 Baron Hulot. One of the finest blue Gladioli yet seen. It is a rich, deep color of an indigo shade. . . . 1.75 15.00 Brenchleyensis. Fiery scarlet. First size bulbs, XX, 15^ to 2 in 1.35 12.00 Second size, X, 1 to IJi in 1.25 10.00 Mrs. Francis King. Flowers of the most brilliant, soft scarlet. A characteristic of these flowers is the brilliant eSect under artificial light. 1.50. 12.00 Niagara. In color the flowers are a delightful cream shade with the two lower inside petals or segments blending to canary yellow. The throat is splashed with carmine, and the lower ends of the outside petaU are also blushed with carmine 3.75 35.00 Princeps. Color rich crimson, with broad, white blotches across the lower petals 1.75 15.00 Pinl£ Beauty. One of the earliest va- rieties. The spike is slender and pro- duces a large number of medium- sized flowers, open at one time on the spike. The color is deep rose, with a deep crimson blotch in the throat 1.75 15.00 Prices on other bulbs or seeds upon application. HARRY A. BUNYARD CO., Inc. The Uptown seed Score 40 West 28th Street New Yorli City When ordering, please mention The Exchange SOUTHERN STATES {Cuntinut'd from payc 1171) W. 1.. Skoplund, a landscape pariloiior of Miilway. Ky.. i-eccnlly coinplotod a nice contract on the (Sslalc of K. 1 >. Alexander. The contract included ttn' plantiuK of KI.IKM) Kusc bu.'ilies. (IiMirj^c K. Hays, president of the Iviiuis- ville Seed Co.. wa,s recently eU'Ctcd vice- president of the I.onisville Rotary C'luU at a big dinner iudd at the Hotel Henrv Wntterson. (J. I), f. Washington, D. C. stork is plrntifiil. (_'aniations arc tu be had at any price ; some sell for as low as if'2 [ler 1110; one store had a sign in the \vindow selling Carnations for 15c. a dozen. There is a ;;lut on Roses, also Sweet Peas. Violets are a thing of the past. Lilac is about over but Dogwood is at its best. Iris, both Spanish and German, are in. There are considerable Gladioli on the market. Marche is cut- ting some especially line Emperor Daf- fodils and they find ready sale. He is also cutting some line America Gladicdi. Bedding stock is advertised by some of the stores at 75c. a dozen. Outdoor Valley is at its best and brings from 50c. to $1 per 100. The first Peonies made their appearance this week at the Leo Niessen Co, They solil for $12.50 per 100. They also have sonic fine late double white Lilac. Lloyd .Tcnkins, president of the Flo- rists' Club, appointed the following com- mittee to make arrangements for the annual outing : Wm, Earnest. O. A. C Oehmler. Geo. Shaffer, Wm. Marche. Edw. Schmid. The committee will meet this week and fleterminc where and when the outing will take place. The annual horse show is on and calls for quite a few corsages. O. A. C. O. Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly particulars as to forthcoming exhibitions.) Amherst, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture. In connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 3-28, 1916. Bar Harbor, Me. — Amer. S. Pea Scc.'s annual show, July 14-15. Sec'y H. A. Bunyard. Chicagfo, HI. — American convention of Garden Clubs, June, 1917. Oreenwlch, Conn. — Fall flower, fruit and vegetable show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. 1916. Hartford, Conn, — Summer show of the Connecticut Hort. Soc, June 27-2S. Iiewiston, Me. — Annual flower show of Lewiston and Gardeners' Union, Aug. 24 and 25. Mamaroneck, H. T. — Summer show of the Westchester and Palrfleld Horti- cultural Society, June (date to be fixed). Mount KlBCO, N. T. — Fall show of the Northern Westchester County Hort. and Agri. Soc, Oct. 27-29. Sec'y, A. G. Ross, Annandale Farm. Hew Tork. — The General Federation of Women's Clubs, 7th Regiment Armory, May 24, will have an exhibit of orna- mental and shade tree work In public parks and on private estates. Com- munications may be directed to Miss Mira L. Dock, chairman of the visit- ing committee of the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Fayette, Pa. New York. — International Apple Ship- per's Ass'n. Aug. 2. Hew Tort, H. T.— Amer. Dahlia Soc's annual show, Sept. 26-28, in Engineer- ing Bldg., 26 W. 39th st. Sec'y J. H. Dick. Hew York. — Fall exhibit Horticultural Society of New York at Museum of Natural History, Nov. 9-12. Sec'y Geo. V. Nash, Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. T. Hew York. — Pelham Bay Park. — Inter- national Garden Club's flower show, June 1-4. Secretary of the club. Miss Harriet Johnstone, 162 E. 36th St., New York City; show manager. Mr. Arthur Harrington. Providence, R. I. — Rhode Island Horti- cultural Society's Summer show, June 16. Providence. R. I. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Sept. 12 and 13. Providence, R. I. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Nov. 14 and 15. Syracnse, H. Y. — N. Y. State Fair, Sept. 11-16. Get After the June Wedding Business! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1190, this issue. \ Special Offer in Roses AND A GOOD LINE OF COMMERCI.\L PLANTS, CUT- TINGS, SEEDS AND BULBS, FOR IMMEDIATE PL.VNTING ^«r=~^I STAND BACK OF EVERY ORDER -SHIPPED. SATISFACTION^::^^ l^K"^ GUARANTEED IS MY WAY OF DOING BUSINESS ' ^^W ROSES. Strong, 3-in., at 2'4-in. prices: Ophelia, Shawyor, Scott Key, White and Pink Klllnrncys. Anron Ward and othors, at tl.''>.00 per lUU. S12U.UU |Rr KXX). RO.SK.S. StronK 4-in.. in bud, own root, fine for plantins out or forcinu: Aaron Ward. Iladley, Cecil Bruniier. Arenberfi, Mrs. Taft, Klllarncy Brilliant, FIrcflame. $2.50 per dox., SIj.OO per 100. ROSES from :Pj-iii. potM. own root, tine for plantinK out or forcing: Iladley, Kalserin Augusta Victoria, lillllnftdon. Pink Klllarncy, Richmond, S^.W per doz., »S 00 per IDU. Asparagus Plumosus ScedHnes. | SSOO per lUOO; in 50OO lots at »7.50 per j 10(K): in 2}i-in. »3.00 per 100, J25.00 per 10f«. j Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va- rietifM, Prices on application. FERNS — Continued 100 1000 Begoniais loo looo CHATELAINE. Strong seed- lings from soil t3.50 »30.00 2}-i-in S.OO 45.00 3-in 8.00 75.00 4-in 12.00 LORRAINE. 2>i->n 12.00 100.00 CINCINNATI. 2>i-in 15.00 135.00 MRS.J.A.PETERSON.2Ji-in. 25.00 200.00 REX. 2j4-in.. very best varie- ties, assorted 5.00 40 00 VERNON, LUMINOSA and SEMPERFLORENS White and pink. 2-in 2.00 18.50 BoUVardiaS. Excellent stock, ready May Ist and later. 100 1000 Red. 2"4-in »5.00 MO.OO Pink. 2;4-in 5.00 40.00 White. 2M-in 5 00 40.00 Carnations. From 2M-in. pots and from soil in best standard varieties at right price. Will quote you on applica- tion. Rooted 'Mum Cuttings The following are the best newer varieties of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 Early Frost »3.00 J25.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Best golden Thanksgiving yellow. . 16.00 130.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Golden Chadwick 3.00 25.00 White Chadwlck 3.00 25.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwlck 3.00 25.00 ; Oconto. Best early white, to I follow Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Unaka, Alice Byron, Balfour, Apple- ton, Bonnaffon. Roman Gold, Chryso- lora, Chas. Razor, White BonnaSon, I Yellow Jones, Polly Rose, Dr. Engue- hard. Smith's Advance. Chieftain, Pa- cific Supreme, White and Pink Ivory, Seidewitz and other varieties, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Pompon 'Mums. Rooted Cuttings. A fine list of best varieties. $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Also a full list of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. ColeUS. Rooted Cuttings and 2-in. Golden Redder, Verscliaffeltll and all other best varieties, 85c. per 100, postpaid; $7.00 per 1000 by express collect. 2-in. in best varieties and mixed. $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. Cyclamen. very best strain and colors; fine plants. -Xmas Red. Pink, , Salmon, Pure White, White with Eye, Dark Glowing Red. 2M-in.. $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000: 3-in., $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Dahlias. 2-in., choicest varieties for cut iiowers. Send for list of varieties. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Daisies. Two best Winter cut flower varieties. . 100 1000 Boston Yellow. Strong 3H-in. bushy plants. 25 for $4.00, $12.00 per 100; 2M-in »6.00 -Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Giant White-flowering. Root- ed Cuttings 2.00 15.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 26.00 3)^-in 10.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.75 15.00 Single White. Best variety tor pots; large flowering. 2H-in. 5.00 Dracaena IndlWsa. strong, trans- planted seedlings, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; 2,4-in., $3.00: 3-in., $5.00; 31. -in.. $7.00; 4-in.. $15.00; 6-ui., $25.00. Ferns. Table Ferns. In 100 1000 best varieties. 2H-'m 13.00 3-in 6.00 Boston Ferns. 2>i-in *0Q $35.00 Roosevelt, WhItmanI com- pacts. Schobtell. Scottll. All 2)i-in 5.00 40.00 •Pho Ivy Elegantlsslma Improved and Elegantisslma compacta. 2«-in $6.00 150.00 Teddy, Jr 5.00 45.00 Table Fern Seedlings. In tiest varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per flat; 5 Oats, $1.76 per flat; 10 flats, $1.00 per flat. Shipped in or out of flaU. Geraniums, s. a. nuh. Ricard, Jean Ol>erle. Poltevlnc, Mad. .Sallcrol; al^'i otliLT varii'tics. Strung, 2,'4-iii. pot plants. $.i.(X) per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Strong, 33^-in. plants of the following at $700 per 100: Mmc. Buchncr, Helen MIchell, S. A. Nutt. Poltevlne, Bertha Prescllly. Hydrangeais. jt.-in.otaksa.and beat French varieties. $4.00 per 100, $.i5.00 per 1000. German. R. 0. Portr »«> l«» paid 10.90$ 8.00 2i,i-in 3.00 26.00 Palms in all sises. Fine at')':k. Write for prices. Pansies. ficM grown, in bud and bloom, mixed colors, fine strain, large phints 1.25 10.00 Extra large plants 2.00 15.00 Roses. 1000 J. J. L. Mock, 2-yr.-old, bench grown. Own root 10.00 1000 Mrs. Chas. Russell. 3->t.- old, bench grown 12.00 2^-in., grafted and own root, in all varieties, good, clean stock. Prices on application. Place your order now for replanting. c ., 100 1000 SmileiX. 2)i-in $3.00 $24.00 Snapdretgons. suver Pink. Giant White. GUnt Yellow. Clean liooted Cut- tings 2.00 15.00 silver Pink. Giant Yellow, „ „, ^ (;iant WWte. 2yi-in 400 35.00 Stevia. (DoubleandSingle) I'-in 2.50 20.00 Rooted Cuttings. Postpaid. . 1.50 7.50 Verbenas. 2>i-in.... 3.00 25.00 Seedlings. .Mixed 75 6.50 VinCa Varlegata. Root- ed cuttings. Postpaid 1.25 tf.OO Variegated. 2>i-in 3 00 25.00 2-in 2.00 18.00 3-in 6.00 3H-in., strong 8.00 75.00 4-in., 5 to 7 leads 9.00 4-in., 10 to 12 leads, heavy. . . 12.00 Cannas. a^n. pots. King Humbert 4.00 35.00 Rosea Gigantca 6.00 50.00 A. Canard 5.00 45.00 20 best standard varieties 3.00 25.00 Florence Vauglian. Bourler, Croiy. Rich. Wallace. Egandalc, Pres. Meyers. Pennsylvania and others. Gladiolus for Forcing First site. Long Island grown. .Sow ready. 100 1000 America $1.60 $10.00 Augusta 1.50 12.00 Hallcy. Salmon 2.50 20.00 Brenchleyensis. Scarlet. l..')0 11.00 Mav 2 00 18.00 Pcaci' "! SOO 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 75.00 .Mrs. Francis King 1.50 14.00 Light and White, Florteu Finest Mixture 1-76 14.00 New Crop Asparagus Seed* ASP.\R.\GtS Pluniosu* .Nanus iGr.-en- housc grown>. $3.00 per 1000; 4000 at $2.50 per 1000. Sprcngeri. 75c. per 1000. Lily Bulbs. I.et me quote you on GIganteum an 1 Formosum. There are none belter. Cold Storage Valley Pips, 250 to t eaae, $7.50 per case. ROMAN J. IRWIN, FARRAcuTii^n io8 W. 28th St., N. Y. 1174 The Florists' Exchange Nursery Stock f2r Florists' Trade FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, SMALL FRUITS. ROSES, CLEMATIS, PHLOX, PAEONIES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Extra Fine Selection of Rhododendrons, Azaleas. Pyramidal Box, Tree Roses, Chinese Magnolias, Koster's Spruce, Hemlock, Retinisporas, Junipers, Mugho Pine, Concolor Fir, Arborvits Pyramidalis and Hovey's Golden AMPELOPSIS Veitchii CALIFORNIA PRIVET BERBERIS Thunbergii and ROSA Setigera CLEMATIS Jackmanii TREE HYDRANGEAS Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, Geneva, N. Y. 70 YEARS lOOO ACRES \^"h^>Il, nrclprhie. pIphbp mt^nTlon TTip Rxplmng** California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Grown by the million as specialties and sold at prices that get your business and give you a profit. You go to a specialist in other lines of business; why not use the same judgment here ? A trial order will convince you why I always sell my stock. My customers are all pleased customers. All grades offered. Norway Spruce A. IS D Norway Maples A block of each, all specimen trees, on ground that I wish to clear. In ordering from rae you take no chances; all grades are guaranteed. Price lists now ready. The Robbinsville Nurseries C. A. BENNETT. Prop. ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange KOSTER (Si. CO. HOLLANDIA NURSERIES BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Headquarters for First-Class NURSERY STOCK Resident U. S. Representative: A. J. PANNEVIS, - - Flushing, New York Whfiii orderinK- please m-'ntlon The Exctiange The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND When orderluK. please mention The Eschaage VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFBRKD BT Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. When ordering, please mention Tbe Eichnage We have the following first class trees, well rooted and nice tops, that we quote in quantity to the trade only Norway Maple Cal. Per 100 2M to 3 in $135.00 3 to 3H In 200 00 3H to 4 in 300.00 Each 4 to 5 In $4.50 5 to 6 in 6.50 6 to 8 in 9.00 8 to 10 in 12.00 We also have some eitra specimen JAPAN MAPLE and BARBERRY in large sizes only. Send us your Surplus Shrubbery Lists. Sugar Maple In such sizes as we can supply, price 20% higher than NORWAYS. California Privet per loo 4 to 5 ft $4.00 5 to 6 ft 5.00 6 to 8 ft 8.00 8 to 10 ft 12.00 We have larger sizes. CHAS. MOMM ^^^ ^ SHRUBS Finest of ehrubs. .'Special Thx: Kj^^tadt-NunserKS ,'[,;;^L,K^;"',?irdy"^atS^ 11 t-< — . . \ ^ f-'* and Hybrid Uhododen- Nortb Abingtpo Mas*. dron 9— transplanted and acclimated. Send your lists. Let us estimate. I When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Fine, Large, Austrian, White, Scotch and Mugho Pines The best in the country. Make appointment. See the stock. THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO. Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648 4, Bridgeport Division. Established 21 years. WbeD ordering, please mention The Exchange The best and not the cheapest give satisfaction Everything for the Nurseries The East End Nurseries Co. Headquarters: A. MORAIO, Florist RYE, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange May 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1175 Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOC;lATI0N OF NURSERYMEN President, E. S. Welch, SheoaDdoab, la.; \ice" president, John Wa-toon, N. Y.; 'IreMUrer. PETiiH VouNCERS, Geneva, Neb.; Seoretary, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. Hist Annual Convention will be beld in Milwaukee, Wis,, June 1^8-30 Azalea Pink Pearl {Subject of this wi'ek's illtt^trtilinn.) The Azalea which we have pliotographed on accmmt of its free growtli and beauty of fl()wcr, came in a collec- tion of plants from Japan, under the name of Pink Pearl. To what division of Azalea it belongs we do not know, but it has proved quite hardy in temperatures here well below zero. Its pink flowers are of much beauty. These hardy Azaleas are increased from cuttings of the young growths made in June and placed under glass in a close, moist situation. Layering is also effectual. So are seeds when from species, but hybrids and varieties can- not be relied on to come true from seeds. _ ^, It has appeared Osmanthus t„ ^3 j^at the aquUoUum pragrant Olive, or as it is known to some, Osman- thus aqui folium, is entitled to be classed among our hardy evergreens. It is, if we con- sider Eastern Pennsylvania as referred to, for there this shrub has been wintered in exposed places and, though not without some injury, yet with no ma- terial damage. Holly leaved Osmanthus well describes it, for the general appearance of its foliage resembles Holly, even to its prickly leaves. Its flowers are white, displayed in .axillary clusters, in late Summer. They possess a pleasing fragrance, which accounts for its name, Fragrant Olive. Tests for hardiness of this evergreen at Philadelphia place it in the group of plants which the English Holly represents. Planted where but little sun reaches it in the Winter months, it will be uninjured by the cold. In less favorable situations some injury to the foliiige may be looked for, unless a cover- ing of some kind, to keep the sun and wind from it, is pro- vided. As it grows with us its form is that of a bushy shrub, sel- dom seen here over four to five feet tall, though, doubtless, growing much taller in more congenial climates. This shrub is closely allied to Olea fragrans, a popular hardy evergreen in the South, but grown as a green- house plant in the North. In fact many persons place them both in the genus Osmanthus, but to gardeners the greenhouse plant seems universally known as Olea fra- grans. Both of these Olives can be propagated by half ripened shoots under glass, and layering also .succeeds. In Northern nursery catalogs there are hut two Trumpet Vines listed, as a rule, Bignonia radicans and B. grandiflora, but there is a third one found in more Southern lists, B. capreolata. It is proper to state that the last named is the only one now credited to the genus Bignonia, the others, radicans and grandiflora, being now considered as belonging to Tecoma. But as re- lates to hardiness, while radicans and grandiflora are quite hardy capreolata is shy of the Winters north of Baltimore. It has been known to thrive, and flower, covering a stone wall of a house at Philadelphia, but for general planting there it is not advised. All these Trumpet Vines have colored flowers; radi- cans may be called scarlet, grandiflora yellowish scar- let, and capreolata dull red; the flowers are trumpet shaped, in clusters, at the end of the growths, and are displayed in July, chiefly. Radicans is our native North- ern species, often found embracing the truifks of trees, being a self climber, as are the other two. It ascends to a great height quickly. T. grandiflora is Japanese. It is of slower growth than radicans, but its flowers are considered the hand- somer of the two. Capreolata, the evergreen species, grows rapidly. In its wild condition in the Southern States it is found rambling over thickets and mounting large trees, making a lovely picture when in flower, often forming a perfect bower. Kadicans and grandiflora may be increased from seeds and by root cuttings, as well as by grafting on l>ieres of root. Capreolata seeds are hard to get, as no one seems to collect them. It may be increased by layers, and by cuttings of half-ripened shoots, in Summer, under glass. T..»o„i~_«i '^y evergreen Magnolia it is wX^MaUlla r:me"1'^^r'' ^ «-"f""'7 ^ * IS meant, the renowned broad- leaved evergreen of the South. This tree is hardy at Philadelphia when set in sheltered positions, and there have been several fine specimens of it seen there from The Trumpet Vines Azalea Pink Pearl time to time. It is, of course, the cold of Winter that is to be feared, but this it does not mind greatly if growing in a situation where the sun cannot reach it at that season.. The bright light causes such a call on the roots for a supply of moisture that it is more than they can do, and in the end the tree dies. If no shady place in Winter can be found or provided for it. it would be well to divest it of its foliage in Autumn; this would not in- jure the tree to the extent that leaving them on would. It is the plan of some growers to carry a stock of this Magnolia in pots, and a good plan it is. Then it is safe to transplant them at any season of the year, whereas when from the open ground late Spring only is recommended for it. Heavy, cold soil the tree dis- likes to be set in, though when well established it does not object to it so much. Whenever planted, if there has been a disturbance of the roots, see to it that it Ls divested of its leaves; it will increase the prospects of success. The best position for this Magnolia on a lawn is one where tall evergreens on the sunny side will throw a shade on it during the Winter. This shade is a great help to its well doing. If to be set near a dwelling, choose the northern rather than the .southern side for the same reason, to shade it in \V^inter. The Regel Privet Privets (I.igustrums) have been before the public prominently for many years, chiefly dating from the time when the so-called California Privet, I., ovalifolium, became famous as a hedge plant and for other purposes. The several sorts now known to planters are much confused in names, but a few kinds are recognized under names which appear to promise some stability. One of these, L. Regelianum, is a favorite with many beciuse of its dark green foliage and its bushy, spreading habit. Its foliage, too, is attractive, spreading flatly along the length of its shoots, reminding one in a measure of some large, dark green fern frond. The chief beauty of the Itegel Privet is seen when grown as a single specimen; its horizontal growth and bushy habit is most pleasing. We notice when writer* mention this Privet, many of them call it "Kegel's Privet." Whether Dr. Kegel had any ownership in Uiis species or whether the possessive case is properly used or not we do not know, but in many similar coses it ap- pears to us to be uncalled for. The Kegel Privet would appear to cover all necessary. As with all Privets, the Kegel Privet is readily propa- gated from cuttings of both soft and hard wood. „ A correspondent who has but a small Ketarding the (.stublishinent and who finds certain Orowth of Trees i^^^ growing too tall and bushy for their position, asks if there is any way to retard their growth. He docs not wish to lose the trees, but they shade his green- houses too much. We think this could be reme- died, at the same time preserv- ing the trees. In the first place, give the trees a good shortening of branches. Then dig a trench around them at a distance of a few feet from the trunk, and with an axe sever the large roots met with. You may cut asunder a few or many, the re- (ariiing of growth will depend on how many are cut off. Growth deiicnds on food, which roots supply. With this supply partly cut off, there would still be enough to enable the trees to make some growth, but it would not be nearly of the strenglh it would have been if untouched. In this way you would pre- vent the shading of your green- licnises, while still enjoying your trees. It would be some years before there would be more ro()ts to chop away. April and May are Magnolias the months in which the Mag- nolias flower, the Chinese sec- tion leading, the native sorts following the disappearance of the former. There is a great deal of beauty attached to these shrubs and trees, all have hand- some foliage, while one and all charm with their flowers. The Chinese section flower in advance of their leaves, differ- ing from the natives, which bloom, flower and leaf to- gether. One does not have to wait for the expansion of the flowers before the beautiful display of the .Magnolia is made, for from the swelling of the flower buds until the flowers fade the color is there, and excites admiration. It is from the color of the buds that many .^orts derive their color descri[ition. The outside of the petals often differ in color from the inside. Take the whole num- ber of species and varieties when the flowers have ex- panded, and the face of the flowers is white or yellowish white, while the buds of some of them are pink or pur- plish. This is why some sorts are called pink flowered, others purple, and .so on. As it is the buds that lend off in the display, it seems allowable to designate the shrubs .according to their color; thus we have white, pink and purple .Magnolias. There are whites represented by the conspicu.i, pinks by Soulnngeana, and purples by obovata, or purpurea, as many know it, and each of these have other representatives. There arc no yellows among the foreign sorts, but there are two among our natives. M. cordata and M. Fraseri. Both of these claim yellow, but cordata alone is entitled to the distinction. Fraseri is of a light yellow, canary yellow some term It So far as relates to fragrance, though a little may be perceived in the flowers of many, the only two we have found to l)e entitled to be called sweet scentect Per 100 $55.00 65.00 100.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 25.00 100.00 50.00 35.00 50.00 40.00 40.00 3Lt cost r.Pa First Grade NO CEL 5,000 Norway Maples... 5,000 Norway Maples... 200 Norway Maples... 1,000 Pin Oak In Every Respe XARED STOCK Feet In. Cal. Per 10 . 10-12 lito If $6.00 . 10-12 If to 2 7.50 . 12-14 2to2i 12.50 . 8-10 1 to 11 6.50 . 6-8 1 to H 6.50 6-8 1 to li 6.50 . 12-14 Htoli 3.00 . 14-16 3 to 4 15.00 . 12-14 2to2i 6.00 . 10-12 Hto2 4.00 . 10-12 lito2 6.00 . 10-12 Htoll 4.50 ;d 5-6 4.50 lots, or boxed and baled < 500 Red Oak 300 Mossy Cup 500 Lombard Poplar , . 100 Lombard Poplar . 1 ,500 Catalpa Speciosa . 1 ,000 Catalpa Speciosa . 500 American Elms. . . 500 American Elms . . . 500 Larch, bow-branch( F.O.B. Lancaster car B. F. BARR Keystone Nurseries ^ CO. Lancastei Wbea ordering, please mention The Eizcliaage i-O-O-O-O-O'O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O^O-O-O-O-O-O-O- Ornamental Stock o^ Quality ? Can Supply Quantity of Following Items: o AZALEA Mollis. Bushy plants with plenty of buds, 12 to 15 in. high, at 35c. each' ? $4.00 per doi., $30.00 per 100; 15 to 18 in. high, at 45c. each, J5.00 per doz., "? $40.00 per 100. ? BOXWOOD. Pyramids, 36 in. high, very fine, $1.75 each; 42 in. high, very fine, ? $2.25 each; 48 in. high, very fine, $3.25 each, 54 in. high, very fine, $4.00 each. ? ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho (Dutchman's Pipe). Extra strong plants. 4 ft. of tops. ? 25c. each, in any quantity. Y HTDRANGEA paniculata gtandlflora. Tree form, 3 to 4 ft. bodies, fine heads, ? $25.00 per 100. Bush form, 3 ft high, $10.00 per 100. f HTDRANGEA arborescens grandiflora alba. 3 to 4 ft high, bushy, $20.00 ? per 100; 2 to 3 ft., bushy, $14.00 per 100. o The Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville, Ohio ? o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o When ordering, pleaae meptton The Exchange P. Ouwerkerk 216 Jane Street WEEHAWEEN HEIGHTS, N.J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons,AzaIeas,Spiraeas> Japonica, Lilium Speciosum, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts PRICES MODERATE When ordering, please mention The Exchange Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask For Price List Mountain View Floral Co., Portland, Ore. When ordering, please mentloD The Exchange Berberis Thunbergii Extra Good 100 1000 15 to 18 inches $6.00 $50.00 18 to 24 inches 7.50 65.00 Tsuga Canadensis Very Fine Bach 10 3 to 4 feet $1.50 $14.00 4 to 5 feet 3.00 25.00 Send for trade list. LITTLEFIELD & WYMAN NORTH ABINGTON, - - MASS. When orderinc. pl.^nsp imntlnn Th.> Exchange Hiirs Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment in large and small sizes. Price list now ready. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., oS"i«iV Ever^een Specialists Largest Growers In America Ornamental Nursery Stock | is handled with profit and satisfaction by hundreds of our florist customers. We grow the p following lines in large quantities and are always glad of the opportunity to make quotations. = Field-Grown Roses, Flowering Shrubs, Perennial Plants, | Climbing Vines, Ornamental Trees m OUR CURRENT PRICE LIST will be gladly forwarded on request. g NOTE. — Use printed stationery. We sell to tlie trade only, and do not knowingly compete g with our custornpr.-* by allowing our trade prices to get into the hands of private planters. ^ JACKSON & PERKINS CO., NEWARK, NEW YORK | iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii When ordering, please mention The Exchange When ordering, pleaae mention The Bxchan£e ing the year, together with illustrations of several of them; 92 pp. The secre- tary is A. F. J. Baur, Indianapolis. Ind. Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin, .\pril llilti. containing articles dealing with the late Dr. George Engelmanns Grape in\estigations. with a portrait of Dr. Engelmann; also a note on the Catt- leya fly which does very considerable damage to these orchids, and lastly, a list of birds observed in the gardens during April. Farm Implement News, published from Masonic Temple. Chicago; weekly. A copy of this journal has been re- ceived, and its articles on gasolene en- gines and on farm implements generally, particularly the disc harrows, tractors, spraying machines, weeders, planters, hoists, pumps, and cultivators, are such as to claim a certain amount of the at- tention of many of our readers. Missouri Botanical Oarden Bulletin, Alumni Number, March 1916. published at St. Louis, Mo. This is one of the most interesting of the bulletins and contains articles and notes on the old-time Gar- den students, "Observations of a Land- scape Gardener Abroad," "The Horticul- tural Experimentalist and his "Work." "Railroad Agriculture," (rather a curious title) and the school of gardening in con- nection with this institution, receives adequate notice. Courses in Vegetable Foods, Bulletin 123 of the U. S, Dept. of Agri. This is intended for self instructed classes in movable schools of .igriculture and has been prepared by Anna Barrows. It is a very useful brochure of T8 pages with one or two illustrations, and is devoted to recipe": for the using and cooking of vegetables; but is more than that, it is partly a science book, as it classifies vegetables, at all events in a domestic or cookery wav, as for instance, all the bulbs and roots are together; capers. Cauliflowers, Globe Artichoke are placed under flowers and fruits and products made from them, while those in which the leaves or leaf stalks are used are grouped together. The composition of plants is outlined and all in all the pub- lication seems to us to be a very useful one for the housewife and anyone inter- ested in cookery. January Iflt to March 15th East— Express gnaranteed "Zone Rate' West— Express "Zone'Rate" or bv Freight When ordering, please mention The Eichange' 50,000 Privet 16 to 20 inches, $6.00 per 1000 Cash with order John Bennett, Prop. HilUide Nurseries ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. Holyoke and Northampton (Mass.) Gardeners and Florists^ Club The regular monthly meeting was held May 2 in the Park Commissioner's Office, City Hall, Holyoke. There was but a small attendance of members ow- ing to the fact that many were badly hit by the Spring fever. Lewis E. Wil- son of Springfield was a visitor, and spoke entertainingly of the purposes of the Eastern States Agricultural Kxposl- tion, which is to open in West Spring- field next October. Permanent buildings are now in course of erection, and the speaker suggested the possibility of ar- ranging for a big flower show there at some future date. There was but one exhibit, an exceptionally fine plant of Hydrangea Otaksa in a 9in. pot. grown and exhibited by George Strugnell. and which w^as deservedly awarded a certi- ficate of merit. He has promised to tell us how he grows his plants. H. E. D. New Haven Co. (Conn.) Hort. Soc. The New Haven County Horticultural Society finds itself filled with work pre- paratory to its annual Fall exhibition. The secretary is arranging the schedule of prizes and expects to have it issued about June 1. The exhibition will be held in New Haven on the 13th and 14th days of September. Among the many movements for that particular occasion is the interesting of the pupils of the public schools of the city in plant culture. Last week the Board of Education sent a Bulletin notice to every school in New Haven, the topic of which related to the prizes offered to the children of the public schools by the New Haven County Horticultural Society. This bulletin gave full particulars of the classes for children, and the rules of the com- petition. W. C. McL When ordering, please mention The Bxchange Specimen Stock of Orna- mentals and Evergreens Call and Look Our Stock Over A. L. MILLER Sutphln Road and Rockaway Boulevard JAMAICA, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange California Privet Per 1000 2-ye3r, 18 to 30 inches SIO.OO 2-year, 12 to 18 inches 5.00 3-year, 6 to 18 inches 6.00 Small Rooted Plants 3.00 Cash with order. Packing Free. Harry B. Edwards, Little Silver, N. J. When orderlnE. please mention The BxchaDee Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prioea The Conard ®. Jones Co. WEST GROVL, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1190, this issue. May 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1177 Special Offer PANSY PLANTS. Fine, large plants in bloom, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Fine, stocky plants, ready to bloom; fine for Memorial Day, $2.S0 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. WALLFLOWERS. Fine, large clumps, in bud and bloom, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. HARDY PINKS, GAILLARDIA, COLUMBINE, FOXGLOVE, CO- REOPSIS, SWEET WILLIAMS. Strong, one-year-old, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Poi- tevine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite, Mmc. Salleroi and others. Strong plants, out of 2J/^-in. pots, readv for 4-in., $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. CORNFLOWERS (Double Pink), Double and Single ALYSSUM, Double PETUNIAS, DUSTY MILLER, CEN- TAUREA, aU colors; VERBENAS, VINCA variegata. Single PETUNIAS. Strong plants, out of 2J-in. pots, $2 00 per 100; 300 for $5.00. VINCA, Alba and Rosea; BE- GONIA Vernon. Strong plants, out of 2}^-in. pots, ready for 4-inch, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties. 2H-in., $3.00 per 100. When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange Bedding Plants Penoo GERANIUMS. Poitevlne, Nutt.. S^-in. $6.00 3H-in. 3>^-in. 5.00 RIcard, Doyle 6.00 VINCA Variegata 3H-in. 6.00 GERMAN IVY 2H-in. 3.00 SALVIA. Clara B 2K-in. 3.(H) ROSE GERANIUMS, Double and 3 -in. 6.1X) PETUNIAS, Dreer's Rlverton 2H-in. 2H-in. 2.50 HELIOTROPE 3.00 COLEUS Golden Bedder. Queen Victoria, Verschaffeltil, Fire- brand. Spotted Jim 2 -in. 2.U0 2K-in. 2. id 5.00 VERBENAS. Separate Colors .... 2l2-in. 200 AS'I KKS. Late-branchln£ 2;.i-in. 2.00 Out of flats, separate colors, trans- planted pits., $1.00 per 100. AGERATUM. Little Blue Star, Princess Pauline 2K-in. $2.(H) SNAPDRAGON 2H-in. 3.00 DUSTY MILLER 2M-in. 3(K) MYRTLE or PERIWINKLE 2J^-in. 4.00 LEMON VERBENA 3 -in. 6 00 CAPi-in. pota 2.00 GERANIUMS. Mme.SalJeroi. 2>i-in.pcta. 2.00 GERMAN IVY. 2 W-in 2.00 IVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2K-ii». pota 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2^-in. pota 2.50 LEMON VERBENA. 3-in. pota 3.00 LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. pota 6.00 HELIOTROPE. 23^ -in 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2}^-in 2.50 (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.00 VINCA Varieftata. 3H-in 5.00 F A EMMONS florist Whi'Ti onlffiiij,'. pleiise m'-ntlon The Exchange Publications Received New Cherry and Hawthorn Feet — Hul- letin 411. X. Y. Apri. i:xj.. Stu. Plant Foods for Crops In 1916 — Cir- cular 47 of the N. Y. ARri. Kxp. Sliu, Geneva, X. Y. Insects Attacking* Cabbae'e and Allied Crops in Connecticut. Bulletin 190 of the Conn. Argi. Exp. Sta., Jan., 1916. The Minnesota Horticaltuxist, April, 1916, published from Casota Block, cor. 4th St. and Hennepin ave., Minneapolis. Blueberry Insects in Maine. Bulletin 244 of the Maine Agri. Exp. Sta. of Orono. 38 pages with several page il- lustrations. Field Experiments in 1915, Bulletin 246 of the I\Ie. Agri. Exp. Sta., covering fertilizers, experiments on Apples and other experiments on Potatoes and Oats. Prog-Eye Leaf Spot of Apples, by C. Harbey Crab ill. Bulletin 209. Virginia Agri. Exp. Sta.. Blackburg. Montgomery Co.. Va. 16 pages with six illustrations. A Stone-Pruit Spray made from hy- drated-lime and sulphur, by G. C. Stare her. Bulletin lilO of the Virginia Agri. Exp. Sta. 14 pages, one illustra- tion. Connecticnt Agricnltnral Ezp. Sta., New Haven, Conn. — Fifteenth report of the State entomologist. Dr. W. E. Britton, 1915; also eighth report of the State forester. New or Noteworthy Fruits, by U. P. Hedrick. bulletin 41 1. X. Y. Agri. Exp. Sta., Geneva, N. Y. 10 pages and five colored plates of Peach. Cherry, Grape, Raspberry and Apple. Varieties of Apples in Ohio, Ohio Agri. Exp. Sta.. Bulletin 290, being a description of the cliief commercial va- rieties in th;it State, with a considerable number of lialftone illustrations. Journal of the New Tork Botanical Garden, March, 1916, containing articles on "Explorations in Soiithern Florida," "Wild Animals in the Botanical Garden," and notes on the Spring lectures. A Spraying- Program. Those who are interested in the spraying of fruit trees will find mucli information and many formulae in the April bulletin of the Ohio Exp. Sta., published from Wooster. Ohio. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, Vincent Square. London, Eng- land. The December issue, 1915, con- tains articles of much interest on a vari- ety of subjects, some of which have been referred to. Bulletin of the New Tork Botanical Garden, issued Mar. 20, 1916, containing repf^irts by the director, head gardener and curators on the work of the garden during 1915: a very interesting report to have. Dr. Britton is director-in-chief. The Philippine Agricultural Beview, No. 2. Vol. S, 1916. This quarterly pub- lication issued from Manila, Philippines, contains, among other articles, one on "New or Noteworthy Tropical Fruits" in these islands, the work of the experi- mental station at Lamao is described, and the journal is well illustrated. American Carnation Society's Proceed- ing's. Twentv-fifth annual meeting held at St. Louis,' Mo., Jan. 26-27; a complete report, also containing list of members, varieties registered or certificated dur- Chrysanthemum Cuttings NEW AND STANDARD VARIETIES Timothy Kalon, Alice Byron. Dolly Dimple. Mri. M. R. Morftnn. a puro Golden Yellow Ramiino. Yi'Mow Eaton, Dr. Enguchard! Eaton, rooted cutting. »16 00 p«r 100. »126.00 •'''''' Gem. Patty, Chieftain. Jean Nonin, per 1000. Mra. J- Jonta, White, Yellow Mr«. Jonea, Aloi Guttman, th« now Brah pink, from Helen Frlck, Maud Dtan. Well.' Late 2l4-in. pota, 60c. each, »S.00 per Jor. 135.00 •^'j''. *2"0 per 100, »1T V) por KWO per 100. Smith's Adrance, Chrynolora, <;lory of White Chieftain, rooted cutting!, t4.00 Pacific, Pacific Supreme, U<.-atrlce May, per 100, ».35 no per 1000. Co'> AppletoD. Maj. BonnaSon, Roman Golden Gleam, Crystal Gem, MariHold, Gold, 12.00 per 100, J17.50 per 1000. Modcllo. Early Froat, Golden Queen, roiit^l cuttinnii. »7 00 per lOO. tKI.IX) per 1000. NEW POMPONS (Golden Eaftle, Salomon's Gold, W. II. Chadwick. E. A. .Seldewlti, Smith's Ideal, Prom l.L^-ln. pota Mistletoe, Oconto, Harvard, Wells' Late Pe«re 19 nn n.r rfn. «lRnn~>. inn Pink an.l Alice Salomon. Be-t early wh.te, f!?"' YX?a^' w«t (^dJS C^™.. rooted eutti.,,.. »3 «) per 100. »2,5 (K) per 1000. DoM? Golden lla^MI W«teA b1^^' Golden Chadwick, Chadwick Improved, m m 'r,.V?m .9' nnT?, i«In Beauty, and Chadwick Supreme, »4 00 per 100, «:i(J.od *^°° "" ^°"' *''-'°° ^ ^°^ per 1000 Charles Razer, Early Snow. Ivory, Octo- SINGLES ber Frost. Polly Rose, Comoleta, Golden EmIIle Josephine, Mrs. Whitebom, Glow. Robert Ilalllday. Pink Ivory, Roserle, Mensa, <;olden Mensa, W. E. Buckingham Unaka, William Turner, Lynnwood Hall, »J.00 per 100. »35 00 per 1000. I'or CARNATIONS. ROSES and OTHER STOCK, SEE CLASSIFIED Stock for Bedding and Window Boxes 2-inch 2^-inch 3-incb 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 ASPARAGUS PlumoaUB J3.00 125.00 WOO 150.00 Sprenfterl 3.0O 25.00 6.00 50 00 A<;ERArUM. Sii varieties »3.00 J25 00 4 00 30.00 5.00 40.00 ALIERNANTHERAS 3.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 6.00 40 00 ALYSSUM 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 5.00 40.00 BEGONIAS. Prices on application. CUPHEA 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 FEVERFEW 3.00 26.00 4.00 36.00 FUCHSIAS 3.00 25.00 5.00 40.00 FORGETMENOT. Three varietiea 3.00 25.00 3.50 30 00 4.00 35.00 GERANIUMS. In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. 4-inoh 112.00 per 100, 1100.00 per 1000 5-inch 18.00 " 160.00 3-inch, for growing on 5.00 " 45.00 " Poltevlne. RIcard, Maryland, S. A. Nutt, Buchner. La Favorite, and all the other popular varieties. Y'ou wilt not be making a mistake by ordering your Spring stock now. 2-inch 2>i-inch 3-incb 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 HELIOTROPES. Three varieties 13.00 $26.00 t4.00 $36.00 $6.00 $50.00 IVY. English 3.00 25.00 4.00 36 00 8.00 60.00 German 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50.00 LANTANAS. Sii varieties 3.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 50 00 LOBELIA 3.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 50.00 LEMON VERBENAS 3.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 50.00 MOONVINES 3.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 50.00 PETUNIAS. Double and single 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 5.00 40.00 SENECIO 3.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 5.00 40.00 SWAINSONA. White and Pink 3.00 25.00 4 00 30.00 5.00 40.00 VINCAS, Variegated 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50 00 Green 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50 00 WRITE FOR OUR MO.NTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. /P The WholesMe Florists of PhiUdelphii I ly^^f PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE V^'lVl 1608-1620 Ludlow Si. 117 W. 28th St. Franklin and St. Paul Sti. ^ I V WASHINGTON; 1216 H St. N. W. ^-■*' ^ \\ iH-n ■■r.li.riiiL' |.lf;^.se m'1itl..n I hr )-:\rl il-. Dracaena Indivisa 3-Inch, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per iOOO ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2H-inch, $3.00 per 1 00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, "S-inch, 5.00 per 100 CYCLAMEN, 3-inch, for June delivery. 10.00 per 100 Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell, N. Y onltTlng. i-ih'nse m--n1l--iL Tli.- i'.- Carinas Geraniums King Humbert, 4-in.; Florence Vaughan. A. Bouvier.R. Wallace, $8.00 per 100; orders 2.50 at 73^c. Write for price on larger orders. S. A. Nutt .-ind double white, -l-in., at 7c. Variegated Vinca Vines, 4-in., at 12H<'- Stock all extra strong. BRANT BROS., Inc., Utica, New York When ordering, please meptlop Ttip ErclianfiP CARNATIONS and PLUMOSUS Matchless and Mrs. C W. Ward. Good. BtrooK. well-rooted Cuttings, from fine, healthy stock, at $25.00 per 1000. Plumosus, by the thousand or teo thousand, at $25.00 per 1000. Cash or apprortd n-tait W. B. Girvin, Leola, Pa. When ordering. pK-iise in>-ntK>n The Exchange GERANIUMS In bud :itid bltioni .Sironft PUnla .S. A. Nutt, PollLTinc in.l Kkard. JJj-in. poto, 17.00 ptr 100. VINCA VARIEGATA 4><-in. pola, JIOOO t.. JIJ.OU ptr lOO; a-in. poU, S8.00 per lOO. Cash with order E. C. ROGERS, Roslindale, Mass. Wlien ordering, pleafle meQtlon Tlie Exctinoire 1178 The Florists' Exchange iin And Buy Now For MEMORIAL DAY Cycas Leaves 8 to 12-inch ------.... Per loO, $1.25 20 to 40-inch, assorted - - Per 100 5.00 Specially made-up Wreaths of Magnolic^ Cycas and Roses Green Painted Ruscus per pound, 25 cents Poehlmann Bros. Company 72 E. Randolph St., CHICAGO, ILL. 20-inch, $12.00 per dozen. 500.000 PANSIES Field-Grown— In Bud and Bloom— Mixed Colors* P=,.,^^»ril^.'!°f'"'"^'' ^i™J° ^°^ commercial purposes than my Superb Strain Pansies, grown from seed of my own raising, and the result of over 20 veara' caref.Il twtotr imn'^ V""' ".^' V^ ^^ con^ced. Fine, large pknts: $^2?perToO «1U.00 per 1000. Some extra large plants, $15.00 per 1000. . »i «x per j.uu, 13,000 VINCA Variegata, out of 4-inch pots, $12.50 per 100 GERANIUMS, out of 3>^-inch pots, 17.00 per 100. Largest Grower of Pansies for the Trade In tlie United States. CASH WITH ORDER. BY EXPRESS ONLY. Leonard Cousins, Jr., concord junction. Geraniums ROOTED CUTTINGS o . », , „ . 100 1000 S». A. Nutt and Buchner $10 qo Rlcard, Poitevine, Scarlet Bedder. . 12 60 2-mch stock $2.00 18.00 3-inch stock, in bud and bloom 5.00 45 00 4-inoh stock g.OQ 75I0O No 3- and 4-mch Ricard at present. All fine stock, free from disease. Chrysanthemums Ready now, in 2>i-inolilpots; fine stock. 1000 Golden Glow, 200 Chieftain, 200 Pink Gem, 300 Lillian Doty, 200 Golden Mensa, 160 Quinola, 150 Frank Wllcoi, 250 Mensa 250 Baby, 400 W. Buckingham. $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. Smith's Advance and Unaka, $1.75 per 100 $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. RUDOLF NAGEL 515 South West End Avenue LANCASTER, PA. When orderlnK, please mention Tlie Ozchance When ordering, please mention The Esi-hnTi[rc FERNS , *'«™s for Fern Dishes. Full-grown, fine stock P^,iHj-i°H?/"^- ^i°° P"' '00, $2S.0«) per 1000 ."I Seedlings. Best stock in country, assort- ment of IS best varieties, strong, undivided chim™ lOioOO^oL."'"' *''° "" lOwTso.OO per lOOo'u,' .,^§'''^^*^US Plumosus Nanus. Seedlin™ $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Beedlmgs, CARNATIONS Strong, healthy stock. Rooted Cuttings. Alice 10" 1000 MatchlMS *^ "" »S0.0O matcniess 3 pg ^s.oo CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS-Bob Pulling, Calumet Wm T wift.f Ji°^ oV'^V?^"^ Sett M?s: wm. a. Walker, and Silver king, at $10 00 nor ino SP^i"' ^.T"' S''<*™ Q"""' Mario d,GorJeiM Meudon. Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Boggs^S rSSf ?°'g«' Nenssa and Odessa, at $7.00 per UW Chieftain Harvard, Lillian Doty. Smith's Advance October Frost, Chrysolora, Ivory Supreme, Faiw Queen, White Bonnaffon, YeUow Bonnaffon kS IvoiT, White Ivory, Diana, Pattyk Ch il^„ fr'^^p"' ^'"a '^'S-' Newber,^, Mary Cal^ ban. Dr. Engue^a^ and^other varieties, tZoo'!!^ Cash, or satiafaotory reference*. V. H, rilinjUlf, T.rrjtown.on.IIudson, M. T. When ordering, please mention The Exchange I Middle Atlantic States | Buffalo, N. Y. Receipts for the week just past were the heaviest in some time. Am. Beauty Rcses, Carnations, Lilies and outdoor truck, together with a lot of everything else that comes in filled up the wholesal- ers' counters, coolers, and whatever space could be found. Sales were slow, every- thing had to be forced, the bargain sign was seen not only at the week end, but every day. Saturday saw a fairly good clean up, much better than was antici- pated .considering the vast amount of stock that came in during the week. It was a big week in Roses, the weather was a little warm and many shipments arrived in open condition. Carnations also were soft and Lilie-s suf- fered under these conditions. Outdoor stock has added to the list, such as Lilac, Narcissus poeticus, etc. The dealers prac- tically had their own way, though indi- cations point toward better conditions the week of May 8. E. C. B. Flowering, Decorative and Vegetable Plants BY THE THOUSANDS Liberal Extras for Early Orders Per 100 Syracuse, N. Y. The city is enjoying a degree of pros- perit.v never before experienced, conse- quently there is great activity in building going on which means much to landscape and nurserymen, as every house that is put up more attention is paid to the planting of shrubbery and Rose. Several department and Five and Ten Cent stores have gone largely into handling this kind of stock, which is mostly all imported and arrives in poor condition. Gladioli will be much in evidence this Summer as there is an immense stock on the market ; one store has 25,000, which it advertises at 9c. per doz. How the grower can make a living after paying freight and com- mission charges is a problem. There is general complaint that the call for Azaleas this Easter was smaller than ever before, consequently there were many left over, which means a heavy loss to those who bought. The trouble is that people neglect to water them, conse- quenty they last only a few days. If florists would advise purchasers to keep the plants in a saucer of water, they would continue to bloom for six weeks, and prove more satisfactory. Funeral work stiU continues heavy and helps to keep the stock well cleaned up. Sweet Peas, Roses, Lilies and Carnations are plentiful and of good quality. The season this .year is two weeks late. Forsythia, which is the first to bloom, shows no intention of doing so yet ; Lilies, too, are very backward. Syracuse Plorists' Club There was a good attendance of members at the last meeting, held at Gus Bartholome's. The constitution and by- laws were read for the third time and adopted. They will be operative July 1. A number of the members expressed a wish to attend the Lilac day at Roches- ter, if it does not conflict with Memorial Day. As soon as the date is announced the president will notify all the members. The proposition to exhibit again at the btate Fair was discussed and warmly approved as the members decided that de- spite the fact that we shall not have a new horticultural building, we ought to back up Prof. Lumsden's efforts to make our part of the fair a success. Every- thing m Gus Bartholome's houses is in the best of condition. A bed of Hya- cinths in front of his dwelling was pro- nounced the best ever seen ; this is their second year at that. The committee on entertainment will arrange the place for holding the next meeting which will be announced in due time. H Y Lancaster, Pa. We have had wonderful growing weather the past week for all outdoor stock ; not quite so good for the green- house stock, as it was a bit unseasonably hot, but interspersed with rains that have made the Carnation planters happy in the good start it has given their outdoor plantings, and the Aster men are an- ticipating a great crop of the early Asters ^^u JS'',.'^^"'^'^''''' County is famous. The Tulip beds at the Administration Building, the Kate Long Home and in the Kate Long Park are educators along these lines and help much to create a demand for these popular flowers to start the beauty of our homes. In Spring it Per 1000 20.00 18.00 25.00 70.00 22.50 60.00 55.00 45.00 Size of Pots 2M-in. ABUTILONS Savitzii, or 8 varieties mixed $2.26 $20.00 2Ji-in. AGERATUMS. White, Light and D-ark Blue 2 25 2}f-in. ALYSSUM, Large Giant and Little Gem 2 00. 2}^-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus or Hatcheri 3 00 4 -in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus or Hatcheri 7 50 2iJ-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Large plants 2 50 4 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Large plants 6.50 3 -in. BEGONIA, Flowering. 8 leading varieties 6 00 3 and SK-in. CANNAS, King Hum- bert 5,00 CANNAS. Brandywine, Crimson Bedder, Crozy. „, , . 20 varieties 4.50 40.00 2H-in. CENTAUREA (Dusty MU- „,^. „Ier) 2.25 20.00 2H-m. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii or 15 va- r.,,- „ rieties mixed 2.50 22,60 2H-in. CUPHEAS (Cigar Plants) 2.25 20.00 4, 5 and 6-in DRAC/ENA Indivisa. $12.50, $20.00 and 25.00 2}i-m. FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. 12 varieties 2.75 25 00 i -in. FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. 12 varieties 7.50 70.00 . FUNKIA. Variegated clumps. 5.00 45.00 2ii-m. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Rl- card, Poitevine, Bucliner, etc 2.25 20 00 3M- and 4-in. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, Buch- . ner, etc 7.0O 65.00 2>i'-in. HELIOTROPES. White, Light and Dark Blue. 2.75 25 00 4 -in. HELIOTROPES. White, Light and Dark Blue 7.60 70.00 2>2-in. MARGUERITES. White, Yellow and Mrs. Saunders. 2.50 22 50 PANSY PLANTS. Trans- planted, choice varieties in bloom 1.25 10.00 2>i-in. PETUNIAS. Single, Mixed varieties 2.50 22.50 RUDBECKIAS. Golden Glow 3.00 25.00 2>^-in. SALVIAS. Bonfire and . Splendens 2.50 22.60 3 -m. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Splendens 5.00 45.00 2H-m. VERBENAS. Very choice, mixed or separate colors, in bud 2.25 20.00 2M-in. VINCAS. Variegated and Green. Fine stock 3.50 30.00 4 -m. VINCAS. Variegated and Green. Fine stock 7.00 65.00 GOLDEN-LEAVED PRIVET, OvalifoUum Au- reum. Excellent for porch boxes. From 6-in. pots, IS to 24 in. high; very bushy. 36c. each; 4-in. pot plants. 15c. each; young plants tor potting, $6.00 per 100. VEGETABLE PLANTS BY THE MILLIONS BIG BOSTON and GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE PLANTS, $1.60 per 100. CABBAGE, Early Winnigstadt, Wakefield, Henderson. Early Summer, etc., $2.50 per CAULIFLOWER PLANTS, Early Paris and Snowball. $5.00 per 1000. TOMATO PLANTS, EarUana, Jewel, June Pink, Perfection, Stone, Dwart Champion, Acme, etc, $2,25 per 1000. PEPPER, EGG PLANTS, SWEET POTATOES, Correspondence solicited. Alonzo J. Bryan Wholesale Florist Wcishington, New Jersey When ordering, nlease m-ntlon The Exchange Superior Field-Grown Pansy Plants IN BUD AND BLOOM EXHIBITION TYPES, $1,26 per 100 Also strong, matured plants of COLUM- BINES, COREOPSIS, GAILLARDIAS FORGET-ME-NOTS, ENGLISH DAI- SIES, FOXGLOVES, HARDY PINKS WALLFLOWER and DELPHINIUMS! Will produce an abundance of flowers this season. $2.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS ROOTS. Barr's Mam- moth and Palmetto. 30o. per 100 $2.50 per 1000. WiUiam Riley, PHiJSaplitA. PA. May 13, 1916. MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued sometimes seems to me that we florists should not ouiy Jmve ooiiventian shriiens in our eonventiun oitios, but that we should have our parks as educational eeu- tcrs for people of larger means, and a model small baekyard in several sections of the city, preferably as part of a park system, and have these kept in a riot of oi>lor and beauty from Spring to Fall as ni education for the man of limited ■ ■ans. They could be planted to the leaper annuals and do much to increase the love of flowers and their use among a class of people who now do not take interest in the possession of flowers. Ijancasler must take a back seat on tlie Easter business when a recent visitor from a village of a few thousand in- habitants reports the sale of about KXW Hydrangeas and over .2000 Easter Lily plants for three days preceding Easter Sunda.v. Social aS'airs and funerals have kept our retail shops pretty busy and even the chronic kickers have had little chance to complain. The warm weather has brought an abundance of flowers into the market, perhaps not of as good quality as might be de.sirable but good for the time of year and cheap enough to make the retail man happy all over. When flowers can be bought at your own price and sold at the regular rates it makes poor growers wonder why all the store men are not millionaires. Chas. Edgar has been taking daily con- stitutionals but has not been allowed to attempt much in the way of business as yet. so that the management of the store has fallen on the young shoulders of Robert Antes, Jr. Edwin Beck, one of what we call our greenhouse florists (that is, a florist who sells direct from his greenhouse and has no store connection) had the misfortune to lose a horse recently and is now de- pending on hired teams to deliver his orders, but probably a delivery car will be the next move. Mr. Wissler, who bought out the Gold- bach place, is getting things into shape for a big Spring business and has good prospects. It never rains but it pours, and this was the ease with the Herr family the past week. First Mrs. A. M. Herr as president of the Parent Teachers' Asso- ciation conceived the idea of planting the plot surrounding the Soldiers' Monument with red Roses, typical of Lancaster, the Red Rose City, and by the manipulation of a few political wires and the assist- ance of the public schools, Friday. May 5, was Red Rose Day in Lancaster anil D. Irwin Herr. in conjunction with three other high school boys, planted four beds to Gruss an Teplitz Roses. The cere- monies were beautiful and impressive and the Roses, procured from A. N. Pierson, Inc., of Cromwell, Conn., were all that could be asked for in Rose plants. Sat- urday. May 6. Mrs. Herr delivered an address to some hundred or more of her classmates at the Bellevue-Strafl'ord in Philadelphia on .School Gardens. The writer is something of a crank on publicity and would suggest that every retail florist in the U. S. get a copy of the N. T. Herald for Sunday, May 7, and see the full page illustrated advertisement of Small's new flower store. Albeet M. Heer. Bacterized Peat or Humogen Much has been claimed for this sub- stance, and it is a little disappointing to find that tests give negative results. This bacterized peat is sent out in two forms ; (1) fibrous material to incorporate with the soil; (2) a powder for top dressing. The powder was applied to wheat and also to Clover hay at the rate of 7 cwt. per acre, but "produced no result what- ever on either crop." The fiber was tried on Potatoes being put in ridges before planting uncnt sets. A plot in which bacterized peat to the extent of 5 cwt. per acre was used gave a smaller yield than that to which no artificial manure was applied. The best return was obtained from a standard dressing of artificials.' Half of this standard dressing, with the addition of 5 cwt. of bacterized peat, gave 2 tons 6 cwt. less, and omitting the nitrogen. viz., 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia, and substituting 5 cwt. of the peat, resulted in a crop smaller by 2 tons 13'4 cwt. — ^'ursenjnian and Seedsman. The Florists' Exchange 1179 The Best Hardy Everblooming FIELD-GROWN BRITISH OUEF.N (Newl. White, bluahod pink in bud. when (ullyopon pure whitt;. .15 cts. eacli: tjundle of 6vo, $1.50; $25.00 per 100. C:AR0LINE TE.STOUT. HriKtit siitin rose, with brighter center. 30 ct«. each; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. ELIZABETH (New). Center deej). rosy pink; outer potttla Ughtor, 35ct«. each; bundle of five. $1.50; $25.00 per 100. MADAME ABEL CIIATENAY. Carmine rose, shaded ealmon pink. 40 cts. e.ich; bundle of five. $1.75; $30.00 per 100. PRINCE OF BULGARIA. KosyHesh. 40 cts. each; bundle otlfive, $1.75j $30.00 per 100. RAYON D'OR. Cadmium yellow. 40 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.75; $30.00 per 100. Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses Large Two-year-old Bushes ALFREn COI.OMB. Cirmine crimson; a grand Rose. B.\RONES.S ROIIISCIIILD. .\n exquisite shade of satin pink. FRAU KARL DRl SCIIKI. Snow white. GEN. JACOUEMINOT. Brilliant crimson; the popular Rose. MARGARET DICKSON. White, with pale flesh center. MAGNA CH.\RTA. Dark pink; one of the easiest Roses to grow. 20 cts. each, 80 cts. per bundle of five (one variety only), $15.00 per 100, $145.00 per 1000 Everblooming Bush or Baby Ramblers CATHERINE ZEIMET. White Baby Rambler. 20 cts. each; bundle cf five, 85 cts.; S16.00 per 100. MRS. WM. II. CUTBUSH. Color intense crimson, and exceptionally free-flowering. 20 cts. each; bundle of five. 85 cts.; $16.00 per 100. Rosa Rugosa and Hybrids MADAME GEORGES BRUANT. Paper-white; large and double; prrt- duced in clusters. A valuable pure white decorative Rose. Price of above: 20 cts. each; bundle of five, 85 cts.; $16.00 per 100. RUGOSA. Rosy carmine; extra large, single flowers. RUGOSA ALBA. Pure white; flowers contrast well with foliage. Extra strong, two-year-old plants: 35 cts. each, $3.50 per do/.., $25.00 per 100. Sweetbrier The old English Sweetbrier; very sweet-scented foUage. 20 cts. e bundle of five, 85 cts.; $16.00 per 100. Moss Roses, Old English. Red Roses Large, dormant plants, from open ground. $1.25; $20.00 per lOU. 30 cts. each, bundle of 5ve, Standard or Tree-Shaped Roses On sturdy, hardy stems from 33-^ to 4 feet high. CAROLINE TESTOUT. Hybrid Tea. Large, deeper center. GENERAL JACQUEMINOT. Hybrid Perpetual scarlet crimson; favorite. GRUSS AN TEPHTZ. Hybrid Tea. Brilliant scarlet; always in flower. free; satiny rose, with Well known, brilliant KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Hybrid Tea. :?oft. pearly white, tinted lemon; of beautiful form. KILLARNEY. Hybrid Tea. Sparkling, brilliant pink; everybody 8 favorite. , , . ., , , MRS. JOHN LAING. Hybrid Perpetual. Soft pink of beautiful form and deliciously st-ented. MAGNA CHARTA. Hybrid Perpetual. Bright pink, suffused carmine; a beautiful Rose. , , , , . ULRICH BRUNNER. Hybrid Perpetual. Bright cherry red; one of the best. Strong plants. $1.20 each, $12.00 per dor. HARDY CLIMBING AND RAMBLER ROSES ALL OUR CLIMBING AND RAMBLER ROSES ARE AMERICAN PILLAR. The flowers are 3 to 4 inohes across, of a lovely shade of pink, in immense clusters. Strong, two-year-old plants, 30 cts.; bundle of five. $1.75; $30.00 per 100. CRIMSON RAMBLER. (American grown.) Strong, 2-year-old plants grown on their own roots, at the following prices: 4 to 5 feet long 40 cts. each, bundle of 10. $4.00; $35.00 per 100; 4 feet long, 25 cts each; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. HIAWATHA. Single, deep, intense crimson shade with the petals shading to a pure white base. Extra strong, two-year field-grown flowering plants. 40 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.75; $30.00 per 100. STRONG TWO-YEAR-OLD FIELD-GROWN PLANTS DOROTHY PERKINS. Color a lovely shell ink, holding a Icnjt time without fading. 20 cts. each; bundle of five 85 cts.; $16.00 per 100. LADY' GAY. The flowers arc of a delicate cherry pmk. which fadeij to a soft white. Extra strong, two-year planu. 30 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.25: $20.00 per 100. . „,. , „ PAUL'S CARMINE PILLAR. One of the most attractive Climbing Roses. I-'lowers large and free; color rosy carmine. Two-year-old, field-grown. 30 cts. each; bundle of five. $1.25; $20.00 per 100. ., , TAUSENDSCHON (Thousand Beauties). Lovely soft pink, changing to carmine rose when in full bloom, giving the appearance of two diBercnt varieties. 30 cts. each; bundle of five, $1.25; $20.00 per 100. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., Seedsmen 128 Chambers Street, New York _^__^^ When ordering, please mt-ntlon The ExcbanKe GERANIUMS Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine. Strong, 4-in. plants, $8.00 per 100. PETUNIAS. Single, mixed, bushy plants, 33.^-in. $4.00 per 100. VERBENAS. Separate colors, SH-in., $4.00 por 100. BEGONI.\S. Vernon and Erfordii, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire. 3H-m., $4.00 per 100. CINERARIAS Maritima and Diamond. 2} -j-in., S3.50 per 100, AU hotbed raised, of May. Ready second week IVIES, Hardy English. Out of 4-inih pots. $4.00 per 100. »► POLYGONUM Sieboldi. Clumps, I.'dc. each. ► DELPHINIUM formosum, DIAN- THUS latifolius atr. fl. pL, MYOSO- TIS palustris sempfl. (Everblooming), SCABIOSA ochroleuca, out of 23/2-inch pots, $2.00 por 100. STOKESIA cyanea. Clumps, S5.00 per 100. EUPATORIUM. 3-inch, $4.00 per 100. COREOPSIS coElestinum, lanceo- lata, grandiflora. Clumps, S.5.00 per 100. Ca.s/i uilh ordiT, ;■' )•/. . John F. Goger, Scarsdale, N. Y, When ordering, please ui'- A. HIRSCHLEBER Riverside, Burl. Co., New Jersey When orjerlug. please mention The Elcbnnge COMMERCIAL 111 M [I )^ i.l R ^ StvLMBI" TK[ S lost what you nted for your pot pUnU Ten lOO-lb. bafts, $5.00 COMMERCIAL HUMUS CO.] 505 Firemen's BIdft., NEWARK.NJ. Send Fob Dlic«'«"ivt Lnto»TUPe- , ,„,_COMMERCIAL HUMUS Gel After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page llitO, this issue. 1180 The Florists' Exchange Do You Know That The Exchange has some of the bright- est minds in the retail- ing end of the business contributing practical articles to its Retail Department ? Are your Salesmen reading these ? When ordering, please meptloD Tbe Exebapge Coleus Verschaffeltll, G. Bedder and others. 2-in. pots, $1.75 per 100, S17.50 per 1000. GERANIUMS, Nutt and 10 others. True to name, 2-in., S2.00; 3-in., S3.00; 4-in., 86.00 per 100. SALVIAS, Bonfire and Zurich; DUSTY MIL- LER; VERBENAS; AGERATUM; Single PETUNIAS; STOCKS; SNAPDRAGONS; DOUBLE GIANT SWEET ALYSSUM. 2-in. pots, $1.50; 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. VINCA Varlegata. 3-in., $3.00; 3i4-m.. $5.00; 4-in., $8.00 per 100. HELIOTROPES. 2-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. CANNAS. From pots, $4.00 and $5.00 per 100. PANSY PLANTS. $1.00 per 100. TOMATOES, PEPPERS, CABBAGE. 2-in. pota, $1.25 per 100. EGG PLANTS, CAULIFLOWER Seedlings. 50c. per 100; 2-in. pots, $1.50 per 100. CELERY. Self-blanching, French grown. $2.50 per 1000; Transplanted, .Wc. per 100. BOSTON FERNS. 3! 2-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y. When ordering. pIphpp m-TiTlnn Th>- Kxfrmngg Geraniums READY FOR SHIPMENT ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle, Nutt, Buchner $10.00 per 1000 2-inch fine stock of Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle and Nutt $2.00 per 100 $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, LANCASTER, PA. Geraniums Rooted Cuttings GUARANTEED to any point in the United States as far west as Chicago. If they do not suit you, send them bark and get your monev refunded. YOU RUN NO RISK. " p„ jooo S. A. NUTT and BUCHNER $10 00 RICARD and POITEVINE 12.50 PLUMOSUS. Extra Fine, at $2.50 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS S. A. NUTT. 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. DAISY, Mrs. F. Sanders, 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS, 3-in., $8.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata, 4-;n., »8.00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower Allegany, N. Y. Geraniums S. A. Nutt, Buchner, B. Poitevine, Double Gen. Grant, A. Ricard 3^-inoh, in bud and bloom. Stock guaranteed $8.00 per 100, $75.00 pep 1000 C. OUADLAND'S SONS 328-340 Houghton St., North Adams, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Ezcbaoge Stevias There is still time to propagate Stevias, but if you have nice 2in. stock on hand, so much the better. The busy retail grower is very apt to overlook some of the plants considered in most es- tablishments as side lines. Hardly ever do we sell a bunch of Stevia ; it usually is given" free along with other flowers and on that account we don't think enough of it as a cut flower and yet it is really as important as anything we grow. The small stock can either be .planted' out when all danger of frost is over, or can be carried along in pots dur- ing the Summer months, which of course means a lot more work and the plants lift so easily in Fall that field culture is to be recommended for the busy man. Poinsettias The forepart of May is u.sually the time when we get hold of the stored- away Poinsettia stock under the benches and bring it up on top of the benches. Pot up the stock and place into one of the houses; it doesn't- matter a great deal which, whether the Rose, Carnation or Violet house, they are usually all warm about this time of the year. It won't be long before the plants begin to get busy : new roots will start and the hard-wooded stems begin to break into growth. By that time you will be over with your bedding-out rush, and you will be ready to put Poinsettia cuttings into the sand to prepare for a good Christmas supply which you will have no trouble to dis- pose of if well grown. Tuberous-rooted Begonias Don't Keep Tbem Too Sliady While the tuberous-routed Begonias cannot stand the full sun while out in the open without showing the evil effects of it. the shading, while under glass, can easily be overdone. ^^'^lile the plants may flower under heavy .shade they will get soft and straggly ; the flower stems will be unable to bold up the flowers and the plants will .soon become worthless. Give the stock just enough shade to pre- vent the burning of the foliage. Allow plenty of space between the plants and give a liberal-sized pot. Have .you made up a few nice lOin. or 12in. pans? They are just the thing for verandas and will find a ready sale from now on up to .Tune, even later. The stock you intend for bedding out can best be handled in a mild liotbed where you can get the plants used to the outdoors gradually. Peonias While P-eonia-s will grow and flower in poor soil and with but very little care, they do better when properly attended to. Cultivation and feeding both will pay. especially when you only handle a limited number of plants. Work the soil over deeply between the rows and carefully near the plants. Work in with it a good layer of well decomposed manure and keep the cultivating up all Summer. Do not forget about tlie plants as .soon as the last flowers are cut; they deserve bet- ter than this. If you have a mixed lot of plants, why not mark them when in flower this year ; put good sized labels along side of the plants with the name on, .also keep track of such as do not flower and weed them out. Labor and space are too valuable to carry along worthless sorts. Hardy Hydrangeas Even those who do not handle shrubs are usually growing Hydrangea panicu- lata grandiflora for cut flower purposes. There is nothing finer during August for decorative uses. Do not overlook prun- ing your stock and if you are anxious to obtain large flower heads and long stems. <'ut last year's growth back to one or two eyes and remove every bit of small growth entirely. If you don't prune the plants they will soon go back and become worthless. Are you growing any Snow- ball Hydrangeas? They are great flow- ers, coming into bloom in June and re- maining in good shape until the other Hydrangeas begin to color. By all means plant some and don't overlook pruning them severely. Gloxinias The plants should be protected against the hot midday sun, but as with the Be- gonias, don't overdo the shading. If kept too dark the plants will go to leaves and won't flower. Allow plenty of space be- tw'een them and don't wet the foliage any more than you can help. While the flow- ers are the main thing about a Gloxinia, perfect foliage should go with them in order to have a good plant, and such can't be obtained with careless watering. Watering Almost anything in the way of bedding stock will grow now, if you give it enough water and ventilation. This surely isn't hard to do and yet fre- quently is overlooked. On a day with SO deg. in the shade, a little 2V2in. or Sin. pot will soon dry out and if left to re- main in the burning sun the rest of the day w'ithout water, it is bound to get a set back which no care will be able to overcome in a couple of weeks. There is hardly anything at the present of more importance than proper watering. To be- gin w'ith, whether your force in tjte green- houses consists of two or ten helpers, let one of them attend to "the watering, he to be the one to be held responsible and it is his dut.v to attend to the watering before anything else. "To do three or four hours work in a day and then start wa- tering is wrong ; the watering should come first. There are plants which don't mind a little over watering, but none is benefited by it. If a plant is kept in soaking wet soil for any length of time this is every bit as bad as to keep the soil too dry. therefore you should not water any plant except when the soil in the pot is beginning to dry out. Water ap- plied at that period is of benefit and will not sour the soil. No good gardener will use the hose the same way as he would the fumigating pot. He waters only when the stock needs it, but he does it then without delay. "To water every morning, rain or shine, is wrong every bit as much as to finish potting up ."iiX) Geraniums before watering a bench where the plants are actually suffering. Even well watered stock may suffer dur- ing the hot noon hours of a May or June day. This means all the ventilation possible and a good wetting down of the walks and imder the benches ; and in cases where fltpwers won't be damaged, a light spraying above the plants ; while late watering or spraying towards evening should be avoided, especially it there are no more fires to prevent a too moist at- mosphere over night. Rosa laxa as a Stock for Light Soils Almost alone I have fought for the recognition of Rosa laxa as a stock for use on medium and light soils, and the longer my experience the more am I impressed with the value of this Siberian Brier. .\nd. furtiier. the testimony of those whom I have persuaded to try it has more than repaid me for my cham- pionship of this stock. To me the ig- norance in certain trade circles in re- gard to laxa has been amazing, and I have had to deal w'ith critics who ob- viously knew little or nothing in regard to the subject they were discussiiig. I can claim a fairl.y long experience with laxa. and why need I, honorably I hope, uphold its virtues if it were not good? Brier, as a stock, is cheaper; why not do as others do, and stick to it? Be- cause I believe that laxa on medium and light soils is the stock par excel- lence, and I know that it makes Rose growing a pleasure where it w06 1000 35o., 3000 $1.00 postpaid I. L. PILLSBURY Galesburg, 111. Wbeu orderisf, please mention Tbe Qxcbanee M:iv 13, I'JIU. The Florists' Exchange 1181 iiiMiiiiiiiiiiiniPiiiiinniniiiin iiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilillllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllliiiiii^ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii miHui^iiiimiiiiii mil mil iii iiiiii ii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ii iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii|| GRAFTED ROSES New Rose "CLEVELAND" The true Rose pink; a color that positively glows under artificial light. It is well to be cautious in buying new Roses, but it is easily possible to be too cautious and let the "other fellow" buy the cream, while you are waiting to be sure the "newcomer" will sell. A new Rose with merit, always makes its own market. Cleveland won two Silver Medals last Fall and the Silver Medal at the International Flower Show in New York last Spring, as the best new Rose. It has petalage enough to make it an all-year Rose, a valuable consideration when you want a pink that will stand the Summer sun as well as open freely in Mid-Winter. Our stock is limited this year. We only have 5000 PLANTS to sell, so get aboard early and get your stock. Price: $35.00 per 100, $300.00 per 1000 for first class 3-inch plants. When these plants are gone we will not have any more to sell for another year, as I refuse to injure the vitality of a variety by over-propagation. All other standard varieties except Double Pink and Double White Killarney $15.00 per 100 $125.00 per 1000 Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J. A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT 1)RAC.«NA Indivisa. 2-iii , 5c. ; 3-iii., lO..; 4-in., 1.5i?. ; .T-in., 2.")C. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2'j-in., S5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevlne. Rlcard. Per- kins and Buchner. 2-in., S2.00 per 100: 3-in., S5.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. .3-in . lOc; 4-in., 1.JC.: o-in., 2.5c.; from bed for 23i and 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. COLEUS, Verschafleltil and Golden Bedder; CIGAR PLANT. SCARLET SAGE, Zurich! AGERATUM. BLUE HELIOTROPE. 2-in., S2.00 per 100. Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton. N. J. GERANIUMS Ini^oom Fine, stocky plants. Nutt, Grant, double pink and white. 4-inch, S7.00 per 100. PANSIES. Extra large plants, in bud and bloom, $1.00 per 100, S8.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS SprenSeri. From flats, 8 to 10 Bhoots. J12.00 per 1000. BEGONIAS. Everbloomlng, scarlet. 3-in., So.; 4-in., 10c. HYDRANGEAS. French. 5 to 6 shoots, 5-inch pot*?, 3.ic. Samuel Whitton, "^ ^.^tIca.'n^ v.""'' PLANTS HELIOTROPE Centefleur. The best bedder, dark blue. Strong, bushy plants, from 2-iD. pots, »2.50 per 100. Rooted Cuttings im looo AGERATUM. SteUa Gurney W.60 $5.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, frazrsnt, good •took 75 0.00 Cash with order, pleftM. J. P. CANN ATA, Mt. Freedom, N. J. Wbea ordering, please mention The Exchange ARBORVITAES 8 to 10 feet Norway, Kosteri and White Spruce 8 to 14 feet, and other large specimen Everfireena THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO.. Stntford. Conn. Make appointment. See the Stocks Telephone — 2648-4, Bridgeport, Conn. Established 21 years. Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Um for Results AMONG :THE GROWERS Greenville Floral Co. It is .ihva.vs a great pleasure to see heroic effort and perseverance rewarded, a.nd this sight was miue in the sight o£ a large store OQ Main st., Greenville. S. C. not onl.v well filled with a choice collection ot Easter posies, but with pur- chasers who looked satisfied. The new .store was taken for Easter trade by Greenville Floral Co., with Mr. and Mrs. E. Bovev in charge. This yoan" couple have made, themselves very popular here. The growing establishment on Augusta st. last January added two more even span house-s of modem design. lOOtt. x 2.Jft. each, with 16in. x 20in. glass and hot water heat. These houses are filled with a splendid lot of miscellaneous plants grown from seee available in paniplilct form at 25c. a copy, postpaid. .Send for a copy rioif, you will find your money has l>een well s[K*nt. There are (luestion.s, answers, and comment.^ on Types of Boilers. Plac- ing of the Boiler, Hot Water va. Steam, Data re Amount of Piping Re- quired, .\veraKe Cost of Fuel, Hints on Stoking, Forced C'irculation, Labor and Cost, etc.. There is al.so included in this pamphlet a collection ot answers by .lobn Mc.\rthur to pertinent questions on KTecnhouse heating propounded by our readers. Read, Mark and Learn Kcadv May •-'.-. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE p. 0. Bon 100 Times Square Station New York Fine 6eld-grown transplanted plant*, in bud and bloom, mixed colon, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, by exprea*. Ca»h teith order. PETER BROWN LANCASTER, PA. When ordcrlnn. please tn»_>ntIon The Kzcbaiix* 1182 The Florists' Exchange Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS Each e-in. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high 10.75 »-in. •• 3 " " 24 1- 28 in. " 1.00 CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI Each Cedar Tub, 9-in., 4 to 6 ft. spread M.OO KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot LeavM In. high Each Per doz 2H-in. 4 8tol0 J1.50 8-in. 6 12 2.00 4-in. 6 to 6 16 J0.40 4.80 e-in. 8 to 7 24 1.00 12.00 6-in. 8 to 7 28 1.25 16.00 6-in. 8 to 7 28 to 30 1.60 18.00 Cedar Tub 7-in. 8 to 7 34 to 38 2.60 30.00 7-in. 6 to 7 36 to 38 3.00 36.00 0-in. 42 to 45 in. high 4.00 48.00 »-ln. « to 7 45 to 48 in 6.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leave* In. high Each Per dos. 8-in. 6te6 28 to 30 $1.00 tl2.00 «-in. 8to7 34to3e 1.60 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Cedar Plant* Tub in Tub Height Each 9-in. 4 40 to 42 in $4.00 12-in. 4 6 to 6U (t., heavy 10 00 12-in. 4 5H to 6 (t., heavy 12.60 12-in. 4 8 to 7 ft., heavy 16 00 12-iii. 6 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18 00 JOSEPH HEACOCK C0./'%"kV7.7 Wyncote, Pa. Wtien orderinj*. please mentiou The Excliauge Ferns T*»HH'«r Iw 8-in., $1-00 each. 7-in., 75c. each X K:\AKAyf :i-in. stock, in best assortment, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Extra strong, 3-in . $6.00 per 100. $55.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2}i-in. stock, right size for center plants. $1.30 per doz . $10.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting, in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please. $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000, undivided clumps. In lO.OOO lota or more, $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000: in SOOO lots, $7.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Schledel (King of Ferns). Splendid 3-in. stock, $4.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100; 4-in J6.50 per doz., $50.00 per 100, J. F. Anderson FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. P A N S I E S MY GIANT PANSIES. In superb colors, aO grown from selected stock. Fine, strong plants, in bloom. Sl.OO per 100. Smaller size, all in bloom, $5.00 per 1000, by ex- press. Small quantities by Parcel Post, 25c. extra per 100, if not over 300 miles. FINEST MIXED PANSY SEED. New crop ready June 20th. Cash with order. i E. B. JENNINGS Lock Box 254 SOUTHPORT, CONN. Grower of Fine Pansies FERNS Assorted Table Ferns Out of 2J4-inch pots, $3.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra heavy. From 2}^ -inch pots. $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. KENTIA BELMOREANA From"* 2i4 -inch pots, 3 leaves, $6,50 per 100. $60.00 per 1000; 3-inchj,pots, 5 leaves, $15.00 per 100. All express orders. Cash with order, please B.S0lTAUfERNERYfe^,;e,%1i;,J.'!; Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange The Home of the Scottii Ferns JOHN SCOTT Rutland Rd. & Ea?t 45th St., BROOKLYN, N. Y HOLLY FERNS Extra fine plants of Cyrtomium falcatum* the Holly Fern, and Pterls Wllsonl. in 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, or $7.00 if shipped in pots. The best of packing, liberal count and prompt shipment. R. G. HANFORD Norwalk, Conn. When ordering, please mention The Exchange A Full Line of Bedding Plants Now Ready GERANIUMS, such as Beaute Poltevlne and Alphonse Rlcard. 4-in. pota, $8.00 per 100. John Doyle, S. A. Nutt. Perkins, M. Buchner, 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. BEGONIAS, Lumlnosa and Vernon, best red; Magnlfica, best pink. 4-in. pots, SK.OO per 100; same varieties, 3-in. pots, $.".1111 per 100. FUCHSIAS. 4-in, pots, $8.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE. Light and dark blue. 4-in. pots, 87.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. AGERATUM. Best dwarl blue, 4-in. pota. $7.00 per 100. SCARLET SAGE, Clara Bedman or Bonfire. 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. PETITNIAS, CaUfornla Giant. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. ROSY MORN and INIMITABLE. 2K-in. pot.s, $3.00 per 100. NASTURTIUMS. 4 good colors. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. COLEUS VerschaffeltU, Golden Bedder, Oueen Victoria. 2*2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Fancy Varieties, S4.00 per 100. SWEET ALYSSUM, Little Gem. 2M-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. LOBELIA Crystal Palace. Dark blue dwarl. 2'2-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE BLUE CORNFLOWERS. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. MOONVINES. 2)-2-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 4-in. pota, staked up, $12.00 per 100. HONEYSUCKLE. 5K-in. pots, 25c. VERBENAS. Separate colors. 2>-2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. PHLOX. 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. SNAPDRAGONS, such as Giant Yellow, Golden Queen, Giant Scarlet, Giant Pink, Salmon Pink, Queen of the North and Giant White. 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Nelrose Pink and Silver Pink, 2'2-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. KENTIA Belmoreana and Forsteriana. 4-in. pots, 30c. each. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2 ■ i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100; 4-in , $10.00 per 100. Sprengeri, 3-in, pots, $6-00 per 100; 4-in., $12.00 per 100. HARDY IVIES. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. COCOS Weddelliana. 3-in. pots, ISc. CROTONS. 4-in. pots, 25c. LEMON VERBENAS. 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. DRAC/«NA Indlvlsa. 5-in. pots, 25c. DIELYTRA, or Bleeding Heart 6-in. pots, 2Sc, FUNKI A Variegata. Strong, 4-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. ROSES, such as Magna Charta. Gruss an Teplitz. Caroline Testout, Baby Ram- bler. Strong, 6-in. pots, 25c. each ASPIDISTRA. Green-leaved. 6-in. pots, Sl.OO each. CANNAS, A. Bouvier, Pres. McKlnley. Chas. Henderson. Venus, Richard Wal - lace, Florence Vaughan. 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. King Humbert, 4-in, pots, $8.00 per 100. Godfrey Aschmann, FonedHant/ 1012 West Ontario Street, PHILADELPLIA, PA. When orderin'j. please meption Tbe Exchange CYCLAMEN Splendena Glganteum Hybrids Our strain of Cyclamen it second to none; we can furnish same in all standard colors, twice transplanted from Sata, at $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 DRACAENA InJlvlsa. From 2H-in. pots, $3.00; from 3-in. pota. 5.00; from 3H-u>. poU, $6.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2>^-in. pots, $3.00; ASPARAGUS Spren- ger,, from 3-in. poU. $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa. ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED. We offer the fol owing: CATTLEYAS Skinnerl, Labiata, Triana>. Mossise. Perclvaliana, Gaskelllana; Li^LIAS acuminata, superbiens: ONCIDIUMS blcallo- 8um, Cebolleta. ornithorynchum, sphacela. turn, splendidum and the Holy Ghost Orchid, PERISTERIA elata. Write for prices. I aopr Si T4lirrAll Orchid Growers & Inporlen L,ager a nurreu, summit, n.j. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD. N. J. ORCHIDS PALMS and Plants of Every Variety Orchid Collector JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South Ameiica to collect the best Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 CHESTNUT PLACE, SECAUCUS. N. J. When ordering, please mention Tbe ISxchange See Slock for Sale ad. Bargains. Roses '>-in. 2.50 COBEA Scandens. 3-in 5.00 \ CANNAS, King Humbert, Austria, Halia. 4-in 7.00 AfJERATUM. Blue. 2li-m 2.50 BEGONIA Vernon. 21.4-in 3.00 LEMON VERBENAS. 3-in 6.00 GERANIUMS, Poitevine, Rlcard, Grant. 3 ' ^-in 6.00 SWEET .\LYSSUM. 2M-in 2.60 ASSORTED FERNS. Strong, healthy plants, including Cyrtomium Fal- catum and Aspidium Tsusse- mense. 2}4-in 3.00 25.00 .3-in 6.00 55.00 BOSTON FERNS. 6-in., $6.00 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS Whitmanl. 6-in., S6.00 per doz. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings. 1.00 S.OO FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. BEGONIA BEGONIA Luminosa SEFDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash wltli order PETER WENK OZONE PARK. N. Y. . Commercial Carnation Culture" Price tl.BO postpaid A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co.,Lt4. 438-448 West 37th Street, New York Mnv 13, li)I6. The Florists' Exchange 1183 Bedding Plants by the Thousands Our Greenhouses are filled with choice stock that you can plant out at once to make immediate effect. Pots 100 GERAXIUMS. All the Icad- inj; \arieties 4-in. S7.00 BEGONIA Luminosa and Vernon 4-in. 7.00 FUCHSIAS 4-in. 7.00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS 4-iu. 7.00 Calllornia Giants 4-in. 7.00 HELIOTROPE 4-in. 7.00 SCARLET SAGE 4-in. 7.00 NASTURTIUMS 4-iu. 7.00 CANNAS. King Humbert. . 4-in. 10.00 MOON VINES 4-in. 10.00 2i.;-in. 5.00 COLEUS BrUUancy 4-in. 10.00 COLEUS Verschaflcltu, Golden Bedder, Queen Victoria and Fancy Mixed 2J^-in. 3.00 SMALL PLANTS, siu-li lis PETU- NIAS, MARIGOLDS, PHLOX, DWARF LOBELIA, ALYSSUM, CENTAUREAS, 2!.2-in., .S3. 00 per 100. ROSE BUSHES, fine phmls, 15-iii. pots, Baby Rambler, Baby Tausend- schoen, Jessie, Erna Teschendorf, Clothilde Soupert, Hermosa, Gruss an Teplitz, $4.20 per doz. PALMS. KENTIA Forsterlana, 5 to G leaves, 2H-M) in. high, Sl.OO each. BOXWOOD. G-in., Sou. each; 7-in., 50c. each. Pyramids. 3 ft., .S2.00 each. Cash with order. ASCHMANN BROS., Second and Bristol Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. \\'beu ordiTing, please mention The Exchan.^'i- 40,000 Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttings EXTRA FINE 10.000 BONNAFFON 5,000 JONES 1,000 DR. ENGUEHARD 1,000 MAUD DEAN 2,000 POEHLMANN 5,000 CHAS. GLACER 3.000 POLLY ROSE 4,000 SEIDEWITZ t.OOO UNAKA $12.00 per 1000 J. O. Brenneman BOX 24 FLORIST Harrisburg, Pa. COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK Dracaenas Per 100 4-in $10.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosa. 4 -in. 10.00 HELIOTROPE 4 -in. 6.00 VINCA Variegata 4 -in. 2H-in. 3.00 SALVIA Bonflre 2)^-in. 2.50 GYMNOCARPA, Dusty MiUer 2i4-ia. 2.50 NASTURTIUMS 2H-in. 2.50 Cash with order, please. E. L. RILEY TRENTON, N. J. R. F. D. No. 2 Phone 4815 JAMES VICK'S SONS Seedsmen, Nurserymen, Florists ROCHESTER, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange will be taken with Chrysanthemums, Roses, Peonies and bulbous stock. The houses are heated with hot water from a sectional boiler. The water sup- pi.? comes from a tank supplied by a ram. The large dairy interests and Alfalfa lands are splendid adjuncts to the flower growing, as indicated by the thrifty ap- pearance of the plants. It was very gratifying to find the Flo- rists' Exchange a welcome visitor weekly. With the splendid opportunities offered for commercial greenhouses, the natural love of the people for flowers and with the State Normal and Industrial Winthrop College with an attendance of near 1000 young girls annually, there is no appar- ent rea.son why this business should not in a very short time grow to a large size and very favorably compare with many of the larger establishments of the North. J. L. C. Give credit where credit is due — Mention Kxchanee 100 1000 Whltmani Improved $5.00 $40.00 Whitmani Compacta 5.00 40.00 Roorevelts 5.00 40.00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Double Glazed Greenhouses At William Jurgen's establishment. Newport, R. I., improvements are still being undertaken. A house is being re- arranged for the forcing of Paperwhite Narcissi. Experiments and a record of tempera- tures are being made by Mr. Jurgens of a 100ft. section of one double roofed house. These records, when completed, together with drawings, will be published in The Exchange. The results so far have been most satis- factory— no tiring except on exceptional days has been done since the last week in March, yet a batch of Lilium giganteum occupying the bench space are as healthy as any we have ever seen. A sufficiently high night temperature has been maintained by simply closing up the inside ventilators early enough in the afternoon to hold the sun heat, the out- side ventilators being closed down about one hour later. The glazing of the inner roof has been done with double thick glass bedded in very best quality putty. Side walls are lined with ruberoid, mak- ing the house as near air-tight as possible. In fumigating with hydrocyanic gas a great saving of material is effected. Mr. Jurgens says that such a house may not answer for the growing or forc- ing of Roses or Carnations; but for Liliums, Lily of the Valley, ferns or such subjects, the conditions are just ideal. Alexander MacLellan. Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT ^ USE FOR RESULTS No. 310— 20 1iuh Memorial Day SPECIAL See This Spray ? ^ <>u will admit it's attractive Not only that — Its superior quality, Its lasting quality, and Its reasonable cost convince us of the fact that you must have them among your Memorial Day stock. Price, $6.00 per dozen • an be had in either Carnations or Hoses, white or pink, as you request. Rush yoiiT order to us to he jUlcd^at onci,. The House of Merit JOS. G. NEIDINGER CO. l.WMl N. 2d St. PHIL.\DELPHIA, PA. When orderlnp. please mt-ntlon The Exchnn«c A. F. J. Baur O. E. Stelnkamp Send for our price list of young Geraniunn Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition um & STEINHAMP, Indianapolis, inaiana Carnation Breeders When ordering, please mention The Sxcban^* Strong, 4-ln Stock, $10.00 and $12.00 per 100 Vinca Variegata DRACAENA INDIVISA, .5-in. 25c., 4-iii. loc. ENGLISH IVIES, S12.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Poitevine .ind Nutt, 4-in. S8.00 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Yellow and White Chadwick, 2i4-in. $2.50]"per 100. Bonnaffon, White and Yellow, 21^4-in. S2 00 per 100. HENRY WESTON, - - Hempstead, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tlio Eichans^ GRArTED ROSES Per 100 Per 100 Ophelia $12.50 White Klllamey $10.00 KiUarney 10.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward 10.00 EDWARD J. TAYLOR, Wljen ordering, please mention Tbe Eichang© Green's Farms, Conn. SELF-TYING CARNATION SUPPORTS AND ROSE STAKES THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO., CONNERSVILLE, IND. [LM[RD. SMITH & CO. Chrgsanihemums Ask for GaialoguB ADRIAN - - - MICH. When ordering, ptense mt-ntlnn The ExrlinnKf ; When orderintr, pleuse mf-ntlon TTk- Kicliange Carnations F. Dorner & Sons Co. LA FAYETTE, IND. Large American-Grown Rhododendrons and Kalmias THf r. f. CONINf NURSfRY CO., Slntford, Conn. TeWphoM. 2048-4, Brld£n>ort EHrwion. Make appointment. S«e tbe itock. EaUbl)Bb»d 21 jTMr*. WhftB erderlac, pleu* Btntkm Tbe Bicliantt S™T Rose Plants RADIANCE. KAISERIN. WHITE »nd PINK KILLARNEY, SUNBURST »nd MILADY Rtadu tor lAipmmf .Smd /or cvrilart J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Wbea orderlns. please mentton ^e BzcbaDse 1 184 The Florists' Exchange l^ilBlllBiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiHiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiHiiy^g^^Wiiiiiii iiiiHiiiiimiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiin i iiiiillM^BI^MMMiiiliiHiliniiiii iiiiHiiniiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiinii iiiii i iiiiiiiiiiiii IN all our experience as publishers of Practical Books on * subjects related to Horticulture, we had not struck, until now, a subject which will so universally commend itself to the Trade as the one we now have the pleasure of announcing. This, for the reason that not only will our subscribers all want a copy, but for the further reason that this is a Book which they can recommend to their customers without any mental reservations whatever, and this at a profit to themselves. The name of the new venture is Practical Landscape Gardening and the author is Robert Cridland, a Landscape Architect of many years' experience and of high standing in the profession. The Book is the most complete one we know of in its field; it covers everything, and its further recommendation is that it has been written and illustrated for The Man or Woman of Average Means. The Book will contain 91 Photographs, the majority of them full page in size, 67 Sketches and 29 Plans, 1 9 of which are Planting Plans giving the subjects to be planted. To be published this month Price, $l.SO net By mail, postpaid, $1.65 Orders taken now For further particulars address A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co. Ltd. 438 to 448 West 37th Street, Short Address: P. 0. Box 100 Times New York Square Station, N. Y. IIIII iiiiiiiiiii^^ iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiii'iiii I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitHiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiii IIIIIIIIIIIII^— m5 M.iV 13, l!)l(i. The Florists' Exchange 1185 {..Mimi K-Miiiiiiiimii-Miiiiiiiiiiii[-Mmi ic-:ojmiiiiiiiit*:"Mniniinmc-M Kmiic-Mutiii [•:>]iiiiimiiiic-Miniiniuii*:<{« •:»Miiiiuiiiiiif:»MmiuiiiuiE-:":»Miiuiiaiint':"Muuiiiiiiii(.:- List of Advertisers | ^:iniiiiiiiii[-:-]iiuiiiiiiii[-:-iiiiiiiiHii|[-:oiiiiiiimiit->]iiiiiiiniii[-:":-]iiiniiniiii-:oiiiiiiiiiiiii-:>iiiiiiniiiiii-:«iniiiiniiii[-:-]iiiiniiiiii[-:<* Index to Stock Advertised Advance Co 1-10 All'crt Jc Duvidson. Ino 1-'16 Allen. J. K lais AllpnCo.Wm.Slulirt.r.'OS Amor. G'house MfK. Co I-'IS Amcr. Spawn Co ... 1 1'iS Andcreon, J. F 11S2 Anderson. S A ll'.tL' Aneermutlor, Geo. n i-'ii-' An»lin& Walsh Co.. 117(1 Aphine Mfg. C0...1J15 Armes. H. W 1204 Arnold & Co., Inc. D. C !-'(» Asohmann Bro3 llS;i Aschmann, Godfrey. 1 IS- Aahley. Ernest U'J-' Badgely & Bishop Inc l-'O'.l Baker Bros ll'.« Baker, Wm J l-'ll Barclay Nun 11 'Hi Barrett, The Florist. ll'.l.> BarriCo, B. F. . ..llTii Barronn&Son.H.H ILSi Baumer, A. K II'.IS Baur & Steinkamp. . I l^'J Baversdorfer & Co. . IL'IH Bay State Nur3..The.ll7l Bcaven. E. A l-H.' Beckert's Seed Store. 1 1 (>•> Begerow Floral Co. . 1194 Bellamy Bros 1170 Bemb Floral Co., The 1 102 Benjamin. S. G 1172 Bennett. C. A 1174 Berger Bros 1211 Bertermann Bros.Co.1193 Boddington Co., Inc., Arthur 110'.1-7B Bolgiano & Sons. J. .116S Bonnet & Blake 1209 Bonnot Bros 1200 Bowe, M A 1194 Brant Bro3., Inc. U77-95 Brenncman. J. O. . . . 1 1S3 Brown. Peter 1180-81 Brulnnicr. Paul 1170 Bryan, Alonzo J 1 17S Buchbinder Bros 120.3 Buckbee. H. W 1105 Bunyard. A. T., Flo- rist 1194 Bunyard Co., Inc., Harry A 1173 Burnett Bros 110!) Burpee, W. A. &Co.llt;9 Butler & Ullman...ll94 Byer Bros 1172 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 1203 Campbell Bros 1182 Camp Conduit Co .121S Cannata. J. P 1181 Carbone Florist 1192 Carnation Support Co. 1183 Chicago Feed & Fer- tilizer Co 1215 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The 1212 Childs, John Lewis. 1169 Chinnick, W. J 1180 Christensen. Thos. P.1172 Clare. W. G 1202-04 Clarke's Sons.David 1 194 Clay & Son 1214 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 1192 Coao, J.J 1208 Commercial Humus Conard & Jones Co.. The 1170 Conine Nurs. Co.. The F. E. .I174-s1-,s:M20Ci Coombs. Florist 1193 Cottage Gardens Co., Ino 1183 Cousins, Jr., Leonard. 1178 Cowee, W. J Cowen's Sons, N. . Craig, Robt Crouch. Mrs. J. W Crowl Fern Co Crump, F. F. . . . Cumbie. J. L. . . Cunningham, J( 1204 1210 1172 1192 1203-00 ...1192 . . . 1203 H. 1170 ...1209 ...1192 ...1195 . ..ns2 ...1218 11,S3 1192 Cut Flower Exch Danker, Florist. . Day Co., W. E. . . D* Buck, John.. . Dietsch Co., A. . . Dillon, J. L Dobba&.Son Dorner & Sons Co. F 1183 Dreer, Henry A.. Inc.. 1210-ls Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 1210 East End Nurs. Co., The 1174 Eble, Chas 1194 Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. 1 194 Edwards. H. B 117i; Edwards' Folding Box Co 1201 Eichholz, Henry Ills Elliott, Robt. A 1177 Elliott & Sons, Wm. . 1 100 Emmana, Geo. M . . . 1181 Emmons. F A 1177 i;i.i;l.r, llclil.v . 1171 Erne A Klingel 1212 Eskcson. Frank N.. .1182 Evans Co., The John A 1216 Evenden Bros 1195 Eyres, Florist 1192 Fallon. Florist 1195 Fonrieh. Joseph .S.. .1207 Fischer, Rudolph.. . .1109 Florists' Hail Ass'n..l203 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co., The 1216 Ford. M. C 1207 Ford. Wm. P 1208 Fottler.Fiske, Rawson Co 1100 Fowler. Mrs. L. P...1195 Frederick. J. H 1177 I'r.d.Tick. W. J 1172 Freeman-Lewis 1193 Friedman, Florist. . .1192 Friedman, J.J 1215 Froment, H. E 1209 Furrow & Co 1191 Galveston Floral Co 1193 Galvin, Thos. F....1194 G.asserCo. J M 1192 Gibhn&Co 1210 Gibbons, The Smilax Man 1203 Girvin. Willis B 1177 Gloeckner. Wm 1192 C.iKi-r. .1. F 1179 Goldstein & Futter- man 1209 lioltlKirdl. Wm .1180 Gove, The Florist. .. 1 192 Graham & Son, A. . . 1192 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Ass'n, Ino. . . .1209 Growers' Cut Flower Co 1208 Gude Bros. Co 1193 Gunther Bros 1209 Guttman & Raynor, Ino 1200 Haberraehl's Sons, J. J .....1194 Ilaninumd's Paint & Slug Shot Wks. ...121.') Hanford, R. G 1182 Harris, Chester 1195 Harris. Ernest 1180 Hart, Geo. B 1203 Hatcher, John C. . ..1192 Heacock Co.. Jos.. . .1182 HeissCo 1192 Henderson & Co., A. 1168 Henshaw Floral Co., Inc., The 1208 Herr, A. M 1172-80 Hews Co., A. H 1213 Highland Park Green- houses, The 1193 Hill Co., E. G 1212 Hill Floral Co.. E. G.1192 Hill Nuts. Co., The D 1170 Hillside Nursery, The. 1170 Hirschlcber. A 1179 Holm & Olson 1195 Holland Nurs, The. 1174 Hollywood Gardens. 1 195 Home Correspondence School 1202 Horan. E. C 1209 Horan & Son, Jas. . . 1170 Hurt. .Vlvcrtiser. . . .1182 Howard Rose Co. .. .1170 Humus Co , Alphano.1214 Idle Hour Nura 1194 Igoe Bros 1203 Irwin, R J 1173 Isbell 4 Co., S. M...1168 Jackson & Perkins Co 1170 Jacobs, S., A Son8.1217-18 Jennings, E. B 1182 Johnston Bros 1195 Johnston & Co., T.J. 1195 Joseph's Florist 1195 Joy Floral Co 1194 Kasting, Wm. F., Co.ll05 Keller, John A 1193 Keller Pottery Co. . .1213 Keller .Sons. J. B 1195 Kerr. The Florist.. . .1193 Kervan Co., The. 1202-04 Kessler, Wm 1209 King Construction Co. 1216 Knoble Bros 1192 Komada Bros 1211 Kottmiller, Florist.. . 1194 Kooyman, C 1212 Kroeachell Bros. Co. 1216 K.jbtcr ,t Co 1171 Kuebler, Wm. H...12II9 Liiior ili llurrdl . US2 Lang Floral & Nura. Co 1192 Lange. A 1192 Lange. H. F. A 1195 Langjahr, A. H 1208 Leedle Floral Co 1182 Leonard Seed Co... 1100 Littlefield & Wyman.1170 LittleBeld. Florist. . . llo.i Lockland Lumber Co.l21s London Flower Shopll94 l.uni ,V Hiiriili:irii C.. 1220 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 1194 MttoNifl Hort. Co., The 1171 Mader. Paul 11S2 Marshall ,t Co..W E 1107 Mi.s.si.Liiiii. I'-. W. 110 1 Matthews & Varney.1171 MoAlpine & McDon- ald 1210 MoCallum Co., The 1212 McClunie. Geo. C. 1193 McConncll. Alex 1191 McCray Refrigerator Co 1202 McHutchisonA Co 1107 McManua. James. . . 120!l Menand, L 1192 Metairie Ridge Nurs Co., Ltd., The. . . .119 1 Metropolitan Material Co 1216-17-18 Metto. Henry 1109 Meyer, Chas. F 1100 Micbell Co., Henry F 1170 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 1203 01 Michler Bros Co. .1193 Miller, A. L 1170 Miller. Stuart II. . . 1211 Mills, The Florist. Inc. 1193 Minge Floral Co.. The 1194 .Milchcll. J.ihii R. .1172 Momm & Sons, Chas 1174 Muiiinycr Co. .Inlui C. 1219 Moore. Hentj & Nash 1209 Moore Seed Co 1100 Mountain View Floral Co 1170 Mullanphy. Florist. . 1195 Murray Samuel 1193 Nagel, Rudolf 1178 Nason, L. B 1209 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 1202 Neidinger, Jos. G.. . . 1183 New England Florist Supply Co 1210 Nicotine Mfg. Co., The 1214 Niessen Co., The Leo 1211 Noe, L. M 1209 Olson &Co 1172 Ouwerkerk, P 1170 Palmer, F. E 1192 Palmer&Son, W.J. 1192 Park Floral Co., The. 1192 Park Floral Co 1195 Parahelsky Bros..Ine.l218 Peacock DahliaFarmsll6.S Pearce, Geo 12 17 Peirce, E. Allan 1213 Penn The Florist.. .1192 Pennock-Meehan Co.. S. S 1177-1211 Peters & Reed Pot- tery Co 1213 Peterson. C. A 1178 Pfaff & Kendall 1218 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 1211 PhUadelphia Whole- sale Flor. Ezch.. The 1211 Philips Bros 1194 Pierce & Co 1192 Pierce Co., F. O 1217 Pieraon. Inc., A. N...1105 Pierson Co., F. R...1165 Pierson U-B.ar (Vi . .1218 Pikes Peak Flor. Co. 1192 PiUsbury, I. L 1180 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 1210 Poehlm.ann Bros. Co. 1178 Polykranas, G. J 120S Potter Floral Co 1193 Pulverized Manure Co., The 1215 Pyfer&Co., A. T. ..1212 Quadland's Sons, 0.1 ISO Ramsburg, G. S 1107 Randall. A. L. Co. . . 1212 Randall's Flower Shop 1195 Rawlings, Elmer. . . . 1180 Rawson "The Florist. 1192 Reck. John i Son. . .1192 Reed & Keller. . 1202-05 Reinberg, Peter 1212 Rice Co, M 1202 Riedel & Meyer, Inc.l20S Richards. G. H 1171 Richmond CedarWks. 1213 Rilcv. 10. L 11,S3 Rilev. Win 117s Ritchy, F. W 1182 Robbinsville Nurs., The 1174 Rochcslcr Floral C.i. 1195 Robinson & Co., Inc.. H. M 1203 Robinson Co.. H. M.120S Robinson, L. D 1195 Rochelle & Sons. F. W. llsO Rook Flower Co . W 1193 Itochrs Co.. Julius. . 1182 Uuu.TS. i:. C, 1177 Holker 4 Sons, A ..1100 Rosemont Gardens. 1194 Rosery Flower Shop. 1 192 Ro.iery, The 1195 Rowehl & Grans 1 160 Rouliahn Seed Co... 1109 Royal Glass Works. . 1217 Rupp, John F 1108 Russin & Handing.. 1202 Salter Bros 1195 Saltford Flower Shop. The 1194 Sander. Florist 1195 Sautcr, A 1209 Sccory, Ed 1194 Schlatter * Son, Wm. 1204 Schling, Max 1191 Schmidt, J. C 1177 Scholti, The Florist. 1192 Sehuls Co.. Jacob... 1193 Schwake & Co., Inc., Chas.. 1100 Scollay. Inc., John A. 1216 Scott, John 1182 Sharp. Partridge & Co 1210 Shellroad Gnhs 1106 Sheridan, Walter F. . 1209 Siebrecht, Geo. C. ..12«l .Sim. William 1171 Skidelsky Co., S. S. .1106 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 1218 SUnn, B. S.,Jr 1209 Slinn. Clarence 1209 Smith, Elmer D., & Co 1 1.S3 Smith & Fetters Co.. 1192 Smith A Hemenwayl2I7 Smith. Henry 1193 SmithCo., W. &T..1174 Smith, P. J 1208 Smith, The Florist. .1192 Snyder Co.. B. A... 1210 Solomon & Son, L. . . 1216 Soltau Fernery, B. . . 1182 Star Floral Co 1195 Stecher Litho. Co. . 1168 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 1166 Stokes Seed Farms Co.. Ino 1108 Storrs & Harrison Co. 1172-76 Stoothoff Co., H. A. . 1214 Stumpp, Geo. E. M. 1194 Stumpp & Walter Co. 1107 Syracuse Pottery Co. 1213 Taylor, Ed. J 1183 Thompson & Co., C. B 1194 Thorburn, J. M., & Co 1167 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 1193 Totty, Chas. H 1181 Traendly <& Schenck. 1209 United Cut Flower Co.. Inc 1208 Van Assche, Frank. .1217 Van Bochove, G. &. Bro 1 193 Van Gelderen, G. W. 1174 Vaughan's Seed Store. llO.S-70 Vick's Sons, James 1183 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., R .1165 Virgin. U.J .1194 Waller Seed Co., The L.D 1100 Walker Co., The F. .1194 Warburton, Florist. 1193 Warendorff, A .1194 Wax Bros .1192 Weeber & Don .1166 Weiss, Herman . 1208 Welch Bros. Co .1210 Welch, Patrick .1210 Welch, The Florist. .1193 Wenk, Peter . 1 1.82 Wettlin Floral Co. . .1177 WrstMii, Henry .1183 Whilldin Pottery Co. 1213 Whitted Floral Co. . . 1 194 Whitton. Samuel.. . .1181 Wietor Bros .1212 Williamsport Floral Co .1193 Wilson, H. E . 1 195 Wilson, J. S. W... .1192 Wilson, R. G .1192 Winterson's Seed Store Wolfinger Florist. . .1194 Wood Bros .1172 Woodrow&Marketos 1209 Woodruff & Sons. S. D . 1 100 Young & Co , Inc., A. L . 1208 Young & Co., John .1208 Young's Florist. . . . 1 195 Zvolanck, Ant. C. .1171 H. Wililcn. i-pprpspiitiiiK Warnaar & C".. whnlesali' bull) gmwiT.s cif Sassi'ii- hoim. Holland, wlici has Iii'imi traveling in the Unitptl States since .Tauuary, re- turned to Holland on the S. S. Ryndain, after a sncces.sful trip. •:"Miiiumiiiii*:<>Miiiiiiiniii[>:»: .MmiIiIcii , 1172-77-7S A.hill™ 1170 -Vclivriiiithes 1 172 Aronituin 1170 .Viliaiiluni 1172 .\geratuin 116.5-71- 1172-77-7MIO-S1-S2 .\ltcrnaiitlieras UO.V 1172-77 Alyssum 116.V 1172-77-78-80-82-8.3 .Vnipolopwis 1 172-74 AnchuHn 1170 Anemone 1 170 ArborviUc 1181 Areriis 1169-82 .\ristolochins 1 170 .\rmeria 1 170 .'Vrlemisiii 1 170 A.sc-lepias 1170 AaparaBUK 1106-69- 1170-71 -72-73-74-77-78- 1181-82 .\9tilbc 1170 .\Rter8 1160-69-70-77 Azaleas 1106-74-76 Biilsams 1169 Baplisin 1170 Hav Trees 1174 Begonias 116.5-06- 1 107-68-69-70-72-73- 11 77-7.8-79-8 1 -82-83 Bcrberis 1174-76 Bleeding Heart 1176 Boltonia 1170 Boxwood 1 16.5-66- 1171-74-76-83 Buddltiri ...1172 H..l]Vll^liil.^ 1170-73 Bulbs 1105- 1160-07-08-71-73 Caladiums. . ..1107-73-77 Cannas 1 16.5-06- 1 1 70-7 1 -72-73-70-77-78- 1180-82-83 Carnations. . .116.5-69-70- 1172-73-77-78-83 Catalpa 1176 Ccntjiurea. 1170-72-77-78- 1183 Chrysanthemums. . . 1 16.5- 1170-72-73-77-78-83 Cibotium 1182 Cinerarias 1168-69-79 Clematis 1170-74-70 Cobasa 1177-80 Cocos 1182 Columbine 1177-78 Coleus. . 1 10.5-70-72-73-77- 117.8-S0-81-.82-83 Coreopsis 1177-78 Cornflowers 1177-82 Cut Flowers. 1207-08-09- 1010-11-12 Cuphea 116.5-72-77-78 Cyclamen. .1106-72-73-77 Dahlias 1168-73 Daisies 1172-73-78 Delphiniums.. . 1170-78-79 Dielvtra 1170-82 Dracaenas 1 10.5-70-72- 1173-77-78-81-83 Elms 1176 Evergreens. . . . 1171-74-70 Ferns. . . 1 170-72-7-3-78-81- 1182 Feverfew 1 172 Foxglove 1177-78 Freesias 1 169 Fruit Trees 1174 Fuchsias 1165- 1172-78-80-82-83 Funkia 1170-78-82 G.aillar.li:i 1177-J8 Gerjiniunis 110.5-72- 1173-77-78-79-80-81- 1182-8.3 Gladiolus 1 lOI't- 1167-68-69-73 Gloxinias 1169 Gvmnocarpa 1172 Hclianlhus 1170 Ileliiitrnpo 116.5- 1 172-77-7S-SO-S1-82-83 Heiiilork 1174-1206 Hyarinlhs 1173 HydrungeiLs 1 16.5- 1170-72-73-74-76 Iris 1172 Ivv 1165-70-71- 1172-73-77-79-80-82 Juniperus 1 174 KalniiiLS 1 183 Kentias 1I72-82-S3 I.antanus. . . 1105-69-72-77 Larch 1176 Larkspurs 1 169 Lilac 1176 Lilies 1106-73 Lily of the Valley 1166 Lobelia 1 172-77-82-8.3 .Magnolias 1174-80 Micnonc-lle 1166 Moonvincs 116.5- 1172-77-82-83 .Musa 1169 Myosotis. . . 1 172-77-78-70 Myrtle 1177 Nasturtiums 1166- 1160-72-82-83 Norway Maples. .1174-70 Norway .Spruce 1174 Nursery Stock.1166-74-76 Oaks 1170 Onion Sets 1166-68 Orchids 1182 Palms 1172-73-82-83 Fandanus 1 169 Mlllllllltlllt-: Mmmnni-: Peonie«.- . . Perennials.. Periwinkle.. Peluiiiris.. . nOl. 09-72-73. 1177-78.so-sl.s2 1171-70 .. .1170-71-76 1177 10.VI19-72-77- 1179-80-82-8.1 Phivnix 1169 Pines 1174 Phlox, . .1109-7l)-7l-82-,s3 Polyanthus 1171 Poinsetlias llOli Pojilars 1170 Primroses 110s Primullis 1168-70-72 Privet 1160-09-74-76 RetinisiKiras 1 174 Rhododendrons. 1 16.5-66- 1171-71-76-83 Hose Bushes 1171-83 Roses 110.5-66-67- 11 73-74-76-79-8 1 -Kj Salvias. 1 170-71-72-78-79- 1180 .Srnbiosa 1 169-79 Seeds 1160-08-09 Senecio 1 16.5-70-77 Shrubs 1171-74-76 Snapdragon,. ..116' >-67-4t8- 1170-72-7:i-77-80-82 Star of Bethlehem. . . 1 172 Spiriea 1176 Stevia 1172-73 Stocks .•.II72-.SO Swainsona. . 1 10.5-69-72-77 Sweet Peas.. . .1166-69-71 Sweet William 1177 Tradescantias 1 172 Trees 1174 Tsuga 117'i Tuberoses 1 107-73 Vegetable Plants. 1168-7S Vegetable .Seeds. . . . ll'i'l- 1 168-ti9 Verbenas 1 1 0.5-09- 1170-72-73-77-78-79- ll.SO-82 Vineas U6.5- 1170-72-73-77-78-«:i Vines 1170-73 Wallflowers 1 177-7S Wedclelliana 11.S2 Zinnias 1169 MISCELLANEOUS .•\phine 1214-15 -Artificial Flowers. . . . 1204 .\uctions 1171 Baskets. .. 1 1 7 1- 1 202-04-05 Benches 1216-l.s Bench Fittings 1216 Birch Bark 1204 Boilers 1210 Boxes 1202-03-04-16 Brackets 1217 Canes 1171 Cycas.. -1166-78-1203-04 Cypress 1218 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses 1191- 1192-93-94-95 Dirt Bands IISO Dagger Ferns 1202- 1203- ii,i-12r«i||ii> la).t-(H Uhnletiale I'hprislji 1207- I2UMW-I0-1I Wm- Wire DiwigiiK Wreath. .1203 - 1203 . I2U3-04 MliiiillliiiK-Miiiiiiiiiiiii-MHinnnmt-Muiiimiat-: Contents j •MIUIIIIIII1II*MUIIIIIIIIIII-Miiiiiuiii(i(-Mniii(iiiirii-Miiil V> Appearance, the Iiiipurluneo nf ii (;(mhI (Illus.) lisx Uulbs, ICxiieriincntii with . IIK7 Busiest Seu.'Mjn 1 IWi Bu.siiiess Trouhles 1 16(» C'cnsorshii* Modified.. I Hi" Chihlren's ( iurdeiis IJIU Clubs and Societies: liol^'oki- and .N'orihiiinptun (itir- deners and Klurists' Club; New Hiiveii (11. H.irl. .sine 117U Dahlia and ( 'hr.vsantlieinuiii Shtiws IIHM Kiilrunces, I'riint (Illus.) 11B8 Kuunynius or lOvoiij-inus 1 190 Greenhous*'s. Double (iluzed 1183 Growers, Among tlie: Greenville Floral Co.; .Mt. Gullunt l''loral Co 1 181 ■■ Knights of 1 he Ciri]..' Two (IlluB.) 12i:j Marliet, Review ol tlie 1207 Meetings and Events 1 ISO Meetings and Exhibitions, Coming . . 1 1 73 Memorial Day 1180 Middle Atlantic States 1 178 Middle West, The 1214 Mother s Day 1180 New England States r202 Ninth Story Window, From a 1 ISO Noiiiciiclaliue. .■some llules oJ 1187 Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 1 175 Obituary : Gravereaiix. M. .iviica 1 187 Pacific Coast Dept 1218 Peat. Haeierized, or Uumogen 1179 Publit-ations Received 1177 Retailer, The (Illus.) ; New Store of J. H. Small & Suns; Florinlji' Round Table; Sleaiusliip Sailings ll'Jl-1195 Rosa laxa as a Stock for Light .Soils ... 1180 Royal Horticultural Socicl.v, Journal of. 1205 Schedules Received I IM) Seed Distribution in Uruguay I ICi'J Seed Trade Report 1 107 S. \. F. and (>. H 1 187 SomethiuK to Help Vour Business 1 187 Southern States ,. 1 109 Stoik, Late Planted . 1 180 '• "The Exchange " and the Jartis Tcsli- munial 1180 Trade Notes: ^Ubany 121(1 Boston 1210 Buffalo 1178 Chicago 1212 1216-18 1-1215 .1218 Detroit Ft. Wayne Hartford.. . Indianapolis Kalamazoo. Kansas City Lancaster. - . Lewiston and -■Vuburn- . . - Louisville - . - . Montreal- - - - 1213 121.1 1202 121(1 1214 1217 1178 1204 1171 1210 1171 Trade Opportunities 1203 New Haven. .\e\v Orleans. Philadelpliia. .New York City Pawtuckel. . Portland Providence. . St. Louis. . . San Francis- co 1218 Seattle 1219 .^>Tacuso .... 1 1 78 Toledo 1215 Washinglon. . 1173 1109 -1205 1170 -1211 -1'2(I9 - 1202 -1219 1202 1217 Lithographic Lumber. . . . .Magnolia- - Manure---- -1168 .1203 -1166-78- 1204-15 1217 .I201 Tulips, Darwin, Forcing Tests with 1190 Week's Work, The: Stevia.s; Poinsettias; Tuberou-s-rooted Begoni.i.s; Peonia-s; Hardy H.vdran- geas: Gloxiiiiiis; Watering 1 1-80 Women a.-i Gardeners n>^< Mastiea Mexican I\'y. Moss 1202-03-04 Mushroom Spawnl 168-71 \ecdle Pines 1204 Nikoteen 1214-15 Palmetto Leaves- . . 1202- . 1204 A subscriber in the sontheaslern part Paper Pots.. ...1180-1213 ^f Vermont asks n« if we can give him Coal Wanted in Carload Lots Partridge Berries. Pccky Cypress, Pipe Plant Food.. . . Posts Pols Princess Pines. Pussy Willow- . Putty Bulbs 1203 121.5-18 1216-18 ...1215 ...1218 ...1213 ...1203 ...1204 1216 Putty Machines 1210 the name of a linn (presumably in ncarhv cilv) from which he can buy coal in carload lots, lie now has to oblain it from hical dealers, and feels ii.i though he ought to be able lo purchase to better advantagi'. We trust some of our readers in the Knst may be able to answer this (jueslion. 1186 The Florist's Exchange rovvoxB nr isss A Weekly Uedlnm of Interoliang-e for Florists, Nursery- men, Seedsmen and tlie Trade in General Exclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Post OMce as Second CUui Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co.. Ltd., Proprietors, 438 to 448 West 37th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and managing editor; Jas. Grlfflth, secretary; David Tou- zeau, treasurer. The address of the offlcers is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New York. Telephone, Greeley 80, 81, 82, Beglstered Cable Address: Florez Newyork CHTCAfiO* Out office here Is in the chargre of ^"^'^* James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: Tlie PlorlstB' Ezcbanse, 143 vro. Wabasli Ave., Boom 307. Telephone, Central 3487. FBINCIFAI, BBANCS OFFICES Boston: Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass. Irwin Bertermann, 241 Massachu- Benjamln S. Brown, 205 Corn Belt Henry W. Kruckeburg, 237'Prank- IndlanapoUs, Ind.: setts ave. Kansas City, Mo.: Building. ^os Angeles, Cal.: lln St. Louisville, Ky.: G. D. Craln, Jr., 1404 Starks Building. Plilladelphla: Wm. H. Engler, 4651 Lancaster ave. Bell telephone, Belmont 412. Portland, Ore.: H. Nlklas, 403 Morrison st. San Francisco, Cal.: G. A. Dalley, care MacRorle- McLaren Co., 430 Phelan Building. Washington, D. C: O. A. C. Oohmler, 1329 G St., N. W. The address label Indicates the date when subscrip- tion expires and Is our only receipt therefor. ^*or'?*uisfi7^o''rectri?se%To\i Jn *is?uT o?°f ono°w?n | '"l*''l°°«.t*'«t '« ^^^^ managed from Philadelphra. "The Exchange" and the Jarvis Testimonial As The Exchange was the first* to urge upon the florists' craft of the country the desirahihty of furnish- ing some monetary or other testimonial to Miss Anna Jarvis, founder of the Mother's Day Association, Inc., it observes with gratification that the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists has resolved upon an appeal to its members. The report of the Lent meeting of the executive board contained the following paragraph: The question of further support of the Mother's Day movement instituted by the association headed by Miss Anna Jarvis was discussed at length, and on motion the secretary was instructed to send an appeal to all the members of the society for a subscription toward the Mother's Day fund. The executive board deserves congratulations for its fiberal-mindedness. We hope the members will heed the appeal of their board. To those who are not members of the S. A. F. and O. H., the letter that has been sent by Robert Kift, an influential member of the Florists' Club of Pliila- delphia, with the endorsement of that club, to other similar clubs throughout the country, inviting discus- sion upon the matter of a testimonial to Miss Jarvis, and financial support for it, will appeal. In this matter it might be suggested that each club make its subscrip- tion and send its contribution to the Mother's Day Association through the secretary of the S. A. F. In any case, there should be uniform action and co- operation between the promoters of the S. A. F. fund Saturday. Advertising forms Ko to press Wednesday. Yearly Subscription. — United States and Mexico, $1.00; Canada, $2.00. Foreign countries In Postal Union, $2.60. Payable In advance. Remit by Draft on New York, Post Office or Express Money Order; if paid In money, please register letter. Telegrams. — Telegrams received at this office up to 18 noon Wednesday, containing changes in advertising, will receive attention for the Issue of Saturday fol- lowing; likewise telegrams having Informative mat- ter Intended for our news columns will be received rp.':S.,'^l'e?dl'y^''an"d°";;;ark'ed^^??l^h%'^;:rLYlSi^rg'e: ^^^ '^"^'"'^'' ^^' P^^^^'^'Iy g"* tlirough the hardest Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. Shortage of labor is a feature of many greenhouses and nursery establishments at the present time. It used to be said that "Competition is the life of trade." The phrase is being changed these days to "Co- operation is the life of trade." Just a line of caution from the newsletter of our Toledo (Ohio) correspondent. He says in regard to Mother's Day: "Too much commercializing of this beau- tiful day may ruin it"— which is well enough expressed to convey the truth forcibly. One will traverse large areas of our public parks with- out seeing a single colony of Daffodils or other bulbs in the grass. This is one of the simplest forms of garden- ing, at the same time one of the most pleasing, so that the neglect of it is greatly surprising. "Some time ago I sent you some items for publication and was happily surprised by receiving a check from you for same. If the enclosed contribution is of interest I can stand another surprise." Such is the naive manner in which one of our correspondents expresses himself. Lilac from the South came into the cut flower mar- ket last week, and the first of the Peonies were received this week. Gladiolus America, from indoor plantings, IS another of the week's additions. Until the end of Summer the Gladioli will be more or less a strong fea- ture of the market. Comparatively few of the Colvillei or nanus type are grown; in Europe these are the only sorts that are "forced." Has any reader observed that our native grey squirrel has a penchant for the flowers of yellow Crocuses? This trait has been noticed in them in English gardens, where Crocuses naturalized are frequently a notable fea- ture. What do they eat the flowers for; is it the anthers or the nectar? Another point in connection with tlie grey squirrel is that its introduction to Eng- , '"sh gardens led to the destruction of the native brown 1 his is the busiest season of the year for the growers- sq"'"'"': the strong grey American squirrel having chased ,,00.°""'^ '" "ssues of May IS and May 22, 1915, pp. 11.32 and JI°8; also report of Misa Jarvis's address before N. Y. F. C , May 15, 1915, pp. 1140-12; and full report of discussion of Mother's Day by 4S7 on ' "' "^ ^^'^ Francisco convention, in issue of Aug. 28, 1915, The Busiest Season out or killed the smaller brown one. part of his labors for 191C, but the nurseryman who has ^1^., tZl^'Zl^ls Vt^:t,T7:''lV'L^t perenmal stock, alpines, shrubs and bedding plants to ''''" questionable. It is certainly prepared with the offer, is simply overwhelmed early in May, Tliis sec- ^l^, ^'^ -,-™- J-/ caS'The^PuS Monday, May 15.-Detroit Floris,.' Club -Florist.' and Gardeners ^T f f-'"' '""f '''. =>? T^ ^^ ^^^ f P^*^-- °^ ^^ms and °l..^'^': The picture shows a group of ^vistful-looking Club of Rhode Island, Nen-port.- Montreal (Canada) Gardeners Other toliage plants mdoors, IS worluEg mght and dav '^"'/"f'^n "1 a garden looking through the fence at the The Week's Meetings and Events and Florists' Club. — Garden Club of Lenox, Mass, Tuesday, May 16. — Gardeners and Florists' Ass'n of Ontario, at Toronto (Canada). — Gardeners and Florists' Club of Boston (Mass.) Wednesday, May 17.— The Weeders' Club, Haverford, Pa. Thursday, May 18.— The Garden Club of Hartford Co., Md. Friday, May 19.— North Shore (Mass.) Horticultural Society. Mother's Day, Sunday the 14th Tomorrow (Sunday) is Mother's Day, a day the ob- servance of which has become much more general and which, owing to the various proclamations by Governors of States and mayors of cities, as well as by the adver- tising of commercial florists and others, and back of all which must be mentioned the Mother's Day Associa- tion, will become a greater national institution still. Stock is plentiful and brisk business is where. shifts in order to keep abreast, and accounts from all quarters are that the general demand for hardy indoor stock particularly, was never greater — indeed never approached what it is tliis year. One firm places its increase at 500 per cent, which, of course, may be quite exceptional, yet is indicative. Of course, on certain lines, some growers have, it may be, a superabundance, but the general demand ought to clean up even in these instances. Late Planted Stock Memorial Day, May 30 May 30th is Memorial Day, sometimes called Decoration Day, in memory of veterans of the Civil War. Not only are the graves of the soldiers who fell in the war decorated with floral memorials, but it is a time at which the graves of our more recent dead, young and old, whose paths were those of peace, are decorated neighbor's children who are clambering gleefully into an automobile, and the question is asked, "Would you not like to be one of them?" It is gurely time for the seeds- men and dealers to show the joys of a beautiful garden as against those of a touring automobile. The problem of nomenclature is always a knotty one and instances of the duplication of names and of syn- onyms occur almost daily. If our florist friends were asked the botanical name of the Dagger and Fancy ferns that are sold so freely, they might be hard put to in giving a decision. The only available book of com- mon or English names that we know is of no help Dagger and Fancy ferns are purely trade terms, and American trade terms at that. The Dagger fern, also called Christmas fern, is Polystichuiu acrostichoides: the Fancy fern is Dryopteris marginalis. Both are evergreen. The Dryopteris, by tlie way, used to be called Aspidium marginalis. The well-known Male fern and the Lady fern are of the same genus. The The nurserymen and florists of America have always expected every- to fight against a short Spring season. The ground may be in the grip of hard frost until the opening days of April and within the period of four weeks practically ]?j'SSer fern also" closely resembles the Hard fera all of the outdoor planting has to be completed. After ^'^ ""™ spiean the first of May or even before, the temperatures range anywhere from 60 to 75 or 80 deg. with whistfing winds anil bright sunshine. Such conditions are exceedingly trying to newly planted young trees, shrubs or hardy perennials, and only by much care in the preparation of In Wm. Sim's advertisement of jiis Polyanthuses, it will be noticed that he calls them also "Giant English Primroses." The first title, that of Polyanthuses, is correct, but the sub-title should certainly be applied only to the true Primroses, of which there are now some large varieties, notably the Eva Arkwright. This The custom cannot die out, and it is in no danger of » rich soil in wt„Vl, 1 f..vi 1 preparation ot variety is of a pure primrose color, but there are also dying out if the experiences of the cemetery florist and " • f,, "e ,} " ^^"^'^ ^''^^'' cJuanHty of humic other large Primroses in other colors, including some plant growers is reliable. Memorial Day observance '"^'■''"3' ^'''^t mold or manure) is incorporated, and go"'' '''"es. The Polyanthus is a garden race of Prim- should be widened. It should be the greatest beddins ^'^° ^^ t*>e application of a mulch and attention to "''^ which, as Nicholson says, is probably derived from plant day of the year. It IS truly surprising to find how many florists do busi- ness without printed stationery. Some have this but do - o - t--.. «. not always use it as in the case of a florist who sent us May or even into June. By heavy mulchino- and bv his SubscriDtlon recentlv and iisprl „lo;„ ,.,>;i: . ._-:__/•-._. r.M_ ... ^ V uiip aim Dy watermg, can success be insured in the case of the larger number of plants that are set out, say, after the 25th of April. Yet as we know, planting has necessarily to be carried on even throughout the greater part of f ^v on Dotn smes. omewhat prolonged period of hot and dry weather. a cross between the Primrose (Primula vulgaris), and the Cowslip (Primula veris). Some of our hardy plant catalogs here offer the old gold-laced Polyanthuses of our grandmothers' days, of most beautiful brown col- orings with gold edges, and besides these there are other fancy varieties and the quaint and ancient Hose- in-Hose type, of which Jackanapes-on-Horseback is a well known variety. Imported plants of the English Primrose are also offered by some nurserymen. Mav 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1187 ^ 5. A. F. and a H. J I b — Convention Garden at Houston I wish to call the attoiitiim of the trade that it is not too late to receive cxhihits for the Convention Garden. Our garden is now an assured success. We have a great many snlwtantial exiiihits. The members of the trade should avail tlienisdvis of this opportunity of putting stock before the florists of the South. Remember that we will have a record breaking attendance from the South. The Southern florists are heavy buyers. This is pos- sibly the richest field for the wholesale growers of any section of the country. The following is the tariff for space; Shrubs, evergreens, etc., Sc. per sq. ft.; bloom- ing plants, 10c. per sq. ft.; 150 to 250 sq. ft. will make an attractive medium exhibit. M.ike shipment to C. L. Brock, Park Supt., Houston, Texas. Remember the florists of the South expect your co-operation. R. C. Kehr, Vice-Pres. Women as Gardeners Women's National Agricultural and Horticultural Association A conference and exhibit of members' work, also a garden sale, will be conducted by this society at the Horticultural Hall, Boston, Mass., during the comine; week. May 18, 19 and 20. The president is Mrs. Fran- cis King, Alma, Mich., and the secretary is Miss Florence .lackson, 264 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. There will be addresses by well-known people on various subjects of importance to horticulturists. The following is tin- schedule : Thursday, May 18 9.30. Business Meeting. 11.00. .\dHre8se9 of Welcome. His Excellency, Samuel W. McCall, Governor: His Honor, .lanirs M. Curley. Mayor of Boston: Richard M. Saltonstall, President. >Iftssachusetta Horticultural Association. 11.30. Mr. George T. Powell, President New York Experiment:! 1 Station. Member W, N. A. & H. A. Subject; "Preparedness in -Agriculture." 12.00. Mrs. Edith L. Fullerton, Long Island Experimental Statirm. Medford, N. Y. Subject; "Some Recent Developments in Horti- cultural Training." 12.30. Miss Mabel \. Turner, Supervisor School Gardens, Milton, Mass. Subject; "School and Home Gardens." 1-2.30. Luncheon. 2, .30. Short addresses by Ralph W, Curtis, .\ssistant Professor I.aml- scape Art. Cornell University: Jane B. Patten, Simmons College; Jane B. Haines, President Penn School of Horticulture for Women: Amy L. Coggeshall, President Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture; Florence I. Davis, Bridgewater, Mass. State Normal School. 3.30. Miss Helen Holmes, Kingston, Mass. Subject; "Our Grand- mothers' Roses." 4.00. Miss Edna Cutter. Subject; "The Day's Work." 4.20. Mr. Arthur A. Shurtleft, L. A. Subject; "Trees and Hedges for City and Town Planting." Friday, May 19 10.30. Miss Mary Youngs. Garden City, N. Y. Subject; "English i.^ American Gardens." 11.00. Mrs. Francis King, President, W. N. A. &. H. A. Subject: "Ten Less Familiar Garden Flowers." 11.30. Miss Alice L. Day. Ponus Ridge Farm, New Canaan, Conn. Subject: "Egg Farming for Profit." 12.00. Miss Annie E. Burke, Brockton, Mass. Subject: "Vignettes of Brockton's Gardens." 12.30. Mr. C. T. Whitcomb, Director Mass. Educational Exhibit, Panama-Pacific Exposition. Subject: "Mass. State-aided Agri- cultural Schools." 1.-2.30. Luncheon. Evening Session 8.00. Mr. E. H. Wilson, .\rnold Arboretum. Subject: "Flowers and Gardens of Japan," Stercopticon lecture with colored slides. Owing to war conditions the bulbs imported from Holland did not arrive until Nov. 10 and on account of tills late plantijig the bulbs have not given such good rcsult.s as might have been the case had they been planted earlier. Of course the bulbs from both sources were planted simultaneously. M. Fhee. Head Gardener, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Some Rules of Nomenclature In the jirefalory pa^'i-s tti X'oluine 1, the method of nomenclature employed in this cyclopedia is briefly stilted; but it may be well to make an explantttion of the use of capital letters in specific names. It is the rule in English that pro]ier adjectives are capitalized, as American, African, Canadian. This is not the prac- tice in all other languages, however. For llie sake of uniformity, it is now the practice with many authors to ileca|)italize all specific names. The specific name should agree with its genus in gender; but some of the old substantive or generic names are used as specific names in defiance of gender terminations, and the use of the capital letter explains the exception. Thus Draeoce- phalum Moldavica indicates that Moldavica is an old Persian; whire.i'i Prurnis Persica, the Peach, takes the large P because the word w;is once u^ed for a genus (Per- sica vulgaris, the Pcaeli), ulthuugh that generic word was derived from the country Persia whence the Peach was suppo.sed, at that time, to have come. In some cases, the same or similar specific names may be per- sonal or geographical, and many geographical names arc derived directly fnun persons, as Bolivia, Uhndesin, Colombia, America; but in practice little or no confu- sion arises. The practice in this cyilo])edia, then. Is to eaiiitali/.e spceiflc names derived from persons (cither in the genitive as Hookeri, or an adjective as Hookcrl- ana), and all substantive used in apposition, lui Pyrus Mains, Alpinia Allughas, Vaccinium \'itis-Ida.>a, Phlox .Slellaria, Ipomoea Nil, Polyhonum I'osumbu. — Reprinted from thti article on "Namet and Nomenclature" in Hailci/'t Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, Vol. /I', /). 2100. As Bailey's "Cyclopedia of American Horticulture" was formerly the authority which The Fi.ori»t»' Ex- CHAxoE adhered to in regard to names and nomencla- ture, and as that work is superseded in this respect by the "Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture" from which we have quoted in the foregoing article. The Ex- change will hereafter conform to the rules as laid down and which are employed in this new cyclepedia. — Ed. Experiments with Bulbs American Grown Bulbs vs. Dutch Bulbs .\n experiment which should be of considerable in- terest to florists may now be seen in operation 'at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It is being carried out in co-operation with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, to determine the relative values of American-grown bulbs (raised at Bellingham, State of Washington) and of bulbs grown in Holland. Nine varieties of single early Tulips, eight varieties of single late Tulips, eight varieties of Darwin Tulips end eight varieties of Narcissi, 6,000 bulbs in all, were planted last Fall. The bulbs are arranged in thirty- three rectangular beds, half of each bed being planted with Dutch grown, and half with American grown bulbs, the conditions as to soil and environment being equal. The early Tulips and Narcissi are now in bloom (May 8th) and in the case of the Tulips the Holland grorni bulbs are far superior. The Narcissi are about equal; if there is any difference it is in favor of the American bulbs. $3,000,000 Rice Hotel," Houston, Texas Headquarters for the S. A. F. and O. H. Convention;in>ugust, 1916 substantive (used once as a genus) and is used in apposition and not as an adjective; otherwise it would be n. moklavicum, meaning the moldavian dracoce- phaluni. Other substantives are not Latin and cannot be Latinized, as Dolichos Lablab; the word Lablab is not an adjective qualifying Dolichos. Bearing these distinctions in mind, such names as Campanula Medium, Dioscorea Batatas, Cornus Amomum, Scliinus MoUe, Mapania PandanophvUum are understood. The Vienna Code [adopted 1905 by international agreement] makes a recommendation on the use of capi- tals: "Specific names begin with a small letter except those which are taken from names of persons (substan- tives or adjectives) or those which are taken from generic names (substantives or adjectives)." Under this recommendation, descriptive names are not capi- talized. A special category are the geographical names, Init they may be fairly regarded as descriptive and be used with .small letters; this is the practice in this lydopedia. for the purpose of conforming to the recom- mendation. \ few confusions arise in decapitalizing geographical names. For example, Syringa persica, one of the lyilacs, takes the small p because the name means Something to Help Your Business We would draw special attention to three very neat illustrated hand-books published by the A. T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing Co., 438 W. 37th St., New 'Y'ork, for use by retail florists. These arc de- voted separately to "Wedding Flowers," "Social Flowers," "Flowers in Memoriam." The first two arc in dainty colored covers, the "Wedding Flowers" showing sprays of Orange blossom over a light rosy-biscuit color cover; the "Social Flowers" being in pale gray-blue with gar- lands of yellow Koses, while the funeral pieces are in a sage-green cover with two Cycas leaves crossed, as a frontispiece. Each of Ibesc books is of a size 6'/4in. by 5in., containing halftone iihotographic reproductions of made-up pieces; the selection being among the best that coidd be procured. The brochure clevoted to "Social Flower.s" contains illustrations of floral fans, decorated htits, parasols, i>resentation baskets, corsage bouquets, and interior decorations, that is to say table decorations, fireplace decorations, and ball-room decora- tions. The "Wedding Flowers," of course, are mainly bouquet arrangements, corsages, and one or two church :ind house decorations. Prices are advertised elsewhere in this issue. d) I (Sbtruarp | <|) ■ — Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1190, this issue. M. Jules Gravereaux The death of this eminent French rosarian was an- nounced recently, and the loss is not only to French horticulture but to the Kose world at large. His famous Koseraie de I'Hay was known all over the world, and had been visited by many Americans. It contained the most complete collection of Koses found anywhere, and accounts of it have appeared in many publications. In Kobt. Pyle's new book "How To Grow Roses," a brief description of this famous garden appears on pages 98 to 100. The Garden says: "He was consulted as an undis- puted authority when Bagatelle, LaM.almaLson and the Elysee Rose gardens were laid out. Those visitors to Paris in the Spring of 1910 who remember the Ret- rospective Rose Exhibition need no reminding of the perfect museum of curiosities, literary, historical and artistic, which he exhibited on that occasion, and the wonderful variety of valuable objects he then showed from his remarkable collection. It was a unique sight, save for the Chrysanthemum Retrospective Exhibition held at the same place two years before, and a kind of display never attempted in this country. Many dis- tinctions, of course, were conferred upon him. He was honorary president of the Soci4t<5 Fran^aise des Rosii-ristes, and president of honor of the Rose Com- mittee of the National Horticultural Society of France. .\s an author he was responsible for a good deal of literary work, of which we may mention "La Rose Dans les Sciences, etc., "Roseraie de I'Hay Catalog, 1900," "Les Koses Cultiv^cs h I'Hay en 19(K." and others. He was a Commander of the .Mcrite .Vgricole and an Officer of the Legion of Honor." 1188 The Florists' Exchange s The Importance of a Good f • . t I Appearance \ Prize Photographic Reproductions of Some Smart Front Entrances and Brightly Planted Grounds of Growers' Establishments IT is a well-known, and, to a large extent, a true say- ing that fine clothes make the gentleman, and as it is necessary to kee]) a good and respectable personal appearance in the world, and particularly in the busi- ness world, so it is also in regard to one's establishment, one's stationery, one's vehicles or delivery vans. A shabliy automobile, or a store front in need of repair or or painting, or with dirty windows, bespeaks the owner, and for a certain class of trade these conditions might even be a recommendation ; we hope not the class of trade to which the readers of The Florists' Exchange cater. Just as these things are true in regard to the store and to our personal appearance, so is it true that the attractive front entrance or the general bright appearance of one's growing establishment is one of the best advertisements and business getters that it is possible to have. There will no doubt l)e those who would say that a grower is better off who devotes his atten- tion entirely to the growing of good stock, and the same man will say that that is the best advertisement ^a well satisfied customer will come again no matter what your place looks like, and he will also say that to have smart and showy grounds may lead your customer to think that you are making heaps of money and could if vou wished, sell your stock at a much less price than you charge. Furthermore, that to have these delightful surround- ings means a labor bill proportionate to the display that is made. Granted that it requires labor to maintain a display, surely it is well directed and, we maintain, profitable labor. To the grower who is equally a good luisiness man, he will find these bright surroundings a pleasure not only to himself but to all who see them, and we know what we speak of when we say that brightly planted places beget a desire on the part of others around to have theirs similar. Where two or three owners of lots in a road or street or avenue have these nicely pl.mted, either with trees, shrubs or flowers, and who keep them trim, it is the exception to find with them an unkempt or dull place. Their effect puts the other fellow on his mettle even if he has no regard for plants and flowers as such, or for themselves. There- fore, to the commercial grower who wants to add to his business year by year and to maintain what he has already, it seems to us that it is certainly a paying proposition to invest or expend a certain part of the income in gratuitous display on one's own place. Apart from that, surely there is the return to be taken into account, of the pleasure that comfortable and agree- able surroundings give to one's self and one's family. With the object of encouraging thought and attention in this direction The Exchange last year offered prizes for photographs of the best ornamented commercial places. Herewith some of the prize jjhotographs are reproduced. Photographs, of course, especially the smaller ones, generally fail to reproduce the finer fea- tures that one sees in the real thing, but these views at the same time are excellent of themselves and of their kind, and we hope may be the means of causing some growers who have hitherto given the matter but little at- tention, to lay aside some of their bedding plants this year instead of selling all of them, and so adorning their home surroundings. The first prize was awarded to F. A. Bolze, Pleasant- \ille, N. Y., and it will be admitted that the photographs of his grounds look more like those of a well kept private establishment. Certainly it would not be necessary to have so much lawn, or so many shrubs where space was limited, but whatever the amount of space, as shown in these photographs, can be allowed, all the better. Representative collections of hardy flowering shrubs and of beds of perennials could be set about. Take, for instance, the border and Canna bed, witli the wooded background. This is a view looking south, and there are many similar scenes to this near tliousands of grov\'- ing establishments that could be made use of in ex- actly the same way; the only thing required is energj' What any grower might do to decorate his immediate surroundings to do it. The entrance from the ))ublic i-oad is also very smart. The border, on the right consists of yellow Althrnantheras next to Coleus Vcrschaffeltii, while the thii-d row is Coleus Golden Beddcr, and the front row Alternanthera jiaronchyoldes. In the center is a bed of Canna King Humbert, Gladiator and Crimson Bedder edged with Coleus Golden Bedder. The second prize was awarded to Geo. Schubert, Fernery, 303 Paterson Plank rd.. North Bergen, N. J., and the third to John Boylan & Sons, Frankford, Pa.: Notes and photograplis from them will appear in our suc- ceeding issues. Dahlia and Chrysanthemum Shows New York Events The American Institute of the city of New York and the American Dahlia Society will hold an exhibition of Dahhas in the Engineering Society Building, 25-33 West 39th St., New York, on Sept. 26 to 28. 1910. The annual Chrys.inthemum exhibition of the American Institute will be held at the same place on November 8-10, 1916. For schedule of prizes address Wm. A. Eagleson, secre- tary. Board of Managers, 324 West 23d St., New York Citv, N. Y. Wm. A. Eagleson. New York Florists' Club The usual monthly meeting was held on Monday, May 8, at the Grand Opera House Bldg., northwest corner of 8th ave. and 23rd st.. New York City, when there was a good attendance, considering the very l>usy season. Pres. Henry Weston was in the chair. The minutes of the last two meetings were read. There were no exhibits. The night was warm and humid and a violent thunderstorm raged during part of the proceedings. Reports were made in regard to the New York Day at the National Flower Show at Philadel])hia, on tiie annual dinner, and on the New York Flower Show. Chairman A. L. Miller for the New York Day expressed his sense of gratification at the success of the delegation's visit. Other speakers voiced the same sentiments and thought that the visit would strengthen and further cement the friendly feeling between the New York Florists' Club and "the Florists' Club of Philadelphia. The committee was thanked and discharged. Thos. Booth deForest, as chairman, reported a de- ficiency of ^^7 on the annual dinner, which however was generally conceded to have been the most successful and nutst enjoyable of the whole series of the club's dinners. The report was received and the deficit ordered to be paid by the club. The committee, of which Walter Sheridan w:is secretary, was thanked and disdiarged. .V vote of thanks was passed to the I>;i U:in'lay St., New York; (\H-il Davis, 37 Ja^jriT avc, KliistiinV, N. V.; A. Hnnuia^^f, Rock- ville C'cntrr, X. Y.; (iL'orjre Jenkins, care (if Wan.v maker's, limadway and 10th st., New Work; Charles Hrandt, eare of II()tel Manhattan, New Yctrk. Nominations were reeeived on behalf of Geo. Cohen, Paterson, N. J., and Peter Butterbaeh, New Rociieilc, N. V. It was moved tliat a eommittee be appointed witli power to aet, to make arrangements for the boldin^*- o( a rtower show in New York next Spring. The motion was made in order that snitable dates might be fixed early with thr management of the Grand Central Palace. An amendment was made to the wording of the proposal as follows: "That a committee be appointed to act with a similar eommittee of the Horticnltnral Society of New York. ti» consider the matter of holding a flower show in New York next year, to make provisional dates, and to rcjiort at the next meeting." This was seconded, and on being jnit to a vote was carried with three dis- sentients. It was taken for granted that a flower show iias bec(nne an annual function and that there should be no delay in fixing up the iiest dates and in getting (Mit .1 sehednle. Dutch Bulb Insurance Cnder new Imsiness, W. H. Siebreeht, Sr., proposed that a conuoitlec of members of the cb^b be appointed to .icl on iiehalf of the Dutch insurance comjiany that has been insuring the Dutch growers agaiiLst l>ad or Spoiled bulbs. Owing to the longer time taken in trans- port since the war began, many Dutch liulbs have been found to have lost some of their vitality, with the result that complaints have been made in this country by the growers, with claims for eompensatier tent, basis. To do buslnesH in such a wav as to bring out the best efforts Is no child's plav. and I feel positive that a large proportion of the eommisslon-men. If the truth be known, could testify that It is not possible to earn an Income above an amount necessarv for a respectable living on a 15 per cent, basis. Hardlv earning enough that cnubl be considered commensurate with the responslblIItl<*s and risks taken and untiring energy put forth In the dis- tributing of the stocks In order to obtain the higiiest possible market prices. T insist that If th.- commission- men would use every aggressive method, genf-rally ac- cepted as wise bv progressive merchants, they eould reduce their selling expenses by selling In bulk often at great sacrifice (selling in bulk when th»* market Is glutted acts as a great advertising medium): but this method would not always be In line with the best en- deavor and while the wholesalers may save on the item of *!elling expenses, the consignor will ponltlvely be the chief sufferer thereby, while some wholesalerH mav encourage selllnt: to outsiders. I firmly b.li.ve that the'far-slghtej] ones, those who are tried and .-xperlfnced merchants, do not eneourage and engage In selling to olher than retailers. There should be a gr.ater degree of mutual understanding and confidence among the vari- ous groups in our biisint-ss. "T thoroughlv believe that the three groups, the grower, the wholesaler, and retailer, by co-operating could materlallv enhance the whole Industn.- Each Is neces- sarv to the other, each has his special function and Is a vital unit In our economic structure. y'>lunY'.«* more could be written on the subject but I feel that T have covered a good deal of the ground, and while not very thoroughlv. still to the extent that my thoughts may in- spire our leaders to make an honest eflfort toward fur- ther wholesome progress. In my opinion this can only be accomplished by approaching and treating each question on the principle of merit." 1190 The Florists' Exchange wmmmmmmm i Three Salesmen Who Want to Work for You Under the supervision of artists of reputation, we have prepared and now offer Three New Books of Designs that will accomplish more business-getting for the retailer, and at less cost, than any other known medium of advertising Wedding Flowers Social Flowers Flowers in Memoriam Covers in Elite Sea Shell Decorated with panel in gold; ornamented with sprays of Orange blossoms; all embossed in green and white. Very taking Covers in Elite Opaline Cover drawing by artist of reputation. Yellow Roses, embossed, the theme; lady admiring gift of Roses. Border in brown. All handsomely embossed Covers in Elite Verde For this booklet of Funeral Flowers it was required that a cover design should be emblematic, but not aggressive. We feel this has been accomplished This Description of Contents Applies to All Three Booklets and in the finest grade of the printers' art, a specially designed border in light tint relieving each one ; all printed on heavy enameled Lustro paper. These booklets have been submitted to several con- noisseurs who have pronounced them unsurpassable for their intended mission. As will be noted, each booklet has its own distinct field, and that field it most gracefully fills. Size of booklet, 53^ in. wide by 7 in. high; number of pages, twenty and cover; eighteen choice artistic designs, selected from hundreds of photographs, are shown, one to each page; two pages are devoted to a preface. The plates from which the illustrations were printed are of the highest quality the artist photo-engraver could make for us ; they are rendered in the purest of black ink We will mail a sample set of all three booklets for 75c., which remittance will be rebated on an order for 150 copies or returned promptly if booklets are not accepted but come back to us in good condition PRICES — Dcliilery Prepaid — Terms Cash A plain while mailing enoelope is included for each booklet Orders for 250 copies and ( 50 copies $9.00 250 copies $35.00 up can embrace (so many -; 100 copies 15.00 500 copies 60.00 each of) all three [ 1 QOO copies $ 1 1 0.00 Without extra charge, your name and address will be carefully printed on front cover in a color ink to fit in with the design Do Not Forget We Have Other Effective Design Books In New York: 438 to 448 West 37th Street Tl-k I71,r^««ic«l-c*' IT-v^VkCkY^c^A ( '" iNew YorK: ^isa to -*-*» west iJ /tn »treet ine rlOriStS llLXCliange , j^ Chicago: 143 North Wabash Avenue Forcing Tests with Darwin Tulips Partner of Well-known Dutch House Records Results of Experiments in Forcing Darwin and Breeder Tulips I am enclosing a report received by me from our nur- series at Leiden, Holland, dealing with a forcing trial of Darwin and Breeder Tulips. As the interest in this race of Tulips is growing and as they can be forced just as easily as the early Tulips, this report may interest some of your readers. There are two main points of great importance for those who are going to try these Tulips. The first one is this: those who force early Tulips have to draw them up in the dark when brought in the greenhouse. This is a necessity to get a long stem. Now Darwins should be treated just the opiwsite. They should be kept down, and all care must be taken to bring them in the green- house before any growth is showing. They should be brought direct from outside in the greenhouses, in full light without being kept in a dark place. The second important point is that for forcing, only mother bulbs should be used. For example, mother bulbs of William Copeland force splendidly in January, but first size do not give good success until late in Febru- ary. It is not so much a question of size only; the principal thing is that the bulbs are of the right age. But the first class seed houses in this country are now buying such a good quality of forcing bulbs that a flo- rist, in clearly stating what he wants, can without any danger order a trial set of forcing Darwins from those houses. The days are past when America was contented with second quality, and taking it all 'round, 1 am pleased to state that of late first-class seed houses in America and Canada are buying and are getting the highest qual- ity of bulbs that Holland produces. All the bulbs for the trials noted hereunder were brought into the greenhouse on the third of January and these notes were made the first of February. The tem- perature of the greenhouse was kept between 60 deg. and 70 deg. Fahr. It is advisable for those who may under- take to force Darwins to bring a box into heat of each variety every week and note the results. Although .sev- eral varieties mentioned in this report are still too high in price to be forced generally for commercial purposes, many can be bought at a price that will very well pay the forcer who takes pains to bring them to perfection. The success with which the English forcers have han- dled the Darwins, and the splendid prices they have brouglit in the market there, ought to indicate very clearly to American forcers the possibilities which they have hitherto overlooked. W. H. de Graaff. Melicette, extra Princess Elizabeth, extra xx Bartigon, extra xx Millet, not good Mr. Joseph Hooker, not good Prince of the Netherlands, good Eugenie de la Croix, extra Crepuscule, extra x Franz Hals, good Leonardo da Vinci, extra Giant, good G. de Cardous, good Raphael, extra Oliphant, good Venus, good Gryphus, good Fra Angelico, good L'Ingenue, extra xxx Wni. Pitt, extra xxx Feu Brillaut, extra Prof. Suringer, extra Anton Mauve, good Henner, extra xx Farncomb Sanders, extra extra xxx La Tristesse, extra Euterpe, extra Zulu, good La Fiancee, extra Mystery, extra Cottage Maid, extra Duchess of Hohenburg, extra Sierand van Flora, floppy Pomona, good Prince of Wales, extra xxx Leopold de Rothschild, good Lizzie, floppy Ariadne, extra xx Harry Veitch, good Electra, good The International, good Princess Mary, good Painted Lady, extra Sans Pareil, good Sophrosyne, good Salmonea, good Othello, good Moliere, good L'Etincellante, good Alcida, good Wilberforce, good Samson, good Golden Bronze, extra Velvet Gem, extra xxx Pygmalion, good Wm. Copeland, extra xxx, earliest of all Jaune D'Oeuf. extra King Harold, extra Roi d'Islande, extra xx Fairy, extra sx Mary Hollis, extra Amazone, good Bronze Queen, extra Palisa, extra Medea, good Zanzibar, good Centenaire, extra x.xx Wally Moes, extra xxx Leoba, good La Tulipe Noire, good V^eruly Verbruge, good King George, extra Rev. Ewbank. extra Charles Morot, extra xxx Madam Krelage, extra Suzon, extra xxx Isis, weak stem City of Haarlem, extra Ph. de Commioes, good Bleu Aimable, extra Pensee Aniere, extra Dal Ongaro, extra Corydon, extra Viking, extra Remembrance, weak stem Flamingo, weak stem Euonymus or Evonymus ? A correspondent of the National Nursert/man takes its editor to task for the spelling of the name as F.uonymus, telling him that Bailey's new encyclopedia •spells it Evonymus. The editor refers to Nicholson's dictionary as a good authority for the way he spelled it, as well as general usage in its spelling. We take the latter as perhaps the stronger point. Tlie nurseryman does not stand as a scientific teacher, so in the spelling of what he has to sell uses the name he believes has the sanction of common lusage, and which he has always used. In this case the spelling of the name in this country has been Euonymus for over oO years by practically everyone, certainly by most nurserymen. In all botanical works of half a century ago of Amer- ican origin that the writer has, the name is given as Kuonymus, even including Wood's Botany, as well as ;tll old catalogs. In tlie face of the fact of tlie continual changing of names tlie National Nurseriimim appears entirely in tlie right in using the name the Enonynius is well recognized under. Referring to what the correspondent says of its be- ing spelled Evonymus in Bailey's new Cyclopedia, it is an additional argument in showing the absurdity of fol- lowing these changes for in his Cyclopedia published twelve years ago it is given as "Euonymus syn. Evonymus." Joseph Meehan. May 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1191 New Store of J. H. Small & Sons Is New York's LatestI Floral Palace iw^ffifsw^r^irA^i>r«i»r«r^irf^irAiffr^ir^^^ ^mmimm'i'i\"^'it\"riWivii\«fi\-'nvi'i\ - ' " - -- *^,> 1 •If •A ^jy>f'*^\^~^ \h I "-' «^ fS' m^Hm ^rL: •^ ■■i 'otIm. ^' f ' A view of Messrs. Small's new' Store THE firm i>f .1. H. Small & Sons was fouiKled bv J- H. Small the first, in 1855 in "Washington, D. C. The beautiful store which this firm is now occupying in that city is at 15th and H sts. This lias been "one of the leading retail flower stores in Washington ever since the firm was established, and has been entrusted with the execution of much notable wort;, both for official and private functions, which h;is given this firm an international fame. The pres- ent head of the Washington store of this firm is J. Henry Small, the second. The New York business of this firm has been carried on at 1153 Broadway for twenty-four years, witli a branch flower shop "at the Waldorf-. \stnria. In New ■^'ork also this firm has achieved an enviable, not only local but national, reputation for the unsurpassed excellence of its floral art. The head of the New- York store is C. Albert Small. The business connections between the New York and Washington stores are very close indeed. For some years the New York branch of J. H. Small & Sons has felt the need nf a larger store in a more favorable location. On May 1, consequently, this firm moved into their new, spacious, pala- tial quarters, the reconstruction of which has been in progress for a long time, on the 'Vanderbilt property, on Madison ave. at 52nd st. There are many flower shops and flower stores, but very few floral palaces. To this latter class the new store of .1. H. Small & Sons certainly belongs. It has a frontage of 60 feet on Madison ave., and a depth of 75 feet. The main floor front is entirely of plate glass. There are two entrances on the avenue, one for customers, and the other for trades- men, the latter opening into a hallway which leads to the stock refrigerators and packing and shipping room in the rear of the salesroom. 'The floor of the salesroom is of buff green tiles, and a raised platform of the same, in the form of a semi-circle, in the center of the front of this room, affords excellent facilities for both a win- dow and salesroom display of flowers and plants. In the center of the rear of the main floor salesroom is a beautiful foun- tain surrounded with aquatic and other plants. 'Very large flower chests with plate glass fronts occupy a part of one side of the salesroom. A flight of stairs just back of the fountain leads upward from the main floor to the architecturally beautiful mez- zanine floor from which a downward view is given upon the sales and reception room, office, fountain, and other permanent ap- pointments and furnishings, and the daily changing foliage and flowering plant life. From the Madison ave. side of this mez- zanine floor, which is largely occupied by exotic plants, a broad stairway leads easily upward to a beautiful conservatory filled with magnificent palms and ferns. From the front of this conservatory there is a downward view upon the avenue, and from tlie top of its stairs a view of the mezzanine floor below. Above the conservatory is the storage loft. Ample natural light is provided for all the floors by a large central skylight, and artificial light by numerous electric torches. There is an adequate ventilating system, and heat is provided from a city heating com- pany, the objectionable features of heating by a private system being thus avoided. Words indeed fail to describe adequately the architectural beauty of this palatial flower store itself, and its well appointed furnishings and its tropical wealth of plants and flowers; only a personal visit and viewing enables one to grasp its magnificence. This firm has for many years been giving increasing attention to landscape gardening, and it has already achieved through its conscientious and intelligent work for its many patrons a success comparing favorably with its well known excellence in floral art. Fortunate indeed the firm may consider itself in having John H. Small, the third, who is a graduate of Cornell Uni- versity, and who has been several years abroad studying the gardens of Europe, and who withal inherited a natural talent for the work from his grandfather, for the present head of its landscape department, to which it will in the future give increased attention. In one of the accompanying pictures by Pach Bros, may be seen the Madison ave. side of the main floor salesroom, and in the other another part of the same floor with its exotic plant life and flower-encircled foun- tain, and the stairway leading up to the mezzanine floor, a part of which also may be seen. The Florists' Round Table « • I By G. D. CRAIN { tj*»«n III 1 !♦♦♦■<*■*« fii ■■■■■•■■■••♦♦♦♦^♦•♦♦•♦♦*i iimium ■•••♦••♦♦••A Ck)rrect Mistaken Ideas In the various gardening publications which circulate all over the country, or in those which have their flower and vegetable garden departments, the editors are not always as careful as they might be to explain that there are various limitations to planting programs Weather conditions, latitude, altitude, soil characteris- tics, etc., all play important parts in the success that is found or that is not found with flowers. The average amateur may get all enthused about something more or less new, and unless properly advised may go to some lengths to plant heavily when he or she is foredoomed to disa]>|>oinliiiciit. Copyright Interior view of the new store of J. H. Small & Sons, New ITork PathBroi 1192 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Florists in good standing throughout the country can avail themselves of the advertisers' offers in this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers, transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for estentlon of trade which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders by tele- graph to any part of the country. When the design is placed In the advertiser's card It indicates < membership in the Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good I should like to write a little essay on "The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service " but actions speak louder than words- Flowers are my hobby and my businesa- If you have orders for delivery in N. E., wire us. BOSTON, MA.SS. " Penn, the Teleeraph Plorist" Membwof Floiuto' Telegraph Daiivarr Ajaooimtion 13 4 TRBMOrVX STRBEX Send your orders for the CAPITAL DISTRICT, which includes all of Eaatern New York State, to BROOKLINE, MASS. ^"aT^^^S^"^^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT 220' BROOKLINE, Established 18S6 THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street ^ty ^— Cut Bowers or floral designs deUvered to LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT /7D fl 1^^/71^ fl /TV fTXTI 11^ ^t^^tii^ ^^ any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- ¥-« |-< H,^! **.«,•• 220 Washington St. ^j^^^fe. n I P \V P L M \ K* <^'r^ graphic order. Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed IH IH r \ I llll I BROOKLINE MASS '^^^S'' ''"-'I — il ' — i \_/ I ' — i I ' — 1/'~> \ I I \ I I ^V ^!-^ ALBANY William Gloeckner EUCLID AVENUE yMiliorrali [ florist ] We guarantee absolute satisjaclion. Brooklyn, N.Y. ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cenjeteries Ave. Write, Tetophone or Telegraph. ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N. Y. 2.^ Steuben Street Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6803 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and T.ong Island. Trade orders i-ared for from all parts of the country and delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries In BUFFAI-O, NIAGARA F.VLLS. LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. '4/^. CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can fill your orders Day or Night lor Cleveland and State of Ohio Alwaj-s have complete stock on hand. Regular dist^ount allowed the Trade. ^ KNOBLE BROS., ''it^,d'i^o''^Srj- ^^ CLEVELAND. OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue The beat flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders Allentown, Pa. Ernest Ashle Vshley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones Can fill your Telegragh Order. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike * Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. JSi SON >/'M,j',"m^v/y/M f ^JUM^ EST. 1877 SCHENECTADY. N. Y Fverythiag AUBURN, NEW YORK 140-150 SOUTHl DIVISION ^STREET We deliver to all points in Central New York, Wells and Cornell Colleges. Burlington, Vt. Orders for Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. filled to your entire eatia- fac- tion. ^ g^rJlolfeJIl^ Jl0n0t,Jnr. BALTIMORE. f[M£i3^ MARYLAND ' ""^"^and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street <^^ "T^e House of Flowers" CHARLOTTE, N. C. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed, f^r' Colorado Springs Ck^ promptly and carefully ext-cuted by The Pikes F>ealc Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS UNG FLORAL AND NURSERr CO. FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE D AV TO IN , OHIO <"^"-^ Main St. V J Charlotte and Vicinity /' FLORISTS <^^> CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glasa Carbone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Flowers CHICAGO, ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Eitended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. C^» DENVER, COLO. Par^ J/orai Co. ^^^X'™" "^""' Western Nebra-^ka 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Us. ALVOCT POCHELON, 199-190 BATt5 art. (iFlarisl , BOSTON MASSJICHUSEni 143 Tremont St. The f^entrally located Florist bhop. Yours for reciprocity. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. John Reck & Son 985 MAIN STREET CINCINNATI, OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor Delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAIND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fill your orders for Designs or Cut Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO DES MOINES IN THE CENTER OF IOWA J.S. WILSON FLORAL CO. <^^t^ We cover all points in Iowa. ^"^X"'"^^^ ^MJTH "W^ FLORIST ^■LfJ.1 -I- -tlf EAST ORANGE, N. J. \ We deliver by automobiles in East, West and South Orange, also xilen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Newark and New York. %a V 107 W. Market St. 1>. I. Deliveries to Ithaca. Blnghamton, Homell, Corning and other points. Qyj Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Steamship sailings will be found on page 1194 May 13, 191(j. The Florists' Exchange 1193 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses '^OTTER Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS <^ FALL RIVER MASS. 35 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros, "tr" y FLOWERS - PLANTS ■* TREES alvesfon Floral Co., -^ a,?-!^' Quality in Cut Fiowers, Plants and Floral Work. Galveston, Texas THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH )riJera for Texas and Steamers from HENRY SMITH, MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. <• .. f 741 Main Street ?.tores. 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street _GEO[RaE a. McCLUNBE _ f nARTFORD.CONN: 155 MAIN STREET, SOUTH FLOWERS ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE F LANE SO .ASYLUM STREET Hartford Connecticut Highland Park Greenhouses HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Telephones 75 and 85 Pi'liveries in any of the North Shore towns of Chicago, as far as Milwaukee ORDERS FOR ^ T&XAS HOUSTON, TEXAS <^^ ^ertemm/i^rn^q indiainapolis, \m. 241 Massachusetts Ave. Prompt and efficient service rendered pointa in Illinoia, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann's flowers excel MILLS We reach all Florida and South Georgia points l^he Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, ^jsfte.^ Fla. <^^ JACKSONVILLE. FLA. We reach all Florida and all Georgia points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. TOMLINSON-KEY FLORAL CO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. ^J^ and Vicinity ~<4;;^p?^ G. Van Bochove & Bro» Satisfaction Guaranteed Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1202 to 1205 Now if the florLst had rend the snim- tiling that the iiuniiriiig ciistnnifP hits read lie would he iihle to save tliis luipcless outl.iy. Disa|>pi>iiitnK'iit.s weigh against llie whiile tradr; (liMippoiiilcd in nnr rl.ilinrale .ittcnipt at a garden, tlu> riitlnoiast will ipiiti* pnssilih lose iiiiieli interest in all gardens. II is nut that tlii- llnrist slimild undertake to i)|)pi)se all tlie recdiiuni'iidatinns i>f tiie puli- lieatiniis lel'eried to. Many iif tlii-ui are extremely prac- tical and altogether useful. Hut lie would often save waste and make frienils In guiding the amliitious amateur away from a path that is reiusonalily certain to lead to trouble. Oil the principle that it pays to encourage interest in flowers, the florist will be able to make speed by such a course and, incidentally, many an item which niiglit have lieen ordered by mail, will l>c found, tliiirouglily aecli- nialed, right on hand in the stock of the florist. It is worth paying at least a litllc attcnlicni to what the ama- teurs are reading. ,\iid where this inl'ormatiiui is on tap it can be used in many ways. Advertise Windovv Box Service Wherever you see a well designed and well tilled win- dow box or porch box j'ou will hear jiassers-by make fa- vorable comment. When they are well doiu: and well handled they are exceedingly attiautive, and most pcuph' who see them may often he beard to expniss the wijuli that they were similarly su|iplieil. It may not occur to tlu; a\erage florist but it is none the less true tlial more ])eie do not pro\iile thcniscbes with things of tliis kiiui ])ri]U'ipally for the reason that they imagine it is "too much tnmblc" to get these wants filled. They imagine that licfore they can get the boxes they want that they will have to find a carpenter and get him to make the boxes at an expense which they assume will be heavy; that they will then ha\"e to hunt arcuiml f(»r the right kind of earth, which ma\ not be readily avail- able; that they will then have just begun and that they will lind it necessary thereafter to plant .-ind tend at a great rate. It is up to the florist who wants to get this business to disalmse jieople's minds of such ideas. In the hrst place, he could readily make a permanent arrange- ment by which be could jirovide for the lioxes m- hang- ing bjLskets, or whatever was required, and might be in a position, if he was not handling the articles himself, to get a discount on all that he was able to .sell. One florist has handled this part of the case nicely, having an arrangement with ,i carpenter to go init, make necessary' measurements, construct the boxes, when l>oxes are needed, and deliver them to the store, h'irst, of course, an estimate is made and approved. Then the boxes are hlled with earth and planted and delivered to the particular window sill for which they were made, at almost no troulile to the customer. .\n Columbus Fre«h Flowers and Beat Service Hoboken. N. J. and New York Kijiao I 2139-2141 Broadway NEW YORK CITY ESTABLISHED 184» PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street y^ mT^im^, Mo Jo ^^ Wo do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State NpW YnrL- *** Fifth Drto»/»»i * Park Street "*'' IICW lOFK Avenue DOSIOD 799 Boylston S ^i^l4^ Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt on page 1190, this issue. Avenue UUSlOIl 799 Boylston Street Deliveries to Steamers and all EasternlPoints Write the Florists' Excliange for particu- lars of its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe. The most elaborate work ever published. KOTTMILLER. Florist 426 Madison Avenue and 49th Street, NEW YORK Also Vanderbilt Hotel Telephone, Murray HIU 783 Highest Award at the International Flower Show, April Uth Grand Central Palace ' Out-of-town Orders Solicited. Location Central Personal Attention. NEW YORK 611 Fifth Avenue <^^M\ Reference or Caeb must accompany all orders from unknown correapondenta GEO. E. M. STUMPP "U™" NEW YORK ^> ORDERS FOR NEW YORK WIRE OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLINC 22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel European Orders Executed Best Florists in the States as References "If wc say it, we wiU do it" A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 1193 Bwadway, NEW YORK CITY ^.^j^^ MV ONLY nORE ACCOUNTS INVITED ** Points \P""V ROCKFORD ROCKFORD.ILL. V^ Quick service to Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and FOREST CITY '°"^ Points. GREENHOUSES ^^^^ triD COT* /"•■T'^r Long DiaUnos Phones 8ell,TTler 1104 ^, Central 413 SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone most carefully executed at once. Floral designs a specialty. Oanders J^lowers ;t. The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable residential district. 623 CUARA AVR. Young^s ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receive prompt and careful attention. Wire ua your orders. ^Jnf>mm, ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for ail points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in great variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR FLORAL, CO. (chris. hauser) PhonVsuLTL SAIvrFRANCISCO InCAnh'e FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS JUbcpn S FLORISTS' Novelties for '"Welcoming" and "Bon Voyage** packages. Flowers delivered to any part of the world 233-23S GRANT AVENUE The Design Book de Luxe with colored plates Is the only one suitable for the finest retail trade. For For $2.50 we will send you a copy, postage paid. Seattle, Wash. HoUywood Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. Probably this kind of service is general. The point is, people do not understand how ea.sily it is for wants of this kind to be supplied. Advertise this service. Put a line or two in tlic next newspaper ad. or give a part of the next circular to it and see if results are not forth- coming. It may be late for this Spring but the plan Is worth trying at any time. A campaign directed to ever- green window boxes and porch ornaments fur through the Winter sounds good. "Paint-up, Clean-up and PLANT-UP" Probably most florists have been directly interested in the popularity of the "Palnt-Up and CIcan-Up" cam- paigns which have been the rage all over the country during the past weeks. In a good many cases it is quite likely that the "clean-up" part of the slogan has been made by a good many to include provision for perma- nent beautification of their lawns. The movement has the backing of the paint dealers, and since it is soundly founded it is bringing results. ■ r^ ^H H ^^K^r i*T > ute J^bA'^'iSL «'r^^^^H ^^^^I^^H H '^ il fff^Hl i.^^^L.\iSK^ ^t'^^H ^^^^^^Bl w^' \-/"^^^H I^^^E>^F''tfv^B^i ^HF^J rVJI- ^M ^Bp ■■IShI WiL ir 'C 1 y^^ .J9^^D ^■/v-'^^HDM H'4i Vmi^^H ^K^ii ^P flijflGV'^ ^iHh^^^H ^^m .' '^^fl WH m% ^<^^^H 1 tJ M Bride's bouquet of white .Sweet Pe;is and ,\diaiituni Farleyense, witli shower of Sweet Peas and white tafleta bow Made by class in Horticulture 32, University of Illinois. Mayors of cities all over the land have been issuing proclamations which have certainly been getting results in the way of brightening up and imiiroviiig the appear- ances of American towns and cities. In Winchester, a Kentucky town in tlie ciistern part of the Bluegrass State with some 10,000 population, there has lieen a neat and successful variation rung on tlie usual course. Here a whole week has been devoted to the clean-up effort. The fourth day was the important day. It was finwer sowing day, and besides directing attention spceilically to the value and desirability of flowers, resulted in large jiurchases from the florist's stocks. This is worth calling attention to for the florist in view of the day set apart for his hcnclit. In .ilmost any conimunity something of the same kind could be done. A six-day campaign, or a seven day campaign, with the preachers boosting on the First Day could be carried out almost anywhere. An organization of florists, even a lone florist, if he is aggressive, if he will get busy, could greatly influence his neighbors in this direction. SPRINGFIELD. MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET to oK Syracuse, N. Y. yiorialj ONONDAGA UOTIX i/V^.£.D/^y^ CO. We will carefully execute orders for Syracute and oicinily. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building .Special attention given to out-of-town orders Topeka, Kan. THE ROSERY R. ABHO'IT lioth TclepliuDea pnvh Jfloral Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greeohomes: Buchanan, Lafu'ette and Schiller Ave« . Droad St. Park ' ^^^^^^^ BurdettAve. &Hoo8lckSt. Both Phones. 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town order* Alt orders filled from the Krocahoisca BRANT BROS. locUTICA.N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros. Co. Florists <^^ 1214 F. STREET. N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS. <^ WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA7 WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING riXtRISTS ^rs* Louisa P. Fo'wler &{AT10NAl FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125.000 Square feet of Glan WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 409 Main St. Worcester Mass. 13 Pleasant Street 1196 The Florists' Exchange Pr~-~- I Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED HEAD GARDENER For private estate. Life experience in all branches of gardening outside, and in every department of greenJiouse. German; 40; married; two cliildren, girls, 5 and 10 years old. Can design or maintain Ist-class propo- sitions. Highest American and European credentials on request by stating proposition and salary. Address Z. 0-. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 28 years of age. with experience. Would like to work for some one with a brilliant, intel- ligent and philosophic mind, someone who aspires for the finer and grander things of life; place where flowers and especially Orchids are grown for some artistic reasons preferred. Address Z. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By good grower of Bpott'id phmts. 10 years' experience; English; age 24. Have Ist-rlass references to show; capable of taking charge, willing and trustworthy. Com- mercial plai'c in Middle or Western States pre- ferred. Only good positions considered. Give full particulars in first letter. Address A. C., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman by com- petent grower and manager, capable of producing results in growing Christmas, Easter, bedding stock, 'Mums, etc. At present foreman of concern in Central New York. Would like to take charge of plant on salary and percentage basis in New Jersey or Long Island. Married, age 32. State particulars. Address A. J., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED As working foreman on cnninuTciiil place Capable of handling large- place tu advantage, Recommendations furnished as to ability and character. M.WALSH - - Hope Ave. - - Hope, R. I. SITUATION WANTED— By a strictly Al grower of Roses, Carnations, Christmas, Easter and decorative stock, bedding plants and perennials, as foreman or otherwise. Life experience. 45 ycar.s of age; married; no boozer. At present employeil. but will come any time. Address A. B., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By married man. 80 years of age; 7 years' experience on Orchids. Best references; 3 years on last place as section man. Can also work on Roses, Carnations, 'Mums and potted plants. Please state particulars in first letter. Address A. D.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By head working gar- dener; English. Understands all work in general under glass and outside on a private estate. Good knowledge of herbaceous and Alpine plants. 1st- elass references. Married; no family. Address A. E., care The Florists" Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young American, age 20, grower of Carnations, Snapdragons. Sweet Peas, etc; good propagator; strictly sober. Would like to locate with some good firm perman- ently. Kindly state wages and particulars. Ad- dress A. G., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By thoroughly experi- enced florist on Roses. Carnations and general plant stock. American; 40; married; strictly sober; reliable and well experienced in all branches of commercial greenhouse work. References. Address A. H., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By a good grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, Xmas, Easter and all potted plants. German; single; life time experience Competent to take full charge. Please state full particulars in first letter. Address Z. K., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By experienced grower of Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Sweet Peas, bulbs and bedding stock. German; single; 40 years. Capable of taking full charge. P. O. Box 27, Bedford Hills. N. Y. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ol Anier'ca bege to ofler the servicea of first-claat private gardenen. au[>eriiiteDdeDti and manaKen of private eatatea. State lull particulars in firat letter Addreaa Aiel C. Palm. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By florist; 2H years' ex- perience; grower of Carnations, 'Mums and pot plants. Good propagator. Kindly state wages. Single; sober; age 41. Capable to take chargc. D. A. H. St. James Hotel. Marietta. Ohio. SITUATION WANTED— By competent designer and decorator; excellent all-around store man. IS years' experience in retail trade; desires perma- nent position. Address A. P., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As landscape draughts- man, with thorough theoretical and some practi- cal experience of designing, drawing and laying out plans. ■\ddre;js H.. Box 350. Riverton. N. .J. SITUATION WANTED— By Ist-class designer and decorator: able to manage. Years of ex- perience. Al references. L. G., care Mrs. Searlcs, 34 Atlantic St., Stamford. Conn. SITUATION WANTED— By florist and gardener; married; age 33; Scandinavian. Able lu take charge of florist's or private place. Address A. A. care The Florists' Exchange. Continued to Next Column TERMS: CASH The oolumna under this heading are reserved for advertisements of Stock for Sale. Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants: also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials, etc., for Sale or Rent. Our charge is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the line), aet aolid. in ordinary reading type like this, without diaplay. No advt. accepted for less than thirty centa. | Advta. Bet in heavy faced type, 15 eta. peri line (6 words to the line). Display advta. in tbeae columns, inch. 15 eta. peri SL50 per^ WITH ORDER t^' If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted f or other advertisements are to be addressed care ^ of this office, please add 10 eta. to cover expense J of forwarding. j Copy must reach New York office. Nos. 43S- f 448 West 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Timea j Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure f insertioD in issue of following Saturday. _ i Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- " f vertise under initials, may save time by having * anawers directed care our Chicago representa- / tive, Jamea Morton, Room 307, 143 No. ^ Wabash Ave. f SITUATIONS WANTED STENOGRAPHER, typist, bookkeeper, expe- rienced in florist business, desires position Efficient, executive, enterprising. Address A. L., care The Florists' Exchange, SITU.\TION WANTED— By single young m;in. :i^ general greetdiouse man. State full parliniJars in first letter. Address A. . \i(.l.'(s :iii(i hi-ddiiiK pl;inl>. also with some kimwii'iitir ol luTlnicrini^ jilaiits Ca- pable of taking charge and uaitinK un cusliniiors. State wages. Address A. Magnuson, Manchester, Mass. WORKING FOREMAN WANTED— On a place near Boston. A sober, industrious man. capable of taking charge of the greenhouses of a retail establishment where Ghristmas. Easter and general stock is grown. State age, ex- perience and expectations fully to Z. H., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Man for general greenhouse work where Carnations and Chrysanthemums are grown. State wages with or without board and room, and send reference to Stafford Conservatories, Stafford Springs. Conn. WANTED — Assistant gardener for outside work on private estate; one who understands vegetables preferred. $40.00 per month, room and board. .\ddre.ss Matt, rare James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Ave.. Chicago. III. WANTED AT ONCE— A sober man as foreman for greenhouse; one who understands growing of Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Roses and bedding plants. SIS.OO per week. Call A. Fischer, 5 Centre Square, Easton, Pa. WANTED — At once, two good, wide-awake grow- ers of Roses, Carnations and 'Mums. State experience and wages expected. Greenhouses inside city, 5c. car fare. Fischer & Burkland, Voungstown. Ohio. WANTED — Single man. about 30, as vegetable grower on private place. Wages $45.00 per month, with room and board. Steady job if satis- factorv. Address Robert Marshall, Glen Cove, 1.. I . N. V. WANTED — Married man for night fireman, also competent Rose grower; permanent position to satisfactory man. Call or write Edgar C. Hopping, Florham Park, near Madison, via D. L. & W. R. R., N. J, Position now open. WANTED — Two good section men. Steady- positions to right men. One for 'Muma, Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poinsettias, Lilies, eto. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address O. S., care The Florists' Exchange. W,\NTED — General greenhouse inun with some experience in Roses. Stea«-ly position. Near Boston. Wages §12.00 per week to start. J. W. Howard, 328 Broadway, Winter Hill. Mass. WANTED AT ONCE— Several good greenhouse men for general work. Good salaries and steady positions to the right men. Apply A. L. Miller Sutphin Rd. and Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica, N. Y. WANTED — Young man for office as salesman and designer, etc. Also a good man as Carnation grower. Give age, references, etc. Address A. Al.. care The Florists' Exchange. Continued to Next Column WANTED Three First-Class Green- house Assistants Must be thoroughly competent, strictly temperate and men of wide experience. None other nocd apply. Want's SfiO. 00 per month with room and hoard. Apply with ref- oroncps from present and past em- ployers. Only the best can re- ceive consideration. Write to JOHN CANNING, r o Adolph Lewisohn, ARDSLEY. N. Y. W.\NTED — Two general greenhouse men ex- perienced with growing in the Eastern States. Steady employment- State experience and wages expected. Anden Greenhouses, Putnam, Conn. W.\NTED — Single man with experience in 'Mums and Carnations; steady position. WJages S3o.00 per month and board. Address A. K., care The l''lorists' Exchange. WANTED — Reliable assistant greenhouse man; S14,00 per week to commence with. Steady work. Apply John Madden, Westside Ave. -k Montgomery St., Jersey City. N. J. WANTED — A good grower of Carnations and general stock; must be a good propagator. Wages $5^.00 per month, house and firewood. George Stewart, Tuxedo, N. V. WANTED — Two men at once to do potting, plant- ing and general work in greenhouse. A. D, Scheinfield, 96 Weigund Lane, Secaucus, N. J. WANTED — Young man with two or three year's experience in greenhouse work. Henry W. Vose, Brush Hill Rd., Hyde Park, Mass. WANTED — Foreman for greenhouses. Good wages to Ist-cIass man. Geo. H. Penson. Belle- \ii'\\ Farm, New Brunswick. N. J. W.WTED — Two men for general greenliouse work. Applv per.sonallv- Chas. L. Stanlev, PI :i infield ._N_J^ WANTED — A mushroom grower. Apply, giv ing reference, salary, experience, etc. Address Z. C. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED AT ONCE— Man to work in Rose section. Address Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa. W.W'TED — .\ Hose grower; also an assistant. Alfred Burton. Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia. Pa. WANTED^Young ladv for store; experienced in design work. Chas. L. Stanley, PlMJnfirl.l, N. J. BUSlNESS^PPmi^OTlES^ WANTED — A single man who knows growing and propagating of hardy stork to invest Sl.OOO in well-established busines.s near Washington. D. C. Address A. F., care The Florist.s' Exchange. STOCK FOR SALE ABUTILON ABUTILON— Groen and vcllow, S'.S-in.. Sri.OO per 100. Blufkmon Bros., Centre St., Trenton, N. .1. ACALYPHA .\C'.\I,YPH-\ — Fire Cracker Vine, 2)^-in. pots, »3,0r) per 100. KST.\TE OF C.^RLMAN RIBSAM, .31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. AGERATPM AGER.\TU.M— Dwarf Blue or Dwarf White, 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ESTATE OF C.VRLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. ----- - TRENTON, N. J. ALTEBNANTHERAS AI.TERNANTHERAS— 5000 EOod, strong. 2-in., red and yellow, »1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. "Write for sample. Cash with order. Schmaus Bros., Paducab, Ky. AI,TERNANTHER.\— 50,000 Aurea nana, 60,000 Rrilliantissima, out of 2-in. pots, S20.00 per 1000. Good, strong plants. A. S. Kaliach, Middle Villaj^e, I,. 1 . N. Y. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE ALTERNANTHERAS Al.TERNANTHERAS— Red and vellow, 2U-in., S2.00 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio. ALTERNANTHERA— Aurea nana compacta, nice, bushy plants from soil, $10.00 per 1000. C. ; L, Schmidt, fjebanon. Pa. ALTSSUM ;-in. pots, $2.50 per ALYSSUM— Little Gem, 100. E,STATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, _ 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N'. J. : ALYSSUM — Little Dorrit, fine plants in bloom, 2;4-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N. J. -\LY'SSUM — Little Gem. Good, healthy plants in 2'v-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. Oscar Verilhac, .Arlington, N. J. ALYSSUM— Little Gem, thumb pots, l>.«c. Cash. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. AMPELOPSIS AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— No. 1, first grade, 2- year, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 2-year. No. 2, long tops. $3.00 per 100, $2500 per 1000. 3-yr., X.XX, heavy roots, short tops, at $7.50 per lOOj 3-yr., X, heavy roots, short tops, at $6.00 per 100. Packed free. Cash with order. Red Bank Nur- series, 331 Broad St., Red Bank, N. J. ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA Plants— 3-in., fine stock. $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Cash with order. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI 5-inch •: $20.00 per 10(1 6-inch 25.00 per 101) ,5- and 6-in., extra hea\-y, POt bound H. O. HANNAH & .SON, SHERMAN TEX.\S. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong seed- lings, from beat greenhouae-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1 00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short HiUs, N.J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per lOOS. 2>i-in pots at $3.00 per 100, $26 00 per 1000. 3-in. $6 00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St . New York. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in. at $5.00 per 100, i-m. at $12.60. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe & DiTiaion Aves., Grand Rapkla. Michigan. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— S5.00 per 100. As- paragus Plumosus, $5.00 per 100. THE BURT OLNEV CANNING CO. ALBION - - - N. Y. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pots, June 1st. $1.50 per 100. 3-in. ready now. $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Bushy, 3-in. to 5-in., above pots, $1.50 per 100. Sure to please. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSU.S— 2M-in., $2.00 per 100; Sprengeri, .Vin., $4.00 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— 3-in., $3 00 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2H-in.. $3.00 pel 100. $25.00 per 1000 GoodL strong plants. W. B. Girvin, Florist, Leola. Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ready May 1st. $5.00 per 1000. Collingdale Green- houses, CoUingdale, Pa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI PLANTS— From the bench at $6.00 per 100. Harry T. Mead, 1230 Hanover St., Manchester, N. H. ASTERS ASTERS Vick's Royal, one of the best early vari- eties, fine transplanted plants ready for ship- ment. Royal, white, shell pink, lavender and rose, $1.00 per 100 by mail, $7.00 per 1000 by express. Cash with order. PETER BROWN, Lancaster^. A.STER.S— Henderson's Invineiljle, a fine Aster for eutting and trade pullers for your eusloiners" own planting. Separate colors, strong, trans- planted plants, in flats of 200 (if wanted). S5.00 per 1000. Cash. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo, Mich. NEW HARDY ASTER " ST. EGWIN " Forms bushes 3 ft. high and covered with bright pink flowers in September and October. Strong plants, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. W. E. King, Box 362. Little Silver, N. J. Continiied to Next Page M:iy i:!. 1!'1«- The Florists' Exchange 1197 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE ASTERS ASTERS — Aat«rmum type, extra select; only full double blooms saved — one of the very best 60- riata' Aatera; very large. Trial packet. 50c.. ^i 01 $1.00. 1 o» $3.50. Cash. C Betaoher. Dover, Ohio. AZALEAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruysaen, Niobe. J Llewellny, and Wm J Verviene. S5o., 85o. $1.10, up to $3.50 earh Erneat Rober Wilmette 111. ' BARBERRT BARBERRY THUNBERGII 100 1000 g-12 in., lining out $1,80 $12 00 12-18 in, heavy 8.00 8000 lS-24 in., heavy 8.00 70.00 2- 3 ft,. heavy 12.00 100.00 Shade Treee. Sbrubo and Rosea. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave.. ONARGA. ILL BAY TREKS BAY TREES— Write for wholesale price list Jullua Roehra Co., Rutherford. N, J. '^ BEGONIAS BEGONIAS 100 Christmas Red, 2K-U) $9,00 Christmas Rod , Wn 10,00 Erfordii. 2«-in 3.00 Erfordii. 3in 8-00 Prima Donna. 2K-i'> 3.00 Smithii. 2>i-in 3.00 Chatelaine. 2iiAn , , , , . 3 60 ERNEST ROBER - ■ - - WILMETTE. ILL BEGONIAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2H-in $15.00 $120.00 Lorraine. 2H-in 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine. 2^-in 8,00 40,00 Chatelaine. 3-in 8,00 75,00 Vernon. 2H-in 4 00 Vernon, 3-in 6,00 PYFER 4 OLSEM, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Besonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson at $25 00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15 00 per 100. $140.00 per 10,00: Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order seourea the best plants for growing on, J, A. Peterson A Sons, Weatwood, Cincinnati. Ohio. BEGONIAS — Delivery from May 18th Lorraine, 2!^-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati 2^-in pots, $15,00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New), 2>i->n. pots, $25.00 per 100, $200 00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO.. RUTHERFORD. N. J. BEGONIAS — From the " Florist of Buffalo," are the strong, sturdy kind. Anderson service back of every order. Lorraine. 2,'-4-in.. $13.00 per 100. or $125.00 per 1000; Cincinnati. 2}i-in.. $15.00 per 100, or $140.00 per 1000. Delivery May, June or July. S. A. Anderson. Buffalo. N. Y, BEGONL\— Tubcrous-Koolcd, 5-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. E.-N.S — Grow on .vour plants at lioini-. Fine stock Irtim flats, ready for planting in field. .Several hundreds of the following varictie..<: Matdi- les.-. Enchantress (light pinki, l'hil:nlilphl:i. Benora. White Woiiiler. White ICnclianlress. Pc<:r- le.ss Pink, at ,3c,; F,uehanlri-»,i Supreme. 4c, Jas .MacFarlane. Florist, Durham, N, H, Coatlnaed to Next Oolama CARNATIONS HOOTED C'AKN A I IciN flTTINGS ■mill l-.itcliaiitrms Huprei... $J per 1(H). $ll.,'i0 jwr 1000. While — .Smith's .\dvance. (Jue^-n. K. Snow. Wana- maker. Kalb, Chaw. Razer, Naomiih. Ivory Supreme, October Frost. Sit. Kisco, G. Pitcher. Mrs .Syiiie. Dec. Gem, W. Perfection. M. Meyer. W. Itonnaf- fon. ,\. Bvron. I-vnnwoow<'. J, Jon™. A. Papworth. $1 ,")0 per 100, $12.er IIKK) ,Si,i,;(,.— Nakota. While Garza. Yellow Carza, M ('•.lladay. $1 75 per 1(H). $15.00 piT KHHI. .V.-ic V.inrlir.. I'om- jtunx — RmI Riding Hooil. \A-er 100. $25(KI per KHH). Caprire VarittifM for Pol f/^c— White f'apric*-. \. Caprice. Purple Caprice. Lilac Caprice. Butler's Caprice. K. Thompson. l,ndy I.yilia. Brutus. Mrs Greening. $2. .'SO per KH). $20(H) |>er KHH), 2.)0 of anv one kiml at the IIHIO rat<'. Delivery of these varieties until July 2(llh. SO.OtH) Field Carnaticin Plants for August ili-livery I have :f(H»l Pink Daws :«H)t) I'. Windsor. Thc*^■ are grown for in...iclc planting, l^rge, heavy, well branched. $1 IH) per KH). $35.00 per ItHH). Delivery now. _ ARTHUR COOMBS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. CHRYSA.NTHEMUMS— Well rooted, clean and healthy Golden Glow. Chrysolora, Appleton. Roman Gold. Bonnaffon, October Frost, White Glory, Ivory, A. Byron. Adelia. MoNcise, Wells Late Pink, Maud Dean, Dr. Lnguehard. Ilai^ard, $1.50 per 100. Oconto, Ideal, Poehlmann.Ivoijr Supreme, Naomah. Fidelity, W. Turner W, H, Chadwict, Lynnwood Hall. ChielUin Elberon, .Mrs O H, Kahn, Goldmine , Golden Chadwick. $2 06 per 100, Baby. Olco, .Neeoo. Garsa. Goldod Harvest. Klondykc, Zenobia, Western Beatity. Helen Newberry. $1.50 per 100, Special pilcol on large ordere. Stein Bros,, Warren Point. N. J, MRS M. R, MORGAN- The finest yellow 'Mum for ThankigiTing. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cutdngs. »I5 Opper 100: 2H-in, pola. $20,00 per 100. The McCaUum Co,, Ino,, Pitta- btirgh. Pa, Continued to Next Pas* 1198 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE CHRTSANTHEMTTMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS NOW READY ARTISTA, YELLOW TURNER. Plants only, $L00 each, $7.50 per 10, 166.66 per 100. .JOSEPHINE FOLEY. Plants only, 60c. each, $4.00 per 10, $30.00 per 100. MRS. R. C. PULLING- Plants only. $2.60 per 10, $20.00 per 100. EARLY FROST. 2K-in. pots, $1.50 per 10, $10 per 100, $90 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $7 per 100. $60 per 1000. CRYSTAL GEM, GOLDEN QUEEN, MARI- GOLD, TEKONSHA, THE METAIRIE. 2}i-in. pots, 75c. per 10. $5 per 100, $45 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. $4 per 100. $30 per 1000. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. 2M-in. pots. 60c. per 10, $4 per 100, $30 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. $3 per 100. $25 per 1000. ANTIQUE. CHADWICK IMPROVED, CHAD- WICK SUPREME. DICK WITTERSTAET- TER. GOLDEN CHADWICK, HIRONDELLE MISTLETOE. PINK GEM. SMITH'S IDEAL. W. H. CHADWICK. 2)f-in. pots, 60c. per 10, $4 per 100, $35 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. S3 per 100. $25 per 1000. CHAS. RAGER. CHIEFTAIN, DONATELLO, EDWIN SEIDEWITZ, HELEN FRICK, IVORY, JEANNE NONIN, MLLE. ARLETTE, DUBOIS, MRS. B. E. HAYWARD, MRS. H. ROBINSON, PATTY, PINK IVORY. RAMA- PO, WHITE HELEN FRICK, YELLOW IVORY. 2>i-in. pots, 40c. per 10, $3 per 100, $25 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $2.50 per 100, $20 per 1000. COL. D. APPLETON, CHRYSOLORA, CLEM- ENTINE TOUSET, DR. ENGUEHARD, GLORY OF PACIFIC, HARVARD, MAJOR BONNAFFON, OCTOBER FROST, PACIFIC SUPREME. POLLY ROSE. ROMAN GOLD. SMITH'S ADVANCE. WHITE BONNAF- FON. 2M-in. pots. 40c. per 10. $3 per 100, $25 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $2 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Complete list of Pompons, Anemones and Singles, prices on application. Not less than 5 plants of a variety at ten, 25 at hundred and 250 at thousand rate. Not less than 25 of a variety sold as rooted cuttings. Reference or cash from unknown correspondents. These prices are to those in the trade only. ELMER D. SMITH & CO.. ADRIAN. MICH CHOICE ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS 100 1000 YELLOW Golden Chadwick $3.00 $25.00 Maj Bonnaffon 1.50 12.00 Chrvsolora 1.50 12.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15 00 Comoleta 1.60 12.00 Mary Jane 1.50 12.00 Golden Eaton 3.00 PINK E. A. Seidewitz 2.00 17.50 Chieftain 1.50 12.00 Unaka : 1.50 12.00 Maud Dean 1.50 12.00 Pacific Supreme 1.50 12.00 Pink Gem 1.50 12 00 Hirondelle 3.00 WHITE Chas. Razer 1.50 12.00 Oconto 2.00 17.60 Smith's Advance 1.50 12.00 White Bonnaffon 1.50 12.00 White Chieftain 3 00 Jeanne Nonin 2.00 17.50 White Chadwick 3.00 Wm. Turner 2.00 17.50 SINGLES Garza 1.50 12.00 Mensa 1.50 12.00 POMPONS Golden Climax 1.75 15.00 Western Beauty 1.75 15.00 Golden West 1.75 15.00 Helen Newbury 1.75 15.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS White 1000 100 Alice Salomon $2.50 $20.00 CHAS. RAZER 1.25 10.00 Ivory 1.50 12.50 Jeanne Nonin 1.75 15.00 LYNNWOOD HALL 1.25 10.00 MUtletoe 3.00 25.00 Timothy Eaton 3.00 25.00 White Bonnaffon 1.75 15.00 Wm. Turner 3.00 25.00 YeUow Cheltonii 1.50 12.50 Chrysolora 1.50 12.50 Col. D. Appleton 1.50 12.50 Golden Eagle 1.75 15.00 Golden Wedding 1.75 15.00 MAJOR BONNAFFON 1.25 10.00 Roman Gold 1.75 15.00 Yellow Eaton 2.50 20.00 Pink Chieftain 3.00 25.00 DR. ENGUEHARD 1.25 10.00 Edw. A. Seidewitz 3.00 25.00 Mrs. B. E. Hayward 1.75 15.00 Patty 1.50 12.50 Pink Ivory 1.25 10.00 Unaka 1.50 12.50 Crimson Cullingfordii 1.50 12.50 Harvard 2.00 17.50 DAVID HERBERT & SON ATCO, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Bonnaffon. Enguehardt. $10.00 per 1000; Seidewitz, Chief- tain, $15.00 per 1000. Other standard varieties in smaller lots. H. Mamitsch, 220 Grand Ave. Englewood. N. J. Continnad to Next Colanu* CHRTSANTHEMTTMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS-;100.000 rooted Cuttings ready now, prompt shipment. Orders booked for future delivery. Order of us and be satisfied. White: October Frost, early; Silver Wedding, midseaaon; White BonnafTon, late; Chas. Razer, late; Early Snow, early; White Frick, raidseason; iWirs. H. Robinson, midseaaon; White Ivory, mid- seaaon: C. Touset, midseaaon, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; Timothv Eaton, late, $15,00 per 1000; White Dean, late, $1.50 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; White Chadwick, late; Virginia Poehlmann, mid- seaaon; Wm. Turner, late. $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Yellow: Chrysolora, early; Golden Glow, early; Yellow October Frost, early: Monrovia, early; Robt. Halliday, raidseason; Yellow Ivory, midseason; Col. D. Appleton, midseason; Roman Gold, mid- season; Elmer D. Smith, late: Maj. Bonnaffon, late. $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000: Golden Wedding, late; Golden Eagle, late; $1.50 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Yellow Eaton, late, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Golden Chadwick, late, $2.25 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Pink: Pacific Supreme, early; Maud Dean, mid- season; Dr. Enguehard, late; Well's Late Pink, late; $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Pink Chad- wick, late, $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. 250 in assortment at 1000 rate. E. E. CRONISE. BOONSBORO. MD. ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Oconto. Mistletoe. Jeanne Nonin, Early Snow, Charles Razer, Lynnwood Hall. E. A. Seidewitz. and Chrysolora. $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Chieftain. White Chadwick. Wm. Turner, Golden Chadwick, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Helen Frick, White Jones, Smith's Advance, Dr. Enguehard, Col. Appleton, Maj. Bonnaffon, Golden Glow, Yellow Jones, Yellow Eaton and Roman Gold, rooted cuttings. $2.50 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Maud Dean, Unaka, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. ROOTED POMPON CUTTINGS Diana, Fairy Queen. Overbrook. Western Beauty Golden West. H. Newberry. Quinola and Harvard. Crimson. $3 00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. H. Moore. $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000. THE LEO N I ESSEN CO. 1201 Race St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. FOR COMPLETE LIST OF ALL VARI- ETIES WITH PRICES SEE DISPLAY AD Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. Early Lavender-Pink ("hrysanthemum ALEX. GUTTMAN 'Mum growers shouldn't be without thia one. For early delivery. Rooted Cuttings or Pot Planta. at the option of the purchaaer. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Strong Rooted Cuttings: Pacific Supreme. Pink Gem, Early Snow, Chas. Razer, Alice .Salomon, Yellow Bonnaffon, Ramapo, Robert Halliday. Chrysolora. $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Harvard, Golden Glow, Mme. J. Nonin, Tim. Eaton. Wm. Turner. Chieftain. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Pompons— AUentown, $1.25 per 100. $12.00 per 1000. Ira. Klondyke, Garza. $1.75 per 100. $13.50 per 1000. Potted plants. 2}i-in.. $1.00 per 100 eitra. 250 at 1000 rates. Cash, please. John B. Tanguy, West Grove. Pa. BM MA A Garza-Anemone. Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy I You will make no mistake in buying ■took of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Nov. 15th, EnisheB early in December. Cuttings ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob Pulling. Calumet, Kewanee, Mankato, Lelia. Mary Bennett. Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at $10.00 per 100. Crystal Gem. Golden Queen, Marigold, Gorgeous. Meudon, Mrs. H.J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Miss Emma Roope. Nerissa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard. Lilian Doty, at $3.00 per 100. Also general collection of exhibition, commercial and pompon varieties at popular prices SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings, Smith's Advance, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora. Roaiere. Chieftain. Major Bonnaffon. Ivory Supreme. Pink Gem. Dr. Enguehard, Chas. Razer, Baby, Fairy Queen. Diana. L. Doty. Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Mary CoUahan and others, $1.50 per 100. $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. FLORAL HILL GARDENS G. F. Neipp, Prop., CHATHAM, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading varieties for pot culture. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. Contiitned t« Next OslninB CHRTSANTHEMTTUS CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Smith's Advance. PoU.v Roae. Oct. Frost. Alice Salomon. Ivory, etc., $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Diana, Baby, Garza, etc., $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Golden Climax, Golden West, Lilian Doty, etc., $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Early Frost, Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Over 100 other best varieties. STAFFORD CONSERVATORIES STAFFORD SPRINGS CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, the kind we like to receive; White Ivory, Chas. Razer. W. Bonnaffon, J. Nonin, YeUow Major Bonnaffon. Salomon's Gold. Pink Chieftain, Pacific; $1.25 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Pompons- Diana White, Klondyke yellow and Golden Pheas- ant: $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Milbrook Lea Greenhouses. West Whiteland P. C. Chester Co.. Pa^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Rooted Cuttings. Wftite — Chas. Razer. E. Snow, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon. Ke/^ou>— Chrysolora, Roman Gold, M. Bonnaffon. Mrs. Hurley. Pink — Chief- tain, Unaka. Patty. Well's Late Pink. $2.00 per 100, $1500 per 1000. Send for complete list. Wm. Swayne. Lock Box T. Kennett Square^ Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200.000 Rooted Cut- tings, in 25 leading commercial varieties, $2.00 per 100, $16 00 per 1000. List ready. Early Frost, $6.00 per 100, $40 00 per 1000. Mistletoe, Oconto and Seidewitz, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash. Benja- min Coonell. Florist. Merchantville, N.J. CHRY.SANTHEMUM.S 1000 5.000 White Touaet $9.00 1.000 Mnntaro 9.00 1,000 White Chadwick 9.00 E.STATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rnotrd cuttings. Gold- en Glow. October Frost, P.'iciHf Supreme, .\lice Papworth, White Queen, Wliitr :iiid Yellow Bon- naffon. Jeanne Nonin, $12.50 per lUOU. Cash with order. A. F. Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I., N. Y. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana, Baby, Quinola, Klondyke, Sol. d'Or, Helen Newbury, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Ready April 1st. White Bros., Medina. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cultinjs and itook plants. Seedispky ad., pass 1173. RomanJ. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. CINERARIAS CINERARIA— Dusty Miller, thumb pots, $1.50 per 100. Cash please. B. C. Blake Co., Spring- field, Ohio. COLEUS COLEU.S — Six best standard varieties, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. LEEDLE CO., EXPERT ROSE GROWERS SPRINGFIELD. O. COLEUS — Verschaffcltii, Golden Redder, Victoria, Firebrand, 2i,-in. pots, $25.00 per 1000. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31WaU.St. TRENTON, N. J. COLEUS — Rooted Cuttings. Golden Redder, Ver- schaffeltii, $5.00 per 1000; out of 2-in. pots, $1.80 per 100. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge. N.J. COLEUS — Golden Bedder and Verschaffeltii. 2;-i-in.. $2.60 per 100. $22.50 per 1000; 250 at the 1000 rate. Brant Bros., Inc.. Utica. N. Y. COLEUS— 2>i-in., 10 varieties, $2.00 per 100. Joa. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Dela- ware, Ohio. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Julius Roehra Co.. Rutherford, N. J. CYCLAMEN — Mixed seedlincs, repntteil thumb pots. Ready now. 3c. Cash. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DAHLIAS OROTONS CROTONS— From 3-io. pots, 8 (o 10 in. hich in 8 varietieh $15.00 per 100; from 2W(-in. pots. In 10 varieties, $5.00 per 100. B. M. Wiohan A Co., Gretna, La. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in exist- ence. Transplanted seedlings. 8 varieties equally divided, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000 — including Glory of Wandsbek, light and dark salmon; Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon, $4.60 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; new fancy variety, Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine. $5.00 per 100. $46.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200,000 plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER. WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — Our well known string, colors kept separately, out of 2>^-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. $70.00 per 1000. Immediate delivery. Lehnig Winnefeld. Hackensack, N. J. CYCLAMEN— 7-iii. and S-in. Asales pans; fulTof bud and bloom, $1.60 each. 0-in. extra fins plants, 75o. and $1.00 e&oh. Good plants. 25o. and 50o. eaoh. Henry Smith, oor. Monroe dt Division Aves., Grand Rapids. Mich. CYCLAMi;.N' --(ii.uit flowering, best strain, 21.4- in. pots, SU.UU per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. ComtlmBad t* Hazt 0*l«ma DAHLLAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW— Arabella, A. D. Livoni, Incomparable, Jud&h, La France, Orator, Purple Judah. 80. ; Robt. Bloomfield. 80.; Storm King, 80.; Queen Victoria White Swan, 8c. DECORATIVE — C. W. Bruton, Golden West, 26e.; Jack Rose, Katherine Duer. F. "T. Bassett, Lyndhurst. M. MoCullough. Orange King. Princess Juliana, I60.; Queen Emma.'16o.; Sebastopol. I60.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke. 80.; CACTUS — Country Girl. 80.; Floradora, 83-in. $7.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfua, Syracuae, N. Y BELLIS DAISIE.S— LongfeUow and Snowball, fine strong plants, coming in bud, 32.50 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Guatav Pitzonka, Bristol, Pa. DAISIES — 4-in. White, bud and bloom, 9c. Good value. Fairview Greenhouaes, Milton, Pa. Oantinned t« Next Pace Hay 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1199 STOCK FOR SALE DELPHXNIDMS DELPHINIUM BELLADONNA -Extrn fine stook nf stronK. l-yr,-olcl. f raiit*planu-(i. field- ;rowii piimta. 75c. per doz., $5.U0 per 100; Gold iledal hybrids and formosum ccolestinuiii, same (rice. Write for complete Hat of hardy plants. Vm. Toole & Son, Hardy Plant & Pansy Farm, Baraboo, Wis. DIELTTRAS DIKLYTRA 8PECTABILIS— Fin* olumiM, IS.OO p«r 100. taO.OO iwr 1000. Cash, pleu«. C. B«taobv, Dov«T, Otuo. DRACiSNAS DRACiENA INDIVLSA— 3-in. pots, J0.50 per ICO, 2H-in. pots, S4.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. DRAC.ENA INDIVISA— Same as last year. Thumb pots, ready June 1st, $1.75 per 100. Book orders now. B. C. Bbke Co., Springfield, ,Ohio^ DRAC^NA INDIVISA— 5-in. pots, J2.50 per doz.; 6-in. pots, 84.00 per doz., $30.00 per 100; 7-in. pots, 50c. each. Send for sample. C. L. Schmidt, Lebanon, Pa. DRACCNA— 1000 6ne 5-in. Dracajna indivisa. Extra good stock. 20c. each. Cash, please. Dobbs »fe Son, Auburn, N. Y. DRACENA INDIVISA— 5M-in.. 20c.; 6-in., 25c each. Fine stock. Park Flora! Co., Trenton, i N. J. DRACSINA — 5-in. and 6-in. at 25c. Fine stock. Fair\'iew Greenhouses. Milton, Pa. DRAC.ENA — 4-in., extra strong, $15.00 per 100. W. Ehmann, Corfu, N. Y. DRAC^NA— 3-in., at $4.00 per 100. Tripp ' Floral Co., Walton, N. Y. DUSTY MILLER DUSTY MILLER— Thumb pots. 1)^0. Cash. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERNS 50,000 QUALITY FERNS 100 1000 Boston, 4-in. size $7.50 $70.00 Roosevelt 7..50 70.00 Springlieldi 7..50 70.00 Weight packed, about 70 lbs. per 100. 100 1000 Boston. 3-in. size $5.00 $50.00 Roosevelt 5.50 50.00 Springfieldi 5.50 50.00 Whitmani 5.50 50.00 Cash with order. Weight packed, about 50 lbs. per 100. Clean, stocky plants for Spring sales. Wire rush orders. Prompt shipments. . BERNO FLORAL CO - - - - Orlando, Fla. Wholesale Growers of Quality Ferns. FERNS. 100 1000 ScottU. 2H-in tSOO $45.00 Boston. 2>^-in 6.00 45.00 Rooaevelt. 2M-in 5.00 45.00 Teddy, Jr. 2H-in., extra good 6.00 50.00 Whitmani. 2K-in 5.00 45.00 Boston, Scottii, Whitmani, Roosevelt, 4-in., $20.00 per 100. Teddy, Jr., extra heavy, $26.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000, Smithii, 4-in., $25.00 per 100, $200 00 per 1000. 6-in. of the above, $50.00 to $76.00 per 100. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO, 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. FERNS— Boston, SJi-in. pots, $9.00 per 100; Scottii, 3M-in. pota, $9.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 WaU St. TRENTON, N. J. FERNS — 50,000 2>i-in , Scottii and Roosevelt, $34 00 per 1000; 15,000 Scottii, Roosevelt and Teddy Jr.. 4-in., $12.00 per 100. Cash, please. M. Hilpert, Sta. 0., 313 Belair Rd., Baltimore. Md. FERNS— 2-in. pots, Boston, 3c.; Roosevelt, 4c.; Teddy, Jr., 5c. Book orders now for June lat delivery. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— Ib any quantity; see advertisement on page 1182 J. F. Anderton. Fern Speojalirt. Short Hille. N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varietiea; alao all other Ferna, 2)i-tn.. eto. See display ad., page 1173. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y. BOSTON FERN RUNNERS— $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wni. Mears, Rumson, N. J. FORGET-ME-NOTS FORGET-ME-NOTS— Victoria, best dwarf blue, and Eliza Fonrobert. These are strong, trans- planted plants, wintered outside; fine for potting for Memorial Day, $1.50 per 100. W. W. Macker, Dighton, Mass. FORGET-ME-NOTS (Myosoti sPalustris)— 50,000 strong plants, 60c. per 100, 500 for $2.00, $3.50 per 1000 in large clumps: large count. Mail or ex- press prepaid. Cash please. M. L. McCIave, Benton Harbor, Mich. rPCHSIAS FUCHSIA— Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; 2K-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Ber- gen. N. J. Coatinaed to Next Colnma STOCK FOR SALE FTJOHSIAS iaCHSIA.S— Little Beauty, blue, .Wn. pols, full of bloom, $1,S,00 per lu); Double White and Blue, 5-in. pots. $12.00 per 1(10; Double White and Blue assorted, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. E.-iTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall .St. TRENTON, N. J FUCHSIAS— Strong rooted cuttinge, $1.00 per 100 $10.00 per 1000 Cash with order. John Hay R. F. D. No. 3, Pateraon, N. J. FUNXIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEQATA 8-10 eyes. Stronji Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL. VARIEGATED FUNKIA— S20.00 per 1000. Al' strong divided slioola. Cash with order. A. F- Johnson, Sprinpfield, Gardens, L. I., N. Y. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H-'n- Immediate delivery Extra fine, $7.50 per 100; Sli.'i.dO per 1000 WriU for our nwrUhly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. 2000 EXTRA FINE 2l<-in. Gardenia Vetichii, $60.00 per 1000. Immediate delivery. Sample on application. D. G. Grillbortzer, Alexandria, Va. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. 100 1000 4-inoh $12.00 $100.00 S-inch 18.00 160.00 3-inch, for growing on 5.00 45.00 Poitevine, Rieard, Maryland, S. A. Nutt, Buch- ner. La Favorite and all the other popular va- rieties. You will not be making a mistake by ordering your Spring stock now. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. Pa. GERANIUMS Nice stock in bud and bloom Per 100 4 -in. Beauty of Poitevine $8.00 SH-in. S. A. Nutt 6.00 2}i-in. S. A. Nutt 1.80 2J.4-in. Beauty of Poitevine 2.00 2H-in. La Favorite l.SO 2'A-iD. F. Perkins 2.00 Cash, please. J. J. CLAYTON & SON WEST GROVE PA. GERANIUM STOCK PLANTS IN BUD AND BLOOM. 4-in. pots 1000 S. A. Nutt $.i0.00 Rieard 50.00 Scarlet Bedder 50.00 John Doyle 50.00 Poitevine 50.00 Buchncr 50.00 THE BURT OLNEY CANNING CO. ALBION N. Y. GERANIUMS — Strong, hardy plante. 2H-in. stock of S. A. Nutt, $2.75 per 100; Poitevine. Berthe de Pressilly. La Favorite, $3.00 per 100; Jean Viaud, $3.50 per 100. 3}.2-in. stock, S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Mrs. Lawrence, Jean Viaud, Berthe de Pressilly, La Favorite, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. Van Kirk Floral Co.. Atco. N. J. GERANIUM.S— S. A. Nutt. Poitevine. Scarlet Maison. Bertha Persilly, E. G. Hill, 4-in. pots. $6.00 per 100. $58.00 per 1000. ESTATE OF C.\RLMAN RIBSAM. 31 WaU St. TRENTON, N.J. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt and B. Poitevine, 3H- in. and 4-in. pots in bud and bloom, $S.0O per 100. Cash with order please. Mount Tom Nursery, 139 Drake Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y. Telephone 2299. GERANIUMS — I have a few thousand well-rooted Cuttings of Poitevine that I wish to move quickly. Will price these at $1000 per 1000. Cash with order. C. B. Shisler. Williamsville, N. Y. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Rieard and Buchner; fine, well branched, 4-in. . $7.00 per 100. Edward Whitton. cor. City & Green Sts. Utica. N. Y^ GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt. 2yi-m.. $3.00 per 100; 3-in. select. $5.00 per IfK). Assorted varieties. 3-in.. $4.75 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio. GERANIUMS — Mme. Salleroi; large, well grown plants for immediate effect, 2H-in., $2.60; 3-in., $3.50 per 100. Cash, please. F. J. Langenbacb. Norwich. Conn. GERANIUMS — Poitevine and Nutt, 3M-in. in bud and bloom. $6.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm. Madison, N. J. GERANIUMS— 10,000 S. A. Nutt, 2-in. pots, $25.00 per 1000. Ready now. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. Contliined to Next Colnnut STOCK FOR SALE GERANIUMS GERANIUMS— 2li -in.. Double and single Grant. $1 .75 per 100; Roso-sccnted, $I.60per 100. Cash please. John B. Tnnguy, Florist, West Grove, Pa GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2M-ln. pot plant^. ..^•!.."*'*f'*>' *^' P"" "" Roman J. Irwin, 108 Weat 28th St., Nbw York. GERANIUMS— Rooted CutUngi sent with KUar- aotee that put* all risk on me. See ditplay advertisement. Albert M. Kerr, Lascaaler. Pa. GERANIUMS— Rose, 4-in. pots, $0.00 per 100. ESTATE OP CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. GERANIUMS— 4-in, at $7.00; Poitevine, Grant and Nutt, Al stock. Fairview Greonhousce. Mdton, Pa. GLADIOLI GLADIOLI America, $10.00 Primulinus, $40 00 Annie Wigman, $20.00 Augusta, $12.00 Dora Krois. $50.00 Brenohleyensis. $1200 Glory Holland, $20 00 Europa. $50.00 F. Buchanan, $,iO-00 Glory, $30.00 Klondyke, $20.00 Halloy, $12,00 Mrs. King, $10.00 Jessie, $16.00 Niagara, $36 00 Mrs. Beeeher, $3600 Nor. Dee Childs, $80.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80.00 Peaoe, $60 00 Panama, $26.00 Renie Blonohe, $40 00 Sohwaben, $80.00 Shakespeare, $30.00 Wm. Falconer, $40 00 Scribe, $36.00 Primulinus Hybrid«,$20 00 Choioe mixed, $6.00. $8.00, $12.60, $26.00, $60 00, $100.00 Reds, white and light pinks, $12.00 $25.00, $50 00. $100.00. Yellows, $16.00, $20.00, $30.00, $60.00. All per 1000. Special price in large lota. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover. Ohio. Gladioli America, Augusta, Brenchleyensis, King, Ceres. First Size, $10.00 per 1000. Second "Size, $7..'j0 per 1000. Write for Our Monthly Plant Jiullclin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St. PHILA., PA. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America, $8 00; Brenchleyensis, $9.00; Columbia, $16.00; Isoao Buchanan, $3500; Mrs Henry Ward Beeeher, $30.00; May. $'500 per 1000 for IH-in. up; also 2d and 3d sizes and buibleta. G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. FranrisXKing, Independence, Princeps and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lota. JOHN H. UMPLEBY. LAKE VIEW. N. Y. PLANTING OUT GLADIOLI IH-in. 1-in. H-in. America $8.00 $6.00 $5.00 Brenchleyensis 8.00 6.00 5.00 Pink Beauty 8.00 6.00 6.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 all blooming size, $15.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son, Collingswood, N. J. LAST CALL FOR BARGAINS. SURPLUS. STOCK Ida Van, and Chocolate Drop, 1st size, $3.00 per 100, 2nd size. S2.00 per 100, 3rd size. $1.00 per 100. 4th size. $8.00 per 1000. White King. Cardinal King. Pride of Goshen. 3rd size. $3.00 per 100. 4th size. $10.00 per 1000. Cash or reference. Samples sent. H. YOUELL - 538 Cedar St. - SYRACUSE. N. Y GLADIOLUS— Mrs. Frank Pendleton, H-in. and under, grown from original stock, ana true to name. $7.00 per 1000. 5% discount on 5000 or more; 8% on 10,000 or more. Cash, please. Worcester Bulb Co., 104 Highland St... Worcester. Mass. GLADIOLI— Prices for 100. cash only: America. I'A-in., 76c.. Il4-in., 60c. King. IX-in.. 60e.; l-in. 40c. Jean Dieulafov. IJj-in. $2.00. Misc-d, l>"-" «"• HOLLYIIOCKS-Extra lag., plants in double ggg'Ltftl'eferT'j."" "^- ^- ^- ''''•"'• °<" HOLLYHOCKS-Fnney, choice mixed single varieties, from best selected sloek. (4 00 Tb .Schrol Garden Ass'n, 110 Tremont St.. Boston; HTDRAWGEAS HYDRANGEA P G. 'il'l 1? -i^l"? ""'■i.JJ WW »26^ •*-. .3 ft;, well branched 8 00 76 00 Also Tr«.. Shrubs and Perenniali. •** «inM .ONARGA NURSERY CO. ZOO Maple Ats.. ONARGA. ILL. HYDRANGEA 0TAKSA-3.in. at $S00 6Jn" at 20e 6-u>, at 28e. each. H«.„ Smuk. w' Monroe A Division Aves., Grand Rapids MUaT' ICE PLANTS ICE PLANTS-Fine 3M-in. stoekTilTbirfTS IRIS IRLS — German. 10 named varieties, $2.00 per lOO Amon Heights Nurseries, Camden. N. J7 IVT ENGLISH AND GERMAN IVY-Rooted Cut- '^•o';;^'" ™'"'' pos'Psid. 90c. per 100; by ex- press. $8.00 per 100(5. 2X-in. German Ivi- $3 d) 28[h sl'.'Ne^f-ork"*'- ^°"""' -"""'"^'OS W^ I\_)^— Parlor or Oerriiau, slrong-rooled cutUnga- /,ic. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. •., w SlP"^"^ °^ CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St. THENTON; N. J. ENGLISH IVY— All siscs; prices on appliealion. Eswell Kemp. Florut. 349 Grove St.. Newark, EN«"SH IVY-2M-in $300 per 100. $25.00 Uper lOfX). Henry Engler, 4651 Uncaster Ave.. Philadelphia. Pa. ENGlTsh IVY-Rooted Cuttin^TeirperToO postpaid, from pots 20-in. to 30-in., $4.00 per 100 Chas. Froat, Kenilworth, N.J. ■ »-"~ P° iw. ENGLISH IVY — Strong soil rooted cuttings. $10 00 per 1000. Henry Schmidt. 673 Church Une North Bergen. N. J. EXGI.ISII IVY — Fine plants in 4-in. pota. $8 00 pur IIHI. Carl E. Holm. Madison, N\^JL ENGLISH IVY— Pot-grown, 4-in.. $90.00 per 1000 Miss Kate Crans. Ira. Ohio. LOBELIAS LOBELIA— Cr>-Btal luluee or Trailing. 2H-in pots. $.3.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St. TRENTON. N. J MOONVINE .MOONVINE — White.|4-in. pols. $1200 per 100. ESTATE OF CARL.MAX RIHSAM. 31 Wall St. TREXTON. .N. J. MOONVINES— Strong, 3-in., 6c.; 2)i-in., 3o. Cash with order. Schmaus Bros.. Padu<»h, Ky . MTRTLE MYRTLE — Vinca minor, field-grown clumps; eao be divided up into 4 to 5 plants, $3. .50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Cash tvith order. E. K. Bau- mann, Kabway, N. J. MYRTLE Field-crown, strong clumpa. $2.50 per 100, $24.00 per 1000. E. K. Mooney. Madeira Nuneriea. Madeira. Ohio. Contlnned to Next Pae^ The advertisements under our Miscel- laneous Stock heading offer a variety of stock— consult them. 1200 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE ORNAMENTAL STOCK OF QUALITY CAN SUPPLY QUANTITY OF FOLLOWING ITEMS: AZALEA mollis. Bushy planto, with plenty of buds, 12 to 15-in. high, 35c. each. $4 00 per doz, HO.OO per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, 45o. each, $5 00 per doz., $40.00 per 100. BOXWOOD— Pyramids, 35-in. high, very «ne, S1.7S each; 42-iD. high, very fine, $2.25 each; 4S-in high, very fine, $3.25 each; 54-in. high, very fine, $4.00 each. RHODODENDRONS— Beat, hardy-named sorts, bright foliage and full of buds, IH to 24-iD. high, 75c. each; 24-to 30-in. $1.00 each. Theae cover tlie entire list of Parson's Hardy Hybrids. Seedling RHODODENDRONS— Mixed colors, 18 to 24-in. high, very bushy and full of buds, 55o. each ; 24 to 30-iD. high, and correspondingly bushy, 70c. each. ARISTOLOCHIA SiphoCDutchman's Pipe)— Eilr« strong planta,^4 ft. of tops, 25o. each, in any quantity. HYDRANGEA Paniculata grandiflora— Tree form, 3 to 4-ft. bodies, fine heads, $25.00 per 100. Bush form. 3 ft. high, $10.00 per 100. HYDRANGEA Arboresccns grandlfiora alba— 3 to 4 ft. high, bushy, $20.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., bushy, $14 00 per 100. BARBERRY Thunbergii— 18 to 24 in high, very bushy, $700 per 100; 16 to 18-in. high, very bushy. S5.00 per 100. PRIVET CALIFORNIA— Very bushy. 18 to 24-in. high, $2.50 per 100; 24 to 30-in. high, $3.00 per lot). PRIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy Northern Type)— 18 to 24-in., $5.00 per 100; 24 to 30-in., $7.00 per 100 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville ----------- Ohio WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees, Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO., 200 Maple Ave. ONARGA, ILL NORWAY MAPLES. Pin Oaka. Oriental Plants in all aises Send for price list Audubon Nur- ' a. Box 731 Wilmington, N C ORANGE BLOSSOMS SPLENDID hit of Oranec Blossoms (Pondcrosa Lemon) fur weddings. C. L. Baumann, Rahway, N.J. STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE PANSEES PHrox ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES — 100 spemmen Orange trees. Home grown 6-10 ft. high and through. Perfect specimens. J. H. Troy, New RocheUe, N. Y. ORCHIDS ORCHIDS Private collet'tion of rare varieties Cy- prii";ediums, L^elias, Dendrobiums, Ccel- oygnes, Cattleyas, Calanthes, Oncidiums, etc., etc. Will sell quarter original cost. Address EDGAR L. NOCK, 193 Broad St., PROVIDENCE, R. I. CHOICE CATTLEYAS and Pacific Orchid plants, Prices on iipplication. Western Orchid Co.. Ahimeda. Calif. PALMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In all nses. Speoial price liat on demand. Julius Roebrs Co. Rutherford. N J. PAlTPAyUB PANDANUB VEITCHII— For a few d^i only will make speoial low price for cash with order. Bise for 2H-in. pots, $450 per 100. Siie for 8 An. poto, 6,00 per 100. Sue (or 4 Aa. pota, 8.00 per 100. Biie for 6 -in pota, 12.00 per 100. Bert pot-grown, nicely variegated, ^in. pots $10.00 per 100. Paaaanua suokera, $2.00 and $4.00 per 100. J. J. Soar. Uttle River. Fla. PANStES PANSY PARK PERFECTION is a thorough- bred strain of Show and Fancy Pansies. It in- cludes every giant va.riety known; the reds, bronzes and finest fancy varieties in good proportion. I have made a specialty of growing Pansy seeds and plants over 40 years and received thousands of testimonials from florists and. amateurs in all parts of the country. Fine, stocky, field-grown plants from July sown seed, September transplanted in bud and bloom, over .50 varieties, mixed, 1000 S8.00, 100 Sl.OO. Plants from August sown seed. October tr;tnsp!!inted, in bud, some in bloom, $7.00 per 1000; 100 Sl.OO. Strong, stocky field- grown seed lied plants from seed sown in August, thinly, broadcast, in bud and bloom, lOOO $5.00. Medium size seed bed plants which will bloom the latter part of May, 1000 $4.00. Cash with order. L. W. GOODELL. Pimsy Park, Plight, Mass. PANSIES — Giant, good, stocky, transplanted field-grown plants, wintered in coldframe, mix- ture of Cassiers, Odiera, Bugnots, Trimardeau, Masterpiece, Orchid flowering, and other best selling varieties in bud and bloom, $10.00 per 1000. W W. Mackcr. Dighton, Mass. . PANSIES — Large flowering, transplanted last September; all large plants, fully in flower, $10.00 to $15.00 per 1000. W. G. Eisele, West End. N. J. Gontinned to Next Colnmn PANSY PLANTS-Fall (nuisplanted. in bud and bl'Hitn. mixed. Mastodon. $1.25 per 100. $S.OO pfr 10(10; Giant Trimardeau, $1.00 per 100, $6.00 pir HK)0 Cash please. C A. Anderson Greenhouse C'd . Tiunrsta, Pa. PANSY PLANTS;— Of my largest flowering mix- ture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, short bushy plants; Fall transplanted in bud and bloom, $150 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Gustav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. GIANT PANSY PLANTS— Fall transplanted, in bud and bloom, mixed colors, $1 25 per 100. Cash with order, please. Edward Lott, French- town. N. J. PANSIES — Giant flowering Pansies, seedlings, $1.50 per 1000. Fall transplanted, 75c. per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio. PANSIES — Extra fine, in bud and bloom, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. R. L. Brashear, Bowling Green, Ky. PELARGONIUMS PELARGONIUMS Listen — Gus. Obermeyer, Parkersburg, W. \'a,, in ordering 100 says: " The 50 Easter Greeting I got of you last Fall were certainly fine for Easter. I sold all and could have sold many more at 75c. each 5-in. pot. Will want more later on for stock The only trouble I find with them. THEY BLOOM TOO MUCH. The only way I could get plants any size was to keep buds picked ofl' until near selling time." Gus is originator of that gold medal Canna. West Virginia. Don't you think he knows a good thing? And don't you think the above is a good advertisement for Easter Greeting? What more could I say? It ia the same old story and easy for you to prove. 2)^-in. Easter Greeting and Lucy Becker, 8c.; 3-in., 10c. ; 4-in., 16c.; 3-in. Wurtenbergia, 12c., in any quantity. This gives the small buyer an equal chance. Better give them a trial now; you'll want hundreds next year. Sold under our iron clad guarantee. S. C. TEMPLIN, EASTER GREETING.SPECIALIST, GARRETTSVILLE, OHIO. PELAHGONIL'M^ — Easter Grcetiny, nice, strong .'l-in. stock, full of buds and bloom, ready for 4-in. pots, 10c. 4-in. planls, a cloud of bloom (will scU at 3.5c.) 16c. Let me show you. O. C. Heber- ling, Georgetown, Ky. PEONIES PEONIES— The oresm of 1200 »ort«. 14 aorcB F. Mazim&, Mme. Calot, Ducheas da Nemoure R M Storage. Send for list. C. Betscher, Dover Ohio FHI.OX PHLOX Field-Grown Stock, One-Year-Old Plants This is an ospuci:ill.\- tine lot of surplus stock, whir-li will nio\-i' ciuickly. p^^ 100 1(1.1)00 Baron Von Dedem, deep pink.S5.0U 2.5,000 Jeanne d'Arc, white S.OO 3,500 Eugene Danzanvilliers, lav- ender , 5.00 25,000 Europa, wliite , 6.00 750 Gefion, pink . . 10.00 3.00U Frau Anton Buchner, white. . 0.00 •3,0011 Le Mahdl, purj.Ie 5.00 .i.OOO Mrs. Jenkins, white 5.00 1,000 Mme. Paul Dutrie, jiiiik ,5.00 ] ,500 General Chanczy, orange 5.00 1,000 Fcrnand Cortez, pink 6.00 L.'iOO Montagnard, i.urple 6.00 2,500 Professor Virchow, carmine. . . 5.00 25,000 EUzabeth CampbeU, pink 8.00 3.000 R. P. Struthers, s.ilnion pink. . 5.00 1,000 Rosamundi, soft rose 10.00 500 Matador, red (i.OO 3,0110 Rhcinstrom, pink 0.00 2110 B. Comte, purple 5.00 500 Antonin Mercie, bicolor 5.00 .300 Thor, sahnim pink 10.00 1,000 Crepuscle, silvery mauve -. 7.00 500 W. C. Egan, lilac 7.00 Send for our wholesale price list if you have not a copy. Henry F. Michell Co., 518 Market St, Philadelphia, Pa. PHLOX DUUMMONDI— 2i,-iM. pots; $2.M per 100. ESTATE OF C.4RLMAN BlB.'.iAM, 31 Wall St. TliENTON, N. .1. Continued to Next Column PHLOX — Mrs. Jenkins, best white, 3-yr-oId, $3.00 per 100. Anion Heights Nurseries, Camden N..I. PHTSOSTEGIA PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINICA— Field clumps, S3.00 per 100. W. E. King, Box 362, Little Silver, N. J. PRXUTTLAS PRIMULA MALACOIDES ROSEA— New, bril- liant pink variety. Certificates wherever shown August or September delivery. $5.00 per 100, 140.00 per 1000. Fred H. Lemon & Co., Rich- mond, Ind. PRIVET PRIVET 2(X),000 California Privet; all sizea, as good as can be grown: 1 year, 12 in. to 18 in., $1.25 per 100, $10 00 per 1000: 2 years, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 2H ft., fine, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000; 2H ft. to 3!^ ft. and over, extra selected, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also Ibota, Golden-leaved, and Ball-shaped Privet; all 2-year Privet, extra well branched. 10,000 Berberis Thunbergii, 2 year, 10 in. to 15 in., 2o.; 12 in. to 18 in., 3o.; 3 year, 12 in. to 18 in., 6o.; 18 in. to 24 in., 8o. ; all extra fine stock. Amp. Veit- chii, 2 yr.. No. 1, 2 ft. to 3 ft., $1.25 per dos., 18 to 24 in. 75c. per 100; each 5c. and 8o Clematis Pan- iculata, 2-year vines, $1.25 per doz.; 3 year, $1.50 per doz. Honey-suckles, 5 best 2 and 3 year, 4c. and 8o. each. Hardy Phlox, 10 best named for florists, 75o. per doz., $5.00 per 100; strong field plants. True Butterfly Bush, field grown, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per doz. Japan Maples, purple, 2^ ft. to 3 ft., 50c. St. Regis Raspberry, $2.00 per 100. All other shrubs and vines, Cannas, Gladiolus, Caladi- ums. Peonies, Evergreens, etc. Get list. Cash please Benj. Connelt, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. California Privets Two-yca.r old, Well branched, per lOU 2-3 feet, heavy -.--.. J3.00 2-2^.i feet, well branched - - - - 2.50 18-24-inch, heavy ------ 2.00 Ciish with order. CHAS.W. SCHNEIDER, Little Silver, N. J. AMOOR RIVER NORTH PRIVET HARDY VARIETY Shipment can be made any time. 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.00 S15.00 12-18 in., well branched 3.00 25.00 18-24 in., well branched 5.00 40.00 2-3 ft., well branched. COO 50.00 Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota, Regels and California. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA, ILL. PYRETHRUM PYRETHRUM HYBRIDUM— Hinnle mixed to offer at 83.00 per 100, S25,00 per 1000. One year transplanted. Come quick, .stock limited. Conis- ton Gartlen Nursery, Scwell, N. J. ROSES ROSES ROSES ROSES $4.00 per 100, 83.5.00 per 1000, f. o. b. West Grove, Pa. These are better rooted and more healthy than any we have been able to buy. Alexander Hill Gray American Beauty, Climbing Blumenschniidt Bon Silene Bridesmaid Champion nf the World ClothiMe SdiiiHTt Col. li. S, Willuimson, Comtesse Hiza du Pare Coquette de Lyon Ducbesse de Brabant Etoile de France Frau von Marschall Gruss an Aachen Helen Gould Isabella Sprunt Killarney White, Cliiiibiiisi: Lady Roberts La Tosca Lucullus Mme. Caniille Mme. Eugene Marlitt Mme. F. Kruger Mme. Jos. Schwartz Mile. Helena Gambier Madison Maddalena Scalarandis Manian Cochet, Pink Maman Cochet, White Marechal Neil Mrs. A. R. Waddell Mrs. B. R. Cant Queen's Scarlet Radiance Safrano Souv. de P. Notting Wellesley Wm. R. Smith THE CONAKD & JONES COMPANY, West Grove ----------- P;i GRAFTED ROSES— Extra fine Ophelia, White and Double White Killarney and Arenberg, 2-year old Jonkheer Mock, out of benches. Aug. Doem- ling, Lansdowne, Pa. Continued to Next Golnnui STOCK FOR SALE ROSES Own Root Stock -214,-m- — 4-in.-,r Ready now. Doz. 100 Doz. l(ft A. Rivoire, flash H. T $0.50 $3.50 $1.50 $12 Blumenschniidt, yel T 50 3.00 Clbg. Baby Rambler, red. . . ..50 3..50 1.50 12 Clbg. Clo. Soupert, p.Hdy CI. .60 3.00 Clbg. White Cochet 50 3.50 1.50 12 C. Zeimet, white baby 50 3.50 1.50 12 Clothof Gold, yel. Clbg. T.. .50 3.00 1.25 10 Clo. Soupert, Hy. Pol 50 3.50 Crimson Rambler 50 3.50 1.50 12 Excelsa, Red D. Perkins 50 3.50 1.50 12 Flowerof Fairfield, Cr.H. CI. .50 3.50 1.50 12 F. S. Key, red H. T 75 5.00 Gen. Jacq., red H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10 Gloire Lyonnaise, y. H. P. .. .50 3.50 Graf Zeppehn, p. H. CI 50 3.50 Hadley, Crimson H. T 75 5.00 Henri Martin, red Moss 60 4.00 1.25 10 J. B. Clarke, crimson H. P. . .60 4.50 1.50 12 Killarney, pink H. T 60 4.50 2.00 15 K.W. Rautenstrauch,p.H.C. .60 3.00 Mme. Chas, Wood,red H. P. .60 4.00 Maman Cochet, pink tea 60 3.50 1.50 12 Maryland, pink H. T 60 4.50 M. Niel, yellow CI. N 50 3.50 2.00 15 Mme. C. Testout, p. H. T. . .75 5.00 Mrs. A. Ward, yel. H. T 75 5.00 Mrs. C. RusseU, p. H. T 1..50 10.00 Mile. Cecile Brunner, p. Pol. .60 4,00 Mile. Fr Kruger. vel. T 50 3.00 M. P. Wilder, red H. P 60 4.00 1.50 12 Mousseline, white Moss 60 4.00 1.25 10 Paul Neyron, pink H. T 60 4.00 P. G. de Rohan, or H. P 60 4.00 1.25 10 Phila. Crimson Rambler .50 3.00 Pres. Taft. pink H. T 60 4.00 2,00 15 Queen's Scarlet, red Ch 50 3.00 Radiance, pink H. T 60 4.00 Safrano, yellow Tea 60 3.00 1.25 10 Seven .Sisters, p. M't'f 50 3.00 1.25 10 ShowerolGold, y. H. W 60 4.00 Solfatare, yellow Clbg. N. . . .50 3.00 1.25 10 Souv. de P. Notting, y. T... .50 3.50 1.60 12 Sweetheart, pink Hy. Wich.. .60 3.00 1.25 10 Tennessee Belle, p. Set 50 3.00 1.25 10 U. Brunner, red H. P 60 4.00 1.60 12 Vick's Caprice, var. H.P 50 3.50 White Bougere, white Tea.. . .50 3.00 White Dorothy Perkins, H.W .50 3.50 1.60 12 White Killarney. H. Tea 75 6.00 2.00 16 W. Maman Cochet, tea 50 3.60 1.50 12 Wm.A, Richardson, y. CI. N. .50 3.50 2.00 15 YellowRambler, Hdy. Clbg.. .50 3.00 Submit want list for special prices per 1000. LEEDLE CO., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, 0. ROSES Mrs. Charles Russell. O. R.i $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Gr.: 16.00 per 100, 130.00 per 1000. Hoosier Beauty, Old Gold. O. R.: $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. Gr.: 15.00 per 100, 140.00 per 1000. Sunburst, .\merican Beauty. O. R.: $8.00 per 100. $70.00 per 1000. Ophelia. J. L. Mock. Double White Killarney. Mrb Geo. Shawyer, Radiance. Mrs. Aaron W:inl Mrs. Taft, Lady .\lice Stanley, Cecile Brunntn Hadlev. O. R.: $7.50 per 100, $00.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12..50 per 100, 120.00 per 1000. Ladv Hillingdon. Pink Killarney. Kaiscrin. O. R.; $7.00 per 100. $65.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12,00 per 100. 110.00 per 1000. White Killarnev. O. R.: $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 per 100, 120.00 per 1000. Richmond. O. R.: $7.00 per 100. $65.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12,50 per 100, 120.00 per 1000. Prices of 2'2-in. stock, all varieties, grafted ;iii^l own root, on application. .3-inch stock. 100 IIIOM Opheha S,s,UO 87.". uu Hoosier Beauty O.OO S5.00 American Beauty , , , S,f)0 75.00 White Killarney , . , 7.50 65.00 Pink Killarney 7.00 BO.OO Hadley 8.00 75.00 Radiance 8.00 70.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-.MEEHAN CO. 1608-1020 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, r:i ROSES RED RADIANCE The be,st Red Ho.sc for Summer blooming. From 2^4-in. pots, $15.00 per 100, per 1000, $140.00. Michell's Seed House 518 Market St., Philadelphia Continued to Next Pap«' SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE<— Tht Florists' Exchange Is a trade paper, and Its advB, quote wholesale prices. For that reason (t should be treated with car«. Copies should not be left lying where they will be seen by outsiders, nor should they •n any account be used as wrapping or packing material. Further, the fact that a purchaser not In the trade may seek to obtain goods at trade prices by ns means compels you to sell him at wholeaalo. M.-iv 13, lOlfi. The Florists' Exchange 1201 STOCK FOR SALE ROSES CLEAUANCIO S.VI.K OF HOSES All from 2f-j-in. pots. Good, cipan stock. BrUIr KHI .S2..")0 . 2..V1 . .•>.on Briilesmnhl Fniiici!* Si-oti Key Grufis nil Tcplilz Hoosirr Mciuitv ! 5.0(1 JonklioiT J. L. Mock 4.00 KHUertii A. Viotoria 3.00 Killarncy S.-TO White kilhirnev 4.1X) I.n.lv HiUincilon .i.OI) Mrs. Aaron Ward 4 IHI Moilisoii :i.00 Mv Maryland 4.00 Ophelia 5.00 rink C'oi-het 2.7.-> \\ lull' Ciiohet 2.7."i l.'H l.inoii.l 3.M I.I Hiihv Rambler 3.00 : 3..'iO xh: i;h,:, Ueid 3.50 .~ inl.urst 4.00 \\.M. H, Smith 3.00 \N'rite for prices and any varieties not named here. ( »iir eataloRue of everythinn you need mailed on ;il>pIieation. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESK TO. The Largest Rose Growers in the World .-^liringliil.l - inilO. Rose Prima Donna ( Mad. Paul [uler) (Tho Florei Gardens' Strainl A grand, deep pink bloom, handsome form, ■trong Item, 6De foliage, very fragrant; better ■baped and deeper eolor than Russell. Prima Donna is a money maker I Plants ready Feb. 15th and later. $15.00 per too. $135.00 per 1000. Order early. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK READY NOW OR CAN" BE HELD UNTIL WANTED The following Roses are from 2'o-in. pots and are of last Summer's propagation. They are stronger and more stocky than the plants usually sent out which are generally from 2'i-in. pots. Baby Tausendschon...M.00 per 100, S35 per 1000 Clothilde Soupert 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Gruss an Teplitz 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Killarney 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Orleans 3.50 per 100. 30 per 1000 Complete list of 100 other varieties sent on request. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY, XEW.\RK, NEW YORK ROSE STOCK PLANTS 0.\E YEAR OLD 100 Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, own root $15.00- Double White Killarney, grafted 10.00 Franris .Scott Key, grafted 15,00 Pink Killarney, grafted 10.00 Mrs. Chas. Russell, grafted 15.00 Ophelia, grafted 15.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward, grafted 10.00 THE BURT OLNEY CANNING CO. ALBION N. Y-. ROSES Doi. 100 Baby Rambler $2.00 $15 00 Erna Teachendorff 2 00 15.00 Clothilde Soupert 2.00 15.00 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 18.00 Ellen Foulaen 350 1800 Tausendschon 2 ,50 18 00 Extra strong, dormant stock. ERNEST ROBER .... WILMETTE. ILL. SAI.VIAS SAL\IA Bonfire, Zurich, Splendens, and others. 100 1000 2-mch $3.00 $25.00 2.H-mch 4.00 35.00. 3-mch 5.00 40.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. SALVIA ZURICH-4-in. pots. $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. SALVIAS — Splendens and Bonfire; extra strong; twice transplanted, from seed sown early in February, $1.00 per 100. W. W. Macker. Dighton, Mass. SALVIA — Grown from cuttings, flower early, 2M-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen. N. J. SALVIA Zurich, Silver Spot, Splendens, 2Ji-in , $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Schmaus Bros.. Paducan. Ky. S.\LVIA — Same as last year. Thumb nots, $1.50 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake (Do., Spring- neld. Ohio. S.ALVIA BO.NFIRE— Extra heavy, bushy. 2H-in. stock, ready for 3-in. or 4-in. pots. $2.25 per 100. Cash, please. Dobbs «fe Son. Auburn, N. Y. S.\LVIA — I have about 3,000 more Salvias, 50c. per 100. $4.00 per 1000. Cash, please. R. Powell. Florist, P. O. Box 266, White Plains, N. Y. S.\LVI.\— Extra strong. 3-in., Splendens, $4.00; Zurich, $5.00 per 100. Cash. Jennison's Floral Garden. Natick. Mass. SALVIA SPLENDENS— Strong 2M-in.. $1.80 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son. West Grove, Pa. Continned to Next Column __STOCI^FOR^ALE '"""'saSvias' SALVIA— Bonfire, S'^-in., $5,00 per 100. Blark- mon Bros.. Centre .St.. "Trenton. N. J. S.\L\'I.A — Clara Redman. 2'!i-in. pot-s. $2,25 per 100. O.wir Verilhuc. Arlington. N. J. SANTOLINA SAN rOLI.\A— Fine, healthy plants. 2>4.in. pots, .- _*r.-±''J_P°r 100. Oscar Vcrilhac. Arlington. N. J. SEEDS COCOS WEDDELLIANA SEED Fresh seed, just received. $1.00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. STUMPP 4 WALTER CO. 30 Barclay St.. NEW YORK CITY SEEDS — Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. All green- house grown and well ripened 1000 seed at $3.00 per 1000: 5000 seeds at $2.76 per 1000; 10.000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000. Plumosa Seedlings. $8.00 per 1000. W. H. Elliott. Brighton, Mass. SMILAX SMILAX — .Seedlings from flats, not transplanted, ready for 2L4-in. pots, 7.5c. per 100. Cash. W. W. Day & Son. Port Byron, N. Y. SNAPPRAOONS SNAPDRAGONS 2)i.inoh 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink $6.00 $50.00 Buxton's 6.00 50.00 Phelp's White 6.00 60.00 Nelrose Pink 6.00 50.00 White and Yellow, extra good 5.00 45.(X) WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608.1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. NEW SNAPDRAGON ENCHANTRESS Most popular color, about like Enchantress Carnation. Same habit as Phelp's White, flowers freely. Summer and Winter. Delivery commences in May. From 2-in. pots, $2 00 per doz., $10.00 per 100. F. W. Fletcher & Co., Inc.. Auburndale. Mass. SNAPDRAGONS — Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the best pure yellow Bort«. $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. Cash. Wm, Swayne, Lock Box T, Kennett Square, Pa ROOTED CUTTINGS— Silver Pink. Giant White. Giant Yellow. $2.00 per 100. $1500 per 1000 ZW-in. pot«, $4 00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Roman J. Irwin. 108 W 28tb St.. New York. SNAPDRAGON— Rooted Cuttings, Nelrose and Phelp's White, by mail postpaid, $1.00 per 100. Unrooted cuttings of same at half price. Cash. H. B. Weaver, Bird-in-Hand, Pa. SNAPDRAGON— Ramsburg's S. P. Snapdragon. 2>i-in. pots, fine plants, 3 to 5 breaks, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Clarence Alwine, Aldan, Del. Co., Pa. SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose. $2.00 per 100 J. H. Dann A Son. Westficld. N Y. RAMSBURG'S SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON —2',i-\a.. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. John R. Coombs, West Hartford. Conn. SN'APDR.\G0N.S-r2-in. pots, pink, red, yellow, white and Ramsburg's Silver Pink, 3c. eaell. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co.. .Springfield, O. SNAPDRAGON — Silver Pink seedlings, 7S«, per 100. Jamee T. Heal. Florist. Beverly. N. J. SFiR.a;A SPIR^A VAN HOUTTEI 100 12 in., lining out. $2,50 2-3 ft., well branched 8.00 3-4 ft., well branched 10.00 ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave.. ONARGA. ILL. STEVTAS STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cutting Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2M-id. stock, $1.50 per 100, worth double. Cash, please. Dobbs A Son, Auburn. N. Y. STEVIA— 2i,j -in. pots, $1.50 per 100. THE BURT OLNEY CANNING CO. ALBIO.X N. Y. STOCKS STOCKS— Gilli. 4-in. pots, *li-00 per lOll. EST.\TE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. SWEET WH.I.IAMS Sweet Williams, 10,000 strong, field-grown plants, seed sown last June, Newport Pink, Hoi- born Glory and mixed, $2.00 100; $15.00 1000. Pot now for Memorial Day. W W. Macker. Dighton. Mass. SWEET WILLIAMS — Strong, field-grown. New- port Pink. $4.00 per 100; other varieties. $3.00 per 100. List of other hardy plants on request. C. B. Gates, Wayside Gardens. Mentor, Ohio. TUBEROSES MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES— $1.00 per 100. postpaid. Fant's Greenhouse, Anderson. S. C. Continued to Nest Column FLORIST, SEED and NURSERY BUSINESS FOR SALE Covers over 7 acres on the main street of a city of about 50,000 inhabitants, within 50 miles of N. Y. City. Has 15 greenhouses, 3 dwelling houses, store, stables and all necessary outbuildings. Cars pass j-in., $3.00 per 100. in Cho's^'ora. Enguchard. P. Kofe, Col. Applcton and P. Supremo. Ramsburg's Silver Pink Snapdragons, 2>4-in, pot. $5.00 per 100; Nelrose, 2'-4-in., $5.00 per 100. Enchantress, 2U-in-. ti.OQ per 100; White Enchantrcas. 21.4 -in., $3.50 per 100; Beacon. $3.00 per 100; W&rd. $3.00 per 100. L. H. Butts. Wyomiasing, Pa. 8NAPDRAOON6— SilTw Pink. BH-ia POta. U 00 par 100. FERNS, Boaton aod Whitmuu. out of pot and b«Dch, 2H to 6-in. pot*. Write for prioo. Paul J. Burgerin. Port CheaUr. N. Y. Contlaaed os-vaffe 1306. 1202 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists NEW CROP FANCY FERNS. $1.35 per 1000. DAGGER FERNS. $1.15 per 1000. GREEN SHEET MOSS. For Hanging Bas- kets, at $1.75 per bag. PERPETUATED MOSS. $3.50 per bag. HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE. $2.50 per case. LYRATA. (Evergreen Oak), $2.50 per case. E. A. BEAVEN :: Evergreen, Ala. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 122 West 25th Street NEW YORK We^Majjufacture FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ^^^Is^^ ^ggl REED &IKELLER M. RICE CO. •• KEYSTONE QUALITY ' — Florists* Supplies Excel - 1220 Racs Street PHILADELPHIA, PA RUSSIN & HANFLING Office and Salesroom 134 West 28th St.. NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 Manufacturers and Importers of Willow and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES tarOur specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskets When ordering, please mention The Exchange THE APRIL SUPPLEMENT TO OUR Credit and Information List will be out in a few days. It is the best Credit medium in the trade. For par- ticulars write National Florists' Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City When ordering, please mention The Lichange Net Prices on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves S/12 12/16 16/20 20/23 23/26 S4g0 37.60 Length of Leaf, Inohea , Per 100 J1.60J2.20 J2.90 J3.76 Per 1000 12.00 18.00 22.00 29.00 5% dijcount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE, Fernandlna, Fla. When orderlnE. please mention The EixehaaKe NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS For lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 5 bundle lots for 6 00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER, TiS" 1334 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS BN the Middle Ages, when youths and maidens were 1 apprenticed out. they were pennitted on Mothering ' Sunday in mid-Lent" to visit their parents, particu- larly mothers, and by custom they carried appropriate gifts. Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, in 1908. suggested the second Sunday of May as Mothers' Day. Congress has officially designated this day, and each year the President issues a Mothers' Day proclamation. The date this year is May 14th. Every Mother in this great' proiperoiu country i» to be honored Sunday, May 14. Flowen will b* piesenled molhet or uicd in her reniem- brwicc. It htU be a bajht spot in the [airuly memory. Unusual prcparalioni have been made by the leading florob ol LuWapolii ia order to himoh a quantity of fine (lowen at rtwonaWe prices. Orders »hould be placed in advaltw to insure prompt icrviee. BEBTERMANN BROS, URL FI-OKAL CO. A.\\lEGANDBONSCtt JOHN REMAN _ REWOLDS' FLOWER STORE pAHlTifXORALCO. CLAVKK5L HOTEL FLO WOT TOMLH-SON hall flower JlAUCET Providence, R. I. Preparations now are for Mother's Day. Stock has been plentiful, Carna- i tiuns still holding good. Stores are being stocked up with pot plants. Noonan Bros, are bringing into the market their usual fine baskets of Pan- sies. Lawrence Hay has a foundation laid for a new enlarged office and show room. Oakley & Powers have opened a store on Empire st. for the sale of pot plants and flowers for Memorial Day. E. E. Howard has a store on Wey- bosset St. selling nursery stock and pot plants. James Annis has the sympathy of the trade in the loss of his wife, who died on Friday, May 5. Wm. A. Bowers. Hartford, Conn. Generally after a rush time like Easter business drops to normal and there is very little doing. Not so in the Capital City of the "Nutmeg State." Every flo- rist is completely swamped with orders for funeral work. Standards, wreaths, and sprays of all sizes and design are in demand, and undoubtedly the past week has been a good one in every respect. Robert Marchant & Sons. 13 Hunting- ton St., have recently added two Lord & Bumham greenhouses to their establish- ment. The range consists of five houses, all 67ft. 4in. long, three of which are 18ft. wide, one is 20ft. and the other is 30ft. The firm has been established some sixty odd years in this locality, being in the heart of the residential section of Hartford. Their trade is entirely retail. The Ford automobile used in their de- livery service is to be remodeled, the rear seat being removed and a van body sub- stituted. Readers of The Exchange will no doubt be pleased to know that Edward Lagan, who started in business in Rock- ville last Fall and then on Park St., Hart- ford, has returned to Brown. Thomson & Co., where he was employed before his adventure in the florists' business. W. W. Hunt & Co., State St., are en- .ioying the most prosperous season of their career of over twenty-five years of business in this city. A. D. Pawtuckel, R. I. to-operative advt. by Indianapolis florists tor Mother's Day Florists are now busy preparing for the Memorial Day rush and the call for bedding plants is already on. The de- mand for flowers is very good. Fred C. Hoffman was one of the bene- ficiaries under the will of his brother, the late William H. Hoffman, who left him a legacy of $5000. Samuel Resnick of Jos. Koppelman's, Providence, called on the trade during the week. Albert L. Warner, the oldest florist in this section, is also the oldest living mas- ter of Jenks Lodge, F. and A. M. ; which observed its 50th anniversary recently. Thomas Cogger, representing Keur & Sons. Hillegom, Holland, called on the trade during the week. Lewis H. Header, Jr., delivered an ad- dress on "Trees and Their Value to a Community," before the Pawtucket Women's Club, on Wednesday last. Tree Warden Ward of the town of Cumberland is busy planting Maple trees on the different streets of the town. Chas. W. Morey, nurseryman of Woon- soeket, reports a busy season and large demand for Maples. C. A. K. Dagg New Crop er Ferns Now ready for delivery. $1.50 per 1000 Fancy Ferns Best quality, large size. $2.00 per 1000 The Kervan Co. 119 West 28th St., New York The Largest Wholesale Dealers in America in Fresh Cut Decorative Evergreens When ordering, please mention The Exchanee LANDSCAPE GARDENING A course for Garden- ers, Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- sity. Progressive Florists recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prac- tical course in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Greenhouse Manage- ment- Addreaa Prop. Beal Send for catalogue, The Home Correspondence School Dept. C. F., SPRINGFIELD. MASS. McCRAY Refrigerators _, SendatonceforCata- DISPLAY YOUIT logue No. 73, which de- scribes fully the McCray PI C% V(/ P R ^ Refrigerators and Dis- ri^yj yy L^I\lb. case, $2.50 Satiafaetion Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CLMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. When orderltif . ' ple'aM m«iitIoD Tb* CxAaage REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. SIH .Milwaukee Ave.. Chicaco iao4 Tne Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS^ SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Memorial Day Will Soon Be Here Preparedness is the order of the day. Prepare now. Order your Metal Wreaths. We have a full supply in artistic combinations. Magnolia Wreaths. S^/erratt^actK-rHnelf I Crepe Flowers. -P"" ^"PP> ^^ ^^^ next_-to-Nature kind. Crepe Roses, Carnations, Sweet Peas, Lily of the Valley. Also a very attractive line of made-up Magnolia Wreaths, tastefully arranged with flowers | 'Mums, Dahlias, Lilies, Send for a $5.00 assortment as a sample order Wax Roses and Carnations, Cycas Wreaths, with and without flowers; Cycas Sprays Cemetery Vases, Tin. $6.00. $7.00 and $8.00 per 100. Galvanized. SL50 per dozen. Glass. $L50, S2.00 and $3.50 per dozen. WRITE FOR OUR CATALOG H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wtien ordering, please mention The Exchange Wire Hanging Baskets PRICE LIST, 1916 PLAIN WIRE HANGING BASKETS 8-inch per dozen, $ 1 .25 10-inch •' 1.60 12-inch " 2.25 13-inch " 2.50 14-inch per dozen, $2.75 15-inch " 3.25 16-inch " 4.25 18-inch " 6.00 Sheet Moss in Bags, $2.00 Our Sheet Moss is the best Value for the money in the market. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264-266 Randolph St., DETROIT, MICH. fath('i''.s rieath, sayiug that it seemed bet- ter to place them iu the church where they could give joy to the worshippers than to leave them to wither on the grave. This is surely a worthy and fruitful memorial, and without doubt many of the congregation would welcome an opportunity of doing likewise. Those who may at any time desire to send flowers to the church should consult with the committee." Alex. MacLellan. Whpn ordering. plfHSp mention The Exchange The Kervan Company CUT BOXWOOD SPRAYS DAGGER FERNS FANCY FERNS MEXICAN rVY NATURAL SHEET MOSS DYED SHEET MOSS GALAX LEAVES, Green and Bronze WILD SMILAX PALMETTO PALM LEAVES LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS PUSSY WILLOW, Wild and Cultivated SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES 119 West 28th Street, New York Whoni nrdpriiig. nleuse mPtitlnn Tbe Explinnee WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, $1.85; 50,000, $8.00 Afanu/ae(urele wire chain hanpcrs, metal liners. measure inside 14x11, $1.75 No. 2. Cane elose weave chain hangers, metal liners, measure inside 14x1 1, $1.65 No. 3. Cane open work chain liangers, metal liners, measure inside 14x1 1, $1.25 No. 4. Fiat iron chain hangers, metal liners, measure inside 14x11, $1.85 Hanging Baskets. \os. 1 to 4, can have water drainage at- tached. Cost of same, 20c. additional. No. J Wire Baskets S-in. 10-in. 12-in. 1.5-in. Price per dozen $1.50 $1.80 $2.20 $2.80 Rustic Laurel Hexagon Shape Baskets Matle to stand or hang All kinds of Rustic Work built on Contract, 10-in. 12-in. 15-in. IS-in. Perdoz $14.00 $17.25 $22.00 $27.0 Strong and durable, will not crack or break Estimates furnished. Wire Garden Arches, Garden Borders, Trellises, etc REED & KELLER Florists' Supplies 120-122 West 25th Street, NEW YORK \\ Ih-li ordering, ijletise mentiop n>p Kxebaiige NEW ENGUUTD STATES— Continned during tilt- .Slimmer a new hothouse 100ft. long and 35ft. wide. The Shermans are extensive jjrowers of Cucumbers. Lettuce and Celery for the local trade, and their business is increasing steadily. Dr. Elliott of New York is having the grounds of his Summer home in Oxford extensively beautified and improved un- der the direction of Thomas J. Allen, flo- rist and landscape gardener of Lewiston, ■who has a large number of men employed there. Thomas C. Jordan of Center st., Au- bnrn, is planning to put in a large crop of Celery thi.s season. Jlr. .Jordan will build an addition to his greenhouse dur- ing the Summer. Chas. E. Shackley of the Turner Street Greenhouses, Auburn, is recovering from a serious illness, and is now able to di- rect the remodeling of his greenhouse which has been removed to the rear of his lot tnn. Memorial Day is making the florists interested. Many houses are preparing special exhibits to draw trade. The greenhouses of Robert P. John- stone of 1228 Whitney ave. have put on a new appearance of late. The old build- ings are being taken down and replaced by new ones with decided improvements. Mr. Johnstone reports that his Easter trade was more than satisfactory. The sales went far beyond expectations. Meyer Wilson of 56% Congress ave. seems to he quite prosperous. His flower shop i.s probably the smallest in the city, but his traile is brisk and successful. He reports that he had by far the best Easter trade in his history. The greenhouses of Howard P. Brooks of 755 Campbell ave.. West Haven, have made a surpassing change during the past few months. The show of blooms is tine. Hyacinths, Tulips, Daffodils and other bulbous plants can be seen in profusion. Sweet Peas and Gladioli are now in l)loom. At Slocombe's 555 Townsend ave., the sight is well worth a visit. There are live greenlu>uses filled with Spencer Sweet Peas, all in perfect bloom. William Slo- conibe p.ays particular attention to this department. John H. Slocomhe is look- ing after his Dahlia farm with the ex- pectation of showing some of the finest specimens of these blooms later in the season. Chas. Munro of 974 Chapel st. is hav- ing a ten day's visit with his family to Atlantic City" and Philadelphia. Business at the flower shop still keeps lively. The Doolittle Floral Co. of 179 Orange St. had a very satisfactory trade at Eas- ter. This store is becoming a meeting place for scores of ladies who use it when shopping in the center of the city. The greenhouses of James Bruce of 24 Kensington st. are filled with flowering plants and blooms. He was well supplied witli Lilies, but Easter trade depleted his stock. Tile Elms of Hew Haven George A. Cromie. the city for- ester, gave a very interesting talk to the members of the Young Men's Republi- can Club a few evenings ago. The city forester told of the tluce ways in which trees were systentatii-ally set out in this city. In 1759 or thereabouts, the trees which once graced the Central Green and the streets surrounding the Green wi're planted. Later more Elms and Syca- mores were planted by popular subscrip- tion, raised by the efforts of James Hill- Innise. while another method of tree planting was continued by real estate operators who. in opening up sections of the city, would plant trees on each street. .Mr, (^romii' stated lliat from tlie age of the trees he can tell what year each section of the city was laid out. In the first year of his work only .'►f the New Haven County Horti- cultural Society's offer of prizes to chil- dren who raise the best .\sters to he shown nt the Society's flower sh.>w tlii« Fall and commended this act as one promoting interest in plant life. W. C. McT. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society The quarterly journal of the lioynl Horticultural Society, published from lyondon, England, is always a large volume, and full of informati.Mi that pos- sibly couhl only be commanded by a so- ciity of the distinction of the R. II. S.. with its wide circle of contributors. The reports of its special committws. and re- ports from its trial grounds also appear in these journals. The present one deals especially with trials of Phloxes. Pyre- thrums, early I'eas and Potatoes, while there are others on the experiments with Imclerizeil peat, of which we have heard .so much recently. This by no means' covers the list, but will give an indi- i-ation of the work that is done. Winter washes for fruit trees have also been carefully investigated, antl are being still further investigated. In ad- dition there are special contributions on "The Flora of Northwestern Yunnan." ".Mildew on Carnations." "The Value of '*rg:inic and Inrirganic Manures." and "Plant Food in the Soil." .\ review of nearly all the publirntions. britli in this anil other i-ountries. devoted to horticulture and allied interests, is given on pages ."W'-oOl. The charge to non-fellows is .$1.25 net in England. St. IMVIB, JIo. — Among the improve- ments to he made at the country fair eronnds this Spring is a new floral hall. Plan.s call for a solid cement slrnctiire (iOft. X 100ft. 'WoROESTEB. Mass. — Misses Enfresne. They plan t.. build a* greenhouse at once and will enirage in I the florists' business. I 1206 The Florists' Exchange OUR SPECIALTY FOR SPRING AND SUMMER IS PRIMA DONNA ROSES Great Keepers and Good Shippers We have 22 years' experience behind us, and u)e do not expect a gold medal for doing our full duty by our consignors and customers. You cannot go wrong when dealing with us. Guttman & Raynor, Inc. }\holesale Florists lOl West 28th Street, New York Phones :—Farragut 2036, 2037 and 558 pleasp mention The Kxcbauce Classified Ads, continued from page 1201 MISCELI^ANEOUS STOCK VINCA Variegata, 2J.2-in.. $2.00 per 100, Chrys- anthemums: Marigold, 87.00 per 100; Chief- tain, Siedewitz. Chas. Razer, Oconto. October Gold, Robt. Halliday, $3.00 per 100; Elva, Golden West. Source d'Or. Diana. Mrs. E. D. Godfrey. 2Ji-in., «2.00 per 100. Chas. L. Stanley, Plain- field, N. J. RASPBERRY PLANTS STOCK WANTED WANTED — Chrysanthemum rooted cuttings, M. Louiseau Ronsseau, small quantity; Grevillea robusta, small size, Cryptomeria Japonica. from 4- in. Address Linfield Gardens. Quinton, N. J. FOR SALE OR RENT RASPBERRY ST. REGIS— Surplus of 10,000 strong, sucker plants, $15.00 per 1000. Send exchange list. Southworth Bros., Beverly, Mass, STRAWBERBT PLAITTS STRAWBERRY PLANTS— Superb Everbearers, the only variety of merit, $10.00 per 1000, while they last. G. Peltr, R. 2, Swedesboro, N. J. VEGETABLE PLANTS Tomato and large Sweet Pepper plants: I grow^my plants in greenhouses during Winter; about 30 days before field cutting begins, I trans- plant into coldframes to harden them off; this makes the best plant that can possibly be grown. I don't hesitate to say that I have the best smooth Tomato in cultivation. Tomato plants. Asbury's Choice, postpaid, 25 plants S5c., SO for $1.50; 100 for $2.75; 500 for $10.00; 1000 for $15.00. Large Sweet Peppers, same price as Tomatoes. With each purchase of my plants I give my little Tomato book free, telling all about how to raise best Tomatoes and treat cut worms. Write for complete price list. W. C. Asbury. Lincolnton, N. C. SWEET Potato Plants Yellow, and Red Nanse- mond, Up Rivers, Big Stem Jersey. Early Caro- Lna, Early Golden, White and Yellow Yams, 1000 $1.50; 5000 or more, $1.25 per 1000; 100 by mail, 25o._ For the past twenty years I have made a specialty of selecting and propagation of the Sweet Potato and can guarantee you strong, healthy plants, true to name, prompt shipment, and good order delivery. Descriptive price list free. ,„ H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE. SWEET POTATO PLANTS— Big Leaf Up River, Big Stem Jersey, Gold Skin, Horner, Up River, Southern Queen, Red Nansemoud, Vineland Im- proved, $1.10 per 1000; will have 3.000,000 plant . Also Grey Crowder and New Era cow peaa. C. E. Brown, Bridgeville, Del. ONION SETS. White, $2.75 bu. 32 lbs. • red, $2.25 bu. 32 lbs ; yellow, $2.00 bu. 32 lbs. Cash with order. Order now for future delivery. Sacks, 5o. extra. EVERETTE R. PEACOCK CO., 4013 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. 1,000,000 HOME-GROWN Vegetable Plants, now ready. Cabbage, Celery, Cauliflower, Beets, Lettuce, Pepper, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato, Parsley, Leek, Egg Plants. Price list ready. Benj. Connell. Merchantville, N. J. EAHLIANA, Bonny Best and Stone Tomatoes transplanted, $2.50 per 1000. Snowball Cauli- aower $4.00 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton, N. J. CELERYPLANT S— Golden Self-Blanching t (French Strain), fine plants, ready for the field. S2.Q0 per 1000. Cash. Special prices on large lots. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo. Mich. GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE— Tniupluited pluU, t2.e0 per 1000. H. J. RaUe, Hunmon- «OB, N. J. Valuable Property For Sale Half hours' ride from New York 88 ft. wide 508 ft. long with building Suitable for Fern and Bulb Growers Listed at a sacrifice price C. F. Mueller Co., Jersey City, N. J. FOR SALE On account of old age my florist business is for sale, with a good local trade, located in a very healthy place and well frequented Winter resort. Includes over 8 acres of land, house, windmill, hothouses, barn, tank building, chicken bouses; ornamental and fruit trees, grapes. All stock, tools, wagons, etc. for sale at a reasonable price. JOHN TUPPER, FLORIST LAKEWOOD, N. J. FOR S.\LE — Greenhouse property consisting of 16,000 sq. ft. glass, modern con.struction; one acre of ground ; new 6-room dwelling, every improve- ment;.property facing 3 streets. One block from school, 7 minutes from depot, 25 minutes from Broadway. First-class condition, stocked with Geraniums and Chrysanthemums. Good reasons for selling. Owner will sacrifice for cash or will take part cash and balance on mortgage. For price and further particulars address Alfred Gram- lich. Carlstadt, N. J. FOR SALE — Greenhouses and double brick, 12 room dwelling. Five houses: 3 houses, 27ft. s 82 ft.: 1 house 17 ft.x6S ft.; 1 house, 9 ft.x76 ft.; hotbed sash. Located in best town in West Ten- nessee— 25,000 population; big trade in surround- ing towns. Everything in running order. Dwelling heated from greenhouses. Big opportunity for hustler to increase business. Good reasons for selling; must be cash. Address Y. G., care The Florists' Exchange. MODERN UP-TO-DATE GREENHOUSE PLANT for sale at Tenafly, N. J,; land 150x450, on Jay St.; five greenhouses, 30x150. modern con- struction and up-to-date and modern workhouse; also large concrete stable and baru, with living quarters, steam heated, water, etc. For further information and terms, address Mrs. E. C. Louns- bury, cr. Kenwood Greenhouses, Tenafly, N. J. Dagger Ferns One of our firm is in the South selecting this fine stock for our trade and all florists should be sure and write us for their supply through May, as we are sure this stock will be superior to any in the market and price 25c. cheaper than common stock can be bought for elsewhere. We also have a good supply of our native fine Fancy Ferns. CROWL FERN CO., Millington, Mass. Telegraph Office: New Salem, Mass. \V1 t^'ii ordering, please mention The Exubinge FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse property con- sisting of 9 greenhouses, each 100 ft. long, excep- tionally good steam heating plant; storage capacity for about 100 tons of coal; modern two-story dwellinE and barn on the place. Propertv situated at 60th & Gibson Ave.. Philadelphia, Pa. J. Gibson & Hugh Mcllvgin, 502 Crozer Bldg.. Phila., Pa. FOR SALE — Farm, located in Elrohurst, L. I., near Hoffman Blvd.; 171^ acres; will sub-divide to your convenience; also 500 hotbed sashes, nearly new, at $1.25 each. V. E. Reich & Sons, 1429-31 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE — Flourishing flower shop, on Toledo's most traveled street, idea) location next to Keith's theatre. Proprietor is a young iady whose health forces her to retire. Books open for inspec- tion. Price a real bargain if taken before June first. Lindley Flower Shop, 321 St. Claire St.. Toledo, Ohio. FOR S.'^LE— 8000 sq. ft. of glass, almost new in A 1 condition, on 2 acres of good land; dwelling house and outbuildings, near New York in New Jersey. Price reasonable. For particulars apply Z. J., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Retail florist's establishment, one hour from New York, on plot of ground 150 x 100; store; garage; -six-room house and one greenhouse. Reason for spiling, have other business. Applv to Jos. Nirkfl. 791 Van Duzer St., Stapleton, N. Y. Farms for Sale at Hlcksville, L. I. Have small and large farms, handy to trolley and railroad station, S500 per acre. Wm. Oster- meyer, 88 Nassau Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT— EBtabUshed greenhouae plant oonaiflting of three large greenhouses and dwelling, in Hackensack, N. J. Address K. S., care The Florists' Eichange FOR SALE — Plot at Flushing and Wbitestone in greenhouse district. Easy termn. IS minutes to New York. Halleran Agency, Flushing. N. Y. FOR SALE — Ae a wbole or in part, or will inoor- porate, my florist business, payiuK a net profit for 15 years of $10,000 yearly. Louis L. GTcen, 60 State 8t^ Boston. Mass. WANTED TO RENT FOR RENT Range of Greenhouses, about 30,000 ft.; 5 acres of land, dwelling house, in wealthy suburb, 40 minutes from New York. Store in connection with same doing a general retail trade. Established 20 years. Good paying proposition. Well stocked; employing 15 to 20 hands. If Interested Apply Z. X., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Plot of ground suitable for florists' purposes, near New York. Shade and fruit trees on place, and good water supply. Loca- tion must be near to railroad station and near New York. Spot cash. Address Z. B., care The Florists' Exchange. WOULD like to lease, with privilege of pur- chase, a large greenhouse establishment near the New York market; Long Island preferred. Address Z. A., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED TO RENT— A small florist's place with dwelling near Philadelphia. Address Mr. J. Otto Thilow, care Henry A. Dreer, Inc., 714 Chest- nut St.. Philadelphia, Pa. SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR SALE — 3 boilers, on account of enlarging heating plant; 2 Magic return tubular boilers, each rated to heat 15,000 sq. ft. of glass to 50 degrees in zero weather. Price, $325.00 each. f. o b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5.000 ft., $100.00. These boilers are in perfect condition and can be used either for steam or hot water. No brick work needed. Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham. N. J. FOR SALE— ^All material, moh as glass, pipe, boilers, fittings, tools, contained in ten green- houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- politan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y. FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use, 1-in., 3c.: lJ4-in„ 4o.; IH-in., 5o.; 2-in., 6c. per ft. PECKY CY- PRESS. $17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Met- ropolitan Material Co.. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES— Beet staple on the market. 35o. per 1000; 3000 for SI.OO. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 264 Randolph St.. Detroit. Mich. , MOSS Oregon Moss Write for prices stating quantity vs^anted J. K. Butzer Seed Store 188-190 Front Street Portland, Oregon SPHAGNUM MOSS— lO-bbl. bale, t2.00; 5 bales, $9.50; 5-bbl. bale, Jl.OO, 5 bales $4.50. Bur- lapped, _.25c. *xtra. 8-bbl. bale, $1.85. Cash, please. Jo9. H. Paul. Box 156, Manahawkio, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 12-bbl. bale $2.40, 10-bbl. bale, $1.95. Cash. Manahawkin Moss and Peat Co., Box v.. Manahawkin N. J. MOSS— Strictly Ist-class, 5-bbl. bales, $1.00 per bale. Adolphus B. Cranmer, Mayetta, N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales, 200 Ib... $2.00: fiOO lb.., $4.00; 1000 Iba., $7.00; ton, $13.00. Also Ehjit. Soh&ra Bm., Floriata, Van Wart, Ohio. WIBE WORK WE am the laiseat mannfaotimra of Wirs Work in the Wert. E. F. WintetMn Co., 166 N. Wabash At«.. Chioaoo. 111. MISCEIXANE^USWANTS WANTED— About 2000 ft. of SJ^-in. cast iron pipe for heating. J. R. Baumann, Rahway, N. J Thousands of Beautiful 6 to 12 feet Nursery Growu Hemlocks, Cheap m f. f. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648-4, Bridgeport Division. Make appointment. See the stock. Established 21 years. When ordering, please mention The E:cchange Caring for Shrubs The horticultural department of the Ohio Experiment Station recommends that shrubs which bloom in June should have all dead and superfluous canes re- moved in April, with the ends cut off only those which are unusually long. Late-floweriuK kinds, like Althea, hardy Hydrangea and Sweet Pepper bush should be cut back and thinned carefully this month. .Species which bloom in the Spring, like Spirfea, Weigela, Viburnum (Snowballs), Deutzia and Forsythia, should be pruned in June after flowering. For the first two years after new plantings are made, shrubs should have one-third to one-half of the previous year's growth removed in March or April. Scale on shrubs can be controlled by spraying with a pint of limesulphur so- lution in a gallon of water early in April. In severe cases the same spra.y may also be applied in the Fall after the leaves have dropped. The plant lice are killed by spraying with a solution made by putting one or two teaspoonfuls of 40 per cent, nicotine sulphate in a gallon of water. A small hand spray may be used to apply these mixtures. May 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1207 PNS □■ a::]!^ The entire cut of 200.000 plants, all choice blooms American Beauties Large Supply of Excellent Quality M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street - NEW YORK CITY Telephones. Farraftut 3870-3871 Wbep ordt'rlm. pleai^e mL'ptlon Tlie Eiphange ■D *7ioa.e4 \CaAmation6 GtcAccta. '^J&'^^Ot^. z/frto^a/Ji TTew Yorlc, May 9. — Not for many > ii?, and some say not in the history uf the wholesale flower business at this seaa;on of the year, has the demand been si.i weak, and prices so low, and the amount of stock left unsold at the end lOf each day been so large as during the last week and the opening days of this week, and there is no present promise of lany great improvement, except the hope there is in the increased sales of Car- iiatii>ns, and in a lesser degree of other flowers for Alother's Day, which occurs en Sunday, the 14th. Am. Beauty Roses are in seasonably large supply. They are moving very sluggrishly indeed at from 8c. to 15o. for special grade blooms, and at correspond- ing prices for those of other grades. The supply of hybrid tea Roses is very large ; quality in general is excel- lent, but the demand is so small as to absorb only a small part of the supply even at the small prices quoted, and the rest of the supply is left on hand to be sold in job lots almost at offers. Such of the top grade Roses as are sold the first day of their arrival are realizing from 3c. to 6c. each, the latter figure being exceptional. The exception to this range of price is Hadley, selling from 20c. to 25c.. Ulrich Brunner at from 15c. to 20c.. and Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) at from 10c. to 15c. Bottom grade Roses of all varieties are selling at from 25c. to 50c. per 100, except in the three varieties just mentioned above, which. are realizing about $2 per 100. Carnations, of very good quality for the season, are abundant. The demand In the early days of the week was smaJI, but it Is hoped that it will be better toward the close of the wek. Present prices are ranging from 75c. to $1.50 per 10". with occasional sales at $2 to $3. Cattleya orchids are in much larger supply. The demand for them is very moderate at from 15c. to 40c. each. Gar- denias are in continued oversupply, and the best of them with difficulty realize ?1.50 per doz. There is a moderate sup- ply of Lily of the Valley, which is meet- ing with a much smaller demand at from $1 to $3 per 100. The supply of longi- florum Lilies is extremely large. There are accumulations of these In all the stores where they are received. The de- mand, relative to the supply. Is small; the nrioes range from $2 to $5 per 100, the latter figure being extreme. The supply of bulbous stock, not previ- ously mentioned. Is not over large, but the steady demand for it, which has been one of its features this season, no longer exists, and prices are weaker. Of this bulbous stock there are noted at present in the market. Callas, Freesias, Gladioli, both the large blooming and the baby varieties, and both Southern and do- mestic stock, Spanish Iris. Daffodils and Tulips. In miscellaneous flowers, there are seen the blooming boughs of shrubs, not a few Lupines, Calendula. Antirrhi- num, yellow and white Daisies, Lilac. Mignonette, Pansies. Primula. Stocks and Sweet Peas. Sweet Peas are not meeting with a demand nor realizing prices such as their excellent quality should bring. Indoor grown greens even the favorite Asparagus, are moving slowly, and hardy greens moderately well. Philadelphia, May 8. — The market has been exceedingly dull for the past ten days, there being very little movement of any kind. The local call has been light and the shipping trade has also fallen off somewhat. The market is liberally supplied with all the staples and the prospects are that there will be a good demand for Mother's Day, with Carnations as the leading feature. Roses are in heavy receipt in all grades and colors, and are meeting with a very light demand at extremely low figures. American Beauty Roses fare the same fate; the demand is light and the price Is low. Carnations are in ample supply and up to the present writing have not been moving with any activity. Prices for the week-end for Mother's Day will, it Is stated, probably run from 5c. to 8c. It is expected that there will be a good supply. Orchids have increased. Cattleya Mossite is bringing 50c. to 60c. Valley is in normal supply: Gardenias remain In full supply at a low demand. Snap- dragon is moving slowly with a full supply. There is an avalanche of Sweet Peas but the quality is deteriorating. Easter Lilies and Callas are over abund- ant and hard to move. Daffodils remain in good supply, with a light demand. Spanish Irises are selling up, with a medium supply. Outdoor Lilac is in heavy supply in both white and lavender. The first of the Peonies have made their appearance and also indoor Gladiolus America. New crop Dagger ferns are now to be had. Asparagus plumosus has been cleaning up steadily at the regular listed price. Miscellaneous flowers are in fair sup- pi v such as Daisies, Pansies and Calendulas. Boston, May 9. — Flowers are in large supply and the demand is generally weak. The only exception is white Car- nations; they are beimg held back for Mother's Day. There is a large supply of American Reautv Roses, with a rather weak de- mand Prices for special blooms are from 15c. to 25c. each and other shorter grades at correspondingly lower prices. There is an unusually large supply of hvbrld tea Roses and they are moved with the greatest difliculty. There is no one particular variety selling better than the others. It is certainly difll- cult to quote prices as they fluctuate so frequentlv. The favorable weather has given an opportunity to the street boys to do a flourishing trade and they have certainly distributed immense quanti- ties, which would have remained unsold. Prices are lower than they had been for months, from 50c. to $8 per 100. The supplv of Cattleya orchids has not materiallv increased since our last report. Cattleya Mosslse is being sold from 50c .to 75c. each. Gardenias are quite abundant and prices are declining with the meagre de- mand. Prices are 82 to $3 per doz. Sweet Peas are more abundant than they have been at any time this season and are hard to move now almost at nnv price, varying from 25c. to 50c. per 100. For Mother's Day Carnations In Any Quantities We are now receiving Baby Gladioli, Spanish Iris and the entire cut of Miesem's Lilies myj-wT- Tjw TI^I>/^CC Is to treat any busineii cnlrujted to mc in fuch IVl Y r LJlVt V-'iSIli a fair and liberal manner ai to make the cui- tomcr's relations with me satisfactory and profitable. 16™4'25 JOSEPH S. FENRICH MADISON SQUAFtE 5 1 West 28th Street, New York When ordfrlnp. ptcane im-ntlon The Kxcbunge SnapdraBon is the most plentiful flower ill the market, and is in very lig-lit demand. Yellow Marcuerites are too abundant and are hard to clean up daily. . , , , Lilium longiflorum is m biff supply and is movinir sluesishly at prices from 4c to 50 each, Callas are moving slowly at 75c. per dozen. There are quite a number of Lilium candidum around. Gladioli are more abundant but de- mand is not brisk. There are a few Gladiolus America seen now. Tulips and Narcissi are very pleii- tiful and are meeting a meagre demand. Darwin Tulips are more abundant and are in fair demand. .. • ,• There are quite a number of miscel- laneous flowers but little call for them. There is a plentiful supply of .\dian- tum and Asparagus. Bedding plants are being offered, but it Is a little bit too cool for large sales yet. Roses and Hydrangeas are practically the only plants being offered aX this ' cnilcago. May 9.— Trade during the past week has been very good, so that the large supply of stock coming in daily cleaned up without trouble. While the supplv has been large prices re- mained very good for the season. Ship- ping trade was steady and local demand was in everj' way satisfactory. There has been no lull since the close of the Easter market as Is usually expected, and with two great days for flower sell- ing there will be a good steady market throughout the month. Am. Beautv Roses are Improving In point of supply as well as quality, the best grades not bringing over $4 per doz . and then all the way down to $4 and $8 per 100 for grades of lesser qual- ity Mrs. Russell easily continues m the lead In point of favor with the buyer. Mrs Ward, Ophelia, and Milady in their particular colors are also favorites that sell wthout effort. Killarney Brilliant is seen In good form, and White Killar- ney has the field practically to Itself in its color. With the exception of Mrs. Russell all the other varieties have been sellin" at from $2 to $8 per lOn. On May 10 special prices for Mothers Day trade hernme effective that show a con- siderable advance. Carnations for some weeks have been regarded as slightly short of the de- mand, and with the Increased demand for Mother's Day trade It Is gener.nlly conceded that the supply will ho Inade- quate For this reason most or the houses will not fill orders for white va- rieties alone, and are urging ther cus- tomers to push other flowers. They Inve been selling at from $2 to $3 per inn up tn this time, but Mother's Dnv prices will be enforced Wednesday, for the remainder of the week, and will be as high as $6 per 100 for assorted colors, no whites sold by themselves. The l.-ust three davs have been quite warm and Summer "like, and there are those who sav the Carnation s'mnlv for the remain- der of the week will be much larger in consequence, and the high prices stipu- lated for the week's trade cannot he mp'ntnlned. ._ ». . Sweet Peas were slightly on the snort side during the nast week, hut the bright weather nl.so has Improved the supply, so that there will he sufficient for the week's tr.ade Easter TJlles are nlentlful and sell at from St to »R per 100. according to oual- itv Orchids and T.llv of the Valley are the onlv two Items on the market that are tn .short supply. „,.,j„„- There Is quite a sunplv of outdoor grown Tulips that are selling at an -verage price of about »2 per '00. Nar- cissus poetlcus. and Dutch Hyacinths, all outdoor grown, constitute the supply of bulbous stock. Spanish Iris is to he ht>a In limited supply, all coming In sell without dlfflcnlty. The first Peoni'-s of the season came in the past week and are si-lllng at tl per bunch of one dozen. There Is a freat Improvement In the quality or napdragons to be seen; they sell at from $1 to J1.50 per bunch of one do7.on. The supply of miscellaneous stock Is quite large; all Spring blooming perennials and shrubberv are represented on the market and are bought freely for deco- rative purposes, being offered at reason- able prices. Indianapolis, May 9. — Bright, warni weather has caused a great amount of stock to be forced into the market with- out a proper outlet. It is certainly for- tunate that Mother's Day Is close at hand This observance comes at a time' when stock of all kinds Is certainly plen- tiful and the great quantity sold Is a big proflt to the florists' fleld In general. Funeral work has been lighter than for some weeks but there Is a quanUty of decorating to be had. June wcddlnps are booked in very large numbers this year so that with a normal amount or other trade the time before the holiday season approaches should be a profltable Prices for Carnations at present are t2 to J3 per hundred, but there will soon be a change rising as high as »7 per hundred for the white ones and J5 to $6 per hundred for the colored ones. Roses, too, are plentiful at the present time at $2 to $10 per hundred. Harrl.sll, Giganteum and Calla Lilies are ex- tremely plentiful at J8 to »10 per Spanish Iris has made Its appearance at $2 to $3 per hundred in quantity. Heliotrope at 25c. per bunch of twenty- five spravs. Mignonette at the same price. Daisies 50c. per hundred, and Candytuft at 50c. per bunch of twenty-five sprays are among the flowers noted In this market. A great Quantity of fine Snajy- dragon wholesales as well at 14 to »10 per hundred. A little Larkspur also moves nicelv at JIO per hundred sprays but is hardly profltable from the grow- er's standpoint. Violets arc entirely out of the market. A few Cattlcyas do not move briskly at 35c. to BOc. each. Small flowers for the cor-sagc. such as S»-ect- heart Roses at Jl per hundred. Geo. Elgar at the same price. Lily of the Vallev at $5 to $6 per hundred. Pansies at Jl" to $1.50 per hundred, and Sweet Peas at 50c. to 75c. per hundred find a right good sale. I- °- Fabgo. N. D, — Chas. E, Moore the popular proprietor of the Valley City Greenhouses, has built up a prosperous business during the eleven .venrs that lie has been here. lie has a greenhouse with over r/100 .sq. ft. of glass and is shipping cut flowers and plants to the Canadian border and other points east and west on the main line. Service Between South'Africa and South America According to the f^outh Afriran Com- merce and Mnnufaeturer't Record, ar- rangements are being made for a direct Btennwhip service between ports in South Africa and South .America. The ships will leave Chile with nitrates, calline at Valparaiso. Montevideo, Buenos Aires. Cape 'Town, Durban, and then on to India, On the return voyage calls will be made at Pelagoa Bay and Durban, where coal will he taken on for South America. The vo.vage from South .\frica to Buenos Aires takes about 12 days. 1208 The Florists' Exchange Mother's Day Father's Day Your Own Day Decoration Day and every other day The Henshaw Floral Co., inc. A. M. HENSHAW, President 33I0-33n-3312^Farragut 127 WcSt 28th St., NcW York You will find us here to take care of your needs and give satisfactory results to GROWER and RETAILER. uidiTing. please m(.'ntkni Tlitj lOxrliiin^' . ■ 100,000 Peonies For Memorial Day WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York Wholosalo Florist Tclcphon* Parratut 5335 nfliin Th' Kxt-liHiigf Reidel & Meyer Incorporated Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of all kinds. The best of service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years' experience in the flower business. Consignments solicited. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones — 1024-4025 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention The Excbange No commission house in this city has better faciU- ties for the proper han- dhng of your flowers. Our extensive experience and close touch with the local buyers assure you of quick sales and the best market prices. In our established reputation of years' stand- ing you have ample assurance of our relia- biUty. United Cut Flower Co., Inc. 1 1 1 West 28th St.. New York City 'Will' 1 1 'iriliTinc. i>li-)isp lui-iiti.ni The EvcluiDge Herman Weiss Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th Street, New York Telephones, FARRAGUT 634 and 3066 When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Best AdverUsinsMediam Growers' Cut Flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J. Van Reyper, Manager CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 129 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones — 6237-3563 Farragut When ordering, please mention The Exchange William Stuart Allen Co. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 53 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephone — 356 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Alfred H. Langjahr Wholesale Florist 130 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Telephones — Farragut 4626-4627 ^^'hen orderiiitr. nlp;isp nvntl'.n Th» Rychnngp John Young Georte Ulldenbraad John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. MADISON SQUARB nt,I U'hpi ..iij.-i-iin.- pli-M-^e ini-ntlon The Exchange ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality. Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY or THE VALLEY. All Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist FZli^r^S?i^%s-> 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchange J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Cut Flowers Phones. FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Consignments of good stock solicited. Choice Carnations. Roses. Orchids. LiUes, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in When ordt-rinff, please mention The Exchange For Your Spring Trade We have High Class Roses, both the Newer and Standard Varieties, Carnations, Fancy Sweet Peas, Lilies, Narcissus, Tulips, Calendulas, Ward's Pansies in quantity, and all other Seasonable Flowers and Greens Consignments Solicited J, J. COAN. g^gO'-ESALE FLORIST 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Fairafiut 5413-5891 WheiL ordering, please mention The Exchange GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist ^ Ship Us Your Flowers 104 West 28th Street FaTrtSt°ll64 NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange n-HBi n II3> TFg3> -THE ^fHOLE-SALE' 1^ I^CJ 1^1 ^X-S 54 W. 2V^ST. CONSIGNMENTS NEW vanii SaLICITCD When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange for THE TRADE ONLY. Growers Service is a big and vital factor with us. Our responsibility never ceases. Your satisfaction is our biggest asset. Customers HENRY M SS-S7 WEST 3ath nTREET Tolaphanma i 13 and 31BO FARRAGUT ROBINSON CO., NEW YORK CITY and NVholesale Florists BOSTON When ordering, pleaae mention Tbe exchange ay IS, 191C. The Florists' Exchange 1209 G. H. Bl*kh i Bonnet & Blake ' Wholesale Florists 30 Uvin^ston St., BROOKLYN, N.Y. Telephonea: 1203-4 Main aUT^F-TOWN ORDER* CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. Givt ut a trial. HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY ]ut Flower Exchange sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open every Morning at Six o'clock tor the Ssle of Cut Flowers. W»U ipioe for advertising purposes for Rent. V. S. DoRVAL. Jr., Secretary, SoNNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK Cirr FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR. COOGAN BUILDING tpen AU Day Tel. Mad. 8q. 830 THE HIGHEST GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. ?,Vi."uT°7%^ ^^^ ^- ^^^^^ St.. New York Frank H Traondly Charle* Scheaok , Telephone 3b00 Maditon Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & MARKETOS I.E. Jahn, Prw. RoBT. G. Wilson, Trsu. GREATER NEW YORK FLORISTS ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers In Cut Flowers and Supplies 162 yyin^ston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. George W. Crawbuck, Manager. GUI ESTABLISHED 1888 UNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone, Farragut 551 Gonstftninents of Choice Flowers Solicited. William H. Kuebler WhoU*aU Comm%»»\on Dtaier in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone, 4591 Main Badgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone {}««*} Mad. Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York City RecelTcrs and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, 2315 Madison Square Consignments Solicited. Wholesale Florist 55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK Telephone. S946 Madison Square Wholesale Florists T36 6th Ave., bet. MID and 27th St8., New York City and Cut Flower Exchange Consigrunents Solicited Phones: Farragut 797-798-799 WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St, NEW YORK H. E. FROMENT, '"?fo"l^'V" 148 WEST 28th STREET tel{|°«} farragut NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES. THE KILLARNEYS. RICHMOND. OPHELL\. SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers New York, May 9, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m. Tuesday ROSES— A. Beauty, Special " Fanoy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 KUlamey Killarney Brilliant Killarney Queen White Killarney My Maryland Richmond Ulrioh Brunner Hadley Hoosier Beauty Key Lady Hillingdon Cecile Brunner.Elgar.eto, per bunch Bridesmaid Bride -i- • ■ ■,• Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna). Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mrs. George Shawyer ■ Sunburst Mrs. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Adlantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, bunches. . . . Sprengeri, bunches Bouvardla, per bunch Calendula, per bunch Callas, per aos Daisies Ferns, per 1000 FreesLas, per bunch ■■ ■ ■ Galax, green and bronse, per 1000.. Leucothoe, per 1000 8.00 to 16.00 I 6.00 to 12.00 4 00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 3.00 ..Wto 1.00 .■J5 to 3.00 .25 to 4.00 .L'S to •'iOO .50 to .1.00 .25 to 3.00 .25 to .5.00 2 GO to 20.00 3 00 to 25.00 .25 to H.OO .50 to 5.00 .25 to 4.00 05 to .10 .25 to 3.00 .25 to 3.00 3.00 to 15 00 .25 to 3.00 .25 to 4.00 .25 to 5.00 .50 to 4.00 ..lOto 4.00 ..50 to 4.00 ..50 to 5.00 .50 to 4.00 .50 to 6.00 .25 to .60 .76 to 1.00 .26 to .75 .10 to .25 to to .15 to .35 .50 to 1.26 .60 to 1.60 1.00 to 160 .10 to .25 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.60 to to to CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors. . ; White. . Standard Varieties Pink. - 1 Reii. . ) ■ George C. Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK TelephoD*. euS-«OD Fsrrarat The best source of supply in the city ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Personal Attention — Coniignmenls BoUellcd Balufaetion GaaraDt«ed Whpn ordering, pl^wse m''ntlon Tti» KichspKiilar Mnv ni'^otinc of lln- N''w York Florists' Cliih «n« h.-ld ai ilif ••liii';| rooms. (Jnui.l Opera lloiiw ImildiriB. -M St. and KiBhlU avc, on .Moii.lay iiiglil of this nock. A full r>-|>ort of the ni 2.00 to .35 to .50 to 10.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 2.00 to 1.60 to to .15 to to 10.00 to 6.00 to 60.00 to 2.00 to 1.60 to .60 to .60 to 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 .20 .20 8.00 '3 00 3.00 3.00 3,00 6.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 to 40.00 to 30.00 to 25.00 to 20,00 to 15.00 to to to 10.00 to 10 00 to to to to to 10.00 to 10.00 to to 10.00 to 10.00 to to 1.00 to to .25 to .25 to 10.00 to to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4 00 to 4.00 to 6,00 to 6.00 to 5.00 to 6.00 to to to .20 .10 8.00 4.00 35.00 to to to 12.50 to 6,00 to 50.00 to 1.60 ito 1.00 to NAMES AND VARIETIES Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White IQllarney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell.. . . .' Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft).. Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adiantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, per bunch. Sprengeri, perbuncb. Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col. . . {White Pink Red Yellow and var. . rWhite J Pink grades ot stand-S Red ard varieties) [_ Y^aiw and 'var. : Daffodils Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Lilium Longiflorum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas Smllax, per doz. strings '. . Sweet Peas Violets. .Single '. . . Double. 20.00 to 15.00 to 10.00 to 8.00 to to to Standard Varieties ♦Fancy (*The highest Boston May 9, 1916 25.00 20.00 12.00 10.00 2.00 to .50 to .60 to 1.00 to .50 to to to to 2.00 to to 60 to ... to 1.00 to to to .25 to to to 2.00 to 2 00 to 2 00 to 2 00 to to 12.00 600 5.00 6.00 5.00 St. Louis May 8, 1916 8.00 '5.66 8.00 1.00 2 50 . 2;60 . 2.60 . 2.60 . 25.00 to 35.00 10.00 to 20.00 4.00 to 8.00 to to to to 4.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 6,00 4.00 to 15.00 to to 3.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 to to 1.00 to .25 to 1.00 .26 to .50 4.00 to 10.00 ... to to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to Pittsburgh May 8. 1916 20.00 to 25.00 15.00 to 18.00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 12.00 to 4.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 to 6.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 12.00 to to .50 .35 .... to 2.60 to 2.60 to 2.50 to 1.00 to to . . . : to to 12.00 td 6.00 to 3 00 to 30.00 to to' . ... to to- 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 24.00 6,00 4.00 50.00 ... to 2 60 ...to 2,50 ... to 2.60 ...to .. ... to .. ... to .. ... to ... to ... to . . ... to '. . ... to 5.00 ... to .. 1.50 to 1.80 .25 to .50 to to 1.00 to 1.26 .50 to 1.00 .30 to .30 to 6:00 to 10,00 2.00 to 3.00 to 4,00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 6,00 to 6.00 ....to 6.00 .... to 6.00 1.50 to 4.00 1.50 to 3.00 .... to .20 .... to.l2H to 6.00 to 8-00 4.00 to 5.00 50.00 to 65.00 .... to 2.40 1.20 to 3.00 to to to Patrick Welch ^^^ °''""'^^' ^' Wholesale Florist BOSTON, MASS. Store open ior busines at 6 a. m. Telephone Main 2698 American Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Carnations, Calendulas^ Cornflowers, En^sh Primroses, Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Lilium Longiflorum. AU the novelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices Quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. B. A. SNYDER CO. ^'""^'^ Florists Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort Hill 1083-25017-25552 WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-626S Wholes^ile Cut Flower Market Daily consignments from leadinR growers Full line of Florists* Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. I Boston \ Wholesale and Retail Florists The weather is still unsettled in this section ot the country. There is hardl.v a day that passes but there is a deluge of rain and this has made outdoor work rather disagreeable and uncomfortable. However, the temperature is rising and flowers from greenhouses and outdoors are rather too abundant in the markets. This is especially true of Roses ; for the past week there are more than enough to fill all demands. The shortage of greenhoirse help is very noticeable this Spring. There are many vacancies to fill in commercial establish- ments and on private estates it is quite diHicult to get trained assistants for green- house work. There are more than 4000 young gardeners in Great Britain's arm.v, and doubtless it will be some time before we can expect any relief from that quar- ter. F. Dolansky of Lynn is fortunate in having a good cut of Cattleya Mossise as the flowers are rather scarce at this time. He is cutting a heavy crop of Gardenias. A. A. Pembroke of Beverley is sending to market a superb cut of Lady North- cliffe Carnations. Mr. Pembroke likes this English variety ver.v much and is to increase his stock of it for another year HOLTON&HUNKELCO WHOLESALE FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.! Phone— Main 874 P. O. Box— 103 Whpn nrtlpring nlfuff m"ntli^n Thp Exchange Other kinds which are in heavy crop are Matchless, Pink Delight and Pink Sensa- tion. Large shipments of ferns and Galax ar- rived from the South of surprisingly good quality, at the wholesale rooms of Henry M. Robinson & Co. Henry M. Robinson is in Alabama and under his direction these ferns and Galax were collected and shipped. A. H. Hews & Co. of North Cambridge have pleasing reports this Spring on the flower pot business. They are exception- ally busy and it takes all their time to keep up with the orders that are com- ing in. Gus Berp^and of Wobum has had ex- cellent success with Sweet Peas and has a heavy crop of fine flowers and makes also large daily sliipments of Pansy flow ers. Miss R. A. Washington of Stoughton devotes her greenhouses to a general run of plants and has been fortunate in hav- ing excellent yellow Marguerites and a large supply of Calendulas, which are in good demand. Miss C. E. Ball of Southboro has had excellent success during the Winter and is cutting a heavy crop of fine Carna- tions. She has also superb Snapdragon. James Lister of Stoneham grows a miscellaneous lot of plants and flowers and his shipments of Snapdragon are as good as any arriving at the market. He is successful with Swainsona and also is a large grower of English Primroses. One of our largest and most successful growers of Geraniums in this section ia H. L. Cameron of North Cambridge. His houses are full of well grown plants. He finds no difliculty in disposing of them, and hardly ever has enough to supply his customers. .\notlier successful grower of this class of plants is A. Leuthy of Roslindale. He grows a large lot of all kinds of bedding plants and is exceedingly busy getting them ready for Memorial Day. P. Welch is receiving fine shipments of Gladiolus America, Lilac and Gvpso- phila. McAlpine & McDonald are agents in this city for Joseph G. Neidinger Co.'s florists' supplies. Wm. Elliott is cutting a fine lot of American Beauty Roses at his green- houses in Brighton and has an unusuallv .large cut ai all kinds .of Roses from his Ro.^e farm at Mo.dhuo, N. H. Thomas Roland is still disooslr.e of I.Tife hf-autiful plants of Dtrcthv Ver- k:ns niul Taii:e,.dschou Roses, and .il-o [M-.'.f Hydrangea plants i;. i' Montreal, Canada The Market Stock for the last two weeks has been plentiful, especially Roses in all varieties. Am. Beauty Roses are in good demand and holding firm prices. Fancy ferns have taken a jump in price owing to the fact that they are very scarce. ITotes F. \y. Bertrand, formerly the "Bleury St. florist," has moved to more commodi- ous premises on St. Catherine st. West. V. Wolff has gone into partnership with Jos. Rubin, florist. Mr. Wolff has opened a store on St. Catherine st. West. a few doors from the Dominion Floral Company. The florists of Montreal claim that Easter. 1916, was one of the best for business for many years past. Owing to the fact that St. George's Day fell on Easter Sunday, there was a large demand for red Ro.ses, which the florists were unable to procure to sup- ply the ever increasing demand. NoEMAN A. Trimble. \ Randolph. Mass.^A Pansy patch of .50.000 young plants, belonging to .ilfr^il I'iKker. was practically destr.-)ve:l uy, but inilictitji>ttH are at this writing that we will hiivr- Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs "ANCHOR BRAND" OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoned, se- lected Virginia White Cedar — we use no substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of this cedar w-ill last a lifetime. We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant Tub that money can buy. Write for booklet and prices. B RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS Largest Manufacturers of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND, VA. tioii of Ilie cnimtry. lius Alios, supt. o£ the cut Ikiwi-r ilepurtmeut, is u£ the opiu- iou that theif will he euough stock for Mothers Day. The warm weather of the past two days has brought on a larger supply thau was formerly ex- pected. l*reparations are uuder way to raise funds for establi.shing a Shakespearean garden at the Northwestern University at Evauston. The garden will he on the campus south of the fatten gymnasium, and will contain all of the Bowers men- tioned in Shakespeare's works. Chas. Erne, of Erue & Klingel, be- lieves this is going to be a great season for Peonies, and that the quality will be better than ever before. The late season has permitted the Peonies to de- velop slowly, which assures the growers their crops will be of excellent quality. H. M. Oeser, superintendent of the palm growing department of the Poehl- mann Bros. Co. at Morton Grove, is busy preparing for one of the largest importations of palms that has ever been received by this company. .1. J. Karins, representing Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., Walter Mott, representing Benjamin Hammond, Beacon, N, T., A. B. Barber, Cleveland, O., were recent visitors. dt'n<.-cs cuiistaiilly lu-in^ huilt hereabouts. S. S. Skidelslcy was an ever welcome visitor during the past year. He graced us witii his ijreseuce at the special meet- ing. Unfortunately we did not have time to draw on his fountain of knowletlge and experii'TH-e ; al any rate his short remarks Detroit, Mich. Fluctuations The ups and downs of life have been well illustrated in last week's flower market. Prices were just as uncertain as can be, and the general tone w'as be- low the market value for this season of the year. Many retailers took advantage of this fact by hanging out special sale signs, entering thereby the arena" with the no tax-paying street venders who sold very good stock brought from Chicago. A well attended special meeting of the club decided to advertise Jlotlier's Day in a co-operative manner. E. A. Fetters is chairman of this particular feature and Mr. Rahaley is treasurer. Maybe in consequence of this, maybe not. the market this week is starting off with a firmer tone ; Carnations are selling at $T> per ITO and very poor grades bring ,p4. Nursery stock All our landscape artists are very busy and they are greatly helped by a de- layed season. The trade in Boxwood, though indulged in by most every grower, is still slow yet. A clean up is expected because of the many new homes and resi- Two "Knights of the Grip" Joe Marks, representative for .\. A. .\rnoId Paper Box Co.. Chicago, and Sara Seligman, representing W'ertheimer Bros., New York. Sam has just told his " latest " and Joe doesn't want to " bite." If the picture was a " movie " you would see that right band of Sam's emphasize the story by tapping on the second button of Joe Marks' coat. confirmed us all to co-operate in adver- tising. Mr. Mott, another old-timer of great knowledge and a vast store of experi- ence, also favored us with a visit. It is doubtful if any other line of trade has such knights of tlie grip amongst them as these two gentlemen. They have the right spirit of selling goods. By dissemi- nating some of their knowdedge the orders come practically without asking for them. Fbank Danzeb. CoNCOBD. N. H. — William W. Gordan has purchased the florist's business, formerly conducted by Beechey Bros., on Middle st. THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO. SOUTH Z.\NESVILLE, OHIO RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN 16 West 23d St.. NEW YORK SPECIALTIES I. G. KIMBLE 6 East Lake St.. CHICAGO Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned — Carefully Packed sAe Whilldin Pottery Company FLOWER POTS MADE IN P'-tlLADPLPHIA WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Sherman, Tex. — The Joliu S. Kerr Nursery Co. was incorporated on April 2o with a capital stock of $1000. Incorpora- tors : John S. Kerr, D. S. Thompson, W. J. Kerr. Fargo, No. Dak. — A. T. Whitehouse of Lisbon has built a greenhouse at the back of his place of business.- Steam beat is being put in. after which a full line of flowering plants will be kept in stock. Coi.uMBUs, O. — The new greenhouse unit recently completed on the farm of the Uivinpston Seed Co. contains 10,000 Carnations, from wdiich it is estimated that 200.fKX) blooms will be gathered dur- ing the course of the year. O.MAiiA. Neb. — Florists estimated that more than 16,000 Easter Lily plants bearing from four to seven blossoms to a plant were disposed of at Easter. This is said to he the largest number of Eas- ter Lilies ever grown in one season in Omaha. Prices ranged from 20c. to 30c. per bloom. Cincinnati, O. — Edwaf»l A. Forlor. who has been connected with A. Sunibu- bruch's Sons' Co. for several years, has purciiased and will continue the business. The Sunderbruch Co. was founded over forty years ago, and during thirty-eight of these years Mr. Forter has been in per- sonal charge of the store. Savannah, Ga. — The firm of .V. C. Oelschig & Sons furnish an illustration of what may be accomplished by persistent attention to busine-ss. Thirty-five years this business has been growing until the visitor finds today one of the most com- plete and uptodate establishments in this .section. "Two automobiles, four wagons, two bicycle.s and a motorcycle were em- ployed at Easter in adilition to the regu- lar delivery force to deliver Easter orders about the city. Austin, Minn. — There was consider- able alarm on the part of the owners of the Austin greenhouses on .\pril 26. when the heavy rains raised the Cedar River to a point that it spread to the lowlands. The Kinsman greenhouses were again threatened and water rose high enough to enter some of the houses. A few years ago these greenhouses were destroyed by a flood. Atchison. Kans.— Howe Bros, exnect to build a large vegetable greenhouse on their farm known as Potato Hill near Atchison. Ed. Howe was formerly editor of the Atchison Otojie, and his brother Bruce has been manager of the farm. They are both visiting at Council Blnflfs, la., and other points where large vege- table greenhouses are in operation, getting pointers and planning for the building of the large greenhonse they propose to erect at Potato Hill. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money vou are goins to spend this Winter to stock your greenhouses. Think of US. M'rite us. Tr)' ui Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St. : Norri.lown, P«. When ,ir,lcr!riir. plfiid,. ni'till-iii '1!.- I-X.-lmnf* SYRACUSE Red Pots FERN POTS. PANS and SAUCERS, up to and iDcludlnft 12-lncb. all machine made. A great improvement over the old style turned poU. Writ€ for Calatogum Syracuse Pottery C. BREITSCHWERTH. Prop. SYRACUSE, N. Y. When ordering, please nipntinn Tlio Eichanje Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made in itaodard •!>«« of 2-in. to O-io. The best Paper Pot for ahippfec purposes. Samples fur- niahed free. Ask your dealer for tbem. E, ALLAN PEIRCE 40 0ftkSt, WahUa. MaM. Wben orderlnjT. ples*** mention The Bxcbanff* THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE It th« only trade paper publishing an Index to ■tock advertised In each Issue, and this feature means that a reader In need of. ■ay, Carnations, can look at thli Indox and refer to all advertisements of Car- nations, large and small alike. It bring* the results of Classified Advertisement* In addition to the regular display advsr- tlsements, and with no extra cost ax- e«pt to us. Can you think of a better atf> vartlsing service than thla? 1214 The Florists' Exchange .^?fr '*>^ 1^^ With Alphano You Can Enrich Your Lawn Any Time — Anywhere With b; ih \:i[ 1 liMrr you rake off more than IS Ir t ■ n. With Alphano you leave It all on get and rake it all in. all its bene6ts. You IF you neglected until too late to have your lawn fertilized with the usual stable litter, or due to the railroads' embargo your Alphano delivery was delayed, do not think your lawn must struggle through another year without enrichment. If you have Alphano you can use it any time, anyuhere, with an assured success. Being odor- less, it is totally without offense. Being finely granulated, it can be easily spread on and immediately raked in out of sight. It contains an abundant supply of such chemicals as nitrogen, potash, phosphate and lime. It is rich in humus, and amply sup- plied with all the essential plant food producing bacteria. For repairing or top dressing old lawns it is ideal. For making new lawns — no matter what the soil — sand or clay, it is without equal. Dig it around your shrubs and trees. Cultivate it in the rows of your vegetables. Use it freely among your flowers. Send for the Alphano Book. It is a short cut guide to all your spil enriching problems. $12 a ton in bags $10 a ton in bags by the carload $8 a ton in bulk by the carload F. O. B. Alphano, N. J. ^ALlpKarLo ri ano JTiurTLCi^ '^ I EstablishedI1905. llHIHIHIl 17-F BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK IIMHIBIBIHIHI^ (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL'APHIS 00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. i-niiiminii 1 •» Mil fniiiMfiiiirwiirinytliitnlliiiiiiiiij WE SELL DIRECT TO ThF EDSMEN^ CAIiMPT SELL IT JO YOl you "'' '° fowf every consideration at our hands since it was by her brains, her publicity and her unremitting work that Mother's I>ay was made a success. Wouldn't it be the height of ingratitude if now. when a great business is ours, we should refuse to co-operate with her." The matter was then laid on the table for future consideration. A feature of Schramm Brothers' ad- vertising for Mother's Day was a huge sign stretched across the frr>nt of their Cherry st. front. The sign was 24ft. by 3ft. Nobody who passed could miss being reminded of Mother's Day. F. M. S. Buslneii I>ets Up a Trifle Busiue.>is with the average florist has quieted down sutliciently, after the Easter rush to enable him to enjoy a much needed breathing spell and to pre- pare for Mother's Day. However, s..mc florists report a good amount of fu- neral work and weildings have been more than ordinarily numerous. Stock of all kinds is plentiful and retailers have the edge on the growers right now when it cornea to prices. Violets are gone. Sweet Teas are on the market in fair quanti- ties, show up well, aud sell readily. Car- nations are bringing .$!> at this writing and will probably bring iJS by Sat\irclay. Retailers in this city believe it is a mistake on the part of the growers to exploit Mother's Day too much because the public balks at paying ten and fif- teen cents a piece for Carnations. One retailer even went so far in previous .voars to sell all his white Carnations at cost rather than give his patrons the idea that he was holding theni up. Too much commercializing of this beautiful day may ruin it. Plants \vill be scarce. There are a few Hydrangeas and Aza- leas still on hand, also some Lilies. Big Meeting of FlorlstB' Clab The meeting of the T. F. C. last Tuesday evening was the best and most resnltful that has been held here for many a day. The meeting was held in the rooms of the Toledo Retail Mer- chants' Board in the Nicholas Building. The big feature of the meeting was an able address by J. H. Coombs of the Retail Board, on "Co-operation." Mr. Coombs has accomplished wonders in or- ganizing the various business interests of this city and he .showed in his talk the benefits of co-operation. "It used to be said," stated Mr. Coombs, "that compe- tition was the life of trade. Today it is co-operation that is the life of business. You florists have a big field in v.hloh to work together. You deal in the most beautiful products of nature and it should be your constant aim to educate the public to a love of the beauty of flowers and plants, to reveal to them new nses and more occasions for flowers. This can only be successfully accomplished by active co-operation and united effort." Advertlsliig' Mother's Day After some conversation among the members present, it was decided by the club to raise a fund for the promo- tion of this day. The funds were turned over to Arthur C. Kneisel. publicity ex- pert of the club. The campaign will be uniform and will be designed to elimi- nate all taint of commercialism. Large banners for delivery cars, window cards, and ads. in the daily papers are included. No names will be mentioned in any of the publicity. Debate Abont the Miss Jarvls FonnOii- tlon The reading of a letter from the Philadelphia Florists' Club, disclosing a nlan to give Miss .larvis, the founder of Mother's Day. some fund in appreciation of her efforts, stirred up a hot debate. .T. T.. Shiller. n grower, opposerl this notion. "Miss .Tarvis has been fighting us from the start." said he. "and T do not think it necessary to give her any- thing. She is getting all the glory out of this and she is not spending any of Fort Wayne, Ind. Bnslness is Active During the first week of May trade was unusually active owing to a large number of prominent funerals and weddings, besides the demand for deco- rations for parties, banquets, and the demand created by the confirmation ex- ] ercises which are being held in the dif- I ferent churches throughout the city. We j have been experiencing a wide variety in ] temperatures. The first part of last I week was rainy and cool, while Saturday and Sunday were unseasonably hot with an abundance of sunshine, which was I welcomed by the growers as cut flfiwers ! have not been any too plentiful, and with Mother's Day in the near future a larger crop of Carnations and Roses is looked for to meet the big demand which is sure to come, and for which the retailers have been conducting a sys- tematic campaign. Outdoor planting has also begun in earnest since the ad- vent of the Summer weather. The fruit trees are in blossom and many branches are used to decorate the flower stores. Roses have been plentiful, with the demand cleaning np the supply every day. Valley is still scarce and high priced. Orchids are more plentiful than a week ago. Snapdragon have n good call for funeral work. Easter fjlies and Callas are identiful and are in good demand. Snencer Sweet Peas are more than plentiful and meet with a fine de- niand. Spanish Iris are eagerly bought UT>. and are none too plentiful. Bulbous stock is about over. Yellow Daisies are in good demand for corsages as also are ! Forgetmenots. Marguerites. Pnnsies. Geo. Elgar and Cerile Bronner Roses. Smi- lax is in good supply and green goods of all kinds are abundant, with the de- mand equal to the stipply. I No tea I Other visitors to the trade during the past week were : Benjamin Rosenbauin of Wertheimer Bros.. New York Citv. I F. yV. Tredup of A. T,. Randall ,t Co.. Chicago. Til. Several interesting con- I tests are being helrl by Mrs. Josephine ' T,. Nesbit of North Hampton. O. Hand- some prizes are offered for the back-yard contest, the clean-alley contest and the window-box contest, while eight cash prizes are offered to school children for the best essay on ""WTiy Clean Up and Beautify?" Some splendid Snencer Sweet Peas are being received in the city from the Roe- buck greenhouses which are located on the Blutfton rd. Ludwig Schmitt, well-known grower of hl(ih-iinide Carnations, by writhiji us tlie followinU letter, puts his Stamp of .Vpproval on Magic Complete Plant Foods "The results obtained with Mo^ic Fertilizer? are entirely satisfactory. "Never had nicer Carnations or more cuicinfts than this yt.ir, after the use of Maftlc KenlUzera. "If applied net'. rHint' to your instrut.tic.nv. .M.i(.:u |-crtilizers work wi>ndcrs, jind fully dc- •ags, 100 lbs. each, M i.i.. 4-3-1 Complete Carnation Plant Food." iSiantJ) ^^^ LUDWIG SCHMITT. O^^^^O ^^^" Nilcs Center, Illinois, Mr. Grower, your experience will be like that of Mr. Schmitt, if you'll use the Magic Complete Plant Foods and feed the Magic Way. Why not make a start now — today ? Write us for details. CHICAGO FEED & FERTILIZER CO. M ANLFACTURF.RS OK Steamed Bono Meal. Raw Bone Meal, Bone Flour. Furc Carlxtnato of Ltmo. Blood and Bone. Pulverized Sheep Manure, l>ried BUmmI. Complete I'laiit Foods tor Roses. CarnailonR, Cbryftanthemuai*, Pot Plants and Veftetables. 810 Exchange Avenue, U. S. Yards, CHIC.VGO, ILL. Wliea oriltTtiin. plea-'tc gi'-utlou Ttio I'.xi: ^aaHsaab^EK^ .mm: HanurES Uneqnaled for Greenhouse and Landscape Fortili/in|< The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK Y.\RDS CHICAGO When orduniiK. i.l.-. Will J. Vesey, .Jr.. ha.s returned from Indianapolis where he went to attend the May meeting of the Indiana State Floristx' .\ss'n on Tuesday, May 2. .fudge W. J. Vesey has just received his handsome new seven pa.ssenger limou- sine. W. J. and M. S. Vesey are cut- ting a fine crop of Roses and Carnations and orchids. They predict a shortage in Carnations for Mother's Day. Mrs. Richard Blossom has been named on the .\nteri('an Committee of the pag- eant for the Indiana Centennial Celelmi- tion to be held in this citv, Jnnc 6 to 9. The Flick Floral Co. had a busy week last week with both funeral work and weddings. Among the pieces was a handsome casket blanket Sft. long made of Easter Lilies and pink Roses. The Worden-White wedding on April 2.'ltb called for elaborate decorations of Lilac, The Recoi2nized Standard Iiuecticide A spray remedy for Kreen. tlarlt. white fly. tnrlr^ and soft seals. Qt., SIXO: EUl.. S3.60. INIKOTIAISA A 12 p«r c«nt. nlcotln* aolutton prop- erly diluted for fuml^ntlnc or vapor- izing. Qt., $l.fiO: gmK $4.60. Until further notice sMpments of our products Funffln*, Vsnnln* and Bcailn* ^vlU be subject to condlllona of the chemical market. Prompt shipmentn can be cu>^ranteed on ApMne and Hikotlana. APHINE MANUFACTURING CO MADISON. N. J. Wbro ord<^rtnJ^. ptrHno mrntlnD TTi^ Rirbsoff* FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER. 4c lb ,|,°C TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. it ^ TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. .j.-^ TOBACCO STEMS, 75e.rtlS Lart* Bale, mishinc 900 to «00 lbs, 13 JO. SfMclal prlcM In Tons and Carload Lots J. J Friedman, "e^^'Z.Tfyyr- Ubi'n uT'ltTiiiff. pirk«« ai>'ntlersons from Indi- ana and Ohio. The monument which had been placed in the southeast part of the i)ark. near the Swinney home- stead is a huge granite boulder bearing a bronze tablet with the inscription : "Johnny Applesoed (John Chapman), born in Massachusetts. 177^, died near Ft. Wayne. 184". ; buried in Archer ceme- tery. Pioneer Apple grower of Indiana and Ohio. The Indiana Horticultural Society and all th(»se wlio are enrleavor- iug to carry nn the work hp nobly com- menced join in dedicating this monument to the memory of his deeds." D. B. WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and couplings. Guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. Pipe out to sketch. It will pay to correspond with us. ALBERT nr.1.M-inc. r,U-i<«c m-"Hon TH» Fyfhr^ng-p GLASS 6x8 to 16 X 24. Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS When ordering, please mention The Exchange For Greenhouses. Graperies, Hotbeds. Con- servatories and all other purposes. Get our figure before buying. Estimates freely given. GLASS NPAUICII'C Cnil H-li Wooster St. . bUlffCH d dUn, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The ffxcbanse Indianapolis, Ind. Notes The May meeting of the State Flo- rists' Ass'n of Indiaoa was a very inter- esting one. It was held at the Claypool Hotel Palm Garden, Tuesday, May 2. About thirty were in attendance. Among the out-of-town members noted were Wm. Morris of Bloomiugton, and Joe Hill of Itirlimond, Ind. Prcs. Vesey sent word that he was unable to preside at the meet- ing, much to the regret of those present. The department of floriculture at Purdue University was well represented and lengthy talks were indulged in concerning the future welfare of that department in connection with tlie State Florists' Ass'n. It was resolved that a committee of five be appointed to work in conjunction with the University and look after the further- ance of floriculture at that institution in order that the same might be an aid to florists in general. It was decided to ap- point a committee to receive contribu- tions for Mis.5 Anna Jarvis in her .Mother's Day work. As the time is limited for this purpose, it is decided to begin this work at once and to bring the same before the next meeting. Mother's Day will undoubtedly be a good one this year as the public seems to be well aware of the day and are in- terested in its observance. Governor Ralston has issued a beautiful proclama- tion, and extensive advertising is being entered into by the flower shops. Mr. Bookedis, the Claypool Hotel flo- rist, has been out of the city for a week on a short vacation. The bedding season is close at hand and there is a great abundance of stock to be disposed of. Stock is a little be- hind last season in growth because of the late Easter. Carnation planting is in full sway in this vicinity. Hartje & Elder. Baur & Steinkamp, Bertermann's and others are putting out a great number of well grown plants for their Summer growth. Green moss is slow in coming in this year and not as satisfactory in quality, many times, because of the wet season. A new three-mile concrete roadwav on the national road east of the city will be of much benefit to the Smith & Young Co.. Bertermann Bros. Co., and all those to the east of Indianapolis in marketing their stock. The department stores are featuring Rose plant sales these days. Many of the florists' benches are cleared of stock and put in the department stores for sale. A Chicago florist party consisting of John Michael.son of the E. C. Amling Co., Mr. Keimel, the well known Chicago grower, and several others accompanied by Joe Hill of Richmond, visited the florists in this vicinity on Wednesday. I. B. KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE l Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO Ih.- KydliiD; KydiiiDC Putty Bulb (ScoUay's) /oy Liquid Putty The best tool for glaz- ing and repairing greenhouse roofs. Note the Improved Spout For sale by your sup- ply house or sent postpaid for $1,00 John A. Scollay, lM..>Ki'f'K.\l i-:d 74-76 Myrtle Ave. BROOKLYN, N.Y. Wbt-n ordering, please mention Tlie KxcbflPgi PIPE NEW AND SECOND HANC All Pipe guaranteed with perfect thread; and couplings and sound in every respect We carry the largest stock of Secont Hand Pipe in the East. We Cut and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists Correspondence Invited EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Incorporated 30 Church Street, New York City Whpn ordering, please mention Tbe Exchangt LIQUID PUTTY MACHINE WiU last a lifetime. $1-25 EACH Adjustable — can and frame separate — easily cleaned- Frame all one piece, of malleable iron. More praxr tical and more easily ope^ ated than any other. Seal-tight liquid patty at $L2S per gallon METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO.^ 139S-1408 Metropolitan Ati.. BROOKLYN. N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Excbangt Way 13, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1217 Quality, Durability, Efficiency are obtained in a Greenhouse, Conservatory or similar struc- tures when built by George Pearce 203 Treniont Ave. Orange, N. J. (Tcluphone— 96i M) 'at a less cost than asked by others for indifferent work. Distance no object. Write or SEE ME before placing your order elsewhere and save money. When orderiiic. plojise mi'iitlun The ExclimiKe WESTERN STATES— Continued Kansas City, Mo. Cliai-lcs Thomas, designer witli the George Jl. Kellogg Flower and Plant Co., has been away from his work the past week, doing jury service in the criminal court. The Linwood Floral and Nui-sery Co., 31st and Park, has been doing some good business lately, especiiUly iu Gerauiums, , growiug SOtK) this seasuu. The company I is busy moving its bedding plants. Frank Heldeu is a new employee with the Lin- wood people. A spirit of optimism pervades the es- tablishment of M. H. Smith, at Sixth and Mouroe. "The best business in ten years, the stock iu great shape and prospects line for a coutinuance," is the excellent report given by Mr. Smith. The Stockdale Greenhouse, 2S04 North Eighteenth st., Kansas City, Ivans., has been having such a volume of business that the proprietors are contemplating the addition of two dore greenhouses. The William L. Kock Floral Co. has been making a specialty of offering $1! boxes of flowers on Saturday for $1, and also has introduced a special $1 basket. One of the main reasons for the suc- cess of the F. E. Murray Floral Co. is the personal attention the Misses Murray give to each piece of work. Not a pack- age goes out of that shop unless it is wrapped by one of the proprietors, or a trusted employee who has been with them for some time. Sugrjested State Organization (i. K. Parker, president of the Kansas City Fhirists' Club, has received a com- imiiiication from W. S. "Wells, first vice- president of the St. Louis Florists' Club, requesting an audience with the members ■ of the Kansas City organization with the view of interesting them in the formation of a State association. Owing to a laxity in the attendance on the part of members of the local club, it is doubtful if much co-operation will be received from them, although individually most of the mem- bers seem to be in favor of such a body. George K. Laundy, florist at lOlG Rey- nolds, Kansas side, is running a wagon tilled with boxes of plants to the resi- dences of his regular customers, that they may imike their annual Spring selections. John Stevens. 58th and Bennington, recently sustained a severe loss through hail, when one thousand panes of glass in his greenhouse broke in a storm. How- ever, the insurance covered the cost and the real trouble was in the confusion which %vas caused. Mr. Stevens reports his stock in excellent condition, having planted 10,(XJO 'Mum cuttings and TO.tXH) Carnations being in the_ field. In order to get his greenhouse into still better .sliape he is putting in all new benches. Last year he replaced two-thirds of them and is now at work on the remaining third. Final arrangements have been made for the Amateur Flower Show, to be held here under the auspices of Mrs. Mas.«('y iro'lmes. a prominent society leader nf this place. The display will be held in the ballroom of the Muehlebach Hotel on May 20, and will be open to the public from noon until 6..30 p.m. An admittance fee will be charged. B. S. B. Greenhouse Materials Furnished and Erected IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lengths up to 32 feet Milled to any detail furcuBhed, or will furnish details and cut materials ready for erection. Frank Van Assche Fnllon Ave., Rose Ave., and Dwitht St.. Jerie; Citr, N. J. WbcD ordering, please mention Tlie Bxcbanse St. Louis, Mo. The market Business seems about normal. Car- nations are overabundant, the price, Ic. to 3c. Roses, too, continue in good sup- ply ; the shorts beiug i!c. ; the best, Se. to 10c. The warm weather brings out the Sweet Peas in quantities with a cor- lesponding loss in quality. These sell at 35c. to 60c. per 100. Lilies still remain down to 7c. to 10c. Callas bring about the same. Some very good Iris are mak- ing their appearance now at 2c. to .".c. Cut Marguerites and Mignonette appcir at intervals at 2c. to 3c. per spike, tireens are plentiful. Notes Mullanphy Florists operated a big bench Rose bush sale Saturday ; when people get the Spring fever they clean up a carload of Rose bushes. The Union market men all report good business. Tom Carr's stauds ofi'ered a selection that you could not beat even in the greenhouse itself. Al. Seneger, too. claims that his agents there are using loads of goods. Frank Meyer, for years selling the Sanders Nurseries' plants on the Lucas ave. side, likewise is optimis- tic about Spring business. Jos. Beummerle claims the demand for Vinea vines exceeds la.st year's demand at this stage. A. Ausburger & C/O. of Peoria shippefl a large quantity of these same vines here this week. Jno. Boem's store shows a splendid line of Baby Ramblers and Hydrangeas. Mr. Boem supplies lots of bedding plants for the fashionable vicinity in which be is located. Alex Johnson continues to book orders for window l)oxes and vase work. The "Cafferatta" job is one of his regular or- ders. He has called to his employ several good artists, Frank Bucksaht and L• occurs with har I putty. Lasts lonfier than putty. Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE CO., 12 W. BiMdwsr, Hew Tork Wlirp ordering, please mention Tlie Eichanpe Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass all sizes from 6x8 to 16x24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. Royal Glass Works 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N.Y. Wh'?n ordering, please meolioD TUe Ezcbaoge 1218 The Florists' Exchange Owned By The Late Maker Of Ward's Famous Bread LJ J. HEINZ, [the famous * *■■ maker of the "57 Varie- ties," was among the first to see the beauty and advantages in the U-Bar Circular Pahn House with narrow houses cormecting it to the wings. Later, Thomas Ryan, the noted financier of Wall Street, bought a similar range for his fine old Virginia Estate. A short time afterward, the late R. B. Ward, famed for his 40 mammoth bread-making bakeries all over the country, bought this one. There are always a few just such men who want something possessed by but the few. They enjoy being exclusive. For just such men the U-Bar construction offers many ex- clusive features. If your employer is that kind of man, send for our catalog. Or send for us. Or both. ^i U-BAR GREENHOUSES P1ER50N U-BAR CO 1866-1916 "ALL HEART" -CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. Lockland Lumber Co., Lockland, O. Greenhouse Lumber Greenhouse Material s?*^ Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts— Patent V and V Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best. Our Prices Right. A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, III. 1 ■PIPE- CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factory cost of material. No skilled labor required. It is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO.. Cleveland, 0. PFAFF & KENDALL '''ffgw^ARrlT/"- PERFECT GREENHOISES "^^^^^""""^^ Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. 14-foDt lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Established 1902 GET OUR PRIOES NO MATTER WH£RE YOU LIVE Non-Kink Woven Hose In all lengths, 14c. per foot; with couplings. Ilncqiialed at the price. Renmanta sliorter than 25 feet, lOc. per foot, coupled METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ay.,Brooldyii,MJ. 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING Why Experiment? Jacobs Greenhouses have stood the test for over forty-five years. Under these circumstances why take chances by selecting a greenhouse builder of uu- known standing. We design and build right in the first place. We know what to do and what not to do. We go anywhere to submit plans and prices. S. JACOBS & SONS GREENHOUSE BUILDERS 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, N. Y. Whi'lii ordpring T lo^sp m>'ntl4»n Thp Rxchflnge Get After the June Wedding Business! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1190, this issue. I r I Pacific Coast Department I I 1 I San Francisco, Cal. The Easter holiday season is usually followed by a luU in the floral world, but this condition cannot be reported for San Francisco and the Bay vicinity. Business has held up wonderfully. The leisured class, who are the best flower buyers, and who usually start on their Summer exodus for their country haunts, are prolonging their city stay this year, owing probably to the delightful weather which we are having, and naturally the retail trade is holding up. The stock of flowers is unusually fane. There are quantities of American Beauty Roses, fine long stems, also an abundance of Radiance and well grown Ophelia. TJlrich Brunner and Cecile Brunner were never better or more plentiful and there are some good Lilium longiflorum, and quantities of Spanish Iris in all shades. Sweet Peas are probably at their best. The bunches of Spencers are large and the stems good and long. Probabl.v no city in the world can offer the variety of choice flowers that San Francisco has shown during the past week. Carnations, the regular com- modity, are extra fine. Cattleya Mos- sisp are slightly scarce, and Lily of the Valley is almost unprocurable, but with the plentiful stock of other flowers, the requirements of the retailers are well met and all report healthy trade conditions. Podesta & Baldocchi, who always have an attractive window, and always seem to manage to find something novel for display purposes are attracting passers- by with a large basket of Delphiniums. The spikes are particularly choice and being unusual in San Francisco are re- ceiving much favorable comment. The MacRorie-McLaren Co. has not fallen down on its display since opening. With a big niirsery to supply stock, the store is showing some of the finest French Hydrangeas that have ever been displayed in the city, and Rhododendrons too are exceptionally fine. In the deco- rations some very fine plushes and valu- able antique art pieces have been used. It is with much regret that we must still report Frank Pelicano on the sick list. His congenial and lovial personal- ity make his absence very conspicuous. Mr. Pelicano is suffering from his old time malady, rheumatism. m No Water No Flowers Willi The Skinner System Abandance of Perfect Bloisomi Here is an extract from a let- ter of a more than satisfied cus- tomer, Valentin Burgevin's Sons, Kingston, N. Y. "On the fields where we did not water we could scarcely gather any fiowers. and those that we did, were not desirable, while the space sup- plied through your system gavejus an abundance of perfect blossoms.'* When ordering, please meptioo The Exchange s KINNtK YSTEM OP inmoATiON The Skinner Irrigation Co. 22S Water St.. Troy, Ohio GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glaaa in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N.Y. Dreer's Peerless! Glazing Points For GreenlioiMes Drive easy and tme, becanse both bevels are on the same , ■icle. Can't twist and break i tbe glass in drivine* Galvan- ized and will Dot msU No | tlgbtB or leftl Tbe Peerless Glazlne Polot is patented. Noothers like _. It Order from youi dealr^ or direct from na. 11000,75c- postpaid. , Samples free. HSNBT A. DBEEK.I 711 Chestnut Street^ puiftdsiphib. The Florists' Exchange 1219 Let us operate the Sash in your New Greenhouse with an Advance Sash Operator Satisfaction Guaranteed You get fair and square dealings when you do business with this con- cern. Write today for Catalog ADVANCE CO. RICHMOND, IND. When orjpring, please mention The Excban^e Henry Maier, of the Hillsborough Nur- prics, and also superintendent ot the Vhitman Estate, is still confined to his >ed as a result of his recent operation or appendicitis. Mr. Maier did not ■ecover from the operation as readily as as expected. He being unusually ro- ust, his friends expected to find him ;bout before this. However, we are very :lad to report that he is convalescing. The Hillsborough Nurseries have been lending in some fine rambler Roses and " 10 some of the best cut stock of Radi- nce and American Beauty Roses that e have seen for many days. M. A. Pos, who is managing the Floral ity Nursery at Sau Mateo, reports an xceUent Easter business. The exhibition committee of the Paci- ic Coast Horticultural Society will have noon day meeting in the Hunters' iabin at the Hof Brau on Saturday. here plans for the coming flower show ill be discussed. Paul Grallert has been bringing in Ifciome fine cut Delphiniums. Gabdneb Dailey. Seattle, Wash. Now that the Easier rush is over all liands are turning to window box and flower bed planting, which promises to kopp all pretty busy for the coming month, as from all reports bedding stock is quite I'li>ntiful. The Easter business was ap- >arently sntisfactorv to all. some shops lr;id a few Lilies left, but judging by the number on the market, that was to be ixppcted. Ros.Tia Bros, cleaned out of Lilies completely. Hollywood Gardens were showing a fine lot of plant baskets which sold well, from $.3 to $10 each. Tliey had a good window boosting flowers by wire, using Western Union operator and instruments stationed in the center of the window. Mr. Sullivan the manager, reports busi- ness as good. L. W. McCoy made a fine showing of their own grown pot plants. Especially atttraotive were some of their Hydran- geas, including the French varieties. A dollar window of good values resulted in a good many early sales. The above firm will give up their market store May 1, having sold the location to a fruit dealer. The Orpheum had a fine display of all kinds of blooming plants, including a lot of Cineraria. The Woodlawn Flower Shop, handling the output of the Beall Greenhouse Co. of Vashon, was kept on the go distribut- ing the stock to the various florists. The Flower Shop under the manage- ment of Mr. LangstafE had a very good Easter. In mailing out souvenir Roses The Flower Shop introduced a novel scheme of advertising for Seattle. Charlie Kadcliffe, who has been in the East for several years, was called home on account of the illness of his mother. He assisted Rosaia Bros, during the rush. A representative of Carbone of Boston had on display at the Butler a few days this week a line of baskets and pottery that was much out of the ordinary. F. W. G. Portland, Ore. Outdoor Stock is Arrlvinir With the warm weather setting in. bringing outdoor stock in great profusion, business has a tendency to slacken con- siderably. The majority of the stores have an overabundance of stock in great variet.y. This year a great many Dar- win Tulips were flowered outdoors, but the demand did not nearly consume the supply. This can be partially accounted for as they were just a few days late for Easter; had they been in bloom for that date a great many more would have been disposed of. Iris is also in bloom out- doors now and the quality in face of the inside grown Spanish Iris is very noticeable, as the stems are long and stifl", while those grown inside are in- clined to he weak stemmed. German Iris is also in full bloom outdoors. Sweet Peas are in oversupply and the quality from some of the growers is getting very poor. So far this season there have been no lavender Peas in the orchid type, the grandiflora being still the only article grown. The lavender pink orchid Pea loses even its small selling qualities when any other colors are shown, for If it is a (jay old the color looks watery, and BUILT LIKE A SKYSCRAPER Kll MODERN skyscraper is built Mul and tested on paper before its construction begins. The ex- act amount of material required, the size, shape and strength of every piece that goes into the structure are determined beforehand by engineers. Moninger All-Steel Greenhouses are built in the same way. Our frames conform to scientific and en- gineering practice in every detail. The load that each member will be called upon to sustain is figured for every design. The exact size and weight of every steel member, even the number of rivets and bolts re- quired, are determined by the for- mulae universally used by engineers for steel work. There is no guesswork about Moninger houses. You can depend on them because they are scientifically correct. We'll prove it to you if you'll send for our "Proof Book." JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY HOME OF OUR CINCINNATI BRANCH CHICAGO 912 Blackbawk St. CINCINNATI 2308 Union Central BIdg. NEW YORK 806 Marbrldfte BIdg. When orderinp. pl>^;ise ni''nti,iii The l^]Ecbaoge faded. Carnations still continue to be plentiful and Roses are arriving in large (luantities and the quality is good. If Sun- burst would have the color in Winter that it has now it would be some Rose. In sell- ing qualities Ophelia still is the best, and is the one that comes nearest to a cleanup. It looks as if the coming year would see few Killamey grown, as one of the largest growers of Roses is going to discard nearly his entire stock. Out- door Valley is in and sells well. The market is nearly clear of pTamids, 3 feet high, S2.50 eacli; 3^2 feet high, $3.00 each; 4 feet high, S4.00 each. Bush, IS inches high, fine bushy plants, 350. (JO per 100. CARNATIONS Strong plants, 23-4-inch pots, ready for outside planting Alice (Fisher's New Pink). $8.00 per 100; Matchless, Enchantress, Cham- pion, White Perfection, Winsor, Beacon, etc., -SS.OO per 100. RHODODENDRONS Finest assorted varieties. Kettledrum, Charles Dickens, Boule de Neige, Everestianum, Lady Armstrong, Album Elegans, Catawbiense Alba, Charles Bagley, Roseum Superbum, etc.. etc. Fine plant?, well budded, 13-a to 2 feet high, S12.00. .^1.3.00 and S18.00 per dozen. HYDRANGEAS FOR SUMMER-BLOOMING We have an unusually fine stock, of these plants, which have been kept dormant during the Winter and are now starting into growth. They will begin to bloom in J\ily and will remain in flower duritig August. These plants are in great demand at Summer resorts for lawn and piazza decoration. We offer the following varieties in 14-inch tubs: Otaksa, and the new French varieties. Avalanche, Fraicheur, E. G. Hill, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Mme. E. Mouillere, MUe. Renard Gaillard and Radiance. $2.00 to S3.00 each. Also Otaksa, very large, fine, svmnietrical specimens in half-barrels, unusually heavily budded, $10.00 to $15.00 each, TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NEW YORK F. R. PIERSON CO., When ordering, please mention The Exchang Bulbs Giganteum - I 7-9, Case 300 $20.00 I 9-10 Cgfle 200 20.00 Begonias Gloire de Lorraine, 2}4-tnch - - - Gloire de Cincinnati, 2}4-inch - - PANSIES, field-grown, fine large plants Per 100 Per 1000 $13.00 $125.00 15.00 140.00 - 1.50 12.50 All teat 3% dincount for cath with order. Cemetery or Lawn Cut Flower Vases White or Green Enameled (Peterson Patent) These will give perfect Batisfaction to your cuatomerB. Made in two sizes at the following prices: No. 1. per do.en, »2.00; per 100, $15.00 | ^e^, lo per eent No. 2, per dozen, 1.60; per 100, 12.00 j *^ Let uB send you a trial order and convince you of their superiority. We are sole ownera of patent. Carried by all the leading florists' supply houses in the country. WM. F. KASTING CO., Salo-'n.?; ^^ hen ordf^rlng. please mt'iillon The Elxcbange m3^s?^is\f?^ij.fy^,Mx^-^ Out of the Ordinary, but Better Than You Can Ordinarily Buy Standard Heliotrope, 5-in. pots, 3 to 4 ft. tall, 75c. to $1.50 each. If you are in the market for Bedding Roses, Greenhouse Roses, Bedding Stock or Chrysanthemums, write us your wants. A.N.PIER50N INC. ^wafM— — — ^-' 'iis^ ^^s^C^pMWELL Conn Whr-ii. onJerhii:. t'lL^a^p m-'nllMn Th.* Lie CONTENTS AND INDEX. Page 1243. GERANIUMS We have a splendid stock of 'I-in. and 3-ia. Geraniums at $2.00 per 100, SIS. 50 per 1000 for ^-in.; and $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. We will aend one thousand made up of an assortment of 50 each of 20 varieties our selection, for $18.50 per 1000 for 2-in.. and $25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS" We iiji over one huudroil \arietiLS, $2.00 (xt 100, $ls.oO i".r 1000. PETUNIAS Double in Mixed Colors, selected from the fineat strains: 2-in., $2.00 per 100. $18.50 per 1000; 3-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 AGERATUM. Six varieties $2.00 $18.50 $3.00 $25.00 ALYSSUM. Dwarf and giant 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 ALTERNANTHERAS. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA Luminosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CANNA. .Standard varieties 3.00 25.00 COLEUS. Ten varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA Platycentra 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 FUCHSIAS. In varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 2.i.no HELIOTROPE, Mad. Bruant and ChleftaUt 2.00 18.50 3.00 2.-. on LEMON VERBENAS. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 2.i ni' MOONVINES 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.0n PARLOR rVY, S. Scandcns 2.00 18.50 3.00 2.11111 SALVIA, Bonare and Zurich 2.00 18.60 3.00 25.00 SENECIO argenteus (or Dusty Miller) 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SWADJSONA. White and pink ...2.00 18 JO 3.00 25.00 Cabbage and Lettuce Plants SI. 00 per 1000; 10.000 and over S5c. la-r 1000 Cash with order. R. VINCENT, JR. & SONS CO., '^T.^.^^^^'' CLASSIFffiD Pages 1254 to 1260 -«i 1222 The Florists' Exchange jf^^j^^4^^^^Jf^^^^^^Jf^Jf:f^^^^)f^-^-¥^ CANES Clean, 6 to 8 feet $17.00 per lOOO Ground Bone Finely pulverized $5.00 per 200 lbs. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK 5f '¥^****JfA^*^*-V'**4-*-K**-¥^-*"^'*'-»K'|i*Jf* SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST rml^ll^i 1^ MARKET The best extra early variety; large, double flowers, on long stems, in colore: Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White, Trade packet 20c.. ounce 75c. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN. PRIMULAS, irom our own Cold Storage Plant. LILT OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List mailed on appHcatlooo rOTTlER, nSKE, RAWSON CO., ne seed store faneuil tiall Square, Boston MEYER'S^B RAND FORMOSUMS- GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FAU. DELIVERT. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street. NEW YORK WE BOOK NOW ORDERS for next Fall and Spring deliveries, for the full line of Florists' Fordng'Bulba and Plants, such as Japan Lilies, French and Holland Bulbs, Roses, Az,alea8, Rhododendrons. Boxwood and other Decorative Evergreens. Palms. Bay Trees, etc. Order timely, please. AUGUST ROLKER &'SONS,^' ^ot^^^^B^^^Ts^^^iNew York When ordering, please mention The Exchange SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side) CYCAS REYOLUTA STEMS (SAGO PALMS) Strong and healthy bulbs, size H to 6 lbs. 25 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. 19.00, 300 lbs. $25.00, 500 lbs. $40.00. BEGONIAS TUBEROUS ROOTED Single varieties in colore, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Double varieties in colors, $4.00 per 100. Send for Special Flower Seed Catalofifu* THE MOORE SEED CO. 125 Market Street, Philadelphia. Pa. Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's ' Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed ^^.-""'''"'^■s....^^^ postpaid by manufactuiers upon ^^'^l,,^ receipt of 40 cents in postage. Trl^, AMERICAN SPAWN CO. Trade Mar. ^.^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Wben orderlnir, please menttoo The Bxcbanffe SPECIAL Gladiolus bX 100 1000 Princeps $2.25 $20.00 Mrs. Francis King - - - 1.50 12.00 Cash with order. WEEBER & DON. 114 Chambers St. , New York Seed Merchants and Growers When orderlBff. please meDtlon The Exchange Now Is the Time to Place Orders for PANSY SEED. Special florists' mixture, extra fine strain, $5.00 per oz. MIGNONETTE SEED. Giant strain, greenhouse grown, $5.00 per oz. SNAPDRAGON KEYSTONE (New). Clear rose pink. Winter blooming variety, $1.00 per pkt. CYCLAMEN SEED, English. Separate colors, $8.50 per 1000. CYCLAMEN SEED, German. Separate colors, .$5.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED. Greenhouse grown, $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000. BEGONIA Cincinnati. 2}^-in., strong, twice transplanted, $15.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000, BEGONIA Lorraine. 2M-in., strong, $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2i^-in., strong, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. POINSETTIAS. Strong, 2}^-in. (true Xmas type), $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Write us regarding Fern Flats: Bostons, Scottii, Roosevelt, Whitman!, Teddy Jr., and other varieties for immediate or later planting. Have you placed your order for LILIUM Giganteum, Rubrum, For- mosum and Album ? We aim to supply the best produced in Japan and invite correspondence regarding our stock. Having any trouble with your hose? The MAGIC Hose — best made — will do away with all your troubles. We handle that brand and no other. J/^inch (2 ply), 15c. per ft.; Jt'-inch (2 ply), 16c. per ft. Couplings included. Catalogue for the asking. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 Lincoln Building PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, please mention The l''ychain:e OUR MOTTOi ^THB BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS* Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, N[W YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips BEANS, PEAS, RADISH and all GARDEN SEEDS Write for I'rices LEONARDSSS2 226-230 ONION SETS WestKmzie_St,.CH!CAGO GROWERS FOR THE TRADE Wben ordering, please mention The Elichange Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensis, red. . . 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet . . 1.25 10.00 A. Henderson & Co. 211 N. State St., Chicago, III. mention The ENeli;i PRIMROSE XX SEED XX Improved Chinese Fringed. Finest grown. Many colors mixed. 650 seeds $1.00; half pkt. 60c. : per 1000 $1.25; colors separate also. PRIMULA Kewensis. Sweet Yellow. Dwf. 20c. PRIMULA Malacoides. Giant Baby. 20c. CALCEOLARIA. Dwarf giant spotted. Pkt. 60o. CINERARIA. Large fl. dwarf; 1000 seeds. 60o. SNAPDRAGON. Giant white, pink or mixed. 20o. PANSY, Giants. Mixed. Fine; critically selected. 6000 seeds $1.00; H pkt. 60c., oi. S3.00. Cash. JOHN F. RUPP, When ordering, please menrloi) Tti* VEGETABLE PLANTS, EVERBEARING .STRAWBERRY PLANTS, TOMATO. PEPPER. SWEET POTATO. CABBAGE, CALTLI- FLOWER, EGG PLANT, LETTUCE, PARSLEY Also S-year-old ASPARAGUS ROOTS for immediate effect. 2 and 3-year-old ASPARAGUS ROOTS. RHUBARB. HORSE RADISH. WIT- LOOF CHIC:ORY and FRENCH GLOBE ARTI- CHOKE Roots. PRIVET and EVERBEARING STRAW- BERRY PLANTS. WARREN SHINN, WOODBURY. N. J. When orderlDK, niease mi-ntlon The ExcbaDKe Mastodon Pansies Cannot appear before the eyes of every- body. If they did, how could we supply the demand ? But they are finding their way into the gardens of palaces and peasants all over the world. But the most astonish- ing fact is, the seed can now be had as cheap and cheaper than some ordinary Pansies. 19fe CUT PRICES MASTODON MIXED. J^ oz. 65c.. '2 oz. $2.25, oz. S4.00. 4 oz. S12.00. PRIVATE STOCK MIXED. }i oz. SI. 00. lo oz. $3.25, oz. $6.00, 4oz. S20.00. GREENHOUSE SPECIAL (New.) H oz. $1.00, }-2 oz. $4.00, oz. $8.00. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON I When liiih' til 111 The ENcliange Shiremanstown, Pa. Kxf*baBKe Bay Trees, Boxwoods and Bedding Plants Write for Price List. The Barclay Nursery *• T™?'" 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway. NEW YORK. Telephone. Cortlandt 1S15 Wtien ordering, please mention The Exchange OakliQc ^^^^ kinds for cut flowers, named fine L/dlllldb clumps, Jack Rose. Sylvia. Queen Victoria, Pembroke, Gus. Douzon. Cliff. W. Brutton, Jackson, Mrs., 20th Century, Brum- hilde, Cuban Giant. $3.00 per 100; mixed, $2.00. r>>U^;iimo 6-8-in.. S1.75;8-10-in. .83. 50:10-12- v.aiaaiuin& in., $5.50; 13-14-in.. $s.oo per 100. /^__„__ Best kinds, named, all started. $7.80 V^annaS per lOO: mixed. $1.50 per lOO. Shellroad Greenhouses, Baltimore, Md. When orderiiiK, please mention The Exchange May 20, lOlfi The Florists' Exchange 1223 ^ ^eeb tlratre J^eport ^ AMERICAN SEED TRADE A.S.SOC1ATION. Primdint. John M. I.upton. Mnltituck, N. Y.; Iiri.1 vice-preaititint. Kibdy B. Wiiirii, Uotruit. Mioh.; scooini vice-pri-.sidi-nt. V. \V. Uolgiano, WaRhiiiKton. D c5!; secrotary-treaauror, C. E. Kknoei., 2010 Ontario St.. Ck'Vclanil. O.; iiiwistant secretary, ^s. I' . WiLUARD. Jk,, ClovelaDd. O. Convention, Chicago, Juno JO to 11. lUlO. Imports to Gt. Britain Restricted .Vtti'iitioii is (liawii til the imtp iiii iiii iMlitorial liiiRo stntiiiR that tin' iiupiii-ln- tiiiii of Imlbs. pliiuls, trei's ami sliruhs is furtlior rcstrii'tcd. More re Censorship 111 further t'.\plaiiiitioii of tlio Kiiti.sli C)rdi>rs in Council issut'd May 0, H'll'i.. i» rofereiu'C lo tlie {■xamination of shippiiiK dofumonts by the British censors and saving valuable time in transmission of liii'sc papers to .\meriean importers, the British Embassy at Washington lias scut out the further statement as fol- lows : . "It will, however, not be practicable to carry out the arrangements contem- plated "unless the documents, whether bills of lading, consular invoices, or other mail matter, are in special bags labeled or marked 'shipping documents'. These bags shall be forwarded by the vessel carrying the cargo to which the documents in question relate." CuKTis Nye Smith. Belgian Spring Shipments It is reported on the authority of Mc- Hntchison & Co. that Belgian Spring shipments are now beginning to arrive, tirst advices having been received on May 12, coming via Kotterdam. The ship- ments are made under permits from bnth the British and German Governments. It is e.'ipected that all the usual stock will arrive and that all orders will be filled with the exception of those which were held up in the mails and failed to reach deslinalion. Already some of the stock is on the way. So far as is known there will be no shortages in any line. European Notes After nearly four weeks of frigid hu- midity that had become truly monoto- nous, April is departing in the temper of the legendary lamb, and our spirits are consequently elevated. So much of the regular Spring work remains to be done and so few really capable hands are left at home to do it, that the following extract from one of our growers' letters just received will be read with interest, as it truthfully ex- presses the opinions of full nine-tenths of the growers on this side : "After a lot of painful labor, and in the face of the greatest dilEculties we planted out all the plants left alive of Onions, Car- rots and Beets, the latter last of all. The rains in January and February rotted the Onions and. combined with the j cold in March, ruined nearly all the Carrots, and the Beets appear to be just as bad. We shall not bestow any more care upon them, it is a waste of labor." Very cheering to the merchant who has spent many pounds in raising and per- foi'ting the stock seed, to learn that the anxious labor of many weary years is lost, with no hope of recompense. We hope that the better weather has arrived in time to save our first sowings of Spinach of which a large proportion of the plants are looking very sickly. We shall apply some artificial stimulant as soon as the land is dry enough to permit our workmen to move about on it. In the meantime holders of good stocks of this article will do well to guard it. Prothero & Morris, the London horti- cultural auctioneers, were directed by the British Admiralty to sell by public action on May 3, 167 lots of various flower seeds and 18 lots of grass seeds "in prize" ex. various steamships. The weights of the lots vary from one to ol pounds and include a very general as- sortment of varieties. Buyers of these goods were required to sign a guarantee undertaking not to export them. Augustin Garcin of the firm of Garcin & Mistral, St. Remy. has been condemned to pay a fine of 10,000 francs and ten years' deprivation of civil and civic rights. EOBOPEAN Seeds. New York Seed Trade Notwithstanding the tiict that Satur- day. May 1,'{, was the day on which Ihe preparedness parade took place in New Yory Cily. in which more than ]2.").(HMI men belonging to the different profes- sions, trades and occupations in thus cily participated, the several seed stores of this cily felt that for the accommodaliou of their many customers who patronize them particularly on Saturday.s, that they ought to maintain open stores throughout the day, but many of these stores \ff getting along with only n orderlne. pleafe mroHon Tlie Kicbaocr My Winter OrehiJ-Flowering SWEET PEAS were the best paying crop with many thousandsofiirowers who had purchased our seed in time. They have receive! the hifthcst awards at the Nat. Flower Shows in I'hiladelphia and New York; tho Gold Medal ot Honor at San Francisco and the Gold Medal in San DieKO WorUi's Fair. New list of over 50 best commercial varletie.o will be mailed In June. If you are not already on our book, senrJ in your name. I am the originator of the largest number of Winter-Orchid Sweet Peaa, ever bocd or shown. ANT. C. ZV0L4NEK, - Lompoc. Cal. Sweet Pea Ranch Lily Bulbs Fall Shipment from Japan Prices quoted F. O. B. New York, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and London, (Ont.) Write for quotations stating quan- tity, variety and size required. McHutchison & Co. THE IMPORT HOUSE 95 CHAMBERS STREET. NEW YORK When orderlDc. pleas* mention TiM Exdiuixc 1224 The Florists' Exchange Tuberous Rooted Begonias Splendid imported bulbs now on band. Grown from the finest large-flowering strains. Doz. 100 1000 Single Sorts. White, Scarlet, Yellow, Pink. $0.50 $3.00 $25.00 Single Frilled 1,00 Single Butterfly 1.00 Single Mixed Colors 40 Double Sorts, White, Scarlet, Yellow, Pink .50 Double Frilled 1.00 Double Butterfly 1.00 Double Mixed Colors 40 Seedsmen, write us for mailing size, samples and prices. GLADIOLUS 6.00 50.00 6.00 50.00 2.50 20.00 3.50 2.8.00 7.00 65.00 7.00 65.00 3.25 25.00 1000 AMERICA, Extra, 214- to 3-in $15.00 AUGUSTA, Extra, 2i4- to 3-in 15.00 MRS. FRANCIS KING, IH-'u 10.00 PRINCEFS, IH-in. and up 22.00 HYDE PARK, l>^-in. and up 45.00 VAUGHAN'S XXX, Florist mixed . . . 15.00 AMERICA, 1 >^-in. and up 10.00 CALADIUMS 100 1000 5-7 inch $1.75 $15.00 7-9 inch 3.50 30.00 CHICAGO Full Line of Spring Bulbs on hand. Can give your order prompt service VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 1000 AUGUSTA, IK-in. and up $10.00 CHICAGO WHITE, IJ^-in. and up.. 25.00 MRS. FRANK PENDLETON, IJ^-in and up 85.00 PRIMULINUS SUNBEAM, l^-in. and up per 100, $18.00 Good, mixed 8.50 100 1000 9-11 inch $6.00 $55.00 12-inch and up 14.00 125.00 NEW YORK i^i^TJiig, [ilease mintlop Tbe BxcliHO^e Fischer's Splendens The Magnificent Lavender Freesia The only commercial colored Freesia in the world, a truly wonderful production that cost many years to produce. The above cut will give you some idea of its beauty. It is a bunch of only a dozen sprays, photographed side by side with a dozen sprays of my new giant wliite. One glance will satisfy any one of its great com- mercial merit, and no words are necessary to describe it, except to say, that the bunches in the cut measured nearly three feet tall, not including the vase. It is much larger and stronger in every way than Purity, one of its parents, and has the same fine habit of growth and is very fragrant. I offer it in two shades of color, a bluish lavender and a reddish lavender. Only good sized flowering bulbs offered. Price, per dozen $4.50, per hundred $25.00 Cash with order SenI postpaid July delivery RUDOLPH FISCHER San Gabriel, California i I i s I I i I i i 97th YEAR J.BOLGIANO&SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds. Onion Sets, Seed Potatoes , Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. ■(Irl-jiij,-, |il,';ist.- The daily sales of preen plant.s, both vegetalilc and flowering, at Vaughan's Sfcd Store. 43 Barclay .St., is extremely large. These plants meet with a steady demand from the opening of the store in the morning until its cli>se at night. All other .seasonable stocks at this store are also moving well. Anglin & Walsh Co., 33.5 Broadway, report e.Ncellent bu.siness in 2 14 in., .3in. and 4in. Roses, also in I)ranas, As- paragus iilumosus and other seasonable plants, and also advise us that the sales of < 'alias and Freesias ujitodate have greatly e.xceeded expectations. Mwmmmrm(t\m^rmmrmmmmmmmmfe\^rffW^^ \MieD ordprlng. pleaae ineptlon Tbe Exchange F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM Chicago Seed Trade The retail counter trade of the past week was unusually good; plant buyers were out in full force. The continued cool weather is prolonging the selling and planting season to a point that it will end up in a far more satisfactory manner than it begun. Saturday would have been the banner day uf the season had it not been for a steady rain that set in about noon. Vaughan's Seed Store fairly swarmed with cuistomers all the week and the large force of attendants had all they could do to give them the necessary at- tention. .Ml lines of plants, both vege- table and flowering, are in great demand. Pansies in baskets of the many well known strains this house is noted for. are having an enormous demand. Hardy vines such as Ampelopsis. Aris- tolochias, Cleniafis, as well as nursery stock are still in steady demand. A. H, Smith, vice-president of the Ijeonard Seed Co., states that seed con- ditions in Europe are getting to l>e more serious every day. Seedsmen will have to depend more on American raised seeds another season, which will be in good demand regardless of prices. Advices from their farms at Cohnnbus, Wis., state that the Bean and Tea crops are going into the ground under the most favorable conditions, but with the high price of seed the coming crop will com- mand higher prices with no apparent hope of reduction in sight. Peas have a less acreage than the past sea.son. The Onion set crop is just beginning to come up, being retarded some by cool weather, the acreage of which this season is less than last year. Winterson's Seed Store is enjoying a splendid counter trade. Every line of plants, including nursery stock, is mov- ing wen. The outside of the store is Iwiilicil with Bo.xwoods and bedding jibiiit.s, many of which are in bloom so as to give the store an appearance that attracts the attention of the public. Chas. Hollenbach expects to make a trip to California and may start within the next few days.. He is looking for the congenial companionship of any one in the trade that may be considering a trip to the Coast. He will be back in time for the meeting of the aniuial c(m- venti<]n of the American Seed Trade Ass'n in this city Juue liO to 22. Mr. Hollenliach states that his hou-sc has still a few ( Inion sets on hand and that he has no regrets over the season's trade now closing. The importance of Chicago as a Sum- mer resort was the reason that the -Vmerican Seed Trade A.ss'n selected it as a place suitable for their 1916 con- vention. Its central location too, helped njuch in the selection of this city. The Washington, D. C, convention in 1011 was too far East, and the 1915 conven- tion at San Francisco, Cal., was too far West, for many in the trade, so that memher.s of the association urged the selection of Chicago. The Sherman Hotel will be headquarters for the as- sociation. Arnold Kingier reports the complete recovery of W. W. Barnard, who has been in California for the past few months. Mr. Barnard is expected in Chicago within the next couple of weeks. The .Vlbert Dickinson Co.. one of the largest dealers in seeds in this country, i.^^ one •)f the claimants to the right-of-way of the old Illinois and Michigan Canai. It owns property on both sides of the canal. It is the company's contention that the canal has been abandoned and therefore reverts to them as the abutting property owner. Texas Bermuda Onion Crop Ite]jorts and telegrams received in the Bureau of Crop Esti]nat<'s indicate that the total production of Onions in Texas will be about 4,(l."i(l carloads of 400 bushels each, as follows: Webb County. 2,2."iO cars; Lower Itio Grande \'nlley, 350 cai«; Dimmit and Za valla Counties, 1,')M cars; La.salle. Frio and .\,tascosa Counties, 400 cars; and scattering. ILKI cars. Shipments to and including May 3. are reported as follows: Out of Laredo 2,014 cars, 2tKJ carloads still to move. Total from the State, 2.1124 carloads. (.)n Jlarch 7, 1910, the Bureau of Cro|i Estimates issued a report as of March 1 on the Texas Onion crop, estimating the acreage at 10,6.57 acres, the condition at 65.6 per cent, of a nornuil crop, and the yield per acre at 230 bushels, indicating a total yield of 5,32S cars of 460 bushels each, and stated that a revision would be made as of April 1. Accordingly on April 4 a revised report was issued, and it appearing that the acreage in Nueci'.s and San Patricio Counties had been over-estimated, owing to a lack of in- formation as to methods of planting, and that a reduction of 200 acres seemed ad- visable in Webb County, such reductions were made. The revised acreage was stated to be 10.057 acres, the condition 5.5 per cent., a reduction of 10.6 points, forecastiug a yield per acre of 192.5 bushels, the equivalent of 4,200 cars of' 460 bushels each. Had the yield per acre originall.y forecast March 7 be^m applied to the revised acreage of April 4, the estimated production would have been about 5.000 cars of 460 bushels each. The demand for a further revision was so persistent that a special Onion condi- tion schedule was sent into Texas to he returned on April 15, and on April 20, a revised condition report was issued, the condition estimated at .5.S per cent, of a normal crop, an increase of 3 points over A])ril 1. forecasting a yiekl per acre of 203 bushels, tlie eipiivalent of 4,438 cars of 460 Inishels each. Leon M. Esr.MiHooK. Chief of Bureau of Crop Estimates, Washington, D. C. A Trial of Stocks A trial of biennial and Winter-flower- ing Stocks will take place at the R. H. S. Gardens. Wisley, Ripley, Surrey, Eng- land, during next Winter and Spring. MllV -'!), 1!II« The Florists' Exchange 1225 Now is the Best Time to Plant Dahlias ORDER NOW, WHILE THEY LAST PEONY-FLOWERED New and Specially Good Varieties lOiK'h Doz America. Aprirot oratiKC $0.25 $2..'»<) Avalanche, i'uip white; the best in this class. .40 -1. 00 ilaron G. de (;rancy. CJhsteniiiK, pure white. .10 1.7.i (^hutenay. (\ilor similar to the well-known C'hntenay Hiise 30 3.25 Csejiar. Canary yellow, well-formed Howers, biirne on long stems 20 IIK) sni.oo :i.V(Mi i:)..-iO ('ecllla. Creamy white; very large flower. Dr. Peary. Dark, velvety mahogany; uniciue ciiliir Duchess of Brunswick. Bright red Klectra. liluisli nrnuve. Grows very erect ilh.ivc- Ihe fnliaw Fraulein Budde. Soft pink; free flowering. . . . (iiory of Baarn. Fragrant. Color a delightful clear, soft pink Hampton Court. Rright, deep pink, with a beautiful Ktiklcri vcllow center II. J. Lovink. While, .^luulcd lilac Ilortulanus Budde. Cllowing scarlet Loveliness. Talc lilac, shaded white Marie Studholnie. Delicate, bright mauve pink Mrs. A. Plart. Color magnificent bluish pink. . Mrs. A. Boyer. A combination of salmon and faun Painted Lady, Pale rose Sherlock Holmes. Lovely mauve; very large .10 2.00 1.75 2.00 3.25 1.60 3.25 15,00 13, .iO 15,(«) 25,00 13,00 25,00 .J3 1.25 lo.no 3.25 1.25 2.00 l.BO 3.25 1.60 3.50 1.60 25 (10 1(1. IKl 15,(10 13,00 25,00 13,00 27,IK) 13,00 .20 2,00 KiOO PEON Y-FLOWERED-General Collection 12,00 lI'iOO 10,00 12.00 12.00 .20 2.00 Ifi.OO Andrew (^arneftie. .Salmon pink, with bronze sluulingrt 15 1,."»0 Bertha Von Suttner. Beautiful salmon pink, .sUlcd v.lluw ." 20 2.00 Dr. K. W. Van Gorkom. White, softly shaded rose . 15 1.35 Duke Henry. Dark red, loose, semi-double flowers ... .15 1.50 Germania. Wine color, with yellow markings. ,15 1.50 H. Hornsveld. Enormous flowers; soft salmon pink Hugo de Vries. Orange-and-brown flowers; dwarf variety Kinji Leopold. Yellow; flowers very large. . . . Kinji Edward. Large; purple crimson Konigin Kmma. Very large; soft, rosy lake, . Konigin Wilhelmina. Large, pure white Hiiwcr La Rlante. Pink; large flower P. W. Janssen. Fine, rosy salmon; good, long stems: odd color Phenomene. Salmon shade, suffused light amber , '. 15 1.60 Priscilla. .\ light orange scarlet 10 1.00 Queen Alexandra. Sulphur white; excellent flower 20 1.35 Snow Oueen, or Sneeuwwltie. Pure white., .20 1.35 .Solfatara. Beautiful form; scarlet, gold center. .10 Sunrise. .\n exquisite, clear, lively pink 16 10,00 12,00 bS.OO 10.00 12.00 11.00 .15 1.35 .15 1.50 .15 1.50 .15 1.35 .15 1.50 12,00 13..50 8.00 10.50 I0..50 8,00 14,(K) 1,00 1.75 PEONY DECORATIVE Alice Roosevelt. .Mauve shaded 15 Berch van Ileemstede. Pure yellow 25 Ilortulanus Fiet. Salmon, yellow center 30 Ilortulanus Witte. Pure white 25 Mrs. Fleers. Rosy red 15 Princess Juliana. Pure white; free flowering, . .15 Souv. de Gustave Doazon. Fine scarlet; large (l.iwer 10 Zeppelin. A grand lilac variety 20 1.00 2.75 3.25 2.00 1.60 1.80 1.00 2,(10 13.00 22..50 26..50 15.75 13.00 13.00 SOO l."),75 GIANT DECORATIVE Each Doi. 100 10.40 MiW S37.O0 25 2.50 18.75 7.50 Fireburst. Ititcnse scarlet, slightly shadeladem. One of the best of the Ulac shades 25 2.50 Etruria. A very pleasing shade of reddish apricot 25 2.50 Freemason. Pale apricot center, passing to rii'li orange at tips 25 2.50 Golden Gem. One of the best golden yellow Cactus Dahlias 25 2.50 Helene. Lavender pink, changing to white at center 25 2 50 Mrs. T. W. Wiiilsi ' White in the center with edgings of lilac 25 2.50 Rev. Arthur Hall. Ruby crimson 25 2.50 Rosa Starr. A very beautiful lilac pink 25 2.50 * Satisfaction. A beautiful rose-pink shade. . . .25 2.50 Sandy. Golden orange, suffu.sed with fawn . . . .25 2.50 Mrs. Geo. Gaselton. Blackish maroon, shaded with purple , , . , 15 1.50 11.75 The King. The richest of velvety crimson 25 2.50 Thomas Challis. A very rich tone of salmon red 25 2.50 Yvonne Cayeux. A perfect star shape; color wliite • 25 2,50 SELECT CACTUS Alight. Rich, deep oranye, with a much bright- er center 10 Dr. G. G. Gray. A fiery crimson scarlet 25 Eureka. Deep purple 13 Genista. Deep amber, shadinir gold. Extra.. .10 J. II. Jackson. Blackish maroon. N'rry laiKc. .10 100 8,00 2.50 20,00 1 .35 10,75 75 5,50 75 5, .5(1 Fncli Dot. Idii •0.25 (2 50 121) (r> Kathleen Bryant. I)e.p, rich, velvety crim Ruby (irinslead. Soft yellow, nulIuKil roue fawn, ouler |H-tals light nrdmon pink... W. B. Chllds. Blackinh intirtMin, with purple hhadtngn Wellington. ( blowing crinmon, with a uliiuje of purpl.. (.miird tip« o.l 2 .vi 2(p cm Wm. Murshult. Uich i 13 1 .IS 10 7. 1 oninRe, with yellow ren- 175 lloi 175 I Km 3 0(1 21(1(1 1.25 KKni SHOW AND FANCY A. D. Livonl. Soft pink |(| nw hihi Dorothy Peacock, of InrKP «if«*: color clear I>ink .!« Drecr*H While. Pure KliKtcninit while Id Elsie DavldHon. Deep nuhit-n yellow :M1 Frank Smith. I)eer> maroon, whiu* tips .13 Gold Medal, ('unary yellow, niiirkcd with Klripe.4 and Npliwhc« of ile<-p re, ovnrUid clenr pmk Mry Merlin. HriKlit orange scarlet 10 Muriel. Decj) orange; very free. . . \:i Norma. Bright orange 10 Rose. Deep rose; extra long st<*ni(» 2.lfl» S(N) Id (Ml NIXI (HMI POMPONS Bobby. I'liiMi color; one of llie l>e«t (15 Darkest of All. .Nearly black; brMt dark 10 Fairy 0"een. Sulphur vellow, e^lged pink 05 Gruss am Weln. CrunliMl strawberry 10 Prince Charming. Cream, tipiK-. That the value of dynamite for cultivation is not cost of the expio general use. (lo(il)ied. but llie high -ive prevents its more Prohibition of Gooseberry Culture KegalNlillg the ■|.r..hib(t ioli "f I',, „,-,■■ berry culture in .Ma.s.saehiisetls owing to the rine blister fniigiis" there is 11 Ked- er:il ipiarantino on the importation of Wliite Pine from abroad, but there is no Fe«GOPODIUM Podagraria va- riettata 1.00 7.00 ANCHU.SA Myosotidieftora 1.75 12.50 ANEMONE Pennsylvanica 1.00 7.00 ARMERIA Maritima splendens .85 6 00 ARTEMISIA Abrotanum 85 6.00 Lactifolia 1.50 10.00 Pedemontana 85 6.00 Stellariana 85 6.00 ASCLEPIAS Incarnate 1.00 7.00 ASTERS. In 15 varieties. See Catalogue for prices. ASTILBE Ceres. Each 25c 2.50 Davidli 1.50 10.00 Grandis 2.00 12.50 Juno. Each 25c 2.50 Salmon Queen. Each 2.'>c.. . . 2 50 Vesta. Each 25c 2.50 BAPTISIA Australis 1.00 7.00 Tinctoria 1.00 7.00 BOLTONIA Asteroides 85 6.00 <:.\LIMERIS Incisa 1.50 10.00 CALTIIA Palustrls 1.00 7.00 C AT AN ANCHE Cairulea 1 .00 7.00 CENTAIJREA Dealbata 1.20 8.00 Macrocepliala 1.20 8.00 CEPHALARIA Alpina 1.50 10.00 CHELONE Lyonii 150 10.00 CIMICIFUGA Dahurica 1.50 10.00 Racemosa 1.25 8.00 Simplex. Each 25c 2.50 17.50 CLEMATIS Recta 1.50 10.00 Recta fl. pi 2.50 17.50 i CORONILLA Varia 1.00 7.00 DELPHINIUM Belladonna 1.50 11.00 BeUadonna Semi-Plena 2.00 15.00 Capri 3.00 22.50 K. Th. Caron 2.50 20.00 La Martine 2.00 14.00 Theodora 2 00 14 00 Doz. 100 DIANTHUS Deltoides S0.90 $6.00 DIELVTRA Formosa 1.25 8 00 DIGITALIS Lanata 85 6.00 DORONICUM Caurasicum. ... 1.25 8.00 Plantaaineum E.\celsum.. ... 1.25 8.00 ECHINOPS Spliasrocepljalus... 1.50 10.00 ERIGERON Intermedium 1 60 10.00 ERYNGIUM Planum 1.50 10.00 FUNKIA Ca^rulea 85 6.00 Minor Alba 1.00 7.00 GALEGA Hartlandi 1.00 7.00 GENTIANA Andrewsi 1.25 8.00 GERANIUM Fremont! I.OO 7.00 Platypetalum 1 00 7.00 GEUM Mrs. Bradshaw 150 10.00 GYPSOPHILA Cerastoldes 1.00 7.00 Paniculata 85 6.00 Paniculata fl. pi 2.00 15.00 Repens 1.00 7.00 HELENIUM Hoopesl 1.00 7.00 HELIANTHUS Miss Mellish 85 6.00 Orgyalis 85 6.00 HEPATICA Triloba 1.25 8.00 HIBISCUS Moscheutos 90 6.00 Mallow Marvels, Mixed 85 6.00 HYPERICUM Adpressum 90 6.00 INULA Ensifolia 1,00 8.00 IRIS, German. Mixed 60 4.00 Japanese. Mixed 1.00 6.00 KUDZU VINE 1.50 10.00 LINITM Perenne 1.00 7.00 Perenne Album 1.00 7.00 LUPINUS Moerheiml 2 60 17.50 Polyphyllus. Blue 1.50 10.00 Polyphyllus. White 1.50 10.00 LYCHNIS Viscaria Splendens.. 1.25 8.00 LYTHRUM Alatum 1.50 10 00 Brightness 1.50 10.00 Rose Queen 1.50 10.00 Roseum Superbum 1.00 7.00 MONARDA Fistulosa Alba 90 6.00 Violacea Superba 85 6.00 ONOPORDON Robert Bruce. . . 1.50 10.00 Tauricum 1.50 10.00 Doz. 100 PENTSTEMON Digitalis $1.00 $7.00 PHLOX. 34 varieties. .See catalogue for prices. PHYSOSTEGIA Virglnica 85 6.00 Virginica Alba 85 6.00 POPPY Orientate. In variety. . 1.50 10.00 Orientate, Perry's White 2.50 17.50 POTENTILLA Formosa 1.00 7.00 Hopwoodlana.. 1.00 7.00 PRIMULA Acaulis. Double lilac 2.00 15.00 Acaulis. Double white 2.00 15.00 Polyanthus 1.00 7.00 Veris 85 6.00 PULMONARIA Augustlfolia Aziu-ea. Each 25c 2.50 Saccharata Maculata 1.50 10.00 RUDBECKIA Autumn Sun 1.00 7.00 Rays of Gold 1.00 7.00 SALVIA UUginosa 1.20 8.00 Virgata Nemorosa 1.20 8.00 SAPONARIA Caucasica 1.20 8.00 SEDUM Acre 90 6.00 Album 90 6.00 Sexangulare 1.00 7.00 Spectabllis 1.60 10 00 Spectabiils. Pink 1.00 7.00 Stahli 1.00 7.00 SENECIO Wilsonianus 2.00 15.00 SILENE Schafta I.OO 7.00 SOLID AGO Canadensis 1.00 7.00 STATICE Tatarica 1,00 7.00 THALICTRUM. In variety 1.50 10.00 THERMOPSIS Carolinlana 1.25 8.00 TRITOMA Quartlniana 2.00 15.00 TROLLIUS Caucasicus. Orange Globe 1.50 10.00 Europseus 1.50 10.00 Japonicus " Excelsior " 1.50 10.00 VALERIANA Coccinea 1.25 8.00 Coccinea Alba 1.25 8.00 VERONICA Virginica Alba 1.00 7.00 VINCA Minor. Blue 85 6.00 Minor Aurea 1.50 10.00 HENRY F. MICHELL CO., Sis Market street, Philadelphia When ordering, please mention The Exehanee Aggeler & Musser Seed Co. Enjoy an Outing The custom of giving an outing to the worker.s, be they employees or employ- ers, brain or muscle operators, is not only a growing one in the seed and nur- sery industries of the country, but one that is to be commended. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy ; besides, play stimulates a healthy fellowship and loyalty in working forces that possesses a value much beyond mercenary consid- erations, it inspires industry, without which modern business never reaches its greatest success. It is therefore pleasant to record the outing given the brain and muscle workers, the owners and em- ployees of the Aggeler & Musser Seed Co. on April 30, under the shade of the giant California Evergreen Oaks, amid the mountain and valley scenery of Grif- fith Park, Los Angeles. The day was a perfect specimen of California climate. 130 jolly picnickers were in the cavalcade that wended its way to the grounds in automobiles, fully 75 of whom were employees of the establishment. At mid-day an outdoor lunch, consisting of those things in the way of solids and liquids that gratify the palate of Cali- fornians, was served under the protecting shade of the Oaks and Sycamore. The feast was voted a well-balanced ration by all present, after which outdoor games were indulged in, including baseball. Suitable prizes were offered by the firm and amid much joshing and persiflage duly awarded to the successful contes- tants. It was only when the sun began to disappear in the dip of the broad Pa- cific and the stars came forth, that the jolly seed and plant slTarps began to think of returning to the dusty city. All voted, however, that the occasion was not onl.v enjoyable but good for tired nerves. Giv- ing three cheers and a tiger for Messrs. Aggeler & Musser, the gasoline wagons were brought into requisition "vylien the members of the party wended their way home by the light of the rolling moon, contented and happy in the conviction that the personal equation after all is the thing that counts. H. W. Kruckebero. Los Angeles (Cal.) Seed Notes Charles Bolgiano of Washington, D. C, has been visiting the seed growers of this State during the past two weeks. A. E. Aggeler, vice-president of the Aggeler & Musser Seed Co., recently re- turned from a tour of inspection cover- ing the Pea fields, and reports a rather short crop, owing principally to a want of Spring rains. R. Bolgiano, of the Bolgiano Seed Co. of Baltimore, some two weeks ago met with an automobile accident by colliding with a speeding machine. In the con- cussion he was badl.v bruised and had two ribs broken. His daughter. Miss Ruth, who was with him, was cut about the face and head by flying bits of glass. It was lucky that more serious injuries were avoided, as the accident was cer- tainly fraught with danger. On April 29. Aggeler & Musser made a shipment of Tepary Beans that is certainly a record-breaker, consisting of 5.5 tons. It is said that this is the larg- e.st amount of Tepary Beans that has ever been accumulated. In addition to this heavy shipment, it is estimated there still remains in Arizona and California an additional 50 tons. The price is said to be about 50 per cent, higher than that ruling for other commercial sorts, especially the black eyes. Henry W. Kbuckebekg. Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward ufl promptly particulars as to forthcoming exhibitions.) Amherst, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, In connection with the Mass. Agricultural CoUegre, July 3-28, 1916. Bar Barber, Me.— Amer. S. Pea Soe.'s annual show, July 14-15. Sec'y H. A. Bunyard. Cliicaero, HI. — American convention of Garden Clubs, June, 1917. Greenwich, Conn, — Fall flower, finilt and vegetable show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 1916. Hartford, Conn, — Summer show of the Connecticut Hort. Soc. June 27-28. ^ewlston, Me. — Annual flower show of Lewiston and Gardeners' Union, Aug. 24 and 25. The .\iigeler ^: Musser Seed Conipany's employees' picnic party in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, April 30, 1915. One hundred and thirty people were in the party Mamaroneck, m. Y Summer show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horti- cultural Society, June 16-17. Motint KlBCO, Xf. "T. — Fall show of the Northern Westchester County Hort. and A.gri. Soc, Oct. 27-29. Sec'y, A. G. Itoss, Annandale Farm. New York. — The General Federation of Women's Clubs, 7th Regiment Armory, May 24, will have an exhibit of orna- mental and shade tree work in public parks and on private estates. Com- munications may be directed to Misa Mira L. Dock, chairman of the visit- ing committee of the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Fayette, Pa. New York. — International Apple Ship- per's Ass'n, Aug. 2. New York, N. Y. — Amer. Dahlia Soc's annual show, Sept 26-28, .in Engineer- ing Bldg., 25 W. 39th St. Sec'y J. H. Dick. New York. — Fall exhibit Horticultural Society of New York at Museum of Natural History, Nov. 9-12. Sec'y Geo. V. Nash, Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. T. New York.. — Pelham Bay Park. — Inter- national Garden Club's flower show, June 1-4. Secretary of the club, Miss Harriet Johnstone, 162 E. 36th St., New York City: show manager, Mr. Arthur Harrington. New York. — Annual Chrysanthemum show of the American Institute, En- gineering Society Bldg.,25-33 W. 39th St.. N. Y., Nov. 8-10. Sec'y Wm. A. Eagleson. The American Institute, 322- 324. W. 23d St. Providence, R. I. — Rhode Island Horti- cultural Society's Summer show, June 16. Providence, R. I. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Sept. 12 and 13. Providence, R. I. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Nov. 14 and 15. SyracDse, N. Y. — N. Y. State Fair, Sept. 11-16. ■West Springfield, Mass. — Opening of the Eastern States Agricultural Exposi- tion, October. IlowELL, Mich. — Howell is to have another greenhouse establishment. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkelhaus have broken ground on the Byron rd. Pdnxsutawney, Pa. — V. E. Carr, who has been employed in a furnitur<> factory, has resigned to give his entire time to the greenhouse business in which he has engaged as a side line for many years. May 30, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1227 Interior view of the storage room of McHutchison & Co., New York McHutchison & Co. Remove to Permanent Quarters With the reuKival of the business of McHutchison & Co.. The Import House, from IT Murray st. to 95 Chambers St., a new cliapter in the history of this suc- cessful firm is begun. Mr. McHutchison started this in 1902 at 21S Fulton st.. occupying one small office. It was necessary to move twice in the same building, doubling the space each time. In liMo the business was moved to 17 Murray St., occupying one floor that was 25ft. by 75ft. in size, but a part of it was sublet to another tenant. By 1912 the business bad so increased that it was necessary to get rid of the tenant and utilize the entire floor. On May 1. 1916, the company moved into its new quarters at No. 95 Cham- bers St.. where the entire tirst floor is used, being 27ft. wide by 150ft. in depth. The new building consists of five floors, basement and sub-basement on Chambers St. between Broadway and Church St., running through the entire block to Keade st. There is an entrance to the building on both streets. McHutchison & Co.. using the ("hambers st. entrance, while a combination freight and passen- ger elevator is located on the Reade st. side, making it convenient to ship and receive goods without interfering with the office entrance. The move to 95 Chambers St. was largely made in order to secure suitable permanent headquarters. The property was purchased a year ago when Mr. McHutchisim was looking about for new quarters, and the opportunity to buy advantageously came. The entire building is occupied by various tenants with the exception of one vacancy. The Cham- bers St. end of the floor used by Jlc- Hutchison iSc Co. is liandsomely fitted out for office purposes, and makes an attrac- tive working place. A full partition separates the office from the remainder of the floor which, running through to Reade st.. contains ample facilities for storage space. Last week there were about .'iOO bales of Raffia in stock. Raffia being a material in which this house is a large dealer: in fact. 570 bales in four shipments are said to be now on the water, and of Raffia cloth — which is practically a new product that Mc- Hutchison & Co. became interested in at the outbreak of the war — there are about 72.000 pieces now traveling. Mr. Mc- Hutchison saw an opportunity to handle this cloth at a time, when the regular business of the house became disturbed, owing to the difficulties of making hor- ticultural imports during the war. This cloth is largely used in the making of Summer hats, and the demand for it is fully equal to the supply. The new building is heated by steam, having, of course, electric lights and all sanitary improvements. The business of McHutchi.son & Co. is such a peculiar one that it is worth re- lating just what this house deals in. Its principal business is, of course, imports of plants, nui^ery stock and other h()r- licuttural goods from almost all over the wtu'ld. the greater part coming from France. Holland. Belgium. ,Tapan, Ger- many in normal times, Gt. Britain, Mada- gascar and Australia. The house acts as American agent for eight leading foreign firms. It is a nniqtie business : as Air. McHutchison briefly puts it, it is "Americanizing the Kuropean business." It is the task of the house to bring the products of foreign growers to the Ameri- can buyers at the s;une price charged by the foreign growers if American buyers went to purchase direct, and often the prices are even lower. The growers in the foreign countiies furnish desirable stock and see that it is properly packed and shipped ; McHutchison & Co. enter the shipments through customs for the American purchaser, and take care of the collection of the accounts for the foreign grower. It is by in this way protecting tlie interests of both grower and buyer that McHutchison & Co. have attained their succes.s. Ill the interest of IiIh buHinesH, .\lr. Mc- lluti'hison has croHHcd the eiiuator five limes, traveling extensively all over the world. He was born in Australia, gel- tinj; his early education there and work- ing in the nursery, florist and scimI buHi- ne.ss in his native land and New Zealand, lie then went to Kngland, working in Koi-hffu-d's for ii time aiifl going iicroHH to the continent to several other coun- tries lii'Core coming to America. Mr. Mclliilchisdn's rise in the import busi- ness dates from lii.s connection in 1897 with tlie lalo .Vugust Kh"lert. who was some years ago in this line at 21! Bar- clay St., as agent for some big foreign houses. After sonu' live years of travel- ing Mr. McHutchison's ninbilion made him start into bu.siness on his own ac- "lunt in 1902. .McHutchison & Co. control about 90 per cent, of the Uaflia business in the rniti'd .States, and it is said tlieir iirices "11 this material average about 15 per rent, below the prices now charged by lOuglisli, French and other continental houses. This house deals directly with the Madagascar producers, and takes the entire output of several plantations. Tlie liusiness of the house, then, is securing the iiroducts of growers all over the world and bringing tiieni to tlie very doors of tile .\niericaii horticultural buy- ers. It is a business that is full of dif- licultie.s, some natural and others made by man, including those that have to be met at the present time on account of the war. Yet it is such interesting work, carrying with it a study of the natural resources of many countries, labor, trans- portation problems, and so on. that it is big enough for any man's ambitirin. The business system of the house can be likened to a fan spread out all over the world gathering in products, each rib being a line to bring in the products i»f (MIC country, gathering them all tn uiie central spot and selling theni to the wholesalers, who in turn sell them to the retail dealers and others all over the TTnited States, many of whom, in- deed, do not even know whence the prod- ucts come. It is a great business that McHutchi- son & Co. have built up. and ils success is a tribute to the square dealing policy of James McHutchison and to his alert, receptive mind. Mr. McHutchison is an unusual business man. He has all good wishes for continued success. The Market Gardener IlilenHlve (roppinii on lonft Ulund Tlie KiirdenrrH on l^mg Ulnud, where the price of Innrt ih high, follnw intenoivc i-iiltiviition to the . •- ! . 1 r- ileucrs in other ►• i from them. Tic . .iie llic cn.pB and to k. ■ p -.iii. thiui; ;;i.jwing all the lime. Karly Teas are followed with Sweet Corn. Siring Beans are Imrveiited and within twinty-four hours after the pick- ers have left tlie field the vines are cleared away, n liberal oivering of stable manure is Nprend brondensl and plowed under, and a second crop of Corn. Cab- bage, Beets or CucumlMTM is pluutetl. Where such iotensive cultivation aa this is practiced there is no sinh condi- tion as idle groiinil. 'I'he noiment one crop is taken off, even though it may have covered only oue-twentieih of an iieie. another is really to take its place. .V striking example of continiious crop- |)ing is shown in the niethojng iKlanii growers. Celery plants are set iK-rmn- nenlly in rows 4ft. apart and ttuce plants »<-t Oin. apart. These are planted before tiic Celery is set and between the two rows rows of LettufT Radish seed is suld be cleaned up and planted. A lot of outdoor stock will he planted in beds, which will beau- tify the grounds as well as furnish stock. Peonies have started arriving .on the Txiuisville market; So far the offerings have been of the smaller blooms which are bringing $1 to $1.25 per dozen. The When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price LUt, and for a quotation for just what you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFIA in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra prima' long white broad Majunga, 1st quality Majunga and Ist quality Tamatave. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. AJl kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper of all Sundries Cable Address: ** Vaporizing'* London When ordprlnff. plr-ase iii'iitt'in 'llif Kxr-h -TO THE TRADE- HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany ^^^^^^^^ (Ert*bU«hed in 1787) Grower and ^Exporter on the very larfteet scale of all CHOICE VeCETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS Specialties: Beans, Be«ts, Cabba4[oa, C&rrotj, Kohl-Rabi. Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, Peas. Radishes, Spinach, Tarnips. Swedes, Asters. Balsams, Beifomas, Carnations. Cinorarias, Qlozinias, Larkspurs. Naaturtiums, Panaies, Petunias, Phlos, Primula, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc Catalogue free on application HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed). The mo«t perfect and most beautiful in the world. W.OO per os.. $1.75 per )i os., $1.00 per H o» Postage paid. Caab with order. All seeds offered are grown under my persona! supervision on my own Taat grounds, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality I also grow largely seeds on contract. Wh,»n orrt*r1nr- i)I^«»» njfntlcn The Kxclisn** better stuck should be briugiug $1.50 per dozen b.v next week. The I-ouisville llorisls are endeavoring in many ways to encourage school chil- dren of tlic city to become interested in flowers. The local schools are begin- ning to te;ich botany to the children tn the graded schools, whereas in past years botany was a subject reserved al- most entirely for the high schools. The florists have been asked to donate prizes tor children in many of the grade schools who have shown aptness in this direction. Derby Day. Saturday. May 13, brought out a fairly good demand for cut flow- ers and corsage bouquets. It was esti- mated that 40.000 people snw the Roses. The New Nanz & Neuner Co. sup- plied the flowers for crowning the Derby winner and the jockey's bouquet. The eoniiiany has furnished flowers for this occasion for twenty years. The warm weather of the past few days has been responsible for an abun- dance of flower.* coming to full bloom in the greenhouses of the William Walker Co.. at Anchorage, Ky. Rather than have this stock go unappreciated, the company recently offered its surplus stock, consisting of choice blooms, in its four o'clock box of cut flowers at fifty cents a box. The sale was re- stricted to the afternoons of three days at the end of the week. G. D. C. Contract Growers OF Peppei, Ege Plant, Kale, Okra, Radlah, Tomato, Spinach, Turnip, Sweet Com, Field Com Stokes SeediFarms, 1°' . Moofc'i"'". N. J. S. M. ISBELL & CO. JACKSON, MICH. Contract Seed Growers BEAN. CUCUMBER, TOMATO Radkh, Muskmeloo, SqiMah. Watemielon. Sweet Com. C<,mv>^m4Unct Soliciltd. Wh''n ordering, please mfnttoD Th« Brcbsof JAMES VICK'S SONS Seedsmen, Nurserymen, Florists ROCHESTER, N. Y. Use It and Save Time Our Stock and Material Index Page 1243 I 1230 The Florists' Exchange 1KJ!fif.i>^V'Pl^ .1^ StIDLWG SrUer Pink Snapdragon, pir.ctied inn. ' tidume ol ait grtwth It bate bI the fnt itid Silitr Tiik $M4iiB|i readf t« ihf . Snapdragon Pointers To be most successful it is better to be governed by tested rules. We give a few pointers regarding Snapdragon taken from our experimental records: Sow seed of our genuine Silver Pink Snapdragon before June 15. follow directions on topping and benching, setting the plants 12x15. The first crop of blooms will come in December, which should be cut, leaving all other growth. The myriads of shoots left should begin flowering in February and continue to flower until June. There should be from 30 to 50 shoots on each plant. If your trade calls for heavy spikes, thin them out. If for medium spikes, let all remain. So much for the greatest and most productive Snapdragon in existence. Treatment for other varieties will be about the same except they can be planted closer. Snapdragon is our one business. No better seeds can be produced. Each variety grown for seed is kept under glass in separate houses. We offer pure seed as follows: Our original Silver Pink, SlOO per pkt., 3 for S2.50, 7 for So.OO. Seed of Nelrose. Phelps' White. Yellow, Garnet. Buxton and Fancy Mixed, at 35c. per pkt-, 3 for SlOO. Free cultural directions. All orders cash. We have a few thousand seedling plants of Silver Pink at So. 00 per 100. This ad. will guide you to prosperity. Save it. G. S. RAMSBURG, - Somersworth, N. H. W'hfu orde^ring. plfnse m'^nti.m The Exchange Anglin^WalshCo. 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 'Phone, Franklin M7 Carnation and Chrysanthemum D.->«J Cul^^r. Spnd for complete list of KOOted tUttingS varieties and prices. Asparagus Plumosus Seedlings Nice, strong stock, $1.00 per 100, SS.OO per 1000; at $7.50 per 1000 In 5000 lots; 2;4-in. pots, S3.00 per 100, 825.00 per 1000. Begonias for Bedding Vernon, Luniinosa, Semperflorens. From 2;4-ln. pots, S;i.00 per 100, i'^a 00 per 1000. Dracaena Indivisa 3.00; 3-in. pot >0 per 100. Ferns 2Jj-in. pots, S3.00; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 3>.2-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. Cannas — AH Varieties From 3-ln. pots, $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. King Humbert, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. ColeUS Rooted Cuttings VerschaffeltH, Golden Bedder, Golden Oueen, Beckwith's Gem, and many other good varieties. Rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 1000; 2}i-in. pots, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cyclamen 2J-4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. For Ferneries, in best assortment. 23^4-in., $3.00 per 100. 100 1000 Boston $4.00 $35.00 Elegantissima 6.00 50.00 Whltmanl 5.00 40.00 ScottU 5.00 40.00 Roosevelt 5.00 40.00 Teddy, Jr 6.00 50.00 English Ivy 2}'4-in- PotB, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Verbenas 2K-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Bouvardias 2M-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Snapdragon All colors, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Carinas King Humbert, 4-in.: Florence Vaughan, A. Bouvier, R. Wallace, $8.00 per 100; orders 250 at 7Hc- V/rite for price on larger orders. BRANT BROS^ Inc^ Utica, Geraniums S. A. Nutt and double white, .4-in., at 7c. Variegated Vinca Vines, 4-in., at 12Kc. Stock all extra strong. New York When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange SALVIA BONFIRE and SPLENDENS, 2-in., $2.00 per 100 AI-TERNANTHERA. Red. 2-in., $2.00 per 100 HELIOTROPE, Blue. 2 in., $2.00 per 100. GIANT WHITE DAISY. 2-in., $2.00 per ROOTED CUTTINGS 100. $1.00 DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. per 100. CUPHEA. 760. POT 100. AGERATUM, Gurney, Pauline, Star. eOo. per 100, $5 00 per 1000. HELIOTROPE. Blue. 75o. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kinds. 60o. per 100. SS.OO per 1000. SALVIA, Bonfire and Splendens. 75a. per 100. FUCHSIA. 6 kinds. $1.00 per 100, $9 00 per 1000. STEVIA. D«arf. 75c. per 100, $0.00 per 1000. Cash. Byer Bros., Chambersburg, Pa. When orderiop, please ni'Mitlnn The Excban^e See ads. under "Classified Ad. Dept." Per 100 VERBENAS, in 2M-in pots. , . .$2.00 PETUNIAS. May 10th, 2}^in. pots 2.00 SALVIAS. Goodstock,3-in. pots. 4.00 Cash. JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM, Delaware, 0. Superior Field-Grown Pansy Plants IN BUD AND BLOOM EXHIBITION TYPES. $1.25 per 100 Also atronR, matured plants of COLUM- BINES, COREOPSIS. GAILLARDIAS, FORGET-ME-NOTS, ENGLISH DAI- SIES. FOXGLOVES, HARDY PINKS, WALLFLOWER and DELPHINIUMS. Will produce an abundance of flowers this season. $2.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS ROOTS. Barr's Mam- moth and Palmetto. 30c. per 100, $2.50 per 1000. William Riley, PHJSl'plSi'A. pa. A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACi«NA Indivisa. 2-in., 5o.; 3-in., lOc; 4-in., 15c.: .Vin., 25c. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2i.i-in,, $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevine. Rlcard, Per- kins and Buchner. 2-in., $2.00 per 100: 3-in„ $5.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., 10c. ; 4-in , 15c.: 5-in., 25c.; from bed for 2M and 3-in. pots', $5.00 per 100. , „ . „ ,j COLEUS VerschafleltU and Golden Bedder; CIGAR PLANT, SCARLET SAGE, Zurich; AGERATUM, BLUE HELIOTROPE. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Yellow King Humbert Canna THE GRANDEST GREEN-LEAVED CANNA ON EARTH. A SPORT OF RED KING HUMBERT, ORIGI- NATED BY US FIVE YEARS AGO Large 3-in. pot plants. 35c. each, $3.50 per doz.. $25.00 per 100. Only a Few Thousand Plants for Sale at Any Price. Mall us your order today Grow this Canna, and you will never grow any other yellow Canna with green foliage. Flowers larger than King Hum- bert, lightly spotted red; not affected by sun and heavy rains; five and six clusters, larger than a peck measure, on one stalk. A very healthy grower. Plant design beds with red and yellow King Humbert Canna, same as red and yellow Coleus, and you will have a wonderful show. Florists who have seen this Canna growing on our place say. without exception, that it leads any- thing for show and rank growing and free blooming they have ever seen. Received Certificate of Merit at New York Flower Show. Do not fail, under any circum- stances, to try at least a few plants. Order todav. AlonzoJ.Bryan, "^"llEl^^r^j. DRACAENAS ,,.,„ 4-in $10.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosa. 4 -in. 10.00 HELIOTROPE 4 -in. 6.00 VINCA Variegata 4 -in. 7.00 2M-in. 3.00 3- in. 5.00 SALVIA Bonfire 2l4-\n. 2.50 GYMNOCARPA, Dusty MiUer 2 3^-in. 2.50 NASTURTIUMS 2,H-in. 2.50 Cash with order, please. E. L. RILEY TRENTON, N. J. R. F. D. No. 2 Phone 4815 Give credit where credit Is due — Mention Exchanite Carnations Strong Plants from Pots White Enchantress, Enchantress Supreme, Crimson Beauty, S3.50 per 100; Alice, S7,00 per 100, Mrs. Lawson, 33.50 per 100. Geraniums In bud and bloom Beauty of Poitevine, John Doyle, S. A. Nutt, Alphonse Ricard, J. J, Harrison. Mme. Landry and La Favorite. Strong plants, from 33-^-in. pots. $7.00 per 100: 4-in. pots. 88.00 per 100. Vinca Variegata Strong plants from 3-in. pots, S5.00 per 100; 3H-in. pots. $S.OO per 100; 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Cash with order. S. G. Benjamin, Fishkill, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Eichange Fine field-grown transplanted plant*, in bud and bloom, mixed colors SI. 25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, by express. Cash with order. PETER BROWN LANCASTER, PA. Carnations POT PLANTS Benora Eureka British Triumph Enchantress Supreme Lady Northcliff Matchless White Wonder From 2-inch pots $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Enchantress Lady Bountiful Pink Winsor White Winsor From 2-inch pots $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 Chrysanthemums ROOTED CUTTINGS Thanksgiving Queen, Unaka, Dolly Dimple, Ellse Papworth, Intensity, Golden Dome, John Shrimpton, Lynnwood Hall. Patty, Yellow Eaton, Unaka. $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Autumn Glory. Ada Spaulding, CuUing- fordii. Dr. Enguehard, Early Snow, Golden Glow. Geo. Kalb, Glory of the Pacific. H. W. Rleman, Money Maker, Maud Dean, Mon- rovia, Mrs. J. Jones, Miss Alice Byron, Mrs. Baer, Major Bonnaffon. Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Robt. Halliday, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon, W. H Lincoln and Timothy Eaton. $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. CANNAS IN 30 VARIETIES From 3 H-in. pots, etrong planta, $6.00 and $8.00 per 100. Miscellaneous Plants Ready for Immediate Sales Size pots 100 ALYSSUM 2K-in. J3.00 ACH YRANTHES. 5 sorts 2}i-in. 3.00 ABUTILON SavltzU 2>i-m. 3.00 AGERATUM, Blue and White 2}i-in. 3.00 AGERATUM. Blue and White 3H-in. 5.00 ALTERNANTHERAS 2)i-in. 3.00 AMPELOPSlSVeitchll 3 -in. 8.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 3 -in. 6.00 ASPARAGUS Sprenaeri 4 -in. 10.00 BEGONIAS, ErfordU, Vernon, Crimson Bedder and Gracilis Rosea 2 -in. 3.00 BEGONIAS, Varieties for Basket and Vases 2H-in. 4.00 CUPHEA Platycentra 2}i-in. 3.00 COLEUS, All leading sorts 2}i-in. 3.00 COLEUS, All leading sorts 3 -in. 4.00 CENTAUREA Gvmnocarpa 2Ji-in. 3.00 DRACAENA Indivisa 4 -in. 15.00 DRACAENA Indivisa 5 -in. 25.00 DRACAENA Indivisa 7 -in. 40.00 ENGLISH IVY 4 -in. 8.00 FEVERFEW, Double White 2K-in. 3.00 FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. . . . 2>i-in. 3.00 FUCHSIAS, Double and Single 3K-in. 8.00 FORGET-ME-NOT 2M-in. 3.00 GERANIUMS, Double and Single. . 3H-in. 7.00 Special Varieties 3H-in. 8.00 Double and Single 2>i-in. 3.00 Fragrant Rose, etc 3H-'n. 8.00 HELIOTROPE 2>i-in. 3.00 HELIOTROPE 3M-in. 6.00 rv Y. German 2Ji-in. 3.00 LANT.\NAS. 6 varieties 2>i-in. 3.00 LEMON VERBENAS 3 -in. 6.00 LEMON VERBENAS 2K-in. 3.00 LOBELIA, New Double Blue 2 Ji-in. 3.0C LOBELIA, New Double Blue 3 -in. 6.00 MOONVINE, True White 2}i-in. 4.00 MOONVINE, True White 4 -in. 10.00 PETUNIAS, Single Fringed 2ii-ui. 3.00 SALVIAS 2>i-in. 3.00 SALVIAS 4 -in. 6.00 SWAINSONA Alba 2Ji-in. 4.00 STEVIA Compacta 2Ji-in. 3.00 TRADESCANTIA, 2Ji-in. 3.00 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 3 -in. 6.00 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 4 -in. 10.00 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 2>i-in. 3.00 SEND FOR CATALOGUE Wood Brothers Fishkill, N. Y. Wltea ordering, please mantlon 1%« Bzchutc* Mnv 20, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1231 Preparedness Our Special Bargain Offer of Balbs Prices less 5% If cash iiccomp-anles order Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ears) 100 1000 6 to Sin $1.00 $7.50 8 to 10 in 2.00 17.50 10 to 12 in 4.50 40.00 12 to 13 in . 7.50 60.00 Monsters, measuring 13 in. and up 12.00 CANNAS CHEAP TO CLOSE All at $1.50 per 100; $14.00 per 1000 Red-Flowering, Green Foliage Cannas Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Bright crim- son. Bronze-Leaved Red-Flowering Cannas ' Shenandoah. 6 ft. Salmon; bronzy foliage. Wyoming. 7 ft. Purple foliage, orange colored. Cannas, White and Cream Shades Mont Blanc. 3J-2 ft. Almost a pure white. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued HYACINTHUS CANDICANS (Summer Hyacinth) Larie bulbs. $1.60 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. MADEIRA Large bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $16.00 per 1000 TUBEROSES Double Pearl. Selected bulbs. 4 to 6 in. in clrcum., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 6 to 8 in. in ojr- cum.. $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. CINNAMON VINES Bulbs, 6 to 10 in., $2.00 per 100. $17.50 per 1000 GLADIOLUS 100 1000 America. The flowers are of immenBe size, of the most beautiful flesh- pink color. Top Roota $1.50 $12.00 Fir8tSiae, IK in. andup 1.25 10.00 Augusta. One of the beat floriata' white Gladioli. First size bulbs, XX. IH in. and up. 1.50 12.00 Selected bulbs, X, IH to IH in 1.25 10.00 renchleyensis. Fiery scarlet. First aire bulbe. XX, IH to 2 in 1.35 12.00 Second size, X, 1 to IK in 1.25 10.00 Mrs. Francis King. Flowers of the most brilliant, soft scarlet. A characteristic of theee flowers is the brilliant effect under artificial light. 1.50 12.00 Niagara. In color the flowers are a delightful cream shade with the two lower inside petals or segments blending to canary yellow. The throat is splashed nith carmine, and the lower ends of the outside petaU are also blushed with carmine 3.75 35.00 Prlnceps. Color rich crimson, with broad, white blotches across the lower petals 1.75 15.00 Pink Beauty. One of the earliest va- rieties. The spike is slender and pro- duces a large number of medium- sized flowers, open at one time on the spike. The color is deep rose, with a deep crimson blotch in the throat 1.75 15.00 Prices on other bulbs or seeds upon application. HARRY A. BUNYARD CO., Inc. The Uptown Seed Store 40 West 28th Street New York City Geraniums, Heliotrope, Fuchsicis, etc, etc GERANIUMS S. A. Nutt. A. Rlcard. Beaute Poitevlne. Mar. de Castellane, Glolre de France, Mad. Jaulin, La Favorite. 3M-in. pots. $5.00 per 100, HELIOTROPE. Queen of Violets and Mad. Blonay, white. 3H-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS, Avalanche and Snow White. 4- in. pots. $10.00 per 100. CANNAS, Duke, Florence Vaughan, Queen Charlotte and Martha Washington. 4-in. pots, •5.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. 3-in. pots, $3.50 per 100. COBEA Scandens. Blue. 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. VERBENAS. Best colors. 3-in. pota, $2.50 per 100. ALYSSUM. (Carpet of Snow.) 3-in. oots, $2.50 per 100. SALVIA Bonare. HELIOTROPE Queen of Violets and VINCA Variegata. 2H-in. pots, S2.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS Avalanche and Snow White. 3-in. pote, $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. WM. J. CHINNICK, Trenton, N. J. Baltimore, Md. Quantities of Darwins aro coining in, nrinK- ing around S3 per 100. The first Peonies of the season have conio into this market durinR the past week. They are mainly the variety tenuifolia rubra, arid a few other very early varieties. A shipment of wliite Peonies from the South brought around $6 per 100. Festiva maxima and other Kood varieties desirable for Memori- al Day are t*till behind, but recent showers, coupled with warm weather, may bring them in time yet. Kvery indication, however, seems to be for a shortage of Peonies for Memorial Day. The flower mart on Wednesday was a picturesque affair and successful in many ways. From financial and aesthetic points of \-iew the affair proved to be a complete success to its organizers, l>ut a surprise was sprung to the participating florists, in that the committee could sell cut flowers and especially Sweet Peas at lower prices than what they crnild afford to sell them for in their own stores. The local market of late has been very dull. Mother's Day helped to boost the demand for flowers for a day, but then it was mostly Carnations that were in demand. The abundance of hardy outdoor grown flowers tends to limit the demand for green- house grown stock to funeral work. True, there is quite a call for plants suitable for window boxes and bedding stock, but these are the lean days in the returns for cut flower crops. White Carnations were cleaned out and brought on an average of $5 per 100. Other colors sold rather well around $3 per 100. The price of Roses remained stationary from the pre\'ious week, specials selling around 6c. to 8c.; No. 1 around 3c. to 4c.; shorts at Ic. to 2c. Am. Beauties brought around S4 per doz. Sweet Peas were plenti- ful, bringing from 25c. to oOc. per 100. Callas and Easter LiUes were all too plenti- ful and were hard to move at So per 100 blossoms. M. Wells of the West End Florist Store is still at the Franklin Square Hospital, where he was operated on last week for appendicitis. While he is on the mend, he has not as yet been allowed to sit up. We trust he may have a speedy recovery. The Annual Flower Mart was held on May 10 at the foot of Washington Monu- ment on Mount Vernon place. This is the fifth year for this institution, the proceeds of which are devoted to further the work of the Civic League, vacant lot garden work. On June 6 will take place the first of a series of local flower shows by the different neighborhood and garden clubs. This horti- cultural display will be held near Chatta- lonee station in the Green Spring Valley. The schedule of prizes for floral displays during Maryland Week in November of this year has been mailed. A. G. Fiedler and Co. had the decoration of the Masonic banquet hall on last Wednes- day for the banquet of Pythagoras Lodge. Covers were laid for over GOO persons. The decoration consisted of baskets of assorted Roses and a buttonhole or corsage of Radiance Roses at each plate. Mr. Fiedler and his staff have been kept busier than ever of late. They report a rush of funeral work. At John Cook's store the window decora- tions are forever changing. A basket con- taining sprays of a collection of Acacias was exceptionally graceful and attractive. Mr. Cook a tew years ago had a large collection of big specimen Acacias, but lack of room made him dispose of them. He is now con- templating increasing his stock of a number of the best varieties. At the House of Flowers, Mr. Pierce and his staff have been very busy with funeral work. They have recently used with con- siderable success the foliage of the so-called California Chestnut or Tan Bark Oak, of which the correct botanical name is Pasania densiflora. This foliage is of very dark, glossy green, feathery substance, and is all the more useful in that it comes in at a time of the year when all other greens are of poor quality. John Miller of 3646 Old York Road has recently announced his decision to retire from the florist's business. Since Mr. Miller suffered an accident last Summer he has been in poor health, hence his decision to sell out. Mr. Miller purchased this place about four years ago from E. P. Welch. Since then the opening of high class suburban developments all around him have made his place valuable for headquarters for landscape work. Mr. Miller has been growing a general line of stock, doing both a retail and wholesale business. F. J. LeClaib. Seasonable Plants, Cuttings, izz:= Seeds and Bulbs =i=: A GOOD LINE OF COMMERCIAL PL^VNTS, CUTTINGS, SEEDS AND BULBS, FOR IMMEDIATE PLANTING STAND BACK OF EVERY ORDER SHIPPED. SATISFACTION*:^*^ GUARANTEED IS MY WAY OF DOING BUSINESS ^B^ ROSFS Strong 3-in., al SJ-i-in. pricM: Shawycr. Scott Key. Whlt» »nenbcril. Mr.. Taft. Klltarney Brilliant. Flrellamc. 12 50 per do.., J15.00 per lUO. ROSES from 3i<;-in. pota, own root, 6no for plantina out or forcing: Hadley, KalMrln Au6u»ta Victoria. Illlllnftdon. Pink Klllarncy, felchmond. 11.50 per dot.. MOO per 100. FBRNS— Continued 100 1000 2.-).00 20.00 35.00 25.00 25 00 25.00 25.00 AsparaigUS Plumosua SeedUnat. $S 00 per lUOO; in ."'lOOO lots at »7.60 per 1000: in 2>i-in. »3.00 per 100. »25.00 per 1000. Seedllnts and Pot Plants, all other va- rieties. Prices on application. Begonias loo looo CHA lELAlNE, Strong Mcd- lings from BOd t3.50 J30.00 ou-in o.OO 45.00 Ifn : 8.00 75.00 4.i„ 12.00 LORRAINE. 2K-in 12 00 100.00 CINCINNATI. 2H-ia 15.00 135.00 MRS.J.A.PETERS6N.2>i-in. 25.00 200.00 '^^i^.l^j;^!.^"^ ."."'.':"'.': 5.00 4ooo LUMINOSA and ERFORDIA. 2}i-iu. pot... 300 VERNON. 2-in iM BEDDING. As-icirtcd. 2M-in. 4.00 BoUVardislS. Excellent stock, ready May Ist and later. 100 1000 Red 2V4-in $5.00 HO.OO Pink. 2M-in 5.00 40.00 White. 2li-in 5 00 40.00 Carnations. From 2M-in. pota and from soil in best standard varieties at right price. Will quote you on apphca- tion. Rooted 'Mum Cuttings Tlie following are the best newer varieties of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 Ear^y Frost »300 $25.00 Mrs. M. R. Morgan. „B«it golden Thanksgiving yellow. . 18.00 130.00 White Chieftain •» 00 '"^"" Golden C:hadwlck 3 00 White Chadwlck 3.00 Pink Chadwlck 3.00 Bronze Chadwlck 3.00 Oconto. Best early white, to foUow Early Frost 3.00 20 00 Unaka, Alice Byron, Balfour, Apple- ton, Bonnaflon, Roman Gold, Chrj-so- lora, Chas. Razer, White Bonnaflon, Yellow Jones. Polly Rose. Dr. Engue- hard. Smith's Advance. Chieftain. Pa- cific Supreme, Seldewitz and other varie- ties, $1-75 per 100, $1.'' 00 per 1000. Pompon 'Mums. Rooted Cuttings. A fine list of best varietiea. $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Also a full list of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. ColeUS. Rooted Cuttings. Golden Bedder. Verschafleltll and all other best varieties. 85c. per 100. postpaid: $7.00 per 1000 by eipresa collect. 2-in in beat varieties and mixed. $2.00 per 100. $18,50 per 1000. Cyclamen. very best BtraiD and colors; fine plants. Xmas Red. Pink. Salmon, Pure White, White with Eye. Dark Glowing Red, 2}4-m.. $8.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000; 3-in.. $8.00 per 100, $7,5,00 per 1000. Dahlias. 2-in., choicest varietiea for cut flowers. Send for list of varieties. $4 00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Daisies. Two best Winter cut flower varieties. 100 1000 Boston Yellow. Strong 3H-in. bushy plants. 25 for $4.00. S12.00 per 100; 2!.i-in $8.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Giant White-flowering. Root- ed Cuttings ■■.•■ 2.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 3H-in 1000 Rooted Cuttinga 1-75 Single White. Best variety lor pota; large flowering. 2>i-in. 5.00 Dracaena Indlvlsa. strong, trana- planted seedlings. $2.00 per 100, $17^ per 1000; 2M-in.. $300; 3-m., $5.00; SM-in^foofVin.. $15.00; 6-in.. $26.00; 6^in.. $40.00 per 100. Ferns. Table Ferns. best varieties. 2^i-in. . . 3-in In 100 ...$3.00 ... 6.00 1000 Boston Ferns. 2Vi-in $4.00 $35 00 Roosevelt. Whltmanl com- pacta, Scholxell, Scottll. All2ji-in ■ 5.00 40.00 Elegantlsalma Improved and Elegantlaalma compacta. ou.in 8.00 OO.OU T«fay7jr:.:: 5.00 4500 Table Fern Seedlings. In beat varieties 1 flat. $2 00 per flat; 5 flats, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats. $1.80 per flat. Shipped in or out of Bata. Geraniums, s. a. Nutt. Ricard. Jean (Jberlo. I'ollcvine. Mad. .Sallerol; also otlitT varutiea. Strong. 2|.j-m, pot plants, S.1,00 per 100, $25.00 per lUOO. Hydrangeas. 2yi-\a otakaa.and beat French varietiea. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. '^aid«— • ''•.".-..rrr^O.ToO 2)i-iL. ■:■.:::::::.:::::..:..• 3.00 25.00 Palms in all sUea. Fine stock. Write for prices. PansieS. Field grown, in bud and bloom, mixed colors, fine strain. Urge planta 1.25 lo.uu Extra large phinta 2.U0 15.UU Roses. 1000 J. J. L. Mock, 2-yr.-old, bench grown. Own root 1000 1000 Mra. Chaa. Ruaaell. 3-yr.- old. bench grown 12.00 2K-in.. grafted and own root, in varieties, good, clean stock. Pncea apphcation. Place your order now '='"^."^- 100 1000 SmlleiX. 2!,i-in »3.00 $W.00 Snapdreigons. surer Plnli. Giant White. Gtant YeUow. Clean Hooted Cut- tings '00 IS.IW SUver Pink, Giant YeUow, Giant White. 2>i-in *00 Stevia. (DouWe and single) ■>,in 2.50 Rooted Cuttings. Postpaid.. 1.50 all on for Verbensis. 2>i-in.... 3.00 Seedlings. .Mixed '5 VinCa VaHegata. Root- ed cuttings. Postpaid. 1.25 Variegated. 2}i-in 3 00 35.00 20.00 7.50 25.00 850 2-in. 200 3-in 8.00 3H-in,. strong 8.00 4-in,, 10 to 12 leads, heavy. . .12.00 75.00 50.00 45.00 25.00 15.00 25.00 15.00 Cannas. s-in. pota. Rosea Glgantea f.OO A. Conard 5.00 20 best ^tand.ard varieties >, 300 Florence Vaughan. Bouvler, Crory. Rich. Wallace. Egandale. Prea. Meyers. Pennsylvania and others. Gladiolus for Forcing First size. Long Island grown. Now re^. America »lig*!?lS Augusta. 1-50 12.00 Halley. Salmon...... 2-50 20.U0 Brenchleyenala. Sc«l.t. 150 11.00 fj^^e ::;.:::::;!! s.oo 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 75.00 Mrs. Francis King. .■•■•■. 1-50 MW Light and White. Floriata Finest Mixture 1 " 14^ New Crop Asparagus Seeds ASPARAGUS Plumosua Nanua (Green- house grownl. $3.00 per 1000; 6000 at $2.50 per 1000. Sprengerl. /.5c. per 1000. Lily Bulbs. I.el me quote you on GIganteum and Formoaum. There are Co"ld°StSrage VaUey Pipe, 260 in a case. $7-50 per case. 'Pbonea _ _^ ROMAN J. IRWIN, farragut]373| JQ8 w. 28th St., N.Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 1232 The Florist's Exchange California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Grown by the million as specialties and sold at prices tiiat get your business and give you a profit. You go to a specialist in other lines of business; why not use the same judgment here ? A trial order will convince you why I always sell my stock. My customers are all pleased customers. AU grades offered. Norway Spruce A IV D Norway Maples A block of each, all specimen trees, on ground that I wish to clear. In ordering from me you take no chances; all grades are guaranteed. Price lists now ready. The Robbinsville Nurseries C. A. BENNETT. Prop. ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. When oi-derlu^, please mention Tbe Lxcbiiu^e The Holland Nurseries ^_______ l(PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND When ordering, please meptlon Tbe Exchange VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFERED BY Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange P. Ouwerkerk 21 e Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES RIiododendrons,AzaIeas,Spiraeas, Japonica, Lilium Speciosum, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts PRICES MODERATE When ordering, please meptiop Tbe Eichapge Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask For Price Liat Mountain View Floral Co., Portland, Ore. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Berberis Thunbergii Extra Good 100 1000 15 to 18 inches $6.00 $50.00 18 to 24 inches 7.50 65.00 Tsuga Canadensis Very Fine Each 10 3 to 4 feet $1.50 $14.00 4 to 5 feet 3.00 25.00 Send for trade list. LITTLEFIELD & WYMAN NORTH ABINGTON, - - MASS. When ordering, please mfntion The Exchange Fine, Large, Austrian, White, Scotch and Mugho Pines The best in the country. Make appointment. See the stock. THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO. Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648-4. Bridgeport Division. Established 21 years. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Nursery Stock t Florists Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses, Clematis, Phlox, Paeonies, Herbaceous Perennials Ampelopsis Veitchii California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. © T. SMITH CO.. Geneva. N. Y. 70 YEARS 1000 ACRES When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange TREES Largest tissortrnent New Enjjlantl. Ever, greens, dec, both coniTTii varieties. Sturrly. stock that can be depend- ed upon. Send for catalog and special trade prices. 2S2?l SHRUBS Finest of sbrnbs. Special the z-cKluoUR trecB. lKv r\'S?*..r^^^Cfc.-h» ^i\IfCC^nc^<: ^r:x.(ie prices. P-y i non and rarer lI^K. l-VCy-cJlAlC "V^NlI^'Cri'CA thousan. (JcnevA, Neb.: ^ - Hall, K,M l.i-layed such havoc among the old .Andromeda family, splitting it up into pirhnps a dozen other generic names, but has been In faniiliur use by many for at least a half century. Both these LcucothoES are found along margins of creeks, etc., in their native wilds. In Euonymus amerlcanus there is a beautiful shrub, far too seldom seen in col- lections. This neglect, lus it appears to be, may come from an error, more than one nurseryman has fallen into the mistake of taking Euonymus atropurpure.i for amer- lcanus. lliey are quite distinct — tliough both are native to this country. The one of our notes, E. americanus, is not the robust grower the other is, and in every way is quite distinct from it. Its foliage is smaller and of a shining green color. Then in some cases the growth is almost of a creeping nature. This feature has led some botanists to consider there are two .sorts of E. amer- icanus, one upright, the other creeping. But often when one comes to a group of the creeping or trailing one, there may be seen an upright shoot, here and there. This leads one to suppose there may be but the one kind, varying at times from the upright to the spreading growth, just as the Japanese one E. radicans, does. It is in what may be termed the capsule of the seeds of this Euonymus that one of its attractions lie. These are orange col- ored, and quite warty, differing from any other species we have ever .seen. When the capsules are ripe and open the orange col- ored seeds that all species have are dis- played. When the trailing form— which by the way, some call odoratus — meets with Winter, and forest leaves or snow covers it, it is evergreen, as are some other shrubs classed as deciduous. Propagate from cuttings and from seeds. In nursery lists what are Herbaceous known as 'herbaceous Clem- Clematis ,,tis are those of a shrubby, non climbing nature. There are, of course, many others of herbaceous nature, such as coccinea for instance, which though her- baceous, make a growth of vine of many feet in length every Summer, Tlie herbaceous ones of the catalogs are confined to three or four principal sorts, represented by Davidiana, integrifolia, recta and recta double. These make an upright growth not more than two feet, dying to the ground on the approach of Winter. Recta is a Eurojiean sort, one of the first of this class to be cultivated in herbaceous collec- tions here. Its flowers are in dense corymbs, white and .somewhat sweet scented. Growing to but 9ft. to 3ft, it is well suited among a collection of herbaceous plants. There is a double flowered one known, but it appears not common in cultivation. Integrifolia has bluish white flowers, solitary, lin. to 2in. in length, produced in great profusion. Like the last, it is from Europe. There is a variety of it with deep blue flowers. Davidiana is newer in cultivation than tlie others. It is of Chinese origin. Its flowers are of a lavender blu^ tubular, in clustered heads, and fragrant. It is admired for its beauty, finding a place in almost all general col- lections of herbaceous plants. In some lisU this is mentioned as a probable variety of an older sort, tub- ulosa, a blue flowered one, introduced from China in 1845. . There are .still others that could be added to these low-growing herbaceous Clematis. In our own country there is ochroleuca, for instance, a yellowish white flowered sort, growing to bush 18in. in height, which Is quite rare in cultivation. Besides increasing these Clematis from seeds, there is the making of cuttings under glass from the young growth of earlv Spring towards gaining a supply. 1234 The Florists' Exchange NOTICE! Surplus List First Grade In £very Respect NO CELLARED STOCK Feet In. Cal. Per 10 Per 100 5.000 Norway Maples .... 10-12 H to 1 f $6.00 $55.00 5.000 Norway Maples .... 10-12 If to 2 7.50 65.00 200 Norway Maples.... 12-14 2 to 2^ 12.50 100.00 1.000 Pin Oak 8-10 1 to If 6.50 60.00 500 Red Oak 6-8 1 to U 6.50 60.00 300 Mossy Cup 6-8 1 to 1 i 6.50 60.00 500 Lombard Poplar .... 12-14 1 ^ to 1 i 3.00 25.00 100 Lombard Poplar... 14-16 3 to 4 15.00 100.00 1.500CatalpaSpeciosa... 12-14 2 to 2^ 6.00 50.00 l.OOOCatalpaSpeclosa... 10-12 lito2 4.00 35.00 500 American Elms 10-12 1 1 to 2 6.00 50.00 500 American Elms 10-12 IJ to H 4.50 40.00 500 Larch, bow-branched 5-6 4.50 40.00 F.O.B. Lancaster car lots, or boxed and baled at cost B. F. BARR (^ CO. Keystone Nurseries Lancaster. Pa llllllllllllllllllllllllllS When ordering. plea£« mention The Exchange 500.000 PANSIES Field-Grown— In Bud and Bloom— Mixed Colors There is no better strain for commercial purposes than my Superb Strain Pansies, grown from seed of my own raising, and the result of over 20 years' careful breeding. Send a trial order and be convinced. Fine, large plants, $1.25 per 100, JIO.OO per 1000. Some extra large plants, $15.00 per 1000. 13,000 VINCA Variegata Out of 4-inch pots, $12.50 per 100. GERANIUMS, out of Sj-^-inch pots, 17.00 per 100. Largest Grower of Pansies for the Trade in the United States. CASH WITH ORDER. BY EXPRESS ONLY. CONCORD JUNCTION, Leonard Cousins, Jr., MASS. irdeiiiic. please mention Tin Coleus Verschaffeltii. G. Bedder and 12 others, 2-in pots, $1.75 per 100. J17..50 per 1000. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Scarlets and Pink-s. 2-in., «2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.00 per 100. SALVIAS. 3-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE GIANT SWEET ALYSSUM and HELIOTROPES. L'-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. SNAPDRAGONS. VERBENAS. DUSTY MIL- LER, AGERATUM, STOCKS. 2-in pots. $1.50 per 100; 3-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. CAN- NAS, Green and Bronze Leaf, $4.00 and $5.00 per 100. PANSY PLANTS. 50c. and SI. 00 per 100 TOMATOES, PEPPERS. CABBAGE. 2-in pots, $1.25 per lUO, EGG PLANTS, CAULIFLOWER Seedlings. .50c. per 100; 2-in. pots, $1.,50 per 100. CELERY, Self-Blanchlng. French Seed. $2.50 per 1000; Transplanted. 50c. per 100 BOSTON FERNS. 3'i-in. pots, $10.00 per 100 Cash with order. ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y. When ordering, please mentloa The Bzchaiurt BEGONIA BEGONU Luminosa SErOLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK, N. Y. Chrysanthemums Oconto and Chieftain. 2M-in., strong plaDta. 14.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, 3-in., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2-m., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave.. Syraouaa.N.Y. Wben orderlDff, please mentloa Tbe Bxetasncs IIIUIIIIIIIII Ornamental Nursery Stock | ia handled with profit and satiafaction by hundreda of our florist customers. We grow the ^ following lines in large quantities and are always glad of the opportunity to make quotations, s Field-Grown Roses, Flowering Shrubs, Perennial Plants, J Climbing Vines, Ornamental Trees 1 OUR CURRENT PRICE LIST will be gladly forwarded on request. g NOTE. — Use printed stationery. We sell to the trade only, and do not knowingly compete p with our customers by allowing our trade prices to get into the hands of private planters. = JACKSON & PERKINS CO., NEWARK, NEW YORK | iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiinHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu^ When ordi^rlng. please mention Tbe Exchange SOUTHERN STATES — Continued San Antonio, Tex. Walter \V. We.stgate. M'> Gardeu St., wlio was formerly iu business in Seattle. Wash., has retnrnert to this city and will engage in the Horists' business, making his specialty plants and bulbs exclu- sively. As soon as he has secured a good location, he will make arrangements to do his own growing. He is a first-class propagatiir. and intends to work very hard for success. Washington, D. C. "White Carnations at 5c. Mother's Day is over, and after calling up the various stores and making inquiries, we innd that the business wa-s very unsatisfactory compared with last vear, while some of the stores report an increase. Carnations were plentiful ex- cept white, which sold for 6c. and 8c. and a number of these were left on hand. The stores sold them for 10c. and 20c. each and downtown they could be had ■ in the street for •'Jc. There is no doubt in the world that if this day had been properly advertised there would have been a different tale to tell. The stores that advertised Mother's Day in their windows are the ones that did the best business. It has been suggested that the florists get together next year. It no donl>t will be a good thing for all time t.. come, if we do not kill the day com- mercially. Stock is plentiful and can be boughtat almost any price. Outdoor Valley, which has been exceptionally fine this year, is about over. The market now is flooded with German Irises. Peonies are cctoing in bv the thousands. Gude Bros. Co. has an order for .'iOOO this week from New England. This firm will cut about 1.5.000. Everybody that does outside work has all they can do for the present. George Shaffer has had. for the last month, the most artistic and best arranged windows seen in Washington for some time, both in arrangement .and the accessories used. Jos. W. Corridon of Tuxedo, Mary- land, has been bringing in Water Lilies for the past week — the first of the sea- son. He has cut about 300 a day so far. A number of weddings have kept the floiists pretty busy this week. O. A. C. O. . The Aster Crop Hearing various reports of the Aster crop we asked .Tames Vick's Sons, Roch- ester. N. Y., for information. Their re- ply is as follows : "We planted, last year, 7.5 acres in Asters : this year the acreage will be in- creased to 150 acres. All the extra early varieties are growing in frames and are about ready to transplant. We can truthfully say that we have never had a finer stand. The late varieties are all sown in the open ground the lat- ter part of April to the first of May. and with seasonable weather we expect to have more than .sufficient for our gen- eral planting, although the weather for the past week has been very unfavor- able, raining nearly every day." Messrs. Vick's add : "In addition to the Asters we will grow 25 to .30 acres of Phlox Drummondi. both in separate colors and mixture, and several acres of Calliopsis, Candytuft, early flowering Cosmos, Mignonette, Nigella, Larkspur, several varieties of Poppies, Calendula and a general variety of perennial seeds, also a number of varieties of vegetables for seed. If the weather is at all fa- vorable we expect to have a display of flowers well worth seeing the latter part of August and in September." Vinca Variegata VINCA VARIEGATA. 3K-inch, fine plants, with leads and trail- ers, $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine and Castellane, 3}^- in., $6.00 per 100. These are fine, bushy plants, have been spaced out and well up in bud and bloom. MARGUERITES, white. 2M-in. pots, in bud and flowers, $3.00 per 100. SALVIA Splendens. 3H-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash with order John R. Mitchell MADISON, NEW JERSEY Whfn ^rflfTi^s. nlcnse ni-ntlon Th'' Exphnnge Bedding Plants Perioo GERANIUMS, Poitevine, Nutt.. 3H-in. $6.00 Grant 3>^-in. 5.00 Ricard, Doyl^ 3H-in. 6.00 VINCA Variegata 3H-in. 6.00 GERMAN IVY 2H-in. 3.00 SALVIA, Clara B 2H-in. 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS 3 -in. B.OO PETUNIAS Dreer's Riverton strain. Single and Double 2]^-m. 2.50 HELIOTROPE 2H-in. 3.00 COLEUS Golden Bedder, Queen Victoria, Verschaffeltii, Fire- brand, Spotted Jim 2 -in. 2.00 2H-in. 2.50 VERBENAS. Separate Colors 2H-in. 2 00 AGERATUM, Little Blue Star, Princess Pauline 2>^-in. 2.00 SN\PDRAGON 2H-in. 3.00 DUSTY MILLER 2H-in. 3.00 MYRTLE or PERIWINKLE 2>4-in. 4.00 LEMON VERBENA 3 -in. 6.00 CANNAS. Pres. McKlnley, Clar- ence Vaughan, King Humbert 3K-in. 6.00 MIXED CANNAS 4.00 CALADIUM Esculentum, $1.50 per doj. SWEET ALYSSUM 2H in- 2.00 BEGONIA Erfordli 2H-in. 4.00 Vernon 2H-in. 3.00 BOSTON FERNS. 7-in., 50c. each. ALTERNANTHERAS. RedandyeUow... 2.00 Robert A. Elliott, 18 Pine St., Morriitown, N. J. When ordering, please mentloD Tbe Brcbapge NELROSE The Finest Snapdragon In bloom, ready for planting out. From 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. Samples 10. Lena Baum Yellow Sport of Chas. Razer 'Mum Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 pep 100, $1S.00 per 1000. 2K->n. pots, (3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. HENRY EICHHOLZ WAYNESBORO, PA. When ordering. pleaBe mention Tbe Eichange CYCLAMEN Splendena GlgKnteuin Hybrids Our Btrain of Cyclamen \% locond to none; we can furniah same in all standard oolon, twice transplanted from flaU, at $3.S0per 100, (30.00 pel 1000 DRACAENA InJlvlta. From 2H-in. pota, $3.00: from 3-in. pota, S.OO: from 3M-in. pota, $6.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS Plumoaus Nanua. Prom 2>^-in. pota, $3.00; ASPARAGUS Spren- ger., from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteeil. PAUL MAPER, East Stroudsburg, Pa. llay 20, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1235 BEGONIAS MRS. J. A. PETERSON , er i ,,. ,.. moo 2}4-inchpots - $25.00 $200.00 CINCINNATI 2 '4-inch pots LORRAINE 234-inch pots 15.00 140.00 12.00 110.00 CYCLAMEN Separate colors, finest strain, extra strong, 3-inch pots, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000 Julius Roehrs Company RUTHERFORD, N. J. U'beii ordering, please mentiop Tlie Excbant;e o-0-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o o-0-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o o o 1 Miscellaneous Stock i FOR FLORISTS o o o ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2-iu., S3.00 per 100, Siio.OO per 1000. o o ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in., S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 ; 3-ui., S5.00 per 100. o o AZALEA Mollis. Bii^ln' plants, full of buds, all colors mixed, 12 to 15-in. high* o o 35e. each, .^4.n(l per doz, S.SO.OO per 100. 6 o BEST NAMED HARDY AZALEAS. 18 to 24-in., full of buds, 50c. each, S5.00 o e per doz.. .*40.0U pi-r lOn. o o BEGONIAS. Gracilis, Luminosa, Prima Donna, $2.50 per 100; Argentea o o Guttata, Marjorie Daw, Mad. de Lesseps, Rubra, Alba Piota Rosea, o e $4.00 per 100. o 9 CARNATIONS. Pink Enchantress, Rose Ptnli Enchantress, Philadelphia. o e $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 o e ENGLISH IVY, 4-in. pots. 3 ft. tops. $12.00 per 100 o e DISH FERNS. All standard varieties. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. i o KENTIA Belmoreana, 2H-in. Pots, $9.00 per 100; 3-in. pots. $14 00 per 100. i o o ; The Storrs & Harrison Co. i I Painesville, Ohio I O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O. 0*0-0-0-0- O-0-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- Wtien ordering, please mention The Eixchanjce Strong, 4-in Stock, $10.00 and $12.00 per 100 Vinca Variegata DRACAENA INDIVISA, 5-in. 25c., 4-in. 15c. ENGLISH IVIES, $12.00 per 100" GERANIUMS. Poitevine and Nutt, 4-in. $8.00 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Yellow and White Chadwick, 2M-in. $2.50 per 100. Bonnaffon, White and Yellow, 214-in. $2.00 per 100. HENRY WESTON, Hempstead, N. Y. Wtien ordering, pleaae mention Tbe ExchaPige SPRING STOCK GOOD VALUES p„ mo 3-in. PETUNIA and SALVIA Zurich $3.00 4-in. Ricard and Poitevine. Plants that have lifcn cut back, not in hlooni .5.00 4-in. S.\LVIA Zurich. ICstrafine ti.OO 214-in. BUDIJLEIA Maeniflca and Asiatica. .5 00 2H-in SNAPI>RAGON.S. Mixed Colors 1.50 ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. Wken ordering, please mention Tbe Ezchanee Chrysanthemums and Plumosus Maj. Bonnaffon aiu] J. Nonin. from 2'2incti pots. $2U.0U per 1000. Out of sand, $15.00 per 1000. Plumosus. by the thousand or ten thousand, at $25.00 per lOOO. Cash or approved rrtdit W. B. Girvin, Leola, Pau When ordering, please mfiitlon The Exchange Chrysanthemum Cuttings NEW A.NIJ .STANIJARI) VARIKTIKS Timothy Kaioii, Alice Byron. l)oll> DImplr. Mrs. M. R. Morllan.ii pure Golden Yellow •*,'"""lr'- V<-llow E»'on. Dr. EnUuehurd. Eal,.n. rooted cutting!. 116 00 per 100. $125.00 P">'' \-'='P- ^"\l-A-^^'[}'\"- ''^"^ Nonln. per 1000 Mrs. J. Junea. While. \cUow .Mr«. Juaea. Alei Gultmon, the new Beeh pinli. (rom U^'f" ..^!\^''- ^)[S"?,,4^"■ ,'^''' ^'" 2^Mn. poui. 60c. each. $500 per doi.. $35 00 '^'"''■.»^"'' P'' "»• *"^ f", ^°^;., , per 100 . ..^ . Smith a .\dTanc«, Chryaolor*. Clorjr of White Chieftain, rooted outtin»a. $4.00 f.*;'"'. Pacific Supreme. Beatrice May. nor 100 S3IS on f^r innn ^'<»i- Applcton. MbJ. BonnaOon. Roman GoWe* GlSam. S^atal Gem. M.rijold. Gold. fz.W per 100. $17.50 per 1000 Modello. Early Proat. Golden Queen. rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. NEW POMPONS Golden Eatle. Salomon'a Gold. W. H. „.,.,,. Chadwick. E. A. Seldewltz. Smllh'a Ideal. "<>™ J^i-'"- PO" Mlatletoe, Oconto. Haryard. Wclla' Late p„j,_ jj.OO per doi.. $15.00 per 100. Pink and Alice Salomon. Bent early while. L«ot«. Ciolden Weat. Golden Cllmai, rootcdcuttmita. $3 00pcr 100. $25f)0per 1000. Dorla. Golden llarveat. Weatem Beauty. Golden (.hadwick. t.hadwlck Improved. ai no ner ion t25 00 ner 1000 and Chadwick Supreme. H 00 pir 100. $30 00 *^°° "" '""' '" °° '^' '"™- per 1000 ciiMr-i irc Charles Razer. Early Snow. Ivory. Ocio- r>lINl,l.ts ber Krost. Polly Rose. Comoleta. (iolden Emlllc Joftcnhlne, Mra. Whllcborn. Glow. Robert Halllday. Pink Ivory. Roaerle. Mcnaa. Golden Mensa. W. E. Buckingham. Unaka, William Turner. Lynnwood Hall. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. For CARNATIONS, ROSES and OTHER STO<;K. SEE CLASSIFIED Stock for Bedding and Window Boxes 2-iDch 2>^-iacb 3-iDcb 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 ASPARAGUS Plumoaua $3.00 $25.00 $8.00 $40.00 SprenHerl 3.00 25.00 6 00 60 00 AGERATUM. Six varieties $3 00 $25.00 4.00 30.00 6.00 40.00 ALTERNANTHERAS 3.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 6.00 40 00 ALYSSUM 3.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 40.00 BEGONIAS. Prices on application. CUPHEA 3.00 26 00 4.00 35.00 FEVERFEW 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 FUCHSIAS 3.00 25.00 6.00 40.00 FORtJETMENOT. Three varieties 3 00 26.00 3.60 30.00 4 00 36.00 GERANIUMS. In bud and bloom, ready for immediate aalea or in any stage you may want them. 4-inoh .$12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 6-inoh 18.00 _" 160.00 3-inch, (or growing on 6.00 " 46.00 " Poitevine, Ricard, Maryland. S. A. Nutt, Bucbner, La Favorite, and all the other popular varieties. 2-inch 2H-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 HELIOTROPES. Three varieties $3.00 $25.00 $4.00 $35 00 $6.00 $50.00 IVY EnHIIsh 3 00 25.00 4 00 35.00 6.00 50.00 German 3.00 25.00 4 00 35.00 6 00 60.00 LANTANASV Sii varieties 3 00 26.00 4 00 35.00 8.00 50 00 LOBELIA 3.00 2!i.00 4.00 36 00 6.00 60.00 LEMON VERBENAS 3.0O 25.00 4.00 35 00 6.00 50.00 MOONVINES 3.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 60.00 PETUNIAS, biuble and single 3.00 25.00 4.00 36 00 5.00 40 00 .SALVIA 3.U0 2.-. (Ill Jim :(.•. IK) .-,,i«l lnij" SENECIO 3.00 25.00 4.0O 30.00 6.00 40.00 SWAINSONA; White and Pink 3.00 25.00 4 00 30.00 6.00 40.00 VERBEN.\S. 10 varieties 3.00 2.VtK) rOO .i.VdO .5.00 411(10 VINCAS. 4-inch. Extra heavy »1.V0() p.-r 10(l.$120.00 i-r 1(J<«> 4-inoh Hea\'y J'""" »». 1(1(1 IMPATIKNS. -l-in. (in bloom), at 7>ic. 100 DRAC/ENA Indlvlsa. 3-in. at lie. lOU t;ANN.\. Mme. Berat. 4-in.. at 7c. 150 PENTSTEMO.N Sensation. 2>.j;-in.. at 4c. All flrat-class stock. Cash, please. J. H. FREDERICK, Johnslowii, N. Y. Wlieii iiril-rli.c- lil.-H..- vi'.i"--'t. n..- r.xeti„ne. PRICES ADVERTISED ARE GOOD STOCK At Reasonable Prices 100 DRAC/€NA Indlvlsa. 3-in pou $6 00 DRAC/«NA Indlvlsa. 4-in. pou 10.00 FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 2H-in. poU 2.00 GERANIUMS. Mme.SalleroI. 2)i->n.pou. 2.00 GERMAN IVY. 2>i-in 2.00 IVY GERANIUMS. Rne mixed. 2M-in. pou 300 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2>i-in. poU 2.60 LEMON VERBENA. 3-in poU 3.00 LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. poU 6.00 HELIOTROPE. 2)<^n 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2W(-in.... 2 60 (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Varle««ta. 3-in 3.0O VINCA Varle»«t». 3M-in 6.00 F. A. EMMONS, ^Jl^H. m.. FOR THE TRADE ONLY 1236 The Florists' Exchange Craig Quality Cyclamen PRIZE WINNING STOCK Our Cyclamen are conceded to be the best strain in all colors. 75,000 ready for immediate delivery. From 2M-inch pots, at $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Robert Craig Company 4900 Market Street Philadelphia, Pa. Branch, NORWOOD, PA. When ordpring. please nuTition The Elxcbaiige m "I never knew it could be done!" Silent Smith ' HTHIS exclamation is often heard after our represent- ative has shown a typist how to accomplish some desired result on the L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter <5 There are so many things about this machine that add to the quality «nd quantity of work of an operator that we have written about them in two booklets, which are yours for the asking. ■q "The Silent Smilh" is the title of the one on the Silent models, while the Standard models are described in "A Lesson in Operating." q Send for the one you wish today. L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company Factory and Home Office : Syracuse, N. Y. Branches in all Principal Cities 311 BROADWAY - - NEW YORK CITY liifiise mi'Dli.in 'i he Excluinge GERANIUMS Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine. Strong, 4-m. plants, S8.00 per 100. PETUNIAS. Single, mixed, bushy plants, 3J^-in. $4.00 per 100. VERBENAS. Separate colors, ZVo-m.., $4.00 per 100. BEGONIAS. Vernon and Erfordii, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire. SJ^-in., $4.00 per 100. CINERARIAS Maritima and Diamond. 2H-in., $3.50 per 100. All hotbed raised. Ready second week of May. John F. Goger, Scarsdale, N. Y. ARBORVITAES 8 to 10 feet Norway, Kosteri and White Spruce 8 to 14 feet, and other large specimen Ever^eens THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford. Conn. Make appointment. See the Stock. Telephone — 2648-4, BrWgeport, Conn. Established 21 yeara^ Crab Grass in Lawns This weed comes at this season in poorly established or poorly kept lawns. It gains entrance along with grass seed, with stable manures or the seed may he blown in from neighboring waste places. Crab grass is an annual. It gets ahead in lawns that are in poor condition or lack vigor, becoming started in the bare spaces or where the grass cover is thin. The failure of the lawn may be due to one or more of several factors : lack of water, poor soil, poor drainage, low grade of seed, thin seeding, irregular mowing or lack of fertilizer. A select Bluegrass seed weighing eighSeeu to twentyvtwo pounds per bushel, is after all the cheap- est sort. The ordinary grade of lawn seed averages 12 to 15 pounds per Ikushel. It is well to use an excessive amount of seed ; four to five bushels per acre of Bluegrass, in mixture, or sixty pounds, when not mixed, is not too much. Irregular mowing is very detrimental to a lawn. Stable manure is the best lawn fertilizer, providing it carries no weed seed. Commercial fertilizers, like ground boue, have an advantage over manure in that they are free of weed seed. W. W. ROBBINS, Col. Agri. Coll. \ Southern Cultural Notes i Pot Plants Now that the busy season is closing in the pot plant business, do not allow things to lag. Plants for your Summer sales must be gotten into condition. There is a call the entire season for potted plants for cemeteries, house decorations, presents, for no more acceptable offering can be made than a nice, well grown plant. Geraniums are always favorites — well arranged pans of Petunias, ferns. Pe- tunias and Coleus, Coleus and Sprengeri, Vincas and ferns, and a dozen or so com- binations can be made up that will al- ways sell ; but they must be good. If, when in a salable condition, they are cooled off for at least a day in a cellar or other cool place before sending to the store, it will add to their appearance. Very few florists know the value of soot for giving the foliage that dark, healthy appearance it should have. A few applications just at blooming time will be of material benefit. Carnations The recent long dry spell has been trying on young Carnations. If in the field and the ground is kept Ioo.se by con- tinual cultivation they have not suffered so much, but if not they will have even a greater drawback. Plants that have been potted in 3%in. or 4in. pots and plunged in frames up to the rim of the pots and properly pinched in. should be in No. 1 condition for the bench. They should be by this time a nice stock of plants with from six to eight branches and of a good glaucous green color. Such stock, when removed inside, never ceases growing and will yield good returns in September and October and from that on. Many grow- ers, particularly in the South, where the Carnation is inclined, by reason of the excessive heat, to make a spindling., weak growth will, if well pinched back, say to three or four eyes, have a much bet- ter and stockier growth than when al- lowed to get to a height of 6in. or Sin. and then cut or pinch back. By that time the lower growth has grown hard and the young eyes have great difiiculty breaking out. Pinch when repotted and go over, if necessary, a second time be- fore planting inside. Do not delay planting much after June 1, both from the field and pots. We gen- erally have heavy and continued rains in June and July, and if not planted be- fore, y5u are not only apt to lose the best part of your stock or have it so de- bilitated it won't recover till too late for a profitable season. Boses Roses planted in the open grouud must be thoroughly and continually worked and to secure good strong stock should not be allowed to bloom. Go over them every week and remove every bud and where shoots show a tendency to grow tall, prune back so as to have a good, strong, short stocky plant for Fall sales. The climbing varieties should be properly staked and not more than three canes allowed any one plant. A}\ this takes work, but you cannot produce first class stock without work and plenty of it. Flowering, Decorative and Vegetable Plants BY THE THOUSANDS Liberal Extras for Early Orders Size of Per Per Pots 100 1000 2H-in. ABirriLONS SavitzU, or 8 varieties mixed $2.25 $20.00 2}i-in. AGERATUMS. White, Light and Dark Blue 2.25 20.00 2K-in. ALYSSUM, Large GUnt and Little Gem 2.00 18.00 2H-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus or Hatcheri 3.00 25.00 4 -in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus or Hatcheri 7.50 70.00 2H-in. ASPARAGUS . Sprengeri. Large plants 2.50 22.50 4 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Large plants 6.50 60.00 3 -in. BEGONIA, Flowering. 8 leading varieties 6.00 55.00 3 and 3H-in. CANNAS, King Hum- bert 6.00 45.00 CANNAS. Brandywine, Crimson Bedder, Crozy. 20 varieties 4.50 40.00 2M-in. CENTAUREA (Dusty MU- ler) 2.25 20.00 2H-in. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Verscliaffeltii or 15 va- rieties mixed .' 2.50 22.50 2H-in. CUPHEAS (Ogar Plants) 2.25 20.00 4, 5 and 6-in DRAC/^NA Indlvisa. $12.60, $20.00 and 25.00 2M-in. FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. 12 varieties 2.75 25.00 4 -in. FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. 12 varieties 7.50 70.00 FUNKIA. Variegated clumps. 5.00 45.00] 2}i-in. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Ri- card, Poitevine, Buchner, etc 2.25 20.00 3H- and 4-in. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, Buch- ner, etc 7.00 65.00 2Ji-in. HELIOTROPES. White, Light and Dark Blue 2.75 25.00 4 -in. HELIOTROPES. White, Light and Dark Blue 7.50 70.00 2H-in. MARGUERITES. White, Yellow and Mrs. Saunders. 2.50 22.50 PANSY PLANTS. Trans- planted, choice varieties in bloom 1.25 10.00 2>i-in. PETUNIAS. Single, Mixed varieties 2.50 22.50 RUDBECKIAS. Golden Glow 3.00 25.00 2J^-in. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Splendens 2.50 22.50 3 -in. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Splendens 5.00 45.00 2K-in. VERBENAS. Very choice, mixed or separate colors, in bud 2.25 20.00 2M-in. VINCAS. Variegated and Green. Fine stock 3.50 30.00 4 -in. VINCAS. Variegated and Green. Fine stock 7.00 65.00 GOLDEN-LEAVED PRIVET, Ovalifoiium Au- reum. Excellent for porch boxes. From t>-in. pots, 18 to 24 in. high; very bushy. 35c. each; 4-in. pot plants, 15c. each; young plants for potting, $6.00 per 100. VEGETABLE PLANTS BY THE MILLIONS BIG BOSTON and GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE PLANTS, $1.60 per 100. CABBAGE, Early Winnigstadt, Wakefield, Henderson. Early Summer, etc., $2.50 per 1000. CAULIFLOWER PLANTS, Early Paris and Snowball. $5 00 per 1000. TOMATO PLANTS, Earliana, Jewel, June Pink, Perfection, Stone, Dwarf Champion, Acme, etc. $2.25 per 1000. PEPPER, EGG PLANTS, SWEET POTATOES, ^^'^- Correspondence solicited. Alonzo J. Bryan Wholesale Florist Weishington, New Jersey i Second to None " I have taken several trade journals but am pleased to say that The Exchange executes its mission as faithfully and artisti- cally as the best. Grotto Gardens & Greenhouses, Westwood, New Jersey." May 30, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1237 Welch Bros. Company BOSTON :: MASS. Who for nearly forty years have pleased their patrons at MEMORIAL and other Holiday Seasons now solicit your orders for DECORA- TION TRADE. Patrons are assured of our prompt and personal attention to all their requirements. Our Leaders ROSES CARNATIONS CANDYTUFT SNAPDRAGON PAEONIES STOCKS SWEET PEAS FINE VALLEY SPIRAEA JAPONICA Latest Novelties and a line of new FLORISTS' [SUPPLIES appropriate for the greatest holiday in the floral calendar. New Crop Extra Quality DAGGER FERNS Dro|3 a line or wire 226 DeVOnshirC StlTCet for special quotations Surplus Stock Per 100 PERIWINKLE. Out of 4-in..$12.00 Out of 3-iD 7.00 COLEUS, 10,000. Out of 23-^-m. pots. Golden Redder 3.00 Verschaffeltii 3.00 Queen Victoria. . . • 3.00 Fancy Variety 3.00 FLOWERING VINCAS. Out of 332-iii. pots SCARLET SAGE. Out of 4-iii. pots ENGLISH rVY, Out of 2' ^ in. pots ; 3 plants in pots starting to run ."i.OO Chas. Zimmer West Collingswood, N. J. 7.00 7.00 JASMINES We will have nearly half a million for Memorial Day Per 100 1000 P" "» ,'?» B-4 to 8-inch $5.00 X-12 to 24-inch $1.50 $13.00 A-8 to 12-inch $1 .00 8.50 XX-24 to 36-inch 2.00 20.00 CARLISLE & SON, Florists, Mr!Trcr.i.u Alvin, Texas When ordering, please mention The lOxchauge GERANIUMS iSaVooo, Fine. 8tocky plants. Nutt. Grant, double pink and white, 4-inch, $7.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. From flats, 8 to 10 ehoots, $12.00 per 1000. BEGONIAS. Everblooming, scarlet, 3-in.. 5a; 4-in., lOo. HYDRANGEAS. French, 5 to 6 shoots, 5-inoh pots, 35c. Samuel Whitton, '" ?i^"iJ:t"N.''Y.""'"' When ordering, plfasp ro>'ntioii Thp Exrhange Hydrangea Otaksa In bud and bloom 6 to 10 flowers on plants, S6.00 per dot. TRANSPLANTED CUTTINGS $15.00 per 1000. Paul Brummer, Junction Ave. & Hunt St., CORONA, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The ExcbaDge Do not do, as I am sorry to say many Southern florists do, give a nigger a knife and turn him loose, do it yourself or get an experienced hand to do it. The one great drawback in our business in this section of Uncle Sam's domain is inefficient help. Good white help is as scarce as hens' teeth, and our only salva- tion is either to grow only what we can attend to ourselves, using what available help you can get for the rough work. Growing stock by the thousands and hundreds of thousands and trying to com- pete with Northern nurseries where good educated labor is to be had, is not to be thought of for one moment. It may come in time, but it will be when the present generation are gathered to our fathers or the South is populated with educated white labor, not before. Clirysantlienimus Planting Chrysanthemums is now in order, select only the best ; if any of your young plants have been allowed to be- come hardened, better discard them and procure others that are in full tide of growth. Never allow them to stop ; chase them and keep your weather eye out for bugs, for this is an exceptional year for all kinds 'of in.seots — worse than usual. Go over the young plants with ; - —-- ^" _ ^ _ . ni ^ Bordeaux mixture as often as possible to I \/l «, /» o V a flf^O ri f ri *!-• A. rN 1 O ward off any latent disease. An ounce I Vlll^CX VC».ll«^gc».l.c* heliotrope Ccnieflcur. The be* of prevention is better than a pound of ' curl, particularly in Chrysanthemum culture. W. C. Cook. WhHi. nrdorli.g. pU-»se m.-ntli.n Thn Kxclmnpe Cape Jasmines luo 1000 Class X, 12— 14-in. stems $1.50 $13.00 8— 12-in. stems 100 5.50 Class A, Write or wire Cash or C. O. D. MRS. J. B. ARNOLD P. O. Box 235 ALVIN, TEXAS ^'hpn ordering, plense rn'MiTloTi Th'^ Exclinnge Thoosands of Beautiful 6 to 12 feel Nursery Grown Hemlocks, Cheap IHE f. l CONINE NURSfRr CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2M8-4, Bridgeport Divimoo. Make appointment. See the stock. Esubliihed 21 years. Wlien nMorlne. nl-n»e m^Tillon Th- F^ol.i.n»e Sai-em, N. J.— The Seabrook Farms Co. expects to build more greenhouses. BiSBEE, Abiz. — L. Phillips, a florist from the east, opened a flower store on JIain St. on May 6. SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. — Harold C. Blaney will erect an attractive florist's shop on Humphrey st. Portland, Me. — Dennett, the florist, recently purchased the Portland Flower Store, directly across the street. The new establishment will be conducted in addition to the old one. Exeteb, N. H. — John R. Perkins has purchased the florist's business long con- ducted by his father, William S. Perkins, aim assumed its management on May 1. 2-in. $2.00, 2ii-m. $2.50. 3-in. $3.50 per 100, $18.00, $24.00. and $34.00 per 1000. PETUNIAS, STOCK VERBENAS, 3-in. $3.00 Der lOO TcSlATOES and SWEET PEPPERS, 2-in. $1.28 ""' W. J. FREDERICK 29 Helderberg Avenue, SCHENF,CTADY, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tbc Erchange Ready for May and June Delivery FRENCH HYDRANGEAS, Mmo. E.MoulUero, best white; and Gen. de Vlbraye best omk. from 211 -in. pota. at $-1.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Slorlosum. (Improved Hardy Farlevenscl, from IW-in. pots, at $8.00 per lou. FERN SEEDLINGS in Flats. In all the best mar- ket varieties, ready June 15th. Let me quote you. THOS. P. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N. J. When ordering, plpwp** mention TTi» El<-h*ng» THE KXrHANriF— Alert and up-to-date HELIOTROPE Ccnieflcur. The best bedder, dark blue. Strong, bushy plants, from 2-m. pots, $2.50 per 100. Rooted Cuttings loo 1 1«» AGERATUM. Stella Gurney .$0.90 $5.00 HELIOTROPE. Dark, fragrant, good stock • ■•■, Cash with order, please. J. P. CANN ATA, Ml Freedom, N. J. When ordering, r'ease mention Tlie Excbsnge GERANIUMS In bud and bloom SlronU Plants S A. Nutt. Poltevinc .iiil Ricard. 3h-Ui pott, $7.00 PIT 100. VINCA VARIEGATA 4^-in. pots, $10.00 to $12.00 per 100; 3-m. poU, $8.00 per 100. Cash with order E. C. ROGERS, RosUndale, Ma»8. Wbea ordertog, please mention The Exchanfa 1238 The Florists' Exchange FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity, txcellent 2j4-in. Btocls. in best assortment, S3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Extra strong, 3-in S6.00 per 100, $56.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2W-in I'.n n^'■'^'",^'„^* ^°' '^''°'" plants. $1.30 per doz., 810.00 per 100. ih^.«i FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for pottinE in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varietiiS' guaranteed to please. Sl.OO per 100, $9.50 pe^ 1000, undivided clumps. In 10,000 lots or more, $9.00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready lon„''?'^''iv A^°° P" '0", $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.60 per 1000. J. F. Anderson FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. When orileriiig. pie ise m.'nfion The Exchange Fern Seedlings Best stock in country, assortment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps $1.00 per 100. $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10.000 lots. Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full-grown, fine l',°-°5x '''°™ a'i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; from 3-in., $0.00 per 100 $55.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. .Seed- lings, $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. Fine stock from 2li-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A. Peterson Wood Court Tarrytown-on-Hudsoo. N. Y. FERNS Assorted Table Ferns Out of 2>i-inch pota, $3.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS ^"".o S^avy. From 2>i-inch pots. $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000 KENTIA BELMOREANA From^2,li-inch pots, 3 leaves, $8.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000- 3-moh pots, 5 leaves, $15.00 per 100. All eipress orders. Cash with order, please B.SSlTAUfERNfRyi«A««SSf.i!.T- When oriierlng. nlease mention The Esch^^ ytn.1. I I 100 1000 Whitmani Improved $5 00 $40.00 Whitmani Compacta 5.00 40.00 Roooevelts 5.O0 40.0O B°*t<"»s 4 00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON ^ WHITMAN, MASS. When nrrtPrlng. nl>.i>.e m.-ntlnn Th» R^clisnge HOLLY FERNS th^Hlln/S" P'»n? °f Cyrtomium falaitum. toe HoUy Fern, and Pterls WUsonl, in 3-in. pot. bert of packing, bberal count and prompt riiipment. R. G. HANFORD Norwalk, Conn. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Home of the Scottii Ferns JOHN SCOTT Rutland Rd. & East 45th St., BROOKLYN, N.Y Large American-Grown Rhododendrons and Kalmias THE r. I mm NURSWY CO., Slratford, Cona. TetophoM. 2648-«. Brld«n)ort Di»kion. Make Ejoppointment. See the stock. Kstebliihed 21 reus. Wien orderlna. Dlease mention The Bzehann G/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Summer Flowers Prepare a I.arg'e Stock of Them Are you going to prepare for a good crop of Summer cut flowers? If you conduct a retail establishment you will lie able to make good use of almost an.v- thlng which can be cut and u.sed for decorating. Figure on keeping up a show throughout the Summer months ; there is no real letup any more, no dull July and August e.xcept if you want them to be dull. People make use of flowei-s more than ever, and in spite of the fact that there are many who have their own during the Summer, there are plent.y of others who haven't, who will buy if you give them a chance. Corn- flowers, Schizanthus. Calendulas, Zin- nias, Alarigold, Mignonette — all these and many others should he grown in i|uantities. so you can gather them by tlie armful and decorate your store win- dow or cooler with them. They can all be made t« pay. There i.« a better chance today than ever before to make money out of .Summer flowers if you do a little pushing. Why not sow seed now outdoors ; allow plenty of space be- tween them, thin out a little when too crowded. Get a retail catalog and go over the long list of annuals, mark down what you want and get busy ordering. Have the grounds in full bloom during the Summer months, arrange things a little for general effect, make a show and keep it up; it's the only way to do busi- ness and do it right. Who i.s there more able to make a display at a minimum cost than the florist? What better ad- vertising could you do? Asters Sow the Iiate Sorts How Even if you don't make a fortune on your late Asters you can't afford to be without them. One good-sized funeral order may use up enough flowers to more than pay for all the trouble and expense you had in producing the plants. Of all the different sorts we have to choose from, hardly any can be compared with the late branching sorts ; for length of stem and size of flowers they beat every- thing in the Aster family, and it surely is a large family. Almost in every flower grown in this country size of flower and length of stem are tlie most important points : get these and the rest is easy. Seed of these late Asters sown now outdoors broadcast in a prepared lied will give you the right kind of plants to transplant into rows 2ft. apart and 12in. in the row about June 20. These plants will come into flower dur- ing September, and ought to be your best paying Asters. Don't overlook when the time comes to disbud them a little; it will pay you, for the little side shoot flowers are of no use to you. Therefore let the long-stemmed buds have the bene- fit of what it takes to support them. .\void the deep red and the purples or mi.xed colors, a white, light pink and a lilue always are best and sell when the deeper shades don't. Have you planted out all of your early sorts and the mid- season ones? They should be out and get established before it gets too hot. Keep the plants cultivated and don't water too much ; when a plant needs the hoe it doesn't want water hut hoeing. Outdoor Chrysanthemums Fine to Follow i;ate Asters .\fter the last .Vsters have gone you should have outdoor Chrysanthemums to follow them, they fit in to perfection be- tween the dates of the last .\sters and the first batch of indoor 'Mums. If you are located where extra early frosts are the rule, I should suggest planting these eiirly sorts in beds 5ft. in width ; this will allow the building of a temporary frame over the plants next October and placing sashes on them. Light frost or heavy dew over night doesn't kill the flowers, but if repeated a few times will affect the blossoms and make them im- perfect. Sash protection will overcome this to a great extent. We cover our plants with leaves and brush and keep the sashes on over Winter, and they are in the best condition possible by Spring. No florist with space outdoors can afford to be without these 'Mums ; the plants neei-in.. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Scottii '^ '" $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000 6-inch, 50c. each. John Wanamaker i^rvbcVcTh"" '°° Campbell Bros., Roses. Madison. Own root, 3-in. $8.00 per 100 Penllyn, Pa. When orderLog, pleu* meatlca Tb* Bzcbanc* Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS E«h 6-iii. pot, 3 plants Id a pot, 22 to 24 in. high |0 76 8-in. " 3 " " 24 1 28 ill. " '. .] 1.00 CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI ^.^ Cedar Tub, 9-in., 4 to 5 ft. spread $4.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot I*8veB In. high Each Per dot ^J^-'"- * ,S*""* «•«> d-in. 5 12 2 00 4-in. 5 to 8 16 1 .»0.40 4;60 ^- 6'o7 24 1.00 12.00 6-^- 6 to 7 26 1.26 ift.oo ^^'"•^^ ^^'' 28to30 1.60 18.00 Cedar Tub 7-|n. 6to7 34to36 2.60 30.00 7-in. 6 to 7 30 to 38 3.00 36 00 9-in. 42 to 45 in. high 4.00 48 00 9-ln. 6 to 7 45 to 48 in 6.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per doi. 6-ui. 5 to 6 28 to 30 $1.00 $12 00 6-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 1.60 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Cedar Plants Tub in Tub Height Each Q-in. 4 40 to 42 in $4.00 12-in. 4 6 to 6H ft., heavy 10.00 12-in. 4 5H to 6 ft., heavy 12.60 12-in. 4 6 to 7 ft., heavy H.OO 12-ln. 5 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO./'^i^SJ.NVor- Wyncote, Pa. WTien ordering, please oi'-ntlon The Eiclmu;:..- Bedding Plants by the Thousands Our Greenhouses are filled with choice stock that you can plant out at once to make immediate effect. Pots 100 GERANTUMS. All the load- ing varieties 4-in. $7.00 BEGONIA Luminosa and Vernon 4-in. 7.00 FUCHSIAS 4-in. 7.00 DOUBLE PETUNIAS 4-in. 7.00 Calllornia Giants 4-in. 7.00 HELIOTROPE 4-in. 7.00 SCARLET SAGE 4-in. 7.00 NASTURTIUMS 4-in. 7.00 CANNAS, King Humbert. . 4-in. 10.00 MOON VINES 4-in. 10.00 2M-in. 5.00 COLEUS BrllUaucy 4-in. 10.00 COLEUS Vcrschafleltu, Golden Bedder, Queen Victoria and Fancy Mixed 2H-in. 3.00 SMALL PLANTS, such as PETU- NIAS, MARIGOLDS, PHLOX, DWARF LOBELIA, ALYSSUM, CENTAUREAS, 2^-in., $3.00 per 100. ~ROSE~^BUSHES, fiDe~plants, 6-in. pots. Baby Rambler, Baby Tausend- scboan, Jessie, Erna Teschendorf, Clothilde Soupert, Hermosa, Gruss an TepUtz, $4.'J0 per doz. ,»H < "palms. KENTIA Forsterlana. 6 to G leaves, 28-30_in. high, $1.00 each. ^ BOXWOOD. C-in., 3oc. each; 7-iD., 50c. each. Pyramids. 3 ft., $2.00 each. Cash with order. ASCHMANN BROS., Second and Bristol Streets, PHILADELPHI.\, PA. When ordering, please ni'Mitl^n The F:ichftiu:f PANSIES MY GIANT PANSiES. In superb colors, nil (jrown from selected stock. Fine, strong plants, in jloom. $1.00 per 100. Smaller siie, all in bloom, $5.00 per 1000, by ci- press. Small quantities by Parcel Post, 25c. eitra per 100, if not over 300 miles. FINEST MIXED PANSY SEED. Now crop ready June 20th. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS Lock Box 254 SOUTIIPORT. CONN. Grower of Fine Panslcs When ordering, please mention The Excbmige The advertisements under our Miscel- laneous Stock heading offer a variety of stock — consult them. COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK 1242 The Florists' Exchange Now Is The Time To Sell Porch Boxes! WE HAVE THEM in any size you re- quire; at the same time the price is the lowest ever offered. Our boxes are made very strong and dur- able. Great care is taken in every detail. PRICE: 35 cents per running foot — any size If you are in the market for PORCH BOXES, no matter what the size may be, we earnestly solicit a trial order. We are positive we can give you the best value both in qual- ity and price. Our Boxes are made of 1 -inch Cypress lumber with metal stays on the ends so as to avoid the boxes coming apart. They are covered with Birch Bark and trimmed with Cedar Bark edging, as per photo. Green Painted Flower Holder '"'^""'Sttt leak Another indispensable article for this season of the year is our PRICE: $10.00 per 100, or $1.25 per dozen THE HOUSE OF MERIT Jos. G. Neidinger Co. Florists' Supplies 1309-1311 NORTH 2nd STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. A Money Making Proposition lu a greoulujuse and florist business. Is, 1100 feet of glass. Located in thriving railroad town. No competition in County. Place is well and favor- able known and does business throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. Business will pay 25% net on investment. Modern two-story residence, barn and one acre of land. Reason for selling, owner has become financially independent and wishes to retire. , . -^ . .. »• This is a sound business proposition and we guarantee it to prove attractive upon investigation. Possession given July 1st. Price and further particulars furnished to interested parties on request. P. C. BLANCHARD & COMPANY, Real Estate, NEWPORT, VT. Whi'it oi-d(^riiig. pleiise moution Tlie E-xchaiige 20.00 25.00 55.00 8.00 Bedding Plants ALTERNANTHERAS. lied and yel- ''^'' '"'''' low. 2-in 82.00 ^20.00 ASTERS. Separate colors. 2H-in. . 2.00 COLEUS, Goldea Bedder, Verscha- ffeltii and Firebrand, 2J^-in 2.50 COBEA Scandens. 3-in 5.00 CANNAS, King Humbert, Austria, Halia. 4-in 7.00 AGERATUM. Blue. 2}^-in 2.50 BEGONIA Vernon. 2}^-m 2.50 LEMON VERBENAS. 2-in 2,50 3-in 6.00 SALVIA. Splendens and Bonfire, ■2M-\a 2.25 VtNCA. Variegata. 3 ■ 2-in 6.00 ASSORTED FERNS. Strong, healthy plants, including Cyrtomium Fal- catum and Aspldium Tsusse- mense. 2M-in 3,00 3-in 6,00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus Seedlings 1.00 ADIANTUM Cuneatum. 4-in 15,00 FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. Bedding Plants Per 100 GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt and Poitevine. 31^2-in $6.00 SALVIA. From cuttings. Splen- dens, Bonfire and Zurich. 3-iii. . 3.50 VINCA Variegata. 214-in 2.00 ALYSSUM. Little Gem. 2H-in. 2.00 COLEUS. Golden Bedder and Verschaffeltii. 2]/i-\n 2.50 Cash with order CARLE. HOLM, Madison, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Paper Pols and Dirt Rands DIRT BANDS (Paper Pots without bottoms, newspapers being spread on the bench for bottoms.) Inch 1000 5000 10.000 20,000 50,000 100.000 lJi....t0.70 »2.10 J3,90 $7,00 815.50 »28.00 2 80 2.50 4,50 - - - - 2H 90 3,10 5,75 3 1.00 3.90 7.60 3H 1.15 4™ 8,75 4 1.25 5.60 11.00 4H 1.50 6,85 13,00 6 1.70 7.90 15,00 6 2,10 9,85 19.00 No tacks or folding blocks needed. Samples FREE. SQUARE PAPER POTS (Folding block and tacks included.) Inch 600 1000 5000 10,000 20,000 50.000 IJi... .80.65 $0,90 $4,00 $7.00 812,00 2 70 1.00 4.65 ' " 2H 90 1.25 5,60 3 1.10 1.60 6.90 4 1.60 2,15 10,00 5 2,50 3,75 18,00 6 3,50 4.75 23.00 7 4.25 5.75 28.00 54,00 102,00 Copyright Directions for use with each order. Send for Big Folder giving experiences of 54 growers. Samples FREE, Try our Papor Pots and Dirt Bands free. Order what you want — try them according to our direc- tions, and if not satisfactory ship them back and we will refund your money. F. W. Rochelle & Sons CHESTER, NEW JERSEY When ordering, please mt'nUon The Exehanse 40,000 Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttings EXTRA FINE 10,000 5,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 6,000 3,000 4,000 »,000 BONNAFFON JONES DR. ENGUEHARD MAUD DEAN POEHLMANN CHAS. GLACER POLLY ROSE SEIDEWITZ UNAKA $12.00 > per 1000 J. O. Brenneman FLORIST Box 24 Harrisburg, Pa. 8.20 11,00 14,00 17,00 22,00 24,00 28,00 36,00 i.70 11.00 13,60 19,00 35,00 45,00 18,00 26,50 32,50 40.00 52.50 55.00 65,00 85.00 16.00 20.00 26.00 37.50 66.00 86.00 32.00 60,00 60,00 76,00 96.00 105.00 120.00 160.00 $25.00 35.00 45,00 60,00 90,00 150,00 200.00 240.00 Floral Designs de Luxe ^fr PRIOB A. T. DB LA MARB PTG. & PUB. CO. 438 to 448 WHt 37tb StTMt, XT. T. lEe Book of Water Gardening This work supersedes all other books that have previously been written on the subject of aquatics and their surroundings, and gives in full detail all the practical in- formation necessary to the selec- tion, grouping and successful cul- tivation of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a Water Garden and its environ- ments, and covering all conditions from that of the amateur with a few plants in tubs to the large estate or park. By PETER BISSET Expert. Aquaticulturlst. Beautifully printed on heavy enameled paper, and profusely illustrated with one hundred and twenty halftones, seventeen dia- grams and two double page plates. Price Postpaid, $2.50 A.T. DEUMAREPTG.&PUB.CO.Ud. Box 100. Times Sq. Sta., NEW YORK Hartford, G>niu Oui* florists are live wires. Saturday evening's Times gave u page to "Sug- gestions for the Prospective Bride of ll.no." and Messrs. Coombs, Doogue & Co.. and Welch designed some attractive bouquets to match the costumes illus- trated. These three firms are devoting much thought and money to advertising these days, and an ad. of unusual merit was recently run in the Times by 1 )oogue & Co. iu relation to Mother's I >ay that was a business-getter for keeps. Coombs. Main st.. have added a two- ton Kissel Kar truck to their transpor- tation equipment. This truck will be very handy around the greenhouse, also in carrying supplies back and forth to the stores. This firm will add two more greenhouses, one of which will be a propagating bouse. Part of the ma- terial was received Friday. These houses will be constructed by Hitchings & Co. The dimensions will be 220ft. by nOft. and 240ft. by 50ft. Coombs did the decorating for the Castator-Storrs wedding in the Farmington ave. Church. The church was decorated with palms and white Lilac, the bouse principally with white Roses and Maidenhair fern plants, with the exception of the receiv- ing room, which was banked with palms. Tlie bride carried a shower bouqiiet of White Roses and Lily of the Valley. The maid of honor wore Cypripediums and Maidenhair ferns, and the brides- maids carried hoops of Maidenhair ferns tied with green chiffon. Miss Gilnack. assistant bookkeeper for Joseph Coombs, was married on Wednesday, and is now on a wedding tour. Welch. Asylum st.. have been doini,' a lively business with their glassware, Their stock in this line e.isily surpasses anything in Hartford and the deman! keeps their supply exhausted the greatri part of the time. Funeral work has been good ; two pieces consisted nf blankets of lavender and white Swet't Peas, pink Roses and Farleyense ferns. David A. Spear, elder member of the firm of Spear & McManus. has pur- chased a new twin six Packard. Satur- day he attended the automobile races in New York. He is a great motor enthu.-^- iast. William Doogue & Co.. Ann anil Asylum sts.. offer no apologies for hav- ing ventured in business in Hartford. Their records show a steady increase in business that is very gratifying and en- couraging. George G. McClunie. 145 Main st,. pats himself on the back every time he sees the "National Florist" sign in his window, as he is receiving some lucra- tive orders through this organization in nearly every mail. Business is first rate. The Linden Florist. 431 Main st., is doing a good business filling window boxes. The demand for this sort of decoration has been unusually strong this Spring. Bedding stock of all kinds has doubled in price, which works a hard.ship on the florist, as it is no easy matter to convince patrons that the re- tail price must necessarily increase along with that of the grower. _ Carnations are selling consistently at $1 a doz. all over the citv. The Rose Hill Floral Co. has just been incorporated under the laws of the State of Connecticut. The authorized capital is $50,000. Officers are : Presi- dent. Louis L. Barton ; vice-president, Abner P. Pitner : secretary-treasurer. Judge Ralph M. Grant, with offices at 20 State st. The company owns 23 acres of land. The present greenhouse is 80ft. by 300ft.. containing 5000 Rose plants. Roses will be the specialty. Plans contemplate building a second greenhouse of like dimensions to that above mentioned, others will follow as fast as necessary funds can be secured from the sale of shares. This property is located in the southern part of West Hartford, south of New Britain ave. A. D. MiT.FORD. Conn. — The Everett B. Clark Seed Co. recently purchased the two seed growing establishments former Iv owned and operated by Albertus N. and Clifford E. Clark, consisting' of 200 acres, three seed buildings and equip- ment, also two dwellings. This is now one of the largest seed growing estab- lishments in New England. May 20, 1316 The Florists' Exchange 1243 •:>-Miiiiiiijiini-MijiiiiijijiK-Miiiiiiiiiiiii-:>iiiiuuiiiiif:-]uiuu i-:"Miniiiiiiiia>Miiiiiiiiiin[-Miiuiuiiin[*Miiiiiiiiiiiic>Miuiiiiinnt>:»:< I List of Advertisers I •V]MiriiiiiMii<-iiJiiiiiuiii[<<]innumiic:oiiMMiiiiiKOiiiiiiniiiiic-:<]riiiiiiiiiiii>:']iiiiiiriiiii[-:<>:I Advance Co 1279 Albert & Davidson, Ino 127S Allen. J. K 12liS AllenCo.Wm.Stuart.U'l.S Ainer. G'house Mfg. Co 1270 Amer. Spawn Co 1222 AniMiiinri, C 1232 Anderson, J. F 12:lS Anderson. S A 12 JU Ancermuller, Geo. II 12i;i Anglin 4 Walsh Co.. 12:in ApEine Mfg. Co. ..1271 Arn.es, H. W 12(;4 Arnold <& Co., Inc. D. C 12f.9 .\rii(.ld, Mrs. J. B, . .12;i7 Asolunann Bros 1211 -Aschmann, Godfrey . 12U) Ashley, Ernest 1250 Badgely & Bishop Inc 12f.9 Baker Bros 12.il Baker, Wm. J 1271 Barclay Nun 1222 Barrett, The Flotbt. 12.i:i BarriCo., B. F I2:il Barron-B A Son,H.H. 12.iS Baumer. A. R 12.il Baur Jc Steinkamp. . 1211 Baversdorfer & Co. . 12111 Bay State Nur8.,The. 12.(2 Beaven, E. A 12i;i Beckert'sSeed Store. 1222 Begerow Floral Co.. 12.i2 Bellamy Bros 12. i 1 Bemb Floral Co., The 12.i() Benjamin, S. G 12:f0 Bennett. C. A 12:i2 Berger Bros 1271 Rertermann Bros.Co.12.il BhuulKird.fcCo.l'. .1. 1242 Boddington Co., Inc., Arthur 122.i Botgiano & Sons, J. .1224 Bonnet & Blake 12119 Bonnot Bros 12119 Bowe, M. A 12.i2 Brant Bros., Ino . . . 12;i0 Brenneman. J. O. . . . 1242 Brown, Peter 1230-38 Bnimmer, Paul 1237 Bryan, Alonzo J.. 1230-36 Buchbinder Bros 12G4 Buckbee. H. W 1253 Bunyard, A. T., Flo- rist 1252 Bunyard Co., Inc., Harry A 1231 Burnett Bros 1228 Burpee, W. A. & Co.l22S Butler 4 Ullman. . . 1232 Butzer Seed Store. J, K 12(11 Byer Bros 1230 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 12G4 Campbell Bros 1241 Camp Conduit Co . 1278 Cannata, J. P 1237 Carbone Florist 12.i0 Carlisle A S„ii 1237 Carnation Support Co. 1240 Chicago Feed eonard Seed Co. . , 1222 Lilly. S:iiMU.l V. . . , 1271 Littlefipld & Wyman,1232 Liltleficld. Florist. . . 12.i 1 Lockland I/Umber Co.I27s London Flower Shopl252 l.ovflt. .1. T 1241 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 1252 MacNiff Hort. Co. The 1229 Mader. Paul 1234 Marshall & Co.,W. E.1223 .Ma^sinann. F. W.. , .12.52 Matthews & Varney.1232 Mo.\lpine & McDon- ald 1270 McCallum Co., The. 1272 McClunie, Geo. C. 1251 McConnell, Alex. . ..1252 McCray Uetrigerator Co 1205 MoHutcbi8on& Co, , 1223 McManus, James. . . 1209 Menand, L 12.50 Metairie Ridge Nurs Co.. Ltd.. The 12.52 Metropolitan Material Co 1277-78 Mette, Henry 1229 Meyer, Chas. F 1222 Michell Co.,- Henry F 1220 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 1261 04 Michler Bror Co. . . 1251 Miller, A. L 1232 Miller. Stuart H. . . 1271 Mills, The Florist, Inc. 1251 Minge Floral Co., The 1252 Mitchell, John R 12.34 Moninger Co., John C 1279 Moore. Henti & Na»tl209 Moore Seed Co 1222 Mountain View Floral Co 1232 Mullanpby, Florist. . 1253 Murray Samuel 1251 Nason, L. B 1209 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 1201 Neidinger, Jos. G.. . . 1242 New England Florist Supply Co 1270 Nicotine Mfg. Co.. The 1274 Niessen Co., The Leo 1271 Noe, L. M 1269 Olson & Co 1241 Ouwerkerk, P 1232 Owen tV \'an Haren, 1279 Palmer, F. E 1250 Palraer&Son, W. J..1251I Park Floral Co , The, 1 250 Park Floral Co 1253 Parshelsky Bros, .Inc. 127*1 PeacockDahliaFarmsl228 Pearce. Geo 1279 Peirce. E. Allan 1273 Penn The Florist. ..1250 Pennock-Meehan Co.. S. S 1235-71 Peters & Reed Pot- tery Co 1273 Peterson. C. A 1238 Pfa£f & Kendall 1278 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 1271 Philadelphia Whole- sale Flor. Exch., The 1271 Philips Bros 1252 Pierce* Co 12.50 Pierce Co., F. O 1276 Pierson, Inc., A. N. ..1221 Pierson Co.. F. R, ,.1221 Pikes Peak Flor. Co. 12.50 Pillsbury, I. L 1240 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 1270 Polykranas, G.J 1268 Potter Floral Co 1251 Pulverized Manure Co., The 1274 Pyfer &Co.. A. T. ..1272 Quadland's Sons. C. 12.38 Ramsburg, G. S 1230 Randall. A. L. Co. . .1272 Randall's Flower Shop 1253 Rawlings, Elmer. . . . 1238 Rawson The Florist. 1250 Reck, John & Son . . . 1250 Reed & Keller 1204 Reidel & Meyer, Inc.l20S Heinberg, Peter 1272 Rice Co, M 1264 Richards. G. H 1229 Richmond CedarWks. 1273 Riley, E. L 1230 Riley, Wm 1230 Ritchy, F. W 12.38 Robbinsville Nurs., The 1232 Rochester Floral Co . 1 252 Robinson & Co., Inc., H. M 1202-03 Robinson Co., H. M.1208 Robinson. L. D 1253 ■ Rochelle & Sons, F. W. 1242 Rock Flower Co.. W 1251 Roehrs Co. .Julius 1235-40 lioKors, E, fl 1237 Rolker A Sons. A , . 1 222 Rosomont Gardens, 1252 Rosery Flower Shop. 1250 Rosory. Tho 125:1 Routsnhn .Seed Co.. . 1228 Royal Glass Worka. . 1278 Rupp. John F 1222 Russia A Hanfling.. 1201 Salter Bros 1253 Saltford Flower Shop. The 12.52 Sander. Florist 1253 Sauter. A 1209 Sccery, Ed 12.52 Schlatter & Son, Wm.l201 Schllng. Max 1252 Schmidt, J. C 1240 Scholta. Tho Florist. 1250 Schulx Co.. Jacob 1250-51 .SImltli.is. Anton, , .1240 Schwake & Co., Inc., Chas.. 1222 Scollay.Inc..JohnA.1277 Scott. John 1238 S.flon .\lfg. Co 1265 Sharp. Partridge & Co 1276 Shellroad Gnhs 1222 Sheridan. Walter F. . 1209 Shinn. Warren 1222 .Siebrecht. Geo. C. ...1209 Skidelsky Co., S. S..1222 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 1270 Slinn.B.S..Jr 1269 Slinn. Clarence 1269 Smith, Elmer D., & Co 1238 .Smith & Bro, Type- writer Co,. I.. C, , 12:i6 Smith & Fetters Co.. 1250 Smith & Hemenwayl278 Smith, Henry 1251 Smith Co., W. ,iT..1232 Smith. P J.^ 1268 Smith, The Florist.. 1250 Snyder Co.. B. A... 1270 Solomon & Son, L. . .1277 Soltau Fernery, B. . . 1238 Star Floral Co 1253 Stearns Lumber Co.. The A, T 1278 Stecher Litho'. Co. . 1228 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 1222 Stokes Seed Farms Co., Ino 1229 Storrs & Harrison Co. 1235 Stoothoff Co., H. A. . 1275 Stumpp. Geo. E. M.1252 Stumpp & Walter Co. 1223 Syracuse Pottery Co.l273 Taylor, Ed. J 1240 Thompson & Co., C. B 1251 Thorburn, J. M., & Co 1229 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 1251 Totty, Chas. H 1238 Traendly & Schenck. 1209 United Cut Flower Co., Ino 1268 Van Assche, Frank. . 1276 Van Boehove, G. &. Bro 1251 Van Gelderen, G. W. 1232 Vaugban's Seed Store. 122.3-24 Vick's Sons, James. 1229 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co,, R 1221 Virgin, U. J 1252 WaUer Seed Co., The L. D 1228 Walker Co., The F. . 1251 Warburton, Florist. . 1251 Warendorff, A 1252 Wax Bros 1250 Weeber & Don 1222 Weiss, Herman 1268 Welch BroB.Co.1237-1270 Welch. Patrickl239- 1270 Welch, The Florist. . 1251 Wenk, Peter 1234 Wettlin Floral Co. . . 1235 Weston. Henry 12.35 Whilldin Pottery Co.l273 Whitted Floral Co, . . 1252 Whitton, .Samuel . . . 12.37 Wietor Bros 1272 Williamsport Floral Co 1253 Wilson. H. E 12.53 Wilson. J. S. W 12.50 Wilson. R. G 1250 Winterson's Seed Store 1272 Wolfioger Flori.Ht. . . . 1252 Wood Bros 12:i0 Woodrow&Marketos 1209 Woodruff & Sons. S. D 1229 Young & Co.. Inc., A. L 1268 Young & Co., John.. 1268 Young's Florist 1253 Zimmcr. Chas 1237 Zvolanek, Ant. C. . . 1223 THE RXrHANGE— Alert and up-to-daU ♦•MMiiuiiiiiiiO'MNiiiiiiiiiitv-I-MiiiuuiiimvviuiiuimM •:..;. j Index to Stock i I Advertised | •:»MiiiuiMiiii[-:"Miiiiiiiiiiiic-:":"Miiiiiiiiiiiit>;>-;-iiiiiiniiuit-:":* Ahutilon . 1230-30-10-11 Norway .Sprueo I2;)2 Achillea 1220 Nursery Slock. . . 12.32-14 Aohyninth.-» 1230 Oaks 1234 .'Vcoiiituin 1226 < Inion S<'tH 122'2-24 Adiiintum 1237-12 Orchids 12411 .\geratum 1221- Palms I2-29-3I-I1 1230-32-34-3.5-36-37- Pansii-s 1222-29-311- 1240-11-12 l'231-34-.'10-lll-41 Alternanthcrns. . . 1221- Pentstemon 1226 1230-.34-3.5-I1-12 Pwni™ 1232-37 Alywum 1221-30-31- Perennials 1220-32-34 I234-35-36-10-J1-I2 Periwinkle 12;i-l-37 .\mi>ilopMi» 1230-32 Petunias 1221-29- Anihusa 1226 1230-;M-:).V36-I(M1 Aminune 1220 Pines 1232 Arborvilre 1230 Phlox. . 1220-29-32-10-11 -Areca.- 1241 Poinsettias 1222 Arnieria 1220 Poplars 12*1 Arletnisia 1226 Pnniroses 1222 Asclepiaa 1226 Primulas 1222-20-29 Asparagus.. . .1222-30-31- Privet 1232-30 1232-.'i4-.35-3tM7-38- Pyramids 1241 1240-12 Rhododendrons 1221- Aspidistra 1240 122!l-32-3>i Astilbc 12-26 Rose Bushes 1229-11 Asters 1222-20-29-42 Roses 1221-2.3- Aialoas.. . ! 1232-35 1-231-32-34-37-10-11 Balsams 1229 Rudbeckia 1220-30 Bnptisia 1226 .Salvias 1221-20-30- Bay Trees 1222-29 1231-32-34-35-30-11- Begonias 1221-22-23- 1242 1224-29-:tO-31-:i4-3.5-30- Scabiosa I'229 1237-40-11-12 Scarlet Sage 1230- Berbcris 1232 1237-1(M1 Bleeding Heart 1226- Seeds 1222-23- 1232-10 12-24-28-29-31-tl Boltonia 1226 Seneeio 1221-26-35 Boxwood /1221-22- Shrubs 1232-34 1229-.32-1 1-62-04 Snapdragon 1222-30- Buddleia 1235 1231-34-3.>-37-l()-ll Bouvardias 12.30-31 Star of Bethlehem . 1241 Bulbs 1221- .Spirffia 1232-37 1222-23-24-28-29-31 Stevia 1230-31 Caladiums 1222- Stocks l'229-.34-37 1223-24-31-34 .Swainsona MM Calceolaria 1222 Swainsona 1221-30-35 Candytuft 1237 Sweet Peas 1222- Cannas 1221-22- 1223-28-37 1223-30-31-32-34-3.5- Sweet William 1240 1230-10-11-12 Tradescantias 1230 Carnations 1221-29- Trees 1232-.-J4-37 1230-31-3.5-37-10-11 Tauga 1232 Catalpa 1234 Tuberoses 122:1-31 Centaurea.. 1226-30-36-11 Vegetable Plants. 1221- Chrvsanlhcmunis. . . 1221- 1 222-29-34-3r>-10 1 230-3 1 -34-35-12 \'cgctahle Seeds 1 224--29 Cibotium 1241 Verbenas 122I-29-:i0- Cigar Plant 1230 1231-.34-35-36-10-11-12 Cinerarias 1222-29-36 . Vincaa 1221-20-30- Clematis 1226-32 1231-32-34-35-30-37- Coba-a 1231^2 1240-11-12 Columbine 1230-40 A'ines 1231-:i4 Coleus 1221-30-31- Wallflowers 1230 1234-36-40-11-42 WeddelUana 1240 Coreopsis 1230-40 Zinnias 1229 cZC::"':: ::::::: li« miscellaneous Cut Flowers, , 1263-66-07- Aphine 1274 120,S-09-70-71-72 .Artificial Flowers. 1201-62 Cuphea, , , . 1221-30-35-38 Auctions 1229 Cyclamen, 1222-30- Baskets 1229-01 1231-34-3.5-36 Benches 1278 Dahlias 1222-25-28-31 Bench Fittings 1278 Daisies. . 12:10-31-34-36-41 Birch Bark 1204 Delphiniums 1226-30 Boilers 1270-77 Dielytra 1220-32-10 Boxes. . . 1242-02-04-0.5-77 Dracainas 1221-30-31- Brackets 1278 1234-35-36-40-11 Cabinets 1229 Elms 1234 Canes 1222-29 Evergreens 1232 Cycas 1222-61-62 Ferns 1230-31-34- Cypri^ss 1278 1238-11-12 Directory of Reliable Feverfew 12.30-35 Retail Houses , 1249- Foxglove 1230-10 12.i0-51-52-.i3 Freesias 1228 Dirt Bands 1242 Fruit Trees 1232 Dagger Ferns., 1200-62-lH Fuchsias 1221- Kancy Ferns 1202-64 12:10-31-35-36-10-11 Fertilizers 1222-29-75 Funkia 1226-32-30 Fiber 1204 Gaillardia 12:10-40 Flats 1277-78 Geraniums 1221-20- Florists' Accounts In- 1 230-3 1-34-3.5-.36-37- surcd 1261 1238-10-11-42 Florists' Supplies. . . 1201- Gladiolus 1222- 1262-03-(H-05 1224-28-29-31 Flower Holders 1242 Gloxinias 1229 Fumigators 1229 Gvmnocarpa . , 1230-32-34 Galax Leaves. . . . 1202-04 Helianthus 1226 Glass 1270-77-78 Ilellolrope 1221-30- Glass Cutters 1278 1231-34-3.5-36-37-40-41 Glass Insurance 1264 Hemlock 1237 Glazing 1279 Honeysuckle 1240 Glazing Points 1270 Hyacinths 1231 Grasses 1264 Hydrangeas 1221- Greenhouse Construc- 1231-32-37-10 tion 127O-77-7.S-79-S0 Iris 1226 Greenhouse Material Ivj- . . 1221-:iO-:il- 1270-77-78-SO 1232-34'35-37-40 Ground Pine 1264 Jasmine 12:17 Greening Pins 1201 Kalmias 1238 Guards 12(>4 Kcntias 12.35-38-10-11 Heating l27l',-77 Lantanas 12.30-35-40 Huckleberry Foliage 1204 Larch 1234 Humus 1274-75 Larkspurs 1229 Hose 1270 Lilac 1232 Insecticides.. . . 1229-74-(5 Lilies.. . . 1221-22-23-31-32 Irrigation 1270 Lily of the Valley. 1222- Knives (Pruning) . 1229 1231-37 Laurel 1262-r>4 Lobelia. . . 12.30-3.5-10-11 I.eucothoe Sprays r2M .Marigold ,. 1241 Lithographic VJ ork. , 12-28 Mignonette 1222 Lumber 1277-78 .Moonvines 1221- Lyrata 1204 1230-3.5-10-41 Magnolia 1202 Myosotis 1230-35 Manure 1274 Myrtle 1234 Mastica 12.0 Nasturtiums 1228- Mos-s '2«':S» 1229-.30-40-11 Mushroom Spawn, .1222- Norway .Maples. 1232-34 1229 Nikoteeii , , l',:i,l,i,w , r.iii .11 I . 1374 =milni Tot, . A^: Prineefca Pines, . . . 12' Putty .Machines, ...127. lunia 122-1 Kefrig.Tat'trn 1201-05 WanU . Riibbiiih BurniTr* . 12m 125.- RUM?US 1-204 WhrT .Si»h 12 -B-77-7S Sash BarB . . 1-270 Wir .-ih.M.ls . 12m W.r Shc-1( Hi 1. l...t. 1.-7S \\ 1 . . .1226 .1244 a .1247 .1234 .1223 .1246 .121« 247 1223 Cliiiiiiiimii-MiiiuiiiuiifMiiiiiiniUviuiiiinuu-: I Contents | {•liuiiuniui-Miuiiumiii-Miiiimmiiiviiiiiiiiiiiiu-M AKKi-K-r .^- .Mu.s.scr .'iced Co. Enjoy outiriK < lllos, I Amerli-aii Kn.»*e .Society A|>pt*iiriini-e, The Imporuince of Good (Illus.) .\wler (.'r*ip HelKhiti Spring SlilpmenlK Boston Bprlnr Bbow (I Hum.) liulb.s. l-.xiM-t iiiH-nt.s wUli ... - . - (.'areiation .Suuty on Imported 1-J» Pacific Coast, The J ;; !' Post . .1275 Washington, L>. C. 1234 .1279 .1262 .1274 Vegetables In Germany, To Raise More 1'26 -Week's Work, The: Summer Flowers; Asters; Outdoor Chrysanthemums; Canterbury Bell's; Violets In the Field; Car- nations; Peonies 1238-1239 1244 The Florists' Exchange FOUNDED nr 1888 A Weekly Medium of luterchang-e for Florists. Nursery- men, Seedsmen and tlie Trade in General Exclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Post Office tu Second Clout Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De L»a Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd., Proprietors, 438 to 448 West 37th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and managing editor; Jas. Griffith, secretary; David Tou- zeau, treasurer. The address of the officers Is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New York. Telephone, Greeley 80, 81, 82. Beglstered Cable Address: Plorex Newyork ffTTr' Af^O* Our office here Is In the charge of ^■"'■^""^* James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: Tlie Florists' Ezctaang-e, 143 No. 'Wabasb Ave,, Boom 307. Telephone, Central 3487. FBTNCrPAI^ BBANCa OFFICES Boston: Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass. Indianapolis, md.: Irwin Bertermann, 241 Massachu- setts ave. Kansas City, Mo,: Benjamin S. Brown, 205 Corn Belt Building. £os Angeles, Cal.: Henry 'W. Kruckeburg, 237 Frank- lin Bt. I^onlsvllle, By.: G. D. Grain, Jr., 1404 Starks Building. Fliiladelphla: Wm. H. Engler, 4651 Lancaster ave. Bell telephone. Belmont 412. Portland, Ore.: H. NIklas, 403 Morrison st. San Francisco, Cal.: G. A. Dalley, care MacRorle- McLaren Co., 430 Phelan Building. WasUng-ton, D. C: O. A. C. Oehmler, 1329 O St., N. W. The address label Indicates the date when subscrip- tion expires and is our only receipt therefor. Advertising. — Copy should reach the New York Office on Tuesday to secure Insertion In Issue of following Saturday. Advertising forms go to press Wednesday. Tearly Subscription. — United States and Mexico. $1.00; Canada, J2.00. Foreign countries In Postal Union, $2.60. Payable In advance. Remit by Draft on New York, Post Office or Express Money Order; If paid In money, please register letter. Teletrrams. — Telegrams received at this office up to 1* noon Wednesday, containing changes In advertising, win receive attention for the Issue of Saturday fol- lowing; likewise telegrams having Informative mat- ter Intended for our news columns will be received up to Wednesday noon. Telegrams forwarded after 6 p.m., Tuesday, and marked "Night Press Message. Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, May 22. — Gardeners and Florists' Club of Baltimore (Md.) Tuesday, May 23.— Toledo (O.) Florists' Club. Thursday, May 25. — Reading (Pa.) Florists' Association Friday, May 26.— Pasadena (Cal.) Horticultural Society.— People's. Parle Cottage Gardeners' .\ssociafion. Paterson, N. J. American Rose Society Visit to the Test Garden at Arlington, Va. On May 23d the members of the American Rose Society are invited to meet at 9 a. m. at the store of Messrs. Gude Bros., 1314 F. st., N. W., "Washington, D. C, and proceed to the new Rose test garden at Arlington, Va. The invitation to attend this examination of the hundreds of outdoor Roses is cordially extended to all who may be able to go. Further Import Restrictions in Great Britain (Cablegram from American Consul-Generiil, London. May 11.) An order in Council dated May 10, 1916, confirms the proposals of the Board of Trade previously reported [see Commerce Reports for May 5] and restricts among other articles, the importation .of the following articles : bulbs, flower roots, plants, trees, and shrubs; vegetables, canned, bottled, dried, and preserved, and pickles; horn and hoofs; and moss litter. A Call for Nursery Specialists The nursery business has now reached that stage when the demand for one thing is suSacient to warrant invest- ment to produce it in perfection. It is true there are already many specialists but there needs to be more. Fruits are perhaps the furthest developed along this line but the ornamental section of the business is sadly lacking in this respect. We need more Rhododendron, Azalea, Paeonia, Phlox, Delphinium, Street tree. Mag- nolia specialists, in fact the list is endless and the pos- sibilities unlimited. — National Nurseryman. Should Mother's Day Be Advertised? We wish not to speak of the volume of business transacted last Sunday, May 14, norto discuss whether Mother's Day this year was more successful from the florists' point of view than in previous years, but to notice very briefly one or two points raised by our contemporary. Horticulture, of Boston. We do this with the utmost respect, and with the desire to solve purely in an academic fashion certain arguments that have been put forward. Briefly stated, the editor of Horticulture regards the advertising of Mother's Day as undesirable, as he beUc ves tha t every day of the year should be a mother's day, and that the commercializing of one day to be called Mother's Day, whereon flowers are to be pre- sented to one's mother, or placed on the grave of the mother who has gone, is not in the right spirit. Tliis answer might be given: That, although the advertising of the sale of flowers for presentation to one's mother on a given day may be a purely com- mercial move by flori.sts, it, nevertheless, is perfectly legitimate and all tends toward the education of people to the use of flowers, not only for that, but for other occasions. And are florists to be prohibited from the exercising of all commercial enterprise, even if in some respects it smacks of a dollar hunt? Did our Boston editorial friend read what the Toledo (0.) florists are doing? They are advertising the use of flowers for Mother's Day, but they have got to the point of fine advertising. The grossness and blatant puslil'ulness or aggressive tactics have been eUminated, and a straightforward, pure appeal for the use of flowers is being made. This is what we have to get to in all our advertising of any given flower day, and the trade will never get there by sitting still with folded hands. There will be a period possibly, during which crude, demonstrative methods may be adopted, but from these we shall learn and profit. Mother's Day is desirable because it sets an appointed day of the yccir on which we can all turn our thoughts to our Mother, distcint or near, in the flesh or " fallen asleep." It does not exclude those of us who are sufficiently well endowed with this world's goods from taking flowers, or sending flowers to Mother time and time again. It focuses the mind of otherwise un- thinking men and women on the fact that Mothers do appreciate remembrances, and flowers are the best remembrances in the majority of cases. A case in point: A member of the staff of The Exchange sent an order on April 15 for the dehvery of flowers to his mother on May 14. The mother lives 3000 miles across the ocean. She had possibly never heard of Mother's Day nor had the florist who fiUed the order. The sender is known as an affectionate son, not only in signing liis letters to her but by much better tokens. His mother did not require the floral gift to assure her of her son's love, but don't you think it touched her heart and her mother nature all the same to get a posy on May 14th? This is what Mother's Day did, and be it said it is the first time the sender has made flowers his gift — another argument in favor of educating public opinion to the utifization of flowers as gifts. But the story doesn't finish here. Another member of The Exchange staff, with a mother far across the seas, whose devotion to her is as ardent and loyal as the other's to his, was preoccupied with his business and domestic matters to the exclusion of the thought of the fitting opportunity that Mother's Day would present to send, in the tenderest manner, a message of love and remembrance to the mother of the home. If this occurred in one office in one city may it not have occurred in many oflQces in many cities? We wiU not deign to compare the exploitation of Mother's Day by florists with the exploitation of Baby Week by half a score of other fines of business, nor of women's foibles by the dry goods merchants, but re-express our opinion that Mother's Day is entirely good, that it has taken root in the hearts of many of the people, that it is capable of much greater expansion, and that by proper and extensive pubficity the florists will find it an occasion of natural, profitable business, their right to which our Boston contemporary wiU surely not demur. That is why we say the day should ^le advertised: that is why we say that the woman who gave us the Mother's Day idea and who for years has been giving her time and money to promote it, deserves recognition and reward, particularly from florists. Flower Shows of the Future When opinion is running so strongly in one direc- tion, such as the evidence shows in the letters, articles, criticisms and reports in the various trade papers at the present time with reference to the arrangement of. the flower shows of today, the time cannot be far , distant when our exhibitions will be staged according ' to the suggestions that are now finding expression. It is probably not too much to say that the leaven has been working with increasing force since the National Flower Show at Philadelphia; at any rate since then, both in the press and at pubfic meetings, writers and speakers have concentrated on one thought, which is this, that while competitive classes are essential and stock of the highest cultural quafity must of necessity be encouraged, yet from the pubfic standpoint, fine cultivation is secondary to the artistic effect of the whole exhibition. It has even been suggested that once the plants are judged that they be utilized by the flower show connnittee in any grouping or rearrange- ment for artistic effect that it sees fit. Here, of course, objections might reasonably be raised by the exhibitor, who places more value on the quafity of his plants than he is likely to do on the effect it might have with others, in the general scheme of decorations. Growers and exhibitors must be paid sufficiently for their labors, and after that must be agreeable to have their stock and their part in the show made subsidiary to the demands of the pubfic. These demands are artistry, beauty, and a pleasing general effect through- out the whole show. Such are the contentions and Eirguments that are being used, and for the larger shows in the great cities, it is possible that they will prevail. In local shows the outlook of things is entirely different, for there everybody takes a defight in the plants for and of themselves, or finds the greater interest in com- parisons between the cultural quafities of their neigh- bors' plants or exhibits. Protection vs. Free Trade What effect are the protectionist laws that are now being put into effect by the European countries against imported goods, to have on our American industries? From a paragraph that appears elsewhere it will be seen that both France and England are excluding the importation of bulbs, trees, shrubs and other horti- cultural products, some of which undoubtedly are exported from this country. More than that, the orders are against the admission of preserved fruits and vegetables. We in the East may not feel the effects to the same extent as our Califomian nursery friends and fruit growers, but they have no doubts as to its ill effect on their business — they are already dis- cussing the matter seriously. In recent years, too, the British Columbia fruit growers have urged addi- tional duty upon the unportation to Canada of Apples from the United States, the tax now amounting to 30c. a box, or 90c. a barrel. Lately, also, we aUuded to the stringent quarantine regulations inaugurated by the State of Arizona, which excludes nursery stock from all other States. This is the most rigorous fonn of Protection, and as the Calii'ornia nursery fruit tree business is not flourishing and has not been for some few years, these conditions do not portend any better- ment yet awhile. We may be sure, also, that Protec- tion wiU be maintained even in the former Tree Trade countries of Europe, and in other countries for years cifter the war in order to build up their own internal industries. Many folks use the word "planting" when they mean "sowing"; and some talk of "farming" when they mean "gardening." In both cases there's a lot of difference. iMiiV 20, 1910 The Florists' Exchange 1245 Kuu a (ict'i^l"n ol" the duty on ^traw wreaths for iin- nmrtellcs see our Philntlelphin newsleller this issue. Ora advertisements of and for Memorial Day stock from Boston and eontiffuous parts of Mjtssaehusetts are noticeably greater in number than from any other sec- tion. Therein lies an interesting iiistorical inference. .•\rcooNT8 from the Dahlia growers and dealers in tubers all bespeak an exceptionally brisk Spring. Several have all but sold out their stocli of tubers and future orders must be filled with rooted cuttings and young plants. Ni'.ABLT everywhere the weather on Saturday and Sun- day last week end was bright and fine. From all sections come letters bespeaking quickened business owing to the demand of flowers for the event of flic "second Sunday in May." Now we are in the full glory of tlie May-flowering Tulipsr Is there anything more graceful, anything richer or more lovely among flowers? As cut flowers tiiey are perfection. Yet we have only read of one Tulip exhibi- tion. They can be made a very profitable commer- cial crop, too. 0>"E difference between shows here and some of those abroad is that we try to make an artistic picture of the whole show while abroad the general efl^ectiveness of the show is quite secondary to what the various displays contain of themselves, and particularly what tliey con- tain in the way of novelties, whether it be new Roses, new ferns, new Carnations, or new hardy plants of any kind. It may not be generally known that the Government has established large bulb growing fields at Bellinghani, State of Washington, where already some Dutchmen have made their home. The Washington grown Tulips have been found, on test, to be superior to those imported from Holland, and the Government believes that a bulh growing industry can be encouraged on that part of the Northwest Pacific. .\mo!,-o the new plants that have been recently certifi- cated in London we notice a Primula, a hybrid between viseosa and an Auricula, said to far surpass anything previously raised in this class, the flowers being iy„m. in diameter, while the rose pink color is decidedly at- tractive. These hybrids are proving to be very robust, and are likely to make real garden plants. The sec- ond subject of special note is a double flowered Sir Watkin Narcissus. Nor only do we change plant names, but according to a newspaper clipping, the New York State College of Forestry is changing Arbor Day as a term to Forest Day, and is suggesting that the schools of the State celebrate the "Forest Day idea. However, there is evi- dently a difference, as Forest Day is intended to supple- ment the work of Arbor Day, and no doubt the inten- tion is to plant trees on forest principles and not merely in street lines or for ornament, which is what Arbor Day usual amounts to. We who stick closely to the flower growing business sometimes forget that our confreres whose vocation is vegetable culture, are just as interested in solving busi- ness, cultural, and distribution problems as we are. A note in the Market Growers' Journal draws attention to an organized effort to form a Louisiana Cauliflower Association for the promotion of the Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts industry of the South. This is an in- formal body, operated on a non-profit basis, and the results of the Louisiana Exp. Sta. are being applied in practice. .\ wEi.L-Kxows Eastern seedsman of long expcfience told the writer one day this week that he has made a resolve to do one hour's horticultural reading each day — (Sabbath inchuU'd:-). The resolve is a good one. How limited is the knowledge of any of us. Just let some outsider put up a few questions as a trial. My seedsman friend is digesting Punnet's book on Mendel- ism these days. It is said that Lord .\cton, one of the most celclirated historians and scholars of the last century, read for eight hours every day. He founded a school of historians at Cambridge, England. A GOOD deal has been beard in favor of the spineless cactus as a forage crop and a certain wizard's name was usually attached thereto. But the Dept. of .Vgri- culture has thought it best to issue the following cau- tion: "The propaganda carried on in portions of the South in advocacy of the commercial planting of Spine- less Prickly Pear or Spineless Cactus, should be viewed with suspiehm by farmers who are seeking thoroughly I>i-o\ed forMgc crops for that region, l-'or iiny portion of llio .South this is no more than an ex|ieri]ncMl.'il crop, arroi'ding to specialists of the department. The cxperi- Mient station at Gainesville, Fla., some years ago tested out :10 or more varieties furnished by the dej>artment and found them entirely mtsuited to the coiulitions there." Am. \\ho are interested in any way in the Doniinion of Canada would do well to read the su]»i)lement of Cnmnurce Ueports No. 2:iC., pulilisheil .\pril J8 last. It contains a mass of statistical and other information of L'reat value to a man who tries to foresee conditions as they are iikely t<» be some years ahe:id in regard to na- tional .ind international prosperity, for the prosperity of one natitm reacts undeni.ably upon the industries of another, and particularly, as in Ibis case, ourselves as a neigliboring nation. A panigrajih on page 10 refers to the demand for early vegetables in the Pr.iirie Provinces of Canada, and it would seem that here there is a great field for some of our Southern market gardeners, and possibly also a field for the (levelo])ment of vegetable culture under glass in favored parts of the Middle West. It is a matter of much interest to all florists to know that despite the financial strain that the great European war is causing to all the nations engaged, horticulture is being pursued with considerable vim, both as a business and pleasure, and the sale of cut flowers too, has scarcely diminished. It has been said that the holding of flower shows docs nothing to weaken the efforts of the people to do their duty for their country in these times, but rather rcfreslies'them and incites a further effort. Much has been done in the way of planting shrubs and flow- ers and bulbs around the base hospitals behind the bat- (Sfaihiarp ] d> The late Herman Newbold Bradshaw tie fields, with great refreshing effect upon the wounded men. The pleasing, soothing effect of flowers has also been time and time again mentioned, and soldiers re- turning from the front have been much cheered by visits to the flower shows. These flower exhibitions also help to maintain the gardening industry, which in several of the European countries is carried on intensively, as well as extensively. Horticultural Society of New York May Exhibition The monthly flower show of this society was held in the Museum building. New Y'ork Botanical Garden, May 13 and U. The principal exhibits were cut sprays of ornamental flowering shrubs from Theo. A. Have- meyer, also Mr. Orr, Rye, N. Y'., and a fine collection also from the Botanical Garden, all named. In each ca.se these were exhibited in glass vases. Mr. Have- meyer's contained liberal masses, particularly of double flowering Cherries, Pyrus Malus floribunda, and its very red form atrosanguinea, also Pyrus japonica, P. Maulci, and other fine things. Tulips in large variety came from John .Scheepers Co., 2 Stone st., N. Y., "with beautiful vases of Clara Butt, Pride of Haarlem, Scylla, a good red; Raphael, white. Feu Ardent, red, and Lutea pallida. Golden Crown, and .\dmiral Reyneirse, a striped red and white early Tulii>. Ralph Pulitzer, gdr. F. Hitclunan, had the finest six Calceolaria hybrids, the plants beiiig in Sin. pots .'ind measuring )2'/,,{t. through, in set-eral re- markable shades of color. These were from Boddington's strain of International Exhibition Calceolari;is. James Stuart, Mamaroneck, N. Y., was second with admirable but smaller jilants. Bobbink & .\tkins staged dwarf Irises. .\ntirrhinums. Sutton's Yellow, a vigorous variety of fine color, was also staged by Jlr. Stuart. George W. Cardwell M'e regret to record the death of George W. Cardwell, a well-known florist of Richmond, Va., who died at his residence, 332 S. Main st., on May S, following a long period of ill health. He was in his 76th year. Robert Haentze Mayor Robert Haentze of Fond du Lac, Wis., whose condition had been critical for several weeks, died early on Friday, May 5. Mr. Haentze was tS years old. He was a florist, being head of the Haentze Co. It is be- lieved that overwork hastened his death. Uriah B. Wakeman Uriah B. Wakeman, proprietor of the Detroit Cut Flower Supply Co. of G W. Adams ave., Detroit, Mich,, died in Harper Hospital on May 1, following an ill- ness of two weeks. Mr. Wakeman Wiis born in Fenton 70 years ago. At the age of 30 he came to Detroit and engaged in the produce business. Later he left for the interior of the State, but returned 1.5 years ago and engaged in the florists' business. He is survived by two brothers. W. G. Rowand Wm. G. Rowand, for many years in charge of the warehouse of Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa., died on Wednesday morning. May 10, at his home, Haddon- field, N. J. He had been a member of the "Dreer" force for thirty years, and by hLs faithful and loyal service had gained the confidence of his employers and also the high regard of his fellow workers. Funeral services were conducted from his home on Sunday afternoon, .May 14. Mrs Math Ullenbruch Mrs. Math Ullenbruch, a well known resident of Port Huron, Mich., and wife of Math Ullenbruch, the florist, died suddenly on May 13 at the family residence on Lapeer ave. Mrs. L'Uenbruch, whose maiden name was Gertrude Mary Petrie, was born in Westphalia, Germany, in 1861. and came with her parents to America when four years of age. The family settled in Detroit where Miss Petrie was united in marriage to Math Ullenbruch in 1880. Mr. and Mrs. UUenbruch lived in Detroit for two years following their marriage, coming to Port Huron in 1882. The faniily consisted of thirteen children, eight of whom Herman Newbold Bradshaw Herman Newbold Bradshaw, eldest son of the late John Bradshaw, died at Ossining, N. Y., May 3, 1916, after an illness of several months at his home. No. 13 Terrace ave. He was born in Madison, N. J., Dec. 1, 1856, and like his father had followed the commercial flower growing business all his life. His specialties were Asparagus, Smilax and Lilies, with which he had been supplying some of the oldest retail stores in New Y'ork and Brooklyn for many years. Mr. Bradshaw was a member of "the Highland" ave. Methodist Church. He leaves a widow, five children, two sisters and two brothers to mourn his loss. The funeral services were held at his late residence on May 6, at 2 p.m. The in- terment was in the family plot. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrrtown, N. Y'. " G. E. B. Alfred Mitting The death occurred on Sunday, -May 7, at Washington ave., San .Tose, Cal., of Alfred Slitting, nurseryman and florist, who was known not only in California, but over most of the United States. He was born in England in 1858 and came to America in 1877. He was the founder of the Berrydale Experimental Gardens in Hol- l.and, Mich., and ca"rricd on a large amount of experi- mental work there, particularly with Gooseberries, Straw- berries, Blackberries and choice Roses. In California he wa.s also the founder of the great Calla growing in- dustry, and photographs of his grounds have appeared in TiiE Exchange from time to time. He also grew numerous quantities of Freesia bulbs, and views of the fields have also been published by us. These were situated near Santa Cruz at Seabright. His widow and two children, Ernest De Roo and P'lora B., survive him. 1246 The Florists' Exchange I Boston Spring Show Committee Make Efforts for an Exhibition on Modern Lines THE May exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticul- tural Society, which opened on Wednesday, May 10 and closed Sunday evening. May 14, was rather disappointing in several ways. There are many years since the officers and friends of the society put &"o iiiuch energy, time and money into an exhibition to make it a success as this one, yet it is regretful that with all this effort the exhibition did not measure up to expec- tations. There was hardly any feature different to former exhihitions. This is very regretable, as it plainly shows that not only flie society, but the exhibitors as well have not studied or learned anything from the recent successful large flower show which was held in New .York. The progress that has been made in New York in the past three years is must commendalile aiul many useful lessons could be learned from the last large exhibi- tion held there. Much time and money is spent by the trade journals, not only in depicting these exhihitions by very comprehen- sive descriptions and honest criticisms but also with expen- sive photographs. Exhibitors cannot attend all of these shows throughout the country, but if they intend to make progress it is their duty to study tlie pictures and descrip- tions of every leading show and note where there are improvements. Sometimes it may be the rejiorters are afraid to show uji weak spots and faulty features. These things ought to he reported as strictly and correctly as those that lutppily deserve ap]>rovaI. This is the only way we can make progress in our large exhibitions. Same- ness is monotonous. Sometimes the thought has come that a change of building would produce a change in groui)ing. It is a great mistake to think that mere numbers make successful plant or flower shows. Over- crowding is one of the worst features of an exhibition. What we need is exhibits of high quality and staged in new and artistic ways as was shown splendidly in the private gardeners' groups in the New York exhibi- tion. These frank observations are expressed in all friendliness and sincerity, with the one view of making for improvement. The schedule for this show was a very long one and good prizes were offered yet there were many classes where there wasn't a single entry as wa.^ t)ie case for Carnations. In many other instances there was only one entry. One of the most pleasing exhil)its was F. K. Pierson Co.'s display of Roses covering 100 sq. ft. This exhibit, as can be seen from the photographs, was staged in fine shape. The other exhibit that sliowed ability in flower arrangement was by Penn the Florist. The commercial growers again staged the larger part of the exhibits and in most ca.ses their exiiibits were of high quality. The groups of flowering and foliage plants by A. M. Davenport and tlie W. W. Edgar Co. of Waverley, were comprehensive and contained many interesting subjects. F. J. Dolansky of Lynn, was the only exiiihitor in the orchid group covering -200 sq. ft. Cattieyas and Den- droliiums constituted the major jiart. Tlie miniature Japanese gardens were poorly done and although the hrst prize was won by a Japanese, yet the garden did not show the first principles of Jaji- anese gardening art. The exhibit of Japanese plants from Weld Garden was one of the best ever shown in this city and most interesting. Fletcher and Co. of Auburndale, had a pleasing exhibit of new yellow Marguerites which are commendable for \tnt culture. They had also a liandsome vase of Delphinium Cliveden Beauty. R. C The following is the list of prizes and gratuities awarded : Antirrhinums, eight plants: 1, Mrs. C. G. Weld. Azalea Indica, group to cover not more than 200 sq. ft.: 1. A. M. Davenport. Four lilants: 1, A. M. Davenport: 2, Miss Cornelia Warren. Calceo- larias, large-flowering varieties, eight plants: 1, Mrs. J. I.. Gardner,; 2, E. A. Clark. Calceolaria Stewarti, six plants: 1. Winthrop Ames; 2, Miss Cornelia Warren. Campanula, Medium, eight plants: 1, Miss Cornelia Warren. Ericas, six plants: 1, Miss Cornelia Warren. Tree fern, one specimen: 1, Weld Garden (D. Finlayson. gdr.); 2, A. M. Davenport. Fuchsias, four plants: 1, S. J. Goddard. Helio- trope, standard, •six plants: 1, Faulkner Farm (W. N. Craig, gdr.); 2, W. W. Edgar Co. Hydrangeas, group to cover not less than 150 sq. ft.: 1. W. W. Edgar Co.: 2, E. A. Clark. Four plants, not less than two varieties: 1, W. W> Edgar Co.; 2. W. T. Walke. Marguerite3, six plants: 1. Faulkner Farm; 2, F. W. Fletcher & Co. Orchids, group arranged for effect, covering 200 sq. ft.: 1, F. J. Dolansky. Six plants, six varieties: 1, J. T. Butterworth. Palms, two Arecas: 1, Weld Garden. Two Kentias: 1, Weld Garden: 2, Mrs. J. L. Gardner. Two Phoenix Roebelinii: 1, Weld Garden; 2, Mrs. Lester- Leiand. Two specimens, any other variety: 1, Weld Garden. Pelar- goniums, show, twelve plants, not less than six varieties: 1, Mrs.' C, G. Weld, Six plants, not less than three varieties: 1, Mrs. C. G. Weld; 2, Miss Cornelia Warren. One specimen plant: 1, Mrs. C. G. Weld; 2, Miss Cornelia Warren. Zonal, one specimen plant: 1, S. J. Goddard. Rhododendrons, group not exceeding 300 sq. ft., any variety admis- sible: 1, Walter Hunnewell. Group, not exceeding 300 sq. ft., varie- ties which have grown in Massachusetts without protection for at least five years: 1, Walter Hunnewell. One specimen plant: 1, Walter Hunnewell. Roses, group to cover not more than 200 sq. ft., all classes admissible: 1, TThomas Roland. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, six plants, not less than three varieties: 1. Miss Cornelia Warren. One specimen plant: 1. Miss Cornelia Warren. Rambler Roses, four varieties: 1. Thomas Roland. Specimen plant: 1. Thomas Roland. Schizanthus, six plants: 1, Mrs. C. G. Weld; 2, Mrs. J. L. Gardner. Verbenas, eight plants, in pots: 1. Faulkner Farm. Streptocarpus, twelve plants: 1, Mrs. J. L. Gardner; 2, Mrs. C. G. Weld. Artistic display of flowering and foliage olants. to cover not less than 200 sq. ft. : 1, A. M. Davenport; 2, W. W. Edgar Co. Stove or greenhouse foliage plants, six plants: 1, N. T. Kidder. Flowering plant, one specimen: 1, N. T, Kidder, standard Fuchsia: 2, S. J. Goddard. Display of Dwarf Japanese Plants: 1, Weld Garden. Miniature Japanese Garden, to fill space not exceeding 9 sq. ft.: 1, Kameyama Serada; 2, Penn the Florist. Antirrhinums, six .vases, twenty-five spikes each, not less than three varieties: J, Faulkner Farm; 2, .K J. Goddard. One vase, one or more varieties: 1, Paul E. Richwagen; 2, Mrs. C. G. Weld, " Weld Pink." Spanish Iris, six vases, twenty-five blooms each, not less than three varieties: 1, Esty Bros. Marguer- ites, one hundred blooms, yellow: 1, James Wheeler, Narcissus, ten vases, ten varieties, ten blooms each: 1, Mrs. C. S. Minot; 2, Faulkner Farm. Pansies, display: 1, William Sim; 2, CharlesT. Beasley & Co. Roses, display covering not more than 100 sq. ft.: 1, F- R. Pierson Co. Hybrid teas, fifty blooms white: 1, F. R. Pierson Co,, White Kil- larney; 2, McAlpine Bros. Fifty blooms red: 1, Waban Rose Con- servatories, with Hadley: 2, McAlpine Bros,, with Crimson Queen. Fifty blooms pink: 1, Waban Rose Conservatories, with Mrs, Bayard Thaver; 2, F. R. Pierson Co., with Ophelia. Fifty blooms yellow: 1, F, R, Pierson Co., with Mr**. Aaron Ward; 2, F, R. Pierson Co., with Sunburst, Twelve blooms red (for private gardeners only): 1. Mrs. C, G. Weld, with Hoosier Beauty. Twelve blooms pink (for private gardeners only); 1, Mrs. C. G. Weld, Mrs. Charles Russell; 2, Mrs. C. G, Weld, Mrs, Moorfield Storey. Twelve blooms, yellow (for private gardeners only): 1, Mrs. C. G.Weld, Lady Hillingdon. Sweet Peas, display, to cover not more than 50 sq. ft.: 1, William Sim. Tulips, twelve vases, twelve varieties, ten blooms each: 1, Faulkner Farm. Six vases, six varieties, ten blooms each: 1/ Weld Garden. Display of Darwin Tulips, not less than 50 sq. ft. (for private growers only): 1, Weld Garden. Gratuities: — Mrs. C. G. Weld, hanging fiaskets of Fuchsia; Esty Bros., Ixias and Ranunculus; Ernest B. Dane, vase of Eschscholtzia; Mrs. C. G, Weld, group of Schizanthus; Winthrop Ames, group of Calceolaria Stewarti; Thomas T. Watt, standard Hydrangea: Ernest B. Dane, Hydrangea Otaksa; Faulkner Farm, Hydrangea Otaksa; Mrs. J. L. dardner. Hydrangea; E. A. Clark, .\stilbe; Thomas Rolai Bougainvillea Sanderiana; Miss Cornelia Warren, two orchid pla; Ernest B. Dane, display of flowering and foliage plants; X. T. Kidi, flowering and foliage plants; Miss Cornelia Warren, group of flowei plants; Thomas T. Watt, flowering plants; Blue Hill Nurseries, col tion of hardv evergreens. Gold Medal: — Prof. C. S. Sargent, group of Azaleas. Silver Medal: — Albert Roper Estate, Carnation Albert Roper 1 James Wheeler, superior cultivation of Marguerite Etoile d'Or; Wek I Garden, group of Japanese dwarf plants; A. W. Preston. Brasso Cattleya Maronse (Cattleya gigas X Brassavola Digbyana); Blue Hil Nurseries, collection of Hardy Evergreens: Thomas Roland, BtiUKain villea Sanderiana: Penn the Florist, arrangement of flowers for horn' use. First Class Certificate of Merit: — S. J. Goddard, Carnation Doris Prof. C. S, Sargent, Cytopodium punctatum. Honorable Mention: — Walter Hunnewell, Lfielio-Cattleya Waban F. W. Fletcher Co.. Delphinium Cliveden Beauty; Prof. C. S. Sargent seedling Rhododendron ( Sniirnowii, garden var.); Pcirce Rro^., new Rose Tip-Top; E. H. Wetterlow, new Geranium Mrs. Lester Leiand Prof. C. S. Sargent, group of Rehmannia angulata Pink Perfection. Vote of Thanks: — Walter Hunnewell, Acacia armata, group o' large plants; Prof. C. S. Sargent, Wistarias and Imantophyllum; R, & J. Farquhar & Co., garden arrangement. AWARDS FOR VEGETABLES. Benjamin V. French Fund No. 2. Asparagus, four bunches, twelve stalks: 1, < 'liver Ames Beans, String -variety, forced, one quart: 1, N. T. Kidder; 2, W. J, Clemson. Cucumbers, four: 1, J. W. Stone; 2, M. E. Moore. Let- tuce, four heads Tennisball: 1, M, E. Moore; 2, W. J. Clemson. Any other variety: 1, Faulkner Farm, Big Boston; 2, Oliver Ames, Big Boston. Radishes, four bunches: 1, J. W. Stone, Scarlet Globe; 2, Oliver Am^, Scarlet Globe. Rhubarb, twelve stalks: 1, F, W. Dahl; 2, Oliver Ames. Spinach, two pecks: 1, Esty Bros. Tomatoes, twelve specimens: 1, J. W. Stone, Comet; 2, N. T. Kidder, Winter Beauty. Gratuities: — N. T. Kidder, Cauliflower: W. J. Clemson, Cauliflower; W. J. Clemson, collection of vegetables. AWARD FOR FRUIT. Gratuity:— N. T. Kidder, Roxbury Russet Apples. Experiments with Bulbs At Brooklyn Botanic Garden We have received from Dr. C. Stuart Gagef, director of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a letter calling our at- tention to the article on page 1187 of The Fi.okists' ExcHAxr.E for May 13, 1916, by the head gardener of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden with reference to a co- operative experiment between the Garden and the United States Dejiartment of Agriculture to test the relative value of Holland grown and American grown bulbs. Dr. Gager suggests that, while the results shown in the beds were correctly reported by the head gardener, , in the above mentioned article, all of the conditions at- tending the experiment throw some doubt on the validity of tliese results and tlie inferences that may justifiably be drawn from them. It is hoped that the experiment may be repeated another season and judgment should be reserved until fuller reports, based upon more nearly adequate data, are accessible. [Having recently been afforded the pleasure of look- ing through a series of photographs of Tulips in beds and boxes, the result of experiments by the Department of Agriculture, in which Holland grown and American grown bulbs were siiown side by side, and in each of which trials the greater vigor, earlier flowering, as well as generally higher quality of the American grown bulbs were detnonstrated, the opposite results reported as hav- ing been obtained at Brooklyn were all the more sur- prising. The tests made by the Department of Agricul- ture covered a period of seven years, and the results obtained have invarialily been in favor of the American grown l)ulbs (Tulips)]. * C " 1' ■^IM First prize Rose display of the F. R. Pierson Co., at tlie exhibition in Boston last week First prize group of flowering and foliage plants by A. M. Davenport of Water- town, Mass., at the exhibition in Boston last week IMav 20, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1247 Shrubs planted on lawns around house at Geo. Schubert's place Planting and grading for ornament around newly built house on a hill at Geo. Schubert's The Importance of a Good j Appearance f as tine missionary work as it iia.s ever undertaken, and it is sincerely to l)e hoped tliat its efforts may bear fruit in many ])laces at jirescnt more or less barren or straggly. Prize Photographic Reproductions of Some Smart Front Entrances and Brightly Planted Grounds of Growers' Establishments I\ tlie jirevious issue 'I'm: ExcinxoF. published |iioture.s of the growing establishment of F. A. liolze. Pleasautville, N. Y., and today's issue con- liiis some from two other places, namely, Geo. Schu- II it's at Xorth Bergen, N. J., and John Boylan & Sons, V.'Jii Jackson st., Franford, Pa. -Mr. Schubert writes in regard to his place; "The ac- "innanying pictures show what can be done within less Hi III a year's time with a few shrubs. The liouse is built fi .1 hill and to the left and rear are the greenhouses witii driveway between. Window boxes filled with Ge- r.inium S. .\. Nutt during the .Summer montlis, and Box- wi'inl during the A\'inter months, are very attractive to I hi- pas'-ersby. "The piractical ilriiionstration that tlie amateurs could wish to have, and wr Mcudd add that the better the border the more plants I iii.in will sell. Indeed it would be a fine thing to vary ihi contents of the border consideraldy year by year, lia\iiig showy and good ]>lant£, scmie of which might be liiit little known to the places aroimd, and in that way an interest is maintained not only in gardening for effect, luit in pi.ants for themsehe.s, their names, their history, titeir indi\idualit}', and so on. \\'e think that in this matter The Exchaxge is doing Explanation of Euonymus vs. Evonymus In order to ascertain exactly why the spelling of the name Euonymus had been changed to Evonymus the editor of our Question Box dejiariment wrote to the Head Professor in Botany, Harvard L'niversity, Cam- bridge, Mass., and received the follow-ing: "Replying to your kind favor in which you ask the reason for the changed spelling of the generic name Evonynuis, I should say that it is merely the taking up of the earliest form of the name as used by Linnaeus at the date at which it has been agreed to start priority in determining jikmt names. It is now generally agreed among botanists that priority in determining not merely which name is used but even which form of a given name is used, shall be the principle very definitely ad- hered to, since all other practices which have to a cer- tain extent permitted .scientific names to rest upon in- di\'idual preference, judgment, taste, etc., have led to nuich confusion and annoyance. As to the form Evonymus, there has been difference of practice all through mediaeval times and later centuries as to the desirable transliteration into Latin of such Greek words. Where a vowel follows, the upsilon of the Greek being sometimes kept as the vowel u, sometimes rendered as a consonant v. this has been a matter somewhat of judgment as to which was the more correct on philological grounds, partly of euphony. So far as 'our scientific names are concerned it seems best to accept each in the form of which it was originally published. B. L. RoBixsox. " The Perpetual Flowering Carnation Society The foUowing new varieties have been registered by tlie above society during the current year: Malcolm. — Seedling, Cherry-red, excellent habit and scent. Registered by Price & Fyfe, Birchgrove. Grizel. — Seedling, purple fine scent and habit. Registered by Price & Fyfe. Edward Page. — Seedling, bright rosy-cerise, robu.st habit, fine for market. Registered by Thos. Page, Hampton. Mrs. Constable Curtis. — Seedling, claret, fine for Sum- mer flowering. Registered by "i'oung & Co., Cheltenham. Grace D. Page. — Seedling, rosy-cerise, fine habit. Regis- tered by W. H. Page, Hampton. T, A. Westok, Secretar}'. S. A. F. and O. H. Houston Convention Garden Siiperinteiulcnt Brock of the Convention Garden now being installed on city projierty at Houston, reports that the exhibits received so far are small in number. In- tending exhibitors are requested to send forward their exhibits at once, as the convention dates arc rapidly approaching. The very liberal treatment accorded our society by the City of Houston, in setting apart a splendid "site for the garden and arranging to lake upon itself the burden . of furnishing labor and material in order to make the installation a success, deserves more than the scanty recognition at present forthcoming. All who can exhibit plants and shrubs are urged to do so. The cost, 10 cents jjcr square foot, is ridiculously small, insufficient to prevent anyone from exhibiting on the plea of expense, and in making an exhibit there surely is some pleasure to be found in aiding the society to carry out its plans to have a Convention Garden wherever the annual convention may go. Superintendent Brock would he jileased even if only fifty exhibitors would take 100 square feet each. He points out that although the date is late, potted stock can be plunged in, and a creditable showing be made. JoHX YoirxG. Secretary. New 'i'ork. May 13, 1916. S. A. F. and American Products In his presidential address before the convention of the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horti- culturists, at San Francisco, last August, Patrick Welch alluded to the constantly growing opinion in this country among those who have given the subject study that the time has now arrived when a large part, if not the whole, of the horticultural products which have been grown and imported from Europe should be grown in this country. He suggested that a committee of three be appointed to study the problem and seek the advice and counsel of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and devise ways and means for the encouraging of home products. The members appointed were H. P. Noble. Cleveland, chair- man; C. W. Ward, Eureka. Cal., and E. II. Wilson. Bos- ton. Jlass. What has been done in regard to this sug- gestion? Retaining walls, built so that lawns could be made and planted up Geo. 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Park Jloral Co. i;^;:^'?;™"- "^"""' *fMtT\ J Western Nebra'ika 1643 Broaaway and Wyoming points reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Us. ALBERT POCHELON, 199*190 BATCd AT ^ %^ BOSTON MASSACHUSEnt 143 Tremont St. The centrally located Florist Shop. Yours for reciprocity. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. John Reck & Son 985 MAIN STREET CINCINNATI, OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor Delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fill your orders for Designs or Cut Flowers in NORTHERN OHIO DES IVIOINES IN THE CENTER OF IOWA J. S. WILSON FLORAL CO. ^^^ We cover all points in Iowa. ^\X^J^^ SMITH "^HE FLORIST *-'■''■*•* ■'■■'■■'■ t EAST ORANGE, N.J. We deliver by automobiles in East, West and South Orange, aNo Glen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield. Newark and New York. Dawson the Florist ^^^^^^^ ^ , 107 W. Market St. !>• I. Dellverlea to Ithaca, Blnghamton. Homell, Coming and other points. Q^^ Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. It is the man who teads and profits thereby who leads in his own field of endeavor. Lead and read — THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE. May 30, 191G The Florists' Exchange 1251 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS «^^ FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points FtT Worth Texas Baker Bros. FLOWERS - 'PLANTS •» TREES Galveston Floi'al Co., '^^''^ Quality in Cut Flowers, Plants and Floral Work. Galveston, Texas THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Reiul What Amateurs Read 'riic ])rnfcssiiin;il llori?.t is often incliiu'd to snifT at what lif may oriasioiially lead in tlif Icfrion of publica- tions wliicli arc i)lil>]islic(i and subscribed for liy amateur jrardeiuTS and Howcr lti\crs. 'i'liis i^ ijnite natural. A man wliii lias s]ient liis life in and around jrrecnliouscs and gartlens aiul who knows the habits and the food riciuirenicnts of almost anything that prows, would hardly he expected to get thrilled over elementary cul- tui'al dircetii>ns for a Uosc hush. No one (I irist in ten will be able to get much, if any, practical information out of such i>apers and magazines. However, he ought to learn to look on these papers and magazines as his friends and allies, and he could very often afford to read them just to find out what his cus- tomers and prospective customers are reading about. In the first place, it would not take him long to do so. Wlial he wants is merely to lirul out what the Mm.iteurs on his customers' list are being advised to do and what kind of flowers and plants they are reading about. If he will do so it is a ten to one shot he will find that there is a definite connectiim between what these publi- Orders for Texas and Steamers from HENRY SMITH, MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. c. „ /74I Main Street stores. 1 344 Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street GEORGE G, McCLUNIE HARTFORD. CONN. 165 MAIN STREET, SOUTH FLOWERS ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE FLANE 30 .ASYLUM STREET Hartford Connecticut Highland Park Greenhouses Telephones HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 75 and 85 ' Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of ^j-sfJSSi^ Chicago, as far as Milwaukee ' Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann'a flowers excel ^<\^^^>^ ATITT T QThe FlorisU Inc. J[ Y^ \^ I ^ I ^ ^J 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, We reach all Florida and South |?1o Georgia pointa *■ ^»" Jacksonville, Florida W,- rna.-h all ric.ri.la :in,l all ClrorKia I'nint- Largest flower store- south of Washington, D. C. 219 Main Street Tomlinson-Key Floral Co. KALAMAZOO, MICH. and Vicinity G. Van Bochove & Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed Supply Advertisements will be . found on pages 1261 to 1265 •: "* "~'^v. ^"^''M Wti^^* >I ' i ' ^^-^ '..."Va^KH &^ Zi\ i(i9i 'Is. '; ' -fPi^J r1 w^ IS. '''10 " Af-~^^^^ gfc >4 ►■. ^^^ '^ ■ r Colonial bouquet of Cecile Brunner and George Elgar Roses with holder and blue novelty ribbon Mjifle by class in Horticulture 32, University of Illinois. cations recommend and the inquiries he receives. Where any one or several of them circulate extensively in his conuntmity he will surely find that they are exercising a big influence on the taste and the requirements of the customers in his list. He will also note that their ad- vertising colunuis carry more than a few advertisements of the mail order houses, and in this way he will be able to protect himself against inroads from such sources. Planting to Increase Value Tliere is a page in the paint trade book out of which the florist could well afford to take something. One of the strongest paint-selling arguments is this — that a coat of paint adds much more than the cost of the |)aint and the painting to the value of the property ])ainted. Hesidcs ])rcserving and beautifying, it increases the attraction of any building to be well painted. And by the same token, where jiaint will beautify a house, trees and shrubs and permanent gardens will lieau- tify the rest of the property and still further set the house off. That is the florist's cue, .Sometime look into one of the amateur's text books on landscape gardening. There will be pictures of htmses standing stark and bare on level plots. The next view, will show the identi- cal Innise with a backgniiind of trees .and with shrubs planted at the base (if the walls and beside the porch. These trees and shrubs sim]ily glorrfy the house, and ii\ practical application, trees and shrubs will exercise a great influence on valuation and on making a sale. So where the paint man finds it extremely profitable to advertise .that it jiays to paint because paint increases the value of property, the florist surely can afford to KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray 1017 GR.VND .WENUE LEXINGTON. KY. 3IHIM A, SiElLILER EAST SIXTH STREET LEXINGTON, KY. MiCMlLI&R B]R©^„ Co. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky ► Prompt Delivery to ^all So. Calif. Points 212 West 4
  • A/II-L PAY YOU To Read "The Retail Florist— The Year's Round" "The Florist's Store Window as an Advertising Medium" "What do You Know About Your Refrigerator" You get them all, with two hundred pages of more information in THE GARDENERS AND FLORISTS* ANNUAL FOR 1916 Ready now, from this oflSce. Price 50 Cents Mav 20, lOl-i The Florists' Exchange 1253 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses ^ ROCHESTER, N. Y. 25 Clinton Ave., North _ , II 1^,1 — Flowers delivered promptly in Kochcstor and surrounding country. Com- plete Im'e always rea'l>. ROCHESTER. Salter Bros. '^r^\ FLORISTS 38 Main St., Wesi advertise that it pays to plant, ln'Oause planting also increiuse.s the value of property. It niu.st tie done right to lie effective, of course, just as in the case with paint, but any kind of planting is better than none. There is a field for operations on this basis for every fiorisl, wherever he is. There is hardly a city lot that is so small some planting will not add to it.s appearance and value, and if the florist can inspire the occupants along a whole block to "Plant-Up" he is going to do something that will not only pay in itself but that will boost forever afterward. ROCHESTER, N. Y. 88 Main Street. East We reach all — '^^ Western N. Y. )Jfalionnl\ Points (j«"™*> ROCKFORD Jlt.'Jfr FORE.ST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL. ^% Quick service to Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. U&K DiitiLnes Phoaea BeU.TTl«r 1104 &m., CiDtrtl 413 SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone moat carefully executed at once. Floral designs a specialty. Sanders' Jflowers t. LomIs, Mo. The finest and best equipped flower store in the city, situated in the heart of the fashionable residential district. 623 CLARi^ PVIE. Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receive prompt and careful attention. Wire xis your orders. ^§o&l^ G> ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northweat. The largest Btore in America. Large stock in jreat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. "Preparedness" Window in Newark {See page IZp) A window recently arranged by Beperow's, Newark, N. J., on preparedness attracted mueli attention and aided greatly in the sale of American Beauties. The display represented three branches of National defense, a battleship, a fort with soldiers and cannon, and aeroplanes. These were classed as American Beauties, and at one end of the window a vase of Amer- ican Beauties was displayed and a sign reading: "Wc are prepared with American Beauties." Up to the time of this display the sale of American Beauties had been light, but ever since American Beauties have sold ex- ceptionally well and in large quantities. The battle ship was complete, being equipped with movable guns and every imaginable detail. At night a small searchlight flashed at intervals from the looliout on the front mast. Army and navy flowej bowls were also arranged for table centerpieces. These contained flower holders filled with red, white and blue flowers, and miniature soldiers, sailors, cannon, aeroplanes and battleships. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR FLORAL CO. chris. hauser, ll.^ls SAN FRANCISCO ■ ^^....^L'^ik FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS Joseph S FLORISTS' Noveltiea- f or "WelcomlnK" and "Bon Voyage" packages. ^^ Flowers delivered to any part of the world <:<^Afel> 233-235 GRANT AVENUE '^^^I?^ Seattle, Wash. Holtyyifoott Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS Is it any wonder that subscribers tell us — and tell others as well — that the Retail Section of THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE leads in items of interest and value to the shopkeeper? A glance at this department any week will show why. Get After the June Wedding Business ! There'e a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1248. this issue. New Membership F. T. D. Geo. E. M. Stunipp, Southampton, L. I.. N. (branch store and open during the Summer only). The New Solicitor's Design Book WITH COLORED PLATES Tha most popular Book of Designs for the use of agents and representative of the Retailer. Looks like your very own book. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS .. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO., Ltd. p. O. Box 100, Times Square Station, New Yorii }^ii)nal\ jFloriat Syracuse, N. Y. ONONDAGA HOTEL {^.£.D/^^ CO. We will carefully execute orders for Syracute and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders Topeka, Kan. THE ROSERY R. ABBOTT IJoth Telepbooes pnvh floral CompaniP FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, Lafayette and .Schiller Avea. . Broad St. Park l*^^-^""^^^ BurdettAve.&HoosickSt. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town order* All orders filled from the gn-enho isea Mother's Day in Virginia For Mother's Day the leading florists of Norfolk, Va., joined for the first time in a co-operative advertis- ing niovement. All the local florists, with one exception, joined in the effort to boost Mother's Day. Norfolk has never had a florists' club or association of any kind, and among the more alert florists it is felt that this co- operative advertising is the first move in the right direc- tion, and as all the trade, with but the one exception, participated, it is expected that much progress will be made in this along the same line in the future. The full page advertisement appeared in the Norfolk Ledger- Dispatch and made the usual references to honoring mother, with suggestions for the use of flowers. The following florists' names and addresses were given: BMck, Grandy, George, Inc., A. R. Newton, Ghent Floral Co. and W. P. Cotton. BRANT BROS. Inc., UTICA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros. Co, Florists <^^ 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS, <^> WILLIAMSPORT. PENNSYLVANIA What Can You Do About It ? What is a retail florist to do on an occasion like Mother's Day when he can sell all the stock he grows regularly? When Mother's Day comes he has an estab- lished price of $1 per doz for Carnations. The people will not pay any more with their gardens full of Spring flowers. Then we receive a price list from the com- mission house — Carnations $8 and $10 per 100. Of course we can't advertise the day or try in any way to push the business, because we have to pay more for stock than we can get for it. Is it the right thing for the wholesaler to do to put the price up so high? Of course it will do all right for the retail florists in large cities but it is a hardship for the florist in a small town. J. L. O'QuiNN & Co., Raleigh, N. C. WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT TLORAL CO. THE LEADING rLORISTS cMrs. Louisa P. Fooler STATION AL FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125,000 Square feet of Glass WORCESTER, FU^^f . 407 & 409 Main St. Worcester Mass. 13 Pleasant Street In its Retail Department THE FLORISTS' EX- CHANGE presents throughout the year articles of interest and instruction and pictures especially of value to the retail florist. Do you read it regularly? It will pay you. 1254 The Florists' Exchange I Classified Advertise SITUATIONS WANTED | SITUATION IATAWE^^ I I I By maiTietl man. with reliable Mail Order Seed House. Capable of taking t-oinplete charge of Mail Order Department, or writing seed catalogues. Xen years' experience in Mail Order Seed 'Busi- ness. Steady position desired. Can furnish reference. If possible, give outline of work re- quired. Addree^s B. H.. care The Florists' Eschanae. ESTATE SUPERINTENDENTOR OVERSEER— For private or public estate. Life experience in fiardening. forestry and estate work; used to handling large gangs of men ; have a thorough knowledge of all the requirements of a large estate. Scotch; married; one child. 10 years. Ist-class references furnished by request. State full particulars and salary. Address B. B., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — By single nian as fore- man or assistant on a large, commercial or private estate, where all kinds of fancy pot plants are wanted. Have been connected with large growing establishment and have excellent references from same. Have also good knowledge of cut flowers. Total abstainer; honest; industrious and obliging. Address B. K.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED~By working head gar- dener; thoroughly experienced in every line under glass and outside: 2S years' experience. German; 40; married. Ist-class references as to ability and character. Capable of taking charge of any place. Please state full particulars in first letter. Address B. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By florist and gardener, 15 years' experience in this country in greenhouses and landscape work. Age 32; married; no chil- dren. Wishes to take full charge. Please state wages in first letter. Address B. C, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — By landscape foreman; well experienced in grading, road making, making of Lawns, and planting. Good general knowledge of shrubbery, trees and hardy perennials. Would like steady position. Will go anywhere. Address B. F.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED — A,s head gardener or manager of gentleman's country place. Life" experience in all branches, as greenhouses, vege- tables, farm, dairy, roads and shrubbery; 12 years in last place. Married; age 40. Address B. G., care The Florists' Exchange, SITUATION WANTED— By thoroughly experi- enced florist on Roses. Carnations and general plant stock. American; 40; married; strictly sober; reliable and well experienced in all branches of commenial greenhouse work. References. Address A. H., care the Florists' Exchange. THE SWEDISH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of Anierca hege to offer the aorvices of firat-olaM private gardener*, BupeiintendentB and managerB of private estatea. State lull particulara in first letter. Addreaa Axel C. Palm. Dobbs Ferry. N. Y. SITU.\THtX WANTED — By a young woman of 22, with a lady florist. Well educated in art; two years in college: expert typist, but prefers direct flower growing or landscape gardening. Address B. D., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young, experienced florist. Rose grower specialist, with good experi- ence. Capable of taking charge as foreman on com- mercial or private place. Al references. Address B. P., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By married man; 40; temperate; good grower, propagator and designer, seeks position by June 1st. Can furnish Al refer- ences from previovis employers. Capable of tak- ing charge and liandling help to advantage. Ad- dress B. (-' , care The Florists' Exchange^ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT— Able designer and landscape gardener of large experience in all horticulture, desires position. Address B. A., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young Englishman, on private estate; 11 years' practical experience in greennouse. vegetables and flowers. Single. Ad- dress B. M,, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Ist-class designer and decorator; able to manage. Years of ex- perience. Al references. L. G., care Mrs. Searles, 34 Atlantic St., Stamford. Conn. ^^__J4ELP^WANTED___ Assistant Gardeners Wanted at once. Good wages. State experience and nationality Arthur T. Boddington Co. 128 Chambers St., New York City WANTED — In Connecticut, single man a;- assistant on commercial place. Must have experience growing Violets and Sweet Peas, and capable if necessary of taking charge of 15,000 \'iolet plants, and to help fire at times. Do not apply unless willing to work, honest and sober. Send references in first letter, and last employer's address. Address B. J., care The Florists' Exchange. Continned to Next Colnma TERMS: CASH The oolumns under this heading are reserved for advertisements of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants: also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials, etc., for Sale or Rent. Our charge is 10 cte. per line (7 words to the line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for less than thirty cents. Advta. set in heavy faced type. 15 cte. per line (6 words to the line). Display advts. in these columns, S1.50 per inch. HELP WANTED Expert Propagator of Perennials Wanted for our Nurseries at Flush- ing, L I. Only experienced men should apply. State wages and apply in writing to Knight & Struck Co., 1 Madison Ave., N. Y. City. Warehouseman Wanted Experienced man for Seed Warehouse. One who understands receiving, clean- ing and storing seeds, bulbs, etc. Write stating experience. Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. WANTED ) Assistant Superintendent of Parks An energetic sober man with ample training and experience in landscape work, grading and park maintenance, for position near large eastern city. Must be able to handle large force. Good salary to right man. No politics. Send ftdl information of past and present employment, age, etc., to S. M. B., in care of The Florist Fxchange. References and other information will be returned if desired and considered confidential. WANTED — Two greenhouse men, who understand the growing of Carnations and general greenhouse stock. Must be sober and industrious. Kindly state experience and wages expected. E. D. Kaulback & Son, Maiden, Mass. WANTED — Grower of Carnations, 'Mums and potted plants; must be able to do bedding out. No boozer. Send references and wages, and whether married or single in first letter. Steady work. Address B. R., care The Florists' Exchange. AGENT WANTED For U. S. A. and Canada agents wanted for the sale of hardy nursery stock by Boskoop firm. Apply, with particulars, to B. E., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Man for general greenhouse work where Carnations, Sweet Peas, 'Mums and bed- ding stock are grown. Steady work, Wages S.30.00 per month. G. O. Lange, Cape May Courthouse, N. J. WANTED — Married man for night fireman, also competent Rose grower; permanent position to satisfactory man. Call or write Edgar C. Hopping, Florham Park, near Madison, via D. L. & W. R. R., N. J. Position now open. WANTED — Two good section men. Steady positions to right men. One for 'Mums, Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poinsettias, Lihes, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address 0. S., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Assistant gardener for outside work on private estate; one who understands vegetables preferred. S40.00 per month, room and board. Address Matt, care James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. WANTED — At once, two good, wide-awake grow- ers of Roses, Carnations and 'Mums. State experience and wages expecteci- Greenhouses inside city, 5c. car fare. Fischer & Burkland, Youngstown, Ohio. WANTED AT ONCE — Several good greenhouse men for general work. Good salaries and steady positions to the right men. Apply A. L. Miller Sutphin Rd. and Rockaway Blvd.. Jamaica, N. Y. WANTED — Two" general greenhouse men ex- perienced with growing in the Eastern States. Steady employment. State experience and wages expected. Anden Greenhouses, Putnam, Conn, WANTED — Competent man for greenhouse work S15.00 per week. Steady job all year round. Brooks Carson, Norwood & Manning Aves., Plainfield, N. J. Continued to Next Golnmn WITH ORDER gigs- If replies to Help Wanted. Situation Wanted f or other advertisements are to be addressed care j of this office, please add 10 cts. to cover expense { of forwarding. ^ Copy must reach New York office. Nos- 438- f 448 West 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times j Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure j insertion in issue of following Saturday. < Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- / vertise under initials, may save time by having •* answers directed care our Chicago representa- / tive, James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. n Wabash Ave. f HELP WANTED WANTED — 3 Rose growers, each to take charge of house. Extra pay Sunday: five-o'clock Saturday. Montrose Greenhouses, Montrose, Mass^ W.^.NTED — Man for packing plants. Salary S15.00 per week. Applv H. Bershad, care Fred'k Loeser & Co., Fulton St., Brooklyn. N. Y. WANTED— Assistant florist. Must be good worker, steady and sober. A. J. Stahelin, Bed- ford. Mich. WANTED — Man for general greenhouse work. Steady position. Wages $35.00 per month, and board. Address B. Q., care The Florists' Exchange . JUSINESS^PPORTUNITIES AN OPPORTUNlfT" SELDOM OFFERED Owner of controlling interest in a greenhouj^e business CincorporatedJ, owing to health and advancing years, must spend the Winters in the South, and so cannot retain active management. Will sell to a man capable of successfully managing the business, a part or whole of his interest, Man must be a good grower and manager, capable of attending to correspondence, arranging exhibits, and of unquestioned good habits. Such a man can acquire the whole business, in a few years, if desired. Five modern greenhouses, about 12,000 ft. of glass, are noted for quality of products, and are located in a waelthy suburb of Boston. Land enough to more than double glass area. Applicant should have at least S2.000. Address ^'BOSTON/' care Florists' Exchange. ^^TOCK FORSALE^ ABUTILON ABDTILON— Green and yellow. oH-in., So.OO per 100. Blackmon Bros., Centre St., Trenton, N.J. ACALYPHA ACAI.YPHA— Fire Cracker Vine, 2}4-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. AGERATPM AGERATUM— Dwarf Blue or Dwarf White, 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. AI.TERNAITTHERAS AI.TERNANTHERA— 50,000 .\urea nana, 60,000 Brilliantissima, out of 2-in. pots, S20.00 per 1000. Good, strong plants. A. S. Kalisch, Middle Village, L. I.. N. Y. ALTERNA.N'THERAS— Red and vellow, 2'.4-in., S2.00 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Delaware. Ohio. ALYSSUM ALYSSUM— Little Gem, 2K-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. ALYSSUM— Little Dorrit, fine plants in bloom, 2M-in. pots, $2.50 per 100- Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N. J. ALYSSUM— Little Gem. Good, healthy plants in 2H-in. pots. $2.50 per 100. Oscar Verilhac, Arlington, N. J. ALYSSUM— 2 "-J -in., Little Gem. 2iic. Orders of 250 at $2.25 per 100. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. SWEET ALYSSUM— Little Gem, 2!j-in., $2.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm. Madison, N. J. ALYSSUM— Little Gem, thumb pots, l>i-in. pots at $3 00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. 3-m. $S 00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— S-io. at t6.00 per 100, 4-ui. at S12.60. Beniy Smith, oor. Monroe & DiTiaioo Aves.. Grand Rapida. Miehigan. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— $5.00 per 100. As- paragus Plumosus, S5.00 per 100. THE BURT OLNEY CANNING CO. ALBION N. Y. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pots, June 1st. $1.50 per 100. 3-in. ready now. $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Bushy, 3-in. to 5-in., above pots, $1.50 per 100. Sure to please. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2>i-in.. $2.00 per 100: Sprengeri, .3-in., $4.00 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham. 325 W. William St.. Delaware, Ohio. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— 3-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2)<-in.. $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000 Good, strong plants. W. B. Girrta. Florist, Leols. Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ready May let, $5.00 per 1000. Collingdale Green- houses, CoUingdale. Pa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI PLANTS— From the bench at $6.00 per 100. Harry T. Mead, 1230 Hanover St., Manchester, N. H. ASTERS ASTERS — Best varieties for florists, our specialty. Seed grown under contract. Plants for pot or field. I will send you just the plants you want if you tell me. Queen of Market, once handled, $1.00 per 100. postpaid, five colors. Other va- rieties later. D. C. Lewis. Pemberton, N. J. HENDERSON'.S Invincible, a fine Aster for cutting and trade pullers for your customers' own plant- ing. .Separate colors, strong, transplanted plants in flats of 200 (if wanted), $5.00 per 1000. Cash. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo. Mich. AZALEAS AZALEAS — Van der Cruyasen. Niobe. J. Llewellny, and Wm. J. Verrsiw. 66o., 86o.. $1.10. up to $2.50 each. Ernest Rober Wilmette lU. BAY TREES BAY TREES— Write for wboleaale price list Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS BEGONLAS 100 Christmas Red. 2K->n $8.00 Christmas Red 3-iD 10.00 Erfordii. 2>i-in 3.00 Erfordii. 3-ia 6.00 Prima Donna, 2>i-in 3.00 Smithii. 2}i-in 3.00 Chatelaine. 2X-in 3.60 ERNEST ROBER ■ ■ - ■ WILMETTE, ILL. BEGONIAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2>4-in $16.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2H-in 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine, 2>i-in 6.00 40.00 Chatelaine, 3-in 8.00 75.00 Vernon, 2>i-in 4 00 Vernon, 3-in 8.00 PYFER & OLSEM, WILMETTE. ILLINOIS Continued to Next Page Miiv -'0, I!)lli The Florists' Exchange 1255 STOCK FOR SALE BEGONIAS WE ARE now bookinn orHem for Mav and June delivrrv, for nfw Bpiionia Mri J. A Peterson at $25 00 pir 100 S200 00 per 1000: alno Benonia Glorv ofrineinnati, at $15 00 per 100, J140 00 per 10,00: Benonia Melior nt $20 00 per 100. $180.00 per 1000. Your early order aeoures the beat plants lor growioK on. J. A. Petarson it Sona, Weatwood, Cincinnati, Ohio^ BEGONIAS— Delivery from May I5th Lorraine. 2^-in. pota. $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati 2H-in pota. $15.00 per 100. Mr«. J. A. Peterson (Newl. 2>i-in. pota. $25.00 per 100. $200 DO per 1000 JULIUP ROEHRl^ CO ■ RUTHERFORD. N J. BEGONI.\S— I"rom the "Florist ot Buffalo," are the stronc, sturdy kind. Anderson service back of every order. Lorraine, 2,i-^-in., $13.00 per 100, or $125.00 per 1000: Cincinnati, 2'i-in., $15.00 per 100. or $140.00 per 1000. Delivery May. June or July. S. A. Anderson, BuflalOj N. Y. BEGONL\— Tuberous-Rooted, 5-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. BEG0NL4 — \'ernon. light pink, 3}2-in. pots, full bloom, $6.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 WaU St. ----- - TRENTON. N, J. BEGO.\I.\S — Tuberous rooted. 4-in. assorted colors, $1.50 per do7... SIO.OO per 100. Chate- laine. 2-in,, at 4c,: 2'4-in., at 5c. ; 3-in.. at 7c.: 4-in., at lOc. Brant Bro.'^., Inc., I'tica. N. Y. BEGONIA VERNON— Out of flata, strong plants. 6t for 3H-in. pota. $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000; all colors. M. H. Kruschka. Asbury Park. N. J. BEGONIAS — All varieties. See display ad., page 1231. Roman J. Irwin, lOS W. 28th St.. N. Y, BEGONIAS— Erfordii. 2!i-in,. 83.00 per 100; 3-in., $6.00 per 100. W. G. Eisele, West End, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBEROII BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 2-year, 2c. For other siiea Bee under Privet in classified ads tbia iaaue. Benj. Connetl, Florist, Merchantville, N, J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Surplus of 16,000 seedlings, 3-6 in.. $6.00 per 1000. Send exchange list. Southworth Bros.. Beverly. Mass BOnVABDIAS BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fiU nearly all of our orders for Bouvardia planta.. We are booking ordera earlier this season in order to give everyone a chance. Planta from 2H-in. pots ready April 16tb and later. Be stire you get the correct shades and colors. We oas give you the right varietiea. Single 2M-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $55.00 RoeePink 7.00 65.00 UgbtPink 7.00 65.00 Wtite 7.50 60.00 Double: White, much like Double Lilae 7.00 56 00 Pink, si'tt pleasing shade. 7.00 55.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennoek-Meehan Co., 1808-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia Pa PINK B0UVARDI.4— Finest strain, out of 2-in pots. $5.00 per 100. Ready now. Cash with order. Wm. Kessler, 113 W. 28th St., New York City. BOUVARDIAS— Excellent stock, ready May 1st and later. Red, pink and white. 214-in.. $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 2Sth St.. New York. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards. Pyramids and Bush. Price llat on demand. JuUua Roehra Co., Rutherford, N. J. BOXWOOD , BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at $2.25 each; 2i4 ft., at $2.76 each; 3 ft.. at $3.25 each: 4 ft., at $4.60 each Price ino'udes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in., balled, at 35c. each 1 in. balled, at 40o. each; 18 in., balled, at 6O0 each. The D. Hill Nursery Co.. Ino , Boi407 Dundee. IlliDoie. BCDDI.EIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— RootM Cuttings. $2.00 per 100; 2)i-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. John B Roy, Harrison, N. Y. BULBS AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier aleo Emperor, Darwin Tulips, etc. Write for liat and prices. Geo. P. Buc'k & Son. CoUingswood, N. J . CALAPrUMS CALADIU.MS ELEPHANTS EAR. .SOUND BULBS I- 9 inch $2.00 100; $15.00 1000 9-11 inch 4.50 100; 4000 1000 11-14 inch 8.00 100; 70.00 1000 RINGLER RO.SE CD. 331 W. Rand..lph St . Chicago CoBttaned t* Nazt Oalnma STOCK FOR SALE 'Ibulbs Mr. B Progressive. Florist. Everywhere. U. S. A. Dear Sir: It will be a derided advantage as regards prices and quality to place your order with us. Soliciting your order through this ad cuta down the overheaii selling expenses and you positively get lower prices and better quality. Our terms are liberal and are a guarantee that you get a square deal, all bulbs guaranteed true to name or money refunded. Write us and upon request we will mail you our booklet giving prices f. o. b. New York or Chicago, and we will also cheerfully furnish you with any information that may be desired. Those of our friends who will mail us a list of their re- quirements will find it has paid them to do so. Awaiting to hear from you at your pleasure. we remain. Yours very truly, Westerbeek & Klyn. P. S. — If you rend this ad and are not inter- ested, if you will give us the names of some of your friends that .you think may be interested, we will have our home office mail you a beautiful lithograph worth while framing. Write to WESTERBEEK & KLYN, 14 STONE ST., NEW YORK, N. Y. . CALENDULA CALENDULA— Deep Orange, 2}<;-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. CANNAS QUIT K SALE U L T I M A T U M Only 20,1100 left Dormant Cannas S2.00 per 100, Slo.OO per 1000 F. o. b. West Grove, Pa. (B. — Bronze-leaved.) PINKS Eastern Beautv. B. Evolution, B. REDS Black Prince Louisiana Brandywine, B. " New York, B. Duke of Marlborough Philadelphia YELLOWS Brilliant Dr. Nansen Coronet, Imp. Gladiator VARIEGATED Adonis Burbank Director Holtze California Richard Wallace ALSO Dormant Potted 100 100 City of Portland, Pink $15.00 $20.00 Conowingo, B. Red 4.00 6.00 Golden Gate. Yellow .■ 20.00 25.00 Kate F. Deemer. Yellow 4.00 6.00 Wabash. B, Pink 7.50 10.00 Wintzer's Colossal. Red 15.00 20,00 Till stock is sold. THE CO-VARD & JONES COMPANY. WEST GROVE, PA. CANNAS — Ohio grown, freab cut Austria C. Henderson, D. Harum, F. Vaughan, Mile. Berot, Mme. Croiy, R. Wallace, Shenandoah, $1.50 per 100, $12 50 per 1000. Gladiator, Louisiana, Kate Gray, Queen Charlotte, Gladioflora, Uncle Sam, Venus, Wyoming. $2.00 per 100. $17.50 per 1000. Hungaria. King Humbert. $3.00 per 100. $26.00 per 1000. Beacon, Kate Deemer, Mrs. A. F. Conard, Rosea, Gigantea, $6.00 per 100, $50 00 per 1000 Special ratea on large lots and started plants. Caab please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. C.\NNA.S — 3-in. pots. King Humbert, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000; Rosea Gigantea. $6.00 per 100. 850.00 per 1000: A. Conard. $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000; 20 best standard varieties, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Florence Vaughan. Bouvier, Crozy. Rich. Wallace. Egandale, Pres. Mevcr.-, Penn^vlvania and others. Roman J. IrwJM. lO.S W. 2.sth St.. New York. CANNAS — America. Penna. David Harum. Shen- andoah. Austria, Egandale. $1 50 per 100; B, Beauty. Marlboro. Kate Gray. $2,00 per 100. Two to three eyes. Cash. J. H. Dann & Son, West- field, N. Y. CAXNAS — Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Austria, King Humbert, $5.00 per 100, out of pots. Cash with order. Park Floral Co., Trenton. N. J. C.\NX.\S — Leading sorts. 4-in. pots, 12-in. to 14-in. tall, fine plants. $5.00 per 100. Schmaus Bros.. Paducah, Ky. CANNAS— Divided roots, $2.00 per 100. Good varieties. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids. Mich. CARNATIONS NEW VARIETIES FOR 1916 and 1917 100 1000 Cottage Maid $12.00 $100 00 Merry Christmas 12.00 100.00 Rosalia 12.00 100.00 Old Gold 12.00 100.00 CLEAN. HEALTHY, WELL ESTABLISHED PLANTS -2-in.- -2H-in - 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $6.50 $55.00 $7.00 $65.00 -Akehurst 3-in 6.50 55.00 Matchless 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 White Enchantresa 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 Rose Pink Enchantress.. 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 Enchantress 3.00 27.50 4.00 35.00 ORDER NOW FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS SEND FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. Contiiined to Next Colmnn STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to growing Carnation Cuttings. Our cuttings are large, strong, healthy and well rooted. We never sent out finer stock than we are shipping this season. To prove this if our stock does not reach you in good con- dition and perfectly satisfactory, you may return it at once to us. 100 1000 Enchantress. Standard Lt. Pink$2.50 $20.00 White Enchantress. Std. white. . 2..''.0 20 00 Hose Pink ICnchantress, Pink... 2.50 22.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward. Pink 2.50 22.50 Matchless. Best white 3.00 25.00 Supreme. Light pink 3.00 26.00 Alice. Beat light pink .. 6.00 45.00 We also have stock from 2-in. pots ready for shipment, also we would be pleased to book your order for stock " ready to plant " and then you do not have to bother with the handling and give it the room in your houses. 100 1000 Enchantress $3.50 $:i0.00 White Enchantress 3,60 30 00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.60 ^32. 50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.50 32.50 Matchless 4.00 36.00 Vicotry 4.00 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 4.00 35.00 Alice 6.00 .50.00 Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Dorothy Gordon 4.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 6% discount, cash with order. SMITH & GANNETT Carnation Specialista GENEVA. N. Y. CARNATIONS What you want for late stock is the " best " not the " cheapest." My stock is strong and clean — the large, thrifty cuttings that will catch up with or surpass much earlier potted stock. Qet samples and see for yourself. ALICE Don't overlook Alice. It is an easy, quick grower, both in field and bench, and will produce a great abundance of blooms early when blooms mean money. Most of the big growers are greatly in- creasing their stock for next Winter which is proof of its work as a money maker. Write for special prices on a quantity. Pots Pots 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $5,00 $45.00 $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 3.50 30.00 Enchantress Supreme. . . 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 3.50 30.00 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 3.50 30.00 5 per cent, off for cash with order; otherwise A. A. GANNETT GENEVA, N. Y. SEEDLING CARNATION Laura Weber $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 Color grand I Deep salmon pink, large bloom, strong stem; excellent keeper and shipper. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS 1000 Enchantress Supreme $20.00 Ward 20.00 White Wonder 20.00 Matchless 20.00 Benora 20.00 THE BURT OLNEY CANNING CO. ALBION N. Y. CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock 100 1000 C. W, Ward $2.00 Philadelphia 2.00 $17.60 Beacon - 2.25 20.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD CONN. CARNATIONS— R. C. select, well rooted, Alice. Mrs. Akehurst. Sensation. $6,00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. Champion. Herald. Yellow Prince. Dagmar. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Match- less, Benora, Philadelphia. Gorgeous. Alma Ward. Supreme White. Pink Enchantress, $3.00 per 100, $2500 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher. Dover. Ohio. CARNATIONS— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50 00 Matchless 2.60 20.00 SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y 30.000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. White, Enchantresa; pink Enohantreaa, Word and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South). St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., Nashville, Tenn. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 1231. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York CENTAUREA CENTAUREA— Dusty Miller; fine, 2X-in. pot plantH. $2.50 per 100. Blackmon Bros.. Center St.. Trenton, N. J. GontlnTted to Next Column The advertisements under our Miscel- laneous Stock heading offer a variety of stock — consult them. STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CHRY.SANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Best commercial varieties at reasonable prices. WHITE i^mith's Advance G. Pitcher W. Cheer Oueen .Mrs. .^yiiie W. Ivor.v h. .Snow Dec, Gem Poll.v Roi*e Wanainaker W. Perfection J. Jones Kalb M. Meyer .\. Papworth ('has. Kazer W. HonnalTon Oconto Naomah ,\. Byron .Sniith'h Ideal I vorv .Supreme Lynnwond Hnll Win. Turner Dclober Frost C. Toiiset Ml. Kisco T. l:atoii J. Noniu October Sun- shine Raniapo D. Dimple G Robin Yellow Eaton Dr. Enguehardt W. R. Brock C. P. Kelley E. A. Seidewitz W. L. Pink Hirondelle W. Friik W. Chieftain YELLOW .\iiu. Dasse G. Glow Col ..Vppleloii Y. Jone.s U. lliilliday R. Gold lieiiiiiin Nagoya DonelletJi Chrysolora Odessa PINK Chieftain P. Friek Pacific .Supreme Rosiere M. Dean ,\lma Pink Patty Pink Ivory I'naka Gloria Glory of Pacific P.Gem BRONZE Glenview Tint.s of Gold Elberon Dakoma RED Harvard Black Hawk Cullingfordii POMPONS W. Diana Queen of Whites Rufus Quinola Julia Lagrav^re Lulu Souv. d'Or Western Beauty Nesco Golden Climax Mary Richard- Mi8S.Iulia Y Baby son H. Newberry W. Baby B. Phillips Golden Harvest L. Doty Klondyke SINGLES Nakota Whit« Garza Yellow Garza M. Colladay NEW VARIETIES, POMPONS Red Riding W. Mensa Josephine Hood G. Mensa W E Bucking- Leota E. D. Godfrey ham $1.50 per 100. 812.00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW LARGE-FLOWERING VARIETIES Autocrat Golden Gleam MarigoM E Guttman E. Frost Golden Queen Modello $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. CAPRICE VARIETIES FOR POT USE White Caprice Lilac Caprice Lady Lydia Y. Caprice Butler's Caprice Brutus Purple Caprice K. Thompson Mr.s. Greening S2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Maj. BonnalTon. $1.50perIOO. S11..50per 1000. 250 of anv one kind at the 1000 rate. Delivery of these varieties until July 20. Cash with order at these prices. 80,000 Field Carnation Plants for August delivery. ARTHUR COOMBS. WEST HARTFORD. CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS NEW AND STANDARD VARIETIES. MRS. M. R. MORGAN, a pure Golden bellow Eaton, rooted cuttings, S15.00 per 100, $12o.00 per 1000. „ , . , , \LEX GUTTMAN, the new fle.sh pink, from 2'i-in pot=i .lOr ench. S.i-00 doz.. $.T-).00 per 100. WHITE rilH:rr,\l\. W OO per lOO. $:!.-> do per 1000; GOl.DI.X CII.MIWICK, CHADWICK IM- PROVED and CHADWICK SUPREME, rooted cuttings, $4,00 per 100, $30,00 per 10013- GOLDEN GLEAM, CRV.STAL GEM, MARI- GOLD, MODELLO, EARLY FRO.ST. GOLDEN QUEEN, rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 100. S60.0O "".OLDEN EAGLE. SALOMON'S GOLD, ALICE SALOMON. W. H. CHADWICK. L. A. SEIDKWITZ, S.MITH'S IDEAL, MlSTl.I-.TOE OCONTO, bc.-it, early white, HARVARD and WELLS' LATE PINK rooted cuttings, $3.00 per 100. $25.(X) per 1000. Chas. Razer Timothy Eaton Early Snow Alice Byron Ivory Dollj' Dimple October Frost Ramapo Polly Rose Yellow Eaton Comoleta Dr. Enguehard Golden Glow Pink Gem Robert Ilalliday Patty Pink Ivory Chieftain Ro-iiere Jeanne Nonin Unaka White Mrs. Jones Wm. Turner Yellow Mrs. Jones Lvnnwood Hall Hcltfn Fricl; .^iaud Dean Beatrice -May Smith's .\dvance Col. Appleton Chrysolora Maj. Boiiiiaffon Glory of Pacific Roman Gold Pacific Supreme $2.0(1 per 100. $17.50 per 1000. Golden Chadwick. 2,'.2-in.. $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000. Add $1.00 per 100 for pot plant.s. NEW PO.MPONS. FROM 2ii-INCH PtlT.S. PEACE. $2.00 per doz.. Sl.'i.OO per 100. I.EOTA, GOLDKN WE.ST, GOLDEN CLI- MAX, DOIilS, GflLDEN HARVE.ST, WE.S- TERN BEAUTV. S:).I10 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. SINGLES. EMILIE. JOSEPHINi:, MRS. WHITEBORN, MENSA, Gi:iLDEN MENSA, W. E BUCKING- HAM, S3.00 per 100, $3.5.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-.MEEHAN Co, 1008-1620 Ludlow St.. Puiladelphia, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMU.MS — Roman Gold. Golden Chadwick, Chadwick Supreme. Well's Late Pink, Ramapo, Bonnaffon, Polly Rose, December Gem, Helen Frick, Unaka. Cnr\-8olora. Smith's .\dvance. $1,50 per 100. $12.50 per 1000. Quidniclc Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, It. I. Continoed to Next Paee 1256 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSAN^THEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMDMS NOW READY ARTISTA, YELLOW TURNER. Plants only. $1.00 each, $7.50 per 10, 866.66 per 100. JOSEPHINE FOLEY. Plants only, 60c. each, $4.00 per 10, $30.00 per 100. MRS. R. C. PULLING. Plants onlv, $2.50 per 10, $20.00 per 100. EARLY FROST. 2K-in. pots, $1.60 per 10, $10 per 100, $90 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $7 per 100, $60 per 1000. CRYSTAL GEM, GOLDEN QUEEN, MARI- GOLD, TEKONSHA, THE METAIRIE. 2H-in. pots, 76c. per 10, $5 per 100, $45 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $4 per 100, $30 per 1000. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. 2K-in. pots, 60o. per 10, $4 per 100, $30 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $3 per 100, $25 per 1000. ANTIQUE, CHADWICK IMPROVED, CHAD- WICK SUPREME, DICK WITTERSTAET- TER, GOLDEN CHADWICK, HIRONDELLE MISTLETOE, PINK GEM, SMITH'S IDEAL, W. H. CHADWICK. 2)4-in. pots, 60o. per 10, $4 per 100, $35 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $3 per 100, $26 per 1000. CHAS. RAGER. CHIEFTAIN, DONATELLO, EDWIN SEIDEWITZ, HELEN FRICK, IVORY, JEANNE NONIN, MLLE. ARLETTB, DUBOIS, MRS. B. E. HAYWARD, MRS. H. ROBINSON, PATTY, PINK IVORY, RAMA- PO, WHITE HELEN FRICK, YELLOW IVORY. 2}i-in. pots, 40c. per 10, $3 per 100, $25 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $2.60 per 100, $20 per 1000. COL. D. APPLETON, CHRYSOLORA, CLEM- ENTINE TOUSET, DR. ENGUEHARD, GLORY OF PACIFIC, HARVARD, MAJOR BONNAFFON, OCTOBER FROST, PACIFIC SUPREME, POLLY ROSE, ROMAN GOLD. SMITH'S ADVANCE, WHITE BONNAF- FON. 2>i-in. pots, 40c. per 10, $3 per 100, $25 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $2 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Complete list of Pompons, Anemones and Singles, prices on application. " Not less than 5 plants of a variety at ten, 25 at hundred and 250 at thousand rate. Not less than 25 of a variety sold as rooted cuttings. Reference or cash from unknown correspondents. These prices are to those in the trade only. ELMER D. SMITH & CO.. ADRIAN. MICH CHOICE ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS 100 1000 YELLOW Golden Chadwick $3.00 $25.00 Maj. Bonnaffon 1.50 12.00 Chrysolora 1.50 12.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15.00 Comoleta 1.50 12.00 Mary Jane 1.50 12.00 Golden Eaton 3.00 PINK E. A. Seidewitz 2.00 17.50 Chieftain 1.50 12.00 Unaka 1.60 12.00 Maud Dean 1.50 12.00 Pacific Supreme 1.60 12.00 Pink Gem 1.50 12 00 Hirondelle 3.00 WHITE Chas. Razer 1.50 12.00 Oconto 2.00 17.50 Smith's Advance 1.50 12.00 White Bonnaffon 1.60 12.00 White Chieftain 3.00 Jeanne Nonin 2.00 17.50 White Chadwick 3.00 Wm. Turner 2.00 17.50 SINGLES Garza 1.50 12.00 Menaa 1.50 12.00 POMPONS Golden Climax 1.76 15.00 Western Beauty 1.75 16.00 Golden West 1.75 16.00 Helen Newbury 1.75 15.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS White 1000 100 Alice Salomon $2.50 $20.00 CHAS. RAZER 1.25 10.00 Ivory 1.60 12.50 Jeanne Nonin 1.75 15.00 LYNNWOOD HALL 1.25 10.00 Mistletoe 3.00 25.00 Timothy Eaton 3.00 25.00 White Bonnaffon 1.75 15.00 Wm. Turner 3.00 25.00 YeUow Cheltonu 1.50 12.50 Chrysolora 1.50 12.50 Col. D. Appleton 1.50 12.50 Golden Eagle 1.76 16.00 Golden Wedding , 1.75 15.00 MAJOR BONNAFFON 1 .25 10.00 Roman Gold 1.75 15.00 YeUow Eaton 2.50 20.00 Knk Chieftain 3.00 25.00 DR. ENGUEHARD 1.25 10.00 Edw. A. Seidewitz 3.00 26.00 Mrs. B. E. Hayward 1.75 16.00 Patty 1.50 12.50 Pink Ivory 1.25 10.00 Unaka 1.50 12.50 Crimson Cullingfordii 1.50 12.50 Harvard 2.00 17.60 DAVID HERBERT & SON ATCO, N. J. MRS. M. R. MORGAN— The finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings, $15 00 per 100; 2H-in. pota, $20.00 per 100. The MoCallum Co., Inc., Pitts- burgh, Fa. Coutinaed to Next Colnmn CHRTSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 100,000 rooted Cuttings ready now, prompt shipment. Orders booked for future delivery. Order of us and be satisfied. White; October Frost, early; Silver Wedding, midseason; White BonnafTon, late; Chas. Razer, late; Early Snow, early; White Frick, midseason; Mrs. H. Robinson, midseason: White Ivory, mid- season; C. Touset, midseason, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; Timothy Eaton, late, $15.00 per 1000; White Dean, late, SI. 50 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; White Chadwick, late; Virginia Poehlmann, mid- season; Wm. Turner, late. $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Yellow; Chrysolora, early; Golden Glow, early; Yellow October Frost, early; Monrovia, early; Robt Halliday, midseason; Yellow Ivory, midseason; Col. D. Appleton, midseason: Roman Gold, mid- season: Elmer D. Smith, late; Maj. Bonnaffon, late. $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; Golden Wedding, late; Golden Eagle, late; $1.50 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Yellow Eaton, late, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Golden Chadwick, late, $2.26 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Pink; Pacific Supreme, early; Maud Dean, mid- season; Dr. Enguehard, late; Well's Late Pink, late; $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Pink Chad- wick, late, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. 250 in assortment at 1000 rate. E. E. CRONISE, BOONSBORO, MD. WHITE 100 1000 Smith's Advance $2.00 $15.00 Earlv Frost 6.00 50.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 15.00 Alice .Salomon 2.00 15.00 Alice Byron , 2.50 20.00 Wm. Turner 2.60 20.00 Chas. Razer 2.00 15.00 Lynnwood Hall 2.00 . 16.00 YELLOW Chrysolora 2.00 15.00 Golden Salofnon 2.00 15.00 Yellow Eaton 2.50 20.00 Odessa 6.00 Bonnaffon 2.00 15.00 Nagoya 2.50 20.00 Daily Mail 6.00 PINK Amorita 2.00 15.00 Chieftain 2.00 15.00 MoNeice 2.00 15.00 Dr. Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewitz 6.00 CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 16.00 H. E. Converse 6.00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPANY, JOLIET, ILL. ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Oconto, Mistletoe, Jeanne Nonin, Early Snow, Charles Razer, Lynnwood Hall, E. A. Seidewitz, and Chrysolora, $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Chieftain, White Chadwick, Wm. Turner, Golden Chadwick, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Helen Frick, White Jones, Smith's Advance, Dr. Enguehard, Col. Appleton, Maj. Bonnaffon, Golden Glow, Yellow Jones, Yellow Eaton and Roman Gold, rooted cuttings, $2.50 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Maud Dean, Unaka, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. ROOTED POMPON CUTTINGS Diana, Fairy Queen, Overbrook, Western Beauty Golden West, H. Newberry, Quinola and Harvard, Crimson, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. H. Moore. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 Race St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. Early Lavender-Pink Chrysanthemum ALEX. GUTTM AN 'Mum growers shouldn't be without this one. For early delivery. Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Strong Rooted Cuttings; Pacific Supreme, Pink Gem, Early Snow, Chaa. Razer, Alice Salomon, Yellow Bonnaffon, Ramapo, Robert Halhday, Chrysolora, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Harvard, Golden Glow, Mme. J. Nonin, Tim, Eaton, Wm. Turner, Chieftain, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Pompons— Allentown, $1.25 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Ira, Klondyke, Garza, $1.75 per 100, $13.60 per 1000. Potted plants, 2}i-in., $1.00 per 100 extra. 260 at 1000 rates. Cash, please. John B. Tanguy, West EM MA A Garia-ADemone, Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy ! You will make no mistake in buying stock of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Nov. 16th, finishes early in December. Cuttings ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYirOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Smith's Advance, Polly Rose, Oct. Frost, Alice Salomon, Ivory, etc., $1.60 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Diana, Baby, Garza, etc., $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Golden Climax, Golden West, Lilian Doty, etc., $1.75 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. Early Frost, Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Over 100 other best varieties. STAFFORD CONSERVATORIES STAFFORD SPRINGS CONN. Contimied t* Next Colnmn CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob Pulling, Calumet, Kewanee, Mankato, Lelia, Mary Bennett, Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at $10.00 per 100. Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, Marigold, Gorgeous, Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Miss Emma Roope, Nerissa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard, Lilian Doty, at $3.00 per 100. Also general collection of exhibition, commercial and . pompon varieties at popular prices SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings, Smith's Advance, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora, Rosiere, Chieftain, Major Bonnaffon, Ivory Supreme, Pink Gem, Dr. Enguehard, Chas. Razer, Baby, Fairy Queen, Diana, L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Mary CoUahan and others, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. FLORAL HILL GARDENS G. F. Neipp, Prop.. CHATHAM, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, the kind we like to receive: White Ivory, Chas. Razer, W. Bonnaffon, J. Nonin, YeUow Major Bonnaffon, Salomon's Gold, Pink Chieftain, Pacific; $1.26 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Pompons — Diana White, Klondyke yellow and Golden Pheas- ant: $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Milbrook Lea Greenhouses, West Whiteland P. O., Chester Co., Pa; CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Rooted Cuttings. While — Chaa. Razer, E. Snow, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon. Yellow — Chrysolora, Roman Gold, M. Bonnaffon, Mrs. Hurley. Pink — Chief- tain, Unaka, Patty, Well's Late Pink. $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. Send for complete list. Wm. Swayne, Lock Box T, Kenpett Square, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200,000 Rooted f Cut- tings, in 26 leading commercial varieties, $2.00 per 100, $1500 per 1000. List ready. Early Frost, $5.00 per 100, $40 00 per 1000. Mistletoe, Oconto and Seidewitz, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash. Benja- min Connell. Florist, Merchantviile, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS 1000 5,000 White Touset $9.00 1,000 Montaro 9.00 1,000 White Chadwick 9.00 ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted cuttings. Gold- en Glow, October Frost, Pacific Supreme, Alice Papworth, White Queen, White and Yellow Bon- naffon, Jeanne Nonin, S12.60 per 1000. Cash with order. A. F. Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I., N. Y. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana, Baby, Quinola, Klondyke, Sol. d'Or, Helen Newbury, $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. Ready April Ist. White Bros.. Medina, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading commercial varieties. 2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Write for list of varieties. Hnery Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Seidewitz, Chieftain, $15.00 per 1000. H. Mamitsch 220 Grand Ave., Englewood. N. J. ^__ CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttincs and stock plants. Beedisplay ad., pace 1231. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading varieties for pot culture. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in exist- ence. Transplanted seedlings, 8 varieties equally divided, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000— including Glory of Wandsbek, light and dark salmon; Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger fiower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; new fancy variety, Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine. $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200,000 plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER. WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — Our well known string, colors kept separately, out of 23^-in. pots, $5-00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000: 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000. Immediate delivery. Lehnig Winnefeld, Hackenaack, N. J. CYCLAMEN— Good varieties, fine plants, $3.50 per 100, $.30.00 per 1000. .Selected plants, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids. Mich. CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, best strain, 2Ji- in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $50:00 per 1000; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed: 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J. CYCLAMEN — Mixed seedlings, repotted thumb pots. Ready now. 3c. Cash. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. CINERARIAS CINERARIA — Dusty Miller, thumb pots, $1.50 per 100. Cash please. B. C. Blake Co., Spring- field, Ohio. COLEUS COLEUS — Verschaffeltii, Golden Redder, Victoria. Firebrand, 2J.i-in. pots, S25.00 per 1000. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. COLEUS— Rooted Cuttings. Golden Bedder, Ver- schaffeltii, $5.00 per 1000; out of 2-in. pots, $1.80 per 100. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge, N. J. COLEUS— Golden Bedder and Verschaffeltii, 2H-in., $2.50 per 100, $22.60 per 1000; 260 at the 1000 rate. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica. N. Y. COLEUS— 2K-in., 10 varieties, $2.00 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Dela- ware, Ohio. COLEUS — Six best standard varieties, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O. COLEUS— Golden Bedder and Verschaffeltii, 2}i-in., $2.50 per 100. Carl E. Hohii, Madison, N.J. COLEUS — Good varieties, $3.00 pe'r 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. DAHLIAS DAHLLAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella. A. D. Livonl, Incomparable, Judab, La France, Orator, Purple Judah, 8c.; Robt. Bloomfleld, So.; Storm King, 8o.; Queen Victoria, Wbdlt Swan, 8c. DECORATIVE — C. W. Bruton, Golden West, 2Sc.; Jack Rose, Kstherins Duer, F. T. Bassett. Lyndhurst. M. McCullough, Orange King, Princess Juliana, 16o.; QueenLEmma,' 15o.; Sebastopol, 15o.; Sylvia, YsUow Duke. 80.; CACTUS — Country Girl, 8c.; Floradora, So.; Golden Gate, 26o.; Galliard, So.; Hagen, So.; Libelle. 8o.; Rev. Jamleson. 8o. POMPON— Fairy Queen, Little Bessie, Vivid. SINGLE — Reise 8c.; 20th Century, 8c.; Scarlet Century, 8e. All except as noted, $6.00 per 100, $46.00 per 1000; divided, $3.00 per 100, $2500 per 1000. Cash, please. 0 Betsehsr, DOVER, OHIO If you intend growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will maKS no mistake in trying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the best there is in Dahlias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing Dahlias for the florists' cut flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also have to offer a splendid assortment of 26 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's counter trade; all good commercial standard kinds. Every type and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. The above are all strong sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satisfaction Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of Dahlias mailed on appUcstion. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop . Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. DAHLIAS Whole 6eld clumps, the bestrcommercial and show varieties. Complete list on applica tion Write (or our Plant BuUetJn S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Pliladelphia, Pa. OROTON8 CROTONS — From 3-in. pote. 8 to 10 In. hiffh in 8 vaHeties, S15.00 per 100; from 2hi~in. pota, is 10 varietlee, S6.00 per 100. B. M. Wiohera & Co., Gretna, La. CROTONS— 6-in. pots, fine plants. 50c. and 75c. each. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Alich. Contlnned t« Nert C«lviiia SPECIAL — Kalif, the great Giant Scarlet Carter's DahHa, the winner of the highest prize at the National Dahlia Show last Fall; a limited number of strong field roots of same, all showing sprouts, 75c. each, 3 for $2.00, 6 for S3. 50. Kriemhilde. the best pink and white Carter's Dahlia for the florist, excellent keeper and shipper, extra strong, sound field roots, all sprouted, ready for planting, S4.00 Ser 100, $35.00 per 1000. Cash. Mannetto [ill Nurseries, Wm. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksville, N. Y. DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. Ail lead* ing out flower show, cactus and decorative va- rieties, also Melody, one of the bert cut flower varieties, 50o. each. Cash. Write for price list. Van Kirk Floral Co.. Atco. N. J. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps Sylvia Jack Rose, Red Hussar, Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatboro. Pa " THE DAHLIA KING " baa 800.000 olumpe to offer at rook bottom prioea. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on your list of want;. J. K. Alexander, " The Dahlia Eing," East Brid«e> water. Maae. DAHLIAS FOR CUT FLOWERS— 100, our se- lection of best sorts for cutting for $3.00, 1000 for $25.00. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville, L. I.. N. Y. DAHLIAS— Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Paterson, 0*ittinned to Next Pas* May 30, ini6 The Florists' Exchange 12S7 STOCK FOR SALE DAISIES YELLOW BOSTON D AISIKS— Very 6nc strain, out of 3-in. pots. $6.00 per 100. Readv now. Cash with order. \Vm. Kesslcr, 113 W. 2Sth St., New yorli City. DAl.'SIES— nellis. Longfellow I'ink and White, 2,1* -in., stronK pot plants. SI. .50 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton ^ Son. West Grove. I'a. BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Ueve d'Or, 2M-in., S.'i.OO per 100. Mrs. F. Sander, S.ti-in , $7.00 per 100. II. P. .Streekfus. Syracuse, N. Y. BELLIS DAISIE.S— I.oniilellow and Snowball, fine strong plants, coininc in bud. $2.50 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Gustav Pittonka. Bristol. Pa. D.AISIES — 4-in. Whito. bud and bloom. 9c. Good value. Fairview Greenhouses, Milton, Pa. DIELTTRAS DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS— Fine clumps. $8.00 per 100. $6000 per 1000 Cash, please. C. Bataohsr, Dover, Ohio. DRACSINAS DRACAENA INDIVIS.\— 3-in. pots. S6.50 per 100, 2,U-in. pots. S4-00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. DRACAENA INDIVIS.\— Same as last year. Thumb pots, ready June 1st. $1.75 per 100. Book orders now. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, OhicK DR.AC.EXA INDIVLS.A — t-in.. 810.00 and $20.00 » per 100: o-in.. $20.00 and S2.5,00 per 100. Cash with order. Chas. H. Green, Spencer. Mass. DRAC^XA INDIVISA— 5H-in.. 20c.; 6-in., 25c. each. Fine stock. Park Floral Co., Trenton. N.J. DRACfiNA — 5-in. and 6-in. at 25c. Fine stock. Fairview Greenhouses. Milton, Pa. DR.\C.ENA — t-in., extra strong, $15.00 per 100. W. Ehmann. Corfu, N. Y. DRACiENA— 3-in., at $4.00 per 100. Floral Co.. Walton, N. Y. Tripp DUSTY MILLER DUSTY MILLER— Thumb pots, IHc B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. FERNS 50.000 QUALITY FERNS 100 1000 Boston, 4-in. size $7.50 $70.00 Roosevelt 7.60 70.00 Springfield! 7.50 70.00 Weight packed, about 70 lbs. per 100. 100 1000 Boston. 3-in. size $5.00 $50.00 Roosevelt 5.50 50.00 Springfieldi 5.50 50.00 Whitmani 5.50 50.00 Cash with order. Weight packed, about 50 lbs. per 100. Clean, stocky plants for Spring sales. Wire rush orders. Prompt shipments. BERNO FLORAL CO - - - - Orlando, Fla. Wholesale Growers of Quality Ferns. FERNS. 100 1000 Bcottu. 2H-in $6.00 $46.00 Boston. 2H-in 6.00 46.00 Roosevelt. 2!<-in 5.00 45.00 Teddy, Jr. 2H-in.. extra good 6.00 60.00 Whitmani. 2H-in 6.00 45.00 Boston, Scottii, Whitmani, Roosevelt, 4-in., $20.00 per 100. Teddy, Jr.. extra heavy, $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. Smithii, 4-in., $25.00 per 100, $20000 per 1000. 6-in. of the above, $50.00 to $76.00 per 100 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. 8. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO , 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. FERNS— Boston, 3H-in. pots, $9.00 per 100; Scottii, 3H-in. pots. $9.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 WaU St. TRENTON, N. J. FERNS — 60.000 2Ji-in , Scottii and Roosevelt, $3500 per 1000: 15,000 Scottii. Roosevelt and Teddy Jr., 4-in., $12.00 per 100. Cash, please. M. Hilpert. Sta. O.. 313 Belair Rd.. Baltimore. Md. T.ABLE FERNS — Best varieties; double rooted, $2.00 per 100. $15,00 per 1000. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; ee« advertisement on page 1238 J. F. Anderson. Fern Spedaliat. Short Hills. N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varietie*: alwi all other Ferns, 2}^-ui.. eto. 8e« display ad., page 1231. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. N. Y. BOSTON -FERN" RUNNERS^$2.00 pei^lOO, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm. Mears, Ruroson. N. J. FORGET-ME-NOTS 50.000 FORGETMENOTS Myosotis Palustris, coming in bud and bloom. 75c. per 100. $2,00 per 400. parcel post. Large clumps, good soil on good roots, keep righton blooming, $3.00 per 500, $5.00 Ser 1000, express paid. M. L. McClave. Benton [arbor. Mien. FORGET-ME-NOTS— Victoria, best dwarf blue, and Eliza Fonrobert. These are strong, trans- planted plants, wintered outside; fine for potting for Memorial Day. $1.50 per 100. W. W. Macker, Dighton, Mass. ConldUiaed to Next Colnnm STOCK FOR SALE FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS— Little Heiuilv. blue. 5-in. pots, full of bloom, $18.00 per Kill; Double White and Blue. 5-in. pots, $12,(X) p,r 100; Double White and Blue assorted. 4-in, pots. S.x.OO per 100. EST.\TE OF CAULMAN UIHSAM. 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. FUCHSIA— Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; 2Ji-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd.. North Ber- gen, N. J. FTTNKIAS FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEOATA 8-10 eyes. Strong Clumps. Can be divided. $2.00 per doi.. $15.00 per 100 ERNEST ROBER WILMETTE. ILL. VARIEGATED FUNKLA— $20.00 per 1000. All strong divided shoots. Cash with order. A. F. Johnson. Springfield, Gardens, L. I., N. Y. FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA— .Strong plants for 4-in, pots, S:!5.00 per 1000. F. W. O. Schmitz, Prince Bay, Richmond Co., N. Y. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2)^-in. Immediate delivery Extra fine, $7.50 per 100; $65.00 per 1000 WriU for our monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. 2000 EXTRA FINE 2;4-in. Gardenia Vetichii, $50.00 per 1000. Immediate delivery. Sample on application. D. G. Grillbortzer, Alexandria. Va. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. 100 1000 4-inch $12.00 $100.00 5-inch 18.00 160.00 3-inch, for growing on 5.00 45.00 Poitevine, Ricard, Maryland, S. A. Nutt. Buch- ner. La Favorite and all the other popular va- rieties. You will not be making a mistake by ordering your Spring stock now. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS Nice stock in bud and bloom Per 100 4 -in. Beauty of Poitevine $8.00 3!^-in. S. A. Nutt 6.00 2M-'n. S. A. Nutt 1.80 2M-in. Beauty of Poitevine 2.00 2K-in. La Favorite 1.80 2>i-in. F. Perkins 2.00 Cash, please. J. J. CLAYTON & SON WTEST GROVE PA. GERANIUM STOCK PLANTS IN BUD AND BLOOM. 4-in, pots 1000 S. A. Nutt $50.00 Ricard .50.00 Scarlet Bedder ' 50.00 John Doyle 50,00 Poitevine 50,00 Buchner 50.00 THE BURT OLNEY CANNING CO. ALBION N. Y. GERANIUMS— Strong, hardy plants. 2)^-in. stock of S. A. Nutt. $2.75 per 100; Poitevine. Berthe de Pressilly, La Favorite, $3.00 per 100; Jean Viand, $3.60 per 100. 3H-in. stock, S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Mrs. Lawrence, Jean Viaud. Berthe de Pressilly, La Favorite. $5.00 per 100, Cash, please. Van Kirk Floral Co., Atco, N. J. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Scarlet Maison, Bertha Persilly. E. G. Hill, 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. $58.00 per 1000. EST.ATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 WaU St. TRENTON, N. J . GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt and B. Poitevine. 314- in. and 4-in. pots in bud and bloom. $8.00 per 100. Cash with order please. Mount Tom Nursery, 139 Drake Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y. Telephone 2299. (GERANIUMS — A fine lot of strong. 3H-in. Nutt, Ricard, Viaud, Pressilly and Gloire de France, will be iust right for Memorial Day, at $7.00 per 100; 250 for $16.50. Hopkins & Hopkins, Chepa- chet, R. I. GERANIUM.S— S. A. Nutt, 4-in. in bud and bloom. Fine, strong, well branched plants. $10.00 per 100. Cash with order. F. J. Stupp. 94 Lake .\ve.. Auburn. .\". Y. GERANIUMS — Scarlet Bedder, 4-in., 8c.; S. A. Nutt. 4-in.. 8c.; 3,4-in., 7c.; 3-in., 5c. All fine stock in bud and bloom. C. H. Hamre, Johnstown, N. Y. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt. Poitevine, Ricard and Buchner; fine, well branched, 4-in. $7.00 per 100. Edward Whitton, cor. City & Green Sta. Utica. N. Y. Contliiaed to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE GERANIUMS GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt. 2;<-in,. $3,00 per 100; 3-in. selert. $5.00 per 100. Assorted varieties. 3-in,. $4.75 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham. 325 W. William St., Delaware. Ohio. GERANIUMS — Mme". Salleroi: large, well grown plants for immediate effect. 2!^-in., $2.50; 3-in., $3,50 per 100, Cash, please. F. J. Langenbach, Norwich. Conn. GERANIUMS- 10,000 S. A. Nutt. 2-in. pots, $2500 per 1000. Ready now. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co.. .Springfield. Ohio. GERANIUMS— 2K-in.. Double and single Grant, $1.75 per 100; Rose-scented, $1.60 per 100. Cash please. John B. Tanguy. Florist, West Grove, Pa GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2H-ln. pot plant*. See display ad, pape 1231 Roman J. Irwio, 108^ West 2Sth St.. New York. GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr. Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS— Rose, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. GERANIUMS — 4-in. at $7.00; Poitevine. Grant and Nutt. Al stock. Fairview Greenhouses, Milton. Pa. IVY GERANIUMS— Lavender only, bud and bloom, .3-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. B. Morrell. Torresdale. Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS — Mixed varieties. 4-in, pots, fine stock, $5.00 per 100, Schmaus Bros.. Paducah, Ky^ GERANIUMS— Poitevine and Nutt, 312-in. SU.OO per 100, Carl E, Holm. Madison. N. J. GLADIOLI GLADIOLI America. $10.00 Primulinus, $40 00 Annie Wigman. $20.00 Augusts, $12.00 Dora Krois. $50.00 Brenohlcyensie. $12 00 Glory Holland. $20.00 Europa. $50.00 F. Buchanan. $30.00 Glory, $30.00 Klondyke. $20 00 Halley. $12.00 Mrs. King. $10.00 Jessie, $16.00 Niagara..$36.00 Mrs. Beeeher, $3600 Nor. Dee Childs, $80.00 Mrs. Pendleton, $80.00 Peaoa, $50.00 Panama. $26.00 Renie Blanche, $40 00 Schwaben. $80.00 Shakespeare, $30.00 Wm. Falconer. $40.00 Scribe, $36.00 Primulinus Hybrid».$20.00 Choice mixed. $6.00. $8.00. $12.50. $26.00, $50 00. $100.00. Reds, white and light pinks. $12.00 $25.00. $50 00, $100.00. Yellows. $16 00. $20.00. $30.00. $50.00 All per 1000 Special price in large lota. Cash, please. C. Betsoher, Dover. Ohio. Gl adi oli America, Augusta, Brenchleyensis, King, Ceres. First Size, $10.00 per 1000. Second Size, $7.50 per 1000. Write for Our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St. PHILA., PA. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI America, $800; Brenchleyensis, $9.00; Columbia, $16.00; Isaac Buchanan. $35.00; Mrs Henry Ward Beeoher. $30.00; May. $'5.00 per 1000 (or IH-in. up; also 2d and 3d siies and bulblets. G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence. Princeps and others. Seeds of olioice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY. LAKE VIEW, N. Y. PLANTING OUT GLADIOLI IH-in. 1-in. H-in. America $8 00 $6.00 $5.00 Brenchleyensis 8.00 6.00 5.00 Pink Beauty 8.00 6.00 5.00 SPECIAL OFFER: 2500 all blooming size, $15.00 cash. Assorted to suit. Geo. P. Buck & Son, Collingswood, N. J. GLADIOLUS— Mrs. Frank Pendleton, H-in. and under, grown from original stock, and true to name, $7.00 per 1000. 5% discount on .'iOOO or more; 8% on 10.000 or more. Cash, please. Worcester Bulb Co., 104 Highland St.. Worcester, Mass. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, 1231 Roman J. Irwin, 10? Weat 28tb St., New York. GL.\DIOLI— America and Mixed, IVi'-in.. $5.00 per 1000; King. 1-in., $4.00 per 1000: Dieulafoy, IJi-in., $2.00 per 100. Geo. Hall, .Adclphia, N. J. HARDT PERENNIALS HOLLYHOCKS— Double white, red. pink and yellow; Japan Iris, purple and gold; Funkiaa, Hardy '."^lums. etc. All strong, field-grown stock. Write for list and prices. W. H. Nichols & Son, Painesville, Ohio. HELIOTROPE HELIOTROPE — t-in. pots, 3 varieties, $8.00 per 100. E.STATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON. N. J. Continned to Next Colnmn STOCKFOR SALE "^HARDY PERENNIALS llAUDV PLANTS TRANSPLANTED FIELD GROWN Phlox, finest mixed colors. Hollyhocks, double, in Whito. Pink, Yellow, Red, in separate colors. Digitalis (Foxglove). White and Pink mixed. Dianthus Barbatus (Sweet William), double mixed. Aquilegia (Columbine), good mixture. Achillea (The Pearl) and Physostegia (False Dragon Head). All are large, one-vear-old clumps. Price. $4.00 per 100, 50 at 100 rate. GU.STAV PITZONKA - - - BKISTOL. PA . HONEYSUCKLES HALL'S HONEYSUCKLE— Strong field plants, _$5.00 per 1000. C. M. Webb, Fayetteville, Tenn. HYDRANGEA P. G. 100 1000 12-16 in,, lining out $3 00 $26.00 2- 3 ft. well branched 8.00 78.00 Also Trees. Shrubs and Perennials. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave.. ONARGA, ILL. HYDRANGEAS — Radiant, one of the best new French sorts. SH-in, pots, $6.00 per 100; 2M-in. pots. *4.00 per 100. $35,00 per lOOO. Jackson & Perkins Co.. Newark, N. Y. HYDRANGEAS— Otaksa, .5-in.. at 25c.; 6-in., 35c. to .50c.: 7-in., 75c. to $1.00. Larger plants. $2,110 to $3.00 each. In bud or bloom. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. ICE PLANTS ICE PLANTS— Fine 3)^-in. stock, in bud and bloom, $5.00 per 100. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N. J. ^^^^^^^^_^ LRIS IRIS — German, 10 named varieties, $2.00 per 100. Amon Heights Nurseries, Camden, N. J. IVY ENGLISH AND GERMAN IVY— Rooted Cut- tings, from sand, postpaid, 90c. per 100; by ex- press, $8,00 per 1000. 2}i-in. German Ivy. KM per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. IVY — Parlor or German, strong-rooted cuttings. 75c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. ^,„^,,, ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. ENGLISH IVY— All sizes; prices on application. Eswell Kemp, Florist, 349 Grove St.. Newark, N. J. ENGLISH IVY— 2M-in.. $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4661 Lancaster Ave.. Philadelphia, Pa. ENGLISH IVY — Strong soil rooted cuttings. $10.00 per 1000. Henry Schmidt, 673 Church Lane. North Bergen. N. J. . ENGLISH IVY— Rooted Cuttings from soil. 75c. per 100, prepaid. Chas. Frost. KenUworth. N. J. ENGLISH IVY— Pot-grown. 4-ln., $90.00 per 1000 Miss Katu Crana, Ira. Ohio. ^^^___^ LOBELIAS LOBELIA— Crystal Palace or Trailing. 2H-in- pots. $3.00 per 100. ^, „,t,c..-«. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, > 31 WaU St - - - - - - TRENTON, N. J. MIMULUS MIMULUS— 4-in., at $8.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids.^lich. _ MOONVINE MOONVINE — White. 4-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLIVUN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St - TRENTON, N.J. MOONVINES — Strong, 3-in., 6c.: 2K-in.. 3o. Cash with order. Schmaus Bros.. Paducah. Ky. MYRTLE MYRTLE — Vinca minor, field-grown clumps; can be divided up into 4 to 5 plants. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. E. K. Bau- mann, Rahway, N. J. MYRTLE Field-grown, strong clumps, $2.60 per 100, $24.00 per lOpO. E. K. Mooney, Madeira Nuraenea, Madeira, Ohio. . NURSERY STOCK WHOLESALE CATALOGUE Shade Trees. Weeping Trees, Fruit Trees. Shrubs, Small Fruits, Rosea and Perennials, also Small Shrubs for lining out nursery rows. Send for cata- logue or submit your wants for special prices. ONARGA NURSERY CO.. 200 Maple Ave. ONARGA. ILL NORWAY MAPLES. Pin Oaka. Oriental Plania In all siaM. Send for prir« list Audubon Nur- ••riaa. Box 731. Wilmington. N. C, Continued to Next PaE^ The advertisements under our Miscel- laneous Stock heading offer a variety of stock — consult them. 1258 The Florists' Exchange ' STOCK FOR SALE irPBSBBY STOCK ORNAMENTAL STOCK OF QUALITY CAN SUPPLY QUANTITY OF FOLLOWING ITEMS: AZA,LEA mollis. Bushy plants, with plenty of budfi, 12 to 15-in. high, 35c. each, $4 00 per doz, $30.00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, 45o. each, 15 00 per dot., $40.00 per 100. BOXWOOD— Pyramids, 35-in. high, very Bne, $1.75 each; 42-in. high, very fine, $2.25 each; 48-in. high, very fine, $3.25 each; 54-in. high, very fine, $4.00 each. RHODODENDRONS — Best, hardy-named sorts, bright foliage and full of buds, IH to 24-iD. high, 75o. each; 24-to 30-in. $1.00 each. These cover the entire list of Parson's Hardy Hybrids. Seedling RHODODENDRONS— Miied colors, 18 to z4-in. high, very bushy and full of buds, 55c. each : 24 to 30-in. high, and correspondingly bushy, 70o. each. ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho(Dutchraan'« Pipe)— Eitra strong plants, 4 ft. of tops, 25o. each, in any quantity. HYDRANGEA Paniculata grandiflora- Tree form, 3 to 4-ft. bodies, fine heada, $25.00 per 100. Bush form, 3 ft. high, $10.00 per 100. HYDRANGEA Arboreacens grandiflora alba — 3 to 4 ft. high, bushy, $20.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., bushy, $14.00 per 100. BARBERRY Thunbergii— 18 to 24 in. high, very bushy, $7.00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, very bushy. $5.00 per 100. PRIVET CALIFORNIA— Very bushy, 18 to 24-in. high, $2.50 per 100; 24 to 30-in. high, $3.00 per lOU. PRIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy Northern Type)— 18 to 24-iu., $5.00 per 100; 24 to 30-in.. $7.00 per 100. THE ST0RR8 & HARRISON CO., Painesville -.---.---.. Ohio ORANGE BLOSSOMS SPLENDID lot of Orange Blossoms (Ponderosa Lemon) for weddings. C. L. Baumann, Rahway, N.J. STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE ORANGE TREES ORANGE TREES— 100 apedmes Orange trees. Home grown 6-10 ft. high and through. Perfect ■peeimens. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle. N. Y. ORCHIDS ORCHIDS Private collection of rare varieties Cy- pripediums, Loelias, Dendrobiums, Ccel- oygnes, Cattley;is, Calanthes, Oncidiums, etc., etc. Will sell quarter original cost. Address EDGAR L. NOCK. 193 Broad St., PROVIDENCE, R. I. CHOICE CATTLEYAS and Pacific Orchid plants. Prices on application. Western Orchid Co.. Alameda. Calif. PAIiMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Id all BiBes. Special price list on demand. Juliua Roehrs Co. Rutherford. N J. PAypAnxra PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a lew d&yn only will make 8pesown seed. Fall transplanted, in bud and bloom, all colors mixed, $1.00 per 100, SS.OO per 1000. Large seed bed plants from seed sown in August, thinly broad- cast, in bud and bloom, all colors mixed, $5.00 per 1000; medium size plapts in bud. some in bloom, 84.00 per 1000. Cash with order. My seed hvd plants are very popular with my retail customers. L. W. Good>.-il. Pansy Park. Dwight, Mass. PANSY PLANTS— Of my largest flowering mix- ture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, short bushy plants; Fall transplanted in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Gustav Pitzonka. Pansy Farm, Bristol. Pa. PANSIES — Giant flowering Pansies, seedlings, SI. 50 per 1000. Fall transplanted, 75c. per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Delaware Ohio. _^_^ Continued to Next ColumB PANSrES SUPERB STRAIN PANSIES— In bud and bloom, SI. 25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; some extra large ones at $15.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Leonard Cousins, Jr., Concord Junrtion, Mass. PANSY PLANTS— In bud and bloom. Stocky, well rooted plants for Decotation Day, $1,00 per 100, 87.00 per 1000. Cash. Russell Bros . Syracuse, N. Y. PANSIES — Large German Giant strain; good stocky plants. In bloom, S2.00 per M)0. In bud, SI. 50 per 100. Cash onlv. Fred W. Gust, 4G06 Woodlawn Ave.. Seattle, Wash. PANSIES — Large flowering, transplanted last September; all large plants, fully in flower. $10-00 to $15.00 per 1000. W. G, Eisele, West End, N. J. PELARGONIUMS PELARGONIUMS Listen — Gus. Obermeyer, Parkersburg, W. Va., in ordering 100 says: " The 50 Easter Greeting I got of you last Fall were certainly fine for Easter. I sold all and could have sold many more at 75c. each 5-in. pot. Will want more later on for stock. The only trouble I find with them, THEY BLOOM TOO MUCH. The only way I could get plants any size was to keep buds picked off until near selling time." Gus is originator of that gold medal Canna, West Virginia. Don't you think he knows a good thing ? And don't you think the above is a good advertisement for Easter Greeting ? What more could I say? It is the same old story and easy for you to prove. 23-4-in. Easter Greeting and Lucy Becker, Sc; 3-in.. 10c. ; 4-in., 16c.; 3-in. Wurtenbergia, 12c., in any quantity. This gives the small buyer an equal chance. Better give them a trial now; you'll want hundreds next year. Sold under our iron clad guarantee. We have a fine lot of 4-in. in bud and bloom for Decoration. S. C. TEMPLIN, EASTER GREETING SPECIALIST, GARRETTSVILLE. OHIO. PELARGONIUM "EASTER GREETING."— Couple thousand 2'-2-in., ready for shift; also 1500 strong, 2-in., at $6.00 for next year's stock. Will make dandy 4-in. (retailing for 50c.} for Me- morial Day, SS.OO per 100; also several hundred strong 3-in., ready for 5-in., $15.00. Nothing better for retail trade. Sells on sight. Cash, please. Heinl's, Terre Haute. Ind. PELARGONIUMS— 2'2-in.. at SS.OO per 100; 3-in., at $10.00; 4-in., at S20,00; 6-in., S35 00 to S50.00. Good varieties, .\ssorted colors. Henry Smith, Granfl Rapids, Mich. PEONIEa PEONIES— The cream of 1200 eoru. 14 acres F. Maxima, Mme. Calot, Ducheea de Nemours R. M. Storage. Send for liet. C. Betacher, Dover Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS— 2 }4-in., single and double fringed, 3c. Orders 250 at 2Mc. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. I PETUNIAS—Rosy Morn in bud and bloom, 2J4- in., $2.00 per 100. Caah. Geo. B. Morrell, Torresdale, Philadelphia, Pa. PHI.OX PHLOX DRUMMONDI— 2H-in. pots. $2.50 pe' 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J PHLOX — Mrs. Jenkins, best white, 3-yr-oId, $3.00 per 100. Amon Heights Nurseries, Camden N.J. PRIMnitAS PRIMULA MALACOIDES ROSEA— New. bril- liant pink variety. Certificates wherever shown August or September delivery. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Fred H. Lemon & Co., Rich- mond. Ind. PRIVET PRIVET 200,000 California Privet; all sizes, as good as can be grown: 1 year. 12 in. to 18 in., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 2 years, 18 in. to 24 in., $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000; 2 ft. to 2}^ ft., fine, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000; 2H ft. to 334 ft. and over. extra selected, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Also Ibota. Golden-leaved, and Ball-shaped Privet; all 2-year Privet, extra well branched. 10.000 Berberta Thunbergii, 2 year, 10 in. to 15 in.. 2c.; 12 in. to IS in., 3c.; 3 year, 12 in. to IS in.. 6c.: 18 in. to 24 in., Sc; all extra fine stock. Amp. Veit- chii, 2 yr.. No. 1, 2 ft. to 3 ft.. $1.25 perdoz.. IS to 24 in. 75c. per 100; each 5c. and So Clematis Pan- iculata, 2-year vines, $1.25 per doz.; 3 year. $1.50 per doz. Honey-suckles, 5 best 2 and 3 year, 4c. and Sc. each. Hardy Phlox. 10 best named for floriata, 75o. per doz.. $5.00 per 100; strong field plants. True Butterfly Bush, field grown, 18 in. to 24 in.. $2.00 per doz. Japan Maples, purple, 23^ ft. to 3 ft., 50c. St. Regis Raspberry. $2.00 per 100. All other shrubs and vines, Cannas, Gladiolus. Caladi- ums. Peonies. Evergreens, etc. Get list. Ca^ please Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville. N. J. California Privets Two-year old. Well branched, per 100 2-3 feet, heavy - - - . - $3.00 2-2J-2 feet, well branched - - - . 2.50 18-24-inch, heavy 2.00 Cash with order. CHAS.W. SCHNEIDER, Little Silver. N. J. Continued to Nnzt Column PHI.OX ROSES PHLOX Field-Grown Stock, One-Year-Old Plants This is an esperially fine lot of surplus stock, which will move quickly. per 100 10,000 Baron Von Dedem, deep pink. $5. 00 25,000 Jeanne d'Aro, white 5.00 3,500 Eugene Danzanvilliers. lav- ender 5.00 25,000 Europa, white 6.00 750 Gefion, pink 10.00 3,000 Frau Anton Buchner, white. . 6.00 3,000 Le Mahdi, purple 5.00 3,000 Mrs. Jenkins, white 5.00 1,000 Mme. Paul Dutrie, pink 5.00 1,500 General Chanczy, orange 5.00 1,000 Fernand Cortez, pink 6.00 1,500 Montagnard. purple 6.00 2,500 Prolessor Virchow, carmine. . . 5.00 25,000 EUzabeth Campbell, pink 8.00 3,000 R. P. Struthers, salmon pink . . 6.00 1,000 Rosamund!, soft rose 10.00 500 Matador, red 6.00 3,000 Rheinstrom, pink 6.00 200 B. Comte, purple 5.00 500 Antonin Mercie, bicolor 5.00 .300 Thor, salmon pink • 10.00 1,000 Crepuscle, silvery mauve 7.00 500 W. C. Egan, lilac 7.00 Send for our wholesale price list if you have not a copy. Henry F. Michel! Co., 518 Market St, Philadelphia, Pa. PRIVET .\MOOR RIVER. NORTH PRIVET HARDY VARIETY Shipment can be made any time. 100 1000 12 in., lining out $2.00 J15.00 12-lS in., well branched 3.00 25.00 18-24 in., well branched 5.00 40.00 2-3 ft., well branched 6.00 50.00 Also new hardy Polish Privet, Ibota, Regels and California. ONARGA NURSERY CO. 200 Maple Ave., ONARGA, ILL. ROSES ^ ROSES ROSES ROSES '$4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000, f. o. b. West Grove, Pa. These are better rooted and more healthy than any we have been able to buy. Alexander Hill Gray American Beauty, Chmbing Blumenschmidt Bon Silene Bridesmaid Champion of the World Clothilde Soupert Col. R. S. Williamson, Comtesse Riza du Pare Coquette de Lyon Duchesse de Brabant Etoile de France Frau von Marschall Gruss an .\achen Helen Gould Isabella Sprunt Killarney White, Climbing Lady Roberts La Tosca Lucullus Mme. Camille Mme. Eugene Marlitt Mme. F. Kruger Mme. Jos. Schwartz Mile. Helena Gambler Madison Maddalena Scalarandis Maman Cochet, Pink Maman Cochet, White Marechal Neil Mrs. A. R. Waddell Mrs. B. R. Cant Queen's Scarlet Radiance Safrano Souv. de P. Notting Wellesley Wm. R. Smith THE CON.\RD & JONES COMPANY, West Grove ----------. p;^, ROSE PLA.NTS— Kaiscrin Augusta X'ictoria, 2;i-in., S4.00 per lOO, $35.00 per 1000; .My Maryland. 85.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Other varieties in limited quantities. Henry .Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. ROSE.S — Ophelia, own root, extra strong plants, .i-in. stork, $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, R. 1. Continued to Next Colajnn BARGAINS, ON OWN ROOTS oi Doz"' Antoine Rivolre, flesh H. T S0.50 Blumenschmidt, yellow Tea 50 Cloth of Gold, yellow CIg. T 50 Catherine Zeimet, " White Baby " .50 CIg. White Cochet. Clg. Tea 50 Crimson Rambler 50 Excelsa, Red D. Perkins 50 Francis Scott Key, red H . T 75 tll'iirc Lyonnaise, vellow H.P 50 GiiilT Zeppehn, pink H. CIg 50 H;i.llcv, Crimson H.T 75 J, B. Clarke, crimson H.P 60 Maman Cochet, pink Tea .50 Marechal Niel, yellow CIg. N 50 Mrs. .Aaron Ward, vellow H.T 75 Mme. Chas. Wood, red H.P 60 Mile. Cecile Brunner, pink Pol 60 Mile. Fr. Krueger, yellow Tea 50 ^lousseline, white ^loss 60 Mrs. Chas, Russell, pink H.T 1.50 .60 .60 .50 .60 .60 ^j-inch 100 1000 $3.50 $30 3.00 25 3.00 25 3.50 30 3.50 30 3.50 30 3.50 30 5.00 45 3.50 30 3.50 30 5.00 45 4.50 41) 3.00 1'.-. 3.00 27 5.00 45 4.00 35 4.00 33 3.00 25 4.00 35 10.00 90 4.50 40 4.00 35 3.00 23 4 00 35 4.00 35 - 3.00 25 3.00 25 4.00 .35 3.00 25 4.00 35 3.50 30 3.50 30 My Maryland, pink H.T Prince C. de Rohan, cr. H. P. Phila. Crimson Rambler .... President Taft. pink H. T. . . Radiance, pink H.T Safrano, yellow Tea 50 Seven Sisters, pink M't'f 50 Shower of Gold, vellow H. W 60 Soltatare, yellow CIg. N 50 Ulrieh Brunner, red H.P 60 White Maman Cochet, Tea 50 White D. Perkins, H. W 50 LEEDLE CO., E.XPERT ROSE GROWERS, SPRINGFIELD, O. ROSES 2i.,-Inch OWN ROOT .XND GRAFTED Hoosier Beauty, Old Gold. O. R.: $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000, Gr.: 1500 per 100, 140.00 per 1000, Sunburst, American Beauty. O. R.: $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000, Ophelia, J. L. Mock, Double White Killarney, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, Radiance, Mrs. Aaron Ward, Mrs. Taft, Lady ..\lice Stanley, Cecile Brunner. Hadley. O. R.: $7.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 per 100, 120,00 per 1000. ' Ladv Hillingdon, Pink Killarney, Kaiserin. 'O. R.: $7.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.00 per 100, 110.00 per 1000. White Killarnev. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. 12.50 per 100. 120.00 per 1000. I O. R.: Gr.: Richmond. O. R.: Gr.: S7.00 per 12.50 per 3-inch stock. $55.00 per 1000. 120.00 per 1000. 100 1000 Opheha $8.00 $75.00 Hoosier Beauty 9.00 85.00 American Beauty 8.00 75.00 White Killarney 7.50 65.00 Pink KiUarney 7.00 60.00 Hadley S.OO 75.00 Radiance s 8.00 70.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. CLEARANCE SALE OF ROSES All from 2H-in. pots. Good, clean stock. 100 Bride $2.50 Bridesmaid 2.50 Francis Scott Key 5.00 Gruss an Teplitz 2.75 Hoosier Beauty 5.00 Jonkheer J , L. Mock 4.00 Kaiserin A. Victoria 3.00 Killarney 3.50 White Killarney 4.00 Lady Hillingdon 3.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward 4.00 Madison 3.00 My Maryland 4,00 OpheUa 5.00 Pink Cochet 2.75 White Cochet 2.75 Richmond 3.50 Red Baby Rambler 3.00 Radiance 3.50 Rhea Reid 3.50 Sunburst 4.00 Wm. R. Smith 3.00 Write for prices and any varieties not named here. Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on application. Write for it today. THE GOOD & REESE CO, The Largest Rose Growers in the World Springfield ---------- OHIO. Rose Prima Donna ( Mad. Paul (ultr) (The Florei Gardens' Strain^ A grand, deep pink bloom, handsome form, strong stem, fine foliage, very fragrant; better ihaped and deeper color than Russell, Prima Donna is a money maker I Plants ready Feb, 15th and later. $15.00 per 100. $125.00 per 1000. Order earlv. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK READY' NOW OR CAN BE HELD UNTIL WANTED The following Roses are from 2i2-in. pots and are of last Summer's propagation. They are stronger and more stocky than the plants usually sent out which are geuerallv from 2 '4-in. pots. Babv Tausendschon...S4.00 per 100, $35 per 1000 Clothilde Soupert 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Gruss an Teplitz 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Killarney 4.00 per 100, 35 per 1000 Orleans 3.50 per 100, 30 per 1000 Complete list of 100 other varieties sent on request. JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY, NEWARK, NEW YORK Continued to Next Pap:'* Mar 20. 1916 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE ROSES ROSE STOCK PLANTS ONE YEAR OLD 100 Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, own root 815.00 Double White Killarney, grafted 10.00 Franfis Scott Key, craftea 15.00 Pink KillurjM-y, grafted 10.00 Mrs. Clms. Russell, grafted 15.00 Ophelia, grafted 15.00 ^l^a. Aaron Ward, grafted 10.00 TIIK BIRT OLNEY CANNING CO. ALBION N. Y. ROSES Do. 100 Bmby lUmbler »2.00 »1« 00 Erna Teechendorff 2 00 16.00 Clothilde Souptrt 2 00 1500 Flower of Fairfield 2.00 18.00 Ellen PouUen 250 1800 Teueendechon 2 50 18 00 Extra itronff. dormant etook. ERNEST ROBER - . - - WILMETTE. ILL. GRAfTED ROSES — Extra fine Ophelia. White and Double White Killarney and Arenberg, 2-ycar old Jonkbeer Mock, out of benches. Aug. Doem- ling, Lansdowne, Pa. SAIiVZAS SALVIA Bonfire. Zurich, Splendens. and others. 100 1000 2-inch »3.00 825.00 2h-inch 4.00 35.00 3-inch 5.00 40.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. SAL\IA— Bonfire. S'o-in., S.5.00 per 100. Also .Splendens and Bonfire in flats, 70 to fiat; these are not staryed, but fine, stocky plants, 82.00 per flat. Edpewood Greenhouses, Gt. Barrington, Mass. SALVIA ZURICH — 4-in. pots, $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. EST.^TE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. SALVIAS — Splendens and Bonfire, extra strong: twice transplanted, from seed sown early in February, $1.00 per 100. W W. Macker. Dighton. Mass. SALVIA — Grown from cuttings, flower early, 2>i-in.. $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly. ISIO Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. SALVIA Zurich, Silver Spot, Splendens, 2K-in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Scbmaus Bros., Faducan, Ky. SALVI.\ — Same as last year. Thumb pots, 31.50 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Spring- field, Ohio. SALVIA BONFIRE — Extra heavy, busby, 2H-in. stock, ready for 3-in. or 4-in. pots, 82.25 per 100. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. SALVLA— Extra strong, 3-in., Splendens, 84.00: Zurich, 85.00 per 100. Cash. Jennison's Floral Garden, Natick, Mass. SAL\'I.\.S — Bonfire. .Strong, healthy stock, 3-in., $3.00 per 100. The Audubon .Nurseries, .\udu- bon, N. J. S.\LVIA.S — Splendens and Bonfire, 3-in., 84.00 per 100: 2j2-in., S2.25 per 100, 820.00 per 1000. Frank N. Eskesen, Madison, N. J. S.\LVIA — From cuttings. Splendens, Bonfire and Zurich. 3-in.. 83.50 per 100. Carl E. Holm, Madison, X. J. S-ALVIA SPLENDENS — Strong 2>i-in., $1.80 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove. Pa. SALVIA— Bonfire, SJ-i-in., 85.00 per 100. Black- mon Bros., Centre St., Trenton, N. J. SANTOLINA SANTOLI.VA— Fine, healthy plants, 2)i-in. pots. $2.50 per 100. Oscar Verilhac, Arlington, N. J. SEEDS SEEDS — Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. All green- house grown and well ripened. IfXK) seed at $3.00 per 1000: 5000 seeds at $2.78 per 1000; 10,000 seeds at $2.50 per 1000. Plumosa Seedlings, $8.00 per 1000. W. H. Elliott. Brighton, Mass. NEW HOLLAND SEED Berberis Thunbergii, nursery grade, 75c. L. B. 3 lbs. $2.00 net 5 lbs., prepaid. Frank Hadden, 326 Washington St., Providence, R. I. SBtII,AX SMILAX ^-Seedlings from flats, not transplanted, ready for 2J-4-in. pots, 75c. per 100. Cash. W. W. Day & Son, Port Byron, N. Y. SMIL.iX— 2"2-in. pots, $.3.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. 8NAPDRAOONS NEW SNAPDRAGON ENCHANTRESS Most popular color, about like Eochantreaa Carnation. Same habit as Phelp's White, flowers freely. Summer and Winter. Delivery commences in May. From 2-in. pota, $2.00 per doi., $10 00 per 100. F. W. Fletcher 4 Co., Inc., Auburndale. Continued to Next Colnnin STOCK FOR SALE SKAFDRAOONS SNAPDRAGONS 2H-inoh 100 1000 Ramaburg'a Silver Pink $6.00 $50.00 Buxton's 6.00 80.00 Phelp's White 6.00 80.00 Nelrose Pink 6.00 60.00 White and Yellow, extra good 5.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S, PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PhUadelphia, Pa. SNAPDRAGONS— Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the best pure yellow sort^ $2.00 per 100. $15 00 per 1000. Cash. Wm Swayne, Lock Box T, Kennett Square, Pa ROOTED CUTTINGS — Silver Rnk, Giant White. Giant Yellow, $2 00 per 100. $1800 per 1000 2yi-in pots. $4 00 per 100. $38.00 per 1000 Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28th St.. New York. SNAPDRAGON— Ramsburg's S. P. Snapdragon, 2^^ -in. pots, fine plants, 3 to 5 breaks, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Clarence Alwine. Aldan, Del. Co.. Pa. SNAPDRAGONS— 2-in. pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $2.00 per 100 J. H. Dann & Son. Westfield. NY. RAM.SBURG'S SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON — 2M-in. , $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. John R. Coombs, West Hartford, Conn. SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. pots, pink, red, yellow, white and Ramsburg's Silver Pink, 3c. each. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, O. SXArnR.\(l()X— 2i4-in.. assorted colors, .3c. <->rders 2.'>n at 2'tC. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, X. V. SNAPDRAGON — Silver Pink seedlings, 7So. per 100 James T. Heal, Florist. Beverly, N. J. STEVZAS STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cuttings. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2^-in. stock, $1.50 per 100. worth double. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son. Auburn, N. Y. STEVI.\— 2;4-in. pots, 81.50 per 100. THE BURT OLNEY CANNING CO. ALBION N. Y. STOCKS STOCKS— GilU, 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 WaU St. TRENTON, N. J. SWEET •WTH.I.IAMS Sweet Williams. 10,000 strong, field-grown plants, seed sown last June, Newport Pink, Hol- born Glory and mixed, 82.00 100; $15.00 1000. Pot now for Memorial Day. W. W. Macker, Dighton. Maes. TUBEROSES MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES— $1.00 per 100, postpaid. Fant's Greenhouse, Anderson, S. C. VERBENAS VERBENA — Fine plants, large variety of colors; 2>i-in. pots, in bud and bloom, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Blackmon Bros., Center St., Trenton, N. J. VERBENAS— 2ij-in., mixed colors, 3c. Orders 250 at 2140. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. VINCAS VINC.VS — Var. and Green 100 1000 3-inch 86.00 850.00 3-inch, heavy 8,00 4-inch, extra heavy 15.00 120.00 4-inch, heavy $10,00 and 12.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. VINCA VARIEGATA 4-in., fine stock, $10.00 per 100; 6 to 12 leads, 20 to 30 in. .\ll plants have lota of brakes which will make more vines in a short time. Cash, G. L. Ely, Clyde, N. Y. VIXCA V.\RIEGATA— Fine 4-in., extra heavv plants, 12 to 1.5 runners, 810.00 per 100. Cash with order. Fred J. Stupp, 94 Lake Ave., Auburn, N. Y. VI.NCA MINOR OR MYRTLE— Little clumps from the field, 85.00 per 1000. C. M. Webb, Fayetteville, Tenn. VINCA MAJOR— Green, large field clumps: specia' price 25c. each. 82.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. C. M. Webb, Fayetteville. Tenn. VINCA VARIEGAT.\— Out of 4-in. pots, 812..50 per 1000. Cash, please. Leonard Cousins Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. VIXC.\S — Extra fine, strong plants, from 3.'^-in, pots. $9.00 per 100. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc.. Quidnick. R. I. VIXCA VARIEGATA— 3H-in., 85.00 per 100; 3-in., 84.00 per 100. Edgewood Greenhouses, Gt. Harrington, Mass. VINCAS — Variegated, out of 4-iD., extra heavy $10.00 p« 100. Jamea T. Heal. Florist, Beverly W.J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE VINCAS TINCAS— Variegated, field-roottd lipe, $I.2S pw 100, poatpald; $V0Op«r 1000. Roman J. Irwia. log West 2gth St.. New York. . VINCA VARIEGATA— Fine stock. 3H-in., $6.00 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio. VINCA VARIEGATA— 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. M. J. Schaaf, Dansville, N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2M-in., $2.00 per 100. Carl E. Holm, Madison, N. J. VINCAS — 1-in., $10.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. Y. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1.25 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betseher, Dover, Ohio. VIOLETS VIOLETS, 2i-$-INCH. 100 1000 Lady Campbell 84.00 835.00 Princess of Wales 4.00 35 00 .Swanley White 5.00 40.00 MarieLouise -. 4.00 35.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-SlEEHAN CO., leO.S-lfiSO Lu.llow St.^ Philadelphia- Pa. CAMPBELL VIOLETS— Fine sand rooted cut- tings, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $8.00 per 1000 by express. Rooted Runners, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $6.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Black, Hights- town, N. J. VIOLETS— Try Yale, the best single Violet; a good flower, better seller, producer, color, and more fragrant than Princess Divisons, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK Vincas p., ,00 4-in. plants $8.00 Geraniums S. A. Nutt, 3>^-in Pots 7.00 Coleus 2-in. variegated and red 2.50 Cash with order. GEO. W. RUSSELL, ^^n^^^' , ,. . 100 Dracffina Indivisa, 3-m. pots $5.00 Hardy English I\'y, 2 and 3 plants, 3-in. pots, 16-in. long 5.00 Clematis paniculata, out of 2H-in. and 3-in. pots 4.50 Ageratum, Blue, 3-in. pots 3.OO Alysaum, very dwarf, 3-in. pots 3.00 Glecoma Variegated Ground Ivy 3.00 Lobelia, Blue, 3-in 3. 00 Scarlet Sage, 3-in., extra fine 3.00 Alyssum, very dwarf seedlings, extra fine 1.00 Asparagus plumosus, 3-in., extra fine 5.00 Asparagus Sprengori, 4-in. pots 8.00 French Marigolds, 3-in, pots 3.00 New AniCTican Beauty Geraniums, 4-in 12.00 New American Beauty Geraniums, 3-in 7.00 Cash with order. Samuel V. Smith, 3323 Goodman St.. near llth and Westmoreland, Phila, Pa. ENGLISH IVY 3-in. pots S8.00 per 100 4-m. pots 10.00 per 100 DRACiENA INDIVISA 4H-in. pots 20.00 per 100 Cash with order. Estate of S. Penndorf, 81 Oak St. New Rochelle. N. Y. 100 Phlox Subulata, Model best pink, 2H-in. pots.SS.OO Phlox Subulata, Alba, pure white, 2>^-in. pots. 5.00 Phlox Subulata, Daisy Hill, purple 5.00 EuonymuB Radicans, 3-in. pots 6.00 Rosemary, 2-in. pots 2.00 Rosemary, 2H-in-_pote 3 50 GEORGE BROS. & CO. 914 Stanton Ave. - - NEW KENSINGTON, PA VINCA Variegata. 2H-in., S2.00 per 100. Chr>-s- anthemums; Marigold, 87.00 per 100; Chief- tain. Siedewitr, Chas. Razer, Oconto, October Gold, Robt. Halliday, $3.00 per 100; Elva, Golden West, Source d'Or, Diana, Mrs. E. D. Godfrey, 2)^-in.. $2.00 per 100. Chas. L. Stanley. Plain- field, N. J. ASTER PLANTS— Strong, healthy. Queen of the Market, mixed, and Semplea branching, $2 .50 per 1000; pure white, $3 00 per 1000; .500 at 1000 rate. German Ivy, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Mesem- br>'anthemum, 2H-in., very strong. S3. 00 per 100. Caima.s. red leaves, 3-in. to 6-in. high. $4.00 per 100. Wm. JhK-gn. n. F. D. 2SA.. n:tbylon. X. Y. SNAPDRAQ0N8— SilTer Pink. 3H-in poU. $fl 00 par 100. FERNS. Bortoa and wUtmuU, oat of pot ftad bfliteh, 3^ to ft-ia. poto. WriU for pricoa. P>ul J. Burgarln. Port Ch— t■ "' Lane, Oolden per 1U0(), strong. .Seed (lie room. Cash with -'I" A D. .Scheinfiel,!. 00 Weigund ' I."ne. ordei .SecaucuH. N GKRANIUM.S— Grant, 3-in. or 4-in nola Ifi nn $7.00. Salvia. Bonfire, .'f-in not" £ m vT?" c«, 4-in. pots. $10.00. Cash „!^ f or^c?^- Cra^I ford Floral Co.. Cranford. N.. I. ° RASPBERRT PLANTS RASPBERRY ST REGI^Surplu. ot 10 000 strong, sucker plants. $15.00 per 1000 Send ..change list. Southworth Bro...*^ Beverly: iS. VEGETABLE PLANTS SWEET Potato Plants Yellow, and Red Nanae- mond. Up Rivers, Big Stem Jersey E^rlv n^^ ''?»■ Early Golden, WhTte and Yellow Yan^ldS $1 50; 5000 or more, $1.25 per loio; IM by m^ 25c. For the past twenty years I have m^e a P^t'^n" °^ »<■'<"■""« "nd propasation of ?h"steet nl»m, ,^ '' ,""" guarantee you strong, heaU^y ^i^Tu,"" '° '"i^"' P"™"' shipment, and goo3 order delivery. Descriptive price list free P.I.TON ™^ ,,,,;,^. Also Grey Crowder and New Era cowdcm C F Brown, Bridgeville, Del. '""-owpeas. t,. h,. POTTED EARLIA.VA TOMAT0E.^-(Grown and loSo^sTrfno ""-F" ""'f- *^J°° P" ■"<'• 5o3 $9 o" f,™ r ri Transplanted and coldframc Cab- bage Cauliflower Tomatoes and Peppers Price \t-hT- , '^■i,,^- R-x^telle & Sons. ChMtl;- N S (^Vbolesale Plant Growers 18 years.) TOMATO PLANTS, EarUana, Dwarf Champi^;: fn!i^' *'°"''' Ponderosa, 50c. per 100 $' 7^ per 1000. postpaid. Cabbage PlantC-oc^er lOT by express collect. W. T. Veasev 4 Co 415 Princeton Ave.. Birmingham, Ala. EARLIANA, Bonny Best and Stone Tomatoea ^o5r-£'.»^^^°/s.rRofc-S- ° fplt^l ^W^ '^ S-Golden Self-Blanching fo-t^''g?liire?ery^SfrdenrKlS,^i;^ro,°?.!?r FOR SALE OR RENT For Sale Cheap On account of death of the proprietor, 4'.; acres 5 ',^.°<'',3 greenhouses, all stocked; 1 fine, large dweUing house; 2 cows; 1 horse; wagon and im- plements; in very valuable location near Phila- delphia. Price. $22,000. Some cash required, balance first mortgage. Apply lo F. J. MICHELL, 518 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. Valuable Property For Sale Half hours' ride from New York 88 ft. wide 508 ft. long with building Suitable for Fern and Bulb Growers Listed at a sacrifice price C. F. Mueller Co., Jenej cnj, n. j. FOR SALE OR RENT — Greenhouse property con- sisting of 9 greenhouses, each 100 ft. long, excep- tionally good steam heating plant; storage capacity for about 100 tons of coal; modern two-story dwelling and barn on the place. Property situated at 60tb & Gibson Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. J. Gibson & Hugh Mcllvain, 502 Crozcr Bldg., Phila., Pa. Continned to Next Page 1260 The Florists' Exchange FOR SALE OR RENT VALUABLE greenhouse property for eale at lOS Concord St., Nashua, N. Y. 5 acres of land, modern residence, stable, 3 greenhouses, one of Tomatoes, balance bedding plants. Large steam heating plant, heats all buildings, will do double the amount of heating easily. Great location for retail florist trade. Automobile trade is an im- portant item here and can be increased by building one or more houses out on to the street. On Merrimac Valley Highway, 3 minutes to end of trolley line, one mile to B. & M. depot. Churches, schools and stores. Telephone, electric light, city water and American Express service at door. This is a long established and conspicuous place. Fine wholesale shipping and local retail trade for all bedding plants, fruit and vegetables that can be produced on the place. On opposite side of highway we have eighteen acres intervale land, fine for nursery stock. These two valuable pieces of real estate will be sold together or separate, as desired. Clear title. No encumbrance. Come and investi- gate or write owner. Stephen Chase, 108 Concord St., Nashua. N. H. FOR SALE — Greenhouse and Mushroom Plant- located IS miles from Philadelphia, 6 miles from Chester, Pa., 4 miles from Media, Pa., H niile from Penn. R.R.; containing five acres, elegant land, all cultivable; good bearing Apple Orchard, house and stable Glass house in excellent condition, 40 x 100, lean-to 12 x40, and 100 ft. lineal hot bed. Mush- room house 20 X 100, containing 3000 sq. ft, bench, 700 Peonies 5 years old, GOO Peonies 1 year old. Glass house is at present filled with best varieties of Carnations. Will sell this property just as it stands, including stock, implements and fixtures. This is very desirable property, and must be sold on account of death of owner. For particulars and price, address Thos. C. Wilcox, Chester Heights, P. P., Del. Co.. Pa. On account of ill health, have decided to retire and will sell at public sale on May 22.4 p.m. (.unless previously sold privately) my well estabhshed florist business. Equipment consists of S green- houses covering 12.000 sq. ft. of glass, 2 hot water and 1 steam boilers; lot 101ft. x 225ft., is improved with cottage containing 6 rooms and bath. Place is fully stocked for continuation of business. Proximity to Guilford development affords plenty of opportunity for landscape work, in addition to Other trade. One block from car line. John Miller. 3646^8 Old York Rd.. Baltimore. Md. MODERN UP-TO-DATE GREENHOUSE PLANT for sale at Tenafly, N. J,; land 150x450, on Jay St.; five greenhouses, 30x150, modern con- Btruction and up-to-date and modern workhouse; also large concrete stable and barn, with living quarters, steam heated, water, etc. For further information and terms, address Mrs. E. C. Louna- bury, cr. Kenwood Greenhouses, Tenafly. N. J. FOR SALE — Farm, located in Elmhurat, L. I., near Hoffman Blvd.; 17J^ acres; will sub-divide to your convenience; also 500 hotbed sashes, nearly new, at $1.25 each. V. E. Reich & Sons, 1429-31 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE — 8000 sq. ft. of glass, almost new in A 1 condition, on 2 acres of good land; dwelling house and outbuildings, near New York in New Jersey. PricBTeasonable. For particulars apply Z. J., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Retail florist's establishment, one hour from New York, on plot of ground 150 x 100; store; garage; six-room house and one greenhouse. Reason for selling, have other business. Apply to Jos. Nickel. 791 Van Duzer St., Stapleton, N. Y. Farms for Sale at Hicksville, L. I. Have small and large farms, handy to trolley and railroad station, $500 per acre. Wm. Oster- meyer, 88 Nassau Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT— Establiahed greenhouse plant ooDBiBtinK of three large greenhouses and dwelling, in Uackensack. N. J. Address K. S., pare The Florieta' Exchange FOR SALE — Plot at Flushing and WMtestone in greenhouse district. Easy terms. 18 minutes to New York. Halleran Agency, Flushing, N. Y. FOR SALE — Aa a whote or in jiart, or will inoor- parate, my fioriat buainesa, paying a netprofit for 16 years of $10,000 yearly. Louis L. Green, 60 State St.. BoBton. Mass. FOR RENT — Seven greenhouses and land, one hour from New York; reasonable rent; for^ im- mediate planting. Inquire H. Ramm, care C A. Dards, 44th St. & Madison Ave., New York City. FOR SALE OR RENT— At once. Four green- houses. Cheap. Other business. W. L. Keller, Jr., Doylestown, Pa. WANTED TO RENT FOR RENT Range of Greenhouses, about 30,000 ft. ; 5 acres of land, dwelling house, in wealthy suburb, 40 minutes from New York. Store in connection with same doing a general retail trade. Established 20 years. Good paying proposition. Well stocked; employing 15 to 20 hands. If interested Apply Z. X., care The Florists' Egchange. SUNDRIES FOR SALE FORISALE — 3 boilers, on account of enlarging heating plant; 2 Magic return tubular boilers, eachXrated to heat 15,000 eq. ft. of glass to 50 degrees in zero weather. Price, $325.00 each, f. o b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5.000 ft., $100.00. These boilers are in perfect condition and can be used either for steam or hot water. No brick work needed. Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham, N. J. Continued to Next Column SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR salb: One ScoUay Invincible Hot Water Boiler, 8 sections, 7 years in use, to be replaced by larger boiler. $125.00, cash, takes it. ROWDEN & MITCHELL WALLINGFORD - CONNECrTICUT FOR SAI.E — All mstarul, luob as glua, pipe, boilers, fittings, tools, oontained io ten green- houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metr politan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan At Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use, 1-in., 3c.; 1^-in. 4c.; IH-in., So.; 2-in., 6o. per ft. PECKY CY, PRESS, $17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Met- ropohtan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolita- Ave., Brooklyn. N- Y. SECOND-HAND MACHINERY FOR SALE— Two 70 h. p. boilers; one 50 h. p. CorUss engine: one 4 h. p. upright engine; one hot water heater; two pumps. A. S. & H. P. Beck, 609 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. FORjSALE— Lord & Burnham boiler, 9 section, good condition, $100.00. Goger, 51S E. 162d St., Bronx, N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIORiot CARNATION STAPLES— Best staple on the market, 36o. per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264 Randolph St., Detfoit, Mieh. GLASS GLASS— 20 boxes 16 x 24, double A quality, $3.50 per box on Long Island. Address B. 'N., care The Florists' Exchange. MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbl. bale, $2.00; 5 bales, $9.50; 5-bbl. bale, Sl.OO, 5 bales $4.50. Bur- lapped, _ 25c. extra. 8-bbl. bale. $1.85. Cash, please. Jos. H. Paul, Box 156, Manabawkin. N. J . SPHAGNUM MOSS— 12-bbl. bale $2.40, 10-bbl. bale, $1.95. Cash. Manahawkin Moss and Peat Co., Box v., Manabawkin N. J. MOSS — Strictly Ist-class, 5-bbl. bales, $1.00 per bale. Adoiphus B. Cranroer, Mayetta, N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— Id bales, 200 Iba., $2.00; 600 lbs., (4.00; 1000 lbs.. $7.00; ton, $13.00. Also Dusrt. Soharfl Brae., Florista, Van Wert. Ohio. WIRE WORK WE u« the larseat mauofaoturers of Wir« Work in the West. E. F. Wintcnon Co., ISS N. Wtbsah At*., CUeaco, DL MISCE^ANEOUSJVANTS WANTED — About 2000 ft. of 3M-in. cast iron pipe for heating. J. R. Baumann, Rahway , N. J Are you guessing where you come out on profits? Have you a good bookkeeping system? Have you any system worth the name? In either case we would call to your attention the invaluable contribution on ' 'Accounting for Plant and Flower Growers" by P. B. Rigby, an expert at figures and wellknown as a suc- cessful New York commission flow- er dealer, in the Gardeners and Florists' Annual for 1916. 50 cents, from this office. Schedules Received American Peony society. — Premium list for the thirteenth annual exhibition to be held in conjunction with the Hor- ticultural Society of New York at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, June 9 to 11. Ddluth, Minn. — Judgment in favor of William Berg, a florist, was rendered in the Superior Court on April 25 in the case of William Berg vs. T. J. Tjens- wold, also a florist. It was charged that the defendant violated an agreement made with Berg when Tjenswold sold out to Berg in pecember. The verdict was for $50. Clubs and Societies I Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield (Conn.) Horticultural Society An important and very interesting meeting of this society was held in the society's rooms in Hubbard Hall, Green- wich, Conn., on Friday evening, May 12, Pres. Sealey presiding. A large per- centage of the entire membership was present. Two new members were elected and several proposals were re- ceived and filed. The exhibition com- mittee reported progress for both the Summer and Fall exhibitions and also reported a number of very substantial additions to the premium lists. The dates of the Summer show to be held at Mamaroneck. N. Y.. will be June 16-17. A special feature of this meeting was competition open to assistant garden- ers only for the best arranged vase of outdoor flowers. The honors went to Alex. Clarkson. The usual non-com- petitive display was a remarkable ex- hibition of seasonable plants and flow- ers; the quality was of marked super- iority throughout. The judges made the following awards; Cultural certifi- cates to the folloTi'ing members — Jas. Stuart for Calceolaria Stewarti ; Thos. Ryan for collection of Spencer Sweet Peas; Wm. Graham for vase of An- tirrhinums of exceptional merit. Hon. mention for the following — plate of Tomatoe "Bonny Best" from John An- drew; Mignonette Triumph, from Jas. Linane; Sweet Peas from Wm. Whitton; Gladiolus Non Plus Ultra from P. W. Popp. Jas. Linane was highly com- mended for specimen plant of Cal- ceolaria. The thanks of the society were accorded to Wm, Whitton for Hydran- geas and Calendulas; and to Jas. Lin- ane for specimen plant of Clarkia elegans. The next meeting will be held June 9, just one week before the show. Sub- scriptions to the premium list are al- ways in order. P. W. POPP, Cor. Sec'y. Connecticut Horticultural Society The meeting of this society turned out to be a first-class exhibition of Spring flowers. John F. Huss, superin- tendent for Mrs. James J. Goodwin, exhibited six Hydrangeas, the plants showing fine growth and blooms of magnificent proportions, one plant bear- ing 15 blooms, some of which measured 14in. in diameter. With the Hydrangeas was also a fine collection of Polyanthus comprising some 11 varieties. Warren S. Mason, superintendent of the Pope Estate at Farm.ington, exhibited a collection of Primroses, consisting of some 23 varieties, the flowers being un- usually large. The exhibits as a whole made an excellent showing and came in for a good share of praise. President G. H. HoUister named A. Righenzi, John C. Willard, and Samuel H. Deming judges; and they awarded the Hydrangeas a first-class cartificate, also special mention be entered in the minutes; the Primrose of Mr. Mason also received a first-class certicate, and in Mr. Huss' remarks he emphasized the beauty of the specimens exhibited. Mr. Huss, among other things, stated that the Winter had been especially hard on all kinds of shrubs. The California Privet hedge that surrounds the Good- win estate has been killed in many places, which to say the least, is very discouraging after years of laborious work in trimming and culture to its present excellent growth. Next meeting will be Tulip night and all members are invited to bring specimens. ALFRED DIXON, Secretary. Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Society A Tulip Show An extra large number of members were in attendance at the regular monthly meeting of the Nassau County Horticultural Society, which was held in Glen Cove on Wednesday evening. May 10. President James McDonald presided, and a great deal of routine business was transacted. , Final arrangements were made for holding a Tulip show on May 19, and a Rose show in June. It was found necessary to change the date of this show which had previously been set for June 14, and it w^as left to the executive committee to select another suitable one. Ernest Westlake was ap- pointed manager. While the main classes in these exhibitions will be devoted to Tulips or Roses as the case may be, there will also be classes provided for other seasonable flowers, plants and vegetables. Secretary Gibson read a large number of letters which he had received offering prizes for our coming Autumn exhibitions. The essay, "Horticulture as a Profession From the Standpoint of a Gardener," by Dagger Ferns One of our firm is in the South selecting this fine stock for our trade and all florists should be sure and write us for their supply through May, as we are sure this stock will be superior to any in the market and price 25c. cheaper than common stock can be bought for elsewhere. New Crop Only $1.50 per 1000 We also have a good supply of our native fine Fancy Ferns. Crowl Fern Co. Millington, Mass. Telegraph Office: New Salem, Mass. \^'hen ordering, please mention The Exchange John Johnson, which was received from the National Association of Gardners, was listened to with appreciative Interest by the members present. The judges of the exhibits were Messrs. Henry Gaut, James Gladstone and Harry Goodband, and they turned in the following report: For 12 spikes of Gladioli, 1, John W. Everett; 3 heads of Cauliflower, 1, Robert Jones; 12 Pansies, 1, Thomas Twigg; 3 vases of Pansies, cultural certificate to Thomas Twigg. Vase of Roses, honorable mention to John W. Everett. Frank Dinda of Farmingdale, exhibited both cut flowers and plants in bloom of his novelty Chrysanthemums, Alex. Guttman and Emma, for which he was accorded the thanks of the society. JAMES McCarthy, Cor. Sec'y. L^nox (Mass.) Horticultural Society The May meeting was held on Wed- nesday the 10th. The schedule for the Fall exhibition was discussed. The members voted to adopt the 1915 sched- ule with a few necessary alterations. The class for twelve blooms of Chrys- anthemums in not less than six varie- ties, disseminated in 1916, was altered to twelve blooms in not less than four varieties. This was decided on owing to the apparent lack of good novelties this season. A magnificent new orchid, ijdontioda Gladys, from A. N. Cooley of Pittsfield was awarded a first class cer- tificate, and Cereus grandiflorus from E. J. Norman was given a vote of thanks. A paper entitled "The Use of Native Plants for Ornamental Plant- ing" was read and well discussed. Sev- eral members spoke of the poor success which attended their efforts to trans- plant the native flowers and shrubs, es- pecially in the case of the Mountain Laurel. The next n.eeting will be held on June 14. J. H. F. New Jersey Floricultural Society A regular monthly meeting of the New Jersey Floricultural Society was held on Monday evening. May 15, at 8 p. m. It was decided to hold a Rose night at the next meeting, June 19. The follow- ing prizes will be awarded: Best vase of 18 white Roses, 1, $3; 2, ?2 donated by Peter Duff, Jr., Orange, N. J. Best display of hardy Roses, 1, $5 donated by H. Skeous; 2, ?3 donated by the society. The society has always closed Us meet- ings in July and August, but it will hold a regular meeting in July to make final arrangements for the Fall show to be called the 11th annual Dahlia, Gladi- olus, Fruit and Vegetable Show. A gold watch fob was awarded to Mr. Fritz Berglund, who resigned his position as treasurer of the society last year, for his faithful services during the three years he held office. Max Schneider received the following points; Vase of Carnations, 90; vase of Tulips, 50; vase of Sweet Peas. 60; Cal- ceolaria Hybrida, 65. Judges Fritz Berg- lund, Peter Duff, Jr., William Jordan. GEO. W. STRANGE, Secretary. May 30, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1261 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA R^tS^oSe^s ?or M c iTi o T I a 1 Day Order your Metal Wreaths, We have a full supply in artistic combinations. Maa-nnlia \Vi-*»aflic P'ain, Brown, Green and Red IViagnOlia VV reams. ^Iso a very attractive line of made-up Magnolia Wreaths, tastefully arranged with flowers Cw£^r\ck P'l^tArAvc Fu" supply of the next-to-Nature V,^repe r lowers*. ^^^^ q^^^^ ^^^^^^^ Carnations, Peas, Lily of the Valley. 'Mums, Dahlias, Lilies, cmc Sweet Send for a $5.00 assortment as a sample order Wax Roses and Carnations, Cycas Wreaths, with and without flowers; Cycas Sprays Cemetery Vases. Tin. $0.00, S7.00 and 38.00 per 100. Galvanized. $L50 per dozen. Glass. $L50, $2.00 and $3.60 per dozen. WRITE FOR OUR CATALOG H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch St, PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, please mention The E)ichange I New England States | New Haven, Conn. The florists of New Haven have had an unprecedented demand for bedding plants and for all kinds of flowering plants and bulbs during the past week. Sokol, the florist of Westville, said that he was simply astonished at the sales being made. During all the years he has been in business he never knew anything like it at this season of the year. On Sunday morning last there were scores of people waiting to be served while Mr. Sokol. within an hour of midday, was complaining that he had not yet had his breakfast. Munro of Chapel st. voiced the same sweet song. He said that trade was ex- cellent. All along the line, from Cham- pion. Moore & Myers of Chapel St., from Farquharson of Church St., from Long of East Haven, from Slocombe & Nyren of Townsend ave., from Pattison & Brooks of West Haven, came the same note of joyful acclaim. This is the best news that New Haven has for The Flo- rists' Exchange at this time. During the past two weeks the depart- ment stores of Edw. Malley Co.. Mendel & Freedman and Shortenberg's have had bargain sales of Pansies and Geraniums, but principally the former. From 8 to 12 o'clock in the morning, at these three stores, hundreds of people were lined up day after day, waiting to be served. On Mother's Day, in many of the churches of New Haven, white Carna- tions or Roses were prominently ex- hibited. Many ministers took as their text '"Motherhood." and the interest in the subject was deep-seated. Wethersfield Prison, in this State, made a great deal of Mother's Day. Wethersfield can claim the unique dis- tinction of being the first penal institu- tion in this country to celebrate Mother's Day. Warden Gamer is so well satis- field with the outcome of the celebration that he will surelv repeat it next year. W. C. McI. Wire Hanging Baskets PRICE LIST, 1916 PLAIN WIRE HANGING BASKETS 8-inch per dozen, $L25 10-inch " L60 12-inch " 2.25 13-inch " 2.50 14-inch per dozen, $2.76 15-inch " 3.25 16-inch " 4.25 18-inch " 6.00 Sheet Moss in Bags, $2.00 Our Sheet Moss is the best value for the money in the mar\et. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264-266 Randolph St., DETROIT, MICH. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Bangor, Me. The prolongation of the unseasonably cold weather rather stimulated the flo- rists' business in cut flowers. No out- door flowers are available yet, and it is doubtful if there will be many for Me- morial Day. Mother's Day was observed very gen- erally and several duplicate orders were sent to Boston to supply the extraordi- nary demand for white Carnations. A. J. Loder has opened a beautiful new shop on Central st. and was flooded with orders. Oregon Moss Write for prices stating quantity wanted J. K. Butzer Seed Store 188-190 Front Street Portland, Oregon When ordering, please mention The Exchiiuge Cushman & Worth on State st. had a fine display and did a very fine business, the largest in their history. Mrs. AUen, whose shop on State St., is in the business center of the town, did a very large business on Saturday in anticipation of Mother's Day. Unlike many other cities the florists of Bangor do not suffer from the com- petition of the department stores or street vendors and as a result the busi- ness is in very good shape. The grow- ers and retailers are unusually compe- tent and give customers the best of serv- ice. J. H. G. THE APRIL SUPPLEMENT TO OUR Credit and Information List will be out in a few days. It is the best Credit medium in the trade. For par- ticulars write National Florists' Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City When ordering, please mention The Lxchange Net Prices on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves I lif°?nchL } *'^ *^"' '*'^'' *'^ ^^* Per 100 $1.60 S2.20 $2,«0 $3.75 $4 80 Per 1000 12.30 16.00 22.00 29.00 37.60 6% discount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS For lining banging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 5 bundle lots for 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER, "Vl^J^lf'' 1324 Fine St., St. Louis, Mo. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Timo Ic Mnnav ^"^^ ^ "" ''™' greening lime IS IVlOney vour designs by using flo- rists' GREENING PINS, 20o. per lb. and you get from 1000 to 1100 to the lb. 10 lbs. or over. 16o. per lb. Special Prices to Jobbers. WM. SCHUTTER & SON, Springfield, Matt. When ordprlnp. plensc m<^ntlon The Cxchanee Wbon ordering, plcrise m-^ntlnn The ExchanKe RUSSIN & HANFLING WIRED TOOTHPICKS Office and Salesroom 134 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 Manufacturers and Importers of Willow and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES C^Our specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskets When ord«r1nfr, please mention The Elxchanre 10,000, $1.85; 50.000, $8.00 Manufactured by W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULTS 1262 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists New Crop Dagger Ferns ORDER NOW FOR IMMEDIATE AND MEMORIAL DAY SHIPMENTS NOW READY Elxceptionally Fine Quality, $2.00 WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors d-inch frame $0.75 each lO-inch frame 1 .00 each 1 2-inch frame 1 .25 each 14-inch frame 1.50 each PINK, WHITE and YELLOW WAX ROSES Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosa per bu^ch MAGNOLIA WREATHS-WeU Arranged 10-inch frame $4.00 per doz. 12-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-Green, Bronze Finest quality, $1.25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 Sphagnum Moss $2.50 per bale MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28 X 21 X 30 X 24x Per 100 5x31^.. $2.15 5x3M • 2.40 5x3H.. 5x3^.. 8x5.... 5x3^.. 8x5... 3.00 3.85 3.85 4.05 4.30 28 X 8x5. 30x 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36x14x6. 36 X 12 X 6 . Per 100 $4.75 5.75 7.10 8.30 10.00 9.80 BOUQUET BOXES Per 100 19 X 9 X 8 ... . Manila $7.60 19x9x8.. Mist Gray 10.00 WREATH BOXES Per 100 16x16x7.... $7.00 18 X 18 X 8 ... . 9.50 Per 100 20x20x9. ..$11.50 22 X 22 X 9 ... . 13.50 LAUREL WREATHS Laurel Wreaths, made up good and full, on 10- and 12-in. frames, $3.00 to $4.00 per 100 JUST THE THING FOR MEMORIAL MIST GRAY BOXES 18 X 5 X 3 21x5x3>^. 24x5x3M. 28x5x3H • 21x8x6 . 30x5x3H- 36x5x3H- 100 ..$2.70 . 3.25 .. 3.70 .. 4.35 .. 4.35 .. 4.70 .. 6.00 24 X 8x5 28 X 8x5 , 30 X 8x5 36 X 8x5 30x12x6 36 X 12 X 6 100 .$5.75 . 6.40 . 7.90 . 8.60 . 10.00 .1^.20 Printing 50 cents extra per 1000. BOXWOOD, $15.00 per 100 lbs. PRIINCtSS PIKE, 10c. per lb., SS.OOper 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, SOc. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, gj; per a CYCAS LEAVES COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Siie Per 100 Per 1000 8tol2.$1.65$12.50 12 to 16. 2.25 16.00 16 to 20. 3.00 21.00 20 to 24. 3.25 26.00 24 to 28. 3.75 32.00 Size Per 100 Per 1000 28 to 32. $5.00 $37.00 32 to 36. 5.50 42.00 36to40. 6.00 50.00 40 to 44. 6.50 55.00 44to48. 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., Inc. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephones Main, 2439-2516-2517-2618 Fort HiU, 25290 MANUFACTtlRERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. I Providence, R. L The biisines.s of Mother's Day, 1916, passed all figures of the preceding years. Florists all bought heavily with the ex- pectation of a big day, and with the pleasant warm sunny Saturday, business started with a rush. Early in the after- noon storemen were going around trying to buy more stock. The Outlet Department store gave away lO.fKX) Enchantress Carnations. O. H. Williams and Joseph Koppelman filled the order. The Quidniek Greenhouses have let out contracts for two new houses one 250ft. by 3.5ft., another 200ft. by 20ft., both for the growing of Roses. W. A. B. Taunton, Mass. Victor B. Olson, formerly employed by Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass., has pur- chased the greenhouses and some ground from E. F. Rose, 270 Bay St., Taunton, who is going to retire from the business. Mr. Olson will take possession on July 1, 1916, and intends to grow a general line of plants and cut flowers for the whole- sale and retail trade. J. M. B. Bridgeport, Conn. Mother's Day this year was a record breaker. More flowers were worn than ever. Trade in general has been very good, though the demand for bedding plants has not been very brisk as yet. We are looking for some warmer weather which will stimu- late this branch of the trade. Carnations are nearly all planted in the field, and are looking fairly well. Geo. Pflomm reports a splendid Mother's Day trade, not half enough flowers to go around. Carnations were the leaders, though Roses and Sweet Peas sold nearly as well. Fred Kolb is cutting some fine America Gladioli, also Sweet Peas of the various Spencer varieties. He has a choice bed of seedling Pansies which he has been working on for several years. Julius Reck was never busier on Mother's Day : cleaned out of everything in the flower- ing line. He has his Carnations planted in the field. Bedding plants have started to sell tairly well. Park Gardens have a good crop of Snap- dragons, Stocks, Sweet Peas, etc., coming on for Memorial Day. Geo. M.allett & Co. are exceptionally busy with outdoor work of all kinds. Robt. Hawkins reports Mother's Day aa a record breaker. He is making prepara- tions for a big Memorial Day trade. James Horan & .Son have their Carnations planted in the field. G. C. Bouton & Son are disposing of some splendid formosura Lilies. They were ver.v busy last week with funeral work, and this, with Mother's Day trade, kept stock of all kinds cleaned up. Bedding plants here are selling fairly well. F. E. B. Pawtucket, R. L The Quidniek Greenhouses have in- corporated at the office of the Secretary of State. The incorporators are Court- land C. Earle, Martin Schoolman and Robert M. Lament, all of Coventry. R. I. The concern is capitalized at $.30,000 and is authorized to deal in plants, flowers and shrubbery. C. A. K. ILION, N. Y.— William D. Snell of Herkimer and Harwick D. Bronner of Mohawk, florists, are to enter extensive- ly into their field of business in Ilion. A flower shop has already been opened on West Main st., where greenhouses will soon be erected. They will also continue their extensive business in Her- kimer and Mohawk. Bar Harbor, Me. A Fasliionable Besort The largest business in the floral line ever experienced at this fashion- able resort is anticipated. A number of very large estates will be opened for the first time this year and a large amount of outdoor decoration is under way. Later on a demand for cut flow- ers and plants for house decoration is anticipated. Bar Harbor is becoming a formidable rival of Newport, R. I., in the extent and beauty of its estates. It is said that the home of J. D. Rocke- feller. Jr.. on Sable Island, will be the finest in the world when it is completed. J. H. G. After the pressure of the bedding season is over you will have more time to read the Gardeners and Florists' Annual for i()i6. See if it doesn't contain 50 cents' worth of information for you. From this office ; orders filled the same day as received. Try one. May M, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1263 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists BOSTON, MASS. 0 u z 0 z DQ 0 0! z For Now^ and Memorial We will have 150,000 CARNATIONS FEVERFEW PANSIES EASTER LILIES CALLA LILIES SNAPDRAGON SWEET PEAS VALLEY the following supply for MEMORIAL 100,000 ROSES 50,000 SPIRAEA 75,000 STOCKS PEONIES GLADIOLUS TULIPS SPRENGERI ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA DAGGER FERNS $2.00 per 1000 BRONZE GALAX GREEN GALAX BOXWOOD SMILAX LAUREL per bunch LAUREL WREATHS PRINCESS PINE Our stock will be strictly FRESH, as we handle the stock of the very best growers in New England. We have pleased you on previous Memorial Days, and we certainly can do so this year, as we were never in a better position to fill orders than this year. It will save you a lot of worry to place your order with us now, as you know you can depend on us. Place your orders im- mediately for delivery now and at Memorial. Write, wire or telephone. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 3- 0 ro t 0 H 0 z > C/3 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc WHOLESALE FLORISTS Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS J* Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. When ordering, please mentiMii The Exchani ^^^ ^^^H^H ^^^ Bahlia Blooms Blig'ta.ting'. — I have been growintc Dahlia Del ice for three years. It seems tn make a lot of foliage, but develops few blooms, most of the buds blasting when about the size of peas, also Perle de la tete d'Or. makes a lot of wood but few blooms developing. Is this condition characteristic of these sorts or not? — L. R. C, N. J. — Without knowing where you are planting your Dahlias and what culture you are giving them, it is quite impos- sible for us to say what causes your Dahlia blooms to blight. It is suggested that you buy a copy of "The Dahlia Manual," by W. W. Wilmore, price 25c.. and procurable through The Florists' Exchange, in which you will find much information on Dahlia culture, and also send for a copy of the Dahlia catalog of the Peacock Dahlia Farms. Berlin, X. J., on the closing pages of which there is an excellent article on Dahlia growing. Tulip Bulbs Not Flowering'. — I am sending you by parcel post, two Tulip bulbs with slock. You will notice that they are practically devoid of flower. I would appreciate it very much if you could tell me the conditions ttiat help produce the results as shown by these two specimens. — N. C. K., Pa. — The conditions which caused the buds of the two Tulip bulbs to blight were just exactly, of course, some one or more of the conditions under which they were grown, and as the inquirer has not described these conditions we are left to conjecture what they were. This we desire to say, without offense to anyone, is the task which many of our inquirers set for the Question Box edi- t'lr. iKimelj-, they ask a ouestion without ^i\ iii^; such facts in the case as would mateiially help him to answer. An examination of the bulbs shows that neither has decayed at all, but that both, especially the smaller, have very small, poor roots, which may be due either to lack of vitality in the bulbs or to i>oor soil, or manner of planting. The bud of the smaller bulb blighted be- fore it was fairly above the foliage. The larger bulb has two sprouts; the flower bud which the larger sprout produced has been broken off. this can be clearly seen. The flower bud from the smaller sprout is small, of course, but healthy and would probably have produced a flower if the bulb had not been taken up. We regret to say that this is all the information we can give. Growing" Boston Perns. — To raise Bos- ton fern.s to sell in pots next Fall, would it be best to pot them and raise along in pots, or bench them in June and pot them in the large pots in the Fall? \Vhat kind of soil is best for them? — E. M., Mass. — It would be better to bench them in June and pot them in the Autumn. Use a compost of about two-thirds rotted sod, and one-third rotted cow manure. Tulip for Name. — I am sending a Tulip bloom under separate cover. Will you please let me know the name of it through your Question Box? — C. E. G., Pa. — The petals o^ the Tulip bloom had fallen but we believe the variety to be Keizer's-kroon. Trouble with Geraniums and Salvias. — Will you kindly give the cause nf my Geranium leaves turning yellow, some- times spotting, also sometimes entire plant having yellowish color. Explain please, cause of the lower leaves of Salvia plants turning yellow and falling off? Do you think small Salvias will be better set in flats instead of small pots? Could moving Geraniums, when growing fast from bottom of pot, cause them to turn yellow. — W. R., Ind. — Geranium leaves become spotted and then yellow from any one of sev- eral causes; too little water, too much water, a crowding of the plants, and need of being repotted. The inquirer can best tell which one of these condi- tions exists. Moving Geraniums when they were pot bound and the roots were growing to the bottoms of the pots would cause some of the leaves to turn yellow, but they would recover later with good care. It is better to grow Salvias far enough apart so that they will not crowd each other in flats, than to keep them in small pots, until they become pot bound, but if given a shift into larger pots as often as necessary, , growing in pots is preferable. I Wintering- Boxwood, Bay Trees and I Azaleas. — Wliat is the best way to keep ' Bnx trees duiing Winter? Would a greenhouse with a low temperature be suitalile and also keep Azaleas in the same house? If so, had the roof better be shaded? Would Bay trees also do in the same house? — J. R., Conn. — Boxwoods, Bay trees and Azaleas may be Wintered successfully in a shaded greenhouse where the tempera- ture is so low as not to promote a ten- der growth, which is almost always burned off by sun and wind when the plants are put outside in early Spring. A temperature or 3.3 to 45 deg. would be best. Nurserymen and some plant growers who handle a considerable stock of small trees and shrubs growing in tubs, usually have a cold house espe- cially constructed for this purpose. Such houses have some glass in their roofs, but not enough so that the sun's rays will raise the temperature too high, and promote growth in the plants, and are also so built that they are frost ; pniof. 1 Effect of "Wood Ashes and Tobacco I Dust in Outside Soil Upon Insects. — 1 Kindly inform to what extent wood ashes are useful as a pest destroyer, and if they are better than tobacco dust for outside use in the ground? — S. A., Pa. — Both wood ashes and tobacco dust when applied to the foliage of plants destroy or drive away some kinds of insects, and when applied to the soil immediately about sucli plants have the same effect. Mixed with the entire mass of soil outside, in which plants are to be grown, if used in sufficient quantities both would at least have a deterrent effect upon insects and if used in very large quantities would destroy them. Both ashes and tobacco dust have also a fertilizing value, and the former is much used for that purpose, but the latter is more largely used ns an effective insecticide. Mildew on Tomatoes, — Can you giv© me an effective remedy for mildew on Tomatoes? — M. W. R., Fa. — .Mildew on Tomatoes should receive immediate attention. Some fungicide mixture should be applied in spray form A rather weak solution of what- ever fungicide is selected should be used so as not to burn the foliage. A solu- tion of copper weaker than is generally used is usually effective. The usual sul- phate of copper solution is made by dis- solving one pound of pure sulphate of copper in 2'> gallons of water. Post Office News Item Parcels Containing Tobacco, .\ddressed to France May be Accepted for Mailing Postmaster Morgan. Now York, states that infornnition has just been received by tlio l*o.st Ortice Dopartmeut from the postal administration of Frnuce that par- t-els containing tobacco, cigars or cigar- ettes sent by donors residing iu fi>rcign countries for the armies in the field and the military hospitals or amluilance.s are admitted free of f-ustomti duti/. pro- vided then are addressed direitly and exclusivclj/ to ihe Minister of War. who is to have charge of their di.stnhution. The address of the fighting or sanitary unit to which ho wishes to send the ar- ticles, written thereon by the donor, may be included in the address as a state- ment of donor's desire, the military au- thorities being the final judge as to the possibility of comiilying therewith. In- dividual parcels sent by private persons from foreign countries addressed to mili- tary persons forming part of the British or Belgian expeditionary forces operating in France will be admitted free of duty. 1264 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists NEW CROP FANCY FERNS. $1.35 per 1000. DAGGER FERNS. $1.15 per 1000. GREEN SHEET MOSS. For Hanging Bas- kets, at $1.75 per bag. E. A. BEAVEN PERPETUATED MOSS. $3.50 per bag. HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE. $2.50 per case. LYRATA. (Evergreen Oak), $2.50 per case. Evergreen, Ala. When ordering, please mention The Exchange NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, $1.50 per 1000 LARGE ORDERS SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40c. per sack. I BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles. 3Sc. DISCOUNTS ON LAUREL FESTOONING, for Spring wed- dings; nothing better. Fresh stock supplied on short notice. Wire or phone your orders. We willldo the rest. 4c., 5c. and 6c. per yard. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, very fine and large. J5.00 per 1000. GALAX, Bronze aad Green, $1.00 per 1000, or $7.00 per case of 10,000. Teiesrapb Office: New Salem, Mau. GROUND PINE, Sc. per lb. Made into festooning, 6c., 8c. and lOo. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, S1.75 to $3.00 per doi. PINE WREATHS, $1,50 to $3.00 per doz. We also make special sizes when wanted. Samples sent if desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX, 50-lb. cases, $5.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows. $7.00 per 50-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh stock. All Kinds of Evergreens. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON. MASS. REED & KELLER 122 West 25th Street NEW YORK We Manufacture Our Own - - FLORISTS' SUPPLIES METALS, WIRE WORK and BASKET WORK M. RICE CO. •• KEYSTONE QUALITY " — Florists* Supplies Excel — 1220 Raca Street PHILADELPHIA, PA Take Advantage of Our Spring Offer Spheignum Moss . Our Large Bales, $1.50; 12 Bales, $15.00. Extra Large Bales, $2.00; 8 Bales, $14.00. Green Lump Moss $1.00 per bag. Shipping instructions and cash with order to ensure prompt delivery. H. KENNEY 76-94 Rochester ATeoQc Brooklyn, N.Y. 1795- 180S Dean Street UNDSCAPE GARDENING A course for Garden- ers, Floriata qnd Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- sity. Progressive Floriata recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prac- tical course in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Greenhouse Manage- ment. Address The Home Correspondence School Dept. C. P., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Prop. Beal Send for catalogue. ild Georgia Smilax 50-lb. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CLMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. When ordering, please mention The Bixchanfe Natural Green Sheet Moss Long green sheets of the heaviest variety. Per bag, $1.00 H. W. Armes, BrysonCity, N. C. Wben ordering, please mention The Elichajitg Gibbons The Smilax Man For Dagger and Fancy Ferns after May ist, in unlimited quantities. Ask for contract prices. Red Level, - Ala. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Cut Michigan Flower Exchange INCOPORATED WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If it's made of wire we can make it. George B. Hart, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone Street Rochester, N. Y. •< y \ r CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. A \. - / k Whon ordering, pleaee mention The BzcbanKe Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-66 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. Import Orders *^i^^" BIRCH BARK, PALM FIBRE (Japanese), Raw UVA GRASSES, Raw RUSCUS, prepared SEA- MOSS and ISOLEPIS GRASS. Deliveries effected in about eix weeks. Full particulars and prices from W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. The Florists' Hail Association Insures 41,000,000 square feet of glass and has a Re- serve Fund of over $36,000. For particulars address JOHN G. ESLER. Sec, Saddle River. N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Model Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tying Wire; Rubbish Burners, Shrub Protectors. Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. TFn'te for Complete Catalogue InrkA Rfi^G 61-73 Metropolitao AveBBe, IgOe DrOS., BROOKLYN. N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange HEATING QUERIES Conducted hj John McArthur M£r. Heating Dept. Hltchlngs & Co. Piping for House 20ft. by 75ft. I am building: a greenhouse 20ft. wide and 75ft. long, lOft. to ridge, running" north and south. West wall of stone, 5ft. to plate, outside level to plate with ground, being at foot of hill. East side 4ft. to plate with 1ft. of glass under plate, balance boarded . North gable of glass, and south gable against boiler house. How should this be piped, and how much pipe to hold the house at about 70 deg. in zero weather? The heating plant is steam. — C. E. C. Pa. — I figure the house you describe has glazing bars on roof, each side of ridge lift. long. If this is correct the house has equivalent to 1882 sq. ft. of exposed glass surface, and if of ordinary sound construction and tightly glazed with double thick glass, will require 825 sq. ft. of radiation to maintain a right temperature of from 65 to 70 deg. when the mercury outside is at zero. With hot water heat and the water in the pipes at a mean temperature of about 155 deg., 825 sq. ft. of radiation is equivalent to 1320 lineal ft. of 2in. pipe. If the boiler is to be placed In a cellar deep among so that all pipes can be placed under the benches the house will require 17 lines of 2in. pipe with the side coils carried around the north end to take care of the exposed glass in the north gable end. The 17 lines of 2in. pipe can be distributed throughout the house to suit the arrangement of the benches. If the cellar cannot be made deep enough to get all the pipes under the benches two 2^in. overhead mains can be used. These two mains can be supported on. the columns and carried from the boiler to the north end of the house where they connect to the coils, with this ar- rangement— 15 lines of 2in. pipe will be required in addition to the two 2M!in. overhead mains. See that the highest points of the system are air-vented and the bottom of the expansion tank is at least 12in. above the highest point of the piping. A boiler for heating the above house should have a greenhouse rating of about 1100 sq. ft. of radiation and would have a grate surface of about 4 sq. ft. Such a boiler would cost ap- proximately $135. Pressure in Pounds Per Sq. Inch To settle an argument please answer the following questions: At the same elevation will the pressure on a 4in. pipe be any greater than on a ^-^in. pipe, both being supplied from the same tank or reservoir? Will two 9 in. pipes as shown by diagram furnish the same amount of water as an 18in. pipe line direct? — M. J. F., Conn. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, mul- tiply the height of the column in feet by .434. Approximately we say that every foot elevation is equal to ^Ib. pressure per square inch. The pressure per square inch on a M;in. pipe is the same as would be on a 4in. pipe, the height of tank or reservoir being the same. As to whether two 9 in. pipes would furnish the same amount of water as an ISin. pipe under same pressure: The area of a 9in. pipe is 63.61740 square inches or a total area of 127.23480 square inches for the two 9in. pipes. The area of 18 inches is 254.470 square Inches or practically four times the area of a 9in. pipe from which you will see that doubling the diameter of a pipe Increases its capacity four times, con- sequently, one ISin. pipe will pass ap- proximately four times as much water as one 9in. pipe or twice as much as two 9in. pipes. New Crop Dagger Ferns Now ready for delivery. $1.50 per 1000 Fancy Ferns Best quality, large size. $2.00 per 1000 The Kervan Co. 1 19 West 28th St., New York The Largest Wholesale Dealers in America in Fresh Cut Decorative Evergreen* When ordering, please mention The Exchange NEW CROP Fancy Fems, $1.35 per 1000. Dagger Ferns, $1.15 per 1000. Green Sheet Moss, $1.75 per bag. Perpetuated Moss, $3.50 per bag. Huckleberry Foliage, $2.50 per case. Lyrata (Evergreen Oak Foliage), $2.50 per case. CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO. EVERGREEN, ALA. REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. S18 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we arc gaining new i-eades weekly. I Mav 20, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1265 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists This Sefton Box is designed particularly for shipping roots, bulbs, live plants, or flowers packed in ice or wet moss. The board is waterproofed on both sides; keeps the moisture in and the air out. Known as the Ferres type— a fine box. y^sk your paper jobber about it The Sefton Mfg. Co. 1315 W. 35th Street Chicago, 111. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Piping for House in Minnesota We would like to know, through your valuable paper, the exact number feet of 2in. pipe required to heat a house of the following description: Span IBOft. long, 2Bft. wide, 12ft. high; rafter 14ft.; side Bft. high;no glass on sides. Both ends having glass down to the eave; doors at both ends. The main flow is 4in., the temperature to be BO deer, in zero weather? — M. Bros.. Minn. If the house above mentioned is of ordinary sound construction and tightly glazed with double thick glass it will require 2200 lineal feet of 2in. pipe to maintain a temperature of 50 deg. to 55 deg. at night when the mercury outside is at zero. If the 41n. main you mention runs the entire length of the house it can be figured as heating surface and 2B0ft. of 21n. pipe can be deducted. The above data are for hot water heat. Greenhouse Building Windsor. Mass. — O. C. Day is build- ing an addition to his greenhouse on High St. Columbus. O. — J. C. Moninger Co. of Chicago has received the contract for the erection of four greenhouses to be built at East Bexley for S. S. Myers, florist. CiTSKii-L. N. T. — George Person, pro- prietor of the Jefferson Heights Green- houses, will erect two new greenhouses on his property about the middle of next month. One of the buildings is to be 21ft. X 7Cft.. and the other l'2ft. x 76ft. Cincinnati, 0. Albion, N. T. — Robert W. Ufarsh. who has conducted a floral establish- ment on West ave. for a number of years past, has sold his business to J. W. Laugonbach. former manager of the Burt OIney Greenhouses. Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 124S. this issue' The Uarket Mother's Day business was the best this city has had so far. Practically every- thing cleaned up. Shipping business was excellent; prices were good. Roses of all kinds, including Am. Beauty, are plentiful. Carnations are in a good supply. Longiflorum Lihes are plentiful. The cut of Gladioli is now much larger than it has been for several weeks. They sell very well. Orchids and Lily of the VaUey have a fair market. Gardenias from Texas are now in the market. Sweet Peas are in a heavy supply. Other offerings include Iris, Marguerites and Snapdragon. Some very fine new Southern fern may be had. Notes Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bruggemann, New Castle, Ind., are spending part of this week visiting in this city and across the river. C. E. Critchell waslthe first in the market with Peonies this year. Among recent visitors'waslPaullBerkowitz, representing H. Bayersdorfer. Teddy. Roanoke, Va. — F. L. Wertz, the flo- rist, who has been confined to his bed since April C with pneumonia, got out last week and suffered a relapse the first of this week. He is again seriously ill. Eddtstone, Pa. — McGarvey Bros., the florists, have purchased two more acres adjacent to their greenhouse. The increase in their business had made it necessary for them to acquire more land. Jamestown, N. D. — 'The Jamestown Floral Co. has again changed hands when Jacob Dekker. who has lieen the proprietor since the first of the year, sold Ids interests to the Valley City Floral Co. on May 5. Ottawa. Kans. — The Birmingham Nursery Co. of Birmingham, Ala., have the contract to beautify the Federal Building site in Ottawa. Shrubbery and other plants will be set out. The work will not be done before September. I Ll,lSfi..TO per acre. When we reflect that there is plenty if land suitable for Apple growing iu Iowa which can be liad at from .$75 to '^XaO per acre, there is good evidenc'3 to show that with judicious selection of lo- cation and of varieties and with proper niauageniont it may be made ])VnfitnbIe. In Summer, Prepare for Winter! Study Your Heating System THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE prize essays on " Greenhouse HeatiDg" will soon be available iu pamphlet form at 25c. a copy, postpaid. Send for a copy now; you will find your money has been well spent. There are questions, answers, and comments on Types of Boilers, Plac- ing of the Boiler. Hot Water vs. Steam, Data re Amount of Piping Re- quired, Average Cost of Fuel, Hints on Stoking, Forced Circulation, Labor and Cost, etc., There is also included in this pamphlet a collection of answers by John McArthur to pertinent questions on greenhouse heating propounded by our readers. Read, Mark and Learn Ready May 25 THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE p. 0. Box 100 limes Square Station New York XOKFOLK, Va. — I'olice Justice Thomas issued a rule on May 4. citing W. 1". Cotton, a well known florist, to show cause why he should not be adjudged guilty of coutempt. The proceedings grew out of a letter published by Mr. Cotton who was arraigned in the police court several days ago for violating the Sunday labor law, and took appeal to the Court of Hustings. OurAdvertisingColumns READ FOR PROFIT USE FOR RESULTS mmmmmjMJmm^ We Announce the Publication of a New Book Practical Landscape Gardening By Robert CridLAND, a Landscape Architect of many years' experience and of high standing in the profession. The Book is the most complete one we know of in its field; it covers everything, and its further recommendation is that it has been written and illustrated for The Man or Woman of Average Means. The Book contains 91 Photographs, the majority of them full page in size, 67 Sketches and 29 Plans, 1 9 of which are Planting Plans, with Keys, giving the subjects to be planted. Price, $1.50 net. By mail, postpaid, $1.65. Agents wanted npU^ 171 ^-1. 9 |7_^-,|-2,-_^^(InNewYork:438to448West37thStreet ****= r«JIl&l& ILiJS.^Hcl.IlSC]in Chicago: 143 North Wabash Avenue I Si \vmmmmmmiiMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm/mmmmmmmmmmm lay 30, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1267 The entire cut of 200,000 plants, all choice blooms American Beauties Large Supply of Excellent Quality M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 2Sth Street - NEW YORK CITY Telephones, Farraftut 3870-3871 When ordering, plpafe mpntlon The Eichange New York. May 16.— The general supply of flowers in the market in the early days of this week, including today, Tuesday, is somewhat smaller than it was a week ago. There is little or no improvement in the demand. Am. Beauty Roses are in moderate supply. They apjjear to be deteriorating somewhat in quality, as might be expected at this season of the year. They are moving slowly at from Sc. to 1.5e. for speria! grade blooms. Other Roses are in somewhat smaller supply than last week. They are meeting with a very moderate demand, but on account of the diminished supply, prices are a trifle Prmer and a little higher on the low grade blooms. Top grade blooms are selling at from 3c. to 6c. in general, with occasional sales at Sc. for a few of the newer choice \:irieties. Special blooms of Brunner, Had- l-y and Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna;, ■"''■ bringing the top grade prices of Am. inty. Bottom grade blooms are selling irom 50c. to SI per 100. Carnations are in moderate supply, and are meeting vnth a rather weak demand at prices ranging from 75c. to $2 per 100 in general, with occasional sales of the fancy grades at S3. Cattleya orchids are in larger supply. The demand remains about the same. The range of price covering all grades and va- rieties is from 10c. to 35c. each. Gardenias, especially t he poorer grade blooms, are plentiful: the demand for these is small. The choicest blooms are realizing about SI. 50 per doz. Longiflorum Lilies are perhaps not arri\ing in so large numbers, but there are a great many still on hand in the market, and as the demand for these is small, prices continue low, ranging from about S2 to S4 per 100. Lily of the Valley is plentiful, and is mo\-ing slowly at $3 per 100 for the special grade blooms. The supply of Sweet Peas is abundant. and as the normal demand does not absorb the supply, they have to be disposed of at sacrifice prices in job lots. The choicest blooms now arriving are realizing no more than 50c. to 75c. per 100. In bulbous and miscellaneous flowers not previously mentioned, there is an over- supply of Antirrhinum, which is meeting with very little demand; Calendvilas. which are no longer meeting with the Winter demand; Callas; a very large supply of Daisif-'s of excellent quality, which are moving slowl,\'; Forgetmenots; some fine greenhouse grown, large flowering and Baby Gladioli; a waning but still large supply of Spanish Iris; large quantities of outdoor Lilac; some candidum Lilies; Mignonettes; a few Daf- fodils; Parrot and Darwin Tulips; Primula, and Stocks, all of which are mov-ing slowly at low prices as per quotations. Indoor grown greens are meeting with a small demand, and hardy greens are moving fairly well. Philadelphia, May 15. — The forepart of last wr.k opened up very poorly, with an over-abundant supply and a very limited demand. Friday and Saturday brought on a big demand. Not only did Carnations have a brisk call, but Roses also .sold well. Carnations were, of course, the leading feature, and they sold in great numbers. Prices on white Carnations were Sc. on all fresh stock ; a few extra fine selected were sold at 10c. , but they were in very limited quantity. Carnations one or two days old brought 6c. and pickled stock that looked more yellow than white met favor with the street men at 3c. and 4c. All white Carna- tions cleaned up completely and the market was bare on Monday of this week. Colored Carnations sold well in unison with the white at 4r. on the best fresh stock. Short Roses cleaned up nicely, particu- larly white; in fact, all Roses sold well with the exception of the long and special grades. Prices on Roses ran from 2c. to 6c.. with a few extra specials at Sc. Some extra fine Russell and Hadley went over this figure in limited quantities. Am. Beauty was in fair demand with no advance on price over last week's quotations. Cattleyas are in moderate supply, with no change in price. Valley is in full supply, that has been augmented with some very fine outdoor stock. Sweet Peas are decreasing; top price on the best is SI. 50 per 100, but more are sold at 10c. per bunch. Easter Lilies and Callas are not meeting with any demand. Spanish Iris is selling well. In- door Gladioli are in limited amount that meets with a fair demand. Southern Peonies are increasing but are not in active demand. The local supply for Memorial Day is stated to be good. Snapdragon, Daffodils, Larkspur, For Memorial Day Carnations In Any Quantities BABY GLADIOLI SPANISH IRIS CALLAS MIESEM'S LILIES SWEET PEAS BRIDE and BRIDESMAID ROSES myj^^ ^>1 T1?Ptf^dI? i» to treat any business entrusted to me in such IVl X r^lJ AX.*^v«/i31-j a fair and liberal manner as to make the cus- tomer's relations with me satisfactory and profitable. TELEPHONES 1623-24-25 MADISON SQUARE JOSEPH S. FENRICH 5 I West 28th Street, New York When ordering, please m'-ntl^m The Exrhaape Darwin Tulips, Stocks, Pansies and Lilac are are all in ample supply. Boston. May 16. — The business done on Friday and Saturday previous to Mother's Day was much larger than the business done for any previous Mother's Day. White Carnations sold from 4c. to 6c. each, and all were cleaned up. nothing left in white. There was quite a little demand for colored Carna- tions but at lower prices. Roses sold well, and quite a few were used. Business at the wholesale flower markets on Monday and Tuesday of the present week was particularly good and flowers of all kinds sold well. There are some excellent Am. Beauty Roses reaching the market and prices have stiflFened a little; specials are from 2oc. to .SOc. each, with occasional sales higher and other grades at correspondingly lower figures. There are plenty of hybrid tea Roses to take care of all demands, but the supply is not quite as large as it was two weeks ago. Rus- sell and Hadley are'in good supply at SI to SIO, and a few at S12 per 100. Other kinds are from Ic. to 8c. each. Carnations are not as abundant as they were before Mother's Day. but there are sufficient to fill all demands; prices are from 2c. to 3c. each. Cattleyas are more abundant and prices are not quite as stiff at 50c. to 60c. each. Sweet Peas are in good demand and the supply not over abundant. There are all grades and the price varies from 25c. to $1.50 per 100. There is a heavy .supply of Irises at 50c. a doz. Outdoor TuHps are plentiful, but quality is good and prices are 2c. and 3c. each. There is a heavy supply of Narcissus, Princeps at Ic. each. Snap- dragon is of excellent quality, but hard to move at 25c. to $1 a doz. Yellow Daisies are very abundant and the price varies according to quality, from 50c. to S2 per 100. Lilium longiflorum is very plentiful and hard to clean up at 4c. to 6c. each. Callas are also in heavy supply. There is a plentiful supply of Asparagus, and there is an excellent supply of Smilax. New crop hardy ferns are plentiful and of nice quality. There is a good demand for common bed- ding plants; prices vary but little from year to year. R. C. Chicago, May 16. — The wholesale florists are unanimous in saying that Mother's Day trade was the best on record, and as a day of flower selling it is showing an increase from year to year. The shipping demand for this day was heavy for the few last days of the week. The local trade held off until Satur- day, which proved to be a wet and disagree- able day. The jjresent week's market opened brisk on Monday. There was an abundance of everything; shipping and local buying was better than the average and prices were noticeably less. Am. Beauty Roses are in good supply; select stock sold the past week for S5 per doz. The supply of Mrs. Russell is very large; all the growers of this most popular variety appear to be cutting heavily. The extra long fancy stock is not in as good demand- as the medium grades. It is evident the trade can use to better advantage the medium and short grades that can be had at con- siderably less price than the long fancy stock. In all other varieties the supply 13 large and the stock excellent. Prices range from $2 to $H per 100. Carnations came in well on Monday but the buyers could use anything else just as well, and there was no special demand for them: the day of their great popularity had passed tor the time being. From $3 to S5 per 100 was the opening price this week. Sweet Peas were never in better supply and the quality is superb; some of the long stemmed fancy Spencers to be seen at the stores are a tribute to the growers. They are selling at from 50c. to S2 per 100. The supply of Easter Lilies is good and selling at from S4 to SIO per 100. Valley is very scarce: all that ran be had is bringing from S4 to $5 per 100. There is a large supply of Callas on the market, good, bad and indifferent. They sell at from $5 to $10 per 100. Some good greenhouse grown Gladioli in Kings and America can be had at from $S to SIO per 100. Small flowering or baby Glads, are selling for S3 and S4 per 100. Snapdragon is in good supply and some of really fine quality are to be had in pink and yellow. The supply of Peonies is getting larger every day; all stock that comes in so far sells at from $5 to S6 per 100. There are lots of outdoor Tulips at from S2 to S3 per 100. Lilac is in large supply everywhere, and is sold at from 20c. to 50c. per bunch. Daisies are in large supply at from $1 to $2.50 per 100. Spanish Iris is plentiful; the price is from $3 to S8 per 100. Orchids do not cut much figure on the market at present: they are short in supply but no special demand. As the season advances ferns show a tendency toward higher prices. ANNOUN CEMENT We hereby announce that we are severing our connection with The Greater New York Florists' Association, of 162 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, of which we have been Manager for the past eight years, and that on June 1 we will engage in the Wholesale Florists' Busi- ness for ourselves in a well-equipped and conveniently located store at 57 West 28th Street, New York City GEO. W. CRAWBUCK COMPANY. Inc.. Wholesale Florists We will be glad to see, at all times, all of our old and many new retail friends at our store, who will find a full assortment of all stock in season. We would also say to our old growers who are entrusting their stock to us, that there will continue between them and us the same satisfactory busi- ness relations as in the past. Other growers desiring to make a change will find it to their advantage to give us a trial. They will receive the same fair treatment and prompt returns. Telephone, Madison Square 5296 57 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK WhfQ orderiiiL'. uU'jise mention Tbe ExchauKe 1268 The Florists' Exchange WE ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH OUR NEW LOCATION AND FIND OUR QUARTERS VERY PRACTICAL AND CONVENIENT Business to date shows that we need increased shipments of good stock and shall be glad to negotiate with a few growers in all lines we The Henshaw Floral Co., Inc. A. M. HENSHAW, President 127 West 28th St., New York 'Phones, 3S10— 3311— 3312 Farragut Wbt-ii onleriiii;. please mt-ptioD The Exchauge 100,000 Peonies For Memorial Day WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York Wholesale Florist Telephone Farrajtut 5335 »<- tu'-iitlun The Bicbange Incorporated Wholesale. Florists Seasonable Flowers of all kinds. The best of service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years' experience in the flower business. Consignments solicited. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones — 4024-4025 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Disappointment never ac- companies an account of sales rendered by us. We are in a position to dispose of shipments of Flowers JJ promptly and toj good^advantage. Try shipping to us for a while and learn from experience how much more satisfactorily we can serve you. United Cut Flower Co., Inc. 1 1 1 West 28th St.. New York City When ordering, plense mpntlon The Exclian^e Reidel & Mever^''o^«'"s'C"t Slower Co. •^ Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J. Van Reyper, Manager CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 129 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephone3 — 6237-3663 Farragut When ordering, please mention Tbe Eichapge William Stuart Allen Co. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 53 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephone— 356 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Alfred H. Langjahr Wholesale Florist 130 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Telephones — Farragut 4626-4627 n'lien ordering, pli'.'ise m.'nti..Ti Thn R:;chnnge PROFIT Herman Weiss Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th Street, New York Telephones, FARRAGUT 634 and 3066 ^Tiep orderlpg. please mention Tlie Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Best Wvcrtising Medium Jobn Younft Georiie Hlldenbraod John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORtSTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SQUARE 7362 When urderiiig, please mention The Bichange ROSES 111 all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality. Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the vear. LILY or THE VALLEY. AH Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SIVflTH, Wholesale Florist TELEPHONES ,3, yf gstH St., NEW YORK CITY Farragut: 2281, 3089 When ortifrlnp. pU-ase Di'-iition The Exctiange J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 305S Consignments of good stock solicited. Choice Carnations, Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers When ordering, please mrption The Exchange For Your Spring Trade We have High Class Roses, both the Newer and Standard Varieties, Carnations, Fancy Sweet Peas, Lilies, Narcissus, Tulips, Calendulas, Ward's Pansies in quantity, and all other Seasonable Flowers and Greens Consignments Solicited J. J. COAN. WHOLESALE FLORIST 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Fairaftut 5413-5891 When, orderlpg. please mention The Exchange GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist ^ Ship Us Your Flowers 104 West 28th Street FaTrS°2"l64 [NEW|YORK Wben ordering, please meption The Exchange .^tgsif— n n ic3> nF -THE IVHOLE^SALE' r" ricj 1:1.1 .sTT^s 54 W. IV^ST. CONSIGNMENTS NEW YORK SOLICIT-EO When ordering- please mention Tlie Exohaiuie The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY Growers Service is a big and vital factor with us. Our responsibility never ceases. Your satisfaction is our biggest asset. Customers HENRY M SS=57 WEST 3eth fiTREET Nl ITIAf V/^ D K r* IT V TefepAones; 13 and 3iaO FARRAGUT 1^ C VV I ^ IT l\ Wl I T ROBINSON CO., and \A/holesale Florists BOSTON Wlien orderiDg, please mention The Exchange Uav M. ISllU The Florists' Exchange 1269 X Bonnet O. H Blakb Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livin^sJon St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephouos: lL'i)3-4 Main OUT»OF-TOWN OKDEM*> CAHEFULLY ATTENDED TO. dive US a tritil. Cut Flower Exchange sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Opes every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. Wall ipaoe for advertising purposes for Rent. V. S. DoBVAL, Jr., Secretary. BoNNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR. COOGAN BUILDING Open All Day Tel. Mad. Sq. 830 H. H. Jahn. Pre*. RoBT. G. Wilson. Traaa. GREATER NEW YORK FLORISTS ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Coniinlssion Dealers In Cut Flowers and Supplies 162 Unn^ston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. George W. Crawbuck, Manager. ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone, Farragut 551 Consignments of Choice Flowers Solicited. William H. Kuebler WhoUtaU Commitsion Dealer Vn CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone, 4691 Main Badgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone I }^^} Mad. Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, 2315 Madison Square Consignments Solicited. Wholesale Florist 55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK Telephone, S946 Madison Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HIGHEST \/ A I I C\f ALWAYS GRADE OF VALLtT ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSCS. CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. JS^\l"°?h ^^^ ^- 28*h St.. New York Frank H Traendly Charles Scheuck Telephone 3S60 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & MARKETOS Wholesale Florists WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK 436 6th Ave., bet. ^otn and 27th Sts., New York City and Cut Flower Exchange ConsignmentB Solicited Phones: Farragut 797-798-799 WHOLESALE FLORIST H. E. FROMENT, 148 WEST 28th STREET tel{|™} farragut NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELL\, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers New York, May 16, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m. Tuesday ROSES— A. Beauty, Special. . Fancy.. Eitra. . . No. 1... No. 2. . . No. 3... Killamey Killarney Brilliant. . Killarney Queen, . . . White Killarney. . . , My Maryland Richmond Ulrich Brunner. ... Hadley Hoosier Beauty.. , . Key.. Lady Hillingdon. CecUe Brunner,E!gar,etc.,per bunch Bridesmaid Bride Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna). Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mrs. George Shawyer Sunburst Mrs Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Adiantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Flumosus, bunches. . . . Sprengeri, bunches Bouvardia, per bunch Calendula, per bunch : . . . Callas, per aoz Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freesias, per bunch Galai, green and bronze, per 1000.. Leucothoe, per 1000 8.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 12.00 4 00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 3.00 .60 to 1.00 .50 to 4.00 .50 to 4.00 .50 to 5.00 .50 to 5.00 .50 to 3.00 .60 to 5.00 1.00 to 15.00 1.00 to 15.00 .60 to 6.00 .50 to 5.00 .50 to 4.00 05 to .10 .50 to 3.00 .50 to 3.00 3.00 to 15 00 .60 to 3.00 .50 to 4.00 .50 to 4.00 .50 to 4.00 .50 to 5.00 .50 to 4.00 .50 to 6.00 .60 to 5.00 .50 to S.OO .26 to .60 .75 to 1.00 .25 to .75 .10 to to to .16 to .50 to 1.25 .50 to 150 1.00 to 150 .10 to .25 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.50 to CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors. Standard Varieties ( White. J Pink Red Yellow and var. , White Pink id- -j Red. •Fanoy {•The Highest Grades of Stand- ard Varieties.) ( Yellow and var. Novelties Asters Forgetmenots, per bunch Chrysanthemums, per doz per bunch.. . Dahlias Gardenias, per dos Gladiolus, per doz Gladiolus, Baby, per dos Iris, per bunch Lilac, per bunch Lilies, Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per doz Narcissus, P. W , per bunch Narcissus, Daffodils, per bunch. . Pansles Peonies, per doz Polnsettias, per doz Primula, per bunch Orchids, Cattleyaa. .25 .36 to to Cypripediums, per doz Dendrobium formosum Oncidium Smllaz, per doz. strings Stevia, per bunch Stocks. Double, per bunch " Single, per buncli Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doz. bunches. Spencers Tulips, per doz Violets, Double " Single, Princess of Wales. . . " Single, Gov. Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch .75 to 1.00 1.50 to 2.00 1 50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1 50 to 2.00 2.00 to 3 00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to .10 to .IS to to to .25 to 1.50 .50 to .75 .25 to .35 .35 to ,50 .20 to .26 2.00 to 4.00 .... to ... 1 00 to 3.00 .35 to .75 to to .50 to to to .05 to 10.00 to 35.00 to .75 .10 to ... to 75 to 1.80 to .15 to ... to . .. to .25 to .20 to . .. to 2S to . to . to . All the New and Standard Fine Grade and all Seasonable WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS 133 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK TELEPHONE, FARRAGUT 3532 WILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28th Street 23l6F'i?a"u. NEW YORK WHOLESALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Myosotls, Calendula, Spencer Sweet Peas and Centaureas Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. When ordering, please mention The Excbange EDW. C. HORAN SS West 28th St., NEW^ YORK Telephone. {J*82^ Madison Square Qn^ FloWCrS at WholcSalC George C. Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, 608-809 Farragut The best source of supply in the city ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited Satiftfaotion Guaranteed When ortlprinc. tilffisp m'-tifl'>n Tti.. Ext'liHnge B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York VI ^ 1 PTC CARNATIONS I VV L. E. I 9 AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When ordfTlnc. ptrrise m'-iitl'-n Th*. Kx.'tiiinee Louis M.NOE LouisA. Noe Wholesale Commission'FloristB MATHEW SAMPSON. Jr.. Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square AMERICAN BEAUTIES A SPEGALn THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO, 55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK When ordering, pl^nse mfntlnn The Exchiinjie VIOLETS SINGLE AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders oTen personal attention and ■atlsfaotion guaranteed^ Also a full line of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLlNN,Wio/«a(eFiorb« U3 West 28th Street. NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Carnations, Roses, Pansies, Single Violets Wholesale rifts D. C. ARNOLD & CO., Uc, 'SSl 112 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Farragut 2287 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Goldstein&FuUerman Wholesale Florists CON8IGNMENT8 SOLICITED 102 West 28lli Street, New York City Telephone, 9761 Farragut When ordering, please mention The' Exehange , • New York City I I Whetk ordering, please mention The Bxchanffc If the forethought of the florists' trade press had been as good as its afterthought, it might have suggested to the wholesale and retail florists of this city, and to the seedsmen, to have had a "representative body of men in the marching line of the preparedness pa- rade in this city on Saturday, May 13. In fact, it's a little strange that some progressive member of the craft or of the club which represents the craft, should not have thought of this, even if the trade papers had not suggested it. We should not conclude from this over- sight that the craft is not in favor of preparedness, for if it were it might be some day rudely awakened to the disas- trous effect of a lack of national prepa- ration for all emergencies. The craft in general will be sorry to learn that .Jonathan Nash, of the firm of Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55 W. 2Gth St., is sick with pneumonia at his home at 490 West End ave.. New York City, and also that one of the head salesmen 1270 The Florists' Exchange PiTTSBlRGH CUT FLOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St., PITTSBURG, PA. of this firm, John Krai, is very criti- cally ill with pneumonia at his home at Port Chester, N. Y. There are noted this week at Gutt- mau & Raynor's. 101 W. 28th St., some remarkably fine blooms of Centaurea im- perialis in yellow, white and lilac colors. According to the numerous reports among the wholesale florists, the in- creased sale of flowers for Mother's Day was almost entirely confined to white Carnations. This is as the originator of the day. Miss Jarvis, would have it, although she had no direct influence per- haps in bringing about this result this particular year. The price of these, namely (ic, was no larger than might naturally be expected with the increased demand. Some fine blooms of Lilium candidura were noted this week at Wm. Kessler's, 11.5 W. 2Sth St. E. C. Horan, .5.'5 W. 26th st., is re- ceiving a supply of Kaiserin Roses. Some good blooms of Baby Gladiolus in several colors are noted this weci'c at the store of Jos. S. Fenrich, 51 W. 2Sth St. Chas. Millang, .53 W. 2t)th st., is re- ceiving a cut of fine Darwin Tulips in several varieties from his own gi-owing establishment. Peonies from the South in consider- able numbers were seen at the store of Geo. C. Siebrecht, 109 W. 2Sth st., on Thursday of last week. It is reported in the daily press that on Saturday, May 27, on the corners of the Fifth ave. cross streets from 34th St. vip to ."iflth St.. the women suffragists will sell flowers from 10.30 a.m. until dark, and that these floral sales will be openeil with a parade of 100 flower- filled automobiles, which will run up Fifth avp. from Washington Square to 59th St.. and on its return leave two of these flower filled automobiles at each of the intersecting streets, one at the northwest and the other at the so\.th- east corner. It is further reported that there will be three suffragist saleswomen to a car, dressed in white and wearing a suffrage sash and a brilliant colored crepe paper hat. It is reported that these prospective saleswomen are going to take lessons from professional sales- men, to the end that they may be suc- cessful flower sellers on this day. A contributor to the New York Times this week suggests that a law or city ordinance be passed forbidding people to put flower pots and plant boxes on window sills, often at a very dangerous angle, without any fastenings or guards. He suggests further that the best way to restrain people from placing these flower pots on windows without proper fastenings is to inflict a small money fine upon the disobedient ones. The first part of this suggestion is certainly all right, but how would a small fiuo in- flicted on one who disobeys the laws, help a passerby whose skull had been fractured by an Sin. pot of flowers fall- ing from a four- or five-story window? Geo. W. Crawbuck, for the past eight years manager of the Greater New York Florists' Ass'n, Inc., at 162 Livingston St., Brooklyn. N. Y.. and well and fa- vorably known to flower growers and wholesale and retail florists of this city, is severing his connections with the above-mentioned association, and on June 1 will engage in the wholesale flower business in a conveniently lo- cated store at 57 W. 28th St., New "York City. Mr. Crawbuek's long and suc- cessful management of the business of the Greater New York Florists' Ass'n. has given him an experience which will be of great value to him in engaging in business on his own account. The busi- ness will be conducted under the firm name of Geo. W. Crawbuck Co., Inc. The company will consist of Geo. W. Crawbuck, president ; 11. W. Gallaer. treasurer; Herbert T. Phillips of East Quogue, L. I„ vice-president and secre- tary. New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL—'" "'"''"'''' BALE Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. ' Telephones: Fort Hill, 3469— Main. 4789 W Open 6 a, m. to 7 p. m. McALPiNE & McDonald ztt Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies, Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Tel. Fort Hill 3630-3631-3632 256 DevoDshife Street, BOSTON, MASS. Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Buffalo May 15, 1916 Cincinnati May 15,1916 20.00 to 25.00 15.00 to 20.00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 8,00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 5 00 6.00 to 12.00; 3.00 to 8.oo; 3.00 to 7 00 3.00 to 8,00 3.00 to 7.00 3.00 to 8,00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 1.25 50 to 2.00 .25 to .35 .35 to .50 6.00 to 10,00 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.60 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 to 2 50 to 3,00 2,50 to 3,00, 2,50 to 3,00l 2.50 to 3.00' 1.00 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.60 to to .15 to 6.00 to 10.00 4 00 to 5.00 40.00 to 50.00 35, to 2.00 to 1.50 .50 to .60 to 40.00 to 30,00 to 25.00 to 20 00 to 15.00 to to to 10.00 to 10 00 to to to to to 10.00 to 10.00 to to 10.00 to 10.00 to to 1.00 to 4.00 to .25 to .25 to to to 2,00 to 2,00 to 200 to 2.00 to too to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to NAMES AND VARIETIES .10 to to to to 10.00 to 500 to 50.00 to 1.50: to 1.00 to to to Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Eitra No. 1 No. 2 No.3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft).. Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adlantum. ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus PlumosuB, per bunch. Sprengeri, perbuDcb. Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.. . rWhite J Pink S Red !„ Yellow and var. . f-Whit* J Pink grades of etand-T Red ard varieties) [^ y^j,-^ ^^^ ^ ^ ; Daffodils Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Lilium Longiflorum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas. Smilax, per doz. strings Sweet Peas Violets, Single Double Standard Varieties •Fancy (•The highest Boston May 16,1916 25.00 20.00 1.5.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2 00 1,00 to 30,00 to 25,00 to IS.OO to 12.00 to to St. Louis May 15,1916 100 ioo i.'oo to 12.00 to 6 00 to 0.00 to 10.00 to 6.00| to 12 00, to 8.001 to to 8.00 to to 6.00 to to 10.00, to 1.00: to 200 2,00 200 2.00 2,. 50 2.50 2.50 2.50 1.00 .50 12.00 4.00 400 50,00 .25 to .50 to .40 to to , , . , to 250 to 2.50 to 2.50i to 2,50 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00i to 3.00 to 1.50 to 2,00 to ! to 1 to 24.00 to 6 00 to SOO to 60.00 to to 1.50 to to to to 20.00 to 3.00 to to to to to 2 00 to 2.00 to to 3.00 to 6.00 to to to 4.00 to to 2.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to to to .25 to .25 to 5.00 to to Pittsburgh May 8, 1916 20.00 to 25.00 25.00 15,00 to 18,00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 2.00 6.00 8.00 to 3.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 12.00 . . , : to 6 00 4,00 to 10.00 15.00 6.00 to 12.00 4,00 to 12,00 8.00 6.66 8.00 6.00 1.00 I'so .50 10.00 5.66 4.00 3.00; to 6 00 5.00 5.00, 6.001 to to 3.00 to to 1.50 to .25 to to to to ,30 .10: 6.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 12.00 4,00 to 12.00 to to 1.00 to 1.25 .50 to 1.00 .30 to .50 ,30 to .35 6,00 to 10.00 2.00 to 3.00 to 4,00 ... to 4.00 ... to 4.00 ... to 4.00 to 6.00 ... to 6.00 ... to 6.00 to 6.00 1.50 to 4 00 1.60 to 3.00 ... to .20 to.l2H 1.80 .50 to 6 00 to 8.00 4.00 to 5.00 50.00 to 65.00 to 2.40 1.20 to 3.00 to to to Patrick Welch ^^^ ^''""*'"' ^'- Telephone Main 269S Wholesale Florist BOSTON, MASS. Store open for busineB at 6 a. m. American Beauties. Orchids. Valley, Carnations, Calendulas, Cornflowers, EnftUsh Primroses, Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and LlUum Longlflorum. All the novelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. B. A. SNYDER CO. ^'"'"'^ Florists Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort HiU 1083-25017-25552 WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-6268 Wholesale Cut Flower Market Daily consignments from leading growers Full line of Florists' Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. The Fourteenth was Successful Motlier's Day was a great success and each year sees a large increase in business. Althougli white Carnations were the principal fiowers used, it was pleasing to note that colored Carnations and other flowers were also emplo.ved in limited quantities. Wholesale florists and retail florists are all pleased with the business done. Welch Bros. Co. at 226 Devonshire st. reports an exceptionally heavy demand for Carnations on Friday and Saturday and shipped immense quantities to dis- tant customers. The outlook for Me- morial Day is pleasing; large orders are being booked already. M. A. Patten has returned from the South and is much improved in health. W« are delighted to see George Cart- wright back from the hospital and is now attending to his business in the Bos- ton Flower Exchange. The death of Walter Angus of Waltham on May 1 was a severe shock to his old friends. He was an excellent plantsm'an and exhibited many well grown specimens at Horticultural Hall. He was a quiet, unassuming Scotsman, HOLTON&HUNKELCa WHOLESALE FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Phone— Main 874 P. O. Boi— 103 and was highly respected by all who knew him. There was quite a large attendance at the field day of the Gardeners and Flo- rists' Club on May 15 which was held at the estate of General S. M. Weld of Dedham. The day was rather gloomy and damp but in spite of this the mem- bers and their ladies much enjoj'ed what was to' be seen on this large old estate. The rock garden was the chief feature, although there were many other things to be seen. A liberal luncheon was served. The Horticultural Club of Boston held a meeting at the I'arker House on Wed- nesday evening. May 10. There were quite a number of out-of-town members present and a very enjoyable evening was spent. The exhibition at Horticultural Hall this week brought a considerable num- ber of strangers to town. W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J. ; F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y. ; J. R. Fotberingham, Tarrytown, N. Y. ; Robert Kift, Phila- delphia; John Canning. Ardsley, N. Y. ; C. S. Strout, Biddeford, Me. ; Eber Holmes, South Orange, N. J. P. Welch reports very favorably on Mother's Day business. An immense quantity of Carnations was sold. I noted some very fine Gladiolus America orders. Henry M. Robinson & Co. was so busy last Saturday that all the assistants had to work to midnight. Henry M. Robinson, who is in Alabama, is ex- pected to return on Wednesday, May 16. The JVIontgomery Rose Co., Hadley, Mass.. is shipping exceptionally fine flow- ers of Hadley, Russell and Ophelia. The demand for high grade Roses is better now. F. ,1. Dolansky of Lynn, has a heavy cut of extra fine Cattleya flowers. His orchid exhibit at the flower show won the society's gold medal. He has a nice cut of very fine Gardenias. On Monday, May 15. the Halifax Gar- den Co. had a cut of 5000 Carnations and lOCKI Roses. The company is ship- ping to market excellent Mignonette and lesalers and growers as being the prime movers in boosting the price of white Carnations. The commission man has an unenviable reputation, and he is knocked right and left from all sides, but like the words in the song, "He always comes up smiling." Howard M. Earl, the guiding light of W. Atlee Burpee Co. will leave for his annual visit to the Floradale Farms, 1-ompoc. Cal., on May 23. and will re- t\irn about July 1. Mr. Earl states that his firm will introduce four or five new Sweet Peas this coming year of excep- tional merit, that have been tested out for several years. Howard and Harry Buckman, who have been identified with the success of Fordhook, have since the death of Edwin Lonsdale been placed in charge of Floradale at Lompoc, Cal. Mr. Earl also stated that the House of Burpee has just experienced one of the biggest seasons in the mail order busi- ness it has ever had. The sowings and plantings at Fordhook are being com- pleted and in another week will see most of it finished. The annual Charity Flower Market was held in Rittenhouse Square on the Uc Htill feel the local Peonies will be in for Decoration Day, mostly the newer varieties, splendid stock. t6.00 to >8.00 per 100 A few novelties at JIO.OO and $12.00 per 100 Dagger Ferns New criti(rk. MO :>iirpluM woo'l $7.50 per case S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK 1608-1620 Lodlow Street 117 W. 28lli Street BALTIMORE FraskliD & Si. P>uI StreeU WASHINGTON 1216 H Street, N. W. . -'Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange KILLARNEY BRILLIANT, SHAWYER, DOUBLE KILLARNEY Also the entire out of Roses from Wm. A. Leonard , Laasdowne, Pa. Ph^fc'o'n'Srt'',^:""'^""'' 1625 Ranstead Street, PHIUDELPHIA, PA. Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHITE and COLORED LILAC, the best arriving in Philadelphia, and the finest brand of ORCHID FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. Special week end prices— Write us. WJjkl mm I D M M^ p O Wholesale Florist WT I^l • «!• O A% IV E-r K 12 South Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. Callas, Snapdragons, Yellow Daisies and Gladiolus America Wtien ordering, plense mPntlon The Excluince Berger Bros. Stuart H. Miller Wholesale Florists Choicest Seasonable Flowers In Quantity 1225 Race St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. CARNATIONS I am the largest individual grower of Carnations in Philadelphia, handling my own stock. Try me on a sample order. Samuel F. Lilley 5 South Mole Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Whc ordering, please m'Tition The l''.\<'li: Wt'dni'sday of this week. The market was filled with a fine collection of flow- ers and plants from all the private places in this vicinity. Most of the florists generously donated to this charitable cause. The Pennock-Meehan Co. is favorably impressed with the performance of its new Dodge delivery car. Walter Davis has joined the I*.-M. forces. Alfred M. CaniiiboU likes the velvet flow of power nf a new Oldsmobile. The Duty on Immortelle Wreaths H. Bayersdorfer & Co. have won their case in the appeal from the assess- ment of duty on immortelles, dried and dyed, and immortelle wreaths but made with straw frames. This places immor- telle wreaths in the .same classification as the immortelles themselves for duty purposes. Samuel F. I,illey states there should be something like a Mother's Day every month. He had an exceptionally heavy cut of his own stock for last week's call. Zieger & Sons of Germantown. are marketing some wonderfully well grown A complete line of everything in Cut Flowers Philadelphia Quality 1617 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHI.\, PA BcU Telephone Keystone Telephone Komada Brothers o^XfelT^f WIRE DESIGNS FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Any Wire Design at short notice 1008 Vine Street PHILADELPHIA. PA. Hydrangea Otaksa in tubs. The flower- ing heads are exceptionally large. The J. .1. Habermehl's Sons have added a touch of Spring to the Bellevue and the Kitz shops with birch bark boxes filled with Daisies and Ricard Geraniums. It is a light and pleasing combination. Friends of S. S. Skidelsky will learn with much regret that he is now con- fined to his bed owing to having^ had one of his heels fractured in an accident last week at Pittsburgh. Wliile he says it is nothing serious he will be donfined to his room for from six to eight weeks. The Leo Niessen Co. did a larger shipping trade than ever before for Mother's Day. The local call was also far ahead of last year. Henry I. Faiist of Merion has fol- lowed up his Easter crop with a full line of bedding plants and ferns in va- riety. Harry Crawford has flowered a fine lot of Geraniums that are being brought in daily from Secane. A. Albert, whose arrest was reported several weeks ago in this column, re- ceived a sentence of 2'/4 months in jail 1272 The Florists' Exchange 1 FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers Winterson's Seed Store wabash Ave SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, Etc. DAILY SHIPMENTS FROM SIXTY GROWERS . Chicago When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Chicago Flower Growers Association Wholesale Growers of Cut Flowers and Plants Paul R. Klingsporn, Manager 182 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, '"•gelJorb""* When ordering, please mention The Exchange E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists Richmond, Indiana When ordering, please mention The Exchange ERNE & KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAK-INE 80 East Randolph St. CHICAGO When order inp. plense ni'^ntion The Exchange The McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower and plant baskets is the best you can get. Pittsburgh, Penna. When ordering, please mention The Excliance for passing bogus checks. He had a hearing before a magistrate on April 25, and on May 1 was tried in the Court of Quarter Sessions, found guilty and sen- tenced. Seven victims appeared against him. representing worthless checlss amounting to $S00. The interest that Jos. G. Neidinger talies in his employees was displayed last Friday when he installed a Vic- trola to afford amusement at noon hour, and to play for a certain period every afternoon during working hours. Detroit, Mich. liessous for Mother's Day With great satisfaction do we look back at the beautiful result of Mother's Day. To the retailer it proved a day of business far in excess of ex- pectations ; last year's business was more than doubled in many instances. Considering the determination of some of our biggest growers to sell Carnations for not less than $8 per 100, this was met by the retailers generally buying Roses in large quantities locally, as well as out- of-town. Customers were well pleased with Roses and having once caught the idea, many of them bought plants, cor- sages, etc., so that finally everybody closed their doors only when completely sold out. For the trade at large this last fea- ture meant a specially satisfying victory to the retailers, because the public had at the beginning of Mothers Day celebra- tions been led to believe that Carnations only were to be used. In reaching the point of selling any other flower on that day the benefits derived therefrom in a financial way are more divided and grow- ers of Roses. Sweet Peas and flowering plants are equal participants. Now that this point has been reached, the _ chances of antagonizing the people against us and driving them into the hands of dealers in books, etc., are mini- mized and with this year's experience be- hind us, we can make next year's Mother's Day a day which, in point of business, overshadows St. Valentine's. _ Mr. Fetters deserves, in this connec- tion, a great deal of credit because of the splendidly arranged co-operative ads. he placed in the various local papers. Fbank Danzeb. H. E. Philpott, Pres. V. Bezdek, Vice-Prea. Everything in Cut Flowers Long Distance Telephone Central 337S A. T. PYFER & CO. Nettie L. Pabkeb, Sec'y A. T. Pyfeb, Treas, & Manager WHOLESALE FLORISTS 30 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mention The Bxchancc Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Chicago, May 16, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES— A merlcan Beauty. Specials per doz 36-incb stems 30-inch stems " 24-inch stems " 18 to 20-inch Short Cecile Brunner Geo. Elgar Fh-e Flame White and Pink Klllamey. Specials Fancy Medium Short KJUamey Brilliant, specials Medium Short Milady, special Fancy , . . Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium , Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taft. Fancy Medium Short Ophelia, special Select Medium Short 4.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.50 4.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.00 to 2.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 1.00 to 2.00 6 00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3 00 to 4.00 18.00 to 20.00 15.00 to 18 00 lOOO to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8,00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 6 00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 CARNATIONS— Standard J S°' ' Varieties ^P'^J^- ■ ; Splits, assorted colors. , ;?h%'"^i5i.hestrwh.te., Jradea of SfdS PraK. . . i'arieties.) [Red... 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 5.50 4.00 to 5.50 4.00 to 5.50 Adlantum .....' to 1.00 Asparagus, Bunch 25 to .35 Sprengeri 25 to .30 Strings 50.00 to 60.00 Calendulas 2.00 to 3.00 Callas 5.00 to S.OO Daffodils 2.00 to 3.00 Daisies 1.00 to 2.50 Gardenias, per doz 3.00 to 4.00 Ferns. Hardy, per 1000 to 3.00 Galax Leaves, per 1000 1.50 to 2.00 Gladioli, per 100 ' S.OO to 10.00 Gladioli, Miniature Varities 3.00 to 4.00 Leucothoe Sprays i .25 to .50 Lllium LonglSorum 4.00 to 8.00 Lily of the Valley 4.00 to 5.00 Mexican Ivy .... to .75 Mignonette 4.00 to 6.00 Orchids— Cattleyaa, per doz | 6.00 to V.iiO Dendrobiums I 5.00 to 6.00 Oncidlums 5.00 to 6.00 Pansies, per doz. bunch I 1.00 to 1.50 Peonies ' 5.00 to 6.00 ... to 15.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 .50 to .60 .40 to .50 .50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 to .15 to Smilax. Snapdragons Spanish Iris .'.;.. Stocks, Double, per bunch. . . . " Single Sweet Peas, Spencers Tulips, outdoor Trailing Arbutus, per bunch. to .. to .. to .. All the Leading Varieties oj Roses and Camations PETER REIN BERG Headquarters /or American Beauty Rosea oU tiBSt KanuOlpD ot., LllltAuU, ILL. When ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and Retail Florists p— - ■ , , a Because Oscar Metz, 5525 Harper aye., sold some shrubs without giving the pur- chaser a certificate from the State ento- mologist, he was fined $25 by Judge Flanagan on Friday. It happened that Metz sold the shrubs to the wife of Charles B. Dull, an inspector for the State entomologist. Raymond Park, at Hinman ave. and Grove St., Evanston, was the scene on Saturday of the suburbs first garden show and market. Garden seeds, plants, tools and gardeners' accessories were of- fered for sale in gaily decorated booths. A large number of the horticultural en- thusiasts of the North Shore were pres- ent. The affair is for the benefit of the Shakespearean garden at the North- western University. W. J. O'Carroll, head gardener at the University of Chicago, took an examina- tion for head gardener at St. Paulj Minn., on April 21, and has just re- ceived the report of his examination showing that be headed the list with an average of 91.20, making as high as 97 for experience, and' efficiency, and 95 for special subjects. The report added that O'Carroll, who has been in this country only about six years, graduated from Glasnevin Botanic Gardens, Dublin, in 1910, afterward studied in St. Louis Bo- tanic Gardens and worked for the South Park Conservatories. From St. Louis he was appointed to his present position as head gardener in charge of the experi- ment department and' botanic gardens of the University of Chicago, which posi- tion he has held for the past four years and is still pursuing courses in botany and horticulture. The Fleischman Floral Co. on Jackson blvd. installed a handsome window with a ground work of fancy-leaved Caladiums tor Mother's Day display. An entirely satisfactory business was accomplished, not only in Carnations but in choice stock, everything available. D. D. P. Roy has secured about four and a half acres on the Green Bay Road at Glencoe that he will use as a trial ground, and is at present planting out Gl.idioli. .\lex. J. Smith is now with Mr. Roy in the capacity of salesman and assistant. WiETOR Brothers WHOLESAL.E GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders ^ Given Prompt Attention 162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mfntinti The Exchange C. KOOYMAN WHOLESALE FLORIST 27 Saint Anne Street, San Francisco, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES. FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION 'Phone. SUTTER 540 When orderlne. plPHSe m,-nrl,,n The Exchnnjce A. L. Randall Co. Wabash Avenue and Lake Street ^^j^^ CHICAGO.'ilLL. Wholesale Cut Flowers Florists* Supplies When ordering, please mention The Exchange News of the death of Mrs. Mathias UUenbruch, Port Huron. Mich., was re- ceived in Chicago on Saturday. Mr. UUenbruch has many friends in the trade in this city who sympathize with him in his bereavement. Benjamin Rosenberg & Co. have leased to Boukidis & Gravares, florists, for the United Cigar Stores, the store 102 South State St. for a term of years; total rental $50,000. A. F. Longren, the popular representa- tive of the Poehlmann Bros. Co., spent Saturday and Sunday in the city. He left again on Monday for his territory. Mr. Longren says that the florists are having good trade this Spring and are in a prosperous condition. Five hundred drivers employed by the railroad express company went on strike on Tuesday morning. The grievance as announced was the discharge of about 100 drivers that had joined the Express Wagon Drivers' Union. The companies involved are American Express Co., Adams Express Co., WeU-Fargo Express Co., Great Northern Express Co., Na- tional Express Co., and Western Express Co. The drivers employed by these com- panies have been organizing secretly. The express companies assert that the union drivers will not be employed. The news of the strike, which was not un- expected, spread throughout the whole- sale cut flower market rapidly and wUl be a great inconvenience to the florists. There are several in the trade that are well equipped with their own trucks and automobiles, while there are others that are not. Even with some temporary ar- rangements of this kind the great con- venience of having the drivers constantly on the market eager to serve their cus- tomers at all times will be keenly felt until the troubles are satisfactorily ad- justed. Mother's Day was observed in all churches in Chicago. It was also ob- served in the Sunday Schools. It was not a good day for flower selling; throughout the morning there_ was a heavy downpour of rain and again in the afternoon. Florists in the business part of the city where there is little Sunday business, accomplished most of their trade on Saturday. Those in the resi- dential districts had a good Sunday trade. There are some florists that .state the business for the day was not up to ex- pectations and had bought more than they could sell. There was no co-opera- tive action on the part of the retail trade to make the best of the occasion for flower selling ; a few cards in the win- dows was about the extent of the impetus ay 20, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1273 INC. 1904 HEWS POTS EST. 1765 STRONG RED POROUS Oldest and largest manufacturers of flower pots in the World. A. H. HEWS S. CO., Ir\c., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. WAREHOUSES, Cambrld&e, Mass. Now York. N.Y. Wh.-iii orilerliig. |.lp«»8 m"lltl..n Th.' F.xi-li.ni;;<- Cedar Tree or Plant Tubs I ™e peters _,iSD pottecy co. ---_^^*-iE5 "ANCHOR BRAND" OUR Tree Tubs are made of seasoned, se- lected Virginia White Cedar — we use no substitute. Virginia White Cedar will outlast any other known wood, and Tree Tubs made of "this cedar will last a lifetime. ■ We paint our Tree Tubs well, using best oil paints, and turn out the most substantial and attractive Plant Tub that money can buy. Write tor booklet and prices. RICHMOND CEDAR WORKS Largest Manufacturers of Wooden Ware in the World RICHMOND. VA- DREER'S'RIVERTON SPECIAL" PlantTub *** ' *-<»»■*• "*' '-"■ """ No.Diam.Each Doz. 1000 10 20 in. $1.45 $16.00 $130.00 20 18 m. 1.30 14.00 115 00 1.00 11.25 . 92.00 7.00 } 56.00 5.00 40.00 4.00 "1 32.00 3.50 t, 28.00 M,„,rf„.tured foT^ exclusively. The best tub ever introduced. The neatest, lightest anT chea^st Paint" dg^aenSheLtric welded hoops. The four largest sizes have drop handles^ HENRY A. DREER, '^^"WiTplhEJ"-''''' 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. It r.'ceived. A. Lange and the Fleisch- iiau Floral Co. had an attractive ad. .hi, iu the Doii// Tribune. The Western liiioa Co. furnished the trade with a li;indsome card calling attention to the .1,1 V and the suitability o£ the white Car- 'iiti.in as the appropriate offering. Some i.railers say that where they could not furnish white Carnations they had no t!..nble in selling other stock. There are iihers who say that customers calling I .1 white Carnations that could n..>t be .-iipplied would take nothing else. This Has particularly so in telephone calls. Tli.Te are too many flowers on the May i-ket to confine the continually in- lying demand for this day to Cama- , : .us and the sooner the trade overcomes ' this the better it will be. Zech & Mann cleaned up everything on Saturday and had a highly satisfac- tory trade. ^^'hen they closed their doors on Sunday noon there was nothing in their ice boxes but a few poor Lilies and Callas. „ ^ . ,.u u » A. T. Pyfer & Co. report the best Mother's Day trade in the history of the dav. They sold everything. Erne & Klingel report an increase of trade for Mother's Day at from 50 to eo per cent, over a year ago. Chas. Erne is of the opinion that the Memorial Dav trade will be heavy this year. The Flower Growers' Ass'n reports a heavy shipping trade and good local trade on Saturday and Sunday. They were well supplied with stock— even Carnations were equal in supply to the demand. The Poehlmann Bros. Co. reports a good trade. The supply was ample in cut flowers. The Mother's Day boxes and other accesories from the supply de- partment for the occasion cleaned up well. , , „ Wietor Bros, had a full supply of Car- nations that was equal to all demands. Oils AUes says the increased business in- cidental to the day was widespread all over the country, judging from the re- ports of customers who wired in hurried orders on Monday. J. J. Kairns, representing Henry A. Dreer. Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., is back in the city after a trip of ten days to Kansas City and other points in the West. T. Sakata of the Sakata Nur- series, Rokkakubashi, Kanawaga, Japan, is in the city on his maiden trip to the United States. Jacques Courtme, traveling ageut for Bremond Freres, OUioules and other French houses, is in the city. J. J. Aldous, Iowa City, la.; W Metzger, Winona 111. ; John B. Lapes, Cedar Rapids, la., were other visitors in the city the past week. Indianapolis, Ind. When Mother's Day did come it acted up in the way that was anticipated by the florists. All the retailers in this city stocked up and awaited a late com- ing of the new holiday, which was en- tirely satisfactory in its passing. Adver- tising, national in its character, as- sumed by periodicals, newspapers and by the press in general, had its effect with the public. Of course Carnations were in most demand and were not at all sufficient in quantity. The wholesale price ranged from $4 to .$7 per 100, the retail Tiic. to $1.50 per dozen. The Divine Flower was certainly in its glory, as it should be on this occasion. It would of course, be much better if a broader scope were put into Mother's Day business and more other stock were moved than the great quantities disposed of this year. The opportunity is cer- tainly a rare one at this time of the year when everything comes crowding in "upon the flower shops for disposal. Daisies were excellent at .35c. to 50c. per bunch ; Sweet Peas. 25c. to 75c. per bunch. Heliotrope was nice too, at .50c. per bunch. Great quantities of Snapdragon were in evidence at .$6 to .$8 per 100 wholesale, and double that figure oyer the counter. Gigauteum Lil- ies and Callas moved along with much of the other stock at .$,S to $12 per 100 RED POTS ISii SPECIALTIES WM. M. WARRIN 16 West 23d St.. NEW YORK I. G. KIMBLE 6 East L&ke St.. CHICAGO Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned — CarefuUy Packed SAeWHILLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN null Kr~\r-: DMI4V WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. N.Y, wholesale and $2 to $3 per dozen retail. Late Tulips came in opportuuely for Mother's Day, and many hundreds were | used at $3 to $4 per 100. 1 Outdoor Lily of the Valley seemed to be in its glory the latter part of the week at 50c. to $1 per 100, and in view of the scarcity of the real article, these were much more generally used than commonly. Really high priced stock of any kind was no"t much wanted. Mostly pretty boxes of flowers, water baskets or a few Roses at from $1 to $5 a sale filled the expectations of the Mother's Day shop- pers. The writer believes he is justibed in saying that every flower shop in the city sold as many flowers as it had in stock by Sunday at 3 oclock. In fact manv of the doors were closed at noon, an ■ unusual thing in' Indianapolis. Weather conditions were ideal, with the exception of one shower on Sunday morning, for the furtherance of the holi- day. . , . Roses were somewhat higher in price, but the growers were content in dispos- ing of them at from $3 to $15 per 100. Baby Roses such as Brnnner and Elgar went fairly well at $1 to $2 per 100. Orchids were much in evidence but there was a very light sale for this flower at $1 each retail. JarriB Slemorlal The undertaking by the national body of florists to remember Miss Jar- vis with a substantial fund as a recog- nition toward her should not be forgot- ten by anyone, partially from a com- mercial standpoint and partially because she has rendered service to humanity which demands recognition. The bedding season is in full sway and reports from all quarters are that it is ahead of last year. Stock is some- what late because of Easter, but bright warm weather is pushing it rapidly along so that orders may be filled as the stock progresses in quality. Boxwoods have been dealt in. Generally in this vicinity the public is well stocked up on them and the sale has been slightly less than last season in most instances. Bertermann Bros. Co. is moving along well with a new greenhouse at the Cum- berland establishment. Alvin Schreiber was on deck on Moth- er's Day with a fine lot of potted plants, particularly Canterbury Bells and I,ilics. also Calceolarias which cleaned up nicely. Most of the local florists who partici- pated iu the general advertising were much pleased with the results obtained. Herman Junge landed on a fine lot of Carnations with both feet for Moth- Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Spring to stock your greenhouses. Think of US. Write us. Try us The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St. : : Norristown, Pa. When orderine. please m.'ntlon ThP Kscliangre SYRACUSE Red Pots FERN POTS, PANS and SAUCERS, up Co and Including 12-lnch. all machine made. A great improvement over the old style turned pots. WriU for Catalogue Syracuse Pottery C. BREITSCHWERTH. Prop. SYRACUSE, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Bichange Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made in standard sims of 2-in. to 6-in. The bert Paper Pot for shipptns purposea. Samples fui- niahed free. Aak your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 40 Oak St., Waltbam, Mala. When ordering, please mention The Richaag* THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is th« only trade paper publishing an Indox t» stock advertised In each Issue, and thia feature means that a reader In nssd of, say, Carnations, can look at this Indn and refer to all advertisements of Car- nations, large and small alike. It bring* the results of Classified Advertisement* In addition to the regular display adver- tisements, and with no extra cost, en- eept to us. Can you think of better ad- vertising •ervle* than thIsT 1274 The Florists' Exchange LIQUID = «% NICOTINK »-lb.oan $10.80 4-lb. can «.60 1-lb. can 1.60 H-ib.ma 60 "NICO-FUME" = PAPER 28S-ahMt ean $7.60 144-aheetcan 4.00 Z4-8taeetean 8S THRIPS, APHIS SPRAYING— VAPORIZING-FUMIGATING YOUR DEALER HAS THESE PRICES Manufactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Incorporated, LoulsTlUe, Ky. When ordering, please mention The Kicbange Use This Pure Plant Food( Add to Your Bank Account By using Macic Complete Plant Foods and feeding the MAGIC way. That's what New, Nanz & NeuDer Co., well known growers of I.oui&ville. Ky., did, and the following is what they write us: "We are very glad to say that the Magic Fertilizers are showing good results, and we are more than pleased with same." To prepare vour soil right and feed your plants properly assures you more flowers and better flowers, plus greater profits. Write us for detailed information now— today. This valuable service is yours for the asking. Get our factory-to-consumer prices. We can save you money. CHICAGO FEED & FERTILIZER CO. Manufacturers of Steamed Bone Meal. Raw Bone Meal, Blood and Bone Bone Flour, Pure Florlcultural Carbonate of Lime, Manure Ash Potash, Dried Blood, Garbage Tankage Fertilizer, Pulverized Sheep Manure and Special Complete Plant Foods for every flower and vegetable grown under glass and outside 810 Exchange Avenue, Union Stock Yards, Chicago lit;, iilease m''iiIion The fc^xclijiuge The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, wlilte fly, thrips and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; sal. 82.50. INIKOTIAINA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumlgatlne or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.50; gal., $4.50. Until further notice shipments of our products Pungine, Vermlne and Scallne will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. Prompt shipments can be guaranteed on Aphfjie and Klkotlana. APfflNE MANUFACTURING CO. MADISON, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Erchange SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE.— Th« Florltts* Exchange Is a trade paper, and Its advs. quote wholesale prices. For that reason It should be treated with care. Copies should not be left lying where they will be seen by outsiders, nor should they •n any account be used as wrapping or pscklng msterlal. Further, the fact that a purchaser not In the trade may seek t» obtain goods at trade prices by no means ••mpsis you to ssll him at wholesale. FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c.lb.,{,°b'^ TOBACCO DUST, 2e. lb. .{JlbilS TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,{,°C TOBACCO STEMS, 75c Tt'^ Larte Bale, weighing 300 to 400 lbs.. $2.50, Special prices In Tons and Carload Lots I 1 Frioilinan 285-289 Metropalitan ««s. J, J rneuiDdD, brook.lyn. n. y. When ordering, please mentiun The Exchange er's Day. These were cleaned up in a fine manner and in a remarkably short space of time. Telegrapb Business The amount of telegraph business transacted is simply astonishing. The Western Union Telegraph Co. distribu- ted thousands of its blanks promoting Mother's Day and the sale of flowers, and the florists themselves receive dou- ble the amount of this business as in other years. Let the good work pro- ceed. It might be stated here, however, that the Western Union is not permit- ted to engage directly in the flower busi- ness and is allowed to make no favorites or show any partialities in this business. They may advertise that flowers may be telegraphed, but the Western Union charter does not permit the company to do any commercial work of any kind other than its charter prescribes. I. B. Business is only fair. Carnations are quoted from Ic. to 3c.; towards the end of the week, the price reached oc. Roses continue to look good. Quantities of short stock are about at 2c. Good Ward, Russell and long Killarney bring 6c. to 8c. Sweet Peas are shortening somewhat at 3.5c. to 50c. per l(H,l on the best. Snapdragons are filling the gaps left vacant by other stock. These go at 3c. to 6c. Iris being Ic. to 2o. Callas and Harrisii Lilies stay at 8c. to lOe. ; A'alley, 4c. Greens are in good supply. The regular florists meeting took place on Thursday, May 11. .About .30 mem- bers came out and enjoyed a good talk by Mr. Lorie of the Missouri Botanical Gar- den, on "The Development of the Car- nation." Mr. Lorie showed how this flower, once -small and little thought of, had developed into one of the chief com- modities of the flower world. lOiil stones about as large as pigeons' eggs rattled like shrapnel in downtown streets and smashed glass in .South Side greenhouses, in the- storm which began about .5.30 p.m. Saturday and continued as a violent wind storm for 20 minutes. Florists in the South Side were the chief sufferers. Weber's Nurseries reported the loss of 900 to 1000 panes in their five greenhouses. Fred Pape likewise had damage to the extent of several hundred panes. Will- iam Kruse suffered slight losses ; also 10. Schray, Andrew Meyer's two green- houses -^x'ere likewise touched. Mother's Day caused a little spurt in the flower business, particularly were Carnations much in demand. Jlany of liie large churches bought thousands of these to distribute to the congregations. MuUanphy and Grimm & Gorly re- ported increased business due to this day. I^oth firms were extremely busy all week with funeral orders. F. L. S. Dayton, 0. Mother's Day A sentimental day, and one which every one wishes to celebrate. This makes one more day in the florists' calen- dar, and this year the demand was tre- mendous. AJthough everyone was stocked up heavily it seemed to be only a drop in the bucket to what was called for. When the Carnation was out the Ui'se filled the want very nicely, while Snapdrag(tn, Peas and Valley were in good demand. Carnations sold at $1.2.j and $1.50 a doz. Notes E. W. Jenkins and Mr. May made a flying trip to Springfield one day last week. Miss Olive Ritter is home again after a very enjoyable visit with fiiends in Union City. Ohio. M. T. Usinger, with the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., called on the local trade this week. Seed Notes The seed trade is just now in good shape although there has been a satisfactory demand ever since the first warm spell we had'. Now it is almost a rush ; there seems to be plenty of the smaller seeds hut the Beans, white and golden wax, seem to be scarce. In flowers, people persist in sowing Summer Cypress too early then claim it is not fresh seed. Last year and this year the trade in this localit.y are care- ful to caution the late planting of this particular seed and the results are better. K. E. T. FOR GARDEN 4m HUMUS^ A Shredded Manure Humus Compost MAGIC HUMUS is a pure plant food unleached and unburnt. Its an- alysis proves that it contains potash, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and Com- post in available form. MAGIC HUMUS COMPOST possesses the body and fiber to absorb and retain Nature's moisture after it is put into the ground, and spreads its fertilizing elements through the soil. Months are occupied in the prepa- ration of MAGIC HUMUS. It reaches the garden free from weed-seed and can be agreeably handled. The garden receiving a hberal ap- plication of MAGIC HUMUS COM- POST is permanently enriched with plant food and soil. Seven 100-lb. Bags, $5.00. Single Bag, 100 lbs., 90c. F. O. B. New York or Jersey City on any railroad or steamboat line. Highgrade Manure Compost Co. G. W. CHANDLER, Sales Agent 533 West 29th Street, New York or 68 Maple Ave., Red Bank, N. J. *£ainst i ^ ttfeciive 'a "PHIS -TL ig.^-Flv, F;ia„t j " certain j When urdei-lng. please memluu Tlie Exchange 2-oz. 40 -cent Size Best Seller to Amateurs 48 to case 8 display boxes List, $19.20 Jobbers' disc't S'^'nwisij- B I'"'';?' OU /o 3-*'^'"«i»p*ii.„,.| |j;! S! "ir-ri ill Nicotine Mfg. Co. 1 17 N. Main St. ST. LOUIS hflNURES Unequaled for Greenhouse and Landscape Fertilizing The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO When ordering, please mention The Excliange lay 20, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1275 Hammond's Thrip Juice No. 2 RKGISTKKtD A Contact Insecticide, Useful nnti Pclinblc, Used for 30 Years in Green- houses, and on Plants, Ciiape Vines, Troes and Shrubs Some common Sucking Insects, magnified. HAMMOND'S PAINT & SLUG SHOT WORKS, Beacon, N. Y. Wlu'ii orderloK, please m<'Dtlon Tlie Exchange WESTERN STATES— Continued Toledo, 0. trsncliiiisr Bain Mars Mother's Day A dreuchlug, steady dowupour that fell steadily from early moruiug uutil nearly noon, somewhat marred , Sunday. Mother's Kay. Florists had laid ill big stocks of cut llowers hut the rain made it simply impossible for peo- ple to get out. It cleared up for about au hour near uoi>u and people swarmed into the shops. Then it rained again until about 2.30 p.m. From this time on until late in the evening business was steady and helped materially to re- deem the day. Saturday, however, was a bright clear day and florists' shops I closely resembled the day before Easter ill the hustle and bustle that was every- where apparent. Co-operative Advertising Fays The co-operative advertising cam- I paign carefully planned under the aus- pices of the Toledo Florists' Club dem- onstrated by the results on Satiii'day I that this is a most profitable method of I increasing business and educating the I public. The publicity was designed to keep the commercial phase in the baek- ' ground and to give prtimineuce in a dig- nified manner, to the beautiful senti- ment of the day. Uniform window cards were placed in all florists' windows, ban- H'Ts were on all machines, and ads. in which no names were used were run iu the daily papers. It was seen on Satur- day that people were buying much earli- er than last year, had readily absorbed I ho idea of "For mothers living flowers I'light. for mother's memory flowers white." and many responded to the sug- gestion of the florists' publicity and bniiRht plants. It was noted that plants s.ihl much better than last year. Carna- tions of course continued favorites, but when they were sold out, Roses, of which there were a great number on liiLud. sold very readily. Other cut flow- 'Ms that enjoyed a brisk sale were Gladi- oli. Snapdragons, Sweet Peas and cut Tulips. I'lants were rather scarce althoush there was a good supply of Hydrangeas, Cinerari.is, Spiraeas and Calceolarias on hand. Taken all in all business was very satisfactory and had it not been for the rain on Sunday, would have turn ilouble that of any previous year. -\Lid when florists and growers look over ilicir sales' iucrteses on this day, let ttn-m remember that this is not due to ilieii- oi'iginality but solely to Miss Anna .larvis. and that any co-operation they can give her would be nothing but com- mon justice and gratitude. Current Amjong the Florists Tom Magee. manager of the Scottwood Greenhouse, has some of the finest fleraniums ever seen in this city. Rut that is nothing unusual, because Tom has the reputation of prttducing prize plants. His greenhouses are lo- cated in tht' heart of this city's finest residence section, and his patrons de- mand the best. The writer saw some Hydrangeas there that were certainly marvels in size and beauty. Tom sa.vs he had a fine Easter business and sold over three thousand Azaleas. Mother's Day was also fine. Mrs. .T. B. Freeman of Superior st. had a beautiful Mother's Day window which brought good results. It was de- signed by Bob Blake who has been mak- ing a reputation for himself iu the line of artistic window display work. Mrs. Freeman bought heavily this year for Mother's Day and hor business, accord- ing to her, was greater than ever. Hirzel Brothers, who succeeded to the establishment of K. A. Kuhnke in East Toledo, joined the florists' club at the last meeting and stated that they were pleased with the way business had been coming to them since they arrived iu Toledo. Henry Miller was in his glory last week simply because he is Toledo's larg- est grower of Carnations. His only re- gret is that he could not cut" enough flowers to satisfy the insistent demands of retail florists. F. M. S. Fort Wayne, Ind. Good Account of the Week End Mother's Day business this year was the greatest in its history and the local florists, both wholesale and retail, are highly pleased with the results gained from their advertising campaign on Mother's Day in the daily newspapers and by mailing folders. Governor Rals- ton of Indiana issued a beautiful proc- lamation. The supply of cut flowers, both home-grown and shipped, was enor- mous, but in Carnations, was not suffi- cient to meet the big demand. Many thousands more of Carnations could have been sold. Roses sold far better this year than last and Sweet Peas and the vaiiety of small flowers were sold exten- sively for gift boxes. Blooming plants also had a good call. Carnations brought .$.5, $6 and .$S per 100 and 7."ic. and .$1. $1.25 per doz retail. Roses re- tailed at $1 per doz. up to $4 and $5. Outside of the Mother's Day business last week trade was very lively with wedding and early commencement or- ders. Greenhouse stock is not too plen- tiful. Florists are now turning their thoughts to the bedding season which is exceptionally late this year but which has begun in earnest since the advent of the warmer weather, during the past week. Advertising folders are also being ordered for this holiday and there will be extensive newspaper advertising. W. J. and M. S. Vesey had a rush- ing trade for Mother's Day in both wholesale and retail lines. The new open-air_ school projected by the Anti-Tuberculosis League was the beneficiary of all the counter sales of the Pandell Flower Shop ou Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week. Sev- eral society girls sold flowers in this store and the net proceeds were donated to the school, the Flower Shop received a great deal of newspaper publicity. The Flick Floral Co. had a record sale of cut flowers and plants for Mother's Day, and they report a good sale on Roses. Mrs. Xesbit, who is conducting a civic beautificafion campaign iu this city has received over 2I>00 applications iu the backyard contest for which a prize of .$.nO has been offered. D. B. Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1248, tbb issue. For Your Lawns, Shrubs And Flowers Now Is The Time To Use Alphano ^JNE of the strongest points in favor of Alphano, as an ever-ready soil builder and rich plant food, is that you can use it any time, anywhere. There is no one best time to u.se Alphano. For your lawn you can spread it on today or any day, and at once rake it in out of sight. Being finely granulated, you can easily do this. Being odorless, it's never in the least objectionable. It is u.sed ex- tensively for top dressing of golf greens, which is proof beyond dis- pute of its uii- S12 a ton In bags $10 a ton In bags by the carload $8 a ton in bulk by the carload F. O. B. Alphano, N. J. quaUfied merits as an enduring sod producer. Dig it around every one of your shrubs, especially the Rhododen- drons and Laurel. Sow it alotig both sides of your vegetable rows atid cultivate it in. Dig it around your flowers. Have some extra bags always on hand to use at mtervals all Summer. Results will amply repay you. Send for the Alphano Book, and post your- self on short cuts to garden ami lawn results. ^IpKarLo rd ano inurrLU^ ^ Established 1905. 17-F BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL'APHIS $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. ■■rniiiniiHirmnifini^fBii mminw mnii WE SELL DIRECT TO THt SEEDSMEN CANNOT SELL IT TO YOl will Burn ai>d Give Perfect Satisfaction, or Money B«ck^ ^^fti[^ Q(|||r Q|(g£t jg ^£. THB H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO.. YORK. PA Whea ordering. pleeBe mention Ttie Ozcbenre TRADE MARK »/ ■ (^ ■ X EvePv GCflN The Renowned Food For Plants MANUFACTURED BY CLAY & SON, STRATFORD, LONDON, ENGLAND When ordering, please mention The Exchange 1276 The Florists' Exchange Why Experiment? Jacobs Greenhouses have stood the test for over forty-five years Under these circumstances why take chances by selecting a greenhouse builder of un- known standing. We design and buUd right in the first place. We know what to do and what not to do. We go anywhere to submit plans and prices- S. JACOBS & SONS GREENHOUSE BUILDERS 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, N. Y. \\'hpni ordering, i^li-'i.se m-' lit ion Tho Exi-lmnpe Greenhouse Material £2^ Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts— Patent V and D Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best. Our Prices Right. A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Siieffield Ave., Chicago, III. 1 GRBEmsE GLASS h«;oon"« ""• SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, III WTiPn nrdprlng. nienwe mpntlon The Rtrhnne^ GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it ffillpay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St. , Brooklyn, N.Y. Greenhouse Materials and"Tr«ted IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lengths up to 32 feet Milled to any detail furnished, or will furnish details and cut materials ready for erection. Frank Van Assche FaltoD Ave.. Rote Ave, and Owight St., Jersey City. N. J. When orderloK. please montinn Tlip ICxchancp Non-Rink Woven Hose In all lengths, 14e. per foot; with coupllngB. Unequaledat the price. Remnants shorter than 26 feet, 10c. per foot, coupled METROPOUTAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 MetropolitanA7„Brooklyn, N.Y. Wht^n ordering, please mention The Exchange \\ InCof Lasts F.O. When A STB C A rOR GREENHOUSI GUZING USE IT NOW Mastlca la elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion and contrac- tion. Putty be- comes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed without break- other ^as9 as occurs with hart putty longer than putty. Easy to apply. PIERCE CO., 12 W. Broadway. New York ordering, please mention The Exchange For Greenhouses. Graperies, Hotbeds. Con- servatories and all other purposes. Get our fifture before buying. Estimates freely given GLASS . UUIWCn 5 OUlf , NEW YORK When ordering. ple»Be mention Thf Kxt-hapcf PERFECT GREENHOISES GET CUB PRICES NO MATTER WHERE TOU LIVE AVESTERN STATES— Continued Kansas City, Mo. Mother's Hay hciM' was one of the bfst that tlie li)cal florists e\oi' cnjoyec. One of the most attractive and novel window ilisplavs in this citv for Mother'.s Day w^is that of the Alpha Floral Co. About 1ft. above the flooring, suspended by miniature telephone poles, was a series of wires, along the side of which was a gravel path 1ft. wide, intending to stinudnte the witness to use the tele- graph to .send flowers to "Mother." (Jn the window was pasted a number of ap- propriate telegrams. Of course the back- ground was of plants and flowers. The judges for the first annual Ama- teur Flower Show to be hold on May 20 are as follows : Mrs. Minnie Sloan, Homer Reed, Percy Smith. Mrs. C. W. Mittlefield. Mrs. James Goodrich, Mrs. \\'illiam Karnes, IVflrs. A. Van Valken- liurgh, Mrs. .Samuel Moore. Mrs. William (Jilbert. William Kock and Miss Hayden, of the Sauiiiel Murray Floral Co. .\s a special for Mother's Day, the George B. I'eck Dry Goods Co. offered 'Carnations at Oc. each and Peonies for 5c. each, or .50c. per dozen. The local fioiists were getting from $1 to .$1,50 per dozen for Carnations and the same for Peonies. B. S. B. 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING Whi'ii urdt'iiiiff. lilease nu'iUiiiu Tlie Exehnnge Helena, Mont. The State Nursery and Seed Co. is now settled in its new store, where in- creased floor space and other imju-ove- ments greatly facilitates the filling of orders. A brisk counter and catalog trade is reported. The building of a new warehouse is being rapidly pushed and it will be com- pleted by Fall. As it is built on a part When ordering, picnse mention The Exchange BUYING MADE EAYS CONSULT OUR STOCK and MATERIAL INDEX Pa«) 124j ay 90, 191C The Florists' Exchange 1277 Hotbed Sash Two thicknesses, 1^ and 1^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 tor 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. Tliese are our stock sizes, but can furnisii any special size to order. Glsized Sash Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES The Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue - - CHICAGO Thr Kxrhttngp The Pacific Coast ^ tut and I i Calif ornia-Oregon Washington j San Francisco, Cai. Flowers are Abundant , Til.' n-t-'ioii around San Francisco has b.'cn iMijoyinK smli climate as only I Califui-nia offers tlic world, and nature nswcrs l>v scndinj; forth myriads ot l,lo,,ms of 'all kinds. Our gardens are literally covered with blossoms. An- nuals imd iH-rennials are at their best. The street vi-nders have a variety and ,,uautity of tlowers that astonishes the visitor Thev carry stock surticient to KU the averake retail shoii. but business is very gooil notwithstanding. Ihe more flower's there are to offer the more flow- ers the people seem t.i want. Our growers are bringing in superb Kussell. American lieauty is excellent. There are also some tine Ophelia and Haillev. Tliere is a i|uantity of cheaper stock 'in Killarney and Maryland. The bunches of Cecile Urunuer Roses have never been larger. There are both out- di>or and indoor stock available. In addition to Hoses we have any number of I. ilium formosum and a fine lot of manimoth sized Spanish Iris. The week has brought forth a fine sup- ply of Gladicdus IVach Blossom and a few Gladiidus America. Hort Soc.'s Meetintr The regular monthly meeting of the Pacific Coast Horticultural Society im last Saturday proved to be one of considerable interest, and the attendance was excellent. A very interesting ex- hibit was made by the Mac-Rorie- Mcl.aren Co., which offered for the ob- servation of the society a vase of Lepto- spermuni Nicholsii. This is rather a new shrub fi>r the average Pacific Coast nurseryman, and the exhibit attracted attention. An award of Vl5 points was made. Mr. Schillig. supt. of the C. W. Clark Instate showed some fine spikes of Anthurium majus. and H. Plath showed a large plant of French Hydrangeas. Announcement was made that Richard l.ohrmann would entertain the members of the society at San Rafael on Sunday the 21st of 'May. and also that E. Gill wiuild have an informal Ro.se show at his nursery on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. M'ay 12-14. After considerable debate and discus- siiui amendments were passed creating a life membership for the society, and also creating a reserve fund for moneys col- | lected from life memberships. The ap- plication of Robert McFarland of San Rafael, gardener for the De Young Es' IS presented to the society will rei-eive action at the next meeting. II. Plath. representing the flower show' committee, repcu-ted that a prize list had been drawn up tor a Fall show, and that efforts were being made to obtain the Municipal Auditorium. If Mr. Plath and his committei> are successful in executing this matter San Francisco will have a flower show that will compare favorably with any that has ever been staged in our large Eastern cities. Notes F. C. Burns ot San Rafael again ex- tended his hearty invitaticui for the co- operation of the society in the coming Marin I'^lower Pageant, which will take place shiu-tly at San Rafael. In addi- tion to the outdoor iiageant there will be an indoor flower show. Aside from awarding a trophy, the members of the Horticultural Society pledged their co- operation with promises of exhibits and other floral donations. Frank Pelicano, who has been confined to his bed for some time with rbeuma- ti.sm, is fiu'tnnate enough to be able to go to Byron Springs to recuperate fur- ther. Pete Ferrari, of Ferrari Bros., is bringing in some of the finest American Beauty Roses that we have ever seen. Henry Maier. superintendent of the Whitman Estate, and also head of the Hillsborough Nurseries, is convalescing. It is with great pleasure that the craft note this change for the better and their hearty good wishes go forth for his speedy recovery. Donald Mclyaren, landscape gardener, f has purchased a new six-cylinder car of the latest type. Mr. McLaren is spending the week end at Monterey with his mother and his daughter. He will probably return on Monday. Gardner A. Dailey, landscape gar- dener, has just arrived at San .lose. Costa Rica, where he is the guest of the British Consul. Jlr. Cox. I). A METROPOLITAN PROMISE IS AS GOOD AS A BOND Promises, even though made with the best Everything should be incorporated in the intentions, are usually very uncertain, unless contract. We seldom make a promise- the source of the promise is backed up by a but. when we do, our reputation proves firmly established reputation for reliability conclusively that its fulfillment can always and dependability. be depended upon. The N. J. Agricultural Experiment Station, at New Brunswick, N. J., placed their . greenhouse building operations with us, and the following is what Dr. J. G. Lipman. the Director, wrote after it was completed: , ■ . . .u . " In so far as I know, the work done by you was eminently satisfactory, and 1 trust that_ we shall have occasion in the future to request your company to bid on other work. PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in Ihe U. S. to submit plana and prices METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. PATENTliDGRliENHOUSES 1 398- 1 408 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. Steam and Hot Water Boilers SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT IRON TYPES HIGHEST QUALITY GUARANTEED Our Engineering Department will cheerfully help you with your problems DO NOT BE AFRAID TO WRITE JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Established Over Fifty Years Los Angeles, Cal. Fred H, Howard's New Rose In the contest fur first honors in tlie late Rose contest at t'le Panama- Pacific Kxpnsilion. tli^^ choice was be- tween Fred Howard's No. 101 and the new Rose from the gronnds of HurIi Dickson of Belfa.st. Ireland. As all rosarians know, this partlcnlar "Sweet Irish Rose" won. Had the distinction come to California, it was Mr. Howard's intention to name his Xo, 101 faccord- inff llnmr liulr) after his native State, viz.. California. P>iit tliere are alsn Home Rnlers in Ireland, who are not only good rosarians. bnt generous sport.s, hence in honor of his victory, this Irish Rose has not inappropriately been chris- tened California by Hugh Dickson. In ■ii.THi^. rip'^g^ entlon The Kxchiuige HIGHEST PRICED - CHEAPEST BOIL.BR8 MADE W*^.. — -* -, GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBUiN at CO. 107 Broad Street, Utica. N. Y. LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THEM Whpn nrilprIP- -leu'- m^nlinn The Exchnnee ChangeofName G LHSS FROM I 6 I 8 to 16 1 24, Single or Double. Bt loweat Quaker City Machine Co ^^VlJ^v^^ before placlnt your order. TO L. SOLOMON & SON Th» Inhn A EvanS Co 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK I?chm!" D.' .nd.!n " I WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS When orderly, please meo.loo The Exch.n,, ! Wbe, o.^erlgg. p.eaee ■.e-.on The Excb.n^e The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange for THE TRADE ONLY. 1278 The Florists' Exchange Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years In Use BUILT IN 1889 HOT BED SASH. Our Cypress Houses PECHY CYPRESS BENCH STOCK. Last longer than iron Break less glass than Iron Are less expensive than Iron ASK ROR CIRCULAR B THE A.T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass. win help all aropnd If yog mention the Exchange WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. SONS, 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tbc Exchange Greenhouse Lumber ."ALL HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. Lockland Lumber Co., Lockland, O. CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factory cost of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. )4M^«tMMMiF:«- WROUGHT IRON PIPE Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and couplings. Guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. Pipe out to sketch. It will pay to correspond with lU. ALBERT m DAVIDSON. Inc. 217-223 Union Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y. LIQUID PUTTY MACHINE Will last a lifetime. }1.25 JICH Adjofltable — can and frame separate — eaaily cleaned. Frame all one piece, oi malleable iron. More prac- tical and more eaaily opet- ated than any other. Seal-tight liquid pnttr at ' $1.25 per galloo MMROPOUTiK MlTERUl CO. 1398-1408 MetropoliUn An., BROOKLYN. N. Y. When ordering, pleaae mention Tlio . Exchaogr vi('\y of these circum.stance.'i Mr. Howard (k'cided to name his new Rose IjOs An- Ki'li'.-i, after his native town. The date of the christening was April 28, on whicli occasion the city government of Los Ai- geles lent its presence, as shown in our illustration. On that date something over 2000 cut blooms were exhibited in the salesrooms of Howard & Smith at Ninth and Olive sts., where they were viewed and favorably commented on by about 10,000 visitors. A brief descrip- tion is as follows : Its color is a luminous coral pink shaded at the base of the petals witi translucent gold. In fragrance its in- tensity of odor is strongly suggestive of Marechal Niel. One of its strong points is the exquisite form of the buds and fully opened flowers. The buds are long and pointed, expanding into a flower of mammoth proportions, with an ever-in- creasing intensity of color as the blooms mature. It is indeed beautiful in form from the expanding bud until the last petal drops. One of the most remark- .Tble features of this Rose is its wonder- ful lasting qualities in a cut state. Flowers grown under ordinary field cul- livation will last five to six days, the pi'tals being thick in texture and the whole flower substantial to a degree. In habit one of its strong characteristics is the production of an endless succession of flowers from early Spring to late .Autumn. The plants when once estab- lished send out strong shoots from base, which attain a height of 4ft. to 5ft. in two-year-old plants. Each of these shoots is crowned with magnificent flow- ers. With the passing of the terminal liloom strong laterals issue from the eyes of these stems and furnish further addi- tional flowers. A bad feature of many Uoses is their liability to mildew during dull weather. This Rose is absolutely mildew proof. Under the har.shest weather conditions it maintains its vigor- iius growth and healthy foliage. Henry W. Turner, H. R. Richards and .Jacob Dieterich acted as judges at the Sierra Madre Flower Show and escaped all damage. Henby W. Kruckeeerg. MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket On this Shelf Bracket 2 6-in. boards; or 2 l-in.,or 1^-in. pipes are placed, and can be clamped to either ridge or purlin oolumns. PI ATC 12x20x3 inches r L./* U 6 3-4 cents Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Metrnpolitati Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass all sizes from 6 x 8 to 16 x 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices Royal Glass Works 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N.Y. -- OOfVIL Ml^"D"^^H^ Florist's Plier No. 622-5K in. Cuts the finest bou- quet wires. Far superior to shears. Hand-honed and tested cutting edges. Scientific handles fit hand and pro- duce greater leverage. Sample 70c. Descriptive Booklet Free SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. Ul Chambers St., New York City Mhpn ordpriiig, nlfnsp When ordering, please mention The Ezcbanse ■PIPE- Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. 14-foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to slcetch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Established 1902 PFAFF & KENDALL '"^lAlTti!'- Naming Fred H. Howard's New Rose "Los Angeles" Members of the Los Angeles (Cal.) City Council injfront of Howard*& Smith's salesrooms, April 28, 1916, when they assisted in the naming of Mr. Howard's new hybrid tea Rose " Los Angelfis" JiV 20, 1916 The Florists' Exchange 1279 ''IT'S A KING 9f That's what people say when they see a greenhouse in which strength, utility and beauty are combined. King Greenhouses ar.e the result of years of experience in building for professional growers. King Iron Frame Construc- tion permits of great strength without the necessity for heavy, shadow-casting supports. Gives the plants every bit of sunlight all day and is at the same time adaptable to the demands of the architect. Ask for our Bulletin No. 43 if you want a prac- tical, permanent, productive greenhouse which will harmonize with beautiful surroundings. KING CONSTRUCTION CO. 26 King's Road NORTH TONAWANDA. N. Y. "All the Sunlight All Day Houses" When ordering, please rm'ntlmi The Kxcli Portland, Ore. (rotes Martin & Forbes are cutting th«ir Erst Gardenias at present, rather a oinor quantity, but everything they cut sold. Clarke Bros, are at present having an xcellent cut of Roses among which are ome fine long-stemmed Kaiserin. Zimmermann Bros, report the best Spring ever, and still busy. The Swiss Floral Co. is also enjoying busy time but is feeling the effect of ;he cold snap, as people will not set )Ut the plants in the face of a frost. The Willamette Dahlia Co. has sold in enormous quantity of Dahlias and Sladioll bulbs. C. W. Ward was a visitor this week. He was favorably impressed with some >f the Carnations he saw grown locally. Local fruit growers are heivy losers IS a result of the recent frosts. In some parts of the valley the frost was very leavy. rbe Market With the temperature bordering on the freezing point at night, and with light frost on the night of the 10th, and rain showers during the day, flowers are not as plentiful as they have been so far this Spring. As this is one of the latest Springs we have had in years, and Spring bedding has had a serious check, some growers fear that the weather will turn hot and shorten the time of planting so that all cannot be handled. Some percentage of the small stock of flowers on the market can be traced to the fact that the growers were holding back for Mother's Day. If the Carna- tions are as scarce ns they are pre- dicted to be, they will most likely retail at $1 per dozen. The best thing in cut flowers at present is Roses. The Snap- dragon is already cut with most growers and those that still are cutting some are fortunate, as they are very welcome at present. All in all there are enough flowers to take care of the business. With the exception of some miscellane- Painting and Glazing Greenhouses done by OWEN and VAN HAREN (Formerly with Hitchings & Co.) 275 Claremont Avenue JERSEY CITY, N. J. Phone : Bergen 4516 Drop us a line and our repre- sentative will call. AH Work Guaranteed Wbeg ordering, please mention Tlie Exchange ous left-overs and some potted Hydran- [ geas there is nothing in potted plants. ( H. NiKLAS. Greenhouse Building MiDDLEBUBY, Va. — William L. Ford is erecting an addition to his greenhouse on North St. IlABTFORD, Conn. — John Coombs, flo- rist, has recently received a permit for the erection of a greenhouse on Soutli st. AxjBUBN, Me. — A. Sherman & Sons, market gardeners, are erecting a new greenhouse, fo be 100ft. long and 35ft. wide. AVOID^DISAPPOINTMENT Advertising copy and cuts must be in our hands by TUESDAY NIGHT to se- cure insertion in current week's issue. Moninger Workmanship Every greenhouse that goes out of the Moninger factory represents the work of experts. When you do business with us, you can be assured that your order will be in the hands of highly trained and skilled work- men, from the first designing of the structure to the finishing touches on the complete job. All Moninger work is of uniform high quality — the smallest order receives the same careful attention as the largest. The excellence of Moninger workmanship is only one reason for the superiority of our ALL-STEEL frames. Every detail of our construction is based on standard engineering practice, and none but the very best material is ever used in all our work. That is why Moninger greenhouses are best in the long run. We welcome the opportunity of proving our claims, so let us send you our " Proof Book." Write to our nearest office. JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY Everything for the Greenhouse CHICAGO 912 Blackhawk St. CINCINNATI 2308 Union Central BIdg. NEW YORK 806 Marbrldfte BIdg. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Quality, Durability, Efficiency are obtained in a Greenhouse, Conservatory or si milar struc- tures when built by George Pearce 203 Tremont Ave. Orange, N. J. cTelephone— 962 M) at a less cost than asked by others for indifferent work. Distance no object. Write or SEE ME before placing your order elsewhere and save money. When ordering, please nr-nllon The ExrliHiice Select the exactly right Ventilating Apparatus for your new greenhouses. What kind is that ? Of course, it's the ADVANCE. Try it once and you will always use ADVANCE material only. Let us give you our catalogue ADVANCE CO., Richmond, Ind. When ordering, please mention The Eicbange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS 1280 The Florists' Exchange May 20, 1911 mmimmk^k .'.«§ uyLilii Iron frame of reconstructed construction 68 x 200 erected lait Fall for Wm. Ash & Son at South Vineland. N.J. . A Growing Grower IT comes pretty close to being a flying leap to go from a greenhouse made of sash to a full fledged iron frame house of the most up-to-the-minute construction. It takes more than money, it takes nerve. When Wm. Ash and Son saw that there was more money per dollar to be made in a green- house than in growing outdoor crops, they got their paper and pencils out and did some tall figuring. Before they had spent a dollar for a greenhouse their figures proved they could make a profit from a full fledged iron frame house 40 x 200. We built the house for them. It paid just as they figured it would pay. That was in 1912. Last Fall we completed another house 68m ft. x 200 ft. The roof pitch is Zbi-a degrees. Center distance between columns about 38 feet. Side distance between columns about 13 feet. Posts are set on four way braced cast iron bases bedded in concrete. No part of the steel post is below ground. The. first was our reconstructed construction with 6 lights of 20 in. glass to each section. The last one has 7. The sides are 7 ft. 6 in. high instead of 5 ft. 6 in. It's the only house of its kind in the Vineland section of New Jersey. Just as this grower was the first to put in overhead irrigation in the section, so he was the first to ap- preciate that the iron frame house is the best house any way you figure. Materials won't be any lower this year. Everybody says the chances are they will be higher next. So build now while building is good. You know we go anywhere for busi- ness or to talk business. HitcKitvsfs^ Gompanv NEW YORK— 1170 Broadway General Offices and Factory— ELIZABETH N. J. BOSTON— 49 Federal Street PHILADELPHIA— 40 South 15th Street Their First Iron Frame House was 40 x 200 '^y:-y;i>'^^^;;jc; i^-&^^ ^^^ A Is the first house. B The lean-to workroom. C The last house. D The power house When ordering, please mention The Exchange A WEEKLY TRADE MEDIUM FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE ALLIED INDUSTRIES Vol. XlI. No. 22 I\tW YUKK Near Tenib Avenue AM) UnlCAUU Wabash Avenue MAY 27, 1916 One Dollar per Annum VARIEGATED VINCAS Fine phitits, 4-inrh pots, SlO.Oii fo S12.00 per 100 RHODODENDRONS Finest assorted viirieties. Kettle- drum^ Charles Dickens, Boule de Neige, Everestianum, Lady Arm- strong, Album Elegans, Cataw- biense Alba, Charles Bagley, Roseum Superbum, etc., etc. Fine plants, well budded. 1 J.^ to 2 feet high, $12.00. S15.U0 and SIS.OO per dozen. CANNAS Strong Plants, iu 4-iui.-li pots, of tlie following varieties Souv. d'Antoine Crozy, Florence Vaughan, Buttercup, Beaute de Poitevine, Egandale, and Venus. .^t.l.dDpiT lUO. King Humbert and New York. <.-i'r mu. Tarrytown. >^liMMt prr luit. HYDRANGEAS FOR SUMMER-BLOOMING We iiave an muisually fine stock of these plants, which have heen kept dormant during the Winter and are now starting into growth. They will begin to bloom in July and will remain in flower during August. These plants are in great demand at Summer resorts for lawn and piazza decoration. We offer the following varietiea in 14-inch tubs: Otaksa, and the new French varieties. Avalanche, Fraicheur, E. G. Hill, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Mme. E. Mouillere, Mile- Renard Gaillard and Radiance. S2.00 to S3.00 each. Also Otaksa. very large, fine, symmetrical specimens in half-barrels, unusually heavily budded, $10.00 to $15.00 each TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NEW YORK ENGLISH IVY line plants, 4-inch pnts, $12.00 to $1G.00 per 100 DRACAENA INDIVISA Fine plants for centers of large vases, S-inch pots, SI. 50 to S2.00 each. BOXWOOD Pyramids, 3 feet high, S2.5U e;uh; ;!i2fcct liigh, S3.()() each; 4 foot high, S4.0I) cacJi. Bush, 18 inches high, fine bushy plants, $50.00 per 100. CARNATIONS strong plants, 2>i-inch pots, ready for outside planting AUce (Fisher's New Pink), SS.OO per KlU: Matchless, Enchantress, Champion, White Perfection, Winsor. Beacon, ete.. .5.5.00 per 100. F. R. PIERSON CO., When. orderlriK, please mt'ntlun The Excbange Bulbs Giganteum - ( 7-9, Caae 300 $20.00 I 9-10 Case 200 $20.00 Begonias Per 100 Per 1000 Gloire de Lorraine, 2M-inch $13.00 $125.00 Gloire de Cincinnati, 2J^-inch 15.00 140.00 PANSIES, field-grown, fine large plants 1.50 12.50 All leM» 3% ditcount for cawh with order. Ccmcfcry or Lawn Cut Flower Vases White or Green Enameled (Peterson Patent) These will give perfect eatisfaction to your cuBtoniers. Made iu two sizes at the following prices: No. 1, per dozen. $2.00; per 100. $15,001 , ^t^ No. 2. per dozen, 1.60; per 100. 12.OO | ^"^ ^^ P^' ""* I.et us send you a trial order and convince you of their superiority. We are sole owners of patent. Carried by all the leading florists' supply houees in the country. WM. F. KASTING CO., f^L^SX St. Y. Wlicii <.r.l.Tiiig, i.lf ali.iii Tlir L\.:1k Bedding Plants For immediate shipment. Nice, clean, 2 '4-inch pot stock, ' ready for planting. SALVIA, ALTERNANTHERA, COLEUS, CENTAUREA (Dusty Miller) $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000 FLOWERING VINCAS YELLOW BOSTON DAISY $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000 3-inch pots. $10 00 per 100 MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS BEGONIA { Ice Plant) SEMPERFLORENS $3.00 per 100 $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Roses on Their Own Roots 3000 Hoosier Beauty. $10.00 per 100, $90 00 per 1000 Mrs. Aaron Ward, Killarney Queen, Radiance, Kaiserin, Double White Killarney, Killarney Brilliant $7 50 per 100. $60.00 per 1000 Prices to the Trade Only AKFlERSON INC ^'^'O^MWELL Conk m CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 1301. GERANIUMS We have a splendid stock of 2-in. and 3-in. Geraniums at $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000 for 2-in.; and «3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. We will send one thousand made up of an assortment of 50 each of 20 varieties, our Belection» for $18.50 per 1000 for 2-in., and $25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS Wc list over one liuntlrcd varieties, $2.00 pcf 100, $18.50 per 1000. PETUNIAS Double in Mixed Colors, selected from tiie finest strains; 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000; 3-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 AGERATUM. Six varieties $2.00 $18.50 $3.00 $25.00 ALYSSUM. Dwarf and giant 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 ALTERNANTHERAS. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA Luminosa 3.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CANNA. Standard varieties 3.00 25.00 COLEUS. Ten varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA Platyeentra 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENAS. Sir varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PARLOR rVY, S. Scandens 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SALVIA, BonSre and Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SENECIO argenteus (or Dustv Miller) 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SWAINSONA. White 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 Cabbage and Lettuce Plants $1.00 per 1000: 10,000 and over 85c. per 1000 Cash with order. R. VINCENT, JR. & SONS CO., "Z^R^rAlfp^" When ordtrlnc please mention The Rxchnnge CLASSIFIED Pages 1312 to 1317 ^•i 1282 I The Florists' Exchange jf^jfj^LJitJf^^j^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^)f^-^'¥^ CANES Clean $7.00 6 to 8 feet per 1000 Ground Bone Finely pulverized $5.00 per 200 lbs. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey Street, NEW YORK 3f -¥^****>f¥-¥'-V^-¥^¥-¥^¥)f-¥-K'¥"¥-¥-¥-¥Jf-K-|t*)f-K SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters QUEEN OF THE MARKET The beat extra early variety; large, double flowers, on long stems, in colors: Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White. Trade packet 20c.. ounce 75c. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN, PRIMXJLAS, irom our own Cold Storage Plant. LILY OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List mailed on application. mm, \\m, mm co., The Seed Store faneuil Hall Square, Boston MEYER'S^B RAND FORMOSUMS- GIGANTEUMS-MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street. NEW YORK WE BOOK NOW ORDERS for next Fall and Spring deliveries, for the full line of Florists* Forcing Bulbg and Plants, such as Japan Lilies. French and Holland Bulbs, Roses, Azaleas, Rhododendrons. Boxwood and other Decorative Evergreens. Palms, Bay Trees, etc. Order timely, please. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, =' «tp'^o^''„.'T?2^^'' New York When ordering, please mention The Exchange SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. Nonh Side) CYCAS REVOLUTA STEMS (SAGO PALMS) Stroni and healthy bulbs, size H to 6 lbs. 25 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $9.00, 300 lbs. $25.00, 500 lbs. $40.00. BEGONIAS TUBEROUS ROOTED Sinfile varieties in colore, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Double varieties in colors, $4.00 per 100. .Send for Special Flower Seed Catalogue THE MOORE SEED CO. 125 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. GARDEN SEED BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP. RADISH and GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other itemi of the short crop of this past eeasoa, aa well as a full line of Garden seeds, will be quoted you upOD application to S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS IDey St, NEW YORK, and ORANGE, CONN. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The L. D.WALLER SEED CO. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA Sweet Pea and Nasturtium SPECIALISTS Correspondence Solicited When ordering, please mention Tlie Exchange The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY Now Is the Time to Place Orders for PAN.SY SEED. Special florists' mixture, extra fine strain, $.5.00 per oz. MIGNONETTE SEED. Giant strain, greenhouse grown, S5.00 per oz. SNAPDRAGON KEYSTONE (New). Clear rose pink, Winter blooming variety, $1.00 per pkt. CYCLAMEN SEED, English. Separate colors, $8.50 per 1000. CYCLAMEN SEED, German. Sep.arate colors, $5.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED. Greenhouse grown, $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000. BEGONIA Cincinnati. 2]4-m., strong, twice transplanted, $15.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Lorraine. 2J^-in., strong, $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2H-in-, strong, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. POINSETTIAS. Strong, 2}^-in. (true Xmas type), $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Write us regarding Fern Flats: Bostons, Scottii, Roosevelt, Whitmani, Teddy Jr., and other varieties for immediate or later planting. Have you placed your order for LILIUM Giganteum, Rubrum, For- mosum and Album ? We aim to supply the best produced in Japan and invite correspondence regarding our stock. Having any trouble with your hose? The MAGIC Hose — best made — will do away with all your troubles. We handle that brand and no other. Jrinch (2 ply), 15c. per ft.; Jl-inch (2 ply), 16c. per ft. Couplings included. Catalogue for the asking. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 Lincoln Building PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, please nunition The I'^schance OUR MOTTO) **TIffi BEST TII4B MARKET >^PORDS * Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips When ordering, please mention The Exchange If You Force Bulbs For Exhibition Write at Once for Our Special Advance Offer New and Especially Meritorious Bulbs for Show and Exhibition It Contains the Largest List of the Best Novelties for 1916 BK llP-TO-I)ATE. WRITE AT ONCE WEEBER & DON 114 CHAMBERS STREET NEW YORK Wln^n oriliTJii^:. plea.^e ni-'ntiou Tln^ Exchange BEANS, PEAS, RADISH and all GARDEN SEEDS Write for Prices I FONARD^EED CO. ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE When ordering, pleaae mention The E?ichange Forcing Gladiolus ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensis, red. . . 1.25 10.00 Francis King, scarlet. . 1.25 10.00 A. Henderson & Co. 21 1 N. State St., Chicago, III. Ill inn Tlic ICxcliange r\ LI* - Best kinds for cut flowers, named fine I^anilaS clumps. Jack Rose, Sylvia. Queen Victoria, Pembroke. Gus. Douzon. Cliff. W. Brutton, Jackson, Mrs., 20th Century, Brum- hilde, Cuban Giant, $3.00 per 100; mixed. S2.00. r'^Uilliitvio 6- S-in., S1.75: S-lO-in.. $3.50;10-12- V^aiaaiUmS jn., »5.50; IS-U-in.. SS.OO per 100. r^onnoe l^P^t kinds, named, all started, $7.80 \^annaS per lOO; mixed. Sl.SO per lOO. Shellroad Greenhouses, Baltimore, Md. Whea ordering, please tpentlon The Exchanee When ordering, please mention The EschanEe PANSIES MY GIANT PANSIES. In superb colors, all ^rown from selected stock. Fine, strong plants, in 'aloom. Sl.OO per 100. Smaller size, all in bloom, $5.00 per 1000, by ex- press. Small quantities by Parcel Post, 25c. extra per 100, if not over 300 milea. FINEST MIXED PANSY SEED. New crop ready June 20th. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS Lock Box 254 SOUTHPORT, CONN, Grower of Fine Pansles When ordering, please mention The Bxchauge W.E. Marshall & Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166 West 23d St., NEW YORK I Way 2T, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1283 — -t s ^eeir ®raire i^eport ^ } ■■ - — - .. ■■ — — ^ WIICKICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Prcflidcnt, John M. Iui'ton, MaUidiik, N. Y.; first II* nrrsident. KiKiiv It. Whue, Detroit. Mioh.; second vice-president. V . W. Ht>L(;iAN<>, Wiiahingtoii, I) <_' secretiiry-treusurer. C K. Kendhi., 2010 Ontario St.. Clevelantl, <).; ii3.-*i.-^taiit secretar.v. S. 1'". IViLLAHU. Jh., C:leveland. O. Conveulion. Chicago. June I'O to 22. 191U. \inerican Seed Trade Association Annual Convention rill' tliii'tj-fonrtli annual mepting of lliis ass'pcialiun lia."^ been callfd to con- vene at llie llulel Sherman, Chicago, 111., lune aniJ, lilia Tlie prosrani has tliis year been ptir- |io.sel.v shortened as matters of vital im- [lortance to the associatitm ami the trade will he up for discussion ami it was bought wise to allow snliicient time to consider them. The following are the rates at the Hotel Sherman, which has been selected :is headiinarters : Itoom wilh bath $2, $2.r>C), .$;i up to .$."1; room for two with bath. .$;?, $;i.5(i. $4 up to $tS ; Suites of two rooms for two persons, $5, $7 and up. The mauagcnient urges early reserva- tions to avoid disappointment. C. E. Kenbel, Secretary. The order of business as outlined is as follows : Reports of the secretary and treasurer ; election of members ; reports of committees; reading of eommunica- lions; unfinished business; new busi- ness : general discussions and annual election and installation of officers. At the opening session at 10 o'clock on June 20 papers will be read as follows: "Ac- counting and Business Methods" by Itobert E. Belt, Federal Trade Commis- sion, Washington, LI. C. ; "Corn Grow- ing in tbe Northwest" by A. K. Bush. Northrop, Iving & Co., Minneapolis, >liun. ; "Farmers' Association" by Joliu A. Salzer, John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., and "Advertising — Fair Play Seed," by Frank B. White, Agricul- tural Publishers' Ass'n, Chicago, 111. The social features will consist of tbe president's reception on Tuesday even- ing at the Hotel Sherman and the an- imal lianiinet on Wednesday evening. European Notes Things are going along more or less swimmingly with us just now with a I temperature that would do credit to "a I wild March luoraing." As a result our I Turnips are nearly three weeks late in I blooming, but they keep on growing all I the time. If our growers were not re- ■ porting failures so persistently we should begin to hope for a larger yield than seemed possible in February last, but I every ten-acre field that has to be plowed up leaves an aching void that is most distiessing to tbe seedsman. The farmer does not need to worry as he can fill up the vacant field with Mustard or some other catch crop which will enable him to retrieve his loss. Some surpri.se has been expressed at the easy manner in which the Dutch growei's have been able to obtain such unheaid of prices for Spinach. Sugar Beet is the primary cause, although the short crops last year and an unusually heavy demand are to some extent re- sponsible. The price which the sugar factories have agreed to pay for the roots is more than double the figures which ruled two years ago, and as the land is n-ally benefited by tbe culture necessary, lo i)roduce niercliantable Sugar Beet roots, while it is terribly impoverished in the production of Spinach seed, it is not ditlicult to understand why the farmer prefers tbe Beet, and will only accept Spinach to fill up land of an inferior quality. This and the shortage of ar- tificial manures accounts for the numer- ous re-sowings that have taken place. Many of the fields left standing will never pay tbe e.'jpenses of cultivation. Very tempting prices are being offered to the growers to sow Mustard, Linseed, Poppy and other i|uick-growing crops but the shortage of labor is a stumbling block in the way. .A very considerable acreage has been planted with Cabbages to be exported to a neighboring country as soon as they are fit to cut. Very high prices are being paid for this crop and the farmer "will have the money fnr the entire crop in his possession befoi-e (he goods leave his farm. America is not the only coun- try that gathers in the shekels by a be- nevolent neutrality. .\t the sanu' lime the action of the British Government in i)rohibitirig the import of Dutch bulbs into Britain is a serious matter for the bulb growers, liut with her coffers full to tivertlowing, .-Vmerica will doulilless come to tlie res- cue, aiul take the (British) lion's share. It is reported that the flower seeds which had been ordered to he sold b.v the prize court realized vei-y good prices at the sale and were practically all sold. The labels on the packages showed thai the miijor portion liad been shipi)ed by a well known firm in Erfurt, and anotlii'i- equally well known tirm in Quedlinliurg. As the iiurchasers had to give a guar- antee that the seeds would not be ex- ported, tliere is no fear of their being dumped on your shores. EiiROPR.\N Seeds. Imports May 15. — S. S. Bermudian — Maltii.s .. $2.1."i per lb. (ill .Wb. lots) $2.00 per lb. (in 10-lb. lots) Seed ready for immediate delivery We arc now Ixiokin^j; (irilcrs lV)r Spr-ing, 1917, delivery. A^ote. — yVo rdail or Florisl trade supplied. C. C. HOY CO. WhotcMaie Seed Growers and Merchants 99 Gold St., New York City 0^'",^»'--^/7 f # .-*^# #■%■■#■ i .# >«--WS' GLADIOLUS Various Choice Mixed Varieties See our Florista' Catalogue and ask for special prices J.M.THORBURN&CO. 53 BARCLAY STREKT NEW YORK Wbou ordering, ijU'Jse lut-nllon The Kxebaugp WhfP ordering. pIphbp rof^ntUm Tin- Kxrhnnep Gladioli Catalogue now ready JOHN LEWIS GHILDS, Inc. FLOWERFIELD. L. I., N. Y. Wben orderlDtf, plea^a meDlluu The Ezcbaii#« 1284 The Florists' Exchange Tuberous Rooted Begonias Splendid imported biilba now on hand. Grown from the finest large-flowering strains. d^z. ino 1000 Single Sorts. White, Scarlet, Yellow, Pink . .$0M %2.'>0 S20.00 Single Frilled "5 5.00 40.00 Single Butterfly 75 5.00 40.00 Single Mixed Colors 30 2.00 16.00 Double Sorts, White, Scarlet, YeUow, Pink .40 3.00 24.00 DoubleFrilled 90 6.00 50.00 Double Butterfly 90 0.00 50.00 Double Mixed Colors 35 2.60 20.00 Seedsmen, write us for mailing size, samples and prices. GLADIOLUS AMERICA, First size AMERICA, Second size CHICAGO, Wliit(>, first size. CALADIUMS 1000 $10.00 s.oo 25.00 1000 AUGUSTA, First size $10.00 AUGUSTA, Srcoiul size 8-00 MRS. FRANCIS KING, lia-infli 10.00 II- to U-inch. . . . I2-inrh and up , ino . Jfi.On . 14.00 NEW YORK Vaughan's Seed Store When ordtTJng. please m'-ntlop The Exclniii^'e CHICAGO Yellow King Humbert Canna THE GRANDEST GREEN-LEAVED CANNA ON EARTH. A SPORT OF RED KING HUMBERT. ORIGI- NATED BY US FIVE YEARS AGO Large 3-in. pot plants, 35c. each. §3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100. Only a Few Thousand Plants for Sale at Any Price. Mail us your order today Grow this Canna, and you will never grow any other yellow Canna with green foliage. Flowers larger than King Hum- bert, lightly spotted red; not affected by sun and heavy rains; five and six clusters, larger than a peck measure, on one stalk. A very healthy grower. Plant design beds with red and yellow Iving Humbert Canna, same as red and yellow Coleus, and you will have a wonderful show. Florists who liave seen this Canna growing on our place say, without exception, that it leads any- thing for show and rank growing and free blooming they have ever seen. Received Certificate of Merit at New York Flower Show. Do not fail, under any circum- stances, to try at least a few plants. Order toda'y. St.. a special offer is being made of tuberous-rooted Begonias and Caladiiims. The sale of green plants continues to be a pronounced feature at this store, but all seasonable seeds and sundries are moving well. J. M. Thorbuni & Co., 53 Barclay st., report that there is a heavy call for Timothy and Clover seed and field Corn. There is also an unusually late demand fur llower seeds and bulbs. Al»»r.A I Dviron Wholesale Florist Alonzo J. Bryan, washmgto, N.J Thr KxclKnme Mastodon Pansies Cannot appear before tlie eyes of every- body. If they did. how could we supply the demand? But they are finding their way into the gardens of palaces and peasants all "over the world. But the most astonish- ing fact is. the seed can now be had as cheap and cheaper than sonic oniinary Pansies. 19tB GUT PRICES MASTODON MIXED. H az. 65c.. Ji oz. S2.25, oz. »4.00, 4 oz. $12.00. PRIVATE STOCK MIXED. H "z- |«»1.00, H oz. $3.25, oz. $6.00, 4 oz. $20.00. GREENHOUSE SPECIAL (New.) K oz. $1.00, Jo oz. $4.00, oz. $8.00. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON When ui-diTJni:. nle;ise mi-iiti..n 'I'lic \''.\r\ l'o Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed only to these who plant for profit Wlien ordering, pleanf* mention Thp Erchance Routzahn Seed Co. Arroyo Grande, Cal. Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists Wholesale Growers of Full Liet of Flower and Garden Seeds When ordering, pleasp meptloo The Bicfaaogf The Exhanfe-Alertand Up-te-date Chicago Seed Trade Vangluin's Si'cd Store reports the rniuiter trade huliling up well. There is ;i s<>i"l (leniuiid fur vegetable plants of all kinds. This liuu.se is pursuing an ag- gressive eampaigii in adv^-rtising in the loeal papers, whieh is prudncing e.\cel- lent results. A large shipment "f Bay trees is expected this week that reaohed New York by the S. S. New Amsterdam on Saturday. Like all other business houses in the city, much inconvenience is exiierieneed by the strike of the express" wagon drivers. The shipping of plant stock from the greenhouses and nurseries at Western Springs fortunately goes along without interruption or difficulty. Much bulb and other stock for express shipments from the city store and ware- houses is transported by trucks to West- ern Springs, and from there turned over to the express company, the strike not having affected the working of the ex- press companies at the suburban sta- tions. Winterson's Seed »Store continues to enjoy a good retail trade. The uuprece- de'nt'edly cold weather for tliis .season has been favorable so far, although certain liues of vegetable and flowering plants will move better with -warmer weather. The usual large shipment of Bay trees that this house receives annually are re- ported to liave arrived in New York on Saturday, and will be due in Chicago the end of the present week. This house is also having the usual trouble with ex- press shipments owing to the strike. Some important shipments of perishable stock from the East have been at the express warehouses in the city and up to S.a-turday a delivery had not been eirecte Trade Marl. Books Plant Propagation This is a compieliensive work of 322 pages, coveiins all methods of propagat- iug outdoor and indoor plants, such as by grafting, budding, cuttiugs, layers. A yast amount of information has been col- lected, and good practical photographs illustrate the work on almost every page. At the price it seems very good value. Just how detailed the information is can scarcely be outlined iu a short notice, but we would .state that there are 19 chapters covering the lines already men- tioned, the last chapter containing a di- gest of laws affecting nursery stock and an index to the plants mentioned in -the work. Condensed cultural instructions are given in regard to annuals and peren- nials from seed, woody plants, ever- greens, vines, bulbs, greenhouse and house plants, ferns, palms, water plants, orchids and cacti. There are no less than 213 illustrations, which will also help to give an idea as to the extent and character of the work. It is one of those books that propagators and all who have the handling of a variety of stock ought to possess, as they are sure to find it of value for reference many a time. My Winter Orchid-Flowering SWEET PEAS were the best paying crop with many thousandsofgrowers who bad purchased our seed in time. They have received the highest awards at the Nat. Flower Shows in Philadelphia and New York; the Gold Medal of Honor at San Francisco and the Gold Medal in San Diego World's Fair. New list of over 50 best commercial varieties will be mailed in June. If you are not already on our book, send in your name. I am the originator of the largest number of Winter-Orchid Sweet Peas, ever seen or shown. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, • Lompoc, Cal. Sweet Pea Ranch *Plant Propagration, Greenhouse and Nursery Practice, by M. G. Kains, Prof, of Horticulture. Pennsylvania State Col- lege. New York: Orange Judd Co.. 1916. Postpaid $1.65. Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See 'arge advt. on page 1320, this issue' When order ine. dIphsp m*'ntion The Exchange Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly particulara ae to forthcoming exhibitions.) Amherst, Mass. — Graduates School of Aj^riculture. in connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 3-28, 1S16. Bar Harbor, Me. — Amer. S. Pea Soc.'s annual show. July 14-15. Sec'y H. A. Eunyard. Crreenwicli, Conn. — Fall flower, fruit anri vegetable show of the Westchest. r and Fairfield Horticultural Society, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 1916. Hartford, CoiuL. — Summer show of the Connecticut Hort. Soc, June 27-28. liewistou, Me. — Annual flower show of Lewiston and Gardeners' Union, Aug. 24 and 25. Mamaroneck, N". T. — Summer show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horti- cultural Society, June 16-17. Mount Klsco, m. T. — Fall show of the Northern Westchester County Hort. and Agri. Soc, Oct. 27-29. Sec'y A. G. Ross. Annandale Farm. New York. — International Apple Shiii- pers' Ass'n, Aug. 2. New 'S'ork, N. T. — Amer. Dahlia Soc.'s annual show, Sept. 26-28. in Engineer- ing Bldg., 25 W. 39th St. Sec'y J. H. Dick. New ■york. — Fall exhibit Horticulturiil Societv of New York: at Museum ^1 Natural History, Nov. 9-12. Sec'y Gt". V. Nash, Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. T. New 'X'ork, — Pelham Bay Park. — Inter- national Garden Club's flower show. June 1-4. Secretary of the club. Miss Harriet Johnstone, 162 E. 36th St.. New Tork City; show manager, Arthur Herrington. New 'York. — Annual Chrysanthemum show of the American Institute, En- gineering Society Bldg., 25-33 W. 39th St., New York., Nov. 8-10. Sec'y Wm. A. Eagleson, The American Institute, 322-324 W. 23d. St. New York. — Exhibition of the American Peony Societj'. American Museum "i" Natural History. June 9 to 11 in- clusive. Schedules on application to A. P. Saunders, Sec'y, Clinton, N. Y. Orang'e, N. J. — Dahlia show of the N. J. Floricultural Soc. Providence, B. I. — Rhode Island Horti- cultural Society's Summer show, June 16. Providence, R. I. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Sept. 12-13. Providence, B. I. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Nov. 14-15. St. Iiouis, Mo. — Spring show, March IS- IS, 1917. Syracuse, N. Y. — N. Y. State Fair, Sept. 11-16. ■West Springrfleld, Mass. — Opening of the Eastern States Agricultural Exposi- tion, October. I Mav 27, lOUi. The Florists' Exchange 1287 MAMMOTH AUCTION SALES of BAY TREES :: PALMS :: ASPIDISTRAS :: Etc. Also GERANIUMS, COLEUS, and all kinds of BEDDING and POTTED PLANTS TWO SALES ^'^''^Vff'i^Lr;?^.''"'^'' TWO SALES The MacNiff Horticultural Company, 52, 54 and 56 Vesey St., New York nliTliip. please mention The Eirliniij:e Importations of Seeds Importations of seeds, their values, ami duty, for the three months from July 1 to Sept. 30, 1915, were as follows: Rate of Duty Quantity Value Duty Anise (pounds) 2c. lb 2c.lb.— 20%.. Free 108,982 ■ 55,283 8,217 83,298 11,108 1,067,246 822,767 53,732 2,639 110,021 113 163,254 $7,990 4,029 644 9,493 3,978 36,930 66,578 29,160 1,371 156,159 630 28,654 " "4,718 26 4,960 100,095 22 1,785 3,971 5,990,951 19,918 60,757 9,393 207,353 11,564 896 55,780 1,248 1,066 62,647 410,704 $3,446 245 116 800 105,757 150 20 105 21,151 3,227 18,606 21,258 6,804 28,764 8,505 72,399 46,344 27 $2 179 Do. (Reciprocitv treaty with Cuba) 884 Beet— Sugar (pounds) 3c. lb Cabbage (pounds) 6c lb 666 He. lb Ic lb Caraway (pounds) 8 227 Cardaniom (pounds) ' Free 3c. lb 79 Castor beans or seeds (bushels) 15c. bush Free 16,503 Celery (pounds) Free Free 237,032 252 991,949 737,508 17 35,268 247,093 4,693,172 Corn Salad (pounds) 3c lb 7 Free Cummin (pounds) Free 10c. lb Free Fenugreek (pounds) Free 20c. bush Free 938,634 Flower Free Grass — .\ifalfa (pounds) 503,998 69,713 2,491,204 97,406 9,900 762,862 12,034 27,018 998,129 4,972,264 250,002 1,129 346 30,420 1,992,247 1,288 235 203 3,687 23,642 685,656 990,842 112,201 309,554 3,985 '69,079 683 Clover — ..Msike (pounds) Free Free Red (pounds) Free White (pounds) Free Free Vetch- Hairy (pounds) Free . Spring (pounds) .' Free All other (pounds) Free Free Total grass seed (pounds) Free Hemp (pounds) 6c. lb $67 Kohl-Rabi (pounds) 6c lb 20 Mushroom Spawn (pounds) Ic lb 304 Free . . . 3c. lb 7 Pepper (pounds) lOo.lb 15c. buah 3c. lb 20 553 709 Rape (pounds) Spinach (pound.s) Ic lb 1,122 Turnip and Rubabaga (pounds) 3c lb 9,286 Other oilseeds (bushels) 20c. bush Free 5c. lb 50. lb.— 20%. . /Free 797 not edible, coniferous evergreen seedlings, hoar- Do. (reciprocity treaty with Cuba) 3,453 27 Total seeds 826,705 6,393,784 I Dutiable Delayed Importations Found to be Nearly Worthless Thi- arrival in Wasliiugtou, D. C. of shipini'iits of lldlland stock in very bad order brought about by the great delays suffered in moving the plants frnm the place of produetiou in that cciuntry to their destination in the l.inited States, is causing the florists here to wonder as to what the prospects are fur the Fall. It is nninted out by traveling representa- tives of the foreign growers that the Hol- land-American line has already taken off several boats, that in all prcihability more will follow, aiid that when it comes time to ship the Fall consignments, there will be very little in the way of ocean trauspjrtation facilities. Travelers from abroad admit that the prospects look bad. despite all assertions to the contrary. If there comes a great shortage of neutral bottoms, and the Hol- lanil-.\.meiican Line is the one upon which they must depend to the greatest e.xtent. it is very doubtful if the ship owners will care to bother with nursery stock, bulbs and other similar and bulky commodities, when they can get other more valuable cargoes tbat will bring a greater net return. The shutting off of the American mar- ket would prove to be a sad blow to the Hollanders. It is expected that the British market will he lost to them, and other sources for uutlet will be elimi- nated or so l^adly iliminished as to offer very little to the Dutch. America thus beeomes its largest customer. The inadequate shipping facilities have been felt in all lines. In addition to this come various delays. Some such trou- ble as this is responsible for the loss of a shipment ot Hydrangeas and a ship- ment of Boxwood from Holland con- signed to Fred II. Kramer, 916 F St., Northwest, valued at t>etween .1^700 and .$S0<1. it is said. They arrived here, ac- cording to Mr. Kramer, in such shape as to be practically worthless. MiLLiXGTON, M.\ss. — Mrs. S. A. Vinea has just returned from the South where she has been selecting fine dagger ferns and other supplies for the Crowl Fern Co. She reports business good. She had a fine trip and is feeling much better. Fischer's Splendens The Magnificent Lavender Freesia The only commercial colored Freesia in the world, a truly wonderful production that cost many years to produce. The above cut will give you some idea of its beauty. It is a bunch of only a dozen sprays, photographed side by side with a dozen sprays of my new giant white. One glance will satisfy any one of its great com- mercial merit, and no words are necessary to describe it, except to say, that the bunches in the cut measured nearly three feet tall, not including the vase. It is much larger and stronger in every way than Purity, one of its parents, and has the same fine habit of growth and is very fragrant. I offer it in two shades of color, a bluish lavender and a reddish lavender. Only good sized flowering bulbs offered. Price, per dozen $4.50, per hundred $25.00 Cash with order Sent postpaid July delivery RUDOLPH FISCHER San Gabriel, California ^mmmmrmmmfmMrmMrmmMfmMfmMfmmrmmm'mm?. When ordering, pleaae mention Tbe Eicbange JAMES VICK'S SONS Giant Snapdragons Seedsmen, Nurserymen, Florists ^hi^e. Yellow, Pink. Scarlet, Garnet i From 2-iiu-h pots. S2.00 per 100 ROCHESTER, N. Y. | h. F. Boerger, «='''?fE"C^"f ork ''°- j When ordering, please meutlon Tbe Eichange j „.„„„ „,flor<„c. ..i.-.p m.,„l..„ Tl,.- F.TH.nni;. Thousands of Beautiful 6 to 12 feet Nursery Grown Hemlocks, Cheap ItlE F. I CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2&4&-4, Bridgeport Diviaion. Make appoLntmenr. See tbe stock. Eatabliahed 21 year*. Wben ordering, please mentfoa Tbe Exchange Contract Growers OF Peppei, Egg Plant, Kale, Okra, Radish, Tomato, Spinach, Turnip, Sweet Corn, Field Com Stokes Seed Farms, ■».. Moorestown, N. J. When ordering, please mention Tbe Excbange 1288 TheFlorists' Exchange SHDUNC Silver Ptsk Snjpdragoi), pincM tncf. Csm« 4S Iltver thwu, tidiuivt si ait {[rtwtb II tUtt t[ ibt [lTf Ifid I Silver fikk Seedluigt rtiii) U ihrp. Snapdragon Pointers To be most successful it is better to be governed by tested rules. We give a few pointers regarding Snapdragon taken from our experimental records: Sow seed of our genuine Silver Pink Snapdragon before June 15, follow directions on topping and benching, setting the plants 12x15. The first crop of blooms will come in December, which should be cut, leaving all other growth. The myriads of shoots left should begin flowering in February and continue to flower until June. There should be from 30 to 50 shoots on each plant. If your trade calls for heavy spikes, thin them out. If for medium spikes, let all remain. So much for the greatest and most productive Snapdragon in existence. Treatment for other varieties will be about the same except they can be planted closer. Snapdragon is our one business. No better seeds can be produced. Each variety grown for seed is kept under glass in separate houses. We offer pure seed as follows: Our original Silver Pink, Sl.OO per pkt., 3 for S2.50, 7 for S5.00. Seed of Nelrose, Phelps* White. Yellow, Garnet, Buxton and Fancy Mised, at 35c. per pkt., 3 for Sl.OO. Free cultural directions. All orders cash. We have a few thousand seedling plants of Silver Pink at S5.00 per 100. This ad. will guide you to prosperity. Save it. G. S. RAMSBURG, - Somersworth, N. H. WhPTi f^rflf^rlnff. Tilense nr'ntlon The Exchange When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just what you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFLA in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra primk long white broad Majunga, Ist quality Majunga and Ist quality Tamatave. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RI€HARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. I., England Manufacturer and Shipper of all Sundries Cable Address: ^'Vaporizing** London When ordering, please mt^nti.m The ICxcliiintre 500.000 PANSIES Field-Grown — In Bud and Bloom — Mixed Colors There is no better strain for commercial purposes than my Superb Strain Pansies, grown from seed of my own raising, and the result of over 20 years' careful breeding. Send a trial order and be convinced. Fine, large plants, $1.25 per 100, SIO.OO per 1000. Some extra large plants, $15.00 per 1000. 13,000 VINCA Variegata Out of 4-inch pots, $12.50 per 100. GERANIUMS, out of SH-inch pots, $7.00 per 100. Largest Grower of Pansies for the Trade in the United States. CASH WITH ORDER. BY EXPRESS ONLY. Leonard Cousins, Jr., CONCORD JUNCTION. MASS. ordeniii:. pltiise mm t Ion The Exchange Cannas Geraniums King Humbert, 4-in. ; Florence Vaughan, A. Bouvier, R. Wallace, $8.00 per 100; orders 250 at 7J^c. \yrite for price on larger orders. S. A. Nutt and double white, 4-in., at 7c. Variegated Vinca Vines, 4-in., at 12i^c. Stock all extra strong. BRANT BROS^ Inc, Utica, New York When orderlpg. please mention The Exchange SPRING STOCK GOOD VALUES Per lOO 3-m. PETUNIA. Extra fine $3.00 2}i-iD. BUDDLEIA Magniflca and Asiatica. 5.00 2M-in. SNAPDRAGONS. Wi.\ed 1.50 4-in. Ricard and Poitevine. Cut back and branched, but not many in bloom o.OO ALBERT M.HERR, Lancaster, Pa. Wliep ordering, please mention The Exchange Potted Earliana Tomatoes Grown and shipped in Paper Pots. A green- house full of them. $2.00 per 100; 500, $8.50: 1000, $16.00. Millions of VEGETABLE PLANTS. List free. (IS years Wholesale Growers and Shippers of Vegetable Plants.) Price List of Paper Pots and Dirt Bands free. F. W. Rochelle & Sons, Chester, N. J. When ordpr TliP Kxeliange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULTS S. A. F. and 0. H. Department of Registry Public notice is hereby given that Rudolph Fischer, of San Gabriel. Cal., offers for registration the following Freesia described below. Any person ob- jecting to the registration, or to the use of the proposed name, is requested to communicate with the secretary at once. Failing to receive objection to the regis- tration, the same will be made three weeks from this date. Freesia splendens. — "Seedling of Purity, with strong heavy growth, foli- age reaching well into the stems. The stems are from 2ft. to 3ft. in height, the flower heads large, the individual florets opening wide. Color, bluish and reddish lavender, two distinct shades." John Young, Secretary. May 22, 1916. Cutworm Poison If cutworms prove troublesome in the garden, they can be held in check with a mixture of 25 pounds of bran, half a pound of Paris green or lead arsenate, and a quart of molasses. The lead ar- senate is now cheaper than the Paris green, and whichever is used should be dissolved in two gallons of water to which the molasses and ground pulp of two lemons or oranges should be added. This poison mixture should be scat- tered in the evening in order that it may stay moist as long as possible, as the worms refuse to eat it after it has become dry. The addition of the orange or lemon juice is important in making it attractive to the worms, but it is likely to be attractive to the chickens and some other farm animals also with fatal results. — J. S. Gardner, Missouri College of Agriculture. Watermelon Anthracnose Watermelon growers in various sec- tions of the country frequently suffer loss from a disease which blights the foliage and spots the fruit. The leaves are cov- ered with irregular dark, dead spots and may die before the Melons are ripe. The trouble develops on the fruit in the form of water-soaked and later sunken spots of varyin.g size, which come to have a pink center made up of masses of the fungus spores. As the disease progresses the Melons decay. This is anthracnose, and is caused by a parasitic fungus which also attacks Cucumbers. Cataloupes and Squashes, but probably not, as a rule, any other cultivated crops. Warm and moist or rainy weather is especially favorable to it. The Department of Agriculture has found that the disease can be controlled by spraying with Bordeaux mixture, and trials of this treatment are recommended. The methods to be employed are sub- stantially those in use for Potatoes, Cu- cumbers, and other truck crops. Chakles City, Ia. — The Elks' Home on Wisconsin st. is being beautified by the planting of the grounds. New drive- ways and shrubbery and trees are being planted. The work is being done by the Shenandoah Nursery Co. under the direction of Mr. Badour, the landscape gardener in charge. Carnations POT PLANTS Benora Eureka British Triumph Enchantress Supreme /i Lady Northclifi Matchless White Wonder From 2-inoh pots $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Enchantress Lady Bountiful Pink Winsor White Winsor From 2-inch pots $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 Chrysanthemums ROOTED CUTTINGS Thanksfiiving Queen, Unaka, Dolly Dimple, Elise Papworth, Intensity, Golden Dome, John Shrimpton, Lynn wood Hall, Patty, Yellow Eaton, Unaka. S3.00 per 100, $20 00 per 1000 Autumn Glory, Ada Spaulding. Culling- fordii. Dr. Enguehard, Early Snow, Golden Glow, Geo. Kalb, Glory of the Pacific, H. W. Rieman, Money Maker, Maud Dean, Mon- rovia, Mrs. J. Jones, Miss Alice Byron, Mrs. Baer, Major Bonnaffon, Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Robt. Halliday. Smith's Advance, White Bonna£fon, W. H Lincoln and Timothy Eaton- S2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. CANNAS IN 30 VARIETIES From 3H-iD. pots, strong plants, $6.00 and $8.00 per 100. Miscellaneous Plants Ready for Immediate Sales Size pots ALYSSUM 2ii-'m- ACH YRANTHES. 5 sorts 2M-in. ABUTILON Savltzll 2)i-in. AGERATUM, Blue and White 2ki-in. AGERATUM. Blue and White SH-in. ALTERNANTHERAS 2>i-in. AMPELOPSIS Veitchil 3 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl 3 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 4 -in. BEGONIAS. Erfordii. Vernon, Crimson Redder and Gracilis Rosea 2 • BEGONIAS, Varieties for Basket and Vases 2H- CUPHEA Platycentra 2}f. COLEUS. All leading sorts 2>i-in COLEUS, All leading sorts 3 CENTAUREA Gymnocarpa 2>i DRACAENA Indivlsa 4 DRACAENA Indivlsa S DRACAENA Indivisa 7 ENGLISH IVY 4 -i FEVERFEW, Double White 2>f ■ FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. . . . 2>i- FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. . ..3i4- FORGET-ME-NOT 2)i- GERANIUMS, Double and Single. . 3H-i Special Varieties 3>^-i Double and Single 2 Ji ' FrasU^nt Rose, etc 3 J^' HELIOTROPE 2>i-i HELIOTROPE 3>^-i rVY, German 2>i-i LANTANAS. 6 varieties 2H' LEMON VERBENAS 3 • LEMON VERBENAS 2H- LOBELIA. New Double Blue 2}i- LOBELIA. New Double Blue 3 -i MOONVINE, True White 2>i- MOONVINE, True White 4 ■ PETUNIAS, Single Fringed 2H- SALVIAS 2)i SALVIAS 4 -i SWAINSONA Alba 2}i STEVIA Compacta 2>i TRADESCANTIA 2>i-i VINCA Variegata and Elegans 3 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 4 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 2>i-in SEND FOR CATALOGUE 100 13.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 8.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 15.00 25.00 40.00 8.00 3.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 7.00 8.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 3.0C 5.00 4.00 1000 3.00 300 6.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 Wood Brothers FishkiU, N. Y. Wben ordering, please mention Tbe Bzctaange May 27, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1289 BEGONIAS MRS. J. A. PETERSON Per lOO Pr lOnO 234-inch pots - . $25.00 $200.00 CINCINNATI 2M-inch pots LORRAINE 2M-inch pots 15.00 140.00 12.00 110.00 CYCLAMEN Separate colors, finest strain, extra strong, 3-inch pots, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000 Julius Roehrs Company RUTHERFORD, N. J. Wben orderiug, please meptioa The Exchauge o-0-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o o-0-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o ? o 1 Miscellaneous Stock i I FOR FLORISTS ? o o ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. i o ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2-in.. $3.00 per 100, 825.00 per 1000 ; 3-in.. 15.00 per 100. i o A7:AI.EA Mollis. Bushy plants, full of buds, all colors mixed, 12 to 15-in. high, o o 35c. each, S4.00 per doz., S30.00 per 100. . 4 o BEST NAMED HARDT AZALEAS. 18 to 24-in., full of buds, 50c. each, S5 00 o e per doz., $40.00 per 100. ' •, ^ BEGONIAS. Gracilis, Luminosa, Prima Donna, $2.50 per 100; Argentea o o Guttata, Marjorie Daw, Mad. de Lesseps, Rubra, Alba Piota Rosea. A e $4.00 per 100. ? 9 CARNATIONS. Pink Enchantress, Rose Pink EInchantress, Philadelphia. A o S3.00 per 100, J25.00 per 1000 | o ENGLISH IVY, 4-in. pots, 3 ft. tops, $12.00 per 100 ? o DISH FERNS. All stsuidard varieties, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ■ o KENTIA Belmoreana, 2H-in. ixits, $9.00 per 100; 3-in pots, $14 00 per 100. i ; The Storrs & Harrison Co. ; I Painesville, Ohio i o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o.o-o-o-o-o. o-o-o*o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- Strong, 4-in Stock, $10.00 and $12.00 per 100 Vinca Variegata DRACAENA INDIVISA, 5-in. 25c., 4-m. 15c. ENGLISH FVIES, $12.00 per 100 GERANIUMS. Poitevine and Nutt, 4-in. $8.00 per 100 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. YeUow and White Chadwick, 2}4-in. $2.50 per 100 Bonnaflon, White and Yellow, 2]4-m. $2.00 per 100. HENRY WESTON, - - Hempstead, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tbe Eicban^e Large American-Grown Rhododendrons and Kalmias THE r. [. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. TelaphoM. 2648-4. Brldsvport DiritioiL Make (.appointment. See the stock. Eatabliahed 21 year*. Wben ordering, please meotlon The fllxchaiiffe Hydrangea Otaksa In bud and bloom 5 to 10 flowers on plants, S6.00 per doi. TRANSPLANTED CUTTINGS $15.00 per 1000. Paul Brummer, Junction Ave. & Hunt St.. CORONA, N. Y. When orderine, please meatloa The Exchange Seasonable Plants, Cuttings, Seeds and Bulbs A GOOD LINE OF COMMERCIAL PLANTS, CUTTINGS, SEEDS AND BULBS, FOR IMMEDIATE PLANTING ^-r^i^I STAND BACK OF EVERY ORDER SHIPPED. SATISFACTION-sSSwSr V^S^ GUARANTEED IS MY WAY OF DOING BUSINESS ^33*1 ROSES. Strong, grafted, 3-in., Shawyer, Scott Key, Lady Alice Stanley, KaUcrln. Mock. Maryland, at $15.00 per 100, S120.00 per 1000. ROSES. Strong 4-in., in bud, own root, fine for plantinK out or forcing: Aaron Ward, Hadley, Cecil Brunner, Arenberg, Mrs. Taft, Killarney Brilliant, Fireflame, $2.50 per doz., $15.00 per 100. ROSES from 3H-in. pots, own root, fine for planting out or forcing: Hadley, Kalserln Augusta Victoria, Hilllngdon, Pink Killarney, RIclimond, $1.50 per doz., $8,00 per 100. AsparclgUS Plumosus Seedlings. SH.OO por 1000; in 5000 lots at $7.50 per 1000. in 2M-in. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va- rieties. Prices on application. Bedding Plants 2k and s-inch. A full liue. Prices on application. Begonias loo looo CHATELAINE. Strong seed- lings from soil $3.50 $30.00 2>i-in 5.00 45.00 3-in 8.00 75.00 4-in 12.00 LORRAINE. 2Ji-in 12 00 100.00 CINCINNATI. 2>i-in 15.00 135.00 MRS.J. A.PETERSON. 2H-"'. 25.00 200.00 REX. 2J,4-in., very best varie- ties, assorted 5.00 4000 LUMINOSA and ERFORDIA. 2>i-iu. pots 3.00 25.00 VERNON. 2-in 2.50 20.00 BEDDING. Assorted. 2Ji-in. 4.00 Bouvardiais. Eiceiunt stock, ready May lat and later. 100 1000 Red. 2M-in $5.00 $40.00 Pink. 2M-in 5.00 40.00 White. 2M-in 5 00 40.00 Carnations. From 214-in. pots and from soil in best standard varieties at right price. Will quote you on applica- tion. Rooted 'Mum Cuttings The following are the best newer varieties of commercial value. It will pay you to buy them. 100 1000 Earlv Frost $3.00 $25 00 White Chieftain 4 00 35.00 Pink Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Oconto. Best early white, to follow Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Unaka, Alice Byron. Balfour, Ap- pleton, Bonnaffon, Chrysolora, Chas. Razer, White Bonnaffon. YeUow Jones, Polly Rose, Dr. Enguehard Smith's Advance, Chieftain, Pacific Su- preme, Seidewitz and other varieties, $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Pompon 'Mums. Rooted Cuttings. A fine list of best varieties. S1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Also a full list of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. ColeUS. Rooted Cuttings. Golden Bedder, VerschaCfeltli and all other best varieties. 85c. per 100, postpaid; $7.00 per 1000 by express collect. 2-iD. in best varieties and mixed. $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. Cyclamen. very best strain and colors: fine plants. Xmaa Red, Pink, Salmon, Pure White. White with Eye, Dark Glowing Red 2>i-in , $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 3-in., $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. UanliaS. 2-in., choicest varieties for cut Bowers. .Send for list of varieties. $4 00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Daisies. Two best Winter cut flower varieties. 100 1000 Boston Yellow. Strong 3H-in. bushy plants. 25 for $4.00, $12.00 per lUO; 2).i-in $6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Giant White-Bowering. Root- ed Cuttings 2.00 15.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 25.00 3M-in 10.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.75 15.00 Single White. Best variety for pota; large flowering. 2>4-in. 5.00 Dracaena IndWIsa. strong, trans- planted seedlings, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000; 2H-in., $3.00; 3-in., $5.00; 3H-in., $7.00; 4-in., $15.00; 5-in., $25.00. Ferns. Table Fems. In 100 1000 best varieties. 2>i-in $3.00 FERNS— Continued 100 1000 Boston Ferns. 2)i-in $4.00 $35.00 Roosevelt, Whitmani com- pacta, Scholzeli, Scottil. All 2Ji-in 5.00 40.00 Elegantlssima Improved and Eiegantissima compacta. 2M-in 6.00 50.00 Teddy, Jr 5.00 45 00 Table Fern .Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat. $2.00 per flat: 5 flats. $1.75 per flat; 10 flats, $1.60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. Geraniums, s. a. Nutt, Ricard, Jean Oberle, Poitevine, Mad. Salleroi; also other varieties. Strong, 2J4-in. pot plants, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Hydrangeas. 2K-in otaksa. and best French varieties. $4.00 per.^100, $35.00 per 1000. Ivy German. R. C. Post^ l"" paid $0.90 2Ji-in 3.00 English, 2M-in 3.00 Palms in all sizes. Fine stock. Write for prices. PansieS. rleld grown, in bud and bloom, mixed colors, fine strain, large plants 1.25 Extra large plants 2.00 Roses. (Bench grown) 1000 J. J. L. Mock, 2-yr.-old, Own root 10.00 1000 Mrs. Chas. Russell. 3-yr.- old 12.00 Other varieties, prices on application. 2K-in-, grafted and own root, in varieties, good, clean stock. Prices application. Place your order now replanting. ^ _ ., 100 1000 SmilZLX. 2M-in $3.00 $25.00 Snapdragons, suver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow. Clean Rooted Cut- tings 2.00 15.00 Silver Pink, Giant YeUow, Giant Will te. 2i'i-in 400 35.00 StevieU (Double and single) 2-in 2.50 Rooted Cuttings. Postpaid.. 1.50 VerbenEis. 2)i-in.... 3.00 Vinca Variegated. 2-in 1000 $8.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 15.00 all on for 20.00 7.60 25.00 2.00 3.00 6.00 3>2-in., strong 8.00 4-in., heavy 12.00 3-in. 18.00 25.00 75.00 6.00 ^9nv-t=ac -^-in pota. Rosea Gigantea, V..<;tllllcia. sii liupcr 100: Firebird. $.5 00 per 100; 20 best standard varieties, includ- ing Florence Vaughan, Bouvier, Crozy, Richard Wallace. Rubin(l»ronze leaf), Prcs. Meyers (bronze). Gladiator, Jean Tissot, Naros (best white), Queen Charlotte and J. D. Eiscle, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. King Humbert, 4-in., $S.0O per 100. Gladiolus Bulbs First size. Long Island grown. Now ready. 100 1000 America $1.60 $10.00 Augusta 1.60 12.00 Hallcy. Salmon 2.60 20.00 Brenchleyensls. Scarlet 1.60 11.00 May 2.00 18.00 Peace 8.00 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 75.00 Mrs. Francis King 1.50 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 1.75 14.00 New Crop Asparagus Seeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus (Green- house grown). $3.00 per 1000; 5000 at $2.50 per 1000. Sprengeri. 75c. per 1000. Lily BUlDS. Ivct me quote you on Glganteum and Formosum. There are none better. Cold Storage Valley Pips, 250 in a caB«, $7.50 per case. 'Phones ROMAN J. IRWIN, ■^^-^^^"^ 13738 I 2326 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. 1290 The Florists.' Exchange California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Grown by the million as specialties and sold at prices that get your business and give you a profit. You go to a specialist in other lines of business; why not use the same judgment here ? A trial order will convince you why I always sell my stock. My customers are aU pleased customers. AU grades ofTered. Norway Spruce AND Norway Maples A block of each, all specimen trees, on ground that I wish to clear. In ordering from me you take no chances; all grades are guaranteed. Price lists now ready. The Robbinsville Nurseries C. A. BENNETT. Prop. ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. Wben ordering, please meDtlon Tbe Excbnage KOSTER ^ CO. HOLLANDIA NURSERIES BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Headquarters for First-Class NURSERY STOCK Resident U. S. Representative: A. J. PANNEVIS, - - Flushing. New York Wbem orciering. [ilease mention The Kxcliau^e The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. A,k for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Wben ordering, please meptlon Tbe Exchange Ask For Our Quotations On Large Quantities The East End Nursery Co. Headquarters: A. Moraio, FLORIST, Rye, N. Y. Fine, Large, Austrian, White, Scotch and Mugho Pines The best in the country. Make appointment. See the stock. THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO. Stratford. Conn. Telephone, 2648 4, Bridgeport Division. Established 21 years. When ordering, please mention The Bxchans6 Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask For Price List Mountain View Floral Co., Portland, Ore. Wben ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prices The Conard ®. Jones Co. WEST GROVL. PA. When ordering, please mention Tbe Bxcbange Nursery Stock t Florists Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses, Clematis. Phlox, Paeonies, Herbaceous Perennials Ampelopsis Veitchii California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. © T. SMITH CO.. 70 YEARS Geneva. N. Y. 1000 ACRES When ordfriii^'. please mt-ntion The Exchange TREES Largest assoittnent in New England. Ever, gn Sew LnBland. Ever- ._-, f -ry / -■■- t»;...fT?r w •leens, deciduouB trees, \\w l\«Cr l^M JSlft\K> joth coinnion and rarer IIVL J_^K)f:;^*-#*^^^^>* raneties. Stnrdy, choice I'l r-^^ '- \ r'v -r"-?].j^i; both varietii , . stock that can be fiepend- \^ , ed upon. iSend for catalog and ppecial irade pricee. Z-'ii' i « ■-•-■■•'■ ^ ■ * North Abinston m^M^ i^^sa SHRUBS Finestof Bhrubs. Special trade prices. Ry tbe thousands, hardy Native and Hybrid Khododen- drons— transplanted and aoclimated. .'iend your UBtB. Let us estimate. " ,■ ■' v - --'. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFERED BT January Ist to March 15th East — Espress guaranteed "Zone Rate* West— Express "Zone Rate" or bv Freight Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. Wben ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Berberis Thunbergii Extra Good 100 ' 1000 16 to 18 inches $6.00 $50.00 18 to 24 inches 7.50 65.00 Tsuga Canadensis Very Fine Each 10 3 to 4 feet $1.50 $14.00 4 to 5 feet 3.00 25.00 Send for trade list. LITTLEFIELD & WYMAN NORTH ABINGTON, - - MASS. When ordering, please m-'ntlon The Exchange Wben ordecing, please mention The Exchange 50,000 Privet 16 to 20 inches, 16.00 per 1000 Cash with order John Bennett, Prop. Hillside Nurseries ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. P. Ouwerkerk 216 Jane Street WEEHAWEEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rbododendrons,Azaleas,Spiraeas, Japonica, Liliinn Speciosum, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. F. Roses in the best sorts PRICES MODERATE Wbea ordering, please mention The Exchange Hiirs Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment In large and small sizes. Price list now ready. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., dX* Evergreen Specialists Largest Growers In America lU. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Specimen Stock of Orna- mentals and Evergreens Call and Look Our Stock Over When nrfjpring. nlef)pp m--tiTlfn Thp A. L. MILLER Sutphln Road and Rockaway Boulevard JAMAICA. NEW YORK ngo When ordering, nlense nr'ntlnn The Exehnnge CONSULT OUR STOCK BUYING MADE EASY SSS^"rJflTE*SYrL 1AS^5^ PAGE 1301 Jhiv 27, lUll). The Florists' Exchange 1201 r Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN Prraiident. E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, la.: Vice- preaidtDt. Jo.iN Watcon, N. Y.; Treasurer, Peter YouNCERS, Geneva, Neb.: Secretary, John Hall, Slu " A'-, • \- ^\^! *'"'>"'' Convention »ill bi held in Milwaukee. Wis., June 28-30 Wistaria sinensis alba {Stibjf't of thi:t iccfk'i/ iUu-slruthiii) The white flowered variety of Wistaria sinensis, which mir ilhistr.ition represents, is one of the love- liest of iianly ^*iJles. The common form, sinensis, is of Jai>anese origin, and is linown everywliire for the niagnifieent display its numertnis ])endiilous raeenies of lifiht piirplisli flowers malic in the early days of Sprinj;. \\'. sinensis allia, tlie suliject of mir notes, differs from it only in tile color of its flowers, wliich are of a clear white. Dften the racemes are a foot in length; anil they are usually so numerous as to mal]jly of ycuing jilants. To obtain tlie finest heads of flowers all these hardy Hydrangeas should be cut down close to the ground before growth com- mences in Spring, tlie flowers crowning the tops of the shoots then follnv. Neither cinerea sterilis nor arborescens gnindiflora are everblooming. They bear but the one crop of flowers, a head of bloom to every shoot, though all heads do not ex- pand at the same time. Llboeedrus ''" '''.V"" ""■'"" "^ *''*^ ''™"'y decurrens ?* J>ibocedrus decurrens, it IS a surprise to find how very rare specimens are in cultivation.' Here and there one mav be found, hut it is always unexpected. It is one of the most interesting of many evergreens of the Pacific Coast, and has proved hardy, even to the New England AVinter. WlieVe it has been planted in the .Middle States it has done well, growing rapidly— and unconcerned about the cold of M'inter. In general appearance Libocedrus reminds one of an .\rborvita;; its foliage has a flat- tened appearance along its branches, more like the Chinese .\rborvitee than the Amer- ican, while in outline, there is the same slender, cone-like shape of the American. What the bark is like when old, we do not know, but the bark of the tree in its young stages is of a smooth, almost shining, dark brown color. This, with its peculiar glossy green foliage, makes it readily dis- tinguished whereier grown. M'hy it should he so riire in nurseries seems without sufli- cient cause. The tree seed dealers of Cali- fornia and Oregon supply seeds of it, and there is its propagation" from cuttings to rely on as well. Trials of it here and there tend to show that it re(piires frequent trans- jdanting when young. When this is not done it forms but feu' roots. In its wild condition it is called Incense Cedar, a name which has been adopted for it in cultivation. Lonicera HeeltrottU ^i^^j^ ;„ Lonicera Heckrottii. It is all of 10 years ago since the writer first saw this Honey- suckle, and he was surprised to note its great beauty, yet how few florists or nurserymen have it in their lists of stock for sale ! As with quite a few other plants, its exact origin is unknown, but its appearance has suggested a hybrid origin, in which our wild sc:irlet Honeysuckle, Lonicera Bempervirens, has had a part. The flowers are a deep rose on the outside, yellow' within, a lovely combination, and unlike that of any other sort. To the writer the appearance of the foliage reminded him of L. belgiea. The flowers partake of those of L. sempervirens in being odorless and the plant in its growth is like it in being neither vine nor Inish, but better used on a low trellis than in any other way. Its length of time in blooming is much in its favor. produced in dense terminal panicles, on the extremities of the new growth, the panicles elongating for a long „ , , , ci,„„. The gold- and the silver-leaved Eng- tiine, the flowers being continually added to as the Leaved Hollies ''^'' follies which are now obtainable panicle advances. Some of these panicles have been omes ^^^^ ^^^ nursery importers, are well known to make a foot or more in length before finishing worth more extensive trials than they have so far received their growth. All the Buddleias introduced of late have Here and there a plant of the silver-leaved variety may be found, but they are scarce in plantings. Their scarcity is dinibtless due to the impression so many persons entertain that the English Holly lacks hardiness. It has not of the hardiness of the native one. Ilex: opaca, but it is indifferent to zero when free from sunlight in Winter. the same habit of flowering, very different from one .sometimes found in European collections, B. globosa, which bears a yellow, globe shaped head of flowers. These buddleias have what gardeners term "a weedy look." They are rampant growers with leaves nearly ■tin. to (iin. long, and make growths often 3ft. to 4ft. long, on the ends of which the flowers come. The ends of the growths bearing the flowers are often half droop- ing at their upper portions. One must not mind the term "weedy," for these shrubs are hardy, and flower freely from Summer till the close of -Autumn, and fill to advantage many places on a lawn. In height, some plants make from 4ft. to 6ft. They are easily increased from soft wood cuttings under glass. The advent of the several hardy Snow- ball Hydrangeas is doing much to aid in the embellishment of our grounds in Teas' Snowball Hydrangea A variegated-leaved plant impresses nearly every- one with the thought that it is not as hardy as a green-leaved one, but in practice this Inis not been verified. On the contrary, there are gardeners who aver that a variegated-leaved plant will withstand more cold than the other. In such evergreens as Yews and Euonymuses, we have illustrations of the beauty of their gold- and silver- leaved sorts, especially in early Summer when their new growth is maturing, and we ean well conceive the like beauty of the gold- and the silver-leaved Hollies Give it good soil so it can grow freely, and there will be Summer, as they flower in July. The latest of these used in a similar way in plantings. 1292 The Florists' Exchange Craig Quality Cyclamen PRIZE WINNING STOCK Our Cyclamen are conceded to be the best strain in all colors. 75,000 ready for immediate delivery. From 2M-inch pots, at $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Robert Craig Company 4900 Market Street Philadelphia, Pa. Branch, NORWOOD, PA. When ordering, please mpntlon The EJxcbange Bedding Plants by the Thousands Our Greenhouses are filled with choice stock that you can plant out at once to make immediate effect. Pots 100 I SMA1,L PLANTS, such aa PETU- GERANIUMS. All the lead- NIAS, MARIGOLDS, PHLOX, ing varieties 4-in. $7.00 1 DWARF LOBELIA, ALYSSUM, BEGONIA Luminosa and , CENTAUREAS, 2H-in., $3.00 per 100. Vernon 4-m. 7.00 i FUCHSIAS 4-in. 7.00 ROSE BUSHES, fine plants, 6-in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS 4-in. 7.00 Pots. Baby Rambler, Baby Tausend- CaUtomia Giants 4-in. 7.00 schocn, Jessie, Erna Tesehendort, HELIOTROPE 4-in. 7.00 Clothllde Soupert, Hermosa, Gruss SCARLET SAGE 4-in. 7.00 an TepUtz, $4.20 per doz. NASTURTIUMS 4-in. 7.00 PALMS. KENTIA Forsterlana, 5 MOON VINES A,3"!°- ^2-SS to 6 leaves, 28-30 in. high, $1.00 each. 2^-in. 5.00 COLEUS Brilliancy 4-in. 10.00 BOXWOOD. 6-in., 35c. each; 7-iD., COLEUS Verscbafleltii, 50c. each. Golden Bedder, Queen Pyramids. 3 ft., $2.00 each. Victoria and Fancy Mixed 21^-in. 3.00 1 Cash with order. ASCHMANN BROS., Second and Bristol Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dracaena Indivisa 3-inch, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 6-inch, 35c. each ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2H-inch, $3.00 per 1 00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-inch. 5.00 per 100 CYCLAMEN. 3-inch, for June delivery, 10.00 per 100 PRIMROSES. Ready July 1st, Wettlin Floral Co,. Hornell, N. Y. GERANIUMS In bud ami bloom Strong Plants S. A. Nutt, Poitevine and Ricard. 3K'-in- pots, $7.00 per 100. VINCA Varlegata. 4H-in. pots. $10.00 to $12.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. CANNAS. King Humbert, 4-in., $8.00 per 100; David Harum, Queen Charlotte and Vaugban, 4-in., $6.00 per 100. LOBELIA, Kathleen Maliard, 3-in., $3.00 per 100. AGERATUM, Stella Gurney. 3-in., $3.00 per 100. COLEUS, Verschaffeltil, Golden Bedder and Mixed varieties, S3.00 per 100. Cash with order. E. C. ROGERS, Roslindale, Mags. Ready for May and June Delivery FRENCH HYDRANGEAS, Mme. E.Moulliere, best white; and Gen. de Vibraye beat pmk. from 2^i-in. pots, at $4.00 per 100. ADIANTUM ftlorlosum, (Improved Hardy Rarlevense^ . from l!i-in. pots, at $8.00 per 100. FERN SEEDLINGS in Flats. In all th« bast mar- ket Tarieties. ready June 15th. Let me quote you. THOS. P. CHRISTENSEN, Short HlUs, N. J. Wben ordering, please mention Tlie Bxchanffe BEGONIA BEGONIA Luminosa Erfordii SEEDLINGS || $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order 1 PETER WENK OZONE PARK. N. Y. Vinca Variegata 2-in. $2.00, 2)i-in. $2.60, 3-in. $3.50 per 100. GERANIUMS, Helen Michell, 2-in. ,$3.50 per 100; S. A. Nutt and others, 2-in. $2.25 per 100; 3-in. $3,50 per 100. TOMATOES and SWEET PEPPERS, 2-in. $1.25 per 100. W. J. FREDERICK 29 Helderberg Avenue, SCHENECTADY, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange I Middle Atlantic States | Lancaster, Pa. As a rule business along every line has been rather quiet the past week in all lines of trade owing to the cool weather, which seems to have taken the heart of Spring this middle of May and put it into cold storage, and with it the desire to buy flowers and plants. Of course the regulars are _ placing their orders as usual : there is always a class that will plant on certain dates regardless of the weather, but the large percentage of buyers need real Spring weather as an incentive to buy. It has to be hoped this week will make amends but if so, what a rush it will be ! B. F. Barr and H. A. Schroyer are the principal plant men who have stores to assist their sales, and they certainly are both busy. Mr. Barr, having an ex- tensive nursery business, is doubly busy and has been working his men along the old-time plan, from daylight to dark and sometimes after dark. At the Edgar Antes establishment some very fine Peonies and Spanish Iris were iu evidence, and some beautiful window effects were produced. Walter Hammond has undergone a minor operation which has kept him from the store for some time, but the business is etHciently run by his assistant. Mr. Murphy of the B. F. Barr es- tablishment had a window of baskets filled with Spring flowers as an induce- ment to buy this class of stock, and re- ports quite a success. It is a feature that will add to the receipts at the nursery end of the establishment. Jliss Mary Bachler has perhaps the most complete assortment of plants in the city ; there is scarcely anything you can ask for along general lines that she cannot supply. A good proportion of this stock is sold on the markets. Thos. Fries acts as a middle man be- tw'een Lancaster and some of the larger growers from other sections, and lias a high-grade of stock that finds a ready market. He puts this stock into salable shape and grows quite a bit himself; in fact he might justly be called an inten- sive florist, judging from the amount of stock he handles in a year. Plant shipments from the wholesalers have not been especially heavy for the month of May and this, coupled with a late Easter, has cut receipts for April and May considerably below normal. It is rumored that E. P. Seibold will go out of the wholesale Geranium business and grow cut flowers and blooming plants. If prices of coal, labor and ma- terial keep on the increase without a corresponding increase in prices for stock, there are going to be some others drop out, not only of the wholesale busi- ness, but of the florists' business in gen- eral, Easter coming late. Mother's Day fol- lowing, and Memorial Day right on our heels, the cut flower men are in their element and should have money by the W'agonload, unless they do like the writer and give the flowers away to a poor old street bouquet woman, who was lament- ing the lack of flowers owing to the cold weather, and was invited out to pick all the Geranium flowers she could carry away. Mrs. James Brown and Mrs. A. M. Herr are conducting a flower market for the benefit of St. Joseph's Hospital on the lawn of Mrs. Brown. The Employees' Fraternity of Florists and Gardeners is also having what it calls a flower festival, all of which goes to show that right now flowers are on the map in Lancaster. Albert M. Hebe. Syracuse, N. Y. Continued AVet AVeather At this sea.son of the year when Tulips and other bulb flowers are plen- tiful, the cut flower trade generally is very small, but not so this year. One reason is that the continued heavy rains have considerably shortened the season. Lilacs are just commencing to bloom, and they will likely hold till after Me- morial Day. From present appearances there will not be many outdoor flowers. The school children have been asked to contribute plants for the soldiers' graves. This Is very satisfactory. Very little bedding out has been done so far, and everyone will be in a rush in a few days. Speaking of the con- tinued rain, Peter Kay, superintendent of Woodlawn Cemetery, says it is the most trying season he has ever experi- enced. Labor is very hard to obtain and men do not like having to lose so much time. Every time there is a chance to do any work he has a fresh and often inexperienced gang of men to handle, and as the grass makes such a rapid growth the work is very hard. The banquet at the close of Made-in- iSyracuse week, was a very elaborate af- fair and was attended by 450 of our leading merchants. The floral decora- tions were by P. R. Quinlan and W. E. Day Co. So far there has been no killing frosts, although the weather man has predicted them several times. It will be strange if we escape without one before the month is out. Bedding stock is very plentiful and of good quality. So far the city fathers have not interfered with the florists' showing their stock on the sidewalk and very likely will not unless they try to take up too much space. The next meeting of the Syracuse Florists' Club will be held June 5. H. Y. Buffalo, N. Y. Things have been pretty much uneven for the past ten days; one day a rush and no stock, and then another day with an oversupply and no business. The weather, too, has been uneven, though the days have been cold and cloudy, which had a tendency to shorten the supply, this being from the middle of last week and continued to Sunday. On Fri- day stock was scarce, especially Carna- tions, and the Rose supply also shortened up, prices holding firm. Good Lilies, too, were on the short side and stiffened up in price. There are some good outdoor Tu- lips, Narcissi. Lilac. Peonies, etc., and all cleaned up. Valley is the scarcest article in the market and the price so high that Valley sales are gradually growing weaker each day. Peas con- tinued in good supply and clean up daily. The outlook for Memorial Day is bright and indications now point toward a scar- city of stock. E. C. B. Exhibit of Lilacs and Tulips I Mr. T. A. Haveme.yer, Glen Head, L. I., exhibited last Saturday and Sun- |day tinder the auspices of the Bronx Botanical Garden in conjunction with the New York Horticultural Society, 42 varieties of Lilacs of which the follow- ing were most admired : Paul Harriot, Edward Andre. Leon Gambetta, Charles Joby, Leon Simon, President Loubet, Maerostatia, Due de Massa, Pasteur, Negro, and Congo. Owing to the late- ness of the season only 42 varieties of his famous collection were sufficiently open to exhibit, otherwise the collection would have been very much larger. The exhibition committee awarded him a gold medal for the exhibit, which was greatly admired. Messrs. Scheepers made an exhibit of some 2000 cut flowers of late flowering Tulips in 200 varieties for which the exhibition committee awarded a gold medal. Mav 27, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1293 Special Offer PANSY PLANTS. Fine, large plants in bloom, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Fine, stocky plants, ready to bloom; fine for Memorial Day, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. HARDY PINKS, GAILLARDIA, COLUMBINE, FOXGLOVE, CO- REOPSIS, SWEET WILLIAMS. Strong, one-year-old, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Poi- tevine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite, and others. Strong plants, out of 2yt-in. pots, ready for 4-in., $2.00 per lOO', S17.50 per 1000. VINCA, Alba and Rosea; BE- GONIA Vernon. Strong plants, out of 2J^-in. pots, ready for 4-inch, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Bes' varieties. 2J/2-in., $3.00 per 100. CABBAGE PLANTS, all kinds. BEETS, ONIONS. Strong plants, $1.00 per 1000, $8.50 per 10,000. TOMATO PLANTS, all kinds; good, strong plants, $1 50 per 1000 SWEET POTATO PLANTS and PEPPER PLANTS. 35c. per 100, $2.00 per 1000. EGG PLANTS. Strong plants, $3.00 per 1000, 35c. per 100. CAULIFLOWER PLANTS. Nice, strong plants, 35c. per 100, $2.50 per 1000. Send for price list. J. C. SCHMIDT, Bristol, Pa. Waep orderlpg. please mentU'D The Exchange Vinca Variegala VINCA VARIEGATA. 3i^-inch, fine plants, with leads and trail- ers. $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Ricard and Poitevine, 3H-in., $6.00 per 100. These are fine, bushy plants, have been spaced out and well up in bud and bloom. SALVIA Splendens'. 3H-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 2j2-in., -¥2.50 per 100. Cash n-ith order John R. Mitchell MADISON, NEW JERSEY , When t>r^-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 HELIOTROPES. Three varieties $3.00 $25.00 $4.00 $35.00 $6.00 $60.00 - " ' ' '" " 70.00 25.00 25.00 6.00 40.00 4.00 35.00 S.OO 4.00 35.00 8 00 60.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50,00 4.00 36,00 6.00 60.00 25.00 4.00 36,00 6.00 60.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 60.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 40 00 IVY, English 3 00 25.00 German 3.00 25.00 LANTANAS. Six varieties 3.00 26.00 LOBELIA 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENAS 3.00 25.00 MOONVINES 3.00 25.00 PETUNIAS. Double and single 3.00 25.00 SALVIA 3.00 25.00 4,00 35 00 5.00 40,00 SENECIO 3.00 26.00 4.00 30.00 5.00 40.00 SWAINSONA 3.00 26.00 4 00 30.00 6.00 40.00 VERBENAS. 40 varieties 3.00 25.00 4,00 35.00 5.00 40.00 VINCAS. 4-inch. Extra heavy $15.00 per 100,$I20.00 per 1000 4-inoh. Heavy $10.00 and S12.00 per 100 3-inch $6.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 3-inch. Heavy $8.00 per 100 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of PhiUdelphU PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklm and St. Paul Sts. WASHINGTON; 1216 H St. N. W. \\ben orderlug. please meptlon The Exchange JASMINES We will have nearly half a million for Memorial Day Per 100 1000 Per 100 1000 B— 4 to 8-inch $5.00 X— 12 to 24-inch $1.50 $13.00 A— 8 to 12-inch SI. 00 8.50 XX— 24 to 36-inch 2.00 20.00 CARLISLE & SON, Florists, Mrrrrc^Hsie Alvin, Texas ni' ntlMH Till- Txri.; Cape Jasmines 100 1000 Class X, 12— 14-in. stems $1.50 $13.00 Class A. 8— 12-in. stems 100 S.oO Write or wire C^ash or C. O. D. MRS. J. B. ARNOLD P. O. Box 235 ALVIN, TEXAS When ordering. pl.;.ife romtlon Tli.- Kxclinnce OurAdvertisingColumns „ READ FOR PROFIT _ USE FOR RESULTS A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACiBNA Indivisa. 2-in., 5c.; 3-in., lOc; 4-in., 15c.: 6-in.. 26c. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2>4-in,, $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Poitevine, Ricard, Per- kins and Buchner. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $5,00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc; 4-in., 15c. ; o-in., 2oc.; from bed for 2H and 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. COLEUS. Verschaffeltii and Golden Redder; CIGAR PLANT, SCARLET SAGE, Zurich; AGERATUM. BLUE HELIOTROPE. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash ^ith order. GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton. N. J. When ordering, please meotloa The Bxchange 1294 The Florists' Exchange Anglin^WalshCo. 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 'Phone, Franklin 647 Carnation and Chrysanthemum n I J r 11* Send for complete list of KOOted tUttingS varieties and prices. Asparagus Plumosus Seedlings Nice, strons stock, Sl.OO per 100. SS 00 per' 1000- at S7.50 per 1000 in 5000 lots: 2M-in- pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Begonias for Bedding Vernon, Luminosa, Semperflorcns. From 2K-in. PO'8, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cannas— AH Varieties From 3-in. pots, S3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. King Humbert, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. ColeUS Rooted Cuttings Verschafleltii, Golden Beddcr, Golden Queen, Beckwith's Gem, and many other Eood varieties. Rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 1000; 2M-in. pots, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cyclamen 2M-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Dracaena Indivisa 2M-in. pots, $3.00; 3-in. pots. So 00 per 100; SjA-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. Ferns For Ferneries, in best assortment. 23.4-in., 83.00 per 100. 100 1000 Boston $4.00 $35.00 Elegantissima 600 50.00 Whitman! 5.00 40.00 Scottil 5 00 40.00 Roosevelt 5 00 40.00 Teddy, Jr 6.00 60.00 English Ivy 2K-in. pots, $2,50 per 100. S30.00 per 1000 Verbenas 2Ji-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Bouvardias 2Ji-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000 Snapdragon All colors. $4,00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. \\h<-'n ordering, plense mention The Exchange A Money Making Proposition In a greenhouse and florist business. 18,000 feet of glass. Located In thriving railroad town. No competition in County. Place la well and favor- able known and does business throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. Business will pay 25% net on Investment. Modern two-story residence, barn and one acre of land. ■ • . Reason lor selling, owner has become financially mdependent and wishes to retire • This Is a sound business proposition and we guarantee it to prove attractive upon Investigation. Possession given July 1st. . Price and further particulars furnished to interested parties on request. P. C. BLANCHARD & COMPANY, Real Estate, NEWPORT, VT. Providence, R. L Wheu ordering, please mention The Exchange SURPLUS ABOVE MY OWN REQUIRElklENTS 1000 LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard, 3-in . at 5c. 200 CUPHEA. 3-in., at 4o. 600 SPRENGERI. 2\i-in., at 2Hc. 800 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 4-in.. at 10c. 300 VINCA varleftata. 4-in., at 10c. 200 VINCA elegans. 4-in., at 10c. 100 MAD. SALLEROI. 3-in., at 5c. 500 FORGET-ME-NOT (held clumps), at 5c. 100 IMPATIENS. 4-in. (in bloom), at 7Hc. 100 DRACjSNA Indlvlsa. 3-in. at 6c. 100 CANNA, Mme. Herat. 4-in., at 7c. 150 PENTSTEMON Sensation. 2>i-m., at 4o. All Brst-class stock. Cash, please. J. H. FREDERICK. Johnstown. N. Y. GOOD STOCK At Reasonable Prices 100 DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 3-in pots $5,00 DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 4-in. pota 10.00 FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2hi-ia. pota 2.00 GERANIUMS.Mme.Sallerol. 2>i-in.pot«. 2.00 GERMAN IVY. 2>i->n 2.00 , rVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2K-u>- pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2>i-in. pota 2.50 LEMON VERBENA. 3-in. pota 3.00 LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. pota 6.00 ; HELIOTROPE. 2)^-in 2.00 1 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2Ji-in 2.50 (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Varieftata. 3-in 3.00 VINCA Varieaata. 3,i-4-in 5.00 F. A. EMMONS. ...^'jfgj. ... DRACAENA INDIVISA Good, strong, bench-grown stock, ready for 5-in. and 6-in. pots, urns or porch boxes 6^1 $10.00 per 100 WHITE BROS., Medina, N. Y. Give credit where credit Isdue— Mention Eichansre i Wbcn ordering, please mention The Eschange Bedding Plants penoo GERANIUMS, Poitevine, Nutt.. 3H-in. $6.00 Grant 3 -in. 4.00 Grant 3H-m. o.OO Ricard, Doyle 3>.-2-in. 6.00 VINCA Variefiata 3K-m. 6.00 GERMAN IVY 2)^-m. 3.00 SALVIA, Clara B 2^-in. 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS 2H->n. 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS 3 -in. 6.00 PETUNIAS Dreer's RIverton strain. Single and Double 2J.^-ln. 2.50 HELIOTROPE 2H-in. 3.00 COLEUS Golden Redder, Queen Victoria, Verschafleltii, Fire- brand, Spotted Jim 2 -m 2.00 2>i-in, 2.50 AGERATUM, Little Blue Star, Princess Pauline 2i4-m. 2.00 SNAPDRAGON 2H-in. 3.00 DUSTY MILLER 2H-in. 3.00 M YRTLE or PERIWINKLE 2H-in. 4.00 LEMON VERBENA 3 -in. 6.00 CANNAS. Pres. McKinley, Clar- ence Vaughan, King Humbert 3H-in 600 MIXED CANNAS , . . *.00 CALADIUM Esculentum, $1.50 per doz. SWEET ALYSSUM 2H-m. 2.00 BEGONIA ErfordU 2"^-in. 4.00 Vernon 2K-in. 3.00 ALTERN ANTHERAS. Red and yellow ... 2.00 CASTOR BEANS. $1.50 per doz. Robert A. Elliott, 18 Pine St., Morristown, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange DRACAENAS ,,,„„ 4.in $10.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosa. 4 -In. 10.00 HELIOTROPE 4 -in. 6.00 VINCA Varicgata 4 -In. 7.00 2}^-ln. 3.00 3- In. 5.00 SALVIA Bonfire 2)^-ln. 2.50 GYMNOCARPA, Dusty Miller 2J^-ln. 2.50 NASTURTIUMS 2H-in. 2.50 Cash with order, please. E. L. RILEY TRENTON, N. J. R. F. D. No. 2 Phone 4815 Bedding plants are very scarce. Wreaths of Magnolia leaves, decorated with the wax flowers, are having good sales. The backward season has been of con- siderable help in maintaining outdoor flowers that would have otherwise been Hoxsie Nurseries will have a grand crop of May Tulips and will be .iust right for ^Iemorial Day. John F. Wood has sold the lease of his present location, the Strand Building, to the Lafayette Restaurant for $50(J. O. H. Williams is building a new bungalow on his farm for one of his sons. W. A. B. Hartford, Conn. The growers ha\-e had unusually bad weather to contend with, the last few weeks having been ci>ld and cloudy. However, their stock of Geraniums, for which there seems to be a great de- maud for decorating around the home and also for Memorial Day, has made tine growth and is loaded with buds. For this time of year the season is very backward, many gardens and flower beds not having been spaded or planted. Eugene S. Drake, 433 Fairfield ave., has purchased a seven-passenger Chal- mers Six. His frames of Geraniums are in splendid condition, but blooms do not develop as fast as desired owing to the lack of sunshine. One order for Me- morial Day calls for 1.500 plants. Busi- ness never was better than it is now : and be experiences little trouble with his hired help, having all he requires to care for his extensive business. W. W. Thomson Co.. West Hartford, is building a three-gable house on the original site. 100ft. by 150ft. Material is already on the ground, and the Lord & Burnhain Co. starts operations on Monday morning. Due to cloudy weather in this locality. Sweet Peas have not bloomed as freely as they otherwise would, but there is no kick coming as business is very good. W. W. Thomson has secured a flve-passenger. six-cylinder Buick for the use of himself and family. The Geranium stock at the Whiting greenhouses is first rate. The plants were in full bloom and the prospects of a lively business for Memorial Day are encouraging. Business at the Whiting Greenhouses is excellent. A. D. Newport, R. I. The Gardeners Assistants' Union voted that on June 1 a demand be made for $2.-50 per day. Not for years has there been such a scarcity of labor. Ralph Armstrong spent Sunday here making preparations for the opening of his -Bellvue ave. store. Taking the cot- tage rentals as a guide a big season may be expected. Among the building permits for the week we note that of J. J. Van Alen for three new greenhouses on his Lawrence ave. property to cost $8000. Wm. Galvin, whose health has been poor, has left on a vacation to recuper- ate. Carload lots of native Rhododendrons continue to be received for screen plant- ings. Alexander MacLellan. Augusta, Me. Mother's Day was celebrated as never before in Maine's capital city. The churches arranged special musical ser- vices and sermons were preached appro- priate to the occasion. There was nat- urally a great demand for flowers. The Augusta Flower Shop on Water st. was crowded with patrons all day on the Saturday preceding Mother's Day and the business was away ahead of any previous year. Geo. H. Curtis is sufl'ering from an attack of rheumatism, presumably due partly to overwork. All the neighboring florists report a very large business, far in excess of any previous year on this date. J. H. G. Flowering, Decorative and Vegetable Plants BY THE THOUSANDS Liberal Extras for Early Orders Size o( Per Per Pots 100 1000 2M-in ABUTILONS SavltzU. or 8 varieties mixed $2.25 820.00 2Ji-in AGERATUMS. White, Light and Dark Blue 2.25 20.00 214-in. ALVSSUM, Large Giant and Little Gem 2.00 18.00 2}<;-m. ASPARAGUS Plumosus or Hatcheri 3.00 25.00 4 -in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus or Hatcheri 7.50 70.00 2H-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. Large plants 2.50 22.50 ! 4 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. Large plants 6.50 60,00 3 -in. BEGONIA, Flowering. 8 leading varieties 6.00 55.00 3 and 3M-in. CANNAS, King Hum- bert 5.00 45.00 CANNAS. Brandywlne, Crimson Redder, Crozy. 20 varieties 4.50 40.00 2>^-in. CENTAUREA (Dusty MU- ler) 2.25 20.00 2M-in. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii or 15 va- rieties mixed 2.50 22.50 2H-in. CUPHEAS (Cigar Plants) 2.25 20.00 4, 5 and 6-in DRAC/ENA Indivisa. S12.60, 820.00 and 25.00 2J<-in. FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. 12 varieties 2.75 25.00 4 -in. FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. 12 varieties 7.50 70.00 FUNKIA. Variegated clumps. S.OO 45.00 2M-in. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Ri- card, Poitevine, Buchner, etc 2.25 20.00 3H- and 4-in. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, Buch- ner, etc 7.00 65.00 2}i-in. HELIOTROPES. Wliite, Light and Dark Blue 2.75 25.00 4 -in. HELIOTROPES. White, Light and Dark Blue 7.50 70.00 2H-in. MARGUERITES. White, Yellow and Mrs. Saunders. 2.50 22.50 PANSY PLANTS. Trans- planted, choice varieties in bloom 1.25 10.00 2M-in. PETUNIAS. Single, Mixed varieties 2.50 22.50 RUDBECKIAS. Golden Glow 3.00 25.00 2K-in. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Splendens 2.50 22.50 3 -in. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Splendens 5.00 45.00 2'A-ia. VERBENAS. Very choice, mixed or separate colors, in bud 2.25 20.00 2H-in. VINCAS. Variegated and Green. Fine stock 3.50 30.00 4 -in. VINCAS. Variegated and Green. Fine stock 7.00 65.00 GOLDEN-LEAVED PRIVET, OvalifoUum Au- reum. Excellent for porch boxes. From 6-in. pots, 18 to 24 in. high: very bushy. 35c. each; 4-in. pot plants. 15c. each; young plants for potting. 86.00 per 100. VEGETABLE PLANTS BY THE MILLIONS BIG BOSTON and GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE PLANTS, 81.50 per 100. CABBAGE, Early Winnigstadt, Wakefield, Henderson. Early Summer, etc., $2.50 per 1000. CAULIFLOWER PLANTS, Early Paris and i Snowball. S6.00 per 1000. TOMATO PLANTS, Earliana, Jewel, June Pink, Perfection, Stone, Dwarf Champion, Acme, etc. 82.25 per 1000. PEPPER, EGG PLANTS, SWEET POTATOES, etc. Correspondence solicited. Alonzo J. Bryan Wholesale Florist Washington, Ne'w Jersey \\- Hi'ii .iril.-nii.j. i.li.,ive m'-ntiull Th.' Kx.-li;iijje CYCLAMEN Splendena Giganteum Hybrids Our strain of Cyclamen is second to none; we can furnish same in all standard colors, twice transplanted from flaU. at $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 DRACAENA Indivisa. From 2H-'n. pota, $3.00; from 3-in. pota, 6.00; from 3H-in. poU. $6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2,1^-in. pots. $3.00; ASPARAGUS Spren- ger., from 3-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUL MADIR, [ast Stroudsburg, Pa. Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining nevr readers weekly. M;iv :;; IdlC. The Florists' Exchange 1295 NEW ENGLAND STATES— Coiitiuucd Notes from Maine Portland ns a Center The llorists' liiisinoss in this sec- tion of New Knghmd has increased largely (hiring the past few years. Port- laml now boasts of as many florists' shops as any city of its size in the coun- try, (^ne of the best things about it is the character and aliility of the men and the women in the business. Prices of lloral work are very reasonable altliough many of the flowers come by express frcim Boston. Alexander Wallace of the Sunnybank Greenhouses is one of the veterans of the city and lias one of the largest establish- ments. Although it is not generally known, he is a relative of the late edi- tor of TiiK Flokists' Exchange and was born near Dundee. Scotland, the birthplace of his namesake. J. W. Slinott Co., on Congress St.. re- ports the biggest Mother's Day business it has had and it is busy with prepara- tions for Memorial Day. Philip n. Talbot has one of the pret- tiest show windows in town. He has been kept busy during the last two weeks with special orders. Harman & Co. report the best busi- they have ever had at this season. At both their stores they have had all they could possibly attend to. The friends of Geo. W. Billings of St. .John St., are sympathizing with him because of the death of his only brother. Albert O. Billings, who died last week, after a brief illness, the result of an ac- cident. Dennett the Florist, on Congress St., reports business the best in a long time. The shop, like bis business card, is a model of artistic taste. M. E. MicGonagle of The Flower Shop, on Oak st.. reports a big Mother's Day business with many orders already booked for Memorial Day. Kennebunk and Sanford The business in the old aristo- cratic tmvn of Kennebunk was never so gocid as now. Great preparations are being made for the anticipated best Sum- mer business ever kcowu. J. O. Elwell is busy as usual. His preparations for the Summer colony at Kennebunkport are extensive. Paul I. Andrews is building a large greenhouse 30ft. x 100ft., where he pro- poses to grow general stock. Later he may specialize in Roses. The house is being built by Lord & Burnham Co. Geo. W. Huff of Sanford was too busy to talk much about his business but took time to say that Mother's Day was away ahead of any previous year and Memorial Day promised to exceed all records. Skowhegan * >iie of the most encouraging things about the florists' business is the mar- velous increase in sales in the smaller towns, especially in upper Xew England. Only a comparatively few years ago no one thought of going to a florist for flow- ers, the only sources of supply in the lung Winter time being the few flowers that were raised in the window of the living rooms. The opening of Spring and the blooming of the Arbutus and other hardy shrubs was hailed with de- light. Xow, the professional florist sup- plies his customer the year round, either with products of his own houses or blooms purchased in Boston or nearby markets. In this little town several thousand white Carnations were sold on Mother's Day and the demand exceeded the supply, notwithstanding the send- ing of ru.sh orders to Boston. F. C. Danforth reports the largest business in his experience, in fact the whole season has far exceeded that of all previous years. Some of the florists in nearby cities have established agencies in town. They report large sales on Mother's Day J. H." G. NOW Get After the June Weddingjusiness ! There's a new and sp!pndifi~way open^ 'See large advt. on page 130G, this issue. RAINBOW FREESIAS WONDERFUL NEW RACE of CO[.ORED EREESIA INTRODUCED LAST YEAR for the FIRST TIME O, Grow-n and hybridized for a number of years by Mr. A. Frey, of Crown Point, Ind. The colors are varied and in- clude several shades of yellow, orange, lavender and pink, all, however, har- monizing with each other, even when bunched together. Q Habit of plant is branching, each bulb giving two to three flower spikes with stems long enough for all floral purposes. Q Bulbs offered are of good blooming size and in a mixture of colors. Separate colors cannot be offered as yet. Delivery in July, as soon as bulbs are harvested and cured. Price: $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000; $187.50 for 5000 A. FREY, Crown Point, Ind. FOR SALE BY ;@- A. HENDERSON & CO., 211 N. State St., Chicago When ord.Tiiit;. pU-ast- mi'iLtiMii Tlie E.\ehaii;'e 'Ke Book of Water Gardening This work supersedes all other books that have previously been written on the subject of aquatics and their surroundings, and gives in full detail all the practical in- formation necessary to the selec- tion, grouping and successful cul- tivation of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a Water Garden and its environ- ments, and covering all conditions from that of the amateur with a few plants in tubs to the large estate or park. By PETER BISSET Experti Aquaticulturist> Beautifully printed on heavy enameled paper, and profusely illustrated with one hundred and twenty halftones, seventeen dia- grams and two double page plates. Price Postpaid, $2.50 A. T. DFlAMARfPTG.&PUB.CO.Ud. Bos 100, Times Sq. Sta., NEW YORK IIURKAY Hill, N. J.— The first of Lyman B. Coddington's new Rose houses was finished last week and planted to Roses. NoRTHBOBO. Mass. — It is reported that W. P. Marshall has been made one (if the firm of R. E. Wadsworth & Co., florists, on Pleasant St. Aklington, N. J. — William Tricker filed plans on May IS in the municipal superintendent's office for a greenhouse in Forest St., to cost $1500. It will be lOOft. by 2.5ft. ScKAXTON, Pa. — Improvements to be made in Xey Aug park will cost $S)000. Included are a 23ft. extension of the Cicland greenhouse, and new office build- ing. "I never knew it could be done!" The "Silent Smith" lllllll!IIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlll|lllll||||||||||||||||||||||||in^ "^HIS exclamation is often heard after our represent- ative has shown a typist how to accomplish some desired result on the L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Q There are so many things about this machine that add to the quaUty and quantity of work of an operator that we have written about them in two booklets, which are yours for the asking. q "The Silent Smith" is the title of the one on the Silent models, while the Standard models are described in "A Lesson in Operating." G, Send for the one you wish today. L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company Factory and Home Office: Syracuse, N. Y. Branches in all Principal Cities 311 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY iiiiiiiiiii"»ii"ii"iiii"iii"iii"iii ■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii— When ordering, please mention The KxcluuiKe For Fall Delivery Azaleas At E&ceptional Low Prices FIRST QUALITY A. Colle & Sods, Destellberger (Ghent) Belgium Ask for prices ol: A. COLLE 219 Shoeleather St., iWOODH.WEN. N. Y. Wben ordering, please mention The Elxchaoee ARBORVITAES 8 to 10 feet Norway, Kosteri and White Spruce 8 to 14 feet, and other large epccimeD Evcrgreeni THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO.. Straliord, Conn. Make appointmeni. Sefi the Stock, Telephone — 2648-4, Bridgeport, Conn. Established 21 years. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 1296 The Florists' Exchange Dagger Ferns One of our firm is in the South selecting this fine stock for our trade and all florists should be sure and vrr'ite us for their supply through May, as we are sure this stock will be superior to any in the market and price 25c. cheaper than common stock can be bought for elsewhere. New Crop Only $1.50 per 1000 We also have a good supply of our native fine Fancy Ferns. Crowl Fern Co. Millington, Mass. Telegraph Office: New Salem, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Eschanse VALUABLE Greenhouse Properly For Sale at 108 Concord St., Nashua, N. H. Five acres of land, modern residence, stable. 3 greenhouses, one of Tomatoes, balance bed- ding plants. Large steam heating plant, heats all buildings, will do double the amount of heat- ing easily. Great location for retail florist trade. Automobile trade is an important item here and can be increased by building one or more houses out on to the street. On Merri- mac Valley Highway, 3 minutes to end of trolley line, one mile to B. &. M. depot. Churches, schools and stores. Telephone, electric light, city water and American Express service at door. This is a long established and conspicu- ous place. Fine wholesale shipping and local retail trade for all bedding plants, fruit and vegetables that can be produced on the place. On opposite side of highway we have eighteen acres intervale land, fine for nursery stock. These two valuable pieces of real estate will be sold together or separate, as desired. Clear title. No encumbranee Come and investi- gate, or write owner. STEPHEN CHASE, 108 Concord Street, Nashua, N. H. When ordering, please ni-Titl.in The Kxcliange Bedding Plants ALTERNANTHERAS. Ked and yel- ^°° ^°°° low 2-in $2.00 $20.00 ASTERS. Separate colors. 2H-in. . 2.00 COLEUS, Golden Bedder. Verscha- ffeltil and Firebrand. 2H-in 2.50 COBEA Scandens. 3-in 5.00 CANNAS, King Humbert, Austria, Halia. 4-in 7.00 AGERATUM. Blue. 2H-in 2.50 BEGONIA Vernon. 2H-'n 2.50 LEMON VERBENAS. 2-in 2.50 3-in 6.00 SALVIA. Splendens and Bonfire. 2H-in 2.25 20.00 VINCA. Varlegata. 3)^-in 6.00 ASSORTED FERNS. Strong, healthy plants, including Cyrtomium Fal- catum and Aspidium Tsusse- mense. 2;i-in 3.00 25.00 ,Vin . . 6.00 55.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus Seedlings 100 8.00 ADIANTUM Cuneatum. 4-in 15.00 FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. Whpn firi]prin[r. I'l'-nso nvntlnn Th'-^ Exeliange See ads. under "Classified Ad. Dept." Per 100 VERBENAS. In 2^in pots. . . .$2.00 PETUNIAS. May 10th, 2i^in. pots 2.00 SALVIAS. Good stock, 3-in. pots. 4.00 Cash. JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM.Delaware, 0. Readers will confer a favor ui>on us of mor* than passing Talue If, when ordering stock of our advertisers, they wUl ment on seeing th« adv. In THE EXCHANGE. e-Ac WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Preparing for Next Winter Things Worth >Vhile to Consider If the labor qiiestiou hasn't confronted vuii, it will sooner or later, a shortage nf help is being folt in many localities already. It is one more thing we can lay to the war in Europe. There will be a labor shortage and prices on every- thing imaginable outside of bedding stock, will keep on going up. The sooner yuu make up your mind to that the bet- ter for you. There is perhaps nothing at present of greater importance to the average retail grower than to study ways and means in simplifying the run- ning of his business. Running expenses have to be kept down at a minimiim. That doesn't necessarily mean cutting down wages, but rather pay more. At the same time, however, have the actual work done count for more, and have bet- ter results. There are at present many ways to simplify the running of the aver- age establishment. The greater the va- riety of stock handled in a small place the higher the cost of production. You can't get away from that, so why keep it up? Pay more attention to the plants vou know you can do well, and cut out everything you know you can purchase better and cheaper. Why keep on trying to carry along a lot of dead timber? Ton can't afford it. In planning for next Winter, keep on cutting down in the number of sorts of crops you are going to handle; figure on growing the best pay- ing ones and forget the rest. Make the work done on the place count. Study what appears an unnecessary expense and try to overcome it one way or an- other. You must have help to do things at the proper time, but not to do things in which there is no money. .\s long as money is coming in easy, not much attention is being paid to what pays or what does not, but before long everyone of us will have to get down to a .system far different from what is being followed by the average florist of today, and the sooner we get ready for it the better all around. So you may as well start right now and get in line. Vincas Plant Out Enough of Them Even cuttings of the green and varie- gated Vincas taken and rooted now can be made to grow into nice stock by Fall, a plant by October with 4 or 5 shoots to it is every bit as good as one with 20. If vou want the plants to grow stocky during the Summer months, keep them pinched back ; 5tt. to 6ft. long vines are of no use to you in the field, they are only in the way of the cultivator. A rooted cutting planted out around the 1st of June in fairly rich soil, the plant later on kept pinched back and culti- vated, is bound to develop into nice stock. Plant out whatever you may have, rooted cuttings or pot plants, and enough of them. For the retail grower Vincas are as useful, if not more so, than ever. More push boxes and vases, as well as lianging baskets, are being filled and sold each year, and the trail- ing vines in them form the most import- ant item. Vincas can be successfully grown in even the smallest establish- ment, and vou should make it a point to grow at least a part of your require- ments, if not all. Gladioli and Dahlias Keep on Planting Both Don't stop with just one planting of Gladioli; keep on planting a few every ten days. The bulbs of .America, Fran- cis King and other good sorts can be purchased so reasonably that you can't afford to be without them this Summer. Don't figure too much on ,iust what the flowers will bring in dollars and cents, nor with the Dahlias; ther<> is more to it than that. Maintain a show in your lit- tle store all Summer long; keep things decorated every day. Both Gladioli and Dahlias will help do, it with less expense than anvtliing else you might meation. If you planted some tubers of Dahlias, plant more 2V.in. stock, and purchase a few of the new ones advertised — it's the only way. Asparagus Sprengeri A Paying Crop for the Retail Gro\Fer If any of your customers desire hang- ing baskets for shady positions, a well- tilled basket of Asparagus Sprengeri is hard to beat for this purpose, not that this won't grow in sunny places, but it seems to get along in shady positions better than many other plants. Don't fill 'the baskets with 6 or 7 small Sin. pot plants and expect them to grow into shape in a week or so. You should have the heaviest of stock to begin with for filling, or what is better, offer baskets which have been filled for several months and by this time are at their best. Do you intend going into growing more of the greens you are using during the Winter months? If so, the present is the time to get busy. You can grow the very best Asparagus Sfirengeri in 14in. baskets, if you want to. These baskets can be hung in places where you couldn't grow cut flowers or plants to advantage. Ever" retail grower has places of this kind which can be made to bring in good returns. Start now ; put in about four good 4in. pot plants to a basket, use good soil and place the baskets close together on a bench. They don't need to be hung for quite a while ; not until you get through with your Spring rush. I suggest growing more greens and less Roses and Carnations — that is. for the small grower. You can't grow these flowers on a small scale as well or as cheaply as the specialist, and when you have to buy every spray of greeu during the Winter months, the profit you make on the flowers all will go again. Pay more attention to the green question, and it will pay you. Boston Ferns Smaller Sizes Scarce There is as usual a shortage of Bos- tons throughout the country, not so much on larger sizes, but good 31.4 and 4's are hard to locate. It is such that you want for the filling of window boxes. We are beginning to see more Bostons in, the arrangements of late years than ever; they lighten up the stiff and formal ef- fect rreraniums are apt to create, and even in exposed positions do well dur- ing the Summer mouths. By all means get your customers into the habit of using them freely, and make up your mind to grow a suflicient number for another season. In spite of the fact that tens of thousands of plants are yearly grown and disposed of, and that Bostons compared with other foliage plants are good keepers and can stand a lot of abuse, ever.v year we find a shortage on good stock. You really wonder where all of the plants go to, but they do go, and their culture can be made to pay well. Planting for Effect Regarding Your Stock Plants Every retail grower carries during the Summer months stock plants uf Geran- iums. Cannas. Salvias and a lot of other bedding plants which are used for propa- gating purposes. Usually this stock is planted out into nursery rows so that it can be properly and easily cared for. AA'liile this is the simplest way out of it. one might consider making use of beds and borders and thereby doing a little ad- vertising on the side. Nothing can pos- sibly pay the florist better than making a show on his home grounds, and if you haven't already made up you mind just what to do about planting out your stock, it will be well to consider ar- ranging things a little for effect this season. You are bound to benefit by it. Lake City, Minn. — The Jewell Nur- .sery Co. is about to close a busy .season. It is the company's annual custom at the close of the season to have a school of salesmanship held in the offices of the company. A dozen or more salesmen from different parts of the country have assembled for a two weeks study of the various departments of nursery stock and field work, as well as the practical study of the stock they sell. Do You Know That Fritz Bahr's "Week's Work" article alone is worth considerably more than the subscription price of the paper? His writings in The Exchange on what to do in ad- vance have helped hun- dreds of florists through- out the country. Geraniums, Heliotrope, Fuchsieis, etc, etc. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, A. Ricard, Beaute Poitevine, Mar. de Castellane, Gloire de France, Mad. Jaulin, La Favorite. 3H-iQ. pots. 15.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE, Queen of Violets and Mad. Blonay, white, 3>4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS, Avalanche and Snow White, 4- in. pots, $10.00 per 100. CANNAS. Duke, Florence Vaughan, Queen Charlotte and Martha Washington. 4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100 VINCA Varlegata. 3-in. pots, $3.50 per 100. COBEA Scandens. Blue. 3-in pots, $3.00 per 100. VERBENAS. Bestcolors. 3-in. pots. $2.50per 100. ALYSSUM. (Carpet of Snow.) 3-in. oots, $2.50 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire. HELIOTROPE Queen of Violets and VINCA Varlegata. 2J*i-in. pots, $2 00 per 100, FUCHSIAS Avalanche and Snow White. 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. WM. J. CHINNICK, Trenton, N. J. When ordering, iileiise tu'-iitioii Tlie Exchange Coleus Verschaffeltil, G. Bedder aud 12 other.';. 2-in. pots, Sl-75 per 100, .517.50 per 1000. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Ricard, Doyle, Poitevine nnd others. 3-in., $3.00 per 100. SINGLE PETUNIAS, STOCKS, PHLOX, VER- BENAS. 2-in., $1..50per 100: 3-in., SS.OOper 100. SALVIAS, Bonfire and Zurich; AGERATUM, 3-in , S3.00 per 100. CANNAS. Egandale. S5.00 per 100. PANSY PLANTS. .Sl.OO per 100, S.S.00 per 1000. TOMATOES, PEPPERS, CABBAGE. 2-in. puts. S1-2.J per lUO, EGG PLANTS. CAULIFLOWER Seedlings. 50c. per 100; 2-in. pots. .51. .50 per 100. CELERY, Self-blanching. French Seed. S2 50 per 1000: Transplanted. 40c. per 100. BOSTON FERNS. 3';-in. pots, SIO.OO per 100. Cash with order, please. ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y. iti.iiL '1'Ih- Kxi'linnge COMMERCIAL KEMEMBEB THE Just what you need for your pot plants Ten lOO-lb. bags, $5.00 COMMERCIAL HUMUS CO. 505 Firemen's BIdg., NEWARK, M.J. Send For Descriptive LiTERATuRC- , ME_COMMERCIAL HUMUS GERANIUMS ISd'^SLo Fine, stocky plants. Nutt, Grant, double pink and white, 4-inch. $7.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. From fiats, 8 to 10 shoots, $12.00 per 1000. BEGONIAS. Everblooming, scarlet, 3-in., 5o.: 4-in., lOo. HYDRANGEAS. French, 5 to 6 shoots, 5-inch pots, 35e. 232 Churchill Avenue, UTICA, N. Y. When orderlne. please mentlnn The Kxchflnee Samuel Whitton, Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass. WilEam Turner Price $5.00 *. T. DE LA MARB PTG. & PUB. CO 438 to 448 West 37tll Street, IT. Y. Mav 27, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1297 Michell's Hardy Pompon Chrysanthemums Extra Fine. Strong Plants Barney. (inUk'ii bronze. Eldorado. Deep yellow. Excelsior. I.ipht orange. Gladys. I-"lushcd pearl. Irene. Blu^h white. Mrs. Porter. Bright hronze. Myers' Perfection. Puri' whit Price of any of the above Nellie Rainsford. Light pink. Overbrook. Clironie yellow. Pink Beauty. Rose pink. Rosy Morn. Silvery pink. Scarlet Beauty. Rich searlet. Sylvia. Scarlet bronze. Victor. Rosy crimson. Viola. \'iolet red. varieties: Doz. 60c., per 100 $4.00, per 1000 $35.00. Also all otlior Seasonable Plants. Ikilliis, Seeils and Supplies. Send for Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy. MICHELL'S SEED HOUSE, '^Ul^^l^iX \\hi.u. ordering. pk-;L^e mi-titioa The tlxcba u g i.- 40,000 Chrysanthemums Rooted Cuttings EXTRA FINE 10.000 5,000 1.000 1.000 2,000 6.000 3.000 4,000 t',000 BONNAFFON JONES DR. ENGUEHARD MAUD DEAN POEHLMANN CHAS. GLACER POLLY ROSE SEIDEWITZ UNAKA $12.00 per 1000 J. O. Brenneman FLORIST Box 24 Harrisburg, Pa. COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK Best Early 'Mum YELLOW CHAS. RAZER Rooted C^uttinAs 2'^.-inch pots ;uij uiuo $1.50 S12.,50 ■ 2.50 20.00 HENRY EICHHOLZ, Waynesboro, Pa. EIMERD.SMITH&CO. Chrysanlhcmums Ask for CaialoguB ADRIAN - - - MICH. See v^ Slock for Sale |l |^COC ad. Bargains. a\x/%3^^3 -erintenilent of 'i'ower Grove Park in that cit.\'. These plants have been placed in the Conven- tion Garden and will add materially to the aquatic gardens. What we want now is one hundred different firms to send plants for 100 sq. ft. of space each in the garden, and if you can't use 100 sq. ft. send plants for .">0 sq. ft. There is no way in which five or ten dollars can be better expended for advertising than in the Convention Garden. C. L. B. Roses Roses Roses Special Prices to Reduce Surplus Everblooming Roses AU are on their own roots and pot-grown. They are a splendid jot of plants, well budded, strong, well developed and coming into bloom; with solid_ balls of earth. All were wintered in cold house and are in perfect condition for planting in the open Pots Blumenschmidt 3J^" Blunienschmidt 5" Golden Gate ZH" Golden Gate 5" Gruss an TepUtz 3W Gruss an Teplitz 5" Helen Gould 3}4" Maman Cochet. Pink... 3^^" 100 Pots 100 812.00 Maman Cochet. Pink . . . 5" 20.00 20.00 Maman Cochet. White. . 3H" 12.00 12.00 Maman Cochet. \\ hite. . 5" 20.00 20.00 Mme. Abel Chatcnay. . . . 3'/," 12.00 12.00 Mme. Abel Chatenay. . . . 5" 20.00 20.00 Mrs. DeGraw . 3!^" 12.00 12.00 Mrs. DeGraw . 5" 20.00 12.00 William R. Smith . 5" 20.00 Climbing Roses Strong, two-year-old plants, on own roots, from field. Dorothy Perkins, Excelsa, Hiawatha, Philadelphia, Wichuraiana, White Dorothy Perkins, per 100 S"00 I offer a very nice lot of Aucuha Japonica in Tubs. In S-in. tubs, IS to 24 in. tops, full and bushy, 7oc. each, $7.50 per doz. In 14-in. tubs. 3 to S'A ft. tops, well furnished, S2.50 each, S25.00 per doz. J. T. LOVETT, Little Silver, N.J. Three Houses of Roses for Decoration Day ; Per dozen ^ Hybrid Perpetual Roses, in variety - $6.00 S9.00 $12.00 Baby Ramblers, in variety - - - - 6.00 9.00 12.00 Perkins and Red Ramblers, pS $9.00 12.00 IS.OO 24.00 Four Houses of HYDRANGEAS In variety, pink, white and blue, tor Decoration P^'' dozen Day and later From $6.0U to $36.00 Lots of buds. Will ship out of pots. Cash with order please. ANTON SCHULTHEIS, college p&7nt. l. i. \^"beu ordering, please mi-'iitloL The Exchange A. P. J. Baur O. E. Stelnkamp Send for our price list of young Geranium Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition um & STEINHAMP, Indlanopolls, Indiana Carnation Breeders Wherv or'leniiL-. i>|e;ise mfntloa The Excliunge GRAFTED ROSES Per 100 Per 100 .$12.50 White Killarney $10.00 . 10.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward 10.00 Ophelia Killarney EDWARD J. TAYLOR, - Green's Farms, Conn. rSot Rose Plants RADIANCE. KAISERIN. WHITE and PINK KILLARNEY. SUNBURST and MILADY Carnations F. Dorner & Sons Co. LA FAYETTE, IND. R^ady for thipmcnt Stnd /or circulart When ordering, please mention The Exchange J. L. DILLON, Bloorasburg, Pa. Wben ordering, please meoTlon The Bxcbanga 129S The Florists' Exchange Joseph Heacock Co/s Wholesale Price List ARECA LUTESCENS Each 6-in. pot, 3 plants in a pot, 22 to 24 in. liigh $0.76 6-in. ■• 3 " " 24 1 28 in. " 1.00 CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI Each Cedar Tub, 9-in., 4 to 5 ft, spread $4.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per doe 2)4-in- 4 Stoic $1.60 3-in. 6 12 2.00 4-in. 5 to 6 15 $0.40 4.60 6-in. 6 to 7 24 1,00 12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 26 1.25 16.00 6-in. 6 to 7 28 to 30 1.60 18.00 Cedar Tub 7-in. 8 to 7 34 to 36 2.50 30.00 7-in. 6 to 7 36 to 38 3.00 36.00 9-in. 42 to 45 in. high 4.00 48.00 B-in. 6to7 46to48in 6.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA Pot Leaves In. high Each Per doi. 6-in. 6to6 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00 6-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 1,50 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Cedar Plants Tub in Tub Height Each 9-in. 4 40 to 42 in $4,00 12-in. 4 6 to 5H 't., heavy 10 00 12-in. 4 5>^ to 6 ft., heavy 12 60 12-in. 4 6 to 7 ft., heavy 15,00 12-in. 5 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18 00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., '"''Ill^^^ZT Wyncote, Pa. When ordering, please mpntion The Exchflage Ferns John Wanamaker i^'^j; Campbell Bros., Tf^rlrl-tT 1w 8-in„ $1,00 each, 7-in., 75c, each *^*^*-*J'> »**• 6-in.. 50c, each, 4-in„ 20o, each 2)i-in,, $6.00 per 100, $50,00 per 1000, Qr><-kl-l-J J 2)i-in., :$5.00 per 100. $40,00 per 1000 *^*-'-'»-«-** 6-inch, 50c. each. ° Roses. Madison. Own root, 3-in. $8.00 per 100 75c. each Penllyn, Pa, WTieo orderlug. pleaa> meptlop Tb** E?»cb»Dg» FERNS Assorted Table Ferns Out of 21^-inch pots, $3.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra heavy. Fronn 234 -inch pots. $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. KENTIA BELMOREANA From 2}^-inch pots, 3 leaves, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000; 3-inch pots. 5 leaves, $15.00 per 100. All express orders. Cash with order, please B. SOlTAUf[RN[RYfeVseX%".T When ordering, please mention The Exchange HOLLY FERNS Extra fine plants of Cyrtomlum falcatum, the HoUy Fern, and Pteris Wilsonl, in 3-ui. pota, $6.00 per 100, or $7.00 if shipped in pots. The bevt of packing, liberal count and prompt shipment. R. G. HANFORD Norwalk. Conn. When ordering, please mention The Exchange 100 1000 Whltmani Improved $5,00 $40.00 Whitmanl Compacta 5.00 40.00 Rooeevelts 5.00 40.00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. Wben ordering, please mention Tbe Excbange AUSTRALIAN FERNS, PALMS, ETC. Natura! dried fern frcmds, p.Tlrii leaves, etc, supplied in any quantity. A few on my list: FERNS: Adiantum, Bleichnum. Aspidi- um, Asplenium, Gleichenla, Todea, PALMS: CALAMUS Mueller!. KENTIA Monostachya, LIVISTONA AustraUs, SEAFORTHIA elegans, ARECA Baueri MACROZAMIA, OTHER LEAVES . LOM ATIA, GREVILLEA robusta, AUSTRALIAN MOSS, RESTIA Tetraphyllus- Samples and quotations forwarded on appli- cation to MARK BROWNE 68H Pin Street. SYDNEY, N, S, W,. AUSTRALIA Cable: "Niaouli, Sydney." Codes: A. B. C. 5th and Western Union When nrderintJ, iile;ise ni'Tiri.-ii 'i'lii' T-'xoli:mL:e The Home of the Scottii Ferns JOHN SCOTT Rutland Rd. & East 45th St., BROOKLYN. N.Y ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED. We offer the following: CATTLEYAS Skinneri, Labiata, Trian^. MossiEe, Percivaliana, Gaskelliana; L^^LIAS acuminata, superbiens; ONCIDIUMS bicallo- sum, CeboUeta, ornithorynchum, sphacela- tum, splendidum and the Holy Ghost Orchid* PERISTERIA elata. Write for prices. t arror Xr Uiirroll 0"l>'d GrowerB & Importers Imager a nurreii, summit, n.j. When ordering, please mention The Eicbanfie I Ornamental Nursery Stock | p is handled with profit and satisfaction by hundreds of our florist customers. We grow the M g following lines in large quantities and are always glad of tbe opportunity to make quotations. M g Field-Grown Roses, Flowering Shrubs, Perennial Plants, 1 1 Climbing Vines, Ornamental Trees | g OUR CURRENT PRICE LIST will be gladly forwarded on request. 1 p NOTE. — Use printed stationery. We sell to the trade only, and do not knowingly compete M p with our customers by allowing our trade prices to get into the bands of private planters. M I JACKSON & PERKINS CO., NEWARK, NEW YORK | iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii When ordering, please rot^ntl,>ti T]^,>' ExrlmnL'e SOUTHERN STATES— Continued New Orleans, La. Our city experienced another c.vclone this weels, but beyond a little broken glass in the greenhouses there was no very serious damage. Aluch of the out- door stock has been suffering owing to the dry weather. Several of the florists feared they wiiuld experieuce a heavy loss, but a shower on Thursday saved the plants. Outside of funerals aiul an occasional wedding, business is tiuiet. It is expected that .Tunc will bring a rush. Garden Contest The garden contest given by the Normal 8chIr. Monart. vice-president. Mrs. G. .Tung, secretary: Mrs. Ch. Albrecht re- elected treasurer. Executive committee : Chris Hauser. Mrs. F. Bright, E. Green. Mr. Monart. An essay was read by Miss Monart on the ".\rt of Floriculture" how flowers from the earliest ages received attention, wherever civilization has made progress; and how floriculture is in- fluenced bv the different climates. She gave some good points on how florists should encourage and teach the public to overcome failure. The florist, like the FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, in any quantity Excellent 23-4-in, stock, in best assortment, $3,00 per 100, S25,00 per 1000, Extra strong, 3-in„ S6.00 per 100, $55.00 per lOOO, KENTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2}i-in, stock, right size for center plants $1,30 per aoz,, $10.00 per 100, FERN SEEDLINGS. Fine stock, ready for potting, in assortment of 10 best Fern Dish varieties, guaranteed to please, $1,00 per 100, $9,50 per 1000, undivided clumps. In 10,000 lots or more, $9,00 per 1000. List, illustrating 30 best va- rieties, on application, ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1,00 per 100, $8,00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.50 per 1000, J. F. Anderson FERN SPECIALI.ST SHORT HILLS, N. J. When ordprinc- i>l<' nvtition TliP F.xrhiinge Fern Seedlings Best stock in country, assortment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, Sl.OO per 100, $9,50 per 1000; $9,00 per 1000 in 10.000 lots. Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full-grown, fine stock, from 214-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000; from 3-in„ $6,00 per 100, $56,00 per 1000, ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus, .'ieed- lings. $1,00 per 100, $8,00 per 1000, Fine stock from 21,4-in, pots, $3,00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000, High Grade Stock, Cash, or 3ati3factor.v references. C- A. Peterson Wood Court Tarrytoi Orchid Collector JOHN DeBUCK Has left for South America to collect the best Commercial Orchids. Orders booked now for early Spring delivery, 1916. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 CHESTNUT PLACE, SECAUCUS, N. J. WIt'o ordering. plpHSe mention The Exchange Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD. N. J. ORCHIDS PALMS and Plants of Every Variety m-nri-.n 'I'he P.Tctimige beginner, must expect drawbacks. Diffi- culties and disappointments will make the success more satisfactory, and each year he will go higher up the scale to perfection. Mr. Green read an essay on the "Lessons of the Flower Show." He gave some good points on how flo- rists can gain by co-operation. Exhibits were a bunch of Gladioli by Mrs. Chas. Albrccht. It was decided not to spend any money on ads. for Mother's Day, as Carnations were very scarce and when shipped were poor. After the meeting the members were entertained at luncheon. Mes. G. Jung. West Bend, Wis. — Harrison Ashman, West Bend's new greenhouse man, on May 1 purchased the entire greenhouse property, residence and all of the lots of Ziegler & Wamkey. Mr. Ashman made many improvements on the place since he took charge of it in February. He is a hustler and the fact that he has pur- chased the property is evidence of his doing well. lav 27, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 1299 chrysanthemums :arnations and roses CHARLES B. TOTTY MADISON - NK>V JERSEY ROSE STAKES AT "BEFORE THE WAR" PRICES SPECI VI YOU'LL PAY MORE LATER Continuous Ring 4-footNo. 9 Stakes THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY Carnation Supports $10. 'IS per 1000 CONNERSVILLE, IND. $16.00 per 1000 plants 200,000 Plants Ready Al Stock-Order Now! VBUTHjON Savitzii and two other 100 So .00 U^TERNANTHERA. From soU. stroiic plant>', last Fall's i-uttings. .?10.00 per 1000 1.25 BriUiantisslma, Jewel, Parony- ehioides major ami aurea nana. iGERATUM. Light ami tiarii bhie ami wliiti', i-in 2.00 U-YSSUM, Double. 2-in 2.00 LitUe Gem, l"4-ii) 2.00 Transplanted Seedlings, from soil .Si;. (Id per 1000 .75 BEGONIA Luminosa, 214-in 3.50 Chatelaine, Prima Donna, 2J^-m. 3.00 Vernon, Kcii and Piiilc. 214-in 2.50 Seedling Plants, from soil, above variotios 2.00 DRACa;NA Indivisa, 3-in 5.00 FUCHSIAS. Ill varict.v. l"4-in 2.50 GERANIUMS, Mad. SaUcroi, 2-in.. 2.00 Ivy Miied, 214-iu 2.00 Scented or Rose, 2-in 2.00 :i-m 5.00 HELIOTROPE, Jersey Beauty, 2-in.. 100 .sls.dO per 1000 S2.00 LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard, 2-in. . 2.00 Trailing, 2-in MARGUERITES, White, 2-in NASTURTIUMS, Double Mixed, 2.00 2.00 PETUNIAS, Double Mixed, 2 in Single. Cal. Giants, Rosy Morn, Giant Fringed and Mixed, 2ii-in, PANSIES. No better in the country, $10.00 per 1000 1 SALVIA, Dwarf and Tall Varieties, 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.50 2.50 .50 SNAPDRAGONS, Silver Pink, 2-m. . Phelps' White, a Kood one, 2-in. . . . STAR OF BETHELHEM. Somethmg new, a fine plant to grow, 21i-in. Each lOe VERBENA, Transplanted, from soil, 4 colors 1-00 VINCA Variegata. The be.t lot we ever had. 2-in. . . .SIS.OO per 1000 2.00 2H-m 2.50 4-in 12-00 Cash with order, please. OLSON & CO., Wholesale Plant Growers WEBSTER, MASS. When ordering, please mfntlon Tbe Exchange SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Louisville, Ky. The latter part of May has shown con- siderable activity and business is better than usual for this season. Dancing school entertainments, commencements, and weddings are responsible for a nice volume of business, and bedding work continues above normal. Peonies are coming in in large quantities and in ex- cellent condition and are meeting with ready sale. .\rrangcments have been made whereby the June meeting of the Kentucky So- ciety of Florists will be held on the even- ing of June 7 at the home of H. Klein- starink, Jr., president of the society. Several matters of interest will be brought up at this meeting and a large attendance is expected. -August Baumer spent May 17 and IS at Frankfort, Ky., where he attended a meeting of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar. Mr. Baumer reported that he had a very enjoyable trip. E. G. IJeimers & Son Co. is removing another section of greenhouses at the Baxter ave. plant, and will re-erect these houses at the new growing farm on the Taylorsville road. In addition to re- building the old houses, two new ones will go up. One will be l.'iOft. x 30ft., while the other will be 2.Sft. x 1.50ft. and will be a continuation of one that is already on the ground. Contracts have already been let for the new houses. The property on Baxter ave. is being con- verted into business property. Henry C. Heilemann, a representative of William B. Lake, of Philadelphia, Pa., was recently in Louisville. Cohen & Hiller, the New York importers of rib- bons, etc., was also represented. Mrs. C. B. Thompson and other retail florists had quantitie.s of cut fiowers, etc., for the annual dancing school entertain- ment of Miss Blanche Mitchell, held at Macauley's Theater last week. This en- tertainment is one of the largest of its kind held in the city, and is attended by many wealthy parents. The retail merchants of Lexington, Ky., are planning a movement to close ali of the retail stores of the city promptly at nine o'clock on Saturday evenings instead of 10 o'clock, the clos- ing hour at this time. A petition is being circulated through the business dis- Geraniums Rooted Cuttings GUARANTEED to any point in the United States as far west as Chicago. If they do not suit you. send them back and get your money refunded. YOU RUN NO RISK. Per 1000 S. A. NUTT and BUCHNER $10.00 RICARD and POITEVINE 12.50 PLUMOSUS. Eitra Fine, at $2.50 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. Wben ordering, please mention The Exclinuge trict, and it is claimed that practically all of the business is handled before nine o'clock and that there is really very little reason for remaining open so late. There was some damage done to out- door stock, early fruit, vegetables, etc., in the Eastern and Central sections of the State by frost on May 19. A heavy frost and thin ice were reported at Mays- ville, Ky.. and light frost at Lexington. There was no damage in the Western and Southern districts. Flower Day, which is celebrated an- nually by Jews in all parts of the coun- try, was observed in Louisville on Sun- day, May 21. Local Zionists in arrang- ing for the celebrations appointed several committees to sell flowers for the Jewish National Fund and call at homes and offer flowers for sale. F. Walker & Co. held a private Peony show at the greenhouse, 312 West Chest- nut St.. to which the public was invited. Many beautiful varieties were on exhibi- tion in the store and greenhouse. The company booked many orders for Fall planting on this stock. A committee of the George B. Eastin Camp, United Confederate Veterans, which is in charge of arrangements for decorating the graves of Confederate soldiers, has had several meetings and will hold the final meeting next Satur- day. John C. Olmstead. landscape artist of Brookline. Mass., w-as recently in Lex- ington. Ky., after having paid a visit to Dayton, O. .Mr. Olmstead. accompanied by the Board of Park Commissioners, visited the jiark property and made sev- eral suggestions which will be embodied in his report to be filed. G. D. C. A Full Line of Bedding Plants Now Ready , Ijcst potfl, . pots, 4-in. GERANIUMS, such as Bcautc Poitcvlncand Alphonse Ricard. 4-in. pots, SS.OO per 100. John Doyle, S. A. Nutt, Perkins, M. liuchncr. 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. BEGONIAS, Luminosa and Vernon red Maftnlfica, best pinl<. 4-in. SS.OO per 100; .same varieties, 3-in. 55.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS. 4-in. pots, $S.0O per 100. HELIOTROPE. Light and dark blue. pots $7.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. ACJERATUM. Best dwarf blue, 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100.- SCARLET SAGE, Clara Bedman or Bonhre. 4-in pots. $7.00 per 100; 3-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. PETUNIAS. California Giant. 3-in. pots, ROSY SSoRN and INIMITABLE. 2i^-in. pots, S3.00 per 100. NASTURTIUMS. 4 good colors. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. „ jj COLEUS Verschafleltii. Golden Bedder, Oueen Victoria. 21.2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100 Fancy Varieties, $4.00 per 100. SWEET ALYSSUM. Little Gem. 2H-in. pnta, $3.00 per 100. „,,_,, LOBELIA Crystal Palace. Dark blue dwarf. 2 1. .-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE BLUE CORNFLOWERS. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. MOONVINES. 2J.2-m. pots, $.i.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, stalted up, $12.00 per 100. HONEYSUCKLE. 5H-in. pots. 2oc. VERBENAS. .Separate colors. 2>i-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. PHLOX. 2i.i-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. SNAPDR.'VGONS. such as Giant Yellow. Golden Oueen. Giant .Scarlet. <;iaiit Pink, Salmon Pink, Queen of the North and Giant White. 2)4-in. pots, $3.00 i)cr 100. Nelrose I'lnk and Silver Pink, 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. KENTIA Belmoreana ami Forsterlana. 4-in. pots. 30c. each. . ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2'^-in. pots. $3.1)0 per 100; 4-in , $10.00 per 100. Sprcnftcrl, :j-in pota. $0.00 per 100; 4-iQ., $12.00 per 100. HARDY IVIES. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. COCOS Weddelllana. 3-in. pots, 15c. CROTONS. 4-in. pots, 25e. LEMON VERBENAS. 4-in. pots. $8.00 per 100. DRACyBNA Indivisa. 5-in. pots. 25c. DIELYTRA, or Bleeding Heart O-lfl. pots, 25c FUNKI A Variegata. Strong. 4-in. pots. $12.00 per 100. ROS 3er luo. ,^ .OSES, such as Magna Charta, Gruss an Teplitz. Caroline Testout, Baby Ram- bler. .Strong, 6-in. pots, 25c. each ASPIDISTRA. Green-leaved. 6-m. pots, $1.00 each. .. „, , CANNAS. A. Bouvier, Pres. McKlnley. Chas. Henderson. Venus, Richard Wal- lace. Florence Vaughan. 4-in. puts, $7.00 per 100. King Humbert. 4-m. pota, ^-i.OU per 100. Godfrey Aschmann, ^poned pia^ts" 1012 West Ontario Street, °"" PHILADELPLIA, PA. WhfU onliTini; please meption Tbe Excbaii;j:e 20,000 Geraniums 3}^-iiich at $6.7.5 per 100 Nutt Presilly Ricard Gloire de France Beaute Jean Oberle Mme. Buchner The Peckham Floral Co. Fairhaven, Mass. Geraniums READY FOR SHIPMENT ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle, Nutt, Buchner $10.00 per 1000 2-inch fine stock of Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle and Buchner $2.00 per 100 $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, LANCASTER, PA Geraniums Fine, .3-inch stock, in bud and bloom. S. A. Nutt, Poitevine .and Buchner. $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. 2-inch stock, also Scarlet Bedder and Ricard S2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS of same. .?12..50 and .?10.00 per 1000. Rudolf Nagel 515 So. West End Ave., LANCASTER, PA. GERANIUMS Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine. Strong, l-in. plants, SS.OO per 100. PETUNIAS. Single, mixed, bushy plants, 2'j-in., S.3.00 per 100. VERBENAS. Separate colors. 2}4-in., .?3.00 per 100. BEGONIAS, Vernon and Erlordii. 3-in., S4.00 per 100. SALVIAS, Bonfire. 2^^-in., S2.50 per 100. CINERARIAS, Maritlma and Diamond. 2^.-in., S3..50 per 100. STANDARD HELIOTROPE. Fine plants, 7-in. pots, 3-0 ft. high, SI. 00 to S1.50 each. John F. Goger Co., Scarsdale, N. Y. GERANIUMS Geraniums S. A. NUTT. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. J18.50 per 1000. DAISY. Mrs. F. Sanders, 2-in. »2 00 per ICO. $1800 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS, 3-in , $8 00 per 100. VINCA Variegata, 4-in., $8 00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower Allegany. N. Y. GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard. Poitevine. Castellane, Doyle, Perkins, Viand, Nutt and Buehner. »10 00 per 1000. Cash with order. FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa. \Vben orderinp. tise m-'iillnn Tbe Exclmcfre S A. Nutt, Buchner, B. Poitevine, Double Gen. Grant. A. Ricard 3U-inch, in bud and bloom. Stock guaranteed $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000 C. OUADLAND'S SONS 328-340 Houghton St., North Adams. Mass. Split Carnations Quickly, easity and cheaply mended. No tools required PillsburyCarnatioD Staple Patented K'06 \ 1000 35c.» 3000 $1.00 postpaid I. L. PILLSBURY Galesburg, 111. Wbea »rd«rUf. please mention The Bxehnore 1300 The Florists' Exchange WJwmmmmmmiwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmAwmmA^^ i I i i I I ! I I I I I I I I I i i Will be Published May 27, 1916 Practical Landscape Gardening By Robert Cridland, a Landscape Architect of many years' experience and of high standing in the profession. The Book is the most complete one we know of in its field; it covers everything, and its further recommendation is that it has been written and illustrated for The Man or Woman of Average Means. Magnificently illustrated. The Book contains 91 Photographs, the majority of them full page in size, 67 Sketches and 29 Plans, 19 of which are Planting Plans, with Keys, giving the subjects to be planted. Price, $1.50 net. By mail, postpaid, $1.65. Agents wanted Thi #a PI r\v*i cl-c' 17 v4^1-» !a r> rtr> i I" New York : 438 to 448 VV^est 3 7th Street lllC r^ iUI 1S»|.S» i:^XCnan§e|,n Chicago: 143 North W^abash Avenue rm?mmiimmmmmmmmfmMfmmm^mmmmmmmmmm/mimmmm A Comparison of Advertising Costs tlQ 00 '5. ^^^. '^ost of a one-inch advertisement in every issue of THE FLORISTS' EX- CHANGE for one year, 52 issues. Total circulation in 191.5, over 500,000 copies. 00 Is the cost of a three-inch • advertisement in every issue of THE FLORISTS' EX- CHANGE for one year, 52 issues. Total circulation in 1915, over 500,000 copies. 00 Is the cost of a si.'j-inch f» advertisement in every issue of THE FLORISTS' EX- CHANGE for one year, 52 issues. Total circulation in 1915, over 500,000 copies. 00 Would be needed for the • one cent stamps required to mail 500,000 circulars and to cover the great addi- tional expense for envelopes and addressing same, paper, printing etc. The advertisements in THE FLORISTS' EX- CHANGE are ALWAYS read. The circulargenerally goes into the waste basket, witliout being read. MAral Build on a solid founda- IllUlfll tion. Invest your money witii care. You are not making a mistake when you advertise in THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE, the dividend producer. $117 $234 $7500, further SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Knoxville, Tenn. Peony Harvest For the past month the weather has been unusually dry, and it has also been rather hot for this season o£ the year. Stock is plentiful. Peonies are now at their best and ■ daily shipments are being made to Northern and Eastern markets. Roses and Carnations are plentiful but owing to the hot weather the quality is not extra good. Sweet Peas will soon be a thing of the past. Gladioli are beginning to come in, and there will no doubt be an oversupply unless some of the stock can be disposed of in a wholesale way. This is a very busy season at the stores. The various school entertain- ments and commencements during this season of the year create quite a demand. Wedding work is also playing a promi- nent part, and from the number of an- nouncements the season promises to be better than ever known. Mother's Day trade was very gratify- ing to every one; the sales on this oc- casion were almost twice as great as that of last year, and practically every- thing in the way of salable flowers was sold out. Strange to say all colors sold well, while heretofore the demand has been principally for white Carnations. L. F. Darnell of the J. JM. Gasser Co., Cleveland. O.. recently spent a day in Knoxville on his way home from Florida. Mrs. Ryno has some very fine bedding plant stock which is moving out just as fast as she can take and fill orders. A. H. Dailey is now located in his new store at .517 Market st. He has been doing quite a liit of fixing up and has put in a number of new fixtures, among which is a handsome new display icebox. Since locating in the new store it has been necessary to employ addi- tional help. He is very busy at this time with bedding plants. All the departments of the C. W. Crmicb Company are very busy. At Baum's it has been a continuous rush ever since Easter, rendering it al- most impossible for any rest or recrea- tion after a Winter of hard work. Sales are showing a nice increase over the same period of previous years. Miss Margaret Todd, saleslady, has been ill and is tlnable to be at work. "SOUTHRO." Baltimore, Md. The Market Business during the last week has been somewhat better than during the previous week. While prices have not changed very much, stock has cleaned up pretty well, with very little surplus. Callas have nearly finished flowering and some stock still coming in shows lack of keeping qualities. Longiflornm Lilies are selling better and are bringing around $7 per 100. Some good stock brought as high as 12%c. per bloom. Carnations are fairly plentiful ; qual- ity rules below average. They are selling at $2 to $2.50 per 100. Prices of Roses are about stationary. A good deal of short stock is coming in. Good white Roses are rather scarce. The first outdoor grown Roses are coming in but owing to cold weather this stock is grading very irregularly. Sweet Peas are plentiful but prices rule better than the previous week — around 40c. and .50c. per 100. The weather here has been extremely cool and rainy. Peonies will be a very short crop, with the prospect of prices to rule higher than is usual. It is ex- pected that Carnations and other stock will clean up well for Memorial Day. Notes The Baltimore Florists' Club at its meeting on Monday night decided to co-operate with the Women's Civic League in holding a Rose show for amateurs in the Florists' Exchange Hall on June 5. This date may be put back if the season proves to be too backward. Mr. Wells, of the West End Florists' Store, is .still at the Franklin Square Hospital, but is doing better. F. J. Le Ci.air. Washington, D. C. While stock has tightened up some- what, especially Roses, there is plenty to be had. Peonies are plentiful and bring from .$3 to $6 per 100. The only scarce flowers are Valley and orchids. There has been a heavy demand for fu- neral work. The funeral of B. H. War- ner called for some very fine designs. The casket cover was made of Enchan- tress Carnations. There were hundreds of clusters and a number of wreaths. A great many Am. Beauty Roses and Gar- denias were used, also Peonies and Callas. Sunday, May 21. was May Day in some of the academies and churches and Callas were in great demand, in fact they could not be had at any price after 10 o'clock. All white flowers were also in demand. One academy alone used 37 bunches of white. Peonies and a shower bouquet of white Roses and Valley for the '>lay Queen. The stores are getting ready for Me- morial Da,v. Mr. Lavalle of Berwyn has purchased a machine to bring his stock to the city. O. A. C. O. EiRMiXGHAM. Ala. — A new and ex- clusive flower shop was opened by tlie McVay Seed and Floral Co. on May 1.", E. Olson will be in charge of the new Chetenke, Wto. — G. M. Couch and wife have purchased the Swayger green- houses on Randall ave. and will condu, t a general florists' and greenhouse busi- ness, having had much experience in this line. Hutchinson. Kansas. — The Under- wood Greenhouse Co. is arranging to make an extensive enlargement of it^ greenhouse property. A new honsi-, 230ft. long, will be added extending noi'th and south. Helena. Mont. — On account of tin- fact that workmen, who are excavatin;: for the foundation of the big seed house the State Nursery Co. is building, en- countered a big volume of water, there has been some delay in getting the build- ing under way. The contractors hope lo start on the superstructure before the end of the month. May 27, 19ie. The Florists' Exchange 1301 {•imranmit<<:uiiiiiiiini-:<]iiiiiiiiiiii(>:<]iiiiiiiiiiiii-:*iiuiiiiiiiiii-:":*]miijirinic-:-]iiiiiiiiiiiii>:<]iii[iiiiiiii[*:>]iiiiiiiiiiiic-::« List of Advertisers i :<]mniiiiijii-:*iiiiiiiijiiij[<-]iiiiiiiniiii<<]riiiiiiiiiiit-:*Oiiiiiriiniiii<-]iiiiiiiiiiiic-Miiiiiiiiiiii[-Miiiiiuiiiiic-Mriiiiiriiiir[-:»:> :<]iiiiuiiiini>:»Miiiiiiiiiint>:»:<*Mniuiunii(*:»Miiiiiiiirai[>:<>:« Index to Stock I Advertised | :<]iiiuiiiiiiii>:»Mijiiiiiuiii[-:":"Miiiiiiiuiiic*:»MiiNinuuuo*^ Ivanoe Co 1335 Ibert «& Davidson, Ino 133 ■> lien. J. K 1324 llenCo.,\Vm.Stuart.l3i;l mer. G'house Mfg. Co i:«l mer. Spawn Co . . . l-.^i' nileraon. J. F l-'iw ndcnion, S A 1.30.S neermuller, Geo. H 131tl nilin 4 Wabh Co.. WM pbine Mfg. Co... 1331 rmea, H. W 1320 mold & Co., Ino. D. C 132.T mold, Mrs J. B...1293 'aohmann Bros 1202 (Scbmann, Godfrey . 12!lit >liley, Erneat 130S adgely & Bishop Inc 1325 aker Bros 1309 aker, Wm. J 1327 arclay Nurs 12S0 arrett. The Florist. 1311 arrow's & Son, H.H.12awbuck Co., Inc., Geo. W 1323 Jrouch, Mrs. J. W. .1308 ;rowl Fern Co.1296-1319 ;rump, F. F 1308 ;umbie, J. L 1320 yunningham, Jos. H. 1206 /Ut Flower Ezch...l325 banker. Florist 1308 Oay Co.. W. E 1311 t)» Buck, John 1298 Dietsch Co., A 1335 Dillon, J. L ;1297 Jobbs&Son 1308 Corner & Sons Co., F 1297 3reer. Henry A., Inc.. 1332-33 CaKle Pipe Supply Co., The 1332 East End Nurs. Co.. The 1290 Eble. Chaa 1310 Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. 1310 Edwards' Folding Box Co 1310 Eiebholz. Henry 1207 Elliott. Robt. A 1201 Elliott & Suns. Wni. . 1282 Emmans, Geo. M, . . 1203 Iwiimons. F. A 1204 Knyler, Henry 1203 Erne & Klingel 132S Eskesen. Frank N.. . 1206 Evans Co., The John A 1332 Evenden Bros 13 1 1 Evrea. Florist 1308 Fallon, Florist 1311 Fenrich. Joseph S. . .1323 Fischer. Rudolph.. . . 1280 Florists' Hail Ass'n. . 1320 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co., The 1334 Ford. M. C 1323 Ford. Wm. P 1324 Fottler.Fiske, Rawson Co 1282 Fowler. Mrs. L.P... 1311 Frederick. J. H 1294 Frederick. W. J 1292 Freeman-Lewis 1309 Friedman. Florist. . . 1308 Friedman. J, J 1331 Froment. H. E 1325 Furrow & Co 1310 Galveston Floral Co. 1309 Galvin, Thos. F 1310 OasserCo . J. M 1308 Giblin & Co 1333 Gibbons. The Smilax Man 1.320 Girvin. Willis B 1203 Gloeckner. Wm 1308 Goger. J. F 1209 Goldstein & Futter- man 1325 Gove. The Florist. . . 1308 Graham & Son. A. . . 1308 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Aas'n. Ino. . . .1325 Growers' Cut Flower Co 1324 Gude Bros. Co 1311 Gunther Bros 1325 Guttman & Raynor. Inc 1322 Habermehl's Sons. J. J 1310 Hammond's Paint & Slug Shot Wks.... 1331 Hanford. R. G 1298 Harris. Chester 1311 Harris, Ernest 1296 Hart. Geo. B 1320 Hatcher. John C 1308 Heacock Co.. Jos.. . . 1298 HeissCo 1308 Henderson & Co., A. 1282-95 Henshaw Floral Co., Inc., The 1324 Herr, A. M 1288-99 Hews Co., A. H 1330 Highland Park Green- houses, The 1309 Hill Co., E. G 1308 Hill Floral Co., E.G. 1328 Hill Nuts. Co., The D 1290 Hillside Nursery, The. 1290 Holm & Olson 1311 Holland Nurs., The. 1290 Hollywood Gardens. 1311 Holton & Hunkel Co.l326 Home Correspondence School 1320 Horan, EC 1,325 Howard Rose Co 1290 Hov Co , C. C 1283 Idle Hour Nurs 1309 Igoe Bros 1319 Irwin. R J 1289 Jackson & Perkins Co 1298 Jacobs. S.,& Sons.1332-35 Jennings. E. B 1282 Johnston Bros 1311 Jobnston&Co,, T.J. 1311 Joseph's Florist 1311 Joy Floral Co 1310 Kasting, Wm. F., Co.I2Sl Keller, John A 1.309 Keller Pottery Co. . . 1330 Keller Sons, J. B 1311 Kenney, H 1320 Kerr, The Florist.. . . 1300 KervanCo., The. .. 1320 Kessler, Wm 1325 King Construction Co. 1334 Knoble Bros 1308 Komada Bros 1327 Koster & Co 1290 Kottmiller, Florist.. .1310 Kooyman, C 1328 Kroeschell Bros. Co. 1332 Kuebler, Wm H. ..1325 L.'ii;iT & Hurrtll 1298 Lang Floral & Nurs. Co 1.308 Lange, A 130S Lange. H. F. A 1311 Lanejahr, A. H 1324 Leedle Floral Co 1297 Leonard Seed Co. . . 12s2 Lillv, Samuel F 1327 Littlefield 4 Wyman.1200 Littlefield. Florist ... 1 3 1 1 Lockland Lumber Co.l334 London Flower Shopl3I0 Lord A: liurnlulm Co 133(i Lovctt. J. T 1297 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 1311 MacNifl Hort. Co.. The 12.87 Mailer. Paul 1294 Marshall & Co..W E. 1282 ■Mussmann. F. W.. . . 1310 Matthews & Varney.1203 Mc.Mpine &. McDon- ald 1320 McCallum Co., The. 132S McClunie. Geo. C. . 1309 McConnell. Alei. . ..1310 McCray Refrigerator Co 1310 McHutchisonA Co. . 1286 McManus, Jamea.. . 1325 Menand. L 1308 Metairie Ridge Nurs. Co.. Ltd., The 1310 Metropolitan Material Co 1332-33-34-35 Mette, Henry 1286 Meyer, Chaa. F 1382 Michell Co., Henry F 1297 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 1320 Michler Bro». Co. . . 1309 Miller, A. L 1290 Miller. Stuart H. . . . 1327 Mills, The Florist. Ino. 1309 Minge Floral Co., The 1310 Mitchell, John R 1293 Moninger Co., John C 1335 Moore.Henti & Na»hl325 Moore Seed Co 1282 Mountain View Floral Co 1200 Mullanphy, Florijt. .1311 Murray, Samuel 1300 XaEfl. Rudolph 1299 Naaon. L. B 1325 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 1319 Neidinger. Jos. G 1319 New England Florist Supply Co 1326 Nicotine Mfg. Co.. The 1331 Niesaen Co., The Leo 1327 Noe, L. M 1.325 Olson & Co 1299 Ouwerkerk, P 1290 Owen & Van Haren. . 1332 Palmer, F. E 1308 Palmer & Son. W. J.. 1.308 Park Floral Co., The.l3U Park Floral Co 1308 Parshelsky Bros., Inc. 1333 PeacockDahUaFarmBl286 Pearce. Geo 1333 Peckham Floral Co., The 1290 Peirce, E. Allan 13.30 Penn The Florist. . .1308 Pennock-Meehan Co., S. S 1293-1327 Peters & Reed Pot- tery Co 1330 Peterson. C. A 1298 Pfaff & Kendall 1335 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 1327 Philadelphia Whole- sale Flor. Ezcb., The 1327 Philips Bros 1310 Pierce & Co 1308 Pierce Co.. F. O 1333 Pierson. Inc.. A. N...1281 Pieraon Co.. F. R. . .1281 PicTSon U-Bar Co . , 1332 Pikes Peak Flor. Co. 1308 Pillsbury. I. L 1209 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 1326 Polykranas. G. J 1324 Potter Floral Co 1309 Pulverized Manure Co., The 1331 Pyfer&Co., A. T. ..132,8 Quadland's Sons. C.1209 Ramsburg, G. S 1288 Randall. A. L. Co.. .1328 Randall's Flower Shop 1311 Rawlings, Elmer 1209 Rawson The Florist. 1.308 Reck, John & Son. . .1308 Reed & Keller. . .1318-19 Reidel & Meyer, Inc.1324 Reinberg, Peter 1328 Rice Co, M 1320 Richards. G. H 1288 Richmond CedarWks. 1330 Riley. E. L 1294 Ritchy, F. W 1299 Robbinsville Nurs., The 1290 Rochester Floral Co. 1311 Robinson & Co., Inc.. H. M 1321 Robinson Co., H. M.1324 Robinson. L. D 1311 Rochelle & Sons, F. W. 1288 Rook Flower Co., W 1300 Roehrs Co. .Julius 1280-98 Rogers. E. G 1292 Rolker & Sons. A. ..1282 Rosemont Gardens. 1310 Rosery Flower Shop. 1308 Rosery. The 1311 Routzahn Seed Co.. . 1284 Hoval Glass Works. . 1334 Rupp. John F 12S4 Russin & Hanfling.. 1319 Salter Bros 1311 Saltford Flower Shop. The 1311 Sander, Florist 1311 Sauter, A 1325 Sceery, Ed 1310 Schlatter A Son, Wm.l320 Schling, Max 1310 Schmidt, J. C 1293 S.limitt ,»; Co i:j33 Scholtz, The Florist. 1308 Schulz Co., Jacob. . .1309 ■Schultheis, Anton. . .1297 Schwake & Co., Inc., Chas 1282 Scollay, Inc., John A. 1332 Scott. John 1298 Sharp. Partridge & Co 1332 Shellroad Gnhs 1282 Sheridan. Walter F .1325 Siebrecht.Geo CI 283-1325 Skidelsky Co.. S. S..1282 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 1334 Slinn. B. S.. Jr 1325 Slinn. Clarence 1325 Smith, Elmer D., & Co 1297 Smith & Bro. Type- writer Co., L. C. . .1295 Smith & Fetters Co.. 1308 Smith & Hemenwayl333 Smith, Henry 1309 Smith Co., W. & T. . 1290 Smith, P. J 1324 Smith, The Florist.. 1308 Snyder Co., B. A... 1326 Solomon & Son, L. . . 1332 Soltau Fernery, B. . . 1298 Star Floral Co 1311 Stecher Litho. Co. . 1284 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 1284 Stokea Seed Farms Co., Ino 1287 Storrs & Harrison Co. 1289 Stootho£fCo.,H. A..1331 Stumpp, Geo. E. M.1310 Stumpp & Walter Co. 12,83 Syracuse Pottery Co. 1330 Taylor. Ed. J 1297 Thompson & Co., C. B 1309 Thorburn. J. M., & Co 1283 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 1309 Totty. Chas. H 1299 Traendly & Schenck. 1325 United Cut Flower Co.. Inc 1324 Van Aasche. Frank. . 1332 Van Bochove. G. &. Bro 1.309 Van Gelderen. G. W. 1290 Van Der Schoot & Son, R 1286 Vaughan'a Seed Store. 1284 Vick's Sons, James. 1287 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co.. R 1281 Virgin. U.J 1310 Waller Seed Co., The L. D 1282 WaUcer Co.. The F. .1309 Warburton. Florist. . 1309 Warendorff. A 1310 Wax Bros 1308 Weeber & Don 1282 Weiss, Herman 1324 Welch BroB.Co 1326 Welch, Patrick 1326 Welch, The Florist. .1.309 Wenk, Peter 1292 Wettlin Floral Co. . . 1292 Weston, Henry... . . .1289 Whilldin Pottery Co.l330 White Hn.thcTs 1294 Whitted Floral Co. ..1310 Whitton, Samuel.. . .1296 Wietor Bros 1328 Williamsport Floral Co 1311 Wilson, H. E 1311 Wilson. J. .S. W 1308 Wilson. R. G 1308 Winteraon's Seed Store 1328 Wolflnger Florist 1310 Wood Bros 1288 Woodrow&Marketos 1325 Woodruff & Sons, S. D 1282 Young & Co., Inc., A L 1324 Young & Co., John. . 1324 Young's Florist 1311 Zimmer, Chaa 1293 Zvolanek, Ant. C. . . I28G THE EXCHANGE— *lert and up-tp-daf Abulilon. . . 1288-93-94-99 .-Vrhvranthes 1288 Adiantum 1292-06-98 .■Vgeratum 1281- 1288-02-93-94-06-99 .\lterna11thera3 1281- 1288-03-94-90-99 -Myssuni 1281- 12.8,8-92-03-94-90-99 .\maryllis 12,86 .\mpelopsis 1288-90 .\rborvitte 1295 •Vrecas 1298 Asparagus 1282-83-88- 1289-90-92-93-94-96- 1298-99 Aspidistra 1287-99 Asters 1280-96 Azaleas 1289-90-95 Balsams : . 1286 Bay Trees 1286-87 Begonias 1281-82-83- 1284-86-88-92-93-94-96- 1299 Berberis 1290 Bleeding Heart. . , 1290-99 Boxwood. . . 1281-86-90-92 Buddleia 1288 Bouvardias 1289-94 Bulbs 1281-82-84- 1286-87-89-95 Caladiums.. 1282-83-84-94 Calceolaria 1286 Cannas 1281-S2-St- 1288-90-0.'.'',: 'U-'i(;-'.i:i Carnations ljsi-si,-ss- 12,8!i-o.;-!i 1-07-00 Centaurea. 12M-ns-02-'.i4 Chrvsantheiiiunis IL'sl- 1288-80-03-01-07-00 Cibotium 1298 Cigar Plant 1293 Cinerarias 1286-99 Clematis 1290 Cobiea 1296 Columbine 1293 Coleus 1281-87-88- 1289-92-93-94-96-99 Coreopsis 1293 Cornflowers 1299 Crocus 1286 Crotons 1299 Cut Flowers 1323- 1324-2.-,-J0-L'7-28 Cuphea ll.'ss-o:;-',i{ Cyclamen. , 12s2-.so-OL'-04 Dahlias. . . . 1282-8.3-80-89 Daisies .1281-89-93-94-99 Dielvtra 1290-99 DracKnas 1281-88- 1289-92-93-94-99 Evergreens 1290 Ferns 1289- 1292-93-94-96-98 Feverfew 1288-93-94 Foxglove 1293 Freesias 1287-95 Fruit Trees 1290 Fuchsias 1292- 1293-94-96-99 Funkia 1294-99 Gaillardia 1293 Geraniums 1281-87- 1288-89-92-93-94-96-97- 1299 Gladiolus 1282- 1283-84-86-89 Gloxinias 1286 Gymnocarpa 1293-94 Heliotrope 1288- 1292-9.3-94-96-99 Hemlock 1287 Honeysuckle 1299 Hyacinths 1284-86 Hydrangeas 1281- 1289-90-92-96 Impatiens 1294 Iris 1286 Ivy 1281- 1288-89-93-94-99 Jasmine 1293 Kalmias 1289 Kentias 1289-92-98-99 Lantanas 1288-93 Larkspurs 1286 Lilac 1290 Lilies 1280-89-90 Lily of the Valley. 1282-83 Lobelia.. 1288-92-93-94-99 Madeira 1284 Marigold 1292 Mesembryanthemums 1281 Mignonette 1282 Moonvines 1281- 1288-92-93 Myosotis 1294 Myrtle 1294 Narcissus 1286 Nasturtiums 1282- 1284-80-92-94-99 Norway Maples 1290 Norway Spruce.. . 1290-95 Nursery Stock 1287- 1290-9.5-98 Onion Sets 1282-86 Orchids 1298 Palms 1287-89-92-98 Pansies 1282-84- 1 286-88-89-93-94-96-99 Pentstemon 1294 Peonies 1286-90 Perennials 1290-98 Periwinkle 1293-94 Petunias 1281-86- 1288-92-93-94-96-99 Pines 1290 Phlox. . .1282-86-90-92-99 Poinsettiaa 1282 Primroses 1286-92 Primulas 1286 Privet 1200-94 Pyramids 1292 Rhododendrons 1281- 1289-00 Rose Bushes 1292 Roses. . . 1289-90-97-98-;iO Rudbcckia 1204 Salvias 1281- 1288-93-94-96-09 Scabiosa 1286 Scarlet Sage. . . 1292-93-99 Seeds 1282-83-84- 1286-87-88-89 Senecio 1281-03 Shrubs 1290-98 Snapdragon 1282-86- 1287-88-89-94-99 Star of Bethlehem ... 1299 SpirKa 1290 Stevia 1288-89-93 Stocks 1286 Swainsona 1281-88-93 Sweet Peas 1282-.84 Sweet William 1293 Tradescantiaa 1288 Trees 1290^98 Tsuga 1290 Tuberoses 1283-84 Tulips 1286 Vegetable Plants. . .1281- 1288-92-93-94-96 Vegetable Seeds 1282- 1286-87 Verbenas 1281-86-8,8- 1289-93-94-OI.-00 Vincas 1281-,s8-80- 1292-93-94-90-00 ■Vines 1284-98 Weddelliana 1299 Zinnias 1286 MISCELLANEOUS Aphine 1331 Artificial Flowers.. . .1321 Asparagus 1321 Auctions 1287 Baskets. . 1288-1318-19-20 Benches 1335 Bench Fittings 1325 Birch Bark 1320 Boilers 1332-33 Boxes 1319-21-34 Boxwood 1319-21 Brackets 1334 Canes 1282-88 Commencement Sup- plies 1319 Cvcas 1282-1321 Cypress 1334 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses 1307- 1308-09-10-11 Dagger Ferns 1296- 1319-20-21 Fancy Ferns. . 1319-20-21 Fertilizers 1282-88- 1331 Fiber 1320 Flats 1334 Florists' Accounts In- sured 1319 Florists' Supplies. . . 1318- 1319-20-21 Fumigators 1288-1331 Galax Leaves. . . .1319-21 Glass 1332-33-34 Glass Cutters 1333 Glass Insurance 1320 Glazing 1332 Glazing Points 1333 Grasses 1320 Greenhouse Construc- tion.. .1332-3.3-34-35-36 Greenhouse Material 1333-35 Ground Pine 1319 Greening Pins 1320 Guards 1319 Heating 1332-33 Huckleberry Foliage 1319-20 Humus 1296 Hose 1332-35 Insecticides 1282- 1288-1331 Irrigation 1334 Knives (Pruning) . . . 1288 Laurel 1319-21 Leucothoe Sprays.. . 1319- 1321 Lithographic Work. . 1284 Lumber 1334 Lvrala 1319-20 Magnolia 1321 Manure 1331 Mastica 1333 Mos.-i 1319-20 Mushroom Spawn. .1286- 1288 Nikoteen 1331 Painting 1332 Palmetto Leaves. ... 1319 Paper Pots 1330 Pecky Cypress 1334 Pipe 1332-35 Plant Food 1331 Posts 1334-35 Pots 1330 Princess Pines 1321 Putty Bulbs 1332 Putty Machines 1332 Raffia 1288 Refrigerators 1319-20 Rubbish Burners 1319 Ruscus 1320 ^u-ih 1333-34-35 .8:ish Bars 1332 .■^ihools 1320 Shelf Brackets 1334 Smilax 1319-20 Sphagnum Moss J289- 1319-20-21 .Stakes 1319 Staples 1299 Supports 1319 Tobacco Producta. . . 1331 Toothpicks 1320 Tubs 1330 Typewriters 1295 Vases 1281 Ventilating Apparatus 1335 Wants 1312- 1313-14-15-16-17 Wedding Supplies. . . 1319 Wholesale Florists. .1322- 1323-24-25-28-27-28 Wire .1319 Wire Designs 1319-20 Wreaths 1319-21 •:<]iiiiiiiiiiii[>Miiiiiiiiuiit-MiiiMnunic-Miiiit[rauii>Miiiiiiiiiiiii*:< I Contents | •Mililliliiiiic*Miiiiiiiiiiiit>:<]iiiiiiniiii[>Miiiiiiiiiiii(>Miuiuililllc>> Page American Association of Nursery- men (Milwaukee Convention) 1303 American Seed Trade Association .1283 Books, Review of 1286 Bulbs From Holland 1302 California Seed Notes 1285 Catalogs Received 1318 Cleveland. Another Flower Show at .1306 Clubs ana Societies: New Haven Co. (Conn.) Hort. Society; Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Florists' Club 1329 Cutworm Poison 1288 "Damping Off." Control of 1318 Delivery. Delayed 1302 Experimental Work in New York State 1305 Import Decisions, Recent 1335 Importations Found to be Nearly Worthless, Delayed 1287 International Garden Club 1303 Labor, The Rising Cost nf 1302 Lilacs and Tulips, Exhibit of 1292 Market Beview, 'Weekly 1323 Meetings and Events, The Week's. .1302 Meetings and Exhibitions, Comln?. .1286 Memorial Day, Tuesday i.s 1302 Middle Atlantic States 1292 Minnesota Nurseries. Concerning ..1303 Missouri State Florists' Association 1331 Moles. Destroying (Illus.) 1322 Mother's Day Appeal by S. A. B.,..13«3 Slew England States 1294 ITinth Story Window, Prom A 1302 Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 1291 Nursery Stock, Imported 1303 Obituary : Fowler, J. Gurney: Krai, John; Larkln. Patrick; Meunch. Charles; Ross. Alfred; Wright. John 1303 Onion Seed Crop. Teneriffe 1284 Pacific Coast, The 1335 "Preparedness" (Illus.) 1321 Publications Received 1329 Qnestion Box 1319 Rose Test Garden .' 1305 Betailer, The (Illus): Florists' Round Table; Floral Gift From Class; Steamship Sailings 1307-1310 Schedules Received 1285 Seed Trade Report 1283 Seeds. Importations of 1287 S. A. F. & O. H.. Registrations 1288 Southern States 1297 Summer Propagation of Trees and Shrubs 1304 Sunday Closing 1304 Sweet Peas (Illus.) 1304 Trade Notes: Augusta, Me. 1294 Baltimore . .1300 Boston 1326 Buffalo 1292 Chicago . . . .1328 Cincinnati .1330 Cleveland . .1330 Columbus . .1332 Davton ....1332 Ft. Wayne .1331 Hartford . ..1294 Houston ...1297 Indianapolis 1330 Kalamazoo .1331 Kansas City 1334 Knoxville ..1300 Trees and Shrubs Watermelon Anthracnose 1288 Week's Work, The Prep,aring for Next Winter; Vincas; Gladioli and t>ahlias; Asparagus Sprengeri; Boston Ferns; Planting for Effect 1296 Lancaster . .1292 Louisville .1299 Maine Notes 1295 New-Orleans 1298 Newport ...1294 New York'. .1325 ~Philadelphial327 Portland ..1335 Providence .1294 St. Louis ..1333 San Antonio 1298 Seattle ..,.1335 Sherman . . .1298 Skowhegan ,1295 Syracuse . . 1 292 Toledo 1333 Washington 1300 .1306 Incorporations Er. Paso. Tex.— The EI Paso Seed To. was reoentl.v inoitrporated with a capital stock of .$15,000. The incorpora- tors are Harry F. Fecbaek, Daniel A. Harrington and D. Baker Smith. QtiDNiCK. R. I. — The Quidnick Greenhouses were incorporated on May .S with a capital stock of $:!0,000. The incorporators are Courtland G. Earle, Marten Schoonman and Robert M. La- mont. all of (juidnick. 1302 The Florists' Exchange Fouin>i:o m isss A Weekly Medinm of Interchange for Florists, Nnrserj- men. Seedsmen and tbe Trade In General Exclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Pott Office plication so as to reach the secretary not later than June 3rd and be included in the Hadgc Book. Tlie address of the secretary is, ,Tohn Hall, 2041 Granite Uiiilding, Rochester, N. Y. International Garden Club Summer Flower Show, New York, June 1 to 4 Inclusive Preparations are now completed for the first annual Summer Flower Show of the International Garden Club, to be held on its grounds, Pelham Manor, Pelham Park, New York City. Two large tents and smaller tents will be erected on the grounds. A sunken garden effect will l)e arranged in the tents for the display of the groups of plants, etc. Schedules are ready with entry blanks and can be had from the secretary-manager of the show, Arthur Herrington, Madison, N. J. The grounds can easily be reached by automobile, being on the main Boston Road from New York. It is also -on the Harlem division of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., and freight and express can be sent to City Island Station, which is nearest the grounds. People coming from the East, can change at New Rochelle. From New York, visitors can take the 3rd Ave. elevated trains to 139th St., changing to the shuttle train running to Harlem River station of the New Haven, where they can get the train to City Island Station. A generous prize list of nearly ifjjOOO is being offered, about equally between the trade and private estates, and additional premiums will be given to meritorious exhibits. Governor Whitman opened the grounds last year for the club, and it is expected that Mayor Mitchel will be on hand to ojien the flower show. For further information, write to .Vrthur Herrington, Madison, N. J. H. A. Buny.vrd. change is the provision that permits to import nursery stock from countries which maintain nursery stock in- spection, and permits to import orchids and tree seeds from countries which do not maintain nursery stock inspection, instead of being reassured each year, will be valid until revoked. Cuhtis Nye S.mitii. Concerning Minnesota Nurseries A Statement of Law A mistaken idea exists among some Minnesota nur- sery stock dealers and florists that they are required by the Minnesota law to purchase their supplies from Minnesota nurseries and not from nurseries or dealers in other States. This impression is epitomized by the )irominently displayed paragraph on the letter-head of a Minnesota nurseryman, reading: "Nurserymen have to furnish their customers with nursery stock from a bona-fide inspected Minnesota nursery, according to law, passed by the State legislature at the 1913 session." If this were true, the provision would clearly be unconstitutional as a discrimination against stock grown in other States (In re Schechter, 63 Fed. Rep. 695; Minn. vs. Barber, 136 U. S. 313, 322). The Minnesota Legislature in 1915 amended the law of 1913, section T, so that the Minnesota dealer or flo- rist can, by filing an affidavit that he will buy and sell only stock duly inspected by an official State inspector (not necessarily a Minnesota inspector), and filing with the State entomologist a list of all sources of stock, sell his stock freely. Curtis N. S.mith. Mother's Day Appeal by S. A. F. The following letter has been issued from the office of the Society of American Florists: " .Appreciating tlie very great business benefit resulting to florists all over tiie country through the institution of Mother's Day. and feeling that some financial assistance should be given by the trade to Miss .\nna Jarvis, the founder of this memorial day, in the prosecution of her work of permanently establishing the celebration of the day. the executive board of the Society of .\merican Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists at its meeting in Philadelphia, on March 2Sth last, by resolution instructed the secretary to appeal to all florists, both within and without the society's membership, for a contribution to a .Mother's Day Fund, to be placed at the disposal of Miss Jarvis for use as she may see fit. , . " Feeling sure that you will wish to evidence your own appreciation of the establishment of another " good day for florists." one which may ultimately surpass Easter in so far as volume of business is concerned. I am enclosing a contribution slip which I trust you will fill out and return to me with check to correspond. " This fund is created as an acknowledgment of the indebtedness of the trade to Miss Jarvis in the work she has done and is doing, very largely at her own expense, and it is urged that this fact be considered in determining the extent of a contribution." — John Young, Secretary. " May 16th." Responding to an appeal by the State Florists' Ass'n of Indiana, the following members have already con- tributed: Jos. H. Hill, $25; Hartje & Elder, $10; Fred Wunker, .$5; Cowan Bros., $5; Rosery, Terre Haute, .S5; N. B. Stover, $5; Fred Heinl, $5; Baur & Stein- icamp, $10; Pahud Floral Co., $5; Bertermann Bros. Co., $10. In a letter received this week from Miss Jarvis she intimates that she has been ill in bed for two weeks, suffering from a breakdown from overwork, and was only able for the first time on May 22nd to attend to her correspondence. She appreciates what is being done in behalf of Mother's Day by the florists, saying she is glad it has gone forward in such a dignified manner. city of London. It will be remembered by many that he was chairman of the board of directors of the Inter- national Horticultural Exhibition held at Chelsea in 1912. While a keen amateur gardener in nearly all branches, he was parlicularly interested in orchids, of which he had a rich and famous collection. He had also what was probably the most complete collection of Selaginellas in that country. Patrick Larkin Patrick Larkin, flori-.t in the Hotel .Muehlebach, Kansas City, Mo., died here on May 16 from injuries received on May i when he fell from an automobile. Larkin was for many years a power in city politics and knew nearly every man, woman and child in the ward in which he lived. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World, the Elks and the Eagles. He was thirty-five years old. His widowed mother and a brother survive him. His estate was left to his mother. J. W. McCarthy and William Gray were named as administrators, Gray having been for some time man- ager of the flower store. The administrators will con- tinue to conduct the shop. B. S. B. Charles Muench Following an illness of about six weeks, Charles Muench, who has been in Seattle a good number of years, passed away recently at She sanitarium at Riverton. Mr. Muench was for a number of years head designer and decorator for the H. Harrington Co., which position he resigned to go into business for himself, associating with JSlr. Croskill in opening the .\rcadian Flower Shop in the Green Bldg., which was at the time the most elaborate shop in the city. Mr. Muench was 37 years old and is survived by his widow. He was a life member of Seattle Lodge No. 92 (B. P. O. E.), Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, who had charge of the funeral. F. W. G. John Krai .John Krai died on Sunday morning. May 21, at his home at Portchester, N. Y., of pneumonia, after an illness of about two weeks. Mr. Krai was born in New York City forty-two years ago. He had been connected with the Hower business, retail and whole- sale, since his boyhood. At the time of his death he was one of the head salesmen for the firm of Moore, Hcntz & Nash, now engaged in the wholesale flower business at 55 West 26th St., New York City, in whose employ he had been for more than twenty years. Mr Krai was a man of genial disposition, who had a host of friends, among both the retail and wholesale Horists. He was a salesman of great ability, and re- spected for the integrity of his character, and for the conscientious discharge of his business and civic duties. He was a 32d degree Mason, member of John Han- cock Lodge, New York City, and Mecci Temple, Mystic Shrine. He also belonged to the Foresters of America, and was chief of the Volunteer Fire Department in the town in which he lived. He is survived by a widow and daughter. The funeral services were held at his late residence on Wednesday, May 24, at 2 p.m. They were largely attended by members of the florists' craft from New York Citv and elsewhere. There were many beautiful floral pieces from friends, including a blanket of orchids from Moore, Hcntz «e Nash. Interment was at Rye, N. Y. The complete schedule, furnishing a list of the. classes, prizes and donors of prizes for the show at Bartow Mansion, was published this week and copies may be had on application to the secretary-manager, Arthur Herrington, .Madison, N. J. A list of the clubs and societies that are co-operating is given, and the various committees which have charge of exhibits or other interests is published. These include entertain- ment, bird exhibit, women's work, etc. The rules and regulations for exhibitors are included. The prospects all point to a successful show. Imported Nursery Stock New Rules and Regulations Effective July I The Federal Horticultural Board, U. S. Department of Agriculture, has just issued (May 15, 1916) rules and regulations governing the importation of nursery stock into the United States effective Jidy 1, 1916, and superseding all former rules. The most important Alfred Ross .\lfred Ross, head of the seed and commission firm of Ross Bros., Wichita, Kans., died at the age of 6T years on .May 15. Heart failure is given as the cause of his death. Mr. Ross was one of the oldest merchants in Wichita, having opened his store here in 1884. Within three years the firm engaged in the seed business almost exclusively and its trade has grown to such proportions that it supplies seeds at retail and wholesale to all parts of the Southwest. He was unmarried. It is probable that the business will be continued under the active management of L. B. McCaushind, who has been with the firm for the past seventeen years, and is now manager. B. 8. B. J. Gurney Fowler We regret to record tlie death of one who was known very widely in European horticultural circles, and who for' a number of years has been treasurer of the Royal Horticultural Society of England — J. Gurney Fowler. He was a m.aster in financial matters, a banker of the John Wright One of the pillars of British horticulture in the Victorian era in the person of John Wright, died at his home in Wandsworth. I/indon, England, early this month, in his 80th year. Mr. Wright was well known from his long connection with the Jnumtil of JJjrticul- lure, which he joined in 1875 as sub-editor, and of which he afterwards became editor in succession of Dr. Robt. Hogg. His practical knowledge, his remarkably nervous, brilliant, attractive style of writing, made the paper second to none during the 'SO's and '90's, and the early years of the present century. Beyond his journal- istic w'ork, Mr. Wright was an .uithor of several .stand- ard treatises on fruit, which won him much distinction, and he was author of "The Fruit Growers' Guide," The Flower Growers' Guide," The Vegetable Growers' Guide," three distinct works, running to two or more volumes in each instance. His great constitutional and mental vigor gave him strength to undertake in addi- tion, lecturing and supervisory work in connection with school gardening, and what was called county council work in the same direction, namely, the establishment of small gardens or allotments for workmen in the immedi- ate neighborhood of towns and villages. This work be- gan about 1890, and he was one of the pioneers in it. It ha^now spread all over the country with very great advantage to the people. Mr. Wright was particukrly friendly and gave much encouragement to the present writer, to whom he was in some respects as a father. For a number of years he has been incapacitated from much active work, although he occasionally contributed articles to the gardening periodicals. J. H. D. 1304 The Florists' Exchange Summer Propagation of Trees and Shrubs By JOSEPH MEEHAN WITH the incoming of tlie month of June there is much to claim the attention of the nurseryman and the fiorist in the line of propagation of'their stock. The growth of May has lengthened the shoots of all plants, and from that month on there is sufficient hardening of the wood to permit of the making of cut- tings. It is when the wood is in a half-ripened state that the best success follows cuttings for indoor propaga- tion, which is what Summer cuttings call for. Cuttings There can be no limit to the kind of tree, shrub or vine to be propagated. There are always particular plants which sell better than others, and this is regulated by the form of trade one does, whether wholesale or retail. There are always demands for new plants of merit, but not in such quantities as those better known. Shoots in a half-ripened stage are the proper ones to use for cuttings, and they may be of trees or shrubs or vines. Unless growth has ceased lengthening, there will be upper portions of them too soft for cuttings; on the other hand, later in the season it may be vice versa, the upper portion being just right— while the lower part is too hard. The length of the cutting is usually regulated by the rarity or the reverse, of the subject. When quantity of plants is the ruling motive the cuttings are made as short as possible. The usual length for trees and shrubs may be given as three to four inches. The giving of these particulars is unnecessary to the ma jority of those interested in propagation, but there are alway.s young men who may be taking first lessons "in propagation. In addition to the usual run of deciduous stock there is to be considered many of our broad leaved evergreens, such as Euonymus, Bay, English Laurel, Skimmia, .\uculia, Myrtus. Evergreen Privets, etc., wliich are not difficult to root in this way, at this season. Whether to use boxes or placing the cuttings in the benches is im- material only that when in boxes they can be moved from place to place if desired. After inserting the cuttings in sand there are three requisites to their rooting — heat, moisture and shade. The sun gives all the heat necessary but moisture and shade must be provided for them. Herbaceous plants have recently occupied a great deal of attention, and is should be remembered that they can be increased from cuttings as readily as trees and shrubs. Layering This can be commenced when the new growth is ot sufficient length in June. It is a favorite method of propagation with many, because a sure one. There are a few "hard cases" which will not rmit readily from cuttings which give way to layering, while there are still a few which resist both cuttings and layers. Some fast growing subjects when layered in June, continue increasing in length, and can be layered again in a month or two, so that a single shoot may give two or three rooted plants at the close of the season. When plants are layered it is the custom in some nurseries to disallow any upright growth of shoots not required for layers, but the wisdom of this may be doubted. The more growth a plant makes the stronger that plant becomes, and this strength is an aid to every part of it and an advantage. There are some plants that root readily without using a knife to cut them first, but until one has found by prac- tice which they are it is proper to use the knife on every one. Inarching Inarching is in order at the same season as layering. This is simply the slicing of a piece from the shoots of two plants and then bringing the sliced shoots to- gether by tying them firmly. The two plants may be in pots, or be those growing near each other in the nur- sery. Often plants in pots are set out alongside of an- other one for the purpose of using it for inarching. It is really a form of grafting, differing only in what may be called the scion, being sustained by its own roots until iirmly united to the other plant. Grafting In a general way grafting is over by June, but it is the season to be preparing for the grafting of choice evergreens indoors, in a month or two. The method is to place in pots such plants as are to be used as stocks. Later on, when the Pines, Firs, Spruces or whatever are desired to be increased have their new shoots partly ripened, grafts are cut and placed on the stocks provided as aforesaid. These grafts are set on the sides of the stocks, much as they should be in inarching. They are tirmly tied on, of course. No foliage is taken from them for, being still succulent, it is kept fresh because the whole greenhouse is kept so moist that the foliage can no more flag than it could on the branch or in a vase of water. Shade must be provided as well as with cuttings. This method of grafting is applicable to all kinds of plants, evergreen or otherwise. All plants, both for stocks and those from which grafts are taken should be still in some measure in active groivth, just as is neces- sary in inarching. Budding Here is one of the oldest methods of increasing stock and one practiced by all nurserymen, whether on outdoor or indoor plants. Budding on fruit trees comprises the greater part of the annual work. This commences in June with some Peach trees, but later on July, August and September are the busiest months. Lifting of the bark to receive the bud is the common method of bud- ding, but it is not uncommon to cut away the bark, as one would in grafting in some cases, and the parts will unite very well, if well tied on. The chief difference from grafting is that in budding the sap must be active, though more on the wane than in the first Spring flow, which is when grafting is called for. It is not fruit trees alone that are considered in the budding season. Very many ornamental trees are in- creased in the some way, and shrubs as well could be so propagated if desired. Seeds Seed gathering and seed sowing call for much atten- tion at this season. There are many trees, such as some Elms, Maples, Birches, and shrubs such as Daphne, Red berried Elder, Amelanchier and others that ripen in May and June, and if sown at once vegetate in a short time, making nice plants by Autumn. The seeds of the trees named will keep in good condition only a few weeks if stored in the usual way, but in cold storage they might prove dift'erent. So far as concerns the ordinary run of tree and shrub seeds, but little good would come from sowing any of the past year's crop now, unless it may be evergreens under glass. Collect all that may ripen from now on, taking care to mix them with soil to preserve them. But little mois- ture is required in the soil, in fact if dry it is often suf- ficient. Preventing the seeds losing weight by drying out is the chief concern. Recognizing this fact, some collec- tors consider it sufficient to place such seeds in air tight cases. Coniferous seeds should be kept dry until the time for sowing comes, in Spring as a rule. The gathering of seeds for Autumn sowing and that of Spring should be kept up the season through. Not only will there be a great demand for them and for seedlings from them for home supply, but for Europe also, which the ravages of war will call for when the several nations find they have had enough of fighting. . The seeds sown in Autumn of last year and the Spring of this will require close watching to promote their best growth. All heavy covering left on over Winter should be removed, but a light shading of some kind is a help all through the first Summer. There is watering too, to be given if rains are not sufficient, for the roots of such smalT plants are near the surface. Weeds, as well, must be watched and pulled out before they get large. It would be to the interest of the propagators for whom these notes are intended, to keep in view the ever in- creasing demand of city florists for shrubs with hand- some berries or with brilliant colored foliage. All such florists say that any shrub or tree producing branches of this description can always be relied on to be in de- mand. As we write there comes to mind the common Red Snowberry, Symphoricarpus vulgaris, Callicarpa purpurea, some of the red berried Smilax, Viburnums, and there are very many other such plants that such firms would be glad to have. These should be included in the list of plants to be listed for propagation. Memorial Day passes on the SOth: there may have been seen flowers much in use on that day which could be propagated to advantage. Sweet Peas Burpee's Early or Winter-flowering Spencers At Fordhook Farms in 1909, Burpee's Sweet Pea expert, Geo. W. Kerr, began the cross-fertilization of Burpee's Re-Selected Earliest of All with the Summer- flowering Spencers and by persistent hard work the firm was able to place on the market in the Fall of 191S two varieties, Fordhook Pink and Fordhook Rose. .\t the National Flower Show in Philadelphia, many of our readers will recall the fine display of Burpee's Winter-Flowering Sweet Peas and we are now advised that several of these will be offered to florists during the coming Fall. The photograph shows but a small portion of the area at Floradale Farm (California) devoted to this desir- able type of Sweet Pea, and in addition to the acreage devoted to crops there are many selections planted cover- ing practically all the colors that now exist in the Sum- mer-flowering class. A well-known California Sweet Pea expert who recently visited Floradale was greatly astounded at the advance and enthused tremendously over Fordhook Hercules (a ?riant-flowered Countess Spencer), Fordhook King White ,md Fordhook King Edward. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. have decided to use the pre- fix Fordhook when naming varieties originating with them of this valuable new type. Sunday Closing Early flowering Spencer Sweet Peas on the grounds of W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Floradale, Lompoc, CaK photograph was taken April 29 of this year The Judging by a letter sent by J. F. Amnuuui, Edwards- ville. 111., president of the American Carnation Society, to tlie St. Louis wholesale florists, that body of business men has agreed to cease from selling on Sundays. Mr. Ammann says; "I fully appreciate the temptations you must resist, and the abuse you surely receive, but I predict you will win out in the end. I sincerely hope to see the day when all those who are heaping this abuse on you will thank you for having taken the in- itiative in this great reform." The Exchanch earnestly supports the Sunday closing movement. I Mav 2T, lOlC, The Florists' Exchange 1305 Rose Test Garden visit to Rose Collection at Arlinftton, Va., by Members of American Rose Society Disii]i)ii)intnient run rife in Washington when the members of tlie American Kose Society came here from Pliilailcljiliia, New ■^'ork, Uoslon, aiul otlicr distant points only to llnil tli.it a two ilays" rain liad beaten down the Kose liuslies and destroyed tlic Hoses which they had hojied to be able to judge on the occasion' of their annual meeting in the Rose test garden at Arling- ton, \'a. The day was not quite as bad as on the occasion of the dedication of the gardens last year, when the automobiles went into tlic mud up to the huli'> of the wliecls, hut it was only through careful driving that accidents were escaped. A majority of the thirty members and guests who made the trip to the Arlington gardens congregated early on Tuesday last in the store of Gude Bros. Co., on F. St., prejiaratory to entering the waiting automobiles. The rosarians were far too good sports to allow a little thing like a drenching rain prevent them from carrying out their purpose. Pres. Samuel S. Pennock appointed Robert Pyle, E. G. Hill and Admiral Aaron Ward as a committee of judges, and these gentlemen made the rounds of the several beds, but because of the condition of the bushes and their blooms it was decided best not to attempt to score any of them. It was felt that to do so would not be giving justice to the plants, or, on the other hand, perhaps result in making public scores that would cause tlie public to depend on such varieties and which perhaps would not materialize as expected. The judges withheld such information, although there were many very good plants that commended them- selves to their attention. Before making the close inspection in company with the judges, the members congregated on a knoll at one end of the garden while Prof. F. L. Mulford, who is in charge of the experimental work, pointed out the various beds and told of the activities that have oc- curred since the occasion of the visit last year. He furnished each one present with a small blueprint showing how the gardens are laid out and also with a list of the Rose bushes to be found therein. Unable to secure official scores, the representative of The Florists' Exchange had to content himself with observations, both personal and as expressed by the rosarians themselves. At the outset, the article would not be properly started without some reference Ijeing made to the fact that this party, small though it was in compari- son to what is expected next year, had within it some of the best known Rose growers, men whose reputations are by words in the trade — Hill, Ward, Wintzer, Adolph Gude — and the big men in the Dejiartment of Agricul- ture, illustrating the interest taken in the work by the Government officials — Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secre- tary of Agriculture; Dr. W. A. Taylor, Chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry; Prof. Mulford, Prof. Cor- bett, and others — and there was George W. Hess, supt. of the U. S. Botanic Gardens, and Director Ralph of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, one of Wash- ington's foremost amateur Rose growers. The location of tlie garden is excellent, both with respect to its nearness to the highway and the slope of the ground. It is easily accessilile from AV'ashington and when the weather is good is a fine automobile ride from the city. The view is admirable, for from it can be seen the splendid shaft, the Washington Monument; Lee's Mansion, the Capitol, Arlington towers, and" the hills in the distance. It is to have at one end a large Summer house over which will be entwined the various Van Fleet climbers. The post holes for this have already been dug and the officials of the gai'den hope to get the structure itself under way very soon. Some Notable Varieties One of the most worthy plants seen was Rosa Hugonis, an importation from China, which is showing notable growth. It is to be used for hybridizing. It is a very early yellow, coming into bloom at least two weeks" before Persian Yellow, in flower in the gardens at this time, and, in fact, is now in the height of its glory. Had the committee made any official scores, they would have selected Nova Zembla as one of the plants upon which to make public marks based on their ob- servations, for as one of those present remarked; this stands out prominently as one of the best hybrid rugo- sas in the gardens. Lady Ashtown is a fine pink, h. t. with long-pointed bud; an excellent, vigorous growing Rose, good color, and a fine, lojig stem. La Tosca and Wellesley are also very good and in much the same class as Ashtown, although not so far advanced as to enable judgment to be rendered. Among the red Roses Gen. .Mac.\rthur made a very excellent showing. Its coloring is magnificent. Aaron Ward came in for its sliarc of commendation, and then tlierc was Radiance, a large nunilicr of plants of which have been conlrilnitcd to the garden by Gude Bros. -Mrs. .\aron Ward was one of the most attractive among the yellows, also Lady HiUingdon. Rose ,\rthur R. Goodwin is bhmming in fine shape and making a good report of itself, and Souvenir de Gustav Prat, another yellow now in bloom, has its good points. -Amelia Gra\ereaux, a riigosa ; a real red, free bloomer, ]ierfcctly hardy, was considered a very satis- factory growing Rose, Dr. A^an Fleet, in red, white and pink, is still bud- ding, the blooms not yet showing color, but a great deal is expected of them after the Summer house is erected. This is said to be one of the finest growing climlicrs introduced in recent years. Dr. Van Fleet in person is experimenting not only with the climlier which the officials of the Deji.artment of Agriculture have named in his honor, but with Rosa Hugonis, the Chinese introduction, Xanthina, Moyesii and such of the rugosas as are fragrant, such as Rosarie de I'Hay and Perfumerie de I'Hay from which attar of Roses is to be secured. In the whites, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, of which there are a number of plants was just opening, and the same with Frau Karl Druschki and Maman Cochet. White Moss Mousseline is just beginning to break. The dwarf polyanthas are thickly covered with buds and promise well. Other Visits — Speeches No visit of the .\merican Rose Society members to Washington would be complete without their going to Twin Oaks, the beautiful show place and home of Mrs. Charles G. Bell, a well-known lover of Roses and the donor of the Hubbard prize. Here the rosarians spent an hour admiring the handsome ramblers, the bush Roses and an exceptional collection of German Irises in full bloom. A beautiful bed of Peonies also attracted attention and there were innumerable old-fashioned flowers well worthy of mention. It will, however, re- quire another week or two before the Roses come in as the visitors would like to have seen them. At Twin Oaks the entire party were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson, and after partaking of refreshments the start back to Washington was made. The next and final stop was at the Raleigh Hotel where a mid-day banquet was served in the oak room. This was an unusual feature and proved to be a very delightful affair with an even score of people at the tables. In front of the president's seat was a hand- some standard of red Roses, while in front of Mr. Hill was a beautiful basket of Richmond Roses, interspersed with Gardenias and Stephanotis, and there were sev- eral other baskets similarly made, garlanded with string Smilax, at various points along the table. President Pennock acted as toastmaster. The first action taken was to accept the motion offered by Mr. Pyle that a telegram, in substance as follows, be sent to" Benjamin Hammond: "Greetings to our secretary from the American Rose Society in post prandial ses- sion," and following the reading of a letter from Theo- dore Wirth, the father of municipal Rose gardens, a resolution was adopted instructing Mr. Pyle to send a similarly worded telegram to that gentleman. Mr. Pyle, the first speaker, commented at length upon the work done by William F. Gude. "If any man in Washington is entitled to a prominent place on the map," he said, "it is William F. Gude; if we want anything done in AVashington, we feel we can call upon one man, William F. Gude, to put it through for us; it is he who has nrade our trips here so pleasant, and I desire to say that we fully appreciate his efforts." For all of these kind things, and in consideration of the attractive table decorations, Mr. Gude was given a rising vote of thanks, and the applause which greeted him was a showing of the favor in which he is held by his fellows. Mr. Gude, in answering these compliments, declared that to him it was a work of love, not a labor, and assured those present of the continued co-operation both of himself and his brother, .\dolph Gude. He urged all in their turn to urge upon their representa- tives in Congress the necessity for greater liberality in making appropriations for the beautification of Washington, their Capitol City. "They are afraid to make the necessary expenditures for fear that their constituents, you, may not give the spending of large sums their approval, and that such alleged extrava- gance would lead to their defeat at forthcoming elec- tions. I am convinced that a moi;e liberal administra- tion will bring to our Rose garden a greater activity to the end that it will be heard around the world for the betterment of Rose growers everywhere." ,T. H. McFarland, of Harrisburg, Pa., president of the American Civic Society, declared that he has been anxious to have the American Rose Society join hands with the National Rose Society of England, and he reported on correspondence that he had been carrying on with its honorary secretary, Courtcnay Page. He outlined the activities of the British organization and of its trciiieiulous growth from a few hundred to, at the present time, in the neighborhood of 7000. This was accomplished through the excellent work done by it and the issuance of its Rose .Vnnual and other litera- ture of value to the people. He exjiresscd the hope that the American society would follow this example, both with respect to activities and the rapid growth of membership. .America will eclipse all other coun- tries in the growing of Roses, he said, for within our borders there is every possible kind of climate, produc- tive of every possible variety of Rose We can grow Roses, and he named some of those of American breed that have proved successful; but stimulus is needed. He suggested that the matter of the study of diseases of Roses be referred to the executive committee of th .\merican Rose Society for its consideration as to whether or not it would be advisable to seek to secure the services of a college professor, services that would soon prove their worth. The Rose talk was broken by a very excellent reci- tation by George Wainwright of "Your Flag and My Flag," appreciated to the extent that it was several minutes before the applause died away. Prof. Mulford announced that during the year some 250 varieties of Roses have been added in the gardens, but said there was room for a whole lot more, particu- larly for types from the Pacific Coast. An extended talk was given by Admiral Aaron Ward on the matter of stocks for the use of bedding Roses in the open ground. He intimated that rosarians were inclined to be extravagant in their remarks when rec- ommending various varieties for garden production, declaring that they should qualify their remarks by the limitation of conditions under which the Roses would be grown. Prof. Corbett expressed himself as extremely inter- ested in several of the scientific problems that had lieen raised by preceding speakers. One of these was the question of making Rose varieties for -America. E. G. Hill stated that he had been thinking of the inherent possibilities of the Rose garden, believing that great gond will result for the people who grow Roses, and looking forward to the time when the garden will become national in character and reputation. In time, he declared, it will take its place along with Garden Bagatelle, in France, and that part of the Kew Gar- dens, in England, where there are the magnificent dis- plays of Roses- Although there were a number of others present upon whom President Pennock had intended to call for short remarks, the meeting was adjourned at this point in order to give the visitors an opportunity of making a tour of the Botanic Gardens as the guests of the su- perintendent, and a pleasant hour, winding up a great big day, was spent in the company of the latter. « * » Because of the inability of the committee to judge of the qualities of the plants in the garden on this occa- sion. President Pennock appointed AVilliam F. Gude as chairman of a committee of judges, the other mem- bers of which he is to select himself, instructing him to perform that duty at an early date. -Among those present were President Samuel S. Pen- nock, Robert Pvle, Antoine AVintzer, Admiral Aaron AVard, E. G. Hill, J. H. McFarland, D. M. Dunning, George W. Hess, William F. Gude, Adolph Gude, Ernest Gude, F. B. .Micbell, George S. Wainwright, Prof. F. L. Mulford, Prof. L. C. Corbett, Dr. W. A. Taylor, Allen E. Pierce, Dr. AValter Van Fleet, David Bisset, Otto Bauer, AVise Burns, George -Anderson, Mr. Hasselbring, Robert H. McLennan, H. Thompson, E. C. Butterfield, representatives of the trade press, and others. The guests of the rosarians included Assistant Secretary Carl Vrooman, of the Department of Agri- culture, "and Joseph E. Ralph, director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. E. A. D. Experimental Work in New York State The report by Dr. Jordan, director of the New York Agri. Exp. Sta., published as Bulletin -US, outlined a proposed affiliation between the New A'ork State College of Agriculture at Ithaca, and the New York Agri. Exp. Sta., at Geneva, and closer union in their investiga- tional work so as to avoid any unnecessary duplication. Dr. Jordan makes comparisons of the amounts ex- pended for agricultural research in eight other States of the Union, all of wliich had very much larger ap- propriations than New York in the last year in which statistics were available (1914). He mentions that at present the competition among experiment stations for high-grade men is especially keen; the demand is greater than the supply, and this condition seems likely to continue. He suggests that the stations should not be compelled to keep to fixed salaries as this would place the directorate at a serious disadvantage. 1306 The Florists' Exchange Three New Design Booklets — Latest and Best The use of these Booklets will bring you more business, at less cost, than any other known medium of advertising. Read these Remarks by Men Who Know "We think your hooks are the best we hove sei'n of anything gotten up along the lines which they cover." {Thewrilernfaboveisoneofthe largest advertisers in the country and hwivs what he is talking about.) "All I can say is that your booklets are superb. The repro- ductions and the covers are wonderful. I have never seen anything so well done. Besides being rich and effective, they have business appearance that is convincing. By avoiding specific names to the jloxoers shown, and mentioning only the standard names, as Lily of the Valley, American Beauty, etc., you have produced a series that will be just as much in style ten years hence as they are today. They are all three equally good. They have no competition, for there has been nothing published which covers the line as do these." ' ' Your booklets are not a rehash made out of design books pre- viously published. They are entirely netv as regards form, covers, prefaces, page borders a7id contents. The idea of having three book- lets, each covering a separate subject, and the three covering the en- tire floral design field, is unique and excellent. It enables the florist to send to a patron or prospective customer a book suitable to the occasion, whether it be one where 'Flowers in Memoriam,' 'Social Flowers' or 'Wedding Flowers' are required. I have always fought shy of using floral design books; even the best of them some- how did not appeal to me strongly, but these are so good that I take a real personal pleasure in recommending them to my brothers in the business." Wedding Flowers Social Flowers Flowers in Memoriam Covers in Elite Sea Shell Decorated with panel in gold; ornamented with sprays of Orange blossoms; all embossed in green and white. Very taking Covers in Elite Opaline Cover drawing by artist of reputation. Yellow Roses, embossed, the theme; lady admiring gift of Roses. Border in brown. All handsomely embossed Covers in Elite Verde For this booklet of Funeral Flowers it was required that a cover design should be emblematic, but not aggressive. We feel this has been accomplished This Description Applies to all Three Booklets and in the finest grade of the printers' art, a specially designed border in light tint relieving each one ; all printed on heavy enameled Lustro paper. There is not a line to indicate but that these Booklets were designed and printed to your individual order. Each booklet is distinct in its own field and that field it fills admirably. Size of booklet, 53^ in. wide by 7 in. high; number of pages, twenty and cover ; eighteen choice artistic designs, selected from hundreds of photographs, are shown, one to each page; two pages are devoted to a preface. The plates from which the illustrations were printed are of the highest quality the artist photo-engraver could make for us; they are rendered in the purest of black ink Send us $1. for a sample set of all tfiree booklets. Tills remittance will be rebated on an order for 100 copies or returned promptly if booklets are not accepted but come back to us in good condition. PRICES — Delieery Prepaid — Terms Cash A plain while mailing envelope is included for each hoo\lei Orders for 100 copies and ( 50 copies $9.00 250 copies $35.00 up can embrace (so many < 1 00 copies 1 5.00 500 copies 60.00 each of) all three [ 1 QOO copies $ 1 1 0.00 Without extra charge, your name and address will be carefully printed and embossed on front cover in a color ink to fit in with the design Do Not Forget We Have Other Effective Design Books The Florist*?' F-xohan^e ^ '" ^^^ ^°''^'' "^^^ *° ^^® ^^** ^'^^^ ^*'"^^' ^^^'^ riC«l&L& Xlu?kCllcX.Il^C iIj^ Chicago: 143 North AVabash Avenue mmmmmmmmmfmmrmmmmrmmmrmMrmMrmmmimrmmmfmmrmmfmMrmmrmmrm^ M I i I I I mm Another Flower Show at Cleveland The first announcement has just been made of the Industrial Exposition and Fair to be held Sept. 2 to 9, in Cleveland, O. The industrial exhibits will be divided into eight separate shows, one of them being a flower show. Committees representing every organization in Cleveland interested in floriculture have been invited to co-operate with the management in making the flower show one worth while. M. A. Vinson, who managed the big Cleveland Flower Show last November, has been secured to take charge of the business end and general promotion of the event. Through his efforts, the Cleveland Florists' Club, the Ohio Horticultural Society, the Cleveland Garden Club, the Lakewood Garden Club, and the Shaker Heights Garden Club have been asked to ap- point committees to meet and prepare the premium list, which will be printed early in June. Herman P. Knoble, of Knoble Bros., chairman of the last Cleve- land Flower Show Committee, is on the board of direc- tors and a member of the executive committee of the Cleveland Chamber of Industry Exposition Co., which is back of the show. As the company was responsible for a very successful show four years ago, it is pre- dicted that this one will be another success to add to its credit. Those desiring to receive premium lists are requested to send their name and address to M. A. Vinson, in care of the Chamber of Industry, 2515 Franklin ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Trees and Shrubs In New York Botanical Garden During a visit to the Botanical Garden at the Bronx on May 13, a large selection of shrubs was seen. Some of the more notable of these deserve special mention, such as Azalea mollis var. Yodoyama. This is a dwarf, spreading, bushy variety with large, magenta pink flowers like a double Balsam or Hibiscus, 2in. to Qy^in. across, in terminal clusters. It is evidently very hardy, as a large bed of it came through the Winter practically unharmed; at the same time a neighboring bed contained very few flowers, although the plants were growing well and healthy. Possibly this denotes that the variety flowers best in alternate years. We believe that a stock of this fine dwarf, early flowering Azalea is maintained by Henry A. Dreer, Inc. It is fairly well known by those who grow quantities of shrubs or who have good collections. The value of Azalea amoena was also emphasized, as this neat growing shrub was smothered with its bright carmine flowers, even in open positions. Theodore A. Havemeyer had an exhibit of cut shrubs on the same day at the Horticultural society exhibition in the gardens, and among these were the new, sweetly scented, white flowered Viburnum Carliesii. This has almost waxy white flowers, somewhat tinged a rosy color. It is free growing, perfectly hardy, and one of the finest recent additions. It came to us from Lemoine of Nancy, France. The value of the Redbuds (Cercis) was very stronglj impressed upon us, as throughout the grounds ther( were great masses of the rich and beautiful pink flower; of these trees. Cercis canadensis is less superior thar C. chinensis, which is a good, deep, telling pink species These shrubs or small trees are flowering this year as never before, every spur and lateral having its clustei of little pea-shaped flowers even down to the lowei branches. The Japanese double flowering Cherries form a col- lection by themselves in the Botanical Garden. They were at the cUmax of their beauty, the variety James H. Veitch being the finest of the lot. Serrulata is another of the finest, while several varieties with Japanese names were each notable and good, until they are accessible to the trade it would be of little use naming them. j Elsewhere in the grounds there were beautiful speci-| mens of Exochorda Alberti, Halesia Carolina, Cornus florida, Rhodotypos kerrioides, Pyrus Mains floribunda, several Cydonias, together with Ribes odoratum, a fine yellow bee flower, being rich in nectar, while its con* geners, sanguineum and Gordonianus, in shades of pink, are also desirable. Another shrub deserving of special mention is Adostenom Nutganus, evidently one of the Mahonia type of Berberises, also sailing under the fore- going name. With these were Spiraea prunifolia fl. pi., S. arguta, Forestiera acumineta, Fothergilla carohna, Rho3ora canadensis, Kalmia glauca, Kerria japonica fl. pi., and some of the Magnolias. Mav 27, IfllH. The Florists' Exchange 1307 The Florists' Round Table Co-operative Appeal — Moving Greenhouses from City Fringe to Country More about the Window-box trade — Late Lighting Considered By G. D. CRAIN.gJR. mmmwfwM, Why Not Co-operative Movie Slides? ONE thing about a good deal of advertising tliat is gineral, or even direct advertising, is that though it inspires the reader witli tlie impulse to buy, at the same time it does not always give Iiim a marked hunch in favor of the man who is paying for the advertisement. This is a feature that advertising experts, of course, have given a good deal of attention to. Perhaps the weakness may be controlled. And this failure of ads. to deliver ito the man who [lays for them is one of the reasons wliy !a co-operative advertisement, paid for on a pro rata 'h.isis, is perhaps fairer to all participating. It creates tlie impuke to buy and then directs the attention of the rr.ider to the florist who for one or another II ison he may favor. Co-operati%'e advertising among florists of \arious cities has been conducted for some time in newspaper space but there does not a)ipear to be any record of much, if any at ill, co-operative use of moving picture -lilies as advertisements. One of these in a few of the better theaters in a city or in tlic one or two theaters in the smaller towns, would not cost much, very little indeed if the cost were divided. And if the slide were kept saying something new and were not allowed to get stale, it would be doing good work for the members of the trade all the time. Some of the special occasions which are becoming more and more numer- ous tlirough the year, would furnish good op- portunities to see what could be done along these lines and would give a special reason for working up the agreement and for mak- ing the appeal to the public. The Unearned Increment — Do You Get It? In one of the Middle Western cities, one of the older established florists is now raz- ing' the whole of his city greenhouse plant, having replaced it with another out in the country where he will henceforth grow all his stock. For many years he had pro- duced most of his stock in houses covering a 2-acTe lot which, when the establishment \sas located, was not much more than farm I'loperty. American towns, however, de- volop rapidly and some years ago, before he knew it, the city had extended far out beyond him. His particular corner became a part of a vigorous neighborhood retail cen- 'ir and the streets around him important lioroughfares. He appreciated in a general way that he had a valuable piece of property, but was d"ing a good business and for some years let things go on. Now, however, he has seen that the property could not possibly earn fiT him, used as greenhouse sites, as much as it would produce if leased for business pur- p' Probably a year does not pass without giving the average retailer a good oppor- tunity to display and sell some new variety of flower, if indeed there are not many. Being new, they are novelties and the inter- est in them is going to be quite general among the flower lovers who get into the store. The florist will hear endless comment on the new things and will be kept busy telling about them to callers. This is one of the things that throws the retailer off the correct view of his opportunities. Be- cause he is busy talking about the new thing he is likely to conclude that everybody is informed about it. TTie writer happened in a florist's store the other day when there were a number of Tulips on display, fine, upstanding blooms of a lavender hue and a graceful form of bloom. In came a lady who had seen them in the window to ask about them and ex- press her admiration. "They are the only kind of Tulips," she said, "that ever alto- gether met my fancy. Generally I don't like ■Tulips much; the colors are too bright and gaudy. They are new, aren't they?" Then she was told that the store had been handling them for several years and that the florist thought everybody knew about them. She had talked about them for a long time. It developed, after the caller had left an order and departed, that she was one of the best customers of the store. But she was one person who had not happened in when they were in evidence. What about the thousands besides who might have been just as much interested as she was but to Basket of Mock, Ward and Hillingdon Roses, winning first prize in class 726 at whom nothing has been said in or out of the National Flower Show, Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2, 1916 Shown by Chas. Henry Fox, Pliiiadelphia he will take pains, for instance, to get the names of those who make inquiries, he should be able to make his appeal for that kind of business directly to those he knows are interested. That would give him an oppor- tunity to distribute matter about the cost of these orna- mental devices among those who would be best pleased to receive that information. To Catch the Passing Trade Not long ago the writer, on a street car, happened to pass a suburban shoe repairing shop, the whole front of which was glass and back of which anybody could see at a glance what was going on. It was on a narrow street and the cars passed fairly close; on a corner, as well, where they slowed up to make the crossing, and most of the people who passed were bound to get a glimpse and to be reminded of their own needs along this Now the average person wiU hardly stop in the midst town which might be mentioned, some of the retailers of a street car ride for this of that smaU item. The have discovered the advertismg opportunity in this cir- proprietor of this particular shop knew that. So, in cumstance. So they leave their window hghts burning advertisements of the new flower? One of the advantages of the new thing is that it will help the florist to reach others than those who are already patrons and good customers. Some Advantage in Late Lighting In the average city the rule is that display windows are darkened automatically or by the night watchman, at 10 o'clock or thereabouts. The retail district, after that hour in the usual town is as dark and cheerless as are the streets in the wholesale district. Here and there the window of a cigar store will be ablaze with light, or a dairy lunch or pool room will be bright spots, while the average display window of the merchants will be without light of any kind. Of course it is true that after 10 o'clock it may safely be assumed most people who are downtown are in haste to get on home and are not stopping to examine displays in store windows. But the moving picture crowds and the theater crowds and the others who are often to be found on the streets until that hour and later are worth considering. In one 1308 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail themselves of the advertisers* offers in this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers, transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for extention of trade which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders by tele- graph to any part of the country. When the design Is placed in the advertiser's card it indicates < membership in the Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good I should like to write a little essay on •* The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service ** but actions apeak louder than words- Flowers are my hobby and my business- If you have orders for delivery in N. E-, wire UB BOSTOrS, MASS. "Penn, the Teleeraph Plorist" Memb«r of FloruU' Telesraph Delivary Ajsooimtioil 124 TRBlVtOIVX 8XREBX ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- grapbio order. Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed. ALBANY William Gloeckner We guarantee absolute satisfaction. Send vour orders tor the CAPITAL DISTRICT, which includes all of Eastern New Yoik State, to ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Horist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Write. Telephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N, Y. 23 Steuben Street The best flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders BROOKLINE, MASS. ^^"a^Jfll^S^"^^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT E E Palmer bSSB^' Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone. Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long laland. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delivered at tbeatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries in BUFFALO. NIAGARA F.\LLS, LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE '^ CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can fill your orders Day or Nl£ht lor Cleveland and State of Ohio Always have complete stock on hand. Regular discount allowed the Trade. KNOBLE BROS., ''it^ykr^^:'^^!^- CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue Allentown, Pa. Can fill your Telesragb Order. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike Ernest Ashley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. EST. 1877 SCHENECTADY, N. Y ^'^ SON - - i Member* '^' florist s'T*?Ee^eaj>h Delivery AaswrWJan COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefxilly and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. ORDERS FOR AUBURN, NEW YORK 140-150 SOUTH DIVISION STREET Everything in flowers We deliver to all points in Central New York, Wells I and Cornell Colleges. Burlington, Vt. Orders for Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. filled to your entire satis- fac- tion. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street <^J^ *'The House of Flowers" rl|oltz.%Jlnri0l,3nr. ^^^ CHARLOTTE, N. C. /'' FLORISTS <^^ Colorado Springs CfaMXY promptly and carefully executed by The Pikes Peak: Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS LANG FLORAL AND NURSERY CO, FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE DAY TOIN, O 1-1 1 O <"^^^ 112 South /|„„ri3,) Main St. Charlotte and Vicinity fM0^ CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glass Caitone BOSTON Massachu setts, 342 Boylston Street Flowers CHICAGO, ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Eitended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. Z?^» DENVER, COLO. *P/rrjt- 3^/nrn/ Cn ^ * valentine, president «/ ariC ^tOrat \^0. colorada, Utah, Western Nebraska ■ 1643 Broadway and Wyoming pointa reached by express- Orders promptly 6lled. Usual diflcounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation ia your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph U8. AtVERT POCHELON, iM-190 BATCd ST DES IVIOINES IN THE CENTER OF IOWA J.S. WILSON FLORAL CO. Maiionalv [ifllarist J We cover all points in Iowa. BOSTON CINCINNATI, OHIO M«ss«cHusnT. E. G. Hill Floral Co. I Trptnont St. 143 Tremont St. ^MTTH 'THE FLORIST ^^J-rJ-l J- J- If EAST ORANGE, N.J. We deliver by automobiles in East, West and South Orange, also Glen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Newark and New York. The centrally located Florist Shop. Yours for reciprocity. 532-34 RACE STREET ^aWSOn ^^^ FloHst ^]!^'Z^ )r Delivery to Newport, Covington and V» 107 w. Market St. IN. Y. Also Motor Delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky BRIDGEPORT, CONN. CLEVELAND, OHIO John Reck & Son 985 MAIN STREET THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. will fill your orders for Designs or Cut Flowers io NORTHERN OHIO DeUverles to Ithaca, Blnghamton, Homell, Coming and other ipoints. Q^^ ffgfigf^^ Decorations and Designs a specialty. Steamship sailings -will be found on page 1310 May 27, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1309 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS <^> FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. £. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros. \!r FLOWERS - "PLANTS ■» TREES Galveston Floral Co., !!!! Kk!?"!^' Quality in Cut Flowers, Ptanta and Floral Work. Galveston, Texas until 11 o'clock aiul SDinetimcs later. The result is that those who pass along the durlc street arc instantly at- tracted to the particular window and the name, at least of the store makes a siiarp impression on tlicm. Where a florist's store is so situated that he can make use of the idea it seems to be wortli considering. The cost for the extra hour or so of service would not amount to much and to be sure that your window of all those on a square was going to get the attention of cM-ryliiiily wlin p.isscd is well worth thinking of. Of course if all llu- ri-tailcrs on tlie same square came to the same conclusion antl contirmcd their lighting service tlie advantage to any one would disappear. But this is not likely to occur. Even if the lights were provided for only on special occasions, the advantage would be worth while. Orders for Texas and Steamers from HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS. MICH, MICHIGAN' BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. c. .„ f 741 Main Street stores. 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street QEORQE Q. McCLUNBE HARTFORD. CONN. 165 MAIN STREET. SOUTH FLOWERS ANDREW W.WELCH GEORGE F LANE aO ASYLUM STREET Telephones 75 and 85 Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of Chicago, as far as Milwaukee ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS <^^ Floral Gift from Class The accompanying picture of a floral scroll was com- posed of about 800 .\merican Beauty Roses and stood SV;ft. high. This was presented at the opening base- ball game in the Braves Field at Boston, to President Haughton of Harvard, by his graduating class of 1899. Such gifts are not infrequent in connection with the opening of the baseball or football seasons. Hartford Connecticut Highland Park Greenhouses HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS *.fc^&^i ^ W^^'^^ ^ .■ ^1 s m^*-i--", - ■•■■ * I ^f^WEW^^BB^Kf^^M ' t» »&*■ & lSw^ m%: ■ifc.f'^ .i"'^^ ;-«»arnV^L^^9fBVI^3VWfl mm "^fjnHpUH kI.'.^M ^^f^ ' Pi. ' ' Wedding Flowers ' (S^/'termm/irdmA indunapolis, ind, Prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana, Bertermann's flowers excel MILLS We reach all Florida and Soutt Georgia pointa ^he Florist, inc. 36 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Fla. Mailing Photographs Jacksonville, Florida We reach all Florida and all Georgia Points Largest flower store south of Washington, D. C. 219 Main Street Tomlinson-Key Floral Co. KALAMAZOO, MICH. and Vicinity _ G. Van Bochove & Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1318 to 1321 KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray 1017 GRAND AVENUE fLOWERS Kansas City, MO. LEXINGTON, KY. EAST SIXTH STREET LEXINGTON, KY. MicMiLisiR Bro^o Co. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky Prompt Delivery to all So. Calii. Points 212 West Kh S(. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE ^ AUGUST R. BAUMER Kentucky: The South s Most Modern Floral and Art Establishment S3i Fairlh Ave. CZJk0i^ Lou/svii/e. Ky. Floi.il ^il I lo President Haughton of Harvard by mem- bers of his class of '99 The F. Walker Co. 312 W. Chestnut Street LOUISViILLE, KY. If you knew of a forthcoming wedding, cither among vour customers or absolute strangers, woukin't vou 241 Massachusetts Ave. jike to be able to send a high-class booklet that would interest without seeming bold; that would bring the orders without personal solicitation? Dainty and good form, and it sella your flowcrsl See advertisement in this issue of "Three Xew Design Booklets." So many photographs reach this office in a mutilated condition that we desire to repeat our caution in regard to packing. Photographs should be packed flat, pro- tected by tisstie paper and placed between two pieces of stout cardboard. Protected thus they are always sure to reach destination in good condition. The photo- mailing cards, of which there are many kinds manu- factured, are equally good and more convenient if obtainable. By no means mail photographs in a roll as. re,g:ardless of how heavy the container, it will amost always be flattened out under the weight of the mail bags and the photograph be cracked and spoiled. Filling telegraph orders from distant cities was formerly " a consummation devoutly to be wished." Today it is one of the largest and most profitable branches of the retail business. That is why there are so many cards in this Directory of Reliable Retailers. yNatiottall / JfloristJ Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE LAND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Hacon, Georgia All Choice CUT PLOVERS Id Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty The " Design Book de Luxe," with colored plates is the only one suitable for the finest retail trade. For S2.50 we will send you A copy, postage paid. 1310 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses J. H. SMALL & SONS FLORISTS New York and Washington Announce the removal of their New York Store to SOS Madison Avenue at S2nd Street WASHINGTON, D. C. 15th and H Streets Floral and Landscape Work NEW YORK Waldorf-Astoria and 505 Madison Ave. EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. j^£\J 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. '^M^^S^^^ KOTTMILLER, Florist ^ __ 4 CARE OF IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street ■T'hones llttll Murray Hib Oor Hollo- THE OOUIEI Hm.I We Guarantee Satisfaction 426 Madison Aveniie and 49th Street, NEW YORK Also Vanderbilt Hotel Telephone, Murray HIII 783 Highest Award at the International Flower Show, April 11th, Grand Central Palace Out-of-town Orders Solicited. _ Location CentraL Personal Attention. ar{^ Ifloral Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, Lafayetteand SchillerAves.. Broad St. Park ff- the S'ti^^Ut We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in {Teat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. Is it any wonder that subscribers tell us — and tell others as well — that the Retail Section of THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE leads in items of interest and value to the shopkeeper? A glance at this department any week will show why. Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1306, this issue. The New Solicitor's Design Book WITH COLORED PLATES Tha most popular Book ol Designs for the use ol agents and representative of the Retailer. Looks like your very own book. WRITE FOR FARTICLLARS A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO., Ltd. p. O. Boi 100, Times Square Station, New York In its Retail Department THE FLORISTS' EX- CHANGE presents throughout the year articles of interest and instruction and pictures especially of value to the retail florist. Do you read it regularly? It will pay you. Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders All orders filled from the greenhouses BRANT BROS. inc,llTICA.N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co, Florists •^^> 1214 F. STREET. N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA E VEND EN BROS, <^ WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS Corsage of Morning Glow Carnations, Mexican Ivy and ribbon made by class in Horticulture 32, University of Illinois SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS SUrs* Louisa P. Foivler SKATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125.000 Square feet of Glass Fu^^. WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 409 Main St. Worcester Mass. 13 Pleasant Street Supply Advertisements will be found on page&^ 1318 and 1321 1312 The Florists' Exchange I Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED By married man, with reliable Mail Order Seed House. Capable of taking complete charge of Mail Order Department, or writing seed catalogues. Ten years' experience in Mail Order Seed Busi- ness. Steady position desired. Can furnish reference. If possible, give outline of work re- quired. Address B. H., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By a successful grower of a general line of pot plants, as first assistant gardener on a large, private estate. Have good knowledge of the growing of cut flowers and out-of- door work. I do not drink or smoke. Have excel- lent references as to ability and character from former employers. Age 27; single. Address C. P., care The Florists' Exchanze. SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener for private estate. 23 years' experience in green- houses, frames, vegetables, fruit, lawns; can lay out and keep up a Ist-class place. 39 years of age; Swiss; married; 2 children. Ist-class references from Europe and here. Give fuir particulars in first letter. Address C. N., care The Florists' Ex- change^ _^_^_^^^^_^ SITUATION WANTED— By an expert horticul- turist to act a.s salesman and answer questions ■pertaining to all lines of planting. Have a thorough practical, as well as theoretical knowledge of nur- sery stock, ornamentals, perennials, bedding plants, bulbs, palms, etc. A sober man, no bad habits. Good references if required. Address C. O., care The Florists' E.xchange. SITUATION WANTED— By florist, well experi- enced in Roses. Carnations, 'Mums, Lilies, potted plants and bedding plants, also good propagator and packer. Capable of taking full charge on pri- vate or commercial place. Single, 5 years in this country. First class references. Position by June 20. State full particulars and salary. Ad- dress C. F., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By working head gar- dener; thoroughly experienced in every line under glass and outside; 2S years' experience. German; 40; married. Ist-cIass references as to ability and character. Capable of taking charge of any place. Please state full particulars in first letter. Address B. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By landscape foreman; well experienced in grading, road making, making of lawns, and planting. Good general knowledge of shrubbery, trees and hardy perennials. Would like steady position. Will go anywhere. Address B. F., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By a general green- house man, 28 years of age; sober; honest; good potter; grower of Carnations, 'Mums, Roses and bedding plants. 15 years' experience. Private or commercial. Address C. L., care The Florists' Ex- change^ SITUATION WANTED— By grower of potted plants, Roses, Carnations and Chrysanthemums. Life experience. German descent; age 40; single; thoroughly qualifird. Private or commercial place. Henry Bauer, caie Mr. Schaefer, Premium Point, New Rochelle, N. Y. ^_^ SITUATION WANTED— By working foreman, married; life experience cut flowers, pot plants- Good designer and decorator. New England States preferred. Age 36. Free after June 1st. Best reference. State wages. Address C. B., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By a grower of Roses,. Carnations, 'Mums and general line of pot plants. Wishes to take full charge in private or commercial place. Married, no children. Please state wages in first letter. Address C. C, care The Florists' Ex- change^ SITUATION WANTED— By all-around grower of Roses, Carnations. 'Mums, Xmas, Easter and bedding stock, to take charge. German; single; age 41; life time experience. Please state particulars and wages in first letter. Address S. Z., Box 313, Watertown, Conn. YOUNG MAN of intelligence, with selling ability, neat appearance, would like position in retail flower store. New York or Brooklyn. Married. State salary. Address C. A., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED—By energetic young man in office as salesman and designer. Has had some indoor experience in growing. Desires to locate near New York. Address C. G., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 2S years old; handy around greenhouses; with some experience. Al reference. Address C. H., care The Florists' Exchange. _^ SITUATION WANTED— By -young man; all- around florist, understands landscape work, store, designing, selling; active and dependable. G. P. JoSftphson, Canton, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— By Isl^class designer and decorator: able to manage. Years of ex- perience. Al references. L. G., care Mrs. Searles, 34 Atlantic St., Stamford. Conn. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT— Able designer and landscape gardener of large rxperience in all horticulture, desires position. Address B. A., care The Florists' Exchange. ^ ■ Continued t« Nexi ColnHiii TERMS: CASH The oolumne under this heading are reserved for advertisemente of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants; also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials, etc., for Sale or Rent. Our charge is 10 cts. per tine (7 words to the line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for leas than thirty cents. Advts. set in heavy faced type, 15 eta. per line (6 words to the line). Display advta. in these columns, SI. 50 per inch. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED— By a young man Ts-ith experience, to work with Orchids on a private or commercial place. Address C. K., care The Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By young man, age 23. as assistant on private place. 5 years' commer- cial, 3 years' private experience. Address C. M., care The Florists' Exchange. _____^_ HELP WANTED Expert Propagator of Perennials Wanted for our Nurseries at Flush- ing, L I. Only experienced men should apply. State wages and apply in writing to Knight & Struck Co., 1 Madison Ave., N. Y. City. Warehouseman Wanted Experienced man for Seed Warehouse. One who understands receiving, clean- ing and storing seeds, bulbs, etc. Write stating experience. Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia^ Pa. WANTED AT ONCE — Ist-class grower of 'Mums. Carnations and potted plants. Must be strictly sober, with good reference. Salary S15.00 per week to start. Able to take charge. Bedford Hills Nursery Co.. Box 99, Bedford Hills. 'N. Y. WANTED — Single man as assistant in private greenhouse and garden; good worker. S50.00 per month and room. State age, experience, and references in first letter. Address J. S. C, care James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. WANTED — Assistant gardener on gentlenian's place- Married man preferred. Must be strictly sober; and have a thorough knowledge of green- house and outside work- Best of references re- quired. Wages SoO.OO per month and house. H. C. Sturges, Fairfield, Conn. WANTED — Two good section men. Steady poaitiona to right men. One for 'Munw, Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poinsettias, Liliea, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address O. S.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED^Compett-nt Rose grower; permanent position to satisfactory man. Call or write Edgar C. Hopping. Florham Park, near Madison, via D. L. & W. R. R.. N. J. Position now open. WANTED— Practical nurseryman to raise nursery stock under contract. Will furnish land, team and tools. Can give employment until contract begins. Flainview Nursery, Plainview, Texas. WANTED — A man for general greenhouse work and outside planting. State age. nationality and wages expected. The Deer Hill Conservatories, Danbury. Conn. WANTED— Grower of Sweet Peas, Carnations and 'Mums. Must be sober and reliable. State wages and particulars in first letter. Singl^e pre- ferred Brunger & Houston, Rookville Center, L. I., N. Y. WANTED AT ONCE — Competent office man and decorator. Steady position. Apply David Shannon, 3380 Ft. Hamilton Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. WANTED AT ONCE — Competent greenhouse helper. Apply David Shannon, 3380 Ft. Hamil- ton Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. WANTED — Assistant florist. Must be good worker:, steady and sober. A. J. Stahelin, Bed- ford, Mich. . Continned to Next Coliuiin WITH ORDER ssSS- If repliea to Help Wanted. Situation Wanted [ or other advertisements are to be addressed care j of this oflSce, please add 10 cts. to cover expense / of forwarding. j Copy must reach New York office, Nos. 438- f 448 West 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times j Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure f insertion in issue of following Saturday. i Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- f vertise under initials, may save time by having ^ answers directed care our Chicago representa- f tive, James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. j Wabash Ave. f HELP WANTED WANTED — Good /Rose grower who can work two helpers. Wages $1 7.0U per week. F. Fal- lon, Roanoke, Va. WANTED — A German, American, or Irish man for funeral designs. Apply at once. Tremont Florist. 791 Tremont Ave-. New York City. WANTED — Foreman for outside private estate. Apply Thomas Reynolds, Princeton. N. J. WANTED — A good section man for Rose house. Apply Wm. Hay. Uaklawn. Rhode Island. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SELDOM OFFERED Owner of coutrolling interest in a greenhouse business (incorporated), owing to health and advancing years, must spend the Winters in the South, and so cannot retain active management. Will sell to a man capable of successfully managing the business, a part or whole of his interest. Man must be a good grower and manager, capable of attending to correspondence, arranging exhibits, and of unquestioned good habits. Such a man can acquire the whole business, in a few years, if desired. Five modern greenhouses, about 12,000 ft. of glass, are noted for quality of products, and are located in a waelthy suburb of Boston. Land enough to more than double glass area. Applicant should have at least S2,000. Address *'BOSTON," care Florists' Exchange. FOR A MAN with ambition and small capital, a chance to buy or lease a greenhouse of 6.000 ft. of glass, growing for regular retail trade. S600.00 buys stock and tools;S4,000 buys the plant, includ- ing 6-room dwelling and 2 acres of ground, cold frames, sash, etc. Possession July 1st. Address C. J., care The Florists' Exchange. I AM INTERESTED in buying a small nursery business, preferably one growing perennial stock in the nieghborhood of a large city or suburbs of several cities. What have you to offer and at what terms ? Send letters under Perennials, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED PURCHASER— For a fine seashore florists' business, up-to-date home, beautiful surroundings, nice business all the year. Cheap. Particulars on request. Address C. E., care The Florists' Exchange. STOCK FOR SALE ACAIiYPHA ACALYPHA— Fire Cracker Vine. 2H-in. pots, S3.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON. N. J. AGERATUM AGERATUM— Dwarf Blue or Dwarf White, 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. AIiTERNANTHERAS ALTERNANTHERA— 50,000 Aurea nana, 60.000 Brilliantissima, out of 2-in. pots, S20.00 per 1000. Good, strong plants. A. S. Kalisch, Middle Village, L. I., N. Y. ALTEUXANTHERA— StroriK. I'ij-in., red and yellow, S1.75 per Inil. «I,->il(l per 1000. J. C. Sciilund Sons. Cumbcrl;iiul, .M.I. ALTSSUM ALYSSUM — Little Gem. Good, healthy plants in 2l4-m. pots, $2.50 per 100. Oscar Verilhao, Arlington, N. J. ALYSSUM— 2K-in.. Little Gem, 2HC. Orders of 250 at $2.26 per 100. Brant Bros.. Inc., Utica, N. Y. ALYSSUM— Little Gem, thumb pots, IMo. Cash. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. AITTIRRHmtlM ANTIRRHINUM— Pink, in Bats, 70 to flat, fine plants, 32.00 per flat. Edgewood Greenhouses, Gt. Barrington, Mass. ASPARAGUS APPARAGCS PUMO.^rS— Extra fine 3-in., $5.00 per 100, Cash please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa. ' Conttniied to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE ASPARAGUS EXCEPTIONALLY FINE LOTS OF PLUMOSUS PLANTS. 100 1000 2H-in., extra heavy S3.00 $25.00 3-in 6.00 50.00 4-in 12.00 100.00 Asparagus plumosus seedlings. $7.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. 2H-in $3.00 $25.00 3-in. fi.OO 50.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA Plants — 3-in., fine stock, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St. ROCHESTER. N. Y. Caab with order. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI 5-inch $20.00 per 100 6-inch 25.00 per 100 5- and 6-in., extra heavy, pot bound H. O. HANNAH & SON, SHERMAN TEXAS. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots. $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N. J. ^ ASPAR.^GUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 2lf-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 3-in., SO.OO per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th .St., New York. ASPAR.^GUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in. at $5.00 per 100; 4-in., at $12.50. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids. Michigan. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2H-in-. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Good, itrong plant*. W. B. Girvin. Floriat. Leola. Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ready May Ist, $5.00 per 1000. Collingdale Green- houses. Collingdale, Pa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI PLANTS— From the bench at $6.00 per 100. Harry T. Mead, 1230 Hanover St., Manchester, N. H^ ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pots, June 1st. $1.50 per 100. 3-in. ready now. $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Bushy, 3-in. to 5-in., above pots, $1.50 per 100. Sure to please. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASTERS ASTERS — Best varieties for florists, our specialty. Seed grown under contract. Plants for pot or field. I will send you just the plants you want if you tell me. Queen of Market, once handled, $1.00 per 100, postpaid, five colors. Other va- rieties later. D. C. Lewis, Pemberton, N. J. ASTER PLANTS — Crego and Late Branching in white, pink and lavender. Good size, well- rooted plants, ready to be planted out, at $3.00 per 1000: 5000 lots, $2.50 per 1000. ^00 at 1000 rate. I grow my own seed and select the largest and most double flowers only. Gustav Piteonka, Bristol, Pa. HENDERSON'S Invincible, a fine Aster for cutting and trade pullers for your customers' own plant- ing. Separate colors, strong, transplanted plants in flats of 200 (if wanted), $5.00 per 1000. Cash. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo, Mich. ASTER PL.ANTS— Potted. Crego, pink white and lavender; Semples' pink, and white, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order, please. Eugene W. Wood, FishkiU, N. Y. BAY TREES BAY TREES — Write for wholesale price list JtUlm Roehre Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS Begonias, Tuberous rooted. $15.00 per 100, $1.00 per doz., separate colors or mixed. 100 Christmas Red, 2'4-m $3.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 8.00 Erfordii. 2M-in S"" Erfordii, 3-in 6.00 Smithii, 2M-in 300 Chatelaine, 2!^-in 3.50 Chatelaine, 3-in., plants all in bloom, extra strong 8.00 Prima Donna, 2K-in 3.00 Vernon, Erfordii, Prima Donna, Luminosa and Triumph, strong, transplanted seedlings. $1.50 per 100. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. BEGONIAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2H-in $15.00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2H-in 12.00 100.00 Chatelaine, 2Vi-in 6.00 40.00 Chatelaine, 3-in 8.00 76.00 Vernon, 2H-in 4 00 Vernon, 3-in 6.00 PYFER A OLSEM, ,„„„ WILMETTE. ILLINOIS Continned to Next Pace Mav 27, liHli, The Florists' Exchange 1313 STOCK FOR SALE BEOOirtAS WE ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Besonia Mra. J. A. Peterson at 125.00 per 100. S200.00 per 1000: also Begonia Olory ol Cincinnati, at tIS 00 per 100, $140 00 per 10,00; Begonia Mellor at $20 00 per 100, $180.00 per 1000. Your early order seourea the best plants tor growing on. J. A. Peterson «& Sons, Westwood, Cinoinnati. Ohio. BEGONIAS— DeUvery from May Ifith Lorraine. 2H-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. CiDoinnati 2H-in pots, $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (Newi. 2)i-in pota, $25.00 per 100, $200 00 per 1000 JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD. N. J. BEGONI.\S — Tuberous rooted, 4-in. assorted colors, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. Chate- laine, 2-in., at -ic.: 2'4-in., at 5c.: 3-in., at 7c.: 4-in., at 10c. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. BEGONIA VERNO.V— 2if-in., in bud and bloo $2.00 per 100. <■'"•>■ ' ~ rist, Brattleboro, STOCK FOR SALE BULBS v.>, '.> _ .4-111., Ill UUU UUU UlUUlll, $2.00 per 100. Cash please. Hopkins, the FIo- BEGONIAS — All varieties. See display ad., page 1289. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. BEGONI.\.';— rrf.r.lii. ;',-in , SS.OOperlOO; 3-in., $6.00 PIT liKi W ( ; Lk^ele, West End, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBEROn BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 2-year, 2o. For other sizes see under Privet in classified ads. this issue. BenJ. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. BERBERIS THUNBERGII— Surplus of 16,000 seedlings, 3-9 in., $6.00 per 1000. Send exchange list. Southworth Bros., Beverly, Mass. BOUVARDIAS BOUVARDIA We have never yet been able to fill nearly all of our orders for Bouvardia plants. We are booking orders earUer this season in order to give everyone a chance. Plants from 2H-in. pots ready April 15th and later. Be sure you get the oorrect shades and colors. We can give you the right varieties. Single 2H-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $55.00 R«s« Pink 7.00 65.00 Light Pink 7.00 65.00 Wtite 7.60 60.00 Double: White, much like Double Lilae 7.00 66.00 Pink, S4tft pleasing shade 7.00 65.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. Pennoek-Meehan Co., 1808-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. Pa SPECIAL PRICE ON BOUVARDIA PLANTS Ready for delivery now, out of pots, $40.00 per 1000. The best double Pink Bouvardia on the market today. Order quick. THE LEO NIESSEN CO., 1201 Race .St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. PINK BOUVARDIA— Finest strain, out of 2-in note, $5.00 per 100. Ready now. Cash with order. Wm. Kessler, 113 W. 28th St., New York City. BOUV.\RDIAS — Excellent stock, ready May Ist and later. Red, pink and white, 2i-i-ia., S5.G0 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2Sth St., New York. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards. Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BOXWOODS Each Boxwood, 12-in. to 15-in $0.35 l.Vin. to 18-in 60 IS-in. to 24-in 1.00 24-in. to 30-in 1.50 PjTamids, 2 ft. to 2)-2 ft 1.50 Heavy 2.00 3 ft. to 3H ft 2.50 Heavy 3.00 4 ft 4.00 Standards, 12-in 2.50 15 in 3.50 Globes, 12-in 1.75 A] plants balled in tubs up to 4 ft. 23c. extra eaoh. Laurus cerasus and Aucubas for box filling. ERNE.ST RUBER - - - - WILMETTE. ILL. BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at S2.25 each: Hi ft., at S2.75 each; 3 ft., at S3. 25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each. Price includes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in., balled, at 35c. each. 1-in. balled, at 40c. each. 18-in. balled, at 50c. each. The D. Hill Nurserj- Co., Inc., Box 407 Dundee, Illinois. BULBS AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, eto. Write for list and prices. Geo. P. Buck & Son, Collingswood. N. J. CALAPrUMS CALADIUMS ELEPHANT'S EAR, SOUND BULBS 7- 9 inch 82.00 100; Sl.5.00 1000 9-11 inch 4.50 100; 40.00 1000 11-14 inch 8.00 100: 70.00 1000 RINGLER ROSE CO. 331 W. Randolph St.. Chicago Cantlmiied t« Next Calnma HOLLAND BULBS Special Clearance Offer Offered by H. Honinn & Co., .N'oordwijk, Holland. Darwin Tulips Kl.lidll Huron de la Tonnayo $4.50 l.'.,ii(i() Cjnra Hutt 4..i0 111. mil) Fnrnconibe Saunders 7.00 l.-,.liiil) I ;r..tclipn (Margaret) 4,00 10.11011 I'alcs 4,00 Kl.lKiil rri.lc of Haarlem 0,00 10,111111 Rev. Kwlmnk 7.00 S.llllll Wm, ('..pl:ilul 7.00 111,111111 Tlic Sultan 4.00 .-..OUII l':iiulc.l Laily 7.00 SinKle Late Tulips 15,000 Houton d'Or 4.00 15.000 Gesn. Spathulata Major 4.00 10.00(1 Orange King (extra) 0.00 15,000 Picotee 4.00 Narcissus S.nnn n.,ul.lc Von Sion. Mother bulbs 12.00 I.',, Mini I iDiililc Von Sion. 1st size, sound. . . . 5.00 111, mill Hi, ,,l(.r Victoria. Mother bulbs 10.00 1,',, mill Bii-'.lnr Victoria. Fir^t -size sound. . .. 4.00 lll.iimi i:i[,I.,ror. Mother bulbs 7.00 l,",.inill l^injuTor. 1st size, sound 4.00 .s.llllll i;,,I,l,,n Spur. Mother bulbs 11.00 1 .".mill I ;iii.000 Poeticus Ornatus. Mother bulbs 4.00 20.(100 Poeticus Ornatus. 1st size, sound. . . . 2.00 10.000 Double Jonquils 4,00 8,000 Single Jonquils 2.00 Spanish Iris 20.000 Belle Chinoise 2.00 IS.nnn Caianus 3.00 l,-,,liilil Hrin^h Queen 2.50 211,111111 Kmi! of the Blues 2.00 lo.lJOO l.ouisc 1.50 15.000 Queen Wilhelmina 4.00 10.000 Flora (extra for forcmg) 5.00 S.OOO Beauty. New 3,00 111,111111 King of the Whites. New 3.00 1 ,',,1 11 11 1 Longfellow. New 2.00 S.llllll L'Unique. New 2.00 All prices are per 1000 and for guaranteed first- class bulbs only. Please order soon as I am sail- ing for Holland in a few days, .\ddress all corre- spondence to Mr. Bertus Homan.'care R. T. Lang, s Bridge St., New York. Buy your stock of Darwin and Late Tulips, Narcissus and Spanish Iris now while you can get extra strong bulbs for low prices. Mr. B. Progressive, Florist, Everywhere, U. S. A. Dear Sir: It will be a decided advantage as regards prices and quality to place your order with us. Soliciting your order through this ad cuts down the overhead selling expenses and you positively get lower prices and better quality. Our terms are liberal and are a guarantee that you get a square deal, all bulbs guaranteed true to name or money refunded. Write ufl and upon request we will mail you our booklet giving prices f. o. b. New York or Chicago, and we will also cheerfully furnish you with any information that may be desired. Those of our friends who will mail us a list of their re- quirementa will find it has paid them to do so. Awaiting to bear from you at your pleasure, we remain. Yours very truly, Westerbeek & Klyn. P. S. — If you read this ad and are not inter- ested, if you will give us the names of some of your friends that you think may be interested, we will have our home office mail you a beautiful lithograph worth while framing. Write to WESTERBEEK & KLYN, 14 STONE ST., NEW YORK, N. Y. CALENDULA CALENDULA— Deep Orange, 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. CANNAS TRY OUT THESE NOVELTIES Plants from 3 V2-in. pots. Doz. 100 Conowingo. pink $2.50 $20.00 Ciolden Gate, yellow 3.00 25.00 Jane Addams, yellow 2.50 20,00 Panama, red 2.50 20.00 Wabash, B, pink 1.50 10.00 Wintzer's Colossal, red 2.50 20.00 (B. Bronze-leaved). F. O. B.. West Grove, Pa. THE CONARD & JONES CO., WE,ST GROVE, PA; C.\NN.\S— 3-in. pots, Rosea Gigantea. $6.00 per 100; Firebird, $5,00 per 100. Twenty best stan- dard varieties, including Florence ^'aughan, Bou\'ier, Crozy, Richard Wallace, Rubin (bronze leaf), Pres. Meyers (bronze). Gladiator. Jean Tissot, Naros Ibest whitel. Queen Charlotte and J. D. Eisele at 83.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. King Humbert, 4-in.. $8.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin. lOS. W. 2Stb ,St,, New York. C-\NNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut, Mme. Crazy, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Gladioflora, 2.00 per 100, 817.50 per 1000; Beacon, $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. .Special rates on large lots and started plants. Cash please. C Betscber, Dover, Ohio. CANNAS — America, Penna, David Harum, Shen- andoah, Austria, Egandale. $1,50 per 100: B Beauty, Marlboro, Kate Gray, $2.00 per 100. Two to three eyes. Cash. J. H. Dann & Son, West- field, N. Y Contlnned to Next Colnnui Oversold " Kindly take out all my ads. as I have sold all I care to, and in fact have oversold my stock now. Jos. J. Sokol, 21 Hard St., West- ville, New Haven, Conn." THIS WAY IS OPEN TO YOU When ordc-rinp. plt-ase miMitl'iu Tin:- ExchanKe STOCK FOR SALE CANNAS CANNAS — Penns.vlvania, Wyoming, Austria, $5.00 per 100, out of pots. Cash with order. Park Floral Co.. Trenton, N. J. CANNAS — Leading sorts, 4-in. pots, 12-in. to 14-in. tall, fine plants, $5.00 per 100. Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. CANNAS— Divided roots, $2.00 per 100. Good varieties. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CARNATIONS CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to growing Carnation Cuttings. Our cuttings are large, strong, healthy and well rooted. We never sent out finer stock than we are shipping this season. To prove this if our stock does not reach you in good con- dition and perfectly satisfactory, you may return it at once to us. 100 1000 Enchantress. Standard Lt. Pink$2.50 $20.00 White Enchantress. Std. white. . 2.50 20 00 Rose Pink Enchantress. Pink... 2.50 22.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward. Pink 2.50 22.60 Matchless. Best white 3.00 25.00 Supreme. Light pink 3.00 25.00 Alice. Best light pink 5.00 45.00 We also have stock from 2-in. pots ready for shipment, also we would be pleased to book your order for stock " ready to plant " and then you do not have to bother with the handling and give it the room in your houses. 100 1000 Enchantress $3.50 $30.00 White Enchantress 3.50 30 00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.50 32.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.50 32.50 Matchless 4.00 35.00 Vicotry 4.00 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 4.00 35.00 Alice 6.00 50.00 Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Dorothy Gordon 4.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 5% discount, cash with order. SMITH & GANNETT Carnation Specialists GENEVA, N Y. CARNATIONS What you want for late stock is the *' best " not the " cheapest." My stock is strong and clean — the large, thrifty cuttings that will catch up with or surpass much earlier potted stock. Get samples and see for yourself. Will have strong stock until the middle of June. ALICE Don't overlook Alice. It is an easy, quick grower, both in field and bench, and will produce a great abundance of blooms early when blooms mean money. Most of the big growers are greatly in- creasing their stock for next Winter which is proof of its work as a money maker. Write for special prices on a quantity. Pots Pota 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $4 50 $3.5.00 $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 3.50 30.00 Enchantress Supreme. . . 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 White Enchantress 2,50 20.00 3.50 30.00 Enchantress 2,50 20.00 3.50 30.00 5 per cent, off for cash with order; otherwise reference. A. A. GANNETT GENEVA, N. Y- NEW VARIETIES FOR 1916 and 1917 100 1000 Cottage Maid $12.00 $100 00 Merry Christmas 12.00 100.00 Rosalia 12.00 100 00 Old Gold 12.00 100.00 CLEAN, HEALTHY, WELL ESTABLISHED PLANTS -2-in.- -2K-in-- 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $6.50 $55.00 $7.00 $65.00 Akehurst 3-in 6,50 55.00 Matchless 3.50 30.00 4.00 35,00 White Enchantress 3,50 30.00 4.00 35.00 Rose Pink Enchantress.. 3.50 30.00 4.00 35.00 Enchantress 3.00 27.50 4.00 35.00 ORDER NOW COMPLETE LIST OF FIELD-GROWN PLANTS NOW READY FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS SEND FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1808-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. Contianed to Next Colnnui STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS CARNATIONS— R. C, select, well rooted, Alice, Mrs. Akehurst, Sensation, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 Ecr 1000. Champion, Herald, Yellow Prince, iagmar, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Match- leas, Benora, Philadelphia, Gorgeous, Alma Ward, Supreme White, Pink Enchantress, $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Bet«cher, Dover, Ohio. CARNATIONS— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 Alice $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 2.60 20.00 SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No. 1 Stock Beacon. $2.00 per 100, $16,00 per 1000. J(1HN R. COOMBS, ^\t;st HAHTFonn - conn 30,000 carnation PLANTS— Ready now. White, Enchantress; ptn^ Enohontrefls, Word and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co., Nashville, Tenn. CAR N.4TION— Rooted C'uttings. well rooti-d, clean stock; Sangomo, $10,00 per 1000; from soil, $15.00 per 1000. IC'ash with order. Frank Glcichc, .Medford, L. I.. N. Y. CARNATIONS — Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page I2S9. Roman J. Irwin, IDS West 28th St., New York CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMU.M CUTTINGS Best commercial varieties at reasonable prices. WHITE Smith's Advance G. Pitcher W. Cheer Queen Mrs. Syme W. Ivory E. Snow Dec. Gem Polly Rose Wanamaker W, Perfection J. Jones Kalb M. Meyer A. Papworth Cbas. Razer W. Bonnaffon Oconto Naoraah A. Byron Smith's Ideal Ivory Supreme Lynnwood Hall Wm. Turner October Frost C. Touset T. Eaton Mt. Kisco W, Frick J. Nonin W. Chieftain YELLOW Aug. Dasse G. Glow October Sun- Col. Appleton Y. Jones shine R. Halliday R. Gold Ramapo Reiman Nagoya D. Dimple Donelleta Chrj-solora G. Robin Odessa Yellow Eaton PINK Chieftain P. Frick Dr. Enguehardt Pacific Supreme Rosiere W. R. Brock M. Dean Alma Pink C. P. Kelley Patty Pink Ivory E. -\. Seidewitz Unaka Gloria W. L, Pink Glory of Pacific P.Gem Hirondelle BRONZE Glenview Tints of Gold Elberon Dakoma RED Harvard Black Hawk CuUingfordii POMPONS W. Diana Queen of Whites Rufus Quinola Julia Lagrav6re Lulu Souv. d'Or Western Beauty Nesco Golden Climax Mary Richard- Miss Julia Y. Baby son H. Newberry W. Baby B. Phillips Golden Harvest L. Dotv Klondyke SINGLES Nakota White Garza Yellow Garza M. CoUaday Red Riding W. Mensa Josephine Hood G. Mensa W. E. Bucking- Leota E. D. Godfrey ham $1,50 per 100, 812.00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW LARGE-FLOWERING •VARIETIES Autocrat Golden Gleam Marigold E. Guttman E. Frost Golden Queen Modello $3.00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000. CAPRICE VARIETIES FOR POT USE White Caprice Lilac Caprice Lady Lydia Y. Caprice Butler's Caprice Brutus Purple Caprice K- Thompson Mrs. Greening $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Maj. Bonnaffon, $1.50 per 100. 811.50 per 1000. 250 of any one kind at the 1000 rate. DeUvery of these varieties until July 20. Cash with order at these prices. 80,000 Field Carnation Plants for August delivery, ARTriUR COOMBS, WEST HARTFORD, CONN. ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMU.M CUTTINGS Oconto, Mistletoe, Jeanne Nonin, Early Snow, Charles Razer, Lynnwood Hall, E. A. Seidewits, and Chrysolora, $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Chieftain, White Chadwick, Wm. Turner, Golden Chadwick, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Helen Frick, White Jones, Smith's Advance, Dr. Enguehard, Col. Appleton, Maj. Bonnaffon. Golden Glow, Yellow Jones, Yellow Eaton and Roman Gold, rooted cuttings, $2.50 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Maud Dean, Unaka, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. ROOTED POMPON CUTTINGS Diana, Fairy Queen, Overbrook, Western Beauty Golden West, H. Newberry, Quinola and Harvard, Crimson, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. H. Moore. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1201 Race St., PH ILADELPHLA, PA. CHRYSANTHEMU.M CUTTINGS— Scidewitz, Chieftain, $15.00 per 1000. H. Mamitsch 220 .Grand Ave.. Englewood. N. J. ^ Contlnnod to Next Pago 1314 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE CHRTSANTHEMtTMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS NOW READY EARLY' FROST. 2Ji-iD. pots, $1.50 per 10. SIO.OO per 100, S90.00 per 1000. Rooted Cut- tinsB, S7.00 per 100, J60.00 per 1000. CRYSTAL GEM. GOLDEN QUEEN, MARI- GOLD, TEK0N3HA. THE METAIRIE. ih- in. pots. 75c. per 10, S5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000.' Rooted Cuttings, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. 2M-in. pots, 60c. per 10, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Rooted Cut- tings, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per lOOO. ANTIQLiE, Chadwick Improved, Chadiv-ick Su- preme, Dick Witterstaetter. Golden Chadwick, Hirondelle, Mistletoe, Pink Gem, Smith's Ideal. W. H. Chadwick. 2K-in. pots, 60c. per 10, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Rooted Cut- tings. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Chas. Razer, Chieftain, DonateUo, Edwin Seide- witz, Ivory, Jeanne Nonin, Mile. Arlette Dubois, Mrs. B. E. Hayward, Patty, Pink Ivory, Y'ellow Ivory. 2).4-in. pots, 40c. per 10, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Chrysolora, Clementine Touset, Dr. Enguehard. Glory of Paci6c, Harvard. NIajor Bonnaffon, October Frost. Pacihc .Supreme. Poll.v Rose, Roman Gold. Smith's Advance. White Bonnaf- fon. 2l4-in. pots. 40c. per 10. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000, Rooted Cuttings. $2.00 per 100. $17.50 per 1000. Complete list of Pompons. Anemones and Singles, prices on application. Not less than 5 plants of a variety at 10. 25 at 100. and 250 at 1000 rate. Not less than 25 of a variety sold as Rooted Cuttings. Reference or cash from unknown correspondents. These prices are to those in the trade only. ELMER D. SMITH & CO.. ADRIAN MICH. CHOICE ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS 100 1000 YELLOW Golden Chadwick $3.00 $25.00 Maj Bonnaffon 1.50 12.00 Chrvsolora 1.50 12.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15 00 Comoleta 1.50 12.00 Mary Jane 1.50 12.00 Golden Eaton 3.00 PINK E. A. Seidewitz 2.00 17.50 Chieftain 1.50 12.00 Unaka 1.50 12.00 Maud Dean 1.50 12.00 Pacific Supreme 1.50 12.00 Pink Gem : 1.50 12.00 Hirondelle 3,00 WHITE Chas. Razer 1.50 12.00 Oconto 2.00 17.60 Smith's Advance 1 .50 12.00 White Bonnaffon 1.60 12.00 White Chieftain 3.00 Jeanne Nonin 2.00 17.50 White Chadwick 3.00 Wm. Turner 2,00 17.50 SINGLES Garza 1.50 12.00 Mensa 1.50 12.00 POMPONS Golden Climax 1,75 15.00 Western Beauty 1.75 15.00 Golden West 1.75 15.00 Helen Newbury 1.75 15.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS White 1000 100 Alice Salomon $2.50 $20.00 CHAS. RAZER 1.25 10.00 Ivory 1.50 12.50 Jeanne Nonin 1.75 15.00 LYNNWOOD HALL 1.25 10.00 Mistletoe 3.00 25.00 Timothy Eaton 3.00 25.00 White Bonnaffon 1.75 15.00 Wm. Turner 3.00 25.00 YeUow Cheltonii 1.50 12.50 Chrysolora 1.50 12.50 Col. D. Appleton 1.50 12.50 Golden Eagle 1.75 15.00 Golden Wedding 1.75 15.00 MAJOR BONNAFFON 1.25 10.00 Roman Gold ' 1.75 15.00 Yellow Eaton ' 2.50 20.00 Pink Chieftain 3.00 26.00 DR. ENGUEHARD 1.25 10.00 Edw. A. Seidewitz 3.00 25.00 Mrs. B. E. Hayward 1.75 15.00 Patty 1.50 12.50 Pink Ivory 1.25 10.00 Unaka 1.50 12.50 Crimson Cullingfordii 1,50 12.50 Harvard 2.00 17.50 DAVID HERBERT & SON ATCO, N. J. Early Lavender-Pink Chrysanthemum ALEX. GUTTMAN 'Mum growers shouldn't be without thia one. For early delivery, Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK Centinned to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE 100 1000 Smith 8 Advance $2.00 $15.00 Early Frost 5.00 50.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 15.00 Alice Salomon 2.00 15.00 Alice Byron 2.60 20.00 Wm. Turner 2.50 20.00 Chas. Razer 2.00 15,00 Lynnwood Hall 2.00 15.00 Y'ELLOW Chrysolora 2.00 15.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15 00 Yellow Eaton 2.50 20.00 Odessa 6.00 Bonnaffon 2.00 16.00 Nagoya 2.50 20.00 Daily Mail 6.00 PINK Amorita 2.00 15.00 Chieftain 2.00 16.00 McNeioc 2.00 16.00 Dr. Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewitz 6.00 CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 15.00 H. E. Converse 5 00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPAN.Y JOLIET. ILL. Chrysanthemums 600 Marigold, 350 Crystal Gem, 200 Early Frost, Spring plants from 23/o-in. pots, 1.5.00 per ICO; 900 October Frost, 3-in. pots, extra fine, $4.00 per 100. DAILLEDOUZE BROS. Lenox & Troy Avs.. BROOKLYN. N. Y. EM MA A GarzB-Anemone, Double Pompon, pale'pink. It's a dandy I You will make no mistake in buying ■tock of this 'Mum; comea into bloom about Nov. 15th. finishes early in December. Cuttings ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florlsta 101 West 28tb Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob Pulling, Calumet. Kewanee. Mankato, LeIia, Mary Bennett. Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, ana Silver King, at SIO.OO per 100. Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, Marigold. Gorgeous. Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones. Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Miss Emma Roope, Nerissa and Odessa, at S7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard, Lilian Doty, at tS.OO per 100. Also general collection of exhibition, commercial and pompon varieties at popular prices SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings. Smith's Advance, Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora, Roaiere, Chieftain, Major Bonnaffon, Ivory Supreme, Pink Gem, Dr. Enguehard, Chas. Razer, Baby, Fairy Queen, Diana, L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Mary CoUahan and others, J1.50 per 100, $12.60 per 1000. Cash with order. FLORAL HILL GARDENS G. F. Neipp. Prop., CHATHAM, N. J. CHRY'SANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Smith's Advance, Polly Rose. Oct. Frost, Alice Salomon, Ivory, etc., $1.60 per 100. $12.50 per 1000. Diana, Baby. Garza, etc.. SI. 50 per 100. $12.50 per 1000. Golden Climax. Golden West, Lihan Doty, etc., $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Early Frost, Crystal Gem. Golden Queen, $6.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Over 100 other best varieties. STAFFORD CONSERVATORIES STAFFORD SPRINGS CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, the kind we like to receive; \Vhite Ivory, Chas. Razer, W. Bonnaffon, J. Nonin, Yellow Major Bonnaffon. Salomon's Gold. Pink Chieftain, Pacific; $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Pompons- Diana White, Klondyke yellow and Golden Pheas- ant; $1.00 per 100. $9.00 per 1000. Milbrook Lea Greenhouses. West Whiteland P. O., Chester Co.. Pa^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Rooted Cuttings. White — Chas. Razer, E. Snow, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon. YeUow — Chrysolora, Roman Gold, M. Bonnaffon, Mrs. Hurley. Pink — Chief- tain. Unaka. Patty. Well's Late Pink. $2.00 per 100. $15 00 per 1000. Send for complete list. Wm. Swayne. Lock Bos T, Kennett Square, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200.000 Rooted Cut- tings, in 25 leading commercial varieties, $2.00 per 100, $1500 per 1000. List ready. Early Frost. $5.00 per 100, $40,00 per 1000. Mistletoe, Oconto and Seidewitz, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash. Benja- min Connell, Florist, Merchantville. N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUM.S — Cuttings and stock plants. See display ad., page 1289. Roman J. Irwin. 108 West 2Sth St.. New Y'ork. Continued t* Next C*lviui STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Roman Gold. Golden Chadwick. Chadwick Supreme. Well's Late Pink. Rainapo. Bonnaffon. Polly Rose. December Gem. Helen Frick. Unaka. Chrysolora. Smith's Advance. .S1.50 per 100. $12,50 per 1000. Cash with order. Quidnick Greenhouses. Inc.. Quid- nick, R. I. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted cuttings. Gold- en Glow. October Frost. Pacific Supreme. Alice Papworth. White Queen. White and Yellow Bon- naffon. Jeanne Nonin. $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. A. F. Johnson. Springfield Gardens. L. I.. N. Y, MRS. M. R, MORGAN— The finest yellow 'Mum for Thanksgiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings. $15 00 per 100; 2H-in. pots. $20.00 per 100 The McCallum Co., Inc., Pitta- burgh. Pa. , CHRYSANTHE.MU.MS— Strong softwood out- tings from soil. Jeanne Nunin. Harvard. E. D. Godfrey. Lillian D.jly, 82,00 per 100. $17.50 ner 1000. John B, Iio>. Harrison, i\, Y. ^^ POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana. Baby, Quinola, Klondyke. Sol. d'Or, Helen Newbury, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per, 1000. Ready April 1st. White Bros., Medina, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading commercial varieties. 2-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Write for list of varieties. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CINERARIAS CINERARIA— Dusty Miller, thumb pots, $1.50 per 100. Cash please. B. C. Blake Co.. Spring- field. Ohio. COB^A COB.EA SCANDENS— 3H-in., fine plants, $5.00 per 100. Edgewood Greenliouses, Gt. Barring- ton, Mass. J. F. Freehan, Mgr. COLEUS COLEUS— Verschaffeltii and Golden Bedder. out of 2-in.. $1.80 per 100. Cash with order. M. H. Baumann. Park Kidge. N. J. COLEUS — Six best standard varieties, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers. Springfield. O. COLEUS — Golden Bedder and Verschaffeltii, 2Ji-in.. $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000; 250 at the 1000 rate. Brant Bros.. Inc., Utica, N. Y. COLEUS — Good varieties. $3.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids. Mich. CROTONS CROTONS — From 3-io. pots. 8 to 10 In. toKh in 8 varistiea, $16.00 per 100; from 2M-in. pots, in 10 varieties, $5.00 per 100. B. M. wiohera A Co., Oretna, La. CROTONS — 6-in. pots, fine plants, 60o. and 75o. each. Henry Smith. Grand Rapids. Mich. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in exist- ence. Transplanted seedlings, 8 varieties equally divided, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000— including Glory of Wandsbek, light and dark salmon; Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon, $4.50 per 100. $40.00 per 1000; new fancy variety. Rococo erecta. not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine. $5.00 per 100, $46.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200,000 plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER, WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAME.N — Good varieties, fine plants, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Selected plants. $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CYCLAMEN— Giant flowering, best strain, 2}4- in. pots. $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 2Sth St., New York. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed; 3-in. pots. $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J. CYCLA.MEN— Mixed seedlings, repotted thumb pots. Ready now, 3c. Cash. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DAHLIAS SPECI.\L — Kabf. the great Giant Scarlet Carter's Dahlia, the winner of the highest prize at the National Dahha Show last Fall ; a limited number of strong field roots of same, all showing sprouts. 76c. each. 3 for S2.00. 6 for $3.50. Kriemhilde, the best pink and white Carter's Dahha for the florist, excellent keeper and shipper, extra strong, sound field roots, all sprouted, ready for planting. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Cash. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, Wm. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksville, N. Y. 1 ^ DAHLIAS FOR CUT FLOWERS— 100. our se- lection of best sorts for cutting for $3.00, 1000 for $25.00. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. Coiit1mi#»i1 ♦• Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE DAHLIAS If you intend growing Dahlias for cut flowers then you will make no mistake in trying my as- sortment of 10 kinds. These are especially selected as about the best there is in Dahlias for cut flower purposes. A 34 years' experience of growing Dahlias for the florists' cut flower trade goes with this lot. Price ten of each sort, S3.00 per 100, §25.00 per 1000. Also have to offer a splendid assortment of 25 kinds for the florists' and seedsmen's counter trade: all good commercial standard kinds. Every type and color in this lot. Price, four of a kind, S3.00 per 100, S25,00 per 1000. The above are all strong, sound field roots. Labeled true to name and description. Guarantee entire satisfaction. Descriptive wholesale trade list of a full line of Dahlias mailed on application. Terms, cash with order. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger, Prop.. Hicksville, L. I., N. Y, DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella, Incomparable, Judah, la France, Orator, Purple Judah, 8c.; Robt. Bloom- field, Sc; Storm King, Sc; Queen Victoria, White Swan, Sc. DECORATIVE— Golden West. 25c.; Jack Rose, Katherine Duer, F. T. Bassett, Lyndhurst, M. McCullough, Orange King, Queen Emma, loc; Sylvia, Yellow Duke, 8c. CACTUS— Floradora, 8c.; Golden Gate, 25c.; GalUard, 8c.; Hagen, Sc; Libelle, 8c.; Mrs. Steven- son, Sc; Pink Pearl, Sc; Kriemhilde, 8c. POMPON — Fairy Queen, Little Bessie, Vivid. SINGLE— Reise, 8c. ; 20th Century. 8c. ; Scarlet Century, Sc. All except as noted, S6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; divided. $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher. DOVER, OHIO DAHLIAS Whole field clumps, the best commercial aod show varieties. Complete list on applicatioo Write for our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1520 Ludlow St., Pliladelphia, Pa. DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. All lead' ing cut fiower show, cactus and decorative va- rieties, also Melody, one of the best cut fiower varieties, 50c. each. Cash, Write for price list. Van Kirk Floral Co.. .^.tco. N. J. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia' Jack Rose. Red Hussar. Black Beauty. Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms. Hatboro, Pa. •• THE DAHLI.\ KING " has SOO.OOO clumps to offer at rock bottom prices. Send for free cata- log. Let me quote on your list of wants. J. K. Alexander. "The Dahlia King." East Bridge- water. Mass. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties. large, field-grown clumps, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3. Paterson, N. J. DAISIES DAISIES — Bellis. Longfellow Pink and White, 2^4 -in., strong pot plants. $1.50 per 100. Cash. please. J. J. Clayton & Son. West Grove. Pa. BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Reve d'Or. 2>i-in.. $5.00 per 100. Mrs. F. Sander, 3M-in., $7.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus. Syracuse. N. Y. BELLIS DAISIES— Longfellow and Snowball, fine strong plants, coming in bud. $2.50 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Gustav Pitzonka, Bristol, Pa. DIELYXRAS DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS— Fine clumps, $8.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. drac.s:nas DRAC^NA INDIVISA— 3-in. pots, $6.50 per 100, 2'A-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. DRACiSNA INDIVISA— Same as last year. Thumb pots, ready June Ist, $1.75 per 100. Book orders now. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. DRAC.ENA INDIVIS.4 — 6-in. pots, fine plants, $4 00 per doz.. $30.00 per 100. C. L. Schmidt. Lebanon. Pa. DRAC^NA — Indivisa, 5-in. pots. 15c. each. The Park Floral Co.. Trenton, N. J. DRAC.ENA INDIVISA— 1-in., $12.00 per 100. H. P. Brooks. West Haven, Conn. DRAC.ENA^-in., extra strong, $15.00 per 100. W. Ehmann, Corfu, N. Y. DRACjBNA— 3-in., at $4.00 per 100. Tripp Floral Co., Walton. N. Y. DUSTY MILLER DUSTY MILLER— Thumb pots. IHc Cash. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield. Ohio. Advertise Your Stock For Sale in this column. Mav 27, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1315 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE FERNS FEUNS. 100 tooo Soottii. 2H-in »5.00 »45.0O Boston. 2H-'n 5 00 45 00 Roosevelt. 2',<-tn 6 00 45.00 Teddy, Jr 2H-in.. extra good 6.00 60.00 Whitmani. 2H-in 5.00 45.00 Boston, Scottii. Whitmani. Roosevelt, 4-in., $20.00 per 100, Teddv. Jr.. oitrn heavy, t25 00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. Smithii, 4-in.. $25.00 per 100, $20000 per 1000. 6-in. o( the above, $50.00 to $76 00 per 100. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO , 1 80.S- 1 020 Ludlow St^^ Philadelphia, Pa. FERNS— Boston, 3>i-in. pots. S9.00 per 100; Soottii. 3>2-in. pots, $9.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. BO.STON FERN RUNNERS— $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm. Mears, Rumson, N. J. TABLE FERNS— Best varieties; double rooted, $2-00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Henry Smith. Grand Rapids, Mich. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERN.S— In any quantity: see advertisement on page 129.S. J. F. .'Anderson, Fern Specialist, Short HiUs, N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varieties: also all other Ferns. 2^i-in., etc. See display ad., page 128U. Roman J. Irwin, lOS W. 28th St., N. Y. FERNS — 15,000 strong, rooted runners, Whitmani. Boston, Harris, $2.00 per 100. Cash. E. F, Rose, 270 Bay St.. Taunton, Mass. FORGET-ME-KOTS FORGET-ME-NOTS — Victoria, best dwarf blue, and Eliza Fonrobert. These are strong, trans- planted plants, wintered outside; fine for potting for Memorial Day, $1.60 per 100. W. W. Macker, Dighton. Maaa. FREESIAS FHEESIA BULBS— Fischer's Purity, choice stock. Write for quotations, they will please you. W. W. ■\yers, P. O. Box 42, Santa Cruz, Cal. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS — Little Beauty, blue, 5-in. pots, full of bloom. $18.00 per 100; Double White and Blue, 5-in. pots. $12.00 per 100; Double White and Blue assorted, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St. TRENTON. N. J. FUCHSIA— Rooted Cuttings. $1.00 per 100; 2i4-m., $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensock Plank Rd.. North Ber- gen. N. J. rXTNKIAS VARIEGATED FUNKIA— $20.00 per 1000. All strong divided shoots. Cash with order. A. F. Johnson, Springfield, Gardens, L. I., N. Y. GABDEKIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H->n- Immediate delivery Extra fine, $7.50 per 100; $65.00 per 1000 WriU for out monthly plant bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. 2000 EXTRA FINE 2H-in. Gardenia Vetichii, $50.00 per 1000. Immediate deliveri,'. Sample on application. D. G. Grillbortzer. Alexjindria, Va. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS In bud and bloom, ready for immediate salcB or in any stage you may want them. 100 1000 4-inch $12.00 $100.00 6-inch 18.00 160.00 3-inch, for growing on 5.00 45.00 Poitevine, Ricard. Maryland. S. A. Nutt. Buch- ner. La Favorite and all the other popular va- rieties. You will not be making a mistake by ordering your Spring stock now. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa GERANIUMS Nice stock in bud and bloom Per 100 4 -in. Beaute of Poitevine $8.00 2^4-in. S. A, Nutt 1.80 2>i-in. Beaute of Poitevine 2.00 2}i-in. La Favorite 1.80 2}4-in. F. Perkins 2.00 Cash, please. J. J. CL.\YTON ic SON WEST GROVE. PA. GERANIU.MS — Strong, hardy plants. 2H-in. stock of S. A. Nutt. $2.75 per 100; Poitevine. Berthe de Pressilly. La Favorite. $3.00 per 100; Jean Viaud. $3.50 per 100. 3H-in. stock, S. A Nutt, Poitevine, Sirs. Lawrence, Jean Viaud Berthe de Pressilly, La Favorite. $5.03 per 100 Cash, please. Van Kirk Floral Co.. At<:o, N. J Contiiined to Nnzt Colnnui GERANIUMS (;i;uA\nMs Fine plants, bud and bloom. 3i-a-in. 100 S. A. Nutt $8.00 Poitevine 8.00 .Ii'nn Ninud 8.00 Single. I'ink. Good Bodder 8.00 Cash please. P. J. DODD. South St. Conservatories. GRAFTON. MASS. GER.\NR"M.S — Extra strong, bushy 3}j;-in._and 4-in, plants, in bud and bloom, S. A. Nutt, Marq. De Montmort, Frances Perkins, John Doyle and Beauty Poitevine, $7.00 per 100. Every plant has from 2 to 4 branches. This stock will please you. Wagner's Greenhouses. Tiffin. Ohio. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt, La Favorite, Perkins. Jean Viaud, and Gen, Grant, 4-in,. $7,00 per 100. $65,00 per 1000: 2'i-in., Nutt and White, S3. 50 per 100; in bud tad bloom, $4.00 per 100. Ernest Kober. Wilmolte, III. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt and B. Poitevine, 3H- io. and 4-in. pots in bud and bloom, $8.00 per 100. Cash with order please. Mount Tom Nursery, 139 Drake Ave., New Rochelle. N. Y. Telephone 2299. GERANIUMS — Fine stock in bud and bloom. 4:-in. in the following varieties: Ricard. S. A. Nutt. Harcourt. Viaud and Poitevine, $8.00 per 100. Cash. E. E. King. Attleboro. Mass. GERANIUMS — Mme. Salleroi; large, well grown plants for immediate effect. 2H-in.. $2.50; 3-in., $3.50 per 100. Cash, please. F. J. Langenbach. Norwich. Conn^ GERANIUMS— 10.000 S. A. Nutt. 2-in. pots. $25,00 per 1000. Ready now. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. IVY GER.\NIUMS— Lavender only, bud and bloom, 3-in., $3.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. B. Morrell, Torresdale, Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS — Mixed varieties, 4-in. pots, fine stock. S5.00 per 100. Schmaus Bros., Paducah. Ky^ GERANIUMS— Rose. 4-in. pots. $6.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St. TRENTON. N. J. GER.\NIUM.S— Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr. Lancaster, Pa^ GER.\NIUMS — Ready now. 2'A-in. pot plants; See display ad., page 12,89. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS — 4-in,. bushy; S. A. Nutt, A. Ricard and Poite\-ine, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betscher. Dover. Ohio. GI.ADIOI.I Gladioli America, Augusta, Brenchleyensis, King, Ceres. First Size, $10.00 per 1000. Second Size, $7.50 per 1000. Write for Our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St. PHILA., PA. GLADIOLI America. $10 .Augusta. $12 Glory Holland. $20 Brenchleyensis. $12 Mrs. King. $10 Jessie. 815 Nor. Dee Childs, $80 Mrs. Pendleton. $80 Primulinus, S40 Panama. $25 Primulinus Hybrids. $20 Choice mixed, $6.00, $8.00, $12.50. $25,00 $50.00. $100,00. Reds, white and light pinks. $12,00 $25.00. $.50,00. $100.00. Yellows. $16.00. $20.00. $30.00, $50.00. All per 1000. Special price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover. Ohio. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI Brenchleyensis. $9.00; Columbia, $1500; Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. $30.00; also 2d and 3d sizes and bulblets. G. Primulinus seedlings. Mrs. Francis King. Independence, ^lay, Princcps. and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for Ust. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY. LAKE VIEW. N. Y GLADIOLUS— Mrs. Frank Pendleton. H-in. and under, grown from original stock, and true to name. $7,00 per 1000. 5% tiiscount on .5000 or more; 8% on 10.000 or more. Cash, please. Worcester Bulb Co., 104 Highland St., Worcester, Mass. GLADIOLUS — Best forcing varieties. See display ad. page, l-^',l Roman J. Irwin. lOP West 28th St.. New Vork. GL.^DIOLI- .\merica and Mixed, lli-in.. $5.00 per 1000; King, 1-in,, $4,00 per 1000: Dieulafoy, m-'m.. $2.00 per 100. Geo. Hall. Adelphia. N. J. HARDY PERENNIALS HOLLYHOCKS— Double white, red. pink and yellow; Japan Iris, purple and gold; Funkias. Hardy 'Mums. etc. All strong, field-grown stock. Write for list and prices. W U. Nichols & Son, Painesville, Ohio. Continued to Next Column HYDRANGEAS HYDRANGEAS— Olaksa, .'i-in., at 2oe.; 6-in.. 35c. to 50o.; 7-in.. 75e. to $1.00. Larger planti, $2.00 to $3.00 e(»ch. In bud or bloom. Ilenry Smith. Grand Rapids. Mich. IRIS IRIS — German. 10 named varieties. $2.00 per IDO. Amon Heighta Nurseries, Camden. N. J. ^ ^^^ IVY ENGLISH AND GERMAN IVY— Rooted Cut- ■ tings, from sand, postpaid. 90c. per 100; by ex- press, $8.00 per 1000. 2Jf-in. German Ivy, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. IVY — Parlor or German, strong-rooted cuttinga- 7Sc. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. E.STATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. ENGLISH IVY— 2K-in., $3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. ENGLISH IVY — Strong plants from 4-in. pots* $8,00 per 100, Cash please. Frank Gleiche' Medford, L. I., N. Y. ENGLISH IVY— 5-in. pots, 3 ft, to 3'A ft,, staked up, $15,00 per 100; 4-in„ $8,00 per 100. C. L. Schmidt. Lebanon, Pa. ENGLISH IVY— Rooted Cuttings from soil. 75c. per 100. prepaid. Chas. Frost. Kenilworth. N.J. ENGLISH IVY— Pot-grown. 4-in.. $90.00 per 1000 Miaa Kate Cran». Ira. Ohio. GERMAN IVY— 2;;i-in,. $2,00 per 100. Cash please, Hopkins the Florist. Brattleboro. Vt, ENGLISH IVY— Strong, bushv. 4-in.. $10.00 per 100. Frank J. Wei.^a. Pert Icrvia. N. Y. LOBELIAS LOBELIA — Crystal Palace or Trailing . 2K-in pots, $3.00 per 100, ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. MIMULUS MIMULUS — t-in.. at $8.00 per 100. Henry Smith. Grand Rapids, Mich. ^MOONVINE MOONVINES 2-inch $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 2H-inch 4.00 per 100, 35.00 per 1000. 3-inch 6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St,. Philadelphia. Pa. MOONVINE— White. 4-in. pots. $12.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St. TRENTON. N. J. MOONVINES— 3-in.. strong. 4c.; 2}i-in.. strong. 2c. Schmaus Bros.. Paducah. Ky. MYRTLE MYRTLE — Vinca minor, field-grown clumps; can be divided up into 4 to 5 plants. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000, Cash with order. E. K. Bau- mann, Rahway, N. J. MYRTLE Field-grown, strong clumps, $2.50 per 100, $24.00 per 1000. E. K. Mooney, Madeira Nurseries, Madeira. Ohio. NURSERY STOCK ORNAMENTAL STOCK OF QUALITY CAN SUPPLY QUANTITY OF FOLLOWING ITEMS: AZALEA mollis. Bushy planta. with^'plenty of bude. 12 to 15-in. high, 35c. each, $4 00 per doz, $.30.00 per 100: 15 to 18-in. high, 45o each, $5,00 per doz., $40.00 per 100. BOXWOOD— Pyramids, 35-in. high, very fine, $1,75 each; 42-in. high, very fine, $2.25 each; 48-in, high, very fine, $3,25 each; 54-in, high, very fine, $4,00 each. RHODODENDRONS— Best, hardy-named sorts, bright foliage and full of buds, 18 to 24-iD. high, 75o. each; 24-to 30-in. $1.00 each. These cover the entire list of Parson's Hardy Hybrids. Seedling RHODODENDRONS— Mixed colors, 18 to 24-in. high, very bushy and full of buds. 55c. each ; 24 to 30-in. high, and correspondingly bushy. 70c. each. ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho(Dutchman'a Pipe)— Extra strong plants. 4 ft. of tops, 25o. each, in any quantity. HYDRANGEA Paniculata grandiflora— Tree form, 3 to 4-ft. bodies, fine heads. $25.00 per 100. Bush form. 3 ft, high, $10,00 per 100. HYDRANGEA Arboreacens grandiflora alba — 3 to 4 ft. high, bushy. $20.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft . bushy, $14 00 per 100. BARBERRY Thunbergii— 18 to 24 in. high, very bushy. $7.00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, very bushy. $5,00 per 100, PRIVET CALIFORNIA— Very bushy. 18 to 24-in. high. $2.50 per 100; 24 to 30-in. high. $3.00 per lOCJ. PRIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy Northern Type)— 18 to 24-in.. $5.00 per 100; 24 to .30-in.. $7.00 per 100. THE STORRS 4 HARRISON CO.. Painesville --_..--...- Ohio NORWAY .MAPLES. Pin Oaks. Oriental Plants in all sizes. Send for price list, .\udubon Nur- series. Box 731. Wilmington. N. C. Continned to Next Colnmn ORANGE BLOSSOMS SPLENDID lot of (Jrange Blossoms (Ponderosa Lemon) for weddings. C. L. Bauinann, Rahway. N.J. ORCHIDS ORCHIDS Private collection of rare varieties Cy- pripediums, Liclias, Dendrobiiims, Coel- oygnes, Cattley:is. Calantlies, Oncidiums, etc.. etc. Will sell quarter original cost. Address EDGAR L. NOCK, 193 BroadSt., PROVIDENCE. R. I. CHOICE CATTLEYAS and Pacific Orchid plants. Prices on application. Western Orchid Co.. Alameda. Calif. PAIiMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In all siies. Special price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co. Rutherford. N J. PANDANUS PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a few davs only will make special low price for cash with order. Size for 2;..-in. pots. $4.50 per 100. Size for 3 -in. pots. 6.00 per 100. Size for 4 -in. pots. 8.00 per 100. Size for 6 -in. pots. 12.00 per 100. Best pot-gown, nicely variegated, 3-in. pots. $10.00 per 100. Pandanus suckers. $2.00 and $4.00 per 100. J, J. Soar. Little River. Fla. PANDANUS VEITCHII— J-in.. at 25c.; 6-in.. 75c.; 7-in.. $1.50; lO-in. $4.00: 12-in.. $5.00 each. Fine, well colored plants. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. , PAWSrES PANSY PARK PERFECTION is a thoroughbred strain of Show and Fancy Pansies: it includes every good variety known, the red. bronze and best Pansy sorts in good proportions, I have made the growing of Pansy seeds and plants a specialty over forty years and have received thousands of testi- monials from amateurs and florists. Large plants in bloom, all colors mixed, $4.00 per 1000: 500 S2.25. Medium size, in bud and bloom, from late August sown seed, just right for late sales and late bedding. $3.50 per 1000: $2,00 per .500. All my plants are field grown. Cash with order. L. W. Goodell. Pansy Park. Dwight. Mass. PANSY PLANTS — Of my largest flowering mix- ture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, short bushy plants: Fall transplanted in bud and bloom, $1,50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Gustav Pitzonka. Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. PANSIES — Giant flowering Pansies, seedlings $1.50 per 1000. Fall transplanted, 75c. per 100 Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William St., Delaware, Ohio, SUPERB STRAIN P.^NSLES- In bud and bloom. $1,25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; some extra large ones at $15,00 per 1000. Cash, please. Leonard Cousins. Jr.. Concord Junction, ^lass. PANSIES — Large German Giant strain: gcod stocky plants. In bloom. $2.00 per 100. In bud. $1.50 per 100. Cash only. Fred W. Gust, 4606 Woodlawn Ave., Seattle, Wash. P.\N SIES — Large flowering, transplanted last Se pf ember; all large plants, fully in flower. $10.00 to $1 5.00 per 1000. W. G, Eisele. West End. N. J. PELARGONIUMS PELARGONIUMS We have had many inquiries for plants of Easter Greeting for June shipment. We have a fine stock of 2'4 and 3's ready to ship now or later. Being in bud and bloom, they will sell readily after Decoration. They will make fine stock plants. Besides furnishing many cuttings later on. they will make great plants for next season to compete with .\zaleas. They can be Summered easily in outside frames. We believe they will prove good invest- ment to the wide-awake florist. Easter Greeting is proving one of the most popular plants in culti- vation, and you should be in the procession. Be ready with specimen plants. June prices, 2,'.2-in., E. G. and Lucy Becker, $7.50 per 100, $70,00 per 1000; 3-in.. $10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000. Iron- dad guarantee. S. C. TEMPLIN, EASTER GREETIUG SPECIALISTS G.ARRETTSVILLE OHIO PELARGONIUM "EASTER GREETING."— Couple thousand 2i,2-in.. ready for shift; also 1500 strong, 2-in.. at $6.00 for next year's stock. Will make dandy 4-in. (retailing for 50c.) for Me- morial Day. $8.00 per 100;' also several hundred strong 3-in,. ready for 5-in,. $15.00. Nothing better for retail trade. Sella on sight. Cash. please. Hcinl's. Terre Haute. Ind. PELARGONIUMS— 2M-in.. at $8.00 per 100; 3-in,. at $10.00; 4-in.. at $20.00; 6-in., $35,00 to $50.00. Good varieties. Assorted colors. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids. Mich. PELARGONIUMS — E. G. Wurtenburgia. Schwab- ian .Maid, 4-in., $15.00 per 100. Cash. C. Betscher. Dover, Ohio. PEOHIBS PEONIES — The orsam of 1200 sorU. 14 aorsi F. Maxima. Mme. Calot. Oucheea dfl Nemourt R. M. Storage. Send for list. C. Betscher. Dover Ohio. Continned to Next Page 1316 Tiie Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE PETUNIAS PETUNIAS — 2M-'ii.. single and double fringed, 3c. Orders 250 at 2J-2C. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. PETUNIAS— Rosv Morn in bud and bloom, 2}.^- in., S2.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. B. Morrell, Torresdale, Philadelphia, Pa. PHI.OX PHLOX DRUMMONDI— 2;.i-in. pots, $3.50 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J PHLOX — Mrs. Jenkins, best white, 3-yr-old. S3.00 per 100. Amon Heights Nurseries, Camden N.J. , PRXsruiiAS PRIMULA MALACOIDES ROSEA— New, bril- liant pink variety. Certificates wherever shown. August or September delivery. $5.00 per 100, t40.00 per 1000. Fred H. Lemon & Co., Rich- mond, Ind. PRIMULA OBCONICA— Transplanted seedlings, mixed or separate, finest Ronsdorf strain, S2,00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. Ernest Rober, Wilniette, Ilh HOSES __^ BARGAINS. ON OWN ROOTS 2K-inch Doz. 100 1000 Antoine Rivoire, flesh H. T $0.50 $3.50 $30 Blumenschmidt, yellow Tea 50 3.00 25 Cloth of Gold, yellow Clg.T 50 3.00 25 Catherine Zeimet, " White Baby " .50 ^.50 30 Clg. White Cochet,Clg. Tea 50 3.60 30 Crimson Rambler 50 3.50 30 Excelsa. Red D, Perkins 50 3.50 30 Francis Scott Key, red H. T 75 5.00 45 Gloire Lyonnaise, yellow H.P 50 3.50 30 Graff Zeppelin, pink H. Clg 50 3.50 30 Hadlev, Crimson H.T 75 5.00 45 J. B. Clarke, crimson H.P 60 4.50 40 Maman Cochet, pink Tea 50 3.00 25 Marechal Niel, yellow Clg. N 50 3.00 27 Mrs. Aaron Ward, yellow H.T 75 5.00 45 Mme.Chas. Wood, red H.P 60 4.00 35 Mile. CecileBrunner, pink Pol 60 4.00 35 Mile. Fr. Krueger, yeUow Tea 50 3.00 25 Mousseline, white Moss 60 4.00 35 Mrs. Chas. Russell, pink H.T 1.50 10.00 90 My Maryland, pink H.T 60 4.50 40 PrinceC. de Rohan, cr. H.P 60 4.00 35 Phila. Crimson Rambler 50 3.00 25 President Taft, pink H.T 60 4.00 35 Radiance, pink H.T 60 4.00 35 Safrano, yellow Tea 50 3.00 25 Seven Sisters, pink M't'f 50 3.00 25 Shower of Gold, yellow H.W 60 4.00 35 Soltatare, yellow Clg. N 50 3.00 25 UlrichBrunner.redH.P 60 4.00 35 White Maman Cochet, Tea 50 3.50 30 White D. Perkins, H. W 50 3.50 30 LEEDLE CO., EXPERT ROSE GROWERS. SPRINGFIELD, O. ROSES 2H-Inch OWN ROOT AND GRAFTED Hoosier Beauty, Old Gold. O. R.; $10.00 per 100. $00.00 per 1000. Gr.: 15.00 per 100, 140.00 per 1000. Sunburst, American Beauty. O. R.: $8.00 per 100, $70,00 per 1000. Ophelia, J. L. Mock, Double White Killarney, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, Radiance, Mrs. Aaron Ward, Mrs. Taft, Lady Alice Stanley, Cecile Brunner. • Hadley. O. R.: $7.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Gr.; 12.60 per 100, 120.00 per 1000. Lady Hillingdon, Pink Killarney, Kaiserin. O. R.: $7.00 per 100. $55.00 per 1000. Gr,: 12.00 per 100. 110.00 per 1000. White Killarney. O. R.; $7.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 per 100. 120.00 per 1000. Richmond. O. R.: $7.00 per 100. $55.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 per 100. 120.00 per 1000. 3-inch stock. 100 1000 Ophelia $8.00 $76.00 Hoosier Beauty '. 9.00 85.00 American Beauty 8.00 76.00 White Killarney 7.50 65.00 Pink Killarney 7.00 60.00 Hadley 8.00 75.00 Radiance 8.00 70.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. ROSE PLANTS FOR SALE 100 700 White Killarney. Grafted, 2j4-in $10.00 300 Mrs. .\aron Ward. Grafted, 2li-in.... 10,00 100 Christie Miller. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 50 Jly .Maryland. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 100 Hadley, Grafted, 4-in 12.00 300 Prince D'.Arenberg, Grafted, 4-in 12.00 100 Crimson Queen. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 200 J. L. Mock. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 1000 Sunburst, Own root. 2;i-in. pots. $4 00 per 100, $35,00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28th St.. New York. SNAPDRAGON— Ramsburg's S. P. Snapdragon, 2}^-in. pots, fine plants, 3 to 5 breaks, $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Clarence Alwine. Aldan. Del. Co.. Pa. ■ SN.APDR.AGONS— Silver Pink, 3H-in. pots, 85,00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2''2 to 6-in. pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin, Port Chester, N. Y. RAMSBURG'S SILVER PINK .SNAPDRAGON — 2',,-ui,. .52,50 per 100. $20,00 per 1000. John R. Coutiibs. West Hartford, Conn. SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $2.00 per 100 J. H. Dann i. Son, Westfield, N. Y. SNAPDRAGONS— 2-in. pots, pink, red, yellow, white and Ramsburg's Silver Pink, 3c. each. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, O. SN.4PDRAG0N— 2J-4-in.. assorted colors, 3c. Orders 250 at 2>-2C. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. V. STEVIAS STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cuttings. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2^-in. stock, $1.50 per 100, worth double. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. STOCKS STOCKS— Gilli, 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 WaU St. TRENTON, N. J. SWEET 'WXLLIAMS Sweet WiUiama, 10,000 strong, field-grown plants, seed sown last June, Newport Pink, HoN born Glory and mixed. S2.00 100; $15.00 1000. Pot now for Memorial Day. W. W. Macker, Dighton, Mass. TUBEROSES MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES— $1.00 per 100, postpaid. Fant's Greenhouse, Anderson, S. C. 'VERBENAS VERBENAS— 2!4-in., mixed colors, 3c. Orders 250 at 2!4c. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. VINCAS VINCAS— Var. and Green 100 1000 3-ineh $6.00 $50.00 3-inch, heavy 8.00 4-inch, extra heavy 15.00 120.00 4-inch, heavy $10.00 and 12,00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St„ Philadelphia, Pa. VINCA VARIEG.ATA 4-in., fine stock, $10.00 per 100; 6 to 12 leads, 20 to 30 in. .\11 plants have lots of brakes which will make more vines in a short time. Cash. G, L, Ely, Clyde. N. Y. VINC.\S — Extra fine, strong plants, from 3^'2-in. pots, $9.00 per 100. Cash with order. Quid- nick Greenhouses, Inc, Quidntck, R. I. VINC.\.S — \'ariegated, out of 4-in,, extra heavy, $10.00 per 100. James T. Heal, Florist, Beverly, N, J. VINC.\S — Variegated, field-rooted tips, $1.25 per 100, postpaid; $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, lOS West 2Sth St,, New York. VI.NCA VARIEGATA— Good, 4-in, stock, $12,00 to SI4.00 per 100. Cash. William Capstick, .\uburndale, Mass. VINC.\ ROSE.i- Nice strong plants from 2-in.; white with red eye, and pink with dark eye, $2-00 per 100. O. C. Heberling, Georgetown, Ky. VIXCA VARlEGAT.i- 2,".i.-in. pots, $2,00 per 100. Cash with order, please. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge. N. J, Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE VINCAS VINCA VARIEG.\T.4— Out of 4-in. pots, $12.50 per 1000. Cash, please. Leonard Cousins Jr., Concord Junction. Mass. VINCA VARIEG.\T.4— 3i2-in., $5.00 per 100; 3-in.. 84,00 per 100. Edgewood Greenhouses, Gt Barrington. Mass- VINCA VARIEGATA— Fine stock, 3K-in., $6.00 per 100. Jos. H. Cunningham, 325 W. William / St., Delaware, Ohio. VINCA VARIEGATA— 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. M. J. Schaaf, DansviUe, N. Y. VINCAS — J-in., $10.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. Y. VI-NCA- Variegated, 2-in,, $2.00 per 100. Vander Horst & Sons. St- Marys, Ohio. H. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Sfi-in., good stock, $5.00 per 100. Emaus Floral Co., Emaus, Pa. 'VINES I MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1.25 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C- Betscher, Dover, Ohio. VIOLETS VIOLETS, 2H-INCH. 100 1000 Lady Campbell $4.00 $35.00 Princess of Wales 4.00 36.00 Swanley White 6.00 40.00 Marie Louise 4.00 35.00 Write for our monthlv plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. CAMPBELL VIOLETS — Fine sand rooted cut- tings, $1-00 per 100 by mail; $8.00 per 1000 by express. Rooted Runners, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $8.00 per lOOO by express. Chas, Black, Hights- town, N. J ^^^ VIOLETS — Try Yale, the best single Violet; a good flower, better seller, producer, color, and more fragrant than Princess Divisons, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK Geraniums Per 100 S. A. Nutt. Zy2-ln Pots 7.00 Coleus 2-in. variegated and red 2.50 Cash with order. GEO. W. RUSSELL, «^n^^y°.^- PLANTS RPEPAID PARCEL POST Cabbage — ^Jersey Wakefield, Copenhagen Market, AUhead Early, strong plants, grown in open, 35g. per 100. S1.50 per 500, $2.00 per 1000, S7,50 per 5000. Cauliflower — Henderson's Snowball, 40c. per 100. $1.50 per 500, S2,75 per 1000. Tomato— John Baer. Earliana, Dwarf Stone, from 2-in. pots, $1,00 per 100. Tomato, hea\'y stock, transplanted, John Baer, Earliana, Dwarf Stone, Red Majestic, Yellow Majestic, 50c. per 100, $2.00 per 500, $3.50 per 1000. Flowering Plants, strong transplanted. Aster, Queen Market; Verbena, nmmnioth; Petunia, Giants of Cal.; mixed colors. OOd. per 100. S2.50 per 500. 1000 flowering plants, Aster, Queen Mar- ket, Cosmos, Early Dawn. Cosmos, large flowering; Zinnia, mammoth flower, mixed colors. 30c, per 100, SI 25 per 500, $2.00 per 1000, Cash with order. Albert Troth, Seeds and Plants, Cantril, Iowa. ENGLISH IVY 3-in. pots $8.00 per 100 4-in. pots 10.00 per 100 DRAC^NA INDIVISA 4H-in. pota 20.00 per 100 Cash with order. Estate of S. Penndorf, SI Oak St. New Rochelle, N. Y, 100 Phlox Subulata, Model best pink, 2H-in. pots.S5.00 Phlox Subulata, AJba, pure white, 2H-iD- POts. 5.00 Phlox Subulata. Daisy Hill, purple 5.00 EuonymuB Radicans, 3-in. pots 6.00 Rosemary, 2-in. pots 2.00 Rosemary, 2H-in. pots 3.50 GEORGE BROS. & CO. 914 Stanton Ave. -- NEW KENSINGTON, PA ASTER PLANTS — Strong, healthy. Queen of the Market, mixed, and Semples branching. $2.50 per 1000; pure white, 83,00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. German Ivy, 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. Mesem- bryanthemxmi, 2H-in., very strong, $3.00 per 100. Cannas, red leaves, 3-in. to 6-in. high, $4.00 per 100. Wm. Hoegg. R. F. D. 28A., Babylon, N. Y. MME. SALLEROI GERANIUMS, bushy plants, from 2'2-in- pots, S3. 00 per 100. Hehotrope in blossom, 3-in. pota, $6.00 per 100. Ageratum, in blossom. 3-in. pots 85.00 per 100. J. B. Shurtleff, & Son, Cushman Ave., Revere. Mass. Continued to Next Page y]:iy iniG. The Florists' Exchange 1317 STOCK FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS STOCK NUTMEG GEHAN'IUM— SL'.nO p,T 100, 2'.,-in. pots, out of sand. $1.50. Trailing! (lucen Coleus, 2K>-i'i. pots. $-'.00 per lOQ. Salvia, SI. 50. H-in. and 10-in., strong. Tonittto plants, ti-in., Karliana. Bonnv Hist, Ni'W Golbe, Chalk's Jewel, Favorite, Beauty, SI. 50 per 1000. F. J. Howell i Son, Round Hill, Va. GKR.WIUMS— .-itrons, 3!-j-in. S. A. Nutt and other varieties, $7.00 per 100 after May :iO; also 3';-in. Feverfew and Heliotrope. Si.OO per 100; 3'i'-iii. \ariegated \'inca, heavy. S-S.OO per 100. Cash witli order. Stephen Chase. Nashua. N. H. DIGITALIS, Gl.OXIN'l.EFI.OKA— 2-in. pots $2.00 per 100. Potted Eki; Plants!. $2.00 per 100. Cash with order please. Eufiene AV. Wood. Fish- kill. N Y. GERAXIUM.S— Grant. 3-in. or 4-in. pots. $0,00- S7.00. .Salvia. Bonlire. 3-in. pots, SI.OO. Vin- cas. 4-in. pots, SIO.OO. Cash with order. Cran- ford Floral Co.. Cranford. N. J. RASPBERRY PLANTS RASPBERRY ST. REGIS— Surplus of 10,000 strong, sucker plants. $15.00 per 1000. .Send exchange list. Southworth Bros.. Beverly. Mass. STRA'nrBERBT PLANTS STRAWBERRY Pl.AXTS— Leading varieties by mail or express prepaid. Also Raspberry, Black- berry, Gooseberry, Currant, Grape, Asparagus Plants. Catalog free. Harrv P. Squires, Remsen- burg. N. Y. VEGETABLE PLANTS SWEET Potato Plants Yellow, and Red Nanae- mond, Up Rivera, Big Stem Jersey, Early Caro- lina, Early Golden, White and Yellow Yams, 1000 J1.50; 5000 or more, $1.25 per 1000; 100 by mail, 25c. For the past twenty years I have made a epecialty of selecting and propagation of the Sweet Potato and can guarantee you strong, healthy plants, true to name, prompt shipment, and good order delivery. Descriptive price list free. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE. POTTED TOMATO PLANTS— S1.90 per 100, S14.00 per lUOO. (Satisfaction guaranteed). Shipped in paper pots. Langdon's Earliena, Bonny Best. Chalk's Earlv Jewel, Matchle.=;s and Stone. Potted Black Beautv Egg Plants, S2,00 per 100, 814.00 per 1000. Cabbage Plants— Extra fine. Earlv Jersev Wakefield, Early Summer, All Head Early, SI.OO per 1000, 5000 S4.50; transplanted. $2.00 per 1000. Sweet Potato Plants, S2,00 per 1000. Tomato Plants. SI. 60 per 1000. Price list free. Paul F. Rochelle, Morristown, N. J. 1,000.000 CABB.\GE, Tomato, Celery, Kale; Kohl Rabi and Lettuce plants, 30c. per 100, Sl.25 per 1000; Pepper and Sweet Potato plants, 50c. per 100, $3.00 per 1000, 200.000 Chrysanthemums, Rooted Cuttings, ready. Send for lists. Cash please. Benj. Connell. Florist. Merchantiville, N. J. SWEET POTATO PLANTS— Big Leaf Up River. Big Stem Jersey. Gold Skin, Horner, Up River, Southern Queen, Red Nansemond, Vineland Im- proved, SI. 10 per 1000; will have 3,000,000 plant . Also Grey Crowder and New Era cow peas. C. E. Brown, Bridgeville, Del. ^ 100,000 JOHN BAER and Greater Baltimore Tomatoes, the best on the market, strong seed- lings, ready to plant, 40c, per 100. postpaid, S2.50 Eer 1000, by express collect, J. F. Dvorak, 253 awrence St., Flushing. N. Y. FIXE. FIELD-GROWN CABBAGE PLANTS— SI.OO per 1000, .5.000 &4.00. 10.000 S7.50: Tomato. S2.00; Pepper, S2,50; Sweet Potato, S2,00. WeU packed and satisfaction guaranteed anywhere. Tide%vater Plant Co.. Box 78, FrankUn. Va. TRANSPLANTED EARLIANA, Bonny Best and Stone Tomatoes. S2.50 per 1000. Peppers, So.OO per 1000. Egg Plants, S10,00 per 1000. Grand Rapids Lettuce, S2.o0 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton, N. J. VEGETABLE PLANTS— By mail or express pre- paid. Cabbage, Sweet Potato, Tomato. Celery, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Beet, Pepper, Egg Plants. Catalog free. Harry P. Squires, Remsenburg, N. Y. CELERYPLANT S— Golden Self-Blanching (French Strain), fine plants, ready for the field, $2.00 per 1000. Cash. Special prices on large lots. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo, Mich. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE SALVL\ — 2-in.. for 'Mum Rooted Cuttings, Vio- lets, Gladiolus, or what have you? Wm. H. Hertel, Kirksville. Mo. SAGE — Hall's Mammoth 2-year-old plants, oc. each, or will exchange for greenhouse plants. Lewis T. Howe. Lewiston, N. Y. FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE — Greenhouse propertj* consisting of Ifi.OOO sq. ft. glass, 10x24 ft., modern construc- tion ; one acre of ground ; new 6-room dwelling, every improvement; property facing 3 streets. One block from scliool. 7 minutes from depot, 25 minutes from Broadway. First-class condition, stocked with Geraniums and Chrysanthemums, Good reasons for selling. Owner will sacrifice for cash or will take part cash and balance on mortgage. For price and further particulars address -Alfred Gramltch. Cari^-tadt. X J Contduned to Next Colamn FOR SALE OR RENT SUNDRIES FOR SALE For Sale Cheap for sale On account of death of the proprietor, 4J-$ acres of land, 3 greenhouses, all stocked; 1 fine, large dwelling houBc; 2 cows; 1 horse; wagon and im- plements; in very valuable location near Phila- delphia. Price, $22,000. .Some cash required, balance first mortgage. Apply to F. J. MICHELL, 518 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. VALUABLE greenhouse property for sale at IDS Concord St., Nashua, N. H. 5 acres of land, modern residence, stable, 3 greenhouses, one of Tomatoes, balance bedding plants. Large steam heating plant, heats all buildings, will do double the amount of heating easily. Great location for retail florist trade. Automobile trade is an im- portant item here and can be increased by building one or more houses out on to the street. On Merrimac Valley Highway, 3 minutes to end of trolley line, one mile to B. & M. depot. Churches, schools and stores. Telephone, electric light, city water and American Express service at door. This is a long established and conspicuous place. Fine wholesale shipping and local retail trade for all bedding plants, fruit and vegetables that can be produced on the place. On opposite side of highway we have eighteen acres intervale land, fine for nursery stock. These two valuable pieces of real estate will be sold together or separate, as desired. Clear title. No encumbrance. Come and investi- gate, or write owner. Stephen Chase, lOS Concord St., Nashua, N. H. FOR SALE OR RENT — Greenhouse property con- sisting of 9 greenhouses, each 100 ft. long, excep- tionally good steam heating plant; storage capacity for about 100 tons of coal; modern two-story dwelling and barn on the place. Property situated at 60th & Gibson Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. J. Gibson & Hugh Mcllvain, 502 Crozer Bldg., Phila.. Pa. FOR SALE — Florists' business near Newton, Mass., no better florist's territory in U. S.; greenhouees and store, established 5 years, over 300 select cus- tomers, business $12,000 to $14,000, able young man could double this. Owner retiring on account of age. Hugh A. Carney, 209 Washington St., Boston, Mass. FOR S.\LE — Two pipe-frame greenhouses in good order, about 11,000 ft. of glass on two acres of good level land; 5-room dwelling; no other green- house near. Town water, trolley passes, ten minutes to towns. Reasonable. Address C. D., care The Florists' Exchange- FOR SALE— To quick buyer, a well established florists' business, greenhouses and large dwelling attached, adjoining cemetery; trolley passes door. Hot water heat. Commercial business. Terms reasonable. Correspondence invited. Address ^L B., Box 245, Huntington, L. I. FOR SALE — Old established greenhouse businesSt greenhouses, 11-room house and barn, large lot. Greenhouses full of good stock. Large sanitarium in town, with good business. HI health reason for selling. Write J. W. Kellogg. Clifton Springs. N. Y FOR SALE — Farm, located in Elmhuret, L. I., near Ho£fman Blvd.; 17H acres; will aub-divide* to your convenience; also 500 hotbed aaahes, nearly new, at $1.25 each. V. E. Reich &. Sons, 1429-31 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE— 8000 sq. ft. of glass, almost new in A 1 condition, on 2 acres of good land; dwelling house and outbuildings, near New York in New Jersey. Price reasonable. For particulars apply Z. J., care The Floriata' Exchange. FOR SALE — Retail florist's establishment, one hour from New York, on plot of ground 150 x 100; store; garage; six-room house and one greenhouse. Reason for selling, have other business. Apply to Jos- Nickel, 791 Van Duz e r St^ Stapleton, N. Y. Farms for Sale at Hlcksvllle, L. I. Have small and large farms, handy to trolley and railroad station, $500 per acre. Wm. Oster- meyer, 88 Nassau Ave,, Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE— Greenhouse.'^, 11.000 ft, of glass, well stocked: wholesale and retail trade; city of 70,000; electric cars pass door to surrounding towns. For further particulars Address Copeland Street Greenhouses, Campello, Mass. F(->R SALE — Florists' property, consisting of five hot houses, dwelling and barn at Nutley, N. J. Reasonable. Address for particulars Becker Bros., 52d St. & 10th Ave,, New Y'ork City. FOR SALE — As a whole or in part, or will incor- porate, my florist business, paying a net profit for 15 years of SIO.OOO yearly. Louis L. Green, 60 State St,, Boston, Mass. FOR SALE OR RENT— Established greenhoufle plant oonaiBting of three large greenhouses and dwelling, in Hackensaok, N. J. Address K. S., care The Florista' Exchange FOR SALE — Plot at Flushing and Whitestone in greenhouse district. Easy terms. 18 minutes to New York. Halleran Agency, Flushing, N. Y. FOR SALE — Greenhouse, 10,000 ft. of glass. 4 acres of land. 9-room house. Address Cedarville Greenhouses, Cedarville, N. J. ContinnAfl to Next Column The advertisements under our Miscel- laneous Stock heading offer a variety of stock — consult them. One Scollay Invincible Hot Water Boiler, 8 sections, 7 years in use, to be replaced by larger boiler. $125.00, cash, takes it. ROWDEN & MITCHELL WALLINGFORD - CONNECTICUT FOR SALE Greenhouses and stock, situated in Borough of West Grove. Pa. Houses and stock in good condi- tion. About 13,000 sq. ft. of glass and nearly two acres of land. Price reasonable. For further in- formation apply or wTite to SOLOMON J. PUSEY. West Grove. Pa. FOR SALE — AH material, such as ^:lass, pipe, boilers, fittings, tools, contained in ten green- houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of reciuirements. Metro- politan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE — 3 boilers, on account of enlarging heating plant; 2 Magic return tubular boilers, each rated to heat 15,000 sq. ft. of glass to 50 degrees in zero weather. Price, $325.00 each, f.o b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5,000 ft.. 8100.00. These boilers are in perfect condition and can be used either for steam or hot water. No brick work needed. Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham. N. J. FOR SALE — All maMrial, auoh am glass, pipe, boilers, fittings, tools, contained in ten green- houses, which we are obliged to remove to make space for a new range of greenhouses that we are erecting. Send your lists of requirements. Metro- politan Material Co., 1393-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyp, N. Y. SECOND-HAND M.\CHINERV FOR SALE— 2, 70 h. p. boilers; 1, 50 h. p. Corliss engine: 1, 4 h. p. upright engine: 1, hot water heater; 1 steam and 1 liouse pump. A. S, and H. P. Beck. 609 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Fa. FOR SALE — Lord & Burnham boiler. 9 section. good condition, $100.00. Goger, 618 E. 162d St.. Bronx. N. Y. CANATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATIO.N STAPLES — Best staple on the market, 3oe. per 1000; 3000 for SI.OO. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 204 Randolph St.. Detroit, Mich. MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— lO-bbl. bale. J2.00; 5 bales, $9.50; S-bbl. bale, SI.OO, 5 bales $4.50. Bur- lapped, 25c. eitra. 8-bbl. bale, $1.85. Cash, please. Jos. H. Paul. Box 156. Maoahawkin. N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 12-bbl. bale $2.40. 10-bbI. bale. $1.95. Cash. Manahawkin Moss and Peat Co.. Box v.. Manahawkin N. J. Ml )SS — Strictly Ist-class, S5c. per bale. Cash. Adulphus B. Cranmer, Mayetta, N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOB.^CCO STEMS— In bales, 200 lbs. $2.00; 500 lbs., $4.00: 1000 lbs., S7.00: ton, $13.00. .\lso Dust. ScharfT Bros., Florists. Van Wert, Ohio. ___^__ WIRE WORK WE are the largest manufacturers of Wire Work in the West. E. F. Winterson Co.. 166 N. Wabash Ave.. Chicago. 111. Carnations and Sweet Peas as Sellers Good prices have been brought by these crops during the Winter and Spring. Why not look into "Commercial Carnation Culture" and " Sweet Peas For Profit ? " Si. 50 each, from this oflice. Books Every Florlsi ShODid Have BULBS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS. — C. h Allen. The standard authority to date. $1.50. CHRYSANTHEMUM. THE.— A. Herrinaton 60c. DESIGN BOOKS: Florul Detiiiins de Luxe, — Fifth Edition, 1013. Site 9 r 12 in.; 12S pzKcs. Shows the finest assortment of make-up designs for the guidance of the retail florist ever brought to- gether in book form, eonio 355 in number, buperbly printed. Price, «2.50. delivery pre- paid. Handy Design Book for Solicitors. — Em- braces a full collectioD of Designs in every- day use. Unquestionably the most handy business getter of the day. Needed by every live retailer who has agents and solicitors. Thirty-two pages. On orders of not less than ten copies. Retailer's name and address printed on front cover. Publisher's name is not given, hence books appear as if issued direct by the buyer. Price: 10 copies, $3.60; 26 copies. $6.50; 60 copies, $12.60; 100 copies. $20.00. Sample copy, 35c. The advertising columns of THE EXCHANGE will not flood you with useless Inquiries that are costly to you. FARM AND GARDEN RULE-BOOK.— L. H. Bailey. A moat valuable compilation of general information on hundreds of subjects connected with the business of the florist. The best general reference book in the market. Re- view notice on application. $2.25. FUNGOUS DISEASES OF PLANTS.— Benja- min Minge Duggar. Review notice on appli- cation. $2.40. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS —William Turner. Size 7U » 10 J4 in. ; 256 pages and cover; 65 splendid half-tone illustrations; handsomely bound in cloth. A complete text- book on the subject, and the only practical one in the 6eld. Uptodate in every particular. Sample pages on application. Price $5.00 post- paid. HEATHER, THE: IN LORE, LYRIC AND LAY. — Alexander Wallace. $1.50. Sample pages on application. HOUSE PLANTS, SUCCESS WITH— Liztio Page Hillhouse. For your amateur customers. Cloth, $1.00; paper, 50c. Prospectus. GOLDFISH, THE, AND ITS CULTURE.— Hugo Mulertt. New edition. $2.00. Sample pages on application. MARKET GARDENING. SUCCESS IN.— Herbert Rawson. $1 20. Review notice on application. PLANT CULTURE.— George W. Oliver. Propa gator for the Bureau of Plant Industry, Dept of Agriculture, Washington. D. C. Size 6 z 7J^ in.; 312 pages; heavily illustrated. A working handbook of everyday practice for the florist and gardener, and those woo intend to grow plants and flowers in the greenhouse or garden as a means of obtaining a livelihood. $1.50. Sample pages on application. RESIDENTIAL SITES AND ENVIRONMENTS. — Joseph F. Johnston. One of the finest land- scape books ever issued. $2 50. ROSE CULTURE, COMMERCIAL. — Eber Holmes. Size 7^^ x 6 in.; 165 pages; heavily illustrated. This book embraces the growing of Roses under glass and outdoors, and is written, primarily, for the guidance of the commercial grower with an establishment limited in scope and for those n-ishing to grow Roses with their general stock. $1.50. Sample pages on ap- plication. STANDARD CYCLOPEDIA OF HORTI- CULTURE.—L. H. BaUey. (Volumes 1 and 2 ready.) Not merely an ordinary revision or corrected edition of the old Cyclopedia, but a new work from start to finish. The fullest, newest and most authoritative of all works of its kind. Six large quarto volumes; more than 3600 pages; 24 full page exquisite color plates; 96 beautiful full page sepia half-tones; more than 4000 text engra\'ing8. 500 collaborators. Approximately 4000 genera, 15,000 species and 40,000 plant names. Six volumes complete, $36.00, payable per volume a.** published, with carriage paid to any point in the United States. Write for additional terms and 16-page pros- pectus. SWEET PEAS FOR PROFIT.— J. Harrison Dick. Cultivation under glass and outdoors. A practical guide to modem methods of growing the Sweet Pea for market. $1.50. Sample pages on application. VIOLET CULTURE, COMMERCIAL.— Prof. B. T. Galloway. Third edition; completely re- vised and reset. Size 4J4 x 654 in-: 248 pages, most instructively illustrated. A treatise on the growing and marketing of Violets for profit. giving every detail necessary to success. The only comprehensive American work on the subject. $1..50. Sample pages on application WATER GARDENING, THE BOOK OF.— Peter Bisset. Size 7>i' x 10 in.; 200 pages; illustrated- Contains all the practicat intorma- tion necessary to the selection, grouping and successful cultivation of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a water garden and its surroundings. $2.60. Sample pages on application. The review notices or prospectuses of the boolcs mentioned will be mailed to any sub- scriber on application. Prices quoted Include prepaid delivery. A. T. DE LA mn PTG. 5 PUB CO., 43S 10 HU W. 37tll St. NEW YOKH 1318 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists Hanging Plant No. Wire Baskets No. 1. Cable wire chain hangers, metal liners, measure inside 14x11, $1.75 No. 2. Cane close weave chain hangers, metal liners, measure inside 14x11, $1.65 No. 3. Cane open work chain hangers, metal hners, measure inside 14x11, $1.25 No. 4. Flat iron chain hangers, metal liners, measure inside 14x11, $1.85 Hanging Baskets, Nos. 1 to 4, can have water drainage at- tached. Cost of same, 20c. additional. lO-in. $1.80 Made to stand or hang. Price per dozen $1.50 All kinds of Rustic Work built on Contract. 12-in. $2.20 15-in. $2.80 Rustic Laurel Hexagon Shape Baskets lO-in. Perdoj $14.00 12-in. 15-in. 18-in. $17.25 $22.00 $27.0n Strong and durable, wiU not crack or break. Estimates furnished. Wire Garden Arches, Garden Borders, Trellises, etc, REED & KELLER Florists' Supplies 120-122 West 25th Street, NEW YORK Control of "Damping Off" Damping Off Disease of Young Conif- erous Seedlings Effectively Controlled by Soil Disinfectants Damping off disease of coniferous seed- lings has been one of the worst enemies of nurserymen. This is caused by several parasitic fungi which attack and rot the stem and root of young seedlings. The loss from this source is not generally appreciated, for the poor stand of seed- lings is frequently laid to poor germina- tion. While the loss in one year from this cause may amount to hut 10 per cent., yet in the next year damping off may cause a total failure of the stand. This uncertainty of crop has resulted in the high cost of coniferous trees for for- est planting and has in the past caused American nurserymen to purchase their seedling stccli in Europe. On account of the White Pine blister rust and the Pine shoot moth introduced on imported Pines from Europe, an embargo has been placed on all Pine nursery stocli grown in Europe. This makes it doubly im- portant that the damping off of seedlings be controlled. A measure of control has been secured at some nurseries by the use of sterile subsoil in small scale experiments, but this is not altogether practicable when considered on a large scale. Excessive moisture and shade in the seed bed should be avoided. Seeds should not be sown any thicker than necessary to se- cure a good stand, tor a crowded stand makes it easier for the damping-off fungi to spread from one plant to another. Sowing in Summer or late Fall has re- sulted in decreased losses at some nur- series and is worthy of trial. Soil disinfection, however, has proved the best method of combating the disease. Sulphuric acid, copper sulphate, zinc chlo- ride and formaldehyde have given better results than a _ large number of other chemicals used, in experiments carried on in t\vcuty-t.'Ue dillerL'Ut lucalitics. It is only possible to learn by trial just which chemical agent will best control damping off in any given locality or on a given soil. At most nurseries sidphuric acid has given the best results. One of the most desirable features of the acid treatment is the reduction in the number of weeds. The saving in the cost of weeding has at one Nebraska nursery more than paid for the cost of the acid treatment. The re- duction in the weeds and the stimulation given by the acid treatment has at a Kansas nursery resulted in Jack Pine seedlings three times the height of seed- lings grown in untreated beds. Sulphuric acid is applied to the seed beds in a solution of water .iust after the seed is sown and covered. From t/s to % fluid ounce of acid per square foot is dissolved in from It^ to 2 pints of water, and applied with a paraffin-coated sprink- ler. Care is necessary in the use of the solution to keep it from the clothes and shoes, because of its corrosive action. Chemical in.iury mav result in same cases to the roots, and it then becomes neces- sary to sprinkle the beds during germinn- tion once or twice daily. When the seedlings have their roots down three quarters of an inch, there is little danger from chemical in.iury. The Department of .Agriculture has a special bulletin deal- ing with "Injury by Disinfectants to Seeds and Roots in Sandy Soils." In- dividual conditions at each nur.ser,v must decide how much acid is necessary and whether special watering is needed to prevent acid injury to the roots. Where there is a considerable quantity of_ carbonates in the soil, their presence being indicated by an effervescence when a strong acid solution is applied, acid is not likely to he effective as a disinfec- tant. Copper sulphate and zinc chloride have been found good substitutes. The range of use of these chemicals which have proved successful in controlling damping off is for copper sulphate % to 5-lG ounce per >^quarc fout. and for zinc chloride Vi to % ounce per square foot. These should be dissolved in water as for the acid treatment. Both the copper and zinc salts have at times been found injuring the roots of seedlings. Special watering will prevent the injury. Formaldehyde has-been found injurious to seeds and must therefore be applied before seed sowing. At a Jlinnesota nur- .sery best results were secured by appl.v- ing 9 days before sowing a formaldehyde solution of from y^ to % ounce per .square foot, in from 1% to 2 pints of water. It is necessary to cover the seed bed immediately after applying the" solu- tion in order to secure thorough penetra- tion, and to prevent the too rapid evapo- ration of gas. Heat sterilization of the seed bed has been of value at some nurseries, though this method of treatment is more expen- sive than the acid treatment. Of all the treatments acid should be given the first trial, since it has proved more siiccessfid on more soils than any of the other chemicals used. If any nurserymen contemplate the use of soil disinfectants they should write to the Department of .\griciiltnre. for spe- cific advice adapted to their particular location, and keep the Department in- formed of their experience. Saiamanca, N. Y. — M. 11. Dve is to be permanently located at 74 Main St., after .Tune 1. Cedar Rapids. Ia. — R. X. Whitnev, who but a year ago had one greenhouse, is now the proprietor of three. AXLENTOWN, Pa. — Ernest .\shley. the florist, announced that he will continue to do business at 94.3 Hamilton St.. as soon as the storeroom can be got into shape. Mr. Ashley's place was destroyed by fire some time ago and since then he has been working hard to get the place into shape for occupancy. Catalogs Received Domestic Jackson and Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y. — Spring clearance list, seller's surplus, May, 1916. Jolm Uerrltt, Farmingdale, L. I.. N. Y. — Dahlias. Wholesale trade list. 1916. A short list of popular tvpes, running to 8pp. Bessie Boston Dahlia Farm. San Mateo, Calif. — Grand Prize Dahlias; 12 pp. A nicely printed list of all the varied and good varieties. Hammond's SlvLg Shot Works, Beacon, N. Y. — Slug Shot pamphlet of how to destroy and prevent insects and dis- eases injurious to plants. 28 pp. Illinois riower Box Co., ISO No. Dearborn st,. Chicago, 111. — Illinois Self- \Yatering Flower Boxes: a very well il- lustrated catalog, or list of 24 pp. Hicks* Nurseries, Westbury, L. I., N. Y. — Trees, flowers and fruits; a short list of hardy plants, Roses, fruits, Rhododen- drons, shrubs and evergreens that can be planted in the Spring and Early Summer. Knight & Strnck Co., I Madison ave.. New York City. — Flowers and Plants From Seeds, a reprint of part of the larger issue, and includes mainly the most popular flowers, and those especially for Spring planting or sowing. It is in bis- cuit-colored covers, and runs to 64 pp. The Cloche Co., 131 Hudson st.. New York. — "How Does Your Garden Grow?" A little hand list illustrating and de- scribing the use of the glass protectors now well known and used by this com- pany, also collapsible paper and seed pots, new tools. Celery bleachers, vege- table garden chart and other useful ap- pliances. Foreign Koster & Co.. Hollandia Nurseries, Boskoop, Holland, American representa- tive. A. J. Pannevis. care of F. B. Van- degrift & Co., Whitehall St., New York. Wholesale list of nursery stock arranged alphabetically, including not only trees and shrubs, but Peonies and Roses, too. Muv 27, ISIIU. The Florists' Exchange 1319 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA June Weddings and Commencements You -ARE NOW IN ORDER will need these Accessories : Bridal Staff Baskets, Flower Girl Baskets, Bridal Staffs, Shepherd Crooks, Wedding Gates, Kneeling Stools, Wedding Rope, Old-fashioned Lace, Bouquet Holders, '"tte"' Aisle Posts, Chiffons, Commencement Baskets. Send for a $10.00 Assortment WRITE FOR CATALOG H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Oregon Moss Write for prices stating quantity wanted I. K. Butzer Seed Store 188-190 Front Street Portland, Oregon NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS For lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 5 bundle lots for 6 00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER, '7ioAlf'' 1324 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. When ordering, pie mriUiun Tlie Exciiiiiigo NEW CROP Fancy Ferns, $1.35 per 1000. Dagger Ferns, $1.15 per 1000. Green Sheet Moss, $1.75 per bag. Perpetuated Moss, $350 per bag. Huckleberry Foliage, $2.50 per case. Lyrata (Evergreen Oak Foliage), $2.50 per case. CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO. EVERGREEN, ALA. McCRAY Refrigerators Send at once for Cata- DISPLAY YOUR logue No. 73, which de- scribes fully the McCray FI CiWfP R ^ Refriferators and Dis- r •-•V.' ¥V 1- rv .J p|j,y Cases tor Florists McCRAY REFRIQERATOR COMPANY 689 Lake St. Kendallville. Ind The Model Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tying Wire; Rubbish Burners, Shrub Protectors. Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Write for Complete Catalogue 61-73 Metropolitan Avenae, BROOKLYN. N. Y. Igoe Bros., When ordering, please mi-ntlon Tbe Excbunge ^/ . - * CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. ^v -► When ordering, please mention The EzehuiKe Cattleya leaves diseased. — I am send- ing to you a small package containing Cattleya leaves, which appear to be af- fected by a fungous disease which I am at a loss to know how to treat. I think I am giving the proper amount of air and water, and also a proper temper- ature. Would you kindly give me a little advice on this matter, if you can. which will be very much appreciated? J. P., N. T. — I agree with the inquirer that it is probably a fungus of some kind. As the sjjrface of the leaves in the places affected seems to turn black and tends to rot, I would suggest the plants be suspended and the foliage kept dry for a time. Meanwhile the foliage should be sprayed with some insecticide, such as Aphine or Nicoticide, and powdered sulphur should be tried. It is a new disease to me, but I would try the above, and believe, with close attention, the trouble can be eradicated. JOHN E. LAGER. Foliage for Identification. — Enclosed are two leaves from one bush. Will you kindly tell me through your valuable paper the name, and if hardy? C. F. K.. Me. — The foliage sent for identification Is that of Euonymus japonica aureo- variegata. It is not hardy in the North. About Cabbag'e Heading. — Please tell me if a Cabbage plant which has an un- natural growth at the base of its root in the form of a bulb will produce a "heart" or "head?" C. F. K.. Me. — It is not unlikely that the plant which the inquirer describes is a Kohlrabi, not a Cabbage, and if so will not head. If a Cabbage, with an abnor- mal growth on the root, the question as to whether it will head or not is too much of a conundrum for us. Bemedy for Millipedes. — During the past Winter my greenhouses have been infested with some kind of a small wire worm. They are about a half inch long with many legs. They seem to gather mostly in spots where there is the great- est moisture. When I pick up the water NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DISCOUNTS ON LAUREL FESTOONING, for Spring wed- dings; nothing better. Fresh stock supplied on short notice. Wire or phone your orders. Wa will do the rest. 4c., 5c. and 6c. per yard. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, very 6ne and large $5.00 per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, $1.00 per 1000. or 37.00 per caae of 10,000. rri. Telegraph Office: New Salem, Mass. DAGGER FERNS, $1.50 per 1000 LARGE ORDERS SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40c. per sack. BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 35c. GROUND PINE, So. per lb. Made into festooning, 6c., 8c. and 10c. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, 81.75 to $3.00 per doz. PINE WREATHS, $1,50 to $3.00 per doz. We also make special sizea when wanted. Samples sent if desired. j SOUTHERN SMILAX, 50-lb. caaes, $5.00. BOXWOOD. The Bnest that grows, $7.00 per I 50-lb. caee. Order in advance and have fresh stock. All Kinds of Evergreeni. GROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON. MASS. JOS. G.NEID1NGER CO.. florists' Supplies 1309-11 North Second Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Whpn ordering, pleaae m''ntlon Thp F^Xf^lllnEP REED & KELLER We Manufacture PLQRISTS' SUPPLIES PETALS, WIRE WORK 122 West 25th Street NEW YORK Our Own and BASKET WORK hose in the morning the walk under the hose is filled with them. After smok- ing the houses, the next morning I find the walks filled with these worms. The bodies of worms are about l-32in. in diameter. I have never found them in the greenhouses until this Winter. Will you kindlv tell me through the columns of The Exchange what these worms are, what has brought them into the houses, and what can I do to exterminate them? Also will you kindly advise a method of destroying sowbugs? E. F. 0., N. Y. — The worms are millipedes. These and sowbugs usually are found in green- houses where there is considerable de- caved wood in the benches, and other parts of its structure, and where there is moisture. Salt, where it can be used without injury to plants, and lime scat- tered where these millipedes and sow- bugs congregate, has a deterrent effect. Perhaps the best mode of destroying these is to mix Wheat shorts or bran, or Corn meal, Paris green and sugar in the proportion of 8 parts shorts. 2 parts sugar and one part Paris green, and add to this mixture water enough to moisten it throughout, and then strew it about the beds and plants. The pests will eat It and be destroyed. Violet ctiltTire, — In regard to growing Violets, I have a sash house about 75ft. long by 10ft. wide and about 8ft. high, heated with a hot water system. Could I grow Violets in this house with any success? It is a trifle damp, and I am afraid the plants would be apt to damp off. If this can be accomplished through the Winter kindly tell me what time the plants should be put in the benches at latest and what is the best kind of RUSSIN & HANFLING Office and Salesroom 134 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 Manufacturers and Importers of Willow and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES C^Our specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Basket* Wben ordering, pleaee mention The E^chanfe THE APRIL SUPPLEMENT TO OUR Credit and Information List will be out in a few days. It is the best Credit medium in the trade. For par- ticulars write National Florists' Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City When ordering, please mention The Lxchaage Net Prices on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves Unrth of I. g,j2 12/16 16«0 2033 23/26 L«af, Inche* ) Per 100 $1.60 $2.20 $2,90 $3.75 $4 80 p,r 1000 12.00 16.00 22.00 29.00 37.60 5% discount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. Wben ordering, please mention The P^xcbaoKe 1320 The Florist's Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists NEW CROP FANCY FERNS. $1.35 per 1000. DAGGER FERNS. $1.15 per 1000. GREEN SHEET MOSS. For Hanging Bas- kets, at $1.75 per bag. PERPETUATED MOSS. $3.50 per bag. HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE. $2.50 per case. LYRATA. (Evergreen Oak), $2.50 per E. A. BEAVEN :: Evergreen, Ala. When ordi'rin^. plense mTitlnn The Exchaage Wire Hanging Baskets PRICE LIST, 1916 PLAIN WIRE HANGING BASKETS 8-inch per dozen, $1.25 10-inch " 1.60 12-inch " 2.25 13-inch " 2.50 14-inch per dozen, $2.75 15-inch " 3.25 16-inch " 4.25 18-inch " 6.00 Sheet Moss in Bstgs, $2.06 Our Shed Moss is the best value for the money in the marvel. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264-266 Randolph St., DETROIT, MICH. Whf^n ordering, pleaee mentlop Tbe Eichaage ^ M. RICE CO. •' KEYSTONE QUALITY " — Florists' Supplies Excel — 1220 Rbc* Street PHILADELPHIA. PA Take Advantage of Our Spring Offer Sphagnum Moss Our Large Bales, $1.50; 12 Bales, $15.00. Extra Large Bales, $2.00; 8 Bales, $14.00. Green Lump Moss $1.00 per bag. Shipping instructions and cash with order to ensure prompt delivery. H. KENNEY ''-'IMt'"" Brooklyn, N.Y. ''''t:'l'"" When ordering, please mention The Exchange Natural Green Sheet Moss Long green sheets of the heaviest variety. Per bag, $1.00 H. W. Armes, Bryson City, N. C. When ordering, please mention The Elxcbanfe Michigan Cut Flower Exchange INCOPORATED Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-66 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. Gibbons WIRE DESIGNS The Smilax Man For Dagger and Fancy Ferns after May ist, in unlimited quantities. Ask for contract prices. Red Level, - - Ala. When ordering, please mention The Exchance taken on Import Orders BIRCH BARK. PALM FIBRE (Japanese). Raw UVA GRASSES, Raw RUSCUS, prepared SEA- MOSS and ISOLEPIS GRASS. Deliveries effected in about six weeks. Full particulars and prices from W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When orclerhig. nlense mpntjon Thp Exohimtre ild Georgia Smilax 50-Ib. case, $2.50 Satisfaction Guaranteed Wire or write J. L. CIMBIE, Morris Sta., Ga. When ordering, please mention The Exchange PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If It's made of wire we can make it. George B. Hart, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone Street Rochester, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tlie Ex<^*innce WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, $1.85; 50,000, $8.00 Manufactured by W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. Whrti ordpring. nlensp rn'-iitl'-n TIip Rvclmnge X!— JY I* K/Iahavt Save H the time greening iime Is Money your designs by using flo- rists* GREENING PINS. 20c. per lb. and you get from 1000 to 1100 to tbe lb. 10 lbs. or over, I5o. per lb. Special Prices to Jobbers. WM. SCHUVTTER & SON, Springfield, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Florists' Hail Association Insures 41.000.000 square feet of glass and has a Re- serve Fund of over 836,000. For particulars address JOHN G. ESLER, Sec. Saddle River. N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW WTien ordering, plesse m'^ntlon The Exchange soil to use. I have the house full of bedding- stock and would like to put in something to make it pay during- the Winter. I would also like to grow Violets outside in hotbeds after my Pansies are all out. Could you tell me what time to get them in and could I harvest them along in the Fall, or when could I harvest them? E. C. C, N. Y. — The very best thing the inquirer can do it to buy a copy of "Commercial Violet Culture." by B. T. Galloway, price $1.50 postpaid, and obtainable through the omce of The Florists' Exchange. This book will answer all the inquirer's present and future questions about Violet culture. Method of Fropaffating* Dahlias and Pansies. — ^Will you kindly advise the best met In id and treatment for propagating Dahlias? Should they be rooted in sand or soil? Would also like to know the best method to propagate Pansies. What is the best book treating these subjects and propagating all plants? A. B. U., Nev. — W. W. Willmore's "The Dahlia Man- ual, a Treatise on Dahlia Culture," price 35c., would be of great help to the in- quirer. G. W. Oliver's "Plant Culture, price. $1.50 tells how to propagate many kinds of plants, including Dahlias and Pansies. These books can be obtained through the office of The Florists' Ex- change at the above prices postpaid. Dahlias are propagated by division of the tubers and from cuttings obtained by putting the tubers in propagating benches of light soil under glass, and from seeds to obtain new varieties. Pansies are usually propagated from seeds, but sometimes from cuttings. Remedy for Green Pea Iiouse. — Please publish in The Exchange a remedy to kill the Green Pea louse on Rose bushes and other tender plants outside. W. J. v.. Md. — Try any one of the insecticides oifered for sale in our columns, which can be used as a spray or in powder \ form for killing insects on outdoor plants, and both of these and the fumi- gant insecticides indoors. Do not ex- pect to destroy all insects by one ap- plication. ■ but apply at regular frequent periods thoroughly. Rose Culture. — Immediately after Easter I am going to plant out a house with Kaiserin Augusta Victoria and Pink Killarney Roses. How far apart would you advise me to plant them, also what temperature should be kept at night and New Crop Dagger Ferns Now ready for delivery. $1.50 per 1000 Fancy Ferns Best quality, large size. $2.00 per 1000 The Kervan Co. 1 19 West 28th St., New York The Largest Wholesale Dealers in America in Fresh Cut Decorative Evergreen. LANDSCAPE GARDENING A course for Garden- ers, Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- sity. Progressive Florists recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prac- tical course in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Greenhouse Manage- ment. Address Prof. Beal Send for catalogue The Home Correspondence School Dept. C. p.. SPRINGFIELD. MASS. REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. Slg Milwaukee Ave., Chicago May 27, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1321 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists New Crop Dagger Ferns ExcSsonaliJ ORDER NOW FOR IMMEDIATE AND MEMORIAL DAY SHIPMENTS READY Fine Quality, $2.00 WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors 8-inch frame $0.75 each lO-inch frame 1 .00 each 1 2-inch frame 1 .25 each 1 4-inch frame 1 .50 each MAGNOLIA WREATHS-WeU Arranged 10-inch frame $4.00 per doz. 12-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-Green, Bronze Finest quality, $1.25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 Sphagnum Moss $2.50 per bale PINK, WHITE and YELLOW WAX ROSES Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosa per\°unch MANILA 18 X 21 X 24 X 28 X 21 X 30 X 24x 5x31^. 5x3^. 5x3H. 8x5... 5x3H. 8x5... Per 100 $2.15 2.40 3.00 3.85 3.85 4.05 4.30 BOXES Per 100 $4.75 5.75 7.10 8.30 28 X 8x5. 30x 8x5. 36 X 8x5. 30x12x6. 36 X 14 X 6 . 36 X 12 X 6 . 10.00 9.80 BOUQUET BOXES Per 100 19 X 9 X 8 ... . ManUa $7.60 19 X 9 X 8. . .Mist Gray 10.00 WREATH BOXES Per 100 16x16x7.... $7.00 18 X 18 X 8 ... . 9.50 Per 100 20x20x9. ..$11.50 22x22x9. ...13.50 LAUREL WREATHS Laurel Wreaths, made up good and full, on 10- and 12-in. frames, $3.00 to $4.00 per 100 JUST THE THING FOR MEMORIAL MIST GRAY BOXES 100 18x5x3 ...$2.70 21x5x33/^... 3.25 24x5x3H... 3.70 28x5x3}^ ... 4.35 21x8x6 ... 4.35 30x5x3H... 4.70 36x5x3K ... 6.00 24 X 8x5 28 X 8x5 30 X 8x5 36 X 8x5 30x12x6 36 X 12 X 6 100 .$5.75 . 6.40 . 7.90 . 8.60 .10.00 .12.20 Printing 50 cents extra per 1000. BOXWOOD, $15.00 per 100 lbs. PRINCESS PINE, 10c. per lb., $8.00 per 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 50c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, gj; per lo; CYCAS LEAVES COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Siie Per 100 Per 1000 8tol2 $1.65$12.50 12 to 16. 2.25 16.00 16to20. 3.00 21.00 20to24. 3.25 26.00 24 to 28. 3.75 32.00 Size Per 100 Per 1000 28 to 32. $5.00 $37.00 32 to 36. 5.50 42.00 36to40. 6.00 50.00 40 to 44. 6.50 55.00 44 to 48. 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 MANfUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or casli witli order. dav? How should the watering be done for the best? Is a good layer of rotten stable manure on the bottom of the bench beneficial? J. DeP., N. Y. — Plant the Roses about 16in, apart in the row and let the rows be about one foot apart with a space about 6in. be- tween outside rows and edge of the bench. A bench 4ft. wide will hold four rows. Some growers plant five rows in a bench 4ft. 6in. wide: others plant less than 16in. or about 14in. apart in the row, with good results. Keep a night temperature of about 60 deg. with air on the house, and a day temperature of 75 to SO deg., if possible. It will probably run above this on hot days, but will do no harm if ventilation, airing and watering are properly attended to. Water well when first planted around each plant, but do not soak the whole mass of soil in the bench or bed. Damp down two or three times dailv and give a good syringing occasionally to keep down red spider. Do not water at the root again until the soil gets on the dry side, which may be in several days or one or two weeks, according to conditions. A covering of decayed or of fresh cow manure on the bottom of the bench is good. E. HOLMES. For Identiflcatlon. — Please identify the enclosed flowers. H. F. CO., Ohio. — The flower from a shrub or tree is Tose-colored Acacia (Robinia hispida); the cluster of flowers with reflexed light J. MEIKLEJOHH Preparedness 1322 The Florists' Exchange Our Special for Memorial Day CARNATIONS Prima Donna Roses, Ulrich Brunner Roses and all other Seasonable Stock We have twenty-two years' experience behind us, and do not expect a gold medal for doin^ our full duty by our customers and consignors. You cannot make a mistake by dealing with Guttman & Raynor, Inc. Wholesale Florists lOl West 28th Street, New York Phones: — Farragut 558,2036 and 2037 pink petals with yellow and crimson base is Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia) : the flowers of the third specimen have withered and fallen, and it was in bad condition to identify, but it appears to be some species of Snow Flake (Leucojum). Flowering' of Cbrysantliemums. — Please tell me the flowering time and average height of the following 'Mums, planted about the middle of June. J. W., N. J. Variety Takejbud Height Blooms Smith's Advance Aug. I to 2-2H ft. Sept. 25 Sept. 1 onwards Comoleta Aug. 20 2^-3 ft. Oct. 10 Dinda Aug. 1 3 ft. Sept. 25 onwards Early Frost Aug. 25 2 ft. Oct. 5 Chieftain Aug. 25 2)^ ft. Oct. 25 Black Hawk Aug. 25 3 ft. Nov. 10 Early Snow Aug. 25 3 ft. Oct. 10 Harvard Aug. 25 3 ft. Nov. 6 CHARLES H. TOTTY. . . Tomato Plants Growing 'yellow. — I am a wholesale grower of Tomato plants, and I noticed a good many boxes of plants where the leaves are tui*ning yellow. In this condition they are un- salable. Is there anything you know of that would prevent it spreading, and also return the color to those that are yellow now? I keep the stock well watered. I water them three times a week, unless the weather is cloudy and damp, when once or twice is enough. In bright, sunny weather I keep the glass well covered with whitewash to prevent the leaves from scorching. H. C. S., N. Y. — Tomato plants growing in flats or boxes nearly always put on yellow leaves if they are kept in these boxes too long. There are several causes: The plants are crowded so closely together that they receive too much shade from each other, and they become starved also for lack of sufficient fertility in the soil, and frequently they do not receive sufficient water. There is no way in which the yellow leaves can he made to become green again, but if the plants are transplanted into other boxes of good soil so that they will stand a few inches apart each way, the new foliage on them will have the usual green color, and of course the same results will be at- tained by transplanting them into small pots. Nitrate of soda promotes a luxuriant foliage, and if the soil in the boxes of Tomatoes was watered with a solution made by putting a teaspoonful of nitrate of soda in three gallons of water before the plants begin to put on yellow foliage, this application will have a tendency to prevent the foliage from becoming yellow. Pruning' Kydrangea Hortensis. — Will you kindly advise me whether the Hydrangea Hortensis and Otaksa. which are so extensively planted along the New Jersey seaboard, blossom on the wood made the previous year or on the new growth? I have contended the former and have discouraged pruning in the Spring, claiming that in so doing the season's l^owers are destroyed. My theory has been borne out by the fact that in severe Winters, when the flower buds have been killed there have been no flowers. I have always been very hotly contested in this claim by the '*day gardeners" who have a mania for pruning everything regardless of blos- soming season. Now one of my custom- ers informs ine that he has looked the matter up and found that I am wrong. The Hydrangea Otaksa or Hortensis flowers on the new growth made this season. He did not tell me his authority but I am under the impression that he has confused the hardy Hydrangea paniculata with the Otaksa. For my own sake~ I desire to know if I am wrong? W. S., N. J. — The several varieties of Hydrangea Hortensis. including Otaksa, should be pruned directly after the blooming season. The branches should all of them be cut back so as to leave only a few of the strong buds, and the pruning should be done in such shape as to leave the plant in a symmetrical form. On the shoots which will come from these buds which have been left, will be formed the blossom buds for the next season. Whatever pruning is done in the Spring will be at a sacrifice of the blossom buds, consequently there should be no pruning in the Spring except of the cutting back of one or more of the straggling branches which destroy the symmetry of the plant, and even in doing this, the blossom bud will be sacriflced. If this Hydrangea freezes to the ground or even half way. it does not flower. It may make a promise of a fine display but at most a single head of bloom will develop. On the other hand, the hardy Hydrangeas, that is Hydran- gea paniculata grandiflora, should be pruned during the Winter or very early Spring. Each branch should be cut back so as to leave only a few strong buds, and in such a way as to give symmetry to the shrub. The blooms of this species of Hydrangea are produced on the new wood wliich grows out in the Spring and early Summer. Growing Carnations for 'Wholesals Market. — I have a thoroughly up-to-date house 21ft. x 100ft., which is adapted to Carnation growing. I am now engaged in the retail flower business in a city of around 10,000. There are two other re- tailers, one grows his own stock and the other has a store and grows nothing. Could you give me the benefit of your experience by advising me whether or not it would be advisable for me to plant the whole house to Carnations, and do nothing but sell them at wholesale. Also kindly give me some figures as to what a Carnation plant should produce? P. G. B., N. Y. — It seems to us that there are two courses opened to the inquirer, one is to use his greenhouse for growing Car- nations and other plants for cut flowers, and also such pot plants as he can use in his own retail business. We are in- clined to think that he will And this more profitable than devoting the entire house to the growing of Carnations to ship to the wholesale market. For example, m this same house Carnations, Antirrhin- ums, Lilies and other bulbous stock could be grown for cut flowers, and some Asparagus plumosus ■ for greens, and some bedding plants for Spring trade. However, should the inquirer be inclined to devote the house entirely to the grow- ing of Carnations, If he understands the proper treatment for these.he would find the growing of these for cut flowers fairly profitable. Many estimates have been made as to the number of Car- nations a plant will produce from the time it is set out on the benches until the time it is thrown out again the fol- lowing Summer; perhaps 15 to 18 is a fair estimate. We commend to your notice "Commercial Carnation Culture,',' $1.50, from this office. Propagating Iiemon "Verbena. — Would you be good enough to explain when and how to propagate Lemon Verbenas? W. J. K., N. Y. — In order to propagate Lemon Ver- benas, the inquirer should Winter over some old plants and start these into growth in the moist, warm atmosphere of a greenhouse in early Spring, and as soon as the shoots are long enough cut them off and place them in the warm sand of the propagating bench, where they will root in due time. Poliage for Identification. — Will you kindly let me know what the enclosed leaf is? A neighbor had the plant to come up with some seeds she planted and has been trying to find out what it is, but no one around here seems to know? T. W.. N. J. — The foliage submitted by the in- quirer is that of the Citrus trifoliata, a species of Orange. The question from "C. A., Westerly, L. I.," has not been answered, for as far as we can ascertain we have no" sub- scriber at that place. Destroying Moles Use of Specially Designed Trap is Most Effective Method of Freeing Infested Ground The common garden mole, whicli. be- cause of its insectivorous habits, is in most situations much more beneficial tliau harmful, is a decided nuisance when it invades a well-kept lawn or a newly planted seed bed. Many reports of its damage to lawns are received by the de- partment, and also frequent complaints of destruction of Potatoes, bulbs and plants which is wrongly attributed to the mole. Damage to plants and tubers is generally the work of pine mice or meadow mice, usually the former. The burrowing habits of pine mice closely resemble those of the mole, and they fre- (luently use mole tunnels to reach grow- ing plants. Pine mice may easily be Idlled with poi-soned grain, but as moles will seldom take poisoned baits of any kind, the main dependence for destroy- ing them is traps, and considerable ex- perience and judgment are required to use them effectively. Mole traps; (o) Harpoon: (6) scissor-jaw: (c) eholier. The ordinary traps intended for rats rtnd other rodents are useless for taking jioles. Special mole traps, of which there are on the market three general types, are required. These may be des- iguated as the harpoon, the scissor-jaw*. and the choker types, marked a, h and c. respectively, in the aceompan.viug illus- tration. Harpoon traps are intended to impale the mole in the soil by spring- driven spikes. Seissor-,]aw traps are to be .set astride the runaway to grasp the mole when it attempts to pass in either direction. The eholier trap has a pair of wire loops that encircle the burrow when the trap is set. All these traps are sprung by tlie same sort of mechanism — a trigger pan resting on a depressed place in the mole ridge in such way as to be lifted when the animal passes beneath. Xo part of a set mole trap should ever be in the runway, as its presence makes the animal avoid the obstruction by bur- rowing around or below it. Only general directions ' for setting mole traps can be given here, nor are detailed instructions necessary, since the/ makers of traps usually furnish specific' directions for using them. A mole trap can be successfully operated only when set on that part of a mole runway which is near the surface and has the soil raised into a distinct ridge, newly worked. Freshly broken soil usually in- dicates that the tunnel is in use. When in doubt, the operator may make a small break in the ridge and observe whether the mole repairs it within a few hours. In placing a trap, one of the stretches of the runway that leads in a definite direction should be chosen rather than one of the turns that may not be regu- larly traversed by the mole. Before setting the trap, it is well to ascertain the course of the burrow by thrusting down a lead pencil, or stick of similar size. The trap selected should then be lined up with the course as nearly as possible; the jaws of the scissor-jaw type should straddle it, the loops of the choker type should encircle it, and the spikes of the harpoon ty-ie should be directly above it. In the case of the harpoon type, it is best to force the impaling spikes into the ground once or twice to facilitate their penetrating into the burrows when the trap is sprung. It is desirable also, in setting any of the traps, to depress only that part of the ridge immediately under the trigger pan, using the hand instead of the foot for this purpose. A little earth or a small chip of wood may be placed under the pan if necessary. The trigger catch should be set as lightly as possible, and one should avoid stepping on any part of the runway near the trap. It will pay to visit traps at least twice a day. Moles are persistent in repairing breaks in their tunnels and may often be surprised at their work. It is easy then to capture the animal by impaling it with a fork or throwing it out by a quick thrust of spade or shovel. A "sec- tion of the runway may first be broken open or leveled and the place watched until the animal is observed moving the soil. Moles are sometimes trapped in empty glass jars, gallon size. The jar should be .set along a main mole runway that has been long in use. A narrow exca- vation, deep enough to receive the jar and allow its top to be somewhat below the bottom of the tunnel, should be made. The sod may then be replaced over the excavation so as to bridge without ob- structing the entrance to the jar. The animal in coming along the tunnel falls into the jar aud cannot climb out. Suc- cess depends much on the skill used in placing the trap. The writer at one time killed a con- siderable number of moles by using .Sweet Com (in the milk stage and cut from the cob) poisoned with strychnine and sirup. Soft Corn and fresh Peanuts are among the few vegetable substances that moles will eat. Repeated leveling of mole ridges on a lawn by means of a roller not only tends to discourage the animals from making further incursions, but prevents the soil from drying out and thus injuring grass roots. For further information about the mole, its habits, and methods of control, the reader is referred to Farmers' Bulle- tin .583. The Common Mole of the East- en United States. Stevens Point, Wis. — W. E. Maek- lin, florist, has purchased a new automo- bile truck to be used in delivering. Rice Lake, Wis. — C. A. Hanneman is building an addition to his greenhou.se. which his increasing business demands. Edgeeton, Wis. — B. C. Willson an- nounces the opening of a new flower shop in the Monarch building, corner of Main and West Fulton sts. SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE.— Th« Florists* Exchange Is a trade paper, and Its advs. quote wholesale prices. For that reason It should be treated with care. Copies should not be left lying where they will be seen by outsiders, nor should they on any account be used as wrapping or packing material. Further, the fact that ■ purchaser not In the trade may seek to obtain goods at trade prices by no meant compels you to sell him at wholesale. M..V i!)ie. The Florists' Exchange 1323 FBoa la PNS ma ■ ai The entire cut of 200,000 plants, all choice blooms American Beauties Large Supply of Excellent Quality M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 2Sth Street - NEW YORK CITY Telephones, Farraftut 3870-3871 Wlipn ordpring. pIphwp m^'ntlnn The Exchange New York, May 23. — The general supply of flowers in the wholesale market today is on the short side, owing to the recent cloudy and rainy days. Prices have advanced on many items of stock, more especially on the lower grades. With Memorial Day not far away, and the outlook very poor for Peonies for that day from the near-by States, it is not at all unlikely that somewhat higher prices will prevail by the end of this week, but we would not care to prophesy to that effect. Am. Beauty Roses are in moderate supply. Tlio demand is a trifle better, and prices have advanced. Special grade blooms are selling at from 10c. to 25c. each, and the other grades at corresponding prices. The supply of Roses arriving today is less than normal for the season; this, rather than any increased demand, has caused an advance in price, particularly on the lower grade blooms, the demand for which is much more pronounced than for the higher grades. Top grade blooms are selling at from 4c. to Sc. each in general; Brunners are selling at Am. Beauty prices, and Hadley and Mme. Paul Euler at 15c. Bottom grade blooms are realizing S1.50 to S3 per 100. Carnations are in short supply. The demand, though not very large, absorbs these today, consequently the prices have advanced and fancy grade blooms are selling for S4 to So per 100, and the lower grades at from Si to S3, but'these prices are difUcult to maintain. Cattleya orchids are in larger supply, and are meeting with a moderate demand at 15c. to 35c. each. Gardenias are pretty nearly out of the market. Lilies are in short sup- ply, and prices of last week are doubled; the prices today range from 8c. to 10c. each. Lily of the Valley is in moderate supply, and is meeting with a fairly good demand at from SI to S4 per 100. In other bulbous and miscellaneous flowers there are now seen in the market a con- siderable supply of Antirrhinum, some Calendula; a moderate supjjly of Callas. Forgetmenots. Gladioli, both the small and large blooming varieties, of excellent quaHU-; a waning supjily of Spanish Iris; a very large supply of good outdoor Lilac, both the purple and white varieties, the quality being excellent; some Peonies from the South, which so far have met with little demand; Stocks, a considerable supply of Sweet Peas, many of them being of remarkably fine quality; and a moderate supply of late Tulips, which, together with the hardy and indoor grown greens, are all moving moderately well at quoted prices. Philadelphia, May 23. — The market remains active, the demand on Friday and Saturday of last week being exceptionally strong. This week is opening up with a light supply and a fair demand. The Peony situation appears hazy; it will take some good, hot, sunny days to open up the local supply for Memorial Day. There is a good supply of Roses in all grades that are moving well, with no advance in price. The prospects are for a full supply for this week, and for Memorial Day. Am. Beauties are in normal supply and are moving easily at listed prices. Carnations remain firm; the supply is not too large, and they are moving off easily at fair prices. The prospects for Memorial Day on Carnations are that the supply will not be above normal. Valley remains in good supply; the outdoor stock is almost over with. Gardenias are also almost gone. Orchids are in light receipt . but are meeting with no special demand. Sweet Peas are decreasing, good Peas sell readily. Snapdragon is meeting with a better demand than for quite some time. Easter Lilies are going better; Callas are also in stronger demand. Darwin Tulips are selling up; Cornflowers are in demand. Spanish Irises are moving well; the Southern-grown stock is gone. Gladioli have a good call. Southern Peonies are arriving freely, but are not holding with any degree of satis- faction. The local stock is not fully ad- vanced yet; the weather in this section so far has been cool and chilly, and unless this week turns out hot and sunny the local supply will be short for Memorial Day For Memorial Day Carnations In Any Quantities BABY GLADIOLI SNAPDRAGON CALLAS MIESEM'S LILIES SWEET PEAS BRIDE and BRIDESMAID ROSES IV^ Y' PI jn p/~\ Cp" '' '° ''■^*' ^"y biisiness entrusted to mc in such ^'* ■■■ * \~JM\.K K^tjUi a fair and liberal manner as to make the cuj- tomer's relations with me satisfactory and profitable. 1623X25 JOSEPH S. FENRICH MADISON SQUARE 5 I West 28th Street. New York Whfn oriliTlng. please in''ntlnn Tlip Kxrhsnge Outdoor Lilac is on the wane. There is a good supply of both white and yellow Daisies that are selling slowly. Stocks and Pansies are in fair supply and there is an increasing supply of Larkspur. Greens have been selling up well, both .Asparagus and ferns. The new crop of Dagger and Fancy ferns now in is of excep- tionally good quality. Boston^ May 23. — There is a shortage of flowcr.s at the wholesale flower markets, and salesmen and wliolesalers are getting uneasy, fearing a shortage of flowers for Memorial Day. With the dull, cool weather we are having, Spireea, Feverfew and Stocks are to be in short supply. Carnations are particularly limited, prob- ably due to growers cutting as lightly as possible, contemplating better prices at the end of the present week and the beginning of next. On Monday and Tuesday of this week at an early hour in the morning all Carnations were bought up at the markets and wholesale houses at 3c. to 5c. each, and a few extra fancy flowers went as high as 6c. each. It is expected that prices will go much higher by Saturday. Roses are more abundant than Carnations, and at this time they are in good demand. There is a medium supply of Am. Beauty Roses reaching the market, and there is a pleasing demand for them at 20c. to 30c. for specials and shorter grades at correspondingly lower rates. There is a liberal supply of hybrid tea Roses and there is a good demand for them. Killarney Richmond, Ward and others in this class are sold at 3c. to 10c. each. Hadley and Russell are from 3c. to 16c. each. There is a medium supply of Cattleyas, and there is a good call for them. Cattleya gigas is bringing S9 a doz., while C. Mossice sells from S3 to S5 per doz. Gardenias are abimdant and have a fair call at S2 to S3 per doz. Bulbous stock, such as Narcissi, are scarce; the outdoor supply did not last long. Early Tulips are about over, but the Darwin varieties and the Cottage Tulips are taking their place now. Lily of the Valley is not over plentiful, and quality poor, at S4 to S5 per 100. There is a good supply of Lilies which is moving rather slowly. There is a liberal supply of Sweet Peas and they are being used more on account of the shortage of other flowers, with prices varying from 50c. to SI. 50, and there have been a few sales as high as S2 per 100. Snapdragon is selling now better than it has done during the entire season at SI a doz. There is a nice cut of Iris and the quality is exceptionally fine. They are being sold at 4c. to 6c. each. Yellow Marguerites are in fine demand, and there is a liberal supply. Bachelor's Buttons are more plentiful and are .selling nicely. There is a good supply of Gypsophila elegans and it always has a good demand. Hydrangea plants are scarce and so are gbod Roses. Bedding plants are selling well, and. strange to say, there are hardly ever enough of good flowering Geraniums to go 'round. The demand for Magnolia wreaths has been larger than ever before. Supplies of all kinds have a good call and almost incredible quantities are being sold. R. C. Chicago, May 23. — Considering the great inconvenience the wholesalers were subjected to the past week on account of the express drivers' strike, there was a good week's trade. There was lots of stock and buying on the part of the out-of-the-city trade, as well as local, was in every way satisfactory. Most all stock cleared daily and prices held good for this season. The Am. Beauty Rose supply is good, with considerably more short and medium grade stock than there is long. The highest grades are selling at S4 per doz., but medium grades at from S2 to S3 per doz. is in most demand. Short stock is selling from S2 per 100 up. Mrs. Russell continues to hold a prominent place on the market and its quality was never better. Prices of this variety range from S4 per 100 for short, to S15 and $18 for 30in. and 36in. stem stock. Opheha. Sunburst, Milady, Aaron Ward. Killarney Brilliant and White Killarney are next to Russell in point of demand. The price of these varieties ranged from S3 per 100 for short, to SS for the best grades. The supply of Roses is equal to the demand; there is no left-over stock to amount to anything. Miniature Roses like Cecile Brunner, Geo. Elgar, Fireflame, are in good demand for corsage bouquets for com- mencements. Carnations are in fair supply only, and are selling at from S2 to S4 per lOO; the per- centage of splits coming in is very large, and even these clear up well daily for funeral work. It is generally conceded that the supply will be short for Memorial Day. but the supply of other stock will be well up to the requirements. Peonies are a prominent feature of the market. For the past week they have been coming in daily from all sections south of Chicago. The cool weather is holding back the home grown crops to such an extent that they will not be ready for Memorial Day trade. They are selling at from S3 to SS ])er 100. Cape Jasmine from the South is A Business Announcement On June 1, I will engage in the wtiolesale florists' business in a well located store in New York City. Tfie business will be conducted under the name of Geo. \V. Crawbuck Co., Inc. The members of this company will be Geo. W. Crawbuck, president: H. \V. Gallaer, treasurer; Herbert i. Phillips, Ouogue, L. I., vice-president and secretary. On the above named date I will sever my connection with the Greater New York Florists' Association of 162 Livingston St., Brooklyn, of which 1 have been manager for the past eight years. A supply of good stock from well known growers is already assured, and the outlook for an increase of this supply is excellent. We will be glad to see both old and new retail friends at our store. Between our old growers, who continue to consign their stock to us, and ourselves the same satisfactory business relations will continue. Other growers desiring to make a change will find it to their advantage to give us a trial. Fair treatment and prompt returns to all shippers. GEO. W. CRAWBUCK Telephone, Madison Square 5296 COMPANY. Inc.. Wholesale Florists 57 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK WhfQ orderiu;:. plea;se m'-Dtlon Tbe Eschauce 1324> The Florists' Exchange For Memorial Day and the June Weddings to come If you are not using some of our stock Let us show you what we can do Business to date shows that we need increased shipments of good stock and we shall be glad to negotiate with a few growers in all lines The Henshaw Floral Co., inc. A. M. HENSHAW, President 3310— 33U— sTi^Farragut 127 Wcst 28th St., New Yofk When ordering, please mention The Excbaiigt- 100,000 Peonies For Memorial Day WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York WholBsalB Ftofist Telephone Farm gut S33S nrrlprlng. Til*'nB«' mi'nrlnn TTl*' Rxt'hH Growers' Cut Flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J, Van Reyper, Manager CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 129 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones— 6237-3563 Farragut When ordering, please mention The Exchange William Stuart Allen Co. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 53 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephone — 355 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Alfred H. Langjahr Wholesale Florist 130 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Telephones— Farragut 4626-4627 When nrderiiig. iileiisi^ tm'nli.'Ti Tli'' K^rfhninre Herman Weiss Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th Street, New York Telephones, FARRAGUT 634 and 3066 When orderlDg. , please mention The Elxcbange John Young Georfte Ulldeu brand John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORiSTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SQUARE 7362 When ordering, please mention The Exchange THE EXCHANGE— Best Advertising Medimn coming in freely and selling at from $2 to $4 per 100. Lily of the Valley is quite scarce and is selling at from S4 to $5 per 100; even good outdoor grown Valley sold the past week for S2 and $3 per 100 which under ordinary circumstances never brought over $1 per 100. Orchids are another item that is scarce. Easter Lilies are in large supply at from $4 to SS per 100. Snapdragons are plentiful and move well at list prices. Sweet Peas are in abundance as well as of fine quahty; they sell at from 35c. to $1.50 per 100. In bulb stock there is not much left but some Darwin Tulips which are selling at from $3 to $4 per 100. Gladioli in the large and miniature varieties are to be had in limited quantities. There is the usual supply of Calendulas, Pansies, Daisies, etc. Appleblossoms have been conspicuous on the market for the past two weeks and are featured a good deal in the display windows of the retailers. Special prices for Memorial Day trade go into effect on May 25. They show a slight advance over existing prices. The prospects of a good market were never better. Out- of-the-city buyers need have no fear that their orders will not be capably taken care of. Write The Florists* Exchange for par- ticulars of its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe. The most elaborate work ever published. Now Ready. ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality. Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY or THE VALLEY. Ail Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SIVfllTH, Wholesale Florist FaSut^"2^8^^fo89 131 W. 28fh St., NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchange J. K. ALLEN ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Cut Flowers Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Consignments of good stock solicited. Choice Carnations, Roses, Orchids. Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers When orilering. please meet ion The Exchange J. J. COAN. WHOLESALE FLORIST 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: FaiTaftut 5413-5891 Consignments Solicited When nrderlng pleawe mt^nflon The Kxelmnge GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist st Ship Us Your Flowers 104 West 28th Street Fa™gSt°2lM NEW YORK Consign your flowers to us and stop worrying about what you will get and when you will get it. We never disappoint our shippers, in either the amount secured for their shipments or the render- ing of their account of sales. We wUl never disappoint you, either. United Cut Flower Co., Inc. Ill West28lhSt.. When onienn::. p New York City mi'ntlon The EsclKinee Reidel & Meyer Incorporated Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of all kinds. The best of service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years* experience in the flower business. Consigimients sohcited. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones— When ordering, 4024-4025 Madison Square, please mention The Exchange The Prices Advertised in The Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY Growers Service is a big and vital factor with us. Our responsibility never ceases. Your satisfaction is our biggest asset. Customers HENRY M SS-S7 NVEST 36th OTREBT r^lophoamms 13 and 3iaa FARRAGUT ROBINSON CO., NEW YORK CITY and >A/holesale Florists BOSTON Wben orderinc. pleaae mention The Exchange M i\ 1910. The Florists' Exchange 1325 C. Bonnet G. H. Blakb Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livingston S«., BROOKLYN, N.Y. Telephones: 1293-4 Main OUT-OF-TOWN OBDERt CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. Give ua a trial. Cut Flower Exchange sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING. NEW YORK Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut FlowerB. Wall i[)aoe for advertising purposea for Rent. I V. S. DoRVAL. Jr.. Secretary. BoNNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR. COOGAN BUILDING Open AU Day Tel. Mad. Sq. 830 H. H. Jahn, Prea. RoBT. 0. Wilson, Trtat. GREATER NEW YORK FLORISTS ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers Id Cut Flowers and Supplies 162 yvingslon St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. George W. Crawbuck, Manager. ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone. Farragut 551 Conalgnments of Choice Flowers Solicited. William H. Kuebler Whoi4tala Commi$ston Dtaler in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willou^hby St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone. 4591 Main Badgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone I }g^ } Mad. Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, 2315 Madison Square Consignments Solicited. Wholesale Florist 55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK Telephone, S946 Madison Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY HIGHEST if A I I C-\/ ALWAYS GRADE OF VALLtY ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES. CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. te^uephone^ io5 W. 28th St.. New York Frank H Traendly Charles Schenck Telephone 3860 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & MARKETOS Wholesale Florists WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK 436 6th Ave., but. 20td and 27th St8., New York City and Cut Flower Exchange ConaignmeDts Solicited Phones: Farragut 797-798-799 WHOLESALE FLORIST H. E. FROMENT, 148 WEST 28th STREET TEuffg?} farragut NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELU, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers New York, May 23, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m. Tuesday ROSES— A. Beauty, Speoial. . Fancy. . Extra. . . No. 1... No. 2... No. 3... Killamey KiUarney Brilliant. . Killarney Queen. . . White Killarney. . . My Maryland Richmond Ulriob Bninner. . . . Hadley Hoosier Beauty.. . . Key Laay Hillingdon. CeoUe Brunner,Elgar,eto.,per bunch Bridesmaid Bride Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mrs. George Shawyer Sunburst Mrs. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Adlantum Cuneatum Hybridura and Croweanum AntifTblnum, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, bunches. . . Sprengeri, bunches Bouvardia, per bunch Calendula, per bunch Callas, per dox Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freeslas, per bunch Galax, green and bronze, per 1000. Leucothoe, per 1000 10.00 to 25.00 8.00 to 15 00 6 00 to 10.00 4.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 4.00 I.OOto 2 00 1.50 to 5 00 1.60 to 5.00 1.50 to 5.00 1 50 to 5.00 150 to 5.00 1 .00 to 5.00 2.00 to 25.00 1 00 to 15.00 I.OOto 6.00 I.OOto 6.00 I.OOto 4.00 05 to .10 • 1 50 to 4.00 1.50 to 4.00 3.00 to 15 00 1.50 to 4.00 1.50 to 5.00 2 00 to 5.00 1.50 to 5.00 2.00 to 5.00 2.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 6.00 1.50 to 6.00 2.00 to S.OO .25 to .50 .75 to 1.00 .25 to .75 .10 to CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors. . White. Standard Varieties .25 to to .15 to .35 .50 to 1.25 .50 to 1.50 I.OOto 150 .10 to .25 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.50 to to Pink Red Yellow and var •Fancy ( White (•The HJshut ' Pink Grades of Stand. *] Red ard Varieties., ( Yellow and var Novelties Asters Forgetmenots, per bunch Chrysanthemums, per doz " per bunch Dahlias Gardenias, per dos Gladiolus, per dox Gladiolus, Baby, per dos Iris, per bunch Lilac, per bunch Lilies, Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the VaUey Mignonette, per dox Narcissus, P. W , per bunch. Narcissus, Daffodils, per bunch Pansles Peonies, per dox Polnsettias, per dox Primula, per bunch Orchids, Cattleyas Cypripediumfl, per dos Dendrobium formosum Oncidium. Smllax, per doz. strings Stevla, per bunch Stocks, Double, per bunch Single, per bunch Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doz. bunches. " Spencers Tulips, per doz Violets, Double " Single, Princess of Wales. . . Single, Gov. Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch 1.00 to 2.00 2.00 to 3.00 2 00 to 3.00 2 00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 5 00 4.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 5 00 4,00 to 5.00 ... to 5.00 to .15 ,10 to ... to ... to .. . to ... to ,50 to 1.00 ... to .25 .25 to .35 .15 to I.OO 8.00 to 10.00 ....to ... 1 00 to 4.00 .35 to .75 to to ,60 to .75 to .. to .05 to .10 15.00 to 35.00 to to to .75 to 1.50 to .... .15 to 25 to to .25 to 1.50 .20 to .35 to . to . to . to . to . All the New and Standarfi Fine Grade and all Seasonable WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS 133 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK TELEPHONE, FARRAGUT 3532 WILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28th Street NEW YORK Telephone 2336 Farragut WHOLESALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley. Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Myosotis, Calendula, Spencer Sweet Peas and Centaureas Bouftbs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. When orderlnc, please mention The Bzchanee EDW. C. HORAN SS West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. { 1*92 ^Madiaon Square Qut FloWCrS at WHoleSalC Wben orderlDS. pleft«« mention The Excbanc* George C.Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Tclcphons. 608-009 Farragut The best source of supply in the city ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Personal Attention — Consignments SoUdted Satialaotion Guaranteed When ordering, plense nn'ntlon The Bxchanre B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St.. New York VI fk I FTC CARNATIONS ■ Vr L L I 3 AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention When ordPrlntr. plpnse mrntlnn Thi> Exchange Louis M.NOE LouisA. Noe Wholesale Commission\Flori9ta MATHEW SAMPSON, it.', hianagm Telephone, 756 Madison Square AMERICAN BEAUTIES A SPECIALH THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK When orderins. please mention The Exchanjre VIOLETS SINGLE AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders given personal attention and •atiafaction guaranteed. Also a full line of ROSES and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN.Wio/esafeFWui IH West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Carnations, Roses, Pansies, Single Violets D. c. ARNOLD & CO., kc, '?i:lrJ' 112 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Farragut 2287 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Goldstein&rutterman Wholesale Florists CONBIQNMENTS SOLICITED 102 West 28lh Street, New York City Telephone, 9761 Farragut When ordering. pi pase m-'ntion The Exchange , • \ \ New York City \ \ MciB'iri.il Day close at hand, and June school and college commencements and June weddings beginning directly after Memorial Da.v, should do much to promote the florists' business in this city. May, which is now drawing to a close, has probably been the poorest month in the flower business since the season began last October. It is hoped, however, that June, the close of which generally sees the end of activity in the flower busines for the season, will, this year bring a larger amount of business in the lines previously indicated than usual. After this, of course, the usual dull season is eicpected to follow, last- ing through the Stimmer, but even in this respect the florists may be agreeably disappointed this year, and the Summer flower business in New York City may be much better than usual ; some indeed have ventured to prophesy this. John Krai, for many years one of the head salesmen for Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55 W. 26th St., died on Sunday morn- 1326 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBURGH CUT FLOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St., PITTSBURG, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ing of this week. The obituary notice is given elsewhere in the columns of this issue. Moore, Hentz & Nash closed their place of business on Wednesday, pt 11 a.m„ as a token of their* respect for Mr. Krai. Jonathan Nash, of the firm of Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55 \Y. 2(jth St., is re- Iiorted to be convalescing from _ the re- cent serious attack of pneumonia from which he has been suffering. The contract for the decoration of the Seventh Kegiment Armory, at Ui>d St. and Park ave., for the ten days' meeting of the Women's Federation of Floral Clubs, opening Wednesday, May 24, was awarded to Woodrow it Marketos, 37 W. 28th St. This is one of the largest and most finished decorations of its kind which has been executed in this city for several years. Great numbers of Bay and Cedar trees and other evergreens and great quantities of Laurel were used as a background and setting for the floral part of the decoration, in which were used blooming Hydrangeas, Koses, Geraniums, 1(10 flats of Pansies, lUU doz. of American Beauty Roses, and other kinds of Roses in proportion. This decoration was so well carried out as to reflect much credit upon the firm which had it in charge. Philip F. Kessler, 55 W. 26th st., has been visiting Boston and other cities during the past week. T. A. Havemeyer, Glen Head, L. I., N. T., on Saturday and Sunday gave a private estate exhibition of flowering shrubs at the Museum Bldg., Bronx Park. This exhibition was open to the public. Goldstein & Futterman, 102 W. 28th St., are receiving some unusually^ fine Spanish Iris, yellow Daisies and Sweet Peas. M. Kruschka, of Asbury Park, N. J., was calling in the wholesale district this week. He reports that the outlook is for a very large Memorial Day business at Asbury Park. Guttman & Raynor, 101 W. 2Sth St., are offering for Memorial Day a full line of Roses, including Mme. Paul Kuler (Prima Donna), Ulrich Brunuer, and many of the newer varieties, and an unusually full line of whatever is sea- sonable in other cut flowers. Judge Mayer has granted a discharge from bankruptcy to J. Fred'k Hanft, of Hanft Bros., florists, at 681 Madison ave. There were noted at Reidel & Meyer's, 49 W. 28th St., this week some of the finest red Spencer Sweet Peas which ever came into the market, and along with these also some equally fine flow- ers of the same in the lavender, and pink shades. J. S. Fenrich, 51 W. 26th St., is re- ceiving some fine Ophelia, Key and Hoosier Beauty Roses. Among the unusual flowers seen in the wholesale market at this time are blooms of Cypripedium acaule, gathered from the woods. Some remarkably fine blooms of Mrs. Skach Sweet Peas are noted this week at Wm. Kessler's. 113 W. 28th st.. also a continued supply of fine candidum Lilies. _ ,. A limited quantity of Parrot Tulips was noted in the market last week and the early days of this. There appears to be a good demand for these. Geo. \V. Crawbuck. for many years manager of the Greater New York Flo- rists' Association, 162 Livingston st., Brooklyn, is sending through the mail ' to growers and retail florists a more than usually well presented announcement, handsomely printed in script letters on linen bond paper. This announcement reads as follows : "Mr. George W. Craw- buck, for many years manager of the Greater New York Florists' Association, begs to announce that he is now asso- ciated with Mr. H. T. Phillips and Mr. H W. Gallaer under the firm name of George W. Crawbuck Co., Inc., whole- sale commission dealers in cut flowers. New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL— "• il^r"^ Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: Fort Hill, 3469 — Main. 4789 W Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. McALPiNE & McDonald ^tt Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies, Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 256 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Tel. Fort Hill 3630-3631-3632 Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Buffalo May 22, 1916 Cincinnati May 22, 1916 20.00 to 25.00 15.00 to 20.00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8.00 3,00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 10.00, 3.00 to 8 00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.001 3.00 to 5 001 6.00 to 12.00J 3.00 to S.OOl 3.00 to 7.001 3.00 to 8.001 3.00 to 7.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8 00 3.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 1.25 .50 to 2.00 .25 to .35 .36 to .50 6.00 to 10.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3 00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 3 00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 to 1.00 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.50 to to .15 to 6.00 to 10.00 5 00 to 6.00 40.00 to 50.00 to 2.00 to 1.50 .50 to -.60 .50 to .60 to 40.00 to 30.00 to 25.00 to 20 00 to 15.00 to to ) to 10.00 ) to 10 00 to . to . to . to . ) to 10.00 ) to 10.00 to ) to 10.00 ) to 10.00 to to 1.00 )to 4.00 ) to .25 ) to .25 to to to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2,00 to 2.00 ) to 4.00 ) to 4.00 ) to 4.00, )to 4.00 to I to NAMES AND VARIETIES to to .25 .10 to to 10.00 to 5.00 to 50.00 to l.sO to i.oo; to to to Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft).. Richmond Sunburst Killarney BrilUant Adianrum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus PlumoBua, per bunch. " Sprengeri, per bunch. Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.. . {White Pink Red Yellow and var. . r White J Pink grades of stand-S Red ^rd varieties) ^^ Y^aoW and 'v'aV. : Daffodils Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Llllum LongiSorum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas. Smiiax, per doz. strings Sweet Peas Violets, Single Double Standard Varieties Fancy (*The highest Boston May 22, 1916 20.00 15.00 10.00 St. Louis May 23,1916 to 30.00 to to 20.00' S.OOto to 15.00 4.00 to to to Pittsburgh May 8. 1916 to .... 20 15.00 15 8.00 10. 6. to 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 300 3.00 3 00 3.00 3.00 to to 16.00 to 10 00' to 10.00 to 1^.00 to 10.00 to ii; 00 to 12.00 to < to 12.00 4.00 to to ....'.... to to 10.00 3.00 to to 10.00 3.00 to to 12 00 3.00 to to 1.00 to ..].... to .50 .25 to 40 .25 to ...to 3-00 to 3.00 to . . . to S.OOto 6.00 to ...to to 8.00 3 ■ 8.00' 3. 566 4 10.00 6 ; 4 to 3.00 300 300 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 to to 4.00!, to 4 00 . to 4.00 . to 4,00 . to 4.00,. to 5,00. to 5.00 . to 5.00 . 5.00 . S.OOto to to to to to to to 20 00 4.00 4.00 30.00 to to to to to to 25.00 to 600 to 5 00' to 60,00 to .... 8.00 6. I 4. 6.001 4. 6.00 . . 6.00 .. 1.00 1 l'-75 .50 8.00 6, I 2, 2.00 . . 2.00 . . 2.00|.. '2561!' 2.50 . 2.50 . 3.00 . to to to to to to 4.00 to to 1.50 to .35 to to to to .30 .10 6 5.00 4 50 1.80 . . .00 1, ,00 to 25.00 00 to 18 00 00 to 12.00 ,00 to 8.00 .. to 3.00 . . to 2.00 . . to ,00 to 12.00 ,00 to 12.00 . . to .00 to 10.00 00 to 12.00 00 to 12.00 . , to .... 00 to 15.00 ,00 to 12.00 00 to 12.00 . . to . . to 00 to 1.25 50 to 1.00 30 to .50 30 to .35 00 to 10.00 00 to 3.00 . . to 4.00 . . to 4.00 . . to 4.00 . . to 4.00 .. to 6.00 . . to 6.00 . . to 6.00 . . to 6.00 .50 to 4 00 .SO to 3.00 . . to .20 to .12H .. to 00 to 8.00 00 to 5.00 00 to 65.00 . . to 2.40 20 to 3.00 to . . to .. to . . Patrick Welch SoTmasI Wholesale Florist Store open for busineB at 6 a. m. Telephone Main 2698 American Beauties, Orchids. Valley, Carnations, Calendulas, Cornflowers, English Primroses, Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Lllium Longlflorum. All the novelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. B. A. SNYDER CO. ^' '"'^ Florists Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort HIU 1083-25017-25552 WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotatioua before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-6268 Wholesale Cut Flower Market Daily consignmentB from leading growers Full hub of Florista* Supplies 226 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS. at No. 57 West 2Sth st., where they will be pleased to receive the consignments of growers, and serve the retail trade, June 1, 1916." Erie, Pa. — Judge Whittelsey refused the plea of the l^aur Floral Co. for a .iudgment in its favor in the civil courts on May 10, over the Mehjer Bot- tliug Works, and ordered the case to go on trial again. The case was tried at the March term of the civil courts the Baurs asking for damages for a collision between their machine and one from the bottling works. The .iury failed to find a verdict and the Baurs asked for judg- ment. The case will come up again in J une. PiTTSFiELD. Mass. — F. M. Hadselle, florist of West St.. has just completed a new greenhouse 25ft. by 50ft. Lenox, Mass. — F. Augustus Scher- merhorn will have three new greenhouses built at Pine Croft. The buildings will each be about 40ft. long. New Britain, Conn. — The Volz Floral Co. t)f Edson st. has recently bought the Brown farm in Berlin con- taining seven acres, and will erect green- houses thereon. Marlboro. Mass. — The Chestnut Place conservatories are now under new management. Axel Sorenson, formerly manager of a large greenhouse establish- ment for G. W. Beals, bought the con- servatories from W. L. Lewis. HOLTON&HUNKELCO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 MUwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Pbon( 5— Main 874 P. O. Bol— 103 L Boston Wholesale and Retail I Florists I The crops of flowers for Memorial Day with the cool weather are in several in- stances to be too late. There is a"ite a scarcity of flowers in the wholesale market and Carnations are especially scarce. James Wheeler of Natiek grows the best yellow Marguerites in this section and has had a heavy crop during the en- tire season. He is also fortunate in hav- ing a big crop of Carnations for Memor- ial Day. George Cartwright, treasurer of the Boston Flower Exc. is attending to busi- ness again and feels much better after the rest he had at the hospital. His many friends are delighted to have him back at work again and wish him many year of good health and happiness. Henry M. Robinson has just returned from Alabama, where be has been for several weeks. He says that he never saw the fern crops looking better than they are now. His firm is receiving from that quarter ferns of this season's crop of fine quality. A. A. Pembroke of Beverly was for- tunate in having 25,000 Matchless Car- nations for Mother's Day and expects to have 30.000 for Memorial Day. He is going to increase his stock of this white Carnation for another year. He says that two very strong points that make Matchless a favorite are that the flowers will stand longer on the plants in good condition than any other white variety, and the flowers will also keep longer after being cut than any other white variety. F. J. Dolansky of Lynn is marketing a fine lot of ferns at his stall in the Bos- ton Flower Exc. He has also a superb lot of Cattleya gigas and C. Mossiai. His crop of Gardenias is to be quite exten- sive for this week. C. B. Johnson of Woburn has just started to build a new greenhou-se which is to be devoted to Matchless Carnations. He has a fine cut of Darwin Tulips and will have 25,000 Carnation flowers for Memorial Day. The Montrose Greenhouses are cutting a fine crop of Roses, including such va- rieties as Killarney, White Killarney, Sunburst, Ophelia and Ward. John McFarland of North Easton has a fine crop of Sweet Peas, which is being handled by Henry M. Robinson & Co. He has several houses devoted to Spiraea and Stocks, which are timed right for Memorial Day. Thomas Roland has a nice lot of Dorothv Perkins and Tausendschon Roses in pots and will have Cr stock tlier<'. The Henry F. Michell Co. reports the businest season ever experienced at the Andalusia place, and with the addition of three new automobiles find it diffi- cult to keep lip with the orders. H. A, Miller of Germantown has flow- ered some wonderfidly line Ricard and Poitevine Geraniums. A house of Snap- dragon has been yielding prize winning spikes, while a bouse of Kalserin Roses is coming on with its second crop of top grade blooms. The order fde is still far ahead of the shipping department at Dreer's office at Riverton. The season with this house has been a tremendous one, the biggest in its history. The .Tos. Heacock Co. is cutting some exceptionally fine Richmond Roses. Carl Corts states it is the finest crop of them he has ever seen. The Leo Niessen Co. anticipates a large demand for Memorial Day and is prepared with a full line of all the sta- ples. 1328 The Florists' Exchange SEEDS, BULBS, BAY FLORISTS' SUPPLIES trees, boxwood. Etc Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers Winterson's Seed Store DAILY SHIPMENTS FROM SIXTY GROWERS 166 North Wabash Ave. . Chicago The Chicago Flower Growers Association Wholesale Growers of Cut Flowers and Plants 182 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO "''"' k^i';/,"""- BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, "^geaJoTabYe"* When ordering, please mention Tbe Eichange When ordering, pleaa* mention The Exchange E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists Richmond, Indiana When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange ERNE & KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAK-INE 80 East Randolph St. CHICAGO Wten ordering, please mention The Exchange The McCallum Co. Our $10.00 assortment of cut flower and plant baskets is the best you can get. Pittsburgh, Penna. When ordering. ■ please mention The Excliapge Despite the backwardness o£ the sea- son, the Pennock-Meehan Co. is opti- mistic on the h:>cal Peonies being in for Memorial Day. , . Stuart H. Miller expects a good cut of Peonies for Memorial Day, weather conditions permitting. Recently noted at Berger Bros, were some splendid Kaiserin Roses and Gorgeous Carnations. ,, „■ Raymond Brunswick, of the M. Kice Co., reports steady progress in the erec- tion of the company's new building on Spring Garden St. , , . . George Auegle, of the PhUadelphia Cut Flower Co.. reports the arrival of Peonies and long yellow Daisies in quan- tify , The Philadelphia Wholesale Florists Exchange is receiving some splendid Matchless and Ward Carnations from J. R. Edwards. August Doeraling finds renewed de- lights in motoring in one of the White Co.'s newest creations of a seven-pas- senger touring car. John Kuhn of Olney has flowered some very fine Calceolarias that meet with the approval of the best class of Max A. Fierstein, of the Moore Seed Co., has departed on an extended trip of several weeks' duration. FoET Atkinson, Wis. — A. H. Down- ing & Son have purchased a handsome refrigerator for their store. Stevens Point, Wis. — Charles Helm, the Main st. greenhouse owner, has also made arrangements for a downtown flo- rists' shop. Lisbon, O. — Paul Wainwright, who has been employed for some time at the Scott Greenhouses, has purchased a greenhouse with his brother-in-law, Will- iam Humm in Oherlln, and left for that city on May 3. Milwaukee. Wis. — At a meeting of the Florists' Club on May 4 a publicity committee of six was elected to foster community advertising. The entertain- ment committee was instructed to plan for a basket picnic in the early part of Summer, probably July 4. Omaha, Neb. — Peony day will be ob- served in Omaha early in June. The garden committee of the Omaha Civic League is making plans for this date to be announced later. The Peony show was a big success last year and will be much larger and better this season. H. E. Philpott, Pres, V Bezdek, Vice-Pres, Everything in Cut Flowers A. Long Distance Telephone Central 3373 Nettie L. Parker, Sec'y A. T. Pyfeb, Treas. & Manager T. PYFER & CO. ""^ifs^^ 30 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. Wben ordering, please mention The Eichance Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Chiccigo, May 23, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES— A merican Beauty. Specials per doz 36-inch stems " 30-inch stems " 24-inch stems " 18 to 20-inch Short Cecile Brunner Geo. Elgar Fire Flame White and Pink Killarney. Specials Fancy Medium Short Killarney Brilliant, speciaLs Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short Mrs. Chas. Russell, special Firsts Fancy Medium Short Richmond, special Fancy Medium Short Sunburst, special Medium Seconds Mrs. Taft. Fancy Medium Short Ophelia, special Select Medium Short 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3 00 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.50 .75 to 1.00 2.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.60 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 5.00 2.00 to 3.00 6 00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3-00 to 4.00 18.00 to 20.00 15.00 to 18.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2 00 to 3.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 6 00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 CARNATIONS— Standard Varieties I White <^ Pink [Ked Splits, assorted colors ,t?r^i.he,trwute Grades of SfdS P'nK Varieties.) (Red Adlantum Asparagus, Bunch " Sprengeri '* Strings Calendulas Callas Cape Jasmine Daisies Gardenias, per doz Ferns, Hardy, per 1000 Galax Leaves, per 1000 Gladioli, per 100 Gladioli. Miniature Varieties.. Leucothoe Sprays Lilium Longltlorum Lily of the Valley Mexican Ivy Mignonette Orchids^Oattleyas, per doz. . . Dendrobiums Oncidiums Pansies, per doz. bunch Peonies Smilax Snapdragons Spanish Iris Stocks, Double, per bunch. . . . " Single Sweet Peas, Spencers Tulips, Darwins Trailing Arbutus, per bunch. 2.00 2.00 2.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 .25 .25 50.00 2.00 5.00 2.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 to 1.50 ... to 4.00 ... to ... to to 1.00 to .35 to .30 to 60.00 to 3.00 to 8.00 to 4 00 to 2.50 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 2.00 to 10.00 to 4.00 to .50 to 8.00 to 5.00 to .75 to 6.00 to 7.50 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 1.50 to 8.00 to 15.00 to 8.00 to 6.00 to .60 to .SO to 1.50 to 4.00 to .15 to to to to to .... 1.80 8.00 3.00 .25 4.00 4.00 4.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 3.00 6.00 4.00 .50 .40 .35 3.00 All tbe Leading Varieties ojRoSGS and CamatiOMS PETER REIN BERG Headquarters /or American Beauty Roeea «>U t ■ ii t i,..n Tbt- i:.\L-baiu THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO. SOUTH ZANESVILLE, OHIO RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN 16 West 23d St.. NEW YORK SPECIALTIES I. G. KIMBLE 6 East Lake St.. CHICAGO Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned — Carefully Packed ^\'lion ordering, plea.se mention The Exchange S^eWHILLDlN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN PHILADELPHIA ^ Wlien ordering WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Yo please mt^iition The Exchanin^ SYRACUSE Red Pots FERN POTS. PANS and SAUCERS, up to and including 12-iach, all machine made. A great improvement over the old style turned pots. Write for Catalogue Syracuse Pottery C. BREITSCHWERTH. Prop. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Wben ordering, please mention The Bxchmge Peirce Paper Flower Pot Made in standard sises of 2-in. to 6-in. The beat Paper Pot for shtpptng purposes. Samples fur* niahed free. Ask your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 40 Oak St., Waltbam, Man. When ordering, please meatloQ The Kxcaanee WESTERN STATES-Continued Cincinnati, 0. Roses are in a good suppl.v. During the past week the regular influx in this and other lines was augmented bv ship- ments from growers who do not ship into the market regularly. Carnations, too, are in a good supply. Peonies are coming along nicely and we should have a good, large cut for Memorial Day next week. Easter Lilies are very plentiful. iTladioli are in a fair supply and meet with a good market. Outdoor Sweet Peas are coming in in addition to the list of greenhouse grown ones. The first Cornflowers came in last week. Lily of the \'alley and orchids are meeting witli a fair market. Other offerings include Cape Jessamine, Callas, Snapdragon and Iris. O. B. Murphy has been sending some very fine Sweet Peas to C. E. Critchell. Chas. Schumann at Delhi sent in tlie first outdoor Sweet Peas. George Klotter is cutting some excel- lent Cornflower. The Rosebank Co. is cutting a fine lot of Smilax. Teddy. IKONWOOD, Mich. — Thomas Stanaway has opened a florist's shop at 316 Me- Leod ave. Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Spring to stock your greenhouses. Think of US. Write us. Try us The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St. : Norristown, Pa. When ordering, plejise mention Thi^ Excllnnge Indianapolis, Ind. Tlere is Much Activity Right Now Tlie bedding season is one of the principal features of the flower business right now. Small florists are filling beds, vases and baskets for the home district, and the downtown florists are engaged in filling fancy window boxes and the like for clubs, hotels and department stores. Prices are not what they should be and some of them, the writer is sorry to say, make it impo.ssible to make a profit. But like everything else this will no doubt reach a higher basis in due course of time, but a little prominence given to better prices in the bedding and I)lant line would render a great service to the trade. Cut flowers are very plentiful, particu- larly Lilies at $S to $10 per IIX). Car- nations at $2 to .$.3 per 100. Peonies at $3 to .$5 per 100. Roses at !);2 to .$10 per KKJ with the exception of Am. Beauty at .$5 to .$25 per 100. The store forces are engaged in pre- paring wreaths for Memorial Day. Mag- nolia and Boxwood With a finishing of flowers are in most demand at from .$3 to $5 each. Beautiful sprays of Canterbury Bells are seen en masse at 2.5c. to 50c. per .spray retail. Excellent Gladioli, too. are seen at $1.50 to .$3 per dozen. Thou- sands of field Daisies are offered at the rate of 50c. per 100 by the grower. These are generally sold at the rate of 25c. per 25 in the flower shops. Callas are going to a glorious close at $8 to $10 per 100. A few Cattleyas are of- fered from 35c. to .50c. each. Field grown Lily of the Valley is becoming scarce at $2 per 100. and there is very little of the real article offered at from $5 to $6 per 100. There is a nice selection of plants now for the conservatories, particularly Be- gonias at .50c. to $1 each. Hydrangeas at $1 to $4 each. Lilies from 50c. to $2 each, and a full line of bedding plants at .$1 to $3 per dozen. Notes There is one Zanesville pottery man in Indianapolis who claims he has rounded up about four carloads of pots. \Ve are nninclined to mention his name because it might take root in too much pride. He is a hustler, though, and he is wished success. John D. Riesprong. E. Rosebergen and .T. Endtz were among the foreign plants- men visiting here last week. Memorial Day trade will be stimulated greatly by the great speedway races in Indianapolis. The throng of visitors in attendance always causes matters to be lively at the clubs, hotels and in the large private residences. Dinner parties are numerous and if other years are a criterion, there will be a duplication of Mother's Da.y ere long. Alvin Schreiber of Bertermann's staff has been quite ill. but we hope he is now ou the road to recovery. Robert Ellis at the Cumberland place hopes to have about ten thousand good Peonies for Memorial Day. Greenhouse building. Carnation planting and other outside work have kept Mr. Ellis and his force unusually busy. George A. Field of the General Rub- ber Co. of Cleveland, O., is supplying a good grade of greenhouse hose in this vicinity. The Crown Hill Cemetery florist thinks that business is quite up to if not ahead of last year's at this writing. There are still echoes of Mother's Day running around this flower market. It certainly was a grand day and one that should be fostered by the florists in every particular. The State Florists' Associa- tion of Ind.. through its members, has certainly done the right thing at the right time and we trust that other florists' clubs over the country will follow in short order to support Miss Jarvis in a manner that is fitting to the development of the da.v. Carnations. Roses, Peonies, Feverfew, Candytuft. Lilies and field grown Daisies are ou deck for Memorial Day, fairly shouting for an opportunity to get into the customers' possession. Herman Junge is handling a fine quality of green moss this season which is being quickly snapped up by the growers. Tomlinson Hall market reports a fine business and is well filled with ■ plants and flowers. Most of the growers are in the business early and late. Julius Dilhoff says it is terribly hard for him to leave Philadelphia but that he does reach Indianapolis every once in a while in spite of the fact. Hart.ie & Elder hope to have a fine crop of their special Daisies ready for Memorial Day trade. I. B. Cleveland, 0. There was only one complaint to make in regard to Mother's Day business, and that was that there was not enough stock. "Had to refuse orders," was the general plaint of both the wholesalers and retailers. 'To quote concrete ex- amples : The Cleveland Cut Flower Co. said, per Herbert Bate. "We were able to supply about 60 per cent, of our in- quiries. We were short on all cut flower stock, cleaned up 1200 Hydrangea plants." Cleveland Plant & Flower Co., Walter Priest talking, answered. "Good ; we got along nicely. We were careful about taking orders. Heavy demand for Car- nations and the quality was good. We sold our stock at 5c. and 6c., but did not have near enough." The Gasser Co.. wholesale: "We did all the business we could handle. We sold at ,$5 to $6 for Carnations, equal colors. Among the retailers the Smith & Fet- ters Co.. through Jlr. Kruesen, manager, said : "There was a great shortage of plants. In Carnations we stopped sell- ing at noon on Saturday. We charged $1.50 to $2 per doz. They soaked us $S for the Divine Flower." Timothy Smith said. "Very fine, sold everything we had. even rubbish. They wanted it so we let them liave it. We sold at $1.50 per doz. for Carnations." The Jones & Russell Co.. per Mr. Bar- ber ; "We sold double what we did last year. The growers were the ones who made the most money. It will spoil the day if they keep it up. for people will not stand the price." And so it went all along the line. There was a good crop of Roses and as the publicity work had been directed toward selling flowers generally. Roses, with the help of Sweet Peas, materially aided in making the day a small Easter. The Kirdmer Floral Co. had a fire on Mother's Day which did considerable damage to the building. Ella Grant Wilson. Get After the June Wedding Business! Jay 19IG. The Florists' Exchange 1331 Hammond's Thrip Juice No. 2 REGISTERED A Contact Insecticide, Useful and Reliable, Used for 30 Years in Green- houses, and on Plants, Grape Vines, Trees and Shrubs Some common Sucking Insects, magnified. HAMMOND'S PAIM & SLUG SHOT WORKS, Beacon, N. Y. ^^^ll''ll onlorlng. please mention The Excbange WESTERN STATES— Continued Missouri State Florists' Association A meeting was held at Columbia, Mo., ou Weclae.silay this week. May 24. when the grounds of the .State College were inspected, officers elected for 1917 and legislative work and plaus were trans- acted. An informal luncheon was given by Prof. II. F. ilaior. and a buffet sup- The Recognized Standard Insecticide p"'' ''" ^' ^^■'''" "" ""'^ ^'- Lawrence. A spray remedy for preen, black, white fly. thrips and soft scale. Qt., $1.00; ral.. sa.so. INIKOTIAIVA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumigating or vapor- izing. Qt., $1.50; gAL, $4.50. Fori Wayne, Ind. Until further notice shipments of our products Ftuiglue, Verxnlne and Scallne will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. Prompt shipments can be gruaranteed on Aphijie and Nihotlana. APHINE MANUFACTURING CO MADISON, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Excbanse Unequaled for Greenhouse and Landscape Fertilizing The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO When ordering, ii lease mi-iititin The Exchange FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, ♦c.lb.itfb'il^ TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ,i\™ TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,i,°C TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. Tb'al^ Larfte Bale, weighing 300 to 400 lbs., $2.50. Special prices In Tona and Carload Lots J I PnOflniAn 285-2S9 Metropolitan Avf. . J I IlCUmaU, BROOKLYN. N. Y. The Market Tho forepart of last week opened up with a jjund demand but an exceed- ingly poor supply of cut flowers on the market, on account of the complete clean-up of Mother's Day. and also on account of the dark. cool, unproductive weather. Toward the last of the week the supply increased somewhat, and the demand was exceptionally good. Fu- neral work was exceedingly heavy and wedding orders were quite numerous, besides the heavy demand for bedding plants, in spite of the unfavorable weather. In cut flowers, Roses are the most plentiful. Carnations are more plentiful than they were last week. There is no heavy demand for them and the supply, though moderate, is sufficient. Callas and Ea.s- ter Tallies are plentiful and move off well each day. Miniature Gladioli have made their debut and have been well received dur- ing the past week. Sweet Peas are in good supply and are of magnificent pro- portions. Antirrhinums are selling well. Outdoor Tulins are in the market and are of splendid quality. Deutzia, Spi- r.nea. J^nnwballs. Lilac and Quince blos- soms are also used in decorating the local flower shops. Yellow Daisies. For- getmenots. Primulas. Mignonette. Sweet Alyssum. Stocks and Spanish Iris make up the variety affordinl by the market at present. Cattleyas are in good supply, and Lily of the Valley are of fine qual- ity, but in moderate .supply. Notes Visitors to this oity during the last week werp : I. M. Bayersdorfer. of H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. Philadelnhia. and A. F. Loneren. of Poehlmann Bros. Co.. Chicago. III. W. J. and -\r. S. Vesoy hnd their an- nual sale of Rose bushes last week. City Forester. Carl J. Oetz. aided by the park superintendent. has com- moncod the work of beautifying the grounds of the Municipal Lighting ps- tablishment. A new driveway will be constructed and extensive planting will be carried out. D. B- Wlu,-ii ordtTiii^. tilf:ise mrntlun The Exchange NIKOTEEN For Spraying APHIS PUNK For Fumigating Aftit your dealer for it Nicotine Mf^. Go. ST. LOUIS When ordering, please mention The Exchange Kalamazoo, Mich. Continued cool w<^:\ther makes it bad for the plant grower, for ther« is much work tn do the next three wpeks. if clean UP salps are to be made and if the bed- ding plant man does not sell out closp. it is sning to he hard to present a profitable balance sheet, since the cost of the left- overs is equally as great as those sold, plus tho expen.se of carrying them so much the longer till they are finally dumped. As the running expenses are continu- Add to Your Bank Account By using Magic Complete Plant Foods and feeding the MAGIC way. That's what New, Nanz & Neuner Co., well known growers of 1 oui^ville, Ky., did, and the following is what they write ub: "We are very elad to say tKat the Magic Fertilizers are showing good results, and we are more than pleased with same." To prepare your soil right and feed your plants properly assures you more flowers and better flowers, plus greater profits. Write us for detailed information now — today. This valuable service is yours for the asking. Get our factory-to-consumer prices. We can save you money. CHICAGO FEED & FERTILIZER CO. Manufacturers of Steamed Bone Meal, Raw Bone Meal, Blood and Bone. Bone Flour, Pure Floricultural Carbonate of Lime, Manure Ash Potash, Dried Blood, Garbage Tankage Fertilizer. Pulverized Sheep Manure and Special Complete Plant Foods for every flower and vegetable grown under glass and outside 810 Exchange Avenue, Union Stock Yards, Chicago Wlieii. uiUenug, itlease mention The iiixcliauge RmmwD (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALL APHIS $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on C.irs York, Pa. ■Mi»iiMlll>i|iiilil1inl«iJlHl.flill«WBlM»WMIfrtlMiMJ,o.n ft-^a,.! — nlpnwft mention Thp F.T<'hnTig»' NEW AND SECOND HAND All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and couplings and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East We Cut and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists Correspondence Invited EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., IncoriK) rated 30 Church Street, New York City Greenhouse Materials j"T''''!'^j and Erected IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lengths up to 32 feet MUled to any detail furnished, or will furnish details and out materials ready for erection. Frank Van Assche FulloD A»e., Roie Ate., anil Dwigbt St., ItTtej City. N. J. Painting and Glazing Greenhouses Done by OWEN & VAN HAREN (Formerly with Hitchings & Co.) 275 Claremont Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J. Phone, Bergen 4516 -Drop us a line and our representative will call. All Work Guaranteed When ordering, please mention The Exchange LIQUID PUTTY MACHINE Will last a lifetime. $1.25 EACH Adjustable — can and frame separate — easily cleaned. Frame all one piece, of malleable iron. More prac- tical and more easily oper- ated than any other. Seal-tight liquid patty at $1.25 per gallon METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 Melrf^politan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. When ordering, please mention 'Hie Exehanee DREER'S FLORIST SPECIALTIES New Bra nd New Style "HOSERIVERTON" Furnished In len^tha up to 500 feet wItboHt seam or Joint. TheHOSEfortheFLORIST M-iooh, per ft., Iflo. Reel o( 800 ft. " 14Mo. 2 Reels, 1000 feet - - •■ 14o. .-inch - - " ISo. eels. 800 f». " l2Ho. Couplinga farnished HENRY A. DREER, 14 Chestnut Street, Fbilsdelphia. Pa. mention Th*> RTAh.nFe Ree Wtn*n nrderlnff. ntpns. AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Advertising copy and cuts must be in our hands by TUESDAY NIGHT to se- cure insertion in current week's issue. Why Experiment? Jacobs Greenhouses have stood the test for over forty-five years. Under these circumstances why take chances by selecting a greenhouse buOder of uu- known standing. We design and build right in the first place. We know what to do and what not to do. We go anywhere to submit plans and prices- S. JACOBS & SONS GREENHOUSE BUILDERS 136S-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, N. Y. iiiiiiiiiiinii WhPn* ordering, plcnse mi'iit1ecause there is an added senti- ment,' an increased patriotism surround- ing this day of commemoration at this time. Stock will be more plentiful than ever and prices will be a little higher than ordinary. Those retail florists who have green- honses in connection are doing a great bu.siness these days in bedding plants and are extremely busy Hlling window boxes, hanging baskets, and in filling or- ders to decorate grounds and residences. Among the Live Wires Harry Ileinl is now conducting his annual five-cent .sale of bedding lilants, an event which is always eagerly awaited by the people of this city. At this price no deliveries are made and people must wait on themselves and re- ceive no pots. In this way. Harry cleans out his surplus stock in a few days. Schramm Bros, believe in doing what they preach. Florists cannot expect peo- ple to make their own grounds attractive when the florist himself neglects to do so. Hence Sehraumi's have lined the front of their establishment with boxes filled with (ieraninnis and other season- able plants and vines, al.so have Box- wmiil trees and hanging baskets. It sets ofl' the place most attractivel.v and cer- tainly increasi^s the sale of similar ar- ticles. This firm has the contract fur decorating Toledo Beach, a large Sum- mer resort on the lake. .Metz and Bnteman have leased 2."itM) additiiiual so. ft. in the basement of the Ohio tiuilding beneath their present loca- tion. This increase in room was made necessary by the rapidly exijanding busi- ness of this live concern who since they started in business about two years ago have nnide wonderful strides. This sp.ice will Imi remiHleli'd and when com- jileti'd will be one of the most modern and handsome salesrooms in the city. Prosperity has bit Miss Helen Patten so bard that she has purchased a new Dodge tiiuiing car. When seen by the writer Miss Patten was head over heels in a mass of funeral work. She also stated that her Mother's Day business was way ahead of last year. F. M. S. Send that building proposition of yours to us. A postal for a sketch and price incurs no obligation Schmitt & Co. Productive Greenhouses 93 Union Avenue, IRVINGTON, N. J. {Formerly with W. H. LUTTONt We ilo PAINTING and REPAIRING and do it right. \\h--« ...■.l,.rin- ,,1.- .^.. M..1.U..', 11. -■ rvl.Mi-.' SWEET PEAS FOR PROFIT J. HABBISOn DICE $1.5» St. Louis, Mo. The Market Busiuess i.s roported to bo fairlj' K'H'fl. The entrance of outside ytock sueli as Peonies and Iris, helps the mar- ket greatly. Carnations are in full crop at lo. to 3c. Roses, likewise, while ni>t nf such Koud ipiality as earlier in tlio seasciu. are plentiful, at -C. to Wc. (Jla- ilioli. mostly America, help to swell the assortment on the market. These are ipmted at 4c. to 10c. ; miniatures .at Ktc. t<» 15c. per 1000. Valley could be railed extremely scarce; there is hardly enough to go around at 4c. Sweet Peas >M^ for 20c. GLASS ° u" ? • Nij^vV GUTTER wheel m N^^JV BOOKLET neaa and d ^^^CSw. FREE sharp extra ste^l ^^'iQv wheels in remov- ^^^^v able handle. Fitted ^^^^ with hand-honed genu- ^"^^1 ine \RJp)?/Sf' wheels. •' SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc 'Id Chambers .Street. New York City GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a carloaa on a one-day notice, and at Rook Hottoni Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St. , Brooklyn, N.Y. ASTflCA FOR GREENHOUSE GLAZING USE IT NOW Mastica ia elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion and contrac- tion. Putty be- comes tiard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed without break- Inft of other Class as occurs with har ' putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE CO., 12 W. Bfoadway. New York When ordering, please mention Tlie Bxcbange )reer'8 Peerless! Glazing Points For Greenlioiises Drive easy and true, becanse both beveU are od the eame , ilde. Cao't twist and bteak i the glass in driviDC. Galvan Ized and will oot msL No | tights or lefts I he Pecricss Glazlne Point is patented. NooihtrTs like it. Older from your deale^^ or direct from os. 1000,75c. postpaid , Samples free HEKBT A, DREEB.I 714 Chestnnt Btre«t> Phlli^«lpU4. When ordering, please mention The Eichange 1334 The Florists' Exchange KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda, N. Y. GREENHOUSES We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate When ord^rtng. please mention The Exchange Bay State Nurseries Use Skinner System For Their Rhododendron Stock THIS is one of the few nurseries that import their Rhododen- dron stock and then accUmate it in their own nurseries before sell- ing. If it can stand the rigors of their New England climate, it will thrive practically anywhere. Early this Sprmg, when talking with Mr. Wyman, the owner of the nursery, he said that "the two greatest elements in their Rhodo- dendron success were: semi- THE SKINNER IRRIGATION CO. shady location and plenty of water supplied just the right way by the Skinner System." "Our general seedhng fields are all equipped with it." "When you have the water problem in your control," further said Mr. Wyman, "you control the most vital of all your growing problems." Send for new catalog showing our new nozzles and drilling machine. 225 WATER ST., TROY. OHIO. Greenhouse Lumber "ALL HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. Lockland Lumber Co., Lockland, O. Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass all sizes from 6x8 to 16 x 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. Royal Glass Works 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N.Y. For Greenhouses, Graperies. Hotbeds. Con- eervatorlea and all other purposes. Get our figure before buylni^. Estimates freely ftWen. GLASS NPnHfCII'C Cnil 14-16 Wooster St. . vuncn o oun, new york Wlien ordering, please mention Tbe Ezctianff« MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket On this Shelf Bracket 2 6-in. boards; or 2 l-in,,or IM-in. pipes are placed, and can he clamped to either ridge or purlin columns. 171 ATQ 12x20x3 inches r l^rS. I O 6 3_4 cents Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. PERFECT GREENHOISES GET OUR PKIOES NO MATTER ^: WHERE YOU LIVE 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING Hotbed Sash Two thicknesses, 1^ and l^^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. Tliese are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. Glazed Sash Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES The Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue - - CHICAGO Whpn f>r(lpring. pIphsp m'-ntlon Th*' KxcUunec WESTERN STATES— Continued Alt'x. Walliart cuutiuiies to run bis Hosebusli ad. iu t!ie moruiug papers. This he says has netted him some good business. They, too, are busy with win- dow boxes and vase work. Alex. Johnson has just completed 2000ft. of window box worls at the Cafferata Cafe. The Cicardi Cafe at Delmar and Euclid has likewise been fixed up most artistically. The good cus- tom of beautifying picture shows and cafe gardens, also apartment houses, is one which should be encouraged to the limit. Werner Bros, are cutting a host of 'Carnations. 'Considering the lateness of the season they are of excellent quality. Work on their new range -is progressing nicely. Jos. Matler, A. Berder and John Houlihan, West End landscape men, are busy as cau be with window boxes antl bedding work. They claim, too, that tennis court work has been heavy this year. F. L. S. Kansas City, Mo. The Slockdale Greenhouses, 2804 North ISth St., will expand by making an addition of two more greenhouses, making a total of three. This change will give them four times as much space as they now have. The new greenhouses will be located at Eighteenth and Long- wood where they have several lots. They will be 21ft. X 50ft., and will be sub- stantially constructed. The posts will be set iu concrete and the lumber is cut to order. On another lot 35ft. x 120ft. they will raise their hardy stuff. The growing in the greenhouses will be de- voted to Carnations, Roses and cut flow- ers. A Ford delivery truck will also be an improvement. Adolph D. Mohr, 75th and Belleview, has made plans for the erection of two additional greenhouses. Mr. Mohr has a lot at 76th and Broadway, 240ft. x 240ft,, where tbe buildings will be lo- cated. The greenhouses will be 21ft. wide and 100ft. long and their erection will give him a total of three buildings of the kind. Five men have been adde local park board are four new greenbnuses. to be erected in the Swope Park district. .$21,- (HM1 is the amount set aside for the i-.>n- struction of the same. B. S. B. M:i\ 27, IfllH. The Florists' Exchange 1335 Accident" Sash dropped during a windstorm, breaking five hundred feet of glass; one hundred feet more broken replacing the five hundred. What is the cost? Why not use ADVANCE Ventilating Apparatus and be safe? Impossible for sash to drop if our material is used. \\'rite For (iatalot^tic ADVANCE CO., Richmond, Ind. When ordering, please mention The Bxcbange I The Pacific Coast | ) California Oregon Washington! Portland, Ore. stock Is Scarce The clianpc to cooler from the lioiit of the first part of the week saw quiok response in increased sales. Al- thouEh there was a complete cleanup for Mother's Day, Monday saw stock in all stores plentiful, and everyone wel- comes the cooler weather. With the ex- ception of the first early red Peonies and German Iris there is little new stock coming in from outdoors, and from the looks of things there will not be the abundance of outdoor stock this year for Memorial Day. which will be appreciated by all the trade. The demand for Car- nations has been very active and con- sidering the time of the year it is consid- erable help to the growers in face of the heavy wood bills that they have had to meet during .January and- February. The supply of orchids at present exceeds the demand and the quality is fine. Roses still continue to be of tiptop quality and plenty at that, but the heaviest over- supply seems to be of the red varieties. Among the reds, Ulrich Brunners and Hadley are the best shown. Some of the growers are sending in their first crop of Sweet Peas with stems lOin. and 12in., which is quite a relief from the short tail end of the Winter Peas. The first Water Lilies have made their ap- pearance and are bringing $1 per dozen. The Local Society The Portland Floral Society held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the 16th. The report of the committee to investigate what can be done by the society in the matter of flowers stolen from the cemeteries was not submitted, as the committee had not finished its investigations. Henry Goseh was elected to membership. The following were named by the nominating committee to be voted on at the next meeting on June 20 for the different ofiices : For presi- dent, S. W. Walker and H. E. Weed ; for vice-president, E. J. Steele and Guy Pilkington ; for treasurer, Jas Forbes iind E. T. Mische; for secretary, E. H. While and H. Niklas ; trustees, three to be elected, Albert Brownell, William Borsch, A. I. Gale, H. A. Lewis, Chas. Welty and August Zitzcwitz. An invi- tation was extended to the society as a body or members individually to visit his nursery by Mr. Weed. He says that he has 20,000 Peony plants and expects them to be at their best at about the 2Sth. which date has been selected by the members. Dinner will be served by the Beverton Grange, and Mr. Weed says that it will be some dinner. This invi- tation also is extended to the wives and other members of the family. After fin- ishing up the routine business the meet- ing adjourned to the regular refresh- ments. Mother's Day With Carnations scarce and as a matter of fact all flowers short, and in face of the small Mother's Day sales of last year, there was no efl'nrt among the retailers to advertise the day. and when Friday, Saturday and Sunday sales nearly doubled up there was some sur- prise, and everyone feels that more of an efl'ort will he made a year hence. This increase can be traced in part to the newspapers giving this day a great deal of space, the churches also take quite an interest in the day. which can be seen from the number, of (tarnations that they used, and lastly to the fact that a great many more people of the wealthier class are taking an interest in the day. It it is to he one of our really large days other flowers besides Carnations must be used ; as it is, Carnations are the flowers. Although the sales were all small and it required a great deal of work to handle these small sales, con- sisting of from one to four Carnations mostly, the result of the day is highly satisfactory to both retailer and grower. The practice of sending mothers flowers instead of just wearing one should he properly advertised, especially as it is very easy to draw attention to the fact that it is ever so much more of a re- membrance of a mother to send her flow- ers than just wear one, which can be done nevertheless. In the matter of prices the writer thinks a mistake is made if prices are raised for Mother's 1 >ay, as at that time of the year there are usually plenty of Carnations, and the less we scare the flower buyer the better. Most stores kept their Carna- tions at the same prices, _ and as the weather on Saturday was ideal, a great many more Carnations were cut than were expected, so the shortage was not acute. White of course were short. II. Niklas. Seattle, Wash. Notes Edgar C. Block traveling repre- sentative of C. C. Morse & Co., seed merchants, San Francisco, has been re- leased from the detention camp at Ver- non. Mr. Block did not look any the worse for the wear, in fact he says he rather enjoyed his experiences in the de- tention camp as his looks showed, hav- ing had a good coat of tan from his out- door life with German officers. Mr. Block was fortunate in being taken for a German officer and placed in their camp. He says the only part of his ex- perience he did not like was the first two weeks behind the bars. Geo. Bates, until just recently with Holm & Olson, St. Paul, has taken a position with Rosaia Bros. Will Golds- l>erry formerly of the H. Harrington Co. has also accepted a position with the above firm. Mother's Day business this .year showed quite an increase over last year's business. Everybody sold out of Car- nations in the early afternoon of Sunday. This day now is the largest Carnation day of the year, and is at a time when plenty of Carnations are to be had. Van Slyke & Seamons, who own and operate stores in Tacoma, Centralia, and .\berdeen, are dissolving partnership, Mr. Seamons taking over the business. F. W. G. Recent Import Decisions No. 39629.— Protest 796705-58537 of .John O. Notari & Co. (Chicago). Ruscus Leaves. — Ruscus leaves dc- s SALES OFFICES: ROCHESTER CLEVELAND Granite Bldg. TORONTO Royal Bank Bldg. Swetland Bldg. MONTREAL Transportation Bldg. FACTORIES : Irvington. N. Y ,111. St.Calharii Wht'Q ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange a A WEEKLY TRADE MEDIUM FOR FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE ALLIED INDUSTRIES Vol. XLI. No. 23 NEW YORK "'S'earTl^^rn'.r' AND CHICAGO Wabash Avenue JUINt 3, Iyl6 One Dollar per Annum ENGLISH IVY VARIEGATED VINCAS Fine plants, 4-inch pots. Fine plants, 4:-inch pots, $12.00 per 100 $10.00 per 100 DRACAENA INDIVISA Fine plants for centers of large vases, S-inch pots, SI .50 to S2.00 each. CARNATIONS Strong plants, 2L^-inch pots, ready for outside planting Alice (Fisher's New Pink), $8.00 per 100: Matchless, Enchantress, Champion, Winsor, Beacon, etc., $5.00 per 100. BOXWOOD Pyramids, 3 feet high, S2.50 each; 3).^ feet high, $3.00 each; 4 feet high, 84. 00 each. Bush, 18 inches liigh, fine bushy plants, $50.00 per 100. CANNAS Strong Plants, in 4-inch pots, of the foUo^^ing varieties Souv. d'Antoine Crozy, Florence Vaughan, Buttercup, Beaute de Poitevine, Egaudale, and Venus. SO.OU per 100. King Humbert and New York. $8,00 per 100. Tarrytown. S 10.00 per 100. HYDRANGEAS FOR SUMMER-BLOOMING We have an unusually fine stock of these plants, which have been kept dormant during the Winter and are now starting into growth. They will begin to bloom in July and will remain in flower during August. These plants are in great demand at Summer resorts for lawn and piazza decoration. We offer the following varieties in 14-inoh tubs: Otaksa, and the new French varictie."*. Avalanche, Fraichcur, E. G. Hill, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Mme. E. Mouillere Mile' Renard Gaillard and Radiance. $2.00 to $3.00 each. ' Also Otaksa, very large, fine, symmetrical specimens in half-barrels unusually heavily budded. $10.00 to $15.00 each. F. R. PIERSON CO., "i'™™*™^''" When) orderliiE. please mention The Exchange Bulbs Giganteum - I 7-fl, Case 300 S20.00 .Case 200 $20.00 Gloire de Lorraine, 2J4-inch Gloire de Cincinnati, 2J^-inch PANSIES, field-grown, Begonias Per 100 Per 1000 - $13.00 $125.00 - 15.00 140.00 fine large plants 1.50 12 50 AllUtt 3% ditcount lor caih with order. Cemetery or Lawn Cut Flower Vases White or Green Enameled (Peterson Patent) These will pve perfect BatiBfaction to your cu»tomer«. .Made in two sizes at the followinR prices: No. 1. per dozen. »2.00; per 100, $15.00 1 , No. 2, per dozen, 1.60; per 100. 12.00 i ^^ ^^ P" '^*"* Let us .end you a trial order and convince you o( their superiority. W e are sole owners of patent coumi^ "" ""' '"'''"« fioris's' supply houses in the WM. F. KASTING CO., SaE'^-'j^.?: When ordering, please mention The Kschange Bedding Plants For immediate shipment. Nice, clean, 234-inch pot stock, ready for planting. SALVIA, ALTERNANTHERA, COLEUS, CENTAUREA (Dusty Miller) $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 FLOWERING VINCAS YELLOW BOSTON DAISY $2.50 per 100. $22.50 per 1000 3-inch pots. $10.00 per 100 MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS BEGONIA (Ice Plant) SEMPERFLORENS $3.00 per 100 $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Roses on Their Own Roots 3000 Hoosier Beauty. $10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000 Mrs. Aaron Ward, Killarney Queen, Radiance, Kaiserin, Double White Killarney, Killarney Brilliant $7.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 Prices to the Trade Only A.RFlE]\50N INC C^MWELL Conn When ordering, please mention The Eichunpe CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 13SS. GERANIUMS We have a splendid stock of 2-in. and 3-in. Geraniums at $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000 for 2-in.; and $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. We will send one thousand made up of an assortment of 50 each of 20 varieties' our selection, for$18.50 per lOOOfor 2-in., and $25.00per lOOOfor 3-in. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS We list over one hundred varieties, $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. PETUNIAS Double in Mixed Colors, selected from the finest strains; 2-in., $2 00 per 100 $18.50 per 1000; 3-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 ALYSSUM. Dwarf and giant 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.50 COLEUS. Ten varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 CUPHEA Platycentra 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENAS. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3 00 25 00 MOONVTNES 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PARLOR IVY, S. Scandens 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 SALVIA, Bonfire and Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 SENECIO argenteus (or Dusty Miller) 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 SWAINSONA. White 2.00 18.50 3.00 25!o0 Cabbage and Lettuce Plants $1.00 per 1000: 10,000 and over 85c. per 1000 Cash with order. R. VINCENT, JR. & SONS CO., "^^.^^r When. orderiDjT. please mention The EicJiange CLASSIHED Pages 1366 to 1570 -«• 1338 The Florists' Exchange i ,.v, A FEW ITEMS J * mi /^? b ^^ ^^'^ ^^ I ^^M.-x ^W- .) ^<-^ CaladiumS, Selected M l^^^!Tunini\i ^ i i<, y^ ^ Arsenate of Lead X ^^^PhB i/IIkJcJ^^^''''''-- 25 cts. per pound it ^W' A' ||m^^^^^ Tobacco Dust "TC -^SSSf y^yil//^«ll«|i'iffi;H[|^ft Fj4-i S2.00 pfr 100 pounds -^ 'J^^^^^^'/Klifliiiiifl Nitrate of Soda ^ y/f / // l^^i^^^ffi^ 'V% Sti.OO per 100 pounds k^ /if /'w^'^V(('it(i',Kv^> Leader Hose, S-ply pC / /jfj fl ■*•"' -*' " 12 cts. per foot K I 11 i WM. ELLIOTT & SONS _^ ' ' 42 Vesey Street. NEW YORK jy.^^.y.j^^»^.».»..y-»A>i-¥.-»-y..^-».»-.y.^.y-»^-».».» SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters QUEEN OF THE MARKET The best extra early variety; large, double 'fiowers, on long stems, in color*: Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White. Trade packet 20c., ounce 75?. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN, PRIMULAS, Irom our own Cold Storage Plant. LILY OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade LUt mailed on application. fOnilR, nSKE, RAWSON CO., z^ e Seed Store Faneuil llall Square, Boston MEYER'S^B RAND FORMOSUMS- GIGANTEUMS-MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEERJ ORDER NOW FOR FAU. DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street. NEW YORK WE BOOK NOW ORDERS for next Fall and Spring deliveries, for the full line of inorista" Forang Bulba and Plants, such as Japan Lilies, French and Holland Bulbs, Roses, A/aleas, Rhododendrons. Boxwood and other Decorative Evergreens, Palms. Bay Trees, etc. Order timely, please. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, ^' I'i^^h^inii" New York Wht'ii (irdpring. plense m'-ntUm Thp Rxfluing SEEDS and BULBS Mastodon Pansies Cannot appear before the eyea of every- body. If tfiey did. how could we supply the demand ? But they are finding their I way into the gardens of palaces and peasants all over the world. But the most astonish- ing fact is, the seed can now be had as cheap and cheaper than some ordinary Pansies. 19te OUT PRICES MASTODON MIXED. ^ oz. 65c , H oa S2.25, oz. $4.00, 4 oz. S12.00. PRIVATE STOCK MIXED. W oz. $1.00, H oz. $3.25, oz. $6.00, 4 oz. $20.00. GREENHOUSE SPECIAL (New.) U oz. $1,00, K oz. $4.00, oz. $8.00. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side) Burnett Bros. SEEDSMEN Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, NEW YORK CITY r\ LI" _ Best kinds for cut flowers, named fine LlanllaS clumps. Jack Rose, Sylvia, Queen Victoria, Pembroke. Gus. Douzon. Cliff. W. Brutton. Jackson, Mrs., 20th Century, Brum- hilde, Cuban Giant, $3.00 per 100; mixed. $2.00. r'^U^ri:..***^ 6-8-in., 51.75; 8-10-in.. $3.50:10-12- V^aiaaiUmS in., «5.50; la-U-ln., SS.OO per 100. /^___-- Best kinds, named, all started, $7-80 vannaS per lOO; mixed, $1.50 per lOO. Shellroad Greenhouses, Baltimore, Md. When orderlnfr. please mention The Exchange Seedsmen Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen Stecher Lithographic Company Dept. S ROCHESTER. N. Y. Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed only to these who plant for profit Wben orderlnx, pleaB« m«ntloii Tb« Bxchaace Now Is the Time to Place Orders for PANSY SEED. Special florists' mixture, extra fine strain, $5.00 per oz. MIGNONETTE SEED. Giant strain, greenhouse grown, «5.00 per oz. SNAPDRAGON KEYSTONE (New). Clear rose pink, Winter blooming variety, $1.00 per pkt. CYCLAMEN SEED, English. Separate colors, $8.50 per 1000. CYCLAMEN SEED, German. Separate colors, $5.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED. Greenhouse grown, $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000. BEGONIA Cincinnati. 2l4-'m., strong, twice transplanted, $15.00 per 100, $150,00 per 1000. BEGONIA Lorraine. 2H-in., strong, $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2J^-in., strong, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. POINSETTIAS. Strong, 2J4-in. (true Xmas type), $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Write us regarding Fern Flats: Bostons, Scottii, Roosevelt, Whitmani, Teddy Jr., and other varieties for immediate or later planting. Have you placed your order for LILIUM Giganteum, Rubrum, For- mosum and Album ? We aim to supply the best produced in Japan and invite correspondence regarding our stock. Having any trouble with your hose? The MAGIC Hose — best made — will do away with all your troubles. We handle that brand and no other. H-inch (2 ply), 15c. per ft.; ^-inch (2 ply), Itic. per ft. Couplings included. Catalogue for the asking. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 Lincoln Building PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wbpii onlHriiip. [lipase lUf iitinn Tbe Kx<-h;Hit:>' OLR MOTTOt "THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS* Valley CHAS. SCHUVAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway. NEW YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips When ordering, please mention The Exchange If You Force Bulbs For Exhibition Write at Once for Our Special Advance Offer New and Especially Meritorious Bulbs for Show and Exhibition It Contains the Largest List of the Best Novelties for 1916 BE UP-TO-D.\TE. WRITE AT ONCE WEEBER & DON 114 CHAMBERS STREET NEW YORK Wli.'ii ..nl.nui.-. 111.- '■iitk>n Tbe ExchaiLge BEANS, PEAS, RADISH and all GARDEN SEEDS Write fur Prices I fT^NARDSEED CO. ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE = Wben ordering. pleaBe mpptlon Th» Bicbaoge Forcing Gladiolus PANSY SEED ALL FIRST SIZE BULBS 100 1000 America, pink $1.25 $10.00 Augusta, white 1.35 11.00 Brenchleyensis, red. . . 1.25 10.00 Fr?ncis King, scarlet. . 1.25 10.00 A. Henderson & Co. 21 1 N. State St., Chicago, III. When ordering, pleiise nT'nli"n TTip Exeli.-inge Gladioli Catalogue now ready JOHN LEWIS CHILDS.Inc FLOWERFIELD. L. I.. N. Y. Wlien orderlDK. pleaac mentloD The Bxdiatur* MY GIANT PANSY SEED, NEW CROP, READY JUNE 15 Finest raixture.s. in superb colors, all grown from selected stock. Pkt of 5000 seeds. $1.00; 1 oz... $4.00; 3 oz.. $10.00. Cash with order E. B. JENNINGS Lock Box 254 SOUTHPORT. CONN. Grower Only of The Finest Pansies When orderlne, please mention Tbe Ezcbuuse The L D.WALLER SEED CO. GUADALUPE. CALIFORNIA Sweet Pea and Nasturtium SPECIALISTS Corrc«pon' "Valley" Pips From our own cold storage plant $3.00 per 100. Send cash with order. Wm. H. Siebrecht, Broadway and Second Avenue LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y When orrlering. plea.-;e mfntloii The Kxchiinpe Lily Bulbs Fall Shipment from Japan Prices quoted F. O. B. New York, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and London. (Ont.) Write for quotations stating quan- tity, variety and size requiied. McHutchison & Co. THE IMPORT HOUSE 95 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK WhPn oriiprlng. rilpnw** mi'iillon Thp RichHTig^ GLADIOLUS Various Choice Mixed Varieties See our Floriflte' Catalogue and ask for ppccial prices J.M.THORBURN&CO. 53 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK Wht^n orflgTing. pIphwp mention Tlip Kxchante W. E, Marshall & Co. Contract Growers Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166West23dSt.,NEWYORK When ordering, please mt-ntlon Tlie ExcliaDKe OF Peppei, Egg Plant, Kale, Okra, Radish, Tomato, Spinach, Turnip, Sweet Com, Field Com Stokes Seed Farms, i°c.. Mooreitown, N. J. When orderinB. please mention The Exchange 1340 The Florists' Exchange Tuberous Rooted Begonias Splendid imported bulbs now on hand. Grown from the finest large-flowering strains. Doj,. joo 1000 Single Sorts. White, Scarlet, Yellow, Pinli. .$0.3.5 S2.50 $20.00 Single Frilled 75 5.00 40.00 Single Butterfly 75 5.00 40.00 Single Mixed Colors 30 2.00 16.00 Double Sorts, White, Scarlet, Yellow, Pink .40 3.00 24.00 DoubleFrilled 90 6.00 50.00 Double Butterfly 90 6.00 50.00 Double Mixed Colors 35 2.50 20.00 Seedsmen, write us for mailing size, samples and prices. GLADIOLUS 1000 AMERICA, First size $10.00 AMERICA, Second size 8.00 CHICAGO, Wliite, first size 25.00 1000 AUGUSTA, First size $10.00 AUGUSTA, Second size 8.00 MRS. FRANCIS KING, IH-inch 10.00 CALADIUMS f 100 9- to 11-inoh $6.00 12-inch and up 14.00 NEW YORK Vaughan's Seed Store When ordering:, please mention The Excbnii,^'e CHICAGO 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeds. Onion Sets. Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. SPLENDENS Fischer's Splendens THE MAGNIFICENT LAVENDER FREESIA Price, per doz. $4.50. per 100 $25.00. Cash with order; sent postpaid; July delivery RUDOLPH FISCHER, '^l^?/^^^> -TO THE TRADE- HENRY MEHE, Quedlinburg, Germany ^^■^^"■''"' (Established hx 17S7) Grower and^Ezporter on the very largest scale of all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS Specialties: Beans. Beets. Cabbages. Ccirroti, Rohl-Rabi, Leeka, Lettuoes, Onions, Poa*. Hadiahes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes. Asters. Batsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, GloxiDias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums. Pansies, Petunias, Phlox. Primula, Soabious, Stooks, Verbenas, Zinni&a, etc Catalogue free on application. HENRV METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed). The most perfect and moflt beautiful in the world, $6.00 per os., $1.75 per ^ oz., $1.00 per H oa. Postage paid. Cash with order. All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and ar« warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality, I also grow largely seeds on contract. Bay Trees, Boxwoods and Bedding Plants Write for Price List. The Barclay Nursery " *r.r" 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway, NEW YORK. Telephone, Cortlandt 1S15 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Watch for our Trade Mark stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, witn illustrated book, mailed postpaid by manufacturers upon receipt of 40 cents m ftostage. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. WbeD ordering, please mention The Exchance Trade MarL When ordering, please mention The Exchange California Seed Notes It is the Japanese farmers and gar- deners who do the main producing in California, as is well known. These Japanese already control the Strawberry culture. The Potato King of California is a Japanese. They are even gaining control of growing of cut flowers for market. All this is not looked upon with surprise when, as compared with the American farmer in general, it is remem- bered and recognized that the Japanese, with the Chinese, have had centuries of experience at intensive farming, and at learning to value and care for the small- est spaces of land cultivated by them. This valuable system of farming, born and bred in their nature, they have brought to California. Then being very hardy they are very industrious; they work from daylight till dark, and on moonlight nights until 9 o'clock and later. The Japs, in California As the whole seed trade now is aware, it is the Japanese who are doing the actual seed growing in California. They are the understrappers now, but the white man who taught them the business, will only have himself to kick, if there is to be any kicking, when the Japanese will themselves undertake full control of seed growing in California. It is in the air that this is bound to happen, just as there is now a prominent firm of florists in San Francisco, bear- ing a Japanese title. Many such enter- prises are being contemplated by the new Japanese Trust Co., which is being or- ganized at a heavy capitalization by wealthy financiers back in Japan proper, with the view to loaning money to the poorer class of Japanese farmers in Cali- fornia, on a long term, at a moderate rate of interest. This is the sum result of an industrial investigation which has recently been made by a committee sent out by the Japanese Chamber of Com- merce. This committee visited every sec- tion of California and has gathered voluminous data with the purpose of adoption of a comprehensive system of marketing for Japanese farmers and gar- deners. The present Japanese popula- tion of California, as borne out by cen- sus taken by the Japanese Consul, is 60,000, the great majority of whom de- pend upon the land for a livelihood. They own 30,000 acres of the 250,000 acres of land which are under cultiva- tion in California by them. There are some American citizens who are extremely sensitive over the mention of these California Japanese. A case is known here of the breaking of a gen- tleman's agreement between several white men over a certain matter, which was traced through a Japanese man, but when the guilty white man was cornered he tried to crawl out by saying that he thought his word would count against a Japanese, never considering how he, a Avhite man, had violated faith already with his white brothers. In the face of all this contention, how- ever, there are many, very many, who have learned to admire and respect the Japanese, and who remark that they regard them, as far superior, as citizens, in intelligence, in integrity, in industry, in sobriety, in cleanliness, in love and affection for their wives and children, to that other darker-colored element which . numbers many millions, and w'hich pre- dominates in a dozen large States in our Union, and whose people, it is foreseen, will push the better class of whites out of the South in two or three decades from now, when hundreds of Booker T. Washingtons shall have been born among them, and. as of cour.se will be their right, who will then have all their governors, as well as their judges of the courts, of their own color, and who will he represented at Washington, in Congress, entirely by senators and representatives of their own color. It is thus a toss up, as to whom one prefers as an American citizen. California Seeds. I Kentucky Seed Notes The Mt. Sterling Seed Co., Mt. Sterling, Ky., has been incorporated with a capital stock of 850,000. The incorporators are I. F. Tabb, M. O. CockreU, J. H. Smith and J. L. Brown. The Rapier Grain & Seed Co., of Owens- boro. Ky.. recently lost a large warehouse by fire. The stock of merchandise in the ware- house at the time was valued at $25,000 to $35,000. . Weak water pressure in the city mains was held responsible for the flames obtaining such headway. Col. R. P. Scobee, of Winchester, Ky., on May 23, filed suit in the Circuit Court Against Ford Brent, a seed dealer of Paris, Ky., for damages amounting to $6450. Scobee al- leges that in 1911 he contracted with Brent for a quantity of Blue Grass seed at a certain price, but that Brent formed a combination with other dealers and cornered the market, with the result that he was unable to get the seed at a reasonable price. Scobee further declares that the combination was in restraint of trade and contrary to law. Reports from the Bluegrass section of the State are to the effect that the 1916 crop is not showing up well, and from all indications the crop this season will be very short. ■ ■ G. D. C. Baltimore Seed Notes Trade in the seed stores has continued very brisk. Counter trade of plants especially has been heavy. J. C. Bolgiano & Son have advertised ex- tensively their plant sales on Mondays, Tues- days, Fridays and Saturdays. While bedding plants of all kinds have been heavy sellers, they have pushed Roses in pots, both large and small plants: in fact, cases and flats of them have lined the sidewalks on both Light and Pratt sts.. and on severiil days the sales of large Rose bushes exceeded 10,000 plants per day. Meyer & Stisser have had a very success- ful season for all kind of seeds and bulbs. Just now Dahlias and Gladioli have proved popular sellers. Griffith & Turner Co., report a very suc- cessful season and probably due to the cool- ness of the season, counter trade for seeds and sundries continues steady. F. J. Le C. Milwaukee Notes The term of James Currie of Currie Bros., seedsmen, as member of the Board of Park Commissioners of Milwaukee, Wis. ; expires June 1. Mr. Currie was appointed on the board by former Mayor Seidel and Mayor Hoan intimated re- cently that he would be reappointed. The appointment is for a term of five years. Eatontown, N. J. — Dr. David M. P. Magee of Broad St., has engaged in the flower business as a side line to his pro- fessional work. This Fall Dr. Magee will build a greenhouse to supply next Winter's trade. Already he has secured a contract to supply the New Monterey Hotel at Asbury Park with flowers for the ensuing season. June 3, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1341 Now is the Best Time to Plant Dahlias ORDER NOW, WHILE THEY LAST 1.75 PEONY-FLOWERED New and Specially Good Varieties Each Doz America. Apricot orange S0.25 $2.50 Baron G. de Grancy. Glistening, pure white. .16 Chatenay. Color similar to the well-known Chatenay Rose 30 C^sar. Canary yellow, well-formed flowers. borne on long stems 20 Duchess of Brunswick. Bright red 30 Electra. Bluish mauve. Grows very erect above the foliage - 15 Fraulein Budde. .Soft pink; free flowering. ... . .35 Horrulanus Btidde. Glowing scarlet 20 Marie Studholme. Dehcate. bright mauve pink Mrs. A. Piatt. Color magnificent bluish pink. . Mrs. A. Beyer. A combination of salmon and fawn SherIocl( Holmes. Lovely mauve; very large flower 20 100 $19.00 13.50 .30 .15 2.00 3.25 1.60 3.25 2.00 3.25 1.60 .30 3.50 2.00 15.00 25.00 13.00 25.00 15.00 25.00 13.00 27.00 16.00 PEONY-FLOWERED— General Collection Andrew Carnegie. Salmon pink, with bronze shadings Dr. K. W. Van Gorkom. White, softly shaded rose Duke Henry. Dark red, loose, semi-double flowers Gennania. Wine color, with yellow markings. Hugo de Vrles. Orange-and-brown flowers; dwarf variety King Leopold. Yellow; flowers very large. . . . King Edward. Large; purple crimson Konlgin Emma. Very large; soft, rosy lake. . Konigin Wilhelmina. Large, pure white flower La Riante. Pink; large flower Friscilla. A light orange scarlet Queen Alexandra. Sulphur white; excellent flower Solfatara. Beautiful form; scarlet, gold center. .15 1.50 12.00 Each Doz. 100 Le Grand Manitou. White, exquisitely striped, splashed and blotched deep reddish violet. The plants occasionally bear a solid violet-colored flower 10.25 $2.50 $18.75 Mme. Marze. New French variety. One of the best whites 30 3.50 27.00 Mrs. Roosevelt. Delicate shade of soft pink . . .25 2.50 20.00 STANDARD DECORATIVE American Beauty. Gorgeous wine crimson. . .16 1.75 13.50 Catherine Duer. The Dahlia of Newport. Its deep, rich, glowing red is most eflfective 10 1.00 8.00 Mme. A. Lumiere. Pure white with violet- red points 20 Minos. Intense velvety maroon, almost black. .10 Perle de la Tete d'Or. One of the best white decorative Dahlias, faintly veined lavender; excellent for cutting. . : 15 Perle de Lyon. A valuable white, perfect in form, pure in color 16 Reggie. Cherry red, veined oi'ange 15 Surpasse Colosse. A seedling from Le Colosse; deep scarlet crimson 16 1.65 13.50 Yellow Colosse. Large, showy flowers of pure primrose yellow 20 2.00 16.00 SELECT CACTUS 2.00 .90 16.00 7.00 1.60 11.50 1.65 1.25 13.50 10.00 .15 1.35 1000 CACTUS DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT .15 1.50 12.00 .15 1.50 12.00 .15 1.35 10.00 .15 1.50 12.00 .20 2.25 18.00 .20 1.35 10.00 .15 1.50 12.00 .15 1.35 11.00 .10 1.00 S.OO .20 1.35 10.50 .10 1.00 8.00 PEONY DECORATIVE Berch van Heemstede. Pure yellow 25 2.75 22.50 Hortulanus Fiet. Salmon, yellow center 30 3.25 26.50 Princess Juliana. Pure white; free flowering. . .15 1.60 13.00 GIANT DECORATIVE Glgantea. Color a soft sulphur yellow 25 2.50 18.75 J. M. Goodrich. Salmon pink 75 7.50 Brigadier. Bright crimson 25 2.50 Diavolo. Base of the florets yellow to white ; the upper portion of petals is suffused with rose, each petal is then splashed, speckled and striped with chocolate and crimson, giving the flower a most extraordinary appearance 25 2.50 Diadem. One of the best of the lilac shades 25 2.50 Etruria. A very pleasing shade of reddish apricot 25 2.50 Golden Gem. One of the best golden yellow Cactus Dahlias 25 2.50 Helene. Lavender pink, changing to white at center 25 2.50 Mrs. T. W. Willis. White in the center with edgings of lilac 25 2.50 Rev. Arthur Hall. Ruby crimson 25 2.50 Rosa Starr. A very beautiful lilac pink 25 2.50 Satisfaction. A beautiful rose-pink shade. . . .25 2.50 Sandy. Golden orange, sufl'used with fawn. . . .25 2.50 Mrs. Geo. Caselton. Blackish maroon, shaded with purple 15 1.50 11.75 The King. The richest of velvety crimson 25 2.50 Thomas Challis. A very rich tone of salmon red 25 2.50 Yvonne Cayeux. A perfect star shape; color white 25 2.50 Each Dor. 100 Dr. G. G. Gray. A fiery crimson scarlet 30.25 $2.50 $20.00 Eureka. Deep purple .13 1.35 10.75 J.H.Jackson. Blackish maroon. Very largo.. .10 .75 5.50 Kathleen Bryant. Deep, rich, velvety crim- son 25 2.50 20.00 Wellington. Glowing crimson, with a ehadc of purple toward tips 25 2.50 20.00 snow AND FANCY A. D. Livoni. Soft pink 10 1.00 8.00 Dorothy Peacock. Of large size; color clear pink 16 Elsie Davidson. Deep golden yellow 30 Maud Adams. Snowy white, overlaid clear pink 35 Merlin. Bright orange scarlet 10 Muriel. Deep orange; very free 13 Norma. Bright orange 10 Rose. Deep rose; extra long stems 20 Stradella. Beautiful, deep purple crimson 10 POMPONS Bobby. Plum color; one of the best 05 Darkest of All. Nearly black ; best dark 10 Gruss am Wein. Crushed strawberry 10 Prince Charming. Crearn, tipped purple. One of the best 05 Raphael. Very dark maroon; of extra fine form 10 Sunbeam. Crimson; fine 05 CENTURY DAHLIAS Blanche. Pale yellow, faintly tipped pink 10 1.00 8.00 Gladys. Of largest size; white, pink and crim- 13 1.7S 3.00 14.00 24.00 3.60 1.00 1.25 1.00 2.00 1.00 8.00 10.00 8.00 16.00 8.00 .55 .75 .75 4.00 5..50 5.50 .55 4.00 .75 .55 5.50 4.00 1.35 2.00 3.00 10.75 16.00 24.00 Majesty. Rich, velvety maroon 20 Merry Widow. Beautiful, deep scarlet. 30 Mildred. Bright, clear yellow and exceptionally showy 20 2.00 16.00 Mr. Frank I. Shorey. Waxy white, veined and shaded pinkish lavender 20 2.00 16.00 The Bride. Pure white 20 2.00 16.00 DAHLIAS TO COLOR I Mixed Pinks. Mixed Whites. Mixed Reds. Mixed Yellows, 60 cts. per doz.. $4.50 per 100. S40.00 per 1000. I Mixed, ail colors, 50 cts. per doz., $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per I 1000. STRONG ROOTS OF THE ABOVE 5% MAY BE DEDUCTED IF CASH IS SENT WITH ORDER ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., 128 CHAMBERS STREET NEW YORK CITY "''■"- Plant and Bulb Imports Importations, values and duties on plants, bulbs, etc., from July 1 to Sept. 30, 1915, were as follows: during the trhee months Bulbs, mature mother flowering, imported exclu- sively for propagating purposes Fruit plants for propagation or cultivation Hyacinth bulbs, Astilbe, Dielytra and Lily of the Valley Clumps Lily bulbs and Calla bulbs or corms Lily of the Valley pips, Tulips, Narcissus, Begonia and Gloxinia bulbs Orchids, Palms and Azalea indica Do. (reciprocity treaty with Cuba) Do. (from PhiUppine Islands) Peony, herbaceous. Iris Kjempferi or Germanica, Canna, Dahlia and Amaryllis bulbs Plants, trees, shrubs, roots, seed cane and seeds, imported by the Department of Agriculture or the United States Botanic Garden Rose plants, budded, grafted or own root Stocks, cuttings and seedlings — Fruit and ornamental trees, deciduous and ever' green shrubs and vines and all commonly known as nursery or greenhouse stock not otherwise provided for Do. (treaty with Cuba) • All other bulbs, roots, etc., cultivated for flowers or foliage Total. Rate of Duty Quantity Value Duty Free 271 $2,201 749 309.236 63,581 813,748 16,166 3,293 24 3.736 5.022 61 $2.50 M So M 17,480 2.134 101.870 $43,700 10.670 101.870 SI M 25% 25%— 20%.... 658 SIOM Free 436 4,360 4c. each 73 2 15%— 20%.... 50c. M f Free I Dutiable 18,207 187 73.197 7.996 1,286.803 22 9.103 "174,969 Sioux City, Ia. — The Rennison Floral Co. has all the material on the ground for the extension of its establish- ment. Work is to begin immediately and the new addition will be ready for plant- iuff within a few months. Lansing, Mich. — Angel Priggooris. manager of the Alpha Floral Co.. has leased the W. A. Newton property on the northwest corner of Michigan and Grand aves. and will erect an up to date block on the property immediately. Importance of Pure Seed By Dr. WiU W. Tracy Of recent years there has been a con- stantly increasing appreciation on the part of seed planters of the importance of the varietal quality of the seed used. There is a growing demand, not only that seed furnished shall be of strong vi- tality, but that each and every grain shall be of the distinct varietal character of the sort. Planters, particularly those who plant for market, are not satisfied when a planting of Minnesota Sweet Corn produces a large yield of S-, 10-. 12- or 16-rowed ears, but demand that at least 90 per cent, of the plants shall produce only typical ears of the sort. Experienced planters recognize that the varietal character, and often the quan- tity of the yield, while influenced by local climatic and cultural conditions, is very largely predetermined by tlie breeding of the seed used, which is rarely clearly revealed by even the most careful inspec- tion of the seed itself. The planter has to depend as blindly upon his seedsman in the character of the seed furnished as the physician does upon his druggist. The doctor may be mistaken as to the effectiveness of a drug ordered for a certain case, and it may not help, or even he an injury, to "his patient, bnt common sense and the law sustain him in his demand that, if the druggist undertakes to fill the pre- scriptjon. he shall fill it as it was or- dered, and not by substituting something else which he has hear4 and believes is as good or better. In like way. the planter ma.v be mistaken as to the fit- uess of a certain stock for a particular planting and the crop be a failure, but he has as well founded a right as the physician to expect to get the particular stock he ordered, quite independent of the seedsman's opinion of its comparative merit. A horticultural variety propagated by seed is made up of an infinitude of in- dividuals, each carrying a potentiality of variation, and seed is valuable in propor- tion to which every undesirable variation, be it ever so trifling, is cut out from the line of probable transmission, so that the stock becomes uniform in varietal char- acter. The call from garden and farm is not so much for new and improved varieties as for truer stocks of old sorts of proven merit, and the seedsman who can offer such stock is going to get the trade rather than the one who relies upon newer sorts or lower prices. St. Louis, Mo. — Foster the Florist Co. was incorporated on May 20. Capi- tal stock is .$2500. all paid. Incorporators are: F. J. Foster. John H. Vette, and F. H. Alewell. A general florists' busi- ness 'will be done. Business Troubles Beli.evii.i.e. N. .T. — A. voluntary pe- tition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States District Court on May 24 on behalf of Ilarrv Van Ness, a florist ot 61.3 Mill St. The schedule fixes the liabilities at SS71. and the assets at $.32:j. ! Of these exemption is claimed for $200 worth of stock. 1342 The Florists' Exchange Get Them from Vaughan's and Get Them Good Imported Forcing Bulbs French . Japanese • Dutch as well as Bermuda and California Stocks Bought and Inspected by Our Own Traveler Offered by Us at Rales and Terms to meet Any Competition Remember ocean freight conditions are mucli more critical both from France and Holland. Your order will be safer With a responsible American firm than when ordered through irresponsible foreign travelers. We must admit that all our bookings are based on continued reasonable ocean freight traffic. Write Us for News of Latest Foreign Conditions CHICAGO VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE newyork When ordering, please mention The Exchange When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List and for a quotation for just what you wa^t from time to time: « Airr.,. ^^* """''* "' *^^ foUowing are always on hand M^^ 3 Standard qualities and prices, extra prima long white broad Majunga, l.t quality Majunga and Ist quality Tamateie. oamples sent post free. 2^^ fIPI'"''®", ^^°*^; Mottled and Tapering Canes. ?.fp?.?^-'^i'L^*",'' ^'■^"^'^ Secateurs. XL ALL Budding Soa^ Afl \^^r- f ^^'^,1^ "^^^ ^^'^^''' Mushroom V,.iLoi"'^' ''^ Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, tumigators, etc.. etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper of all Sundries Cable Address; "Vaporizing" London When ordering, please mention The Exchan Potted Earliana Tomatoes Grown and shipped in Paper Pots. A Ereen- lOooMeoo *"°° P" ^°°' ^°' *8«0: fre^'"*""^ of VEGETABLE PLANTS. List (IS years Wholesale Growers and Shippers of Vegetable Plants.) rrice List of Paper Pots and Dirt Bands free. F. W. Rochelle & Sons, Chester, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Uptown Seed Store Harry A. Bunyard Co., inc. 40 Wert 28lh SU NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange JAMES VICK'S SONS Seedsmen, Nurserymen, Florists ROCHESTER, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange GARDEN SEED Bi|&EN^^ErslED''l^n'^.«S. .li^'o'till i^. of the short crop of this past season, as well as a lull line of Garden seeds, will be quoted you upon application to S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS JDey St, NEW YORK, and ORANGE, CONN. When ordering, please mention The Exchange I Sonthern States | Houston, Tex. Notes The floral business in Houston during the pa.st week was very quiet, with very few funerals and few weddings. The big rush now is for Cape Jasmines, there being thou- sands shipped every day from Houston and Alvin. Texas Bluebells are beginning to bloom, and in a few weeks there will be plenty of these in the stores. The City Park Department's new green- house is now going ahead. The material ar- rived last week and is being erected by W. L. Goyen, a local contractor. The material was furnished by Lord & Burnham Co. This house is the first of a series of four that will be erected on the old Wright Flower Garden tract, and is twenty-five by one hundred feet tract, and is 25x100 ft. with a boiler room and worlcroom 25x25 ft., the basement being used for a boiler room. The City Beautiful League, which is a central body made up of delegates from all civic organizations has taken over the pretty yard contest which has been conducted for two years past by the Houston Florists' Club. There has been raised $350 for prizes, which will be distributed in the Fall to those having the best kept yard for the entire season. "The city is now paving Main Boulevard which, when completed, will be four miles long, leading from the center of the city past Hermann Park, with its 400 acres, and the Rice Institute vnth its 300 acres and many beautiful buildings. This will make one of the most beautiful drives in the entire South. Building this boulevard has caused the old street to be widened so that there will be more than 200 trees to move. This work is now being done under the direction of the pubhc parks department, and some trees are being moved with as much as five and six tons of earth. Only Evergreen Oak trees will be planted on this boulevard a$ these are considered the best shade trees. C. L. B. Austin, Tex. One of the most beautiful general deco- rative effects ever staged in Austin was at the reception tendered to the incoming Pres. Vincent, by the retiring Pres. Bat- tle, of the Texas University. The large series of rooms of the Y. M. C. A. Build- ing were decorated with palms and As- paragus Sprengeri. and the floral efifects were of huge jardiniSres of Gladioli and Callas, pink Larkspur and Sweet Peas, from Chas. Alfs' palm garden. The whole effect was perfect. Pour and one-half inches of rain on the night of 21st inst. has insured fine general crops in this section. Edgar Hall, head of the Hyde Park Floral Co., gave a quart of his" blood to save the life of his son Fred, our promis- ing young flower grower, who had two arteries ruptured in his abdomen last week in a collision between his motor cycle and an auto at a dangerous hill- side junction of two streets. He is now believed to be out of danger. The coming National Florists' conven- tion at Houston is a matter of deep in- terest to our florists as they have faith in their ability to grow some prize- winning specimens, apart from a pa- triotic pride in the great State. H. B. Beck. Montgomery, Ala. Business conditions show a slight improve- ment over the same period last year. Fune- ral work is not so plentiful; local trade is better. The bedding plant season is about over, with occasional calls for stock to re- plant that which was destroyed by the recent drouglit. One week ago we had a slow set- thng rain lasting some time, and it was pene- trating so that exhausted Nature righted itself and took on a new lease of life. How- ever, the past three days have been excessive- ly hot, the 26th being the hottest day in May on record; the mercury reaching 99 deg. Under these adver.se circumstances it is hard work to keep cut flowers in anything like a presentable shape. Carnations are small but clean, while Roses are off. The thrip has got in its work in great shape both inside and out, and it is a constant fight. School commencements are now in order and the demand will be good, with about the usual supply of June weddings. The writer took a run over the new grounds and range of the Rosemont Gardens King Seed Cabinet 50 DRAWERS 3 inches wide. 2J^ inches deep. 8 inches long. Oak case and partitions. Oak fronts and backs to drawers. Steel bottoms and sides to drawers. Just the thing for your potting shed. Price, $15.00 net f. o. b. factory. KING CONSTRUCTION CO. NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. My Winter Orehid-FIowcring SWEET PEAS were the best paying crop with many thousandsof growers who had purchased our seed in time. They have received the highest awards at the Nat. Flower Shows in Philadelphia and New York; the Gold Medal of Honor at San Francisco and the Gold Medal in San Diego World's Fair. New list of over 50 best commercial varietie.o will be mailed in June. If you are not already on our book, send in your name. lam the originator of the largest number of Winter-Orchid Sweet Peas, ever seen or shown. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, - Lompoc, Cal. Sweet Pea Ranch PRIMROSE XX SEED XX Improved Chinese Fringed. Finest grown. Many colors mixed. 650 seeds tl.nO; half nkt „6Pf; per 1000 $1.25; colors separate also. ESJMHf-^ w'^T*"^.''- S"'"'' Yellow. Dwf. 20o. PRIMULA Malacoides. Giant Baby. 20c 5JAJ£??i'.^.'*''V Dwarf giant spotted. Pkt! 60o. CINERARIA. Large fl. dwarf; 1000 seeds, 60o §'?6E5'*AF*"^- 5'''°' "'^'te. pink or mixed, 20o. '^r?,^' ^}'"i^^Ar.^}^'"^; ^''"'' Critically selected. 6000 seeds 81.00; H pkt. 50c., oi. »3 00 Cash. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown. Pa. CYCAS REVOLUTA STEMS (SAGO PALMS) Strong and healthy bulbs, size H to 6 lbs. 25 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $9.00, 300 lbs. $25.00. 500 lbs. $40.00. THE MOORE SEED CO. 125 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Giant Snapdragons White, Yellow, Pink, Scarlet, Garnet From 2-inch pots. S2.00 per 100 TT F RoprdAr Gardenville. Erie Co. xa. r . Buerger, ^ew york When ordering, please mention The Exchange June 8, 1910". The Florists' Exchange 1343 MAMMOTH AUCTION SALES of BAY TREES :: PALMS :: ASPIDISTRAS :: Etc. Also GERANIUMS, COLEUS, and all kinds of BEDDING and POTTED PLANTS and BULBS TWO SALES ^* IVff'i^Lr^l''"'^'' TWO SALES The MacNiff Horticultural Company, 52, 54 and 56 Vesey St., New York ..[■diTlii^;. please tin'iitlon The Bichange Some Fine Stock Size of Per Per Pots 100 1000 2Vi-m. ABUTILONS SaWtzU, or 8 varieties mixed J2.25 $20.00 2ii-m. AGERATUMS. White, Light and Dark Blue 2.25 20.00 2}i-\a. ALYSSUM, Large Giant H and Little Gem 2.00 18.00 2H-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus or Hatcheri 3.00 25.00 2H-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. Lart-e plants 2.50 22.50 4 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Larse plants 6.50 60.00 3 -in. BEGONIA, Flowering. 8 leading varieties 6.00 55.00 3 and 3H-in. CANNAS, King Hum- bert 5.00 45.00 CANNAS. Brandywine, Crimson Bedder, Crozy. 20 varieties 4.50 40.00 2>i-in. CENTAUREA (Dusty MU- ler) 2.25 20.00 2H-io. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltil or 15 va- rieties mixed 2.50 22.50 2M-in. CUPHEAS (Cigar Planta) 2.25 20.00 2Ji-iti. FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. 12 varieties 2.75 25.00 4 -in. FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. 12 varieties 7.50 70.00 3M- and 4-in. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Rlcard, Poitevlne, Buch- ner, etc 7.00 65.00 2Ji-in. HELIOTROPES. White, Light and Dark Blue 2.75 25.00 4 -in. HELIOTROPES. White, Light and Dark Blue 7.50 70.00 2H-in. MARGUERITES. White, Yellow and Mrs. Saunders. 2.50 22.50 2H-in. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Splendens 2.50 22.50 3 -in. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Splendens 5.00 45.00 2H-in. VERBENAS. Very choice. mixed or separate colors, in bud 2.25 20.00 BIG BOSTON and GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE PLANTS, S1.60 per 100. CABBAGE, Early Winnigstadt, Wakefield, Henderson. Early Summer, etc., S2.50 per 1000. CAULIFLOWER PLANTS, Early Paris and Snowball. So.OO per 1000. TOMATO PLANTS, Earliana, Jewel, June Pink, Perfection, Stone, Dwarf Champion, Acme, etc. S2.25 per 1000. PEPPER, EGG PLANTS. SWEET POTATOES, etc. Correspondence solicited. Alonzo J. Bryan Wholesale Florist Weishington, New Jersey When i.rfi.TinL' pN'^i^m rii'tit t.iri Tin. KvtiHiiL'e SURPLUS ABOVE MY OWN REQUIREMENTS 1000 LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard, 3 in., at 5o. 200 CUPHEA. 3-in., at 4o. 600SPRENGERI. 2K-in., at 2Hc. 600 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 4-in., at lOo. 300 VINCA variegata. 4-in., at 10c. 200 VINCA elegans. 4-in., at 10c. 100 MAD. SALLEROI. 3-in., at 5o. 600 FORGET-ME-NOT (field clumps), at 5o. 100 IMPATIENS. 4.in. (in bloom), at 7He. 100 DRAC/BNA Indlvlsa. 3-in. at 6c. 100 CANNA. Mme. Berat. 4-in., at 7o. 150 PENTSTEMON Sensation. 2>i-in., at 4o. All first-class stock. Cash, please. J. H. FREDERICK, Johnstown, N. Y. Wb«^n nrdering. please mention The Exchange DRACAENA INDIVISA Good, strong, bench-grown stock, ready for 5-in. and 6-in. pots, urns or porch boxes $10.00 per 100 WHITE BROS., Medina, N.Y. Wbeo ordering, please mentloa The Eschange SUOliNC Silver Pinh SnipJragon.pirtkeiJ odie. Cim« 4S lltwet ikooU. ciduu?e «I ii'dt dpowth It but il the Tive Icid ;ini ipikei. Silter rmk Set^ingi rtidy tfl fkip. Snapdragon Pointers To be most succesBfuI it is better to be governed by tested rules. We give a few pointers regarding Snapdragon taken from our experimental records: Sow seed of our genuine Silver Pink Snapdragon before June 15, foUow directions on topping and benching, setting the plants 12x15. The first crop of blooms wiil come in December, which should be cut, leaving all other growth. The myriads of shoots left should begin flowering in February and continue to flower until June. There should be from 30 to 50 shoots on each plant. If your trade calls for heavy spikes, thin them out. If for medium spikea. let all remain. So much for the greatest and most productive Snapdragon in existence. Treatment for other varieties will be about the same except they can be planted closer. Snapdragon is our one business. No better seeds can be produced. Each variety grown for seed is kept under glass in separate houses. We offer pure seed as follows: Our original Silver Pink, Sl.OO per pkt.. 3 for S2.50. 7 for S5.00. Seed of Nelrose, Phelps* White. Yellow. Garnet, Buxton and Fancy Mixed, at 35c. per pkt., 3 for Sl.OO. Free cultural directions. All orders cash. We have a few thousand seedling plants of Silver Pink at $5.00 per 100. This ad. will guide you to prosperity. Save it. G. S. RAMSBURG, - Somersworth, N. H. When ordprlng. p lease mi'ntlon The Exchange SOUTHERN STATES— Continued on the Carter Hill road, and found every- thing in about as perfect condition as was possible; 125.000 Carnations, 62,000 in the ground and 63,000 in pots ready for trans- planting into the houses; hundreds of feet oi frames filled with Sweet Peas, Shasta Daisies, Candytuft, Violets, Asters, Verbenas for Fall cuttings, etc., almost all under lath frames for shading. Some 40,000 Roses in the newly drained ground are growing fine, while the houses were stocked with An- tirrhinum and Carnations, one section of which will be thrown out and replanted the coming week. The benches in the new addition, two houses, 35ft. by 200ft., are up, and planted in Carnations, while a force of men are putting up the buildings. Several fine frames of Gladioli were grow- ing in all stages, some just throwing up the flower spikes and hundreds ready for cutting, which find a ready sale at SI to SI. 50 per doz. This place is under the supervision of J. P. Paterson. The Morning View Floral Co.,_ H. E. Mitting, proprietor, filed a petition in bank- ruptcy the past week. Liabilities listed at $6,729.11, with assets consisting of growing plants and crop of flowers on land rented from M. B. Houghton. He files S242 worth of open accounts. The major part of his habilities are said to be the leases of both greenhouses and store on South Perry st. He also presents a claim of $110 due his wife as salary for her services in the store as clerk. Under the ruling of Judge Clayton of the United States Court this claim will be al- lowed. W. C. COOK. Louisville, Ky. May closed an exceptionally good month Toward the end of the month there were numerous entertainments, and social affairs of one kind or another, commencements, etc., and most of the florists were busy. Stock of various kinds is now very plentiful, there be- ing a good deal of material going to waste through over-production. Collections are better than they have been for many months, Fred Haupt recently returned from a trade extension trip of the Louisville Board of Trade through Tennessee. The Booster's special left Louisville on Monday evening, May 22, and returned on Friday. Over 1,200 miles of territory were traversed, and many towns visited that Mr. Haupt didn't even know existed. He later left Louisville on May 29 for Indianapolis to attend the annual auto race of 300 miles and also to be present at a Masonic meeting. Business is very good at the Haupt shop. Anders Rasmussen, the New .\lbany, Ind., grower is somewhat overloaded with choice stock at this time. Roses and other cut stock are coming into bloom faster than they can be disposed of, all stock being in excel- lent condition. Reports were received of frost damage in the Lexington and Maysville, Ky., districts as late as May 19. It was reported that fruits, outdoor flowers, and early vegetables were somewhat injured. During the past week the thermometer has been hovering around the 80 mark, and no further frost is looked for. A few good showers toward the end of the week did a great deal of good. Paul Berkowitz, representing H. Bayers- dorfer & Co. of Philadelphia, was recently in Louisville calling on the trade. Henry C. Heilemann, representing William B. Lake, was also in. The danger of leaving insecticides around was demonstrated in Louisville last week when James L. McBurnie, Sr., 67 years old, a retired merchant, accidentaUy drank a fatal draught of nicotine insecticide used for spraying flowers at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. S. Thompson, Mr. McBurnie was in the habit of taking a drink of mineral water every morning. The family had placed the insecticide in an empty mineral water bottle, and Mr. McBurnie accidentally took the poison instead of water. Several doctors worked over the man, but were unable to save his life. There was an excellent demand for cut flowers, plants, etc., from all over the State on Memorial Day. It is said that more grave decoration was practiced this year than usual. Various organizations turned out in force to decorate the graves of old friends, and the demand was better than for several years. This condition may be traced to some extent to the highly flourishing con- dition of the country and the fact that money is plentiful. W. S. Speed, a landscape architect in the Starks building, has a large force of men at work on the big estate of A. T. Hert near Louisville. According to a recent advertisement of the Jacob Schulz Co., "The Bridal Bouquet and Floral Appointments are an exceedingly im • portant part of every wedding, and should be correctly and artistically executed." The company has started a campaign for June wedding business. G. D. C. RoCKViLLE Center, L. I. — Orrel Doughty, 12 years old. son of Albert E. Doughty, florist, jumped from his father's wagon in front of an automobile near their greenhouses on Tuesday, May 30, and was probably fatally injured. At the Nassau hospital, where he is being treated, it is said that the boy's back was broken and that he probably would die. Vinca Variegata VINCA VARIEGATA. SJ^-inch, fine plants, with leads and trail- ers, $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Ricard and Poitevine, 3K-in., SG.OO per 100. These are fine, bushy plants, have been spaced out and well up in bud and bloom. SALVIA Splendens. 3H-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 2H-in., 12.50 per 100. Cash with order John R. Mitchell MADISON, NEW JERSEY Bedding Plants p^ .00 GERANIUMS, Nutt, Grant 3H-in S5 00 gP°' — • ,■ 3 -in. 3.00 Ricard, Doyle 3H-in. 5 00 CHRYSOLORA CHRYSANTHE- MUM 2H-in. 2 50 VINCA Variegata z^-ia. 600 GERM AN 'VY 2H-^: 3.00 SALVIA, Clara B 2H-in. 3 00 ROSE GERANIUMS 22.in 3 00 ROSE GERANIUMS 3-in' S 00 HELIOTROPE 2H-in' 3 00 COLEUS Golden Bedder. Ver- schaffeltil. Firebrand. Spotted Jim, Queen Victoria 2 -in. 2.00 LEMON VERBENA V^'-^ 1 00 CANNAS. Pres. McKlnley 3U-in' 5 00 MIXED CANNAS 3>i-in'. lioO CALADIUM Esculentum, $1.50 per doz ALTERNANTHERAS. Red and yellow 2 00 CASTOR BEANS. J1.60 per doz. Robert A. Elliott, 18 Pine St., Morrislown, N. J. GERANIUMSlsJsL. Fine, stocky plants. Nutt. Grant, double pink and white. 4-inch, J7.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. From flats. 8 to 10 shooU. $12.00 per 1000. BEGONIAS. Everblooming, scarlet. 3-in., 5o • 4-in., lOo. HYDRANGEAS. French, 5 to 6 shoota. 5-inoh pots, 3oc. Samuel Whitton, ^^ uxic^N.^y.""'' When orderlDff. please mentloa The Exchaofe T344 The Florists' Exchange The World's Handsomest Dahlia JohnWanamaker Awarded first prize for best Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful pink, large size, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching habit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous bloomer. William A. Finger, in sending us an order for "John Wana- maker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker' at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say It Is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be In every collection." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, field-grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 per doz., $50.00 per 100. Retail price, $1.00 each. Send for our catalogue and wholesale list. Berlin, NEW JERSEY. Anglin^WalshCo. 335 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 'Phone, Franklin M7 Carnation and Chrysanthemum D..A»»J r..lll««.. Send for complete list of nOOted tUttingS varieties aud prices. Asparagus Plumosus Seedlings Nice, strong stock. SI On per 100, $8 00 per 1000; at S7.60 per 1000 in 5000 lots', 2>i-in. pote, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Begonias for Bedding Vernon, Luminosa, Semperflorens. From 2Ji-in. pots, S3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Cannas— All Varieties From 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. King Humbert, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. CoIeUS Rooted Cuttings Verschaffeltli, Golden Bedder, Golden Queen, Beckwith*s Gem, and many other good varieties. Rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 1000; 2i4-m. pots, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cyclamen 2K-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Dracaena Indivisa 3.00; 3-in. poti iO per 100. Ferns 2>4-in. pots, S3.00; 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100: SH-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. For Ferneries,' in best assortment. 2^-in., $3.00 per 100. loo 1000 Boston $4.00 $35.00 Elegantissima 6.00 60.00 Wliitmanl 5.00 40.00 Scottil 5.00 40.00 Roosevelt 5.00 40.00 Teddy, Jr 6.00 50.00 English Ivy 2}i-in. pots, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Verbenas 2)f-in. P0t«. S3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Bouvardias 2Ji-in. pots. $6.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000 Snapdragon All colors. S4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Whpn riril luring. ]>]p.iHe m-'ntlmi Thf Kx'-ln Dracaenas and Cannas DRACAENA Indlvlsa. From 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100; 6-in., 35c. each. CANNAS. Pres. McKinley, Queen Charlotte and Florence Vaughan. From 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Strong, 3-inch, $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 23^-inch, $3.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN. For June deUvery, $10.00 per 100. PRIMROSES. Ready in July. Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y. When r»r<1frlnp. please mention The Exchao^e A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRACBNA Indivisa. 2-in., 5c.; 3-in., lOc; 4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2}i-in , $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevine, Rlcard, Per- Itins and Buchner. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMAN! FERNS. 3-in., lOo ; 4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c.; from bed for 2H and 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. COLEUS, Verschafleltii and Golden Bedder; CIGAR PLANT, SCARLET SAGE, Zurich; AGERATUM. BLUE HELIOTROPE. 2-in., J2.00 per 100. Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton. N. J. Wben orderlDff. please meotlon The ExchaDge GERANIUMS In bud and bloom Strong Plants S. A. Nutt, Poitevine and Ricard. 3M-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. 4K-in. pote, $10.00 to $12.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. CANNAS. King Humbert, 4-in., $8.00 per 100; David Harum, Queen Charlotte and Vaughan. 4-in., $6.00 per 100. LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard, 3-in., $3.00 per 100. AGERATUM, Stella Gumey. 3-in., $3.00 per 100. COLEUS, Verschafleltii, Golden Bedder and Mixed varieties, $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. £. C. ROGERS, Roslindale, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Exchange MichelFs Seed House 518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA When orderine. please mention The E^elinnge SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Washington, D. C. Memorial Day this year was all that could be expected ; iu fact, in a number of instances it has surpassed former years. The custom of sending wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery is increas- ing every year. Every florist in Washing- ton was represented there on the morn- ing of the 30th with vvagonloads of wreaths and clusters. As there are hun- dreds of thousands of graves in this cemetery, it is quite a task to deliver the flowers to the proper places. The most elaborate decoration is the Tomb of the Unknown, which rests over thousands of bones of unknown soldiers, both of the Blue and Gray. On this tomb will be found a wreath from the President and from all the allied organizations of the Grand Army of the Republic. It is a pretty sight to see all these wreaths on the monument with the streamers with the names of the different organizations on them, hanging from it. Peonies were the predominating flower used this year. Of the wreaths used at the cemeteries, especially the national cemetery, 90 per cent, were made of Slagnolia leaves. Stock is plentiful and can be had for one's own price. There has been a de-" cided drop on Cattleyas. They were quoted for $5 per dozen the past week. White orchids are very scarce, also Val- ley. Tea Roses can also be had for al- most any price. With the men who have just been in the business a year or two buying auto- mobiles to deliver their stock, one can hardly understand how an old time grower can send his cut of Carnations, a thousand or more, in a wheelbarrow all the way from Anacostia to the wholesale market, a distance of 3% miles. At the rate the old darky travels he must leave the day before for the next day's market. The outing committee has got busy and most likely it will be July 19 at Great Falls. Chairman Will Ernest has got in touch with the Russian Embassy and will have the usual supply of "Hume- patopcharox" on that occasion. J. Milton Thomas, who is now a happy benedict, has been receiving con- gratulations from the craft. There has been a heavy demand for pink ramblers from the north, which are just coming into bloom. O. A. C. Oehlmek. Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1360, this issue. Carnations POT PLANTS Enchantress Supreme Lady Northclifi Matchless White Wonder From 2-inch pots J $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Enchantress Lady Bountiful Pink Winsor White Winsor From 2-inch pots $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 Chrysanthemums ROOTED CUTTINGS Thanksgiving Queen. Unaka, Dolly Dimple, Elise Papworth, Intensity, Golden Dome, John Shrimpton, Lynnwood Hall, Patty, Yellow Eaton, Unaka. $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000 Autumn Glory, Ada Spauldlng, Culling- fordii. Dr. Enguehard, Early Snow, Golden Glow, Geo. Kaib, Glory of the Pacific, H. W. Rieman. Money Maker, Maud Dean, Mon- rovia. Mrs. J. Jones, Miss Alice Byron, Mra. Baer, Major Bonnaffon. Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Robt. Haliiday, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon, W. H Lincoln and Timothy Eaton. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. I CANNASi IN 30 VARIETIES From 3>^-in. pots, strong plants, $6.00 and $8.00 per 100. Miscellaneous Plants Ready for Immediate Sales Size pots 100 ALYSSUM 2>i-in. $3.00 ACHYRANTHES, 5 sorts. 2>i-m. 3.00 ABUTILON SavitzU 2>i-in. 3.00 AGERATIM. Blue and White 2>i-in. 3.00 AGERATUM. Blue and White 3)^-in. S.OO ALTERNANTHERAS 2>i-in. 3.00 AMPELOPSIS VeitchU 3 -in. 8.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 3 -in. 6.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 4 -in. 10.00 BEGONIAS, Erfordii, Vernon, Crimson Bedder and Gracilis Rosea 2 -in. 3.00 BEGONIAS, Varieties for Basket and Vases 2H-in. 4.00 CUPHEA Platycentra 2hi-in. 3.00 COLEUS, Ail leading sorts 2}i-in, 3.00 COLEUS. Ail leading sorts 3 -in. 4.00 CENTAUREA Gymnocarpa 2}i-in. 3.00 DRACAENA Indivisa 4 -in. 15.00 DRACAENA Indivisa 6 -in. 25.00 DRACAENA Indivisa 7 -in. 40.00 ENGLISH IVY 4 -in. 8.00 FEVERFEW, Double White 2}i-in. 3.00 FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. . . . 2)f-in. 3.00 FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. . . . 3>^-in. 8.00 FORGET-ME-NOT 2>i-in. 3.00 GERANIUMS. Double and Single. . 3H-in. 7 00 Special Varieties 3H-in. 8.00 Double and Single 2 Ji-in. 3.00 Fragrant Rose, etc 3H-in. 8.00 HELIOTROPE 2)i-in- 3.00 HELIOTROPE 3H-in. 6.00 rVY, German 2)i-m. 3.00 LANTANAS, 6 varieties 2}i-in. 3.00 LEMON VERBENAS 3 -in. 6.00 LEMON VERBENAS 2)i-in. 3.00 LOBELIA. New Double Blue 2>i-in. 3.0C LOBELIA, New Double Blue 3 -in. 5.00 MOONVINE, True White 2>i-in. 4.00 MOONVINE, True White 4 -in. 10 00 PETUNIAS, Single Fringed 214-in. 3.00 SALVIAS 2M-ia. 3.00 SALVIAS 4 -in. 6.00 SWAiNSONA Alba 2K-in. 4.00 STEVIA Compacta 2)i-in. 3.00 TR ADESCANTI A 2)i-in. 3.00 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 3 -in. 6.00 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 4 -in. 10.00 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 2}i-in. 3.00 SEND FOR CATALOGUE Wood Brothers Fishkill, N. Y. Wben ordering. pleaM mentloD Tbt Bxcbaag*- June 3, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 1345 lEe Book of Water Gardening This work supereedea all other books that have previously been written on the subject of aquatics and their surroundiugs, and gives in full detail all the practical in- formation necessary to the selec- tion. _ grouping and successful cul- tivation of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a Water Garden and its environ- ments, and covering all conditions from that of the amateur with a few plants in tuba to the large estate or park. By PETER BISSET £xpert> AquaticulturisL Beautifully printed on heavy enameled paper, and profusely illustrated with one hundred and twenty halftones, seventeen dia- grams and two double page plates. Price Postpaid, $2.50 A.T. DElAMAREPTG.&PUB.CO.Ud. Box 100, Times Sq. Sta., NEW YORK To the Heart of Leisureland Where woods are cool, streams alluring, vacations ideal. Be- tween New York City (with Albany and Troy the gateways) and Lake George The Adirondacks Lake Champlain The North and West The logical route is " The Luxurious Way" Largest and most magnificent river steamships in the world DAILY SERVICE Send for free copy of Beautiful "Searchligh Magazine " HUDSON NAVIGATION CO. Pier 32. North River New York 'The Searchlight Route'' GOOD STOCK At Reasonable Prices 100 DRACj«NA IndlTlsa. 3-in pot» »5.00 DRAC/ENA Indlvisa. 4-iii. potl 10.00 FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2>i-in. poU 2.00 GERANIUMS.Mme.Sallerol. 2>i-in.potfc 2.00 GERMAN IVY. 2>i-in 2.00 rVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2)f-ln. pote 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2Ji-in. i>ot< 2.60 LEMON VERBENA. 3-in. pots 3.00 LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. pot« 6.00 HELIOTROPE. 2H-in 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2Ji-in.. . . 2.60 (RAMSBURO'S STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.00 VINCA Varlegata. 3)^-in 6.00 F. A. EMMONS, ^JllTI. m.. SPRING STOCK GOOD VALUES Per lOO 3-in. PETUNIA. Extra fine $3.00 2>i-in. BUDDLEIA Maftnlflca and Aslatlca. 5.00 2)i-in. SNAPDRAGONS. Mi.ied 1.50 4-in. Ricard and Poitevine. Cut back and branched, but not many in bloom 5.00 ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. W^en ordering:, please mention Tbe Excbanse SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Baltimore, Md. Tlio local iimrkot during the past week has not proved to be very profitable to the grower of cut flowers under glass. Outdoor flowers are legion and often they top the greenhouse- grown both in size and substance. Without a doubt Peonies wore the ruling factor in the market this week. While at first they were rather scarce, especially wheii there would have been opportunity for ship- ping out-of-town, at the hast minute before Memorial Day sales came to a close the came in big loads, only to emphasize the sur- plus of other stock still on hand. The demand for Carnations was exceeding- ly poor. Roses have been of somewhat better quality. Russell and other specials have averaged about 8c.; No. 1 at 5c. to 6c.; shorts around 3c. and 4c. Carnations have sold at SI. 50 to S3 per 100. Choice longi- florum Lilies have brought 7c. and 8c. Sweet Peas have become very poor in quality and selling at 25c. upwards; the very choicest bringing 50c. per 100. Peonies sold at better prices about Saturday than they did later on, when it became too late for out of town ship- ments. Choice blossoms brought from 5c. to 6c.; others averaged 3c. and 4c. Mr. WeUs of the West End Floral Co. is still at the Franklin Square Hospital, but is reported to be progressing favorably. John Miller has announced his decision to continue in business at his old place. F. J. Le CLAIR. Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward ufl promptly particulars as to forthcoming exhibitions.) Amlierst, Uass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, in connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 3-28. 1916. Bar Harbor, Me. — .Amer. S. Pea Soc.'s annual show, July 14-15. Sec'y H. A. Bunyard. Cleveland, O. — Flower show and Indus- trial fair. Sept. areenwlch. Cons. — Fall flower, fruit and vegetable show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 1916. Bartford, Conn. — Summer show of the Connecticut Hort. Soc, June 27-28. Iiancaster, Pa. — Flower Show, Nov. 9-11. Iiewiston, Me. — Annual flower show of Lewiston and Gardeners' Union, Aug. 24 and 25. Iiondon, England. — Nat. Sweet Pea Society's show at the Royal Hort. Hall. July 11. Mamaroneck, K. T. — Summer show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horti- cultural Society, June 16-17. Medford, Oreg-on. — Annual meet, of the Pacific Coast Association of Nursery- men, June 20-22. Mount Klsco, VS. T. — Fall show of the Northern Westchester County Hort and Agri. Soc., Oct. 27-29. Sec'y A. G. Ross, Annandale Farm. New York, — International Apple Ship- pers' Ass'n, Aug. 2. New 'york, N. Y. — Amer. Dahlia Soc.'s annual show. Sept. 26-28, In Engineer- ing Bldg., 25 W. 39th St. Sec'y J. H. Dick. New York. — Pall exhibit Horticultural Society of New York at Museum of Natural History, Nov. 9-12. Sec'y Geo. V. Nash, Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. T. New York. — Pelham Bay Park. — Inter- national Garden Club's flower show, June 1-4. Secretary of the club. Miss Harriet Johnstone, 162 E. 36th St., New York City; show manager, Arthur Herrlngton. New York.— Annual Chrysanthemum show of the American Institute. En- ' gineering Society Bldg.. 25-33 W. 39th St., New York., Nov. 8-10. Sec'y Wm. A. Eagleson, The American Institute, 322-324 W. 23d st. New York — Exhibition of the American Peony Society, American Museum of Natural History, June 9 to 11 In- clusive. Schedules on application to A. P. Saunders, Sec'y, Clinton, N. Y. Orange, N. J. — Dahlia show of the N. J. Floricultural Soc. Providence, B. I. — Rhode Island Horti- cultural Society's Summer show, June 16. Providence, B. I. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Sept 12-13. Providence, B. I. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Nov. 14-15. St. Iiouls, Mo. — Spring show, March IS- IS, 1917. Syracuse, N. Y. — N. T. State Fair, Sept. 11-16. 'West Springfield, Mass. — Opening of the Eastern States Agricultural Exposi- tion, October. Seasonable Plants, Cuttings, Seeds and Bulbs zizii: A GOOD LINE OF COMMERCIAL PLANTS, CUTTINGS SEEDS AND BULBS, FOR IMMEDIATE PLANTING «|K=:^I STAND BACK OF EVERY ORDER SHIPPED. SATISFACTION,— ■>^«.'' W*fiK^ GUARANTEED IS MY WAY OF DOING BUSINESS ^S3^ ., ROSES. Strong, Kri.ftc.l, 3-in., Shawyer, Scott Key, Lady Alice Stanley, Kalaerin Mock. Maryland, at Sl.'J.OO per 100, $120.00 per 1001). ■vaiatrin, „ jP'^^J?-^-.. StronK 4-in., in bud, own root, fine for planting out or forcing: Aaron Ward fA^t^- "^^nn' Brunner, Arenbcrft. Mrs. Taft, Klllarnoy Brilliant, FIrcflame, $L>.50 per doz $15.00 per 100. ROSES from 3.^-^-in. pota, own root, fine for planting out or forciniz- lladlov K'iln,.rln Augusta Victoria, Hilllnedon, Pink Killarney, Richmond. $1.50 per doz., $8.00 'per 100 A.,...,...,.., . FERNS — Continued 100 1000 I^^?,^- ■''■; , J5.00 $43.00 whitmani. .)ij-in. 7.5c. each ALTERNANTHERA. Green, 100 1000 Red and Yellow. 2-in $2.60 $20.00 3-in 3.50 30.00 ALYSSUM, Dwarf andTall. 2-in. 2.50 20.00 3-in 3.50 30.00 AOUILEGIA Columbine. Field-grown clumps. $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings. $8.00 per 1000: in 5000 lots, at S7.50 per 1000: in 2;.4-in., S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va- rietiea. Prices on application. BEGONIAS. Erfordia, Lumi- 100 1000 nosa, Semperflorens White, .Strong, 3-in $6.00 Chatelaine. Strong seedlings from soil 3.50 $30.00 2Jf-in S.OO 45.00 3-in S.OO 75.00 4-iD 12,00 Lorraine. 2;4-in 12,00 100.00 Cincinnati. 2K-in 15.00 140.00 Mrs. J. A. Peterson. 2l4-in. . 25.00 200.00 Rex. 2 '4-in., very best varieties, assorted, . 5.00 40.00 Luminosa and Erfordia. 2li- in, pots 3,00 25.00 Vernon. 2-in 2.50 20.00 Bedding. .Assorted. 2Jit-in... 4,00 BOUVARDIAS. Red, Pink and Whltei. Ex- cellent stock. $5.00 per 100, $40,00 per 1 000. CANNAS. 3-in. pots. Rosea Gigantea, $6.00 per 100: Firebird, $15.00 per 100; Florence Vaughan. Bouvler, Crozy, Richard Wallace, Gladiator, Jean Tis- sot, Naros (dest white), Ouee;iCIiarlotte and J. D. Eisele. S3, 00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000. King Humbert, 4-in., SS.OO per 100. CALADIUM Escuientum. 5-in., $2,00 per doz CARNATIONS. From 2.ii-in. pots and from soil in best standard varieties at right price. Will quote voii on application. ROOTED 'MUM CUTTINGS. 100 1000 Early Frost $3.00 $25.00 Wliite Chieftain 4,00 35.00 Pink Chadwick 3,00 25 00 Bronze Chadwick 3.00 25.00 Oconto. Best early white, to follow Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Unaka, Alice Byron , Balfour, Appleton , Bonnaffon, Chrysolora, Chas. Razer. White Bonnaffon, Yellow Jones, Polly Rose. Dr. Enguehard. Smith's Advance, Chieftain, Pacific Supreme. Seldewitz. and other varieties. $1,75 per lOti, Sl.'t 00 ner 1000 POMPON 'MUMS. Hooted Cuttings. A fine list of best varieties. $1,75 per 100. $15 00 per 1000. Also a full list of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. COB/EA Scandens. 2-in., $2.50 per 100- 3-in,, $3.50 per 100. COLEUS. Hooted Cuttings. Golden Redder. Verschaffeltii. and all other best varieties. 8Sc. per 100, postpaid; $7.00 per 1000 by express collect. 2-in,, in best varieties and mixed. $2 00 per 100, $18,50 per 1000. CYCLAMEN. Very best strain and colors: fine plants. Xnias Red, Pink, Salmon. Pure White, White with Eye, Dark Glowing Red. 2M-in,, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 3-in,, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. DAHLIAS. 2-in.. choicest .varieties for cut flowers. Send for list of varieties. $4 00 per 100. $35,00 per 1000. DAISIES. Two best Winter cut flower varieties. Boston Yellow. Strong, SJ-i-in. 100 1000 bush.v plants, 25 for $4.00, $12,00 per 100: 2i^-in $6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4,00 $35.00 Giant White-flowering, Root- ed Cuttings 2.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 ■i'A-m 10.00 Rooted Cuttings 1 75 Single White. Beet variety for pots: large flowering. 2^-'m. 5.00 DRACAENA Indivlsa. Strong transplanted seedlings 2.00 2M-in 3.00 3-m 5.00 3H-in 7.00 *-in 15.00 5-m 25.00 DUSTY MILLER (Senccio). 2-in. 2.50 3-in 3.50 FERNS. Table Ferns. In beet varieties. 23^ -in 3.00 3-in 6.00 Boston Ferns. 2J'4-in 4.00 35.00 3-m, , , , 8.00 Roosevelt, Whitman! com- pacta, Scottil. All ajj-in. , S.OO 40.00 Elegantisslma Improved and Elegantisslma compacta. -'4-in 6,00 ,50,00 15.00 25.00 15.00 17.50 Fable Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2,00 per flat; 5 flats, $1.75 per flat; 10 ^Ali'^: A'J'.'i'";''. "■" *''liip|ientlon The Exchange Specimen Stock of Orna- mentals and Evergreens Call and Look Our Stock Over A. L. MILLER Sutphln Road and Rockaway Boulevard JAMAICA, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange OUR ADVERTISING COLUMNS liiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin I Ornamental Nursery Stock | = is handled with profit and satisfaction by hundreds of our florist oustomera. We grow the M M following lines in large quantities and are always glad of the opportunity to make quotations. M m Field-Grown Roses, Flowering Shrubs, Perennial Plants, 9 I Climbing Vines, Ornamental Trees § g OUR CURRENT PRICE LIST wiU be gladly forwarded on request. g ^ NOTE. — Use printed stationery. 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JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons,AzaIeas,Spiraeas, Japonica, Lilium Speciosum, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts PRICES MODERATE When ordering, please meptlon The Erchange The National Nurseryman The official organ of the American Asso- ciation of Nurserymen. Circulated among the trade only. Published monthly. Subscription price, one dollar per year. In advance. Foreign subscriptions, one dollar and fifty cents per year, in advance. Sample copies free upon application from those in the trade, enclosing their business card. THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY Inc. 218 Livingston BIdg., Rocliester,N.y. When ordering- plenpe mfntlun The Kx^hnnee Hiirs Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment in large and small sizes. Price list now ready. TheD. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., oX^'iu. Evergreen Specialists Largest Growers in America When nrdering Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask For Price List Mountain View Floral Co. , Portland, Ore. When ordering, pleaae mentlnp The Exchange Fine, Large, Austrian, White, Scotch and Mugho Pines The best in the country. Make appointment. See the stoclc. THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO. Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 2648 4, Bridgeport DirlBion. Eatablished 21 years. Wten ordering, pleaae mention The Bicbapge Nearly 10,000 subscribe for THE EXCHANGE and we are gaining new readers weekly. READ FOR PROFITI- -USE FOR RESULTS Surplus Stock Per 100 PERIWINKLE. Out of 4-in..$12.00 Outof3-iD 7.00 COLEUS, 10,000. Out of 2y2-m. pots. G6lden Redder 3.00 Verscliaffeltii 3.00 Oueen Victoria 3.00 Fancy Variety 3.00 FLOWERING VINCAS. Out of 31-2-in. pots 7.00 SCARLET SAGE. Out of 4-in. pots 7.00 ENGLISH rVY, Out of 2 M- in. pots ; 3 plants in pots starting to run 5.00 Chas. Zimmer West Collingswood, N. J. When ordering, pleaae mention The Klcti-tuge Coleus Verschaffeltil, G. Bedder and 12 others. 2-in. pots. $1.75 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Ricard, Doyle, Poltevllie and others. 3-m., $3.00 per 100. SINGLE PETUNIAS, STOCKS, PHLOX, VER- BENAS. 2-in.. $1.50 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100. SALVIAS, BonBre and Zurich: 3-in., $3.00 per 100. PANSY PLANTS. $1.00 per 100. $8,00 per 1000. TOMATOES, PEPPERS, CABBAGE. 2-in. pots, $1.25 per 100. EGG PLANTS, CALILIFLOWER Seedlings. SOo. per 100; 2-in. pots. $1.50 per 100. CELERY, Self-blanching, French Seed. $2.50 per 1000; Transplanted, 40c. per 100. Cash with order, please. ERNEST HARRIS, When iirdciiiii;. |.l.-. Delanson, N. Y. mi'iili.in 'i'hi- Bedding Plants GER.VS'Il M.S. In bud and bloom. 100 1000' Poitevine. Ricard, Nutt, Grant. 3 '-2-inch $6.00 VINCA Varlegata. 3i^-m 6.00 3-in 4.00 COBEA Scandens. 3-in 5.00 AGERATUM. Blue. 2H-in 2.50 BEGONIA Vernon. 2H-in 2.50 SALVIA Splendens and Bonfire. 2H-in 2.25 $20.00 3-in 4.00 ALTERNANTHERAS. Red and vellow. 2-in 2.00 ASSORTED FERNS. Strong, healthy plants, including Cyrtomium Fal- catum and Aspidium Tsusse- mense. 2>i-in 3.00 25.00 3-in 6.00 55.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus Seedlings 1.00 S.OO ADIANTUM Cuneatum. 4-in 15.00 FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. When orfleriTiLT. rtleii?^'' I'litinn Ttie Exohan £e For Fall Delivery Azaleas At Exceptional Low Prices FIRST QUALITY A. Colle & Sods, Destellberger (Ghent) Belgium Aak for prices of: A. COLLE 2I9ShoeIeather St,, WOODHAVEN. N. Y Wbeu ordering, please mentloa Tbe E.xcliaDK« June 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1347 -St I Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN PreodADt, £. 8. Wklch. ShcnaDdoah. la.; Vic«> preaidcDt, John Watson, N. Y.; Treosurttr, Peteh VoUNCEUs, Geneva, Neb.; Secretary, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 4lHt Annual Convention will be held in Milwauliee, Wis., June 28-30 ft** Diervilla (Weigela) rosea variegata {Subject o/ this witk's iUustrutunt) Diervillas have been so hybridized and added to jy varieties that one hardly knows to which class any one of them belongs. However, the name under which our present subject is known indicates it is a variegated variety of D. rosea. Many of our older florists will remember the introduction of the common rosea to our collection, when advertisements of it read something like this: "Weigela rosea, a grand new shrub from China." And it was a grand addition to our shrub lists in those days. There was nothing like it before, according to what our recollection is, and its worth is well shown when we say it is among the standard shrubs of today, as it has been from its advent among us. The "variegata" comes from its foliage, which is of a green and white mix- ture. The flowers, too, are lighter than those of the typical rosea, making a combination not as pretty as a deep rose color would be, but then, when the flowering is over, the variegation of its foliage adds much to the interest of a collection of shrubs in which it may be placed. In fact, it is for its foli- age rather than its flowers that it is to be commended, though, look- ing at its picture as we present it, who would say it is not beautiful? There are now a dozen or more distinct Weigelas, varying in color of flower from white to crimson, allowing a large choice to those about to plant. Not only do they vary in color, but in height also there is much difference. If one of the general outline of that of our picture be wanted, then the old rosea itself could hardly be im- proved on. There is a type of much taller growers, of which ar- borea versicolor may be taken as an example. This has more vigor- ous, upright growth than rosea, while not devoid of bushiness, while the color of its flowers are much the same. It should be said here that, though rosea is supposed to represent a rose colored flower, in the case of our Weigela rosea it is while in the bud that this color is displayed; when ex- panded the inside color is white, a charming combina- tion. Returning to arborea versicolor and its strong growth, made in early Summer, if this growth is shortened some in August it results in forcing out side shoots, which usually display loose panicles of flowers. In this way a second, or Autumn display of flowers may be had, very welcome at that season. Botanists know of two native Wei^elas here, one, W. trifida, grows in our northern woods — even along the Wissahickon, within the city of Philadelphia; the other, sessilifolia, is from the mountains of Carolina and Tennessee. Neither is the equal of those of Asiatic origin. Diervillas are of the easiest propagation; species from seeds, and all sorts from soft wood under glass, or hard wood made in Winter, and planted out in Spring. While we are abundantly supplied with native coniferous evergreens of many kinds, for variety's sake we find use for many foreign ones, among which is Picea Alcocki- ana, a Japanese one which finds much favor with planters. It differs much from the general run of Spruces, in fact from any evergreens found in plant- ings, in the light bluish lines which mark the green of the under leaves. This gives to the tree a variegated appearance, being an uncommon feature of any other Spruce of which we have knowledge. It is known to some as the variegated Spruce, but this is not what the term usually covers. It is but when the tree ha.s reached some height, allowing for a full view of the underside of the branches, that its striped green and blue appearance is fully recognized. This Spruce appears to be but of moderate growth, with branches more slender than robust. It has been in cultivation many years, and though in some lists it is called rare, there is no reason why it should be, as it can be liail from all leading nurseries and importers of Japanese trees. Seeds can be had from which to raise seedlings, and there is the grafting of it on any other Spruce to aid in getting up a supply. It is not uncommon to find the name spelled Alco- quiana, but the best authorities spell it Alcockiana. The English Ivy, Hedera Hehx, in its TvJ IJ ».*T common form is so much used where an £ngUsn Ivy j^.^. j^, req„irg(j fh^j [tg various varie- ties appear little known. There are several of the cut leaved forms of much merit, fitting them for use as pot plants and for trellis and similar work for which many other vines are used. One of these varieties, Hedera digitata, with comparatively small leaves, much n[>l to give satisfaction. Without doubt it would give satisfaction along the Coast up to Delaware and to Xew Jersey, where the influence of the sea is of much aid to half hardy plants. Gelsemium deserves the fame it has in the South as a most lovely vine. It is evergreen, the foliage of a shining green, and bearing beautiful large, bright yel- low flowers, of pleasing fragrance. Many persons who have seen it in the South speak of it in glowing terms, and such of our florists who have grown it in pots know how handsome it is. Years ago, when Philadelphia florists had a good trade for plants in the South, this Gelsemium as well as Magnolia fuscata and similar plants could be found in many of their greenhouses. It was then that the beauty and fragrance of the flowers of Gelsemium were made known to many of us, for the small plants of it, which had been rooted from cuttings, used to flower when in but 3in. pots, and how pleasant the fragrance was ! In the South this vine is known as Carolina Yellow Jasmine. Calyciuithus floridus Plcea (Abies) Alcockiana Diervillea rosea variegata divided, is of pleasing appearance. It is an excellent sort to use where the common Ivy, with its large leaves, is of too heavy an appearance. Everyone knows what a heavy mass of green the common I\y makes in the course of time, when in addition to the clinging shoots there are numerous side ones as well. It is for posi- tions where this heavy appearance is undesirable that the cut-leaved one, digitata, could be better used. When it clings properly there is a sheet of pretty, small foliage, close to the surface to which it is at- tached. When grown in pots for sale by florists, its neat, pretty foliage sells it without the additional merit of its being a hardy Ivy. Many persons find the English Ivy in all its varie- ties reluctant to attach itself to walls and other sur- faces of a smooth nature. There are two chief rea- sons for this in our experience, the lack of interstices for the roots to enter, and often the glare of hot sun- light. There is no help for the first, but in the ease of the second we have often found that by aiding a few leading shoots to hold fast to their positions for a year or so, the shade their foliage affords encourages newer growths to cling without help. This is why when Ivy is set to north or east walls there is less difficulty in getting it started than when it faces a southern ex- posure. We have known good results to follow the plant- ing of Ampelopsis Veitchii vi'ith Ivy, its growth over- lapping and holding the Ivy, until the latter can hold itself. It can be taken away in a year or two, leaving the Ivy alone. What a pitv it is that those of us Gelsemium ^^^(h ^f Virginia cannot eniov the sempervlrens beauty of such vines as Gelsemium sempervirens on our own grounds,, but its lack of hardi- ness compels us to omit it! We have to go south to see it in its great beauty in a wild state. Plants of it have wintered outdoors at Philadelphia, but only when well protected. In that city, when set on an eastern side of a dwelling, plants have survived, but In Calycanthus flori- dus, the "Sweet Shrub" of our gar- dens, there is one of the best known of old-time shrubs, its popularity arising from the fragrance of its flowers. These flowers are dis- played in May, and are of a red- dish brown color, the red color diminishing as the flowers age. It is near cities where old nurseries exist or existed that this species can be found, as in those days it was the only species in cultivation. In later years other species, vari- ously known as C. fertilis, laeviga- tus and glauca, have, unfortunately, become common as their flowers lack the fragrance of floridus. What is still more to be regretted is the fact that these other sorts are sold for floridus, unknowingly by many, if not by all. A further regret is that all these spurious floridus, seed freely, hence are eas- ily increased, while it is rare for floridus to seed at all, hence it is scarce in nurseries. Referring to fragrance, so far as general belief goes there is no fragrance to any of the Calycanthuses except floridus, but we have noticed some catalogs listing the others as possessing it, which we think is quite an error. Even C. floridus flowers are not odoriferous through all their stages of expansion. One may gather several flowers proving scentless be- fore getting one with the well-known pleasing odor. Then, too, the odor is most evident when the flowers are crushed in one's hand. In the old edition of Bailey's Cyclopaedia there is an excellent illustration of the true floridus, also of the spurious one we have described. Floridus has rather narrow, pointed leaves, and its growth is very erect; and it rarely seeds. The other, or others, differ in all these respects from floridus. Floridus is increased from layers, root cuttings and division of the plants. The genus Andromeda at one time con- tained a large number of species, many of which have now been transferred to other genera. Under the old name Andromeda one often finds the well-known species, mariana, long esteemed as one of the most beautiful of all our native sorts. It well deserves this recognition. The flowers are very large for the genus, of a clear white color, while its bright shining green foliage adds to the gen- eral attraction. This species, mariana, is but of 2ft. to 3ft. in height It is deemed a Northern species, but it extends into some of the border States of the South, everywhere recognized as one of the lovely flowering shrubs of Spring. It Is rather plentiful in some parts of the southern districts of New Jersey; sometimes quite a number of them are found in one place. The seeds of Andromedas in general are so dust-like that much care has to be given to raise seedlings. Very fine soil, with some addition of moss is necessary; and then close care for some time after the sowing. All has to be under glass. Andromeda mariana 1348 The Florists' Exchange HYPER- HUM us PROVEN QUALITY Rich in Organic Matter, high in Nitrogen, carrying the valuable nitrogen fixing Bacillus Pasteuranium, which not only replenishes Nitrogen, but renders available other valuable Chemicals in the Soil Odorless and absorbs many times its weight in water, giving valuable d''ought-resisting quality to soils where it is used Best for Greenhouse, Nursery, Lawn and Garden Price $6.00 Per Ton in Bulk F. O. B. Cars OrHpr^a rpfPti'iiH nn nr hr-frirp .Tiinti ordprtng nlpnco mfntinn Thp F.Tfhnpge Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFITI USE FOR RESULTS June 3, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1349 BEGONIAS MRS. J. A. PETERSON PerlOO PerlOOO 2J4-inchpots - $25.00 $200.00 CINCINNATI 2M-inch pots LORRAINE 2M-inch pots 15.00 1.40.00 12.00 110.00 CYCLAMEN Separate colors, finest strain, extra strong, 3.inch pots, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000 Julius Roehrs Company RUTHERFORD, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Eichaage Southern Cultural Notes Now that your Spring sales are over the main thing is to get your growing stock that is in the houses, either under slat houses or frames or on benches in houses with side ventilation. Air they must have, and pro- tection from the sun's rays. The general way of shading the glass is not satisfactory as a general protection during the entire Summer. Indeed, to be successful, you should have almost foot for foot of lath or other material as you have glass. Of course such stock as Cyclamen, Be- gonias, etc., require glass covering on ac- count of heavy Summer rains, but other stock, such as palms, ferns, bedding stock for propagating should be under outside shade. In the central and southern South even the tender ferns, orchids and other hot ihouse varieties of plants will do better than in the hot, close temperature of the green- houses. If for no other purpose the houses you use for growing your pot plants, in should be entirely cleaned out every Summer, and fumigated and whitewashed to clean out all vermin. The accumulation in one season in this climate of insects of ail kinds is greater than in five years in a colder section. If possible, every house should be closed tightly, and not one but several doses of hydrocyanic gas should be given them. In filling again in the Fall, every plant should be inspected and thoroughly cleaned before bringing in; in no other way can you hope to successfully grow good clean stock. In the rush of the busy season you have no time and such work can be done with ap- parent ease in the dull Summer season. You have another advantage in plunging your plants in the slat houses; you can re- pot such as need it. tie or trim in shape, and get them in merchantable condition before they make their Summer growth. Azaleas, CameUias, palms, etc., should be out before this, but perhaps you were so rushed they were overlooked, but do it now. Do it before you get wound-up with your mind engrossed on replanting your cut flower stock. If in your general stock you grow an as- sortment of shrubs, be sure and prune back all that have flowered this Spring, as the growth they make this Summer is what gives Large American-Grown Rhododendrons and Kalmias THE r. E. CONINE NUfiSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telepboo*. 2648-4, Bridgeport DiTuion. Make ^ aptHtlntment. See the stock. Eatabliahed 21 yeari. you flowers the next Spring. Such varieties as Spirrea Anthony Waterer and kindred va- rieties must not be allowed to go to seed, which they will do if you do not remove the flowers as soon as they fade and wither. Watch all varieties of herbaceous plants and remove all old flowers if you would have con- tinuous bloom. Now is a good time to overhaul and divide the Maidenhair ferns. For next season's cutting. As this fern requires a light, fibrous soil to ensure long stems, where leaf mold is scarce. Sphagnum Moss, thoroughly dry and rubbed through a half inch mesh sieve will prove a good substitute. With good loam, some thoroughly decomposed cow manure and a liberal quantity of the sifted moss, you can produce as fine stock as can be grown. I have found for an easy grower with good, stiff stems for general cut flower work, Adiantum O'Brienii is far superior to any other. This variety was, I believe, in- troduced by W. A. Manda but was not pushed or advertised as much as its merits deserved. W. C. COOK. Department of Agriculture Notes Frederick V. Colville, a botanist in the bureau of plant industry of the De- partment of Agriculture, attached to the office of economic and systematic botany, spent the week at Fries Junction, Va.. investigating the local supplies of native Rhododendrons and Azaleas in rela- tion to their utilization in horticulture. Peter Bisset, of the office of foreign plant introduction, of the bureau of plant industry, has been visiting New York, points on Long Island, Riverton, N. J., and Philadelphia, Pa., inspecting the co- operative tests of American and Holland grown bulbs, and looking over the propa- gation and culture of newly-introduced materials in nurseries and greenhouses. Chrysanthemum Cuttings NEW AND STANDARD VARIETIES Mrs. M. R. Morgan, a pure Golden Yellow Eaton, rooted cuttings, tlB.OO per 100, $125.00 per 1000. Alex Guttman, the new 6esh pink, from SK-in. pots, 60c. each, tS.OO per doz., $35.00 per 100. White C:hleftain, rooted cuttings, $.3.00 prr 100, Si.') 00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW VARIETIES Autocrat, Golden Gleam, Marigold, E. Guttman, Early Frost, Golden Queen, Modello, $4.00 per 100, 830.00 per 1000. CAPRICE VARIETIES White Caprice, Yellow Caprice, Purple Caprice, Lilac Caprice, Butler's Caprice, K. Thompson, Lady Lydia, Brutus, Mrs. Greening, S3.00 per 100, 825,00 per 1000. Golden Eagle, Salomon's Gold, W. H. Chadwick, E. A. Seldewitz, Smith's Ideal, Mistletoe, Oconto, Harvard, Wells' Late Pink and Alice Salomon. Best early white, rooted cuttinBS. 83.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Golden Chadwick, Chadwick Improved, and Chadwick Supreme, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 Charles Razer, Early Snow, Ivory, Octo- ber Frost, Polly Rose, Comoleta, Golden Glow, Robert Halllday, Pink Ivory, Roserie, For prices on pot plants, add 51.00 per 100 Unaka, William Turner, Lynnwood Hall, Timothy Eaton, Alice BjTon, Dolly Dimple, Ramapo. Yellow Eaton, Dr. Enguehard, Pink Gem, Patty, Chieftain, Jean Nonln. Mrs. J. Jones, White, Yellow Mrs. Jones. Helen Frick, Maud Dean, Wells' Late Pink, $2.00 per 100, $17. .'iO per 1000. Smith's Advance, Chrysolora, Glory of Pacific, Pacific Supreme, Beatrice May, Col. Appleton, MnJ, Bonnaffon, Roman Gold, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. POMPONS New and Standard Varieties Red Riding Hood, Leota, W. Mensa. G. Mensa, E. D. Godfrey, Josephine, W. E. Buckingham, White Diana, Ouinola, Souv. d'Or, Golden C^limar. Yellow Baby, White Baby, Queen of Whites, Julia Lagravere, Western Beauty, Mary Rich- ardson, B. Phillips, L. Doty, Rufus, Lulu, Nesco, Miss Julia, Helen Newberry, Golden Harvest, Klondyke, SINGLES Nakota, White Garza, Mary Colladay, Yellow Garza. S2.50 per 100, 820.00 per 1000. Plants from 2-in. pots of the above and many other varieties, $3.00 per 100. 825 00 per 1000. For CARNATIONS, ROSES and OTHER STOCK, SEE CLASSIFIED Stock for Bedding and Window Boxes 2-inch 2H-inch 3-iiicb 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 $3.00 $25.00 $6.00 $50.00 3.00 26.00 600 60.00 4.00 30.00 6.00 40.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 6.00 40.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 40.00 25 00 4.00 35.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 25.00 6.00 40.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Sprcngeri AGERATUM. Six varieties $3.00 $25 00 ALTERNANTHERAS 3.00 AL YSSUM 3.00 BEGONIAS. Prices on application. CUPHEA 3.00 FEVERFEW 3.00 FUCHSIAS 3.00 . . , GERANIUMS. In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them 4-inch $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 S-inoh 18.00 " 160.00 " 3-inch, for growing on 5.00 " 46.00 " Foitevlne. Rlcard. Maryland. S. A. Nutt. Buchner. La Favorite, and all the other popular varieties. 2-inch 2^-inch 3-inch 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 HELIOTROPES. Three varieties $3.00 $25.00 $4.00 $36.00 $6 00 $60 00 rVY, EngUsh 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 8.00 7o!o0 German 3.00 25.00 " ' LANTANAS. Six varieties 3.00 LOBELIA 3.00 LEMON VERBENAS 3.00 MOONVINES 3.00 PETUNIAS. Double and single 3.00 SALVIA 3.00 SENECIO 3.00 SWAINSONA 3.00 VERBENAS. 40 varieties '..3.00 25.00 4.00 35.66 S.OO 40.00 VINCAS. 4-inch. Extra heavy $16.00 per 100, $120.00 per 1000 4-inch. Heavy $10.00 and $12.00 per 100 3-inch $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 3-inch. Heavy jg.oo per 100 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklin and St. Paul Sts. WASHINGTON; 1216 H St. N. W. 25.00 4.00 35.00 800 60.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 50,00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6,00 50,00 26.00 4.00 35 00 6.00 50.00 25.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 50.00 26.00 4.00 36.00 6.00 40.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 6.00 40.00 25.00 4.00 30.00 sno 40.00 25.00 4,00 30.00 5.00 40.00 When orderiug, please mention The Exchange Strong, 4-in Stock, $10.00 and $12.00 per 100 Vinca Variegata DRACAENA INDIVISA, S-in. 25c., 4-in. 15c. ENGLISH IVIES, $12.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Poitevine and Nutt, 4-in. $8.00 per 100 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Yellow and White Chadwick, 2M-in. $2.50 per 100. Bonnafion, White and Yellow, 2J4-in. $2.00 per 100. HENRY WESTON, When ordering, pleaae meptlon The gjchange Hempstead, N. Y. ^R^Elt^SlDJilE^iM^mTE.Sofe I Hydfangea Otaksa FRENCH HYDRANGEAS. Mme. E.MoulUere. belt whit«; and Gen. de Vlbraye batt piok. from 2K-iQ- poU. at (4.00 per 100. ADIANTUM ftloriosum. (Improved Hardy Parleyense^ from \%-\n. pota, at $8.00 per 100. PERN SEEDLINGS in Plata. In all tht beat mar- ket varieties, ready June I5th. Let me quote you. THOS. P. CHRISTENSEN. Short Hills. N. J. WheB ordartng. pleaae mentloD Tb« Htatctapfe Vinca Variegata 2-in. $2.00, 2>i-in. t2.S0. 3-in. $3.60 per 100. GERANIUMS. Helen MIchell, 2-in. ,$3.50 per 100; S. A. Nutt and others, 2-in. $2.25 per 100; 3-in. J3.50 per 100. TOMATOES and SWEET PEPPERS, 2-in. $1J!S per 100. W. J. FREDERICK 29 Helderberg Avenue. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. Wben ordering, pleaae mention The Exchange In bud and bloom 5 to 10 flowers on plants, $6.00 per dog. TRANSPLANTED CUTTINGS $15.00 per 1000. Paul Brummer, Jiucdon Ave. & Himt St., CORONA. N. Y. Whpn ordering. pl*>wpe mftiflon The F.Trlmngo SALVIA splendens. 4-in. pot«. $7.00 per 100. KING HUMBERT CAN^NAS. 4-in. poto, 10-in. taU, SS.OO per 100. DUSTY MILLER. 2>f -in. pots, $2.00 per 100. GERMAN rVY. 2ii-in. pot», $2.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS Spreneerl. 3-in. pots. $3.50 per 100. AGERATUM. 3-in. pots, $3 50 per 100. lATTHEWS i VARIIRf, |^,^VjfXl?Y",*N"v. When ordering, pleaae mentlop ITie Eichange F. E. BEST ADVERTISINQ MEDIUM 1350 The Florists' Exchange Craig Quality Cyclamen PRIZE WINNING STOCK Our Cyclamen are conceded to be the best strain in all colors. 75,000 ready for immediate delivery. From 2H-inch pots, at $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Robert Craig Company 4900 Market Street Philadelphia, Pa. Branch, NORWOOD, PA. Whea ordering, plpaae mentl'm Tlie Exchange llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillillllillillllli||i||lililllliy^^ "I never knew it could be done!'' The "Silent Smith THIS exclamation is often heard after our represent- '-< ative has shown a typist how to accomplish some desired result on the L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Q There are so many things about this machine that add to the quahty and quantity of work of an operator that we have written about them in two booklets, which are yours for the asking. Q "The Silent Smith" is the title of the one on the Silent models, while the Standard models are described in "A Lesson in Operating." Q Send for the one you wish today. L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company Factory and Home Office: Syracuse, N. Y. Branches in all Principal Cities 311 BROADWAY - - NEW YORK CITY Whpii ordering. iilr-;i.se mi'iitlim The ICxclnmgp GET YOUR SUPPLY NOW! F.FR,X.IRSA'S INSECTICIDE Is good for rosebugs, cutworms, currantworms, cabbage, cauliflower and onion mites, white and green flies, aphis, scales and red spiders A»k for circular. Dealers ask for trade discount F. FR. X. IRSA, AMAGANSETT, N. Y. "Roseguard" Whfii ordiiTiDg, i>lease mrntiun Tin.- Exeba III CYCLAMEN Splendens Glgantaum Hybrids Our strain of Cyclamen is second to none; we can furnish same in all standard colors, twice transplanted from fiaU. at (3.fiO per 100, $30.00 per 1000. DRACAENA InJivlsa. From 2H-in. pote, $3.00: from 3-in. pots. S.OO; from 3>i-in. pots, »a 00 per 100 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Prom 1 2H-in. pots, $3 00; ASPARAGUS Spren- £er., from 3-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. ) PAUL MADER, [ast Stroudsburg, Pa. BEGONIA BEGONU Luminosa Erfordii SEEDLINGS J5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETERWENK OZONE PARK. N. Y. Wbeo ordering, please mentloo The Exchanee When ordering, please mention The Exchange CARNATIONS .Strong plants from pots. Pure White Enchant- ress, Enchantress Supreme, Crimson Beauty, Alice and Mrs. Lawson. $300 prr 100. S25.00 per 1000 GERANIUMS In bud and bloom. Beauty of Poitevine, John Doyle, Alphonse Rlcard, J. J. Harrison, Mme. Landry, La Favorite and Mme. Salleroi. From SH-in. pots, strong plants, $7.00 per 100. VINCA Variefiata. 2'.:i-in. pots. $3.00 per 100" GERMAN IVY. 2-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. EGG PLANTS. N. Y. Imp. and Black Beauty. 2^i-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. S. G. Benjamin, Fishkill, N. Y. ROOT Rose Plants RADIANCE. KAISERIN. WHITE and PINK KILLARNEY. SUNBURST and MILADY Ready fur shipment Send /or ctreutart J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Whpii '^trd^TliiL- I'li-itsf iiii'iitl..M Till- l-lxnluiinje Chrysanthemums Oconto and Chieftain. 2>^-in., strong plants. $4.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Elongatus, S-in., 6c. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2-m., 2c. CASH WITH ORDER BELLAMY BROS.. 319-323 Onondaga Ave., Syracuse.N.Y. Best Early 'Mum YEUOWCHAS.RAZER 100 1000 Rooted Cuttings . - - $150 $12.50 2|2-inch pots ----- 2.50 20.00 HENRY EICHHOLZ, Waynesboro, Pa. WTiPn ordering, itlense mt^ntton Thp Kxohnnge English Ivy Fine, strong 2-inch stock, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. HENRY ENGLER 4651 Lancaster Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, please mention The Bxchange 100 1000 Whicmani Improved $5.00 $40.00 Whltmanl Compacta 5.00 40.00 Roosevelts 5.00 40.00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. Use It and Save Time Our Stock and Material Index Page 1355 Gerani urns READY FOR SHIPMENT ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle, Nutt, Buchner ' $10.00 per 1000 2-inch fine stock of Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle and Buchner'' $2.00 per 100 $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, LANCASTER, PA. Whea ordering, please mention Tbe Exebange Gerani lums Fine, 3-inch stock, in bud and bloom. S. A. Nutt, Poitevine and Buchner. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 2-inch stock, also Scarlet Bedder and Ricard . $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS of same. $12..50 and $10.00 per 1000. Rudolf Nagel 515 So. West End Ave., LANCASTER, PA. ^^^hpll nrijpring. pIpi^hp nr'ntlnn Thp Exchnnge 20,000 Geraniums 33 ^inch at $6.75 per 100 Nutt Presilly ^ Ricard Gloire de France Beaute Jean Oberle Mme. Buchner Lemon Verbenas, $10.00 per 100 The Peckham Floral Co. Fairhaven, Mass. When .Hiieiiiig. ulease mintimi llie Excliau^e Geraniums Rooted Cuttings GUARANTEED to any point in the United States as far west as Chicago. If they do not suit you. send them back and get your money refunded. YOU RUN NO RISK. pj, joqq s. A. Nirrr and buchner tio.oo RICARD and POITEVINE 12.80 PLUMOSUS. Extra Fine, at $2.50 per 100, 125.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS S. A. NUTT. 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.50 pel 1000. DAISY, Mrs. F. Sanders, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS, 3-in . $8.00 per 100. VINCA VarieSata, 4-in., $S 00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower Wh**n orrlpring. pIpusp Allegany, N. Y. fntinn Thi^ Exchange Geraniums S. A. Nutt, Buchner, B. Poitevine, Double Gen. Grant, A. Ricard SH-Iiieb, in bud and bloom. Stock guaranteed $8.00 per 100, $75.00 pel 1000 C. OUADLAND'S SONS 328-340 Houghton St., North Adams, Mass. WTien ordering. plPiise m>iifl'>n Tbo Rxphnnge GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine. Castellane, Doyle, Ferkini, Viaud, Nutt and Buchner. SIO 00 per 1000. Caah with order. FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering. Dlease mentloa The Exchange Jill..- 3, 1 !•!(>. The Florists' Exchange 1351 Clubs and Societies Tulip Show at Glen Cove The Tulip show held by the Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Horticultural Society un tlie evening of May 19, brought forth a magnificent display of these most pop- ular Howers. The major part of the exhibition was comprised of Darwins, although Cottage and Breeder Tulips were also well represented. Almost every class was very keenly contested and the Judges, who were Messrs. James Bell, James Duthie and George Wilson, had a rather ditficult task in making "their awards. John P. Johnstone, gardener for George D. Pratt; Ernest Westlake. gardener for William H. Porter, and Henry Gaut, gardener for Hebert S. Pratt, were the principal prizewinners. Classes were for the best collection, and for the best nine according to color. Hydrangea in pot, not over six inches, Isl, Percy Chubb (Robert Jones, Gar- dener); Vase of Saliglossis exhibited and two plants of Clarkia, by George D. Pratt, cultural certificates; plants of ■ Gypsophila, exhibited by George D. , Pratt, honorable mention; vase of Gladi- ' oli, exhibited by S. D. Brewster, cul- tural certificate; three vases of Myosotis. exhibited by S. D. Brewster, special mention; collection of Tulips, exhibited by William H. Porter, special mention. JAMES McCarthy, Cor. Sec'y. New Haven G). (Conn.) Hort. Soc. ' At the regular meeting of the New . Haven County Horticultural Society, the I Tuwn Farm was reported for the good [ appearance of the grounds. The Secre- \ tary, W. C. Mcintosh, in writing to J. \ V. Rattelsdorfer, superintendent of the Department of Charities and Correction of the City of New Haven, commend- ' ing him on this condition, said that it was especially pleasing to think that ^ at such an institution, the gardens and grounds should be so well cared for. Mr. Rattelsdorfer has, for several years past, not only bought plants and seeds from the best houses in Boston, New York and Philadelphia, but he has received valuable donations from other sources. Connecticut Horticultural Society This society held its second regular May meeting in its rooms in the County Building, Hartford, on the evening of the 26th. Warren S. Mason made an in- teresting report to the effect that he had been successful in securing four specials for the June show, as follows: Knight and Struck Co., New York, a silver cup; Stumpp & Walter Co., rsew York, a silver cup; Joseph Breck & Sons, Boston, $10; Arthur T. Boddington Co., Inc., New York, $10. Some of our members had been re- quested to make an exhibit of Tulips, and Warren S. Mason, Supt. of the Pope estate, Parmington, and H. R. Hurd, of the Beach estate. West Hartford, re- sponded to the extent that the members were treated to a miniature flower show of unparalleled beauty. Mr. Mason ex- hibited some 23 varieties of Darwin and Rembrandt, and the latter Darwin and Parrot, both exhibits containing some very fine specimens. Mr. Mason's col- lection also contained several beautiful specimens of hybrid Lilacs. Prank Roulier. Howard Semf and Ed. A. Bras- sill were appointed a committee to judge the exhibits, and they awarded each a first-class certificate. Mrs. John H. Buck, representing the Ladies* Garden Club of Hartford, out- lined the doings and plans of this new organization. Its members are made up of ladies who do all the work in their gardens with their own hands. They have a long waiting list, but are very censervatlve, having but 35 members at present. An instructive and interesting paper was read by the secretary entitled, "Notes on the Dahlia," by P. W. Popp of Mamaroneck. This paper was sub- mitted by Mr. Popp as he was unable to appear before the members and ad- dress them personally, which was very much regretted. Plans for the June flower show to -be held on the 27th and 28th, are progress- ing favorably. ALFRED DIXON, Sec'y. "U'ethersfleld, Conn. Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. Society The regular monthly meeting was held in Fireman's Hall, Wed., May 24. PreS. Walker occupied the chair. The com- mittee on the euchre and dance reported progress. The secretary read a large number of letters offering prizes for the coming show. The Alphano Humus Co. offered a silver cup, value $100 to be competed for at the Spring, Summer and Fall shows, to be won twice in suc- cession, or three times in all before be- coming the property of the winner. This cup is offered for twenty-four varieties RAINBOW FREESIAS WONDERFUL NEW RACE of COLORED FREESIA INTRODUCED LAST YEAR for the FIRST TIME Q Grown and hybridized for a number of years by Mr. A. Frey, of Crown Point, Ind. The colors are varied and in- clude several shades of yellow, orange, lavender and pink, all, however, har- monizing with each other, even when bunched together. Q Habit of plant is branching, each bulb giving two to three flower spikes with stems long enough for all floral purposes. Q, Bulbs offered are of good blooming size and in a mixture of colors. Separate colors cannot be offered as yet. Delivery in July, aa 30on aa bulbs are harvested and cured. Price: $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000; $187.50 for 5000 A. FREY, Crown Point, Ind. •■& FOR SALE BY J@- A. HENDERSON & CO., 211 N. State St., Chicago of vegetables, humus to be used in grow- ing them. Messrs. F. Gale, A. Mechie and Frank Humphreys acted as judges, and their decisions were as follows: Vase flower- ing shrubs. 1st, Jos. Robinson; twelve Tulips, James Duckham; twenty-five Carnations, Mortimer L. Schiff (Thos. Moore, gard.). Vase Gladiolus, Frank Kyle, received honorable mention, col- lection of Tulips, James Duthie, special mention; vase of Roses, Jos. Robinson, special mention; vase Gladiolus, Jos. Robinson, honorable mention; vase of Tulips, Rocco Yanuchie, honorable men- tion; vase cottage Tulips, James Duthie, honorable mention. Mr. Robinson gave a very interesting talk on how he grew his Russell Roses, which are exception- ally good. The Spring show was put back one month, the date to be June 20. It was moved and seconded that the Oyster Bay Horticultural Society affiliate with the American Dahlia Society. Con- siderable discussion resulted on the var- ious ways and means of exterminating the caterpillar. Exhibits for June, twelve Strawberries, three Cauliflower, twelve Delphiniums. JOHN T. Ingram, Sec'y. Postal Savings Bank Larger postal savinps deposits wUl now be accepted at the post office. This is made possible by an important amend- ment to the Postal Savings Act just ap- proved by President Wilson. A postal savings depositor may now have an ac- count amounting to $1000 upon which interest will be paid. Formerly $500 was the maximum amount he could have to his credit. Another feature of the amendment that will avoid further embarrassment to the public and to postal officials is the doing away with the limit on the amount that could be accepted from a depositor monthly. Under the old law only $100 could be deposited in a calendar month. The amendment abolishes this restric- tion. While the Postal Savings System has already proved a signal success as is shown by the fact that more than half-a-million depositors have over eighty million dollars standing to their credit, still it has fallen short of meeting the full demands of the public because of the restrictions which have now been eliminnted. Get After the June Wedding Business There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1360, this issue. A Full Line of Bedding Plants Now Ready GERANIUMS, such as Beaute Poitevine and Alphonse Ricard. 4-in. pots, S8,00 per 100. John Doyle, S. A. Nutt. Perkins, M. Buchner, 4-in. poM, $7.00 per 100. BEGONIAS, Luminosa and Vernon, best red; Magnifica, best pink. 4-in. pots. $8.00 per 100; same varieties, 3-in. pots, S.5-00 per 100. FUCHSIAS. 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE. Light and dark blue. 4-in. pot3, $7.00 per 100; 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. AGERATUM. Best dwarf blue, 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. SCARLET SAGE, Clara Bedman or Bonfire. 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. PETUNIAS, California Giant. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. „ „, ' ROSY MORN and INIMITABLE. 2>i-m. pots. S3.00 per 100. NASTURTIUMS. 4 good colors. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. COLEUS VerschaBeltii, Golden Bedder, Queen Victoria. 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100 Fancy Varieties, $4.00 per 100. SWEET ALYSSUM, Little Gem. 2>^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. LOBELIA Crystal Palace. Dark blue dwarf. 2>-2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE BLUE CORNFLOWERS. 3-m. pots, 85,00 per 100. MOON-VINES. 2H-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, staked up, $12.00 per 100. HONEYSUCKLE. 5H-in. POts, 25c VERBENAS. Separate colors. 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. PHLOX. 21-i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. SNAPDRAGONS, such aa Giant Yellow, Golden Queen, Giant Scarlet, Giant Pink, Salmon Pink, Queen of the North and Giant White. 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. Neb-ose Pink and Silver Pink, 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. KENTIA Belmoreana and Forsteriana. 4-in. pots, 30c. each. _ ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2V2-in. pot«, $3.00 per 100; 4-in.. $10.00 per 100. Sprengeri, 3-in. pots, $0,00 per 100; 4-in., $12.00 per 100. HARDY IVIES. 3-in. pota, $5.00 per 100. COCOS Weddelliana. 3-in. pota, 15o. CROTONS. 4-in pots, 25c. I LEMON VERBENAS. 4-in. pots, $8.00 per I 100. I DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 5-in. pota, 25c. I DIELYTRA, or Bleeding Heart 6-m. pota, 25c. ' FUNKIAVariegata. Strong, 4-in. pota, $12.00 per 100. ROSES, auch as Magna Charta. Gruss an Teplltz, Caroline Testout, Baby Ram- bler. Strong, 6-in. poto, 25c. each ASPIDISTRA. Green-leaved. 8-in. pots, $1.00 each. „ ^, , CANNAS, A. Bouvler, Pres. McKinley. Chas. Henderson, Venus, Richard Wal- lace, Florence Vaughan. 4-in. pots, $7 00 per 100. King Humbert, 4-in. pota, $8.00 per 100. Godfrey Aschmann, ^Foued'^pi^ts'' 1012 West Ontario Street, PHILADELPLIA, PA. When orilerlDg, please mention The Kschatige ARBORVITAES 8 to 10 feet Norway, Kosteri and Wliite Spruce 8 to 14 feet, and other large specimen Evergreeni THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO., Slr.llord, Com. Make appointmerU. Sm the Stook, Telephone— 2648-4, Bridgeport, Conn. Established 21 years. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Chrysanthemums and Plumosus MaJ. Bonnaffon and J. Nonin, from 2Hinch pota. $20.00 per 1000. Out of sand, $15.00 per 1000. Plumosus, by the thouaand or tea^thousand, at $25 00 per lOOO. Cash or approted rrtdit W. B. Girvin, Leola, Pa. W lit- II ordering, please mention The Exchunge Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD. N. J. ORCHIDS PALMS and Plants of Every Variety Collector of ORCHIDS JOHN DeBUCK Is in South America collecting the best Commercial Orchids. Some plants are now in transit. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 CHESTNUT PLACE, SECAUCUS, N. J. When ordering, please meatlon The Bxcfauis* 1352 The Florists' Exchange FERN SEEDLINGS. By the million, now ready for potting, best stock ever produced, every plant guaranteed to please, or money back. Assort- ment of 15 best Fern Dish varieties, strong, un- divided clumps, SI. 00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000. In 10,000 lots, $9.00 per 1000; in 25,000 lots, $8.50 per 1000. Ask for Price List illustrating 30 best Table Ferns to select from FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushv, healthy, full grown, 2)4'-in. stock, in best assortment, $.3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2Vi-in. stock, right size for center plants. $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Farleyense Cloriosa. Strongest, prettiest and most productive of fancy Adian- tums. Always in demand, requires no more heat or care than a Boston Fern. Well grown, 2M-in. stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100. Large cut fronds, shippecl safely any distance, $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Farleyense. Splendid 2-in. stock, S1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Retina; and Rhodophyllum. Two pretty desirable Ferns, 2,'4-in., $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Cuneatum. Best common, com- mercial Maidenhair Fern for pot or cut. Well grown, 2;.4-in. slock, $3..50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Strong .Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUMSchiedel. (King of Ferns.) Perfect 4-in. plants, $6.50 per doz., $50.00 per 100. ALSOPHILA Australis. Extra strong seedlings, S3,00 per 101), $23.00 per 1000 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, SS.OO per 1000. In 5000 lots, $7.00 per 1000. From 2J'4-in. pots, in per- fect condition, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Strong SeedUngs, $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000; 2i4-in., $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; 3-in., $7.00 per 100. J. F. Anderson FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. When orrlpring. I'lfiisp nuntlmi Tbp Exchnnge Fern Seedlings Best stock in country, assortment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, $1.00 per 100, $9.60 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full-grown, fine stock, from 2li-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; from 3-in., $6.00 per 100, $56.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seed- Imgs, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Fine stock from 2'yi-ia. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A. Peterson Wood Court TarrrtowD-OD-Hudioo, N. Y. tfon The RxchnneP FERNS Assorted Table Ferns Out of 2>i-inch pots, $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra heavy. From 2J.i-inch pots. $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. KENTIA BELMOREANA From"'2)^-inch pots, 3 leaves, $6.60 per 100, $60.00 per 1000; 3-iDch.pots, 5 leaves. $16.00 per 100. All express orders. Cash with order, please B.SOITAU FERNERY ?e*rU%1S?.n Wben orderlpp. please mention The Excbangp The Home of the Scottii Ferns JOHN SCOTT Rutland Rd. & East 45th St., BROOKI, YN, N.Y HOLLY FERNS Extra fin« pUnta of Cjrrtomlum falcatum. K*«?°"y ^*""°' »°^ Pteris Wilsonl, in 3-in. pota. WjOO per 100, or 57.00 if shipped in pots. The best 01 packing, liberal count and prompt shipment. R. G. HANFORD Norwalk, Conn. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Ghe WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Soil for Chrysanthemums No matter what variety of Chrysan- themum you wish to grow, and whether single stem, bush form or pot plants, in every case a sweet, fibrous loam, with about one-fifth of well decomposed manure, should be made use of whenever possible. Perhaps no other plant can stand more feeding than a Chrysanthe- mum, nor is there another plant we handle which actually has to stand more abu.se on this account. In most cases wliere failure with Chrysanthemums oc- curs it is either due to overfeeding or sour soil. One is as bad as the other. So many still cling to the idea that if three heavy doses of fertilizer didn't kill the plants it must have done them a lot of good, and they should have an- other. Again there are others who take the stand that Chrysanthemums can be successfully grown in almost any soil and therefore anything is good enough and even if it should be poor soil to start with, feeding later on will make up. If you had and have proper drainage in your benches — if you see to these two things you are on the road to a healthy growth. Don't worry about not having enough manure in the soil ; you are just as well off without it. Do your feeding later on when the plants are really in need of 'it. For the present they can get along nicely without it, but when the roots once are through the soil and the plants are making active growth they are ready for extra food and are benefited by it. Small doses should be the rule no matter what fertilizer you make use of. Don't pack your soil now full of manure, it is wrong, even if you had good results last year. Whenever you notice a yel- lowish tint on the foliage depend on it this is due to improper root action. A soil too wet or sour will do it. If you haven't got well-rotted sod. make use of ordinary garden soil or from the open field and provide plenty of drainage. Carnation Soil Get Beady Now 'With a Good Supply If you grow Carnations you will real- ize that the only way it will pay you is to have good stock and keep it so all through the Winter months. Poor Car- nations do not pay. The market is full of such when you can't get good ones. If you have healthy field grown stock on hand in six weeks from now, house it and do all you can to keep the plants in good condition. If that is done they will pay and pay well, but don't house sickly plants or such as don't look strong. While you do not need to go to unnecessary expense and a whole lot of trouble to prepare your soil just so, you should get ready with a good supply without further delay. If you can get hold of some top soil from a meadow, say about a good spade deep, sod and all and pile this material up while in a moist state, you can get it worked up into the right state by the time you want to fill your benches, and if the soil consists of a sandy loam. I don't care what the color, you have about as ideal a soil for your Carnations as anyone could wi.sh for. If you don't grow prize winners in it the trouble lies elsewhere. I never had better success than with soil taken from the field six or eight weeks before benching time. For the man who has ten or twenty houses to fill it is advisable to prepare for his sup- ply of soil longer ahead, but not so with tlie smaller grower, especially those lo- cated put in the country where, as yet, there is no trouble in obtaining all the necessary soil and stable manure that is necessary. Soil piled up for a year or two does not improve ; if you keep it working in the field or garden it is full of life and in good condition for the benches. Soil such as has had a grass turf on for several years is the best; all it needs to have done to it is to be piled up and turned over long enough to rot or decay the sod so as to be able to handle it. Buddleias Don't overlook the planting of a batch of Buddleias for Summer flowering ; small 2%in. stock planted out will, in a few weeks, grow into heavy specimens and furnish all kinds of long-stemmed flowers up to the time things are cut down by frost. We had some plants in frames all Winter but these didn't come out a bit better than the ones left out- doors which were protected just a little. You will find these Buddleias excellent as cut flowers and your customers will admire them because they are just a little out of the ordinary. Grow some- thing besides Asters, Gladioli and Dah- lias ; while all these are good the more of a variety you have to offer the better all round. Cyclamen Just as soon as you get a chance, at- tend to the little Cyclamen. With all the bedding stock to attend to one is liable to neglect other subjects just a Uttle. but bear in mind there isn't a plant you handle which is more particu- lar in getting all the attention it should, than the Cyclamen. Onoe stunted means a crippled plant, therefore attend to the plants in the way of watering, shading, and shifting. The present is the critical time and the greater the rnsh the more necessary it is to have someone in charge of the Cyclamen and give him a chance to attend to them. Chrysanthemums Even before the bedding stock begins to leave W'e should have made proper ar- rangements for other crops to follow and take their place. With the Chrysanthe- mums, which are grown in almost ever^' establishment, it means either to have I sufficient stock on hand in good time or have your requirements ordered to be shipped when ready. Either way is good, but I prefer having the stock on hand ready to be planted when you are — for the small grower it is not advisable to plant all of his available bench room with single stem sorts ; the smaller flow- ering varieties such as can be cut in sprays and retailed at about $1 per doz. sprays, are of far more value to him and it is of greatest importance to ar- range it so that one is able to cut flowers from early October to and after Thanks- giving day. It would be useless to go into details here as to just whht sorts to grow. We all have our likes and dis- likes. Certain sorts do better in one locality than another or rather we seem to know better how to treat them. It is for each one of us to find out just what sorts do best, but far more of the smaller growers in particular, should pa.y more attention to early, midseason and late sorts. The $3-$5 per doz. 'Mums don't pay to grow, in a small way. To have a few of them is all right, but don't neglect the others on account of it. Pom- pons planted about 1ft. apart each way and allowed to grow into six or seven branches or sprays which will retail at $1 to .$1.2.5 per doz. mean good returns from your benches, and you will have no trouble in obtaining sorts to prolong the flowering season away into December. It is not too early even now to figure on the crop which is to follow these 'Mums, while frequently we are obliged to change our plans in spite of the best intentions. The man who does plan away ahead usually comes out ahead : it is abso- lutely necessary for the successful grower to do this. Independence, Ia. — R. N. Whituey has recently opened a greenhouse and flower store at this place. A year ago there was only one establishment of this kind in the city ; now there are three, which naturally makes interesting com- petition. BiSBEE, Ariz. — Students of manual training at the high school have pre- sented the board^ with blue prints of a greenhouse building which they assert cau be built at a nominal cost, the board to provide the material and the stu- dents to provide the labor. Do You Know That The Veteran Joseph Meehan's Weekly Contribution to our editorial columns furnishes you with "standard writings" on nursery stock? In book form they would cost you much more than the subscrip- tion price of the paper. COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention Tbe Bxcbanee See Stock for Sale ad. Bargains. Roses Wlien orderloK. please menttoD Th* Vzrbange CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS AND ROSES CHARLES H. TOTTT MADISON • NK>V JERSEY When fird'^rinEr. plense m>'ntl:->iiiiiiinuii<*niiniraiiit>:-:iiiiiiiiiiii[-:-iuiuniiinc>:>*:> I List of Advertisers | >:-]iiiniiiiijii->iiiiiiiimii[-:-]iiiniiimii-:-]iiiiiiimiit>:":-iiuiniiiirr[-:oiiiiniiiiiii>:::»:< Ailvanoe Co i;iS7 Albert & Davidson, Ino l.iSl Allen. J. K 1376 AllenCo-.Wm.Stuart l:!7li Amer. G'house Mfg. Co i:iS4 Amer. Spawn Co . . . l:i40 Ander»on. J. F 1352 Anderson, S A 1362 AngermuUer. Geo. H 1.172 AnjiUn & WaUh Co.. 1344 Aphine Mfg. Co...l3S3 Armea, H. W 1372 Arnold & Co., Ino. D. C 1377 AflOhmann Bros 134.S Aschmann, Godfrey, 1351 Alhley. Ernest 1362 Badgely & Bishop Inc 1377 Baker Bros 1363 Baker, Wm J 1379 Barclay Nun 1340 Barrett, The Florist. 136.1 Barron'a & Son.H.H. 13S0 Baumer, A. R 1363 Baur & Steinkamp. . 13o3 Bayersdorfer & Co. . 1372 Bay State Nurs.,The.I346 Beaven, E. A 1372 Beckerfs Seed Store.l33S Begerow Floral Co.. 1364 Bellamy Bros 1350 Bemb Floral Co.. The 1362 Benjamin, S. G 1350 Bennett. C. A 1346 Berger Bros 1379 Bertermann Bros.Co.I363 Blick, The Florist. .1364 BoddingtOQ Co., Inc., Arthur 1341 Boerger, H. T 1342 Bolgiano & Song. J. . 1 310 Bonnet & Blake 1377 Bonnot Bros 1377 Bowe, M. A 1364 Brant Bros.. Ino. 1348-65 ■ Brown. Peter 1350 Brummer. Paul.. . 1349-52 Bryan, Alonzo J 1343 Buchbinder Bros 1372 Buckbee. H. W 1365 Bunyard. A. T„ Flo- rist 1364 Bunyard Co., Ino.. Harry A 1342 Burnett Bros 1338 Burpee, W. A. i Co. 1338 Butler & Ullman ... 1364 Butzer Seed Store, J. K 1372 Byer Bros 1348 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 1374 Campbell Bros 1353 Campbell, CAin 1348 Camp Cjduit Co .1384 Carbo^e, Florist. . . . 1362 Carnation Support Co. 1353 Chicago Feed & Fer- tiliser Co 1383 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The.... 1380 Childs, John Lewis. 1338 Chinnick, W.J 1353 Christensen, Tho«. P.1349 Clare, W, G 1372-74 Clarke's Sons.David 1364 Clay 4 Son 1383 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 1362 Coan, J. J 1376 CoUe, A 1346 Conard & Jones Co.. The 1353 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E. . ..1346-49-51-53 Coombs, Florist 1363 Cottage Gardens Co., Inc 1352 Cousins, Jr., Leonard. 1348 Cjwee, W.J 1374 Cowen's Sons, N 1384 Craig, Robt 1350 Crawbuck Co., Inc., Geo. W 1375 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. .1362 Crowl Fern Co 1372 Crump, F. F 1362 Cunningham, Jos. H. 1353 Cut Flower Exch. . .1377 Danker, Florist 1362 Day Co., W. E 1365 D» Buck, John 1351 Dietscb Co., A 1387 Dillon, J. L 1350 DobbsiSon 1362 Dorner & Sons Co., F. 1353 Dreer, Henry A., Inc.. 1382-84 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 1384 East End N'urseries . 1346 East End Nurs. Co., The 1346 Eble, Chas 1364 Edlef3en-LeidigerCo.l364 Edwards' Folding Box Co 1372 Eichholz. Henry 1350 Elliott, Robt. A 1.343 Elliott 4 .Sons, Wm. . l,i:)S Emmans, Geo. M . . . 1344 Emmons. F. A 1345 Engler, Henry 1350 Erne A Klingel 13S0 Eskesen, Frank N.. .1346 Evans Co., The John A I3.'i4 Evenden Bros 1365 Eyres, Florist 1302 Fallon, Florist 1365 Fenrich. Joseph S. . .1375 Fischer. Rudolph.. . . 1.340 Florists' Hail Ass'n. . 1372 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co., The 1385 Ford, M. C 1375 Ford, Wm. P 1376 Fottler,Fiske, Rawson Co 1338 Fowler, Mrs. L. P...136S Frederick, J. H 1343 Frederick, W.J 1340 Freeman-Lewis 1363 Friedman, Florist. . . 1362 Friedman. J. J 1383 Froment. HE 1377 Furrow & Co 1364 Galveston Floral Co. 1363 Galvin, Thos. F 1364 GasserCo, J. M 1362 Giblin &Co 1387 Gibbons. The Smilax Man 1373 Girvin, Willis B 1351 Gloeckner. Wm 1362 Goldstein & Futter- man 1377 Gove, The Florist. ..1362 Graham & Son. A. . .1362 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Ass'n. Ino. . . .1377 Growers' Cut Flower Co 1376 Gude Bros. Co 1365 Gunther Bros 1377 Guttman & Raynor. Inc 1375 Habermehl's Sons. J. J 1364 Hanford. R. G 1352 Harris. Chester 1365 Harris, Ernest 1346 Hart, Geo. B 1373 Hatcher, John C 1362 Heacock Co., Jos 1353 HeisaCo 1362 Henderson & Co., A. 1338-51 Henshaw Floral Co.. Inc., The 1376 Herr, A. M 1345-50 Hews Co.. A. H 1382 Highland Park Green- houses, The 1.363 Hill Co., E, G 1380 Hill Floral Co., E. G.1362 Hill Nurs. Co.. The D 1346 Hillside Nursery, The. 1346 Hitchings & Co 1388 Holm & Olson 1365 Holland Nurs, The. 1346 HoUywoodlGardens. 1365 Holton & Hunkel Co.l378 Home Correspondence School 1373 Horan, B. C 1377 Howard Rose Co 1346 Hudson Navigation Co. 1.345 Idle Hour Nurs 1363 IgoeBros. 1372 Irsa, F. F 1350 Irwin, R J 1345 Jackson 4 Perkins Co 1346 Jacobs. 8.. 4 Son«.1384-87 Jennings. E. B 1338 Johnston Bros 1365 Johnston* Co . T.J. 1365 Joseph's Florist 1365 Joy Floral Co 1364 Kasting, Wm. F., Co.l336 Keller, John A 1363 Keller Pottery Co. . . 1382 Keller Sons. J. B 1365 Kenney. H 1374 Kentucky Tobacco Prod. Co., The.... 1383 Kerr, The Florist.. . . 1363 Kervan Co.. The. . . 1373 Kesaler, Wm 1377 King Construction Co. 1342-86 Knoble Bros 1362 Komada Bros 1379 Kottmiller, Florist.. .1364 Kooyman, C 1380 Kroeschell Bros. Co. 1384 Kuebler. Wm H...1377 Lang Floral & Nurs. Co 1362 Lange, A 1362 Lange. H. F. A 1365 Langinhr, A. H 1376 Leedle Floral Co 1.352 LeonardtSeed Co.. 133S Lilly, Samuel F 1379 Littlefield & Wyman 1346 Littlel-fld, Florist. ..1365 Lookland Lumber Co.l3S6 London Flower Shopl365 Ludwig Floral Co., E. C 1365 MacNiff Hort. Co.. The 1343 Mader. Paul 1.3,50 Marshall 4 Co..W E.133y Masamann. F. W. . . 1364 Matthews 4 Varney.1349 McAlpine 4 McDon- ald 137S McCallum Co.. The 1380 McClunie, Geo. C. . 1.363 McConnell, Alex. . ..1361 McCrny Refrigerator Co 1373 MoHutchison4 Co. . 1339 McManus, James. . . 1377 iMcnand. L 1362 Metairje Ridge Nurs Co., Ltd., The..... 1364 MetropoUtan Material Co 1385-86 Mette, Henry 1340 Meyer. Chas F . . . . 1338 Michell Co., Henry F 1344 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 3721 Michler Bros Co. ..1863 Miller. A. L 1346 Miller, Stuart H. . . .1379 Mills, The Florist, Ino. 1363 Minge Floral Co., The 1364 Mitchell, John R 1343 Moninger Co.. John C 1387 Moore.Hents 4 Na5hl377 Moore Seed Co 1342 Mountain View Floral Co 1346 Mullanpby, Florist. . 1365 Murray Samuel 1363 Nagel, Rudolph 1350 Nason, L. B 1377 Nat'l Florists' Board of Trade 1372 Nat'l Nurseryman's Pub. Co., Inc., The 1346 Neidinger. Jos. G.. . . 1372 New England Florist Supply Co 1378 Nicotine Mfg. Co.. The 1383 Niessen Co., The Leo 1379 Noe, L. M 1377 Olson 4 Co 1353 Ouwerkerk, P 1346 Owen & Van Haren, . 1384 Palmer, F. E 1362 Palmer 4 Son, W. J.. 1362 Park Floral Co , The.1362 Park Floral Co 1136 Parshelsky Bros.. Inc. 1385 Peacock DahliaFarrosl344 Pearce, Geo 1385 Peckham Floral Co., The 1350 Peirce, E. Allan 1382 Penn The Florist. .1362 Pennock-Meehan Co., S. S 1349 Peters 4 Reed Pot- tery Co 1382 Peterson. C. A 1352 Pfaff 4 Kendall 1385 Philadelphia Cut Flow- er Co 1379 Philadelphia Whole- sale Flor. Ezcb., The 1379 Philips Bros 1364 Pierce 4 Co 1362 Pierce Co., F. O 1384 Pierson, Inc., A. N...1337 Pierson Co., F. R. . .13.37 Pikes Peak Flor. Co. 1362 Pillsbury, I. L 1352 PitUburgh Cut Flower Co 1378 Polykranas, G.J 1376 Potter Floral Co 1363 Pulverized Manure Co., The 1383 Pyfer 4Co., A. T. ..13.S0 Quadland's Sons, C.1350 Ramsburg, G. S 1343 Randall, A. L. Co.. .1380 Randall's Flower Shop 1365 Rawlings, Elmer 1350 Rawson The Florist. 1362 Reck, John 4 Son. ..1362 Reed 4 Keller 1372 Reidel 4 Meyer, Inc.1376 Reinberg, Peter 1380 Rice Co , M 1372 Richards, G. H 1342 Riley, E. L 1348 Ritchy, F. W 1350 Robbinsville Nurs., The 1346 Rochester Floral Co. 1305 Robinson 4 Co., Inc.. H. M 1374 Robinson Co., H. M.1376 Robinson, L. D. . . . 1365 Rochelle4Son3, F. W. 1342 Rock Flower Co., W 1363 Roehrs Co., Julius 1349-51 Rogers, E. G 1344 Rolker 4 Sons, A . . . 1338 Rosemont Gardens 1364 Rosery Flower Shop 13(12 Royal Glass Works. . 1386 Hupp, John F 1342 Russin 4 HanQing,. 1372 Salter Bros 1365 SaUford Flower Shop. The 1365 Sauter, A 1377 Sceery, Ed 1364 Schlatter 4 Son, Wm.l372 Schling, Max 1364 Schmidt, J. C 1348 Schraitt 4 Co 1385 Scholtz. The Florist. 1362 Schuiz Co., Jacob. . .1363 Schultheia, Anton. . .1353 Schwake 4 Co., Inc., Chas 1338 Scollay. Inc., John A. 1386 Scott, John 1352 Sharp, Partridge 4 Co 1387 Sbellroad Gnhs 1338 Sheridan, Walter F. . 1377 Siebrecht.GeoC 1377 Siphrccht, Wm. H.. .1339 Skidelaky Co.. S. S. .1338 Skinner Irrigation Co. The 1384 Slinn, B. S.,Jr 1377 Slinn. Clarence 1377 Small & Sons, J. H.. . 1364 Smith, Elmer D., 4 Co 1352 Smith 4 Bro. Tvpc- writer Co., L. C. . . 1350 Smith 4 Fetters Co.. 1362 Smith 4 Hemenwayl3S5 Smith, Henry 1363 Smith Co., W 4 T.. 1346 Smith, P J 1376 Smith, The Florist.. 1362 Snyder Co.. B. A. ..1378 Solomon 4 Son, L... 1384 Soltau Fernery, B. . . 1352 Star Floral Co 1365 Stearns Lumber Co., The A. T 1386 Stecher Litho. Co. . 1338 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 1338 Stokes Seed Farms Co., Ino 1339 Storrs 4 Harrison Co. 1348 Stoothoff Co., H. A . . 1383 Stumpp, Geo. E. M.1364 Stumpp 4 WalterCo.1339 Syracuse Pottery Co. 1382 Taylor, Ed. J 1353 Thompson 4 Co., C. B 1363 Thorburn. J. M., 4 Co 1339 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 1363 Totty. Chas. H 1352 Traendly 4 Schenck. 1377 United Cut Flower Co., Inc 1376 Van Assche, Frank .1384 Van Bochove, G. 4. Bro 1363 Van Gelderen. G. W. 1346 Vaughan's Seed Store 1340-42 Vick'a Sons, James. 1342 Vincent. Jr , 4 Sons Co.. R 1337 Virgin. O.J 1364 Waller Seed Co., The L. D 1338 Walker Co.. The F. .1303 Warburton. Florist. . 1363 Warendorff, A 1364 Wax Bros 1362 Weeber 4 Don 1338 Weiss. Herman 1376 Welch Bros. Co 1378 Welch. Patrick 1378 Welch. The Florist. . 1363 Wenk, Peter 1350 Wettlin Floral Co. . . 1344 Weaton, Henry 1349 Whilldin Pottery Co.l382 White Brothers 1343 Whitted Floral Co. . . 1364 Whitton, Samuel.. ..1343 Wietor Bros 1380 Williamsport Floral Co 1365 Wilson Floral Co., J. S 1362 Wilson, H. E 1365 Wilson, R. G 1362 Winterson's Seed Store 1380 Wolfinger Florist 1364 Wood Bros 1344 Woodrow4Marketo8 1377 WoodruU 4 Sons, S. D 1342 Young 4 Co., Inc., A L 1376 Young 4 Co.. John. . 1376 Young's Florist 1365 Zimmer, Chas 1346 Zvolanek, Ant. C... .1342 Hutchison, Kans. — The Tarker Greenhouse Co. was recentlv incorpor- ated with a capital stock of .$10,000. •:*<<]iiuinmn[-:>C-]iiiniiuiiic-:>O-Mniai0iiiii-:"Miiiniiiiim-: I Index to Stock I Advertised ♦♦jmuiinmi'X-iiminmiit.:": Abutilon, . . 134.t-44-l.S-.')3 Achvranthcs 1344 .\diantum 1346-49-52 Agcratum 1 342- 1344^6-49-51-53 Alternantheras 1337- 1343-44-45-46-19-53 Alyssum 1337^3- 1344-45-48-49-51-53 Ampelopsis 1344-46 Aquilcgia 1.345 Arborvit® 1351 Arecaa 1353 Asparagus 1338-43-44- 1345-4fr48-49-50-51-52 Aspidistra 1351 Asters 1338-40 Azaleas 1338-46-48 Balsams 1340 Bay Trees 1338-40 Begonias 1337-38-39- 1340-43-M-4 5-4 6-48- 1349-50-51-53 Berbcris 1346 Bleeding Heart. . . 1346-51 Boxwood 1337- 1338-40-46^8 Buddleia 1345 Bouvardias 1344-45 Bulbs 1337- 1338-40-42-15-51 Caladiums 1338-39^5 Calceolaria 1342 Cannas 1337-38^3- 1344-45-18-19-51-53 Carnations. . . 1337^0-44- 1345-48-50-52-53 Centaurea. . 1337-43-14-18 Chrysanthemums. . . 1337- 1.344-45-49-50-51-52-53 Cibotium 1352-53 Cigar Plant 1344 Cinerarias 1340-42 Clematis 1346 Cobiea 1345-46-53 Columbine 1348 Coleus.. 1337-43-14-45-46- 1348-51 Coreopsis 1348 Cornflowers 1351 Crotons 1361 Cut Flowers. . 1374-75-76- 1377-78-79-80 Cuphea 1337^3-44- 1348-49 Cycas 1342 Cyclamen 1338-43-44- 1349-50 Dahlias 1338-11-44-45 Daisies.. .1337-43-45-4 8-53 Dielytra 1346-51 Dracajnas 1337-43^4- 1345^9-50-51-53 Evergreens 1338-46 Ferns 1344-45-48-18- 1349-50-52-53 Fern Flats 1338 Feverfew 1345-48-49 Foxglove 1.345^8 Freeslaa 1340-51 Fruit Trees 1346 Fuchsias. . 1337-43-44-18- 1349-51-53 Funkia 1351, Gaillardia 1348 Geraniums.. . . 1337-43-44- 1345-46-48^9-50-51-53 Gladiolus.. . 1338-39-40-45 Gloxinias 1340 Gymnocarpa 1337-45- 1348-49 Heliotrope.. . . 1343-44-45- 1348-49-51-53 Hemlock 1353 Honeysuckle 1351 Hydrangeas.. . 1337-43-15- 1346-19 Impatiens 1343 Ivy.. 1337-13-14-15-46-48- 1349-50-51 Kalmias 1349 Kentias 1348-51-52-53 Lantanaa 1344-48-49 Larkspurs 1340 Lilac 1346 Lihcs 1338-45^6 Lily of the Valley . 1338-39 Lobelia 1343- 1344-18-49-51-53 Marigold 1348 Mesembryanthemums 1337 Mignonette 1338 Moon\-ines 1337- 1344-45-48-49-51 Myosotis 1343-44 Nasturtiums 1338- 1340-48-51-53 Norway Maples 1.346 Norway .Spruce 1346 Nursery Stock. . . 1346-53 Onion Seta 1338-40 Orchids 1351 Palms 1338- 1342-45-18-51 Pansies 1338- 134*42-45^6-48 Penlstemon 1343 Peonies 1346 Perennials 1346 Periwinkle 1346 Petunias 1337-10-44- 1345-4&48-49-51-53 Pines 1346 Phlox 1340- 1345-46-18-51 Poinsettias 1338 Primroses 1342-14 Primulas 1338-1*42 •Minniiuuic>: Privet 13'16 Pyrumi'ls.. 1348 Rhododendrons. .. 1338- 1346-49 Rose Bushes 1348 Rosea 1337-38- 134&4 6-50-51-52-53 Salvias 1.337-43-44- 1.34.5^6-18^9-53 Scabiosa 1340 Scarlet Sage 1344- 134648-51 .Seeds 1338-40-42 Senecio 1337-15-19 Shrubs 1346-53 Snapdragon 1338-12- 1343-14-45-51-53 Star of Bethlehem. .1353 Spiraea 1.346 Stevia 134445 Stocks 1340-46 Swainsona. . . . 1337-44-49 Sweet Peas 133.8-12 Sweet William. . . 134.5-48 Tradescantias 1344 Trees 1346 Tsuga 1346 Tuberoses 1339 Vegetable Plants. . .1337- 133940-4243-46-48-19- 1350 Vegetable Seeds 1338- 134042 Verbenas 13374043- 1344-454649-51-53 Vincas 13374344- 1345464849-50-53 Vines '346 Violets 1345 Weddelliana 1351 Zinnias 1340 MISCELLANEOUS Aphine 1383 Artificial Flowers.. . .1374 Auctions 1343 Baskets 1342-72 Benches 1.3S4 Bench Fittings 1336 Birch Bark 1372 Boilers 1384-86-87 Boxes 1374-85 Boxwood 1.372 Brackets 1386 Cabinets 1342 Canes 1342 Commencement Sup- plies 1372-73-74 Cycas 1374 Cypress 1385 Directorj' of Reliable Retail Houses. . . . 1361- 1362-63-64-65 Dagger Ferns.. 1372-7.3-74 Fancy Ferns 1272-73 Fertilizers 1342-83 Fiber 1372-86 Flats 1385-86 Florists' Accounts In- sured 1372 Florists' Supplies. . . 1372- 1373-74 Fumigators 1342 Galax Leaves 1372 Glass 1384-85-86-87 Glass Cutters 1385 Glass Insurance 1372 Glazing 1384 Glazing Points 1384 Grasses 1372 Greenhouse Construc- tion.. . 1384-85-86-87-88 Greenhouse MaterialI3S7 Ground Pine 1372 Greening Pins 1372 Guards 1372 Heating. , . . 1384-85-86-87 Huckleberrv Foliage. 1373 Humus 1348-83 Hoec 1338-85 Insecticides.. .13384248- 1350-83 Irrigation 1384 Knives (Pruning! 1342 Laurel 1372 Leucothoe Sprays. . . 1372 Lithographic Work. . 1338 Lumber 1385-86 Lyrata 1372-74 Magnolia 1374 Manure 1383 Maatica 1384 Moss 1372-73-74 Mushroom Spawnl34042 Nikoteen 1383 Painting 1384 Palmetto Leaves. . . .1374 Paper Pots 1382 Pecky Cj-presa. . . 1385-80 Pipe 1384-85 Plant Food 1382 Posts 1386-87 Pots 1382 Putty Machines 1383 Raffia 1342 Refrigerators 1372-73 Rubbish Burners 1372 Ruscus 1372 Sash 1385-S6-87 Sash Bars 1384 Schools 1373 Shelf Brackets 138G Smilax 1345-72-73 Sphagnum Moss 1372 Stakes 1372 Staples 13.52 Supports 1372 Tobacco Productsl338-83 Toothpicks 1374 Tubes 1384 Wedding Supplies. ...1372- Tuhs 1382 1373-74 r>'powriter« 1350 Wholesale Florists. . 1375- Vascs 1337 1376-77-78-79-80 Ventilating Apparatus Wire 1372 1387 Wire Designs 1372-73 Wants ...1306-67-68-69-70 Wreaths 1372-74 •Maiuuiiini-MiiiiiumutOiiiiiiainiit^MinmniuoiiuoniiiucO I Contents f •>]iniiiiiiiiii>Miiiiiiiiiiiit->]iiiiiiiiniic>Miniumiii[>Miiiiuuiiii{' Page Amateur'.' Who is an 1358 Bamboos, Warning to All Growers of 1357 Books, Review of 18B4 Business Troubles 1S41 Carnations in the Field (lUus.) 1869 Clubs and Societies: Tulip Show at Glen Cove; New Haven Co. (Conn.) Hort. Soci- ety; Connecticut Hort. Society; Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. Soci- ety 13B1 Daffodils. Some Newer 1358 Dahlia Society. May Bulletin of 13B7 Dahlias, American, In England 1371 Dept. of Agriculture Notes 1349 English Nursery Trade 1367 Greenhouse Building 1378 Horticulture in Minnesota 1371 Incorporations ^flS "Johnny Appleseed" ■1382 "Lilac Sunday" at Rochester, N. Y. 1357 Lilacs, Improve Modern 1357 Looking Backward and Looking For- ward 1368 Market Review, Weekly 1375 meetings and Events, The Week's. 1356 Meetings and ExMbltlons, Coming 1346 Middle Atlantic States 1372 Middle West, The 1384 Ninth Story Window,. From A 1356 Nursery Dept. (lllus.) 1347 Obituary : McKay. William L.; Nash. Jona- than 13o7 Pacific Coast, The 1386 Peonies. A Successful Way to Raise 1369 Plant and Bulb Imports 1341 Postal Savings Bank 1351 Prices. On Raising 1356 Publicity 1366 Question Box 1382 Readers' 'Views, Onr: "U" in Euonymus 1357 Retailer, The (lUus.) Florists' Round Table; Steamship Sailings; Pushing the Telegraph Delivery Idea 1361. 1366 Schedules Received 1354 Seed. Importance of Pure 1341 Shrubs, Questions and Answers re 1354 Southern Cultural Notes 1349 Sonthem States 1342 Spider. Red. Combating 1360 Sweet Pea Show at San Francisco. .1356 Trade Notes: Austin 1342 Baltimore . .1345 Boston 1378 Chicago 1380 Cincinnati .1384 Fort Wayne 1385 Houston ...1342 Kansas City 1385 Lancaster . .1373 Los Angeles 1386 Louisville . .1343 Week's Work, The: Soil for Chrysanthemums; Carna- tion Soil: Buddlelas; Cyclamen; Chrysanthemums .1362 Year Book of the Dept. of Agricul-^ ture Montgomery 1342 New York .1377 Oswego ...1372 Philadelphia 1379 Portland ..1387 St. Louis . .1384 Syracuse . .1378 Washington D. C 1344 WilllamB- port 1374 .1371 Daffodils at End of May Last year at this time The Exchange called attention to the fact that L. W. Acheson of Pittsfield, Mass., was send- ing Daffodils to market for Memorial Day Last week Mr. Acheson sent an- other box of trumpet Daffodils to this office — excellent stock which came fresh and lasted niccl.v. despite the heat. These were from late planted bulbs on a north border. N Cambridge, Mass.— -A. deer jumped through the roof of tlie greenhouse owned bv Kamerana. a ,Iapanese florist at lu mittcmorc ave., early in the morning on May 24. and did considerable damage. MinnLE Village, L. I —Frederick Bauer, a florist of 207o Metropolitan ave alleges that he was embezzled of .fl8,000 bv John B. G. Rinehart, who faced arraignment today. The .money was given to Rinehart in two install- Nasiiville, Tenn.— The Mclntyre Floral Co. distributed from its green- houses on Billsboro pike to all charitable institutions in the city who sent for them fifty plants free. This donation is an annual custom for the interest and good will of these institutions. 1356 The Florists' Exchange FOVITDED Ht 1888 A Weekly Sledlnm of Interchange for Plorlsts, Nursery- o^en^ Seedsmen and the Trade In General Exclusively a Trade Paper Entered at Ifev York Pott Ofjict at Second Clatt Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Pts. and Pub. Co., Ltd., Proprietors, 438 to 448 West 87th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and managing editor; Jas. Griffith, secretary; David Tou- eeau, treasurer. The address of the officers Is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New York. Telephone, Greeley 80, 81, 82. Beglatered Cable Address: Florez Newyork CWTCAfiO* Our office here Is In the charge of ^***^"'^'-'* James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: Tbe Florists' Ezchasg-e, 143 Xfo. Wabash Ave., Boom 307. Telephone, Central 3487. FsnrciFAi^ BBAirca offices Boston: Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass. ^dlanapolls, Ind.; Irwin Bertermann, 241 Massachu- setts ave. Kansas City, Mo.; Benjamin S. Brown, 205 Corn Belt Building. &OB Angeles, Cal.: Henry W. Kruckeburg, 237 Frank- lin St. tonlsvlllo, Ky.: G. D. Craln, Jr., 1404 Starks Building. FUladelphia: Wm. H. Engler, 4661 Lancaster ave. Bell telephone, Belmont 412. Portland, Ore.: H. Nlklas, 403 Morrison st. San Francisco, Cal.: G. A. Dalley, care MacRorle- McLaren Co., 430 Phelan Building. Washington, D. C: O. A. 0. Oehmler, 1329 Q st., N. W. The address label Indicates the date when subscrip- tion expires and Is our only receipt therefor. Advertising. — Copy should reach the New York Office on Tuesday to secure Insertion In Issue of following Saturday. Advertising forms go to press Wednesday. Tearly Subscription. — United States and Mexico, $1.00; Canada, $2.00. Foreign countries In Postal Union, $2.50. Payable in advance. Remit by Draft on New York. Post Office or Express Money Order; If paid In money, please register letter. Telegrams. — Telegrams received at this office up to U noon Wednesday, containing changes In advertising, will receive attention for the Issue of Saturday fol- lowing; likewise telegrams having Informative mat- ter Intended for our news columns will be received up to Wednesday noon. Telegrams forwarded after B p.m., Tuesday, and marked "Night Press Message, Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, .June 5. — Elberon (N. J.) Horticultural Society. — Montrea' (Canada) Gardeners and Florists' Club. — New Bedford (Mass.) Horticultural .Society, New Jersey Floricultural Society, (Drange. N. J.— Washington (D. C.) Florists' Club.— The Garden Club of Lenoi, Mass. — Detroit (Mich.) Florists' Club. — Retail Florists' Afla'n of St. Louis (Mo.). Tuesday, June 6. — Florists' Club of , Philadelphia (Pa.). — Los Angeles Co. (Calif.) Horticultural Society — Paterson (Is'. J.) Floricultural Society.— Philadelphia (Pa.) Florists' Club.— Buffalo (N. Y.) Flo- rists' Club. — State Florists' Ass'n of Indiana. — Florists' Club of Washington. — Knosville (Tenn.) Florists' Society. — Minneapolis (Minn.JlFlorists' Club. — Pittsburgh (Pa.) Florists and Gardeners' Club. Wednesday, June 7.— Tuxedo (N. Y.) Horticultural Society.— The Weeders' [Club, Haverford, Pa. — ^Kentucky Society of Florists, LouisWlIe. Thursday, June 8.— Omaha (Neb.) Florists' Club.— St. Louis (Mo.) Florists' Club. Friday, June 9. — Exhibition of the American Peony Society, American Museum of Natural History, June 9 to U inc. — American Sweet Pea Society's Western show at San Francisco (2 days). Sweet^^Pea Show at San Francisco June 9-10 We would draw attention to the forthcoming exhibi- tion of Sweet Peas to be held under the auspices of the American Sweet Pea Society in the Concert Room, of the Palace Hotel, at San Francisco on June 9 and 10. A nice schedule of prizes was issued some considerable time ago, .and our readers away in the West may obtain a copy still by writing to the secretary of the exhibition, Frank G. Cuthbertson, 749 Front St., San Francisco. Save the Nursery Writings We learn that Mr. S. N. Baxter, a specialist in trees and shrubs at Philadelphia, who has taken keen interest in the articles in the Nursery Department of The Ex- change, has detached this part each week for the years 1913-15, and has had them all bound in one book. He thinks much of it, and our informant, who has seen the production, thinks it is very fine. Mr. Meehan ought to feel complimented, and indeed testimonials to the value of his Department come to us regularly, and speak in no uncertain voice. Change in Closing Time for Classified Advertising Beginning with Next Issue Because of the consistent growth of the volume of Classified Advertising in The Ex- change and so as not to delay the mailing of copies to subscribers, we find it necessary Co ask all advertisers in that section of the paper to have their instructions reach us by TUES- DAY NIGHT. This will necessitate the late C3py received on Wednesday morning being placed on a page separate from our regular classified pages, under the head of *'TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION" On Raising Prices There was peculiar unanimity in a large number of letters received by us at and after Mother's Day, expressing the hope and desire that prices be not raised. Of course, it would be illogical to assume that prices could be maintained at the same level on a day on wliich there was such a demand for flowers, but a word of caution might weU be added now, in view of those letters, to both growers and salesmen, to make their charges as reasonable as the circum- stances allow. This holds good on all flower days. Some one might say what is the true meaning of, " As reasonable as the circumstances aUow." The reply could lead to an endless discussion. The whole matter is boimd up in being judicious to oneself and the public too. The belief is widespread that flower dealers, whether wholesalers or retailers, might oftener encourage the usually non-buying section of the public by offering stock at prices within the reach of working people, and the argument is that the man who spends a quarter or 50c. today, may be spending his $2 to $5 tomorrow, and having been used to buying flowers lie is a sure customer at the higher prices. In line with this question of keeping prices down, there is the cognate one of keeping prices up, especially at the present time when aU manner of things are cost- ing more, including labor, coal, el cetera. Coal is going to be considerably liigher; labor is already con- siderably liigher. The grower cannot afford, there- fore, to sell more cheaply than he has, and, indeed, would be wise to raise his prices in order to maintedn the same level of profit as he has had, or a better level. A friend points out that to him it costs from $'J.10 to $1.35 to grow a dozen 4in. Geraniums, which he can only sell for $1, and naively adds, " I cannot see any money in that." He prefers growing Peonies at Gc. to 8c. per bloom. But why not raise the price for Geranimns? They are always good sellers in any case. Publicity The tendency of opinion in the florists' world seems to be developing toward the idea of a general publicity fund, if not for the whole country, at any rate for cities. Already in many States the florists have co- operated successfully and have got out page adver- tisements for the greater flower days of the year, advocating the use of flowers. Sometimes the names of the advertisers have appeared, but the question now most frequently heard is whether a general publicity campaign or campaigns could not be conducted on a country-wide scale. The Society of American Florists has gone a long way already in that it has appointed a publicity committee, and the matter of national advertising will be further discussed at its convention at Houston next August. The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, tlirough its members, does extensive adver- tising of flowers, while the new National Floral Cor- poration of New York has also done pioneer work in drawing attention to flowers by advertising them in the magazines. A suggestion comes to hand that growers be assessed according to their business receipts for a general cut flower advertising campaign. This is a suggestion we will leave for the future I At the same time the American Association of Nurserymen has a membership subscription on that basis. How true are the notes by the author of "The Week's Work." He says that some growers act as though they believed that if three heavy doses of fertilizer didn't kill the plants (writing of Chrysanthemums), it must have done them good, therefore they had better have another! Early reports upon the flower and plant business for Memorial Day this week, bespeak a greater amount of trade having been done than for many years. In a few places there was a seeming scarcity of stock, but speak- ing generally the calls were met. Good prices were re- ceived. It was a great flower and plant day, and owing to the late season there is still much business being done in bedding and hardy plants. Smrp criticisms, not complimentary, have been passed on the grey, mildewy looking color of the interior of the Horticultural Hall at Boston, newly painted. Grey is no doubt a neutral tint, but sage green is also a very fitting color for walls, and while pleasing, never clashes or Ls out of harmony with any other shade. Even a fairly bright soft green can be used. But opinions differ very much as to what is the best color. For instance, the Chicago Art Club voted unanimously for a dark green as the best color for vases, and the American Carnation Society adopted this which, to the majority of its members, seemed a heavy color, nothing like so pretty as the light grey green, which would also have been much more in keeping with the color of the Car- nation foliage and given a daintier effect to the society's shows. Some of the daily newspapers take pleasure in pub- lishing "funny" columns on gardening, with such hints as: "Buckwheat cakes should be set out edgeways, as they take up too much room when planted flat." Here are one or two others we suggest for their use; "Place sheet iron under your Periwinkles. This prevents the winkles from tickling the roots." "Insert stout stakes by the side of the Petunias for them to lean against." "Plant Onions among Potatoes: this is good on dry soils as the Onions bring tears to the 'eyes' of the murphies and keeps the ground moist." "Have a nice supply of Lettuces for the snails. Hav- ings snails will encourage the birds, bless them, which are so 'interesting when the Cherries and Straw- berries are reddening." "If the Pumpkins grow too fast, spray them with sulphuric acid." The murder trial now being conducted at Waukegan, III., introduces as the most prominent part of the evi- dence, the use or misus^e of cyanide of potassium, which is believed to have caiised the death of the girl victim. The number of deaths, accidental and siiicidal, through taking greenhouse poisons or poisons intended for horti- cultural purposes led the chemists in England a year or two ago, through their pharmaceutical society, to get the trade in nicotine compounds such as are used in our business, also sheep dips and other poisonous washes into their own hands, and only after a long fight were the manufacturers and seed and florist houses able to defeat this attempt of the chemists. The lesson, how- ever, is for our growers here to be very careful in the u.se of these deadly poisons, and not leave them lying about so than anybody other than the responsible man in charge can obtain access to them. A WEEK or two ago we published the old story of the connection between cats and Clover. Evidently the story was incomplete as the following, which we now recol^'ect to h.Tve heard once before, bears witness: An authority on natural history to whom the editor of the New York Times referred this question, replies. "It occurs to me that possibly the expression 'Cats in Clover' may be a corruption of the conundrum: 'How is it that the old maids of England are the mainstay of the British Army'. The answer which is based upon the biological principle of the struggle for existence and the interdependence of animal life is as follows: The old maids are largely responsible for cats. The cats destroy the field mice. The field mice destroy the nests of the bumble bee. Without the humble bee there would be no pollination of the Clover. Without the Clover the principal food for cat- tle would be gone. Without the cattle the supply of beef would be gone and beef is the mainstay of the British Army, therefore the old maids are the mainstay of the British Army." We who cultivate flowers, even if it is for a living, ought to think so highly of them as the best of all God's gifts for all occasions of touching ceremonial or of happy augury or as tokens of loving regard, that we shall wish everybody else to think so too. As we June 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1357 i- inriot give them away and pay our debts, we must sell lluni, and so, aecording- to some, wlien we advoeiite (i.e. advertise) the use of flowers, we are "commercializ- iiii^ tliat wliieh we should re\ere." Tlic florists' busi- ness i^ too biji an indiLstry tiie.se days to run it on liio,e lines. There is too niueli eapital at stake in it to maintain it successfully on a false sentiment, for we hold that point of view to be false because archaic, which would prohibit the advocacy of flowers in public Journals. (We use the word "advocacy" rather than "advertisement," since this has entirely a commercial ring.) If one stimulates honor for the home, it is good; or for one's mother, it is good. But if one hel)is the struggling family of a grower or seller of flo«'ers in doing so, or adds to tlie comfort of the better off. evidently it is nnt good. Perhaps we don't see straight. But just why it is wrong or where it is wrong to try to encourage the use of flowers more than any other pure, desirable thing of this life, beats us to find out. Improved Modern Lilacs Something like a sensation was caused on Monday of this week %vhen Mr. T. A. Havemeyer, one of the most enthusiastic amateur gardeners in this country, brought to The Florists' Exchange office a selection of some of the more notable of the new French Lilacs. These were in most instances doubled flowered, the trusses being about one foot deep, and not confined to one truss only, but branching and forming a very large terminal cluster. Some of the colors, like that of the variety Pasteur, are deeper than the deepest of those formerly attained, of which perhaps Souv. de Louis Spiith was perhaps the best known. Pasteur is a good purplish crimson, the individual flowers being as large as a 50c. piece. This variety is single. Ant. Buchner is a double flowered silvery ]iink, one of the most beautiful of all and the most distinctive novelty perhaps in the collection. Ellen Willmott is a white, the flow- ers almost like those of the Tuberose in point of size; and Macrostatia is another of the largest and finest. The colors run from pale gray blue through various shades of rose and red to the true lilac color. Mr. Havemeyer believes that some of these new varieties have great possibilities as florists' flowers for use at Memorial Day. As we pointed out in a paragraph last week, Mr. Havemeyer has as many as 200 varieties and he knows all about them from A to Z. He is not content with looking at them: he propagates, prunes and otherwise attends to them, probably as much a-s his gardener does, for he is a born lover of the gar- den and the things that grow there. The English Nursery Trade ' A correspondent writes saying that the nursery trade in Great Britain has been severely hit by the war, but growers of cut flowers and edible produce, also seed merchants, have very little to complain about. The horticultural trade in general is now very seriously depleted on account of the calling of men for the army. As a result, women's labor is much in evidence, and where the work is not heavy, it is being performed as efficiently as by men. The large exhibitions that for- merly were held throughout the country are reduced to a few representative ones. The famous Chelsea show was held during the past week, but was expected to be much smaller this year. A large show will be held in -Manchester in connection with the Royal Agricul- tural Society's meeting. A convention of the horticul- tural trade was held in London the past week to discuss the position of the nursery and seed trades, more especially with regard to the probable situation after the war. We think it will be well if our American representative societies had a discussion along the same lines, as the question is continually being asked, "What will be the condition of affairs when peace is restored?" May Bulletin of Dahlia Society The quarterly bulletin of the American Dahlia Society was issued May 20 to the members. It is devoted largely to cultural matters concerning the DahUa, together with news of the society's activities. We notice an affilia- tion scheme whereby other societies that are specially interested in Dahlias may join-up with the A. D. S. at the modest fee of .$10 per annum. The advantages are outlined in the bulletin. The society's show will be held in New York on Sept. 2G-28 in conjunction with the show of the American Institute. A very full schedule is being prepared. For information regarding the society apply to the secretary, J. Harrison Dick, llSe 73d St., Brook- lyn, N. Y. The " U " in Euonymus Editor The Florists' Exchange: It is possible that the spellings Evonymus and Euony- mus are in no manner different but are in fact identi- cal. This word is evidently Latin — derived in that lan- guage from the Greek word of the same orthography. The Latin alphabet has no letter corresponding in form to our u. In that language the u and the v sounds are represented by the single character v. Hence in Latin there is no other way to write it than Evonymus. In our language we have both the u and the v forms, and we discriminate between them. In English we write it Euonymus. If we see the latter spelling we infer that the writer is satisfied with good English, but when we meet with Evonymus we are impressed with the idea that the writer wishes us to understand that he is a Latin scholar. The one is the modern, the other the ancient form and there is no difference be- tween them — simply a matter of choice or of showing one's erudition. F. Werbeb, Jk. Washington, D. C, May 23, 1916. Lilac Sunday at Rochester, N. Y. Highland Park Has the Finest Collection of Lilacs in the World. Boston and Ottawa the Next Best May 38th was "Lilac Sunday" in Highland Park, Rochester, N Y. For many years immense crowds of people have visited this famous collection on "Lilac Sun- day." The number of people on this last occasion was greater than ever. Large numbers of people came from Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, and from many points in western New York. The parkways in the park and the roadways adjacent to the park were packed with thou- sands of motor cars, and it was a serious problem for the police to prevent congestion. Various estimates were made by different authorities on the number of people who visited the park during the day, and they were all the way from 60,000 to 100,000. Park Commissioner A. B. Lamberton gave it as his opinion that 100,000 people were at the park during the day. It is safe to say that from 65,000 to 75,000 visited the park. The Lilac collection was in superb condition. A few of the early flowering varieties were passing. There are .300 species, hybrids, and varieties in the collection. There are three important Lilac collections on this continent, including the Highland Park collection, the one at the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University; and the other at the Dominion Experiment Station, Ottawa, Canada. The Highland Park collection is much larger than either of. the other two. It seems strange that no serious at- itetnpt has been made to establish Lilac collections in the parks or botanic gardens of Europe at all comparable to those in this country, but they mostly confine them- selves to the species and a limited number of varieties. Varieties A number of the Lilacs of recent introduction were in full bloom, and they show marked improvements on older varieties. In the single, deep purple reds of various shades of intensity; Monge, Laplace, Marceau, Danton, and Roi Albert, are most striking. Among single white Lilacs, Vestale is certainly a cynosure. The large, com- pound, erect clusters, with large individual, pure white flowers, cannot be surpassed at the present time. Two other good single, white Lilacs are Kate Harlin, and Madame Florent Stepman. In single blue shades; De- caisne. President Lincoln, and Bleuatre, stand out promi- nently. In double white Lilacs; Princesse Clementine, Madame de Miller, Miss Ellen Willmott, and Jeanne d'.\rc are very noticeable. Among double flowering Lilacs show- ing delicate lavender shades, tinged with pink of differ- ent shades of intensity, there are some remarkable new forms ; Edmund About, Antoine Buchner, Dieul d'Emille Galle, Belle de Nancy, Pres. FalliJres, Pres. Poincar^, and Marechal Lannes. The last named is most striking. The immense compound thyrses, with a deep rosy laven- der color, deeply tinged with pink, can hardly be sur- passed. Among the double dark purple reds; Paul Harriot, Charles Joly, De Saussure, and .'Adelaide Dun- bar are very noticeable. Many other shrubs and trees were in full bloom. Late flowering Crab-apples, early blooming Spirasas, early flowering Viburnums, Exochordas, Caraganas, Cytisus, early blooming Deutzias, Ribes, Bush Honeysuckles, Snowdrop trees, European Bird Cherries, early flowering Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and Moutan Poeonies were in bloom in large numbers throughout the park. ;\mong bulbous and flowering plants were large num- bers of Darwin Tulijis, white, blue, and pink Myosotis, English Daisies, German Irises, Polyanthus, Japtincse, Chinese, and Vulgaris Primroses, pink Soapwort, and purple .'\ubretias, and masses of perennial Candytuft, were some of the flowering plants to be seen. H. B. Stbikoes. Warning to All Growers of Bamboos The Department of Agriculture has been advised of the presence of the smut disease of bamboos on certain plantings of imported bamboos in the United States. The disease has appeared in three separate localities but as far as known has not spread so widely but that prompt action now may completely eradicate it from the whole country. Like smut of Wheat or Corn, this disease appears as black powdery swellings on the small twigs or branches when about the size of a knitting needle. The black powder easily comes off on one's fingers, and this powder is composed of the spores which spread the disease. Every owner of a bamboo clump is requested to examine the young leafy branches of his plants care- fully, and it he finds a black powder on them, to send in to the Department of Agriculture, Quarantine In- spection Room, Washington, D. C.^ a small twig of the affected plant, carefully sealed in an envelope. Direct- ions for treatment will be sent by mail or telegraph in case the specimen proves that the clump is diseased. In view of the adaptability of this very useful class of plants to-the climate and soil of the United States, it is of the utmost importance that the Department be informed immediately of the locality of every clump of imported bamboo in the country, in order to advise all owners of bamboo clumps how to prevent them from becoming diseased in case the smut should be reported from a near-by locality. <|) I (gbtmarg 1 6 William L. McKay William L. McKay, 61 years of age, a prominent nurseryman living at 180 Washington St., Geneva, N. Y., died suddenly on May 25th, while at work on his farm, death resulting from an acute attack of the heart. Mr. McKay was engaged in the nursery business since 1882, his business being conducted under the name of the Van Dusen Nurseries, which was his wife's maiden name. He is survived by a widow, three daughters and two sons. Jonathan Nash Jonathan Nash died at his home at 490 West End ave.. New York City, at one o'clock on Saturday morn- ing. May 27. His death was caused by pneumonia with which he had been afflicted for about three weeks and from which he was thought to be convalescing when his death unexpectedly occurred. Mr. Nash was the son of Jonathan Edward and MatUda Nash, and was born in Essex, England, in 1853. He was in his 63rd year when he died. He came to this country 22 years ago, and after living a year at Madison, N. J., entered the employ of the New York Cut Flower Co. At the time of his death he had been for many years a member of the well-known wholesale florist firm of Moore, Hentz & Nash of 55 W. 26th st.. New York City. Mr. Nash was a man of large business ability, noted for his probity and integrity, universally respected by his associates and competitors in business, and by the retail florists of this city. He was of high moral character, and a finished gentleman. He was eminently a man of strong domestic tastes, whose home life was as gentle and sweet as his business career was upright and courageous. He is survived by a widow, Lydia Ada Nash, a daughter and three sons. Choral funeral services were held at Grace Church on Monday afternoon. May 29. These were attended by a large number of the wholesale and retail florists of this city, and many friends. The floral pieces were many, and conspicuously beautiful. Among these were a blanket of Lily of the Valley and orchids from the firm of which Mr. Nash was a member, an orchid wreath from the employees of the firm, a design in American Beauty Ros*s"from the directors of the New York Cut Flower Co., a wreath of orchids from Traendly & Schenck; a design in Roses from the Bedford Floral Co. and a stand- ing wreath of orchids from the Greek-American Florists' Ass'n. 1358 The Florists' Exchange Some Newer Daffodils Modern Beauties Described and Some of the Desirable Ones Named ONE of your writers who evidently lias memories of Englisli Daffodil shows of the past, recently mentioned the fact, but the novelties of those days are left far behind although, truth to tell, the prices of three- or four-year-old novelties are still high. The seedlings of this season were astounding, and what is more pleasing, the greatest triumphs and most of the awards of merit have been gained by bona fide trade growers like Barr & Sons, R. H. Bath, Ltd., J. R. Pearnon & Sons, Herbert Chapman, Ltd., and Walter T. Ware, Ltd. At Birmingham Daffodil Show this year the last named put up a dozen that were away ahead of anything seen at any other show this year. Walter Ware' is not only a breeder, but is a commercial grower on a large scale. The soil at Bath appears to suit bulbs. Until recent times, all the trump card Daffodils were being raised by amateurs, many of them clergymen. One of Mr. Ware's seedlings named Fortune, is the last word in red-cupped giant Incomps. (This is short for incomparabilis). It was iy^in. across and the cup measured l%in. Words cannot describe the mar- velous flowers that have now come into being, and what is more satisfactory, they are for the most part very vigorous. Hitherto some of the choicest seedlings have lacked constitution, and not a few have died out in consequence. Our trade breeders, howevers, are out for vigor. The size of the newer trumpet forms is gigantic. Van Waveren's Giant and other earlier sorts are dwarfed by comparison. A monster named Decorator, shown by Bath, Ltd., is simply impossit)le when it comes to bunching. It will have to be sold singlj-, like top-grade Roses. But the biggest thing I have ever seen was a seedling shown by an amateur. It was named General Bland, and for comparison I photo- graphed it alongside a S'/iin. King Alfred. As will be seen. King Alfred looks quite a modest thing by the side of it, and really it is, even against such glories as Golden Sunrise, Decorator, Justitia and Sumerin. Not only is King Alfred outclassed for size but for depth of color it is also surpassed. Yet the most startling advances are among the giant Leedsiis. Some of them have pink-edged cups, while in size they beat a variety like Sir Watkin. In the Barrii and Incomp. sections, too, the advances are wonderful, for it is in these we see the glorious red cups, some of them with pure white perianths, and a flat crown that makes one think they must be Poets, (poeticus.) The triandrus hybrids, too, are bound to make mar- ket flowers for they possess such extraordinary sub- stance, while the newer sorts give quite long stems compared with the earlier forms. Taking the Daffodil novelties that have gained awards, I should vote for White Pearl, a giant Leedsii; Phyllida, a giant Leedsii after the style of Lord Kitchener; St. Ilario, a Leedsii with a lemon- edged cup, that simply puts White Lady out of court. Ozan (incomp.), might be termed a White Sir Watkin with a lemon cup; Palermo, a very much improved Will Scarlett; Double Sir Watkin, a truly magnificent flower; White Pennant, a pure white Giant Leedsii, and Crimson Braid, a magnificent Barrii. Owing to the war, raisers have cut their normal rates in half, and many treasures have changed hands for £3 or so tliat in normal times would have made £10 or £15. Possibly the American bulb merchant will argue that he could never sell a Daffodil at £5 apiece. Our spe- cialists would never sell them if they did not exhibit them, and if the better class American amateurs have never seen nor heard of the hundreds of varieties that stand right away from old sorts like Emperor, Em- press, Sir Watkin, Barrii Conspicuus, Mrs. Langtry, and so on, how can thev be expected to buy? I am per- fectly certain that if Barr & Son, or R. H. Bath, Ltd., flew over to the next New York Show with a collection of about 150 modern Daffodils, they would not only make the visitors "sit up and take notice," but they would book orders in abundance. Let an enterprising man invest in half a dozen bulbs of each of some of the following, grow them well and exhibit the flowers in good form. I'll warrant some of the owners of the big estates will get the fever pretty quickly. I am quoting the current retail value against each variety for single bulbs, except where otherwise mentioned: Lady Superior, 5 guineas; March White, 21s.; Queen of the East, 10s. 6d.; The Don, 50s.; White Pen- nant, 90s.; Bath's Flame, 50s.; Brilliancy, 15s.; Con- queror, £4; Croesus, £4; Empire, £3; Fawn, 20s.; Fire King, 20s.; Golden East, 30s.; Golden Simrise, £4, Is.; Hercules, £4, 4s.; Helios, £7; Lady Mayoress, 45s.; Lolah, 21s.; Macebearer, 25s.; Michael, 30s.; Miss Will- mott, 35s.; Mrs. E. Crossfield, 20s.; Refulgence, 21s.; Seville, £7, 7s.; White City, 70s.; White Maximus, £7, 7s. Raeburn, £4, 4s. The prices given are taken from one or two catalogs, but the rates vary cimsiderably with different growers as the holder of a large stock of one variety sells at a lower rate than another. T. A. W. Who is an Amateur? The definition of an amateur that was recently pub- lished by the New Haven (Conn.) County Horticul- tural Society reads as follows: By the word "amateur" is understood a person who maintains a garden with a view to his or her own use and enjoyment and not for the purpose of making a profit or gaining a livelihood. The fact of their dis- posing of surplus stock for money does not change them into professional gardeners, unless the main- tenance of the garden is Intended to return to them an annual profit. No person can compete in the amateur classes who permanently employs a trained florist, gar- dener, or nurseryman, or who is employed as such. Any objection raised to the rightful qualification of an ex- hibitor shall be dealt with by the arbitration committee. All protests lodged with them shall be judged accord- ing to their merits and their decision shall be final. It may not be generally known that Houston, Texas, is a seaport, made so througli its ship channel, picture shows the S. S. Satilla at her dock in Houston, loading for New York Our Looking Backward and Looking Forward A paper read by Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa., before the Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Florists' Club Your program committee, in asking me to write a 1 paper for you, gave me the privilege of selecting my i own subject, and as we old men have a tendency to brag about the good old times and to prophesy as to the future, the above heading is given to a little rambling talk I shall give you, and having so little time to give the subject, I trust you will not be too harsh in your criticisms. Looking backward to the beginning of my actual ex- perience in the florists' business takes me to the days of A. D. Rohrer & Bro., when as a fifteen-year-old youngster I put in some good long days and some pretty hard work with that firm. The one thing that stands out most vividly in my memory of those days was the houses (not the house) of Geraniums we grew in Sin. pots and sold readily at $2.50 per dozen, and let me tell you that they were some Geraniums. Looking forward, I can see no reason why the same market is not in existence today, nor why it is not worked up by some good, live wire with the ability and cash to do it. The only true road to success in this or any other business is in service, or in other words, in giving your customers real value for their money. These Sin. pot Geraniums were real value to the buyer at any price up to $5 per dozen. Without actual figures as to the cost of their production, I do know that if 4in. pot Geraniums can be grown and sold for $1 per dozen, these 5in. could be produced and sold for $2.50 per dozen. Right in this town there are people who would pay $5 per dozen for such stock if properly educated to it, and be better satisfied than they are today with their dollar a dozen stock. We all grow and sell entirely too much second-class stock. Another market for Geraniums is for porch decoration, and if it is not worked up by some one with suiBcient nerve and a bit of capital, it is simply one of many neglected opportunities. These Geraniums should be grown into 12in, pot specimen plants on up into regular tub size, to be sold at from $2.50 to 10.00 each. In this town, where almost ninety percent, of the homes have front porches, there should be hundreds of houses where a good specimen Geranium would be an addition to the regular porch decoration. Right here I want to say, never sell one of these specimen Geraniums where you, as an educated florist, know that it will not give satisfactory results and the customer the best of satis- faction; better to lose twenty sales than to have one dis- satisfied customer, who can truly attribute his or her dissatisfaction to you. Looking backward again to those A. D. Rohrer & Bro. days, we sold Pansies at 10c. each or $1 per dozen from cold frames, and our customers were more than satisfied. The plants were a mass of flowers and bloom, and sold early in the season with the express under- standing that when the hot weather came they should be thrown out and other stock planted into the bed. Today Pansies are sold here for 50c. per dozen for fair plants to as low as 10c. a dozen and even these later ones are not mean stock, but they do not give the satis- faction to the ctistomer, as they are hardly started into bloom properly before the hot weather is on them and it is good-by beaut}'. Looking backward over this Pansy business, I can distinctly recall the work and expense I put into getting up an especially fine strain of Pansies which for a number of years I sold at $4 per 1.000 direct from the seed bed; this looked like a gold niine to some others, and the price was cut until it reached as low as $2 per 1,000, with quality lowered accordingly, and my sales reduced to an annual amount that did not warrant me in keeping up my selection, and rayther than grow a cheap strain, Pansies were dropped. "Vi'ith- nut any undue conceit, the florists of this U. S. are the losers, as they always are when they purchase cheap stock. There is no fortune awaiting the man \\Iio tackles this same problem that I did, but a young man who would undertake the improvement and selec- tion of Pansies today would, I believe, find the market ripe before many years for Pansies of quality at a fair price. After the Pansies and bulbous stock were through in the Spring, w-e used to follow up with formal beds of Coleus, Alternanthera and kindred foliage plants, ex- ercising our ingenuity in creating new combinations for each season. These were varied with beds of Phlox Drummondii, Portulaca, Petunia and their brothers and sisters with Geranium and Salvia beds growing in prominence each year. Almost any city yard was large enough to make some attempt at this style of bedding, and few there were wlio did not buy their quota of plants each season. Today this style of liedding has in a large measure died out through the persistent efforts of our landscape gardeners and artistic decor- Jliiii- 3, I'.llll. The Florists' Exchange 1339 ators (God siive the mark!), who have trees, slirubbery and hardy stock to sell, but without business instinct enoiiith to know that the ordinary city yard is not their field of endeavor, the sale being as far as they can see. Fortunately, for the general good of the florists' busi- ness this class of landscape men are few, and the real ones know when and where to sell their stock so that it will be a permanent advertisement for them. Our retail plant men should exercise their selling powers to C(uinteract this planting of shrul)bery and getting the peojile back to the beauty of a reiil flower bed or two; in fact, I believe that if one or two of the j old-time Coleus beds were planted this Summer, that I for 1917 there would be call for a number of them. I One could go on indefinitely enumerating opportunities for improvement along these lines and still not cover the ground; these are given simply to start a train of thought and create some discussion. In the matter of hardy stock we are in the present and the future, and the advance depends entirely on the men who handle it as to what the future will bring forth. Many city yards are large enough to stand a bit of this planting, but most of them are too small and had better be left religiously alone. I can go to i any part of this city and pick out yard after yard where the planting of shrubbery is ridiculous and an offense to any one with an artistic sense. A lecturer here recently told us that a bed of red Geraniums was a slap in the face to any one with an artistic sense; some of these hardy plantings are enough to give any one with just a love for the beautiful artistic paralysis. For the sake of the business, do not let the sale be the only object. Let us live up to our profession and beautify the world, and there is opportunity without end right here in this hardy plant business. Window boxes and porch decorations are coming to !<■■ more of a feature in this business day after day .iiiii should be made the special study of every retail riorist, so that he can properly advise his customers and l\a\e them get the best satisfaction possible out of their investment. One thing right here, and that is when ynii sell your material for boxes, and your customer \iants something that will not last the season through, educate them to throw it out and replace it once or twice during the Summer. This may be a bit hard to do but a little personal work on your part will give results that will make a permanent customer, and as this end of the business is in its infancy the wagging tongue of a satisfied customer is your best advertise- ment for future business. Looking backward to the A. D. Rohrer & Bro. days again, along the business end of the line, I find that we had our coal delivered to the bins at $3.75 per ton and our labor averaged .$1 per day; today we are pay- ing almost three times as much for coal, and over twice as much for labor, and selling stock for con- siderably less money. This discrepancy may not be as much as it seems at first sight, but right now the man who does not seriously set himself to the task of getting a little more money for his stock is not going to win out. The retailer does not feel this quite as keenly as ive wholesalers who have been working on a narrow margin of profit right along. Personally, I know that it is not possible for the wholesalers to sell stock at last season's price the com- ing Winter and continue in business, unless the quality of stock is cheapened considerably, and in this case the buyer will not get full satisfaction for his money. If you expect to grow good quality stock it will pay you to buy good stock from your wholesale grower. To the few members of this club who grow for the whole- sale trade, I would like to impress you with the fact that if we want Lancaster county to be looked up to as a safe place to send orders, we must not consider how cheap we can grow stock, bul how nearly right we can grow it, and make the price accordingly. Estimate your costs carefully, including everything, interest and upkeep of your place, wear and tear, labor, heat and all incidentals such as tools, manures, etc., and you will be surprised to find out how little you are making on some lines of stock yau are handling. Then figure an increase on the cost of your next Winter's coal and everything else you buy, even a fifty percent increase on the envelopes you use to send out letters. Can you grow stock for the same money as last season? Your retail men should go through the same line of cost estimating and for goodness' sake stop cutting prices. You do no good to yourself and very little harm to the other fellow and a lot of harm to the trade in general. In a town like this uniform price is an im- possibility, as one man can sell a plant at a profit for a nickel that another man would have to sell at seven or eight cents. Rather than sell at a loss, cut some lines and co-operate with the other fellow. Co-operation means a whole lot more than we as a club seem to realize. Where would Sam Pennock's tug-of-war men have been last Summer at our picnic if they had not all pulled together? Let us pull together and upbuild this business of ours, is the earnest wish of the writer. A Successful Way to Raise Peonies By C. S. HARRISON, York, Nebraska R .VISING Peonies for flowers, and raising them for roots are two distinct propositions. If you raise them for flowers it is necessary that the plants he undisturbed for several years. ' Then they get clubby and do not readily thr9w out rootlets, which are so necessary for their vigor. We have bought these old roots by the thousands, and have been sorely dis- appointed with them. The proper way to raise roots is to keep them young and vigorous. They should be taken up every two years and divided or replanted, then they will often "bloom the first year, and will flower profusely the second year. If you plant these in the field and cultivate with the horse, you waste a good deal of space. Under favorable circumstances. Peonies should double in two years and this gives you annually 50 per cent, on your money. But if you are out in the field and it is dry, it may take three or four years to double, and then often the roots will not be vigorous. Plenty of moisture is abso- lutely essential. At the age of 83, finding my nursery too great a burden, I sold it to H. S. King, who stiU retains the name of the C. S. Harrison Select Nursery. However, I still wished to continue my experiments with Peonies and Irises, as well as other things and yet have an income. I had three town lots, two of them lying together, giving me a space of 100ft. x 120ft. In the center I had a hydrant with 100ft. of hose which easily reached every position. On this snug space I planted 10,000 Peonies, putting them in rows 18in. apart and (iin. apart in the row. This is condensing closely to- gether, but they will do just as well thus planted as if out in the field Ift. apart each way. However, they must be taken up this Fall, as they will not be able to stand being so close together much longer. Preparing the Ground The lots are on a slope, as Peony ground must have perfect drainage. The ground was well enriched with rotted manure. It was plowed deep twice in the Sum- mer and the weeds kept down. In the Fall I planted, and to my amazement many of them doubled the tirst year, and I took up and divided several hundred last Fall, after planting only the Fall before. The plants were better and stronger than the field grown that had been out three and four years with very dry hot Summers. Now you should see those lots. They are the wonder of all who see them. The ground is just packed with the most vigorous and thrifty Peonies imaginable, and they are covered with strong buds just ready to burst into bloom for Memorial Day. Of course I water when needed and that does not take long, and I hoe often and do not allow any weeds to grow, so by this process I am saving two years' time and two acres of ground. The lots cost .$400, and I work them to the limit, and the Peonies like it and respond accordingly. I got .$200 worth of plants that were planted on these lots the first year, and 1 will have over $1000 worth this Fall. I might add that the first Fall I covered the whole ground with coarse manure, which enriched the ground like liquid manure after every rain and also retained the moisture, thus requiring less watering. But precaution should be taken that fresh manure does" not get near the roots. It is not wise to put Peonies on the same ground. I shall have the whole patch spaded up, when fresh earth will be brought to the surface, and in planting will have the new rows between where the others were, and then cover well this Fall with coarse manure, and it will be equal to fresh ground. At the end of another two years I will probably be where they don't raise Peonies, where "everlasting Spring abides and never withering flow- ers." I write this as people often do not raise flowers on account of lack of room. Why can we not "con- dense" on land as they do in France and Holland? You may say it takes too much work. I would say that there is no more work on my two lots than on two acres as generally grown. The demand for Peonies is growing. Fifteen years ago it was hard to sell Peonies. My first edition of the Peony Manual went over the land and woke people up. One man borrowed a copy and ordered .¥150 worth. Three editions have been issued, and one Fall we had to turn down a call for 35,000 from one firm. What a glory of bloom is condensed in a single acre of Peonies ! Most of the thousands that we see go to the older States, and all the vast empire of the West and Northwest is waking up and will require billions of them. You get the most "Glory Hallelujah" out of a little patch of Irises and Peonies than out of any- thing else that you can plant. Carnations in the Field The accompanying photograph shows an extensive Carnation field of Furrow & Co., Inc., Guthrie, Okla., who plant their young stock very early. The rows, it will be seen, are set wide enough apart to be cultivated by horse-drawn scarifier, and if this cultivation is kept up suflaciently closely, there is little need for watering. However, in dry sections, or during long dry periods the overhead watering is commendable; it acts quite in the same way as a general rain, and does not beat down the soil harmfully. These young plants are kept pinched and stopped to make bushy specimens, and are taken indoors at the end of July. As in the case of all Carnations in the field the idea is to keep them growing without getting tough or hard, and at the same lime very large plants are not desir- able. Plants of medium size, bushy and firm, without being hard, are best. They are planted 18in. apart in rows, and if in lines as shown here, should be 2Vift. apart, otherwise they may be planted in beds of three or four with alleys or paths between them. 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An interesting paper on "Red Spider" was read before the Florists' Club of Philadelphia at its May meeting by Parker Thayer Barnes, Dept. of Agri. of Pennsyl- vania, from which we take the following: The red spiders carry over Winter outside under stones and in leaves and other rubbish and when warm weather returns, about the time the leaves appear, climb the trees or other plants and start laying eggs. Each female can lay from five to ten eggs a day for a period of eight to twelve days. In five days they become adults. Brood after brood is produced all Summer, but wet weather sometimes interferes. The common species is not confined to greenhouses nor to our northern climate. It is common in the South, at iirst on Violets, but it has now spread from this humble plant to the Cotton plant. On this it works such damage that it has been necessary for the Federal Bureau of Entomology to detail men to learn how it can be easily and cheaply combated. In Csilifornia it has threatened the Hops crop. The Orange groves of Florida and California are in- fested with a couple of species. It was a serious pest as far back as 1889, for the Report of the Entomologist of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture of that year reports it as a menace to the crop. . A pale greenish species, T. pratensis, is abundant in the west on Alfalfa and other crops. A bright red spe- cies, T. opuntiae, plays hide-and-seek on the Prickly Pears of Texas. A very short-legged short-haired Euro- pean species is found on the Spruce tree of Canada. Another species is common on the leaves of the Oak and Chestnut, and a comparatively newcomer from Europe is T. pilosus which much prefers the fruit trees of our orchards. The European Plum seems to be the favorite food plant. If I were called upon today to fight a case of red spider in a greenhouse or on fruit trees, I would do one of two things. The first thing would be to spray the plants with a flour paste. That sounds like a very reck- less procedure but you will find the paste is so thinly spread out that once it dries you cannot see it. "Use a cheap grade of flour, take eight pounds. Make the flour into a thin batter by adding a little cold water at a time until eight gallons of water are used. Mash out all lumps. Cook until a paste is formed, stirring con- stantly to prevent caking or burning. Cooking slowly until the paste just begins to boil will usually be about right. If the paste is not sufficiently cooked the resulting spray will not be effective, and if overcooked the paste will harden when thoroughly cool and will not mix with water very readily. Add cold water to the paste when done to make 100 gallons of material in the spray tank. Keep it constantly stirred while spraying. Apply thor- oughly to both the upper and under surfaces of leaves. Use a nozzle making a coarse spray, and not under ISO pounds pressure, as the driving force is necessary to penetrate the webs and reach the spiders. A fine moist spray will not be effective. This is a contact insecti- cide and the liquid must actually touch the spider. The materials are cheap; apply liberally. Watch the plants carefully, and if newly hatched spiders are appearing repeat the spraying in about seven days. No spray wiU kill the eggs without injuring the vines." My one other safe remedy would be sulphur, blowing on the dry sulphur; or I would use atomic s&lphur. This latter is a paste of very finely divided sulphur manufactured and sold by the Thomson Chemical Co. at Baltimore. I have not used it because at Harrisburg we have no facilities for experimenting. This tf ateri^ is now used in large quantities as a fungicide on Peach trees for the scab and brown rot. In California Prof. W. M. Scott tells me that it is used against the red spider on citrus trees and a great variety of plants with success. Use, when you commence to experiment with this form of sulphur, about one-half to three-fourths of a pound in ten gallons of water and a little soap, say one-fourth of a pound. Dissolve the soap before putting it in the solution. Soap acts both as a spreader and sticker. I do not recommend lime-sulphur wash because it is violent stuff and there is danger of burning the foliage until more experimental work is done. Prof. R. D. Whitmarsh, in a recent bulletin from the Ohio Experi- ment Station, makes the following recommendation with regard to its use on Violets: "In 25 gallons of water mix one-half pint of Nico-fume and two quarts of con- centrated lime-sulphur wash." I have no doubt that it will work like a charm, but at that strength of lime- sulphur, I am sure some kinds of stock grown under glass would rebel, for it is strong enough to burn Peach foliage in the open. June 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1361 The Florists' Round Table Ability to Look Ahead Building a Good Organization— Confirm Telegraphic Orders - Price Cutters — Selling Surplus Stock By G. D. GRAIN, JR. ^mwmmmmmnirmir^Mmmfimme^irmmmmrm'M'^^^ Ability to Look Ahead The thing which distinguished tlie ant from the grass- hoi>per, aceoriiing to the fable in wliicli tliese well-known crralurcs ligureil, was tliat the ant had foresight, and made provision for the future, and the grasshopper did not, merely living from day to day. There is just this difference between the florist who succeeds in a big way and he who barely makes a liv- ing out of his business. One looks ahead — and thinks ahead; the other does the day's work as it develops, and lets tomorrow take care of itself. This is the more comfortable attitude, possibly, but unfortunately it doesn't make for results. At least one thing that makes looking ahead advisable is the fact that certain holidays in which' flowers will figure are usually looming up in the not distant future, along with June brides and sweet girl graduates. The florist who is planning his stock, his window displays and his advertising with a view to getting his share of the business in the month that is to follow is practically certain to come nearer realizing his ambition than the one who assumes that if people want flowers they will come to him and say so. Provision likewise means that surplus stocks are going to be less of a burden than they will he if the day's demand is counted on to take care of the flowers which have been provided for the day. Look and think ahead, and you'll get more business and have less waste to worry about. Don't Let the Good Ones Get Away The best definition of a good store is one where the sales people like to work. A store which hasn't an atmosphere which develops loyalty and enthusiasm is not only not a good place for salesmen and saleswomen, but it is likely to im- press customers as being a poor place for them as well. The best boss makes his employees like him, like their work and like the store; incidentally, one of the best ways to accomplish this is to pay salaries which are proper. Just because your competitors get cheap help is no reason why you should not be willing to give your people what their services are worth, and the fact that you are willing to pay reasonable salaries is going to help you to hold your help. Kemcmhcr that you are not only competing for skilled workers against the other flower stores, but against all other kinds of employment; and the class of trade which is most poorly paid is that which, as a rule, has the poorest material to select from. The most colossal failure in business the writer has ever known occurred in an establishment which was a veritable training school for successes. The head of this concern couldn't see anyone but himself, and so as soon ;is his helpers reached a certain point, they went out and got into business for themselves. The result was that finally he hit the rocks, because his organization was all shot to pieces and he lacked the right kind of helpers. If you have experts in your employ, whom you would hate to lose, make their jobs so attractive that you won't be in any danger of having them take positions elsewhere. Confirm Telegraphic Orders It would be a good idea for florists to watch the de- tails of telegraph business to see that orders are carried out properly. This is such an important and growing department of the flower trade that it isn't worth while to risk injuring its development because of lack of at- tention to the details. If you are handling an order of this kind, and find that you have run out of a certain item ordered, and that something else will have to be substituted, report it to the florist who gave you the business, so that he will know the conditions. In most cases, it is true, the customer who placed the order originally doesn't know much about the delivery at the other end, and apparently this is the case where almost anything will do; but if mistakes are made, they are likely to be boomerangs, and to harm those who were least to blame. For example, a certain florist was given an order for a dozen American Beauties, for delivery at a Southern point. The customer was having them sent to his daughter as a birthday present. The bill which was rendered called for .Vmerican Beauties at ¥12 per doz.; but before it was paid the daughter returned, and it developed, quite accidentally, that pink Roses, not .American Beauties, had been delivered. The customer thereupon made a strenuous kick to the florist, who could only reply that he was under the impression that the order had been carried out. This made it necessary to do a lot of corresponding before the explanation was received that the Southern concern happened to be out of American Beauties and consequently delivered less expensive Roses. Of course, the house should have ad- vised everybody concerned, so that this mix-up would not have hapjiened. The point is that it is better to anticipate than to be put in the embarrassing position of having to make an explanation, which in the case of certain customers never does explain. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" The phrase used above is often heard, and applies nowhere with such force as in the case of confirmed price-cutters. They usually cut a wide swath, and for a time it looks as if they wouldn't leave a thing for their competitors. Everybody gets restless and wonders where it will all end. Then some fine day there is a notice posted on the door of Mr. Price Cutter, and it develops that he hasn't been paying his bills, and that he owes for flowers, rent, labor and a few other little things like that. Price-cutting .indicates an unhealthy condition. The public gets the advantage of it for awhile, but com- petitors needn't worry, for they can put it down in their little books that it won't last. Either the price-cutter has to reform or he has to get out of business. Getting into the Swim Florists, like other business men, must remember that competition is a necessary part of the trade situation. Instead of assuming that this is a handicap, and that things would be lovely if everybody else in the business would go and jump into the river, the flower dealer ought to realize that in many ways competition is the best possible thing. First of all, the more flower stores, the more often is the consumer reminded to buy. He sees your dis- play, and doesn't think much about it; but by the time he has seen a second, and a third and a fourth, and has come back to your window again, he is likely to have come to the conclusion that flowers would look mighty well on the table at home, or that his mother's birthday ought to be remembered in that way, or that his best girl ap- preciates a corsage bouquet more than any of his other Blllbcard on the side wall of the store of Chas. L. Baum, Kno.\ville, Tenn. The dimensions of this hand-painted advertisement sign are 20x10 feet. Perhaps this is the most ambitious and extensive piece of advertising of the telegraph delivery idea of flowers to be found anywhere in the country. — See page 1365 1362 The Florists' Exchange ! Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail themselves of the advertisers* offers in this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers, transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for extentlon of trade which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders by tele- graph to any part of the country. When the design Is placed In the advertiser's card It indicates < membership in the Florists* Telegraph Delivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good I should like to write a little essay OD ** The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service ** but actions speak louder than words- Flowers are my hobby and my business- If you have orders for delivery in N. E., BOSTON, IV1/X£>S. "Penn. the Telenraph florist" Mamberof FloruU' T«l,(nph OaUvarr Aao«i*tii» 12 4 TRBMONT STRBBT s^ ALBANY, N. Y. U North Pearl Street Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- graphic order. Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed. ALBANY /JIaliomill [ ifflprisi N.Y. Send your orders tor the CAPITAL DISTRICT, which _ includes all of Eastern New York State, to William Gloecltner BROOKLINE, MASS. ^^"a^n^^^^^"^'' LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT Fr T><-k 1 *M A «• 220 Washington St. . t. I dlUlCr BROOKLINE, MASS THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE We guarantee absolute satisfaclion. ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Write, Tehphone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N. Y. 23 Steubeti Street Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6802 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Lone Island, Trade orders cared for from all parts of "the country and uelivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries In BUFFALO, NIAGARA F.\LLS, LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. ^4/^ CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue We can ail your orders Day or]Nlght lor Cleveland and State of Ohio Always have complete stock on hand. Regular discount allowed the Trade The best flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders Allentown, Pa. Ernest Ashley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones Can fill your Telegragh Order. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike * Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. EST 1877 SCHENECTADY. N. Y AUBURN, NEVrVORlT 140-150 SOUTH DIVISION STREET We deliver to all point in Central New York, WelLs and Cornell Colleges, WT^MMW^^ "-'VwyAMtwitotjij^ KNORI.F. RRnS issb w. 2Sth street, nnwDLiCi nnuj., Cleveland, ohio Ta^ t^TlTUAjfA/jf. CLEVELAND. OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue COLORADO SPRINGS. COLORADO Teleirraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual diar-ount allowed ZT"^ Colorado Sprfngsl;^^ promptly and carefully executed by The Pikes Peak pfloral Co. 104 North Tejon Street g^0^^ Burlington, )rt. Orders for Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. filled to your entire satis- fac- tion. fverything BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS 517 North Charles Street ^^> "7/ie House of Flowers" /3r -^ x-i ^^g—'aa^.^iay^ t^"' ^«^S^ fine flowers— prompt o all point pr -^ ^''^■^^^ "O" PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS orders for Sailings of foreigD owned iteamahips may be cancelled without notice ^osemoni Sardens MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited Jilorist W' Nashville, Tennessee 200,000 Feet of Glass fCO'C^i^iHi^ d- NEWARK, N. J. 946 Broad Street ^7^^yt/W/l»/fc'^^"^>v t^ Deliveries throughout the State w and to all steamship docks in Frpsh Flowers and Beat Service Hoboken, N. J. and New York PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street [R!][EW/^[K]BS, MoJo We do the moat extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. NEWARK, N. J. Best of Service From New York St. Paul Sailing Daj Hoar June 3-12.00 m. 3- 2.00 pm. 3- S.OOpm. ■• 3-11.00 am. 3- 3.00 pm. " 3- " 7- ■• 7- '■ 8- 2.00 pm. " 8- •■ 9-12.00 m. •■ 10- S.OOpm. " 10-12.00 m. " 10-12.00 m. " 15- •' 17- S.OOpm. " 17-12.00 m. •' 17-12.00 m. " 17-10.00 am. " 21-12.00 m. " 22- 2.00 pm. " 24- 2.00 pm. " 24- S.OOpm. " 24- S.OOpm. " 2S- S.OOpm. July 1-6.00 pm. 1-12.00 m. " 8- S.OOpm. Pier Pier 62. N.R. Bush Dks., Bkyn W. 14th St. Roberts Stores, Bkyn. W. 15th St. Pier 16, E. R. Pier 16. E. R. Pier8,E.R. 17th St., Hoboken Pier 42, N.R. W.2l3tSt. W. 16th St W. Uth St. Pier 62, N. R. W. 27th St. W. 15th St. 6th St., Hoboken W. 14th St. Roberts Stores, Brooklyn Pier 60, N. R. 17th St., Hoboken Bush Dks.. Bkyn. W. 14th St. W. loth .St. W. Uth St. W. 14th St. W. Uth St. W. Uth St. DestiD&tioo Liverpool Kristianiafjord.. . Bergen (Norway) Byron S. Am. Porte Tenadores Santa Marta Montevideo HclligOlav Cristobal Cretic Colont Colonf Cadiz.-Barc. Copenhagen Colont Azores-Gib. - ■ Nap. -Gen. Bordeaux Liverpool Liverpoo 1 Colont Rochainbeau — . Tuscania New York La Touraine Ryndam California Bordeaux Rotterdam Liverpool Liverpool Copenhagen ' Bergen (Norw.) Liverpool Bordeaux Falmouth, Lon. United States Bergensfjord Carpathia Lafayette Pannonia Cameronic Liverpool WIRE OR PHONE TO NEW YORK OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLINC 22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel European Orders Executed Best Florists in the States as References « ** If we say it, we will do It A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 1193 Bioadway, NEW YORK CITY MY ONLY nORE ACCOUNTS INVITED We will fill your orders for IVI f\ C^ r ^\ I l^ ot 3ny place ]^amil( 1^ V^ rf r V^ I- r\ in Virginia (jflorist' BLICKS, Norfolk, Va. t(Cristobai) H^^^^PI^I^Q Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Floritt BUTLER a ULLMAN ^ We deliver anywhere irt New Jersey and to steamers at Hoboken and New York <^Mf NEW ORLEANS, lA. r-—-m 121 '"florist ^sTeir 2139-2141 Broadway NEW YORK CITY Phones I J55I } Columbus OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA ESTABLISHED 1849 HARRy PAPWORTH JheMefartcRidjjeNurserjjCo.LTd. STORE 35 Corondelef St. _ ^ imr*' ORCH'DS VIOLETS '^^SlMl^^ r.T.D. /A^Ai^i^^ Inc. Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, N. J. ISIaiif V«»I, 561 Fifth D_.t__ 1 Park Street liew I OrK Avenue DOSlOIl 799 Boylston Street Deliveries to Steamers and all Eastern Points mTismci^ PHILADELPHU, PA. The Bellevue-Stratlord and Diamond & 22d Sts. Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1372 to 1374 So many times eacii week THE FLORISTS' EX- CHANGE is asked for the address of a reliable florist in sucli and such a town. Our first reference is to this DIRECTORY OF RELIABLE RETAILERS. Is your card in it? Do you want flowers in Philadelphia? Wefurnish the beat, artistically arranged ' If you have an order for flowers to be delivered it» another city, glance through this directory first; if you find an advertiser properly located you can. rely on him. June 3, 1!)I(J. The Florists' Exchange 136^ Directory of Reliable Retail Houses PHILADELPHIA and VICINITT 1800 CHESTNirr STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA. Pittsburgh, Pa w:^% 710 East Diamond Street North Side OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER FTOEE GUN EAV AKD NIGHT SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Gut Flowers Orders for AU Texas STAR FLORAL CO. (chris. hauser, L„t/sr:L SAN FRANCISCO y FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS S FLORISTS' Novelties for •"Welpoming" and "Eon Voyage" packages. Flowcra delivered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. FLORISTS ROCHESTER, N. Y. Mm 88 Main Street, East We reach all J^^' — '\ Western N. Y. )Knlioiral( Points UWorist ; ROCKFORD ROCKFORD, ILL FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES Quick service to Illinois. Wisconsin. idiana and Iowa Points. Long DisUnofl Phones B6U,TyIer 1104 >nlr»l 413 SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone most carefully executed at once. Floral designs a specialty. Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receive prompt and careful attention. Wire us your orders. ^c^^Mc^ ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in jreat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open nigbt and day. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, UOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS Joseph SSLTrORD,, ^ „ ^, ^^ PI nU/FD Vaasar College Glen Eden ^^mmTLZ^ Putnam Hall SHOP Bennett School Taconic School PROVIDENCE, R. I. AND T. J. JOHNSTON A CO. NEW EWCUWD POIWTt 171 WEYBOSSn 8T.. PROVIDENCE Providence, RHODE ISLAND Johnston Brothers LEADING FLORISTS ^,t-^¥iSa^ 38 Dorrance Street <^^ Rosinoke, Vam FBllon, Florist Rochester Floral Co* ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Give \LS your order for Southern Minnesota ^A J/ ^f; /* ROCHESTER, N. Y. ^'r^/Y^P^^^^^^ 25 Clinton Ave., North Y ^^^^SiS^mmm^^^^^^''^ Flowers delivered ^..-^'Tji^ promptly in Rochester and surrounding country. Com- ^npf'|^> plete line always ready. ^^^l-^'''^ Salter Bros. "%T"' Pushing the Telegraph Delivery Idea (See page 1361) Window displays to create interest in tlie system of sending flowers by telegraph, as well as sign boards, looking to the sanie end, are becoming popular throufrh- out the country. A particularly good sign was that erected bv Charles L. Baum, Knoxville, Tenn. It was 20ft. long' and 10ft. high. The picture herewith shows that it was a remarkably good piece of work, and made an attractive sign board. In the shop window at the same time Baum's had hundreds of labels and envelopes 38 Main St., Wesi C^ Syracuse, N. Y. (florial) ONONDAGA HOTEL ^^ i^EO/^y^ oo. We will carefully execute orders for Syracute and vicinity, SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders R. ABBOTT Both Telephones Boronla polygalsefolia Flowers mauve-pink; grown by Knight & Struck Co., Flushing. L. I from florists all over the country to show where orders had been sent, with a figure of a lady in one corner manipulating a telegraph instrument from which wires ran to each label and envelope. Both sign and window display were surely educational. It is such work as this on the part of our active florists that brings not only immediate results for themselves, but lasting and cumulative interest and business for the entire trade. Seattle, Wash. Hollywood Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. ^^^ Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new aod splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1.360, thia issue Is it any wonder that subscribers tell us — and tell others as well — that the Retail Section of THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE leads in items of interest and value to the shoplteeper? A glance at this department any week will show why. Iparh ]f loral Compani^ FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, Lafayetteand Schiller A vea. Broad St. Park ^/TJ^fCtt^ ^^ ^^<^'^^ ' *^^-^^^^^^ Burdett Ave. & Hoo8ick St. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders AU orders filled from the greenhouses BRANT BROS. Inc., UT1CA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co. Florists 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS, <^> WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS cMrs, Louisa P* Fmuler RATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125.000 Square feet of Glass WORCESTER, y^^^,^,t,^^ MASS FlX^^f. 407 & 409 Main St. Worcester Mass. 13 Pleasant Street Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1372 and 1374 1366 The Florists' Exchange I Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED HEAD GARDENER Wants steady position od private estate or com- mercial establishment. Life experience in green- houses and out-of-door work. Well up in hardy perennials and Alpine stock. A propagator of Evergreens, hardy Azaleas, shrubs, and all nursery stock. German; married; strictly sober. 24 years" European and American practical experience in every line of gardening. 6 years in last position. Address D. K,. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Hollander, with hfe experience outside and under glass, on good retail or private place. Can take charge. Single; 29; total abstainer; five years in the States- Wide ex- f)erience in growing, acquainted with designing and andscape gardening. Highly recommended. East- ern States preferred. Please state particulars, etc. A. P. Wezel, 936 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, N. J, _ SITUATION WANTED— By florist, well experi- enced in Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, Lilies, potted plants and bedding plants, also good propagator and packer. Capable of taking full charge on pri- vate or commercial place. Single, 5 years in this country. First class references. Position by June 20. State full particulars and salary. Ad- dress C. F., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By working foreman* married; life experience cut flowers, pot plants- Good designer and decorator. New England States preferred. Age 36. Free after June Ist Best reference. State wages. Address C. B., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Scandinavian, age 32; strictly sober, as foreman or manager on up-to-date range of glass by July or August 1st , Al grower of Carnations. 'Mums and bedding plants. State particulars and wages. Address D. B.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By an all-round grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, Xmas, Easter and bedding stock, to take charge. German; single; age 41. Life experience. Please state particulars and wages in first letter. Address P. O. Box 313, Water town. Conn. SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener for private estate; 24 years' Ist-clasa experience in England, Germany and America. 10 years in present place as head. Nationality, English; married; age 37. Disengaged July 1st. Address D. J., care The Florists' Exchange. ARTISTIC, practical young lady, 6 years* experience in Ist-class houses in the East, well recommended, wishes position for the Summer season with good floral house in one of the cities along Atlantic Coast. Address D. H., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener and florist; German; single man. All around grower of indoor and outdoor plants, flowers, vegetables; also under- stands landscape. Commercial or private. Address D. L., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By gro\y-er of all Itinds of potted plants, 'Mums, Carnations and Roses. , Competent to take charge of commercial place. Wages $17.00 per week. Address D. F.. eare The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Ist-class designer and decorator; able to manage. Years of ex- perience. Al references, L. G., care Mrs. Searles, 34 Atlantic St.. Stamford. Conn. HELP WANTED Warehouseman Wanted Elxperienced man for Seed Warehouse. One who understands receiving, clean- ing and storing seeds, bulbs, etc. Write stating experience. Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. Traveling Man Wanted One of the largest Wholesale Seed Houses has some good Eastern territory for a live wire representative, one who can bring good trade with him and is a good steady, hard working representative. Address D. D., care The Florists' Exchange Office Clerk Young man, about lS-22 years for import- er's office, Christian; good habits essential. Some knowledge of nursery or florist business desirable, or business education, or capacity to quickly learn. Moderate salary to begin. Write stating qualifications to D. G., care Tlie Florists' Exchange. WANTED AT ONCE— lat-class grower of 'Mums, Carnations and potted plants. Must be strictly sober, with good reference. Salary $15.00 per week to start. Able to take charge. Bedford Hills Nursery Co., Box 99, Bedford Hills, JM. Y. Continued to Next Colnmn •~SJ58 TERMS: CASH WrTH ORDER The columns under this heading are reserved for advertisements of Stock for Sale. Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants: also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials, etc., for Sale or Rent. Our charge is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for less than thirty cents. Advts. set in heavy faced type, 15 cts. per line (6 words to the line). Display advts. in these columns, $1.50 per inch. If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted or other advertisements are to be addressed care of this office, please add 10 cts. to cover erpense of forwarding. Copy roust reach New York office, Nos. 438- 448 West 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure insertion in issue of following Saturday. Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- vertise under initials, may save time by having answers directed care our Chicago representa- tive, James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Ave. I _ STOCK FOR SALE HELP WANTED WANTED — Grower of Sweet Peas. Carnations and 'Mums. Must be sober and reliable. State wages and particulars in first letter. Single pre- ferred. Brunger & Houston, Rockville Center, L. I., N. Y. WANTED — Two good section men. Steady positions to right men. One for 'Mums, Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poiusettias, Lilies, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address O. S.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Competent Rose grower; permanent position to satisfactory man. Call or write Edgar C. Hopping. Florham Park, near Madison, via D. L. & W. R. R., N. J, Position now open. WANTED— Young man, as assistant gardener, chiefly fruit, vegetables and flowers. State age, nationality and references. Apply Dowton, Box 226, Morristown, N. J. WANTED— By June I5th, single man to take charge of Rose house and propagating house. Must be Istz-class grower. S45.00 per month and board. Address T. Malbranc, Johnstown, Pa. WANTED — A greenhouse foreman and two or three greenhouse assistants. Apply in person to Everett E, Cummings, Woburn, Mass. WANTED — Man for general greenhouse work. State wages and reference. Position now open. Address D. C, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Assistant florist. Must be good worker, steady and sober. A. J. Stahelin, Red- ford, Mich. WANTED — Experienced greenhouse man. Camp- bell Bros,, Penllyn, Pa. WANTED — Foreman for outside private estate. Apply Thomas Reynolds, Princeton, N. J. WANTED — A good section man for Rose house. Apply Wm. Hay, Qaklawn, Rhode Island. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SELDOM OFFERED Owner of controlling interest in a greenhouse business (incorporated), owing to health and advancing years, must spend the Winters in the South, and so cannot retain active management. Will sell to a man capable of successfully managing the business, a part or whole of his interest. Man must be a good grower and manager, capable of attending to correspondence, arranging exhibits, and of unquestioned good habits. Such a man can acquire the 'whole business, in a few years, if desired. Five modern greenhouses, about 12,000 ft. of glass, are noted for quality of products, and are located in a waelthy suburb of Boston. Land enough to more than double glass area. Applicant should have at least S2.000. Address »'BOSTON/' care Florists' Exchange. SEED BUSINESS FOR SALE Old. established Catalog Mail Order business is offered for sale. 29 years' old, over 200,000 cus- tomers in every part of the countrj'. House well- known everywhere. Principal owner is about to re- tire and will sell on easy terms to the right people. Address D. A., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED PURCHASER— For a fine seashore florists' business, up-to-date home, bea.utiful surroundings, nice business all the year. Cheap. Particulars on request. Address C. E., care The Florists' Exchange. EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST will in- vest capital and service in florist, nursery, land- scape or seed business, or will buy or lease a good place. Address D. E., care The Florists' Exchange. __STOCK FOR SALE__ ACALYPHA ■ ACALYPHA— Fire Cracker Vine, 2J^-in. pots, SS.OO per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. AQERATUM AGERATUM— Dwarf Blue or Dwarf White, 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. AGER.iTUM— Blue Perfection, in bloom, S-in., S3.00 per 100, or 200 for 83.00. Geo. B. Morrell, Torresdale. Philadelphia, Pa. Continued to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE ALTERNANTHERAS AI.TERNANTHERA— 50.000 Aurea nana, 60,000 BrilliantisBima, out of 2-in. pots, 820 (X) per 1000. Good, strong plants. A. S. Kalisch, Middle Village, T . I . N- V ALTSSUM ALYSSUM— Little Gem, in bloom, fine. 2K-in., 82.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. B. Morrell, torres- dale, Philadelphia, Pa. ALYSSUM— Little Gem, thumb pots, IHc. Cash- B. C. Blake Co., Springfleld, Ohio. ANTIRRHINDM ANTIRRHINUM— Pink, in flats, 70 to flat, flne plants, $2.00 per flat. Edgewood Greenhoixses, Gt. Barrington, Mass. ASPARAGUS EXCEPTIONALLY FINE LOTS OF PLUMOSUS PLANTS. 100 1000 2H-in., extra heavy $3.00 825.00 3-in 6.00 50.00 4-in 12.00 100.00 Asparagus plumosus seedlings, $7.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. 2>4-in $3.00 $25.00 3-in 6.00 50.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA Planta— 3-in., fine stock, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Cash with order. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI 5-inch $20.00 per 100 6-inch '. 25.00 per 100 5- and 6-in., extra heavy, pot bound H. O. HANNAH & SON, SHERMAN - ■ . TEXAS. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills. N, J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7. .50 per 1000. 2;,i-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-in., 86.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2Sth St., New York. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in. at $5.00 per 100; 4-in., at $12.50. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Michigan. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2H-iii.. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000 Good. aUoDi planta. W. B. Girvtii. Florist, LeoU, Pa ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ready May Ist, $5.00 per 1000. Collingdale Green- houses, Collingdale, Pa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI PLANTS— From the bench at $6.00 per 100. Harry T. Mead, 4230 Hanover St., Manchester, N. H. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pots, June 1st. $1.50 per 100. 3-in. ready now, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Bushy, 3-in. to 5-in., above pots, $1.50 per 100. Sure to please. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co.. Sprmgfield, Ohio. ASTERS ASTERS — Best varieties for florists, our specialty. Seed grown under contract. Plants for pot or field. I will send you just the plants you want if you tell me. Queen of Market, once handled, 81.00 per 100, postpaid, five colors. Other va- rieties later. D. C. Lewis, Pemberton, N. J. ASTER PLANTS— Crego and Late Branching in white, pink and lavender. Good size, well- rooted plants, ready to be planted out, at $3.00 per 1000; 5000 lots, $2.50 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rate. I grow my own seed and select the largest and most double flowers only. Gustav Pitzonka, Bristol. Pa. HENDERSON'S Invincible, a fine Aster for cutUng and trade pullers for your customers' own plant- ing. Separate colors, strong, transplanted plants in flats of 200 (if wanted), $5.00 per 1000. Cash. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo, Mich. Continned to Next Column ASTERS TRANSPLANTED ASTERS— Queen of the Mar- ket, mixed colors, none separate. Hothouse grown, thinly in flats, thoroughly hardened off out- side; stocky, bushy plants, 1000 $8.00, 100 $1.00. Frank Peckham, Norwich, Conn. BAT TREES BAY TREES— Write for wholeiale price Hat Jullm Roehri Co., Rutherford. N. J. BEGONIAS Begonias, Tuberous rooted, $6,00 per 100, $1.00 per doz., separate colors or mixed. 100 Christmas Red, 2>i-in $5.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 8.00 Erfordii, 2X-in 3.00 Erfordii, 3-in *. 6.00 Smithii, 2J4-in 3.00 Chatelaine, 2K-in 3.50 Chatelaine, 3-in., planta all in bloom, extra strong 8.00 Prima Donna, 2M-in. 3.00 Vernon, Erfordii, Prima Donna, Luminosa and Triumph, strong, transplanted seedlings, $1.50 per 100. j^ ERNEST ROBER - - - . WILMETTE, ILL. BEGONIAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2K-in »1S00 $120.00 Lorraine, 2 H-in 12 00 100 00 Chatelaine, 2 H-in 6.00 40 00 Chatelaine. 3-in 8.00 75 00 Vernon, 2H-in 4.00 Vernon. 3-in 6.00 PYFER A OLSEM, WILMETTE. ILLINOIS WC ARE now booking orders for May and June delivery, for new Begonia Mri. J. A. Peterson at $25 00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000; also Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, at $15 00 per 100, $140.00 per 10,00: Begonia Melior at $20.00 per 100. $180.00 per 1000. Your early order aeourea the beat planta tor growing on. J. A. Peterson & Sena, Weatwood. Cinoinnati, Ohio BEGONIAS— Delivery from May 16th Lorraine. 2H-in. poU, $12.00 per 100. Cincinnati 2H-in pots, $16.00 per 100. Mr». J. A. Peterson (Newl. 2H-in. pota, $25.00 per 100, $200.00 per 1000. JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD. N J. BEGONIAS — Tuberous rooted, 4-in. assorted colors, 81.50 per doz., 810,00 per 100,. Chate- laine, 2-in., at 4c.; 23^-in., at 5c.; 3-ih., at 7c,.: 4-in., at 10c. Brant Bros,, Inc., Utica, N. Y. BEGONIAS — All varieties. See display ad., page 1345. Roman J. Irwin, 103 W. 28th St., N. Y. BEGONIAS— Erfordu, 2K-in., $3.00 per 100: 3-in., $6.00 per 100. W. G. Eisele, West End, N. J. BBRBERIS THUNBERGn BERBERI3 THUNBERGII— 2-year, 2o. For other sixes see under Privet in classified ada, this iasue. BenJ. Connelt, Florist, Merchantville. N. J. BOUVARDIA BOUVARDIA Single, 2 i-^in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $55.00 Rose Pink 7.00 55.00 Light Pink 7.00 55.00 White 7.50 60.00 Double : Wliite, much like Double Lilac 7.00 55.00 Pink, soft, pleasing shade 7.00 55.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. SPECIAL PRICE ON BOUVARDIA PLANTS Ready for delivery now, out of pots, $40.00 per 1000. The best double Pink Bouvardia on the market today. Order quick. THE LEO NIESSEN CO., 1201 Race St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. PINK BOUVARDIA— Finest strain, out of 2-in pots, $5.00 per 100. Ready now. Cash with order. Wm. Kessler, 113 W. 2Sth St., New York City. BOUVARDIAS— Excellent stock, ready May 1st and later. Red, pink and white, 2>4-in., $5.00 per 100, 840.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. JuUua Roehra Co., Rutherford. N. J. BOXWOOD BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at 82.25 each; 2',-i ft., at $2.75 each; 3 ft., at 83.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each. Price includes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in., balled, at 35c. each. 1-in. balled, at 40c. each. IS-in. balled, at 50c. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., Box 407 Dundee, Illinoia. Continned to Next Face June 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1367 STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE BOXWOODS OAI.Ein)lTI.A CARNATIONS Each Boiwood, 12-in. to 15-in (0.35 LS-in. to 18-in 65 18-in, to 24-in 1.00 24-in. to SO-in 1 SO Pyrnmida. 2 (t. to 2H ft 1.50 Hea%-y 2.00 3 ft. to 3H ft 2.50 Hea\-y 3.00 4 ft 4.00 Standards. 12-in 2.50 15 in 3.50 Globps, 12-in 1.75 Al plants balled in tubs up to 4 ft. 25c. extra eaoh. Laurus cerasus and Aucubas for box filling. ERNEST ROBEK - . - . WILMETTE, ILL. BUDDLEIA BUDDLEIA VARI.\BIHS VEITCHIANA— . Strong, 2)^-in. pot plants. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Excellent stock. THE CONARD & JONES CO., WEST GROVE, PA. BULBS HOLLAND BULBS Special Clearance Offer Offered by H. Homan & Co., Noordw-ijk. Holland. Darwin Tulips 10,000 Baron de la Tonnaye $4.50 15,000 Clara Butt 4.50 10,000 Farncombe Saunders 7.00 15,000 Gretchen (Margaret) 4.00 10.000 Pales 4.00 10.000 Pride of Haarlem 6.00 10.000 Rev. Ewbank 7.00 8.000 Wm. Copland 7.00 10.000 The Sultan 4.00 5.000 Painted Lady 7.00 Single Late Tulips 15.000 Bouton d'Or 4.00 15.000 Gesn. Spathulata Major 4.00 10.000 Orange King (extra) 6.00 15.000 Picotee 4.00 Narcissus 8,000 Double Von Sion. Mother bulbs 12.00 15,000 Double Von Sion. 1st size, sound. . . . 5.00 10,000 Bicolor Victoria. Mother bulbs 10.00 15,000 Bicolor Victoria. First size sound . . .. 4.00 10,000 Emperor. Mother bulbs 7.00 15,000 Emperor. 1st size, sound 4.00 8,000 Gplden .Spur. Mother bulbs 11.00 15,000 Golden Spur. 1st size, sound 5.00 10,000 Sir Watkin. Mother bulbs 7.00 15.000 Sir Watkin. 1st size, sound 4.00 15.000 Posticus Ornatus. Mother bulbs 4.00 20,000 Poeticus Ornatus. Ist size, sound. . . . 2.00 10,000 Double Jonquils 4.00 8.000 Single Jonquils 2.00 Spanish Iris 20.000 Belle Chinoise 2.00 18.000 Cajanus 3,00 15,000 British Queen 2.50 20.000 King of the Blues 2.00 15,000 Louise 1.50 15,000 Queen Wilhelmina 4.00 10,000 Flora (extra for forcing) 5.00 8,000 Beauty. New 3.00 10,000 King of the Whites. New 3.00 15,000 Longfellow. New 2.00 8,000 L'Unique. New 2.00 All prices are per 1000 and for guaranteed first- class bulbs only. Please order soon as I am sail- ing for Holland in a few days. Address all corre- spondence to Mr. Bertus Homan.'care R. T. Lang, 8 Bridge St., New York. Buy your stock of Darwin and Late Tulips, Narcissus and Spanish Iris now while you can get extra strong bulbs for low prices Mr. B. Progrefisive, Florist, Everywhere, U. S. A. Dear Sir; It will be a decided advantage as regards prices and quality to place your order with us. Soliciting vour order through this ad cuts down the overheaa selling expenses and you positively get lower prices and better quality. Our terms are liberal and are a guarantee that you get a square deal, all bulbs guaranteed true to name or money refunded. Write us and upon request we will mail you our booklet giving prices f. o. b. New York or Chicago, and we will also cheerfully furnish you with any information that may be desired. Those of our friends who will mail us a list of their re- quirements will find it has paid them to do so. Awaiting to hear from you at your pleasure, we remain. Yours very truly, Westerbeek & Klyn. P. S. — If you read this ad and are not inter- ested, if you will give us the names of some of your friends that you think may be interested, we will have our home office mail you a beautiful lithograph worth while framing. Write to WESTERBEEK & KLYN, 14 STONE ST., NEW YORK. N. Y. AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier also Emperor, Darwin Tulips, eto. Write for list and prices. Geo. P. Buck & Son, CoUingswood. N. J . CALENDULA— Deep Orange, 2H-in. pots, $3,00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. CANNAS CANNAS — 3-in. pot.s. Rosea Gigantea, $6.00 per 100; Firebird, iRXm per 100. Twenty best stan- dard varieties, including Florence \'aughan, Bouvier, Crozy, Richard Wallace, Rubin (bronze leaf), Pres. Meyers (bronze). Gladiator. Jean Tissot. Naros (best white). Queen (i'harlottc and J D. Eiscle at $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. King Humbert. 4-in.. $8.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108. W. 2Sth St., New York. CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut, Mme. Crazy, $I..50 per 100. $12,50 per 1000; Gladioflora, 2.00 per 100, $17, .50 per 1000; Beacon. S6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on large lots and started plants. Cash please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. CANNAS — America. Penna. David Harum, Shen- andoah. Austria. Egandale. $1,50 per 100; B Beauty. Marlboro. Kate Gray. $2.00 per 100. Two to three eyes. Cash. J. H. Dann & Son, West- field. N. Y. CANNAS — Pennsylvania. Wyoming, Austria, $5.00 per 100, out of pots. Cash with order. Park Floral Co., Trenton, N. J. CANNAS — Leading sorts, 4-in. pots, 12-in. to 14-in, tall, fine plants, $5.00 per 100, Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. CANNAS — Divided roots, $2.00 per 100. Good varieties. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CARNATIONS CAXADITTMS CALADIUMS ELEPHANT'S EAR, SOUND BULBS 7- 9 inch $2.00 100; $15.00 1000 9-1 1 inch 4.50 100; 40.00 1000 11-14 inch 8.00 100; 70.00 1000 RIXGLER ROSE CO. 331 W. Randolph St.. Chicago Cnntlnnpil tm Next C*liixiui CARNATIONS We are devoting our whole plant to growing Carnation Cuttings. Our cuttings are large, strong, healthy and well rooted. We never sent out finer stock than we are shipping this season. To prove this if our stock does not reach you in good con- dition and perfectly satisfactory, you may return it at once to us. 100 1000 Enchantress, Standard Lt. Pink$2.50 $20.00 White Enchantress. Std. white.. 2.50 20.00 Rose Pink Enchantress. Pink... 2.50 22.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward. Pink 2,60 22.50 Matchless. Best white 3.00 25.00 Supreme. Light pink 3.00 25.00 Alice. Best light pink 6.00 45.00 We also have stock from 2-in. pots ready for shipment, also we would be pleased to book your order for stock " ready to plant *' and then you do not have to bother with the handling and give it the room in your houses. 100 1000 Enchantress $3.50 $30.00 While Enchantress 3.50 30 00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3.50 32.50 Mrs. C. W. Ward 3.50 32.50 Matchless 4.00 35.00 Vicotry 4.00 35.00 Enchantress Supreme 4.00 36.00 Alice 6.00 60.00 Akehurst 6.00 50.00 Dorothy Gordon 4.00 Pink Sensation 6.00 6% discount, cash with order. SMITH & GANNETT Carnation Specialists GENEVA, N Y. CARNATIONS What you want for late stock is the " best " not the "cheapest." My stock is strong and clean — the large, thrifty cuttings that will catch up with or surpass much earlier potted stock. Get samples and see for yourself. Will have strong stock until the middle of June. ALICE Don't overlook Alice. It is an easy, quick grower, both in field and bench, and will produce a great abundance of blooms early when blooms mean money. Most of the big growers are greatly in- creasing their stock for next Winter which is proof of its work as a money maker. Write for special prices on a quantity. Pots Pots 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $4 50 $35.00 $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 3.00 26.00 3.60 30.00 Enchantress Supreme. . . 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 White Enchantress 2.50 20.00 3.50 30 00 Enchantress 2.50 20,00 3,50 30.00 6 per cent, off for cash with order; otherwise reference. A. A. GANNETT GENEVA, N. Y Now booking orders for Field- Grown Plants all varieties complete, price list now ready for mailing S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1508-1620 Ludlow St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. CARNATIONS— R. C, select, well rooted, Alice, Mrs. Akehurst. Sensation. $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. Champion, Herald, Yellow Prince, Dagmar, $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Match- less, Benora, Philadelphia, Gorgeous, Alma Ward, Supreme White, Pink Enchantfess, $3.(K) per 100, $25 00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover. (3hio. Confinned to Next Colnmn CARNATIONS— NOW READY Strong Rooted Cuttings from healthy stock. 100 1000 Alice $8 00 $50,00 Matchless 2 50 20,00 SCOTT BROS ELMSFORD, N. Y CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS LARGE AND STRONG A No, 1 .Stock Beacon. $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. J(1HN II COOMBS, WEST HARTFORD - - CONN 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. White. Enchantress; pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St, Nicholas and Champion. $50,00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral O)., ^laahville, Tenn. CARNATION— Rooted Cuttings, well rooted, clean stock; Sangomo, $10.00 per 1000; from soil, $15,00 per 1000. Cash with order. Frank Gleiche, Medford, L. I., N. Y. CARNATIONS— Rooted Cuttings in all varieties. See display ad. page 1345. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Best commercial varieties at reasonable prices. WHITE Smith's Advance G, Pitcher W, Cheer Queen Mrs. Syme W. Ivory E. Snow Dec. Gem Polly Rose Wanamaker W. Perfection J. Jones Kalb M. Meyer A. Papworth Chas. Razer W. Bonnaffon Oconto Naomah .\. Byron Smith's Ideal Ivory Supreme Lynnwood Hall Wm. Turner October Frost C. Touset T. Eaton Mt. Kisco W. Frick J. Nonin W. Chieftain YELLOW Aug. Dasse G. Glow October Sun- Col, Appleton Y. Jones shine R. Halliday R. Gold Ramapo Reiman Nagoya D. Dimple Donelleta Chrysolora G. Robin Odessa Yellow Eaton PINK Chieftain P. Frick Dr. Enguehardt Pacific Supreme Rosiere W. R. Brock M. Dean Alma Pink C. P. Kelley Patty Pink Ivory E. A. Seidewitz Unaka Gloria W. L. Pink Glory of Pacific P. Gem Hirondelie BRONZE Glenview Tints of Gold Elberon Dakoma RED Harvard Black Hawk CulUngfordii POMPONS W. Diana Queen of Whites Rufus Quinola Julia Lagravdre Lulu Souv. d'Or Western Beauty Nesco Golden Climax Mary Richard- Miss Julia Y. Baby son H. Newberry W. Baby B. Phillips Golden Harvest L. Doty Klondyke SINGLES Nakota White Garza Yellow Garza M. Colladay Red Riding W. Mensa Josephine Hood G. Mensa W. E. Bucking- Leota E. D. Godfrey ham $1.50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW LARGE-FLOWERING VARIETIES Autocrat Golden Gleam Marigold E. Guttman E. Frost Golden Queen Modello $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. CAPRICE VARIETIES FOR POT USE White Caprice Lilac Caprice^ Lady Lydia Y. Caprice Butler's Caprice Brutus Purple Caprice K. Thompson Mrs. Greening $2.50 per 100. $20,00 per 1000. Maj. Bonnaffon, $1,50 per 100, $11.50 per 1000. 250 of any one kind at the 1()00 rate. Delivery of these varieties until July 20. Cash with order at these prices. 80,000 Field Carnation Plants for August delivery. ARTHUR COOMBS, WEST HARTFORD, CONN. ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Oconto, Mistletoe, Jeanne Nonin. Early Snow, Charles Razer, Lynnwood Hall, E. A. Seidewitz, and Chrysolora. $3.00 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Chieftain. White Chadwick. Wm. Turner, Golden Chadwick, $3.00 per 100, $25 00 per 10i-in pots, 60o. per 10, $4 OO per 100, $30,00 per 1000. Rooted Cutr tings. $3,00 per 100. $25,00 per 1000. ANTICJUE. Chadwick Improved. (Chadwick Su- preme. Dick Witterstacttcr. Golden Chadwick, Hirondelie, Mistletoe, Pink Gem, Smith's Ideal, W. H. Chadwick. 2>i-in. pots, 60c. per 10, $4,00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Rooted Cut- tings, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Chas. Razer, Chieftain, Donatello. Edwin Seide- witz, Ivory, Jeanne Nonin, Mile. Arlette Dubois, Mrs. B. E. Hayward, Patty, Pink Ivory, Yellow Ivory. 2M-in. pots. 40c. per 10. $3,00 per 100. $26,00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $2.50 per 100, $20,00 per 1000. Chrysolora. Clementine Touset, Dr. Enguehard, Glory of Pacific, Harvard, Major Bonnaffon, October Frost, Pacific Supreme, Polly Rose, Roman Gold, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaf- fon. 2J4-in. pota. 40c. per 10. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. Complete list of Pompons. Anemones and Singles, prices on application. Not less than 5 plants of a variety at 10, 25 at 100, and 250 at 1000 rate. Not less than 26 of a variety sold as Rooted Cuttings. Reference or cash from unknown correspondents. These prices are to those in the trade only. ELMER D. SMITH & CO., ADRIAN MICH. CHOICE ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS 100 1000 YELLOW Golden Chadwick $3 00 $25.00 Maj Bonnaffon 1.50 12.00 Chrysolora 1.50 12.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15,00 Comoleta 1.60 12.00 Mary Jane 1.50 12.00 Golden Eaton 3.00 PINK E. A. Seidewitz 2,00 17.60 Chieftain 1.50 12.00 Unaka 1.60 12.00 Maud Dean 1.60 12.00 Pacific Supreme 1.50 12.00 Pink Gem 1.50 12.00 Hirondelie 3.00 WHITE Chas. Razer 1.50 12.00 Oconto 2.00 17.50 Smith's Advance 1.50 12.00 White Bonnaffon 1.50 12.00 White Chieftain 3.00 Jeanne Nonin 2.00 17,60 White Chadwick 3.00 Wm. Turner 2.00 17.60 SINGLES Garza 1.50 12 00 Mensa 1.50 12.00 POMPONS Golden Climax 1.76 15.00 Western Beauty 1.76 15.00 Golden West 1.76 15.00 Helen Newbury 1.75 15.00 JOHN R. COOMBS , WEST HARTFORD CONN. ;| CHRYSANTHEMUM RCKDTED CUTTINGS White 1000 100 Alice Salomon $2.50 $20.00 CHAS. RAZER 1.25 10.00 Ivory 1.50 12.50 Jeanne Nonin 1.76 15.00 LYNNWOOD HALL 1.25 10.00 Mistletoe 3.00 26.00 Timothy Eaton 3.00 25.00 White Bonnaffon 1.75 15.00 Wm. Turner 3.00 26.00 Yellow Cheltonii 1.60 12.50 Chrysolora 1.50 12.50 Col. D. Appleton 1.60 12.50 Golden Eagle 1.75 15.00 Golden Wedding 1.76 15.00 MAJOR BONNAFFON 1.26 10.00 RomanGold 1.75 16.00 YeUow Eaton 2.50 20.00 Pink Chieftain 3.00 25.00 DR. ENGLTEHARD 1.25 10.00 Edw. A. Seidewitz 3.00 25.00 Mrs. B. E. Hayward 1.76 15.00 Patty 1.60 12.50 Pink Ivory 1.25 10.00 Unaka 1.50 12.50 Crimson Cullingfordii 1.50 12.50 Harvard 2.00 17.50 DAVID HERBERT & SON ATCO, N. J. Early Lavender-Pink Chryaantliemum ALEX. GUTTMAN "Mum growers shouldn't be without this one. For early delivery. Rooted CuttinKS or Pot Plants, at tne option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK Continner] to Nevt Paee 1368 The Florist's Exchange STOCK FOR SALE CHRTSANTHEMUMS WHITE 100 1000 Smith's Advance S2.00 $15.00 Early Frost 5.00 60.00 Virginia Poehlmann 2.00 15.00 Alice Salomon 2.00 15.00 Alice Byion 2.50 20.00 Wm. Turner 2.50 20.00 Clias. Razer 2.00 15.00 Lynnwood Hall 2.00 15.00 YELLOW Chryaolora 2.00 15.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15.00 Yellow Eaton 2.50 20.00 Odessa 6.00 Bonnaffon 2.00 15.00 Nagoya 2.50 20.00 Daily Mail 6.00 PINK Amorita '. 2.00 15.00 Chieftain 2.00 15.00 McNeice 2.00 15.00 Dr. Enguehardt 2.00 15.00 Mrs. E. A. Seidewitz 6.00 CRIMSON Shrimpton 2.00 15.00 H. E. Converse 5.00 J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION COMPAN.Y JOLIBT, ILL. EM MA A GarEa-Anemone, Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy I You will make no mistake in buying •took of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Nov. 15th, finiflhea early in December. Cuttinga r^idy now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTIMAN & RATNOR, INC. Wholesale Florista 101 West 28th Street. NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob Pulling, Calumet, Kewanee, Mankato, Lelia, Mary Bennett, Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at SIO.OO per 100. Crystal Gem. Oolden Queen, Marigold, Gorgeous, Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Miss Emma Roope, Nerisss and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard, Lilian Doty, at $3.00 per 100. Also general collection of exhibition, commercial and pompon varieties at popular prices SCOTT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y. Chrysanthemums 325 Crystal Gem, 200 Early Frost; strong plants 'from 2><-in. pots. $5.00 per 100; <3po October Frost, extra fine, from.3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. DAILLEDOUZE BROS. Lenox and Troy Aves.. BROOKLYN. N. Y T — CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Smith's Advance, Polly Rose. Oct. Frost, Alice Salomon, Ivory, etc., SI. 50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. • Diana, Baby, Garza, etc., 81.50 per 100, J12.50 per 1000. Golden CUmax, Golden West, Lilian Doty, etc., SI. 75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Early Frost, Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Over 100 other best varieties. STAFFORD CONSERVATORIES STAFFORD SPRINGS CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, the kind we like to receive; White Ivory, Chas. Razer, W. Bonnaffon, J. Nonin, Yellow Major Bonnaffon, Salomon's Gold, Pink Chieftain, Pacific; $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Pompons— Diana White, Klondyke yellow and Goldeh Pheiia- ant; $1.00 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Milbrook Lea Greenhouses, West Whiteland P. O., Chester Co., Pa. - ^ _ CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Rooted Cuttings. ^lFAt(e— Chas. Razer, E. Snow, Smiths Advance, White Bonnaffon. Yellow — Chrysolora, Roman Gold, M. Bonnaffon, Mrs. Hurley. Pink — Chief- tain, Unaka, Patty, Well's Late Pink. $2.00 per 100, $1500 per 1000. Send for complete list. Wm. Swayne, Lock Box T, Kennett Square, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200,000 footed Cut- tings, in 25 leading commercial varieties, $2.00 per 100, $1500 per 1000. List ready. Early Frost, $5.00 per 100, $40 00 per 1000. Mistletoe, Oconto and Seidewitz, $.3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash. Benja- min Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Hooted cuttings. Golden Glow, October Frost, Pacific Supreme, Alice Papworth, White Queen. White and Yellow Bon- naffon, Jeanne Nonin, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. A. F, Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I., N. Y. Telephone connection. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Roman Gold, Golden Chadwick. Wells' Late Pink, Raraapo, Bonnaf- fon, Polly Rose, December Gem. Helen p'rick. Unaka, Chrysolora, Smith's Advance, S1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, R. I. MRS. M. R. MORGAN— The finest yellow "Mum for ThanJugiving. A deep, golden yellow Eaton. Rooted Cuttings, $1500 pc>- 100; 2H-in. pots, $20.00 per 100. The McCallum Co., Inc., Ktt burgh. Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Strong softwood cut- tings from soil. Jeanne Nonin, Harvard, E. D. Godfrey, Lillian Doty, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 ler 1000. John B. Roy, Harrison, N. Y. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CHRTSANTHEMUMS POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana, Baby, Quinola, Klondyke, Sol. d'Or, Helen Newbury, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Ready April 1st. White Bros., Medina, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading commercial varieties, 2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Write for list of varieties. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Cuttings and stock plants. See display ad., page 1345. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Seidewitz, Chieftain, S15.00 per 1000. H. Mamitaeh 220 Grand Ave.. Englewood, N. J. " CINERAKIAS CINERARIA— Dusty Miller, thumb pots, $1.50 per 100. Cash please. B. C. Blake Co., Spring- field, Ohio. COB^A COBjEA SCANDENS— 3H-in., fine plants, $5.00 per 100. Edgewood Greenhouses, Gt. Barring- ton, Mass. J. F. Freeban, Mgr. COLEUS COLEU.S— 2J<-in. Golden Bedder and Verschaf- felti, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000; 3-in., bushv. fine for boxes and bedding, S3. 50 per 100, S30,6o per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Brant Bros., Utica, COLEUS — BriUiancy, 2K-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa. COLEUS— Verschaffeltii and Golden Bedder, out of 2-in., SI. SO per 100. Cash with order. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge, N. J. COLEUS — Six beat standard varieties, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O. COLEUS — Good varieties, $3.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. OROTONS CROTONS — From 3-in. pota, 8 to 10 in. high In 8 varietiea, $16.00 per 100; from 2U-iD. pota, is 10 varietiea, $6.00 per IQO. B. M. Wiohera & Co., Gretna, La. CROTONS — 6-in. pots, fine plants, SOo. and 75o. each. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in exist- ence. Transplanted seedlings, 8 varieties equally divided, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000— including Glory of Wandsbek, light and dark salmon; Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; new fancy variety. Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps ite flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine, $6.00 per 100, $46.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give ua a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200,000 plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER, WILMEItTE, ILL CYCLAMEN^Good varieties, fine plants, $3.60 per 100. $30.00 p^r 1000. -.Selected plants, $6.00 per 100,, $50.00 per, 1000. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. . CYCLAMEN — Giant 'flowering, best strain, 2^- in. pots, $6.00 per '100, $50.00 per 1000; 3-in. pota, 88.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed: 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. JuUus Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J. CYCLAMEN — Mixed seedlings, repotted thumb pots. Ready now. 3c. i Cash. B: C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DAHLIAS DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella, Incomparable, Judah. La France, Orator, Purple Judah, 8c.; Robt. Bloom- field, 8c. ; Storm King, Sc. ; Queen Victoria, White Swan, 8c. DECORATIVE— Golden West, 25c.; Jack Rose, Katberine Duer, F. T. Bassett, Lyndhurst, M. McCuUough, Orange King, Queen Emma, 15c.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke, Sc. CACTUS— Floradora, 8c.; Golden Gate, 25c.; Galhard, Sc; Hagen, Sc; Libelle, Sc; Mrs. Steven- son, Sc; Pink Pearl, Sc. ; Kriemhilde, Sc. POMPON— Fairy Queen, Little Bessie, Vivid. SINGLE — Reiae, Sc. ; 20th Century, 8c. ; Scarlet Century, Sc. All except as noted, 86.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; divided, $3.00 per 100, 825.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betscher, DOVER, OHIO DAHLIAS — Large field-grown clumps. All lead- ing cut flower show, cactus and decorative va- rietiea, also Melody, one of the best cut flower varieties, 50c. each. Cash. Write for price liat. Van Kirk Floral Co., Atco, N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE DAHLIAS DAHLIAS Whole field clumps, the best commercial and show varieties. Complete list on application Write for our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Pliladelphla, Pa. SPECIAL — Kalit. the great Giant Scarlet Carter's Dahlia, the winner of the highest prize at the National Dahlia Show last Fall ; a limited number of strong field roots of same, all showing sprouts, 76c. each, 3 for $2.00, 6 for 83,50. Kriemhilde, the best pink and white Carter's Dahlia for the florist, excellent keeper and shipper, extra strong, sound field roots, all sprouted, ready for planting, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Cash. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, Wm. A. Finger, Prop., Hicksville, N. Y. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia, Jack Rose. Red Hussar. Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, S4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatboro, Pa. DAHLIAS FOR CUT FLOWERS— 100, our se- lection of best sorts for cutting for $3.00, 1000 for $25.00. Long Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville, L. I.. N. Y. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps, $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F. D. No. 3, Pateraon, N.J. DAISIES DAISIES— 2li -inch. 100 1000 Boston Yellow $6.00 $50.00 Mrs. F. Sander 6.00 50.00 , Marguerites 6.00 50.00 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Reve d'Or. 2;i- in., $5.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse, N. Y. ■ BELLIS DAISIES— Longfellow and Snowball, fine strong plants, coming in bud, $2.50 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Gustav Pitzonka, Bristol, Pa. DIEL'TTRAS DIELYTRA 8PECTABILIS— Fine clumps, $8.00 per 100. $6000 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Betaoher, Dover, Ohio. DKACXNAS DRAC«NA INDIVISA— 3-in. pots, $6.50 per 100, 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. DRAC^NA INDIVISA— Same as last year. Thumb pots, ready June 1st, $1.75 per 100. Book orders now. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. DRAC.5NA INDIVISA— 6-in. ,pot8, fine plants, 84 00 per doz., $30.00 per 100. C. L. Schmidt, Lebanon. Pa. - DRAC^NA INDIVISA— Extra heavj-. 5-in.. $20.00 per 100. Cash. F. Sokol, College St., Worcester, Mass. DRAC^NA — Indivisa, 5-in. pots, 15c. each. The Park Floral Co., Trenton, N. J. . DRAC.ENA — 4-in., extra strong, $15.00 per 100. W. Ehroann, Corfu, N.Y. -'- DRAC^NA— 3-in., at 1 $4.00 per 100. Floral Co., Walton, N. Y. Tripp EUONYMUS EUONYMUS— VariegSted, fine, strong plants, frotn 2%-iu. pots, $3.00 per 100. ' John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd.. Nrirth Bergen, N. J. FERNS FERNS. 100 1000 Scottii. 2>^-in $5.00 $45.00 Boston. 2H-in 6.00 45.00 Roosevelt. 2H-in 5.00 45.00 Teddy, Jr. 2H-in., extra good 6.00 60.00 Whitmani. 2H-in 6.00 46.00 Boston, Scottii, 'SVhitmani, Roosevelt, 4-in., $20.00 per 100. Teddy, Jr., extra heavy, $25 00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. Smithii, 4-in., $25.00 per 100, $20000 per 1000. 6-in. of the above, $50.00 to $75.00 per 100. Write for our monthly olant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MBSIHAN CO , 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. FERNS — Boston, 3H-in. pots, $9.00 per 100; Scottii, 3M-in. pots. $9.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLM_AN RIBSAM, 31 WaU St. TRENTON, N. J. BOSTON FERN RUNNERS— $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm. Mears, Rumson, N. J. TABLE FERNS — Beat varietiea; double rooted. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids. Mich. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; see advertiaenient on page 1352. J. F. Anderson, Fern Specialist. Short Hills, N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE FERNS FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varieties; also all other Ferns, 23<-in., etc. See display ad., page 1345. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. FERNS — 15,000 strong, rooted runners, Whitmani Boston, Harris, $2.00 per 100. Cash. E. F, Rose, 270 Bay St., Taunton, Maas. FREESIAS FREESIA PURITY— s^x' 2-in., $3,00 per 1000; HxM. 86,00. Refracla alba. ' f,x;4-in.. $4.50 per 1000: ii and up, $6.50. Less than 1000 lota, 10% higher. Express prepaid if you send cash with order. H. Bailey, Box 354. Loa Angeles. CaUf. FREESIA BULBS — Fischer's Purity, choice stock. Write for quotations, they will please you. W. W. Ayers, P. O. Box 42, Santa Cruz, Cal. FTTOHSIAS FUCHSIAS- Little Beauty, blue, 5-in. pots, full of bloom. $18.00 per 100; Double White and Blue, 5-in. pots. $12.00 per 100; Double White and Blue assorted, 4-in. pots, 88.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. FUNKIAS VARIEGATED FUNKIA— $20,00 per 1000. All strong, divided shoots, also clumps, 3 to 5 shoots, $50.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A. F. Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I., N. Y. Telephone con- nection. GARDENIAS GARDENIAS Gardenia Veitchii, 2H-in. Immediate delivery Extra fine, $7.50 per 100; $65.00 per 1000 WtU* for OUT morUhly plant buUetin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-20 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS In bud and bloom, ready for immediate aalea or in any stage you may want them. 100 1000 4-inch $12.00 $100.00 5-inch 18.00 160.00 3-inch, for growing on 5.00 45.00 Poitevine, Ricard, Maryland, S. A. Nutt, Buch- ner. La Favorite and all the other popular va- rieties. , You will not be making a mistake by ordering your Spring stock now. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GER.\NIUMS Nice stock in bud and bloom Per 100 4 -in. Beaute of Poitevine $8.00 2H-in. S. A. Nutt 1.80 2>i-in. Beaute of Poitevine 2.00 2K-in. La Favorite 1-80 2i.i-in. F. Perkins 2.00 Cash, please. J. J. CLAYTON & SON WEST GROVE,' PA. GERANIUMS-.Strong, hardy planU, 2H-in. stock of S. A. Nutt. $2.75 per. WO; Poitevine, Berthe de Pressilly, La Favorite. $3.00 per 100; Jean Viaud, $3.50 per 100. 3H-in.. stock, S. A Nutt, Poitevine. Mrs. Lawrence, Jean iViaud Berthe de Pressilly, La Favorite, $5.00 per 100 Cash, please. Van Kirk Floral Co., Atco, N. J GERANIUMS-^Eirtra strong, bushy 3}4-in. and 4-in. planta, in bud and bloom. S. A. Nutt, Marq. De Montm'ort, Frances Perkins, John Doyle and Beauty Poitevine, $7.00 per 100. Every plant has from 2 to 4 branches. This stock will please you. Wagner's Greenhouses^ Tiffin, Ohio. GER.A.NIUMS — S. A. Nutt, La Favorite, Perkins, Jean Viaud, and Gen. Grant, 4-in., $7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000; 2>i-in., Nutt and White, $3.50 per 100; in bud and bloom. $4.00 per 100. Ernest Rober, Wilmette, III. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt and B. Poitevine. 3K- in. and 4-in. pota in bud and bloom, $8.00 per 100. Cash with order please. Mount Tom Nursery, 139 Drake Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y. Telephone 2299. GER.\NIU.MS — Poitevine, Ricard. S. A. Nutt- Viaud, Double Grant. Oberle, Madam Languith (silver leaf), from 2.U-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttinga, 812.50 per 1000. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. GER."\NIUMS — Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, Buchner' strong, Sij-in, and 4-in., $6.00 and $8,00 per 100' Mme. Salleroi, 3-in,, $4,00 per 100. Cash. F' Sokol, College St., Worcester, Mass. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt, 4-in., in bud and bloom, fine, strong, well branched plants, $8.00 per 100. Cash with order. F. J. Stupp, 94 Lake Ave, Auburn, N. Y. GERANIUMS — Mme. Salleroi; large, well grown plants for immediate effect, 2^^-in., $2.50; 3-in., $3,50 per 100. Cash, please. F. J. Langenbach, Norwich, Conn. GERANIUMS — 10,000 S. A. Nutt, 2-in. pots, $25,00 per 1000. Ready now. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. Continued to Next Page Tune 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1369 STOCK FOR SALE ^ GERANIUMS GERANIUMS — Mixed varieties. 4-in. pots, fine stock. $5.00 per 100. Schraaua Bros., Paduoah. Ky. C3ERANIUM.S— Rose, 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement, .\lbert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS — Ready now. 2H-in. pot plants Sm display ad., page 1345. Roman J. Irwin 108 West 28th St., New York. GERANIUMS — !-in., bushy; S. A. Nutt, A. Ricard and Poitcvine, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. iGER.^NIUMS — 3!^-in., in bud and bloom, $7.00 , per 100; Nutt and Poitevine. Cash. Chas. H. Green, Spencer, Ma.s8. GLADIOLI Gladioli America, Augusta, Brenchleyensis, King, Ceres. First Size, $10.00 per 1000. Second Size, $7.50 per 1000. Write for Our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1520 Ludlow St. PHILA., PA. GLADIOLI America. $10 .\ugusta. $12 Glory Holland, $20 Brenchleyensis, $12 Mrs. King. $10 Jessie, S15 Nor. Dee Childs, $80 Mrs. Pendleton, $80 Primulinus. $40 Panama, S25 Primulinus Hybrids, S20 Choice mixed. $6.00, SS.OO, $12.50, $25.00 $50.00, $100.00. Reds, white and light pinks, $12.00 $25.00, $50.00, $100.00. Yellows, $16.00, $20.00, $30.00, $50.00. All per 1000. Special price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. " DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI Brenchleyensis, $9.00; Columbia, $1500; Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, $30.00; also 2d and 3d sizes and bulblets. G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence, May. Princeps. and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY. LAKE VLEW, N. Y GLADIOLI— America. l}f -in.. $5.00 per 1000, 60c. per 100. Mrs. F. King. 1-in.. 40c. per 100. Geo. Hall, Adclphia. N^ J^ GLADIOLUS — Bert foretng varieties. Sm display ad. page, 1345. Roman J. Irwin, 10; Wert 2Sth St., New Vork. HARDT PERI:NNIAI.S HOLLYHOCKS— Double white, red, pink and yellow; Japan Iris, purple and gold; Funkias, Hardy 'Mums, etc. All strong, field-grown stock. Write for list and prices. W. H. Nichols & Son, Painesville, Ohio. HTDRANGEAS HYDRANGEAS — Otaksa. S-in., at 25o.; 6-in., 35c. to 50c.; 7-in., 7oc. to SI. 00. Larger plants, $2.00 to $3.00 each. In bud or bloom. Henry Smith, Grand Jtapids, Micfa. - - -_ - - IVY ENGLISH IVY 3H-in. pots, 12-in.,-lS-in.. $6.00 per 100. 4-in. pots, 3 ft.-3K ft., S12.00 per 100, Cash please. CHAS. W. SCHNEIDER, Little Silver, N. J. ENGLISH AND GERMAN IVY— Rooted Cut- tings, from sand, postpaid, 90c. per 100; by ex- press, $8.00 per 1000. 2|^-in. German Ivy, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. IVY — Parlor or German, strong-rooted cuttings 75c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 WaU St. TRENTON, N. J. ENGLISH IVY— 2K-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Henry Engler. 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia. Pa. ENGLISH IVY — Strong plants from 4-in. pots' $8.00 per 100. Cash please. Frank Gleiche" Medford. L. I., N. Y. ENGLISH IVY— 5-in. pots. 3 ft. to 3Ji ft., staked up. $15.00 per 100; 4-in., $8.00 per 100. C. L. Schmidt, Lebanon, Pa. ENGLISH IVY— Pot-grown, 4-in., $90.00 per 1000 Miss Kate Cranl, Ira, Ohio. ENGLISH IVY— From pots. 20-in. to 30-in. long, $5.00 per 100. Chas. Frost, Kenilworth, N. J. Contlnned to Next Colnmn Advertise Your Stock For Sale in this column STOCK FOR SALE LOBELIAg LOBELIA— Crj-stal Palace or Trailing. 2H-in pots, $3.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON. N. J. MIMPIiUS MIMULUS — t-in., at $8.00 per 100. Henry Smith, _Grand Rapids, Mich. ■ MOONVINE MOONVINES 2-inch $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 2H-inch 4.00 per 100, 35.00 per 1000. 3-ihch 6.00 per 100, $.50.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. MOONVINE— White, 4-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. MOONVINES — 3-in., strong, 4c.; 2Ji-in., strong. 2o. Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. MYRTLE MY'RTLE — Myrtus Communis, for wedding wreaths and decoration. Fine, strong plants from 4-in. pota, $10.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen. N. J. WrCRSERY STOCK ORNAMENTAL STOCK OF QUALITY CAN SUPPLY QUANTITY OF FOLLOWING ITEMS; AZALEA mollis. Bushy plants, with plenty of buds, 12 to 15-in. high, 35c. each, $4 00 per doz, $30.00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, 45o, each, $5 00 per doi., $40.00 per 100. BOXWOOD — Pyramids, 35-in. high, very fine, $1.76 each; 42-in. high, very fine, $2.25 each; 48-in. high, very fine, $3.25 each; 54-in. high, very fine, $4.00 each. RHODODENDRONS— Best, hardy-named sorts, bright fodage and full of buds, 18 to 24-in. high, 7So. each; 24-to 30-in. $1.00 each. These cover the entire list of Parson's Hardy Hybrids. SeedUng RHODODENDRONS— Mixed colors, 18 to 24-in. high, very bushy and full of buds. 55o. each; 24 to 30-in. high, and correspondingly bushy, 70o. each. ARISTOLOCHI A Sipho(Dutchman's Pipe)— Extra strong plants, 4 ft. of tops, 25o. each, in any quantity. HYDRANGEA Paniculata grandiBora — Tree form, 3 to 4-ft. bodies, fine heads. $25.00 per 100. Bush form. 3 ft. high, $10,00 per 100. HYDRANGEA Arboreecens grandiflora albs — 3 to 4 ft. high, bushy, $20.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft , bushy, $14.00 per 100. BARBERRY Thunbergii— 18 to 24 in high, very bushy, $7,00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, very bushy, $5,00 per 100, PRIVET CALIFORNIA— Very bushy, 18 to 24-in. high, $2.50 per 100; 24 to 30-in. high, $3.00 per 100. PRIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy Northern Type)— 18 to 24-in., $5.00 per 100; 24 to 30-in., $7.00 per 100. THE STORRS 4 HARRISON CO., Painesville Ohio NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oaks, Oriental Plants in all sizes. Send for price list. Audubon Nur- seriea. Box 731, Wilriiington, N. C. ORCHIDS ORCHIDS Private collection of rare varieties Cy- pripediums, Lielias, Dendrobiums, Coel- oygnes, Cattleyas, Calanthes, Oncidiums, etc., etc. Will sell quarter original cost. Address EDGAR L. NOCK, 193 Broad St., PROVIDENCE, R. I. CHOICE CATTLEYAS and Pacific Orchid peat. Prices on application. Western Orchid Co., Alameda. Calif. PALMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In all nie«. Special price list on demand. Julius Rochrs Co. Rutherford, N J. PANDANUS PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a few days only will make special low price for cash with order. Size for 2'A-in. pots. $4.50 per 100. Size for 3 -in, pots, 6.00 per 100. Size for 4 -in. pots, 8,00 per 100. Size for 6 -in. pots, 12.00 per 100. Best pot^gown, nicely variegated, 3-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Pandanus suckers, $2.00 and $4.00 per 100. J. J. Soar, Little River, Fla. PANDANUS VEITCHII— 4-in.. at 25c.; 6-in.. 75c.; 7-in., $1.50; 10-in.,$4.00; 12-in., $5.00 each. Fine, well colored plants. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. ___^ PAirSIES STOCK FOR SALE PANSIES SUPERB STRAIN PANSIES— In bud and bloom, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; some extra large ones at $15.00 per 1000. Cosh, please. Leonard Cousins, Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. PELARGONIUMS PELARGONIUMS— 2H-in., at $S.OO per 100; 3-in., at $10.00; 4-in., at $20.00; 6-in,, $35,00 to $50.00. Good varieties. Assorted colors. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. PELARGONIUMS— eTg. Wurtenburgia, Schwab- ian Maid, 4-in., $15.00 per 100. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. PEOinES ~ PEONIES— The cream of 1200 sorU. 14 acres F. Maxima, Mrac. Calot, Duchess do Nemours R. M. Storage. Send for list. C. Betscher, Dover Obio. PHLOX PANSY PLANTS — Of my largest flowering mix- ture of show varieties, unsurpassed quality, short bushy plants; Fall transplanted in bud and bloom, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; 600 at 1000 rate. Gtistav Pitzonka, Pansy Farm, Bristol, Pa. PANSIES — -Large flowering, transplanted last September; all large plants, fully in flower, $10.00 to $15.00 per 1000. W. G. Eisele, West End, N. J. Continned to Next Column PHLOX DRUMMONDI— 2J4-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. PRIMCrLAS PRIMULA MALACOIDES ROSEA— New. bril- liant pink variety. Certificates wherever shown. August or September delivery. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Fred H. Lemon & Co., Rich- mond, Ind. PRIMULA OBCONICA— Transplanted seedlings, mixed or separate, finest Ronsdorf strain, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Ernest Rober, Wilmette, fu. PRIVET STOCK FOR SALE ROSES ROSE PLANTS FOR SALE' 700 White Killarncy. Grafted, 2K-in... . ■ -J'O.OS 300 Mrs. Aaron Ward. Grafted, 2K-'n.... lO.gO 100 Christie Miller. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 60 My Maryland. Grafted, 4-in 1^,00 100 Hadley. Grafted, 4-in JZ-OO 300 Prince D'Arcnbcrg. Grafted. 4-m 12.00 100 Crimson Queen. Grafted. 4-in 12.00 200 J. L. Mock. Grafted. 4-in 12.00 1000 Sunburst. Own root, 2Ji-in 8.00 Good, healthy stock, ready for shipment June 10th. MONTROSE GREENHOUSES MONTROSE MASS. ROSE PLANTS— Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, 2M-in., $4.00 per 100, $35,00 per 1000; My Maryland, $5.00 per 100, $46.00 per 1000. Other varieties in limited quantities, Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CALIFORNIA PRIVET 2-year-old. 2 tt.-2i^ ft.. $15.00 per 1000. 3-year-old, 3 ft,-l ft,, heavy, $25,00 per 1000. Cash with order. CHAS. W. SCHNEIDER, Little Silver, N. J. ROSES BARGAINS, ON OWN ROOTS 2H-inch Doz. 100 1000 Antoine Rivoire, flesh H. T $0.50 $3.50 $30 Blumenschmidt, yellow Tea 60 3.00 25 Cloth of Gold, yellow CIg.T 60 3.00 26 Catherine Zeimct, " White Baby " .50 3.60 30 Clg. White Cochet. Clg. Tea 50 3.60 30 Crimson Rambler 50 3.60 30 Excelsa. Red D. Perkins 50 3.50 30 Francis Scott Key, red H.T 75 5.00 45 Gloire Lyonnaise, yellow H.P 50 3.50 30 Graff Zeppelin, pink H. Clg 50 3.60 30 Hadley, Crimson H.T 76 6.00 45 J. B. Clarke, crimson H.P 60 4.50 40 Maman Cochet, pink Tea 50 3.00 25 Marechal Niel, yellow Clg. N 50 -3:00 27 Mrs. Aaron Ward, yellow H.T 75 >' 5.00 45 Mme. Chas. Wood, red H.P 60 > 4.00 35 Mile. CecileBrunncr, pink Pol 60 4.00 35 Mile. Fr. Krueger. yellow Tea 50 3.00 25 Mousseline, white i\loss. 60 4.00 35 My Maryland, pink H.T 60 4.50 40 Prince C.de Rohan, cr. H.P 60,4,00 35 Phila', Crimson Rambler 50 3.00 25 President Taft, pink H.T...". 60 4.00 35 Radiance, pink H.T 60 4.00 35 Safrano. yellow Tea 50 3.00 25 Seven Sisters, pink .M't'f 50 3.00 25 Shower of Gold, yellow H.W .60 4.00 35 Soltatare, yellow Clg. N 50 3.00 25 UlricbBrunner.redll.P. .,.: 60 4.00 35 White Maman Cochet, Tea 60 3.50 30 ■White D.Perkins. H.W 50 3.50 30 LEEDLE CO., EXPERT ROSE GROWERS, SPRINGFIELD, O, ROSES 2Vi-Inoh OWN ROOT AND GRAFTED Hoosier Beauty, Old Gold. O. R.; $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. Gr.: 16.00 per 100, 140.00 per 1000. Sunburst, American Beauty. O. R.; $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000. Ophelia. J. L. Mock. Double White Ivillarney. Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, Radiance. Mrs. Aaron Ward, Mrs. Taft, Lady Alice Stanley. Cccile Brunner. O. R,; $7.50 per 100. $60.00 per 1000. Gr.; 12.50 per 100. 120.00 per 1000. Lady HUIingdon. Pink Killarney. Kaiserin. O. R.; $7.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. Or.; 12,00 per 100, 110.00 per 1000. White Killarney. O. R.; $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.50 per 100, 120.00 per 1000. Richmond. O. R.; $7.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. Gr.: 12.60 per 100, 120.00 per 1000. 3-inch stock. Own root. 100 1000 Ophelia $8.00 $75.00 Sooaier Beauty 9.00 86.00 American Beauty 8.00 76.00 White Killarney 7.50 65.00 Pink Killarney 7.00 60.00 Radiance S.OO 70.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. 8. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. Continned to Next Colnmn SALVIAS SALVIA Bonfire, Zurich, Splcndena, nnd^otherSj^ 9 i-.u $3.00 $25.00 i-^°'>ch : : 4.00 35.00 V^'^^ . 5.00 40.00 write' ■ for' ' O'UR ' MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PhJadelphia, Pa. Salvia Splendens and Bonfire Strong 2}4-in., S1.80 per 100. Cash please. J. J. CLAYTON & SON, ^^^\T^^- TRANSPLANTED SALVIAS— Splendens. .'-in.- l6-in.. hothouse grown, thinly in Hats, thoroughly hardened off outside, better than many potted plants. 1000 $15.00. 100 $2.00. Frank Peckham, Norwich, Conn. SALVIA-Bonfire, 3H-in,, fS."" P" 'fl'S:'- th^^ Splendens and Bonfire in flats, 70 to Ha'' 'beee are not starved, but fine stocky plants. »^:00 P« flat. Edgewood Greenhouses, Gt. Bamngton, Mass. . SALVIA ZURICH— 4-in. pots, $5.50 per 100, ^^^'^E^S&T&F CARLMAN RllBSAM 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. SALVIA Zurich, Silver Spot, Splendens, 2K-in., $2 00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000, Cash with order. Schmaus Bros.. Paducah, Ky. . SALVIAS-Thumb pots, $1.25 per H»; a-'^jf^^- fire, $1.75 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. Oil VIA Bonfire. 1000 3-in., best on the market, 3c H. J Vander Horst .i. Sons, St. Marys, Ohio. SAT VIA— Bonfire, 2-in., $2.00per 100, $18.00 per 1000 Fine swck: Joseph wSod, Spring Valley, N. Y. SALVIAS— Splendens and Bonfire, 3-in., $4^ per 100; 2K-in., $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Frank N. Eskesen, Madison, N. J. . SALVIA BONFIRE-Extra heavy, bssj^' JH-in. stock, ready for 3-in. or 4-in pots, $2.26 per 100. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N, Y. SEEDS- NEW HOLLAND SEED Berberis Thunbergii, nurserj' grade, TSc. L. B. 3 lbs. $2.00 net 5 lbs , prepaid. Frank Hadden, 326 Washington St., Providence, R. 1. SMILAX SMILAX— SeedUngs from flats, not transplanted, ready for 2M-in. pots, 7oc. per 100. Cash. w. W. Day & Son, Port Byron, N. Y. SMILAX— 2VMn. poU. $3.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGONS 2>i-inch^^ ^^ Ramsburg's Silver Pink •••••■• »«;0g »fo;g° PhilD's Whi'ti' ::.... 6.00 60.00 K.'eS^k".'::::::::::._^. 6.00 60.00 "^^i'tI Y^-m^ IT^Nf-BUL^f Ti1l:"° S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO... 1608-1620 Ludlow St^ Philadelphia, f«. NEW SNAPDRAGON ENCHANTRESS Moat popular color, about like Enchantresa Carnation Same habit as Phelp's White, flowers freely. Summer and Winter. Debvery commences in May. From 2-in. pots. $2.00 per doz., $10.00 per 100. F, W. Fletcher 4 Co., Inc., Auburndale, Mass. ^ .^ _ SNAPDRAGONS— Rooted cuttings, fine strain. Ramsburg's Silver Pink, also one of the bMt pure yellow sort.. $2.00 per W $15 00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. Swayne, Loci Box T, Kennett Square, Pa - ROOTED CUTTINGS — SUver Pink. Giant White. Giant Yellow. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 2M-is pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Roman jflrwiB, 108 W. 28tb St., New York. Continued to Next Page 1370 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGON— Ramsburg's S. P. Snapdragon, 23^ -in. pota, fine plants, 3 to 5 breajcs, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Clarence Alwine, Aldan, Del. Co., Pa. SNAPDRAGON!? — Silver Pink, 3l4-m. pots. $5.00 per 100. FERNS, Boston and Whitmani, out of pot and bench, 2H to 6-in. pots. Write for prices. Paul J. Burgevin, Port Chester, N. Y. RAMSBDRG'S SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON — 2;<-in., $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. John R. Coombs, West Hartford, Conn. SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. poM. good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose. $2.00 per 100 J. H. Dann A Son. Westfield, N Y^ SNAPDRAGON— 2i<-in., assorted colors, 3c. Orders 250 at 2i4<:. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. SNAPDRAGONS— 2-in. pots. pink, red and white. 3c. each. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Spring- field, O. __^_ STEVXAS STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cuttings. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2^-m. stock, $1.50 per 100, worth double. Cash, please. Dobba & Sop, Auburn, N. Y. STOCKS STOCKS— Gilli, 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. TUBEROSES MEXICAN EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSES— , $1.00 per 100, postpaid. Fant'sxGreenbouse, Anderson, S. C. VERBENAS VERBENAS — In separate colors, red, pink, striped, purple, blue and white in thumb pots. 2c. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield. Ohio. VERBENAS — 2ii-in., mixed colors, 3c. Orders 250at2Mc. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. VINCAS VINCAS— Var. and Green 100 1000 3-inch $6.00 $50.00 3-inch, heavy 8.00 4-inch, extra heavy 15.00 120.00 4-inch, heavy $10.00 and 12.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. VINCA VARIEGATA 4-in., fine stock, $10.00 per 100; 6 to 12 leads, 20 to 30 in. All plants have lots of brakes which will make more vines in a short time. Cash. G. L. Ely, Clyde, N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— 2 J^-in. pota, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order, please. M. H. Baumann, Park' Ridge, N. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Out of 4-in. pots, $12.50 per 1000. Cash, please. Leonard Cousins jr.. Concord Junction, Mass. VINCA VARIEGATA— 3H-in., $5.00 per 100: 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Edgewood Greenhouses, Gt Barrington, Mass. VINCAS — Variegated, field-rooted tips, $1.25 per 100, postpaid; $9.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 West 28th St., New York. VINCA VARIEGATA— Good, 4-in. stock, $12.00 to $14.00 per 100. Cash William Capstick, Auburndale, Mass. VINCAS — t-in., $10.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. Y. VINCA— Variegated, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. H. J. Vander Horst & Sons, St. Marys, Ohio. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Scltot, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, f 1.2S per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Caah. C Betecher, DoTer, Ohio. VIOLETS VIOLETS, 2K-INCH. 100 1000 Lady Campbell $4.00 $35.00 Princess of Wales 4.00 35.00 Swanley White 5.00 40.00 Marie Louise 4.00 35.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. Pa. CAMPBELL VIOLETS— Fine sand rooted cut- ►- tings, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $8.00 per 1000 by express. Rooted Runners. $1.00 per 100 by mail; $8.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Black. Hights- towD, N. J VIOLETS— Try Yale, the best single Violet; a good flower, better seller, producer, color, and more fragrant than Princess Divisons, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. Continued to Next Column The advertisements under our Miscel- laneous Stock heading offer a variety of stock — consult them. STOCK FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS STOCK Geraniums Per 100 S. A. Nutt, 3^-in Pots 7.00 Coleus 2-in. variegated and red 2.50 Cash with order. GEO. W. RUSSELL, «^n^^y°.^- ENGLISH IVY 3-in, pots $8.00 per 100 4-in. pots 10.00 per 100 DRACiENA INDIVISA 4H-in. pots 20.00 per 100 Cash with order. Estate of S. Penndorf, 81 Oak St. New RocheUe, N. Y. PLANTS PREPAID PARCEL POST WIH Aster, Queen Market. Cosmos. Ey. Fl. Dawn and Mammoth, strong plants, good roots, 100 35c., 500 $1.50, 1000 $2-50. Strong, transplanted stock. Aster, Queen Market, Verbena, mammoth; Petunia. Giants of California. All colors, mixed. 100 60c . 500 $2,50, 1000 $4.00. All prepaid for cash with order, .\lbert Troth. Seeds, Plants. Cantril, Iowa. ASTER PLANTS — Strong, healthy. Queen of the Market, mixed, and Semples branching, $2,50 per 1000; pure white, $3 00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. German Ivy, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Mesem- bryanthemum, 2>^-in., very strong, $3.00 per 100. Cannas, red leaves, 3-in. to 6-in. high, $4.00 per 100. Wm. Hoegg. R. F. D. 28A.. Babylon. N. Y. NUTMEG GERANIUM— $2.00 per 100, 2H-in. pots, out of sand, $1.50. Trailing Queen Coleus, 2H-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Salvia, $1.50. 8-in. and 10-in., strong. Tomato plants, 6-in,, Earliana, Bonny Best, New Goibe, Chalk's Jewel. Favorite, Beauty, $1.50 per 1000. F. J. Howell & Son, Round HiU, Va. GERANIUMS— Strong, 3}i-m. S. A. Nutt and other varieties, $7.00 per 100 after May 30; also 3H-in. Feverfew and Heliotrope, $7.00 per 100; 3J.^-in. variegated Vinca. heavy. $8,00 per 100, Cash with order. Stephen Chase. Nashua. N. H. MME. SALLEROI GERANIUMS, bushy plants, from 2H-in. pota. $3.00 per 100. Heliotrope in blossom, 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. Ageratum. in blossom. 3-in. pots $5.00 per 100. J. B. Shurtleff. & Son. Cushman Ave.. Revere. Mass. VEGETABLE PLANTS SWEET Potato Plants Yellow, and Red Nanse- mond. Up Rivers. Big Stem Jersey, Early Caro- lina, Early Golden. White and Yellow Yama, 1000 $1.50; 5000 or more, $1.25 per 1000; 100 by mail, 2So._ For the past twenty years I have made a specialty of selecting and propagation of the Sweet Potato and can guarantee you strong, healthy planta, true to name, prompt shipment, and good order delivery. Descriptive price list free. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE. CABBAGE PLANTS (Satisfaction guaranteed) —$1.00 per 1000, 5000 $4.00. 500 75c. Extra fine, Early Jersey Wakefield. Early Summer, All-Head Early. Flat Dutch and Copenhagen Market. Every one a good plant. Cauliflower Plants, $3.00 per 1000. 5000 $12..S0. Henderson's Snowball. Potted Tomato Plants. $1.75 per 100, $13.50 per 1000. Shipped in paper pots; Langdon's Earliana and Stone. Potted Black Beauty Egg Plants. $2.00 per 100. Sweet Po- tato Plants. $1.60 per 1000. I>rice list free. Paul F. RocheUe, Morrlstown, N. J. PLANTS PREPAID PARCEL POST Cauliflower, Henderson's Snowball, 100 40c,, 500 $1.75, 1000 $3.00; Celery, White Plume. 100 35c,. 300 $1.00, 1000 $2.75; Sweet Potato, Yellow Jersey. Red Jersey, stronc. well rooted. 100 30c.. 600 $1.25, 1000 $2,50; 5000 $10,.50. 10.000 $20,00. All prepaid by mail or express for cash with order. Albert Troth. Seeds. Plants, Cantril. Iowa. VEGF.TABLE PLANTS— By mail or express pre- paid. Strong, well rooted planta in large or small lots at reasonable prices. Will promptly replace any that do not arrive in Ist-class condition. Lead- ing varieties. Cabbage. Tomato. Cauliflower. Cel- ery. Sweet Potato, .\pparagus. Rhubarb. Beet, Lettuce, Pepper, Egg Plants. -Mso Asters. Catalog free. Harry P. Squires. Remsenburg, N. Y. 1,000,000 CABBAGE. Tomato, Celery. Kale; Kohl Rabi and Lettuce plants. 30c, per 100. $1.25 per 1000; Pepper and Sweet Potato plants. 50c. per 100. $3.00 per 1000. 200.000 Chrysanthemums, Rooted Cuttings, ready. Send for lists. Cash please. Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantiville, N. J. fiotTfTeSTd^grown cabbage plants— $1.00 per 1000, 6.000 $4.00. 10.000 $7.60: Tomato. $2 00; Pepper. $2.50; Sweet Potato, $2.00. Well packed and satisfaction guaranteed anywhere. Tidewater Plant Co.. Box 78, Franklin, Va. transplanted earliana. Bonny Best and Stone Tomatoes. $2.50 per 1000. Peppers, $5,00 per 1000. Egg Plants, $10.00 per 1000. Grand Rapids Lettuce. $2.50 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton, N. J. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE VEGETABLE PLANTS CEI. ERYPLANT S— Golden Self-Blanching (French Strain), fine plants, ready for the field. $2.00 per 1000. Cash. Special prices on large lots, brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo, Mich. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE HARDY PERENNIALS Aster grandiflorus (true) pot grown, SIO.OO per 100; also in exchange for Hardy Phlox or Del- phinium. Rosedale Hardy Plant Farm, Camden, N. J. ENGLISH IVY CUTTINGS from soil, all 10-in. long and over, starting to run, $7.50 per 1000. Will exchange for Boston and Teddy, Jr., runners. F. J. Reppa, 19 Vermont Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. SALVIA— 2-in.. for 'Mum Rooted Cuttings. Vio- lets, Gladiolus, or what have you ? Wm. H. Hertel, Kirksville, Mo. __^ToacjvAm;ED__ WANTED^Lilium Speciosum Rubruni. Cold storage bulbs. State size and price to W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d St., New York. FOR SALE OR RENT For Sale Cheap On account of death of the proprietor, 4J^ acres of land, 3 greenhouses, all stocked; 1 fine, large dwelling house; 2 cows; 1 horse; wagon and im- plements; in very valuable location near Phila- delphia. Price, $22,000. Some cash required, balance first mortgage. Apply to R J. MICHELL, 518 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. VALUABLE greenhouse property for eale at 108 Concord St., Nashua, N. H. 5 acres of land, modern residence, stable, 3 greenhouses, one of Tomatoes, balance bedding plants. Large steam heating plant, heats all buildings, will do double the amount 1 1 heating easily. Great location for retail florist trade. Automobile trade is an im- portant item here and can be increased by building one or more houses out on to the street. On Merrimao Valley Highway, 3 minutes to end of trolley Une, one mile to B. & M. depot. Churches, schools and stores. Telephone, electric Ught, city water and American Express service at door. This is a long established and conspicuous place. Fine wholesale shipping and local retail trade for all bedding plants, fruit and vegetables that can be produced on the place. On opposite side of highway we have eighteen acres intervale land, fine for nursery stock. These two valuable pieces of real estate will be sold together or separate, as desired. Clear title. No encumbrance. Come and investi- gate, or write owner. Stephen Chase. 108 Concord St., Nashua, N. H. For Sale FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE— 8000 sq, ft. of glass, almost new in A 1 condition, on 2 acres of good land; dwelling house and outbuildings, near New York in New Jerse.\ , Price reasonable. For particulars apply Z. J., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Retail florist's establishment, one hour from New York, on plot of ground 150 r 100; store; garage; six-room house and one greenhouse. Reason for selling, have other business. Applv to Jos. Nickel. 791 Van Duzer St.. Stapleton.N. Y. Farms for Sale at Hlcksville. L. I. Have small and large farms, handy to trolley . and railroad station, $500 per acre. Wm. Oster- me\er, 88 Nassau Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SALE — Greenhouses, 11,000 ft. of glass, well stocked; wholesale and retail trade; city of 70,000; electric cars pass door to surrounding towns. For further particulars address Copeland Street Greenhouses, Campello, Mass. FOR SALE — Florists' property, consisting of five hot houses, dwelling and barn at Nutley, N. J. Reasonable. Address for particulars Becker Bros., 52d St. & 10th Ave., New York City. FOR SALE — As a whole or in part, or will incor- porate, my florist business, paying a net profit for 15 years of $10,000 yearly. Louis L. Green, 60 State St., Boston, Mass. FOR SALE OR RENT— EeUblished greenhouae plant consiBting of three large greenbouBes and dwelling, in Hackenaack, N. J. Address K. S., care The Florists' Exchange ■ FOR SALE — Plot at Flushing and Whitestone in greenhouse district. Easy termH. 18 minutes to New York. Halleran Agency. Flushing, N. Y. FOR SALE— Greenhouse, 10,000 ft. of glass. 4 acres of land, 9-room house. Address Cedarville Greenhouses, Cedarville, N. J. F0R"~SALE— 6 greenhouses, 225 ft. long. 19 ft. . wide. 2 sheds, and 1 cottage, at reasonable rates. Mrs. L. C- Riibsamen. Murray Hill. N. J. SUNDRIESFORSALE FOR SALE At One-Half Value Two-horse Van, practically new and freshly painted and gold lettered J. CONDON, Florist 734 Fifth Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. Y. 10,000 feet of glass in running order on five acres of good land; six-room cottage and outbuildings in Richmond Borough, New York City. For particulars apply, Mauc Richter New Springville New York FOR SALE — Greenhouse property consisting of 16,000 sq. ft. glass, 16x24 ft., modern construc- tion ; one acre of ground ; new 6-room dwelling, every improvement; property facing 3 streets. One block from school, 7 minutes from depot, 25 minutes from Broadway. First-class condition, stocked with Geraniums and Chrysanthemums. Good reasons for selling. Owner will sacrifice for cash or will tcke part cash and balance on mortgage. For price and further particulars address Alfred Gramlich. Carlstadt. N. J. FOR SALE OR RENT — Greenhouse property con- sisting of 9 greenhouses, each 100 ft. long, excep- tionally good steam heating plant; storage capacity for about 100 tons of coal ; modern two-story dwelling and barn on the place. Property situated at 60th & Gibson Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. J. Gibson & Hugh Mcllvain. 502 Crozer Bldg.. Phila., Pa. FOR SALE — Two pipe-frame greenhouses in good order, about 11,000 ft. of glass on two acres of good level land; .'5-room dwelling; no other green- house near. 'Town water, trolley passes, ten minute-o to trains. Reasonable. Address C. D., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — To quick buyer, a well established florists' business, greenhouses and large dwelling attached, adjoining cemetery; trolley passes door. Hot water heat. Commercial business. Terms reasonable. Correspondence invited. Address M. B., Box 245, Huntington, L. I. FOR SALE — Old established greenhouse business, greenhouses, 11-room house and barn, large lot, Greenhouses full of good stock. Large sanitarium in town, with good business. Ill health reason for selling. Write J. W. Kellogg, Clifton Springs, N. Y Continued to, N«zt Goluntu FOR SALE Greenhouses and stock, situated in Borough ot West Grove, Pa. Houses and stock in good condi- tion. About 13,000 sq. ft. of glass and nearly two acres of land. Price reasonable. For further in- formation apply or write to SOLOMON J. PUSEY. West Grovt. Pa. FOR SALE — 3 boilers, on account of eolarsinc heating plant; 2 Magic return tubular boilera. rach rated to heat 15.000 sq. ft. of glau to 60 degrees in zero weather. Price, $325.00 each, f. o b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5.000 ft.. $100.00. Tbea« boilers are in perfect condition and can be used either for steam or hot water. No brick work needed. Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham. N. J. FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled, ready for use. 1-in.. 3c.; IK-in- 4c,; IH-in.. 5c.; 2-iii.. 6c. per ft. PECKY CYPRESS. 817.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. Metropolitan Material Co.. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. FOR SALE— 70 hot-bed sash, 60 mats, 60 boards, all SIOO. Florist, 671 W. 187th St., New York City. FOR SALE— Lord & Burnham boUer,- 9 section, good condition, $100.00. Goger, 51 S E. 162d St., Broni, N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES — Best staple on the market, 35c. per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbl. bale, $2.00; 5 bales, $9.50; 5-bbl. bale, $1.00, 6 bales $4.50. Bur- lapped. 25c. extra. 8-bbl. bale, $186. Cash, please. Jos. H. Paul. Boi 156, Manahawkin, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 12-bbl. bale $2.40, 10-bbl. bale. $1.95. Cash. Manahawkin Moss and Peat Co.. Box v., Manahawkin N. J. MOSS — One carload to go at 85c., 5-bbl. bale size, live Moss. SI. 00 per bbl. Mizpah Moss Co., Mizpah. N. J. MOSS — Strictly Ist-class, S5c. per bale. Cash* .\dolphus B. Cranmer, Mayetta. N. J. TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales. 200 lbs. S2.00; 500 lbs., $4.00; 1000 lbs.. $7.00; ton, $13.00. Also Dust. Scharff Bros., Florists, Van Wert, Ohio. WIBE WORK WE are the largest manufacturers of Wire Work in the West. E. F. Winterson Co., 166 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 111. __WA5rrEDjro^BUY__ WANTED TO BUY — Greenhouses, land, dwelling, in city with landscape possibilities; full particu- lars. Box 605. New RocheUe. N. Y. June 3, IHIB. The Florists' Exchange 1371 fcjkgPutMiiuiiiraiMiiiiiuaumiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiniimiiininniiiniiiniiiniiiniiiniiiniiiniuniiininmnniiigiimniniim *»|.iu»iiimminMmiiniiiiiiiiniijiiiuiiiiiiiiuiauiiimiiiiiiiiiniiiniiHiiiiiiiinui»iaiiiimHiiiaiaiiiiiiiumiiiiii^^^^ wimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiM lUUIBIOIIIlMllUllUiaiUUIUWIIIW nmmnunnnmaiifliNiniuimiDiiiinuannniniiuiiiiiiiriuiiiiiniiojiimiHnm^^ aiiiiuiijiiinniimiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiniiDuiinuiii'^ Our New Album of Floral Designs (SOLICITOR'S DESIGN BOOK) On a wager, a man stood on a prominent corner in New York City for half an hour or so one day offer- ing brand new five dollar gold pieces for a quarter. Nobody bought! Pedestrians went by with a knowing look on their faces, as much as to say "You don't rope me in." The man won his bet. We have done better with our Album of Floral Designs than this, but there are so many who have failed to purchase at all that we have come to the conclusion that our statements with regard to the value of this book are not taken seriously. The letter which follows will put a different complexion on the matter to all such Doubting Thomases for it gives a graphic account of what these books are doing for one enterprising house: The Florists' Exchange, Macon, Ga. , Dec. 30, 1915. New York. Gentlemen : Owing to a Christmas rush, amounting to 40% more business than we have ever done before at Christmas time, we have delayed answering your letter in refer- ence to your Album of Floral Designs (Solicitor's Design Book), four hundred copies of which we recently telegraphed you to ship us. Regarding the results obtained from same : it would consume quite a great deal of time to give you a full detailed statement of what we have accomplished through the use of your Album. But, as a sample, we have picked out a couple of telegraphic orders and three mail orders, which we herewith enclose, which paid for the total cost of the Albums, to start with. (The five orders enclosed amounted to $120.00). Our advertising expense for Sept., Oct. and Nov. amounted to over $1000. A small share of this went to you for Albums, which brought us in quicker and better results than were received from any other class of advertising. We are so much pleased with same that we will thank you to ship us another two hundred copies of your Album of Floral Designs. Yours very truly, IDLE HOUR NURSERIES. AND IDLE HOUR NURSERIES HAVE ORDERED STILL ANOTHER TWO HUNDRED COPIES! The above is indeed most gratifying proof of what our Album of Floral Designs is accomplishing for those who understand how to put it to its proper use. What it does for others it will also do for you. Order your copies now. If you need our advice, we will tell you how to put them to best use. Price, delivery paid: 12 copies, $4.50; 25 copies, $8.75; 50 copies, $16.50; 100 copies, $30.00. Your name and address printed on front cover on orders of twelve copies or over. Orders filled in twenty-four hours. >-3^ 381 THE FLORISTS* EXCHANGE, 100 Times Square Station. NEW YORK ^iinuuniiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiinniiiiwiiiiDiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiinniiiniiiniiiiiiimiiniiniiinniiiniinininiiininum SiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirainiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniHiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiniininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii^ American Dahlias in England A correspondent recently wrote to Richard Vincent, Jr., White Marsh, Md., on Dahlias, and a few of his observations are here quoted: "I have tried several American varieties and some do splendidly here while others I cannot persuade to flourish at all. Minnie Burgle, Sebastapol and Minnie O'Brien are first rate; Burbank's Golden West only produces short, squatty stems and is not free flowering; Ruth Forbes I have tried year after year without success; I cannot make head or tail of it. But to condemn all American varieties, as some of our "know-alls" do, is merely displaying one's ignorance. I am a member of the National Dahlia Society of America which operates on the Pacific Coast. With re- gard to joining the American Dahlia Society, I certainly thought of doing so, and you can make me a member by your usual procedure, and as soon as I hear the figure I will send you a money order." Horticulture in Minnesota The State Horticultural Society issues monthly what might be called a hand book on the proceedings within the society, and combining also reports and other ar- ticles of interest that are contributed, all of course dealing with the horticulture — fruit and vegetable grow- ing particularly — of this Northern State. Flower culti- vation finds comparatively small place in the pages of the Minnesota Horticulturist^ \^ich is the name of the, monthly organ, and of course the commercial element seems to be behind all of the efforts. In a State like this, which has still to develop its horticulture, it is inevitable that this should be so. By and by the purely amateur or uncommercial aspect will find a larger space. The issue before us is for April and deals with Plums, dwarf Apple trees, spraying Plums, Rose culture. To- matoes, Beans, Chrysanthemums, Asparagus, Sweet Corn and other subjects. It is edited by the secretary of the society, A. W. Latham, and published from 207 Caosta Block, 4th st. Hennepin ave., Minneapolis. Year Book of the Department of Agriculture, 1915 This Year Book, published from the Government Printing Office of Washington, D. C, as usual is an important and useful book, running to 616 pages with index. A number of the articles are illustrated, and there is a considerable variety of articles dealing with all aspects of farm life in this country, also farm crops, forestry, plant introductions, and contains in- teresting statistical matter for reference by students of agriculture. We would particularly mention among the contents the article by F. N. Meyer on "China a Fruitful Field for Plant Exploration," also "How Seed Testing Helps the Farmer," by E. Brown, as two among the other articles of greatest interest to our readers. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE THE NATIONAL TRADE PAPER 1372 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS^ SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA June Weddings and Commencements ARE NOW IN ORDER You will need these Accessories : Bridal Staff Baskets, Flower Girl Baskets, Bridal Staffs, Shepherd Crooks, Wedding Gates, Kneeling Stools, Wedding Rope, Old-fashioned Lace, Bouquet Holders, '"tl."' Aisle Posts, Chiffons. Commencement Baskets— Send for a $10.00 Assortment WRITE FOR CATALOG H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch St, PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DAGGER FERNS, fl.50 per 1000 DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40c. per sack. BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 35c. LAUREL FESTOONING, for Spring wed- dings; nothing better. Fresh stock supplied on short notice. Wire or phone your orders. Ws will do the rest. 4c., 5c. and 6c. per yard. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, very fine and large $5.00 per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, SI. 00 per 1000, or $7.00 per case of 10,000. 'Telegraph Office: New Salem, Mau. GROUND PINE, 8o. per lb. Made into festooning, 6c., 8c. and 10c. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, $1.75 to $3.00 per doi. PINE WREATHS, $1,50 to $3.00 per doi. We also make special sizes when wanted. Samples sent if desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX, 50-lb. cases, $5.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows, $7.00 per 50-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh stock. All Kinds of Evergreens. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON. MA SS. REED & KELLER We Manufacture Our Own - - 122 West 25th Street NEW YORK FLORISTS' SUPPLIES METALS, WIRE WORK and BASKET WORK M. RICE CO. ' KEYSTONE QUALITY '• riorists' Supplies Excel — 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA, PA JOS. G.NEIDINGERCO.. florists' Supplies 1309-11 North Second Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Natural Green Sheet Moss Long green sheets of the heaviest variety, Per bag, $1.00 H. W. Armes, BrysonCity, N. C. W^pn ordering, please roentlop The Bicbapge TimP le Mnnffv ^"^^ H.the time greening lUllC la ITlUliey your designs by using flo- rists" GREENING PINS, 20c. per lb. and you get from 1000 to 1 100 to the lb. 10 lbs. or over, 15c. per lb. Special Prices to JobberB. WM. SCHLATTER & SON, Springfield, Mass. When ortlpring. plp|i*ip nr'nflon TTip Ext'hHnge REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. 518 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago When ordering, please Import Orders '^^^" BIRCH BARK, PALM FIBRE (Japanese), Ravf UVA GRASSES, Raw RUSCUS, prepared SEA- MOSS and ISOLEPIS GRASS. Deliveries effected in about six weeks. Full particulars and prices from W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When nrdering. nloftse m>-n1inii 'Hh' Kxcliange Michigan Cut Flower Exchange incoporated Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-66 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. When nrdpring. pIp Th** t-'vohnnge The Model Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tying Wire; Rubbish Burners, Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Write for Complete Catalogue IcTi-kA Rfi^c 61-73 Metropolitan Aveone, igoe oros., Brooklyn, n. y. mention The Exchange 1 When ordering, please mention The Exchunge NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS For lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) J1.25 Per 6 bundle lots for 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER, ^l^itl?" 1324 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. When orderlnp, please mention The Exclinnee THE APRIL SUPPLEMENT TO OUR Credit and Information List will be out in a few days. It is the best Credit medium in the trade. For par- ticulars write National Florists' Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City Wben ordering, please mention The Lxcbanse I Middle Atlantic States | Oswego, N. Y. A Backward Spring It is many .years since such a back- ward Spring has been experienced here. Excessive rains and cold weather have been the cause. ^ Florists have not been able to get their Carnations or Asters out, owing to the condition of the land. Now the bedding-out season has started \vith a rush after a few days' sunshine, so all are overcrowded with work which lasts well into the night. Mrs. Sibbetts, proprietor of the Os- wego Floral Co. shop, reports business as very satisfactory, and wisely refrains from going into the bedding plaut line. E. Kendig of the Floral Art Studio expresses himself as quite satisfied with the volume of trade that has come his way. He has stocked up largely with bedding stock, anticipating a good trade. Karl Beckstedt and W. E. Stewart have each large stocks of good plants of all varieties .and are very busy. Walt Workman as usual has his store attractively arranged with a fine lot of pink and white Hydrangeas, besides other plants. The Geraniums are a grand lot. Double white Petunias are grown extensively and prove good sellers. Prof. C. S. Sheldon, Shady Shore Gar- dens, is fortunate in having an im- mense cut of Parrot Tulips. Narcissi and other flowers. His gardens presented a beautiful sight. Outdoor flowers will be very scarce for Memorial Day. as Lilacs and other hardy shrubs are not in flower. All ex- pect a record-breaking sale. H. T. Oregon Moss Write for prices stating quantity wanted J. K. Butzer Seed Store 188-190 Front Street Portland, Oregon ■ nM.in The Exclinnge NEW CROP FANCY FERNS. $1.35 per 1000. DAGGER FERNS. $1.15 per 1000. GREEN SHEET MOSS. For Hanging Baskets, at $1.75 per bag. PERPETUATED MOSS. $3.50 per bag. LYRATA. (Evergreen Oak), $2.50 per case. E A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala When oriieriiiK- ple.'ise mention Tlie Exchange RUSSIN & HANFLING Office and Salesrooni 134 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 Manufacturers and Importers of Willow and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES t^"Our specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskets Wben ordering, please mention The Excbapge 'i ^ \ * CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. ^-. »> Wben ordering, pleafe mention The Bichange The Florists' Hail Association Insures 41.000,000 square feet of glass and bas a Re- serve Fund of over $36,000. For particulars address JOHN G. ESLER. Sec, Saddle River. N. J. INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When orderinc. plense mpntlon The ExcbanRe June 3. lOlli. The Florists' Exchange 1373 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists Dagg New Crop er Ferns Now ready for delivery. $1.00 per 1000 Fancy Ferns Best quality, large size. $2.00 per 1000 The Kervan Co. 119 West 28th St., New York The Largest Wholesale Dealers in America in Fre»h Cut Decorative Evergreens LANDSCAPE GARDENING A course for Garden- ers, Florists and Home makers, tauRbt by Prof. Eeal of Cornell Univer- sity. Progressive Florists recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also oflfer a prac- tical course in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Greenhouse Manage- ment. Address Prof. Real Send for catalogue. The Home Correspondence School Dept. C. P.. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. FANCY and DAGGER FERNS of the very best grades. Huckleberry Branches, Mosses and Wild Smilax. We solicit your patronage. Satistartion guaranteed. GIBBONS, The Smilax Ma Red Level, Ala. WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If It's made of wire we can make It. George B. Hart, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone Street Rochester, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchanse MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued Lancaster, Pa. Notes Waliff Di'iiliiiRor is addiiif; to Olio of liis houses and everything around the place looked thriving. Ira Landis asserts that his Carna- tions are about over but there were some ver.v gtiod Idooiiis being cut. as well as a line lot of Pyrethruiu and a good stand of Peonies. Mr. I.-andis is a large pro- ducer of some of this outdoor stock, and always has it in the best of shape. Chas. W. Weaver had a force of men cutting and bunching Sweet Peas. It would have made the munition factories mighty envious to think that so many good men were wasting their time in peaceful occupations. Ezra Miller is a new one along this pike and his King house now ready for tlie glass, looks as if he might be a fac- tor in the marekt next season. A hailstorm passed over part of the county, with particulars not fully in as yet but apparently without much damage to the trade. It was reported in thfe local papers that in the vicinity of Chas. B. Herr's greenhouse the hail- stones were as large as an egg. and could be shoveled up with a steam shovel. The wind up-rooted many large trees and blew over all buildings that were not well founded, of which there are fortu- nately few in this section of the country. J. F. Johnson, one of our market men. has been improving his place and is bringing a very nice lot of stock into market. John Shreiner might almost be called the seedling man ; he has so many flats of transplanted plants in his houses and frames. A meeting of the club will be called for June 5 to hear Mr. Lathrop present his talk on "Citv Planning." This will be a joint meeting of the florists, the young business men and possibly the Ad. Club, and ought to brighten up our ideas a bit along civic lines. With three banner days within a period covering six weeks of time, there is no earthly reason why the retailers should not be in a position to stand a little period of dullnesfe between now and the school commencements, in fact, some of the country schools are having theirs now, and this with June weddings, ought to keep the cash registers pretty busy ringing ' up sales. Memorial Day Windovs .\11 tif the florists had Memorial D.ay windows worthy of note and all ap- parently did a good business in both flowers and plants. There seems to be a bit of rivalry (and it is a good busi- ness incentive) between the B. F. Ban* establishment and the Edgar Antes new store, the Rose Shop, on the window dis- play end of it, and the result is some very choice windows. Edgar had a genuine G. A. R. window, stacked arms and all. and the Barr establishment had the flag liberally used with a white dove on a pedestal. The Flower Market with Mrs. A. M. Ilerr and Mrs. James Brown at the head of it, had quite a successful affair fi- nancially, in spite of the fact that the .afternoon was marred by one of the worst storms of the season passing due north and just close enough to give Lan- caster the edge of it. The Brown lawn was a beautiful sight with its flowers donated by almost every florist of the city, and a few out of town ones, and these, srrounded by Ijancastor's so- ciety appropriately gowned. To name the donors and helpers among the flo- rists would be to fill up your space with a directory of names. The Employees' Fraternity had a mar- ket and bazaar the evening of the 27th and w-hen I visited it early in the even- ing it certainly did them credit and promised to be a success. In a little trip down the Philadelphia Pike I noted that Ira H. Ranck of Vint- age had his houses heavily shaded and prepared to run into the Summer with his cut. Flourer Festival The Lancaster Florists and Gar- deners Employees' Fraternal Association held a very successful Floral Festival at the corner of Third and Rub.v sts. on Saturday night. May 27. Over six hun- McCray Florists Refrigerators The McCRAY construction keeps flowers cool and fresh longer than by any other system of refrigeration. It provides an even temperature of the correct degree for cut flowers and stops the great waste and profit loss that is caused by imperfect refrigeration The various compartments in a McCRAY are of different sizes to accommodate the different lengths of cut flower stems and your flowers are given an inviting display. For interior linings you have your choice of either handsome bevel plate mirror or beautiful white enamel, which are very easy to clean. The exterior may be of any finish desired to match the interior of your store woodwork or other fixtures. Invest in a McCRAY. Make it a partner in your business. You will value it more highly than its mere intrinsic dollarand- cents value. Investigate anyway! Send for these Catalogs For Residencea McCray Refrigerator Company, 689 Lake St., Kendallville, Ind. When orderlnjr. please mention The Eichance AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Your advertising copy and cuts must be in our hands by TUESDAY NIGHT to secure insertion in current week's issue 1374 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists \T ri f\ r NOW READY JNeW trOp Dagger r ernS Exceptionally Fme ORDER NOW FOR IMMEDIATE AND MEMORIAL DAY SHIPMENTS Quality, $2.00 WAX WREATHS Assorted Flowers in Colors 8-inch frame $0.75 each lO-uich frame 1 .00 each 12-inch frame 1.25 each 14-inch frame 1 .50 each PINK, WHITE and YELLOW WAX ROSES Medium, $2.00 per 100 Large, $3.00 per 100 WAX CARNATIONS Pink, white, yellow, $2.00 per 100 Prepared Asparagus Plumosaper^^Ach MAGNOLIA WREATHS-WeU Arranged 10-inch frame $4.00 per doz. 12-inch frame 6.00 per doz. MAGNOLIA LEAVES-Green, Bronze Finest quality, $1.25 per carton. These are finest quality Magnolia Leaves. On account of the scarcity of chemicals, dyes, etc., we fear the prices will ad- vance within a short time. ORDER NOW for future delivery as we have only a limited supply. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED DAGGER AND FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze-Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28 X 21 X 30 X 24x Per 100 5x3H..$2.15 5x3H-. 2.40 5x3H. 5x3^. 8x5... 5x3M. 8x5... 3.00 3.85 3.85 4.05 4.30 28 X 8x5.. 30 X 8x5.. 36 X 8x5.. 30x12x6.. 36x14x6.. 36 X 12 X 6 . . Per 100 .$4.75 . 5.75 . 7.10 . 8.30 .10.00 . 9.80 BOUQUET BOXES Per 100 19x9x8... ManUa $7.60 19 X 9 X 8. . Mist Gray 10.00 WREATH BOXES Per too 16x16x7... $7.00 18x18x8.... 9.50 Per 100 20x20x9... $11.50 22x22x9.. .13.50 Sphagnum Moss $2.50 per bale LAUREL WREATHS Laurel Wreaths, made up good and full, on 10- and 12-in. frames, $3.00 to $4.00 per 100 JUST THE THING FOR MEMORIAL MIST GRAY BOXES 18x5x3 100 .$2.70 24x 8x5 .. 100 ..$5.75 21x5x3K. . 3.25 28 X 8x5 .. .. 6.40 24x5x3}^. .. 3.70 30 X 8x5.. .. 7.90 28x5x31^ . 21x8x6 . .. 4.35 .. 4.35 36 X 8x5.. .. 8.60 30x5x33^. .. 4.70 30x12x6.. ..10.00 36x5x33^ . .. 6.00 36x12x6.. .12.20 Printing 50 cents extra per 1000. BOXWOOD, $15.00 per 100 lbs. PRINCESS PINE, 10c. per lb., $8.00 per 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 30c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, gj;;|; a CYCAS LEAVES COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS SUe P«r 100 Per 1000 8tol2 $1.65 $12.50 12 to 16. 2.25 16.00 16 to 20. 3.00 21.00 20to24. 3.25 26.00 24 to 28. 3.75 32.00 size Per 100 Per 1000 28 to32. $5.00 $37.00 32 to 36. 5.50 42.00 36 to 40. 6.00 50.00 40 to 44. 6.50 55.00 44to48. 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Telephones Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290 MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. Take Advantage of Our Spring Offer Spheignum Moss Our Large Bales, $1.50; 12 Bales, . $15.00. Extra Large Bales, $2.00; 8 Bales, $14.00. Green Lump Moss $1.00 per bag. Shipping instructions and cash with order to ensure prompt delivery. H. KENNEY "■'J.lr^'" Brooklyn, N.Y. '"'y^;:."-" When ordering, plense roeptiop Tbe Eicbange Net Prices on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves L^f!'l^cbli } ^'*2 12"" 1"'^ *"2^ 23/26 Per 100 $1.60 »2.20 $2.90 13.76 %4 80 Per 1000 12.00 16.00 22.00 29 00 37.60 6% dijcount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE, Fernandlna, Fla. Wli^n ordcrlne. plcaae tnentjoii The EsobaoK*? MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continiied afed tickets had been sold for the affair and the attendance reached about 500, so that financially it was a decided suc- cess. The committee having charge of it consisted of Messrs. John Wise Chair- man, Louis Beuner, E. F. Geiter, Harry Benner and .\Jphonso Peters. B. F. Barr furnished palms to make an ice cream garden, and the following firms all contributed plants : Albert M. Herr, H. A. Schroyer, Rudolph Nagle. Edwin Beck. Thomas Fries, Henry A. Dreer, Robert Craig and R. Vincent. Jr., & Snns Co., n. D. Rohrer contributed cut flowers ; the H. F. Michell Co. offered seeds, and Mrs. James Brown and Mrs. A. M. Herr sent a case of ice cream cones from the flower market held on Thursday night. In addition to these, friends of the association sent cakes and candy, all of which found ready sale and added materially to the receipts of the evening. Burger's Mandolin Club fur- nished the music and the whole was lit up with Japanese lanterns making a beautiful effect. Albert M. Herr. Williamsporty Pa. Raymond V. Kester. the florist, who for some time past conducted a floral business at No. 213 West Fourth st.. in the Y. M. C. A. building, has disposed of his business to a new firm. The new firm will be known as W. J. Evenden's Sons, and will be composed of Harry L. Evenden and William T. Evenden. They were formerly connected with the Evenden Bros. Co. The store room formerly occupied on West Fourth St. in the Y. M. C. A. building by Mr. Kester will be renovated and made ready for the new stock. - It is also announced in this connection that William J. Evenden, who for years was a member of the firm of Evenden Bros., and later, of the Evenden Bros. Co., has severed his connections with the latter company and is no longer a member of the same. The King Construction Co. of North Tonawanda, N. Y., has secured the contract for the complete erection of three large greenhouses, 250ft. long. When alt com- pleted, this will give Wm. J. Evenden's Sons the very latest in greenhouse buildings. Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULTS NEW CROP Fancy Ferns, $1.35 per 1000.1 Dagger-Ferns, $1.15 per lOOO.J Green Sheet Moss, $1.75 per bag. Perpetuated 'Moss, $3.50 per bag. Lyrata (Evergreen Oak Foliage), $2.•^0 per case. CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO. EVERGREEN, ALA. onliTiiic. T'l'" Th- Kx.-hMu^ WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, S1.85; 50,000, $8.00 Manufactured by W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. When orderiiie, please mi^nfion The Exchjinge June 3, lill(i. The Florists' Exchange 1375 ■DBE M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 2Sth Street - NEW YORK CITY Telephones, Farraftut 3870-3871 AH Kinds of Seasonable Cut Flowers ■a ■ When orri'Ttiii:, rlrn-Je mi-nt).>n Ttie ET<-tiHnce New York, May 29. — Conditions obtain- ing in tho New York market today are both a surprise and disappointment. Though the supply of Peonies, which are usually con- sidered the chief Memorial Day flower, is far below the normal, that of other flowers is larger than was expected, and the demand for all of these is so weak that prices have de- clined rather than advanced since Saturday of last week. .\in. Beauty Roses are in fair supply, and are moving rather slowly at from 10c. to 20c. each for special grade blooms, and other grades at corresponding prices. The supply of hybrid tea Roses is abundant and many of them are coming into the market in a condition too open to reahze good prices; this is especially true of the lower grade blooms which, at this time, are most sought. The result is that blooms of this grade are not averaging more than Ic. or IHc each, and the range of price on the top grade blooms in general is from 4c. to Sc, the only exception being Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) and Hadley, which are realizing from 10c. to 15c. for choice selections. The demand on the whole is disappointing. The supply of Carnations is in excess of both the local demand and the requirements for shipping. The prices of last week cannot be maintained, notwithstanding this is the eve of Memorial Day. The general range of price for standard blooms is from 2c. to 3c. each, and for fancy grade blooms 3c. to 4c. Cattleyas are in larger supply, and the demand for these is not particularly active. Prices remain about the same, namely 30c. to 35c. for top grade blooms. Longiflorum Lilies are in only moderate supply, but the demand is not sufficient to absorb the supply, and consequently prices have de- chned so that Lilies are selling today at from S5 to SS per 100, the latter price bemg extreme. There is a normal supply of Lily of the Valley for the season, and it is meeting with a moderately good demand at S3 per 100 for special grade blooms, with occasional sales of extra special at S4. In miscellaneous and other bulbous flowers that are now arriving in the market, there are Calendulas, Callas, yellow and white Daisies, Forgetmenots, the large and small flowering Gladioli, Spanish Iris, and also some of the larger flowering outside blue Iris, Lilac by the wagonload, a moderate supply of Peonies, which are realizing today from 50c. to SI a doz., blooming boughs of Snowball and Deutzia, a large supply of Stocks of excellent quality, a fair supply of Sweet Peas and very moderate supply of late blooming Tulips; also the normal supply of indoor grown and hardy greens, all of which are meeting with a moderately good demand at quoted prices. Philadelphia, May 29.— The market is firm. Local Peonies were three to four daj-s late and most of the stock on hand for Memorial Day was very close and tight, and prices ran S8 and SIO per 100. Most of the stock is arriving from Maryland and Virginia. There is an excellent supply of all Roses that is moving well at from $3 to $8 per 100, with a heavy demand on white. Beauties are in fair supply and are moving slowly, with a slight increase in price. Carnations are selling up close; the supply shows very little increase over last week; prices for Memorial Day were S5 and $6 per 100. The Valley supply is short; Cattleyas are also in light receipt. The demand for both of these two items is also hght. There is a good supply of Lilies that meets with a good call at SS and SIO per 100. Sweet Peas clean up readily at fair prices for all good stock. Snapdragon moves well, also Iris. Cornflowers are arri\-ing in increas- ing numbers and are in good demand. There is a good supply of all miscellaneous flowers and also Darwin Tulips, all of which are meeting with a fair sale. All greens are selling well. Boston, May 30. — During the greater part of last week there was a scarcity of flowers and prices were high. It was thought at that time that there would be a shortage of all kinds, but as is generally the case, there was an abundance and some to spare. On Saturday an enormous quantity reached the markets and there was a big demand. Ship- ping flowers on this day was slightly cut- tailed owing to the Preparedness Parade, but in spite of this, flowers were cleaned up, and at good prices. On Monday morning another avalanche of flowers came in and cleaned up well at Saturday's prices, but later arrivals were more difficult to dispose of, and the market showed a tendency to lower figures. The quantity of flowers dis- posed of at Memorial Day far exceeds the sales of flowers of any other hoUday. There was an abundance of all kinds of Roses, but the demand for special blooms was light, short-stemmed flowers selling more readily. The supply of special blooms of Am. Beauty Roses was not abundant, and the call for them was limited at 20c. to 25c. each. In shorter stemmed Roses of this same variety there was a liberal supply which sold well. Of hybrid tea Roses there was a sufficient supply and a good demand at prices ranging from 2c. to 3c. for 9in. Roses, and all other grades at increasing figures up to 12c. each. The number receiving 12c. was quite limited. The supply of Carnations was much more abundant than was anticipated and good flowers sold well at 4c. to 6c. each. For School Commencements and June Weddings Carnations In Any Quantitie VALLEY SNAPDRAGON CALLAS MIESEM'S LILIES SWEET PEAS BRIDE, BRIDESMAID and all other ROSES m •■^^ ^>1 T13 ^^^^dl? "* '° ''"' °"^ business entrusted to me in such IVl I r^»_JAVi^\_/i31ii a fair and liberal manner at to make the cus- tomer's relations with me satisfactory and profitable. JOSEPH S. FENRICH 5 1 West 28th Street, New York TELEPHONES 1623-24-25 MADISON SQUARE When ordering, please mention The E^xchange Feverfew is one of the standbys for Memorial Day. Although the quality was not up to the standard, there was a fair supply at SSc. to 50c. a bunch. Stocks were fairly plentiful at 3c. to 6c. each. Owing to the lateness of the season there was a very heavy supply of Tulips. Darwin Tulips were very abundant at 2c. to 4c. each; Lilies were fairly abundant at Sc. to 10c. each. Callas were in moderate supply at $1.50 to S2 per doz. There was a good supply of outdoor Lily of the Valley and of good quality at S2 per 100. Indoor Valley sold at 4c. and 5c. each. There was a liberal supply of Gladiolus Peach Blossom and Blushing Bride at 5c. each. Gladiolus America and Mrs. Francis King brought S2 a doz. Sweet Peas were abundant, but quality poor, at from 25c. to $1 per 100. Orchids were in medium supply, but top notch blooms of Cattleya gigas stilly bring S9 per doz. Mossire sells at from S3 to S5 per doz. Yellow Marguerites are very abundant at Ic. to 2c. each. There was any quantity of miscellane- ous flowers such as Pansies, Forgetmenots, Calendula, Snapdragon, Spanish Iris and Lilac. Pteonies were very scarce. The markets were open today for a short time but the prices given here are those for Memorial Day. On Wednesday and the follou'ing days of the week prices will, we presume, change materially. Greens of all kinds sold well and, in fact, all material. R. C. Chicago, May 27. — The principal feature of the past week's market was the great volume of stock that had to be handled in all lines of everything seasonable. Two days of ninety degree temperature had a wonder- ful effect on the market. Roses and Peonies suffered most, as they opened quickly on ac- count of the great heat. Department stores were selling open Roses at 10c. per doz., among which were open Am. Beauty Roses with long stems. It was only through the department stores this stock could be moved. Shipping for Memorial Day began Satur- day in fidl swing, when large amounts of stock went forward to out of town trade. Shipping was continued throughout Sunday to aU outside points, as the trade cannot wait for stock shipped Monday with the many uncertainties to be encountered in shipping at this time. Monday is looked to for a day of great local sales. There will be plenty of all stock, especially Peonies, and of these there are more on hand than can pos- sibly be handled for that particular trade. There are plenty of Am. Beauty Roses, but they are not moving well, for there is no special demand for Memorial Day. Other Roses have been in large supply but cleared at some sacrifice in sales in large quantities where the stock lacked the desired qualities for shipping. While there will be plenty of Roses for the trade of the next few days, it is believed that really good stock will be scarce as the preponderance of Roses figured on for Memorial Day trade were to an extent damaged by the warm weather that upset the calculations of the growers. Prices for this week show an advance and were retained up to Saturday on all shipping stock. From S4 to SIO per 100 is paid for good shipping stock; all other grades have to be sold for whatever they ^-ill bring. Peas, Carnations, Lilies Prima Donna Roses, Ulrich Brunner Roses AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE STOCK We h:ive twenty-two years' experience bcliind us. and do not expect a gold medal for doing our full duty by our customers and consignors. You will not make a mistake liv dealing with GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, Inc. ^S != 1 0 1 West 28th St., New York Farragut SS8. 2036 and 2037 lileiine tn>'ntlon The K.xchauce A Business Announcement We are now engaged in the wholesale florists' business in a weU located store in New York City, having severed our connections as ns '»'^''.""" "='J8"B«=" FlnrUts' Association of Brooklyn. Our business is conducted under the name of Geo. W. Crawbuck Co., C"''TTeremIer\';?ou^' comp\nV art^G^^^^ H. W. GaUaer, treasurer; Herbert T. Phillips, Quogue, L. I., vice- president and seCTetary. weii.known growers is already arriving and the outlook for an increase of this supply is excellent. We will K J, A ?^^ h?h^iA^^AT,rJi rPMil friends at our store Between our old growers, who continue to consign their stock to us, and our- selvls^^h^ TrnX'^islfcr",^ buIin^st'relaUon: tviU "/onlrnue. Other growers deliring to make a change will 6nd it to their advantage to give us a trial Fair treatment and prompt returns to all shippers. GEO. W. CRAWBUCK COMPANY. Inc.. Wholesale Florists Telephone, Madison Square 5296 57 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK When ordering, pleaee mention The Eiohaoge 1376 The Florists' Exchange JUNE WEDDINGS If you are not using some of our stock Let us show you what we can do We need, increased shipments of good stock and we shall be glad to negotiate with a few growers in all lines The Henshaw Floral Co., inc. A. M. HENSHAW, President 33iO-S3n-3T/Farragut 127 WcSt 28th St., NcW York When ordering, please m>Titioii Tbe Excbange 100,000 JUNE PEONIES WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York Whoi0saio Fiorist Telephon* Parraftut 5335 Wlipn orflprlne. nlt'Rf*' mt^ntlon Ttip Kurhnngp Growers' Cut Flower Co. Cot Flowers at Wholesdle E, J. Van Reyper, Manager CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 129 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones — 6237-3563 Farragut Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange William Stuart Allen Co. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 53 West 28th Street. NEW YORK Telephone — 356 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention The Excbanse Alfred H. Langjahr Wholesale Florist 130 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Telephones — Farragut 4626-4627 When ordering;, plense mention The Exchange Herman Weiss Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28th Street, New York Telephones, FARRAGUT 634 and 3066 John Tounft G«orft« Hllduibrand John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. MADISON SQUARB 7362 When ordering, please mention The Exchange When ordering, please mention The Bxcbonge Carnations are in moderate supply, the best grades for shipping selling at from $4 to $5 per 100. As Carnations do not prove satisfactory at this time of the year, the dealers are urging the sale of other stock. There is a large amount of splits and low grade stock on the market. The Peony situation is the all absorbing one on the market. Never at any time have there been as many on the market at this season. They are going into cold storage by the thousands and are as well piled high on the counters of all the wholesale houses. The quality is. unfortunately, not good ; they show a disposition to drop their petals far too freely, and require close picking. The warm weather of the past few days is blamed for this and the next consignments coming in may prove to be of better lasting quality. Good tight stock for shipping is selling at from $6 to $S per 100 and down to $4 for poorer grades. There is a lot of poor stock that is sold for whatever it will bring. Some good Darwin Tulips are to be had at $3 and $4 per 100. Narcissus alba plena odorato is selling at from $1.50 to $2 per 100. Cape Jasmines are coming through from the South and are selling at from $1.50 to S3 per 100. Sweet Peas are plentiful at from 75c. to $1.50 per 100. There is the usual supply of Snapdragons, Spanish Iris, Lilac, and much miscellaneous stock that includes shrubbery of many varieties, of which Spirsea Van Houttei is especially conspicuous. ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality. Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY or THE VALLEY. All Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist T.'^ll^^SS^l,^, 131 W. 28th SI., NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchange J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Cut Flowers Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Consignments o( good stock solicited. Choice Carnations, Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in When ordering, pleafle mention Tbe Eichanee J. J. COAN. WHOLESALE FLORIST 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: Pairaftut 5413-5891 ConsignmenU Solicited When ordering please ro-'ntlon The KTohnng*' GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist st Ship Us Your Flowers 104 West 28th Street fJ/SHs* NEW YORK When ordering, pleaae mention The Bichange When ordering, please mention The Exchange Put your shipment of flowers on the right track — the track that leads to our door. Surely no one has better facihties for handling your flowers or more experience. As for our financial re- sponsibility, write the Chelsea Exchange Bank or any commercial agent. United Cut Flower Co., Inc. Ill West 28th St.. New York City When ordering, please mention The Exchange Reidel & Meyer Incorporated Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of all kinds. The best of service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years* experience in the flower business. Consignments soUcited. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones— 4024-4025 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention The Excbanfe The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY Growers Service is a big and vital factor with us. Our responsibility never ceases. Your satisfaction is our biggest asset. Customers HENRY M SS-S7 WEST 36th rtTREBT Tmlmphommui 13 mnd 3130 FARKABUT ROBINSON CO., NEW YORK CITY and >Vholesale Florists BOSTON Wben orderlnc. pleut mentloii T%e Elxcbanse June 8, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1377 C* BONNBT G. H. Blake Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Uvin^ston St., BROOKLYN, N.Y. Telephones: 1293-4 Main Oin>OF-TOWN ORDER* CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. Give us a trial. Cut Flower Exchange Sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING. NEW YORK Op«D every Morning at Six oVlock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. Wall ipaoe for advertising purposea for Rent. V. S. DoRVAL. Jr., Secretary. BoNNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street. NEW YORK CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR, COOGAN BUILDING Open All Day Tel. Mad. Sq. 830 H. H. Jahn, Prai. RoBT. G. Wilson. Trtat, GREATER NEW YORK FLORISTS ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale Commission Dealers In Cut Flowers and Supplies 162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. George W. Crawbuck, Managw. ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists no West 28th St., New York Telephone. Farragut 551 Consignments of Choice Flowers Solicited. William H. Kuebler Whoisaala Commission Dtaler in CUT FLOWERS 28 Willou^hby St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone. 4591 Main Badgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone {}^^} Mad. Sq. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist 116 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, 2315 Madison Square Consignments Solicited. Wholesale Florist 55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK Telephone, 8946 Madison Square Wliea orderlnc. pleue meDtloD The Sxchangt headquarters for novelties ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY HIGHEST l/AI I C-V ALWAYS GRADE OF VALLt-Y ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES. CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. J^i;Y^\;°?l^ 105 W. 28th St.. New York Frank H Traendly Charles Scheook ' Telephone 3860 Madison Square Traendly & Schenck Wholesale Florists 436 6th Ave., bet. 2Giti and 27th Sts.. New York City and Cut Flower Exchange Consignments Solicited Phones: Farragut 797-798-799 WOODROW & MARKETOS WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK WHOLESALE FLORIST H. E. FROMENT, 148 WEST 28th STREET tel{|»?} farragut NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY. HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers New York, May 29, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m. Monday ROSES— A. Beauty, Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Killaraey Killarney BriUiant Killarney Queen White Killarney My Maryland Richmond Ub-ioh Brunner Hadley Hoosiej Beauty Key Lady Hillingdon CeoileBrunner.ElKar.eto. .per bunch Bridesmaid Bride Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mrs. George Shawyer Sunburst Mre. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Adiantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Plumoaus, bunches Sprengeri, bunches Bouvardia, per bunch Calendula, per bunch Callas, per dos Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freesias, per bunch Galax, green and bronse, per 1000.. Leucothoe, per 1000 10.00 to 20 00 8.00 to 15.00 6 00 to 10.00 4.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 4.00 1.00 to 2.00 1.60 to 6.00 1.50 to 5.00 1.60 to 5.00 1.60 to 5.00 1.60 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 26.00 1.00 to 16.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 4.00 05 to .10 1 60 to 4.00 1.60 to 4.00 3.00 to 15 00 1.50 to 4.00 1.60 to 5.00 2 00 to 5.00 1.60 to 5.00 2.00 to 5.00 2.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 6.00 1.60 to 6.00 2.00 to 8.00 .26 to .50 .75 to 1.00 .25 to .76 .10 to to to .16 to .-- .50 to 1.25 .60 to 1.60 1.00 to 1.60 .10 to .26 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 7.50 to to to CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors. ( White Standard Varieties Pink. Red Yellow and var. , White Pink Red Yellow and var. . .26 .35 •Fancy ( (*The Highest J Grades of Stand- ] ard Varieties.) ( Novelties Asters Forftetmenota, per bunch Chrysanthemums, per doz " per bunch Dahlias Gardenias, per doz Gladiolus, per doz Gladiolus, Baby, per doi Iris, per bunch Lilac, per bunch Lilies, Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per doz Narcissus, P. W , per bunch Narcissus. Daffooila, per bunch Pansies. Peonies, per doz Polnsettias, per doz Primula, per bunch Orchids, Cattleyas Cypripediuma, per doz Dendrobium formosum Oncidium Smilaz, per doz. strings Stevia, per bdnch Stocks, Double, per bunch " Single, per bunch Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doz. bunches. " Spencers Tulips, per doz Violets. Double " Single. Princess of Wales. . . " Single, Gov. Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch 1.00 2.00 2.00 2 00 2.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 .10 .60 '.20 .10 5.00 i'66 .35 .06 16.00 1.00 '.25 to 2.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 to 4.00 to 4,00 to 4.00 to 6.0O to to .16 to to to to to 1.00 to .25 to .25 to .50 to 8.00 to to 4.00 to .50 to to ) to .75 )to 1.00 to to .10 to 36.00 to to to to 2.00 to to .50 to to to 1.50 to .35 to . to . to . to . to . All the New and Standard Fine Grade and all Seasonable WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS 133 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK TELEPHONE, FARRAGUT 3532 WILLIAM KESSLER 113 West 28th Street 23l6ie?a%'u. NEW YORK WHOLESALE FLORIST AND PLANTSMAN Lilies, Valley, Carnations, Orchids, Antirrhinum, Myoaotls, Calendula, Spencer Sweet Peas and Centaureas Boughs of Flowering Shrubs, Novelties. EDW. C. HORAN SS West 28th St., NEW YORK TeUphone.{|*^[ Madison Square Qn^ FloWCrS at WholcSalC WbeD orderinx. pleas* meatloa "Hxe Excbanjr* George C. Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, 608-609 Farragut The best source of supply in the city ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Peraonal Attention — Consignments SoUoited Satisfaction Guaranteed When ordering, please m.-ntlon The Bxchanite B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York VI ^ ■ »J X C CARNATIONS ■ VF L. L I 9 AND ROSES Shipping orders receire prompt attention When orilerlnc pleasp mi'nllon The Exchange Louis M.NOE LouisA. Noe Wholesale CommissionlFloriMtM MATHEW SAMPSON. Jr.. Manager Telephone. 756 Madison Square AMERICAN BEAUTIES A SPECIAin THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK When ordering, please mi'ntJon The Excbatiee VIOLETS SINGLE AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTY Shipping orders siTen personal attention and satisfaction guaranteea. Also a full line of R0SB8 and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN, Wto/esa/eHoruf U3 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When orderlnc. please mention The Exchange Carnations, Roses, Pansies, Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., he, '?,:'^J- 112 West 28th St.. NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Farragut 2287 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Goldstein&rutterman Wholesale Florists CONBIQNMENTS SOLICITED 102 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 9761 Farragut When orderlnd. pleaae mention The Exchanee , ....... New York City I I One more day which is expected each year to bring some increase in business to the flo- rists of this city, Memorial Day, has passed. The increase in business consequent upon that day this year was not large in the boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx here, and from past experiences, no great in- crease was expected, but in the other boroughs and in the suburban towns, a greater de- mand for flowers and plants for use on this day was more pronounced, and the results from a business standpoint were quite satis- factory. School and college commencements and June weddings are helping the business somewhat; after that is over the period of Summer quietude and of vacations will begin. Last week we were called upon to give the obitxiary notice of John Krai, one of the head salesmen of Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55 W. 26th St. This week we are recording in our obituarj'" columns the death of Jonathan Nash, one of the members of the firm of Moore, Hentz & Nash, a man than whom no other was more respected in the wholesale florists' business of this city. 1378 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBURGH CUT nOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS it '^ 121 Seventh St., PITTSBURG. PA. Wben .orderlne. please mention The Bxcbanee Extensive changes are being made in the wholesale store of William Kessler, 113 W. 2Sth St. The icebox on the main floor has been moved to the rear of the conservatory. The position of the office has also been changed. These several changes will give the store a much better equipment for the transaction of its increased business. Goldstein & Futterraan, 101 W. 28th St., were among the largest handlers of Peonies for Memorial Day. They report that the arrivals of these amounted to about 20,000, for which the demand was active. A riot was noticed in progress on Monday of this week at the front and inside ot the store of the Henshaw Floral Co., at 127 \V. 2Sth St. Upon investigation the participants in this affair were found to be the pupils of P. S. 48, who upon their dismissal from school, had invaded the above-mentioned store in order that they might receive boughs of Lilac, which this company distributed among them. This Lilac, though not being in a condition to sell to retailers, nevertheless was acceptable to the youngsters. There was noted this week at the store of the Growers' Cut Flower Co., 129 W. 28th St., some remarkably fine auratum and longi- florum Lihes from the growing establishment of Anton Schultheis, College Point, some good blooms of officinalis rubra Peonies from Baer Bros., New Hyde Park, L. I. and Peter Beuerlein, Elmhurst, L. I., some fine stocks from Richard Franke of Farmingdale, L. I., and Gladiolus America of extra fine quality from Seymour Burr, Oakdale, L. I. Geo. W. Crawbuck Co., Inc., 57 W. 2Sth St., is now added to the list of wholesale flo- rists doing business in New York City. The opening of the handsome new store of Clark the Florist, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., oc- curred on Saturday, May 27. One of the features of this opening was the thousands of plants which were offered for sale, and of course a full line of cut flowers. ki| E. G. Hill of Richmond, Ind., was in town last week on his way home from Washington, D. C. Mr. Hill, during his eastern trip, has been]\'isiting many of the prominent growers. Syracuse, N. Y. The bedding season is on with a rush ; long hours are the rule. Everyone wants the plants out before Memorial Day, consequently there are some hard propo- sitions to face, especially as competent help is scarce. The quality of the bedding stock shown this year is much better than seen for some time. Geraniums are in most demand. No killing frost bo date — 28th ; if we escape, it will be the first time May has passed without one for 35 years, to the writer's knowledge. There have been several weddings the past week which has been some help. Next month will be quite a busy time, as there will be an unusually large num- ber of June brides. Branching Parrot Tulips Bob Bard called the writer on the 'phone a few days since, asking him to come to his store as he had a wonderful flower to show him, which, of course, whetted your correspondent's curiosity — which was well repaid, as Bob showed him a large vase of the most beautiful branching Parrot Tulips the writer has ever seen. The color is a beautiful soft Rose. The flowers were of good siz*, home on a good stout stem, which carried five and six perfect flowers, well arranged. A single stem in a small vase made a beautiful picture. Bob promised to have them photographed so that the readers of The Florists' Ex- change will be able to see what I have tried to describe. James Bellamy has recovered from his recent illness and is again on deck with a rushing business to attend to. The next meeting of the Syracuse Flo- rists* Club will be held on June 5 at Peter Kay's greenhouses. President Youell hopes there will be a large at- tendance, as matters connected with the ■State Fair will be brought up. H. Y. THE EXCHANGE— A'ert and up-to-date New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL— ^**iisr^ Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephonea: Fort Hill. 3469— Main. 4789 W Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. McALPiNE & McDonald ^;^tt Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies, Orcliids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED PULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 256 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Tel. Fort Hill 3630-3631-3632 Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Buffalo May 22, 1916 Cincinnati Mav 2S. 1916 20.00 to 25.00 15.00 to 20.00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 6.00 6.00 to 12.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 7.00 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 7.00: 3.00 to 8.00; 3.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 1.25 .50 to 2.00 .25 to .35 .35 to .50 6.00 to 10.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 3 00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 to LOO to 2.00 .00 to 1.50 .. to . . to .15 to 6.00 to 10.00 5 00 to 6.00 40.00 to 50.00 to 2 00 to 1.50 .60 to .60 SO to .60 to to 4 toe to5 to5 to 1 to to 3.00 to 1 3.00 to 1 to to to to 3.00 to 1 3.00 to 1 , ... to 3.00 to 1 3.00 to 1 to to to .20 to .20 to to to . .. to to to to to to to to to to to to 6.00 to 4.00 to to 1.50 to .25 to to to to NAMES AND VARIETIES Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Eitra No 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mra. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chaa. Rusaell Mra. George Shawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulsarie (Mrs. Taft).. Richmond Sunburat Killarney Brilliant Adlantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus Plumoaua, per bunch. " Sprengeri, perbtmcb. Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all cot.. . r White J Pink S Red L Yellow and var. . {White Pink Red YelliwaildVM.: DaBodils Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias Lilium Longifiorum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyaa Smilax, per doz. strings Swee.t Peas I Violets, Single Double 20.00 15.00 10,00 6.00 Standard Varieties •Fancy (•The liighest Boston I St. Louis May 30. 1916 Maj' 23,1916 4.00 200 2.00 3.00 2.00 4.00 2 00 to 25.00 to to 20.00 8.00 to to 15.00 4.00 to to 8.00 to to to ... to ... to 3.00 to 3.00 to Pittsburgh May S. 1916 20. 15.00 15. 8.00 10 ....16 3.00 2 00 2.00 3.00 .25 .25 9.00 3 00 300 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 to to 16.00 to 6 00 to 8-00 to 12.00 to ,S.00 3.00 to to 16.00, 6.00 to to 10.00' to to ........ to to 10.00 4.00 to to to to 8.00 3.00 to to 8.00 3.00 to to 12.00 3.00 to to 1.00 to to to to .50 .25 to to .40 .25 to to 12.00 5.00 to to to to 4 00 to to 4,00 to to 4.00! to to 4.00' to to 6.00 to to 6.00 to to 6.00 to to 6.00 to 8.00 3, 8.00 3. 00 to 26.00 .00 to 18.00 ,00 to 12.00 ,00 to 8 00 . . to 3.00 . . to 2.00 . . to 00 to 12.00 00 to 12.00 5.00 4, 10.00 6. 4, '8.66 6. 4. 6.00, 4, 6.00 . . 6.00 . . 1.001 1 to 00 to 10,00 00 to 12.00 00 to 12 00 . . to .00 to 15.00 00 to 12.00 00 to 12.00 . . to to 1.75' , .60 8.00 6 . . . . I 2, 2.00 2.00! 2.00 .20 to to to to 30.00 to to 10 00 to to 4 00 4.00 to 25.00 8.00 2.00 30.00 to 40.00 to . . . . ' to 1.00 to 250 2.50 2.50 3.00 00 to 1.25 ,50 to 1.00 ,30 to .50 30 to .35 ,00 to 10.00 ,00 to 3,00 . . to 4.00 . . to 4.00 . . to 4.00 . . to 4.00 . . to 6.00 . . to 6.00 . . to 6.00 . . to 6.00 .50 to 4 00 .60 to 3.00 to .20 to.l2H .25 to to . .. to 1.50 to .35 to 6. 5.00 4, 60, 1.80 .60 1 to 00 to 8 00 00 to 5.00 00 to 65.00 . . to 2.40 ,20 to 3.00 to to Patrick Welch ^^^ °''""'''^' ^*- Wholesale Florist BOSTON, MASS. Store open for businei at 6 a. m. Telephone Main 2698 American Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Carnations, Calendulas. Cornflowers, English Primroses, Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Lilium Longiflorum. All the novelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. B. A. SNYDER CO. SST ^ Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort HiU 1083-25017-25552 WELCH BROS. CO. Write for quotations before ordering elsewhere Telephone Main 6267-6268 Wholesale Cut Flower Market Daily consignments from leading growers Full Ime of Florists* Supplies 226 Devonshire SL, BOSTON, MASS. Incorporations Cleveland, O. — The Timothy Smith Co. has recently been incorporated with a capital stock of $5000. The incorpora- tors are Frank C. Gregg, Timothy Smith, L. G. Hopper, E. Worthington and E. S. Mills. Sybacdse, N. T. — The extensive greenhouses operated by Russell Bros., located four miles south of Baldwinsville, have just been incorporated under the name of Russell Bros.. Inc. The new firm in capitalized at $50,000. The con- tract is to be let immediately for the erection of four additional greenhouses, 40ft. X 125ft. in dimensions. At present there are four houses on tli« site 30ft. x 75ft. in dimensions. -idditional work- houses, etc., will also be built. Greenhouse Building Newpoet, R. I. — J. J. Van Alen of Lawrence ave. has recently received a permit for the erection of three green- houses to cost $8000. Columbia, Pa. — J. E. Doerer, the flo- rist, is busily engaged in building and extending his greenhouses. When fin- ished, he will have a complete plant. Webster, Ia. — E. D. Curtis, the flo- rist, who is at present erecting four new greenhouses upon his lots, purchased from the city 15ft. of ground, about 600ft. in length on the north of his build- ing lots. HOLTON&HUNKELCO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 MUwaokee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Phone— Main 874 P. O. Box— 103 •'.« ^ >- ~.. r^A I Boston } Wholesale and Retail Ploristt Memorial Day business has almost been a record-breaker. The big prepar- edness parade was a serious impediment to the flower trade on Saturday, May 27. The streets and public thoroughfares surrounding the markets were all roped ofif and there was no way of crossing these streets from one o'clock to seven p.m. This was especially serious to wholesale shipments which had to go long distances. Sunday also coming so near the holiday was a drawback. How- ever, in spite of these obstacles, there was an enormous quantity of flowers dis- posed of. Last week the growers cut very lightly and flowers were scarce and high in price and rumors were constantly heard that there was going to be a scar- city for Memorial Day. For the past week there was just the right kind of weather to bring flowers to maturity, and the consequence was that there was a plenty of all kinds of flowers, and in fact some to spare. Never before were there so many Tulips for this holiday and in fine condition. The wholesale markets are open in this city on Me- morial Day until 10 a.m. Retail stores are also open part of the day. The next meeting of the Gardeners and Florists' Club will be on Tuesday evening, January 20, and is to be ob- served as ladies' night, consequently there will be no lecture. There will be a small admission charge. Club mem- liers are already showing interest in the trip to Bar Harbor, Me., which is to be taken while the American Sweet Pea Society is holding its show there. The steamer on which reservations have been made leaves Boston on July 14 at 6 p.m. arriving at Bar Harbor about 10 a.m. the following day. The schedule for the big flower show which the Mass. Hort. Society is to hold from March 21 to 25, 1917, has been issued, and it is the most com- prehensive schedule for a Spring show that has been issued for some years. Ex- cellent prizes are offered which ought to be a drawing card for exhibitors outside of Massachusetts. J. K. Chandler & Son of Tewksbury has been very successful with yellow Jlarguerites and had for Memorial Day sale 50,000 flowers. In addition to these lie had a heavy cut of well grown Gla- dioli Blushing Bride and Peach Blossom. In the larger flowered Gladioli he had a liberal cut of Mrs. Francis King and -\merica. Thomas Stock of Dorchester had a fine lot of Feverfew for Memorial Day. S. J. Goddard of Framingham had a fine cut of Carnations for the past week of such varieties as Matchless, Pink De- light, Beacon, Sensation and Benora. Carnations were bringing higher prices last week than they were in Winter. Peter Fisher had good success with Candytuft and Stocks, and had a well grown lot of those flowers. The best outdoor Lily of the Valley we saw in the markets was grown by Dudley Hartford of Bedford, Mass. The flowers were large and of pure white color. Tht largest growers of late Tulips in this section for Memorial Day was Will- iam Sim. He had many fine varieties of Darwin Tulips as well as late Cottage varieties. For a pink variet.v there is none can beat Clara Butt. He had also a large supply of Sweet Peas. William H. Elliott had a remarkably fine lot of Roses for Memorial Day. His principle varieties were Kaiserin, Christy Miller, Hadley and .American Beauty. Penn as usual advertised liberally in the cit.v newspapers his flowers, plants and wreaths for Memorial Day, and con- sequently had a very busy week. Thomas F. Galmn has been exception- ally busy with Memorial work and the outlook for June is promising as an unusually large number of June weddings have been and are being booked. June 3, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1379 In Unlimited Quantity We Can Supply PEONIES Light ;uk1 dark-piiik and white. Only local stock, fresh cut flowers. They nmkc :i better showing than anv other flower on the market today. ( ;ood stock S4.00 per 100, the best $5.00 per 100. Special prices for larger quantities. Beauties The Best, $3.00 per dozen You will find our Beauties as good as they can be growii at this time of the season. Gladiolus $8.00 jxr 100 America and Francis King. Easter Lilies $10.00 per 100 In bud or all open flowers. We have a fresh supply of them every day. Valley The Best, $5.00 Our usual good quality. CATTLEYAS New Nearby Dagger Ferns $6.00 per dozen Fine, large flowers, light and dark colors $1.50 per 1000 Better Ferns are not to be had The Leo Niessen Co. Washington, D. C. 1214HSt.N.W. Wholesale Florists Philadelphia, Pa. 1201-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md 5-7 W. Center Sf we mi' 11 II. Ill ■] hf tixcliange Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Philadelphi^^ May 29, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Ro8«a- -A. Beauty, Special " Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Kaiserin Aug. Vict Killaraey .' White KiUaruey Lady HillingdoD Milady Mrs. Aaron Ward My Maryland Prince de Bulgario (Mrs. Taft). . Radiance Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Mrs. Francis Scott Key Mrs. Geo. Shawyer Hadley Ophelia AdiantuD3. Ordinary Farleyense Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus, Plumosus, per bunch.. " Sprengeri, per bunch.. Asters Bouvardla Callas Chrysanthemums, Ordinary DaSodlb 20.00 to 25.00 12 (JO to 15.00 10,00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 5 00 3.00 to 10.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 10.00 to to 2.00 to 10 00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 10.00 2.00 to 8 00 3.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to 1.00 12.00 to 15,00 .25 to 1.00 .35 to .50 .25 to .60 Carnations, laf. grades, all coi. White Standard Varieties Fancy Varieties Pink. Red Yellow and var. . White Pink Red Yellow and var. . .1 1..50to 2.00 . 2.00 to 3.00 . ' 2.00 to 3.00 . I 2.00 to 3.00 . I to . ! 3.00 to 4 00 .1 3.00 to 4.00 . I 3.00 to 4.00 to to 6.00 to 10.00 to . . . . to Daisies Ferns, Hardy Forget-Me-Nots Freesia Galax Leaves Gardenias, per doz Lilac, per bunch LUlum Longifiorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette Fancy Narcissus (Paper White). . Orchids — Cattleyas Cypripediuras Dendrobium formosum. . Pansles, per 100 bunches. Smllax. per doz. strings... Stocks, per bunch Sweet Peas Tulips, Single Double Violets, Single Double Wallflowers to 8.00 to 10.00 ... to 2.00 to 5.00 ... to ... to ... to 25.00 to 60.00 .40 to 1. 00 .20 to .25 . . . to . . . to .10 to .15 . . . to to to ... to ... to 2.00 to 3.00 .15 to .25 .40 to 100 2.00 to 3.00 to to Frank Drewett has bought the John L. White greenhouses on Wright St., Stoneham. His crops for this Summer are Tomatoes and Asters and his Win- ter crops are to be Sweet Peas and Pansies. His son Harold is assisting him and they are making many improve- ments in the greenhouses. A visit to the New England Florist Supply Co. on the day previous to Mjemorial Day showed practically an empty house. The demand for Memorial Day goods was so large that there was practically nothing left. Never before had the company such a call. The store is now stocking up with baskets for June weddings and other seasonable goods. B. A. Snyder Co., at 278 Devonshire St., reports that business during the past week far exceeded expectations. Welch Bros. Co. had a heavy shipping business during the entire week and on Monday there was great activity. W. N. Craig, secretary of the Gar- deners and Florists' Club, is spending a few days at Dark Harbor, Me. P. Welch says this Memorial Day would have been a record breaker if it was not for the parade on Saturday, and that Sunday came so close to the holi- day. The business done at his store was of most pleasing character. McAlpine & McDonald, the wholesal- ers, at both of their places of business were so busy that particulars about the amount of business done during the week could not be obtained until a later date. Henry M. Robinson & Co. had the largest volume of business they ever had on any Memorial Day. Their assistants had to work two nights in succession to get out the orders in time. They had quantities of all of the best flowers that were in season. Their supply depart- ment was unusually busy and turned out an enormous quantity of goods. R. C. NiLES, Mich. — C. O. Youngstrand has incorporated his business with the Niles Nursery Co., and will grow a complete line of hardy plants in connection with the ornamental and nursery stock that has heretofore been grown by the Niles Nursery Co. Wm. H. Hansen is presi- dent, C. O; Youngstrand is manager and treasurer of the new company. For The June Girl Peonies in all colors, iriostly the newer varieties. Wonderful quality, the best ever offered at this time of the year. Medium quality S3.00 and $4.00 per 100 Choice quality $5.00 and $G.OO per 100 Special prices in large quantities. Rambler Sprays, the first cuts from Washington, then Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. $6.00 to $25.00 per 100 sprays. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The WholcMalc Florittt ol Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK 1608-1620 Ludlow Sired 117 W. 28lh Slre»l BALTIMORE WASHINGTON Fcanklin & St. Paul Slrefli 1216 H Strerl. N. W llnii -[h,. i-:.s .?5f. Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange KILLARNEY BRILLIANT. SHAWYER. DOUBLE KILLARNEY Alao the entire cut of Rosea from Wm. A, Leonard , Laasdowne. Pa. s^bo.Sfcotua"'^.''"'""'"' 1625 Ranstead Street, PHIUDELPHIA, PA, Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. PEONIES, LONG STEM DAISIES AND ALL SEASONABLE CUT FLOWERS When ordering, please mention The Exchnnge Wholesale Florist 12 South Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. WM.J.BAKER Local Peonies and Gladiolus, Sweet Peas \^^H■>n .^r<1orii.g. i.lpnqp mention Th*> F'vt'lu'ncp Berger Bros. Stuart H. Miller Wholesale Florists Choicest Seasonable Flowers In Quantity 1225 Race St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. CARNATIONS I am the largest individual grower of Carnations in Philadelphia, handling my own stock. Try me on a sample order. Samuel F. Lilley 5 South Mole Street, Philadelphia, Pa. A complete line of everything in Cut Flowers Philadelphia Quality 1517 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Bell Telephone Keystone Telephone Komada Brothers o^liTiTnT^f WIRE DESIGNS ELORISTS' SUPPLIES Any Wire Desiffn at thort notice 1008 Vine Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. j Philadelphia I ] Wholesale and Retail Plorista ) Memorial Day business was good, both in cut flowers and plants. The florists adjacent to the cemeteries, of course, met the heaviest demand, and all reported excep- tionally big business. In the majority of cases all Geraniums in bloom were sold, and even those in bud were cleaned up. The local crops of Peonies were from three to four days late. Prices for Memorial Dav ruled high on this flower at SS to £10 per 100. All cut flowers in general moved well and Memorial Day business exceeded that of former years. The regular monthly meeting of the Florists' Club will be next Tuesday evening, June 6. There will be a smoker that evening, and the guest of honor will be T. A. Daly, who needs no introduction to those who know who is who in Philadelphia. " Standing room only " signs will be hung out early. A pleasant and sociable evening is in store for all members. S. S. Pennock announces the annual Rose Show at Lansdowne Saturday, June 3d. An open invitation to attend is extended to all. J. Otto Thilow credits the National Flower Show as being instrumental for the increased business experienced at the Dreer's Nur- series this season. The shipping department at Riverton is two weeks behind on the orders, and others continue to pile in. Insufficient help has handicapped all departments here. H. Bayersdorfer &, Co. received a cable- gram from Rotterdam early last week with the laconic statement, " Goods promised." This was followed up later by another one more explicit, " 1291 cases shipped S. S. Ryndham, via Holland American Line." This is the'largest individual single shipment of goods made them since the outbreak of the war. Paul Berkowitz has returned from an extended trip through the West that was both pleasant and fruitful. Mr. Berkowitz reports splendid business in all lines. Wm. Leonard sent 27,000 Roses to the Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange for Memorial Day. Bobby Schoch of the M. Rice Co. has returned as jovial and rotund as ever. John Berger states Memorial Day business was the best he ever experienced. He was well fortified with a good supply of Peonies. Fred Leary made a very appropriate and patriotic window display at the Ritz Carlton Shop, with relics of the CivU War. A cannon, some cavalry sabres, a stack of muskets, canteens and other military paraphernalia were well arranged. Over all the National emblem was the central figure and a hidden electric fan kept it spread to the breeze. It was a window that commanded attention. The Robert Craig Co. is sold up on a number of its specialties. Robert Craig reports the biggest demand for Dracsenas and Crotons it has had. Young Cyclamen plants are also in brisk demand. Jacob Becker is getting ready to vacate his store and has disposed of most of the fixtures. The store has been leased to a restaurant concern. 1380 The Florists' Exchange SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, Etc. DAILY SHIPMENTS FROM SIXTY GROWERS Winterson's Seed Store wabash Ave. Chicago FLORISTS' SUPPUES Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange The Chicago Flower Growers Association Wholesale Growers of Cut Flowers and Plants Paul R. Kllngepom, Manager 182 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, ^"ie!J„^rb1L"* When ordering. pleaa» mt-ntlnn The Exchange E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists Richmond, Indiana When ordering, please m.ntlon The Exclianee ERNE & KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAK-INE 80 East Randolph St. CHICAGO When ordering, please mention The Kxchnnge Florists' Supplies McCallum Co. Pittsburgh, Pa. when ordering, please mentiun The Exchange George Auegle of the Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. is awaiting the arrival of a new Rush delivery car. The Henry F. Michell Co. reports store and counter trade to be above all e-^ipecta- tions. . The Leo Niessen Co. had a heavy shipping call for Memorial Day; it was larger than ever before. The local demand also exceeded all expectations. Samuel F. LiUey had a hne cut of Carnations for Tuesday — over 16,UUU blooms. Work on the new house at Chal- font is progressing rapidly. Jack Neidinger states that business for Memorial Day was a record breaker in the supply line. Baskets, porch boxes and wreaths were in great demand. Manager Wm. J. Muth of the King Construction Co. gives the following list of recent contracts closed through the new office in the Harrison Building: Mrs. Henry Burden, Hotel Gotham, New Yotok, complete erection of two iron frame greenhouses 35ft. wide, 150ft. long each, with service building ISft. wide X 85ft. long. These are to be at Cazenovia, New York, on Mrs. Borden's estate. Julius Chevalley, Blue Point, L. I., complete erection of one King iron frame flat rafter greenhouse 60ft. wide x 200ft. long. Sam. F. Lilley, Chalfont, Pa., one house 35ft. x 250£t. and propa- gating house 16ft. X 135ft. A. H. Hot- heimer, Warrenville, N. J., complete erection of King iron frame fiat iron rafter greenhouse 50ft. wide x 200ft. long, and also King iron frame fireproof boiler house 40ft. wide and 25ft. long. Bernard Rodgers, Patchogue, L. X., com- plete erection of one house 50ft. wide x 100ft. long, including heating and bench- ing. James Verner, Garrettford, Pa., one house 42ft. wide x 183ft. long. Bich- more Greenhouses (H. Bieley, pro- prietor), Wallingford, Pa., complete erec- tion of and heating installation of two King iron frame flat rafter greenhouses, one of which is to be a Carnation house, 54ft. wide x 380ft. long, the other to be a bulb house 16ft. x 308ft. long. Mrs. Ellison Walbaum, Bryn Mawr, Pa., one King iron frame house, 15ft. wide X 25ft. long with service building com- plete. Henry F. Michell Co., complete material for a coal shed 25ft. wide by 80ft. long. John A. Brown, Devon, Pa., one King iron frame 15ft. wide x 50ft. long with service building complete. U. 0. Wanner, Sewell, N. J., complete erection of one house 18ft. wide and 25ft. long. Mrs. Phoebe Bromley, Oak Lane, Pa., complete erection of one house 18ft. wide and 25ft. long. H. E. Philpott, Pres. V. Bezdek, Vice-Prea. Long Distance Telephone Central 3373 Nettie L. Parker, Sec'y A. T. Pyfer, Treas. & Manager Everything In Cut Flowers A. T. PYFER & CO. 30 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mention The Exchange WHOLESALE FLORISTS Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Chicago, May 27, 1916 Prices quoted are by tlie liundred unless otherwise noted ROSES — A merican Beauty. Specials per doz- 4.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.50 2.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.60 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to S.OO 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 18.00 to 20.00 15.00 to 18.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 3.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8 00 4.00 to 6,00 3.00 to 4.00 CARNATIONS— C.J. 1 white 3.00 to 4.00 V.^i.,>f J Pink 3.00 to 4.00 30-inch stems " 24-inch stems " Varieties l^jj^.^ 3.00 to 4.00 I 00 to 1 50 *?«i"^y ,,, fwhite 4.00 to S.OO GrUes of^'sJ'd^Pink 4.00 to 5.00 Geo El^ar Varieties. 1 [Red 4.00 to 5.00 Fire Flame to 1 00 White and Pink KiUarney. .26 to .35 .25 to .30 " Strings Calendulas CaUas 60.00 to 60.00 2.00 to 3.00 Short 5.00 to 8.00 Klllarney Brilliant, specials 2.00 to 4.00 X.OOto 2.50 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 3.50 Galax Leaves, per 1000 1.50 to 2.00 Gladioli, per 100 . • 8.00 to 10.00 Short Gladioli. Miniature Varieties 3.00 to 4.00 .25 to .60 Lilium Long^iflorum 4.00 to 8.00 Short Lily of the Valley 4.00 to 5.00 Mrs. Chas. Russell, special to .75 4.00 to 6.00 Fancy Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz 6.00 to 7.60 5.00 to 6.00 Short 5.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 1.50 3.00 to 8.00 to 15.00 Short 6.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 4.00 to 6.00 .36 to 1.60 Tulips, Darwins 3.00 to 4.00 Mrs. Taft. to .... Fancy .... to Short .... to Select ' to Short .... to .... All tbe Leading Varieties oj Roses and Camations PETER REINBERG 30 East Randolph St, CHICAGO, III. Wholesale Cut Flowers Headquarters for American Beauty Roses When ordering, please mention Th^ Exchange CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and Retail Florists Drivers' Strilie Continues The strike of the express wagon drivers is still on, but fortunatel.v does not interfere with the wholesale shipping trade to any great extent. There is of course much inconvenience and some loss to the trade resulting from the strike. Under the management of Fred Lauten- schlager of the Kroeschell Bros. Co., a special delivery system for the wholesale 'market has been organized, Mr. Lauten- scblager giving his time to directing this sei-vice without cost. Special wagons are engaged for this purpose that handle both the incoming and outgoing ship- ments, the cost of same being paid by the wholesalers according to the amount of service rendered. Some of the larger houses still continue to do their own de- livering from various points around the city and suburbs, where they are free from the molestation of strikers. On Wednesday afternoon a large wagonload of Peonies belonging to Enie & Klingel was overturned by the strikers when crossing State st. bridge on the way to their cold storage plant on the North Side. A riot call was turned in but the strikers disappeared before the police ar- rived. Several of the cases burst open, but the loss was small, amounting in all to about 20 dozen blooms. The situa- tion is well in hand at present; express shipments going out Saturday for Me- morial Day were handled promptly. The express companies are fighting the strik- ers to a finish and it is the general opinion that they will -not last out against such oaniel Branch, 313 East 51 St., had his auto stolen from him on May 22, when he left it standing at the corner of State and Adams sts. He notified the police immediately, but the car was not found until Friday, when it was left on the ^.'orthwest side stripped of everything that the thieves could possibly take off the machine. T. E. Waters of the supply depart- ment of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. re- ports the arrival of a lot of French style baskets the past week that came through in good condition, although ordered sev- eral mouths ago. E. C. I'runer reached the city Wednes- day and will remain until after Memorial Day. Mr. Fruner reports the flurist.s in the Xorthwest to be in a prosperous condition and looking forward to the best Memorial Day trade on record. In view of the fact that there is to be no Pall flower show in Chicago the private gardeners in Lake Geneva, Wis., are preparing for a show in iS'ovember to be on a larger scale than ever before attempted by them. There' is also talk of getting up a show in Lake Forest, but this has not assumed definite shape as yet. It may be that the gardeners iu both of these localities may combine ef- forts for one show at either of the points mentioned. The Geo. Wittbold Company is tear- ing down a portion of its greenhouses at Buckingham place to make room for a handsome apartment building. Sufficient ground is reserved for a handsome store and spacious conservatory attached tli;if will be completed by Fall. According tt) plans and specifications it will be the handsomest combination of store and conservatory combined in the city. The Association of Commerce is urg- ing the owners of all large buildings iu the city to lend a hand in making the city more beautiful by the use of winduw boxes well filled with suitable plants and flowers. Already several of the lari;>' buildings have fallen in line and ha\'' June 3, inifi. The Florists' Exchange 1381 YOUR EARNINGS DEPEND UPON YOUR EFFICIENCY Bailey's New Standard Cycl of Horticulture • It edia Brand New Beautifully Illustrated Contents Right Up-To-Date WILL INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF ALL WHO STUDY IT. EAILEY'S Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture should be close at hand for quick reference by every member of your force, because it presents the combined labor and experience of the foremost North American authorities I on horticultural subjects. 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"The immense wealth of practical horticultural facts and teaching contained in this woric, and the ease with which they are found in it, place Bailey's STANDARD CYCLOPEDIA OF HORTICULTURE at the top. In other words, it Is the Monarch of Horticultural Literature." Write us for 16 page Prospectus Containing Complete Descrip- tion and Our Special Ofifer :: Four Volumes ready, the fourth is now ready for delivery; final two about close of year. Pubrs. THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Offices: 438 to 448 West 37th Street, NEW YORK When writing use this address for short: BOX 100 TIMES SQ. STATION, NEW YORK Wbeo ordering, please meotloo The Erobange placed some handsome boxes around tlieir buildings. John Mangel will open a store in the new Edgewater Beach Hotel on June 15, that will be fitted up as elaborately as any of his stores in the business section of the city. Buchbinder Bros, will fur- nish all the store fixtures as well as the refrigerator. This will make three stores owned and conducted by Mangel & Co., The Palmer House, the Blackstone and the Edgewater Beach Hotel stores. A. Lange, 25 E. Madison St., had a timely and patriotic ad. in the Daily Tribune on Friday for Memorial Day flowers. R. J. Mohr, manager of the store, states there is a good advance de- mand for wedding orders for June. R. J. Parker is with Harry Rowe in his new shop on E. Monroe st. and re- ports a great accumulation of orders for Memorial Day. The Fleischman Floral Co. on Jack- son blyd. has an attractive Memorial Day window. A beautiful draping of the national colors in silk forms the back- ground for a large wreath of bronzed Magnolia leaves, in the center of which is a bird's nest, a tribute to American peace and progress. June 3 has been decided on for the great preparedness parade in Chicago. All the large department stores have agreed to close their places of business for the occasion so that their employees can take part. There is some talk of the florists' getting together and agreeing to close tlieir places of business for part of the day at least. Sunday morning. May 28, was a busy time on the market. Local buyers were out in force and shipping orders were being received and executed all day. The customary closing of the business houses on Sunday cannot be observed this week on account of the volume of shipping to be done. This could all be well avoided had it not been for Memorial Day fall- ing on Tuesday, necessitating the ship- ping of stock one day in advance. The following were visitors the past week : Mrs. G. O. Hobart, Niles, Mich. ; Orlando Ofield and A. A. Savory, of M. Ofield & Sons, Grimsby, Ont. Mrs. A. I. Simmons dropped dead in her husband's flower shop at 242 W. Sixty-third St. ^ on Saturday afternoon. Heart disease is said to have been the cause of death. Mr. Simmons is well known to the trade and is a familiar figure on the wholesale market almost daily. He has built up a prosperous business in his section of the city and has the sympathy of the entire trade in his bereavement. At this writing the funeral arrangements have not been made. Chicago Florists* Club .\t the last meeting of the Chi- cago Florists' Club interest was cen- tered on the possibility of the trade being relieved of the Easter charity flower sales, by co-operating with the society women of the city, and holding an annual Fall show, the net profits to go to the home for women and children, which is the beneficiary of the Easter sales. A committee was appointed to discuss the matter, and make arrange- ments for the first Fall flower show to be held in connectio'n with the Chicago society women. The Horticultural Soci- ety and the Chicago Florists' Club are to have for their work the proceeds from the sale of space. Pres. Henderson was also presented by John Then with a gavel made from the roots of a Southern Wild Smilax vine. Fresno, Cax. — Kate Parsons, florist, is moving from the Holland building to 1130 J St. New London, Conn, — Fisher, the flo- ist. has recently purchased a new auto delivery car. Minneapolis, Minn. — Julius Reick, who is a candidate for the m.iyoralty in this city, is a florist at No, 1318 Wash- ington ave. N. Appleton, Wis. — Peter J. Boreolbs, of this city and formerly of Fond du Lac, will open a florist's depot early in ,Tune in the rooms now occupied by the Busi- ness Men's Association. Get After the Jane Wedding Business! There*s a new and splendid way open. See ^arge advt. on page 1360, this issue* Have You A Copy? Gardeners and Florists' Annual for 1916 Now, it is all the publishers claim for it: "A Standard Book of Reference for the Trade and all Horticulturists." Its contents include hundreds of valuable facts and pointers, many of these alone worth the 50c, The Book has been well styled "The Little Brown Book of Facts." Tell You What You Do Send us 50c. by return mail and the book will be forwarded you same day we receive your order. // you conclude the c^nnual has no "balue for you, return it promptly, and »^^ifllitfffiilWWBff^>'tltllh^.yii»iw>i|iiaJJi WE SELL DIRECT TO THE CROVV EDSMEN„_QA.NJSPT SELL IT TO JBE YOl U you deslfS^'ToBSccb F6wc)M'WSf'°f8'''CruarBntee'J'{d Bur will Burn acd Give Perfect Satisfaction, or Money Bock,^ THE H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK, PA Whpra ordprlnE. pleaae mention "Hip KichRnc*- The Renowned Food For Plants M/VNLF.\CTURED BY CLAY & SON, STRATFORD, LONDON, ENGLAND When ordering, plea8e mention The Exchange 1384 The Florists' Exchange This grapery was erected by us for Mrs. George Wilson of Philadelphia, on her estate at Great Neck — one of fashionable Long Island's most prominent show places. The JACOBS full iron frame and patented cast iron eaves and sills, together with the removable gutter and leader, make this greenhouse just as perfect in every practical detail as any of the larger structures owned by professional growers. We know what to do And what not to do. What's more, we can save money for you S. Jacobs & Sons Greenhouse Builders 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y Wbea oldering. please mi'iilion The Excbniii:e PIPE CUT TO SKETCH »-i#(liirryaiJ^'«»>w''o'«w'ww' It will pay to correspond with us Wrought Iron Pipe, Tubes and Fittings Thoroughly overhauled. NEW AND SECOND HAND 'ith new threads and couplings, in lengths of 16 feet and over Guaranteed to give satisfaction -16 Wooscer St. NEW YORK ALBERT & DAVIDSON, Inc., 2 1 7-223 Union Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Painting and Glazing Greenhouses Done by OWEN & VAN HAREN (Formerly with Hitchings & Co.) 275 Claremont Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J. Phone, Beriic., Roie Ave., •od Dwi(bl St., Jeru, City, N. 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Carnations are in plentiful supply at Ic. to 13^c. Roses bring Ic. to 2c. on shorts; 3c. to 5c. on the best. Sweet Peas are slacking somewhat. The price S1.50 to S3, per 1000. Callas and Harrisii Lilies continue in quantities at 6c. to 10c. Peonies are in abundance at S3 per 1000. Cape Jasmines are quoted as low as 50c. per case of 300. Greens are plentiful. State Florists* New Officers * The Missouri State Florists' Association in session at Columbia on the 25th, elected the following officers: President, J. A. Kaupp of Nevada; vice-president, Edw. Denker ot St. Charles; secretary, W. S. Wells of St. Louis; treasurer, C. C. Sanders of Clayton. After the session, the florists in attendance spent a deUghtful day looking over the LTniversity grounds and inspecting in particular the School of Forestry and the State Agricultural grounds. All of the St. Louis visitors were as one in their apprecia- tion of the town and the wonderful School of Agriculture there. Prof. Whiten is head of the Dept. of Horticulture. Notes All the florists made preparations for Memorial Day. Young Bros, advertised a special basket of Soupert Roses and Enghsh Ivy and Myrtle. Scruggs-Vandervoort and Barney had a big Sunday ad. announcing special cut flowers for that day. StLx-Baer and Fuller Drug Co. hkewise ran a Sun- day ad. The entire week is clearing time for Spring plants. Already many of the florists have exhausted some lines of plants. Vincas, for example, is scarce. Coleus and other border plants likewise met with a heavier demand than usual. The only thing that seems to be actually low is Cannas. Mullanphy Florists had another sale of bench Roses. The people swarmed like bees around the stands and the only thing the clerks had to do was to take the money. The market men all say that business is good. Spring opened up a trifle late this year and they expect to run until the 15th of June. C. Young & Sons Co., report large sales of pot Roses during the past week. Mail orders are still heavy there. F. L. S. Cincinnati, 0* The Market Roses, including American Beauty, are very plentiful. Besides regular sliipments many are being dumped into the market. Carnations, too, are plentiful, and when good, have been selling well. Peonies are in a very large supply; the hot weather has softened some of the local cut. Easter Lilies continue plentiful. Callas and Candidum Lilies may also be had. The large cut of Sweet Peas coming into the mar- ket includes some very fine outdoor blooms. Spring outdoor stock such as Cornflower and Sweet A\'illiam are selling pretty well. Lily of the Valley are not very plentiful. Some excellent Iris, in fancy varieties, may be had. Snapdragon has been having a fair market. Other offerings include Double Narcissus Poeticus, shrubbery, orchids, Stocks and Feverfew. Notes W. G. Maunders and Joe -and DoUie Maunders of Newport. Ky., have the sympathies of their friends in the trade in their bereavement over the death of Mrs. W. G. Maunders. C. E. Critchell has been having a verj' large supply of Cape Jasmine. J. A. Peterson & Sons are cutting some ex- cellent Irises and Thos. Windram choice shrubbery. Recent visitors include Jos. Hill, Rich- mond, Ind.; Frank Friedley. Cleveland; Julius Dilloff. of Schloss Bros., New York City; and J. T. Herdigen, Aurora, Ind. TEDDY. After the pressure of the bedding season is over you will have more time to read the Gardeners and Florists' Annual for 1916. See if it doesn't contain 50 cents' worth of information for you. From this office ; orders filled the same day as received. Try one. KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO m ordpring. plense me-nlinn 'Itip Kxcliiinge Pays For Itself Several ►X^ Times A Season M TV^R. N. ZW'EIFEL, North MU- ^^^ waukee, Wis., says: "The Carnation plants would not make much headway, and they would get full of red spider. Now that we have our system of irriga- tion, we have no trouble in getting strong, healthy plants to plant in the greenhouse, free of red spider and other insects. One can say, without exaggeration, that the Skinner System pays for itself several times in one season," QKINNER CJystem OF- I HRI ©ATI ON The Skinner Irrigation Co. ^^ 225 Water St.. Troy. Ohio Ip^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ordering, please mention The Exchange A STIC A FOR GREENHOUSE GLAZING USE IT NOW Mastlca Is elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion >v and contrac* ^ tlon. Putty be- comes hard and brittle. Broken iglass more teaslly removed without break- ing of other glass as occurs with har ■ putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE CO., 12 W. Broadw.,, New York Whi'n orr^crlng. plPHse m^'ntton Tlif ETchance PIPE NEW AND SECOND HAND All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and couplings and sound in every respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hand Pipe in the East We Cut and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists Correspondence Invited EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Incorporated 30 Church Street, New York City PERFECT GREENHOUSES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE 11 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING line 3, 191(i. The Florists' Exchange 1385 Quality, Durability, Efficiency are obtained in a Greenhouse, Conservatory or sinular struc- tures when built by George Pearce 203 Treinont Ave. Orange, N. J. ^Telephone— 962 M) at a less cost than asked by 'others for indififerent work. Distance no object. Write or SEE ME before placing your order elsewhere and save money When ordprlng. please mt'Titlon Ttip jCrplinnge »end that building proposition f yours to us. A postal for I sketch and price incurs no obligation Schmitt & Co. Productive Greenhouses 3 Union Avenue, IRVINGTON, N. J. [Formerly with W. H. LUTTON) ^e do PAINTING and REPAIRING and do it right. Fort Wayne, Ind. GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a box to a iMirloaa on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS, Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N.Y. As a ptactical greenhouseman, it's worth your while to test the claims o( "Red Devil" Glass Cutters because they are practical tools scientifically designed for practical work. You will find them to cut your expenses as well as your glau- Stale No. S in 1, with S wheeU in htad, wiaiUd far I5c. Leather ca9« fret. Booklet on request. SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 141 Chambers St., New York City LIQUID PUTTY MACHINE Will last a lifetime. $L25 EACH Adjustable — can and frame separate — easily cleaned. Frame all one piece, of malleable iron. More prac- tical and more easily oper- ated than any other. SeaNtigbt liquid patty at $1.25 per gallon METROPOLITiN MATERIiL CO. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. BROOKLYN, N. Y. During the past week the weather under- went a sudden and unexpected change, and from the cold, unseasonable, early Spring- like temperatures, 'we were launched into Midsummer, with the mercury registering around 90 deg. This forced the outdoor flowers into bloom, especially the local Peonies which the florists feared would not be in the market in time for Memorial Day. Thursday, Friday and Saturday were ex- ceptionally hot days, with considerable rela- tive humidity, and were followed by a heavy electric storm. The German Irises are com- ing into the market in fine quantities and the local supply of Peonies will undoubtedly be equal to the demand. Snowballs, Tulips, outdoor Valley and a great variety of shrubs are also in full bloom. Greenhouse-grown stock is also much more plentiful than a week ago. although Roses have suffered a little from the intense heat. This is partic- ularly true of the Killarneys. Shawyer, Russell, Sunburst, Ophelia and Rich- mond are in good condition when they arrive on the market. Carnations have also increased in production. Sweet Peas, Yellow Daisies, Swainsona, white field Daisies, Forgetmenots and Pansies are all in good supply. In blooming plants there are some fine pink and white Hydrangeas in the local mar- ket, and Begonias. Business last week was fine. Notes The Fort Wayne Flower Shop held a special Saturday sale on Roses last week, re- tailing them for 35c. per dozen. They also had a good display of pink and white Peonies. The Doswell Floral Co. had a handsome casket cover of Roses for the funeral of Mrs. Leopold Freiburger , a prominent society woman. They also had several other large pieces for the same funeral. The Knox five-cent and ten-cent store had a sale on small 3-in. palms last Saturday. The Park superintendent, Carl J. Getz, is busy planting. The plants are being trans- ported to the various parks from the city greenhouses on large motor trucks. The Flick Floral Co. had a striking window decoration for Memorial Day in which a large American flag was used as a back- ground, while smaller Fort Wayne Centennial flags were also used. A large green Magnolia wreath forms the central object, and pink and white Hydrangea plants and baskets of Tuhps and Spanish Iris formed a pleasitig combination. D. B. When ordprlnt: AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Advertising copy and cuts must be in our hands by TUESDAY NIGHT to se- cure insertion in current week's issue. Kansas City, Mo. The past severai weeks have been ex- ceptionally good ones. With stock in fine condition and the demand strong, nothing but prosperity seems to be the slogan of the flower shops. There are numerous Peonies on the market, all high-class stock, a condition due to the lack of express facilities to Chicago, where much of the stock is disposed of. Carnations, which have been scarce for several weeks, are plentiful now. Topeka florists report that some of their flowers have been hindered by the slow coming of the warm weather, but believe that inside of the next twenty days, the stock will reach its normal position. They report a heavy demand for new flowers, such as Daisies, as very noticeable. Peonies are also much in demand. METROPOLITAN GREENHOUSES Thorough In Every Particular The three things of utmost iinportance after signing the contract to build a greenhouse, are, Quality, Speed and Economy. This is a basic truth, and absolutely essential to the success of any greenhouse building operation. Our organization is letter-perfect down to the minutest detail. Along with many other prominent Metropolitan Greenhouse owners, Mr. Martin Melzner, for whom we built the above greenhouse on his estate at Lake Ronkonkoma, Long Island, will verify our claim that we are capably equipped to build satisfactorily, rapidly and economically. PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plant and prices METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. PATENTED GREENHOUSES 1 398- 1 40S Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. Hotbed Sash Two thicknesses, 1^ and 1^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. Glaized Sash Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES The Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue - - CHICAGO nlnnBP m"nTlon TT>p KxfhHTigp Non-Kink Woven Hose In all lenKtbs. 14c. per foot; witli coupUngi, L'nequaletl at the price. Remnants Bhorter than 26 feet, 10c. per foot, coupled METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 Metropolllin At.. Brooklyn. N.T. WbeQ ordering, please mention TTie BxcbaoEe ■PIPE- Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. 14-foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. EsUbUsbed 1902 PFAFF & KENDALL ^7w'AJ^'^^f.'* VVlien orderlne, please mention Tbe Exchange 1386 The Florists' Exchange KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda, N. Y. GREENHOUSES ^ We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate Whom ordering, please mTitlon Ttip Kxclmnce Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years In Use BUILT IN 1889 HOT BED SASH. Our Cypress Houses PECHV CYPRESS BENCH STOCK. Last longer tlian iron Break less glass than Iron Are less expensive than iron A.SK POR CIRCULAR E THE A.T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass. will help all arouDd If yoa mention the Eicbange Steam and Hot Water Boilers SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT IRON TYPES HIGHEST QUALITY GUARANTEED Oar Engineering Department will cheerfully help you with your problemm DO NOT BE AFRAID TO WRITE JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Established Over Fifty Years When ordering, please im'utiop The Kxchau^e Greenhouse Lumber . "ALL HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. Lockland Lumber Co., Lockland, O- Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass all sizes from 6 x 8 to 16 x 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. Royal Glass Works 120 Woosler St., NEW YORK, N.Y. When ordering, pleaae mention Tlie Excbanse MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket On this Shelf Bracket 2 6-in. boards; or 2 l-in.,or l^-in. pipea are placed, can be clamped to either ridge or purlin columns. CI AXQ 12x20x3 inches r Li A I ,3 6 3^ cents Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y ujt'ntion The Exchangt More than 6000 Peony plauts, yield- ing more than 3.5,000 blooms and cover- ing more than an acre of ground, are daily attracting attention of hundreds of persons to the property of the David Wiseman nursery at the end of West Atlantic st. in Springfield. H. L. Bensing, formerly at 203 North Mill St., Kansas City, Kans., has moved to 18 South Forest, where he has a much better location. No additional floor space was taken, but the value of the new location is much more than that of the shop on Mill st. The William Rock Floral Co. cut 12,000 Peonies shortly before Memorial Day in addition to 20,000 Carnations. W. H. Biedermann & Son, 3-lth and Prospect, report flourishing Spring trade, several good decorations coming their way recently. Mr. Biedermann is con- templating making some radical changes in his establishment, the nature of which he will disclose later. The Fabian Flower Shop, which for- merly has done all of its business at its greenhouse at 32d and Parallel, Kansas City. Kans., has opened a retail shop at 1715% Central ave., where they have installed an uptodate refrigerator and other accessories. These are the same quarters they were located in during the Easter rush. They report an excellent business at their shop. The Kansas City Florists' Club is still inactive. Although the body recently re- ceived an invitation to join in the form- ing of a State organization, no action was taken in the matter. It is probable that arrangements will soon be made for the annual picnic, an event which always brings out the full membership. Thomas Tobin, vice-president of the Missouri Seed Co., 1426 St. Louis ave., was appointed a member of the Hospi- tal and Health Board last week by Mayor Edwards. This makes the second seedsman to obtain a political office re- cently, W. W. Harnden. president of the Harnden Seed Company. previously being put on the Fire and Water Board. B. S. B. I The Pacific Coast | J Calif ornia— Oregon— Washington | i. — .^.^ ~. ~- ,1 Los Angeles, Cal. Pacific Coast Ass'n of Nurserymen The fourteenth annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Ass'n of Nurserymen is scheduled to take place in the city of Medford, Oregon, on Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday, June 20, 21 and 22, 1916. Insofar as the program has been provided it will deal more particularly with the fundamentals pertaining to the commercial phases of the plant industry and an enlightened horticultural prac- tice as applied to pomology and ornamen- tal horticulture. Among subjects ger- mane to the former that have been pro- vided for at this writing may be men- tioned reforms in "Systems of Financ- ing the Nursery Business," "Improve- ments in Methods of Selling Trees and Plants," "Fundamental Principles Gov- erniug Correct Methods of Salesman- ship," "Cost of Production in Fruit and Ornamental Stocks," "Fixed Charges Including Inspection and Disinfection," "Quarantine Regulations," "Correct Principles in Ornamental Planting," "Care of Orchards to Secure Quality and Quantity of Product," and other topics along similar lines, including the usual committee reports, addresses of welcome, responses, etc. The complete program will be sent out to nurserymen, seeds- men, florists, pomologists and horticul- turists about the first of June. The social features to be provided will make a strong appeal, including visits to the deciduous fruit orchards and moun- tain and valley scenery of the famed Rogue River country. The itineraries are in the hands of the local commercial bodies, the guiding spirit being Mr. N. S. Bennett, the local member of the Asso- ciation's Executive Committee. This will afford an excellent opportunity for delegates and horticulturists generally to visit one of the great fruit belts of the Pacific Coast — a region rich in natural attractions, not the least of which are its running streams and lakes, its glens and plains, and its virgin forests of spruce, pine and fir. Nurserymen who contemplate a Summer outing should make it a point to be present in Medford on this occasion. Spring Flower Shows Shows have been a feature otl Southern California during April anw May. Starting off with Pasadena we[ have had similar fixtures at Alhambra, i' Glendale, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles, Santa Monica. Hollywood and many other places. For the most part theje have been given under local auspices and the exhibits have been largely from pri- vate collections ; but in all of them the seed, nursery and florist trade has been more or less in evidence. In nearly every case the judging has been by mem- bers of the trade, and their influence and advice has been dominant in the arrange- ments of exhibits and management. This is certainly a healthy symptom, and hence is to be commended. By its in- fluence a love of plants is strengthened in the public mind, a bond of fellowship between the man who has plants and seeiis to sell and the fellow who wants to plant is stimulated, which is after all a good feature of good salesmanship. Notes Miss Kate Sessions, the pioneer nurserywoman of Southern California, gave an interesting lecture at the Sai; Diego Congregational Church on the evening of May 9, on the "Native Trees, Shrubs and Flowers of California." The Rose Show, given by the Sani Diego Floral Association, was a pro- nounced success insofar as displays and quality were concerned ; financially, however, there was a small deficit. The annual meeting of this organization for .r.Hic 3. U'lii. The Florists' Exchange 1387 Sound Judgment is w liat causes tlic largest greenhouse t)\vners to use Advance Ventilating Apparatus and Greenhouse Fit- tings. They know they are buying first-class material that is unequaled in both prices and quality and something that is guaranteed to give satisfaction. Get in line and become a member of the Advance Only Club, and you will belong forever after. Let us hear from you. ADVANCE CO., Richmond, Ind. Wben ord&rlDK. please mention The Exchange till' election of a new board of directors will take plaOe June 20, in the Sau Dii'go Clnh Ilnuse. The Caiifoniia Native Garden, planned and planted iimler the personal direction of Mr. Theodore Payne is now I May liO) in all its glory, the native flora in its infinite variety being a blaze of cohir from the golden Poppy to the scarlet Larkspnr. There were those a conple of years ago that scoffed at the idea of a garden devoted exclusively to native stuff, hut with its growth and develop- ment has come a change of public oiiinion. At this time the garden is com- manding a wider interest and attract- ing more attention than any other por- tiiui of Exposition Park. Cliarles A. Chambers, formerly secre- tary of the Fresno Nursery Co., and later manager of the nursery department of the defunct Luther Burbank Co., has opened an Agricultural Information Bureau in San Diego. In connection therewith he has also established experi- ment grounds, with J. Warren Lane, pomologist, in charge. John S. Armstrong, of the Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, was a welcome caller at The Flobists' Exchange Los An- geles ofBce last week. He reports a good season's business. IIenky W. Kbuckebebg. Portland, Ore. Flowrers Very Scarce Memay bids fair to be one of the shortest for flowers that the city has experienced, and the demand is of i course heavy. .\s the flowers are not to be had. the growers are swamped with ^ orders tliat they must refuse. It is now so near Memorial Day that it would make little difference if the weather did turn warm so there is no relief to be cxptK'ted from that source. The only possible outdoor stock that will be in bli)om and these only in" the favorable lo- cations, will be a few Roses, some of the earliest Peonies, the Pinks and some miscellaneous perennial stock, and as the Kose is the flower that is tlie principal outside competitor, the rest will play the smallest part in the supply. Although flowers have been rather scarce for some time there has been enough stock to take care of the busi- ness with the exception of potted plants, of which there is none to be had. The last week has seen a great many graduations in the surrounding country and the supply of Carnations was nearly consumed thereby. The supply of Hoses, owing to the c(^ld weatlujr. has not been as plentiful as was expected, and the cTit for the .30th will be light. There will be few outdoor Sweet Peas ; the only excep- tion will be some from Newberg, where i>ne grower expects to have quite a cut. Notes Among the growers of bedding stock all expect a long drawn out season, and not to their displeasure and loss either, as a great many have considerable of small stock that they are growing on, and as the first lot of bedding stock has l>een disposed of, this will be profitable. It has been so cold that people have i-equested the growers to hold their win- dow boxes till the weather gets warmer, which is contrary to the usual, as people begin to talk and ask for boxes early in March or anv time that the sun gets out a little. The death of Frank W. Powers came as a surprise to many, as he was thought to be recovering fri;mi blood poisoning cau.sed by cutting himself while chopping wood at his home. Mr. Powers was in- terested in the Oregon Nursery Co. and ORDER NOW Greenhouse Heating A l\f|niiit of Four PRIZE ESSAYS recently published in the columns of The Florists' Exchange \\'ith comments by John Mc.\rthur, Heating Engineer There is also included in this pamphlet A Collection of Answers to Pertinent Questions on Greenhouse Heating Price, 25 Cents The Florists* Exchange 438 West 37th Street, New York had an active part in the management for a numlter of years. Martin «& Forbes are having a heavy cut of first class .Snapdragons in various colors and have hit it right for Me- morial Day. Henry Clemmens will be the only party having Swet Peas out- doors. He has some five acres in Sweet Peas. I am informed that one of the oldest florists of this city, Mr. Eckenberger, has passed away, but have been unable to find out more, as he seems little known by the trade generally. The committee in charge of the Rose Festival Center visited the stock to be used at the various establishments and found some quite backward, with even the farthest along just about coming in right. H, NiKLAS, Bi.AiK, Neb.— The Blair Floral Co. is tiuilding a new greenhouse, 27ft. x 120ft., wliirh when complete will give the com- pany a total glass area of 15.000 .sq. ft. of glass. The boiler capacity will als" be increased to double what it is now. The proprietors are Rodgers & Pieper, who have only been three years in busi- ness and made a splendid start during this short time. .Manitowoc, Wis, — Increasing busi- ness and lack of room have forced the Rudolph Floral Co. to increase its green- houses and secure larger quarters for its downtown office. The cfmipany lias leased a large store in the Dempsey bloik into which it will move June 1. With the erectiim of a new greenlmuse addition. 2.sft. x 100ft., now under way. the company will have .")0.(KX> sq. ft. of glass covering a full acre of ground. Tlie company is headed b.v Hugo Ru- dolph, w-ho has been engaged in tli" busi- ness for years. Get After the June Wedding Business ! There's a new and splendid way open. See large advt. on page 1.360, this issue. Let A Greenhouse Advertise Your Store if you are a retail florist you can't find a better way to advertise than by putting up a greenhouse alongside your store. That will mark your place as a floral establishment to everybody. And besides attracting atten- tion to your store it will inspire confidence. Your customers will know they are deaUng with a reliable firm and can be sure of getting fresh plants and flowers. Your stock will be advertising itself while it is growing. You will find a greenhouse a good investment in many ways. Why not let us submit sketches and estimates to show you what a nice house you can put up at a moderate cost ? We have built greenhouses for florists all over the country and can handle your order, no matter how large or small it is. Our ALL-Steel frames make the strongest and hghtest houses on the market. You will find convincing evidence of our claims in our "Proof Book." Write to our nearest oflice for it today. JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY Everything for the Greenhouse CHICAGO 911 Blackhawk St. CINCINNATI 3308 Union Central BIdft. NEW YORK 806 Marbrldte BIdt, \Miea ordering, pleg-'^e m'-iutoo The Eichange WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each S. JACOBS & SONS, Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypreaa, Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Wtiep ordering, please meptlop The Eicbaage Greenhouse Material -ii Hot-Bed Sash 1 of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts— Patent V and U Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best. Our Prices Right A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111. t WTieo ordering, plin-^p ini'PtlOD The Exchange HIGHEST PRICED - CHEAPEST GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBLiiv <» CO. 107 Broad Street, Utica, N. Y. LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THEM ^'Tien ordering. plpaBe mptitlnp The Exchapge GRmTiiousE GLASS Sri'.S'p?.;2!'" SHARP, PARTRIDOB & CO., Chleado, 111 Wlien ordcrlDr. pleas* meatloB Tte Bxebanc* The Florists' Exchange 1388 X XXV' X XVXXOVO X^yVV'I.Ak^&A^^i/ June 8, 1916, m On Turning Horse Sense Into Heating Dollars H Mi fORSE SENSE is one thing. Horse play, another. ^ Playing horse with one's self, still another. j^ To state that a man plays horse with himself seems ridiculous, ^ doesn't it? J But what about the man who knows that his heating must be W overhauled, and puts it off, week after week, until the very last thing fi before frost, and then raises "merry hail" because we can't do it the w day before yesterday? ^ Doesn't that come pretty close to playing horse with himself ? M One thing certain, if any one can do a hurry-up-heat ing-haul-over- S job, we can. But these hurry-up-on-the-dead-run-jobs are bad business. M Bad, because they cost so much. Bad, because they turn things all up- m side down in the houses, at just the time when they should all be S right side up. S Of course, when we mentioned this brand of playing horse, we E didn't have you in mind — it was the other fellow. ^ We know you are the horse sense kind, who will have us get after W your heating problems the very first thing possible. m All we really wanted to speak to you about was that men — especially good heating men — are mighty scarce, and from the looks of things, they will be scarcer. So if you want your work done early as usual, you had better get at it unusually early. HitcKitxgfs ^ Cpinparr General Offices and Factory— ELIZABETH N. J. ^K NEW YORK— 1170 Broadway BOSTON— 49 Federal Street PHILADELPHIA— 40 South 15th Street m ^ -. ^^ ^-^ «^ .«* ^^-^ ^««. =^ M When orderlnc. please meatloa Tlie Excbance A WEEKLY TRADE MEDIUM FOR FLORISTS, NITRSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE ALLIED INDUSTRIES Vol. XLI. No. 24 NEW YORK *"''^^\::t^'::^nir' and Chicago wa!,?rr„ue JUNE 10, I9I6 One Dollar per Annum ENGLISH IVY Fine plants, 4-inch pots, S12.00 per 100 DRACAENA INDIVISA Fine plants for centers of large vases, S-inch pots, SI. 50 to S2.00 each. VARIEGATED VINCAS Fine plants, 4-inch pots, $10.00 per 100 BOXWOOD Pyramids, 3 feet high, S2.50 each; Syi feet high, $3.00 each; 4 feet high. $4.00 each. Bush, 18 inches high, fine bushy plants, $50.00 per 100. CANNAS Strong Plants, in 4-inch pota, of the following varieties Souv. d'Antolne Crozy, Florence Taughan, Buttercup, Beaute de Poitevine, Egandale, and Venus. $6.00 per 100. New York. $S.00 per 100. Tarrytown. $10.00 per 100. HYDRANGEAS FOR SUMMER-BLOOMING We have an unusually tine stock of these plants, which have been kept dormant during the Winter and are now starting into growth. They will begin to bloom in July and will remain in flower during August. These plants are in great demand at Summer resorts for lawn and piazza decoration. We offer the following varieties in 14-inch tubs: Otaksa, and the new French varieties, Avalanche, Fraicheur, E. G. Hill, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Mme. E. Mouillere, Mile. Renard Gaillard and Radiance. $2.00 to $3.00 each. Also Otaksa, very large, fine, symmetrical specimens in half-barrels, unusually heavily budded. $10.00 to $15.00 each. F. R. PIERSON CO., lARRYTOWNON-HUDSON NEW YORK When orderlnsr. please meotlon The Exchange Bulbs Giganteum ( 7-9,. I 9-10,. .Case 300 $20.00 .Case 200 $20.00 Begonias Per 100 Per 1000 Gloire de Lorraine, 2M-iDch $13.00 $125.00 Gioire de Cincinnati, 2M-inch 15.00 140.00 PANSIES, field-grown, fine large plants 1.50 12.50 All IcBt 3% ditcount for cath with order. Cemetery or Lawn Cut Flower Vases White or Green Enameled {Peterson Patent) Theae will give perfect eatiafaction to your customerB. Made in two sires at the following prices: No. I. per dozen, $2.00; per 100. 815.00) T-«in «« «^r.* No. 2. per dozen. 1.60: per 100. 12.00 / ^®^ ^^ **** <'*'"^- Let ufl Bend you a trial order aod convince you of their superiority. We are Bole owners of patent. Carried by all the leading florists' supply houses in the country. GLASS 100 boxes 16x24, A double. Write for quotations. WM. F. KASTING CO., 383-387 Ellicott St. BUFFALO, N. Y. When orderlDg, please mention The Exchange i gg Bedding Plants For immediate shipment. Nice, clean, 2}^-inch pot stock, ready for planting. SALVIA, ALTERNANTHERA, COLEUS, CENTAUREA (Dusty Miller) $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000 FLOWERING VINCAS YELLOW BOSTON DAISY $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000 3-inch pots. $10.00 per 100 MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS BEGONIA (Ice Plant) SEMPERFLORENS $3.00 per 100 $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000 Roses on Their O^vn Roots 3000 Hoosier Beauty. $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000 Mrs. Aaron Ward, Killarney Queen, Radiance, Kaiserin, Double White Killarney, Killarney Brilliant $7.50 per 100. $60.00 per 1000 Prices to the Trade Only A.N.FIEIISON INC. Ci^MWELL Conn ws'sm%s^isi%&^fms^ms^[SM^^}^MmMMs%§M^%s^^^s^^msM^ When ordering, p'f-i^t' mi'iition Tlie ICxi'lmn^ze CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 1407. GERANIUMS We have a splendid stock of 2-in. and 3-in. Geraniums at $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000 for 2-in.; and S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. We will send one thousand made up of an assortment of 50 each of 20 varieties, our selection, for $18.50 per 1000 for 2-in., and $25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS We list over one hundred varieties, $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. PETUNIAS Double in Mixed Colors, selected from the finest strains: 2-in., $2.00 per 100 $18.50 per 1000; 3-in.. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 ALYSSUM. Dwarf and giant 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.50 COLEUS. Ten varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 CUPHEA Platyccntra 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENAS. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 PARLOR rv Y, S. Scandens 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 SALVIA, Bonflre and Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 SENECIO argenteus (or Dusty Miller) 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 SWAINSONA. White 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 Cabbage and Lettuce Plants $1.00 per 1000: 10,000 and over 85c. per 1000 Cash with order. R. VINCENT, JR. & SONS CO., ^^I^r^.Tn'^d'" Wljen orderloff. please mention The Exchange CLASSIFIED Pages 1417 to 1422 *«■ 1390 The Florists' Exchange ^•••••••••••••••••••••••*** 3f A FEW ITEMS TO BAT AT CedadiumS, Selected $5.00 per 100 Arsenate of Lead 25 cts. per pound Tobacco Dust $2.00 per 100 pounds Nitrate of Soda $6.00 per 100 pounds Leader Hose, S-ply 12 cts. per foot WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 42 Veaey Street, NEW YORK :y.^jy.^ji^»^^^j»:^^j»:».».^-y..»^^jy.^-y-^^:y.^ SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters '™r ' The best extra early variety; large, double flowers, on long stems, in colors: Crlnuon, Dark Blue. Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White. Trade packet 20c.. ounce 75c. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN, PRIMULAS, irom our own Cold Storage Plant. LILY OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List malied on application. rOTTUR, nSKE, RAWSON CO., m e Seed Store Taneuil llall Square, Boston meyer's']Pb rand FORMOSUMS- GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK WE BOOK NOW ORDERS for next Fall and Spring deliveries, for the full line of Florists* Forcing Bulbs and Planta, such as Japan Lilies. French and Holland Bulbs, Roses. Azaleas, Rhododendrons. Boxwood and other Decorative Evergreens, Palms, Bay Trees, etc. Order timely, please. AUGUST RdLKER & SONS, =' ""J^^h^HJii^.New York WYii^n nrilprnic. plPitsp m-'ntlon '111.- K\o SEEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH. PA. (North Side) Burnett Bros. SEEDSMEN Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, NEW YORK CITY Seedsmen Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen Stecher Lithographic Company Dept. S ROCHESTER, N. Y. When ordering, plean meatlon The Eichanffe GLADIOLUS Various Choice Mixed ^Varieties See our Florists' Catalogue and ask for speoial prices J.M.THORBURN&CO. S3 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK iVhpn ftrderlDig. pleaae megtlOD The Exchange W.L Marshall & Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166West23dSt.,NEWYORK Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHL\ Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed only to these who plant for profit When ordering, pleaae mention The Bxdianfe Now Is the Time to Place Orders for PANSY SEED. Special florists' mixture, extra fine strain, $5.00 per oz. MIGNONETTE SEED. Giant strain, greenhouse grown, $5.00 per oz. SNAPDRAGON KEYSTONE (New). Clear rose pink, Winter blooming variety, $1.00 per pkt. CYCLAMEN SEED, English. Separate colors, $8,50 per 1000. CYCLAMEN SEED, German. Separate colors, $5.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED. Greenhouse grown, $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000. BEGONIA Cincinnati. 2}^-in., strong, twice transplanted, $15.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Lorraine. 2i^-in., strong, $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2>^-in., strong, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. POINSETTIAS. Strong, 2K-m. (true Xmaa type), $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Write us regarding Fern Flats: Bostons, Scottii, Roosevelt, Whitmanl, Teddy Jr., and other varieties for immediate or later planting. Have you placed your order for LILIUM Giganteum, Rubrum, For- mosum and Album? We aim to supply the best produced in Japan and invite correspondence regarding our stock. Having any trouble with your hose? The MAGIC Hose — best made — will do away with all your troubles. We handle that brand and no other. J^inch (2 ply), 15c. per ft.; %-inch (2 ply), 16c. per ft. Couplings included. Catalogue for the asking. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 Lincoln Building PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, please mention The lOxrhmige OUR MOTTOi r TIDt BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS * Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway. NEW YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips When ordering, please mention The Eixchan^e If You Force Bulbs For Elxhibition Write at Once for Our Special Advance Offer New and Especially Meritorious Bulbs for Show and Exhibition It Contains the Largest List of the Best Novelties for 1916 5BE1UP-TO-DATE. WRITE AT ONCE WEEBER & [DON 114 CHAMBERS STREET NEW YORK When ordering, please meptlon Thp Exchange BEANS, PEAS, RADISH and all GARDEN SEEDS Write for Prices LEONARD SEED CO. ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE Wben ordering, pleaae mention Thf E?TPbange Our Exhibit of German Iris Won First Prize At the International Garden Club Summer Show, Pelham Manor. June 1-4. 1916 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. Flowerfield, L. I.. N. Y. When or'ing the best growers with our true greenhouse-grown strain. 100 seeds $0.40 500 ■■ 2.00 1000 " 3.50 2500 " 8.50 5000 " 16.25 Asparagus sprengeri Pkt., 100 seeds, 15c.; oz. 60c.; M lb. $2.00. Calceolaria We have arranged with a grower of interna- tional reputation to grow the Beed of this excellent greenhouse plant. S. & W. Co.'s Giant -flowering Prize Strain in Mixture. Pkt. 25c.. tr. pkt. Sl.OO. Cinerarias S. & W. CO.'S <;IANT STRAINS Our Mixtures of Pansies are made up with a thorough knowledge of the requirements of the florist, and are composed of only the best and choicest varieties. S. & W. CO.'S NON PLUS ULTRA Our Non Plus Ultra Pansy Mixture contains the largest, handsomest, most perfect varieties ever sent out. The beautiful coloring and variety of marking give the bed a most brilliant appearance. The seed has been saved from an assortment of types, including only the best of Giant Cassiers, Bugnots, Trimardeaux, and Giant English, French and German strains. Finest Quality. Pkt. 15c., j-^ oz.SI 50, oz. »5.00. GIANT SORTS IN SEPARATE COLORS Pkt. }4 oz. Oz. Giant Azure Blue 80.10 *0.75 S2.00 Giant Adonis. Light blue. . .10 .75 2.50 Giant Emperor William. Bright hhie 15 .75 Giant Fire Kind 15 1.25 Giant Lord Beaconsfield... .15 .75 Giant Purple IQ 75 Giant Snow White 10 .75 Giant White. Dark eye. . . .10 .75 Giant Yellow. Pure 10 i.oo Giant Yellow. Dark eye. . .10 75 Giant Mixed, S. & W. Co.'s Special 10 .65 SPECIAL TYPES BugAOt's. Large strains; mixed 25 1.25 Odier. Finest mixed 15 j.oo Gassier 's Large -flowering Mixed- A splendid mixture of most brilliant colors and markings. All extra large flowers; produced in great profusion 15 ],oo 3.50 Masterpiece. Superb new class of blotched Pansies; large blooms, mostly un- dulated or curled. Rich colors 50 1.75 Elite Mixture Lb. $4.50 .06 .25 English. Fine mixed 2.50 4.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 3.50 2.50 5.00 3.00 6.50 .75 .40 S. & W. CO.*S GIANT-FLOWERING MIXED. This strain of Prize Cineraria is grown for us by a famous English seed specialist. The flowers seldom measure less than 3 in. in diameter, comprising the fol- lowing colors: White, rose, flesh, crimson, blue, violet, etc. The plants are of a very robust, dwarf habit, which, combined with the mass of giant blooms, makes this strain exceedingly valuable. Pkt. 25c., tr. pkt. $1.00. S. & W. CO.'S STELLATA. Delicate, star- like bloonie are borne in great profusion on long stems, giving this variety a double use, as it is excellent for cutting as well as decora- tive purposes; all shades. Pkt. Tr. pkt. Tall Mixed $0.50 $1.00 Dwarf Mixed 50 1.00 Primula (Primrose) S. & W. CO.'S SUPERB STRAIN The Primulas offered below are grown for us by a famous English Primula specialist; seed saved from the finest plants. PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA This type of Primula outrivals the old Obconica type, the flowers being considerably larger, often measuring l}j in. in diameter. For pot culture as well as for the open border this type is very useful. pkt. Tr pkt. Kermesina. Rich crimson SO. 15 $0.50 Rosea. Rose j5 50 Alba. White ', * ^15 I5Q Lilaclna. Beautiful Ulao 15 '50 Mixed ; '.15 .50 ^Mnpp^(mlkf& 30-32 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Exchange JAMES VICK'S SONS Contract Growers Seedsmen, Nurserymen, Florists Peppet. Egg piant, Kaie, okra. Radish, I Tomato, Spinach, Turnip, Sweet Com, ROCHESTER, N. Y. i stokes Seed Farms, i.c., Moore.town, N. J. Wlien ordering, please mention The Ezcbangf ' When ordprlne. plpnse mention The ExchanK* PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY 1392 The Florists' Exchange Lilies * Lilies FOR SUMMER WORK Per 100 LILIUM Rubrum. 9-1 1 inches (100 to case) ... $10.00 LILIUM Album. 8-9 inches (170 to case) 11.00 LILIUM Album. 9-1 1 inches (100 to case) 16.00 Lily of the Valley Pips Holland Grown. . . Holland Grown . . . 500 for $9.00 1000 for 17.00 Danish Grown . Danish Grown . .500 for $10.50 .1000 for 20.00 Gladiolus (Sound Bulbs) For Late Planting Per 1000 America. First Size $10.00 America. Second Size . . . 8.00 Chicago White. First Size. 25.00 Per 1000 Augusta. First Size $ 1 0.00 Augusta. Second Size .... 8.00 Mrs. Francis King. I ) 2-in. 9.00 Vaughan's Seed Store CHICAGO NEW YORK When ordering, please nn-uti**"^^* 1 rtl^iJl varieties, criticallv selected. 6000 seeds. Sl.OO; }2 pkt. 50c.. oz. «3.00. A liberal extra pkt. of Giant Mme. Ferret Pansy seed added to every order for Pansy seed. Our Pansies are very fine this year. Cash. Liberal extra count. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Lily Bulbs Fall Shipment from Japan Prices quoted F. O. B. New York, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and London, (Ont.) Write for quotations stating quan- tity, variety and size requited. McHutchison & Co. THE IMPORT HOUSE 95 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK Th,. KTfhHiuf. Business Troubles NOBWICH, N. Y. — Walter N. Lock row, a florist, filed a petition in bankruptcy in the Federal Court of Utica with lia- bilities amounting to $1286, and assets aggregating .$8.34. SWEET PEAS FOR PROFIT J. HABBISON DICK «1.50 A. T. DeLaMabb Pto. & Pub. Co., N. X. Trade MarL Watch for our Trade Marie stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed postpaid by manufacturers upon receipt of 40 cents m postage. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. WT>pn ftrd.rlng. ntp»B. mpntinn Thw Bxrhwng. The L D.WALLER SEED CO. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA Sweet Pea and Nasturtium SPECIALISTS Corretpondenee Solicited When ordering, please mention The Excbanr* Tune 10, 19IG. The Florists' Exchange 1393 Houston, Tex. 5. A. F. Convention City Tliero \v:is f(.rnu'il iu Houston last VIoiuiay nij-'lit, a Young Men's Business ^A'rtjiue wliicli will evidently prove a "aetiir in helpinjr to bring conventions to louston and iu entertaininK visitors vhile they are attending eonventions. rile young men of Houston feel that they ;houid lake a more active part in the ip-building of the city, and while they vill work in harmony with the Chamber )f Commerce they feel as if there should )e that push and energy in civic affairs hat is sometimes lacking in the older nen. This Young Men's Business "^eague will evidently pro\'e a factor iu he entertainment of those attending the A. F. Convention as C. L. Brock, Superintendent of the Convention Gar- ieu. is one of the organizers. There is a spirit of hospitality in rioustou that is hard to duplicate else- vhere, and if there is one visitor to the 'onvention who fails to have an enjoy- ihle time it will l>e his or her own fault. There is now being arranged a definite )lan of entertainment for the ladies as veil as the men, and this program will worked out so as to have something Icing all of the time. Those who have never been to Hous- ;on cannot appreciate the metropolitan lir and aspect of this city of 150,000 peo- )le. A visit will only serve to convince fhe most skeptical that Houston is in •eality a convention' city in Summer as veil as at other times of the year. We are only 2S miles from the salt vater and no matter how hot it is we ihvays have a fine breeze blowing, so hat while the tliermometer may register ligh, by keeping out of the direct sun 'ven in the middle of the day. it is com- 'ortalile. The nights in Houston are al- vays cool so that visitors should bring me woolen suit for evening wear. Dur- ng the day the best clothing to wear is ight colored Palm Beach suits. Ladies ihould wear white and other light colored Iresses with light shoes and hats to natch. A light weight suit or a light vran might prove comfortable for even- Dg uenr. The Rice Hotel which is convention leadnuarters has a very delightful roof :arden where the Gulf breezes always ilow, and here it is planned to have at east a part of the entertainment. There was received during the week a >ox of plants from MacRorie-McLnren ^0. of San JIateo and San Francisco, .;al., which have gone into the Conven- lon j oz. S2.75, oz. $5.00. 1914 NOVELTYiH? PANSY SIM'S GOLD MEDAL MIXTURE Was awarded the First Prize and Gold Medal at the Inter- national Horticultural Exhibition, held at the Grand Central Palace, New York City, April, 1913. This splendid mixture is the result of years of painstaking selecting on the part of Mr. William Sim, CUftondale, Mass. We are offering seed from the originator. Trade pkt. 75c.. 3 pkts. for $2.00. ^ oz. Si.50. Other Choice Varieties of Giant Pansies Tr. pkt. H oz. Oz. Boddlngton's *' Challenge " Mixture S0.50 $1.50 So.OO Triumph of the Giants. Extremely large flower of beautiful colorings. Should be grown by every florist 50 2.75 10.00 Giant Trimardeau. Mammoth flowering, and in a good range of color 15 .50 1.50 Giant Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). Petals beauti- fully waved; exquisite colors 25 1.25 4.00 Giant Madame Ferret. A recent introduction by a celebrated French specialist; of strong, free growth . .15 .S5 3.00 Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet, top petals light blue 15 .50 1.50 Pansies Tr. pkt. I4 oz. Oz. Giant Emperor William. Ultramarine blue, purple eye SO.IO S0.50 SI.50 Giant Golden Queen. Bright yellow; no eye 15 .60 2.00 Giant Golden Yellow. Yellow; brown eye 15 .75 2.50 Giant President McKinley. Golden yellow, large, dark blotch 15 .85 3.00 Giant White. Violet spot 10 .60 2.00 Florists' Flower Seeds for Present Sowing xr ktp pkt. pkt. CALCEOLARIA, Boddington's Perfection Mlsed Sl.OO S0.60 CINER.\RIA, Boddington's Matchless MLxed 1.00 .00 CINERARIA, Boddineton's Stellata Mixed 1.00 .60 MIGNONETTE. Boddington's Majesty. The finest of all the fancy varieties of Mignonette for Winter forc- ing Per oz., S7.o0 1.00 .60 PRIMULA Sinensis. Boddington's Matchless Strain. Pure white, rose, scarlet, orange, royal blue and mix- ture 1.00 .00 PRIMULA obconica gigantea. Lilac, rosea, Kermesina, pure white and mixture 50 .30 PRIMULA malacoides. Lilac, rose and white. Tr. pkt. 50c. ; collec- tion of 3 varieties, SI. 25. SCHIZANTHUS Boddingtonii. Select hybrids. Tr. pkt. 75o.; 3 for S2.00. 5% discount Arthur T. Boddington Co. Inc., Palm Seeds, Now Ready 100 1000 ARECA lutescens Sl.OO S7.S0 COCOS WeddeUiana 1.25 10.00 KENTIA Bclmoreana 1.00 7.50 KENTIA Forsteriana 1.00 7.50 LATANIA Borbonica 50 3.50 MUSA Ensete 75 5.00 PANDANUS utilis 1.25 10.00 PHOENIX Canariensis 1.00 7.50 PHOENIX reclinata 50 3.00 Asparagus Seed PLUMOSUS NANUS. True greenhouse grown. 100 seeds 50c.. 250 seeds Sl.OO, 1000 seeds S3.o0. PLUMOSUS NANUS. California grown. 100 seeds 50c., 250 seeds 75c., 1000 seeds S2.50. for cash with order. 128 Chambers Street, NEW YORK When orderiug, please mention The Exchange Nashville, Tenn. Bountiful Nature The weather is fine here, aud those of us who are so fortunate as to get out into the fields and woods occasionally, wonder why people do not just go out and pick the flowers that grow by the roadside and give us a good letting alone for a while. Everything is radiant with Foxgloves, Larkspur, and Lupines, just as good and as large as the "made in Germany" kinds that are grown from seeds that have been carefully slipped past the censor, and carefully cared for iu our gardens. Last week we saw Foxgloves in one of the wealthiest gardens in our city that had been coddled for two years that were identical with those iu the fields and by the roadside two miles beyond the incor- poration : and in the old fields are thou- sands of Verbenas that are fit to adorn any garden. Few appreciate the wealth of really fine wild flowers that can be found almost everywhere in our own country.. Why do not some of our trade show their patriotism by developing, in their native climate, the latent possibili- ties of some of these flowers? , Business has been on the boom tor the trade the past three weeks. First, Moth- er's Day received a great deal of pub- When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just what you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFIA in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra prima long white broad Majunga, Ist quality Majunga and Ist quality Tamatave. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper of all Sundries Cable Address: "Vaporizing" London F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM 1394 The Florists' Exchange HOLLAND BULBS Christmas-Flowering Hyacinths R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SON, Established 1830 Hillegom, Holland Owners and Cultivators of about 600 acres of bulbs, such as Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, Iris, Gladiolus and Lilies. A very large assortment of Peonies, Amaryllis and Herbaceous Plants. Special low prices on application Bulb Catalogue ready now Suppliers to the American Trade since 1840 When order inp, please men t Inn The Exebiingp The KENILWORTH Giant Pansy Seeds are all grown by myself and are offered in the following mixtures and separate colors; 22. GIANT KENILWORTH STRAIN. The flowers are of perfect form and sub- stance; many of the immense flowers are from ZY^ to 4 inches. It is a striking collection of beautiful colors and markings, rich with shades of red, brown, bronze, mahogany and many others too numerous to mention. Light, Medium or Dark Mixtures. 24. GIANT KENILWORTH SHOW. An extra fine strain of large flowers: the immense flowers are of circular form and great substance. A beautiful collection of colors and markings. 26. GIANT KENILWORTH CUT FLOWER MIXTURE. Is a distinct class by itself, surpassing all other strains as a rut flower or for exhibition purposes, for inside or outside growing; the larjre flowers are carried erect above the foliage on heavy stems, 7 or 8 inches long, in the most graceful manner, and stand the hot. drv weather well. 28. GIANT MASTERPIECE. A remarkal^Ie type; the curled, wavy petals giving the flower a double appearance; large flowers of great substance, on long, strong stem. 30. GIANT THREE AND FIVE BLOTCHED PANSIES. A superb mixture Flowers large and of circular form and of great substance. The display of coloring is unsurpassed. A combination of almost every shade of rich, vel- vety colors; reds are particularlv conspicuous; the petals being distinctly marked with three or five large, dark blotches. 32. GIAljrr PARISIAN. The flowers are of enormous size and beautifully marked, mostly fine dark blotches on white and yellow ground; an unusually showy mixture, 34. GIANT BRONZE. A fine mixture of all shades of velvety brown, bronze, Havana brown, mahogany and copper shades. 45. GIANT APOLLO (Masterpiece type). New bronze, veined and blotched. Strongly frilled petals. A superb Panev. 47. GIANT ERFORDI A ( New Red) . Of the Masterpiece type . The largest and best red. The resvilt of ten years of selection. The color is of a deep, smooth, velvet red shading to scarlet, with curled petals and sweet scented. 49. GIANT MERCURY. New. A deep blackish purple, really self-colored, without blotches or spots. The flowers are extraordinary in size and substance, being the largest flowers of all self-colored Pansies. 82. ORCHID FLOWERED. Mixed. A dwarf, free bloomer, with a range of delicate colors that do not exist in any other Pansies; a remarkable combi- nation of light rose, shell pink, blush mauve, fawn, light brown, orange and chamois. New Early-Flowering or Winter-Blooming Giant Pansies An entirely new and distinct strain of Pansies. The main advantage of these new Pansies over all hitherto existing Pansies is the extreme earliness of flowering and its unusual hardiness, which enables them to withstand quite severe Winters, and to bloom right on into the Summer. Sown at the same time as other Pansies, they begin flowering the early part of March or as soon as the snow is off the ground, many times having four or five large flowers to a plant, when all other Pansies are only showing buds. The flowers are large, well formed and fragrant. They are highly recommended for Autumn planting on graves, and for very early bedding, as well as for early cut flowers. 14. WINTER SUN. Golden yellow, with dark eye. 15. ICE KING. Silvery white, with dark blue eye. 16. CELESTIAL QUEEN. Light or skv blue. 17. CHARM OF MARCH. Dark velvety blue. 18. MIXED. The above four colors with other shades and variations. 500 seeds 50c., 1000 seeds $1.00, Yz oz. $2.00, \i oz. $3.75, 1 oz. $15.00. 20. PRINCESS. The Nevi' Upright Pansy. This strain is entirely distinct from all others. It is absolutely compact, upright growing, and extremely weatherproof, enduring many storms without damage to its flower. The flowers are mostly blotched and frilled like the Masterpiece, of good form and heavy, velvety texture, on heavy stems carried well above the fohage. Attractive by the brilliancy of its colors. 500 Seeds. 20c.; 1000 Seeds. 35c.; H oz. $1-00; \i oz., S2.00; I oz.. $7.50. Free Offer ^^^^NBOW is a mixture of the most beautiful, gorgeous colors, blotched, striped, veined, margined, etc. With every $1.00 worth of Pansy seed I will send, free, 1000 seeds of Rainbow and with other amounts in like proportion. PRICES OF KENILWORTH PANSY SEED All sorts and mixtures except the new Pansy Princess and the Early Flowering or Winter Bloom- ing are S5-00 per oz., SI. 25 per \x oz.; 5000 seeds SI. 00; trade pkt. of 1000 seeds, 25c.; any 5 pkts. Sl.OO. Please order by number. Pansies In Separate Colors 3S. Mme. Perret. Red and wine shades. 42. Adonis. Light blue, white center. 44. Black. Almost coal black. 48. Lord Beaconsfield. Purple, shaded white. 64. Goliath. Large, curled yellow, blotched. 68. Emp. William. Ultramarine blue, violet. 72. Emp. Franz Joseph. White, blotched blue. 9S. Indigo Blue. Deep, velvety blue. 100. Light Blue Shades. 106. Pres. McKinley. Yellow, dark blotched. 114. Purple. Large, rich, deep color. US. Psyche. Curled white: five blotches. 126. Red. S. collection of rich red shades. 137. Vulcan. Dark red, with five blotches. 138. White. Large, satinv white. 140. White with Violet Blotch. 142. Yellow. Large, golden yel. 144. Yellow with Dark Blotch. 145. The preceding 18 colors Mixed in equal propor- tions. 1000 seeds 25c.; anv 5 pkts. SI. 00. When ordering, please m'Titlon Tlip KTfhnncp SALVIA BONFIRE and SPLENDENS. 2-in , J2.00 per 100 FEVERFEW. Gem. 2-m., $2.00 per 100. GIANT WHITE DAISY. 2-in., »2.00 per 100. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY. Mrs. Sandera and Giant White. tl.OO per 100. CUPHEA. TSe. pet 100. HELIOTROPE. Blue. TSo. per 100. COLEUS. 10 kindi, 60e. per 100, $£.00 per 1000. Caah. Byer Bros., Chambersbnrg, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange HELIOTROPEp„,oo 4-in «6.00 VINCA Variegata 4 -in. 7.00 2M-m. 3.00 3- in. 5.00 SALVIA Bonfire lYi-va. 2.50 GTMNOCARPA, Dusty MiUer 2i^-in. 2.50 NASTrrRTrUMS 2i^-in. 2.50 Cash with order, please. E. L. RILEY, Trenton, N. J. R. F. D. No. 2 Phone 4815 When ordering, please mentlbn Th& Excbuuce A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 2-in., Sc; 3-in., lOc; 4-in., 15c.: 5-in., 25c. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2Ji-in., $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Nutt. Poitevlne. Ricard, Per- Iflns and Buchner. 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc; 4-in., 15c.: 5-in., 25c.; from bed for 2H and 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. COLEUS, Verschafleltil and Golden Bedder; CIGAR PLANT, SCARLET SAGE, Zurich; AGERATUM. BLUE HELIOTROPE. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Caah with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange SOUTHERN STATES— Continued licit.v from both press and pulpit, and the trade did its fair share of advertising. Results came as a matter of course. Then Commencements have been coming thick and fast for almost a month, and some of the best are yet to come. Lastly, Confederate Memorial Day falling on the same day as the great Preparedness rally in the city, caused a greater de- mand for flowers than usual. Benching Carnations Carnations are keeping up unusu- ally well this Spring. A good many of the new crop is already in the benches, and the old ones will be largely thrown away as soon as the middle of the month is past, but they are blooming well and the quality is almost up to standard. Our growers find that by propagating early, putting the stock in the field be- fore the last frosts are all past, and benching before the first of June, they c:in get a profitable cut as early as August. Roses are mostly being either thrown out or given their Summer rest. Next year will see more Russell and Ophelia than ever before, but red Roses will not be planted so freely as in the past. There will be a wider range of variety in the i baby Roses of the Sweetheart class this i season than in the past. Hadley was tried here and pronounced a failure. Nevertheless it will be given another chance, in a small way, this year. Bedding plants sold out clean with almost everybody this year. There was a larger demand for Snapdragons this year than ever before, for bedding, al- though they are on the wane as a cut flower in this city. The city parks are looking well. We have been especially pleased with the showing of a hardy blue Salvia that JB being used in several large beds. It is a plant that should have a large sale. Salvia Greigii is also making its first real appearance this season. It appears to have great possibilities before it, where it is hardy. Prof. Floyd Bralliar. who has been with the Hiilcrest School Farm for eight years,- having had charge of all of their nurser.v and floral work, resigned some months ago. his resignation taking effect the first of June. He has taken a posi- tion with the Nashville Normal and In- dustrial Institute, at Madison Station, just out from the city. The Joy Floral Co. received an order for one hundred bouquets of Russell Roses for the High School Commence- ment exercises to take place this week. Hiilcrest School Farm received a ship- ment of Box that had been so delayed by the Holland transportation troubles that it was practically worthless, a few days ago. Mclntyre Bros, have placed a lot oi beautiful tubs of porch box plants along the side of their store. This is .good advertising, for any of these tubs is' just what hundreds need for their own front steps or porches. As an item to show how business has been, we understand that one firm hag sold seven hundred hanging baskets this season at from a dollar and a half to five dollars each. English Iris are blooming now, and are being sold easily by those who are so fortunate as to have any to offer. Geny Bros, disposed of five thousand Salvia this season, and other bedding plants in proportion. They say that ferns have sold exceptionall.v well. M. W. B. Eber Molmti Commercial Rose Culture HearllT Hint. Price. $1.S0. Postpaid A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. 438 to 448 Weit 37tli Straat, V. T. I June 10, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1395 MAMMOTH AUCTION SALES of BAY TREES :: PALMS :: ASPIDISTRAS :: Etc. Also GERANIUMS, COLEUS, and ail kinds of BEDDING and POTTED PLANTS and BULBS TWO SALES ^* W^'i^Lr^^.'"^^^ TWO SALES The MacNiff Horticultural Company, 52, 54 and 56 Vesey St., New York Wbeo ordering, please meotloa Tbe Exchange "Valley" Pips From our own cold storage plant $3.00 per 100. Send cash with order. Wm. H. Siebrecht, Broadway and Second Avenue LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y When ordering, please mention The Exchaiif;e RAINBOW FREESIAS Grown and hybridized for a number of years by Mr. A. Frey, of Crown Point, Ind. The colors are varied and include several shades of yellow, orange, lavender and pink, all, however, harmonizing with each other, even when bunched together. Bulbs offered are of good blooming size and in a mixture of colors. Separate colors cannot be offered as yet. Delivery in July, as soon as bulbs are harvested and cured. Price: $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000, $187.50 for 5000. For sale by A. FREY A. HENDERSON & CO. CrowD Point, [nd. 211 N. Stule St., Chicago ALL VARIETIES OF GLADIOLI Large Bulbs, $5.00 per 1000 Write for Price List The Barclay Nursery, m. aronowitz. Prop. 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway. NEW YORK Telephone, Cortlandt 1815 When ordering, pleuse m'-ntion The Exchange MichelFs Seed House 518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA When orderiuK. pleiise mt-iitlou The Exchange The Storrs & Harrison Co- nurserymen, FLORISTS and SEEDSMEN PAINESVILLE, OHIO When ordering, ple^isp UK'Htlun The E\c linnet CYCAS REVOLUTA STEMS (SAGO PALMS) Strong and healthy bulbs, size ^ to 6 lbs. 25 lbs. «2.50, 100 lbs. (9.00. 300 lbs. $25.00. 500 lbs. t40.00. THE MOORE SEED CO. 125 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT ^ USE FOR RESULTS SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Louisville, Ky. With a tremendous volume of fine stock on hand the Louisville florists are in excellent shape to handle the June rush on weddings, entertainments, com- mencements, etc. Business at present is extremely good, and the florists are gen- erally satisfied with conditions in the trade. Children of the Louisville public .school gardens, with their director, Miss Emile Tunker, and assistants. Miss Esther Sutton and Miss Charlotte Klemp, and chaperoned by Mrs. John H. Muller, recently enjoyed a visit to the "Peony Farms" of Mrs. Mason Maury and Mrs. Harry Bishop, wealthy resi- dents of Louisville. The planting and care of vegetables and flowers was ob- served and an interesting and tempting Strawberry patch and Cherry tree were visited. The public schools have been doing great work during the past year in educating the smaller children to love flowers and botany. The Jacob Schulz Co., last week, fea- tured a reduction in Hydrangeas which were offered at prices ranging from 50c. up. A large number of attractive plants were shown in the windows. Annoucement has been made that the marriage of Miss Bertha Walker, daugh- ter of William Walker, florist, will take place on June 28. Miss Walker marries Herman Kleinstarink, Jr., son of a prominent florist, and incidentally presi- dent of the Kentucky Society of Flo- rists. Max H. Frank of Chicago representing the Botanical Decorating Co., dealers in artificial flowers, foliage and other novel- ties for florists, was recently in Louis- ville calling on the trade. Fred Haupt, the Jefl'erson st. florist, has announced that he will attend the annual convention of the National Ro- tary Club in Cincinnati, and is in hopes of seeing a number of the Rotary florists from various cities present at this meet- ing. Mrs. C. B. Thompson had a lot of work last week for the funeral of Col. Fred .\. Asmuth, president of a large laundry company, and a prominent mem- ber of several fraternal orders. Xearly every one of the down town florists had work for this funeral. Mrs. Thompson furnished shower bouquets of Maryland Roses, tied with pale blue ribbon, for the commencement of the Kentucky Home School. An interesting story is told concern- ing Sam Roe. a resident of Menefee County, near Mt. Sterling, Ky. Mr. Roe for several years has been weaving at- tractive baskets of perfect splints from second growth Oak. These baskets are brought in from the country and sold to $25 to $50 There is a chance for one seedsman in every town or city to make from $2J to $^0 immediately — and more from time to time. For years there has been a steady demand for Atlas Weed-Killer from a certain source — thousands of gallons every year— with hardly any efifort on our part. One seedsman in each town as our representative — our weed- killing expert— can 'Uash in.'''' The arrangements we will make withhim includespromotionwork — advertising — sales assistance — the backing of an old and estab- lished company — and a good fair profit. Are you the man? Particulars will be furnished to those re- plying on their business letter-heads. Atlas Preservative Company Dept. A. 95 Liberty St., New York TO THE TRADE HENRY MEnE, Quedlinburg, Germany ^^"^^~"^ (Established in 1787) Grower and^Exporter on the very largest scale of all CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS Soectaltlea- Beans, Beets. Cabbages, CarroU, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Oniona. Peas. R^Uh^S^naoh. Turmps, Swedes, Asters. Balsams. BegolUM, Carnations, Cineraria., Otoiinja., liklp^r; KLturtura., P^nsies, Petunias, Phlox, Primula, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas. Zinnia* •''henry METTE-sVrIUMPH op the giant PANSIES (mixed). The most p.rf«.t.nd m.^tS^utifTiTthe world, jS^OO per o... »1.76 per H o... Jl.OO per H o. Postage paid. Caah '"a11°J^ offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast erounds, and are waxra^t^ue^lSSlI, ot strongest growth, finest stocks and best quahty. I alao grow l«gelj •eeda on contract. ROSES SUNBURST. Own root stock 5(X) plants, ■1-incb pots. $12.(X) per 100; 3H-inch pots, $10.00 per 100; 300 plants, 2H-inch pots, $8,00 per 100. ROBERT SIMPSON, CUfton, N. J. Wben orderlnjE. please meotioa Tbe Excbaoee Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange The Uptown Seed Store Harry A. Bunyard Co., inc. 40 Weft 28tliSU NEW YORK 1396 The Florists' Exchange The World's Handsomest Dahlia JohnWanamalier Awarded first prize for best Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful pink, large size, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching habit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous bloomer. William A. Finger, in sending us an order for "John Wana- maker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker' at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say it Is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be In every collection." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, field-grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 per doz., $50.00 per 100. Retail price, $1.00 each. Send for our catalogue and wholesale list. DAHLIA FARMS, Berlin, NEW JERSEY. SllDUNG Sihfr Piri Snjpdrigon, pir.tbeJ onif. C»ma 4S fitter ihwti. tidiuijc iii iidf ^rewlh j( hue >[ (he Tive \tii itii tpikei. Silver Piik Sttftiifigi Snapdragon Pointers To be most successful it ia better to b*; governed by tested rules. We give a few pointers regarding Snapdragon taken from our experimental recorda: Sow seed of our genuine Silver Pink Snapdragon before June 15, follow directions on topping and benching, setting the plants 12x15. The first crop of blooms will come in December, which should be cut, leaving all other growth. The myriads of shoots left should begin flowering in February and continue to flower until June. There should be from 30 to 60 shoots on each plant. If your trade calls for heavy spikes, thin them out. If for medium spikes, let all remain. So much for the greatest and most productive Snapdragon in existence. Treatment for other varieties will be about the same except tney can be planted closer. Snapdragon is our one business. No better seeds can be produced. Each variety grown for seed is kept under glass in separate houses. We offer pure seed as follows: Our original Silver Pink, Sl.OO per pkt.. 3 for S2.50, 7 for $5.00. Seed ot Nelrose, Phelps' White. Yellow. Garnet. Buxton and Fancy Mixed, at 35c. per pkt., 3 for $1.00. Free cultural directions. All orders cash. We have a few thousand seedling plants of Silver Pink at $5.00 per 100. This ad. will guide you to prosperity. Save it. G. S. RAMSBURG, - Somersworth, N. H. When ordering, please nn'ntlon The Exchange SURPLUS STOCK FOR SALE °"MolpiSo!'°^^ ALTERNANTHERA, COLEU.S, best sorts; LOBELIA, dwarf and trail- ing; FEVERFEW, yellow; NAS- TURTIUMS, MARIGOLD, dwarf and tall; ZINNIA, PHLOX Drum- mondii. AGERATUM. 3}^-inch pots, S6.00 per 100. ABUTILON var., .$8.00 per 100. BEGONIA fuchsioides. $4.00 to $6.00 per 100. MARGUERITES. AVhite. 100,.SS.OO. STOCKS, WALLFLOWERS and FE- VERFEW. Double. $6.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Best sorts. S7.00 per 100; Salleroi, $4.00 per 100. We also have a fine lot of PALMS in all sizes, from 2}4-inch to IS-inch tubs, in best condition. FERNS for dishes, $4.00 per 100. CROTONS, DRAC.«NAS, ADIAN- TUMS and man\' other FLOWER- ING and DECORATIVE PLANT.S A. LEUTHY & CO., Perkins St., Roslindale, Mass- 13,000 Vinca Variegata ' Out of 4-in. pots, $10.00 and $12.50 per 100 [ Salvia Splendens | Geraniums : Out of 3H-in. pots, $5.00 per 100 | Out of 3} o-in. pots, $7.00 per 100 Field-Grown Pansies, Full Transplanted I $1.25 per 100, SlO.OO and $15.00 per lOCO I LEONARD COUSINS, Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued people for flower ba.skets, and to farmers. Mr. Roe has ten daughters, who do the actual weaving of the baskets. Ei B. Current of the Current Floral Co. of Lexington. Ky., now has a quan- tity of Lilies, Hyacinths. Narcissi. Tu- lips, Daffodils and other handsome blooming stock for sale, and is featuring potted plants. Mr. Current operates his own greenhouses and does a wholesale and retail business. G. D. C. A Mis-Statement Corrected ipitli Pleasure In our issue of June 3, page 1343, stated that .Vnders Rusmussen, the New Albany (Ind. ) grower, was somewhat overloaded with choice stock at that time. Mr. Rasmussen writes us that such was not the fact. He says it is true (bat he is cutting a large quantity of stock, but there are certain lines ot which he has not nearly enough to fill orders and he has not a surplus iu any Hue. Strong, 4-in Stock, $10.00 and $12.00 per 100 Vinca Variegata DRACAENA INDIVISA, 5-in. 25c., 4-in. 15c. ENGLISH IVIES, $12.00 per 100 GERANIUMS. Poitevine and Nutt, 4-in. $8.00 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Yellow and White Chadwick, 2M-in. $2.50 per 100. Bonnaffon, White and Yellow, 2l4-m. $2.00 per 100. HENRY WESTON, Hempstead, N. Y. Washington, D. C. Business is holding its own with plenty of stock. Carnations are getting smaller and more inferior every day. Peonies have all been cut and we are now using cold storage stock. Sunday, June 4, was Confederate Me- morial Day. Outside of one or two flo- rists we would not know it except for the notices in the press. Wm. F. Gude has been made chairman of the Preparedness Parade on June 14. In this parade the President and his Cabinet will march on foot. Mr. Gude is making arrangements to have the Sons of the Union and Confederate Veterans march elbow to .elbow _ down Pennsyl- vania ave. on this occasion and has met with the approval of both organizations. It is e.xpected that 75,000 marchers will be in line. .Mr. Gude wants every flo- rist to be in line that day. Carnations POT PLANTS Enchantress Supreme Lady Northcliff Matchless White Wonder From 2-inch pots $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Enchantress Lady Bountiful Pink Wlnsor White Winsor From 2-inch pots $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 Chrysanthemums ROOTED CUTTINGS Thanksgiving Queen, Unaka. Dolly Dimple, Elise Papworth, Intensity, Golden Dome. John Slu'impton. Lynnwood Hall, Patty. Yellow Eaton. Unaka. S3.00 per 100. $20 00 per 1000 Autumn Glory, Ada Spauldlng. CuUing- fordli, Dr. Enjluehard. Early Snow, Golden Glow. Geo. Kalb, Glory of the Pacific, H. W. Rieman. Money Maker, Maud Dean, Mon- rovia, Mrs. J. Jones, Miss Alice Byron. Mrs. Baer, Major Bonnaffon, Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Robt. HalUday, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon, W. H Lincoln and Timothy Eaton. S2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. CANNAS IN 30 VARIETIES From 3H-in. pots, etrong plants, $6.00 and S8.00 per 100. Miscellaneous Plants -in. -in. Ready for Immediate Sales Size pots ALYSSUM SK-in. ACHYRANTHES, 5 sorts 2>i-in. ABUTILON SaviuU 2K-in. AGERATUM, Blue and White 2 Ji-in. AGERATUM . Blue and White 3H-in. ALTERNANTHERAS 2)i-in. AMPELOPSIS Veitchii 3 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 3 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 4 BEGONIAS, Erfordii, Vernon, Crimson Bedder and Gracilis Rosea 2 BEGONIAS, Varieties for Basket and Vases 2H' CUPHEA Platycentra 2>i COLEUS, All leading sorts 2>i- COLEUS, All leading sorts 3 -i CENTAUREA Gymnocarpa 2>i-i DRACAENA Indivisa 4 -i DRACAENA Indivisa 5 -i DRACAENA Indivisa 7 ENGLISH rVY 4 -i FEVERFEW, Double White 2}i FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. ...2H- FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. ...3H- FORGET-ME-NOT 2}i GERANIUMS, Double and Single. . 3H Special Varieties 3H Double and Single 2>i Fragrant Rose, etc 3K HELIOTROPE 2)i HELIOTROPE 3H rVY, German 2U LANTANAS. 6 varieties 2>J LEMON VERBENAS 3 ■ LEMON VERBENAS 2H- LOBELIA. New Double Blue 2>i- LOBELIA, New Double Blue 3 -i MOONVINE, True White 2}i- MOONVINE, True White 4 -i PETUNIAS, Single Fringed 2>i-i SALVIAS 2H-i SALVIAS 4 ■ SWAINSONA Alba 2H STEVIA Compacta 2>i TRADESCANTIA 2>i VINCA Variegata and Elegans 3 • VINCA Variegata and Elegans 4 • VINCA Variegata and Elegans 2>i-in SEND FOR CATALOGUE 100 »3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 8.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 15.00 25.00 40.00 8.00 3.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 7.00 8.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 a.oo 3.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 3.0C 5.00 4.00 1000 3.00 3.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 10.00 3.00 Wood Brothers FishkiU, N. Y. Wbea orderlns, pIe&B« mention The BUdkaAg* June 10. liUi;. The Florists' Exchange 1397 Get Them from Vaughan's and Get Them^ Good Forcing OUi IDS French • Japanese • Dutch as well as Bermuda and California Stocks Bought and Inspected by Our Own Traveler Offered by Us at Rates and Terms to meet Any Competition Remember ocean freight conditions are much more critical both from France and Holland. Your order will be safer with a responsible American firm than when ordered through irresponsible foreign travelers. We must admit that all our bookings are based on continued reasonable ocean freight traffic. Write Us for News of Latest Foreign Conditions CHICAGO VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE new york When orderlpg. please mention The Exchange Vinca Variegata VINCA VARIEGATA. 3H-inch, fine plants, with leads and trail- ers. $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Ricard and Poitevine, 3M-in-, $6.00 per 100. These are fine, bushy plants, have been spaced out and well up in bud and bloom. SALVIA Splendens. 3}^-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 2H-in., $2.50 per 100. Cash with order John R. Mitchell MADISON, NEW JERSEY BEGONIA BE60NU Luminosa SEEDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK, N. Y. SOUTHERN STATES— Continued AV. W. Kimmei's son met with an ac- cident on tlie High School excursion last week. He had his collar bone broken in the athletic events. Julius pilloff, representing Schloss Bros, of New York, was in town this week. He left for a week end to Ocean View, Va., to spend a holiday with his fiancee. Gottlieb Supper, who has been with Geo. Shaffer for the past 14 .vears, died Thursday, .hme 1 at 2 p.m. His ileath was a shock to the craft. Mr. Supper was one of the most jiopular men in the Uiisiness and loved by all who knew him. His death was due to ery- sipelas. Mr. Supper was 3.5 years old and a native of New Jer- The late •'^''''' ^^ leaves a /-'«»»i-„u c..»r.or widow who is also Gottheb Supper identified with the flo- rists' business. Every I florist in the city sent a floral piece. The i display was beautiful. The local cluh sent a wreath of solid white Carnations with a spray of Ophelia Roses and Cat- tleyas. The Florists' Club held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 6. The outing oommitte meet on the same evening. Everything Is moving harmoni- ously and everyone is enthused and wants the outing of last year repeated, which was a howling success. The committee expects to go one better. O. A. C. O. When nrderlng. nlp!tsp nr'ntli-n Th» F.TohMuee English Ivy Fine, strong 2-inch stock, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. HENRY ENGLER 4651 Lancaster Ave.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wlien orderluf, please mention The Exchange Greenhouse Building Rochester. N. Y. — J. H. Keller's Sons of 101."> South ave., will erect a greenhouse at South ave. at an estimated cost of $500. Rochester. N. T. — Frank r.avigne of Frank st.. will erect an iron frame green- house at Frank and Costar sts., at an estimated cost of ?1200. Utica. N. Y.— Williams, the Florist, opened a handsome store on May 27 in the New Hotel Martin building. Seasonable Plants, Cuttings, Seeds and Bulbs A GOOD LINE OF COMMERCIAL PLANTS. CUTTINGS, SEEDS AND BULBS, FOR IMMEDIATE PLANTING I STAND BACK OF EVERY ORDER SHIPPED. SATI.SF ACTION, GUARANTEED IS MY WAY OF DOING BUSINESS AI ITRNANTHERA Green. 100 1000 HYDR.WGEAS. Be?>t French varieties. Red'and Yellow. 2-in S2.50 $20.00 \ S^i-wi . $4.00 per 100, 3-in.. Sfl.M per t^=*' 45.00 75.00 25.00 20.00 2K- S-in 3.50 30.00 ALYSSUM. Dwarf and Tall. 2-in. 2.50 20.00 S-in ! 3.50 30.00 AQllILEGIA Columbine. Field-grown clumps. S5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings. $S.OO per 1000; in .5000 lots, at S7..W per 1000; m 21,1 -in.. $3.00 per 100. S25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va- rieties. Prices on application. BEGONIAS. Erfordia, Lumi- 100 1000 nosa. Semperflorens White, Stronji, 3-in $6.00 Chatelaine. Strong seedlings from soil 3.50 $30.00 2i,Mn 5.00 3-in 8.00 4-in 12.00 Lorraine. 2M-in 1200 100.00 Cincinnati. 214-in 15.00 140.00 Mrs. J. A. Peterson. 2K-'n. ■ 25.00 200.00 Rex. 2 t.-in., very best varieties, assorted 5.00 40.00 Luminosa and Erfordia. 2M- in. pots ^ rt Vernon. 2-in 2.50 Bedding. Assorted. 2Vi-in... 4.00 BOUVARDIAS. Red, Pink and White, in. Excellent stock. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. CALADIUM Esculentum. 5-in.. $2.00 per doz. CANNAS. King Humbert. 4-in , $8.00 per 100; 3K-in-. Pres. McKinley. $6.50 per 100. For other varieties in 3-in., price on appUcation. CARNATIONS. From 2M-in. pots and from soil in best standard varieties at right price. Will quote you on application. ROOTED 'MUM CUTTINGS. 100 1000 Early Frost $4.00 835.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Oconto. Best early white, to follow Earlv Frost 3.00 20.00 Unaka, Alice Byron. Balfour, Appleton, Bonnaffon, Chrysolora, Chas. Razer, White Bonnaffon, Smith's Advance, Chieftain, Pacific Supreme, Seidewitz, White Ivory. Ivory Supreme, Early Snow, and other varieties, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. POMPON 'MUMS. Rooted Cuttings. A fine list of best varieties. $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. . . , Also a full list of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. HARDY POMPON VARIETIES. 2-in., $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. COLEUS. 2-in., in best varieties and mixed. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. CYCLAMEN. Very best strain and colors; fine plants. Xmas Red, Pink. Salmon. Pure White. White with Eye. Dark Glowing Red 2h'-in-. $600 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 3-in., $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. DAHLIAS. 2-in., choicest varieties for cut flowers- Send for list of varieties. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. DAISIES. Best Winter cut flower varieties. 100 1000 Boston Yellow. 2,'4-in $6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 25.00 DRACAENA Indivisa. 2)4-in., per 100, $3.00; 3-in., $5.00; 3H-in., $7.00; 4-in., $15.00; 5-in., $25.00. 100 1000 DUSTY MILLER (Senecio). 2-in. $2.50 3-in 3.50 FERNS. Table Ferns. In best varieties. 2K-in 3.00 3-in 6.00 Cyrtomium Falcatum, 3-in.. S.OO 4-io 15.00 Boston Ferns. 2!i-in 4.00 $35.00 3-in 8.00 Roosevelt, Whitmani com- pacta. Scottii. All 2J'4-in- • 5.00 40.00 Elegantissima Improved and Eiegantissima compacta. ■.i^-,n 6.00 50.00 Teddy. Jr 5.00 45.00 Whitmani. S'-s-in. 75c. each. Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat. $2.00 per flat; 5 flats, 81.75 per flat; 10 flats, $ I ,()0 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. FOXGLOVE, HARDY. Field-grown clumps. $5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. Ricard, Poite- vine. Mad. Salleroi. .-Mso other varieties. Strong. 2;4-in. pot plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. S. A. Nutt. Poitevine, Ricard, Grant, Double White, iu bud and bloom. 3H- in., $6.50 per 100. Rose. 2M-iil., $3.00 per 100, 3H-in., $7.00 per 100. 10.00 16.00 50.00 100, 6-in. and larger, in bud and bloom Prices on application. 100 1000 IV Y. English. 2J<-in $3.00 $25.00 Strong, 4-in., $2.00 per doz.. 15.00 German. R. C, postpaid 90 8.00 2M-in 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENAS. 2-in 2.50 3-in 4.00 LOBELIA. Kath. Mallard, Dou- ble Blue. 2}^ -in 3.00 .3-in 4.00 Trailing. 2M-in • • • 3.00 MOONVINES. 2-in 2.50 3-in 3.50 PALMS. In all sizes. Fine stock. Write for prices. PANSIES. Field grown, in bud and bloom. Mixed colors, fine strain, large plants 1.25 Extra large plants 2.00 PHLOX, Hardy. Mixed. Field- grown clumps 5.00 POINSETTIAS. 2'4-i"; ready July 20 and later 6.00 PRIMULAS. Obconica, Chl- nensis, Malacoides. Ready July, giant flowering, finest strain, in separate colors or mixed 3.00 27.50 ROSES. (Bench grown.) 1000 J. J. L. Mock, 2-yT.-old. Own Root, $10.00 per 100. 1000 Mrs. Chas. Russell. 3-yr.-old. $12.00 per 100 Strong. 4-in., Own Root, for planting out: Arenberg. Mrs. Taft. Killarney Bril- liant. Crim.son Queen, Mrs. T. Hillas, Yellow. S2.25 per doz,. .515 00 per 100. Strong, 3; ;-in.. Hadley. Kaiscrin. Illlllng- don. Pink Killarney. Richmond, $1 50 per doz., $S.00 per 100. Bench Grown Killarney Ouecn. 2-yT.-old, $10.00 per 100. Cecil Brunner. Strong, 5-in.. $5 00 per doz.. $35.00 per 100. 2H-iii., 86.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. George Elgar. Strong. 5-in.. $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100; 3'A-ia., $2.50 per doz., $15.00 per 100. . , Other varieties, prices on application. _ 2M-in., Grafted and Own Root, in varieties, good, clean stock. Prices application. Place your order now replanting. SALVIA Splendens, Bonfire, 100 1000 Zurich. 2;.i-in $2.50 $20.00 SMILAX. 2;.i-in 3.00 25.00 SNAPDRAGON. Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yel- low. Clean, Rooted Cuttings. 2.00 Silver Pink, Giant Yellow, Giant White. 2,14-in 4.00 STEVIA. (Double and Single.) 2-in. 2.50 Rooted Cuttings. Postpaid... 1.50 SWEET WILLIAM. Field-grown clumps 5.00 VERBENAS. 2K-in 3.00 VINCA. Variegated. 2-in., 100 $2..50. 1000, 20 00; 2J-i-in., 100 83.00. 1000 $25.00; 3-in., 100 86.00; 3M-in., strong. 100, $8.00, 1000 $75.00; 4-in.. beavT, 100 $12.00. VIOLETS. Marie Louise (Rhein- beck Grown.) Clean stock. Rooted Cuttings, ready June 100 1000 20th $2.25 $20.00 Plants from soil, ready -\ug. let. 4.00 35.00 VIOLETS. Princess of Wales. Strong di\nsions, clean stock: July 1 and later 2.50 22,50 all on for 15.00 35.00 20.00 7.50 25.00 GLADIOLUS BULBS. 1st .size. Long Island grown. Now ready. 100 1000 America $1.50 $10 00 Augusta 1.50 12.00 Halley. Salmon 2.50 20.00 Brenchleyensls. Scarlet 1.50 11.00 May 2.00 18.00 Peace 5.00 40.00 Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 75.00 Mrs. Francis King 1,50 14.00 Light and White, Florists' Finest Mixture 1.75 14.00 NEW CROP ASPARAGUS SEEDS ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. (Green- house Grown.) $3.00 per 1000: 5000 at 82.50 per 1000 Sprengeri. 75c. per 1000. LILY BULBS. Let me quote you on Glgan- teum and Formosum. "There are none better. Cold Storage Valley Pips. 250 in a case, 87.50 per case. ROMAN J. IRWIN Plants, Cuttings, Seeds and Bulbs 108 West 28th St, New York 'Phones I 3738 FARRAGUT ) 2326 Wheu ordering, please mention The Exchange 1398 The Florist's Exchange Nursery Stock t Florists' Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses, Clematis, Phlox, Pseonies. Herbaceous Perennials Ampelopsis Veitchii California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Write For Our Wholetale Trade List W. © T. SMITH CO.. 70 YEARS Geneva. N. Y. 1000 ACRES fininii Wtiep ordering, please mt'ntlon Tbe EsctiaiiKe KOSTER ^ CO. HOLLANDIA NURSERIES BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Headquarters for First-Class NURSERY SfOCK Resident U. S. Reyrescntative : A. J. PANNEVIS, - - Flushing. New York Wlieii] ordering, please mention The Escbapge The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy NOrsery Stock Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Ask for Catalogue When ordering, pleaaa rot-ptlon Tbe Eichaage VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFERED BT Van Gelderen & Co., Beskoep, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. When ordering, please mention Tbe E?icbange January list to March 15th Eiit— Eipr9J3 gairanteed "Zone Rate' West— Express ''ZoQ6 Rate" or bv Freight When ordering, please mentlop The Exchange Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask For Price List Mountam View Floral Co., Portland, Ore. When ordering, please mentlop The Kxchmge All Nurserymen Seedsmen and Florists Wishing to do business with Europe should send for the *' Horticultural Advertiser" This is The British Trade Paper being read weekly by all Hortiouitural traders. It is also taken by over 1000 of the best Continenta! houses. Annual subscription to cover cost of postage, 76 cents. Money orders payable at Lowdbam. Notts. As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants should, with the subscriptions, send a copy of their catalogue or other evidence that they belong to the nursery or seed trades. Address Editors of the "H.A." Chilwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts European Agents for THE AMERICAN CARNATION When ordering. nl^-i..t. nr-ntU.n Thp F,tfhnnge Fine, Large, Austrian, White, Scotch and Mugho Pines The best In the country. Make appointment. See the stock. THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO. Stratford, Conn. Telephone. 2648 4, Bridgeport Division. Establiahed 21 years. When ordftrlng. pleaae mention The Bichange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS j Ornamental Nursery Stock = ia handled with profit and satisfaction by hundreds of our florist customers. We grow the = following lines in large quantities and are always glad of the opportunity to make quotations. 1 Field-Grown Roses, Flowering Shrubs, Perennial Plants, 1 Climbing Vines, Ornamental Trees g OUR CURRENT PRICE LIST will be gladly forwarded on request. ^ NOTE. — Use printed stationery. We sell to the trade only, and do not knowingly compete ^ with our customers by allowing our trade prices to get into the hands of private planters, s I JACKSON & PERKINS CO., NEWARK, NEW YORK | When ordering, please rpentlop The Exchange ^ EVERGREEN TIME This is Evertjreen time. The best of times to decide jast what you need. Don't wait till Sprlnc to plant. '^feSiM^fT^ \^^ North AbingtoD Maas. BUV NOW ITiTvnow-plaiitm AuRuat or September, liny Bay .Slate jrrown Evergreens. They have back bone. Ttiev have tlie roots. They are top notch In evfiy way. 50,000 Privet 16 to 20 inches, $6.00 per 1000 Cash with order John Bennett, Prop. Hillside Nurteriea ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J. Wbeg ordering, please mention The Exchange Perennials 100 EUPATORIUM Coelestinum. 3-in $5.00 STOKESIAcyanea and alba. Strong 5.00 PHYSOSTEGIAvirftiniana. .'i-in... 4.00 SCABIOSA ochroleuca. 2!i-in 2.00 DELPHINIIIM formosum. 2'"-m. 2.00 SHASTA DAISIES. Alaska. 3-in 4.00 SAPONARIA Caucasiica fl. pi. Clumps 5.00 OPUNTIA rapinesyuir. (Hardy Cactus) 2.00 DIANTHUS latifollu.s atr. fl. pi. 2'--in 2.60 Ci^h with order, please. A. Hirschleber, ^'^^•''jisMi When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Specimen Stock of Orna- mentals and Evergreens Call and Look Our Stock Over A. L. MILLER Sutphin Road and Rockaway Boulevard JAMAICA, NEW YORK Azalea Indica For Fall Delivery at Exceptional Low Prices FIRST QUALITY A. Colle & Sons, DesteHberger (Ghent) Belgium Ask for prices of; A. COLLE 219 Sboeleather St.. WOODHAVEN. N. Y When rtrrlering. iilease mi-ntlnn Tb<' Kxfbungg Berberis Thunbergii Seedlings to 3 feet. Prices right Specimen TSUGA CANADENSIS Littlefield & Wyman North Abington, Meiss. ^Tien ordering. hIp.isp mi'iitlun The Exchange P. Ouwerkerk 216 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N.J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, AzaIeas,Spiraeas, Japonica, Lilium Speciosum, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts PRICES MODERATE When ordering, pleaae meptlop The Elchange California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Largest stock in the country. Low prices for Fall delivery. The RobbinsviUe Nurseries C. A. Bennett, Prop. RobbinsviUe, N. J. When orderinp, jjlcjise m''nti.in Tbe Exchange See ads. under "Classified Ad. Dept." Per 100 VERBENAS, in 23/f in pots. . . .$2.00 PETUNIAS. May 10th, 2i^in. pots 2.00 SALVIAS. Good stock, 3-in. pots. 4.00 Cash. JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM, Delaware, 0. When ordering- r'l'-^f^e iivntlMH Tho K-vdmnge Satisfaction That is the thing everybody wants Try our stock and you will be satisfiedj THE EAST END NURSERY CO. Care A. MORAIO, 55 Purchase St. , RYE, N. Y. When ordering, please mentiun Tlie Kxcbange Hill's Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment In large and amall sizes. Price list now ready. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., oiX^. Evergreen Specialists Largest Growers in America Whpn nrtJTlne pIphwo mi'ntinn Thf R»f hunjf Index to Stock and Material Advertised SEE PAGE 1407 June 10, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1399 \ Nursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN Prerideot. E. 8. WELai, Shenandoah, la.; Vice- president. John Watbon, N. Y.; Treoflurtr. Pbter VoUNCERS, Geneva, Neb.: Secretary, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y, 4l8t Annual Convention will b« held in Milwaulcee, Wis., June 28-30 Viburnum Lentago (Subject of this week's illustration) Under the n.mie of Sweet Viburnum, a name given it because of its sweet tasting licrries, this Viburnum is well l^nown in cultivation. By some it is consideretl almost the same as V. prunifolium, but the plants of it seen in cultivation differ much in foliage; they lack the bright shining green of prunifolium, a character which alone distinguishes the latter. Our illustration sliows what a beautiful small tree V. Lentago is, full of its clusters of white flowers from base to summit, and differing in general ap- pearance from almost all other genera in the general arrangement of its flowers. -Vfter the flowers the berries which follow are interesting, and make a handsome dis- play in late Summer and Autumn. They are black then and hang in clusters of a half dozen or so together, and are on long stems. Birds are fond of them, and boys too, who have discovered how sweet tasting they are when ripe. This sweet taste is common -to many Viburnums, but appears unknown to most persons. When grown in cultivation as our speci- men is, V. Lentago has less rigid branches than prunifolium and, perhaps, a denser growth, which helps distinguish it, as well as its less shiny green leaves, already re- ferred to. V. Lentago is a more Northern species than V. prunifolium, in its wild state ex- tending from Canada to Georgia and Ken- tucky, while prunifolium, with which it is sometimes confounded, appears to end North at N'ew York. In its wild state V. Lentago and V. pruni- folium are always attractive; and our iUus- traticm attests the beauty of a well grown lawn specimen of V. Lentago. Though both cuttings and layers are open to those who wish to propagate it, seeds, too, are available. Wash them free of pulp in Autumn, place in damp sand at once, and sow early in Spring. -,,,,-, , Cydonia iaponica, better Cydonla (Pyrus) ;^^„„,„ ag-'pj-rus japonica ]apo ca jij almost everyone fa- miliar with old-time shrubs, is not so often seen in shrub collections as formerly, and as it deserves to be. It is one of the early Spring-flowering shrubs. Its large, scarlet flowers are so showy that it easily holds its place as one of some dozen shrubs that one feels one must have in a collection. In former days it stood alone in its color, but there are now a good half-dozen others at least, having among them white, rose, pink, crimson and shades of these colors, which in all are beautiful. A good group of these various colors is very pleasing and is an attraction of some of our public parks. Though all have prickly spines, some have fewer than others. In the way of gro\vth, too, there is variation; some are taller than others, forming bushes ift. to 5ft. tall, though lesser heights are common, but all are more or less bushy. Their prickly nature has found them a place to warn folks to keep away from forbidden paths, for no one cares to run into a bush of it. The scarlet flowers of the common one, japonica, ac- count for one of its common names, "Fire Bush." The general name for it and all its varieties is Japan Quince, which is not wrongly applied, for its fruits are not unlike the common Quince in shape, though much smaller, in addition to both plants being in the same genus. These fruits are of pleasing fragrance when ripe and are often placed in clothes closets and bureaus because of this. In addition to this, the fruits may be used to make an appetizing tart jelly. The propagation of these shrubs is by root cuttings, of about 2in. lengths, made in Autumn, and kept in sand in a cool place over Winter, then placed length- wise, in rows, two inches deep, outdoors, in Spring. In Clifford Park, Philadelphia, an old residential estate presented to the city in recent years, there are one or two large beds of ferns, under the shade of large trees, proving by their fine growth how well such plants can be used for such positions. On private grounds not far away are other beds of ferns, in similar positions, which also thrive well. The sorts used are of but two kinds, each bed consisting of one sort only. The two kinds were Dicksonia pilosiuscula and Asplenium fdix- foemina, both well known for their spreading tendency. We presume but few plants were used in the first place, but at the present time the whole beds are a mass of green fronds. Wc mention these ferns and their uses to call atten- tion to another one which could be added to advantage. It is the well known Ostrich Fern, so called from the appearance of its plume-like fronds, botanically Struthi- opteris gcrmanica. In appearance it differs greatly from any of the other species in its fronds, growing Viburnum Lentago taller and forming a bird's nest appearance. It sends out underground growths often several feet away from the parent plant, so space is quickly covered by its large, green fronds. This fern differs from the others named in bearing fertile fronds, if we may so term them, in the center of the barren ones, such as does the sensitive fern. Onoclea sensibilis, and the Cinnamon fern, Osmunda cinnamomea. This adds to the interest of the Ostrich fern when used in beds or otherwise. The well-known liking of ferns for shady places and the mode of increase followed by those mentioned fit them well for grouping under the shade of trees. All the sorts mentioned are of deciduous nature. Double Lilacs The Ostrich Fern Lilacs have been so long associated with the early years of everyone of us, that wherever there is space for the planting of a few shrubs a Lilac of some sort has to be given room in a garden. The old Syringa vulgaris is still often seen, but mostly the plants were set out many years ago. There are now so many beautiful varieties to be had today. The Lilac is long lived, accounting for the presence of the old species on so many lawns, where they have stood, some of them, for half a century. There are now varieties by the dozens, some single, others double. The single ones always appear to sell the best of all, but the double ojies are always interest- ing, and, as with the singles, they exist in many varieties. The following list of double sorts gives a good va- riety to select from: Alphonse Lavalle, bluish lilac; Belle de Nancy, pink, white center; Mme. Lemoine, white; Michael Buchner, pale lilac; Maximc Cornu, pinkish lilac. In common with all double flowers, as the petals do not fall to the ground as readily as the single ones, they make some display for a longer period than do the single flowered. The ease with which Lilacs grow when budded on the Privet has led to many propagators to take advan- tage of this method of propagation. With care in cutting off all buds on the Privet stock when planting Lilacs so increased, there is no danger of having Privets spring up from the stock later on. Root cuttings of the Lilac, as well as soft wood cuttings under glass, help to keep up a supply of plants. _, One of the greatest trials ex- Crab Grass perienced by those who have on Lawns ^^^^ ^^^g of" lawns is keeping tlicm free from the Crab Grass, Panicum sanguinale. This is but an annual grass, but it delights in heat and moisture, so that in Summer its growth is most luxuriant. It is then that its evil is the most evident as it crowds out all other grasses. To those unac- quainted with it, its appearance gives much pleasure, presenting a green, verdant, live growth. But when it dies, in Autumn, there is nothing living where it had been, every other grass having been smothered out. As aforesaid, it is but an annual, and if it dis- appeared in Autumn for good it would not be so bad, but before disappearing it leaves behind a good crop of seeds for the next year's supply. Frequent mowings prevent its seeding to some extent, but there are always shoots close to the ground which see to the provid- ing of another crop of plants. The only way to permanently rid a lawn of this Crab Grass is to cut it out root and all before it goes to seed. This is not diflicult, as it can soon be distinguished from all other sorts. The writer has worked at this task in his time and has directed others to do it. It must be done before the pest ripens its seeds. Going over the lawn twice in the season will do it. But to make a permanent iob of it the lawn should be gone over once the Summer following the first operation. The work is done by stretching two lines to form an alley, of a width allowing of the operator to reach from side to side without much moving of the body, rooting out the grass as he advances, by the aid of a small, stiff bladed knife. A s'maU, light basket is near the side to hold the weed, to be shifted along as the person advances. Children, boys or girls, if reliable can do the work as well as, or better than men. Starting at one side of a lawn, shifting the Unes to form a new alley as one is finished, placing the weeds in a heap to be burned when all is over, the task re- sults in a permanent riddance of the Crab Grass. It is the only sure way when a lawn is full of this pest. There is not a person who has seen a Gordonia large specimen of Gordonia pubescens Lasianthus ;„ flower but who considers it among the very handsomest of our small native trees, and this opinion is certainly justified. But in G. lasianthus one must not look for a species as handsome. Its flow- ers are white, but they are not as large or as handsome, nor do they possess the fragrance of pubescens. But it is a handsome species nevertheless, and it flowers abundantlj', too. In its wild condition in Florida it has been likened to the Gardenia, a Chinese plant, the flow- ers suggesting something of this tree. But it is not hardy enough for planting where much freezing occurs. It failed to survive the Winters of PhUadelphia, even when protected to some degree, though the other spe- cies mentioned is quite hardy there without any protec- tion whatever. Still, there is a vast territory between Philadelphia and Florida over the greater portion of which this Gordonia would live, and its beauty deserves a trial of it as a small tree. In the South the folks there call it Loblolly Bay. It grows from seeds, layers, and could, probably, be rooted from half-ripened wood under glass. 1400 The Florists' Exchange Craig Quality Cyclamen PRIZE WINNING STOCK Our Cyclamen are conceded to be the best strain in all colors. 75,000 ready for immediate delivery. From 2M-inch pots, at $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Robert Craig Company 4900 Market Street Philadelphia, Pa. Branch, NORWOOD, PA. Wben ordering, please meptlon The Escbanee Special Offer PANSY PLANTS. Fine, large plants in bloom, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Fine, stocky plants, ready to bloom; fine for Memorial Day, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for $10.00. HARDY PINKS, GAILLARDIA. COLUMBINE, FOXGLOVE, CO- REOPSIS. SWEET WILLIAMS. Strong, one-year-old, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt. Poi- tevine, M. Lawrence, La Favorite, and others. Strong plants, out of 2J/^-in. pots, ready tor 4-in., $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. VINCA. Alba and Rosea; BE- GONIA Vernon. Strong plants, out of 2K-iii. pots, ready for 4-inch, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. LANTANA and ABUTILON. Best varieties. 2J4-in-, $3.00 per 100. CABBAGE PLANTS, aU kinds. BEETS, ONIONS. Strong plants, $1.00 per 1000, $8.50 per 10,000. TOMATO PLANTS, all kinds; good, strong plants, $1 50 per 1000 SWEET POTATO PLANTS and PEPPER PLANTS. 35c. per 100, $2.00 per 1000. EGG PLANTS. Strong plants, $3.00 per 1000, 35c. per 100. CAULIFLOWER PLANTS. Nice, strong plants, 35c. per 100, $2.50 per 1000. Send for price list. J. C. SCHMIDT, Bristol, Pa. WtieD orderlag. pleaHe mention Tbe EJicbange Dracaenas and Cannas DRACAENA Indivlsa. From 3-in. pots, $(5.00 per 100; 6-in., 35c. each. CANNAS. Pres. McKinley, Queen Charlotte and Florence Vaughan. From 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Strong, 3-inch, $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-inch, $3.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN. For June deUvery, $10.00 per 100. PRIMROSES. Ready in July. Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N.Y. WLen ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange SURPLUS GOOD STOCK ABOVE MY OWN REQUIREMENTS 1000 LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard, 3in., at 5o. 200 CUPHEA. 3-m.. at 4o. 600 SPRENGERI. 2>i-m.. at 2Kc. 600 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 4-in.. at lOo. 300 VINCA variefiata. 4-in., at lOo. 200 VINCA eleftans. 4-in., at lOo. 100 MAD. SALLEROI. 3-in., at 5c. 600 FORGET-ME-NOT (6eld clumps), at 5o. 100 IMPATIENS. 4-in. (in bloom), at 7!^c. 100 DRAC/ENA Indlvisa. 3-in. at 6c. 100 CANNA, Mme. Berat. 4-in., at 7c. 150 PENTSTEMON Sensation. 2}i.in., at 4o. All first-clasa stocl£. Cash, please. J. H. FREDERICK, Johnstown, N. Y. When ordering, please mention Tbe Excbang'e At Reasonable Prices 100 DRAC^NA Indivlsa. 3-in pots $5 00 DRAC/ENA Indivlsa. 4-in. pots 10.00 FEVERFEW. Little Gem. 2>i-in. pots 2.00 GERANIUMS, Mme. Sallerol. 2>i-in.pota. 2.00 GERMAN IVY. 2Ji-in ........ 2.00 rVY GERANIUMS. Fine miied. 2«-in. pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2ii-m. pota 2.60 LEMON VERBENA. 3-in. pota 3.00 LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. pots 6.00 HELIOTROPE. 2M-in 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2)i-in 2.60 (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Varie^ata. 3-in 3.00 VINCA Varle^ta. 3H-in 6.00 FLORIST Weit KeDDcboiik, Me. F. A. EMMONS, I Middle Atlantic States | Lancaster, Pa. Roses are Blooming The Florists' Club in conjunction with the Young Business Men heard a very delightful and instructive talk on cit.v planning by Mr. Lathrop of New York. Business continues very good for the season and the stores all look attractive with their displays of Peonies, which are coming in by the thousands. Barr has several acres of his own and naturally has the store decorated from the window to the rear of the conservatory. Prices range from 10c. for a bunch of eight to ten, on the market, to .$1.50 per dozen for selected stock in the stores. Of course if one of the stores wanted tbe market stock they would have to pay full price for it, as stock sold on the market is sold as low as, and in some cases lower than, it can be produced, but then some one gets the benefit of it and a greater love for flowers is created. Phlox. Ten Week Stocks and other kin- dred plants are sold in bloom from flats at 10c. per dozen, and many a back yard is brightened, with these cheap plants, that would be a dreary desert at regular prices. H. A. Schro.ver has been re-elected treasurer of the School Board for the city of Lancaster and will be busy after Aug. 1 taking in taxes and explaining why the school tax was raised the cur- rent year. Mr. Edgar and Mr. Robert Antes. Jr., have severed their relationship, and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar have been spending some time with relatives in Quarryville pend- ing an adjustment of the partnership af- fairs. Mr. Antes will continue the busi- ness himself, he being more than satisfied with the amount that has come to the shop as a new concern. Rudolph Xagle is cutting soilie very good Gladioli and has a wonderful stock of young Chrysanthemums to offer. The writer sent out a bunch of Asters the past week, parcel post, for an adver- tiser in the Sunday papers, and the par- ties who get them will have something a little better than the average mail order buyer gets. Carnations have been keeping up in quality to almost Winter grade and even now. June 5, the weather is compara- tively cool, the outdoor stock is getting an excellent start and prospects are good for next Winter's business along these lines. Willis Girvin of Leola has some 75.000 planted out, a good proportion of which will be for sale. B. F. Barr al- ways has a good lot to sell and the Weavers of Ronks also have been sup- pl.ying one of the wholesale houses, so that field Carnations are getting to be quite an item in the list of things to grow among our county florists. Alphonzo Peters has some new ma- terial_ for a house that he bought from the King Construction Co. and is making preparations to remodel and revive the place he has secured in the southern end of the city. Some Fine Stock Size of Per Per Pots 100 1000 2M-in. ABirriLONS Savitzil, or 8 varieties mixed S2.25 $20.00 2}i-in. AGERATUMS. WUte, Liglit and Dark Blue 2.25 20.00 2K-in. ALYSSUM. Larje Giant and Little Gem 2.00 18.00 2H-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus or Hatcheri 3.00 25.00 2M-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Large plants 2.50 22.50 4 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Large plants 6.50 60.00 3 -in. BEGONIA. Flowering. 8 leading varieties 6.00 55.00 2J^-in. CENTAUREA (Dusty MU- ler) 2.25 20.00 2'A-m. COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Verschaflfeltii or 15 va- rieties mixed 2.50 22.50 2}f-in. FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. 12 varieties 2.75 25.00 4 -in. FUCHSIAS. Double and Single. 12 varieties 7.50 70.00 3K- and 4-in. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, Buch- ner, etc 7.00 65.00 2Ji-in. HELIOTROPES. White, Light and Dark Blue 2.75 25.00 4 -in. HELIOTROPES. WUte, Light and Dark Blue 7.50 70.00 2}^-in. MARGUERITES. White, Yellow and Mrs. Saunders. 2.50 22.50 2K-in. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Splendens 2.50 22.50 3 -in. SALVIAS. Bonfire and Splendens 5.00 45.00 2M-in. VERBENAS. Very choice, mixed or separate colors, in bud 2.25 20.00 25.000 2- and 2>i-in. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 20 varieties, earlv. medium and late. $2.50 per 100. $22.50 per 1000. Try them. VINCA Varlegata. 2.Vi-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. GERMAN IVY. 2-in. pots, $2.60 per 100. EGG PLANTS. N. Y. Imp. and Black Beauty. 2M-in. pots, 32.00 per 100. Cash with order. S. G. Benjamin, Fishkiil, N. Y. Wben ordering. i)lease mention The Excluinge Thousands of Beautiful 6 to 12 feet Nursery Grown Hemlocks, Cheap THE f. (. CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Telephone, 264S-4, Bridgeport Division. Make apiMlntment. See the stock. Establiahed 21 jrearB. When ordering, please mention The Exchange CABBAGE, Early Wlnnigstadt, Wakefield. Henderson, Early Summer, etc., S2.50 per 1000. Late CABBAGE PLANTS. $2.00 per 1000. CAULIFLOWER PLANTS, Early Paris and Snowball. 35.00 per 1000. TOMATO PLANTS, Earliana. Jewel. June Pink, Perfection, Stone. Dwarf Champion, Acme. etc. S2.25 per 1000. Correspondence solicited. Alonzo J. Bryan Wholesale Florist Weishington, New Jersey Wben ordering, please m'-ntinn The Exelinnce Coleus Verschafleltii, G. Bedder and 12 others. 2-in. pots, 81.75 per 100, 817.50 per 1000. GERANIUMS, Nutt, Ricard, Doyle, Poitevine and others, 3-in., S3.00 per 100. SINGLE PETUNIAS, STOCKS, PHLOX, VER- BENAS. 2-in., $1.50 per 100; 3-in.. SS.OOper 100. SALVIAS, Bonflre and Zurich; 3-in., S3.00 per 100. PANSY PLANTS. $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. TOMATOES. PEPPERS, CABBAGE. 2-in. pots, $1.25 per 100. EGG PLANTS, CAULIFLOWER Seedlings. 50o. per 100; 2-in. pots. $1.50 per 100. CELERY. Self-blanching, French Seed. $2.50 per 1000: Transplanted, 40c. per 100. / Cash with order, please. ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y. When ordering, plense mi'iitioii lUv KNt-lmnpe CARNATIONS Strong plants from pote. Pure White Enchant- ress, Enchantress Supreme, Crimson Beauty, Alice and Mrs. Lawson. S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. GERANIUMS In bud and bloom. Beauty of Poitevine, John Doyle. Alphonse Ricard. J. J. Harrison, Mme. Landry, La Favorite and Mme. Salleroi. From 332-in. pots, strong plants. S7.00 per 100. June 10, 191C. The Florists' Exchange 1401 A 1 Stock — Order Now 100 ABUTILON Savltzll and two other varieties, .S-in S5.00 ALTERNANTHERA. From soil 1.00 Brilliantissima, aurea nana, Par- onvchioides ALYSSUM, Double. 2-in 2.00 Little Gem, Jij-iii 2.00 Transplanted Seedlings, from soil. . . .' S(i.UO per 1000 .75 BEGONIA Luminosa, LH^-in 3.50 Chatelaine, Prima Donna, 2)..j-in. 3.00 Erfordia ;iiul Vernon, white, 2-m.. . 2.50 Vernon, red and pink. 2,14-in 2.50 Seedlings, above varieties from soil. 1.50 CANNAS. All kinds. 3-iu 5.00 ■1-in 8.00 DRAC-SNA Indivisa, 3-in 5.00 EGG PLANTS. 2 > i-in 2.00 FUCHSIAS. In varietv. 2i.f-in 2.50 GERANIinviS, Mad. Sallerol, 2-iD.. 2.00 Ivy Mixed, 214-in 2.00 Rose, or Scented 2-in 2.00 3-in 5.00 TRADESCANTIA. gated. 2.' 2-in VINCA Varlegata. 1000 2.00 2-in.. $18.00 per Cash with order, please. 2.00 OLSON & CO., Webster, Mass. Wholesale Plant Growers Wbtn ordtTJiit:. pleujie m-.'Ullou Tbe Excbau To the Heart of Leisureland Where woods are cool, streams alluring, vacations ideal. Be- tween New York City (with Albany and Troy the gateways) and Lake George The Adirondacks Lake Champlain The North and West The logical route is " The Luxurious Way " Largest and most magnificent river steamships in the world DAILY SERVICE Send for free copy of Beautiful "S earchligh Magazine " HUDSON NAVIGATION CO. Pier 32. North River New York "The Searchlight Route" In Bud and Bloom GERANIUMS Fiae, stocky plants. Nutt, Grant, double pink and white, 4-inch, S7.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. From flats, 8 to 10 shoota, S12.00 per 1000. BEGONIAS. Everblooming, scarlet. 3-in., So.; 4-in., lOo. HYDRANGEAS. French, 6 to 6 shoots, S-inoli pota, 3oc. Samuel Whitton, ^« l^rcA^^T""- Chrysanthemums Oconto and Chieftain. 2!.^.in., strong plants, $4.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Bud and Bloom. Nutt, Harrison, Poitcvine, La Favorite, S6 00 per 100. Extraheavystockof the above, SS.OO per 100. VINCAS. 3H-in., SS.OO per 100. Cash with order. Bellamy Bros. 3I9-.^23 Onondaga Ave. SYR.\CISE, N. Y. Giant Snapdragons White, Yellow, Pink, Scarlet, Garnet From 2-inch pots, $2.00 per 100 HI? 'Dy^Af^A*- GardenviUe, Erie Co. . r . JBoerger, new york When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued Lancaster is ablaze with June Roses right now, and look any direction you lua.v. Ro.si's can be seen and in all stages (->f quality. Some of them, under care- ful culture, are wonderful, others are not so good but they are Roses all the same. Albeet JI. Herb. Syracuse, N. Y. Memorial Day opened with heavy rain which promised to cause a loss to those who had laid in large stocks of cut flow- ers. Fortunately, at noon it cleared up so that a large business was done in the afternoon. Taken altogether, Memorial trade w-as better than last year. Peonies are not in flower yet and wili not be for a week or more. Irises and Aquilegias were plentiful. These flowers are being much used for dinner parties and recep- tions. There were several large weddings the past week ; but outdoor flowers were mostly u.sed in the decorations. Some large affairs are booked for the coming week. Funeral work continues very heavy. At the funeral of a Polish woman killed in an automobile accident, it required two large wagons to carry the flowers to the cemetery. Lilac day in Rochester being so close to Memorial Day, it was impossible for any of the Syracuse Florists' Club to get away, as had been planned. Only the prompt action of the firemen saved Charles F. Saul's seed store and warehouse when a fire started in a tailor's shop next door; the only loss Mr. Saul sustained was by smoke. The writer often reads some very amusing hints in the daily papers, as to the treatment of house plants — such as giving them castor oil, cod liver oil in small doses, but the following, which is given verbatim, certainly "takes the cake." Hint foe House Feens "To make a house Fern grow and be a nice green, put two small and nicely chopped oysters into the pot once in three weeks till the fern looks healthy." Oysters are my special "wanity," as Mr. Weller would say, and I dislike the thought of their being put to such a use. L. E. Mulhauser. Court st., was for- tunate in having a splendid lot of Ge- raniums in bloom for Memorial Day. His stock of Vincas is very large and fine — a large block of Peonies is full of buds and promises some grand flowers. In the Municipal Day parade the park dept. had a large float representing the playgrounds with a lot of children play- ing, which attracted a great deal of at- tention and received much applause. Owing to the lateness of the season the Rose show is postponed till the end of the month. The date will be announced later. H. Y. Preparedness 10(1 HELIOTROPE, Jersey Beauty, 2-in. $2.00 ; LOBELIA, K. MaUard, 2-in 2.00 | Trailing, 2-in .' . 2.00 MARGUERITES, White, 2-in 2.00 NASTURTIUMS, Double Mixed, 2.i2-iu 2.00 PETUNIAS, Double Mixed, 2- in 2.00 Single. Cal. Giants, Rosy Morn, Giant Fringed, 2 '4 -in 2.00 SNAPDRAGONS, SUver Pink, 2-in. . 2.50 Phelps' White, 2-iu 2.50 STAR OF BETHELHEM. Something new, 2-in 5.00 SWAINSONA. 2-iu 2.50 Green and varie- PINK 100 «' 1000 Alice $.s.00 $7.1.00 Enchantres.s .Supreme 7.50 (50.00 Mrs, C. Edward Akehurst 7.50 00.00 Pink Sensation 8.00 75.00 Mrs. C. W. Ward 7.00 55.00 Enchantress 7.00 .55.00 Pink Delight . 8.00 75.00 Slegwart 7.50 60.00 Rose Pink Enchantress 7.00 55.00 Rosette 7.50 60.00 Dorothy Gordon 7.S0 60.00 .Northport 7.00 65.00 Glorlosa 7.50 60.00 Winsor 7.50 60.00 RED Chainplon 7.50 60.00 Princess Dagmar 7.50 60.00 Beacon 7.00 55.00 Pocahontas 7.50 60.00 Harlowarden 7.00 55.00 Victory 7.0U 55.00 St. Nicholas 7.50 60.00 The Herald 7.60 60.00 WHITE Matchless 7.00 55.00 White Wonder 7.00 55.00 White Enchantress 7.00 55.00 White Perfection 7.00 55.00 .\lnia Ward 7.00 55.00 YELLOW Yellow Prince 8.00 70.00 Yellowstone 8.00 70.00 WRITE FOR OUR -MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN| S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklio and St. PauiJSts. WASHINGTON; 1216 H St.. N. W. Be wise iind nn-pitro for next Hc.'isnii b>' onU'ritiK your. stock '•I Fleld-f^rown Carnation Plants NOW. Kcady on mid nfter July lat. , \ ^if\ t 3 ^xSSl w^ ^ i ^^K*- (§) 1 VARIEGATED 100 1000 Benora $7.50 $00.00 When ■->rd>:Tiim. please m-'ntl..ii 'I'll.- K- Bedding Plants by the Thousands Our Greenhouses are filled with choice stock that you can plant out at once to mal^e immediate effect. Pota 100 GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt, SMALL PLANTS, sucli as PETU- Poitevine and Ricard 4-in. $7.00 NIAS, MARIGOLDS, PHLOX, BEGONIA Luminosa and DWARF LOBELIA, ALYSSUM, Vernon 4-in. 7.00 CENTAUREAS, 2H-in., 53.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS 4-in. 7.00 ROSE BUSHES Boe plants 6-in DOUBLE PETUmAS 4-in. 7.00 p„t,, e.^y Ramiler, Jessie, E^^ Caliiornia Giants 4-in. 7.00 rn„„„i.^ i„_* /-., *,.,,j « _I ^ HELIOTROPE 4-in. 7.00 ^^^'JZ^^TlF^T ^ Soupert, Gruss SCARLET SAGE 4-in. 7.00 *° ^*P"'^' *^-° ^^' <^°'- NASTURTIUMS 4-in. 7.00 PALMS. KENTIA ForsterUna, 6 MOON VINES 4-in. 10.00 to 6 leaves, 28-30 in. iiigh, $1.00 each. COLEUS BrllUancy 4-in.' 10.00 BOXWOOD. 6-in., 35o. each; 7-iD.. COLEUS VeTschaSeltil, oOc. each. Golden Bedder, Queen i>„..„ij. i n oo or, Victoria and Fancy Mixed Pyramids. 3 ft., $2.00 each. 23^-in. 3.00 , Cash with order. ASCHMANN BROS., Second and Bristol Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. GET YOUR SUPPLY NOW! F.FR.X.IRSA'S INSECTICIDE "Roseguard" Is good forrosebugs, cutworms, currantworms, cabbage, cauliflower and onion mites, white and green flies, aphis, scales and red spiders Atk for circular. Dealer* ask for trade discount F. FR. X. IRSA, AMAGANSETT, N. Y. Wlnni 'TiJtrIn;:. plea-se meptlon The ]Cxcbang<' CYCLAMEN Splendena Glg&nteum Hybrids Our strain of Cyclamen la lecoDd to none; we can furnuh same Id all itandard colors, twice transplanted from fiat«, at$3.60per 100, $30.00 per 1000, DRACAENA iQJlWfa. From 2H-»n. pota. $3.00; from 3-in. pota, 6.00; from ,3H-m. pota, $6.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosua Nanus. From 2H-iii. pota. $300; ASPARAGUS Spren- fier., from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUL MADER, East Stroudsbiirg, Pa. Wheo orderlDff. please m'.= ntlon The Eichanee Asparagus Sprengeri Fine bush.v stock, in 3-in. pota, ready to plant or to siiift into 4-in. pota $6.00 per 100. R.G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn. Whep orderipg. pleaae mentiop The Bicbapg* Fruits andVe^etablesUnderGlasa William Turner. Price $5.00 A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. ■438 to 448 Weit 37tli Street, K. T, 1402 The Florists' Exchange Rose Stakes at ^^ Before the War^^ Prices SPECIAL 4-foot No. 9 Stakes $10.95 per 1000 YOU'LL PAY MORE LATER THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY, Connersville, Ind. Continuous Ring Carnation Supports $16.00 per 1000 plants Carnations F. Dorner & Sons Co. LA FAYETTE, IND. Whpn orderinc r'''''!-"*' tii' nt ii.ii Thi' Rxchanpe Just Arrived from Belgium 40 CASES OF AURACARIAS, KENTIAS and ASPIDISTRAS In fine condition, which I will offer in their original package for the next two weeks, before being potted, at the follow- ing low prices: AURACARIA Exceisa. 3 tiers, 8-10 inches high, 40c.; 3 tiers, 9-11 inches high, 50c.; 3-4 tiers, 12-14 inches high, 60c.; 3-4 tiers, 14 to 16 inches high, 75c. KENTIA Belmoreana. 5-6 leaves, 16 inches high, 65c.: 18 inches high, 5-6 leaves, 75c.: 24 inches high, 6-7 leaves, 90c. ; 26-28 inches high, 6-7 leaves, S1.25 each. KENTIA Forsteriana, 24-26 inches high, 5-6 leaves, 7Sc. : 2S-.30 inches high, 90c.: 32-34 inches high. 6 leaves, SI. 25; 36 inches high, $1.50 each. ASPIDISTRA. Suitable for porches. Green- leavod. 6-inch pots, $1.00; Variegated. $1.25. GERANIUMS, such as Beaute PolteTine and Alphonse Ricard. 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. John Doyle, S. A. Nutt, Perkins, M. Buchner, 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. BEGONIAS, Luminosa and Vernon, best red; Magnifica, best pink. 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; same varieties, 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS. 4-in. pots. $8.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE. Light and dark blue. 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. AGERATUM. Best dwarf blue, 4-in. pota, $7.00 per 100. SCARLET SAGE, Clara Bedman or Bonfire. 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100; 3-in. pota, $4.00 per 100. PETUNIAS, California Giant. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 4-inch pots, bright colors, $8.00 per 100. ROSY MORN and INIMITABLE. 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. NASTURTIUMS. 4 good colors. 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. COLEUS Verschaffeltil, Golden Bedder, Queen Victoria. 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Fancy Varieties, $4.00 per 100. SWEET ALYSSUM, Little Gem. 2H-in. pota, $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE BLUE CORNFLOWERS. 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. DWARF FRENCH MARIGOLD. 2l^in. pots. $3,00 per 100. MOONVINES. 2H-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, staked up, $12.00 per 100. HONEYSUCKLE. 6!^-in. pota, 25c. VERBENAS. Separate colors. 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. PHLOX. 2).4-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. SNAPDRAGONS, such as Giant Yellow, Golden Queen, Giant Scarlet, Giant Pink, Salmon Pink, Queen of the North and Giant White. 2>^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Neh-oee Pink and Silver Pink, 2M-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. KENTIA Belmoreana and Forsteriana. 4-in. pots, 30c. each. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2 !^-in. pota, $3.00 per 100; 4-in., $10.00 per 100. Sprengerl, 3-in. pota, $6.00 per 100: 4-in.. $12.00 per 100. HARDY IVIES. 3-in. pota, $5.00 per 100. COCOS WeddelUana. 3-in. pots, 15c. CROTONS. 4-in. pots, 25c. LEMON VERBENAS. 4-in. pota, $8.00 per 100. DRACi«NA Indivlsa. 5-in. pota, 25c. DIELYTRA, or Bleeding Heart 6-in. pota, 25c. FUNKIA Variegata. Strong. 4-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. ROSES, auch as Magna Charta, Gruss an TepUtz, Caroline Testout, Baby Ram- bler. Strong, 6-in. pota, 25c. each We also have a fine line of BEDDING PLANTS, which are now in very good condition. Godfrey Aschmann, 'Fo^d"p&s"^ 1012 West Ontario Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. "I never knew it could be done!" The " Silent Smith " IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII "THIS exclamation is often heard after our represent- ative has shown a typist how to accomplish some desired result on the L. C. Smith & Bros. T3rpewriter Q There are so many things about this machine that add to the quality and quantity of work of an operator that we have written about them in two booklets, which are yours for the asking. Q "The Silenl Smith" is the title of the one on the Silent models, while the Standard models are described in "A Lesson in Operating." Q Send for the one you wish today. L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company Factory and Home Office: Syracuse, N. Y. Branches In all Principal Cities 311 BROADWAY - - NEW YORK CITY iiiiiiiiiiiii III! iPiiiii ! miiniiiiiniimiii mil iiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiii iiihiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiB Wtien orderlns, pleaBt mention Tbe KKCbanxt A. F. J. Banr O. E. Stelnkamp Send for our price list of young Gerainiuin Plants and Carnation Cuttings. Ready to mail now. Come and see our stock. It is in prime condition BAlR & STEINHAMP, indlsnapolls, Indiana Carnation Breeders Wbep ordering- please metitlop Tbe ExcliHnpe Large American-Grown Rhododendrons and Kalmias m r. I CONINE NURSERY CO., Stratford, Conn. Tcliphont, 2S48-4, Brld«port Diriaion. Maka,. appointment. See the (tack. Eatabliibed 21 raara. Wh»n ftrrt*r1ng nl<*Ha«' mention Th^ 1gl«'hilllg» Baltimore, Md. The Market The market here during the past week has been rather spasmodic. Gradu- ations and a few weddings have broken the monotony of dull times. Needless to say the market reflects trade conditions typical to this season. Considered as a whole, the stock of cut flowers brought in the market is of excellent quality. Carnations especially, are better than they have been for sev- eral weeks past and are rather too plen- tiful. However, prices rule low, namely from $1.50 to $2.50 per 1000. Roses are not any too good in quality. Mrs. Russell and Ophelia are rather scarce. While good stock sells fairly well it is almost impossible to dispose profitably of all the short stemmed Roses. Killarneys are a drug on the market. Am. Beauty Roses are averaging around $25 per 100. Mrs. Rusell and other specials are bring- ing around 6c. to Sc, No. 1 around 3c. and 4c. ; shorts are hard to unload at 2c. and 3c. Owing to their poor keeping qualities Sweet Peas at this season are alter- nately proving scarce and plentiful. Prices have averaged from 25c. to 50c per 100. Quite a little Valley has been shipped in lately — probably due to a sur- plus in Northern markets. The price so far has remained around $4 per 100. Peonies are still very plentiful, and while some are of very choice quality, a number of varieties prove to be of poor keeping quality. During the past week it has been impossible to dispose of all, but at present the demand seem to equal the supply. Prices have ranged from 2c. to 4e. and some surplus stock was even hard to sell at $1.00 per 100. Notes Mr. Siegwart has been shipping in some very choice Cattleyas, well worth the margin above the ruling market price, namely, from 40c. to 60c. M. Wells of the West End Florist Store is still at the Franklin Square Hospital and has only now been allowed to sit up. Mr. Wells has had a close call, but we rejoice to hear that he is on the mend and wish him a speedy conva- lescence. J. Ward Perry, manager of the Balti- more Wholesale Florist and Supply Co. is confined to his home suffering from ulcers in the stomach. Friends of Mr. Thomas Barker of the Baltimore Cut Flower Co., are congratu- lating him on his narrow escape in a pistol fight with a highway robber who had attempted to hold him up. Shortly after 9 p.m., while Mr. Barker was at work in the oflnce of the Baltimore Cut Flower Co., he was confronted with a desperado who, pointing the muzzle of a COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK When ordering, pleaee mention The Exchange [LM[RD.SMI]H&CO. Chrgsanlhcmums Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN - - - MICH. Chrysanthemoms and Plnmosus MaJ. Bonnafifon and J. Nonin, from 2H-iQch pota, $20.00 per 1000. Out of sand, $15.00 per 1000. Plumosus, by the thousand or ten thousand, at $25.00 per 1000. Cash er approved credit W. B. Girvin, Leola, Pa. When ordering. plesHP nn'nttnn Thp Kycbtinef ROOT Rose Plants RADIANCE. KAISBRIN, WHITB and PINK KELLARNEY. SUNBURST and MILADY R*ady for thipwunt Stnd for cirtutart J. L. DILLON, Bloomsbnrg, Pa. When ordering, plenoe mention The Ry^hnoe^ Best Early 'Mum YEUOWCHAS.RAZER 100 1000 Rooted Cuttings - - - $1.50 $12.50 2H-il>ch pots 2.50 20.00 HENRY EICHHOLZ, Waynesboro, Pa. When ordering. ple«se m''nt1on The KTfi'nngp Split Carnations Quickly, easily and cheaply mended. No tools required Pillsbury Carnation Staple Patented 1906 1000 350., 3000 $1.00 postpaid I. L. PILLSBURY Galesburg, lU. Whea »r4»rtag. pleis# Mention The Bichancfr THE EXCHANGE— Best Advertising MdiB June 10, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1403 Anglin ^ Walsh Co. VVILLIAMSBRIDGE, N. Y. 'Phone. WooJIawn 1470 Carnation and Chrysanthemum DaaI»J CmnilZ^^^ Send for complete list of nOOted tUttingS varieties and prices. Asparagus Plumosus Seedlings Nice. Btronc slock. SI. 00 per 100, SS 00 per 1000; nt $7,50 per 1000 in 6000 lots; 2>4-in. pots, J3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Begonias for Bedding Vernon, Lumlnosa. Semperflorens. From 2>i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. Cannas— All Varieties From 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Kins Humbert, $4,00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Coleus Rooted Cuttings VerschaSeltii, Golden Bedder, Golden Queen, Beckwith's Gem, and many other good varieties. Rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 1000; 2}i-in. pots, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cyclamen 2).4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Dracaena Indivisa 3.00; 3-in. pot )0 per 100. Ferns 2>i-in. pots, S3.00; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 3>j-in. pou, $7.00 per 100. For Ferneries, in best assortment. 2J^-in., $3.00 per 100. iqq lOOO Boston $4.00 $35.00 Elegantlssima 6.00 50.00 VVhitmanl S.OO 40.00 Scottil S.OO 40.00 Roosevelt S.OO 40,00 Teddy, Jr 6.00 50.00 English Ivy 2>i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25,00 per 1000 Verbenas 2M-in. pots, $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Bouvardias 2)i-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000 Snapdragon All colors, S4.00 per lOU, $35.00 per 1000. When ordering, please mi-'uttMU The ExclmiiKf Snapdragon Nelrose We have sever.il thou.sand well rooted plants of NELROSE Snapdragon from rooted cuttings. 100 1000 Out of Thumb Pots $3.50 835.00 Out of 3-inch pots 5.00 50.00 Out of 4-inch pots 8.00 80.00 Fine, well rooted plants ready now. W. & H. F. EVANS Rowlandville, Philadelphia, Pa. DRACAENA INDIVISA Good, strong, bench-grown stock, ready for 5-in. and 6-in. pots, urns or porch boxes $10.00 per 100 WHITE BROS., Medina, N.Y. Vinca Variegata 3-in., $3 50 per 100; 4-in., S7.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Helen Michell, 2-in., $3.50 per 100; S. A. Nutt and others, 2-in., S2.25 per 100; 3-in., $3.50 per 100; 4-in,, $6.00 per 100. COLEUS. Red and mixed, 3-in., $3.25 per 100. W. J. FREDERICK 29 Helderberg Avenue, SCHENECTADY, N. Y. When nrilprlng. rilfiiwp m.-ntlnn The Esclinnge CANNAS Florence Vaughan. 4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. VERBENAS. Best mixed colors, $2.50 per 100. HELIOTROPE, Queen of Violets. aH-in. ots, $5.00 per 100; 2;.2-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. FUCHSIA. Snow White and Avalanche. 3-iii. pots, $3.00 per 100. COBEA Scandens. Blue. 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. WM. J. CHINNIGK, Trenton, N. J. gun in his direction, demanded him to hold up his hands. Mr. Barker, however, grappled with the highwayman who broke away and fired two shots which narrowly missed. Mr. Barker made an- other attempt to grab the man who ran out a distance of eight to ten blocks meanwhile keeping up his gunfire at his Itursuer. At last he was overtaken after he had boarded a street car and was taken in custody. At a hearing before a magistrate it was brought out that he has quite a criminal record, having but re- cently been discharged on parole from the State penitentiary of Indiana. P. J. Le Claib. Annapolis, Md. The rush season in connection with "graduation week" at the Naval Acad- emy is almost a thing of the past. While the actual graduation exercises are over, a number of visitors are still lingering in the quaint old town Old Severn, and probably will remain here until the fleet starts on its annual cruise. In the meantime the local florists are enjoying quite a call for varied flowers. Corsage bouquets of all kinds and Ameri- can Beauty Roses are the leading ar- ticles in demand. Mrs. R. Kaiser and her staff have been very rushed to fill all the orders for deco- rations for receptions, dansants and weddings ; besides a goodly call for cor- sage bouquets. Ed. N. Seidewitz reports quite a call for decorations. L. Blackistone of Washington, D. C, had the decoration for the hop of the graduating class of the Naval Academy. F. J. Le Claib. irderlng. pIpspp nn^ntlnn The Exchan, ££ SALVIA aplendens. 4-iQ. pota, $7.00 per 100. KING HUMBERT CAhfNAS. 4-in. poU, lO-in. tall, $8.00 per 100. DUSTY MILLER. 2>i-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. GERMAN IVY. 2>i-in. pots. $2.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots, $3.50 per lOO. AGERATUM. 3-in. pot«, $3 60 per 100. iATTHfWS i VARHtV, l^^iS^l^^^y, When orderlmr. pleaBg meotloo Tbg Bxchang* Use It and Save Time Our Stock and Material Index Page 1407 San Jose, Cal. Snreet Pea Show The fact that large fields of Sweet Peas, growing for seed, are commonplace sights in the Santa Clara Valley, does not seem to dampen the enthusiasm of San Jos§ flower lovers for the Sweet Pea. The local Chamber of Commerce held a three day show, commencing May 17. Although no prizes were offered, a large number of exhibitors participated, and the daily attendance was large. Aside from an exhibit of field-grown blooms by the Braslan Seed Growers' Co., all entries vpere made by amateurs, chief among which was Emile Ralston who entered 27 varieties of the Spencer type, including most of the newly intro- duced sorts. The marriage engagement is an- nounced betwe,en Prof. Arno H. Nehrling of the Department of Horticulture, Mass. Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass., and Miss Ada Kathryn Joseph of Jas- per, Ind. The marriage will be cele- brated on June 29 at South Bend, Ind. BEGONIAS MRS. J. A. PETERSON PerlOO PenOOO 2Ji-inchpots - $25.00 $200.00 CINCINNATI 2J^-inch pots - 15.00 140.00 LORRAINE 2M-inch pots 12.00 110.00 CYCLAMEN Separate colors, finest strain, extra strong, 3-inch pots, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000 Julius Roehrs Company RUTHERFORD, N. J. When ordefltn. pleftfl» mention Tba Bich*ng» THREE HOUSES OF ROSES / -Per dozen ^ Hybrid Perpetual Roses, in variety - 16.00 $9.00 $12.00 Baby Ramblers, in variety - - - - 6.00 9.00 12.00 Perkins and Red Ramblers, pS $9.00 12.00 18.00 24.00 HYDRANGEAS We only have pink, mauve and white, in all sizes. In bloom, from 50c. to $3.00 each. In bud, showing color, plants from 35c., 50c., 75c., Sl.OOeach. Can furnish by dozen or by hundred, any size. Will ship out of pots. Cash with order pleaae. ANTON SCHULTHHS, coLC^<^l%Sini.v.i. When orJerinp. please mention Tlie Exchange ARBORVITAES 8 to 10 feet Nwway, Kosteri and White Spruce 8 to 14 feet, and other large specimen Evergreent THE F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO.. Stratford. Coon. ilak€ appointment. Se^ the Stock. Telephone— 2648-4. Bridgeport, Conn. Establiabed 21 years. When ordering, please mention The Bxchange Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prieea CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS AND ROSES CHARLES H. TOTTT MADISON - NOV JERSEY When orderinB. please mptitlon The Excbanjre See Slock for Sale ad. Bargains. Roses The Conard © Jones Co. <5iifl FT HI F /loraI comrany "^ WheB ordtrlns. ple&M mention Ttt Michuitc . WkM «r4«1sff. pUtM mantle I1k« Bzcbaaf* 1404 The Florists' Exchange FERN SEEDLINGS. By the million, now ready for potting, best stock ever produced, every plant guaranteed to please, or money back. Assort- ment of 15 best Fern Dish varieties, strong, un- divided clumps, Sl.OO per 100, $9.50 per 1000. In 10.000 lots, $9.00 per 1000; in 25,000 lots, $8.50 per 1000. Ask for Price List illustrating 30 best Table Ferns to select from. FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy, full grown, 2>i-in. stock, in best assortment, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2Jf-in. stock, right size for center plants. $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Farleyense Glorlosa. Strongest, prettiest and most productive of fancy Adian- tums. Always in demand, requires no more heat or care than a Boston Fern. Well grown, 2}i-in. stock, SI. 20 per doz.. $9.00 per 100. Large cut fronds, shipped safely any distance, $10.00 per 100 ADIANTUM Farleyense. Splendid 2-in. stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Reglna; and Rhodophyllum. Two pretty desirable Ferns, 23.4-in., $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Cuneatum. Best common, com- mercial Maidenhair Fern for pot or cut. Well grown, 2M-in. stock, S3. 50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Strong Seedlings, $1.00 per 100. $9.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUMSchiedei. (King of Ferns.) Perfect 4-iii. plants, $6.50 per doz., $50.00 per 100. ALSOPHILA Australls. Extra strong seedlings, $3 00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. In 6000 lots, $7.00 per 1000. From 2,^-in. pots, in per- fect condition, $3.00 per 100, $26.O0 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Sprenfteri. Strong Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, 87.00 per 1000; 2i.i-in., S3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; 3-in., $7.00 per 100. J. F. Anderson FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. AUSTRALIAN FERNS, PALMS, ETC. Natural dried fern fronds, palm leaves, etc., supplied in any quantity. A few on my list: FERNS: Adiantum, Bleichnum, Aspldl- um, Asplenlum, Gleichenla, Todea. PALMS: CALAMUS Muellerl, KENTIA Monostachva, LIVISTONA Australls, SEAFORTHIA elegans, ARECA Bauerl MACROZAMIA. OTHER LEAVES. LOMATIA, GREVILLEA rsbusta, AUSTRALIAN MOSS, RESTIA Tetraphyllus- Samples and quotations forwarded on appU- oationto MARK BROWNE 68H Pitt Street, SYDNEY, N. S. W., AUSTRALIA Cable: "Niaouli. Sydney." Codes: A. B. C. 5th and Western Union When ordering, please lU'Mition The Kxctiange FERNS Assorted Table Ferns Out of 2>i-inch pots. $3.00 er 100 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra heavy. From 2>i-inch pots. $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000. KENTIA BELMOREANA From ^2>i-inch pota, 3 leaves, $6.50 per 100. $60.00 per 1000; 3-inch pots, 5 leaves, $15.00 per 100. All express orders. Cash with order, please B.SOlTAUfERNERY?.^,;.,=SSf.N"T WTien ordering, please mentlop The Exchange Fern Seedlings Best stock in country, assortment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full-grown, fine stock, from 2ii-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; from 3-in., 86.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seed- lings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000, Fine stock from 2!4-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A- Peterson Wood Court Tarrytown- on -Hudson, N. Y. 6>>c WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR The Florist and Perennials ' Growing Perennials from Seed When ordering, oleose mention The Exchange Not AVell Enough Acquainted a$ Yet I hav«, during the past six years, fre- quently called attention to the fact that every retail florist can make the growing of perennials a well paying side line, and the man with a few frames and just a little space outside cannot do any better than get into the growing of more hardy stock of every description. It matters little just where you are located. There are certain sections of our country where the Winters are too severe or the Sum- mers too hot to grow some varieties suc- cessfully but this need not stop anyone from growing such sorts as can be and let the others alone. There is hardly a single perennial or biennial we might mention for which, when well grown, one cannot realize from $1.50 to $2 per doz. in Spring or Fall, the growing of which didn't require nearly as much of your time, or money as a Geranium. The plants do not require any greenhouse and those not sold can be used for cut flow- ers later on. There never was a greater demand on the part of the public than there is now for hardy flowering plants. Everybody wants perennials. Just as many Cannas, Salvias and other bedding stock are sold for all of that, but are you paying enough attention to the Iierennials? Are you selling more than ever and are you keeping adding new va- rieties to your list? There are thousands of retail growers throughout the country located in the smaller towns who could double their business by paying more at- tention to the handling of perennials on a bigger scale. From now on you can sow out seed of many of the most de- sirable biennials and perennials and start to sell the plants of many of them next October. Get into it, there never was a better chance actually to make money for us. Ton don't need to be a college gradu- ate nor an expert gardener to do it : with the modem seed catalog, the trade press, and a desire to get tliere, you will soon be on the right road. Hardy Lupines We had a batch of Lupins nicely cov- ered last November. All of them died out while those alongside, with just enough leaves around them, such as were carried there by the wind, are in full bloom at this writing; so after this hav- ing happened to us repeatedly there will be no more heavy covering placed on the plants in Fall. These Lupines, especially some of the newer hybrids, are excellent cut flowers and belong to every collec- tion of hardy plants. They are as easy to handle as Delphiniums or Gaillardias but should be sown early in the season so as to be well established before Win- ter sets in. Sow now, and when the plants are large enough, transplant about Oin. apart to where they are to remain over Winter. Gaillardias and Coreopsis Two Fine Cut Flowers Both of these are among the hardy plants and for best results should be sown each .year. They are excellent out flowers and every retail grower should have a batch on hand. The Gaillardias flower all Summer long, while the Core- opsis give out during July. Sow seed during June and allow plenty of space later on between the transplanted stock. A heavy covering is not good for either of them : it is liable to rot the crown of the plants. Pyrethrum roseum If you buy a package of Pyrethrum roseum seed you will get flowers of all shades under the rainbow and perhaps only a very small percentage of rose colored ones, but that really doesn't mat- ter; they are all good and desirable as cut flowers with their fern like foliage. Sow now and get fair sized plants by Fall in order to stand the Winter. Al- most anything in flowers with Daisy-like blossoms is desirable and has been a fa- vorite with the public for ever so long and it is that fact that makes these Pyre- thrums good sellers. Tliere are perennials which, if left alone and the seed is allowed to drop around the plants, will produce seedlings in great masses. WMle this is one way of ensuring stock, usually the little plants come up so late in the season that they are of but Utt\e use to us. -A. better way is to sow seed during June, trans- plant the stock and take the very best care of it in order to obtain a good sized plant quickly. Prepare a cold frame with good soil and sow in rows about 4in. apart. Cover the seeds according to their size. Hollyhock, for instance, can stand Vi of an inch, while Lobelia car- dinalis or Oriental Poppy doesn't want any covering whatever, but should just be pressed down gently into the surface. No matter what varieties you sow it is always well to place a sash over the frame and use a fine spray on the wa- tering can ; in other words do all you can to prevent wasting valuable seed. As soon as the little seedlings appear, remove the sashes and harden the plants off, but don't expose them at once to the burning sun. No matter how cheap seed may be, always sow thin. More seed is wasted by careless sowing than from any other cause. Grow just enough of a certain variety and avoid transplanting 1500 Dianthuses, for instance, just be- cause you have them on hand when you really have only use for 500. A well- drained soil is far more important than one with an extra dose of manure. Keep the young plants free from weeds the soil between them properly cultivated at all times, and allow enough space in order to give the plants a chance to develop into nice specimens. This is what counts. Don't overlook labeling them. We know a Peony from an Iris, but it isn't so easy to pick out different Phloxes by looking at them while in a dormant state. Sweet William ig^j^y While a package of mixed Sweet Will- iam seed, even of an ordinary strain, will give you an assortment of colors of the greatest variety, from a florist's point of view a clear white or pink sort is to him of more value. Both of these can be had in separate colors, and like the Lupines, should be sown in early June in order to obtain heavy plants by Fall. The pink sort known as Newport Pink is a very desirable one, and if you have a batch of them coming into flower now, you will notice quite a variety of shades, some better than others, and if you are very anxious to increase your stock with any one in particular, I would suggest cutting the plants back quite a little and let them make a lot of new shoots which are easily rooted in sand toward Fall — even earlier. All of these will make fine plants for next Spring. No matter how good the seed and how care- fully the plants have been selected, there is bound to be a variation in the colors which is easily overcome by propagating through cuttings. Digitalis or Foxglove These too, should be sown early in order to make flowering plants for next 3'ear, when sown in August or September you might obtain fair sized stock by the following June, but only a small per- centage of them will flower and if you keep these plants over Summer they will be as large as a bushel basket b.v Fall and usually damp off or rot out over Winter; therefore sow early. Salvia azurea grandiflora This splendid perennial is not, as yet, sufiiciently appreciated. We sow seed in January and obtain nice flowering stock the same year, but a better way is to sow in June and overwinter the plants in a frame. There is absolutely nothing finer in a beautiful blue than the spikes of this Salvia in early September, and whether you want the plants to cut from or in the hardy border you should pre- pare a good stock for next year by sow- ing seed now. Ger aniums Fine, 3-inch stock, in bud and bloom. S. A. Nutt, Poitevine and Buchner. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 2-inch stock, also Scarlet Bedder and Ricard . $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS of same. $12.50 and $10.00 per 1000. Rudolf Nagel 515 So. West End Ave., LANCASTER, PA. Whpii nrdpriiig. nlpawp miTitl.tn The KxchRTige 20,000 Geraniums 3J-^-inch at $6.75 per 100 Nutt Presilly 5 Ricard Gloire de France Beaute Jean Oberle Mme. Buchner Lemon Verbenas, $10.00 per 100 The Peckham Floral Co. Fairhaven, Mass. When ordering, please mfiition The Ejccliange Gera mums READY FOR SHIPMENT ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle, Nutt, Buchner $10.00 per 1000 2-inch fine stock of Ricard, Poitevine, Doyle and Buchner $2.00 per 100 $18.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, LANCASTER, PA. When ordering, plcaee mention The Exchange Ge raniums Rooted Cuttings GUARANTEED to any point in the United States as far west as Chicago. If they do not suit you, send them back and get your money refunded. YOU RUN NO RISK. p^ joj^j S. A. NUTT and BUCHNER JIO.OO RICARD and POITEVINE 12.50 PLUMOSUS. Eitra Fine, at $2,50 per 100. J25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. Whpn nrdprlng. pIpusp m^'ntton Thp Exflinnge Geraniums S. A. Nutt, Buchner. B. Poitevine, Double Gen. Grant, A. Ricard SH'iiioh, in bud and bloom. Stock guaranteed $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000 C. OUADLAND'S SONS 328-340 Houghton St., North Adams, Mass. Whpn ordering, nlense m'^ntlon Tbi* Kxohnnge GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine. Castellane, Doyle, Perkins, Viaud, Nutt and Buchner, SIO 00 per 1000. Cash with order. FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa. Whpn oriifring. Thp Ex.'hnnce Geraniums S. A. NUTT and Double White. 4-inch at 7c. BRANT BROS. UTICA, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange Juni- 111, lIlKi. The Florists' Exchange 1405 Announcement To The Trade The Home of Heather We wish to announce that Mr. Maurice Fuld, whom we admitted as an officer about two years ago, is no longer connected with this company. KNIGHT & STRUCK CO. 1 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY WlK-n i.nli-ri BEDDING PLANTS GERANIUMS. In Inui uml blourii. UIO lUOU Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Grant luul White. :i'2-iii $(i.00 SMOO 3-iii 3.00 2i.,-in 2.50 20,00 VINCA Variegata. i'A-in '... GOO 50.00 AGERATUM, Blue. 2i2-i" SALVIA Splendens 2'..-iu 3-in ALTERNANTHERA. 3-in. and Bonfire. 4.00 2.50 Red and yel- 2.25 4.00 2.00 >.50 20.00 20.00 25.00 55.00 COLEUS, Verschaffeltii. Golden Redder and Firebrand. 2 '4-111 ,. ASSORTED FERNS. .'^tronB, lipaltliy plants, inoIudiiiK Gyrtomium Fal- catum und Aspidium Tsusse- mense. 2'4-iii 3.00 3-in li.OO Gyrtomiuin Falcntum. 4-in ... 12.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus Seedlinfta 1,00 ,S.OO AOIANTllM Guncatum. 4 in 15 00 FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison. N. J' Geraniums S. A. NUTT, POITEVINE und RICARD. Finr. hralthv stock in .'i ' ■• and 4-inch pots, SS.OO per UK). Cai:=h, pleasf. F. H. BAILEY, R. F. D. No. 2, N.\SHUA, N. 11. GERANIUMS In bud and bloom. Strong plants. S. A. Nutt, Poitevine and Ricard. 3',j-in pots, mil S7,IHI, S. A. Nutt, 214-in, pots, 100 iJ.M. LOBELIA, Kathleen Mallard. 3-in , 100 $3 00. AGERATUM, Stella Gurney. 3-in , IfHl S3(ll). COLEUS, Verschaffeltii, Golden Bedder and Mlicd Varieties, 100 S3, 00, Gash with order. E. C. ROGERS, Roslindale, Mass. When ordering, please mi'nllnn Thp lCxfliim;,'e GERANIUMS S. A. NUTT. 2-in., J2.00 per 100, J18..W per 1000. DAISY, Mrs. F. Sanders, 2-iD., »2.00 per 100, »18.00 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS, 3-in , »8.00 per 100. VINCA Varlegata, 4-in., IS 00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower Allegany, N. Y. When onlpriiic. |'lf:iwf mrnllon Thi- ICspliance Geraniums In tnid and blnnni. 4-inrli. Rcard, Poitevine, Nutt. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. l-incli, ImkI and Rooted Cuttinfts iif .Salomon. SHI nil p,r MUMS, Razer, Golden IIIOIJ Ca.sli pli-as,.. PAUL BRUMMER, W li..n ..iili-i-riiLV i.liMsr in Corona, N. Y. Geraniums In l.iid and bl.i Stnln^ plant.. S. A. Nutt, Beaute Poitevine. Mme. Buchner. 3'j-inrh pot.s. SHOO per 100. SALVIA. .3-inch pots, S4,0() pi-r 1(10. HOLLYIIOt;KS. Slrc.nc ^.■<•lanted, and if yon intend selling plants next Spring a gnod way to do is to i)ot up a number next Ncni'uiber. say into ~)in. pnts and over- winter in a <'
    worked up it is every bit as well to divide the field clumps as to grow frnni seed, Imt if you are short of stoeU, sow now witiiout delay and hirge enough plants can Ik' had by next Fall to be kept in a frame for extra early flowering under glass next Spring. Bolti onias Poltonias :iImi are excellent cut ihiw.is and bloom during September and Octo- ber. They are especially desirable for decftrative jturposes with their long stems. Usually the (dd plants are . PlaDta in Tub 4 4 4 4 5 Height Each 40 to 42 in $4.00 5 to 5H 't., heavy 10,00 5H to 6 ft., heavy 12.60 6 to 7 ft., heavy 16.00 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO-Z^'SN^rr Wyncote, Pa. Wlif'Ti ordP'rlng. pIpiisp m-ntinn The Vrfhnncp Ferns Clirysantlieniunis. T*^ J-J_- ¥« 8-in., $1,00 each. 7-io., 75c, each 1 CUUy, or. g-in.. SOc, each. 4-in., 20c. each 2i.i-in., JCOOper 100, $50.00 per 1000. C^^*-*;; 2>i-in., $5 00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000 •-'*-'-' *••-** 6-inch, SOo. each. John Wanamaker my^V^JS.'^' '°° Golden Chadwick. 2>a-in., $3.00 per 100. Roses. Madison. Own rooti 3-in. $8.00 per 100 Campbell Bros., Penllyn, Pcu ple«g» m'iit1«i Thf KichmiK* Collector of ORCHIDS JOHN DeBUCK Is in South America collecting the best Commercial Orchids. Some plants are now in transit. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 CHESTNUT PLACE, SECAUCUS. N J, u n, n (ir'lerlng iilc:i"p tnMiifkin Tlie Kxchnngg Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD. N. J. ORCHIDS PALMS and Plants of Every Variety ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED. We ufTcr the forowing: CATTLE YAS Skinneri. Labiata, Triaiui?. MosslEe. Percivaliana, CaskelHana; L/KLIAS acuminata, superbiens; ONCIDIUMS bicallo- sum, (>bolleta, orntthorynchum, sphacela- tum. splcndiJum and the Holy Ghost Orchid* PERISTERIA data. TVri(c /or prices. Lager & Hurrell, °"''■^'tJTMTT,*N.'r"*" Wh'n opderliis. iiIpusp niontlon Tlie Ex.^hnnKe The Home of the Scottii Ferns JOHN SCOTT Rutland Rd. & East 45ih St., BROOKLYN, N, V Fern Seedlings In Flats In s I.) 10 bc.-^t in.irkc'l v;irictu's; ready .lunc 15lli. .-il.ilipcd in or out of Ihils. 1 flat. $2.00; 5 flats, *l,7."i each; 10 flat.i, $1.00 each; 25 flata or more, ■SL.iU each. TABLE FERNS from 2ii-in. pots, in best ;,^»o^tnlcnt, S:i.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. KENTIAS for niitc-rs, lllr, each. Thomas P. Christensen, Short Hills, N. J. Wli.'ii nrdfiiiiL'. pliMsc irip iitl'-n The Kxeliiiuce 100 1000 Whiimanl Improved $5.00 $40.00 Whitman! Compacta 5.00 40.00 Rooeevelts 5,00 40,00 Bostons 4.00 35.00 250 ut 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. Whfn orilpriiii:. iilcnsc ni<'iitl"n Thi* KxfhiiliEP in THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE AN INDEX TO STOCK AND MATERIAL ADVERTISED, Page 1407 1406 The Florists' Exchange Profit by the experience of others, and use Pure Carbonate of Lime Pure Bone Meal and Complete Plant Foods manufactured solely from Animal and Vegetable Matter. These are of the MAGIC BRAND, and are widely known to pro- duce satisfactory results. They contain just those elements— Ammonia, Phosphoric Acid, Potash, and Carbonate of Lime— that your soil needs to produce More and Better Flowers and Vegetables, under glass and outside. Write us now— TODAY. We'll tell you how to use the Magic Complete Plant Foods for your particular plants in your particular soil. liiiJI CHICAGO FEED & FERTILIZER CO. Manufacturers of MAGIC FERTILIZER 810 Exchange Ave., (J. S. Yards, ^ Top Dress Your Lawn IVnw * With Alphuno ij. Important July Uses of Alphano On Your Lawn^ In Your Garden, Around Your Trees and Shrubs THE first vigor of the .Summer's growth is over. Tlie early fertilizer you may have used has mostly spent its force, or been carried down by the rains below the root's reach. The hot suns of July will soon be here to suck the mois- ture out of the soil. The drying winds of August will follow. Right now, then, it is of greatest importance to encourage and fortify the root growth of your grass, vegetables, flowers and shrubs by using a top dressing of Alphano. Spread it on your lawn and rake in. It will promptly stimulate the thick growth ot those fine fibrous roots so necessary for a thick, enduring sod. Dig it around your shrubs and encourage an abundance of new top growth, which in so many varieties is the foundation of next season's bloom- Sow it along your vejre- tables and cultivate in. Results will be abundantly apparent. Put it around your flowers and dig in, encouraging not only more and finer blooms, but insuring their longer season. And, above 'all, bear in mind that Alphano, absorbing own weight in moisture. » The Reno-wned Food For Plants MANUFACTURED Bif CLAY & SON, STRATFORD, LONDON, ENGLAND Wben ordering, please mention Tbe Excban^e HYPER-HUMUS PROVEN QUALITY Rich in Organic Matter, high in Nitrogen, rarrying the valuable nitrogen fixing Bacil- lus Paateuranium, which not only replen- ishes Nitrogen, but renders available other valuable Chemicals in the Soil. Odorlesaand absorbs many times its weight in water, giving valuable drought-resisting quality to soils where it is used. Best for Greenhouse, Nursery, Lawn and Garden Price $6.00 Per Ton in Bulk F. O. B. Cars Orders received on or before June 15th, will be executed at the previously adver- tised introductory price of $5.00 per ton. Colin Campbell 90 Nassau St.. New York City 'Phone John 2569 When ordering, please mention The Excbanse NIKOTEEN For Spraying APHIS PUNK For Fumigating Ask your dealer for it Nicotine Mf^. Go. ST, LOUIS When orderlntr. please mention Tbe Bxcbange ^^s^e#' BKflNb' hflNURES Unequaled for Greenhouse and Landscape Fertilizing The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO » (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) ^ KILLS ALL APHIS \ $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. k^ ■hm'i iii[iiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiii''iiwiinii'imfni>iiaii WE SELL DIRECT TO THE ^EEDSMENCANNOTSELL IT TO VOL U you dSW^''^f^S^SS^f^^Wl^V(S!^!^iVBurn. , will Burn acd Give Perfect Siitisfactioa, or Money B«ck,. \^pil Qolfr Qj{g£t Jg ^j. THE H. A. STOOTHOFF & CO., YORK, PA When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Newport, R. I. When ordering, please mention The Exchange FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c. lb. ,l°ba°ge TOBACCO DUST, 2e. lb. iL" bL"g2 TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,1,"^°°. TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. rba™ Larfte Bale, weighing 300 to 400 lbs.. $2.50. Special prices in Tons and Carload Lots J. J Friedmap, "Jk'S'o'S!^?!?."??"^ When ordering, please mention The Exchange Last week marked the opening of the Summer stores on BelleTue ave., all four again being occupied b.v the same firms as last year. Joseph G. Leikens, Ralph Armstrong and Wadley & Smythe are on the east side, all within a stone's throw of each other. Gibson Brothers, who hold their ground the year round, are also there. Alfred T. Bunyard alone holds sway on the west side. It will be rioted that with the exception of Gibson Brothers all are from New York. Edward R. Hass, the youngest florist in the city, was last week married to Miss Esther Baxter at the home of the former ; and after a short honeymoon trip they have returned. Mr. Haas has the distinction of running the only fiower store on Thames st. — the principal busi- ness street of the city. The joint committee of arrangements of the Newport Horticultural Society and the Newport Garden Association met at the exhibition grounds of the former on Gibbs ave.. Saturday, 3d instant, to complete plans for the coming exhibition. Premium lists for same may be had by addressing the secretary, P. Webber, Melville, R, I. Alex. MacLeixan. The Recognized Standard Insecticide A spray remedy for green, black, white fly. thrlps and soft scale. Qt., $1.00: ral„ S2.50. INIKOTIAINA A 12 per cent, nicotine solution prop- erly diluted for fumieating- or vapor- izing. Qt.. $1.50; gral,, $4.50. Until further notice shipments of our products FoiLglne, Termlne and Scallne will be subject to conditions of the chemical market. Prompt shipments can be guaranteed on Apliiiie and ZTlkotlana. APHINE MANUFACTURING CO MADISON, N. J. When orderlne. please mention Tbe ExcbaDs* Juno 10, lOlfi. The Florists' Exchange 1407 Minniiiimt>Miiiiiiinim-Miiiniiiiiii[-Mauitiiiiii[-MiiiDinniif:":< •Mriiiiiiiiiiit-MiiinmimfMiiiinnniic-Miiinniinii-:":* List of Advertisers .Mmn ii[-:>:jiiiiiiuiu[>:-]iiiiiiimiit>:-iiiuiinnni-:":<]iiiiiiiiiiii[<-]imniiiin[>Miiinnnint>Mniinniini-:-]iiminnri[-: Advance f 'n M3.5 Albert t'c Davidson. . M35 Allen, J. K 1426 Allen Co., Wm. S...1426 Am. Gnhs. Mfg. Co.. 1432 Amor. Spawn Co.... 1392 Andereon, J. F 1104 Anderson, S. A 1412 Angermuller, G. H. .1424 AnBlin & Wnlsh Co. . 14113 Aphine MfK. Co 1406 Amies, H. W 1424 Arnold A Co., D. C..1427 Aschnmnn Bros 1401 Aschmfinn, Godfrey. 1402 Ashley, Ernest 1412 Atlas Preservation Co. 139.5 Badslev & Bishop.. 1427 Bailev. F. H 1404 Baker Bros 1414 Baker, Wm. J 1429 Bnrelav Nurs 1395 Barrett, The Florist, 1416 Barrows & Son, H.H. 1405 Baumer, A. R 1414 Baur & Steinkanip . . 1402 Bayersdorfer & Co. .1423 Bay State Nurs.,The.l398 Beaven, E. A 1422 Beckcrt's Seed Store. 1390 Bejierow Floral Co. 1415 Bellamy Bros 1401 Bemb Floral Co., L.. 1412 Benjamin, S. G 1400 Bennett, C. A 1398 Berger Bros 1429 Bertermann Bros.Co.l414 Blick. The Florist, , .1415 Boddington Co.,A.T.1393 Bocrger, H. F 1401 Bolgiano & Sons, J . . 1392 Bonnet* Blake 1427 Bonnot Bros 1427 Bowe, M. A 1415 Brant Bros., Ine, 1404-16 Brown, Peter 1404 Browne, Mark 1404 Brummer. Paul 1405 Brvan, Alonzo J 1400 Bu'chbinder Bros 1424 Buokbee, H. W 1416 Bunyard, A. T 1415 BunvardCo.,H. A..1395 Burnett Bros 1390 Burpee, W. A. & Co.. 1390 Butler & Ullman. . .1416 ByerBros 1394 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 1422 Campbell Bros 1405 Campbell, Colin 1406 Camp Condoit Co.. - 1432 Carbone, Florist 1412 Carnation Support Co. 1402 Chicago Feed & Fer- tilizer Co 1406 Chicago Flower Grow- ers* Assn., The. . . . 1430 Childs, John Lewis.. 1390 Chinnick, W.J 1403 Christensen, Thos. P.1405 Clare, W. G 1423 Clarke's Sons, D 1415 Clay & Son 1406 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 1412 Coan, J. J 1426 CoUe, A 1398 Conard & Jones. . . . 1403 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 1398- 1400-02-03 Coombs, Florist 1414 Cottage Gar. Co 1402 Cousins, Jr., I, 1396 Cowee, W. J 1423 Cowen's Sons, N 1432 Craig, Robt 1400 Crawbuck Co., G. W.1426 Crouch, Mrs. J. W. . 1412 Crowl Fern Co 1424 Crump, F. P 1412 Cunningham, J. H. .1398 Cut Flower Exch 1427 Danker, Florist 1412 Day Co.. W. E 1416 De Buck, John 1405 Dietsch Co., A 1435 DUIon, J. L 1402 Dobbs & Son 1412 Dorncr & .Sons Co. . 1402 Dreer, H. A., Inc. . . 1432- 1433 Eagle Pipe Supply Co.. The 1433 East End Nurserie.s. . 1398 East End Nurs. Co.. The 1398 Eble, Chaa. . , 1415 Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. 14 1 5 Edwards' Folding Box Co 1424 Eiehholz, Henry 1402 Elliott & Sons, Wm. . 1390 Emmans, Geo. M , . . 1394 Emmons, F. A 1400 Engler, Henry 1397 Erne & Klingel 1430 Eskesen, Frank N., .1405 Evans Co., J. A 14.34 Evans, W. & H. F. . . 1403 Evenden Bros 1416 Evres, Florist 1412 Fallon, Florist 1416 Fenrich, Joseph S. . . 1425 Fischer. Rudolph 1392 FlorisU' Hail Asan, . . 1422 Foley Gnhs Mfg. Co.l434 Ford. M. C 1425 Ford, Wm. P 1426 Fottler, Fiske, Uaweon Co 1390 Fowler, Mrs. L. P. ..1416 Frederick, J. H 1400 Frederick, W. J 1403 Freeman-Lewis.. .... 1414 Friedman, Florist.. . .1412 Friedman, J. J 1406 Froment, H. E 1427 Frost. Chas 1394 Furrow & Co 1416 Galveston Floral Co. 1414 Galvin. Thos. F 1415 GasscrCo.. J. M.. ..1412 Giblin & Co 1435 Gibbons. The Smilax Man 1424 Girvin, Willis B 1402 Gloeckner. Wm 1412 Goldstein &• Futter- man 1427 Gove, The Florist. . . 1412 Graham* Son, A .1412 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Aes'n., Inc. . . .1427 Growers' Cut Flower Co 1426 GudeBros.Co 1416 Gunther Bros 1427 Guttnian & Raynor.. 1425 Habermehl's Sons. . .1416 Hantord. R. G 1401 Harris. Chester 1416 Harris. Ernest 1400 Hart. Geo. B 1423 Hatcher. John C 1412 Heacock Co., Jos.. . . 1405 HeissCo 1412 Henderson & Co , A . . 1395 Henshaw Floral Co. . 1426 Herr, A. M 1404 Hews Co., A. H 1431 Highland Pk. Gnhs,. 1414 Hill Co., E. G 1412 Hill Floral Co., E. G.1412 Hill Nurs. Co., D. . . . 1398 Hillside Nursery. . . . 1398 Hirschleber, H 1398 Hitchings & Co 1434 Holm & Olson 1416 Holland Nurs., The. . 1398 Hollywood Gardens. 1416 Holton & Hunkel Co.l428 Home Correspondence School 1422 Horan, E. C 1427 Hort. Advertiser 1398 Howard Rose Co. . . . 1398 Hudson Navigation Co. 1401 Humus, Alphano. . . . 1406 Idle Hour Nurs 1415 IgoeBros 1423 Irsa, F. F 1401 Irwin, R. J 1397 Jackson & Perkins . . 1398 Jacobs, S., & Sons. 1432- 1435 Jennings, E. B 1390 Johnston Bros 1416 Johnston & Co., T. J. 1416 Joseph's Florist 1416 Joy Floral Co 1415 Kasting. Wm. F.. Co.l389 Keller. John A 1414 Keller Pottery Co.. .1431 Keller .Sons. J. B....1416 Kenney. H 1422 Kerr. The Florist.. . .1414 Kervan Co.. The 1423 Kessler, Wm... 1427 King Construction Co. 1432 Knight & Struck Co. 1405 Knoble Bros 1412 Komada Bros . 1429 Kooyman. C 1430 Koster & Co 1398 Kottmiller. Florist.. . 1415 Kroescbell Bros. Co.. 1433 Kuebler. Wm. H 1427 Lager & Hurrell 1405 Lang Floral & Nurs. Co 1412 Lange. A 1412 Lange, H. F. A, ..1412-16 Langjahr, A. H 1426 Leedic Floral Co 1403 Leonard Seed Co 1390 Leuthy & Co., A 1396 Lilley, Samuel F 1429 Littlefield & Wyman.1398 Littlefield, Florist. . . 1416 Lockland Lumber Co. 1434 London Flower Shop. 1416 Lord & Burnham Co. 1436 Ludwig Floral Co, ..1416 MacNifT Hort. Co. ..1395 Mader, Paul 1401 Marshall & Co.,W.E.1390 Massmann, F. W 1415 Matthews & Varney.1403 McAlpine & McDon- ald 1428 McCallum Co.. The. 1430 McClunie. Geo. C. ..1414 McConnell, Alex 1415 McCray Refrigerator Co 1421 McHutchison & Co. . 1392 McManus, James. . . 1427 Menand, L 1412 Metairie Ridge Nur«. Co., Ltd., The 1415 Metropolitan Material Co 1432-33-34 Mette, Henry 1395 Meyer, Chas, F 1390 Michell Co., H. F. . . 1395 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 1424 Michler Bros. Co.. . .1414 Miller, A. L 1398 Miller, .Stuart H. . . . 1429 Mills, The Florist... 14 14 Mitchell, John R 1397 Moninger Co., J. C. . 1435 Moore,Hentz & Nashl427 Moore Seed Co 1395 Mountain View Floral Co 1398 Mullanphy, Florist. .1416 Murray, Samuel 1414 Nage!, Rudolph 1404 Nason, L. B 1427 Nat'l Florista' Board of Trade 1424 Neidinger, Jos. G 1424 New England Florist Supply Co 1428 Nicotine Mfg. Co. ..1406 Nies.sen Co., Leo .... 1429 Noe, L. M 1427 Olson & Co 1401 Ouwerkerk, P 1398 Owen & Van Haren. . 1433 Palmer, F. E 1412 Palmer & Son, W. J.. 1412 Park Floral Co., The.1412 Park Floral Co 1416 Parshelsky Bros., Inc. 1434 Peacock Dahlia Farms 1396 Pearce, Geo 1432 Peokham Floral Co. . 1404 Peirce, E. Allan 1431 Penn, The Florist.. . . 1412 Pennoek-Meehan Co.. S. S 1401-29 Peters & Reed Pot- tcry Co 1431 Peterson, C. A 1404 Pfaff & Kendall 1434 Philadelphia Cut Flo- wer Co.._ 1429 Philadelphia Whole- sale Flor. Excb 1429 Philips Bros 1415 Pierce & Co 1412 Pierce Co., F. O 1433 Pierson, Inc., A. N. . 1389 Pierson Co., F. R 1389 Pierson U-Bar Co. . . 1433 Pikes Peak Flor. Co.. 1412 Pillsbury. I. L 1402 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 1428 Polykranas. G. J.. . .1426 Potter Floral Co 1414 Pulverized Manure Co.. The 1406 Pyfer&Co.. A.T, ..1430 Quadland's Sons, C. . 1404 Ramsburg, G. S 1396 Randall, A. L. Co.. .1430 Randall's Flower Shop 1416 Rawlings. Elmer. . . . 1405 Rawson. The Florist. 1412 Reck. John & Son. . .1412 Reed & Keller . . . 1422-23 Reidel & Meyer, Inc. 1426 Reinberg. Peter 1430 Rice Co.. M 1423 Richards. G. H 1393 Riley, E. L 1394 Ritchy. F. W 1404 Robbinsville Nurs. . . 1398 Rochester Floral Co.. 1416 Robinson & Co.. H. M 1424 Robinson Co., H. M. 1426 Robinson, L. D 1416 Rochelle & Sons, F. W. 1390 Rock Flower Co., W. 1414 Roehrs Co., Julius . 1403- 1405 Rogers, E. G 1405 Rolker & Sons. A. . . 1390 Rosemont Gardens. . 1415 Rosery Flower Shop. 1412 Royal Glass Works. 1434 Rupp. John F 1392 Russin & Hanfling.. 1424 Salter Bros 1416 Saltford Flower Shopl416 Sauter, A 1427 Sceery, Ed 1416 Schlatter* Son,Wm..l424 SchUng. Max 1415 .Schmidt. J. C 1400 Schmitt & Co 1433 .Scholtz. The Florist. 1412 Schulz Co.. Jacob. . .1414 Schulthcis. Anton . . . 1403 Schwake&Co..C...1390 ScoUay. Inc. .John A. 1432 .Scott. .lohn 1405 SeftonMfg. Co.. The.1423 Sharp, Partridge & Co 1433 Shellroad Gnhs 1392 Sheridan. Walter F. . 1427 Siebrecht. Geo. C. . . 1427 Siebrecht. Wm. H. . . 1395 Simpson. Robt 1395 Skidelsky Co., S. S. . 1390 Skinner Irrigation Co. 1434 Slinn. B. S.. Jr 1427 Slinn. Clarence 1427 Small & Sons. J. H. .1415 Smith. E. D.. & Co.. 1402 Smith & Bro.. Type- writer Co.. L. C. ..1402 Smith & Fetters Co. 1412 Smith & Hemenway. 1433 Smith. Henry 1414 Smith Co.. W. & T. . 1398 Smith. P. J 1426 Smith. The Florist. .1412 Snyder Co., B. A 1428 Solomon & Son, L. .1434 Soltau Fernery, B . . , 1404 Star Floral Co 1416 Stecher Litho. Co.. 1390 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 1392 .Stokes Seed Farms Co., Ine 1391 Storrs & Harrison Co. 1395 Stoothoff Co., H. A . . 1406 Stumpp, Geo. E. M.. 1415 Stumpp & Walter Co. 1391 Syracuse Pottery Co. 1431 Thompson & Co., C. B 1414 Thorburn. J. M„ & Co. 1390 Tomhnson Key Floral Co 1414 Totty, Chas. H 1403 Traendly & Schenck.1427 United Cut Flower Co., Ine 1426 Van Assche, Frank. . 1432 Van Bochove, G. & Bro 1414 Van Der Schoot & Son, R 1394 Van Gelderen. G. W. 1398 Vaughan's Seed Store 1392-97 Vick'a Sons. James . .1391 Vincent. Jr.. & Sons Co.. R 1389 Virgin, U, J 1415 Waller Seed Co 1392 Walker Co., The F. . 1415 WanskuckGnhs 1405 Warburton, Florist. . 1414 Warendorff, A ...... 1415 Wax Bros 1412 Weeber & Don 1390 Weiss, Herman 1426 Welch Bros. Co 1428 Welch, Patrick 1428 Welch, The Florist. .1414 Wenk, Peter 1397 Wettlin Floral Co. . . 1400 Weston, Henry 1396 Whilldin Pottery Co. 1431 White Brothers 1403 Whitted Floral Co.. . 1415 Wbitton. Samuel, . . , 1401 Wietor Bros 1430 Williamsport Floral Co 1416 Wilson Floral Co. . . . 1412 Wilson, H. E 1416 Wilson, R. G 1412 Winterson's Seed Store 1430 Wolfinger, Florist.. . . 1415 Wood Bros 1396 Woodrow & Marketos 1427 WoodruH & Sons, S. D 1392 Young .S Co., A. L. .1426 Young & Co., John.. 1426 Young's Florist 1416 Zvolanek. Ant. C. . . 1.392 Incorporations Stbeator, III. — Thornton Floral Co. was recently incorporated with a capital .stock of $GO0O. The incorporators are Fred R.. John P., and L. M. Thornton. Boston, Mass. — M. J. Goldin Co. re- centl.v filed articles of incorporation with a capital stock of .$10,000. The directors are M. J. Goldin. pres., Zalman Goldin, treas., and M. Goldman. Boston. Mass. — Gaedeke Greenhouses filed articles of incorporation on May 26 with a capital stock of .$20,000. The incorporators are Fred D. Sperry. pres.. Julius Snyder, treas.. and B. A. Snyder. Mimiiniini>:"Miiinninn[-:»:<*MniiiioiiiiK"Miiiiiiiniiii>:»*< Index to Stock j Advertised | ••Mnmniniit>:<>Manmiii-:»:* I'cmtstemon 1400 Peonies 1398-1426 Perennials 1398 Petunias 1380-95-96- 1398-1400-01-02-05 Pines 1398 Phlox 1.395- 1397-98-1400-01-02 Phoenix 1393 Poinsettias 1390^97 Primroses 1392-1400 Primulas 1390- 1391-02-93-95-97 Privet 1398 Pyramids 1401 Rhododendrons 1390- 1402 Rose Bushes 1401 Roses 1390- 1395-97-98-1402-03 Salvias 13.S9-94-96- 1397-98-1400-03-05 Scabiosa 1395 Scarlet Sage 1394- 1401-02 Schizanthus 1393 .Seeds 1390-95-97 Senecio 1389 Shrubs 1398-1403 Snapdragon 1.390- 1391-96-97-1400-01-02- 1403 Star of Bethlehem. . . 1401 Spiriea 1398 Stevia 1396-97 Stocks. . .139.'>-96-97-140O Swainsona. . 1389-96-1401 Sweet Peas 1390-92 Sweet William. 1397-1400 Tradescantias. . 1396-1401 Trees 1398 Tsuga 1.398 Tulips 1394 Vegetable Plants. . 1389- 1390-91-1400-01 1391-92-95 Verbenas. , 1389-95-96-97- 1398-1400-02-03 Vincae 1389-94-96-97- 1400-01 Violets 1397 Wallflowers 1396 Wcddelliana... .1393-1402 Zinnias 139.5-96 MISCELLANEOUS Aphine 1406 Auctions 1395 Baskets 1393-1422-24 Benches 1434 Bench Fittings 1434 Birch Bark 1424 Boilers. ...'. 1433-35 Boxes 1423-24-34 Boxwood 1424 Brackets 1432 Canes 1393 Commencement Sup- plies 1423 Cvcas 1424 Cypress 1434-35 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses, 1412-13- 1414-15-16 Dagger Ferns,. 1422-23-24 Fancv Ferns.. ..1422-23-24 Fertilizers 1406 Fiber 1424 Flats 1432 Florists' Accounts In- sured 1424 Florists' Supplies... . 1422- 1423-24 Fumigators 1393 Galax Leaves 1424 Glass 1380-1432-34 Glass Cutters 1433 Glass Insurance 1422 Glazing 1433 Glazing Points 1433 Grasses 1424 Greenhouse Construc- tion 1432-33-35-36 Greenhouse Material 1432-33-35-36 Ground Pine 1424 Greening Pins 1424 Guards 1424 Heating 1433-34 Huckleberry Foliage. 1424 Humus 1406 Hose 1390-1432 Insecticides.. 1390-93-1401 Irrigation 1434 Knives (Pruning) 1393 Laurel 1424 Leucothoe .Sprays . . .1424 Lithographic Work. . 1390 Lumber 1434 Manure 1406 Mastica 1433 Moss 1404-22-24 Mushroom Spawn. .1392- 1393 Nikoteen 1406 Painting,, 1433 Palmetto Leaves. . . . 1423 Paper Pots 1431 Pecky C,vpres3 14.34 Pipe 1433-34 Plant Food 1406 Posts 1434-35 Pots 1431 Putty Bulb 1432 Puttv Machines 1434 Raffia 1393 Refrigerators. 1424 Rubbish Burners 1424 ♦♦Jumnmnt'I-Miiiiinmm-:": Abutilon L'i'.ir, 1 luo-ul Acliyranthes. . i:\ui\ Adiantum.. . i:)9t;M01-Ui Agcratum. . 1394-96-1400- 1402-03-05 Alsophila 1404 Alternantheras... .1389-00- 1397-1401-05 Alysaum 1389-96-97- 1400-01-02 Ampelopsis 1396-08 Aquilegia 1397 Arborvitffl 1403 Arecas 1393-1404-05 Asparagus. 1390-91-93-96- 1397-98- 1400-0 1-02-03-04- 1405 Aspidistra.. . 1395-1402-(M Asters 1395 Auracarias 1402 Azaleas 1390-98 Balsams 1395 Bay Trees 1390-95-98 Begonias.. . 1389-90-94-95- 1396-97-1400-01-02-03 Berberis 1398 Bleeding Heart. 1398-1402 Boxwood 1389-90-98- 1401-24 Bouvardias 1397-1403 Bulbs. 1389-90-92-94-95-97 Caladiums 1390-92-97 Calceolaria. . . . 1391-92-93 Cannas.. 1389-96-97-1400- 1401-03 Carnations . . . 1395-96-97- 1401-02-03 Centaurea 1389-96- 1400-01 Chrysanthemums. . . 1389- 1396-97-1401-02-03 Cibolium 1404-05 Cigar Plant 1.394 Cinerarias. . 1391-92-93-95 Clematis 1308 Cobasa 1307-1403 Columbine 1400 Coleus 1380-94-95- 1396-97-1400-01-02-03- 1405 Coreopsis 1400 Cornflowers 1402 Crocus 1394 Crotons 1396-1402 Cut Flowers 1425- 1426-27-28-29-30 Cuphea 1389- 1394-96-1400 Cycas 1305 Cyclamen 1390-91- 1392-97-1400-01-03 Dahlias 1392-96-97 Daisies 1389-92-94- 1396-97-98-1400-01 nielytra 1402 Dracanas 1389-94-96- 1397-1400-01-02-03 Dusty MUler.. . 1304-1403 Evergreens 1300-97-98 Ferns, 1394-96-1403-04-05 Fern Flats 1405 Feverfew 1394-06 Foxglove 1.397-1400 Freesias 1392-95 Fruit Trees 1398 Fuchsias 1396- 1400-01-02-03 Funkia 1402 Gaillardia 1400 Geraniums. . . 1389-94-95- 1396-97-1400-01-02- 1403-04-05 Gladiolus 1390- 1.392-94-95-97 Gloxinias 1393 Gymnocarpa 1394 Heliotrope 1304-96- 1400-01-02-03 Hemlock 1400 Honeysuckle 1402 Hvacinths..- 1304 Hydrangeas 1389-07- 1401-03 Impatiens 1400 Iris 1390-94 Ivy 1389-96-97- 1400-02-03 Kalmias 1402 Ken tias.. 1393-1401-02-01- 1405 Lantanas... . 1.393-96-1400 Larkspurs 1395 Lilac 1398 Lilies 1389-00-92-94-98 Lily of the Valley... 1390- 1392-95 LobeUa 1306-97- 1400-01-05 Marigold 1396-1401-02 Meserabryanthemums 1389 Mignonette 1390-93 Moonvines. . . 1389-96-07- 1401-02 Myosotis 1392-96-1400 Narcissus .1394 Nasturtiums, , 1392-94-05- 1.306-1401-02 Norway Maples 1308 Norway Spruce 1403 Nursery Stock 1398 Onion Sets 1390-92- 1402-03 Orchids 1405 Palms 1300-05-06-07- 1401-04-05 PandanuB 1393 Pansies.. 1300-91-92-03-94 1395-96-07-1400 Ruscus 1424 Sash 1433-34-35 Sash Har» 1432 Schools 1422 Shell l)rackct« 1432 Smilax 1397-1424 Sphagnum Moss. . . . 1424 Stakes 1402-24 Staples 1402 Supports 1402-24 Tobacco Product*. . . 1406 Toothpicks 1423 Typewriters 1402 Vases : 1389 Ventilating Apparatus f"* 1435 Wants 1412-17-18-19 Wedding Supplies. . .1423 Weetl Killer 1395 Wholesale Florists. .142.5- 1426-27-28-29-30 Wire 1424 Wire Designs. . . . 1423-24 Wreaths 1424 {•iniuiiiuiii-M iimiii*Miiiiuniiiit-Muiiimiiiii-MDiiiiiuiii[-> I Contents | •:-]iinimiiiii-Miiiiiiiiiiiii-:<]iiiiiiniiiic>:<]iiiuiiiiin[>Miniiiiiinic? American Peony Society'.s Show Mil Bolgiano. C. J.. Gift, of a Building by . . . 1392 Business Troubles 1392 Dahlia Contest in Kentucky 1411 Diseases of Corn and Allied Plants 1392 Geraniums for .Stock Plants 142.5 Greenhouse Building 1397 Greenhouse Construction. Commercial. . 1411 Gudo. Wm. F., Active at the Capitol. . .1422 Immortelles, Importation of 1410 Incorporations 1407 International Garden Club (Illus.) 1410 Market, Review of the 1425 Meetings and Events, The Week's. . . 1408 Meetings and Exiiibitions, Coming. . 1431 Middle Atlantic States 1400 Middle West, The 1431 Missouri State Flower Show 1426 Mountain Laurel the National Flower (Illus.) 1408 " My Growing Garden " 1409 Myosotis at Wisley, Tiial of 1392 New England States 1423 Ninth Story Window. From a 1408 Nursery Oept., The (Illus.) 1399 Nursery Stock, Imported 1409 Obituary: Power, Frank W.; Seymour, Elias A.; Snyder, Orlando C, ; Stecher, Frank A 1409 Pacific Coast, The 1435 Pyrethnmis, Double, Seedling 1392 Readers* Views, Our: Depreciation of Greenhouse Proper- ty and Federal Income Tax; A Call from the Potting Shed 1409 RctaUer, The (lUus.) ; What is to be Done with the Rising Cost in Retailing ? ,Steamsliip Sail- ings; Open Air Wedding Scene; Gloeckner Has It 1412-1416 Seed, American, for Ontario 1392 Seed Trade Report 1391 Southern States 1393 Spring Show at Kansas City (Illus.) .... 1409 Trade Notes: Louis\'Tlle. . . .\S9.'i Alameda. . . . .1435 Nashville. . . . 1393 Annapolis. . . .1403 New Haven. .1423 Baltimore. . . .1402 New Orleans 1.393 Boston .1428 Newport. . . . .1406 Buffalo .1428 New York. . .1427 Cincinnati. . .1431 Philadelphia. .1429 Cleveland. . . .1431 Portland .1435 Ft. Wayne.. .1431 Providence. . .1422 Houston, . . . .1393 St. Louis.. . . .1432 IndianapoHs. .1432 San Jose .1403 Kalamazoo. . .1434 Syracuse .1401 Kansas City. .1434 Washington Lancaster . . . .1400 D. C .1396 Week's Work, The: The Florist and Perennials; Hardy Lupines; Gaillardias and Coreopsis; Pyrethrum roseum; Growing Peren- nials from Seed; Sweet William; Digitalis or Foxglove; Salvia azurea grandiflora; Oriental Poppies; Col- umbines; Shasta Daisy; Boltonias. 1404, 1405 General Trade Notes Fabgo, N. D. — Work will start this Summer on the construction of a new $35,0(X) greenhouse for Smedley & Co. on lots which tlie company recently pur- chased from II. L. Bolley of the North Dakota Agricultural College. Litchfield, Minn. — C. S. Swanson has his new greenhouses in shape to be- gin to handle business. He will carry on a general greenhouse business and handle everything in plants for the house as well as for outdoor planting. Greenville. Micii. — The Greenville Floral Co., the largest establishment of its kind in this city, has reorganized and capitalized at $40,000 and is adding sii acres of land. Thcv are also building another addition on North Lafayette St. 1408 The Florists' Exchange FOTTITDED TK 1888 A Weekly Medium of Interchange for Florists, Nniser;- men. Seedsmen and the Trade in General Exclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Pott Office at Second Clan Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare PtB. and Pub. Co.. Ltd., Proprietors, 438 to 448 West S7th St.. New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and managing editor; Jas. Grlfflth, secretary; David Tou- zeau treasurer. The address of the officers Is the ad- dress of this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New York. Telephone, Greeley 80. 81, 82. Beglstered Cable Address: riorez Newyork pxirpAfjri' Our office here Is In the charge of *'***^''*'-"-'* Jamea Morton. Letters should be ad- iressed: The Florists' Exchange, 143 JTo. Wabash Ave., Boom 307. Telephone, Central 3487. FBINCXPAi; BBAITCa OFFICES Boston: Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass. Indianapolis, md,: Irwin Bertermann, 241 Massachu- setts ave. Kansas City, Mo.: Benjamin S. Brown, 205 Corn Belt Building. £os Anpeles, Cal.; Henry W. Kruckeburg, 237 Frank- lin St KonlBVllle, Ky.: G. D. Grain, Jr., 1404 Starks Building Fhlladelphla : Wm. H. Engler, 4651 Lancaster ave. Bell telephone, Belmont 412. Portland, Ore,: H. Nlklas, 403 Morrison st. San Francisco, Cal.: G. A. Dalley, care MacRorle- McLaren Co., 430 Phelan Building. Washington, D. C: O. A. C. Oehmler. 1329 G St., N. W. The address label Indicates the date when subscrip- tion expires and Is our only receipt therefor. Advertlsiner. — Copy should reach the New York Office on Tuesday to secure Insertion In Issue of following Saturday. Advertising forms go to press Wednesday. Yearly Subscription. — United States and Mexico, $1.00; Canada, $2.00. Foreign countries In Postal Union. $2.50. Payable In advance. Remit by Draft on New York, Post Office or Express Money Order; If paid In money, please register letter. Telecoms. — Telegrams received at this office up to 12 noon Wednesday, containing changes In advertising, will receive attention for the Issue of Saturday fol- lowing; likewise telegrams having Informative mat- ter Intended for our news columns will be received up to Wednesday noon. Telegrams forwarded after 6 p.m., Tuesday, and marked "Night Press Message. Collect" win be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, ,lune 12. — Cincitinati (O.) Florists' Society. — Ciardenrrs aiul Florists' Club of Baltimore (Mrl.). — New York Florists' Club — Rochester (N. Y.) Florists' Assoeiation. — Springfield tOhio) Florist.s' Club. Tuesday, June l:i. — Syracuse (N. Y.) Rose Society. — Toledo (Ohio) Florists' Club. — Tri-City Florists' Club at Davenport, la. Wednesday, June 14. — Morris County (N. J.) Gardeners and Florists' Society. Thursday. June 15. — The Garden Club of Harford County, Md. Friday, June 16. — North Siiore (Mass.) Horticultural Society. — Summer show of the Westcliester and Fairfield Horticultural Society, June l(j-17, Mamaroneck, N. Y. — R. I. Horticultural Society's Summer show, June 16, Providence, R. I. Not a Winning Policy A contemporary is circulating' letters among aclver- tLsers in Tin: Fi.okists' Exchange, in the endeavor to obtain .similar advertisements for itself, and which convey false impressions regarding this paper. The latest attempt of this kind, mailed to an ExcHAKGE advertiser, and sent to us by that advertiser with his expression of contempt for the method em- ployed, reads in part as follows: "You probably will recognize that men advertise in the paper they read and, conversely, that they do not ad- vertise in the papers they do not read. "Apply this basic fact to the trade publications and you will discover that the paper carrying your card circulates exclusively in the extreme East. It will be apparent to you that if it had any considerable cir- culation elsewhere than on the Atlantic Coast it also would carry advertising from other sections — which it DOES NOT, as you can see for yourself." - The advertisement referred to is in our Directory of Reliable Retail Houses, and in adjoining colunms are cards from Texas, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, California, Oliio, Colorado, Iowa, etc. If the.se States ave on the Atlantic Coast, then the writer of the letter tclLs the truth. Such allegatitms will not mislead our regular adver- tisers but they tend to deceive others; otherwise we would not give the matter publicity. In its twenty-seven years of consistent growth and progress. The Exciianoe has never found it necessary to spread falsehoods about Its contemporaries. Possibly that is why it is the leading trade pa])er, subscribed for, advertised in, and rend by the most prominent and most alert members of the trade. The Mountain Laurel the National Flower The .\oMTican .Mountain Laurel (Kalmi:i latifolia) woultt l)cc(niie the national flower of the United Stati-s if the joint resolution just introduced intt) the House of liepresciitatives by Congressman .lohn Hall .Stephens, of Texas, is adojited. A bill to bring about the same result has al.so been introduced by Congressman Sherley. The .Stephens resolution in full is as follows: Whereas the United States of America have no National flower, the adoption of the Mountain Laurel would open up a wide field of interest for artists in many lines of creative and original work. It is in bloom on three of our greatest national holidays — Independence Day. Decoration Day, and Flag Day. Its flowers are red and white, two of the colors in our flag, the red for courage, the white for purity, and the leaves combining as they do yellow for wisdom and blue for truth, blended to- gether, forming the green of fruitfulness. are surely typical of our country. The seed pod on opening forms a perfect five-pointed star. The flower is womlHrf iilly formed like a chalice, with five delicately cur\*i'd Mdf^e.s. the blossoms clustered together like the constellatiun uf the States, and would mean "The Union forever": Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of tlie United States of America in Congress assembled. That on and after the approval of this resolution the official and recognized floral emblem of the United States of America shall be the flower commonly known as the Mountain Laurel. In the selection of a National flower the florists of the country are certainly entitled to be heard from. Those in favor of, as well as 'those opposed to, should voice their opinion to their congressmen and senators without Mountain Laurel — Proposed National Flower delay. It is never safe to assume that any bill intro- duced will pass, particularly bills of this character, hut we" understand the .Stephens resolution has some strength behind it. Personally, we favor the Mountain Laurel above many of the flowers which have been introduced as candidates in recent years. Some of these have liccn eminently fooUsh; for instance, the advocacy of the Golden Hod, that admirable weed and hay fever instiller. On behalf of the Mountain L,iure!. it may be said that it is purely an American genus and is ftnmd as a natural inhaliitant of as great an extent of our ctuintry as any worthy wild flower we have; it can also be grown as a i)ot plant by florists all over our most ])opu- lous sections; as such it would always connnand a fitir price. I'ew flower buds are so artistic in their forma- tion and so perfectly modeled. The expanded blossoms arc exquisitely dainty. Tlie plant is unique. Hut e\en above and beyond these attributes and those pointed out by Congressman Stephens, the Mountain Laurel a)ipea!s to one as exhaling an atmosphere of liberty typical of our country. It is hardy and rugged in its constitution, successfully defying all the elements which tend to destruction; .storm and cold it is alike in- sensible to; it will make itself at h(uiie under opposing conditions; it is of an adventurous disposition, free and untraimnelcd. And, decidedly, it is not a weed. In a letter to us, M^illiam F. Glide, representative of tlic .Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horti- ( iilturist.s at Washington, 1). C, says he would like an expression frcmi the Society of American Fh)rists in re- gard to tlie fitness of the Mcnintain Laurel to reiH'esent the whole country. The editor will also be glad to hear from readers on this matter, either for or against the Mountain Laurel. sign o ;)f florists This is the heyday of Russell and Ophelia Roses. .\nd even those who have failed with Hadley want to try it again. If the jnirchase of touring cars is a real man's prosperity, then quite a iiumlier prosperous. Some notes on the Summer climate at Houston, Texas, j where the annual convention of the S. A. F. & O. H. j is to be held, appear in the Houston newsletter in our columns this week. A new arsenical poison spray is being offered, jiar- ticularly for use against insects that attack Potatoes and other vegetables, namely arsenite of zinc. "It kills quickly and sticks like paint." It's to lie hoped it doesn't stick too well else it may give "pains in the tuminy" to some who may eat the vegetables. In the botanical sense, Callas have no near connection with Lilies, but with the Anthuriums, Caladiums and niefl'enbachias. But it is curious that Asjiaragus, speak- ing botanically, is a Lily! In tlie trade it is mostly classed with ferns. Very true it is that "a|>]>ear- ances are deceptive." The Calla, moreover, has also the names Arum, Riehardia, and Lily of the Nile, among others, yet it grow.s nowhere near the Nile, but in Cape Colony, so here's confusion worse confounded. The section of the U. S, Department of Agriculture that deals with native and migratcn-y birds announces that after Aug. 16 this year, certain new regulations for the protection of migratory birds will be effective. In the meantime these regulations are issued for considera- tion, and if they are deemed appropriate, — for adoption. Those interested in birds may, therefore, wish to secure a copy of the regulations themselves by a]>ply- ing to the Bureau of Biological .Survey ina.smuch as insectivorous birds are dealt with, these having a dosed si'ason extending all the year except September and October. The news|)apers have very fully reviewed the career of I lie great Kitchener. None, however, so far as we have scin, mentioned the fact that this notable soldier w,-is .ilso, in his more recent years, a follower of the gentle art and craft of gardening. He had established him- self in a beautiful hemic in Kent and wa.s forming a good g.irilen there in which he delighted to take his recrcatitm. It is also interesting to us as horticulturists to note that Field Marshal General Grenfell who is mentioned in the reviews of Kitchener's life, and under whom the latter served in one of the Eastern camiiaigns, is now ]iiesideiit of the Royal Horticultural Society and not merely a figurehead, but takes an active, leading part in its aft'airs. It is very gratifying to those of our call- ing to find the warriors laying by their swords and tak- ing up, instead, the pruning hook. • The American Civic Ass'n has phmned a six weeks' tour of our national parks, beginning June 23 and lasting over until Aug. 5. The itinerary as printed be- gins at Chicago on the morning of .June 23, continuing through by St. Paul Oklahoma, Yellowstcme National Park, Glacier National Park, Spokane, Seattle, Rainier Ntional Park. Povtliul, Ore, and then an ;<'J« mile sail to San Francisco, afterwards visiting the Crater Lake National Park in connection with the San Fran- cisco trip. July 31-34 will be given over to the Yosemite A%alley. after which Los Angeles will be taken in and San Diego : nd il.n h.invvii.l journey is acr is, Uie deserts and cool plateaus of Arizona, the Grand Canyon of Ccdorado, through by Kansas City, back to Chicago. The round trip will cost $530, and 150 pounds of bag- gage are allowed. Pinr yai w.i yoi wire i; 'niL'.' In an article on hardy Rhododendrons in The Oarilen Maffazlne for June," Mr. E. H. Wilson of the Arnold Arboretum, who was so successful as a col- lector of plants in Western China, makes a pica that American nurserymen turn their attention to the lireed- ing of a race of' thoroughly hardy Rhododendrons that can be relied upon to stand the severest Winters of New England or the Northern States. He says that many in" Massachu.setts have spend large sums on Rhododendrons with results which, on the whole, are discouraging and some have lost hope of making suc- cessful collections. He suggests that Rhododendron Catawbiensc he made one of the jiarents in the new race, while Mtiximum might also be furtlier tried. He scotches our old and lazy policy of relying on other lands to supply our needs. We must do here what Europe has done, namely, work out our own salvation. June II). IfllG. The Florists' Exchange 1409 Depreciation of Greenhouse Property and the Federal Income Tax Krtitor TiiK I'i.oiiists' Exciianoe: I wish til hi'iiif; u|) for the cnnsulciMtion nf the riMilois iif Tm: Ft.iiiiisTs' Exciiaxoe tho siibjeot of (h-|irfiMatiiiii lit' (irt'i-nhiMisr ))ro))crty, particularly with vcfcri'iicp to tlic riiitnl States inconii' tax law. In nialiirifr luit inv incoiiu' tax report to the govern- iiK-iit for till- yiars' lilKt. 1!)U, and l'.)15, I have after ailvisinjr witli otlier florists as to the proper deduetion to maliC for depreciation, put down for my greenlioiises a 10 per cent, dejirceiation. This year tlie collector of In- ternal Revenue of the district of New .Icrsey, in mail- ing me a statement sliowirig the amount due to the government for the year lOl). has ap]iareiitly added to the amount tUie tlie gm-ernmcnt from me as per tlie form filled out and returned to the government, tlie amount deducted on account of de]ireeiation, thus apparently counting out any allowance for depreciation. No ex- planation accomjiaiiies tlu* statement, liowe\er. It seems to me that this is a question that must affect every florist in the country. Every florist who ha.s had any experieiu'e in greenhouse construction understands some- thing of the wear and tear of greenhouse property and that, with the liest of care as regards paint, etc., a green- house is a short lived proposition, and it cannot he pos- silile that the government officials can have the right to assume that a florist is not privileged to deduct any- thing in his income tax report for depreciation to property. Ronr.iiT Simpson. Clifton.' N. .T., June (i, WKi- A Call from the Potting Shed Editor The Florists' Kxciiangk: I have read the article in last week's paper about "Building a Good Organization." 1 admit that good and reliahle storepeople — salesmen, ladies and designers — should lie paid proper salaries, but what almut the .growers, or the men wtio produce the stock that the salesmen or salesladies sell, or that the maker-up uses for his designs, bouquets and funeral work? In most all retail places little or no credit is given to the green- house worker or grower, nor even to the foreman or head gardener, who has all the responsibility. He has to do all the work with sometimes little or no help, and has to labor steadily the whole year round, not like the storepeople, who once in a while are rushed, hut then have easy times after. Smaller salaries than the storepeople and little or no credit for the work we are doing — that's what we growers are getting, and i talk from experience. Jerome De Pauw. Brooklyn, X. Y. Spring Show at Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City's first amateur flower show was held on May 20 at the Muehlebacli Hotel and was a great suc- cess in all ways. AVIien Mrs. Massey Holnies, under whose direction it was gi\'en, first conceived tile idea of such a show, she thought it would be possible to get a few entries but did not look for the large number who conqietcd. There were over fifty exhibitors. The Iris exhibit was the largest. Tiie exhibit of Peonies, although very small, wa.s jirobably the most beautiful. A display of Oriental Pojijiies lent a vivid s]iot of color to one corner of tlic hail. The exhibits transformed the banquet hall into a place of beauty. The I xliiliitors were limited to amateurs and garden- ers only. The work was divided into two sections: A, that done entirel}' by gardeners; B, that done jiartly or entirely by amateurs. In class A, the grand sweep- stake prize for the finest all-round exhibit was won by Mrs. E. W. Shields. Class B was won by Miss Cora English. It is very probable that a similar show will be held in the very near future, such a great success was this. Most of the credit must be given to Mrs. Massey Holmes for the large amount of effort and time she expended on the event. B. S. B. Imported Nursery Stock New Ke^iilaliuiis New rules and regidations governing the importation of Murscrv stock in the t'uilcd States have been issued liy the federal I liirt icull ur.d lio.ird and will take etfect oM .111(1 after .luly I. In the revised regulations the most inqiortanl c-hange is tlie iirovision which makes jierniits for the inqiorlation of nursery stock from iiMintries which maintain nursery stock inspection and for llie im]iiirlatiiin of orchids and tree seeds from tho.sc whirh do not m.iint.iin such ins|icctiiin valid until re- viikiii. Ilitheiio all |ierniits li.id to be renewed each yiMi-, The other changes in the regulations are chiefly niinor and matters of -form. "My Growing Garden"* Hire we have a book by one well-known in the horti- cultural ]iublishiiig world, J. Horace iMcK.irland, de- scribing the making or developing of a garden on a two acre estate tliat had become badly run down through years of neglect. It is an entertaining book, and one such as will make many garden lovers and set people in the right way of thinking about gardens and the joy tliat a garden can give. We are glad to ha\'e such books. His work has caught the spirit, and is strongly reniiniscent of, the Gertrude Jekyll tyjie of gardening bunk, a book that is as easy to re.id as a novel, not in the nature of a text-book at all, yet containing abun- dance of thought stimulating information. We predict that this will be the type of a class of book of which there are many yet to come. It is the personal type of book that iiegan with Alfred Smee's. In the hands of Mr. Mcl"'arland we have, to some extent, a gallery of horticulturists of the time, for he mentions individuals incidentally as he goes along. His account is also of an experimental garden to some extent. To the men or Women who know plants and flowers and their cultivation, the joys they have h.id are repeated in reading these pages, while the critical faculty is engaged all the while. We find ourselves markedly in harmony with the author in the predilections that he evinces, and shall await the completion or continuation of the story in some other volume. Mentally, we have a picture of the garden and what it contains at this time, also of its prospects. One error we feel constrained to point out occurs when he speaks of the trumpet Daffodil as the Jonquil. The Jonquil is a species entirely different from any trumpet Daffodil. The book is freely illustrated, containing five colored plates, as well as 32 sepia plates. *My Growing Garden, By J. Horace MrFarland, Price S2.1.T post- paid. Macmillan & Co., New York. Frank W. Power Frank W. Power, a prominent nurseryman, died recenlly in .Salem, death resulting from blood poisoning. He was 47 years of age, and was associated with the Oregon Nursery C/i. of Orenco, Oregon. He Is slirvivcd by a widow and two children. Elias A. Seymour Elias A. Seymour, 70 years of age. a well-known florist and gardener, died suddenly on May 30 at East Her- kimer. N. Y. He was stricken with paralysis while sit- ting on the ]iorch of his liomc. He w,is born in Paris llill, Oneida Co., on Jan. 13, 18Ki, but li.ad made lii.s home on the property where he died since 1877. Mr. Seymour is survived by a widow, one daughter and three sons. Orlando C. Snyder Orlando C. Snyder, G8, a well-known florist of the West End, died at his home, 31)1 Division st., Amsterdam, N. Y., on May 30. Mr. Snyder had aiiparently been in his usu.'d health up to Monday noon. May 2i). The case was diagnosed as the rujiture of some internal organ. Mr. Snyder was born in Sliaron and came to this city at the age of 33. He w'{is n mason by trade and ujion retirement from this work, he engagecl quite extensively in the florist business, in which he achieved success. He is survived by a widow and one daughter. Frank A. Stecher We regret to announce the death of Frank A. .Stecher, president of the Stecher Lithographing Co., Rochester, N. Y., well known to publishers of the seed and nursery catalogs, becaiise of his work in that connection, who died on the afternoon of May 23 at his home in Rochester. Mr. Stecher sufVered a general break-down in health following an attack of grip early last Winter. He went to Florida in January, but his heart action grew no better and he returned to Rochester on March 3, since when lie has been confined to his bed. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle of May 23 devoted over a column to his obituary. Mr. Stecher was born at Aclicrn, Baden, Germany, in 1849. and came to America at the age of 10, witli his father and his brother Charles. They settled in Boston, and the deceased was soon afterward apprenticed to a lithographing com- pany, and in 1870, having saved a considerable sum, he jcnirneycd to New York and eventually iirocecded to Rochester where he bought up the lithographing part of an existing printing business there. This wjls the beginning of the Stecher Lithographing Co. Partial view of Kansas City's first amateur flower show, tield on May 20, 1916 1410 The Florists' Exchange International Garden Club Open Ajr Show at Bartow Mansion, Pelham Bay Park, N. Y. The first outdoor Summer show that has been held near New York was opened on the grounds of the International Garden Club at Bartow Mansion, near New York City, on Thursday, June 1, and remained opened until over the Sunday. The inauguration of this Summer show is due pri- marily to the president, Mrs. Chas. F. Hoffman, ac- tively supported by Mrs. E. H. Harriman, Mrs. H. de Berkeley Parsons, Dr. Geo. Norton Miller, and others who take a leading part in the club's affairs. Early in February a meeting was called at Mrs. Hoffman's house on Fifth ave., New York City, when a schedule committee was appointed which got to work at once, the schedule being afterward adopted by the members of the International Garden Club at a meet- ing held at the Biltmore Hotel during the time of the New York Spring flower show. Since then matters have gone along quickly, and favored with glorious weather during the last week end, the dub held its show. Tents Were Used Tents were erected on the lawns on the north front of Bartow Mansion, these being filled with groups of ferns, indoor foliage plants, orchids and cut hardy flowers, Roses, Irises and shrubs. A rock garden from Julius Roehrs Co. was also a feature, and out of doors there were handsome groups of evergreens. A tent was devoted also to school gardening under the direction of Mrs. H. Parsons, the originator of this work. Several of the garden clubs were also represented in another tent by photographs of gardens of their mem- bers. These clubs comprised those of Rye, Greenwich, Somerset Hills, Bedford, Staten Island, and the Women's National Agricultural and Horticultural Ass'n. In the same tent the Hicks Nurseries, Westbury, L. I., had colored photographs of work done by them, repre- senting some very beautiful garden scenes. The charge for admission on the first day was $5, and naturally there was not a huge crowd, although the attendance was satisfactory. Judge Alton B. Parker, for- mer nominee for the Presidency of the United States, in a short speech, declared the show open. He men- tioned the fact that a gift of $5000 had been given to the club by the sister of the late Gov. Higgins for the planting of evergreens on the estate as a memorial. The schedule ran to 38 classes, with good prizes, which had been subscribed by individual members of the club, whose names were published in connection with the class to which their donation had been awarded. Section A, for commercial growers, was well filled, but there were few entries in the private gardeners' section. A Start Has Been Made The question arises whether an early Summer show, successful from the competitive standpoint, can be as- sured, since the Spring season is so short and there is so much work to be done? It would be highly desirable if such a show could be maintained. There was nothing wrong with the date so far as getting a good show together was concerned, but possibly a show two weeks later might be even better as a pure Summer event, com- prising Roses and a greater variety of hardy plants. Of course there is always the expectation of greater heat the further we get into June, or into the period of Summer. Considering the short time that elapsed from the first preparations until the event was celebrated, this show must be considered encouraging. We would suggest a two days' or three days' show at most, but there must be much longer preparation and greater ad- vertising, while the members themselves must support the show with eidubits. There were lectures and demonstrations of various kinds during the four days, together with music, and Morris dancing by Miss Crawford and Company of London, England. The grounds around the mansion were most delight- ful in the first green flush of the early Summer, all so fresh and beautiful in themselves. The Spring display of Tulips was just passing over, although there were still considerable numbers in flower; these were in beds on the south front. The display here is intended pri- marily for Spring and Autumn effect, annuals being grown in the reserve garden close by for furnishing the beds after the Tulips and other bulbs are gone. A Rose garden is another of the features in contem- plation, and altogether this experimental and exposi- tory garden of the club is likely to be one of the most interesting and notable. The work of laying out and developing the garden is under the immediate profes- sional charge of Arthur Herrington. Some of the Exhibits In the flower show, Harry A. Bunyard Co., 40 W. 28th St., New York, exhibited a table of cut border flowers, including Orange Marigolds, Antirrhinums, Gla- dioli, Statice Suworowi, which can be cultivated out- doors from seed and also makes a good pot or bencli plant. This company had also a good selection of Sweet Peas and Centaureas. Adolph Lewisohn (gdr. John Canning), Ardsley, N. Y., sent well grown Calceolarias, and a special silver medal was awarded also to Miss E. C. Schettler (gdr. Adam Paterson), Saugatuck, Conn. Among the more notable of the Irises shown by John Lewis Childs, were Florentina and Fl. alba, the beauti- ful rosy mauve. Queen of May, the pale yellow Flaves- cens, and the rich yellow Honorable. Among the notable shrubs in the group by the Hick's Nurseries, was Andromeda paniculata, with golden crimson bells, also Cornus florida rubra, Bechtels' Dou- ble Flowering Crab, a cut leaved form of Syringa persica, and some very fine ornamental Maples. Roehrs' rock garden had masses of Armeria, Viola cornuta, Phlox canadensis, Myosotis semperflorens, Rhododendron arbutifolium and other things. In Roehr's group of tropical ornamental plants there was a basket trained plant of Stephanotis floribunda, with its waxy white fragrant flowers, evidently not well known to many of the visitors. This firm and also Lager & HurreU exhibited groups of orchids, while Roehrs also had a collection of Fuchsias. W. A. Manda, Inc., had an interesting Boxwood hedge cut to represent ornamental railing and many other exhibits, while F. R. Pierson Co. of Tarrytown, N. Y., had cut Roses and ferns. Commercial Classes Group of Rhododendrons covering 100 sq. ft.: 1, W. A. Manda, So. Orange, N. J.; 2, P. R. Pierson Co., Tarry- town, N. T. Group of hardy ornamental flowering trees and shrubs covering 200 sq. ft.: 1, Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.; 2, W. A. Manda. Group of orchids, arranged for effect, covering 75 sq. ft.: 1, Julius Roehrs Co.; 2, Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. Group of stove and greenhouse foliage and flowering plants covering 100 sq. ft.: 1, W. A. Manda; 2, Julius Roehrs Co. Group of ferns and Selaginellas, covering 100 sq. ft.: 1, W. A. Manda; 2, P. R. Pierson Co. Rock garden, covering 250 sq. ft.: Julius Roehrs Co. Bay trees, pyramidal or columnar, two plants, not less than 10ft. in height: 1, Julius Roehrs Co. Bay trees, standard, two plants, head not less than 5ft. in diameter: 1, Julius Roehrs Co. Box trees, pyramidal, two plants, not less than 7ft. high: 1, W. A. Manda; 2, Bobbink & Atkins. Rutherford. N. J. Box trees, standard, two plants, head not less than 4ft, in diameter: 1, W. A. Manda; 2, Julius Roehrs Co. Box trees, bush, two plants, not less than 6ft. higli: 1, W. A. Manda. Box trees, six trained plants: 1, W. A. Manda; 2, Julius Roehrs Co. Conifers, collection of twenty-five plants, twenty-five varieties in pots or tubs: 1. Isaac Hicks & Son. West- bury, N. T.; 2, P. R. Pierson Co. Group of bedding plants, arranged for effect, cover- ing 200 sq. ft.: 1. Julius Roehrs Co. Display of Peonies. 100 sq. ft.: 1. John Lewis Child.s, Inc.. Plowerfleld. N. Y.; 2, Bobbink & Atkins. Display of cut hardy flowers. 100 sq. ft.: 1, Bobbinlc & Atkins. Display of cut sprays of flowering trees and shrubs, 100 sq. ft.: 1. Isaac Hicks & Son. Display of cut Roses: 1, P. R. Pierson Co. Private Classes Group of hardy flowering and foliage trees and shrubs, covering 50 sq. ft.: 1, Mrs. Wm. G. Nichols, Rye, N. V, (Geo. N. Sullivan, gdr.) Group of orchids, covering 25 sq. ft.: 1, Clement Moore, Hackensack. N. J. (J. P. Mossmann. gdr.) Group of foliage and flowering plants, stove or green- house, covering 50 sq. ft.: 2. Mrs. John H. Flagler. Green- wich, Conn. Group of Hydrangeas, covering 50 sq. ft: 1, Mrs. Join H. Plagler; 2. Mrs. Geo. D. Barron, Rye, N. Y. (Jann Linane, gdr.) Group of Summer flowering bulbous and tuberuns plants for effect, covering 50 sq. ft.: 2, Mrs. Geo. l>. Barron. Display of cut Iris flowers, 50 sq. ft.: 1, Mrs. A. M, Booth, Gt. Neck, N. Y. (B. Fordol, gdr.) Display of cut hardy flowers, 50 sq. ft,: 1, Mrs. Wm, G. Nichols. Special Awards Collection of Tulips: Wm. Shillaber, Essex Fells, N. .1, (J. P. Sorenson, gdr.) Display of Memesia compacta Triumph; Win, Shillaber. Group -of foliage and flowering plants, 100 sq. ft.: Mrs. A. M. Booth. Hemerocallis Gold Dust and flava, 2 vases: John Lewis Childs, Inc. Calceolarias, Hybrids, nine plants: Adolph Lewisohn, Ardsley, N. Y. (J, Canning, supt.) Plant of Brassia varicosa: Miss Scheffler, Saugatuck. Conn. (Adam Paterson. gdr.) Collection of herbaceous Peonies, seedlings: Miss Scheffler. silver medal. Calceolaria Stuarti. 2 plants: Miss Scheffler. Vase of outdoor grown Sweet Peas: Miss Scheffler. Collection of cut flowers from shrubs: Mrs. Wm. G. Nichols. Exhibit of school garden plantings, model gardens, etc.: Dept. of Parks. Boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond. Collection of cut flowers: Harry A. Bunyard Co., New York. Flower Show of International Garden Club, Pelham Bay Park, New York, June 1 to 4, 1915 The big four-pole tent which contained the commercial exhibits Importation of Immortelles The Duty is Assessed at 25 Per cent. Ad Valorem The decision of the court on the protest made by H. Bayersdorfer & Co. of Philadelphia, against the 60 per cent, duty levied by the Board of General Appraisers, ^ to which we alluded in The Exchange recently, is pulilished in full in Treasuri/ Decisions, No. 19, May -11, and occupies ten pages. Considerable argument centered upon the exact meaning of the words "and" and "or" as ap- plied in paragraph 3-17 of the Tariff Act of 1913, where "artificial and ornamental flowers'' are spoken of. Several former cases were cited in which immortelles had been the subject of discu.ssion, the judges agreeing that there was no escape from the conclusion that "and" in tlie expression under consideration was not used in the sense of "or"; that Congress deliberately intended to provide tliat artificial or ornamental feathers suitaljle for millinery sliould pay the comparatively liigh duty rate of (iO per cent, ad valorem, but tlie rate sliould not apply to fruitSi prain,^, flowers, leaves, and stems, regardless of use, un- less they are both artificial and ornamental, and it follows that the merchandise was erroneously classified under j)ar;t«::r;i]ih 347. The importers claimed that the merchandise was duti- able directly or by similitude at 35 per cent, ad vaUireni under paragraph 310, the material part of which pai-.i- grajih states ^'orchids and cut ffoirers preserved or fresh fi6 per cent, ad valorem" Natural dried immortelles were held by the judges to be cut flowers within the i meaning of paragraph 210, and tliat although dyed, they were properly classified by similitude as preserved cut (lowers under the paragraph. The straw wreaths into which the flowers were fastened were pl.aced as "un- cnumerated manufactured articles" at 35 per cent, ad \ah)rem duty. The judgment of the Board of General .\ppraisers was reversed. Messrs. Bayersdorfer, there- fore, won on tlieir protest and obtained the importation at the 25 per cent, rate of duty. June 1(1, una. The Florists' Exchange 1411 ' Commercial Greenhouse Construction The Progress Made in Greenhouse (Construction During the Past Fifty Years* THE sul>jit't on wliicli I will speak this eveniiig is such 1111 extensive one that it is impossiblB in one lecture to cover all the various parts and llic part each of the various details plays in a finished and up-to-date greenhouse. Each of these parts, sucli as tlie superstructure, ventilation, plant benches, heat- ing, etc., is capable of being considered separately. I will therefore conlinc my talli to the construction of the framework or superstructure only, of a commer- cial greenhouse in oriler to cover this part more fully. I will cover the subject in a general way. I shall not go into the nuithematics and the otlier various sciences, but simply jjrcsent pictorially, the results that have been obtained and progress made in grcenhou.se con- struction during the past fifty years. It is a long step from tlie cumbersome greenhouse of fifty years ago, to tlie modern cobwebby structure of today. The illustration which we have before us on the screen, is typical of the early greenhouse. They were generally built against a high wall, the wall being on the north side. This wall was a great factor in supplying heat during the night. In those days, the only method of heating was by means of stoves, or a long flue, either of pipe or masonry, extending the entire lengtli of the greenhouse, through w-hich heated air generated by a furnace or flue heater, was at- tempted to be carried. This method of heating was not satisfactory for tlie reason that unless the flues were frequently gone over and repaired there was always the danger of tlieir giving out, wliich meant a serious loss of plants damaged by the gases and fumes which would escape into the greenhouse. Tiiis arrangement of heating was also unsatisfactory for the reason that that portion of the flue nearest the heater was naturally the hottest, and the furthest end the coolest, which made it impossible to secure an even temperature throughout the greenhouse. Later this trouble was overcome to some extent by a hot water heating system arranged by placing a pipe coil in- side the heater and connecting same by mains with heating coils placed at the coolest end of the green- house. Finally the flue heater was abandoned en- tirely, and the heating accomplished, either by a hot water heating apparatus or a steam heating system. To return to the construction of the superstructure, or framework; a heavy wooden sill was placed on top of the front wall. Heavy wooden rafters were placed about 3ft. apart extending from the sill to the ridge, and sash glazed with glass only Cin. wide were placed in the roof. The top sashes were arranged to slide down for ventilation and were operated with a system of ropes and pulleys. The crops raised in houses of this type were far from satisfactory, as you can readily realize, as with the amount of wood in their construction and the narrow glass, the percentage of light admitted was very small, to say nothing of the cold air admitted through im- perfect construction. Later, full span houses were built of similar con- struction. Mr. Lord, who was the founder of the Lord & Burnham Co., was a great lover of flowers and also a thorough mechanic. He had a small greenhouse in his yard, at the rear of his home in Rochester, N. V. Mr. Lord became dissatisfied with the results obtained and made up his mind that if horticulture was to make any progress it would be necessary to greatly improve the construction of the greenhouse, so lie built himself a house which proved to be so far ahead of anything then built, that his services were soon in demand among the local community. It was not long before the success attained in these new houses spread beyond these narrow limits and tlie greenhouse business, as a business by itself, was launched. It has continued from that time to grow until it has reached its present proportions. The outlook for its ccjiilinucd expansion, improvement and stability, is very liriL'ht indeed. The principle of the construction adopted and built by Mr. Lord is the same as is universally used today, namely, building the roof as a permanent structiue with ventilating sash at the ridge, built continuous or separated by one or more lights of glass between each sash. This nietliod increased the amount of light in the greenhouse, and also furnished a weather-pront construction. Methods of supporting the roof members are today numerous, but they all are simply a means of making the principle stated above, stable and lasting. Ill the early days there was no glass on the sides. Walls of brick or stone were built and the roof sprung directly from the top of these walls. The inside level of the greenhouse was generally on a lower level than the outsidejigtade. This was done to reduce the surfaces exposed to the outside air as much as possible. Most of the hcmses were narrow and the plant benches were so close' to the glass, that it was * A paper read before the''-t,aaca3ter.(Pa.) Florists' Club by M. C. Wright of the Lord & Burnhara Co. iiiipossilile to grow plants of any si/e, except on the inner edge of the side jilant benches, and in the cen- ter benches. With the introduction of hot water and steam as a heating medium, it became possible to in- crease the width of greenhouses, and houses of 20ft. and 2aft. in width became common. This gave room for center plant benches. In order to reduce the cost the masonry walls were eliminated later on commer- cial houses and they were built with locust posts, set about 3ft. in the ground, Ift. above and boarded up to the caves. Next came tlie introduction of glass on the sides, increasing the lieight from the walk level to the gutter line. As the tendency toward wider houses increased and wood decreased in quality, it became necessary to find some material that would take the place of that then in use. Iron and steel as a building medium, was at that time attracting attention, and to this metal, attention in the construction of greenhouses was turned. On private greenhouses cast iron sills for capping the masonry walls were therefore substituted for the three piece wooden sill. Iron rafters were substituted in place of the heavy wooden ones, the rafters being spaced over 8ft. 4in. apart or every six spaces of Ib'in. wide glass. These iron rafters are capped with wood grooved to fit over the rafters, and designed to receive the glass; by covering this portion of the steel frame with wood, all trouble from expan- sion and contraction of metal is avoided. Angle iron purlins were also substituted instead of wooden ones. The first iron frame greenhouses to be built were those for Mr. Jay Gould, at Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y. Here the cast iron sills, iron rafters and pur- lins capped with wood, were used to support the su- perstructure. The principle of this construction today is still used OH all iron and steel greenhouses. The de- tail may be changed, but the principle of having the iron or steel framework on the inside of the green- houses, while all members on the outside which receive the glass, of wood, is the same. This construction, after repeated experiments has proved to be the most durable and suitable to our variable climate and has stood the test well. Iron Frame Commercial Greenhouses The next important step in the construction of com- mercial greenhouses, was the introduction of what is known as the cast iron foot piece construction. A post or foot piece made of cast iron, was placed in the ground about 30in., and to tliese steel rafters were , bolted. The sides, up to within 2ft. of the eaves, were built of two thicknesses of boards, with building paper between. This made a cheap and substantial construc- tion. Later flat guaranteed wrought iron posts were used in one piece extending from about 2ft. 6in. below grade to the eaves; this was of course more substan- tial for the reason that with the cast iron foot piece, the rafters were bolted to the foot piece at grade line; thus subjecting the bolts to a large portion of the weight of the house. The rafters were then bolted to the flat guaranteed wrought iron posts with two i/iin. gusset plates, as shown on the screen. Next, wooden gutters and eaves plates were dropped out and angle iron used in place of the wooden plate. The iron eaves plate is fully one-third smaller than the wooden one and many times as strong, it strengthened the greenhouse at its vital point, and lessened the amount of shade inside the greenliouse. The bars and rafter cups were fastened to this angle iron with a small cast iron fitting. The eaves plate having part of its surface exposed to the inside temperature of the greenhouse, conveys the heat to the outside surfaces and to a certain extent, prevents the formation of icicles on the outside. Certainly it was and is u great improvement over the %vood plate, which was one of the first members in a greenhouse to decay and on which the ice would form making a regular curtain of shade on the side benches. Concrete and hollow tile are now being used for the sides, instead of double boarding. Where hollow tile is used, it is necessary to plaster the outside and inside surfaces of same with Portland cement mortar. Then too, the tile have to be cut and it requires more or less time and ingenuity to use the tile to the best advantage without waste. i''rom observation and tests it seems as if concrete made with clean cinders was the cheap- est and best to use. The cinders, being more or less porous, make a concrete full of air cells which accom- plishes the same results as the hollow spaces in the tile. In this case it is also necessary to plaster the cinder concrete walls on both sides with Portland ce- ment mortar. One of the largest growers in the vicinity of Phila- delphia builds the concrete walls, which are very satis- factory, with a proportion of one part cement to eight parts of cinders. The cinders he uses are nearly of a size. They are small hard cinders. His method of measuring the proportions is by using one bag of ce- ment to four wheelbarrow loads of cinders. As I have said, this method is very satisfactory and is considered even better than stone for the sides of greenhouses because it is more porous and a better non-conductor. If stone and sand are used instead of cinders the fol- lowing proportions are recommended: One part Port- land cement, three parts good sharp sand and six parts of crushed stone or clean gravel. This is a very satis- factory mixture and makes good strong work. The walls need only be 4in. thick and when a light cast iron sill is placed on top of same, you have a con- struction which is practically indestructible, and as the upkeep is small this form of construction is the cheap- est in the end. {To be concluded) American Peony Society's Show We would remind our readers that the annual exhibition of Peonies by this society Is being held this week end, June 9 to 11, in co-operation with the Horticultural Society of New York in the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 77th St., New York City. The exhibition will be opened on the first day in the evening from 7 to 10; on the second day from S) a. m. to 5 p. m. and then from 7 to 10, and on Sunday from 1 to 5. Dahlia Contest in Kentucky A Dahlia contest has been inaugurated at Frank- fort, Ky., by the City Beautiful League. Dyke Hazel- rigg, chairman of one of the committees, has donated a large number of plants which are given away to residents of the city at Averill's drug store. Those receiving the plants are getting them in shape to enter the contest. Flower Show of International Garden Club, Pulham Bay Park, New York, June I to 4, 1916 Rock garden of Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. 1412 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail themselves of the advertisers' offers in this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers, transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for extention of trade which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders by tele- graph to any part of the country. When the design ^ la placed in the advertiser's card it indicates < membership In the Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good i^a^ Send vour orders for the CAPITAL DISTRICT, which includes all of Eastern New York State, to ALBANY, N. Y. 11 North Pearl Street Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to — any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- graphic order. Persona! attention given and satisfaction guaranteed, ALBANY N.Y. William Gloeckner We guarantee absolute satisjaction. ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. WrHe. Telaptaone or Telegraph. ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N. Y. 2^ Steuben Street The best flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders Allentown, Pa. Can fill your Telegragh Order. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike Ernest Ash fey FLORIST store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones ^.. CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue I S( SON """ ' ^Am0^^ Burl:ngton,Vf. (JrdtTs for Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. filled to your entire aatia- fac- "^ tion. ^^^^^^^^m^^^ t?on FINE FLOWERS -PROMPT CHARLOTTE, N. C. /'' FLORISTS <^^ COLO!> Pprsuiml attention given. Usual dis'-ount allo'ved ^^^J?^ ? r " Colorado Springs OrciNTv promptly and carefully executed by The Pllces Peak F'loral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS LANG FLORAl AND NURSEHY CO. FINE FLOWERS -PROMPT SERVICE D AV TOIV , OHIO <^^^ 112 South /|„„rist Main St. Vf 1/ Charlotte and Vicinity CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of clasa Flowers CHICAGO, ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Extended to all Florists ^ CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. VA, DENVER, COLO. ^^■^L ^l^-^,wl /^n J. A. VALENTINE. President J'ark J'lOrat L^O. Cok,rada. Utah. ^^<=.j^ Western Nebra'=>ka <$ipff^> 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points ^^d^^ reached by express. Orders promptly filled Usual disrounta. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, ourrepu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Us. ALVDIT rOCHCLON, t3»-l99 BATCd ax /Nalioitnll f JloristJ CINCINNATI, OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor Delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. CLEVELAND, OHIO John Reck & Son 985 MAIN STREET THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fill your order'^ for Dpsicns or Cut Flowera in NORTHERN OHIO DES MOINES IN THE CENTER OF IOWA J.S. WILSON FLORAL CO. ^f^ We cover all points in Iowa. ^'^'•^X"^'"^ WrfTH^HE FLORIST • '• Deliveries to Ithaca, Binghamton, Homell, Coming and other points, f^^ Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Steamship sailings will be found on page 1413 Junr 1(1, l!ll(i. The Florists' Exchange 1413 ^\) G'- &- What is to be Done with the Rising Cost in Retailing? High Prices and Big Business Do Not Always Mean Larger Profits By W. CLEAVER HARRY THE cost of rclailiiiiT is rising at nn alarming rate. Nearly every item cif mereliandise iinil aeeessory used in Imsiness has a(i\"an('t'(l sinee the hegin- ning of the year. The cost of doing Ijusiness next year will undouhtedly be higher, and no one can tell when it will come down. It is certain there will he no sod- den drop. The retail ))rice of cut flowers has not changed any to s)ieali of in the last ten years. I'nlilish- ers are jiaying lOU per cent, more for raw m.iteri.ils than one year ago, yet the suliseription price anil the advertising rates remain the same. How long can they hold out? Asli me something easier. The soul of liusiness is service. Our customers are jiroteeted liy competition and the spirit ot fair J)Iay. Only two weeks ago a salesman solil a carload of goods at a loss of $1000 to his house in order that he might hold a customer ami in turn, save him from loss. The general attitude of the public is, that flow- ers are a high-priced necessity. .\nd, now tliat we are holding down the rising costs, we must not expect any credit for our philanthropy. "The people of the I'niteil States must prepare to jiay higher prices. You are going to pay more fur everything you eat and use in 1917." I quote this as it was given me by a represcntati\'e of the largest varnish manufacturers in the world. This man had just returned from Europe. The reason for all this, we are told, is the European war, hut the consumer feels just as did the delivery boy, who, when he was asked who was tlic respiin- sil>le man in the store, said: "I do not know who is responsible, but I know I get all tlie blame." It is not because we lack resources or raw ma- terials, Ivut of our inability to liandlc them quickly enough to fill orders. Just a lack of jireparcd- ness. Our industrial system, while wonderfully efficient, has many flaws. The l>ig ])rolileni in business today is the prolilem of distribution. Our manufacturers, our farmers, our producer,-^ have not all yet attained 100 per cent, efficiency in their business, but they are coming a little nearer the mark every day. We can jiroduee the commodities of life in this country as eco- nomically as any nation in the world. Our skill, brains and inventive ingenuity more than oft'set that "foreign ]iaupcr lalior," we used to hear so much about. The fact is, that iirodurtion in the florists' business is not our lug ]jroblem. Our big problem is how to change, for the better, our wasteful system of distribution. We do everything in a big way, with reckless disregard for expenses. We are so crazy for business tli.il we fail to make beforehand the plans for b in- dling it when we get it. In the retail store, it is eom])aratively easy to do the volume or rather, I should say, to "get rid of the stufl'," but to make a profit on the business you do, is amither matter. You cannot tell how much money is in a safe from the gold letters and nickel trim- mings of its doors, nor how much money a retail florist's store is m.iking by the volinue of business it does. The Stores Feel the Rising Costs The florist's store has m-ver felt the cost of doing business so much as it will this year. Yes! talk is cheap, but it takes money to pay the statements from the wholesaler each month. .\ palatial store in (uie of our large cities, doing a big business, went into bank- ruptcy with assets that were but a mere fraction of its liabilities, yet the establishment bore every evidence of prosperity. The hooks showed a supposed profit on the sales, the proprietor motored about in his private car and mingled with the best of society. This ex.imple is only one of a crop. The crop is not on yet. :\n investi- gation of this bankrupt, showed that he bought cpi inti- ties of merchandise and sold it at a certain per cent, increase. But he did not figure the cost of doing business. If he had known what it was and added it to his selling price, along with his gross profit, he would h.ive been all right. The fact was that his overhead and fixed charges ate up his gross profit, and he was actually doing business at a loss, and the mure business he did the more he was losing. On look- ing further into his merchandise we find quantities of crockery .jars, baskets and ribbons, and other slow- selling goods that the inventory disclosed, eating ii]) the ch;mces for profit. The bills on these goods must be ]iaid before very little is sold; the balance l»ccomes de.'id stock, and the interest on the money cuts the profit in half in a little while. The best management .ilul the finest system is not altogether fool-proof. Bridal bouquet of Valley and white Dendrobiums By David Clarke's Sons. New York The Waste Eaters of Business \Vc find :i thousand mice nibbling at the vitaLs of every liusiiuss. They may he excessive rents; reckless buying; too much and too expensive help, waste in stock, thrown out, or given out by clerks to favorite cus- tomers. The praclice of allowing em|)loyees to help themselves adds many dollars to the rising co.sts. Closely following are had debts, undesirable accounts ami ])oor delivery management. If your iiooks don't give the information, you may call in an accountant, if you desire. After due de- liberation and quiet meditation, he will submit you a thesis as long .is the work-table, with a multitude of eolunms running just so — across the page, like tracks in the I'nion .St. it ion. You will then feel like saying, as did Lincoln when a committee handed him a jion- ilerous report: "Why can't a committee use a little 4 sense? If I send a man to find out about a horse for me, 1 expect him to tell me that horse's points, not how many hairs he has on his tail." Things to Watch Carefully Why not, with the aid of your bookkeeper, keep a eomnum sense system of records? Have these tabu- lated daily, showing: (1) Sales, cash and charge. (2) ■Merchandise purchased. (3) Money outstanding. (4) .Money received on account. (5) Money owed. (()■) Money in bank. (7) Petty expenses for day. .\t the end of the month, take an inventory and a record from your books of your overhead us: Kent, heat, light, ice, help, advertising, interest on investment, etc. By deducting from the gross sales, the amount of the entire expenses (both overhead and incidental) for the nionlli, and tlie cost of the goods sold during the month, you can find your net profit. Your inventory will show you on how much stock you are paying interest. .At the slow season it should be small. A retailer whom I know well enough to get the facts, said he thought he was clearing .fllOO per month, .$1200 per year over and above his ex- penses. But the hundred a month included his own salary, the interest on his investment and the salary of his wife, who spent most of her time in the store, and several smaller items. If he had allov^■ed himself interest on his investment, that alone would have produced something each month without risk or worry. -\nother item of .$15 a month of his "profits" rightly came out as expenses incurred in run- ning the store. The truth was, that instead of making .flOO a month clear, he was not only failing to make anything, but he and his wife were both working for their hoard and clothing. If they both worked in some other store they might have earned .$100. The " Family " Flower Shop There jire hundreds of retailers who are not making any real profit. The majority of them are sound financially and busy, nearly all the time. Here is the way they do it. "The whole family helps. The madame is chief designer. The daughter is a star on the sales force. Little Fritz runs the special deliveries after school, and on .Sunday till church time. Jim, the son-in-law, lends a hand in the busy .season after his day in the shop is over. The proprietor-in-chief does most of the buying, drives the aiito to and from tlie greenhouse, smokes incessantly, and .it times is very grouchy. He does not draw a salary, but he always has money. His wife, the "artiste," douibles in the housekeeping and is not an ex- pense. The o\erhead and fixed charges are not in evidence and are easily proportioned. The rising costs will be sometime in finding the "family store," for it is out of range of the big guns, safe behind the second and third line of trenches. Higher Selling Prices Not More Profit .\nd the cost of retailing is going up. What is to be done with the rising costs? Eventually and gradually it will be tacked to the selling price, hut even with higher selling prices, will we be any better off? The big problem in every re- tail store is to keep the cost of doing business less than the gross profits. Every year at inventory time the (piestion comes up: "Where have my profits gone?" There is no doubt they have vanished, so the usual .innounccment foHows: "We must increase the selling price." Eortunately it is never tried, because the pub- lic will not stand for it, and competition, which always aJTci'ts prices, will not j)ermit it. Let us then, not cmisider the raising of selling jirices. They will .adjust themselves. The alternatives are: Better buying to facilitate quick turn-overs. Ois- continuanee of lines that cannot he made profitable. Better help and less of it. Elimination of had accounts and donations. Keeping records of waste and depre- ci.'ition, and stock used or sold at a loss. In manv big stores, a big, complicated funeral design is no longer considered ])rofitablc, es])ecially when the store is busy. 1414 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Potter Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points Baker Bros, "rr' FLOWERS " "PLANTS -. TREES Galveston Floral Co., ""-^l^V^ Quality in Cut Flowers, Plants and Floral. Work. Galveston, Texas Orders for Teias and Steamers from HENRY SMITH, THE FLORIST GRAND RAPIDS. MICH MICHIGAN BUSINESS SOLICITED HARTFORD, CONN. „,„,„„./ 741 Main Street stores. 1 3^ Asylum Street Greenhouses: Benton Street GEORGE G. McCLUNDE te'\ HARTFORD. CONN. ^^ ' 165 MAIN STREET, SOUTH FLOWERS Hartford Connecticut llighlanil Park Greenhouses Telephones HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 75 and 85 ' Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of „j;^^a^ Chicago, as far as Milwaukee "^J^JI^ ^ ORDERS FOR TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS <^^ (Be^te/^mam^m^c! india^apolis, ind. 241 Massachusetts Ave. Prompt and efficient service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Bertermann's flowers excel Watch your boxes, tying material, ribbons, foil, wire, and gasoline, and above all, the paper. The paper situation is most keenly felt. Paper and paper pro- ducts enter into nearly everything. The United States has grown so prosperous that we never save any rags. This, combined with the demand for chemicals that enter into the manufacturing of paper, puts us up against it. The Strathmorean (paper) house organ gave index to the situation in the following joke: "Who's the man coming up in a taxi?" "Oh, just a guy who wants to sell a bale of rags." Where Does the Retailer Figure ? Now then, to sura up. Business is good, but we pay more and get no more for it. Even with cutting down the overhead, where do we get off? The situation re- minds me of when my brother and I worked in Dad's greenhouses for $2 a week and lived at home. With the aid of a good imagination, we reasoned out that we really were $20-a-week men, but that we paid $18 back to the Old Gentleman for board and lodging. And now, after considering nearly every item that enters into the rising costs, we must not forget one of the first in importance, the imperial dictator of the price-list, the commission man. His side of the game would make a good live reading article for a popular magazine. Nowadays, nearly everybody works for the commission man. He, in turn, works for both the grower and the store-man. He also works both the grower and the retailer, and having a good sense of humor, he has many a laugh at the expense of both. The system of wholesaling that sells the first few hundred of a shipment at a high price to the so- called high-class store, and the balance at a ridicu- lously low price to the mushroom around the corner, is all wrong, to say the least. Any storeman can find the same goods he has been handling displayed at half-price by a smaller store, who "cannot afford to pjy as much," and furthermore, if he doesn't nose around and find out market conditions for himself, he may continue to pay as much as he wishes. The time of "all the tariff will stand" and caveat emptor (let the buyer beware), has not yet entirely disap- peared. No longer is it necessary to have a buyer. Your commission man will tell you the price he has decided you are to pay on the stock you desire. The retailer wants to pay the price, but he does not want to feel that he is subject to the arbitrary ruling of one man. On the other hand, the wholesale commission man has placed a standard on the cut fiower business. If it were not for him the business would still be in the cradle. He has the intuition of a psychic. He creates the demand of today, and forecasts that of tomorrow. He has made mediocre growers successful and safe. He has created quality stock by directing the man under glass as to when, how and what to grow. He alone it was who stopped the pernicious practice of pickling. Further, he has given every retailer, who behaves himself, the capital of a million square feet MILLS We reach all Florida and South Georgia points The Florist, inc. 35 West Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Florida We reach all Florida and ail Georgia Points Largest flower store south of Washington, D C. 219 Main Street Tomlinson-Key Floral Co. KALAMAZOO, MICH. and Vicinity _ G. Van Bochove & Bro. Satisfaction Guaranteed Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1422 to 1424 KANSAS CITY, MO. <^^ Samuel Murray 1017 GRAND AVENUE jfloWERS Kansas City, MO. - J LEXINGTON, KY. i A, Heller EAST SIXTH STREET LEXINGTON, KY. MicHLKR Bro^o Co. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky r'^ m?A !_-«? Prompt Delivery to AWall So. Calif. Points ^ 212 ■f West 4tli St. ES, CAL. LOS ANGEL Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE "^ AUGUST R. BAUMER ■I KENTUCKY: f._ ^. rrtcoRPOCLATto V ETTABLI/MED ie?5 mi fLOWEfi SHOP 550 fourlh Avenue Loulrville The _ South's Most Modern Floral and Art A Establishment S32 Fourth Aix. Lou/svi//e. Ky. Wedding gate, kneeling stool and grille for an outdoor wedding, made by H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia (See pofle 1416) June 10, lyiU. The Florists' Exchange 1415 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses J. H. SMALL & SONS FLORISTS New York and Washington Announce the removal of their New York Store to 505 Madison Avenue at 52nd Street WASHINGTON, D. C. 15th and H Streets Floral and Landscape Work NEW YORK Waldorf-Astoria and 505 Madison Ave. The F. Walker Co. 312 W. Chestnut Street LOUISViILLE, KY. PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State We Guarantee Satlsfactloo FLORIST NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at 48th Street , )jfcilionnll nffloristl Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE LAND TO IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Nacon, Georgia All Choice CUT FLOWERS In Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty Choicest of Flowers 883 Broad St. "^^ ~ NEWARK, N. J. P^VID Best Florists in the States as References ^Ki^ 200,000 Feet of Glass ^e\J O^J^^^^'^^^^^^^^^i^^e^ ««If WC Say it, WC WlU dO it" 38CaO* TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI _ Fresh Flowers and Best Service NEWARK, N. J. 946 Broad Street Deliveries throughout the .State and to all steamship do'K.-i in Hciboken. N. J. and New York Filling telegraph orders from distant cities was formerly " a consummation devoutly to be wished." Today it is one of the most profitable branches of the retail business. That is w hy there are so many cards in this Directory of Reliable Retailers JIR TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKES CARE OF IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street •PI, ones {l44i[ Murray HiU Oor KoMo: TB! GOIDES RUll Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1422 to 1424 A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 1193 Bioadway, NEW YORK CITY MY ONLY nORE ACCOUNTS INVITED We will fill your orders for N/^ ^i r f\ I l^ <"■ iny place )»&tioral( V^ r^ r V^ I- r\ in Virginia (jilorisl J BLICKS, Norfolk, Va. 1416 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses l-l^^^, PI^^Q Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Florist BUTLER & ULLMAN <^> ^^^ Furrow & Company ^^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery PAPERSDV inl PVS^\ia, N. J ROCKFORD ^.y FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL. •V^ Quick service to Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. Loag DisUaoe Phones B8ll,Tjler U04 Am., CeDtral 413 SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE. CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS [jlorisi PHIUDELPHIA, PA. The Bellevue-Stratford and Diamond & 22d Sts. Do you want flowerg in Philadelphia? We furnish the best, artistically arranged SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tele- phone moat carefully executed at once. Floral designs a specialty. Young*s ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receive prompt and careful attention. Wire UB your orders. J^ Syracuse, N. Y. (florisi) ONONDAGA HOTEL ^^ V^.E.OJ^V' CO. We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity. ^ma^6^ Sg^^Mc^ PHIUDELPHIA and VICINITT ILi\t Condon Mamn 9i(ap, Hth. 1800 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. Pittsburgh, Pa 710 East Diamond Street North Side OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER STOEE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We 611 orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in ^eat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. of ffla.s.s, without the inve.stment of a .single dollar. He has built up a hu.sine.s.s of hi.s own worth while, anti a.s his reward, he is able to pay for the engraving of his name in innnortal bronze and gold-plate the t.ablet, if he wishes. There is still work for him to do. The world de- mands an accounting, and is going farther. It wants to know why there should be so many itching palms between the hen and the In-eakfast table. The majority of retailers realize they are pa.ssing through a trying period and welcome suggestions or help that put them back in the list of profit makers. I'here will he something in it for everybody concerned, and business generally will be more stable." Those who give the retailer help will ensure for themselves a per- m.incncy of outlet for their product not now enjoyed. Open Air Wedding Scene (.Sec paye ini) The picture accompanying these notes is of a wedding gate, grill and kneeling, stool for a weddijig out of docn-.s, made by II. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadel]>hia. The set was made especially for Wm. Berger of (Icrnian- town. Pa. It is staled that with a banking of ]i.ilnis in the rear and witli Peonies and other cut flowers for the vases, a novel and ]ileasing effect was realized. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention given to out-of-town orders R. ABBOTT Both Telephones path ]f loral Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan. LafayetteandSchillerAves. Broad St. Park •■^^■^^^" BurdettAve. &Hoo8ickSt. Both Phones, 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful .iftent'on to out-of-town orders All orders filled from the groenho ises BRANT BROS. lncUTICA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co. Florists 1214 F. STREET, N. W. Gloeckner Has It 8M« SXLTrOBD,, ^„ ^, ^^ FLOWED I'o^K'"' College Glen Eden , Putnam Hall SHOP Bennett School Taconic School ROVIDENCE, R. I. AND T. J. JOHNSTON A CO. NEW ENGLAND POINTS 1 71 WEVBOSSET ST.. PROVIDENCE PDAllinCIIPE RlinnF ICI AKn '^^'^ exchange last week illustrated a large billboard rnUWIIILIIvEf nnUVb IwLnnU painting of the telegraph delivery of lowers, this Imard being on the side wall of the store of Chas. I,. IJaum of Knoxville, Tenn. It was remarked that "this sign, which measures 20ft. x 10ft., was perhaps the most ambi- lions and extensive iiiece of advertising of the tclcgr.iph delivery idea of flowers to be found anywhere in the country." Wm. Gloeckner of .\lbany, N" Y., sends us Cf JT T t T-» r 4 a cutting from our own paper of Feb. 26, which wc r'Jinf*^ I /^filC^ l"^ rt t'SCT \ \l />*• had overlooked, where one of his billboards was re- v>'r.*/0» ±^\JHI,^0, X * L Lf (JULt^l produced. The board in this case was Oft. x 30ft. long also advertising the Florists' Telegraph idea. As Mr. (llocckner has or had four of these billboards in varicuLS parts of the city of Albany, we think he easily has wim .IS the largest advertiser in this direction, and the honors go to him until we hear to the contrary. Johnston Brothers LEADING FLORISTS 38 Dorrance Street Roanoke, Ka. Fallon, Florist Rochester Floral Co. ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Give us your order Jot Southern Minnesota jf/\ jLf ff^ /► ROCHESTER, N. Y. /^QfcC/y^W^;^^^ 25 Clinton Ave., North W ^^■■BSSfciMBiM^^^^^''^ Flowers delivered ^^^:^T*it-^ promptly in Rochester and surrounding country. Com- <^|^Tx^^ plete line always readj . ^^L-"'''^^ Coff/>. Rpnc ROCHESTER. Joseph Jdllvr DiUj. n. y. ^°%foi°rsi LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS, ^ WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA IVILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS SKATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR, FLORAL CO. (chris. hauser) Phone.srr™3 SAN FRANCISCO »- FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS S FLORISTS' H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125,000 Square feet of Glass FLORISTS 38 Main St., Wesi ROCHESTER, N. Y. 88 Main Street, East We reach all Western N. Y. ^NntionaH Points Novelties for "Wetromins" and "Bon Voyage" packages. Flowers delivered to any part of the world ^-i^' 233.235 GRANT AVENUE ^ Seattle, Wash. Holtyyifooti Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. FLC^f. WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 409 Main St. Worcester Mass. 13 Pleasant Street Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1422 and 1424 Juili- 10, I'Jlli. The Florists' Exchange 1417 Classified Advertisements SITUATIONS WANTED TERMS: CASH SITIA'I'IOX WANTl-;!) — Hy Crriniiii. s'tuaU-. iiuil(ilc-;it(rii. witli lilV i-xpi-iii'lirc aa ius.sistiuit on private uml rli."^IiiTicnt. State full parliculars iji first Ifttfr. L'ixini; aur, experience, nationality, refcr- cnee and salary expected. Steady position to right man. Address E. M., Care The Florists' Exchange Rose Grower Wanted Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncolo, Pa. Continued to Next Colnmn JHELPJWANTED GREENHOUSE MAN FOR ROSE GROWING to work under foreman; 14 miles outride Pliila- dolpliia. State references and waces de,sired. H. H. BATTLES. Philadelphia. Pa. \V ANTED — For the Easlerit States Greenhouse, foreman; man thoroughly experienced in the propagation and Erowing of bedding plants, palms, foliage and flowering stove and greenhouse plants. Must be able to manage men and strictly temperate. Apply, stating experience and salary expected. Strictly confidential. Address E. U., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Salesman for nursery stock; must understand trees and plants and something about landscape work. One of experience and a hard worker. Good salary and expenses to the right man and perinanent employment. Reference required as to experience and character. Address N. S. L., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Married man with some greenhouse experience as assistant; wife to furniish meals for several men. Steady position. Cottage with all improvements . on place. References retiuired. Address, with full particulars, E. D., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Experienced greenhouse night man. One who understands firing, potting and other grt-cnhouse work. Married man preferred. Must be sober and industrious. Can begin at day work at once. Wages, SGO.OO per month. Ridge Lawn Greenhouses, Pine Ridge. Buffalo, N. Y. WANTED — Two good flection men. Steady positions to right men. One for 'Mums, Carna- tionfl, etc., and one for Poinsettiaa, Lilies, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address O. S,. care The Florists' Exchange. WAXTICD AT ONCE -.Siiiglf niuii with general experience tu have care of greenhouse GO ft. x Go ft. Protestant and reliable. State wages, with board and room. Frank T. Walker, Massena, N. Y. WANTED — An experienced man to take charge of the growing end of a large retail place. Must understand Roses, Carnations, etc. State expe- rience, habits, age and wages expected. Address P. O., Box 2025, Boston, Mass. WANTED — Good, sober, honest, rehable assistant vegetable gardener; single man, good worker, at once. $3o.OO per month and board; sleeping quar- ters and laundry included. Apply to Wm. Dart, Darts, Herkimer Co., N. Y. WANTED — Man thoroughly experienced in the growing of Carnations, 'Mums, potted ijlants, and Easter stock; also capable of making up funeral designs; single and sober. Address E. F., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Florist who understands growing Carnations and Chrysanthemums in the Middle West. Single man preferred. Good position. Address or call J. W, Wilson, (53 Barclay St., New Y ork Ci ty^ WANTED — A working foreman, capable of taking charge of a place 200,000 sq. ft. of glass, growing stock for own retail store. Address E. J., care Tlie Florists' Exchange. WANTED— An experienced man to work in kitchen garden; English preferred. State salary ;iiul n-fcrences. Wm. Clark, Orchard Ud., Solvav, N. Y. • W.\NTED~Man where 'Mums, Sweet Peas, Carnations and general stock are grown. Wages S30.00 per month; steady work. G. O. Lange, Cape May Courthouse, N. J. WANTED— Young man, as assistalit gardener, chiefly fruit, vegetables and flowers. State age, nationality and references. Apply Dowton, Box 226, Morristown, N. J. WANTED — By June 15th, single man to take charge of Rose house and propagating house. Must be Itft^clas^-* grower. $45.00 per month and board. Address T. Malbranc, Johnstown, Pa. W.VNTED— Helper with little experience for general work. Levant Cole, S9 Wendell St., Battle Creek, Mich. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ru:SINlCS.S 01'Pt)UTUMTV Wovdd like to rent or buy grcenluiusc property near New York, or will take an uitcro't in an e-Jtabli-ilicd wholesale commercial place, or form a rontpariy to conduct any good proposition that opciijf opportunity of success. State full particu- airs. .Vdilre.ss E. P., care The Florists' Exchange. Coutijaiied to Next Colnma BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES I'AK TNEIl WANTED— A good opportuiiitv for a grower to become partner in a well estnhtishcf-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-in., $6.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-m. at $5.00 per 100; 4-in.. at $12.50. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Miohipan. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2H-iD.. ~$3.00 pit 100, $2.5 00 per 1000 Good, rtrong planta. W B Oirvin Florist. l,eola. Pa ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLING.S— Ready May 1st, $5.00 per 1000 Collingdale Green houses. Collinedale. Pa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI PLANTS— Fr^ the bench at $6.00 per 100. Harry T. Mead, 1230 Hanover St., Manchester, N. H. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— Thumb pots, June Ist. $1.50 per 100. 3-in. ready now. $5.00 per 100. Caah, please. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Bushy, 3-in. to 5-in., above pots, $1.50 per 100. Sure to please. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSU.S— 2;i-i.n. pots. $2.50 per 100. Blackmon Bros., Centre St., Trenton, N.J. ASTERS ASTER PLANT.S— Crego and Late Branching in white, pink and lavender. Good size, well- rooted plants, ready to be planted out, at $3.00 per 1000; 5000 lots, $2.50 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rate. I grow my own seed and select the largest and most double fiowera only. Gustav Pitzonka. Bristol, Pa. Contianed to Next Paee 1418 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE ASTERS 50.000 ASTERS — Good, healthy plants from best strains of seeds, grown without fire heat, ready to bed out; any number you want of each variety and color, but not less than 100 of a color labeled. The growing of Aster seeds and plants a specialty over 40 years. Queen of the Market, white, pink, laven(ler, dark blue, crimson; Late Branching, white, shell pink, peerless pink, lavender, purple, scarlet; Crego, white, shell pink, lavender, purple. 1000, $3.50; 250, $1.25. Express only. Cash with order. L. W. Goodell. Pansy Park, Dwight, Mass. ASTERS — Best varieties for florists, our specialty. Seed grown under contract. Plants for pot or field. I will send you just the plants you want if you tell me. Queen of Market, once handled, $1.00 per 100. postpaid, five colors. Other va- rieties later. D. C. Lewis. Pemberton, N. J. ASTER PLANTS — Semple's Branching Mixed. Large, well rooted plants shipped prepaid, 60c. per 100, $2.90 per 1000. Safe delivery guaranteed. Harry P. Squires, Remsenburg, N. Y. BAT TREES BAY TREES— Write for wholesale price list Jullm Roehrt Co., Rutherford. N. J. BEDDING PLANTS Complete List of BEDDING STOCK with prices on application. Write ior our Monthly Plant Bulletin, S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. BEGONIAS Begonias, Tuberous rooted, S6.00 per 100, $1.00 per doz., separate colors or mixed. 100 Christmas Red, 2)i-in 85.00 Christmas Bed, 3-in 8.00 Erfordii, 2)i-in 3.00 Erfordii, 3-in 6.00 Smithii, 2H-in 3.00 Chatelaine. 2)^-in 3.50 Chatelaine, 3-m., plants all in bloom, extra strong 8.00 Prima Donna, 2M:in . . ,. . . 3.00 Vernon, Erfordii, Prima Donna, Luminosa and Triumph, strong, transplanted seedlings, $1.50 per 100. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL. BEGONIAS, STRONG PLANTS 100 1000 Cincinnati, 2H-in $15 00 $120 00 Lorraine, 2H-m 12.00 100 00 Chatelaine, 2H-in 5.00 40 00 Chatelaine, 3-in 8.00 75 00 Vernpn, 2>4-in. pots, 60c. eaoh; $6.00 doz.; $35.00 per 100. ' WHITE CHIEFTAIN, -SS.OO per 100; $25.00 per 1000; GOLDEN CHADWICK, CHADWICK IM- PROVED and CHADWICK SUPREME, rooted cuttings, $4.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW VARIETIES Autocrat, Golden Gleam, Marigold, E, Gutt- man, Early Frost, Golden Queen, Modello. $4.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. CAPRICE VARIETIES White Caprice, Yellow Caprice, Purple Caprice, Lilac Caprice, Butler's Caprice, K. "Thompson, Lady Lydia, Brutus, Mrs. Greening. $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. GOLDEN E.\GLE, .SALOMON'S GOLI <, ALICE SALOMON. W. H. CHADWICK. E. \ SEIDEWITZ, S.MITH'S IDEAL, MLSTLETOl, OCONTO, best earlv while. HARVARD and WELLS' LATE PINK, rooted cuttings, $3.00 per 100: $25,00 per 1000. Chas. Razer Timothy Eaton Early Spow " Alice Byron October Frost Dolly Dimple Golden Glow Ramapo Robert Halliday Yellow Eaton Pink Ivory Dr. Enguehard Unaka ■ Patty Wm. Turner Chieftain Lynnwood Hall Jeanne Nonin Maud Dean White Mrs. Jones Smith's Advance Yellow Mrs. Jones Chrysolora C^ol. Appleton Glory of Pacific Maj. Bonnaffon Pacific .Supreme Roman Gold $2.00 per 100; $17 50 per 1000. Add $1.00 per 100 for pot plants. Golden Chadwick, 2i2-in., $5.00 per 100: $4U,lin per 1000. Complete list of Pompons. Prices on applicati*iii. WRITE FOR PLANT BULLETIN, S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow -St., Philadelphia, I'u Early Lavender-Pink Chrysanthemum ALEX. GUTTMAN 'Mum growers shouldn't be without this one. For early delivery. Rooted Cuttings or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Continnf^H to Next Paeo Our Advertising Columns Read for Profit— Use for Results June 10, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1419 STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHOICE ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS 100 1000 YELLOW Golden Chadwick »3.00 J25.0O M»J. Bonnsffon 1.60 12.00 Chrysolora 1.50 12.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15.00 Comoleta 1.60 12.00 Mary Jane 1.60 12.00 Golden Eaton 3.00 PINK E. A. SeidewiU 2.00 17.60 Chieftain 1.50 12.00 Unaka 1.50 12.00 Maud Doan 1.60 12.00 Pacific Supreme 1.60 12.00 Pink Gem 1.50 12 00 Hirondelle 3.00 WHITE Chaa. Raier 1.50 12.00 Oconto 2.00 17.60 Smith's Advance 1 .60 12.00 White Bonnaffon 1.60 12.00 White Chieftain 3.00 Jeanne Nonin 2.00 17.50 White Chadwick 3.00 Wm. Turner 2.00 17.60 SINGLES Garza 1.50 12.00 Mensa 1.50 12.00 POMPONS Golden Climax 1.76 15.00 Western Beauty 1.75 16.00 Golden West 1.76 15.00 Helen Newbury 1.76 15.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS White 1000 100 Alice Salomon $2.50 $20.00 CHAS. RAZER 1.25 10.00 Ivory 1.60 12.60 Jeanne Nonin 1.76 16.00 LYNNWOOD HALL 1.26 10.00 Mistletoe. . .n 3.00 26.00 Timothy Eaton 3.00 25.00 White Bonnaffon 1.76 16.00 Wm. Turner 3.00 25.00 YeUow Cheltonii 1.50 12.50 Cbrysolora 1.50 12.50 Col. D. Appleton 1.60 12.50 Golden Eagle 1.76 16.00 Golden Wedding 1.75 15.00 MAJOR BONNAFFON 1.25 10.00 Roman Gold 1.7S 15.00 Yellow Eaton 2.60 20.00 Pink Chieftain 3.00 25.00 DR. ENGUEHARD 1.26 10.00 Edw. A. Seidewitz 3.00 25.00 Mrs. B. E. Hayward 1.75 15.00 Patty 1.60 12.50 Pink Ivory 1.25 10.00 Unaka 1.50 12.60 CrimaoD CulUngfordii 1.50 12.50 Harvard 2.00 17.50 DAVID HERBERT & SON ATCO. N. J. READY NOW FROM 2H" POTS Chieftain, Tekonsha, Arlette Dubois, Yellow Touset, Mrs. B. E. Hayward. Antique, Dr. Engue- hard, Unaka, Glory of Pacific, Golden Queen, Smith's Advance. Whit* Bonnaffon, Col. D. Apple- .ton. Smith's Ideal. Polly Rose, Harvard, Clemen- tine Touset. Pacific Supreme, Major Bonnaffon, Jeanne Nonin, Chas. Razer, Donat«llo. S.3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. W. H. Chadwick, Golden Chadwick, Chadwick Improved. Chadwick Supreme. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. POMPONS Neola, Golden West, Western Beauty. Klondyke, White Jitau-Jetui, Illona, Rodi, Fairy Queen, Golden Climax, Clorinda, Diana, I.eota, Niza, Minta. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. SINGLES Snow Queen, Polly Duncan, Mrs. E. D. Godfrey, Stanley Ven, Josephine, Ladysmith, Alleghany, Miss Isabelle. Cleo. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ANEMONES Diantha, Princess. Mrs. Jacob Wellauer, Azelda. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Not less than 25 of a variety at 100; 250 at 1000 rate. No Rooted CuUings to offer. Reference or cash from unknown correspondents. These prices are to those in the trade only. ELMER D. SMITH & CO., ADRIAN MICH. 100,000 Chrysanthemums left, and coming on in clean, rooted cuttings. Price, $2.00 per 100, or $16.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Whites. — Chas. Razer, Early Snow, Smith's Advance, Alice Byron, C. Touset, Ivory, White Bonnaffon, White Dean, Helen Frick, Mrs. Robin- son. Yetloicf. — Golden Eagle, W. H. Lincoln. Mai. Bonnaffon, Robt. Halliday, Monrovia, Yellow Oct. Frost, Col. Appleton, Yellow Ivory, Yellow Touset. Pink. — Patty, Pink Ivory, Dr. Enguehard, Pres. Roosevelt, Beatrice May. Special varieties, price, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. White Chadwick. Roman Gold, Well's Late Pink, Pink Helen Frick, Yellow Eaton, Nagoya, yellow: Lynnwood Hall, white; Smith's Sensation, pink; Chieftain, pink; Christy Matthewson, white. Cash, please. Lota of Celery. Cabbage, Cauliflower and Egg Plants to end of planting season. Send for list. Benj. Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J. Continned to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS EM MA A Garia-Anemone, Double Pompon, palepink. It's a dandy I You will make no mistake in buying ■took of this 'Mum: comes into bloom about Nov. 16tb, Sniahes early in December. Cuttings ready now. 115.00 p«r 100. GUTTMAN Se RAYNOR, INC. Wholeaalo Florists 101 West Mth Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— ROOTED CUTTINGS Bob Pulling, Calumet, Kewanee, Mankato. Lelia, Mary Bennett, Mrs. Wm. H. Walker, and Silver King, at $10.00 per 100. Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, Marigold, Gorgeous, Meudon, Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mrs. R. H. Bogga, Miss Emma Roope. Narissa and Odessa, at $7.00 per 100. Chieftain, Harvard. Lilian Doty, at $3.00 per 100. Also general ooUeotion of exhibition, commercial and pompon varieties at popular prices SCO'TT BROS. ELMSFORD. N. Y. ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. 300 Elsie Papworth 200 Golden Glow 300 Chas liazer 000 Bonnaffon 300 C. W. Turner • ROO Roman Gold 300 Alice Solomon 1300 Chrysolora 400 Smith's Advance .'iOO Ramapo 1800 Polly Rose 900 Pacific Supreme 300 December Gem 1200 Unaka 400 Elbcron 400 Wells' Late Pink 400 Appleton 700 Chieftain QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, INC. QUIDNICK, R. I. CHRYSANTHEMUM.?— Chrysolora, Col. Apple- ton, Maj. Bonnaffon. Chieftain. Unaka. Wells' Late Pink. Dr. Enguehard. Wm. Turner. T. Eaton and Harvard. Pompons^Diana, Queen of White, Klondyke, Fairv Queen and L. Doty. Rooted cut- tings, $15.00 per 1000. $2.00 per 100; 2 '.-in. pots, $25.00 per 1000, $3 00 per 100. Oconto rooted cut- tings, $2.50 per 100; 2i4-in. pots, $3.50; Odessa rooted cuttincs, S3.00 per 100; 2J<-in. pota, $4.00. Larchmont Nurseries, Larchmont, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings, Smith's Advance, Paoifio Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora, Rosiere, Chieftain, Major Bonnaffon, Ivory Supreme,^ Pink Gem. Dr. Enguehard, Chas. Razer, Bany, Fairy Queen, Diana, L. Doty, Bronze Source d*Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Mary Collaban and others, $1.60 per 100, $12.60 per 1000. Cash with order. FLORAL HILL GARDENS G. F. Neipp, Prop., CHATHAM, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Smith's Advance, Polly Rose, Oct. Frost, Alice Salomon, Ivory, etc., $1.50 per 100, $12.60 per 1000. Diana, Baby, Garza, etc., $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Golden Climax, Golden West, Lilian Doty, etc., $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Early Frost, Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Over 100 other best varieties. STAFFORD CONSERVATORIES STAFFORD SPRINGS CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 2-in. pots, $20.00 per 1000. IFAi!i-in. pots 2c. ESTATE OF CARl.MAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St.. TRENTON. N. J. COLEUS— 2 ki -in. Golden Redder and Vcrechaf- felti. $2,60 per 100, $22 (iO per 1000; 3-in., bushy, fine for boxes and bedding, $3 50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Brant Bros., Utica, N. Y. ^ COLEUS— Brilliancy, 2>i-in. pota. $2.50 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa; COLEUS — Verschaffeltii and Golden Bedder, out of 2-in., $1..S0 per 100. Cash with order.^M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge, N. J. COLEUS— 800 Coleus, mixed, 3H-in. pots, at 3c. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, R. I. COLEUS— Good varieties, $3.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. OROTONS CROTONS — From 3-iD. pota, 8 to 10 In. high in g varieties, $1500 per 100; from 2W[-in. pota. In 10 varieties. $5 00 per 100. B. M. wlohera A Co., Gretna, L*. CROTONS— 6-in. pots, fine plants, 60o. and 75o. each. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in exist- ence. Transplanted seedlings, 8 varieties equally divided, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000— including Glory of Wandsbek, light and dark salmon; Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000; new fancy variety. Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200,000 plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER. WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — Good varieties, fine plants, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Selected plants, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, best strain, 2)f- in. pots. $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000; 3-in. pots. $S.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, lOS W. 28th St., New York. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or mixed: 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. CYCLAMEN — Mixed seedlings, repotted thumb pots. Ready now. 3o. Cash. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. CYCLAMEN— 1000 2i4-in. Wandsbek Cyclamen, good, clean stock, $6.00 per 100. D. G. Grill- bortzer, Alexandria, Va. DAHLIAS DAHLIAS— WHOLE CLUMPS SHOW — Arabella, Incomparable, Judah, La France, Orator, Purple Judan, 8c.: Robt. Bloom- field, 8c.; Storm King, 8c.; Queen Victoria, White Swan, 8c. DECORATIVE— Golden West, 25o.: Jack Rose, Katherine Duer, F. T. fiassett, Lyndhurst, M. McCullough, Orange King, Queen Emma, 15o.; Sylvia, Yellow Duke, 8c. CACTUS — Floradora, 8c.; Golden Gate, 260.; GaUiard, 8c.: Hagen, 8c.; Libelle. 8c.: Mrs. Steven- son, 8c.: Pink Pearl, 8c.: Kriemhilde, 8c. POMPON— Fairy Queen. Little Bessie, Vi\-id. SINGLE — Reise, Sc: 20th Century, 8c.: Scariel Century, 8c. All except as noted, $6.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000; divided, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash, please. C. Bet«cber, DCiTER. OHIO DAHLIAS Whole field clumps, the best commercial and show varieties. Complete liat on AppUcatiOD Write for our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Pliladelphla, Pa. SPECIAL KALIF. the great Giant Cactus Dahlia. winner of the highest prize at the National Dahlia Show, the past Fall. A limited number of extra strong field roots of same, all showing sprouts. 75c. each, 3 for $2.00. 6 for $3.50. Kreimhilde, the florists' best pink and white Cactus Dahlia, fine keeper and shipper, extra strong field roots of same, all showing sprouts, ready for planting, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 for cash. Mannetto Hill Nurseries, W. A. Finger. Prop., Hicksville, N. Y. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John.Hay. R. F.(D. No. 3,|Pater8on, N.J. Continned to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE DAHLIAS DAHLIAS — Largo, field-grown clumps. Sylvia Jack Rose, Red Hussar. Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatporo, Pa. DAHLIAS FOR CUT FLOWERS— 100. our se- .„, ™°'', ''*" '""^ '""■ cutting for $3.00, 1000 for LIN y' ^'*'"* ''"''''-'' *'»«'•'>»■ Hicksville. DAISIES DAISIES-2K-inch. 100 1000 Jr*"? X'^'T W.OO $50.00 Mrs.F.Sandcr e.OO 60.00 Marguerites « no /jo no S. 8. PENNOCK-MEEHAN Co! 1608-1820 Ludlow .St., Philadelphia, Pa BOSTON -YELLOW DAISIES— Reve d'Or 2'A. ^m. $5.00 per 100. H. P. Streokfus, Syracuae. DAISIES— 100 Single, 4-in. pots. 6c. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St.. TRENTON, N J DIELYTRAS DIBLIfTOA 8PECTABILI8-Fin« clumps. $8.00 ^^J'^^.*^°°r.J!" "^ Cash, pliii. C. Betsohar. Dover, Ohio. DRACSNAS DRAC^NA INDIVISA-Same as last year Ihumb pots, ready June 1st, $1.75 per 100 Book orders now. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, °?m^'S^'^ INDIVISA-1000 2H-ia. pots, 4c.: ijin. . . . J.oo 46 00 Roosevelt, . 2^^-in ; . ■ 5.00 45:5o l^jddy, Jr. 2H-in., extra good 6.00 5000 ScholtzeU. 2H-in 6.00 60.00 l^legantissima. Imp. 2|^-in 6,00 50 00 Boston. Scottii, Roosevelt, 4-in., $20.00 per 100 Teddy Jr.. extra heavy. $25.00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000. 6-in. of the above, $50.00 to $75.00 per 100 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 160.8-1620 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. FERNS— 200 Boston Fern, 3-in. pots, 7o E.STATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 WaU St., TRENTON, N. J. BOSTON FERN RUNNERS— Strong and healthy. $15.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Rummler, 49 Park Ave., Rutherford, N. J. ^^^ FERNS — 5000 Boston Fern runners; good stock, $1.50 per 100, $12 00 per 1000. Cash, please. J. C Scblund & .Sons, Cumberland. Md. TABLE FERNS— Best varieties: double rooted. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids. Mich. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; see advertisement on page 1404. J. F. Anderson, Fern Specialist, Short Hills. N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varieties: also all other Ferns, 2>^-in., etc. See display ad., page 1397. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. FEVEBFEW FEVERFEW— Strong, 3M-in. stock, $7.00 per 100. Cash with order. Stephen Chase, Nashua, N. H. FREESIAS FREESLA PURITY— HiH-in.. $3.00 per 1000: HxH. $8.00. Refracta alba. HxM-in.. $4.50 per 1000: M and up, $6.50. Less than 1000 lots, 10% higher. Express prepaid if you send cash with order. H. Bailey, Box 354. Los Angeles, Calif. FREESLA BULBS— Fischer's Purity, choice stock. Write for quotations, they will please you. W. W. Ayers. P. O. Box 42. Santa Cruz. Cal. Continued to Next Page 1420 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE FUCHSIAS GERANIUMS NURSERY STOCK FUCHSIAS— 200 assorted. 1-in, pots, 6c.; 400 Baby Blue, 3-in. pots, 4c. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St., TRENTON, N. J. FUCHSIAS — In bud and bloom, from SJ-^-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. Geo. Milne, Winchester, Muss. ' FUNKIAS VARIEGATED FlINKIA— S20.00 per 1000. All strong, divided shoots, also clumps, 3 to 5 shoots, $50.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A. F. Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I., N. Y. Telephone con- nection. GARDENIAS GARDENIA VEITCHII. 2!.>-in. pots, ready now. Extra fine, *.s 11(1 per 1110, 970.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR iHU MONTHLY PLANT lU'l.l.ETIN. S. S, PENNDC'K-MEEHAN CO., 160S-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS 100 1000 Poiteyine. 2i-2-in S3.00 S2.5.00 S. A. Nutt. 2^-in.... .. 3.00 25.00 La Favorite. 2H-in.. 3.00 25.00 F. Perkins. 2J<;-in . 3.00 25.00 2-in. of the above . 2.50 20.00 In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. 100 1000 4-in $12.00 $100.00 o-in 18.00 100.00 3-in., for growing on 5.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY' PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow .St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS Nice stock in bud and bloom Per 100 4 -in. Beaute of Poiteyine $8.00 2M-in. S. A. Nutt 1.80 2'/l-ia. Beaute of Poitevine 2.00 2}i-in. La Favorite 1.80 2}i-in. F. Perkins 2.00 Cash, please. J. J. CLAYTON & SON WEST GROVE. PA._ GERANIUMS 500 Rose, 4-in. pots 5c. 500 .lean Viaud, 4-in. pot« 5c. 500 Poitevine, 4-in. pots 5c. 500 Double White, 4-in. pots 5c. E.STATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St., TRENTON, -N. J. GERANIUMS— Ricard, Poitevine, S. A. Nutt, double Gen. Grant. Viaud. .lean Oberle. and Mad. Languith (silver leaf), fine. 4-in.. bud and bloom. $6.00 per 100. Also 2'-ii-in. stock of the above. $2.00 per 100. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd.. No. Bergen. N. J. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, La Favorite. Perkins, Jean Viaud. and Gen. Grant, 4-in., $7.00 per IOOl, $65.00 per 1000; 2H-m., Nutt and White, $3.50 Ser 100: in bud and bloom, $4.00 per 100. Ernest :ober. Wilmette, III. GERANIUMS— Nutt. Ricard. Poitevine. Buchner. strong, 3J j-in. and 4-in.. $6.00 and $8.00 per 100 Mme. Salleroi. 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Cash. F Sokol. College St., Worcester. Mass. GERANIUMS— Ricard. S. A. Nutt. Poitevine and J. Biaud; fine plants, 4-in., $.S.00 per 100; Mme, Salleroi, 3-in.. $4.00 per 100. E. E. King. Attle- boro. Mass. GERANIUMS— Extra strong, well established, bu.^hy plants from 4-in. pots. Nutt. Ricard and Poitevine, $7.00 per 100. H. C. Steinhoff, West Hoboken. N. J. GERANIUM.S — Mixed varieties in reds, white and salmon from 4-in. pots. Strong and hardy. While they last, $6.00 per 100. Geo. P. Buck & Son. Collingswood, N. J. GERANIUMS— 10.000 S. A. Nutt. Beaute Poite- vine. in bloom. Slj-in. and 4-in. pots. $0.00 per 100. Can ship on short notice. J. B. Knapp. Sayre. Pa. GERANIUMS— Nutt and Poitevine. in bud and bloom. 3;i-in. pots. $7.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. Milne. Winchester. Mass. GERANIUMS— In bud and bloom, extra fine plants. Scarlet Bedder and S. A. Nutt, 4-in., 7c.; 3-in., 5c. C, H. Hamre, Johnstown, N. Y. GERANIUMS— 2000 Geraniums, mixed, 3J'2-in. pots, at 7c. Quidniek Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, R. I. GERANIUMS— Doyle. Nutt, Perkins, Ricard and others in bloom; A 1 stock; 4-in., $8.00 per 100. .\nsel D. Carpenter. Cohoes, N. Y. GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2M-3H >n. pot plants. See display ad., page 1397. RomanJ. Irwin, 108 W. 2Sth St., New Y'ork. GERANIUMS— 10.000 S. A. Nutt, 2-in. pots, $2500 per 1000. Ready now. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. Continned to Next Colnmn The advertisements under our Miscel- laneous Stock heading offer a variety of stock — consult them. GERANIUMS — Mixed varieties, 4-in. pots, fine stock, $5.00 per 100. Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky^ GERANIUMS — Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. GERANIUMS-^-in., bushy; S. A. Nutt. A. Ricard and Poitevine. $8.00 per 100. $75.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio GLADIOLI GLADIOLI America, $10 Augusta, $12 Glory Holland, $20 Brenchlcyensis, S12 Mrs. King, $10 Jessie. $15 Nor. Dee Childs. $80 Mrs. Pendleton. $S0 Primulinus. $40 Panama. $25 Primulinus Hybrids. $20 Choice mixed. $6.00. $8.00. $12.50. $25.00 $50.00, $100.00. Reds, white and light pinks, $12.00 $2500, $.50.00, $100.00. Yellows. $16.00. $20.00. $30.00. $50.00. All per 1000. Special price in large lots. Cash, please. C. Beti*cher. Dover. Ohio. DERBY GARDENS' GLADIOLI Brenchlcyensis. $9.00; Columbia. $1500; Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, $30.00; also 2d and 3d sizes and bulblets. G. Primulinus seedlings, Mrs. Francis King, Independence, May, Princeps, and others. Seeds of choice strains. Send for list. Send stamps for samples. Special price on large lots. JOHN H. UMPLEBY, LAKE VIEW, N. Y GLADIOLUS — Beat (oroiog varieties. See display ad. page, 1307. Roman J. Irwin, 10» Weat 28th St., New York. "mi-IOTROPE HELIOTROPE— Hlu... in blcoiii. from S'o-in. pots. 87 00 per 100. Cash, please. Geo. Milne. Winchester. Mass. HELIOTROPE— Dark blue. 3 1. .-in., $5.00 per 100. Blacknion Bros., Centre St., Trenton, N.J, HYDRANGEAS HYDRANGEAS— Otaksa, 5-in., at 25c.; 6-in., 35c. to 50c.; 7-in., 75c. to $1.00. Larger plants, $2.00 to $3.00 each. In bud or bloom. Henry Smith. Grand Rapids, Mich. IVY ENGLISH AND GERMAN IVY— Rooted Cut- tings, from sand, postpaid. 90c. per 100; by ex- press. $8.00 per 1000. 2<4-in. German Ivy. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St.. New York. IVY — Parlor or German, strong-rooted cuttings 7Sc. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St. TRENTON, N. J. ENGLISH IVY— 2>i-in.. $3 00 per 100, $25 00 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia. Pa. ENGLISH IVY — Strong plants from 4-in. pots. $8.00 per 100. Cash please. Frank Gleichc. Medford, L. I.. N. Y. IVY— 3000 Surplus 4-in. English Ivy at SliO.OO per 1000. Cash. Miss Kate Cranz. Florist. Ira. Ohio. ENGLISH IVY— From pots. 20-in. to 30-in. long. $5.00 per 100. Chas. Frost, Kenilworth. N. J. LOBELIA LOBELIA — .Strong, bushy plants. 2;,i-in.. $2.00 per 100. Geo- Milne. Winchester. Mass. MIMULUS MIMULUS — 4-in., at $8.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids. Mioh. MOONVINE .MOONVINES 2-inch $3.00 per 100. $25,00 per 1000. 2H-inch 4.00 per 100. 35.00 per 1000. 3-inch 6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa MOONVINE— 100 Moonvine. 2>a-in. pots. 3c E.STATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St.. TRENTON. N. J. MOONVINES— 3-in., strong, 4o.; 2>i-in., strong. 2c. Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. MYRTLE MYRTLE — Myrtus Communis, for wedding wreaths and decoration. Fine, strong plants from 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. ORCHIDS ORCHIDS Private collection of rare varieties Cy- pripediums, Loelias, Dendrobiums, Ccel- oygnes, Cattleyas, Calanthes, Oncidiums, etc., etc. Will sell quarter original cost. Address EDGAR L. NOCK, 193 Broad St.. PROVIDENCE, R. I. CHOICE C.\TTLEYAS and Pacific Orchid peat. Prices on application. Western Orchid Co. Alameda. Calif. Continued to Next Column ORNAMENTAL STOCK OF QUAIITY CAN SUPPLY QUANTITY OF FOLLOWING ITE.MS AZALEA mollis. Bushy plants, with plenty of buds. 12 to 15-in. high. 35r. each. $4 00 per doz. $.30.00 per 100; 15 to IS-in high, 4oo, each. $5 00 per d02 . $40 00 per 100 BOXWOOD— Pyramids. 35-in. high, very fine. $175 each; 42-iii high, very fine. $2 25 each; 48-in high, very fine. $3 25 each; 54-in high. very fine. $4.00 each RHODODENDRONS— Best, hardy named «orU. bright foliage and full of buds. IH to 24-in. high. 75c. each; 24-to 30-in. $1.00 each. These cover the entire list of Parson's Hardy Hybrids ' Seedling RHODODENDRONS— Mixed colors. 18 to 24-io high, very bushy and full of buds. 55c. each; 24 to 30-in. high, and correspondingly bushy. 70c each ARISTOLOCHIASiphoCDutch man's Pipe)— Extra strong plants. 4 ft. of tops. 25o each, in Any quantity. HVDRA-MGEA Paniculata grandiflora— Tree form. 3 to 4-ft. bodies, fine beads. $25.00 per 100. Rush form. 3 It. high. $10 00 per 100. HYDRANGEA Arborescens grandiflora alba — 3 to 4 (t. high, bushy. $20.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft . bushy. $14 00 per 100. BARBERRY Thunbergii— 18 to 24 in high, very bushy. $7.00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, very bushy, $5.00 per 100. PRIVET CALIFORNIA'— Very bushy. 18 to 24-in hiuh. $2.50 per 100; 24 to 30-in. high, $3.00 per 100. PKIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy Nirthern Type)— 18 to 24-in., $5.00 per 100; 24 to .lO-in., $7.00 per 100 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville .-.--.--..- Ohio NORWAY .MAPLES, Pin Oaks, Oriental Plants in all sizes. Send for price list. Audubon Nur- series. Box 731, Wilmington. N. C. PALMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Id all crises. Special price list on demand, Julius Roehra Co. Rutherford. N J PANDANUS PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a few days only will make special low price for cash with order. Size for 2H-in. pots. $4.50 per 100. Size for 3 -in. pots. 6.00 per 100. Size for 4 -in. pots, 8.00 per 100. Size for 6 -in. pots, 12.00 per 100. Best pot-gown, nicely variegated. 3-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Pandanus suckers, $2.00 and $4.00 per 100. J. J. Soar, Little River, Fla. PANDANUS VEITCHII— 4-in., at 25c.; 6-in., 75c.; 7-in., $1.50; 10-in., $4.00; 12-in., $5.00 each. Fine, well colored plants. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. FANSIES PANSY PARK PERFECTION is a thoroughbred strain of show and fancy Pansies. It includes every giant variety known; the reds, bronze and fancy varieties in good proportion. Over 50 varieties in mixture, good plants from September- sown seed; field-grown, good stock for late bedding, in bud and bloom. 1000, $3.50; 250, $1.25. Express only. Cash with order. See my classified ad. of .\stcr plants. L. W. Goodell, Pansy Park. Dwight. Mass. PANSIES- — Of my splendid collection of flowering varieties, transplanted last September. $1.50 per 100. $12,00 per 1000, Cash, please. Hollandia Gardens, Mark .\ukeman. Prop,. .Springfield. Ohio PELARGONIUMS PELARGONIUM!?— 2H-in., at $8.00 per 100; 3-in.. at $10.00; 4-in.. at $20,00; 6-in,. $35,00 to $50.00. Good varieties. Assorted colors. Henry Smith. Grand Rapids. Mich. PELARGONIUMS— E. G. Wurtenburgia. Schwab- ian Maid. 4-in.. $15.00 per 100. Cash. C. Betscher. Dover. Ohio. PEONIES PEONIICS — The money makers. Send for our list. C. Betscher. Dover. tJhio. PERIWINKLE PERIWINKLE— Mixed. 2,!4-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. Blackmon Bros., Centre St., Trenton, N. J. PETUNIAS PETUNI.\S— 300 .Single, 2; 2-in. pots. 3c.; 200 double. 4-in. pots. 6c. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall .St.^ TRENTON, N. J. PHLOX HARDY PHLOX — Finest mixed eolors; largo, one-year-old clumps. $4.00 per 100. $30 00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Gustav Pitzonka, Bristol. Pa. PRIMUXiAS PRIMULA MALACOIDES ROSEA— New, bril- liant pink variety. Certificates wherever shown August or September delivery. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Fred H. Lemon & Co., Rich- mond, Ind. PRIMULA OBCONICA— Transplanted seedlings, mixed or separate, finest Ronsdorf strain, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Ernest Rober, Wilmette, IJL ^__ Continued to Next Column ROSES . BARGAINS, ON OWN ROOTS 2H-inch Doz. 100 1000 .\tiieri.an Beautv. red $0,.S5 $f>,00 $50 AntoinelHivoire, flesh H. T 50 3.50 30 Blumenschmidt, yellow Tea 50 3.00 25 Cloth of Gold, yellow CIg. T 50 3.00 25 Catherine Zeimet, " White Baby " .50 3.50 30 Clg. White Cochet. CIg. Tea 50 3.50 30 . Crimson Rambler 50 3.50 30 ExceLsa. Red D. Perkins 50 3.50 30 Francis Scott Key. red H.T 75 5.00 45 GloireLyonnaise. yellow H.P 50 3.50 30 Graff Zeppelin, pink H. Clg 50 3.50 30 Hadley. Crimson H.T 75 5.00 45 J. B. Clarke, crimson H. P 60 4.50 40 Maman Cochet. pink Tea 50 3.00 25 Marechal Niel, yellow Clg. N 50 3.00 27 Mrs. Aaron Ward, yellow H.T 75 5.00 45 Mme. Chas. Wood, red H.P 60 4.00 35 Mile. CecileBrunner. pink Pol 60 4.00 35 Mile. Fr.Krueger. yellow Tea 50 3.00 25 My Maryland. pink H.T 50 4.00 35 Prince C.de Rohan, cr. H.P 60 4.00 35 Phila. Crimson Rambler. 50 3.00 25 President Taft. pink H. T 60 4.00 35 Radiance, pink H.T 60 4.00 35 Safrano. yellow Tea , 50 3.00 25 Seven Sisters, pink M't'f 50 3.00 25 Shower of Gold, yellow H.W 60 4.00 35 Soltatare. yellow Clg. N 50 3.00 25 UlrichBrunner.redH.P 60 4.00 35 White Maman Cochet. Tea 50 3.50 30 WhiteD. Perkins. H.W 50 3.50 30 LEEDLE CO.. EXPERT ROSE GROWERS, SPRINGFIELD, O. ROSE PLANTS FOR SALE 100 700 White Killarney. Grafted. 2>i.in $10.00 300 Mrs. Aaron Ward. Grafted. 2)i -in.... 10.00 100 Christie Miller. Grafted. 4-in 12.00 50 My Maryland. Grafted. 4-in 12.00 100 Hadley. Grafted. 4-in 12.00 300 Prince D'Arcnberg. Grafted. 4-in 12.00 100 Crimson Queen. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 200J. L. Mock. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 1000 Sunburst. Own root, 2'4-\n 8.00 Good, healthy stock, ready for hipment June iOth. MONTROSE GREENHOU.SES MONTROSE MASS. ROSES Lot us have your order for Holland grown ' Ruses and other stock. Prices right. Get ' our complete list. Write for our Monthly Plant Bulletin S. 8. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow .St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. ROSE PLANTS— Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. 2>i-in.. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; My Maryland, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Other varieties in limited quantities. Henry Smith, C rand Rapids, Mich. R( >.SES — .Sunburst, own root stock; .500 plants. 4-in. pots. $12.00 per 100; 500 plants. 3'.>-in. pots. $10.00 per 100; 300 plants. 2;j-in. pots. $8.00 per 100. Robt. Simpson. Clifton, N. J. ROSES — 3000 Russell Roses from bench; one >'ear old. suitable for lining out or rebcnching. Alaiin & Brown, Richmond. Va. SALVIAS Salvia Splendens and Bonfire strong 2M-in., $1.80 per 100. Cash please. i J. J. CLAYTON & SON, w^st^ove, TRANSPLANTED SALVIAS— Splendens, .Mn.- 10-in,. hothouse grown, thinly in flats, thoroughly hardened off outside, better than many potted plants. 1000 $15.00. 100 $2.00. Frank Peckham. Norwich. Conn. SALVIA ZURICH^-in., $5.00 per 100. in excel- lent condition. .Speak fiuick; only 1000 left, G, A. Thiele. Asylum Pike & Orthodox St., Fraiik- ford, Philadelphia, Pa. SALVIA SPLENDENS— Splendid stock, 201111 from 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. Wm. W. Godron & Son. East Weymouth. Mass. SALVIA— 500 Salvia Zurich. 4-in. pots. 5c. ESTATE OF CARL.MAN RIBSAM. 31 Wall St.. TRENTO.N. N .1 SALVL4S— 3-in. Bonfire and Zurich. $4.00 per Inn, 4-in- Bonfire. $5,00 per 100; 4 in. Zurich. S7III1 per 100. Ansel D. Carpenter. Cohoes. N. V. SALVIA Zurich. Silver Spot, Splendens, 2Ji-in , $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order Schmaus Bros.. Paducah. Ky. SALVIA.S— Thumb pots. $1.25 per 100; 2-iii. Bern fire. $1.75 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield. Ohio. SALVIA— Bonfire. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. Fine stock. Joseph Wood, Spring Valley, N. Y. Continued to Next Page Advertise Your Stock For Sale in this column June 10, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1421 STOCK FOR SALE SAI.VIAS SALVIA — BonBre, 3-iii.. excellent stock, 2J^c. H. J. Vandpr Horst A .^ond. St. Mara-s, Ohio. SALVIA— Bonfire. 31. -in., S5.00 per 100. Black- mon Bros.. Centre St., Trenton, N. J. SALVIA— Lxirn fine, 4-in., Salvia, $7.00 per 100- Willis 11. Baldwin, Cousliohocken. Pa^ SALVI.A — 100 Salvia. 3.>.,.-in. pota. at4c. Quiduick Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, R. I. SMILAX 8MILAX PL.\NTS — 2 '4-in. stock, extra heavy, fine, bushy stock, S2 .W per 100. SL'0.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs A Son, Auburn, N. V. SMIL.AX — 2-in. pots, 2.tyc. Cash, please. E. A. Chipmao, Florist, Woonsocket, R. I. SMILAX— 21^-in. pota. J3.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGONS 2H-inoh 100 1000 Ramsburg's SUver Pink »6.00 $50.00 BuJton'B 6.00 60.00 Phelp's White 6.00 60.00 Neltose Pink 6.00 60.00 White and Yellow, extra good 5.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. i NEW SNAPDRAGON ENCHANTRESS I Most popular color, about like Enchantress Carnation. Same habit as Phelp's White, flowers freely. Summer and Winter. Delivery commences in May. From 2-in. pots, $2.00 per doz., $10.00 per 100. F. W. Fletcher 4 Co., Inc., Auburndale, Mass. ROOTED CUTTINGS — SUver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000 2)i-in pots. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28th St., New York. SNAPDRAGON— Ramsburg's S. P. Snapdragon, 2>i-in. pots, fine plants, 3 to 5 breaks, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Clarence Alwine, Aldan, Del. Co., Pa. RAMSBURG'S SIL\'ER PINK SNAPDRAGON — 2^4-in., S2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. John R. Coombs, West Hartford, Conn. SNAPDRAGONS — 2-in. pots, good plants, pinched back. Phelps White and Nelrose, $2.00 per lOO. J. H. Dann * Son, Weatfield, N. Y. SNAPDRAGON— 2M-in.. assorted colors, 3o. Orders 250 at 2Hc. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. SN.\PDRAGONS — 2-in. pots. pink, red and white. 3c. each. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Spring- field. O. SNAPDR.\GON— 3000 4-in., fine Snapdragons (Keystone^ a fine pink, well branched, SS.OO per 100. D. G. Grillbortzer, Alexandria. Va. SN.\PDRAGON — Silver Pink, strong, 2M-in. pots, S2.50 per 100. Geo. Milne, Winchester, Mass. STKVIAS 8TEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cutting. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2V^-in. stock, $1.50 per 100, worth double. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. STE\'I.\ — 1000 Stevia, tall variety. 2H-in. pots, 2o. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, .'Jl Wall St., TRENTON, N. J. STOCKS STOCKS — Snowflake, dwarf, fine 4-in. plants in bloom, S6.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. STROBILANTHES STROBILANTHES— 100 Strobilanthes, blue, 4-in. pots, Sc. EST.A.TE OF CARLMAN RIBSAM, 31 Wall St., TRENTON, N. J. VERBENAS VERBEX.^ — Fine plants, large variety of colors: 2K-in. pots, in bud and bloom, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Blackmon Bros., Centre St., Trenton. N. J. VERBENAS — 1000 Verbenas, 200 Lemon Verbena. 3-in., oc. ESTATE OF CARLMAN RIBS.\M, 31 Wall St.. TRENTON, N. J. 23-a-in. pots, 2c. VERBENAS — In separate colors, red, pink, striped, purple, blue and white in thumb pots, 2c. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. VERBENAS— 2}i-in., mixed colors, 3c. Orders 250at2Hc- Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N.Y. VINCAS VINCA VARIEGATA 4-in., fine stock, $10.00 per 100; 6 to 12 leads, 20 to 30 in. All plants have lots of brakes which will make more vines in a short time. Cash. G. L. Ely, Clyde, N. Y. Continued to Next Colnmji STOCK FOR SALE VINCAS VINCAS— Var. and Green 100 1000 3-inch $0.00 $50.00 3-inch, heavy 8.00 4-inch, extra heavy 15.00 120.00 4-inch, heaw $10.00 and 12.00 WRITE ^OR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Pliiladelphia, Pa. VINCA,S — Green, Sl.-in. pots, .8-12 trailers, $6.00 per 100; 2;;-in. pots. 4-G trailers, $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. -Arthur Taylor, Onaway Green- houses, Boonton, N. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Out of 4-in. Dots, $12.50 pef 1000; 2-in. pots, S2.00 per 100. Cash, please. Leonard Cousins, Jr., Concord Junction, ^lass. VINCA — Variegated, strong, 3>^-in. stock, $8.00 per 100. Cash with order. Stephen Chase Nashua, N H. VINCA— Variegated, 2-in,, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. H. J. Vander Horst & Sons, St. Marys, Ohio. VINCA VARIEGATA— Extra strong, fine plants from 4-in. pots, 9c. C. H. Hamre, Johnstown, N. Y. VINC.\ — 3000 strong, healthy Vinca \'ariegata, 2-in. and 2H-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. The Audubon Nurseries, Audubon, N. j. VINCA— Variegated, heavy. 4-in., $8.00 per 100; 3t2-in.,S5.00per 100; 2,4-in., S2.0Oper 100. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge, N. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Good, 4-in. stock, $12.00 to $14.00 per 100. Cash. William Capstick, Auburndale, Mass. VINCAS — 4-in., $10.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. Wm. Ehmann. Corfu, N. Y. VINCAS — In all sizes. See display ad, page 1397. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. VINES MADEIRA VINES— Select, $2.00 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. No. 1, $1.26 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betsoher, Dover, Ohio. VIOLETS VIOLETS, 2H-INCH. 100 1000 Lady Campbell $4.00 $35.00 Princess of Wales 4.00 35.00 Swanley White 5.00 40.00 Marie Louise 4.00 35.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. CAMPBELL VIOLETS— Fine sand rooted cut- tings, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $8.00 per 1000 by express. Rooted Runners, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $6.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Black, Hights- town, N. J VIOLETS— Try Yale, the best single Violet; a good flower, better seller, producer, color, and more fragrant than Princess Divisons, $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK Nice plants in 2V2-in. pots. Cornflower Alarigold Calendula Alyssum Zinnias Snapdragon Tomato Plants Tradescantia Stocks Verbenas Egg Plants AU above, S2.00 per 100. WILLIS H. BALDWIN CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. EXTRA FINE S A. Nutt, Beaute Poitevine. Heliotrope. Fuchsias, from 4-in. pots. $7.00 per 100, Extra fine Mme. Salleroi Geraniums and Fuchsias from 3-in. pots, So 00 per 100. Extra fine Lady Lenox. Pink and White Cosmos, Verbenas, Marigolds, Dusty Miller and Salvia from 2J'2-in. pots, $2.50 per 100, Cash with order. The Flower Shop, .\ttleboro, Mass. 300 AMPELOPSIS Veitchii, 4-in. pots, strong, $10.00 per 100; 250 Funkia variegated, 4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 1500 Tomato Plants, Stone's trans- planted, strong plants. $10.00 per 1000, cash. A. Schlevogt, 1713 E. 16th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. FINEST ROOTED SNAPDRAGONS out of 4-in. pots, $1.00 per 100. Fine Nutt Geraniums out of 4-in. pots. S6.00 per 100. Heliotrope, out of 4-in. ots, S5.00 per 100. P. J. Burgevin, Port Chester, ^ MME. SALLEROI GERANIUMS, bushy plants. from 2M-in. pots, S3.00 per 100. Heliotrope in blossom. 3-in. pota, S6.00 per 100. Ageratum. in blossom. 3-in. pots S5.00 per 100. J. B. Shurtleflf, & Son, Cushman Ave., Revere. Mass. DRAC^NA INDIvrSA— Extra fine 4-in.; bar- gain at SIO.OO per 100. Also a few good 4-in. Rex Begonias at 15c. each. A. E. Ryan & Son, Cortland, N. Y. WANTED— About 2000 ft. of 33^-in. cast iron pipe for heating. J. R. Baumann. Rahway, N.J. VEGETABLE PLANTS SWEET Potato Plants Yellow, and Red Nanse- mond. Up Rivers. Big Stem Jersey, Early Caro- lina. Early Golden, White and Yellow Yams, 1000 $1.50; 5000 or more, $1.25 per 1000; 100 by mail, 25c. For the past twenty years I have made a specialty of selecting and propagation of the Sweet Potato and can guarantee you strong, healthy plants, true to name, prompt shipment, and good order delivery. Descriptive price list free. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE. Continued to Next Colnnin STOCK FOR SALE VEGETABLE PLANTS 1.000.000 CABBAGE PLANTS— Satisfaction guar- antc.-d. SI. 00 p.*r 1000; 51)00, S-'i.75; 5(X). 75c. Extra tiiic Early Jorsey WjilicJicld, Early Summer. All Head Early, Copenhagen Market, Succession, Flat Dutch, Surohead and Danish Ballhcad. re- rootcd, $1.50 per 1000; 5000, SG.IX). 100.000 Cauliflower Plant.", Henderson's Snowbnll, $2.50 per lOUO; .5000. $11.00; ro-rootcd, $3.00 per 1000. Potted Black Beauty Ewg Plants. S2.00 per 100, S15.00 per 1000. Potted Langdon's Earliana Tomato Plants. $1.50 per 100. $11.00 per 1000. (Shipped in paper pots). All varietios Tomato and Sweet Potato Plants, SI. 60 per 1000. I ship all orders promptly. Price list free. Paul F. Rochelle, Morristown. N. J. (Satisfaction guaranteed.) FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT Transplanted Tomato Plants, Earliana. Stone and Matchless, at 65c. per 100, or $400 per 1000; extra fine quality. Extra fine transplanted Pepper Plants, Sweet Mountain and Bullnose, at 65c. per 100, or $4.00 per 1000. Tomato plants, Earliana and Stone, in 23 j-in, pots, extra strong, at $1,75 per 100. Nice Egg Plants in 2l2-in. pots, at S2.00 per 100. Willis H. Baldwin, Conshohocken. Pa. VEGETABLE PLANTS— By mail or express pre- paid. Strong, well rooted plants in large or small Iota at reasonable prices. Will promptly replace any that do not arrive in Ist-class condition. Lead- ing v.arieties, Cabbage. Tomato. Cauliflower. Cel- ery, Sweet Potato, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Beet, Lettuce, Pepper, Egg Plants. Also Asters. Catalog free. Harry P. Squires. Remsenburg, N. Y. FINE, FIELD-GROWN CABBAGE PLANTS— Sl.OO per 1000. 5,000 S4.00, 10.000 S7.50; Tomato and Sweet Potato, SI. 50 per 1,000; 5,000 $6.25; Pepper, $2.50. Well packed and satisfaction guaranteed anywhere. Tidewater Plant Co.. Box 78. Franklin, Va. SWEET POTATO PLANTS— Big Leaf Cp River- Bie Stem Jersey, Gold Skin, Horner, Up River' Southern Queen, Red Nansemond, Vineland Im- proved, $1.10 per 1000; will have 3.000.000 plants. Also Grey Crowder and New Era Cow Peas. C. E. Brown, Bridgeville, Del. YELLOW and Red Jersey Sweet Potato Sprouts, $1.20 per 1000. Field-grown Tomato plants. Matchless. Stone and Paragon. $1.25 per 1000. Cash with order, please. Wm. M. & F. J. Moreau, Freehold, N. J. TOMATOES — Fine lot. pot grown. Earlina. Jewel. Stone and Matchless, $1.. 50 per 100, $12,50 per 1000. Cash, please. Geo. P. Buck & Son. CoUingswood, N. J. TRANSPLANTED EARLIANA— Bonny Best and Stone Tomatoes, $2.50 per 1000. Peppers, $5.00 per 1000. Egg Plants, $10.00 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton, N. J. CELERYPLANT S— Golden Self-Blanching (French Strain), fine plants, ready for the field, $2.00 per 1000. Cash. Special prices on large lots, brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo, Mich. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE ALYSSL'M, Ageratum, Coleus, Cigar Plants, 2-in.- 2'.2-in . 32.00 per 100. Fuchsia. 3H-in.; Begonia Vernon, 3 in.-3^2 in-i Yellow Daisies, 3-in.. S^n-in.; $6.00. Mme. Salleroi. heavy, 3-in., $4.00. Cobeaa, $8.00. German Ivy. 3J^-in., heavy, strong, SS.OO. Vinca variegata and green, 4-in.. SIO.CX). Lobelia, dwarf and trailing. $3.00. Begonia Chatelaine, 3''2-in.. S6.00. Salvia, 2H-in,, $2.50. Cannas, started. S4.00, Cash with order, or will exchange for 'Mum rooted cuttings. Deans, Chadwicks, etc. Jos. J, Sokol, New Haven, Conn. HARDY PERENNL\LS Aster grandifiorufi (true) pot grown, $10.00 per 100; also in exchange for Hardy Phlox or Del- phinium. Rosedale Hardy Plant Farm, Camden, N.J. .^__! ENGLISH IVY CUTTINGS from soil, all 10-in. long and over, starting to run, S7.50 per 1000. Will exchange for Boston and Teddy, Jr., runners. F. J. Reppa, 19 Vermont Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. WE WILL EXCHANGE any of the plants advcr- tised in these columns for Chrysanthemums, Cyclamen, small ferns, or what have you? Black- mon Bros., Centre St., Trenton, N. J. SALVIA— 2-in., for 'Mum Rooted Cuttings, Vio- lets, Gladiolus, or what have you? Wm. H. Hertel, Kirksville, Mo. STOCK WANTED WANTED— 50 Ipomoea Quamoclit Hybrids, or Cardiual Climber. Price and size to Geo. H. Gregory, Sea Girt, N. J. WANTED — Branched rubber plants (Ficus Elas- tica). 6 ft., by Alex. McConnell, 611 Fifth Ave., New York City. FOR SALE OR RENT FOR RENT— 7500 ft. of glass, about 2 acres of land, up-to-date houses and living apartment on main aiito boulevard, suitable for annex for New York City retail florist, 4 miles from city on trolley line to .59th st. bridge. Opportunity to transit auto trade. Centralized to all cemeteries. Lease expires July 1. For full particulars address Louis Boelsen. Elmburst, L. I., N. Y. Tel.: 190 Newtown. FOR SALE — To quick buyer, a well established florists' business, greenhouses and large dwelling attached, adjoining cemetery; trolley passes door. Hot water heat. Commercial business. Terms reasonable. Correspondence invited. Address M. B., Box 245, Huntington. L. I, Continued to Next Column _FOR SALE OR RENT VALUABLE greenhouBo property for sale at 108 Concord St.. Naehua, N. H. 5 acres of land. modern residence, stable. 3 greenhouses, one of Tomatoes, balance bwlding planu. Large steam heating plant, heats all buildings, will do double the amount (1 heating easily. Great location for retail florist trade. .\utomobUo trade is an im- portant item here and can be increased by building one or more houses out on to the street. On Memmac Valley Highway, 3 minutes to end of trolley line, one mile to B. & M. depot. Churches, schools and stores. Telephone, electric light, city water and American Express ser\ice at door. This la a long established and conspicuous place. Fine wholesale shipping and local retail trade for all bedding plants, fruit and vegetables that can be produced on the place. On opposite side of highway we have eighteen acres intervale land, fine for nursery stock. These two valuable pieces of real estate will be sold together or separate, as desired. Clear title. No encumbrance. Come and investi- gate, or write owner. Stephen Chase, 103 Concord St., Nashua, N. H. For Sale 10,000 feet of glass in running order on five acres of good land; six-room cottage and outbuildings in Richmond Borough, New York City. For particulars apply, Max Richter New Springville New York FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse property con- aisting of 9 greenhouses, each 100 ft. long, excep- tionally good steam heating plant; storage capacity for about 100 tons of coal ; modern two-story dweUing and barn on the place. Property situated at 60th & Gibson Ave.. Philadelphia, Pa. J. Gibson & Hugh Mcllvain. 502 Crozer Bldg.. Pbila.. Pa. FOR SALE — Two pipe-frame greenhouses in good order, about 11.000 ft. of glass on two acres of good level land; 5-room dweUing; no other green- house near Town water, trolley passes, ten minute." to trains. Reasonable. Address C. D., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE— 8000 aq. ft. of glass, almost newjn A 1 condition, on 2 acres of good land; dwelling house and outbuildings, near New York in New Jersey. Price reasonable. For particulars apply Z. J., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Greenhouses. 11,000 ft. of glass, well stocked; wholesale and retail trade; city of 70,000; electric cars pass door to surrounding towns. For further particulars address Copeland Street Greenhouses, CampeUo, Mass. FOR SALE — As a whole or in part, or will incor- porate, my florist business, paying a net profit for 15 years of $10,000 yearly. Louis L. Green, 60 State St.. Boston, Alass. FOR SALE OR RENT— Est«bU*hed greenhouse plant oonaiating of three large greenhouses and dweUing, in Hackensack. N. J. Address K. S., care The Florista' Exchange FOR RENT — Unexpected vacancy, six greenhouses 225 ft. long, 19 ft. wide; two sheds and cottage at reasonable rate. L. C. Rubsamen, Murrav Hill, N. J. FOR SALE — Cheap, retail florist store in Bronx, established 24 years. Reason for selling, retiring from business. G. F. Laufenburger, 2600 Third Ave., New York. FOR SALE — Six acres, with ll-room house, finely situated adjoining railroad, near station and trolley. Mrs. E. Siehrccht. Floral Park. N. Y, FOR SALE — Plot at Flushing and Whiteatone in greenhouse district. Easy terms. 18 minutea to New York. Halleran Agency. Fluabing. N. Y. FOR SALE— Greenhouse. 10,000 ft. of glass. 4 acres of land. 9-room house. Address Cedarville Greenhouses. Cedar^-ille, N. J. SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR^ALE At One-Half Value Two-horse Van, practically new and freshly painted and gold lettered J. CONDON, Florist 734 Fifth Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. Y. FOR SALE — 3 boilers, on account of enlarging our plant: 1 Putnam Steam Boiler, run six months gross rating 4650 sq. ft.; list price, 81600; our price S325. f. o. b.; 1 Lord & Burnham. used one year, No. S.-36 - 8 $275; 1 Lord & Burnham, used two years, with two new sections. Hot water. 9 sec- tions, price S300. These are all in perfect condition. F. o. b. cars. Quidnick, R. I. Quidnick, Greenhouses Inc., Quidnick, R» I. FOR SALE — 3 boilers, on account of enlarging heating plant; 2 Magic return tubular bouera, each rated to heat 15.000 sq. ft. of glass to 50 degreesin zero weather. Price. $325.00 each, f. o. b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5.000 ft.. $100.00. These boilers are in perfect condition and can be used either for steam or hot water. No brick work needed. Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham, N. J. FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled; ready for use. 1-in., 3c.; l>:»-in. 4c.; IJ^-in.. 5c. ; 2-in., 6c. per ft. PECICY CYPRESS, $17-00 and up per thousand sq. ft. MetropoUtan Material Co.. 1398-140S Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. ^_^ Continued to Nest Page 1422 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists Hanging Plant No. 1. Cable wire chain hangers, metal liners, measure inside 14x11, $1.75 No. 2. Cane close weave chain hangers, metal liners, measure inside 14x11, $1.65 No. 3. Cane open work chain hangers, metal liners, measure inside 14x11, $1.25 No. 4. Flat iron chain hangers, metal liners, measure inside 14x11, $1.85 Hanging Baskets, Nos. 1 to 4, can have water drainage at- tached. Cost of same, 20c. additional. No. 2 No. 4 Wire Baskets Made to stand or hang. Price per dozen $1.50 All kinds of Rustic Work built on Contract lO-in. 12-in. $1.80 $3.20 15-in. $2.80 Rustic Laurel Hexagon Shape Baskets lO-in. Perdoz $14.00 12-in. 16-in. 18-in. $17.25 $22.00 $27.00 Strong and durable, wili not craclt or break. Estimates furnished. Wire Garden Arches, Garden Borders, Trellises, etc REED & KELLER Florists' Supplies 120-122 West 25th Street, NEW YORK SUNDRIESJ^R^SALE^ FOR SALE — As a whole or in parts, 8 green- houses, consisting of 10 x 12 and 10 x 16; glass 2-in. and 4-ln. pipe; four boilers. Can be seen at Elex Donaldson, Baxter Ave. & Broadway, Elmhurst. L. I. V. E. Reich &Son8 1429 Metropolitan Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y. SECOND-HAND MACHINERY FOR SALE— 2, 70 h. p. boilers; 1, 50 h. p. Corliss engine 1.. 4 h. p. upright ©agine; 1, hot water heater; 1 steam and 1 house pump. A. S. and H. P. Beck, 609 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia. Pa- FOR SALE — No. 5 Mill's boiler, heats 10,000 sq. ft. glass, in good condition. Price, SX50.00. For Bteam or hot water. Tripp Floral Co.. Walton, N. Y. FOR SALE — Second-hand pipe, 4-in. cast iron, at 10c. per foot. Hot water boilers at S35.00 each. Good condition. Mrs. E. Siebrecht, Floral Park, N. Y. GLASS FOR SALE— 20 to 25 boxes A quality, second-hand, 16 x 24, double, at $3.50 per box. Address M. B.. Box 174, Greenlawn. L. L, N. Y. FOR SALE — 6 iron tree guards, SIOOO; 4 iron columns. 12x4 ft. long, $10.00. Florist, 671 W. 187th St.. New York City. FOR SALE — Greenhouse to be torn down, 85 ft. s 20 ft.; hot water heating. 120 Ridgewood Place, Glendale. N. Y. FOR SALE — Lord & Burnham boiler, 9 section, good condition, $100.00. Goger, 51S E. 162d St., Bronx, N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES — Best staple on the market, 35c. per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 264 Randolph St., Detroit. Mich. MOSS SPHAGNUM MOSS— lO-bbl. bale. $2.00; 5 balea, $9 SO; 5-bbl. bale, $1.00, 5 balea $4.50. Bur- lapped, 25c. extra. 8-bbl. bale. $1.86. Caah, please. Joa. H. Paul. Box 156, Manahawldn, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 12-bbl. bale $2.40. lO-bbl. bale, $1.95. Cash. Manahawkin Mosa and Peat Co.. Box v.. Manahawldn N. J. MOSS — One carload to go at 85c., 5-bbl. bale size, live Moss. $1.00 per^bbl. Mizpah Moss Co., Mizpah. N. J. MOSS — Strictly IstKilaea, 85c. per bale. Cash Adolphus B. Cranmer. Mayetta. N. J. Continned to Next Columii SUNDRIES FOR SALE^ TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales, 200 Iba. $2.00; 500 lbs., $4.00: 1000 lbs., $7.00; ton, $13.00. Also Dust. Scharff Bros., Florists, Van Wert, Ohio. WIRE WORK WE are the largest manufacturers of Wire Work in the West. E. F. Winterson Co., 166 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. WANTED TO BUY — Greenhouses, land, dwelling, in city with landscape possibilities: full particu- lars. Boi 605. New Rochelle. N. Y. Wm. F. Gude Active at the Capital Not content with his many other in- terests, more manifold than those of most men, William F. Gude. as might have been noticed by some of our readers in the newspaper reports, was chairman of the Preparedness Parade committee which is planning to make June 14 Flag Day at Washington, D. C, at which time also the parade will take place, and at the head of which President Wilson has agreed to walk. Such work as this must Consume considerable time and energy, but of the latter Mr. Gude always seems to have something to spare, and how he gets the time only he himself knows. Not only do the preparations for the parade entail a great deal of overseeing, but biUs have had to be prepared and passed in both houses in Washington, one declar- ing June 14 a national holiday at the Capital, and another securing the right to erect stands and rope off Pennsylvania avenue. NEW CROP Fancy Feras, $1.35 per 1000. Dagger Ferns, $1.15 per 1000. Green Sheet Moss, $1.75 per bag. Perpetuated Moss, $3.50 per bag. Lyrata (Evergreen Oak i Foliage), $2.50 per case. CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO. EVERGREEN, ALA. When ordtTiiiR, please mention The Exchange LANDSCAPE GARDENING A course for Garden- ers, Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- sity. Progreaaive Florists recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also offer a prac- tical course in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Greenhouse Manage- ment. Address Prof. Bbal Send for catalogue. The Home Correspondence School Dept. C. P., SPRINGFIELD. MASS. Princeton, Ind. — The Princeton Gar- dens, vejietable and flower gard-ens north of Princeton, were sold Monday, May 29. by Marsh T. Lewis, receiver, to O. M. Gilbert of Clinton, Ind., for $21,000. The gardens were established by W. J. Rit- terskamp. The Florists' Hail Association Iniure* 41,000,000 square feet of glass and has a R»- ■erre Fund of over $39,000. For particulars address JOHN G. ESLER. Sec.. Saddle River. N. J, INSURE YOUR GLASS NOW When ordering, please mention The Eicbance Take Advantage of Our Spring Offer Sph£ignunn Moss Out Large Bales, $1.50; 12 Bales, $15.00. Extra Large Bales, $2.00; 8 Bales, $14.00. Green Lump Moss r $1.00 per bag. Shipping instructions and caah with order to ensure prompt delivery. H. KENNEY '"Jvlrr- Brooklyn, N.Y. '"^C"- When ordering, please mention The Exchange NEW CROP FANCY FERNS. $1.35 per 1000. DAGGER FERNS. $1.15 per 1000. GREEN SHEET MOSS. For Hanging Baskets, at $1.75 per bag. PERPETUATED MOSS. $3.50 per bag. LYRATA. (Evergreen Oak), $2.50 per case. E A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala When ordering, please mention The Exchange Floral Designs de Luxe ^'.? A. T. DB LA MARB PTG. * PUB. CO. 438 to 448 Wnt 37t]i Street, V. T. Tune 10, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1423 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS* SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA June Weddings and Commencements ARE NOW IN ORDER— You will need these Accessories : Bridal Staff Baskets, Flower Girl Baskets, Bridal Staffs, Shepherd Crooks, Wedding Gates, Kneeling Stools, Wedding Rope, Old-fashioned Lace, Bouquet Holders, '"tt."' Aisle Posts, Chiffons. Commencement Baskets— Send for a$10.00and upwards Assortment WRITE FOR CATALOG H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wben ortlerlng. please meatlon The Bxchange Dagg New Crop er Ferns Now ready for delivery. $1.00 per 1000 Fancy Ferns Best quality, large size. $2.00 per 1000 The Kervan Co. 119 West 28th St., New York The LarBCSI Wholesale Dealers in America in Fresh Cut Decorative Evergreens . Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass WUBom Turner Price $5.00 A. T. DE LA MARB PTG. » PUB. CO 438 to 448 WMt 37tll BtT*«t, V. T. WIRED TOOTHPICKS 10,000, $1.85; 50,000, $8.00 Manufacturmd by W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y. Samples Free. For Sale by Dealers. I New England States | New Haven, Conn. Among the florists of New Haven, business could not be better for this time of the year. Bedding plants, especially, have been in great demand. The S. H. Moore Co. reports funeral work especially large. There has been a very considerable demand for decora- tive plants for outdoor purposes also. Jno. N. Champion has a bright smile as he tells you of good business. In the last thirty years johnny Champion has been the ideal florist of New Haven. He is just as smart today as he has ever been. Right round the corner from Cham- pion's, in College St.. was the stamping ground of the Cowan-Heller Co. Some weeks ago the company closed its doors, sending the following billet-doux to its creditors: "At a meeting of the stock- holders we have decided to discontinue business for the present." Chas. Munro has been very fortunate during the past few years. His window exhibitions are just as fascinating as ever and his sales of cut flowers still continue to be phenomenal. During the last few weeks he has had many orders for promi- nent wedding decorations as weU as other private gatherings. Mr. Munro has just purchased a flue Chandler touring car. Chas. Myers has one of the neatest places of business here. Mr. Myers is in every way satisfied with the trend of business. J. J. Sokol finds very little time for pleasure. He thinks it is wonderful how business keeps up. There are none of the florists who keep so perpetually at it as Mr. Sokol, yet on Sunday he takes a spin in his auto enjoying the country air.- He has just bought a beautiful Chalmers touring car. The New Haven County Horticultural Society held its annual Peony and Iris show on Thursday and Friday of last week. Among the many exhibitors were the Park Department of the city of New- Haven, the Elm City Nursery Co., Miss Van Name of 121 High st. and Mrs. .Tenkins at the Agricultural Experiment Station on Huntington ave. The two last have probably the largest collections of Iris in the State. The exhibition was held in the New Haven Public Library on Elm St. W. C. McI. Here's the Ideal box for shipping cut flowers — Sefton's Design Style It's the perfect box for that particular need— made for it; a necessity. The dead-air cells of the corrugations keep the temperature even; the board is strong and absorbs shocks. Look for the Anchor Brand trade-mark Ask your paper jobber The Sefton Mfg. Co. 1315 W. 35th Street, Chicago, 111. Wheni ordering, please nn-ntlon The Excbange WIDT ni7QirWQl Net Prices on PREPARED (Painted) WIRE ULMGNb palmetto Leaves PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your neit order. If It's made of wire we cflo make it. George B. Hart, MMufacturer 24-30 Stone Street Rochester, N. Y. W^pn orderipg. please meptlon The Eicfawoce Lenclfi of Leaf. Inches j id). S-12 12-lG lf>-20 20-23 23-26 Perl* ...'....$1.75 $2.35 $3.43 »4.55 $6.15 Per 1000 15.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 55.00 5% discount for caah with order. W. G. CLARE. Fernandina, Florida Our Advertisins Columns READ FOR PROFTTl USE FOR RESULTS 1424 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists DAGGER and FANCY FERNS Finest Quality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze- Green Sl.OO per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 Sphagnum Moss S2.00 per bale BOXWOOD, $15.00 per 100 lbs. PRINCtSS PINE. 10c. per lb., $8.00 per 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 50c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS. g;00 per 100^ MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28 X 21 X 30 X 5x3J^ 5x3H 5x3H 8x5 5 X ili Per 100 . $2.15 . . 2.40 . . 3.00 . . 3.85 . . 3.85 ..■4.05 Per 100 28 X 8x5 $4.75 30 X 8x5 5.75 36 X 8x5 7.10 30 X 12 X 6 8.30 36 X 14 X 6 10.00 24 X 8x5 4.30 36 x 12 x 6 9.80 BOUQUET BOXES Toj 19 X 9 X 8 Manila $7.60 19 X 9 X 8 Mist Gray 10.00 WREATH BOXES Per 100 20x20x9 $11.50 22 X 22x9 13.50 Per 100 16x16x7 $7.00 18 X 18 X 8 9.50 MIST GRAY BOXES 100 18x5x3 $3.00 21 x5x34 3.70 24x5x31^ 4.20 28 X 5 X 3}4 4.90 21 X 8 X 6 4.90 30 X 5 xiH 5.30 36 X 5 X 31^ 7.00 100 24 X 8x5 $6.50 28 X 8x5 7.20 30 X 8x5 8.90 36 X 8x5 9.70 30 X 12x6 11.25 36 X 12x6 13.75 Printinfi 50 cents extra per 1000. CYCAS LEAVES Siz 8tol2.. 12 to 16.. 16 to 20.. 20 to 24.. 24 to 28. . COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Per 100 Per 1000 $1.65 $12.50 . 2.25 16.00 . 3.00 21.00 . 3.25 26.00 . 3.75 32.00 28 to 32.. 32 to 36 . . 36 to 40 . . 40 to 44 . . 44 to 48 . . Per 100 Per 1000 $5.00 $37.00 . 5.50 42.00 . 6.00 50 00 . 6.50 55.00 . 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc., Telephones Main. 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill. 2S290 J* M.\NLF.\CTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Boston, Mass. Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with ord er . NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DISCOUNTS ON LAUREL FESTOONING, for Spring wad- dings; nothing better. Fresh stoclt supplied on short notice. Wire or phone your orders. W» will do the rest. 4c.. 5c. and 6c. per yard. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, very fine and large tS.OOper 1000. _. „^ ,^„ GALAX, Bronze and Green, Sl.OO per 1000, or $7.00 per case of 10,000. Telegraph Office; New SalcD, Mau. DAGGER FERNS, $1.00 per 1000 LARGE ORDERS SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40c. per sack. BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles. 35o. GROUND PINE. 80. per lb. Made into festooning, 6c., 8c. and 10c. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, S1.75 to $3.00 per doi. PINE WREATHS, $1.60 to $3.00 per doj. We also make special sizes when wanted. Samples sent if desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX, 50-lb. cases. $5.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows, $7.00 per 50-lb. case. Order in advance and have fresh stock. All Kinds of Evergreens. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON, MASS. WhPii nrdprtng. plfafp m-'nTlnn Thp R^tohHTig*- 122 West 25th Street NEW YORK S'.«'J^r""'^~" FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ^-^^is^i^^ S;8gl REED & KELLER M. RICE CO. " KEYSTONE QUALITY " — Florists' Supplies Excel — 1220 Rac« Street PHILADELPHIA. PA JOS. G. NEIDINGER CO., florists' Supplies 1509-11 North Second Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. McCRAY Refrigerators Send at one e for Cata- DISPLAY YOUR logue No. 73, which de- scribes fully the McCray PI C\ AA/ F R Q Refrigerators and Dis- » l-'V.' V» liIXO play Cases for Florists McCRAY REFRIOERATGR COMPANY 689 Lake St. Kendallville, Ind. Natural Green Sheet Moss Long green sheets of the heaviest variety, Per bag, $1.00 H, W. Armes, BrysonCity, N. C. WTit'D nrderlog. please nientloD Thp B^cbapg* The Model Carnation and Tomato Supports; Galvan- ized Wire Rose Stakes and Tying Wire; Rubbish Burners. Slirub Protectors, Tree Guards, Lawn and Flower Bed Guards. Write for Complete Catalogue !».«.» n«>,n,c^ 61-73 Metropolitan Aveoae, IgOe £>rOS., BROOKLYN. N. Y. Wlu- Wbi'n urflnring. please mention The Exchange I Offer, To Arrive In Two Weeks 3,000 RAW UVA GRASSES At $125.00 per 1000 or $15.00 per 100 BIRCH BARK, - - - l bale for $30.00 JAP. PALM FIBRE, l bale. 440 lbs., for 65.00 Reservations made on 10 % deposit. W. G. CLARE, Fernandina, Florida When ordering, please mention The Exchange Michigan Cut Flower Exchange INCOPORATED Wholesale Gommission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-66 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. When orderiDg. please mention The Eicbanpe I When ordering, ult-iise ui' lUii iitlijii The! Exchiinee REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. 518 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago The Exchange Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS FANCY and DAGGER FERNS of the very best grades. Huckleberry Branches, Mosses and Wild Smilax. We solicit your patronage. Satisiaction guaranteed. GIBBONS, The Smilax Man, Red Level, Ala. When ordering, please mention The Exchange NEW ENGLAND STATES— Continued Providence, R. I. Memorial Day business, from all re- ports, was very satisfactory. Wax flow- ers and Magnolia leaf wreaths are get- ting more popular with the public, sev- eral of the local retailers being entirely cleaned out, their stock of wreaths not being sufiicient to stand the rush. Bloom- ing plants were scarce. Carnations started to advance in price ten days be- fore the 30th. and in some instances were bringing as high as Sc. for specials, but the average price was 3c. to 4c. The preparedness parade was well rep- resented by the florists, close onto a hun- dred participating, the following grow- ers and retailers being represented. Mar- shal. Robert Johnson ; aides, .\lexauder Macrae. Wm. H. O'Connor and Max- well Villar. Firms represented were: Aldrich Estates, Wm. Appleton ; T. O'Connor, Johnston Bros., George Johns- ton & Son. J. Koppelman, V. J. Berard- ucci ; O. H. Williams, t-aureuce Hay, Wm. Hay, M. Sweeney, W. S. Pino, A. M. Powell, T. R. Peterson, S. J. Toher & Son, Westminster Greenhouses, J. B. Canning. R. J. Taylor. E. E. How- ard, Carl A. Jacques and Wm. A. Bow- ers. V. J. Berarducci found that his stock for Memorial Day, which was fifty per cent, larger than last year, wasn't large enough to satisfy the demand this season. A. Lippman will close his depot num- ber two. flower stand at 222 Westminster St., by the fifteenth of this month. John F. Wood closes his flower store in the Strand Building by the first of July. Wm. A. Bowers opens a new flower store at 134-136 Washington, on Satur- day, June 10. This new store, which fronts 24ft. on Washington St., with a 50ft. back, will be one of the show flow- er stores of this city Mr. Bornstein of Hutton & Dfltton takes over the Dimond Flower Dept. Wm. A. Bowers. Schedules Received New Tork State Pair. — The schedules for the 76th annual State Fair to be held at Syracuse. Sept. 11 to 16, have been published. These deal with fruits, farm produce, and thirdly, flowers, each schedule separate. The superin- tendent in charge of the flower depart- ment is Prof. David Lumsden of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. T. Import Orders '^on" Birch Bark Sea Moss Raw Ruscus Isolepis Grass Palm Fibre (Japanese) W.G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When ordering, plense m'^ntinn Thf F.xi-hRiige THE APRIL SUPPLEMENT TO OUR Credit and Information List will be out in a few days. It is the best Credit medium in the trade. For par- ticulars write _ National Florists' Board of Trade 56 PINE STREET, New York City When ordering, pleawe mention Tbf Lxchajgt RUSSIN & HANFLING Office and Salesroom 134 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 Maoufacturere and Importers of Willow and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers in FLORISTS* SUPPLIES [^"Our specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Basket! Wben ordering, please mention The Excbmf NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS For lining hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 5 bundle lots for 6 00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLEP.,'Vlo[u?" 1324 Fine St., St. Louis, Mo. When ordering, please mfntlon The Excli.'snge Tima Ic Mnnoir ^^'" ^ ""• ""^ greening 1 ime IS IVlOney your designs by using FLO- RISTS* GREENING PINS, 20o.per lb. and you get from 1000 to 1100 to the lb. 10 lbs. or over, 15o. per lb. Special Prices to Jobbera. WM. SCHLATTER & SON, SpringHeld, Man. When ordering, plensp in<^nt|nn The KxohHnge ^ / ^ ► CUT FLOWER BOXES 1 EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. 4- /► Wlien ordering, please mention Tba Bxehang* Commercial Carnation Culture Price SI. 50 postpaid A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co.,Lt4. 438-448 West 37tb Street, New York line 10, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1423 M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 2Sth Street - NEW YORK CITY Telephones, FarraHut 3870-3871 All Kinds of Seasonable Cut Flowers ]ai Whec ordering, plent^e mention The Exchange rJuKiea xCaA/nadum^ • G^cA^. • '^^ZCe^^ New York, Juno li. — ^Tho priHinmicoil oaiiires in the wholesale market today are 1 weak demand, and a normal supply of all ' '1'^ flowers and arrivals of Peonies so I that wholesalers could not reasonably ' t to dispose of them at anything like ; p iiiahle prices for the growers, and, in la', they are not able to do so. Am. Beauty Roses are in moderate supply; till' 'luality is good for the season. They :ii.' meeting with a fair demand at from 10c. I- 1 _'.")c. each for special grade blooms, and "iliir grades are selling at corresponding |.ih <_-s. Hybrid tea Roses are in medium -iii>i'ly. Since the arrival of the Peony the I'^.rr grades are not meeting ^nth so large I KMiiaRd, and the prices on these grades ar<' declining, and on the top grade also the [)rires are weak. The general range of price fiT tnp grade blooms today is from S2.50 per inn for Brides and Bridesmaid, up to SS.OO \"-\- lOU. except in the case of Mme. Paul 1-jil'T. which is selling as high as SIO to S15, JI:i¥ JU ^'/'^GIT' '' '" '"^^^^ ^"y business entrusted to me in such ^ » * * \ 4-<'*^* V^O*-i a fair and liberal manner as to make the cus- tomer's relations with me satisfactory and profitable. 1623-24-25 JOSEPH S. FENRICH MADISON SQUARE 5 ] West 28th Street. New York When OTderlpg, please mention The Bicbaage With the passing of Memorial Day the market lapsed into the general quiet state that follows quickly after all the red letter days. Stock of all kinds was in great supply, a large portion of which was very poor. Demand was below the normal and prices were low. The present week's trade has started off with a large amount of stock on hand, a large portion of which is not good and has to be sold for whatever it will bring. Owing to the express drivers' strike, much shipped in stock is delayed to a point where it is well nigh worthless and the wholesalers are glad when they can sell it for enough to pay shipping charges. Much of this stock is peddled on the streets and sold in the de- partment stores for a price so low that it hurts the general market conditions all around. Am. Beautj' Roses have been scarce, but the full supply of other varieties caused their scarcity to pass without comment. They are inipro\ang in supply this week but are still in no great demand. AH other varieties are in large supply and are selling at from $2 to SS per 100. Short and medium stock is sold in large lots at from SIO to $1.5 per 1000. The supply of Peonies is the largest ever. With them the market is top hea\'y. Large cases are received daily that are worthless while other consignments are so damaged from delay they are sold for the express charges. Peony growers are suffering more than any one else from the effect of the expressmen's strike. (,'arnations are plentiful and are selling at from $1 to S2 per 100, but at this price they fail to clear daily. Lots of stock carried over daily is sold at from 10c. to 14c. per bunch. Lilies and Sweet Peas are in large supply and sold very cheaply. The iull line of all miscellaneous stock was never more com- plete. Cape Jasmines from the South continue to arrive and are meeting with fair sales considering the large amount of other stock on the market. The only two short items on the market are Valley and orchids; there is a good demand for these daily for wedding purposes that is difficult to fill. Ferns are on the short side and shipments of the new stock are looked for daily. The city is full of visitors and all sorts of entertainments are being provided for them, which is hoped will make a good week's trade. Geraniums for Stock Plants How long can Geranium stock plants be used for propagating purposes, I mean as to their age? — G. B.. N. Y. — If stock Geranium plants are well cared for in the greenhouse during the Winter season and during the Summer time in the open field, there is no age limit as to when they can be used in taking cuttings for propagating purposes. However, in the ftpiuion of the writer these old plants, through lack of proper care, both in Winter and Summer, are apt to become unhealthy and unfit sub- jects for the taking of cuttings for propa- gating. He furthermore believes that at the beginning of each Spring a Geranium grower should select some of his very best young 4in. pot Geraniums for stock plants for propagating purposes, and that he should set these out in the field, giving them the best of care during the Sum- mer. Two crops of cuttings can then be taken from these in the Autumn before they are touched by the frost, and then these plants can be taken up and potted in oin. or 6in. pots, or set out in the benches of a greenhouse where they will have the proper light, temperature, wa- tering, ventilation. During the Winter two or three crops of cuttings can be taken from these. Of course, these can be carried over another year, that is, they can be set out in the field and well cared for during the Summer and have one or two crops of cuttings taken from them in the Autumn. In the opinion of the writer their greatest usefulness is then gone, and the best thing to do is to leave them in the field and plow them in and start with new plants next Spring. Indeed, it is better to put out some new plants every Spring, even when the old ones are carried over, so that there will be a stock of one year old plants for housing each Winter. Paterson, N. J. — The Totowa Flori- cultural Society has increased its mem- bership so rapidly that now there are fifty active members and the charter has been closed. All who desire to enter the organization now will have to pay the regular initiation fee. Peas, Carnations, Lilies Prima Donna Roses, Ulrich Brunner Roses AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE STOCK We have twent\-two years' experience beliind us, and do not expect a gold medal for doing our tull duty by our customers and consignors. You will not make a mistake by dealing with 'Wholesale Florists : : GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, Inc. 101 West 28th St, New York — - Phonei: .. ' '■ Farragut 558. 2036 and 2037 iTfleriiig. plf m'-ni1on Th-- Ex(Mi R E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM 1426 The Florists' Exchange JUNE WEDDINGS If you are not using some of our stock Let us show you what we can do We can ship successfully to all points We need increased shipments of good stock and we shall be glad to negotiate with a few growers in all lines The Henshaw Floral Co., inc. A. M. HENSHAW, President S31.-33l'l-3"3T/Farragut 127 Wcst 28th St., NcW Yofk When ordering, please meptlon The Elicbange 100,000 JUNE PEONIES WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York Wholesalo Florist Telephone Parraeut 5335 When ordprfnK. please mention The Kxehanpp Growers* Cut Flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J. Van Reyper, Manager CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 129 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones— 6237-3583 Farragut When ordering, please mention The Exchaoee William Stuart Allen Co. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 53 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephone — 356 MadisoD Square. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Alfred H. Langjahr Wholesale Florist 130 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Telephones— Farragut 4626-4627 When ordering, plense mention The Exchange John Yoontt Georft0 Ulldenbrand John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 53 West 28th St.. NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SQUARE 7362 When orderine. please mention The Exchange Herman Weiss Wholesale Commission Horist 106 West 28th Street, New York Telephones. FARRAGUT 634 and 3066 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Telephone: Madison Square 5S96 GEO. W. CRAWBUCK H. T. PHILLIPS Prea. Vice-Pres. & Secy, H. W. GALLAER, Treas. George W. Crawbuck Co., Inc. Wholesale Commission Florists 57 West 28th Street, New York When nrrterin Th" Fxchance Missouri State Flower Show One of tbe largest and best exhibits at the eleventh annual farmers' fair of the University of Missouri took the form of a State flower show in which entries were made b.v florists from St. Joseph, Kansas City, St. Louis, and other parts of the State. This exhibit of cut flow- ers, plants, and educational booths con- taining an exhibit of methods of grow- ing flowers and vegetables occupied a 90ft. X 120ft. tent. Canastota, N. Y. — We learn that W. H. Lillie has opeiled a shop at 103 N. Peterboro st. here, for cut flowers and design work. He reports a good trade for Memorial Day. ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quaUty. Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY OF THE VALLEY. All Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist TELEPHONES ,3, ^ gSfh St., NEW YORK CITY Farragut: 2281. 3089 When ordering, pleaeg mention Tbe Bichange J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK Cut Flowers Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Conaignnaents of good stock solicited. Choice Carnations, Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowen ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in When ordertng. please mention Tbe Elichange J. J. COAN. WHOLESALE FLORIST 115 West 28th Street. NEW YORK Telephones: Fairaftut 5413-5891 ConsignmenU Solicited When, ordering oleHSe m''ntlfin The Kxeh> Trg3> -THE ^^HOLESALE' 54W. 2a'^ST NEW VORK CaNSICNMENT.S SOUCITEO m When ordering, please mention The Bxchan^e When you ship your flowers to us, you are dealing with people who know the market thoroughly. We also know how to grade j our shipments, so as to secure the best market prices. We take great pride in our reputation for making prompt returns. United Cut Flower Co., Inc. Ill West 28th St. New York City When ordering, please mention The Exchange Reidel & Meyer Incorporated Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of all kinds. _ The best of service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years' experience in the flower business. Consignments solicited. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones — 1024-4025 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention Tbe ExctaftDCe The Prices Advertised in The Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY Growers Service is a big and vital factor with us. Our responsibility never ceases. Your satisfaction is our biggest asset. Customers HENRY M. ROBINSON CO., BS-S7 WEST 36th nTREBT M p\A# YORK CITY and ^Vholesale Florists BOSTON Wben ordertas, pl*u« aeBtloa Ttt* Bxcbans* une 10, 191(1. The Florists' Exchange 1427 Bonnet G. H. Blake Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists m Uvin^ston St^ BROOKLYN, N.Y. Telephones: 1293-4 Main OUT-OF-TOWN ORDERS CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. Cite u» a trial. ]ut Flower Exchange Sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK Open every MorninR at Six o'clock for the Sale I of Cut Flowers. Wall ipaoe for advertising purposes for Rent. V. S. DoFVAL, Jr., Secretary. BoNNOT Brothers Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR. COOGAN BUILDING )pen All Day Tel. Mad. Sq. 830 1. H. J»HN, Pru. RoBT. G. Wilson, Trta*. GREATER NEW YORK FLORISTS ASSOCIATION, Inc. Wholesale CommissloD Dealers In Cut Flowers and Supplies 62 yvin^ston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Francis G. Van Mater, Secy and Manager ESTABLISHED 1888 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists 110 West 28th St., New York Telephone, Farragut 551 i^nslgnments of Choice Flowers Solicited. lYlLLIAM H. KUEBLER WhoUaaU CommtMfion Dealer in CUT FLOWERS >8 Willoudhby St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone. 4591 Main Badgley & Bishop, Inc. Phon Mad. Sq. W West 28th St., New York City ReceiTers and Distributors of Choice Cut Flowers L B. NASON Wholesale Florist L16 West 28lh St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, 2315 Madison Square Consignments Solicited. Wholesale Florist S West 26th Street, NEW YORK Telephone, 8948 Madison Square rben ordsrlnr. pleu* neBtloa n» BiolMUKrt headquarters for novelties ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY HIGHEST ..|fA|>l C\* ALWAYS GRADE OF VALLC.Y ON HAND, GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES. CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. J^i-^\l\^°^i^ 105 W. 28th St.. New York Frank H TraendJy Charles Schenok j Teteplione 3860 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & MARKETOS Wholesale Florists 436 6th Ave., bet. 2010 and 27tb Sts., New York City and Cut Flower Exchange ConsignmentB Solicited Phones: Farragut 797-798-799 WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK WHOLESALE FLORIST H. E. FROMENT, 148 WEST 28th STREET tel{|«o}farragut NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES, THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY, HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers New York, June 6, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m. Monday ROSES— A. Beauty, Special. . " Fancy.. Eitra. No. 1 . . No. 2. . No. 3.. Killamey Killarney Brilliant. Killamey Queen. . . White Killamey.. . My Maryland Rtohraond Ulrioh Brunner. . . . Hadley Hooaier Beauty.. . . Key Lady HilUngdon. . Ceoile Brunner,Elgar,eto.,per bunch Bridesmaid Bride Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna). Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mra. George Shawyer Sunburnt Mrs. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Adlantum Cuneatum Hybridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, bunches SprenKeri, bunches Bouvardia, per bunch Calendula, per bunch Callas, per doa Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freesias, per hunch Galax, (irpen and hronzp, per 1000.. Leucothoe, per lOOO 10.00 to 8.00 to 6 00 to 4.00 to 2.00 to to .50 to .50 to .50 to .50 to .50 to 1.00 to 2.00 to 100 to 1.00 to 1.00 to .50 to .05 to .60 to 50 to 3.00 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 1 00 to 1.00 to 1.00 to .50 to .50 to 1.00 to 1.00 to .25 to .76 to .10 to .10 to to to .10 to .50 to .50 to 1.00 to to .75 to 4.00 to to to to 25.00 1500 10.00 8.00 3.00 1 00 4.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 5.00 25.00 1 20.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 .10 2.50 2.50 1500 4.00 5.00 5.00 S.OO 5.00 5.00 5.00 6.00 8.00 .50 1.00 .36 .25 CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors. . ( White. Standard Varieties Pink. Red Yellow and var. , White Pink Red Yellow and var. . .20 1.00 1.60 1.60 1.66 7.50 ♦Fancy (•The Highest Grades of Stand- ard Varieties.) Novelties Asters Forgetmenots, per bunch Chrysanthemums, per doz " per bunch Dahlias Gardenias, per dos Gladiolus, per doa Gladiolus, Baby, per doa , Iris, per bunch Lilac,, per bunch Lilies, LongiOorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per doz Narcissus, P. W., per bunch Narcissus, Daffodils, per bunch Pansles Peonies, per doz Polnsettias, per doa Primula, per bunch Orchids, (Jattleyas Cypripcdiume, per doz ". . . . Dendrobium formosum Oncidium Smllax, per doa. strings Stevla, per bunch Stocks. Double, per bunch '* Single, per bunch Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doz. bunches. " Spencers Tulips, per doz Violets, Double " Single, Princess of Wales. . . " Single, Gov. Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch .25 .50 .50 50 .60 .75 .75 .75 .75 1.00 .50 .75 .75 .75 .75 .10 to 1,00 to 1.00 to 1 .00 to 1.00 to 2.00 to to .15 to to to to to 1.00 to .25 to .25 to .25 to 5.00 to .... to 4.00 to .35 to to to > to to to .10 to 35.00 ... to ... to ... to 1.00 to 2.00 .. . to .15 to .35 .50 .15 .20 .10 3.00 100 .25 .60 .05 10.00 to .. to .. jto . to .. to .. to .. to .. to .. to .. All the New an(d Standard Fine Grade and all Seasonable WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS 133 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK TELEPHONE, FARRAGUT 3532 William KESSLER-w^Aofesa/e Fhrist ».. SSira,;.,., 1 1 a West 28th Street, new YORK Peonies, Carnations, Orchids, Calendulas, Spencer Sweet Peas, Centaureas and a general line of Summer Flowers EDW. C. HORAN S5 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. {|«|[ Madison Square Q^^ FloWCrS at WholcSalc m»m m4»wtmt, »!••■• mttoa n« SickAic* George C. Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. eoS-fiOt Farragat The best source of supply in the city ORCHIDS. VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Fereonal Attention — Consignments 8olictt«lpn»p m'Titl.iii Tlip Fti' Berger Bros. Wholesale Florists Choicest Seasonable Flowers In Quantity 1225 Race St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. CARNATIONS I am the largest individual grower of Carnations in Philadelphia, handling my own stock. Try me on a sample order. Samuel F. Lilley 5 South Mole Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Eleanor st. Mr. Meskers will grow a general line of plants and cut flowers. Felix Myers of West Philadelphia re- placed his horse and wagon on Memorial Day with a brand new Ford. Arthur Lanser is well pleased with his Spring business at Ids new place at St. Dennis Cemetery, South Ardniore. Pa. He was fortunate in having most of his stock in bloom. The Hinry F. Michell Co. had a fine display of perennials from its nurseries at .iLndalusia at the Merchantville Flower Show. Merchantville, N, J., June 2. The exhibit was in charge of M. C. Glockner and J. X. Smith, the latter acting as judge at the show. Fred Cowperthwaite officiated as judge at the Spring show of the Norwood Horticul- tural Society, Norwood. Pa.. Saturday. June 3. Stuart H. Miller A complete line of everything in Cut Flowers Philadelphia Qualily 1617 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. BeU Telephone Keystone Telephone Komada Brothers o^aiTlYnrif WIRE DESIGNS FLORISTS* SUPPLIES Any Wire Design at thart notice 1008 Vine Street FHIALDELPHIA. AP. J. Otto Thilow spent Saturday and Sunday in New York, visiting the flower show of the International Garden Club. On Saturday afternoon he lectured at the Botanical Garden at Bronx Park. The Philadelphia Wholesale Florists Exchange is preparing to move to new quarters at 1615 Ranstead st. B. Schil- der of Swarthmore is sending fine Easter Lilies to this house. Stuart H. Miller was immensely pleased on Memorial Day. The secret of bis smile has just leaked out ; it is a boy ; number two. Jack Neidinger is also now a smiling papa. It's a girl, arrived in Philadel- phia safe and sound on May 29. H. H. Battles is cutting heavily on Peonies at the farm at Newtown Square. The new store and the Century are well set off with flower boxes at every win- dow. 1430 The Florists' Exchange BAY Eic. FLORISTS' SUPPUES SbSxTo^od, Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers "^^'sixt? gro^rs^°'^ Winterson^s Seed Store w'lKe. Chicago When ordering, pleaae mentl ExchanRe Peirce Paper "^^1 Flower Pot Made in standard aiaea of 2-in. to ft-in. The beat Paper Pot for ahippinc purposes. Sample, fur- nished free. Ask your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 40 Oak St., WaUuB, Mass. When ordering, please meptlon The Kxcnnnge mal gardens and private estates near Cleveland. City planning will be the main subject under consideration. Adam Graham and wife have returned from the Isle of Pines, where they have been all Winter, and Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Darnell have returned from their three months' stay in the South. Cleveland is a pretty good spot after all, especially in Summer. Ella Grant Wilson. 1432 The Florists' Exchange KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda. N. Y. - G R EE N HOUSES We Claim Maximum {Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate Boston Office'* "3 State St., DOStOn yjlIlQG . , BOSTON, MASS. Philadelphia Office : j """^°" philade[phia':''p'1"'''' ^*"' Wben ordering, plepse mention The Exchang*^ J'llllllllllllllllllll"llllll"llllll»llillilllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllilillllllllillllllllllllllllll i IlllllHlillllllllllllllllllllli]] la Mr. Grillo pleased with his three new Jacobs Greenhouses? Ask him — he has three. Every Greenhouse we build is so planned and erected as to attain the maximum of satis- factory results at a minimum of cost. The ventilation and heating systems, which we perfected, have withstood the most rigid tests. They have never yet failed to do their share in producing an abundant and healthy stock. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO. If you contemplate building a greenhouse write us — we can save money for you. S. JACOBS & SONS ^Sffff.Ts"'^. 1365-1379 Flushing Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Whea oMloriiijj:. please mi-iilion The Excbant:e Putty Bulb (Scollay's) /or Liquid Putty The besl tool for glaz- ing and repairing greenhouse roofs. Note the Improved Spout For Bale by your sup- ply house or sent postpaid for $1.00 JohnA.Scollay, INCORPUKATEU 74-76 Myrtle Ave. BROOKLYN, N.Y. MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket On this Shelf Bracket 2 6-in. boards; or 2 l-in.,or IJ^-in. pipes are placed, and can be clamped to either ridge or purlin columns. Fl AT^ 12x20x3 inches r t-^^ 1 »-> 6 3^ cents Metropolitan Material Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y Win 'I'li^ Excluing* Greenhouse Materials Furnished and Erected IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lengths up to 32 feet Milled to any detail furnished, or will furnish details and cut materials ready for erection. Frank Van Assche Fakon Ave., Rose Are., and Dwight St., Jersey City, N. J. When orrjering. plt'n.'ie ni'iitinn Thp Exi'h;inpe DREER'S FLORIST SPECIALTIES New Bra nd New Style "HOSE RIVERTON" FumlBhed in lengths up to SOO leet wittaoat seam or Jo tot. TheHOSEfortheFLORIST ?4-inoh. per ft.. 15e. Keel o< SOO ft. " UHo. 2 Reels, 1000 feet - - M-inoh - - Reels, 600 ft. Couplings furnished HENRY A. GREER. 14 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ntlon Thp KxfhHnpe 14o. 18e. 12)^0. PERFECT GREENHOUSES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOtJ LIVE Non-Kink Woven Hose In all lengths, 14c. per foot; with couplings. L'nequaled at the price. Kecnnants shorter than 25 feet, 10c. per foot, coupled METROPOUTAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-U08MetropehtanAT.,Broo]dj'ii,NJ. ^^^fe^ 1503 MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING WTit'n ordering- pIpusp mpntloo The Biobange For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hotbeds, Con* eerratoiies and all other purposes. Get our figure before buying. Estimates freely given. GLASS N. COWEN'S SON, 'XwTork' When ordering, please mention The Eicbange SERVICE Our classlBcatlon of stock and Index thereto were created solely (or the benefit of the buyer, whose welfare Is our constant study. As this Is the man you are after, Mr. Grower, our advertising columns make a direct appeal to you. Try our next Issue. Forms close Tues- day night. Quality, Durability, Efficiency are obtained in a Green- house, Conservatory or similar structures when built by George Pearce 203 Tremont Ave. Orange, N. J. (Telephone— 962 M) at a less cost than asked by others for indifferent work. Distance no object. Write or SEE ME before placing your order elsewhere and save money. Wh^ii, orderlnc; please ra*-'iitloii Thi- llxrhanct W^ESTERN STATES— Continued St. Louis, Mo. The Market Business continues fair. Carna- tions are in full crop and go as low as $0 to $7.50 per 1000. A few extra select bring 2c. each. Roses, too. are plentiful. Short Killarney, Ophelia and Am. Beauty Roses bring 2c. The best, Cc, to 8c. ; Gladioli, America mostly, are coming in heavier each day at 4c. to 10c. Minia- tures go as low as $10 to $12 per 1000. Valley is scarce. Lilies remain at 7c. to 10c. Callas the same. Sweet Peas are slackening considerably at Pine, to 60c. per 100. The color and length of stem is good for this time of year. Peonies of various qualities are still seen on the market. The best bring 3c. to 4c. ; and thousands were offered at $10 per 1000. Greens are plentiful. Notes H. G. Berning recently purchased the sjte of the A. Moll Grocery Co., at Ije Baliviere and Delmar as an invest- ment. The price paid was $53,000, Theo. Miller's daughter. Miss Dora, is still reported critically ill. Her many friends hope that there will soon be a turn for the better. Henry Young & Son were "trimmed" out of a few dollars some days back. A well dressed man styling himself a revenue collector for automobiles, dropped into the store and by some strong talk induced Mr. Young to part with several dollars for which he gave a form of receipt. He next tried another West End florist, but his son Ray, believing something wrong, followed and caused his arrest. It developed later that the man was one of a gang. Alex. Johnson furnished the palms for the June opening at the Grand Leader. 'Windo^xr Boxes Several fine window box jobs about town are causing no end of com- ment. One at the Mercantile Trust, a wonderful assortment of Boxwoods, Au- cubas and Vincas, put up by Scruggs- Vandevoort and Barney ; another at the Hotel Jefferson by Frow of Normand.v, show that the convention week will find the cit.v beautified in several parts any- way. The post office. Mercantile Library, and all the big dr.v-goods stores are like- wise falling into line. Florists in gen- eral assert that window box work is be- coming greater each year. Alex. Seegel is receiving a large ship- ment of bench Roses. These he is selling himself and distributing too. F. L. S. Indianapolis, Ind. Memorial Day Smaller than Mother's Day Business Memorial Day trade in Indian- apolis w'as fully up to expectations. It is generally realized that the older this day becomes in the Middle West the less importance it plays in the flower busi- ness. The public, nevertheless, is always willing to use a great quantity of the florists' goods at fair prices. Sloth- er's Day ranks far ahead of the grand old day when the families closely con- nected to Civil War memories honor the same. Thousands upon thousands of Peonies were rushed into ttie Indianapolis mar- ket. Some of them arrived in a very open condition because of the hot weather, and many of them were whole- saled at $1 to $2 per 100. Others brought as high as $5 to $6 per 100, Retail prices ranged anywhere from 25c. to $2 per doz. Great quantities of Fever- few at 25c, per plant. Candytuft at the same price, Daisies at 50c. to $1 per 100, Sweet Peas at 50e. to $1.50 per 100. Snapdragon at 50c. to $1.50 per doz. and Gladioli at 50c. to $1.50 per doz. were dealt in. There were quite a few wreaths sold at Memorial Day time in this vicinity at from $o to $10 each, but the quantity used is absolutely nothing in comparison with the great amounts consumed in the Eastern and Northern cities. Southern Jasmine, thousands of them, were offered at 75c. to $1.50 per 100. Great Speedway races on May 30 brought visitors from all over the United States : New Mexico, California, Maine, Florida, and in fact all the distant parts were represented. The thousands of peo- ple gathered in Indianapolis naturally called forth additional business for the florists. Quite a few corsage bouquets aud table decorations were mingled with the regular Memorial Day outlay. Can- terbury Bells. 25c. to 35c. per spray, also French Hydrangeas (cut) at 1.5c. per spray, are a valuable addition for May counter trade. The Market The flower market is much easier than it was a week ago. There is a plentiful supply of flowers for all de- mand. June weddings and commence- ments are receiving the most attention at this time and all the select stock offered is readily taken at market prices. There is a fair quantity of funeral work but not enough to consume the inferior grades of flowers. Carnations are much poorer in quality at $2 to $3 per 100 ; good Roses are not as plentiful as they were either at $t! to $15 per 100, with shorts at $2 to $3. June 10, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1433 miiimimiHiiiiiiiininiiimiimiiiiiiiiniimmmmiiiiiimmiimmmmiiiiiiimii ii iimiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii miiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiinraiiraiiffliimiiiiiiiii Metropolitan Construction Insures Satisfaction We furnished this entire range of Greenhouses, also about 5,000 Hotbed Sash, for the largest Pansy Growers in America They have been dealing with us for about 25 years, and we have just completed their newest Greenhouse, 35 x 200 feet That Must Mean Something! Only the best of materials are used in the construction of Metropolitan Greenhouses That's why they are more dependable and more satisfactory than others PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices Metropolitan Material Co. PATENTED GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave. BROOKLYN, N. Y. iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiNiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinaiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ U'beu oriieniit;. please tufiuiop The Exchaa^e KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO When ordering, plpii.se mi-ntl'Hi 'I'li'- Kxrlmiipe )roer'8 Peerless^ Glazing Points For Greenbouses Drive £287 lod true, becaoie botb b«vel8 are oo the same ■ide. Cao't twist aJid break tt>e glaaa io driviDg. Galvaa- Ized aod will oot rust. No i rigbu 01 left! I Tde Peerless Glazins Poiot ii patented. Nootien lllco^ it' Order from your deale^ 01 oitect fiom Di. CMt.'Sc. pottpaid Samples free. HENBT A. DBBBB.I 714 Cheitont Btr*et\ PMlftd*lphlik Painting and Glazing Greenhouses Done by OWEN & VAN KAREN (Formerly with Hitchinga &. Co.) 275 Claremont Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J. Phone. Bergen 4516 Drop U3 a line and our representative will call. All Work Guaranteed When ordering, please mention The Exchange AVESTERN STATES— Continued There are large ciuantities of Peonies at this tiiiie embraciug some of the most licaiitifiil late varieties at $2 to $.3 per HHt wliolesale, and 75c. to $1..50 a dozen i-etail. Giganteum Lilies, also Callas, are plentiful at $8 to $10 per 100. A few Cattleya Mossiae, also Liabata, are offered at 35c. to 50c. each. Heliotrope, Candytuft. Feverfew, Pansies and Nas- turtiums are offered at wholesale in bunches ranging from 25c. to 3oc. per bunch. These are readily taken by the storemen and retailed at about d(puble that figure. Good Snapdragons are al- ways salable at 50e. to $1..50 per dozen, as are Gladioli at $1 to $3 per dozen. Field-grown Larkspur is noticed in quan- tity at $5 per 100 sprays. The conservatories are filled mostly with bedding plants as there are few select pot specimens offered at this time, with the exception of Hydrangeas, Lilies and Gloxinias. Notes Mr. Vanneta of Logan, 0., is look- ing after the pot business in Indian- apolis. Frank Soult has accepted his former position with John Riemau. Alvin Schreiber of Bertermann's staff has returned to the greenhouses after a severe siege of illness. The store boys of this firm have been extremely busy with commencement bouquets and wed- ding decorations. The north side florists report the heaviest planting season in years, and it seems at this time that every Geranium. vine and foliage plant in Indianapolis will be in demand for this purpose. Wm. Hammant had the contract for the Speedway flower beds. This proved to be a valuable one for Mr. Hammant and he executed the same in good taste. The daughter of Alfred Pittit, who has been in France for some time, has re- turned to her parents all the better for a long stay abroad. I. Bayersdorfer of Philadelphia was a recent visitor. The city park board is carrying for- ward its bedding work in first-class or- der. The parks and boulevards are filled with the finest lot of flowers put out in recent years. J. J. Karins, of Henry A. Dreer. Philadelphia, reports a fine Indiana trade, particulai'Iy in Bay trees and palms, which are being sold up rapidly. Imports have almost stopped and there will doubtless be a shortage ere long. I. B. Where Consistency Counts Big T^IAMONDS worn with a calico dress have long been open to criticism, if not amusement. To build a garage of fine de- sign, beautiful workmanship and every modern equipment, and then attach to it a greenhouse not in keeping, is cjuite like the diamonds and the calico. That the U-Bar House is the very top notch construction, both you and I must admit. Not only is its construction top notch, hut also the equipment throughout. If this is the kind of house you are looking for, then we are looking for you. Send for our catalog. Send for us. Or Both. U-BAR GREENHOUSES Greehhouse glass Kf;'oar'p"« "•■ SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, III •Wh^^n ordering- r'1<'HW<' mawtlnn Th> V.rrhfntr^ /^v Red Devil Glass Cutters sA^'*^^^^ For Greenhousemen ^^/ '^<^^ —The onlv genuine hand- ^ V/ ^1 honed steel wheel glass <^ ^^ cutters on the market, V^l^ which cut more glass Used X*!W. ^'^'^ '^^^ pressure K.r »ii „i„ » \.flL. and breakage by all alert V^W than a n y florists. A ^^^k. Other cut - sample will ^^3^. ters. demonstrate why. ^^^^. Send Sc for style ^^^^ No. 024 shown here. ^^^. Booklet free. ^^fev Smith &Hemenway Co., Inc. ^^ in ChamhiTs St., Nfw V„rk City ^►' PIPE NEW AND SECOND HAND Send that building proposition of yours to us. A postal for a sketch and price incurs no obligation Schmitt & Co. Productive Greenhouses 93 Union Avenue, IRVINGTON, N. J. {Formerly with W. H. LUTTON) We do PAINTING and REPAIRING and do it right. All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and coupUngs and sound in e\ ery respect. We carry the largest stock of Second Hanti Pipe in the East We Cut and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists Correspondence Invited EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Incorporated 30 Church Street, New York City A STB C A rOR GREENHOUSE GLAZING USE IT NOW Mastlca U elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion and contrac- tlon. Putty be- comes hard and brittle. Broken gla 8 8 more (easily removed without break- other ftlaM aa occurs' with bar ' putty, longer than putty. Easy to apply. PIERCE CO., 12 W. Bro.dw.y, NewYork ordering, please mention The Excbange inaof Lasts F.O. When 1434 The Florists' Exchange What's The Use Of Getting All "Het Up" On Heating THE fellows who get all "het up" on their heating are the kind that the minute they stop firing in the Spring never do a tap to their heating until it's near firing time in the Fall. They are a good bit like this old gink on the stove. Nothing starts them short of start- ing a fire. And then in a jiffy they are all "het up" and want everything done in a minute. They write us. They 'phone us. They wire us. They come to see us. They expect us to do the impos- sible— and we come pretty close to doing it. Getting "het up" that way, how- ever, costs money — too much money. The man who saves money is the man who doesn't cool off on his heating until it's all in apple-pie- order, ready to heat up when heating time comes. You know we go anywheres to do heating. Or talk heating. If Hitctvitvsrs ^'^ ^ GENERAL OFFICES AND FACTORY. ELIZABETH, N. J. «nt NEW YORK OFFICE BOSTON OFFICE PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1170 Broadway 49 Federal St. 40 South 15th St. Si m ei Greenhouse Lumber . "ALL HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. Lockland Lumber Co., Lockland, O. LIQUID PUTTY MACHINE Will last a lifetime. $125 EACH Adjustable — can and frame separate — easily cleaned. Frame all one piece, of malleable iron. More prac- tical and more easily oper- ated than any other. Seal-tight liquid potty at $1.25 per gallon METROPOUTACi MAT8RIAL CO. 1398-1406 MetropoUUn Ave., BROOKLYN. N. Y. Whep ordering- pleaae mention The Exchange ChangeofName PROM Quaker City Machine Co TO The John A. Evans Co BICHMOND, INDIANA Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass all sizes from 6x8 to 16x24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. Royal Glass Works 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N.Y. When ordering, please mention The Bicbange ■PIPE- Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. 14-foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Established 1902 PFAFF & KENDALL ^'SIw'ASrirf When ordering, please mention The Exchange Hotbed Sash Two thicknesses, 1^^ and 1^-inch. 3-0 X 6-0 for 3 rows 10-in. glass. 3-2 x 6-0 for 4 rows 8-in. glass. These are our stock sizes, but can furnish any special size to order. Glazed Ssish Can make exceedingly low price on 3-2 x 6-0 sash glazed with D. S. A. GLASS Pecky Cypress. Bench Lumber K. D. Flats or Plant Boxes WRITE FOR PRICES The Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue - - CHICAGO orrtpring. pIphhp nr'nftnn 'V\\f WTESTERN STATES— Continued Kalamazoo, Midi. Really Satisfied ^vith Business! The business for Memorial Day was fully up to average expectations, al- though it is possible in some cases more business could have been handled. On Monday morning a few showers fell but in the afternoon a steady rain set in and kept up all day, and this certainly had a deterrent effect on the sales. Some, how- ever, were glad to get a let-up as with them it was almost impossible to keep up with the rush for both cut flowers and plants. A general cleanup on cut flowers was effected, prices at retail being : Roses, $1 to $2.50 per doz. ; Carnations, $1 to $1.50; Peonies, $2 per doz.; Jasmine, 60c. Tulips, etc., 60c. and Toe. The suburban growers cut these prices some- what as it is hard for them to convince their customers of the necessity of doub- ling prices on this occasion. The weather having warmed up, bed- ding out started in with a rush and many plants were sold during the week, those in bloom of course being in chief demand. Geraniums easily lead in popularity, good 4in. stock selling at $1.50 per doz., or two for 2.5c.. and after these there seems to be a little run on variegated Vincas for baskets and boxes. Boxes apparently are getting more popular than baskets and no wonder, as they usually look well all the Summer and are easily looked after, while many baskets look rather draggly about the 4th of July. Business in the plant line continues brisk, and there is lots of work yet to be done. Funeral work has been rather scarce for a few weeks now, but the June weddings and school exercises will use up the remainder of the crop of flow- ers, after which the vacation season will be in order. Taking it altogether, thus far we have had little to complain of in the w.ay of business the past season and hope it will maintain its average to the end of the month. S. B. Crop Sold For Three Times As Much 'J^HE EDEN NURSERIES, of Port Alleghany, Fa., write ua as follows : "One year there was a general failure of Asters. Our Skinner System lines gave our Asters all the water they wanted with practically no additional expense. We sold the crop for just three times as much as in any other year, the number of plants and cost of pro- duction being the same." s KINNER YSTEM OR IRRIOATION The Skinner Irrigation Co* 225 Water St.. Troy, Ohio i GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the largest stock of SpeciaJly Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a boi to a carload on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bottom Pricea. FARSHELSKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N.Y. Kansas City, Mo. • John G. Callas, proprietor of the Owl Flower Store, is making preparations for his annual vacation. Mr. Callas takes a longer trip than the average person, going generally to New York City, where he has many relatives. He reports that his store sold a great number of Car- nations and Peonies recently. One of the regrettable incidents re- garding the Memorial Day business was th« fact that the day before, the de- partment stores got hold of a large num- ber of Peonies and Carnations and of- fered them at prices that made the flo- rist look sick. Many of the local dealers GLASS 6x8 to 16 X 24, Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before placing your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS CLAY TILE BENCHES Low factory cost of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken down and reset. No home for vermin or bugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. When ordering, please mention l^e Exchange 'June 10, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1435 At Your Service W'e can ship all kinds of Ventilating Apparatus and Greenhouse Fittings on short notice. Every part we furnish is guaranteed to give satisfaction and prices reasonable. Let us hear from you. We will gladly send one of our catalogs free. End your troubles by writing to ADVANCE CO., Richmond, Ind. Wbea ordering, please meptlon The Bxchapge WESTERN STATES— Continned have complained against this, but to no avail. , , The first day of June proved a good one for the Geo. M. Kellogg Flower and Plant Co., as four decoration jobs, all weddings, turned up. If that keeps up, a record will ' certainly be established. On May 30 that company handled 55,000 Peonies through its store on Grand aye. After many beautiful and expensive flowers had been stolen from his half acre of flower gardens in Kansas City, Kansas, the night before Memorial Day last year, W. E. Bamhart made ex- tensive preparations to guard his flowers this year. On Saturday night he in- tended to place bis guards, but on Fri- day evening the gardens were stripped of many rare plants and numerous beau- tiful flowers. L. A. Lowtber, superintendent of the city schools at Emporia, Kans., has com- pleted plans whereby school children may work in gardens this Summer, where they will have an opportunity to learn how to cultivate and grow flowers. A recent hail storm which fell in lo- calities of Kansas City was the cause of tlie breaking of 300 glass panes at the Bunker Hill Greenhouse, Summit and .Steptoe. Kansas City florists commented on the closing of the Chicago flower market on .Tune 3, the occasion of Preparedness I lav throughout the United States. Many expressed surprise that such action was tak,-n. Kansas City's preparedness parade was first postponed to June 20, ami on account of lack of proper co- MlTiation was finally eliminated. T. A. Moseley, florist, 710 Minnesota a^.■.. Kansas City, Kans., has broken inio the ranks of the inventors by pro- ducing a highly ornamental sanitary cuspidor. G. K. Parker, manager of the Kellogg FIcwer and Plant Co., will soon leave on liis vacation, which will be a rather lileasant one. His family and that of a I'n.-nd, six in all, are making arrange- ii!i nts to tour the surrounding territory ill a large Paige machine. Mr. Parker is planning to visit St. Louis, Chicago, (imaha, St. Joe and intervening towns. Stuck is plentiful and prices fair; with .ini' or two exceptions that is a statement tliat covers the local market. There are III. Am. Beauty Roses on the market at 11. sent, and Sweet Peas are going back. There seems to be a large demand for rrd and yellow stock, partly due to school . liinmencement programs. Much out of tuwn trade is coming in from this source. B. S. B. Alameda, Cal. The Western Orchid Co. of this place has extensive collections of Cattleyas, Phalaenopsis. Vandas and Cypripediums. Lately it exhibited what was said to be the largest specimen of Cattleya Mossiin in California in a window of one of Oak- land's leading florists. This was only one of several similar exhibits, but in this particular case, it was thought that some mischief had been done the plant as the flowers withered quickly. A com- petent detective agency is now handling the case, which we may hear more about. The Western Orchid Co. has, we under- stand, obtained large concessions for working deposits of orchid peat on the Pacific Coast. The largest section of peat collected in one piece so far meas- ures over 20ft. in length and l.Sins. through, and this is on its way to Eng- land to be exhibited at one of the Royal Horticultural Society's shows with a view to its introduction to the growers there. I The Pacific Coast I Calif ornia— Oregon— Washington J Portland, Ore. Stook Scarce for Memorial Day More favorable weather for the trade could not have been wished for, and from everyone we hear that it was a real Memorial Day. With the weather prevailing cold during the entire month, and few Roses in bloom outside, the red Peonies through blooming and the later ones not in bloom, anything in the shape of a flower sold. Lupines, Wild Daisies and wild Anemones sold as they never had before, and naturally a great quan- tity of cut perennials of all descriptions were sold. The scarcest article on the market were Carnations as Carnations were very short in supply during the en- tire month, and the orders came as they usually do at from 4 to 15 dozen per order. Orders came so thick that some stores stopped taking orders three days before. Lilies were the only indoor flow- ers that were plentiful, but they sold well. There was an exceptionally large shipping trade, as the country about seemed to be in about the same condition as we were locally. Many a deaf ear was turned to orders from out of town florists for Carnations. These were sold at different prices, some asking $1 and other selling at 75c. Sweet Peas brought from 35c. to 50c. per bunch, Roses from $1 to $2 per dozen and up. Snapdragon sold at $1 to $1.50, and Lilies brought $2 to $2.50. Cut perennials brought from 25c. to 50c. per bunch. Comparing Memorial Day this year with last year's, shows what an important part the weather plays in our business, as last year there was a glut of everything and lots of good flowers were slaughtered and receipts were meagre. Nexrs With Memorial Day at their backs, all growers of plants for the beds at the Rose center are beginning to get busy, and as the season is late and there doesn't seem to be any tendency on the part of the weather to clear up, nearly all growers are pushing their stock along by firing nights. The advisory Board tooii a trip of inspection to the various grow- ers and reported stock in excellent shape. The filling of window boxes is increas- ing every year. There is a great possi- bility in this branch of Spring plant- ing; the time is not far off when the amount of stock used therefore will be larger than that for bedding. No mat- ter how small the dwelling, be it a cot- tage, flat or apartment house, a box nicely filled with flowers gives as much pleasure as many a large garden does to those more favored, and the larger the city grows the more of this business the florist will see. The sympathy of the entire trade is extended A. Rahn in his late bereave- ment. The loss of a wife and mother is surely a hard, sad blow. Mrs. Rabn had been confined to her bed even since last Christmas, and her suffering can well be imagined. The services were conducted on Wednesday at 2.30 p.m., and the large number of floral offerings covered the entire front of the chapel. The body was cremated. H. Niklas. Provo, Utah.— The Provo Greenhouse Co.'s car was awarded a prize in an automobile parade in that city on May 22. nterior View of One of Our 60-Footer8 A Steel House That Is Different In all fairness to yourself and to us, you ought to find out about our all steel greenhouse. The wide " flat rafter " house is doomed. This sounds like a hasty, radical statement, but it is founded on fact. The wide " flat rafter " house is positively not strong enough. This has been shown by both scientific and practical tests. Our all steel houses are made of real structural members, angles, channels and " I " beams. I hear you say, " How about the shade ? " We can answer this argument to your entire satisfaction; just give us a chance. Write to us, or ask to have our representative call. Seod for oor " Proof Book." It it brimfal of esceedinglr interestiiig facts. Scot fre« apoo request. JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY C:HICAG0 CINCINNATI 911 Blackljawk St. 2309 Union Central Bldg. EVERYTHING FOR THE GREENHOUSE NEW YORK 807 Marbrldge Bldg. Wheni ordering, please mfntlop The Exchange WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed ' Sash from $L65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. S. JACOBS & SONS, 1365-1370 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. When orflerlng. pleasa ro>^ntlr>n The Bxchaape Greenhouse Material -i Hot-Bed Sash t of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts— Patent V and U Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best Our Prices Right A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield A?e., Chicago, lU. t WTien ordering, please mention The Exchange PIPE CUT TO SKETCH It wUI pay to correspond with ua Wrought Iron Pipe, Tubes and Fittings NEW AND SECOND HAND Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and couplings, in lengths of 16 feet and over Guaranteed to give satisfaction ALBERT & DAVIDSON, Inc., 21 7-223 Union Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y, HIGHEST PRICED ^» CHEAPEST ^^ ^- BOIL.BRS JMADB _^ GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers OIBUIS A CO. 107 Broad Street, Udca, N. Y. LET US TELL YOO ABOUT THEM When orderiog. please mentloa The Exchanee 1436 The Florists' Exchange June 10, 1916. \ ModiiieJ curved cave Rreen- house erected (or the Forest Hilis Gardens. South Rich- mond, Va. Glimpse in the center com- partment which is used as a show hou»e i i i i N » f Herein Lies A Goodly Suggestion For Florists fS'lECENTLY we furnished a greenhouse for I ^^ the Forest Hills Gardens, South Rich- mond, Va. In connection with the photograph they were so courteous as to send us, a letter was enclosed which is so full of interest that we are going to give it here. Perhaps you can to advantage apply its main idea to your business. This is what it says : "You will note that the greenhouse is smalL but it is the beginning of something larger, and I do want to add a word about our in- tent in establishing here. "The original purpose of our undertaking is to grow and supply plants, bedding and conservatory plants for the retail trade in and about Richmond, to supply a long felt need in the re-establishment of the old gardens and for the creating of new gardens and window boxes. "Realizing that in the growing of plants much advertising is gained by attractive set- ting and displays, our first move was the commissioning of a competent landscape designer to arrange our grounds and properly locate the greenhouse, which of course had to s/ffQl lf.l.^°"'"" >/ ^- |l(—. ,.-N-^^^.- Part of the extensive landscape plan Designed by Cbas. F. Gilletle, L. A. be Lord & Burnham's. We feel that with a show place there will be a great many more visitors and so we are arranging our grounds with this show place in front; also on the side of the greenhouse where trees, shrubs, plants and vines are arranged to best advantage, and where people can see hov^r best to use different materials and will want to buy just the things that strike their fancies, for a simi- lar effect in their own gardens. Here we are aiming to introduce in the proper places attractive garden furniture, seats, sun dials, bird baths, etc. From these we hope to get many orders. In the rear of our show^ grounds we shall grow in cold frames and open fields the plants to supply any one of the effects show^n. There will also be added in the rear of the present greenhouse, more strictly com- mercial houses as our work develops. But we shall aim always to keep a representative display in the present house so that buyers need not spend valuable time in looking for what they want in other parts of the houses or grounds." To which let us add — we design and build greenhouses, and have been for over half a century. SALES OFFICES: NEW YORK 42d Street Bldg. PHILADELPHIA Fianlclin Bank Bldg. BOSTON Tremont Bldg. CHICAGO Rookery Bldg. ord^SS^nhamg. SALES OFFICES; ROCHESTER CLEVELAND Granite Bldg. TORONTO Royal Bank Bids. Swetland Bldg. MONTREAL Transportation Bldg. FACTORIES: Irvington, N. Y. Des Plaines, 111. St. Catharines. Canada m m Wbeik orderlne, please meotloa Hie BxabaDge Annual Exhibition Annerican Peony Society A WEEKLY TRADE MEDIUM FOR FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE ALLIED INDUSTRIES Vol. XLI. No. 25 NEW YORK *""^\ttv:^ti'::Lir' Am Chicago ^zt::l.. june 17. 1916 One Dollar per Annum Hydrangeas for Summer Blooming W I- li:ivc ;in umiMially fine ytock of llydriiiigeas — tine, syniniptrical plants, well shaped aiul Well Kviiliiiil. Tiii>- will heRin to bloom about July 1st. and will remain in bloom during July ;iiid Aiii:iu'-t Those phuits are in great deniandat Summer resorts for lawn and piazza decoration. Wr ha\e a tine lot of Otaksa, stronp plants in G-in. pots, three to four flowers each, buds well advanced, at $9.00 per doz. Wf liave also the followinn varieties in 14-in. tub;;: Otaksa and the new French varieties, A\'alanche. Fraicheur, E. G. Flill. La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Mme. £. Moull- lere. Mile. Renard Galllard mid Radiance. These plants are good-sized plants in tubs, and are very well budded. $2.00. $3.00 and $4.00 each. We have alsi> tint' speeiinen plants of Otaksa in half barrels — fine, large specimens, well luuUl.-d $10.00. SI2.50 and $15.00 each. BOXWOOD. Pyramids. 3 ft. high, S2..30 each; 3^ ft. high, S3.00 each; 4 ft. high. $4.(10 viivU. FERNS. Nephrolepis eletiantissima compacta. 2i^i-in. pots, $6.00 per 100; 3?ji-in.» §:i UO per duz.: O-iii., SOlKt per doz. Nephrolepis elegantlssima. 2i-4-in. pots, SO.OO per 100. Nephrolepis Teddy, Jr. 21.4-in. pots. S6.00 per 100; 332-in., $2.00 per doz,, S15.00 per 100; tl-in,, Sti (Id pi-r doz.; 8-in., S12,00 per doz, Nephrolepis Smithii. 3'2-in. pots, S3. 00 per doz.; 5-in., SG.OO per doz. Nephrolepis muscosa. S.'^-in. pots, S3.00 per doz.; S-in., $6.00 per doz. DRACiSNA INDIVISA. Fine, large plants for centers of large vases. S-in. pots, $2.00. $2.50 :iiid $3.00 each. riCUS ELASTICA. Fine plants. 6-in. pots, $6.00 and $9.00 per doz. ENGLISH IVY. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, bushy, $12.00 per 100. VINCA VARIEGATA. Xi.e plants. 3':.-in. pots. $8.00 per 100. Miscellaneous Bedding Plants CANNAS. Souv. de Antoine Crozy, Florence V'aufihan, Pierson's Premier, Egandale and Venus. 4-in. pots, SO. 00 per 100. Tarrytown, best red-flowored variety. SUI (lOper 100. AGER.\TIIM. Blue, a'j-in. pots, S3.00per 100. White and Blue, 3 L. -in. pots, SO.OOper 100. ALYSSUM, Tom Thumb. 2ii-in. pots. S3.00 per 100. COSMOS. 2'i-m. pots. S3.00 per 100. BECJOMA Gloire de Chatelaine. 2i4-in. pots, $4.00 per 100; 3i.,-in.. S8.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE. 2i4'-in. pots. S3.00 per 100. NA.SILRTlLiMS. 3-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. VINCA alba pura. rosea and rosea alba. 2'4-in. pots, S3. 00 per 100. COLEUS. Golden Bedder. Firebrand, etc. 2Ji-in., S3 00 per 100. GERANIUM. Mme. Salleroi. 3 ".-in. pots. 88.00 per 100. F. R. PIERSON CO., lARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NEW YORK When orderlDK. please mention The Exchange Bulbs Giganteum 7-9, Case 300 J20.00 9-10 Case 200 $20.00 Begonias Per 100 $13.00 Gloire de Cincinnati, 2M-inch 15 00 PANSIES, field-grown, fine large plants 1.50 All lett 3% diaeount for eaab with order. Per 1000 $125.00 140.00 12.50 Ccmclcry or Lawn Cut Flower Vases White or Green Enameled (Peterson Patent) These will give perfect Batiefaction to your cuetomere. Made in two sizes at the following prices: No. I. per down, $2.00; per -100. $16.00 \ t„, ,/i „« «^r,. No. 2. per dozen, 1.60; per 100. 12.OO | ^«" ^° P" ""*■ Let us send you a trial order and convince you of their superiority. We are sole owners of patent Carried by all the leading floriEte' supply houses in the GLASS 100 boxes 16i24, A double. Write for quotations. WM. F. KASTING CO., fufL^^^. St Y" When ordering, please mention The Exchange m^M^m^iri^^^^t^m^swm^f^'^m^^^s^ms%^-i^m^^ fi Hydrangea Otaksa In tubs, for July and later flowering, S3. 00 to So. 00 each. In pots, for outside use, 75c. to SI. 50 each. Standard Heliotrope Geraniums loti pl.nts, 0-in. po... ,im G^;.S:^VUud! ''3-i^:N^j^ '■'■"■"■ 100. S.iO.OO per 1000. Bouvardia Carnations „ ,, „. , ... , ,,. , ... , 301)1) Enchantress Supreme Doul>le Pink, .Sinsjk- Pink, Single 2000 Good Cheer \\liite (Humboldtuj, $5.00 per 2UU() White Enchantress 100, S40.00 per 1000. tu..ui.ress Stevia l.SOO Benora S3.50 per 100. SSO.DII per 1000. Salvia Double and .Single. S2.50 per 3-in. plants, S.5.00 per 100 10(1, $20.00 per 1000. §45.00 per 1000. For ROSE PLANTS, refer to our advertisement on page 1453. These prices to the trade only. ARFlEl^SON INC. Cj;pMWEiL Conn When ordering, please mention The Exchange m I CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 1455. GERANIUMS We have a splendid stock of 2-in. and 3-in. Geraniums at $2,00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000 tor 2-in.; and S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. We will send one thousand made up of an assortment of 50 each of 20 varieties- our selection, for $18.50 per 1000 for 2-iD., and $25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS We list over one hundred varieties, $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000, 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 ALYSSUM. Dwarf and giant 2.00 18.50 3 00 25 00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.50 3.00 ^500 COLEUS. Ten varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 CUPHEA Platycentra 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 LEMON VERBiaJAS. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3 00 25 00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 PARLOR rVY, S. Scandens 2.00 18.50 3 00 25 00 SALVIA, Bonfire and Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 SENECIO argenteuB (or Dusty Miller) 2.00 18.50 3 00 25 00 SWATNSONA. White 2.00 18.50 3.00 25!oO CABBAGE All Head, Ball Head, Flat Dutch, Savoy, and other varieties SI. 00 per lOiH); 10,000 and over f>oc. per 1000 CELERY White Plum, Giant Pascal and Golden Heart $1.00 per ICOO; 10.000 and over s.j,-. per 1000 Cash with order R. VINCENT, JR. & SONS CO, "^^r^.Tn'L'" When orderlDff, please mention The Eiclianjre CLASSIFIED Pages 1467 to 1471 -«■ 1438 The Florists' Exchange A SIDE VIEWj On a few items needed y^ CANES. 6 to 7 ft. )f $7.00 per 1000 H^ TOBACCO DUST ^ $2.00 per 100 pounds )^ HELLEBORE jf 50 cts. per pound ^ ARSENATE OF LEAD J 20 cts. per pound Jt- SPHAGNUM MOSS yL $2.00 per bale ^ LEADER HOSE, S-ply ^ 12 cts. per foot, coupled Jfr- WM.IELLIOTT&'SONS. 42 v..„ st,e.i, new yorr -^ SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters QUEEN OF THE MARKET The b««t extra early variety; large, double flowen. on loog stems, in colors: Crimson. Dark Blue, Light Blue. Rose Peach Blossom. White. Trade packet 20c., ounce 75c. SWEET PE:AS, cyclamen, PRIMUI/AS, irom our own Cold Storage Plant. LILY OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List mailed on application fOTTUR, fISKE, RAWSON CO., nes^^dstor. faneuil Hall Square, Boston meyer's"Pb rand FORMOSUMS- GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FAI.L DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER, 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK BULBS - ROSES Price list of HOLLAND, FRENCH, JAPAN BULBS, duty paid, was mailed recently. We request your orders before JULY 1st. Also prices of AMERICAN FIELD-CROWN FORCING ROSES. Order now. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, ^' ^.tp'^oYo.'Ts^^" New York SCEDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side) Seedsmen Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Folding Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen Stecher Lithographic Company Dept. S ROCHESTER, N. Y. The Storrs & Harrison Co. NURSERYMEN. FLORISTS and SEEDSMEN PAINESVILLE. OHIO Our Exhibit of German Iris Won First Prize At the International Garden Club Summer Show, Pelham Manor, June 1-4, 1916 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS. Inc. Flowerfield, L. I., N. Y. Celery Plants, Sweet Potato Plants, Pepper Plants ALL VEGETABLE PLANTS Tomato, Cabbage, Lettuce, Beet, Cauliflower Stocky, healthy plants, ready to grow WARREN SHINN Plantantan •:- Woodbury, N, J. 500 RE-ROOTED (mass of fine new roots grown on them) CABBAGE PLANTS, SI. 50 per 1000; SOOO, S6.50; 500, 90c. Copenhagen Market. Succession, Ail Head Early, Early Summer, E. J. W. Surehead, Flat Dutch. 100,000 RE-ROOTED SNOWBALL CAULI- FLOWER (Henderson's), $4.00 per 1000; 500, S2.25. POTTED EARLIANA TOMATOES, $1.50 per 100. List Free. F. W. ROCHELLE & SONS, CHESTER. N. J. (18 years Wholesale Plant Growers). Now Is the Time to Place Orders for PANSY SEED. Special florists' mixture, extra fine strain, $5.00 per oz. MIGNONETTE SEED. Giant strain, greenhouse grown, $5.00 per oz. SNAPDRAGON KEYSTONE (New). Clear rose pink, Winter blooming variety, $1.00 per pkt. CYCLAMEN SEED, English. Separate colors, $8.50 per 1000. CYCLAMEN SEED, German. Separate colors, $5.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED. Greenhouse grown, $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000. BEGONIA Cincinnati. 2J'2-in-, strong, twice transplanted, $15.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Lorraine. 2li-m., strong, $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2H-"n., strong, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. POINSETTIAS. Strong, 2}^-in. (true Xmas type), $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Write us regarding Fern Flats: Bostons, Scottii, Roosevelt, WhitmanI, Teddy Jr., and other varieties for immediate or later planting. Have you placed your order for LILIUM Giganteum, Rubrum, For- mosum and Album? We aim to supply the best produced in Japan and invite correspondence regarding our stock. Having any trouble with your hose? The MAGIC Hose — best made — will do away with all your troubles. We handle that brand and no other. J/^inch (2 ply), 15c. per ft.; 54-mct (2 ply), 16c. per ft. Couplings included. Catalogue for the asking. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 Lincoln Building PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wbfn QrdtTiiiK. pleiise m'-iillon Tbe l'.^'- OUR MOTTOi • THB BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS ' Valley 6HAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, NEW YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips Wtieii ortli rliig, please ni'-iillon The Exchange If You Force Bulbs For Exhibition Write at Once for Our Special Advance Offer New and Especially Meritorious Bulbs for Show and Exhibition It Contains the Largest List of the Best Novelties for 1916 BE UP-TO-DATE. WRITE AT ONCE WEEBER & DON 114 CHAMBERS STREET NEW YORK When ordiTiiit;. ph'ase mention Tbp Exchange BEANS, PEAS, RADISH and all GARDEN SEEDS Write fur Prices 226-230 WestKinzie.St,..CH!CAGO ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE Wlign ordering, please mention Tbe Brchange Lily Bulbs Fall Shipment from Japan Prices quoted F. O. B. New York, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and London, (Ont.) Write for quotations stating quan- tity, variety and size required. McHutchison & Co. THE IMPOST HOUSE 9S CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK When ordering, pleaa* meDtlon The Ezehaiure AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Advertising copy and cuts must be in our hands by TUESDAY NIGHT to se- cure insertion in current week's issue. PANSY SEED MY GIANT PANSY SEED, NEW CROP, READY JUNE 15 Finest mixtures, in superb colors, all grown from selected stock. Pkt of 5000 seeds, $1.00; 1 oj., $4.00; 3 oz., $10.00. Cash with order. E. B. JENNINGS Lock Boi 254 SOUTHPORT, CONN. Grower Only of The Finest Pansles When ordering, please mention The Bxchangc ALL VARIETIES OF GLADIOLI Large Bulbs, $5.00 per 1000 Write for Price List The Barclay Nursery, m. aromowitz. Prop. 60 Barclay St. and 14 W. Broadway. NEW YORK Telephone, Cortlandt 1815 When ordering, please mention The Bxchanc* June IT, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1439 ^ ^eeb ®rabe import ^ American seed trabe association .^^^T^J^^rJLlTT ill'olllt ^^^^^ vice;pre«dent. Kmar B White, DeUo^U ^-fJ-^^^^^Pf St. iod O.; assiatant «oretary. S. F. Sending Seeds to the Argentine New Regulations Seciismen wisliinR to send seeds to the Argentine Remil.lic- should conform to certain reniureniunts which, as stated by the Consul-(ieueral of the Argentine Republic at New York City, are that the seed grower most make an alhdavit ije- fore a notary public, the riotary public attaching his jurat and official seal, stat- ing that the seeds arc free from dis- eases A similar affidavit should be ob- tained from the county clerk and both certificates or affidavits sent to the Con- sul General of the Argentine Kepublic at New York Citv for certification, the fee for which is $± Curtis Nye Smith. Replying to a letter from us inquiring as to diseases being carried over in the seed and in what genera. Dr. Will W. Tracy supt. of the government seed test- ing gardens, Washington, D. C. says he thinks it is quite possible, in many genera, notably Leguminosse, Cucurbita- ose, Solanac«, Crucifene. and in fact in those of most cultivated garden plants. In some cases, as in Beans it is easily possible to detect badly affected seeds, but in manv others, indeed in the ma- jority of ca'ses, superficial physical ex- amination might not reveal the presence of disease. WTiile the subject is one regarding which information is necessarily still quite restricted, a considerable number of plants are attacked by diseases which are known to he carried on the seed and there are many others of which this is suspected to be true, although that is not definitely proven. Some of the most im- portant of these are certain diseases of Beans Peas, Cotton, Cabbage, Tomatoes, Beets Alfalfa, Clover and several of the cereals. In addition to these there should also be mentioned plants propa- gated bv seed tubers, such as Irish 1 o- tatoes and Sweet Potatoes. Some of the most common and destructive diseases of these crops are transmitted by the seed tubers. As more careful attention is now being given to the role of seeds as carriers of disease it is probable that much fuller information on the subject wiU be avail- able before long, and also that the meth- ods of selecting disease-free seed and of treating seeds which may carry disease organisms on their surfaces will be much better understood than at the present time Wm. A. Tatlob, Chief of Bureau of Plant Industry, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. New York Seed Trade Near-to-Summer conditions are now prevailing in the seed stores. Prepara- tions for next season's business are al- ready being made, especially as regards the "bulb orders. There are, of course, on account of the lateness of the season, some sales still of green plants, and the sales of pot Strawberry plants and late Celery plants are yet to come. Not a few Midsummer catalogs, chiefly Straw- berry lists, are being sent out. Insecti- cides and fertilizers are meeting with an unusual demand. Auction sales will soon he over for the season. Peony dis- plays for the purpose of booking orders are now on in several of the stores. Vaughan's Seed Store, 4,3 Barclay St., reports an unusually large demand for fertilizers and insecticides. This store is making a special offer of hardy Lilies for Summer planting, also of the better varieties of Gladiolus bulbs, and both Holland and Danish grown Lily of the Valley pips, and is also booking orders for all kinds of bulbs for forcing, both foreign and domestic, for Autumn de- liverv. The MacNiff Horticultural Co.. 52 to 56 Vesey St.. held a successful sale of bedding and pot plants on Friday of last week, and a trade sale of bedding plants. Aspidistras, ferns, palms and Bay trees, which was largely attended. on Tuesday of this week. The bi-weekly sales of this company will be continued until about July 1. This company is now announcing its usual Autumn sale of bulbs. Hose bushes, etc. Harry A. Bunyard Co. Inc.. 40 W. 28th St., reports an active demand for insecticides and herbaceous perennial flower seeds, also for vegetable seeds for replanting purposes. Roman J. Irwin, lOS W. 2Sth st., is extremely busy, night work being neces- sary to keep up with present orders. AH seasonable commercial stock is meeting with a large demand. William Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St., are sending out their Midsummer Straw- berry list. The bi-weekly sales of the auction department will soon close for the season, but will probably be con- tinued through next week and perhaps as late as July 1. Peter Henderson & Co., 35 Cortlandt St., are staging a very interesting exhibit of Peony blossoms in their store windows and the front of their salesroom. The exhibit this week comprises many of the finest of the midseason varieties. Charles Henderson and family have returned from San Diego, Cal., where they went to be present on May 22 at the marriage of their son, Howard M. Henderson, to Miss Helen McCrae. The newly mar- ried couple are passing their honeymoon on an auto trip through California, after which they will come East and reside in Summit, N. J. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay St.. are working on their Midsummer list of Strawberries, which they will soon send out. Arthur T. Boddington Co. Inc.. 12S Chambers st., reports a good demand for insecticides and fertilizers, and peren- nial flower seeds, also for bulbs for Au- tumn delivery. This company is well satisfied with this season's business at its new quarters. Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers st., re- port the booking of many orders for pot- grown Strawberry plants, particularly of extra strong plants for forcing purposes, of which they make a specialty, as well as of the outdoor plants. The Straw- berry list of this firm will soon go out and will include also lists of perennials. A store window display of Peony blooms is being made this week. W. E. Marshall, 166 W. 23d St., has just returned from a business trip through Massachusetts. He reports that there is a lack of laborers on not a few of the private places. At the store, the end of a busy season is drawing to a close. Burnett Bros., 98 Chambers St., are mailing out their Strawberry list, and report not a few late orders for grass seeds, and the booking of many good bulb orders for Fall delivery. Arthur Wat- kins of the traveling force, who was con- fined to the hospital for several weeks, is now at work. W. B. Van Eyk. member of the firm of Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland, is sailing from New York on S. S. Ryn- dam on the 17th of June, after a very successful business trip through the United States and Canada. Mr. Van Eyk says that he is much pleased with the volume of business done on his an- nual trip, especially in the Middle West, %vhere he finds there is a big demand for nurserj- stock. Business is dull on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. He is glad to notice that his American friends are buying freely; it helps the Holland nurserymen out a great deal. He hopes to meet his friends again next season, and that shipping facilities will not become worse. John Welter of Evanston, 111., was a caller in town recently. Send It Along Do not be among the advertisers who have to wait for the next week's issue be- cause of their advertisements not reach- ing us until Thursday morning. To en- sure insertion in current number, your instructions must be on hand by Tues- day night. Seasonable Florists' Flower Seeds The following varietiee of flower Bceda. which are usually sown during the Summer and early Fall monthB, are of the usual S. & W. Co.'e (pmlity. Every oare is taken to procure tho finest strains only. Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) Our BtrninB of Snapdragon have been grown by the leading florista in many etatea and are regarded as among the beat. SILVER PINK. This delightful Snapdragon has been largely grown in greenhouBea, during the Winter months, by florists throughout the United States. A splendid half-high sort with flowers of a silvery pink color. Pkt. 35c., 3 pkts. for $1.00. S. & W, CO/S GIANT-FLOWERING The following are the best and most distinct, ETOwing from 3 to 4 feet high. * Pkt. H oz. Or. Coral Red, Deep coral red. $0.05 $0.30 $1.00 Blood Red . Strikinc in color .05 .30 1 .00 Carmine Rose. Carmine, yellow blotch on lower lip.. -10 Cbamois. Distinct chamois color -10 Queen Victoria. Beautiful white 05 Luteum. Pure yellow 05 Scarlet. Bright scarlet 05 Giant Mixed. A distinct mixture 05 Cyclamen .30 .30 .30 .30 .20 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .75 S. & W. CO.'S GIANT-FLOWERED STRAIN This is a famous EnKtish strain, ^rown c«- {)ecially for us, and where specimen plants with arge, distinct flowers are (ieeired for show, our strains will bo found Sterling. 100 ^ -, 1000 seeds seeds Giant Salmon Red $0.7,") ^ $6.00 Giant Rose 75 6.00 Giant Pure White 76 Giant Dark Red 75 Giant Lilac 75 Giant Cattleya Purple 75 Giant Rose Salmon (Salmon- eum) 1.00 Giant White. Redeye 75 Giant LIftht Red 75 Giant Prize Mlied 60 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 7.60 6.00 6.00 6.00 Pansi les .20 .60 Asparagus plumosus nanus We are regijarly supplying the best growers with our true greenhouse-grown strain. 100 seeds »0.40 500 " 200 1000 ■• 3-50 2500 8.60 5000 " 18-25 Asparagus sprengeri Pkt., 100 seeds, 16c.; oz. 60c.; H lb. J2.00. Calceolaria We have arranged with a grower of interna- tional reputation to grow the seed of this excellent greenhouse plant. S. & W. Co.'s Giant-flowerine Prize Strain In Mixture. Pkt. 25c., tr. pkt. $1.00. Cinerarias S. & W. CO.'S GIANT-FLOWERING MIXED. TbiB strain of Prize Cineraria is grown for us by a famous EnglLsh seed specialist. The flowers seldom measure less than 3 in. in diameter, comprising the fol- lowing colors: White, rose, flesh, crimson, blue, violet, etc. The plants are of a very robust, dwarf habit, which, combined ^-ith the mass of giant blooms, makes this strain exceedingly valuable. Pkt. 25c., tr. pkt. $1.00. S. & W. CO.'S STELLATA. Delicate, star- like blooms are borne in great profusion on long stems, giving thia variety a double use, as it is excellent for cutting bs well as decora- tive Durposes; all shades. Pkt. Tr.pkt. Tall Mixed $0.50 $1.00 Dwarf Mixed 50 1-00 S. & W. CO.'S GIANT STRAINS Our Mixtures of Pansiea are made up with a thorough knowledge of the requirements of the florist, and are composed of only the best and choicest varieties. S. & W. CO.'S NON PLUS ULTRA Our Non Plus Ultra Pansy Mixture contains the largest, handsomest, most perfect varieties ever sent out. The beautiful coloring and variety of marking give the bed a most brilliant appearance. The seed has been saved from an aseortmerit of types, including only the best of Giant Cassiers, Bugiiots, Trimardeaux, and Cjiant English, French and German strains. Finest Quality. Pkt. 15c..i'ioz.$l.50,oz. $6.00. GIANT SORTS IN SEPARATE COLORS Pkt. M oz- Oz. Giant Azure Blue $0.10 $0.75 $2.00 Giant Adonis. Light blue. . .10 .75 2.50 Giant Emperor William. Bright blue 15 .75 2.60 Giant Fire King 15 1.25 4.00 Giant Lord Beaconsfield.. . .15 .75 2.50 Giant Purple 10 .75 2.50 Giant Snow White 10 .75 2.50 Giant Wiiite. Dark eye... .10 .75 2.50 Giant Yellow. Pure 10 1.00 3.50 Giant Yellow. Dark eye. . .10 .75 2.50 Giant Mixed. S. & W. Co.'s Special 10 .65 2.00 SPECIAL TYPES Large strains; 5.00 3.00 Bugnot's. mixed 25 1.25 Odier. Finest mixed 15 1. 00 Gassier *s Large- flowering Mixed. A splendid mixture of most brilliant colors and markings. All extra large flowers; produced in great profusion 15 1.00 3.50 Masterpiece. Superb new class of blotched Pansies; large blooms, mostly un- dulated or curled. Rich colors 50 1.75 Elite Mixture Lb. $4.50 .05 .25 English. Fine mixed 6.50 .75 .40 Primula (p rimrose) S. & W. CO.'S SUPERB STRAIN The Primulas offered below are grown for us by a famous English Primula specialist; seed saved from the finest plants. PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA This type of Primula outrivals the old Obconioa type, the flowers being considerably larger, often measuring 1>^ in. in diameter. For pot culture as well as for the open border this type is very useful Pkt. Tr. pkt. Kermesina. Rich crimson $0.15 Rosea. Rose 15 Alba. White 15 Lllactna. Beautiful lilao 15 Mixed 16 .60 .60 .50 .50 ^/umpp^(mltef& 30-32 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK CITY When ordering, pleas, mention The Bichsnge JAMES VICK'S SONS W.E. Marshall & Co Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166|West23dSt.,NEWYORK Wlen orilerlni, please mention The EiehSBte When ordering, please mention The Eieliange F. E.— ALIVE AND UP-TO-DATE Seedsmen, Nurserymen, Florists ROCHESTER, N. Y. 1440 The Florists' Exchange Lilies * Lilies FOR SUMMER WORK Per 100 LILIUM Giganteum $6 00 LILIUM Album. 8-9 inches (170 to case) 1 1 .00 LILIUM Album. 9-1 1 inches (100 to case) 16.00 Lily of the Valley Pips Holland Grown . Holland Grown . . 500 for $9.00 ,1000 for 17.00 Danish Grown . Danish Grown . ..500 for $10.50 .1000 for 20.00 Gladiolus (Sound Bulbs) Per 1000 America. First Size $10.00 America. Second Size. . . 8.00 Chicago White. First Size. 25.00 For Late Planting Per 1000 Augusta. First Size $10.00 Princeps 15.00 Mrs. Francis King. 1 hr^. 9.00 Vaughan's Seed Store CHICAGO NEW YORK Wbeg ordering, please mentiou Tbe Excbange RAINBOW FREESIAS Grown and hybridized for a number of years by Mr. A. Frey, of Crown Point, Ind. The colors are varied and include several shades of yellow, orange, lavender and pink, all, however, harmonizing with each other, even when bunched together. Bulbs oflfered are of good blooming size and in a mixture of colors. Separate colors cannot be offered as yet. Delivery in July, as soon as bulbs are harvested and cured. Price: $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000, $187.50 for 5000. For sale by A. FREY A. HENDERSON & CO. Crown Point, Ind. 211 N. SUte St., Chicago When nn]t^riiig. r'lp;iso m>Mitlon Thf Kxcliiinge Mastodon Pansies If you believe that 23 years' of undivided attention to the exclu- sive cultivation of Pansies ought to re.sult in an exceedingly fine strain of flowers, then you can safely send us an order for Masto- don Pansies. Separate colors. Catalog. Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON When ordering, pl-'-nse nifininn Tlip Exchange GLADIOLUS Various Choice Mixed Varieties See our FloriBta' Catalogue and ask for speoial prices J.M.THORBURN&CO. 53 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeda, Onion Sets, Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. When ordering, please mention The Exchange When ordering, please mention The Exchange Chicago Seed Trade The past week showed a falling off in the retail trade of plants and bulbs, and while the stores are well stocked with bedding and vegetable plants, it is cer- tain that the season's trade is about over. Vaughan's Seed Store is having a good sale of small Boxwoods, Drac«nas and Crotons for window box filling. Gladioli in all popular varieties are still being called for. The sale of these usually continues up to about July 1. During the past week an exhibition of Peony blooms was maintained in the store, wtere every variety on exhibition was named. It was of much interest to all Peony fanciers. Winterson's Seed Store had a busy day the past week getting their impor- tation of Bay trees opened up and ready for display. Several orders for these already booked went forward the past week. _ John Degnan, manager of the store, is booked for an address on the management of the flower garden and suitable plants to be used before the Ladies' Garden Club of Oak Park, on June 15. W. W. Barnard, president of the W. W. Barnard Co.. and Arnold Ringier will represent their house at the meeting of tlie American Seed Trade Associa- tion at the Sherman House next week. Wim. Reid has left for his territory on the road after helping out at the store during the May rush. H. G. Hastings of .\tlanta. Ga., was a visitor the past week, having come to Chicago as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. The Woodstock (111.) Republican states that the buying and selling of seeds is a business that calls for the highest degree of honesty and intelligence, for in spite of all the laws which may be enacted to protect the purchaser, the seed business will always be one in which the cli.iraoter of the seller is one of the most important factors. Kansas spends about $14,000,000 an- nually for seed necessary to plant the SPLENDENS Fischer's Splendens THE MAGNIFICENT LAVENDER FREESIA Price, per doz. $4.50, per 100 $25.00. Cash with order; sent postpaid; July delivery RUDOLPH FISCHER, ^^lS^rX^ rmmmrmmrmmrmmmmrmMrmmrmmmm^^^^^ acreage of the State's principal crops, according to J. C. Mohler, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. Two- thirds of this amount is for Wheat seed. Kansas seeds more Wheat each year than many other States harvest. Condon Bros., Rockford III., have pur- chased a large farm in the Guilford township near Rockford, which will be known as the Rock River Valley Seed Farm and will be used as a trial ground and for the growing of stock seeds in many varieties. With the seed trade convention a little more than a week off, all connected with the trade are showing much interest in the meeting, and it is the belief of all the local seedsmen that there will be a large attendance, and that the meeting will be one of the most important in the history of the .issnciation. 'tiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiuiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiing I King Seed Cabinet I I Chas. Johnson of Former Days Charles .lohnsou, seedsman. Ameri- can agent for Denaiffe & Son, French seed growers, has an interesting personal reminiscence connected with the Civil War period, appropriate to mention in the.se days of stirring military prepara- tion. Mt. Johnson, then living in Phila- delphia, where he was born and raised, of Quaker stock, was. as a school boy. a member of the famous 44th, or "War Class." of the Philadelphia High School. This class which numbered 145 hoys, ob- tained its name "The War Class," from the fact that .52 of its members, or 35 per cent., enlisted direct from the school in the Union army and navy; 47 in the army, five in the navy. In active service, one of the boys rose to rank of major : one boy became a captain ; another, finally became a com- mander in the United States navy. Four of the bovs were killed in battle, eight were wounded. On the class honorary scroll for future history, is recorded : Charles Johnson. 95th Penna. Vols. After the war, in civil life, the same class also distinguished itself. Five members became noted lawyer.si, two university professors, two prominent ministers of the gospel ; one. Dr. Mills, acquired international fame as an expert on the brain and its diseases and was called as an expert in the Thaw case; one of the class is the present president of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange; an- other is now a leading Senator in the Pennsylvania State Legislature. Annually, at Philadelphia, a reunion of the survivors is held, and a banquet served. There yet survive a total of 54, at an average age of 69 years. An interesting incident relates to a dramatic (performance given at the same period, in Philadelphia, for the benefit of the sick 50 DRAWERS 3 inches wide, 2^ inches deep. 8 inches long. Oak case and partitions. Oak fronts and backs to drawers. Steel bottoms and sides to drawers. Just the thing for your potting shed. Price, $15.00 net f. o. b. factory. I KINO CONSTRUCTION CO. 1 I NORTH TONAWANDA. N. Y. | IniiiiiwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiniiiiiiiuiiniiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiMuininimiMiM! when ordering, plejise mi-ntl,.!] 'ITie Kxrhiinee GARDEN SEED BEET, CARROT. PARSNIP, RADISH and GARDEN PEA SEED in variety: also other items of the short crop of this past season, as well as a full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you upon appHcation to S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS 82 Dey St., NEW YORK, and ORANGE. CONN Wben orderlDf, pleaae mention The Exchange June IT, l!lll>. The Florists' Exchange 1441 and wounded soldiers of the Union army. Jlr. .Tulitisoii, wlio was a Thespian of local iitite. in lii^ yi.>utli. wns the "C. Johnson" a^i |iit fuljnwiuj: old play bill: CONCERT MALL LECTURE ROOM Chestnut Street above 12th "Our Union, Risiht or Wronq" — Grand Dramatic Tculimoniiil in Aid of the Great Sauitanj Fair, by the Amateurs of Philailelphia •Saturday Evening. May 7. 1SG4. COCSIX JOE Cousin Jop F. W. Hulfish Sir Wni. Blenheim. . - Q. W. Conauay Capt. Blenheim C. Johnson Tom G. Rosenbaum Margery Miss L. Smith Lady Plato Miss M. Gardiner To be followed by the Comic Farce entitled: X.\X, THE GOOD-FORrXOTHIXG Harry Collier M. Gahen Charlie, the Carpenter C.C. Matthews Tom Dibble.* H. Marshall Nan (the Good-for-Xothing) Miss L. Smith To be followed by the Comedy in 2 .\cts, entitled: ONE COAT FOR TWO SUITS Admiral Etiquette C. Johnson Chas. Helton G. Manthey Old Crusty T. Scott Peter M. Gahen Louisa Marston Miss Henrie To conclude with the .Allegory of WASHIXGTOX Washington C. Johnson Goddess of Liberty Miss L. Smith In which she will sing the '* Star-Spangled Banner Tickets 50 cents To be had at the Hall during the day, or at the principal Music and Book Stores in the city. CH.ARLES JOHXSOX. Secretary- Geo. W. Conaway, Treasurer. Example of branching Darwin Tulips Branching Tulips Some years ago the Rev. Joseph Jacob of Whitchurch, Shropshire, England, ad- vertised a new race of branching Tulips which he pinned his faith upon, and now we hear of this type being grown by Robert Bard at Syracuse, N. T., who had two rows this Spring, each 100ft. long, of two varieties, which he has been growing for some years. The stems of these branching Tulips are stout and strong, the color of the flowers being re- spectively soft rose and dark chocolate. The blooms are of good size, five or six being carried on one stout branching stem. One stem in a small vase makes Boddington's Gigantic RnrlHinvtnn'it "Chall*»ni ]^ ^*| Tr. pkt. H oz. Oz. Triumph of the Giants. Extremely large flower of beautiful colorings. Should be grown by every florist .- S0.50 $2.75810.00 Giant Trlmardeau. Mammoth flowering, and iu a good range of color. 15 .50 1.50 Giant Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). Petals beauti- fully waved; exquisite colors 25 1.25 4.00 Giant Madame Perret. Rich wine colors 15 .85 3.00 Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet, top petals light blue 15 .50 1.50 Giant Emperor William. Ultramarine blue, purple eye 10 .50 1.50 Giant Golden Queen. Bright yellow; no eye 15 .60 2.00 I Giant Golden Yellow. Yellow; brown eye 15 .75 2.50 ChallenB^ Giant President McKinley. Golden yellow, large, n :ei dark blotch 15 .85 3.00 '^*°*' Giant White. Violet spot 10 .60 2.00 Florists' Flower Seeds for Palm Seeds, Now Ready Present Sow^ing Tr pkt. CALCEOLARIA, Boddlngton's Perfection Miied SI 00 CINERARIA, Boddinaton's Matchless Miied 1.00 CINERARIA, Boddlneton's Stellata Mixed 1.00 MIGNONETTE, Boddlngton's Majesty. The finest of all the fancy varieties of Mignonette for Winter forc- ing Per oz.. S7.50 1.00 PRIMULA Sinensis, Boddington's Matchless Strain. Pure white, rose, scarlet, orange, royal blue and mix- ture 1.00 PRIMULA obconlca glgantea. Lilac, rosea, Kermesina, pure white and mixture 50 M Tr. pkt. S0.60 .60 .60 .60 .30 PRIMULA malacoldes. Lilac, rose and white. Tr. pkt. 50c.: collec- tion of 3 varieties, $1.25. SCHIZANTHUS Boddlngtonii. Select hybrids. Tr. pkt. 75o.; 3 for $2.00. 100 lUOO ARECA lutescens $1.00 $7.50 KENTIA Belmoreana 1.00 7.50 KENTIA Forsteriana 1.00 7.50 LATANIA Borbonica SO 3.50 MUSAEnsete 75 5.00 PANDANUS utllis 1.26 10.00 PHOENIX Canariensis 1.00 7.50 PHOENIX recUnata 50 3.00 Asparagus Seed PLUMOSUS NANUS. True greenhouse grown. 100 seeda 50c., 250 seeds $1.00. 1000 seeds $3.30. PLUMOSUS NANUS. California grown. 100 seeds oOc, 230 seeds 75c., 1000 seeds $2.30. 5% discount for cash with order. Arthur T. Boddington Co. Inc., 128 Chambers Street, NEW YORK ^lien ordering, plfa^c mention The Exchange a beautiful picture. In the issue of June 3. page 1378, these were errone- ously referred to as branching Parrot Tulips. Catalogs Received Domestlo Aogmst Rolker & Sons, 51 Barclay St., New York. — Prices of Holland and American bulbs and Roses for Fall, 1916. delivery. 8pp. Knlg'bt & Strnck Co., 1 Madison ave.. New York. — Heatherhome Guaranteed Seed. A neatly printed catalog run- ning to 64pp. and cover; no illustrations. Foreign Alex. Dickson & Sons, Iitd., Hawlmark. ' Newtonards, England. — Eose novelties for 1916. 1. Daelmfeldt, I.ta., Odense. Denmark. — Seeds tor Summer Sowing for the trade only. 8pp. Kelway & Son, Langport. Som.. Eng- land.— Special Forward Offer of Gar- den and Farm Root Seed. An 8pp. cat- alog; no illustrations. 'VezelenbnrgfB Nurseries, Hazerswoude nr. Leiden, Holland. — Wholesale catalog of Azaleas, Rhododendrons. Magnolias, forcing plants. Conifers, trees, herbaceous plants, novelties, etc. 92pp. and index. This catalogue contains several illus- trations. Soluitun & VanTol, The Hansa Nur- series. Boskoop. Holland.. American agents, McHutchlson & Co., 95 Chambers St.. New York. — Wholesale trade list of nursery stock. Fall. 1916. and Spring, 1917: Including Azaleas. Japan Maple, Rhododendrons, Roses. Peonies, decora- tive plants, shrubs, and evergreens. 38pp. with index. When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just what you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFIA in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra prima long white broad Majunga, 1st quality Majunga and Ist quality Tamatave. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, etc., etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper of all Sundries Cable Address: ** Vaporizing** London Whfn nrilprlng. nlfHBP mention Thf F.xph«ngp Burnett Bros. SEEDSMEN Catalogue on applicatioD 98 Chambers Street. NEW YORK CITY W heu ordering, please nientlon The Exchange ; When ordering, please mention The Excbaoxe Trade Marl. Watch for our Trade Marie stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed- Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed postpaid by manufactiwers upon ceceipt of 40 cents in postage. AMERICAN SPAWN CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. 1442 The Florists' Exchange New Early Flowering Giant Pansies Or Winter Blooming An entirely new and distinct strain of Pansies. The main ad- vantage of these new Pansies over all hitherto existing Pansies is the extreme earUness of flowering and its unusual hardiness, which enables them to withstand quite severe Winters, and to bloom right on into the Summer. Sown at the same time as other Pansies. they begin flowering the early part of March or as soon as the snow is off the ground, many times having four or five large flow- ers to a plant, when all other Pansies are only showing buds. The flowers are large, well formed and fragrant. They are highly recommended for Autumn plantirg on graves, and for very early bedding, as well as for early cut flowers. 14. WINTER SUN. Golden yellow with dark eye. 15. ICE KING. SUverv white, with dark blue eye. 16. CELESTIAL QUEEN. Light or skv blue. 17. CHARM OF MARCH. Dark velvety blue. 18. MIXED. The above four colors with other shades and variations. 500 seeds 50c., 1000 seeds $1.00, Vg oz. $2.00, li oz. $3.75 1 oz. $15.00. For list and price of other Kenilworth Pansy Seed see my ad. of June 10th. CDCP nFFFR RAINBOW is a mutture of the most Fl\t!jCi vFrri-jI\ beautiful, gorgeotis colors, blotched striped, veined, margined, etc. With every $1.00 worth of Pansy seed I will send, free, 1000 seeds of Rainbow and with other amounts in like proportion. >^-'^c> ^- . When orJeriug, ijKase menUun The Exchange MICHELL'S NEW CROP FLOWER SEEDS Primula Chinensis 1,2 tr. Tr. Michell's Prize Mixture. An plit. pkt. even blending of all colors .. S0.60 SI. 00 .60 .60 1.00 1.00 .60 .60 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Alba Maftnlfica. White. Chiswick Red. Bright red... Duchess. White, with zone of rosy carmine, yellow eye. . . . Holborn Blue Kermesina Splendens. Crim- son Rosy Morn. Pink Primula Obconica Gigantea] A great improvement over the old type; flowers much larger. ' Tr. pkt. Lllacina. Pale lilac S0.50 Kermesina. Deep crimson 50 Rosea. Pink 50 Alba. White 50 Hybrids Mixed 50 Primula Malacoides Lilac $0.50 Alba. Wliite ■ . -oO Rosea. Light rose to carmine rose. . . .50 Henry F. Michell Co., Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Northern Greenhouse Grown Seed -[.j j^j 1000 Seeds $3.50 5000 Seeds 15.50 10,000 Seeds 30.00 25,000 Seeds 72.50 Special prices on larger quantities. Lathouse Grown Seed 1000 Seeds $2.00 5H0U Seeds 9.75 10,000 Seeds 18.50 25,000 Seeds 43.75 Asparagus Sprengeri 1000 Seeds S0.75 5000 Seeds 3.00 10.000 Seeds 5.50 25,000 Seeds 12.50 Also all other Seasonable Seeds, Bulbs, and Supplies. Send for Wholesale Catalogue U you haven't a copy 518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. The World's Handsomest Dahlia JohnWanamaker Awarded first prize for best Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful pink, large size, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching habit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous bloomer. William A. Finger, in sending us an order for "John Wana- maker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker* at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say it is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be in every ooUectlon." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, 6eld-grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 per dos., $50.00 per 100. Retail price, $1.00 each. Send for our catalogue and wholesale list. PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, Berlin, NEW JERSEY. I Southern States | New Orleans, La. Crops We are having warm weather now with an occasional shower o£ rain. All outdoor stock is in fine shape. The Gla- dioli have been a fine success this year. Daisies are very plentiful and have been in great demand. Peonies are also being used in large numbers. These are being used in wedding decorations. Weddings are keeping the florists busy. Funerals still continue. Outside of these occasions there is nothing really startling going on. Mr. Eichling, of the Avenue Floral Co., had a very successful year. His crops on the "Flower Farm" at Lacombe are the most successful he has ever had. This is due to the fine water system he has recently installed in the farm. He is using the sprinkling system which is run by means of a gasoline engine. .\mong the number of crops may be men- tioned Daisies, Gladioli, Cape Jasmine and others. These have all brought forth a very large crop. His Asters are in fine shape. Besides flowers he has also a very large fruit orchard. Abele Bros, say business is pretty fair for this time of the year. Graduations keep the trade going. Henry Rehm is busy planting out his greenhouse with Fall stock. His Chrys- anthemums are in fine shape. Mrs. Bruno Werner has had a very fine crop of Gladioli and Daisies. She expects to have a fine crop of Chrysan- themums in the Fall. M. B. Montgomery, Ala. Business is still pegging away at a lively rate, showing a marked increase, with plenty of stock for all demands. Roses are somewhat off as to size, but good considering the dry, hot and cold weather, which is detrimental to good stock. Carnations are clean but small, while Gladioli and Snapdragons are good, with an abundance of miscellaneous stock for funeral design use. School commencements are over, with a few wedding decorations in sight, but from now on until the Fall season opens fu- neral work wiU be the main reUance. Bedding plant trade, which was the largest ever known in this city, is about over, but the call for individual plants for cemetery decorations will continue. Rosemont Gardens are rapidly refilling their houses with Carnations and expect to finish this week. As it takes over 000 cubic vards of soil for this purpose and 62,000 plants, some idea of the ex- tent of this undertaking can be had. Their mode of cultivating Snapdragons is somewhat different from the accepted plan. After planting in the beds and frames outside, the plants are allowed to grow about one foot high, when they are cut back so as to get from ten to twelve branches, which are allowed to perfect themselves. This makes nice 12m. to 14in. stems with good, perfect heads, which find a more ready sale at $1 to $1 2.5 per dozen than when grown to a greater height and larger heads, preclud- ing the necessity of staking, to say noth- ing of the increased amount of cut flowers. . , Shasta Daisies are grown quite exten- sively in frames and open ground and by selecting the finest and largest flowering plants and dividing to single eyes, much superior stock can be had than by allow- ing them to remain season after season as many do. The erratic season has made no ditter- ence in the growth of Carnations in the field as continual cultivation is given them so that fine strong plants are the result with no soft, weak growth. J. H. Paterson and W. C. Cook of the Rosemont force will visit Buffalo in July with the Shriners, after which they will visit some of the prominent floral establishments in that city, Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago, with possibly a couple of days' fishing in Michigan. Louisiana, Mo.— The Stark Nursery Co. has set its clocks back a half an hour in order to get more daylight. Work will begin at 7 o'clock a.m. instead of 7.30, and end at 4.30 instead of '> p.m. June 17, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1443 Winter-Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas Orders booked now for all leading varieties, including Yarrawa, in quantity for early August delivery. Prices on application. To the Seed Trade Only. The L. D. WALLER SEED CO. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA Sweet Pea, Nasturtium and Flower Seed Specialists Wbea ordering, please meptlon Tbe Eicbapge SOUTHERN STATES— Continned Louisville, Ky. Notes June business with the Louisville florists is exceptionally good, and is showing a big increase over the corre- sponding month of last season. Money is generally more plentiful than it was at this time last season, and people are more willing to spend it on flowers, which are generally considered more of a luxury. Weddings and commencements are very numerous just now, and every- one is busy. The meeting of the Kentucky Society of Florists held at the home of H. Klein- starink. Sr.. on Wednesday, June 7, was more in the nature of an outing than anything else. The business meeting was held at 4 o'clock in the afternoon under some fine old trees on the lawn, which has an unusually attractive back- ground, greatly enhanced by the hand- some old stone house, which is nearly covered with Ivy. The principal subject discussed at this meeting was the proposed joint meeting of the Indiana and Kentucky societies at the greenhouses of Anders Rasmussen, New Albany, Ind. Mr. Rasmussen is a member of both bodies, and it is pro- posed to hold the joint meeting some time in October. Secretary August Baumer read a copy of his letter ad- dressed to William J. Vesey of Ft. Wayne. Ind., asking that the Indiana organization take action on the matter. Mr. Baumer reported that as the Indi- ana meeting was just held a day or two before the Kentucky meeting he hadn't received a reply as yet, and the matter was carried over to the July meeting. Two or more letters from the Society of American Florists were read at this meeting. These letters were relative to the AJinie Jarvis fund, in connection with the Mother's Day work. The local florists were one and all of the opinion that Mother's Day had done a great deal for the florists, and were in favor of contributing to tbe good cause. In addi- tion to the sum to be given by the as- sociation an individual subscription campaign has been started. Just before the close of the business session Herman Kleinstarink. Jr., announced that he was to be married to Miss Bertha Walker on June 28. and asked the florists to attend. The invitation was accepted by the asso- ciation as a body. Mr. Kleinstarink is president of the organization. At the close of the meeting delicious cold bottled refreshments were passed around, and shortly afterward the visitors trooped into the house for an excellent supper. Following this event a colored jug band arrived and furnished excellent music for both the young and old to revive some of the old style dances, the pretty dances, which are so seldom seen nowadays. The evening was somewhat marred by a heavy cloudburst shortly after seven o'clock, which kept the fun- makers inside the house, but the evening was one of the most enjoyable on the florists' records. Many florists and their families ar- rived later in the evening, who were not present at the business session which was attended by about 20 florists and visi- tors. Among those present were Will- iam Mann, August Baumer, Leo Zoelier, Eniil Walther, H. Kleinstarink, Jr., H. Kleinstarink, Sr., Anders Rasmussen, Jacob Sehulz, Robert Miller, Frank Kleinsteuber, John Skrobanek, Mr. Blankenbaker, Car] Gueltig, Joe Able. William Walker, Jr., Ross Walker, I. Bayersdorfer and Louis Kircli. Adolph Koenig. of Birmingham. Ala., formerly in the florists' business at that point, who has been with C. B. Thomp- son & Co., of Louisville, for some time, recently resigned from Thompson's to go to Detroit, where he expects to re-enter the trade. I. Bayersdorfer of the H. Bayersdor- fer Co., Philadelphia Pa., was recently in Louisville calling on the trade. H. Kleinstarink uses a peculiar form of construction in making low beds. A number of 4in. drain tiles are sunk into the ground on end, and are filled with concrete, making a firm border that can be_ built to any height desired. Lewis Bryant, wholesale salesman for Anders Rasmussen, of N'ew Albany, Ind., and Miss Beatrice Mann of New Albany, Ind., were quietly married on Wednes- day, June 7, in New Albany. Mr. Bryant is taking a short vacation, but will be back on the job soon. Get Them from Vaughan's and Get Them Good Imported O, -ilV^o Forcing £>UilLl9 French • Japanese • Dutch as well as Bermuda and California Stocks Bought and Inspected by Our Own Traveler Offered by Us at Rates and Terms to meet Any Competition Remember ocean freight conditions are much more critical both from France and Holland. Your order wdl be safer with a responsible American firm than when ordered through irresponsible foreign travelers. We must admit that all our bookings are based on continued reasonable ocean freight trafhc. Write Us for News of Latest Foreign Cor\ditions CHICAGO VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE newyork Burpee's Fordhook Winter Flowering Spencers THE House of Burpee has long been recog- nized as the American Headquarters for Sweet Peas. Our position is unique, in that we have introduced more v.arietie3 ! nf meritorious Sweet Peas r iian any other seed firm in t lie United States. Tor several years we have been hybrid- izing, roguing and selecting, with a Wew of fi.\ing the type in the Winter-Flowering Spencers. We now have a number of very fine varieties in which the tj-pe is absolutely fixed. All of these originated at our Fordhook Farms, and are grown for seed at our Floradale Farms, " The California Home of Sweet Peas." The following Superb True Winter- Flowering Spencers were awarded cer- tificates of merit, both at the New York and Philadelphia Spring Shows: Fordhook Pink and White Fordhook Routzahn Lavender King Light Pink " Light Rose '■ Primrose " Dainty Several certificates of merit have been awarded to the superb Australian variety, " Yarrawa," and the strain of " Yarrawa " that we offer, we believe to be absolutely unsurpassed. We are preparing a descriptive Price List of these splendid Fordhook Winter- Flowering Spencers. This wiU be maUed free upon apphcation. W rite for it today. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. SEED GROWERS Burpee Buildings PHILADELPHIA \ Fordhook Countess Rose White Sankey Wbea ordering, pleaae mention Tlie Kichanj* 1444 The Florists' Exchange -^mA SEEDUNG Sihff Pink Saapdre^sn. pincked met. Cimcs 4& [lawcr ilitoti, Mclwive ol udt jrewlb 11 but il tht five lead inj ipikei. Snapdragon First In these days of political excitement at home, and the hellish destruction of life and property abroad, we are apt to forget some important matters. A most important matter to every florist is Snapdragon, and right now is the time to sow seed of the good ones for Winter blooms. Put Snapdragon first and figure your re- quirements today. Snapdragons is our one business. No better seeds can be produced. Each variety grown for seed is kept under glass in separate houses. We ofTer pure seed as follows : Our original Silver Pink, Sl.OO per pkt.; 3 for $2.50; 7 for 85.00. Seed of Nelrose, Phelps' White, Yellow, Garnet Buxton and Fancy Mixed, at 35c. per pkt.; 3 for Sl.OO. Free cultural directions. .\11 orders cash. We have hundreds of repeat orders for seed of our famous Silver Pink, and letters of praise reach us every day. It is the greatest and most productive Snapdragon in existence. Put SNAPDRAGON FIRST. G. S. RAMSBURG, - Somersworth, N. H. Whpn nrderlng. plense mpntlon The Exchange After Memorial Day Fill up your empty benches with Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Send for prices W. H. ELLIOTT BRIGHTON, MASS. m'-liti,iii TLe I'xeb.Tiige To the Trade. Established in 1787 Henry MetTE, Quedlinburg, Germany Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all Choice Vegetable, Flower and Farm Seeds QnA«>ialtia* • Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Car- OpeCiaUieS . ^^^^^ Kohl-Rabi. Leeks, Let- tuces, Onions, Peas. Radishes, Spinach, Tur nips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams. Begonias, Car- nations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Prim- ula, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application. Henry Mette's Triumph of the Giant Pansies (mixed.) The most perfect and most beautiful in the world. $6.00 per oz., S1.75 per }4 oz., $1.00 per H oz. Postage paid. Cash with order. All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are warranted truf to name, of stroncost growth, finest stocks and best quality. I al^u t;row lar^rely M'l/d^ on contract. When ordering, please mention The Exchange XXX SEEDS Improved Chinese Fringed. Finest grown. Many colors mixed. 650 seeds Sl.OO; half pkt. 50c. ; per 1000, 31. 25; colors separate, also. PRIMtTLA Kewensis. Sweet Yellow. Dwf. 20o. PRIMLTLA Malacoides. Giant Baby. 20c. CALCEOLARIA. Dwarf giant spotted. Pkt. 25o. CINERARIA. Large fi. dwarf; 1000 seeds. 50c. CYCLAMEN. Finest giants, mixed. 2508eedsS1.00. DAISY (Bellis) Monstrosa. New monstrous, double, giant-flowering, mixed. Pkt. 25c. FORGET-ME-NOT Triumph. Extra fine. 25o. niANT PAM^Y ^^^ ^est large-flowering Vll/Ul 1.1 Ai^kJ 1 varieties, critically selected. GOOO seeds, Sl.OO; H pkt. 50c., oz. $3.00. A liberal extra pkt. of Giant Mme. Perret Pansy seed added to every order for Pansy seed. Our Pansies are very fine this year. Cash. Liberal extra count. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed only to these who plant for profit Wben orderlair. pleM« mention Tba Bxcbuice SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Robert Miller, manager of the C. H. Kiinzman Estate, recently received a let- ter from Germany advising him of the fact that his son Martin Miller, who was killed in action on August 4. 1915, had received military burial. Young Mr. Miller entered the German Army an Au- gust 4. 1914. and was killed just one year from the date he entered the army. He was connected with the flying ma- chine division. For several months it was feared that he had been buried in the trenches. .Vnders Rasmussen reports that the cool weather of the past few days has held stock in excellent shape, especially Roses. G. D. C. Richmond, Va. — The stock and fix- tures of the Ratcliffe & Tanner Floral Co. which recently filed a petition in bankruptcy have been purchased by Fritz Sitterding from the receivers of the company. Mr. Sitterding is said to have paid the receivers .$20,000 for the stock and fixtures, which includes fourteen greenhouses and a considerable stock of flowers. Frederick Sitterding, a son, will be one of the officers of the new com- pany, and E. L. Tanner will continue his connection. The place which is located at Highland Park will be improved and enlarged. Baltimore, Md. Ahead of Last Year Although we are nearing the Sum- mer months, the weather here has re- mained very cool. .-Umost daily rains coupled with low temperatures, have helped to prolong the crops of greenhouse grow'n flowers and also have retarded outdoor flowers from one to three weeks. Carnations are better now than they were a few weeks ago. While the usual dullness of the trade during the Summer is closing in on us, still business seems to be ahead of last year. Prices all around seem to be sta- tionary. Roses and Carnations are less plenti- ful and good stock is cleaning well at the prices asked. Peonies are almost through flowering, but in their place have come Phlox Miss Lingard, Fever- fews. Delphiniums, Spirtpas and numbers of other hardy flowers. Quite a few Lilies are coming in bringing from Sc. to 10c. per bloom. Gladioli have been rather scarce. Quite a bit of trouble has been experienced lately in shipping Sweet Peas, a number of them heating while in transit. Notes Leonard Lancaster, a former Bal- timorean who is at present manager of the Floral Nurseries at Ediston, Pa., was in town during this week and re- newed acquaintance with bis former friends and associates. Mr. and Mrs. R. Hoeffler of Glencoe, Md.. have left for California where they expect to locate permanently. A number of local florists are planting heavily of the Siegward seedling Carnii- tion. Recent shipment of flowers of this variety fully justify their reliance. .Tnh'n Eberhardt of Franklintown has purchased a new delivery truck. The Baltimore Florists' Club at its last meeting decided for tbis year to forego the annual picnic — and to inno- vate a pilgrimage to Harper's Ferry and the neighboring battlefields. The local horticulturists expect to make the trip by automobile. Further plans and the exact date w-ill be decided on at the next meeting nt the club. F. .7. L. C. Washington, D. C. Frederick V. Rand, assistant patholo- gist in the laboratory of plant pathology, bureau of plant industry. Department of -Vgi-ieulture. will spend three weeks in Arlington. N. J., and New York, Hicks- ville. Farmingdale and Greenport. X. Y.. making observations of cucurbit and aquatic plant diseases. F. L. Mulford. landscape gardener of the Bureau of Plant Industry, has re- cently returned from a trip to New York, Philadelphia and Rutherford, N. J. R. A. Oakley, agronomist of the De- partment of vVffriciilture. has returned from a week's visit in Philadelphia where he has been taking notes on grass experi- ments. Haverhill. Mass. — James McBride. a landscape gardener, was found dead in bed at his home on Kenoza ave. on June 5. Saugekties. N. Y. — Chas. B. Stow, florist, is adding to his greenhouses on Partition st. The addition will be 15ft. X 2."ift. in size. New York, N. Y. — The Lexington .\venue Florist Co. has recently leased the store at the comer of 57tb st. and Lexington ave. My New Price List of WINTER ORCHID-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED has been mailed. If you have not received a copy, send postal for it. Part of new crop will be ready early in July. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK LOMPOC, CAL. Tbii- Excbaii ge Strong divisions. 3-5 eyes, also 1-, 2- and 3-year clumps, guaranteed true to name. Large stock. Low prices Catalogue describing 150 varieties. Send for your copy today ! S. G. HARRIS Tarrytown, N. Y. Whpn ordering. Thp ExohmiL-* Purity Freesia Bulbs Let every one who wants first class PURITY FREESIA BULBS send address to W. R. Woodard Seabright, Cal. ^'ou will get a square deal in quality and price When ordering, pleiise mttui,in The Excbaoge HYPER-HUMUS PROVEN QUALITY Rich in Organic Matter, high in Nitrogen, carrying the valuable nitrogen fixing Bacil- lus Pasteuranium, which not only replen- ishes Nitrogen, but renders available other valuable Chemicals in the Soil. Odorless and absorbs many times its weight in water, giving valuable drought-resisting quality to soils where it is used. Best for Greenhouse. Nursery, Lawn and Garden Price $6.00 Per Ton in Bulk F. O. B. Cars Colin Campbell, N^e^^^^"" ^* ' •Phone John 2569 When ordering, please mention l^e Eichangc CYCAS REVOLUTA STEMS (SAGO PALMS) Strong and healthy bulba. aize H to 6 lbs. 25 lbs. $2.50. 100 lbs. S9.00, 300 lbs. $25.00. 500 lbs. $40.00. THE MOORE SEED CO. 125 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Wlien ordering, please moiitkin The E.xcbange The Uptown Seed Store Harry A. Bunyard Co., inc. 40 West 28th St., NEW YORK nrdpring- pIphs'*' MAMMOTH PANSY (Vantier's Strain) Large flowering variety, saved onlv from select flowers. 1 pkt. 25c.; 6000 seeds, $1,00; 1 oz. $4 00. IMPERIAL SEED & PLANT CO. •:- BtlUmore, Md. "When ordering, please mention The Exchauge June 17, 191G. The Florists' Exchange 1445 HOLLAND GROWN BULBS HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, ROSE BUSHES, ETC. Write for information about the Mammoth Auction Sales that we will hold during the coming Fall Season, of Holland's latest and choicest varieties The MacNiff Horticultural Company 52, 54 and 56 Vesey Street The Largest Horticultural Auction Rooms in the World NEW YORK CITY Southern Cultural Notes Sun^raer is now with us, and one seems to have an idea that a rest is net'essary, but as the old saying has it, "therf is no rest for the wicked." Yet you should temper your labor by the lemperature : arise early, say at 4 a.m., and by the time the lieat has reached the unetkuifortablo stage you have done a fair day's work. Then a couple or three iiouis in the evening is a finisher. Do not try to force yourself beyond the limit of your endurance ; there is another day Cuming. Specimen Plants There has been, in the past few years, a growing tendency for specimen plants for the porch and rooms, where a large space is given in front and often around three sides of the residence for purch. which, during the hot term, is oc- cupied as much as the interior of the dwelling. Plant decorations are here the order of the day, and for such purposes a variety of plants should be grown, not only as specimens but as porch boxes as well. The variety need not be so limited. Palms in sizes from $2 to $5 are always in demand if good. Nest comes the Pan- dan us. P. utilis has not been given the attention it deserves, while Veitchii is good almost in any situation, as a vase plant under the full glare of our Summer sun. it is pre-eminent, and as it can be gruwn so easily, it is profitable. Cut- tings then can be purchased at from 6c. to lOc. and if properly grown will de- velop into plants worth $1 and $1.50, while the oOc. and 7.5c. plants are ad- mirably suited for boxes and baskets. Crotons have been sadly neglected yet make fine attractive plants for all pur- poses. A light, peaty soil with plentyof water is all they require. Planted with Boston ferns. iDracsenas. some of the bright Coleus in a partially shaded posi- tion, with a few fancy-leaved Caladiums you have a combination hard to beat. Some Neglected Plants Begonia Evansiana is another neg- lected plant that revels in bur Southern climate. Give it a shaded position on the north side of a hou^e. in a bed with leaf mold, well decayed cow manure, soil, and some sand and intersperse with it hardy ferns. Begonia Rex and Trades- cantia zebrina. and see if you can beat it. Another neglected plant is the wild Adiantum — not the tall growing one such as prevails all over the country, pedatum. I think it is. but the one grow- ing on the hanks of Southern rivers, somewhat like Capillis-veneris in its habit. It is the only one for amateurs to grow in this latitude. It makes fronds from 6in. to lOin. high, and for house purpo^ies is prettier than the cul- tivated varieties. Xice plants grown in 4in. pots find a ready sale for 2.5c. each, while smaller stock sells for less but it can be grown under a side bench, so that one may say it is like finding that much money. It requires the same tex- ture of soil as in its native habitat, light soil, leaf mold and some sand. Mesembryanthempm roseum has prov- ed itself an excellent plant for basket and porch box purposes. Many years aeo this was one of the staple plants for this purpose and was offered by the thousand, but it seems to have been lost in the shuffle until recently, as well as the Ivy Geranium Souv. de Chas. Tur- ner which, after all the recent introduc- tions, is the ept. of A^ri.. by R. H. Cushman; 28pp. with illustrations. Breeding- Nephrolepis Perns, by Sarkis Boshnakian. Cornell University, reprinted from the .Journal of Heredity. The Grape-berry "Worm, Bulletin 293, of the Ohio Exp. Sta.. Wooster, Ohio; 47pp. with many illustrations. Bzperlmenta with Com, Bulletin 139. Apr., irne, Pa. state College School of Agrl., State College. Center Co., Pa. Potash, Possibility of an American Source of, Circular 19, published in Jan. from the Ga. State College of Agri., Athens. Ga. Prospective Settlers in Alaska, Cir- cular Xo. 1. Alaska Agri. Exp. Sta.. pub- lished by U. S. Dept. of Agri., Wash- ington, D. C. Mo. Botanical Garden Bulletin, May, 1916. Among the contents are notes on Epiphytic plants, and a list of birds seen in the Botanical garden April 22 to May 8. Journal of the New Tork Botanical Garden. April. 1916. Among the contents is a paper on "The Wild Flower Need- ing Protection." the Liver-leaf or Hepatica being the subject on this oc- casion. Horticulture In Ontario; tenth annual report of the horticultural societies of Ontario for the year 1915; published by the Ontario Dept. of Agri., Toronto. 110pp. with illustrations covering the whole field of horticultural activity in that part of the Dominion, also an ap- pendix to the Annual Report of the Agricultural Society of the same province. $25 to $50 There is a chance for one seedsman in every town or city to make from $2^ to $^o immediately — and more from time to time. For years there has been a steady demand for Atlas Weed-Killer from a certain source — thousands of gallons every year— with hardly any efifort on our part. One seedsman in each town as our representative — our weed- killing expert — can ''''cash in." The arrangements we will make withhim includespromotionwork — advertising — sales assistance — the backing of an old and estab- lished company — and a good fair profit. Are you the man? Particulars will be furnished to those re- plying on their business letter-heads. Atlas Preservative Company Dept. A. 95 Liberty St., New York CANNAS President McKinley, Queen Charlotte and Florence Vaughan. From S-inch pots, $4.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Strong, 3-mch, $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2M-inch, $3.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN Gigantea. 3-inch, $8.00 perlOO. PRIMROSES. Ready July lOth. Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell, N. Y. Wben ordering, please mention Tbe Eicbange ^^1 .1 Bonnaffon, veliow and white; A. J. Balfour, Chrysanthemums pink; Oconto, early white, 2}i-in-, $2.50 per 100. GER.\NIUMS, Poitevine, 4-in., S8.00 per 100. Dracaena indivisa, strong 4-in., 15c. Salvias and Ageratum, 2''4-in., $2.50 per 100. HENRY WESTON, - Kentias, 6-in., $100; 7-in., $1.50 and 52.00. Scottii and Boston Ferns, 6-in., oOr. each. Hempstead, N. Y. Wten ordering, please mention The Escbaoge 1446 The Florists' Exchange Craig Quality Cyclamen PRIZE WINNING STOCK Our Cyclamen are conceded to be the best strain in all colors. 75,000 ready for immediate delivery. From 2K2-inch pots, at $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Robert Craig Company 4900 Market Street Philadelphia, Pa. Branch, NORWOOD, PA. When ordt^rlne. please nifntlon The Exchange A 1 Stock — Order Now 100 ABUTILON Savitzii and two other varieties. 3-in $5.00 ALTERNANTHERA. From soil 1.00 Brilliantisslma. aurea nana, Par- onvohioides ALYSSUM, Double. 2-in 2.00 Little Gem, 234 -in 2.00 Transplanted Seedlings, from soil S6.00 per 1000 .75 BEGONIA Luminosa, 214 -in 3.50 Chatelaine, Prima Donna, 2i^-in. 3.00 Erlordia and Vernon, white, 2-m. . . 2.50 Vernon, red and pink, 2J4-in 2.50 Seedlings, above varieties from soil. 1,50 CANNAS. All kinds. 3-in 5.00 4-in 8.00 DRACAENA Indivisa, 3-in 5.00 EGG PLANTS. 2}-^-in 2.00 FUCHSIAS. In variety, 2K-in 2.50 GERANIUMS, Mad. Salleroi, 2-iD. . 2.00 Ivy Migced, 2}4-ia 2.00 Rose, or Scented 2-in 2.00 3-in 5.00 100 HELIOTROPE, Jersey Beauty, 2-in. $2.00 LOBELIA, K. MaUard, 2-in 2.00 Trailing, 2-in 2.00 MARGUERITES, White, 2-in 2.00 NASTURTIUMS, Double Mixed, 2}^-in 2.00 PETUNIAS, Double Mixed, 2in 2.00 Single. Cal. Giants, Rosy Morn, Giant Fringed, 214 -in 2.00 SNAPDRAGONS, SUver Pink, 2-in . . 2.50 Phelps' White, 2-in 2.50 STAR OF BETHELHEM. Something new, 2-in 5.00 SWAINSONA. 2-in 2.50 TRADESCANTIA. Green and varie- gated. 2H-in 2.00 VXNCA Variegata. 2-in., $18.00 per 1000 2.00 Cash with order, please. OLSON & CO., Webster, Mass. Wholesale Plant Growers U'ht 11 LU'di-ruig. plf 'i'be ExclijiiLgf SURPLUS STOCK FOR SALE °"%f o^opi"iSo:'°" ALTERNANTHERA, COLEUS, best sorts; LOBELIA, dwarf and trail- ing; FEVERFEW, yellow; NAS- TURTIUMS, MARIGOLD, dwarf and tall; ZINNIA, PHLOX Drum- mondii. AGERATUM. SJi-inch pots, $6.00 per 100. ABUTILON var., $8.00 per 100. BEGONIA fuchsioides. $4.00 to $6.00 per 100. MARGUERITES. White. 100, S8.00. STOCKS, WALLFLOWERS and FE- VERFEW. Double. $6.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Best sorts. S7.00 per 100; Salleroi, $4.00 per 100. We also have a fine lot of PALMS in all sizes, from 2J4-inch to 18-inch tubs, in best condition. FERNS for dishes, $4.00 per 100. CROTONS, DRAC/«NAS, ADIAN- TUMS and many other FLOWER- ING and DECORATIVE PLANTS. A. LEUTHY & CO., Perkins St., Roslindale, Mass. DRACAENA INDIVISA Good, strong, bench-grown stock, ready for 5-in. and 6-in. pots, urns or porch boxes $10.00 per 100 WHITE BROS., Medina, N.Y. CANNAS Florence Vaughan. 4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. VERBENAS. Best mixed colors, $2.60 per 100. HELIOTROPE, Queen of Violets. 3J4-in. ote, $5.00 per 100; 2H-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. FUCHSIA, Snow White and Avalanche. 3-ia. poU, $3.00 per 100. COBEA Scandens. Blue. 3-in. pots, S3.00 per 100. Cash with order. WM. J. CHINNICK, Trenton, N. J- W^*n orderlnc, please mention The Bxcbanse SALVIA splendens. 4-in. pots. $7.00 per 100. KING HUMBERT CANNAS. 4-in. pots. 10-in. tall, $8.00 per 100. DUSTY MILLER. 2>i-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. GERMAN rVY. 2)i-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots. $3.50 per 100. AGERATUM. 3-in. pots, $3 50 per 100. MATTHfWS & VARIEV, sch^enk?? ady. nT^. Wlien ordering, please mention The Bzcbanxe Giant Snapdragons White, Yellow, Pink, Scarlet, Garnet From 2-inoh pots, $2.00 per 100 HI? nnafAar Gardenvllle, Erie Co. . r . Boerger, new york When ordering, please mention The Ezchanee Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly particulars as to fortlicoming exhibitions.) Amheret, Mass. — Graduates School of Agriculture, in connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 3-28. 1916. Bar Harbor, Me. — Amer. S. Pea Soc.'s annual show, July 14-15. Sec'y H. A. Bunyard. BOBton, Mass. — Peony exhibition of the Massachusetts Hort. Society, Horticul- tural Hall, June 17 and 18. Cleveland, O. — Flower show and Indus- trial fair, Sept. Greenwich, Conn.— Fall flower, fruit and vegetable show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 1916. Bartford, Conn. — Summer show of the Connecticut Hort. See, June 27-28. Lancaster, Pa. — Flower Show, Nov. 9-11. ]&ewiston, Me. — Annual flower show of Lewlston and Gardeners' Union, Aug. 24 and 25. London, Engrland.— Nat. Sweet Pea Society's show at the Royal Hort. Hall, July 11. Mamaroneck, IT. T. — Summer show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horti- cultural Society, June 16-17. Medford, Oreg'on. — Annual meet, of the Paclflc Coast Association of Nursery- men, June 20-22. MOTmt Klsco, K. T. — Fall show of the Northern Westchester County Hort. and Agrl. Soc. Oct. 27-29. Sec'y A. G. Ross, Annandale Farm. New Tork. — International Apple Ship- pers' Ass'n, Aug. 2. ITew Tork, TX. Y. — Amer. Dahlia Soc.'s annual show, Sept. 26-28. In Engineer- ing Bldg.. 25 W. 39th St. Sec'y J. H. Dick. Kew Tork. — Fall exhibit Horticultural Society of New York at Museum of Natural History, Nov. 9-12. Sec'y Geo. V. Nash, Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. New Tork. — Annual Chrysanthemum show of the American Institute, En- gineering Society Bldg., 25-33 W, 39th St., New York.. Nov. 8-10. Sec'y Wm. A. Eagleson. "The American Institute, 322-324 W. 23d st. Orange, N. J. — Dahlia show of the N. J. Floricultural Soc. Providence, B. I. — Rhode Island Horti- cultural Society's Summer show, June 16. Providence, B. I. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc. Sept. 12-13. Providence, B. 1. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Nov. 14-15. St. IiOnls, Mo. — Spring show, March IS- IS. 1917. Syraense, N. T.— Annual Rose show, June 20 and 21. Syraense, ». T. — N. T. State Fair, Sept 11-16. Tarrytown, N. T. — Tarrytown Hort. Soc. Summer show In Y. M. C. A. Bldg., June 20 from 2 to 10 p. m. Tarrytown, N. T. — Chrysanthemum show of the Tarrytown Hort Soc. in Music Hall, Nov. 1 to 3. 'West SprinerAeld, Mass. — Opening of the Eastern States Agricultural Exposi- tion. October. Tuesday night is closing time for classified advertisements. Mail your copy in good time and avoid disappointment. Chrysanthemums From 2j/^-in. pots Thanksgiving Queen, Unaka, Dolly Dimple« EUse Papworth. Intensity, Golden Dome, John Shrimpcon, Lynnwood Hall, Patty. Yellow Eaton, Unaka. $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 Autumn Glory, Ada Spauldlng, Culllng- fordil, Dr. Enguehard, Early Snow, Golden Glow, Geo. Kalb, Glory of the PaciBc, H. W. Rleman, Money Maker, Maud Dean. Mon- rovia, Mr8. J. Jones, Miss Alice Byron, Mrs. Baer, Major Bonnaffon, Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Robt. Halliday, Smith's Advance, White Bonna£Fon, W. H. Lincoln and Timothy Eaton. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. CANNAS IN 30 VARIETIES From 3H-in. pote, strong plants, $6.00 and $8.00 per 100. Miscellaneous Plants Ready for Immediate Sales Size pota 100 ALYSSUM 2>i-in. $3.00 ACH YRANTHES, 5 sort* 2>|-in. 3.00 ABUTILON SavItzU 2>i-in. 3.00 AGERATUM, Blue and White 2>i-in. 3.00 AGERATUM, Blue and White 3>^-in. 5.00 ALTERNANTHERAS 2}i-in. 3.00 AMPELOPSIS Veitchll 3 -in. 8.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 3 -in. 6.00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 4 -in. 10.00 BEGONIAS. ErfordU. Vernon. Crimson Bedder and Gracilis Rosea 2 -in. 3.00 BEGONIAS, Varieties for Basket and Vases 2H-in. 4,00 CUPHEA Platycentra 2)i-in. 3.00 COLEUS, All leading sorts 2>i-in. 3.00 COLEUS, All leading sorts 3 -in. 4.00 CENT AUREA Gymnocarpa 2}i-in. 3.00 DRACAENA Indivisa 4 -in. 16.00 DRACAENA Indivisa 6 -in. 25.00 DRACAENA Indivisa 7 -in. 40.00 ENGLISH rVY 4 -in. 8.00 FEVERFEW, Double White 2ii-m. 3.00 FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. . . . 2>i-in. 3.00 FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. . . . 3H-in. 8.00 FORGET-ME-NOT 2>i-in. 3.00 GERANIUMS, Double and Single. . 3H-in. 7.00 Special Varieties 3H-in. 8.00 Double and Single 2M->n. 3.00 Fragrant Rose, etc 3H-in. 8.00 HELIOTROPE 2H-in. 3.00 HELIOTROPE 3H-in. 6.00 IVY, German 2Ji-in. 3.00 LANTANAS. 6 varieties 2>i-in. 3.00 LEMON VERBENAS 3 -in. 6.00 LEMON VERBENAS 2>i-in. 3.00 LOBELIA, New Double Blue 2)i-in. 3.00 LOBELIA. New Double Blue 3 -in. 5.00 MOONVINE, True White 2}i-in. 4.00 MOONVINE, True White 4 -in. 10.00 PETUNIAS, Single Fringed 2>i-in. 3.00 SALVIAS 2>i-in. 3.00 SALVIAS 4 -in. 6.00 SWAINSONA Alba 2)i-in. 4.00 STEVIA Compacta 2)i-in. 3.00 TRADESCANTIA 2)i-in. 3.00 VINC A Variegata and Elegans 3 -in. 6.00 VINC A Variegata and Elegans 4 -in. 10.00 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 2 Ji-in. 3.00 SEND FOR CATALOGUE Wood Brothers FishkiU, N. Y. Chrysanthemums Oconto and Chieftain. 2J^-in., strong plants, S4.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Bud and Bloom. Nutt, Harrison, Poitevine, La Favorite, $6.00 per 100. Extra heavy stock of the above. SS.OO per 100. VINCAS. SH-in- 88.00 per 100. Cash with order. RAllornvr Rr/%G 319-323 Onondaga Ave. beiiamy DrOS. Syracuse, n. y. Wht^n onlpiing. please mentiuii Tbe Exobaoge Asparagus Sprengeri Fine bushy stock, in 3-in. pots, ready to plant or to sluft into 4-in. pota $6.00 per 100. R. G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn. When ordering, please mentlop The Rtchangt AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Advertising copy and cuts must be in our hands by TUESDAY NIGHT to se- cure insertion in current weelc's issue. June 17, 191ti. The Florists' Exchange 1447 Just Arrived from Belgium 40CASESOF AIRACARIAS, KENTIASand ASPIDISTRAS In fine condition, which I will offer In their original package for the next two weeks, before being potted, at the follow- ing low prices: AURACARIA Eicelsa. 3 tiers, S-10 inches high. 40c.; 3 tiers, 9-11 inches high, 50c.; 3-4 tiers. 12-14 inches high. 60c.; ;i-4 tiers, 14 to 16 inches high. 75c. KENTIA Belmoreana. 6-6 leaves. 16 inches higli. 65c.; IS inclies high. 5-6 leaves. 75c,: 24 inches high. 6-7 leaves, 90c.; 26-2S inches high. 6-7 leaves. $1.25 each. KENTIA Foraterlana, 24-26 inches high. 5-6 leaves, 75c.; 2S-;iO inches high, 90c.; 32-34 inches high, 6 leaves. SI. 25; 36 inches high. $1.50 each. ASPIDISTRA. Suitable tor porches. Green- leaved. 6-inch pots, Sl.OO; Variegated, S1.25. GERANIUMS, such as Beaute Foltevlne and Alphonse RIcard. 4-in. pots. $8.00 per 100. John Doyle. S. A. Nutt, Perkins, M. Buchner. 4-in pots. $7,00 per 100. BEGONIAS. Lumlnosa and Vernon, best red; Magnifica, best pink. 4-in. pots. $8.00 per 100; same varieties, 3-in. pots, $5,00 per 100, FUCHSIAS. 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE. Light and dark blue. 4-in. pots. $7.00 per 100; 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. AGERATUM. Best dwarf blue. 4-in. pots. $7.00 per 100, SCARLET SAGE. Clara Bedman or Bonfire. 4-in. pots. $7.00 per 100; 3-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. PETUNIAS, California Giant. 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 4-inch pots, bright colors. SS.OO per 100. ROSY MORN and INIMITABLE. 2J^-in pots. $3.00 per 100 . NASTURTIUMS. 4 good colors. 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. COLEUS VerschafleItU, Golden Bedder, Queen Victoria. 2H-in. pota. $3.00 per 100. Fancv Varieties. $4.00 per 100. SWEET ALYSSUM, Little Gem. 2H-in. pots. S3.00 per 100. DOUBLE BLUE CORNFLOWERS. 3-in. pots. SS.OO per 100. DVVARF FRENCH MARIGOLD. 2H-in. pol.i. $:i.00 per 100. MOONVINES. 2,^-in. pots. $5,00 per 100; 4-in. pots, staked up, $12.00 per 100. HONEYSUCKLE. SH-in. pots, 25o. VERBENAS. Separate colors. 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. PHLOX. 2i,li-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. SNAPDRAGONS, such as Giant Yellow. Golden Queen, Giant Scarlet, Giant Pink. Salmon Pink, Queen of the North and Giant White. 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. Nelrose Pink and Sliver Pink, 2!.-.-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. KENTIA Belmoreana and Forsteriana. 4-in. pots. 30c. each. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2!^-in. pots. $3.00 per 100; 4-in . $10.00 per 100. Sprengerl, 3-in. pots. $6.00 per 100; 4-in.. $12.00 per 100. HARDY IVIES. 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. COCOS Weddelllana. 3-in. pots. 15o. CROTONS. 4-in. pots. 25c. LEMON VERBENAS. 4-in. pots. $8,00 per 100. DRAC^NA Indivisa. 5-in. pots. 25o. DIELYTRA, or Bleeding Heart 6-in. pots, 2Sc. FUNKIAVarlegata. Strong, 4-in. pots, $12,00 per 100. ROSES, such as Magna Charta, Grusa an TepUtz, Caroline Testout, Baby Ram- bler. Strong, 6-in. pots. 25c. each We also have a fine line of BEDDING PLANTS, which are now in very good condition. Importer and Grower of Godfrey Aschmann, Potted piants PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1012 West Ontario Street, Aster Plants Semple's Branching, Crego and Aster 'Mums. Seed gro\Mi from selected flowers ; fine, strong plants, $2, .50 per 1000, 5000 for $10.00. GERANIUMS Out of 4-inch pots, in bud and bloom, all leading varieties, $.5,00 per 100. LANTANAS VEBENAS COLEUS SCARLET SAGE CIGAR PLANTS ALTERNANTHERAS LOBELIA SAVEET ALYSSUM ATjiTTTTnivr KENILWORTH IVY GERANIUMS ABUiii.u« THUNBERGIA PARLOR IVY FEVERFE^V BEGONIAS TRADESCANTIA (Giant Double White) ■CENTAUREA, all colors. All the above stiong ijlauts, mit of 2i,:;-iii. and 3-in. pots. $2.00 per KXi: 3rr Iinki, CAULIFLOWER PLANTS. Nice, strong plants, 3.je. per 100, $2.r)0 per 10(10. SEND FOR LIST J. C. SCHMIDT, Bristol, Pa. 13,000 Vinca Variegata Out of 4-in. pots, SIO.OO and S12.50 per 100 Salvia Splendens I Geraniums Out of 3M-in. pots, $5.00 per 100 | Out of 3H-in- POts, $7.00 per 100 Field-Grown Pansies, Full Transplanted $1.25 per 100, $10.00 and $15.00 per lOCO LEONARD COUSINS, Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. Index to Slock and Material Advertised SEE PAGE 1455 Seasonable Plants, Cuttings, Seeds and Bulbs A GOOD LINE OF COMMERCIAL PLANTS, CUTTINGS, SEEDS AND BULBS, FOR IMMEDIATE PLANTING I STAND BACK OF EVERY ORDER SHIPPED. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED IS MY WAY OF DOING BUSINESS 25.00 .■io.OO ALTERNANTHERA. Green. 100 1000 Red and Yellow. 2-in J2.50 $20.00 3-in 3.50 30.00 ALYSSUM, Dwarf and Tall. 2-in. 2.50 20.00 3-iii 3.50 30.00 AOUILEGIA Columbine. Field-grown clumps. $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS PlumoBUS Seedllnes. $S.OO per 1000; in 5000 lots, at $7.50 per 1000: in 2!,i-in.. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va- rieties. Prices on application. BEGONIAS. Chatelaine. Strong 100 1000 seedlings from soil $3.50 $30.00 2K-in 5.00 45.00 3-in 8.00 75.00 4-in 12.00 Lorraine. 2Ji-in 1200 100.00 Cincinnati. 2K-in 15.00 140.00 Mrs. J. A. Peterson. 2>i-in. . .25.00 200.00 Rei. 2'4-in., very best varieties. assorted 5.00 40.00 Lumlnosa and Erfordil. 23^- in. pota 3.00 .'strong. 3-in 4.00 Semperflorens White. 3-in... n.OO Vernon. 2-in 2.50 20.00 3-in 0,00 Bedding. Assorted. 2M-in... 4.00 BOUVARDIAS. Red, Pink and White. 2M- in. Excellent stock. $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000. CALADIUM Esculentum. 5-in.. $2.00 per doz. CANNAS. King Humbert. 4-in.. $8.00 per 100; 3H-in.. Pres. McKlnley. $6.50 per 100. For other varieties in 3-in., price on application. CARNATIONS. From 2ii-m. pots and from soil in best standard varieties at right price. Will quote you on application. ROOTED 'MUM CUTTINGS. 100 1000 Early Frost $4.00 $35.00 White Chieftain 4.00 35.00 Oconto. Best early white, to follow Early Frost 3.00 20.00 Unaka. Alice Byron, Balfour, Appleton, BonnaSon, Chrysolora. Chas. Razer, White Bonnaffon, Smith's Advance, Chieftain, Pacific Supreme. Seidewltz, White Ivory, Ivory Supreme. Early Snow, and other varieties. $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. POMPON 'MUMS. Rooted Cuttings. A fine list of best varieties. $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Also a full list of all other commercial varieties. Prices on application. HARDY POMPON VARIETIES. 2-in., $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 2.14-in.. all varieties. Price on appliciition. COLEUS. 2-in.. in best varieties and miied. $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. CYCLAMEN. Very best strain and colors; fine plants. Xmas Red. Pink, Salmon, Pure White, White with Eye. Dark Glowing Red, 21^-in,. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 3-in.. $8,00 per 100. $75.00 per 1000. DAHLIAS. 2-in.. choicest varieties for cut flowers. Send for list of varieties. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. DAISIES. Best Winter cut flower varieties. 100 1000 Boston Yellow. 2M-in $6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong. 2-in. planta 3.00 25.00 DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 2K-in., per 100, $3 50: 3-in.. $6.00: 3J^-in., $7.00; 4-in.. $15.00; 5-in.. $25.00. 100 1000 DUSTY MILLER (Senecio). 2-in. $2.50 3-in 3.50 FERNS. Table Ferns. In beat varieties. 2}i-in 3"0 3-in ..•• 6.00 Cyrtomlum Falcatum, 3-in.. 8.00 4-in 15.00 Boston Ferns. 2k'-in 4.00 $35.00 3-in Roosevelt. Whitman! com- pacta. Scottil. All 2}f-in. Elefiantissima Improved and Eleftantlssima compacta. 2^4-in Teddy. Jr • Whitmani. 5J^-in. 75c. each. Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, S2.00 per flat; 5 flats. $1.75 per flat; 10 flats, SI. 60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flau. FEVERFEW. 4-in . S7.00 per 100. FOXGLOVE. HARDY. Field-grown clumps. $5.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS. Little Beauty. 4-in.. $7.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt. RIcard. Polte- vlne. Mad. Sailerol. Also other varieties. Strong, 2^4 -in. pot plants. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. S. A. Nutt. Poltevlne, RIcard, Grant, Double White, in bud and bloom. SH- in., $6.50 per 100. Rose. 2^i-in., $3.00 per 100, 3M-in., $7.00 per 100. IIRI.IOTROl'K. Dark Hliie. ■l-in.,S7.IIOpir 100 HYDRANGEAS. Best French varieties. 2!i-in,. $400 per 100. 3-in„ $6,00 per 100. 0-in, and larger, in bud and bloom. Prices on application. 100 1000 rVY. English. 2M-in »3,00 $25.00 StroiiK, 3-iii,. nearly as good (18 4-in 5.00 Strong, 4-in.. $2.00 per doi.. 15.00 German. Strong. 2 J-4-in 3.00 .strong, :i','.-in 5.00 LEMON VERBENAS. 2-in 2.50 Sir.. ng, 3-1.1 6,00 LOBELIA. Kath. Mallard. Dou- ble Blue. 2K-in 3.00 3-in 4.00 Trailing. 2K-in 3.00 MARIGOLD. Little Brownie. 8.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 40.00 50.00 45.00 4-in . 7.00 7.00 2.50 3.50 MIGNONETTE. 4-in. MOONVINES. 2-in. . . 3-in PALMS. In all sizes, Fine stock. Write for prices. PANSIES. Field grown, in bud and bloom Mixed colors, fine strain. large planU 1-25 Extra large plants 2.00 PETUNIAS. Rosy Morn. Strong, 3 '2-in.., _ ■■■■,■ 4,00 Howard's Star. Strong, 3' 2-in. 4.0U Striped and Blotched. Strong, 31 ■ 10.00 15.00 35.00 35.00 4.00 4.00 35.00 35.00 50.00 27.50 Single California Giants. Mixed. Strung, 3-in - PHLOX. Hardy. Mixed. Field- grown clumps 5,00 Fireball. 4-in ■ ■ '00 POINSETTIAS. 2>i-in-. ready July 20 and later 8-00 PRIMULAS. Obconica. Chl- nensis, Malacoides. Ready July, giant flowering, finest strain, in separate colors or mixed 3.00 ROSES. (Bench grown.) . Strong. 4-in., Own Root, for planting out. Arenberg. Mrs. Taft. Killarney Brll- llant. Crimson Queen. Mrs. T. Hlllas. Yellow. $2,25 per doz.. $15.00 per 100. Strong. 3H-in . Hadley. Kalserln. Hilling; don. Pink Killarney. Richmond per doz.. $8.00 per 100. Bench Grown Killarney Queen $10.00 per 100. . .- „„ j Cecil Brunner. Strong. 5-in., $oXI0 per doz^. $35,00 per 100, 2H-in., $600 per $50.00 per 1000. George Eigar. Strong. 5-m $35.00 per 100; 3M-in $15.00 per 100. Other varieties, prices on application. _ ''M-in , Grafted and Own Root, in all varieties, good, clean stock. Prices on application. Place your order now for SM.^fA'lplendens, Bonfire, 100 1000 Zurich. 2«-in $260 $20.00 SMILAX. 2ii-in .;,•■ 3.00 25.00 SNAPDRAGON. Silver Pink, Giant Yellow. Giant White. Tango and Salmon. -"4-in. 4,00 3j.00 Mixed. 4-in „.,,„; l^ STEVIA. (Double and Single.) 2-m. 2.SU Rooted Cuttings. Postpaid... 1.50 STOCKS. Dwarf Snowflake. , $1.50 2-yt.-old. doz.. 100, ,.. $5.00 per doz., $2.50 per doz.. 20,00 7.50 -00 SWEET WILLIAM. Field-grown i-himns 6.00 VINCA. Variegated. 2-in.. 100 $2.50. 1000, $20 00; 2M-in.. 100S3.00.1000$25.00;3-.n^ 100 $6 00: 3H-in.. strong, 100. $8,00. 1000 $75.00; 4-in., heavy. 100 $12.00. VIOLETS. Marie Louise (Rhein- beck Grown.) Clean stock 100 1000 Hooted Cuttings, ready nc.w.$2.25 $20.00 Plants from sod. ready Aug. 1st. 4 00 35.U0 VIOLETS. Princess of Wales. Strong divisions, clean stock; _ ready now ~-^ •'-"" GLADIOLUS BULBS. 1st size, Long Island grown. Now ready. 100 000 America »l-50 $10.00 12.00 20.00 11,00 18.00 40.00 75.00 14.00 14.00 Augusta.^.. 1-50 Halley. Salmon...... 2.50 Brenchleyensls. Scarlet l.oO May 200 Peace o.uu Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8.00 Mrs. Francis King ISO Light and White, Florists' Finest Mliture 1-75 NEW CROP ASPARAGUS SEEDS ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. (Green- house Grown.) $3.00 per 1000; 5000 at $2.50 per 1000. Sprengerl. 75c. per 1000. LILY BULBS. Let me quote you on Olgan- teum and Formosum. There are none better. ROMAN J. IRWIN Plants, Cuttings, Seeds and Bulbs 108 West 28th St., New York ■Phones I 3738 FARRAGUT 1 2326 1448 The Florists' Exchange Nursery Stock t Florists Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits. Roses, Clematis, Phlox, Pseonies, Herbaceous Perennials Ampelopsis Veitchii California Privet Herberts Thunbergii Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. © T. SMITH CO.. 70 YEARS Geneva. N. Y. 1000 ACRES When ordering, pleaae mention The Bicbapse The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND When ordering, pleaae mention The Ehtcbange VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFEBED BT Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. When ordering, please mention The Exchange JanuaryUst to March 15th Eiat— Express ^aaranteed "Zone Rate' "West— Express "Zone'Rate" or bv Freight iid^>iB^ 8^C5£- C« P. Ouwerkerk 21S Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spiraeas, Japonica, Liiiinn Speciosum, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts PRICES MODERATE When orflpring. i.loiisp mi-ntl.m Thi^ Exchange See ads. under "Classified Ad. Dept." Per 100 VERBENAS, in 214-m pots. . . .$2.00 PETUNIAS. May 10th, 2H-m. pots 2.00 SALVIAS. Good stock, 3-in. pots. 4.00 Cash. JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM, Delaware, 0. When ordering, please mention The Exchange California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Largest stock in the country. Low prices for Fall delivery. The Robbinsville Nurseries C. A. Bennett, Prop. Robbinsville, N. J. Azalea Indica For Fall Delivery at Exceptional Low Prices FIRST OUALITY A. Colle & Sons, Destellberger (Ghent) Belgium Ask for prices of: A. COLLE 219 Shoeleather St., WOODHAVEN. N. Y Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask For Price List Moontain View Floral Co., Portland, Ore. Berberis Thunbergii Seedlings to 3 feet. Prices right Specimen TSUGA CANADENSIS Littlefield & Wyman North Abington, Mciss. Hill's Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment in large and small sizes. Price list now ready. TheD.Hill Nursery Co.,Inc.,DX%. Evergreen Specialists Largest Growers in America Peonies at Decoration Day For florists living in the Northern States there is nothing in the Peony line so sure to bloom for Decoration Day as the Officinalis varieties. We have them this year in fine two-year plants and quote for October delivery. Officinalis Rubra, Mutabilis Alba and Rosea at $15.00 per hundred Have also numerous other sorts, good for cutting in early and late flowering sorts Send for complete list NOTE. — Use printed stationery. We sell to the trade only, and do not knowingly compete with our customers by allowing our trade prices to get into the hands of private buyers. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., NEWARK, NEW YORK When ordering, pleaae mention Ttie Escbauge EVERGREEN TIME This is Evergreen time. The hest of tiniea to decide jast what yoo need. Don't wait till Sprinc to plant. liv^SI North AbinstOD S^5\'i' ^m^ TFsr: E^^^^^^CTKS BUY NOW Huvnoiv-plantin August 111" September. Buy Bay state grown Eveigreens. They have back bone. Ttiey have the roots. They ire top notcn in every way. To the Heart of Leisureland Where woods are cool, streams alluring, vacations ideal. Be- tween New York City (with Albany and Troy the gateways) and Lake George The Adirondacks Lake Champlain The North and West The logical route is "The Luxurious Way " Largest and most magnificent river steamships in the world DAILY SERVICE Send for free copy of Beautiful "Searchlight Magazine " HUDSON NAVIGATION CO. Pier 32, North River New York ''The Searchlight Route' Did You Know That Our Stock is Second to None and True to Name? THE EAST END NURSERY CO. Care A. MORAIO, 55 Purchase St., RYE, N. Y. When ordering, please meptiou The Excbange LARGE PINES, SPRUCES, HEMLOCK, RHODODENDRONS, KALMIAS, ETC. The F, E. Conine Nursery Co. Stratford, Conn. Reference : Duon & Bradstreet. Established 21 years When ordering, please mi^ntlon The Excliange CYCLAMEN Splendena Glg&nteunn Hybrids Our strain of Cyclamen it second to none; we can furnish same in all standard colors, twice transplanted from Sata, at t3.60 per 100, {30.00 per 1000. DRACAENA InJlvlsa. From 2H-in. pots, ta.OO; from 3-in. pots, 5.00; from 3H-in. pots, 16.00 per 100 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. From 2H->n. pots, »300; ASPARAGUS Spren- ger., from 3-in. pots, »4.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa. BEDDING PLANTS GERANIUMS. In bud and bloom. 100 1000 Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Grant and White. SH-in J6.00 $50.00 3-in 3.00 2K-in 2.50 20.00 VINCA Variegata. 3 J^-in 6.00 50.00 AGERATUM, Blue, 3-in 4.00 2i.i-in 2,50 SALVIA Splendens and Bonfire. 2K-in 2.25 20.00 3-in 4.00 ALTERNANTHERA. Red and yel- low. 2-in 2.00 20,00 COLEUS, Verschaffeltii, Golden Redder and Firebrand. 2j4-in... 2.50 ASSORTED FERNS. Strong, healthy plants, including Cyrtomium Fal- catum and Aspidium Tsusse- mense. 2;4'-in 3.00 25.00 3-in 6.00 55.00 Cyrtomium Falcatum. 4-in. . . ,12,00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus Seedlings 1.00 8.00 ADIANTUM Cuneatum. 4-in 15,00 FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J. GOOD STOCK At Reasonable Prices 100 DRAC/BNA Indlvisa. 3-in pots $5,00 DRACjENA Indivisa. 4-in. pots 10.00 FEVERFEW, Little Gem. 2>i-in. pots 2.00 GERANIUMS,Mme.SaUerol. 2«-in.potfc 2.00 GERMAN IVY. 2}i-in 2.00 rVY GERANIinblS. Fine mixed. 2M-ln. pots 3.00 ROSE GERANIUMS. 2X-in. pota 2.60 LEMON VERBENA. 3-in. pots 3.00 LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. pots 6.00 HELIOTROPE. 2Ji-in 2.00 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2 Wf-in. • ■ . 250 (RAMSBURG'S STRAI^O VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.00 VINCA Variegata. 3>i-in 6.00 FLORIST West Kenpebunli. Me. F. A. EMMONS, Wheo orderlag. please mentloa The Eidiauge When ordering, please meotloQ The Exchange SURPLUS ABOVE MY OWN REQUIREMENTS 1000 LOBELIA, Kathleen MaUard, 3in., at 6c. 200 CUPHEA. 3-in., at 4o. 500SPRENGER1. 2!4-in., at 2Ho. 600 BEGONIA Chatelaine. 4-in.. at lOo. 300 VINCA variegata. 4-in., at lOo. 200 VINCA elegans. 4-in., at lOo. 100 MAD. SALLEROI. 3-in , at 5c, 500 FORGET-ME-NOT (field clumps), at 5o, 100 IMPATIENS. 4-in. (in bloom), at 7Hc- 100 DRAC/SNA Indivisa. 3-in. at 6c. 100 C.\NNA, Mme. Herat. 4-in., at 7o. 150 PENTSTEMON Sensation. 2}i-in., at 4o. All first-class stock. Cash, please. J. H. FREDERICK, Johnstown, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange POT-GROWN WISTARIA AMPELOPSIS Veitchii AMPELOPSIS Ouinquefolia ARISTOLOCHIA EUONYMUS Radicans variegated A. L. MILLER Rockaway Boulevard and Sutphln Road JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND When ordering, please mention The Exchange June 17, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1449 ursery Department Conducted by Joseph Meehan AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN President, E. 8. Wklch, Shenandoah, la.: Vioe- preaident, John Wat»on, N. Y.; Treasurer, Petek YOUNCERS. Geneva. Neb.; SecreUry, John Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 41st Annual Convention will b* held in Milwaukee, Wii., June 28-30 '1 1 Fothergilla alnifolia (Subject of this week's illu.ilriilion] Though Fothergilla is a native shrub, and not un- common in a Mild state, it may lie said to l)e rare in collections, hoth in nurseries and on private grounds. A reason for tliis may he found in tlie fact that it is hard to propag.ite friim cuttings; still, tliere are seeds to be had, from which a stock could be raised. Of the 'beauty of this shrub when in flower our picture is evi- dence; and there is no other hardy shrub of the same appearance when in bloom. It will be observed that it flowers before its leaves appear. With us in Penn- sylvania it is in bloom in April, among the earliest of our shrubs. This Fothergilla has but the one representative, alnifolia, but there are a few • varieties lof it, some of which have been considered species by late botanists. It is native from Virginia to Florida, where it is found along the shady mar- igins of swamps. Our plant is a cultivated one in Eastern Pennsylvania, where it is en- tirely hardy, as other repre- sentatives of it have proved in other places there, so it could be relied on as hardy even north of this. Its specific name, alnifolia, is well bestowed, as its foliage is much like that of the Alder in outline and upper surface, while clothed with a soft, light- colored down. While its leaves resemble those of Alder, its fruit is like that of Witch Hazel, Hamamelis, to which genus it is closely allied. The appearance of Fother- gilla is well represented by our illustration. Its flowers are white, their beauty height- eni'd by the long pale pink stamens. Propagation from cuttings has not proved easy; layers have succeeded to some ex- tent; and seeds should prove a successful method of increas- ing stock. ,. . „. If one gets AbiesiP.ceaj possessioS of Fir, Abies concolor, from Colo- rado, it will endure the cold Winter in any part of the Middle States. Even the Oregon form of it does well in the milder parts of Pennsylvania. The M'hite Fir is really a boon to planters wherever rei|uired for situations North, for all experience is unfavorable to the use of Firs coming from the warmer portions of the Pacific Coast; they never seem happy in thr climate they meet with. As it develops with us, A. concolor is a sym- metrical tree, the branches of a horizontal growth, with leaves of a light glaucous green. Its growth is rapid. This description applies to the plants obtained from Colorado. When those from Oregon are planted in Pennsylvania, there is a marked difference in them. It is liardly to be described, but there is one thing notice- alili- at once, which is the yellow bark of the Oregon trr.s. This with its other difTerenccs makes it the li anilsomer tree in our opinion. If we mistake not, this Oii-iTon form was the one called .\. Parsonsiana some years ago; but travelers in Oregon tell us there are variations of this Fir, concolor, as it grows in its wild condition, even to differences in the color of the cones. I'or lawn planting one would need to give it room to ex]iand to a tree of some 80 to 100 feet in time, of )iyramidal shape, a style of grow'th natural to almost all Fir trees.. The cones of Firs are always of interest. 'I'liM'-e of concolor are of a grayish color, and in length of aliiiiit four to five inches. ISranches of the cones of Firs always standing erect on the branches, or at least not drooping as do those of Spruces, afford a good way of distinguishing one from the other. Add to this the fact that the cones of Firs fall apart when ripe, while those of Spruces do not, but open to let the seeds escape, then remain on the trees all Winter. Choice varieties of Firs may be grafted on any com- mon Fir stock, hut with concolor and similar native sorts, seeds are sufficient to allow for increasing them. In catalogs of German nurseries which Liriodendron came to us a year or so ago, there was fastiglata advertised a fastigiate or pyramidal variety of our Tulip tree, Liriodendron tulifcra. .Vs Liriodendron in its common form is a most beautiful tree, both in foliage and flower, the variety would prove welcome to our landscape gardeners. A specimen of it would better suit many a position where other trees of similar outline are now used. Even the common Tulip tree is not used in plantings as often as it should be. There is no tree with hand- somer foliage and flowers, and but few so entirely free Fothergilla alnifolia from insect attacks of foliage as the Liriodendron, and its smooth, clean bark should be added to its merits already described. Although it will thrive in almost any situation, the Tulip tree is oftener found wild in low, rather than on high ground. In spite of this preference in transplant- ing, it disapproves of cold, wet ground, its roots at that time failing to "take hold" as ])lanteis term it. This is why it is always recommended to plant it in Spring, instead of Autim:in. Further, it calls for a close pruning when transplanted. With this care there is no great risk in planting it. The great height which the Tulip tree attains in time calls for its planting where such a tree would be fitting, and this applies to both the common and the fastigiate variety. The common form is increased from seeds, but it is a character of this tree that of, say, 100 seeds but per- haps 10 or so would be perfect, so this must be re- menftered when sowing them. Grafting is the usual way of increasing varieties; in- arching is also available. It is possible that half ripened wood in the greenhouse would also succeed. No one could object to the planting of the European Beech, Fagus sylvatica; it is beautiful as a lawn tree, but just now we wish to ■ call attention to our native one, F. americana, for it is not as much planted as it should be. It is not its foliage particularly, but its white bark that attracts attention. This contrasts with the leaves nicely in the Summer season, but it is most effective in Winter. This tree then stands out a conspicuous feature in the landscape, and for this alone it has often been planted, being one of many trees landscape gardeners keep in mind for planting for Winter effect. The American Beech When set out and not crowded by other trees it forms a tree of 40ft. of broad outline, its liranches sweeping the ground. It has the habit of its lower branches drooping, or weeping, especially when crowded, much as is noticeable in the Pin Oak, Quercus palustris. All Beeches are "hard to move," as planters call it. They are hard wooded trees, and whether of the European or native type, great care is called for in transplanting. Extra precaution is called for in getting all the roots, moving with a ball if possible, and to keeping the roots continuously moist while out of the ground. Besides this, prune them very hard. Omit nothing that is known to aid a tree in recovering from a removal. In a wild condition, the native Beech has much of in- terest attached to it. Wherever boys and girls roam near them, their initials are tattooed in the bark, large trees sometimes so operated on as to leave no room for further artists. Then there are the roots near the surface often plenti- fully supplied with plants of the strange parasite, Epiphegus virginiana, its red stems in clusters, sometimes appearing along a length of several feet. We do not remember seeing this parasite on nursery grown trees. Seeds are relied on to increase this Beech. I.onicera Lonicera sempervirens sempefrirens ;, ^^^^ ^ the Coral or Trumpet Honey- suckle, and is one of the most valuable of the wild Honey- suckles of this country. Its hardiness is greatly in its favor, it being foimd in a wild state from far north to far south. As it is found in Penn- sylvania, it is often simply trailing the ground, except where it meets shrubs or low growing trees, when .it uses them to assist it to ascend to some height. The foliage of this scarlet Honeysuckle is of a glaucous green color; those near the end of the shoots, just below the clusters of flowers, are joined together, so that they have a round, trumpet-shaped appear- ance, from which the cluster of flowers appear to spring. This is quite a distinguishing feature of this species from others, though not from all. The flowers come in clusters of about a half dozen or more, are of a bright scarlet color, but have no odor. It has been described in some works as growing to some height, but though we have seen it often in a wild condition it has always been as of from 4ft. to 6ft., and as a plant half shrub and half vine. It can be increased from seeds, cuttings or layers. Under the names of Ash-leaved Maple, A^h-leaved jj^^ Elder and the botanical ones of Maple Acer Negundo and Negundo fraxinifo- lium, the tree is well know'n and has been much planted in the past. The early settlers on our prairies fomid it just what they required to give some wood and shade quickly, even if its wood was of little value, and even today it is not entirely out of planting lists. Itis strange, too, when its wood is of so little value, that quite a number of its seedlings are raised in Europe. Seedsmen tell us that there are calls for its seeds al- most regularly from certain quarters of Europe, show- ing that it must be used quite extensively. Though botanists do not appear to recognize it, there are two kinds of this Maple. The western one is much the superior in growth of the more southern one. The latter is a low growing, bushy kind, while the western one makes to a t.all tree, and it has its young branches of a light blue color. In fact it is sometimes known as the Blue Stem Ash, and the name Box Elder is con- sidered to apply to it more than to the more southern one, which is better known as Ash-leaved Maple. In this respect these trees are similar in growth to the Catalpas, the western one a tall tree, the southern 6ne low growing. 1450 The Florists' Exchange The "Silent Smith' "I never knew it could be done!" IIIIII!llllllllllllllllllllinil!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM T HIS exclamation is often heard after our represent- ative has shown a typist how to accomplish some desired result on the L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Q There are so many things about this machine that add to the quality and quantity of work of an operator that we have written about them in two booklets, \yhich are yours for the asking. Q "The Silent Smith" is the title of the one on the Silent models, while the Standard models are described in "A Lesson in Operating." Q, Send for the one you wish today. L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company Factory and Home Office: Syracuse, N. Y. Branches in all Principal Citiea 311 BROADWAY - - NEW YORK CITY Piliiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiy iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiB When ordering, pleaae mfptlop The Klrohangp GET YOUR SUPPLY NOW! F.FR.X.IRSA'S INSECTICIDE Is good forrosebugs, cutworms, currantworms, cabbage, cauliflower and onion mites, white and green flies, aphis, scales and red spiders A»k for circular. Dealers aak for trade ditcount F. FR. X. IRSA, AMAGANSETT, N. Y. "Roseguard" When ordering, please mention The Exchange Geraniums Ricard, Poitevine, S. A. Nutt. 3K-in. pots, S6.00 per 100. S. A. Nutt. 2'i-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Mme. Sallerol. SU-in. pots, J5.00 per 100. LOBELIA Kathleen Mallard. 3-in. pots. 100 $3 00. AGERATUM, Stella Gurney. 3-in. pots, lOO'SS.OO. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 3i.>-in.pots, 100 $6.00. FUCHSIAS. Double varieties. 3}»-in. pots, 100 S6.00. HELIOTROPE. Dark blue. 3 ' i-in. pots, 100 $5.00. DUSTY MILLER. 2"2-in. pots, 100 $2.50. SWEET ALYSSUM, Little Gem. 2;i-in. pots, 100 S2.00. COLEUS. Mixed varieties. 214-in. pots, 100 $3.00. VERBENAS. Separate colors. 214-in. pots, 100 $2.00. Cash with order. E. C. Rogers, Roslindale, Mass. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Salvia Slendens 3H-in.; fine plants; showing color, $5.00 per 100; 2J4-in-, nice, stocky plants, $2.50 per 100, Cash with order. John R. Mitchell, Madison, N. J. AVh'-n "niering. til.-asf nii'ii«i..n The Exchange Vinca Variegata 3-in., $3 50 per 100; 4-in., $7.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt and others, 2-in., $2.25 per 100; 3-in., J3.50 per 100; 4-in., $6.00 per 100. COLEUS. Red and mixed, 3-in., $3.25 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Patty. Rooted Cutr tings, $2,00 per 100. W. J. FREDERICK 29 Helderberg Avenue, SCHENECTADY. N. Y. When ordering, please mention The E.Tebange Snapdragon Nelrose We have several thousand well rooted plants of NELROSE Snapdragon from rooted cuttings. iqq iqoo Out of Thumb Pots $3.50 $35.00 Out of 3-inch pots 5.00 50.00 Out of 4-inch pots 8.00 80.00 Fine, well rooted plants ready now. W. & H. F. EVANS Rowlandville, Philadelphia, Pa. When orderlpg. please tnentloo The Bichangg COLEUS. Verschaffeltli. G. Redder and others. 2-in. pots, $1.60 per lUO GERANIUMS, Nutt. Ricard, Doyle. Buchner. 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. SINGLE PETUNIAS. STOCKS, PHLOX, VER- BENAS. 2-in., $1.50 per 100; 3-in.. $3.00 per 100. EGG PLANT. TOM.\TOES, CAULIFLOWER, PEPPERS, CABBAGE, 2-in. pots, Sl.OO per 100. CELERY. 40c. per 100. Cash with order, please. ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange English Ivy Fine, strong 2-inch stock, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. HENRY ENGLER 4651 Lancaster Ave.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wben ordering, pleaae mention The Bichanc* Anglin^aWalshCo. WILLIAMSBRIDGE, N. Y. 'Phone, Woodlawn 1470 Carnation and Chrysanthemum Rooted Cuttings ^variSraMd'^priMS." Asparagus Piumosus Seedlings Nice, strong stock, $1.00 per 100, $S 00 per 1000; at $7.50 per 1000 in 5000 lots; 2>i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Begonias for Bedding Vernon, Lumlnosa, Semperflorens. From 214-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cannas— All Varieties From 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. King Humbert, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. CoIeUS Rooted Cuttings VerscbaDeltil, Golden Redder, Golden Oueen, Beckwlth's Gem, and many other good varieties. Rooted cuttings, $7.00 per 1000; 2>i-in. pots, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cyclamen 2H-'a. pots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Dracaena Indivisa 3.00; 3-in. poti 10 per 100. Ferns 2K-in. pots, $3.00; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 3H-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. For Ferneries, in best assortment. 2)^-in., $3.00 per 100. joo looo Boston $4.00 $35.00 Elegantissima 6.00 50.00 Whitman! 5.00 40.00 Scottli 5.00 40.00 Roosevelt 5.00 40.00 Teddy. Jr 6.00 50.00 English Ivy 2yi-vi. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Verbenas 2Ji-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 Bouvardias 2M-in. poU. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per lOOG Snapdragon All colors, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Wbeii ordering, please mention The Exchange Advertising Nursery Stock in F. E.PAYS and PAYS WELL Bachelor's Buttons. Single or Double. — ■ Which are grown mostly for market, single or double Bachelor's Buttons — R. G., Va. — The Zinnias or Bachelor's Buttons which are grown for the wholesale flower market are usually the double varieties; choice single varieties are also some- times grown. Iiengtta. of Flower Stems. — "What is the length of stems of first-class green- house grown Spanish Iris. Cosmos and Calendula as cut for market sale? — R. G.. Va. — First-class Spanish Iris when sent into the market usually has stems from 15in. to ISin. long. In the early part of the season the stems of those grown under glass are often no longer than 12in. Cosmos is not cut on single stems, but branches are cut bearing a number of flowers, and several of these branches are tied into a bunch: the length of these is usually ISin. to 24in. Calendulas are not long stemmed flowers; first-class blooms are usually on stems from lOin. to 18in. long. Bemoving' tbe Flower Stalks of Ger- man Iris after Blooming-.^^Vill you kindly inform me through the columns of The iSxchange whether in your opinion, it is better to remove the flower stalks of the German Iris after they are done bloom- ing, or to leave them on the plant until they dry up and disappear naturally for the good of the plant for next year's blooms. — W. B. P., Conn. — It will be better after the German Iris have finished blooming, we think, to remove the flower stalks on the general principle that if they are not removed much of the strength of the plant will be used in the production of seeds and which strength, if the flower stalks are removed, will go into the general growth of the plant. Salads for Bshibition. — WTiat are the six best salads for exhibition? — W. M., N. Y. — The following six salad plants are usually seen at exhibits: Lettuce, Celery] Endive, Leeks, Garlics, Chives. Iillac Blooms of Two Colors on One Bush. — Enclosed please find two flowers of Lilac, both being taken from the same bush. I would like you to ex- plain to me. if you could, the reason of this bush giving purple flowers, as it has always been white, but now very little of the white is left. It has never been cut to a great extent, as it was always too much admired, being such a large white. It grows quite near to other Lilacs both purple and white. What could I do to save what is left of 20,000 Geraniums 3' 2-inch at S6.75 per 100. Nutt, Presilly, Ricard, Gloire de France, Beaute, Jean Oberle, Mme. Buchner. LEMON VERBENAS. $10.00 per 100. Per 100 COLEUS. 214-in S2.50 ACHYRANTHES. 2)4-in...; 2..50 ALYSSUM. 214-in 2Hc. each VERBENAS. 214-in 2.50 AGERATUM. 214-in 2..50 DUSTY MILLER 2c. each LANTANA. 312-in 6.75 CANNAS. Flats 5.00 The PECKHAM FLORAL COMPANY FAIRHAVEN. MASS. When nnlering. iilen.ge ni' iili'Hi The F.^rlmnge GERANIUMS In bud and bloom. Beauty of Poitevine, John Doyle, Alphonse Ricard, J. J. Harrison, Mme. Landry, La Favorite and Mme. Salleroi. From 3H-in. pots, strong plants. S7.00 per 100. VINCA Variegata. 2M-in. pota, J3.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, So.OO per 100. SALVIA Bonfire. 2M-in. pots, S5.00 per 100. GERMAN IVY. 2-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. EGG PLANTS. N. V. Imp. and Black Beauty. 2!.i-in. pota, $2.00 per 100. CABBAGE. Flat Dutch, Danish Ball Head. Savoy. Autumn King and Succession. 31.25 per 1000; .5000. S.5.00. Cash with order. S. G. Benjamin, Fishkill, N. Y. When orderintr, i»lejise ni'-iition The Exobnnge BEGONIA BEGONII Luminosa Erfordii SEEDLINGS $5.00 per 1000 Cash with order PETER WENK OZONE PARK, N. Y. SNAPDRAGON Antirrhinum Virginia. 2J^2-m- pots. Rooted Cuttings. Immediate shipments. Seedlings. Ready for shipment July 15th. 84.00 per 100, S35.00 per 1000. PAUL E. RICHWAGEN Highland Ave. and Rosemary St. , Needkaoif Mass. When ordering, please mentitm The ExcbaDge June 17, lillli. The Florists' Exchange 1451 Bedding Plants by the Thousands Our Greenhouses are filled with choice stock that you can plant out at once to make immediate effect. ^<:-T>AWTTni/iG K 4 K„tt ^°^ '"^ SMALL PLANTS, such as PETU- GERANIuMS. S. A. Nutt, »ttac it;r>c>iri r>c OUT ni- Poitevinc and Rlcard . . , . 4-m. S7.00 NIAS, MARIGOLDS, PHLOX, BEGONLA Lumlnosa and DWARF LOBELIA, ALYSSUM. Vernon 4-in. 7.00 CENTAUREAS, 2^-in., $3.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS 4-in. 7.00 ROSE BUSHES, fine plants, 6-in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS 4-in. 7.00 pots, Baby Rambler, Jessie, Erna Calllornla Giants 4-m. 7.00 Teschendorf. ClothlldeSoupert.Grusi HELIOTROPE 4-in. 7.00 ^„ TepUtz, $4.20 per doz. SCARLET SAGE 4-in. 7.00 „.,„„ „„»™, . ^ .. _. NASTURTIUMS 4-in. 7.00 PALMS. KENTIA Forsteriana, B MOON VINES 4-in. 10.00 to 6 leaves, 2S-30 in. high, $1.00 each. COLEUS Brimaney 'l-ln! lO.oS ,,«°^f °°0- ^'°- ^''- «""'•' '■'°- COLEUS VerschafleItU, 60c. each. Golden Bcdder, Queen Pyramids. 3 ft., $2.00 each. Victoria and Fancy Mixed 2H-iD- 300 Cash with order. ASCHMANN BROS., Second and Bristol Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. •UHien orderJQg. please mention The Eichange Geraniums Rooted Cuttings GUARANTEED to any point in the United States as far west as Chicago. If they do not suit you, send them bark and get your money refunded. YOU RUN NO RISK. Pei 1000 S. A. NUTT and BUCHNER $10.00 RICARD and POITEVINE 12.60 PLUMOSUS. Eitra Fine, at $2.50 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. When orderlnir. pleaae mpntlon Thp Rxctinnire GERANIUMS S. A. NUTT. 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. DAISY, Mrs. F. Sanders. 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS, 3-in., $8.00 per 100. VINCA Varleftata, 4-1d., $8.00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower Allegany, N. Y. Wten ordering, please mention The Exchange Geraniums In bud and bloom. 4-inch. Rcard, Poitevine, Nutt. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 4-inch, in bud and bloom. Rooted Cuttings of 'MUMS, Razer, Golden Salomon. SIOOO per 1000, Cash please. PAUL BRUMMER, Corona, N. Y. Wbeii ordfrlnp. pl'^^'^^f ni'-ntlon Tli^ Q£e GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Ricard, Poitevine, ' Caatellane. Doyle. Perkina, Viaud, Nutt and Buchner. $10 00 per 1000. Ca Geraniums S. A. NUTT and Double White. 4-inch at 7c. BRANT BROS. UTICA, NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Exchange Tuesday nigtit is closing time for cUissified advertisements. Mail your copy in good time and avoid disappointment . Preparedness Be wise and prepare for next Beosnn by ordcrinR your stock of Field-Grown Carnation PlantH NOW. Ready on and uftt-r July lat. it, as I am afraid in another year it will be all gone? Can you tell me what vari- ety of white it is? — J. W., N. Y. — Undoubtedly the Lilac in question was a grafted bush and scions of the white Lilac were probably grafted upon the roots of the purple Lilac for the reason probably that this white variety of Lilac was not a very robust grower, and that the purple variety on whose roots the white variety was grafted was a strong, vigorous grower. In the care of this bush the root shoots should have always been pruned off. and the whole strength of the plant made to go into the growth of the graft. The only thing left now for the inquirer to do is to mark, during the blooming season, all the shoots which are producing purple Lilac blooms and to cut these way back to the root just as soon as the blooming season is over and allow all the strength of the plant this Summer to go into the growth of the branches which will produce the white blooms next year, and hereafter to take care that none of the sprouts from the roots which pro- duce the purple Lilac are allowed to grow. Flower for Identlflcatlon. — The en- closed flowers, from which I am afraid the petals will have fallen before you receive it, is from a tree from 15ft. to 20ft. high, growing in Overbrook. Pa. Will you please tell me the name of same. — F. E. B., N. J. — The flower is that of Styrax Obassia. Plant for Identlflcatlon. — I am sending you for identification a bloom that got mixed In with a planting of Poeticus ornatus. Being a late bloomer, I con- sider it of great value, and would like to know positively what it is so I can make a planting next Fall. Would also like to know what are the good yellows in the Darwin Tulips. — W. F. N.. Conn. ■ — 'The blooms sent for identification are those of Narcissus alba fl. pi. odorata. There are no yellows in the Darwin class of Tulips. The fine variety Ingles- combe Yellow, belonging to the Cottage class of May-flowering Tulips is planted to supply the lack of yellow in the Darwin class and is sometimes spoken of as "the yellow Darwin." To Destroy Various Insects. — Kindly mention the best way of getting rid of white fly, green aphides, black aphides, cut worms, beetles and red spider. — G. F. C, Kas. — The white fly, aphides, and red spider may be destroyed by a persistent use of the several insecticides adver- tised in the columns of The Exchange. Other good remedies are kerosene-soap emulsions and soap solutions applied 1 in spray form and fumigations of I hydrocyanic acid gas. Beetles are ; destroyed by sprays of arsenate of lead or Paris green. Cut worms may be poisoned with a mixture of Paris green and bran, one pound of the former to fifty of the latter, moistened through- out with water, and placed about the plants subject to their attacks. Wliat to Grow After Oeranltuns. — Please advise me which would be the best and which would bring the most money in the following conditions: In the Spring time 1 have Geraniums and other flowers for the 30th of May in my greenhouse 80ft. by 25ft. that is about 2,000 sq. ft. What would you advise me to grow in cut flowers from June to January. I was thinking of growing Pansies and Gladioli. — V. H.. L. I., N. Y. — It seems to us that it would be much better to grow some other flowers than Gladioli and Pansies, since Gladioli can PINK (;ood Cheer ■$ Alice Enchantress Supreme. . . . Mrs. <;. Kdward .\kehur8t Pink Sensation Mrs. C. W. Ward Enchantress Pink Delight Slefiwart, Rose Pink Enchantress Rosette Dorothy Gordon North port Glorlosa Winsor RED Champion Princess Dagmar. Beacon Pocahontas, Harlowarden Victory St. Nicholas. The Herald WHITE Matchless White Wonder White Enchantress White Perfection Alma Ward YELLOW Yellow Prince Yellowstone VARIEGATED Benora 100 1000 10.01) S90.00 8.00 75.00 7.50 60.00 7.50 60.00 800 75.00 7.00 55.00 7.00 55.00 8.00 75.00 7.50 60.00 7.50 00.00 Bouvardias SINGLE, 2 "..-in. 100 1000 Dark Red S7.00 S55.00 Rose Pink 7.00 55.00 Light Pink 7.00 55.00 White 7.50 00.00 DOUBLE White. Much like double lilac. . 7.00 55.00 Pink. Soft, pleasing shiide 7.00 55.00 Snapdragons Just remember how you hunted the country ovor for good Snapdragon Plants last season. We have them. You will want them later. Order now. 100 1000 Ramsburg's silver Pink. 2i4-iD.S5.00 $45.00 Buxton's Sliver Pink. 214-in.. 5.00 45.00 Phelp's White. 232-in 6.00 50.00 Nelrose. 2!4-in 5.00 40.00 Nelrose. 3-in 8.00 70.00 Nelrose. 4-in 12.00 100.00 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesale Florists of PhiUdelphU PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklin and St. Paul Sta. WASHINGTON, 1216 H St., N. W. be grown equally well or better out- doors from June till Oct., and the Pansies would be largely a loss if thrown out in January when they should be producing some of their best blooms. We think it would be better to grow early, midseason, and late 'Mums, both the large flowering and the pompon. Anemone, and single varieties. As those finished blooming and were thrown out, space would gradually be made for the Geraniums for next Spring's sales. Best and Surest Way to Kill Azits lu Garden. — Will you kindly tell me what is the best and surest way to kill ants in a garden without injury to the plants? — G. B., N. J. — One good way of destroying ants is to get some old meaty bones, from the stock pot will do, and place them near the nest; these will attract them in large numbers, and they can then be dropped into boiling water. Another way, where there are no valuable plants near, is to sprinkle the nest and runs with a mix- ture of six parts water to one part kero- sent. Forceful syringing with warm water will clean pot plants of ants; and stirring the soil around their nests repeatedly will also tend to clear them out. As a soil fumigant, "Vaporite" is an excellent remedy. It is safe and easy to use. be- ing already prepared. Bisulphide of car- bon is likewise sure; and an article sold in England as the "Ballikinrain" ant destroyer is well spoken of. Booting' Poineettlas. — Please tell me the best way to root Poinsettias? — A. J. A., S. C. — The stock Poinsettia plants are placed in the Spring in the soil of the greenhouse benches where the air is moist and warm, or in a hotbed. The plants are syringed frequently, and the soil is kept uniformly moist. Shoots will soon appear, and when of suitable size, they may be cut off and put into the propagating bench, where they will soon strike root, if kept warm and moist. If the plants are set out in mid-April or early May, three to five crops of cuttings may be taken off by mid-July. The Cnltnre of Tiffs. — Will Figs, such as Celeste. White Genoa and Brown Turkey, Winter well outside In this climate (Conn.)? Mine do not; they die from the main buds down to the ground, and they start from there Into growth again. What protection is needed for very large plants that cannot be lifted in Fall? Will these varieties bear twice in one season? How should a plant be trained from the ground, so as to bear abundance of fruit? — E. L., Conn. (Question Box continued on page 1454) Gerani lums Fine, 3-inch slock, in bud and bloom. S. A. Nutt, Poitevine and Buchner. $4.00 per 100, S35.00 per 1000. 2-mch stock, also Scarlet Bedder and Ricard. $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS of same. $12.50 and $10.00 per 1000. Rudolf Nagel 51 S So. We.t End Ave., LANCASTER, PA. Whpn nrdfring, t>I«'iisp iri'iif t-m Th" KTn)innge Geraniums RE.\I>V FOR SlIII'.Ml Nl ROOTED CUTTING.S — Ricard. Poitevine, Doyle, Nutt, Buchner, $10.00 per 1000. 2-inch fine stock of Poitevine. Doyle. $2.00 per 100, $1N 0(1 PIT 100(1. ("':i^h witli onliT. PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, LANCASTER, PA. When ordering, pleaae mention The Eicbange Geraniums In bud an(i bloom. .'Strong plants. S. A. Nutt, Beaute Poitevine. Mme. Bucliner. 3H-inch pots, $6.00 per 100. SALVIA. 3-inch pots, $4.00 per 100. HOLLYHOCKS. Strong seeiilingB, $3.00 per 100. WANSKUCK GREENHOUSES 969 Douglai Avenue, PROVIDENCE. R. I. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Geraniums S. A. NLlTF. POITEVINE and RIC.\RD. Fine, healthy stock in 3H and 4-inch pots, S8.00 per 100. Cash, please. F. H. BAILEY, R. F. D. No. 2, NASHUA, N. H. 1452 The Florists' Exchange FERN SEEDLINGS. By Oie million, now ready for potting, beet stock ever produced, every plant guaranteed to please, or money back. Assort- ment of 15 best Fern Dish varieties, strong, un- divided clumps, $1.00 per 100, S9.50 per 1000. In 10.000 lots, $9.00 per 1000; in 25,000 lots, $8.50 per 1000. Ask for Price List illustrating 30 best Table Ferns to select from. FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy, full grown, 2J-4-in. stock, in best assortment, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2M-in. stock, right size for center plants. SI. 30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Farleyense Glorlosa. Strongest, prettiest and most productive of fancy Adian- tums. Always in demand, requires no more heat or care than a Boston Fern. Well grown, 2M-in. stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100. Large cut fronds, shipped safely any distance, $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Farleyense. Splendid 2-in. stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Regina; and Rhodophyllum. Two pretty desirable Ferns, 2K-in., $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Cuneatum. Best common, com- mercial Maidenhair Fern for pot or cut. Well grown, 2J4-in. stock, S3. 50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Strong Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUM Schiedei. (King of Ferns.) Perfect 4-in. plants, $6.50 per doz., $50.00 per 100. ALSOPHILA Australis. Extra strong seedlings, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, SS.OO per 1000. In 5000 lots, $7.00 per 1000. From 2,i-4-in. pots, in per- fect condition, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Sprenfterl. Strong Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000; 2>i-in., S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 3-in., $7.00 per 100. J. F. Anderson FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. Fern Seedlings Best stock in country, assortment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, Sl.OO per 100, $9.60 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full-grown, 6ne stock, from 2}i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; from 3-in., $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seed- lings, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Fine stock from 2)4-in. poU, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A. Peterson Wood Court TarTTtowD'OD'Hadsoo, N. Y. When orderinK. please mf^ntloD Tbp Bxcbanjr* FERNS Assorted Table Ferns Out of 2>i-inoh pota, $3.00 er 100 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS Extra heavy. From 2J^-inch pota. $3.00 per 100. $27.50 per 1000. KENTIA BELMOREANA From 2 ^-inch pota, 3 leaves, m $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000; * 3-inch pots. 5 leaves. $15.00 per 100. All express orders. Cash with order, please B.SOlTAUfERN[RYiVA.fI,lS.N*.T When ordering, please mentlop The Exchange The Home of the Scottii Ferns JOHN SCOTT Rutland Rd. & East 45th St., BROOKLYN, N. Y 100 1000 Whltmanl Improved $5.00 $40.00 Whitman! Compacta 5.00 40.00 RooeeTAlts fl.OO 40.00 Bostooa 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENPY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN, MASS. U/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR The End of the Bedding Season Rest YouF Houses When you get over the main rush of the betiding season .vou cannot do any- thing better than move all the stock left on hand together. It will not only make it look better but easier to take care of, besides giving the benches the stock was on a much needed rest. Not enough re- tail growers as yet realize the great bene- fit of resting benches and houses at this time of the year. To keep the floor of your houses soaking wet all Winter and during Spring will sour things ; it will help to create fungi and other pests quicker than anything. Every plant house should have a period of rest at least a few days each year. There is nothing better than a thorough drying out. Shut the ventilators if you wish and bake things. Tlie best time of any to fumigate a greenhouse properly for white, black or greenfly is when the house is empty. That's the time to make an extra good job of it. You can go as far as you like and get into every cor- ner and crack which is often not possible when plants are in the houses. By all means get the remnants of your bedding stock together into one house if possible and let the other houses have a rest. Clean out underneath the benches as well as on top and dry things out. It is every bit as important as painting. Your Carnations, 'Mums, or any other stock you are going to put in will do better on account of it. Even in es- tablishments where the houses are con- nected with no partitions between them, arrangements can be made to give sec- tions a rest. It is well worth the trouble and expense. It will all come back. Mrs. F. Sander Marguerite Sickly Stock and a -Cure For It A good many growers complain about their Mrs. F. Sander Marguerites be- having badly. The plants seem to be af- fected with some sort of blight. This same trouble also occasionally affects the ordinary Paris Daisy, not so much the yellow as the white sort, perhaps due partially to the fact that the yellow seems to have a far better constitution and makes twice the growth. I don't know of any remedy for the Sanders Marguerite but to dump all sick stock and avoid any heavily manured soil for the good plants. Last November we planted about 100 plants into a bench which had contained 'Mums, in soil full of manure and chemical fertilizer of a half dozen different kinds. Every one of these Marguerites produced a yellow, sickly growth before Spring while those of the same batch of plants planted at the end of a Carnation bench in stiff clay and hardly any manure, did well and are still giving us extra fine flowers. If you have trouble at all with your stock don't look up stuff in a bottle, for most likely it is due to your soil and drainage. Keep the stock in only moder- ately rich soil. When the plants begin to flower is time enough to feed them. Do the same with them as you would to your other Chrysanthemums. Whatever .vou do don't take any sick growth to use for cuttings; if your stocky isn't as well as it ought to be. dump it and get healthy plants. There are plenty to be had in the country and every florist should grow this the best of all the Mar- guerites. Pot Plants Their Care During Summer Whether you have Azaleas, Roses, Cyclamen, Stevia. Chrysanthemums or anything else in the plant line which is to be grown in pots during the Summer months, the stock must be watered prop- erly in order to develop. Any plant where the pot is exposed to full sun- light for the greater part of each day is bound to suffer. The roots of almost all of the above mentioned plants like a cool, moist soil In order to keep them active and in good condition, and to allow them to come in contact with the sides of the pots, heated and dried up b.y the sun, means a set-back to them every time it happens. A plant with its pot plunged into soil, cinders, ashes or some other material doesn't suffer nearly as much, not that even such are checked in their growth if allowed to dry out too much and often. Whenever you can plunge the pots of the stock up to the rim it is a great help, especially with plants when good foliage counts for a lot. No mat- ter what sort of plants you handle in pots, the smaller the pots the better. Nothing detracts more from a well grown Cyclamen or Chrysanthemum than being overpotted. It is simpler to grow a good single stem 'Mum in a bench hardly holding 4ins. of soil, and planted 6in. apart, than to grow that same plant in a 6in. pot. Why? Because you have more moisture in the bench, the roots can roam and are not crowded into a massive ball, yet you can grow a fairly good 'Mum in as small a pot as a 4in. if you plunge the pot and feed the plant properly. If you really want better re- sults with the plants kept in pots during Summer, you must pay more attention to keeping the roots in a thriving condition. More depends on that than almost an.v- thing else. To keep surrounded at all times with a cool and moist soil means to encourage the growth of your plants. Dracaena indivisa Field Culture for the Small Stock Just as many Dracaena indivisa as ever were used this season as center plants for vases and rustic tubs. Every once in a while we grow just a little tired of them and look around for some- thing a little different to take their place, only to return to them — that is, for gen- eral use, and it is almost certain that we will do so for some time to come. Usu- ally it means to be able to offer a good sized plant at a moderate price in order to please the majority of customers and it is here that the Dractena comes in. We have other plants more beautiful per- haps, but too expensive or such as will not stand rough usage or remain in good condition all through Summer. The size most in demand in Spring is a plant about 2ft. in height or a little over, and in a pot not over Sin. A 3in. plant shifted now into a larger pot and kept growing will be just right for next Spring. Or what is as well, if not bet- ter, is to take small stock now and plant out into the field, lift next Sep- tember and pot up into 5in. With a little feeding during the early Spring months, the plants can remain in those pots until wanted for center plants in the vases or tubs you have to fill in May. If you have to purchase small stock, don't make the mistake in getting several hundred more than you need just because they are so reasonable. Grow the amount you need and take the proper care of them ; that's the way to make them pay. while if you have too many you not only waste room but most likely neglect the whole bunch. If you lift the stock in September it is not nearly as difficult for the plants to get re-estab- lished, and you will lose far less leaves than when potted up a month or two later. Primula obconica Keep on Sowing Seed It is a good time now to sow another package of Primula obconica seed. While the 2in. stock you have on hand now will make heavy flowering plants for Midwinter use, it is toward March that we get the best results with them, and plants from seed sown now. and kept going will be just right for next Easter. Remember that the obconicas can stand a little shade, in fact when starting to flower they are benefited by it to a great extent. The softer shades of pink and lavender must have some protection against the sun in order to get them to develop properly. You can't grow these Primulas in a dry house they need a lot of moisture, good soil, and have to be kept free from insects. Few other plants are of greater value than well grown obconicas. If you can't use them for any other purpose than for the mak- ing up design work during the Winter months, when Carnations and Roses are high priced, the.v will give you good re- turns, but you can sell the plants right along as single specimens, as well as in COHAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK When ordering, pleaag mention Tbe Eichange A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRAC/ENA Indivisa. 2-in., 5c.; 3-in., lOc; 4-in., 15c.: 5-in.. 25c. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-in., »5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Poitevine, Rlcard, Per- Itlos and Buchner. 2-in., J2.00 per 100; 3-in., SS.OO per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc; 4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c.: from bed for 2H and 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. COLEUS, VerscIiafleltU and Golden Bedder: CIGAR PLANT, SCARLET SAGE, Zurich; AGERATUM, BLUE HELIOTROPE. 2-in., J2.00 per 100. Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N. J. HELIOTROPEpe.100 4-in J6.00 VINCA Varlegata 4 -in. 7.00 2i^-in. 3.00 3- in. 5.00 SALVIA Bonfire 2 >i-in. 2.50 GYMNOCARPA, Dusty Miller 2M-in. 2.50 NASTURTIUMS 2i^-in. 2.50 Cash with order, please. E. L. RILEY, Trenton, N. J. R. F. D. No. 2 Phone 4815 Wten ordering, please mention The Exchange SALVIA BONFIRE and SPLENDENS, 2-in., $2.00 per 100 FEVERFEW, Gem. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. GIANT WHITE DAISY. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. ROOTED CUTTINGS DAISY, Mrs. Sanders and Giant White. $1.00 per 100. CUPHEA. 7So. p« 100. HELIOTROPE. Blue. 7So. per 100. COLEUS. 10 lunda, 60o. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Cash. Byer Bros., Chambersbnrg, Pa. When orderine. please mt-ntlnn Tbe Exohanee Best Early 'Mum YEUOWCHAS.RAZER 100 1000 Rooted Cuttings ... ji.so $12.50 2K-lnch pots ..... 2.50 20.00 HENRY EICHHOLZ, Waynesboro, Pa. Wben ordering, plense m'litinn The KTohnnge Carnations F. Dorner & Sons Co. LA FAYETTE, IND. When ordering. p]fii.';e mpntlog Thp Exchange Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prices The Conard ®. Jones Co. WEST GROVE. PA. When ordering, pleaae mentlop Th« Bxehangs Chrysanthemams and Plumosus MaJ. Bonnaffon and J. Nonin, from 2H-inch pots. $20.00 per 1000. Out of sand. $15.00 per 1000. Plumosue, by the thousand or ten thoiuand, at $25.00 per 1000. Cash or approved •credit W. B. Girvin, Leola, Pa. June 17, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1453 THREE HOUSES OF ROSES hybrid Perpetual Roses, in variety - 16.00 $9.00 $12.00 Baby Ramblers, in variety - - - - 6.00 9.00 12.00 Perkins and Red Ramblers, pfanL S9.00 12.00 18.00 24.00 HYDRANGEAS We only have pink, mauve and wliite, in all sizes. In bloom, from 50c. to $3 00 each. In bud, showing color, plants from 35c., 50c., 75c., $1.00 each. Can furnish by dozen or by hundred, any size. Will ship out of pots. Cash with order please. 316 19th Street COLLtGE POINT, L. I. ANTON SCHULTHEIS, made-up pans anJ plant arrangements They will furnish cut flowers for several months and still he in good shape to be sold as pot plants. With most growers these Primulas grow like weeds, but here and there one comes across a lot of plants spread out on top of a hot sunny bench with yellow leaves and hardly any growth. This indicates that the stock is suffering from want of moisture, hut don't make the mistake of keeping the plants soaking wet at all times. Ihey want just like the Boston ferns, some water every day, hut sufficient drain- age in the pots to keep the soil sweet. If you can plunge the little pots into soil" or ashes so much the better ; even while in small pots a light feeding of liquid cow manure is of benefit to them. SingieXhrysanthemums Desirable for the Retail Grower For the retail grower the single flower- ing Chrysanthemums form a paying crop. There are many beautiful varie- ties to select from, all of which fand ready sale in the store. While some of them can be grown to single stems and large flowers will be the result, they will pay best when grown with about eight or ten stems and not disbudded or very little Such will return in the neighbor- hood of from 60c. to 80c. per plant if you retail the flowers and that is as good as can be expected. Plant about 12in. to 14in. apart and pinch back until the middle of August. Such sorts as the white and golden Mensa, Polly Duncan and Mrs. E. D. Godfrey, Dorothy Dunn and W. E. Buckingham are especially to be recommended. Try a few this sea- son ; your customers will appreciate them. Hybrid Tea Roses For Outdoor Planting If you intend growing a part of your requirements of hybrid tea Roses it is still time to purchase 2in. stock and plant out into the field. With just a little care these small plants will grow into large enough stock by next Octo_ber or November to be potted up into 5in. and carried along over Wimter in a deep coldframe. The sale of these Roses for outdoor bedding has increased re- markably in the past few years, and this will keep on. If you are in the retail- ing you must carry these Roses and as most of the standard sorts are carried in 2in. or 2%in. by the larger Rose growers, if you have the space, plant out a good number. The better the soil and the more you cultivate and pay at- tention to them the stronger the stock by next Fall. These will pay you better than Geraniums and Salvias. Preparations for the Future Are Yon Going to Get a Good Start? With most retail growers July 1 means the end of the year's work as far as the greenhouses are concerned. It is the end of the bedding season ; the houses are about as empty as they can be, while the 'Mums are already making headway again in their new quarters, and we have the palms and ferns with us. The bedding stock is about cleaned out and it will be August before we are once more in run- ning order. Now, there are two ways of starting out ; one is to let things drift along for a n-hile as they please, and the other and by far the best way, is to get busy at once, clean up the whole place, get all of your pots straightened out, get every bench repaired, get them whitewashed, do your painting, get the roofs reglazed or repaired. Only when all of these mat- ters have had attention can you say it is time for a breathing spell, time to look up timetables and get ready for a well- earned vacation. An awful lot of money is wasted each year b.y the smaller flo- rists in not getting at things at the proper time, putting work off which ab- solutely has to be done. This holds good particularly with the repair work of the houses. It is put off and off until the man on the roof has to have a fur- lined overcoat and the putty won't stick on the wet rafters, until the leaky roof has ruined a lot of fine 'Mum flowers or the snow is blowing in at the ends of the houses. You are away ahead in every respect by getting busy now and get through with everything. It is just about half the work afterwards and by far more pleasant. The man who does his best to get ahead of his work, will get there and avoids a lot of worry. I don't believe there is another business where a man has more real detail work to contend with than in the retail grow- er's establishment. To do things and do them at the right time means everything, and you can't do that when a lot of mat- ters need your attention which should have had them months ago. Once behind one usually stays behind and the present is the time to avoid it. Growing Outdoor Chrysanthemums In looking over The Florists' Ex- change I read the article on "Growing Outdoor Chrysanthemums." This ap- peals to me very much as I grow the Asters quite extensively, even as late as October 1. Now, if you could en- lighten me as to just what kinds and what colors would be the best for whole- sale shipping purposes and what prices they generally bring at that time of year, I would appreciate it very much. Also are they generally disbudded and put up in bunches as the Asters are. and would it be too late to set them out after hear- ing from you? — M. J., N. T. — The early outdoor flowering 'Mums, especially those of French origin, are just the thing to follow the late Asters. As to being a paying crop on the whole- sale market, that depends entirely on market conditions. Last Fall, around Chicago, with a general shortage of flow- ers, remarkable prices were realized for these outdoor 'Mums, While this may not happen again this .vear, it is certain that well grown flowers will have no trouble in finding a purchaser. Almost .nny color will sell well, but as in other flowers, the lighter shades are to be pre- ferred. We don't practice disbudding, and allow about 10 branches per plant. Light frost does not hurt these 'Mums, but by planting them in .5ft. beds which will allow the placing of a temporary frame around them and glass protection, you will obtain more perfect flowers than is possible with plants exposed to night dews and frost. The flowers are mar- keted in bunches and the present is not too late to get started with planting out P. B. Grafted Roses For Immediate Planting 3000 Hoosier Beauty, $1,5,00 per 100, S140.00 per 1000. 2000 Killarney 2000 Radiance 5000 Killarney Brilliant .5000 White Killarney 512.50 per 100, S120.00 per 1000. Roses on their Own Roots 775 2'4-iueli Hoosier Beauty, SKi.nii per 100, SltO.OO per 1000. 1375 Francis Scott Key 1500 George Elgar 700 Ceclle Brunner 500 Lady Alice Stanley 400 Mrs. Taft 51 M ) Radiance 3000 Mrs. Aaron Ward 1000 White Killarney 400 Bride 100 Bridesmaid From 2i4-in(h pots, .«7.50 per 100, .$60.00 per 1000. 1600 Francis Scott Key 600 George Elgar 2000 Cecile Brunner 1800 Killarney Brilliant 2400 Killarney Queen 200 MUady 2400 White Killarney 200 Arenberg 150 Bon Silene From 3-inch pots, $10.00 per 100, $90,00 per 1000. Let us fill your order from this list. Grafted 3-inch plants a matter of correspondence. >QROn\NLLL com. U'hfii ordering. p|.-ase menti.m The Exelia A. F. J. Baur O. E. Steinkamp Merry Christmas The scarlet Carnation you will eventually grow. Order it now. Dissemination will begin next December. $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000 BAUR & STEINCAMP, Indianapolis, Indiana Carnation Breeders Wben ordering, please mention Tbe ExclianRe Some Fine Stock Sire of Per Per PotB 100 1000 2H-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, . .83.00 $25,00 2H-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Large plants 2.50 22,50 4 -in, ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Large plants 6.50 60.00 25,000 2- and 2Ji-in, CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 20 varieties, early, medium and late, $2.50 per 100, $22,50 per 1000, Try them, CABBAGE, Early Wirmigstadt, Wakefield, Henderson, Early Summer, etc., $2.00 per 1000, Late CABBAGE PLANTS. $1,50 per 1000, CAULIFLOWER PLANTS, Early Paris and Snowball. $4.00 per 1000. Al»^..,n, I R...,.r. WHOLESALE FLORIST AlOnZO J. Bryan, Wa.hington. New Jersey WTien orrlprtnp, alr-ase m.-nlton Th-> Exchange CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS AND ROSES CHARLES H. TOTTT MADISON • NEW JERSEY Wb«a orderlne, please mention Ttie Bzcbanj;* See Slock for Sale ad. Bargains. Roses . ■■nf1f.n T}t- F.xrttHne^ Split Carnations Quickly, eftfiity and cheaply meoded. No tools required PillsburyCaniation Staple Patented ISOG , 1000 35c^ 3000 $1.00 portpaid I. L. PILLSBURY Galesburg. lU. WheD orderlnx, please mention The Bxcbange 1454 The Florists' Exchange Rose Stakes at ^^ Before the War^^ Prices SPECIAL 4-foot No. 9 Stakes $11.90 per 1000 YOU'LL PAY MORE LATER THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY, Connersville, Ind. Continuous Ring Carnation Supports JIS.OO per 1000 plants Whon nrdiTtng, i.lpiiq*' m"nllon The Exrllnpgf Joseph Heacock Co/s ARECA LUTESCENS 6-in. pot, 3 plsDta in a pot, 22 to 24 in. high 6-in. ■' 3 " " 24 to 28 in. " Each .$0.76 . 1.00 CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI We have a splendid stock of this attractive Fern now ready. g^^jj Cedar Tub, 9-in.. 5 ft. spread, heavy $4.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA Pot Leaves 2J<-ln. 4 3-in. S 4-in. 6to6 6-in. 6to7 6-in. 6 to 7 6-in. 6to7 Cedar Tub 7-in. 6to7 7-ln. 6 to7 0-in. »-in. 6to7 Pot r Leaves 6-in. 6 to6 6-in. 6to7 I Cedar VIADE Plants Tub in Tub 0-in. 4 13-in. 4 12-in. 4 12-in. 4 12-ln. 6 Each In. high 8tol0 12 15 »0.40 24 1.00 26 1.26 28 to 30 1 JK) Per dos $1.60 ZOO 4.60 12.00 16.00 18.00 34 to 36 2.60 30.00 86 to 38 8.00 36.00 42 to 46 in. high 4.00 48.00 45 to 48 in 6.00 KENTIA FORSTERIANA In. high Each Per dos. 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00 34 to 36 1.60 18.00 MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Height Each 40 to 42 in $4.00 6 to 6M *t., heavy 10.00 5H to 6 ft., heavy 12.60 6 to 7 ft., heavy 16.00 7 to 8 ft., heavy 18.00 JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., "*''i7H";[.N?.r" Wyncote, Pa. Wten ordering, please mention The Sxchaoge Ferns Torlrlv !»• 8-in., $1.00 each. 1 eUUy, •^r. g.jn , soo. each. 4-in., 20c. 7-tD., 75o.eaoh 4*in., 20c. each 2>i-in.. te.OO per 100. J50.00 per 1000. SfOttii 2^"'°- J5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000 6-mch, 50o. each. Chrysanthemums. John Wanamaker ?J^ ■--»'"«' -^ ""o Golden Cbadwick. 2K-in-. $3.00 per 100. Roses. 7-m., 75c each Madison. Own root, 3-in. $8.00 per 100 Campbell Bros., Penllyn, Pa. When orderlns. plek«« aientlcm The Dxchanc* Fern Seedlings In Flats In 8 to 10 best market varieties; ready June 15th. Shipped in or out of tiats. 1 flat, $2.00; 5 flats, $1.75 each; 10 flats, SI. 60 each; 25 flats or more, $1.50 each. TABLE FERNS from 2H-in. pots, in best assortment, «3.00 per 100. S25.00 per 1000. KENTIAS for centers, 10c. each. Thomas P. Christensen, Sliort Hills, N. J. When nrderine. plense m.^ntlon The Exchange Collector of ORCHIDS JOHN DeBUCK Is in South America collecting the best Commercial Orchids. Some plants are now in transit. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 CHESTNUT PLACE, SECAUCUS, N. 1. When ordering, please mention The Elxchanrc [LMERD.SMiTH&CO. Chrysanthemums Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN - - - MICH. W'Vif-n ordering. pleaiiG mention The Exchange Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. ORCHIDS PALMS and Plants of Every Variety Whi^n ordprlnc, nle»«** mention Thp Gxcbauee THE SHORTEST WAY AND MATERIAL INDEX PAGE 1455 i I Clubs and Societies Connecticut Horticultural Society At the last meeting, after the routine business liad been transacted, the Sum- mer flower show to be held June 27-2S was brought up for discussion. Various plans were voiced as to the best method to pursue to interest the public of Hartford in the promulgation of horti- culture in all its ramifications. The special prizes offered by the firms named below will be awarded as follows: The silver cup contributed by Knight and Struck Co. of New Yorit, will be awarded to the exhibitor of the best three spil/-k. Our office here is in the charge of ^..niv^AVjw- James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: The PlorlBts' Ezcbanire, 143 No. Wabasb Ave., Boom 307. Telephone, Central 3487. FBINCI7AI. BBANCH OFFICES Boston: Robert Cameron, Cambridge, jMass. Indianapolis, Ind.: Irwin Bertermann, 241 Massachu- .'^ftt.s ave. Kansas City, Mo.: Benjamin S. Brown, 205 Corn Belt Building. Iios An^reles, Cal: Henry W. Kruckeburg, 237 Frank- lin St. IiOnlSTlUe, Ky.: G. D. Crain, Jr., 1404 Starks Building. FUladelpbia : Wm. H. Engler, 4651 Lancaster ave. Bell telephone. Belmont 412. Portland, Ore.: H. Niklas, 403 Morrison st. San Francisco, Cal.: G. A. Dailey, care MacRorie- MfLaren Co., 430 Phelan Building. Washington, D. C: O. A. C. Oehmler, 1329 G St., N. W. The address label indicates the date when subscrip- tion expires and is our only receipt therefor. Advertising. — Copy should reach the New York Office nil Tui'stiay to secure insertion in issue of following .Saturday. Advertising forms go to press Wednesday. Yearly Subscription. — United States and Mexico, $1.00; <;aiiada, $2.00. Foreign countries in Postal Union, ?2.50. Payable in advance. Remit by Draft on New York, Post Office or Express Money Order; if paid in- money, please register letter. Teleg'rams. — Telegrams received at this office up to 12 noon Wednesday, containing changes in advertising, will receive attention for the issue of Saturday fol- lowing; likewise telegrams having informative mat- ter intended for our news columns will be received up to Wednesday noon. Telegrams forwarded after 5 p.m., Tuesday, and marked "Night Press Message. Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, June 19. — Detroit (Midi.) Florists' Club. — Florists and Gardeners' Club of Rhode Island, Newport. — Montreal (Canada) Gardeners and Florists' Club. — Garden Club of Lenox, Mass. Tuesday, June 20. — CJardeners and Florists' A.ssociation of Ontario, at. Toronto. Canada, — Gardeners and Fk)rists' Club of Boston. Mass, — Annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Association of Nursery- men, at Medford, Ore., June 20-22. — Tarrytown (N. Y.) Horticul- tural Society Summer Show in Y. M. C. A. Building, June 20, "Tarry- town, N. Y. Wednesday, June 21. — The Weeders' Club, Haverford, Pa. Thursday, June 22. — Reading (Pa.) Florists' Association. Friday, June 23. — Pasadena (Call Horticultural Society. American Seed Trade Association Annual Meeting The thirty-fourtli annual convention of tlie Ameri- can Seed Trade .Vssociation will be held this cominf; week, Tuesda}' to Thursday, Jutie 20-22 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. A bu.sy period is expected. After the annual bu.siness meeting the following papers will be read and discussed: "Accounting and Business Method.s," Robert E. Belt, Federal Trade Commission,' Washington, D. C; "Corn Growing in the Northwest," A. K. Bush, Northrup, King & Co., Minneapolis, Minn.; "Farmers' Associations," John A. Salzer, John A. Sal- zer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.; "Advertising — Fair Play Seed," Frank B. White, Agricultural Publishers' Asso- ciation, Chicago, III. The annua] banquet will be held on the Wednesday evening. Closing Time Advanced As announced in our June 3 issue, and commencing with our last week's number, the closing time for clas- sified advertisements has been advanced to Tuesday night. Our classified advertisers should "tack this up" to avoid disappointment in having their offerings held for a later issue. Copy reaching us Wednesday morning will be ac- cepted, as before, but will appear away from the regular classified pages inider the heading of "Too Late for Classification." To avoid this, advertisers will hel]) themselves and hel]) us by mailing copy and instructions to reach \is by Tuesday night. The Seedsmen's Disclaimer ^-oiiK' interest may be ctntered at the annual eun- venlion of the American Seed Trade Association at Chicago, ne.xt Week, the 20th to 22d, around the disclaimer or non-warranty clause. Various agricul- tural associations and organizations of market growers, as well as caimers' associations in dilferent sections of the country, have .shown, and arc showing, an increasing desire to make the seedsmen entirely responsible for the purity and correctness as regards variety, of the seeds he sells. A new law was recently published by the New Jersey Legislature, which goes into effect on Nov. 1st, this year, making it compulsory on the part of all seedsmen of that state to specify the true name of the variety or strain of the seed they sell, also to state on a printed label the percentage by weight of purity of the seed, or, on the other hand, the percentage by weight of inert matter if in exces.s of 5 per cent, of the total. The label must also give the percentage of germination, and the date when the test was made, this test being very strict, and having to conform to the regulations or methods of testing adopted by the Association of Official Seed Analysts of the United States Department of Agriculture. The seedsmen were taken unawares when the bill was introduced, but made as strong a protest as was possible. They wanted vegetable seeds to be elimi- nated altogether, as there were so many varieties that are indistinguishable in their appearance in the grain, and they desired also to have the reference to percentage governed by the word " appro.xiniate." Their argu- ments did not prevail. In Wisconsin a light was waged between the Canners' Association and the seed companies over the passage of the Wisconsin Pure Seed Law, which now includes garden Peas. The canners there also prepared a contract under which the disclaimer was ehininated, and although a number of firms, we believe, tried to re- afiinn the non-warranty clause, others later accepted it, and tliis has led the National Canners' Association to demand that seedsmen all over the United States guarantee their seeds. The seedsmen say that if for any reason the non- warranty clause were waived, the seller " should receive an additional price by way of insurance, and that in any event the seller should not be liable for more than the purchase price of the seed." The whole seed trade will, therefore, look forward with nuich interest to the reports of the forthcoming annual meeting of the American Seed Trade Association. It stands to reason that seeds, being products of nature, grown under varying natural conditions, are subject to change, and no matter how careful a firm may be, the inherent natural laws may produce changes entirely imlooked for or unexpected, and to make a firm responsible in a case hke that seems to be extremely hard. No house of repute would for a moment dare to sell seeds if it had not expUcit faith in them, and had done its best to produce the finest and best and truest strain of the variety. Therein hes the key to the situation, for the success of the large seed houses is built and maintained upon honest and rehable stocks and service. is in a position to work for any legitimate proposition which the society favors. If the Bill under mention does not pass at tliis present Congress, it would be a creditable action at the next convention of the society to be held in Houston in August, to recommend the adoption of the Mountain Laurel, or such other flower as may be selected, as the National emblem, and to instruct Mr. Gude to work in favor thereof. ' Meanwliile, we should lilic to hear without delay from those who favor the IVIountain Laurel as our National floral emblem, or they may write Wni. F. Gude, 1214 F St., N. W., Washington, D. C, expressing their views. The fact has to be recognized that Congress is not lilvcly to take action unless puliUc opinion is brought to bear in favor of the proposed bill, for full particulars of which we refer our readers to page 1408, issue of June 10th. Mountain Laurel the National Flower The attention of our readers was brought to this proposition in an editorial in our issue of Jime 10th. While in the past the adoption of a National flower by various countries has come about ahnost invariably through some crisis in their history, it would seem peu-ticularly appropriate at this time of world conmiu- tion that the United States should select its National flower. We beUeve the matter of choice and the procurement of the necessary legislation rest pri- marily with the S. A .F. and O. H. as a body, also with the American Association of Nurserymen, and with the great masses of florists, nurserymen and gardeners throughout the country. The National representative of the S. A. F. and 0. H., Wm. F. Gude, is on the ground at Washington, and hJ Gardeners and Parksmen's Field Day Members of N. A. G. and A. A. P. S. to Visit A. N. Pierson's On Wednesday, June 21, the members of tlic National Association of Gardeners and the AmeLrican Association of Park Superintendents will hold a Field Day at Cromwell Gardens, Cromwell, Conn., as the guests of A. N. Pierson, Inc. A large delegation is looked for, both from tlie vicinity of New York City and Boston, both of which points are within a day's trip of Cromwell, lliose going by way of New York will leave the Grand Central Station on the Green Mountain Express at eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, the 31st, securing tickets for Berlin, Conn., from which city CromwetL is reached by trolley. Connection can be made at Greenwich, Conn., at S.aO a. m.; Stamford, 9.03 a. m.; Bridgeport. 9.38 a. m. Those going Ity way of Boston will lea\e South Station at 7.10 a. tn. via Hartford, from wliicli city Cromwell is also reached by trolley. Rose Garden at Cornell Visit on June 22 ' The Hose test garden established at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., will be opened for judging by the .Vmeri- c;in Rose Society on Thursday, June 23. jlembers are invited to assemble in the offices of the Department of Horticulture in Roberts Hall and go from there to the Rose garden. The Syracuse Rose Society is planning to attend in a body. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Benj. Hammond, Scc'y. Beacon, N. Y., ,Tnne 12. Whom Should Wholesalers Supply? .V firm in Xnrth Carolina semis us .a letter in which it exjircsscs the oi)ininn that wliolesalc florists ought not to ship to smaller flower dealers, such as those that run a flower stand in connection with a drug store, as, ac- cording to our correspondent, such dealers are not bona p'de retail florists. Many may not agree with our cor- respondent for such parties are in the business, that is to say, they are selling flowers, they pay rent for a store, and probably do not injuriously affect the larger stores, but make customers for them. At any rate they helj) out the grower, and the wholesaler is only the intermediary between the grower and the man who sells to the public. This kind of competition by those who handle certain commodities a.s a side line t)ccurs in every business and takes away some amount of trade from the firms that "stick to their last." At the same time these latter can give efficient and ctmij)lete service, which is what the drug stores that sell flowers cannot attempt. Off to the War Our ('ontribut(U' of "Stray Notes from Great Britain," T. A. Weston, writes that the military authorities have now called him for service on garrison duty abroad, the call probably being effective at the end of this month. 'This will therefore preclude our bright and racy corre^jiondent from sending any further details of horticulture shows and activities probably for the duration of the war. Mr. M'eston is a married man with several of a family. He hapes that his valuable garden stock, which he has been collecting for some years from all quarters, may be kept intact and in reasonably good condition during the time of his military service. CinxATioN "Yellows" is under consideration by Prof, (i. L. Peltier of the University of Illinois, who has been collecting opinions abroad. One gniwcr over the water believes that when ro(tt acti()n begins in real earnest in the Spring, some pitisonous matter that lias accumulated in the .soil in tlte M'inter is taken u]), thus causing the trouble. ,lnm' 17, I'JIU. The Florists' Exchange 1457 liim- In |ilanl (Miiclidli Inr Sc|iU-iuhfi i'l- IS nnu I>1thcr said that after a week of rain New York had a christening on Monday. It was a little sun. We stili. expect to see the Aulirietias become a nuich commoner feature of the Spring garden than they are at the present time. Just why they are so much neglected is hard to understand, since they flourish as well as I'ansies, Arabis, Alyssum or Daisies. Why not get a c(fllection of good varieties and produce a stock of them? The public only needs to know their merits. We call liochester, N. Y., the Flower City of Amer- ica, and just to jirove that other cities think of some- thing else than dollars, and like to have their name associated with the beautiful, Omaha, Neb., has adopted the Peony as its distinctive emblem and wishes to be called the Peony City; while Portland, Ore., is, of c ursc, the City of Roses, and Waterloo, Wis., is the I'ed Cieranium City. There is a good deal of discussion about the Mina IJurgle Dahlia — the real spelling of its name and its origin. This Dahlia was selected out of a large batch of seedlings in the garden of F. Tillman, Fruitvalc, Cal., by Eugene H. Burgle who wa.s then head gardener there. It fl(twered for the first time in 1007 and beause of its iTU-rits Mr. Burgle named it after his wife. The proper nanu^ is Mina Burgle. Tins week-end ;iiid last, .Tune 10 and June 17, cover the climax ]icriod of Uhododendrnns, Peonies and Cier- iMjin Irises in the Eastern coast States from New IPimpshire to Maryland. The average temjierature has I-ceii about .54 deg., or l-t deg. below the average of the past 33 years, which stands at (tH deg. for this period of the year. The earliest outdoor Roses mostly W. Iless and (ieorgc !■',. Anderson, appointed by William F. Oiide on behalf of the ,\merican Rose Society. .Speaking of the gardens as a whole, the' members ol the comniittec expressed to F. I.. Mulford, landscajie gardener of the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Dcjiart- iiient of .\gricultnrc, who is carrying out this work at -Vi'lingtoii h'aniis and who aceoiripjuiied tlie ]>arly on this trip of insjKM'tion, their opinion tliat a \'cry creditable showing was being made despite the fact that the hail- stonii of the preceding Saturday night had done some lilth" dam;ige to these Iiushes plaiite(l outdoors, and had iu'oken a considerable (|uantity of glass in the grccn- hcHiscs nearby. The judges, in making up the Roses, used the method I'i scoring adopted by the American Rose Society which divides the one hundred points that a Rose might obt.iin as follows: Floriferousness 20 Vigor 20 Cjihir 15 Fragrance In scoring the plants due consideration was given to others in the same class, a general compari.son being had before a m;irk was assigned to any. The com- Size 1,0 Form 10 Substance 10 10 The late Jonathan Nash niitlcc went carefully over the field and diseus.sed each jilaiit before coming to an agreement as to score. tJruss an Tcplitz 18 .\lsterufpr 15 Lieut. Chaurp 15 Mary f'niiiitcFs of Ilchoj*ter 1.5 lii-iiic Mamui-rile (I'Ualic 1.5 I'ImIs Killaiiiiy IS Bt-auty uf Uosciiiawr 19 Radiance 19 Hermosa 20 Gustav Grunerwalcl 19 Killarncv Queen IS I.aily •Mi'"'' Stanley Hi Kntiiein Carola . 1(1 fliiiiTipion of ttic World IS W.-llf^l,., 19 La r.iM-a 19 .Mrs, Wakefield Christie Miller 19 White Killarney IS Souv. de Gustav Prat 17 Mrs. .\aron Ward 17 Graee Molyneux 18 .I.isrpli Hill 18 CIross Herzog Frederich 18 Gen, Superior Arnold Janssen 18 \'ii-tor Wrdier 19 TiKd Wood 17 rlrieli lirunner IS Oakniont 1!' Beaute de Lyon Is Pciiizessiii Mildt ^:it( , 1.') Mdie, \:oi Goldirn , 17 SINGLES Henry Fontaine , IS Walthani Scarlet >• O w b n fa V. 15 15 in r. 8 5 77 S 15 s H 8 5 H5 14 15 12 0 8 4 74 Hi 12 11 « 8 ."> T.i 14 12 11 n 7 R 71 15 14 12 Ii 7 S Sll 15 15 1(1 Ii 8 4 77 17 i:f 12 s 8 7 S4 IS 10 7 5 7 7 74 19 15 12 8 8 8 S9 17 14 12 (! 7 8 S2 15 12 12 8 8 6 77 17 14 i:t 9 9 H 84 111 II 7 5 K 5 R8 IS 14 12 S 8 4 83 19 12 12 8 (1 r. 82 IS 14 12 7 (i 5 81 17 14 12 (i 7 0 80 ii; 12 III 8 8 5 72 in 14 i:i 8 !) ti 77 19 10 11 S S 5 71 10 la 11 8 « 4 72 1:2 IS 11 11 ft 5 71 15 14 12 7 ft 4 7(> 17 12 III B (i 4 74 \2 S 11 7 s 5 r,s 211 14 II 9 8 7 7S i:i 14 12 8 7 4 sa 15 15 i:< 8 8 4 SI IS 14 14 8 S 5 n:>. 15 14 12 8 8 i 7s Mountain Laurel Endorsed as National Flower Editor The Fi.orisit.s' Exchange: I read with interest yimr remarks in The Exchanoe ri dating to a hill introduced in Congress by Reiirescnta- iie Ste])hens of Texas, loiking to the aihJption by that tody of the .Mountain Laurel, Kalmia lalifidia, as our National flower. Wliile no better choice could be made, should such an emblem be desired, I am sure I voice the sentiment of every O. A. R. comrade in protesting against Ihc name Decoration Day m the preandd<'. The G. A. Ii. considers the day theirs, and they know it as Memorial Day, and have protested for years against any other n.ime for the day. It would be a great misfortune should any other name than Memorial Day stand in any mea.surc p.issed by Congress. At the last session of the Legislature of Pennsyl- vania, a hill was ))asscd making this Kalmia its State flower, but it was vetoed by Gov. Brumb:mgh. It was stated in the daily press at the time that another State had already adojited this flower, hut whether this caused tlic veto or not I do not know. 1 ha\'e called the .'ittcntion of our congressman to the iiii|iiirtance of changing the name in the preamble from Decoration Day to Memorial Day. Joseph Meehax. I have always advocated the Mountain L.inrel as the N.itional flower as favorable from every point of view. 11 stands for .something, as a National flower should. It is an evergreen, grows from the North to the S(Mitli, and is not the "Laurel" wreath the victor's crown? Why not let it rejircsent our cimntry! Who does not know the Fleur-de-lis, the national flower of France, with its lea\es for a sword and a Lily for its heart! So let the Laurel, a purely .American genus, represent us for all tin c. .\rdmorc. Pa. Nora H. Ohi.. Carnation Yellows In discussing this subject, our transatlantic contem- pora ry. the Ifortii'uUiirnf Adt'erliser, distinguishes Yellows from the \'cry similar looking disease Stignianosc. the origin of wliich is an attack by green fly, and ]inints out that cuttings taken somewhat late from plants which liave never been subject to fly will, in the Ciuse of some \ai*ie'ies. ]iroduce A'ellows. The variety Winsor- is named. I^ate cuttings from this jilant, being soft and in no way ripened, feci the check very severely of being removed fi-om the plant and soon show yellow discol- or.ations. The conclusiim reached is that it is a tli.sease originating from internal organic weakness. d> I ®btttiarg I d) IS IS 13 12 8 7 3 70 IS IS 15 15 10 10 3 89 Nicholas Kruchten Nieludas Kruchten. lueinber of the wholesale firm of ,lohn Kruchten Co.. Chieagi), 111., died Tuesday evening, .lune 13, at the Swedish Covenant Hospital as the re- sult of an accident from :in overturning automobile; the auto struck the bridge at Lawrence ave., rebounded and turned over, ])inning .Mr. Kruchten between the m.aehine and bridge. Two other occujiiints in the ma- chine were reported fatally injured. Mr. Kruehtcn's death occurred on the operating table a few minutes after reaching the hospital. Miss A. L. Wilson Miss ,\. L. Wilson, the oldest florist in Montg(Mnery, -Ma., died on May 30, after a liclay evening, June 9, at the Hotel Astor, and was l)i-eceded by a dinner at which the following were present: James Boyd, Haverford, Pa.; R. T. Brown, Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, L. I.; B. H. Farr, Wyomissing, Pa.; S. G. Harris, Tarry town, N. Y.; .los. Dauphin, Queens, L. I.; Mr. Feli.\, of Fehx & Dyk- huis, Boskoop, Holland; A. L. Gifford, New York; P. Ouwerkerk, Weehawken, N. J.; Geo. H. Peterson, Fair Lawn, N. J.; Prof. A. P. Saunders, Clinton, N. Y.; E. K. Schultz, Jenkintown, Pa.; Arthur H. Scott, Valley road. Oak I>ane, Pa.; Geo. H. Thurlow, West Newbury, Mass.; F. C. Walcott, New York; Lee R. Bonncwitz, Van Wert, O.; Mrs. Edward Harding, Plain- field, N. J., and Leonard Barron, Garden City, N. Y. Pres. Bertrand H. Farr presided at the meeting, and a number of important topics were discussed. One ot the subjects was the whole question of developing the proper system of registration, and ])ri)viding for the recognition of new varieties. This entire matter was referred back to the committee that has been working on it, with instructions to present a series of concrete proposals next year. Simpler Names for Peonies Another important problem was that of Ihe simplifi- cation of Peony nomenclature. The American Pomologl- cal Society has been working on this, and has made recomn]endations along this line, and tlie secretary of the American Peony Society was instructed to write to the introducers of new varieties of Peonies abroad, stating the attitude of the American Peony Society, which was to the effect that new names should, wher- ever possible be restricted to one word, and never to exceed two words. Mrs. Sarah A. Pleas of California was made an honorary member for her work in Peony culture. Two varieties that originated with her — Jubilee and Opal — were much admired at the show. Lemoine & Son of Nancy, France, were also made honorary members. Life Membership at $25 It was decided that upon the payment of a lump sum of $25, members should receive life memberships, this money to be placed in a permanent investment fund. It was also voted that a regular Winter meeting of the directors be authorized, so that they may arrange the details of the Spring meeting and show, and any other necessary business. A vote of thanks was given to Mrs. Edward Harding for her offering of a prize of $100 for the best new variety of Peony of American origin, not yet in com- merce, the prize to be awarded to such a varietv as the nomenclature committee of the A. P. S. would wish to put into its list of the best sorts. The prize is offered for a light colored double variety in any of the following shades: white, cream, yellow, 'flesh jiiuk, sal- mon pink, pale rose pink. This competition will be open until July 15, 1920, unless the prize is won before the latter date. Two bulletins were authorized for publication for the coming year, to be of the same general character as the society has issued during the past year, and there is to be advertising space available in 'these two bulletins for small card advertisements from Peony dealers who are members of the society. The question of opening membership 'to garden clubs was left open, and placed in the hands of the directors for action. The society discussed the matter of offer- ing prizes at local shows, but action was postponed. Class one in the premium list of the annual show, which has heretofore covered a collection of not less than 100 named varieties, one bloom of each, will here- after specify 100 varieties, neither more nor less, instead of not less. Arrangements are now completed for an official jilant- ing of Peonies at Washington, D. C, and work will shortly he begun under the charge of the Dept. of Agriculture. This is to be a complete and authorita- tive planting, to be known as the American Peony Society's collection. New members to the total of 34 have been elected and the membership society is now over 150. The treasurer's report showed th'e society to be in excellent condition, with a more than satis'factory balance on hand. Philadelphia was selected as the city for the next annual meeting and exhibition. Scale of Points Recommended With regard to the scale of points for judging new varieties, the directors recommended the following, their suggestion to be voted upon later: Color, 20. Size, 20. Stem (including length, strength and foliage), 20. Form, 15. Substance, 15. Fragrance, 10. Election of Officers Tlie 1916 officers were re-elected a.s follows: Pres., Bertrand H. Farr, Wyomissing, Pa. Vice-pres., A. H. Fewkes, Newton Highlands, Mass. Treasurer, J. H. Humphreys, Chestnut Hill, Phila- delphia, Pa. Secretary, A. P. Saunders, Clinton, N. Y. On the board of directors, James Boyd of Haverford, Pa., was chosen to succeed John M. Good, whose term expired. Part of the Daffodil field of Prof. C. S. Sheldon at Oswego, N. Y. (See next page) The Exhibition The number of exhibitors in the various classes was fairly large, and the quality of the blooms was fully as good as could be reasonably expected, in view of the fact that there had been several rainy days immediately preceding the opening of the exhibition". Besides th'e Peonies there were several collections of hardy peren- nial blooms. Among the larger exhibitors of Peonies were B H I Farr of WyomLssing, Pa.; Geo. A. Peterson, Fair Lawn, N. J.; the Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, L. I.; S. G Harris, and A. L. Gifford, both of Tarrytown, N. Y., and A. P. Saunders of Clinton, N. Y., and of hardy perennials, Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., the Cottage Gardens Co., and John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, L. I., N. Y. The blooms staged were of necessity the early and mid-season varieties. The first prize winning vase of 100 blooms, arranged for effect, contained the varieties Mons. Jules Elie and Duchess de Nemours; for 25 white or cream colored blooms the winners were P. festiva maxima, Duchess de Nemours and Albatre; 25 light pink, or cream, Margaret Gerard, Humei carnea and Mme. Calot; 25 dark pink, Mons. Jules Elie and Edulis superba; 25 red or crimson, Mons Martin de Cahuzac, and Felix Crousse; 6 specimen blooms, Simone Chevalier and Modeste Guerin; one specimen bloom, Mons. Jules Elie, Simon Chevalier and Festiva maxima.' In the amateur classes, for three blooms white, the winners were La Tendresse, Jubilee and Marie Jacquin; for 3 blooms light pink, pink, or cream, Eugenie Verdier Therese, and Opal; for 3 blooms dark pink. Mad! Giessler; for 3 blooms red or crimson, Felix Crousse and Karl Rosenfield. There was a collection of handsome blooms of several varieties of Japanese tree Peonies not in the competitive classes, shown by A. P. Saunders. The exhibitions of a large number of varieties of Iris blooms and of a coUecticm of outdoor Ro-ses and her- baceous perennials by Bobbink & Atkins was particularly noteworthy, and those of the Cottage Gardens Co. and John Lewis Childs of Irises and perennials, added much to that feature of the exhibition. Open Classes Collection of not less than 100 named varieties, one bloom each, the society's gold medal and first prize was awarded to Bertram! H. Farr of Wyomissing, Pa. Vase or basket of Peonies, arranged for effect,' not less than 100 blooms— 1, Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, L. I.; 2, B. H. Farr. Collection 25 varieties, double,- 3 blooms each— 1 George H. Peter.son, Fair Lawn, N. J.; 2, Cottage Gar- dens Co.; 3, B. H. Farr. Collection of Japanese varieties — B. H. Farr. Twenty-five blooms, white or cream, double, one va- riety—1, S. G. Harris, Tarrytown, N. Y. • 2, S G Harris; 3, B. H. Farr. Twenty-live blooms light pink or pink and cream dnuble, one variety— 1, B. H. Farr; 2, Cottage Gardens Co.; 3, G. H. Peterson. Twenty-five blooms, dark pink, double, one variety— I, tottage Gardens Co.; 2, S. G. Harris; 3, B. H. Farr. Twenty-five blooms, red or crimson, double, one Ta- riety— 1, Cottage Gardens Co.; 2, B. H. Farr. Six specimen blooms, double, one varietv — 1, G H Peter.son ; 2, S. G. Harris. One specimen bloom, double, any variety — 1 B H Farr; 2, G. H. Peterson; 3, S. G. Harris. Amateur Classes Largest and best collection, one bloom of each, so- ciety's silver medal and first prize— James Boyd, Haver- ford, Pa. Collection of ten varieties, double, three blooms each— A. L. Gifford, N. Y. Collection of single and Japanese varieties— 2, A. P. Saunders, Clinton, N. Y. Collection of white varieties, double, one bloom each— 2, A. L. Gifford. Collection of light pink or pink and cream varieties, double, one bloom each—], James Boyd; 2, A. L Gif- ford. Collection of dark pink varieties, double, one bloom each— A. L. Gifford. Collection of red or crimson varieties, double, one Moom each— 2, A. L. Gifford. Hardy Perennials Collection of hardy perennials, other than Peonies — 2, A. P. Saunders. Three blooms white, double— 1, Arthur H. Scott, Oak lane. Pa.; 2, Lee R. Bonnewitz, Van Wert, O.; 3, .Mrs. Herbert K. Taylor, Ogontz, Pa.; 4, L. J. Ger- mann. Van Wert, O. Three blooms light pink or pink and cream, double — 1, Mrs. Taylor; 2, L. R. Bonnewitz; 3, A. H. Scott; 4, L. J. Germann. Three blooms, dark pink — 1, Mrs. Taylor; 2, A H Scott. Three blooms, red or crimson — I, Mrs. Taylor; 2, A. H. Scott. June 17, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1459 Floriferous arches of the Tausendschon Rose Photograph by Peter Bi'sset New York Florists' Club The last meeting' iif this oliih hefdre the Summer vaeation was held in the clulj's rooms, Grand Opera House Huildiiif;, nortliwest corner of 23d st. and Eight]) ave., on Monday, ,Tune 12. There was a good atten- dance and the weather was not too warm for comfort, so that all spent a [ileasant evening. President Henry Weston announced the following as the committee on the 1917 fiower show: Charles B. Weathered, chairman; Frank H. Traendly, Charles H. Totty, William H. Duckham, G. E. M. Stumpp, Max Sehling, S. J. Ueuter, W. H. Pierson, John Young and Henry Weston. Mr. Weathered stated that the flower show ctnumittec had met on Monday afternoon with the committee of the Horticultural Society, and for various reasons liad hcen compelled to adjourn without action. Another meeting of this committee will be held on Monday, June 19. Report of 1916 Flower Show In the absence of A. L. Miller, chairman of the 1910 flower show committee. Secretary Jolm Young read a preliminary re])ort of the New York show, held from April 5 to 12, which showed that the total receipts from all sources amounted to $-ll,727. The total expendi- tures were .$10,305, leaving a balance of .$31,421 to be divided, half to the International Exposition Co. and half to the Horticultural Society and the New York Florists' Club. The International Exposition Co. must meet its charge of rent out of its share, and the two horticultural organizations must cover the premium list, less the special premiums that were obtained, amount- ing to about .$5,000, besides many trophies, so there will be a very satisfactory balance left after the various expenses bave been met. In the meantime the Florists' Club has received a check for .$3235 as a preliminary })ayment, and the Horticultural Society has received about $5400. Final report will be made later. Going to Houston Secretary Young then read, on behalf of Charles H. Totty, chairman of the transportation committee, letters from a number of railroads running to Houston, Texas, furnishing information in regard to transportation to the 191(i convention city. Without going into details, there are a number of different ways of going by rail, but the consensus of opinion seemed to be in favor of going by water and rettirning by rail. A favored route was sailing by the Morgan line from New York to New Orleans, thence by rail to Houston. The route for round trip — rail one way, boat the other — would be in the neighborhood of $83, which includes berth and meals on board steamer. The matter was left in the hands of the committee, and it is expected that a little later, circulars will be sent to members of the club to find out how many desire reservations made in the official party. At a recent meeting the question of providing a suit- able Iniilding for the S. .\. F. convention, should it be held here in 1917, and a satisfactory outdoor garden hati been brought up, and Secretary Young now stated that the matter had been taken up, and it seemed th;it it would be jjossible to secure either Grand Central Palace or Madison Square Garden for the convention and trade exhibit at a very satisfactory figure. He also re.id a letter from 1>. N, 1.. Ilrilton of the Rronx Itolanie (i.irdcn, in which Dr. Ilrilton stated that he helicvid it would be possil)lc to secure space for the convention garden at lironx Park, if at least a portion of the jilanling could be made permanent. He asked that the committee conic up to discuss the matter. Harry ■\. liunyard also stated that he believed it would he possible lo obtain s])ace at the International Gar- den Chill, I'elliam Hay Park, also owned by the city. It would ni.ike a pleasant outing for the delegates at Ihe convention to be taken to City Island and enter- laincd, and then taken over to inspect the convention garden, if it were hild there. It was reeonmiended that both prospects be considered and further informa- tion obtained. George Cohen of Paterson, N. J., and Nicholas But- lerbaeh of New Rochelle, N. Y., were elected to mem- bership, and Mr. Kenna, recently elected, was intro- duced. After recess, in the absence of any set essay for the evening, .\rthur Herrington spoke on the International Garden Club, and related the story of its foundation, its work at Bartow Mansion, and what its object was. He also told of the recent outdoor show held at Pelham Bay Park. He stated that this show was the first held under tents in the vicinity of New York City, and while it did not receive the expected amount of co- opcraticm from the trade, he felt that it had been very successful as a start, and believed bigger things would ensue. The International Garden Club was a serious organization, aiul the members were spending their own money liberally in their desire to advance the cause of floriculture, and he hoped for this reason that the club would receive the support of the trade. William C. Rickards called attention to the Dahlia show, which will be held September 26-38 at the Engineering Building, 25 W. 39th st., New York, under the auspices of the .\Micrican Dahlia Society and the .\nu'rican Institute, and asked the co-operation of those interested. Harry .\. Bunyard also called attention to the Sweet Pea show of the .\nierican Sweet Pea Society, to be held at Bar Harbor, Me., likely on the 14th and 15tli of July. Those who leave from New York will go by Fall River Line to Boston, thence by boat to Bar Har- lirir, nuiking a pleasant trip. Approximately $2000 in prizes and cups was being offered, and the show prom- ises to be an excellent one. A special prize of a gold watch and expenses from New York was offered for the best exhibit from New York or New Jersey. Mr. Rickards also stated that the men of the East were extremely anxious to have a large representation at the Sweet Pea show from this section. The meeting then adjourned until the first regular meeting in September. Chicago Florists' Club The regular meeting of the Chicago Florists' Club was held .it the Hotel Morrison on Thursday evening, June 8. The attendance was small owing to disagreeable, wet weather. The ajiplications of Thomas W. Head of Lake Forest, 111., and .liibn Ganger, 17 E. Monroe st., were received. The applications of Chester P. Guion, 2730 N. Cali- fornia ave., W. E. O'Morrow, 558 Fulton St., Chicago, and Carl Eiseman, Maywood, which were received at a former meeting, were voted on at the same time, and these were elected by acclamation. W. J. Keimel of the good of the club committee, spoke regarding the annual picnic of the club, which was discussed by the members present. There seemed to be a feeling that it would be best to abandon the picnic this year, and on motion of Paul Klingsporn, seconded by M. Barker, it was decided that there will be no picnic this year. Tlic s]iecial committee ajipointed at a former meet- ing with regard to getting up a flower show along lines suggested by O. J. Friedman at the last meeting, re- jiorted that there was not sufficient time between now and Fall to make all the necessary preparations for a show of this kind, but would take the matter up later on looking toward a large show another year. M. Barker of the transi)ortution committee, was unable lo give any detailed report of arrangements being made for the trip to the convention at Houston. All special rates for the Summer to Southern points have been with- drawn, and he did not exju-cl it woidd be possible to secure any reduction in rates. The rourul trip from Chicago to Houston will be somewhere in the neighbor- hood of $60. A omimunication from J. F. Amniann, Edwardsville, 111., was read, asking the co-operation of the members in getting up a premium list for a Fall flower show to be held in connection with the nu'cting of the Illinois State florists, at their meeting next November at Blooni- ington. Another matter of importance was the decision on the |)art of the members to abandon the July and August meetings, and it was voted that the next meeting be held on the first Thursday after the 1st Monday in September. Ill Ihe ineantime the trustees of the eliib will get to- gether and select a new meeting place. .Several talks were made on matters of interest to the club in the way of getting uj) interest in all future meetings, and the committee on entertainment for the good of the club was instructed to make arrangements for a good pro- gram for the meeting to be held in September. I Bulb Growing in New York State Narcissi at Oswego Several times references have been made by our Oswego (N. Y.) correspondent to experiments in com- mercial bulb growing by Prof. C. S. Sheldon near there. The illustration on page 1458 will show how extensive this work is, and just how successful also is the cultivation of the Narcissi particularly. The Exchange has several times, both in the immediate and more distant past, referred to the bulb growing work of the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Bellingham, State of Washington, while others in various sections find bulb growing, notably Narcissi and Tulips, to be thoroughly successful and encouraging from the com- mercial point of view. Prof. Sheldon says, "My specialty is the growing of Narcissus for the retail and wholesale trade, and many florists in the surrounding cities are now using niv Narcissus bulbs for forcing, with the best results. I raise Tulips only for cutting, and they are entirely a side line with me, as I sell only Holland-grown Tulip bulbs. I have 33 varieties of Narcissus in cultivation, the finest of which are Alice Knights and Peter Barr, the latter the king of all white trumpet Daffodils." The professor also calls attention to a matter that The Exchange brought forward prominently recently, of calling Daffodils "Jonquils." He says, "Jonquils are in a group by themselves, yellow in color, with a form much like the Poet Narcissus." We would say they are more nearly like Paperwhite Narcissus. Our local correspondent says that in regard to earlincss and size of bloom the local florists, also the Department of Floriculture at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., have found the home-grown bulbs much superior to those imported. Prof. Sheldon has received material encouragement from a large number of those who have seen his fields when in flower. He has not, so far, tried the cultiva- tion of Hyacinths, but believes they can be grown suc- cessfully if the proper ground can be found. THE BOOK OF \WATER GARDENING. By Peter Bisset, The chief recognized authority on aqua- tics. Profusely illustrated. Price, postpaid, $2.50. A. T. De La Mabe Pto. & Pub. Co., Ivn)., P. O. Box 100, Times Square Station, New York. View of the .Sweet Pea Show at San Jose, Cal. — See notes nn page 1103, iiisue June 10, 1916 1460 The Florists' Exchange Commercial Greenhouse Construction The Progress Made in Greenhouse Construction During the Past Fifty Years* {Continned from 'page 1411) DURING all the period covered by this review, the distance between the rafters of the greenhouses lias steadily increased, the wood members Iieing made smaller and the width of the «:biss increased. From glass six inches wide to twenty-four inches is the history, although for many reasons of economy, glass sixteen inches wide has been, and is generally u-ed. The bars and rafters are practically the same size, al- though up to the time glass 14 inches wide was used, the bars and rafters were larger. By using wider glass, the amount of light admitted to the greenh(mse has hecn increased. There is no percej)tible difference in the amount of light in a house glazed with sixteen incii glass and twenty- four inch glass, and the growing qualities have been pro\cd to be the same. Most pi-oph- prefer the KJ-inch as it costs less to re])lace a brctkcn light, and also a tighter roof can be made with this width glass. If you examine the edge of a light of glass you will notice that it is very wavy and not jierfectly straight. so that when two liglits are lapjied yorling cohnnns. {To he rontiiiued) *A paper read before the Lancaster (Pa.) Florists' Cluh by M C Wright of the Lord & Burnham Co. Collection of hybrid English bunch Primroses grown in benches under glass Hardy Primroses as Greenhouse Plants Tho writer also calls attention to tlie womleroiisly beautiful florists' Auriculas, a class of Primulas that is not yet grown here coinmercially {J I note that now a number of Eastern growers are making specialties of English l>iinch Primroses. Novel- ties are generally interesting, and although these Primroses are not new, still, in the way they are grown today they may be classed among novel- ties in this country. I ha\e been for several years making a specialty of these plants, for in our municipal greenhouses where we aim at all times to liave new features for the benefit of the public, they have proved to be quite an attraction. Our climate here, very much like that of England in many respects, is very favoralile to their growtli. The illustrations show (1) a bench of these Primroses as they were in our Manito Park Greenhouses on March 23, 1915. These plants were from seeds sown in February, lillt, or just aliout a year before the picture was taken. As soon as tlie seedlings were large enough tliey were packed into flats and were grown on until ])otted into 'tin. and .'iin. pots in whicli lli('\' were flowered.. I prefer seedlings to divided plants, but I have had cxi-ellcnt success with growing divided plants out of doors i]i tlie Summer and taking them up and potting tlicm in late Fall. It is over thirty years since I first became acquainted with these plants and many a thousand of them I have divided and planted in nursery rows in my appren- tice days. I mention this fact, however, for the sake of remarking upon the great improvement that has been made in varieties and types in that time. Many of tliese individuid flowers, with me, measure one and tliree-quarters to two inches in diameter. liesides the different types of these hybrid English Primroses I have bad good success with forcing many of the other hardy Primroses, among which I might mention Primula Cashnieriana, P. cortusoides, and P. jajionica, which latter variety has many fine hybrids of \ cry ]ileasing shades. Primula Auricula I have grown flic |)ast season and have been very successful, too. What pleasing colors some of them have! The bronze and helio shades are very fine and the size of the flow- ers have improved much in recent years. The .•\uri- eulas, if properly grown, should prove a bonanza for some of your Eastern florists, who are always on the outlook for some novelty of merit. The best types of all of these Primroses I have pro- cured from Storrie & Storrie of Glencarse, Perthshire, Scotland, who have made a specialty in develojiing the newer types. .Sjiokane, Wash. .loiix \V. Duncan. Stray Notes From Great Britain By T. A WESTON I I ^ I .\t a show of the Koyal Horticultural Society h'ld the week after Easter one of tit-liits was Rives cruen- tum, a rare or little known species that has foliage and thorns like a Gooseberry, and flowers like miniature Fuchsias. Only two or three s))rays were shown, but the-e were flowered frcuii to)) to liottom. The sepals and tube-; are deep crimson and tlie corolla soft ]iink. Presumably the plant is hardy. W. Wells & Co. also won an award for Carnation I^ird Kitchener, a large salmon pink placed in their hands by Dorner & Sons. It is almost as large G. D. GRAIN, JR. Q^ till' lirst thing you know, when the price is at the normal level these same people will be buying again. Help Him Remember "Friend Wife" The average husliand, who may be a model man in most other respects, is a matter of fact person when it comes to expressing sentiment. He loves his wife loyally and thinks she is fine and all that, but wedding anniversaries are likely to roll around and pass while he is busy about bis bu-siness, without his thinking of them. Or birthdavs of wife and children and other Of course if any one per- son could figure out a way to dispose of the surplus stock when everybody has that kind of stock, and make a profit on them, he would not tell of it. Instead he would open up a florist's establisiiment and go into the iiusiness, where he wouhl get rich quick. The writer docs not undertake here to tell how that desired end is to be attained, but it is ol)vious that whatever he can suggest, or whatever any florist can do to unload surplus stock at a profit instead of permitting it fo go to waste, is a step in the right direction. Ixigically it would appear that the best line on which to proceed at times when all stock blooms profusely is in the direction of selling at low prices so a-s to put more flowers into more homes and thus popularize them. The plan by which semi-weekly deliveries are made tlirough the year on orders at a flat rate, the customer to .accept the kind of flowers which the florist happens to have in stock in sufficient quantity, is good in this respect. .Special oiferings at special prices are also desirable but, when such sales are made at prices below the normal and reasonable level the florist should make it clear that the price is due to the abundance of stock or some other special condition. Peo]ilc grow to like flowers more and more by seeing them in their homes. Make it jiossible for them to see flowers there when they can lie supplied chea]ily .and. Picture composed of real orcliids, siiown framed at the National Flower special events will most likely come and go without jirompting him to make any acknowdedgment of them. A florist is in position to do these men^a real service .Liid to get business at the same time. The writer does ii:)t know that it has ever been tried, but one florist of his acquaintance said that it was practical. Why not circularize or solicit a list of good and prosperous hus- bands, and ]iro]iose that a week before .such dates as those indicated, the florist will send a messenger to get his order for a wedding anniversary iiouquet, or a birthday bouquet, or something on that order, at the same time getting the husband's c.ird with its message written on it? It would take a solicitor with much tact and judg- ment and a good a]i]iroacli to get this kind of business, or it would take a tactfully worded letter. Hut there is every reason to belic\e that Iiusiness would result. F'rom the angle of the florist it would be easy to handle such business. .Ml that would be required would be a diary on which the names and nature of the anniver- saries might be written. After that it is only a ques- tion of following up the entries and billing the cus- tomer in the usual way. Solicitation would proliably get better results, becau.se the way would be m.ide easy for the man in the ease to act definitely on the impulse which he is reasonably sure to get. Is Your Store Fresh and Sweet? Now and then a jireaeher takes a text on which he, builds a sermon to- .show that it is possible for beauty .ind goodness to result from lowly combinations, lie will be pretty sure to speak of an exquisite, white flower blooming fragrantly on the top of a dunghill .and ,imid a stench that is anything but pleasant. That is a good tack for the minister, of course, and true, but nevertheless the majority of people do not asso- ciate the two things. When they think of flowers they think of their freshness and beauty; when they enter a florist's shop they expect to find it fresh and sweet. It ought to be kept that way. It means that it will increase the approval of the class of customers who are keenest about flowers. If they enter to find that the jilace is cluttered up, oppre-ssi\'e with the odors of flowers or jilants that are too cloying or pungent; if they get an impression that is not one of freshness, they are going to be af- fected in a way that does not make for increased business. Lots of people find many florists' .shops overjiowering with the ])ungent smells of the vari- ous aromatic jilants, or the combination of numerous fragrant odors is too great to lie enjoyed. And when this is condiined with odors of decaying vegetation in the waste box, of liquid manures that have been too plentifully used, of stag- nant water here or there, the total effect is had. Because it is not difficult to keep a store clean and trim and to take precau- tions against a variety of overly jiowerfid siuells, there is no legitimate ex- cuse for a store that is not pleasing in its freshness and sweetness. There is, of course, much soil spilled and more tracked in, but it can be removed. Tele- phones where they may be used by customers .should be kept clean. Nothing is more disgusting than to talk into a dust filled trans- mitter. The writing desk and other conveniences also need timely attention. .Vnd it will ]iay. Your Competitor Not an Enemy It has long been Out of date to treat your competitor as an enemy. Long ago the florists who used their heads most in thinking alwut their conqietitors began to discover that it is more profitable, besides being saner, to treat competitors as friends. This much is so: The florist, as is the case all along the line, is bound to have competition. He is regarded by the man in the store further down the block in the same light as he holds this other florist. There is nothing to lie gained by considering the other man as an enemy just because he is after the same business you are after. Treat him as an enemy, and he becomes one. Then he treats you as his enemy and you become such an enemy. Pretty soon you are both ready to knock the other to anybody who will listen, or to fly at each other's throiits. Today this customer hears from you that your competitor is a poor florist and a bad man to do business with; tomorrow he hears similar things .about you from your competitor. The customer natu- r.illy ('onehules that there is something in what you both s.iy and he will begin looking around for some other place to buy. Show, Philadelphia 1462 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail themselves of the advertisers* offers In this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers, transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for extentlon of trade which are open to all. Let your customers know you till orders by tele- graph to any part of the country. When the design Is placed In the advertiser's card It Indicates < membership In the Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good I should like to write a little essay on " The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service *' but actions speak louder than words- Flowers are my hobby and my businesa- If you have orders (or delivery in N. E., wire us. BOSTON, MASS. Renn. the Telesraoh F'lorist^' Mvabm of Floriata' Taltgraph D^ttvarr AjMaUtiaa 124 TRBMOIVT STREET ALBANY, N. Y. 106 State Street Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- graphio order. Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed. ALBANY /%ifiarail( [ florist J jv.r. Send vour orders for the CAPITAL DISTRICT, which includes all of Eastern New York State, to BROOKLINE, MASS. ^^°a^J?=^^^^°^^ LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT Fr n^ 1 ««* A *• 220 Washington St. . E Palmer »«---. M.SS. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE William Gloeckner We guarantee absolute satisjaciion. ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Writa, Teltphona or Telegraph. KLL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N, Y. 2.^ Steuben Street The best Bowers and prompt aervice to out-of-town orders. Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone. Prospect 6800-6801-6803 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVEP^E Phone. Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries In BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS, LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. w CLEVELAND, OHIO 5523 Euclid Avenue Ailentown, Pa. Can fill your Telegragh Older. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike Ernest Ashley FLORIST store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. EST. 1877 SCHENECTADY, N. Y We can 611 your orders Day or Nl£ht_for Cleveland and State of Ohio Always have complete stock on hand. Regular discount allowed the Trade. KINOBLE BROS.. ''ll^y^^S^S^^fS- CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. ZT"^ Colorado Springs ^^cinitv promptly and carefully executed by The Pikes Peak: F'ioral Co. 104 North Tejon Street fverylhing in Flowers AUBURN, NEW YORK 140-150 SOUTH DIVISION STREET We deliver to all point in Central New York, Wella . and Cornell Colleges. ifflorisi Burl:ngton,Vt. Ctrdera for Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. ailed to your entire satis- fac- tion. jffiorisl 1 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS )Kaf.»mii(5l7 North Charles Street ^^ Iflarist) „jj^^ ^^^^^ ^f Flowers" g y^ __r^^ t^'n <^^ FINE FLOWERS-PROMPT g.rl|olte,% Jlnriat.3nr. Tf^^SM CHARLOTTE, N. C. /'' FLORISTS <^^ DALLAS, TEXAS LANG FLORIIL AND NURSEIir CO. FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE DAY TOIN OHIO 112 South Main St. me^ Charlotte and Vicinity CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St, The Leading Florist 100,000 feet of glass Citone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Flowers CHICAGO, ILL. 522 So. Michigan Ave. Confess Hotel Courtealea Eitended to all Florlsla CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. rOCMElON,- I9S-I3B SATCS ST BOSTON MASSACHUSEHS 143 Tremont St. The centrally located Florist Shop. Yours for reciprocity. BRIDGEPORT, CONN John Reck & Son 98S MAIN STREET CINCINNATI, OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 53234 RACE STREET Also Motor Delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND^^ OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. Will fill your orflers for DeBigna or Cut Flowera Id NORTHERN OHIO C^» DENVER, COLO. *Prrrl- 3^inrni Cn •>• '^- valentine, president ./ arfC ^lOrai l/O. colorada. Utah, ^„-?>j. Western Nebra-Jta tterd:itn Copenhagen Falmouth, Lon. T,iverRooI Liverpool Bordeau.\ So. Am. Ports Falmouth, Lon. Falmouth, J,on. Liverpool Bergen Copenhagen Ji^yf^^d^ Inc. Maur Y»»..lr 561 Fifth D__f-_ 1 Park Street IICW 1 UrK Avenue DOSlOIl 799 Boylston Street Deliveries to Steamers and all Eastern Points KOTTMILLER. Florist 426 Madison Avenue and 49th Street, NEW YORK Also Vanderbilt Hotel Telephone. Murray Hill 783 Highest Award at the International Flower Show, April 1 Itb, Grand Central Palace Out-of towD Orders Solicited. LocatioD Central Pereonal Attentioa. c/^M\ NEW YORK 611 Fifth Avenue Montclair, N- J, %^&&. Reference or Cash must accompany all orders from unknown correspondents GEO. E. M. STUMPP !^osemont Sardens S^ MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited NEW ORLEANS. LA. r.;^:^^— ^ 121 761 Fifth Avenue NEW YORK Street ORDERS FOR H*' Nashville, Tennessee 200,000 Feet of Glass .EA^OIVI^^^^^ So many times each week THE FLORISTS' EX- CHANGE is asked for the address of a reliable florist in such and such a town. Our first reference is to this DIRECTORY OF RELIABLE RETAILERS. Is your card in it? 38 WIRE OR PHONE TO NEW YORK OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLINC 22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel European Orders Executed ^■-icf^'^t^ Best Florists in the States as References cl'^i^^ TEXAS. LOUISIANA ANO MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAICE>J CARE OP Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1472 to 1474 ;st florists in the Mates as Keterences ^M.,;^ If we say it, we will do it" A. WARENDORFF ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE 1193 Bioadway. NEW YORK CITY ^ MY ONLY nORE ACCOUNTS INVITED June 17, 191 U. The Florists' Exchange 1465 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses We will fill your orders for IVI ^\ ^5 ^T ^\ I l^ or any place )Nalionall rM W r\ r V^ I- r\ m Virginia (jlorisl BUCKS, Norfolk, Va. ROCHESTER, N. Y. I^^^^^PI^^Q Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Floritt BUTLER & ULLMAN ^^' ^^^ Fnrrow & Company ^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA Edward Sceery PATERSON and PASSAIC, N. J. 88 Main Street, Eas( We reach al) /'^-'"^--^ Western N. Y. )Niiliora:l( PoinuU^""^'; SPRINGFIELD, MASS. I.. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIFXD. IIOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELO SUBURBS ROCKFORD 5!t.TV FOREST CITV GREENHOUSES ROCKFORD, ILL. %/v Quick service to Illinois, Wisconsin. Indlann and Iowa Points. Lou^ DislADCe Pbooes Bell.TjIer 1104 "-, dtntral 413 PHIUDELPHIA, PA. The Bellevue-Strattord and Diamond & 22dSts. Do jou want flowers in Philadelphia? Wefurnish the beat, artistical'y arranged ^JtJ&&mm^ Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receivp prompt and careful attention. Wire us your orders. PHILADELPHIA: 1800 Chestnut St. ATLANTIC CITY: 2517 Boardwalk ®l|p ICnnbon iFlniupr Pittsburgh, Pa 710 East Diamond Street North Side OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER STOBE 01 EN DAV AND NIGBT POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. SSLTrOBD,, ^ „ ^, ^^ PI niVPD Vassar College Gien Eden, CEiinln Putnam Hall SllOi' Bennett School Taconic School ROVIDENCE, R. I. T. J. JOHNSTON & CO AND NEW ENGUND POINTS 171 WEYBOSSn ST.. PROVIDENCE Providence, RHODE ISLAND Johnston Brotliers J^>^g^^ LEADING FLORISTS 58 Dorrance Street Roanoke, Va, Fallon, Rochester Floral Co, ROCHESTER. MINNESOTA Give us your order Jot Southern Minnesoln We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large slock in ^eat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. ^ANrANT0NI07TEXAS Quality in Floral Work and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAR FLORAL CO. (chris. hauser, %i:^^ SAN FRANCISCO Joseph m^ ROCHESTER, N. Y. 25 Clinton Ave., North Flowers delivered promptly in Uochester and surrounding country. Com- plete line always reaJ.\ . Salter Bros. "%T"' FLORISTS 38 Main St., West )tonni( Syracuse, N. Y. [ifUrist] ONONDAGA HOTEL i^.£.D/^y^ CO. We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity. SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Tpip phone most carefully eiecuted at once. Floral designa a specialty. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building Special attention fiiven to out-of-town orders R. ABBOTT Both Telephones pnvh flovnl Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses : Buchanan, Lafayette and Schiller A vea. . Broad St. Park ' ^-^^^^^^ Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St. Both Phones. 3850 TROY, N- Y. Prompt delivery and careful attent'on to out-of-town orders All orders filled from the grcenho laea BRANT BROS. Inc., l]TICA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Gude Bros. Co. •"P Florists 1214 F. STREET, N. W. Helping to sell the Hyilrangen. A ribbon bow adds materially to the selling value of a Hydrangea in a basltet ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street f FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS S FLORISTS' Novelties for "Welrominc" and "Bon Voyage" packages. ^^ flowers delivered to any part of the world <5S^Iv^^ 233-235 GRANT AVENUE ^^^^^J^ Seattle, Wash. Hollywood Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS. WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WILLI AMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS cMrs. Louisa P. Fozuler RATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England ^^i^Jj^ 125.000 Square feet of Glass ^\L WORCESTER, MASS 407 & 409 Main St. Fli^T. Worcester Mass. 13 Pleasant Street Steamship sailings will be found on page 1464 1466 The Florists' Exchange i|i*>>'' K- Hi Send $1 00 1 For a sample set (one of each) of the three new private Design Books named below, the use of which will bring you in more and better business, at less cost, than any other advocate you can employ. Here is what Penn, the Florist of Boston, Mass., known the country over as one of the heaviest as well as one of the most sagacious of advertisers says of these Booklets: "I want to compliment you on the neatness, the quality and the effective manner in which they are gotten up. It is the best work of its kind I have seen." Wedding Flowers Social Flowers Flowers in Memoriam C'livi-rs in Elite Sea Shell Decorated with panel in gold; ornamented wild sprays of Orange blossoms; all embossed in green and wiiite. Very taking Covers in Elite Opaline Cover drawing by artist of reputation. Yellow Roses, embossed, the theme; lady ad- miring gift of Roses. 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Write for our Special Offer for Fall Delivery of these Boohlets Tl-|*> Flrfcf icf «' FYoHar»<**» i '" ^^^ '^°*"*^= ^^* '° ^^^ ^^^* ^'^^^ street lllC riUriS»Ld Il.JS.I^llcl.IlgC , In Chicago: 143 North Wabash Avenue IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHlllllillllllllllll When ordfriog, please mtulion The Kxcliang Orchids for Commercial Cut Flowers By JOHN E. LAGER Cattleya Percivaliana At the commencement of this series of articles on orchids, I referred to this Cattleya briefly. For several reasons, I am now reverting to this species in order to do it full justice. In spite of what anyone may say, I claim it the best paying of all the Cattleyas providing it is brought into flower from the end of November to January first, when the maximum crop would be the latter part of December, including Christmas. As pre- viously mentioned also, some growers will tell you they can bridge over the season with the late Cattleya labiata and early Cattleya Trianae, but let me tell you they are wrong. I admit it may be done at times, but you can never be sure, and the first thing you know after a year or two of success, you will find you are left high and dry without any flowers for the end of December and Christmas. Now C. Percivaliana is a sure proposition as a Christ- mas Cattleya without any special eiTort whatever, ex- cept possibly that they should be grown in a house with a southern exposure to be doubly sure. This year our C. Percivaliana commenced to flower about Nov. 20, sparingly at first and gradually increas- ing in volume, until by Dec. IS to 25, the entire crop was ready to market, and so brisk was the demand that every flower sold, most of them at 60c., some at SOc. and very small ones and damaged ones brought 25c. Strange to say, some growers who had undoubtedly worked hard to get a lot of Cattleya Triana; in for Christmas, got them in too late, viz., the afternoon of the a+th and the morning of the 25th, when prices had already dropped below those of Cattleya Percivaliana. Our crop was then already disposed of and without any fuss. We also sold a great many plants for stores. As a pot plant this species is unsurpassed. Nearly all these plants were in Sin. to Bin. pots and carried from 10 to 22 flowers to the plant; practically all were sold out- right. One party took 45 plants, and out of these one plant was returned unsold. If anyone who can show me anything like this ever done with C. Trianae at Christmas time, I would like to know. I keep a record all through the year of every kind of Cattleya and other orchids we sell, what their net and average returns are for the year. These are very in- teresting statistics and useful also, as they form a good practical guide. At the end of the 1915 season, Dec. 31, I find that Cattleya Percivaliana stands at the head of the list of all the Cattleyas as a paying proposition; its average is nearly double that of the other kinds, except such as Cattleya Chrysotoxa and Cattleya speciosissima, hut as these are less floriferous, the Percivalianas have it by sheer force of numbers. At the outset of this article I laid special stress on the fact that a great many kinds of orchids could be successfully grown in one house (I am still writing these articles for the small grower), and as it is rarely good for us in life to have all the good things at one time, I now have another proposition, both economical and profitable, and that is to grow certain kinds of orchids in houses where other crops are grown, that is, utilizing space which would otherwise be unproductive. Nearly all the commercial Cattleyas may be grown in a Rose house, for instance, in a three-quarter span house where the upper walk runs along the backwall. An iron rod or wire may he fastened to the rafters and a row of Cattleyas suspended all along the walk. For shading it will he found that a strip of cheese- cloth stretched under the rafters 15in. to 18in. wide, will be all that is necessary in order to protect the plants from the burning sun and does not in any way interfere with the Koses. As this space is absolutely useless for any other purpose it will be seen that it is a paying proposition. A few years ago a party I know decided to try the experiment, and it has proven so successful that now many hundred plants are grown in this way. Species such as Cattleya labiata, C. Trians, C. Mossiae, C. Perci- aliana, C. Gaskelliana and C. Gigas may be grown in this way. In a Carnation house whese space similar to the above is available without in any way interfering with the Carnations, the same may be done with other kinds of orchids such as Cypripedium insigne and its varie- ties, I.ycaste Skinnerii, Laelia anceps and its varieties, L. Autumnalis, Coelogyne cristata, Odontoglossum grande and Citrosmum Vanda coerulea, Dendrobium nohile and Ihyrsiflorum and even Odontoglossum crispum. ^ Northerners and Peonies Umbellata Rosea blooms for Memorial Day. Twi jear-old clumps sell for one dollar. Money in it It has been very difficult in our Northern States to secure Peonies for Memorial Day. Florists are gener- ally compelled to send to Missouri and Kansas for a supply for that day, and the demand is increasing. I'suaily there are a few hundred blooms for Memorial Day, and two days after there are thousands. How- ever, after a seven years' trial we have found that Um- liellata Rosea never fails. This is a fragrant, varie- gated, pink Peony. It is a ready multiplier, doubling every year if properly cared for, and is now in grea^ demand. Florists are getting $1 for two-year-olr chmips, which will lilooni the next year. York. Neb. C. S. Harrison 1 S 4', Home of Rudolph Fischer's Famous Freesias, San Gabriel, Cal. New York is Greatest World Port New York now leads aU other ports of the world in commerce. A talile just published in the Statistical Alislract of the Ignited States for 1915, compiled in the! Hiire.iu of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Depart-^ ment of Commerce, credits New York with an aggre- iiate foreign trade of $ij,125,000,000 which exceeds l>y .'I^JOO.OOO.OOO the. ccinuncrce of London, now second in rank. In the matter of exports the preeminence of New York over London is even greater, export clear- ances from the American metropobs aggregating .$1,191.- 000,000 in the fiscal year 1915, against $ti9G,000,000 from London, a difference" of more than 70 per cent. line 17, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1467 Classified Advertisements srrUiVnoNs^y^^^ ^Ol'LP like (<> corrcsiHiiul with a Horist who desires the services of a jloint grower of OSes, Carnations. 'Mums, C:hrlstmas, Eas- •T, bulbous and beddinU stock, Poinsettias. ;c. Kxpert propajiator and general jjreen- OUBC man would like a jiood, permanent osltion where ability Is appreciated; fore- lanship or working under owner. At present mployed, but desires to make a chanfte, avinggood reason for same. Ajle 40; married. lace must be near New York. Address F. C, are The Florists' Exchange^ ITUATION WANTED— By German, single, middle-aged, with life experience as assistant n private and commercial places; understands 'aniations, t'hrjjsaiithoinums and general stock, nd can assist in makiiiK up. A steady position .anted wbere good help is appreciated. Sober ibliging and thoroughly reliable. Ist-class refcr- nces from past and present employer. Give iftrticulars and wages in 6rst letter. A. S., Box .5r>. Cape May Courthouse, N. J. ;ITUATI0N WANTED— As head gardener, 26 I years' practical experience in every line of ;!irdening under glass and out-of-doors.- Capable of aking full charge of any place; can handle help to ■r-t advantage. Ist-cIass references as to character iL.l ability from Europe and America. Nationality \ii;-lrian;" married; 40 years old. Please state >;iriii'ularsand wages in first letter. Address E. V., Lire The Florists' Exchange. ITU.VTION WANTED— By young man, SO; have had 12 years" experience in all greenhouse *L>rk; willing to take charge of growing, or work imier foreman; have experience in all kinds of un. ral work. Can give best of references. Tem- - I it(> and not afraid of work. State wages and .uiiiulars in first letter. Address F. K., care t lir Morists' Exchange. \ WTED — X position as foreman on a retail or wholesale place where Ist-class cut flowers and mind plants are wanted. Understand making i]i, li;indling help, st^aui and hot water piping, and II repairs around a greenhouse. 16 years in the itisiDess. Married. Address F. B., care The Ptorista' Exchange. llf UATION WANTED— As foreman or grower on moderate size place; Roses, Carnations. ^hristmas and Easter stock, etc. American; 40; nfurried; thoroughly experienced, and can grow ;ood stock. Address F. L., care The Florists' Ex- ihange^ JITU.\TION W.\NTED— By German, single, age 23, as section man for Rose section. 9 years' sxperience in Roses and general stock. Good ref- irences from Ist-class places. Please state wages iud full particulars in first letter. Address F. H., The Florists' Exchange. IITUATION WANTED— As head gardener on pri- vate place. Life experience in all branches as reenhouses, vegetables, lawns, shrubbery, dairy, ;tc. 12 years in present place. Married; age 40, \ddres3 Gardener, care Mooney & Wood, 15 East PVont St., Red Bank, N. .T. SITUATION WANTED— By good designer and decorator. Have been manager for two years. Best of reference. Will accept position as assistant designer or manager. 27 years, 12 years' ex- perience; can come at once. State wages. Ad- dress E. A., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman by a 1st- class grower of Carnations and 'Mums. In last position 4 years as foreman. Age 33; married; Qfe experience. State full particulars and wages. Address E. T., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Isl^class nursery- man as salesman, or in landscape branch pre- ferred. Practical experience and college training: well recommended. Address F. M., care The Flo- rists' Exchange. _^ ^ SITUATION WANTED— By middle-aged Ger- man, Ist-class man in propagating, and grower of mifsccllancous plants. Good references. Address H. Mamitsch. Clifton, N. J. SITUATION WANTED— By a good grower of cut flowers and pot plants. Best of referencos. Address A. Van Deyl. 12 Eighth Ave.. Carbondale. Pa^ SITUATION WANTED— By American, age 23. in a commercial nursery or flower garden near Boston, Have designed and planted satisfactory fli>.vr'r gardens. Address F. E.. care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Ist-cIass designer and decorator; able to manage. Years of ox- pfncnce. -■M references. L. G., care Mrs. Stead- man. 316 Greenwood Ave., Brooklyn. N- Y. SITUATION WANTED— As landscape foreman. Well experienced in grading, the making of roads, lawns, also in planting trees, shrubbery and peren- nials .■Vddress Lock Box 35, Oceanic, N. J. SITUATION WANTED— By experienced Rose grower, to take charge of section. Best of rnfcrr'nces. Florist, 1S73 Linden St., Brooklyn, N -Y. SITUATION WANTED~By well trained garden- er on private estate; 15 years' experience; age 30, English, married. Ist-class references. Ad- dress Wills, 9 Calder St., East Gloucester. Mass. YOUNG MAN with long experience and good ref- erences requires position as Carnation grower, or as an assistant; private or commercial. Address F. J., care The Florists' Exchange. TERMS: CASH The ooIumnB under thia heading are reserved for advertisements of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted, Help Wantetl, Situations Wonted, or other WflDtp: also of Greenhouses, Land, Seccuul-hand Mat.'rinls. etc., for Sale or Rent. Our charge is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for less than thirty cents. Advts. set in heavy faced type. 15 cts. per line (6 words to the line). Display advts. in these columns, $1.50 per inch. WITH ORDER ^^. If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted / or other advertisements are to be addressed care i of this office, please add 10 cts. to cover expense f of forwarding. < Copy must reach Now York office. Nos. 438- f 448 West 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times \ Square Station, by Tuesday night to secure / insertion in issue of following Saturday. j Advertisers in Western States desiring to ad- { vertise under initials, may save time by having * answers directed care our Chicago representa- / tive, James Morton. Room 307, 143 No. j Wabash Ave. I HELP WANTED WANTED Man to take care of our Catalog and Advertising Department Applicants should state their ex- perience, how long in last position aiul wages expected. State Nursery & Seed Co. Helena, Montana Continued to Next Colnmn Two Greenhouse Men who understand the growing of Carnations and general greenhouse stock. Must be sober and industrious. Kindly state ex- perience. Wages Slli.OO per week. E. D. KAULBACK & SON, MALDEN, MASS. 2 Men Wanted A Rose grower and a Carnation and 'Mum grower Wage.s $17.00 per week. F. FALLON, ROANOKE, VA. WANTED Helpers in Rose Houses and all round men. S15.00 to 118.00 per week. Young men with some high school education preferred. Miller Floral Co., Farmington, Utah MAN WANTED" Greenhouse man with experience in growing Carnations, bedding plants and a general stock for retail eatahlishnicnt. State full particulars in first letter, giving agp, experience, nationality, refer- ence and salary expected. Steady position to right iriiiii Address PaulE.Richwagen, Needham, Mass. WANTED — Man of executive ability and personal appearance, acquainted with flo- rist, seed and nursery trade. Able to take charge of an up-to-date retail store near New York ('ity. Steady position and highest wages paid. Address E. N., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — An experienced nursery salesman; one thoroughly acquainted with the nursery business, accustomed to soliciting from private people; a good closer, able to close a sale when others cannot do so. Must be actively engaged in the business at the present time. The Elizabeth Nursery Co., Elizabeth, N. J. W A NTED — Salesman for nursery stock ; must understand trees and plants and something about landscape work. One of experience and a hard worker. Good salary and expenses to the right man and permanent employment. Reference required as to experience and character. Address N. S. L., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Married man with some greenhouse experience as assistant; wife to furnish meals for several men. Steady position. Cottage with all improvements on place. References required. Address, with full particulars, E. D.. care The Florists' Exchange- Continued t« Neatt Colnmn WANTED — Experienced greenhouse night man. One who understands firing, potting and other greenhouse work. Married man preferred. Must be sober and industrious. Can begin at day work at once. Wages, $00.00 per month. Ridge Lawn Greenhouses, Tine Ridge, Buffalo, N. Y. WANTED— An experienced man to take charge of the growing end of a large retail place. Must understand Roses, Carnations, etc. State expe- rience, habits, age and wages expected. Address P. a. Box 2925, Boston, Mass. WANTED — ^Working greenhouse foreman; young man at S65.00 and an assistant at $5.5.00 per month; chiefly Fruit, Vegetables and Flowers- State age, and references. Apply to Frank C. Drews, Rosemont, Pa. FIREMAN W;A NTED— Teetotaler. One who can do potting and outdoor planting. Give wages wanted and full particulars in first letter. Location Central New York. Place now open. Address F. F., care The Florists' Exchange, WANTED — ^Two good section men. Steady positions to right men. One for *Muma, Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poinaettias, Lilies, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address O. S.. care The Florists' Exchange. WAN'ri'J^ — Some grower who can .supply ;i rclail store with all kinds of flower;^ in thr-ir >oason year round. Prices must be right for quick sales. What have you? Olympia Flower Shop, Olympia Theatre Bldg., New Bedford, Mass. WANTED — Florist who understands growing Carnations and Chrysanthemums in the Middle West. Single man preferred. Good position. Address or call J. W. Wilson, 63 Barclay St., New York City. WANTED — A working foreman, capable of taking charge of a place 200,000 sg, ft, of glass, growing stock for own retail store. Address E. .1., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTFCD — A working head gardener; married; for a private place in Rhode Island. Steady posi- tion for right man. Good wages. Address F. G., care whe Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Greenhouse assistant; English or Scotch preferred. Wages $60.00 and room. Apply Thos. Reynolds, Drumthwachet. Princeton, N. J. WANTED — Ist-class grower of 'Mums, Carnations and pot plants. Sober; married. Wages $55.00, with nice 6-room house. References. Jno. J. Brownrigg, Huntington, W. Va. WANTED — Men to do general greenhouse work on Carnation place. Steady employment. State wages. Julius Cbevalley, Blue Point, L. I., N. Y'. WANTED — Helper with little experience for general work. Levant Cole, 89 Wendell st,, Battle Creek, Mich. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WANTED PURCHASER— For a fine seashore florists' business, up-to-date home, beautiful surroundings, nice business all the year. Cheap. Particulars on request. Address C. E., care The Florists' Exchange. YOUNG MAN desires to invest capital and ser- vices in florist business in New England. Ex- perience in retail store. Address F. D., care The Florists' Exchange. _STOCK FOR SALE_^ AOERATTTM AGERATUM— Blue Perfection, in bloom, S-in., $.3.00 per 100. or 200 for S5.00. Geo. B. Morrell, Torresdalc, Philadelphia, Pa. AGERATUM— Large-flowered, dwarf (Blue). 4-in., $6.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Road, Nonli rirrcrii. N. J. ALTERNANTHERAS ALTERNANTHERAt>— 1000 2-in., red and yel- low. 50c. each. 82 00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash. W. H. Grant, Watkins. N. Y. ALTERNANTHERA— Brilliantissima, red and green, 2X-in., $2.00 per 100. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia. Pa. ALTERNANTHERAS— Rooted Cuttings, red and yellow, 50c. per 100: also 2-in.. $2.00 per 100. Knull Floral Co.. National Florist. Tampa, Fla . ALTERNANTHERAS— Red and vcllow, strong' 2ij-in.. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Herman Schlai-hter, 600 E. Ross Ave.. St. Bernard. Ohio. Comtianed to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE ALYSSPM ALYSSUM — Little Gem. in bloom. 6ne, 2M-in , poo per 100. Cash. Geo. B. Morrell, Torrcs- dale, Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGPS EXCEPTIONALLY FINE LOTS OF PLUMOSUS PLANTS. „, , . , . 100 1000 2H-in., extra heavy $3,00 $25.00 S-in 6.00 50.00 *-'" • 12.00 100.00 Asparagus plumosus seedlings, $7.50 per 1000 A.SPARAGUS SPRENGERL 2H-in $3.00 $25.00 3-'n ••:.■•; BOO 50.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. .S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. . 1608-1620 Ludlow .St, Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA Plants— 3-in., fine •took, $8.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St. ROCHESTER, N. Y, Caah with order. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANU,S— Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lota, $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills N.J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green^ house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 2Ji-in. pots at $,'5.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-in., $6.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W 28th St., New York. ' ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-m. at $5.00 per 100; 4-in., at $12.50. Henry .Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids. .Micliif^an. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 2M4n.. $3.00 net 100. $25.00 per 1000 Good, atroos nluU V B. OirTtn. Florist. Leola. P« ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ready May Ist, $5.00 per 1000 CoUingdale Green houses, Collingdale. Pa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI PLANTS— From the bench at $6.00 per 100. Harry T Mead 1230 Hanover St., Manchester. N. H. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— 100 Si^-in. to make room, $8.00 per 100. Geo. L. Fuller, Monson, Mass. ASPARAGUS — Plumosus and Sprengeri, big, 3-in. for bedding, $4.00 per 100. Cash. J. W. Miller, Shiremanstown, Pa. ASTERS ASTERS — Field-grown, stocky, all right. Queen of Market, 5 colors, $1.00 per 100, po.stj)aid. Lady Roosevelt, Lav. Mikado. Rochester, Lav.- Pink, Pink Enchantress and Peerless Pink, $1.25 per 100', postpaid. (With Crego's or .Semplc's, $1.00 per 100) . Crego's and Semple's L. B., 5 colors, $3.00 per 1000, F. O. B. All moss packed. Cash, please. D. C. Lewis, Pemberton, N. J. ASTERS— 100,000 surplus field-grown Aster plants. Late Branching and Astermum, in wliite, pink and purple; strong plants. $2.00 per 1000. $17.50 per 10,000; mixed colors, $1.75 per KXKl. Ready now. Cash, please. Wm. Von Helms. Monsey, N. Y. TRANSPLANTED ASTERS— Queen of the Mar- ket, mixed colors, none separate. Hothouse grown, thinly in flats, thoroughly hardened off out- .sidc; stocky, bushy plants, 1000 $,S.00. 100 $1.00. Frank Peckham, Norwich, Conn. ;VSTERS — Semple's Branching, mixed and separate colors. Large, well rooted plants, shipped pre- paid, $3. .50 per 1000. .Safe delivery guaranteed. Ready in a few days. Harry P. Squires, Reniscn- burg, N. Y. BAY TREES BAY TREES— Write for wholeeale price list Jullue Roehre Ck>., Rutherford, N. J. BEDDPjis PLANTS Complete List of BEDDING STOCK with prices on application. Write .or our Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. EXTRA FINE S A. Nutt. Beaut€ Poit«vine. Heliotrope, Fuchsias, from 4-in. note, $7.00 per 100. Extra fine Mme. Salleroi Geraniums and Fuchsias from 3-in. pot3. 85.00 per 100. Extra fine Lady Lenox, Pink and White Cosmos. Verbenas, Marigolds, Dusty Miller and Salvia from 2H-in. pots, 52.50 per 100. Cash with order. The Flower Shop. Attleboro. Mass. BEDDING PLANTS— <'anna King Humbert, 4-in. 6c.: Begonia Erfordia, 2-in., 2o. : Gprman Ivy, 3-in., strong, 3c. Cash please, John E. Hand & Son, Center Moriches, N. Y. Continned to Next P&b^ 1468 The Florists' Exchange STOCKJFOR SALE BEDDING PLANTS GERANIUMS — Pine, healthy, bushy stock, in bud nnd bloom; Beaute Poitevinc. 4-in.. $6-00 per 100; Gen- Grant. 4-in.. $5.00 per 100; 3'..-in.. $4.00 per 100. Salvia Zurich, in bloom. $4.00 per 100. Albert Marck, New .Springvillc. Staten Island. Phone. 877 R. West Brighton. GKHANIl'.M.S — Strons!. double Grant. .3-in. and 4-iTi. pots. $6.00 and $8.00 per 100; Hose Gera- nium. :i-in. and 4-in. pots. $5.00 and $7.00 per 100. Heliotrope. 3-in. and 4-in. pots, S.'i..50 and SO. 00 per 100. Verbenas, mixed. 2,'-2-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. E. A. Holton, Morristown, N. J. FINE.ST iVlIXED SNAPDRAGONS out of 4-in pots. $4.00 per 100. Fine Nutt Geraniums out of 4-in. potfl. $6.00 per 100. Heliotrope, out of 4-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. P. J. Burgevin. Port Chester. N. Y. ALYSSUM— Carpet of Snow, 2H-in.. $2.50 per 100. .Mternanthera. red and green. 2t2-in., $2.50 per 100. Fine stock. Cash with order. James Jordan. 62nd and Baltimore Ave.. Fernwood. Pa. BEGONIAS Begonias, Tuberous rooted, $6.00 per 100, $1.00 per doz., separate colors or mixed. 100 Christmas Red, 2M->n $5.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 8.00 Erfordii, 2}f-in 3.00 Erfordii, 3-in 6.00 Smithii, 2M-in 3.00 Chatelaine, 2M-in 3.50 Chatelaine, 3-in., planta all in bloom, extra strong 8.00 Prima Donna, 2>i-in 3.00 Vernon, Erfordii, Prima Donna, Luminosa and Triumph, strong, transplanted seedlings, $1.50 per 100. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL, BEGONIAS— Delivery from May 15th Lorraine. 2^-iii. pot«, $12.00 per 100 Cincinnati 2H-iii pots, $15.00 per 100. M™ J A. Peterson (New;. 2Vi-in pots, $25.00 per 100 $200 00 per 1000 JULIUS ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N J. BEGONIAS — Tuberous rooted, 4-in. assorted colors, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. Chate- laine, 2-io., at 4c.: 2*.4-in., at 5c.; 3-in., at 7c.: 4-in., at 10c. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. BEGONIA — Chatelaine, extra fine plants in bloom, from 2^-in. pots, 3c. C. H. Hanire, Johnstown, N. Y UEGONIAS — All varieties. See display ad., page 1447. Roman J. Irwin. 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. BEGONIAS— Erfordii. 2>i-in , $3 00 per 100; 3-in., $0.00 per 100. W. O. Eisele, West End, N.J. BOUVARDIA BOUVARDIA Single, 2H-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 $55.00 Rose Pink 7.00 55.00 Light Pink 7.00 55.00 White 7.50 60.00 Double- White, much like Double Lilac 7.00 55.00 Pink, soft, pleasing shade 7.00 55.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. .S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. BOUVARDIA — Largest grower of the best varie- ties; over one-half million well established plants from 2}4-\n. pots, red, pink, white, S5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Double pink and white, the finest long stem varieties for early cut, $7.00 per 100. H. C. SteinhoB, West Hoboken, N. J. PINK BOUVARDIA— Finest strain, out of 2-in pots, $5.00 per 100. Ready now. Cash with order. Wm. Kessler, 113 W. 28th St., New York City. BOUVARDIAS— Excellent stock. Red. pink and white. 2y-in., $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New Y"ork. BOX TREES BOX TREES— Standards, Pyramids and Bush. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford. N. J. B0X\700D Each Boxwood, 12-in. to 1.5-in $0.35 1.5-in. to 18-in 65 18-in. to 24-in 1.00 24-in. to 30-in 1.50 Pyramids, 2 ft. to 2H ft 1.50 Heavy 2.00 3 ft. to 3}i ft 2.50 Heavy 3,00 „ , , *ft 4.00 Standards, l2-in 2.50 IS in 3.50 Globes, 12-in 1.75 A! plants balled in tubs up to 4 ft. 25c. extra eaoh. Lauras cerasus and Aucubas for box filling. ERNEST ROBER - - ■ - WILMETTE, ILL. BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at- $2.25 each; 214 ft., at $2.75 each; 3 ft., at $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4..')0 each. Price includes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in., balled, at 35c. each. 1-in. balled, at 40c. each. 18-in. balled, at 50c. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., Box 407 Dundee, Illinois. rinntinned t* Next C*lnmo STOCK FOR SALE BUDDLEIA BUDD].EIA ASIATICA— 2K-in. pots, fine stock. S3.00 per 100, $27.00 per 1000. John B. Rov. Harrison, N. Y. BULBS BULBS Hyarinths, Tulips, Daffodils, Narcissus, Spanish Iris. Get our prices before placing your order. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S, PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO, 1603-1G20 Ludlow St.. Philaddphia . Pa AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are Buperior to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier also Emperor. Darwin Tulips, etc Write for Hal and pricf^s Geo P Buck & Son CollingBwootl. N. J CAJfNAS CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut. Mme. Crazy, $1-50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Cludioflora. 2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000: Beacon, Sfi 00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on lartre lots and started plants. Cash please. C. Betschcr, Dover, Ohio^ CANNAS — ;i'2-in- pots; Bouvier red and Florence ViiUKhan yellow; pnod, stronn plants, $5.00 per 100. J. Albert Brodnb, Hartfonl, Conn. CANNAS — Pennsylvania, Wyoming. Austria, 85.00 per 100, out of pots. Cash with order. Park Floral Co., Trenton, N. J. CANNAS — Leading sorts, 4-in. pots, 12-in, to 14-in. tall, fine plants, $5.00 per 100. Schmaua Bros., Paducah, Ky. CANNAS— Divided roots, $2.00 per 100. Good varieties. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CANNA — 600 Canna, 3 Is-in. pots, at 7c. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, R. I. CANNAS— See display ad, page 1397. Roman J. Irwin, IPS W. 28th St., New York. CARNATIONS CARNATIONS What you want for late stock is the " best " not the " cheapest." My stock is strong and clean — the large, thrifty cuttings that will catch up with or surpass much earlier potted stock. Get samplp=i and see for yourself. Will have strong stock until the middle of June. ALICE Don't overlook Alice. It is an easy, quick grower, both in field and bench, and will produce a great abundance of blooms early when blooms mean money. Most of the big growers are greatly in- creasing their stock for next Winter which is proof of its work as a money maker. Write for special prices on a quantity. Pots Pots 100 1000 100 1000 Alice $4 50 $35.00 $6.00 $50.00 Matchless 3.00 25.00 3. .50 3000 Enchantress Supreme. . . 3.00 25.00 4.00 35.00 White Enchantress 2,50 20.00 3.50 3000 Enchantress 2.50 20.00 3.50 30.00 5 per cent, off for cash with order; otherwise reference A. A. GANNETT GENEVA, N. Y 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now White, Enchantress; pink Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the best red for the South), St. Nicholas and Champion. $50.00 per 1000 Cash. Joy Floral Co., Nashville. Tenn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS "The Cap Family The most valuable varieties we ever intro- duced for pot plant.s. Splendid .stnck. ready now, at $.5.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Lilac Cap, Purple Cap, etc., etc. Single 'Mums A spk'iulid selection fron^ 100 varietips, ready now, 2]4-in.. all colors, $3.00 per 100, $2.-).00 i)tT 1000. Charles H. Tolly, Madison, N. J. CHRY.SANTHE1MU1M.S— Chrysolora, Col. Apple- ton, Maj. Bonnaffon, Chieftain. Unaka. Wells' Late Pink. Dr. Enguehard. Wm. Turner, T. Eaton and Plarvard. Pompons — Diana, Queen of Wliite, Klondyke, Fairv Queen and L. Doty. Rooted cut- tines, $15.00 per 1000, $2.00 per 100; 2js-in. pots. $2.';.00 per 1000. $.3.00 per 100. Oconto rooted cut- tings. $2.50 per 100; 2'.4-in. pots. $3.50; Odessa rooted cuttings. $3.00 per 100; 2}<-in. pots, $4.00. Larchmont Nurseries, Larchmont, N. Y. ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS SI. 50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. 300 Elsie Papworth 200 Golden Glow 300 Chas. Razer 600 Bonnallon 300 C. W. Turner 800 Roman Gold 300 Alice Solomon 1300 Chrysolora 400 .Smith's Advance] 500 Ramapo 1800 Polly Rose 900 Pacific Supreme .300 December Gem 1200 Unaka 400 Elberon 400 Wells' Late Pink 400 Appleton 700 Chieftain QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, INC. QUIDNICK, R. I. Continued to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMTnWS ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Rest commercial varieties at reasonable prices WHITE Smith's Advance G Pitcher W Cheer Queen Mrs Svme W. Ivory E. Snow Dec, Gem Pollv Rose Wanamaker W Perfection .1. Jones Kalb M Meyer A. Papworth Chae. Razer W, BonnafFon Oconto Naomah \. Byron Smith's Ideal Ivory Supreme Lynnwood Hall Wm. Turner October Frost C. Touset T. Eaton Mt. Kisco W. Frick J, Nonin W. Chieftain YELLOW Aug. Dasse G. Glow October Sun- Col. Appleton Y. Jones shine R. Halliday R. Gold Ramapo Rcm.an Nagoya D. Dimple Donelleta Chrysolora G. Robin Odessa Yellow Eaton PINK Chieftain P. Frick Dr. Enguehardt Pacific Supreme Rosiere W. R. Brock M. Dean Alma Pink C. P. Kelley P.»",y Pink Ivory E. A. Seidewitz Unaka Gloria W. L. Pink Glory of Pacific P.Gem Hirondelle BRONZE Glenview Tints of Gold Elberon Dakoma RED Harvard Black Hawk Cullingfordii POMPONS W.Diana Queen of Whites Rufus Quinola Julia Lagrav^re Lulu Souv. d'Or Western Beauty Nesco Golden CHmax Mary Richard- Miss Julia y. Baby son H. Newberry W. Baby B. Phillips Golden Harvest L. Doty Klondyke SINGLES Nakota White Garza Yellow Garza M. Colladay Red Riding W. Mensa Josephine Hood G. Mensa W. E. Bucking- Leota E. D Godfrey ham $1,60 per 100. $12.00 per 1000 CHOICE NEW LARGE-FLOWERING VARIETIES Autocrat Golden Gleam Marigold E. Guttman E. Frost Golden Queen Modello $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. CAPRICE VARIETIES FOR POT USE White Caprice Lilac Caprice Lady Lydia Y. Caprice Butler's Caprice Brutus Purple Caprice K. Thompson Mrs. Greening $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Maj. Bonnaffon. $1.50 per 100. $11.50 per 1000. 250 of any one kind at the 1000 rate Delivery of these varieties until July 20. Cash with ordci at these prices, 80,000 Field Carnation Plants for August delivery ARTHUR COOMBS, WE.ST HARTFORD, CONN. CHRY.SANTHEMUM CUTTINGS NEW AND STANDARD VARIETIES MRS. M. R. MORGAN, a pure Golden Yellow Eaton, rooted cuttings, $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1000. ALEX GUTTMAN. the new flesh pink, from 2M-in. pots. 50c. each; S5.00 doz.; $35.00 per 100. WHITE CHIEFTAIN. $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000; GOLDEN CHADWICK. CHADWICK IM- PROVED and CHADWICK SUPREME, rooted cuttings, $4.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW VARIETIES Autocrat, Golden Gleam, Marigold, E. Gutt- man, Early l-'rost. Golden Queen, Modello, $4.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. CAPRICE VARIETIES White Caprice, Yellow Caprice, Purple Caprice, Lilac Caprice, Butler's Caprice, K. Thompson, Lady Lydia, Brutus, Mrs. Greening. $3,00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. GOLDEN EAGLE, SALOMON'S GOLD, ALICE SALOMON. W. H. CHADWICK, E. A SEIDEWITZ, SMITH'S IDEAL. MISTLETOE. OCONTO, best early white. HARVARD and WELLS' LATE PINK, rooted cuttings, $3.00 per 100; $25,00 per 1000. Chas. Razer Timothy Eaton Early Spow Alice Byron October Frost Dolly Dimple Golden Glow Ramapo Robert Halliday Yellow Eaton Pink Ivory Dr. Enguehard Unaka Patty Wm. Turner Chieftain Lynnwood Hall Jeanne Nonin Maud Dean White Mrs. Jones Smith's Advance Yellow Mrs. Jones Chrysolora Col. Appleton Glory of Pacific Maj. Bonnaffon Pacific Supreme Roman Gold $2.00 per 100; $17.50 per 1000. Add $1.00 per 100 for pot plants. Golden Cliadwick, 2j!^2-in., $5.00 per 100; $40-00 per 1000. Complete list of Pompons. Prices on application. WRITE FOR PLANT BULLETIN, S, S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1008-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. Early Lavender-Pink Chryaanthemum ALEX. GUTTMAN 'Mum growers shouldn't be without this one. For early delivery, Rooted Cuttin^-s or Pot Plants, at the option of the purchaser. 50c. each $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR. INC. Wholesale Florists 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Coutinued to Next Golnmu STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS ^ CHOICE ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS 100 loon YELLOW Tint of Gold $17.-. $1.VOO (jolden Chadwick 2 h\) L'2.0u Maj Bonnaffon 150 12.00, Clir>'solora 1.50 12.0C Golden Salomon 2.00 LI. 00 Cornoleta I 50 12.00 Mary Jane 1,50 12.00 Golden Eaton 3 00 PINK E. A. Seidewitz l 7.3 15.00 Chieftain l 50 12.00 Unaka 1.50 12.00 Maud Dean 1.50 12.00 Pacific Supreme 1,50 12.00 Pink Gem 1.50 12 00 Hirondelle 3,00 WHITE Chas. Razer. i 50 1 2 00 Oconto 2,00 17 50 Smith's Advance 1 50 12 00 White Bonnaffon l 50 12 00 White Chieftain. 3 00 Jeanne Nonin 1.50 12 00 Wm. Turner 2.00 17 .iO SINGLES f^arza I.50 12 00 Mensa 1,50 12.00 POMPONS Golden Climax 1.75 1.5.00 Western Beauty 1.75 15.00 Golden West 1.75 15.00 Helen Newbury. 1.75 15.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD CONN. READY NOW FROM 2>i" POTS Chieftain, Tekonsha, Arlette Dubois, Yellow Touset, Mrs. B, E. Hayward. Antique, Dr. Engue- hard, Unaka, Glory of Pacific, Golden Quocn, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon, Col, D. Appji- ton. Smith's Ideal. Polly Rose, Harvard, Clenn n- tine Touset, Pacific Supreme, Major Bonnaffon, Jeanne Nonin, Chas. Razer, Donatello. 83.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. W. H. Chadwick. Golden Chadwick, Chadwick Improved, Chadwick Supreme. $4,00 per 100. $3500 per 1000. POMPONS Neola. Golden West, Western Beauty. Klondyke. White Jitsu-Jetui. Illona, Rodi, Fairy Queen Golden Climax, Clorinda, Diana, Leota. Niza. Minta. $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. SINGLES Snow Queen, Polly Duncan, Mrs. E. D. Godfrry, Stanley Ven, Josephine. Ladysmith, AlIcKham , Miss Isabelle, Cleo. Si.OO per 100. $25.00 per 1000. ANEMONES Diantha, Princess. Mrs. Jacob Wcllauer, Azclda $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Not less than 25 of a variety at 100; 250 at 1000 rate. No Rooted Cuttings to offer. Reference or cash from unknown correspondents. These prices are to those in the trade only ELMER D. SMITH & CO., ADRIAN MICH. 100,000 Chrysanthemums left, and coming on in clean, rooted cuttings. Price, $2.00 per 100, or $15.00 per 1000. Cash, please. IVhi'es. — Chas. Razer, Early Snow, Smith's Advance, Alice Byron, C. Touset, Ivory. White Bonnaffon, White Dean, Helen Frick, Mrs, Robin- son. YHIUI..S. — Golden Eagle. W. U. Lincoln, Maj. Bonnaffon, Robt. Halliday, Monrovia, Yellow Oi-t, Frost, Col Appleton, Yellow Ivory, Yellow Touset Pink. — Patty, Pink Ivory, Dr. Enguehard, Pns. Roosevelt, Beatrice May. Special varieties, price, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. White Chadwick, Roman Gold. Well's Late Pink, Pink Helen Frick, Yellow Eaton, NaKo>:i, yellow; Lynnwood Hall, white; Smith's Sensaiimi, pink; Chieftain, pink; Christy Matthew yuri, while. Cash, please. Lots of Celery, Cabbage, Cauliflower and Ktiii. Plants to end of planting season. Send for li^t, Benj. Connell, Florist, MerchantviUe, N. J. EMMA A Garza- Anemooe, Double Pompon, pale pink. It's a dandy 1 You will make no miatake in buying stock of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Nov. 15th, finishefl early in December. CuttingB ready now. (15. OU per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOK, INC. Wholesale Florists 1 01 West 28th Street. NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings, Smith't Advance. Pacific Supreme, Unaka, Chrysolora. Rosiere, Chieftain, Major BonnafTon, Ivory Supreme, Pink Gem, Dr. Enguehard, Chas. Razer, Baby, Fairy Queen, Diana, L. Doty, Bronze Source d'Or, Quinola, Helen Newberry, Mary Collahan and others, tl.60 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. FLORAL HILL GARDENS G. F. Neipp, Prop., CHATHA.M, N. J CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED CUTTINGS— Smith's Advance, Polly Rose, Oct. Frost, Ahce Salomon, Ivory, etc., SI. 50 per 100, 812.50 per 1000. Diana, Baby, Garza, etc., SI. .50 per 100, S12.S0 per 1000. Golden CUmax, Golden West, Lilian Doty, etc., $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. ICarly Frost, Crystal Gem, Golden Queen, S5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Over 100 other best varieties. STAFFORD CONSERVATORIES STAFFORD SPRINGS CONN. Continned to Next Faee June 17, I'Jlti. The Florists' Exchange 1469 STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE ClIHYSANTUF.iMUMS— 2-in. pots. t20.00 per lUOO. While — Will. Turner. Wliito Cliicftaiii, neceiiibcr Gem. Pink — Chieftain, Mrs. C. H. Tolty. Patty. Helen Frick, Wells' Late I'ink. Yrlhu—CoX. Appleton, lioman Gold, Odessa, liiilden WeiidinK. Col. Chadnick. Golden KaKle. Yellow Katon. Joy Floral Co.. Nashville, Tcun. CHRYS.\NTHEMUMS — Hooted Cutliniw. Ifhite — Chaa, Kazer. K. Snow. Smith b Advance. Whito Bonnuffon. Yttlow — Chrysolora. Itoinan Gold M Bonnaflon. Mrs. Hurley. Pink — Chief- tain, Unaka, Patty, Wells I.ate Pink. »2 00 per 100, ilSOO per lOtK). Send for complete list. Wm. Swayne, Lock Box T, Kennett Square, I'a. CllltYSANTllEMU MS— Hooted cuttings. Golden Glow, Octohcr I'rost. Pacific Supreme, Alice Papwurlli. While (^lueen. White and Y'ellow Bon- natToii, Jeanne Noiiiii, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. A. F. Julinson, Springfield Gardens, L. I., N. Y. Telephone connection. ClIliYSAXrilK.MlMS— In 2.!-j-iii. jJOts, .'iOO Clir,\ si.lnrii. MHI Paritic Supreme, 1000 BonnafT yellow", .son I'.i.iK SiiDW, .5IH) Ivory White. S:i.00 per Kill, $2.'. 110 p.r lllOO. Cash. Win. J. Marshall, Copeliilul St., Caliip.llii. Mass Copelalul St., Caliip.llii. Mass. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Strong softwood cut- tings from soil. Jeanne Nonin. Harvard, E. D. Godfrey. Lillian Doty. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. John B. Roy, Harrison, N. Y. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Diana, Baby, Quinola, Klondyke, Sol. d'(-)r, Helen Newbury, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Ready April 1st. White Bros., Medina, N. Y. CHRY'SANTHEMUMS- Leading commercial varieties, 2-in. pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 pet 1000. Write for list of varieties. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids. Mich. Roman J. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN— 1000 2H-in. Wandsbek C:ychimcn, good, clean stock, $6.00 per 100. D. G. Grill- bortser, Alexandria, Va. DAHLIAS DAHLIAS Whole Geld clumps, the best commercial and show varieties. Complete list on application Write for our Plant Bulledn S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Pliladelphla, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Cuttings and stock plants. See display ad., page 1447. Ro ' Irwin, lOS West 2Sth St., New Y'ork. CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS— Seidcwitz, Chieftain, $15.00 per 1000. H. Mamitsch 220 Grand Ave, Englewood, N. J. CHinSANTHK-MrMS— Principally exhibition varieties. Send for list and prices. Scott Bros., Elmsford, .N. Y'. COLEUS COLEUS— 2>i-in. Golden Bedder and Verschaf- felti, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000; 3-in., bushy, Bne for boxes and bedding, S3 50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Brant Bros,, Utica, N. Y. COLEUS— VerschaBelti, Golden Bedder and mixed varieties, 2'^-in., $2.00 per 100, 3-ii}., $2..')0 per 100. Cash. Newton Rose Conservatories, Ncwton- ville, Mass. , COLEUS— Brilliancy. 2>i-in. pots. $2.50 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove, Pa. COLEUS — 800 Coleus, mixed, 3H-in- Pote, at 3c. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, R. I. COLEUS — Good varieties, $3.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. OROTONS CROTONS — From 3-iD. pots, 8 to 10 in. high in 8 varieties. $1600 per 100: from 2k(-in ppts, in 10 varieties, $5 00 per 100 B. M. Wiohers & Co., Gretna, La. CROTONS — 5-in. pots, fine plants, 50c. and 75c. each. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in exist- ence. Transplanted aeedlinga, 8 varieties equally divided. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000 — including Glory of Wanclsbek, light and dark salmon: Glory of Wandsbek separate, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000: Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower and larger flower, some are nearly double, best of all salmon, $4.50 per 100. $40.00 per 1000: new fancy variety. Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very fine, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200,(KK) plants. Cash, please. ERNEST ROBER. WILMeJtTE, ILL CYCLAMEN — Good varieties, fine plants, $3.ij0 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Selected plants, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, best strain, 2}^- in. pots. $6,00 per 100. S50.00 per 1000: 3-in. pots, SS.OO per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Koman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2Sth St., New York. . CYCLAMEN — The finest strain in existence: heavy. 3-in.. ready for .5-in., $10.00 per 100. Cash with order. Frcd'k C. Hoffman, 320 Main St., PawtKcket, R. I. CYCI.AMEN — Best strain Separate colors or mixed: 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Julitis Roebrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J. CYCLAMEN — Mixed seedlings, repotted thumb pots. Ready now. 3c, Cash. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. Continued to Next Column DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia, Jack Rose, Red Hussar, Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms, Hatboro, Pa. DAHLIAS FOR CUT FLOWERS— 100, our se- lection of best sorts for cutting for $3.00. 1000 for $25.00. Long Island DahUa Gardens. Hicksville. L. I.. N. Y. D.\HLI.\.S — A mixture of the beat cut flower va- rieties, mostly light colors, healthy, strong divi- sions, $3.00 per 100, 200 for $5.50. Cash with or- der. N. A. Hallauer, Ontario, N. Y. _ DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F, D. No. 3, Paterson, N.J. DAISIES DAISIES— 2M-inoh. 100 1000 Boston Yellow $6.00 $50.00 Mrs. F. Sander 6.00 50.00 Marguerites 8.00 50.00 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Reve d'Or, 2H- in., $5.00 per 100. H. P. Strecktus, Syracuse. N. Y. DRACa:NAS DRAC^NA INDIVISA— Extra fine. 4-in.; bargain at $10.00 per 100. A. E. Ryan & Son, Cortland, N. Y. DRAC^NA INDIVISA— Extra heavy, 5-in., $20.00 per 100. Cash. F. Sokol, College St., Worcester, Mass. DHACdiNA — Indivisa, 5-in. pots, 15c. each. The Park Floral Co.. Trenton, N. J. EUONYMUS EUONYMUS — Variegated, fine, strong plants. from 2Ji-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. John C. Daly. 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd.. North Bergen, N. J FERNS FERNS. 100 1000 Scottii. 2!^-in $5.00 845.00 Boston. 2M-in 5.00 45.00 Roosevelt. 2i4-m 5.00 45.00 Teddy. Jr. 2H-in., extra good 6.00 50.00 Scholtzeli. 2K-in 6 00 50,00 Elegantissima. Imp. 2K-in 6,00 50 00 Boston. Scottii. Roosevelt. 4-in,. $20.00 per 100. Teddy Jr.. extra heavy. $25,00 per 100. $200.00 per 1000. 6-in. of the above. $50.00 to $75.00 per 100. Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. BOSTON FERN RUNNERS — Strong and healthy, $15.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Rummler, 40 Park Ave., Rutherford, N. J. TABLE FERNS — Best varieties; double rooted, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Henry Smith. Grand Rapids, Mich. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity: see advertisement on page 1452. J. F. Anderson, Fern Specialist, Short Hills, N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varieties: also all other Ferns, 2K-in., etc. See display ad., page 1447. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. FEVERFEW FEVERFEW — Strong, 3)^-in. stock, $7.00 per 100. Cash with order. Stephen Chase, Nashua, N. H. FREESIAS FREESIA PURITY— Hx;^-in.. $3.00 per 1000; MxJi. $6.00. Refracta alba, !^x5i-in., $4.50 per 1000: H and up, $6.50, Less than 1000 lots, ltl% higher. Express prepaid if you send cash with order. H. Bailey, Box 354, Los Angeles, Calif. FREESIA BULBS — Fischer's Purity, choice stock. Write for quotations, they will please you. W. W. Ayers, P. O. Box 42, Santa Crui, Cal. FUCHSIAS FUCHSIAS— In bud and bloom, from 3W-in. pote, $7.00 per 100 Geo. Milne, Winchester, Mass. Contiilned to Next Coliimn Tuesday night is closing time for classified advertisements. Mail your copy in good time and avoid disappointment. FUNKIAS VARIEGATED FUNKIA— $20.00 per 1000. All strong, divided shoots, also clumps. 3 to 5 shoota. $50.00 per 1000. Cash with order. A.F.Johnson, Springfield Gardens. L. I.. N. Y'. Telephone con- nection. OABDENIAS GARDENIA VEITCHII. 2H-in. pots, ready now. Extra fine. $8.00 per 100. $70.00 per 1000. WHITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1008-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. GERANIUMS GERANIUMS 100 1000 Poitevine. 2t^-in $3.00 $25.(X) S. A. Nutt. 2H-in 3.00 25.00 La Favorite. 2K-in 3.00 25.00 F. Perkins. 2M>-in 3.00 25.00 2-in. of the above . . 2.50 20.00 In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. 100 1000 4-in $12.00 $100.00 5-in 18.00 160,00 3-in., for growing on 5.00 45.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS Nice stock in bud and bloom Per 100 4 -in. Beaute of Poitevine $8.00 2M-in. S. A. Nutt 1.80 2M-in. Beaute of Poitevine 2.00 2)4 -in. La Favorite 1.80 2M-in. F. Perkins 2,00 Cash, please. J. J. CLAYTON & SON WEST GROVE, PA, GERANIU.MS— Ricard, Poitevine, S. A. Nutt, double Gen. Grant. Viaud, Jean Oberle. and Mad. Languith (silver leaf), fine, 4-in., bud and bloom, S6.00 per 100. .-Vlso 2!'4'-in. stock of the above, $2.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd.. No. Bergen, N. J. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt. La Favorite. Perkins. Jean Viaud. and Gen. Grant. 4-in.. $7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000: 2).i-in., Nutt and White, $3.50 per 100: in bud and bloom, $4.00 per 100. Ernest Rober, Wilmette, 111. GERANIUMS — Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, Buchner. strong. 3H-in. and 4-in.. $6.00 and $8.00 per 100 Mme. Salleroi. 3-in,. $4.00 per 100. Cash. F Sokol. College St.. Worcester. Mass. GERANIUM.S— Ricard. S. A. Nutt. Poitevine and J. Biaud: fine plants, 4-in., $S.00 per 100; Mme. Salleroi, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. E. E. King, Attle- boro. Mass. GERANIUMS — Extra strong, well established, bushy plants from 4-in. pots, Nutt, Ricard and Poitevine, $7.00 per 100. H. C. Steinhoff, West Hoboken, N. J. GERANIUMS — Mixed varieties in reds, white and salmon from 4-in. pots. Strong and hardy. While they last. $6,00 per 100. Geo. P. Buck & Son. Collingawood. N. J. GERANIUMS— S. .\. Nutt. 3'2-in, pots, strong branched plants in bud and bloom. $6.00 per 100. Cash with order please. Patrick Gleason, 139 Drake Ave., New Roehelle, N. V. Telephone 2299. GER.\NIUM.S — From 7!.-i-in. and 8-in. pots, Nutt, Ricard, Dovle and Poitevine, $7.00 per 100. W. W. Gordon & Son, 216 Middle St., E. Weymouth, Mass- GERANIUMS — 4-in., fine, short planes, best commercial varieties. Gustav Koethe. 524-553 East Martin St.. Roxboroueh. Phila., Pa. GERANIUMS— Nutt and Poitevine, in bud and bloom, 3H-in. pots. $7.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. Milne. Winchester, Mass. GERANIUMS— In bud and bloom, extra fine plants. Scarlet Bedder and S. A. Nutt, 4-in., 7c.: 3-in., 5c. C. H. Hamre, Johnstown, N. Y. GERANIUMS — 2000 Geraniums, mixed. 3K-in. pots, at 7c. Quidnick Greenhouses. Inc., Quidnick. R. I. GERANIUMS— Ready now. 21<-3H in. pot plants. See display ad., page 1447. RomanJ. Irivin, 108 W, 2Sth St,, .New Y'ork. GERANIUMS— 10,000 S. A. Nutt, 2-in. pots, $2500 per 1000. Ready now. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. GEH-\NIl^M.S — 1-in.. assorted colors to close out, $.>,00 per 100. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave,, Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIU.MS— S. A. Nutt, 3." 2-in. and 4-in., extra fine plants, in bloont, $7.50 per 100. Prompt shipments. L. F. Graham. Poughkeepsie. N. Y. GERANIUMS— 500 3,'.i-in. assorted, $5.00 per 100. $20.00 takes lot. Cash. W. IT. Grant, Watkins. N. Y. GER.WIUMS— Maondingly bushy, 70o. each. ARISTOLOCHI A 8ipho(Dutchman's Pipe)— Extra strong plants, 4 ft. of tops, 25c. each, in any quantity. HYDRANGEA Paniculata grandiflora — Tree form, 3 to 4-ft. bodies, fine heads, $25.00 per 100. Bush form, 3 ft. high. $10.00 per 100. HYDRANGEA Arboreacens grandiflora alba — 3 to 4 ft. high, bushy, $20.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., bushy, $14 00 per 100. BARBERRY Thunbergii— 18 to 24 in. high, very bushy, $7 00 per 100; 16 to 18-in. high, very bushy, $5.00 per 100. PRIVET CALIFORNIA— Very bushy. 18 to 24-in. high, $2.50 per 100; 24 to 30-in. high, $3.00 per 100. PRIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy Northern Type)— 18 to 24-in., $5.00 per 100; 24 to 30-in., $7.00 Mr 100. THE 8T0RRS A HARRISON CO., Painesville ----------- Ohio PELARGONIUMS ' PELARGONIUMS You must have noticed in several Easter trade market reports how readily "Easter Greeting" sold. It has become a factor in Easter business wherever known, and is being talked about. It deserves it. You must know that to have firm Easter plants of this wonderful plant you should start with good 4-in. in October. These have always been scarce and they always will be. To help you, we are offer- ing now fine stock in 2,'4- and 3-in.r they may be summered in a light, airy, outside frame. They will yield enough good cuttings in September and Octo- ber to pay original cost and will make elegant 5-in. and 6-in. or even 7-in. for Easter that will make the Azaleas spruce up. We believe this stock to be a good investment. Sold under our ironclad guaran- tee. 2}/i-in. Easter Greeting and Lucy Becker, $7.60 per 100, $70.00 per 1000, $325,00 per 6000; 3-in., $10.00 per 100, $00.00 per 1000. S. C. TEMPLIN, EASTER GREETING SPECIALLST, GARRETTSVILLE, OHIO. PELARGONIUMS— 2H-in.. at $8.00 per 100; 3-in., at $10.00; 4-in., at $20.00; 6-in., $35.00 to $50.00. Good varieties. Assorted colors. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids. Mich. FEomza PEONIES — The money makers. Send for our list. C. Betschcr, Dover, Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS— 2000 Single Petunias in bloom. Rosy Morn, Brilliant, $2.00 per 100, 315.00 per 1000. Cash. W. H. Grant, Watkins, N. Y. PETUNIAS — Rosy Morn, 4-in., bushy plants, $5.00 per 100. Pine Grove Floral Corp., 35 Hudson St., Lynn, Mass. PHI.OX HARDY PHLOX— Finest mixed colors; large, one-year-old clumps, $4.00 per 100, $3000 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. Gustav Pitzonka, Bristol, Pa. PRIBCUI«AS 300,000 PRIMROSES — Beat strains in existence as usual, specialty for many years, always reli- able. 2-in.. $3.00 per 100, $27.50 per 1000, except when noted. Chinese Large-flowering Fringed, 10 separate colors, or mixed, Chinese 6 Named Kinds for critica! trade, including Christmas Scarlet, 3Hc. ; Malacoides, Lavender and White; Malacoides rosea and Grandiflora, S'^c; Obconica, large-flow- ering, 9 separate colors or mixed; Obconica, large- flowering Fringed, 5 separate colors or mixed; Obconica, Giant Flowering, 6 separate colors or mixed; Obconica Magnifica, and Salmon Queen, $3-50 per 100. We grow Hydrangeas all the best kinds by the acre, let us quote you. J. L. Schiller, Toledo, Ohio. ABOUT July 10, we will have our regular stock of Primulas, Obconica, Gigantea, Chinensis, Mala- coides and Kewensis; all from 2^4-in. pots, ready for shipment; also the new variety of Primula Mala- coides, Rosea and Primula Obconica Salmonea. Henry Schmidt, 673 Church Lane, North Bergen, N. J. PRIMULA MALACOIDES ROSEA— New, bril- liant pink variety. Certificates wherever ahown. August or September delivery. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Fred H. Lemon & Co., Rich- mond. Ind. PRIMULA OBCONICA— Transplanted seedlings, mixed or separate, finest Ronsdorf strain, $2.00 Fw 100, $18.00 per 1000. Erneat Rober, Wilmette, U. Contiiiaed to Next Column STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE ROSES ROSES. 2H-IN. Own Root Grafted 100 1000 100 1000 Hoosier Beauty $10.00 $90.00 $15.00 $140.00 Sunburst 8.00 70.00 American Beauty 8.00 70.00 Ophelia 7.50 60.00 J. L. Mock. 7.60 60.00 12.50 120.00 D. W. Killarney 7.50 60.00 Mrs. Geo, Shawyer. . 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Radiance 7.50 60.00 12.50 120,00 Mrs. Aaron Ward.... 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Mrs. Tatt 7.50 60.00 Cecilc Brunner 7..50 60.00 P. Ivillarney 7.00 55.00 12.00 110.00 Kaiserin 7.00 55.00 12.00 110.00 W. Ivillarney 7.00 60.00 12.50 120.00 Richmond 7.00 55.00 12.50 120.00 Maryland 7.00 .55.00 3-INCH STOCK Own Root 100 1000 Hoosier Beauty $9.00 $85.00 American Beauty 8.00 75.00 White Killarney 7.50 65,00 Pink Killarney 7.00 60.00 Radiance 8.00 70.00 Sunburst 9,00 80,00 Red Radiance 17.50 150.00 SPECIAL OFFER 15,000 Pink Cochet, 3-in., $45.00 per 1000. 3,000 Crimson Rambler, 3-in., $45.00 per 1000. Now booking orders for Fall importations Roses and Manetti. Send for our list. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. BARGAINS. ON OWN ROOTS 2H-inch Doz. 100 1000 American Beauty, red $0.85 $6.00 $50 AntoineRivoire, flesh H.T 50 3.50 30 Blumenschmidt, yellow Tea 50 3.00 25 Cloth of Gold, yellow Clg.T 50 3.00 25 Catherine Zeimet, " White Baby " .60 3.50 30 Clg. White Cochet, CIg. Tea 60 3.60 30 Crimson Rambler 60 3.60 30 Excelsa, Red D. Perkins 50 3.50 30 Francis Scott Key, red H.T 75 5.00 45 Gloire Lyonnaise. yellow H.P 50 3.50 30 Graff ZeppeUn, pink H. Clg 50 3.50 30 Hadley, Crimson H.T 75 5.00 45 J. B. Clarke, crimson H.P 60 4.50 40 Maman Cochet, pink Tea 60 3.00 25 Marechal Niel. yellow Clg. N 60 3.00 27 Mrs. Aaron Ward, yellow H. T 75 5.00 45 Mme.Chas. Wood, red H.P 60 4.00 35 Mile. Cecile Brunner, pink Pol 60 4.00 35 Mile. Fr. Krueger. yellow Tea 50 3.00 25 My Maryland, pink H.T 60 4.00 35 PrinceC.de Rohan, cr. H.P 60 4.00 35 Phila. Crimson Rambler 60 3.00 25 President Taft, pink H.T 60 4.00 35 Radiance, pink H.T 60 4.00 35 Safrano. yellow Tea 60 3.00 25 Seven Sisters, pink M't'f 60 3.00 25 Shower of Gold, yellow H.W 60 4.00 35 Soltatare, yellow Clg. N 60 3.00 25 Ulrich Brunner, red H.P 60 4.00 35 White Maman Cochet, Tea 60 3.50 30 WhiU D.Perkins, H.W 50 3.50 30 LEEDLE CO., EXPERT ROSE GROWERS, SPRINGFIELD, O. ROSE PLANTS FOR SALE 100 700 White Killarney. Grafted, 2M-in $10.00 300 Mrs. Aaron Ward. Grafted, 2M-in.... 10.00 100 Christie Miller. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 50 My Maryland. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 100 Iladley. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 300 Prince D'Arenberg. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 100 Crimson Queen. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 200J. L. Mock. Grafted, 4-in 12.00 1000 Sunburst. Own root, 25i-in 8.00 Good, healthy stock, ready for hipment June 10th. MONTROSE GREENHOUSES MONTROSE MASS. ROSE PLANTS — Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, 2M-in., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; My Maryland, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Other varieties in limited quantities. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. ROSE,S^3000 Russell Roses from bench ; one year old, suitable for lining out or rebenching. Mann & Brown, Richmond, Va. SAI.VIAS Salvia Bonfire Strong 2}^-in., $1.80 per 100. Cash please. J. J. CUYTON & SON, wEsyRovE, PA. SALVIA ZURICH — 4-in., $5.00 per 100, in excel- lent condition. Speak (juick: only 1000 left. G. A. Thiele, Asylum Pike & Orthodox St., Frank- ford, Philadelphia, Pa. SALVIA SPLENDENS— Splendid stock, 2000 from 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. Wm. W. Gordon & Son, East Weymouth, Mass SALVIA— Bonfire and Zurich, 3-in., $3.60 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Cash. W. H. Grant, Watkins, N. Y. SALVIA ZURICH — 4-in., fine stock to close out, $4.00 per 100. Henry Engler, 4661 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. SALVIA PLANTS — Strong, 2H-in. stock, $2.6,' per 100; 3.^-in., $4.00 per 100. Cash. Newton Rose Conservatories, Newtonville, Mass. Continned to Next Oolnmn SALVIAS SALVIA Zurich, Silver Spot, Splendens, 2M-in., $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000. Ca«h with order. Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. SALVIAS^— Thumb pots, $1.25 per 100; 2-in. Bon- fire, $1.75 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. SALVIA — Bonfire, 3-in., excellent stock, 2>2C. H. J. Vander Horet & Sons. St. Marys, Ohio. SALVIA — 400 Sah-ia, 3H-in. poM, at 4c. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, R. I. SMILAX SMILAX PLANTS— 2M-in. stock, extra heavy, fine, bushy stock, $2 50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. SMILAX— 2H-in. pota, $3.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. SNAPDRAOONS NEW SNAPDRAGON ENCHANTRESS Most popular color, about like Enohantresi Carnation. Same habit as Pbelp's White, flowers freely. Summer and Winter. Delivery commences in May. From 2-in. pots, $2.00 per doi., $1000 per 100. F. W. Fletcher & Co., Inc., Auburndale, MaM. SNAPDRAGONS SNAPDRAGONS—Silver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, 2K-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $35,00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2gth St., New York. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink, white, cerise, dark red. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00, 2-in. poto, $2.00 per 100. Pine Grove Floral Corp., 36 Hudson St., Lynn, Mass. SNAPDRAGON— Ramsburg's S. P. Snapdragon, 2^-in. pots, fine plants, 3 to 5 breaks, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Clarence Alwine, Aldan, Del. Co.. Pa. RAMSBURG'S SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON — 2>i-in., $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. John R. Coombs, West Hartford, Conn. SNAPDRAGON— 2)i-in., assorted colors, 3o. Orders 250 at 2j^c. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica. N. Y. SNAPDRAGONS— 2-in. pots, pink, red and white. 3c. each. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Spring- field, O. SNAPDRAGON— 3000 4-in., fine Snapdragons (Keystone), a fine pink, well branched, $8.00 per 100. D. G. Grillbortzer, Alexandria, Va. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink, strong, 2X-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. Geo. Milne, Winchester, Mass. STKVIAS STEVIA — Extra heavy, well rooted cutting. Full of new breaks and growth. Equal to 2H-in. stock, $1.50 per 100, worth double. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. .STEVIA— 2;4-in., ready for a shift, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order, Paul Fischer, Wood Ridge, Bergen Co., N. J. ~ STOCKS STOCKS — Snowflake, dwarf, fine 4-in. plants in bloom, $6.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. VERBENAS VERBENAS — In separate colors, red, striped purple, blue and white in thumb pots, 2c. Cash please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield. Ohio. VERBENAS — 2K-in., mixed colors, 3c. Orders 250 at 2J^c. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. VINCAS VINCAS— Var. and Green 100 1000 3-inch $6.00 $50.00 3-inch, heavy 8.00 4-inch, extra heavy 15.00 120.00 4-inch, heavy $10.00 and 12.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. VINCAS — Green, 3M-in. pots, 8-12 trailers. $6.00 per 100; 2;i-in pots, 4-6 trailers, $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. Arthur Taylor, Onaway Green- houses, Boonton, N. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Out of 4-in. pots, $12.60 per 1000; 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. Leonard Cousins, Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. VINCA VARIEGATA 4-in. stock all sold. SJS-in., nice stock, 5 to 9 heads, $7.00 per 100. G. L. Ely, Clyde, N. Y. VINCA— Variegated, strong, 3H-in. stock, $8.00 per 100. Cash with order. Stephen Chase Nashua, N H. VINCA— Variegated, 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. H. J. Vander Horst & Sons, St. Marys, Ohio. VINCA VARIEGATA— Extra strong, fine plants from 4-in. pots, 9c. C. H. Harare, Johnstown, N. Y. VINCA — 3000 strong, healthy Vinca variegata, 2-in, and 2H.-in. pots. $2.50 per 100. The Audubon Nurseries. Audubon, N. J. Contiiined to Next Colnmn VINCAS VINCA— Variegated, heavy, 4-in., $8.00 per 100; 3M-in., $5.00 per 100; 2i.2-in„ $2.00 per 100. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge, N. J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Good, 4-in. stock, $12 00 to $14.00 per 100. Cash. William Capstick, Auburndale, Maes. VINCAS — In all sizes. See display ad, page 1447 Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. VIOLETS VIOLETS, 2H-INCH 100 1000 Lady Campbell $4.00 $36.00 Princess of Wales 4.00 35.00 Swanley White 5,00 40,00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa CAMPBELL VIOLETS— Fine sand rooted cut- tings, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $8,00 per 1000 by express. Rooted Runners, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $6.00 per 1000 by express. Chas. Black, Highta- town, N. J. VIOLETS — Marie Louise, fine, clean Rooted Cut tings, Rhinebeck stock, $1.50 per 100, $13.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Haworth's Green- houses. Box 80, Farmington, Conn. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK CAULIFLOWER— Snowball and Erfurt, $3.00 Fer 1000. Cabbage — Wakefield, Succession, Season, Surchead. Ballhead, $1.25 per 1000, over 5000, $1.00 per 1000, Peppers.— Ruby King. Giant and Sweet Mountain, fine, transplanted plants, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Tomatoes.— Stone, Matchless, Detroit, Ponderosa, trans- planted ready for field. Price same as Peppers. Potted Peppers, $1.35 per 100. Asters, our per- fection, late branching mixed or separate colors. 60c. per 100. $5,00 per 1000. Pansies— World',~- Perfection, in bud and bloom, $1,25 per Kin, $10.00 per 1000, Cash please. Our phone nuru- ber is 76 Plainville, Ct. Lester's Plant Farm, Plian- ville, Ct. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— From bench, just right for 3-in. pots at 4c. each, $35.00 per 1000. 100 Dbl. Red Hollyhock. 3-in, pots, 5c. earh Chrysanthemums, 2)4-in. Polly Rose, Chrysolora. Enguehard, Col. Appleton, Pacific Supreme, 3f, Rooted Cuttings of the same at 2c. L. H. Butts. Wyomissing, Pa. GERANIUMS— E. G. Hill, 3H-in., $7.00 per 1011; Nutt, 3}2-in., $7.00; Double Grant, 3!..-in., $7.00. Dracaena Indivisa, 4-in., 20c. each, $18.00 per 100; 2-2,15-10. high. English Ivy, iH-in., $4.00 per 100; German Ivy, 2;2-in,, $2.00. Cash with order. Wm. Mears, Rumson, N. J. 300 AMPELOPSIS Veitchii, 4-in. pots, strong, $10.00 per 100; 250 Funkia variegated, 4-in. pots. $5,00 per 100; 1500 Tomato Plants, Stone's trans- glanted, strong plants, $10.00 per 1000, cash. A. chlevogt, 1713 E. 16th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ENGLISH IVY FOR SALE— 100, 4 ft. to 6 ft., at 25c.; 1600, 4-in., three plants per pot, 10 in. to 16 in. long, 7c. Echeveria Matalica, 10c. Eswcll Kemp, 349 Grove St., Newark. N. J. VI.mCAS — Extra strong Vincas, 3-in., 5cS. A. Nutt, 3-in.,3Hc. Cash with order, please. Hoff- man Greenhouse, Elmira, N. Y. VEGETABLE PLANTS 2,000,000 CABBAGE PLANTS— (Satisfaction Guaranteed), $1.00 per 1000; 5000, $3.7.S; 10,000, $7.00; 500. 75c. Extra fine All Head Early, Early Summer, Early Jersey Wakefield, Copenhagen Market, Enkhulzen Glory, Suc- cession, Flat Dutch, Surehead and Danish Ballhead. Re-rooted Cabbafte Plants, any variety, $1.25 per 1000. 100,000 Cauliflower Plants, Henderson's Snowball, $2.50 per 1000; 5000, $11.00. Potted Lanftdon's Earliana Tomato Plants, $1.50 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Tomato and Sweet Potato Plants, all varieties. - $1.60 per 1000. Sweet Pepper Plants, $.1.(111 ' per 1000. All orders filled promptly. Price list free. Paul F. Rochelle, Morristown, N. J. SWEET Potato Plants Yellow, and Red Nanse- mond. Up Rivers, Big Stem Jersey, Early Caro- lina, Early Golden, White and Yellow Yams, 1000 $1.60; 6000 or more, $1.25 per 1000; 100 by mail. 25c. For the past twenty years I have made a specialty of selecting and propagation of the Sweet Potato and can guarantee you strong, healthy plants, true to name, prompt shipment, and good order delivery. Descriptive price list free. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELAWARE. VEGETABLE PLANTS — By mall or express pre- paid. Strong, well rooted plants in large or snieh lots at reasonable prices. Will promptly replatt- any that do not arrive in Ist-class condition. Lead- ing varieties. Cabbage, Tomato, Cauliflower, Cel- ery, Sweet Potato, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Beet. Lettuce, Pepper, Egg Plants. Also Asters. Catakm free. Harry P. Squires, Remsenburg, N. Y. SWEET POTATO PLANT.?— Big Leaf Up River. Big Stem Jersey, Gold Skin, Horner, tip River, Southern CJueen, Red Nansemond, Vineland Im- proved, $1,10 per 1000; will have 3,000.000 plants. Also Grey Crowder and New Era Cow Peas. C E. Brown, Bridgeville, Del. YELLOW and Red Jersey Sweet Potato Sprouts, $1.20 per 1000. Field-grown Tomato plants. Matchless, Stone and Paragon, $1,25 per 1000. Cash with order, please. Wm. M. & F. J. Moreau, Freehold, N. J. SPECIAL — Fine field-grown Cabbage Plants, 90c. per 1000; 5000. $3.75. Leading varieties. To- mato, $1.00; Sweet Potato, $1.00; Pepper, $2.50. Good plants guaranteed. Shipped anywhere. Tidewater Plant Co., Box 78, Franklin, Va. Continued to Next Page June 17, line. The Florists' Exchange 1471 STOCK FOR SALE VEGETABLE PLANTS TOMATOES — Fine lot. pot Rrown. Earli na. Jewel. Stone and Matchless. SI. 50 per 100. tI2.50 per 1000. Cash, please. Geo. P. Buck & Sod. CoUingswood. N. J. ^^^^ Tn.\NSPL.\NTED E.\RLI.\N.\ — Bonny Best and .Stone Tomatoes. $2.50 per 1000. Peppers. $5,00 per 1000. Egg Plants, $10.00 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe. Hammonton, N. J. CELERYPLANT S— Golden Self-Blanching (French Strain), fine plants, ready for the field, t2.00 per 1000. Cash. Special prices on large lots, brill Celery Gardens. Kalamazoo. Mich. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE ALYSSUM, Aficratum, Coleus, Cigar Plants. 2-in 2H-" * '^ -^- ^ . . ^ Verno 2H-iii .?^f"^per 100. Fuchsia. 3Vj-in.; Begonia non, 3 in.-3'2 in.; Yellow Daisies. 3-in., 3.'2-in.; $6.00. Mme. SaUeroi. heavy, 3-in.. $4.00. Cobeas. $8.00. German Iv>*, 3H-in.. hea\'y. strong, S8.00. Vinca variegata and green, 4-in., $10.00. Lobelia, dwarf and trailing. S3. 00. Begonia Chatelaine. S'-L.-in.. St^.OO. Salvia, 2H-in., $2.50. Cannas, sta'rtcd. S4.00. Cash with order, or will exchange for 'Mum roote'nt!nn The KxchHnEe RUSSIN & HANFLING Office and Salesroom 134 West 28th St.. NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 Manufacturera and Importers of Willow and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers in FLORISTS* SUPPLIES [:9~0uT specialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskets When ordering, please mention The Hixcbaage FANCY and DAGGER FERNS of the very best grades. Huckleberry Branches, Mosses and Wild Smilax. We solicit your patronage. Satisfaction guaranteed. GIBBONS, The Smilax Man. Red Level, Ala. When ordering, please mention The Bichangf Printed noteheads. billheads and businoss cards identify you with The Trade. .4n urgi nL order for stock is apt to be held up. if your wholesale man is unable to connect you as one of the craft. Juiie 17, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1473 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists Sphagnum Moss $1.50 per bale, ten bales $14.00 Write today for our specially low Summer price I on large orders. ; Buy your winter's supply } now and lake advantage of it. i Our moss i.s good clean stock, every bale is wrapped. ; Wire Designs and Florists' Supplies. The largest stock of fresh cut decorative evergreens in America. THE KERVAN COMPANY 119 West 28th Street, NEW YORK, N. Y. Wlien ordcTlp;;, ph'ase mention The Exchange MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES Continued decided to make an exhibit at the Rose show. Mossrs. Bartholome, Bultmann and Bard were appointed a committee to procure siiUicient Roses to make a credit- able exhibit. The next meeting will be held at L. E. Mulhauser. 1705 Court St., July 3. If the evening is fine it will be an outdoor affair as there is a fine orchard on the place. The houses of Peter Kay where the meeting was held are completely emptied of bedding stock, his Spring trade having been very heavy. H. T. Lancaster, Pa. The montli of nreddings June has certainly turned out a good crop of weddings in this vicinity and all of our florists are busy with decorations of various values for mar- riages. School commencements are not quite such profitable affairs to the flo- rists' trade as they were some years back, but Alphonzo Peters seems to think they are pretty good, as he recently sent quite a large order to Ohio for one of the commencements there. Robert Antes, Jr., has opportunity to show his ability and is very much en- couraged with his share of the trade. He has just received a shipment of palms, etc.. from. Belgium, and without any exception this is the finest stock of the kind now in the city. At the Barr establishment Peonies are helping out wonderfully with their large decorations and are being featured in every way possible. II. A. Schroyer does not lay any claims to be the leading florist but a steady line of business flows into his store that makes for profit, as there are no cut price methods used here. Every- thing is legitimate business. If stock is plenty and cheap the customer gets the advantage of it ; if scarce and high in price the customer knows that the price is not a boosted price because they may happen to have money, and pays it willingly. Walter Hammond is not worrying over the Summer dullness that is supposed to follow June. Mrs. Goldbach is making a success of her business, and in fact there are no real fault finders in this line of busi- ness right now, unless it would be our friend Murphy of the Barr establish- ment, who had just a little more to do the past week than one man wants, and especially when it is impossible to get any help in from the nursery or the greenhouses, as they are rushed to death in both places. The meeting on Monday night was not so largely attended but none the less we outnumbered the young business men three tn one. The Wholesale Trade Just what the wholesale plant trade amounted to in- general over the country I do not know, but this I do know, and that is. that with the writer it ran short about $600, as compared with any of the last five years, due in a large measure presumably, to the late cold Spring — the cold of which has ex- tended even to this day, June 12. As a result of this shortage, the school gar- dens and every form of charity that could use flowers was liberally supplied with Petunia and other flowering stock from Sin. pots, the last applicant being a social worker, June 10, who brightened the homes of twelve families with plants at my expense. But I wish to say that while it does not help finances very much, there is a pleasure in giving when you know the gift will reach the proper parties and places; that goes far toward making up for the loss in dollars and cents. One of these days the familiar cry of, "Should a wholesale grower sell any- thing retail," will be brought up in our club, as it is a known fact that some of the private planting around town comes from growers who are styled wholesale. As an offset to this some of the retail men send for stock to other cities that they could buy here just as good, and often better. When will we learn that in unity there is strength, and that co- operation is the keynote of real business. John Brown, formerly employed by his brother Peter Brown, has bought a range of glass at Heightstown, N. J., and moved to that city with his family. Chas. B. Herr of Strasburg has re- paired his place and the effects of the hailstorm are obliterated. This is one of the show places in the county and whenever we want anyone to have a, good opinion of our business they are.i invited to vi.sit Charlie Herr's place at Strasburg. ' P. S. Hostetter is putting out quite a ] batch of Asters. He is located at Man- ( heim and is perhaps the only one who is I attempting Asters on a large scale ex- , cepting what we call the Philadelphia ] Pike florists, some dozen or more, most of whom grow Asters by the acre or at least half acres and over. It has rained every day and every night since the last set of Lancaster notes were sent in. and the thermometer has been considerabl.v below normal so that _ outside of the field Carnations, growing crops are not up to the stand- ard. Albert M. Hebr. Sedalia, Mo. — The hailstorm of June 2 did considerable damage to the green- houses in Sedalia. The hailstones, some of them as large as eggs and of all shapes, broke a number of panes of glass in the State Fair Floral Co.'s green- houses. Chas. E. Pfeiffer and the Ar- chias Floral Co. report their greenhouses damaged. St. Louis, Mo. — An intense wind and hailstorm broke over St. Louis on June 2, that flooded thousands of homes and smashed street lamps and windows. There was much destruction to green- house property in the vicinity. At Web- ster Grove the greenhouses of A. Con- non were wrecked by wind and hail. The Rowe Company at Kirkwood had nearly all its glass destroyed and many thousands of plants ruined by the storm. ^lilTTnniT irrniiiiii iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiii|iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii r yw/'W^^.jMP'^aMr. V mB Florist Store of Mrs. L. \V. McCoy, Seattle, Wash. How Much are Dead Flowers Worth? There is no market for them except the garbage can. And that means not only loss of sales and profits, but it represents money out, because you must pay for your stock whether you sell it or throw it away. If you could realize on all the blossoms that now wither in stock and are discarded, think how much your profits would increase by stopping this loss. And at no additional overhead or expense. You can do it with a McCray Florists Refrigerator The McCray patented system of refrigeration pro- vides for a cool, even temperature and keeps your flowers fresh and salable, preventing loss from with- ered stock. The McCray Florist Refrigerators come with plate glass doors and sides which show the flowers attrac- tively. The different compartments vary in size to accommodate the various lengths of stems. The woodwork of the McCray may be had in any finish to match your store's interior decoration. The linings may be had in either bevel plate mirror or white enamel, are handsome and easy to clean. Send for These Catalogs No. 73— For Florists McCRAY REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 689 Lake Street Kendallville,/tnd. New York Salesrooms Chicago Salesrooms 7-9 W. 30th St. 1000 S. Michigan Ave. Agencies in All Principal Cities No. H-J — For Residences 3 [mn mnn: AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Your advertising copy and cuts must be in our hands by TUESDAY NIGHT to secure insertion in current week's issue 1474 The Florists' Exchange THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA June Weddings and Commencenients You -ARE NOW IN ORDER — will need these Accessories ; Bridal Staff Baskets, Flower Girl Baskets, Bridal Staffs, Shepherd Crooks, Wedding Gates, Kneeling Stools, Wedding Rope, Old-fashioned Lace, Bouquet Holders, -"tU" Aisle Posts, Chiffons. Commencement Baskets— Send for a $ 1 0.OO and upwards Assortment MINIATURE JAPANESE GARDENS. Just the thing for Summer Window Decorations. We have interesting collections from $2.00 per doz. up. WRITE FOR CATALOG H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Take Advantage of Our Spring Offer Spli£ignuin Moss Our Large Bales, $1.50; 12 Bales, $15.00. Extra Large Bales, $2.00; 8 Bales, $14.00. Green Lump Moss $1.00 per bag. Shipping instructions and cash with order to ensure prompt delirery. H. KENNEY Brooklyn, N.Y. "'^C'*- Wben ordering, please mention The ExcbaDge When orderlpg. pleaa* meptloB The B>xch*nge 76-94 Rochester AveBQc WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If it'« made of wire we can make It. George B. Hart, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone Street Rochester, N. Y. When ordering. pleaBp menrlnn Thp Exchange THE APRIL SUPPLEMENT TO OUR Credit and Information List will be out in a few days. It is the best Credit medium in the trade. For par- ticulars write National Florists' Board of Trade M PINE STREET, New York City When ordering. pleaB« mention The Exchange Natural Green Sheet Moss Long green sheets of the heaviest variety. Per bag, $1.00 H. W. Armes, BrysonCity, N. C. Wlien ordering, pleaae mentloo The Excbapge CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO IV>ANlJ?ACTUReR5 PHILADELPHIA. PA. When ordering, pleaae mentloB Th* Bxrhaac* THE EXCHANGE— Best Advertising Medium Providence, R. I. This cit.v has had one continuous spell of raiu and cloudy weather for ten days. The season is still backward. Retailers are all busy with weddings and gradua- tions. John Burke is superintending the ar- rangements for a clambake for several thousand truckmen at his farm in Hills- grove. W. A. B. Pawtucket, R. I. Memorial Day business in this vicin- ity proved to be one of the greatest the florists have had. Magnolia wreaths were great sellers, also Geraniums. Cut flowers were scarce and top-notch prices were received. Mr. Liebson of New England Florists' Supply Co.. called on the trade. Alonzo Vose, Woonsocket, reports heavy business. Neil Ward has been elected to the of- fice of tree warden for the town of Cum- berland for the term of one year. John J. Kelley. Broad St., Valley Falls, R. I., has had an exceptionally busy sea- son in wedding and funeral flowers. William E. Little, gardener for U. S. .Senator Henry E. Lippitt, has been elected to the Cumberland school commit- tee. C. A. K. Bridgeport, Conn. still "On the Map." It is some time since Bridgeport has been heard from but we are still on the map, and very busy, owing to the lateness of the season. From all reports bedding plants have sold better than ever. There was a scarcity of all kinds, especially Geraniums. Memorial Day trade was excellent. Planting in the various cemeteries wa.s more extensive than ever, and the.v never looked more beautiful on Memorial Day. Bouquets of Carnations, Sweet Peas, Roses and Gladioli sold well. These brought from .'50c. up. Also wreaths, crosses, etc., made of Magnolia leaves, headed with flowers of some kind. We are having plenty of rain these days nearly a week of it to date. This will be very beneficial to outdoor stock if we can have a few days of warm sun- \ shine after. A uumlier of the trade are commencing to plant 'Mums and expect to finish this work this week. Carnations inside are still looking very good for this time of year, and will probably last for some time yet, June weddings are reported by many who have decorations for same. Notes Park Gardens and Flower Shop never had a better Spring trade. Sold nut of nearly everything in the plant line. An extensive business in hard.v stock was done this year. Geo. Pflomm has recently purchased a Studebaker delivery car of the latest de- sign. Memorial Day trade was best ever. He is busy with weddings and funeral work. Julius Reck cleaned up on all kinds of bedding stuff, in fact he did not have enough to supply the demand. He is cutting some fine Peonies. He has just finished planting his Dahlias. He will soon be cutting Lilium auratum and rubrum. Geo. Mallett & Co. had splendid Spring sales, both in bedding plants and hardy stuff. Jas. Horan & Son were very busy with Memorial Day orders. They handled a large cemetery trade this year which called for larger quantities of bedding plants than usual. Funeral orders are keeping all hands busy. John Reck & Son also report splendid Spring sales. Outdoor stock is coming on in fine shape. James E. Beach cleaned out of all kinds of plants. He is getting ready to plant his 'Mums this week. Fred Ivolb is cutting outdoor Sweet Peas which were planted very early, and are an extra early variet.v. He had splendid luck with his new Begonia, sell- ing out the entire stock. Mr. Kolb cer- tainly has a fine modern greenhouse plant : although not a large place, he has enougli to keep him busy, I^verything is kept up in Apple-pie order, which is a big asset to any business, G, C, Bouton & Son had all they could attend to filling Spring orders of various kinds. They had decorations to furnish for a golden wedding recently. All outdoor stock here is in fine shape. Carnations in the field look very well for this time of year. F. E. B. NEW CROP Fancy Ferns, $1.35 per 1000. Dagger Ferns, $1.15 per 1000. Green Sheet Moss, $1.75 per bag. Perpetuated Moss, $3.50 per bag. Lyrata (Evergreen Oak , Foliage), $2.50 per case. CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO. EVERGREEN, ALA. New Bedford, Mass. Business in general is normal for this time of the year and prices have takeu a drop. Bedding stock does not move so quickl.v as in other years, possibly due to such a backward season. A. B. Hathawa.v who owned green- houses formerly occupied by Fred Rey- nolds, has sold them. Owing to Mr. Hathaway's health and age he deemed this advisable. They were sold to an outsider, no one in the trade. Wm. E. iSIosher has secured a year's lease : after that the place will be turned into a wholesale fruit store. Ed. Peirce. successor to Jos. V. Peirce, has purchased a horse and wagon. Fred Reynolds at Olympia Flower Shop has purchased a Ford auto. His busi- ness is growing daily, F, R. When ordering, please mt-ntlon The Exchange Net Prices on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves L^r^nchL} 8-12 12-16 16-20 20-23 23-28 Per 100 S1.75S2.35 $3.45 $4.55 $6.15 Per 1000 15.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 55.00 5% discount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE. Fernandina, Florida When ordering, {jlease mviitiuii The Exchange NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS For Uning hanging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating show windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.26 Per 5 bundle lota for 6.00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER, TJoifff" 1324 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Michigan Cut Flower Exchange INCOPORATED Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-66 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. Import Orders *^^^" Birch Bark Sea Moss Raw Ruscus Isolepis Grass Palm Fibre (Japanese) W.G. CLARE, Fernandina, Fla. When ordering, nlenup mfnttnn Tbp Rxcliapge Tbe ExhaDse-Alertand Up-to-date June 17, lillt;. The Florists' Exchange 1475 DOI M. C. FORD WHOLESALE FLORIST 121 West 28th Street - NEW YORK CITY Telephones, Farratut 3870-3871 All Kinds of Seasonable Cut Flowers When ordering, pleiuie mPDtlon Tlie Gzcbange JloAe^ CoA/natuma 0^cAccC6. New York, Juno 13. — Last week, tnviny;, no doubt, partly to weather conditions, was one of the worst of the season in the wholesale flower market. The demand was \\oak and prices were low. This week, on Monday and Tuesday, conditions were a Httle better. 'The dull weather of the pre\*ious week had shortened the supply of stock and the brighter weather had tirought a little better demand. Prices, 'onsequently, were a little firmer, and in some cases a trifle higher, but the present market conditions are far from satisfactory. Am. Beauty Roses are in moderate supply, and the quality of most of those arri\'ing ia poor. Special grade blooms are selling at from Sc. to 20c. each in general, a few choice selections realizing 25c. The supply of hybrid tea Roses is moderate, and the demand for these, though a little better, apparently, than last week, is not large. Top grade blooms in general are selling at from 4c. to Sc. each, except Hadley. Brunner and Euler, which are commanding about the same prices as last week. Bottom grade Roses of all varieties are selling at from 50c. to S2 per 100. Carnations are gradually deteriorating in quality. The demand for these today is a trifle more active. The general range of price is from 25c. to SI per 100, with occa- sional small sales at SI. 50. The supply of Cattleyas is not overiarge, but there appears to be fully enough to satisfy all present demands. Prices are weak, and the finest blooms arriving realize no more than 30c. each, except in occasional small sales. Longiflorum Lilies are in moderate supply, and are meeting with a very small demand at §3 to S-i per 100, and are being offered in thousand lots at S2.50 per 100 or less. The supply of Lily of the Valley is not large, and it is meeting with a good demand, the range of price today being from S3 to S5 per 100 for high grade blooms. Peonies, as might be expected, are now the dominant flower in the market. Owing to weather conditions of the past week arrivals of fresh blooms are not over-large, but with these there are being offered for sale not a few blooms which are being taken out of cold storage. These latter blooms are largely in poor condition, and realize very small prices, but the fresh blooms are meeting with a fair demand at from S2 to S4 per 100; only the choice varieties realizing the higher figure. Sweet Peas are in much shorter supply, and many of them are arriving in very bad con- dition; the few good ones appearing in the market are selling at from 35c. to SI per 100, the latter figure being very exceptional. In miscellaneous and bulbous flowers, not previously mentioned, there are now seen in the market a little Spanish Iris, a consider- able supply of the larger flowering Gladioli of excellent quality, and a small supply of the Baby Gladioli, a few Callas, some Antirrhinum mostly of inferior quality, an abundance of yellow and white Daisies, Forgetmenots, Sweet Williams, Phlox, Coreopsis, a few Stocks, boughs of Mountain Laurel, and of Japanese Snowball, and some other flowering shrubs. The supply of Asparagus, Smilax and Adiantum Ferns is quite sufficient to meet all demands, and these and hardy greens are mo%ing fairly well. .Philadelphia, June 12. — Conditions are practically the same as reported last week; if anything, they are worse. There is a heax-y accumulation with a meagre demand, and prices in general are below the average listed schedule. Roses are in full supply, the short ones in preponderance; they are not cleaning up. Beauties are in stronger supply, on which there is a fair demand. Carnations are in heavy receipt ; tliey hml an outlet through the street men at extremely low figures. Valley remains on the short side; there is, however, no very strong demand for it. Lilies are overabundant; prices are down to rock bottom and even lower. There is a large supply of good Sweet Peas, that meet with no demand. Last week there was an avalanche of Peonies that fairly swamped the market. This week opens up with the local cut about over, and the cold storage stock is now being drawn upon. Gladioli is increasing with no special demand. Orchids are moving slowly, with a fair supply. There is an unlimited supply of miscel- laneous stock, including Calendulas, Pansies, Larkspur, Daisies, Centaureas, Snapdragon and Iris. The first of the Candidum Lilies have made their appearance. Water Lilies are in good demand. Greens are plentiful. Boston, June 13. — The weather is any- thing but favorable to large sales of flowers. There hasn't been practically a good day in all June. This section of the country has been deluged with rain. In spite of this fact, the sales of flowers at the wholesale markets have been on the increase and this week large quantities of flowers have been moved. There is a fair quantity of Am. Beauty Roses reaching the wholesale market. There is a much better demand for short stemmed Roses of this variety than for special blooms. The price ranges from SI to S25 per 100. There is a good supply of hybrid tea Roses, but the dull, rainy weather is beginning to tell on the quality. Last week, it was with difficulty that the heavy supply was disposed of, but this week they are being moved more easily at prices ranging from 50c. to S8 per 100. Carnations are in good supply, and the quality of the flowers is good, considering that it is the middle of June. Although the quantity of flowers of Carnations reaching the markets is quite heavy, yet they are cleaned up nicely. The price is from Ic. to 23-^c. each. There is a fair supply of orchids. Cattleya Mossiae is in the largest quantity, but there is a medium supply of C. gigas, and there are cjuite a few Gaskellianas. The price for the week is S2 to S4 per doz. Sweet Peas are more plentiful and the quality is better. Prices are from 25c. to $1.25 per 100. Peonies are more plentiful now, but none of those grown in this section have reached the market yet. The supply of Gladioli has diminished and Spanish Iris has not been as abundant for the past week. There is still a good supply of yellow Marguerites. There is a good demand for pot plants, such as rambler Roses, Pelargoniums and Hy- drangeas. There is an excellent call for all kinds of greenery, and Asparagus is of good quality. There is a plentiful supply of all kinds of bedding plants which are not moving actively. R. C. Chicago, June 13.— The market during the past week gave a foretaste of the ap- proaching Summer dullness. There was more stock than there was demand for, so that much of it had to be sold for any price offered. A proportion of the stock was very poor and was sold to the department stores, who conducted special sales of cut flowers throughout the week. These sales helped to get the market cleaned up, and by Friday all the poor stock was gone, and the market assumed a firmer tone then and Saturday. Prices are still low; stock is better but still For School Commencements and June Weddings Carnations In Any Quantities VALLEY CALLAS MIESEM'S LILIES SWEET PEAS l»^"Y^ Pf TDp/^CI7 '• 'o ''■"' any bu»ine»s entrmted to me in such ^'•^ * * \^ ^\.ir \J^ILj a fair and liberal manner as to make the cus- tomer's relations with me satisfactory and profitable. 1623.T4"25 JOSEPH S. FENRICH MADISON SQUARE 5 ] West 28th Street, New York When OTderlgg. please mention The E^icbangf well in advance of the demand. The market opened on Monday under more favoraV)le conditions than the past week and it is believed the present week's trade will he highly satisfactory, all conditions considered. Am. Beauty Roses clear up each day in medium and good stock; it is the poor short stock that accumulates, and is hard to dis- pose of. There is some stock coming in from young plants that is more sought than the hea\'y stock from older plantings. The best stock can be had at S3 per doz. In Milady. Ophelia, Sunburst and Wards there is a large supply, short stock of these sold at almost any price offered the past week. The supply of Russell is not as large as it was, but there is enough even though the price is less than it has been. Carnations were in supply far beyond demand the past week. The held-over stock sold as low as 5c. a bunch of 25, and less in larger lots, as the department stores were selling them in the original bunches at 7c. a bunch. All this poor stock cleaned up on Saturday and the supply on hand on Monday, is of better quality and fresh from the growers. Prices started this week at from SI to S1.50 per 100. Peonies are in large supply and in all grades of quality. The local grown crops are coming in, which adds largely to the volume to be seen at every turn of the mar- ket. Only the very best grades bring as high as S6 per 100. Medium stock can be had at $3 per 100. and then there is a large volume of low grade stock that is sold for whatever it will bring. Orchids and Valley are the only scarce items on the market; all available stock brings good prices. Easter Lilies are in good supply but Callas are about all gone. Sweet Peas are plentiful, the best grades bring only fair prices. Southern Cape Jasmines continue to come in and are moving freely. Snapdragons are about all over for the season from the greenhouses. Outdoor stock in many lines of perennials is plentiful. The new crop of ferns is beginning to arrive freely so there is no longer any trouble in getting all the green goods necessary. Weddings and commencement work have been fair, otherwise the retailers have not been busy. The express drivers' strike con- tinues to make a daily inconvenience to the trade, although the situation is well in hand by the co-operative cartage service. ORDER NOW Greenhouse Heating A Reprint of Four PRIZE ESSAYS recently published in the columns of The Florists* Exchange With comments by John McArthur, Heating Engineer There is also included in this pamphlet A Collection of Answers to Pertinent Questions on Greenhouse Heating Price, 25 Cents The Florists' Exchange 438 West 37th Street, New York Are you in need of a book of "Rules, Notes and Recipes" to help you solve the knotty problems in your work and business? Look into the Gardeners and Florists' Annual for 1916. There are 37 pages of recipes. 50 cents, from this ofiiice. Fkemoxt, Xeb. — A luiilsloim broke one-half of the glass in rlif greenhouses of C. H. Green and Anderson Bros, on June 2, besides doing considerable dam- age to garden stuff and rrops in the vicinity. Peas, Carnations, Lilies Prima Donna Roses, Ulrich Brunner Roses AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE STOCK We have twenty-two years' experience behind us, and do not expect a gold medal for doing our full duty by our customers and consignors. You will not make a mistake bv deahng with GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, Inc. Ksu !: T^J^":^,^^-, 101 West 28th St^ New York Wben orderinB. iilease m'^ntton The EichjinEe F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM 1476 The Florists' Exchange VV^E have the organization, the working force, the equipment, in fact all the facilities, and we are handhng the stock in quality and quantity which insures the best results to grower and retailer. We solicit further shipments of good stock in all lines, and we invite investigation. Our records and methods will prove interesting and are at the disposal of all. We wont slack up during the summer months. Send along your outside stock. The Henshaw Floral Co., inc. A. M. HENSHAW, President 127 West 28th St., New York 'Phones, SSID— 3311— 3312 Farragut When ordering, pleaae mention The Excban 100,000 JUNE PEONIES WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St, New York WholBsale Florist Telephone Farragut 5335 Growers' Cut Flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J. Van Reyper, Manager CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 129 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones— 8237-3563 Farragut When ordering, pleaae mention The Eichanje William Stuart Allen Co. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 53 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephone — 356 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Alfred H. Langjahr Wholesale Florist 130 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Telephones — Farragut 4626-4627 When ordering, ple^ise mv'ntlon The Exchange Jobo Voung George Ulldenbrand John Young k Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS S3 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SQUARE 7362 When ordiTlng. please mi'ntlon The Eicbanee When ordering, pleane mention The Exchange Standard Sizes for Baskets A bill lias been introduced into the House of Representatives by Congressman Vo,-.*;^ F. Reavis of Nebraska (H. R. Ibli4) to fix standard sizes of baskets or other containers for small fruits, ber- ries, vegetables, and other agricultural and horticultural products. The Reavis bill would make it un- lawful for an.v person to manufacture, sell, or offer for sale baskets or other coutainers for the commodities named above for shipment in interstate com- merce, filed or unfilled, which shall con- tain when even full less than one dry quart of 67.2 cubic inches; one pint, which shall contain when even full less than 33.6 ; one-half pint, which shall con- tain when even full less than 16.S cubic inches, or multiples of the dry quart. The above prohibition is not intended to prevent manufacture of baskets and open containers of other than the sizes specified, when intended for export to any foreign country and manufactured according to specifications or directions of the foreign purchasers. If the bill is adopted, the law will be effective from and after November 1. I'Jlb. ^^ E. A. D. Colonial Forest Laws A bulletin on forest legislation in America prior to March 4, 1789 has just been issued by the New York State College of Agriculture. The bulletin is said to be of particular interest to those who have followed questions of the his- tory of forestry and of forest legislation. A copy of the bulletin, Number 370, may be obtained by residents of New York on application to the State college of agriculture. Ithaca. New York ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality. Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIB^S throughout the year. LILY or THE VALLEY. All Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist FJrll^r.'f2^i%s, 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY When ordering, please mention The Bichanee J. K. ALLEN ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Commission Dealer in 118 WEST 28th! STREET, NEW YORK Cut Flowers Phones, FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Consignments of good stock solicited. Cboice Carnations, Roses, Orchids. Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowers When ordering, please mention The Exchange J. J. COAN. WHOLESALE FLORIST 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: FaiTaftut 5413-5891 Cottsignments Solicited ordering. pleRwe i^ntlnn The Exfhwnee GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist 104 West 28th Street Telephone Farragut 2264 Ship Us Yoor Flowers NEW YORK When ordering, please mention The Elichange Herman Weiss Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28lh Slreel, New York Telephones, FARRAGUT 634 and 3066 When ordering, please mention The E^cbanse Telephone: Madison Square 6S96 GEO. W. CRAWBOCK H. T. PHILLIPS Pres. Vite-Pres. d- Secy. H. W. G-41LAER, Treas. George W. Crawbuck Co., Inc. Wholesale Commission Florists 57 West 28th Street, New York When ordering, please m^'ntion The Exchance Spbingfield, O. — The foundation for the new establishment of the American Rose and Plant Co. on Clifton ave. has been finished. The building wiU be of tile and concrete and will have stucco finish. KiMEERLT, Wis. — William Greene, owner of the Kimberly greenhouses, is building a large addition. His house, one of the largest in the Fox River Valley, will be double its present size when completed. Eldoba, Ia. — James Pierce has de- cided to build another greenhouse for Roses. The business of the greenhouse under the management of Mr. Wakeling has grown rapidly, and more glass is required to keep up with the demand for plants and cut flowers. i Reidel & Meyer Incorporated Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of all kinds. The best of service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years* experience in the flower business. Consignments solicited. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones — 1024-4025 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention The Exchange NOW is the time to become acquainted with the many advantages of shipping your flowers to the New'york Market and consigning them to us. _ We never have any diffi- ~ culty in disposing of the better grades of Cut Flowers at good prices. You can always depend upon receiving your account of sales promptly. United Cut Flower Co., Inc. in West 28lh St. New York City When ordering, please mention The Exchange A. L. YOUNG & CO. Wholesale Florists 54 West 28th St. NEW YORK A. L, Young, Pres. and Treas. Tel. Madison H. R. ScoMMADAu. Vice-Prea. Square F. LiGHTFooT. Sec'y. 3559 Whpn orderine. ploawp mptitlnn The Kxchaac* Growers HENRY M Service is a big and vital factor with us. Our responsibility never ceases. Your satisfaction is our biggest asset. Customers SB-S7 WEST 36th OTREBT Ttrlephon»m i 13 and 3iao FARRAGUT ROBINSON CO., •- NEW YORK CITY and Wlien ordering, pleaBe mention The Ezcbanfe >Vholesale Florists BOSTON fune 17, 191(!. The Florists' Exchange 1477 !. BONNBT G. H. Blakh Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Florists 130 Livin^slon St., BROOKLYN, N.Y. ITel«phoDet: 1293^ Main OUT-OF-TOWN ORDER* CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. <7iM tM a trial. Cut Flower Exchange I sixth Avenue and 26th Street COOGAN BUILDING. NEW YORK OpeD flTery Moroing at Six o'clock for the Sale of Cut Flowers. I Wall ipaoe for advertising purpoiee for Rent. I V. S. DoRVAL, Jr., Secretary. BoNNOT Brothers I Wholesale Florists 55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR, COOGAN BUILDING >pen AU Day Tel. Mad. Sq. 830 3. H. Jahn, Prtt. RoBT. G. Wilson. Tr*a». GREATER NEW YORK FLORISTS ASSOCIATION, Inc. \MioIesale Commission Dealers In Cut Flowers and Supplies 162 Lirin^ston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Francis G. Van Mater, Sec'u and Manager ESTABLISHED 1SS8 GUNTHER BROS. Wholesale Commission Florists no West 28th St., New York Telephone, Farragut 551 Consignments of Choice Flowers Solicited. William H. Kuebler WhoUaaU Commitsion Dtaler in I CUT FLOWERS 28 Waiou^hby St., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Telephone, 4591 Main Badgley & Bishop, Inc. Phone {}^^ I Mad. 8q. 34 West 28th St., New York City Receivers and Distributors of ' Choice Cut Flowers L. B. NASON Wholesale Florist U6 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, 2315 MadiaoQ Square Consignments Solicited. Wholesale Florist 55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK Telephone, 894fi Madison Square ; HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY ifiia« menc^a Tb* Kzcbanc* George C. Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, 60S-609 Farragut The best source of supply in the city ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Peraonal Attention — Consignments Solicited Satitfaetion Guaranteed When ordering, plense m<>nt1on The Kxcbange B. S. SLINN, JR. Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St.. New York Vf ^ ■ B7 T C CARNATIONS I V L I. I 9 AND ROSES Shippinc orders receive prompt attention When ordering, please mention The Exchange Louis M.NOE LouisA. Noe Wholesale Commission'FloriBt$ MATHEW SAMPSON, Jr.. Manaffv Telephone. 750 MadboD Square AMERICAN BEAUTIES A SPECIALTY THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK When orderiDE. please m*'ntlon The Excbanjje VIOLETS SINGLE AND DOUBLE A SPECIALTT Shipping orders giren personal attention and latisfaotion guaranteed^ Also a full Une of R0SB8 and CARNATIONS. CLARENCE SLINN.mo/esa/eHorul 133 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone, Farragut 2453 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Carnations, Roses, Pansies, Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., he, "?,:1~J- 112 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Farragut 2287 When ordering, please mention The Exchange Goldstein &fuUerman Wholesale Florists CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 102 West 28111 Street, New York City Telephone, 9761 Fanaftut When orderlnR. please mention The Exchange ,•, 1 New York City | The June meeting of the New York Florists' Club, the closing meeting for the season, was held in the club's rooms, Orand Opera House BIdg., 2.'5d st. and Eighth ave.. on Monday evening, June 12. A full report of this meeting will be found in this issue. Mr. and Mrs. \Vm. Addison Burntam of Irvington-on-Iludson, X. Y.. announce the marriage of their daughter. Miss Jessie Lord Burnham and Mr. Thos. Boothe de Forest, on Saturday, June 10. ■John Young, secretary of the S. A. F. and O. H.. was in Buffalo, N. Y., on June 7 and S. conferring with chairman Geo. Asmus and treasurer Wm. Kasting, and going over the accounts of the recent National Flower Show at Philadelphia, Pa. There was a meeting of the officers of the American Rose Society at the office of the Henshaw Floral Co., 127 W. 28th St., on Monday afternoon of this week. There were present at this meeting S. S. Pennock. president. Harry O. May, 1478 The Florists' Exchange 1 New England Florist Supply Co, SPECIAL— •• f'^'*'*^'- Sphagnum Moss, $3.50 BALE 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephonei: Fort Hill, 3469 — Main, 4789 W Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. McALPiNE & McDonald st^"'^ Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies, Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED FIFLL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 256 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. T«I. Fort HiU 3630-3631-3632 Wholesale Prices of Cut Floorers Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Buffalo June 12, 1916 Cincinnati June 12, 1916 NAMES AND VARIETIES Boston June 12. 1916 St. Louis June 5, 1916 Pittsburgh June 5. 1916 20.00 to 25.00 15.00 to 20.00 10.00 to 15 00 8.00 to 10,00 35.00 to to to to 10.00 30.00 25.00 20 00 16.00 8.66 800 8.66 8.66 8.00 1.66 "'.25 .25 V.66 1.00 100 1.00 2.00 ?on Roses — A. Beauty — Special Fancy Extra No. 1 No. 2 15.00 to 26.00 10.00 to 15.00 5.00 to 10.00 1.00 to U.OO to 10,00 to 4.00 to to i'5.66 8.00 16.00 to 20.00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 5 00 to to 2.00 2.00 to 3.00 to to 2.00 to 2.00 to .... to .... to to No. 3 to to . . to 1 00 3.00 to 8.00 Hadley 1.00 to 10.00 1.00 to 6 00 1.00 to eoo to to 3.00 to 3.00 to to 3.00 to 8.00 8.00 8.00 2 00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 5.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 1.00 to 1.00 to 100 to 6.00 1000 6.00 8.66 to 6.00 to to to 3.00 to to 25.66 .... to .... Mrs. Chas Russell . ... 4 00 to 12 00 3.00 to 6.00 to 2.00 to to to 2.00 to 2.00 to to to to .20 to .20 to to to .60 to .50 to .60 to .50 to to to to to to 2 00 to 8 00 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 8.00 Ophelia 1.00 to to 100 to 1.00 to 1.00 to . . to 8.00 4 00 to 12 00 3.00 to 6.00 Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft).. ^notji ft.no 3.00 to 8.00 6.00 .•!not/> 6.001 3.00 to 12.00 600 to .... 2.00 to 4.00 e.ooi 3.00 to 8.00: 3.00 to 1.00; to to .50 .25 to .40 .25 to 4.00 to 2.00 .... to 2.00,.... to 3.00 to 4.00 .75 to 1.25 1 OOi 75 to 1 25 .60 to 1.50 tn to to 6.00 to 10.00 Asparagus Plumosus, per bunch. " Sprengeri, per bunch. Caiias .25 to .26 to to .75 .50 10.00 1.50 2.00 .30 to .40 ....to .50 to 1.00 to 1.60 1.00 to 1.60 Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.. . C White . . 1.00 to 1 00 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to . to to to 1 00 1.00 to 1.60 1.00 to 1.50 2.00 2.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 to to to to to to to 1.00 to 1.50 . Yellow and var. . 2 00 to 2.50 250 2.50 2.60 3.00 2.00 to 2.50 (•The highest Pink to 2 00 2.00 to 2.50 ?on grades ot atand-S Red 2.00 to 2.50 to 2.00 ".26 .10 t'n'nn ard varieties) L yeUow and Tar. . Daffodils to 3.00 to .50 to 1.00 to to .... to to 6.00 to 4.00 to to 1.50 to .60 to to Daisies ■'.30 .10 to .20 Ferns, Hardy . . to to to 25 to .16 .... to.l2H 10.00 to 15.00 8.00 to 10.00 Lllium Longifiorum 3.00 to 3.00 to 30.00 to 4,00 400 40,00 V.2.5 to 4.00 to 5,00 to 1.60 to .26 to "566 6 00 to 10 00 4 00 to 6.00 6.00 50.00 1.80 .75 Lily of the Valley . . . A nn in A nn 40.00 to 60.00 Orchids — Cattleyas 6 00 fio no ,.r> AO no 2.00 to 2.40 1.80 .50 1.00 to 1.50 Sweet Peas .25 to 25 to 75 to to to Double to 1 Patrick Welch ^^^ ^''""'^'' ^' Telephone Main 2698 Wboles&le Florist BOSTON, MASS. Store open for businea at 6 a. m. American Beauties, Orchids. Valley, Carnations, Calendulas, Cornflowers. EnftUsh Primroses, YeUow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Lillum Lon^florum. All the novelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. When ordering, please mention Tbe Excbaiiye B. A. SNYDER CO. Sf'^ Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone. Fort HIU 1083-25017-25552 When ordL'ripg, pleaae mention Tbe Kxcbapge PITTSBIRCH CUT FLOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St., PITTSBURG, PA. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange HOLTON&HUNKELCO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Phone— Main 874 P. O. Bol— 103 treasnrpr, P.i'ijj. Uaininoud. setretary. also Robt. Simpsou. L. J. Reuter, and J. Horace McFarland. Sergeant Ilany Forman. brother of -inthon.v Forman, head salesman for A. H. Lang.iahr. 1.30 W. 28th St., was receutl.T killed f>n the Mexican border. The funeral services last Thursday at the h(>use of the sister of the deceased at Richmond Hill, L. I., were largely attended. A. S. Nash, son of Jonathan Nash, re- cently deceased, has taken the position formerly occupied by his father as a member of the firm of Moore, Hentz & Nash, and Arthur Radice has been ap- pointed head salesman for the above mentioned firm in place of John Krai, also recently deceased. Wm. Stuart Allen Co., .5.3 W. 2.Sth St., announces the closing of its place, of busines.'; at .5 p.m., beginning June 10 and continuing until July 1. Announcement We beg to announce that David Welch and Edward J. Welch have severed their con- nection with the Corporation of Welch Bros. Co., and have opened a Wholesale Flower Market at 280 Devonshire Street BOSTON where we shall be pleased to serve our friends and customers to their satisfaction, as we have done in the past thirty years. We will carry a full line of flowers in all the leading varieties and a full line of all Florists' Supplies. Write for Prices. Telephone Fort Hill 1963 1964 Very respectfully, DAVID WELCH EDWARD J. WELCH Wln-u t'l-di-iing. |.li iisf 1 Woodrow & JIarkctos, 37 W. 2Sth St., will open their flower store at Narra- gansett Pier, R. I., on July 1. There were noted this week at the store of John Young & Co., 53 W. 28th St., some remarkably fine Peonies from Henry Weston, Hempstead, L. I. These Peonies were good examples of what thorough culture will do for a flower. Among the callers in town this week were R. H. C. Bard, Syracuse, N. Y., I.. J. Reuter, AVesterly, R. I., and Mr. Gott. representing Sander & Sons, Eng- land. Maurice Fuld, late vice-president of the Knight & Struck Co., is now doing business on his own account at Room 91.5, Brokaw Bldg., 42d st. and Broad- way, New York. He will interest him- self largely in horticultural advisory work, teaching, writing and lecturing. Charging that his foster son had de- ceived liim through his limited knowl- edge of the English language and had ob- tained all his property when he had in- tended merely to deed him his green- houses, -\ugust F. Schrader, seventy-two years old, formerly a florist of Elmhurst, L. I., has, according to the report, begun an action in the Supreme Court, Queens county, before Justice Scudder to recover the property, valued at $50,000. Buffalo, N. Y. The Market Trade the past \veek was much on the quiet side. It may be that the con- tinuou: daily rains had a tendency to reduce the volume of business. The receipts were heavy, especially in Carnations and Peonies. The latter blocked up the market and the sales were very discouraging, both to wholesaler and grower. There simply was no busi- ness in Peonies and about the same may be said of Carnations. Roses, Lilies and other stock did not suffer as much, though the receipts were also heavy. The end of the week saw only a fair clean-up, although at the beginning of the new week the market improved con- siderably. About the only thing that is short in supply is good Valley, though just about enough to go around. E. C. B. Boston Wholuale and Ratail PlortiM The continuous wet weather for June has a bad effect on business. The greater part of last week business was quiet, but the outlook is better for the current week. There are many large weddings and great entertainments going on at the opening of the new buildings of the Mass. Institute of Technofogy. Many flowers are being used and this is helping the situation materially for the time being. A. Leuthy of Roslindale has been for- tunate in receiving from Belgium a large shipment of very fine Kentias. The plants arrived in the very best condition. Mr. Leuthy says the freight charges are extraordinary but he must have the plants. He expects another large ship-; ment this week. There is a very large lot of bedding plants ' grown and there has been a good demand. Edward J. Welch and David Welch opened their new wholesale and commis- sion store at 280 Devonshire st. on Mon- day. June 12. This model store was par- ticularly well patronized, not only from the retail stores of this city but also from other towns and cities outside of New England. We noted a fine stock of high grade Roses and Carnations and other seasonable flowers. The new business is under the title of "Welch's." The greenhouse of Wm. S. Grassie at Waverley was sold at auction last week and was bought by his brother-in-law, Toronto. Canada. Wm. Lefeber of New Castle, N. H., is practically a new grower. He only be- gan about a year ago, nevertheless his flowers at the Boston Flower Exchange have been quite noteworthy. This is especially true of the Spanish Iris and Gladioli. Tickets are selling well for the ladies' night of the Gardeners and Florists' Club, which is to be held at Horticul- tural Hall on June 20. The meeting will begin at 7..S0 instead of S p.m., as there is a lengthy program of entertain- ment. The Peony flowers are remarkably slow in opening this season. The show The Florists' Exchange 1479 'v^ 'v'^ Swff V*^ "v^^ S*"^ 'v^^ V'>c T''^ v-^ V-^ V'^ V'^ V-^ "v-n; 'v-n; ><*n; "v^n; ^y> Reorganization of the Welch Bros. Co. Henry Haas. Manager At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of Welch Bros. Co., held at 226 Devonshire Street, Boston, June, i, iqi6, Mr. Henry Haas was elected Manager and Frank J. Reynolds, Assistant Manager. Patrick Welch retains the offices of President and Treasurer. As President of the Company I Frank J. Reynolds, Aist. Mgr. Patrick Welch President and Treasurer wish to express my appreciation of the continued patronage with which you have favored us, and I sincerely hope that we will always be able to retain your business, as we feel confident that the merit of our goods and the excellency of our service in both the Cut Flower and Supply Department are of the best. Phones; MAIN 6267-6268 ^ ?'.^? '1'^; ^^? '^-■^ '^'^? =^^ '^■■^ "*-^5 H-^^ Vnp 'V^^ v^ S'J^ SA? VJ* SAP ^'^ '^^S ^'^^ 'V.N? H/\? ^/^? 1/^ 4^ _^ ^^'llell nrtlerlng. pipflse mention The Eschapge of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- ciety was postponed a week but if the weather does not change quickly there will be a poor showing for the exhibition on Saturday, June 17. However, there will be an abundance of other interest- ing things. Prof. Charles S. Sargent's estate was thrown open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11. The prin- cipal attraction was the Rhododendrons. In addition to these there were Irises and many fine and rare shrubs in blos- som. This estate is one of the most pleasing, with its landscape effects, in this vicinity. Its natural land.scape re- minds one more of some of the old British estates than anything else we have seen in this country. Thomas F. Galvin has been exception- ally bu.sy during the past week with weddings and this week he has most of the decorations at the new Technological buildings and at the many dinners which are held throughout the city. \Xm. Sim of Cliftondale is cutting a very nice grade of Sweet Peas which are being handled by H«nry M. Robinson & Co. at the Boston Co-operative Market. His Gladioli are doing nicely and he pre- dicts a heavy supply of flowers later. Frank J. Dolansky of Lynn is cutting a good crop of Cattleya Mossiae, gigas and Gaskelliana. and finds an excellent demand for them. A. A. Pembroke of Beverley finds the English Carnation Lady Northcliffe a very good Summer variety. The color is so pleasing. He has a very heavy crop of Matchless, which is certainly of fine quality at this late season. Benora is also doing well and his flowers continue of excellent quality. Penn the Florist puts more time into his window decorations than any other retailer in Boston. During the month of June he has had most elaborate and in- teresting displays of wedding decorations showing the best way of using flowers in the church and at home. The largest wedding decoration he had last week was at the Woodland Park Hotel. The Henry M. Robinson Co. are very busy in spite of the mean weather we are having. Their shipping trade con- tinues good, and large shipments of flow- ers are constantly being filled and sent to all parts of New England. The New England Florists' Supply Co. at 276 Devonshire st., report a good de- mand for supplies. This is the only firm in this city which hand'les supplies only. They do not cater for anything else. A visit to the Welch Bros.' Co. at 226 Devonshire St., shows under the re- organization that many changes are to be made in the arrangement of the store, and we have no doubt but that Messrs. Henry Haas and Frank J. Reynolds, the manager and asst. manager, who are so well known throughout the city, will draw a large patronage to this busy house. We wish the young men much success in their responsible positions. James Wheeler of Natick is still cut- ting very fine flowers of yellow Margue- rites and a liberal supply of good Carna- tion flowers. At a special meeting of the board of directors of Welch Bros. Co. held at 226 Devonshire St., Boston, on June 1, Henry Haas was elected nuinager and Frank J. Reynolds. a.sst. manager. Patrick Welch retains the oiBces of president and treasurer. Henry Haas, who was elected m.Tnager, is well known in this city. He has had a long experi- ence in the marketing of cut flowers, having been in the employ of Wm. H. Elliott for several years and of late has been engaged as a salesman in the Bos- ton Co-operative Flower Market by Nor- ris F. Comley of Lexington. He is popu- lar among the flower buyers of Boston, has a thorough knowledge of cut flowers, and is considered one of the cleverest and most capable salesmen in the wholesale florists' business in Boston. Frank J. Reynolds, elected asst. manager, is well known to commercial florists, both whole- sale and retail, in New England, New York State and Canada. Having trav- eled considerably in this territory he has an intimate acquaintance with all the florists in this section of the country. He started in the florists' business about 20 years ago with the firm of Welch Bros, and continued in their employ for about eight years, leaving this concern to go with the firm of N. F. McCarthy & Co.. acting in the capacity of manager of that concern for several years. He was salesman for a number of flower growers in the Boston Flower Market for two years, and has recently been with McAlpine & McDonald. The firm of Welch Bros. Co. may well be congratulated in the election and addi- tion to their concern of Mr. Haas and Mr. Reynolds as there are no two men in New England connected with the flo- rists' business better fitted for the posi- tions to which they have been elected. R. C. Hartford, Conn. Good Bnsiness The florists in this city are doing an enviable business, principally for wed- dings. Bedding plants have been in great demand, many of the growers cleaning out their entire stock. Sweet Peas are doing unusually well_. although sunshine would now be a blessing. June, so far, has been very cold, it being a common sight to see Winter overcoats on the streets. William J. Doogue lias purchased a Reo cabriolet runabout and is patiently waiting for the weatherman to sandwich in a few pleasant days, when he will visit some of the beautiful scenery in Hartford and Litchfield counties. Doogue & Co., 272 Asylum St., are still doing business, and if any store in this city demonstrates the aphorism "Brains in the Window," certainly this one does. Their principal show window displayed Sweet Peas of many colors, nothing but Sweet Peas — a rare sight. There are also several Cibotium Schiedei of rare size and beauty placed to ad- vantage in the store, which fern cannot be beaten for decorating purposes. Spear & McManus. 242 Asylum St., designed some .50 pieces for a funeral in Rockville, employing their two cars to transport them from Hartford. In the order was a blanket of Sweet Peas and orchids, also orchids and Lily of the Valley. Several small weddings have come their way during the past week or so. The Bon Ton Flower Shop, .526 .Vsylum St.. under the direction of Page F. Potter, has gone into bankruptcy pro- ceedings. This store will be operated on and after July 1 by William J. Mc- Manus & Co., 2731/2 High St., under the name of "McManus' Posey Shop. Coombs, 364 Asylum St.. undei; the management of Vincent H. Olmstead. did the decorating for the Greenberg wed- ding at the Hotel Bond. Smilax, ferns and palms were used for banking and Dorothy Perkins Roses were arranged with pale blue ribbon. The aisle posts were decorated with white and gold streamers with blue ribbon, each post being surmounted by a bunch of Koses. The entire color scheme was blue, mak- ing an unusually attractive decoration. The bride's bouquet was Lily of the Val- ley and white orchids. This store also did the decorating for the golden wed- ding or 50th anniversary of Prof. Mc- Cook. The details for this affair were out of the ordinary. One room was done in red. the dining room being decorated with Smilax and .yellow Roses in gold baskets and gold ribbons. Joseph Coombs has opened his bunga- low in Rainbow for the Summer. George E. McClunie. 165 Main St., South, has been snowed under with deco- rating for the graduation of the nurses at the Hartford Hospital. Mrs. Grace Preston Nailor had a reception for her class of graduates, Mr. McClunie having the entire charge of the decorations. He has made a number of designs of Key and Hadlev Roses. Since the occupation of his new store about a year and a half ago, business has steadily increased, and the Forget-Me-Not Flower Show is doing a business second to none in the Capita! City. Half Holiday per 'Week There is some talk of the florists closing on Saturday afternoon. How- ever, some florists feel that they might be willing to close Friday afternoons, when the other stores close during July and August; but harmony is an un- known quantity, and unless the florists can get together in this matter, the likelihood of a half holiday each week during tlie two hottest months of the year will be a vision of the future. It is coming, but not this year. Sweet Peas are retailing for $1.50, Roses, .$1 to $2. Stocks, $1 a doz. A. D. 1480 The Florist's Exchange SEEDS, BULBS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD, Etc. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers ^*'si\ty growers''"'' Winterson^s Seed Store wlKe. Chicago The Chicago Flower Growers Association Wholesale Growers of Gut Flowers and Plants Paul R. Kllngsporn, Manager 182 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, ^"lefL^rbu"' Wben ordering, please mention Tbp Errhnngp Wben ordering, pleaae mention The ESicbange E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists Richmond, Indiana When ordering, please mention The Exchange ERNE & KLINGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAK-INE 80 East Randolph St. CHICAGO When ordering, please mention The Exchange Florists' Supplies McCallum Co. Pittsburgh, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Dr. Schiflmann's Garden _ Dr. Rudoliib Schitlman of Grand View, South Grand ave., Pasadena, Cal., well-known enthusiastic plant collector, has just published a book of views of his garden. The.se well represent what can be accomplished by an amateur in a climate favored as is that of southern California. This garden making is Dr. Schiffmann's own work, with the assist- ance of ordinary labor, added to from year to year as most of the best gardens of this class are, and thereby becoming the expression of their maker's taste. The garden embraces about six acres and all the trees except a few have been planted in the last three years. Yet so rapidly do they grow that in a few years the place will look well clothed' and established. The book is issued in the hope that a view of the scenes about Dr. Schiffmann's home will give as much pleasure as the task of creating of them has to the owner. General Trade Notes POBTLAND, Ore.— T. Inuguka will erect a greenhouse, to cost about $500, on Thirty-eighth ave. CuDAHY, Wis.— The employees of the Cudahy Floral Co. gave an automobile party on May 28 that was much enjoyed by the employees and their friends. MiSHAWAKA, IND. — Ground has been broken on Cedar st. and Edgewater drive for a new greenhouse to be erected by David Pugh, to cost about $1800. Benton Hakbor, Mich. — W. E. Parker has purchased a half interest in the nursery and farm implement business of the Cutler & Downing Nursery Co. Champaign, III.— James Kink has purchased the greenhouse of Addison Clutter located west of Homer Park, and will move it to his land north of the town. Sioux Falls, S. D.— Joe Tossini, who has been in the florists' business, has disposed of his business to J. G. Cole- man, a florist of Minneapolis, who took possession on June 2. ■n'ASHiNGTON, O. — A violent rain and hailstorm destro.yed about three thousand panes of glass in the Buck greenhouses on May 30. Crops in the vicinity were injured also to a considerable extent. Union City, Ind.— Albert O'Brien, florist, underwent an operation for ap- pendicitis at the Ford Hospital on June 3. The operation was a very trying one, but the patient is on his way to re- covery. H. E. Philpott. Pres, V. Bezoek, Vice-Pres Everything in Cut Flowers Long Distance Telephone Central 3J73 A. T. PYFER & CO. 30 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO, ILL When ordering, please mention The Exchange Nettie L. Parker. Sec'y A. T. Pyfer, Treaa. & Manager WHOLESALE FLORISTS Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Chicago, June 13, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES— American Beauty. Specials per doz- 2.50 to 3.00 2.00 to 2.S0 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.50 .75 to 1.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 4,00 to 6.00 ' 3.00 to 4.00 : 6.00 to 8,00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 1 .00 to 2.00 6.00 to S.OO 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 6.00 to S.OO 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 4.00 6,00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 CARNATIONS— c J J White 1.00 to 1.50 Standard J pink 1.00 to 1.50 Varieties Red...:.:::::::::: 1.00 to 1.50 24-inch stems *' .50 to .75 rtfjf^i^h.rf fwhite 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 Fire Flame to 1 00 White and Pink KiUarney. .25 to .35 .25 to .30 Fancy Strings Calendulas Callas 50.00 to 60.00 2.00 to 3.00 Short 6.00 to 8.00 Klllarney Brilliant, specials 2.00 to 4.00 1.00 to 2.50 Short 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 Fancy Galax Leaves per 1000 1.50 to 2.00 Gladioli, perlOO Gladioli. Miniature Varieties 6.00 to 8.00 Short 3.00 to 4.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward, special .25 to .50 6.00 to 8.00 Short Lily of the Valley 4.00 to 6.00 Mrs. Cha8. Russell, apecial. . . . Firsts to .75 4.00 to 6.00 Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz 6.00 to 7.80 6.00 to 6.00 Short 6.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 1.50 Fancy 3.00 to 6.00 to 15.00 Short 4.00 to 6.00 Sunburst, special Spanish Iris 4.00 to 6.00 Medium .35 to 1.50 Mrs. Taf t. to Fancy to Short to Select.'......;;::;:::::';: .... to .... Short to All tbcLeading Varieties oj Roses and Camations PETER REINBERG 30 East Raodolpli St , CHICAGO, lU. Wholesale Cut Flowers Headquarters for American Beauty Roeefl Wben ordering, please mention Tbe Bxchan^e CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and Retail Florists The A. L. Randall Co. was recently granted a change in its charter that al- low's of a wider extent in the manufac- ture of all goods for the trade. Since this company has moved into the Le- Moyne building it has been constantly increasing its capacity for manufactur- ing as well as affording elegant space for the display of the extensive line of sup- plies and cut flowers carried. "Make Chicago Attractive" is the title of an appealing booklet issued by the Chicago Association of Commerce with a view to extending the use of window flower boxes in the downtown district, and it has caught the public fancy. Sev- eral firms have adopted the idea for the first time this season and the favor is growing. Miss Josie Then underwent an opera- tion in the German Hospital for cancer on June 6, that proved to be entirely suc- cessful. Mr. Then was preparing for a trip to Alabama when he found his daughter's condition was so serious that he abandoned the trip for the present. , Allie Zech of Zech & Mann has prom- ised the Chicago Florists' Club that he would prepare a paper to be read at the next meeting of the club in September, on what etfect the low price fiowers sold by the department stores has on the trade from a wholesaler's standpoint. The Poehlmann Bros. Co. reports the arrival of four carloads of palms from Belgium that, regardless of the unfavor- able conditions of ocean feight, came through in good condition. R. J. Parker, who has been helping out during the busy season at some of the retail stores, is making arrangements to start on the road representing various houses in manufactured goods for the florists' trade. The officers of the Vegetable Growers' Association of America held a meeting at the La Salle Hotel. Chicago, on Thursday, June 15. Several leaders connected with the allied trades are mak- ing arrangements to meet the officers of this association for the purpose of ex- tending to them an invitation to hold their next annual convention in Chicago. WiETOR Brothers WHOLESAIE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders ^ Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. ILL. When ordering, please mpntlon The Exchange C. KOOYMAN WHOLESALE FLORIST 27 Saint Anne Street, San Francisco, CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS, SUPPLIES. FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION 'Phone. SUTTER 640 Wlien orderlDf;. pleaae mention The Exchsiiffe A. L. Randall Co. Wabasb Avenue and Lake Street g^jgaa CHICAGO, ILL. cigSPfTa AVholesale Cut Flo-wers Florists' Supplies WbeD ordering, please mention Tbe Excbaoxe It is more than probable this invitation will be accepted. The strike of the express wagon driv- ers still continues, but the co-operative cartage service, under the supervision of Fred I>autenschlager, is so well organ- ized that the situation gives but a mini- mum of trouble. If it were not for the expense of the maintenance of this serv- ice the wholesalers could get along very well. In the new store of Lyon & Healy on the corner of Wabash ave. and Jackson blvd., preparations are being made for the opening of a new cut flower store. The interested parties do not wish to reveal their identity at present. The city was full of visitors the past week attending the Progressive and Na- tional Republican conventions. It rained incessantly nearly every day of the week, much to the inconvenience of the dele- gates and loss of trade in many lines. O. J. Friedman, whose store is in the Congress Hotel building, which was the headquarters of the delegates, was one of the lucky ones. Felix Reichling states that the plant- ing of all stock, including Chrysanthe- mums, has been completed at the Peter Reinberg greenhouses. Mr. Reichling says that the express strike is not giving them any trouble. All stock comes in from the greenhouses on trucks and out- going stock is taken care of by the cart- age service. Rumor has it that one of the large growers that wholesales its own stock in the Atlas Building, is on a trade to sell out and retire from business. Full de- velopments of the fact are looked for daily. Phillip McKee. president of the Ameri- can Greenhouse Mfg. Co.. has been in Lincoln, 111., the past week where he is looking after the work on the new houses for W. H. GuUett & Sons. Ed. Gullett was in Chicago the past week attending the Republican National Con- vention. Weiland & Risch report all planting complete at their greenhouses in Evans- ton. John Risch still pins his faith to Mrs. Moorfield Storey as the coming Rose of its color. It has the keeping qualities that is necssary to make it a favorite with the trade. R. R. White, representing the Skinner Irrigating System of Troy. O., has been in the city a few days. He rejiorts busi- ness in his line good, although the in- creased Cost of pipe works against the best interests of the company. RocHESTEB. X. T. — George Hart, flo- rist of 47 Stone St., is altering his shop. This will cost S.jTO. June IT, 1911). The Florists' Exchange 1481 There is every indication for a good demand for Cut Flowers for this week and suggest to you : Peonies $3.00 to $5 Splendid flowers, cut in the Cattleyas $6.00 per dozen Fine large flowers Valley S5.00 per 100 There is no scarcity here. We can supply all you need. Gladiolus $8.00 per 100 .\ugusta-.\merica and F. King Spanish Iris $4.00 per hundred We are exercising special care in select warm weather conditions the flowers condition. .00 per 100 right condition for shipping Beauties, the best $3.00 per dozen A large supply ever\' day Easter Lilies 50 for $5.00 You can depend upon us for good flowers Sweet Peas $1.00-. 75 per 100 Out-door grown, extra fine quality Cornflowers $6.00 per 1000 ing flowers for shipping and in spite of should reach you in the best possible The Leo Niessen Co. Washington, D. C. 1214HSt.N.W. Wholesale Florists Philadelphia, Pa. 1201-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Center St. ordprinc. pleaae m'-ntltin 'Ibe Kxctiaiige Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Philadelphia, June 12, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Roses — A . Beauty. Special Fancy Eitra No. 1 No.2 No.3 KsUerin Aug. Vict Killarney White KiUarney Lady HillingdoD Milady Mrs. Aaron Ward My Maryland Pnnca de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft). . Radiance Richmond Sunburst Killsmey Brilliant J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Mrs. Francis Scott Key Mrs. Geo. Shawyer Hadley Ophelia Adlantum, Ordinary Farleyeose Antirrhinum, per bunch Aspara&us, Plumosus. per bunch.. " Sprengeri, per bunch.. Asters Bouvardla Callas Chrysanthemums, Ordinary DaCfodlls 20.00 to 25 CO 15 00 to 20.00 10.00 to 1L>.:.0 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8 00 3.00 to 5 00 2.00 to S.OO 1.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 . . to . 2.00 to 8.00 1.00 to S.OO ... to Carnations. Inf. grades, all c< I. White Standard Varieties Fancy Varieties Pink. Red Yellow and var. , White Pink I Red . Yellow and var. . to 2.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 10 00 3.00 to l.i.OO 5.00 to S.OO 2 00 to 8 00 3 00 to 10.00 3.00 to 10.00 to 1.00 .. . to .25 to .35 to .25 to to to to Daisies Ferns. Hardy Forget-Me-Nots Freesia Galax Leaves Gardenias, per dos Lilac, per bunch Lilium Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette Fancy Narcissus (Paper White).. Orchids— Cattleyas Cypripediums Dendrobium formosum. . Pansles. per 100 bunches. Smilax, per dos. strings. . . Stocks, per bunch Sweet Peas Tulips. Single Double Violets. Single Double Wallflowers .50 to 1.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.60 to 2.00 1.50 to 2.00 to 2.00 to 3 00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 I to ! .50 to 1.00 I .15 to .20 ' to to .10 to .15 to to 5.00 to 8,00 to 2.00 to 5.00 to to to 36.00 to 60.00 to to to 2.00 to 3.00 .10 to .25 .25 to 1.00 1 to I to to to I to I Philadelphia I i Wholesale and Retail Florleta 2 This is the seascm of flower shows and almost every day fr)r the past week there has been one or several in progress in the numerous towns surrounding Philadelphia. The season has been un- usually bark ward. Hybrid perpetual Roses are usually in bloom in this vicin- ity by the first of June, but this year they are only coming into flower now. The past week has been a most trying one with five straight days of cold and sunless weather that has put a damper on the flower business. Considerable surprise was occasioned when it was announced that Edward A. Stroud had disposed of the Strafford Flower Farm. Alfred M. Campbell is the purchaser and takes possession July 1. This place ranks among the finest ranges of commercial glass in this vicin- ity. There are 22 acres of . land with 60.000 sq. ft. of glass, all iron frame construction^ a raost^ handsome office building. ;a, sepf^r^te boiler building with a battery -of thre^ hot wai^r boilers of ample power. Forced circulation is em- ployed, operated by a steam pump. Mr. Stroud is a man of ample means, and when he built this place there was noth- ing stinted in its construction and it ap- pears more like a private place than a commercial range. The Strafl'ord Flower Farm has always been noted for the ex- cellence of its stock and it is Mr. Camp- bell's intentions to enhance this reputa- tion. A general line of stock will be grown and the present staff of employees will be retained. There is a residence on the ground and Mr. Campbell will reside there. Mr. Campbell will continue to operate the Collingdale greenhouses at Collingdale. Pa. Herbert Pennock of Jupiter, I'la.. is here on a visit to friends and relatives. Mr. Pennock is one of Florida's largest growers of Asparagus plumosus nanus. Chester. Pa., held its first flower show on .Tune S and it was very successful. Combined with the fine display from the private growers there were several com- mercial exhibits. The Henry F. Michell Co. exhibited 76 varieties of perennials from its nurseries at Andalusia. Hart's Flower Shop of Chester had a real wed- ding, with a fine dusky bride. Mr. Bloom Rambler Sprays Tlie first cuts from V\ ashington, then Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. ^^^^ ^^ j25.00 per 100 sprays ^Uajui*' PEONIES Unlimited quantities, all the best decorative varieties. $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 per 100. Special prices in large quantities. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. r/ie WholciaU Florittt of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA 1608-1620 Ludlow Street BALTIMORE Franklin & St. Paul SirecU NEW YORK 117 W. 28th Str«t WASHINGTON 1216 H Slrett, N. W. Tlie KxcliHiige 7A, Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange Removing to 1615 Ranstead Street, where we will be pleased to see all our customers and growers, also all those who are not acquainted with us. We have vacancies for several more growers PHIUDELPHIA, PA. Growers demriog a change should consult us. Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. PEONIES, LONG STEM DAISIES AND ALL SEASONABLE CUT FLOWERS Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange mm « m^jm m |n M H^ E? W^ Wholesale Florist tV nH •«l«0/4IVI2ICl2 South Mole St., PhUadeiphia, Pa. Local Peonies and Gladiolus, Sweet Peas When orderine- nlpase mfntlnn Thf ExchnngP Berber Bros. I Stuart H. Miller ^^ _ _ A comolete line of everything in Wholesale Florists Choicest Seasonable Flowers In Quantity 1225 Race St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. of South Chester, showed plants .tnil a number of bridal bouquets. The Rosar.T Flower Shop had a table decoration of orchids; Bickley exhibited a fine lot of Lilies and other blooming plants. Macaw Bros, of Norwood. h.id a fine display of ferns. Michell's Seed House gave a sil- ver and a bronze medal to the first and second prize winners. The judges were Frank B. Michell, Fred Cowperthwaite and Dennis Keoh.ane. Ridley Park. Pa., held it.s ninth an- nual flower show on Saturday. June 10. in which there were 16.t entries. Almost everv one in Ridley Park turned out for the show. One hundred and thirty-seven vases of perennials were sent by the Michell's nurseries of Andalusia. This exhibit was the center of .attraction. This firm also presented a silver and a bronze medal to the exhibitor securins the largest number of points. Several books on Gardening were also awarded. Mrs. .T. D. Shattuck. Charles G. Hetzel and Frank B. Michell acted as judges. Macaw Bros, of Norwood had an inter- esting display of ferns and a specimen Pandanus Veitchii. On Saturday afternoon. June 10. Fred Cowperthwaite spoke before the Salem Countv Horticultural Society of Salem. N. J., on "Outdoor Roses, Their Care and Treatment." A speedv recovery is the wish extended for J. Otto Thilow. who has been con- fined to his bed at his residence at River- ton since last Friday. The Poryzees Floral Co., 45 So. l.=ith A complete line of everything in Cut Flowers Philadelphia Quality 1617 Ranstead Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Bell Telephone Keystone Telephone Komada Brothers o^xSm wire designs florists' supplies Any Wire Design at short notice 1008 Vine Street PHIALDELPHIA, PA, St., has suspended business owing to li- nancial ditBculties. On Friday. June 9, the Bell Telephone Company invited the Florists' Club of Phil.adelphia to an inspection of its new Parkway Building at 16.31 Arch st. t,)uite a number of the members attended, and following a dinner were shown over the entire building and given an insight into the workings of the telephone sys- tem. John O. AVhillden has just returned from an extended motor trip through New York in his new Buick Six. The speed demon, P. M. Read, officiated at the wheel. The Joseph Heacock Co. has decided to drop Radiance and Lady Stanley from •the list of Roses and will pl.ant in place thereof more Hadley. One of the smaller houses at Roelofs is to be planted en- tirely with Hadley. Walter Yates comments on the excel- lent business in the plant line for this month. T. N. Yates & Co. are specializ- ing on made combination plant baskets that meet with ready sales. 1482 The Florists' Exchange EST. 1765 INC. 190 < HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD, AZALEA, BtTI£, ORCHID, FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSED, ROSE, CARNATION, PALM, CYCLAMEN, CUT FLOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS. PIGEON NESTS, BEAN POTS, etc. Oldest and largest manufacturers of flower pots in the World. A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. WAREHOUSES, Cambiidfte, Mass. New York. N.Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange THE PETERS S; REED POTTERY CO. SOUTH ZANESVILLE, OHIO RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN 16;Weat 23d St.. NEW YORK SPECIALTIES I. G. KIMBLE 6 East Lake St.. CHICAGO Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned — Carefully Packed Wten orderlDg. please mention The Excbange DREER'S'RIVERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub , 30 16 in. 40 14 in. 50 12 in. 60 10 in. 70 9 in. Manufactured for ufl exclusively. The best tub ever introduced. The neatest, lightest and cheapest. Painted green, with electric welded hoops. The four largest sizes have drop handles. No.Dlam.Each Doz. 1000 10 20 in. J1.45 $16.00 J130.00 20 18 in. 1.30 14.00 115 00 1.00 11.25 9200 .65 7.00 56.00 .45 5.00 40.00 .38 4.00 32.00 .30 3.50 28.00 HENRY A. DREER, SEEDS. PLANTS. BULBS, and SUPPLIES 714 Chestnut'St., Philadelphia, Pa. Whpn ordering, please mention Tbp Exohnnge SheWHILLDIN PoTTERY COMPANY FLOWER POTS MADE IN PHILADELPHIA When ordering, please mention The Exchange WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. SYRACUSE Red Pots ^RN POTS. PANS and SAUCERS, up to and including 12-lnch» all machine made. A si'cat improvement over the old style turned pota. Writm for Catalogum Syracuse Pottery C. BREITSCHWERTH, Prop. SYRACUSE, N. Y. When ordering, pU-ase mention The Exchange Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Spring to stock your greenhouses. Think of US. Write us. Try us The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St. : Norristown, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange The Florists' Exchange Best Advertising Medium — Best All Around Peirce Flower Paper Pot Made in atandard sisea of 2-in. to 6-in. The best Paper Pot for ihippfaoc purposes. Samples fur> nished free. Ask your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 40 Oak St., Waltham. Man. When ordering, please mention The Exchnoge John Habermehl reports a busy week with the Master Car Builders' Conven- tion at Atlantic City. Several carloads of material were required for the deco- rations. Max Fierstein, of the Meore Seed Co., has departed on an extended trip. The foUowinK is a list of houses fur- nished and erected by the King Construc- tion Co. of North Tonawanda, N, Y,, through the Scranton. Pa., office: W. E. Reed. Chinchilla, Pa., 2 houses; W. J. Broad, Peckville, Pa., one house ; W. L. Cunyngham, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., four houses, including palm house, complete erection ; Wade Gayley, Strasburg, Pa. ; one house ; W. E. Crabell, Binghamton, N. Y.. two houses; A. H. Gould, West Elmira, N. Y., one house ; Wm. J. Even- den's Sons, Williamsport, Pa., three houses, 30ft. x 250ft., complete erection and beating ; Bruce dinger, Milton, Pa., two houses; Norman Stouffer, Lancaster, Pa., one house ; Alonzo Peters, Lancas- ter, Pa., one house ; Paul Demlinger, Rockport, Pa., one house ; Wm. Crabell Sons, Johnson City, one house. T. J. Nolan of the King Construction Co. was calling on the trade in Philadel- phia this week, and at the Philadelphia office of this company. Indianapolis, Ind. The Market June weddings are being carried forward in a lively manner. There are quite a few of them but none are as large record breakers as heretofore. Fu- neral work is quite plentiful and evenly distributed, so that the better grades of flowers are readily taken at wholesale figures. The commencement season is in full sway. This creates a heavy demand on all grades of Roses, particularly the medium kinds which wholesale at $6 to $S per 100. Many of the Rose houses in this lo- cality are being cleared for the season, and there is very little stock left to go around even at wholesale prices. The retail figure for Roses ranges from $1 to $3 per dozen. Fewer American Beauty Koses are being dealt in. Those which do go over the counter bring $3 to $9 per dozen. Many of the Carnations of- fered suffer from the thrips, but there is a suflieicnt supply left for all demand at $1.50 to $3 per 100. Many of these are also to be cleared from the houses next week so there will be a supply in accordance with the shortened demand at this season. The supply of Lilies is not nearly so large as heretofore at $8 to $10 per hundred. Peonies are entirely out of the market. A quantity of fine Larkspur wholesales at $5 to $10 per 100 sprays. Feverfew and Candytuft are abundant at the same figures, tjuan- tities of .\ntirrhinum bring $G to $8 per 10. Southern Jasmine are dealt in in a limited way at $2 to $3 per 10. A few Cattleyas are offered at 35c. to 50c. each. Quantities of garden perennials may be had such as Sweet Williams, Shasta Daisies, Coreopsis, Gypsophila and hardy Chrysanthemums. Prices gener- ally range from $1 to $1.50 per IIX). Notes What! Boston ferns short? Why, of course, they always are at this season. There was never known to be too many. A.- Wiegand's Sons Co. has its new place northwest of the city well stocked with evergreens and herbaceous plants. Wm. Hammant, who has Alfred Pit- tet's place, is cutting an excellent quan- tity of Cornflowers. The bedding season has proved to be unusually satisfactor.y and everyone is about sold out. John Rieman is to have his store re- modeled this Summer in an extensive manner. The Claypool Hotel florist furnished the Roses for the Shortridge graduation exercises. There were several hundred red Roses and the effect was pretty. Myer Heller was in the city a few days last week. He is very much inter- ested in the new Rose. C. B. Knickman, representing Mc- Hutchinson & Co. of New York, is in the city booking business. Phil Foley of Chicago, stopped in In- dianapolis for a while en route to Cleve- land, O. Upon arriving in Indianapolis he promptly walked up to one of our union members picketing a barber's shop, and who bore the placard "This bar- ber's Shop Unfair to Union Labor." Our Chicago friend upbraided him in his jovial manner as follows "Hello there ! since when are you a barber's shop? You can't do anybody any good." All those in the vicinity took in the situation as we didn't know it in Indianapolis. Tomlinson Hall market reports an un- usually good business for this late day. Much bedding stock, also^ outside cut stuff, is brought there and is disposed of in good order three times a week. Herman Junge claims he has a hedge 5ft. in diameter in front of his home growing from a single row of plants. Anyone proving it to be otherwise re- ceives a box of cigars at the hands of our smiling wholesaler. I. B. Fort Wayne, Ind. Rain Mars Celebration Last week was one of incessant rain, and the counter trade and tran- sient trade, which the florists expected on account of the celebration of the Indi- ana Centennial, failed to materialize. There were a great many out of town visitors in the city who came to attend the great historical pageant which was given on a stage outdoors with an amphitheater seating 14,000 persons. On account of the rain, several performances had to be postponed until this week, and the Industrial Exposition, at which the majority of the local retail florists had booths, was so poorly attended on ac- count of the inclement weather, that the exhibition will be continued all this week. There were many florists' booths worthy of note, and they attracted a great deal of attention. This is the month of brides and gradu- ates. Weddings have been exceptionally plentiful and have called for quantities of flowers for decorations and bouquets. This week there will be a number of school commencements, which will call for flowers in large quantities. The Market There is a big supply of both out- doors and greenhouse grown flowers, with Peonies predominatiiig. They are of fine quality this year, and the supply of local grown Peonies is enormous. There is only a moderate supply of Am. Beauty Roses. Other Roses are in good supply and the dem.tnd is excellent. Car- nations are plentiful, and the quality in general, is good, although there are some poor blooms on the market. Cattleyas from local greenhouses are excellent and plenfiful. Longiflorum and Giganteum Lilies are in good supply. Callas are only in moderate numbers. The same is true of Sweet Peas. Gladioli are of good quality. Home-grown Spanish Iris are in the market. Other outdoor flowers are German Irises, Poppies, Pansies, Gaillardias. and Stocks. The bedding work stUl continues and there is a good demand for greens, both outdoor and greenhouse varieties. Notes Miss Georgia Alice Flick took part in the historical pageant. She ap- peared as a dancing girl in the Irish group. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Shive, of the Flick Floral Co., Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blossom and Misses Mildred and Alice Flick, motored to Decatur, Ind., and Rockford, O., on last Sunday. Judge W. J. Vesey, Miss Margaret Vesey, and Mr. and Mrs. Will J. Vesey. Jr., left Monday for Delaware, O., to attend the commencement exercises of Ohio Wesleyan University this week, from which Miss Catherine Vesey will be graduated. June 14, Flag Day, will be fittingly celebrated in this city and the florists are decorating their windows elaborately for this day. Among the local retailers who staged exhibits at the Industrial Exposition last week were W. J. and M. S. Vesey. wholesale and retail florists. The Doswell Floral Co., who showed some attractive table decorations and A. J. Lanternier & Co. W. J. and M. S. Vesey had a very handsome vase of Shawyer Roses. D. B. Our Advertising Columns _ READ FOR PROFIT ^ USE FOR RESULTS rune IT, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1483 Use This Pure Plant Food FOR ^ FOR HUMUS^ A Shredded Manure Humus Compost MAGIC HUMUS is a pure plant food unleached and unbumt. Its an- alysis proves that it contains potash, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and Com- post in available form. MAGIC HUMUS COMPOST possesses the body and fiber to absorb and retain Nature's moisture after it is put into the ground, and spreads its fertilizing elements through the soil. Months are occupied in the prepa- ration of MAGIC HUMUS. It reaches the garden free from weed-seed and can be agreeably handled. The garden receiving a liberal ap- phcation of MAGIC HUMUS COM- POST is permanently enriched with plant food and soil. Seven 100-Ib. Bags, $5.00. Sin&le Bag, 100 lbs., 90c. F. O. B. New York or Jersey City on any railroad or steamboat line. Highgrade Manure Compost Co. G. W. CHANDLER, Sales Agent 264 West S4th Street, New York or 68 Maple Ave., Red Bank, N. J. Whep orderipg. please mention Tbe Exchange Unequaled for Greenhouse and i Landscape Fertilizing The Pulverized Manure'Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO Vh..ii nrdpriiitr [il*-iisp m-iirlnn The Kycliflnge FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c. lb. ,i,\'^ TOBACCO DUST, 2e. lb. i\Z TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. i-^^ TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. f^^^„ Larfte Bale, weighing 300 to 400 tba.. $2.50. Special prices In Ton* and Carload Lots J. J Friedmap, "Ik'!^'*^?!?.' n°^"- iriinrine I'l** ■ ■ntlnn Th*- Rxfhnngp NIKOTEEN For Spraying APHIS PUNK For Fumigating Ask your dealer for it Nicotine Mf^. Go. ST. LOUIS Wben orderlnc please mention l^e QxcbsDge LIQUID = 4»% NICOTINE g-lb. ain tlO.M 4-lb. can 6.60 1-lb. wa 1.60 K-lb. can .60 "NICO-FUME >> = PAPER 28S-«heet on S7.S0 IU-«bMt cao 4.00 24. — G RE EN HOUSES , We Claim Maximum Strengtii and Minimum Shadow. Investigate Rnid supply, and florists who cater to this demand expect to do a lively busi- Diss once the weather settles. Peonies arc at their best and the market is plen- lilnlly supplied. Other cut flowers such as Roses and Carnations are also plenti- ful. There are an unusual number of June weddings this year, and these with the graduations and commencement ex- ercises, are keeping florists on the jump. Weddings at this time offer a splendid opportunity to retailers to do a proiitable business, and florists here are making a determined effort to educate the public to a higher standard in bridal flowers. In this they are succeeding admirably. I Gathered Here and There I The next meeting of the Toledo Florists' Club will be held Tuesday even- ing at 1.51.5 Nicholas Building. The last meeting was so enthusiastic and inter- esting that there is a renewed interest in club work among the members. A large attendance is expected. Probably the most important topic up for discus- sion will be the annual outing, which has been a feature of interest for several ^ CA Inlof Lasts FOR GREENHOUSE CLUING USE IT NOW Mastlca Is elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion and contrac- tion. Putty be- comes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily remoTed without break- other ftlass as occurs with har t putty, longer than putty. Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE CO.. i; W. B,..dw.,. New York years past. These outings probably do more than any other one thing to bring the members together in close harmony and in a true spirit of good fellowship. The Mother's Day foundation for Miss Jarvis will also be discussed at this meet- ing. J. L. Shiller, grower, has some healthy looking Hydrangeas which are finding a ready sale in this vicinity. Mr. Shiller reports that business is rather quiet with him now* after a very good season. The Lindley Floral Co., which has for some months been conducting a fiower shop on St. Clair st. next' to Keith's theater, has retired from business. Miss Lindley. the proprietress, has been trying to sell the business for some time and failing to get her price has quit. Most of the fixtures have been purchased by Metz & Batemau. Nick Nussbaum, a former president of the Toledo Florists' Club and foreman of S. N. Peck's greenhouses until the latter sold out, is now employed by Im- oberstag, florist located on Moore st. near the Forest cemetery. Metz & Bateman's place is all torn up at present writing. Their store is being remodeled and when completed will in- clude a handsome basement and modern workroom. This firm's business has been expanding so rapidly that more room was urgently needed. Mr. Metz has just completed an outside decorating contract for Keith's theater. Weddings are also keeping these hustlers on the jump. Paul Timm, Monroe st. florist, reports a fine trade for Memorial Day. Mr. Timm is one of the hardest workers in the trade in this city and has had a tough fight to rejuvenate a business tliat was all run down when he took hold of it. but he is gradually bringing order out of chaos and has his houses in fine shape now. The annual picnic of Schramm Bros, will be held the first Sunday in July at Streicher's farm near Sylvania. Fi-ank Schramm is receiving the congratulations of his friends on the arrival of another heir in the person of a robust, twelve pound boy. F. M. S. This grapery wa'^ erected by us for Mrs. George Wilson of Philadelphia, on her estate at Great Neck — one of fashionable Long Island's most prominent show places The JACOBS full iron frame and patented cast iron eaves and sills, together with the removable gutter and leader, make this greenhouse just as perfect in every practical detail as any of the larger structures owned by professional growers. We know what to do And what not to do What's more, we can save money for you S. Jacobs & Sons Greenhouse Builders 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y When ordfrTJH);. iih^iisp m.Miti'Hi Tin- Kx-'haiiLie 91-186616 ,"ALL HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. Lockland Lumber Co., Lockland, O- Greenhouse Lumber GRSNiibusE GLASS SSi'oS'oXr'"" SHARP, PARTRIDOB & CO., Chicago, III PIPE CUT TO SKETCH i^.'O'/)!** .^•*t*' ►'W^' It will pay to correspond with us Wrought Iron Pipe, Tubes and Fittings NEW AND SECOND H.\ND Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and couplings, in lengths of 16 feet and over Guaranteed to give satisfaction ALBERT & DAVIDSON, Inc., 21 7-223 Union Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket On this Shelf Bracket 2 i^J 6-in. boards; or 2 l-in.,or ^^ IK-in. pipes are placed, nd can be clamped to either ridge or purlin oofumns. FI ATQ 12x20x3 inches r L^t\. U 6 3-4 centa Metropolitan materia] Co. 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass all sizes from 6x8 to 16x24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. Royal Glass Works 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N.Y. 1486 The Florists' Exchange Houses of Stearns Cypress 26 Years In Use BUILT IN 1889 HOT BED SASH. Our Cypress Houses PECMV CYPRESS BENCH STOCK. Last longer than iron Break less glass than iron Are less expensive than iron A.SK HOR CIRCULAR B THE A.T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY Neponset-Boston, Mass. win help aU aroDpd If yon mention the Elxchange Quality, Durability, Efficiency are obtained in a Greenhouse, Conservatory or similar struc- tures when built by George Pearce 203 Tremont Ave. Orange, N. J. (Telephone— 962 M) at a less cost than asked by others for indifferent work. Distance no object. Write or SEE ME before placing your order elsewhere and save money. WTESTERN STATES— Continned St. Louis, Mo. When iirderlnc. please mention The Exclinnge WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. S. JACOBS & SONS, '^l|-JN."'A!r- When ordering, please mention The Brcbange Greenhouse Material ^Hot-Bed Sash of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts — Patent V and U Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best Our Prices Right A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111. 1 Wben ordering, please menUon Tbe Dxctaaoge The Market Business remains fair with loads of stock. Roses are plentiful. Short KiUarney. Ward and short Am. Beauty Ko as low as $1 ; the best of these bring 6c. to 8c. The first part of the week Carnations were in a terrible glut and were offered as low as $3.75 and $5 per 1(KX>. Toward the end of the week they were cleaning the best up at l%c. to 2c. Quantities of Harrisii Lilies on hand at $6 per 100. Gladioli, a few of the earlier commoner varieties, sell for 2c., good ^Vmerieas bring 6c. to Sc. ; minia- tures, Ifoc. Sweet Peas, mostly outside short stock, are quoted at 25c. to 50c. per 100. In addition, loads of outside stock such as Coreopsis and Calendulas are seen at ,$3.50 per 1000. Valley is in fair supply. Greens are plentiful. Floiver Shoiv is Decided TTpon The St. Louis florists will hold a flower show from March 15 to 18, 1917. This action was decided on at a meeting at the St. Louis Seed Co.'s store. It was decided to raise a $10,000 guarant.e fund to defray the expenses. In ten minutes $2300 was pledged. A. H. Hutnmert of the St. Louis Seed Co. is chairman of the committee having the show in charge. Other members are : Vincent J. Gorly, Dave Geddes, H. Janacke, L. P. Jenson. G. Grossert, J. Steidel, M. W. Uhlschmidt, F. C. Weber, W. C. Smith and A. Siegel. Mullanphy Florists report orders for wedding work and the commencement season to be far in excess of last season. _ Grimm & Gorly put up a big decora- tion at Famous-Barr the past week. They are also busy with wedding orders. Sanders' Nurseries put up a large wedding decoration for Wm. Pierpont Morgan. Jr.. at the family country home, "Morean-Dalp." Fred C. Weber had an unusually iiretty window display of America Gla- diolus and ferns. The market men are winding up their affairs now. Tom Carr says: "The plant business is about through with, only an occasional order for the cemetery, etc." A. Senger is completely cleaned out and therefore is discontinuing his stands. Sanders Nurseries will close their stand the last of the week. F. L. S. KROESCHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO 111- II til m The Bxclinnge ^ Aster Crop Without ^ ^ Skinner System, A Failure ^ ■mI X-TERE is an extract from a letter wyk K3 from M. E. Hiett, of Clarks- TQi P^ ville, Tenn.: ¥4 |W| "We had asters under irrigation t*^ |M^ and some not under irrigation, and 1^ ^\^ the result was that the onea with- ^/j PH^ out water did not bud and dried up. iMl ^Y^ Our time wasted, plants ruined and vyj P^jl no crop. The asters under irriga- w4t ^Jj tion gave us a good crop and ^ti W^M continued until late Autumn, when wA ^N^ these flowers are in great demand. ^j PM^ I consider an aster crop without Pm| ^>^ the Skinner Irrigation, a failure; ^^ pM^ also with carnations." WM QKINNER CJystem OP* inRIOATION ^ >^^TO 1 cm ^ R^ The Skinner Irrigation Co. ^ k^ 225 Water St.. Tror. Ohio k^ #:x<^^x<^^^^^x<>xi When ordering, please mention Tbe Excbaoge PIPE NEW AND SECOND HAND All Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and couplings and sound in ev ery respect. We carry 'he largest stock of Second Hand Pipe n the East. We Cut and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists Correspondence Invited EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Incorporated 30 Church Street, New York City )reer'8 Poerlossi Glazing Points For Greenbouses Drive eiflr and tme, becinse both bevels are on the Bime , ■Ide. CiD^t twist and breaJc i tbe glass to driving. Galvan- ized and will not rust. No | rIebtB ot lefu Tbe Peeilecs Glazioe Point ii patented. Noother« likc^ it. Order from youtdeale^ or direct from ns. a000,75c. poitpaid. , Simplet free. BENBT A. DREEBj 711 Cbflitnat fltr««t> riiiiftdciphtb,. GLASS 6x8 to 16 z 24, Single or Double, at lowest possible prices. Get our prices before pladnfi your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS June 17, l!il«. The Florists' Exchange 1487 liTe Advance Ventilating Machines are their own best advertisers. The wonderful degree of suc- cess that they have met with for fifteen years has been entirely due to their efficiency. The users are willing to concede that these ma- chines do all that is claimed for them. Send for catalog and read same carefully, and you will be a constant user of our Machines and 'Green- house Fittings Advance Co. Richmond, Ind. I The Pacific Coast | I Calif ornia— Oregon— Washington | v ■ ■ ■ 4 Portland, Ore. The Floral Center Comparing last year's Floral Cen- ter with this year's, nearly all points favor the latter with i>rol}ably one ex- ception, that of getting a general view of the show from one point which was possible last year on account of the com- pactness, whereas this year the space is nearly twice as large, therefore losing the general effect. The individual beds of plants are of far better quality and fhe arrangement of colors is also better. Some elegant Cannas were shown. A hod of tiptop Spira?as in both pink and white caused a great deal of comment. The Rose fountain .TOft. high all made of Dorothy Perkins and other Ramblers illuminated with shower etfects in elec- trical lighting was the feature of the show and would be hard to duplicate. More Roses were shown in beds this year and some elegant pot Roses were displayed by the growers. The many fine Geraniums and varied colored Coleus, Salvias. Snapdragons. Marigolds, Calceolarias and Petunias arranged as they were surely made a show that will be hard to beat. When the day comes for removing all these plants there is generally an eager public around to secure some plants cheap, and as there was an enormous quantity of these plants disposed of last year there was some talk about adver- tising this day and making a yearly plant market of the day after the festi- val. Providing the growers d<^ not sell too cheaply this ought to be a good way to remove the stock and at the same time give a great many people that would otherwise not plant anything a chance to get some stock for their garden com- paratively cheap and interest them in planting for another year. As a floral educational feature nothing better could Jje wished for. Nearly the entire week was consumed in getting li'iidy for the Hose Carnival, the plantsman getting the beds at the Floral Center in shape and the retailers making preparations for their auto deco- rations and the various social functions. The market is at present plentifully sup- plied with flowers, as the belated season brought out considerable stock now that was intended for Memorial Day. The Peony is now in its glory, and the Span- ish and English Iris is in bloom out- doors. Such perennials as Gaillardias. Coreopsis and Delphiniums are becoming more plentiful. Carn.ttions are still very good and selling well. Some fine Easter Lilies are also to be had in the market. Real good Spencer Sweet Peas are sell- ing up clean and the surprise is that so few growers take advantage of this, as a good Spencer is always in demand and several retailers mentioned that they wished some one would raise some first- class Peas. The out of town visitors for the week were John Z. Holz of Seattle, Mr. Kipp of Spokane, Geo. HassUnger of Hood River. Mr. Smith and son of Tacoma, and W. S. Duncan of Albany. Ore. The floral parade was quite a suc- cess, but am at present unable to give names of the stores having decorated prize winning cars. Clarke Bros, carried ofl' the grand prize. H. Niklas. Oakland. Cal. — K. Makahinl is building a greenhouse on the south side of Edes ave. to cost .$.500. Bad Axe, Mich. — Geo. Alfred Deady. the Bad Axe florist, has demonstrated that his greenhouse is. and was a long felt want of the city. He has sold more than 5000 plants this Spring. Reading, Pa. — An annual picnic of the Reading Florists* .Association will be held on July 14 at Heller's Park. The members of tliis association will observe Friday half day holidays during July, August and September. Geeenville, Mich. — The Greenville Floral Co. has recently reorganized and capitalized at $40,000. and is adding six acres of land to the plant. When com- pleted, this plant will be the largest in Michigan. The concern is also building an addition on North Lafayette and Van Dience st. Greenhouse Supplies For fifty years we have been supplying the trade with greenhouse supplies and equip- ment. Our experience during that time has taught us how to fill your needs to your com- plete satisfaction. You will find the Moninger greenhouse supplies to be of the same high quality and the same good value as Moninger green- houses. It will pay you to purchase all your supplies from one firm — it will save you time and trouble. We can furnish you with everything from putty to boilers. We carry the material we sell in stock and can ship immediately. Special care is taken in packing to insure the safe arrival of your order. We carry a full line of parts and fittings besides the regular greenhouse hardware. We will be glad to furnish you with any greenhouse materials or equipment you may need. You will find our prices low and our ser- vice prompt and courteous. If you haven't our catalogue, send for it today. Pipe Carrier and Shelf Brackets JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY CHICAGO 911 Blackhawk St. CINCI.NNATI 2309 Ualon Centra! Bldg. EVERYTHING FOK THE GREENHOUSE NEW YORK 807 Marbridge Bldg. \^^len ordering, pl.'aae megtl.m The Exchange Steam and Hot Water Boilers SECTIONAL OR WROUGHT IRON TYPES HIGHEST .QUALITY GUARANTEED Our Engineering Department will cheerfully help you with your problema DO NOT BE AFRAID.TO WRITE JOHN A. SCOLLAY, Inc. 74-76 MYRTLE AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Established Over Fifty Years When oidering, please mention The Kxcbitujte Jennings Cast-Iron Gutters and Fittings Our Gutters are EXTRA WIDE and EXTR.A, HEAVY and are drUled t(j measure. Our Jennings Patent Roof-supports and Bench-fittings have .all connections and braces SPLIT TO BOLT TOGETHER, giving the full strength of threaded pipe fittings at a fraction of their cost, and GREATLY SIMPLIFY- ING I ;ki:( TIOX. These Bench and Brace Fittings are used in the numerous Plant Culture Stations of the United States Government. We mould and fit this material and OUR PRICES ARE ROCK BOTTOM. Send for our catalogue. CASKEY & KEEN, 6th and Berks Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. \\ Leu u^lJ^'rlll^;, plenoe meuliuu llic t-xcLiau^li; HIGHEST PRICED ^ CHEAPEST BOIUBRS JVtA.DB GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBUN at CO. 107 Broad Street, Udca, N. Y. LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THEM WbeD orderlDK. pleaje mention The Bxcbance 1488 The Florists' Exchange June IT, 1916 MK§^fp^ IF you know Ernest Saunders of Lewlston, Me., you know he comes pretty close to being right up among the front rank of careful buyers. When we say careful, however, don't mistake us. We don't mean he weighs every penny he can save — not that kind of careful. We mean, he counts every dollar he can mal^e. Not the kind, either, that counts chickens before they are hatched; but the kind that knows that the only way to produce the best of stock is to get the best there is to produce it with. That's why he now owns one of our 40 x 425 feet iron framers. The building of 40 footers without columns can be done with perfect safety; but Mr. Saunders leans toward the safe side of safety and believes all this talk about columns has been carried a bit too far. So we put in two columns and secured them to the rafters by a good rugged fitting that is bolted directly to the rafter and bolted through and through the column. At the bottom they are set in heavy 4-way braced cast iron foot bases that are bedded in concrete. Unless our figures are all ciphers, nothing can lift that house up without lift- ing a good, generous slice of old Mother Earth with it. Just notice the clamp column swing for the overhead mains. A neat, practical fitting that does the work the way it ought to be done. The roof ventilating hand wheels are equipped with our special tell-tale device that shows at a glance the ridge sash opening. What would a house like Saunders' cost you ? Well, it will cost more than it did him. And every day you put off building it is liable to cost still more. Next year it will probably cost still more. This year, right now, is the time to build. You know we go anywhere for business, or to talk business. NEW YORK— 1170 Broadway mmmmmm: wjMumi Hitclvinsrs X! CLntpanv* General Offices and Factory— ELIZABETH N. J. BOSTON — 49 Federal Street PHILADELPHIA— 40 South I5th Street ^md; "RTien ordering, please mention Tlie Exchange A WEEKLY TRADE MEDIUM FOR FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN. SEEDSMEN ANDTHE ALLIED INDUSTRIES i Ol. XLI. No. 26 NEW YORK «';rjrTi^xr„^.r' and Chicago .jz^-z... june 24. 1916 One Dollar per Annum Hydrangeas for Summer Blooming We have an unusually fine stock of Hydrangeas-fine, symmetrioal plants well shaped and well Inidded They will begin to bloom about July 1st, and will remain in bloom during Juy ,?H 1 Jn^t These Plant., are in great demand at .Summer resorts tor lawn and piazza decoration. We have a fifie tot of Otak4, strong plants in 6-in. pots, three to four flowers each, buds """ x'S;4^hafe1;isothe-Ml,^vn,g varieties in 14-in. tubs: Otaksa and the --=» French varieties, walnnVhc Fraicheur E.G. Hill, La Lorraine, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Mmc. E Mouil- ierl Mile RenarS Gaillard and Radiance. These plants are good-s.zed plants m tubs, and "^^ ^^l h^;:;'^!^!^ sltclfu-eiiVali-tToTSaksa in half barrels-fine .large specimens well budded. $10.00. $12.50 and $15.00 each. ,.,„„„„ ,, ., t, ^- l, BOXWOOD. Pyramids. 3 ft. high, S2.50 each; 3H «. high, S3.00 each; 4 ft. high, FERNS. Nephrolepis cleSantissima compacta. 2K-iD. POts. $6.00 per 100; SJ^in.. Sit 00 per di.z.; 0-in.. S6.00 per doz. ^■I^rd^ris ^^"I^:'V4-S%S.^i. *?.00 per 00. COLEUS, Golden Bedder. Firebrand, etc. 2k-in.. $3X)0 per 100. GFRWIUM, Mme. Salleroi. 3',.-in. pots, $S.00 per 100. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON NEW YORK When, orderlne, please mention The Eicliance Bulbs Giganteum - 7-9 ...Case 300 $20.00 9.10',! ; ..'. Case 200 $20.00 Gloire de Lorraine. 2]4-mch Glolre de Cincinnati, 2K-inch - Begonias Per 100 Per 1000 . - $13.00 $125.00 - - 15.00 140.00 All /est 3% diteount tor coj/i with order. Cemetery or Lawn Cut Flower Vases White or Green Enameled (Peterson Patent) These will pve perfect eatisfactioD to your customerB. Made in two sizea at the following prices: No. 1, per doren, $2.00; per 100, $15,001 t .„ in ner cent No. 2. per dozen. 1.60; per 100. 12.0O } ^^ ^" P*=^ ''^"'; Let UB aend you a trial order and convince you of their superiority. "We are sole owners of patent. Carried by all the leadinj fioriete' Bupply houaes in the country. GLASS 100 boxes 16x24, A double. Write for quotations. 383-387 EHicott St. N. Y WM. F. KASTING CO., fuffAf^ When ordering, please mention The Elichange Hydrangea Otaksa In tubs, for July and later flowering, S.S.OO to $5.00 each. In pots, for outside use, 75c. to $1.50 each. Standard Heliotrope Geraniums lUO plants, 6-in. pots, $1.00 each. Bouvardia Doulile Pink, Single Pinli, Single White (Humboldtu), $5.00 per 100, S40.00 per 1000. Ill flower and in bud. Ricard. Grant, Vlaud. 3-in., Sb.OO per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Carnations 301 II I Enchantress Supreme 201)11 Good Cheer 200(1 White Enchantress 1800 Benora $3.50 per 100, S30.00 per 1000. Stevia Salvia Double and Single, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. S-in. plants, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. For ROSE PLANTS, refer to our advertisement on page 1453. These prices to the trade only. A.N.?IERS0N5rc.. Ci^MWELL Conn CONTENTS AND INDEX, Page 1507. GERANIUMS We have a splendid stock of 2-in. and 3-in. Geraniums at $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000 for 2-in.; and $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. W'e will send one thousand made up of an assortment of 50 each of 20 varieties, our selection, for $18.50 per 1000 for 2-in., and $25.00 per 1000 for 3-in. POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS We list over one hundred varieties, $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000. 2-in. 2-in. 3-in. 3-in. 100 1000 100 1000 ALYSStJM. Dwarf and giant 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 BEGONIA Vernon 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 COLEUS. Ten varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 CUPHEA Platycentra 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 LEMON VERBENAS. Six varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00 25 00 MOONVINES 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 PARLOR IVY, S. Scandens 2.00 18.60 3 00 26.00 SALVIA, Bonflxe and Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00 25.00 i^l^^s^oSr-rhfti-.^.^.r.'''""^::::::::::::!^^^^ \lfo foS i^o CABBAGE All Head, Ball Head, Flat Dutch, Savoy, and other varieties $1.00 per 1000; 10,000 and over 85c. per 1000 CELERY White Plum, Giant Pascal and Golden Heart $1.00 per 1000; 10,000 and over 85c. per 1000 Cash with order. R. VINCENT, JR. & SONS CO., "X^irD^" When, orderloc pleaae mention Tbe Exchanse CLASSIFIED Pages 1520 to 1524 -^m 1490 The Florists' Exchange >*•*••••*••••*••*•*•**• A SIDE VIEW J WM. ELLIOTT & SONS. 42 V.,e, Slr.el. new YORK -^ On a few items needed CANES. 6 to 7 ft. $7.00 per 1000 TOBACCO DUST $2.00 per 100 pounds HELLEBORE 50 cts. per pound ARSENATE OF LEAD 20 cts. per pound SPHAGNUM MOSS $2.00 per bale LEADER HOSE, S-ply 12 cts. per foot, coupled SEEDS FOR THE FLORIST Asters QUEEN OF THE MARKET The best extra early variety; large, double flowers, on long stems, in colorfl: Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose Peach Blossom, White. Trade packet 20c., ounce 75c. SWEET PEAS, CYCLAMEN, PRIMULAS, irom our own Cold Storage Plant. LILY OF THE VALLEY. Our Trade List mailed on application fOniER, nSKE, RAWSON CO., The Seed Store faneuil tiall Square, Boston MEYER'S^B RAND FORMOSUMS- GIGANTEUMS— MULTIFLORUMS THE LILY WITHOUT A PEER ORDER NOW FOR FAIX DELIVERY. EX NEW CROP CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER. 99 Warren Street, NEW YORK BULBS - ROSES Price list of HOLLAND. FRENCH, JAPAN BULBS, duty paid, was mailed recently. We request your orders before JULY 1st. Also prices of AMERICAN FIELD-GROWN'PORCINC ROSES. Order now. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, => ^otn^eUL^^'' New York ..•S? ^ ■ ^' ^- $ii!-- « GLADIOLUS Various Choice Mixed Varieties See our Ftorista' Catalogue and ask for Bpecial prices J.M.THORBURN&CO. S3 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK JAMES VICK'S SONS Seedsmen, Nurserymen, Florists ROCHESTER, N» Y. Watch for our Trade Mart stamped on every brick of Lambert's Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn Substitution of cheaper grades is thus easily exposed. Fresh sample brick, with illustrated book, mailed ^^ "-^K,.^ postpaid by manufactuiers upon receipt of 40 cents in postage. T^^W AMERICAN SPAWN CO. Trada Mar. ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ Wbfo •irderlng, please mention Tbe BzchaDKe SECDS and BULBS Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side) Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed only to these who plant for profit Celery Plants -Celery Plants NOW READY Stockv plants that will please vou. Golden Self-BIanchtafi. Winter Queen, White Plume. Giant Pascal. Order now. .Also TOMATO. CABBAGE, PEPPER. CAULI- FLOWER. LETTUCE. WARREN SHINN, Woodbury, N.J. Wben ordering. plea*« mention Tb« Bxchanse Now Is the Time to Place Orders for PANSY SEED. Special florists' mixture, extra fine strain, S5.00 per oz. MIGNONETTE SEED. Giant strain, greenhouse grown, $.5.00 per 02. SNAPDRAGON KEYSTONE (New). Clear rose pink. Winter blooming variety, $L00 per pkt. CYCLAMEN SEED, English. Separate colors, $8.50 per 1000. CYCLAMEN SEED, German. Separate colors, $5.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEED. Greenhouse grown, $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000. BEGONIA Cincinnati. 2H-in., strong, twice transplanted, $15.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Lorraine. 2H-in., strong, $12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. BEGONIA Chatelaine. 2l^-in., strong, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. POINSETTIAS. Strong, 2i^-in. (true Xmas type), $0.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Write us regarding Fern Flats; Bostons, Scottii, Roosevelt, Whitman!, Teddy Jr., and other varieties for immediate or later planting. Have you placed your order for LILIUM Giganteum, Rubrum, For- mosum and Album? We aim to supply the best produced in Japan and invite correspondence regarding our stock. Having any trouble with your hose? The MAGIC Hose — best made — will do away with all your troubles. We handle that brand and no other. J^inch (2 ply), 15c. per ft.; Ji'-inch (2 ply), 16c. per ft. Couplings included. Catalogue for the asking. S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 1004 Lincoln Building PHILADELPHIA, PA. OUR MOTTOi •• THE BEST THE MARK.ET AFFORDS " Valley CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc., 90-92 West Broadway, N[W YORK Orders taken now for 1916 crop of German, Swedish, Dutch Pips If You Force Bulbs For Exhibition Write at]Once7or Our^ Special Advance Offer New and Especially Meritorious Bulbs for Show and Exhibition It ^Contains the [Largest List of the Best Novelties for 1916 BE UP-TO-DATE. WRITE AT ONCE WEEBER &1DON 114 CHAMBERS STREET NEW YORK BEANS, PEAS, RADISH and all GARDEN SEEDS Write for Pricei ONION SETS GROWERS FOR THE TRADE Lily Bulbs Fall Shipment from Japan Prices quoted F. O. B. New York. Chicago. Denver, San Francisco, and London, (Ont.) Write for quotations stating quan- tity, variety and size required. McHutchison & Co. THE IMPORT HOUSE 95 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK Seedsmen Write for samples and prices on Lithographed Envelopes, Foldiog Boxes, Catalog Covers, Plates for Seedsmen Stecher Lithographic Company Dept. S Wben ordering, ROCHESTER, N. Y. please mention Tbe Bxcbange Our Exhibit of German Iris Won First Prize At the International Garden Club Summer Show. Pelham Manor, June 1-4, 1916 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS. Inc. Flowerfield. L. I.. N. Y. Burnett Bros. SEEDSMEN Catalogue on application 98 Chambers Street, NEW YORK CITY When ordering, ylease mention The Exchnnff«» June 24., 1916. The Florists' Exchange 14B1 ^ ^eeb tKratre B^eport ^ AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Pre»t., Cleveland, O.; assistant secretary, a. V, WiLLABD, Jb., "Cleveland, O. Convention, Chicago, June 20 to 22, 1916. A repurt of the annual convention of tlic Anii'iiean Seed Trade Association appears in our wide measure columns in this issue. Grass Seed Dealers' Ass'n. ,\ well attended and enthusiastic niceting of wholesale grass seed men, being the eighth annual convention of the Wholesale Grass Seed Dealers' Association, was held on June lil and 20, 1916, at the Hotel Sher- man, Chicago. President A. E. Keynolds, of Crawfordsville, Ind., wielded the gavel and carried out the program in his effective way, introducing an idea that is bound to bear good fruit in the shape of a committee on Trade Rules. William Jacot. New York City, and Curtis Nye Smith, Boston, Mass., were unanimous- ly elected to membership. Reports of officers and committees were heard, the report of the legislative committee (Wm. G. Scarlett, chairman, Baltimore) being of special interest. A special committee was named to draft resolutions on the death of Albert McC'uUough of Cincinnati, and through its chairman, Mr. George S. Green, of the Illinois Seed Co., reported. The present trustees of the association are Geo. S. Green, W. G. Scarlett, E. T. Stanford, expiring 1917; C. C. Massie, J. Chas. McCullough, R. W. Pommer, expiring 1918, and A. E. Reynolds, J. H. Smith, M. H. Duryea, expiring 1919, the latter elected at this meeting. A meeting of the Board of Directors was held on Monday afternoon, July 19, at the Hotel Sherman, at which officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: A. E. Reynolds, Crawfordsv-ille, Ind., president; C. C. Massie, Minneapolis, Minn., vice- president; Wm. R. Jossman, secretary- treasurer, Detroit, Mich. Messrs. John A. Smith, Toledo; George S. Green, Chicago, and E. T. Stanford, were appointed a com- mittee on arbitration for the ensuing year; and George E. Hays, Louisville; J. W. Jefferson, Louisville; F. W. Annin, Toledo; M. H. Duryea, New York; D. I. Bushnell, St. Louis, Mo., and Chas. Dickinson, Chicago, were named as a committee on trade rules, the purpose of this committee being to standardize rules of business intercourse and conduct that will gradually be accepted as custom of the trade in arbitrations and legal proceedings, and on which contracts may be based to govern the contracting parties. Curtis Nye Smith was retained as counsel for the ensuing year. During the convention an interesting dis- cussion was had upon the status of owner- ship and determination of same in f. o. b. and e. i. f. transactions; also as to the New York and Virginia laws relative to tagging or labeling containers to describe contents thereof. The arbitration committee, selected on Tuesday morning, comprised H. B. McCul- lough, Cincinnati, and Marshall H Duryea, New York. The auditing committee com- prises Jefferson, Scarlett and Wood. The Pacific Seed Co. was admitted to membersliip. The association agreed to send a joint committee with the A. S. T. A. to the Official Seed Analysts' meeting in July at Min- neapolis. The following were registered in attendance upon the Wholesale Grass Seed Dealers' meeting, an adjourned brief session of which was held early Tuesday morning, June 20, at which routine business only was trans- acted, the secretary's report having been delayed in transit by the express company. Attendance at Wholesale Grass Seed Dealers' Association, June 19 Reynolds, A. E., Crawfordsville. Ind. Breck. Luther .\dams, Jos. Breck & Sons, Inc., Breck-Robinson Nursery Co., Boston, Mass. Burge. C. S., The S. W. Flower Co., Toledo, O. Bushnell, D. I., D. I. Bushnell & Co., St. Louis, Mo. Cornell, Ben P., Schisler-Cornel Seed Co., St. Louis, Mo. Dulaney, B. W., The J. Chas. McCullough Seed Co., Cincinnati, O. Marshall H. Duryea, Nungesser-Dickinson Seed ■ Co., New York, N. Y. Doughten, H. W., Jacot-Mullen, Inc., New York, N. Y. Edgecome, L. S., The Stanford Seed Co. Green, George S., The Illinois Seed Co., Chicago, 111. McCullough, H. B., The J. M. McCullough Sons Co., Cincinnati, O. Massie, Chas. C, Northrup, King & Co., Minneapo- lis, Minn. Marshall, Joe D., Louisville Seed Co., Louisville, Ky. McCullough, J. Chas., The J. Chas. McCullough Seed Co., Cincinnati, O. Hays, George E., Louisville ^ecd^^Co., Louisville, Ky. Jossman, William R., Detroit, Mich. Jones. Clarence K., The W. A. Simpson Co., Baltimore, Md. Jefferson, J. W., National Seed Co., Louisville, Ky. Wm. A. Proescholdt, Sec'y. Nungesser-Dickinson Seed Co., New York, N.Y. Plant, Fred S., Plant Seed Co., St. Louis, Mo. Ross, Chas. D., Ross .Seed Co., Louisville, Ky. Riethmiller, E. R. S. M. Isbell Co., Jackson, Mich. Smith, John A., S. W. Floerr Co., Toledo, O. Smith, Curtis Nye, Boston, Mass. Scarlett, Wm. G., Wm. G. Scarlett & Co., Balti- more, Md. Stone, W. E., The ChurchUI Grain & Seed Co., Toledo, O. Tobin, S. J., Missouri Seed Co., Kansas City. Mo. L. Teweles, L. Tewcles Seed Co., Milwaukee. Wis. Watts, O. T., Louisville Seed Co., Louisville, Ky. Wood, Henry W., T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond. Va. New York Seed Trade Insecticides, sprayers, garden tools, fertilizers and sundries are meeting with a steady demand in all of the seed stores, but garden hose and lawn sprinklers during the last ten days have been given space out of sight in the basement. The taking of inventories has already been begun in not a few of the stores, and store renovations, improvements and changes are now the order of tlie day. Mid-day closing on Saturday and early closings during the rest of the week have been adopted at nearly all of the stores. Bi-weekly sales at the auction stores will be discontinued for the season this week. Quite a few sales of seeds, espe- cially of Beans for replantings because those of the first planting failed to germinate on account of the continued cold, wet weather, are reported. Sales of bedding stock, especially at the auc- tion stores are large for the season. Bulb orders now being booked are re- ported to be more numerous and laj'ger than usual at this season of the year. The Peony show which was opened at Peter Henderson & Co.'s, 35-37 Cort- landt St., on Friday, June 9, is still open and daily draws a number of people to this store, most of whom make notes on the varieties shown and arrange for the placing of orders. The Stumpp & Walter Co., 30-32 Bar- clay St., has been trying out between oO and 40 varieties of Lettuce at its trial grounds, and has been making a very in- teresting exhibit of the full grown heads or plants of the different varieties in the store windows for the past ten days. This exhibit gives an opportunity to com- pare many varieties as regards the size and form of growth. The exhibit is a novel one, perhaps never before having been made in this city. Chicago Seed Trade Vaughan's Seed Store had on display the past week several well bloomed plants of Calla Elliottiana. This was the first time a great many of the shop- pers had the opportunity of seeing a yel- low Calla. The Peony exhibition is kept up daily. Counter trade in plants is holding on remarkably well. Robt. New- comb came in from one of his trips on the road, and will remain until after the Seed Trade Convention. A. Henderson of A. Henderson & Co. expects to leave the coming week for a vacation that will be spent in the fishing districts of upper Wisconsin. Arnold Ringier of the W. W. Barnard Co. left on Saturday tor Buffalo, N. Y., to attend the funeral of Wm. P. Kast- ing. Mr. Ringier expects to be back by Tuesday, in time for the meeting of the American Seed Trade Association. . Winterson's Seed Store reports the plant trade holding on well for this late in the season. While there has been no spasmodic rush at any time during the season, the business done has been highly satisfactory, showing an increase of about thirty per cent, over past seasons. Council Bluffs, Ia. — W. C. Grote. secretary and manager of the Tounker- man Seed Co., was elected president of the Iowa Seed Dealers' Association at Des Moines. Seasonable Florists' Flower Seeds The following varieties of flower seeds, which are usually sown diirinR the Summer and early Fall months, are of the usual S. & W. Co. s quality. Every care is taken to procure the tiuest strains only. Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) Our strains of Snapdragon have been grown by the leading florists in many statea and are regarded as among the best. SILVER PINK. This deUghtful Snapdragon has been Iftrgcly grown in greenhouses, during the Winter months, by florists throughout the United States. A splendid half-high sort with flowers of a silvery pink color. Pkt. 35c., 3 pkts. for 51.00. S. & W. CO.'S GIANT-FLOWERING The following are the best and most distinct, growing from 3 to 4 feet high. Pkt. H o». 0«. Cora IRed. Deep coral red. $0 05 $0.30 $1.00 Blood Red. Striking in color .05 .30 1.00 Carmine Rose. Carmine, yellow blotch on lower lip.. .10 .30 1.00 Chamois. Distinct chamois color 10 .30 1.00 Queen Victoria. Beautiful white 05 .30 1.00 Luteum. Pure yellow 05 .30 1.00 Scarlet. Bright scarlet 05 .20 .75 Giant Mixed. A distinct mixture 05 .20 .60 Asparagus plumosus nanus We are regularly supplying the best growers with our true greenhouse-grown strain. 100 seeds $0.40 500 •■ 2.00 1000 •• 3.50 2500 " S.50 5000 " 16.25 Asparagus sprengeri Pkt., 100 seeds, 16c.; oz. 60o.i H lb. $2.00. . Calceolaria We have arranged with a grower of interna- tional reputation to grow the seed of this excellent greenhouse plant. S. & W. Co.'s Giant-flowering Prize Strain in Mixture. Pkt. 25c., tr. pkt. $1.00. Cinerarias S. & W. CO.'S GIANT- FLOWERING MIXED. This strain of Prize Cineraria is grown for us by a famous English seed specialist. The flowers seldom measure less than 3 in. in diameter, comprising the fol- lowing colors: White, rose, flesh, crimson, blue, violet, etc. The plants are of a very robust, dwarf habit, which, combined vv-ith the mass of giant blooms, makes this strain exceedingly valuable. Pkt. 25c., tr. pkt. $1.00. S. & W. CO.'S STELLATA. Delicate, star- like blooms are borne in great profusion on long stems, giving this variety a double use, as it is excellent for cutting as well as decora- tive purposes; all shades. Pkt. Tr.pkt. TaU Mixed $0.60 $1.00 Dwarf Mixed 50 1.00 S. & Cyclamen W. CO.'S CIANT-FLOWERED STRAIN This is a famous English strain, (jrown eft- pecially for us, and where Bpecimen pinnta with large, distinct flowers are desired for show, our strains will be found Sterling. 100 i 1000 -, „ , „ . seeds seeds Giant Salmon Red $0.76 $6 00 Clant Rose 75 * g qq Giant Pure White 75 goo Giant Dark Red 75 qqq Giant Lilac 75 g qO Giant Cattleya Purple 75 qqq Giant Rose Salmon (Salroon- eum) 1.00 7.60 Giant White. Redeye 75 6 00 Giant Light Red 75 qqq Giant Prize Mixed fto 5 00 Pansies S. «E W. CO.'S GIANT STRAINS Our Mixtures of Pansies are made up »-ith t thorough knowledge of the reguirementa of the florist, and are composed of only the best and choicest varieties. S. & W. CO.'S NON PLUS ULTRA Our Non Plus Ultra Pansy Mixture contains the largest, handsomest, most perfect varieties ever sent out. The beautiful coloring and vanety of marking give the bed a most brilUant appearance. The seed has been saved from an assortment of types, including only the best of Giant Cassiers, Bugnots, Trimardeaux, and Giant English, French and German strains. Fineat Quality. Pkt. 15e.,)iM.$l 5D,oi.$5.00. GIANT SORTS IN SEPARATE COLORS Giant Azure Blue . . .$0.10 $0°7S $2.(K) Giant Adonis. Light blue. . .10 75 2 50 Giant Emperor William. ^Brifhtblue 15 .76 2 50 Giant Fire King ]5 1.25 4 oO Giant Lord Beaconsfield.. . .15 .75 2 50 Giant Purple 20 75 260 Giant Snow White ' 10 Ti 210 Giant White. Dark eye. . . .10 :75 ^SO GtantYe ow. Pure 10 1.00 3.60 Giant Yellow. Dark eye. . .10 75 2 50 Giant MUed. S. & W. Co.'a Special 10 .65 2 00 SPECIAL TYPES Bugnot's. Large strains; ^S^'^i;- ■■■„■ 25 1.25 6.00 Udler. r meat mixed 15 i 00 300 Cassler's Large-flowering Mixed. A splendid mixture of most brilliant colors and markings. All extra large flowers: produced in great profusion 15 ].oo 3,50 Masterpiece. Superb new class of blotched Pansies; large blooms, mostly un- dulated or curled. Rich ui??'°S.V V,; 50 1.75 6.50 Elite Mixture Lb. $4.50 .05 25 75 English. Fine mixed .40 Primula (Primrose) S. & W. CO.'S SUPERB STRAIN The Primulas offered below are grown for us by a famous English Primula specialist; seed saved from the finest plants. PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA This type of Primula outrivals the old Obcomoa type, the flowers being considerably larger, often measuring 1)4 in. in diameter. For pot culture as well as for the open border this tj-pe IS very useful. Pkt. Tr pkt Kermeslna. Hich crimson $0.15 $0 50 ?,"«»• Rpf 15 .50 Alba. Whit« 15 gQ Lllacina. Beautiful liJao. ..!.' .*" 15 '50 Miied ; ; ;j5 50 ^J^mpp^(iMef& 30-32 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK CITY Wbep t>r<]erUig. please mentton The Kxehan;-!; W.E. Marshall & Co. Seeds Bulbs Insecticides 166West23dSt.,NEWYORK Wbea ordering, pleaae nipntlnn Thf F.T<-hnnge Whep ordering, pleaae mentJop Tlie Etcbanf» F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM The L D.WALLER SEED CO. GUADALUPE, CALIFORNIA Sweet Pea and Nasturtium SPECIALISTS CorrtMpondence Solicited 1492 The Florists' Exchange Lilies * Lilies FOR SUMMER WORK Per 100 LILIUM Giganteum. 7-9 inches $6 00 LILIUM Album. 8-9 inches (170 to case) 1 1.00 LILIUM Album. 9-1 1 inches (100 to case) 16.00 Lily of the Valley Pips Holland Grown . Holland Grown . .500 for $9.00 1000 for 17.00 Danish Grown . . Danish Grown . .500 for $10 50 1000 for 20.00 Gladiolus (Sound Bulbs) America. First Size. America. Second Size. . . 8.00 Chicago White. First Size. 25.00 For Late Planting Per 1000 . . .$10.00 Per 1000 Augusta. First Size $ 1 0.00 Princeps 15.00 Mrs. Francis King. IJ^-in. 9.00 Vaughan's Seed Store CHICAGO NEW YORK Wbep ordering, please mention The Eschaoge My New Price List of WINTER ORCHID-FLOWERING SWEET PEA SEED has been mailed. If you have not received a copy, send postal for it. Part of new crop will be ready early in July. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK LOMPOC, CAL. 97th YEAR J. BOLGIANO & SON Wholesale Garden and Field Seeda, Onion Sets, Seed Potatoes Growers of Pedigree Tomato Seeds BALTIMORE, MD. Wbep ordering, please meptiop The Excbauge Mastodon Pansies If you believe that 23 years' of undivided attention to the exclu- sive cultivation of Pansies ought to result in an exceedingly fine strain of flowers, then you can safely send us an order for Masto- don Pansies. Separate colors. 1916 Catalogue Ready Steele's Pansy Gardens PORTLAND, OREGON When ordering, plpsse mention The Kxchange RAINBOW FREESIAS Grown and hybridized for a number of years by Mr. A. Frey, of Crown Point, Ind. The colore are varied and include several shades of yellow, orange. lavender and pink, all. however, harmonizing with each other, even when bunched together. Bulbs offered are of good blooming size and in a mixture of colors. Separate colors cannot be offered as yet. Delivery in July, as soon as bulbs are harvested and cured. Price! {5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000, $187.50 for 5000. For sale by A. FREY A. HENDERSON & CO. Crown Point, Inil. 211 N. SUIe St., Chicago When orderlo£, i>lease mention The Cxchan£e When ordering, please mention The Exchange Iowa Seed Dealers Meet W. C. Grote of Council Bluffs was elected president of the Iowa Seed Deal- ers' As.sociation at the ninth annual meeting of that bod.v at the Savery Hotel in Des Moines on June 8. E. M. Cole of Fella was elected vice-president, A. M. Eldridge was elected secretary, and John T. Hamilton was elected treasurer for the tenth time. Discus.sion of needed amendments to the legislation governing the sale of seeds occupied the attention of the afternoon sessions. Following the election of officers the members of the association were enter- tained at the Successful Farming build- ing where short addresses were made. An inspection was made of the new Homestead publishing plant. Prof. H. D. Hughes of the Iowa State College spoke on the joint responsibility of the farmer and dealer to keep seeds pure. The con- vention closed with a banquet at the Savery Hotel. Refund of Freight Charges The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered the payment of a refund of $23.62 to Parlin & OrendorSE Co. by the Northern Pacific Railway Co. et al., on account of the excessive rate charged on a shipment of seed drills from Spring- field, Ohio, to Spokane, Wash., Septem- ber 11, 1913. The Commission has also ordered a refund pf $81.72 to be made to Pittman & Harrison Co. by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Co. of Texas, et al., on account of excessive rates assessed on two carloads of seed from Sherman, Tex., to Shreveport, La., in January and February, 1912. G. M. H. Wagner & Sons will receive a refund of $44.73 from the Illinois Cen- tral Railroad Co., with interest, on ac- count of an unreasonable rate assessed upon three shipments of Holly shipped from Shand.v. Tenn., to Chicago, III., on December 3, 13 and 14, 1915. SPLENDENS Fischer's Splendens THE MAGNIFICENT LAVENDER FREESIA Price, per doz. $4.50. per 100 $25.00. Cash with order; sent postpaid; July delivery RUDOLPH FISCHER, '^^^^^' mmmmmmmmmmrmmMrmmMrmmrmmfmmrmmfai Kentucky Seed Notes According to reports from the Bluegrass section of the State, stripping is now well underway and the crop of Bluegrass seed will be gathered in about ten more days. It is claimed that the crop is very small, in fact the smallest of years, and not more than thirty to forty per cent, of the average. Orchard grass cutting started on last Monday, and while the acreage is con- siderably smaller than usual, the crop is said to be even better in quality than usual and of larger quantity, consider- ing the actual acreage planted. At Carlisle, Ky., it is reported that the Bluegrass seed crop is the shortest in years. It is further claimed that there is so much white Clover in the pastures this season that much of the Bluegrass seed bad to be abandoned. From Lancaster, Ky., virtually the same report is received with the addi- tional information that the quality of the grass seed is so low that the grain dealers are refusing to pay more than 50c. a bushel for it. In the Mt. Sterling, Ky., district it was recently reported that contracts were made before the opening of the stripping season for seed at 90c. a bushel, and that it was thought seed would go to $1 per bushel. Hxperiments in Clover growing are b»ing made in a number of counties In Kentucky. For several years red Clover growing has been on a very small scaij due to a series of bad crood which could not be properly accouncej for. G. D. C. W. A. Wheeler is Appointed Special- ist in Market Seeds W. A. Wheeler, secretary of the Da- kota Improved Seed Co., which he or- ganized in Michell, S.D., nine years ago, has just been appointed by the federal de- partment of agriculture as specialist in market seeds, a new office recently created by that department. The duties of the position will be to investigate the methods of marketing agricultural seeds, especially the seeds of the cereals, for- age grasses and legumes and to render assistance to producers and dealers in or- ganizing and marketing their produce. Mr. Wheeler will enter upon his new duties about the middle of July. — Siojun Falls Press. XXX SEEDS Improved Chinese Fringed. Finest grown. Many colors mixed. 050 seeds $1.00; half pkt. 50c.: per 1000, $1.25; colors separate, also. PRIMULA Kewensis. Sweet Yellow. Dwf. 25o. PRIMULA Malacoides. Giant Baby. 25o. CALCEOLARIA. Dwarf giant spotted. Pkt. 25c. CINERARIA. Large fl. dwarf; 1000 seeds. 50o. CYCLAMEN. Finest giants, mixed. 250Beeds$1.00. DAISY (Bellis) Monstrosa. New monstrous, double, giant-flnweringr, mixed. Pkt. 25c. FORGET-ME-NOT Triumph. Extra fine. 25c. niANT PAM^iY The beat large-flowering viini^i i/iiikJi varieties, critically selected. 6000 seeds. $100; H pkt. 50c., oz. $3.00. A liberal extra pkt. of Giant Mme. Perret Pansy seed added to every order for Pansy seed. Our Pansies are very fine this year. Cash. Liberal extra count. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange PANSY SEED MY GIANT PANSY SEED, NEW CROP, READY NOW Finest mixtures, in superb colors, all grown from selected stock. Pkt of 5000 seeds, $1.00; 1 0%.. $4.00; 3 oz., $10.00. Cash with order. E. B, JENNINGS Lock Boi 254 SOUTHPORT. CONN. Grower Only of The Finest Pansies When ordering, pleaee nientloD The Bzchttpge GARDEN SEED BEET. CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and GARDEN PEA SEED in variety: also other items of the short crop of this past season, as well as a full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you upon application to S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS 82 Dey St.. NEW YORK, and ORANGE. CONN Wbpn ordering, pleawe mpptlnn Th» PIXfhaDge Michell's Seed House 518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA Augusta, Me. — Henry W. Haskell, who has been employed in the green- hou.ses of Frank A. Robbins for the past three years, has recently resigned. Whpn orderlnc. plfjisp nr-iifi'T Thp RxctuiDCe MAMMOTH PANSY (Van tier's Strain) Large flowering variety, saved onlv from select flowers, 1 pkt. 25c.; 6000 seeds. $1.00; 1 oz. $4.00. IMPERIAL SEED & PUNT CO. -:• Baltimore, Md. When ordering, please mention The Bxchange Tune 31, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1493 Seed Notes Excavation work has bpgun on tlie basement of the new modern brick seed house at Boi.se, Idaho, fur the Courteen Seed Co. of Milwaukee, Wis., which when completed will be one of the finest i^tructures of its kind. With the machin- ltv it will cost in the neighborhood of The Four States Se^d Co. of Santa Fe, N. M., liled incorporation papers on June 10. The headquarters are at Clay- ion. The capitalization is $5000, all paid up. The incorporators and direc- tors are A. Uartner, Denver, 450 shares; A. Ilegleman. Denver, 250 shares; W. L. Franklin, Clayton. 2000 shares. The company will en^ape in wholesale and retail trade in seeds, farming imple- ments, poultry and poultry supplies. The Henry Field Co., Shenandoah, la., is recogniz^'d by men of high standing at home and in foreign countries. Horace G. Knowles, formerly minister to Boli- via, who is now in business in that country, has recently sent his second or- der to the Henry Field Co. for seeds and nursery stock. He complimented Mr. Field very highly on the good quality of Ms seed and the good condition in which they reached him. Vegetable Seeds from England In "Commerce Reports'* of May 19, the exports from Nottingham, and the increased American purchases from that city and neighborhood of England, are set out. 'Among these we notice the item for vegetable seeds, showing an increase of $17,277 during the first three months of 1916. This is surely a very large amount of business. The demand came wholly from the United States. The previous purchases of seeds from this quarter are not stated, simply the amount of increase. United States Official Postal Guide Our readers will be interested to learn that this official guide, which embodies in its con- tents every item of postal information there is to be obtained, the whole arranged in con- venient and ready reference lorni, will, be- ginning with the July 1, 1916 edition (ready by the latter part of July), be sold at the ex- tremely low price of 75c. for the cloth bound edition, including eleven monthly supple- ments, or without the supplements for 40c. ; bound in manila covers the price will be re- spectively 65c. and 30c. We are glad to give pubhcity to this reduc- tion in the price of the book, which is recog- nized by all acquainted with it as a decided asset. Our readers, particularly those who are frequent users of the parcel post, should have this book. The 1915 edition contains some 700 pp. and was sold for $3.50; the book has been reduced in the endeavor to make it popular. There is much guiding matter, all having to do with postoffice business. An advantage is the alphabetical arrangement of counties and the towns in said counties, together with a key showing the geographical location of counties. The list of post offices, arranged by States, contains the unit numbers, the zone keys being obtainable from your postmaster. This is not an advt. for the postoffice department but an expression of our feeling of obligation toward that department for placing this valuable compendium within the reach of all. Remittances should be made by money order directed as follows: , 'Disbursing Clerk, Post Office Department, Washington, D. C." Catalogs Received Somestlo B. Hammond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wen- ham, Mass. — Gift box of Gladioli and price list. Hicks Nurseries, Westbury, L. I. — Trees, shrubs, and plants for June planting. Charles S. Sheldon, Shady Shore Gardens, Oswego, N. Y. — Narcissus at wholesale prices. John Scheepers b Co., Inc., Flower- bulb specialists. 2 Stone St., New York. - — I.iate flowering Tulips. This is a cat- alog of 22 pages with illustrations, given over to descriptions of all the best varieties of Darwin and Cottage Tulips, as well as species. Nicely printed. Foreign W. Mang'er & Sons, Guernsey, C. I. — Guernsey grown Bulbs and Tubers. Cat- alog of 16 pages. Boddington's Ggantic BflrlrfimTl-nn's "CKall#"n«»«» " This mixture contains all oggingion s t^naiienge. ^^^ g^^^, m^^ strains— „ * ol the leadiiiK i'lmsy ^pt'iiiilista in the world — self-colors, striped ^<'^- * and margined, and blotched, etc. >3 trade pkt. 25c., trade pkt. 50c., H oz. 75c., H oz. $1.50, 'A oz. $2.75. o2. $5.00. Sim's Gold Medal Mixture, ^^^e anTcdd 'weda^' at the internal ioual Horticultural Exhibition, held at the Grand Central Palace, New York ('ity, April, 1913. This splendid I ^ \ mixture is the result of years of painstaking selecting on the part \ \ of Mr. WiUiam Sim, Cliftondale, Mass, We are oHering seed 4 I "\ I from the originator. \ 1\ 1 Trade pkt. 75c., 3 pkta. for $2.00. H oz. $3..S0. \ 11 a^ Tr. pkt. H oz. Oz. Triumph of the Giants. Extremely large flower of beautiful colorings. Should be grown by every florist S0.50 $2.75810.00 Giant Trlmardeau. Manunoth flowering, and in a good range of color. 15 .50 1.50 Giant Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). Petals beauti- fully waved; exquisite colors 25 1.25 4.00 Giant Madame Ferret. Rich wine colors 15 .85 3.00 Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purplei violet, top petals light blue 16 .50 1.50 Giant Emperor William. Ultramarine blue, purplt; N(^^ / eye 10 .50 1.50 ^^"S Giant Golden Queen. Bright yellow; no eye 15 .60 2.00 \ Giant Golden Yellow. Yellow; brown eye 15 .75 2.50 Challenlte Giant President McKlnley. Golden yellow, large. p„„.;<.. dark blotch 15 .85 3.00 tansies Giant White. Violet spot 10 .60 2.00 Pansies Florists' Flower Seeds for Present Sowing Tr ^Tr pkt. pkt. CALCEOLARIA, Boddinfiton's Perfection Mixed $1.00 S0.60 CINERARIA, Boddington's Matchless Mlied 1.00 .60 CINERARIA, Boddinfiton's Stellata MUed 1.00 .60 MIGNONETTE, Boddington's Majesty. 'The finest of all the fancy varieties of Mignonette for Winter forc- ing Per oz., $7.50 1.00 .60 PRIMULA Sinensis, Boddington's Matcliless Strain. Pure white, rose, scarlet, orange, royal blue and mix- ture 1-00 .60 PRIMULA obconica gigantea. Lilac, rosea, Kermesina, pure white and mixture 50 .30 PRIMULA malacoides. Lilac, rose and wiiite. Tr. pkt. 60o.; collec- tion of 3 varieties, SI. 25. SCHIZANTHUS Boddingtonii. Select hybrids. Tr. pkt. 75o.; 3 for $2.00. 5% discount Palm Seeds, Now Ready 100 luoo ARECA lutescens Jl.OO $7.50 KENTIA Belmoreana 1.00 7.50 KENTIA Forsteriana 1.00 7.50 PANDANUS utilis 1.25 10.00 PHOENIX Canariensis 1.00 7.60 PHOENIX recUnata 60 3 00 PHOENIX rupicola 1.00 7.50 Asparagus Seed PLUMOSUS NANUS. True greenhouse grown. 100 seeds 50o., 250 seeds $1.00, 1000 seeds $3.60. PLUMOSUS NANUS. California grown. 100 seeds 50c. , 260 seeds 75c., 1000 seeds $2.50. SPRENGERI. 250 seeds, 25c., 1000 seeds, 75c. for cash with order. Arthur T. Boddington Co. Inc., 128 Chambers Street, NEW YORK When finjprlng. pli use mentlim Tlie Exchiinpe The Honesty of Florists One of 'our advertisers, a manufac- turing company, write us on behalf of the high integrity and honesty of flo- rists as a body. During the last two years the firm states it has filled orders that have been received from unknown parties through the mails, sending the goods on 30 day terms and trusting to the honesty of the florist purchaser for settlement. In that period the uncol- lected accounts amount to one-tbird of 1 per cent., which is almost a perfect score. The company says it does not wish its name to be divulged, but thought that the floricultural fraternity deserve this testimonial. The Exchange cer- tainly is glad to give publicity to such high commendation. The florists are sometimes said to be poor business men, and possibly they are not as sharp as some of those that carry through big deals, but it is better to be less smart but honest than to take every advantage one can 'of one's competitors, sometimes a ver.y questionable advantage. Cultivation of Bouvardias We employ the following method in the cultivation of Bouvardia : Plant out from about May 15 to July 15, and treat the same as Carnations, nipping when re- quired to keep short and stubby. Lift around August 25 and plant about Sin. apart. The house must be kept well shaded and close during the day and the plants be sprayed frequently. Red, pink and white are the best colors for com- mercial purposes, and plants also come in double white and double pink. H. C, Steinhoff. When You Want to Buy Horticultural Sundries from England You cannot do better than write for my Trade Price List, and for a quotation for just what you want from time to time. Large stocks of the following are always on hand RAFFLA in 3 standard qualities and prices, extra prima long white broad Majunga, 1st quality Majunga and Ist quality Tamatave. Samples sent post free. Bamboo Garden Canes, Mottled and Tapering Canes. Best English and French Secateurs. XL ALL Budding and Pruning Knives. Garden Trug Baskets. Mushroom Spawn. All kinds of Fertilizers, XL ALL Insecticides, Fumigators, ftc, etc. Trade only supplied. G. H. RICHARDS, 234 Borough, London, S. E., England Manufacturer and Shipper of all Sundries Cable Address; ''Vaporizing" London ALL VARIETIES^OF GLADIOLI Large Bulbs, S5.00 per 1000 Write for Price List The Barclay Nursery, m, aronowit?. Prop. 60 Barclay St. and 14W. Broadway. NEW YORK Telephone, Cortlandt_18I5 When ordering, please mentloa The Exchans* The Uptown Seed Store Harry A. Bunyard Co., inc. 40 West 28th SU NEW YORK When ordering, pleaae mentloa The Exchange 1494 The Florists' Exchange The KENILWORTH Giant Pansy Seeds are all grown by myself and are offered in the following mixtures and separate colors: 22. GIANT KENILWORTH STRAIN. The flowers are of perfect form and sub- stance; many of the immense flowers are from 3}^ to 4 inches. It is a striking collection of beautiful colors and markings, rich with shades of red, brown, bronze, mahogany and many others too numerous to mention. Light, Medium or Dark Mixtures. 24. GIANT KENILWORTH SHOW. An extra fine strain of large flowers; the immense flowers are of circular form and great substance. A beautiful collection of colors and markings. 26. GIANT KENILWORTH CUT FLOWER MIXTURE. la a distinct class by itself, surpassing all other strains as a cut flower or for exhibition purposes, for inside or outside growing; the large flowers are carried erect above the foliape on hea\'y stems, 7 or 8 inches long, in the most graceful manner, and stand the hot, dry weather well. 28. GIANT MASTERPIECE. A remarkable tj-pe; the curled, wavy petals giving the flower a double appearance; large flowers of great substance, on long, strong stem. 30. GIANT THREE AND FIVE BLOTCHED PANSIES. A superb mixture. Flowers large and of circular form and of great substance. The display of coloring is unsurpassed. A combination of almost every shade of rich, vel- vety colors; reds are particularly conspicuous; the petals being distinctly marked with three or five large, dark blotches. 32. GIANT PARISIAN. The flowers are of enormous size and beautifully marked, mostly fine dark blotches on white and yellow ground; an unusually showy mixture. 34. GIANT BRONZE. A fine mixture of all shades of velvety brown, bronze, Havana brown, mahogany and copper shades. 45. GIANT APOLLO (Masterpiece tj-pe). New bronze, veined and blotched. Strongly frilled petals. A superb Pansy. 47. GIANT ERFORDIA (New Red). Of the Masterpiece type . The largest and best red. The result of ten years of selection- The color is of a deep, smooth, velvet red shading to scarlet, with curled petals and sweet acentecf 49. GIANT MERCURY. New. A deep blackish purple, really self-colored, without blotches or spots. The flowers are extraordinary in size and substance, being the largest flowers of all self-colored Pansies. 82. ORCHID FLOWERED, Mixed. A dwarf, free bloomer, with a range of delicate colors that do not exist in any other Pansies; a remarkable combi- nation of light rose, shell pink, blush mauve, fawn, light brown, orange and chamois. New Early-Flowering or Winter-Blooming Giant Pansies ™'^*^^ °^ kenilworth pansy seed An entirely new and distinct strain of Pansies. The main advantage of these new Pansies over all hitherto existing Pansies is the extreme earliness of flowering and its unusual hardiness, which enables them to withstand quite severe Winters, and to bloom right on into the Summer. Sown at the same time as other Pansies, they begin flowering the early part of March or as soon as the snow is off the ground, many times having four or five large flowers to a plant, when all other Pansies are only showing buds. The flowers are large, well formed and fragrant. They are highly recommended for Autumn planting on graves, and for very early bedding, as well as for early cut flowers. 14. WINTER SUN. Golden yellow, with dark eye. 15. ICE KING. Silvery white, with dark blue eye. 16. CELESTIAL QUEEN. Light or sky blue. 17. CHARM OF MARCH. Dark velvety blue. 18. MIXED. The above four colors with other shades and variations. 500 seeds 50c., 1000 seeds $1.00, Ys oz. $2.00, M oz. $3.75, 1 oz. $15.00. 20. PRINCESS. The New Upright Pansy. This strain is entirely distinct from all others. It is absolutely compact, ijpright growing, and extremely weatherproof, enduring many storms without damage to its flower. The flowers are mostly blotched and frilled like the Masterpiece, of good form and heavy, velvety texture, on heavy stems carried well above the foliage. Attractive by the brilliancy of its colors. 500 Seeds. 20c.; 1000 Seeds, 35c.; % oz. JI.OO; U oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $7.50. Free Offer RAINBOW is a mixture of the most beautiful, gorgeous colors, blotched, striped, veined, margined, etc. With every $1.00 worth of Pansy seed I will send, free, 1000 seeds of Rainbow and with other amounts in like proportion. All sorts and mixtures except the new Pansy Princess and the Early Flowering or Winter Bloom- ing are $5.00 per oz.. $1.25 per ii oz.; 5000 seeds $1.00; trade pkt. of 1000 seeds, 25c.; any 5 pkts. $1 .00. Please order by number. Pansies In Separate Colors 38. Mme. Perret. Red and wine shades. 42. Adonis. Light blue, white center. 44. Black. Almost coal black. 48. Lord Beaconsfield. Purple, shaded white. 64. Goliath. Large, curled yellow, blotched. 68. Emp. William. Llltramarine blue, violet. 72. Emp. Franz Joseph. White, blotched blue, 98. Indigo Blue. Deep, velvety blue. 100. Light Blue Shades. 106. Pre.s. McKlnley. Yellow, dark blotched. 114. Purple. Large, rich, deep color. 118. Psyche. Curled white: five blotches. 126. Red. A collection of rich red shades. 137. Vulcan. Dark red, with five blotches. 138. White. Large, satinv white 140. White with Violet Blotch. 142. Yellow. Large, golden yel. 144. Yellow with Dark Blotch. 145. The preceding 18 colors Mixed in equal propor- tions. 1000 seeds 25c.; any 5 pkts. SI.OO. >^-^c. ^-^ When ordering, please mention The Excbnnce SEIMJNG Siher risk Saipdra^r, piiiThe^ ince. Cimw 4S fl»wcr iliooa. (iclusift s! cdc £nwlh 11 Uh- «[ tht five tui-m. 3.00 AGERATUM, Blue and White 2H-in. 3.00 AGERATUM, Blue and White 3H-in. S.OO ALTERNANTHERAS 2)i-in. 3.00 AMPELOPSIS Veltchll 3 -in. 8.00 ASPARAGUS Sprenfteri 3 -in. 6 00 ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 4 -in. 10.00 BEGONIAS, Erfordll, Vernon. Crimson Bedder and Gracilis Rosea 2 -in. 3.00 BEGONIAS, Varieties for Basket and Vases 2H-in. 4.00 CUPHEA Platycentra 2>i-in. 3.00 COLEUS, All leading sorts 2i<-in. 3.00 COLEUS. All leading sorts 3 -in. 4.00 CENTAUREA Gymnocarpa 2>i-in. 3.00 DRACAENA Indlvlsa 4 -in. 15.00 DRACAENA IndiWsa 5 -in. 25.00 DRACAENA Indivlsa 7 -in. 40.00 ENGLISH rVY 4 -in. 8.00 FEVERFEW, Double White 2)i-in. 3.00 FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. . . .2><-in. 3.00 FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. . ..3H-in. 8.00 FORGET-ME-NOT 2H-in. 3.00 GERANIUMS. Doubleand Single.. 3H-in. 7 00 Special Varieties 3H-in. 8.00 Double and Single 2K-in. 3.00 Fragrant Rose, etc 3M-in. 8.00 HELIOTROPE 2>i-in. 3.00 HELIOTROPE 3M-in. 6.00 IVY, German 2Ji-in. 3.00 LANTANAS, 6 varieties 2>i-in. 3.00 LEMON VERBENAS 3 -in. 6.00 LEMON VERBENAS 2K-in. 3.00 LOBELIA. New Double Blue 2)i-in. 3 00 LOBELIA, New Double Blue 3 -in. 5.00 MOONVINE, True White 2)i-in. 4.00 MOONVINE, True White 4 -in. 10 00 PETUNIAS. Single Fringed 2Ji-in. 3.00 SALVIAS 2>i-in. 3.00 SALVIAS 4 -in. 6.00 SWAINSONA Alba 2>i-in. 4.00 STEVIA Compacta 2)i-in. 3.00 TRADESCANTI A 2M-in. 3.00 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 3 -in. 6.00 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 4 -in. 10.00 VINCA Variegata and Elegans 2}i-in. 3.00 SEND FOR CATALOGUE Wood Brothers Fishkill, N. Y. English Ivy Fine, strong 2-inch stock, $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. HENRY ENGLER 4651 Lancaster Ave.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Wlien ordering, please mention The Excbanfe SOUTHERN STATES— Continued fur tlio iJi-oiluftion of Kood stock th,an many otlicr cities in this Latitude. An auto trip around the business and resi- dential section showed an increased taste (or window and porch boxes, vases, etc., but were filled with ordinary stock. None of the finer varieties were in evidence, such as is usually used in Northern cities and which succeed much better in the South, such as Pandanus. Crotons, Caladiums, Marantas, Dracaena and other beautiful foliaged plants. The only reason I can see for this seeming neglect is that the florists pay more attention to the cut flower trade than to plants, for certainly the taste displayed in the landscape planting and beautiful, well-kept lawns, ut- terly devoid of vases, etc., which add so much to the general effect, leads me to suspect that no attempt has been made toward this branch of our business. Wake up! boys; there is a field well worth working. W. C. COOK New Orleans, La. Show in November We are to have a show here No- vember 11 tol9. Thoroughly in accord with the movement for the establishment of the New Orleans National Farm and Live Slock Show on a permanent basis, .prominent horticulturists of New Or- leans will confer with the management of the show for the purpose of taking part in the exhibit at the fair grounds. Knoxville, Tenn. M. B. *Mum Show Planned The Knosville Florists' Society held its regular monthly meeting on Jlonday night, June 12, at A. H. Dailey's store, with a majority of the members present, and considerable busi- ness was transacted. A committee of five was appointed (one from each firm) to make arrangements for a Chrysanthe- mum show this Fall, in which all peo- ple in the city of Knoxville who are in- terested will be asked to take part. Quit<; a number of prizes will be offered for the best exhibits of individual plants. These plants will be bought from a wholesale Chrysanthemum grower and will be furnished by the society to the public at a nominal price. The most important matter discussed at this meeting was the annual picnic. It w.Ts decided to have the picnic on Thur.sday, July 6, at Elkmont, a moun- tain Summer resort about seventy miles from Knoxville. The picnickers will leave on a special train at 7.30 in the morn- ing, and will return sometime in the early part of the night. A committee of three was appointed to make necessary arrangements. Business has been exceptionally good for the first half of June, due principally to the large number of weddings. The supply of stock has been plentiful but the quality is nothing to boast of. Car- nations are rather small and are more or less infected with thrips, while Roses, though plentiful, are very short. The vacation period will begin immedi- ately after the florists' picnic. Mr. and Mrs. Karl P. Baum will be among the first to leave, going on July 8 to the Imperial Shrine Session at Buffalo. New York. From there they will visit other Eastern cities as well as several points in Canada, returning home about the 1st of .\ugust. Mrs. R.vno has purchased a new tour- ing car and spends most of her leisure time in motoring about. Friends here are very sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Kasting. Chas. A. Moss of Spartanburg. S. C, was in Knoxville on June 15. He re- ports everything in Spartanburg to be in first class condition, "Soutiieo." 2 J to 50 dollays can be made by one seedsman — and only one — in your town immediately. One seedsman in each town, as our representative— can "cash in" on a demand that exists right now. For years we have sold thousands of gallons of Atlas Weed Killer direct to certain customers — profitable business. The arrangements we will make with our representative includes promotion work — advertising — sales assistance — the backing of an old and established company — and a good fair profit. Are you the man? Particulars will be furnished to those re- plying on their business letter-heads. Atlas Preservative Company Dept A. 95 Liberty St., New York Wli eu orJerlng. pi. as To the Trade... Established in 1787 Henry METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all Choice Vegetable, Flower and Farm Seeds Qncri'nlfipc • Bcans, Beets, Cabbages, Car- ^PCCiameS . ^ots, Kohl Rabi, Leeks, Let- tuces, Onions, Peas. Radishes, Spinach, Tur- nips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Car- nations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Paneies, Petunias, PhloK, Prim- ula, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application. Henry Mette's Triumph of the Giant Pansies (mixed.) The most perfect and most beautiful in the world. «6.00 per oz,, S1.75 per H oz., «L00 per H o2- Postage paid. Cash with order. All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. When ordering, please mentlun The E^chaDge_ BEAN SURPLUS 25 bushels Low's Champion Bush Beans and a few bushels of Early Refugee. Main grown; free from disease. $4.75 per bushel. PINE TREE STATE SEED CO. ^"SlkinE When ordering, please m«atloD The Sxcbaiitfr Pedigree Seeds WATKINS & SIMPSON, Ltd. 12 Tavistock Street Covent Garden, LONDON, ENG. Whea ordering, please mention The Exchange 1496 The Florists' Exchange HOLLAND BULBS Christmas-Flowering Hyacinths R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SON, Established isso HiUegom, Holland Owners and Cultivators of about 600 acres of bulbs, such as Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, Iris, Gladiolus and Lilies. A very large assortment of Peonies, Amaryllis and Herbaceous Plants. Special low prices on application Bulb Catalogue ready now Suppliers to the American Trade since 1840 Wlifii ordiTJng, please ni'iiti' The World's Handsomest Dahlia JohnWanamaker Awarded first prize for best Pink Dahlia, any class, by American Dahlia Society, at the New York exhibition. Beautiful pink, large size, a very strong, vigorous grower of dwarf branching habit, with long stems, extremely early and con- tinuous bloomer. William A. Finger, in sending us an order for "John Wana- maker," writes: "I saw your 'John Wanamaker' at Oyster Bay, the past Summer, and I must say It Is certainly a wonderful Dahlia, entitled to be in every collection." Place your order before stock is exhausted. Strong, 6eld-grown roots, 70c. each, $7.00 per doz., $50.00 per 100. Retail price, $1.00 each. Send for our catalogue and wholesale list. DAHLIA FARMS, Berlin, NEW JERSEY. CANNAS President McKinley, Queen Charlotte and Florence Vaughan. From 3-inch pots, $4.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Strong, 3-inch, $5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-inch, S3.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN Gigantea. 3-inch, $8.00 per 100. PRIMROSES. Ready July 10th. Weltlin Floral Co., Hornell. N.Y. When ordering, please mfpttop The Ercbange 13,000 Vinca Variegata Out of 4-ln. pots, $10.00 and S12.50 per 100 Salvia Splendens I Geraniums Out of 33/^-in. pots, $5.00 per 100 | Out o(3}4-in. pots, 17.00 per 100 Field-Grown Pansies^ Full Transplanted $1.25 per 100, $10.00 and $15.00 per lOCO LEONARD COUSINS, Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. HELIOTROPEpenoo 4-in $6.00 VINCA Variegata 4 -in. 7.00 2H-in. 3.00 3- in. 5.00 SALVIA Bonfire 2H-iQ- 2.60 GYMNOCARPA, Dusty MiUer 2K-ii>. 2.50 NASTURTIUMS 2H-in. 2.60 Cash with order, please. E. L. RILEY, Trenton, N. J. R. F. D. No. 2 Phone 4815 Wlien ordering, please mentitm The Exebiiutre A FEW GOOD THINGS YOU WANT DRAC/ENA Indivlsa. 2-in., Sc; 3-m., lOo.; 4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c. each. REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-in , S5.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Nutt, Poltevlne, Ricard, Per- kins and Buchner. 2-iD., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., 10c ; 4-in.. 15c.; 5-in., 25c.; from bed for 2H and 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. COLEUS, VerschafleltH and Golden Bedder; CIGAR PLANT, SCARLET SAGE, Zurich; AGERATUM. BLUE HELIOTROPE. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. GEO. M. EMMANS. Newton. N. J. ■ When ordering, please mention The Exchange SOUTHERN STATES— Continued Nashville, Tenn. Although at this season we should be having burning hot weather, thus far we have had cool, if not cold, nights, and not one day that could be called hot. As a result, bedding plants are still moving a little, and business has kept right up to what we expect in the Spring. It was supposed that as soon as the many com- mencements were over we would at once relapse into the dull Summer season, but all agree that it has not been so. There is practically no stock that does not clean up every week, and considerable has to be shipped in to meet the demand. There has been so much rain that every- thing is looking well on the outside, though nothing is blooming on time. Asters should be in at present, but thus far we have not seen any. Sweet Peas have done better this Spring than is usual here, and we have seen some good Stocks blooming in the open ground, something we have never seen here before. There have been some good June weddings this year, all of our florists getting their share of the work. Money is freer than it has been for some time, and these functions show it in being more elaborate. Roses and Carnations both seem to be holding their own wonderfully well as to quality, and there are a plenty of them for the season. The only thing that is in surplus to any extent is the Gladiolus. Peas are not nearly so good as they should be. In fact, we have not seen any really high class Peas since the inside crop was over. There are no Snapdragons on the market. It seems strange to us to read of the fine Peonies at this season. We have very good Dahlias at present, the Spring having been very favorable to those that were left in the ground .ill Winter. Even the early planting is beginning to bloom well. Of course, they will stop as soon as we have a breath of hot, dry Summer. We were much impressed with a small bed of Blanche Wintzer Cannas we saw this week. Many of the blooms were as truly white as any flower could be, and the blooms are of the largest size, though not Orchid flowering. We had never seen this Canna before. It certainly is well ahead of all competitors as a white. Oscar Geny has been confined at home a great deal of the time of late by his health. The firm have had several good weddings of late. Mclntyre Bros, are busy getting new soil into the houses and moving in the Carna- tions. They are using the soil where they grew a crop of Rye this Spring, as a basis for their soil. This looks to us like a good way to get loam where old pasture soil is difficult to seciu-e. We have seen more wagonloads of planta standing on the market square among the vegetable wagons this season than we have ever seen before in this city. Leslie Littel is extending his planting of outdoor stock this Summer, and means to be in position to do a good business in hardy ornamentals this Fall. The Joys are growing several thousand Tomatoes again this season. They got them in early and by Joy culture have been able to get in heavy at the first of the market. This firm furnished a hundred bouquets of Russell Roses for the high school com- •mencement last week. M. W. B. Louisville, Ky. Louisville has been fairly busy in the social way during the past two or three weeks and most of the florists are enjoy- ing good business. With the commence- ments last week of the various high schools, several excellent weddings, arid one or two large funerals, the florists w^ere nearly all busy. Charles Mathis, sou of Victor Mathis, the West End florist, and Miss Adeline Smith of New Albany, Ind., were mar- ried on Thursday, June 1.5, at St. Mary's Church in New Albany. The young cou- ple will spend two weeks in Chicago be- fore returning to Louisville. Mr. Mathis is in the florists' business with his father. S. E. Thompson, the Fourth ave. flo- rist, had an excellent order last week consisting of ISO bouquets of Pink Kil- larney Roses, to be carried by the gradu- ating class of the Louisville Girls' High School. These bouquets were tied in blue tulle, and were contracted for at a flat rate. Last year the order was divided between three florists. ' Attention was recently called to an ad- vertisement of an out of town florist who was featuring Easter flowers at about the first of June. The answer was simply that the florist had inserted an advertisement to run for some time with the privilege of changing copy, but had failed to change his copy with the change of the season. Such advertising is waste, and should be watched carefully. Fred Haupt reports that he had a number of handsome floral offerings for the funeral of H. A. McCowen. a wealthy lumber deailer who died la.st week in Louisville following a short ill- ness. Handsome pieces were sent by sev- eral lumber organizations, including the American Walnut Association, of which Mr. MeCowen was president. About two years ago he organized the associa- tion and started a big campaign on the use of American, or black walnut. The campaign proved very successful. Mr. McCowen was one of the biggest timber dealers in the country. The case of a local boiler concern against N. Pontrich's Sons, and a coun- ter claim for damages on the part of the florists, came up in court on Wednes- dav, June 14, but was postponed until next October on account of the illness of: an attorney. F. Walker & Co. furnished the deco- rations and flowers for the Jones-Witty wedding last week, which was one of the big social affairs of the year in Louis- ville. June 24, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1497 Get Them from Vaughan's and Get Them Good Imported Forcing Bulbs French • Japanese • Dutch as well as Bermuda and California Stocks Bought and Inspected by Our Own Traveler Offered by Us at Rates and Terms to meet Any Competition Remember ocean freight conditions are much more critical both from France and Holland. Your order will be safer with a responsible American firm than when ordered through irresponsible foreign travelers. We must admit that all our bookings are based on continued reasonable ocean freight traffic. Write Us for News of Latest Foreign Conditions CHICAGO VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE new york MTien orderiag. please mention The Excbaiige Snapdragon Nelrose We have sever.il thousand well rooted plants of NELROSE Snapdragon from rooted cuttings. jOO 1000 Out of Thumb Pots $3.50 $35.00 Out of 3-inch pots 5.00 50.00 Out of 4-inch pots 8.00 80.00 Fine, well rooted plants ready now. W. & H. F. EVANS Rowlandville, Philadelphia, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Geraniums Ricard, Poltevlnc, S. A. Nutt. S'A-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. S. A. Nutt. 2!.i-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. Mme. Sallerol. 3H-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. LOBELIA Kathleen Mallard. 3-in. pots, 100 S3.00. ACER ATUM , Stella Gurney. 3-in. pots. 10053.00. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. SH-in. pots. 100 86.00. FUCHSIAS. Double varieties. SH-in. pots. 100 $6.00. HELIOTROPE. Dark blue. 3M-in. pots, 100 So.OO. DUSTY MILLER. 2H-in. pots. 100 $2.50. SWEET ALYSSUM, LitUe Gem. 2M-in. pots, 100 $2.00. COLEUS. Miied varieties. 2M-in. pots, 100 $3.00. VERBENAS. Separate colors. 2M-in. pots, 100 $2.00. Cash with order. E. C. Rogers, Roslindale, Mass. When orderlnfi. pliMisp mcnrion The Exchange SNAPDRAGON Antirrhinum Virginia. 2J/^-in. pots. Rooted Cuttings. Immediate shipments. Seedlings. Ready for shipment July 15th. S4 00 per 100, S35.00 per 1000. PAUL E. RICHWAGEN Highland Ave. and Rosemary St. . Needham, Mass. Whea ordering, please mention The Exchange SOUTHERN STATES— Continued H. Kkinstarink is propagating; a num- ber of Rubber plants from a big clump in the center of one of his big green- houses. This clump is some 10ft. in diameter, and is of hearty, bushy trees which are sending out many shoots. Tony Pontricli, of Pontrich Bros., Richmond, Ky., was in Louisville last week calling on his brothers at the green- houses of Nick Pontrich's Sons. Mrs. Nick Pontrich also ran down to spend Sunday with her children. The new es- tablishment at Richmond, Ky., is doing very well. Eddie Pontrich has just re- turned from Bardstown, Ky., where he played several games of ball with the Bardstown team against other cities in Central Kentucky. Through the efforts of the Woman's Club of Owensboro, Ky., assisted by Prof. J. O. Lewis, twelve gardens have been planted in the city, some of which contain vegetables, while others are for flowers or mixed plantings. Most of the work is done in connection with the pub- lic schools. One of these gardens, in fact the largest one, contains flowers and vegetables and is cared for entirely by colored boys, under the direction of a negro supervisor, A. O. Guthrie, the first colored supervisor of school garden work in the State. A play ground has been fixed up on Ann st. where a pergola has been built and many flowers planted, including Roses, Moonvines, ramblers. etc. . Omaha, Neb. — J. F. Rosenfield of the West Dodge Peony farm carried off first pink Peony honors in the second annual contest held in the court house. The first prize this year is a gold medal valued at $50, donated by Mrs. G. A. Joslyn and was awarded to Mr. Rosen- field for the best single specimen double pink Peony. The winning flower is called Therese; it was imported from France in 1908 by Mr. Rosenfield. C. S. Harrison, an 83 year old Peony special- ist of York, Neb., was one of the judges. New Bedfobd. Mass. — The case of W. S. Brown, florist, who claimed com- pensation for injury to his plants, caused by the asphalt mixer at the city yard, was dropped. The damage, he claims, amounted to $644. Seasonable Plants, Cuttings, Seeds and Bulbs A GOOD LINE OF COMMERCIAL PLANTS, CUTTINGS, SEEDS AND BULBS, FOR IMMEDIATE PLANTING !-?=-:». I STAND BACK OF EVERY ORDER SHIPPED. SATISFACTIONe=:S:^«f I^S"^ GUARANTEED IS MY WAY OF DOING BUSINESS 'SZ^V NEW CROP SEEDS— To Sow At Once and July ASPARAGUS pluniosus nanus, greenhouse grown. $3,50 per 1000, Sprcnfterl. 75c. per lOlHI. BELLIS DAISIES. Double <;iant White, Double Giant Pink, Double Giant Red. Ir. pkt. 25e.: V^ oz, 7.5c. CALCEOLARIA Hybrlda, <:arter's Prize Strain. 50c. per tr. pkt. CINERARIA. fJiant flowering, half dwarf. Finest Mixed. 7.5c. per tr. pkt. MIGNONETTE. (Ready Julv.) Giant greenhouse forcing. Finest strain obtainable. 50c. perl i pkt., ■,, oz. $2.00, oz. S6.00. PANSY SEED. (Ready July.) Giant flowering florist mixture. American ftroven. (Best money can buy.) 50c. per tr. pkt,, 34 oz. $1.50, oz. $5.00. PANSY SEED SPECIAL. Greenhouse mixture for forcing; long-ateniined. $1.00 per tr. pkt,, H oz. $1.50, H oz. $2.50. oz. $8.00. PANSY, Giant White Dark Eye, Giant Pure Yellow, Mad. Pcrret Red, Prince Henry Giant Blue. All the above: M oz. $2,00, ; u oz. $3,00, oz. $0.00, All The Above Pansiea Are American Grown SNAPDRAGON. Greenhouse Forcing Varieties. , .„ ,„ Buxton's Silver Pink Tr, pkt. $0 50 Phelp's White Tr. pkt. $0.60 Ramsburg's " 100 Giant Yellow " -50 Keystone Deep Rose Pink " 1.00 Garnet " 50 Nelrose Deep Pink " .50 _ .,.,,, x^, STOCKS, Beauty of Nice Pink, 90% Double. This stock took first prize at New York Flower Sho%v March, I'JIO, It sold in New York market at 25c. to 35c. per spray. Tr. pkt. $1.00, ■j oz, .S2,00, oz, -57,00, SWEET PEAS, Zvolanek's Winter Orchid, Flauering in all varielies. I have the exclusive Eastern agency for this season. Send for price list. 100 1000 Teddy. Jr $5.00 $45.00 Whitmanl. 5K-in. 75c. each. Table Fern Seedlings. In best varieties. 1 flat, $2.00 per flat; 5 flats, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats, SI .60 per flat. Shipped in or out of flats. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt, Ricard. Poite- vine, Mad. Sallerol. Also other varieties. Strong, 2K-in. pot plants. $3,00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. S. A. Nutt. Poitevlne, Ricard, Grant, Double White, in bud and bloom. 3H- in.. $6.50 per 100. Rose. 2'.i-in., $3.00 per 100, 3H-hi., $7.00 per 100. HYDRANGEAS. Best French varieties. 2!4-in., $4.00 per 100, 3-in., $6.00 per 100, 6-in. and larger, in bud and bloom. Prices on application. 100 1000 IVY, English. 2i-i-in $3.00 $25.00 Strong, 3-in., nearly as good as 4-in 5.00 Strong. 4-in., $2.00 per doz.. 15.00 German. Strong. 2>i-hl 3.00 Strong. 3''2-in 5.00 25.00 35.00 ALTERNANTHERA, Green. 100 1000 Red and Yellow. 2-in $2,50 $20 00 3-in 3,50 30,00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Seedlings $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, at $7,50 per 1000: in 2M-in., $3,00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Seedlings and Pot Plants, all other va- rieties. Prices on apphcation. BEGONIAS. Chatelaine. Strong 100 1000 seedlings from soil $3,50 $30,00 2li-in 5.00 45.00 3-in S.OO 75.00 4-in 12.00 Lorraine. 2M-in 12.00 100.00 Cincinnati. 2M-in 15.00 140,00 Mrs. J. A. Peterson. 2M:in; - .25.00 200.00 Rex. 2K-in., very best varieties, assorted 5.00 40.00 Luminosa and Erfordll. 2i4- in. pots 3.00 Strong, 3-in 4.00 Seraperflorens White. 3-in.. . 6 00 Vernon. 2-in 2.50 20,00 3-in 5.00 Bedding. Assorted. 2K-in...4.00 BOUVARDIAS. Red. Pink and White. 2]4- in. Excellent stock. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. CANNAS. Pres. McKInley, $6.50 per 100. For other varieties in 3-in., price on application. CARNATIONS. From 2K-in. pots and from soil in best standard varieties _ at right price. Will quote you on appUcation. ROOTED 'MUM CUTTINGS. 100 1000 Early Frost $4,00 $35.00 White Chieftain 4 00 35.00 Oconto. Best early white, to foUow Eariy Frost 3.00 2000 Unaka, Alice Byron, Balfour. Appleton, Bonnaffon, Chrysolora. Chas. Razer, White Bonnaffon, Smith's Advance, Chieftain, Pacific Supreme, Seidewitz, White Ivory, Ivory Supreme, Early Snow, and other varieties, $2,00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000. POMPON 'MUMS. Rooted Cuttings. A fine list of best varieties, $2.00 per 100. $17.50 per 1000. Also a full Ust of all_ other commercial varieties. Prices on application. HARDY POMPON VARIETIES. 2-in., $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 2}4-in., all varieties. Price on application. COLEUS. 2-in., in best varieties and mixed. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. CYCLAMIEN. Very best strain and colors: fine plants. Xmas Red, Pink, Salmon, Pure White, White with Eye, Dark Glowing Red. 2M-in.. $6,00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000; 3-in.. $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. DAHLIAS. 2-in., choicest varieties for cut flowers. Send for list of varieties. $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. DAISIES. Best Winter cut flower varieties. 100 1000 Boston Yellow. 2M->n $6.00 Strong Rooted Cuttings 4.00 $35.00 Mrs. F. Sanders. Strong, 2-in. plants 3.00 25.00 DRACySNA Indlvisa. 3H-in.. $7.00; 4-in., $15.00; 5-in., $25.00. 100 1000 FERNS. Table Ferns. In best varieties. 23^ -in 3.00 3-in 6.00 Cyrtomium Falcatum, 3-in.. 8,00 4-in 15.00 Boston Ferns. 2)-i;-in 4.00 $35.00 3-in 8.00 Roosevelt, Whitmanl com- pacta. Scottii. AU 2>i-in. . 5.00 40.00 Elegantisslma Improved and Elegantlssima compacta. 2 J^-in 6.00 50.00 LEMON VERBENAS. 2-m. 2.50 Strong, 3-in 6.00 MIGNONETTE. 4-in 7.00 MOONVINES. 2-in 2.50 3-in 3.50 PALMS. In all sizes. Fine stock. Write for prices. PANSIES. Field grown, in bud and bloom. Mixed colors, fine strain, large plants 1.25 10.00 Extra large plants 2.00 15.00 PETUNIAS. Rosy Morn. Strong. 3>-i-in 4.00 35.00 Howard's Star. Strong, 3H-in. 4.00 35.00 Striped and Blotched. Strong, 3U-in 4,00 35.00 Single California Giants, Mixed- Strong, 3-in 4.00 35.00 POINSETTIAS. 2K-in., ready .July 20 and later 6.00 50.00 PRIMULAS. Obconica, Chi- nensis, Malacoides. Ready July, giant flowering, finest strain, in separate colors or mixed 3.00 27.50 ROSES. (Bench grown.) Strong, 4-in., Own Root, for planting out: Arenberg. Mrs. Taft, Killarney Bril- liant, Crimson Queen, Mrs. T. Hlllas, Yellow. $2.25 per doz,. $15 00 per 100. Strong, 3M-hi,. Hadley, Kaiserin, Pink Killarney, Richmond, $1 60 per doz.. $8,00 per 100. , . Bench Grown Killarney Queen. 2-yT.-ola, $10.00 per 100. Other varieties, prices on apphcation. 2l4-m., Grafted and Own Root, in all varieties, good, clean etock. Prices on application. Place your order now for replanting. SALVIA Splendena, Bonfire, 100 1000 Zurich. 2>4-m $2.50 $20.00 SMILAX. 2)i-m 3.00 25.00 SNAPDRAGON. Silver Pink, Giant Yellow. Giant White. Tango and Salmon. 2M-iii. 4.00135.00 Mixed. 4-m 7.00 STEVIA. (Doublcand Single.) 2-in. 2.50 20.00 Rooted Cuttings- Postpaid.. l.W 7.50 VINCA, Variegated. 2-in.. 100 $2.50. 1000, $20 00;2li-in„100$3,00,1000$25.00;3-in.. 100 $6.00; 3Jb-in., strong, 100. $8.00, 1000 $75.00; 4-in,. heavy. 100 $12.00. VIOLETS. Marie Louise (Rhein- beck Grown.) Clean stock. 100 1000 Rooted Cuttings, ready now. $2.25 $20.00 Plants from soil, ready Aug. Ist. 4 00 35.00 VIOLETS. Princess of Wales. Strong divisions, clean stock; i readynow 2.50 22.50 ROMAN J. IRWIN Plants, Cuttings, Seeds and Bulbs 1 OS West 28th St, New York 'Phones 1 3738 FARRAGUT r 2326 1498 The Florists' Exchange Nursery Stock t Florists Trade Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruits, Roses, Clematis, Phlox, Pseonies, Herbaceous Perennials Ampelopsis Veitchii California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Write For Our Wholesale Trade List W. (a T. SMITH CO., Geneva. N. Y. 70 YEARS 1000 ACRES VVbeo ordering, plcaae meptlop The Kiohaiipe PEONIES OFFERED FOR EARLY FALL DELIVERY Ask for list of varielics and prices KOSTER & CO., HoUandia Nurseries Boskoop, Holland U. S. Resident Representation A. J. PANNEVIS, FlUShlng, N. Y. When ordering, please ni'-iitiun The Kx change The Holland Nurseries (PLOEGER) Hardy Nursery Stock Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue BOSKOOP, HOLLAND When ordering, pleaae meptton The BJichange VERY GOOD HARDY NURSERY STOCK OFFEKED BT Van Gelderen & Co., Boskoop, Holland Wholesale only. Ask for catalogue. Wbep ordering, please mention The Exchange California Privet Berberis Thunbergii Asparagus Roots Largest stock in the country. Low prices for Fall delivery. The Robbinsville Nurseries C. A. Bennett, Prop. RobbinsviUe, N. J. Wben Qrdeiins. please mention ITie Exchauge We grow thousands of BOXWOOD ?r Standards, Pyramids, Globes, Etc, Ask For Prices THE EAST END NURSERY CO. Care A. MORAIO, 55 Purchase St., RYE, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Berberis Thunbergii Seedlings to 3 feet. Prices right Specimen TSUGA CANADENSIS Littlefield & Wyman North Abington, Mass. When ordering, please mention Tlie Exchange P. Ouwerkerk 216 Jane Street WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J. JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR HOLLAND NURSERIES Rhododendrons, Azaleas.Spiraeas, Japonica, Liliiun Speciosum, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot- Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and H. P. Roses in the best sorts PRICES MODERATE When orrleriiiir. nl mi. .11 '111.. |.:\f Roses, Hardy Perennials, Ornamentals, Bedding Plants Ask For Price List Mountain View Floral Co., Portland, Ore. Hill's Evergreens BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Complete assortment in large and small sizes. Price list now ready. TheD. Hill Nursery Co., Inc., Dun°d», iii. Evergreen Specialists Largest Growers in America Peonies at Decoration Day For florists living in the Northern States there is nothing in the Peony line so sure to bloom for Decoration Day as the Officinalis varieties. We have them this year in fine two-year plants and quote for October delivery. Officinalis Rubra, Mutabilis Alba and Rosea at $15.00 per hundred Have also numerous other sorts, good for cutting in early and late flowering sorts Send for complete list NOTE. — Use printed stationery. We sell to the trade only, and do not knowingly compete with our customers by allowing our trade prices to get into the hands of private buyers. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., NEWARK, NEW YORK When i>ri1>Tlii)j. pleuae LU'-ntlon The Kxi'tiBiitre EVERGREEN TIME This 19 ICveriireen time. The beat of times to decide just what yon need. Don't wait till Spring to plant. ;«iifcji vva^Bgi '•mim BUY NOW Hnvnow-plantin AnRust or Sepieiiiber. liny Hay .•i-in. pots GERANIUMS, Mme. SaUeroi. 2)i-in. pots. GERMAN rv Y. 2>i-in IVY GERANIUMS. Fine mixed. 2>i-in. pots ROSE GERANIUMS. 2Ji-in. poto LEMON VERBENA. 3-in. pots LEMON VERBENA. 4-in. poU HELIOTROPE. 2Ji-in SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON 2U-iii (RAMSBURG'S STRAIN) VINCA Variegata. 3-in VINCA Vatlegata. 3>^-in 100 S5.GQ 10.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.50 3.00 6.00 2.00 2.S0 3.00 5.00 F A FMlVinNS FLORIST r. J\. E.IVI1VH-»1^0, West Ktnnebunk. Me. DRACAENA INDIVISA Good, strong, bench-grown stock, ready for 5-in. and 6-in. pots, urns or porch boxes $10.00 per 100 WHITE BROS., Medina, N.Y. AMu'ii iiil'MJnp . |ilfii- of thi.s 'ihruh which lias been so used, which from its beauty should lead others to plant it. The plants are of the Iiur])le berried one, Sambucus canadensis. It is known that a single plant will increase in time to CMver considerable space, but tlie grou]> before us is from the setting of several small plants in the first I'iice, which have so increased as to form the compact nitss now represented. Those who recommend its more extended planting have \cr_\' good grounds for it. There is the pretty pinnate foliage, its large clusters of white flow- ers, followed by the clusters of jnirple berries. It will be ad- mitted that this is a well placed group, with the frame of the forest trees and shrubs sur- rounding it. Hardly a group of any other shrub could fill its pi ice as well as this does, with its attraction of foliage, flowers and fruit lasting from Spring to .\utumn. Though foliage, flowers and fruit are very similar, the Euro- ]iean species, Sambucus nigra, grows to a large tree in time, %\hile our canadensis makes to but about 10ft. at best. There are two species of Sam- luKus bearing red berries in- stead of black or purple. These are S. racemosa, a European one, and S. pubens, a native species, which besides differing in color of berry does also in its ripening, which follows (juickly the fading of the flow- ers, the red color being dis- played as early as June, The Elders may be in- creased from seeds, by cuttings of the shoots and of the roots and by division of the plants. Sehizophragma ^fie"'Vame hydrangeo.des ^^ g^^i^. phragma indicates, there is a' resemblance to the climbing Hydrangea in many of its features, nevertheless it is not at all the same thing as many suppose it to be, but a quite distinct genus. In general growth of foliage and shoots it is smaller, not at all the robust grower of the climbing Hydrangea. Yet in describing either one of the -two, the general description of one would suit the other, including the climbing character as well. But in a botanical way the student would soon note the dif- ference. One cause of the existing confusion of the two comes from the common term climbing Hydrangea being applied to both, while this Schizophragma has no claim to it, not being a Hydrangea. It climbs just as Ivy does, its rootlets clinging closely to surfaces and holding fast easily. A tree trunk is well suited to it. The flowers are white, displayed in the same way as those of Hydrangeas, a round, flat cluster, the center flowers perfect, tlie outer row — some of them sterile. Propagation is by layers or cuttings, both rather slow of rooting. Growth of young plants is slow for a while, but with strength of roots it goes on faster, o ■ .Vs a shrub set out by itself in a conspicuous ci^"°^^ J"^!^' Pl-'i^'e on a lawn, there is a something pleas- sica penauia i^g in the Persian I.ilae. There is a slenderness of its shoots, weighted over often when it is in flower, that gives it then almost the character of a weeper. But there is now a true weeping form of this pretty Lilac, which forms a much desired addition to the many weepers already known. There are weepers of the heavy wooded kind which many persons do not ad- mire, looking on them as out of place so near the ground, where they think these of more slender growth would be in better keeping. This is why the weeping Persian Lilac is likely to be welcomed. Its pretty foliau'c and slender shoots will be an addition to surroundings, add- ing to the beauty of many a planting in which a ,vecping Elm, for instance, would appear incongruous. This weeping Persian Lilac originated in Europe; and we are led to repeat what v.e lunc urged before, that more attention be paid by both those in the trade and others, to the detecting and preserving of odd growths observed among trees and shrubs. Many of us can well remember we have seen and passed by such variations, which had we preserved and propagated would have added many a ])ri/,c to the list of such already known. ^ There is a large shrub, Parrotia persica, P which one meets with oceasionallv in cul- persica tivation, and which, did it make any floral display, would be much planted, for its foliage is at- tractive. Its flowers, however, are practically incon- Sambucus canadensis Common Elder spicuous, which disappointed those who secured plants of it soon after its introduction here. The writer re- members it some thirty years ago. It was then being distributed by the late John Saul, from his nursery at Washington, D. C. The foliage is bright and attractive through the Sum- mer, and when Autumn comes, there is a pleasing com- bination of yellow, green and scarlet, the foliage holding on until late in the season. Though the flowers on the whole are not attractive, there are purplish, pendulous stamens which are inter- esting. The hardiness of this Persian shrub is in its favor. Mr. Saul's method of propagating many rare plants was that of layering. If a plant will root at all, this manner of propagation is mostly successful. Then there is that of both hard and green wood cuttings to help along with. p .In Paulownia imperialis we have a Chinese . aWownia (.,.gg ,vhich could be recommended by nur- imperlabs serymen much oftener than it is. It is true that in its younger years it is not of promising appear- ance. Like the Gymnocladus and some other trees it makes but few branches; those it does make are large and long; rarely is the tree what is consitlered of good shape. But, again like the Gymnocladus, if we wait until its foliage is made we are surprised to see how ample it is and how greatly the appearance of the tree has improved. The foliage of the Paulownia exceeds in size that of any other hardy tree. While resembling in some respects the Catalpa, it is much larger, individual leaves being often nearly 2ft. in length on young, strong plants. They are borne on long stems, are of a fleshy nature, but well able to take care of themselves in all weather, [riving way, however, to the first white frost in late Autumn. Though the foliage is of great interest, there is still more in the flowers. These come in May, in great pani- cles. They are trumpet shaped, blue in color, and of most gratifying odor. Their fragrance is carried to a great distance from the tree. For either foliage or flow- ers the Paulownia should have a place on every lawn. This tree requires a position ample for a growth in height of iOft., and of a good spread. It makes a large, wide trunk with age. One of 2ft. is not uncommon, and we have seen old trees S'/jft.. The use of the Paulownia as a foliage plant is sometimes recommended, cutting them down to the ground every Spring. The new growth that follows hears leaves of a great si/e, quite effective where such plants are required. This use is made of the tree in States where intense cold is too much for its en- durance. In other States it is hardy, but no matter where it is in the Northern States, its one year seedlings are apt to be killed back in Winter imless protected, they are so very fleshy. The seeds of Paulownia are very small and light. Blowing about freely, the tree is not un- ccmimon in woods adjacent to where the seeds form. Under the name Quercus of Chestimt Oak, Frinus Quercus Prinus is one of the most admired of the several common Oaks found in the Pennsylvania woods as well as in those of other States. To designate it more particularly, it has received the name of Rock Chestnut Oak, a name well applied, for it is on rocky- summits it is found oftener than in any other position. On rocky eminences, where one wonders how a tree could live, this Rock Chestnut Oak will often be found, and flourishing too, its roots getting down be- tween the rocks, and finding food and moisture, showing no signs of hunger in their hand- some foliage. This foliage is much like that of the Sweet Chestnut, Castanea americana, rendering its name. Chestnut Oak, most appropriate. So great is the likeness of this Oak's foliage to the Chestnut, that we have known of those who, seeing the tree bear- ing acorns, have reported it as a Chestnut tree bearing acorns. In its wild condition this tree is seldom taU; instead it is of a broad, spreading habit, its branches being near the ground when in a place allowing of it. On the front of the Union lines towards which the Confederates charged on the June 3, 1863, there is a small group of this Oak, and it is said in histories of the battle that it was this grove which served as a guide to the advancing troops. The crest of the advance reached the clump of trees, but did not pass it, hence the Govern- ment tablet erected there, known as the High Water Mark, is marking the crest of the Confederate wave. An iron railing now encloses this group of Chestnut Oaks. As o'ne may suppose, "guides" make much of this group and though the truth is enough and more than sufficient, one was overheard telling his visitors that this Oak was the only one of its species on the battlefield, when the "Round" Top" not far awav contained many of them, as did "Gulps Hill." This Chestnut Oak is in the section of tho.se that com- mence root growth as soon as they are ripe and fall to the ground, hence, cannot be preserved dry for weeks, as most all other sorts can. Keeping in dry earth in an air- tight vessel will ensure their vitality until Spring, if preferred to so keep them. In our " Gardeners and Florists' Annual for the year 1916, Mr. Joseph Meehan contributes "The Nurseryman's Year," which is, in effect, A Calendar of Operations from Jan. i to Dec. 31. This authoritative Calendar in itself is worth many times the price of the book, which is 50c. postpaid. 1500 The Florists' Exchange m While They Last Prices In Effect June 15lh GERANIUMS S. A. NUTT, BEAUTY POITEVINE, FLEUVE BLANC, LA FAVORITE, JEAN VIAUD, JEAN OBERLE, MME. BARNEY, Etc. 4-inch, $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. VARIEGATED PERIWINKLE 3-inch, strong, $5.00 per 100; i}^- and 4-inch, at $7.00 and $8.00 per 100. . COLEUS VERSCHAFFELTII, GOLDEN BEDDER, QUEEN VICTORIA, JOSEPH'S COAT, BUTTERFLY, Etc. 2i^-inch, $2.00 per 100. $17.50 per 1000. BRILLIANCY COLEUS 2H-inch, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. 4-inch.. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. SCARLET SAGE 4-inch, heavy. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI 3-inch, $3.00 per 100. $22.50 per 1000. ENGLISH IVY Strong, 3-inch, $8.00 per 100. CROTONS Strong, 4-inch, best assortment, 12-14 inches high, $20.00 per 100. MME. SALLEROI GERANIUMS 23/^-inch, very heavy and choice. $2!00 per 100. $17.50 per 1000. CASH WITH ORDER Thaddeus N. Yates & Co., Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pa. When ordering, please mention Ttie Exchange Just Arrived from Belgium 40 CASES OF AURACARIAS, KENTIAS and ASPIDISTRAS In fine condition, which I will offer in their orifiinal package for the next two weelts, before being potted, at the follow- ing low prices: AURACARIA Escelsa. 3 tiers. 8-10 inches high. 40c.: 3 tiers, 9-11 inches high, 50c.; 3^ tiers, 12-14 inches high, 60c.; 3-4 tiers, 14 to 16 inches high, 76c. KENTIA Belmoreana. 5-8 leaves, 16 inches high, 65c-: 18 inches high. 5-6 leaves, 75c.: 24 inches high, 6-7 leaves, 90c.: 26-28 inches high, 6-7 leaves, $1.25 each. KENTIA Forsteriana. 24-26 inches high, 5-6 leaves, 75c.: 28-30 inches high, 90c.: 32-34 inches high, 6 leaves, $1.25; 36 inches high, $1.50 each. ASPIDISTRA. Suitable for porches. Green- leaved. 6-inch pots, $1.00; Variegated, SI .25. GERANIUMS, such as Beaute Poitevlne and Alphonse Ricard. 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. John Doyle, S. A. Nutt, Perlilns, M. Buchner, 4-in, pots, $7.00 per 100. BEGONIAS. Luminosa and Vernon, best red; Magnifica, best pink. 4-in. pots, $8-00 per 100; same varieties, 3-in. pots, 85.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS. 4-in. poU. $8.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE. Light and dark blue. 4-in. pots. S7.00 per 100; 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. AGERATUM. Best dwarf blue, 4-in. pots. $7.00 per 100. SCARLET SAGE. Clara Bedman or Bonfire. 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. PETUNIAS, California Giant. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 4-inch pots, bright colors, $8 00 per 100. ROSY MORN and INIMITABLE. 2}i-in pots, $3.00 per 100. NASTURTIUMS. 4 good colors. 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. COLEUS Verschaffeltii, Golden Bedder, Queen Victoria. 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Fancy Varieties, $4.00 per 100. SWEET ALYSSUM, Little Gem. 2)^-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. DOUBLE BLUE CORNFLOWERS. 3-m. pots, $5.00 per 100. DWARF FRENCH MARIGOLD. 2H-in. pots. $3-00 per 100. MOONVINES. 2H-in. pots. $5.00 per 100: 4-in. pots, staked up. $12.00 per 100. HONEYSUCKLE. 5H-in. pots, 25c. VERBENAS. Separate colors. 2^i-m. pots, $3.00 per 100. PHLOX. 2l^-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. SNAPDRAGONS, such as Giant Yellow, Golden Queen, Giant Scarlet, Giant Pinlt. Salmon Pink, Queen of the North and Giant White. 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. Nelrose Pink and Silver Pink, 2K-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. KENTIA Belmoreana and Forsteriana. 4-in. pots, 30c. each. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100; 4-in , $10.00 per 100. Sprengeri, 3-in. pots. $6.00 per 100; 4 in., $12.00 per 100. HARDY IVIES. 3-in- pots, $5.00 per 100. COCOS Weddelliana. 3-in. pots, 15c. CROTONS. 4-in pots, 25c. LEMON VERBENAS. 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. DRAC/€NA Indlvisa. 5-m. pots, 25c. DIELYTRA, or Bleeding Heart 6-in. pots, 2Sc. FUNKIA Variegata. Strong, 4-in. pots, $12.00 per 100. ROSES, such as Magna Charta. Gruss an TepUtz, Caroline Testout, Baby Ram- bler. Strong, 6-in. pots, 25c. each We also have a fine line of BEDDING PLANTS, which are now in very good condition. Godfrey Aschmann, Wterptnt/ 1012 West Ontario Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Aster Plants Semple's Branching, Crego and Aster 'Mums. Seed growTi from selected flowers ; fine, strong plants, $2.50 per 1000, 5000 for $10.00. GERANIUMS Out of 4-inch pots, in bud and bloom, all leading varieties, $5.00 per 100. VEBENAS COLEUS LANTANAS SCARLET SAGE CIGAR PLANTS AT.TERNANTHERAS LOBELIA SWEET ALYSSUM 4„,TTTTniw KENIL^VORTH IVY GERANIUMS ABUiii.uni THUNBERGIA PARLOR IVY FEVERFEAV BEGONIAS TRADESCANTIA (Giant Double White) •CENTAUREA, all colors. All the above strong plants, out of 2%-in. and 3-ln. pots, $2.00 per 100 ; 300 for $5.00. CABBAGE PLANTS. CELERY, BEETS, ONIONS. LET- TUCE PLANTS. All kinds, strong plants. ,$1.00 per 1000. .fS.SO per 10,U(MI. TOMATO and SWEET POTATO PLANTS. Good, strong plants, $1.50 per 1000. CAULIFLOAVER PLANTS. Nice, strong plants, 35c. per 100, $2.50 per 1000. SEND FOR LIST J. C. SCHMIDT, Bristol, Pa. L^hrySa.nthCmUmS pmU; Ocoiito,early white, 214-in , $2.50 per 100 GERANIUMS, Poitevine. 4-in., $8.00 per 100. Dracaena indlvisa, strong 4-in., 15c. Kentias, 6-in., $1.00; 7-in.. $1.50 and Salvias and Ageratum. 2M-iii., $2.50 per 100. HENRY WESTON, - Kentias, 6- $2.00. Scottii and Boston Ferns, 6-in., 50c. each. Hempstead, N. Y. \Vlien ordering. pl,-a.se mention The Exchange SALVIA splendens. 4-in. pota, $7.00 per 100. KING HUMBERT CANNAS. 4-in. pots, 10-in. tall. $8.00 per 100. DUSTY MILLER. 2>i-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. GERMAN IVY. 2>i-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots, $3.50 per 100. AGERATUM. 3-in. pota, $3 50 per 100. HATTHfWS S VARNEY, '^.nS^^^il^s'^. Wben ordering, please mention The Bxchanxe Salvia Slendens 3J4-in.; fine plants; showing color, $5.00 per 100; 2J^-in., nice, stocky plants, $2.50 per 100. Cash with order. John R. Mitchell, Madison, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange June 34, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1501 A 1 Stock — Order Now 100 ABUTILON SavitzU and two other varietiee, 3 in $5.00 ALTERNANTHERA. From soil 1.00 BrilUantissima, aurea nana, Par- onycbioides ALYSSUM, Double. 2-in 2.00 Utile Gem, 2M-in 2.00 Transplanted Seedlings, from soil Sfi.OO per 1000 .75 BEGONIA Luminosa, 2'4-ia 3.50 Chatelaine, Prima Donna, 2i^-in. 3.00 Erfordia and Vernon, white, 2-ia. . . 2.50 Ternon, red and piuk, 2J4-iQ 2.60 Seedlings, above varieties from soil. 1.50 CANNAS. All kinds. 3-in 5.00 4-in S.OO DRACiENA Indlvisa, 3-in 5.00 EGG PLANTS. 2H-in 2.00 FUCHSIAS. In variety, 2i4-in 2.50 GERANIUMS, Mad. SaUeroi, 2-in.. 2.00 Ivy Mixed, 23i-in 2.00 Rose, or Scented 2-in 2.00 3-in 6.00 100 HELIOTROPE, Jersey Beauty, 2-in $2.00 LOBELIA, K. Mallard, 2-in 2.00 TraiUng, 2-in 2.00 MARGUERITES, White, 2-in 2.00 Double Mixed, NASTURTIUMS, 2l.',-in 2.00 2.00 PETUNIAS, Double Mixed, 2-in Single. Cal. Giants, Rosy Morn, Giant Fringed, 2i4-m SNAPDRAGONS. SUyer Pink, 2-in Phelps' White, 2-in STAR OF BETHELHEM. Something new, 2-in SWAINSONA. 2-in TRADESCANTIA. Green and varie- gated. 23^-in VINCA Variegata. 2-in., $18.00 per 1000 2.00 Cash with order, please. 2.00 2.50 2.50 5.00 2.50 2.00 OLSON & CO., Webster, Mass. Wholesale Plant Growers Moonvines LARGE WHITE VARIETY ■i-in. pots, $10.00 per 100 SCARLET SAGE. 4-inch pots, $6.00 per 100. AGERATUM Princess Pauline. 4-inch, SO.OO per 100. TRADESCANTIA. 4-inch, S5.00 per 100. ALL GOOD STOCK George J. Hoene 1540-1542 North 27th St. PHILADELPHL\, PA. BEDDING PLANTS CERANIUMS. In bud and bloom. 100 1000 Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Grant and White. 3>i-in $6.00 $50.00 3-in 3.00 2H-in 2.50 20.00 VINCA Variegata. SJ^-in 6 00 50.00 AGERATUM, Blue. 3-in 4.00 2;o-in 2.50 SALVIA Splendcns and Bonfire. 2'A-in 2.2S 20.00 3-m 4.00 ALTERNANTHERA. Red and yel- low. 2-in 2.00 20.00 COLEUS. Verschafleltii, Golden Bedder and Firebrand. 2M-in... 2.50 ASSORTED FERNS. .Strong, healthy plants, including Cyrtomium Fal- catum and Aspidium Tsusse- mense. 2}i-in : . . 3.00 25.00 3-in a.OO 55.00 Cyrtomium Falcatum. 4-ia. .. .12.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus Seedlings 1.00 8.00 ADIANTUM Cuneatum. 4-in 15.00 FRANK N. ESKESEN, Madison, N. J ASP.\R.AGUS Sprenfteri. 3-jn. pots, S5.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, S7.00 per 100. 5000 GER.ANIUMS. In bud and bloom. Poite- vine, Ricard, S. A. Nutt, J. J. Harrison, Mad. Landry, La Favorite and Mad. SaUeroi. SJi-in. pots, S7.0U per 100. VINCA Variegata. 2;'2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, So.OO per 100. GERMAN IVY. Strong plants. 2Ji-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. EGG PLANTS. N. Y. Imp. and Black Beauty. 2>i-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. SALVIA Bonfire. 2;i-in. pots, S2.50 per 100. Cash with order. S. G. Benjamin Fishkill -:- New York When ordering, please mention Ihe Exchange Coming Meetings and Exhibitions (Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly particulars as to forthcoming exhibitions.) AmherBt, SlIasB. — Graduates School of Agriculture, in connection with the Mass. Agricultural College, July 3-28, 1916. Bar Harbor, Me. — Amer. S. Pea Soc's annual show, July 15-16. Sec'y H. A. Bunyard. Cleveland, O. — Flower show and Indus- trial fair, Sept. Collegre Station, Texas. — Texas Farmers' Congress and Nurserymen's Ass'n, July 26-28. Greenwicli, Conn. — Fall flower, fruit and vegetable show of the Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 1916. Hartford, Conn. — Summer show of the Connecticut Hort. Soc. June 27-28. Houston, Texas. — S. A. F. and O. H. con- vention. Aug. 15-17, 1916. Iiancaster, Pa. — Flower Show, Nov. 9-11. ^ewiston. Me, — Annual flower show of Lew is ton and Gardeners' Union, Aug. 24 and 25. London, Eng-land. — Nat. Sweet Pea Society's show at the Royal Hort. Hall, July 11. Medford, Oreg-on. — Annual meet, of the Pacific Coast Association of Nursery- men, June 20-22. Minneapolis, Minn. — Official Seed Ana- lysts Convention in July. Moiint KiBCO, N". T, — Fall show of the Northern Westchester County Hort. and Agri. Soc, Oct. 27-29. Sec'y A. G. Ross, Annandale Farm. New Haven, Co'nn. — Rose show, Public Library, June 27-28. New York, N. Y, — Amer. Dahlia Soc's annual show, Sept. 26-28, In Engineer- ing Bldg., 25 W. 39th St. Sec'y J. H. Dick. New York.- — Fall exhibit Horticultural Society of New Yorlc at Museum of Natural History, Nov. 9-12. Sec'y Geo. v. Nash, Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. New York. — Annual Chrysanthemum show of the American Institute, En- gineering Society Bldg., 25-33 W. 39th St., New York.. Nov. 8-10. Sec'y Wm. A. Eagleson, 'The American Institute, 322-324 W. 23d st. Orange, N. J. — Dahlia show of the N. J. Floricultural Soc. FroTldence, B. 1, — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Sept 12-13. Providence, B. I. — Flower show of R. I. Hort. Soc, Nov. 14-15. St. Lotiis, Mo. — Spring show, March 15- 18. 1917. Syracuse, N. Y. — N. Y. State Fair, Sept. 11-16. Tarrytown, N. Y. — Chrysanthemum show of the Tarrytown Hort- Soc. In Music HaU. Nov. 1 to 3. West Spring^eld, Mass. — Opening of the Eastern States Agricultural Exposi- tion, October. Meriden, Conn. — The Blatcliley Flower Shop has recently purchased a new Overland delivery car. Preparedness Be wise und nrep:ire for next scii-'^nn hy onleriiig yourwtock of Field-<;rown Carnation Plants NOW. Ucudy OB and after July Ist. PINK 100 1000 CJood Cheer tlU.OO SUO.OO Alice 8.00 75,00 F.nchantrcsB Supremo 7.50 fiO 00 Mra. C Edward Akehurst 7.50 60 00 Plnl4 Sensation 8 00 7500 Mrs, C. W. Ward 7.00 55.00 Enchantress 7.00 55.00 Pink Delight 8.00 75.00 Sledwart 7.60 60 00 Rose Pink Enchantress 7.00 53 00 Rosette 7.50 60.00 Dorothy Gordon 7.S0 60 00 Northport 7.00 65.00 Glorlosa 7.50 60.00 Wlnsor 7.60 60 00 RED Champion 7.50 60.00 Princess Dammar 7.50 60.00 Beacon 7 00 66.00 Pocahontas 7.50 60.00 Ilarlowarden 7.00 55.00 Victory 7.00 53,00 St, Nicholas 7.50 60 00 The Herald. 7.50 60.00 WHITE Matchless 7.00 55.00 White Wonder 7.00 65 00 Whlrp Enchantress 7.00 56.00 White Perfection 7.00 56.00 Alma Ward 7.00 55.00 YELLOW Yellow Prince 8.00 70.00 Yellowstone 8.00 70 00 VARIEGATED Benora 7.60 60.00 Bouv£urdias SINGLE, 21'2-in. 100 1000 Dark Red $7.00 S65.00 Rose Pink 7.00 65.00 Light Pink 7.00 66.00 White 7.50 60.00 DOUBLE White. Much like double lilac. 7.00 55.00 Pink. Soft, pleasing shade 7.00 55.00 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. The Wholesa.te Florists of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 W. 28th St. Franklin and St. Paul Sts. WASHINGTON, 1216 H St., N. W. 1 % (§) J 1 Snapdragons Just remember how you hunted the country over for good Snapdragon Plants last season. We have them. Vou will want them later. Order now. 100 1000 Ramsburg's Silver Pink. 2M-in.l5,00 $45,00 Buxton's Silver Pink. 2J4-in..5 00 45.00 Phelp's White. 2'A-in 6.00 50.00 Nelrose. 2k' -in 5.00 40.00 Nelrose. 3-in 8.00 70.00 Nelrose. 4-in 12.00 100.00 SUPPLY NOW! GET YOUR F.FR.X.IRSA'S INSECTICIDE Is good forrosebugs, cutworms, currantworms, cabbage, cauliflower and onion mites, white and green flies, aphis, scales and red spiders AMk for circular. Dealers aak for trade discount F. FR. X. IRSA, AMAGANSETT, N. Y. "Roseguard" When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange 20,000 Geraniums Some Fine Stock 3H-inch at $6.75 per 100. Nutt, PresiUy, Ricard, Gloire de France, Beaute, Jean Oberle, Mme. Buchner. LEMON VERBENAS. $10.00 per 100. Per 100 COLEUS. 2U'-in S2.50 ACHYRANTHES. 2J.i-in 2.50 ALYSSUM. 2>i-in 2Hc. each VERBENAS. 2}4-'m 2.50 AGERATUM. 2K-in 2.50 DUSTY MILLER 2c. each LANTANA. 3' -l-in 6.75 CANNAS. Flats 5.00 The PECKHAM FLORAL COMPANY FAIRHAVEN, MASS. Wtion orderine. pIo;isp ni-'iilion 'I'hp Exchanne Chrysanthemums and Plumosus MaJ. Bonnaffon and J. Nonln. from 2}.i-infh pota, J20.00 per 1000. Out of sand. $15,00 per 1000 SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON. 3H-inch pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash or approved rrsdit W. B. GIRVIN, Leola, Pa. Size of Per Per Pots 100 1000 2)^-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus. . .13.00 $25.00 2"^-in. ASPARAGUS Sprenfteri. Large plants 2.50 22.80 4 -in. ASPARAGUS Sprenfteri. Large plants fi -50 60,00 25.000 2- and 2>i-in. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 20 varieties, earlv. medium and late, $2.50 per 100. $22.50 per 1000, Try them. CABBAGE, Early WInnlftstadt. Wakefield, Henderson. Early Summer, etc., 52,00 per 1000. Late CABBAGE PLANTS. $1.50 per 1000. CAULIFLOWER PLANTS. Early Paris and Snowball. $4,00 per 1000. A !«...« I D>.,..n WHOLESALE FLORIST AlOnZO J. Bryan, Washington, New Jeney Chrysanthemums Oconto and Chieftain. 2',.-in., strong plaota, $4.00 per 100. GERANIUMS. Bud and Bloom. Nutt, Harrison, Poltevlne, La Favorite. S6 00 per 100. Extra heavy stock of the above. $8.00 per 100. VINCAS. 3M-in., $8.00 per 100. Cash with order. Dnllom*/ RfAC 319-123 Onondaaa Ave. iJeliamy bros. sYR.\cLiSE, n. y. Wh''ii orfl'^rlng. pipase ninifl'in The Exchange In A Hurry To Catch The Mail? OUR STOCK AND MATERIAL INDEX WILL HELP. See page 1507 1502 The Florists' Exchange FERN SEEDLINGS. By the miUion, now ready for potting, best stock ever produced, every plant guaranteed to please, or money back. Assort- ment of 15 best Fern Dish varieties, strong, un- divided clumps, $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000. In 10.000 lots, S9.00 per 1000; in 25,000 lots, $S.50 per 1000. Ask for Price List illustrating 30 best Table Ferns to select from. FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy, full grown, 2>4-in. stock, in best assortment, $3.00 per 100, S2.5.00 per 1000. KENTIA Belmoreana. Clean, thrifty, 2)i-in. stock, right size for center plants. $1.30 per doz., JlO.OOper 100. ADIANTUM Farleyense Glorlosa. Strongest, prettiest and most productive of fancy Adian- tums. Always in demand, requires no more heat or care than a Boston Fern. Well grown, 2>i-in. stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100. Large cut fronds, shipped safely any distance, $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Farleyense. Splendid 2-in. stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Regina; and Rhodophyllum. Two pretty desirable Ferns, 2ii-in., $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. ADIANTUM Cuneatum, Best common, com- mercial Maidenhair Fern for pot or cut. Well grown, 2J4-in. stock, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Strong Seedlings, $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000. CIBOTIUMSchiedel. (King of Ferns.) Perfect 4-in. plants, $6.50 per doz., $50.00 per 100. ALSOPHILA Australis. Extra strong seedlings, $3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Strong seed- lings from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. In 6000 lots. $7.00 per 1000. From 2'4-in. pots, in per- fect condition, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Strong Seedlings, $1 .00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000; 2,'4-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 3-in., $7.00 per 100. J. F. Anderson FERN SPECIALIST SHORT HILLS, N. J. Fern Seedlings Best stock in country, assortment of 15 best varieties, strong, undivided clumps, $1 .00 per 100, 39.50 per 1000 ; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. Ferns for Fern Dishes. Full-grown, fine stock, from 2>^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000; from 3-in., $6.00 per 100, $5.5.00 per 1000. ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. Seed- lings. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Fine stock from 2 34 -in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. High Grade Stock. Cash, or satisfactory references. C. A. Peterson Wood Court TairytowD-on-Hadsoo, N. Y. WhAn f>r<1prlng. pIphwp rinn Thp BxchHtigp Joseph Heacock Co. WYNCOTE. PA. Growers of Kentias When ordering, please miMition Tbi^ F.xchrinse The Home of the Scottii Ferns JOHN SCOTT Rutlan J Rd. & East 45th St., BROOKLYN, N. Y 100 1000 Whltmani Improved $5.00 $40.00 Whltnianl Compacta 5.00 40.00 Roo«ei cits 5.00 40.00 Boston,) 4.00 35.00 250 at 1000 rate HENRY H. BARROWS & SON WHITMAN. MASS. Fern Seedlings In Flats In 8 to 10 beat market varieties; ready June l.^th. Shipped in or out of flats, 1 flat, .12.00; S flats, 81.75 each; 10 flats, $1.60 each; 25 flats or more, $1.50 each. TABLE FERNS from 2K-in. pots, in beat assortment, S.'i.OO per 100, $25.00 per 1000. KENTIAS for centers, 10c. each. Thomas P. Christensen, Short Hills, N. J. When ordering, please mention The Exchange G/>e WEEK'S WORK By FRITZ BAHR Rosy Morn Petunias Grow Them from Cuttings With many there is a greater demand for the smaller flowering Petunias than the wonderful California fringed giants or the double sorts. Such a charming little flower as Rosy Morn, for instance, sold awa.y ahead of any other we car- ried this Spring. It almost seemed that everybody had made up their mind that this was the only Petunia worth while, whether for window boxes, hanging bas- kets or the flower border. Usually this sort is grown from seed. It is by far the easiest way, but the greatest objec- tion to this is the fact that one gets about ,50 different shades of pink out of ever, the smallest of trade packages, from a pale rose up to that celebrated purple pink only found in the Petunia family, the plants of which you can't give away. Now, if you have a few plants on hand with exceptionally good color, I suggest you plant them out in a frame in good soil, keep the flower shoots pinched out and let the plants keep on sending up new growth, you can get them as large as a bushel bas- ket by September, the time you take the first batch of cuttings. They will root as easily as a Coleus in July ; if the weather isn't too frosty you can take another batch of cuttings by the mid- dle of October. Lift your stock plants after that, pot up into 6in.. keep in the Caniation house read.y to be called upon again for more cuttings in Feb- ruary. By that time the little plants can also be topped, and without very much effort you can make a few thou- sand plants out of twelve stock plants inside of ten months, every one of the same color and shade. This beats your seed and when once tried, you will do it again. To talk to the Rose or Carna- tion specialist about Rosy Morn Petun- ias would he folly, but we as retail growers found the improving of our stock to pay us well. Annuals for Spring Sales Can Be Made to Pay While the demand for Geraniums, Cannas. Salvias. Coleus and so forth, has been as brisk as ever this Spring. there has been noticed a greater call for what is known as annuals. We sold more transplanted seedlings of Zinnias, Asters, Calendulas, Snapdragons than we could supply, and so with practically all of the many retail growers of which there are hundreds located in a large city like Chicago. A few years ago it would have been impossible to dispose of these plants in small pots and realize a fair price for them ; in fact they would not sell at any price. Perennials and such annuals as will furnish cut flowers during the Summer months are in denaand and pay you far better to handle and push than much other stock we carry along in the houses from Sep- tember on until the following June. The list of desirable annuals for Summer flowering is a long one, and while there are just about 10 or 12 which are best known and seen everywhere, there are a lot of others every bit as desirable, hardly ever seen in the retail growers' establishment. If you do handle bed- ding stock at all. it will pay you well to pay more attention to the different va- rieties of good annuals. The coming Summer is the time to look around, get acquainted in public parks, private es- tates,^ cemeteries or your neighbor's yard with ' plants you have never handled. Look over the seed catalog and note the names of annuals not too late to sow outdoors. A great number of them will flower this Fall. Frequently we hear of a demand for new things but there are many of us who as yet are not ac- quainted with the old ones, or we know of them but don't think it worth our while to pay any attention to them. There is money in what one might class as the most common of flowers, for the retail grower when grown right and of- fered properly. Double Comflowers, Marigolds or Calendulas out of 2%in, jiots at 75c. per doz., beat your $1 per doz. Geraniums by a mile as far as profit is concerned. Boston Ferns Plants for Next Fall If you haye bench room, maybe some- where just a little too shady for flower- ing plants, why not plant out some smaU Bostons or some of the other desirable sports of the sword fern? Every retail grower needs ferns right along; they come in handy any time of the year. A good 2%in. plant benched now will de- velop info a bushy 5in, or 6in. pot plant by October and you can use the bench for something else after that. It may not always pay you to grow your own Bostons but at this time of the year when there is plenty of room to be had and practically all the plants need in order to grow is water, you really should devote some space to their cultivation. Don't overlook "Teddy Jr." ; this is a splendid fern, nothing finer for low dishes, pans, or window boxes. Grow enough of it. Pompon Chrysanthemums Plant Your Surplus Outdoors Ton may not wish to bench all of your pompon Chrysanthemums ; usuall.v we propagate more than we really need. Instead of letting the small plants suf- fer in the 2in. pots why not plant them outdoors. They will lift with very lit- tle cheek to them next September, even later, and can be potted up, benched, or planted into boxes. Almost anywhere under glass will do for them until ready to cut. The flowers may not be as gtuxl as those from plants grown under glass all Summer, but good enough where quantity is wanted rather than quality. We all have call for such and it doesn't hurt to have a few plants over next Fall even if you can't house them all. Cinerarias Excellent and Inexpensive Slioiv Plants Do not say Cinerarias don't pay to bother with. They do. Even if you never sell a single plant grow them for show ; in that way they will help you to sell other stock and thereby pay for themselves. You need not grow 500 or 600 plants ; far better only grow 100, but what .vou do grow let it be done well. A Cineraria in a Tin. pot with perfect foliage and a heavy truss of flowers makes as fine a show plant as any- thing you might mention, but a poor plant is not worth the room it occupies. Sow the seed into a seed pan, making use of a small package of the best seed money can buy. It will be up in about five days. The small plants should he kept free from greenfly at all times and never be allowed to become pot bound. Keep the plants in a moist house or frame up to October and al- ways well watered, which means to pro- vide ample drainage to avoid sour soil. A little shade duriug the next three months will help to obtain heavy, dark green leaves, which should haye all the room to develop properly. A little liquid manure applied say once a month also helps a lot. The plants grow like weeds if you do your part, but starve them and they will prove unsightly in your houses. Don't forget to include a few stellata. This variety is a splen- did one for cutting, it can be made to grow 3ft. to 4ft. and the branches are loaded down with small flowers, some of most delicate shades of white, rose or lavender colors. Calceolarias For Extra Heavy Stock, Sow Novf When you are ordering your Cine- raria seed don't forget the Calceolaria ; the two really go together, and if prop- erly attended, to the Calceolarias will grow into great big specimens, but they do but little until cold weather has again come to stay. When sowing the seed be a little careful ; they differ from the Cinerarias and must not be cov- ered heavily. Put a pane of glass, heav- ily shaded, over the seed pan and later on get the seedlings used to the light gradually; Greenfly kills more Calceo- larias with the small grower's green- house than anything else, so keep these COTTAGE MAID A Sport of Mrs. a W. Ward Will be disseminated 1916-17 COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. QUEENS, NEW YORK When ordering, pleaae mention Tbe Exchange CHRYSANTHEMUMS CARNATIONS AND ROSES CHASLES H. TOTTT MADISON • NK>V JERSEY J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Our Specialties Roses. Carnations, Verbenas When ordeiiag. please mention Tbe Exchange See . w^ Stock for Sale Iv /\C£1C ad. Bargains. 4l,\\#3\^3 ""^•^LL L U LL ^SPRIWGrlELD■OHIO Whpn ordprliig. plpiisp ini'Tttlnn Thp Kxplinnge Carnations F. Dorner & Sons Co. LA FAYETTE, IND. When ordering, please mention The Exchange ELMER D. SMITH & CO. Chrgsanihcmuins Ask for Catalogue ADRIAN - - - MICH. When ordprtng, plenwe mention The Exchange Split Carnations Quickly, easily and cheaply mended. No toola required Pillsbury Carnation Staple Patented 1906 1000 35o.. 3000 $1.00 postpaid I. L. PILLSBURY Galesburg, III. When CTderlmr. pleaae mentlop Tbp Bichange Roses, Cannas and Shrubbery Write for Prices The Conard © Jones Co. WEST GROVL. PA. WTi^n «Mer1ng, pleaBe mention The Exchange CYCLAMEN Sple-J- Gig.n.e„M Our strain of Cyclamen is second to none; we can furnish same in all standard colors: Pink, Blood Red.Xmas Red, White Salmon.White with Red Center; well grown plants, from 2J^- in, pots, $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; from 3- in. pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Satisfaction Guaranteed. PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Excliange June 21, 19ie. The Florists' Exchange 1503 Bedding Plants by the Thousands Our Greenhouses are filled with choice stock that you can plant out at once to make immediate efifect. GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt, ^°^ ^°° SMALL PLANTS, such as PETU- Poitevine and Rlcard... 4-m. $7.00 NIAS, MARIGOLDS, PHLOX, BEGONLA Luminosa and DWARF LOBELLA, ALYSSUM, Vernon 4-m. 7.00 CENTAUREAS, 2Vi-ia.. $3.0U per 100. FUCHSIAS 4-in. 7.00 ROSE BUSHES, flne plants, 6-in. DOUBLE PETUNIAS 4-m. 7.00 pots, Baby Rambler, Jessie, Erna ^r^°J!^^^?"^^ f^- ISS Teschendorf, ClothUdeSoupert.Gruss HELIOTROPE 4-m. 7.00 ^„ TepUtz, ij.2U per doz. SCARLET SAGE 4-in. 7.60 p , sr. p NASTURTIUMS 4-in. 7.00 PALMS. KENTIA Forsteriana, 6 MOON VINES 4-in. 10.00 to 6 leaves, 28-30 in. high, $1.00 each. COLEUS Brlllianoy ^.^it'. loioo I BOXWOOD. 6-in., 35c. each; 7-iD., COLEUS Verschafleltil, 60c. each. Golden Redder, Queen Pyramids. 3 ft., $2.00 each. Victoria and Fancy Mixed 2H-iii. 3.00 , Cash with order. ASCHMANN BROS., Second and Bristol Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, please mention The Exchange away rather than try to get rid of them afterward. A mellow, sandy loam, plenty of drainage in the pots, plenty of moisture, and a little shade will bring the plants through the Summer ready to do business when cold weather comes. Pansies For ^Vinter Flotrering Just a package of each ; the best giant white, yellow and blue will do to sow out for stock to house next October. Don't for even a moment take price into consideration when it comes to buying the seed; it is the smallest item, but get the best there is and then take care of your plants later on. Even if you find nest Fall that you have not room for Pansies it is well to have a nice stock of them out in a frame from which the plants can be lifted any time during the Winter months and brought into flower indoors. The present is the time to sow. Geraniums Avoid Carrying; Too Many Sorts Of all the many beautiful varieties we have in Geraniums for bedding there are two that seem to stand the test of time better than the rest, S. A. Nutt and Poitevine ; not to say that these are the only good ones, or that in certain locali- ties other sorts have practically replaced them, but with many growers these two have been, and are, the leaders. As this is the time when the average smaller grower plants out his stock, I like to suggest first, not to use anything but the very best and healthiest plants be can get hold of, and second, not to plant out too many varieties. The specialist has the proper system to keep track of his sorts ; the retail grower has hardly ever, and the more varieties he tries to carry along the more apt he is to get them all mixed up before next Spring. If you grow part of your own Gerani- ums for bedding, confine yourself to three or four varieties and buy the bal- ance you require in named sorts next Spring. You are not only money ahead but you will avoid a lot of trouble and bad feeling between yourself and your customers. The smaller the grower" the less business he really has to try and handle 1.5 or 20 varieties of Geraniums. For a good red. S. A. Nutt is still one of the best, and as salmon pink Poite- vine is hard to beat. These two sorts fill the hill in their respective colors and you won't make much of a mistake in making use of tbem. Princeton, III. — w. E. Trimble, head of the Trimble Greenhouse Co., who has been ill with a severe attack of ty- phoid fever, was brought home on June 6 from Hot Springs. Ark., where for thirteen weeks he was a patient at St. Joseph's Hospital. His mother and nurse, who have been in constant at- tendance upon him during his illness, re- turned with him. The patient is' re- ported to be recovering but is still in a serious condition. Floricultural Teaching in Massa- chusetts The Department of Floriculture, Massachusetts Agricultural College, is closing up its work for the college year. With the reorganization of the work and the addition of new courses the depart- ment has been able to carry on its pro- fessional duties better than in the past. In order that the students may have practical experience to supplement the professional courses given by the col- lege, the department endeavors to place men on private estates and commercial places during the Summer vacation. This year the department has been able to place fourteen men for the Summer work. Prof. A. H. Nehrling, head of the de- partment, is to be married on June 20 in South Bend, Ind. He will go to Colo- rado on his wedding trip. A. S. Thurston, assistant in the de- partment, is to teach the courses in flori- culture to be given in the Summer School. Under the direction of A. S. Thurs- ton the perennial garden has been en- larged and quite a number of new plants have been added. The garden at present includes a very representative collection of herbaceous perennials ; it contains about 3000 plants representing 450 spe- cies and varieties. The perennials are planted in large beds, 'each genus and species being correctly labeled. Although the garden is not planted for effect, but for educational purposes, it makes a very effective showing with its variety and succession of bloom against the back- groound of green furnished bj' the wide grass walks. Culture of Marigolds for Winter Will you please give me some informa- tion as to Marigolds for cut flowers in Winter? How is the best way to pro- cure good, strong plants? If from seed, when should seed be sown, and when should plants be benched. Should the young plants be pinched back? What temperature will they do well in? WTiat varieties and colors are best for cut flowers?— W. E. S., N. Y. — Sow Marigold seeds in mid-August or early September; pick the plants out of the flats into pots, when large enough to handle before they become drawn from crowding ; set the potted plants into frame.s, and shift on when necessary, and protect from frost by covering with sash. In late October or early November the plants should be in 4in. pots, and ready to go in the green- house benches and produce Winter blooms. Pinching may not be necessary, but can he practised to make the young plants branchy. A Carnation house temperature will be about right. We are in doubt whether the inquirer, by Marigolds means Calendulas. (Shakes- peare's Marigold. Pot Marigolds), or the -A^frican Marigolds. The culture would be practically the same. As to varieties, the deep yellow and orange colored varie- I ties are most popular as cut flowers. Grafted Roses For Immediate Planting 3000 Roosier Beauty, $15.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000. 2000 KiUarney 2000 Radiance 5000 KiUarney Brilliant 5000 White Killarney $12.50 per 100, 8120.00 per 1000. Roses on their Own Roots 2775 2i<-»H-li 2>i-'n., J5.00 per 100. J40.00 per 1000 0<..Ullll 6-inch, 50o. each. John Wanamaker '^^^y.Vl^S.'^' '°° Golden Chadwick. l?*-kc!«»o Madison. Own root, 2>i-in..J3.00per 100. IXOSCS. When ordering. pleafl« venttoD Th^ Bzchaos* 3-in. J8.00 per 100 Penllyn, Pa. Giant Snapdragons Yellow, Pink, White and Garnet 2-inch, J2.00 per 100. HF Rr»PrcJ*ir Gardenvllle. Erie Co. Whpn orflprlnc. ntpnpp m'^ntinn Tbe Exchnnce SALVIA BONFIRE and SPLENDENS. 2.in.. »2 00 per 100 FEVERFEW. Gem. 2-in., J2.00 per 100. COLEUS. Rooted Cuttings. 10 kinda* 60e ner 100, 16.00 par 1000. "^ Caah. BYER BROTHERS, Chambersburg, Pa. When orderln?, pleasa meDtloo The Bxchan^e COLEUS. Verschafleltil, G. Bedderand others. 2-in pots. $1.60 per 100. GERANIUMS. Nutt. Ricard, Doyle, Buchner 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. SINGLE PETUNIAS, STOCKS. PHLOX. VER- BE,\NS. 2-in. .$1.50 per 100; 3-in.. $3.00 per 100. EGG PLANT. TOMATOES. CAULIFLOWER. PEPPERS CABBAGE, 2-in. pots, 81.00 per 100 CELERY. 40c. per 100. Cash with order, please. ERNEST HARRIS, DeUnson, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Bzcbange Asparagus Sprengeri Fine bushy stock, in 3-in. pota, ready to plant or to shift into 4-in. pota $6.00 per 100. R.G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn. When ordsrlnx, pleaM mention Th* Bxchaai* 1S04 The Florist's Exchange Craig Quality Cyclamen PRIZE WINNING STOCK Our Cyclamen are conceded to be the best strain in all colors. 75,000 ready for immediate delivery. From 2K-incli pots, at $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Robert Craig Company 4900 Market Street Philadelphia, Pa. Branch, NORWOOD, PA. v\ tieii urderiiig, please mention The Eicbange Rose Stakes at ^^ Before the War^^ Prices SPECIAL 4-foot No. 9 Stakes $11.90 per 1000 YOU'LL PAY MORE LATER THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY, Connersville, Ind. Continuous Ring Carnation Supports SI 8.00 per 1000 plants f>T] Thp Ryplmncp Geraniums Rooted Cuttings GUARANTEED to any point in the United States as far west ae Chicago. If they do not siiit you, Bend them bark and get your money refunded. YOU RUN NO RISK. Per 1000 S. A, NUTTaod BUCHNER JIO.OO RICARD and POITEVINE 12.60 PLUMOSUS. Eitra Fine, at $2.60 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa, When nrtlerlng. nlPDSe m-Tflon TTif Kxchnnge Geraniums READY FOR SHIPMENT ROOTED CUTTINGS — Rlcard, Poltevlne, Doyle, Nutt. Buchner, $10.00 per 1000. 2-inch fine atock of Poltevlne, Doyle, $2.00 per 100. $18,00 per 1000. Cash with order. PETER BROWN 124 Ruby Street, LANCASTER. PA. When ordering, pleaee mention The Kxchange GERANIUMS S. A. NUTT. 2-in., $2.00 per 100. $18.60 per 1000. DAISY, Mr«. F. Sanders. 2-in.. $2 00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. REX BEGONIAS, 5-in , $8.00 per 100. VINCA Varieftata, 4-ln., (8.00 per 100. ELMER RAWLINGS Wholesale Grower Allegany, N. Y. When ordering, pleiise mpntlon The Exchange GERANIUMS ROOTED CUTTINGS Rioard, Poiteyine, Castellane, Doyle, Perkina, Viaud. Nutt and Buohner, (10 00 per 1000. Caah with order. FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa. When ordering. nlt'HSt* m'^ntlon Thf Rxchwngf Geraniums cSungs NUTT, POITEVINE, BUCHNER, RICARD $10.00 per 1000. Stock guaranteed. C. OUADLAND'S SONS 328-340 Houghton St., North Adams, Mass. When ordering, pleuse mention The Exchange CANNAS Florence Vaughan. 4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. VERBENAS. Best mixed colors, $2.50 per 100. HELIOTROPE. Oueen of Violets. SH-m. ots. $5 00 per 100; 2H-in- pots, $2.00 per 100. FUCHSIA, Snow White and Avalanche. 3-m, pots, $.1.00 per 100. COBEA Scandens. Blue. 3-in. pota, $3.00 per 100. Cash with order. WM. J. CHINNICK, Trenton, N. J. B^ *n ordprine. nitons** Thp KTchanee Best Early 'Mum YEUOWCHAS.RAZER 100 1000 2H-lnch pots ..... $2.50 $20 00 HENRY EICHHOLZ, Waynesboro, Pa. When ordering, please m-^ntl.tn Thf K\r himee .L Clubs and Societies I I A Time Saver and Handy Reference Our Stock and Material Index Page 1507 Newport (R.L) Horticultural Society A regular meeting of this society was held on the 13th, President John B. Ur- quhart presiding. James Robertson re- ported that the show, June 28 and 29, will be given in tents on a lot near the Garden Association's grounds on Gibbs ave. The beds for annuals in flower will be in readiness one week before the opening date. It is felt that Roses will hardly be ready but there can be no postponement. The Joseph S. Manda cup is offered as a prize to the gardener winning the highest number of points. According to the usual custom the president will appoint three Judges for this show. It was voted not to build a float, or take part in the Preparedness Parade July 4, not for lack of patriot- Ism, but for a lack of time. ALEX. MacLELLAN. Annandale (N. Y.) Rose Show The Annandale Rose show opened on Tuesday, June 13 at 2 p.m., with a fine exhibition of plants and cut flowers. Owing to the unsettled weather the at- tendance was not large, but much inter- est In the exhibits was manifested by those present on the two days during which the show was open. Among the features of the show was a group of twelve or more plants of Campanula Medium exhibited by Hon. L. P. Mor- ton. These plants were very well grown and made a fine showing. The really predominating feature of the show was the large exhibits of her- baceous flowers, including some fine dis- plays of Peonies. Bobbink & Atkins had three tables of these flowers, one vase each of every hardy plant in bloom at this season, all correctly labeled. The Roses were not up to standard owing to the lateness of the season and the recent rains, but still some very good flowers were shown and all were well arranged. A noticeable feature was the exhibit of four circular beds (one in each corner of the tent) by Miss Cruger. These were of ordinary bedding plants but were very skilfully and tastefully grouped. The exhibit of vegetables was excellent, most every kind of vegetable being shown from Lima Beans to Egg Plant. An interesting display was made by the school children. The commercial exhibits were as fol- lows: Bobbink & Atkins — display of named Roses and herbaceous plants; El- mer Coon, florist of Rhinebeck, N. Y., display of plants and flowers, notice- able in which were some fine specimen Hydrangeas; Saltford Flower Shop of Poughkeepsie — showing of Carnations and Sweet Peas; J. Von Der Linden of Rhinebeck with some very fine Carna- tions, and Wm. Wildey pf Barrytown with Carnations and ferns. The first named of these exhibits were highly I recommended by the judges. A. Rogers and M. Aldrich were the principal winners in the private garden- ers' section. In summing up it would seem that it was the best for years and everything points to a bright future for the Annan- dale Rose Show. NELSON COON. Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Florists* Club At seven-thirty an even twenty of us gathered in the club's rooms for a Peony symposium. The number was augmented later by a few more, among whom was our faithful friend. Dennis Connor, en route to York. The exhibition table had a fair display of Peonies from B. P. Farr of Wyomis- sing. Pa., and Mr. Barr was the essayist of the evening. Mr. Barr's paper was both encyclopsedic and cultural, and was well received by those present, and a vote of thanks extended the writer for his efforts. In the discussion that followed it was brought out that the period of fiower- ing could be advanced by using a diluted application of nitrate of soda and apply- ing every three or four days. They can be held in cold storage by cutting them only partially open, putting them into water in a temperature of about 45 for some 24 hours, and then packing into boxes, or better in jars of wet moss with the heads wrapped in tissue paper, and put into a temperature of 30 to 35. In this way it is claimed they can be held for ten to fourteen days. It was also brought out that a Peony should not be expected to give full results until at least three years after it has been planted. Mr. Barr claimed that the va- riety Gen. Washington was the nearest to red in existence today. As nearly as I could get the names of flowers exhibited they were as follows; Albatre, Geo. Washington, Bernard Pal- Issy, Asa Gray. Madam Bucquet. Cou- ronne d'Or, Wilhelmina, Festiva max- ima, Eugene Verdier. Princess Beatrice. Marie Lemoine and Souv. de rExposItlon I Universelle. The Flower Show Committee was I added to and now stands: Harry K. Rohrer, chairman, and the following members.: M. J. Brinton, A. F. Strickler. Elmer Weaver, Lemon Landis. David Rose, Rudolph Nagle and B. P. Barr. The date fixed by the original committee was Nov. 9, 10 and 11. but the new com- mittee thought this might be too close to the presidential election and that It was just possible there might be a snow storm that week. The Picnic Committee reported prog- ress with no date fixed but Mr. B. F. Barr's meadow as the place and the at- tendance confined to the florists and their immediate friends. Any out of town florists who wish to attend will be welcome and can get lull information by applying to the chairman, Elmer Weaver, Ronks, Pa. The Program Committee made no re- port for the July meeting, presuming the picnic would take the place of the regular meeting, and suggested that the A\igust meeting be made an Aster meet- ing at the establishment of Elmer and Charles Weaver, the largest growers of Asters in this section. There is a possibility of the club tak- ing up the planting of a Rose garden in one of our local parks. The appeal for contributions to the Miss Jarvis Fund was carried over for a special voluntary contribution from the members of the club covering the picnic and the meeting at Weaver's, so that we could turn in a tidy sum as a club. ALBERT M. HERR. Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Society The regular meeting of the Nassau Co. Horticultural Society, which was held in Glen Cove on Wednesday evening, June 14, was well attended. President James McDonald presided and two new mem- bers were elected. Secretary Gibson read a number of letters offering prizes for our coming Autumn exhibition. Our prize list is already a large one and the schedules which the executive committee are now working on are sure to be com- plete. The exhibits of the evening were Judged by George Gilder, Joseph Adler and Thomas Twigg and they awarded flrst prize to Harry Goodband for a vase of flowering shrub, and to James Mc- Carthy for 12 pods of Peas. It was de- cided to hold a Sweet Pea exhibition in July and the executive committee was instructed to draw up a schedule and to make full arrangements for same. James De Vyner, entomologist, of Mount Vernon, gave a lecture on "The Hickory Bark Beetle and the Means of Controlling Same." The lecture was full of practical information and proved to be interesting and instructive. In con- nection with his talk, Mr. De Vyner ex- hibited some Hickory wood which had been infested with the beetle and also some specimens of the insect in various stages of life, from the larvae to the adult. At the conclusion of the lecture the lecturer was questioned at consider- able length in regard to various points which he had brought out. The essay received from the National Association of Gardeners was "The Preparation of Ground for, and General Treatment of Hardy Perennials," by H. E. Donner. Mass. The paper was a most able one and was very favorably received by the members present. JAMES MCCARTHY. Cor. Sec'y. Lenox (Mass.) Horticultural Society There was a goodly number of mem- bers present at the monthly meeting of the above society, which was held June 14. An alteration in the schedule of the forthcoming show was adopted, class 40 to read: "Any Bicolor" instead of "Any marbled or mottled," A paper entitled "Horticulture as a Profession from the Standpoint of the Gardener," was read and discussed. In spite of the early date and ,very late season, there Is every promise of a good show on June 28 and 29. The Garden Club of America is mak- ing this the occasion of a visit to Lenox. Many valuable cups and prizes are of- fered for Sweet Peas, etc., and a special feature will be a non-competitive display of orchids from A. N. Cooley, Esq., of Pittsfield, Mass. A large floor space has been reserved for this exhibit and those who saw Mr. Cooley's display at last Fall show, and his first prize group at the New York Spring show, should make a point of seeing this display. Mr. Cooley is constantly adding many new and rare varieties to his already exten- sive collection, and if not already so, it will not be long before it will take its place beside any private collection In the country. The next meeting of the society will be held on July 12. J. H. F.. Ass't Sec'y. Dayton, O. — P. D. Berry, with a large Peony farm on the Brandt Pike, has within three weeks sold 40,000 Peonies from his farm. Berry started with a small garden about nine years ago and keeps adding to the extent of his farm every year. He grows about 42 varieties. June ei, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1505 Anglin^aWalshCo. VVILLIAMSBRIDGE, N. Y. 'Phone. Woodlawn 1470 100 1000 .\1,TERNANTHERA, fireeii. Red and Yellow. 2-in $2.50 $20.00 3-in S.riO 30.00 ALYSSUM, Dwarf and Tall. 2-in. 2.50 20.00 3-in 3..50 30.00 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Scedllnfis. $8.00 per 1000: in 5000 lots, at $7.50 per 1000; 2;4-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 por 1000. 100 1000 BEGONIAS. Chatelaine. Sced- linKS from soil $3..50 $30.00 214-in 5.00 45.00 Lorraine. 2M-in 12.00 100.00 Cincinnati. 2M-in 15.00 140.00 Mrs. J. A. Peterson. 2>i-in. . . .25.00 200.00 Res. 2.L4-in., very beat varie- ties, assorted 5.00 LumlnosaandErfordli. 2>i-iu. 3.00 50.00 45.00 3-in . 4.00 6.00 2.50 5.00 4.00 40.00 25.00 35.00 20.00 Semperflorens White. 3-in Vernon. 2-in 3-in Bedding. Assorted. 2^-in. BOUVARDIAS. Red, Pink and White. 2'.,-in 5.00 40.00 CALADIUM Esculentum. S-in., $2.00 por do£. CANNAS (Except King Humbert). 3-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. ROOTED 'MUM CUTTINGS Early Frost. $4.00 per 100, S3S.00 per 1000 White Chieftain. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Oconto. $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Appleton, Alice Byron, Balfour, Bonnaffon, White Bonna^on, Chrysolora, Chas. Razer, Chieftain, Pac. Supreme, Early Snow, Seidewitz, Unaka, White Ivory, Ivory Supreme. $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. POMPONS. All popular varieties. $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Hardy Varieties. 2-in., $2.50 per 100. COLEUS. Beat varieties. $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. CYCLAMEN. Xmas Red, Pink, Salmon, Pure White, White with Eye. Dark Red. 2J.i-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 3-in., $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. DRAC^NA Indivisa. 2'.2-in., per 100, $3.50; 3-in.. $6.00; 3^-in., $7.00; 4-in., $15.00; 5-in., $25.00. 100 1000 FERNS. Table Ferns. 2;4-in. $3.00 (iyrtomium Falcatum, 3-in. . 8.00 4-in 15.00 Boston Ferns. 2'i-in 4.0O $35.00 3-in 8.00 Roosevelt, Whltmanl com- pacta, Scottli. All 2,14-in. . 5.00 40.00 Elegantlssima Improved and Elegantissima conlpacta. 2"4-in 6.00 Teddy Jr 6.00 Whitmani. 532-in. 75c. each. Table Fern Seedlings. $2.00 per flat 5 flats, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats, $1.60 per flat. HYDRANGEAS. Best varieties. 2M-in., $4.00 per 100; 3-in., $6.00 per 100. 100 1000 IVY, Enftllsh. 214-in $3.00 $25.00 LEMON VERBENAS. 2-in 2.60 StronK, 3-in 6.00 LOBELIA. Kath. Mallard, Dou- ble Blue. 2l.i-in 3.00 PANSIES. In bud and bloom. Mixed colors, bushy 1.25 10.00 PHLOX, Hardy. Mixed. Clumps. 5.00 Fireball. 4-in 7.00 POINSETTIAS. 2M-in 6.00 50.00 PRIMULA. Obconica. Chlnen- sis, Malacoides. Giant flow- ering. Separate or Mixed Colors 3.00 27.50 Salvia Splendens, Bonfire, Zurich. 3?i- and 4-in 3.50 SNAPDRAGON. Silver Pink, Giant Yellow, Giant White, Tango and Salmon, 2,'4-in. 4.00 VINCA Varleiiata. 2-in 2.50 2i4'-in 3.00 VIOLETS. Marie Louise. Clean stock. Rooted Cuttings 2.25 Plants from soil, readv Aug. ist. 4.00 VIOLETS. Princess of Wales: . 2.50 27.50 35.00 20,00 25.00 20.00 35.00 22.50 Prices F. O. B., New California BULBS. York City. FREESIA Purity (Fischer's Improved). Diam. Inches. Per 1000 iiio% 10.00 Htoii 12.00 CALLA ^thlopica. Diam. Inches Per 1000 IH to 2-in. (florist size) $70.00 2 to 2H-in 85.00 The above are clean, high-grade, healthy bulbs. When ordering, please mention The Kxclitunte mimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ^ i Are Your Own Home Grounds Attractive? The front entrance to your establishment, Mr. Grower, should be regarded as your shop window. Its appearance should beckon customers to your office. Again, you are furnishing proof that what you sell grows, and grows well. CRIDLAND'S Practical Landscape Gardening Just fresh from our presses, magnificently illustrated, will guide you in the production of a desirable lay-out for your place and your customers will be educated to the use of a greater variety of stock at the same time. Postpaid, by mail, $1.65. A. T. DE LA MARE PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO.. Ltd. Box 1 00 Times Square Station, New York To Control Black Spot on Roses Use Grape Dust or Copper Solution HAMMOND'S GRAPE DUST" Used effectively to kill Powdery Mildew on Roses and other Plants. USED BY THE FLORISTS FOR OVER 25 SUCCESSIVE YEARS Sold by the Seed Dealers. For pamphlet on Bugs and Blights address HAMMOND'S PAINT & SLUG SHOT WORKS BEACON. N. Y. Then for Insect troubles on Potatoes, Asters, Dahlias' Roses, etc., use Slug Shot. These goods were awarded a Gold Medal at Panama-Pacific Exhibition from a test out. Trade mabi^ B. HAMMOND, Beacon, N. Y. WLep orderipg, plpase meptlon Tbe Exchange Collector of ORCHIDS JOHN DeBUCK Is in South America coUecting the best Commercial Orchids. Some plants are now in transit. For prices write to E. DeBUCK 719 CHESTNUT PLACE, SECAUCUS, N. J. WTien orderlog. pleaBe mention The Bichange Western Orchid Co. Alameda, California ORCHIDS, PALMS Sole Agency for Pacific Orchid Peat Whpn nrfiprliij:. plfi.se ni"ritl..n Tho Kxrh-.tncc ORCHIDS FRESHLY IMPORTED. We offer the following: CATTLEYAS Skinnerl, Lablata, Triana. Mosalae, Percivallana, Gaakelltana; L/ELIAS acuminata, superbiens; ONCIDIUMS blcallo- Bum, CeboIIeta, ornlthorynchuixi, sphacela- tum. splendidum and the Holy Ghost Orchid' PERISTERIA elata. Write /or prices. IjIffPr & Hlirroll Ordud Crowe™ 4 Importen i^ger «x ourreii, summit, n.j. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Julius Roehrs Co. RUTHERFORD, N. J. ORCHIDS PALMS and Plants of Every Variety iilt.in I hi' hiT'-Liini-e Our Advertising Colunms READ FOR PROFIT I USE FOR RESULTS! 1506 The Florists' Exchange To Study Diseases of the Rose President Pennock of the Rose Society Issues an Appeal in an Open Letter When the editor of the 191() American Rose Annual was getting together material for that notable volume, ."he discovered that there had never been made in America any orderly study of the diseases of Roses. It was found that even the up-to-date Bailey Standard Encyclopedia of Roses, in its second volume (1914), listed but one other Rose disease than the familiar mildew, and tli;>t the other books and the Rose catalogs either skipped the subject or glossed it over. Knowing how serious to Rose growers was at least one of these diseases, the all-too-familiar "black spot," the editor then canvassed the various colleges and experi- ment stations, and the Department of Agriculture at Washington, only to learn that the Rose had never had the attention given to Carnations or Cabbage or cut- worms, to Apples or Potatoes. Prof. H. H. Whetzel, the noted plant pathologist of Cornell University, wrote that none of his brethren had ever studied the diseases «f what he termed "man's oldest and most widely cher- ished ornamental," and that therefore no means of con- trol of some of these destructive Rose diseases had been worked out. The American Rose Society believes that this condition is a disgrace. It has therefore undertaken to organize a careful inquiry into Rose diseases which, if supported by those interested, ought to result in the proposal of methods of prevention and control as efficacious as those that, through similar study, have given fruit growers courage to proceed profitably in defiance of brown-rot and similar diseases. Much correspondence, following authorization at the recent Washington meeting of the society, has developed an exceptional opportunity to have the proper study be- gun and carried through at a small part of the expense, Cornell University sustaining most of the cost. Professor Whetzel states the situation thus; " What is needed first is a rather careful study of the Rose disease situation as represented in the gardens and houses of the members of the American Rose Society . . . a survey, in order that we may determine just what the chief diseases of the Rose are. . . WV- propose that Mr. Massey, who has worked on florists' crops, and who is, in my opinion, the man for this job, should be employed by the American Rose Society under my direction, to spend three months of each year for two years in Rose disease survey and investigation work, traveling as may be required: and that during the remaining nine months of each year his special line of investigation with us would be the diseases of Roses. That is, if the .\merican Rose Society can suppoort him while in the 6eld one-fourth of the time, the Cornell Department of Plant Pathology will have him make Rose disease investigations the chief line of his work as floral disease investigator for the remainder of two years. " We would provide such ordinary laboratory apparatus as he may need, and also give him professional aid and counsel, together with our hearty interest in the Rose Society's activities. This would give the American Rose Society the services of a thoroughly trained investigator of florist crop diseases at a cost small in comparison with that required to finance the work independently. " The cost would not exceed $1,000 each year upon a two-year ar- rangement, of which sum, $.500 the first year and S250 the second year, would be for traveling and other special expenses. " If the American Rose Society desires to avail itself of this oppor- tunity, I must know of it before June 30. 1916, in order to arrange prop- erly with Mr. Masaey." It is the belief of the executive committee of the American Rose Society that the opportunity thus pre- sented is one which Rose growers generally will be will- ing to support by the special contribution necessary, in- formation as to which must reach your president, as noted, before June 30. Let us act together to help put Rose growing in as safe a condition as is Carnation growing or Apple growing. S. S. Pennock, Pres. Philadelphia, Pa., June IS, 1916. British Novelties of Merit In glancing over the reports of the great horticultural show at Chelsea, England, held within the last two weeks, several flower novelties of merit which would seem to be desirable, are noticed. Among these is a new red Clem- atis by Jackman & Son of Woking, who have for many years been engaged in improving these. The color is spoken of as a bright wine-red, the flowers being twice the size of those of the variety 'Ville de Lyon, much brighter and more pleasing. It was considered the best trade novelty at the show. Among the Roses the outstanding novelty was Paul's Scarlet Climber, a very brilliant scarlet variety shown by Wra. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross. We notice that the red Broom, Cytisus Dallimorei, although not now a novelty, was on exhibition, as well as the beautiful early flowering single Rose Hugonis, and the delicate mauve Veronica Hulkeana, a fine! bushy, neat growing plant, suitable for pots. The pink iClematis montana rubra also deserves commendation. Debbie & Co. of Edinburgh had on view a selection of new Antirrhinums, including White Beauty, and Nobile, white with a crimson lip; Golden Morn, Prim- rose King, Yellow King and The Fawn. Some new Sweet Peas were also among the interesting subjects, while W. J. Godfrey of Exmouth, who specializes to a large extent in show Pelargoniums of a dwarf, free flowering strain, with large blooms of bright and varied colors, had a fine collection. Double tuberous Begonias came from the two firms that specialize most in these, namely, T. S. Ware, Ltd., Feltham, and Blackmijre and Langdon, Bath. Among Spiraeas, one called America is described as having almost a blue tinge; others being the white Grandis and Queen of the Pinks. R. C. Notcutt of Woodbridge, Suffolk, had a group of his new Senecio multibracteatum, a greenhouse plant, much resembling a pink single Pyrethrum. Roses Early flowering Spencer Sweet Pea, Fordhook Countess, awarded Certificate of Merit at the Philadelphia and New York Spring shows of 1915, and the American Sweet Pea Society show at .San Francisco in 1915. Introduced by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. The show was described as being a triumph for British commercial horticulture, there being only a very few amateur exhibits. What One of the Leaders Says: I want to thank W. Cleaver Harry, through you. for the fine article on " What Is to Be Done with the Rising Cost in Retailing." I think the article is well written and worthy of the attention of all commercial florists. It is worth while to make a study of the effects of rising cost. I believe it would be worth your while to have this published in pamphlet form for distribution. S. A. ANDERSON. Buffalo. The Scotch Roses These are found in but few present-day gardens. Half a century ago they were very much in vogue and many new varieties were raised. Only about twenty really distinct varieties are now grown. 1 like the Scotch Roses, if only from the fact that they are the harbingers of the outdoor Rose season, adding wonder- fully to the beauty and brightness of the garden ia May and early June. The flowers are certainly very fleeting, but what a magnificent show they give while they are out. Once planted, the Scotch Roses wiU give little trouble. They will grow, too, in practically any soil, however poor, and are often found wild in ex- tremely barren spots, such as sandy commons and hill- sides, and even on the seashore. These accommodating quahties make them fit plants for the wild garden, espe- cially in situations where the poverty of the soil makes the choice of subjects extremely limited. Large clumps dotted about in prominent spots will add much to the lieauty of the landscape during May, and blooming as they do in such dense masses, they can be seen from a great distance. All the varieties have a shrubby, com- pact habit of growth, with heavily-spined wood, the height, varying from about 6in. to 3ft,, according to the sort. Some of the smallest in growth would make real gems for the rock garden, the most suitable for this purpose being; WiLLiA.M HI,, which only grows a few inches high and produces masses of small, double, crimson flowers. Lady Hamilton forms a neat, dwarf bush with semi- double flowers, buff shaded with rose, and tinges of yellow in the fully-expanded flowers, BicoLOE Nana is a single flowered variety of dwarf, compact habit, the color creamy white, heavily mottled with crimson. Other varieties might be placed in the background of the rock garden, for even when the bloom is over they form graceful shrubs. In such a position we might place the Double White Scotch, to my mind the sweetest of the lot, the pretty little snow-white blossoms being very neat and fairly full, lasting on the plant much longer than those of most other varieties. There is also the single white. OcHROLEUCA bears single, golden yellow blossoms which are charming. Haerisoni, when in full bloom, forms a wonderful bit of color, the plants being smothered with double blooms of a rich pure yellow. As I write (June 8) I have a plant of Harrisoni that has been in bloom since May 24, and there are plenty of quite small buds yet to develop. In addition to its other charms this variety possesses a delicious fragrance. Although Altaica is very transient it is perhaps the most ef- fective of the whole group, and I should not like to be without a specimen in the garden. It is rather taller and stiffer in growth than the other varieties and would make a fine pillar Rose. The single cream-tinted flow- ers are very large, some measuring 2'/2in, across. When in full bloom the plant cannot be seen for blossoms. This variety also has a delicate but powerful scent. There are other named varieties, some single, others j double, varying in color from white and blush to deep rose, all of which are useiful, some being very similar in color and habit. In addition to the uses already mentioned the Scotch Roses might be grown in the form of low hedges, a pur- pose for which their compact habit admirably fits them. Before closing I must mention Stanwell Perpetual Scotch, a hybrid Scotch, and among the very earliest Roses to come into flower, often unfolding its delicate rosy-white blossoms in May and continuing until the frost comes. Its habit is serai- climbing. The semi-double blossoms are very fragrant, closely resembling those of the old Provence Rose in that respect.' — Gardening Illustrated. Potash in Western Utah Potash in large proportions is present in the brines and muds of the Salduro Marsh, a sink in the Salt Lake Desert, about 60 miles west of the southwest edge of Great Salt Lake, From the clays underlying the salt body which covers the marsh the United States Geological Survey collected samples at depths of 8 to ^ 12 feet, in which the dissolved salts were found to con- tain from 2 to about 3i/, per cent, of potash, and S'/i per cent, was found in the soluble salts at a depth of about 4 feet. According to analyses made by the Sur- vey, the brines and muds from the Salduro Marsh con- tain considerable magnesium chloride as well as chlorides of potassium and sodium, and so are somewhat similar in composition to the deposits from which potash is manufactured in Germany. June 34, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1307 List of Advertisers Index to Stock Advertised Weed Killer 1495 Wire 1525-26 Wholesale Florista. . 1527- Wire Deaigna 1526 1528-29-30-31-32-33 Wreathe 1626-26 Advanee Co 1539 Albert & Davidson. . 1538 Allen, J. K 1528 Allen Co.. Wm. S...152S Am. Gnhs. Mfg. Co.. 1537 Amer. Spawn Co.... 1490 Anderson. J. F 1502 Anderson, S. A 1516 Angermuller, G. H. .1625 Anglin & Walsh Co. . 1505 ApEine Mfg. Co 1535 Amies, H. W 1525 Arnold* Co., D. C..1529 Aschmann Bros 1503 Aschmann, Godfrey. 1500 Ashley, Ernest 1516 Atlas Preservative Co. 1495 Badgley & Bishop. -1529 Baker Bros 1517 Baker, Wm. J. 1533 Barclay Nurs 1493 Barrett, The Florist. 1519 Barron-8 & Son,H.H.1502 Baumer, A. R 1517 Baur & Steinkamp. . 1503 Bayersdorfer & Co. . 1525 Bay State Nurs.,The. 1498 Beaven, E. A 1526 Beckert's Seed Store. 1490 Begerow Floral Co. 1518 Bellamy Bros 1601 Bemb Floral Co., L.. 1516 Benjamin, S. G 1501 Berger Bros 1533 Bertermann Bros. Co. 1517 Blick. The Florist. . . 1518 Boddington Co.,A.T.1493 Boerger, H. F 1503 Bolgiano & Sons, J . . 1492 Bonnet & Blake 1529 Bonnot Bros 1529 Bowe, M. A 1518 Brant Bros., Inc. . . L519 Browne, Mark 1526 BrowD, Peter 1504 Bryan, Alonzo J 1501 Buchbinder Bros. . . . 1526 Buckbee, H. W 1519 Bunyard, A. T 151S Bunyard Co., H. A.. 1493 Burnett Bros 1490 Burpee, W. A. & Co. .1490 Butler & UUman.. .1518 Byer Bros 1503 Caldwell The Woods- man Co 1526 Campbell Bros 1503 Campbell. Colin 1635 Camp Conduit Co.. . 1537 Carbone, Florist 1516 Carnation Support Co. 1504 Caskey & Keen 1539 Chicago Feed & Fer- tilizer Co 1535 Chicago Flower Grow- ers' Assn., The 1532 Childs, John Lewis.. 1490 Chinnick, W. J 1604 Christensen, Thos. P. 1502 Clare, W. G 1525-26 Clarke's Sons, D 1518 Clay & Son 1535 Cleveland Cut Flower Co., The 1516 Coan, J. J 1528 Conard & Jones. . . .1502 Conine Nurs. Co., The F. E 1498 Coombs, Florist 1517 Cottage Gar. Co 1502 Cousins, Jr., L 1496 Cowee, W. J 1526 Cowen's Sons, N 1539 Craig, Robt 1501 Crawbuck Co., G. W.152S Crouch, Mrs. J. W..1516 Growl Fern Co 1526 Crump, F. F 1516 Cut Flower Elch 1529 Danker, Florist 1516 Day Co., W. E 1519 De Buck, John 1505 DietschCo, A 1638 Dillon, J. L 1502 Dobbs & Son 1516 Dorner & Sons Co. .1602 Dreer. H. A., Ino...l537- 1539 Eagle Pipe Supply Co., The 1539 East End Nurs. Co., The 1498 Eble, Chas 1518 EdlefBen-LeidigerCo.1518 Edwards' Folding Box Co 1526 Eichholz, Henry 1604 Elliott & Sons, Wm. . 1490 Emmans, Geo. M ... 1496 Emmons, F. A 1498 Engler, Henry 1495 Erne & Klingel 1532 Eskesen, Frank N.. .1501 Evans Co., J. A 1538 Evans, W.&H.F... 1497 Evenden Bros 1519 Evres, Florist 1516 Fallon, Florist 1619 Fenrich, Joseph S . . . 1527 Fischer, Rudolph 1492 Florists' Hail Assn. . . 1626 Foley Gnhs. Mfg. Co.l536 Ford, M. C 1527 Ford, Wm. P 1628 Fottler, Fiake, Rawson Co 1490 Fowler, Mrs. L. P. ..1519 Frederick, J. H 1498 Frederick, W.J 1498 Freeman-I.*wis. 1517 Friedman, Florist.. .. 1516 Friedman, J. J 1535 Froment, H. E 1520 Frost, Chas 1494 Furrow & Co 1518 Galveston Floral Co. 1517 Galvin. Thos. F 1518 GasserCo.. J. M 1616 Giblin& Co... 1637 Gibbons, The Smilax Man 1525 Girvin, Willis B 1601 Gloeckner, Wm 1616 Goldstein & Futter- man '. . .1529 Gove, The Florist. ..1516 Graham & Son, A ... 1516 Greater N. Y. Flo- rist Ass'n., Ino . . . . 1 529 Growers' Cut Flower Co 1528 GudeBros. Co 1519 Gunther Bros 1529 Guttman & Ilaynor.. 1527 Haberniehl's Sons. . . 1518 Hammond, Benj. . . . 1506 Hanford, R. G 1503 Harris, Chester 1519 Harris. Ernest 1503 Hart, Geo, B 1525 Hatcher, John C 1516 Heacock Co., Joa.. . . 1502 Heiss Co 1516 Henderson & Co .A.. 1492 Henshaw Floral Co.. 1528 Herr, A. M 1504 Hews Co., A. H 1534 Highland Pk. Gnhs. .1517 Hill Co., E. G 1532 HillFloralCo., E. G.1516 Hill Nurs. Co., D. . . . 1498 Hitchings & Co 1538 Hoene, Geo. J 1501 Holm & Olson 1519 Holland Nurs., The. . 1498 Hollywood Gardens. 1519 Holton & Hunkel Co.l530 Home Correspondence School 1526 Horan, E. C 1529 Howard Rose Co 1498 Hudson Navigation Co. 149S Idle Hour Nurs 1517 Igoe Bros 1526 Imperial Seed & Plant Co 1492 Irsa, F. F 1501 Invin, R. J 1497 Jackson & Perkins. .1498 Jacobs, S., & Sons. 1538 Jennings, E. B. 1492 Johnston Bros 1519 Johnston & Co., T. J. 1619 Joseph's Florist 1519 Joy Floral Co 161S Hasting, Wm. F., Co.l4S9 Keller, John A 1517 Keller Pottery Co. . . 1534 Keller Sons, J. B 1519 Kenney, H 1526 Kerr, The Florist.. . . 1517 KervanCo., The....l525 Kessler, Wm 1629 King Construction Co. 1536 Knoble Bros 1516 Komada Bros 1533 Koster & Co 1498 Kooyman, C 1532 Kottmiller, Florist.. . 1518 Kroeschell Bros. Co.. 1539 Kuebler, Wm. H 1529 Lager & Hurrell 1505 Lang Floral & Nurs. Go 1616 Lange, A 1516 Lange, H. F. A 1519 Langiahr, A. H 1528 Leedle Floral Co 1602 Leonard Seed Co. . . . 1490 Littlefield & Wyman.l49S Littlefield, Florist. . .1519 Lockland Lumber Co. ■ 1536 London Flower Shop. 1518 Lord & Burnham Co. 1537-40 Ludwig Floral Co ... 1519 MacNiff Hort. Co. ..1495 Mader, Paul 1502 Marshall A Co..W.E.1491 Massmann, F. W 1518 Matthews & Varney.1500 McAlpine & McDon- ald 1530 McCallum Co., The. 1532 McClunie, Geo. C. . . 1517 McConnell, Alex 1518 McCray Refrigerator Co 1526 McHutchison & Co. . 1490 McManus, James. . .1529 Menand, L 1516 Metairie Ridge Nurs. Co., Ltd., The 1518 Metropolitan Material Co 1536-38-39 Mette, Henry 1495 Meyer, Chas. F 1490 Michell Co., H. F. . .1492 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 1526 Michler Bros. Co 1517 Miller, A. L 1498 Miller, Stuart H. . . . 1533 Mills, The Florist. ..1517 Mitchell, John R 1,600 Moninger Co., J. C. . 1539 Moore,Hentz & Nashl529 Moore Seed Co 1494 Mountain View Floral Co 1498 Mullanphy, Florist. . 1519 Murray, Samuel 1517 Nason, L. B 1529 Nafl Florists' Board of Trade 1525 Neidinger, Jos. G 1525 New England Florist Supply Co 1530 Nicotine Mfg. Co. . . 1635 Niessen Co., Leo 1533 Noe, L. M 1529 Olson & Co 1601 Ouwerkerk, P 1498 Palmer, F. E 1516 Palmer & Son. W. J.. 1516 Park Floral Co., The.1516 Park Floral Co 1519 Parshelsky Bros.,Inc.l536 Peacock Dahlia Farms 1496 Pearce, Geo 1539 Peckham Floral Co. . 1501 Peirce, E. Allan 1534 Penn, The Florist.. . . 1516 Pennock-Meehan Co., S. S 1501-33 Peters & Reed Pot- tery Co 1534 Peterson, C. A 1502 Pfaff & Kendall 1537 Philadelphia Cut Flo- wer Co 1633 Philadelphia Whole- sale Flor. Exch... .1533 Philips Bros 1518 Pierce & Co 1516 Pierce Co., F. O 1536 Pierson, Inc., A. N..1489- 1503 Pierson U-Bar 1536 Pierson Co., F. R 1489 Pikes Peak Flor. Co.. 1616 Pillsbury, I. L 1502 Pine Tree State Seed Co 1495 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co 1530 Polykranas, G.J 1528 Potter Floral Co 1517 Pulverized Manure Co., The 1535 Pyfer&Co., A.T...1532 Quadland's Sons, C. . 1504 Ramsburg, G. S 1494 Randall. A. L. Co. . . 1532 Randall's Flower Shop 1519 Rawlings, Elmer .... 1504 Rawson, The Florist. 1516 Reck, John & Son . . . 1516 Reed & Keller 1525 Reidel & Meyer, Inc. 1528 Reinberg, Peter 1532 Rice Co., M 1526 Richards, G. H 1493 Richwagen, Paul E. . 1497 Riley, E. L 1496 Ritchy, F. W 1504 Robbinsville Nurs. . . 1498 Robinson & Co., H. M 1526 Robinson Co., H. M. 1528 Robinson, L. D 1519 Rochelle & Sons, F. W. 1494 Rochester Floral Co.. 1519 Rock Flower Co., W. 1517 Roehra Co., Julius. ,1505 Rogers, E. G 1497 Rolker & Sons, A. . . 1490 Rosemont Gardens. . 1518 Rosery Flower Shop. 1516 Royal Glass Works. 1536 Rupp, John F 1492 Russin & Handing.. 1526 Salter Bros 1519 Saltford Flower Shopl519 Banter, A 1629 Sceery, Ed 1618 SohlntterA Son,Wm..l526 Schling, Max 1S18 Schmidt, J. C 1500 Schmitt & Co 1537 Scholtz, The Florist. 1516 Schulz Co., Jacob. . .1517 Schwake & Co, C. . . 1490 Scollay, Inc., John A. 1539 Scott, John 1502 Sefton Mfg. Co.... 1525 Sharp, Partridge & Co 1637 Sheridan, Walter F. . 1529 Shinn, Warren 1490 Siebrecht, Geo. C. . .1529 Skidelsky Co., S. S . . 1490 Skinner Irrigation Co. 1537 Slinn, B. S., Jr 1529 Small&Sons, J. H..1517 Smith, E. D., & Co.. 1502 Smith & Fetters Co. 1516 Smith & Hemenway. 1538 Smith, Henry 1517 Smith Co., W. & T. . 1498 Smith, P. J 1628 Smith, The Florist. . 1616 Snyder Co., B. A 1530 Solomon & Son, L . . 1538 Star Floral Co 1519 Stccher Litho. Co.. 1490 Steele's Pansy Gar- dens 1492 Storrs & Harrison Co. 1494 Stoothofl Co., H. A . . 1535 Stumpp, Geo. E. M.. 1518 Stumpp & Walter Co.l491 Syracuse Pottery Co. 1534 Thompson & Co., C. B 1517 Thorburn, J. M., & Co 1490 Tomlinson Key Floral Co 1517 Totty, Chas. H 1502 Traendly & Schenok.1629 United Cut Flower Co., Inc 1528 Van Assche, Frank. . 1538 Van Bochove, G. & Bro 1517 Van Der School & Son, R 1496 Van Gelderen, G. W. 1498 Vaughan's Seed Store 1492-97 Vick's Sons, James . . 1490 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., R 1489 Virgin, U.J 1517 WaUer SeedCo 1491 Walker Co., The F.. 1517 Warburton, Florist. .1517 Warcndorff, A 1518 Watkins & Simpson, Ltd 1495 Wax Bros 1516 Weeber & Don 1490 Weiss, Herman 1528 Welch Bros. Co 1531 Welch, Patrick 1630 Welch, The Florist. .1517 Wettlin Floral Co. . . 1496 Western Orchid Co. . 1605 Weston, Henry 1500 Whilldin Pottery Co. 1534 White Brothers 1498 Whitted Floral Co.. . 1518 Wietor Bros 1632 Williamsport Floral Co 1519 Wilson Floral Co.... 1516 Wilson, H. E 1519 Wilson, R. G 1516 Wioterson's Seed Store 1532 Wolfinger, Florist 1518 Wood Bros 1495 Woodrow & Marketos 1529 Woodruff & Sons, S. D 1492 Yates & Co., T. N..1500 Young & Co., A. L. . 1528 Young & Co., John. .1528 Young's Florist 1519 Zvolanek, Ant. C. . .1492 WiciUTA, Kans. — Alex. Marquardt, of Marshalltown, la., has been emplo.ved by C, P. JIueller to take charge of his greenhouses as general foreman. Mr. Marquardt once before worked for Mr. Mueller and is said to be an expert flo- rist. Wichita, Kans. — Owjdk to incessant rains the Carnation field of C. P. Muel- ler was flooded on June 6, Fear is ex- pressed that if the water does not sub- side at once the entire field may be ruined. There are about 20,000 plants in the field. Rugby, N. D. — N. P. Lindberg has one of the best equipped greenhouses in the State at Rugby and grows flowers in twelve houses. He started business in 190.3 and has had constant growth until it is one of the largest flower institutions In that section. Abutilon. . .1495-1,000-01 Achryanthes. . . 1495-1.601 .'Vdiantum l.';01-02-26 Ageratum 1489-95-96- 1497-1500 Alsophila 1502 Alternantheras . . 149.'>- 1497-1500-01-05 Alyssum 1489-95-97- 1500-01-03-05 Ampelopsis 1495-98 Arecas 149.3-1526 AspariigJis. 1490-91-93-95- 1496-97-1500-01-02-03- 1.505 Aspidistra 1500 Asters 1490-95-1600 Auracarias 1500 Azaleas 1498 Balsams 1495 Bay Trees 1498 Begonias.. , 14,89-90-95-96- 1497-1500-01-03-05 Berberis 1498 Bleeding Heart 1498 Bouvardias 1489-97- 1601-05 Bulbs... .1489-90-91-92-93- 1495-96-97-1505 Caladiums 1505 Calceolaria. 1491-92-93-97 Cannas.. . . 1489-95-96-97- 1500-01-02-05 Carnations. . .1489-95-97- 1501-02-03 Centaurea.... 1495-1500-03 Chrysanthemums. . . 1489- 1495-97-98-1500-01-02- 1503-04-05 Cibotium 1502 Cigar Plant 1496-1500 Cinerarias. .1491-92-93-95 Clematis 1498 Coleus.. 1489-95-96-97-98- 1500-01-03-05 Cornflowers 1500 Cosmos 1489 Crocus 1496 Crotons 1500 Cuphea 1489-95-98 Cut Flowers. . 1527-28-29- 1630-31-32-33 Cycas 1494 Cyclamen 1490-91-92- 1496-97-1504-05 Dahlias 1496 Daisies 1492-97-1501 Dielytra 1600 Dracaenas 1489-95-96- 1497-98-1500-01-05 Dusty MiUer 1497- 1500-01 EuonymuB 1498 Evergreens 1498 Ferns. . . 1489-96-97-1500- 1502-03-05-26 Fern Flats 1502 Feverfew. . . . 1495-98-1503 Freesias 1492-1605 Fruit Trees, 1498 Fuchsias 1495-97- 1500-01-03 Funkia 1600 Geraniums.. - . 1489-95-96- 1497-98-1500-01-03-04 Gladiolus.. . 1490-92-93-96 Gloxinias 1495 Gymnocarpa 1496 HeUotrope.. . . 1489-95-96- 1497-98-1600-01-03 Hemlock 1498 Honeysuckle 1600 Hyacinths 1495-96 Hydrangeas 14,89- 1497-98-1506 Iris 1490-96 Ivy 1489-95-97- 1498-1600-05 Kentias 1493- 1500-02-03-26 Lantanas. ..1495-1500-01 Larkspurs 1495 Lilac 1498 LiUes 1490-92-96-98 Lily of the Valley... 1490 Lobelia 149.6- 1497-1500-01-03-05 Marigold 1.500-03 Mignonette. . . 1490-93-97 Moonvines 1489- 1495-97-1500-03 Myosotis 1492-95 Narcissus 1495-96 Nasturtiums 1489- 1491-96-96-1500-01-03 Norway Maples 1498 Norway Spruce 1498 Nursery Stock 1498 Onion Sets 1490-92 Orchids 1505 Pahns. . . 1493-97-150.3-26 Pandanus 1493 Pansies 1490-91- 1492-93-94-9.5-96-97- 1505 Peonies 1496-98 Perennials 1498 Periwinkle 1.500 Petunias 1495- 1497-1500-01-03 Phlox. 1495-98-1500-03-05 Phoenix 1493 Pines 1526 Pips 1492-98 Poinsettias... 1490-97-1505 Primroses 1491-96 Primulas.. . 1490-91-92-93- 1495-97-1505 Privet 1498 Rhododendrons 1498 Rose Bushes. . . 149.5-1503 Roses. . . 1490-97-98-1500- 1502-03 Rubber Plant 1489 Salvias 1489-95-96-97- 1.500-03 ,Scarlet Sage 1500-03 Schizanthus 1493 Seeds.. .1490-91-92-93-94- 1495-97 Scnecio 1489 Shrubs 1498-1602 Snapdragon.... 1490-9 1-94- 1497-98-1500-01-03-05 Star of Bethlehem. . . 1501 Spiraia 1498 Stevia 1489-95-97 Stocks 1495-97-1603 Swainsona... 1489-95-1501 Sweet Peas. . . 1490-91-92- 1497 Tradescantias 1495- 1500-01 Trees 1498 TuUps 1495-96 Vegetable Plants.. . . 1489- 1492-94-1500-01 Vegetable Seeds. . , . 1492- 1495-1600 Verbenas. .1489-95-97-98- 1500-01-02-03-05 Vincas.. 14,89-95-96-97-98- 1501-05 Violets 1497-1505 Weddelliana 1500 Wistaria 1498 Zinnias 1495 MISCELLANEOUS Aphine 1535 Baskets 1493-1525-26 Benches 1537 Bench Fittings 1537 Birch Bark 1525 BoUers 1537-39 Boxes 1525-26 Boxwood. 1489-98-1603-26 Brackets 1536 Canes 1490-93 Cycas 1625-26 C>-press 1636-38 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses. 1515-16- 1517-18-19 Dagger Ferns 1526 Fancy Ferns 1526 Fertilizers.. . 1493-94-1536 Fiber 1525 Flats 1536 Florists' Accounts In- sured 1525 Florists' Supplies.. 1525-26 Fumigators 1493 Galax Leaves 1526 Glass. , . . 1489-1536-37-38 Glass Cutters 1538 Glass Insurance 1526 Glazing 1536 Glazing Points 1637 Grasses 1525 Greenhouse Construc- tion.. .1536-37-38-39-40 Greenhouse Material 1636-37-38-39^0 Greening Pins 1526 Gutters 1639 Guards 1626 Heating 1537-39 Humus 1635 Hose 1490-1539 Insecticides.. . 1491-93-94- 1505 Irrigation 1537 Knives (Pruning) .... 1493 Laurel 1526 Leucothoe Sprays . . . 1526 Lithographic Work. . 1490 Lumber 1536 Manure 1535 Mastica 1536 Moss 1525-26 Mushroom Spawnl490-93 Nikoteen 1535 Palmetto Leaves. . . . 1526 Pans 1534 Paper Pots 1534 Pecky Cypress 1536 Pipe 1537-38-39 Posts 1536 Pots 1534 Putty Bulbs 1537 Putty Machines 1538 Raffia 1493 Refrigerators 1520 Rubbish Burners. . . . 1526 Ruscus 1525 Sash 1536-38 Sash Bars 1538 Schools 1526 Shelf Brackets 1536 Slug Shot 1505 Smilax 1497 Sphagnum Moss.. . . 1490- 1525-26.. Stakes 1504-26 Staples 1502 Supports 1526 Tobacco Products.. . 1490- 1535 Toothpicks 1526 Tubes 1538 Tubs 1534 Vases 1489 Ventilating Apparatus 1539 Wants....l520-21-22-23-24 Page After the War L'jog American Association of Nurserymen. .1508 American Seed Trade Association: Annual Convention arid Portraits. . . .1512 Bouvardia.s, Cultivation of 149,3 Boston Florists' Club 1515 British Novelties of Merit 1500 Catalogs Received 1493 Clubs snd Societies: Newport (K. I.) Hort. See; Annan- dale (N. Y.) Rose Show; Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Florists' Club; Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort, Soc; Lenox (Mass.) Hort. Soc 1504 Show at Mamaronock; Nassau Co. Rose Show 1524 Eastern Delegation, Planning the 1511 Floricultural Teaching in Massachu- setts 1503 Florist and President 1510 Formaldehyde and Potato .Scab 1513 Freight Charges, Refund of 1492 " Greenhouse Heating " 1508 Gude, W. F., in Preparedness Parade (Illus.) 1510 Hess, J. J. (Portrait) 1511 Integrity and Honesty of Florists 1493 Iowa Seed Dealers Meet 1492 June Exhibition Tarrytown Hort. Soc. . 1514 Kasting, W. F., The Late 1508 Land of the Rising Sun 1508 Marigolds for Winter, Culture of 1503 Market Review, Weekly 1527 Massachusetts, Hort. .Soc 1514 Meetings and Events, The Week's ... 1508 Meetings and Exhibitions, Coming. . 1501 Middle West, The 1534 Missouri Notes 1534 New England States 1531 New York and New Jersey Plant Grow- ers' Ass'n 1508 Ninth Story Window, From a 1509 Nursery Dept. (lUus.) 1499 Obituary: Kasting, W. F. (Portrait) ; Mrs. Kate Stiefel 1509 Omaha, the Peony City 1514 Pacific Coast, The 1535 Partial Sunday Closing 1508 PubUoations Received 1528 Quarantine Regulations 1531 Question Box 1524 ' Readers* Views, Our: Mothering Sunday, an Old English Custom; Not a Winning Policy. . . .1513 Retailer, The (Illus) : Florists' Round Table; Cleveland Flower Store Blossoms Into the Movies; Steamship Sailings; Ber- muda 1515-1519 Rose, To Study Diseases of the 1506 Roses 1506 Seed Trade Report 1491 Schedules Received 1528 Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists 1511 S. A. F. and the Houston Convention. . .1511 Southern States 1494 Spencer Sweet Peas (Illus. ) 1506 Texas, In 1511 Texas Nurserymen's Association 1508 Trade Notes: Baltimore. . . . 1527 Boston 1530 Buffalo 1530 Chicago 1534 Cincinnati. . . 1534 Dayton 1534 Hartford 1531 Houstftn 1494 Indianapolis. .1532 Kalamazoo. , . 1534 Kansas City. . 1535 Knoxville... .1495 Lancaster. . . . 1524 Los Angeles. . 1535 Louisville.. . .1496 Montgomery . 1494 NashWlle 1496 New Haven .1531 New Orleans. 1495 Newport 1531 New York. ...1529 Philadelphia.. 1533 Portland 1538 St. Louis 1534 Syracuse 1530 Washington, 1528 United States OflScial Postal Guide 1493 Vegetable Seed from England 1493 Week's Work, The: Rosy Morn Petunias; Annuals for Spring Sales; Boston Ferns; Pom- pon Chrysanthemums; Cinerarias; Calceolarias; Pansies; Geraniums 1502-1503 Wheeler, W. A., Is Appointed Specialist in Market Seeds 1492 Wholesale Grass Seed Dealers' Ass'n .... 1491 Boston, Mass.— H. P. Falk of 33 Berry St., received permission on June 15 to huUd a greenhouse. 1508 The Florists' Exchange FOUNDED IV 1888 A Weekly Meaium of Interchang-e for PlorlstB, Nnrgery- men, Seedsmen and tbe Trade In General Elxclusively a Trade Paper Entered at New York Post Office as Second Class Matter Published every Saturday by the A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co.. Ltd., Proprietors, 438 to 448 West 37th St., New York. A. T. De La Mare, president and managing editor; Jas. Griffith, secretary; David Tou- zeau. treasurer. The address of the officers is the ad- dress ot this paper. Short address P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, New Yorlt. Telephone, Greeley 80, 81, 82. Begrlstered Cable AdaxesB: Plorex Newyork pxTT/-' Ap/-j. Our office here Is In the charge of ^•"■^»-'-^'-"-'' James Morton. Letters should be ad- dressed: The Florists' Ezcbanire, 143 Ho. Wabasb Ave., Boom 307. Telephone, Central 3487. FBUTCIPAi; BBANCE OFFICES Boston: Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass. 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Telegrams. — Telegrams received at this office up to 12 noon Wednesday, containing changes in advertising, will receive attention for the issue of Saturday fol- lowing; likewise telegrams having informative mat- ter intended for our news columns will be received up to Wednesday noon. Telegrams forwarded after 5 p.m., Tuesday, and marked "Night Press Message, Collect" will be forwarded by the telegraph com- panies at newspaper rates. The Week's Meetings and Events Monday, June 26. — Gardeners and Florists' Club of Baltimore, Md. Tuesday, June 27. — Toledo (O.) Florists' Club. — Summer Show of tlie Connecticut Horticultural Society, June 27-28, at Hartford, Conn. Friday, June 30. — People's Gardeners' Association, Paterson, N. J. New York and New Jersey Plant Growers TJie tenth annual outing of the New York and New Jersey Ass'n of Plant Growers, whose office is at Queens Plaza Court, I^ong Island City, will be held at Forest Park Hotel, Forest Park, Pike Co., Pa., next week. The party will leave New York on June 27 at 10 a.m. in a special car attached to the Lackawanna Railroad's Limited, and will spend three days in Forest Park. The hotel is situated at an altitude of ICOOft., in a 3000 acre Pine area, furnishing the finest bathing, boating, fishing, and tennis. Tile tickets, inclusive, cost $15 per person. The outing committee consists of Julius Roehrs, Louis Dupuy, W. H. Siebrecht, Jr. and H. C. Steinhoff. Texas Nurserymen's Association The first of the two annual meetings of the society will be held on July 28 in connection with the Farmers' Congress, College Station; the other, the regular annual meeting, on Sept. 36 and 27 at a place to be selected. A badge book is Ijeing prepared which will contain full information and details of the meeting. An urgent appeal is made to all nurserymen in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana to join. "Greenhouse Heating" Readers of The Exchange will remember the series of questions and answers on greenhouse heating in this paper during last Fall. These obtained such wide- spread favoralile interest that the matter has been cle man from among us. His rapid rise in the world made none to envy liira. His death, right in his prime, wiU cause sorrow in a widespread circle. American Association of Nurserymen Milwaukee Convention Next Week The forty-first annual convention of this association will be held on Wednesday to Friday, June 38-30, at the Hotel Wisconsin, Milwaukee. The program on this oc- casion seems to be longer than any of recent years, and covers a , great variety of subjects. It would indeed seem as though this society was broadening its platform and becoming more than ever a keen business organiza- tion. We hope to deal pretty fully with the papers and discussions. Tliere will be private as well as open sessions, the private ones with closed doors being for members only. Altogether there appears to be a score of papers, to- gether with discussions upon them, exclusive of the re- ports of the various standing committees. Incidentally there will be meetings of the American Nurserymen's Protective Ass'n, the Wholesale Nursery- men's Traveler's Protective Ass'n, and American Re- tail Nurserymen's Protective Ass'n. There will also be opportunities for visiting some of the large industries of Milwaukee, and there will be an exhibition in con- nection with the convention. A special train is being prepared to take the member.^ of New Y'ork State and New England visitors. The president is E. S. Welch of Shenandoah, Iowa; John Hall is secretary, his address being 204 Granite Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. Partial Sunday Closing The regular meeting of the Tri-City Florists' Club was held at the residence of H. Pauli on Thursday, June 8, with a large attendance. President Ludwig Stapp presided. A. F. Longren and Max Rasmus.sen were visitors of the evening. The Sunday closing move- ment was taken up and it was decided to close all green- houses at noon on Sunday and to make no deliveries in the afternoon, all members to conform with this rule. The annual picnic will be held at Rock River, July 13. W. G. [The Tri-City circle includes Davenport, la.. Rock Island and Mol'ine, 111.— Ed.] The Land of the Rising Sun A Japanese client of tin- firm of R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md., wrote to them the follow- ing interesting letter in relation to Japanese gardens: We are a fiower-Ioving nation, always having some flowers in pots or in the ground, and enjoy growing these plants. In general, flowers are grown everywhere. Our gardens are different from yours in their construction, ours having many old trees growing thickly, and adorned with stone lanterns, and among these are grown many graceful Japanese flowering plants. Geraniums are not in fashion as a garden plant, but as pot plants. Geraniums were found in Japan about forty or fifty years ago and were unnamed varieties of red or pink, and were good flowering plants, but Dagata, Flogmore, Kovalebski, etc., were grown about ten years ago. that is, after the war with Russia. After this, Geraniums were found everywhere and newer varieties were introduced every year and became favorites. Now these are exhibited at flower shows" in some places. As pot plants we enjoy their beautiful tints and admire newer varieties of rare color, dotted or spotted. Lately, variegated leaved varieties are admired and are greatly in fashion. .As a result, these varieties are valued at highest prices. In our district (near Tokyo), Geraniums are wintered in coldframes or greenhouses, but in southern parts, as Kusku district, they are wintered in the open air with only a covering of straw. In Summer they seem to decline in the open air, with the exception of some strong ones, owing to the intense heat. Some of the flowering plants which lately came into fashion in our country are Dahlias. Chrysanthemums, Rpses and Geraniums. 141 Nakanomachi-Hongo. B. Masuda, Tokyo-Fuka, Japan. June 2*. 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1509 Till; value oi nn advi'rtisciiifiifj is gauged by tlu^ ini- pros.si(iii it makes upon the mind. TiiK steadily reeurring rains liave held baek planters of field stoek, ineluding Dahlias, Caurias. Carnations. This int'loom. The m-keep of sound sward or lawn, is constant close mowing. How often one sees beautiful lawns early in the year, say at the end of May. the grass of which is allowed to get long, and when this happens the bottom seems to go out of the whole lawn. The grass becomes speary, and it is doubtful if all the after attention one can give will bring it back to its close, turfy, first condition. Light rolling, watering, feeding, constant mowing, and the collecting of the mown grass or brushing of it, are all necessary for the making and maintaining of the finest lawn. Weeding of course, is another very important ])oint. It :mic,iit lie thought that the "wild garden" requires no skill to produce, and possibly wild gardening is an easier jiroposition than what might be called polished (»r cultured gardening, such as we find in herbaceous borders and in geometrical flower bedding, yet there is play for consideralile knowledge in the production and maintenance of an interesting wild garden. Suitable phmts have to be chosen, and they must have a start either in ])lanting or the sowing of seeds. Thereafter, certainly, they are supposed to look after themselves. Wild gardening, it may be said, is the artist's type of gardening, and if everybody had wild gardens there certainly wtndd be less need of many of the professional gardeners. TuF, VALUE of the Peony Mme. Calot as a gtKid shipper and commercial variety was well exemplified at the office of The ExcHAxr.E last week. This beautiful shell pink and eream colored flower of large size and fine double form, came in to be named and in order to compare it with a gond collection a member of the staff carried it in a small leather portfolio, where eventually it got badly bruised before liis return to the office, and being out of the water the better part of the day it wa.s thoroughly wilted as well. However, he cut a little from the base, stabbed the stem in a few places, and put it in water, and was surprised to find next morning that it was fresher than when first received. It looks like one of the very best for keeping, as well as being very beautiful. From time to time newspaper reports convey cameos of the life behind the trenches on the European war I'rnnt. .\n account in the New York Thiii-s at the end of last week described the organization iiehinil the trench front at \'erdun, and it was interesting lo read of the .irtislie firiwer beds tm the sloping terraces (uitside the barracks made by the poilus or soldiers, these being evi- dently planted in the carpet bedding style, witli iuifie letters in flowers, spelling the names of Joft're, (!asteln.iu. Anloine and other conimanders. Shells, i)ul not sea shells such as we fretjuenfly sec in gardens, were also slacked there and adorned with big bunches of fluwers .-md l''reneh fiags. Others of the men had kitchen gardens for the growing of fresh vegetables. I^arlier in the war we read of little gardens made by the Ilritish soldiers even in the trenches, and doubtless, although we do ntit get the news, the Germans and those of other nationali- ties have eipially fine gardens, almost within the rain of bullets and shrapnel. So:me one with the designatory prefix "i)rofessor" he- fore his name, said to be head of a plant research in- stitution in UucIvS Co., Pa., evidently understands what sort of stuff (ileases the writeup man of the daily news- jiajiers. This particular professor has been talking, as he talked a year ago, about having a tree with half a dezen different grafts growing upon it, including Peach, The Late Wm. F. Kasting Lilac, Raspberry and Ro.ses. He ought not to stoj) there, he ought to grow Cucumbers and Oranges and Turnips and a few other things on the same tree, and give us something really worth talking about. The strange thing about these extraordinary paragraphs or articles in the big so-called intelligent dailies, is that the more removed from scientific facts or practical possibilities the mat- ter happens to be, the more prominence the newspaper men give to it, trotting it out in l)ig headlines, with sub-heads, taking up half a column, and the words, "Special to ," j>receding the actual "news" itself. Just why plant life should be so misundersU)od it is difficult to comprehend, but tales of the "Arabian Nights" character are by no means dead yet. With kepeiiexch tensable backhig in the fireplace, as leaving the very best ashes for the making of soft soap, as being most efficaeious in the cure of the inevitable chills and fever, and for its ready adaptation to many other wants and eonvenieiu'es of life in the backwoods, as well as for the exceeding beauty of its early fiower on the one hand and the touch-me-not character of its prickly and astrin- gent nut on the other. The name Buckeye therefore be- came fixed and crystallized -TS the accepted s>., N. "^'., liad gone. Two other Democratic delegates from Huffalo, Philip G. Schncfer and (Seo. ,T. Meyer, had accompanied Mr. Kasting, who held the official ])iisition of I'o.stniiLSter of Hufl'alo, and they took back the body to liuffalo. In this sad duty they were accompanied by Hejjresentative Driscoll and Wni. I.aTour, a relative of Mr. Kasting, who was in St. Louis on busines.s. Besides his florieultural activities, which of course were Ills chief concern, at le.-ist until a year or two ago, Mr. Kasting was chairman of the executive committee of the Postmasters' National Ass'n., a high and honorable of- fice, and had been mentioned recently a.s a possible Democratic c;indidate for Go\'ernor of \ew ^'ork .State next Fall. He was attending the Democratic convention at St. Louis as 2)roxv for Mayor L. P. Fuhrmann of Buffah). Mr. Kasting was in the full ])riine of life, his jolly, I'uddy countenance and tall prc]>ossessing appearance, were known to thousands of our readers who had seen him and met him fretpiently in connection with the S. A. F. conventions, in wliich he has taken a very active ))art for many years, and at the larger flower shows throughout the country. Our own last talk with him was at the National F'lower .Show in Philadelphia in March. Mr. Kasting was always on the job, always right in the heart of the activities that were in progres.s, whether on the platform at a cmivention, or in the busi- ness office during an exhibition. Persistency and stead- fiistness were two of his chief characterLstics, assisted by his genial, hearty disposition. As a toastnuister he was |irobab!y unexcelled, and had a wonderful gift of running repartee and suitable cnmment.iry alKiut places, indi- \iduals, times, seastuis, and event.s. He seemed just to stand up, and in a resonant, melodious voice speak out the thoughts that came flowing along, not rapidly but insistently enough to make no halting in the delivery. He could say the most personal things in a manner that onlv jileased, whereas coming from anctther man they niight have displeased. Mr. Kasting was German born, and saw the light of day on the 27th of ,Tuly, 1S70; so that he had barely at- tained his 4(ith liirthday. He certainly looked somewhat older. His father and mother came from the Duchy of Waldcck, Germany, where he was born, to this country, when he was about 15 years of age. He completed his edu- cation at Bryant and Stratton's Business College, Buf- falo, and was graduated in 1895 with the highest honors. At this time he started work in the florists' business at tlie private place of Geo. H. Lewis of Buffalo, who was also proprietor of the Niagara Hotel and conservatory connected therewith. The deceased followed greenhouse work for over eight years here and at Cleveland, Erie, St. Louis and SteubenviUe, then came back to Buffalo. He now entered tne employment of Daniel B. Long, at that time a local wholesale connnission florist, and after two years purchased his interest and succeeded Mr. Ixing in llu' liu^iness; this was in Nov. 1, 1906. As showing how rapidly Mr. Kasting had come to the front rank in the commercial floricultural world of the V. S., it is interesting to recall that in that year he was also elected president of the Society of American Flo- rists and Ornamental Horticulturists, and four years later, in 1910, he was appoiried treasurer of the society, which office he has held with much acceptance during the last six vears, and his death leaves a vacancy that will prob.ildy' be hard to fill so well as he filled it. .Mr. kasting conducted his commission business nn his own account until about five years ago, when it was in- corjKiratcd. Besides being Postmaster of Buffalo, which appoint- ment he received from President Wilson two years hack, he was also president of the Seneca Fire Insurance Co.. treasurer of the Red Cross Drug Co., and served for eight years as Park Commissioner of Buffalo. He was l)resid'ent of the N. Y. State Federation of Floral Chibs, also president, last year, of the local Florists' Club, and has hehl the office of vice-president of the American Carnation Sociclv. He was a member of all the bodies of the Masonic order, also of the Odd Fellows, Elks and of a great many other fraternal organizations. Speaking of him when he ran for Councilman last 1510 The Florists' Exchange October, the Buffalo Times said: "Mr. Kasting is a strong and able man, and possesses all the qualifications that are necessary for a fit representative of the people in the upper house of the Common Council. He has a large acquaintance in Buffalo, and enjoys the confidence of all who have jjnown him in business circles." In 1912 he lost his wife, Laura K. LaTour, by whom he had three children, William L., Laura L. and Jolin K. Kasting. His late wife's mother and sister lived with him. Mr. Kasting is also survived by his sister, Mrs. Mary Bixon of Buffalo. The eldest boy is 14. For eight years Mr. Kasting had been a sufferer from diabetes and high blood pressure, according to a state- ment by Dr. E. S. Tobie, his family physician. One of Mr. Kasting's last acts was the sending of flowers to all Buffalo women at the postmasters' con- vention. The Democratic convention adjourned out of respect to him. Resolutions of regret were adopted by the executive committee of the postmasters. A memorial hour will be set aside at the next postmasters' convention in Wash- ington in July. Last Winter Mr. Kasting made a trip to Albany for the purpose of having Assemblyman Nicholas J. Miller introduce a bill appropriating a sum for establishment of a State floriculture and vegetable culture station at Cornell University, so that these industries might be fostered in the Empire State. He urged this appro- priation in his capacity as president of the New York Federation of Floral Clubs and treasurer of the Society of American Florists. Funeral services were held last Sunday afternoon at the family home, No. 700 Ellicott st. In what esteem Mr. Kasting was held for his personal qualities was at- tested by the great crowd of men and women who filled the house and overflowed upon the lawn and walks. There was a sense of personal loss among the many who gathered to pay this last tribute of respect. More than a dozen fraternal and other organizations were represented at the cemetery. They stood bare- iieaded as the ceremonies at the grave were conducted by the members of Queen City lodge of Masons. About the grave were placed the many score of floral pieces which had been sent by the Elks, the Masons, the Eagles, Society of American Florists and other organi- zations and from the many friends to whom Mr. Kast- ing had endeared himself. Among the attendants were many prominent Democratic and Republican politicians. Among the honorary pallbearers were E. C. Brucker, Geo. Asmus, John Young, Arnold Ringier and Prof. E. A. White, while the active pallbearers were W. J. Palmer, S. A. Anderson, C. E. Schoenhut, Jos. Sangster and C. T. Guenther. Two greenhouses, one at Akron and one at Erie, are owned by the W. F. Kasting Co., which has for its officers: Vice-president, L. C. Wilkie; secretary, Wallace H. Eiss; treasurer, Emil C. Brucker. Expressions from Mr. Kasting's Friends The following letter from John Miller, superintendent to Louis C. Tiffany of Laurelton Hall, Oyster Bay, N. Y., adds materially to Mr. Kasting's biography, Mr. Miller says: "I have just heard of Will Kastin^s death. I always called him Will, as I looked upon him as a father might, and he always called me papa, and my wife, mamma. Miller. "In 188T, one year after Gov. Tilden's death, I left Greystone, N. Y., and built and stocked three green- houses for G. H. Lewis in Buffalo. These houses were attached in the rear of the Niagara Hotel. While there I bought a small amount of lumber from a planing mill, and Will Kasting delivered it to me, he being then a young man about half grown. He stood for a long time watching the men and then approached me and said, 'I would like to work with you,' and as he was only receiving board and clothing where he was, I decided to employ the boy, and took him into my family. As I have a son of about his age, they both soon became very close friends. Willie was bright and proved himself a spiendid worker, and when 1 left I took him with me to Gordon Park in Cleveland. He started in the green- houses and proved to be very efficient. He executed every order in a thorough manner. "Mrs. Henry Niemeyer of Erie, Pa., came to me, wanting someone to take charge of her greenhouses as her son, Henry, had left her to start in business for himself, and I sent Will. She was rather surprised and perhaps offended, but in a short time she recognized his good qualities and he made a perfect success. When he had gotten through this he came back to me, and I sent him to a little place to learn how to grow Carna- tions, but he did not fancy it, so went to Mr. Daniel Ix)ng, who wanted someone to run his wholesale busi- ness, as the latter desired to devote his whole time to the sale of his floral album. This was Will's chance, and you know how he purchased the business and made a great success. He called here not long ago with a gentleman, Mr. Henry, who had then just returned from Japan, where he was interested in the Lily bulb busi- ness. "William F. Kasting was a clean, honest, good boy, and there are none who mourn him more than my wife, my children or myself. John Miller." I felt a deep sense of personal loss when I learned of the death of Mr. Kasting. I had the pleasure of meet- ing him for the first time when employed in the whole- sale store of Daniel B. Long, in Buffalo in 1895. I had the op]>ortunitv to observe, and grew to admire, his sterling qualities of character and the genial social indness of his nature. He was a loyal, faithful and steadfast friend; the more you knew him, the better you would like him. He was always kind and consTderatc. Kindness is the most beautiful flower that grows in the human soul. Those of us who knew him intimately only knew too well how he spread the sunshine wherever he would go. His presence always seemed a message of cheer and good will. He always seemed to have in mind that we should remember that we travel the road of life but once and was constantly trying to make the world better. His integrity was superb but his predominant quality was courage, courage to fight wrong and injustice, yes, courage to stand loyally by a friend; the courage that makes the real man, the moral courage of belief and conviction. I have good reason to note my admiration for this man. He and I have been intimate friends for years. I learned to respect, admire and love him who died as he lived, in the harness. His loss is a sad blow to the Society of American Florists. As its treasurer he la- bored unceasingly, giving much of his time to this work and accomplished much good. His loss will not only be felt by this organization but the city of Buffalo, as well as the horticultural interests of the State of New York lose the services of an able and valuable advocate. I express the firm belief that his name will go down in the history of the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists as one of its greatest and most efficient officers. His work will always stand as a mommient to his memory. I could not forego this opportunity of adding my word of tribute to his noble service to our organization, ray regard for him as a man and a friend. I share his loss with his family, friends and members of our So- ciety, which he served so well. Patrick Weigh. The word of Mr. Kasting's death was certainly sad news to Indianapolis florists. His wholly unexpected and untimely death takes from the florists of the coun- try a strong character who never forsook the interests of his profession at any time. Even though postmaster of Buffalo and prominent in many other organizations, he never cared to place anything above his chosen call- ing, that of a florist. His florist friends were dearer, their interests greater and his loyalty to them above that of everything else. He rose from lowly positions to the most chosen ones through sheer merit and prompt dealings with his fel- lowinen. Billy will be missed, not for a short time, but for many years to come in the gatherings pertinent to interests of our national bodies. Irwin Berterjiann. It was my privilege to have known the late Mr. Kast- ing since the convention during the Pan-American Ex- position in Buffalo. There I first became attracted to this robust and sound principled builder. He was a type that belongs to the new school which adopts for its motive and guide the principle "that if I help to make another prosperous I will also be prosperous," rather than the principle so prevalent, "that if I can make an- other man poor I will make myself rich." In these times when strong men, real builders, are none too plentiful in our midst and are greately needed, his passing away is indeed a great loss to his family, to horticulture and to the community. A. J. Guttman. I was greatly shocked by the news of the death of Wm. F. Kasting. I numbered him among my loyal friends, and greatly admired him for his sterling quali- ties and for his devotion to the Society of American Flo- rists and his city of Buffalo. The society loses one of its most active and earnest officers and workers, and the city a devoted and loyal citizen. To his sorrowing family and friends I send my heartfelt sympathy in their bereave- ment. H. B. Beattt. Mrs. Kate Stiefel Mrs. Kate Stiefel, who had been in the retail florists' business at 1932 Third ave., New York, for m years, re- tiring within the past year, and giving her store to one of her neices, Mrs. Graviano, who is now conducting it, died at the home of another niece, Mrs. John Mossel, last Friday, June 16. She was buried on Sunday. The de- ceased was S8 years old. Her husband died four years ago. When a florist stands at tlie right hand of the President The central figure in the front row is. of course, President Woodrow Wilson; on his right is Wm. F. Gude, well-known florist' chairman of the committee, and on his left Rudolph Kauffmann, while a little behind is Chas. J. Columbus, another member of the parade committee that invited the President. The Florist and the President Wm. F. Gude Receives Autograph Letter from Chief Executive The following is a copy of the letter sent to Wm. F. Gude by Pres. Wilson after the Preparedness Parade at Washington, D. C, of the committee of which Mr. Gude was chairman: THE WHITE HOUSE Washington June 16, 1916. My de/ir Mr. Gude: — May I not express to you, as chairman of the Citizens' Executive Committee in charge of the parade for preparedness the other day, my admiration and appreciation of the executive success of the demon- stration? It seemed to me admirably managed in every respect, and I enjoyed my own participation in it. Cordially and sincerely yours, (Signed) WOODROW WILSON. Mr. William F. Gude, 3900 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, D. 0. June Si, 1918. The Florists^ Exchange 1511 J. J. Hess, Omaha, Neb. Who has been appointed treasurer of the S. A. F. and O. H., by Prea. MacRorie. to fill out the unexpired term of the late Wm. F. Hasting of Buffalo 1 Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists President Daniel MacRorie directs me to say that he has appointed J. J. Hess of Omaha, Neb., to serve as treasurer of the Society of American Florists and Or- namental Horticulturists to fill out the unexpired term of the late Wm. F. Kasting. John Youno, Sec'y. The Houston Convention At this early date great interest is being shown in the 32d annual convention and trade exhibition to be held in Houston, Texas, August IS, 16, 17. It would appear that there will be a very creditable attendance from the East. Rates and particulars as to the different routes may be obtained by application to this ofice. One favorable route will be by Southern Pacific Co., via steamer to New Orleans, train to Houston, then all rail returning. The best obtainable rate from New York City to Hous- ton by this route would be $83. This rate will include berth and meals on steamer line to New Orleans and first class rail transportation beyond, returning from Houston via St. Louis and New York Central lines. Steamers sail semi-weekly from Pier 48 North River, foot of West Eleventh St., every Wednesday and Satur- day at 12 o'clock noon and are due in New Orleans the following Monday and Thursday. Connections can here be made for Houston either on the Sunset Limited leav- ing New Orleans at 11 a.m. which will fetch our party in at Houston 10 p.m. the same night. This will give a beautiful ride through the Louisiana Sugar and Cotton belt, which is a very scenic route. If tlie party desires to stop over at New Orleans for a day or so, connections could be made with train No. 9 leaving' at 11:30 p.m. due in Houston next morning at 11:30. Sleeper rates between New Orleans and Houston are .?2. Trip if made from New Orleans by dayliglit could be accommodated in large commodious coach un- less party preferred to use parlor cars. S. S. "Momas" will leave New York Aug. 9, arriving at New Orleans Monday, Aug. 14, in the morning; by taking rail service there would arrive at Houston 10 p.m. same night. Any of our members desiring to leave earlier may take the S. S. "Creole" leaving New York Aug. 5, and arriving New Orleans Aug. 10. If arrange- ments for the trip are made promptly we will arrange so that the delegates and visitors will have "the time of their life." Our Southern brethren are making every effort to have this Convention one of the most successful in the history of the society not only from a business standpoint, but also from the great amount of pleasure and valuable information derived from our visit to the South. Some of the leading firms of the country alert to the opportunuity of the Southern market have made early bookings for large blocks of space in the trade exhibit, among them we find. Lord & Burnham Co., John A. Evans Co., M. Rice Co., A. L. Randall Co., Bur- ington Willow Ware Works, J. A. Peterson & Sons and H. C. Doescher. Intending exhibitors should not delay in securing space. Mother's Day Fund Replies are coming in freely to the appeal sent out by the secretary for contributions to the testimonial or fund to be presented to Miss Anna Jarvis, founder of Motlicr's Day. The list of donors will lie published sliortly. Those desiring their names included in this li.st sliould make remittance now. Department of Plant Registration Public notice is hereby given tliat as no objection has been filed, the following registration becomes complete. I'recsia Splendens by Rudolph Fischer, San Ciabriel, Cal. June 10, 191(). John Youno, Sec'y. Planning the Eastern Delegation Jolm Young, 63 W. 28th St., New York, has been named as chairman of a committee to make plans and re- ('ei\"e reservations for those who care to make the trip by water from New York to New Orleans for the Houston convention. This is considered an ideal trip, and all those going to the convention from the East should take advantage of this opportunity and write Mr. Young im- mediately, advising him of their intention of making the trip by water. All members will go on the same boat, and it assures a most enjoyable time for those who can spare the time to make the trip this way. R. C. Keek. Houston Proud to Have the Convention In an issue in one of the trade papers of June 3 an editorial appeared headed, "^'hat Houston has a Right to Expect." I wish to state what the S. A. F. has a right to expect at the Houston Convention. The Southern florists are alive to the importance of the meeting of the convention of the S. A. F. in the South this Summer. We realize the great possibilities that lie before the Southern horticulturists. We also realize the wonderful amount of good to be derived from the members of the S. A. F. in our midst, which will be a wonderful stimulant, and a great help in dis- cussing such matters as will tend to promote the cause of horticulture in the South. On the other hand, we believe that the coming of the members of the 3. A. P. from other sections to the South will be of great interest to them as they will have an insight into the possibilities that are here, and will, therefore, lay their plans to co-operate with us in the development of this section of the country. There was a feeling at the time the convention went to San Francisco that possibly the Western members would take matters in their own hands and vote upon such matters as would be to their own interest, and pos- sibly not to the interest of the society as a whole. It was demonstrated at the San Francisco Convention that the Western boys had the interest of the society at heart, and did not make any attempt at railroading matters. You may expect the same at tlie Houston convention. The society may expect the Southern members to use their best judgment and all to vote upon such as will be of interest to the society as a whole. I want to state here that insofar as I am personally concerned, I expect to work diligently to this end, and I believe there will be no opposition from the other members along these lines. Any attempt to table such questions as are soheduled for this meeting will certainly be fought to the limit. R. C. Kehh, Vice-President, S. A. F. In Texas A Year Among the Nurserymen and Florists A number of things are transpiring in Texas this year to place the nurserymen and florists at the front. First, our country is in better shape generally than for a number of years. It is the old story, that pros- perity finds expression in aesthetic culture and expendi- ture. More fruits, ornamentals and flowers arc used, among other luxuries. Second, about two years ago the florists of Texas or- ganized a State Association. This young organization is proving to be a "live one" of the stalwart kind, set- ting a pace for progress, rather unusual in the new Southwest. The nurserymen are gladly lending a hand to this their young sister; from present indications they may soon have to say "Big Sister." Third, the annual convention of the Society of Ameri- can Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists meet in Houston this year, Aug. IS to 17. Only once before did ever a National Convention venture across the Mississippi, the great divide, and that was in 1906 when the Ameri- can Association of Nurserymen was captured and brought to Dallas by Capt. Stanley Watson and his co- hort of Texan and Oklahoma nurserymen, an event of which the Southwestern nurserymen are proud and which the members of the association say they will not soon forget or cease to appreciate. Not only Houston, but every other large city in Texas is awake and supporting the Texas Florists' Association in this big event. The Eastern florists will be accorded genuine Southern hospitality, not that of the old Colonial days "Befo' de Wah" but of the "New South" born, reared and supported amid the new order of things. Let none of them fail to see the Southwest on this occa- sion. Fourth, the Texas Nurserymen's Association is to have two conventions this year, one on July 28 at Col- lege Station, Tex., during the Texas Farmers' Congress, which meets July 26 to 28, the other Sept. 26 and 27 at a place yet to be selected. This last is the regular an- nual convention. J. S. K. Floriferous arches of Rose American Pillar (in the foreground) and Dorothy Perkins (in the background) Photograph by Peter Bisset, Washington, D. C. 1312 The Florists' Exchange American Seed Trade Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Convention was held at Chicago this week, June 20-22 I'resident Lupton called the seed trade oonventi m to order on Tuesday morning of this week, the opening at- tendance being the largest for years. One hundred and fifty members were registered, exclusive of ladies, on tlie" first day, proving the wisdom of tlie selection nf Chicago as tlie convention center. The opening address of welcome was made by J. C. Vaughan, and responded to by F. W. Bolgiano of Wash- ington, who contrasted the cool winds of Chicago with the exceedingly warm welcome extended by Washington, 1). C. two years ago. This was in reference to the pe- riod of intense heat at Washington on that occasion. President Lupton's address was then delivered. J. C. Robinson was appointed on the membership com- mittee in place of Albert McCuUough, deceased.^ The committee on recommendations on tlie president's ad- dress consisted of S. F. Willard, E. L. Page, J. C. \'a-ughan, C. C. Massie, and Howard M. Earl. Secretary Kendel's report showed the memlicrsliiii about the same as last year, with the finances in gioil shape. This was referred to an auditing committee, consisting of S. F. Leonard, Watson S. Woodruff and Burnet Landreth, Jr. The inenihcrship connniltec's n- }i(>rt was acted upon on Wednesday. E. C. Dungan, chairman of the connuittee on postal laws, reported favoring Senate Bill WilT to allow cata- logs to be mailed at bulk rates, «c. per pound. A telegram of sympathy was sent to L. L. May, now in hospital at MUwaukee, cm the motion nf ,1. C. Vaughan. The papers and discussions followed. A. K. Bush of Northrup, King & Co., Minneapolis, read his paper on "Corn Growing in the Northwest," followed by Frank B. White on "Advertising," which paper we publish in this issue, and the paper on "Farmers' Associations," liy John A.- Salzer, of the Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., was read by W. P. Weedey. Each was discussed Ijy several members. The report of the committee on experiment stations, H. G. Hastings, chairman, was submitted and discussed, and a committee named to consider recommendations therein. This consisted of A. E. McKenzie, chairman; L. L. Olds, J. C. Michael, W. D. Weedey, O. H. Will, C. G. Hastings and C. C. Massie. The president invited mcmliers, ladies and guests to his reception on Tuesday evening at the Hotel Sherman, and the banquet, committee, consisting of Leonard 11. Vaughan, Martin H. Duryea and F. W. Bolgiano ar- ranged for a most enjoyable gathering on the Wednes- day. Several other important matters Were up for con- sideration including the selling of seeds by the central system and the non-warranty clause. The present is an important one in the seed trade Ijusiness as in others, and things are forward for handling tliat are as far- reaching as those of any previous time. Next week we shall go more into detail in regard to I lie proceedings. H. G. Hastings, Atlanta, Ga. A staunch member of the American .Seed Trade Aaaoeiation Straight Talk to the Seedsmen Fair Play Seed Advertising is Discussed at the Seed Trade Association by Director of tlie Agricultural Publishers' Association, Franlt B. White THE American Seed Trade Association and the As- s( ciation that I have the honor to represent should have many things in common. I bring ytm hearty greetings of our Association. If there is any way by which we may serve you individually or collectively, we would count it a privilege to do so. Li times past organizations were imbued with tlie ho]ie and expectation that members might gain some- thing from each other and, if possible, prevent other organizatimis from getting their full measure of bene- fit— in short, it was a selfish proposition. Times have changed. Associations at the present time are on the giving hand. Co-operation has taken the place of com- petition and every live org mization is seeking ways and means of .service. The individual's interests are sub- ordinated and the public well-being is of first considera- tion. I am sure this sentiment prevails among the miiii- bers of the American Seed. Trade Association. You arc looking for o))portunities to serve. So are we. The great eimvention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the world tliat convenes in Philadelphia next week is a service organization. It has for its motto, "Truth in .Advertising," and that is not an idle term. It is made effective among the best business institutions and organizations in the land. It is advocated and practised by the leading newspapers and magazines through their organizations and in their individual deal- ings. It is really remarkable to consider the reform that has taken pl.ace in this direction. The Agricultural Publishers' Association was foremost in a positive way when it passed and put in practice its "Fair Play Copy Kesolution." I want you to notice this, because it is applicable to the theme we are about to consider: " Heyolved. that it is the sense of the members of the Agricultural Publishers' .-Xsjioeiation, that the farm papers of America do exclude from their columns copy attacking retail or wholesale dealers, assailing advertisers selling either direct or through dealers, or reflecting in an unfair manner upon any competitor in business." A copy of this resolution was mailed to advertisers and agencies very generally, but it did not seem to be rightly understood. To make it plainer, another letter was sent, containing this explanation: " Please interpret this resolution to mean that there should be no mention in mail order cop.v of dealer, agent, middleman, jobber, wholesaler or any other distributor: nor shall there be any mention in the advertising copy of directly sold products of the mail order house, catalogue house, or any other selling direct distributor." If there is any one industry or business that ought to be founded on a square deal basis, it is the business of the seedsman. Dire or disastrous consequences follow dishonest practices. You are most familiar with this fact, and I will not enlarge upon it. When a farmer fertilizes and prepares his soil for the seed and finds at harvest time that the seed was not as represented, he is inclined to blame someone and I need not say whom. If he was induced by an advertisement in his favorite farm paper to patronize a certain seed house and got stuck in the tranviction, he is pretty sure to consider first ap- proach, and that's to the publisher. He does not care a fig for the money that he lost in the seed cost, but he does feel sore over the fact that he lost a year's time and has for his labor nothing to show but a crop failure. It is because of the potential difficulties involved that honest seedsmen are trying by every legitimate means to make sure that their stocks are right and that they give a full measure of .service without any comeback ex- cept of the "order" kind. Gentlemen, there are four sides to a square deal — your side, my side, the public and tile law — and when any one of these sides are not oI);er\ed, vou have a triangular projiosition and it is not square. It is fair play to give full measure, good qual- ity, a clean, honest service. You ex])cct it from others. Others expect it from you. You are entitled to a just reward for your labor — a fair, legitimate profit sufficient to warrant you in giving quality, quantity and service. When you measure up to that standard in the conduct of your business, you have a right to talk about adver- tising and emphasize it in the strongest possible terms, keeping in mind the fact that performance is better Uum promise, and that the best advertisement is the tiling itself, which we call commodity advertising. .\ s itisfied customer in any community is a living witness :-nd exponent ot your fair play dealing. A dissatisfied cu-tnmer scatters poison and some of it is liable to touch where it will do you greatest damage. The Essence of Success I said it was perfectly fair to speak in loud terms of what vou have to sell. There is a difference between a Jolin M. Lupton I'rcsidenl, Anicruioi .^e. il Ira.lc .\ssoci:UiiMi loud, clear, musical voice, and the gruff', harsh ihal- lenge of the bully, and I would have you see the wiser course in all your advertising plans. Make it winsome, strong, clear and per.suasive. May I presume upon your interest and tell you just a few things that seem to me essential in seed advertis- ing success. I believe that this is a strategic time for seedsmen to face this question squarely, and if you will come together and formulate your own standards of practice and publish to the world what your association stands for as regards quality and square dealing, you will be doing yourselves and your customers a great .service. I mean, gentlemen, legislate for yourselves. Don't let the politicians in States and the National Government run your business. Stand squarely for something as an association and insist that your mem- bers shall live up to your platform, and you will be tak- ing a long stride forward. AV'e have found in our association that our standards of practice have been good for us, not that every mem- ber has lived up to liiem, far from it, but they stand before us as something to be attained thereunto and, accordingly, the indifferent, thoughtless or reckless, are coming to see the wisdom of having something definite to aim at. You have allowed ])oliticians to tell you what you must do altogether too long. A body of busi- ness men such as conqiosc this association, united upon' a principle and a plan, would wield an influence in legislative halls that would make your rights respected because you would be right yourselves, if you live up to the proper standards of practice. And then, gentle- men, you would have something to advertise that people would liclie^'e in, and llie seedsman who could not sub- scribe to your standards would find himself doing busi- ness under a handicap. It is true that laws are made for the lawless. Law-abiding citizens do not need laws to keep them straight. There are a lot of lawless seeds- men, just as we find in our line of business -a lot of law- less puhlisliers. I mean those who practice question- able, injudicious or ruinous melliods. It is not fair to presume upon the gullibility of the consumer. He needs your protection. 'The average seed buyer is not intelli- gent, so far as seed quality is concerned. He must trust to the honesty of the man that he buys from and then he must wait until harvest time to prove that he has guessed right or wrong. There are ways liy which your association might do a lot of propaganda work if you had something worth while to talk about. Just being in the seed business does not make you conspicuously different. Good advertising is a plain, honest .statement of fact. Good advertising is trutii-telling. Good advertising is intended to acquaint tile man in need with the man who has to sell. The advertising should square u|i with the article. If it is good, it will, but it is more imjiortant to have the article snii]n)rt the ad\'ertising — in fact, it is best to give a little lietter than you promised to. Better tmder-rate in your statements than to exag- gerate. I am talking about good advertising — Fair Play Advertising — the kind that will make your cus- tomer happy and satisfied to remain a customer. June 2I., lillli. The Florists' Exchange 1313 F. W. Bolgiano, Washington, D. C, second vice- president of the American Seed Trade Association Six Reasons for Advertising 1 am sun- you will consider this a preachment, but I came unt lure to entertain you. I hope that you may he instructed sufficiently to "justify the time you have give me. We as a pulilisher's association have nothing to sell, but are interested in all good things. Our asso- ciation is rendering a constructive service, making it easier for those engaged, in business to do their work well and giving aid .iliing gener.il betterment lines. There are reasons why you should be interested in this advertising que.stion, even though you may not be prac- tising it in vour own liusincs.s. First, because of the moral and intellectual influence upon the buying public, it makes an enlightened citizen- ship. Second, because it tends to a better under-standing in business, an awakened conscience and a desire for greater cfficiencv and service. Third, because it tends to inculcate the business atti- tude amcuig the common people. P'arming today is a business in advance of the com- mon run. As an educational and enlightening feature, advertising is pre-eminent. Fourth, because it creates an independence and a self-reliance in that it acquaints the individual with facts regarding coinlitions that exist beyond his own locality and that may have a direct bearing on his own needs. He knows better how to satisfy them. Fifth, it enables a man to work away from local con- ditions, which at times become an irksome and burden- some barrier to progress. At the same time it makes him more loyal to his cnnuiumity by making him a big- ger and better citizen. Sixth, because it brings the commerce of the world to his attention, creates higli ideals and aspirations and thus increases buying capacity. For these reasons I have no hesitancy in standing be- fore vou and championing the cause of advertising, I mean Fair Play Advertising as it applies to your own business. There are various kinds of advertising. One kind is for tlio^e who wish to make themselves or their product familiarly known, tlnis inducing the purchasers to inquire for their seeds when he Iniys through the regu- lar established channels of trade, .\nother is what is known as mail order advertising and is intended to reach out and find the customer, inducing him by ttie invitation .set forth in the advertisement to send his monev and bis order by mail. He must be instructed in a different wav. In either case the seeds them.selves will ])rovc to lie the very best kind or the very worst advertisement. If they grow and produce according to representation, they will make a lasting impression and prove to lie the best kind of advertising. If they do not grow, woe betide the man who sold the seed, so far as this particular customer is concerned. Honestly in advertising is not different from honesty in Ijusiness in any other capacity. We usually reap where we have sown (if we plant seeds that grow). One of the things that is to be hoped for is that the true-to-name principle may obtain and that many of ttie high sounding names applied to common seeds may be dispensed with. There are laws affecting advertising and it is unlawfnl to countervail them. Justice Mc- Kenna recently commented upon a decision of the Su- preme Court in the following terms: " .More ■ pilfliiin ■ iiiiiilil not lie within its iiifiiiiiiiK — tlmt is, mere cMiKK'-Tiitiun of the inmlitics the article liiis: l)ut wlifu u Mollcr goes l,r\.itul tlmt, i\.s.siKiis to ttic article (jualities it ddca notlpoHMPsw. iiivciitn jirr\(UitiiKcs and falsely asserts tticir existence, lie eiiKUKcs in false ri'itri-scntations and pretenses. " Tlic decision cinistrues only the act against uidawful u^e of the nuiils antl directly applies to schemes worketl Ihrougli that meilium of publicity. It is evident th.it I he same reasoning wouUI apply to other modes of atl- vcrtising. Ill short, it is unlawful to put into an article ill word description what it does not pos.scss in fact, 'loo nuich ailverlising is done thoughtlessly or withniil due regard for the consequences. The " Sow Today, Reap Tomorrow " Attitude .\nother difficulty is, too much is expected from adver- tising copy. Yon plant the advertising today and you expect to reap a profitable crop tomorrow. Time is an clement to be reckoned with in business as in all tilings else. It is particularly so in advertising. An obstacle to be overcome is tliat of prejudice. Here the element of time, as well as constant application of advertising, must do its work. Advertising is a growth. Your ad- vertising may require years of continuous effort in order lo make it as profitable as it should lie. It re- quires years of skillful effort to perfect a new grain or vegetable. You expect to wait in your own business. You must be just as patient and reasonable in consider- ing the time element in advertising. Success ultimately comes to the man who waits and works while he waits. I have yet to hear of an advertiser who has persistently, judiciously and intelligently advertised for any consider- alile length of time, and has supported that advertising in the proper conduct of his business in other directions, who has not succeeded. Loss through advertising is largely due to inadequate support, indifferent or use- less extravagance. Your business, like your soil, must not be robbed. It is a law of nature that where we re- ceive much, we must give something in return. Your soil will wear out if you do not fertilize and properly care for it. Your business will run down if you do not advertise and keep it in a healthy state of cultivation. It is activity that causes growth and development; in fact, it is activity that makes us strong. An active ad- vertising campaign will make your business healthy and strong. Plan your advertising campaign wisely during the quieter months, so that proper time can be given to every phase of it, and be sure that you eliminate guess- work and uncertainty as much as possible. Put warmth and zeal into every phase of your business and make your advertising of a warm, inviting nature, so that customers will not only buy, but be satisfied when they have bought. Do not over-advertise. Too much food is injurious to the body. To pass beyond your ability to jiroperly as- similate is unwise. It is equally unwise to expect your advertising to return you full service on half rations. The advertising shouldbe made to fit the business. Do not try to make your business fit somebody's ready- made advertising plan. Do not be satisfied with any- thing short of the best and then use just enough of it to inake a good balanced ration, and your business will grow and flourish. May I conclude with this expression: Yours, gentle- men, is a worthy calling. You have it in your power to .serve your country and the business world equal to that of any other class of men. Prepare for it. The conuuunity in which you live, the State and Nation of which we are all a part, has a very large place and a very great need for good seedsmen that do "Ftiir Play .Seed .Advertising." , Mothering Sunday, an Old English Custom F.ditor Tlie Florists' K.\cliangc: I was pleased to see the little note in the "Ninth Story Window" (which I always read with pleasure) regarding Mothering Sunday, because I have always •considered it rather unjust that the modern "Mother's Day" should be regarded as an entirely new idea, and take the place of an old festival which might have been revived from a sense of historic continuity. My mother telis me that eighty years ago Mothering Sunday wiLS quite generally observed in Worcestershire, England; young women out at service, and yimng men working on the farms, all had a holiday to visit their parents and attend service at their own parish church. A special kind of cake was liaked for this occlusion, evidently a survival of the simnci cake (from simila or scmohna, fine wheat flour) which marked the festivity in the middle ages. There Wiis even a special Mothering Day dinner, like Shrove Tuesday pancakes or Michael- mas goose, the Worcestershire dinner being roast fillet of veal with Cauhflower, and baked batter pudding. I suppose our good friends the Puritans smothered Mothering Sunday, with some of the other church fes- tivals and customs that offended their ideas. It was originally essentially a religious festival, linking the absent with their own parish church, as well as with their parents. ThLs is rather lengthy, to be called out by your four lines, but you see it interested me. Emily Taplin Royle. Not a Winning Policy F.ditor The Florists' Exchange: Reading your comment, entitled "Not a Winning Policy," made me think of the little ad. that I had in your paper a few weeks ago. It brought me ortlers ac- companied with checks from Canada, Vermont, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, and from away down in Georgia. That is evidence enough that The Florists' Exchange has some circulation. Am very well pleased with my ad. I will try again. John Maiishai.l, Fruit Hill Greenhouses. Providence, R. I., June 10. miG. It is the man who reads and profits thereby who leads in his own field of endeavor. Lead and read — THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE. Formaldehyde and Potato Scab Farmers who grow Potatoes will find that treating the seed tubers with formaldehyde, or with corrosive sub- limate, is helpful in securing clean, .smooth tubers. Ac- cording to the State College of .\griculture at Cor- nell, scab is responsible to a large extent for rough- looking and often unmarketable tubers. When for- maldehyde is used, the uncut tubers sliould be soaked for two hours in a solution made by diluting one pint of standard strength formaldehyde in thirty gallons of water. The college authorities find that a barrel is the handiest ciuitainer for treating tubers. .Vn inch hole should be bored at the side near the liottom and a plug fitted to it that can be pulled out by band, The barrel should be set up on a iilatform high enongli so that the .solution may be drawn off into a pail. Further directions, as given by the college, tire as fol- lows: Fill the barrel with uncut tubers and then cover them with the solution. When they have been in two hours, drain off the solution tbrtnigb the hole near the bottom, dumping the potatoes on the ground and filling the barrel again. The formaldehyde .solution can be used again and again, renewing only to replace that which is taken up by the seed Potatoes. THE BOOK OF WATER GARDENING. By Peter Bisset. The only recognized authority on aqua- tics. Profusely illustrated. Price, postpaid, $-2.50. A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co., lyro., P. O. Box 100, Times Square Station, New York. Watson S. Woodruff, Orange, Conn., an active member of the executive committee of the American Seed Trade Association 1514 The Florists' Exchange m imiiiiiiiiiiiiin iiiiiiiiiiPiiiii mm iiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i mn iiimii i mm i iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiillllliniillliniiniiuiilllini TRIPLETS: This for the future will be the distinguishing name for our THREE NEW DESIGN BOOKLETS: Latest and Best. Here is what Penn, the Florist of Boston, Mass., known the country over as one of the heaviest as well as one of the most sagacious of advertisers says of these Booklets: "I want to compliment you on the neatness, the quality-and the effective manner in which they are gotten up. It is the best work of its kind I have seen." Wedding Flowers Social Flowers Flowers in Memoriam Covers in Elite Opaline Cover drawing by artist of reputation. Yellow Roses, embossed, the theme; lady ad- miring gift of Roses. Border in Brown. All handsomely embossed Covers in Elite Sea Shell Decorated with panel in gold; ornamented with sprays of Orange blossoms; all embossed in green and white. Very taking Size of booklet, 5}4 m. wide by 7 in. high: number of pages, twenty and cover; eighteen choice artistic designs, selected from hundreds of photographs, are shown, one to each page; two pages are devoted to a preface. The plates from which the illustrations were printed are of the highest quality the artist photo- engraver could make for us; they are rendered in Covers in Elite Verde For this booldet of Funeral Flowers it was required that a cover design should be em- blematic, but not aggressive. We feel this has been accomplished This Description Applies to all Three Booklets the purest of black ink and in the finest grade of the printers' art, a specially designed border in light tint relieving each one; all printed on heavy enameled Lustre paper. There is not a line to indicate but that these Booklets were designed and printed to your in- dividual order. Each booklet is distinct in its own field and that field it fills admirably. Q ,] G. D. GRAIN, JR. r This is especially important when you are dealing with the public, as the retail florist is. In the first place, the public has cause to feel that the florist is an expert in his line. The public wants to believe it, and ijf the florist will help to carry out the impression he will be able in most cases to succeed. The average cus- tomer does not have a very well defined idea about things that the florist deals in, and will in many in- stances take the florist's unsupported statement as the whole truth, which, of course, it ought to be. During the season for decorations, June weddings, etc., this is a point that is well to remember. If the Old Fashioned Bouquet florist and his decorators go to a house which they are to "dress up" for the wedding, and get busy with the appearance of men knowing what they are doing, their chances of pleasing their customers are better than if they go about the work diffidently and ask for sugges- tions and expressions from the mother of the bride. Confidence can be overdone, but had better be over- done than underdone. The florist knows what flowers and greens can be made to do; let him act that way and he will get along better. Boosting the Botany Classes School work is done for the year, but the vacation will be over before the average pupil has got used to his freedom and the daily round will begin. In most of the city schools these days botany has come to be an important study. It used to be limited to an occasional high school, where it was a side issue, but in many cities at this time the work is being extended until it is an important part of the studies of the children in the grammar schools. Now, to study botany well the pupils must have plants and flowers to work on. In the coun- try it is an easy matter, usually, to go out into the fields and get what is needed, but in the city the speci- mens often come high. This suggests an opportunity for a good many florists who have not given much thought to the proposition. There is little reason why a florist could not make these botany classes serve him well in an advertising way. The average school board would be ])leased to give him credit, or at least to let him deliver the specimens in boxes with his name on .the boxes. He could invite the class at intervals to his greenhouses and to his gardens where they might study from nature itself. Children are often troublesome around such places, but with their teachers on hand they can usually be controlled. The impressions that children get, stick to them for life and, although it may be too long to have to wait for business on this basi.s, the facts are that if the "twig is bent" in favor nf flowers the grown-up child will be a good buyer. Still, right at the outset the stories which children will take home of what they see in a florist's place or what they learn of his flowers will be influencing business. And the flowers needed for the students will not mean much expense to the florist. Cranky Customers Not Altogether Undesirable It is the easiest way in dealing with a crank to let him have his say, or make his kick and then get rid of him in the best way that sug- gests itself. That might be all right, too, if the cranks were limited in numbers, or if when he had got rid of those on his list of customers the florist could be surfe that no new ones would crop up. But good customers often de- velop into cranks, and where one crank is ditched it does look as though, like weeds, two step up to take his place. Instead of trying to get rid of the cranks the florist can better afford to undertake to reform them. Of course there are chronic cranks who kick because they were born that way or because they think they can get some- thing off the price. These must be endured as long as they keep on coming, though they should not be given anrthing more than is com- ing to them. But if the florist will get in the way of considering the crank as a ]>erson who may be doing him a favor by telling him some- thing he ought to know, cranks can often be very useful. In the first place they may be merely par- ticular. There are lots of particular people who are not cranks and who, rather than kick, will take their business some place else next time. And if the florist will examine the com- plaint of a so-called crank with an open mind he may often be able to find a weak place in his business, and thus be able to correct an error that means losses. Every complaint, it goes without saying, should be handled on its merits, and adjusted as satisfactorily as pos- sible to all concerned, but after that the flo- rist's job is to see that the same mistake cannot happen again. Besides, kickers are numerous enough to make their business worth going after and, if the florist can satisfy them he can be sure he is pleasing many others who are easier to satisfy. "Good Form" for Green Customers Among the customers of the average florist are the annual crops of young beaus who appear to come along year after year, and in groups reach the age where they begin to buy flowers for girls or others on their list of fair sex acquaintances. Now the average youth is a sensitive chap, and when he does a thing wants it to be correct, as a glance at the questions .and answers department of almost any newspaper will prove. If he finds out, as he usually will, after the girl has re- ceived the flowers, that his card was not indited in ju.st the right way, he is likely to feel aggrieved at the flo- rist who did not help him out on this problem. It should nut be difficult for the florist or his sales- girls to post themselves on what the polite conventions are, and the average new buyer of flowers would be very glad to have the information given to him. It might 1516 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail themselves of the advertisers' offers in this Department and accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers, transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus avail themselves of the opportunities for extention of trade which are open to all. Let your customers know you 611 orders by tele- graph to any part of the country. When the design Is placed in the advertiser's card it indicates < membership in the Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Albany, n. y. Not how Cheap But how Good ALBANY, N. Y. 105 State Street Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to any part of Albany and vicinity on tele- grapbio order. Persona! attention given and satisfaction guaranteed. I should like to write a little essay OD ••The Sweet Perfume of Courteous Service ** but actions speak louder than words- Flowers are my hobby and my buainesg- If you have omers for delivery in N. E., wire us. BOSTOIN, MASS. Penn. the Telesraph Plorlst " Member of Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association 13 4 XRBMOINT 8TRBBT ALBANY /Jfalionall Ifllorisl J M.Y. Send your orders for the CAPITAL DISTRICT, which includes all of Eastern New York State, to William Gloeckner We guarantee absolute satisjaction. ESTABLISHED 1842 ALBANY, N. Y. Florist and Nurseryman Rural and St. Agnes Cemeteries Ave. Write. Teltphone or Telegraph. Ml ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION ALBANY, N. Y. 2S Steuben Street BROOKLINE, MASS. ^'"a^n^^^^^^i LARGEST FLORIST IN THIS DISTRICT Fr* Tk.n 1 M« /% M 220 Washington St. . b.r aimer ^^^j'^'^'^'r^f Establiflhed 1886 Brooklyn, N.Y. Fulton St. and Greene Ave. Phone, Prospect 6800-6801-6803 Branch Store 339-347 GREENE AVENUE Phone, Prospect 3008 Deliveries anywhere in BrookljTi, New York, New Jersey and Long Island, Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and delnered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. S. A. ANDERSON 440 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. Anderson service means fresh, sturdy stock and prompt deliveries In BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS, LOCKPORT and WESTERN NEW YORK. THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY EUCLID AVENUE 5523 Euclid Avenue CLEVELAND, OHIO We can fill your orders Day or Nlftht (or Cleveland and State of Ohio Always have complete stock on hand. Regular discount allowed the Trade. KNOBLE BROS., ''Jt^yd'JS^J^^^' CLEVELAND, OHIO 735 Euclid Avenue The best flowers and prompt service to out-of-town orders. Allentown, Pa. Ernest Ashle isnley FLORIST Store, 943 Hamilton St. Both Telephones Can fill your Telegragh Order. Greenhouses, Bethlehem Pike^ Leading Florist AMSTERDAM, N.Y. EST. 1877 SCHENECTADY, N. Y. ghm0SS^ COLOJIADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled. Personal attention given. Usual discount allowed. ORDERS FOR AND VICINITY [verything AUBURN, NEW YORK 140-150 SOUTH DIVISION STREET We deliver to all point ]\r ,. If in Central New York, Wells wdimmH florist] Burl:ngton,Vt. C'rdera for Ver- mont and North- ern N. Y. mied to your entire satis- fac- tion. and Cornell Colleges. BALTIMORE. flMCi^^ MARYLAND ' "'^''and ALL SOUTHERN POINTS ;Mitiom.i(5l7 North Charles Street <^^ The House of Flowers" a ' J I I ^ t^'n <^^ FINE FLOWERS-PROMPT %lf0lte.%JUirtBt.Jnr. ^^5 CHARLOTTE, N. C. /'' FLORISTS <^^ Colorado Springs promptly and carefully executed by The Pikes Peak Ploral Co. 104 North Tejon Street DALLAS, TEXAS LANG FLORAL AND NURSERY CO. FINE FLOWERS— PROMPT SERVICE D AV TOIN OHIO JDorist] 112_South(|,j„^ Charlotte and Vicinity CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Office, 807 Market St. The Leading Florist lOO.OCX) feet of glass Citone BOSTON Massachusetts, 342 Boylston Street Flowers '^Tl^^"- 522 So. Michigan Ave. Congress Hotel Courtesies Eitended to all Florists CHICAGO, ILL. 25 E. Madison St. VA. DENVER, COLO. ^^■^L ^J^^f,/ /J^ J. A. VALENTINE, President J'ar/C J'tOrali^O. colorada. Utah, ^..fi^^ Western Nebraska <9prll» 1643 Broadway and Wyoming points ^^\^ reached by express. Orders promptly filled. Usual discounts. DETROIT, MICH. If we fill your order, our repu- tation is your guar- antee of efficiency < Telegraph Ue. rOCHELON,'- BOSTON MASSAGHUSEnt 143 Tremont St. The fentrally located Florist Shop. Youra for reciprocity. BRIDGEPORT, CONN John Reck & Son 985 MAIN STREET CINCINNATI, OHIO E. G. Hill Floral Co. 532-34 RACE STREET Also Motor Delivery to Newport, Covington and Dayton, Ky. CLEVELAND, OHIO THE CLEVELAND CUT FLOWER CO. Will 611 your ordera for DesignB or Cut Floweri id NORTHERN OHIO DES IVIOINES IN THE CENTER OF IOWA J.S. WILSON FLORAL CO. <^f^ ' We cover all points in Iowa. ^"""''A^'^ QMTfrJTHEFLORISf ^J-Lfll ^ '■^f EAST ORANGE, N. J. We deliver by automobilealjn East, West and South Orange, also Glen Ridge, Montolair, Bloom eld, Newark and New York. Dawson the JFtofist ^l^}}^* Deliveries to Ithaca, Blnghamton. Homell, Coming and other points. Q^^ Flowers, Decorations and Designs a specialty. Steamship sailings ^vill be found on page 151S ine 21, lUlU. The Florists' Exchange 1517 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses ^OTTER Floral Co. EL PASO, TEXAS FALL RIVER MASS. 36 NO. MAIN STREET ORDERS EXECUTED FOR S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points (■\CM l)f |nissilik' for till- florist to siifi^jcst tii;i( the youth who i.s tiki t'lioiigh to be sciuling flowers to ;iirLs is old ciiougl) to have a falling card, and then he might take tlic young man's order and handk- it on a eonimissinn basis. Tlie average girl in the Horist's retail store is jiretty sure to have learned what is tlie right thing to do, aiul ordinarily would not ha\'e niueli diftieulty in tipjiing the purehaser off on tiiat score. In this eonncotied off to see wliat tlie exeiteinent was all KANSAS CITY, MO. Samuel Murray 1017 GRAND AVIiNUE LEXINGTON, KY. OMH Ao SiELLER EAST SIXTH STREET LEXINGTON, KY. MiCHiLiEia Bro^o Co. Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky Prompt Delivery to 'all So. CaliL Point* ■ :-;„.;:':'212 , - I /^Vest ;4«i St. LOS ANOELES-; CAI.^ Louisville, Ky. MASONIC TEMPLE ^ AUGUST R. BAUMER N T U C K Y yilr'JiG The South' s Ul ^ \Most Modern ..JFl^^^^ '^^\ Floral and Art bX) fourth Avenue LouirvilleJ _,,,,, Lslablishment S32 Fairlh Alf |9^^^^~^ Louisvi/fe.Ky. The F. Walker Co. 312 W. Chestnut Street LOUISViILLE, KY. Corsage bouquet of Roses and Lily of tlie Valley aliout. We found that the Jimes & Russell Co. was serv- inf; as tlie h.iek^n-ound for a moving pieture firm that w.is lieing made ten- loeal exhibition liy the Midland I'ilni Co. of Cleveland, and the erowd that had collected soon i^rew so larfre that a mounted iioliceinan was nece.s- nary to keep the Street open to tratiie. The lilm is in the nature of a comedy entitled: "Weary Waggles Visits The Sixth City" and the scene enacted in front of the flower store is where Weary Waggles, having just come to the Sixth City with a can full of money which he had found, proceeds to spend his money in one day. While coming around the corner of the flower store, he espies a little girl standing in front of the store waiting for her mother to purchase fl;nvers inside. The gallant Weary with his pockets full of money enters the flower store and ])urchases a bouipict of flowers and pre.sents it to the little miss. When her mother comes out and sees who her little daughter is talking with, she pulls her away in high disdain. But little does Weary care, for he h:i.s had his fun already. yNalionall Send Your Orders FOR DIXIE LAND IDLE HOUR NURSERIES Hacon, Georgia All Choic* CUT FLOWERS lo Season Orchids and Valley a Specialty Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1525 to 1526 1318 The Florists' Exchange Directory of Reliable Retail Houses • t J. H. SMALL & SONS FLORISTS New York and Washington Announce the removal of their New York Store to 505 Madison Avenue at 52nd Street WASHINGTON, D. G. 15th and H Streets Floral and Landscape Work NEW YORK Waldorf-Astoria and 505 Madison Ave. EDLEFSEN-LEIDIGER CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 419 Milwaukee St. 349 Third St. Whitted MINNEAPOLIS, MINN H. B. WHITTED. tjoap. __,- _ ^^ OPERATING THREB r lorail ^o. stores Montclair, N. J, IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY 6 East 33d Street •Phones {\u1] Murray HiU Oar Kotto; TB! GOLBES RFU o^M\ NEW YORK 611 Fifth Avenut We Guarantee Satisfaction NEW YORK 413 Madison Avenue at FLORIST 48th Street , S^osemont Sardens J^ MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor CorrespondeQce Solicited |)^VID ^RKJB'S SoN6 2139-2141 Broadway NEW YORK CITY ll553[<^*>>""»*'"8 Reference or Cash must accompany all orders from unknown corresponden ta GEO. E. M. STUMPF "UpS," new YORK ORDERS FOR NEW YOR WIRE OR PHONE TO MAX SCHLINC ESTABLISHED 1849 22 Wcst 59th Strcct, adjoining Plaza Hotel ^1 PASSENGER STEAMStllP SAILINGS M*" Nashville f Tennessee 200,000 Feet of Glass leoe'UKC- d NEWARK, N. J. 945 Broad Street ^^^M^^W^%^\r\i/>r «*- Deliveries throughout the State ^^ 9 and to all steamship docks in Fresh Flowers and Best Service Hoboken. N. J. and New York PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street [RO[EM/^[R][K, Mo Jo We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State ^h ^ d * *^^ Broad St. VioXjimx^ NEWARK, H. I Choicest of Flowers Best of Service SailioKs of foreign owned tteamships may be canceled without notice From New Yorlc Bergensfjord Pannonia Lafayette SiiUag O&J B«Qr June24> 2.00 pm. " 24- 5.00 pm. ■• 24- 3.00 pm. •• 24-12.00 m. ■• 24-12.00 m. •■ 27- 5.00 pm. " 28-1200 m. " 28-12.00 m. •• 29- 2.00 pm. " 29-12.00 m. " 29- July 1- 5.00 pm. 1-12.00 m. 1-12.00 m. 1- 3.00 pm. 1-10.00 am. 1-12.00 m. 8- 5.00 pm 8- 5.00 pm. " 8-12.00 m. 8-12.00 m. 8- 3.00 pm. " 15-12.00 ra. " 15- " 20- 2.00 pm. " 22- 5.00pm, " 22-12.00 m. " 29- 9.00 am. Pitr Bush Dks.. Bkyn. W. 14th St. W. 15th St. W. 21st St. Pier 62, N. R. W. 14th St. PierOO, N. R. 5th St., Hoboken 17th St., Hoboken Pier 62, N. R. W. 27th St. W. 14th St. W. 14th St. W. 19th St. W. 15th St. Roberts Stores, Bkyn. W. 23d St. W. 14tb St. W. 14th St. 5th St., Hoboken W. 23d St. W. 15th St. W. 14th St. Bush. Dks. 17th St., Hoboken W. 14th St. W. 14th St. Roberts Stores, Bkyn. Baitinttion Bergen (Norw.) Falmouth, Lon. Bordeaux Azores-Gib. - Nap. -Gen. Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool Rotterdam Copenhagen Liverpool Colon! St. Louis Carpathia Adriatic Noordam Oscar II Kroonland Cameronia Liverpool Liverpool Verdi St. Paul So. Am. Ports Alaunia Falmouth, Lon. New .\msterdam New York Kochambeau Tuscania Kristianiaford. . . HclligOlav Rotterdam Liverpool Bordeaux Liverpool Bergen Copenhagen Liverpool Glas. -Liver. So. Am.Port.'i California Vestris We delioer anywhtre in New Jersey and to tteamers at Hoboken and New York tCCristobal) European Orders Executed Best Florists in the States as References "If we say it, we will do it*' A. WARENDORFF ^ ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE | 1193 Biviadway, NEW YORK CITY <<^f^ MY ONLY nORE ACCOUNTS INVITED ^^IJ^ We will fill your orders for >n_>^_>v 1^ f\ ^3 C" f\ I L^ °^ ^°y place )lfaliorail( ■^ >• r\. r \J l» rX in Virginia I Pnrisj) BLICKS, Norfolk, Va. \^^^ |-|_^^^P|£^Q Northampton, Mass. Succeeded by Smith College Floriil BUTLER & ULLMAN <^ -^ Furrow & Company -^ OKLAHOMA CITY - GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA •feA^Mf NEW ORLEANS, lA. r.-— «^— -— 121 Street j/A^Ai^i^^ Inc. Edward Sceery ur Y«i.L *«» *""*^ Rnctnn * '^"^ SUeeX. <^^ PATERSON and PASSAIC, N. W lOFK Avenue DOSIOU 799 Bovlaton Street ^^iJ^ )%iiiorail( [ florist ^^'"r* jgCaoa TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF 1M.o»r V«-K 561 Fifth D_-t-_ J Parli Street new I OrK Avenue DOSIOU 799 Boylaton Street Deliveries to Steamers and all Eastern Points KOTTMILLER, Florist 426 Madison Avenue and 49th Street, NEW YORK Also Vanderbilt Hotel Telephone, Murray Hill 783 Highest Award at the International Flower Show, April 11th, Grand Central Palace Out-of-towD Orders Solicited. Location Central. Personal Attention. So many times each week THE FLORISTS' EX- CHANGE is asked for the address of a reliable florist in such and such a town. Our first reference is to this DIRECTORY OF RELIABLE RETAILERS. Is your card in it? PHIUDELPHU, PA. Tlie Bellevue-Stratford and Diamond & 22dSts. Do you want flowers in Philadelphia? We furnish the best, artistically arranged WlS/^i^ PHILADELPHIA: 1800 Chestnut St. ATLANTIC CITY: 2517 Boardwalk ®1)0 ICoubnn IFlnut^r .ine 24, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1519 Directory of Reliable Retail Houses I ittsburgh, Pa I Floram 710 East Diamond Street North Side OUR ONLY STORE WE SERVE YOU BETTER STORE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. iSLTrODD Bf mVPD Vossar College Glen Eden ■^LUWCK Putnam Hall SHOP Bennett School Taconic School PROVIDENCE, R. I. I AND T. J. JOHNSTON « CO. •ff ENGLAND POINTS 171 WEYBOSSn ST., PROVIDENCE JROVIDENGE, RHODE ISLAND j Johnston Brothers I LEADING FLORISTS % Dorrance Street foanoke. If a. Fallon, Florist lochester Floral Co* ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Gwe lis your order for Southern Minnesota ROCHESTER, N. Y. 25 Clinton Ave., North Flowers delivered nptly in Rochester and surrounding country. Com- I line always ready. ^Itcr Bros. '^^T'' FLORISTS 38 Main St., West ROCHESTER, N. Y. 88 Main Street, East We reach all Western N. Y. )Jtoomil( > Points iftOCKFORD ROCKFORD.ILl. 'W» Quick service to Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa Points. SAINT LOUIS, MO. 8th & Locust Sts. All orders by Telegraph or Teie phone most carefully executed at once. Floral designs a specialty. Young's ST. LOUIS, MO. 1406 Olive Street Out-of-town orders will receive prompt and careful attention. Wire us your orders. ^o^Mc^ ST. PAUL, MINN. 20-22-24 West Fifth Street We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest. The largest store in America. Large stock in {Teat variety. Write, wire or phone. Open night and day. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS Quality in Floral Worlc and Cut Flowers Orders for All Texas STAl^ FLORAL CO. (chrk. hauser Joseph's LisrJL SAN FRANCISCO FLOWERS, FRUITS, FAVORS FLORISTS' Novelties for ••Welroming" and "Bon Voyage" packages. Flowers delivered to any part of the world 233-235 GRANT AVENUE This is one scene in a series of others which together malte up a comedy-farce. The picture is being shown at the Canerophone Theatre and other places in the city. Ella G. Wilson. Bermuda The soil of Bermuda is very shallow, resting upon a foundation of rock which is generally regarded as of volcanic and coral origin. It is ordinarily of a reddish color, and under normal tillable conditions easily pul- verized. The average farm or field is about three acres #M Ik. .^^Hmw W ^'* mm 1^ Bouquet of miniature Roses — Irish Fireflame and Mf s Aaron Ward — winning second prize in class 729 at the National Flower Show, Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2, 1915. Shown by Chas. Henry Fox, Philadelphia in extent, and very few farmers till the soil on any ex- tensive scale. The implements are usually of the hand variety, and those that are horse-drawn are small, so that the two-horse implement is very seldom seen. Bermuda is a collection of islands, and altogether has an area of about 19 square miles. The country is brolien into small hills and valleys, and the farms are frequently on the sides of hills, so that a reversible single plow is the one most commonly used for the turning up of the soil in preparation for the new crop. Occasionally the soil, particularly in the bottoms of the valleys, becomes hard, so that when turned for cul- tivation it has to be pulverized, and one of the leading farmers has expressed the opinion that a small pulver- izer would be useful in Bermuda. He could give no assurance, however, that it was likely that it could be introduced on any extensive scale. The principal crops raised, in the order of their impor- tance, are Potatoes, Onions, celery, parsley, Lettuce, Beets, Carrots, and other green vegetables. Seattle, Wash. HoUyiwood Gardens Seattle's Leading Flower Shop 1534 Second Ave. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. L. D. ROBINSON, Florist and Decorator 182 MAIN STREET Orders delivered promptly to WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, CHICOPEE and SPRINGFIELD SUBURBS C^ Syracuse, N. Y. (florist) ONONDAGA HOTEL ^-^ i/V.E.D/^^ CO, We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Bastable Building ,^f^^)a Special attention given ^^%/lxl^^ ^^ out-of-town orders R. ABBOTT Both Telephones Iparh Jploral Company FLORISTS TRENTON, N. J. Greenhouses: Buchanan, Lafayette and Schiller A vea., Broad St. Park Burdett Ave. & Hooaick St. Both Phones. 3850 TROY, N. Y. Prompt delivery and careful attention to out-of-town orders All orders htled from the greenhouses BRANT BROS. Inc., IJTICA,N.Y. 100,000 sq. ft. of glass devoted to growing Cut Flowers. WASHE^GTON, D. C. Gude Bros, Co. Florists <^^» 1214 F. STREET, N. W. LARGEST GROWERS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EVENDEN BROS, <^ WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA IVILLIAMSPORT, PA. WILLIAMSPORT FLORAL CO. THE LEADING FLORISTS ^rs* Louisa P, Fozuler S^ATIONAL FLORIST WILMINGTON, N. C. H. F. A. Lange WORCESTER, MASS. Deliveries to all points in New England 125.000 Square feet of Glass WORCESTER, MASS . 407 & 409 Main St. FLC^f. Worcester Mass. 13 Pleasant Street Supply Advertisements will be found on pages 1525 to 1526 1520 The Florists' Exchange p.^- I Classified Advertisements SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or assistant on comniprcial or private estate, where fancy pot plants are wanted. Have been in charge of a large pot plant department for the last few years and have excellent references. Life experience and horticultural school training. Total abstainer and obliging. Address G. M., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— As assistant gardener on private place, by young man who want-s to learn the growing of Roses, Orchids and fruits under glass. Good references. 4 years' experience in general greenhouse work, 2^2 years in last place as assistant. Address G. D., care The Florist's Exchange. SITUATION WANTED~By head gardener, life experience in all branches under glass and out- doors, wants charge of Ist-class private place with greenhouse, around New York City. Married; no children, let-class references. Address Gardener, Box 142. Long Branch. N. J. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman, by a Swede, 36 years of age, married; 22 years' ex- perience in Europe and U. S. Capable of taking entire charge. Al all-round grower. Kindly state particulars in first letter. Theo. Exell, 15 Rosedale Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y. YOUNG American, age 20, grower of Carnations, Snapdragons, Sweet Peas, etc, good propagator, . not afraid of hard work, strictly sober, would like to locate with some good firm permanently. Kindly state wages and particulars. Address G. K-. care The Florists' Excliange. SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener on pri- vate place. Life experience in all branches as greenhouses, vegetables, lawns, shrubbery, dairy, etc. 12 years in present place. Married; age 40. Address Gardener, care Mooney & Wood, 15 East Front St.. Red Bank, J^..L^ ._ SITUATION WANTED— By good designer and decorator.- Have been manager for two years. Best of reference. Will accept position as assLstant designer or manager. 27 years, 12 years' ex- perience; can come .it once. State wages. Ad- dress E^^^^^^|ttre_The^^Iori?ts^^ SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or grower on moderate size place; Roses, Carnations, Christmas and Easter stock, etc. American; 40; married; thoroughly experienced, and can grow good stock. Address F. L., care The Florists' Ex- change. SITUATION WANTED— By Ist-class nursery- man as salesman, or in landscape branch pre- ferred. Practical experience and college training; well recommended. Address F. M., care The Flo- rists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By experienced gar- dener, private and comntercial, landscape, nursery, plants, fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, and all-around worker horticulturally. I. C, care R. Rogers, Larchmont Manor, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener on private place, practical in every line, inside and outside. English; married; age 35; best of refer- ences. State particulars and wages in first letter. Address G. C, care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By American, age 23, in a commercial nursery or flower garden near Boston. Have designed and planted satisfactory flower gardens. Addresa F. E., care The Florists' Exchange. SITUATION WANTED— By Ist-class designer and decorator; able to manage. Years of ex- perience. Al references. L. G., care Mrs. Stead- man, 316 Greenwood Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— As landscape foreman. Weil experienced in grading, the maldng of roads, lawns, also in planting trees, shrubbery and peren- nials^^ SITUATION WANTED— By Rose grower of proved ability, to handle big proposition. All information and details in request. Address G. F., care The Florists' Exchange. YOUNG MAN with long experience and good ref- erences requires position as Carnation grower, or as an assistant; private or commercial. Address F. J., care The Florists' Exchange. SITU.\TION WANTED— By grower of 'Mums, Carnations and pot plants. References. L. Geh, 249 Hamburg Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. TERMS: GASH WITH ORDER 3535- HELP WANTED GARDENERSWANTED Several p(i-;itions now opi-u for private gardeners, aUo for as^^islant gardeners, both for greenhouse and outside work. Applicants nve cordially invited to call at our store. STUMPP & WALTER CO. 30-32 Barclay St. New York City. WANTED — Experienced Carnation grower for section and two assistants. Permanent employ- ment to reliable men. Good, wholesome board and lodging on premises. State experience, age and wages. Address F. Burki, Gibsonia P. O., Alle- gheny Co., Pa. Continued to Next Column The oolumna under this heading are reserved for advertisements of Stock for Sale. Stock Wanted, Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants: also of Greenhouses, Land. Second-hand Materials, etc., for Sale or Rent. Our charge is 10 cts. per Hue (7 words to the tine), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this, without display. No advt. accepted for leas than thirty cents. Advts. set in heavy faced type, 15 cts. per line (6 words to the line). Display advts. in these columns. $1.50 per inch If replies to Help Wanted. Situation Wanted or other advertisements are to be addressed care of this office, please add 10 cts. to cover expense of forwarding. Copy must reach New York office, Nos. 438- 448 Weat 37th Street, or P. O. Box 100 Times Square Station, by "Tuesday night to secure insertion in issue of following Saturday. Advertisers in Western States cleairing to ad- vertise under initials, may save time by having answers directed care our Chicago representa- tive. James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Ave. i 2 Men Wanted A Rose grower [and a Carnation and 'Mum grower. Wages $17.00 per week. F. FALLON, ROANOKE, VA. WANTED Helpers in Rose Houses and all round men. $15.00 to S18.00 per week. Young men with some high school education preferred. Miller Floral Co., Fannington, Utah MAN WANTED Greenhouse man with experience in growing Carnations, bedding plants and a general stock for retail establishment. State full particulars in first letter, giving age. experience, nationality, refer- ence and salary expected. Steady position to right man Address Paul E. Richwagen, Needham, Mass. HELP WANTED First-class Rose Grower to grow Roses outdoors on private estate. Apply CHARLES H. TOTTY, Madison, N. J. WANTED — For the Eastern States, Greenhouse foreman; man thoroughly experienced in the propagation and growing of bedding plants, palni.s, foliage and flowering, stove and greenhouse plants. Must be able to nianage men and strictly temperate. Apply, stating experience and salary expected. Strictly confidential. Address G. A., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED AT ONCE— Workiog foreman good on Roses, Carnations, pot plants and propagation. Wages to start $45.00 per month and board. Please send copy of references. Address G. J., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Man with some greenhouse experience where Carnations and 'Mums are grown; 16 miles outside New York. State age, nationality, expe- rience, and wages expected. Steady position. Wm. W. Mathews. Great Neck. N. Y. WANTED — Working greenhouse foreman; young man at S65.00 and an assistant at S55.00 per month; chiefly Fruit, Vegetables and Flowers. State age, and references. Apply to Frank C. Drews, Rosemont, Pa. FIREMAN WANTED— Teetotaler. One who can do potting and outdoor planting. Give wages wanted and full particulars in first letter. Location Central New York. Place now open. Address' F. F., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Two good section men. Steady positions to right men. One for 'Mums, Carna- tions, etc., and one for Poinsettias, Lilies, etc. None but steady and practical men need apply. Address O. S.. care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — A working head gardener; married; for a private place in Rhode Island, Steady posi- tion for right man. Good wages. Address F. G,, care whe Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Two greenhouse men who understand the growing of Ferns. Must be sober and indus- trious. Kindly state experience and wages ex- pected. Address G. E., care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED— Young man as assistant in green- houses on private estate near New York. Wages StiS.OO per month and room. Address Gardener, care The Florists' Exchange. WANTED — Gardener on commercial place. Steady position. Carl A. Woerner, L'jie Paterson Plank Rd., Secaucus, N. .T. WANTED — Helper with little experience for general work. Levant Cole, 89 Wendell St., Battle Creek, Mich. ROSE GROWER WANTED— Joseph Heacock Co.. Wyncote. Fa. WANTED — Two men on retail commercial place. McQuaid Bros., Englewood, N. J. WANTED — Store man on commission, partner or wages. Ill Main St., White Plains, N. Y. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY WANTED — Some grower who can supply a retail store with all kinds of flowers in their season year round. Prices must be right for quick sales. What have you? Olympia Flower Shop, Olympia Theatre BIdg., New Bedford, Mass. WANTED PURCHASER— For a fine seashore florists' business, up-to-date home, beautiful surroundings, nice business all the year. Cheap. Particulars on request. Address C. E., care The Florista' Exchange. STOCK FOR SALE AGERATPM AGERATUM— Large-flowered, dwarf (Blue), 4-in., $6 00 per 100 John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Road. North Bergen, N. J. ALTERNAMTHERAS ALTERNANTHER.\S— 1000 2-in., red and yel- low, SOc. each, S2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Cash. W. H. Grant, Watkins, N. Y. ALTERNANTHERA— Brilliantissima, red and green. 2}i-in.. J2.00 per 100. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia. Pa. ALTERNANTHERA.S— Rooted Cuttings, red and yellow, 60c. per 100; also 2-in., S2.00 per 100. Knull Floral Co., National Florist, Tampa, Fla . ALTER.NANTHERAS— Red and yellow, strong, 2'4-in., $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Herman ■Schlar-hter, COO E. Ross Ave., St. Bernard, Ohio. AMPEI.OPSIS AMPELOPSIS VEITCHEII— $10.00 per 100. A Schlevogt, 1713 E. 16th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ASPARAGUS EXCEPTIONALLY FINE LOTS OF PLUMOSUS PLANTS. 100 1000 2H-in., eitra heavy $3.00 $25.00 3-in 6.00 50 00 4-in 12.00 100.00 Asparagus plumosus seedlings, $7.50 per 1000. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. 2H-in $3.00 $25.00 3-in. 5.00 50.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St . Philadelphia, Pa. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA Planta — 3-iQ., 6ne stock, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. GEORGE B. HART 47-51 Stone St. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Cash with order. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Strong seed- lings, from best greenhouse-grown seeds, ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; in 5000 lots, $7.50 per 1000. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N.J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Green- house grown, at $8.00 per 1000, 2500 at $7.50 per 1000. 2"4-in. pots at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 3-in.. $6.00 per 100. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28tb St., New York. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS AND SPRENGERI— 3-in. at $5.00 per 100; 4-in., at $12..')0. Henry Smith, cor. Monroe & Division Aves., Grand Rapids, Michigan. A.SPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ready May 1st, $5.00 per 1000 Collingdale Grean- houses. Collingdale, Pa. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI PLANTS— From the bench at $6.00 per 100. Harry T. Mead, 1230 Hanover St., Manchester, N. H. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— 100 3J.^-in. to make room, $8.00 per 100. Geo. L. Fuller, Monson, Mass. ASPARAGUS— Plumosus and Sprengeri, big, 3-in. for bedding, $4.00 per 100. Cash. J. W. Miller, Shiremanstown, Pa. ASTERS 5000 ASTERS, good, healthy, field-grown plants from best strains of seed, sowed thinly broadcast, just right to bed out. Any number you want of each variety or color to make up your order, packed separate, but not less than 50 of a color labeled. Growing Aster seeds and plants a specialty 5ver forty years. Late Branching, white, shell pink, peerless pink, lavender, purple, crimson; Crego, white, shell pink and lavender, 1000 $3.00, 500 $1 ,75, 250 $1.00. Cash with order. Express only. L. W. Goodell, Pansy Park, Dwight. .Ma.ss. Contiiined to Next Calnma STOCK FOR SALE ASTERS ASTERS — Field-grown, stocky, all right. Quee of Market, 5 colors, SLOO per 100. postpaic Lady Roosevelt, Lav. Mikado. Rochester, Lav Pink, Pink Enchantress and Peerless Pink, $L2 per 100. postpaid. (With Crego's or Scmple'; Sl.OOper 100). Crego's^nd Semple's L. B.jcolor S3.00 per 1000. F. O. B. All moss packed. Casl please. D. C. Lewis. Pembcrton. N. J, ASTERS — Field-grown plants, largr- and &ri< Crego and Semples in white, pink and lavendi S.3.00 per 1000; 10,000. $2.50 per lOOU. Mixo Asters. Crego. Semple, Astcriiuinis and (^uceri, i white, pink and lavender. $2 .50 per 1000, ]0.(Hn S2.00 per 1000. Cash. James R. L<.nghra< Johnsville. Pa. ASTERS — Hardy field-grown, good plant.s. H„chc- ter, Viet's New Triumph. Mikado's Tall Bniiu), ing. Royals, Kings, New Upright, Non-Later:i Branching, Cregos, Perfection, Astcrmums. Hi- ail colors, 75c. per 100, postpaid, S4.00 per lOlli prepaid. W. B. Burleigh, 941 Third Ave., N Troy, N. Y. ASTERS— 100,000 surplus field-grown Aste plants. Late Branching and Asternmm. in white pink and purple; strong plants. S2,00 per 1000 $17.50 per 10.000; mixed colors, 81.75 per 1000 Ready now. Cash, please. Wm. Von Helnr^ Monsey. N. Y. ASTER PLANTS— Crego and Semple's mixed .. separate colors. Strong, well rooted plant- shipped prepaid. GOc. per 100. 83.90 per IWln Harry P. Squires, Renisenburg. N. Y. BAT TREES BAY TREES— Write for wholesale price list Julius Roehra Co., Ruiberford. N. J. BEDDING PLANTS Complete List of BEDDING STOCK' with prices on application. Write .or our Monthly Plant Bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA GER.\NIUMS— Fine, healthy, bushy stock, ii bud and bloom: Beaute Poite\*ine. 4-in.. Slllli per 100; Gen. Grant, 4-in., S5.00 per 100: 3'.>-ir, $4.00 per 100. Salvia Zurich, in bloom. $4,00 pti 100. Albert Marck. New Springville, Staten Island. Phone, .S~7 R. West Brighton. GER.\NirM.S— Strong, double Grant. 3-in. and 4-in. pots, $6.00 and $8.00 per 100; Rase Gera- nium. 3-in. and 4-in. pots. $5.00 and $7.00 per 100. Heliotrope. 3-in. anci 4-in. pots. $3.50 and $6.00 per 100. Verbenas, mixed. 2'-o-in. pots, $3.00 per 100 E. A. Holton, Morristown, N^J . FINEST MIXED SNAPDR.'iGONS out of 4-in pots. $4.00 per 100. Fine Nutt Geraniums out of 4-in. pots, $6-00 per 100. Heliotrope, out of 4-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. P. J. Burgevin, Port Chester, N. Y. AGER.^TUM, Salvias. Feverfew, Ivy Geranium, Marigolds, 2V^-in.. fine, strong plants. $2.00 per 100. Fuchsias, 3>2-in., $5. 00 per 100. Cash, please, Prompt shipment. Marshall Ave. Greenhouses/ Lowell, Mass. * GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt. 4-in.. in bud and bloom, nice plants, $6.00 per 100; Madam Sal- leroi, 2-in., $1.75 per 100. Rohr the Florist, Naper- ville. 111. BEGONIAS Begonias, Tuberous rooted, $6.00 per 100, $1.00 per doz., separate colors or mi-ted. 100 Christmas Red, 2K-in $5.00 Christmas Red, 3-in 8.00 Erfordii, 2>i-in 3.00 Erfordu, 3-in 6.00 Smithii, 2>i-in 3.00 Chatelaine, 2K-in 3.50 Chatelaine, 3-in., plants all in bloom, extra strong 8.00 Prima Donna, 2 If -in 3.00 Vernon, Erfordii, Prima Donna. Luminosa and Triumph, strong, transplanted seedlings, $1.50 per lOD. ERNEST ROBER - - - - WILMETTE, ILL, BEGONIAS— Delivery from May 15th Lorraine. 2!^-in. pots, $12.00 per 100 Cincinnati 2>^-in pols, $15.00 per 100. Mrs. J. A. Peterson (New). 2yi-in pots. $25,00 per 100 $200 00 per 1000 JULIUS ROEHRS CO, RUTHERFORD. N J. BEGONIAS — All varieties. See display ad , page 14B7. Roman J. Irwin, lOS W. 28th St., N Y. BEGONIAS— Erfordii, 2>i-in . $3.00 per 100; 3-in., $6.00 per 100. W. G, Eisele, West End, N.J. ■ BOUVARDIA BOUVARDIAS— Excellent stock. Red. pink and white. 2)4 -in.. S5.00 per 100, $40 00 per lOCO. Roman J. Irwin, lOS W. 28tb St., New York. Cpntinned to Next Page June 24, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1521 STOCK FOR SALE BOUVARDIA BOUVARDIA Single, 2H-in. 100 1000 Dark Red J7.00 $55.00 Rose Pink 7.00 55.00 Light Pink ■. 7.00 55.00 White 7.50 00.00 Double: White, much like Double Lilao 7.00 55 00 Pink, soft, pleasing shade 7.00 55.00 Write for our nionthlv plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., iaOS-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Fa. BOUVARDIA — Largest grower of the best varie- ties; over one-half million well established plants from 2>4-in. pots, red, pink, white, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Double pink and white, the finest long 6tem varieties for early cut, $7.00 per 100. H. C. Steinhoff, West Hoboken, N, J. BOX TREES BOX TREES — Standard!, Pyramids and Buah. Price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford. N. J. BOXWOOD Each Boxwood, 12-in. to 15-in $0.35 l.Wn. to IS-in 65 18-in. to 24-in 1.00 24-in. to 30-in." 1.50 Pyramids, 2 ft. to 2H ft 1-50 Heavy 2.00 3 ft. to 3H ft 2.50 Heavy 3.00 4 ft 4.00 SUndards, 12.in 2.50 15 in 3.60 Globes, 12-m 1.75 AI plants balled in tubs up to 4 ft. 25c. extra I eaoh. Laurus cerasus and Aucubas for box filling. ERNEST ROBER ■ - - - WILMETTE, ILL. BOXWOODS Pyramids. Broad, heavy specimens. 2 ft., at $2.25 each; 2H ft., at $2.75 each; 3 ft., at $3.25 each; 4 ft., at $4.50 each. Price includes tubs f. o. b. Dundee. Bush Shape. 10-12 in., balled, at 35c. each. 1-in. balled, at 40c. each. IS-in. balled, at 50c. each. The D. Hill Nursery Co., Inc.. i Box 407 Dundee. Illinois. BPDDLEIA BUDDLEIA ASIATICA— 2>f-in. pots, fine stock. $3.00 per 100, $27.00 per 1000. John B. Roy, Harrison, N. Y. BUXBS BULBS Hyacinths, Tulips, Daffodils, Narcissus, Spanish Iria. Get our prices before placing your order. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa AMERICAN GROWN BULBS Northern grown Golden Spur are superior^ to Imported stock, force two to three weeks earlier also Emperor. Darwin Tulips, eto. Write for list and prices. Geo. P. Buck A Son. CoUingswood. N. J CANNAS LAST CALL— CANNAS Fine pot plants, $6.00 per 100, except noted. Brandy wine. 3J'2 ft., red. Brilliant. 4 ft., yellow. City of Portland, 3H ft., (new), rich pink, $25.00. Conowingo, B., 5 ft., red. Director Holtze, 4 ft., yellow or spotted. Duke of Marlboro, 4 ft., red. Gladiator, 4!^ ft., spotted yellow. Golden Gate, 3I2 ft., yellow, $3.50 per 10; $25.00. Indiana, 6 ft., orange. Jane Addams, 4 ft., yellow, $3.50 per 10; $25.00. Kate F. Deemer, 4 ft., yellow. New York, B., 5 ft., red. Panama. 3 ft., red, $20.00. Philadelphia. 3 ft., red. Richard Wallace, 4 ft., yellow. Uncle Sam, 6 to 7 ft., red. Venus, 4 ft., pink. Wabash. B., 4 ft., pink, $9.00. Wm. Saunders, B.. 4 ft., red. Wintzer'e Colossal, 5 to 6 ft., red, $2..50 per 10; S20.00. Wyoming, 7 ft., orange, purple foliage. Prices F. O. B , West Grove, Pa. THE CONARD & JONES CO., WEST G ROVE - I'A CANNAS — Ohio grown, fresh cut, Mme. Crazy, $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000; Gladioflora, 2.00 per 100. $17.50 per 1000; Beacon, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Special rates on large lots and started ptantA. Cash please. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. C.\NN.\S — 3H-in. pots; Bouvier red and Florence Vaughan yellow; good, strong plants, $5.00 per 100. J. Albert Brodrib, Hartford, Conn. CANNAS — Peimsylvania, Wyoming, Austria, $5.00 per 100, out of pots. Cash with order. Park Floral Co., Trenton, N. J. CANNAS — Leading sorts, 4-in. pots, 12-in. to 14-in. tall, fine plants, $5.00 per 100. Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. CANNAS — Divided roots, $2.00 per 100. Good varieties. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CANNA — 600 Canna. 3H-in. pots, at 7c. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, R. I. CANNAS — See display ad, page 1497. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. ContiBned t* Next Cslnmii STOCK FOR SALE CARNATIONS FIELD GROWN CARN.-VTION PLANTS KKl KKHI Enchantress Supreme $7-.'>ll $H().1H) C. Akehurst 7,.^>() mm Alice S.OO 75 l«l C. W. Ward (1..5() r,:,X«) L. P. Enchantress fi.'iO .■■..'> III! R. P. Enchantress 6.50 .'iri.lXI I),initliv Gordon 7.(K) .^.^ (HI Siccwanl 7.00 (id DO Mati-hli-sa O..^ S.'i.lKI White Enchantress 6.50 .55.00 White IVrfpction 0.50 55.00 Alma Ward 0.50 .55.00 White Wonder 0.50 55.00 Champion 7.50 I.D.lKl Beacon 7.00 55.11(1 Victory 6.50 55,00 250 of one variety at 1000 rate. We guarantee all plants to be in healthy con- dition at the time of delivery. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. N. W. COR. 12TH & RACE STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA. CARNATIONS Owing to wet weather, 1 will have some stock from pota on hand. 100 1000 AUce $4..50 $35.00 Enchantress Supreme 4.00 35.00 Matchless 3.50 30.00 Enchantress 3.50 30.00 5 per cent, off cash with order, otherwise ref- erences. A. A. GANNETT ----- GENEVA, N. Y. 30,000 CARNATION PLANTS— Ready now. WhiU^ Enohantreas; jnnk Enchantress, Ward and Philadelphia; red, Delhi (the beat red for the South). St. Nicholas and Champion. $60.00 per 1000. Cash. Joy Floral Co.. Nashville. T«nn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS Best commercial varieties at reasonable prices. WHITE Smith's Advance G. Pitcher W Cheer Queen Mrs. Syme W. Ivory E. Snow Dec. Gem Polly Rose Wanamaker W. Perfection J. Jones Kalb M. Meyer A. Papworth Chas. Razer W. Bonnaffon Oconto Naomah A. Byron Smith's Ideal Ivory Supreme Lynnwood Hall Wm. Turner October Frost C. Touset T. Eaton Mt. Kisco W. Frick J. Nonin W. Chieftain YELLOW Aug. Dasse G. Glow October Sun- Col. Appleton Y. Jones shine R. HaUKiay R. Gold Ramapo Reiman Nagoya D. Dimple Donelleta Chrysolora G. Robin (Odessa Yellow Eaton PINK Chieftain P. Frick Dr. Enguehardt Pacific Supreme Rosiere W. R. Brock M. Dean Alma Pink C. P. Kelley Patty Pink Ivory E. A. Seidewits Unaka Gloria W. L. Pink Glory of Pacific P.Gem Hirondelle BRONZE Glenview Tints of Gold Elberon Dakoma RED Harvard Black Hawk Cullingfordii POMPONS W. Diana Queen of Whites Rufua Quinola Julia Lagravdre Lulu Souv. d'Or Western Beauty Nesco Golden Climax Mary Richard- Miss Julia Y. Baby son H. Newberry W. Baby B. Phillips Golden Harvest L. Doty Klondyke SINGLES Nakota White Garza Yellow Garza M. Colladay Red Riding W. Mensa Josephine Hood G. Mensa W. E. Bucking- Leota E. D. Godfrey ham $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. CHOICE NEW LARGE-FLOWERING VARIETIES Autocrat Golden Gleam Marigold E. Guttman E. Frost Golden Queen Modello $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. CAPRICE VARIETIES FOR POT USE White Caprice Lilac Caprice Lady Lydia Y. Caprice Butler's Caprice Brutus Purple Caprice K. Thompson Mrs. Greening $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Mai. Bonnaflon, $1.50 per 100, $11.60 per 1000. 250 of any one kind at the 1000 rate. Delivery of these varieties until July 20. Caab with order at these prices. 80,000 Field Carnation Plants for August delivery. ARTHUR COOMBS, WEST HARTFORD, CONN. EM MA A Garsa-Aoemone, Double Pompon, pals pink. It's a dandy I You will make no mistake in buying stock of this 'Mum; comes into bloom about Nov. 15th, finishes early in December. Cuttings ready now. $15.00 per 100. GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, INC. Wholesale FlorlsU 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Leading commercial varieties, 2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Write for list of varieties. Henry Smith, Grand Rapida, Mich. Contlnned to Next Calnmn STOCK FOR SALE CHRYSANTHEMUMS CHOICE ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS 100 1000 YELLOW Tint of Gold $1 .75 $1500 Golden Chadwick 2 60 22.00 Maj Bonnaffon 1.50 12.00 ChrvBolora 1.50 12.00 Golden Salomon 2.00 15 00 Comoleta 150 12.00 Mary Jane 1.50 12.00 Golden Eaton 3.00 PINK E. A. Seidewits 1.75 15.00 Chieftain 1.60 12.00 Unaka 1..50 12.00 Maud Dean 1.60 12.00 Pacific Supreme 1 60 12.00 Pink Gem I.SO 12 00 Hirondelle 3.00 WHITE Chas. Razer 1.60 12.00 Oconto 2.00 17.50 Smith's Advance 160 12 00 White Bonnaffon 1.60 12.00 White Chieftain 3 00 Jeanne Nonin 1.50 12,00 Wm. Turner 2.00 17.50 SINGLES Garza 1.50 12 00 Mensa 1.60 12.00 POMPONS Golden Climax 1 .75 15.00 Western Beauty 1.75 16.00 Golden West 1.75 15.00 Helen Newbury 1.75 15.00 JOHN R. COOMBS WEST HARTFORD CONN. CHRYSANTHEMUMS NOW READY FROM 20 per 100, $12..J0 per lOflO. Diana, Baliy, Zenobia, • Gar«a, Azcldu. $l„-,0 per 1(K), $I2..iO per lOOO. Golden Climax, Col.lin \Vej.t, Lilian Uoty, $1.7."> per 100, $1.-1(1(1 pir 1000. Earlv l"ro.st. CryBtal Gem, Golden (Juecn. Marigold. $.i.00 per 100. For plants from pots ailrl $1 .00 per 10(1 extra. Over 100 other best florists' varieties. Stafford Conserva- toriea, Stafford Springs, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Chrysolora, Col. Apple- ton, Maj. Bonnaffon, Chieftain, Unaka. Wells' Late Pink, Dr. Enguehard, Wm. Turner, T. Eaton and Harvard. Pompons — Diana, Queen of White, Klondyke, Fairy Queen and L. Doty. Hooted cut- tings, $15.00 per lOOO, $2.00 per 100; 2J^-in. poto. $25.00 per 1000. $:).00 per 100. Oconto rooted cut- tings. $2.50 per 100; 2!.S-in. pots, $3.50; Odessa rooted cuttings, $3.00 per 100; 2!^-in. pots, $4.00. Larchmoot Nurseries. Larchmont, N. Y. CHRVSAXTIIKMUMS- Surplus .st,,rk out of 2'.. -ill. Iicils: :ilin (iiliili.r l'n..^f, 171) I'nllv liiise. lOsClirvs.iIoru, fur . Applrton, 2'} Chrysolora, strong, rooted for Sti.OO till- lot. Cash, please. G. Fischer. Greenlawn, L. I,. N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Rooted Cuttings. White— Ch&B. Razer, E. Snow, Smith's Advance, White Bonnaffon. y«Wou)— Chrysolora. Roman Gold, M Bonnaffon, Mrs Hurley. Pint— Chief- tain. Unaka, Patty, Well's Late Pink. $2.00 per 100, $15 00 per 1000. Send for complete list. Wm. Swayne. Lock Box T, Kennett Square, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted cuttings. Golden Glow, October Frost, Pacific Supreme, Alice Papworth, White Queen. White and Yellow Bon- naffon, Jeanne Nonin, $12.50 per 1000. Cash with order. A. F. Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I.. N. Y. Telephone connection. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— In 2H-in. pots, 300 Chrysolora, 800 Pacific Supreme, 1000 Bonnaffon, yellow, 800 Early Snow, 500 Ivory 'White, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Cash. Wm. J. Marshall, Copeland St., (,'ampcllo, Mass. CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Strong softwood cut^ tings from soil. Jeanne Nonin, Harvard, E. D. Goi -in. Golden Bedder and Verschaf- felti, $2.60 per 100, $22.50 per 1000; 3-in., bushy, fine for boxes and bedding, $3 50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate. Brant Bros., Utics. N. Y. COLEUS — Verschaffelti, Golden Bedder and mixed varieties, 2i-<-in., $2.00 per 100, 3-in., $2. .50 per 100. Cash. Newton Rose Conservatories, Newton- ville, Mass. COLEUS— Brilliancy, 2K-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. Cash, please. J. J. Clayton & Son, West Grove. Pa. _^_ C(JIJ!US — Golden Bedder and Verschaffeltii. out (if 2-in.. strong. $1.50 per 100. M. H. Baumann. Park Ridge, N. J. COLEUS— 800 Coleus. mixed, 3H-in..pots. at 3c. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc., Quiduick, R. I. COLEUS — Good varieties, $3.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. COSMOS COSMOS — Large plants in white, pink and red; also Double Cosmos in white and pink, $3.00 per 1000: 10,000, $2.50 per 1000. Cash. James R. Longhead, Johnsville, Pa. COTTON PLANTS COTTON PLANT.S — .Something new? .No. not a new plant but new as a pot plant. Florist.s in the North ought to sell them to their customers; they make very beautiful pot plant.s and what is prettier than Cotton with blooms? Plants from bed, $1.50 per 100. C. M. Webb. Fayelteville. Tenn OBOTONS CROTONS— From S-in. pota. 8 to ID In. high in g varieties, $15.00 per 100; from 2kJ-in pots. In 10 varieties, $5 00 per 100 B. M. Wichers 4 Co., Gretna, La. CROTONS — 6-in. pots, fine plants, 50c. and 75c. each. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids. Mich. Continued to Next Page 1522 The Florists' Exchange STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE STOCK FOR SALE CYCLAMEN CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Improved Wandsbek type, very best in eziet- enoe. Tranaplanted aeedlines, 8 varietiea eqiially divided, $3.60 per 100, »30.00 per 1000— including Glory of Wandebek, liglit and dark salmon; Giory of Wandabek separate, J4.00 per 100, »35.00 per 1000; Improved Glory of Wandsbek, better grower ftod larger flower, Home are nearly double, beat of ■11 ealmon, »4.50 per 100, MO.OO per 1000; new fancy variety. Rococo erecta, not to compare with the old Rococo, keeps its flowers erect, is fringed, and comes in different colors, very 6ne, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. We have a number of testimonials as to quality and strain of stock we send out. Give us a trial if you are not satisfied with your strain. We have over 200,000 plants. Cash, please. KRNEST ROBER, WILMETTE, ILL CYCLAMEN Best Strain of Colors. Xmas Red, Wonder of Wandsbek, (best salmon). Rose of Marienthal, glowing dark red, white with red eye, pure white, strong plants, out of 2j4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100, S45.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash with order, please. J. H. Fiesser, 709 Hamilton Ave.. North Bergen, N. J. CYCLAMEN — Good varieties, fine plants. $3.30 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Selected plants, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, best strain, 2)i- in. pots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; 3-in. fote, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Roman J. rwin. 108 W. 28th St.. New York. CYCLAMEN — The finest strain in existence: heavy, 3-in., ready for 5-in., $10.00 per 100. Cash with order. Fred'k C. Hoffman, 320 Main St.. Pawtuckct, R. I. CYCLAMEN — Best strain. Separate colors or miied; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. For May delivery. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. CYCLAMEN^Mixed seedlings, repotted thumb pots. Ready now. 3c. Cash. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield. Ohio. CYCLAMEN— 1000 2K-in. Wandsbek Cyclamen, good, clean stock. $6.00 per 100. D. G. Grill- bortzer. Alexandria, Va. DAHXIAS DAHLIAS Whole field dumps, the best commercial and show varieties. Complete list on spplicatioD Write for our Plant Bulletin S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PlUadelphia, Pa. DAHLIAS — Large, field-grown clumps. Sylvia, Jack Rose, Red Hussar, Black Beauty, Blue Oben and other varieties. Extra large tubers, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Hatboro Flower and Fruit Farms. Hatboro, Fa. DAHLIAS FOR CUT FLOWERS— 100, our se- lection of best sorts for cutting for $3.00. 1000 for $25.00. Long Island Dahlia Gardens. Hicksville. L. I.. N. Y. DAHLIAS — Standard varieties, large, field-grown clumps, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash with order. John Hay, R. F.,,D. No. 3, Paterson, N.J. DAHLIAS — Rarest and best cut flower varieties true to name; hst free. Fort Reconey Dahlia Gar- dens, Fort Reconey. Ohio. SEEDLING D.\HLI.VS— Rare varieties, all classes. good plants, $3.00 per 100. Cash. Fort Reconey Dahlia Gardens, Fort Reconey, Ohio. DAISIES DAISIES— 2K-inch. 100 1000 Boston YeUow $6.00 $50.00 Mrs. F. Sander 6.00 60.00 Marguerites 6.00 50.00 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. BOSTON YELLOW DAISIES— Reve d'Or, 2H- in., $5.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus, Syracuse. N. Y. DRACiENAS DRACiENA INDIVISA— Extra heavy. 6-in.. $20.00 per 100. Cash. F. Sokol, College St.. Worcester. Mass. DRACiENA — Indivisa, 5-in. pots, 16c. each. The Park Floral Co.. Trenton, N. J. EUONTMUS EUONYMUS — ^Variegated, fine, strong plants, from 2Ji-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen. N. J. FERNS SCOTTI. 2}i-in.. $35.00 per 1000; 3-in.. $7.00 per 100. Scotti. Teddy Jr., Roosevelt, 4-in., $12.00 per 100. Scotti, Teddy Jr.. 6-in.. S36.00 per 100. Roosevelt and Teddy Jr.. 7-in.. 45c- each. Ask for prices on larger ferns. Cash, please. M. HUpert, Sta. O.. 313 Belair Rd., Baltimore, Md. TABLE FERNS — Best varieties; double rooted, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Henry Smith. Grand Rapids, Mich. ContinTied to Next Colnnm FERNS FERNS. 100 1000 Scottii. 2H-in $5.00 $45.00 Boston. 2H-in 6.00 45.00 Roosevelt. 2M-in 6.00 45 00 Teddy, Jr. 2H-in.. extra good 6.00 50 00 6-in. of the above, $50.00 to $75.00 per 100 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. FERN SEEDLINGS AND OTHER FERNS— In any quantity; see advertisement on page 1502. J. F. Anderson, Fern Specialist, Short Hills, N. J. FERN SEEDLINGS— In all varieties; also all other Ferns, 2>i-in., etc. See display ad., page 1497. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., N. Y. FREESIA FREESIA PURITY July delivery — Order now 6-8 in. to 3-4 in $6.00 4-8 in. to 5-8 in 4.00 3-8 in. to 4-8 in ^ 2.00 Express prepaid, if cash comes with order. LOS ROBLES NURSERY & GARDEN. SANTA CRUZ CALIFORNIA FREESIA PURITY— HxH-in., $3.00 per 1000; KxH, $6.00. Refracta alba, J^xfi-in., $4.50 per 1000; % and up, $6.50. Less than 1000 lots, 10% higher. Express prepaid if you send cash with order. H. Bailey, Box 354, Los Angeles, Calif. BUY FREESIA PURITY (Fischer's) direct of responsible grower. Save the Middleman's profits. Deliveries now. Brown's Bulb Ranch, Capitola, California. ^ rUOHSIAg FUCH.SI AS — In bud and bloom, from 3 ' 2-in. pots, $6.00 per 100. Geo. Milne, Winchester, Mass. FTTNKIAS VARIEGATED FUNKIA— $20.00 per 1000. AU strong, di\'ided shoots, also clumps, 3 to 6 shoots, $30 00 per 1000. Cash with order. A. F. Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I., N. Y. Telephone con- nection. GERANIUMS GARDENIAS GARDENIA VEITCHII. 23^-in. pots, ready now. Extra fine, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANITTMS GERANIUMS 100 1000 Poitevine. 2 H-in $3.00 $26.00 S. A. Nutt. 2H-in 3.00 25.00 La Favorite. 2i^-in 3.00 25.00 F. Perkins. 2H-in 3.00 25.00 2-in. of the above _. . . 2.50 20.00 In bud and bloom, ready for immediate sales or in any stage you may want them. 100 1000 4-in $12.00 $100.00 5-in 18.00 160.00 3-in.. for growing on 6.00 46.00 WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. 4-INCH Geraniums IN BUD AND BLOOM S. A. Nutt. Madame Barney. Poitevine. White Madonna. M. Landry. $6.00 per 100. BIDWELL & FOBES, Kinsman, Ohio GERANIUMS Nice stock in bud and bloom Per 100 4 -in. Beaute of Poitevine $8.00 2M-in. S. A. Nutt 1.80 2Ji-in. Beaute of Poitevine 2.00 2i4-m. La Favorite 1.80 2>i-in. F. Perkins 2.00 Cash, please. J. J. CLAYTON & SON WEST GROVE. PA. GERANIUMS— Ricard, Poitevine, S. A. Nutt double Gen. Grant, Viaud, Jean Oberle, and Mad , Languith (silver leaf), fine, 4-in., bud and bloom. $6.00 per 100. Also 2>^-in. stock of the above. $2.00 per 100. John C. Daly. 1610 Hackensack Plank Rd., No. Bergen, N. J. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt, La Favorite, Perkins, Jean Viaud, and Gen. Grant, 4-in., $7.00 per 100, $66.00 per 1000; 2M-in., Nutt and White, $3.50 per 100; in bud and bloom, $4.00 per 100. Ernest Rober, Wilmette, III. GERANIUMS — Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, Buchner, strong. 3H-in. and 4-in., $6.00 and $8.00 per 100 Mme. .Salleroi. 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Cash. F, Sokol, College St., Worcester, Mass. GERANIUMS — From 3M-in. and 4-in. pots, Nutt Ricard. Doyle and Poitevine, $7.00 per 100. W. W. Gordon & Son, 216^Middle St., E. Weymouth, Mass. Continned to Next Oolamm GERANIUMS — Extra _ strong, well established, bushy plants from 4-in. pots, Nutt, Ricard and Poitevine, $7.00 per lOO. H. C. Steinhoff, West Hoboken. N. J. ^ GERANIU.MS — Mixed varieties in reds, white and salmon from 4-in. pots. Strong and hardy. While they last, $600 per 100. Geo. P. Buck & Son, CollingBwood, N. J. GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt and Poitevine, 4-in., $7.00; S. A. Nutt, 3H-in.. $6.00 per 100. Extra fine plants in bud and bloom. Cash with'order. W. H. Workman. Oswego, N. Y. ^ GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, R. C, $8.00 per 1000; first-class stock. Cash with order. Frank Leith & Son, Haverhill, Mass. GERANIUM.S— Nutt and Poitevine. in bud and bloom. 3H-in. pots, S6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. Milne, Winchester, Mass. GERANIUMS — Scarlet Bedder and S. A. Nutt, fine plants in bud and bloom, 4-in.. 6c.; 3H-in., 5c.; 3-in., 4c.; 2M-in., 2c. C. H. Hamre, Johns- town, N. Y. GERANIUMS— A few hundred nice 4-in. Nutt to close out. $7.00 per 100. Cash with order. Alfred Hunt. Norwich, Conn. GERANIUMS— 2000 Geraniiims, mixed. 3K-in. pots, at 7c. Quidnick Greenhouses. Inc.. Quidnick. R. I. GERANIUMS— Ready now. 2ii-3ii in. pot plants. See display ad., page 1497. RomanJ. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. r.ERANIUMS— 10,000 S. A. Nutt, 2-in. pots, $2500 per 1000. Ready now. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co.. Springfield. Ohio. GERANIUMS — 4-in.. assorted colors to close out. $5.00 per 100. Henry Engler. 4651 Lancaster Ave.. Philadelphia, Fa. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt. 3!i-in. and 4-in,, extra fine plants, in bloom, $7.50 per 100. Prompt shipments. L. F. Graham, Foughkeepsie, N. Y. GERANIUMS— 500 3H-in. assorted, $5.00 per 100, $20.00 takes lot. Cash. W. H. Grant, Watkins, N. Y. GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, 3H-in., $6.00 per 100. Pine Grove Floral Corp., 35 Hudson St., Lynn, Mass. GERANIUMS — Mixed varieties, 4-in. pots, fine stock. $6.00 per 100. Schraaus Bros., Paducah, Ky^ GERANIUMS— Rooted Cuttings sent with guar- antee that puts all risk on me. See display advertisement. Albert M. Herr, Lancaater, Pa. GERANIUMS — 4-in., bushy; S. A. Nutt. A. Ricard and Poitevine, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio GERANIUMS— Mad. Salleroi, very strong, 2-in., $3.00 per 100. Dean Ferris, Peekskill, N. Y. HELIOTROPE HELIOTROPE— Blue, in bloom, from 3H-in. pots. $6.00 per 100. Cash, please. Geo. Milne, Winchester, Mass. __^ HYDRANGEAS AttentionI To move surplus stock of perfect Hydrangea plants; to be shipped out of pots. Va- rieties: Mme. Chautard. Gen. de. Vibraye, Ra- diant. Bouquet Rose, Mme. Mouillere, Mont Rose. C)taksa IN ASSORTED VARIETIES. NET CASH PRICES. 100 4 to 6 flowers and buds $ 35.00 fi to 8 flowers and buds 50.00 5 to 12 flowers and buds 75.00 12 to 15 flowers and buds 100.00 15 to 20 flowers and buds 150.00 20 to 25 flowers and buds 20O.()O Hydrangeas, with green buds for blooming in July and August, from 50c. to $2.50 each, ANTON SCHULTHEIS, 316 Nineteenth St.. College Point, L. I., N. Y'. FRENCH HYDRANGEAS 2ij-in. pots, $4.50 per 100. In the following varieties: Hydrangea La Lorraine, Mme, Emile Mouilliere, General Vi De Vibraye, Mme. Maurice Hamar, Radiant, Avalanche, E. G. Hill, Bouquet Rose, Cash -with order, please, J. H. Fiesser. Hamilton Ave., North Bergen, N. J. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— In 2H-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000. Good, clean stock. Cash witii order. R. Jamison & Sons, Cheltenham Ave, and Musgrave St., Germantown. Philadelphia. HYDRANGEAS — Otaksa, 6-in., at 26c.; 6-in., 35c. to 50c. ; 7-in., 75c. to $1.00. Larger plants, $2.00 to $3.00 each. In bud or bloom. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. - - • HYDR.\NGEA OTAKSA— Large plants in 16-in. tubs and in half-barrels for Summer flowering. J. H. Troy, New Roohelle, N. Y. IVY ENGLISH IVY— 2;f-in., $2.50 per 100, $22.50 per 1000. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. IVY— 3000 Surplus 4-in. English Ivy at $60.00 per 1000. Cash. Miss Kate Cranz. Florist, Ira, Ohio. IVY — English and German. See display ad, page 1497. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 2Sth St., N. Y. Continued to Next Column , LOBELIA LOBELIA— Strong, bushy plants, 2}i-in., $2 00 per 100. Geo. Milne, Winchester. Mass. MARIGOLDS MARIGOLDS— 2',1 -in,, at 3c,. orders 250 at 2' , Brant Bros,. Utica. N. Y. MIMPLUS MIMULUS — J-in.. at $8.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. MOONYDJE MOONVINES 2-inoh $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 2H-inch 4.00 per 100, ►35.00 per 1000. 3-inch 6.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY.PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, P» MOONVINES— 3-in., strong, 4o.;2>i-in., strong 2c. Schmaus Bros.. Paducah, Ky. MYRTLE • MYRTLE — Myrtus Communis, for wedding wreaths and decoration. Fine, strong plants froro 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. NURSERY STOCK ORNAMENTAL STOCK OF QUALITY CAN SUPPLY QUANTITY OF FOLLOWINa ITEMS: AZALEA mollis. Busby plants, with plenty of buds, 12 to 15-in. high, 36o. each. $4 00 per dos, $30.00 per 100; 15 to 18-in. high, 46c. each, $5 00 per do» . $40 00 per 100. BOXWOOD — Pyramids. 35-in. high, very toe, $1 75 each; 42-i&. high, very fine, $2.25 each; 48-iD. high, very fine. $3.25 each; 54-in. high, very fine. $4,00 each. RHODODENDRONS — Best, hudy-nsmed sorts, bright foliage and full of buds, 18 to 24-iD. high, 75o. each; 24-to 30-in. $1.00 each. These oover the entire list of Parson's Hardy Hybrids. Seedling RHODODENDRONS— Mixed colon, 18 to 24-in. high, very bushy and full of buds, 55o. each; 24 to 30-in. high, and correspondingly bushy, 70o. each. ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho(Dutchman's Pipe)— Extra strong plants, 4 ft. of tops, 25o. each, in any quantity. HYDRANGEA Paniculata grandiflora— Tree form, 3 to 4-ft. bodies, fine heads, $25 00 per 100. Bush form, 3 ft. high, $10.00 per 100. HYDRANGEA Arborsscens grandiflora alba — 3 to 4 It. high, bushy, $20.00 per 100; 2 to 3 It., bushy, $14 00 per lOO. BARBERRY Thunbergii— 18 to 24 in. high, very busby, $7 00 per 100; IS to 18-in. high, very bushy, $5.00 per 100. PRIVET CALIFORNIA— Very bushy, 18 to 24-iB. high, $2.50 per 100; 24 to 30-iQ. high, $3.00 per 100. PRIVET AMURENSE (Amoor River, Hardy Northern Type)— 18 to 24-iii., $6.00 per 100; 24 to 30-in., $7.00 per 100. THE 8T0RRS « HARRISON CO., Painesville ..--------- Ohio NORWAY MAPLES, Pin Oaks, Oriental Plants in all sizes. Send for price list. Audubon Nur- series, Box 731, Wilmington, N. C. ORCHIDS ORCHIDS Private collection of rare varieties Cy- pripediums, Ljelias, Dendrobiums, Coel- oygnes, Cattleyas, Calanthes, Oncidiums, etc., etc. Will sell quarter original cost. Address EDGAR L. NOCK, 193 Broad St.. PROVIDENCE. R. I. PALMS PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— In all sises. Bpeeial price list on demand. Julius Roehrs Co. Rutherford. N J. PANDANU8 PANDANUS VEITCHII— For a few days only will make special low price for cash with order. Size for 2}^-in. pots. $4.50 per 100. • Size for 3 -in. pots, 6.00 per 100. Size for 4 -in. pots, 8.00 per 100. Size for 6 -in. pots, 12.00 per 10(). Best pot-gown, nicely variegated, 3-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Pandanus suckers, $2.00 and $4.00 per 100. J. J. Soar, Little River, Fla. PANDANUS^VEITCHII — 4-in., at 26c.; 6-in., 75c.; 7-in., $1.50; 10-in., $4.00; 12-in., $6.00 each. Fine, well colored plants. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. ~PELARGbNIUMS PELARGONIUMS — E. G. Wurtenburgia, Schwab- ian Maid, 4-in.. $15.00 per 100. Cash. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. PELARGONIUMS— 2M->n., at $8.00 per 100; 3-in., at $10.00; 4-in., at $20.00; 6-in., $35.00 to $50.00. Good varieties. Assorted colors. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. Continued to Next Page Tuesday night is closing time for classified advertisements. Mail your copy in good time and avoid disappointment. Tune 21, 191fi. The Florists' Exchange 1523 STOCK FOR SALE PELARGONIUMS PELARGONIUMS You must have noticed in several Easter trade itarkct reports how readily "Enster GreetinR" sold. It has become a factor in Easter business wherever vuown, and ia bcins talked about. It deserves it. Vou must know that to have firm Easter ^jlants of this wonderful plant you should start witli good 4-in. in October. These have always been scarce and they alwiiys will be. To help you, we are offer- ing now fine stock in l."4- and a-in.; they may be summered in ji light, niry, outside frame. They will yield enough m»oil cuttings in September and Octo- )er to pay original cost and will make elegant 5-ia. and 6-in. or even 7-in. for Easter that will make the Asaleas spruce up. We believe this stock to be a good investment. Sold under our ironclad guaran- tee. 2>4-in. Easter Greeting and Lucy Becker, $7.50 per 100. $70.00 per lOUO. $325.00 per 5000; 3-in., $10.00 per 100, SOO.OO per 1000. S. C. TEMPLIN, EASTER GREETING SPECIALIST. GARRETTSVILLE. OHIO. PEONIES PEONIES — The money makers. Send for our list. C. Betscher, Dover, Ohio. PETUNIAS PETUNIAS — 2000 Single Petunias in bloom, Rosy -Morn, Brilliant. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. C:i-sii. W. H. Grant, Watkins, N. Y. PETUNIAS — Rosy Morn, 4-in., bushy plants, $:..00 per 100. Pine Grove Floral Corp.. 35 Hudson St.. Lynn. Mass. PHLOX HARDY PHLOX — Finest mixed colors; large, one-year-old clumps, S4.00 per 100, S30 00 per 1000: 600 at 1000 rate. Guatav Pitzonka, Bristol, Pa^^ 300,000 PRIMROSES — Best strains in existence as usual, specialty for many years, always reli- able, 2-in., $3.00 per 100, S27.50 per 1000, except when noted. Chinese Laree-flowering Fringed, 10 separate colors, or mixed, Chinese 6 Named Ivinds for critical trade, including Christmas Scarlet. S^oc; Malacoides, Lavender and White; Malacoides rosea and Grandiflora, SJ^c; Obconica, large-flow- ering, 9 separate colors or mixed: Obconica, large- flowering Fringed, 5 separate colors or mixed; Obconica, Giant Flowering, 6 separate colors or mixed; Obconica Magnifica, and Salmon Queen, S3. 50 per 100. We grow Hydrangeas all the best kinds by the acre, let us quote you. J. L. Schiller, Toledo, Ohio. ABOUT July 10, we will have our regular stock of Primulas, Obconica, Gigantea, Chinensis, Mala- coides and Kewensis; all from 2f4-in. pots, ready for shipment; also the new variety of Primula Mala- coides, Rosea and Primula Obconica Salmonea. Henry Schmidt, 673 Church Lane, North Bergen, N.J. PRIMULA MALACOIDES ROSEA— New, bril- liant pink variety. Certificates wherever shown. August or September delivery. S5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. Fred H. Lemon & Co., Rich- mond, fnd. PRIMULA OBCONICA— Transplanted seedlings, mixed or separate, finest Ronsdorf strain, S2.00 fer 100, $18.00 per 1000. Erneat Rober, Wilmette, JL ROCK PLANTS ROCKERY PLANTS— Rare Himalayan and other Rhododendrons, Herbaceous Plants, rare Shrubs and Aquatics, Seeds of Alpines, etc. : catalogues on appHcation. G. Reuthe, Keston, Kent, England. ROSES ROSES. 2H-IN. Own Root Grafted 100 1000 100 1000 Sunburst $8.00 $70.00 American Beauty 8.00 70.00 Ophelia 8.00 70.00 J. L. Mock 7.50 60.00 $12.50 $120.00 Mrs. Geo. Shawyer. . 7.50 60.00 12.50 120.00 Radiance 7.50 60.00 12.60 120.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward.... 7.50 60.00 12.00 100.00 Kaiserin 7.00 55.00 12.00 110.00 W. Killarney 7.00 60.00 12.50 120.00 Richmond 7.00 55.00 12.50 120.00 Maryland 7.00 55.00 3-INCH STOCK Own Root 100 1000 Hoosier Beauty $9.00 $85.00 American Beauty 8.00 75.00 Wtite Killarney 7.50 65.00 Pink Killarney 7.00 60.00 Radiance 8.00 70,00 Sunburst 9.00 80.00 Red Radiance 17. .50 160.00 Maryland, 3-in 7.50 66.00 Kaiserin, 3-in 8.00 70.00 Ophelia, 3-in 9.00 80.00 Ophelia, 3H-in 12.00 100.00 Opheba, 4-in 15.00 120.00 Mrs. Aaron Ward. 3H-in 10.00 90.00 SPECIAL OFFER 15.000 Pink Cochet. 3-in., $4500 per 1000. 3.000 Crimson Rambler. 3-in.. $45.00 per 1000. Now booking orders for Fall importations Roses and Manetti. Send for our list. WRITE FOR OUR MONTHLY PLANT BULLETIN S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa Contiiiued to Next Colnma STOCK FOR SALE ROSES OWN ROOT STOCK 2H-inoh Doj. 100 1000 American Beauty 85o. $6.00 $50 Antoineliivoire, flesh H.T 60o. 3.50 30 Catherine Zeimet, ■ ' White Baby ". . 60c. 3.50 30 Excelsa, Red Dor. Perkins 50c. 3. .50 30 FrancisScottKev. red H.T 75c. 6.00 45 Hadley. Crimson. H. T 76c. 5.00 46 Hugh Dickson, crimson II. P 60c. 4.00 36 J. B.Clarke, crimson H.P 60o. 4.00 35 Mme. Caroline Testout.pinkH.T. .60c. 4.60 40 Maman Cochet, pink Tea 50c. 3.00 25 Mrs. Aaron Ward, yellow H. T 76c. 6.00 45 MHe.CecileBrunner, pink Pol 60c. 4.00 35 Mlle.Fr.Krucger.vcllowTea 60c. 3.00 25 President Tnft, pink H.T 60c. 4.00 35 Radiance, pink, H. T 60c. 4.00 35 Safrano, yellow Tea 50c. 3.00 25 Shower of Gold, yellow H.W 50o. 3.50 30 UlrichBrunner.redH.P 60o. 4.00 35 White Killarney, H. T 76c. 6.00 45 White Maman Cochet. Tea 60c. 3.60 30 LEEDLE CO.. EXPERT ROSE GROWERS, SPRINGFIELD, O. ROSE PLANTS— Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, 2>i-in., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; My Maryland, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. Other varieties in limited quantities. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. SALVIAS Salvia Bonfire Strong 2li-in., $1.80 per 100. Cash please. J. J. CUYTON & SON, wEST^G«ovE. SALVIA ZURICH^in., $5.00 per 100, in excel- lent condition. Speak quick; only 1000 left. G. A. Thiele. Asylum Pike & Orthodox St., Frank- ford, Philadelphia, Pa. . SALVLA SPLENDENS— Splendid stock, 2000 from 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Wm. W, Gordon & Son, East Weymouth, Mass SALVIA— Bonfire and Zurich, 3-in., $3.50 per 100' $30.00 per 1000. Cash. W. H. Grant, Watkins' N. Y. SALVIA ZURICH — 4-in., fine stock to close out, $4.00 per 100. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. SALVIA PLANTS — Strong, 2K-in. stock, $2.50 per 100; 3;2-in., $4.00 per 100. Cash. Newton Rose Conservatories. Newtonville, Mass. SALVIA Zurich, Silver Spot, Splendens, 2)i-in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order. Schmaus Bros., Paducah, Ky. SALVIAS— Thumb pots, $1.25 per 100; 2-in. Bon- fire, $1.76 per 100. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio. SALVIA — 400 Sah-ia, 3H-in. pots, at 4o. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick, R. I. SMILAX SMILAX PLANTS— 2M-in. stock, extra heavy, fine, bushy stock, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Dobbs & Son, Auburn, N. Y. SMILAX— 2M-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. SNAPDRAGONS NEW SNAPDRAGON ENCHANTRESS Most popular color, about like Enchantress Carnation. Same habit as Phelp's White, flowers freely. Summer and Winter. Delivery commences in May. From 2-in. pots, $2.00 per doz., $10.00 er 100. F. W. Fletcher 4 Co.. Inc., Auburndale, Ml SNAPDRAGONS— SUver Pink, Giant White, Giant Yellow, 2K-in. pots, $4.00 per 100, $36.00 per 1000. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink, white, cerise, dark red. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00, 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Pine Grove Floral Corp., 35 Hudson St., Lynn, Mass. SNAPDRAGON— Ramaburg's S. P. Snapdragon, 2>i-in. pots, fine plants, 3 to 5 breaks, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Clarence Alwine, Aldan, Del. Co., Fa. S.\ APDR AGONS— Ramsburg's Silver Pink, rooted cuttings, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. John R. Coombs. West Hartford, Conn. SNAPDRAGON— 2)i-in.. assorted colors, 3o. Orders 250 at 2Hc. Brant Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y. !__1___ SNAPDRAGONS— 2-in. pots, pink, red and white. 3c. each. Cash, please. B. C. Blake Co., Spring- field. O. SNAPDRAGON— 3000 4-in., fine Snapdragons (Keystone), a fine pink, well branched, $8.00 per 100. D. G. Grillbortzer, Alexandria, Va. SNAPDRAGON— Silver Pink, strong, 2)i-in. pots, $2.50 per 100. Geo. Milne, Winchester, Mass. STliVlAS STEVIA— 2>i-in., ready for a shift, $2.00 per 100. Cash with order. Paul Fischer, Wood^Ridge, Bergen Co., N. J. Continaed to Next Colnmn STOCK FOR SALE STOCKS STOCKS — Snowflako, dwarf, fine 4-in. plants in bloom, $6.00 per 100. John C. Daly, 1510 Hackensack Plank Rd., North Bergen, N. J. VERBENAS VERBENAS — In separate colors, red, striped purple, blue and white in thumb pots, 2o. Cash .please. B. C. Blake Co., Springfield, Ohio, VINCAS VINCA MINOR OR MY'RTLE- Florists who handle Vinca minor, why not buy your plants now and grow them on for next season ? You can have fine plants by doing so. I can furnish plants in large quantities, good, strong plants, $6.00 per 1000. If you want rooted layers, write for prices. I will make \uii :i vorv low price during the Summer. C. M. Wthl.. I'liyi Ihville. Tenn. VARIEGATED VINCAS— Out of 2H-in. pots, 140 strong plants at $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. G. Fischer, Greenlawn, L. I., N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— Out of 2-in., very strong, $2.00 per 100. M. H. Baumann, Park Ridge, N.J. VINCA VARIEGATA— Out of 4-in. pots, $12..50 per 1000; 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. Leonard Cousins. Jr., Concord Junction, Mass. VINCA VARIEGATA 4-in. stock all sold. 33-^-in., niQe stock, 5 to 9 heads, $7.00 per 100. G. L. Ely, Clyde, N. Y. VINCA VARIEGATA— Good, 4-in. stock, $12.00 to $14.00 per 100. Cash. William Capstick, Auburndale, Mass. VINCAS — In all sizes. See display ad, page 1497. Roman J. Irwin, 108 W. 28th St., New York. VINCA — 2-in. Vinca Variegata, 2c. The Audubon Nurseries, Audubon, N. J. VINES LARGE VINES and Climbing Roses in pots and tubs for immediate effect. J. H. Troy, New RocheUe, N. Y. VIOLETS VIOLETS, 2M-INCH 100 1000 Lady Campbell $4.00 $36.00 Princess of Wales 4.00 35.00 Swanley White 6.00 40.00 Write for our monthly plant bulletin. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa CAMPBELL VIOLETS — Fine sand rooted cut- tings, $1.00 per 100 by mail: $8.00 per 1000 by express. Rooted Runners, $1.00 per 100 by mail; $6.00 per 1000 by express. Cbas. Black, Hights- town, N. J. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK CAULIFLOWER— Snowball and Erfurt, $3.00 rer 1000. Cabbage. — Wakefield, Succession, Season. Sorehead. Ballhead, $1.25 per 1000, over 5000, $1.00 per 1000. Peppers.- Ruby King, Giant and Sweet Mountain, fine, transplanted plants, 60c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Tomatoes.— Stone, Matchless, Detroit, Ponderosa, trans- planted ready for field. Price same as Peppers. Potted Peppers, $1.35 per 100. Asters, our per- fection, late branching mixed or separate colors, 60c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Pansiea— World's- Perfection, in bud and bloom, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Cash please. Our phone num- ber is 76 Plainville, Ct. Lester's Plant Farm, PUan- ville, Ct. ASPARAGUS SP'RENGERI- From bench, just right for 3-in. pots at 4c. each, $35.00 per 1000. 100 Dbl. Red Hollyhock, 3-in. pots, 5c. each. Chrysanthemums, 2)4 -in. Polly Rose, Chrysolora, Enguehard, Col. Appleton, Pacific Supreme, 3c. Rooted Cuttings of the same at 2c. L. H. Butts, Wyomissing, Pa. GERANIUMS— E. G. Hill, 3M-in., $7.00 per 100; Nutt, i'A-in., $7.00; Double Grant, 3H-in., $7.00. Dracaena Indivisa, 4-in., 20c. each, $18.00 per 100; 2-2H-in. high. EngUsh I\t, 2><-in., $4.00 per 100; German Iv>-, 2>2-in., $2.00. Cash with order. Wm. Mears, Rumson, N. J. ENGLISH IVY FOR S.^LE— 100, 4 ft. to 6 ft., at 26c.; 1600, 4-in., three plants per pot, 10 in. to 16 in. long, 7c. Echeveria Matalica, lOo. Eswell Kemp, 349 Grove St., Newark, N. J. VINCAS — Extra strong Vincas, 3-in., 5cS. A. Nutt, 3-in., 3>^c. Cash with order, please. Hoff- man Greenhouse, Elmira, N. Y. ^_^ VEGETABLE PLANTS 2,000,000 CABBAGE PLANTS (Satisfaction Guaranteed), $1.00 per 1000. 5000 $3.75, 10,000 $7.00. Extra fine Danish Ballheiid. Flat Dutch, Surehead, Succession, F.nkhuizen Glory, Copenhafien Market, All Head Early and Early Summer. (Everyone a good stocky plantwith mass of roots). Re-rooted Cabbage Plants, all varieties, $1.25 per 1000. 100.000 re- rooted Cauliflower Plants. Henderson's Snow- ball, $2.50 per 1000. 5000 $11.00. Tomato and Sweet Potato Plants, all varieties, $1.50 per 1000. Transplanted Tomato and Pepper Plants, $4.25 per 1000. Celery Plants, all va- rieties, ready July Ist, $1.50 per 1000, 5000 $6.00. Price list free. All orders filled prompt- ly. Paul F. Rochelle, Morristown, N. J. CELERY PLANTS— Golden Silf Blanching (French Strain), Giant Pascal and Winter Queen, fine plants, ready for the field, $2.00 per 1000, 5000 for $7.50 cash. Brill Celery Gardens, Kalamazoo, Mich, Continned to Next Oolanm STOCK FOR SALE VEGETABLE PLANTS ^"^ SWEET Potato Plantn Yellow, and Red Nansfr- mond, Up Rivers. Bi^ Stem Jersey, Early Caro- lina. Early Golden. White and Yellow Yams. 1000 $1.50; 5000 or more, $1.25 per 1000; 100 by mail. 25c. For the paat twenty years I have made a epecialty of selectinR and propagation of the Sweet Potato and can Kuaranteo you atrong, healthy plante, true to name, prompt shipment, and good order delivery. Descriptive price list free. H. AUSTIN FELTON DELA^WARE. VEGETABLE PLANTS— By mall or express pre- paid. Strong, well rooted ptanta in large or smali lots at reasonable prices. Will promptly replace any that do not arrive in Ist-claas condition. Lead- ing varieties, Cabbage, Tomato, Cauliflower, Cel- ery, Sweet Potato, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Beet, Lettuce. Pepper, Egg Plants. Also Asters. Catalog free. Harry P. Simres. Remsenburg. N. Y. TOMATOES— Fine lot, pot grown. Earli na, Jewel, Stone and Matchless, $1.50 per 100, $12 50 per 1000. Cash, please. Geo. P. Buck & Son, CoUingswood, N. J. TRANSPLANTED EARLIANA— Bonny Best and Stone Tomatoes, $2.50 per 1000. Peppers, $5.00 per 1000. Egg Plants. $10.00 per 1000. H. J. Rolfe, Haramonton, N. J. SPECL\L FOR TWO WEEKS— Fine Cabbage and Tomato plants, 85c. per 1000. 5000 $3.75; S.weet Potato. $1.00. Shipped safely anywhere. Tifewater Plant Co.. Box 78. Franklin, Va. VEGETABLE PLANTS— CauUflower, Cabb^, Tomato, Pepper and Celery Plants. For prices see our ad. under Miscellaneous Stock column. Lester's Plant Farm, Plainville. Conn. TOMATO PLANTS— Transplanted and stalky. $1 .25 per 100. Cash with order, please. Harland C. Hawkins' Greenhouses, Felchville, Vt. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE ALYSSUM, Ageratum. Coleus, Cigar Plants. 2-in.- 2»^-in.. S2.00per 100. Fuchsia. 3M-in.; Begonia Vernon, 3 in.-3H in.; Yellow Daisies, 3-in., 3>i-in.; $6.00. Mme. Salleroi, heavy, 3-in., $-1.00. Cobeas, $8.00. German Ivy, 3M-in., heavy, strong, S8.00. Vinca variegata and green, 4-in.. $10.00. Lobelia, dwarf and trailing. $3.00. Begonia Chatelaine, 3H-in., S6.00. Salvia, 2H-in.. $2.50. Cannas, started, $4.00. Cash with order, or will exchange for 'Mum rooted cuttings. Deans. Chadwicka, etc. Jos. J. Sokol. New Haven, Conn. 4-IN. DRAC^NAS, ready for 5-in. pots, $12.00 per 100, or will exchange for Carnation plants, Ferns, Cincinnati Begonias, Rubbers, 2-in. Vincas, etc. What have you? Brooks, Florist, West Haven, Conn. STOCK WANTED WANTED — Good clean, well-rooted cuttings of Gardenias. State price per 100. Also a few stock plants of Acalypha Sanderiana. G. W. Appleby. Stanton Ave., Castra Valley, nr. Hay- wards, Alameda Co.. Calif. WANTED— Gladioli Bulblets or small size bulbs of commercial (Forcing) varieties. Hoxsie Nurseries, Inc., Hoxsie, R. I. FOR SALE OR RENT For Sale 10,000 feet of glass in running order on five acres of good land; six-room cottage and outbuildings in Richmond Borough, New York City. For particulars apply, Meoc Richter New Springviile New York FOR SALE-;-Up-to-date greenhouse plant, nearly new, consisting of house 200-x40. propagating house 20x20, steam heated; excellent water supply, water tower, 1200 gallons; 8 acres of land; two acres in Asparagus, also small fruits; S-room cottage; small barn, near good markets, only 4 miles from Lowell. Mass., 26 miles from Boston, Mass.; house used for forcing Cucumbers, would be adapted for Rose growing. Price $6000. Address D. J. W.. Box 72, Tewksbury Center, Mass. FOR SALE OR RENT— Valuable greenhouse property for sale a little over 7000 ft. of glass, 4 acres of land, fruit and berries, 6-room cottage, barn and engine house; mild climate, very little snow, a good opportunity for young man that has ambition to go ahead and build more- houses, as the trade has been increasing fast. Convenient for shipping to Philadelphia; two railroads going through the place; only florist in the vicinity, no opposition. Price, $4500.00. Address G. L., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Greenhouse property consisting of 4000 sq. ft. of glass on plot of ground 100x100 ft., doing good retail business all the year round; 25 minutes from New York; nice six-room bungalow facing 3 streets, in the center of town, and sur- rounded by 3 large towns. Old established place. Good reasons for selling. Address G. H., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — To quick buyer, a well established florists' business, greenhouses and large dwelling attached, adjoining cemetery: trolley passes door. Hot water beat. Commercial business. Terms reasonable. Correspondence invited. Address M. B., Box 245, Huntington, L. I. Continned to Next Fas« 1524 The Florists' Exchange FOR SALE OR RENT VorTsALE in CALIFORNIA An old established nursery and florist business, 35 mil0s from San Francisco, connected by rail and water; fully equipped, within city limits, near busi- ness center. Leading nursery in Sonoma Co. Old age reason for selling. A rare chance. Investigate. W. A. T. STRATTON, Petaluma, California FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse property at 60th and Gibson Ave., Philadelphia, consisting of one two-story modern brick dwelling with all conveniences; one frame stable; nine greenhouses each 100 ft. in length, with an exceptionally good steam heating plant; large storage capacity for coal. J. Gibson Mcllvain & Hugh McIIvain. 1420 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia. Pa. FOR SALE— Greenhouse of 20,000 ft. of glass. In good condition, on an electric line, located two miles from business center of Middle West town of 15,000 inhabitants. Has done annual business of $12,000.00. Suitable for either flowers or vegetables. A good opportunity. For price. address G. N.. care The Florists' Exchange. FOR RENT — Unexpected vacancy; six green- houses 175 ft.xlS ft., benches planted with two- year-old Roses, two sheds, one cottage. Reasonable rate. Long lease preferred. L. C. Rubsamen, Murray Hill. N. J. FOR SALE — As a whole or in part, or will incor- porate, my florist business, paying a net profit for 15 years of $10,000 yearly. Louis L. Green, 60 State St., Boston, Mass. FOR SALE OR RENT— EeUblished greenhouse plant oonoBtinK of three large greenhouses and dwelling, in Hackeosack, N. J. Address K. S., care The FlorisU' Exchange FOR SALE— Plot At Flushing and Whiteatone in greenhouse diptrirt. Easy terms. 18 minutes to New York. Halleran Agency, Fluahing. N. Y. SUNDRIES FOR SALE FOR SALE At One-Half Value Two-horse Van, practically new and freshly painted and gold lettered J. CONDON, Florist 734 Fifth Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. Y. FOR SALE — 3 boilers, on account of enlarging our plant; 1 Putnam Steam Boiler, run six months, gross rating 4650 sq. ft. ; list price, S16000; our price 1325, f. o. b.; Lord & Burnham, used one year. No. S.-36-8 S275; 1 Lord & Burnham, used two years, with two new sections. Hot water, 9 sec- tions, price $300. These are all in perfect condi- tion. F. o. b. cars, Quidnick, R. I. Quidnick Greenhouses, Inc., Quidnick. R. 1. FOR SALE — 3 boilers, oo account of enlarging heating plant; 2 Magic return tubular boilers, «aob rated to heat 15,000 sq. ft. of glass to 50 degrees in zero weather. Price, S325.00 each, f.o b. 1 Economy boiler to heat 5,000 ft.. $100.00. These boilers are in perfect oonditioD and can be used either for steana or hot water. No briok work needed. Floral Hill Gardens. Chatham, N. J. FOR SALE— SECOND-HAND PIPE, threaded and coupled, ready for use, 1-in., 3c.; IH-in. 4o.; IH-in.. 5c ; 2-in., 6c. per ft. PECKY CYPRESS. $17.00 and up per thousand sq. ft. MetropoUtan Material Co., 1398-1408 MetropoUtan Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. FOR SALE — As a whole or In parts, 8 ^een- houses, consisting of 10 x 12 and 10 z 16; ^aas 2-in. and 4-ln. pipe; four boilers. Can be seen at Elex Donaldson. Baxter Ave. & Broadway. Elmhurst. L. I. V. E. Reich & Sons 1429 Metropolitan Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y SECOND-HAND MACHINERY FOR SALE— 2, 70-h. p. boilers; 1,50-h. p. Corliss engine; 1, 4 h. p. upright engine; 1, hot water heater; 1 steam and 1 house pump. A. S. and H. P. Beck, 609 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia, Pa. GRASP THE OPPORTUNITY, buy glass piping, ventilators, boilers, 10,000 sq. ft. of greenhouses; get material for one-eighth cost. Convenient to Boston, Mass. Address G. B., care The Florists' Exchange. FOR SALE — Giblin steam boiler No. 90, nine sec- tions, in good condition, used 5 years. Price $100.00 F. O- B., Byer Bros.. Chambersburg. Pa FOR tiALE — Three steam radiators, used 4 months* 11 sections each, 55 ft. radiation each, $15.00 for lot. Dean Ferris, Peekskill, N. Y. * FOR SALE — Greenhouse to be torn down, 85 ft. X 20 ft.; hot water heating. 120 Ridgewood Place, Glendale. N. Y. CARNATION STAPLES SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES — Best staple on the market, 35c. per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. Postage paid. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. MOSS SUNDRIES FOR SALE MOSS MOSS — Strictly let-class, $1.00 per bale. Cash. Adolphus B. Cranmer, Mayetta, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 10-bbl. bale. $2.00; 6 bales, $9.50; &-bbl. bate. $1.00. 5 bales $4.50. Bur- lapped. 25c. extra. S-bbl. bale, $1.85. Cash, please. Jos. H. Paul Box 150, Manahawkin. N J. SPHAGNUM MOSS— 12-bbl. bale S2.40, 10-bbl. bale, $1.95. Cash orders rushed. Manahawkia Moss and Peat Co., Box V.. Manahawkin, N. J. '. MOSS — One carload to go at S5c., 5-bbl. bate aizo, live Moss, $1.00 per bbl. Mizpah Moss CA, MJgpah. N. J. Coatlaaed to Next Oolnma TOBACCO STEMS FRESH TOBACCO STEMS— In bales. 200 lbs. , $2.00; 500 lbs., $4.00; 1000 lbs., $7.00; ton, $13.00. Also Dust. Scharff Bros., Florists, Van Wert, Ohio. WIRE WORK WE are the largest manufacturers of Wire Work in the West. E. F. Winterson Co., 166 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 111. __WANTEDJTOJ8UY__ WANTED TO BUY— Greenhouses, land, dwelling, in city with landscape possibilities; full particu- lars. Box 605. New Rochelle. N. Y. WANTEDTOJ.EASE_ ADVERTISER wishes to lease ranfte of glass in the vicinity of New York, suitable for grow- ing Roses or Carnations. Might consider buying or investing capital in large establish- ment now shipping to New York market. Address G. G., care The Florists' Exchange. MISCELLANEOUSJWANTS WANTED — Kroeschell boiler, large size. State price and particulars. The Elizabeth Nursery Co., Elizabeth, N. J. When to Take 'Mum Buds. — Kindly let me know about what date to take buds on the following varieties: Apple- ton, Bon naff on, Ivory. Chry solera, Nao- mah, Chadwick, Golden Glow, Polly Rose and Chieftain. — S. K., N. Y. — According to the Chrysanthemum authorities the buds on the varieties mentioned should be taken as follows: Appleton and Chadwick, Sept. 15; Bon- nafton, Sept. 10; Ivory, Chrysolora, Nao- mah, Polly Rose. Aug. 20; Golden Glow, July 10; Chieftain, the second week in September. It may be taken earlier but will not have as good a color as the buds taken on the later date. Plant for Identification. — Kindly tell me the name of the enclosed flowering plant. It has a purple bloom on it like Petunias in shape and is very pretty. It dies down In the Pall and comes up In Spring. It has what resembles a lit- tle bulb on each shoot that comes up, as you will see. — J. E. P., S. C. — The plant, a specimen of which you forwarded, is Achimenes longiflora. — Geo. V. Nash. Vine for Identification. — Will you kindly tell me both the common and bo- tanical names of the enclosed variegated vine, and also its hardiness? — M. L.. G., Pa, — The vine sent for identification is Nepeta hederacea (also called Glechoma) variegata. It is a half hardy perennial. It often survives the Winter outdoors; if well protected with leaves or coarse, strawy manure, at least as far north as Connecticut, but it is generally grown indoors In Winter and used in vases, window boxes and hanging baskets. The green-leaved species, hederacea (Gle- choma) of which variegata is a variety, is entirely hardy, and when once estab- lished is hard to exterminate. What Potted Plants to Grow on a ZTorth Side Bench. — Will you please lay out a plan for succession of bloom for a small greenhouse having two benches, each 15ft. x 3ft. One of these will be used entirely for Carnations planted in the bench, and on the sunny side. The house runs almost east and west, so that the other bench will be on the cold side. My party wants potted plants in bloom from the first of November until the first of May. — W. V. D. K., N. Y. - — The following potted plants would probably do fairly well on a north side bench of an east and west greenhouse: Primula obconlca, sinensis and mala- coides; French, Dutch and Japanese bulbs, especially the Narcissi and Hya- cinths; Azaleas. Hydrangeas and Begon- ias. What to Orow After Bedding Plants. — What is most profitable to grow in the greenhouse after bedding plants are gone, and what would be salable in Fall or Winter months? — W. R., Ind. — After bedding plants are sold, the following are some of the flowers which are usually grown in the greenhouse for sale in Autumn and Winter: Chrysanthe- mums, Carnations, French. Dutch and Japanese bulbs, Antirrhinum, Calendulas and Forgetmenots. Varieties of Tomatoes to Orow Under Olass. — What are the best varieties of Tomatoes to grow under glass? — W. R., Ind. ■ — Some of the best varieties of To- matoes to grow under glass are Roch- ford. The Don, Comet, Sutton's Winter Beauty, Sutton's Earliest of All, Sutton's Best of All. and Stirling Castle. Show at Mamaroneck, N. Y. The fifth annual Summer exhibition of The Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society was held at Mamaroneck, June 16-17, in the Kindergarten and Town Hall. Despite the general lateness of the season, there was an exceptionally fine lot of flowers, fruits, and vegetables, which reflected great credit on the exhibitors. The effective arrangement of the halls was due to the able management of Mr. Chas. Adeock, under whose direction the exhibition was staged. A feature was the very fine collection of native wild flowers, staged by the school children. Three dinner table decorations were in evidence and five very good trade exhibits. Roses were not as plentiful as usual. Her- baceous stock and flowers cut from shrubs were fine, while the display of Peonies was very large and of extra quality. The judges were: Messrs. John Johnston of Glen Cove, L. I.; Joseph Mooney of Hastings, N. Y.; James Smith of White Plains. N. Y.. whose fair and impartial decisions met with universal favor. The awards follow: Geo. E. Baldwin & Co., Orchid Special- ists, Mamaroneck, N. Y., special prize and certificate of merit for display of orchids. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J., special prize and certificate of merit for display of orchids. J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y., certificate of merit for exhibit of cut Roses. Arthur Peterson. New Rochelle, N. Y., special prize for display of potted evergreens and flowering shrubs. Thos. Skinner, florist, Mamaroneck, N. Y., special prize for display of bridal bouquets and commencement baskets. Jos. Stuart, Mamaroneck, N. Y., special prize for group of flowering and foliage plants; the exhibit was also awarded a cultural certificate. P. W. Popp was award- ed special prizes for displays of Roses and herbaceous flowers. The principal winners in the Rose Section were John Woodcock of Ossining, N. Y.; P. W. Popp, Walter Robinson, Mamaroneck, N. Y.; Wm. Smith, Port Chester, N. Y. In the hardy flower section, honors were shared by Jas. Stuart, Wm. Whitton, John Andrew, P. W. Popp, Fred Metzler, Thos. Aitcheson, Duncan Mclntyre. Peony Class, prizes were shared by Wm. Graham, P. W. Popp and John Orr. Sweet Peas, Thos. Aitcheson, Jas. Stuart and Robt. Grunnert; shrubs, Jas. Stuart, G. D. Sullivan and John Orr. Specimen Orange tree — first, Wm. Smith, Port Chester. Flowering plant section: W. J. Sealey, Jas. Stuart, Thos. Aitcheson. Honors in the vegetable section were divided by Ed- mund Lawrence, Saugatuck, Conn. ; Jas. Stuart, John Andrew, Wm. Smith, Walter Robinson, Wm. Graham, Robt. Grunnert.- Amateur section: Louis Larivee and Miss Marion Waterbury were the principal winners. The society's prize for vase of flowers arranged by a lady member of a garden club was awarded to Mrs. Mortimer Flagg. Table decorations: 1, G. D.**" Sullivan; 2, James Tnigh; 3, Neil Maclnnes. P. W. POPP, Cor. Sec'y. Rose Show of the Nassau Co. (N.Y.) Society The annual Rose show of the Nassau Co. Horticultural Society was held at the Nassau Country Club, Glen Cove, on Thursday, June 15. Despite the lateness of the season there was a large and splendid display of Roses, Peonies, herbaceous flowers, annuals and vegetables. In the competitive section there were 24 classes competed for, and the principal exhibitors were Harold Pratt (Frank Johnson, gdr.), Herbert Pratt (Henry Gaut, gdr.), John Pratt (John Everett gdr.), S. D. Brewster (Harry Goodband, gdr.) and W. E. Kimball (James McCarthy, gdr.). Unfortunately, none of the hybrid per- petual Roses were open on that date, so the Rose section was comprised entirely of teas and hybrid teas. Of these, however, there was a large assortment of the very finest quality, the newer varieties and novelties as well as the old favorites being well rep- resented. In this section Harold Pratt reigned supreme, capturing first prize for every Rose class that was competed for. The prize for the best collection of outdoor flowers was won by Herbert Pratt with W. E. Kimball second. Best collection of annuals — 1, W. E. Kimball; 2, S. D. Brews- ter. Best collection of vegetables — 1, W. R. Coe (Joseph Robinson, gdr.) ; 2, Percey Chubb (Robert Jones, gdr.). Best table decoratioa— Harvey Ladew (Joseph Adler, gdr.). There were some fine exhibits made in the non-competitive section, also the main exhibitors here being Mr. H. Whitney (Samuel Trepass, gdr.), C. F. Cartiledge (William Noonan, gdr.), and Mr. J. C. A>Te (W. C. Jones, gdr.). C. F. Cartiledge staged a fine collection of outdoor flowers containing 38 varieties, which was awarded a certificate of culture. Mrs. Whitney received honorable mention for vases ol Peonies and Oriental Poppies, and Mrs. Ayre received the same recognition for a basket of Roses and for a vase of Peonies. The judges of the exhibition were James Holloway, William Gray and George Ashworth. JAMES McCarthy. Cor. Sed'y. Lancaster, Pa. Perhaps the largest decoration this town has ever had was the Straub wed- ding, under the management of Mr. Murphy of the B. F. Barr establishment. The church decoration was in white and light blue, with the usual amount of palms, etc.. and a wedding bell, the cen- ter of which was filled with Rose petals. A spring attachment connected with a ribbon pulled by the flower girl showered the petals over the wedding couple. The house decoration was in green, yellow and blue, with a breakfast room of pink. The yellow used was the yellow Spanish Iris and yellow Snapdragons. Wild Smilax and Huckleberry were used by the carload and B. P. is highly elated over the many favorable comments made by the guests from the larger cities, who are accumtomed to see such work. Mr. Murphy seems to think Lancaster does nothing but have weddings. Alphonzo Peters, who has a remodeled place near two of the larger cemeteries, seems to think Lancaster has nothing but funerals, as he says he had fifteen orders for one day. H. A. Schroyer has a liberal percent- age of the school work and every one is correspondingly happy, in fact there is nothing we cannot handle ou short notice, as Lancaster is less than five hours from New York and less than two hours from Philadelphia on the main line. New York to Chicago, and the teio- graph or telephone will bring stock quickly. The cut flower growers are having a remarkable season as flowers are show- ing no signs of deteriorating inside, and the weather outside has everything not under glass out of the market. At Willis B. Girvin's the Matchless and Akehurst Carnations are right in their prime. Chrysanthemum stock is all that can be asked for. Some one said that he was making tobacco cuttings by the thousand ; this was probably sur- mised by the fact that an immense field of tobacco fronts the pike. Following this field is a real Lancaster County barn, and in the yard as fine a herd of feeding steers as it is possible to get to- gether, a source of fertility to the soil that goes far in making his successes. A good sized planting of Asters in front of the greenhouses will no doubt help the dull months' payroll. The markets are filled with plants of all descriptions, but sales are exceed- ingly slow as bedding is over for this section, but the retail plant men all are about even with their usual amount of busines just a little decrease instead of an increase. The city is being bled for contributions to some fourteen different things at one time, and contributions entirely too large for a city of this size, so that we can look for a little curtailment in the buying of flowers for the next six or more months, as our product is consid- ered in the line of a luxury and one to be cut out when economies are consid- ered. If the florists of this county would look a bit more to their own interests they would call me up on the *phone and give me any news happenings for their section. This is simply a jog in the ribs to get our boys a bit away from the idea that the world consists of the ground covered bv their greenhouses and that no one is intprested in them but themselves. Lots of things happen in a man's lifetime, the knowledge of which might help to lighten the burden some other man is carrying. Think it over. Albert M. Herr. une 21, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1525 Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Special Announcement JUST RECEIVED BY 5. 5. RYNDAM 1291 Cases Consisting of a full line of staple supplies, including: Baskets, in all styles and shapes Bouquet Paper, Crepe Paper, Crepe Flowers in variety, Paper Pot Covers, German Moss Wreaths, the genuine article, Cycas Leaves and other staples too numerous to mention Write us regarding your needs in the supply line — we have it CATALOG FOR THE ASKING H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, please mpntlon The Elxcbange Sphagnum Moss ;> $1.50 per Bale. Ten Bales $14.00 Write today for our specially low Summer priee on large orders. Buy your winter's supply now and get the advantage of it. Our moss is good clean stock, every bale is wrapped. Wire Designs and Florists' Supplies. The largest stock of fresh cut decorative evergreens in America. THE KERVAN COMPANY 111 9 West 28th Street, NEW YORK, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The Exchange llmport Orders *^on" Birch Bark Sea Moss Raw Ruscus Isolepis Grass Palm Fibre (Japanese) W. G. CLARE, Femandina, Fla, When ordering, pleaee m-Titlon The Excliange Natural Green Sheet Moss Long green sheets of the heaviest variety, Per bag, $1.00 H. W. Armes, Bryson City, N. C. W^ipg orilprlDir. pIpHW mfptloD The gxchaog^ FANCY and DAGGER FERNS of the very best grades. Huckleberry Branches, Mosses and Wild Smilax. We sohcit your patronage. Satisfaction guaranteed. GIBBONS, The Smilax Man, Red Level, Ala. ■When ordertoK. please menttoD Th« Ezcbanr^ WIRE DESIGNS PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT Let us quote you on your next order. If lt*a made of wire we can make it. George B, Hart, Manufacturer 24-30 Stone Street Rochester, N. Y, When ordering. plenBe mention The Eichanifc NATURAL GREEN SHEET MOSS For lining banging baskets, covering soil on pot plants, decorating s^iow windows, etc. Per bale (of 5 bundles) $1.25 Per 5 bundle lots for 6 00 GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER, "VIS" 1124 Pine St., St. Loula, Mo. WTipn nrilerlne. plPn«e mi-ntfoti The Kxrlmnce THE APRIL SUPPLEMENT TO OUR Credit cind Information List will be out in a few days. It is the best Credit medium in the trade. For par- ticulars write National Florists' Board of Trade M PINE STREET, New York City WTi*>n nri\pr\ns. pIPBBe mention Th« LxrhanKe Any flowers or plants give a lot of pleasure if they're nice and fresh; and the way to keep them fresh is to pack them in Sefton Flower Boxes The Ferres Type of Design Style Box is specially made for shipping live plants, roots, bulbs, or flowers packed in wet moss or ice. It's the perfect box for that purpose Look for the Anchor Brand trade-mark; and ask your paper jobber The Sefton Mfg. Co. 1315 W. 35th Street Chicago, III. When ordering, pU'ase meotlop The Exchange REED & KELLER '"n^'v^rk""* We Manufacture pLORISTS' SUPPLIERS W^ALS, WIRE WORK Our Own and BASKET WORK BOOK of WATER. GARDENING T.'s? A. T. De La Mare Pf^. & Pub. Co., 438 to 448 West 3Zth St., New York JOS.G.NEIDINGERCO..fiorists'Siippl(e$ 1309-11 North Second Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1526 The Florists' Exchange Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists DAGGER and FANCY FERNS Finest Oi'ality $2.00 per 1000 GALAX Bronze- Green $1.00 per 1000 $7.50 per 10,000 Sphagnum Moss $2.00 per bale BOXWOOD, $15.00 per 100 lbs. PRIINCtSS PIINE. 10c. per lb., $8.C0per 100 lbs. LAUREL FESTOONING, $6.00 per 100 yds. LAUREL, 50c. per bu. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, ^f^ p" 100 $7.50 per 1000 MANILA BOXES 18 X 21 X 24 X 28 X 21 X 30 X 24 X 5x3H 5x3H 5x3^ 8x5 5x3J^ 8x5 Per 100 $2.15 . 2.40 . 3.00 . 3.85 . 3.85 . 4.05 . 4.30 Per 100 28 X 8x5 $4.75 30 X 8x5 5.75 35 X 8x5 7.10 30 X 12 X 6 8.30 36x14x6 10.00 36 X 12 X 6 9.80 BOUQUET BOXES 19 X 9 X 8 Manila 19 x9x8 Mist Gray 10.00 WREATH BOXES Per 100 $7.60 Per 100 46x 16x 7 $7.00 18 X 18x8 9.50 Per 100 20 X 20 X 9 $11.50 22 X 22 X 9 13.50 MIST GRAY BOXES 100 18 X 5 X 3 $3.00 21 x5x3H 3.70 24x5x33^ 4.20 28x5x 3H 4-90 21 X 8 X 6 4.90 30 X 5x31^ 5.30 36x5x314 7.00 Printing 50 cent 24 X 28 X 30 X 36 X 8x5 8x5 8x5 8x5 100 $6.50 . 7.20 . 8.90 9.70 30 X 12x6 11.25 36 X 12x6 13.75 tsextra per 1000. CYCAS LEAVES Size 8 to 12.. 12 to 16.. 16 to 20. . 20 to 24.. 24 to 28. . COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Per 100 Per 1000 .$1.65 $12.50 . 2.25 16.00 . 3.00 21.00 . 3.25 26.00 . 3.75 32.00 Size 28 to 32. . 32 to 36 . . 36 to 40. . 40 to 44. . 44 to 48.. Per 100 Per 1000 .$5.00 $37.00 . 5.50 42.00 . 6.00 50.00 . 6.50 55.00 . 7.00 60.00 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., inc., Telephones Main. 2439-2616-2617-2518 Fort Hill, 25290 WHOLESALE FLORISTS 2 WINTHROP SQUARE 32 OTIS STREET Boston, Mass. MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES HARDY CUT EVERGREENS J* Unknown customers please give reference, or cash with order. NEW CROP FANCY FERNS AND DISCOUNTS ON LAUREL FESTOONING, for Spring wed- dings; nothing better. Fresh stock supplied on short notice. Wire or phone your orders. Wa will do the rest. 4c., 5c. and 6c. per yard. LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, very fine and larg«i J5.00 per 1000. GALAX, Bronze and Green, $1 00 per 1000, or $7.00 per case of 10.000. Tele^aph Office New Salem, Mata. DAGGER FERNS, $1.00 per 1000 LARGE ORDERS I SPHAGNUM MOSS, 40o. per sack. BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 35o. GROUND PINE, 8c. per lb. Made into festooning, 6c., 8c. and lOc. per yd. LAUREL WREATHS, $1.75 to $3.00 per doi. PINE WREATHS, $1.60 to $3.00 per doi. We also make special sizes when wanted. Samples sent if desired. SOUTHERN SMILAX, 50-lb. cases. $5.00. BOXWOOD. The finest that grows, $7.00 pef 50-lb. caae. Order in advance and have fresh stock. All Kinds of Evergreens. CROWL FERN CO. MILLINGTON. MASS. M. RICE CD. ♦• KEYSTONE QUALITY * — Florists* Supplies Excel - 1220 Race Street PHILADELPHIA, PA ^\^]en onl.Tlii please mention The Exchange RUSSIN & HANFLING Office and Salesroom 134 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY Telephone — Madison Square 3053 Manufacturers and Importers of Willow and Fancy Baskets for Florists Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES C^Our epecialties — Wheat Sheaves and Baskets When ordering, pleaae mention The BlicbaDge When, ordering, please mention The Exchange LANDSCAPE GARDENING A course for Garden- ers, Florists and Home makers, taught by Prof. Beal of Cornell Univer- sity. Progressive Florists recognize the growing importance of a knowl- edge of Landscape Art. We also ofifer a prac- tical course in Floricul- ture, including Green- house Construction and Greenhouse Manage- ment. Address Prof. Beal Send for catalogue. The Home Correspondence School Dept. C. F., SPRINGFIELD. MASS. NEW CROP Fancy Fems, $1.35 per 1000. Dagger Ferns, $1.16 per 1000. Green Sheet Moss, $1.75 per bag. Perpetuated Moss, $3.50 per bag. Lyrata (Evergreen Oak [Foliage), $2.50 per case. CALDWELL THE WOODSMAN CO. EVERGREEN, ALA. McCRAY Refrigerators .^.nn. .-., u^..n Send at once for Cata- DISPLAY YOUR logue No. 73, which de- scribes fully the McCray FI ^i^VFR^ Refrigerators and Dis * ^^-' »» i- *>■ O play Cases for Florist- McCRAY REFRIOeRATOR COMPANY 689 Lake St. Kendallville. Ind. When ordering, please mention The Exchange i NEW CROP FANCY FERNS. $1.35 per 1000. DAGGER FERNS. $1.15 per 1000. GREEN SHEET MOSS. For Hanging Baskets, at $1.75 per bag. PERPETUATED MOSS. $3.50 per bag. LYRATA. (Evergreen Oak), $2.50 per case. at E A. BEAYEN, Evergreen, Ala When ordering, please mention The Exchange REFRIGERATORS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Buchbinder Bros. 518 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago When orderine. pleaae mention The EichanEe When ordering, please mention The Exchange Take Advantage of Our Spring Offer Sphagnum Moss Our Large Bales, $1.50; 12 Bales, $15.00. Extra Large Bales, $2.00; 8 Bales, $14.00. Green Lump Moss $1.00 per bag. Shipping instructions and cash with order to ensure prompt delivery. H. KENNEY "llrr" Brooklyn, N.Y. "'=r4.°'" When ordering, please mention The Exchange Net Prices on PREPARED (Painted) Palmetto Leaves Lelf^Inoh'ea } *"'" ^^''^ ^^^° ^'^^^ ^^"^* Per ioo »1.75 $2.35 $3.45 »4.55 $6.15 Per 1000 15.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 55.00 5% discount for cash with order. W. G. CLARE. Fernandina. Florida When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange Whrn ordering, please mention TLe Exchange Michigan Cut Flower Exchange INCOPORATED Wholesale Commission Florists Dealers in Fancy Ferns 264-66 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. When nrdfrlng nlp^iop ntt..n Tha Pr/'hiinee Elkhart, Ind. — William Currier has leaseinall. Special grade blooms are selling It from 6c. to 20c. each, but it should be In it ml that many, which have stems long iimugh to make them special, have blooms wliii-h put tliem in the No. 2 and 3 grade I hisses, and that they only realize the price of those grades. There is a medium supply of liybrid tea Roses; they are meeting with a iii'iilcrate demand. Top grade blooms are si lluiL' .It from S3 to S6 per 100. ^^ath the ■ ■\i .jii ii 111 of Ulrich Brunner. Hadley, and ' ,->cll, top grade blooms of which are uig respectively at 25c., 20c. and 10c. : li. Bottom grade blooms are selling at liMin 50c. to S2 per 100. The present supply of Carnations is as 1 : 1 r ize as can be expected for this season, ind the quality is also reasonably good. I licy appear to be meeting with a little better ilrinand than last week at prices ranging ii'im 50e. to Si. 50 per 100, with occasional <;iK'S of choice blooms of novelties at S2. Cattleyas are in moderate supply, and are meeting with a fair demand at 15c. to 40c. each. The supply of Longiflorum LlUes is more than sufficient to meet the present small demand. They are selling at from S3 to S4 per 100. There is a rather short supply of Lily of the Valley, which is ab- sorbed easily by the present demand at prices ranging up to S5 per 100, and occasional sales of extra special blooms are reported at $6. Peonies continue to be the leading feature, and are meeting with a very good demand, and are realizing in general from 15c. to, 50c. per doz., a few extra choice varieties selling for 75c. per doz., and sales at even higher figures are reported, but these higher prices, as well as the 75c. price, are very exceptional. However, it should be noted that even under dull market conditions really well grown Peonies of the better varieties meet with a fair demand at moder- ately good prices. In miscellaneous flowers there are now seen in the market Antirrhinums. Calendula, Daisies. Sweet Williams, Feverfew. Gail- lardias. Coreopsis, Forgetmenots, Iris, Stocks, Sweet Peas, Centaureas and blooming boughs of shrubs and Rambler Roses, all of which are meeting with a fair demand at quoted prices. Indoor greens, even Asparagus, which is usually the leader, are moving slowly. Philadelphia, June 19. — The changes in the wholesale market over last week are a shortening up in some lines. The demand shows very little increase over previous reports and in general business is very flat. There is a fail' amount of shipping trade. Am. Beauty Roses are selling close; they are meeting with a stronger demand with a lessening supply. Hybrid teas are still plentiful but are meeting ^vith a better demand than for several weeks. White is moving better than colored stock. Carnations are dwindling; this applies both to quantity and size, the call for them is a trifle more active but only on the best. There is no increase in price. Cattleya orchids are in moderate supply, mo^^ng slowly. Valley is in sufficient supply, with a fair demand. Lilies have tightened up somewhat; they were in over abundance last week. Sweet Peas are in good supply and are moWng better. Peonies are well over T\dth, the cold storage stock is being steadily called upon. There is a fair supply of Gladioli that move actively. There is a full and plenteous supply of all miscellaneous flowers comprising Delphiniums, Daisies, Centaureas, Phlox, Stock, Coreopsis, Snap- dragon, Iris, Lilium candidum, Feverfew and Water Lilies. There is a good supply of all greens. Chicago, Jime 20. — The wholesale cut flower market is about normal for the season. There is abundance of stock, with a reason- ably good demand. With one or two excep- tions, the stock is ample to supply a larger demand, but is kept moving by the induce- ment of special offers and reduced prices. Shipping orders are good, but the local trade has its on and off days. The business started on Monday quite satisfactorily. School commencements and weddings call -for a large portion of the stock that is daily disposed of. The supply of Roses in all varieties is good, but many of them show a deteriora- tion in quality, there being a large amount of short open stock on the market. Am. Beauty and Mrs. Russell are holding up well in quality and good stock of these moves freely. Sunburst and Ophelia are favorites, and are to be had in all grades of quality. The price ranges from $1.50 to SS per 100. There are plenty of Carnations, but the quality shows a falling off with the coming of the close of the season. Fancy stock brings as high as S3 per 100, but the bulk of the stock sold does not bring over SI per 100. Peonies are in large supply. The home grown crop is coming in well and then there is a large amount in cold storage. These come nearer being in over supply than any other stock. These are selling at from S2 to S6 per 100. A medium grade that sells at from 30c. to 40c. per bunch is mostly in demand. Lily of the Valley and orchids continue to remain the only items on the market that are in short supply. All of these that are to be had meet with a ready sale at good prices. Easter Lilies are plentiful; some short stock has to be sold cheaply and even the long stalks are not in active demand. The supply of Sweet Peas has shown a falling off, both in supply and quality. The wet weather has caused them to be soft and have a tendency to drop easily. Indoor grown Gladioli are getting to be quite plentiful and all that has come in so far this season have sold well. Some fine Delphiniums have already made their appearance and sell on sight. There is also a varietj' of outdoor stock, notably Sweet William, Gypsophila, Feverfew, and flowering shrubbery in many varieties. The new crop of ferns is coming in from Michigan, but Eastern stock has not yet arrived. The express wagon drivers have gone back to work and the strike with all of its attend- ant troubles is about over. Boston, June 20. — The sales of flowers at the wholesale markets have been of a very favorable chara'-ter and there have been quantities of flowers moved. The shipping trade has been excellent. There is a very nice supply of .\m. Beauty Roses reaching this market, and the quality is of a high standard. There has been a good call for all grades. Prices have not changed much since last week: 4c. to 25c. each. There is a big supply of hybrid tea Roses, but there have been satisfactory sales and there is no accumulation. Kil- larney. Ward. White KUlarney. Ic. to 6c. each; while Hadley and Russell are selling from 3c. to 12c. each. Ophelia is abundant at Ic. to 8c. each. For School Commencements and June Weddings Carnations In Any Quantities VALLEY CALLAS MIESEM'S LILIES SWEET PEAS ROSES 1» ywm^ '^>1 T^^ ra^^QTT^ is to treat any business entrusted to me in such iVJL X J"^^JiX.Jr V-/i31-4 a fair and liberal manner as to make the cus- tomer's relations with me satisfactory and profitable. i623-24'25 JOSEPH S. FENRICH MADISON SQUARE 5 I West 28th Street, New York When ordering, please mention The Exchange The supply of Carnation flowers is stiU abundant, but there is a steady demand and prices continue at lo. to IJ^c, each. The quality continues good. There is a good supply of Cattleyas. Mossiae is now scarce, but there is a plenti- ful supply of gigas and Gaskelliana. The | price of the flowers ranges from $4 to S5 per doz. . Lilies are in good supply and have a fair call at 5c. and 60. each. Lily of the Valley is not overabundant and in heavy demand at $5 and S6 per 100. Gladioli are selling weU and the supply is medium at $1.25 to $1.50 per doz. There is a nice supply of Snapdragon, which is selling better now than earlier in the season at figures varying from 3c. to 4c. each. Bache- lor's Buttons are more numerous and have a good call at SI per 100. The home grown Peonies are beginning to come in plentifully and are in good demand at 2c. to Sc. each. Sweet Peas are of poor quaUty. Good quality Peas have a good call and realize fair prices, ranging from 35c.to $1.25 per 100. . „ There are quite a number of miscellaneous flowers, but there are few sales for them. There is a good supply of Asparagus and Adiantum, and there is quite enough to fill all demands. The principal plants oSfered now are Hydrangeas and Rambler Roses, with a number of faliage plants. R. C. Baltimore, Md. The Market To judge from appearances in the flowers shops the quiet of Summer has set in. Trade conditions have not varied much in the past fortnight. Graduations still cause a call £91 Sweet Peas and other flowers for use in corsages. Select grades of Roses are sold pretty well as they are received at the wholesale florists. Poorer grades, on the other hand, go begging. Carnations are becoming scarce, but stock is fine for this season of the year. Gladioli are very scarce. But it greenhouse stock is becoming scarce, outdoor grown flowers are in abundance — Iris, Phlox. Dianthus, Core- opsis, Delphiniums, Madonna Lilies Rambler Roses. Notes Our local florist. Robert Graham, Jr., is not in the least disturbed by superstitution of unlucky numbiT Vi. On the contrary, he says that the ]3th day of the month has always proved to be for him an omen of good -luck, so he is not in the least anxious to disturb the succession of lucky thirteenth. From his birthday on to this last 13th day of June, when be was married to Miss Helen Woodward of fiovans, he has never found cause to complain of his luck in connection with the number 13. Prom long observation, however, we feel that any good luck that may have come to Mr. Graham is only the reward of his genial character and his painstaking at- tention. Robert Graham, Jr., with his sister Miss Minnie Graham, have had charge of the branch store on Xorth ave. near Linden ave. Mr. and Mrs. Graham have left for a honeymoon trip through the New England States. On their re- turn they will live in their new home in West Forest Park. J. Ward Perry of the Baltimore Wholesale Florist and Supply Co., is much improved and has been allowed to go about. After September tbe Baltimore Whole- sale Florist and Supply Co. expects to move to larger quarters on Center St. near Charles St. The Leo Niessen Co. has been hand- ling a choice lot of Nymphseas, which have proven to be good sellers to the florists. F. J. LeCi.aib. Spokane, Wash.— P. F. Stillings and. Clay Emhry have begun the erec- tinn of two large greenhouses on Mr. Stilling's property on Chestnut st. Bloomington, III. — Geo. L. Calla- han, formerly of the firm of Hempsted & Callahan, becomes the manager of the Maplewood Greenhouses located at 301 E. Miller st. „ Albion, Mich. — City Manager Rem- ley has established a municipal green- house in which the plants used in sev- eral of the parks of Albion will be taken care of during the Winter. Peas, Carnations, Lilies Prima Donna Roses, Ulrich Brunner Roses AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE STOCK We have twenty-two years' experience behind us, and do not expect a gold medal for doing our full duty by our customers and consignors. You will not make a mistake by dealing with GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, Inc. Ktrl! r.,^:^^^,.^ 101 West 28th St, New York Wlipn orderinK. pleuse nif'ntlon Tbe ExcliiiDce F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM 1528 The Florists' Exchange VY/E have the organization, the working force, the ^ ' equipment, in fact all the facilities, and we are handling the stock in quality and quantity which insures the best results to grower and retailer. We solicit further shipments of good stock in all lines, and we invite investigation. Our records and methods will prove interesting and are at the disposal of all. We wont slack up during the summer months. Send along your outside stock. The Henshaw Floral Co., inc. A. M. HENSHAW, President 127 West 28th St., New York 'Phones, 331D— 3311— 3812 Farragut When ordtTiufi. please mfptlon Tbe Exchange Sweet Peas, Roses, Carnations, Lilies WILLIAM P. FORD, 107 West 28th St., New York WholBsale Florist Telephone ParraAut 5335 When nrderlng. nlemie mi'ntl.m Thp Kii-hnnce Growers' Cut Flower Co. Cut Flowers at Wholesale E. J. Van Reyper, Manager CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 129 West 28th Sueec, NEW YORK Telephones— 6237-3563 Farragut When orderlnjf. please mention The Exchange William Stuart Allen Co. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 53 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephone — 356 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Alfred H. Langjahr Wholesale Florist 130 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Telephonea — Farragut 4626-4627 When ordering, please miTition The Eichanffc John Young Georfte HUdenbrand John Young & Co. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 63 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone, MADISON SQUARB 7363 When ordering, please mfntlop The Exchanjre Washington, D. C. Notes Business keeps up fairly well. Larnafions are on the wane. Gladioli are coming in more plentiful and sell from $4 to .$G per 10. Rambler Roses espe- lially Lady Gay, are being used quite a good deal. Wedding decorations and funeral work haye kept most of the stores busy the past week. On Wednesday, June 14, flag day, most of the stores closed, if not for all day for part of it, on account of the Preparedness Parade. Wm. P. Gude, who was chairman of the committee, had all he could do. The Florists' Club made a yery good showing in the parade: there were about 75 men in line. The florists feel proud of haying one of their . number at the head of the demonstration and for the first time in history, march up the ayenue with the President. We haye had considerable rain in the past week, damaging a great many Pond Lihes. The Shaw Ponds were entirely flooded. J. W. Corridon lost seyeral lots by washouts. The outing committee had a meeting last week and added a number of mem- bers to its body. This is going to be perhaps, the best outing ever held in Washington by the florists. Heretofore it was customary to send adyance notices to the florists when tbe outing would take place. This year they are making inquiries about it. , A new flower store has opened at 649 II St., N. E. under the name of the Vir- ginia Florist, Mrs. Carrie Monroe, pro- prietress. She was formerly Mrs. Terry who conducted a store at Phoebus. Va. Arthur Niessen was in town this week. O. A. C. O.. ROSES in all the leading varieties. CARNATIONS of high quality. Longiflorum and Rubrum LILIES throughout the year. LILY Of THE VALLEY. All Other Flowers in their season. P. J. SMITH, Wholesale Florist Pa7r^«^'t':"2?8^,'!o8, 131 W. 28th St., NEW YORK CITY When ordering, pleaae mpntlon Tbe Exchange J. K. ALLEN 118 WEST 28th' STREET, NEW YORK ESTABLISHED 1887 Pioneer Comtnission Dealer in Cut Flowers Phones. FARRAGUT 167 and 3058 Consignments of good stock solicited. Choice Carnations, Roses, Orchids, Lilies, Bulbous Stock, and other Seasonable Flowen When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange f T C O A 1^ WHOLESALE FLORIST 115 West 28th Street, NEW YORK Telephones: FairaCut 5413-5891 Consignments Solicited Wh..,, ->rr1prliie i.lr.nH,> m-'ntlfin Th** F.Tfhwnge GEO. J. POLYKRANAS Wholesale Commission Florist sr Consignments Solicited 104 West 28th Street FJrS°2264 NEW YORK Wben ordering, please meatlop The Biehange Herman Weiss Wholesale Commission Florist 106 West 28fh Street, New York Telephones, FARRAGUT 634 and 3066 Wh^n nrderlng. plewBe menttoD The Rifhange Telephone: Madison Square 6S96 GeorgeW.CrawbuckCo. (INC.) Wholesale Commission Florists 57 West 28th Street, New York Th,- Fx.-h..nce Publications Received American Park Superintendents. — Pro- ceedings of the 17th annual convention of the American Association of Park Superintendents held at San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 18 to 20, containing a record of the papers and discussions. The Iris. — A new edition of Dean's handbook on this genus, issued by the Dean Iris Gardens, Moneta, Cal., run- ning to 23 pages and containing des- criptions of Irises in all the sections, with some illustrations, including one colored illustration of Iris Caterina. This is used as a catalog by Mr. Dean. Reidel & Meyer \ Incorporated Wholesale Florists Seasonable Flowers of all kinds. The best of service to Growers and Retail Florists. Twenty-five years' experience in the flower business. Consignments solicited. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephones — 4024-4025 Madison Square. When ordering, please mention Tbe Exchange IF all commission houses treated shippers as well as we treat those who ship their flowers to us, you would never hear any complaints. United Cut Flower Co., Inc. Ill West 28th St. NEW YORK CITY When ordering. plp.ise menlion Tlie Exclmuge A. L. YOUNG & CO. Wholesale Florists Schedules Received Tarrytown Horticultural Society. — An- nual Summer show, June 20, and annual Pall exhibition, Nov. 1 to 3. 54 West 28th St. A. L. Young, Prea. and Treati H. R. ScoMMADAu, Vice-Pres. F. LiGHTFOOT, Se(fy. ^TiPo orderlnff. please mentton The Excbange NEW YORK Tel. Madison Square 3559 Growers Service is a big and vital factor with us. Our responsibility never ceases. Your satisfaction is our biggest asset. Customers HENRY M S5-S7 "WEST 36th nTREET r»l»phonami 18 mnd SIBO FARKAGUT ROBINSON CO., ~ NEW YORK CITY and >A/holesale Florists BOSTON Wben orderlnir. pleaae mention Hie Exchange une 2 1, 19 le. The Florists' Exchange 1529 , BoNNffT a. H. BUAKB I Bonnet & Blake Wholesale Flo' ists 130 Uvingston St., BROOKLYN, N.Y. Telppbonea: 1293-4 Main buT-OP-TOWN ORDEH5 West 26th Street, NEW YORK Telephone, S946 Madison Square mien ordering, pleaae mention The Etxohanr* HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HIGHEST %/AI I C\f ALWAYS GRADE OF VMI_I_C.T ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES. CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS. J,Vr«ut°7"5% '•'^ W. 28th St.. New York Frank H Traendly Charlea Scbenok Telephone 3S60 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WOODROW & MARKETOS Wholesale Florists 436 6tb Ave., bet. iloCD and 27th Sts., New York City and Cut Flower Exchange Consignment* Solicited Phones: Farragot 797-798-799 WHOLESALE Plantsmen and Florists 37-39 West 28th St., NEW YORK WHOLESALE FLORIST H. E. FROMENT, 148 WEST 28th STREET tel {j^/farragut NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAUTIES. THE KILLARNEYS, RICHMOND, OPHELIA, SUNBURST, SHAWYER, STANLEY. HOOSIER and WARD ROSES VIOLETS, CARNATIONS AND ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers New York, June 20, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Asking and Taking Prices up to 2 p. m. Monday ROSES— A. Beauty, Special " Fancy Extra Not No. 2 No. 3 Killamey Killarney Brilliant Killamey Queen White Killarney My Maryland Richmond Ulrich Brunner Hadley Hoosier Beauty Key Lady Hillingdon ' Cecite Brunner,Elgar,eto.,per bunch Bridpsmaid Bride Mme. Paul Euler (Prima Donna) Prince de Bulgarie Radiance Mrs George Shawyer Sunburst Mrs Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley Ophelia J. J. L. Mock Mrs. Charles Russell Adlantum Cuneatum Hyhridum and Croweanum Antirrhinum, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, bunches Spreneeri, bunches Bouvardia, per bunch Calendula, per bunch Callas. per dos Daisies Ferns, per 1000 Freesias, per bunch Galas, green and bronse, per 1000.. Leucotboe, per 1000 6,00 to 20.00 6.00 to 12,00 4 00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6,00 2.00 to 3.00 to 1 00 .60 to 4 00 .60 to 5,00 .60 to 6 00 .60 to 5.00 .60 to 4.00 .60 to 4.00 2.00 to 26.00 1.00 to 20.00 .50 to 6.00 1.00 to 6.00 .50 to 4.00 .05 to .10 .50 to 3,00 50 to 3.00 3 00 to 15 00 1.00 to 4.00 1.00 to 5 00 1 00 to 6 00 1.00 to 5.00 1.00 to 5 00 I 00 to 6,00 1,00 to 6,00 1 00 to 6,00 2.00 to 10.00 .25 to .60 .75 to 1.00 .10 to .35 .10 to to to .10 to .60 to 1.00 .50 to 1,50 1.00 to 150 to .75 to 1,00 4.00 to 7.50 to to to CARNATIONS— Inferior grades, all colors, ( White, Standard Varieties Pink. Red Yellow and var. . White Pink Yellow and var. . . .25 20 •Fancy (•The Hfshest . . .-.. Grades of Stand- ) Red ard Varieties.) ( YgU, Novelties Asters Forgetmenots. per bunch Chrysanthemums, per dos " per buDch Dahlias Gardenias, per dos Gladiolus, per doz Gladiolus, Baby, per doz Iris, per bunch ^ Lilac, per bunch Lilies. LongiBorum '. Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette, per doz Narcissus. P W . per bunch Narcissus, Daffodils, per bunch Pansies Peonies, per doz Poinsettias, per doz Primula, per bunch Orchids. (Jattleyas Cypripediums. per doz Dendrobium formoeum Oncidium Smilax. per doz. strings Stevia. per bunch Stoclts. Double, per bunch " SiuRle, per bunch Sweet Peas, Ordinary, doz. bunches. " Spencers Tulips, per doz Violets, Double , " Single, Princess of Wales. . . '* Single, Gov. Herrick Wallflowers, per bunch .50 .50 60 .60 1,00 1,00 1 00 100 1.50 .10 100 .25 .05 15.00 1.00 '.'I'S to .50 to .75 to .75 to .76 to .76 to 1 .W to 1 .50 to 1 M to 1 .SO to 2.00 to to .16 to to to to t.o KKI to .25 to .50 to to 4.00 to to 5.01) to .35 to to to to .RO to to .10 to 40.00 to to t/> to I..™ to to .35 to to to 1.00 to to to to to to All the New an(i Standard Fine Grade and all Seasonable WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ROSES CARNATIONS CUT FLOWERS 133 WEST 28th ST., NEW YORK TELEPHONE, FARRACUT 3532 William KESSLER-w^Ao/esa/e f hrist T.»,h,...^^^^ 113 West 28th Street, NEW YORK 3335 and 2336 Peonies, Carnations, Orchids, Calendulas, Spencer Sweet Peas, Centaureas and a general line of Summer Flowers EDW. C. HORAN Telephones | 1482 1463 55 West 28th St., NEW YORK Madi«,n Square Q^^ Flowcrs at Wholcsalc George C. Siebrecht Wholesale Florist 109 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone. 60S-609 Farragut The best source of supply in the city ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES, VIOLETS AND CARNATIONS Personal Attention — Consignmenta Solicited SatisfaotioQ Guaranteed Wben ordering, nleiise mi-ntlon Thf Kxrhsnee B. S. SUNN, JR. f Wholesale Florist 55 and 57 West 26th St., New York Va /V ■ H TT O CARNATIONS I tj L E_ I 9 AND ROSES Shipping orders receive prompt attention when orderfne. pipnse mcntinn ThP F.Tchanpe Louis M.NOE LouisA. NoE Wholesale Commission Floritt* MATHEW SAMPSON. Jr., Manager Telephone, 756 Madison Square AMERICAN BEAUTIES A SPECIALH THE NEW YORK CUT FLOWER CO. 55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK When ordfiring. pleiiae mention The ExchanRC Carnations, Roses, Pansies, Single Violets D. C. ARNOLD & CO., Inc., 'fS* 112 West 28th St.. NEW YORK CITY Telephone, Farragut 2287 Wbea ordering, please mention The Bzehange Goldstein&fuUerman Wholesale Florists CONSIGNMENTS SOLICrTED 102 West 28th Street, New York City Telephone, 9761 Farraftut When ordprtnp. plpiise mention The Kxrhnnee \ New York City \ ,41 I. II I II I l»* Wk«iB orderlDg. plesae ■entloa Tbe lEichsnse At this season of the year, particularly when the larger society events are mostly over, when there are no holidays at hand which call for a considerable use of flowers, the school commencements are a thing of the past tor this year, and the .Tune weddings will soon be over, the retail florists of this city, more than at any other season of the year, miss the orders consequent on steamer sailings. Of course, this is in some measure made up for in the case of those florists who have branch stores at Newport and other Summer resorts. Furthermore, as the people who used to go abroad before the European war began are obliged to remain in this country, more orders for flowers than usual are probably received from the country homes of New York people by city florists. The whole situation may be summed up by the usual phrase that the season of Summer quietude is here. Frank H. Traendly of the firm of Traendly & Schenck, 436 Sixth ave., is suffering from a severe attack of rhevimatism, which has practically put him out of the state of self- locomotion. On this account Mr. Traendly was unable, much to his regret, to attend the funeral of the late William F. Kasting at Buffalo on Sunday of this week. There was noted this week at the store of James McManus, 105 West 28th St., some fine Cattleya gigas and GaskcUiana, and sprays of Odontoglossum crispum, and several other varieties. There was also noted at this same store, blooms of the yellow flowering variety of Baptisia, which perhaps have never been offered for sale before in the wholesale district. 1530 The Florists' Exchange PITTSBURGH CUT FLOWER COMPANY WHOLESALE GROWERS 121 Seventh St., PITTSBURG. PA. Paul Rigo, salesman for the Henshaw Floral Co., 127- West 28th St., it would appear, is becoming quite a rosarian. At the recent Nutley (N. J.) Spring Flower Show, he took first prize for blooms of the Rose Gorgeous, grown in his own garden. John Young, secretary of the S. A. F. and O. H., returned from Buffalo on Monday of this week, where he attended the funeral services of tlie late William F. Kasting. The funeral, Mr. Young reports, was very largely attended, and the services more than ordinarily impressive. Russin & Hanfling. 134 W. 28th St., report large arrivals of florists' supplies from Japan, especially of baskets. They further report that they are experiencing no dif- ficulty in obtaining for their business what- ever they will need for the filling of Summer and Autumn orders. Joseph S. Fenrich, 51 W. 28th St., is re- ceiving a large and regular supply of some of the finest Ophelia Roses now coming into the market. J. J. Coan, 115 W. 28th st., is receiving Russell Roses and Sweet Peas of excep- tionally good quality for the season of the year. There were noted this week at the Henshaw Floral Co., 127 W. 28th st., some Enchantress Carnations, which were remarkably fine for this season of the year; also fine Hadley and Sunburst Roses. Some of the best Peonies now arriving in the wholesale market are noted at William Kessler's. 113 W. 28th st. The recent changes and improvements at Mr. Kessler's establishment as regards the position of the ice-box and offices, have made this store one of the best equipped in the wholesale district. Alex. McConnell, 611 Fifth ave., furnished the house floral decorations and bridal outfit for the Maclay-Burt wedding, which occurred at 39 W. 69th st. last week. Robert Craig of Philadelphia was among the recent callers in this city. A meeting of the Associated Retail Florists and the Greek-American Florists Association was held on Tuesday night at the Hotel McAlpin. The conditions of the trade were discussed, particularly with re- gard to the practice of wholesale florists selling flowers to various retailers at dif- ferent prices. A large number of members of each association were present. Future meetings will be held weekly on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at the Hotel Mc.llpin. to be followed afterward by a luncheon. Buffalo, N. Y. The Market The feature of the market for the past week was the Peonies. These blocked up everythinj; and the sales were far from satisfactory. There was also an oversupply of Carnations though these had a better outlet at the end of thp week. Rainy conditions had a tendency to lessen again the speculative buying and a heavy surplus was carried over. Roses too, were over-plentiful, a good portion being mildewed though some excellent Maryland, Ophelia, Killarney, Richmond and Sunburst were had. Am. Beauty Roses were in good supply, all grades, prices holding only fair. Valley is scarce. Lilies are fine and plentiful enough. Indoor Gladioli are becoming more plentiful especially America. There are plenty of I*ea.s. E. C. B. Syracuse, N. Y. Frequent heavy rains have seriously Interfered with bedding out and there is much to be done yet. The season will be much prolonged : so far sales have been very satisfactory. Geraniums have the call, Nutt and Poitevine being the favorites. Outdoor flowers have suffered consid- erably from the rains, especially Peonies, and their season will be a short one. Roses have not that healthy look they should have. On many of the ramblers noted the foliage is quite yellow. Rose Show Postponed The Syracuse Rose Society had to postpone its show until Friday and Saturda.y, June 23 and 24, trusting by that time the Roses will be in bloom, which the writer very much doubts. New England Florist Supply Co. SPECIAL— '» ilSr"^ Sphagnum Moss, $3.SO 276 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephones: Fort HiU, 3469— Main, 4789 W Open 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. McALPiNE & McDonald 7iS'' Roses, Carnations, Peas, Violets, Pansies, Valley, Lilies, Orchids, Anemones and Iris CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED PULL LINE OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Tel. Fort HiU 3630-3631-3632 256 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Buffalo June 20, 1916 Cincinnati June 19, 1916 20.00 to 25.00 35.00 to 40.00 15.00 to 20.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 15.00 to 25.00 8.00 to 10.00 to 20 00 3.00 to 5.00 to 15.00 2.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 8 00 2.00 to 8.00 3.00 to S.OOi 2.00 to 8 00 3.00 to 5.00 to . , 2.00 to 3 001 . . to . to I 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6 00| to . 3.00 to 8.00! 2.00 to 8 00 4.00 to 8.00' 4.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6 00 to . 3.00 to 8 00 2 00 to 8 00 2.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 .75 to 1.25 60 to 1.50 to to 6.00 to 10 00 1.00 to 1.50 1.00 to 150 1.00 to 150 1.00 to 1.50 1.00 to 1.50 2 00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 to . .. to , . . to 1.00 . . . to . .20 to .25 .25 .20 to .. . to . .. to .50 to 1.00 .50 to 1.00 .50 to 1 00 .50 to 1.00 . . . to 2.00 . . . to 2.00 . , . to 2 00, . . . to 2.00' NAMES AND VARIETIES to .50 to 1.00 to 1.00 to .20 to A'}' .... to .15 to .10, 10.00 to 15.00 to 8.00 to 10 00 8.00 to 10.00 4,00 to 6 00 4.00 to 5.00 40.00 to 50.00 l'..).(lil to 7.'. 00 2.00 to 2.40 1.50 to 1.00 to 1.50 .25 to to to Roses — A. Beauty — Special " Fancy Extra No 1 No. 2 No. 3 Hadley Killarney White Killarney Killarney Queen Mrs. Aaron Ward Mrs. Chas. Russell Mrs. George Sliawyer My Maryland Ophelia Prince de Bulgarie (Mrs. Taft).. Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant Adiantum, ordinary Antirrhinums, per bunch Asparagus Plumosus, per bunch. " Sprengeri, per bunch. Callas Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.. . {White Pink Red Yellow and var. . {White Pink Red YeUowandvar',' DaSodils Daisies Ferns, Hardy Galax Leaves Gardenias , Lilium Longiflorum Lily of the Valley Orchids — Cattleyas Smiiaz, per doz. strings Sweet Peas I Violets, Single Double Boston St. Louis June 20, 1916 June 19, 1916 Standard Varieties •Fancy (•The highest Pittsburgh June 19. 1918 4.00 to 6.00 to I to 2.00 to 1 to 1.00 to 20.00 to 25.00 to 15.00 to 2,'').00 15.00 to 20.00 - . to 25.00 12-.')0 to 1.5.00 10.00 to l.'j.OOi 4.00 to 8.001 S.OO to 10.00 3.00 to S.OO to ... to . . . ... to ... 3.00 to 12.001 to 1.00 to 8001 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 1 00 to 6.00 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 10.00 1,00 to 8.00 to to 1.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 12 00 6.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 12.00 1 00 to 8.00 to 4.00 to 8.00 ... to to ........ to .... 2.00 to 8.00 3 00 to 8.00 4.00 to 12.00 ... to to I 4.00 to 10.00 I 00 to 6.00 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 15.00 1.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 8.00 . 1.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 8.001. ...to 1.00 to 1.00 ... to ....'.... to ....'. SOl .25 to .401 .25 to to .. . to .75 to 1.25 .25 to .25 to ... to . .761 .50! to ...to l.OOl. ...to 1.00!. ...to 1.00 . . .. to 1.00,. 1.00 to 1.50. 1.00 to 1.50|. 1.00 to 1.50. 1.00 to 1.60 to to to to to 5 00 to 6 00 6.00 to 8.00', to to 2.00 to 2.00 to 2.00 to to 250 to 2.50 to to 3.00 to to to to to to .30 .30 to .35 to . . to .75 to 1.00 .. to 1.50 . . to 1.50 . . to 1.50 . . to 2.00 . . to 3.00 ... to ... to ... ... to 3.00 ... to ...to 1.00 .20 to .12^ to 8 00 to 10 00 ., to 5 00 to e 00' 4.00 to 5 00 4.00 to BOO 30.00 to 40.00 50.00 to CU.OO 50 00 to 75.00 1.60 to 1.80 l.'iOto 2.00 .35 to 1,25{ . . . to ,35 to .50 ., to , to 100 to 1.50 to to Patrick Welch '^^ ^''""'^"" ^'' Wholesale Florist BOSTON, MASS. Store open for businef at 6 a. m. Telephone Main 2698 American Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Carnations, Calendulas, CornQowers, Enf^lish Primroses, Yellow Daisies. Sweet Peas and Lilium Longiflorum. All the noTelties in the Cut Flower Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. When ordering, please mL'ntI<-ni Tbe Exehanye B. A. SNYDER CO. SL'tf' Hardy Cut Evergreens, Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 278 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. Telephone, Fort HiU 1083-25017-25552 When orderiUK, pleaae meutlon Tbe Ezctianne The sudden de,ith of W. F. Kasting is keenl.r felt b.v many of our florists, who had met him frequently at the State Fair, where he had made large exhibits of Roses. Werner Bultmann represented the Syracuse Florists' Club at the fu- neral, and arranged for a token from the club. The Syracuse Rose Society drafted resolutions and sent a delegation to Buffalo. L. E. Mulhauser is installing a new sectional boiler and enlarging the boiler liouse. He hopes now to be able to en- joy his Winter nights' rest without worrying about the temperature in his houses. His large block of perennials is a beautiful sight just now, C. F. Saul, the seedsman, reports a record breaking sale for his seed Corn this season. The meeting of the Syracuse Florists' ■ Olub is postponed for one week and will be held on July 10, owing to the regular date falling on the night before the 4th, W'hen all the boys will show their pa- triotism by celebrating in the usual way, H. Y, Wilkes-Bakke, Pa, — A shorter work day and a half-day holiday on Saturday will be enjoyed by the employees of the Dorrance greenhouses at Dorrancetown in the future, according to the announce- ment of Benjamin Dorrance, In tbe future the workers will work nine hours a day instead of ten. In addition to these concessions the Dorrance Company will continue to grant the men the an- nu.il 12-day vacation with pay. Kingston. N, Y. — Geo. F. Policy, for- merly of Hurley, has bought a plot of ground at 63 O'Neil St., where he ex- pects to build two greenhouses in the near future. Mr. Policy has in the past been in the employ of Burgevin's Sons and the Steinway Estate of New York, HOLTON&HUNKELCO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS 462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS, Phone— Main 874 P. O. Box— 103 ^ i Boston ( { Wholesale and Retail Florists | Graduations 'Call for Floivers In spite of the continued rainy weather there is a pleasing volume of business done. Probably there is no city in the country that has so many school and college graduations as Boston. Con- sequently from the middle of June to the close of the month there is quite a good volume of flower business. The principal news of the week is that the Waban Rose Conservatories have leased the entire first floor adjoin- ing the Boston Flower Exchange in Win- throp square. This brings the whole of the big growers to Winthrop Square along with tbe commission men and wholesalers. The militia call was sounded through- out the State on Monday, June 19, and from a canvass throughout the flower markets there are no men belonging to ' tbe army, but there are some connected i with the retail business and they obeyed the call, ' John McFarland of North Easton is a large grower of Lilies and at this tim. has quite a good cut, which are in de- mand. He also has nice Sweet Peas. Some of the best Gladioli we have seen this season are being shipped to town by Chandler Bros, of Tewkesbury. The varieties are Mrs, Francis King and America. Mann Bros, are receiving at their stall at the Flower Exchange, a generous sup- ply of high grade Lilies, also Gladioli, Snapdragon and Bachelor's Buttons. We regret very much to report the death of James Evans, a messenger for many years at the Boston Flower Ex- change. He was a very quiet unassum- ing man but always obliging and courte- ous. He has been in poor health for some time but the end came unexpect- edly at his daughter's home, Mrs, Char- lotte Johnson, on June 16 at Meeting House Hill. The salesmen and others at the Boston Flower Exchange sent very beautiful floral remembrances. S. J. Goddard of Framingham is cut- ting remarkably fine Carnations for this late date. The varieties Pink Delight, Benora, Beacon and Matchless are par- ticularly good. The first annual outing of the Florists' Bowling Association is to be held on June 25 at Lake Boone. R. P. Peterson of Saxonville is cutting a large crop of Peonies of the earlier va- rieties. Penn the Florist has a very pleasing window display in his Tremont st, win- dow. The cliief characteristics are a rural scene with a real stream running down into a lake which lias numerous gold fish. It is a catch;.- jd. aiid gives good results as can be seen from the crowds that congregate around the win- dow. On every hand throughout the city there is very much regret expressed at the sudden and untimely death of Wm. F. Kasting of Buffalo. N. Y, Most of the growers are now supply- ing themselves with auto trucks. John Barr and James Wheeler, both of Na- tick, have bought each this week a Ford into truck which they find much m >re .-OTivcnicnt than trolley cars uv laihiay trains. Patrick Welch is fortunate in having a good supply of Lily of the Valley which is in excellent demand and he has remarkably fine Peonies. The shipping business with the firm is very large f"r June. Charles Evans of Watertown is mar- keting very fine Hydrangea and Dia- csena plants and finds a good market for them. He has just purchased a Metz auto truck. The Boston Flower Exchange and the Boston Co-operative Flower Markets are to close on Saturdays at noon during tlie months of .Tuly and August. Welch's new wholesale dowor store is being well patronized and during a re- rune S4, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1531 i-a J^^*Vv^ "V!^ *^^ "V^ '''.^ *^^^ "^^ '^>^ "^^? '''A^H.N^ "VN^ 1m/. Mgr. Patrick Welch President and Treasurer wish to express my appreciation of the continued patronage with which you have favored us, and I sincerely hope that we will always be able to retain your business, as we feel confident that the merit of our goods and the excellency of our service in both the Cut Flower and Supply Department are of the best. Phones: MAIN 6267-6268 Wben ordering, please mention The Exchange cent visit we noticed large consignments of very superior American Beauty Roses. i.dward Welch reports very good busi- ness. Henry M. Robinson, Charles Robinson and Urn. Penn spent the weels end in ^ew Hampshire fishing. They had a most enjoyable trip and caught a nice lot of trout. On account of the lateness of the sea- son the Mass. Hort. Society had to change the date for its Rose and Straw- berry exhibition which was to be held June 24 and 2.5 to July 1 and 2. R. C. Atourn, :\rE.^Charles E. Shacklev, 68. died on .Tune 12 at his home. 32.3 Turner st. .Air. Shackley had been in poor health the past few months. He had a flourishing business. New Brunswick, N. J.— Mrs. Lillian Tice Brown, wife of Edward E. Brown, died on Monday, June .5, following an operation. For many years she was as- sociated with her father in the florists' business. WooDHAVEN, L,. I.— David Hobbs Laney, 74. a pioneer florist of this city, died on Sunday. June 11, at his home, 1S12 Wflodhaven ave., death resulting from a paralytic stroke. He is survived by a widow. Fulton, N. Y.— Charles B. Wetherbv, 57 years of age. died at his home, 109 Worth St.. on June 9, after a short ill- ness. For several years he conducted a florist's business on Cayuga st. He is survived by a widow and one daughter. Kewanee, III. — Haniilton & Plum- mer have in course of construction a large greenhouse for Roses. The house will be 150ft. long and 20ft. wide, and will have capacity for o0 was arrested and detained in British Columbia on a charge of being a Ger- man spy. Mr. Bloch went to Victoria on a business trip. He gained his lib- erty a short time ago through the in- fluence of friends in this country. Sharon, Pa. — David r>ohr & Son, Ottawa. 111., took over the greenhouses of M. I. O'Brien on June 6. For some years past Mr. Clark has been the lessee of the establishment. The O'Brien green- houses are among the largest in this sec- tion, having been established many years ago. Lohr & Son were interested in the greenhou.se and floral business in Ottawa for 20 years. 1532 The Florists' Exchange Ft HDICTQ' CITDDI ICC ^^eds, bulbs, bay rLUtvljiO OUirLlLO TREES, BOXWOOD. Etc. Wholesale Commission Cut Flowers ^"'siyTy' growe'rs'*^'' Winterson's Seed Store w'lKe. Chicago The Chicago Flower Growers Association Wholesale Growers of Cut Flowers and Plants 182 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO Paul R. Kllngspom, Manager BEAUTIES, LILIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS, ""geL'o^abil"* When ordering, please mention The Eicbange When ordering, pleawe ippptlon TTie Exchange H. E. Philpott, Pres, V. Bezdek, Vice-Pres Everything in Cut Flowers Lon£ Distance Telephone Central 3373 A. T. PYFER & CO. 30 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, please mention The Exchance Nettie L. Parkef, Sec'y A. T. Pyfeb, Treas, & Manager WHOLESALE FLORISTS E. G. HILL CO. Wholesale Florists Richmond, Indiana Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers When ordering, plpase mpntlun Thp Exclinnge ERNE & KUNGEL Wholesale Florists and Supplies TO-BAK-INE 80 East Randolph St. CHICAGO WhPft MF.lnrW.g fntl.in The Flxf'lii'nge Florists' Supplies McCallum Co. Pittsburgh, Pa. Wheg ordeituK. please mention Tbe Exchange Indianapolis, Ind. The Market Weddings, funeral work and deco- rations have all contributed in good Omeasure to a lively business during the past week. Stock of all kinds moves bet- ter than for some time past and there is no trouble at all in disposing of first- class goods at fair prices. Carnations are rather scarce because of the emptying of the houses. The wholesale price ranges from $2 to $3 per hundred. Good Roses, however, are plentiful enough at $4 to $1 per hun- dred, with the exception of Am. lieauty Roses at $.5 to $35 per 100. Lily of the Valley is not always obtainable even in the larger flower centers at $5 to $6 per hundred. Giganteum Lilies are to be had at $8 to $10 per 100. Quantities of Larkspur are brought into the market, but all of it is not salable at $5 to $6 per 100 sprays. Great tubs of field Daisies are also ofliered at the rate of 50c. per lOO. There is not much in the plant line now that the bedding season is over and many customers will be turned away be- cause of a lack of sufficient inducement in the plant line. Flowers for corsage work namely or- chids at $1 each. Gardenias at lOe. each, small Roses at 50c. per dozen and Sweet Peas at 25c. per bunoh find a lively mar- ket. Notes C. B. Knickmaa of McHutchison & Co., New York, is in the city booking orders. A number of Dutch nurserymen, among them J. Visser, made Indian- apolis their headquarters during the past week. Tomlinson Hall Market reports a lively plant trade. Large quantities of bedding stock are winding up the season there. The Smith & Young Co. is handling a uniformly high grade of Roses at pres- ent. Walter Bertermann has been indis- posed for a few days. Baur & Steinkamp state that their small-plant business is in full swing and is ahead of last season. C. C. Thomas is thinking of purchas- ing a new delivery car for his company, but is undecided as to the merits of a large or small car for his purpose. A visit to the growers at New Castle, Ind.. indicates that everything is in ship- shape order. Many new Roses are being tried out by the South Park Floral Co. and Mr. Heller states he will be right in it with first class Roses the coming season. I. B. Chiceigo, June 20, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted ROSES— American Beauty. Specials per c 36-inch atema *' 30-inch stems " 24-inch stems " 18 to 20-inch Short Cecile Brunner Geo. Etgar Fire Flame White and Pink Killarney. Specials Fancy Medium Short Killarney Brilliant, specials. . . . Medium Short Milady, special Fancy Seconds Short Mrs. Aaron Ward, special Medium Short _ . Mrs. Chas. Russell, special. 2.50 2.00 1,60 1.00 75 4.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 1.50 6.00 4.00 200 6.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 6 00 4.00 200 . -,-.-„ 10.00 Firsts ■ 8.00 Fancy g.oO Medium 4,00 Short 3.00 Richmond, special 6.00 Fancy 4.0O Medium 2.00 Short 1 .00 Sunburst, special 6.00 Medium 4.00 Seconds 2 00 Mrs. Taft. Fancy 6 00 Medium 4.0O Short 2.00 Ophelia, special 1 6 00 Select I 4.00 Medium : 3.00 Short I 2,00 to 3.00 to 2,50 to 2.00 t,o 1.50 1,0 1.00 to 600 to 2.50 to 2 50 to 2.50 to 8.00 to 6.00 to 400 to 2.00 to 8.00 to 6.00 to 3 00 to 8,00 CARNATIONS— Standard /S"' ' Varieties ^P-J' ■ ; Splits, assorted colors. *Fancy to 6,00 to 4.00 to 3,00 to 8,00 to 6,00 to 3,00 to 12,00 to 10 00 to 8 00 to 6,00 to 4.00 to 8 00 to 600 to 3.00 to 2.00 to 8,00 to 6,00 to 3.00 to 8,00 to 6,00 to 3.00 to 8.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 (■The HigheBtfS^i.'e Grades of Sfd 1 "nk Varieties.) (Red Adiantum Asparagus, Bunch Sprengeri " Strings Calendulas Cape Jasmine Daisies Gardenias, per doz Ferns, Hardy, per 1000 Galax Leaves, per 1000 Gladioli, per 100 Gladioli. Miniature Varieties. Leucothoe Sprays Lilium Longiflorum Lily of the Valley Mexican Ivy Mignonette Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz. . Dendrobiums Oncidiums Pansies, per doz. bunch Peonies Smiiax Snapdragons Spanish Iris Sweet Peas, Spencers 00 to 1.50 00 to 1.50 00 to 1.60 00 to 3.00 00 to 3.00 00 to 3.00 . . to 1.00 25 to .35 ,25 to .30 ,00 to 60.00 ,00 to 3.00 ,00 to 4,00 ,00 to 2.50 00 to 4 00 ,00 to 3,00 .50 to 2.00 ,00 to 8,00 .00 to 4.00 ,25 to .50 ,00 to 8.00 .00 to 5 00 . . to .75 ,00 to 6,00 ,00 to 7,.'i0 ,00 to 6.00 .00 to 6,00 ,00 to 1.50 .00 to 6 00 . . to 15,00 .00 to 6.00 .00 to 6 00 .35 to 1.00 . . to .. to . . to . . to .. to . . to . . to . . to . . to ... to . . All tbe Leading Varieties ojHoSGS and CamatiOFlS PETER REINBERG Headquarters /w American Beauty Rosea jU t3St KSDOOipn M , LtllLAuU, ILL. When oriierinc please mpntlon The Gxcbsnire CHICAGO and the WEST Wholesale and ft— — .— . Retail Florists Vegetable Growers to Meet Here A committee representing the al- lied trades of the city, headed by Fred Lautenschlager, of the Kroeschell Bros. Co.. met with the oflicers of the Vege- table Growers' Association of America at the La Salle Hotel on Thursday June 15. The committee extended the Vegetable Growers' Association an invitation to hold their next annual convention in this city which invitation was accepted, and the next convention of this association will be held in Chicago at a date yet to be named, sometime in September or Oc- tober. The association's membership in Chicago and vicinity is very small and at the meeting to be held here it is hoped tliat the membership will be much in- creased in this section. For this purpose an organizer will be sent here some time in advance of the meeting to get as many of the growers in line as possible to unite with the association during its meting here. Committees will be ap- pointed to arrange for the further details of the meeting. M. L. Ruetenik. Cleve- land, O., president of the association, and S. W. Severance. Louisville. Ky., secretary, were in attendance at the meeting. The local trade was repre- sented by Fred Lautenschlager, Kroe- schell Bros. Co., C. Ickes, Ickes-Braun Mill Co. ; Geo. Sykes, Lord & Burnham Co. ; E. T. Kurowski. .Tohn C. Moninger Co. ; A. Dietsch. A. Dietsch Co. ; James Foley, Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co. ; A. Ringier of the W. W. Barnard Co. ; Leonard Vaughan, Vaughan's Seed Store. News of the death of W. F. Kasting of Buffalo was received in Chicago Fri- day with profound regret by all his con- nections in the^ trade. The deceased was expected in this city within a few days as he had intended coming here from St. Louis immediately after the convention. Arnold Ringier, M. Barker, and Geo. Asmus attended the funeral from Chi- ca,go. The funeral of the late N. J. Krueh- ten, who met with an untimely death in an automobile accident on June 13, was held on Friday from the residence of his parents, 5257 N. Western ave., and was WiETOR Brothers WHOLESALE GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERS All Telegraph and Telephone Orders ^ Given Prompt Attention 162 N.Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. When ordering, plpns. ■ ■n Th^ Rxrhflngc C. KOOYMAN WHOLESALE FLORIST 27 Saint Anne Street, San Franciscoi CALIFORNIA BULBS, SEEDS. SUPPLIES. FLOWERS, SHIPPING, COMMISSION 'Phone, SUTTER 540 wnen orilerlng, [■1,'hm,- m .iii. , rii,. P^Tchwnge A. L Randall Co. Wabash Avenue and Lake Street W^holesale Cut Flowers Florists' Supplies When ordering, please mentloD Tbe Bxcbaoge attended by many in the trade. The de- ceased was 29 years of age and leaves a wife, Sallie Kruchten, father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Kruchteu. and four brothers, John, Henry, Charles and Joseph. Interment was at Grace- land Cemetery. The Western Flower Co. of Chicago has been incorporated. The Incorpora- tors are Seymour N. Cohen, Barnard J. Brown, Isade Samelow. Arrangements are being made to hold a large horticultural exhibition in con- nection with the Lake Forest County Fair that is to be held at the Onwentsia Club on July 14 and 15. There is an unusually l.irge surplus of Geranium plants on hand with the growers this season tha: ove b'?ing of- fered at extremely low prices to clear them. The day before Memorial I>a.v was one of the wettest of the seaso.i an,! this, under other conditions i.s tlie best day in the year for Geranium sales. Tlio rain spoiled the trade for that day ; it is stated that 50,000 more Geraniuuis could have been sold in Chicago that da.v but for unfortunate weather condili"iis. The Boston Store held a Peony .-.-how on the tenth floor for two days tlie past weet. It was well attended. Ab"n, thirty varieties of the older commercial sorts were on exhibition. Each variety was grouped separately and a large plant of eight to ten eyes, well baled, ' was shown in connection with each \,i- riety. These were sample plants f^r which orders were taken for Sept. iW- livery at 49c. each. Arnold Ringier, M. Barker, Geo. .\s- mus and W. J. Keimel returned on Mmi- day morning from Buffalo where they at- tended the funeral of the late W. F. Kasting on Sunday. Illinois furnished 12,000 troops fnr duty on the Mexican border that left I'it Springfield for mobilization on June i'n. among whom are a fair representati<.)n of the trade. Some one remarked that if the trouble is not settled by the middle of August that the trade will be still bet- ter represented in the vincinity of Hous- ton, at least, at that time. A. I. Sim- mons of W. Sixty-third st. left with his company on Tuesday. Are you in need of a book of "Rules, Notes and Recipes" to help you solve the knotty problems in your work and business? Look into the Gardeners and Florists' Annual for 1916. There are 37 pages of recipes. 50 cents, from this ofiiice. June 3i, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1533 THE DEMAND FOR Cut Flowrers was quite up to our expectation. There is an ample supply of seasonable flowers and in everything we liave listed you can look for good value Peonies Light .ind dark pink aiul white, $4.00 to $(>.00 per 100 Easter Lilies Gladiolus SIO.OO per 100 $6.00 per 100 Water Lilies Valley $.=i.00 per 100 S.S.OO per 100 Cattleyas Sweet Peas $5.00 per dozen 75c. to $1.00 per 100 Look for our classified advertisement for Field-Grown Carnation Plants 17 sa M 1 -^r f^ 1 «~k « i 'n cf * Commencing Monday, June 26thi *-■****> V^1*-»»»1*S. wewiU Close every day at 5 p.m- The Leo Niessen Co. Wholesale Florists Washington. D. C. 1214 HSt.N.W. Philadelphia, Pa. 1201-5 Race St. Baltimore, Md. 5-7 W. Center St. \\ lie [I ord^Tine, Ltlfa»*? lui iilluu 1 In- Kxi-liiiuce Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers Philadelphia, June 21, 1916 Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted Rosea — A. Beauty, Special *' Fancy Eitra. .. Not No. 2 No. 3 Kaiserin Aug. Vict KiUamey White Killarney Lady Hiliingdon Milady Mrs. Aaron Ward My Maryland Prince de Bulgaiie (Mrs. Taft). . . Radiance Richmond Sunburst Killarney Brilliant J. J. L Mock Mrs. Charles Ru«t3en Mrs Francis Scott Key Mrs. Geo. Shawyer Hadlejt Ophelia Adlantum, Ordinary " Farleyense Antlrrhlaum, per bunch Asparagus, Plumosus. per bunch.. Sprengeri, per bunch.. Asters Bouvardia Callas Chrysanttiemums, Ordinary DaSodlls 20.00 to 25 00 15 00 to 20 00 10.00 to 12.50 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8 00 3.00 to 6 00 2.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 8.00 to 2.00 to 1.00 to to 8.00 8.00 Carnations, Standard Varieties Fancy Varieties [nf. grades, all C' 1. . I White ] Pink ] Red ( Yellow and var. . White Pink Red Yellow and var. . to 2.00 to 2.00 to 1.00 to 3.00 to 10 00 3 00 to 15.00 5.00 to 8.00 2 00 to 8 00 3 00 to 10 00 3.00 to 10 00 to 1.00 to .25 to .50 .35 to .50 .25 to .35 8.00 8.00 800 to to Daisies Ferns, Hardv Forget-Me-Nots Freesia Galax Leaves Gardenias, per doz Lilac, per bunch Llllum Longiflorum Rubrum Lily of the Valley Mignonette Fancy Narcissus (Paper White).. Orchids — Clattleyas Cypripediums Dendrobium formosum. . Pansies, per 100 bunches. . Smilax. per dos. strings. . . Stocks, per bunch Sweet Peas Tulips. Single Double Violets, Single Double Wallflowers .50 to 1.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 2 00 1.50 to 2.00 . . to 2.00 to 3 00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 ... to .60 to 1.00 .10 to .15 ... to ... to .10 to .15 ... to ... to 5.00 to 8.00 ... to 2.00 to 6.00 to to to 35.00 to 50.00 ... to ... to ... to 2.00 to 3.00 .10 to .25 .25 to .75 ... to ... to ... to ... to to Philadelphia Wholesale and Retail Florists What is as rare as a sunny day in June? We pass this on for some one else to answer; it is too deep for ns. Since the first of the month Old Sol has done very little beaming in this terri- tory ; the weather stays moist and dreary with the thermometer han^infc below the 60 mark. Busines.s seems to follow suit: it's rather dull. The Battle. of Flowers under the auspices of the Art Alliance takes place this week at the Country Club. The Associated .-Vdvertising Clubs of America are holding their convention here this week, and the flower market will undoubtedly be benefited by these events. The Flower Pot Manufacturers of America held a meeting at Atlantic City on June 17 for the express purpose of forming a Credit Protective Association among themselves. ' The officials of six- teen companies were present and a set of resolutions were drawn and agreed upon. Prices, wages and other business were also discussed. Ha\-(' you noticed that the glorious Fourth of July comes on Tuesday, the regular monthly meeting night of the Florists' Club? S. II. Gowan, who has been operating the Egolf place at Lansdowne, Pa., dis- appeared after Memorial Day and has not been heard of since. It is stated that J. Otto Thilow is gradually recovering and will be able at attend to his duties in a few days. The Dreer's window display is given over to a fine collection of Japanese Maples. n. Bayersdorfer & Co. are highly ■ ■•■fd over the arrival of the S. S. Rynd- hani from Rotterdam with its 1291 cases of staple supplies consigned to this house. This firm has acquired more space by securing the building next to them at 11.31 Arch st. This is the sec- ond expansion withii^ six months. A four-story building on TweMth St. was acquired last Winter. George Auegle of the Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. announces the Summer daily closing hours are 5 p.m. and Saturdays 1 p.m. The Leo Niessen Co. will for the Sum- mer season close daily at 5 p.m. Delphinium In dark unci light blues Wonderfully attractive in any kind of work $.5.00 and SC.OO per 100 RamblerSprays Mostly Dorothy Perkins and Lady Gay $5.00 to $25.00 per 100 sprays Peonies S4.00, SS.OO and SC.OO per 100 S. S. PENNCCK-MEEHAN CO. "The WhoUaale Florittt ol Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK 1608-1620 Ladlow Sir.el 117 W. 281k Slreel BALTIMORE WASHINGTON Franklin & Si. Psnl Sirttt. 1216 H Str«l. N. W. I Wlu-n ordeilD^-. pb-ase meiiliuu 'Ibe Excliaiigc Sf. Philadelphia Wholesale Florists' Exchange Removing to 16IS Ranstead Street, whero we will be pleased to see all our customers and growers, also all those who are not acquainted with us. We have vacancies for several more grower s PHIUDELPHIA, PA. Growers deairing a chanae should consult ua. Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 1517 Sansom Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. PEONIES, LONG STEM DAISIES AND ALL SEASONABLE CUT FLOWERS When ordertnc. please mention The Exchange Wholesale Florist ih/ M • J« a A K. In K 12 South Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. Local Peonies and Gladiolus, Sweet Peas U ht^n orilpring. plonsp m'-ntlon Thp K?c<-li»n[:e Berger Bros. Stuart H. Miller Wholesale FlorUts Choicest Seasonable Flowers In Quantity 1225 Race St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. When ordering, pl.^ase mention The E.\change The city is cutting two streets through the W. K. Harris place, one street run- iiing right alongside the houses. As till- street grade is 1.3tt. below the houses, this necessitates the erection of retaining walls. Mr. Harris is bringing suit against the city for damages. .John W. Prince has been laid up with lum- bago but was able to point out some of the most interesting features of the place. Six houses are planted to what Mr. Har- ris states some florists term "weeds." namely Chrysanthemums. What growth they liave made may be gleaned from the fact that they arc already being .staked. There are numerous houses of ferns but only l%vo varieties of Nephrolepis, namely Scottii and W. K. Il.irris. The former noted here is wider of leaf than the general type, due to years of careful selection, while the Harris fern has been so successfully rogued that the selection now is of uniform type that makes_ it supreme when grown on to specimen size. .\splenium nidus avis holds a place here bv itself and it is grown in quantity In all sizes. Mark P. Mills is trying his luck in luring the wary speckled beau- ties in the famous trout runs of Cresco, Pennsylvania. The J. Wm. Colflesh's Sons are pre- paring to erect three Hitchings houses, 25ft. X 150ft. at their farm at Glenolden. A complete line of everythioB in Cut Flowers Philadelphia Qitalily 1617 Ranstead Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. WhPli rirderinc, pli'as.' mpnti.m Tlio Exchange Bell Telephone Keystone Telephone Komada Brothers „rar."lTn'd;"f WIRE DESIGNS FLORISTS' SUPPLIES Any Wire Design at ehort notice 1008 Vine Street PHIALDELPHIA, PA. WlH-ti orgerhig. ple.^se nienti.jn Tbe Exchange C. Benjamin will superintend the erec- tion, but brother William will take charge upon completion and attend to the growing end while Dave the debonair will continue to annihilato space in the benzine buggy. Mr. Tabor of the London Flower Shop reports a large and active volume of business for May and .June. The Atlan- tic City shop is already showing good returns. Tbe business at the latter Is confined principally to the sale of art ware and flower accessories. Ephraim Snyder, florist. North Ger- mantown. Pa., an old subscriber to The Exchange, died on Thursday, June 8. LiTCHriELD, III. — Carpenters started on June 9 to erect another addition to the Cottage greenhouses. 1534 The Florists' Exchange EST. 1765 INC. 190 HEWS STRONG RED POROUS POTS STANDARD, AZALEA, BUIiB, ORCHID, FERN, HANGING, EMBOSSED, ROSE, CARNATION, PALM, CYCLAMEN, OUT EXOWER, SPECIAL SHAPES TO ORDER. CHICKEN FOUNTS. PIGEON NESTS, BEIAN POTS, etc. Oldest and largest mannfacturers of flower pots in the World. A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., CAMBRIDGE. MASS. WAREHOUSES, Catnbridfte, Mass. New York. N.Y. When ordering, please meptlon The Eachaoge THE PETERS S; REED POTTEDY CO. SOUTH ZANESVILLE, OHIO RED POTS WM. M. WARRIN leiWest 23d St.. NEW YORK SPECIALTIES I. G. KIMBLE 6 East Luke St.. CHICAGO Made of Washed Clays — Uniformly Burned — Carefully Packed Wtien ordering, please mention The Bxcbange sAe Whilldin Pottery Company FLOWER POTS MADE IN PHILADELPHIA When ordering, please mention The Exchange WAREHOUSE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y. SYRACUSE Red Pots FERN POTS, PANS and SAUCERS, up to and including 12-lncb, all machine made. A great improvement over the old style turned pots. Writm for Catalogue Syracuse Pottery C. BREITSCHWERTH. Prop. SYRACUSE, N. Y. j The Middle West I Dayton, 0. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Red Standard Pots Look ahead and see where you can get THE BEST POT for your money you are going to spend this Spring to stock your greenhouses. Think of US. Write us. Try us The Keller Pottery Co. 213-223 Pearl St. : Norristown, Pa. When ordering, please mention The Exchange Peirce Flower Paper Pot Made in standard sibbs of 2-in. to 6'iD. The best Paper Pot for shipping purposes. Samples fur- nished free. Ask your dealer for them. E. ALLAN PEIRCE 40 Oak St., Walttam, MaM. When ordering, please mention The ExclinnjEe SERVICE Our classificatloD of stock and Index thereto were created solely for the benefit of the buyer, whose welfare Is our constant study. As thia Is the man you are after, Mr. Grower, our advertising columns make a direct appeal to you. Try our neTt Issue. Vorms close Tues* d^y night. The heaviest rush of the bedding plant trade is now over although there is still a steady demand for plants and hanging baskets. One new feature that Dayton adopted this .year was bridge decoration. Every bridge has a box of plants on every post and the posts are about 12ft. apart. The comEQencements of the two high schools made Carnations scarce last week. The farewell the next night used i quantities of Sweet Peas and Roses for I corsages. Every florist in town had all he could do to get tlie bunches on time. W. Horlacher recently made a bridal bocquet of Mountain Laurel. The bridesmaids carried bunches made of piuk Rhododendrons. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Lampert left last week for California where they will spend the next month or two. F. G. Nelson, of the Burlington Wil- low Ware shops, called on the local trade this week. Mr. Younghans, with McCtillough's Sons, Cincinnati, was a visitor this week. K. E. Y. Cincinnati, 0. The Market The supply of Roses is large and embraces some excellent Summer blooms. American Beauty Roses are plentiful and are of a very good quality. Gladioli are in a fair supply and generally have an excellent market. Easter Lilies are plentiful. Orchids and Lily of the Val- ley meet with a good call. The first of the Shasta Daisies and outdoor Lark- spur came into the market last week. Water Lilies have a fair market. Other offerings include Iris, Rambler Roses, Callas and Coreopsis. Notes The pergola in J. A. Peterson's grounds is a wonderful thing to see. It is covered with climbing Roses and all are in full bloom. Gus. Adrian, Jr.. who has been as- sociated with his father in business, and Miss Cora Peterson, who had been as- sociated with the late William Murphy and his successor in business, the Wm. Murphy Company, surprised their many friends when they were quickly married last Saturday and left for the Chenaux Islands on their honeymoon on Sunday. Very few even suspected the romance. C. E. Critchell expects to lease the building opposite his present location. The Cincinnati Cut Flower Exchange has received a notice to move to make way for the Green Line Terminals, and Alex. Astendarp is busy trying to find a new location. Jos. Molch of JetEersouville, Ind., and Harry Treadway, Dayton, O., were in the city last week on buying expeditions. Chas. A. Moss of Spartanburg, S. C, who was formerly connected with the local Park Department under Supt. Reu- ben Warder, recently renewed old ac- quaintanceship in this city. Teddy. Kalamazoo, Mich. A Good Season As the busy season draws to a close one of the chief considerations be- fore us is how did the results from our labor return us recompense? I believe to this we may reply that owing to a con- tinuous demand coupled with fair prices we may fairly claim to have had a prosperous season, notwithstanding the considerable increase in the cost of doing business. So far so good, but on the other hand the past season was excep- tional, for in my experience here, now over twenty years, I have never known business to flow along so evenly, or prices to be so well maintained as during the past season, and had this state of affairs not been as it was I am afraid a different story would have been told. Rising Costs For the next season we may safely calculate that costs will increase and not diminish, as we have already had notice of a 50c. increase in the price of hard coal, and soft coal wi'I almost surely rise in proportion, Comimon labor here commands 25c. per day more than last year and almost everything else rises in accordance. These are almost abso- lute certainties we must face next sea- son, and add to these the jhauce that a continuous run of business through an entire season cannot be expected every year, it will be admitted much good .ludg- ment and executive ability will be needed to carry us along safely. However, we still have comers we may safely cut such as care in not loading too heavy in bulb stock, and other lines of supplies, con- tracting and storing away the Winter's coal, a more careful calculation of our most profitable stocks and pushing tuese to the exclusion of what most of us carry which return little or no dividends, and adding to this planting in only first class stock, so that there are not any unpr'^- ductive plants to Winter over, we may still manage to overcome the higher cost of production, for after so many years in the trade I am afraid circumstances will have to become still more drastic, before we may expect prices to equalize costs. S. B. Missouri Notes The formal opening of the uptown Flower Parlors of the Hillside Green- houses at Carrollton. Mo., was receutly held. A fourteen piece orchestra was in attendance during the afternoon and evening and souvenirs were distributed. C. P. Mueller, Wichita, Kansas, is remodeling his flower shop by building a larger workroom on the first floor and a larger conservatory on the second floor, also a garage will be built. Geo. H. .Sessen, son of George L. Ses- sen a nurseryman of West Plains. Mo., was married to Miss Mary E. Varner, June 7. B. S. B. St. Louis, Mo. Business Slowing Up Business shows signs of slowness. Carnations are of good quality for this period of the season and move fairly well for Ic. to l%c. each. Roses are slackening somewhat. Short Killarney, Ophelia and Ward go as low as 2c. and '■ic. ; long stem Ophelia and Killarney at 6c., while the same class of Russell is worth 10c. to 12c. each. Gladiolus, mostly America, are appearing in quan- tities at 3%c. to 5c., Lilies are much in evidence at Sc. to 10c. each.. Sweet Peas, outside stock, sell for 15c. to 40c. per 10. A great deal of outside stuff is about at various prices. Among this lot field Daisies bring $2.50 to .$3 per 1000; Coreopsis at $3..50 per 1000; Good Shastas at .$1.50 to $2 per 100. Greens are plentiful. A meeting of the executive committee of the club, together with the chairmen of the various committees, was held at the home of Jules Bourdet on Thursday last to perfect plans for the Spring show. Fred Poster reports excellent business at his new 8th St. location. Last week he had a large order for the Kasting funeral from the Post Oflice employees. Convention week helped the flower trade along. Especially were the down- town men elated. Bouquets were going right and left to the wives of the big men. Then, too, the delegates seemed to have made many new lady acquaint- ances who were the happy recipients of their attentions. The parks too showed to the best ad- vantage. Every flower bed that could be planted was in the best of shape. The new Locust st. cut-off, a regular delegates' highway, was planted on both sides with the finest groups of Pandanus and Boxwood that anyone would care to see. Wm. C. Smith Co. is receiving some very good Lilies. These sell well for decorations and large work in general. The Windier Company boasts of some very good home-grown outside Sweet Peas. Coreopsis, Shasta, etc.. are also being consigned there in quantities. Weber's and Sanders' Nurseries are busy pruning up their stock and keeping down weeds. The unusually wet weather has made constant hoeing and cultivating very imperative. F. L. S. St. Louis. Mo. — A man, whose iden- tity the police will not reveal, was ar- rested on June 3. after he had swindled . several florists out of money under the pretense of being a special internal reve- nue agent, collecting a war tax for au- tomobiles. The man called at Henry Young & Sons, florists, at 4651 Mary- land ave. and got $1.25 for each of two automobiles the firm owns. The man asked to be directed to Sanders Nursery Co.. near Clara ave. and Delmar blvd. WTien he went away Raymond Young be- came suspicious and notified Sanders. While the man was negotiating with Sanders, Mr. Young called a patrolman. "The imposter was locked up. It was learned that he had gotten $2..50 from Jules I. Bourdet. at 24,50 Tower Grove ave. Othei's who received visits were : George Waldbart, 512 N. Grand ave. and Gustave D. Eggeling. 1207 S. Grand ave. St. Louis, Mo. — The guarantee fund committee of the St. Louis Spring Flower Show held a meeting on June 7. at the St. Louis Seed Co., 411 Washing- ton ave., to make arrangements for the show to be held next March. The mem- bers present subscribed $2800. It is planned to raise $10,000 and the follow- ing committee to raise this amount was ajipointed : Dave Geddis, A. Jaenicke, L. P. Jensen, Vincent J. Gorley. G. Grossart. J. Steidel, JI. W. Uhlschmidt, F. C. Weber, W. C. Smith and A. Siegel. June 21, 19 IG. The Florists' Exchange 1535 (FORMERLY THE FUMIGATING KIND) KILLS ALLAPHIS $3.00 per 100 lb. Bag on Cars York, Pa. WE SELL DIRECT TO THE cSoWEW EDSMEN__CAJiB|OT SELL IT TO YOl 11 you deii1V¥'^'ToFi'ccb' Powder'"t'KfinB" Cjuaraiite%'d"{d Bum, i frill Bum and Give Perfect Satisfactioo, or Money Back,. V^flil Order JJjjgjt Jg I la. THE H. A. STOOTUOFF Ik CO., YORK, PA Whep ordering, please mention Thp KxrhHiigp VTESTERN STATES— Continued Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Papnciakos. the manaser of the Apollo Flower Shup. has selected the dear springs of Colorado as a favorable place for his annual vacation. Mr. Papadakos finds that fish are plentiful at the town of Steamboat Springs. He will start about July 1 and will stay nearly a month. The Apollo, which car- ries one of the largest supplies of cut flowers in Kansas City, will be left in charge of Miss Fold. For some time the Kansas City Flo- rists' Club lias been trying to decide whether or not it wants a picnic this year. At least that seems to be the at- titude of the members according to the president, G. K. Parker, manager of the Geo. Kellogg Flower & Plant Co. The Club seems to be up against the wall. John N. Colas, proprietor of the Owl Flower Shop, will go to New York on July 5, to spend his vacation. His brother, John G. Colas, also selected New York for his two weeks of nothing- to-do. June weddings did not come up to the expectations of the Alpha Floral Co., ac- cording to Kent -itkins. There were quite a .number of small weddings but no large ones. American Beauty Roses and Lily of the Valley are much sought after, and the florists are not attempting to supply the demand for the latter. The T. J. Noll & Co. are getting large shipments of stock from Guthrie, Okla. Later Mr. Noll said he would have to get consign- ments from Colorado. The growers here have sold out the plants to St. Louis people. Ed. Ellsworth, manager of the Rosery, is planting Chrysanthemums for Fall cutting. Mr. Ellsworth had a very good trade early in June with a good number of weddings which have continued even until now. so some time ago Mr. Ells- worth took his family to his Summer home in Forest Lake for the hot months. Mr. Ellsworth motors the eighteen miles to his shop twice a, day. A. F. Barbe, Barbe Flower Co., has had such tine hick with cut fiowers this year that he will put in another bed of Carnations on July 1.. Burton B. Crane, Crane Floral Co., Kansas City, Kas., has decided not to deal in any more cut flowers this year, making pot plants his specialty. Mr. Crane says that pot plants are selling better this year and that there is too much competition in cut flowers. He is tearing down his houses on South 16th St. and on July 1 will start to build larger houses. Ed. A. Humfeld, Humfeld Flower Co. is planting his Carnations and is jubi- lant over the way his cut flowers sold during June. Mr. Humfeld is going to the Ozarks, where he owns a house in Hahatonka, for the Summer, starting July 1 and coming back to Kansas City about Sept. 15. For fourteen years Mr. Humfeld has had the contract to supply the flowers and shrubbery for Electric Park. Each year the number of flowers has increased and this year he will set out 37,000 plants. M. B. Chandler, Elmhurst Landscape i& Nursery Co., has specialized somewhat in Roses during the past year and some time ago he ordered 2100 Rose plants, together with a good amount of Mag- nolias,'from a salesman from the Kallem & Lunneman Co., Boskoop, Holland. Mr. Chandler has sold many shrubs this last season and he bought a good supply from nurserymen of this country. B. S. B. NIKOTEEN For Spraying APHIS PUNK For Fumigatina A«k your dealer for it Nicotine Mf^. Go. ST. LOUIS Wbeo ordering, please mentloD Tbe Bxctaangc "Commercial Carnation Culture" Price $1.60 postpaid A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Cc.Ltd. 348-448 We«t 37th Street, New York I The Pacific Coast \ } Calif ornia— Oregon— Washington | t. — ~. ~- ~- — .^.-,^q, . Los Angeles, Cal. Tie Cnt Flower Trade of Phoenix In a quiet sort of way there has been developed a growing trade in Phoenix, Arizona, for cut flowers. As nearly everybody knows, Arizona is es- sentially a grazing and mining country, with here and there valleys and plains adapted to agriculture. Chief among these is the Salt River Valley, of which Phoenix is the metropolis. In speaking of the development of the parcel post. The Phoenix Republican says that "Strange as it may seem, flowers play an important part in the high development of parcel post business. Phoenix is the hot house of the entire State, and a con- servatory for hundreds living even as far away as the north and eastern sections. , One hundred dozen Roses a day is the i average number sent out. The postmas- j I ter makes the suggestion to senders of ' flowers that they put on special delivery stamps, thus causing their perishable parcels to take precedence over first class mail. Delivery is made just as soon as the parcel, so stamped, is received. The section in which Phoenix is situated being the leading one adapted to hor- ticultural enterprise in Arizona, the flo- rists' business is destined to still wider development. The demand foE cut flow- ers from the surrounding mining towns is of itself no small item." The California Ass'n Convention The sixth annual convention of the California Association of Nursery- men will be held in Santa Barbara, Oct. 19, 20 and 21. in one of the leading hotels of the town. The Chamber of Commerce and other local civic bodies htive tendered their good ofiices with a view to drawing out large delegations from all parts of the State. The pro- gram will deal specifically and in a large way with topics germane to the plant business, not only as applied to the nur- sery industry, but in the broader sense of correct planting methods, garden mak- ing and landscaping. Santa Barbara is noted for its luxuriant growths of native and exotic vegetation, some of the finest country places in the State being allur- ing features of the surrounding valleys and plains, foothills and seaside situa- tions. The association looks forward to the coming meeting as one of the largest and most instructive in its history. Trade Notes and Personals J. D. Meriwether, manager of the Roeding & Wood Nursery Co., is absent (Continued on page 1538) Profit by the experience of others, and use Pure Carbonate of Lime Pure Bone Meal and Complete Plant Foods manufactured solely from Animal and Vegetable JIatter. These are of the MAGIC BRAND, and are widely known to pro- duce satisfactory results. They contain just those elements — Ammonia, Phosphoric Acid, Potash, and Carbonate of Lime— that your soil needs to produce More and Better Flowers and Vegetables, under glass and outside. Write U8 now— TODAY. 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B. cars Further information upon request. 90 Nassau Street NEW YORK CITY ■nrt.-n Thi^ F.yrb■,.n^rf [mm,, hflNURES Unequaled for Greenhouse and . Landscape Fertilizing i The Pulverized Manure Co. 34 UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO Colin Campbell, FRIEDMAN'S BEST TOBACCO POWDER, 4c. lb. ,j>°b'^ TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ,L°bLS TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,bb^. TOBACCO STEMS, 75c. l"^^, Larfte Bale, weighing 300 to 400 Iba.. $2.50. Special prices in Tent and Carload Lota J.J Friedman, »|k'S^o"A^.''lrr- Thp RxfliHnge Our Advertising Columns READ FOR PROFIT! USE FOR RESULTS 1536 The Florists' Exchange KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda. N. Y. We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate Pk:1->#lAlnV>;a nfCtfti . ^ Harrison Building, 15th and Market Sts., rniladelpnia ^jmce:, Philadelphia, pa. Boston Office :]boIton.%^as ( BOSTON. MASS. In Beauty and Strength Combined Vbu Find the U-Bar Principle 'T'HE very strongest principle * in construction of bridges is the arch. The span of the Brooklyn Bridge between the towers is not level but very plainly bowed or arched. The old, old ruins of the monster aqueducts in Rome are a series of arches as strong today as when erected. The U- Bar is an Inverted arch. It's one of the strongest, if not the strongest construction shapes. With all, it is graceful. In the U-Bar roof bar you get the greatest possible strength in the least possible size. The U- Bar, in fact, is roof bar and rafter combined in one. Because the U-Bar is so strong, so graceful, so enduring, it costs what it does cost. Send for catalogue. Send for us. Or both. U-BAR GREENHOUSES PIER50N U-BAR CO GREENHOUSES IRON FRAME PIPE FRAME OUR FACILITIES ARE THE BEST FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING ANY TYPE OF HOUSE, AND OUR EXPERIENCE ASSURES YOU A STRUCTURE WHICH WILL BE FOUND DESIRABLE IN EVERY RESPECT AND REASONABLE IN PRICE. "PROMPT SHIPMENTS" The Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co. 3075 South Spaulding Avenue CHICAGO mmiiiiiininiimiminiitmnniimininniiiiniiiiiimiiimiimiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiMiiittiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiim Metropolitan Construction Insures Satisfaction We furnished this entire range of Greenhouses, also about 5,000 Hotbed Sash, for the largest Pansy Grovifers in America They have been dealing with us for about 25 years, and we have just completed their newest Greenhouse, 35 x 200 feet That Must Mean Something! Only the best of materials are used in the construction of Metropolitan Greenhouses That's why they are more dependable and more satisfactory than others PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices Metropolitan Material Co. PATENTED GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave. uiiiiiiimimraiiniiimiiimimiiniiiininniuiimnuiiniininniimiiniiirarmiiiniiimnimmnm BROOKLYN, N. Y. Tnmnmimiinimnmiiiiimiiniiiniiin VVbeu ordt-nut;, pleu^ie tPfiitlon Tbe Excbauge Greenhouse" Lumber "ALL HEART" CYPRESS WORKED TO SHAPES. HOTBED SASH. PECKY CYPRESS. SQUARE RED CEDAR POSTS. Lockland Lumber Co., Lockland, O- rOR GREEMHOUSE GIAZING USE IT NOW Masclca la elastic and ten- acious, admits of expansion and contrac- tion. Putty \fe- comes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed ^^^ without break- ing of other ftlasa as occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. F. O. PIERCE CO., 12 W. Broadway. New York MOST PRACTICAL Shelf Bracket On this Shf 1/ Bracket 2 d-in. boards; or 2 l-in..or Ik-in. pipes are placed, and can be clamped to either ridge or purlin columns. PI AT^ 12x20x3 inches * M~>r^ 1 fcJ 6 3-4 cents Metropolitan Material Co. |3<)8.1408 Metropolitan Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y When ordering, please mention The Exchange GLASS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HOT-BED SASHES Our prices can be had by mail, and it will pay you to get them. We carry the larRest stock of Specially Selected Glass in Greater New York and can supply any quantity from a boi to a carloaa on a onenlay notice, and at Rook Bottom Prices. PARSHELSKY BROS. Inc. 215-217 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, N.Y. Greenhouse Glass Double and single thick selected Glass all sizes from 6x8 to 1 6 x 24. Ten boxes or more at wholesale prices. Royal Glass Works 120 Wooster St., NEW YORK, N.Y. When ordering, please mention The EichanfiS Tunc -H. iniii. The Florists' Exchange 1537 K^^^^^^^^^^ <>J< w r=']l- ^--r -J ►:i< ^ Lifted Carnations Withonl M ^ Injury By Using System ^ ►:4 >A ►:4 ]yf U. GEO. A. KUIIL. of Pekin. III., a well satisfied customer, writes: "Vi'e have used your sprinklinK system for two seasons and would say to any grower of Carnations that if they used it only at time of liftinn stock the System would pay lor itself in one season, as we lifted Carnations without any injury to roots whatever by using your System." QKINNER Oystem OP i RRIOATION The Skinner Irrigation Co. 225 Water St.. Troy. Ohio Ki rA Wbt-n ordering, pleiise mention The Exchange Putty Bulb (Scollay's) /or Liquid Putty The best tool for glaz- ing and repairing greenhouse roofs. Note the Improved Spout For sale by your sup- ply house or sent postpaid for $ 1 .00 JohnA.Scollay, INCORPORATED 74-76 Myrtle Ave. ROOKLYN, N.Y Send that building proposition af yours to us. A postal for a sketch and price incurs no obligation Schmitt & Co. j Productive Greenhouses 13 Union Avenue, IRVINGTON, N. J. (Formerly with W. H. LUTTON) Ve do PAINTING and REPAIRING and do it right. )reer'8 Peeriassi Glazing Points For GreenbooBes Drive eisr and true, becaase both bevela are on the same , lide. Cao't twist aod break ' tQe slats in drivios. Galvao* Ized and will Dot rusL No | rights or lefts The Peerless Glazlne Point ispateotfd. Nootbir-rt like^ it Order from roar dealer^ or direct from tu. 000,75c. postpaid, f Samples free. BEKSY A DREZB.I Tli CbettDQt BtT«at\ ptm»d«iphi&. •ERFECT GREENHOUSES GET OUR PRICES NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE L J — «^ You know we have made several radical improvements in our greenhouse construction. They are the result of some three years' tests carried on under the direc- tion of the construction experts in all three of our factories. Send for particulars Short Cut Your Boiler Experiments EXPERIMENTS cost money. Some experimenting you must do — cost or no cost. But what's the use of spending your good money making experiments that have already been made. Why should you pay for what some one else has already paid for? Why spend your time and money experimenting with a boiler that is not a genuine greenhouse boiler, made especially for green- house work ? The Burnham Boiler is a greenhouse boiler. It's been a greenhouse boiler for 40 years. If you want the most economical cast iron greenhouse boiler, money will buy, we'd better get together and talk Burnham. Say when and where and we'll be there. NEW YORK 42nd St. BIdg. SALES OFFICES BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER Tremont Bldg. Widener Bldg. Rookery BIdg. Granite BIdg. TORONTO Royal Bank Bldg. MONTREAL Transportation Bldg. FACTORIES Irvlngton, N. Y. Des Plaines. III. St, Catherines, Canada CUY TILE BENCHES Low factory cost of material. No skilled labor required. It Is fireproof. Nothing to wear out — will last a lifetime. Can be taken down and reset. No home for verniln or bugs. THE CAMP CONDUIT CO., Cleveland, 0. WhHD nr<]er1ng. plPHHf mfntlnn The Kiohang* Greenhouse GLASS K?.''„trpS?2f''" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, III W>»n nPilrrlnr ol^ if^on Ty\» Vxfhnrtr* ■PIPE- 1503 MASONIC TEMl'LE BUILDING 'hen ordering, please mention The Exchange Wrought Iron of sound second-hand quality with new threads and couplings. 16-foot lengths and up. Also pipe cut to sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction or return money. Eatablished 1902 PFAFF & KENDALL "SlARtn.!:'- When ordering, please mention The Exchange HIGHEST PRICED «. CHEAPEST GiBLiN Greenhouse Boilers aiBI^IIV A CO. 107 Broad Street, Utlca, N. Y. LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THEM WbeD orderlns. pleaae meotloD Tbe Ezchaose 1538 The Florists' Exchange m w. \msm. ^4 (Sit m ^4 Josh Billings' Cow How It Concerns Your Heating JOSH had a way of saying serious things in an amusing way. One of them was: " Always take hold of a cow by the tail; and then you can let go when you want to." Some growers follow Josh's advice and completely let go their greenhouse heating the minute their fires go out. They let it go so completely that they never take hold again until Jack Frost tells them it's " firing time." Such fellows ought to take hold of their heating by the horns and then they wouldn't dare let go. We have a notion you are one of the never-let-go kind; in which case you will, right now, want to talk heating with us. And in which case we are right now ready to talk heating with you. HitcKinsfs^CLmpanv GENERAL OFFICES AND FACTORY, ELIZABETH, N. J. NEW YORK OFFICE BOSTON OFFICE PHILADELPHIA OFFICE 49 Federal Street 40 South 15th Street When' orderlnp. please ropntlop The ExchRngf WE MANUFACTURE HOTBED SASH at 75c. each S. JACOBS & SONS, Ours are all made from the very best grade of Gulf Cypress. Glazed Hotbed Sash from $1.65 up. Double Light Sash up to $4.00. We carry a large stock of all sizes. Write us for estimate. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. When ordertpg. pi ease mfntlon The Exchange Greenhouse Material £«£ Hot-Bed Sash 1 of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar Greenhouse Hardware and Posts — Patent V and U Gutters Our Grade Invariably the Best Our Prices Right. A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, III. t When ordtTlng. pleawe meptlnn The Kichange PIPE CUT TO SKETCH It will pay to correspond with us Wrought Iron Pipe, Tubes and Fittings NEW AND SECOND HAND Thoroughly overhauled, with new threads and couplinea, in lengths of 16 feet and over Guaranteed to give Batiafaction ALBERT & DAVIDSON, Inc., 21 7-223 Union Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. When ordering, please mention The £xetaanse IsTMr. Grillo pleased with his three new Jacobs Greenhouses ? Ask him — he has three. Every Greenhouse we build is so planned and erected as to attain the maximum of satisfactory results at a minimum of cost. The ventilation and heating systems, which we perfected, have withstood the most rigid tests. They have never yet failed to do their share in producing an abundant and healthy stock. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO. • If you contemplate building a greenhouse write us — we can save money for you. S. JACOBS & 1365-1379 Flushing Avenue, C#~»MC GREENHOUSE »3V-f-l~«^J BUILDERS : PACIFIC COAST— Coatlmned I ^'^""^■^'^ '^ on .a visit to bis old home in Ivouisiana, Missouri, where he will remain for about six weelts. On his return he will spend some time in Fresno in the interests of his firm. Staiger & Finken report progress in their business, which has called for addi- tions to their lath house facilities^ and also the leasing of the lot adjoining their premises for yard purposes. George W. Smith reports progress on his new nursery near Sherman. Here he will grow a choice line of ornamental trees and shrubs. Charles Shaw, horticulturist and land- scape gardener, is placing on the market a new sprinkling device that will radiate water over a space 25ft. in diameter. It is reasonable in price and, being made out a solid brass, will last a lifetime. The seed, florist and nursery trade was well represented in the Los Angeles pre- preparedness parade on June 14. Ail the representative bouses were closed at 12 o'clock on that date, to open again for business on the morning of June 15, At the last meeting of the L. A. Hor- ticultural Society it was voted to change the meeting night as well as the place. I^rank Lewin was appointed a committee to look after both. The July smoker of the organization will be held on the even- ing of July S. Messrs. Whitehead, Tur- ner, Hunt and MacGillivray were ap- pointed to make the necessary arrange- ments. The annual picnic of the Pasadena Horticultural Society was held in the Santa Monica Canyon, June IS, on which occasion members of the trade from Los Angeles, Pasadena, Long Beach, S.Tnta Monica and other nearby towns were well represented. There was a sports program, extemporaneous speak- ing, and a general good time all around. At about the time these notes are being read the fourteenth annual meet- ing of the Pacific Coast Association of Xurserymen will be in session in Med- ford, Oregon. Owing to the rather un- satisfactory season, the delegations will not be as large as on former occasions. The program, however, is essentially one of business taking into consideration pre- vailing conditions with a view to over- coming at least some of them, and plac- ing the industry on a safer footing. Henby W. Kecckebebg. Portland, Ore. Notes Summer has started in earnest and we are having the hottest weather of the year so far. Flowers are coming into bloom in great profusion. The de- mand, except for graduation flowers, is falling off and so every one has flowers For 10 A Genuine "Red Devil" Glass Cutter Will cut thick or thin, plain or plate glass with the lightest pressure and without breakage. A handsomely finished tool with ball-head for tapping glass. Glass Culter booklet free SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 90 Chambers Street, New York City When orderlDg. please mentloa The Erchapge LIQUID PUTTY MACHINE Will last a lifetime. $L25 EACH Adjustable — can and frame separate — easily cleaned. Frame all one piece, of malleable iron. More prair tical and more easily oper- ated than any other. Seal-tigbt liquid patty at $1.ZS per gallon METROPOLTTAK MiTBRIlL CO. 1398-1408 Metropolitan ATe.. BROOKLYN, N. Y. Change of Name FROM Quaker City Machine Co TO The John A. Evans Ge RICHMOND, INDIANA GLASS 6x8 to 16 z 24, Single or Double, at loweat possible prices. Get our prices before placln£ your order. L. SOLOMON & SON 199-201 Wooster Street, NEW YORK WHOLESALE WINDOW GLASS When nniertng, plpasp moiition The Exchange Greenhouse Materials Furnished and Erected^ IRON or WOOD SASH BARS In all lengths up to 32 feet Milled to any detail furnished, or will furnish details and out materials ready for erection. Frank Van Assche FoItOD Ayc., Roie Ave., and Dwifkt St., Jertej City, N.J* When ordering, please mention The Exchange June 24, 1916. The Florists' Exchange 1539 Advance Is innlouhtcdly the most sensible clmin' \'<)U can make in Ventilating Kquipment and Greenhouse Fittinjs. Ask any 1)1' our customers. Tlioy perhaps know liest and prove to ns tliey are very well satisfied by sending in repeat orders riglit along. You will find it to your advantage to get ni line with the thousands of other growers and put your trouble on ventilation and fittings up to us. \\'rite today for one of our catalogs. It will be starting on the right mad. ADVANCE CO., Richmond, Ind. iL-deiliig. i--leuse nfiitlon The Excliupge KROESGHELL BOILER SEND FOR CATALOGUE Kroeschell Bros. Co. 468 W. Erie St., CHICAGO , Non-Kink Woven Hose In anv length (one pieco) with couplings, l-ifi. per foot. Uii- equaled at the price. Rem- ' nanta. shorter than 50 feet. 10c. per foot, with couplint^^. Hose Valve— 70c All brass except the hand wheel. Has a removable leather disk which is easily replaced to keep water tight. Stuffing box prevents leaks at stem. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 1398-1408 Motropolltsn A v.. Brooklj-D, N. T WhfD orderlne. ttlpnn*. mpntlon Tlif f;noliBnsre PIPE NEW AND SECOND HAND .\ll Pipe guaranteed with perfect threads and couplings and sound in every respect. \Ve carry 'he largest stock of Second Hand Pipe ii the East We Cut and Thread Pipe to Sketch. Special Prices to Florists Correspondence Invited EAGLE PIPE SUPPLY CO., Incorporated 30 Church Street, New York City w i ■ II Mr^i't'iii,'. pI'Mse iiicn;i<-ii 'I'li^- Kxriiange DREE.R'S FLORIST SPECIALTIES New Bra nH New 6ty]. "HOSERIVERTON" Furnished in lenstka up to SOO feet wItbMt ieam or Jo lot. TheHOSEfor the FLORIST Ji-inoh. per ft., ISo. Reel o< 80011." UMo. 2 Reels, 1000 feet - - •• 14o. H-ineh - - " 18o. Reels, BOO ft. " 12)nrs the flowers are now in their prime but rather a bit late tor ,aood use. Peonies are very plentiful and the Svyeet I'eas are coming in. The perennials are also in full bloom. Busi- ness generally has been very good with every one, and when July comes along most everytiue will have had an excellent season comi)aring verj favorably with last .vear. Jean Robinson is cutting the best Sweet Peas of the season both inside and out. They are the true Spencer type and colors and stems cannot be beaten. They sell aicordiugly. J. D. Bergen of Hillsboro is sending in some fancy America Gladiolus. Clarke Bros, are cutting some equally fine Gladiolus Mrs. Francis King. They are also cutting the first auratum Lilies. Steele's Pansy Gardens report an in- crease of 200 per cent, in seed sales this year over last. This firm is going strong after the Pan.sy seed and they say that a great deal of the demand is coming from the East. Perhaps some day we will be on the map in the production of seeds. Rahn & Herbert Co. are cutting some fine Gaillardia grandiflora. The plants were raised from seed of their own. The size and color of the flowers are excel- lent and the stems long. They are sell- ing very well. The growers would rather have the hot w^eather hold off a few days longer as some are busy benching their early 'Mums and some are already benching part of their Carnation stock. Anyone familiar with this job and has an idea of the temperature can feel sorry for the other fellow. The Flower Center At the close of the Floral Center on June 10. there was quite a throng of ■bargain hunters, and provided the festi- val has a floral center every year, it is bound to become more of a floral or rather plant market. ^Uthough no efl'ort was made to advertise the day everyone that had any plants to dispose of was kept busy. Of course a great many of the^ plants will not give satisfaction, but it is surprising what truck people will take even if it is no good if it is only cheap. .\n an advertising feature for floriculture there is none better; it heats the flower shows by a mile, as it reaches the entire population and surrounding countrv and gets them interested in planting and gives them an idea how to plant. Therefore if we can interest peo- ple in flowers it is a very small step to niake theni flower buyers in the Winter, if even onlv in a small wav. .\s a fair estimate, between .$2000 aiid .?2riOO was spent for plants at the close of the fes- tival on Saturdav by an eager public. Give this dav a little publicity, treat the customers right, and make prices con- fonn nearly with the retail price, and a floral market of no small magnitude can be established. Martin Reukauf Co. is in the oitv. has been good this trip. of Bayersdorfer & Business with him H. XlKLAS. This illustration shows the new rose house of the Montgomery Company, Haclley, Mass. in course of erection. It is 50 by 350 feet and represents the latest type of steel construc- tion. As in all Moninger "ALL-STEEL" Houses, the steel work is desigried in accord- ance with standard engineering practice. The ma.ximum of strength is afforded with the minimum amount of shade. This is one of many recent instances when Moninger "ALL-STEEL" houses have been chosen by leading growers in the trade. Theres a reason for this — you'll find it e.xplained in our "Proof Book." If you haven't a copy, send for it today. JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY EVERYTHING FOR THE GREENHOUSE GHICAGO CINCINNATI NEW YORK 911 Blackhawk St. 2J09 Union Central BIdg. 807 Marbridge BIdg ^^^leu ordering, please mention The Exchange Quality, Durability, Efficiency are obtained in a Green- house, Conservatorj- or similar structures when built by George Pearce 203 Tremont Ave. Orange, N. J. (Telephone— 962 M) at a less cost than asked by others frr indifferent work. Distance no object. Write or .SEE ME before placing your order elsewhere and save money. Wh'^n ordering please mi-'ntlon The Hxchangt Jennings Cast-Iron Gutters and Fittings Our Gutters are EXTRA WIDE and EXTRA HEAVY and are drilled to measure. Our Jennings Patent Roof-supports and Bench-fittings have all connections and braces SPLIT TO BOLT TOGETHER, giving the full strength of threaded pipe fittings at a fraction of their cost, and GREATLY SIMPLIFY- ING ERECTION. These Bench and Brace Fittings are used in the numerous Plant Culture Stations of the United States Government. We mould and fit this material and OUR PRICES ARE ROCK BOTTOM. Send for our catalogue. CASKEY & KEEN, 6lh and Berks Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. When ordering, please mfotlon The Eichange 1S40 The Florists' Exchange June 24, 1916. I I M i < i * i < M I M The Stiaight-Roof Type as erected 15 or 20 years ago on the Larz Anderson estate, Brookline. Mass. Three Interesting Chapters In Our Greenhouse Construction STj" T was along in 1888, in the Jay Gould range, that we originated the construction that used the first cast- iron gutters for greenhouses. It was considered a big stride. It gave added rigidity to the frame and entirely overcame a serious repair expense. In those days only the plain half-round gutter could be cast. But it wasn't long before we developed a method of casting, so we could vary the gutter, giving it an architec- tural moulding effect, which has been generally followed in greenhouse building ever since. So much for chapter number one. Next came the curved eave with the gutter placed at the sill. Here, indeed, was a radical departure. It greatly increased their attractiveness and put greenhouses] in an entirely different class. And now comes chapter three — themodified curved eave, which many of the gardeners endorse heartily. The gutter is back at the eave again and the continuous side-ventilation sash restored. The curve above the gutter is enlarged giv- ing increased height for the side benches. It is really a cross between a curved eave and a curvilinear house, with the combined advantages of both. We called it the Modified Curved Eave. It's the house we recommend your building. When you are ready to talk it over, say when and where and we'll be there. The Curved Eave Type The ModiGed Curved Eave SALES OFFICES 'NEW YORK kiS{M>^e ^ BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER CLEVELAND TORONTO MONTREAL ■( 42nd Street Bldg. Tre«nont Bldg. Franklin Bank Bldg. Rookery BIdg. Granite Bldg. Swetland Bldg. Royal Bank Bldg. Tran.portation Bldg. FACTORIES: Irvington. N. Y.. De» Plaines. III., St. Calhaiines. Canada '^ f-^g^f r.) ^ ^<^^f Wben ordering, please mention The Eschauge K'V' I'ilfj.'v ■qi;)'! :,n.H j;'','V'rf:;:;'":i'i:;i(i.;:i; ' ;:.•■. Z,,.^, ■:.i '^•5(P1